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FMC Builds World-Class Platform for Biological Crop Protection with Global Strategic Alliance and Key Acquisition
07 Oct, 2013, 07:00 BST
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Global Strategic Alliance with Chr. Hansen
- Exclusive, global collaboration covering development and commercialization
of biological crop protection products
- FMC and Chr. Hansen to provide scouting and screening of new microbes
- Chr. Hansen to provide scale up and fermentation manufacturing
- FMC to provide formulation, registration and product development expertise,
as well as global market access
- Cooperation to develop new products, knowledge and biological expertise
Acquisition of Center for Agricultural and Environmental Biosolutions assets
- Proprietary discovery and development platform
- Rich pipeline of biological products in various stages of development
- Extensive intellectual property, including patented technologies
- World-renowned team of researchers based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
- Deep expertise in scouting and screening for promising new technologies
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced today that it has built a world-class platform to serve the fast-growing biological crop protection market through two strategic transactions. FMC has signed an exclusive and global collaboration agreement with Chr. Hansen, a leading biosciences company specializing in cultures, enzymes and fermentation, to develop and commercialize biological crop protection products. FMC also announced the acquisition of the Center for Agricultural and Environmental Biosolutions (CAEB), a division of North Carolina-based RTI International, specializing in sustainable agriculture research. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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With these two transactions, FMC Agricultural Solutions has created an end-to-end biological platform that complements its traditional strengths in synthetic crop protection chemistries. "FMC is poised to become a leader in biological crop protection," said Mark A. Douglas, president, FMC Agricultural Solutions. "We now have a world-class library of microorganisms, deep expertise in biological discovery, and an exclusive strategic alliance with one of the world's foremost authorities on microbial research and fermentation. Combine these new elements with FMC's global market access and historic strengths in formulation, product development, and market innovation and we have a powerful platform from which we can launch a range of new products."
As farmers around the world fight resistance and work to maximize yields, FMC has successfully broadened its portfolio of crop protection products to deliver more value. Long known for proprietary insecticides and herbicides, FMC recently added several established and patented fungicides to its business. Now the company is building on its success in synthetic chemistries to offer a range of biological insecticides, herbicides and fungicides.
Global Strategic Alliance with Chr. Hansen
The new strategic alliance creates a powerful foundation for FMC and Chr. Hansen to compete in the multi-billion dollar biological crop protection market. Under the arrangement, Chr. Hansen will provide scouting, screening, scale up and fermentation manufacturing expertise while FMC will provide scouting, screening, formulation capabilities, product development and registration experience, and global market access. The two companies will develop new products, knowledge and biological expertise within the collaboration's framework.
Commenting on the agreement, Douglas said, "No one knows microbiology and fermentation better than the team at Chr. Hansen. Their expertise in scouting, screening and scale-up production complements the work we do so well in formulation and bringing products to market. We look forward to working with Chr. Hansen to create a market-leading portfolio of biological solutions."
FMC and Chr. Hansen have been working together on select projects for several years and this alliance represents the culmination of what has already been a productive relationship. "FMC has proved to be an excellent collaborator. We share a strong commitment to customer-driven innovation," said Christian Barker, executive vice president, Health and Nutrition, Chr. Hansen. "We are pleased to be entering a new business area with FMC at our side and feel confident that our expertise with microorganisms can help to develop a strong portfolio of biological crop protection solutions."
The existing collaboration between the two companies will yield the Brazilian launch of the Nemix® C product for use in sugarcane in late 2013, targeting the biggest sugarcane market in the world of 9 million hectares. Nemix® C increases growth and yield through enhanced root development and protection and is a purely biological product. Going forward, the new alliance will expand into additional geographies and crop types with existing and new products.
Acquisition of Center for Agricultural and Environmental Biosolutions (CAEB) Assets
FMC's acquisition of CAEB gives the company a proprietary discovery and development platform through the addition of a state-of-the art research facility, a team of accomplished scientists, a pipeline of biological products in various stages of development and a world-class library of microbes with deep intellectual property assets, including patent-pending technologies.
"We are impressed with CAEB's extensive intellectual property, as well as its proven capabilities of scouting and screening for new technologies with the potential to bring value to growers around the world," said Marc Hullebroeck, vice president and business director for FMC Agricultural Solutions in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Hullebroeck also oversees FMC Agricultural Solutions' research and development organization.
CAEB's facility, located in Research Triangle Park, N.C., will become a biological center of excellence within FMC's global research and development network. The work conducted at the facility will feed directly into FMC's strategic alliance with Chr. Hansen.
"Over the years, FMC has distinguished itself as a company uniquely in tune with the needs of growers. Everyone at CAEB is passionate about developing greener solutions that protect crops, promote growth, and increase farm yields. We are pleased to join FMC and work with our new colleagues to develop and market new solutions that are both effective and sustainable," said Dr. Daniel van der Lelie, founder of the Center for Agricultural and Environmental Biosolutions.
About Chr. Hansen
Chr. Hansen is a global bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. All solutions are based on strong research and development competencies and significant technology investments. The company enjoys market leadership in all its divisions: Cultures & Enzymes, Health & Nutrition and Natural Colors Division. There are more than 2,450 dedicated employees in over 30 countries.
About Center for Agricultural and Environmental Biosolutions
Center for Agricultural and Environmental Biosolutions is a world leading research effort with a comprehensive discovery platform focused on endophytic microbes and their plant-host interactions. CAEB is generating data for third and fourth generation agricultural biosolutions, consisting of complementary strains, chemistries, and/or bio-based products and is predicated on systems understanding on the microbial and plant level to allow for optimization of specific functions and combinations of products. CAEB's platform attributes and diverse asset collection are core to any modern agricultural R&D platform that seeks to optimize its pathway to commercialization. Many of the bacterial and fungal isolates in CAEB's collection have demonstrated conclusive properties for application in agriculture.
