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Is the job of state pension reform done?
Yes 25% (43)
Almost 6% (11)
Not even close 69% (118)
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When Gov. Jerry Brown last year signed legislation to trim public pension costs, he signaled that he would build on the momentum.
"It's not perfect because we don't deal with perfection in politics. We deal with imperfection," Brown said before signing the package, less ambitious than he originally proposed. "We're taking as bold a step as the process would allow. And where more is needed down the road, then more will be proposed."
The compromise law requires public employees hired this year to work longer before they retire with their full benefits. It caps benefits for the highest earners and requires workers to eventually contribute at least half toward their retirement plan.
But even the rosiest cost-saving estimates from the overhaul fall short of what's needed to rein in mounting retirement costs, experts say.
The state's public pension systems — for state workers, teachers, professors and judges — over the next three decades estimate that they'll owe nearly $120 billion more in benefits than will be available to pay. The California Public Employees' Retirement System pegs the savings from Brown's package at up to $55 billion over 30 years. And the California State Teachers' Retirement System projects the measure will close its funding gap by $23 billion.
Investment gurus and academics project the eventual tab for retirees as being much higher than the government's tally — from $270 billion to surpassing $500 billion.
"My best estimate is the reforms that have been implemented might reduce that unfunded liability by about 10 percent," said Joe Nation, a former Democratic assemblyman who now teaches public policy at Stanford University. "So, if you're $400 billion underfunded, it's probably around a $40-billion improvement."
"The question is whether people want to declare victory having solved 10 percent of a problem," he added. "I certainly hope that's not the case,"
In his mostly favorable overview of Brown's proposed 2013-14 budget, Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor warned the multiyear plan would not begin the process of addressing huge unfunded liabilities associated with the teachers' retirement system and state retiree health benefits.
"As such, the state faces daunting budget choices even in the much-improved fiscal environment," Taylor wrote.
While Brown has rejected attempts to backslide on reform, including moving to veto a handful of union-backed bills, his spokesman wouldn't say whether he again plans to take up the pension mantle.
"I was disappointed that the governor didn't sit there and bash heads," said Chris Burdick, a Marin County attorney and Democrat who specializes in pension law, referring to last year's battle.
Some believe meaningful savings can only come from peeling back benefits coming due to existing workers. A two-year-old study by the Little Hoover Commission, which reports to the Legislature, found that changes for new hires would not begin to deliver savings for a generation — even as pension costs multiply.
"I've argued all along that you can't solve this unless you adjust benefits prospectively," Nation said. "I think most people will think that's fair."
Critics of the approach point to court decisions siding with employees. The lack of action even on more modest proposals such as adding independent financial experts to the boards of the state's main pension funds has sparked fear that the window on broad legislative overhauls has closed — and that the looming battle will have to shift to the ballot.
Leaders in the Democratic-controlled Legislature again appear unwilling to tackle many of the governor's most significant cost-cutting proposals from the last two years. Among them was placing new state and local workers into hybrid retirement plans that combined a scaled down guaranteed pension with a less predictable 401(k)-style investment plan. Narrow changes are being considered.


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Design By: Maggie Weldon
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: Afghan 45" x 57" Pillow: 14" without border.
Materials: Worsted Weight Yarn:
Afghan: Soft White, Purple, Green(Med. Celery), Blue (Med. Teal), Burgundy(New Berry), Pink (Lt. Raspberry), Gold (Honey Gold), Bright Yellow.
Pillow: Soft White, Purple, Green, Blue, Bright Yellow. 14" Pillow Form.
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English Garden Afghan and Pillow Crochet Pattern
Add some English flower garden charm to your home without all the work of planting and maintaining the plants. English Garden Afghan and Pillow Crochet Pattern is all you need to bring the garden indoors. Everything about this afghan and pillow is lovely, from the luscious violets and roses to the flowing ribbons and delicate scalloped border. Use the colors recommended in the pattern for the beautiful image, or mix in your favorite colors with the easy to follow pattern. The finished crochet afghan creates a long lasting garden fresh bouquet that requires no water. The center of this delicate crochet afghan design is worked in color changes, or you can choose to cross stitch the design onto the plain background color. Finish the afghan with the elegant lace border crocheted around the outer edges of the inside panel.
English Garden Afghan and Pillow Pattern is an original design by Maggie Weldon. The delicate stitches and brilliant flower colors are sure to add beauty to your home. The afghan is the perfect size to cover your lap on a cool evening or as a throw over the back of a chair. Add the coordinating crochet pillow for the perfect accent to a chair or couch. This intermediate skill level pattern will add delicate beauty to a sun room, front porch or sitting area. Lay the afghan over the bed in a guest room to great your visitors with charm. English Garden Afghan and Pillow Pattern has options to use a cross stitch technique for the floral design if you are uncomfortable with crocheting color changes. That is one more reason not to pass by on this afghan pattern.
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On the (low) rise: Agnieszka Radwanska won the second title of her career at this weekend's Pattaya Women's Open, saving a match point and squeezing out a 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (4) win over American veteran Jill Craybas. The Polish giant-killer, who already has wins over Venus Williams and Russians Maria "Shriek"apova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, almost lost the match after leading 5-1 in the deciding set; she'll move into the top-20 for the first time when the rankings are released on Monday.
Now on to the confusing outfit - what's going on here? Aggie's listed on her WTA player page as being sponsored by Prokom, but she's clearly wearing a white frilly Nike skirt, and not a flattering one either. It's strangely asymetrical (dipping in the front) and sits low on her non-existent hips, which unfortunately emphasizes that fact. We think a flirty-skirt that starts higher on the waistband is a better silhouette for the 18-year old's body - it would give Aggie some shape where there isn't any.
We won't even get into that tank-top.
(images via PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
Sunday, February 10, 2008
FASHION FIX: Aggie Radwanska wins Pattaya, confuses with unflattering style
Labels: Agnieszka Radwanska, fashion, Nike, Pattaya Women's Open, Prokom, style, tennis
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- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2008 at 6:54 AM
For Christ sake... She's a female professional tennis player. She can't look good in any outfit.ReplyDelete
In a matter of fact something with a face like this can't look at all.
