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Again another excuse for Daddy. He's got too much on his plate. We have to step up and do more. Are you serious? Daddy is the easiest job in the world. He doesn't have to say a word. He can say and do whatever he wants he only answers to HIS GOD. You answer to your GOD and the one that tells Daddy what to tell you to do for salvation. It's HOGWASH<quoted text>
If these are your issues you create those programs, run them well, give the a proposal. I seen the need and created it in my area. I guess you don't know about all of the programs we do have, if you are fussing. We have low income housing, free housing, elderly centers, daycare, everything. Remember thats for those who are down on there luck not for leaches! Thats for your opinions be blessed.
United House of Prayer for All People: Bishop's body in Charlot...
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#4196 Dec 30, 2012
#4197 Dec 30, 2012
lmao @ hogwash!!! I thought i was the only one who said that
#4198 Dec 30, 2012
Im so glad someone else touched on the fact that Puffy use to beat up his wife. For the life of me I could not understand Dee backing him to be the Bishop, when she knew McCollough had to speak to him so many times. Then I remembered Puffy wasnt the only Minister in the UHOP beating up their wives.
Wife beating practice is very common with the UHOP men. They dont have the balls to stand up to these Bishops so they go home and take it out on their wives.
There are so many issues that can be addressed that are wrong in the UHOP, but the members close their eyes. Listen to how they keep defending the wrong. Mad because we bring the wrong to light.
The more facts we give then, the more they go into denial. There was only one perfect man and his name is Jesus.
#4199 Dec 31, 2012
Concerned real Christian,
Jesus is Lord but is a man in being or nature!!! His being Lord does not make Him God!!! He was made by God as Lord and Savior!!! His Lordship and being made Savior come from God!!! While the Lordship and being king of Kings of God is inherent but the matter is not true with Christ!!! Christ was made Lord of Lords and king of Kings by God and thus these titles were given to Him by God but not inherent in Him!!!
Real Elias Ibarra
United States
#4200 Dec 31, 2012
You ARE NOT on God's side! You are on Daddy's side! Read Mathew 23:1-10 and find out who side your really on. Then read Matthew 23 13-27 to understand what you are really all about according to your "works".
Since: Jan 13
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#4201 Jan 1, 2013
the last three bishops had the highest honor and respect from governments in egypt, jerusalem, and israel daddy madison was always about education everything they own the church own all the money we give go to kids for good grades n report cards n uhop done send so many kids to college through the mccullough scholarship funds hop is a great church I love it cause daddy grace turn them into somebody back them at day black ppl will work all day cleaning floors cooking taking care of white folks kids n etc but at night they could go to the house of prayer in be pastors,deacons,queens,ushers, shout band members n etc something that made them feel important god is still with the house of prayer madison was a great leader of hop idk bailey that well to be honest
Since: Jan 13
#4202 Jan 1, 2013
but to this day the hop still give somebody something to do preach,sing, royal guardmans, etc god is good n god is great bailey mite be a lil bit rude but we all makes mistakes it's up to god to deal with the fake n liars the hop been here for more than 90 something years you can't tell me gods ears n eyes isn't on the hop you can't tell me that if you call me a liars you calling my great grandmother whos from jamaica but you call her a liar my grandmother n my mother a liar they gave the house of prayer everything n why not give they building more churches, apartments, stores etc they not makin them self a millionaire they building the church into a multi-million organization which we proud of cause we doing so much in the spot light and behind close doors but the hop open seven days a week if the door close pray by the steps or at the door like my mama do go hearts is in the hop believe it or not
#4203 Jan 1, 2013
I'm trying to Figure out how in the Red Firey Hell do you just exit Watch Night Service before the Clock Strikes 12!!!' I heard it was Done In NYC the past year. Well I suppose there was nothing else going on to bring any more $$$$. Ignorant HOP Members, the HOP may be right to a certain Extent. God does dwell somewhere there. However Bishop Dee and Bailey are all about the Benjamin's.. Wake Up Wake Up!!!! Daddy's Club is the most Brilliant program put on for the infidels put all their resources to give this MAN 2 gs easy. I'm sure Bishop Dee gets her cut 1st. She put that man there. The election was rigged. Madison did not want That Man in that seat. They took his power when he was not well. Price may have been the Man. Yea I Said it!!!!
Since: Jan 13
#4204 Jan 1, 2013
yeah I heard some dude name price was suppose to be the bishop daddy madison he knew some of them pastors wasn't doing there god right that's why I believe he sent ppl to spy on some of these pastors cus I'm from lancaster,sc charlotte state it use to be ppl from to our house for about two sundays straight in it be lookin like they be writting things down but than you never see them again I believe they was daddy madison spys but bailey do seem like he money hungry I miss madison I truly do believe god was with him I'm 23 now I was like 12 or 13 I shook his hand in I got the chills like it wasn't the flesh it was something inside him they say when you hear that mans voice preaching that true gospel in you get chills from your head to your toes n your eyes straight to fill up wit tears from hearing that dude it's was something bout him I jus put madison face over baileys cause I know something aint right about him but I love the house of prayer cause we bring ppl together to worship up god we love god to the fullest
#4205 Jan 2, 2013
GOD DWELLS in us; not in any church building, tent, temple, synagogue, mosque on earth today. Serving GOD goes beyond the traditions and practices of the UHOP. Just a thought
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#4206 Jan 2, 2013
Interesting. While everyone is on their knees praying in the New Year, there are others who cant do so because...from my understanding....everyone has to pack up and leave when "Daddy" leaves.
#4207 Jan 2, 2013
Yea them dudes that be up there tying up that paper bag with all that loot. Most times while they are in prayer.
#4208 Jan 2, 2013
The BIGGEST LIARS are UHOP followers!!!!!.....Like WHEN will they STOP all of these conspiracies, lies, cover ups,etc., that can easily be UNCOVERED if someone investigates deeply on that by REPORTING IT TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES WHO HAVE THE POWER TO BRING IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC, so that EVERYONE can KNOW exactly about the DIRT that goes on there????.....That CLEARLY is what NEEDS to happen so that they can come out of hiding and be in the public eye to explain what us FORMER members already know about them, which is the TRUTH, that they will DENY, and take to the grave with them !?!?!?....
#4209 Jan 2, 2013
I will NEVER worship there ever again, or raise my children in that place.......IT IS CLEARLY A CULT!!!!!.....and Im hoping that one day, it will all come to light too!!!!!