About FMC
FMC Corporation is a diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial, environmental, and consumer markets globally for more than a century with innovative solutions, applications and quality products. In 2012, FMC had annual sales of approximately $3.7 billion. The company employs approximately 6,000 people throughout the world, and operates its businesses in four segments: FMC Agricultural Solutions, FMC Health and Nutrition, FMC Minerals, and FMC Peroxygens. For more information, visit www.FMC.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Act of 1995: Statements in this news release that are forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning specific factors described in FMC Corporation's 2012 Form 10-K and other SEC filings. Such information contained herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof based on information currently available. FMC Corporation does not intend to update this information and disclaims any legal obligation to the contrary. Historical information is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
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If you are having any trouble with SonicFit working on your tablet or smart phone, you can now access it through an app called Puffin Academy- FOR FREE. Older SonicFit exercises require Flash player. Flash isn't supported on android 4.2 and higher or on apple devices. While there are several ways around this problem, the easiest and cheapest solution is to use Puffin Academy, an app available in both the apple app store and google play. After opening Puffin Academy, do a search for SonicFit- open it, hit "go" and then you are at SonicFit with all content fully functional.
The standard Puffin browser app works too, and it costs $3, where Puffin Academy is free. Both render the full SonicFit experience.
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They are on Bonnie Hunt! Soon!!!
I recorded it but am trying to decorate my tree but will get something up later
Thanks puddin!! Aren't they the cutest ever?? Hmmmm...so who do we know for Toni??
haha, he showed up to the open casting call drunk - that must have been interesting
RFF Radio Interview with Toni & Dallashttp://www.rffradio.com/podpress_trac/web/300/0/rffradio_ep180.mp3
#19 Dallas, The Amazing RaceA sense of humor really is important, and while Dallas is certainly a sexy young man who loves his mother, that's not the only reason we love him. At first he seemed like a typical empty-headed beefcake, but during the season he made us laugh as a Mexican wrestler covered in Spandex or as a cow mooing his way through the streets.
I think they are on to something...
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Thanks to David's encouragement I'm sharing a story from Everglow.
This was inspired by him sharing his stories with us on his Patreon ((http://www.patreon.com/ponyfinder)) and the Ponyfinder Pantheon ((http://ponyfinder.tumblr.com/)) and various random conversations we've had.
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It's official (kind of): The Twins have traded Johan Santana to the Mets.
The Mets gave up a lot, but not so much that Metsblog is worried. They're still trying to figure out a "six-or-seven year contract extension," which means it's possible, when this contract is over, we will be on our 46th president, and Citi Field will already be outdated.
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APPLETON, WI (June 8, 2018) – Pacon Corporation, a portfolio company of private equity firm Mason Wells, announced today that it was acquired by F.I.L.A. (Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini S.p.A.), an Italian industrial enterprise.
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One of the things that you should do is map out your "Learning Itinerary" before coming to the summit. It probably will change once you get onsite, but having a plan will save you time and perhaps some frustration. You can go to the Summit website and start to build your schedule.
When you arrive at registration to get your badge and other materials, you will also receive a Program Guide. This booklet has a lot of information about the entire event. It has a detailed description of each session, maps of the venue, and much more. We also have a Smart Phone App (iPhone, Android, Windows 7 Phone) that has much of this same information. The advantage of relying on the Smat Phone App is that it will have the latest information available (Session Changes, etc). More information on this later.
Each Session has a Session Code associated with it. Example: AD-104, BIA-303-S, DBA-302-M. There are 4 timeslots/day with up to 15 different choices; that's over 170 choices!
The first part identifies the Track the session is part of:
The Second part indicates the Level that the session is aimed at. 100, 200, and so on.
The suffix is optional and may indicate several things to be aware of:
There are also a few sessions identified as "Lightning Talks" These sessions have a variety of speakers who give a brief 5 minute presentation. Lots of Fun and covers a multitude of subjects quickly. You won't be bored in here! I encourage you to attend at least one Lightning Talk during the summit. You never know what gems you can find in a 5 minute talk.
What happens if there is more than one session that you wish to attend? Can you be two places at once? No, but all sessions are being recorded and will be available usually a few weeks later via streaming. A DVD set may also be purchased by modifying your registration information or by ordering onsite.
Outside the session rooms, a sign will indicate what sessions are scheduled to be there and who is presenting. Some sessinos / speakers will have a special designation. Here are some terms that you may see and what it means:
In the hallways and lunch rooms, you will also see people with a Red Vest on. These people are playing the role of a PASS Ambassador. These people are Alumni Attendees who simply want to help you have a better experience at the summit. They can help you with Finding a Session room, Reading the Program Guide, Getting you in touch with the right resource, or just about anything else.
The Session Rooms are setup "Theater Style" - Rows of chairs beside one another (no tables). You will notice that each session room will have several reserved seats for Amabassadors. Ambassadors often come in late or leave a little early and need easy access to alleviate any disruption to the speaker.
Each Room also has a Room Monitor. These people work for the convention center. They are charged with:
Room Monitors are helpful too - especially with questions about the facility. Amabassadors are a better resource for questions relating to PASS or the summit in general.
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Scarlett Johansson Digs Into Pasta with Avengers Costars in Rome
The movie stars take advantage of local cuisine while promoting their film in Italy
While in Rome to promote their movie, the cast of The Avengers stopped into Antica Pesa, a restaurant that has been family-owned for three generations, to enjoy a meal together.
Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston dined on buffalo mozzarella, homemade prosciutto, breadsticks and grilled zucchini with goat cheese, before digging into two types of homemade pasta – one with tomato and bacon and one with cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper).
After that, they shared a course of grilled beef with spinach and rosemary potatoes.
Finally, for dessert, the movie stars indulged in – what else? – Italian cheesecake.
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The Race is one of the four main fundraising events for Cancer League of Colorado », We are a 100% volunteer organization with no paid staff and no offices. Approximately 85% of money raised is directed to early stage cancer research in Colorado. This support provides researchers seed money for projects that have the potential to generate additional research funds from other organizations, such as the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Cancer League grants are awarded based on recommendations from the Scientific Advisory Board, a group of volunteer Colorado medical specialists who represent a variety of cancer research and treatment disciplines. The remaining 15% of the money raised by Cancer League is used to help fund local service organizations that provide support directly to cancer patients and their families. Cancer League, an early contributor and supporter of the Ronald McDonald House, LifeSpark and Brent's Place, provides service grants to hospices as well as cancer recovery and family support programs such as Casting for Recovery, Camp Wapiyapi, Reel Recovery, My Lifeline.org, La Clinica Tepeyac, Shining Stars and Project Angel Heart.