Female tennis is bunch of maleish faces. Face it.
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2008 at 1:46 AM
Interesting, anonymous, that you are too cowardly to adopt an an identity.... what an incredibly misogenist comment!ReplyDelete
Female tennis players are exactly that...... athletes, who should be judged on their timing, accuracy and technique.
Perhaps it's not the most flattering outfit, but an 18 year old girl is not deserving of such a mean spirited, nasty comment.
ok this is bulls*itReplyDelete
the skirt is simply FABOLOUS!!!!
so fuk off!!!
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November 28, 2014
Our image of the week shows street art featuring the equation of the area of a circle.
Image © Andrew Hale and Patrick Cully.
The image was created by Andrew Hale and Patrick Cully, Research Engineers at Frazer-Nash Consultancy, studying for an EngD in the EPSRC Industrial Doctorate Centre in Systems, University of Bristol.
See here if you'd like to find out more about the area of a circle.
The picture is one of the images that appear in the book 50 visions of mathematics, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
You can see previous images of the week here.
November 20, 2014
Our images of the week show the amazing snow art created by Simon Beck.
Snow art. Image © Simon Beck.
Beck creates those beautiful geometrical shapes by walking through the snow. The shape you see above is based on the Von Koch snowflake. To create the full shape, you start with an equilateral triangle and replace the middle third of each side by a "spike" consisting of two sides of a smaller equilateral triangle. Now do the same for each of the twelve straight-line segments of the resulting shape and repeat, ad infinitum. The Von Koch snowflake is an example of a fractal, a mathematical shape that is infinitely intricate and self-similar: it exhibits the same structures over and over again as you zoom in on smaller and smaller pieces. You can find out more about fractals here.
Beck can't produce the Von Koch snowflake exactly, of course, because it involves an infinite process. But he has created an amazingly good approximation, which comes from using the first few iterations of the process. He gets the shape down in the snow by counting steps to measure distances and using a compass when changing direction to make sure he gets the correct angles between straight-line segments. "In the case of the Koch shape, I found I was soon able to judge the 60 degree angles and do it quicker to an acceptable level of accuracy without using the compass," he says.
If you like the pictures, you can see more of them in Beck's new book, Snow Art, which you can purchase from his website. Here are a few more samples:
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You can see previous images of the week here.
November 19, 2014
How important are experiments in science? Scientists use experiments to check whether a theory's predictions match up with reality, so without them you can't pick out bad theories.
In theoretical physics, however, there are many theories that cannot be tested. Not only because our experimental tools are nowhere near good enough, but also because there's some fundamental reason that stops us exploring some of the predictions those theories make. Examples are string theory, M theory and the various multiverse theories. Should we pursue them anyway, or dismiss them as speculation?
This debate, featuring one of our favourite theoretical physicists, David Tong (among others), explores this question and asks whether physics has strayed too far from experiment. It's been produced by the Institute of Art and Ideas in London.
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November 17, 2014
Our good friend Julian Gilbey has just told us about an amazing fact: if you roll a parabola along a straight line then the shape its focus traces out as it goes is ... a catenary! That's the shape a chain makes when it hangs freely under gravity and also the shape that gives you the strongest arches (see here and here to learn more).
Just why the two curves are connected in this way is a mystery (at least to us) — you can do the maths to prove it, but there doesn't seem an intuitive reason.
Julian has also produced this beautiful applet to illustrate the result. It shows the graph of the parabola with equation
which has its focus at the point (Use the left-hand slider to change the value of ) You can roll the parabola along using the right-hand slider and see the catenary the focus traces out. Its equation is
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November 12, 2014
Why do diamonds sparkle? Why is the shower the best place to sing? Where is the best place to stand to look at a statue? Where is the 4th dimension in Dali's paintings? Do you know the answers to these questions? Or perhaps, you didn't know you didn't know these interesting facts!
Never fear, John D. Barrow is here with all the answers to these and 96 other questions you didn't know you didn't know about maths and art. To celebrate the launch of his new book (his 22nd!) called 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Maths and the Arts he's giving a talk at 6pm on Thursday 13 November for Gresham College. As well as find out more about the interplay of maths and art, you can also enjoy a free drink with Barrow after the talk!
You don't need to register for the event, it's first come first served. Find out more here. You can also read an extract of the book on Plus.
November 5, 2014
Our image of the week is all about chemistry!
Image created by Alexander Bujotzek, Peter Deuflhard and Marcus Weber. © Zuse Institute, Berlin, Germany.
This image reveals the shape of enzymes and how they bind together. It is produced using mathematical methods. Created by Alexander Bujotzek, Peter Deuflhard, and MarcusWeber. © Zuse Institute Berlin, Germany.
The picture is one of the images that appear in the book 50 visions of mathematics, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
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Romney Speaks At Orange City
(Orange City) -- Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of more than 3000 people during a political rally held Friday at Northwestern College in Orange City. Romney says the job report issued Friday morning is disappointing and he pointed out President Obama's faults.
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The Republican presidential candidate told the crowd that he knows how to get 12 million American jobs. During the address, Romney spoke about how he helped finance the company Staples, which brought a round of applause. Staples has a marketing center based in Orange City.
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Romney was speaking to a friendly gathering, of which the vast majority are republicans. Kent Pruismann a Sioux County cattle producer from Rock Valley says he liked the five points that Romney discussed.
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Dave Binder of Sioux City had a similar position of Romney's speech.
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Branstad Believes Independents Will Vote For Romney
(Orange City) -- Iowa is split nearly right down the middle in terms of presidential candidates. Governor Terry Branstad attended the Mitt Romney rally at Orange City on Friday, and he says many Iowans that voted for President Obama four years ago, are disappointed, and that is why he thinks they may vote for Mitt Romney this coming election.
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The governor believes the growing debt may in fact play a large role in how people will vote in November.
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Branstad says Romney's choice for vice president, Congressman Ryan of Wisconsin will also help voters swing to the republican side.
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Vilsack and King Ready For 2nd Round of Debates
(Orange City) -- Round two of the the King and Vilsack debates will take place this afternoon from the Clay County Fairgrounds at Spencer. The two candidates are vying for the Congressional seat of the new Iowa fourth district. The first debate was held Thursday evening from a radio station's studio in Des Moines. King was at the Romney rally in Orange City, and he says the first debate wasn't really a debate.
