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Hi! My name is Ken. You might know me as the guy who lost $475,000 in just over three minutes. I thought you might want to hear about that experience from me.
I could come up with a narrative about everything that happened for my show's taping, but it's all been discussed in great detail by the numerous people who were at the taping, as well as those who watched it tonight. So it might be more interesting to address a few things that have cropped up on the board tonight.
First, my answer on the million dollar question ("MDQ") was not a blind guess or a 25% chance stab at a million. I had eliminated A&W and V8 off the bat. I had a strong inclination toward Yoo Hoo before asking the audience, and only later did I realize why: there's a photo of LBJ meeting the Beatles in which he's drinking a Yoo Hoo (I have not been able to find it online since, but someone else has confirmed remembering this). Ask-the-Audience ("ATA") is notoriously unreliable in the third tier, yes, but I had a rather unusual audience...tons of former contestants and future contestants in the stands. That the unusually distinguished audience had the same inclination that I had gave me a lot of extra confidence. As I saw it at the time, I had about a 75% shot at getting it right. To me, that was good enough to go for it. Do I regret it? I sure as hell regret getting it wrong. But I don't regret the way I played the game. It wasn't a guess, it wasn't arrogance, it was a calculated risk, and it didn't pan out. In real life, most people have to risk bankruptcy to take their shot at a million dollars, and all I had to do was make a calculated wager with found money. If I was put in the same position again, I can't say I would play it differently.
I do admit to one strategic error: I should have used ATA on the Gremlins question instead of Double Dip ("DD"). I was iffy about using ATA (precisely because I was in the third tier, but it was pop culture, and I clearly had a strong feeling about what was right, so ATA would have been appropriate). Had I used ATA there instead of DD, I may have had DD available to me on the MDQ, and Fresca definitely would have been my second guess. Then again, I might have used DD for insurance on the $500k question and still wouldn't have it on the MDQ. I recognize my strategic error but I can't be 100% sure that it changed the outcome of the game. Being willing to take risks is what got me to the MDQ at all, so I can't say it was lunacy just because it didn't work for me every single time.
I've seen some speculation about my Phone-a-Friend ("PAF") choices. I play trivia with Jerome and Alan regularly; Dan is married to a law school friend of mine. Let's be clear, not all Jeopardy champions are created equal; Jerome is a film editor and writer, Alan is a playwright, and Dan is a political aide (who happens to be 20 years younger than the other two). They have very different areas of expertise. And talking to them afterward vindicated my decision to go with Jerome on the "Grace Kelly" question...it was tangentially film-related, he was old enough to remember it, and it wasn't readily Googleable. I have nothing but great things to say about all 3 of my PAFs, and I so appreciate their clearing out their days to help me.
Re: the "now give me the million dollars" comment. I honestly didn't realize I said it, even after watching the show tonight, until someone noted it on the board here. I actually had to go back to my DVR to rewatch to see if it was true, and was very surprised to learn that it was. Whoever characterized it as saying "Big Money" on Wheel of Fortune/Press Your Luck/etc. was dead on...it's just one of those things you say when you need to pump yourself up, I guess. I had no sense then or now that I was entitled to the million dollars (though boy would I have liked to get it).
To all those who complain that I had an easy stack: WWTBAM Executive Producer Michael Davies did advise us that some of the last stacks had been lightened for the last episodes of the show. As he described it, the questions were essentially shifted one over: something that would be $8k was $16k, something that would be $50k was $100k, etc. Didn't stop them from laying quite a trap on the MDQ with the Yoo Hoo option. I recognize that my road to the MDQ was easier than some, but in Millionaire, as in all other trivia contexts, the questions are always easy when you know the answer. There are plenty of people who wouldn't have gotten nearly as far as I did on the same stack. There are some who would have gone all the way. I most certainly did not have the easiest MDQ ever, nor, perhaps, did I have the hardest (I think the plane codes question was crazy obscure, and the audience got that right). I don't apologize for the questions I was dealt, and I still had to get into the hot seat to have a shot at all. If anyone's claiming that "the last 11 or 12 questions" in my stack were equivalent to $4k questions in the syndicated version of Millionaire, I can only laugh at the sour grapes. Have fun when you get onto the show, kids.
I do want to note that, by and large, the people I dealt with were great. The other contestants for my episode were fun, lively individuals, and I hope they kicked maximum ass on their Millionaire runs. We wanted someone from our group to make it rain (confetti), and I hope one of them did. Michael Davies called me to the control room after the episode and thanked me for the show and gave me a great postmortem pep-talk (for the record, there was no conspiracy about getting a million dollar run in the finale...sometimes the powers that be just get that lucky). One former million-dollar winner in the audience and her daughter were immensely positive both immediately after the show and when I ran into them the next day. Another former million-dollar winner (and several others) sent very nice personal messages. The only exception is the wife of one of the other contestants, who I heard (secondhand) claimed that she knew the answer to the MDQ and intentionally voted incorrectly to sabotage me. That, I think, is the most pointlessly spiteful thing I've ever heard of (certainly the most pointlessly spiteful thing I've ever been personally exposed to).
Oh, and if anyone's curious; Pam knew the right answer on the MDQ and voted for it. But that's why she's the real trivia whiz in our relationship.


