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Recognizing that churches and neighborhood groups are already connected to people in the community in ways that government is not, leaders in the Masten District are devising their own plans to respond to natural and man-made disasters.
"A prepared community is going to survive," said Bernadine J. Kennedy, who is helping coordinate the effort.
The United Black Men's Think Tank and about 30 representatives from block clubs and churches met Saturday in the Delavan-Grider Community Center to talk about ways the community can be ready in case of weather disasters, fires and gas leaks, among other harmful situations.
The idea is to be prepared for disasters big and small, in a way that doesn't require residents to rely on the government.
"We have to have the ability to meet our needs ourselves," said L. Nathan Hare, acting director of the think tank. "You've got to be willing to fight for you."
Hare described to the group the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy and said the community must be prepared for natural disasters, and also more mundane catastrophes, such as house fires.
"We just want to be prepared in order to deal with [disasters], to organize the community," said Council Majority Leader Demone A. Smith, who represents the Masten District.
Plans call for churches to be used as places to store clothing, food, water, batteries and blankets. Churches and the block clubs surrounding them will appoint liaisons to each other in times of crisis.
Both types of organizations would also have someone who is familiar with local, state and federal disaster resources, speakers said.
"The day is gone when block clubs put a corner sign up and have a cookout once a year," said Dr. James A. Lewis III, executive director of pastoral care at Erie County Medical Center.
Block club captains were told they should know who lives in each house on the block, whether the occupants are in poor health and whether there are pets in the home, and they should have a phone tree for everyone on the block.
Lewis urged people to have someone in their organization who can give spiritual counsel, noting that it can often diffuse a tense situation. He also suggested that people have photo identification if they want to be admitted to a crisis scene as a member of the clergy.
The group is using existing resources in the community and is not seeking funding to develop disaster plans, Smith said.
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Innsette i norske fengsel: Motiv for utdanning under soning
(Fylkesmannen i Hordaland, 2010)
The right of education during incarceration is regulated by international conventions and recommendations. Membership nations of the UN and the Council of Europe are committed to implement the agreements and recommendations ...
The impact of military identity on performance in the Norwegian Armed Forces
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From a Norwegian point of view, doctrinaire guidance now set the premises for new perspectives related to the military ethos and identity. The exodus of idealism, a military identity based on traditional values as altruism, ...
Structural Characteristics in Gambling
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Although structural characteristics may be important moderators of behaviour and cognition in gambling, empirical investigations of such characteristics are still needed. Through three laboratory based studies, this thesis ...
Bullying at work Antecedents and outcomes
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The synopsis: The present thesis is titled "Workplace bullying. Antecedents and outcomes". Hence, it focuses on work place bullying, which is a relatively new research topic within psychology. The synopsis part of the ...
Mobbing i arbeidslivet
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En drøfting av hva mobbing er, hvor omfattende det er, hvilke utslag mobbing gir seg og hvilke konsekvenser det får.
Nordmenn i fengsel: Motiv for utdanning
(Fylkesmannen i Hordaland, 2013)
Training and education for those in prison constitutes an important but often neglected aspect of adult learning. A fundamental principle of Norwegian prison policy states that prisoners should have the same access to ...
Measuring Military Identity: Scale developoment and psychometric evaluations
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Our purpose was to perform a psychometric evaluation of a new 33-item questionnaire developed in Norway. To evaluate it we assessed its internal consistency, performed an exploratory factor analysis, and investigated ...
Innsatte i Bergen fengsel: Leseferdigheter og lesevansker
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Denne rapporten presenterer noen delresultater fra en pilotstudie om innsattes vaner og ferdigheter i lesing, skriving og matematikk. Nittifire innsatte i Bergen fengsel deltok i en spørreskjemaundersøkelse med fokus på ...
Innsette i norske fengsel: Kompetanse gjennom utdanning og arbeid
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The right of education during incarceration is regulated by international conventions and recommendations. Membership nations of the UN and the Council of Europe are committed to implement the agreements and ...
The 'similarity index' as a measure of situation awareness in field studies
The aim of this paper is to present a methodology where the extent of information sharing among team members is used as an indicator of shared mental models (SMM) and situation awareness (SA). Data collection procedures ...

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1. Where whitetrash or thugs often live.
2. Something you see flying past you in a tornado.
2. Something you see flying past you in a tornado.
I absolutely do not want to live in a trailer--my home actually has a foundation without wheels.
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1. (adj.) shortened version of trailer trash to describe their social and economic standing. used to describe poor uncultured white people/rednecks that live in trailer homes because their dad is a drunk loser or their mom is a single slut parent working either collecting welfare or working at a check cashing store. trailer people are known for eating macaroni and cheese with weenies and cheap light beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. popularized by 8-mile the movie, and My Name is Earl tv show. Trailer is related to ghetto but one is white the other black, but both distinctly low-class.
Dude, did you see that white bitch with the braids and slippers? Ya dude, she is fuckin trailer, fuck her skanky redneck ass, lets just get drunk and do some donuts at walmart. A'ight Jim-Bob, fuck it then.
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a magnet for tornados
The G5 tornado tore through the trailer park, leaving 10,000 Nolanvillers homeless.
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Acting trashy, no manners
Lisa: blatantly burps with no regard
Michele: Dude, that's so trailer
Michele: Dude, that's so trailer
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adjective. something that is run down or trashy. similar to ghetto.
Did you see the inside of that bar?
Yeah, it was so trailer.
Yeah, it was so trailer.
dodane przez mullet styczeń 30, 2003
n. an unpowered vehicle, towed behind a motor vehicle, with the purpose of carrying cargo or living facilities
"Hey, load the stuff into the trailer, and I'll hitch it to my truck."
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When you have to fabricate paperwork in order to make something qualify or meet a standard. The manufactured housing industry suffered demise due to dealerships fabrication financial documentation to appease lenders.
Is this divorce decree on the up and up or is it trailer?
You can't get a real doctors note to return to worker? Trailer it!
You can't get a real doctors note to return to worker? Trailer it!
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There's really only one requirement for a weeknight dinner: that it can be prepared quickly. But who says you can't also have fancy and delicious? In this episode of The Easiest Way, Amy Wisniewski of the CHOW Test Kitchen shows you how to use our Fast Lemon-Parsley Shrimp Pasta recipe to create an easy yet elegant meal at home.
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There is a theory that goes like this: If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck and has a beak like a duck, it's probably a duck. However, the Department of Homeland Security says an incentive program in effect in New York, and possibly elsewhere, is not a duck.
The program rewards agents of the U.S. Border Patrol with cash, extra vacation time and even Home Depot gift cards and may be associated with an increased effort to arrest illegal aliens. If so, there has been a downside: 277 of those arrested on immigration charges by Rochester agents – who are part of the Buffalo sector – were in the United States legally. They never should have been arrested.
The question is whether the incentive program has encouraged agents to become careless, or worse, in whom they arrest. The Department of Homeland Security says no. "No such practice of paid incentives and awards for specific human targets or enforcement actions has ever occurred within the Border Patrol, nor will it ever occur within the ranks of any [Customs and Border Protection] component," it said in a statement. Translation: no duck here.
Others aren't so sure. Families for Freedom, a New York-based immigrant advocacy group, and the New York University Immigrants Rights Clinic believe that the bonus program and the arrests are linked, and they have attracted the attention of Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Gillibrand wrote that a focus on arrest rates, "coupled with a policy of rewarding arresting agents with bonuses, casts doubt over the fairness of each arrest." Agents might be more likely to employ discriminatory methods such as racial profiling to gain those benefits, she said.
Her concerns are plainly valid and, Homeland Security's denial of a incentive system notwithstanding, the department refuses to say what the rewards are for, if not arrests. Translation: It still looks like a duck.
Considered in one way, a financial incentive program makes sense. Such enticements are a common and effective tool for increasing productivity. If Border Patrol agents were selling washing machines, such a program would be fine.
But it doesn't work when the point is to deprive people of their liberty and threaten them with punishment. The temptation to cut corners can be great and the suspicion of it is inevitable. What is more, even taking Homeland Security at its word, there were 277 wrongful arrests without an incentive program. How much worse would it be if financial rewards were added into the mix?
Gillibrand and other members of Congress from New York need to demand clear answers from Homeland Security about what the incentive program is meant to accomplish and how 277 people came to be wrongfully arrested by its Rochester-based agents.
And, to be clear, if the program is indeed meant to increase the number of arrests made, it needs to be ended. Control of our borders is important and worthy of increased attention, but a program such as that cannot be tolerated.


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Dolly Parton says she plans on renewing wedding vows with her husband of nearly 50 years, Carl Dean, on their upcoming Golden Anniversary. "We've talked about that - we might do it all over again!" Parton told Closer magazine. "Another big wedding." She added that the renewal will take place at the couple's "big old plantation home" in Tennessee with family and friends.