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The debate is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. at the Clay County Events Center.
Le Mars Police Office and Canine Partner Place First in Competition
(Sioux City) -- Le Mars Police officer Mark Reed and his canine patrol partner, Pike, placed first in the recent United States Police Canine Association region 21 certification and field trials that was held in Sioux City. Reed and his dog, were able to capture top honors in the obedience and criminal apprehension division. Nearly 25 teams participated in the event.
Girl Scout Leader Charged In Theft
CENTERVILLE, Iowa (AP) - A former Girl Scout leader in Centerville has been charged with stealing over $12,000 from her troop.
The Daily Iowegian (http://bit.ly/UyrRnd ) says 30-year-old Heather Benjamin, of Centerville, is charged with first-degree theft. According to the criminal complaint, Benjamin used the
troop's bank account as her personal account between October 2011 and the end of August. Police say she made over 150 transactions at restaurants, convenience stores and ATMs.
The newspaper says the troop held two sales since last fall, raising over $17,000 from selling cookies, nuts and magazines.
There is no attorney listed for Benjamin on the online court system. Her preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 19 in Appanoose County District Court.
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A smoky antiqued-mirror top makes this table a striking backdrop for display. Crafted from rustic forged iron, it's set on four intersecting semicircles.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA/Elfin's Endzone) -- The world was very different in January 1992.
President George H.W. Bush was favored for re-election against a Democratic field that, at first, was led by Iowa Senator Tom Harkin and former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas. The big international news was the breakup of post-Communist Yugoslavia which would lead to the Bosnia conflict during the Clinton Administration.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average wasn't much above 3,000. The Internet and cellphones were in their infancy. Clint Eastwood's Western "Unforgiven" dominated the Oscar nominations. Michael Jackson's "Black And White" had just fallen out of the top spot on the charts. Believe it or not, "Roseanne" was the top-rated primetime TV show.
Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls were defending their first NBA championship. The New York Yankees hadn't won the World Series in more than 13 years. Verizon Center, FedEx Field and Comcast Center weren't even on the drawing board. The Nats were the Montreal Expos.
That's how long ago 20 years was. And 20 years ago last Thursday was when the Redskins last ruled the NFL as they pounded the Buffalo Bills 37-24 in Super Bowl XXVI in Minneapolis. An entire generation has grown up since not witnessing Washington ever being the top team.
The Redskins' first Super Bowl appearance, 39 years ago this month, remains special because it was the first as well as the only one for late Hall of Fame coach George Allen and The over The Hill Gang.
The second Super Bowl, a decade later under Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs, is cherished even more because it was the first victory and was so unexpected, coming after four straight years out of the playoffs.
The third, in January 1988, chronicled in this space last week, is unforgettable for Doug Williams proving that a black quarterback could lead his team to a title and for that offense's record-setting day.
Super Bowl XXVI's place in Redskins lore is not only as the last triumph for Gibbs and his core group of Coleman, Monk, Grimm, Jacoby, Bostic and Green, but because the burgundy and gold hasn't come close to matching that glory in the two decades since. 358
Although seven Redskins starters that afternoon in the Metrodome had reached the big 3-0 and another seven were 28 or 29, there wasn't a thought that this team was at the end of the line.
After all, unlike the 1982 and 1987 champions who were slightly tainted by the strikes that had disrupted those seasons, the 1991 Redskins were the NFL's best from start - 11-0 - to finish - 17-2 including the playoffs. Their two defeats were by a total of five points.
Washington's offense scored a then-record 485 points and allowed a record-low nine sacks while its defense gave up just 224 points (second in the NFL) and forced 43 turnovers.
Other than part-time middle linebacker Matt Millen and Russ Grimm, the former All-Pro guard whose injuries had reduced him to a backup role, the Redskins returned pretty much intact in 1992, the last season before unrestricted free agency began changing the NFL for good.
However, an injury-riddled season ended with Washington barely sneaking into the playoffs, upsetting Minnesota back in the Metrodome and then being eliminated at San Francisco. Then came the shock of the exhausted Gibbs announcing his retirement at 52 after 11 yeoman years on the job.
The Redskins have never really recovered. They went 13-35 the next three seasons, didn't reach postseason again until 1999 and have won just three playoff games since (two during Gibbs' less-than-satisfying second tenure from 2004-07). Those three postseason victories during the past two decades equal their total from that 1991 championship season.
Only Cincinnati, Cleveland (which didn't have a team from 1996-98 before being reborn as an expansion franchise), Detroit, Houston (which didn't have a team from 1997-2001 before being reborn as an expansion franchise), and Kansas City haven't been more successful.
A dozen teams have won Super Bowls since Washington's last triumph and another 10 have reached the big dance. That list includes all three of the Redskins' NFC East rivals. Philadelphia has lost one. Dallas has won three. The New York Giants, having won one and lost one, will play in another on Sunday against New England in Indianapolis.
Not only has Redskins owner Dan Snyder failed to win big during his 13 seasons with Super Bowl-winning coaches Gibbs and Mike Shanahan and Hall of Fame players Bruce Smith and Deion Sanders (and all-but-sure enshrine Champ Bailey), if anything Washington is getting worse as time goes by. Only St. Louis (10) and Cleveland (14) won fewer games the past three years than Washington's 15.
Fortunately for the Redskins, the Rams and Browns are on the 2012 schedule along with Tampa Bay (17 victories from 2009-11) and Carolina (18). But so are 2011 playoff teams Baltimore (33), Pittsburgh (33), Atlanta (32) and New Orleans (31) as well as the required six games with the Eagles (29), Giants (27) and Cowboys (25).
At the rate they're going, the Redskins, like Moses and his followers might need another two decades in the wilderness before they finally return to the promised land.
WUSA-9's Sports Insider, David Elfin, has covered sports since he was a junior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1975. He is the Washington representative on the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and is the author of seven books on local sports including the new "Washington Redskins: The Complete Illustrated History."


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The name is so over-the-top that it's hard not to smile when you see it plastered on the banner that hangs over the restaurant's front door.
