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and work wants me back already! In fact, I'm scheduled for THIS THURSDAY
The only way I agreed is because DH is still off. He suggested taking the boys to the dcp and he would come to work with me and the baby, to watch the baby while I see any patients (good luck with that, as Logan cries if anyone holds him but me usually). It's not all day, just for a few hours.
Here's my concern . . . OK, I usually work Wednesday afternoon and every other Saturday. I KNOW I'm not ready to do that. A) I'm not ready to leave my very young baby just yet -- and I told my boss that I didn't want to come back to work until he was at least 8 weeks old; and B) I haven't even started any pumping yet. I have OALD and OS, and pumping just makes it worse. I found last time that postponing storing milk until baby was 4 months avoided a lot of related issues for me. C) We haven't even tried any alternative feeding methods, and the baby won't take a pacifier. I think the boss (yep, a man, who isn't a fan of breastfeeding and thinks it's worthless after 3 months) may use this one day against me, KWIM and say I should come back sooner, like next week, to my regular hours.
I am planning to tell him Thursday that the only way I made it work so early was because DH could come with me and that I still need at least 2 weeks, but can anyone think of anything else I could say or do?
I'm not protected by FEMLA, and I'm actually not technically an employee because I am "self-employed" as a relief veterinarian (sort of like a substitute teacher), so he doesn't have to save my job. He could hire a different relief veterinarian. I like where I work, I have good staff, I have my own clients, so I don't want to mess things up.
gotta run, baby fussing.


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Suitable definitions of knowledge for particular organisational contexts are valuable for knowledge management (KM). This paper explains why it is valuable, how it can be done and discusses valuable results that have been created by doing it. The why is explained in a brief discussion of relevant literature. The how is described through the use of MaKE First Steps (2006a). This paper summarises the process and this constitutes the methodology of the paper. The paper then describes three diverse organisational contexts in which it has been applied: a UK Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company; a group of international postgraduate business students; and a large Chinese bank. The outputs of this work (definitions of knowledge for these organisational contexts) are presented and discussed in detail. There are significant patterns that can be discerned which give some clear suggestions about what knowledge is valuable for organisations and should be the focus of managers investment and time. This research gives us an insight into what organisations should focus on in terms of investment of energy, time and resources. Broadly, without being too proscriptive, they should focus on the skills and learning of the personnel that make the organisation they work for, special.
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At a time when there is a lot of debate as to what 'knowledge' means in organisations MaKE First Steps provides a practical way of addressing the issue in organisations. It is a practical approach for collaboratively defining knowledge in organisations in such a way that the definition that is created fits an organisation's needs, context and preferences. This paper describes and explains how the process works, how it was tested in a commercial environment and the results of that research. This work is highly relevant to both academics and practitioners, and the author argues that this is an excellent way for employees in organisations to commence knowledge management (KM) practically.
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Gamers in the U.S. spent around $15.39 billion on video games last year, according to NPD Group, a leading game market tracker. As a result of shift from packaged media to digital distribution and mobile games, the market only grew 1% year-over-year despite of increasing interest towards games in general.
The NPD Group estimates that in addition to the $6.34 billion spent in the U.S. by consumers on new physical video and PC game software during 2013, the total consumer spend on other physical forms of content (used and rental) reached $1.83 billion, and content in digital format (full game and add-on content downloads, subscriptions, mobile games and social network games) generated $7.22 billion.
Particularly strong growth for full-game downloads and downloadable content on consoles, PCs and portable devices, along with growth in mobile games, were more than enough to offset an 11% decline in new physical sales, leading to a 1% annual growth for total content spending.
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"Growth in digitally distributed content is vital to overall industry health. Since this is such a topic of high interest to the industry, we recently conducted additional in-depth research into consumer behavior with regard to digital content acquisition, and found that 36% of the U.S. population ages 13 and older was playing games acquired digitally, with incidence highest among teens and young adults. Interestingly, however, there is no particular point after age 25 where incidence declines significantly," said Liam Callahan, industry analyst at the NPD Group.
The strong performance of hardware seen in the fourth quarter led to a positive year for the category, which ended the year 5% higher than 2012. Content growth, coupled with hardware growth led to a 2% increase in overall consumer spending over 2012.
"The bottom line is that the overall games market is growing. NPD reported declines in content and hardware spending in both 2011 and 2012, so the growth in 2013 is a positive indicator for future market growth as we enter the first full year with all three new consoles on the market," said Mr. Callahan.
While the dollar sales is a very important metrics for the industry, unit sales can show whether the market is expanding in terms of population or not. It is well known that games for consoles tend to get more expensive with each new generation, which means that as a result of a scheduled shift from one generation of systems to another, overall spending will increase even if the number of gamers decreases slightly or the number of titles they purchase drops. Furthermore, dollar sales also increase as a result of growing prices of PC games and releases of DLCs; today, popular titles can boost revenue per-user/per game to $100/€100 without problems with the help of DLCs and special-edition versions. What is interesting to know is how many gamers are there, how many games they purchase and how does their behavior change as the market evolves.
Still, it is good to see that the market of video games is not stagnating and is growing, albeit slowly.


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Some La Crosse elementary students are now giving each other a big pat on the back for random acts of kindness.
Emerson Elementary in La Crosse kicked off its own Compassion Project.
The kids can fill out slips when they see their peers being compassionate or showing empathy to one another. Those will be posted on a bulletin board in the school for everyone to see.
Teachers in the school are already able to recognize students for the behavior, and they're excited to see the kids do the same. "We believe this is a lifelong skill where they can recognize good things other people are doing, it goes beyond just their school years, it's something all of us can do," said Emerson 4th grade teacher Patrick Shay.
"A project like this where we point out compassion just really shows kids there is a lot of compassion and a lot of kindness and we need to look for it and see it and be doers," said Emerson social worker Alicia Place.
The staff was inspired by a News 8 special broadcast that aired in October called, "From Cruelty to Compassion: A Community Conversation."
They had our own Jennifer Livingston in school Friday to launch the project. She showed part of the special which you can find on a website we launched called http://www.thecompassionproject.me.
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Padres' Potential Problems
As we go into the 2009 season, we are coming off of a 99-loss season. It doesn't seem like the Padres will be much better, but it's going to be a very different team. As of right now, we still have a bunch of holes. Let's see what could go wrong…
I think our biggest problem right now is the bullpen, specifically the back end. We don't have a real closer as of right now. If we can't patch up things with Trevor, we are going to have Heath Bell as closer. Now, Heath has one career save, and he got it in the 10th inning after Trevor had already been used. We really don't know how Heath will function in the full-time closer's role. It would seem that he will adjust very well, but you never know. But if we miraculously get Trevor back, he will hopefully have a great season. I know that he's getting older, and he's been pitching for a long time, but believe me, if he has the oppurtunity to pitch again this year, he will be effective. Now, the rest of our bullpen is pretty much covered. We have added Chris Britton, and he could be the set-up man to Heath. As long as the pitching can stay healthy, I think we will be pretty well off. BUT we must improve with inherited runners. Last year, the bullpen allowed way too many interited runners to score.