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Ever wonder how Forever Aloe Vera Gel® is manufactured and bottled?
Aloe Vera of America (AVA) is proud to give us an insider look on how one of our favorite products is produced and quality tested, from start to finish!
The stabilized, raw aloe gel is pre-processed and stabilized at the facility in Mission, Texas before being delivered to AVA in Dallas.
At AVA, the raw gel undergoes a series of tests at the Quality Control Lab to ensure that the gel has is of the highest potency and quality. Once the raw gel has been given the stamp of approval, the real magic begins!
The gel is brought to the compounding area where it is mixed with other ingredients to create the proprietary formula of Forever Aloe Vera Gel®. Once the manufacturing process is complete, samples are taken to the Quality Control Lab for evaluation.
After the bulk product has been evaluated and released for packaging it is directly fed into the packaging equipment via a dedicated transfer line from the mixing tanks specially designed to maintain the product quality during movement.
The empty yellow gel bottles are fed into an automated de-palletizer, which systematically removes the bottles from their storage.
Next, the bottles are coded with a lot code and expiration to make sure that they can be tracked as they are shipped and used all over the world.
The bottles are mechanically checked to ensure that all necessary information is printed on each bottle before being rinsed. After rinsing, each bottle enters the filling station.
The filler is located in a HEPA filtered enclosure where each bottle is then filled and sealed. Each bottle is then checked for proper weight using an automated system.
The filled bottles than travel through a cooling chamber to drop the temperature of the gel before the cap is applied by an automated capping system.
The bottles then pass through an X-Ray machine before being fed directly into cases. Each case is then verified by weight to ensure the correct number of bottles is contained and then placed onto pallets by the robotic pallet stacking arms.
After the packaging process is completed, samples of the final product are taken to the Quality Control lab for final release testing.
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Giants took their final bow this year — Country Music Hall of Fame members Kitty Wells, Earl Scruggs and Frances Preston and superstars such as Andy Griffith, Whitney Houston, Levon Helm and that consummate aggregator of musical talent, Dick Clark.
It was also the year that said adieu to the creators of such classic songs as "Sea of Heartbreak," "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden," "Statue of a Fool" and "Islands in the Stream."
Here is a list of the music world's common losses for 2012:
Willie Ackerman, 73, studio and road drummer and former Hee Haw and Grand Ole Opry band member, Dec. 13, in Nashville.
Rick Blackburn, 70, former head of the country divisions of Columbia/Epic and Atlantic Records, Nov. 30, in Franklin, Tenn.
Larry Butler, 69, songwriter, musician and producer of many of Kenny Rogers' hits, Jan. 20, in Pensacola, Fla.
Dick Clark, 82, television personality and producer with numerous ties to the country music industry, April 18, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Susanna Clark, 73, songwriter, painter and wife of songwriter Guy Clark, June 28, in Nashville.
Charlie Collins, 78, longtime guitarist in Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys band, Jan. 12, in Nashville.
Jan Crutchfield, 74, songwriter whose hit compositions included "Statue of a Fool" and "It Turns Me Inside Out," Nov. 1, in Nashville.
Hal David, 91, pop songwriter whose country hits included Don Gibson's "Sea of Heartbreak," Marty Robbins' "The Story of My Life," Ronnie Milsap's "It Was Almost Like a Song" and Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias' "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," Sept. 1, in Los Angeles.
Douglas "Doug" Dillard, 75, virtuoso banjo player and member of the Dillards who gained his greatest national recognition as a member of the fictional Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show, May 16, in Nashville.
Frank Dycus, 72, songwriter whose chart successes included George Strait's "Marina del Ray" and "Unwound," George Jones' "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" and Mark Chesnutt's "Gonna Get a Life," Nov. 23, in Lyons, Ga.
Chris Ethridge, 65, bassist, founding member of the Flying Burrito Brothers and a former member of Willie Nelson's band, April 23, in Meridian, Miss.
Robin Gibb, 62, singer, songwriter and member of the Bee Gees who co-wrote the Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton hit "Islands in the Stream," May 20, in London.
Andy Griffith, 86, the actor best known for his leading role in The Andy Griffith Show and his championing of bluegrass and country music, July 3, in Dare County, N. C.
Levon Helm, 71, whose soulful vocals and drumming as a member of The Band helped define American roots music in the '60s and '70s, April 19, in New York.
Donna Hilley, 65, prominent figure in Nashville's music publishing community, June 20, in Nashville.
Whitney Houston, 48, pop singer and actress who spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her recording of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," Feb. 11, in Los Angeles.
Martha Hume, 65, former managing editor of Country Music magazine and author of books such as The Entertainers of Country Music and You're So Cold I'm Turnin' Blue: Martha Hume's Guide to the Greatest in Country Music, Dec. 18, in Nashville.
Charlie Lamb, 90, journalist, publisher, advertising salesman, talent manager, record label executive, concert promoter, publicist, producer, actor and trade association organizer who helped create Music Row and build it into an international music center, March 7, in Nashville.
Everett Lilly, 87, largely credited, along with his brother Bea and their band mates Don Stover and Tex Logan, with introducing bluegrass music to New England, May 8, in Clear Creek, W.Va.
George "Goober" Lindsey, 83, longtime Hee Haw cast member who gained national fame in his role as Goober Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show, May 6, in Nashville.
Frank Peppiatt, 85, co-creator of Hee Haw, Nov. 7, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Frances Preston, 83, former president and CEO of BMI and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, June 13, in Nashville.
Tom "Cat" Reeder, 77, veteran bluegrass and country music radio host, most recently on the public radio outlet WAMU in Washington, D. C., June 30, in Virginia.
