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Saturday, Feb. 18 • 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
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Texas A&M - Corpus Christi steps out of conference play for the Sears Bracketbusters this weekend, as it will head to Mount Pleasant, Mich., for a matchup with Central Michigan. This will be the first matchup in school history between the two teams. Game time is set for 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT at McGuirk Arena. Steven King will have the call on NewsRadio 1360 KKTX and GoIslanders.com, starting at 5:45 CT with the Navy/Army Community Credit Union Pregame Show.
The Islanders hae dropped six straight contests and now sit at 4-21 on the season. A&M - Corpus Christi is playing its fifth game out of the last six away from the Coastal Bend and will suit up in its fourth state in a span of 17 days. The Islanders are currently in 10th place in the Southland Conference standings with four games left.
Central Michigan recently snapped a string of nine losses in a row, with a victory over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday. CMU holds an 8-17 overall record and a 3-9 mark in the Mid-American Conference. There are no common opponents for the Islanders and Chippewas this season.
• Two Islanders freshmen are mounting an assault on the team's record book this season. Johnathan Jordan (114 assists) is currently ninth on the single-season list and just 18 dimes away from the single-season record. Nate Maxey (45 blocks) is currently fourth on the Islanders' single-season list and is just eight shy of the team record.
• Chris Hawkins-Mast delivered his third double-double in the last seven games on Wednesday. He had 13 points and 12 boards in San Marcos, and is averaging 13.6 and 8.4 in the last seven.
• The Islanders have used at least 10 players in every conference game and in 23 of 25 games this year. A&M – Corpus Christi has also used eight different starting lineups, with 11 different players earning starts. Myron Dempsey is the only player to have started every game for the Islanders on the season.
• A&M – Corpus Christi has posted at least three steals in each of the last nine games, totaling 57 over that span. Myron Dempsey leads the team with 11 swipes in that period.
• The Islanders converted all four of their traditional three-point play opportunities against Sam Houston State and has finished 6-of-7 opportunities in the last two games. The team came into the SHSU game having finished off just 15-of-34 on the year.
Central Michigan snapped a nine-game losing streak on Tuesday night, knocking off Eastern Michigan in Mount Pleasant, 55-52. The Chippewas have a 4-5 record in McGuirk Arena this season, including a 2-1 mark against non-conference foes. CMU bested Ferris State and Illinois-Chicago in the building, but fell in overtime to Charlotte.
CMU has had similar offensive struggles to the Islanders, as the Chips averaged 61.5 points and are shooting .392 from the field. Trey Zeigler, the son of head coach Ernie Zeigler, paces the team with his 15.2 points and 6.8 rebounds. Nobody outside of the regular starters is averaging better than 3.1 points.
Texas State used a blazing start from the floor to build an early 25-3 lead and never looked back in posting a 79-61 victory over the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's basketball team on Wednesday night at Strahan Coliseum. Chris Hawkins-Mast had a double-double with 13 points and 12 boards in a losing effort for the Islanders.
Matt Staff led the way for the Bobcats with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Myron Dempsey added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Islanders, while Jason Smith had 10 points in a losing effort.
This will be the first meeting between the Islanders and Chippewas in the history of the two teams. For the Islanders, it marks their first trip to the Wolverine State since the 2006-07 season, when A&M - Corpus Christi defeated Detroit, 82-73, to improve to 3-0 en route to the program's lone NCAA berth.
Against members of the Mid-American Conference, the Islanders are 2-5, the majority of those being contests against Kent State (1-3). The Islanders have also played single games with Eastern Michigan (1-0), Northern Illinois (0-1) and Ohio (0-1).
Junior college transfer Myron Dempsey has been an impact player on both ends for the Islanders this season. The long, athletic rebounder is currently third in the Southland Conference with his 7.7 rebounds per game.
On Feb. 6 at Savannah State, he snapped a cold string with his third double-double of the season, scoring 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and pulling down 11 rebounds. His finest outing of the season came in the upset win over Utah State, when he delivered a clutch double-double, scoring 16 points and snaring a career-high 15 caroms.
He is first on the team in steals (31) and is second in blocks (22) as well. He has also improved from the field over the last several games, going 41-for-80 (.513) the last 10 contests. He had 12 points and nine boards on Wednesday night.
Looking closer at the stats, it is amazing to see how Dempsey has collected his points. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native has scored a total of 221 points. Of those, 166 (75 percent) have come from in the paint, including 83 of his 94 field goals. He hit two shots from outside the paint in each game against Texas State.
Two freshmen are attempting to etch their names in the Islanders record book this season. Freshmen Johnathan Jordan (Houston) and Nate Maxey (San Diego) are both on pace to set single-season marks, not just for freshmen, but for all players in Islanders lore.
Jordan has been brilliant at the point this season, as he currently is second in the Southland with 4.6 assists per game and is the only freshman in the league that is ranked in the top 10. Among frosh, he entered the week ninth nationally with that assist-per-game average, just behind Michigan's Trey Burke and Kentucky's Marquis Teague.
He is also making his way up the Islanders' single-season list, as his 114 assists place him ninth in school history. He is on pace for 137 assists, which would topple the record of 132, set by Brian Evans in the 2002-03 season.
The 5-foot-10 point guard is one of the most athletic players in the conference, as he possesses a 46-inch running vertical leap and won the Islanders' slam-dunk contest at Islanders Invasion this year.
Jordan isn't the only Islander freshman making an assault on the record book. Maxey is well on his way to toppling the school record in blocked shots, as he is currently fourth on the single-season list and is just eight away from matching Chris Daniels' single-season record of 53. The big man is currently on pace for 54 swats this year.
Maxey began the week 48th in the nation with his 2.0 blocks per game, and is sixth among freshmen nationally. Among those ahead of Maxey are National Player of the Year candidate Anthony Davis of Kentucky and Connecticut's Andre Drummond.
While his 6-foot-11 frame is impressive enough, Maxey's ridiculous arm length is what sets him apart. The freshman has a 7-foot-9 wingspan.

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Top stories in today's VentureWire:
Wi-Fi looked to be a mature sector a few years ago, but now the explosion of mobile devices has shown there's still room for innovation in the space, leading to several private fundings, an IPO and, most recently Cisco Systems $1.2 billion purchase of Meraki. With the rise of the smartphone and then tablets, more companies are installing Wi-Fi as their primary access point to the network. That move could benefit the remaining venture-backed companies that have waited for years for that movement. "Wi-Fi has evolved from convenience to connectivity to business opportunity," said Sujai Hajela, who leads Cisco's enterprise wireless group.
RingRevenue has raised an additional $3.25 million in Series B funding from insiders to help improve call center leads by automatically evaluating people who make a phone call in response to an advertisement. Its technology automatically scores people as they're calling to determine whether they should be routed to a call center to talk to a human or directed to a website. The technology rapidly weighs dozens of criteria, according to Chief Executive Jason Spievak, because "it costs an advertiser $6 or $7 every time they answer the phone because of the labor cost. They want good calls."