Right now, we don't have a major-league proved middle infield. We've got Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Kouzmanoff at the corners, so we're covered there. But the big concern right now is second base and shortstop. We have many candidates for second: Edgar Gonzalez, Travis Denker, Matt Antonelli. I think Edgar is the most likely candidate. He's been in the minors for 8 years, and he had a great season at second last year. Travis is a new addition this offseason from the Giants. I think he will get a good look during Spring Training, and he might have split time with Edgar. I think Matt needs more time in the minors, I really do. He's a young guy, and he had a lot of problems with his hitting last year. I think he needs to go back to the minors and get some more seasoning. Maybe he can come back up in September. At shortstop, we have Luis Rodriguez. But I think we need another guy. Khalil left a huge hole to fill, and I hope we can get a guy who can do that effectively.
We have a rookie, Nick Hundley, who looks to be the Opening Day catcher. But the Padres want a veteran catcher who can mentor him and give him a rest once in a while. Josh Bard was amazing at mentoring Nick last season when Bardo was hurt, but Josh has moved on to the Red Sox. So, the Padres are still talking about Brad Ausmus. We need a veteran catcher. Get it done, Padres!!!
So far, our rotation looks like this: Jake Peavy, Chris Young, Cha Sueng Baek, Josh Geer, and Kevin Correia. Actually, the last two spots are up for grabs in Spring Training. I think that Geer and Correia have the biggest chance, but we'll have to see. The biggest thing that we need from the starters this year is long outings. We can't have every pitcher going only 5 innings. We need them to go deeper to save the bullpen. We also obviously have to keep away from injuries. Peavy, Young, and Baek got hurt last year. We need heathly pitchers.
We don't have many real bench players right now. Scott Hairston is probably going to end up there, but he's not really a bench player. What we really need is a guy who can pitch-hit and get hits, do something with his at-bats. Someone like Tony Clark. Bud Black deserves a deeper bench.
We have Jody Gerut, Brian Giles, Chase Headley, Scott Hairston, and Will Venable for the outfield. This is probably one of the toughest decisions. Jody and Brian are guarranteed a spot, but the left field is kind of iffy. I think the Padres will have Chase here. He's the top prospect, and he can play up here. But what to do with Will Venable. The guy can certainly play here. He was stellar in center field, and not too bat with a bat, either. But they are not going to have him up here to sit on the bench. Thing is, Jody has his position covered. We'll just have to see what the Padres decide. These guys need to stay away from injuries too.
Obviously, the whole team needs to stay healthy. There are a lot of things that could go wrong, but I really hope this team becomes better. I hope they can give their fans something exciting to watch. I hope we can win this year.
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Glad you mentioned the need for a deep bench, Kaybee. People spend a lot of time analyzing the front line players, but a deep bench is key. The Yankees didn't have one last year and it hurt them.
Here's to hoping the Padres don't reach the 100 loss mark this season. Let's also hope you get a new owner sooner than later. What a joke this once-great franchise has become. It's not fair to the fans in San Diego.
Ouch – a closer with only one save? That doesn't seem to bode well. And I agree with Jane. You need depth on you bench in case of injuries. Here's hoping to a better season!
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If the Padres have there current roster going into the season, I think that they'll give my boys (The Mets) a run a there record holding 1962 season (they went 40-120). Does anyone know why the MLB went from 160 to 162 games a year? Either way, Padres should be looking at Lowe and Olli Perez as SPs. Juan Cruz, Jeremy Affeldt and Brandon Lyon to hold the 'pen together. And in the outfeild: Abreu would look good and maybe taking a risk on a guy like Andruw Jones or Sammy Sosa would pay off. It's worth a try. I think Adam Dunn is out of the question as far as OFs go. But I think signing two of these guys would give the Padres a chance for a run at the .500 line. For All of My free agent analysis and to make your own predictions in a cool free agency guessing game jus click the link: http://bigciti.mlblogs.com/
I think Bard learned a lot while in San Diego! Adrian Gonzalez got a Gold Glove at third, right? And it's nice that you have some raw talent for the catchers, always good to have a veteran mentoring. I think Varitek will step into that roll and mentor someone like George Kottaras or Dusty Brown. Very nice analysis by the way!
I don't think the Padres are going to be that terrible but you make an excellent point that the rockies are going to have to deal with too and that's having your starting rotation go well into the game consistently not just five innings.
I think the Padres biggest problem would be their bullpen. Like Julia said a closer with only one save isn't that good.
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JANE, the bench really is an important part of a team. The Padres haven't really had that in the last few years, so I really hope we have a better one this year.
THE MAX, it is really tough on the fans. We have endured a lot over the years. I hope we can get a good team here soon!
JULIA, the closer situation will be very interesting. I think Heath will do well, but it is still weird.
ASHLEY, I sure hope so!
SHEAMETS57, I know all the Padres fans want bigger names for players, but we don't have enough money to buy ourselves a team. I hope we are able to get some more players that will really help us in 2009.
ELIZABETH, Adrian won the Gold Glove at first. But yes, I am very excited about our catchers. Wherever Tek goes, I know he will be a mentor to the catchers below him. Maybe he can come to the Padres🙂
TOM, yeah, I really hope the Pads will be better. Pitchers definitely need to go farther in games. It's just too hard on the bullpen for the starters to only 5- innings.
BIG PAPI 72, I agree. The bullpen will definitley be our biggest problem. But hopefully things will work out!


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I would like to see douglas and felton fighting (in a productive way) for minutes on the floor. A bit of inhouse competition can be good for a team.
ny post article, didnt c it reposted here, this is a piece of it.
The coaching staff will tell you nobody has worked harder than Douglas this offseason. The second-year Florida State product has done two-a-days at their Westchester compound since the beginning of May -- save for a two-week break in July.
Douglas, the Knicks' most tenacious defender, said one of the reasons he has worked so hard is he wants to be a leader this season. There were none during last season's 29-53 campaign.
"I had an OK rookie year, but this year I want to be more vocal and be one of the leaders on the court," Douglas said. "At the same time, you can't be a leader if you don't hold up your end of the bargain. If people are slacking, I'll tell them. If I'm slacking, I want them to tell me."
Douglas is now working out with Danilo Gallinari, who spent almost all of the offseason in Italy, Wilson Chandler, Amar'e Stoudemire, Anthony Randolph and Rony Turiaf.
According to Douglas, newcomer Kelanna Azubuike is not yet working at Westchester and still is doing offcourt rehab after missing most of last season with a torn tendon in his left knee. It's looking more doubtful the shooting guard will be 100 percent when training camp opens on Sept. 25.
After Labor Day, Douglas said he expects to be joined by more teammates so they can begin scrimmaging.
"We're just building relationships now," Douglas said. "It's almost a totally new team. I've been working on the pick and roll with Amar'e. So there'll be a better bond when training camp starts."
The free-agent signing of Roger Mason did not upset Douglas, though Mason is very similar as a combo guard and could steal minutes. If anything, Mason's addition gives the Knicks more depth if they have to put Douglas in a package for Carmelo Anthony, Tony Parker or Chris Paul.
"I wasn't surprised," Douglas said. "I'm just getting ready get this whole summer with two a days, so I'm going to be ready."
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I would like to see douglas and felton fighting (in a productive way) for minutes on the floor. A bit of inhouse competition can be good for a team.