Kenny Roberts, 85, country singer and yodeler whose novelty hits were "I Never See Maggie Alone" (1949) and "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone" (1950), April 29, in Athol, Mass. He was also the father of talent booking agents Bobby Roberts and Jeff Roberts.
Earl Scruggs, 88, the most influential banjo player in the history of bluegrass music, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and partner in the trailblazing bluegrass group Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys, March 28, in Nashville.
Joe Stanley "Snuffy" Smith, 66, banjo player and luthier, Feb. 3, in King, N. C.
Joe South, 72, singer and songwriter whose hits included "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" and "Games People Play," Sept. 5, in Atlanta.
Billy Strange, 81, guitarist, songwriter and arranger, Feb. 22, in Nashville.
Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan, 93, a Grand Ole Opry member for 38 years in the comedy duo of Lonzo & Oscar, Sept. 7, in Madison, Tenn.
Donna Summer, 63, singer and songwriter best known for such '70s hits as "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff" and "I Feel Love," May 17, in Florida. She was a longtime member of the Nashville music community.
Arthel "Doc" Watson, 89, Grammy-winning flatpicking guitarist, May 29, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Kitty Wells, 92, whose gender-defending "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" in 1952 led to her being called "the Queen of Country Music," July 16, in Madison, Tenn. She was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.


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In what other country do world leaders march with arms linked against terrorism? Terrorism goes on in every continent but we mourn and gather in Europe. Terrorism happens in Haifa, Jerusalem and the West Bank – in both directions – but we mourn and gather in Europe. Do we stand for a principle or is France the principle – that France cannot be touched? Or that France is in danger? But other places are in danger. For all my criticisms of Israeli reactions, they are in considerable danger as the Palestinians have been able to use Israeli reactions to the devastation caused by their own terrorism to unite much of the world against Israel. Or is there good and bad terrorism? Were the Communists right, that's it's all about whose terrorists are freedom fighters?
So does this lead anywhere? Is the world standing together in Paris a prelude to a principle? But where do principles lead? To more pious declarations? Pious declarations can help lead to forms of action. If the free countries of the world really wanted to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, they clearly could put the screws on both sides and make a two-state solution actually happen. It's too late to just back off and say it's their fight and take no sides. But death there is just politics, who we stand with, not what we stand against. Letting it go on when that fight could be stopped is all about being able to use the conflict for politics, even though it is clearly spiraling out of control and enveloping us all. The conflict does no one any good except that pious declarations allowed the French to appear as friends of oppressed people without doing anything about it.
Of course we have been misplaying the Middle East for decades. We were hostile to a group of Middle Eastern leaders with real popular support because we didn't like their domestic policies. So their peoples, or many of them, have been drawing the obvious conclusion – that their fight is international. The West doesn't help. It just supports extractive industries and kleptocratic leaders while letting the problems of the people of the Middle East fester. Why do we expect to be free of terrorism in the West when we have a policy of supporting strong men who protect American and western business while raping their peoples and otherwise blessing all the nonsense they commit at home?
I find myself continually drawn to Pogo's remark, "We have met the enemy and they is us." All over the globe we have fought against peoples and leaders who try to take care of their own people. Leaders who try to provide for their own. We have had a part in displacing liberal leaders in Latin America, Africa and Asia because they really tried to make things better for their countrymen.
We who grandly tell the world about the virtues of self-government, and tell the world that our internal policies are none of their business, because we govern ourselves, do the reverse because we have the muscle.
I was struck by a statement by Chris Giannou on Alternative Radio who remarked that the world, including the Muslim world, "love you for your values. They hate you for your hypocrisy."
Values are powerful until we compromise them with war, torture and indiscriminate killing as if the peoples of the Middle East are just there for us to play with.
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Some job candidates seem perfect on paper. They have advanced degrees, professional certifications and years of experience. Such qualifications might exceed those required for various positions, and that might not be such a good thing.
While employers might view highly experienced job candidates desirable, a recent University of Houston study suggests that overqualified professionals can be unproductive workers.
"We've found that overqualified professionals engage in counterproductive work behaviors," said Christiane Spitzmueller, assistant professor of psychology. "They might be absent frequently or not focused on their work. They also might take things from the office that they're not supposed to, play video games at their desks and generally, do things other than their assigned tasks ."
Spitzmueller and Alexandra Luksyte, a doctoral candidate in UH's Industrial Organizational Psychology graduate program, surveyed 215 pairs of employees and supervisors across a host of industries. Employees responded to questions focused on how their previous work experiences and educational backgrounds complement their day-to-day tasks. Supervisors provided details on counterproductive work behaviors observed in the workplace.
A chief reason overqualified employees tend to focus more on counterproductive behaviors rather than their work assignments is burnout, Spitzmueller said.
"They just can't get engaged in their work," she said. "Many of them become burned out and wind up doing things at work that they shouldn't be doing."
Additionally, Spitzmueller and Luksyte's study reflects that overqualified workers often adopt a cynical view toward their duties and find little meaning in their current careers. It also indicated that women are more likely than men to stay in a position in which they are overqualified.
Such findings, Spitzmueller said, can ultimately benefit human resources (HR) professionals and recruiters.
"Organizations need to be aware of the risks associated with hiring overqualified job candidates," she said. "With unemployment rates remaining high, companies now have access to very talented and experienced professionals who need jobs. Sometimes, however, hiring these people comes at a cost."
HR professionals can mitigate counterproductive work behaviors and encourage workers to remain in positions, she added.
"If HR has a very effective career development program and provides workers with mechanisms for professional growth, it can dissuade counterproductive work behaviors and early exits," Spitzmueller said. "If someone feels challenged by their job and is learning new things, he or she is more likely to be engaged in their work assignments."
Spitzmueller and Luksyte's research is an example of the investigations conducted in UH's Industrial Organizational Psychology (I/O) program. Started in 1950, I/O prepares students for careers as active contributors to the psychology of work. In addition to specialized coursework, students collaborate with faculty members on research focused on a host of work-related topics including assessment, counter-productive work behavior, criterion development, customer service, decision-making, emergency management, interviewing, leadership, labor-management relations, occupational health and safety, organizational attitudes and behavior, organizational climate, personality, recruitment, selection, social effectiveness, training, work motivation, work productivity and workforce diversity.
