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Pure Magic: Spellbound By the Boulders of Switzerland
The mossy green forest of Magic Woods radiates upward out of the steep valley until it meets the sharp, snow-capped peaks of the Swiss Alps. The contrast is sublime.
American boulderer Carlo Traversi has had an exceptional season with repeats of several of the country's hardest problems, including Jade (V14) and, in March, the second ascent of one of the hardest boulder problems in the world, The Game (V15/16). Below is his account from a successful trip to Magic Woods and Ticino. Traversi's trip culminated with ascents of two famous V14s: The Never Ending Story in Magic Woods and The Dagger in Cresciano, Ticino.
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The mossy green forest of Magic Woods radiates upward out of the steep valley until it meets the sharp, snow-capped peaks of the Swiss Alps. The contrast is sublime. Perfect gneiss boulders protrude from the verdant carpet of the forest floor. Granite talus fields tend to lack featured, clean and overhanging blocks, but here in Magic Woods, we were surrounded by epitomes of edges, pinches, slopers and jugs. It's a giant climber playground, and I came here with Connor Griffith, Jon Glassberg and Paul Robinson to climb as many hard boulders as I could get my hands on.
There are many classic problems here, but all of Magic Woods' boulders are amazing. The climbing varies from intricate clean slabs, to straightforward edge pulling on steep overhangs. I was most intrigued by Practice of the Wild, a mysterious problem established by Chris Sharma in 2004 and given the rarified grade of V15. No video of the first ascent. Very little media coverage. Reportedly, very hard.
Before getting on any area testpieces, I'd found it wise to repeat some easier climbs to familiarize myself with the nuances of the area's climbing style. I spent the first week working and finally doing The Never Ending Story (V14), The Riverbed (V13), Steppenwolf (V13) and Electroboogie (V12).
Finally, I felt ready to approach Practice of the Wild. Most hard problems require bearing down on edges, but this one was unique for its open-handed climbing on pinches and slopers. The climb follows a series of sloping rails that lead out
the belly of a massive boulder. A mossy hillside behind the wall creeps upward, coming close to touching the lip of the giant roof. The diagonal rails extend from the bottom of the wall to just shy of the lip where a double-clutch dyno to a mailbox slot rounds out the difficulties. Under normal circumstances, the dyno would be fairly casual, but the proximity of the hillside forces you to lift your feet at a precise moment in the swing. As with many great problems, this complexity added to the perfection.
Winter was moving into the mountains, bringing snow and extreme humidity, while seeps crept down the belly of the giant boulder. We were living in a hostel in nearby Ausserferrera. Clean cement floors and walls surrounded us, and when the rains came, we couldn't help but make the occasional prison joke. Finding a dry day was becoming as difficult as learning Swiss German. A threatening storm promised to eliminate Magic Woods from our list of climbing areas for the rest of the trip.
Four days of work over two weeks had led me to a breaking point. I'd done all the moves. It was now or never. I dried the seeping mess of a right-hand start hold with a combination of chalk, T-shirt, brush and more chalk. Two deep breaths. This is it. Do it.
My fingers found the familiar positions and I threw a right heel hook above my head. A quick setup led to the first huge right-hand move over my head. Right-hand sloper, left hand to the incut, right hand to the thin pinch. Squeeze!
I cammed my right foot in the crummy half-toe lock and pounced to the crux left-hand grip. Palming a basketball would have provided more purchase. I squeezed anyway and quickly moved to the next desperately sloping edge.
The resulting position was like trying to pick up a cardboard box with your feet while holding onto a textured ceiling. I stabilized, squared my body, and lunged for the good edge.
My right hand caught the perfect spot but the tension as my body strained outward was too much to handle. My right toe slipped off and I violently swung away from the wall. Unable to stop my centrifugal motion with one arm, I ripped off the wall and plunged into the pit below.
Practice of the Wild would have to wait for another trip to Magic Woods.
+ Ticino
Descending from the high-alpine pass into Ticino, I could feel the pages turning onto the next chapter of our adventure. Connor and I were stuffed into Paul's 1994 Peugeot with two pads, all of our luggage, and a pad on the roof. Despite the crowded quarters, the situation couldn't have been more perfect. We arrived just after dusk in the small village of Claro, north of the larger town of Bellinzona. Connor and I moved into a quaint studio apartment down the hall from Paul and his girlfriend, Alex Kahn.