#4210 Jan 2, 2013
Putting cash money in a brown paper bag in church in this modern era should be a cold blooded embarrassment to every UHOP member. Again wake up people it goes straight to the trunk of the car while your eyes are closed. NO ACCOUNTABILITY. Daddy doesn't want you or Uncle Sam to know what he's worth financially.
United States
#4211 Jan 3, 2013
Its disgraceful that a large organization has to operate in this manner. The members
pay their monies, cash and checks, in their houses and the treasurers drop the funds off to the local banks. When Precious Dad comes to town, the treasurers make a cash withdrawal so that the pastor and secretary can submit it to the bishop after scrambling more cash from the members during the service with the bishop. All cash. Correct?
United States
#4212 Jan 3, 2013
Speaking of prayer....there was a commission put out to have all the members fast on New Years Eve. I wonder what the purpose was or if it was even addressed in the service with him. The fast was suppose to be all day long
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#4213 Jan 3, 2013
Its funny how so many of yall have so much to say about US, God is a spirit and you must worship Him in in Spirit and truth. So if you Worship Him And seek for Him, He will reveal the truth.
Its very Ironic how much you all seem to know, but really dont know. A lie dont care who tell it, this thing has jumped all over the place, from one lie to another. I have heard and read so many diffrent lies until its not funny. One Thing about House Of Prayer Memebers, we dont worry or talk about other religious cause we dont have time to. Real Members are worring about serving and giving God Everything!!! Thats why the doors are open seven days a week. We are striving to make to make heaven our Home. If you really want to know from an outside source talk with a true and real Mason, He will tell you the truth, if he is real. So I say in closing Seek Him And His Kingdom And All Will Be Add And Reveal To You, But Most Important Of All Pray. Daddy Is Real, If You Know Him, But He's Not Flesh???
P.S. Life Can Be So Beautiful If You Live The Life... So Many Ugly Untruths Told Throughout This Blog...
#4214 Jan 3, 2013
Yes we are interested in serving God in spirit and truth and not Bailey. Why don't you clarify why Daddy Madison said Lady Dee wrote the letter that indicated Bailey would become senior minister? Keep in we all want to serve God in spirit and truth. Why is there so much pressure placed on the members to get on DADDY's Club? Why not call it God's? Why is this Bishop so full of evil and evict the elderly members from the church properties? I've heard this bishop say get his money, but it's God's money raised by the members.
#4215 Jan 3, 2013
My brother In Christ, not sure if you are a member or not. Not going to say former member cause there is no such thing. As the Bishop Daddy Madison had a job to do and a responsibilty to protect Gods Kingdom And the bi-laws of the kingdom to appoint whom he desired to be senior minister such as Daddy McCollough did with him. Everything must be done in descent and order, be subject to those who have rule and dominion over you. So he was in order, and Gods People did the election But GOD did the Election.
Just As God Gave Daddy McCollough The "G" program or the resurection program, he did the same for Daddy Bailey for Daddys Club, know your history or Im explaining some of it for you. Knowledge is power, put the spirit with and you are with the stars and the moon. They all had there program and each one is taking GODS Kingdom higher, McCollough took it higher Than Grace, Madison Believe it or not took it higher than McCollough. Do You know what a floor was at first in McCollough day was, even back then. So There is no diffrent. Other churches have the same thing, they call it the building fund. Just not as secure as the "G" Class.Either you work the the program or not, no one is force to do anything, if you can and have means to work and can work and able and if the dusk have fell on you and able to work out your sole salvation and its in your heart and you standing on Gods word than you work while you have your health and its day. For when nite fall no man shall work.
Now for you calling him mean or surly, be careful of what you say and how you say. There is no respect for what some people are saying on here so disrespectful. Touch not my Annoited/Servant/Prophet nor cause him no harm. Regaurdless of how you may feel or think, He/Bailey havent done anything personally to no one to be talk about or treated in such a way. He not God, nor Jesus. He is carrying the major part of Christ in him, as we all have some in us. His commish is not to save us from death or to stop it, but to prepare us for death and to make it to heaven. So many are upset for this and down us for having a man, one who we can see living the life as Jesus did. For Jesus said we all can be as he was, but not above him but as he was. He/Bailey is only re-enterating what Jesus said and being an example as well.
In closing I Say as Timothy 2:15 "Study to show yourself approved to GOD, a workman thats need not to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth"
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What herbs and spices compliment beef?
- Try allspice, bay leaf, cayenne, cumin, curry powder, marjoram, mustard, nutmeg, black pepper, rosemary, sage or thyme.
What herbs and spices compliment poultry?
- Try basil, bay leaf, chives, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, curry powder, dill marjoram, paprika, parsley, poultry seasoning, rosemary, saffron, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, or turmeric.
What herbs and spices compliment lamb?
- Try basil, cumin, curry powder, dill mint, oregano, rosemary, sage or savory.
What herbs and spices compliment pork?
- Try allspice, bay leaf, caraway, cinnamon, cloves, fennel, ginger, marjoram, mustard, rosemary, sage or thyme.
What herbs and spices compliment seafood?
- Try allspice, bay leaf, cayenne, chervil, chives, cumin, curry dill, fennel marjoram, mint, mustard, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, parsley, saffron, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme or turmeric.
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According to sources, Nepal vowed to resign as the party chief during an informal meeting of the central committee of his party. "He has already decided to resign. We agree with the spirit of the decision, but we have suggested him to make the formal announcement only after the complete results of the election come," nepalnews.com quoted UML central committee member, Raghuji Panta, as saying. Nepal has been heading the party since past 15 years.


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Getting on with people is phenomenally difficult, because there simply aren't many people out there who are as easy to get on with as yourself. Yet some people can get on with everyone. This is because they have a gift for making light conversation about trivialities. They are the prawn crackers of social intercourse.
Not having to talk with someone is a very good sign that you actually get on with them really well, but you can't go straight to that stage by deliberately not talking to someone. Instead, talk lightly about neutral subjects. There is only one neutral subject, and that is weather - and even then, it's best to say it looks changeable.
The quickest way to break the ice and bond with someone is to have a good moan about a third person. Far from making it difficult to get on with that third person, you just repeat the process about the second person.
You know you're getting on with someone if everything you say leads to laughter. Similarly, if everything you say gives you the feeling that you're getting close to a punch in the face, you're probably not getting it quite right.
To get on with people, start by thinking that the person you're speaking to looks well, has a good haircut and nice clothes; that their home is lovely; that their family are beautiful and talented, as are their pets; that you'd love to drive their car, go where they're going on holiday and be married to their spouse (go easy with this last one).