Also in today's VentureWire, Cyan, a maker of networking software and hardware, has tapped Goldman Sachs Group and J.P. Morgan Chase to lead a possible initial public offering next year, according to people familiar with the move. The Petaluma, Calif.-based company may file registration papers with regulators early next year, the people said…Innovent Biologics, a Chinese manufacturer of monoclonal antibodies, has closed a $25 million Series B round backed by Lilly Asia Ventures, Fidelity BioSciences and Fidelity Growth Partners Asia. The funding comes as investment into Chinese health-care companies rises, as many businesses in the sector expect to benefit from increased government spending and reforms…and MabVax Therapeutics, a start-up working on vaccines to halt the reoccurrence of cancer, has raised a $5.25 million Series B round to continue on with human trials for two of its drug candidates.
(VentureWire is a daily newsletter with comprehensive analysis of all the investments, deals and personnel moves involving start-ups and their venture backers. For a two-week trial, visit our homepage, scroll to the bottom and click "try for free.")
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Investors are questioning the worth of Foursquare, as Facebook troubled IPO continues to unsettle private markets, The Wall Street Journal reports. The social media company, valued at $760 million in a secondary stock deal a few months before Facebook's May IPO, is having a hard time convincing investors it is worth that much as it looks to raise about $50 million.
When journalists start becoming VCs, that's a sure sign of an investment bubble, writes Ben Rooney on Wall Street Journal blog Tech Europe. Rooney's post was prompted by a report that a former Mashable editor has started a venture fund. Rooney has some experience in the matter, having left journalism to join a dot-com in the late 1990s, but he fails to mention one former journalist who has done OK as a VC–Sequoia Capital's Michael Moritz.
Design is the rage in Silicon Valley and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has acknowledged the trend by launching a pair of initiatives: a "Design Fellows" program to place interns at start-ups and a "Design Council" to mentor designers.
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Armed robber flees from Bradenton fashion store
Published: Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 11:47 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 11:47 a.m.
MANATEE COUNTY - A store clerk evidently scared an armed robber Saturday night.
Shortly after 10:15 p.m., a man wearing a black bandana mask and a black hoodie walked into Latino Fashions, 1239 60th Ave. W., and pointed a small revolver at the clerk. "Give me all your money," he reportedly demanded.
The clerk told sheriff's deputies that he yelled back, "I've got something to show you," and walked toward the counter.
The suspect then fled through the front door.
Deputies are searching for a light-skinned black man in his early 20s, about 5 feet 8 inches with no facial hair.
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Emerging designer contestant in our 2012 Seamless in Seattle competition
Entry Category: Emerging
Designer Name: Christine Chaney
Line: 3C: christinechaneyclothing
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Christine Chaney is a Seattle-based award-winning artist and architectural designer. She has been producing designs for spaces and buildings, books and art since graduating from Ball State University's College of Architecture in 1989. In 2009 she brought her design experience to a personal level and created 3C: christinechaneyclothing.
3C is not only focused on producing wearable art, but on creating a transformative experience for the wearer. These pieces require a women's body to activate their form. They are not static "second-skins", but come alive and flow around the body. They are soft architecture for the body to joyfully inhabit. They are a timely sensual event as well as a timeless sustainable product.
By applying an architectural and artistic design sense to rectilinear materials - vintage scarves and table linens, surplus wool army blankets and yarn - Christine hand-crafts one-of-a-kind pieces through folding, draping, knotting and crocheting with little to no waste.
"My ideal customer is an independent thinker and stylish individual. She cares about design while caring equally about the effect consumerism has on our environment. She is not bound by trends, but generates her own look. She has the ability to turn casual into creative by how she wears a piece. 3C is all about creating powerful, playful, comfortable garments with a conscience. Clothing that is flatteringly stylish, super fun to wear and shows the world the sparkling inner spirit of the gal within them. I intend to dress women from 17-70 as these 3C attributes are ageless."
PRICING $84-$320 recommended retail
Current: My work is sold at the Seattle Art Museum Store, Velouria in Ballard, Nube Green on Capitol Hill, Halo Salon in Downtown Seattle, as well as in self-produced trunk shows.
Desired: My intention is to have my wears at locally owned boutiques throughout the US that have the same sustainable and hand-crafted mission as 3C.
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June 22, 2011
Innovative Solar Manufacturing Gets DOE Support
To boost solar innovative solar energy manufacturing, DOE has announced two offers of conditional commitments for loan guarantees totaling $425 million.
On June 16, DOE announced the offer of a $275 million loan guarantee to Calisolar, Inc. to commercialize its innovative solar silicon manufacturing process. Calisolar's process should produce silicon for use in solar cells at less than half the cost of traditional polysilicon purification processes. At full production, the manufacturing plant is expected to produce 16,000 metric tons of solar silicon annually. The project will be built in three phases and is expected to be located in a former General Motors stamping plant in Ontario, Ohio. Calisolar estimates that the facility will generate, at its peak, nearly 1,100 permanent jobs and up to 1,000 construction jobs.
The project will manufacture solar silicon from lower-cost metallurgical grade silicon feedstock that is upgraded using Calisolar's proprietary silicon purification process, which uses significantly less energy to produce solar silicon that performs as well as polysilicon products made from more expensive and energy-intensive traditional processes. Calisolar is helping achieve the goals of DOE's SunShot Initiative by lowering the cost of their solar cells through using less pure silicon, the raw material for solar cells. This work was supported by DOE through funding for the University of California, Berkeley and with $3 million from DOE's PV Technology Incubator, which leveraged $6.6 million in private industry cost share and was run through DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. See the DOE press release.
On June 17, DOE announced another offer of a conditional commitment, this time for a $150 million loan guarantee to 1366 Technologies, Inc. The company will develop a multicrystalline wafer-manufacturing project capable of producing approximately 700 to 1,000 megawatts of silicon-based wafers annually using a revolutionary manufacturing process called "direct wafer." The process could reduce manufacturing costs of the wafers by approximately 50%. Phase 1 of the project will be located in Lexington, Massachusetts, and is expected to generate 70 permanent jobs and 50 construction jobs. The company is evaluating site locations for another planned phase, which it anticipates will create hundreds of additional jobs.
The original development of the company's direct wafering technology was supported with a $4 million grant from DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program and a $3 million grant from DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Program. The new process condenses four manufacturing steps into a single, low-cost step and greatly reduces silicon waste by forming individual wafers directly from a pool of molten silicon. A thin sheet of silicon freezes inside the direct wafer furnace and is then removed and laser-trimmed to size. At full production, the entire wafer-formation process is completed in just a fraction of the time required by conventional batch processing, which can take up to three days. The company's one-step system requires 90% less energy and results in an industry-standard product that can be used by any standard multicrystalline cell manufacturer. See the DOE press release and DOE's Loan Programs Office website.


