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Performance appraisals come in different forms. They may range from the simple written appraisal by an employee's manager to a more intensive method called the 360 degree feedback instrument in which all those who "surround" the employee—customers, boss, colleagues, and direct reports—give a rating (a grade). Typically, employees are rated (or graded) on a scale of 1 to 5.
Companies that rely on performance appraisals to evaluate employees have the best of intentions. Unfortunately, however, those intentions frequently backfire. Employees do not see the value of performance appraisals. The Watson & Wyatt WorkUSA® 2004 study revealed that only 3 out of 10 U.S. workers say their company's performance management program actually does what it intends to do—improve performance. And only 2 out of 10 workers say their company helps poorly performing workers improve.
The employees are right. Performance appraisals are worthless—for the simple reason that they do not accomplish their intended goal, which is improved individual and organizational performance.
An Explanation
Even when the employer's stated intention is a positive one, which is improving motivation and performance, employees often end up feeling unfairly rated and unfairly judged because they are personally judged. This sense of being judged reduces trust; and a reduction in trust damages creativity, fun, and productivity. Just the opposite of what the employer hoped to accomplish.
There are several reasons why subjective judgment of the person, rather than empirical data about that person's methods, undermines the appraisal process:
One of my clients hired a receptionist to answer the phone and perform basic customer service tasks. They hired her as a temporary employee, did not give her formal training, and asked the other customer service employees to judge her overall performance and track her mistakes so they could decide, after three to four months, whether to hire her full time. Does this seem fair? Is this how you would want to be treated? If this were you, would you be motivated? Feel loyalty?
An Alternative to Performance Appraisals
First, recognize the need to replace judgment with data. Collect empirical data, or help the employee collect data. Then use the data to elicit feedback. For example, if a manager is concerned about an employee's mistakes, perhaps he or she can give the employee a tool to collect data, and then encourage the employee to make suggestions about how to reduce or eliminate the mistakes. People do not want to make mistakes. A manager does not have to introduce a "grade" to motivate.
Second, coach (do not threaten them with a grade) employees to improve their individual performance and help them work cooperatively to improve their workflow methods. If the manager wants employees to answer more calls per hour, he or she should help them track the data and coach them to suggest ways to reduce their wasted time.
Managers must change their focus from judging people to judging methods. Instead of using performance appraisals to rate the employees, they should rate the methods they use—and change those methods if they are faulty or flawed.
Motivation, productivity, creativity, and fun will increase when managers stop judging people and start evaluating methods.
Genesis of This Model
|Focus on Results: by looking beyond implementation to how best to sustain and institutionalize the product, process, or service
|Take a System(s) viewpoint: by moving from the episodic to the systemic
|Add Value and focus on the business or organizational purpose: by evaluating results in each step of the project
|Establish Partnerships and work collaboratively: by forging a partnership between the performance consultant and the client
Implementation is often the weakest link in a performance improvement project. Judy's Implementation Model looks beyond rollout to sustainability, providing performance consultants with a path to success. For tools that support the Implementation Model, consult Judy's books: The Performance Consultant's Fieldbook and Performance-Based Management.
If you have an HPT model or tool that supports you in your performance improvement activities, contact Carol Haig, CPT, at firstname.lastname@example.com or http://home.mindspring.com/%7Ecarolhaig, or Roger Addison, CPT, EdD, at email@example.com.
What if a law were suddenly passed preventing the educational establishment from using the word "dropout" to characterize students who leave school? What if they were required instead to refer to such students as "turned-offs"?
Dropout, after all, is a pejorative term—an emotionally loaded word—clearly implying that the blame for all school-avoidance behavior lies squarely with the students. It is disingenuous, but convenient. By characterizing students engaging in school-avoidance behavior as dropouts, the establishment can point their collective fingers at those students and absolve themselves of the need to wonder why the behavior occurred. If they do wonder, they are likely to confine their wonderings to alleged deficiencies on the part of the students, or to their "impoverished" home environments. That is a comforting stance, as there is then no need to bend the finger of wondering back in the establishment's own direction.
Just for fun, let's wonder what might happen if the dropout label were replaced with the turned-off label. That's a loaded word, too, of course, but it may lead those in charge of many of the aversive stimuli to wonder what they are doing that drives students away. Oh, sure, teachers and administrators do not control all the variables resulting in avoidance behavior—but even if they controlled just a few, it would seem unprofessional not to ferret them out.
An effort to replace the dropout mindset with a turned-off orientation might lead to interesting, and productive, consequences. It might, for example, stimulate comments such as, "Our turned-off rate this year increased 10%, and we should take steps to find out why," rather than, "Our dropout rate increased 10%, so we need to hire more truant officers."
The label change might lead to increased introspection about possible causes of school-avoidance behavior.
Think of the money such a mindset might save. For example, there might be no further need for the anti-truancy industry, the demise of which would allow a sizeable amount of money to be diverted toward even more effective teaching.
That might then lead to creation of an internal unit—perhaps headed by a performance analyst—whose function would be to discover where the educational shoe is pinching so tightly that students are driven to think about avoiding the scene.
Identification of aversive stimuli and conditions might lead to wondering how those might be ameliorated—or even eliminated.
Then, as potential turned-offs began to feel more positively toward the school experience, that attitude shift might rub off on their parents, who might then attend parent-teacher meetings with more eagerness to explore the real reasons for the aversive behaviors. Parents might even wonder whether they, too, may be contributing to…no, no, sorry, lost my head there for a moment.
You must admit, though, that discussions not dominated by the "the student is to blame" mantra might stimulate productive thoughts leading to a school climate students would be eager to embrace, rather than to avoid at all costs.
You think that, with all its analysis expertise, ISPI might contribute toward such an end?
Dr. Robert F. Mager is an accomplished author and world-renowned expert on training and human performance improvement issues. Arguably the most well known and respected figure in his field, he is credited with revolutionizing the performance improvement industry with his groundbreaking work. Dr. Mager has been awarded the Distinguished Professional Achievement Award and Member for Life from the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). Dying for Jade is his latest book to hit the shelves.
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An effort to replace the dropout mindset with a turned-off orientation might lead to interesting, and productive, consequences.
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My ISPI presidency comes to an end in a couple of weeks at the Dallas conference. As outgoing president, I have been selected to write this month's "From the Board" piece.
I thought of writing a report on the processes we used and the results we achieved during the year. I gave up on that idea to avoid boring and bureaucratic documentation. I thought of comparing the end of my current presidency with the end of my previous presidency 25 years ago. I abandoned that idea because it would be of interest only to three people (including me). So, I decided to go back to my personal goal for my ISPI presidency and see how I measured against it. The primary goal, according to my platform statement, was to be a servant leader and serve the ISPI membership and its Board of Directors.
I had the pleasure of talking to many ISPI members, especially young newcomers. I did this with our members around the world both virtually and face-to-face. I was able to incorporate many of the inputs in several Board conversations. These inputs are best reflected in the theme and the program of the Dallas conference: Researching the Radical. My special thanks are due to Matt Richter and the Conference Committee.
On the Board of Directors, perhaps my best achievement was getting out of the way of a group of talented and committed Directors. Let me begin by highlighting the work of three directors who are leaving the Board (hopefully to return later because they are truly masochistic). Please note that this is not an objective performance review but rather a subjective list of personal perceptions.
ISPI achieves most of its results through the dedicated and brilliant work of various committees and task forces. Marilyn Spatz contributed significantly to facilitating the work done by these groups. She worked effectively to ensure that enthusiastic volunteers can engage themselves in contributing to our organization. In addition, Marilyn played the schizophrenic role of taking care of the Board's social needs and on-task obsessions.
Around the world, ISPI chapters have a critical role to play in ensuring a positive future. Andrea Moore played a highly effective role in facilitating ISPI chapter activities through the Chapter Partnership Committee. Chapter subcommittees have redesigned the Chapter Awards and created a CPT mentoring program.
ISPI and HPT are increasingly active in Europe, Latin America,
ISPI's Professional Communities have become more active, proactive, and interactive with their conference tracks, newsletters, websites, and administrative structure. Matthew Peters, with a no-nonsense approach to organizational development, deserves a lot of credit for these developments. As a continuing member of the Board, Matt is going to maintain the momentum. Rumor has it that he will have increased free time in the near future.
Bob Bodine, another Director who is continuing on the Board, brought a powerful blend of business acumen and performance-technology expertise to streamlining ISPI's financial and performance management policies and procedures. His contributions will benefit future Boards (and members) for years to come.
Previous Board members predicted that interactions between an Indian and an Italian are likely to produce interesting fireworks. Our Executive Director Rick Battaglia and I had several shouting matches, most of the time agreeing violently with each other. My initial impression (dated 10 years ago) that our organization is lucky (or shrewd) in having an executive of Rick's caliber has been confirmed by my experiences during the past two years.