A good short cut to getting on with people is to understand what they feel strongly about and then agree strongly with them. When you know that someone is a fellow West Ham supporter, budgie fancier or civil war re-enacter, everything else, including the fact that you hate each other, becomes less important.
Finally, make sure you respect people's space. The first kind of space is body space. Never stand so close to a person that you could touch them simply by moving your hips forward. Also respect their time space. Some people regard phone calls after 9pm as tantamount to a brick through the window. Last, respect people's emotional space. Don't try to get on with somebody when you have just evicted them, massacred their family or beaten them at chess.


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Chapter 9 - Common Ground
Emerging from Warehouse 3, I found Dylan pacing back and forth outside the gate, muttering nervously to himself. "Hey, Dylan," I called in greeting. "Is everything all right?"
Dylan glanced up sharply and stared at me for a moment, as though unable to believe what he was seeing. Then he took two long strides towards me and socked me squarely on the jaw. I fell back on my butt with a muffled 'oomph!'
"You dimwit," roared Dylan furiously, "what the hell were you thinking, taking on that demon like that? I thought you were a goner!"
I rubbed my jaw sullenly, checking my reflection in a nearby puddle of water. It looked and felt as though a bruise was forming where Dylan had hit me – a lovely, purple, fist-shaped bruise. Perfect.
"Look, I won, didn't I?" I retorted defensively. "You ought to have a little more faith in me, man. I can handle myself just fine in a fight, thank you very much. Quite unlike some others I could name."
"Handle yourself, my ass," snapped Dylan peevishly. "I saw that stunt you pulled with the wrecking ball, kid. That was some quick thinking, I'll admit. But what if the crane hadn't been there? What if it hadn't been enough? What then, eh?"
Dylan was about to commence with a full-blown lecture – I could see it in his heavily scowling expression – when I was saved by the interjection of another voice. "So this is he, I take it? I hope you won't mind if I have a few words with your apprentice, Mr. Dylan."
I looked up at the source of the voice, to find a young woman about my age looking down at me. She was pretty, with a slim but well-endowed figure, and elfin features. Wisps of blonde hair hung over a pair of intelligent green eyes, and a pert little nose and delicate, pink lips completed the picture. She was dressed in jeans and a tight-fitting white T-shirt that emphasized the curves of her body, and her blonde tresses had been pulled back into a ponytail, revealing smooth, fair skin and a slender neck. I had to admit, the look suited her very well indeed.
"Y-Yes, can I help you?" I stammered, caught off guard by the sudden appearance of this attractive girl. I checked myself, and swore under my breath. Way to make a first impression, Shane.
"I'm Angeline," said the girl, offering me her hand. We shook, and she hauled me to my feet with a sharp jerk. She was surprisingly strong. "And you must be Shane, I presume," she added.
I nodded, giving her a brief smile. Dylan huffed irritably and stalked off, muttering something that sounded vaguely like "this isn't over yet". I deliberately ignored him, keeping my attention on the girl instead.
"Not meaning to be rude," I said, "but wasn't there something that you wanted to talk to me about? We're kind of on a schedule, here."
"As a matter of fact, there is," Angeline replied calmly. She took a deep breath, and said, "I'd like to join you and Dylan on your quest to defeat the Lord of Darkness."
I started in surprise. This girl knew about what we were involved in? I looked at Dylan quizzically.
"She's got a score to settle with the Lord of Darkness, too," explained Dylan, somewhat gruffly. "Angeline seems to be able to handle herself in a tough situation. She was the one who helped me get the evacuees organized and kept them moving," he added.
I cleared my throat loudly and raised my hand to forestall any further comment. "Whoa there," I said. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Angeline, it's all well and good that you can keep a cool head in times of danger. But you've seen the kind of adversary we're dealing with here. This isn't something that a girl like you should be involved in," I finished firmly.
Angeline didn't reply, but instead arched an eyebrow at my words. Moments later, I received a sharp blow to the chest and was sent stumbling backwards. Angeline hadn't moved an inch, but it felt as though an invisible fist had struck me. I landed on my rump for the second time in as many minutes.
My jaw dropped open as I realized what had just happened. "Y-Y-you're psychic," I stammered, stunned.
"I am indeed," agreed Angeline, her eyes sparkling with amusement at my dumbfounded expression. "I also have the ability to read minds, if that's what you're wondering."
"Which you were," she added casually, smirking, "along with a persistent interest as to what lies under my shirt."
Mortified, I flushed a deep shade of crimson and moved away several paces, muttering a hurried apology. Regaining my composure, I mulled over the possible implications of Angeline joining our party. From an objective point of view, I really needed all the help I could get. Surely it couldn't hurt to have an extra pair of eyes watching my back in combat. It might reduce the number of sticky situations that I found myself in, and would certainly do no harm to my odds of survival. That subjective part of my brain (the one that only males seem to have) heartily seconded the idea, too.
"All right, then. Welcome to the team," I said, offering my hand to Angeline. She shook it firmly. "But no reading of minds unless I consent to it," I added hastily. Angeline agreed, trying hard not to smile.
"So, where's our next destination?" she asked promptly.
"First, we'll need to grab some supplies," stated Dylan. "Then, we'll need to find some means of tracking down the Lord of Darkness. I have an old contact up north that's savvy with these things. We'll see what he can turn up and take it from there."
Back at Dylan's shop, we hurried through the process of packing our supplies for the next few weeks. The dried rations and canned food were evenly split into three backpacks, one for each member of our party. Hefting my bulky baggage in both hands, I couldn't help but feel thankful that we had recruited an additional member to the team.
Dylan then set about arming himself and Angeline. For himself, Dylan selected an elegant katana and kodachi, which he strapped across his back with practiced efficiency. Angeline opted for a slim dagger and a belt of throwing knives, which she then concealed on her person by donning an innocuous-looking pink sweater. I stuck with Aequivalere and the metal shield that I'd picked up earlier. Once we were fully equipped for the journey, we piled into Dylan's Jaguar and headed north.
The rest of the day passed without incident. We quickly hit the interstate, moving north rapidly. There wasn't much in the way of scenery, apart from barren plains and the occasional mountain. For the most part, we drove in silence, stopping only once along the way to stretch our legs.
By midnight, we were all exhausted by the arduous drive north, and we decided to set up camp inside an abandoned petrol kiosk, with Dylan volunteering as cook for the evening. Meanwhile, Angeline and I unpacked the camp beds and prepared them for the night.
Dinner was ready within the hour. We were all ravenous, having had nothing to eat since morning, and we tore into our food with considerable gusto. Angeline kept mostly to herself, opting to finish her meal in solitude while Dylan and I discussed swordplay. Upon observing this, I excused myself and tramped over to her, mess tin in hand.