I like that he's working hard. In a recent interview with Turiaf, he was raving about how hard Douglas worked and how good he will be. Turiaf believes Douglas will surprise a lot of people this year.
One thing that bothers me. How come Felton is not practicing the pick-and-roll with Amare? How come we never hear about Felton working out and developing chemistry with everybody? If there is anybody on this roster that needs to develop chemistry, it's Felton. He will make or break this season.
any reason why Felton hasnt joined them in these workouts?
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I mention it at the start of last season, "Douglas was the steal of the draft".
I also mention at the signing of Felton, "Douglas will take Felton's starting
minutes". Douglas energy will not sit back like Augustine did on the Bobcats.
Toney Douglas has been our player to playup to the same competition
he is faced against in our oponents, if not on offense then he will on
defense. He will get better to improve his talent every season in the league.
Watch Douglas become so good in 2 years that we let Felton go and make Douglas our starter.....some people see his peek as being a type of Rajon Rondo on defense with a better shot.
Hey if that is possible then let Toney D be the backup and gain the expereince.
He is the perfect back up PG. Great on defense, extremely fast, good shot, hard worker, listens to advice from others, respects authority, has potential.
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Yeah im a big fan of Tony Douglas because i think he has and think from watching the games potential skills, intangilibles, accountability I.Q. and unselfishness to contribute to a winning team. I think tony Douglas hardwork and being a gym rat will greatly help him improve and be a valuable player and make him seem as if he really is the steal of the draft that no one thought of. I just like the way he handles the game like being unselfish and doing his best. I like the way he works hard and plays on defense as itmentions that he is a tenacious defender. Its really good and refreshing to hear that Tony D is guiding and working with his teammates in becoming better and i really think its shows his character in which he only entering his young second year of the NBA. I thnink him trying to get better and working hard like in defense will ultimatly contribute to helpful plays. So, I think he will be a valuable player contributing to our team in winning and I think he will surprise alot of teams.
i think he is better than rose. we have a winner, he has a much better shot than rose. Walsh needed an insurance policy and got Felton for two yrs, good move. Tony will take a lot of minutes away as the season progresses. inho
Let's not kid ourselves - TD is good, but he's no Derrick Rose.
But, I do believe he can be a quality starting PG at the NBA level. I think he'll probably be a less-quick better-shooting stronger but less athletic version of Rajon Rondo.
I mean he's got Rondo's ability on the defensive end of the floor, there's no doubt about that.
But I think Douglas can space the floor out better than Rondo since he's got a much better shot. He won't be able to drive to the basket and draw fouls or blow by defenders nearly as quickly, but he'll shoot over them. Rondo's shooting is poor to the point where one can't really even count on him to hit an open 3 - with Douglas, on the other hand...
i wont say never....douglas never had anyone to pass the ball to that can consistently score the bucket.
rose still better than tony hands down lol no question
After the last few years of being crappy at the PG position, I'am confident that Felton and Douglas will play really well for the Knicks. I even think Rautins is a sleeper, but I'm not sure if he will be used in a upcoming trade.
Love Toney D's passion and work ethic.
Idk if he can be a starter tho. Felt's got that on lock.
I think on this team he's more of a Barbosa type w better D.
He could be a 6 man of the year or something like that.


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Defining 'family' not so easy for zoning purposesWritten by Becky Johnson
Tired of all-night parties, yards used as parking lots and overflowing trash cans, a community near Western Carolina University is taking aim at student rental houses.
The Village of Forest Hills plans to limit the number of people who can live under the same roof unless they are family. But exactly how many unrelated people should be allowed to live together has been a source of debate for several months.
Initially, the town planning board suggested a maximum of four non-related people living in the same house. But the town board thought it seemed like too many and instead suggested a limit of just two.
Two is a better number, according to Clark Corwin, who sits on both the planning board and town board. Four was simply too weak, he said.
"The essence of the ordinance would be almost absent," Corwin said.
If four students shared a house, and each had a girlfriend or boyfriend, the actual number coming and going on a daily basis could mushroom to eight.
But a limit of only two drastically limits the rental market in Forest Hills' neighborhoods. Landlords are left with a much smaller pool of eligible renters, according to Ron Hancock, a planner with the N.C. Division of Community Assistance in Asheville, which aids small towns like Forest Hills that don't have trained staff to address planning and zoning issues.
"If someone has a home that has been a rental for years and all of a sudden their revenue has been cut off, they might take offense to that," Hancock said. That's why Hancock had recommended four, and cautioned that two was too restrictive.
But Olin Dunford, another member of the planning board, said the greater good has to be considered.
"I am not totally against college students renting houses," Dunford said. "I have to think about what if I moved away and wanted to rent my house. But as a good respectable neighborhood, we had to consider that four was too many."
Hancock agrees that Forest Hills' character is incongruous with that of a typical college house.
"The core issue is that students tend to have an active nightlife," Hancock said. "Forest Hills is a quiet little community of mainly single-family homes."
Corwin has lived across the street from a house of college students for several years. Parents of a student bought the house for their daughter to live in while at school, figuring it would be cheaper in the long run than renting an apartment for four years. She played on the golf team, and several of her teammates shared the house.
Corwin said the golfers weren't so bad. They would usually come across the street and let him know before they had a party.
But after she graduated, the house was rented to students who weren't so courteous. Corwin counted six to eight cars that came and went from the house regularly.
Dunford said parking is a major complaint when students rent houses. They park on the street, in the yard — "and even park in your yard," he said.
Loud partying is the other chief concern. Forest Hills doesn't have its own police force. Instead, it hires an off-duty deputy to make rounds on weekend nights during the school year primarily as a deterrent against parties.
But students are prone to party any night of the week, not just weekends, Corwin said. Plus, the deputy isn't always successful in enforcing the noise ordinance. Corwin said students will use their cell phones to text warnings to each other when the deputy is coming.
"Everyone runs to the car and gets in and they are gone," Corwin said.
There is a shortage of rental property in the Cullowhee area, both for students and professors. That's why Corwin doubts anyone will have trouble renting their house, even if they have to cater to families and professionals rather than groups of students.
Forest Hills is a tiny town of just one square mile that sits across the highway from the WCU campus. Many of the town residents are professors and university staff.
"We are a bedroom community to the university," Corwin said.
What now?
The planning board has spent almost two years wrestling with the issue and crafting the language, along with a few other changes to the town's zoning laws.
When Forest Hills became a town in the late 1990s, its primary intent was to preserve the neighborhood character. As a town, it could pass zoning laws that kept student condos and apartment complexes out of the community. It promptly got to work doing just that, but failed to address the issue of students renting houses.
Corwin said the town realized it could succumb to "studentification," a takeoff on "gentrification."
"We could become a whole multi-family community with students up and down the street," Corwin said.
That could lead to lower property values for everyone.
Thus, the planning board embarked on the proposed occupancy limits.
"It's setting out that these are the rules of a residential neighborhood and this is what our expectations are," Corwin said.
Enforcement of the ordinance will be complaint-based and fall to the town's volunteer zoning enforcement officer. The town has no paid workers.
The number of people living in a house is unlimited if they qualify as a family — which can include everyone from foster children to great-aunts. But a family must be a single house-keeping unit of a non-transient nature.
