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"Such well behaved children… never a word out of them and they do just as they're told. They seem so pale though, I wonder if they're sick…"
There is more than meets the eye to these nightmarish insects…
It is the tortured and imperfect souls who most often cannot find a clear path to the afterlife. Weighted down by sins unforgiven, sins for whose forgiveness they never ask, sins they never regretted.
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"They come with the mist, and fight to protect us. Protecting their people meant so much to them that they kept fighting for us after they fell. Count yourselves blessed that the Company of Stars watches over us."
- Mylnes, Ethalani Elder
Evil gives birth to many foul creatures, of these creatures the Negasek have emerged from a womb of darkness and terror. These powerful insect-like creatures radiate the dark force that gave birth to them, born of sheer negative energy, nearly dripping with the foulness of their diabolic nature.
A large predatory mammal that can run or fight on two legs, not requiring sleep these demons were brought onto the world to create killers, in the world of werewolves these could be considered alpha males.
God forbid that I should go to any Heaven where there are no horses.
- R. B. Cunninghame-Graham
A tiny life-form not consciously malignant but nevertheless to be careful of…it could get you into a lot of trouble!
Bursting with an incredible, terrible complexity, the Oraki are a powerful breed of mechanoids, once that blurs the line between machine and man from the other direction.
Standing atop the parched hill and triumphantly displaying their gory trophies , the berserker s begin to shriek aloud their terrible, keening war-cries, confident that the coming battle will belong to them as the enemy flees before their frenzied onslaught, all its discipline and training forgotten in the face of a foe that harbors no fear at all for any enemy born of humanity.
Just as the red mist clouding their eyes begins to fill their minds with fantasies of mass slaughter, a mass of shadowy figures suddenly materialises out of the darkness, charging towards the berserkers with long, loping strides that lend them speed that is at once awesome and terrifying to witness, even to the crazed minds of these onlookers.
As a heavy,furry shape hurtles into the the commander, he falls to the ground, his throat ripped out by the savage fangs of his assailant. As his life ebbs away from him in the rapidly expanding jet of blood gushing from his ripped arteries, savage growls become the lullaby lulling him into the never-ending slumber of death.
A great supernatural serpant - Wise yet mercurial
"They just keep coming. You cut one down, two more are right behind it. We can't win, they just keep coming…"
- Unnamed soldier, overheard at the battle of Caele Aran
"Why should we send our young men off to die when we can manufacture the War Walkers for the same purpose?"
- War-Theurge Ceylon of the Fourth Dynasty Army
I would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life.
George Armstrong Custer
The Pocket Ironbones, whilst not quite the war machines that they were intended to be, have been useful in the service of Banhosea all the same.
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"I… I only wished to help. But… I had nothing to give… save me… and this… unclean thing took advantage of it. And now I have given birth to another of the creatures. I cannot take care of it. My family would… I just can't.
May gods have mercy with it."
The peasant girl puts the little bundle to the convent's door, rings the bell, and flees.
One of the more unnerving of fungi, "Liche Fungus" has its uses…
A misunderstood and much maligned race, goblinoids are a much more complex and sophisticated people than any human has ever given them credit for.
Beware thy deeds my child, for they may come back to haunt you…
In a high canyon in the mountains, the players find a skeleton in a cage suspended from a pole. A few miles further, they find another, and a third contains a partially rotten corpse. The fourth contains a living man who looks as if he hasn't eaten in days. Turns out to be the local way of punishing criminals.

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Lithium Orotate
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Lithium orotate (the lithium salt of orotic acid) is 20 times more bio-active than other lithium salts, allowing a reduction in dosage greatly reducing the likelihood and severity of potential side effects.
Orotate is an organic "carrier" that transports the natural Lithium exactly where it needs to be delivered so that it reaches the blood cells of the brain. This is where chemical imbalances occur. When organic Lithium is combined with Orotate, it is reported to be many times more effective than the chemical, inorganic Lithium and to have NO side effects.
Dr. Hans Nieper's theoretical explanations of the mechanisms behind his stunning success in the clinical application of sophisticated mineral transporters rely heavily on the concept of the fixed pore mechanism of active transport. The theory called "fixed pore mechanism" suggests that a carrier molecule, in this case Orotic Acid (B-13), is attached to the compound being transported. This research has lead to the creation of mineral chelates called orotic acid chelates, or orotates which offers a 20 fold increase in utilizing minerals.
In his writings on lithium orotate, Dr. Hans Nieper stressed how the primary function of lithium was the restoration of the proper electrical membrane potential by removing excess sodium from the inside of the cell. In the orotate form he was able to obtain results using small dosages, about 7% of the carbonate form. He reported that 5 mg of lithium orotate are closely equivalent to 100 mg of the carbonate form. According to Dr. Nieper, the lithium orotate releases lithium ions at the lysosomal membranes (structures within the cells), and withdraws sodium from them. The net result is a stabilization of the lysosomal membrane. If lysosomal enzymes are released within the cell they cause a cascade of destruction that leads to cellular death. The stabilization of the lysosomal membranes within the cell is a vitally important part of maintaining cellular health.
In 1998 a break-through discovery was reported by researchers from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. They discovered that neurons (from rat brains) that were treated with lithium for six to seven days were completely protected from glutamate toxicity. It seems that the lithium attached itself to the receptors where the glutamate normally docks. This prevented the hyperactivity and resultant overload of calcium into the cell.
This exciting new understanding of one of lithium's protective actions against neurotoxicity from excessive glutamate opens the doorway for increased utilization of low dose lithium orotate. It appears that both lithium and B12 (in the methylcobalamin form) have a very beneficial role to play in protecting the human brain from this destructive neurotoxic process.
Lithium Orotate may provide a natural help with the following
The following are excerpts and quotes from an article by Ward Dean, M.D. and Jim English. Please consult with your healthcare professional before using Lithium Orotate.
Lithium and Depression (Manic and Bipolar Disorder)
The orotic form of lithium is transported directly to the intracellular membranes of mitochondrial, lysosomes and the glia cells. It stabilizes the lysosomal membranes and prevents the enzyme reactions that are responsible for sodium depletion and dehydration effects of other lithium salts making it a far superior source than the pharmaceutical forms of lithium and far safer too. Lithium protects against the shrinkage of the prefrontal cortex and the reductions in glial cell density, which are otherwise seen in bipolar depression. It may provide the growth-promoting support necessary to restore, enhance, and maintain normal synaptic connectivity.
Lithium has been found to be one of the most effective treatments for manic-depressive illness (bi-polar disorder). Normally these patients are given antidepressant drugs which are known to deplete body stores of L-carnitine and Taurine. These amino acids should be supplemented using several grams daily to ameliorate the adverse side effects of these drugs.
