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Jun 16, 2010
All of the players in the payments industry � payer companies, receiver
companies, banks, industry utilities, and technology vendors � continually
demand greater straight-through processing (STP) of payments to lower their
costs and speed payments settlement.
An important contributor to payments STP is payments tracking; the ability to track the progress of payments and intercepting specific payments with formatting or other exceptions issues.
The prototype for future payments tracking is package delivery as practiced by FedEx and UPS, both of which provide details regarding the progress of a package via their website. In this way, the sender and recipient can see where the item is and when it is expected to advance.
This white paper discusses how this prototype might apply to payments.

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Couple of Saturday's ago I attended a 80's themed birthday birthday for one of my friends, one I hadn't partied with in awhile. I was nervous as it was always an ever-changing crowd of new faces but I'd been out for so long I wasn't sure if I was still "in". Two hours before the party I decided to suck it up and attend... which meant I'd left my outfit to the last minute. You should know that when these guys throw themed parties, they're out there and total wild so I knew I'd have to bring my A ... [ Discover More ]
Archives for August 2012
The Zoo and BIG W
Sponsored by Nuffnang Australia. After splashing out on Aidan and giving my little dude some affordable quality kids clothes last week, BIG W also sent us a $100 VISA gift card to spend at Taronga Zoo on the weekend so we could really test out the clothes. Saturday just so happened to be Aidan's third birthday... perfect timing! Aidan and I have been to Taronga Zoo a few times now, usually with a group of people so I knew it was going to be a long day. This was Steve's first time and it ... [ Discover More ]
Winged Eyeliner
A lot of people asked me to do a video tutorial showing how I do my winged eyeliner. As usual, a disclaimer: I'm not a qualified make up artist. This is just a representation of how I do what I do, the products I use and how I personally use them. Enough hoo-harr... time for the video! Magic Ink - Benefit CosmeticsBuy AUS / Buy US What are your favourite eye liner products? ... [ Discover More ]
Aussie Curves – Red
Love Aussie Curves? Then why not join the Aussie Curves Facebook Group! It will keep you updated on the up coming challenges, provide you with the blog hop code so you can schedule your post in advance as well as find all the logos and disclaimers you need to play along. I told you last week that my love of florals was unwaivering didn't I? Well here I am again rocking a floral print for this week's theme "RED" a challenge I initially thought I'd be sitting out of since I don't own a single ... [ Discover More ]
A is for Awesome
I'm in denial that Aidan turns three today. That everyday he grows older, smarter, cuter. That soon he'll be travelling the world, falling in love and breaking hearts... ... but I may just be getting ahead of myself. Happy Birthday Little Dude. Always remember: "A is for Aidan, A is for Awesome." Love Mumma xx ... [ Discover More ]
My Portrait Couture Gallery
As I explained earlier this week, the photoshoot experience with GM Photographics was pretty awesome. Everyday that went past waiting for the finished images to arrive was torture but they were worth the wait. The session and prints were a gift for me to review so I was so excited to see how they'd turn out. They arrived in a sleek, beautiful presentation box embossed with the GM Photographics logo on the cover and Portrait Couture embossed on the spine. It was all just a bit fancy. Inside ... [ Discover More ]
Aidan's BIG W Style
Sponsored by Nuffnang Australia Earlier this year you might remember that BIG W gave Aidan a voucher for some boys clothes and then we all headed out and had a rough and tumble photoshoot with Rachel Devine. It was probably one of the more memorable family sponsored posts I've done so when they contacted me asking if I'd be up to doing it again... how could I refuse?! The giant baby catalogue may have landed in your mailbox by now and I'm sure you circled a fair few things like I did. ... [ Discover More ]
GM Photographics Portrait Couture
Before I left for New York I was treated to something very special, a Portrait Couture session with GM Photographics. Now lets get real here, I'm not camera shy and I've done my fair share of professional and amateur photo shoots but this was probably one of the most comfortable and relaxing ones I've done. Working with Simona from GM Photographics was so easy and honestly a pleasure. Being a former model herself she knew how to put you at ease as well as show you the best poses to enhance ... [ Discover More ]
Dinosaur Haircuts
Usually Aidan has no problem getting his hair cut but for the last couple of months he's been chucking up a fuss whenever we take him to the hairdresser. So I decided to take things into my own hands and bought a pair of scissors from the pharmacy, giving him one last chance to go the professional route before lopping his locks. Now cutting the hair of a squirmy wriggly toddler can be tough but I think I nailed it thanks to a parents biggest weapon... distraction. I filled the sink with ... [ Discover More ]
Aussie Curves – Leggings
This week it's all about Leggings and aren't these total crackers! I'm loving the floral pant/legging trend at the moment, if you look in any magazine you'll see them. I wasn't sure if I could pull them off but since I have an undying love of florals it was a risk I was willing to take. I paid $24.95 for this pair at Crossroads last week, I'm wearing a size XXL to fit my ample booty. They do go all the way to your ankle but I hitched them up as I liked the current crop look, especially when worn ... [ Discover More ]
L'Oreal Revitalift BB Cream
It's time for another mid-week beauty post and this time I'll be talking about the new L'Oreal Revitalift Total Repair 10 BB Cream, the first anti-aging BB Cream. BB Creams are all the rage and it's not just a passing fad but the new innovation in skincare and make up fit for our new fast-paced lifestyle. I've tried other BB creams but I haven't shown them on the blog because, well, I didn't like them. This one I like, so much so that I made a 2 minute video about it... I was sent both the ... [ Discover More ]
Aussie Curves – Bold Nails
This is the second week of Aussie Curves and I'm totally proud and overwhelmed by the amount of support my little initiative has received. Remember, if you're a size 14+ and live in Australia/New Zealand you can play along. This week we're all posting about "Bold Nails" which is right up my alley and the perfect excuse to splash out on a manicure. My pretty pink digits are covered in Shellac, one of my favourite treats. I also thought this week would be a great opportunity to bust out my ... [ Discover More ]
Have you ever sat on the train quietly, your headphones blasting Missy Higgins new album of soulful treats whilst you put your make up on and find yourself being stared at? I have. Melissa has too. It's rarely the dirty old guy you think it will be either, most of the time it's other women and maybe staring is the wrong term, "studied" is a better explanation. Usually they're curvy teenagers who've developed early or people my age dressed in baggy black sacks that look wistfully at my colourful ... [ Discover More ]
How to Make a Video Beauty Tutorial
It would seem you guys loved my video tutorial and some might say I'm crazy stupid but I wanted to share how I created it. A lot of my friends are bloggers and I know we're always looking for new ways to create and share content. I don't have a DSLR that shoots video, I don't use fancy lighting... anyone can do what I've done. Here we are in my little studio which is really just a fancier name for "spare bedroom". The curtains are pulled all the way to one side to let in lots of natural light ... [ Discover More ]
Quick Natural Make Up
You guys have been asking for this for awhile now so I'm finally delivering. Every couple of weeks I'll be sharing a video tutorial showing how I do my make up, my hair and how I care for my skin. I can say this with certainty because I filmed several episodes in one day and they're all ready to go. Now I hate to ruin the vibe here but lets make something completely clear before we start, I am not a beauty expert and I make no claims to be. However I am a beauty product consumer and I have ... [ Discover More ]
Aussie Curves – Boots *EDITED
This is the start of something I've wanted to do for a loooooooong time and I'm seriously kicking myself for not getting the ball rolling sooner. "Aussie Curves" is a blog hop I've started with other lovely curvy ladies all around our beautiful country to show off our different tastes and sense of style through a weekly outfit challenge. When I travelled to NYC for Full Figured Fashion Week (more posts coming soon I promise) I was in awe of how unified the plus size fashion blogging community ... [ Discover More ]
Room for Living
So after yesterday's post I was feeling pretty slack. Really, there was no excuse for me to use use those grainy instagram photos to show you the living room in it's newfound state. So Aidan and I got to work snapping photos of our new space. The pink couch looks so good there bathed in sunlight. It's completely confirmed for me that my next proper couch will be colourful and preferably velvet or leather. Thankfully Steve is also out of his brown furniture phase and doesn't mind me ... [ Discover More ]
Do the Shuffle
Yesterday was busy with playdates, a trip to the fruit shop and lots of work. When Steve came home I took a few business calls, set about making dinner and planned on a relaxing night in front of the laptop. Steve, unfortunately, had other ideas. After dinner, at 7pm he said "How would you feel if the TV was over here instead of over there? I think we should move the room around." I let out a deep sigh knowing full well that this wouldn't just be a topic of conversation or something to ponder, ... [ Discover More ]
The older I get the more I'm starting to realise that I'm becoming my mother. I could go into many intricate reasons as to why that is but one of the most simplest (and extremely mundane) ways is simply by my new found choice in beverages. More precisely, tea. After winning a years worth of tea, one begins to drink it regularly, it's a fact. I was lucky but I wonder how long it would have taken for me to get into the swing of it if I hadn't of won? Yes, it was a little special sipping tea from ... [ Discover More ]
Denim Issue
[click to read August Issue of Plus Model Magazine] Guess who's on page 50? OMG it's ME and I'm standing next to the ever foxy @LittleLimeDress!!! What I'm wearing... 17 Sundays Take Me Away Crop Jacket Millers Printed Cotton Ruffle Skirt (worn as a top) Conway Pink Bandage Skirt Payless White Heels Glomesh Thrifted Vintage Clutch So, how do you wear your denim? ... [ Discover More ]
I Love Being Around You
"I Love Being Around You" is the name of Aidan's Threadless T'shirt. So true little dude, so true. Mamma loves you. ... [ Discover More ]


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Longtime Jefferson County Medical Examiner Robert Brissie was found dead at his Hoover home this morning on his 70th birthday.