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Department chairs and other faculty members of Columbia Gorge Community College have given a "no confidence" vote to the college's president, Dr. Frank Toda, calling into question his ability to govern the college.
A letter was sent to the News anonymously, with the text of a resolution that faculty voted on, declaring that the "Instructional Council of CGCC has no confidence in the ability of Frank Toda to lead CGCC as an independently accredited academic institution of higher learning."
The document contains language that accuses the 12-year president of "ignoring the cooperative decision-making processes that are the hallmark of collegiality more and more frequently for the past several years, particularly in personnel decisions for middle- and high-level administrative positions in both hiring and firing."
The document's legitimacy was confirmed by Tim Schell, Chair of the Writing, Literature, and Foreign Language Department as well as Science Department Chair Dan Ropek.
The resolution, which was crafted by department chairs, also states that "processes (Toda) has used are far less rigorous than the college's standard processes for hiring faculty or classified staff, standards which should be the minimum for the hiring of the people that supervise those employees."
The nine department chairs who make up a majority of the 13-member Instructional Council voted unanimously on Aug. 7 to approve the resolution outlining the chairs' reasons for their lack of confidence in Toda. During a fall in-service meeting Sept. 21, other faculty members voted on the same resolution, with 40 voting no confidence, eight voting against no confidence, and 24 abstaining. Schell admitted that not every faculty member was present for the vote, but that "most of them" were.
Schell said the no confidence vote "sends a strong message that faculty is underrepresented" at CGCC. In the past, no confidence votes at other colleges have led to the removal of presidents.
When asked for a statement regarding the no confidence vote, Toda chose to say little about the matter.
"It is unfortunate that the faculty feel this way," Toda said in a written statement. "The board chair will be responding on behalf of the college."
Board Chair Dave Fenwick, who is one of six people who serve on the college board, issued the following statement:
"I'm very pleased that our faculty is so passionate about the organization of the college and the selection of the new manager of their supervisors," Fenwick said in a written statement. "Of course, the president must consider the success of the college as a whole, and has procedures and policies in place to meet the objectives set by the community representatives on the college board. The president has received advice and recommendations from multiple sources, including the faculty chairs, and made a decision in the best interest of the entire college. In this case, the faculty chairs' most recent suggestion was considered, but not implemented."
Schell said that specifically, many faculty members were irked by a decision Toda made in July to combine the jobs of Chief Academic Officer and Chief of Student Services Officer into one position after the previous CAO left the job. He explained that the CAO essentially functions as the dean of faculty while the CSSO functions as the dean of students and that melding the two jobs into one was "terribly inadvisable because these two positions are in conflict with each other."
Moreover, Schell said during a July 17 meeting with Toda, faculty requested the president conduct "a national search" for a new CAO and that the candidate be "someone with extensive classroom experience." He noted that while Toda "acknowledged our concerns," he announced on July 31 that he decided to promote the current CSSO, Lori Ufford, and combine the two positions.
Schell clarified that "none of us are at odds with Lori. We all respect her," but that Toda neglected to do his due diligence during the hiring process and cast a wide net to seek out the best candidate for the job. He added that Toda has also chosen to not take staff recommendations regarding the CAO position in the past and that the no confidence vote "has been years in the making and has nothing to do with (Toda's) 30-percent raise in June (bringing his salary to $175,000 per year), nor does it have anything to do with his promotion of his friend, (Chief Operating Officer) Robb Van Cleave."
Six of the nine department chairs attended a college board meeting Aug. 13, a week after the initial no confidence vote, to air their concerns regarding the merger of the CAO and CSSO positions. According to Schell, the board, which he said has the power to remove the president of the institution, listened to the complaints, but took no action. He noted, however, that the chairs didn't mention the no confidence vote at the time, "because we thought we could keep this from going public. We thought the board would do something, but they didn't."
Going public with the information wasn't easy, though, as Schell noted that "many people were afraid to vote," during the Sept. 21 in-service meeting, which resulted in the high number of abstentions. He explained that faculty members are not tenured at CGCC and that their contracts are brought up for renewal every year.
In the world of academia, Ropek said the removal of the president is typically "the implied tradition" behind a no confidence vote, but not all faculty members want the president ousted. According to Ropek, the vote represents a unified declaration of displeasure from the faculty towards Toda for not implementing a "process to allow (the CAO) to be vetted by the faculty," as opposed to an appeal for the president's removal.
Though Ropek said it's technically "not required" that Toda go through that process, he also said that's not the point.
"(Toda) may have the power to do it, and he obviously does," Ropek explained, "but the question is: Is it wise?"
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Really social drinker? Can you point me to the FCRA amendment that says this? Seriously, I hadn't known that there was any change to the FCRA at all regarding the new access law.
Thanks for the information! I really appreciate it!!!One of our attorneys did some crappy research on this one...I think. I can't wait to go to work on Monday and bust him out!


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I have a problem that doesn't seem to be very common. My SSID will disappear. My wireless connection will be fine and then I will see a yellow * on the wireless icon (not the ! of a disconnect) and I am no longer connected. Clicking on the wireless icon brings up numerous Wireless Connections (neighbors) but not mine so I can't reconnect. I have to shut off the wireless switch at the router and when I turn it back on my SSID reappears and then I can connect. It happens maybe once or twice a day.
