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Madeley, John (1975) Churches, religious cleavages and confessional parties: a comparative interpretation of European patterns. In: Workshop of the comparative study of contemporary Switzerland, June 1975, Geneva, Switzerland.
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LONDON — Britain says it will put forward a resolution Wednesday to the U.N. Security Council condemning the Syrian government for the alleged chemical attack that has killed hundreds of civilians.
A statement from Prime Minister David Cameron's office said Britain would seek a measure `'authorizing necessary measures to protect civilians" in Syria. Military force is one of the options that can be authorized under Chapter 7 of the U.N. charter.
The decision came as momentum appeared to build for Western military action against Syria, with the U.S. and France saying they are in position for a military strike.
The prospect of a U.S.-led intervention into Syria's civil war stems from the West's assertion – still not endorsed by U.N. inspectors – that President Bashar Assad's government was responsible for an alleged chemical attack on civilians outside Damascus on Aug. 21, which Assad denies.
Doctors Without Borders says that attack killed 355 people.


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In general, the signs and symptoms of overdosage with ORAP (pimozide) would be an exaggeration of known pharmacologic effects and adverse reactions, the most prominent of which would be: 1) electrocardiographic abnormalities, 2) severe extrapyramidal reactions, 3) hypotension, 4) a comatose state with respiratory depression.
In the event of overdosage, gastric lavage, establishment of a patent airway and, if necessary, mechanically-assisted respiration are advised. Electrocardiographic monitoring should commence immediately and continue until the ECG parameters are within the normal range. Hypotension and circulatory collapse may be counteracted by use of intravenous fluids, plasma, or concentrated albumin, and vasopressor agents such as metaraminol, phenylephrine and norepinephrine.
Epinephrine should not be used. In case of severe extrapyramidal reactions, antiparkinson medication should be administered. Because of the long half-life of pimozide, patients who take an overdose should be observed for at least 4 days. As with all drugs, the physician should consider contacting a poison control center for additional information on the treatment of overdose.
- ORAP (pimozide) is contraindicated in the treatment of simple tics or tics other than those associated with Tourette's Disorder.
- ORAP should not be used in patients taking drugs that may, themselves, cause motor and phonic tics (e.g., pemoline, methylphenidate and amphetamines) until such patients have been withdrawn from these drugs to determine whether or not the drugs, rather than Tourette's Disorder, are responsible for the tics.
- Because ORAP prolongs the QT interval of the electrocardiogram it is contraindicated in patients with congenital long QT syndrome, patients with a history of cardiac arrhythmias, patients taking other drugs which prolong the QT interval of the electrocardiogram or patients with known hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia (see also PRECAUTIONS: DRUG INTERACTIONS).
- ORAP is contraindicated in patients with severe toxic central nervous system depression or comatose states from any cause.
- ORAP is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to it. As it is not known whether cross-sensitivity exists among the antipsychotics, pimozide should be used with appropriate caution in patients who have demonstrated hypersensitivity to other antipsychotic drugs.
- Ventricular arrhythmias have been rarely associated with the use of macrolide antibiotics in patients with prolonged QT intervals, as might be produced by ORAP. Specifically, two sudden deaths have been reported when clarithromycin was added to ongoing pimozide therapy. Furthermore, some evidence suggests that pimozide is metabolized partly by the enzyme system cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP 3A4). Macrolide antibiotics are inhibitors of CYP 3A4, and thus could potentially impede pimozide metabolism. For these reasons, ORAP is contraindicated in patients receiving the macrolide antibiotics clarithromycin, erythromycin, azithromycin, dirithromycin, and troleandomycin.
- Concomitant use in patients taking Celexa or Lexapro is contraindicated (seePRECAUTIONS: DRUG INTERACTIONS - Pimozide and Celexa).
- Clinical drug interaction studies have demonstrated that pimozide is also metabolized by CYP 2D6. Concomitant use of ORAP with paroxetine and other strong CYP 2D6 inhibitors is contraindicated (SeePRECAUTIONS: DRUG INTERACTIONS).
- Concomitant use of pimozide in patients taking sertraline is contraindicated (SeePRECAUTIONS: DRUG INTERACTIONS).
Because azole antifungal agents are also inhibitors of the CYP 3A4 enzymes and thus may likewise impair pimozide metabolism, ORAP is contraindicated in patients receiving the azole antifungal agents itraconazole and ketoconazole.
Similarly, protease inhibitor drugs are also inhibitors of CYP 3A4, and thus ORAP is contraindicated in patients receiving protease inhibitors such as ritonavir, saquinovir, indinavir, and nelfinavir. (SeePRECAUTIONS: DRUG INTERACTIONS.)
Nefazodone is a potent inhibitor of CYP 3A4, and its concomitant use with ORAP is also contraindicated.
Other drugs that are relatively less potent inhibitors of CYP 3A4 should also be avoided, in view of the risks: e.g. zileuton, fluvoxamine.This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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In the fall of 1944, about a month after the fall of Paris, the German High Command decided to reactivate the fortifications of the Westwall, which the Allies had come to call the Siegfried Line. Regular troops could not be spared, and tens of thousands of Hitler Youth boys were given the task. Suddenly, our small Luxembourg village was flooded with brown shirts. The village sat at a strategic point between the river Moselle and the highlands, where the valley was flat and wide open. In order to close that dangerous gap in front of the bunkers, an enormous anti-tank barrier had to be dug and fortified. Soon I received orders to detach 60 of my boys to the construction site. The senior Hitler youth commander was perhaps a couple of years older than I. One late afternoon, as he was marching his formation single-file back to the village under the cover of the trees along the road, a marauding British Spitfire pilot spied the column and dove to the attack. Two boys were killed and their commander was shot through the thigh. Late that evening, I received orders from Hitler Youth headquarters in Germany to take his place. That put me in charge of an assortment of units that eventually grew to about 2800 boys and perhaps 80 girls who operated our field kitchens.
The man responsible for the architectural execution of the project was a disabled Panzer first lieutenant by the name of Franz Leiwitz. He was an authentic hero who had lost his left arm in Russia. He had dispatched a total of 14 Russian T-34 tanks and wore the Knight's Cross around his neck. When I first saw Leiwitz, he was sitting on his horse, watching the construction. He smiled crookedly at me and said, "So, you are now the leader of this children's crusade?" I was deeply offended by this flippancy, but within days we became friends. It almost certainly saved his life a few weeks later.
Unexpectedly one morning, I was picked up by an SS lieutenant with orders to drive me to a conference. To my surprise, we ended up in an armored train deep in the forest near the German border. There were perhaps 50 of us assembled in one of the long cars, around a narrow oak table. Some were construction officials of the vast government construction agency, Todt, and there were some high-ranking SS officers and a Wehrmacht general, the military commander of Luxembourg. Most of us, though, were Hitler Youth leaders. Then the door opened, and in walked Albert Speer, the tall, bushy-browed minister of armaments and Hitler's favorite architect.