"Hey," I said. "How're you doing?"
Angeline had been deep in thought, but she glanced up sharply at my approach. "I'm fine," she replied shortly, then returned to picking at her food.
I tried again. "So, what's your story?" I asked, keeping my tone casually friendly.
Angeline regarded me thoughtfully, as though deciding whether to brush me off or answer my question. Apparently, she decided on a compromise, because she arched an eyebrow and replied, "What do you mean, 'story'?"
"Well, what did you do to get the Lord of Darkness mad at you? I mean, you must have done something that really pissed him off, to get locked up in a cage like that," I persisted.
Angeline was silent for a moment. Then she replied, "I didn't do anything. That creep desired the use of my powers, so he kidnapped me and tried to make me pledge myself to his service. When I refused, he locked me in that cage, with promises to torture me until I yielded to him."
"That's just sick!" I exclaimed indignantly. "What about your parents? Didn't they try to get you out?"
"They're dead," Angeline said quietly. "When they refused to hand me over, the Lord of Darkness had them killed. He made me watch while he did it."
"I… I had no idea," I whispered. "I'm sorry, Angeline. That evil son of a..."
Angeline covered her face with her hands, and a quiet sob shook her. I realized that she was crying. She rubbed at her eyes angrily and turned aside, unwilling to let me see her in her moment of weakness. I stood to one side awkwardly, unsure of what I could possibly do for her. She looked so small, and so miserable, that I wanted nothing more than to put my arms around her and tell her that everything would be all right. But I wasn't sure of how she would respond to that.
Instead, I put my hand on her shoulder and said, "Don't worry. We'll make him pay for what he did, I promise. He's not going to get away with that."
Angeline nodded and took several deep breaths to steady herself. After a moment, she wiped the last of the tears from her face and looked up at me. "What about you? Why is he after you?" she asked. Her voice still sounded a little raw.
I told her about everything that had happened, starting with my uncle's death, the fire that had caused my parents' deaths, and my subsequent encounters with the forces of the Lord of Darkness. "That's why I'm going to make him pay," I finished angrily. "What he's done to my family and home is unforgivable!"
Now it was Angeline's turn to look apologetic. "I'm sorry to hear about what happened to your family," she said. "I guess we're in the same boat then, huh?"
I nodded grimly. "Believe me, that freak doesn't stand a chance. Between the two of us, he's going to learn that he messed with the wrong people."
Just then, Dylan called to us from behind the stove, "Hey, you kids about done yet? We'd better get a good night's rest. It'll be another long day tomorrow."
We headed over to the cooking area and helped Dylan clean up. It felt wrong, somehow, but I guess a part of me felt relieved that I'd found someone else who was in the same situation. It was as though a weight had been lifted from me – not much, but enough to make me feel just a little better.
Dylan volunteered to take first watch, so Angeline and I retired to our respective camp beds for the night. I fell asleep within minutes of hitting the bed.
For the first time in over a week, I slept peacefully, untroubled by nightmares.


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Oct 17, 2006 at 7:12 am #1219917
Any suggestions for mechanical stretch softshell pants for hot weather? I like the Montbell Stretch Wind Pants but don't know how they would be in 80-105* full output hiking?
Need pants because of bushwacking and devil's club thorns.Oct 17, 2006 at 10:50 am #1365007
Mark VerberBPL Member
@verberLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
I would skip the montbell stretch windpants. You want something which has more air permiability. Cloudveil's Inertia material is most likely your best bet. Goodness though. At those temps I would really want better ventilation. Do you really need stretch. I would look at the railriders eco-mesh pants.Oct 17, 2006 at 10:55 am #1365009
Ben 2 WorldBPL Member
@ben2worldLocale: So Cal
A pair of light weight supplex nylon pants is all I can tolerate in hot weather… I can't imagine wearing soft shells at all! And do you really need "mechanical stretch" for bushwhacking?Oct 17, 2006 at 12:07 pm #1365011
Michael MartinBPL Member
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>> I would skip the montbell stretch windpants. You want something which has more air permiability. Cloudveil's Inertia material is most likely your best bet. Goodness though. At those temps I would really want better ventilation. Do you really need stretch. I would look at the railriders eco-mesh pants.
Wow! I was going to reply to the original poster, but you stole the words from my mouth. :-O
Cloudveil Inertia (all-season) and Railriders side-zip Eco-Mesh pants (hot weather) would be my top picks too.Oct 17, 2006 at 12:09 pm #1365012
Yeah I use a pair of lightweight nylon supplex pants in 110* bushwacking/thorns often and am almost perfectly happy, except for two items:
1. The thin nylon pants allow too many needles/thorns to poke my legs. Hence I am thinking soft shell, like Patagonia French Roast or Cloudveil.
2. When sweaty or wet the pants bind really bad and cause me to shortstep a rock hop or technical bit. Hence I am thinking of stretch.
Our trails here are very narrow single track with very nasty thorns, thistles and poisen oak encroaching from shin high to waist level. I call this bushwacking, but it is the normal trail condition.Oct 17, 2006 at 12:40 pm #1365017
Joseph RothsteinMember
Have you seen the Patagonia French Roast pants before? I really doubt that you'd want to be hiking in those at temps anywhere close to 80 degrees. Have you considered a pair of heavier-weight nylon pants? They'll be much tougher than supplex pants, and might be tolerable for hot weather because they're not insulated and usually somewhat air-permeable. Regular nylon pants should also be quite a bit cheaper than most soft shells.Oct 17, 2006 at 12:53 pm #1365018
Joe, examples?
I think I may just go back to my old favorite – summerweight 100% cotton ripstop surplus BDUs. With the extra pockets stripped off they aren't too heavy and they dry just like heavy nylon. Only $19 at my local surplus. No stretch though.
The french roasts I have tried on but they did not fit. Seemed like they would be a sauna in hot temps. Patagonia only makes even size waists in that model.
The men's stretch Continental pants were very nice (the closest I've seen to what I wished for in the original post), but again only even sizes.Oct 17, 2006 at 2:09 pm #1365019
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In my experience the durability of Cloudveils Inertia fabric is NOT up to thorns and briars.Oct 17, 2006 at 5:55 pm #1365029
Michael FickesBPL Member
I second Jason's comments. Ive done a lot of desert hiking in Cloudveil pants and my main complaint is the durability. The fabric does not hold up well to the prickly stuff. My pants have dozens of "runs" from the fabric being pulled by thorns, rocks etc. In that regard the Inertia fabric reminds me of the double knit nylon stuff from the 70's. In my experience supplex nylon holds up better and is more comfortable in hot weather, a lot cheaper too.Oct 18, 2006 at 11:57 am #1365098
Aaron GrandaBPL Member
How about chaps? Bass Pro Shops has some tough but light nylon chaps. I think they are around $30. They also have knee high gaiters. Chaps ventilate better than any pants. It would be worth a try.