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Twenty-first century baseball teams are a tapestry of players from across the globe. Their cultures and customs contribute to, and enrich the sport, keeping it vital and expanding its appeal to fans around the world. During the Giants Geography field trip students discover how over a century ago baseball was introduced to faraway places. They will use geography skills to identify, compare and contrast different geographic regions, their features, and cultures. They will also gain an appreciation of the importance of working with a diverse group of people to achieve a common goal.
Students utilize the sport of baseball and playing field to identify and investigate the many shapes that make up the game. AT&T Park provides the perfect backdrop to illustrate the importance and application of geometric concepts in both its construction and design.
Dependent upon grade level, students will calculate either perimeter or area of home plate and discover how the Pythagorean Theorem can be applied to the baseball diamond.
Junior Giants Geometry is an engaging and fun way to introduce, or review, the attributes of two and three dimensional shapes. Participants identify the many shapes found at AT&T Park as well as define and discuss the various shape essential to the game. They will also travel back through baseball history to explore the origins and evolution of home plate and discover how it got its present shape.
Have you ever wondered about all the different people that support a Major League baseball team? Or given any thought to what goes on in a ballpark before the team can take the field?
This program is focused to help students investigate career paths, identify necessary educational requirements needed to enter the sports industry, explore various sports related careers and engage students in a discussion about careers that would interest them.
Statistics and score keeping have been a part of baseball since its earliest days. Students will discover how compiling and recording data can be transformed into knowledge, helping us make predictions and decisions in everyday life.
Baseball statistics will be utilized to illustrate various mathematical functions specifically focusing on the concepts of ratios, fraction decimals and percentages.
Giants history that spans two coasts and three centuries. Topics include construction and maintenance of the Giants stadium, preparation and care of the field, the role the press box plays, and the responsibilities of the clubhouse staff.
Behind the Scenes tour stops typically include Field Warning Track, Major League Dugout, Visitors Batting Cages and Clubhouse, Press Box and Memorabilia displays.
Our videoconferencing technology can provide a learning experience your students will never forget. Now you can take them to places they might never have the opportunity to visit in person.
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Water is vital for life, and it's time that we stopped taking it for granted.
Starting Monday, the Summit Reads Community Project returns for the third year with events and discussions focused on the book "Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis," by Cynthia Barnett. The series will kick off with a presentation by the author, titled "A New Water Ethic."
Barnett said she will talk about America's illusion of water abundance and the extent to which this illusion has given us a complacency about water, even as scarcity looms.
"It's especially important in communities so dependent upon water like Summit County," she said in an email. "So the first half of the talk is about what's gone wrong, but in the second half, I come back to the inspiration, with stories of how we can live differently with water and what the water ethic might look like in Summit County and around the nation."
Barnett began reporting on water many years ago in her home state of Florida, which people tend to think of as a really water-rich state.
"But springs here are drying up," she said. "Rivers are suffering; freshwater aquifers up and down the Eastern seaboard are dealing with saltwater intrusion. My first book told the strange tale of vanishing water in the wet East. For 'Blue Revolution,' I traveled around the country and the world to reveal the bigger picture but, more importantly, to show people how we can live differently."
The book is a call for a water ethic for America, Barnett said.
"The fact is that water managers and water lawyers, engineers and environmentalists haven't been able to save our water resources for future generations and ecosystems," she said. "Water now needs the rest of us. The water ethic is grounded in community, so I think there is no better possible venue than a communitywide read to light the flame."
This book is relevant to Summit County residents, a headwater county whose largest body of water, Dillon Reservoir, is controlled by Front Range interests, said the Summit Reads committee. As we enter yet another drought year, the book's message is even more relevant, the committee said.
Summit Reads started in 2011 with the book "Omnivore's Dilemma," by Michael Pollan. The program won a $2,000 grant that year from the Bessie Minor Swift Foundation, said Jen Miller, business and marketing consultant. She said the grant money is still being used to cover the costs to print fliers that get posted at local schools, bookmarks handed out at the library, drinks and chips that are provided at the book discussions and prizes for the kids' poster contests.
"We were also nominated last year for our efforts on 'The Big Burn' as 'program of the year' to the Fire and Life Safety Educators of Colorado," she said. "We didn't win, but it was exciting to be nominated. And last year's book turned out to be extremely timely with the fires going on throughout the state, which meant that we had as many as 135 people attending events. ... It made for some truly lively book discussions."
Copies of this year's book, "Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis," are available at Summit County's Main Library and at the North and South branches in Silverthorne and Breckenridge, respectively, or you can buy the book at The Next Page bookstore in Frisco.
Summit Reads is sponsored by the Summit County Library, Summit County Rotary, Summit Daily News, Lake Dillon Fire and Rescue, CSU-Extension, Next Page Book Store, Colorado Mountain College and the Holiday Inn.


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The Redwood Area Chamber and Tourism office has announced it is going to host its annual meeting and chef's dinner Feb. 8 in the Grand Eagle Ballroom of Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel starting with cocktail hour at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m.
According to Anne Johnson, Chamber executive director, much of what is going to take place at this year's event is similar to what has been part of those held in the past.
Yet, added Johnson, there are some things which are new for 2013.
"I'm excited about what is going to happen, and the people I have talked to seem to be excited, too," said Johnson. "This should be a great night."
Johnson said a limited number of tickets remain for the event, and those who are interested should contact the Chamber as soon as is possible.
The tickets are $40 per person, which in-cludes the dinner, as well as special entertainment. The even-ing's entertainment is comedian Jason Schommer, and John-son said he has op-ened a number of times for Minnesota comedy icon Louie Anderson.
In addition to the entertainment, the chef's dinner is a highlight of the night, with five courses being offered, starting with a shrimp appetizer and a field greens salad. The meal also includes champagne grapefruit sorbet, a grilled ribeye with a baked potato and asparagus parmigiano and caramel flan cheesecake.
The night also includes a silent auction, with a variety of items up for bids from tickets to a Minnesota Wild game to several themed baskets.
Johnson said this year is also going to include a live auction with a Ramsey Falls print up for grabs.
Johnson said the funds raised are going to be used for local Chamber projects and programs.
"We have very generous donors," John-son said, adding items are still being accepted for the silent auction.
The annual visionary awards, including the Shining Star award, the Rising Star award and the Hidden Gem award are all being presented as part of the event.
For more info, call (507) 637-2828.
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Knitter's Review
March 24, 2011
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As of May 21, 2015 eCounselor email will no longer be available.