I thought it was a bad router so I exchanged it (same model) and it happened again. I did find others with the same router with the problem and they think it happens when the router assigns a new IP. But AFAICT my laptop always has the same IP (xxx.xxx.x.x (preferred)).
Could it be my new laptop? But if the wireless card was bad why am I able to see other networks? Interference can cause disconnects but complete disappearance of the SSID from it seems unlikely.
I only have my wireless network listed so no others to clear. I have the wireless adapter set to not turn off power. The router is default except for changing the SSID name.
I am really lost on this.
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The first thing i would do is check the manufacturers site to see if there is a firmware update. If a lot of people are experiencing the same thing it could be something they fixed with an update.
Also what frequency are you running b/g = 2.4, n=5.0. Lastly what channel are you running.
Could there be interference between channels or frequency? (neighbors access points is running at the same channel, or cordless phones are interfering with the frequency)
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If it's on the 2.4 GHz band, do you also have any cordless phones on that same band? I had a DIR-615 that would glitch when my cordless phone rang. I would have to power cycle the router to get the wireless working again.
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|04 Oct 2012
Channel was set to auto and have since changed it to 11 (I believe 1, 6 and 11 are the best choices). Although if all my neighbors are using those of course there will be conflict...see below.
When it happens I can see five other networks but I can't see mine. It is gone.
I can see interference of some sort causing a disconnect but I have not heard of it causing the SSID to completely disappear.
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|04 Oct 2012
The only way to know for sure would be to have a spectrum analyzer. Other then that..... you signal come.back when u reboot?
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|05 Oct 2012
Yes, there are plenty of 2.4 GHz only Wireless N routers. What make and model Router are you using? You changed the SSID from the default one right?
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|05 Oct 2012
It is a Netgear WNR2000v3. It's been fraught with problems as I mentioned. I can't get more than 65Mbps wireless connection (not ISP speed), so it might as well be G. Though I can't be sure if it is the router or my laptop but two different models of the router have been the same in this regard.
But that is not my major concern it is the SSID disappearing. And yes I changed the default SSID. Although judging by the other networks I see most people apparently don't. I see Netgear XX, Belkin XXX, Arris XXX, etc.
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|06 Oct 2012
To get "N" speeds, both ends must support Wireless N. If your PC or Laptop only has a G wireless card, the best you'll do is G. N uses two channels and G only one. I've heard it said that just having 1 G device on your network will make everything run at G only speeds.
I use a free utility called inSIDDer, inSSIDer – Discover The Wi-Fi Around You | MetaGeek
It will give you a nice view of whats going on and whats on what channel(s). It sounds like your Router has issues, maybe interference from another device. My cordless phones would throw my DIR-615's WIFI off when they rang. I ended up replacing the phones with dict 6 phones.
The reason I asked if you changed your SSID was to make sure you weren't using the same SSID as another network. That could cause problems, maybe knocking you both off.
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|06 Oct 2012
I only have the N laptop with the N router. The laptop has a cheap wireless card which is single stream so I think the best I could do is 130, but I can't get more than 65Mbps so something is not right.
I installed inSSIDer and also Xirrus Wi-Fi iinspector and both obviously show many neighboring networks. It seems as when I was on ch. 11 interference wasn't too bad but ch.1 seemed even better so I switched to that. Doesn't seem to matter as I still get the disappearance.
I wish I could attribute it to interference but can my SSID only disappear and others still be present due to interference? I think a different router has to be tried to be sure.
Every fairly inexpensive N router I read about has some poor reviews. For my needs (no gaming, no multiple users) I thought something in the N300 category, $30-$50 USD would be the way to go. But if those are problematic I may have to upgrade.
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|06 Oct 2012
Its hard to say why the router craps out, maybe its overheating. I've had a couple of the power adapters pack it in. There is some good info and reviews here. > Real Help For Your Small Network - SmallNetBuilder I've been using D-Link for years but my next router will likely be a Netgear or ASUS. I'm leaning heavily to wards ASUS.
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(AP) -- After sweeping a two-game trip to break out of their road funk, the San Antonio Spurs look to continue their dominance at home.
It may not be as easy as expected against the New Orleans Hornets, who have given the Spurs a tough time this season.
San Antonio will try for its 15th consecutive home win and sixth overall Wednesday night against a New Orleans team that could be without its franchise big man.
The Spurs (33-11) haven't lost in San Antonio in more than two months, running their streak to 14 with a 95-88 victory over Golden State on Friday. They improved to an NBA-best 18-2 on their home floor, winning there during the streak by an average of 16.0 points.
With a win over the last place Hornets (14-27), the Southwest Division leaders can move one step closer to the franchise record of 22 consecutive home wins set during the 2010-11 season.
The Spurs have won 15 of 17 at home against New Orleans, but victories in this season's series have been difficult to come by regardless of the venue. San Antonio has won two of three by a total of nine points, and lost 95-88 in New Orleans on Jan. 7.
It won't help that the Spurs are expected to be without Manu Ginobili for a fifth straight game because of a strained left hamstring. Ginobili has contributed 34 points and 11 assists in 49 minutes of the two games he's played against New Orleans.