Brissie, who was set to retire from the office on Jan. 1, had been serving in the Jefferson County Coroner and Medical Examiner Office since 1980. Messages left with the coroner's office this morning were not immediately returned, and information about his cause of death was not available.
Brissie was remembered by some today as a well-respected professional in the busy Jefferson County department. Law enforcement appreciated his efforts that involved participating in the crime scene investigation program at Jefferson State Community College.
"This is a very sad day for Jefferson County," County Manager Tony Petelos said in an e-mail. "Dr. Brissie was well-respected nationally in his field. We will miss him in Jefferson County."
Jay Glass, a retired chief deputy coroner, recalled working with Brissie since the early 1980s until his retirement five years ago. "I was actually working for the medical examiner up until about 1980 and I left when there was a lot of controversy around here" in the coroner's office, Glass said this morning.
Glass left to work for a year or so in Montana, and Brissie allowed him to come back to work in Jefferson County as an investigator and later promoted him to chief deputy coroner.
"He was an extremely highly competent forensic pathologist," Glass said, noting that he was "considered very high among medical examiners around the country."
"He was also a very excellent administrator and brought the system here back" to a functioning office, Glass said, referring to when he initially left the department around 1980. "At that time it was essentially totally undone or nonfunctional" with a "great deal of acrimony around here."
Glass also remembered Brissie for his work in the courtroom. "He was extremely well-versed in courtroom presentations over the years," he said.
"A smart defense attorney over the years would prepare and would do a great deal of preparation if they knew they were going to have to question Dr. Brissie in a courtroom setting. And if they didn't, they might be in for a big surprise," he said.
Hoover Police Capt. Jim Coker said his work as coordinator of the crime scene investigation program at Jefferson State utilized Brissie's vast knowledge.
"You could not leave that class without coming away with a solid investigative lesson from Dr. Brissie. He would always take time and was always very interested in the students to answer their questions to help them understand" the coursework, Coker said.
As a Hoover police officer in charge of the crime scene unit, Coker also worked with Brissie. "I consider him a friend in addition to a professional that I worked with," he said.
"He was all about professional standards and professional ethics, and he was very well-regarded as a witness in court," Coker said. "He's a loss to the entire Jefferson County community."
Brissie was from Woodruff, S.C., and he earned his M.D. from Medical University of South Carolina in 1970. He served as a professor of pathology at UAB and chief coroner and medical examiner with Jefferson County since 1980.
-- Staff Writer Carol Robinson contributed to this report.
Reporter's note: Updated at 2:53 p.m. to include additional comments.


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Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour
8 November 2012 – 27 January 2013
Daily 10.00-18.00.
Terrace Rooms & Courtyard Rooms, South Wing
Free admission
It is well-known that Cartier-Bresson was disparaging towards colour photography, which in the 1950s was in its early years of development; his reasoning was based both on the technical and aesthetic limitations of the medium at the time.
Featuring 10 Cartier-Bresson photographs never before exhibited in the UK alongside over 75 works by 14 international acclaimed photographers, this extensive showcase illustrated how photographers working in Europe and North America adopted and adapted the master's ethos famously known as the 'decisive moment' to their work in colour. Though they often departed from the concept in significant ways, something of that challenge remained: how to seize something that happens and capture it in the very moment that it takes place.
'You'd have to be dead not to feed off the energy contained within this exhibition' Alastair Sooke, The Daily Telegraph
This was the inaugural exhibition for the Positive View Foundation and is curated by William A. Ewing, writer, curator, professor and former Director of the Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland.


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PHILADELPHIA Some at Guantanamo Bay have talked trash about the game. Others have watched it on tape delay in a tent during the first Gulf War.
The Army-Navy Game evokes such fierce rivalry - and deep pride - that some have placed bets on it in a war zone.
"When I was in Iraq, I bet a guy [in the Army] $20," said Bruce Little, who graduated from the Naval Academy in the 1970s and continued to work for the Navy.
"He paid me all in pennies," Little added. "And it was hard to get pennies in Iraq."
Watching the 114th Army-Navy Game in a snowstorm - and then a freezing rainstorm - fazed few at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. Many of them have seen this matchup in much more challenging circumstances.


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The Fragility of Excellence
Sports fascinate many people because of what athletes put at risk: their ability to participate and develop through intense focus and work...Read More
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time- Laws and the Household of God
Deuteronomy 4:1—2,6—8 Psalm 15 James 1:17—18, 21b-22, 27 Mark 7:1—8, 14—15, 21—23 The readings at their core deal with the notorious...Read More
Voting Against Intrinsically Evil Acts: A Working List?
(In no particular order….) 1. Abortion 2. Rape 3. War of Aggression As with every election since at least 2004, the notion of...Read More
The Unity of the Catholic Moral Vision
I'll say one thing about the nomination of Rep. Paul Ryan for the vice-presidential slot: it has produced some of the most telling...Read More
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So, the Cardinal-Archbishop of New York will apparently find himself in Florida next week offering prayer at the Republican national...Read More


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Presenting a boldly comprehensive showcase of the work of one of America's most important playwrights, the Kennedy Center announced yesterday that it will stage all 10 plays in August Wilson's epic cycle exploring the African American experience through the decades of the 20th century.
The contemporary theater has contributed few more significant and lyrical writers to modern American culture than Wilson, whose cycle of plays almost exclusively revolves around a precinct of his home town, Pittsburgh. Since his death, leaders in the American theater have been trying to sort out appropriate ways for major presentations of the entire cycle. It took Wilson about 20 years to complete the effort, which sets one play in each of the decades of the century.
Among the plays in this cycle are Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, , and The Piano Lesson.


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Tomorrow is the Crosstown Shootout. Like I needed to tell you. For those of you who somehow aren't well versed in the Cincinnati-Xavier rivalry, let this be your guide to Xavier hate. Some of these reasons are from suggestions from twitter. Bearcats Blog will be on twitter tomorrow for the game, look for @BearcatsBlog. Using the hashtag #BeatX is recommended.