My sister Clare Elizabeth Carey has been getting things done with commitment and competence to improving both relationships and results. She worked with Bob, Andrea, and the others to produce a coherent, streamlined, and elegant version of the ISPI Strategic Plan with clear statements of vision, mission, guiding principles, goals, and desired results. Her important contribution should make it easy for the next ISPI President to accomplish ISPI's goals with greater alignment fashion.
During the year, I was also privileged to work with the talented staff at ISPI headquarters, including Roger Addison, Roger Chevalier, April Davis, and Donna Vaught.
I had the privilege of inheriting ISPI in a healthy and dynamic state from Don Tosti and his Board. I am passing on the organization to the proven leadership of Clare Elizabeth Carey and her Board with excitement and expectation. I am grateful to you and to my colleagues on the Board for permitting me to serve you the past year. I am looking forward to the next phase of my relationship to ISPI with the reassuring words from my friend Danny Langdon that no ISPI president (present or past) has ever been assassinated.
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Which live beyond death.
Put the PT in timeless poetry that takes your breath
away. While you are on your way to Researching
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When he is not Internet trawling for ISPI, Todd Packer can be found improving business, non-profit, government, and individual performance through research, training, and innovation coaching as principal consultant of Todd Packer and Associates, LLC, based in Shaker Heights, Ohio. For sample articles on performance innovation and additional information, visit www.toddpacker.com. Todd may be reached at email@example.com.
In many organizations, there are lots of resources that have been developed over the years, including training and documentation manuals. These manuals are jam-packed with information that might be helpful; that is, if the manuals are ever opened. Sometimes this same information has been put online so performers can have easy access to the documentation. Yet still the information is rarely used. By following some simple tips, you can turn technical documentation from seldom-opened to widely-used.
Tip #1: Transfer the documentation to step-by-step
One of the major reasons why documentation is not used is that performers need to go through all the content and determine for themselves what is relevant to their job. Not only is this time-consuming and difficult, it also leaves a lot of opportunity for errors when key points are missed.
When the documentation is translated into step-by-step instructions that are written from the performer's job and point of view, and derived from job performance requirements, the information is much more user-friendly. Performers don't have to guess what is or isn't relevant to them.
Tip #2: Validate the current information to make
sure it is still accurate
It's not uncommon to find technical documentation or operating procedures that are extensive yet not totally up to date. We take the approach that existing information can be extremely valuable, but its accuracy needs to be validated with subject matter experts. We recommend that all existing documentation be carefully reviewed for accuracy and completeness.
Tip #3: Eliminate any holes or gaps in the existing
One of the most common results of the documentation review is identification of missing pieces (gaps or holes) that need to be addressed. These holes may only become apparent when the documentation is picked apart from the performer's perspective. At this point, it becomes apparent that a step or a decision point is missing.
Tip #4: Limit the content to what is needed to perform
the job—no
more and no less
By keeping the content lean, performers don't get bogged down wading through extraneous information that doesn't focus directly on the "how to." Remember that performance, not knowledge, is the goal.
Tip #5: Organize the information by job tasks so
it is easy to find
No matter how useful the information may be, it doesn't help the performer unless it can be quickly accessed. Careful thought should be put into what kind of organized directory will help performers find what they need without having to look in multiple places.
Tip #6: Use lots of white space in the formatting
to make the documentation user-friendly
Another way to make the documentation more user-friendly is by making the formatting easy to read and visually approachable. We recommend using formatting techniques like information mapping with lots of white space to increase the visual appeal.
Note: Reprinted with permission of CEP, The Center for Effective Performance. For more information, contact Paula Alsher at 770.458.4080 or email@example.com.
In today's economic climate, Europe is facing a twofold challenge. First, there is a need to prepare European citizens better for entering the labour market, thereby reducing the number of unemployed. Second, companies need a skilled workforce to cope with rapid scientific and technological changes in an increasingly competitive world. The Added Value of Human Performance Technology for Life Long Learning is a project in which 11 organizations from six European countries work together to set up a European network, which will facilitate the exchange of experiences and good practices of a performance-based approach toward training in Europe. The project is partly funded by the Leonardo da Vinci Programme from the European Commission and promoted by Bureau Zuidema in the
The main target group of the project is HRD professionals in companies. The project has been running now for a year, and we have some first results. All six countries involved have explored the situation in their country regarding performance-based HRD. Reports per country as well as a synthesis report are available on the project website, www.theaddedvalue.nl.
In the project, we will set up pilot actions in companies based on a performance-based approach toward training (the pilot actions will run in the first six months of 2006). One pilot action in each participating country is foreseen. In a pilot action, HRD professionals will learn how a performance-based approach toward training can be implemented in their organization and will work with this new approach. Evaluation of the pilots should show the added value of this new way of working. To support the pilot actions, a training package for HRD professionals has been developed and translated into the project languages.
The success of the project's knowledge exchange activities is closely tied to the need to effectively disclose the information at multiple sites, enabling project partners and potential users to sift through vast amounts of data. Information is contained in many different databases, document management systems, and websites. A variety of sources scattered around many organizations, with no easy method for easily accessing or—more important—analyzing and cross-linking. The project has chosen AquaBrowser technology to facilitate knowledge exchange. The AquaBrowser is an intelligent search engine that gets the professional to the resources fast. It expands thinking while searching the sources and leads to knowledge you would never think of. The knowledge bank is still under construction. A temporary version can be found at http://ispieurope.com/aquabrowser.
For more information and updates, please visit our website at http://www.theaddedvalue.nl/ or contact us at email@example.com.
Joep Straathofis director of Bureau Zuidema and project promoter of the Added Value of HPT. He may be contacted at email@example.com. Jolanda Botke is project coordinator of the Added Value of HPT and may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Going to Dallas—why not also go to San Francisco? It might seem a bit premature to be thinking a year ahead to the next ISPI Annual Conference, but planning is already under way. And if experience is any gauge, then in Dallas many of you will feel the call to "get involved at next year's conference." So to get you ready, here is what you can expect in San Francisco…
The 45th Annual
International Performance Improvement Conference will be in a thoroughly international city at
the crossroads to the Pacific Rim, the
Think of the Community Space as a sort of world bazaar for performance consulting. This is the place where people will meet and discuss ideas from educational sessions, their own practice, and other inspirations. This is the place where members of the seven Professional Communities (ProComms) can gather to explore their areas of interest. Although English is the language of ISPI and the Annual Conference, non-English speakers will have the opportunity to ask questions in their own language, meet people from their home countries, and network in their own markets. Representatives for each continent will be present to assist with both content questions and orientation.
For newcomers to Human Performance Technology and ISPI, there will be a FAQ Corner where experts from ISPI will help in choosing which presentations to attend to close one's own knowledge gaps. This will also be the meeting place for groups to head out on tours of sights and sounds of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Community Space will be the place to be in San Francisco 2007.
Making all this work will be a host of volunteers, who we are calling "Ambassadors." This is where you come in—by volunteering to be a part of the 2007 Annual Conference. Some of the Ambassador "jobs" available include:
Join in! Help us! You will have fun, you will support the Society, and you will get to know many people, whom you would never have met otherwise·
If you'd like to contribute and want to find out what kind of job you could do, send an e-mail to email@example.com. Or, visit the 2007 Annual Conference booth next to the registration area at the Dallas Conference.
How Has ISPI Radically Enhanced Performance?
In keeping with this year's Annual Conference theme, "Researching the Radical," Performance Improvement (PI) journal invites readers to submit a special feature about how ISPI membership, conference attendance, CPT certification, or PI journal tips and tools have radically enhanced your individual or organization's performance and have inspired you to think innovatively about the practice of HPT.
What's In It for You?
The winning entry will receive a paid registration to next year's conference, along with points toward CPT re-certification for being published.
The winner will also receive:
Results will be announced in the October 2006 issue of PI and the winning tool will be published in the November/December 2006 issue. All entries will be acknowledged in the journal.
Performance Marketplace is a convenient way to exchange information of interest to the performance improvement community. Take a few moments each month to scan the listings for important new events, publications, services, and employment opportunities. To post information for our readers, contact ISPI Director of Marketing, Keith Pew at email@example.com or 301.587.8570.
Conferences, Seminars,
and Workshops
Have you subscribed to Darryl L. Sink & Associates, Inc's Learning and Performance "TIPS" bimonthly e-newsletter at www.dsink.com? The Learning and Performance Conference returns on June 20-22, 2006, in Monterey, CA with The Thiagi Group. Mark it now on your new 2006 calendar!
ISPI is offering a two-day workshop on April 12-13, in Dallas, Texas, focused on using the Standards of Performance Technology as preparation for applying for the CPT designation. CPT application fees are included in the price of the workshop. For more information, please click here.
and Career Resources
ISPI Online CareerSite is your source for performance improvement employment. Search listings and manage your resume and job applications online.
Magazines, Newsletters,
and Journals
Performance Improvement journal is ISPIs premier HPT publication, reporting on the latest applications, trends, and ideas in the field. A subscription to PI is a benefit of membership, and non-members can subscribe for only $69 in the United States ($119 international).