The Hornets, however, have their own injury scare to deal with after Anthony Davis hurt his left ankle and sat out the second half of a 114-105 win over Sacramento on Monday.
"I landed on (a) foot and rolled it," Davis said. "Pretty sure I should be back. It's fine."
Davis, who missed 11 games earlier this season due to a stress fracture in the same ankle, will be a game-time decision. It would be a big loss considering the No. 1 overall pick has averaged 18.7 points and 9.0 rebounds against the Spurs.
After a 7-25 start, New Orleans has won seven of nine - including three of its last four on the road.
That surge has coincided with the return of Eric Gordon, who has averaged a team-high 17.4 points since debuting after offseason knee surgery. Gordon had 24 to lead the Hornets past the Spurs earlier this month.
New Orleans has averaged 106.8 points and shot 33 of 84 (39.3 percent) from beyond the arc in their last four, but is likely to have a tougher time against the Spurs.
San Antonio has limited the Hornets to 11 of 46 (23.9 percent) shooting from 3-point range this season. Ryan Anderson, who's hit an NBA-high 125 3-pointers, is 6 of 18 against the Spurs while averaging just 12.0 points.
Tim Duncan had 24 points and 17 rebounds and Tony Parker added 20 points as the Spurs closed on a 15-3 run to win their fifth straight, 90-85 at Philadelphia on Monday.
"When you've been playing a long time, and you have a great coach, you know what to do," Parker said.
Parker had 25 points to lead the Spurs to a 99-94 victory on Dec. 21 in the most recent home meeting with the Hornets.
While the Spurs rank near the top of the NBA in scoring (104.0) and 3-point percentage (38.2), they've averaged just 95.3 points and shot 16 for 59 (27.1 percent) from beyond the arc against the Hornets.
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Spurs Injury Update
The San Antonio Spurs today announced that Tim Duncan (sore left knee) and Kawhi Leonard (left patella contusion) are both out for Wednesday night's game versus the New Orleans Hornets.
The team also announced that Manu Ginobili is expected to be in uniform tonight after missing the previous four games with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain suffered on Jan. 13 versus Minnesota.
This is the BIGGEST WAKE UP CALL of Reality Bites game for the Spurs this year.
GREAT TEST if other Spurs will step up BIG TIME and Embrace their roles and sub in smartly!
Not only TD but also Kawhi is out tonight and vs. those pesky Hornets. Despite them missing ADavis they are still very deadly with their hard physical D.... Gordon will bring their best vs. Spurs that is for sure....
As long as Spurs keep sharing the ball and attacking the basket and get to the free throw line and defend hard and collect those defensive rebounds they should be fine.
Triple OT!!!!!
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Hornets 97
Go Spurs Go!!!!
Go Spurs Go!
Spurs when huge at home tonight.......
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I think he's going to be a star. And as time goes on, he'll be the face of the Spurs, I think.--- Coach Pop on Leonard
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Spurs 99
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That was one hard fought battle!
Spurs did it!
Such a GREAT win without TD or Kawhi...
Amazing win!
Tony Parker was HIGH all game long!!!!!!!Well Done TP9!
Manu saved us in the last few minutes! Manu was AMAZING!
Tiago was Great and Cap'n Jack was FANTASTIC!
Green gives glimpses of Great and few bonehead mistakes but he is all right!!!
Go Spurs Go!
Go Spurs Go!
Poorly coached thru the 1st 3 quarters but Bud finally figured it out in the 4th. There were several times on both offense and defense when a time out should have been called to straighten out the mess.
The ups and downs were so vastly large. This is due to the change in the line up which was so big since TD and Kawhi were out....Very difficult matchup with the Hornets being all healthy and Spurs not!
The Adjustment in Half time was Very Well Done by Coach Bud. I was thinking maybe Pop called him on the phone and told him to do this....Just kidding
But that huge 4th quarter was telling how strong this Spurs team is and I am glad they figured it out by themselves and played like a TEAM at the end.
Coach Bud had a very difficult task, but he did good given all the HUGH missing pieces... Great win for Coach Bud.
Go Spurs Go!
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Suggested Further Reading: John 13:1–11
What is there opened for the house of David, for sin, and for uncleanness? A cistern? A cistern that might be emptied? No, there is a fountain open. We wash, the fountain flows; we wash again, the fountain flows still. From the great depths of the deity of Christ, the eternal merit of his passion comes everlastingly welling up. Is it not said in Scripture, 'If any man sin, we have an advocate'? Why is Christ an advocate today? Only because we want an advocate every day. Does he not constantly intercede yonder before the eternal throne? Why does he do that? Because we want daily intercession. And it is because we are constantly sinning that he is constantly an advocate, constantly an intercessor. He himself has beautifully set this forth in the case of Peter: after supper the Lord took a towel and girded himself, and then, taking his basin and his water-jug, he went to Peter, and Peter said, 'Thou shalt never wash my feet.' But Jesus told him, 'If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.' He had been washed once; Peter was free from sin in the high sense of justification, but he needs the washing of purification. When Peter said, 'Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head,' then Jesus replied, 'He that is washed'—that is, he who is pardoned—'needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit.' The feet want constant washing. The daily defilement of our daily walk through an ungodly world brings upon us the daily necessity of being cleansed from fresh sin, and that the mighty Master supplies to us.