Speer, an organizational genius, was by then in charge of all war production in the Third Reich and one of the three most powerful men in Germany. After a very brief introduction, he wasted no time in telling us that Germany was in imminent danger of losing the war. We, especially the Hitler Youth leaders, eyed each other in stunned silence. If any of us had told our units what Speer had just coolly told us, we would certainly have been shot. The mere mention of defeat was nothing short of high treason.
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Sandra Levy will leave the ABC tomorrow with no obvious successor, something her critics were quick to blame on the departing head of television's "authoritarian" management style.
Ms Levy's exit, three days after resigning to take up a program development role at the Nine Network, seems to have wrongfooted ABC boss Russell Balding.
When word of Ms Levy's departure leaked out on Tuesday, Mr Balding was at the ABC bureau in Parliament House in Canberra, launching a new satellite TV service into India. He put out a brief press release praising her "remarkable contribution" but has otherwise remained silent.
Responses to Ms Levy's exit were diametrically opposed. Talk show host Andrew Denton said she was a huge loss and had done a "demonstrably great job".
Such were the internal and external politics at the ABC, Ms Levy was the equivalent of a "human pinata", he said. "She's a true pro - one of the most excellent executives I have ever seen in this industry."
But for Graeme Thomson, the Community and Public Sector Union's ABC section secretary, it was good riddance. "Notwithstanding the increased ratings at the ABC I think she has done significant damage to the organisation," he said.
Mr Thomson thought her exit was a great chance for the ABC to consider someone with a more inclusive approach to leadership and said Ms Levy's "authoritarian and dictatorial" management style left no obvious successor.
ABC executives suggested as potential replacements the head of enterprises, Robyn Watts, who was criticised by the ABC's Media Watch show last year for denying footage of politicians to filmmakers unless the approval of the subject was gained first, and Lynley Marshall, who as head of new media set up ABC's digital channel with a slim budget.
The former ABC drama head responsible for SeaChange, Sue Masters, who is head of drama at the Ten Network, is also considered a contender.
Denton, whose Enough Rope was one of Ms Levy's pet projects, denied speculation his show might follow Ms Levy to Nine.
Denton's production company was yet to sign a contract with the ABC for next year but, he said, the "intention absolutely is to be on the ABC".
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Greed lured literate investors in Erode into emu scam: RBI
The investors had been lured by attractive schemes offered by the emu farms, RBI Chief General Manager V Vasanthan said.
Erode: Most of the duped investors in the multi-crore emu contract farming scam in the district last year were literates and very knowledgeable and had been lured by 'greed', according to a survey by Reserve Bank of India. The investors had been lured by attractive schemes offered by the emu farms, RBI Chief General Manager V Vasanthan said on Sunday.
The survey covering 800 investors in 22 villages from Erode, where a maximum number of investors had been cheated in the emu racket, was held from July 19 to July 22 he told a
meeting of self-help groups and farmers to create awareness about problems in investing in unregistered private firms.
Hundreds of people had been cheated crores of rupees after they made investments in contract farming of the Australian bird on promise of very high returns like any ponzi scheme. The emu scam came to fore in August last year after Susi Emu Farm in Perundurai near here failed to make assured monthly payments, triggering collapse of several such firms, leaving in lurch both the investors and the birds.
The Economic Offences Wing of police have arrested proprietors of several firms and the cases are being heard by a special court. Vasanthan said before investing, people should find out whether the finance firms had been registered and authorised to receive money.
People from Erode, Tirupur and Coimbatore had invested not only in EMU farms but also in country fowl farms and Agar tree development schemes.
He urged the people to invest money only in registered firms as there was no law to control the unregistered firms. The official said the RBI would soon release ten rupee
plastic currency notes.
On fake currency circulation, he said most of the counterfeit notes came into the country through Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh, adding serious steps had been taken to curb them.
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5 | Hot sauce. Esparza says Tapatío is the best: "The body is thicker than the other sauces." By the looks of how it dominates the shelves here, few people would disagree.
Use it: Pour on everything.
6 | Salsa verde. Canned green salsa is a good shortcut to avoid peeling and roasting tomatillos.
Use it: Esparza livens up canned salsa (Embasa brand, for the thick texture) with puréed chipotles in adobo and a few dashes of Tapatío.
7 | Cajeta. This caramel sauce is akin to dulce de leche. Esparza loves the full, tangy flavor of Coronado brand, made from goat's milk. For a milder flavor, look for one from cow's milk.
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In a relief for former Himachal Pradesh chief minister VB Singh, a court in Shimla on Saturday rejected the prosecution's plea for cancellation of bail for him and Pratibha Singh in a graft case.
Special Judge BL Soni, who had reserved the orders on September after arguments, announced his order on Saturday evening.
The prosecution had alleged that Singh was influencing the witnesses and it had enough evidence against the couple.
The court had framed charges against Singh and his wife, a former Lok Sabha member, on June 25 last, after which Singh resigned as union minister of small, micro and medium enterprises the next day.
He withdrew the petition filed by him in the High Court for quashing the FIR or handing over the investigations to CBI.
He appeared in the case on September 7 last and regular hearing of the case started.
The court has already fixed September 21 as next date of hearing.
A graft case was registered against Singh and his wife on the basis of an audio-CD allegedly containing conversations of the couple with some officials and industrialists in a 23-year-old matter.
Five times chief minister VB Singh has alleged the cases against him and his wife were fabricated.


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Not many significant changes. Below is a short summary.
-Using latest plaso "release v.1.1.0" source code base dated early June. Also includes newer versions of the plaso dependencies dated as of early August.
-Lots of bug fixes and minor GUI tweeks.
-Extended image support (consistent with plaso) for timeline creation. Note file interaction is only supported with Raw disk images atm.
-Enhanced timeline creation wizard (e.g. disk scanner implementation, parser selection gui, etc.)
-New window/pane to monitor plaso timeline creation process.
-Lots of other little things, minor speed improvements, etc.
To be honest I did not do as much testing this time around then previous releases so encourage feedback, issues, questions, bugs, whatever just let me know. I just didn't want to delay the release any further.
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Picked this up at a auction bought this and some other stuff not a clue except that it is a Flak sight 3x8 2cm The pictures show all the details. All codes and markings no Waa anywhere. Looks like it came out of a AFV of some type optics are great. Ideas on what it is or value would be great. Yup really clueless on this. Thanks GR
Haven't a clue myself...but an overall picture and maybe some measurements would possibly help those more likely to know.