"Carl doesn't like to fly," Dolly added. "Once many, many years ago, he went with me to Hawaii, and he enjoyed that, but he never wanted to go anywhere else."
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Open 7 days, 5:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Junction of Routes 6 and 178, right off of I-80. fishing licenses, guide service available for Illinois River and LaSalle Lake. Live bait and tackle.
Aquascape Designs Water Gardening Store
Visit our water gardening store for all your pond and water feature supplies. Our professional staff will assist you in making sure you have everything you need and our displays will inspire you. Come shop our wide selection of pond supplies, live fish, aquatic plants, fish food, books, and more.
CITY:St. Charles
Antiques of all sizes and descriptions, from books and clothing to kitchen utensils and baby items.
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, across from the Art Institute, Archicenter features exhibits, a city model, galleries, special events, daily tours and great shopping.
Architectural Ceramics has a great selection of ceramics for home decor, gifts, and more.
Arlington Heights Downtown Business Association
Stroll through our 8-block Downtown Business Association and find a great array of shops, many of which have provided quality services to our community for decades. The Downtown Business Association is home to a pharmacy and grocery store, to jewelry stores and art galleries, to clothing stories and home décor boutiques. Transportation services are also available if you wish to take in other Chicagoland sites.
CITY:Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights Farmers Market
Enjoy fresh produce, flowers, cheeses, bakery good, jams, jellies, and more from local farmers. Open June through October.
CITY:Arlington Heights
Armitage Avenue and Lincoln Park Shopping
Wonderful boutiques, restaurants and salons abound on Armitage Avenue, Halsted Street and Webster Avenue — located in the heart of Lincoln Park. This historic Chicago, Illinois area is considered one of the city's most desirable neighborhood because of the charming tree-lined streets, Victorian row houses and unbeatable shopping and dining. We welcome you to our neighborhood and look forward to providing you with unique finds and amazing customer service! A short cab or EL ride (Brown Line) from downtown, more than forty award-winning boutiques, restaurants and personal services line this historic Chicago neighborhood. Experience big city convenience in a neighborhood setting. Irresistible furniture, clothing, antiques, jewelry, home accessories, table tops, shoes, four-star restaurants, hair salons, spas and other services are all within strolling distance. Most stores are open 7 days a week.
Located between the North Side neighborhoods of Old Town and Lincoln Park, Armitage Avenue has emerged as a shopping destination in its own right. The main shopping district is concentrated between Halsted Street and Racine Avenue. Start at the Armitage El stop (Brown Line), working your way east to Halsted Street, then wandering a few blocks north to Webster Street. As you stroll around, you'll get a good sense of the area's strong community spirit, with neighbors greeting each other and catching up on the street corners.
Arndt's produces mouth-watering fudge in a variety of flavors. Stop by for a sample.
Come to the country and enjoy furniture, accessories and primitives from a piece of the past. This quaint store also offers seasonal decorations and gift ideas.
CITY:West Frankfort
Arnold's Bicycle Repairs and Rentals
Located in downtown Thomson, Illinois near the Thomson Public Causeway and steps from the Great River Bike Trail that extends 62 miles from the Quad Cities to Savanna, Illinois. We specialize in Recumbent Bikes & Trikes so what are you waiting for? Test ride one of our recumbents and capture a view of the mighty Mississippi. We offer sales (new and used); service and repairs (the friendliest customer service around) and special requests - need something unique, customization or special needs – we can do it! We offer bike rentals, too!
Old-fashioned neighborhood candy store.
CITY:West Dundee
Three floors of fun! Shop our 1st floor boutique, create in our upstairs art studio and upcycle with vintage soul re-sale in our lower level.
Wide variety of glass items, jewelry, lots of miscellaneous, as well as framed art work.
Art de Triumph & Artful Framer Studios
Art of Chicago and the World. Originals, prints, fine art cards and expert framing. Corporate gifts and event space. Consultation and installation. Open daily.
Located in the Oak Park Arts District, we feature contemporary folk art, found object art and fine crafts created primarily with vintage, re-used, reworked, recycled and reclaimed materials. You will find truly unique, eco-friendly, "green" art and artful objects for yourself or for gift giving created by Lisa Nordstrom and other intriguing artists. Visit our website for current exhibits and special events.
CITY:Oak Park
Arte Verde Garden Center and Landscape Co.
Come see the area's largest selection of top-quality plants, including annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, vegetable plants, and shrubs. Farm animals and exotic birds. Unique plants not found in other garden centers. A name that stands for quality!
CITY:Poplar Grove
Artemisia Home & Interior Decorating
A unique blend of antiques and elements. Unusual artisan works and uncommon finds including one-of-a-kind jewelry and accessories.
Floral items.
Florals and custom made silks.
CITY:East Dundee
Pottery demonstrations Saturdays, 2-4 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m.-noon. Watch the magic of throwing.
One of Downtown's largest showcases of contemporary American art and jewelry, providing a vast collection of art media including stained and blown glass, metal and wood sculpture and much more!
Arts & More Gallery offers custom framing, in-home consultations, art classes, hundreds of mats and frames, and thousands of prints. Also, original art by local, national, and international artists.
CITY:Red Bud
Arts of Fire has a pottery painting studio, ceramics painting, silver jewelry, and parties.
As The Crow Flies offers country gifts, home decor, curtains, rugs, framed art, lamps, candles, and more.
Antique store specializing in antique and custom made jewelry. Large collection of Hummel figurines.
An Aveda lifestyle salon spa catering to individual lifestyle needs. We thoroughly nurture your mind, body, and soul with lively haircuts, soothing face and body treatments or enlightening workshops.
Asha SalonSpa, Chicagoland's largest collection of Aveda Lifestyle SalonSpas. The salon specializes in haircuts, color, make-up and facials. The Spa offers the best in massages, waxing, manicures, pedicures, yoga and other specialty Aveda Treatments.
Florist offering unique handmade wreaths, bouquets and arrangements. Also feature boutique items including hard to find gifts and purses.
Ashmann's has wonderful gifts for everyone on your list.
Beautiful store with unique vintage clothing, handmade jewelry and home decor.
Enjoy a unique shopping experience with Galena-made candles and body pampering products, as well as custom-made home accessories.
Athletic Memories specializes in the best in customizable sports memorabilia, gifts and promotional products for all types, team and individual athletes, fantasy sports fanatics or organized groups that want to standout. Our products include the best in Mini Helmets and Mini Sports Balls on the market today. Their goal is to provide you the best in quality, delivery, competitive pricing, and excellent service. Athletic Memories is about Customizing – it's about Personalizing. Let them help you preserve your moment in time. Located in "Little Wrigleyville" across from Little Cubs Field.
Attic Treasures - The Shoppes at the Red Brick Church
A colletion of shops in a quaint brick church featuring antiques, crafts, and unique gifts.
Atwood Visitor & Information Center
Early trains made an "at-the-woods" stop, and in 1873 the town of Atwood was formed. Main Street today features split-rail fences, benches, grassy areas and country crafts, collectibles and antiques.
Unique antiques and collectibles from all over the world.
Aunt Mary's Parlor has a wide variety of great gifts for everyone on your list.
Aunt Sha's Cottage Furniture carries used and refurbished furniture at affordable prices. If you are looking for something for your first apartment or a piece to add to your cottage style, Aunt Sha's is the place for you. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Aurora Farmers Market Downtown
Shop Aurora's Farmers Market for seasonal favorites! Join neighbors and enjoy the familiar flavors and weekly surprises. Illinois' oldest continually-running market, proudly celebrating area history and heritage. Each week with their Healthy Growing Initiative, your shopping experience includes a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as the opportunity to discover unique handcrafts, homemade breads and pastries, specialty meats, artisan cheeses, and beautiful flowers. Pick up your farm fresh produce for the week - and plan to spend some time savoring the sweetness of locally-made baked goods, snacking on fresh popcorn, or tasting delicious hot donuts! The City of Aurora Farmers Markets are more than a place to get your vegetables. An excellent way to kick off your Saturday morning with a mini-festival of socializing, food, music and much more. Held Saturday mornings, June through October.
Austin Parker Naturals & Jaya Juice Bar
You will find hand picked, tried and true quality items that you can trust and rely on to assist you in natural lifestyles. Our guidelines for product selection include being vegan, gluten free, undesirable additive free, and as organic as possible.
The Avenue shops are located at Oak Park and Lake Street and across from picturesque Scoville Park. It's All Here! In the "Heart of Oak Park" you'll find specialty shops that offer personal service as the norm -- not the exception! International and local designers of fashion and jewelry, antique shops, galleries and fine restaurants.