10) Those "Xavier Undefeated Since 1973" shirts were stupid.
I don't know if these are still sold anywhere, but good lord were they stupid. Every once in a while you see a guy wearing one on the urge to punch him in the face starts to rise. It's easy to be undefeated in football when you sucked so much your school gave up the sport. Xavier did their part to stop the stupid shirts from existing, they started a club football team. That team went 0-7 in 2011. Xavier football wasn't hot stuff back in the 70s. If you remember the film We Are Marshall, who were the villains? Xavier. And Marshall beating them was a great moment. Not only did Marshall win their first home game after the tragedy, but they beat those evil Xavier bastards to boot. Anyway, those shirts, stupid.
9) Andy Mac's call was horrible.
Go ahead, listen to his "legendary" call of the 1996 Shootout. It's horrible. He barely gets out "Lenny Brown makes the shot, Xavier wins," before spouting into his horribly rehearsed "Number 1 in the country, number 2 in the city," nonsense. It's only 20 seconds into the call that he actually describes what happened so Brown could make the shot. If you were some guy flipping on the dial and you stumbled across that, you would wonder what Brown did besides shoot and score. Then you would wonder why the homer announcer was making horrible calls and probably turn off your radio in disgust.
8) Tu Holloway is a crybaby.
This is the newest entry on the list. It stems from last season's Crosstown Shootout. If you don't remember that game, the Yancy Gates fueled 20 point Cincinnati domination, you probably remember Holloway bitching about every single call up and down the court for 40 minutes. Holloway was 2-13 from the field for 5 points and turned the ball over 4 times. Holloway was directly at the vortex of the game turning from semi-competitive into a blowout. With Xavier down 10, he fouled Larry Davis for 2 FTs, then got a technical foul called on him that moved the lead to 13. After Tu took a bad 3, UC moved the lead to 15 and never looked back. Holloway is cold blooded for sure, and he's a great player. But his shameful performance last season made him and Xavier look bad.
7) Xavier is terrible at lip syncing.
Watch this.
Do the first 5 people poorly lip sync? Yes. Do the people walking backwards look to see where they are going every 2 seconds? Yes. Is someone wearing a Santa hat in February for no reason? Yes. Does the video look both rehearsed and not rehearsed at the same time? Yes. Is there a random hate crime? Yes. Is there some dude with a shake weight who is kind of scary? Yes. Are there white people failing to do anything graceful? Yes. Does the swim team do a 'funny' conga line? Yes. Does a cheerleader or dance team girl go spread eagle in front of the camera? Yes. Is there some random guy walking through the background? Yes. Was there poor editing to make that song last over 7 minutes? Yes. Was this video shot months after the lip sync trend was socially acceptable? Yes. Was this video horrible? Yes.
6) No one can pronounce it.
Name one school that has been in the NCAA tournament and is as nationally relevant as Xavier and gets it's name mispronounced. That's right, you can't. No one mispronounces Duke, or Kentucky, or Kansas, or Louisville, or Gonzaga. That honor is saved for EGGS-avier. People always wonder how Xavier can get out of the mid-major label and can get thought of as a national program. Not being called EGGS-avier would go a long way. I want someone to pronounce Xavier the way Xavier Henry pronounces his name. The Za-V-Eh Musketeers would be the greatest thing ever. I hope the ESPN2 announcer uses that tomorrow.
5) Kevin Frey was a bad player.
I'm using Kevin Frey, but he really is a stand in for any Xavier player that was not that good at basketball, but played like he was Michael Jordan. Frey was especially a pain in the ass because he was on the 99 team that beat UC in the final Shootout at the Cincinnati Gardens. Frey made a put back that I remember being so incredibly lucky that it made me sick, then running up the court like a spaz. Frey would go out in a great way. The 02 Bearcats beat Xavier by 20 and Frey was something like 3-15. Xavier fans love Frey, even though he had 2 decent years. He shot 26% from 3 his career, but shot 49, 66 and 58. He had 1 year of 11-6 and 2 of 8-5. He was one of those guys Xavier fans talk about how gritty he was and how scrappy he was. He shot 42%, took bad shots and didn't rebound that well. He didn't get any steals or assists. He made 1 put back and suddenly became the face of Xavier basketball, even though he wasn't even good.
4) Xavier uses this as a mascot.
I'm pretty sure the pitch meeting for this mascot was as followed.
Guy 1: Hey, we need another mascot.
Guy 2: Agreed.
Guy 1: Do you have any original ideas?
Guy 2: No, because I went to Xavier.
Guy 1: Me too. Let's turn on the TV to get ideas.
*Turns on TV, sees Western Kentucky game*
Guy 1: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Guy 2: Steal it?
Guy 1: And make it blue.
*lights up cigar*
3) Pete Gillen was an asshole.
Before Pete Gillen was being an absolutely terrible color analyst for college basketball games, he was the first coach to leave Xavier for a better job. Yes kids, Sean Miller, Thad Matta and Skip weren't the first ones to do it. The reason Gillen remains hated by me is because of the 1994 Shootout. Part of this is based off what I remember from Bob Huggins book, and part is based off a recap I found. During the first half, Xavier coaches were yelling at the Cincinnati bench. This led to Huggins and Gillen getting into a shouting match as the teams went into the half. During the second half, I recall Huggins saying the Xavier coaches continued the yelling and one of them might have grabbed his crotch. That part sounds right, but I'm not sure. Xavier won in OT. Instead of shaking hands, Huggins walked off the court. That made the next few Shootouts electric with hate. Here is the recap I refered to:
They went at it from a distance, then punctuated a frenzied night when Huggins refused to shake Gillen's hand.
"I'm not phony," Huggins said. "If their bench is going to yell things at me during the game, that's their business. I'm not going to shake hands and pretend everything is all right."
The 10,121 fans got the idea something was wrong at halftime. Huggins and Gillen were yelling back toward the court as they headed for the locker rooms.
It got worse in the second half. At one point, the two coaches appeared to be yelling at each other from their benches. Finally, there was the handshake snub.
2) Xavier girls are ugly.
When I asked for reasons Xavier sucked on twitter, this was far and away the most common response. I'm not one to argue with the will of the people. Looking at the video up top, I'm not one to argue that point either. Sorry Xavier girls, U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi.
1) They are Xavier.
They are Xavier. We are Cincinnati. Sometimes it's that simple.


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On today's Consumer Countdown, consumer goods analysts Michael Finarelli and Sean O'Reilly join host Mark Reeth to talk about all the big news from their sector this week.
First they start with Lowe's (NYSE: LOW ) , and the company's less-than-stellar results. Compared to Home Depot (NYSE: HD ) , the home improvement retailer doesn't look very strong, and the guys try to figure out which is the right choice for long-term investors.
Then they talk about Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (UNKNOWN: GMCR.DL ) , which knocked earnings out of the park this morning. Sales of the company's home brewer system were especially strong, which could mean bad news for rival Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX ) . Finally, they wrap up earnings with a look at J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP ) .
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Leader-Manager: Is there a difference?
William A. Sterling, P.E.
Port Angeles, Washington
Member, APWA Leadership and Management Committee
"Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; Leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall." - Stephen Covey
In the February 2005 issue of the APWA Reporter, the Leadership and Management Committee published an article that asked the question: Is there a difference between a leader and a manager? If you remember, the article asked several questions: Is there enough of a distinction between a leader and a manager? If there is a difference, can it be defined? Can a person be one or the other, or both? Does one or the other need soft skills versus hard skills?
Many who read that article wrote to share their opinion on this subject. Not surprisingly, we received comments both pro and con on the subject.
Carrie Mattingly of Port Hueneme, CA, wrote, "Absolutely there is a difference between a leader and a manager. When people do not recognize or acknowledge these differences, conflict can result as the expectations in each camp are quite different. We need both and we need to help both learn how to be a little of both. I agree there are crossover skills/competencies, but oftentimes too much emphasis is put on being a leader where good management skills are desperately needed. Managers need to (1) be better trained on how to be managers before they are thrown into management and (2) know that you don't have to have all the skills/core competencies associated with leadership."