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BA Newbie replied to Damian42's topic in All Swimming Pools TypesHey All, I had sort of the same problem this year when i opened the pool this year the water was just about black. In the last month or so ive learned so much about taking care of a pool and hopefully this will help. This is what i did, I started off by shocking the heck out of the water with a liquid shock. I have a 12-14000 gallon pool and i put in 8 gallons. I scrubbed the bottom and sides of the pool to release the alge blooms because if you dont do that it will continue to come back. I went and got a good test kit, because if you dont know your numbers your pool will never get clear. If your PH is low it makes the chlorine less effective. If its too high it will cause the water to be cloudy. If your CYA (stabilizer) is too low or too high it will also make the chlorine you put in the pool less effective. Knowing the pool readings is ABSOLUTELY KEY to keep your pool clear. If your numbers are off you can add as much chlorine as you want and you will just have to keep buying it cause you will be working against yourself. Once my pool started to go from green to cloudy blue i made sure i got all of the debris off the bottom of the pool because all of the foreign matter in your pool will also work against your chlorine and other pool readings. This may take a few trys but you need to get out as much as possible even though you cant see the bottom. I would suggest getting a net NOT a skimmer net but a deep net. Once i did that i gave the pool another scrub down with the brush. Then i went and got a powerful algecide. I think it was called copper 60. The pool kept getting bluer and bluer but wasnt getting clear it was still cloudy. I tryed alot of stuff but the thing that finally worked was called Miraclear it was a tablet that looked like a seashell that goes into the pump basket NOT the skimmer basket and i could see a significant difference the next day ( I could actually see the detail on the bottom of the pool) Once i could see the bottom i began vacuumning. I vacuumned to waste probably 3 or 4 times refilling in between. Now your gonna stirr up some stuff when you vacuumn dont get discouraged if you go about it in a methodical fashion you can continue vacuumning. ( i think my vacuumning process took 2 days). After that it was just monitoring my pool readings and making sure that i had a high FC reading. and let the filter do its job. One bit of advice, obviously if you have a cartridge filter you are going to have to clean it continuously to make sure it can actually filter out the dirt. but if you have a sand filter like i do you should only backwash the pool after the filter has a 10 PSI rise in pressure from its initial start up pressure. It know it may sound wierd but the dirtier the sand is the better it filters the particals out of the water that can cause it to be cloudy. Also if you backwash too much it can cause channeling which is where little pathways are made in the sand in the filter and the dirty water just flows through those channels and back into the pool instead of going through the sand and the dirt being left behind. When you vacuumn initially you need to vacuumn to waste. The filter does a good job filtering out stuff but if you have a really dirty pool you dont want to over work your filter cause it can only handle so much and you will eventually be putting alot of what your vacuumning up back into the pool. And definately MONITOR YOUR POOL READINGS. As ive said before chlorine is only a small portion of keeping your pool clear. If you water is not balance properly you can buy all the chlorine you want and all of it will be useless. It takes more than just gallons of chlorine to get your water clear. I really hope this helps. It took about 2 or 3 weeks to get my pool clear with alot of trial and error. I just gave you the steps i used to finally get my pool in swimming condition. Take care and happy swimming!!!!
BA Newbie replied to BA Newbie's topic in All Swimming Pools TypesHello everyone, Just to update everyone. I went back out to the pool store yesterday. They werent really busy so i actually got to talk to the owner who has been doing this pool stuff for many years. We pulled up all the chemicals and everything that i have bought this season and i told her everything ive been doing and how the pool looks. She said she would try one more thing with me and if that didnt work she would come out here to the house and take a look at things for me. She gave me this stuff called miraclear. Its a little sea shell shaped tablet that goes into the pump basket. She said give your filter a good backwash then put this in the pump basket. So i came home and done that and i shock it again with 2 bags of the Calcium Hypochlorite. Woke up this morning, checked the pool and wow the water is getting really clear. Almost looks like a different pool. So im gonna try to keep this thing clear now. Make sure i keep and eye on my numbers and everything. I want to thank everyone for the advice they gave. Maybe someone will benefit from reading this and clearing up their own pool! Thanks everyone!!
BA Newbie replied to BA Newbie's topic in All Swimming Pools TypesHi everyone, Thanks for the help so far! I went out and test the water again this morning. PH 7.2 FC 5 TA 120 CYA 30- 50 I also tested the calcium level and it was 0. That really didnt seem right to me. I dont know if that reading is correct or if maybe i have a bad test kit or bad reagents. I tested it 2 times and got the same on both. Also the shock that i have been using is Calcium Hypochlorite. I still think my filter might be having trouble filter the smaller particals thats causing my water to be cloudy, but dont want to do the DE thing and make the situation worse. The filter system has been running 24/day since i opened the pool. Water is still blue and still cloudy Thanks again everyone!
BA Newbie posted a topic in All Swimming Pools TypesOk here we go. My cover failed over the winter and i was debating whether to pay someone to get the pool clear and ready for swimming or to do it myself. I decided to do it myself. The pool water was almost black when i took the cover off. Pretty intimidating! I went to the local pool store and talk to someone there and got everything they said i needed. Came home followed their instructions and put the chemicals in the water. The water got lighter and lighter green until it finally turned blue but it was still very cloudy ( cannot see the bottom ). I took a sample into the pool store and they had me buy some more stuff for the pool(Shock, algecide, clarifier, stabilizer, etc) so i came home and done that. A few days go by and still no change. I took another sample in and they tell me that my Ph is low and that there is no chlorine in the water( why theres no chlorine in the water is beyond me when i just put like 7 bags of shock in it a few days before). Anyway they give me some Ph rise, more clarifier, and 2 cases of liquid shock and tell me to put all that in there. So i do, that was 3 days ago. The day i put all that stuff in and let the pool filter for 5 or 6 hours my reading were as follows. PH 7.4, FC was over 10, TA 120, CYA was 30-50. My readings are still holding steady at those levels but the water is still cloudy and i have no idea what else to do. The water is nice and blue but cloudy. I have been using the bags of shock except when the pool store gave me the liquid shock and i also have a floater with the 3 inch pucks in it. It currently has 3 pucks in it. I was thinking i might be having a filter problem but if i had a filter problem it wouldnt have come this far. I have seen some post about putting a little DE in the sand filter and have been considering doing this, but not sure if i should. The sand is brand new this year just put it in 2 weeks ago. The pool had alot of debris in the bottom but i believe ive gotten most of that out. If there is some left its very little. (cant be sure if its all gone if i cant see the bottom)Im just very confused on what to do next. This is my first year taking care of the pool and i would really like to get swimming. If anyone has any ideas or can help in any way it would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and the pool is about 12-14000 gal. Thank you very much in advance!!!