For meditation: In the Old Testament fresh sins required regular fresh sacrifices (Hebrews 7:27) which never removed sin (Hebrews 10:1–4). Christ's shed blood gives every believer forgiveness plus ongoing cleansing from all sin (1 John 1:7); fresh sins require fresh confession to God (1 John 1:9), never a fresh sacrifice.
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- 2006
- Cartoon Network Studios
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- Squirrel Boy Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Rodney J. Squirrel, Lucy Johnson, Darlene, Andy Johnson, Leon, Salty Mike, Kyle Finkster, Bob Johnson, Oscar.
- Vocal Talent: Richard Horvitz (Rodney J. Squirrel), Nancy Sullivan (Lucy Johnson), Monica Lee Gradischek (Darlene), Pamela Segall (Andy Johnson), Tom Kenny (Leon), Carlos Alazraqui (Salty Mike), Billy West (Kyle Finkster), Kurtwood Smith (Bob Johnson), Jason Spisak (Oscar), Kevin Michael Richardson (Rodney's Singing Voice).
- Produced By Pernelle Hayes.
Executive Producer: Everett Peck.
- Written By Mark Banker.
Story Editor: Chris Painter.
- Edited By Peter Tomaszewicz.
- Created by: Everett Peck.
- Storyboards: Stig Bergqvist, Ted Stearn.
- Story Editor: Christopher Painter.
- Supervising Director: Raymie Muzquiz.
- Supervising Animation Director: Sue Perrotto.
- Sheet Timers: Eddy Houchins, Larry Leichliter, Andrew Overtoom.
- Character Design: Jerry Richardson.
- Character Design: Anastasios Gionis.
- Prop Design: Alex Dilts, Bob Dever.
- Background Design Supervisor: Steve Meyers.
- Background Design: Marina Levikova, Alex Dilts.
- Background Paint Supervisor: Craig Simmons.
- Background Painters: Sandra Calleros, Pam Friend.
- Color Stylists: Kate Vander Wende, Dominique Blaskovich.
- Original Color Design: Richard Vander Wende.
- Animatic Timer: Greg Levitan.
- Animatic Scanner: Erick Aragon.
- Casting & Voice Direction: Donna Grillo Gonzales.
- Recording Studio Manager: Karie Gima Pham.
- Recording Engineer: Robert Serda.
- Picture Editor: Peter Tomaszewicz.
- Dialogue Editor: Matthew Brown.
- Director Production Technology: Antonio Gonella.
- Post Production Supervisor: Tony Tedford.
- Post Production Coordinator: Alicia Parkinson.
- Machine Room Operator: Chris Hoetger.
- Supervising Sound Editor: Michael Geisler.
- Mixed at: Pacific Soundwaves.
- Re-Recording Mixers: Glenn Aulepp, Vincent Colavitti.
- Sound Editors: Michael Geisler, Curt Hackney.
- Animation Checking: Sandra Benenati.
- Track Reading: Slightly Off Track.
- Production Estimator: Cecilia Rheins.
- Overseas Production Facility: Rough Draft Korea.
- Main Title Animation: Rough Draft Korea.
- Production Coordinators: Stephanie Lesniak, Scott Malchus.
- Production Assistant: Shaun Hamid.
- Executive Producer, Cartoon Network Studios: Brian A. Miller.
- Supervising Producer, Cartoon Network Studios: Jennifer Pelphrey.
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In-between rappin' numbers by groups like Run-DMC and The Fat Boys, an almost unnoticeable plot unfolds as manager Russell (Blair Underwood) desperately looks for funding to press more records for Run-DMC's first hit.
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Sun Communities Refurbishes Morgan Resorts
July 26, 2013 by RVBusiness Comments Off on Sun Communities Refurbishes Morgan Resorts
Sun Communities Inc. expects above-average returns on its investment in the 10 RV parks it purchased earlier from Morgan RV Resorts as Sun evolves into a year-round operator of these lucrative properties.
Gary A. Shiffman, chairman and CEO of Southfield, Mich.-based Sun, updated the company's progress on refurbishing the 10 former Morgan properties in the Northeast and Midwest during an investors' conference callon Thursday (July 25) following release of its second-quarter results.
"Approximately 60% of the capital expenditures planned for the repositioning of the 10 'Morgan' RV properties on the Eastern Seaboard have been completed. We are beginning to experience both positive feedback and results from residents who have begun to return to the communities since the opening of the season in June," Shiffman stated.
In fact, the response by returning and new visitors has been "extremely positive," Shiffman told investors, as the company updates the under-performing properties.
From a revenue perspective, the acquisitions make running RV parks a year-round business and removes the seasonality of the "snowbird" business predominately in Texas and Florida, which had boosted revenues during the first and fourth quarters but depressed them during the second and third, Shiffman said.
Besides updating virtually all of the 10 RV parks acquired from Morgan, Sun has installed new management at many of the parks, launched a new website which features a complete online reservation service, deployed a Facebook page for each park and relocated its call center from Florida to Southfield to guarantee that no call goes unanswered, he added.
He projects the return from the 10 parks will boost Sun revenues 7% to 9% over the next several years.