Nice 'N' Greasy Steak 'N' Cheesy in Arlington doesn't make a Pat's- or Geno's-style version of the cheesesteak, but it is a loving, belly-warming interpretation nonetheless.
The restaurant, from the owner of Ray's Hell Burger and sharing a spot with Ray's Hell Burger Too, has a stripped-down feel. The walls are unadorned. Rolls of paper towels and collections of condiments sit on every table.
And that's okay. You don't go to a Michael Landrum restaurant for the ambiance. You go for the food and the reasonable prices.
The Shock G ($7.99) is built on a slightly toasted soft sub roll from Lyon Bakery, which is loaded with a third of a pound of thinly sliced strips of rib-eye and ribbons of sweet grilled white onions. Don't ask for "Whiz"; sharp provolone and American cheeses are used here. If that doesn't sound like enough heft for you, you can double the meat by ordering the Biggie ($11.99) instead.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans elected California Rep. Kevin McCarthy as majority leader on Thursday afternoon. McCarthy will take over the party's No. 2 post.
House Republicans met to fill vacancies in their leadership team in the aftermath of last week's unexpected primary defeat of their No. 2 leader, Virginia congressman Eric Cantor.
McCarthy was challenged by a conservative rebel, second-term Idaho congressman Raul Labrador, who said Cantor's defeat showed voters think Congress is out of touch and its leaders must be replaced.
McCarthy, currently the party's No. 3 leader in the House, defeated Labrador in the secret ballot contest to succeed Cantor.
Cantor is stepping down as majority leader July 31.
(Reporting by Susan Cornwell; Editing by Bill Trott)


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SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) – Jurors in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman may also consider convicting him of the lesser charge of manslaughter in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, a judge ruled on Thursday.
In a victory for Florida state prosecutors, Judge Debra Nelson issued her ruling before prosecutors were scheduled to deliver closing arguments Thursday in the case which has captivated and polarized much of the U.S. public, and which generated a wave of street demonstrations last year.
Nelson has yet to rule on a second option of third-degree felony murder based upon child abuse. Martin, at age 17, was a minor.
Defense lawyer Don West objected to the child abuse charge as a "trick," based on some evidence that Martin was pummeling Zimmerman in a fight before Zimmerman pulled out his gun.
Nelson said she would rule on the matter later.
West also complained that prosecutors had proposed the third-degree murder option early on Thursday. As of Wednesday afternoon, prosecutors had indicated they would seek a second option of aggravated assault.
Nelson's ruling on manslaughter was a victory for the prosecution, which wanted the sequestered, all-female jury to have the option of choosing the so-called lesser included offense, which still carries a potentially lengthy sentence.
Zimmerman could be sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder and up to 30 years for manslaughter.
The defense preferred an "all or nothing" choice on second-degree murder, confident they had shown Zimmerman acted in self-defense and concerned the jury might opt for what lead defense lawyer Mark O'Mara described as a "compromise verdict."
Zimmerman's detractors see him as a racial profiler who considered Martin suspicious because the teenager was black, and blame the defendant for unnecessarily pulling out his Kel Tec 9mm pistol, which was fully loaded with hollow-point bullets.
Backers of liberal gun laws have rallied behind Zimmerman and helped fund his defense, seeing him as a persecuted hero who personifies the Second Amendment right to bear arms.


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Sunday lineup, Build-A-(Polar) Bears for the kids
Kansas City and Detroit will finish off the series at 1:10 today. It's Build-A-(Polar) Bear day, with the first 8,000 kids 14 and under receiving this Build-A-Bear from the Kansas City Zoo. Plus, you can run the bases afterwards in the Sprint Fun Run!
Here's the lineup: (Bloomquist – LF), (Kendall – C), (DeJesus – RF), (Butler – 1B), (Guillen – DH), (Callaspo – 3B), (Aviles – 2B), (Maier – CF), (Betancourt – SS), (Bannister – P)


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The committee comprises 20 officers, O-4 and below, from varying warfare communities. It has established an executive committee that meets monthly. The discussions have covered topics ranging from iPhone apps (USNI will release its own app soon) to scholarship opportunities to article reviews to social-networking sites, and beyond.
In an effort to educate themselves on naval matters, JOs are much more inclined today to go to generic online services—such as Wikipedia or Google—to find information than to organizations such as USNI. While the ease of online searching has improved dramatically, USNI maintains its singular position of providing higher-quality, more relevant material for naval professionals. For example, if a JO were looking to understand the future of undersea warfare, he or she would not be satisfied with what might be found on generic websites. At the same time, clawing through piles of past issues of Proceedings — USNI's flagship periodical—for the information is the last thing the JO would do, even if the wardroom had them on file—which most do not. Because the information is needed now , and in a usable format, the JO goes where it is available quickly and in a user-friendly format. Put simply, active-duty JOs (and sailors) are finding their information from other, less optimal sources.
Membership rates also provide insight into USNI's distant relationship with the JO community. One observation and concern is that active-duty JOs represent too small a percentage of overall members. Our goal of a greater role in the broader Sea Services forum will get easier only with stronger representation within the membership.
As Lieutenant Rob McFall noted in his USNI Blog post, "How to Bring Junior Officers into the Conversation" (13 June 2011), the disconnect is often misunderstood. It is important to realize that underneath their generational differences, the JOs of today are no different from those who preceded them. McFall wrote that today's JO is not apathetic, but simply communicates differently. JOs remain hard-working, passionate, and driven by a desire to serve their country. The conception of today's JO as being shortsighted, less interested in professional study, and therefore uninterested in the future of the Sea Services is misinformed.
Today's JO wants to read, think, write, blog, publish, and be heard. The NJAC is here to help USNI make those desires into realities.
In essence, the Institute will thrive if it extends its reach and communicates not just in proven formats that have served it well to date, but also in new ways that are accessible to JOs of the Digital Age. That is what will ensure that USNI remains a vibrant forum for professional discussion. By embracing new technologies the Institute can share the lessons of generations past with current division officers, department heads, and squad leaders.