"Non-transient is the key factor because students are transient," Corwin said.
Defining what qualified as a "family" was tricky in and of itself.
"We worked very hard to get a definition of 'family' so it would be defensible legally if it came to that," Hancock said. "Legally, there is nothing that discriminates in any way."
Such an ordinance is very common in college towns, Hancock said. Forest Hills' planning board borrowed language from similar zoning laws in Boone and Chapel Hill.
Want to weigh in?
A public hearing on limiting the number of college students sharing a rental house will be held by the Forest Hills town council at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at the Jackson County Recreation Center in Cullowhee. The hearing will also include other changes and updates to the town zoning ordinance.
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Morse and Thursday are confronted with a new breed of murderer, as a string of Oxford homicides continues with no end in sight. The entire police department is working round the clock and a special expert comes on to assist, but Morse's love of opera may be the key to stopping the killing.
Shaun Evans (The Take, The Last Weekend, Silk) stars as the solitary and cerebral young Inspector Morse, conducting his dogged, incorruptible pursuit of justice from the shadows of Oxford and the fringes of the police force. Roger Allum costars as Detective Inspector Fred Thursday, and Abigail Thaw, daughter of Inspector Morse star John Thaw, makes special guest appearances as Dorothea Frazil, in this new mystery written by Inspector Lewis creator and Inspector Morse writer, Russell Lewis.
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Women often want to train and condition their bodies to look more toned, defined, and strong. They see guys getting muscular definition and believe it's out of reach for them. Not true! Here's some insight into how women can build muscle -- and why it happens faster for men.
Don't be scared of your strength
In order to build up your muscles, you first have to tear them down. That's right! Lifting heavier weights will create tears in the muscle fibers, and when they repair, muscles grow.
Separate the muscles in your body into large groups (legs & glutes, back & shoulders, abdominals & arms) so you can work out a new group each day. Here's a suggested schedule:
Monday: legs & glutes,
Tuesday: back & shoulders
Wednesday: abdominals & arms
After the targeted body parts have been strength trained, do some cardiovascular exercise for 30 minutes or more. The complete workout should be approximately one hour. You'll be exercising each muscle group and giving the group a break in between. Your goal should be to increase the weight by five pounds every few weeks. The key is to set small, measurable, and attainable goals -- and follow through.
Besides looking leaner and stronger, strength training benefits women by increasing bone density and increasing joint health. Plus, it helps us feel a lot more confident about our bodies.
Don't be scared of resting
Give yourself a break. Choose which two days during the week are going to be your 'chill out' days and then do just that. You need to be disciplined about your rest time too!
Don't be scared of food
Eat lots of protein, fruits, and veggies. And because you're working your muscles hard and strengthening your joints, don't forget to take your fish oil and other important vitamins and minerals. It's also important that you remember to hydrate. As you become more and more engaged in your workout routine, you will also become more in tune with what your body needs; you will see the difference it is making and your body will share its innate wisdom with you. You'll begin to eat in order to fuel the magnificent system that is your body instead of just eating to feel full or because something looks tempting. You'll naturally want to feed your body food that is good for it. Every calorie matters and muscles need the calories in order to grow. So make those calories count.
Why it's easier for men
Everything described above applies to men as well. Because of the difference in hormones men and women have, men will see a dramatic difference earlier in their training. So, women, if you fear that you will 'she hulk' by strength training, please don't. Your feminine estrogen will prevent that, I promise!
Source: http://blog.purematters.com/fitness/building-muscle-women-vs-men


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After reading the headline, you may be thinking, "hmm, of course there's conflict in the supply chain." In this case, I am referring to conflict minerals, minerals sourced from areas such as those controlled by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a topic I've covered here previously. Last week, because of reforms mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, thousands of companies had to report their use of conflict minerals.
According to Time magazine, Google, Apple, Intel, and other technology giants revealed that their devices may contain the conflict minerals. "Tungsten, tin, tantalum, and gold—products common in electronics and known collectively as '3TG'—are mined heavily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other central African countries," Time's Victor Luckerson writes. "Proceeds from some of the mines are used to fund an ongoing war that's become the deadliest armed conflict since World War II, according to one study."
The supply chain complexity involved with these minerals is what makes them hard and expensive to eliminate in phones, laptops, tablets, and other devices. There's smelters, who extract the metal from its ore; component manufacturers; and distributors. The new rule will cost companies $3 billion to $4 billion in its first year and $206 million to $609 million in subsequent years, the US Securities and Exchange Commission estimates.
According to the Enough Project, Dodd-Frank reforms "have helped significantly reduce the involvement of armed groups in eastern [Congo] in the mines of three out of four conflict minerals." Previously, the minerals were thought to generate as much as $185 million per year for the armed groups and the army. Mines formerly controlled by warlords "are now part of peaceful supply chains," says Sarah Lezhnev, a spokesperson for the Enough Project in a June 10 Agence France-Presse article.
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In the pages of Supply Chain Management Now, over the years, I've written often about the broader ideas behind sustainability, emphasizing the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. According to the APICS Operations Management Body of Knowledge Framework, "in triple bottom line reporting, environmental, social, and economical aspects all are equally considered."
Dodd-Frank reforms are forcing tech manufacturers to phase out conflict minerals from their supply chains; thereby, examining the people side of this intricate equation. The scope of sustainability can seem unwieldy—from humane animal treatment and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions to complying internationally with conflict-free standards and fair-labor practices.
There isn't a roadmap for meeting these vast, but worthy challenges on the supply chain front. What we do know is it will require discussion; information sharing; and developing and improving definitions, metrics, and scope. APICS provides businesses and professionals with a central forum for these activities. For example, the APICS Annual Conference provides formal and informal opportunities to learn what works in supply chain and what doesn't. More broadly, the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional program increases knowledge and expertise in the field of global supply chain management, specifically in the areas of customer relations, international trade, information technology enablement, and physical logistics. With this greater knowledge comes greater understanding necessary to solve tough challenges.
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A controversy led to a parade of Confederate flags Tuesday evening to protest a ban implemented by officials at an Arkansas high school.
School officials requested students displaying large Confederate flags on the back of their pickup trucks remove them while on school property.
The superintendent, Gary Wayman, said there have been complaints and some consider the display "offensive." Wayman said the students were flying the Confederate flags from the back of poles attached to their trucks.
There were mixed feelings among students and others who gathered Tuesday to fly a parade of flags in protest.
WATCH: Students fly Confederate flags in protest of school's policy
Dakota Sims, an organizer of the parade in response to the ban, told 40/29 News "It's America, this is a free state. Like that flag represents freedom. Just like that American flag represents freedom. People died for both of them. Why not fly both of them?"
Another student said he supports his friends that are protesting, but felt that the flags could send the wrong message.


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The 10 Biggest Channel Mergers And Acquisitions Of 2016 (So Far)
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2016 Partner Marketing Guide: How Should Solution Providers Leverage Social Media?
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The election and reception were met with a great deal of recent fanfare — with as many as 150 people on hand Saturday to hear and celebrate election results. In a previous statement issued by contest chairs Sue Johnson and Laura Gilmore, "voting has been heavy." (Mum was the word about the final vote tally as of press time, but is believed to have been fairly intense.)