Of course it would be better to avoid these drugs all together and that is what Lithium Orotate enables many to accomplish. This is an important consideration, especially when the therapeutic dose of lithium orotate for cases of severe depression is 150 mg/day (1-2 tablets), compared to 900-1800 mg of the prescription forms. In this dosage range, there are no adverse lithium side effects and no need for blood monitoring.
Recent Lithium Research: Evidence suggests that people with mania or depression may lose brain cells. Lithium may thwart that cell death. A study by Chuang and his colleagues reveals that lithium protects brain cells from being stimulated to death by glutamate, one of the many chemicals that transmit messages in the brain. Their new data suggest that lithium may calm overexcited areas of the brain or, more provocatively, preserve the life of brain (glial) cells whose presence guards against manic depression. It was also reported that it does take a week or two for the neuro-protective effects of lithium to fully take place.
Lithium supplementation shields neurons and intact brains alike against insults as wide-ranging as excessive doses of anticonvulsant medications, deprival of growth factors or essential electrolytes, the Alzheimer's protein beta amyloid, and neurotoxins like oubain, quinolinic acid, and MPP+. Lithium supplements decrease the number of brain cells killed by experimental strokes by 40%, and help the animals to recover their balance and motility more quickly. Remarkably, most of these benefits can be gained even after the model stroke is over. Lithium supplements also aid brain regeneration in animal models of Huntington's disease.
Lithium Orotate provides defense against excitotoxicity (the frying of brain cells by over stimulation). It does this through precision modulating of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMA) receptor's response to the stimulatory neurotransmitter glutamate. Glutamate binds to a cell surface protein of the NMDA receptors when it excites a cell. Normally, activation of the NMDA receptor by glutamate triggers an influx of calcium ions, setting off a signaling cascade inside cells. However, cells treated with lithium let in far less calcium when exposed to glutamate. Lithium has a "push/pull" effect on glutamate raising its levels when they are too low and lowering them when they are too high by modulating it reuptake. This balancing act helps to prevent both excessive stimulation (which kills brain cells and inadequate activation of the NMDA receptor which interferes with normal activation and function of nerve cells needed for mood and memory. In people with manic depression, lithium may correct a dysfunction of the NMDA receptor by limiting calcium influx, speculates Chuang.
Lithium Orotate increases levels of the major neuroprotective protein bcl-2 in brain cells. Bcl-2 is a cell survival protein which inhibits cell death in response to a wide range of neurotoxins and cellular stressors, including large doses of cortisol (prednisone), ionizing radiation, free radicals, chemicals that deplete brain cells of the antioxidant reduced glutathione (GSH), and deprivation of crucial brain growth factors. Beyond its abilities to protect brain cells from toxic assault, it's now emerging that lithium, acting through bcl-2, also helps to regenerate nerve cells, activating a genetic program (the ERK/MAP kinase pathway) that stimulates the growth of new axons and promoting the sprouting of new neurites (the branching "tips" of nerve cells which bridge the gap between neurons).
And perhaps most excitingly of all, lithium inhibits the activity GSK-3, an enzyme, which promotes the formation of the key pathological features of brains under assault by Alzheimer's disease. GSK-3 is involved in forming the 'tangles' that characterize the brains of Alzheimer's patients. So damping down the activity of GSK-3 would be expected to reduce tangle formation. And in animals given a gene that causes them to overproduce the precursor to the brain-wrecking amyloid beta protein, lithium supplements interfere with the formation of amyloid beta peptides and prevent plaque formation. This has led to the recommendation that the use of lithium in "experimental trials aimed to ameliorate neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease should be considered."
Lithium Orotate supplementation increases levels of N-acetylaspartate (a marker of brain cell viability and function). But more than that: Researchers have documented increases in grey matter in humans taking lithium supplements for just four weeks – with the largest increases occurring in the hippocampus, a region of the brain crucial for moving short-term memories into long-term storage, and which is the first and most severely-hit area of the brain in victims of Alzheimer's disease. Importantly, these selective effects were specifically observed in areas where atrophy had previously occurred.
From Dr. Nieper: Lithium Orotates Improves Liver Function
Dr. Nieper points out that "it is not unusual for orthodox medicine to be quite helpless in the treatment of chronic liver ailments, especially chronic immunological liver inflammation. In these chronic liver inflammations…the continued release of lysosomal enzymes plays a role. These are very aggressive, cell-destroying enzymes released by little bubbles in the cell plasma known as lysosomes. These lysosomes exist not so much in the liver cells themselves, as the cells of the liver's supportive connective tissue. One could attempt to seal the walls of these lysosomal bubbles, to prevent the release of these aggressive enzymes. In fact, a possibility for this exists. It is feasible to release calcium at the lysosome membranes by specifically transporting it there. This can be achieved by means of the special compound, calcium orotate.
In addition, the sodium content in these bubbles – and especially in their walls – must be kept as low as possible, i.e., sodium must be specifically displaced. This can be done by transporting sodium-displacing lithium to these sites using lithium-orotate. Another possibility for removing part of the sodium from the liver is given by the use of Taurine. This is a substance produced by large saltwater fish to remain "sweet" inside, and not as salty as the surrounding seawater." (Please note any free form amino acid, such as Taurine, must be taken with Vitamin B6 in order to be absorbed efficiently. Why the manufacturers, many of whom know this don't put B6 into their products confounds me.)
The famous mineral springs of Europe, such as Vichy in France, all have high lithium waters and are in high demand for liver cures. One of its mechanisms of action is displacing sodium with lithium in liver cells. This has the effect of softening the liver and facilitating other medicines into the liver. This form of lithium does not build-up in the blood to dangerous levels as the carbonate, citrate, and acetate forms do. This is simply because it's absorbed by the cells much more readily than other forms.
Lithium orotate is often used with calcium orotate for high liver enzymes. For normal applications Dr. Nieper recommended 1 tablet 2 – 3x daily. Occasionally some will experience more fatigue, if so lower the dose.
Net Content: 100 tablets
|SERVING SIZE: 1 Tablet
Lithium (as lithium orotate)
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Other Ingredients: Magnesium carbonate, Avicel, Duratex, Pure Food Glaze, Compritol, Ac-Di-Sol, Plasdone, Magnesium Stearate.
Contains no yeast, corn, starch, fructose, lactose, artificial coloring or flavoring.
Take 1 tablet 2-3 times daily with meals or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Lithium should not be used by individuals with significant renal or cardiovascular diseases, severe debilitation or dehydration, or sodium depletion, and by individuals who are taking diuretics or ACE inhibitors. Consult your doctor before use if you are taking anti-hypertensive drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesic drugs or insulin. Lithium should not be used by pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers.
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My name is Cleopatra Ndlovu. I am thirty three.