USNI recently took steps to that end, and it is encouraging to see such changes. A revamped and upgraded USNI website soon will replace the current USNI.org, which for some may be challenging to navigate at times. The new website's developers should be driven by a goal of being bookmarked on the browser of every JO in the Fleet—which it could be if it provides relevant, timely, and usable content.
Additionally, Admiral Daly recently wrote about USNI's initiative for a Naval Wiki . This is a fantastic move in the right direction—establishing a collaborative forum for today's naval personnel to share and discuss ideas, tactics, and strategies. Over time, it would double as a historical database.
The basic idea is not a new one: In the 20th century Proceedings was the forum for collaboration and debate on the continuously evolving nature of sea power. To its credit, USNI is now examining how that forum can thrive and be cutting-edge-relevant in the new century.
To facilitate a conversation between USNI and junior officers the NJAC has initially focused its efforts in a few select areas.
First, the committee has agreed to review the articles in Proceedings . Every month NJAC members will be asked to rate each article in the journal in terms of professional relevance to the JO readership. The purpose is to provide USNI with frank feedback on what JOs read and where their interests lie. Reviewers will have additional critiquing opportunities, too—the chance to point out issues the articles failed to address, along with offering ideas on related topics USNI could pursue. That kind of feedback will help the editorial staff understand how to better serve its audience.
Second, USNI needs to establish its website as the place for naval professionals to interact and share ideas. The site does have a presence, as noted in our earlier mention of Lieutenant McFall's blog post. But it faces some stiff competition just now from blogs—Sailor Bob (sailorbob.com) and The Stupid Shall Be Punished (bubbleheads.blogspot.com) to name just a couple—and a number of social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook. Those and others are where today's JOs tend to gather and collaborate. USNI must expand its reach and assert itself in the realm of cyber-collaboration to retain Proceedings ' status as "The Independent Forum of the Sea Services."
NJAC also will spearhead discussion on how best to recruit and retain junior officers on USNI's membership rolls. Increased exposure to USNI is needed in wardrooms throughout the Fleet to educate JOs on membership benefits. USNI currently has an average length of membership in excess of 20 years, and more than 3,000 Golden Life Members (memberships of 50 years or more). With better representation our generation can continue the legacy of lifelong membership and provide valuable insight for decades to come.
What we have outlined here is by no means comprehensive in assessing all that can be done to encourage JO involvement in USNI. Rather, it is a solicitation for vibrant comment that will assist in the refinement of our mission. A robust NJAC will provide an even greater voice in issues that concern and affect the naval community.
With these small steps the Naval Junior-Officer Advisory Committee is optimistic that junior officers of the Sea Services will assume greater and more varied roles within USNI. Junior officers want to be a part of the conversation. We want to assume our place at the table to discuss the matters important to our profession.
Like those before us, today's junior officers and the membership of NJAC stand committed to making the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard better, and to sustaining USNI as the premier forum for naval professionals for generations to come.
Lieutenant Walsh is assigned to the Navy Foreign Liaison Office at the Pentagon. As a submarine officer he completed five patrols on board the USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) from 2008 to 2011.


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ASPEN HILL, Md. (WUSA) - Police in Montgomery County are investigating the murder of a 28-year-old man.
Officers responded to a shooting, and found a man with gunshot wounds outside on the 3700 block of Bel Pre Rd. right before 3 a.m. Sunday. He was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead.
Preliminary investigation shows the victim was on foot when two black men approached him, had a verbal exchange with him, then shot him. The identity has not been released due to pending notification of kin.
Detectives ask anyone with information to call Major Crimes Division at 240.773.5070 or remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS. There is a reward up to $10,000 for tips leading to an arrest and/or indictment.
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We're always on the lookout for brewing gear to help make great coffee accessible at home and on the go. One of our coffee buyers, Tim Hill, came across the Porlex hand grinder a while back and mentioned it to Brian Ludviksen.
Before leading our customer support team, Brian was our long-time tech manager with a knack for putting gear through its paces to objectively evaluate performance. One of the key measurements of any coffee grinder is the consistency of particle size (to encourage even extraction). Tim and Brian are especially keen on the amount of torque on the ceramic burrs in the Porlex because of its resulting grind consistency.
Lightweight, stainless steel, and extremely portable, the Porlex grinder is perfect for home use and travel for any of the handcrafted coffee methods we recommend in our brewing guide.


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Pharrell Williams, Ne-Yo, Victoria Beckham and British royal Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge are among those expected to be next year's "most influential" trendsetters.
The "Happy" hitmaker topped the men's survey, ahead of R&B singer Ne-Yo at two and rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs at three, while Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and David Beckham have also made the cut for the top 10 most fashionable males.
Prince William's wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge was voted No. 1 in the female countdown, with pop star-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham coming in second place.
Pregnant Gwen Stefani rounded out the top three on the E-Score consumer research poll, which was compiled based on a slew of celebrity culture factors, from the stars' fashion sense and music preferences to their cars, diets and home decorating skills.
Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum and Sara Jessica Parker are also considered to have influence over consumers' decisions on styles, trends and fashion in the year ahead.


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Business Expo
The Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce is holding its first-ever business expo March 14, 4–7 pm, at Blair road United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 9135 Blair Road. The Expo is free to attend. For more information, visit minthillchamberofcommerce.com.
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Get a better view of what the mountains have to offer outside the resort with the K2 Panoramic Splitboard. The Panoramic features an array of technology to get you charging pristine powder—take a look and see for yourself.
The All Terrain Baseline profile is mostly flat for stability, with more rocker at the tip to keep you afloat in deep snow and less rocker at the tail to prevent wheelies when landing. Carbon Web II carbon stringers improve power transfer to make the board more responsive for greater control at high speeds, which is what you want when pointing it down ass-puckering couloirs. They used a Bambooyah bamboo core for its high strength-to-weight ratio and poppy feel, plus it's a highly sustainable natural resource, so bonus points to K2 for eco-friendliness.
A directional shape and setback stance floats better in powder, and it allows for more powerful carves and quicker direction changes. The sintered base is fast to keep you flying down steeps and cruising across flats, and it's extremely durable to withstand the occasional sneak attack from buried rocks. So unless you enjoy getting cut off by gapers in one-pieces every day, take the scenic route on the Panoramic.