The George West Centennial Contest pitted Diaz against candidates Margaret Sue (Mox) Byrom and Margaret James in the race for queen; and Houdmann against Bill Hardwick for king.
Everything was all in good fun, officials said; all in service of celebrating the 100th birthday of George West, which was originally founded in September 1914.
To punctuate the king and queen election process, voters were required to pay a nickel per vote in honor of the Centennial. (They could vote as many times as they wished, as long as they paid the fee.
Officials said it was exciting to see the election play out.
"There was so much enthusiasm this year and the races were so tight," explained Mary Ann Pawlik, chair of the GW Centennial. "Everyone had so much fun. At first I thought they would only drop in nickels — and maybe quarters to vote. But they ended up getting so excited about it they dropped in dollar bills and $20 bills."
Voting formally concluded in July, but the coronation took place Saturday followed by a reception.
"Everybody came out to the reception," Pawlik said. "Mr. Houdmann, the king, he had a real ball. When we first put the crown on his head it was too big and fell down but he kept trying to secure it. He finally put his baseball cap on and put the crown on top of it and that did the trick."
Queen Olga Diaz made an exceptional Centennial queen, according to reports.
"Little Miss Olga Diaz was so cute," Pawlik said.
Other highlights include Live Oak County Judge Jim Huff's star turn as master of ceremonies.
What now lies ahead is the upcoming George West Centennial Weekend, Sept. 18-21:
• The Vietnam Memorial Wall will be on display at the Justice Center during that time.
• Sept. 20 marks the "All Class Reunion" starting at 10 a.m. Classmates and friends will meet at the George West cafeteria for a visiting and refreshments tour of the new high school.
Additionally, there will be a 3 p.m. Centennial Parade with all floats welcome, class floats, family floats and cars.
The timeline on the Centennial celebrations now shifts to the Sept. 20 parade — expect to see a whole lot of longhorns (as many as 20) in the mix.
"I will tell you, their horns are huge," Pawlik said. "We will start out with two longhorns ridden by men from around Kingsville and then there will be a 1914 car from San Antonio. I wanted a 1914 and a 2014 vehicle, The 1914 will have the king and queen in the car and the 2014 will carry their court. They will be honored at our rodeo. There, they will reign."
Then, Sept. 20 marks dinner on the courthouse lawn starting at 5 p.m. (Be sure to RSVP with Pawlik at email@example.com.)
At 7 p.m. Sept. 20, the historical highlights of George West will be on display at Dobie West Theatre.
At 8:30 p.m. the Live Band Concert takes place courthouse steps — with a laser show finale.
It is at this point that Pawlik and those who have invested so much in making the Centennial work for everyone will let out a collective sign of relief, she said.
But that's not the end of the festivities: At 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 will be the Texas Historical Marker unveilings, Canfield Home Dedication and program at the Dobie West Theater.
• Noon on Oct. 11 will see cook-off judging, along with Market Days (all day concluding at 6 p.m.), a ranch rodeo at 9 p.m. and then a dance.
Ben Tinsley is a reporter for The Progress newspaper in Three Rivers. He can be contacted by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 361-786-3022. Tinsley can also be followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BenTinsley, Google at http://plus.google.com/+BenTinsley or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ben.tinsley.12.


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The 1:15 scale prototype being lowered into the wave flume at Oregon State University's O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory | Photo courtesy of Columbia Power
Columbia Power Technologies plans to test an intermediate-scale version of its wave energy converter device in Puget Sound later this year.
After the successful control tests, the company will move testing to open water in Puget Sound this fall. Columbia will test the intermediate 1:7 scale prototype, which will stand approximately 11 feet tall.
"Puget Sound has the appropriate scale waves for these test models. It's mimicking a real ocean environment," says Reenst Lesemann, VP of Business Development for the Corvallis, Ore.-based company.
Earlier this year, the company tested a smaller 1:15 scale converter in the wave flume at Oregon State University's O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory.
Like Manta Wings
The device, which is called Manta because its movements are similar to those of a manta stingray, sits like an iceberg on the water. Even at nearly 80 feet tall, only 10 percent of the full-scale devices are visible on the surface.
The wave energy converter device is a permanent magnet generator. As the device floats on the water, the wings of the manta rotate around an axis with the movement of waves. A plate at the bottom of the device provides inertial resistance against the movement of the wings to help create more energy.
Columbia's device takes the energy from the ocean to actuate two permanent magnet rotary generators. These generators create electricity, which is collected from all devices in the wave farm, transmitted ashore to connect into the grid — and then subsequently delivered to homes and businesses.
"The electricity generated in each wave energy device is collected in a centralized device —a pod— sitting on the sea floor. That aggregated electricity is then fed into a single line to transmit it ashore," Lesemann explains. "At some point, the line will be buried before landfall and will, once inland, be routed above ground to be tied into the grid."
Columbia hopes to have the device fully developed sometime in late 2011 or early 2012. When they're fully developed, the devices will be designed, installed and maintained by Columbia in its customers' offshore wave farms. The size of the farm—which will be two to three miles offshore—will vary, much like wind farms can vary in size.
Lesemann estimates that in an Oregon-like environment, the annual output for each device, as currently designed, would be between 1,500 to 2,000 MWh. The company continues its work to improve the device's output while lowering its construction cost.
Funding the Floating
Columbia received a Small Business Innovation Research grant and an Advanced Water Energy grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help fund the project.
"The private capital sources willing to take the risk at this point are somewhat limited, so it takes a public/private collaboration to deliver this device to the market," says Lesemann.
So far, the project has already created a number of jobs in Oregon where Columbia Power is based.
"We've used a number of consultants and partners, both on research and development, and also on the environmental, manufacturing and deployment sides," says Lesemann. "These are good family jobs, ranging all the way from R&D to manufacturing. It really runs the gamut."


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The continuing struggle of Guatemala´s indigenous populationFriday, March 14th, 2008 by Andy
This morning we returned to Jilotepeque to meet Don Andres and assist the exhumation process. Previously, we had planned to spend the entire day at an indigenous rights festival in Comalapa. However, the class decided it was more important to return to visit don Andres and show our support for him.
When we arrived, he greeted us with tears in his eyes. Giving each of us a big hug, he told us that he had been unable to sleep the night before. Throughout the morning, we learned more about the lives of the daughters and grandchild of Don Andres that were ended abruptly by the uniformed perpetrators.
One night, over 20 years ago, members of the Guatemalan army intruded into the house of Don Andres's oldest daughter. She was 26 back then and had been married for a year and a half and had an 8 month old baby. On that night, her 13 year old sister had visited and was staying overnight as well. The intruders killed the two daughters and the grandchild by choking them with a rope.
Their bodies were found and buried by the husband. Since then, her husband has disappeared and Don Andres strongly believes that it was the army that kidnapped and murdered him as well.
This was not the end of Don Andres's misery. Two of his sons were later kidnapped and are now presumably dead. Don Andres's youngest daughter does not even remember what her two older sisters and brothers looked like.
Although Don Andres was able to find the remains of his two daughters, the fate and whereabouts of his two kidnapped sons are yet unknown and this continues to hurt this 82 year old man everyday. Our class decided to donate portion of the fund we have raised from the Haverford community to assist Don Andres.