I am a feminist and i live in Zimbabwe. I joined the women's rights movement in Zimbabwe in 2003 when i was employed by an organisation called Women's Action Group, a non governmental organisation in my country which seeks to promote women's sexual and reproductive health rights. In July 2008 i joined Women in Politics Support Unit as a Director.Women in Politics Support Unit is a feminist non partisan organisation which seeks to promote women's representation and participation in politics with an aim to influence policy and decision making.
Together with a group of friends i have co-founded an organisation called The Girls Legacy, an organisation which seeks to build the capacity of young women and girls through leadership development and mentoring so that they can live empowered lives and become models and change agents in their communities.
I identify myself as a young leader and i believe i need to stand up and contribute to bringing about change in the lives of women and girls and also the general Zimbabwean populace, I am tired of living in a country where thirty two years after independence and just a few years before the Millenium Development Goals target of 2015, we still live in a country where women constitute way less than thirty percent (target set for 2005) of the people in decision making, where political parties are busy fighting to stay in power when women are reeling in poverty, dying from gender based violence and HIV and AIDS with acess to treatment still being a dream.Our only hope of bringing about change through the ballot, has beome synonymous with women being killed, maimed, raped and infected with HIV and giving birth to children whose fathers some women will never know. This inspires me to stand up and speak, not just for myself but for many other women who go through and experience what i experience as a woman living in this country.
As a feminist i find myself among a few other women who regardless of being chastised, despised still publicly identify themselves as feminists and will not retreat no matter how much backlash this alone brings about.
Proudly a feminist! Women and girls are my passion. I love to work with and for women and girls! HIV and AIDS, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Gender,Women and Leadership
My Vision for the Future
My vision is to live in world that respects women enough to let them be.


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The bottom line of a vibrant safety program is to not only saves lives, but also money - both clear reasons to make it a priority.
Michelle Keadle-Taylor
March 1, 2012
According to Bill Velin, Wells Fargo Insurance Services, it is extremely critical that auto recyclers have a good safety plan in place. Over the years, he has seen many cases where the auto recyclers who had a good solid safety plan put more money to their bottom line, instead of to paying workers compensation penalties.
"If you want to save money on insurance and workers compensation it is critical to preach proactive safety measures," said Velin. "The only solid measuring stick that an insurance company has to give you a competitive quote is recent valued loss returns for all lines of coverage. They want to see what claims you have had and their severity."
In general, Velin says that the claims for the auto recycling industry tend to be more severe than, for example, employees in an office, by virtue of the nature of the business.
"Anytime you have exposure to heavy machinery such as crushers, dismantling operations, forklifts and such, you have a better chance for serious injuries," said Velin. "You may only have had two claims in the last five years but both of those involved fatalities. That will cause you to have a higher rate of insurance."
How Does It All Work?
Your experience modification is compiled by your state. All worker compensation claims are required to be submitted to the state and the state compares your claims with other auto recyclers' claims to come up with your experience modification rate. All recyclers start out with manual rates and if your experience modification is better than average you get discounts in the rate you pay. If your experience modification is worse than average, you get a surcharge added to your bill.
If 1.00 is the average and your experience modification rate is under 1.00, for example, .80, that is considered a good modification rate and you would receive a 20% discount. On the other hand, if you have an experience modification rate of 1.30, you would have to pay a 30% surcharge.
Once you have claims that end up in a Lost Time Injury, a weighted formula is used to calculate the experience modification. It's weighted by 70% against the recycler who is filing the claim. They are penalized, according to the severity and frequency of claims.
Practical Advice
With all of this in mind, it proves that it is always better to be proactive in safety. While putting proactive safety measures in place will not eliminate claims altogether, it will reduce them.
When shopping around for insurance, three tips for getting the best price include that you:
• Must be able to show your computerized claims – if the risk is good, you have great loss experience (which means very little worker compensation claims) but are unable to produce computerized claims then the insurance company will not be able to offer good prices for their quotes.
• Be proactive up front, in your hiring processes.
• Understand your workers compensation rates.
Making a Safety Plan
Now that you have an understanding of how safety impacts insurance, let's get down to crafting an insurance-minded safety plan. Following these tips will provide favorable circumstances with underwriters.
1) Have a good, formal, written OSHA compliant safety program.
"Even though it is imperative that auto recyclers have a good safety plan in place, and many do, there is still a lot of room for improvement," said Velin. "Most ARA members who have the C.A.R. and Gold Seal certifications are already differentiated from your average or below average recycler and have formal safety plans in place. The key, however, is to make sure it becomes part of the culture of the business rather than just a plan."
All ARA members that take insurance through Wells Fargo receive, at no cost, a formal, written OSHA compliant safety program. According to Velin, that automatically saves you at least $2,500 dollars that you would pay to hire an independent consultant to do so.
The safety program provides a roadmap on how to have proven initiatives in place.
2) Once you have the safety program, the next step is the installation and implementation of the program. It's making sure that you are doing what the roadmap is instructing you to do.
"We understand that it takes time and manpower to set up safety committees and if the auto recycler wants help doing that, we can provide someone to come in and help install the safety program," said Velin. "The Wells Fargo representative will come in, for a fee, and actively set up committees of five to six people (depending on size of organization and employee availability). The first thing they will do is to start looking over claims and find the potential problem areas. Once the safety program is up and rolling, the Wells Fargo representative bows out, leaving the recycler to manage the established program.
Velin says not only will your workplace be a safer place, but it will help your bottom line.
"Once you have a safety plan that is established, not only will it keep your employees safer, but by putting these measures in place, it keeps losses down, price of insurance goes down and your bottom line goes up," said Velin. "So much money is currently spent by companies on their property and casualty insurance. Having a good, effective safety plan reduces the number of claims and that savings automatically drops to your bottom line. It will save you money on property and casualty insurance policies."
3) Avoid many workers compensation claims by being proactive in your interviewing and hiring process.
"You'd be surprised at how many no-brainers, lack of common sense accidents and claims I've seen," said Velin, "such as someone lighting a cigarette while someone is taking gasoline out of a car and it causes an explosion. Or, newer employees lifting transmissions without using the proper equipment that their employers provide for them, and they hurt the soft tissue in their back, resulting in a back injury. Now the employer has to pay for workers compensation and medical bills, and also hire someone else to work while they are absent."
Legally, you cannot ask a prospective employee if he or she has filed for workers compensation before, but you can ask questions that will give you clues. For example, someone applies for a job and during the interview you ask him if he will have a problem lifting 70 pounds. He says he can lift 70 pounds. Then, the first time he tries to lift a 70-pound alternator and he can't and hurts himself, he files for workers compensation. You can find out that he had a pre-existing condition and he could be fired.
"It's important that you follow the same sound hiring and interviewing process that any large company would do," said Velin. "You should have a good interview process that includes checking references, conducting background checks, and having potential employees get physicals, and take drug tests. Doing so, could save you thousands of dollars."