I found the gory details on this thing Z.F. 3x8' 2cm Flak ( 20mm anti-tank or other ground targets) Many of these 3x8 s are also marked as Flak which denotes their use as direct fire (ground) attachments to the flak gun for which they were designed for (all flak 3 x8 s were used to sight ground targets, not aircraft) good eyepiece on it and the scope can made for a AFV mount if wrong someone correct me.


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A month after 'Ben who?' stole the headlines at Sandwich, the golf world now has to come to grips with 'Shaun what?' winning at Oak Hill.
And to think we used to moan that golf in the Tiger Woods era was too predictable.
How things have changed.
There was certainly nothing predictable about a dramatic final day at the USPGA on Sunday.
With a host of big names either stuck in neutral or jammed in reverse, a trio of relatively unknown players made the last major of the 2003 season their very own monthly medal.
Shaun Micheel, Chad Campbell and Tim Clark all enjoyed moments when it looked like it was going to be their name etched on the Wanamaker Trophy as USPGA champion, but Micheel had more of them and he also had the one that counted - the final moment.
A stunning seven-iron to the 18th green - surely the shot of the year - left the 34-year-old Micheel needing a tap-in to secure a seat at golf's top table.
The 169th-ranked player in the world also added his name to 2003's list of first-time major-winners - as well as the USPGA's impressive tally of unlikely victors.
After a few years of waiting for somebody other than Tiger to win a major, this season has seen a stampede of breakthrough major champions - Mike Weir, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis and now Micheel.
The last time there were this many first-time champions with trophies on the mantelpiece was 1969.
What happens next for each of the four first-timers will be the crucial factor in deciding whether this year is the start of a new, more democratic, era in men's golf or just an aberration while Woods looked for a driver he likes.
Weir and Furyk - neither of them true outsiders when they won their maiden majors - are certain to be regular challengers for years to come, as Weir was here until an abysmal start to his fourth round derailed his charge.
The future prospects of Curtis and Micheel, on the other hand, are far more difficult to predict.
"It's kind of scary, really," Micheel told reporters when
asked how it felt to be arguably the most surprising USPGA champion since John Daly in 1991.
"I think the fear of the unknown frightens all of us and I certainly had that today.
"Even though I'm USPGA champion now, I don't really know
what's in store for me, I really don't.
"I just hope I
can represent the PGA and the PGA of America in a humble
But what is certain of Micheel is he truly deserved this victory. And there can be no question marks over his bravery or sense of timing.
If his 275th shot at Oak Hill wasn't proof enough of those qualities, it should be pointed out the amiable American rescued a drowning couple from a sinking car in 1993.
Ten years later and it appears that his good deed has finally been rewarded with a maiden PGA Tour victory and $1m winner's cheque.
When Micheel tapped in his final shot, it triggered a huge ovation at Oak Hill. Micheel raised his hands in triumph as he was joined on the 18th green by his pregnant wife Stephanie before kneeling and kissing her belly.
"It was a very difficult day emotionally for me," he said. "A year ago I was just trying to keep my card - even a month or two ago I was just trying to keep my card.
"To have my name on that trophy, I don't really know what
I'm thinking right now.
"I look down at that list and see all the names and I just
hope I can produce a career like a lot of those guys."


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M-4 was the designation for a robot constructed by Flint. It served as his "butler, housekeeper, gardener, and guardian." The robot hovered in the air and was capable of firing a type of heat beam.
It was destroyed in 2269 and immediately replaced by a second unit: "Too useful a device to be without, really". (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")


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This luxury resort offers visitors a wide range of activities, and is located in a prime location beside Kaanapali Beach. Renovated in 2005, the hotel comprises a total of 510 rooms and features a lobby area with a reception desk manned around the clock, a cloakroom, a currency exchange facility, and lift access. Also available at this air-conditioned establishment is a newspaper stand, a hairdresser, a lounge bar, three restaurants, and conference facilities. Guests may also make use of the room and laundry services (for an additional fee) as well as the launderette facility (charges apply), and there is parking available for those arriving by car.
The rooms all come with an en suite bathroom with hairdryer, a fridge, a coffee machine, and an iron and ironing board. Further fittings provided as standard include a direct dial telephone, satellite/cable TV, a radio, an Internet connection, a hire safe, a double or king-size bed, and either a balcony or terrace. The air conditioning and heating are individually adjustable.
In the hotel grounds guests will find a swimming pool with a children's paddling area and two poolside snack bars with nightly entertainment. Guests may use the Jacuzzi, diverse spa treatments, and three tennis courts, while sports enthusiasts can enjoy a work-out in the gym.
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The staff clearly was happy about that I declined the upgrade offer. Even I told that my wife and I are on honeymoon and we prefer a king-bed room, she insisted that our booking was for a double-queen room. After we got in the room, we found out that the two beds are definitely full-size (not queen-size). Very disappointed.
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Nanotech 2007 Vol. 1
Technical Proceedings of the 2007 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 1
Chapter 2: Nano Electronics & Photonics
Ab initio calculation of tunneling current through ultra-thin SiO2 gate dielectric of MOS Structure, including the influence of oxygen vacancies on the tunneling current
|E. Nadimi, R. Janisch and C. Radehaus
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|DFT, NEGF, tunneling current, MOS
|We used a first-principle atomistic scale method, based on density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's function to study the electron tunneling current through ultra thin silicon oxide films. The Si/SiO2 model interface has been constructed by orienting a crystalline SiO2 ??cristobalite slab such that the misfit with Si (001) was minimized. Starting with the geometric construct, all translational and ionic degrees of freedom of the interface system were relaxed. The resulting structure contained no dangling bonds and thus no defect induced gap states were visible in the electronic structure. The calculated work of separation showed that our model interface was energetically favorable. The thin silicon oxide film was then sandwiched between two highly Phosphor-doped silicon contacts. The metallic character of the highly doped contacts allowed the use of comparatively small supercells due to the short screening length. With this model system the influence of single neutral bulk and interfacial oxygen vacancies on the tunneling current was investigated. The study was extended to the presence of two correlated oxygen vacancies, and the influence of vacancies' position on the correlation energy and tunneling current was investigated. Our results show a striking relationship between the defect's location and tunneling current.