- Mostly flat profile with medium rocker in the tip and lower rocker at the tail
- Backside Hyper Progressive directional shape
- K2 Ultratech construction
- Biax glass with Carbon Web II carbon stringers
- Bambooyah Split bamboo core
- Sintered base
- Voile board clips
- Two-point Z-Clip skin attachments at tip and tail
- Splitboard hardware and skins not included
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What do you think about this product?
Have questions about this product?
Pillow poppin', pow slashing good time
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I purchased the 154 K2 Panoramic to use as my "playful" split board. It was to be the splitty for those days when the the 158 uber directional pow board was just too dang much. I wanted something to be poppy off pillows and quick like a bunny through tight trees. The Panoramic delivered on all my desires and more, this snowboard is gosh darn fun. It is super responsive, poppy, and floats well on those deeper days because of the early rocker in the nose.
So while riding this board is a dream, skinning with it is also a good time. The K2 skin interface is totally rad. After years of awkward tail clips, and meticulously cutting skins, there is something pretty great about getting the skins in the mail absolutely ready to go. No adding tail clips, no cutting skins to fit, it is truly an evolution in split boarding. Never have I have the skins fall off or not stick, they are solid.
I held back on the fifth star because while the base is quite bomber and low snowpacks in some areas this year have put it to the test, the top sheep leaves a little to be desired. The very tip of the nose is starting to de-lam just a bit. I am going to to a little repair and hopefully she will be good as new. I am not too surprised or upset with this small defect because the price was so good (I got a screaming deal with the skins included).
Overall, for the price, this is an amazing snowboard. Fun ride, solid skinner, and effortless set up make the K2 Panoramic a great choice for your next splittly.


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Risk Reporting and Dashboarding now available on your desktop!
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With the brand-new IBM Cognos Insight you can now connect to your IBM OpenPages environment from your desktop. You always have that moment that you need the information on a report but just a bit different than the standard report provides to you. The solution is here now, IBM Cognos Insight!
Insight is a powerful, intuitive desktop solution, that can read many different data sources from Excel to datawarehouses. Even your real time IBM OpenPages environment!
And it is not only reporting and dashboarding but it also lets you create what if scenarios on the fly! How would my risk exposure be if in one risk category the loss impact increases with 15%? Two clicks and you know the answer! And then you can comment on your report, which gives your colleagues more information on the context the moment you share your workspace.
How easy can risk reporting be???
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Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
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Looking back at a great IBM Vision 2012, Orlando FL
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Looking back at a great Vision 2012,
Vision 2012 was a great event with many customers speaking, partners and market analysts.
Customer Advisory Board
The IBM Customer Advisory Board came together in Monday, the day before the event officially kicked off to discuss the IBM Integrated Risk roadmap and to prioritize future development initiatives.
Keynotes were presented by Les Rechan (General Manager IBM Business Analytics), Mark Loughridge (CFO IBM) and Alison Levine.
Les opened with an energy level high as always! Mark gave a great insight in the financial transformation IBM has gone through and the road ahead. Alison delivered a key note where the whole room hung on her every word. Astonishing how Alison can present and what an inspiring lady she is.
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OpenPages version 6.1 released
At the risk keynote on day 1 by Patrick O'brien and Gordon Burnes the new version 6.1 of OpenPages was released. New features can be found on the IBM OpenPages 6.1 landing page :
A new leader for the IBM Risk Analytics pillar
Michael Zerbs has been appointed as the new leader to run the IBM Risk Analytics organization. Michael was the President and COO of Algorithmics. He is a recognized expert in risk management for market and credit risk, and has an in-depth understanding of the key risk management challenges that the financial industry faces today. He has authored several papers on pricing models and risk management and is a co-author of Mark-to-Future: A Framework for Measuring Risk and Rewad.
Market Analysts impressed by IBM Risk Portfolio
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Operational risk is still strong as ever but Policy & Compliance management, IT Risk & Governance and Audit capabilities have grown to such maturity level that IBM is top in Risk Analytics.
Customers are expanding on their GRC Environment
Clients speaking at the 2 main event days were all expanding their platform to multi discipline risk. Especially risk convergence, standardization, enterprise risk management, IT Risk & Compliance and Fraud & Financial Crimes were topics that came across many times.
IBM implemented OpenPages
IBM has implemented OpenPages herself, and demonstrated that at day 2. Deborah Dunagan, IBM Transformation Executive demonstrated how IBM reduced her risk cycle times with 30% using IBM OpenPages!
With all this excitement we are looking forward to another great year and client success in Risk Analytics.
Blog post by Erwin Boeren
Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
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Impact of Big Data, Cloud, Mobile and Regulatory Pressure on your IT Risk and Governance Model
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Impact of Big Data, Cloud, Mobile
and Regulatory Pressure on your IT Risk and Governance Model.
This 30% decrease was established by optimizing and
automating the risk process, end users are now able to complete the whole risk
cycle in one platform with risk identification, risk assessment, risk
management, risk reporting (real time!) and risk monitoring.
2. Customer decreased their manual IT control test
effort with 140 hours per week only for Segregation of Duties and access
management. This was done by automating control tests.
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Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM Europe
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IBM Watson found a job as a risk expert!
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IBM Watson found a job as a risk expert!
IBM Watson goes to work in financial services as a risk expert. One of the largest Financial Services institutes and IBM now partner to enhance and simplify the consumer banking experience with faster, more accurate decisions, better risk assessment, and more targeted customer offers.
IBM Watson is transforming expectations for how technology can help individuals live and work in better ways. Its ability to make sense of vast quantities of unstructured information, communicate in natural human language, learn from experience, and offer confidence weighted responses is already a game changer in healthcare. Focusing these capabilities on financial services brings new possibilities for higher service levels to an expanded set of users.