CITY:Oak Park
More than a fabulous bead store, Ayla's is also a haven for the creative soul in serach of instruction, support, supplies, jewelry and even repair. Come and enjoy the beauty, friendship and spirit!
Azura Boutique is a classy womens clothing desination settled in Peoria Heights. The interior alone will make you want to stay a little longer and linger. Owner Danielle has worked hard to design a dream boutique, the original doors from the house are mounted in the store and cleverly used as a shoe display. Her clientel range from the women who comes in with their teenage daughters to women in their 60's who want great fashion options. Azura Boutique has something for everyone! As well as fashionable clothing options, Azura also provides jewelry, shoes, and purses.
CITY:Peoria Heights
Seventy plus booths featuring antiques, crafts, collectibles, Coca-Cola memorabilia, agricultural equipment and Fenton glassware. Three flea markets, Memorial weekend, Labor Day weekend, and the Fourth of July.
B L Kassabaum Artist's Gallery
Limited edition prints, originals, conservation framing, appraisal art & photo restoration, cards.
Your international bookstore with small-town service for used, rare and collectible books.
Vintage and country home accent treasures; antiques, florals, hand-painted furniture and wall art, also shabby chic.
Welcome to the Backwoods! We are dedicated to providing top quality, home grown products in a family friendly atmosphere. Please come and enjoy the great outdoors with us. We started growing specialty crops in 1990 with a few blackberries. We have since expanded into asparagus, berries, peaches, and canned & baked goods. Pick up fruits of the season from the roadside stand or head to the fields to pick your own strawberries, black raspberries or asparagus.
Christmas trees - cut your own or pre-cut, wreaths, roping, decorations, ornaments, gifts, crafts and complimentary cider, coffee and cookies
Jewelry store located in Rushville, IL.
Located in the Palmer House, the new Chicago Spa, Balance offers a full menu of spa services in the 12 treatment room spa and also offers an array of fitness and wellness services, and memberships in the 10,000 square foot fitness center located within the Chicago hotel.
20+ specialty sandwiches, baked goods and variety of lattes, coffees and more! No fried foods of any kind! We're located in the Kraft Bldg in the heart of historic Mt Carroll. Come explore the brick streets and country charm of Mt. Carroll and stop in to see our restored historic building where we also feature a health food section, gift items & locally crafted artesian items.
CITY:Mount Carroll
Baldwin Piano and Organ Center
Baldwin Piano & Organ Center, the Midwest's regional dealer for fine pianos, organs, and keyboard instruments. Baldwin carries instruments from brands of great distinction and quality; pianos from Baldwin, Seiler, Wm. Knabe, Pramberger, and Ritmüller, digital pianos and home organs from Roland, and digital classical organs from Rodgers and Viscount.
Classic, exotic automobiles from the last 100+ years. Car collection is open to the public for complimentary viewing. Also provides brokering, consignment sales, mechanical evaluation for all cars.
CITY:St. Charles
Unique shopping experience specializing in folk art classes, supplies and wooden ware; seasonal antique barn and petting zoo on site.
Antiques, collectibles, furniture, floral arrangements, jewelry, glassware, made-to-order furniture and shelves, in-home help with decorating and more.
Contemporary and traditional literature. Outstanding service and selection make Barbara's a browser's paradise.
Shop in one location. The consignment shops offer quality merchandise including antiques, hard to find collectibles, tools, memorabilia, furniture, clothing and more. The Market offers items of value for your home and family, clothing, jewelry, gifts, food, electronics, crafts and more. Plus taste the treats at the food court which features Cimino's Little Italy. The kids can also enjoy a place to play while the family browses and shops the stores.
This quaint shop offers a wide selection of antiques, collectibles, used furniture and appliances. Open: Monday thru Friday: 10 am - 2 pm; Saturday: 10 am 3 pm.
Perennials are popping up everywhere on this Paris farm. Visitors are invited to wander the gardens to see the variety of plants that are grown and sold here.
An emporium of style since 1923, Barneys is the go-to department store for celebrities and fashion mavens from all over the world.
Barrington Ice House Village Mall Shops and Restaurants
Explore this historic mall, built in 1904, featuring more than 20 specialty shops and Chessie's, an authentic 1915 train station restaurant with its own railroad car.
Sports clothing and equipment
Baseball Card Connection offers a wide selection of baseball memorabilia, but that isn't all they have to offer! Items pertaining to football, soccer, NASCAR and more are available as well.
Bass Company Store -- Tanger Outlet Center
Shoes and clothing for men and women.
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs -- This sportsman's paradise is a breath of fresh air for outdoors enthusiasts. At Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Bolingbrook, you'll find everything you need for fishing, hunting, marine, camping, golf, footwear and gifts. Your adventure starts here!
We offer outdoor enthusiasts 3 1/2 football fields of shopping excitement with the area's largest selection of equipment and clothing for hunting, fishing, hiking, backpacking, wildlife viewing, camping, outdoor cooking and more. A gift and nature center will also serve up a wide variety of outdoor-related items from lamps and dishes to bird feeders and furniture. A restaurant and themed bowling facility. An expansive boat showroom will feature Tracker, Nitro, Mako and SunTracker boats built by Tracker Marine Group-the world's largest manufacturer of fishing boats. A boat service center will also be available. Unique exterior and interior motifs have branded Bass Pro Shops as visually appealing, high quality outdoor stores. The outdoors is brought indoors with massive log and rock work, large aquariums and water features stocked with native fish species, along with an extensive collection of aquarium quality fish and wildlife exhibits.
CITY:East Peoria
Bass Pro Shops has established itself as the prime destination for all your outdoor needs. Gorgeous waterfalls, giant aquariums, incredible wildlife mounts and more make Bass Pro Shops a must-see attraction for families around the world. For the best selection in hunting, fishing, camping, boating, archery, footwear and family clothing be sure to visit Bass Pro sporting goods store. Check out the boat and ATV showrooms or come in for a variety of outdoor skill workshops, including fly fishing and hunting. Enjoy kids and family events held throughout the year! Make Bass Pro your one stop place to shop!
Come enjoy different vendors offering a variety of fresh vegetables, fruit, eggs, meat, cheese, herbs, flowers, music and more. Along with weekly pop up vendors, check the website weekly for who will be in attendance, special features, like the Artisan Collective or free yoga. Shop for handmade items from your favorite artists and designers. There will be fun kids activities such as a "make and take art project", a dress up photo shoot, face painting and more!
Bath & Body Works -- Tanger Outlet Center
Integrating health, beauty and well-being. Combining the introduction of spa products that are easily used at home with the incorporation of simple rituals into daily life, Bath & Body Works is committed to helping consumers improve their emotional and physical being. Purchase lotions, creams, hand soap and more in a variety of scents.
Fine lingerie, sleepwear, foundations, bridal undergarments, accessories and more for the sophisticated woman. In Forest Park.
CITY:Forest Park
Baxter's Vineyards, the oldest winery in the state of Illinois, is a small family-owned winery located in the historic town of Nauvoo, Illinois that features a tasting room, gift shop, and self-guided winery tour, along with an outdoor patio and full service bar. Baxter's was established in 1857 by Emile and Annette Baxter after the disbandment of the Icarian community at Nauvoo. Today, Baxter's Vineyards continues as the fifth generation of Baxter's, co-owners, Kelly and Brenda Logan, grow over seventeen acres of grapes and apples, making approximately 5,000 gallons of wine. Also featured on the property is the Nauvoo Grand Bed & Breakfast, which provides luxury accommodations in a historic Baxter home.
Come sit on the front porch where Tommy Lee Jones rocked during the filming of US Marshals. Enjoy a soda and a gooey moon pie and hear the cha-ching of a 1913 cash register.
Sporting goods retailer and team sales. Equipment and apparel for baseball, softball, soccer, football, basketball, and volleyball.
CITY:St. Charles
Custom work, Sterling Silver, Semi-precious stones. Featuring Swarovski Crystal.
An incredible selection of beads and beading supplies in a charming shop with knowledgeable staff. Everything for the beginner to the expert -- new and vintage beads, charms, chain, wire, findings, stringing materials and books. Beaded jewelry repair. Special events include birthday parties, celebrations for adults, classes, and activities for youth groups. Visit website for details.
CITY:Oak Park
Bead-It has a wide variety of silver, pearls, Swarovski crystal, seed beads, Chinese lamp beads, unique jewelry and much more. At Bead-It, you can also make your own jewelry with our friendly staff ready to help.
Specialty Coffees and all that goes with it. Golden statuary gifts and lamps. Beautiful wedding and other holiday gifts and decorum spread throughout the store. A very unique and fun place to shop.
Bearly Used Children's Resale Store & More
Bearly Used offers a large selection of children's consignment shop. Clothing sizes from newborn to 14. Plus children's toys, maternity clothing, books, videos, baby equipment, furniture and more.