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Cleveland Browns: RB Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma): Peterson is like a brand new HP Touch Smart PC and Jamal Lewis is the one-year Geek Squad warranty. That's it. Peterson is the toy. A.D. (All Day) Peterson will grind out 120-yard games in December when the AFC North is taking Wild-Card applications. 4. Detroit Lions [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif](trade down w/ TB):[/FONT] DE Gaines Adams (Clemson): All the analysts keep saying Adams "creates havoc" in opposing backfields. The Lions could use a little havoc on defense. Plus they'll get a package of Tampa's draft picks to move down. Rod Marinelli "is totally enamored of Adams" per NFL Network's Charles Davis. The ACC's sack leader can be the "bandit" edge-rusher that Derrick Brooks was for Marinelli in Tampa Bay. Note: Adams reportedly admitted to smoking pot once in college. Red flag? 5. Arizona Cardinals: OT Joe Thomas (Wisconsin): Thomas' agent, Peter Schaffer, has a relationship with the Cardinals' war room. New HC Ken Whisenhunt and OL coach Russ Grimm dealt with Schaffer in numerous Steelers player negotiations. Schaffer also represents new Cardinals OC Todd Haley. Hmm… 6. Washington Redskins: LB Patrick Willis (Ole Miss): Joe Gibbs upgrades the middle with the 2007 Butkus Award winner. San Francisco will be tempted to trade up from #11 (Mike Nolan coached Willis at the Senior Bowl) since they have 8 picks in the first 4 rounds. 7. Minnesota Vikings: QB Brady Quinn (Notre Dame): HC Brad Childress and VP Rick Spielman have been pretty quiet about Quinn. That's why I think they'll take him if he falls. Who cares if Childress drafted Tarvaris Jackson in the 2nd round last year? He only got a $1 million signing bonus. 8. Atlanta Falcons [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif](from Houston):[/FONT] S LaRon Landry (LSU): This guy is a man among boys. Landry started 10 games as a true freshman in 2003. Do you know what a big deal that is in the brutal SEC? 9. Miami Dolphins: CB Leon Hall (Michigan): Dolphins HC Cam Cameron was an assistant coach at Michigan for 10 years and did a lot of their recruiting. NFL insider John McClain also told us Hall is Miami-bound if he's available at #9. 10. Houston Texans [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif](from Atlanta):[/FONT] WR Ted Ginn Jr. (Ohio State): The Ginn-su knife cut a 4.38-4.42 at his Pro Day last week despite wet and sloppy conditions. He's known for sub-4.35 but remember his Rose Bowl high-ankle sprain was just a few months ago. Texans HC Gary Kubiak probably likes young phenom DT Amobi Okoye (Louisville) but how many more D-linemen can they draft? For three straight years they've taken one in the 1st round! 11. San Francisco 49ers: G/T Justin Blalock (Texas): Blalock pumped a Combine-high 40 reps on the bench and scored the year's highest Wonderlic with a 41. Broncos QB Jay Cutler, a Vanderbilt grad, scored a 26 last year. I heard 49ers HC Mike Nolan hint about his offensive line at least three times this offseason. LG Larry Allen turns 36 this year. 12. Buffalo Bills: WR Dwayne Bowe (LSU): Bowe's 6'2" frame and 37.5" vertical could cause nightmares for AFC East CBs, who are some of the shortest in the NFL. Miami, New England and NY Jets all feature 5'10" corners across the board. What a compliment to the dazzling Lee Evans, eh? Plus Bowe blocks downfield like Muhsin Muhammad. 13. St. Louis Rams: DT Amobi Okoye (Louisville): The 19-year old's hype meter is reaching levels unseen since the PlayStation3. Some believe he could go #5 to Arizona. If Okoye's half as good as they say he could be, the Rams would score big here – and DC Jim Haslett's career will do a 180. Note: Okoye also admitted he got stoned a few years ago. Will this affect his draft status? Remember, Warren Sapp was a top-5 pick until the marijuana talk knocked him down to #12. 14. Green Bay Packers [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif](trade up w/ Carolina):[/FONT] RB Marshawn Lynch (Cal): The Packers have wanted Lynch from the get-go. Trading up over Carolina and Pittsburgh – who technically don't need a RB – doesn't seem to make sense, but once Lynch falls past Buffalo, the Packers won't take any chances. This 5'11/218-lb dynamo will immediately be named the starter over Vernand Morency. 15. Pittsburgh Steelers: DE Adam Carriker (Nebraska): The Husker ran a DL-best 4.18 in the Combine short shuttle. He can play all 4 positions on the front line. At 6'6/295, Carriker can get his mitts up and disrupt passing lanes. The Steelers' multi-strike 3-4 scheme will hide his flaws until he gets up to speed. Nice fit. 16. Carolina Panthers [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif](trade down w/ GB):[/FONT] OT Levi Brown (Penn State): John Fox pockets a 2nd-rounder from Green Bay and still lands the 4-year starter from Penn State. Brown mauls in the running game and he'll quickly learn the ropes in the passing game. He slides his feet well and can throw the stun punch. Scouts have questioned Brown's mean streak. After his first grueling Fox-camp ends in August he'll be plenty pissed off. 17. Jacksonville Jaguars: S Reggie Nelson (Florida): He hasn't moved on my list. Nelson is one of the 20 best overall players coming out in my view. "The Eraser" took a mulligan after running 4.5s at the Combine, then came back with a 4.35 at the Gators Pro Day. He's a winner though I wonder if Nelson's 16 Wonderlic score bothers Jack Del Rio. 18. Cincinnati Bengals: OT Joe Staley (Central Michigan): The 6'6/305-lb tackle is one of my special JUMbo picks; I've had him going way higher than most to this point. Staley ran a 4.79, spooky fast for an O-linemen, and did 27 reps on the bench press. Mel Kiper obviously saw my last mock because he's nudged Staley up to #16 on the Big Board. The Bengals are always set at O-line – but what a great chance to slot depth behind Levi Brown and Willie Anderson. Plus Anderson's almost 32 already. 19. Tennessee Titans: WR Robert Meachem (Tennessee): The UT grad stays home and immediately becomes Vince Young's best buddy. I must note that Jeff Fisher never drafts who you think he'll draft. Never. Note: This #19 pick might get swapped out for San Diego's #30 pick as part of a trade package for RB Michael Turner. 20. New York Giants: TE Greg Olsen (Miami): Here's one way to get Jeremy Shockey into the voluntary workout program, but quick. Seriously, this pick sounds crazy, adding a second Hurricane TE to the roster when you have so many other needs. But think about it: Shockey's ankle has become a concern, and didn't he tell Eagles CB Sheldon Brown he wanted to play for Philly anyway? 21. Denver Broncos: DE Jamaal Anderson (Arkansas): He's up to #10 on Kiper's Big Board so I could be way off here. The 6'5/285-lb end might be strictly a 4-3 end so I'm betting he gets passed down to Denver as a value pick. 22. Dallas Cowboys: DT Alan Branch (Michigan): I've dropped Branch down 15 spots off some negative buzz lately. "Some see him only as a 3-4 nose man," says Peter King. Branch is still a massive hole-filler who spearheaded an incredible Michigan run defense last year. Dallas doesn't need a safety after signing Ken Hamlin (Seattle) in free agency. 