On our way to festival site in Comalapa, we passed by a cemetery. The wall of the cemetery was decorated with murals depicting the hardships that the Guatemalan indigenous population had to endure; ranging from the "internal armed conflict" to the recent earthquake.
We arrived at the gathering site for the indigenous rights/commemoration festival. The gathering site was a former military base in which 216 bodies were exhumed. This site was where the largest number of bodies was found and because many of the victims were from other parts of the country, it was very difficult to identify them through traditional methods which relied solely on personal testaments. As a result, DNA testing has been incorporated into the exhumation process and today, it has become far easier to identify the victims.
At our arrival, we were welcomed by both the Comalapa town council and CONAVIGUA, the widows association of Guatemala. Despite the horrific tragedy that struck them, the widows of Comalapa organized themselves into a support group and provided both moral and physical support to its members. They have also actively engaged the national government to recognize and compensate for the atrocities that were committed during the "internal armed conflict"
After members of CONAVIGUA sang us songs dedicated to their loved ones lost during the "internal armed conflict" we were presented with T-shirts by Heidi Jutson HC'06 and workers of "Just Apparel" a project dedicated to changing the labor conditions of Guatemala by providing fair wages to its workers.
The final segment of the day was the musical and artistic performance by the indigenous community. Artists from various communities both celebrated the rights of the indigenous population as well as commemorated the appalling losses they suffered during the period of the armed conflict.
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"I thought he was joking. He does that all the time. I hung up on him. But he called me back."
"Then my mom called me and then it was really serious," Garcia continued.
When she got back to the "perfect" little rent house at 707 N. Harrison St. on Tuesday evening, the shock hit her full force. Nothing was left.
The clothes, the furniture, the kids' toys, everything was gone. All Garcia and her 8-year-old twin children had were the clothes on their backs.
"I cried my eyes out," she said. But today, it is impossible to cry any more. And the situation is serious.
There is no insurance to pay for what they lost.
The Red Cross had furnished Garcia and the kids with two nights stay at the Esquire Motel, but those two nights were up Thursday morning.
Finding affordable rental property in Beeville is impossible right now.
There are apartments out there but they are going for $1,000 or more a month. That is a far cry from the slightly more than $400 a month Garcia was paying her landlord, Mark Rincon, for their tidy little place. And that price is out of the family's reach.
Garcia said friends and family have been helping all they can. The problem is that no one can offer the family shelter.
Her former boss, Lt. Dolores Rodriguez at the Bee County Jail, raised some cash. "That was the first place I called," Garcia said.
Rodriguez told her to use the money for rent. But there was not enough money for that.
On Thursday evening she and the kids still had nowhere to go. "I've tried everywhere. I've called everybody that I could think of."
Garcia said someone had suggested contacting a local church. She was considering that.
She does plan to be at the C.M. "Smitty" Smith Central Fire Station in the 100 block of West Cleveland Street on Sunday when the Beeville Volunteer Fire Department will be collecting clothing and food for the family.
"We've been offered furniture," Garcia said. "But we don't have any place to put it."
The good thing is that no one was home when the fire broke out, probably the result of an electrical problem. Garcia and her twins, a girl and boy, were at her daughter's baseball game.
Anyone who would like to donate to the family may do so between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday during the drive at the fire station.
Garcia said her son wears a size 16 husky pants and a 14-16 shirt. Her daughter wears size 5-6 pants and a 7-8 shirt.
She wears size 14 pants and a large shirt.
Garcia said her father is planning another benefit to help get the family on their feet.
But what they want most of all is a place to stay, a roof over their heads and beds where they can rest their heads.
"That's the one thing I'm needing," Garcia said.
Hopefully she and the kids can find that soon.
Anyone who can offer assistance may reach Garcia by calling Fire Marshal James P. Barrie at 354-5789. He can get in touch with the family. Or they can reach the family Sunday morning at the fire station.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 120, or at email@example.com.


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It's pretty much a prerequisite in Hollywood that your movie has to have a happy ending. If the story doesn't naturally lead to one, well, you force it, often by simply rolling the credits at the right time. As we've discussed before, a lot of movies with supposedly "happy" endings actually seem closer to Requiem for a Dream than Babe when you sit down and think about them for any length of time ...
5Django Unchained -- Django Would Be Dead Within Hours
The Weinstein Company
The Happy Ending:
After his BFF Dr. King Schultz gets blasted into oblivion, Django returns to the evil Candyland plantation to kill every remaining white person in the movie (and also Samuel L. Jackson, because he was a shithead). Django rescues his wife, Broomhilda, and detonates the vile mansion with a pile of dynamite, breaking slightly with action movie tradition by staring directly at the explosion instead of walking away from it in slow motion.
The Weinstein Company
You'll never get to run from a fireball in a hallway at this rate.
Django and Broomhilda then ride off into the night as the credits roll, free to spend the rest of their lives together in peace.
The Horrible Aftermath:
Wait. How the fuck is this guy going to make it out of the South alive? Being an African-American couple on the run for the murder of a rich white man -- and dozens of others -- in the antebellum South is literally the worst situation anyone could ever be in.
If Django's plan is to sneak away to the North, keep in mind that he's not exactly inconspicuous -- the movie already established that the sight of a black man on horseback stops traffic wherever he goes. And that was when he was traveling with a white companion who could have passed as his master and before he turned up on every wanted poster in the nation as the single greatest spree killer the South had ever known.
"But how will anybody know Django even did it? He left no one alive!" Not true -- he spares multiple slaves in the course of his murderous bloodsplosion party. But what does Django imagine is going to happen when, say, the two house slaves he spared get picked up by some Mississippi lawman who ties them to the massacre at Calvin Candie's famous million-dollar racist fantasy camp? One or two confessions are going to be coerced out of those gals.
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"I'll trade you this cool fire knife for some information!"
It isn't going to take too many red-hot bowie knives to get two women with no particular loyalty to Django to completely dime him out. They know exactly who he is (a bounty hunter formerly partnered with Schultz), so it isn't going to take a ton of legwork for law enforcement to track him down. If Django shows his face anywhere near a county he collected a bounty in, the game is over.
The movie makes a big deal of the fact that Django and his wife have their freedom papers, but what the hell is that going to count for once details of Django's slaughter get out? Again, this wasn't some nobody he shot down -- it was a wealthy landowner from a wealthy family with powerful friends. The killer's punishment would be swift and brutal even if he was white. But when it's that man, committing that crime, in that era? Shit, we're not even sure he'd be safe in the North. Not that he'd ever make it there.
4Monsters, Inc. -- Monster Society Is About to Collapse
Pixar Animation Studios
The Happy Ending:
Our heroic monster protagonists, Mike and Sulley, who earn their money harnessing the screams of terrified children, discover that laughter is actually a way better power source than unbridled mortal fear after accidentally kidnapping/befriending a human toddler. After deposing their evil boss, Sulley becomes the new CEO of Monsters, Inc., and monsters everywhere begin delighting children with hilarious jokes instead of scaring the shit out of them.