4) Try to get as many employees to buy health insurance as you can.
"We have a horrible case of the 'invincible' in this country," said Velin. "They are a group of single males under thirty that decline health care coverage offered by the company. They want the extra money in their pocket. Then, during softball season they hurt themselves playing softball and tear their ACL. On Monday, they come into the office acting as if everything is ok, despite being in horrible pain. Then they fall down at work, grab their knee, and put in a workers compensation claim.
"How would the owner even have an inkling that this was bogus? It's impossible for the owner to watch every move that an employee makes. The sad thing is that this happens all the time and business owners are paying for it."
Another client of Velin's saw a drastic difference in the amount of money he was shelling out for workers compensation when it became clear that he was being played.
"A few years ago I had a client that was a large manufacturer and he came to me with a 2.25 worker compensation rate which meant that he had to pay a 225% surcharge on his worker compensation claims," said Velin. "I spent the entire summer in my free time graphing his losses and workers compensation claims and it became very apparent that over a ten-year period, twice a year there were spikes in the numbers of claims. During the months of May and June and then again in September and October there was an extraordinary amount of claims.
"The first thing we did is look at the demographics of his company and he said he had hired 1,500 single males – none of which took health insurance. He offered it to them but they declined coverage. I asked him if he was paying his employees to take time off during softball season and hunting and fishing seasons and he said no, of course not. I told him, oh yes, you are.
"The bottom line was that employees were getting sports injuries or wanting time off to go fishing or hunting so they pretended to get hurt at work. Not only did they get their medical bills paid, they got time off, with pay. The owner was shocked and said he never would have believed it if I hadn't graphed it all out for him to see.
"He went to his employees and didn't drop the hammer, but let his employees know he knew what they were doing. He offered that they could have time off without pay to go fishing or hunting, but they did not want that. Suddenly there were less injuries and his experience modification rate was cut in half to 1.40 over the next several years."
Insurance companies do not base their rates on what happened in just one year. After you put a safety program in place they will look at how well it is working by examining your claims to see if it has resulted in reduced loss experience. They will look at a period of three or four years and see if your safety measures have actually worked and reduced your worker compensation claims.
In addition to putting the above tips in place Velin offers a few more ideas to help you save some money and create a safer workplace. They are:
1) Change the mentality of the company about safety. During the safety meetings, explain to all employees how worker compensation claims affect your business and affect things that really matter to employees, like raises.
2) Try to eliminate the stupid things that cause claims. You can't eliminate true accidents, but you can eliminate others that are caused by carelessness. For example, do not allow employees in the dismantling area to work too many hours in a week. The chances for an accident are greater and you will pay more for those exposed to greater risk, especially when it comes to health care.
3) Don't wait until it's too late and the claim is in. Get employees involved by asking for witnesses to the accident. You want to get the employees on board to keep an eye out for false claims. If they understand the impact it has on the business and on them, they will be more aware of what is going on in the workplace. Peer pressure does wonders in helping to reduce the number of bogus claims.
Following these tips should show you the merits of putting a safety program in place, if you don't already have one. If you do have one, but it is not working very well, or you still have a claim frequency problem and want more information, you can contact Bill Velin at Wells Fargo Insurance Services for more specific advice. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 800-328-6311, ext. 3039.
Michelle Keadle-Taylor is a freelance writer based in Northern Virginia.
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- Artists Alexi Delano, On/Off, Nima Khak
- Release Date 2011-09-20
- Labels International Sound Laboratory (ISL)
- Catalog ISLR012
All throughout history, man has always been fascinated by the forces of nature and the human body. For many people, this fascination is as diverse as life it self. In some parts of the world, people worship mother earth for abundant harvests while in other parts of the world, a higher being that control our lives. In some parts, people worship the abstract thought of a fair and invisible force, who without feelings or sympathies for mankind, controls our lives with monetary instruments.
Humans have been able to understand many fundamental rules and laws of the physical universe that surrounds us. This understanding is not always sufficient to explain other simple questions about our existence such as the strength and persistence of life itself, even under the most extreme conditions.
Astronomers around the world seek answers by looking backwards in time through telescopic lenses, others seek answers through spiritual and religious experiences while most people seem to take life a little to much for granted. No matter how we perceive our selves in this reality, the only thing that seems to survive us all in the end, is life it self. This is the beat of life.
This new release on International Sound Laboratories comes from Nima Khak, Swedish composer and artist previously known from labels such as Drumcode and H-Productions. The title track, "Beat Of Life" is based on an ultra sound recording of a small baby resting in her mothers belly. The hypnotic sound of the little heart pounding inside her mother, used as a driving force of the track, a deep bass line and looming atmospheric sounds. In this package, you will also find a remix from ISL recordings artist Alexi Delano on the track "Deep exploration".


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I notice this week that the cup game between fourth-division Italian side Pro Patria and AC Milan has been rearranged behind closed doors after racist chants prompted the AC Milan walk-off led by Kevin-Prince Boateng last week. I also see that Gerard Depardieu's new best mate, Sepp Blatter, continues to make himself look a total fool by saying the Milan players should not have walked off the pitch in protest, and even the footballer's union agreed. Unfortunately, the incident is a direct result of FIFA's actions (or lack thereof). They have been so lackadaisical in their approach to combating racism it has resulted in a full blown walk-off.
This might be a turning point, and there could be some hefty fines on the way, but this still highlights the main problem – Sepp Blatter. Until the man is removed there can be no real reform in this area, and other areas (goal-line technology etc.). With Blatter at the helm, the reputation of football globally will continue its steady decline. If I was ever allowed a vote at the next FIFA presidency election, one man has so far convinced me he is worth investing in – long live Kevin-Prince!


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The leaves are changing and so will the variety of acts at the Fall Doo Wop Spectacular on Saturday, November 10 at the St. George Theater in Staten Island.
Charlie Thomas' Drifters, Gene Chandler and Kenny Vance & The Planotones are just a few artists that will be performing at this SPECTACULAR event! Mesmerizing doo wop vocals will fill the air as acts like Vito Piccone & The Elegants and Lenny Cocco & The Original Chimes take the stage.
In 1988, Charlie Thomas' Drifters (There Goes My Baby) was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after reaching the top of the charts with songs like Under The Boardwalk and On Broadway. Gene Chandler (The Duke of Earl) is one of many leaders from the 1960's Chicago soul scene and expanded his career as a successful singer songwriter, producer and record executive.
Also appearing are, Vito Piccone & The Elegants (Little Star), Lenny Cocco & The Original Chimes (Once In A While), Kenny Vance & The Planotones (Looking for an Echo) and more!