In March, the program will host the national Industrial Organizational and Organizational Behavior Graduate Student Conference. The conference will run March 12 - 14 at UH-Downtown and will focus on how the changing economy and rise in unemployment impacts industrial organizational psychologists.
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O'Keefe and his teenage son survived the crash with broken bones and other injuries, former NASA spokesman Glenn Malone said. The O'Keefes spent Monday night on the mountain with several volunteers who discovered the wreckage and tended to the injured until rescuers arrived Tuesday morning.
Stevens and O'Keefe are longtime fishing buddies who had been planning a trip near where the float plane crashed.
The crash was a stunning event in a state where Stevens became the most beloved political figure in Alaska history during his 40 years in the Senate, earning a reputation as a tireless advocate for projects that brought millions of federal dollars to the state. He was 86.
"Last night, Alaska lost a hero and I lost a dear friend," Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in a statement. "His entire life was dedicated to public service from his days as a pilot in World War II to his four decades of service in the United States Senate. He truly was the greatest of the Greatest Generation."
The plane crashed into a brush- and rock-covered mountainside sometime Monday night, authorities said. Volunteer pilots were dispatched to the area around 7 p.m. local time after the plane was found to be overdue at its destination, and they came upon the wreckage about a half hour later.
The weather soon took a turn for the worse, with heavy fog, clouds and rain blanketing the area and making it impossible for rescuers to arrive until after daybreak Tuesday. O'Keefe, his son, and two others were flown to the hospital.
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Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes offered no details about the conditions of the survivors or their identities.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz said the agency is sending a team to the crash site outside Dillingham, located in Bristol Bay about 325 miles southwest of Anchorage. The aircraft is a 1957 DeHavilland DHC-3T registered to Anchorage-based GCI.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known, but the flights at Dillingham are often perilous through the mountains, even in good weather.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus said the plane took off at 2 p.m. Monday from a GCI corporate site on Lake Nerka, heading to the Agulowak Lodge on Lake Aleknagik.
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Fergus said the plane was flying by visual flight rules, and was not required to file a flight plan.
Stevens was appointed to the Senate in 1968 and served longer than any other Republican in history. He was revered as a relentless advocate for Alaska's economic interests.
Stevens was one of two survivors in a 1978 plane crash at Anchorage International Airport that killed his wife, Ann, and several others. He remarried several years after the crash - he and his second wife, Catherine, have a daughter, Lily.
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"A decorated World War II veteran, Sen. Ted Stevens devoted his career to serving the people of Alaska and fighting for our men and women in uniform," President Barack Obama said in a statement. "Michelle and I extend our condolences to the entire Stevens family and to the families of those who perished alongside Sen. Stevens in this terrible accident."
Over the years, Stevens directed billions of dollars to Alaska.
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Stevens' standing in Alaska was toppled by corruption allegations and a federal trial in 2008. He was convicted of all seven counts - and narrowly lost his Senate seat to Democrat Mark Begich in the election the following week.
But five months after the election, Attorney General Eric Holder sought to dismiss the indictment against Stevens and not proceed with a new trial because of prosecutorial misconduct by federal prosecutors.
Plane crashes in Alaska are somewhat common because of the treacherous weather and mountainous terrain. Many parts of the state are not accessible by roads, forcing people to travel by air to reach their destinations.
Begich's father, Nick Begich, who was Alaska's only congressman in 1972, was killed when his plane disappeared over Alaska with then-House Majority Leader Hale Boggs of Louisiana.
The Stevens crash is the latest in a long line of aviation accidents to claim political figures over the years in the U.S., including Pennsylvania Sen. John Heinz in 1991, South Dakota Gov. George Mickelson in 1993, Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan in 2000 and Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone in 2002.
O'Keefe, 54, was NASA administrator for three tumultuous years. He was deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget when President George W. Bush asked him in late 2001 to head NASA and help bring soaring space station costs under control.
But budget-cutting became secondary when the shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry in 2003.
O'Keefe's most controversial action at NASA was when he decided to cancel one last repair mission by astronauts to the Hubble Space Telescope. He said the mission was too risky. His successor overturned the decision. The Hubble mission was carried out last year.
O'Keefe left NASA in 2005 to become chancellor of Louisiana State University. He is now the CEO of defense contractor EADS North America and oversees the bid for the hotly contested Air Force refueling jet contract.
The contract competition, which pits EADS against rival plane maker Boeing Co., is for a piece of what could eventually be $100 billion worth of work replacing the military's fleet of aging tankers.
Associated Press writers Mark Thiessen in Anchorage, Alaska, and Pauline Jelinek, Matt Apuzzo and Natasha Metzler in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.


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Goal is to clarify what label means
With the STEM label being applied liberally these days in education—some would say too liberally—North Carolina is launching an effort to publicly recognize schools and school-based programs that demonstrate they deserve the moniker.
The state initiative is guided by a set of STEM attributes centered around three pillars: an integrated curriculum for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that is standards-based; ongoing community and industry engagement; and connections with postsecondary education.
Tested and refined after a pilot this past academic year, the recognition program has attracted the notice of STEM education advocates in other states. For example, a state STEM network in Tennessee has borrowed the same criteria to evaluate the work of 10 STEM schools launched with federal Race to the Top dollars.
"Across all of education, there are fads that come and go," said Tony Habit, the president of North Carolina New Schools, a nonprofit organization that's involved with the initiative and has helped to open STEM schools. "It's important that the true meaning of STEM becomes clearer for educators and community members, so [it] becomes about this transformational change that prepares young people for the new economy, not just placing a banner at the door of the school."
He added, "This tool is going to take the meaning and value of STEM education to a much higher level in our state."
The North Carolina education department last week issued the application guide for schools and STEM programs within schools—often called academies—to take part in the recognition venture.
Proponents say schools have several incentives to participate, including not simply the public recognition but also the opportunity to go through a process that will help them improve their practices and gain better clarity on what it means to be a STEM school. There is no financial incentive to do so, however.