The Horrible Aftermath:
First of all, we're explicitly told that the energy produced by laughter is "10 times more powerful than screams." That's all well and good, but the monster world doesn't exactly appear to be in the grips of an energy crisis. A sudden 1,000 percent increase in energy efficiency means that you can lay off 80 percent of your workforce and still double your output, so the world of Monsters, Inc. is about to have an unemployment rate higher than any Third World country.
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Pictured: An unsustainable growth curve.
Secondly, it takes absolutely no effort to make children laugh (for example, Cars is far and away the most successful Pixar movie, and Cars is about as funny as a dead clown). At the end of Monsters, Inc., Mike gets his entire daily quota of laughter from a single child just by delivering a mighty belch. That is the very definition of unskilled labor. Anyone who graduated from Monsters University now has a degree in scaring that isn't worth the paper it's printed on, since all it takes to throw kids into fits of hysterical laughter is a long, whistling fart.
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Or a fart that just got entirely too real.
And all of this is in a world where scream production was the center of their economy -- imagine the Middle East if overnight somebody invented a technology that rendered oil worthless. Sure, energy is suddenly cheap, and that'll surely make for some lower air conditioning bills, but that's not much of a silver lining in a devastating economic depression. A crisis that, by the way, will soon flood the streets with thousands of unemployable monsters, each harboring a bitter grudge against human children.
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"... and the human-hating racists had access to the children's bedrooms forever after. The end."


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Quick Take: Consumer-Driven IPOs Are Not Created Equal
Diamond Resorts International will trade under DRII when its $264 million IPO comes to market. Gaskins says the stock is expensive based on some basic metrics, but it does have several positive catalysts. It does not have much competition in the timeshare space and does have nearly a half-million users that pay annual or monthly fees for points that can be redeemed at locations all around the world.
However, he warned, the consumer is the Achilles' heel, Gaskins said -- if spending, confidence or both rapidly slow, so will this business.
Unfortunately for RetailMeNot, which will trade under SALE, the prospects are worse. With a planned IPO of $191 million, Gaskins said this is one to avoid. "It looks like insiders are trying to bail out of this one, as well they should," he said, citing that a lot of the proceeds were going to insiders and towards past accumulated dividends.
Although the online company's top-line growth was explosive a couple of years ago, it's flat from the March quarter to the June estimates, which is a terrible sign, said Gaskins. Expenses also increased at a noticeable rate.
Finally, with homebuilders doing so well, UPC will likely be a name that investors want to get in when it comes public. The $125 million IPO, which will trade under UPC, will price shares between $15 and $17. But, according to Gaskins, only about half of the company's revenues comes from homebuilding.
The other half comes from property sales, where it bought 5,000 lots during the recession and is now selling them for large gains now that property values have appreciated.
The company may be trying to go public so it is bought out by a much bigger homebuilder for its properties, Gaskins concluded.
-- Written by Bret Kenwell in Petoskey, Mich.


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James Bond debuts in theaters, the Beatles release their first single, PBS is founded, and Tylenol capsules are recalled amid seven deaths from tampering, all on this day.
1921: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time. The series pitted the New York Giants and the New York Yankees, with the Giants eventually winning the best-of-nine series five games to three.


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Laurier research centre presents migration lectures with Mat Coleman and Kathy Kopinak
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Wilfrid Laurier Universitys International Migration Research Centre is hosting two lectures at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, taking place Nov. 13 and 15, as part of the ongoing International Governance Speaker Series.
Mat Coleman is a professor of Geography at Ohio State University and the president of the Association of American Geographers Political Geography Specialty Group. He will visit the Balsillie School on Nov. 13 at 12:30 p.m. to present Migra/Policia: Automobility and Immigrant Policing in the US South. Research on new immigration to the US South says little substantively about how immigrant livelihoods have been shaped by the recent devolution of immigration enforcement powers to county sheriffs and city police. Drawing on new fieldwork findings from two counties in central North Carolina, Coleman explores the site-specific practices that constitute non-federal immigration enforcement, with a specific focus on policy surveillance of immigrant automobility. His research draws on feminist political geography insights about the state as an aggregation of local-scale practices rather than as a coherent, homogenous, single-minded entity.
Kathy Kopinak is a professor emeritus at Kings University College, University of Western Ontario. She will visit the Balsillie School on Nov. 15 at 12:30 p.m. to present The Contribution of Export Processing Wages to Migration from Mexico to the US and from Morocco to Spain. Export industries, called maquiladoras or maquilas in Mexico, are the result of regionalized and globalized economies, in which industries move to reduce their costs. The focus of the presentation is the distinct impact that characteristics of export processing industries (mainly wages) and borders have on emigration. Although it is widely agreed that cheap wages are a fundamental cause of industrial relocation from a companys point of view, much less is known about how employees perceive and respond to such wages. In focusing on how distinct borders affect emigration, Kopinak will take into account the impact that the state in different jurisdictions has on wages and geography.
The International Governance Speaker Series is an extracurricular program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. On a regular basis, the school brings in speakersscholars, practitioners, policymakersto present on topics relevant to current affairs and foreign policy. The speakers are especially distinguished in their field and bring the latest research and insights to share with faculty, students and community members. A light lunch is provided.
Lauriers International Migration Research Centre (IMRC) is located in the Balsillie School of International Affairs and serves as a focal point for debate, research, policy analysis and proposal development related to international migration and mobility at the global, national and regional scale. The IMRC establishes research relationships and seminars, sponsors research, assists with the development of research proposals, organizes and conducts conferences and links members of the business community, community organizations and governmental actors with academic scholars and scholarship.
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What if you could make a world-changing impact with one small act? Would you be more inclined to take that first step if you knew your action would gain momentum when aligned with the actions of others?
It might seem daunting for an individual to make big changes in society, but taking that first step can set into motion a series of events culminating in a big result. Entrepreneur Herb Morreale (CompSci '91) has distilled all his thoughts and ideas about how individuals can make an impact for the greater good into what he calls his "domino theory."
As dominos placed on end knock each other over in succession, all of the dominos fall due to the energy transferred by each impact. Like tipping over that first domino, one small act can set into motion a series of events that expands out into the world. Examples can be found throughout history. Rosa Parks struck a blow for civil rights when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. A Chinese student stood alone in Tiananmen Square to block military tanks in support of democratic reform. With a swing of a hammer, the Berlin Wall came down.
"I had been thinking about this for quite awhile and trying to understand the patterns of setting things into motion," says Morreale. "One of the patterns starts with something inspirational. You have to inspire people. It's in that inspiration that they will feel it here, in their chest. That gives them the motivation to do whatever the next step is."
To illustrate the power of this process, he says it is possible in a topple of only a few dominoes to knock down a final domino that is many times greater than the mass of the first domino. Morreale carries a domino in his pocket as a tangible reminder of his theory and his passion.
"Domino theory is a framework that helps people understand that no matter how large or small their hopes and dreams are, they can accomplish them by seeing the world as a set of dominos," he says. "All it takes is one small strategic action to set big things in motion and align with the actions of others."
After graduating from CU-Boulder in 1991, Morreale and Trent Hein (CompSci '91) started XOR Inc., a Boulder-based company providing systems management services and a variety of Internet and e-commerce solutions. The company grew from two employees to more than 600. Morreale left XOR in 2000 to work on a variety of projects that eventually led to him founding five other businesses.