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I wouldn't believe it if I didn't experience it myself, but Cambodia is a great place to celebrate American Independence Day. If you don't believe me, I have the pictures to prove it!
This weekend was jam packed with, among other things, a fireworks show on the evening of the 4th and a large celebration at the US embassy in the capital city of Phnom Penh. The event included the typical American fare of burgers, hot dogs, donuts and beer, and enough American activities to make me feel like I was at home again.
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The task of finding a doctor is not easy. This happens mostly if you happen to have relocated to anew place, or just in your city. Word mouth has been known to be a good source of doctor reviews. It gets difficult to rely on word of mouth if you are in a new place with no friends or family. Thanks to the digital world because you can get information of all you want there. This article will guide you on where to get information about doctors in your new place.
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from Chris Stevenson at the Toronto Sun,
The NHL's general managers will gather for their spring meeting Wednesday in Toronto and the burning topic right now seems to be officiating.
"I got a call asking me if there was anything I wanted to put on the agenda and I said, 'Officiating,'" said one GM, "and I was told another GM had already tabled 37 items to do with officiating."
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Fact is, there are a lot of general managers upset with the consistency of the officiating this season and the number of missed offside calls, some that have have resulted in goals.
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Summary: Ben remembers as he fashions his courtship letter to Felicity.
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Snip. Snip. It was quiet in the house. Snip. Snip. All Ben could hear was the rustle of the paper and the snipping sounds of the embroidery scissors.
Snip. He remembered her questions as she fired them at him, when she was nine and he was thirteen.
"What is it like to be a boy, Ben?" she asked as he stocked her father's store with the heave product boxes of tea and bolts of cloth on the shelves.
"Hard and heavy work," he had muttered as a particularly heavy case of brandy threatened to slip from his fingers. He couldn't help but feel a little gratified as the weight had lightened when two nimble hands slid next to his and carried some of the weight. He was glad for it. His sister and her friends would have only stood there and laughed while the case slipped from his hands.
"But not terribly boring," Felicity had remarked after the case was safely on the shelf. "At least you're out there, meeting new people, learning to read and write the most interesting things." Her voice had a bit of wistfulness and sadness that caused him to look at her. She was only a child, true, but her blue eyes seemed to bore right through him. He would never really understand what it was to be a girl, but he felt that he understood Felicity better. What must it have been like for her to be so curious and vibrant only to be held back by society?
"I could help you, you know. To learn to read and write those interesting things," he offered. He didn't know how she would react; he didn't even know why he offered in the first place, where was he going to find the time to do it? At any rate, the offer was already made and it wouldn't hurt to keep practicing the education his father had given him.
"Would you really?" her eyes had sparkled and she jumped for joy.
"Of course," he answered with a small smile of his own.
Snip. Snip. Well, the figure holding the book didn't exactly look like what he had in mind, but it was close enough. It would look better when it was painted. He moved on to the next portion of his piece. Snip. Snip.
"If you hurt her, I'll-I'll kill you!" What a night that had been, both terrifying and pleasant.
What on earth had possessed him to say such a thing? And why had he felt the way after her assurance that Jiggy Nye was nothing to worry about? Because she hadn't told him. They were friends, good friends, despite the fact that she was a girl and he a boy—her father's apprentice no less. She hadn't told him, and she used to tell him everything. After all, he had known about Penny before anyone else hadn't he? He hated that she didn't think to say anything to him.
He supposed there couldn't have been much he could have done even if she had. He was no horse breeder, only a store keeper's apprentice. All of it was forgotten at the look of wonder that crossed her face every time she saw Patriot.
Snip. Snip. It was nice to know that he still remembered what a horse looked like. Things had been so muddled in the past few weeks, the only thing he had been clear on was her. Everyone had taken care of him when he returned from the war, but her care was the most tender. It was the very tenderness that touched his heart and made him realize.
He finished cutting the paper and set the embroidery scissors aside, looking over at the set of paints her father had brought to the room for his use. He shuddered a little at the memory of that particular conversation. He had heard stories about fathers being an absolute raging nightmare when being asked for their daughter's hand in courtship. Ben had rapidly come to the conclusion that the quiet ones were even worse. They would just stare and let you sit in discomfort while they made their judgment. He was quite sure that he would have started shaking the entire bed out of fear had Mr. Merriman not broken into a smile and congratulated him. Staring down a line of lobster-backs was one thing, waiting permission from your beloved's father was quite another.
Swish. Swish. Ben swirled the paintbrush in the paint pot. It was almost done, and almost time for her to come in. Blast. The paint had dripped into the table beside his bed. He wiped it off with a handkerchief he fished out of his pocket before groaning and realizing just which handkerchief it was. Swish. Swish. He started painting his paper cut out.
"Oh Ben, promise me you'll be careful!" Ben was silent for a moment, just watching her face contort through a range of emotions. Hope, pain, loss, love. Love? That last one went by so quickly that he wasn't sure if it had been there at all. He wasn't even sure of his own feelings let alone hers.
"I promise ," he solemnly stated and reached out to embrace her, and to seal his promise. What was it that you were supposed to feel for you master's daughter? Affection he supposed, but nothing greater than that. Yet out of all of the people he would leave behind to fight in Washington's Army, she would be the one he would miss the most. She had just turned fourteen to his eighteen, already a budding young woman, soon to be of marriageable age in two or three years. He didn't have time for such thoughts now, he had to go. He felt her squeeze his hand back and pressed her cheek to his.
"I'll be here, waiting for you when you come back. I promise," she whispered into his ear and let him go. Her voice had choked up and her eyes became bluer with her tears.
"I won't hold you that promise, you're much too young for that. But I think you anyways." He kissed her cheek. He really couldn't expect her to wait for him when he didn't even know if he would ever be able to come back.
"Goodbye, Felicity," He squeezed her hands and turned to leave the house. It was only her hand on his arm that stopped him from actually leaving.
"Ben, I meant what I said." Her voice was low and firm, her face resolute. Suddenly, she was much older than her fourteen years.