Beatnik's has a wide variety of unique items, including I Love Belleville items.
Toys, dolls, games, books, crafts and more for infants to pre-teens. Our carefully-chosen toys encourage active, creative, open-ended play. Our knowledgeable staff can help you select perfect gifts for your special kids and for the kid in you.
Becky Beck's Jewelry Store has been serving the DeKalb, Il area since 1992. Owner-operated, Becky and her expert staff are committed to providing their clients a comfortable, enjoyable jewelry buying experience, guided by a professional, knowledgeable Associate.
Beer Nuts Company Store - Plant
Bloomington, Illinois is the only city in the world where beer nuts are made! A video presentation on the making of beer nuts can be viewed in the gift shop, and nuts are available to sample in the Company Store.
Enter this 1860's once-upon-a-time hardware store and find another state of mind! Submerge yourself in the laid-back, fun atmosphere and enjoy the attentive service. You won't find nuts and bolts anymore, but you will find a world full of unusual gifts such as imported glass and serveware and home decor, some with more than a little attitude. Features a variety of wines, gourmet mixes and condiments, homemade gourmet chocolates and espresso drinks. Become a fan on facebook!
Find many unique gifts at this farm-like spot, including year-round Christmas items, furniture, fresh and silk flowers and plants, children's clothing, and the Muffins 'n' More lunchroom.
CITY:Rock Falls
Gourmet Belgian style chocolates mad fresh on the premises. A Belgian-trained Master Chocolatier provides authentic recipes and uses only the finest and freshest ingredients. Only fresh cream and butter are used.
A place where inspiration grows. We offer handmade, natural brass jewelry, plus pottery and art by local & self-representing artists.
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Exposition Center
Home to the annual St. Clair County Fair, several craft shows and monthly flea markets, the complex also includes the Belle-Clair Speedway, with stock car races and demolition derbies.
Menswear -- suits from Hart, Schaffner and Marx, Austin Reed, Palm Beach, Sportswear from Ralph Lauren Polo.
Community Farmer's' Market. Due to their commitment to quality and freshness, not all products are available all year round. The farmers bring only their produce to market in their freshest state so not all selections are in stock every week. The Market does its best to ensure seasonal produce is abundantly available during harvest time. Open seasonally June through October.
Belvidere Rent All & Party Store
Get all your party supplies here! We rent just about everything, from blow-up obstacle courses, to tables and chairs, to wedding trellises. We also carry all sorts of tools and machinery to suit your needs.
For over 17 years, Ben's Antique Mall has offered furniture, antiques, and Belleville items.
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National 4-H week is celebrated October 6 to 12, 2013.
by Patti Hurtgen, Hoard's Dairyman, Online Media Manger
While many think 4-H enrollment is just a necessary means to be able to show animals at the fairs, it brings value in the form of personal development, leadership skills and a respect for community involvement.
Ohio is considered the birthplace of 4-H in the United States. Small clubs focusing on one crop or livestock were formed. In Minnesota, after-school programs were developed focusing on agriculture. While the concept of 4-H began in 1902, the clover with the H's made its debut in 1910, but two years later in 1912, the official 4-H program began.
Many of us remember the Super Bowl commercial with "God Made a Farmer" earlier this year. Since then, the poem has been modified to include "God Made a Farmer's Wife" and a few additional versions, like the one below, of "God Made a 4-H member." Sara Griswold, a current Wisconsin 4-H member will take you on a path that may stir some of your favorite 4-H memories. Happy National 4-H Week!
God looked down on the earth he created and said, "I need someone who will keep the agriculture industry growing for years to come";
So God Made a 4-H Member
God said, "I need someone who will work all year, getting their steers, heifers, and pigs ready for that one show day that doesn't even last all day";
So God Made a 4-H Member
"I need someone who will have the leadership skills to run a meeting at a young age,
Someone who knows the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H pledge like the back of their hand,
Someone you can count on to finish the job they started, even if it means staying later than planned";
So God Made a 4-H Member
God said, "I need somebody to teach the public about all the wonderful things agriculture provides for us.
Someone who will let young children pet their calf while at the fair.
Someone who volunteers for their community any chance they get.
Someone who knows that there will always be a bright future for agriculture, because without it we would be naked and hungry.
So God Made a 4-H Member
God had to have someone who can have fun when given a deck of cards and a bale of hay. Someone who can be best friends with their toughest competitors;
So God Made a 4-H Member
God said "I need someone who knows how to deal with hard work, pain and sweat
for long enough to finish the last load of hay and still push through until chores are done.
So God Made a 4-H Member
It had to be someone that had a passion for livestock and beyond; somebody who can sew, cook, show, take pictures, plant crops, care for animals, make things out of wood, bake, write, knit, volunteer, fix things, problem solve, all while still having fun.
Somebody who would be able to handle not getting first because at the end of the day it isn't all about the number of trophies or ribbons you have, it's about the friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.
So God Made a 4-H Member
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From University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; and Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00120263.
Grant Support: By the Canadian Institute of Health Research, Gambro BCT, and The Kidney Foundation of Canada.
Potential Financial Conflicts of Interest: Grants received: W.F. Clark (Kidney Foundation of Canada, Canadian Institute of Health Research, Gambro BCT).
Requests for Single Reprints: William F. Clark, MD, London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario N6A 4G5, Canada.
Current Author Addresses: Drs. Clark and Garg and Mr. Heidenheim: London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario N6A 4G5, Canada.
Dr. Stewart: Princess Margaret Hospital, 620 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada.
Dr. Rock: The Ottawa Hospital, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada.
Drs. Sternbach and Churchill: McMaster University, St. Joseph's Hospital, 50 Charlton East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1A6, Canada.
Dr. Sutton: Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2G4, Canada.
Dr. Barrett: Memorial University of Newfoundland, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. Johns, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada.
Author Contributions: Conception and design: W.F. Clark, A.K. Stewart, G.A. Rock, M. Sternbach, B.J. Barrett, A.P. Heidenheim, D.N. Churchill.
Analysis and interpretation of the data: W.F. Clark, A.K. Stewart, B.J. Barrett, A.P. Heidenheim, A.X. Garg, D.N. Churchill.
Drafting of the article: W.F. Clark, A.K. Stewart, A.P. Heidenheim, D.N. Churchill.
Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: W.F. Clark, A.K. Stewart, M. Sternbach, D.M. Sutton, B.J. Barrett, A.P. Heidenheim, A.X. Garg, D.N. Churchill.
Final approval of the article: W.F. Clark, A.K. Stewart, A.X. Garg, D.N. Churchill.
Provision of study materials or patients: W.F. Clark, G.A. Rock, M. Sternbach, D.M. Sutton, D.N. Churchill.
Statistical expertise: W.F. Clark, A.P. Heidenheim, A.X. Garg, D.N. Churchill.
Obtaining of funding: W.F. Clark, A.K. Stewart, D.N. Churchill.
Administrative, technical, or logistic support: W.F. Clark, G.A. Rock.
Collection and assembly of data: W.F. Clark, A.P. Heidenheim, D.N. Churchill.
Of 104 patients who were initially enrolled in the study, 7 were withdrawn. Of these 7 patients, 3 were ineligible and 4 were lost to follow-up (Figure 1). Among the 4 patients lost to follow-up, 1 was a homeless person and the other 3 withdrew from all medical care and follow-up after diagnosis. Thus, intention-to-treat analyses included 58 patients in the plasma exchange group and 39 patients in the conventional therapy control group. No patient crossed over from his or her treatment assignment group during the trial, and all 58 patients randomly assigned to receive plasma exchange received 5 to 7 treatments.
No cases crossed over from plasma exchange to control or vice versa. VAD = vincristine–adriamycin–dexamethasone.
Treatment groups did not statistically significantly differ.
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The long awaited randomized controlled plasma exchange trial by Clark et al. (1) is finally here. As the largest trial on the subject, it was supposed to help define the role of plasma exchange in this disease. However, on closer evaluation of the data more questions were found than answers.
First, what disease was actually treated with plasma exchange in this study? Autopsy data by Ivanyi found light chain deposition disease, amyloidosis and cast nephropathy in 5%, 11% and 32% of the patients who died with myeloma respectively (2). Others have shown acute tubular necrosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis and plasma cell infiltration as additional causes of acute renal failure in this population (3). With majority of the patients with no renal biopsy, how did the authors insure only cast nephropathy was being studied? It is equivalent to treating patients with monoclonal gammopathy without a bone marrow biopsy? Since plasma exchange is only intended to treat cast nephropathy, it is therefore not unexpected that this study found no benefit.