The Ticino region is home to three major climbing areas: Cresciano, Chironico and Brione. Our house in Claro was five minutes from Cresciano, 20 minutes from Chironico, and 40 minutes from Brione. A perfect home base.
The stones shifted beneath my feet as I made my way up through the upper part of Brione. I passed by old stone houses, and arrived at the meadow. Green grass, epic mountains above, and granite boulders forced me to drop my pad and gear.
Brione has it all: alpine scenery and a bevy of blocks with features and texture reminiscent of sandstone.
General Disarray (V13) in the Valle Verzasca seemed like one of the best problems there, with proud dynamic moves around a bulge, leading to a tricky and delicate topout. The holds are almost entirely pinches. Perfect for me.
Poor conditions made it difficult to piece together the moves, but over the course of a few days I made good progress. Then suddenly the trip was coming to a close, snow settled into the surrounding mountains, and it was time to go home. Driving to the boulders, I watched the drifts pile higher and higher, but despite the accumulation, conditions were good. Windy, cold and low humidity.
One last try.
I spent half an hour chipping ice and brushing snow off the boulder and revealed the path. Not perfect, but climbable.
Just below the crux, I squeezed hard with my left hand and placed my feet on the smears. The rock felt like Velcro to my skin. Those three rare circumstances for sending had aligned: perfect conditions, proper motivation and able body. I floated through the crux. The final slap to the lip resulted in a splash of watery slush. I teetered over the top with both palms pressed on a giant block of ice, and let out the scream of victory.
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The simple life is wonderful. We all need sleep. But as a young enthusiastic adult, I find nightlife has a certain allure. Over the previous summer, I had delved into the world of electronic dance music and Milan is an epicenter of that particular scene. There was no question as to whether we were going to experience the Milan club life, only when. Connor managed to get in touch with an old high school acquaintance of ours who was living in Milan, and the plan developed. She mentioned DJ Tilt at the infamous Tunnel Club. We said yes.
Following an aggressive drive back from Brione, a quick meal, and change of clothes, we were off to Milan.
Downtown Milan reminded me of a corn maze, except that every turn leads somewhere, just not where you want to go. We were map-less in a city with no street signs aside from the stone engravings on each corner. Luckily, after some yelling, screaming and ample honking, we finally reached our destination.
United with our crew, we sampled some of the local pizza and arrived in the abandoned tunnel around 1:00 a.m. As we exited our lonely parked car, the orange glow of the streetlights created a filter through which I would view the rest of the night. In Europe, partying starts at 2:00 a.m. I wasn't completely ignorant of that fact, but when I entered a nearly empty Tunnel Club at 1 o'clock, the truth rang out.
Concern turned to intrigue when I noticed that the bartenders were merely preparing for the night ahead. One hour later, I was floating in a sea of electronic dance heaven. Tunnel was packed and there was no holding back. Loud pulsing music acted as a conductor for an orchestra of youth setting themselves free from their structured everyday lives. I watched a girl lick some lucky guy's tongue like a popsicle. I took breaks from the flowing rhythm and walked the streets alone, absorbing what I could of the urban night. The music never stopped, and we left well into the new day, but still before sunrise. Sensory overload coupled with lack of sleep put me into a dream-like state as we maneuvered our way out of Milan and back into the mountains of Switzerland.


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The [Gang of Eight] bill would … exempt wide swaths of people currently counted against immigration caps from any limits: The spouses and children of legal permanent residents would be allowed to come to the country on an unlimited basis, for example.
Thus, some combination of, perhaps, 7 million DREAMers, agricultural workers, and the newly legalized family members of current US citizens will be able to petition for their family members, further swelling legal immigration by an indeterminate amount.