John Hudak of Hydro Designers wrote, "As a speaker and author, John Maxwell has stated that everything rises and falls on leadership. Leadership is influence—the ability to obtain followers. There are times when the leader must perform dual roles—maybe the case in smaller systems/communities or private business. Continuous improvement, training and education are a must in order to succeed in today's rapidly changing environment."
George Haines of Gillette, WY, also quoted John Maxwell, saying, "A widespread misunderstanding is that leading and managing are one and the same. Up until a few years ago, books that claimed to be on leadership were often really about management. The main difference between the two is that leadership is about influencing people to follow. As former Chrysler chairman and CEO Lee Iacocca wryly commented, 'Sometimes even the best manager is like the little boy with a big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so that he can take him there.' The best way to test whether a person can lead rather than just manage is to ask him to create positive change. Managers can maintain direction, but they can't change it. To move people in a new direction, you need influence."
Paul Preetipal of Glacial Sand and Gravel of Winnipeg, Canada, indicated, "I agree all managers cannot be leaders. Unfortunately, many managers settle for medium performance level. They should be trained to work at their full potential. One way can be to give them clear direction of growth so that they stay focused and perform."
Steve Schmidt of McPherson, KS, stated, "I do believe there is a difference in leadership and management, although I would be hard pressed to render definitions. There are 'doers' and 'followers' in this world. You see leaders at all levels throughout an organization. They have a certain credibility and charisma. Some people can be very good managers, but poor leaders. In general, I think leaders are also managers, but in a broader sense, more like 'empowerers'."
David Ray, Ohio DOT, wrote, "I do believe there is a difference, and effectively run public works departments need both good managers and good leaders. To serve our customers, competent leaders and managers are both important. My opinion is that leaders look outward and managers look inward at the organization. This defined the balance."
Jeff Rose of Maryville, TN, wrote, "It was interesting to find out someone was looking into the differences between managers and leaders. I imagined myself more of a leader than a manager, because I wanted to lead my department to a higher level of productivity through some innovative teamwork practices. I soon found that it was a slow process to win trust, introduce change, get buy-in, work the plan, hold people accountable, etc. I also found that as I 'led' the process, I was also managing the process. I did not have the luxury of leading without managing, because of the small size of our department. I think most utility managers would fall into this category of being a leader and a manager."
Not all the readers thought there was much of a difference between a leader and a manager.
Pete Butkus, Assistant City Manager of Sammamish, WA, responded to the question, "Yes, if we want to set up a society of classes that has the potential to pit one against another to the non-benefit of what we are trying to accomplish." He also states, "No, if we want to define the core competencies that people in the public works profession (and others) need to have in order to provide service to those we serve. Having two distinct groups only serves to confuse the non-PW public and pretty soon we get ourselves so caught up in our own rhetoric that we become irrelevant to the public."
Mr. Robert Goodin states, "After a 42-year career in the public works field, I have come to believe that any distinction between leadership and management is purely artificial. It was axiomatic that managers were leaders, and leaders were managers. In the supervisor's course, I used your Warren Bennis quote in a different way: What I taught was that 'efficiency was doing things right' and 'effectiveness was doing the right things' and our manager's goal was to be both efficient and effective." (Note: The course that Mr. Goodin mentions was a two-day workshop created in collaboration with APWA in the past.) Mr. Goodin states, "My view is that there is no distinction, and not only can you be both, but you must be both."
And finally, Mr. Donald Davis, a retired City Manager, states, "I would suggest the association develop people skills as a very important part of their education program. I would also suggest you think about a little different take on the subject. In my life, I found lots of people were managers of something, but some were better than others. I finally, in my mind, differentiated good managers and excellent managers as being something called leadership. A better title might be Administrator and a Leader. Most Administrators are technically competent, but less people skilled than great managers. Great managers are future-oriented and able to communicate their visions to others."
So the debate goes on. We often talk of management and leadership as if they are the same thing. They are, in my opinion, not. The two are related, but their central functions are different. Managers may provide leadership, and leaders may perform management functions, but managers do not perform the unique functions of leaders. I would suggest that the reader revisit Warren Bennis' book, Learning to Lead. His definition defines the distinction between a leader and a manager as: "The leader does the right things; the manager does things right." Mr. Bennis then proceeds with a number of important distinctions between the two.
James E. Colvard, Professor at Indiana University, defines the difference as, "Multiple functions, limited resources and conflicting demands for time and resources require management. It involves setting priorities, establishing processes, overseeing the execution of tasks and measuring progress against expectations. Management is focused on the short term, ensuring that resources are expended and progress is made within time frames of days, weeks and months. Leadership, which deals with uncertainty, is focused on the long term. Management's concern with efficiency means doing things right to conserve resources. Leadership is focused on effectiveness—doing the right thing. The public sector develops a lot of good managers, but very few leaders.
"Management is about coping with complexity; it brings order and predictability to a situation. But that's no longer enough; to succeed, organizations must be able to adapt to change. Leadership, then, is about learning to cope with rapid change."
In What Leaders Really Do, John P. Kotter states, "Management and leadership both involve deciding what needs to be done, creating networks of people to accomplish the agenda, and ensuring that the work actually gets done. Their work is complementary, but each system of action goes about the tasks in different ways." He further defines the difference as: "Management involves planning and budgeting; leadership involves setting direction. Management involves organizing and staffing; leadership involves aligning people. Management provides control and solves problems; leadership provides motivation." Mr. Kotter goes on to state, "Leaders do not make plans; they don't solve problems; they don't even organize people. What leaders really do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it." In his opinion, leadership and management are two distinctive and complementary systems of action. Each has its own function and characteristic activities. Both are necessary for success in any organization.
What organizations really need are people who can do both—leaders who know how to manage, and managers who know how to lead.
Of course, not everyone can be good at both leading and managing. Some people have the capacity to become excellent managers but not strong leaders. Others have great leadership potential but, for a variety of reasons, have great difficulty becoming strong managers. Managing is about coping with complexity. Leadership, by contrast, is about coping with change.
Management develops the capacity to achieve its plan by organizing and staffing—creating an organizational structure and set of jobs for accomplishing plan requirements, staffing the jobs with qualified individuals, communicating the plan to those people, delegating responsibility for carrying out the plan, and devising systems to monitor implementation. The equivalent leadership activity, however, is aligning people.
Abraham Zalenik, in Managers and Leaders: Are They Different? states, "Tough, persistent, smart, analytical, tolerant, and of good will—all qualities you want in your best managers. How else can they perform their jobs: solving problems and directing people and affairs?
"But let's face it; it takes neither genius nor heroism to be a manager. Even highly valued managers don't inflame employees' passions and imagination. Nor do they stimulate the change that all organizations require. For those qualities, you need leaders, not managers. Managers and leaders are two different animals. Leaders, like artists, tolerate chaos and lack of structure. Managers seek order, control, and rapid resolution of problems.
"Where managers act to limit choices, leaders develop fresh approaches to longstanding problems and open issues to new options. To be effective, leaders must project their ideas into images that excite people and only then develop choices that give those images substance."
Management, then, is about promoting stability—bringing order and predictability to complex, chaotic situations. Specifically, managers focus on planning and budgeting, organizing and staffing, and problem solving. They make it easier for people to complete their work, day after day. Leadership, on the other hand, is about producing change: setting direction for change through vision and strategy, and aligning people behind initiatives. Leaders touch people at their deepest levels, getting them to believe in alternative futures and to take initiative based on shared visions. They provoke a sense of belonging and idealism. However, I believe that most leaders don't do most of the things that their organizations get done; they do not even make them get done. Rather, they help to establish the structures, conditions, and attitudes through which things get done. The leader sets the goals, sets the priorities, and sets and maintains the standards. Warren Bennis states, "Leadership accounts for, at the very least, 15% of the success of any organization."