The Fall Doo-Wop Spectacular, presented by Rrazz Entertainment, coming to the St. George Theater on Saturday, November 10. Showtime is at 8 pm. The St. George Theatre is located at 35 Hyatt Street in Staten Island, New York. Tickets start at just $25. To purchase tickets, call (718) 442-2900 or online at www.ticketmaster.com


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BERKELEY – Four California Golden Bears – Gregory Bayane, Nikhil Jayashankar, Wyatt Houghton and Jack Sanford – claimed ITA Scholar-Athlete status for the second straight year, the governing body of collegiate tennis announced on Thursday.
This also marks the third consecutive ITA Scholar-Athlete honor for Bayane, who will be a senior in the fall. Jayashankar, also a rising senior, has likewise earned three ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades, including the honor he picked up after his freshman year at Northwestern.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters (including freshman through senior year).
This is the second set of academic kudos for Bayane and Jayashankar for 2013-14; Bayane, an economics major, earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic first team and Jayashankar claimed a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
It has been a career year for Bayane, who reached the NCAA doubles quarterfinals with Chase Melton, earned doubles All-America honors and with Melton ended the season with a No. 19 ITA ranking.


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Posted: Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 8:48 AM HST
Coffee production down, higher prices
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HONOLULU (AP) Hawaii's coffee farmers saw production go down but prices go up.
According to a government report, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser says bugs and dry weather hurt coffee production, but higher prices offset some of the decline.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service report says coffee farmers statewide produced 7.6 million pounds of beans for sale during the 2011-12 season. That is a 14 percent drop from 8.8 million pounds in the prior season.
However, the report says the average price per pound of coffee paid to farmers rose 9 percent to $4.15 in the recent season from $3.80 in the prior season. The price increase added $2.7 million to total industry sales of $31.5 million.
Sales in the previous season totaled $33.4 million.


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LATROBE, Pa. - Casey Hampton's deep belly laugh, the one that could cut the tension in a meeting room or light up the sideline in an instant, is gone. So is the massive backside that could send opposing centers back onto their heels and the wisdom that comes with being a five-time Pro Bowler.
And for the man used to trotting onto the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers when Hampton's familiar No. 98 came chugging off, it's just weird.
"Sometimes, I wish he was still here," Steve McLendon said. "There's not much you can say about it. I miss him. I think we all do."
While the decision to cut 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison in the offseason created headlines, the 35-year-old Hampton was nudged quietly toward retirement when the longest-tenured member of one of football's most stable franchises was not offered a new contract. He remains unsigned, even though McLendon insists Hampton can still play.
McLendon may be right, but it most certainly won't be with the Steelers, leaving defensive end Brett Keisel as the last man standing from a defensive front that led Pittsburgh to three Super Bowl appearances and two championships during a six-year stretch between the 2005 and 2010 seasons.
Chris Hoke retired at the end of 2011. So did end Aaron Smith. Now Hampton is gone and Keisel doesn't have a deal beyond 2013.
"If it is the end, I want to go out on top," Keisel said. "And I want to go out on top if it's not the end."
As has become tradition, Keisel arrived for training camp at Saint Vincent College on Friday in a dump truck with a Steelers hard hat perched atop his head and the barely-in-control thatch of hair that serves as his beard in midseason form. The entrance was more than a little symbolic, with Keisel pointing out the team is "under construction."
If so, the strongest beam needs to be replaced.
Even as Hampton's play declined as he approached his mid-30s, he remained the unquestioned heart and soul in the middle of Pittsburgh's 3-4 defense. He clogged up running lanes between the hash marks and served as a mentor on the sidelines and in the classroom, one who knew how to push buttons with his homespun charm.
The job has now been passed down to Keisel, coming off a steady season in which he picked up 4.5 sacks and was credited with 40 quarterback pressures. Surrounded by a bunch of 20-somethings, Keisel understands he's now the old guy, one who is ready to carry on the legacy left behind by the players who molded him from seventh-round reach in 2002 to a veteran well into his second decade in the NFL.
"If we need answers, we look to him," defensive end Ziggy Hood said. "If he leads us through, I'm just going to follow."
The Steelers hope that path leads to the quarterback. Pittsburgh finished No. 1 in total defense for the fifth time since 2004 last year but was a middling 15th in sacks (37) and created just 20 turnovers, with four of them coming in a meaningless season finale.
There was competence but little chaos, something Hood, McLendon and 2011 first-round pick Cam Heyward know it's time to produce after spending the early portions of their careers learning instead of leading.
So does Keisel.
"Our young guys have got to step up and seize this moment," Keisel said.


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|Registration and Coffee
|Welcome & Introduction
|Luke Brynley Jones, Founder & CEO, Our Social Times
|Keynote: Emerging Standards in Social Media Measurement
|Katie Delahaye Paine, Chief Marketing Officer, News Group International
|Social Media Measurement and the Data Explosion
|Jacqui Taylor, CEO, Flying Binary
|Attribution vs Contribution: Tracking Leads Through Facebook
|Katy Howell, Managing Director, Immediate Future
|Coffee Break
|Case Study: The Value of Social Media Monitoring for B2B Organisations
|Leon Chaddock, Managing Director, Sentiment Metrics and Maria Jose Serres, Digital Marketing Analyst, Peer 1 Hosting
|Discussion: Which Social Media Metrics Matter Most?
|Host: Philip Sheldrake, Managing Partner, Euler Partners.
Jacqui Taylor, CEO, Flying Binary; Katie Delahaye Paine, Chief Marketing Officer, News Group International; Matt Owen, Head of Social Media, EConsultancy, Andrew Bruce Smith, Director, Escherman
|Integrating Social Media Monitoring, Analytics and Measurement
|Marshall Sponder, Analyst and Metrics Consultant
|Astroturfing and The Rise of Fake Influencers
|Lutz Finger, Co-Founder, Fisheye Analytics
|Discussion: Quality – The Forgotten Metric?
|Host: Luke Brynley-Jones, CEO, Our Social Times
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|How to Measure Marketing Success on Instagram
|Gabriel Hubert, Co-Founder, Nitrogram
|Using Google Analytics to Measure the Direct and Indirect Value of Social Media
|Andrew Bruce Smith, Director, Escherman
|Open Mic: Practical Tips for Better Monitoring and Measurement
|Host: Luke Brynley-Jones, CEO, Our Social Times
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Katie Delahaye Paine is a leader in international monitoring and evaluation, for the past 17 years, and her firms have conducted vast analysis on news articles, internet postings and internal communications in the pursuit of quantitative and qualitative measures of marketing success. She is a columnist at PR Week and a regular contributor to several other publications including PR Week and Communications World. Katie Paine was recently named one of "25 women who rock social media" by the Lee Odden's prestigious OnLine Marketing Blog.