Performance Improvement Quarterly, co-published by ISPI and FSU, is a peer-reviewed journal created to stimulate professional discussion in the field and to advance the discipline of HPT through literature reviews, experimental studies with a scholarly base, and case studies. Subscribe today!
Are you working to improve workplace performance? Then ISPI membership is your key to professional development through education, certification, networking, and professional affinity programs.
If you are already a member, we thank you for your support. If you have been considering membership or are about to renew, there is no better time to join ISPI. To apply for membership or renew, visit www.ispi.org, or simply click here.
ISPI is looking for Human Performance Technology (HPT) articles (approximately 500 words and not previously published) for PerformanceXpress that bridge the gap from research to practice (please, no product or service promotion is permitted). Below are a few examples of the article formats that can be used:
In addition to the article, please include a short bio (2-3 lines) and a contact e-mail address. All submissions should be sent to email@example.com. Each article will be reviewed by one of ISPIs on-staff HPT experts, and the author will be contacted if it is accepted for publication. If you have any further questions, please contact email@example.com.
Feel free to forward ISPIs PerformanceXpress newsletter to your colleagues or anyone you think may benefit from the information. If you are reading someone elses PerformanceXpress, send your complete contact information to firstname.lastname@example.com, and you will be added to the PerformanceXpress emailing list.
PerformanceXpress is an ISPI member benefit designed to build community, stimulate discussion, and keep you informed of the Societys activities and events. This newsletter is published monthly and will be emailed to you at the beginning of each month.
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ALTRINCHAM are expecting a huge crowd at The J.Davidson Stadium for their Skrill North Promotion Final showdown with Guiseley on Saturday afternoon (Kick Off 3.00pm).
The winners will join champions, AFC Telford United, in being promoted to The Skrill Premier where the likes of Bristol Rovers, Wrexham, Grimsby Town & Lincoln City await. With no other Saturday afternoon games being played throughout the north of England, the Cheshire club are hoping that they will welcome their biggest crowd of this millennium, which was 3302 for an F.A. Cup 1st Round tie with Darlington in 2001.
The Robins have home advantage , having finished 3rd in the league, two places above their Yorkshire visitors, who are the form team, having qualified for the play-offs from being in 19th position in mid-October.
Altrincham skipper, Shaun Densmore, is one of four remaining players from the team that was relegated in 2011 & the enormity of the occasion is not lost on the 25 year old Liverpudlian. " The players felt responsible for the club being relegated three years ago and it would be great for all of us, but particularly the likes of Stuart Coburn, Nicky Clee, Damian Reeves and me, if we could play a part in getting the club back where I think that we deserve to be".
Guiseley are offering free transport to all of their fans and already they have 10 coachloads making there way across the Pennines. The Lions' remarkable rise up the table to qualify for the play-offs & beat runners up, North Ferriby United, in both legs of their semi-final, has been masterminded by Mark Bower, who replaced Steve Kittrick last September, following a wretched start to the campaign.Bower's Player Assistant Manager is the influential midfielder, Danny Boshell, who re-joined Guiseley from Altrincham in October, but who cannot play in the Final, under the terms of agreement of his transfer.Bower has a further selection problem as he will be without the services of the hugely talented Wayne Brooksby, who fractured his jaw in the second leg of the semi-final, a game in which he scored the only goal to secure a 3-0 aggregate victory over North Ferriby.
Preparations for the final have been much more straightforward for Altrincham supremo, Lee Sinnott, who has a full squad to choose from, apart from long-term casualty Mike Williams. Sinnott, who guided unfashionable Farsley Celtic into the Conference Premier in 2007, has the league's leading strike pairing at his disposal & he will be hoping that James Walshaw & Damian Reeves, who have scored 54 goals between them this season, can make the difference in a tie that will go to extra-time and penalties, if required.

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On this blog you will find details about our favourite published work, details of events and discussions, and research projects by CPCS associates. Use the buttons at the top to visit the different areas of the Blog.
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- Research about doctors involved in abortion care and their views of the law is summarised here and will be discussed at a forthcoming event.
- Helen Reece 1968-2016 It is with the utmost sadness that we mark the death of our colleague Helen Reece. Helen died on 26 October 2016, from complications related to cancer. Helen was a founding Associate of CPCS and an inspiration to all who encountered her, and her work. Her intelligence left its indelible mark. Above all, her intellectual bravery is what will be remembered by us; she was a rare person who in the most genuine way asked searching questions and sought to interrogate and question accepted suppositions. She was also a brilliant and dedicated teacher, most recently as Associate Professor of Law at the London School of Economics, teaching family law.This is Helen, speaking on 'Parental Responsibility as Therapy', a CPCS event. Other tributes can be read here and here.
- Policing pregnancy 'From scientific article to press release to media coverage: advocating alcohol abstinence and democratising risk in a story about alcohol and pregnancy', by Ellie Lee, Robbie Sutton and Bonny Hartley is now published Health Risk and Society (Open Access). The article reports some findings of research discussed at the event 'Policing Pregnancy' held in April 2016. A further event about the issues and problems raised, Policing Pregnancy: Who should be a mother? will take place on 18 May 2017.
- CPCS book: Parenting Culture Studies Why have the minutiae of how parents raise their children become routine sources of public debate and policy making? This book provides in-depth answers to these features drawing on a wide range of sources from sociology, history, anthropology and psychology, covering developments in both Europe and North America. See more information about the book, and buy it here.
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Von Willebrand's Disease: Disorders associated with Multiple Hemostatic Defects
Von Willebrand's disease is a group of bleeding disorders involving the production of von Willebrand factor (vWF). There are three major subtypes based on clinical features and laboratory studies. Type 1 and 3 are quantitative deficiencies of the vWF protein antigen and function. Type 1 is a partial deficiency of the vWF protein antigen (vWF:Ag) with proportionally low activity (vWF:RCo), while type 3 vWF:Ag and vWF:RCo are absent along with a markedly reduced level of factor VIII due to its association with vWF. Type 2 variants are characterized by qualitative defects in vWF function.
Approximately 80% of cases are classified as type 1 disease, 15-20% are type 2 disease, and type 3 disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by absence of vWF and severe bleeding. Incidence is 10/100,000 per year. The overall worldwide prevalence is approximately 1%, but the number of clinically significant cases is mush lower. There is no racial or gender predilection.
Von Willebrand's disease is transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion. It has an estimated prevalence of 1% in the United States. Von Willebrand factor is synthesized by megakaryocytes and is stored in platelet alpha granules. It is also produced by and stored in endothelial cells and present as large glycoprotein multimers in the circulation. Deficiency of vWF causes a reduction in platelet adherence to damaged subendothelium and also in platelet-platelet aggregation time. In addition, the level of factor VIII, which is carried and stabilized by vWF, is often reduced. The vWF gene is located on chromosome 12.
Clinical presentation
Bleeding symptoms in vWD usually involve mucocutaneous tissues, dental work or surgery. Other common complaints are easy bruising, epistaxis, and menorrhagia.
Symptoms which are most predictive of vWD are excessive bleeding with minor lacerations, frequent bruising without known injury, having a large hematomas after venipuncture, frequent nosebleeds, and frequent gum bleeding. Many adolescent girls who have vWD initially present with menorrhagia. The exception to the above pattern of bleeding occurs in type 2N and type 3 vWD. In type 2N vWD there is a qualitative defect in vWF that affects its binding site for factor VIII. This leads to impaired binding of factor VIII and therefore rapid clearance of factor VIII. In these patients, bleeding is due to a low factor VIII, as in hemophilia A, and mimics the findings seen in hemophilia A such as soft tissue, joint, and urinary bleeding, in addition to delayed bleeding after invasive procedures. Type 2N vWD disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive trait as opposed to X-linked pattern for hemophilia A. Type 2N vWD should be suspected in females who present with isolated factor VIII deficiency with normal levels of vWF activity and antigen and in families where an autosomal inheritance pattern for factor VIII deficiency is suggested. Type 3 vWD is distinguished from hemophilia A because its bleeding show patterns characteristic for vWD and hemophilia, since there is no functional vWF and therefore reduced factor VIII due to is shorter half-life when not bound to vWF. Because vWF is an acute-phase protein, stress will increase its level. Therefore, patients may not bleed with procedures that incur major stress, but may bleed excessively at the time of cosmetic surgery or dental work. In patients with mild vWD, antiplatelet medications can precipitate bleeding that may not have occurred otherwise.
Screening patients for vWD is difficult because of the multiple subtypes and broad spectrum of severity. There is also a wide range of vWF concentrations, which do not always correlate with disease severity. Initial screening tests include a CBC to rule out anemia and thrombocytopenia, PT/PTT, and measure of bleeding time. In general it is taught that patients with vWD have long bleeding times and a prolonged PTT. However, these test are frequently normal in patients with type 1 vWD. If history is strongly suggestive of a bleeding disorder, vWD testing should be pursued. A typical panel, which is necessary to make a definitive diagnosis, includes the measurement of vWF antigen concentrations, ristocetin cofactor for functional testing of vWF, and factor VIII values.