Marcus Buckingham, in The One Thing You Need to Know About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success, states that "both leaders and managers are critically important to the ongoing success of an organization, but no, they are not interchangeable. On the contrary, the role of the leader and the role of the manager are utterly different. The responsibilities are different. The starting points are different. The talents required to excel at each are different." Mr. Buckingham also defines leadership as follows: "The one thing that distinguishes leadership from management is that ability to form a vision of a better future and then to explain that vision so effectively that the leader is followed."
To try to conclude this discussion on leadership and management, we need a good definition of leadership. In Alice Through the Looking Glass, Humpty Dumpty famously pours scorn on word definitions. When Alice challenges him that the word "glory," which he has just defined as "a nice knock-down argument," doesn't actually mean "a nice knock-down argument," he replies, "When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more or less." This is a quirky perspective, which Humpty Dumpty then plays out into a theory that you must be the master of your words before they master you. Leadership and management are interchangeable to many people. A great many people have taken a crack at defining leadership. Perhaps you think that leadership is akin to art: You don't need to define it, because you'll know it when you see it. Would Rudi Giuliani come to mind as a leader? Would Winston Churchill or Martin Luther King remind you of a leader? Great leaders rally people to a better future. What talents do you need to lead? If the core talent of great managers is an instinct to coach others toward success, then optimism and ego are the talents underpinning all great leadership.
This discussion revolves around the premise that there is a difference in leadership and management. Each is critically important to the sustained success of the organization, but the focus of each is entirely different. The manager's starting point is the individual employee. The leader starts with his image of the future. You may be able to play both roles, of course, but if you do, you must know when to change gears. When you want to manage, begin with the person. When you want to lead, begin with the picture of where you are headed.
In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is convicted of adultery and is condemned to wear the scarlet letter "A" on her chest as a permanent sign of her sin. Hawthorne was masterful on the use of symbolism. Taking into account all the various interpretations of the symbolism in the novel, many see the "A" as a symbol of ambiguity—the very fact of multiple interpretations and the difficulty of achieving consensus. So it is with trying to develop a definitive method of recognizing a leader from a manager. Perhaps we should resort to Hawthorne's method—when we find a good leader we make them wear an "L" on their forehead and when we find a good manager she/he gets to wear the letter "M."
When the Leadership and Management Committee embarked on the journey to create "The Baker's Menu," committee member John Ostrowski remarked, "Developing core competencies for managers could be one of those cases where the journey is more rewarding than the destination. Discussing what makes up core management competencies, however, could possibly lead to better management." The journey taken to develop a recognizable difference between a leader and a manager has certainly been more rewarding than the destination.
The Leadership and Management Committee recognized that there is enough of a difference between a leader and a manager and developed a set of competencies for each. "The Baker's Dozen" was developed for the leader and "The Baker's Menu" was developed for the manager.
William Sterling, P.E., is a former Director of Public Works for the City of Greeley, Colorado. A past APWA Top Ten recipient, he can be reached at email@example.com.


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SPRINGFIELD – For the second time in three weeks, a sudden thunderstorm swept through Western Massachusetts, leaving behind downed trees and power lines, and causing thousands of residences and businesses to lose electricity.
At its peak, outages from the storm, which rolled through the area just before midnight Wednesday, tallied as high as 30,000, according to Western Massachusetts Electric Co. officials. By 10 p.m. Thursday, the number had been reduced to about 12,000, but the utility was unclear when power would be restored fully.
"At this point, it looks like it will be a multi-day effort," said WMECO spokeswoman Lacey Ryan.
Amherst initially had as many as 25 roads closed due to limbs and wires, but all were reopened later in the day.
In Greenfield, it was as many as 35 streets that were impassable, and the Police Department recommended that town residents stay home and nonresidents stay away. Sightseers only add to the problem, police said.
"It's pretty bad," said Gary S. Longley, public information officer for Greenfield's emergency operations. "There are wires and trees and utility poles down everywhere."
Town residents seeking more information may call the emergency hotline at (413) 774-3287.
Gov. Deval L. Patrick stopped briefly at the Turners Falls Fire Department in Montague to meet with town officials and to gauge the amount of damage, according to a spokesman. He did not issue a statement for the press.
Several Franklin county residents who experienced the storm said it passed through with a frightful ferocity.
Darlene A. Fahey, of the Millers Falls section of Montague, said she was petrified. "Our windows were all shaking. Everything in the yard was blowing. It was really scary."
David R. Descavich, of Wendell, said he was at home with all his windows open because of the heat when the storm hit. "Needless to say my whole living room got soaked," he said.
Monica M. Bartolucci, of the Millers Falls section of Montague, said she was sitting on her front porch late Wednesday watching the storm approach. But as the lightning picked up, she dashed inside the house just as the rain started.
"It was raining sideways," she said.
She said she stood by her sliding glass door watching the wind toss debris across her yard and against her house. The wind caused the sliding glass door to shake, she said.
"I heard a boom and looked and saw the tree had fallen," she said.
The tree in her neighbor's yard fell across both their driveways but missed the houses, she said.
"Both houses were very lucky," she said "We were lucky it didn't hit the houses or the wires."
WMECO spokeswoman Sandra Ahearn said damage from the storm was second in recent years only to the December 2008 ice storm.
That storm affected 1 million customers across the state including 30,000 in Western Massachusetts, and caused the governor to declare a state of emergency for Massachusetts.
The most recent storm on May 5 caused 22,000 outages.
Ahearn said that as of 5 p.m., there were 13,000 customers without power in Franklin County, another 3,000 in Hampshire County and fewer than 2,000 in Hampden County.
By 10 p.m., the numbers had been reduced to 10,300 in Franklin County, and about 900 each in Hampshire and Hampden.
She said 120 crews will repair lines and remove tree limbs until all the power is restored. Ahearn said she hopes to have an estimate on when all power will be returned by today.
Ryan said WMECO arranged for a helicopter to fly over Franklin and Hampshire counties to assess the damage due to the high number of blocked roads.
"Before we can even think about restoration at all, we need really need to get a handle on what's out there," she said.
Several schools in Franklin County, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District, and schools in Springfield, Ware, Westfield were closed due to either outages or impassable streets.
Cathedral High School and St. Michael's Academy opted to close Friday morning after the students had begun arriving.
Diocese of Springfield spokesman Mark E. Dupont said school officials did not cancel school earlier because they were assured power would be restored in time for the start of school. When it wasn't, they had no choice but to send students home earlier.
Southwick schools delayed the start of classes for two hours as the town cleared a fallen tree on Feeding Hills Road.
The state police attached to the barracks at Quabbin Reservoir closed access to Quabbin Park and the nearby cemetery due to downed trees. Both are expected to reopen today.


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Under Virginia's hot summer sun, Arlen Thaler's t-shirt makes it clear she's "got Obama's back." As a new high school graduate, she believes her future will be brighter if the president gets four more years.
"While we may be younger and less experienced, I really think that I see what needs to be done more than what older people do," Thaler told CBN News.
Young people enthusiastically supported President Obama in 2008, and it looks like they're lining up behind him again.
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Among Millennials, voters under 30, the margin is almost double for Obama, while 61 percent to just 33 percent for GOP presumptive nominee Mitt Romney.