For those who do
not know IBM Watson, Watson is an artificial intelligence computer system
capable of answering questions posed in natural language, developed in IBM's
DeepQA project. As a test of its abilities, Watson competed on the quiz show
Jeopardy!, in the show's only huma
Now what will that bring to our Financial Service clients? Potentially as an assistant to client service professionals to help deliver evidence-based recommendations across multiple areas of the bank, including: credit card; private banking; wealth management; and call centers. Since IBM Watson can think faster than any human being it is able to make cross checks, prevent fraud, determine risk, etc. It is able to analyze data such as client information, online news reports, blogs, Twitter feeds, analyst reports, regulations, credit ratings, and government securities filings which can help to suggest options targeted to a consumers' individual circumstances.
Blog post by Erwin Boeren
Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
How to make the right GRC software selection?
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Governance, Risk and Compliance software selection process
A client of mine recently asked me about what I have seen as the most effective way to run a selection process. Now I know this may seems a conflict of interest, a GRC solution vendor writing on the GRC software selection process and the need for a GRC platform. Still I think I can give you some dos and donts on a GRC software selection process since I have been there many times.
Let's start with the need for a GRC software platform. Why do you need such?
Of course investing in a solution needs a compelling event. Either the cost for risk management and compliance becomes very high, or the process takes too long to be responsive to stakeholders or the 'in control' statement cannot be guaranteed any longer. Also external regulators can advise you to implement software.
Before you start thinking about a GRC platform carefully review the risk and compliance maturity level of your organization and the scope of the problem. This will help you make the judgment between 2 approaches. First approach is what we call 'point solution', second approach is 'enterprise solution'.
The first approach, Point Solution, is best when the compelling event is there but the scope is limited to one area. On a single point of your GRC activities you have a pain that must be resolved in a fairly short term. In this case you can search for specific capabilities with specific knowledge. You can make a selection of vendors that operate in the area where you have the pain and select the partner that understands your area. Of course you might want to consider your ambition on the long term. If your long term ambition is Enterprise wide GRC integration you might still look at enterprise vendors and use the specific area as a 'pilot' for further extension.
The second approach, Enterprise Solution, is best when the compelling event is on the integration of Governance, Risk and Compliance. The term risk and control convergence often comes up here. This approach requires a lot more work than the point solution and may have cultural impact. You might consider a second party to help you go through this project. A second party (consulting firm) can help you in making critical decisions and in reviewing your current (silo based) approach to GRC. They can keep the holistic view for you. Every silo needs to be reviewed and mapped to the enterprise approach. This will not come without discussions and sacrifices!
So the need is there, now how to make your selection?
In the first point solution approach there are just two considerations, short term or long term? In case of the short term do NOT select an enterprise vendor and go for the right point solution. Advantages are lower cost and shorter implementation time. Second consideration, long term, means a selection between enterprise GRC software vendors and consider the first phase as a pilot for the enterprise approach. Still you might want to involve a consulting firm with specific knowledge.
In the second enterprise approach you will go for an enterprise vendor. This is where you want to be careful in setting up your selection. I personally have seen many of these selection processes since I have been in such selections. And this is where I want to give you some guidance to save you a lot of time and money.
First do NOT expect the enterprise vendors to differentiate on functionality. The GRC software market has made an evolution in the last 10 years that have resulted in a fairly high mature software market. So a 'beauty contest' is a waste of money and resources. Outcome will be equal for all vendors and you will be stuck between your user community and the vendors in the process. You might get questions from your management team why you spend so much time and resources without any outcome.
Secondly involve your end users in the selection process early, but do not expect 20 people working in silos to come to one single conclusion. Again you will end up in a long discussion with no outcome. Have a small group of people (3 preferably) to make the selection.
Thirdly make your selection criteria known upfront and make them measurable. Also involve the vendors in the process and be open to them. If you are open and honest you will get transparent, open and honest answers. If you hide, vendors will hide! Criteria should be based on experience in your market, understanding of your organization, size and financial stability, ability to deliver in time and within budget, alignment of implementation approach to your implementation methodology and the cultural fit.
Again this may look preaching to the choir but I hope I just saved you time and money that you can invest in your implementation.
Blog post by Erwin Boeren, Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
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Convergence of Performance Management and Risk Management - Part 2
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Convergence of Performance Management and Risk Management - Part 2
the increase of the Governance, Risk & Compliance maturity level at many of
my clients I see that clients start to realize the benefits of the integration
of GRC activities in their Performance Management cycle. Therefore a follow up
on my previous article around Risk Management and the convergence with
Performance Management.
Let me share some insights on Risk & Performance Management initiatives that keep clients busy around Europe. The following 4 items came up in the last 3 months.
1. Cost control and process performance improvement give us the opportunity to embed controls in our process. Lessons learned from Six Sigma and Lean can give us guidance here.
2. How do I manage organizational and regulatory change and monitor the impact on business processes, policies and my risk and control framework?
3. Trending topic is emerging risks, am I able to identity risks that are coming to me over time?
4. Integrated Financial and Risk reporting, an excellent example of 'Where Performance Management meets Risk Management'.
Cost control and Process improvements
Implementing and testing controls has become a huge cost for many organizations. That is why some of my clients are now looking for a way to reduce cost by embedding controls in their existing business processes. This goes hand in hand with the global initiative on cost reduction. While optimizing or even re designing core business processes internal controls are being embedded in the process. What I see is that the organizations that involve process owners and process contributors are most successful. This is an initiative that we have seen before in Lean Six Sigma projects. The only way to optimize processes and to reduce waste is to involve the process owners. Instead of increasing regulatory pressure we should seek a solution in this area in my opinion. Business cases around this have proven to be very successful and savings up to millions of Euros per year have been achieved.
Regulatory change
Regulatory changes are a huge concern of many risk, compliance, legal and audit professionals. How can we monitor these changes and how can we understand the impact on our organization? Taking this together with the fact that policy management is changing from a 'must do' once a year to a continuous process tells us that an integrated approach to Governance, Risk & Compliance is necessary to drive performance. I come across clients that have a monthly Performance Report that shows how they derived business objectives from their policies and how they are performing on a compliance level to these objectives. What risks did they identify in this process and how will they respond to these risks? Organizations realize that they need to understand the correlation between processes, policies, regulations, business objectives, risks and controls and how they might impact each other. An integrated GRC view is the only way to face this challenge.