In addition to the Morgan parks, Sun bought two RV communities – one in New York and one in New Jersey – during the second quarter for $28.9 million, increasing the year-to-date total to 12 properties acquired for $140.9 million. One of the parks is located in Cape May Court House, N.J. and comprises 528 sites. The park in New York comprises 299 sites.
"The two recreational vehicle communities acquired during the second quarter fit well in the geographic footprint we have been establishing in the northeastern seaboard. We continue to remain actively engaged in reviewing acquisition opportunities of both manufactured housing and recreational vehicle communities," said Shiffman.


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Short on cash and needing to pay a bill?
Missouri residents soon could turn to their hometown banks for a quick cash advance under legislation that could allow traditional financial institutions to compete with the payday lenders that proliferate across the state.
A bill pending before Gov. Jay Nixon would raise the fees that Missouri-based banks could charge for short-term, cash advances - a move intended to make it worth their while financially to start offering such products.
Nixon, a Democrat who has previously supported tougher regulations for the payday loan industry, has not said whether he will sign or veto the legislation.
But some consumer groups have raised concern that there is little difference between going to a bank to get a cash-advance loan on an upcoming paycheck and turning to a storefront business that advertises quick cash.
"They are short-term, very high cost and are used very frequently by borrowers," said Tom Feltner, director of financial services for the Consumer Federation of America. "They contribute to creating a cycle of debt that's commonly associated with payday loans."
Some nationally chartered banks already offer cash-advance loans at fees of around $50 for a $500 loan. They typically do so only for established customers whose accounts regularly receive direct deposits, such as paychecks. When the next paycheck is deposited, the bank automatically deducts an amount equal to the principle and fees associated with the short-term loan.
Missouri law already allows state-chartered banks to offer similar services, with fees capped at $25 or 5 percent of the loan, whichever is less. But most Missouri banks don't do so, because the fee is too low to compensate for the risk, said Bill Ratliff, executive vice president of the Missouri Bankers Association.
The legislation, which passed the House and Senate with little dissent, would allow banks to charge fees of up to $75 or 10 percent of the value of the short-term loan, whichever is less. If signed by Nixon, the bill would take effect Aug. 28.
The Missouri legislation is pivotal to making such loans available in the state because most people use locally based banks. As of the end of March, Missouri had 266 state-chartered banks with about $97 billion of assets and 26 nationally chartered banks with about $30 billion of assets, according to figures from the Missouri Division of Finance.
Ratliff said the cash-advance loans could be useful for someone who needs to make an immediate car repair but won't have enough money in his or her bank account until the next pay day.
"It's not something for people to use every day, but it's there if you need it," Ratliff said. "We think it's an alternative that's handy to have."
Although the bill would essentially allow banks to compete with payday lenders, it encountered no opposition from an industry trade group during the legislative session.
"We would welcome them to the market," said Randy Scherr, a lobbyist for the United Payday Lenders of Missouri.
Consumer groups also remained relatively silent about the bank payday loan provision during the legislative session, though some of them aren't too pleased about it.
A study released in April by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal agency, found that the median amount borrowed by consumers through bank cash-advances was $180 for a period of 12 days, with a typical fee of $10 per $100 borrowed. The report said that would equate to an annual percentage interest rate of 304 percent.
Payday loans, by comparison, had a $350 median and 14-day duration, with a typical fee of $15 per $100 borrowed, which would translate to an annual percentage interest rate of 322 percent.


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Griner, Baylor women overwhelm Prairie View
WACO - Before Sunday's first-round NCAA Tournament game, Prairie View A&M coach Toyelle Wilson said Baylor star Brittney Griner had seen "32 types of defenses and all kinds of tricks" this season.
Just like the other times, nothing could slow down Griner on Sunday night.
Griner had 33 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks and a dunk as the top-seeded Lady Bears began defense of their national title with an 82-40 victory over the Lady Panthers.
Baylor (33-1) won its 31st consecutive game and advanced to play eighth-seeded Florida State - a 60-44 winner over ninth-seeded Princeton - on Tuesday.
Griner, the 6-8 reigning national player of the year from Nimitz, ignited the Ferrell Center crowd of 9,540 in the second half with her 15th career dunk. She took a pass underneath the basket from Odyssey Sims, made a pivot move, and delivered a righthanded dunk for a 51-26 lead with 15:58 remaining.
"That's what we did not want to happen," Prairie View A&M guard Jeanette Jackson said. "It was amazing. We got star-struck."
Wilson, who led the Lady Panthers into the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season, called a timeout.
"At least (the dunk) wasn't on anybody," Wilson joked with her team in the huddle.
Griner exited the game with 7:44 remaining to chants of "Brittney's winning!" from the home crowd. Just a couple of minutes earlier, Griner had outscored No. 16 seed Prairie View on her own 31-30, as the undersized Lady Panthers had no way of stopping her despite double- and triple-teams.
Preparing to face Griner for the second time in three years in the NCAA Tournament, Wilson borrowed a 6-8 player from the PV men's basketball team.
"There's no imitating her," Wilson said. "She changes the game in so many ways."