Treatment of vWD depends on the severity of bleeding. The goal of treatment is directed toward increasing the plasma levels of vWF and factor VII. Because the gene for factor VIII is normal in patients with vWD, normalizing the concentration of vWF will normalize factor VIII. Desmopressin acetate (DDVAP) is a synthetic analogue of vasopressin that increased the level of vWF and factor VIII by mobilizing the platelet and endothelial stores of vWF and stabilizing factor VIII. A patient who has type 1 or type 2A may use DDVAP, however a DDVAP challenge should be performed to determine responsiveness. If vWF rise into the normal range after administration, DDVAP can be used to treat or prevent bleeding. DDVAP is not used in type 2B due to its association with thrombocytopenia.
If DDVAP is not an option, such as in patients with type 3 vWD or those who fail to respond to DDVAP, replacement therapy must be used. Current replacement therapy used plasma-derived vWF containing concentrates that also contain factor VIII.
Patients with vWD should never take aspirin or clopidrogrel since it will markedly increase bruising.
Long-term effects
If undiagnosed or if proper prophylactic measures have not been taken, there is always the risk of severe hemorrhage.
Patients should be under the care of a hematologist especially for more severe subtypes of vWD and should be followed regularly.


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Greta Van Susteren on Obama 'Misspoke': 'New York Times Makes Itself Look Pathetic'
As NewsBusters reported earlier, the New York Times embarrassed itself Sunday with an editorial astonishingly claiming President Obama "misspoke" when he told Americans they could keep their health insurance plans if they liked them.
Fox News host Greta Van Susteren couldn't wait until Monday's On the Record to comment and instead took to her blog to rip the Times as only she can:
The President said this not once, not twice, but multiple times and it was part of the Obamacare supporter talking points. You say it one time and it could be misspeaking — but when it is part of your mantra, and your talking points…repeated over and over and over again……well, the rest of us just are not that stupid. That is not misspeaking. Misspeaking is the slip of a tongue — not part of your repeated talking points. Even the New York Times in its Editorial calls President Obama's talking points a pledge — how can a repeated pledge be something you accidentally said? [...]
The point of this blog post is to point out how pathetic the NY Times Editorial Board looks trying to describe this as 'misspeaking.' Does the Board think the American people are that stupid? Misspeaking?
As a criminal defense lawyer, and consistent with my client's Constitutional rights, I have had to argue some pretty absurd things (eg the government's failure to prove my client's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt after he voluntarily confessed to police) but the NY Times tops anything I have had to argue with its editorial...
I guess that about says it.


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PricewaterhouseCoopers opened an office in the British Virgin Islands in June 2007 as part of a joint venture between PwC's East Caribbean and Cayman Islands Firms.
The joint venture initially focuses on PwC's advisory services: investigations, forensic accounting, insolvency, restructuring, solvent wind up of companies, schemes of arrangement and business continuity. The office is led by John Ayres who has over 20 years experience of crisis management assignments including receiverships, administrations, liquidations, bankruptcies, cross-border restructuring and shareholder disputes. He is licensed to Act as an Insolvency Practitioner under the British Virgin Islands Insolvency Act, 2003.


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'Daydreams' is a response to the concept of allowing your mind to wonder. In this instance, the mind is allowed to blossom.
'Nation of shopkeepers' Is a cover in reponse to a 'Creative Reveiw' article of artists creating shop-fronts in attempts to revive and restore the run down high streets of Britain.
'And I've Even Seen a Fox' forms part of a series of childrens poetry Illustrations for Nature Trail by Benjamin Zephaniah.


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I'm just putting together a new phrases page, which you can see here, and wonder if you could help. The phrase in question is "Do you speak … language?" with the reply "Yes (a little)". In each case the language in question is the language of the question, for example, the phrase in French is "Parlez-vous français? / Oui (un peu)".
This is the kind of question other people might ask you, rather than you asking them, but it's useful to be able to understand it.


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|Area Basketball: Miller Grove and Yantis girls notch first district wins
|From Staff Reports
Jan. 9, 2006 - Miller Grove and Yantis girls both notched their first district victories on Friday, while Karnack swept a pair of games from Saltillo.
In non-district action, the North Hopkins girls defeated Class 2A Grand Saline.
Miller Grove 60, Fannindel 44
LADONIA - Jaime Hayes and Mari Delcastillo each registered double-doubles on Friday to lead the Miller Grove Lady Hornets to their first district win.
Hayes had a team-high 22 points and 11 assists to go with eight steals and five rebounds. Delcastillo added 10 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots.
Adrian Estrada registered 15 points, six boards and six steals, and Rebecca George contributed eight points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Hornets (1-1 in District 19-A, Div. II).
"The girls did a great job of pushing the ball tonight," said MG head coach Sara Garmon. "They read the passing lanes well and got a lot of steals. They played team ball tonight, and that's what I've been wanting them to show me this season.
Miller Grove travels to Dodd City on Tuesday for another district contest.
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Miller Grove - Jaime Hayes 22, Adrian Estrada 15, Mari Delcastillo 15, Rebecca George 8.
Fannindel - S. Scott 22, G. Aubrey 12.
Avinger 44, Sulphur Bluff 26
SULPHUR BLUFF - The Lady Bears got off to a slow start and couldn't recover against Avinger, which improved to 2-0 in District 20-A, Div. II.
Sulphur Bluff went scoreless in the first quarter, falling behind by 11-0. The Lady Bears trailed 22-8 at halftime and 33-14 after three periods.
Emily McDonald led the Lady Bears (1-1 in district) with 10 points, while Veronica Gutierrez added six.
Lauren Starrett paced the Lady Indians (10-8) with 13 points, Whitney Samples added 11 and Dominique Moody 10.
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Avinger - Starrett 13, Samples 11, Moody 10, Perkins 4, Laird 3, Marshburn 3.
Sulphur Bluff - Emily McDonald 10, Veronica Gutierrez 6, Tara Williams 5, Summer Stailey 5.
Yantis 37, Bloomburg 27
BLOOMBURG - Yantis used a strong second-half performance to beat Bloomburg in District 20-A, Div. II action.
The Lady Owls (1-1 district) were down, 20-17, at halftime, but held Bloomburg to just seven points over the final half.
Sarah Collins led Yantis with 11 points, while Amanda Collins added eight.
Kaitlyn Cornelius led Bloomburg (0-2 district) with nine points.
Yantis - Sarah Collins 11, Christina Bean 4, Jamie Gilliland 1, Amanda Collins 8, Jamie Snyder 4, Stacy Ponder 5, Jayna Bevill 4.
Bloomburg - Cornelius 9, D. Jones 4, Carney 5, Medina 3, F. Jones 6.
North Hopkins 55, Grand Saline 40
GRAND SALINE - Senior post Katy Williams scored 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Lady Panthers to a victory in their final non-district contest. Williams also had four steals.
Junior guard Ebbonye Johnson added 10 points and four rebounds, and Nancy Castro contributed nine points and three steals. Sophomore Jessi Mannis led the team in assists with four to go with three steals.
North Hopkins - Katy Williams 30, Sabra Thomas 4, Elizabeth McPherson 2, Nancy Castro 9, Ebbonye Johnson 10.
Fruitvale 52, Cumby 26
CUMBY - Cumby dropped to 8-9 overall and 0-2 in district play with a double-digit loss to Fruitvale Friday night.
"We couldn't do anything offensively or defensively," said first-year coach Renee' Morris.
Karen Lacey led Cumby with seven points, four rebounds, one steal and one assist, Mary Ugalde and Scarlett Tarno had six points each. Tarno was the leading rebounder with eight.
Fruitvale was led by Hodges with 25 points.
The Lady Trojans are at Campbell Tuesday night.
Fruitvale - Hodges 25, Morris 8, Lane 6, Adams 4, Edwards 2, Stone 6, Yates 1.
Cumby - Mary Ugalde 6, Lindsey Lemon 3, Courtney Steward 2, Scarlett Tarno 6, Karen Lacey 7, Amber Hammons 2.
Karnack 56, Saltillo 53
KARNACK - Chloe Roberts scored 19 points and Winter Stevens added 14 for Saltillo, but the Lady Lions dropped to 1-1 in District 20-A, Div. II with the loss.
Jessica Gilbreath and Emily White added eight points each for the Lady Lions.
Karnack leads the district with a 2-0 record.
Saltillo - Chloe Roberts 19, Winter Stevens 14, Jessica Gilbreath 8, Emily White 8, Cara Geerts 5.
Bloomburg 60, Yantis 53
BLOOMBURG - A cold third quarter was the undoing of the Owls, as they were outscored, 17-4, in the period and dropped to 0-2 in District 20-A, Div. II.
Yantis held a 27-26 lead at halftime, but couldn't overcome the scoring difference in the third period
Jeremy Hurley and T.J. Moreland had 12 points apiece for Yantis. Hurley, Jonathan Cook and Cord Burnett each hit a pair of 3-pointers for the Owls.