Next, why was death at 6 months included in the primary outcome? Since plasma exchange lacks the ability to decrease the tumor burden, increase the CD4 cell count or improve the cytogenetics, factors that are prognostic in this population (4), it would seem unfair to expect it to improve the short term survival. This was reinforced by the fact that dialysis did not appear to influence the short term survival in this study (1). Unfortunately, with death making up one-third of the events in both groups, this weakened an already underpowered study to a point where no difference could be demonstrated.
Despite the randomized controlled design of this study, it led us no closer to the role of plasma exchange in cast nephropathy. It is important for nephrologists to understand the limitations of the study because our role in this disease is not to provide anti-myeloma therapy but to reverse the renal failure and preserve renal function. The main concern should not be limited to prolongation of life but should include improving the quality of life by getting patients off dialysis. Preservation of renal function also keeps therapeutic options open as many clinical trials exclude patients who are dialysis dependent. As Nephrologists, our role in this disease is clear even though the results of this study are not.
1. Clark WF, Stewart AK, Rock GA, et al. Plasma exchange when myeloma presents as acute renal failure: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(11):777-84. 2. Ivanyi B. Frequency of light chain deposition nephropathy relative to renal amyloidosis and Bence Jones cast nephropathy in a necropsy study of patients with myeloma. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 1990;114(9):986-7. 3. Sakhuja V, Jha V, Varma S, et al. Renal involvement in multiple myeloma: a 10-year study. Renal Failure. 2000;22(4):465-77. 4. San Miguel JF, Garcia-Sanz R. Prognostic features of multiple myeloma. Bailliere's Best Practice in Clinical Haematology. 2005;18(4):569-83.
Dr. William Clark et al, with the Canadian Apheresis Group have reasonably and accurately presented data in the Dec. 6th issue of the AIM (Annals of Internal Medicine) that show that plasma exchange does not improve treatment results in myeloma patients presenting with renal failure.
In 1971, and again in 1974, we presented our results with the M2 protocol (melphalan, cytoxan, vincristine, BCNU, prednisone) at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Responses were rapid and occurred at the 85% level in patients with generalized, symptomatic, progressing, prior untreated disease and 50% in patients who had failed prior therapy. Partial responses were usually seen in the remaining 15%. Renal failure did not preclude response. Exceptions were the problematic cases with plasma cell leukemia, profound pancytopenias, and significant amyloid.
We made the point with our house staff and Fellows, as forcefully as we could, that very sick patients with cancer, and certainly with myeloma, require instant and maximally effective therapy for their malignancy, and that all the other forms of supportive care are vital but they are secondary. Critically ill patients are lost while Doctors focus exclusively on the secondary manifestations of their tumors.
The M2 is a far better treatment than melphalan/prednisone. The M2 brings down serum protein levels within days sometimes even within hours. Tumor cell kills are far higher and more rapid with the M2 and were documented by ourselves and Dr. Syd Salmon at the University of Arizona. Today, there are newer more highly effective treatments for myeloma. Cell kill by newer systemic therapies such as Thalidomide, Bortezemide, and Lenolidomide, along with high dose Dexamethasone is even more rapid and more substantial.
Dr. Clark and his group deserve credit for refocusing our efforts on immediate and aggressive systemic treatment of the underlying cancer and away from important, but less vital intensive support.
Burton J. Lee, MD
Acknowledgement: The author thanks Dr. Paul Hetzel of Springfield Medical Associates for his assistance in preparing this letter.
The study by Clark and colleagues concludes that plasma exchange for patients with acute renal failure at the onset of multiple myeloma does not improve renal function, reduce dialysis dependence or death(1). This conclusion should be interpreted with caution by practicing physicians who take care of such patients. The authors thoughtfully listed some of the limitations of the study. However, other significant limitations preclude the interpretation of the results in a meaningful manner.
The study recruited 97 patients, 20 of whom had monoclonal protein detectable only in the urine and not in plasma. Although not specified by the authors, immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) was presumably used to detect monoclonal proteins in plasma and urine samples. It is likely that patients with no detectable plasma monoclonal protein by IFE constitute a subgroup that is not expected to benefit from plasma exchange which is performed to physically remove the pathogenic monoclonal protein to potentially improve renal function while awaiting chemotherapy to take effect. The authors raise the issue of whether patients with high serum immunoglobulin-free light chain levels might represent a subgroup that is likely to benefit from plasma exchange and yet, no subgroup analysis results are presented for the 20 patients who had no detectable monoclonal protein in their plasma. The justification for performing plasma exchange on patients with no detectable plasma monoclonal protein is unclear.
It is difficult to understand the rationale for not reporting the reduction in light chain proteinuria. This omission is justified by citing the results of two smaller randomized studies, as clearly demonstrating reduction in light chain proteinuria using plasma exchange in association with cytotoxic therapy(2,3). If the presence or absence of response to chemotherapy (±plasma exchange) was not assessed in this cohort of patients, then it is not possible to determine the effect of plasma exchange. The study should have been designed to assess both the presence and the rapidity of response to chemotherapy (±plasma exchange) and how these factors relate to the evolution of renal function. Many patients with myeloma do not exhibit an adequate response to initial chemotherapy and this subgroup of patients would likely exhibit persistent or progressive renal dysfunction regardless of whether 5 to 7 plasma exchanges had been performed at the time of diagnosis. Furthermore, the designation by the authors of melphalan and prednisone as "standard chemotherapy" for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma is questionable(4).
REFERENCES 1. Clark WF, Stewart AK, Rock GA, et al. Plasma exchange when myeloma presents as acute renal failure: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(11):777-84. 2. Zucchelli P, Pasquali S, Cagnoli L, Ferrari G. Controlled plasma exchange trial in acute renal failure due to multiple myeloma. Kidney Int. 1988;33(6):1175-80. 3. Johnson WJ, Kyle RA, Pineda AA, O'Brien PC, Holley KE. Treatment of renal failure associated with multiple myeloma. Plasmapheresis, hemodialysis, and chemotherapy. Arch Intern Med. 1990;150(4):863-9. 4. Boccadoro M, Pileri A. Diagnosis, prognosis, and standard treatment of multiple myeloma. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 1997;11(1):111-31.
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We concur with Dr. Leung's comment that, on closer observation of the data more questions are found than answers. We would hope that most careful readers would experience this same phenomenon when looking closely at data from other randomized control trials. He then raises the issue of an absence of renal biopsies and refers to a study published by Ivanyi in 1990, which indicated that a necropsy study of patient's with myleoma revealed 37% had light chain or cast nephropathy and 11% amyloidosis. Less than 20% of myeloma patients at the time of their diagnosis have a clinical picture of acute renal failure and heavy proteinuria. As indicated in our methods and discussion section these are the entry criteria for patients who were enrolled in our study. This clinical picture of progressive, or acute renal failure has been shown on two (2) pathological studies (referenced in our previous discussion) to have a 77 to 97% incidence of light chain or myeloma cast nephropathy (Ref. 2 & 3). Dr Leung asks why death was included in the primary outcome measure in our study (initiated in 1998). The decision to include death was based on the prior published findings of the randomized control study by Zucchelli et al. Their small (n =29) randomized control study indicated that the plasma exchange arm had a significant reduction in mortality that was attributed to the plasma exchange procedure (4). We would agree at this time with Dr. Leung that plasma exchange lacks the ability to decrease the tumor burden and increase the CD4 cell count or improve the cytogenetics factors that have been shown in a publication in 2005 to be prognostic in this population.
I as a nephrologist and as a physician would concur that it is important for nephrologists and other physicians to not limit our concerns to prolongation of life but rather to include improving the quality of life for patients with acute renal failure at the onset of myleoma. We also believe our role in this disease is clear and that is to carry out, where ever possible, interventions which are more likely to benefit and less likely to harm our patients based on the best available evidence to date. We would strongly encourage all our colleagues to actively participate in randomized control trials to provide clearer treatment options for our patients.
References: 1. Ivanyi B, Frequency of Light chain deposition nephropathy relative to renal amylodosis and Bence Jones cast nephropathy in a necropsy study of patients with myeloma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1990 Sep;114(9):986-7
2. Montseny JJ, Kleinknecht D, Meyrier A, Vanhille P, Simon P, Pruna A, et al. Long-term outcome accordingt o renal histological lesions in 118 patients with monoclonal gammopathies. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1998:13:1438-45
3. Pasquali S, Zucchelli P, Casanova S, Cagnoli L, Confalonieri R, Pozzi C, et al. Renal histological lesions and clinical syndromes in multiple myeloma. Renal Immunopathology Group. Clin Nephrol. 1987;27:222-8
4. Zucchelli P, Pasquali S, Cagnoli L, Ferrari G. Controlled plasma exchange trial in acute renal failure due to multiple myeloma. Kidney Int. 1988;33:1175-80
Dear Editor
We read with interest the study by Clark et al and the conclusion that there was no significant benefit of plasma exchange in multiple myeloma patients with acute renal failure (1). Quite rightly, this raises the question of the appropriateness of including plasma exchange on international guidelines for this indication (2). However, the study did not address the efficacy of plasma exchange to reduce serum free light chain (sFLC) concentrations in the blood. Only when it has been demonstrated that sFLC levels have been significantly reduced can we comment on whether a particular method of direct removal is of clinical benefit. The standard course of 7 plasma exchange treatments and chemotherapy may be ineffective at rapidly reducing FLC levels (3): our mathematical modelling indicates that prolonged haemodialysis is a far better treatment. Hence the Clark et al study must only be viewed as evidence that this regime of plasma exchange does not improve outcomes, not that reduction in sFLC concentrations is not of clinical benefit. Further work is needed to determine the best haemodialysis schedule to rapidly reduce sFLC levels, followed by an RCT of renal and patient outcomes with a protocol that includes this approach.