Integrated STEM curriculum, aligned with state, national, international, and industry standards
- Project-based learning with integrated content across STEM subjects
- Connections to effective in- and out-of-school STEM programs
- Integration of technology and virtual learning
- Authentic assessment and exhibition of STEM skills
- Professional development on integrated STEM curriculum, community/industry partnerships, and postsecondary education connections
- Outreach, support, and focus on underserved students, especially females, minorities, and economically disadvantaged
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- A communicated STEM plan is adopted across education, communities, and businesses
- STEM work-based learning experiences, to increase interest and abilities in fields requiring STEM skills, for each student and teacher
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Connections with postsecondary education
- Alignment of student's career pathway with postsecondary STEM program(s)
- Credit completion at community colleges, colleges, and/or universities*
*Not required for elementary or middle schools.
Educators that were part of the pilot this past year said they found great value in the exercise.
"The rubric, it gives you a focus: Here is the path, these are the important things that will make you a better STEM school," said Claire P. McLaughlin, a science teacher at Brunswick Early College High School in Bolivia, N.C.
"It clarifies our mission and goals," added Cheryll D. Skaggs, the school's acting director.
Two key areas that school has been working to improve as a result of the process, she said, are fostering better connections with local industry and business and embedding more project-based-learning opportunities in the classroom.
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The North Carolina program comes as new STEM-focused schools are cropping up rapidly all over the country. ("Latest Wave of STEM Schools Taps New Talent," Sept. 14, 2011.)
Under the initiative, applicant schools and programs will be rated at one of four stages: "early," "developing," "prepared," and "model." Those that are deemed to reach the top two tiers—prepared and model—will gain official recognition after approval by the state board of education.
The system is designed to be a "continuum," said Sam Houston, the executive director of the North Carolina STEM Learning Network, a lead partner in its development. "The rubric is more or less a strategic-planning model to get a school from what we call 'early' to 'model' [status]," he said.
Although the program does not consider academic achievement, high schools and high-school-based programs may pursue a separate pathway under the state's new Future-Ready STEM High School/Program of Achievement designation. To gain that recognition, applicants must demonstrate the same high level of adherence to the STEM attributes, but also must have a 90 percent graduation rate and meet other performance targets for 90 percent of students on the ACT college-entrance exam or a career-readiness measure.
Rebecca Payne, who was interviewed before retiring at the end of August as the STEM director for the North Carolina education department, said the main STEM recognition program has attracted a lot of interest from North Carolina schools, and she hopes that as many as 50 schools will submit applications this academic year. She cautioned, however, that very few schools will likely meet the high achievement bar for the Future-Ready designation.
Christy M. Cheek, the career and technical education director for the 25,000-student Buncombe County district, near Asheville, who was involved in the pilot, said that for her the emphasis on project-based learning and integrating the curriculum is an especially powerful component of the program's vision for STEM schools.
"When you think about the STEM disciplines, you have to think of them working together in harmony and not being in silos," said Ms. Cheek, whose district is working to establish a new STEM-focused high school.
Gary W. Hales, the principal of the Wayne School of Engineering in Goldsboro, which serves students in the middle and high school grades, said he found his school's participation in the pilot "very useful in really analyzing what you do."
Truly being a STEM school is no easy task, he said. "First of all, you have to redefine a culture in a school. You can't think the same way, delivery [of instruction] can't be the same. ... You've got to get teachers all on the same page."
However, Elizabeth Parry, the coordinator of K-20 STEM partnership development at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, said that even though she welcomes the recognition program's intent and goals, she has some concerns about the handling of engineering.
Although the program will be a "very useful tool," Ms. Parry said, she wishes it were more explicit about what would constitute the E in STEM. "I would like to see engineering explicitly called out," she said, arguing that the current design is not as strong as she would have hoped in gauging a school's approach to that discipline.
'Prepared' or 'Model'
The development of the recognition program had input from a variety of stakeholders, said Ms. Payne, the recently retired state official.
Schools and programs will submit electronic applications explaining how they meet each of the 11 attributes (10 for middle and elementary schools), including specific dimensions of each.
For example, under the attribute of "project-based learning with integrated content across STEM subjects," applicants would provide the frequency of project-based learning, the frequency of STEM integration, and the collaborative work of educators to achieve that.
Each application will be evaluated by a three- or four-member review team, Ms. Payne said, including educators, state officials, and representatives from the business community, museums, and other institutions.
Through the scoring process, those that are rated either "prepared" or "model" on all of the STEM attributes will ultimately host a two-hour visit by a local economic-development team to see a presentation and gather more information. Ms. Payne noted that such a visit will not be seen as a school inspection.
Afterward, this team can recommend that the application move to the state board of education for final approval, or it might raise issues to be addressed.
Tennessee has already picked up the set of attributes developed for the North Carolina program. The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network is using the guidelines as part of an external evaluation of 10 STEM "platform" schools the state has launched to serve as models.
"It really [embodies] everything I think our platform schools are trying to do," said Wesley Hall, who directs the Tennessee network. "Project-based learning is a key component, [as are the] integration of technology, business and community partnerships, and internships. In a fully developed STEM school or program, you would hope to find all of these things."
Vol. 33, Issue 03, Page 14Published in Print: September 11, 2013, as N.C. Rolls Out Recognition Program for STEM Schools
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occurs and what you can do to ease your pain. Becoming completely healed, having your flexibility returned and being able to do anything you want or desire is not just a pipe dream.
If you are experiencing back pain now, you should aim to correct it now before it becomes worse or chronic. If you are not experiencing back pain, and one of these tests is positive, then you should correct the imbalances now. After all prevention is easier than cure. Learn to correct your back pain issues before they become painful.
What Causes Sciatica? Basically it is severe acute pain in the lower back or it can be constant back pain radiating from the lumbar region of the back. The pain is caused by pressure or irritation of one or more nerves exiting the lower spine that make up the sciatic nerve. There are many medical conditions that can cause this, for example, a spinal disc has moved out of its original position and can therefore irritate the nerve root in the lower back which is joined to the sciatic nerve. Pain can be acute- lasting less than a month. Chronic pain will usually last longer than six months- the percentage is between 1-5% of all lower back pain cases.