And beginning five years after the bill is enacted, the Senate measure would create a new "merit based" immigration category with 125,000 initial visas (a figure that could rise to as many as 250,000 over time) that includes a path to a green card and citizenship, adding more than half a million potential new permanent US residents before the decade is out…
When immigration skeptics like Sessions and Roy Beck, the head of Numbers USA, add up the figures, they see a 50 percent increase in US immigration on an annual basis and as many as 20 million more new green cards within the next dozen years than would otherwise be authorized – and perhaps as many as 30 million more, according to a Republican aide.
[T]he road to permanent resident status that Rubio said would take a decade will take only five years for currently illegal immigrants who have done some work in agriculture. How many are there? Pro-reform congressional sources suggest the number could be 700,000 on the low end and 1.1 million on the high end. Congressional sources skeptical of reform say the number would be higher. No one seems to know with any certainty.
Then there is the other fast track, for the Dreamers. The Gang of Eight bill creates a special category for immigrants who came to the United States illegally before age 16. That applies equally to illegal immigrants who today are, say, 19 years old, or those who are 49 years old, or older…
Like agricultural workers, it is not entirely clear how many currently illegal immigrants and family members would be involved in the Dream fast track, but the total number could be in the millions — a significant portion of the estimated 11 million immigrants in the country illegally today.
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., a veteran of the last immigration fight, seems best prepared to counter the Gang of Eight. Just 15 minutes before the group's press conference to unveil its bill last week, Sessions and Sen. David Vitter, R-La., held one of their own, featuring several law-enforcement officials and the head of the union for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to criticize the bill as amnesty over enforcement.
Sessions has also warned about the effect that legalization and more visas might have on employment opportunities and wages for American workers, which is an angle that one of the biggest advocacy groups calling for lower immigration levels will pursue as it tries to drum up public opposition to the bill.
Roy Beck, president of Numbers USA, said his group plans to concentrate its messaging on Alaska, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, hoping that voters will help push the senators in those states to oppose the bill.
"Our plan is that it does not get out of the Senate, and we still feel fairly confident of that. It's a big battle," he said.
My thought is, maybe we should consider admitting immigrants who can succeed in America, rather than deadbeats.
But we're not allowed to "discriminate" in favor of immigrants who would be good for America. Instead of helping America, our immigration policies are designed to help other countries solve their internal problems by shipping their losers to us.
The problem isn't just illegal immigration. I would rather have doctors and engineers sneaking into the country than legally arriving ditch-diggers.
Teddy Kennedy's 1965 immigration act so dramatically altered the kinds of immigrants America admits that, since 1969, about 85 percent of legal immigrants have come from the Third World. They bring Third World levels of poverty, fertility, illegitimacy and domestic violence with them. When they can't make it in America, they simply go on welfare and sometimes strike out at Americans.
I can't tell you how many times I've heard the following, both within my native first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa, as well as from my nationally-syndicated radio audience:
* "Rubio has gone establishment. He's dead to me."
* "Rubio is being played by the ruling class. He's clearly not ready."
* "My love affair with Rubio is over. I'll never vote for him."
* "Rubio is off my list for 2016."…
[P]olitically he is allowing himself to be branded as another big government GOP sell-out, because he and his associates are struggling to make the case to conservatives it is what's best for the country and not what's best for the big government Democrats. The comments by Conant and the actions of some on his staff to scheme against the Heritage Foundation, maybe the most respected think tank in the entire conservative movement, only reinforces that skepticism. The amount of political capital Rubio has wasted already in this effort is incalculable. I hope he really believes in this legislation, because it might cost him the presidency.
"Immigration, broadly speaking, pits the elite versus the public as much as the Right against the Left," said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, who spoke at a hearing on the Senate bill earlier this week. "It's the church hierarchies versus the people in the pews, the union organizations as opposed to the union members, big business as opposed to small business. It's no surprise that the Republicans supporting this thing are the ones with ties to the Chamber of Commerce, not ordinary voters."…
"The only people in the room behind closed doors was congressional staff, big business, big labor, Silicon Valley, and a whole long line of special-interest groups," said Rosemary Jenks, a spokeswoman for NumbersUSA, which favors more limits on immigration. "It's very clear this bill wasn't written to serve national interests but special interests, including the senators' own special interests, with absolutely zero regard for unemployed American workers and taxpayers."