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Overview of the
Biography of the Mallory
Scope and Content
Index Terms
Detailed Description of the
Four members of the Mallory Family stand out as
leaders in the development of the shipping and
shipbuilding interests of this large and important
family which centered its activities in Mystic,
Connecticut and New York, New York. The first of
these was Charles Mallory who first came to Mystic in
1816. He was born in Waterford, Connecticut, on Feb.
24, 1796 and was apprenticed to his brother-in-law,
Nathan Beebe, in New London, Connecticut, where he
learned sail making. In 1816 he set out for Boston,
Massachusetts, but stopped in Mystic instead where he
soon set up his own sail loft. Early investment of
surplus capital in shares in vessels enabled him to
retire from sail making in 1836 to devote all of his
time and energy to the operation and management of
his fishing, whaling, and shipping interests. On
occasion he accepted part ownership in vessels in
payment for making or repairing sails. About 1850 he
leased the shipyard of Joseph S. Williams in Mystic
where he and his sons built a large number of both
sailing and steam vessels. Upon incorporation of the
Mystic River National Bank in 1851, he was chosen its
firs president. In 1864 he organized the First
National Bank of Mystic Bridge, purchased its entire
capital stock of $100,000 and became president of the
bank. Four of his sons served as directors. When one
of his sons organized a shipping and commission house
in New York, New York, under the name of G. H.
Mallory & Co., he became senior partner. On Feb.
22, 1818, he was married to Eliza Rogers of New
London who preceded him in death by about a year.
Charles Mallory died at his home in Mystic on August
27, 1882 and was buried in the Elm Grove Cemetery.
Charles Henry Mallory, the son of Charles, 1796-1882,
was born in Mystic, Connecticut on September 30,
1818. After being educated in the local public
schools and in the private school operated by John
Kirby, he went to sea and eventually served as master
of several of his father's vessels. In 1846 his
father made him manager of the branch office in New
York, New York, where he remained until he formed his
own business. In 1866 he established the shipping and
commission house of C.H. Mallory & Co. in
partnership with Elihu Spicer, 1825-1893, a close
associate of the family for many years. Four years
later they were joined by Mallory's sons, Charles,
1845-1918, and Henry Roberts, 1848-1919. Another son,
Robert, 1856-1921, joined the company a few years
later. During the Civil War, the family built several
vessels for the Union Navy in its yard at Mystic.
Many of these vessels were later used by C.H. Mallory
& Co. in its shipping business. After operating
several years in the coastal and California trade,
C.H. Mallory & Co. turned to the operation of
steamship lines between New York and the Gulf Coast
and the West Indies about 1886. Beginning in 1862,
Charles H. Mallory served on term in the Connecticut
Senate. During his lifetime he was a well-known
yachtsman and owned some famous sailing and racing
yachts. He was long a member of the New York Yacht
Club. On July 25, 1841, he was married to Eunice
Denison Clift who survived him by about seven years.
Charles Henry Mallory died at his home in Brooklyn,
New York on March 21, 1890, and was buried at Mystic,
Connecticut in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Henry Rogers Mallory, the son of Charles Henry,
1818-1890, was born at Mystic, Connecticut, on
September 21, 1848. After being educated in Mystic,
New London, and New Haven, Connecticut, he became
associated with his father in the shipping and
commission house of C.H. Mallory & Co. Between
1870 and 1893 he served as a junior member of the
firm. Upon the death of Elihu Spicer in 1893, Henry
R. Mallory became president of the Company. Spicer,
one of the founders of C.H. Mallory & Co., and
became president in 1890 upon the death of Charles H.
Mallory. Henry R. Mallory continued as president of
the company until 1906 when the Mallorys sold their
steamship interests and the Mallory Line to Charles
W. Morse who merged the Mallory Line with several
other lines. This consolidated corporation soon
developed financial difficulties and reorganized in
1908 as the Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Steamship
Lines with Henry R. Mallory as president. He remained
in that position until he retired in 1915. The HENRY
R. MALLORY was built in 1916 and was thus one of the
newest and largest American steamships when it was
converted into a transport vessel. It was the first
American merchant ship to transport American troops
and supplies to France. Besides his shipping
interests, Henry R. Mallory served as director or
trustee of several other companies or institutions.
Like his father before him, he was an enthusiastic
yachtsman and owned several famous racing yachts. He
was married to Cora N. Pynchon of Springfield,
Massachusetts in 1873. She survived him for almost
twenty years, living until 1938. Henry Rogers Mallory
died at Winter Park, Florida on March 4, 1919, and
was buried at Greenwich, Connecticut, in Putnam
Clifford Day Mallory, the son of Henry Rogers,
1848-1919, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 26,
1881. He was educated at the Brooklyn Latin School
and in a private school in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
His plan to study naval architecture and marine
engineering was abandoned, and he entered the family
business late in 1900. When the business was sold in
1906, he remained with the Mallory Line. After
serving in various positions, Clifford D. Mallory
became vice-president of both the Clyde and the
Mallory Steamship Lines in 1910. Those posts were
surrendered in 1917 when he was appointed assistant
director of operations of the United States Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. In 1919 he
resigned this position and formed a shipping company
under the name of C.D. Mallory & Co., Inc., which
he served as president until his death. He also
served as a director or trustee of numerous other
companies or institutions. Along with his shipping
interests, he had a great interest in yachting and
was a very active promoter of yacht racing. He was
also a noted philanthropist. He was married to
Rebecca Sealy of Galveston, Texas, on January 3,
1911. Clifford Day Mallory died in Miami, Florida on
April 7, 1941 and was buried at Greenwich,
Connecticut in Putnam Cemetery.
Clifford D. Mallory, Jr., born October 13, 1916,
entered his father's business after graduating from
Philips Exeter in 1934. In July 1940, anticipating
American involvement in World War II, Mallory, jr.,
enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served until 1945,
leaving the service at the rank of lieutenant
commander. He did not return to the shipping business
until the mid-1950s, when he revived C.D. Mallory and
Company, Inc.
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Of particular importance and value are the records of
the New York & Texas Steamship Company,
1886-1908, which operated between New York, New York,
and Galveston, Texas and correspondence of Clifford
D. Mallory with Julius F. Mallory and Carl C. Cutler,
ca. 1920-1940, regarding research on the history and
genealogy of the Mallory family. Also of significance
is correspondence of Clifford D. Mallory with William
P. Stephens regarding yachting. There is also
considerable correspondence between Clifford D.
Mallory and William U. Swan regarding the racing
records of the Mallory Family yachts. Between ca.
1939 and 1942 Clifford D. Mallory corresponded with
William H. Campbell and Robert R. Campbell in
Ayrshire and Glasgow, Scotland, respectively,
regarding family matters and the war situation in
Great Britain.
Among the letters of well known individuals are the
following: Clara Barton to Henry R. Mallory, March
28, 1900; Henry Ward Beecher to Charles H. Mallory,
April 24, 1875; Herbert Hoover to Frank C. Munson,
June 22, 1928, and August 13, 1932; Edward N. Hurley
to Frank C. Munson, July 29, 1919, and to Clifford D.
Mallory, July 29, 1919, and June 8, 1922; Franklin D.
Roosevelt to Frank C. Munson, September 7, 1928, and
June 22 and August 24, 1932; and Woodrow Wilson to
Frank C. Munson, August 24, 1918, and May 24, 1919
(signed check). The 1928 Roosevelt letter includes
comments on the Presidential campaign, and the Clara
Barton letter mentions an incident of the
Spanish-American War. The others are all routine
Two scrapbooks in the collection were compiled by
Rebecca Sealy Mallory to document the Navy career of
her son, Clifford D. Mallory, Jr. The correspondence
that makes up the bulk of these scrapbooks serves to
illustrate the experiences of a young man far from
home during World War II. Clifford – also known
affectionately as Cip or Cippie to his family – was
close to his widowed mother and his sisters, Margaret
(Mal) and Barbara (Bobbie), and wrote home at least
once a week from his posts in New Zealand and New
Caledonia. Because of military censorship he could
only hint at his naval duties, but lively
descriptions of his surroundings and activities make
for interesting reading. While he was posted in New
Zealand he met his future wife, Pauline Cropper, and
the tale of their courtship and marriage is recorded
in these letters. Copies of letters to and from other
friends and family members also appear in the
collection. Six Sealy cousins and at least one
Mallory cousin served in the armed forces, and
several are mentioned frequently; George Sealy
Livermore, whose name appears most often, was
stationed with the Army near Clifford in both New
Zealand and New Caledonia. The correspondence has
been digitized and transcribed. The transcriptions
are faithful to the original correspondence. Ephemera
and photographs from the scrapbooks also have been
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are
available from the Manuscripts Division.