Wilson said the Lady Panthers tried to "change defenses every three or four minutes" at the beginning of the game. They ended the first half with a five-guard lineup in an attempt to force Griner out of the paint. The result: Griner was 12-of-17 shooting.
She also altered several shots besides the six she blocked.
Prairie View (17-15) held a brief lead in the opening minutes and kept the game close at 22-15 on a 3-pointer by Gabrielle Scott (team-high 14 points off the bench) midway through the first half.
The Lady Bears, who were coming off a 13-day layoff, pulled away with a 13-2 run and led by 20 at halftime.
"You're not going to blow people out right off the bat," Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. "Give us some time to get our motor going."
Once the Lady Bears got going, they couldn't be slowed down. A few minutes after Griner's dunk, she delivered a block, and Sims raced downcourt and passed to Kimetria Hayden, who completed a three-point play for Baylor's first 30-point lead.
Sims had 12 points, 10 assists and no turnovers.
The Lady Panthers committed 29 fouls to the Lady Bears' three and did not attempt a free throw in the game. Baylor was 20-of-29 from the free-throw line.


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Revising Our Stories' Plots for Success (a #StorySocial recap)
Hello, friends! Time for another #StorySocial recap. Never heard of it?
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Rapidly expanding MVP RV Inc. recently announced the hiring of Joe Hullings as regional sales manager for its toy hauler division that includes the Impact, Vortex and Envy brands.
According to a press release, Hullings brings over 12 years experience in the RV industry, holding positions with now-defunct Weekend Warrior Trailers Inc. and most recently Forest River Inc.
"We feel very fortunate to have Joe join our team", said Scott Richgruber, national sales and product manager for the Riverside, Calif.-based builder's toy hauler division. "Joe has the product background, dealer relationships, market knowledge and sales experience needed to help drive our toy hauler sales. In addition, Joe will assist in the development of new products as well as expanding our existing toy hauler lines. He will make an immediate impact for us."
"I could not be more excited about this opportunity," said Hullings. "MVP has a great team and a clear vision of what they want to accomplish as well as the direction they want to take this company. I look forward to contributing to their growth and success."
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Like a stiff Schwarzeneggerian conqueror making good on an "I'll be back," Hyams returns to one-up the franchise again. With Day of Reckoning, the spawn of Sudden Death and Timecop helmer Peter Hyams amps up the moodiness and previously welcome auteur-ish flourishes of Regeneration. He deserves a degree of acknowledgment for providing answers to questions nobody really asked: What happens to Van Damme at the end of the last one? Can Universal Soldiers dream? What would it looks like if Zack Snyder made a David Lynch movie? But Hyams's hifalutin reinvigoration of the series finds Universal Soldier suffering from a different, decidedly anti-Emmerichian, brand of bloat. Simply, Day of Reckoning is too "deep," with Hyams's sundry aesthetic superfluities and thematic aspirations ponderously bogging down his substantial talents as an action filmmaker.
From its halfway-virtuoso opening scene, in which Hyams shoots a home invasion from the suffocating POV of his sleepy superhero protagonist, John (Scott Adkins), complete with shuttering blink effects pinched from Gaspar Noé's Enter the Void, Day of Reckoning wears its ambitions on its sleeve. Hyams's instinct to even bother making another Universal Soldier sequel is at least curious, and touches like this—and the ambient sound design, and the aggressively epileptic sequences of Van Damme appearing on screen, patrolling liminal boundaries between nightmares and waking life like Robert Blake in Lost Highway—make Day of Reckoning weirdly compelling in a "What the fuck am I watching?" kind of way.
This initial shock of the weird is rewarded by Hyams's real talent for staging his stifling action sequences, most of which crunch with brawny hyperrealism that elevated Regeneration. A showdown between the amnesiac Adkins and another souped-up "UniSol" (Andrei Arlovski) in a sporting-goods store, a shoot up in a strobe-lit brothel teeming with macho masochists, and the twinned boss battles between Adkins and Lundgren, then Adkins and Van Damme, are among the best action sequences committed to screen this year, even in spite of the stubborn speed-ramping. So what does plot matter, right? At the end of the day, despite the flashy upholstery, it's still a Universal Soldier movie.
The problem emerges in Hyams's apparent insistence that these things somehow do matter, and that Day of Reckoning is somehow something other than "just" an action movie. (Certainly its loftiness demarcates it from this year's other, ultimately more enjoyable film to team up Adkins, Van Damme and Lundgren: The Expendables 2.) But instead of making an actioner that is excitingly elusive, Hyams uses subtlety and opacity, like the worst of art-house films, merely to obscure plot and character, dispersing them into a hazy ether of uncompromisingly low-key lightning. The film seems needlessly muddy in its deceptively familiar, recognizably Dickian, story of a highly trained warrior whose killer instinct is "awakened" by a personal trauma (shades, too, of Unknown and The Bourne Identity), and whose memories are frequently undermined by intervening forces (here the Lundgren/Van Damme faction of liberated super soldiers on one side and a meddling government spook on the other). The sum of Hyams anxiously auteur-ed embellishments offer little beyond their veneer of other-ness. Like a subtitled actioner smuggled out of some foreign port, Day of Reckoning's aura of quality works to falsely distinguish it from the generic herd.