"What eight people decide isn't going to be the be-all, end-all for the House," Goodlatte says. "It may be an indicator of where you can find some common ground, but the House, because it's a Republican majority, will take a more conservative approach."…
"I tell them that we're going to break this all down into pieces that are more digestible," he says. "We're going to have a lot of hearings, and we're going to turn this into separate bills. We'll do an agricultural-workers bill, then an E-Verify bill, and then after the recess, we'll maybe do some more. But it's all a work in progress."
A vague deadline, piecemeal legislation, and months of town-hall meetings, however, are what the proponents of comprehensive immigration reform fear most. There is growing concern by allies of the Gang of Eight that volatile summertime confrontations with constituents could make many House Republicans uneasy.
Goodlatte has little patience for such hand-wringing. As a former immigration attorney who has been in the House for two decades, he says doing things his way — a slow burn — is the only viable option.
I think it comes down to this. What kind of person do you want to be? Do you want to focus on the hopes and aspirations of the future, or dwell on fear and negativity? — to desperately clinging to the status quo? Do you believe that America has a bright dawn ahead, or that we must manage its decline?
Kemp was known for his cheery optimism. So was Reagan. In fact, conservatism didn't really take off until Kemp and Reagan teamed up. And if you look at today's most rhetorically inspiring conservatives, is it any wonder you find people like Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Paul Ryan — both champions of immigration reform?
The most vociferous opponents tend to be pundits and talk radio hosts, who don't need to win a majority to be successful, and who have entirely different incentives.
I suspect this isn't a coincidence.
Via RCP.

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"Nicotine patches and nicotine gum, intended to wean smokers from their dangerous habit, actually seem to encourage teenagers to take the first puff, for reasons that any economist might have predicted. Since there are now products to help smokers quit, it becomes less risky, as a purely rational proposition, to pick up the habit."
Steven E. Landsburg makes a related point his entertainingly contrarian The Armchair Economist (Free Press, 1995), a book that with a catchier title might have become the Freakonomics of its day. In a chapter semi-facetiously called "How Seat Belts Kill," Landsburg describes what happened in the 1960s when federal legislation for the first time required Americans to wear seat belts:
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In the mid-1970s, University of Chicago researcher Sam Peltzman studied the question and found that two effects were of about the same size and cancelled each other out, Landsburg says:
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What is juvenile dermatomyositis?
Juvenile dermatomyositis is one of the conditions in a group of conditions called the dermatomyositis/polymyositis complex. The conditions in this complex are characterized by muscle damage due to an inflammatory process of the blood vessels that lie under the skin and muscles. Skin changes around the eyelids and over the knuckles and finger joints are also seen. Juvenile dermatomyositis is the condition most often seen in children.
Juvenile dermatomyositis is rare, affecting 3,000 to 5,000 U.S. children under the age of 18.
What causes juvenile dermatomyositis?
The cause of juvenile dermatomyositis has not yet been determined. However, factors which are thought to be associated with dermatomyositis include dysfunction of the immune system, resulting in infections.
What are the symptoms of juvenile dermatomyositis?
The symptoms of juvenile dermatomyositis often appear gradually. At times, there may be a more acute, or intense, onset of symptoms. The following are the most common symptoms of juvenile dermatomyositis. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Rash around the eyelids and/or knuckles and finger joints; a rash may also occur on the elbows, knees, and ankles
Muscle weakness
Muscle pain and tenderness
Weight loss (due to difficulty swallowing)
Joint pain and inflammation
Calcium deposits under the skin (calcinosis)
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Symptoms of juvenile dermatomyositis may resemble other medical conditions or problems. Always consult your child's doctor for a diagnosis.
Phases of juvenile dermatomyositis
The course of juvenile dermatomyositis is often divided into four phases based on symptoms and findings on examination. The four phases are briefly described below:
Prodromal period. This phase can last for weeks or months. The symptoms seen during this period are nonspecific (general symptoms that can indicate many different conditions).
Progressive muscle weakness and rash. In this phase, muscle weakness increases for days and weeks and then stabilizes. Once the stabilization occurs, it may last from one to two years before recovery.