Heath Dunlap pumped in 21 points and snared 12 rebounds for Bloomburg. The Wildcats (2-0) made eight 3-pointers, with Dunlap hitting three.
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Yantis - Jeremy Hurley 12, T.J. Moreland 12, Jonathan Cook 8, Cord Burnett 8, Colten Glenn 2, Jordan Davis 2, Devin Frazier 2, Chris Thompson 7.
Bloomburg - Dunlap 21, Avery 11, Sparaco 13, Sheffield 9, Stanley 6.
Karnack 67, Saltillo 48
KARNACK - Miles Payne scored 28 points for Saltillo, but the Lions couldn't upset the No. 5-ranked team in Class A, Div. II.
Payne also recorded six rebounds and five steals. Derek McClure added nine points, Cody Tully had eight, and Jocsan Gamez contributed a team-high nine rebounds.
Karnack (2-0) is tied for the District 20-A, Div. II lead with Bloomburg, while Saltillo is 1-1.
In the JV game, Karnack edged Saltillo, 35-31.
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Decision makers
- Graham BealeNationwide
Implement the High Pay Commission's Recommendations
The pay packet of Graham Beale, CEO of Nationwide, for 2011 after bonuses is currently a substantial £1.88m.
I am upset to learn that Nationwide have decided to increase his basic pay by 25% for next year.
I chose to open my account with Nationwide because they are different. Nationwide is a building society and not a bank.
Nationwide has no shareholders and is supposed to put their members first, it's terrible to see them behaving as a bank - increasing top pay for executives while they know that members and staff are struggling with increasing food and energy prices.
Last week, the High Pay Commission published 12 recommendations for curbing 'corrosive' executive pay. More information is available on the commission's website and in this FT editorial.
As an ethical business that says it puts members first, Nationwide should implement all of these measures.
The 12 measures are:
1. Pay basic salaries to company executive
2. Publish the top ten executive pay packages outside the boardroom
3. Standardise remuneration report
4. Require fund managers and investors to disclose how they vote on remuneration
5. Include employee representation on remuneration committees
6. All publicly listed companies should publish a distribution statement
7. Shareholders should cast forward-looking advisory votes on remuneration reports
8. Improve investment in the talent pipeline
9. Advertise non-executive positions publicly
10. Reduce conflicts of interest of remuneration consultants
11. All publicly listed companies should produce fair pay report
12. Establish a permanent body to monitor high pay
Nationwide should commit to implementing all these measures and show their commitment to fair executive pay.
- Nationwide
Graham Beale
I just signed the following petition addressed to: Nationwide.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the pay packet of Graham Beale CEO is currently £1.88m and this year, his basic pay has been increased by 25%.
This is disgusting considering that most Nationwide members are struggling to make ends meet.
I have a Nationwide account because it's a building society and are supposed to put their members first. It's terrible to see them behaving as a bank - increasing top pay for executives while they know that members and staff are struggling with increasing food and energy prices, but having their pay frozen.
The High Pay Commission recently published research showing that extreme awards are corrosive to the economy.
The Commission has 12 recommendations for curbing executive pay. As an ethical business that says it puts members first, Nationwide should implement all of these measures.
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Pandemic preparations underway in Serbia with Japanese support
The governments of Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are undergoing preparations for handling crisis communication in the event of a health crisis.Belgrade, 27 November 2007 – In cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Serbia and thanks to the generous contribution of the Government of Japan, UNICEF Regional Office for CEE/CIS and UNICEF Serbia Office began today a three day high-level symposium on crisis communication and media relations in a health emergency with special focus on pandemic influenza.
"A crisis communication plan must be ready before a crisis emerges. If we wait until the crisis begins, we are late. Communication in a crisis situation should be a strengthened system of the regular channels and means of communication that we already must have," said Minister of Health H.E. Mr. Tomica Milosavljevic at the opening ceremony.
During this three day symposium facilitated by UK-based Thompson Foundation, government officials will discuss priority principles of communication in health emergencies and the need to build trust, avoid panic and empower individuals to take appropriate actions to minimize the effects of the pandemic and save lives.
UNICEF urges transparency, accuracy and timeliness when communicating and to avoid temptations to suppress information.
"The impact of planned government response to health emergency, including the establishment of communication system, cannot be underestimated. Suitably planned system to deal with international as well as local media is essential part of the Government's preparedness plan," said UNICEF Area Representative Ms. Judita Reichenberg. "We thank the Government of Japan for making this preparation possible."
As part of the Japanese Government's financial 'bird flu' package for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS), training seminars have been held in Kyrgyzstan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Armenia, and Romania since September this year. The last in the row for this year is the symposium in Belgrade for Serbian and FYR Macedonian government representatives.
"Since 2006, the Government of Japan has provided 222 million US dollars for fight against Avian and Pandemic influenza around the world. Out of this amount, 62 million US dollars was disbursed to UNICEF. This contribution is aimed at awareness campaign and improvement of communication method, which includes 12 symposia organized by UNICEF in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. This symposium is one of them, " H.E. Mr. Tadashi Nagai, the Ambassador of Japan to Serbia said.
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GreenCorps and Engebretson Disposal bring recycling to Prairie Pioneer Days
Posted by Christine Mahoney on Tuesday, Jul. 6, 2010
Event Date/Time: Friday, Jul. 9, 2010
End Date/Time: Sunday, Jul. 11, 2010
Engebretson Sanitary Disposal and the University of Minnesota, Morris Minnesota GreenCorps are coordinating drop-off points for recyclables at East Side Park, the Morris Area Elementary School, and along the Grand Parade route.
Every summer Prairie Pioneer Days provides a local venue for crafts, games, music, and great food. But the lineup for this year will also include something new—recycling. A number of recycling drop-off points for common materials such as plastic, aluminum and compact fluorescent light bulbs will be available during the event, which runs July 9–11. Drop-off points will be free and open to all who wish to participate. Locations and materials being recycled include:
➢ tin, aluminum, glass, newsprint and plastic bottles at the blue trailer parked at the Morris Area Elementary School
➢ plastic bottles and aluminum at the labeled barrels in East Side Park
➢ mobile recycling bins along the Grand Parade route on Sunday, July 11 and
➢ compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) at the GreenCorps booth at East Side Park on Saturday, July 10. Bulbs must be unbroken and sealed into a plastic bag.
Engebretson Sanitary Disposal and Recycling has teamed up with the Morris campus Minnesota GreenCorps program to provide recycling for the event. The Minnesota GreenCorps is a pilot AmeriCorps program that works with local communities to protect and preserve the state's environment. The program was developed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, ServeMinnesota, and the University of Minnesota, Morris. The recycling initiative is part of the overarching GreenCorps mission to conserve resources, and aligns with Engebretson's commitment to responsibly manage waste by diverting usable material away from landfills.
Community members who would like more information about recycling at the event can contact Engebretson Sanitary Disposal and Recycling 320-589-3804, or the Morris GreenCorps office at the Center for Small Towns 320-589-6468. Information on other environmental topics such as energy conservation and backyard composting will be available at the GreenCorps booth in East Side Park on July 10.
For more information, please contact Ellie McCann at 320-589-6468 or e-mail email@example.com.


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Phone service restored in Atascosa County
Updated 11:02 pm, Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Phone service was restored early Tuesday to about 45,000 residents in Atascosa County who weren't able to make calls for more than 14 hours, officials said.
Lines went down about 4:30 p.m. Monday and came back up at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, Atascosa County Chief Deputy Cregg Thompson said.
An AT&T spokeswoman said the outage was caused by a third-party contractor who cut a fiber optics cable.
Thompson said that as soon as land lines, including 911, failed, a Sheriff's Office dispatcher was sent to the area's Emergency Operations Center in Floresville.
Cellphones stopped working soon after, he said.
News Channel
The dispatcher was able to use radios to talk to deputies and handle any emergency calls from Floresville.
"It could have been real bad," Thompson said. "Luckily, we had a slow night and it wasn't too busy, but even if they needed us, they couldn't call."
Computers still had Internet service, so officials used social media, including Facebook, to communicate with residents. Only one resident came to the Sheriff's Office.
Residents in the area are reminded to call 811 before doing any kind of digging.
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We studied Ancient Times for history this past year, using the wonderful resources from Bright Ideas Press: Mystery of History, volume 1.
I LOVE the Mystery of History and am really looking forward to studying volume 2 next year!
We study history together as a family, ages 3 through 11. Every afternoon while the baby (soon it will be babies) sleeps, I read a chapter aloud. I have some of the kids narrate back what we read about or we'll orally go over the tests and quizzes that are included in the book. At the end of the year we added the main people and events to our timeline, which covers our upstairs hallway.
I like to have the older children do some written work as well.
Two of the kids (ages 8 and 10) did the Old Testament lapbook from Home School in the Woods.
My oldest did the accompanying notebooking pages, which were in the style of a newspaper (writing articles and advertisements).
There were also some great pages for illustrating some Proverbs.