Welcome to Saddleback College eCounselor Services. eCounselor is meant to enhance our current, or prospective students', knowledge and information relevant to pursuing educational goals at Saddleback College.
All messages will be reviewed and responded to by a generalist counselor at Saddleback College in a time frame dictated by counselor availability. Information provided by counselors is subject to the limitations of this on-line service. Please carefully read the information below before using this service.
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Walk-in counseling is also available by telephone at (949) 582-4572 or in-person at Saddleback College, Student Services Building Room #167. Individual counseling appointments may be scheduled by phone (949) 582-4572 or in the counseling center Student Services Building Room 167.
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The 2014 UW-WC Festival of Arts will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 10am - 4pm. The festival has free admission and parking.
Juried Arts & Crafts Show
Over 60 exibitors!
Spaces are available in gym and front lobby.
Contact Sue Bausch if you have questions.
Student Art Contest
All entries receive a certificate and small prize. Top entries will receive an additional prize at the awards ceremony that takes place at noon during the Festival in the campus theatre (see photo below).
If you are an art teacher interested in participating in the student art contest,
please contact Sue Bausch.
Farmer's Market
Two levels of wonderful local products ranging from bread and baked goods, candy, cheese, ice cream, honey, jellies, kettlecorn, and uniquely preserved sauces and goodies, fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, sausage & lots more!
Photo Contest Display
All entries in UW-WC's Photo Contest will be on display in the campus library, beginning March 24. The top 15 winners will be on display in the Art Gallery from April 5 through April 12 and then moved to the front lobby.
Theatre Schedule
Noon: Awards Presentation, Student Artwork & Photo Contest
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Scorned Man Attacks
A MAN who "spent a considerable amount of money" on a lady during a night out in Dingle assaulted the woman's boyfriend out of sheer frustration and jealousy when he showed up out of the blue.
Czech national Ales Soukup, of Dingle, pleaded guilty to assaulting James O'Malley and fracturing his cheekbone last May. However, his solicitor argued that he did so because he was upset at having spent the previous hour and a half buying drinks for O'Malley's girlfriend.
Soukup's solicitor told Dingle District Court that his client "struck a blow out of exasperation," and that this was completely out of character. He said the defendant was surprised and confused when O'Malley showed up claiming to be the woman's boyfriend, and was annoyed that he had spent a lot of money on her prior to that.
"He was speaking to this lady and she requested he buy her drinks and he did so, and spent a considerable amount of money," solicitor Frank O'Connor said. "About an hour and a half later the injured party arrived and my client was very surprised and very upset and reacted very badly."
He said that Soukup claimed O'Malley pushed him in the pub and "treated him in a disdainful manner," but accepts that his reaction was completely out of order.
The court was told that O'Malley suffered a fractured cheekbone that incurred medical expenses of €400 and was also out of work for three weeks.
Having examined photos of O'Malley's injuries, Judge James O'Connor commented that Soukup left him in "a fair mess."
He ordered that Soukup pay O'Malley €1,000 in damages and adjourned the case for two months to allow the state time to verify medical expenses and claims by O'Malley that he was out of work for three weeks.
- The Kerryman
Flying the Flag
A TOWN council meeting was suspended before it actually started on a recent Tuesday afternoon when a councilor demanded the Irish Tricolor be raised above the building.
Prior to the start of the monthly town council meeting in Bundoran, Councilor Dermot Doherty of Sinn Fein demanded that the meeting be suspended until the Tricolor was raised on the building.
Doherty said, "I object to this meeting starting until the Tricolor is flying over this building and propose that the meeting be suspended for 10 minutes until the Tricolor is flown."
The proposal was seconded by Councilor Florence Doherty. Members of the council staff made arrangements to have the Tricolor raised, and once this happened the meeting got underway.
Denise Connolly commented that there were Tricolors flying around Bundoran morning, noon and night and that proper protocol should be observed with the flags taken down at sunset.
- Donegal Democrat
Belligerent Boxer
A HIGH ranking boxing official has avoided jail for head-butting a man after an amateur exhibition bout.
Judge Mary Ellen Ring had previously told Kieran O'Neill, 37, that she was "most likely" going to jail him after hearing he had five previous convictions including two for assault.
However, she took into account his guilty plea and €1,500 compensation he had for the victim and imposed a suspended three year term.
The judge warned O'Neill that he will serve "every day of those three years" if he re-offends.
She told the man that he had "disgraced himself, his family and the general community" by displaying "uncontrollable violence" in front of an international contingent of boxers.
O'Neill who is involved at a "very high level" in the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, assaulted his former best friend outside the pub which hosted the series of fights between Welsh and Irish boxers.
The former boxer, who is also the head coach at Balbriggan's Bracken Boxing Club, was one of the main organizers of the event.
O'Neill pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to Derek Gildea at the Milestone Bar in Balbriggan on January 29, 2010.
Garda Ciara Mannion told prosecuting counsel James Dwyer BL that Gildea was attending the exhibition match upstairs in the pub when O'Neill approached him and told him he wasn't welcome, that he was barred and that he should f*** off.
His defense counsel said he was held in very high regard in the boxing community and that people were "queuing up" to give character references.
Several testimonials were handed in, including one from Olympic gold medal winning boxer Michael Carruth.
O'Neill has five previous convictions, including two for assault, one for intimidating a witness and one for making threats.
Ring commented that in light of his previous convictions, the attack did not seem very "out of character." She said that he had been treated leniently by the other courts and that the alternatives have not worked.
- Fingal Independent
Buckling Pets
IRISH pet shop chain Petmania, which has a branch in Tullamore, has come out in support of Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar's stance that dogs should be restrained in their seat when in a vehicle to protect themselves and other passengers in the car.


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You already have the iPhone, now add CoPilot and you'll have a complete dedicated GPS navigation system that seamlessly integrates directly with your iPhone's functions.
CoPilot is incredibly easy to use yet packed with advanced navigation features to get you to your destination via the way that suits you best.
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Text-to-Speech voice guidance provides clear, detailed turn instructions with full street names. For example, CoPilot will tell you to "Turn right onto Main Street."
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AMC's 'Breaking Bad' Is Good for Business
BEVERLY HILLS – Hollywood is reluctantly preparing to say goodbye to its favorite meth dealer.
The craggy scowl of Walter White, the "Breaking Bad" protagonist played with Emmy-winning intensity by Bryan Cranston, stares down from buildings and bus stops all over town, as AMC gears up for the final eight episodes of the show beginning Aug. 11th. After six years, the mood among the revelers milling atop the fake grass at Sony Television's premier party for the show on Wednesday was half-celebration, half-wake.
It was, as AMC President and General Manager put it at the show's Television Critics Association Panel on Friday, "a bittersweet occasion."
The gloom is understandable. "Breaking Bad" is one of a handful of AMC shows, along with "Mad Men" and "The Walking Dead," that have proven that good television – at least, as critics and awards judges see it – is also good business.