Emerging Risk Modelling
One of the trending topics among customers is Emerging Risks. Can we model risks that we see coming and can we follow up on risks that are getting closer or fading away? Analytical Risk modeling is an answer to this question. This also let you perform risk forecasting with different scenarios. Interesting question is how the increase of a risk exposure in an operating entity will impact my group level exposure? Risk Analytics, derived from the Performance Management area can help us answer these questions. A financial performance management cycle contains the exact same characteristics.
Integrated Financial and Risk performance reporting
Financial and Risk reporting are standard items in today's Annual Reports, Tax statements, Management reports and Regulatory reports. The big question is how do I keep all of this information organized in such a way that I understand the source of the information, the transformation it has gone through, the owner of the information and most important when information changes at the last moment that all information output contains the latest version? No bigger reputational risk than sending out inconsistent information to stakeholders. Some organizations saw their share price drop with 25% due to inconsistent external reporting. One of my clients has implemented a solution that orchestrates all of these information sources with workflow capabilities and even XBRL output. From a risk perspective this is a great mitigation of your reputational risk and an excellent example of 'Where Performance Management meets Risk Management'.
Blog post by Erwin Boeren
Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM Europe
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Convergence of Governance, Risk & Compliance, Basel II and Solvency II (Track 1014)
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Convergence of Governance, Risk & Compliance, Basel II and Solvency II (Track 1014)
IBM Vision 2012, Tuesday May 16th, 16:45 – 17:45 pm I will be presenting the Convergence
of Governance, Risk & Compliance, Basel II and Solvency II.
In this session I will take you through the most common questions I received from our customers facing Basel II and Solvency II. I will help you understand the challenges from an Operational Risk perspective and speak about how my clients have overcome these challenges.
Convergence, Risk Adoption, Risk Montoring, Loss Registration, Risk Reporting
and Dashboarding and Regulatory Reporting are topics that will be discussed in
this session.
Hope to see you in Orlando next week!
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Preventing Employee Burnout: Customized Solutions
Employers are demanding more while employees are engaging less, but there is one way to keep your best workers from checking out completely—recognizing who they are and rewarding them accordingly
Employers are demanding more and employees are engaging less, but there is one way to keep your best workers from checking out completely—recognizing who they are and rewarding them accordingly, according to a recent survey by consultancy Towers Watson & Co.
It sounds simple, but few employers are doing it, according to Laura Sejen, global practice leader at the New York-based consulting firm. The process is called "segmentation" and it involves identifying which employees have the greatest impact on the company's bottom line and customizing a talent management and rewards program to keep them engaged.
While 71 percent of companies formally identify top performers and 68 percent of them tab their high potential employees, only 28 percent actually let their high-potential workers know that that's how they are viewed, according to the 2011/12 Talent Management and Rewards Study. And just 44 percent of survey respondents said they identify critical-skill employees at all—those who possess the skills a company needs most to compete in their industry.
"That to us represents a lost opportunity to enhance engagement and reduce retention risks," Sejen says. "If the reason that you identify employees in that high-potential group is to invest more resources on them, more training dollars, or development opportunities and that group doesn't know what's going on, you won't get the ROI you're looking for."
In the high-pressure workplace, a little recognition can go a long way, but surprisingly, very few companies offer customized employment deals for key employees, according to the survey, which polled HR professionals at 318 organizations in the U.S. and Canada.
"A lot of companies haven't thought about this or have had a hard time getting their arms around it," Sejen says. But that needs to change, she adds, because the economic climate is not likely to improve anytime soon.
"We think it's prudent to expect ongoing volatility and uncertainty," Sejen says. "Employers are saying, 'I've got to be careful how I spend my money on rewards and recognition. I can't be all things to all people. I really need to be focused on these segments that will drive the business forward.' But we employers are not doing as much as we should."
There is resistance to the concept of customized employment deals, she says, in part because line managers are uncomfortable explaining to employees that only a select group will be receiving certain financial rewards or career development opportunities.
"It's hard to have those conversations," she says.
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The Beijing Declaration closes the first important Slow Food event in China
Oct. 1, 2015
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Discover all the actions that the Slow Food and Terra Madre network is undertaking around the world to guarantee access to good, clean and fair food for everyone; to fight the absurdity of a hyper-industrialized food system; to preserve the wealth of biodiversity; and to educate the adults of today and those of tomorrow about how to guarantee a better future, cultivated with care and love.
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This family-friendly Mumbai hotel is located near the airport, within 3 mi (5 km) of Shoppers Stop and Juhu Beach. Prithvi Theatre and ISKCON Temple are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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In addition to a full-service spa, The Orchid features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 4 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink.
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The Orchid has designated areas for smoking.
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- Total number of rooms - 372
- Number of floors - 7
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- Year Built 1997
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- Television in common areas
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- Outdoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
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- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Wired internet access ( ₹500.00 per 24-hour period )
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- Premium TV channels
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- Plasma TV
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Mostly Grills - This restaurant specializes in barbecue and serves dinner only.
Boulevard - This coffee shop serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Open 24 hours.
South of Vindhyas - This restaurant specializes in Indian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Merlins - Onsite bar. Open select days.
24-hour room service is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
- Golfing nearby
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Check-in time ends at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
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Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): INR 500.00 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: INR 900 per vehicle
- Rollaway bed fee: INR 1500 per night
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Equipment consisting of a steel bar and rubber-coated discs of different weights fastened onto it. In weightlifting competitions, competitors must lift the barbell loaded to a certain weight under strictly specified conditions. In competition, the barbell's weight is progressively loaded by one-kilo increments.
A metal component that encircles the bar and secures the weights in place (weighing 2.5kg each).
An individual cylindrical weight on the bar. The weight of the discs ranges between 0.5kg and 25kg, symmetrically loaded on the bar in accordance with the weight requested by the athlete for his/her attempt.
The end parts of the bar where the weights are attached.
The three referees give their decision about the correctness and validity of each lift by pressing white or red light buttons on a small device in front of them. As soon as a referee has judged a lift as correctly completed, he or she will press the white light button, or, if the attempt is incorrect or missed, the red light button.
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Replays of the lifts in slow motion from different angles are presented to the public and the Jury after each attempt to allow for better observation of the athletes' movements, which are very fast in real time.
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