1. Clark WF et al. Plasma exchange when myeloma presents as acute renal failure: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Dec 6;143(11):777-84.
2. Williams R. Plasma exchange does not ameliorate myeloma-induced acute renal failure. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2006 Mar;3(3):119-20.
3. Bradwell AR et al. Rapid removal of FLC from the serum by haemodialysis for patients with myeloma kidney. Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Atlanta, GA, December 10-13, 2005
Plasma Exchange Treatment Is Not Effective in Treating Acute Kidney Failure Caused by Multiple Myeloma
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Hubby & I went to a restaurant opening tonight.
It was sooo nice.
The food was deelish!
My date was quite charming.
I got to wear my new dress!
And red shoes!
Good night, indeed.
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New dress AND red shoes! Hot Mama! Glad you had a good night!ReplyDelete
I think red shoes are the best... I always feel hot in red shoes.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful couple! So nice that you guys got a date night out. Sounds like a great time!
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Aw, you guys are too cute!! Glad you had a fab date night!!ReplyDelete
we need a shot of the shoes...so we can admire. Glad you had a good night!ReplyDelete
Oh, I love your dress. You look great. Me and Monte haven't been out since Carter was born. I'm thinking IT'S TIME!!!ReplyDelete
Let's see the red shoes, girlfriend! Adorable dress.ReplyDelete
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That's a cute dress! Date nights are great (though far & few between). Hope you had a rgeat time!ReplyDelete
awe you look so pretty. I cant see the shoes :-) but I remember what they look like hehe.ReplyDelete
I have to say that Steph & Jeff looked stunning...I got to see in person cause I was the babysitter! The red shoes were hot indeed.ReplyDelete
Red shoes = heaven on earth!
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Cute dress! I'm going to try to make it a point to get dressed up for our date night tonight. Usually we just go as we are.ReplyDelete
You look hot! Love the dress! Marshalls?ReplyDelete
Ok, I'm very jealous!
I would do anything for a dinner out right now!
You look beautiful... love the dress!! Love it!!
So who stayed with the little men while Mom and Dad were out!?
Have a great day - is it sunny and warm in Chicago!?
- Audrey
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Cute dress!!
Don't you two look sweet!?!
I need you to come shopping with me cuz I'm loving all your clothes and shoes! Really, you look great and I love your dress.
How you two had a great time and good food!
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Sounds heavenly - good food, good man, good clothes (and good child-care thanks to your mom)! So happy you had a fun night out.ReplyDelete
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Ya'll make a super cute couple! That dress ROCKS!ReplyDelete
You look HOT momma!!!!!ReplyDelete
You look beautiful, Steph. I love that dress. Rich and I always used to joke about Dress Barn too. We used to moo every time we passed one :)ReplyDelete
What a great looking couple you two are. And what a HOT dress you have there! You look radiant in that photo.ReplyDelete
I clicked on this to tell you how much I love that dress and how good you look in it and I see the last comment was from me back when I had my mommy blog. How funny!!


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Paul Buccigrossi, 56, Peoria, Ariz., formerly of Squirrel Hill, died Monday, May 13, 2013.
He was the beloved son of the late Arthur J. and Ida (Vestri) Buccigrossi; brother of Arthur J. Jr. (Harriett), Janice Bucci (James Russavage) and Cindy Barbour (Rodney Godbey); uncle of Lena Marie Samuels, Arthur J. Buccigrossi III and Matthew Russavage; and great-uncle of Marisa Duncan, Chada Caliano and Alana Jolie Buccigrossi and Aidan and Liam Samuels.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013, at McCabe Bros. Inc. Funeral Home, 6214 Walnut St., Shadyside, where a funeral will commence at 9 a.m. Monday. A funeral Mass will follow at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Bede Church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Altoona.
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Tiffin reports
Chester A. Matthews, 34, of Tiffin, was charged with falsification for an incident Sept. 15
A caller reported Sunday afternoon a man assaulted a 17-year-old boy at Oakley Park. An ambulance was not requested.
A woman went to the station Sunday afternoon to report her wallet was stolen from the 700 block of West Market Street.
A residence in the 100 block of Erie Street was reported broken into Sunday afternoon. Items were missing.
A first-block Hunter Street woman reported Sunday evening neighbor kids opened all of her trash bags to look for toys.
A first-block Adams Street man reported early Monday morning his son took his wallet.
A caller from CSX reported early Monday morning a boy threw a bat at a conductor on Wall Street while the conductor was off of the train. The conductor took the bat with him. Police were unable to locate the boy.
A 100-block Main Street man reported early Monday morning a woman bit him during an argument.
A caller in the 300 block of East Market Street reported early Monday morning a man was knocking on doors and windows. The man was asking for money and a place to stay.
A 100-block Melmore Street caller reported Monday morning a GPS and cell phone were taken from a vehicle overnight.
A first-block Victoria Drive person reported Monday morning a garage and vehicles had been entered.
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An 11000-block West CR 10 woman reported Sunday evening a man took her motorcycle key and a battery. The man told her he would return them for $100.
Copper wire was reported stolen from a location in the 6000 block of South TR 97 Monday morning.
An assault was reported Monday afternoon in the 3000 block of South SR 100.
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Joslyn S. Lawson, 46, of Fostoria, was charged with public nuisance for an incident Sept. 25.
Angela M. Polland, age unavailable, of Fostoria, was charged with theft Saturday.
Melissa T. Parlow, 24, of Fostoria, was charged with possession of marijuana Sunday.
A 200-block Cleveland Street woman reported Sunday afternoon someone threw a rock into her window.
A woman in the area of South Main and East Fourth streets reported Sunday evening her son was shot with a BB gun. There were no injuries and the parents were advised of the situation, according to the report.
An 11-year-old juvenile was charged with domestic violence Monday morning.
A caller from St. Wendelin, 313 N. Wood St., reported Monday morning someone broke into the building and caused damage. Items had been thrown around and names were on a chalkboard.
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Leslie E. "Les" Arnold, 88, of Atkinson, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis. Funeral services celebrating his life will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Atkinson Chapel of Vandemore Funeral Homes. The Rev. Steve Clark will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Atkinson. A visitation will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m., prior to service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be left to the Henry County Humane Society of Geneseo, which was dear to his heart and is now home to his best friend, Timmy.
Les was born on Dec. 19, 1923, in Atkinson, the son of Raymond and Gladys (Steiner) Arnold. He married Wilma Hamer on Dec. 28, 1944, in Atkinson and later Linda (DeCausemaker) VanOpdorp on July 5, 1969, in Geneseo. She died in 2008. He graduated from Atkinson High School in 1941 and worked at Peabody Coal Company for more than 18 years. He then served as an insurance representative for Equitable of Iowa and Great West Life for 24 years. He moved to Arizona in 1986 and worked in security for Leisure World for 20 years. He was an avid baseball fan and played and coach baseball for many years from Little League to Babe Ruth. He was a player/manager for the famous New Bedford Elites in the 1950s, finishing third in the World Tournament in 1956 and 1957. He was named All-American in 1956. He was president of the Atkinson Baseball Association for many years and there is a baseball field in Atkinson bearing his name.
Survivors include a son and spouse, Randal and Mary Arnold of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. and their children, Emily (Ron) Cortese, Noah (Christine) Arnold, Levi (Kathleen Sanders) Arnold and their son, Trigg, and Olivia Arnold; son and spouse, Daryn and Brenda Arnold of Reynolds and Daryn's daughter, Amber Arnold and Brenda's children, Ryan, AJ and Lorena; son-in-law, Larry Wiebel of Moline and children, Heather (Brett) Errthum and Adam Wiebel; stepsons and spouses, Rock and Tina VanOpdorp and Rock's children, Tory and Tara; Rory and Cathy VanOpdorp and their children, Carly and Chase; and several great grandchildren; his sister, Donna Scott of Bettendorf, Iowa; and his mother-in-law, Mary Lou DeCausemaker. He was preceded in death by his daughters, Julie Ann in 1946 and Lynda Sue in 1990; his wife, Linda in 2008 and her son, Ryan in 1986; his parents; brother, Bobby; and sister, Arlene.