AMC Networks, which includes AMC, the Sundance Channel, IFC and WE tv, has enjoyed unusually strong ratings growth in an environment where many of the biggest channels lost viewers in the most recent season. AMC Networks' second quarter ratings were up 16% in the second quarter, according to Bernstein Research, making it the biggest gainer among the media companies it covers, and underpinning Bernstein senior analyst Todd Juenger's expectations that it will be able to report affiliate fee increases in the mid-teen percentages when it reports quarterly earnings next month. AMC Networks' stock price is up 37% so far this year.
These kinds of numbers help explain why everybody from Discovery Channel to the Hallmark Channel was touting their entrance into original scripted series at this year's TCA. (The former's "Klondike" is coming in 2014, while the latter's "Debbie Maccomber's Cedar Cove" debuted last Saturday night to win its timeslot in total viewers.)
And they help explain why AMC, a network that, as Mr. Colllier noted, had no original scripted series when he came on board in 2006, on Friday announced that, for the first time, it was picking up two of them in the same cycle. Both "Turn," about a group of Revolutionary War-era spies, and, "Halt & Catch Fire," about the personal computer revolution of the early 1980s, will debut in 2013. The latter, it's worth noting, is from the executive producers of "Breaking Bad."


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Mr. Gerald L. Hays, 81, a resident of Trenton Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at St. Lukes Hospital, Kansas City.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013 at 1 P.M. at Union (Coon Creek) Baptist Church west of Trenton with Rev. Doug Crawford and Ron Ward Officiating.
Burial will be in Edinburg I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Edinburg, Mo. Family visitation will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Slater Funeral Home, Trenton, Mo.
Memorials To: The Diabetes Association and they may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.slatersfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are under the direction of Slater Funeral Home, Trenton, Mo.
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MARIETTA - A joint effort aimed at battling hunger and promoting health in the region is starting young, teaching second-graders how to eat healthy.
Food is Elementary, a pilot program taking interactive nutrition activities to second-grade classrooms around the Marietta City school district, is the first of what organizers hope to be many initiatives by a partnership of the Memorial Health System, Peoples Bank and Marietta College.
"It's really important that we start healthy behavior habits with the students now so they can grow into it," said Katie Starr, a second-grade teacher at Phillips Elementary School.
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Photo by Evan Bevins
Phillips Elementary School second-graders crowd around a table while Marietta College sophomore Courtney Knoch, center, shows them how much sugar is contained in various beverages as part of the Food is Elementary program.
Jennifer Offenberger, director of marketing and public relations for the Memorial Health System, said teaching children about nutrition ties in well with the goal of ending hunger.
"Sometimes hunger isn't just about 'Do I have enough food to eat?' It's about 'Am I eating properly for my body?'" she said.
Food is Elementary, a national, evidence-based program, was developed by Dr. Antonia Demas of the Food Studies Institute and is designed to teach children basic nutrition and cooking skills. On Thursday, Marietta College sophomore Courtney Knoch told Starr's students about the U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPlate program, an updated approach to the food pyramid system that encourages a healthy, balanced diet.
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Hunger and Health In Ohio
* More than 30 percent of children and adolescents in Ohio are overweight or obese, according to the Ohio Department of Health, and more than 730,000 children are at risk of hunger.
* 700,000 children are enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program, according to the Ohio Department of Education.
* The effects of hunger and poor nutrition on children can include iron deficiency, fatigue, headaches, frequent colds and other illnesses and obesity. If this continues into adulthood, it can lead to issues such as heart attack and stroke.
* Leading causes of death in Washington County include cancer and heart disease with the highest cancer site incidents and mortality rates being lung, breast and prostate.
* Washington County residents are more likely to have had a heart attack, heart disease or a stroke than the state average, and less than 50 percent recognize symptoms of heart attack and stroke.
Source: Memorial Health System.
The children identified whether foods belonged in the category of fruit, vegetable, grain, protein or dairy, and learned about whole and processed foods. They also offered their unsolicited opinions on the guidelines for healthy eating, such as when Knoch noted dairy is the smallest component of the MyPlate model.
"Even if you do get ice cream, it's got to be the smallest amount," she said.
"Awwwww!" a student piped up.
To illustrate the difference between processed and whole foods, Knoch had the children taste a fruit-flavored breakfast cereal and fresh strawberries.
"The strawberries have all-natural sugar in them," she said. "So they're sweet all by themselves. You don't have to add anything to them."
The students agreed the strawberries were the better choice.
"I liked to try the strawberries," second-grader Keely Kleintop said. "Because they're more healthy."
The children were also excited to see the plastic storage bags containing the actual amount of sugar found in chocolate milk, soy milk and orange juice, as well as Coca-Cola, which had the most.
"I didn't know Coke was that bad for you," second-grader Weston Davis said.
Although one student jokingly suggested the limit on daily sugar intake should be "infinity," they all seemed to pay attention and were quickly able to name foods that were processed and foods that were whole.
"I love it so far," said Knoch, an international leadership studies and Spanish major, who is one of 10 MC students enlisted to serve as food educators over a 12-week period. "I'm learning a lot, almost as much as they are. So it's cool to watch everybody grow and learn."
Earlier in January, during the first of 12 planned Food is Elementary sessions, Starr said her students learned about proper hand-washing and were excited to get to use a black light to see how clean they'd really gotten their hands.
After the pilot program, Offenberger said the group would like to see Food is Elementary expand to other area schools.
"We would love to have it in every school in Washington and Wood County in the future," she said.
And while children's health is the starting point, it is by no means the extent of the partnership between Memorial, Marietta College and Peoples Bank.
"We definitely want to start our first program, do it well, make sure it's growing and then move on to our next task," Offenberger said.
"We are talking about our next initiative, which will, we think, be focused around the food banks in our community."
According to a release announcing the collaboration, hunger among the youngest Ohioans is growing and will have a major impact on not only health care costs, but also educational achievement, worker productivity and eventually the ability of the state and nation to compete in a global economy. Ohio Food Banks report more than 730,000 Ohio children struggle with food insecurity.
"We are at a crossroads in the United States where hunger exists side-by-side with a national obesity epidemic, especially among children," Memorial Health System president and CEO Scott Cantley said in the release. "There has never been a greater need to help individuals and families learn about accessing and choosing healthful food options."


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A group of bored KGV year 12 boys during a free came up with the phrase "GAY SEX NOW", which has developed into a statement used to portray excitement, disappointment or just pure boredom.
Ronald "Yo man I got so much work to do"
Rishi "GAY SEX NOW!"
Rishi "GAY SEX NOW!"
by jrk March 30, 2005
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Can you define these popular missing words?
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GSN stands for Good Shit Nig, usually said when something good happens, or in agreement.