23. Kansas City Chiefs: WR Steve Smith (USC): Surprise! What about Dwayne Jarrett? Scout.com reports: "The scouts may have to come to USC's Pro Day to watch Jarrett, but they left talking about Smith.... he put on a show in receiver drills." Jarrett's 4.6s pulled him down into the 2nd round. Smith's only 6'0"/197 but he plays bigger, and his 38" vertical is inviting. The best part for KC? Not having to trade up for a blue-chip wideout. 24. N.E. Patriots [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif](from Seattle):[/FONT] CB Darrelle Revis (Pitt): Revis had a banner Pro Day -- 4.38 in the 40, 10'5 broad jump, 6.56 in the 3-cone – and might have better instincts than Leon Hall. SI's Bucky Brooks said Revis was neck-and-neck with Hall as the top corner prospect. It's fitting that such a talented player would fall to the lucky Pats this late. 25. New York Jets: CB Chris Houston (Arkansas): Like I said last month, his Combine demo is the standard for all future DB prospects – a scorching 4.32 run coupled with a whopping 27 bench reps. Houston is a sure-fire NFL starter after all those tough starts in the SEC. He even held USC's Dwayne Jarrett to 5 catches for 35 yards in Arkansas' 2006 cross-country opener. 26. Philadelphia Eagles: DE Jarvis Moss (Florida): This could be the proverbial "SOD" (Steal of the Draft) since he can play DE or OLB. Moss almost single-handedly bumped Heisman QB Troy Smith out of the 1st round with his disruptive moves in the title game. 27. New Orleans Saints: LB Jon Beason (Miami): If NFL Network's Mike Mayock says he's a future Pro Bowler, then so be it. Beason is a last-second chart-surfer (like LB Manny Lawson last year) catching a wave that could drop him in the top-20. 28. N.E. Patriots: S Brandon Meriweather (Miami): What about the character issues? Off the field Brandon fired (a legally-owned gun) at an intruder in his yard. On the field he dabbled in face-stomping in the Fla. International Brawl. All reports indicate Meriweather impressed everyone in his pre-draft interviews. 29. Baltimore Ravens: WR Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio State): Over the last 6 years the Ravens have only gone offense with 5 of their first 12 picks (and one of them was Kyle Boller) so there's a lack of depth on that side of the ball. They need young, pro-ready wideouts and Gonzalez might be the smartest one in the draft. NFL Network's Mike Mayock said Lil' Gonzo wowed several teams in his Combine interviews. Note: There's also a rumor that Baltimore might trade Derrick Mason for a 4th round pick. 30. San Diego Chargers: FB Brian Leonard (Rutgers): Leonard's stock is surging as a do-it-all H-back: Leonard posted 28 bench reps and topped all running backs; then ran a nice 4.50 on his Pro Day. Last month I wrote, "In the 10-yard dash, where the explosion is, Leonard busted a 1.54. That matches RB Adrian Peterson and um, LaDainian Tomlinson in 2001." No one questions Leonard's blocking prowess. Here's a versatile and talented replacement for Michael Turner… 31. Chicago Bears: LB Lawrence Timmons (Florida State): Over 50% of the mocks I've read have Timmons going in the top-20. He only has 13 career starts. Note: Chicago picks again at #37 thanks to the Thomas Jones trade – look for them to snag WR Sidney Rice (South Carolina) there. 32. Indianapolis Colts: S Michael Griffin (Texas): The #1 strong safety prospect falling in their lap at #32? Indy is luckier than Paris Hilton's Chihuahua. Griffin will line up alongside Bob Sanders to form the AFC's next big safety tandem. Amazingly, Griffin would be the Colts' only Longhorn on the roster.


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MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, who professes no desire to be known as a fashion leader and who swears her dressmakers to secrecy, may yet become one.
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The Weirdest Stories From.....Florida!
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The year's 20 weirdest stories from Florida, America's weirdest state
Chances are, if you are reading about some really crazy stuff.... there is a strong likelihood it took place in Florida.
These are the best of the Year in Florida.
A Florida teacher made students wear dog cones to discipline them.
Tysheka Pink and Katina Summerset, the alleged "bra bandits," were arrested for stealing hundreds of bras and panties.
Gov. Rick Scott gave out the number of a phone sex line instead of a helpline for a meningitis outbreak.
This Manatee County resident allegedly attacked her boyfriend for climaxing during sex before she did.
A giant eyeball the size of a softball that washed ashore near Fort Lauderdale was thought to either come from a sea monster or a large marlin. With Florida, you never know.
A group of atheists used "unholy water" to unblessed a stretch of U.S. Route 98, previously blessed by a Christian group.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport offered a job with a $76,252 salary to scare birds away.
Shrimp boat captain Matt Willingham found a prosthetic leg lost by a former football player while he was swimming.
Police tasered Daniel Jensen for trying to put out a fire at his neighbor's house. He said cops told him, "That's what insurance is for."
Mellisa Mansfield was nabbed for car theft after she stopped on the side of Interstate 95 to relieve herself.
An impatient Miami woman attempted to cut in line and crashed into pumps at a gas station, causing a fire.
A woman was arrested for riding a manatee in Fort De Soto Park.
Rudy Eugene, the "Causeway Cannibal," was killed by police for chewing off the face of Ronald Poppo.
Miami Beach Senior High School arrived at their prom to find "the largest adult event in the country dedicated to love and sex" booked in the same venue.
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- School says teacher made kids wear dog 'cone of shame'
- Florida drunk driving suspect has craziest mug shot ever
- Cops say they've nabbed Florida's notorious bra bandits
- Florida governor mixes up phone sex line with meningitis help line
- Anticlimactic sex blamed for alleged attack on boyfriend
- Giant-eye mystery solved, Internet heaves a sigh of relief
- Atheists use 'unholy' water to unbless Florida highway
- You can make $76,000 a year scaring birds in sunny Florida
- Jesus' face appears on power box in Florida
- Shrimp boat finds ex-football player's leg floating in Florida
- Teacher quits after alleged interest in student 'boobage'
- Cops use Taser on man for trying to put out fire in his house
- Cop fired for using patrol car to move mattresses
- Cops say they caught car thief on run when she had the runs
- Impatient driver cuts in line, blows up gas station
- Manatee joyrider caught on camera turns herself in
- Here's why fans shouldn't use a mirror to apply their face paint
- Police kill naked cannibal who was chewing off a man's face
- Prom-goers surprised to find X-rated event in same building
- Cat casually strolls through Univision weather report
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ON returning to the house, Magdalen felt her shoulder suddenly touched from
behind as she crossed the hall. She turned and confronted her sister. Before she
could ask any questions, Norah confusedly addressed her, in these words: "I beg
your pardon; I beg you to forgive me."
Magdalen looked at her sister in astonishment. All memory, on her side, of the
sharp words which had passed between them in the shrubbery was lost in the
new interests that now absorbed her; lost as completely as if the angry interview
had never taken place. "Forgive you!" she repeated, amazedly. "What for?"