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In most of the poses that we have discussed so far, the spine gets alternately stretched forward and backward. These poses included back bending poses in the lying down position (Locust, Bow, Cobra), forward bending poses in the seated position (Head-to-knee pose, full forward bend) and standing position (Sun Salutation sequence). In our discussion today, I will introduce the spinal twist pose (Ardha-Matsyendrasana – अरà¥à¤§à¤®à¤¤à¥à¤¸à¥à¤¯à¥‡à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¸à¤¨ ) that will allow the spine to be twisted all the way from the base of the spine to the very top. The pose is named after the great yogi, Matsyendranath, who according to some texts is considered the father of modern yoga practices.
- Sit on the floor with the legs stretched out straight ahead. Keep the spine upright, shoulders relaxed.
- Fold the right knee and put the right foot on the outside of the left knee. Try to keep the foot flat on the floor and the knee vertical.
- Raise the left arm and place the elbow on the outside of the right knee. With the left hand try to hold the left knee.
- Raise the right arm, twist the body around, and place the right hand on the floor behind the spine making sure that the spine stays vertical and relaxed.
- Look over the right shoulder, providing a twisting move to the neck as well, without straining the neck. Try not to twist the spine more than its natural flexibility will allow. Over time, with practice, the muscles will become suppler and provide a greater degree of flexibility.
- Breathe your natural, regular breaths and keep the awareness on the entire length of the spine.
- You may close the eyes and visualize the spine being twisted from top to bottom and giving a nice massage to the vertebras and the disks in the spine.
- Hold the position for about 40 seconds, if you can hold it comfortably for that duration.
- Release the pose gently and repeat on the other side.
- If you are not able to put enough pressure on the raised knee with the straight elbow (due to lack of flexibility or some discomfort otherwise), you may fold the elbow around the knee and pull the knee toward your chest
- You may try to fold the knee that is straight so that the heel of the foot comes under the opposite thigh.
- More advanced practitioners may be able to fold the elbow around the raised knee from under the thigh, fold the other elbow behind the back and hold the two hands together
- The Half Spinal Twist is one of the best yoga postures for cultivating flexibility and strength in the spine as the back muscles are contracted on one side and simultaneously stretched on the other side.
- It sooths stiff necks and upper and lower back tension caused by stress, poor posture, or prolonged periods of sitting in one position
- As the entire nervous system goes through the spine, a healthy spine also means a healthy nervous system which ensures healthy communications between the brain and every cell of the body
- The alternating compression and release of the abdominal region flushes this area with blood and massages the internal organs, improving digestion
- Stimulates the liver, pancreas and kidneys. Because of the massage provided to the pancreas, this is highly recommended as a therapeutic pose for control and prevention of diabetes
- Muscles of the stomach and hips are also toned from repeated practice of the Half Spinal Twist
- Relieves menstrual discomfort, fatigue, sciatica, and backache
- People who suffer from peptic ulcers, hernia, hyperthyroidism should avoid this pose unless under expert guidance from a trained teacher.
- Women past the first trimester of pregnancy should not practice this pose unless they have an established ongoing yoga practice and are under the guidance of a prenatal teacher.
- Those with sciatica, slipped disk or other back ailments should exercise caution while practicing this pose as a therapeutic aid.


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Discover New Music: Christina Perri - 'Burning Gold'
Christina's new record record 'Head or Heart' will hit stores and digital retailers on April 1st. Word on the street is if you preorder the record from Christina's web store that she'll hook you up with instant downloads of 'I Believe' and 'I Don't Wanna Break'.
Don't forget that we're dishing out tickets to her April 8th concert with Birdy at Mill City Nights each evening on Facebook! 'Like us' and then keep an eye out for a contest post each night at 8pm and you could be going to the show for free!
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WATCH: Lorde at Talent Show at age 12!
SUPER curious- were you ever in your school's talent show? What did you sing or do?
We found this video of a "young' Lorde, at 12 years old, looking virtually the same as she does now at 17. She uses her birthe name, Ella, towards the interview at the end.
This was taken at her middle school talent school in New Zealand, singing Duffy's "Warwick Avenue" with a classmate named Louie. Btw, we hear that this video is the reason Lorde was discovered by her co-manager, Scott Maclachlan!


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|This car took the most effort and materials to build. The square block of brass in
the first picture is for an another water tank car project. The tank and the cap was
both machined from brass. I glued paper around the tank to show weld joints or
rivets. I will look much better if I CNC the tank and the weld joints in one piece, Next


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Three diverse restaurants to try now.
Try these recipes if you're yearnin' for German this season.
Southern food is getting a makeover.
Restaurant Reporter Robert Peyton gives his monthly update of the New Orleans restaurant scene.
Crawfish Town USA in Henderson
These bakeries are the bread and butter of Acadiana.
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URL : http://www.cousinsbythedozens.org
TITLE : Cousins by the Dozens Murray-Foster Family Photo Web Site
DESCRIPTION : Murray, Marier, Foster, Fortier Family history based out of Northampton MA. USA including O'Neill, Lynch, St.Jacques.
URL : http://www.designscience.com/Genealogy/richardhall
TITLE : Deacon Richard (1) Hall
DESCRIPTION : HALL, Deacon Richard of Bradford, Massachusetts (c. 1649 to 1729/30).
URL : http://www.sherrisweb.com/DonBishop.html
TITLE : Donald E Bishop's Stovall Database
DESCRIPTION : Donald E Bishop is the author and compiler of 'Descendants of Bartholomew Stovall (1655-1722) (First Five American Generations)' which was published by the Stovall Family Association, Inc. in 1999. This is his on line home page with links to his searchable database of over 179,000 Stovall Ancestors and descendants.
URL : http://ssdmf.info/download.html
TITLE : Download Social Security Death Master File free
DESCRIPTION : Download the entire Death Master File (30 November 2011) free.
URL : http://www.elenbaas.name/elenbaas
TITLE : Elenbaas Family
DESCRIPTION : Elenbaas, Meyering, Vanden Bosch.
URL : http://www.ennever.com
TITLE : Ennever family history and genealogy
DESCRIPTION : Ennever family history, ancestry and genealogy. A detailed family tree for the Ennever and associated families containing over 2200 names.
URL : http://www.vanderlippe.nl
TITLE : Familie VAN DER LIPPE
DESCRIPTION : Genealogy VAN DER LIPPE family in the Netherlands.
URL : http://www.wam.umd.edu/~hdevoe/FamHist/index.htm
TITLE : Family History: The DEVOE, JOSSELYN, and Related Families
DESCRIPTION : This web site contains the results of my research over many years on my ancestors. On my father's side: DEVOE (mostly New York State), BURNETT, DURRANT, OAKLEY, TROUP, WALPOLE. On my mother's side: JOSSELYN (mostly Massachusetts), DWELLEY, GAY, HANNAH, MORSE, SOULE, STOCKBRIDGE.
URL : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~riseley
TITLE : Family pages of John Stuart and Val French
DESCRIPTION : John's family is from Aberdeenshire and include STUART, FOWLIE, WILSON, DAVIE. Val's family is from the south of England and Northumberland and include FRENCH, SHELLEY, RISELEY, CORNEY.
URL : http://rbmartin.fcpages.com/MartinIndex.htm
TITLE : Family Tree of Richard Bowden Martin
DESCRIPTION : A record of the family of Richard Bowden Martin and Isabella (nee) Carrick who arrived in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1858 from England. Includes record of the Frederick Sheppard family in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
URL : http://www.allaboutnhre.com/familytree
TITLE : Fisher and Pierce Family History
DESCRIPTION : For New England and Nova Scotia. Sources included.
URL : http://tribalpages.com/tribes/guitarman
DESCRIPTION : My Millett Family Tree, including the names King, Hayden Hunt from Fethard, Killenaule, Gortnahoe in Co Tipperary, Eire.
URL : http://www.greeff.info
TITLE : Greeff Family History
DESCRIPTION : Greeff family history: from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Cuba, America, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland and Qatar
URL : http://www.hanna-family-history.com
TITLE : Hanna Family History
DESCRIPTION : Hanna History and Stories. HANNA, VEST, GLASSCOCK, KELLOGG, HANEY, GEORGE, PRATER, WHITT, WILLIAMS, Texas, Wisconsin, Alamba, Iowa.
URL : http://www.hsccnh.org
TITLE : Historical Society of Cheshire County
DESCRIPTION : The Historical Society of Cheshire County has a large library of town histories, published genealogies, and manuscript genealogies for Cheshire County. They also have a large collection of photographs of persons and places in the county. They have volunteers who assist people in person or by correspondence. Located in Keene, New Hampshire.
URL : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HollawayFamilyHistory
TITLE : Hollaway Family History
DESCRIPTION : The HollawayFamilyHistory group is for the discussion of Hollaway genealogy and related families, as well as to trade family files and photo's. The earliest known Hollaway in my line is Sarah Elizabeth Hollaway Marlin Stroud of Missourri.We gratefully accept any Hollaway Researcher.