Louis: Wanna go Subway? Matt: GSN, let's go!
by Matt Spacepiratee January 15, 2010
The Network for Games. A cable network formerly known as the Game Show Network. It now airs some lame-ass reality programming such as "Kenny vs. Spenny", "Extreme Dodgeball", "Spy TV", "Average Joe", and plenty more.
Friends don't let friends watch GSN, The Network for Games!
by GSN Fighter October 03, 2004
GSN is short for Gay Sex Now. derived from a common expression - "gay!" but with "sex" added to express the extreme feelings. "now" is to show the importance of how 'gay' it is currently.
"wtf gsn!"
friend 1: damn we gotta go back to school
friend 2: are you serious?
friend 1: yeah i am
friend 2: what the hell?! gay sex now!
friend 1: damn we gotta go back to school
friend 2: are you serious?
friend 1: yeah i am
friend 2: what the hell?! gay sex now!
by ronald March 31, 2005
when in a game and you beat some new players or you just beat some really good players you can use this to say everything for you. while typing 3 letters. GSN (GET SPANKED NOOB) noob= new player
*you headshot a nub or a new player*
by {Ltd} sKiTTlEs November 05, 2006
Garbage Show Network. It used to stand for Game Show Network until 3/14/04.
Why is GSN airing reruns of that god-awful show "Dog Eat Dog"?
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While perusing some blogs today I found myself asking a few questions: 1. How can I get some company to send me a free sample of their product? 2. How does one get on the list to test recipes for upcoming vegan cookbooks? I am also wondering how to make my blog a force for change. I love the vegan blog community, and I am feeling an e-bond with those who frequent Vegan Dad and leave comments, but I would also like to change some non-vegan minds. I mean, if entry to heaven was based on the number of vegan converts we made, I would totally be going to hell where I would eat naught but burning hot coals and drink naught but burning hot cola. Recently, a few of my pics were posted on Tastespotting.com, which caused my daily hits to jump to over 700. I can only hope a few people were intrigued to look more into veganism. Perhaps I will try the 10 things Isa recommends in this article.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Yellow Curry Coconut Chickpeas
While perusing some blogs today I found myself asking a few questions: 1. How can I get some company to send me a free sample of their product? 2. How does one get on the list to test recipes for upcoming vegan cookbooks? I am also wondering how to make my blog a force for change. I love the vegan blog community, and I am feeling an e-bond with those who frequent Vegan Dad and leave comments, but I would also like to change some non-vegan minds. I mean, if entry to heaven was based on the number of vegan converts we made, I would totally be going to hell where I would eat naught but burning hot coals and drink naught but burning hot cola. Recently, a few of my pics were posted on Tastespotting.com, which caused my daily hits to jump to over 700. I can only hope a few people were intrigued to look more into veganism. Perhaps I will try the 10 things Isa recommends in this article.
24 comments:
- Romina said...
If your delicious recipes aren't enough to convert non-vegans, then I don't know what is!
- March 27, 2008 at 10:53 PM
- VeganLinda said...
Don't under estimate the power of showing people what you eat. I think this can be an amazing tool for change. Over the many years I've been vegan, I have belonged to many groups, protested, saved animals, worked at animal sanctuaries, civil disobedience, etc. All of these things are important, but most of the people who have "converted" from knowing me have done so after eating the food and getting recipes/cookbooks. Many people care and are empathic, but they need to see veganism in action to go that extra step and this is what you are currently doing with your blog. Keep up the great work. I know some days it feels like you are "preaching to the choir", but you obviously are reaching more than just the vegans.
- March 27, 2008 at 10:56 PM
- lisa said...
Oh, thanks for reminding me of Isa's list. I personally think that the best way to convert people to anything (veganism, bike riding...) is not by browbeating or lecturing, which puts people on the defensive, but by leading by example. Eat well, be healthy, shower your friends with yummy food, answer their questions when they ask, and keep posting your wonderful blog. The more options and opportunities people have to think about veganism, the easier the transition will seem.
- March 27, 2008 at 11:18 PM
- Colleen said...
I am not vegan, though my husband is, and I definitely appreciate your recipes/posts! They always appeal to both my husband and I so it is not such a game of tug-o-war to decide what to cook tonight - so thanks!
- March 28, 2008 at 12:00 AM
- sarah j. gim said...
hiya! glad that tastespotting had worked for you! :)
- March 28, 2008 at 12:56 AM
- Happy Herbivore! said...
I love that we both had chickpea curry tonight (I'm a day behind in my posts, it;ll be up tomorrow).
I think we *are* converting people. I get comments/emails from people that went vegan or vegetarian at least 2x a month -- or at least, they say we make it look easy :)
(& then I tell them it IS easy and they SHOULD do it! and everytime they have kids... I send them to you!)
- March 28, 2008 at 1:06 AM
- mollyjade said...
I agree with veganlinda. The power of your blog is that people (especially parents) can look at it and say, "I could do that."
- March 28, 2008 at 1:45 AM
- Alice (in Veganland) said...
I also think you are underestimating the power of your blog. Your blog is one of the reasons I'm trying to become a vegan!
I guess every little grain of sand adds to the mountain...
(But hey! if you have new ideas, go for it!)
- March 28, 2008 at 3:46 AM
- Lysy said...
Hi Vegan Dad! My cupboard now contains agave nectar and nutritional yeast and I just ate my first portion of seitan this week. Blame your blog and Isa's cookbooks! I wonder if people are sometimes a bit shy of leaving comments on 'established' blogs - it's like barging up to someone you've heard of at a party and blithering on! But your post has encouraged me to let you know that you are indeed converting people to eating more tasty vegan food. I don't know how you have time to do all this cooking with three young children and a job though!
- March 28, 2008 at 5:01 AM
- Virginia-SC, US said...
Do you think this would taste good with red curry paste?
- March 28, 2008 at 9:36 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Yes! Red or yellow would be fine--I just like the yellow colour.
- March 28, 2008 at 9:56 AM
- Sharon R said...
Years ago my great aunt, Celeste, was a vegan as Seventh Day Adventists were; the family thought she was strange, but I thought she was sooo cool. Now I'm making the transition and some may think mt eating is strange, but I like it.
Some of the recipes I read are so fussy and require a large list of ingredients, however, I find your recipes are really good and easy to follow.
Thanks for doing what you do on your blog!
- March 28, 2008 at 10:52 AM
- Kumquat Peekapoo said...
There are few things I love more than chickpea curry, and I'm happy to have another version to try. Thanks for the recipe!
- March 28, 2008 at 11:23 AM
- Alexis said...
I agree with others. The best way to 'convert' people is to show that you make tasty food that they want to make too, and that it is also do-able and good for you. I am sure I have gotten more postive feeling from people at work by bringing them cupcakes than by telling them about the poor cows.