An appointment to the Cabinet Office as an Open Data domain expert recognised Jacqui as a web scientist of influence in the era of 'Big Data'. Jacqui trains advanced analysts on the science of data visualisation, is a regular speaker on cloud adoption, big data, smarter analytics and profiting from the Web.
Marshall is a renowned social media author, analyst and speaker. Based in New York, he writes and speaks about social media monitoring and measurement. His first book Social Media Analytics: Effective Tools for Building, Intrepreting, and Using Metrics is published by McGraw-Hill.
Sharon is head of content and PR and during her time at Confused.com, has pioneered a brand content strategy from scratch with multiple successes. Her award-winning teams drive exceptional engagement with the brand and are always looking at ways to innovate. Previously she was a journalist at the Financial Times Group.
Philip is managing partner at Euler Partners as well as chair of the CIPR Measurement & Evaluation Group - his expertise spans business strategy, social business, engineering, IT and web strategy and social web analytics. He is is author of 'The Business of Influence' and has contributed to books by CIPR and CIM.
Robin is an 18-year veteran of digital marketing, consistently producing effective and award winning work for the world's biggest brands, over the years picking up D&AD, Clio, One Show and many other awards. He started blogging in 1997, is a member of the IAB's social media council and is a regular conference speaker on social media.
Matt Owen is social media manager at Econsultancy. He looks after global social media strategy and architecture for a global community of 200,000+ digital marketers, leading community, engagement and revenue growth since 2010.
Leon is one of the pioneers of the social media analytics field. He has been working in this area since 2004, pre-dating both Twitter and Facebook. His current company, Sentiment Metrics, works with over 400 clients globally, including many of the world's leading brands.
With a career spanning 23 years, Andrew has implemented successful PR and marketing communications programmes for brands such as IBM, MySQL, Siebel and Hyperion Software. His is an approved CIPR Trainer in social media, analytics and SEO.
Katy is a recognised authority in social media. She speaks around the world at marketing and digital events and trains for the Institute of Direct Marketing and Chartered Institute of Marketing. Her clients include Sony Europe, BT, Diageo and HSBC.
Gabriel is the co-founder and CEO of Nitrog.ram an Advanced Analytics and Social Media Marketing Platform for Instagram. His company builds a platform to help brands such as Disney and the Chicago Bulls make sense of and better leverage visual media and particularly user-generated photos, starting with the leading service Instagram.
Lutz is a respected expert in social media analytics, data and new media. As co-founder of Fisheye Analytics he has consulted various clients from consumer brands such as Telefonica and the Daily Mail Group and the Olympic Committee. He is currently writing a book on big data analytics with the Dean Designate of Johnson School of Business, Cornell University.
At Peer 1 Maria is involved in implementing the latest technologies and trends in Digital Marketing, with specific focus on Traffic Analysis, SEO, Web Usability, Social Media and Mobile website strategies that lead to converted sales. She has an MsC in Digital Marketing, her thesis focused on the way companies use social media in marketing.
Luke is the Founder & CEO of Our Social Times, one of the UK's best known social media agencies, whose clients include The Telegraph Media Group, Orange Business Services, Blue Square and BAT. Having worked with global brands, celebrities, start-ups and SMEs, Luke speaks with wit and insight about how social media is changing the world of business.


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Sometimes wool sweaters get washed in hot water and dried on high heat. It just happens. But do not throw out that tiny, felted wool sweater! Make a pillow and you just might love it more than you did before. This DIY sweater pillow tutorial will give you step-by-step instructions on creating this upcycled beauty.
Of course, you can use any sweater even if it's not felted wool. I think this would be a really sweet project to take on with one of your grandmother's or aunt's favorite sweaters. Spray it with her signature perfume and cherish it in your comfy chair. Keep them close to your heart by allowing them to decorate your home.
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With the victory, Baker improves to 21-22, while the Ravens fell to 16-22 and are one loss away from ending its season.
The Ravens will take on Graceland in the losers bracket at 11 a.m. on Saturday, while Baker moves on to take on No. 1 Central Methodist at 11 a.m.
Baker and CMU last met on Apr. 12 in Fayette, Mo., and the Eagles narrowly defeated the Wildcats, 6-5, in game one and 10-6 in eight innings.
On Thursday against BC, Mallorie Nelson threw all seven innings and allowed just two earned runs and seven hits, she also struck out six Ravens.
The Ravens struggled in the field with seven errors and had went scoreless in the first five innings, scoring two runs in the sixth and once in the seventh.
Baker posted three runs in the bottom of the second when Peyton Weekly knocked in two runs. As she ran to first first baseman Mary Jo Peter went to put the tag on Weekly in the first but the ball squirted away and scored both Ilona Miller and Tara Chumley. Then Weekly later scored.
The Wildcats put one run on the board in the bottom of the third when Chumley doubled to left field, scoring Lucy Staats.
The 'Cats scored one last run in the sixth, as Alyse Menghini singled to center scoring Dill.
Central Methodist rolled past No. 8 Graceland in its first game on Friday, run-ruling the Yellowjackets, 12-0, in five innings. Live stats will be available at www.bakerwildcats.com.


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Watching the Syracuse/Marquette game and its choppy
'Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of courage-to move in the opposite direction.'
Nope, mines fine.
Keepers of the Faith -- The Unknown
Is it chopping Brocolli???
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In Houston and mine has screen on ESPN is frozen on a Sprint ad. Been that way for about 15 mins.
That better clear up soon.
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In Houston and mine has screen on ESPN is frozen on a Sprint ad. Been that way for about 15 mins.
That better clear up soon.
Sounds like a problem.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
Yep all other channels are working just fine, but all my espn's are out
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By Margie Hutinger.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 15. JANUARY 13th was a notable day for the Florida Mavericks, as they set four Masters national and one world record, in a long course Development Meet in St Petersburg, FL.
Jean Troy, 75, set the world mark in the women's 75-79 age group, while the Mavs' 320+ (combined ages) relay teams notched the national records.
June Reynolds, Florence Carr, Kay Schimpf and Peggy Hughes destroyed the 400 meter freestyle relay record of 10:13.80 for women 320 and over with a time of 8:57.69. The old record was set by a St. Pete team in 1994.
When they swam this relay, the temperature was in the low 50's, and they bundled up to stay warm, as they had two more relays to swim.
It must have worked as this same foursome obliterated the seven-year-old 800 m free relay record of 22:37.07 — also by a St. Pete team — with a new time of 19:29.44. Awesome performances, set in an outdoor pool, with the cool winter temperatures, which only warmed up to 60 degrees by the end of the meet.
Meanwhile, Jean Troy, June Reynolds, Peggy Hughes and Kay Schimpf broke the 400 m medley relay record, 12:14.90, set by San Mateo in 1997, with a new time of 10:19.75.
Two heats before the relay, Troy swam a national record time in her 50 free, but didn't have three timers. She then swam the fly leg in the medley relay, with a time only five seconds slower than her best individual time last year.