"I have heard of your new prospects," pursued Norah, speaking with a
mechanical submissiveness of manner which seemed almost ungracious; "I
wished to set things right between us; I wished to say I was sorry for what
happened. Will you forget it? Will you forget and forgive what happened in the
shrubbery?" She tried to proceed; but her inveterate reserve -- or, perhaps, her
obstinate reliance on her own opinions -- silenced her at those last words. Her
face clouded over on a sudden. Before her sister could answer her, she turned
away abruptly and ran upstairs.
The door of the library opened, before Magdalen could follow her; and Miss
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the unanswerable decision of both her parents in his favor; and had suppressed
the open expression of her antipathy, though the feeling itself remained
unconquered. Miss Garth had made no such concession to the master and
mistress of the house. She had hitherto held the position of a high authority on all
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The New Zealand residential building industry has evolved in the wake of the global credit crunch.
In the world before the global credit crunch, many New Zealanders racked up large debts to build massive houses. Land developers, local councils, builders, building products suppliers and related tradespeople experienced boom times as our cities expanded.
The mortgage money filtered through every part of the industry and everybody paid more than they really should have been paying.
The global credit crunch has prompted an evolution, or necessary correction, in mortgage lending in New Zealand. In this new era it is unlikely banks will ever be so cavalier with their lending terms.
Plus, the recession has prompted many Kiwis to save more and spend less. Now the residential building industry and consumers are adjusting to this new world.
Home affordability is the major problem which needs to be addressed. The cost of an average house had been getting further and further away from the average income earner and home ownership has been in decline.
To adjust home affordability to a level where middle New Zealand can again work, save and choose to build a new house, all the players in the residential building industry must collaborate.
It won't be an easy solution. It means greenfields land owners, land developers, local councils, building products suppliers, builders and related tradespeople, and the consumers themselves have to adapt, which means reducing their expectations.
Usually, people blame one catalyst for home affordability to be so out of reach of the average New Zealander. The villain of the day could be the Government's changes to investment rules amending the use of depreciation or the imminent GST increase or high council building consent fees.
The reality is there are many components impacting on home affordability and all of them need adjusting. It's basic economics. The adjustments will keep on happening until suddenly we hit the cross-over point of supply and demand.
Council consent fees have to come down. The charges were driven higher in the good times when people could easily borrow money to buy a house.
The credit boom meant councils filled their coffers. The drop-off in building consents in recent years will have hit council budgets and spending plans.
It's a case of councils needing to decrease fees as part of a joint effort to improve home affordability, or reduce expectations on public service developments. As people face tighter budgets for housing projects, councils have to realign their fees to the market.
While prices for timber and steel have been stimulated by export demand, there's still room for building product suppliers to look at efficiencies in their business to get costs down. They will be forced to sharpen their pencils and look at their own operations, head office operations and margins on raw materials to ensure products keep moving out the gate.
Builders' margins are under pressure because people cannot borrow as much any more, so they cannot spend so liberally on a house.
Prices are falling for both greenfields and developed land as a consequence of supply and demand.
A standard house package 20 to 30 years ago was 100sq m and a Skyline garage. More recently, people wanted bigger houses around 200sq m and they signed up for larger mortgages to pay for them.
Banks even allowed 100 per cent mortgages in some cases. The credit crunch has stymied that practice.
Consumers have to realise and accept that their part of the adjustment to make homes more affordable is to have a smaller standard house than has been the norm in recent times. Of course, that doesn't mean we need to return to 100sq m and a garage.
The equilibrium house size might end up at 130sq m or 150sq m but it will be a far better house than 20 years ago. The added extras in a standard home today include double glazing and full insulation.
Is the consumer any worse off with a slightly smaller house and a lower debt level?
Fixing home affordability is possible if everybody shares the change. Housing needs a partnership approach.
The adjustments have already been happening for 18 months. At some stage the industry players will get to the moment of deciding "no, not at that price" and then consumers will be coerced into modifying their plans.
Once all other possible efficiencies have been made, a builder will be forced to say "we cannot do what you want at that price, but we can do a smaller house at that price". One player taking a small bite might not seem like much, but when every player takes a small bite the impact can be quick.
Together we'll soon get home affordability to a reasonable level because New Zealand needs houses.
Kevin Atkinson is chief executive of Generation Homes based in Tauranga.


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UTEP men's basketball team had roller coaster season
EL PASO, Texas - UTEP's 2013-'14 season would have made a compelling reality show - if such a show existed. The Miners are still eligible for post-season play with the NIT and CBI as possible destinations
Here's a look a back at this season.
Star Recruit Abandons Miners
Sept. 13, 2013- ESPN.com and CBSSports.com are reporting that star basketball recruit Isaac Hamilton has been admitted into UCLA.
Hamilton will have to sit out the 2013-'14 basketball season.
Hamilton signed a National Letter of Intent to play at UTEP in Nov. 2012. He asked UTEP to be released from his NLI after he said he wanted to be closer to home to be with his ailing grandmother.
UTEP denied the request and in mid-August he filed an appeal with the NLI committee which the committee denied last week.
The day the appeal was denied UTEP coach Tim Floyd released a statement saying, "We still consider the University of Texas at El Paso to be his best option when you weigh risk versus reward. Hopefully he will understand that he has until Tuesday (Sept. 10) to enroll, and he would be welcome with open arms. We still believe he made his decision to come here for the right reasons."
Floyd told the Los Angeles Times in July that Hamilton wanted to attend USC so he can be closer to his ill grandmother.
Hamilton had tweeted on July 11 why he was not in El Paso.
"To all Utep fans my grandmother is ill and I'm dealing with a death in the family that's why I haven't made it yet," Hamilton tweeted.
3 Players Kicked Off Team For Allegedly Gambling
Jan. 7, 2014- UTEP Executive Vice President Richard Adauto announced (Jan. 7) that three men's basketball players gambled on sporting events but said there was no evidence of point shaving.
The three players are McKenzie Moore, Jalen Ragland, and Justin Crosgile. All three are no longer on the team, nor enrolled at the university.
Adauto said the university received a tip last month that two players may have been betting on sports and immediately reported it to the local FBI office which began an investigation. The investigation then revealed that three were involved, Adauto said.
Moore and Ragland were suspended indefinitely from the team Dec. 28. Crosgile did not play against Angelo State on Saturday. Moore and Crosgile had previously been suspended for the Dec. 16 game against New Orleans due to disciplinary reasons.
Adauto said that gambling is a very serious NCAA rule infraction that results in a one year suspension and loss of eligibility. Because the players are upperclassmen, "their collegiate basketball careers are over, they are no longer enrolled at UTEP," Adauto said.
"I don't think you're going to find another case where the university reported to the FBI," Floyd said Tuesday afternoon. "We have worked tirelessly to bring the highest character people and we have... and I worry about the reflection on (other members of the team). I think it's unfortunate. I'm crushed, personally, that this has happened but I have to worry about the young people we have."