Lie on your back and raise one leg slowly as far as you can. Rest your leg down gently and then do the same for the other side. Notice if it is easier to lift one leg compared to the other. Is there any pain or stiffness performing this test? Can you lift one leg higher than the other?
Back Pain Test 2: Lie on your back and slide the back of your hands under your pelvis at belt height. Notice if one side is easer to place your hand under. There may be a height difference or it may appear that there is more weight crunching on one hand.
How Is
Normally Cured? Anti inflammatory drugs and surgery are solutions which may or may not cure the condition. Spinal manipulation, massage therapy and physical therapy are all possible solutions and are sometimes recommended before considering surgery.
Sciatica Home Remedies What is the remedy for this condition and what can be helpful instead of going down the path to drugs and surgery? Many doctors recommend bed rest but exercise is usually much better in the long term for healing this condition. Some patients like to rest for a few days after an acute attack but if inactivity continues, this may make the pain worse. It is essential to understand that if the back muscles become weak and flabby from lack of exercise, then they will be less able to support the back.
The Sacro-Iliac joints are the link between your spine and your pelvis. These joints if tight create the muscles in your buttock to tighten (namely the Piriformis), they allow the pelvis to become unbalanced and then also allow distortion in the spine.
Place your hands on your hips and see if one side is higher than the other. One foot may point straight and the other not. Any changes, especially significant changes, indicate postural changes that are usually a sign of muscular imbalances. These muscle imbalances will lead to extra pressure on areas of your back leading to back pain.
you also need to stretch your Piriformis muscles, remove any tension off your discs and the most important thing to do is take pressure off your Sacro-Iliac joints.
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Correcting these joints will help the other areas to ease somewhat. However you still need to target these areas if you want that total health and freedom from
To recap - the rolled towel is in the midline of your sacrum - the top edge at belt height - the rest of the towel is therefore over the sacrum and tailbone.
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The solutions are simple: 1. Release tension in the muscles which can be accomplished by stretching (most important is to know when and how to stretch). You need to warm up a beat before doing any stretching because your muscles need to have their blood supply and nerve stimulated. This saves time and reduced the chances to get some minor injuries while stretching.
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Overall, sciatica sufferers can avoid a lot of agonising back pain by maintaining a support for the back while sitting (avoiding sprawling on a couch!) and maintaining good posture, avoiding standing for long periods of time and using safe techniques for lifting heavy objects. Caring for your back should be an essential part of your daily routine. You can find out more about home remedies and an alternative cure
If any of these occur, the test is positive which indicates there is pelvic and lower back imbalance and muscular imbalances. Lower back pain,
or back pain in general is likely to occur.
When it returns it usually gets worse with each episode and this is why so many people complain about constant nagging back pain. Sciatica commonly becomes more severe as the time passes and eventually surgery becomes the only valid option. If you fail to address all the factors that causes your sciatica you will suffer when you get older.
Pain can be felt along all or part of the course of the sciatic nerve which runs from the lower back, through the buttock into the calf and even into the foot.
To get complete and total freedom from your
pain, you need to do this and also the pother techniques in the X-Pain Method. This way you will improve your flexibility, have freedom from back pain, and be able to do all the activities you wish - at home and work and return to total health and fitness.
To return to total fitness and to become pain free means you need to address all the factors that cause your
. You need to realign your spine, balance your pelvis, relax tight muscle and strengthen weak muscles. All simple things to do at home...
Joints must move correctly and your pelvis needs to be well balanced. Your muscular system will fail if your joints do not improve. The same thing goes for your pelvis ? if it does not improve your muscular system will continually fail.
Weak muscles here will cause more pain than before and will increase the chances of injury due to sudden movement. Exercising the lower back area and postural stretching can be enormously beneficial. Careful attention needs to be paid to posture and body mechanics to get the maximum benefit from the exercises. Exercises need to be done twice a day and under supervision of a trainer or instructor.
does not need to rule your life. The continuous pain, numbness and frustrations of having poor mobility can ease and disappear. You just need to apply some simple techniques to eliminate your
once and for all.
Sedentary lifestyle, weak back and stomach muscles are usually causes of sciatica. Obesity will put an enormous strain on the spine and therefore increase pressure on the vertebrae.
You may notice one shoulder higher than the other, one shoulder may be turned inwards compared to the other. Take note of any difference in the gap between your arm and your body - it may be greater on one side.
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Back Pain affects over 80% of adults at some stage. Yes you have heard and seen this countless times before. You may be reading this is pain right now and are one of these statistics. But...
Back Pain Test 1: Look at your self in a mirror. Stand without trying to get into the perfect position. Just stand in a relaxed fashion and observe any postural differences.
Then all you need to do is lie there. While you lie make two fists and place these under your head on the rounded area of the back of your skull. Why?
I get two common questions in my practice about
. If you know the answers to these will help you getting directions to solving your back problems. Although back pain may be a pretty complex issue it can be solved using very simple solutions.
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It is as simple as that. Just lie there for about 5 minutes and then get up gently and go for a few minute stroll. Easing your
is easy and quick. You cannot do these types of techniques wrong and they help relieve pain quickly.
Then you need to lie on your back, place the towel under your sacrum. This is the wedge shape bone at the base of your spine. Place the towel so that the top edge is at about belt height and the rolled towel points towards your feet.
First question: What are the Simple Steps to Follow? If you want to get rid of the
pain you need to find the main factors that cause this. If you don?t find all the factors, the pain will return soon or will never leave.
What if you are not experiencing back pain now. Is there a simple and reliable way to determine if back pain is likely to occur? After all if you know it is going to happen you can do things to avoid it or remove it before it happens.
So if you have any of these tests positive, and it could be one or all of them, back pain is likely to occur. It may be weeks or even months, but it will happen.
Your sacrum and occiput work together. So lying on the towel and with both fists on the back of your head helps to take pressure off the joints and ease other pressures in the spine.