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A sunny sky and slight breeze graced the Davis & Elkins College Amphitheater on Friday afternoon as crowds gathered to witness the coronation of Queen Silvia LXXVI Emily McKibbin Everson.
The event began with the Presentation of the Colors by the West Virginia Highlanders of D&E, including Dr. Randy Blackburn, Charlie McElwain, Dr. Chuck Riddle and Gregg Hickman. The National Anthem was sung by the McChoir Sisters, accompanied by members of the audience, hands on hearts.
Next down coronation hill were the royal trumpeteers, Andrew Tenney, Aaron New and Alex Mach, dressed in black tuxedos.
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The Inter-Mountain photo by Angie Pritt
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin crowns Queen Silvia LXXVI Emily McKibbin Everson on Friday. The festival tradition drew a large crowd of people wanting to catch a glimpse of the royalty at Davis &?Elkins College.
The Inter-Mountain photos by Anthony Gaynor
Above, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin leads Queen Silvia LXXVI Emily McKibbin Everson from the stage following the coronation ceremony during the 76th Mountain State Forest Festival Friday in Elkins on the campus of Davis &?Elkins College.
The Inter-Mountain photo by Angie Pritt
The royal jesters fly through the air as they provide entertainment to the royal court and spectators during the coronation ceremony at the 76th Mountain State Forest Festival.
The crowd applauded as Woodly the Elf, Grace Keiser DeMarco, descended the hill.
Familiar light browns and dark greens were sported by the royal scouts. Morgan Grace Barnett walked with Katherine Elise Markley, while Justin James Bibey was paired with Zachary Wade Tysor.
In formal wear, the court noblemen then walked individually toward the stage, including Sen. Clark S. Barnes, R-Randolph; Joseph Geiger, director of WV Archives and History; Sen. Walt Helmick, D-Pocahontas; Delegate William G. Hartman, D-Randolph; Judy Guye, mayor emerita of the City of Elkins; Delegate Denise Campbell, D-Randolph; Bob Tabb, deputy commissioner of the WV Department of Agriculture; Charles "Randy" Dye, director of the WV Division of Forestry; Dr. Michael Mihalyo, chancellor and provost of Davis and Elkins College; and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.
Following the noblemen's descent, "West Virginia Hills" was sung by the McChoir Sisters.
The 38 festival princesses, who represent the beauty of the Mountain State's fall colors, then descended the hill, in pairs, to the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance."
Each pair of princesses wore dresses of a distinct color. Laura Brown and Toni Dilley were clad in whispering pine; Brittanie Simmons and Ashley Murray in cardinal red; Chelsea Yeager and Leslie Barton in green apple; Linlee Haddix and Eve Leombruno in purple majesty; Megan Casteel and Catherine Riggleman in fall twilight; Brittany Dobbins and Meghan Lough in sugar maple; Katie Clevenger and Chelsea Elmore in mocha frost; Farha Kahn and Andrea Warner in blue spruce; Emma Wolfe and Sarah Schmidt in rhododendron; Whitney Nestor and Katelynn Torrence in harvest wheat; Caitland Adkins and Lauren Trumble in mountain splendor; Christina Lambert and Jillian McClure in majestic ruby; Taylor Gutta and Megan Wetsel in citron laurel; Lynnlee Wileman and Kayla Workman in wild iris; Brittiny Snyder and Devon Brosh in antique plum; Emma Post and Sally Ann Miller in royal apricot; Makinsey Cochran and Emily Cline in spiced chestnut; Tiffany Stutler and Rachel Alvarez in deep river; and Corrie Burlas and Samantha Tallman in mountain thistle.
The festival's flower girls then appeared, including Hallie McKenna Martin, Presley Shae Bates, Alexis Brooke Gibson, Jaden Faith Pratt, Audrie Grace Dyer and Mackenzie Nicole Childers-Wileman.
Following the flower girls, Lt. Col. Jeremy Anfinson led the 38 Cadet Wing escorts from the WVU Air Force ROTC Detachment 915.
Lt. Col. Denzel Neal and Capt. Michael Poblocki descended the hill as the escorts to the Maids of Honor Megan Leigh Nida and Emily Jane Thompson, while Col. David Terris escorted Everson.
Five members of the Sabre Team then marched down the hill, followed by the scepter bearer, Lauren Elizabeth D'Angelo, and the crown bearer, Danica Jean-Louise Riggins.
Then it was time for Everson to make her first appearance, descending coronation hill followed by her train bearers, Carter David-Andrew Loudin and Kaleb Bryce Kennard-Terry, as she made her way toward the stage.
Following her arrival, the court jesters put on a show of tumbling and dancing down the courtyard. Sydney Paige Schumacher, Logan Elizabeth Warner and Kaci Brynn Zopp shot confetti into the air and danced with ribbons throughout their presentation.
With Everson and all the dignitaries now on the stage, Barnes greeted the audience and Geiger provided a short history of the Mountain State Forest Festival.
Tomblin was given the honor of crowning Everson. The crowning was followed by a series of presentations to Everson.
Hartman presented Everson with her sceptor, while Helmick provided the investment of the mantle of authority. Campbell presented Sylvia with her jewel, and the key to the city was given by Guye.
Dye and the royal scouts presented the queen with a tree. Everson dedicated the seedling to the local forest.
Tabb presented the scroll and Everson read the queen's proclamation.
Mihalyo followed Everson's presentation with a prayer.
Everson was then escorted across the stage by Tomblin and the royal jesters performed for her one final time.
Andrew Montgomery then sang "Silvia," written by John Angotti.
All parties on the stage made their way back up coronation hill, as the "Crown Imperial" recessional closed the 76th MSFF coronation.
The Queen's Reception followed at Halliehurst Mansion immediately following the coronation.
The coronation was sponsored by Burke, Schultz, Harman & Jenkinson, while the Queen's Reception was sponsored by Central Suypply Company. The sceptor and crown were sponsored by Sharp Jewelry.
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Another quarter has rolled around, so did a
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has seemingly been a quarterly tradition by now. But this quarter's
earnings reports, while sticking true to tradition in revenue and several other
areas, actually fell short of analyst's typically overly conservative
expectations in two areas.
This quarter's earnings will likely be
over-scrutinized in the face of much bigger questions facing the trendy gadget
maker. While there'd been a bit of optimism surround the upcoming
iPad 2 and availability of
a CDMA (3G) iPhone on Verizon, most Apple-related financial chatter over
the past two days had centered around the company's CEO, co-founder, and
creative guiding hand, Steven P. Jobs taking
a medical leave of absence (the CEO has battled cancer over the last
decade and is recovering currently from a liver
A strong earnings report wouldn't completely silence
concerns about a possible future Apple leadership crisis, but it
might offer a decent distraction.
Apple's official accounting of calendar Q4 2010
earnings trickled
in at around 4:30 p.m. on January 18.
Revenue was $26.74B USD, a new record, grossly
surpassing the consensus expectation of $24.4B USD and the "high"
expectation of $25.5B USD. Earnings per share (EPS) similarly whipped
expectations to the tune of $6.43 USD, versus a consensus estimate of $5.38,
and a "high" estimate of $6.02.
IPhone and iPad shipments beat expectations,
recording 16.24 million and 7.33 million, respectively, units shipped, versus
respective expectations of 15.5 million and 6.2 million.
If there was one trouble spot in the earnings
report, it was the shipments of Mac computers and iPods, which fell short of
expectations. Apple only shipped 4.1 million Macs vs. a consensus of 4.3
million, and only shipped 19.45 million iPods vs. a consensus expectation of
20.3 million.
The iPod shortfall is perhaps expected -- sales of
the portable music player have slumped as tablets
and smartphones have boomed, filling many of the niches once filled by the
portable music player. The lower than expected Mac shipments are a bit
more troublesome and a sign perhaps that Apple is slowing in its quest to gain
ground on industry leaders Dell and HP. The Mac shipments, while lower
than expected, represented a 23 percent increase from shipments a year ago.
The iPod shipments, on the other hand, represented a 7 percent drop.