Adauto doesn't think the basketball program has been tarnished by the three players.
"Yeah, we took a hit on this one and it's unfortunate. But I think the program survives despite what these three did," Adauto said. He added what happened is not a reflection on the program. "It's a reflection on the people who did something stupid. Bob has done a great job of hiring people with character. I think we're fine. We'll get through this and we're fine."
The 10-5 miners open conference play Thursday at home against Charlotte, followed by a home game on Saturday against Marshall.
Without Moore, the Miners will have a hard time winning Conference USA or its post-season tournament, which will be at the Haskins Center this year.
If the Miners do not make the NCAA tournament, it will be the fourth consecutive year under Floyd that they've failed to do so.
Watch full UTEP news conference about the basketball team investigation at http://bit.ly/1gCoPd0
Bouncing Back
Following the loss of the three players, UTEP went on an eight-game winning streak and also added two hometown players to the roster.
The Jones brothers - Aaron and Alvin - dressed for the Charlotte game. Both are freshman.
Check out videos of them dunking in games at Burges High School at http://bit.ly/1hwdVbM and http://bit.ly/JI6G1Y.
C-USA Tournament At Home
Julian Washburn scored 20 points to lead four UTEP players in double figures as the Miners finished off East Carolina, 77-68, to christen the Conference USA Championship on Wednesday in the Don Haskins Center.
The fifth seed Miners (23-9) advanced to take on fourth seed Southern Miss (26-5) in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
The Miners took their largest lead of 23 points (51-28) with 16:35 to play, but couldn't completely shake the Pirates, who pulled within 13 points a few times. After East Carolina closed to within 72-59 with 2:49 remaining, Floyd put starters John Bohannon, C.J. Cooper,Vince Hunter and Julian Washburn back in the game.
The final score marked the closest East Carolina had been since it was 15-6 at the 14:50 point of the first half.
Bohannon had a double-double - the 20th of his career - tying him with Jim Forbes and Nevil Shed for the fifth-most in school history. Hunter added 12 points and Willms had 11. C.J. Cooper was UTEP's fifth effective starter with five assists and no turnovers in 29 minutes.
UTEP shot 51.8 percent from the field, held East Carolina to 43.1 percent, and outrebounded the Pirates 37-30.
Southern Miss defeated UTEP, 64-56 in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament. UTEP must now wait to see if they are invited to the NIT or CBI for a post-season tournament.
UTEP Athletics contributed to this report


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Friday, January 17, 2014
Past bruises that have never been spoken
For reasons that do not need discussed here, our Command personnel voted to unionize. That was a traumatic shock to management. One we were not equipped to deal with or properly trained for. The HRO in Norfolk was no help either. They seemed to enjoy picking fights with the Union and that caused us even greater problems. They wanted to play hardball with the union and would never even try to find common ground.
When I was moved from the Branch Head position in the Programs Branch to the Search Radar Branch, I inherited the union Vice President. He was as hot headed and adversarial as the HRO was. The senior Command management, in Uniform and in $10,000 suits had no plan to deal with the union. There was no consistency in how they dealt with the union. So, our management combined with the HRO office stumbled from one calamity to another. My immediate supervisor was only in this for him. He worried only about what upper management thought of him. He was only concerned about his promotion. And anyone or anything that he perceived reflected negatively on him was killed.
The Command changed how they wanted me to deal with the "Official Time" of the union vice president so many times, I lost track. They would tell me: "Official time can only be approved by the Executive Director, or HRO, or the Captain. Then, without telling me, they would schedule a meeting with the VP of the union and keep him busy all day. Of course, I was being hounded to keep the VP on jobs on ships. He was a great Radar tech! The Coast Guard made him their tech of choice when they tasked us for search radar work. Hopefully you can see the stress on me.
On a number of occasions, my immediate supervisor called me down to his office for severe ass chewing. He was not really good at that though. Believe me, I have had my ass chewed by real pros that actually had reason to chew my ass. He was only covering his. At least once, out of a clear blue sky, he called me down to a conference room and held a formal investigation type of questioning about the whereabouts of the union VP. He also called me at home on weekends and when I was TAD to other locations to ask what I had the VP doing. The harassment of me came in an unpredictable manner. Sometimes months would go by and then, BAM! I was the dirt no good again!
Even though I knew these events were caused by the Executive Director, Captain, or HRO pinging on my boss, I was always the one who caught all the hell. They never dealt directly with the VP or the problem they perceived. They just shot at me, often! Once, the Executive Director openly questioned my LOYALTY! He told my Boss that I was the cause of all the Command's problems with the union. I actually confronted the Executive Director about this charge and he blew me off. I was anything but disloyal. Again, I hope you can see the stress I lived under for ten years!
Just before I retired, HRO changed directions and the new HRO representative to our Command actually came to me and apologized for how I was treated over the last ten years. Can you imagine how shocked I was!? Of course, my immediate supervisor never apologized. He just smiled and plotted his next victim.
I retired because of the effects of my Lewy Body Dementia. I was suffering from the dementia portion of this disease in that I could not do my job because I forgot how to. One day, I was trying to send a tech rep over seas. I have a short window to get him on the airplane to New York to meet a flight to Bahrain. I could not input his orders into the computer system! After two hours, I had to ask another Branch Head to do what I had done thousands of times before! I was also getting lost driving home, not knowing where I was or where I was going. There were other issues related to my LBD, and I knew it was time to go. By then I had a new immediate supervisor that actually thought I was a good, loyal, part of the team. He wanted me to stay, regardless of my problems. But I knew it was time.
The constant stress of being the supervisor of the union VP was worse that anything I had gone through in uniform or out. The constant fight between management and the union with me in the middle was murder. I still have scars from those fights that will never heal. My immediate supervisor, a GS-14, has finally been found out for what he was. I have no satisfaction in that.
I do believe the entire command would have been better if they had just found common ground with the union. The idea of always fighting and picking fights is mutually destructive. And it ended up destroying me.
I am sure I have left out issues that also impacted me negatively. My memory is not as good as it once was. But, the pain still remains. It subsides now, but it comes back whenever I think about my days as a Civil Servant. Even though I have fond memories of those 20 years, the pain of how I was treated by my immediate supervisor will never go away. Never!
I wrote this as therapy for me. Not to cause anyone problems or to get back at anyone. Those days are past. Maybe someone can learn from what happened to me. But mostly, I just needed to get this off my chest. Nothing more. I hold no grudges.
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Thanks Master Chief, I think it is worth some outside comment so here goes.ReplyDelete
It's an inherently invidious position for anyone to be caught in. That needs to be said right up front. Anybody who ever finds themselves in a similar situation should insist on getting the details of the positions laid out and signed by each of the managers so all are clear on what is agreed. This kind of thing happens for people that are picked up by PR for PR duties and leave you hanging in the breeze or when one of your people is a semi-pro athlete trying to make an Olympic moment happen for the USN and needs time off to do it.