He swallowed. Hard. He had to remind himself that she was the sort of girl who liked to do things on her own. It was partly his fault. Didn't he teach her how to be a boy while Mrs. Manderly taught her how to be a gentlewoman?
"Here," she wrapped his hands around something soft. "You never know when you'll need a clean one, boy or not." He stared at the Virginia Cardinal embroidered on the handkerchief. It was the first she had made at Mrs. Mandery's. The one he said suited her so well. He stared even more at her when she stood up to the balls of her feet and kissed his cheek.
"Come back to me, Ben," she pleaded softly and left to get ready to work in her father's store.
"Goodbye," he said to the empty air, hand to his cheek. Somewhere, underneath the soft veil of womanhood Felicity exuded, sprightly, spunky, Felicity was hidden.
Swish. Swish. It was almost done. He painted another scene and blew on it to dry the wet paint. He looked at the finished letter with a certain amount of satisfaction. Six hours of drawing, cutting, painting, and hiding the card from Felicity had certainly paid off.
He wasn't sure how she would take it when he asked. She wasn't fourteen anymore. She was seventeen, and very much a woman; things probably changed in the two years had had left. Now that she was older, he wasn't sure if she still meant what she had said to him before he left. Then again, he left as a boy with no pictures of bloody deaths behind his eyes, no ugly battle scars on his left cheek, no bullet wound in his leg that caused him to be bedridden for the next several weeks. Dr. Galt's orders of course. If it had been up to him, he would be out of bed by now.
But she had taken care of him; had tenderly kissed his mangled cheek and changed his leg dressings and looked at the horrid wound without a shudder or a look of pity in her eyes. She had hardly left his bedside, taking her meals with him, reading and talking with him. She only left when she had to. Perhaps the only things that had changed since he left was that he had become a man and she a woman. When he really looked at it, he was still Ben and she was still Felicity.
"Ben," a gentle voice chided and he felt something wake him with a small shake of his shoulder. "I know the medicine put you to sleep, but you must eat your breakfast now." Breakfast? He must have fallen asleep. He could smell the warm sliced bread and fruit jam. He shook his head to clear it of drowsiness.
"Tis a good morning, Felicity, is it not?" he smiled sleepily at her.
"It has been since the war ended," she said quietly. Since you came back, her eyes told him. Funny how he never realized he could read her so easily.
He held out his letter, thankful that the paint mistakes had gone to his hand rather than the page. "Here, read this first please." She took the paper from him without a word. The sheet rustled as she opened it and traced the cut and painted scenes with her fingertips.
"It's beautiful," she praised softly. "I didn't know you could make such things." Ben smiled, please with himself. He held his breath as she turned the circular piece of paper over and over, reading his words and question, once, twice, three times over. He resisted the urge to bark out "well?" just so he could have an answer. Anything was better than the full silence that covered the room. Just like when her father was sitting there the night before.
"You asked my father first, I hope?" her tone was light and betrayed nothing of her feelings.
"Of course," he managed to croak out, He wasn't sure how long he had to hold his breath, or rather, how long he could hold it,
"Her face broke into a wide smile and she took his hand. "Didn't I tell you," she reminded him, "that I would be here waiting for you when you came back?" The morning sunlight caught her ginger-blond hair.
Ben could only take in a much needed breath of relief at her answer before she managed to take it away again with a kiss. He really had to remember that he taught her how to behave like a boy—it was the only way he would be able to figure out when he could safely breathe.
A/N: If Felicity seems much older than her years, it is because she is supposed to be. In Colonial America, everyone had to mature very quickly in order to survive, especially during the War of Independence. Girls were considered marriageable young ladies at the age of fourteen. It was not uncommon for a girl of 16 or 17 (Felicity's age at the end of this story) to be married to a man much older than she for business reasons. Marriages of love, like John and Abigail Adams and Felicity and Ben's future were rare. The four year age difference between Felicity and Ben at the time of their courtship was not.
A/N2: I realized I fudged the ages. There are two reasons. 1) It made much more sense for this particular story for Felicity to be a bit older than she would have been. Having her be 14 at the end of it all made me feel just a little bit squicky; and 2) American manhood at the time of the American Revolution meant that as soon as young soldiers came home, they courted and wed according to their parents' expectations. Patriarchy, not bachelorhood, was the identifier for manhood. It was not socially practical for Ben to have to wait another two years for Felicity to grow up.


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Patriot Lug Nut Torque
What is the specified torque for the lug nuts on a 2012 Patriot with steel wheels?
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Same for both the aluminum and steel wheels: 100 ft. lbs. (135 N·m)
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2010 Patriot.........Anybody having issues with the lug nuts seizing on....I just changed to my winter tires and just about all 20 lug nuts were so friggin tight I needed a pry bar on my tire wrench to get them off. And my tires have only been on since April.
Re: Patriot Lug Nut Torque
What are professional's thoughts about anti-seize or molylube on the stud threads? I routinely cheque the torque of the lugnuts whenever I check tire pressure, and I have had no instances of loosening lugnut torque as a result of the thread dressing.
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Out my window
Out my window,
I see the world and
a grassy field.
Out my window,
Is like a passage through my soul,
dark and moody.
Out my window,
Is the sun my poison.
I don't want to go out there.
In the real world,
Its filled with nothing but broken dreams,
And unreal hope.
The first thing I'll admit is...
I'm scared.


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They climbed in silence for a minute, round and round, up and up. Their legs were gently burning by the time they spotted the night sky, and their minds were spinning with exciting thoughts.
The stairs opened up to a balcony that overlooked the entire life of the city, and the ocean could be seen in the distance with a patch of stars over the deepest waters they had ever seen. Hollie pulled away to stand at the stone edge, and Damien moved up beside her, his bare arm almost touching her sleeve.
They stood there for a long time. They were both in awe of the magical view, and incredibly aware of the other who stood so close. After what seemed like an eternity, Hollie turned to face Damien, appeared as if to speak, and then turned away to the encompassing view. Damien exhaled with a small sound and then lightly took her hand in his.
They continued to stand at the edge until Damien felt Hollie's thumb rubbing up and down his hand. He gave her hand a light squeeze and she squeezed back. Still, they absorbed their eyes in the stunning view.
"Where," began Hollie before clearing her throat and continuing. "Where do you come from?"
Damien was silent for a long while. "I don't really have a home," he whispered. "I've been traveling for three months now. I think that's what I'm looking for though." He paused. "A home."
Hollie took a deep breath. "I'm from Canada," she said, softly. "I'm only on a short trip."