URL : http://www.JacobsenFamilyTree.com
TITLE : JACOBSEN Family Tree
URL : http://www.erierandall.com
TITLE : James MCCRACKEN of Clearfield county PA
DESCRIPTION : Specializing in the MCCRACKEN/GREENWOOD families of Clearfield county, Pa.
URL : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JonesFamilyHistory
TITLE : Jones Family History
DESCRIPTION : The Jones Family History group is for the discussion of Jones genealogy and related families, as well as to trade family files and photo's. The earliest known Jones in my line is Bunian Clay Jones Born 03 Jan 1855 and his wife Julia Anna Legg Jones Born 08 Dec 1856.We gratefully accept any Jones Researcher.
URL : http://home.planet.nl/~frede313
DESCRIPTION : Complete genealogical website for the Knipscheer surnames with their roots in Holland and Germany.
URL : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Leggfamilyhistory
TITLE : Legg Family History
DESCRIPTION : This group is to Share genealogical information on the Legg Family. My great great grandmother (Julia Ann Legg Jones) was the first of Legg to be found in my family tree. Her parents were Lovell L.Legg and Mary Canzada Tindall Legg. His parents were Edward Legg and Mary Adams Legg. I have this line back to the Revolutionary War and would appreciate any help on this and a chance to talk to any distant relatives who may be out there.
URL : http://www.stephenmccallister.com
TITLE : McCallister's McAlisters (and some other good families)
URL : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/McGaughFamilyHistory
TITLE : McGaugh Family History
DESCRIPTION : The McGaughFamilyHistory group is for the discussion of McGaugh genealogy and related families, as well as to trade family files and photo's. The earliest known McGaugh in my line is John S. McGaugh and his daughter Louisa McGaugh of Missourri.We gratefully accept any McGaugh Researcher.
URL : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MeredithFamilyHistory/?yguid=198702401
TITLE : Meredith Family History
DESCRIPTION : The MeredithFamilyHistory group is for the discussion of the Meredith family genealogy and related families, as well as to trade family files and photo's. The earliest proven Meredith in my line is Minnie A. Meredith and her husband, Harmon (Hiram) R. Bear. We gratefully accept any one researching this or any related family.
URL : http://middlebrooks.us
TITLE : Middlebrooks Genealogy
DESCRIPTION : Middlebrook/s Family information with connecting familes, census images and photos. Some surnames included are Adams, Barker, Chandler, Dalton, Farmer, Gilbert, Osborn, and Ruark.
URL : http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/l/e/Bill-Alewine-VA/index.html
TITLE : My BREMER, BOLTE, SELLE, KRUEGER, DZIK Family Tree
DESCRIPTION : This BREMER, BOLTE, SELLE, KRUEGER, DZIK Family Tree includes the descendants of Johann Heinrich BREMER (1806-????), Johann Otto BOLTE (1803-1882), Christoph Carl SELLE (abt. 1820-????), Carl Frederick KRUEGER (1825-1883) and Bronislaw DZIK (1880-1939). My grandfather, Alvin Lemondt Bremer (1900-1973) spent decades, starting in 1923, compiling the majority of the information included here. His work was carefully done by hand long before the days of personal computers. In 1983, my mother, Gretchen B. Bremer-Hosken, (1927-2002) then had his original charts, notes and photographs bound into two volumes entitled 'Bremer, Bolte, Selle, Krueger - A Family History.'I am presently transcribing this material into Family Tree Maker software and posting it to this website. I would be glad to share information with others who are researching these families. Please feel free to call (703) 408-6771.
URL : http://www.broughtonfamily.org
TITLE : My Dawson and Broughton Family Page
DESCRIPTION : Research into my family history. Broughton and Dawson are the main names I am working on.
URL : http://www.ohanlon.info
TITLE : O'Hanlon Family History
DESCRIPTION : Records the history of the O'Hanlon family who are descended from William Eustace O'Hanlon and his wife Mary Ann Roberts. It traces his relationship with Dr John O'Hanlon who was Professor of Moral Theology in Maynooth College from 1828 until his death in 1871. It also traces William's ancestry - on the O'Hanlon side to Kilkenny in the late 1700's and on his mother's side to the Seftons of Lancashire in the early 1800's.
URL : http://www.outtrim.id.au/DonnaGenes/OuttrimFrameset.htm
TITLE : OUTTRIM Ancestors
DESCRIPTION : OUTTRIM Family: From Limpsfield, Surrey, England to Australia.Including: OUTRAM, KEARNS, GLOSTER, STRANGWARD.
URL : http://www.parsonsfamily.co.uk
TITLE : PARSONS Family and Friends
DESCRIPTION : PARSONS, WYNNE, ACTON, ANNESLEY in Somerset and elsewhere in the UK and Ireland.
URL : http://www.jrpoot.eu
TITLE : Poot Genealogie
DESCRIPTION : Genealogy familie Poot / Poat, in the netherlands and USA.
URL : http://www.robinsancestry.com
TITLE : Robin's Genealogy
DESCRIPTION : Ancestry of the surnames DRULLETT, MOORE, JACK, HOOD, MCKAY, MORRISON in Ontario, Canada and the surnames KEEL, PIKE/PYKE, ANDREWS, TINHAM, CHAPMAN, DIMER/DYMER, MARSHALL, SMITH, in Wiltshire England. Over 3000 surnames.
URL : http://www.outtrim.id.au/DonnaGenes/RussFrameset.htm
TITLE : RUSS Ancestors
DESCRIPTION : RUSS Family: From London England to Australia. Including: DONALDSON, LUTTON, SMITH, CURRAN, OAKES, MORISON.
URL : http://www.sanco-bg.com/Salas_Genealogy.htm
TITLE : SALAS Family Genealogy
DESCRIPTION : 6000 family members from Spain and Mexico who decend from the Reconquest of 1693.
URL : http://alene2.pbwiki.com
TITLE : Smith-Hunley genealogy
DESCRIPTION : Smith & Hunley genealogy-includes census records, photos, & family trees.
URL : http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/spalding1
TITLE : SPALDING Family of Strathfield
DESCRIPTION : The site provides a descendants and ancestor view of the ancestry lines of Brian SPALDING that entered New South Wales, Australia. The key immigrant lines from the UK include the families of SPALDING of Lanarkshire and Perthshire, WHITTON of Yorkshire, BAILEY of Suffolk, GODDARD of Berkshire, STOREY of Durham, GAHAN of Middlesex and five convicts transported from Ireland being: Daniel DRISCOL, Johanna MURPHY, Lindsay NIMO, Henry FULLAM and Mary REID.
URL : http://www.thebamburghstephensons.me.uk
TITLE : The Bamburgh STEPHENSONs
DESCRIPTION : The STEPHENSON family from Bamburgh, Northumberland and tales of their migration to the Midlands.
URL : http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/e/v/Daniel-J-Devlin/index.html
TITLE : The Devlin Family of Clonmany
DESCRIPTION : The bulk of the research centers on the Devlin family from the townlands of Altahalla and Cleagh in the town of Clonmany on the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. There is also quite a bit of information on the ancient homeland of the Devlins on the western shores of Lough Neagh near Ardboe, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
URL : http://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=lindores&view=9&rand=597984540
TITLE : The Gilhespy Family
DESCRIPTION : Gilhespy, Bolam, Simpson, Thompson, Bell, Ismay, Kinnaird, Johnson, Young, Harvey, Hardy, Robson, Robertson, Lindores, Marshall, Lidgate, Redpath. Northumberland and Durham (England), Berwickshire (Scotland).
URL : http://www.hockridge-wells.co.uk
TITLE : The HOCKRIDGE and WELLS Family Tree
DESCRIPTION : HOCKRIDGE and WELLS Family Tree, also DEEKS, NUDD, STRANGWARD, BULLOCK, WARD, NANCEKIVELL, RUSE, BUSHEN, BURGESS, ENGLAND, BALL, and many more names.
URL : http://www.lomasline.ca
TITLE : The Lomas Family
DESCRIPTION : A Study Of An Old British Family.
URL : http://www.pruiett-parker.com
TITLE : The Pruiett-Parker Family Histories
DESCRIPTION : Research of Ralph Ellis PRUIETT and Esther Ruth (PARKER) Pruiett including the families of PRUIETT, PRUITT, PREWITT, PARKER, SEAL, SEALS, TURNER, BROWN, CLIMER, HAWKER. Dates from 1600's to present.
URL : http://www.springers.us
TITLE : The Springers of Delaware
DESCRIPTION : This site documents the genealogy of Nicholas Lobdell Springer (the author of the site) including one of the early settlers of Delaware Carl Christopher Springer, who settled in Wilmington c. 1658.The site also documents branches of the Dasher/Lorber and Daniels/Adams families, and includes significant lines through Lobdell (to Nicholas Lobdell arriving in Massachusetts from England in 1635), Halcomb, and Ellis.
URL : http://www.tangonan.com
TITLE : The Tangonan Family: From Ilocos and Beyond
DESCRIPTION : A source of historical reference for the kins and descendants of Macario TANGONAN, born approx in the 1860's in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Allied surnames includes CORPUZ, ILAR, ACOMPANADO, IGARTA.