It's a no-win situation to be played by both the management and labor. Pick your side and stick with it. If you're management you definitely need to pick management. The issues your superiors have with a dual hatted subordinate will be taken up by them with that subordinate if he is too difficult to manage, ie he's more than 10% of your problems. In other words, if his union duties keep him off the job let him be the one to explain it to management and fight for any pay or benefits that are due him/her. That is his/her job as the Union rep and he/she should be well up to the task.
I had a style I developed as a very young leader and that was to admit that everybody got one good bite off me unless their behavior was criminal. I'd go to bat once for you but that was it. It worked then but I am a sincere believer that 10% of the people in your work are 90% of the problem and if you can make them go away you are all better for it.
I never had a problem with problem people. It wasn't my job to make all of them find the promised land, just enough of them and if a few didn't make it, that was too bad. On the other hand I had a very high tolerance factor. I never sweated the small things that drove some people nuts. Comes from being a snipe at heart.
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2014 at 1:11 PM
Master Chief:ReplyDelete
As therapy you might want to read the book by Phil Porter called "Eat or Be Eaten: Guide to Master Corporate Politician".
It sounds like you worked for a master corporate politician and Phil's book will probably be painful to read as it might sound like he was right next to you for some of the awful experiences you had.
I have had a couple of those experiences. People hire me to sort out their manufacturing issues in Operations and Supply Chain and I am very good at what I do. Yet occasionally the very people that hired me to be the expert and provide expert level advice as to how to 'un-f**k" the situation that they created will not listen to what I have to say and sometimes have the temerity to blame me for their mess!!!! WTF??
Being data driven as I am it does not matter if the facts are on your side. I famously had one senior manager tell me to "stop showing me the graphs" as they kept telling anyone with a 3rd grade education that he was driving the facility into the ground. That quote got a lot of repetition but unfortunately it was not enough to save the facility where 200 people worked from being closed down. This despite the fact that in the final 6 months I proved that the facility could be wildly profitable once the morons were removed from positions of authority.
People just do not want to admit they made a mistake. And proving that they made a mistake with hard numbers just puts you on their shit list. Been there done that.
But if you are good at what you are doing you will survive and you will move on.


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American Express OPEN is reporting that 61% of Texas small business owners admit having cash flow problems, up a full nine percentage points from a year ago.
Alice Bredin, small business advisor to American Express OPEN, says that in this case, such problems are a positive sign.
"Business owners are telling us that they're interested in growth. Growth requires investment. And investment brings cash flow concerns with it typically if you run a small company. "
Nearly a quarter of Texas small businesses say it's gotten tougher to access capital over the past six months. Christine Hollinden, of Houston-based Hollinden Strategic Consulting, says what they're discovering are the lingering after effects of the 2008 financial collapse.
"For a couple of years, businesses were just kind of hunkered down and in that wait-and-see mode, and they didn't seek it. They thought it was there but hadn't really reached out for it."
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One of the nation's most prominent unions is running an online-only ad campaign that uses parody to oppose what it calls anti-immigrant laws like the immigration law recently passed in Arizona. A secondary goal: collect mobile phone numbers. The Service Employees International Union is doing what a lot of advocacy organizations are finding to be a valuable strategy – campaigning not only to promote a cause, but to build a list.
With the help of digital consulting firm Revolution Messaging, the SEIU is taking a unique approach to readily solicit cell phone numbers by promoting an 800-number in display and search ads. "Before you travel to Arizona, call the travel advisory hotline" declare ads running in Google's display network since last Monday. The ads link to ItStopsInArizona.org, a site featuring a petition opposing the immigration law passed in Arizona in April, along with similar legislation in other states, and supporting comprehensive federal immigration reform.
Related search ads are targeted to keyword terms such as "Arizona immigration law" and "immigration reform."
Dialing 1-800-958-9068 alerts callers that if they're considering a visit to Arizona, they should beware of the "overly stringent" immigration law. "If you plan to wear jeans, press one," commands the automated voice on the other end of the line. "If your skin is even remotely tanned, yellow, brown or blue in hue, press two." The caller is told to visit ItStopsInArizona.org, or, if calling from a mobile phone, to press a button to receive text alerts on that device.
In this way, the 1-800 number element of the campaign becomes especially important because it enables SEIU to easily capture mobile phone numbers.
"We're going after people who are outraged…and support comprehensive immigration reform," said Joaquin H. Guerra, SEIU new media campaign manager. "We're trying to pick up on this outrage using satire and parody."
Employing a cause-related campaign to build a supporter list which can then be used for future efforts is becoming increasingly common among nonprofits and advocacy organizations. Earth Day Network, for example, promoted a Climate Rally in Washington, D.C., in April in conjunction with this year's Earth Day. The organization ran homepage takeovers on DailyKos.com, in addition to ads on environmental and political blogs and newspaper sites, promoting the rally. But the campaign also served to generate thousands of new contacts for a somewhat stale supporter list.
"We wanted to achieve as many new members in our database as humanly possible," Nate Byer, Earth Day Network campaign director told ClickZ in April. "We wanted to revitalize it." The group generated 20,000 additional contacts on Earth Day alone as a result of the campaign.
SEIU was one of many Earth Day Network partners that sent e-mails to its members promoting the climate rally. The union represents workers in service industries such as healthcare workers and public service employees, and counts immigrants as a third of its membership, according to Guerra. He said the union is spending a "significant" amount on its online-only ad effort. The SEIU chose not to run any print, radio, or television ads – media in which such direct-response campaigns are common.
The SEIU has collected "tens of thousands" of mobile phone numbers through the Arizona immigration law campaign. The group is using the phone numbers to organize supporters across the country for rallies – like the one held in Washington, D.C. on June 3, coinciding with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's visit to the White House. It is also sending text messages urging supporters to contact their representatives in Congress, and alerting them to breaking news.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Northbound I-25 was closed most of Thursday morning due to the crash of a milk tanker.
The crash happened at I-25 and Cimarron just before 4:30 a.m. The left two lanes of the interstate re-opened at around 11:30 a.m., and the right lane re-opened shortly after.
According to officials, the tanker leaked fuel and milk onto the highway.
Hazmat crews were on the scene. Firefighters were concerned that the fuel or milk could contaminate Fountain Creek.
It took tow truck crews hours just to get the tanker upright. They were having trouble because of the weight of the milk that was still in the tanker.
Colorado Department of Transportation crews put sand on the milk that was frozen on the road.
Police said the driver of the truck was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was the only person injured in the crash.
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Police said copper thieves stole copper from those lights and they were not repaired.