Damien nodded. "Canadian. I see."
Then Hollie turned to him. "But we should still hang out. We could explore the rest of the city tomorrow." She smiled brightly.
"When do you go back?" asked Damien. He regretted the question immediately, but part of him could not bear to go any further without knowing the answer.
She bit her lip. "I have tomorrow all free," she said. "Why don't we see what happens tomorrow?"
"Do you go back the day after tomorrow?"
"That's what my plane ticket says," she said. There was an awkward silence, and then Damien gave in.
"Okay," he said. "No worries. We'll see what happens. Let's hang out tomorrow. Nothing is for sure, right? It's all a big mystery, an adventure. Anything could happen."
She turned to him and somehow he had the courage to make eye contact. They held this for some time, meaning and emotion flowing easily between them without a single word needed.
She leaned forward an inch. Her voice was scarcely a whisper. "Anything?" she asked.
He leaned in close. "Yes. Anything could happen." Her breath touched his face. He leaned in further.
Her lips were soft and soon moist, and her scent filled his senses. They kissed for a long, sweet moment until everything between them had been decided. And then they pulled gently away to meet eyes once more.
"Anything," she repeated.
"Yes," Damien said. "I think we can do anything."


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Project Runway Threads: Episode 2, Grace Look 1 (Winner)
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Fashion-obsessed Grace started cultivating her style sense from a very young age. Now at 15, Grace has a distinct style preferring feminine fabrics and flirty dresses, very reminiscent of her favorite designer, Dior.
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A simple trick to add interest to a garment is to apply embellishment. Grace added details to her dress and the dress instantly went from fashion to fantastic!
Dabble in embellishment by adding buttons to a garment for a 3 dimensional pop.
Add lace or fringe to a top or skirt for a unique and trendy statement.
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The Costs of a Bad Hire
Your company loses more than time, money, and effort by recruiting, interviewing, orienting, and training people who shouldn't have been hired in the first place. You must also deal with all the other havoc that the "wrong" employee can create: the business you may lose when that employee interacts with customers, the costs you incur when you have to repeat procedures that were handled ineptly, and the pressures on other employees who must pick up the slack created by underperformers. And consider the expense and the hassle that arise when you have to cut your losses and dismiss an employee who shouldn't have been hired in the first place. In the long run, it's more difficult for the manager and team to accommodate a poor performer than it is to invest in recruiting quality candidates.
The biggest mistake you can make when you're in the market for new employees is to assume that you can rely on the same tried-and-true methods that you've been using for years. What's different today is, well, everything.
Consider the following factors:
A lot more is at stake today than in the past. Gone are the days when you could minimize the consequences of a bad hiring decision by "finding a place" for that newly hired person who isn't working out in the new job. The pace and pressure in today's workplace are too great. Everybody has to contribute. And to "contribute" means more than simply doing one's own job. It means having a measurable impact on a company's ability to compete. It means maintaining high quality standards, keeping customers happy, and keeping costs under control.
The qualifications for jobs that used to be considered "routine" have begun to escalate. With fewer layers of management in place in most companies, today's line employees must do their jobs with less supervision than in the past, and not every employee can flourish in this kind of environment.
Technology is having a huge impact as well. Because just about every task in business has to be done faster than ever, companies of every size are relying on technological advances to streamline day-to-day operating procedures. And few companies can afford to have employees who can't adjust to the new pace and growing demands.
Hiring: Think "Strategy"
Recruiting and hiring good employees is arguably the most critical of all the areas you're responsible for overseeing in your company. After all, if you're not hiring the right people to begin with, your ability to succeed in nearly everything else you do in your staffing practices will be greatly compromised. Hiring is no longer a simple matter of filling job openings. More than ever, successful hiring is a multidimensional process. It is rooted, above all, in your ability to understand your company's strategic needs. When you're helping other people in the company make a hiring decision (something you're going to be doing a lot of if you're the only person handling human resources in the company), you're probably going to have to change the way people view the hiring process.? You have to get them to see that in today's workplace, the idea isn't simply to find the "best person" for any given "job." The big challenge today is for you and the hiring managers in your organization to step back and take a long-term view of your specific business needs, and then determine the right combination of resources to help you meet those needs. In effect, you approach staffing from a proactive rather than a reactive perspective.
Building Competency Models
Whether you decide that internal promotions, full-time new hires, part-time workers, temporary project professionals, or a carefully thought-out combination of these roles will best meet your business needs, before you can seek out these individuals, you need to determine what qualities you want them to have. Many firms today are using a process called competency modeling to help target the characteristics that distinguish top performers. Companies can then use this information in the hiring process to seek and evaluate prospective employees.
Closely related to - and supportive of - the basic concept of strategic staffing, competency modeling is an increasingly important way to assess your true talent needs. Although this term may sound complicated, the concept itself is actually quite simple and understanding it has very useful implications for you. Competency modeling is merely a matter of determining, as accurately as you can, what particular mix of skills, attributes, and attitudes produce superior performance in those operational functions that have the most bearing on your company's competitive strength. This strategic recipe becomes the basis not only of your hiring decisions but also of your training and development strategies.
Suppose, for example, that your company is in the business of selling home security systems. One way that you market your service is to solicit potential customers by phone. The basic job of a telemarketer, of course, is to generate leads by calling people on the phone. Some telemarketers, however, are clearly much better at this task than others. They're better at engaging the interest of the people they call. They don't allow repeated rejections to wear down their spirits. In other words, they possess certain attributes that contribute to superior performance in this job. And these attributes (as opposed to the actual tasks of the job) are the basis of the competency model.? You can apply the concept of competency modeling to virtually any function in your company. The basic objective is always the same: To determine as precisely as you can what combination of skills and attributes are required to excel at that function. You may not always find the perfect match between the skills and attributes that dominate your competency model for a given function and the skills and attributes of the candidates you're considering for that job. But at least you have a frame of reference from which to work. You can now identify with greater precision any skill deficits - gaps between the requirements of the job and the qualifications of the candidate. And you can frequently close these gaps (assuming that they're not exceptionally wide) through training and coaching. Some consulting companies specialize in helping businesses develop competency models for key functions or positions. But you don't necessarily need an outside consultant to gain more insight into the types of skills and attributes that form the basis of your hiring criteria. The following suggestions can help you gain insights on your own:
Talk to your customers
One of the best - and easiest - ways to find out which employees in your company can provide the basis for your competency modeling is to talk to people with whom your staff interact on a regular basis: your customers. Find out which employees your customers enjoy dealing with the most, and, more important, what those employees do to routinely win the affection of these customers.