Persistent muscle weakness, muscle inflammation, and rash. During this phase, symptoms include persistent muscle weakness, active inflammation of the muscles, and rash lasting up to two years.
Recovery. Recovery may occur without any apparent consequences, or may occur after two or more years with residual muscle weakness, atrophy (wasting), or contractures (a condition in which muscles in a particular location may become permanently paralyzed as a result of lack of use).
How is juvenile dermatomyositis diagnosed?
In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for juvenile dermatomyositis may include:
Laboratory tests. These tests are used to assess the presence of antibodies, muscle enzymes, and indicators of inflammation in the blood.
Electromyography (EMG). An electrical test to determine nerve or muscle damage.
Muscle biopsy. Removal of a small piece of muscle for microscopic examination.
X-rays. A diagnostic test that uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets, radiofrequencies, and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body.
Treatment for juvenile dermatomyositis
Juvenile dermatomyositis cannot be cured. However, with supportive therapy and a multidisciplinary team approach to treatment, remission of the disease may be achievable in time. Treatment may include:
Medications. Medications, such as glucocorticosteroids and methotrexate, are used to treat the inflammatory process, and hydroxychloroquine is used to help treat the skin disease of dermatomyositis.
Physical and occupational therapy. This can help to improve muscle function and strength.
Liberal use of sunscreen. Sunscreen helps to prevent further irritation or damage to the skin.
Nutritional support. This can help to ensure an adequate diet.


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You've been anticipating this moment for months, hovering over your precious tomato plants with tender loving care since they began to sprout. Now your hard work is paying off. You have a bountiful crop of fresher-than-fresh, juicy, homegrown tomatoes. In fact, you have more tomatoes than you know what to do with. You've eaten them plain and in salads and sandwiches, given them to neighbors … but still there are more. What's a home gardener to do with too many tomatoes?
The versatile vegetable
Technically tomatoes are fruit, but when it comes to cooking, they're typically served in savory dishes like a vegetable. Cooked or raw, tomatoes shine in pasta toppings, salsas, and chutneys, especially combined with other produce at its peak right now. Think tomatoes paired with peppers, eggplant, zucchini.
Try making your favorite canned-tomato based dish … but this time substitute fresh for a delicious difference. You'll be surprised at the familiar-made-new flavor of tomato cream soup, chili, chicken cacciatore, or Swiss steak when fresh, ripe tomatoes add their signature savor.
Too hot to cook indoors? Grill tomatoes as part of a kebab supper. Or prepare vegetarian pizza, topped with plenty of paper thin tomato slices and perhaps some feta cheese; bake on your barbecue with the aid of a special pizza stone.
Don't forget the green tomatoes you'll rescue just before the first frost. Besides the iconic fried version, green tomatoes make amazing pickles.
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Tomatoes also lend themselves to a wide range of preserving methods. The simplest is freezing whole, skinned or not. Freezing just-squeezed tomato juice is also easy. Alternatively, cook up a big batch of marinara sauce, tomato butter, or homemade ketchup; can the tasty results and put away for the winter. When you can your own tomatoes in glass jars, you avoid BPAs and additives. Be sure to use non-reactive cookware (ceramic or stainless) for preparation, due to the tomatoes' high acid content.
Drying via a dehydrator, oven, or the sunshine produces tangy slices with some of the most concentrated tomato flavor ever. Stored in an airtight container, these will stay at their peak in the refrigerator for six to nine months. Use any of the above methods to dry until crisp, add salt, and you'll have low-fat, high-flavor tomato chips to snack on.
Although the list of tomato recipes is virtually inexhaustible, you may eventually wish to experiment with non-food uses. Tomatoes are popular as a skin treatment in India. Claims for their curative powers include brightening the complexion, tightening pores, exfoliation, acne remedy, dark under-eye circle remover, wrinkle reliever, and a pick-me-up for both oily and dry skin. Tomatoes may also be applied to the hair to restore pH balance.