This collection is indexed under the following
headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White
Library. Researchers desiring materials about related
topics, persons or places should search the
catalog using these headings.
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Document Types:
Preferred Citation
Coll. 5, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White
Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
The following section contains a detailed listing
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WASHINGTON — A State Department official has testified before Congress, explaining that China, Russia and Uzbekistan have not made adequate progress in addressing human trafficking in recent years.
"Trafficking in persons affects every country in the world, and no government is doing enough to fight it," Luis CdeBaca, ambassador-at-large for trafficking in persons, testified before a House subcommittee on Africa, global health and global human rights July 11.
The annual State Department "Trafficking in Persons" report was released June 19, and it details the state of trafficking in persons for sex, labor and other motivations in countries around the globe in the past year.
In the report, China, Russia and Uzbekistan were downgraded from the "Tier 2 Watch List" to "Tier 3" because they were "found not to be taking the affirmative steps needed to fight human trafficking."
The hearing was held to discuss the downgrade in the three countries' status, as well as the broader worldwide trafficking trends.
"Through our diplomacy, we urge governments to fully embrace their responsibility to deal with this crime, and we offer to work with any government that takes this problem seriously," CdeBaca said.
Worldwide, the report showed a decrease in the number of countries that meet "Tier 1" standards for protecting victims of human trafficking and an increase in the number of countries on the "Tier 2 Watch List" and in "Tier 3" for their failure to adequately address the trafficking-in-persons situation in their countries.
Previously, China, Russia and Uzbekistan had been on a "Tier 2 Watch List." Under the 2008 re-authorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, a country on the "Tier 2" list for two consecutive years must either show "sufficient progress had been made to merit an upgrade to Tier 2" or face an automatic downgrade, the ambassador explained.
"The law allowed for the mandatory downgrade provision to be waived for up to two additional years, meaning that a country could be on the 'Tier 2 Watch List' for a total of four consecutive years if a government provided a written plan designed to bring that country into compliance with the minimum standards," CdeBaca added.
This was the first year after the initiation of the 2008 policy that countries could be automatically downgraded for failing to make enough progress in fighting human trafficking to remove themselves from the watch list.
"In China, Russia and Uzbekistan, we did not see … progress, and, as a result, they had to be placed on 'Tier 3' of this year's report," he explained, accounting for the countries' downgrade.
He noted that "even though this report takes a hard, thorough look at this issue around the world, it isn't meant to be punitive."
"We aren't pointing the finger, but, rather, extending a hand in partnership to anyone who agrees that this is a problem we need to grapple with," he said, explaining that the report is meant to be educative and an aid for better addressing "modern slavery" around the world.
The ambassador explained that the developments found in the report were not all negative, saying that "we continue to see modest gains on a global scale when it comes to anti-trafficking efforts," noting a increase in victims identified, a move to adopt anti-trafficking laws and increased government involvement in fighting human trafficking across the globe.


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Key Statistics: SS Cabrera 2-4, BB; CF Tekotte 1-4, 2B, BB, RBI; 1B Belnome 1-2, 3 BBs; 2B Contreras 1-3, 2B, 2 BBs, 2 RBIs, C Davis 1-4, HR, 2 RBIs.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT: The Tucson Padres never trailed in Saturday's game in Salt Lake, beating the Bees 8-4. Sawyer Carroll hit an RBI single in the first inning and Brad Davis hit a long, two-run home run to left in the second. Salt Lake tried to chip away at the lead early but Tucson pitching was able to leave eight Bees runners on base in the first four innings. Leading by one run in the ninth, the Padres scored three insurance runs, capped off by Anthony Contreras' two-run double, his 500th professional hit.
The Padres bullpen was very strong Saturday, as Alex Hinshaw, Dale Thayer and Brad Boxberger each threw a scoreless outing. Boxberger was appearing in a game for the first time since his blown save Wednesday and was able to strike out Paul McAnulty, a veteran of the Padres' organization, to end the game after two Bees hit singles.
Blake Tekotte went 1-for-4 with a double, extending his team-high hitting streak to nine games. The Padres stole seven bases Saturday, including three by Everth Cabrera. Salt Lake pitchers walked 12 Padres in the game, tying a franchise record. Heavy rain fell in the third inning but play resumed uninterrupted.
Courtesy of Tim Hagerty, Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Tucson Padres.
Tulsa Drillers 5 - Missions 3
Key Statistics: RF Jaff Decker 1-4, 3B, BB; 1B Nate Freiman 2-4, 2B; LF Cody Decker 2-4; 2B Dean Anna 2-3, BB; CF Fuentes 1-4, HR; RHP Beard 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER and 3 Ks.
The Missions dropped the series with a defeat Saturday night in Tulsa. Jaff Decker led off the game with a triple and scored on 3B Jedd Gyorko's ground out to the second baseman to put the Missions on the board first.
The home team scored all of its runs for the evening on the back of three doubles and held on despite two late runs by the visitors.
Jaff Decker looks like he is beginning to come out of his slump and his "brother" Cody Decker just keeps on hitting. Cody has seen action at first, DH, left and right fields this year and is hitting .368/.455/.842 forcing Missions' manager John Gibbons to find a place for him in the lineup everyday.
Lancaster Jethawks 4- Storm 1
Key Statistics: 1B Powers 3-4; C Kral 3-4, 2B; RHP Pope 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, BB and 5 Ks.
Three early runs by the JetHawks in the first inning were enough to win the game as the Storm were held scoreless until the ninth inning when first baseman Connor Powers scored on a Lancaster error with two outs. It wasn't enough to ignite a rally as CF Rico Noel struck out with two on.
2B Cory Spangenberg is in a bit of a slump with an 0-4 day to drop his batting average to .200. Uber prospect Rymer Liriano also had a tough night with three strikeouts in four at-bats to drop his batting average to .172.
Great Lakes Loons 4 - TinCaps 3
Key Statistics: 1B Whitmore 3-4, 2B, RBI; C Colantonio 1-3, BB, RBI; RF Gaedele 1-2, BB RBI; RHP Wisler 5.0 IP 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, BB and 4 Ks.
MIDLAND, MI: Despite committing four errors and picking up just four base hits, the Great Lakes Loons outlasted the Fort Wayne TinCaps by a 4-3 final score on Saturday afternoon at Dow Diamond. Fort Wayne starter Matt Wisler (0-2) allowed four runs, just two of which were earned, in his five innings, and that was all the Loons would need en route to their second straight victory.
The TinCaps (3-6) put both the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the ninth inning, but could not complete the comeback. Fort Wayne scored one run in the seventh, and another in the eighth to pull to within one. With two outs in the ninth, both Matt Colantonio and Alberth Martinez walked, putting runners at first and second, but Jace Peterson grounded out to end the game.
The Great Lakes (4-5) offense sprung to life early, scoring one run in four of the first five innings. Scott Schebler doubled home Kevin Taylor in the first inning to make it 1-0 Loons. In the second, James Baldwin doubled to lead off. With Justin Boudreaux batting, Wisler twirled to attempt a pickoff play at second base, but his toss sailed into center field, allowing Baldwin to scramble to third. Wisler was charged with an error. Baldwin would later score to make it 2-0.
In the fourth, Schebler tripled leading off the inning, and was plated on a Noel Cuevas sacrifice fly. Leading 3-1 in the fifth, Great Lakes' Jesus Arredondo got aboard on a fielder's choice. He stole second base and advanced to third on a throwing error by TinCaps catcher Matt Colantonio. Arredondo would later come in to score on a passed ball charged to Colantonio, who was tabbed with three over the course of the game.