In 2002, while attending the Telluride Tech Festival, he began thinking about how small actions could set big results into motion. Those ideas developed into the domino theory, and the notion of "setting big things in motion." In 2007, his theory inspired a blog and a nonprofit organization called Topplers (topplers.org)—so named as a reference to dominos toppling over.
The mission of the organization is to inspire and motivate people to set big things in motion using the domino theory as its driving philosophy. Topplers gives people the opportunity to participate in or start a movement and to connect with others, giving their ideas the momentum to grow.
There are multiple branches on the Topplers site for taking action, such as collecting stories from people who have performed random acts of kindness, helping 100,000 students go to college, and creating an emergency response force to mobilize Boy Scouts and adult leaders.
An example of how this works is a woman who was inspired by the Topplers concept to write a book about adopting two children from Africa. She described her experience writing and publishing the book on the Topplers website. Her accomplishment set into motion another adoption of a child from Africa by an individual who read the book.
Another program supported by Topplers is the Domino Award. Morreale introduced his theory to computer science students by founding the Domino Awards, working with Professor Clayton Lewis.The Domino Awards are designed to inspire and support CU-Boulder students while honoring the impact that other computer scientists have made on society. Winners are selected based on their essays describing the impact computer scientists have made on society. Since creating the program, 10 students have received the Domino Award.
"Herb is a very thoughtful and reflective guy," says Professor Lewis. "One of the things he thinks deeply about is how people can support one another and how they can work together performing acts of kindness and interacting in a positive way that enriches lives. The Domino Awards is a blending of the philosophical and the activist—how people can contribute and how people can benefit from that. The work started that way and has been growing in strength. We're really lucky to have Herb in our university community."
Since leaving XOR, Morreale has been chief technology officer at Me.dium Inc. (eventually renamed One- Riot and recently acquired by Walmart Labs) and Gold Systems Inc. Currently he is CEO of 6kites providing expertise in social business, and mobile and web application development. For more than 10 years he has been a member of the Industry Advisory Board for the Department of Computer Science at CU-Boulder.
Morreale became interested in software development when he got his first computer in seventh grade. He credits the computer science department for improving his skills and for providing student leadership opportunities— two factors that have served him well as an entrepreneur and industry leader in social media.
"It all comes back to the genesis of trying something and seeing where will it go," he said. "Ideas spur other ideas. You can think big and if you have the courage and ignore self-doubt, you can accomplish some pretty big things and inspire people to accomplish their own big things."
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Haven't gotten your pond-skim on yet? Hit up one of these end-of-season ragers.
February 25, 2010
On Wednesday, Whistler-based ski photographer Blake Jorgenson celebrated the release of his new book, called Blake Jorgenson Photography: Whistler British Columbia 1999-2009, at the Westin Hotel in Whistler village. The coffee table book features scenic mountain vistas and action shots of some of the world's best freeskiers and mountain bikers. Here are few shots from the book.
January 15, 2010
Only 28 days let until the 2010 Winter Olympics head to Whistler and Vancouver. This video podcast from Whistler Blackcomb looks at some local Whistler-area athletes, including ski cross athlete Julia Murray, daughter of famous Canadian downhill skier Dave Murray, Maelle Ricker, a snowboard cross athlete, and halfpipe snowboarder Justin Lamoureux, who reflects on his experiences at the last Winter Olympic Games in Torino and what it means for him to compete on home soil.
January 12, 2010
For the third year in a row, photographer Jordan Manley has won Whistler's Deep Winter Photo Challenge, which ran through January 10. Paul Morrison earned second place and best-in-show photo, and Nicolas Teichrob, in his debut at the contest, placed third. Here are a few shots from Manley.
December 14, 2009
Unless you live in Whistler, you wouldn't know that a certain segment of the community is opposed to hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics. Some locals have decided to leave town for two weeks, rent their houses to "some rich Americans," and go surfing in Mexico. Let them. Here are seven reasons why the 2010 Winter Olympics are the perfect time to hit Whistler.
September 14, 2009
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September 14, 2009
Like the Olympics it's about to host, Whistler Blackcomb is big, hyped, and full of underage Asian women on drugs.
August 5, 2009
With the 2010 Winter Olympics around the corner, all eyes are on Whistler Blackcomb. The masses will descend on Whistler Mountain, where the official events will take place. Which means Blackcomb will be the place to ski.


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Ryan McMaken, communications director and economist with Colorado's Division of Housing, thinks there could be some tapering of home-value appreciation. But as for a bursting bubble, he says that's not a concern at this point. Interest rates, after all, are still strong. The economy is still improving. And inventory, particularly in Boulder County, remains extremely low.
"The general consensus is that things look quite optimistic for 2014," McMaken said.
While the September flooding caused a hit to the local market for a few weeks in the fall, 2013 remained the strongest since before the recession. Foreclosures in the state are at 10-year lows and dropping, a trend McMaken expects to continue.
Home prices in some parts of Colorado like the Denver metro area and northern Front Range increased as much as 9 percent or 10 percent compared with 2012. Through the first 10 months of 2013, D.B. Wilson of Re/Max of Boulder said the median single-family home price in Boulder County was $411,000, and the average was about $495,000. In the city of Boulder, those numbers were $642,000 and $747,233, respectively.
Confidence in the local and national economies and decreasing unemployment rates are all playing factors in the strong market locally, Wilson said. But the low inventory continues to be a major factor. At a real estate conference in November, he said Boulder County's inventory for single-family homes was at just 3.2-months-worth, roughly half of the absorption rate of what he termed a healthy market.
Wilson said he expects that tight inventory to lead to another competitive spring full of homes attracting multiple offers as inventory of single family homes in Boulder County heading into winter was about 16 percent lower than a year prior.
Wilson agrees with McMaken that it's unlikely that the area is ripe for a bubble-burst in the near future. For one thing, tighter federal lending rules go into effect this year that will make landing mortgages and refinances more difficult. Those rules include, among other things, mortgage applicants not being allowed to have a monthly debt-to-income ratio above 43 percent.
"I don't think we're going to see runaway appreciation because it's subject to a fairly tight appraisal," Wilson said. "I don't think we're out of control, and I think some of these lender requirements are going to help keep that in check."
The home market has shown growth in every price range locally. At the top end, Boulder County had more than 40 homes sales eclipse $2 million in 2013, a leap from just 18 such sales in 2012 according to figures from Legendary Properties broker Scott Franklund.
Franklund, who specializes in homes priced at $1 million and up, said he doesn't expect to necessarily see the same volume of luxury sales in Boulder County in 2014.
The 2013 surge, he said, included the absorption of most of the high-end homes that had been languishing on the market in recent years due to the economic downturn. Franklund said the appreciation, however, because of a lot of that absorption, should remain strong in 2014. And that appreciation should coax enough people to sell to help keep the high end healthy.
"If it was a million-dollar home in 2012, they're going to want a million-five for it now," Franklund said. "And they'll probably get it."


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~ Toribio Mogrovejo, of noble birth, educated at the finest schools, law professor at the University of Salamanca, Spain; who became a tireless missionary, baptizing nearly 500,000 as Archbishop of Lima, including St. Rose of Lima, St. Francis Solano, and St. Martin of Porres. Canonized in 1726.