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1 small onion, minced
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1 teaspoon sugar
2 envelopes active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
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Warm the vegetables and sugar in a large sauce pan till the mixture is warm to the touch, approx. 110 F. Sprinkle with the yeast and let proof 5 minutes. Then mix in the remaining ingredients, adding enough flour to make a soft (not sticky!) dough. Knead until smooth and elastic. Drizzle olive oil on top of the dough and turn to coat thoroughly. Cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
Punch down. Shape dough into 2 loaves and place on a greased cookie sheet or into 2 greased loaf pans. Cover and let rise ½ hour.
Bake 35-40 minutes at 375 degrees F. Loaves should be lightly browned. Let cool before slicing. Freezes well.
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In the course of researching a future article on women in home performance, I sent out a request via e-mail and social media asking women this question: What's the biggest obstacle you've faced in home performance because of your gender?
You'll see many of the responses I received in a detailed article in a future issue of Home Energy, but there was one response that I thought called for a discussion on its own. Teresa Coffman, an energy auditor in Madison, Wisconsin, responded by saying that if she didn't check with her male peers in the field, she would consistently underprice her services. "This may be my own foible, but I believe it's related to my gender," she says.
When I read Coffman's response, I didn't fully understand why she would underprice herself. Was she doing it intentionally to be competitive? Was there another reason? "My ideas of the value of what I offer are consistently lower than what men offering the same service believe their service is worth," she said. "I'm not trying to be competitive. I'm trying not to be the woman who comes into the field and drives prices down because she undervalues herself."
It was when I read those words "undervalues herself" that I began to understand that there is a much bigger issue going on here. Yes, women still earn only 77¢ for every $1 that men earn (according to U.S. Census Bureau data), but I had previously assumed that this was because male professionals, in all fields, undervalued women. I hadn't thought about the flip side. Is the problem that women are actually undervaluing themselves?
I don't know the definitive answer to this question, but I have a hunch that it's a vicious circle. Society undervalues women, and therefore women begin to undervalue themselves. Coffman elaborated on a broader level: "They say it's common that salaries go down when women enter a men-only field."
As a woman in the industry—granted, I'm editing and writing about it as opposed to being in the field—I've never been taught by my family or my peers to undervalue myself. It's possible that this is a generational issue: I'm a Millennial, which means that if I fall within my generation's stereotypes, I'm confident and entitled in the workplace. But I also firmly believe that women can hold their own in any profession, bringing a different approach than men to the table. From what I've seen in home performance specifically, the women who have been paving the way have done an incredible job, and it's up to the next generation to build upon that.
I dug a little deeper into this issue and found several articles related to women in business and the obstacles they face—including underpricing their services.
Jane Wesman, president of Jane Wesman Public Relations, Incorporated, and president of the New York City Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, said in one article that "money can be a touchy subject for many women and many have trouble discussing pricing terms. This uneasiness often leads female business owners to undervalue their products or services." A 2006 study by Bill Cron, associate dean for graduate programs at the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University, titled "A Behavioral Study of Pricing Decisions: A Focus on Gender," found that gender has a very strong impact on pricing decisions. "Certain characteristics of some clients may lead women business owners to give them a price break, and women tend to be softer on prices in general in order to foster relationships."
This brings up yet another caveat. Stereotypically, women in business are seen as better at fostering relationships, while men are seen as better at negotiating finances.
While there is truth in both of these stereotypes, the reality is that both skills are essential for success—and that includes success in home performance. If women continue to enter the home performance industry and continue to underprice themselves, they'll continually fail. But who's to blame for their failure? Does our industry not do enough to show women that they are valuable?
I'd love to keep this discussion going with all of you—women and men. How can our industry ensure that women entering the field are valued as much as men, both internally and from the viewpoint of customers?
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Georgia hasn't announced the hire, but the Washington Post reported that Olivadotti is leaving the Redskins to accept the position. Assistant-coaching hires at Georgia often are delayed for a day or longer while pre-employment background checks are completed.
Makes me wonder what I could accomplish if I wasn't kidding.
Joking aside, there's a lot to like about this hire.
- The process. No muss, no bother. The lack of drama around this (and Friend's hire) speaks volumes about what seems to be a new sense of control and order around the football program. It's early and I don't want to read too much into it, I continue to be impressed with the absence of false steps lately. I've said it before, but sometimes a losing season does have the benefit of focusing the mind.