Despite the couple of weak metrics, the record
revenue, strong iPad/iPhone sales, and higher than expected revenue/EPS
guidance for Q1 2011 all culminated to a generally positive reception of the
report. While it is early to fully characterize the net impact, Apple
stock in resumed after hours trading has swung upwards $7.23 USD/share, a 2.12
percent gain that almost erases a 2.25 percent Tuesday drop, which was driven by
the aforementioned leadership concerns.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs, put in a good word,
enthusing, "We had a phenomenal holiday quarter with record Mac, iPhone
and iPad sales. We are firing on all cylinders and we've got some exciting
things in the pipeline for this year including iPhone 4 on Verizon which
customers can't wait to get their hands on."Note: We originally overstated the revenue as $27B USD. It is actually slightly lower ($26.74B USD). Some have questioned the analyst consensus surrounding Macs. We have consulted several different publications, and the figure 4.3 million is consistent across them and appears correct. Apple also fell short of its own Mac sales predictions.
quote: 400,000 new customers in a year? That probably includes schools that are practically given the computers (yea learn on a Mac and then never see one again brilliant). I dont really see that as very impressive. Apple tv is a joke (funnier than google tv). Ipad and iphone are it for apple. Good products still growing no doubt. Mac market share is flat at best. They are now for the first time facing stiff phone competition and will face heavy tablet competiton this year. The honeymoon is over and now Jobs is sick again? Yeah things looking better than ever for Apple.
quote: MS has the best quarter ever, with stuff like Xbox business growing record breaking 38% and outselling everyone in the US for more than four months, and is now producing the most widely used software in the world. There really is only one conclusion you can come to - MS is doomed!Sheesh
quote: Microsoft's main problem is that the products which prop up the whole of it's business, products that supply the vast bulk of it's profit, are all 25 years old
quote: So I don't think Microsoft is doomed but I do think it will get smaller in relation to the tech market over the coming years
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One of the greatest advances in solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) and proteomics over the past decade is the use of microwave irradiation to overcome incomplete and slow reactions typical of conventional SPPS and proteomic sample preparation.
Microwave energy has been applied successfully in both manual and automated approaches for enhancing the synthesis of peptides and peptidomimetics.
During the course of conventional peptide synthesis, the growing peptide chain can form aggregates with itself or neighboring chains, leading to the production of low-quality peptides. Due to its highly charged resonance structure, the peptide bond will readily absorb microwave energy, which induces molecular motion within the peptide. This random motion can overcome chain aggregation within the peptide, allowing for free access to the N-terminus of the growing peptide chain and resulting in a significant increase in peptide purity.
Microwave irradiation also can considerably increase the speed at which peptides are synthesized. Traditionally, peptide coupling reactions require from 30 minutes up to two hours to reach completion. Microwave energy allows the amino acid coupling to be completed in just five minutes.
The Fmoc deprotection reaction can be accelerated in the microwave to decrease the reaction time from at least 15 minutes to only three minutes. We recently demonstrated (J. Pept. Sci., 2007) that common side reactions such as racemization and aspartimide formation are easily controllable with optimized methods that can be applied routinely.
One of the most recent developments in the field of microwave peptide synthesis is in the synthesis of peptide nucleic acid (PNA) polyamides. PNA is a DNA mimic with an uncharged, pseudopeptide backbone. PNA oligomers form stable duplex structures with Watson-Crick complementary base pairing with DNA (or RNA) oligomers. PNAs also demonstrate high chemical and metabolic stability.
PNA oligomers have potential applications in antisense diagnostics and therapeutic areas. Fabani, Vigorito, and co-workers developed a method to synthesize PNA oligomers using microwave irradiation to accelerate the synthesis as well as to increase the yield and purity (Nucleic Acids Res., 2010).
Microwave irradiation has also been used to accelerate the synthesis of peptides containing sterically hindered amino acids, including N-methyl-rich peptides. N-methylated amino acid containing peptide analogues have improved pharmacological properties including enzyme stability, receptor selectivity, enhanced potency, and bioavailability. The coupling of these highly sterically hindered residues typically suffers from low yield and requires expensive coupling reagents.
Alberico et al. recently reported a method for the synthesis of N-methyl-rich peptides that utilizes microwave energy to accelerate the coupling time from two to four hours to only 20 minutes (J. Pept. Sci., 2010). They also performed the synthesis using the same time and temperature parameters under conventional conditions and reported that it resulted in low-purity peptides.
Microwave technology can also be used to promote the synthesis of cyclic peptides. Cyclic peptides are biologically interesting because they are typically resistant to digestion, a trait that makes them particularly suitable as peptide-based drugs. The head-to-tail cyclization of linear peptides in solution often suffers from oligomerization. In addition, the cyclization of tetrapeptides requires preorganization of the linear precursor.
Taddei developed a method using microwave irradiation to accelerate the cyclization, increase the yield, reduce the amount of solvent, and streamline the work-up and isolation procedure (Tetrahedron Lett., 2009).
Another area of microwave research that is receiving increasing attention is microwave-assisted proteomics and, more specifically, microwave-assisted enzymatic digestion of proteins for proteomic analysis. Higher efficiency digestion is obtained for trypsin in 15 minutes using microwaves compared to conventional overnight digestion at 37°C. This is reflected in higher database search score results, as well as higher intensity signals. The method has been applied successfully with solution and in-gel samples and is compatible with a range of enzymes including trypsin, Lys-C, and chymotrypsin.
Grace Vanier, Ph.D. ([email protected]), is product manager in the bioscience division at CEM.
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I love that manga, it's one of my favorites although there are not many released in the US. A good story about the Queen of Vampires and her faithful servant that is a wearwolf. It's a good series and i would deffinantly recomend it.
sounds interesting, i like werewolfs.
there is a lot of fighting. "Prepare to be slaughtered."
wait fighting that means violence i'm inThe Greatest Clan In Death and Universe... The Zombaukto Clan
wat sup with the werewolf and vampire thing there always together i mean dont get me wrong i love the hole two diffrent worlds coming together thing i just dont get y there always together and all.<3~LAMOUR~<3
i don't know maybe it is one walks in the day the other at night, one can control others and the other can't control itself. that is probably the reason but someone could shake it up and use like a witch or something.
zombie and esper that would be funny telepathic powers and a walking corpse The Greatest Clan In Death and Universe... The Zombaukto Clan
what is esper? esp extra sensory perception...er?
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This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Organizational Psychology for Managers.
Feedback takes many forms. Equity, blame versus problem solving, and dealing with jerks provide feedback that tell people how the organization works and handles difficulties. In addition, there are the explicit feedback systems:
There is the feedback that people get that tells them how, and whether, the organization views them as people. This is feedback about the nature of the relationship between members and the organization as a whole.
There is feedback that goes up the organizational hierarchy, informing those higher up about conditions, the market, problems in the organization, and successes. This system often fails.
There is feedback in the form of performance reviews. Done properly, which rarely happens, performance reviews are very powerful and valuable to the organization: they provide a route by which members of the organization can grow, develop their skills, and build their status. They provide an important connection to the organizational narrative.
Relational Feedback
Psychologist Robert Cialdini observes that every culture has a social rule around favors: when someone does something for you, helps you, or gives you a gift of some sort, you are expected to reciprocate in some way. People who do not reciprocate, that is, those who take but do not give, are viewed as greedy moochers, and are often shunned by the rest of the society. Similarly, as Schein observes, those who give help but never accept it, are often viewed with suspicion or resentment.
In an organizational setting, people want to understand what sort of relationship they have with their coworkers, their boss, and with the more nebulous construct that is the �organization.� Reciprocity is one of the ways people explore that relationship. How the team and the organization handle reciprocity thus becomes a proxy for the relationship.
In early stage teams, people might refuse to accept help in order to avoid a feeling of indebtedness or incompetence, or might attempt to help another in the hopes of receiving help later or building status. In fact, for the team to be considered just and fair, there needs to be that mutual exchange of helping behavior in the early stages. Eventually, as the team develops, the mutual exchange of favors turns into a more abstract helping network in which team members automatically give and receive help as necessary to the accomplishment of the task at hand. It�s no longer about the individual ledger; rather, it�s the confidence that we will all engage in helping behaviors for the good of all of us. The trust that enables that to happen comes from demonstrating reciprocity in the early stages of team development.
Similarly, when members of an organization put forth an extra effort or engage in pro-organizational behavior outside the normal expectations, they expect that the organization will, in some way, acknowledge and repay their contribution. When the organization refuses to do that, or, even worse, treats the exceptional effort as �just part of the job,� this creates the image of someone who takes and takes but gives only grudgingly, if at all. For example, when employees work long hours or weekends in order to meet a deadline, they are sacrificing their personal time for the good of the organization. This is not, or at least should not be, a routine event. If it is, you have some serious problems!
How the organization responds to that sacrifice provides feedback on the relationship: reciprocity of some sort says that you are a valuable person; failure to provide reciprocity says that you are a tool or a slave, that the boss is selfish, that the organization does not value its members, or all of the above.
I�ve met many people who tell me that long hours are part of the job, and ask why they should thank or reward people for doing their jobs. The reason is simple: reciprocity is a proxy for the relationship, and the relationship determines trust. Without trust, motivation, team development, and leadership all start to break down.
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