I honestly tend to get a bit turned off by explicit vegan/vegtarian evangelism, despite being vegetarian and 85% vegan already. My strong reaction to it may be due to having been, as a lifelong non-religious person, exposed to a lot of attempts to convert me in that area. The only thing that has EVER interested me in that area are those people whose lives are exemplary and clearly highly influenced by their religion -- analogous to vegans who eat and advertise their tasty, healthy food!
- March 28, 2008 at 11:38 AM
- Hanni said...
Another must-try recipe! Thanks vegan dad (PS I am not vegan but most everything I cook at home is.)
- March 28, 2008 at 12:19 PM
- Vegyogini said...
I ask myself those first two questions quite often. It seems to me that the best way to encourage people into veganism is to lead by example and not force it on anyone.
- March 28, 2008 at 12:28 PM
- Cravin' Veggies said...
You are truly leading by example. We are not vegan yet, but are on our way. I find so many new meal ideas here!! Just over a year ago we decided to become vegetarian. Now we have decided to eliminate dairy, as well. I must say that you make it so much easier with your delicious and (mostly) kid friendly meals! TY TY TY!!! Keep on keeping on...
- March 28, 2008 at 5:52 PM
- Agathe said...
Hi !
I' not vegan yet, just vegetarian but as much as i can i eat vegan when i cook, when i'm invited i eat vegetarian. It's true that when i read your recipes it seems very easy for every body !
- March 29, 2008 at 3:36 PM
- Carla said...
I'd like to know about how to get free stuff too!
I like being creative with food and take that as its own reward. If I put it on the blog and people read it, and like the idea (and maybe even make it) then I feel like I've done a little bit in furthering the cause.
- March 31, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- Tina. said...
I made this tonight and both husband and I loved it! So yummy and so easy/quick at the same time. Thanks, Vegan Dad!
- March 31, 2008 at 10:14 PM
- SaraJane said...
I'm such a blog-reading slacker lately, so sorry for the lateness of the comment. I, too, have been wondering how I can get free stuff. I'm more than happy to pimp out products on my blog in exchange. ;)
As for blogging creating change - I think people like you are doing that just by having the blog. Here you are proving to the world that you can raise a vegan family. Not only that, but you're making delicious looking food that's not only healthy, but usually pretty easy and quick. And - you're not in a super metropolitan area, which can be trying at times for people that think they need to find all these crazy ingredients.
I think - keep it up, you're changing the world just by being you and sharing that with others.
- April 8, 2008 at 6:33 PM
- Englann said...
My vegan-fighting husband LOVED this! He was begging for more. I can't feed my four year old most of the recipes we use from your site, but it works out well to pack for lunches for the work week, thanks for taking some weight off my shoulders. You have made preparing delicious / easy/ healthy meals something I look forward to now. When I go for my next check-up, I know my cholesterol will have dropped adn I will tell my nutritionist all about your site, to pass on the good word!
- May 25, 2009 at 6:49 PM
- Tess, That'll Do said...
I've never ever used curry paste/powder. Can you just give me an idea as to how much I should use, as a reference point? I'd love to make this this afternoon, so I'd appreciate an ASAP response. :)
- August 8, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Tess, start with a tbsp of paste, or a tsp of powder. Go from there.
- August 8, 2011 at 4:49 PM


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WashWire Daily Brief: Clinton Push Unsettles Democrats
Jerry Seib: Bipartisan Hope for Immigration Reform
Welcome to the new WashWire Daily Brief newsletter, the Journal's morning rundown of the biggest news stories and exclusive features from Washington on politics, policy, financial regulation, defense and more.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may not yet have announced whether she will run for president, but she already has a formidable campaign apparatus, fundraising prowess and all. That fact is worrying some Democrats, sparking concerns for what it will mean both for November's midterm elections and the 2016 race. http://on.wsj.com/1eMqRnA
Some fear that the emergence of the pro-Clinton super PAC Priorities USA will eat into donations for the party's 2014 candidates—an anxiety that has made Priorities officials consider whether to tailor their requests so that donors would be asked to write their biggest checks after midterm elections are over. (Recently released numbers, meanwhile, indicate congressional Democrats are doing fine, beating out Republicans in fundraising in 2013. http://on.wsj.com/1fF08MO) But others worry that the seeming inevitability of a Clinton campaign will thwart other Democrats from running in 2016, depriving the party of a debate on its most divisive issues.
Another worry is that the "will she-won't she" question that has surrounded Mrs. Clinton practically since President Barack Obama's second inauguration will prompt "Clinton fatigue," which proved problematic for her in 2008. Mrs. Clinton holds an enormous lead over possible rivals and an overwhelming infrastructure advantage—so if she glides to the nomination only to find that voters have cooled on her, Democrats could face trouble in the general election. Peter Nicholas and Carol E. Lee report.