In the next event, she swam to a world and national record time in the 100 free, clocking 1:28.07. Her swim broke the national record of 1:32.33 set by Flo Carr last year, and the world mark of 1:29.19 by Australia's Margaret Cunningham, also set last year.


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Radios are must when you go on the water that rises and falls at moon's command. My new boat, not really new but new to me, has a radio that doesn't work, so I had to buy one. In doing so, I did some research and my inside engineer kicked in which I thought I caged it while sailing. A boater, a sailor to be specific, needs at least one VHF onboard. Now if you are a day sailor and stay close to coast and coastguard inhibited places you need only a VHF. If you are always in a boat infested area - and occasional go 5-10 miles away from it, you are safe with a VHF marine radio. If you go beyond that range then you need an SSB marine radio. And remember for both the cases marine radios not the ham VHF or HF - that won't practically work for myriad of reasons that I am not going to discuss in this post. But just to warn you - regular (ham/amateur) VHF and HF radios are not legally eligible to be used in marine frequencies and also marine radios have some special much needed features that are not present in regular ham radios. So for your own sake, stay away from using regular ham radios in marine communication. Back to VHF and SSB. You must have a VHF whether you have an SSB or not aboard. Marine VHF. Now people get confused about the choice, there are many brands and many types. I chose 1 handheld for primary use and another for backup. Lets talk about the primary one as the backup one is for my 8-year old son to use in case of emergency. Why I chose handheld over a fixed one? Many reasons:
- Handheld is portable - I can walk while talking and I can work. It's less likely that when I have to make a real radio call while I have nothing important to work on. Most likely we make radio calls when we are stuck and need help. Portability is must in that case.
- Power requirement - It doesn't use batteries from ship's house bank. We all know how precious the little power storage we have on-board; we guard it like gold.
- Man overboard - advanced handhelds have DSC and GPS functions, like the advanced fixed ones, which can be used to poll a radios GPS location to find if a person ever goes overboard with the radio with him/her. Fixed one doesn't work in this scenario.
- Making calls from dock - legally marine radios can't be used on the land but dock is considered to be part of water and you can use your handheld while on dock.
- No invasive installation needed.
- Can be charged everywhere including in your car and in your house.
These are the main reasons to use a handheld over a fixed one. Somebody may have a fixed one too alongside but that's not me, for me the fixed would be an SSB marine radio which I do not have yet. Now the questions whether the handhelds have the same performance as the fixed one. Answer is little longer than just a yes and no as it is qualitative. Please bear with me with my explanation. Handhelds are getting advanced in faster speed than the fixed ones which is apparent by looking at the number of handhelds being offered by the leading brands. Modern handhelds are more capable than fixed one from the last generation. Surely the fixed ones of same era have better horsepower but in real scenarios - handhelds can match or surpass them if used properly and also brings the advantages I described in 6 points.
Only place where the fixed VHF is more useful than the handheld is inside the cabin where handhelds may not have good reception. In real scenarios though I am never inside cabin more than a couple of minutes while underway and while long cruise I will depend on an SSB marine radio (which is fixed) than a VHF. Besides you can always use an external antenna to your handheld to increase range i.e. line of sight. VHF works along line of sight only and nothing else including more power will increase the range.
Another department where fixed mounted VHFs have edge over handhelds is AIS (automatic identification system); just because no handheld yet has this feature but I'm sure very soon they will have - it's not that difficult. But you don't probably need AIS in the near shore water, if I really need a serious one I will have a robust AIS module that has NMEA 2000 network capabilities and can be hooked onto my chart-plotter or MFD. I really don't need one integrated with my VHF. Too much clutter, too less efficiency. I will write another post about my planned instruments on-board where I will talk about AIS and how I want to use it and in which form.
Now I can't talk about every single handheld VHF radios out there in the market but the ones I picked up after my research. They appeared to be the very best of the market in my research and while I touched them and used them I can surely tell you that they lead the pack. Now I will talk about the differences they have later first let me tell you why they are THE BESTs and why I picked them up. I needed 2 handsets one for myself and another for my 8-year old budding sailor son. I could very well pick 2 copies of the either one instead I picked up 2 different handsets from 2 different brands. The constraints of doing so are - I need to know operations of both and I can not share chargers and other accessories but I took this informed decision in order to experience both of these top of the line devices.
The first one that I picked up is a Standard Horizon HX870. And the second one is ICOM M92D. The features that dictated the decisions and I feel they are must in modern handheld VHF radios are:
- Built-in GPS. Not for navigation, they can be used for navigation but I have and everybody else has better navigational tool than a VHF handheld can provide. GPS is must in modern handheld VHF for making distress call with location information embedded in it without having user to do anything. Excellent safety feature. Another reason to have built-in GPS to be able to poll location of the handset and hence the ships location or the person's who is carrying it. If somebody goes overboard with one of these handset its easy to find him/her.
- DSC (Digital Selective Calling) - I assume everybody reading this already knows what DSC is and how useful that is. You can call any VHF radio by MMSI number over marine channel 70 (no voice call on this) and then automatically switch to the pre-selected voice channel to have voice communication. DSC capable radios can switch to the desired voice channel once the call is accepted. Very useful feature. nobody should buy any VHF radio without DSC feature.
- Dedicated Distress button - no busy channel 16 call is required. Just press this button and concerned authorities and people will be informed.
The above are the three main features I considered, besides there are some more features those are standard in many marine handheld radios but worth mentioning.
- Submersible
- Strobe
Now the differences between SH HX870 and IC-M92D
- HX870 has bigger (oversized) and nicer display.
- HX870 has 6 watt maximum power compare to M92D's 5 watt
- HX870 has 3 power levels compare to M92D's 2 levels
- M92D is smaller in size
- M92D has arguably better menu system
If I have to buy only one, I will probably buy M92D. But HX870 comes very close and you will not lose anything if you buy this one. Both are excellent with very useful GPS, DSC features and both lacks AIS. A functional tie - decision is subjective - go for what love to hold in your hand.
Ah.. and price - both are in the same bracket in the range of USD 250 on amazon little give and take. West Marine and other brick and mortar shops have M92D at USD 299.00 and HX870 at USD 249.00.


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By Stuart Jennings
Bonus plans. Pay-for-performance programs. MBO programs. Commission plans. Stock option and phantom stock programs. Stock appreciation rights.
Employee incentive plans go by many different names; you've undoubtedly seen your share. But, with our economy struggling, how should you approach your employee incentive plans differently to reach your organization's goals? Or, can an employee incentive plan actually create the results you need?
Though they seem to come in endless varieties, all successful employee incentive plans are united by a few simple core design issues:
This last question you need to answer to avoid what I call the "numbskull" factor – losing good people because, unintentionally, they're not being paid their value compared to market.