URL : http://geniebug.pbwiki.com
TITLE : Thomas O. Collins genealogy
DESCRIPTION : Thomas Collins of Whitley county, Ky. genealogy. Includes census records & land deeds.
URL : http://wilkinsfamilyhistory.co.uk
TITLE : WILKINS Family History
DESCRIPTION : WILKINS, Berkshire; MASTERS, Gloucestershire; OXLEY, Northumberland; MACKENZIE, Northumberland; SMITH, Northumberland; GRIFFITHS, Gloucestershire, Northumberland; VOWLES, Bristol.
URL : http://www.rawbw.com/~wrathall/index.html
TITLE : Wrathall Genealogy
DESCRIPTION : Information on Lancashire and Yorkshire Wrathalls, and their descendants in Africa, America, Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand et al.
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Snappy Stop closes in north Rochester, but south shop continues cooking
However, fans can still get their quick burger and fries fix at the original Snappy Stop mini-tower on South Broadway at 37 Ninth St. S.E.
"The north store was in a tough location," said Bucky Beeman, whose family created the unique burger drive-thru. "Eventually, we decided to close it and refocus our efforts on the south store and other businesses."
The north Snappy first opened at the start of 2005 at 3550 55th St. N.W., tucked between Discount Tire and Affinity Credit Union in front of the Northwest Plaza shopping complex.
The north store never was quite as successful as the easily accessible original at 37 Ninth St. S.E. by the Kmart store and the Soldiers Field shopping center, which Bob Beeman, Bucky's father, opened in 1986.
There were six employees working at the north Stop.
The building is available for lease through Rochester's Realty Growth Inc.
With all of the competition from Newt's to Five Guys to even Kwik Trip, how's the future look for the south Snappy Stop?
"The south location still does very good business," Beeman said. "It definitely will be there for a long time to come."


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Woodrush 29, Aston Old Edwardians 35
WOODRUSH gave higher league opponents a scare with a spirited fight back in the North Midlands Shield on Saturday at Icknield Street.
The home side were trailing 35-10 in the second half but three late tries gave the Division Two West (North) strugglers a real fright.
The visitors took an early lead with a try in the corner after some slack defending by Woodrush but Steve Smart landed a penalty to narrow the gap.
Aston converted two penalties themselves before the referee awarded them a controversial penalty try after an alleged trip to make the score 18-3 to the Birmingham side.
But a good try by Woodrush Hooker Paul Moppett, coming through on the crash ball, converted by Smart, kept the score to 18-10 at half-time.
In a crazy spell at the start of the second half though, lack of discipline from Woodrush allowed the visitors in to score three tries in the space of ten minutes and open up a 35-10 lead.
This was a wake-up call for Woodrush, who raised their game again and hit back emphatically.
Centre Andy McGrann took over the captain's role and moved to scrum-half and rallied the troops.
Winger Ed Lerna came on and also made a difference, scoring mid-way through the half with Josh Tomlinson converting.
Matt Playford crashed through for the next, again converted by Tomlinson and Lock Luke Russell powered his way over for the last Woodrush try which brought the score to within six points.
But ston clung on to their slim lead though in the dying minutes and go through to the next round.
Woodrush resume the Division Three West (South) at mid-table rivals Pinley (2.15pm start).


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Salman Khan will start his New Year with a bang. The star will join Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London on January 15, 2008.
Rajkumar Santoshi's Halla Bol has used an interactive marketing strategy. Since the film is vocal about man's inner conscious, Halla Bol is reaching the common man through street plays.
The filmmaker Plans to launch a TV channel in collaboration with a media firm.


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The Hold Steady: The Body and Blood
Throughout The Hold Steady's songs, certain settings, details and phrases are also repeated, echoed and twisted around on multiple tunes. Those include, "the camps along the banks of the Mississippi River," "Penetration Park," "the Party Pit," lovers being tethered together, guys recalling the '80s, characters who admit that what they're saying is only partly true and socks stuffed with people's drugs. One thing's virtually certain: There are more parking lots in Hold Steady songs than in any other group's songs.
The themes of self-destruction and salvation, drug-induced oblivion and grace are threaded throughout. Bloody violence and paranormal visions abound as well. As Finn sings on "Spinners," off the new record, "There might be a fight/ there might be a miracle." That ambiguity is key: Fervent rock and roll and partying can serve as stand-ins for religious devotion, but are they adequate substitutes? In The Hold Steady songs, the answer is "Maybe" or "For a time."
But those ideas are teased out incrementally, among numerous personalities, over a half-dozen albums. It's long-form storytelling set in the compressed short-form world of the rock song. And somehow, it doesn't unwind into a tangled mess. Deploying a partier's vernacular, Finn's songs create a contemporary American universe—one that spills out from the Twin Cities and headwaters of the Mississippi River and on to shitty prairie towns, to colleges in the Northeast, to fern bars and party stores to strip clubs in Ybor City and to weird spots in the woods where university students get wasted with townies. It's its own beer-soaked Yoknapatawpha County of power chords and heroic guitar solos.
Finn may be wisely making the trail of lyrical bread crumbs more difficult to follow on the new record and its predecessor, 2010's Heaven Is Whenever, by dropping fewer blatant references to names from older songs, loosening the narrative net a little and introducing new characters who may reappear in future tunes. But even if you ignore the characters, Hold Steady tunes are made for detail-fixated music buffs. The songs exist in a world that makes sense to itself by referencing rock and punk and pop history or trivia, or just by name- dropping. Finn isn't shy about folding in literary references as well. And he's said that David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest had a lot to do with some of the themes on the new record.
To many, The Hold Steady represent the culture of Minneapolis and St. Paul—and of the Midwest in general. They're the music-nerd's Lake Wobegon. It's a surprise to some that the band formed in Brooklyn. And though they've been living in New York City for more than 10 years, you won't find any songs about the L train or the Lower East Side. "Craig is almost obsessed with making sure that he's not pretending to be something or somebody that he's not," says Kubler. "He's really self-aware. I think he's always wanted to make sure that he's writing from a place or a voice that he knows."
Finn sees the subject of New York as almost being off limits, at least for now. "I'm scared to write about New York," he says. "I feel like that's Lou Reed's territory. I still feel like I'm visiting New York."
Prior to forming The Hold Steady, Kubler and Finn drew on their insights into the Twin Cities while playing in the Minneapolis- based Lifter Puller—a band that featured Finn's signature literary- tinged storytelling style but with a more abrasive, lumbering '90s sound. When Lifter Puller broke up in 2000, Finn moved to
New York. Kubler relocated to Los Angeles, and then back to Minneapolis, joining, recording and touring Europe with another group. Kubler and Finn stayed in touch and talked often, but it was an opportunity to make music for the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe in New York that really brought them back together. At first, it was classic tunes by Cheap Trick, AC/DC and David Bowie. But they also wrote a song for the show and, based on that re-sparked chemistry, the two decided to form a new band.
"I flew back to Minneapolis. I packed a bag, I grabbed guitars and I never went home," says Kubler.
The band quickly earned a reputation for its relentless touring and its ecstatic shows. Plus, there was a steady amount of song- writing and recording after The Hold Steady formed in 2004. By 2006, the band's third studio album, Boys and Girls in America, was named record of the year by The Onion's AV Club.
The Hold Steady equation is one that balances the Springsteen- esque of-the-people mythology in Finn's lyrics with just the right flourish of muscle-car, rock-and-roll bombast tempered with a punk-ish rambunctiousness in Kubler's riffs, the band's dramatic stops and its epic choruses. This is a band that is as steeped in Joe Walsh, Cheap Trick, Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy as they are in the Replacements and Husker Du.
Teeth Dreams is both a departure and a continuation of The Hold Steady sound. It's a big rock record. But it's also got a more dynamic range—subtle dips in volume and force—than any of their previous albums. As with the band's last album, 2010's Heaven Is Whenever, Finn steered clear of established characters from older Hold Steady songs. And this is the first album recorded with guitarist Steve Selvidge, who joined the band in 2011, following the departure of longtime Hold Steady keyboardist Franz Nicolay. For the first time, the group worked with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who previously presided over Foo Fighters sessions. His emotionally candid appearance in the Sound City documentary caught Kubler's attention. If Finn obsesses over singing about things that feel authentic, then the band prizes honesty and truth as exalted and slippery as those may seem.
A story about how they ended up pairing with Raskulinecz is revealing. As Kubler tells it, Raskulinecz hadn't heard The Hold Steady's music before they began discussions about working together, which is something many prospective producers, eager to click with future collaborators, wouldn't acknowledge.
"One of the first things [Raskulinecz] said was: 'I've heard of you guys, but I've never really heard your band before,'" says Kubler. "I thought, 'This is perfect.' To me, that was an indication of several things—the biggest one being he's not someone whose going to bullshit me. Here's someone who I can really trust to be totally honest, no matter how uncomfortable it will be."