Colantonio contributed an RBI single in the 7th, and first baseman Travis Whitmore an RBI double in the 8th, but the TinCaps offense fell just short.
Fort Wayne's bullpen worked three scoreless innings in relief of Wisler. John Barbato worked the sixth and the seventh, retiring all six batters and throwing only eleven pitches. Matt Stites tossed a perfect eighth.
Gustavo Gomez (1-1) earned the win for Great Lakes, working five and two thirds innings, allowing one run on two hits, walking two and striking out three. Jason West earned his first save of the year working an inning and a third to close the game.
Courtesy of Mike Couzens, Media Director of the Fort Wayne TinCaps.


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Hello... I am in a 14 team league that features PPR scoring along with 6 points per passing TD as well as 10-point 100-yard bonuses for WRs and RBs and 10-point 300-yard bonuses for QBs. The roster format is QB RB WR WR RB/WR RB/WR TE K DEF I had the 7th overall selection and my team ended up as follows:
1. RB Steven Jackson
2. WR Marques Colston
3. WR Dwayne Bowe
4. WR Anthony Gonzalez
5. RB Felix Jones
6. RB Darren McFadden
7. QB Matt Hasselbeck
8. TE Dustin Keller
9. QB Matt Cassel
10. RB LeSean McCoy
11. WR Earl Bennett
12. TE Tony Scheffler
13. WR Patrick Crayton
14. DEF Seattle
15. K Adam Vinatieri
16. WR Chaz Schilens
I probably reached on Colston, but Jennings was gone at that point and I knew I would get Gonzalez later so I didn't really want both him and Reggie Wayne. I originally planned to take Philip Rivers in the 3rd but Bowe fell to me and I felt I had to take him. I really like my top 3 WRs, as does KUBIAK, so I'm happy. Felix Jones is not the optimal #2 RB but I think the chances of both he and McFadden both not emerging this season are fairly low. McCoy should be good for a couple starts at least when Westbrook invariably goes down... I'll take that. Crayton is the #2 WR in Dallas so I can't say he's a bad option for a desperation start if guys are down in front of him. I didn't know we had 16 rounds but we did so I took K and DEF early then went for Chaz Schilens in the 16th.
3 replies , Last at 07 Aug 2010, 4:42pm by robi0420
RB is the only position that seems a little sketchy. WR looks great. curious where Donnie Avery went in your draft.
Donnie Avery went one pick before my 6th round selection of Darren McFadden, as did Santonio Holmes. I was thinking all three would be there and would have a tough choice, but in the end the choice was made for me.
Why did you base your 2nd round pick on who you planned to take in the 4th? Shouldn't you have picked who you wanted in the 2nd round and based your 4th round pick on it.


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A young West Texas A&M volleyball team overcame a slow start last year to finish 29-8 and advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament for the 10th consecutive season, stirring head coach Tony Graystone's optimism for 2004.
WT is scheduled to start its season Friday at noon against Adams State in the 2004 First General Services Lady Buff Classic.
While Graystone said his team has great upside, the departure of senior Kendra Morgan left him with an enormous hole to fill at setter. Morgan, a three-time AVCA All-American, finished her career as the Lone Star Conference's all-time assists leader with 6,087.
Graystone signed freshman setter Erin Houlihan from Lincoln, Neb., and has been impressed with her thus far. In fact, Graystone said he's hardly had to coach her.
"Erin is doing a tremendous job," Graystone said. "There's not much I want to fix with her."
Houlihan said she knows there are high expectations for her and the team, and she's trying to meet those expectations with hard work.
"We come in early and work with just (middle blockers) or just (outside hitters), so we're starting to connect a lot better than we did in the first week of practice," she said.
At outside hitter, Graystone said he expects continued improvement from sophomores Rachel Altman and Jessica Scherr. Altman had 311 kills and a .224 attack percentage last year. Scherr had 400 kills on a .202 attack percentage. Graystone said freshman hitter Kolby Rhoades and redshirt freshman hitter Courtney Barnes have been impressive in practice and have pushed Altman and Scherr. Senior Jill Steininger, a 5-11 hitter, provides another offensive threat.
In the middle, 6-foot sophomore Megan Spivey returns from a 120-block freshman season. Ambra Clark, a 5-11 sophomore and Amarillo High product, can play in the middle and outside. She had 519 kills and 79 blocks last year.
Brittani Bell, a senior defensive specialist and Tascosa product, is a co-captain and will lead a quick athletic defense.
"As far as everything and how it's gone the first two weeks, we're right where we need to be and everyone's progressing in what needs to be done, and I think we've got a very good shot at doing well this year," Bell said.
With depth at almost every position, Graystone said his biggest challenge is tinkering with different lineups to find out which groups of players work best together.
"This team is very young, but it's awfully talented and deep," Graystone said. "The hard part for me right now is finding a group of players that are playing well together at the same time. But this team has a very high ceiling, so our expectations are very high.
"I think what we can do is decide: Do we want a big team out there? Do we want a skill team out there? Do we want an athletic team out there? Do we want a ball-control team out there? And we can try to figure out which group is going to match up best with our opponent."
Last season, the block game was slow to develop, but Graystone said the experience gained by young players helped them gain an understanding of his defense.
"Our defense is a big thing, and I think right now that's the strength of this team," Graystone said. "We did bring back a bunch of front-line players who have our blocking scheme figured out, and with us being so deep, we can kind of match it up where we can put a big team out there, so if we want to go with our biggest block, that's not that hard to do."
Name Year Pos. Ht. Hometown
Brittani Bell JR DS 5-3 Amarillo
Kolby Rhoades FR OH 5-8 Burlington, Colo.
Rachel Altman SO OH 5-9 Dallas
Erin Houlihan FR S 5-8 Lincoln, Neb.
Megan Spivey SO MB 6-0 Keller
Courtney Barnes RSFR OH 5-10 Lewisville
Ambra Clark SO MB/OH 5-11 Amarillo
Jill Steininger SR OH 5-10 Sachse
Jackie Stogdell RSFR OH/MB 6-0 Fresno, Calif.
Jessica Scherr SO OH 5-8 Kingwood
Katie Starkweather SR DS 5-6 Lincoln, Neb.
Cynthia Carter JR MB 6-0 Corona, Calif.
Traci Quetano FR S/DS 5-7 Santa Clara, Calif.
Amber Zant SO DS 5-7 Midland
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Speaking with a delegation of U.S. congressmen, led by Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., Netanyahu said Iran's "quest toward the achievement of atomic weapons not only continues, it continues unabated. It's actually accelerated."
"I know that some place their hopes on Iran's new president. He knows how to exploit this," Netanyahu said. "And yesterday he called for more talks."
"Of course he wants more talks. He wants to talk and talk and talk. And while everybody is busy talking to him, he'll be busy enriching uranium," he continued.
Netanyahu said in the two months since Rouhani was elected, Iran has installed 7,000 new centrifuges.
"The centrifuges will keep spinning. This isn't a secret," he explained. He added that Iran's new president boasts that is his strategy.
"He (Rouhani) says, 'I talk and I smile and I enrich uranium,'" he said.
"Unhappily, the situation is not getting any better, it's actually getting worse," Netanyahu said. "Iran is determined to get the bomb and we must be even more determined to prevent them from getting it."
Meanwhile, a new report cited by Britain's Daily Telegraph Wednesday says satellite imagery of a new missile launch site in Iran may be meant to test ballistic missiles.
The images, published by HIS Jane's Military and Security Assessments, suggest the lack of storage for liquid rocket fuel means it's unlikely the site is meant for launching satellites, as Iran claims. Images also show a launch tower, launch pad, and exhaust deflector.
Matthew Clements, who edited the report, said "its location and orientation would be suitable for long-range missile tests," while the lack of liquid storage in the images suggest "it will be used for solid-fuel ballistic missiles."
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