These are all important issues to consider. But there is a much more essential question: Will the employee incentive plan actually lead to the result you want? An especially important question during a recession when every sale counts.
It seems like this answer must be obvious - employee incentive plans must work. If they don't, why do so many companies have incentive plans that they continue to pour money into, even during a recession?
At the same time, much evidence exists that employee incentive plans don't work as commonly used. They don't increase the "quantity" of results except perhaps in the very short term. And, rarely do their special rewards and benefits increase employee productivity. To get a grounded understanding of this point of view, try Alfie Kohn's book, Punished By Rewards.
Other evidence that employee incentive programs don't work can be found informally. For example, how many articles have you seen in the management and HR press with titles such as, "Why everyone hates your employee incentive plan" or "Why your employee incentive plan doesn't work"?
Given the apparent contradiction between practice and results, a few years ago I checked in with a veteran, respected compensation consultant. He was known as a straight shooter and had designed many plans. I asked him if he could give me even one example of an employee incentive plan that really drove a key result for a business.
His response still amazes me. He thought long, he struggled to come up with an example, and he finally said, "Most of them don't drive a significant result; I can think of only one that did." That truly was the reply. Are you not a little bit stunned at this response?
Building a successful employee incentive plan is especially important during a recession – if plans aren't built on bedrock, they're not likely to support the business results you need during an economic earthquake. Research and experience point to these basic facts about employee incentive plans:
It's therefore up to each of us to align people with, and inspire them by, our organization's critical goals so that they pursue those goals with a passion – a passion that can't be built through an incentive plan that offers employee rewards and benefits.
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Jennie Livingston, director, "Paris is Burning"
Siskel and Ebert gave my film "Paris is Burning" two thumbs up, which is was so excellent and surreal (my first film! a nonfiction film! a queer film!) I could barely process it. But it was, hands-down, the main thing people PR people wanted to use to legitimize the film. (In this day and age, I'd post it on social media and brag, but back in 1991, you demurely let the PR people handle which facts were helpful.)
I was on a press tour with Willi Ninja, a voguer and one of the main people in "Paris is Burning" and we went on Ebert's show in Chicago. I remember that Ebert was kind of grumpy towards me (I'm not sure why - he clearly liked the film enough to stick his thumb up) which was disappointing, but solicitous towards Willi, which was lovely, since a few of the interviews we did involved people treating me like the filmmaker and Willi like "the subject." (Perhaps Mr. Ebert was our moment of reverse karma!)
The other memory I have is of Mr. Ebert receiving an award at the Gothams awards when I was on a jury -- maybe six years ago? His wife read his statement. He was out there, wearing a neck brace, and I remember thinking, "How many people with a visible illness would just stay home to preserve an image?" (My mother, who died back in 1996 after 10 years of cancer, kept her illness very private, especially in the professional sphere.) And he was out there, among us, collecting his due. It made a huge impression.
I think sometimes people get sick and do no inner work, and sometimes people get sick and do lots of inner work but keep it private. He got sick and was out there with his experiences. This is something he wrote that keeps being shared, on social media and in the obits: "We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out." How funny that this revelation, really a spiritual truth you'll hear everywhere, from the rabbis to the Dalai Lama to Jesus to the smart old lady on the block, should come from a critic. From someone whose job it is to separate the bad, the mediocre, and the good, and keep filmmakers and audiences honest. I appreciate that he chose to speak not just about the fabricated worlds of movies, but also about his own experiences of love.
Next: "I gave him a ticket to our premiere, never imagining he would actually attend."


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Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic overcame his disabilities to live an independent, rich, fulfilling, and "ridiculously good" life while serving as a role model for anyone seeking true happiness. Now an internationally successful motivational speaker, Nick eagerly spreads his central message: the most important goal is to find your lifes purpose and to never give up, despite whatever difficulties or seemingly impossible odds stand in your way.
Nick tells the story of his physical disabilities and the emotional battle he endured while learning to deal with them as a child, teen, and young adult. "For the longest, loneliest time, I wondered if there was anyone on earth like me, and whether there was any purpose to my life other than pain and humiliation." Nick shares how his faith in God has been his major source of strength, and he explains that once he found a sense of purposeinspiring others to better their lives and the world around them--he found the confidence to build a rewarding and productive life without limits. Let Nick inspire you to start living your own life without limits.
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What a book! I was sorta surprised about how this book was more than a autobiography, not that it was a bad thing, not at all :) I loved reading about the many things that happened in Nick's life that made him who he is today, and I was so happy to learn that he had gotten married earlier this year, because his book talked a little about how that was one of thie things he used to bescared he'd miss out on, but he didn't! I loved reading about how Nick has overcome so many things so that he can live his life not as an ordinary guy, but as an extrordinary one, and he gives all the credit to God!
I absolutely loved the hilarious stories Nick told of his childhood, and how he liked to play pranks on people! Nick's story is one of inspiration and encouragement, and it really helped me to remember to not really sweat the small stuff, and to give it all to God.
I kind of found myself skipping forward to the stories, which were my favorite parts of the book, and i kinda wanted it to be more of a autobiography, but I like how he diverted the attention from himself to God. All in all a great read.
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Christianfictionaddiction5 Stars Out Of 5A story that may change lives!June 11, 2012ChristianfictionaddictionQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Nick Vujici's book is one of the most inspiring I have ever read, to date. His utter determination and strength to rise above the trials of life are living proof that God is alive and well and at work in the world today. His story is wonderfully told in "Life Without Limits", allowing us a glimpse into Nick's past and the challenges he and his family have faced, but also allowing us to observe the incredible impact he has had on people around the world....and the fun he has had while doing it! Many times, I found myself laughing out loud, such as when he shares the story about convincing his caregiver to hide him in the overhead luggage department of an airplane - and then popping out to surprise one of the passengers!
Where most of us would have given up on living a "normal" life had we been born without arms and legs, Nick redefines normal, and in the process gives all glory to God. Yet I also appreciate that he doesn't gloss over the pain and darkness he's experienced, but is honest and open even about a period in his life when he wanted to give in to thoughts of suicide. I am sure that countless people struggling with similar thoughts, for whatever reason, would be greatly encouraged by Nick's honesty about his own struggles, and also about how he chose a different path and discovered that God had great plans in store for him. What a great reminder to us that, even when we are down in the valley of pain, God is still in control and is able to do more than we can even dream of.
"Life Without Limits" is a well-crafted, inspirational read, and I highly encourage readers to pick up a copy for themselves. You will not only be emotionally impacted by what you read, but will be moved to live a life of faith and adventure as well. The book even contains a personal action plan section that will help you make positive changes in practical, action-orientated steps.
I highly recommend this book and award it 5 out of 5 stars.
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