Back Pain Test 3: This is called a straight leg raise. If at any time performing this test you notice any pain, stop it immediately. Perform this test gently and slowly...
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A joint initiative between the American Immigration Council and AILA seeks to change the playing field for immigrants facing deportation.
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AILA Doc. No. 11052460 | Dated May 23, 2011
More jailing of immigrants is unconstitutional, unnecessary, and un-American
Washington, DC - On Tuesday, the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement will hold a hearing to discuss objectionable legislation introduced by House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith. The bill, H.R. 1932, would strip important due process protections of harmless individuals by needlessly increasing the government's already broad authority to detain noncitizens. It would also attempt to undo the Supreme Court's decision in Zadvydas v. Davis that established the minimum standards designed to prevent the long-term, indefinite detention of noncitizens.
"The Supreme Court has made it clear that the Constitution does not permit indefinite detention under our laws. Congress cannot and should not attempt to circumvent the fundamental principles of due process. The Constitution protects all persons--citizens and noncitizens-from being locked-up indefinitely," said AILA President David Leopold. The draft bill would permit the government to jail, without limit, noncitizens who cannot be sent back to their home countries because those foreign governments have closed their doors to repatriation. "In America we simply do not lock people up and throw away the key if their country won't take them back. We are better than that," said Leopold.
"Chairman Smith's bill would also jail lawful permanent residents and people seeking asylum while they are waiting for the civil immigration courts to process their claims-that can be months or even years," said Leopold. "I have clients who were granted asylum by an immigration judge after fleeing horrible persecution in their home country but then waited years in a jail cell just because the government wanted to appeal the case. Americans want to protect public safety and protect our values of fairness and humanitarianism, not one or the other."
The Smith proposal would expand the government's power dramatically while simultaneously mandating the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to jail people even when immigration officers deem it unnecessary. "The deprivation of liberty is a powerful tool that must be exercised carefully. DHS has exceptional latitude to detain noncitizens who are a flight risk or pose a danger to our communities. Those powers do not need further expansion," said Leopold. The Smith bill would also put further restrictions on detainees' ability to challenge their detention in court undermining basic due process that is fundamental to America's justice system.
Last year, DHS detained close to 400,000 individuals costing taxpayers nearly $2 billion. Many were detained without any opportunity for a hearing before a judge to decide whether their detention was needed. "That's not a smart way to enforce immigration law or keep Americans safe. DHS has other means besides detention, including bond, supervision, and more intensive tracking methods like ankle devices. Chairman Smith should not introduce this grossly overreaching proposal which is wasteful and inhumane. Detention should be the last resort, not a knee-jerk reaction," concluded Leopold.
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Former CIA operative Carrie Mathison "gets her mojo back, but it takes some time," Homeland star Claire Danes told the Television Critics Association at the fall previews on Monday.
At the end of the first season of Showtime's Emmy-nominated drama, Carrie voluntarily underwent electroconvulsive therapy, thinking that her bipolar disorder caused her to mistakenly suspect former POW Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) harbored sympathy for al-Qaeda.
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Check out other insights from the Homeland TCA preview:
1. Carrie rejected returns: In order to get Carrie back into the political game after her therapy, executive producers Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon rejected a couple different ideas. In one scheme, Carrie and Virgil acted as private investigators, and in another, Virgil and Carrie were stuck in a van together driving around Washington, D.C. "We knew we had to get her back in the saddle," said Gordon. "[Our solution] is by no means a permanent solution. There's more to come in that story."
2. Mojo re-established: As Danes described, Carrie will eventually regain her equilibrium. "She really has taken responsibility for her condition [that] has altered her in a pretty fundamental way," said Danes. "At the beginning of the second season, she's been humbled. She's suffering from a real crisis of conscience... I think she has some suspicions that her [mental] condition was responsible for her genius." By the end of the first episode, however, a fleeting smile on her face tips viewers off that the old Carrie is back — just for a little. "The whole episode was structured around someone who was very reluctant and reticent to get back involved... yet is pulled to do the work," said Gansa. "And when she finds herself there, it invigorates her and she gets high on the action. Claire has a wicked smile on her."
3. Brody's still damaged: The former U.S. Marine is now running for Congress, but that doesn't mean he has his act completely together. "Brody made a mission statement at the end of the first season, saying he wanted a non-violent political subversion of American policy," Lewis explained. "He would like to think he's in control of his own destiny... He's more knowingly juggling balls this season, but essentially he's everybody's bitch. ... He's a suppurating sore that needs to be lanced at some point."
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4. Romance not revisited: Last season, Carrie and Brody went to a remote cabin where they had a brief, idyllic affair that almost immediately self-destructed. "It came to be regarded as a pivotal sequence last season," confirmed Lewis. "I think Alex and Howard have tried to create a similar pivotal moment in Season 2 of a very different nature where Carrie very much has the upper hand. It's less romantically inclined than professionally inclined. It's just as complex." Dane added, "I think that still hovers over them. They were never able to see that through, and partially for that reason it remains as compelling as ever. It's tricky. ... It was the one episode where Carrie got to experience real joy and freedom. Those moments are few and far between."
5. Saul still solid: "Saul in a lot of ways is Carrie's conscience. There's no one she trusts more or respects more," said Danes. "She can't get away with much with him, and therefore those scenes can be quite confronting with him and explosive."
6. Difficulties standing by your man: Brody tried to rebuild his marriage with his estranged wife Jessica, who had previously believed he had been killed. "It's really painful going to work because this woman's life is in shambles all the time and she's trying to do her best to try and do it together," said Morena Baccarin. "I really love the strength that Jessica has found being in the D.C. limelight with Brody. I think she's found this sense of purpose. But their relationship is incredibly complicated [after] finding out that Brody's been lying."
7. No baby worries: Danes is pregnant, but neither she nor the producers believe that the baby will present a problem for production before or after the birth. "It's proven to be a non-issue, but all is well, and Carrie remains to be fervently non-pregnant," said Danes. "They're portable when they're little," she jokingly added. "I carry my dog around in a suitcase. That's been working out for my schnoodle."
Homeland returns for its second season on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 10/9c.