–Rebecca Ballhaus
BONUS EARLY HIT: By most historical measures, Democrats are in for a rough year. Twice as many Americans think the country is on the wrong track as those who think it's on the right one, according to the results of the last Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. And President Barack Obama's 43% approval rating is one of the lowest of any commander-in-chief entering his sixth year. And yet, Democrats claim a narrow edge on the question of which party Americans want to control Congress, which explains why Republican leaders in the House are so eager to avoid a market-rattling showdown with Mr. Obama over the debt ceiling later this month. The outcome of the debt-ceiling debate will help decide whether Republicans will have the wind at their back in the midterms, or Democrats can break historic trends. Read Patrick O'Connor's full post in Washington Wire: http://on.wsj.com/1eMqusZ
After stalling in Congress for a number of years, there is renewed hope for a bipartisan solution to immigration reform. Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Seib explains why Republicans might at last come to the table.VIDEO: http://on.wsj.com/1fEPHJg
UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY: Once Janet Yellen is sworn in today as Federal Reserve chairwoman, the central question on her agenda will be why unemployment is falling so fast, and what the central bank should do about it. Among her most critical decisions will be when to start lifting interest rates—too long, and the Fed could fuel high inflation or financial bubbles; too soon, and it could dampen a recovery that's just gaining steam. Jon Hilsenrath and Victoria McGrane report. http://on.wsj.com/1eMtfdP
JOBS REPORT: Meanwhile, Friday's jobs report could likely show another drop in the unemployment rate, perhaps in part due to the end of federal jobless benefits. That drop would reflect two shifts: some of the unemployed may have stopped looking for work, and others may have taken jobs they would have turned down if benefits had continued. Victoria McGrane explains what those shifts mean for the economy. http://on.wsj.com/1eMtqG4
UKRAINE CRISIS: The U.S. and European Union are putting together a short-term financial aid plan in an attempt to sway the outcome of the political crisis in Ukraine, countering pressure from Russia. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton tells the Journal the money would be contingent on the new Ukrainian government pursuing economic and political reforms. Laurence Norman, Adam Entous, and Alan Cullison report. http://on.wsj.com/1eMtBBi
MILITARY ETHICS: Following a series of investigations, the military is stepping up its focus on ethics training, including a push to place more importance on officers' character when weighing promotions. Gen. Martin Dempsey tells the Journal that the military is entering a period of self-reflection, as leaders seek to examine the underlying causes of ethics breaches. Julian E. Barnes reports. http://on.wsj.com/1eMtIg1
–Compiled by Rebecca Ballhaus
In the New Yorker, Steve Coll looks at Democrats' prospects in Colorado, where marijuana legalization suggests a rise of the left but the uncertain re-election prospects of Sen. Mark Udall and Gov. John Hickenlooper show the political equation is much more complicated, as a microcosm of how the 2014 midterms will help shape the Democratic Party's future. http://nyr.kr/1bilueV
House Republicans' release of a set of principles on immigration last week that envisioned a path to legal status for many illegal aliens represented "a huge and consequential change in the Republican Party's approach to immigration reform," writes the Council on Foreign Relations' Edward Alden. As recently as 2008, much of the GOP "was unreservedly hostile to any legalization" for unauthorized immigrants.http://on.cfr.org/1eMuauS
One of President Obama's most ambitions anti-poverty ideas is the creation of "Promise Zones," downtrodden communities the government would target for federal investment to reduce poverty. But like other parts of the Obama second-term agenda, it is hamstrung by disagreements with Congress over funding, writes Grace Wyler in the Atlantic. http://bit.ly/1eMul9w
Under the Pentagon's reading of current law, the U.S. military wouldn't have the authority to use drones or other methods to attack and kill those who destroyed the American mission in Benghazi, Libya, and killed the American ambassador there, even if they could be found, writes Mark Thompson in Time. http://ti.me/1eMuU32
Diplomacy doesn't succeed in a world of complex threats unless backed up by other elements of our power like a credible threat of military action, write the Weekly Standard's Michael Makovsky and William Kristol in explaining why they believe President Obama's diplomacy-only strategy with Iran won't work. tws.io/1eruK4O
The top Democratic candidates in the 52 most competitive House races in 2014 reported raising $42.3 million in 2013, topping the $34.8 million for the top GOP candidates in those races, a Wall Street Journal review showed. http://on.wsj.com/1fF08MO
@marcorubio: The Broncos struggles all a direct result of Namath jumping gun and tossing coin before Ref was ready. http://bit.ly/1eMvnlP
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Two arrested during officer K-9 training
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Two men were charged with drug possession after trespassing on private property where K-9 officer training was being held, the Lafourche Sheriff's Office said.
Andrew Johnlouis, 33, of 514 La. 20, Schriever, and Charles Craig, 21, of 127 Fairlane Drive, Gray, each face charges following the incident at Lafourche Sugar in Thibodaux.
While deputies were conducting the training Tuesday night, security guards on the property told them the two were trespassing in a vehicle, the Sheriff's Office said. A K-9 deputy then did a perimeter sweep of the vehicle and alerted deputies to the presence of drugs.
Deputies said they found a bag containing several rocks of suspected crack cocaine and a small amount of marijuana.
Johnlouis was charged with possession of crack cocaine and trespassing. He was released from jail after posting a $5,100 bond. Craig was issued a criminal summons on possession of marijuana and trespassing.
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This is an excerpt from my new book, Organizational Psychology for Managers.
Communications technology is truly amazing. We can carry in our pockets a device that has more computing power than you could pack into a house a few decades ago and that device can even make phone calls. We may not even have to dial the number: if you happen to own an iPhone, you need do nothing more than tell Siri whom to call and Siri places the call for you. What Siri, and its equivalents, cannot do is figure out who you need to call and when you need to call them. This is no doubt an interesting technical problem, made even more complex in the cases where the person you need to talk with isn�t someone you even know.
An article in the NY Times in Dec 2012 made the observation that when you put R&D and Manufacturing near one another, you get unexpected connections. Manufacturing can give feedback to research and vice-versa, and this feedback happens rapidly. MIT researchers are now studying the shocking revelation that people who are physically near one another will often talk to each other.
Okay, I�m being a little bit sarcastic here (but it is true that MIT researchers are studying this). The trap that we often fall into is forgetting that �Manufacturing� or �Research and Development� are not entities. They are merely convenient labels we use to identify different organizational functions. Manufacturing does not talk to Research and Development; the people in the manufacturing division talk to people in R&D. Despite all our technology, we tend to think about and connect most easily with the people around us. If manufacturing and R&D are located near one another, casual conversation and connection is easy, to say nothing of more formal communications. We don�t want them intermingled, for reasons that we�ve already discussed: they are different functions and need to have the space to forge a sense of identity. Neither do we want them so separated that they cannot easily communicate: that creates silos. It doesn�t matter if the silo is across town or in another country, it is still a silo!
Now, you might be thinking, how hard can it be to communicate? After all, those folks in R&D just have to call those folks in manufacturing! What�s wrong with them? The problem is that when we�re separated into silos, we don�t know whom to talk to! Even if we have a name, without a connection to that person, it�s hard to make that call and get them to listen: they are busy, we are busy, and exploratory conversations get swept aside in the rush to meet deadlines or deal with day-to-day business. Pretty soon, both parties forget. There is a real truth to the old saying, �Out of sight, out of mind!�
Building relationships with other people is a human activity. We can maintain relationships over a long distance and many years with our technology far more easily than ever before. What technology cannot do, however, is create relationships out of nothing. For that, we need human contact. We can initiate and reinforce those contacts through orientation and learning tools such as serious games, we can increase the probability of contact through the physical layout of our offices and plants, we can bring people from different parts of the organization together in various offsite locations, but no matter what we choose, we must create the opportunities for those contacts to occur. Once they do occur, we need to periodically refresh and reinvigorate them. Even professional relationships need reinforcement!
I was recently asked how to determine the ROI of holding a meeting to bring people together from different parts of the organization. This is the wrong question to ask. It is the equivalent of asking an athlete to determine the ROI of any individual workout. One workout is pretty much meaningless. If you happen to miss a trip to the gym or a run around the track, nothing much will happen. But if you stop going to the gym or stop running, after a few weeks or months, you�ll notice a difference! It�s the habit of exercise that matters, not any specific workout. Similarly, it�s the habit and ease of making connections throughout the organization that matters. It�s the flow of information that leads to problems being solved and innovation taking place. You can decide how much that is worth to your organization!
�Balzac combines stories of jujitsu, wheat, gorillas, and the Lord of the Rings with very practical advice and hands-on exercises aimed at anyone who cares about management, leadership, and culture.�- Todd Raphael, Editor-in-Chief, ERE Media