- Delegation. Friend's hire was an indication to me that Richt was giving his coordinators more responsibility to fashion the staff. Olivadotti's hire cements that. I don't think there's any doubt this is Grantham's guy. It's another sign that Richt has been willing to adjust his management style.
- The résumé. Olivadotti's experience is tailor-made for what Georgia was looking for in Belin's replacement: 11 years in the NFL working with top-notch coordinators, with experience in quality control, position coaching at all three levels of the defense and special teams coaching experience to boot. In fact, it's so in tune with Georgia's needs I almost wonder what the catch is.
The question we should be asking today is how a program with a head coach on everybody's hot seat managed to make itself attractive enough to draw an established NFL coach of Olivadotti's caliber. The pessimist in me keeps waiting for the other shoe to drop, but in the meantime, I have to acknowledge that Mark Richt is still on a roll. He needed a big offseason and so far he's got one.


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Morrissey to senators: Prioritize defense spending to boost manufacturing
Since his re-election to a third term on April 5, Rockford's independent Mayor Larry Morrissey has been bringing his "A" game to a national audience.
In September he participated in the Clinton Global Initiative in Chicago; Wednesday, Morrissey testified in Washington, D.C., about the harm being done by across the board federal spending cuts called "sequestration," to the industrial and aerospace economy, specifically in Rockford, a major aerospace manufacturing center.
Speaking at the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on Defense, chaired by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D- Ill., Morrissey urged lawmakers to adjust the cuts in order to prioritize defense spending over other spending, because cuts to the military budget adversely penalize American workers and hurt industrial cities struggling to rebuild their economies.
In prepared testimony furnished to me by Durbin's office, Morrissey began be telling of Rockford's woes:
"Like many cities, Rockford has struggled to weather an ongoing and deep recession. Almost a third of the area's mortgages are underwater, which drove the headline of a recent Wall Street Journal article highlighting our community as the nation's so-called "Underwater Mortgage Capital."
Our unemployment rate as of August was 10.7 percent. That's down from 15.7 percent in July 2009, but a long way from the 6 percent we were at before the economic collapse. Our poverty rate has more than doubled since 2000 and stands at approximately 19 percent. And while we are much smaller in size, we have had among the highest violent crime rates in the nation with gang violence and domestic violence on par with major urban centers like Chicago and New York," Morrissey told senators.
Rockford is trying to move away from crisis management to long-term stainability and prosperity, Morrissey said.
"One of our key pathways for a prosperous future involves continued support for our aerospace manufacturing industry, a powerful economic driver for our community and our nation, but an industry threatened by the sequestration. For context, there are approximately 32,000 individuals working in the manufacturing sector in (Winnebago and Boone counties.) Rockford's concentration of manufacturing is twice the U.S. average and continues to grow. The region boasts a global reputation for having strong concentrations in several advanced manufacturing clusters, including aerospace," the mayor said.
Sequestration is drying up federal spending on defense contracts, he warned, thus hurting Rockford industries that depend on the government for 10, 20 and 30 percent of their production.
While sequestration may be reducing the deficit, Morrissey warned that it is hurting national pride. He lamented the cancellation of the Rockford Air Fest because of the military's inability to participate, saying "it is simply not the action of the greatest nation in the history of the world."
Finally, Morrissey urged lawmakers to make smart cuts, prioritizing defense spending. He urged flexibility for cities in spending federal money.
"I would ask that Congress exercise its authority to compromise and make cuts where needed to do the most good and the least damage, prioritizing your budget around our national priorities. From my perspective, that means defense comes first.
"As for domestic spending, I would ask that Congress focus on prioritizing the programs and funds that matter the most to the economy and the social safety net so that we at the local level can deploy those resources to achieve the best return on investment. For Rockford and for this nation, better results means being open to ending failed programs, reforming others and being open to more promising new ideas. Unfortunately, until the current budget crisis is resolved, it seems that Congress will never have time to address these fundamental aspects of government operations."
That's only a portion of what he said, of course, but all in all, it was an impressive performance from Hizzoner.
Chuck Sweeny: 815-987-1366; firstname.lastname@example.com; @chucksweeny