Still, that Hyams manages to overestimate the abilities of a Universal Soldier sequel proves undeniably appealing. And combined with the light Oedipal psychodrama boiling underneath (it seems to howl, "This is how you make an unremarkable Van Damme movie, Dad!"), the film begs to be overrated. As much as the inflated, overeager quality of the film needles, it's hard not to wonder where Hyams will take Universal Soldier next, or what excessively grisly deaths he has planned for Lundgren's undying über-baddie. Like Lundgren's hulking super-soldier, in Hyam's capable hands the Universal Soldier series will likely be Frankensteined back together again, living to die another day.


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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Pittsburgh Penguins' run at a record-breaking streak is over. Playing without injured star Sidney Crosby, the Penguins fell to the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 to end their 15-game winning streak Tuesday night.
Pittsburgh was attempting to draw within one of the NHL record of 17 consecutive wins set by the 1992-93 Penguins, but looked out of sync and lost for the first time since falling to Carolina 4-1 on Feb. 28.
Kevin Porter scored his first two goals of the season for the Sabres, who won for the first time in five games. Steve Ott and Cody Hodgson also scored as Buffalo sent Pittsburgh to its first loss in more than a month. Ryan Miller made 19 saves on the night he surpassed Dominik Hasek for the most games played by a Sabres goaltender.
Jarome Iginla scored his first goal with the Penguins after coming over in a trade with Calgary last week but it wasn't nearly enough. Buffalo took a three-goal lead less than 25 minutes into the game to chase Tomas Vokoun, who stopped nine of the 13 shots he faced before being removed early in the second period.
BOSTON (AP) ??? Nathan Horton broke a tie midway through the third period with his fourth goal in four games and Boston beat Ottawa with an aggressive attack that produced a season-high 50 shots.
While awaiting the arrival of newly acquired five-time NHL scoring leader Jaromir Jagr from the Dallas Stars, the Bruins shook off their recent offensive woes with their second straight win after losing five of their previous seven games.
Horton got his 12th goal of the season at 10:21 of the third period after goalie Robin Lehner stopped Milan Lucic's shot with his pad. But Horton scored on the rebound.
The Bruins held a 50-47 advantage in shots on goal. Their previous high of 46 came on Feb. 28, also against the Senators, in a 2-1 overtime win in Boston.
The pace slowed for a while in the third period after Andre Benoit tied the score 2-2 with 1:55 gone following an officials' review. Play had continued after Benoit's hard, high shot. At the next whistle, officials ruled that the puck had gone in just under the crossbar then come out, resulting in Benoit's third goal of the season.
Colin Greening had given Ottawa a 1-0 lead 2:48 into the game before goals by David Krejci and Tyler Seguin 1:01 apart put Boston ahead 2-1 at 4:29 of the first period.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) ??? Frans Nielsen scored the go-ahead goal and Kevin Poulin made 23 saves for his first win of the season and New York defeated Winnipeg.
With the victory, the Islanders moved past the idle New York Rangers into the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
The Islanders have 11 games remaining while the Rangers have 13.
Nielsen's power-play goal at 19:32 of the second period came when a rebound of a Mark Streit slap shot ricocheted to him in the right circle. Nielsen fired the puck past Ondrej Pavelec for this fourth of the season.
Matt Moulson added his 12th of the season at the 18:00 mark of the third. And John Tavares scored his team-leading 23rd of the season into an empty net with 36 seconds left.
Jets rookie defenceman Paul Postma scored twice for Winnipeg.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ??? Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist, and Washington beat Carolina despite allowing three goals to Jiri Tlusty.
Mike Green scored two goals, Joel Ward added a goal, Nicklas Backstrom matched a career high with four assists and Braden Holtby made 31 saves.
Washington trailed 2-0 early before scoring five goals on its first 11 shots, won its seventh in 11 games and won for the first time since 2007 when allowing a hat trick to an opposing player, according to STATS LLC.
It also was the Hurricanes' first loss when a player scored three goals since the move from Hartford in 1997.
Eric Staal and Alexander Semin each had two assists for the Hurricanes, who lost defenceman Joni Pitkanen to an apparent leg injury late in the second period.
Carolina's Dan Ellis stopped four of the seven shots he faced.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ????????? David Legwand scored with 1:14 left, and Nashville edged Colorado to avoid being swept by the Avalanche.
Patric Hornqvist scored a power-play goal that tied it up at 1 at 8:23 of the third, and Taylor Beck had two assists. Paul Gaustad had an empty-netter for his third this season with 14.7 seconds remaining.
Matt Duchene scored on a breakaway 61 seconds into the third for Colorado, which missed a chance to sweep the Predators for the first time in franchise history. Goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 35 saves for the Avs.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ????????? Peter Mueller scored the only goal in the shootout and Jacob Markstrom had 39 saves to lead Florida past Tampa Bay.
Tomas Kopecky and Greg Rallo both scored power-play goals on deflections of shots by T.J. Brennan to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead after two periods.
The Lightning rallied in the third period. Tom Pyatt directed a pass from Teddy Purcell right above Markstrom's shoulder pad cut the Panthers' lead in half at 5:38. Alex Killorn tied it just less than 5 minutes later when a slap shot from Victor Hedman bounced off the boards and found its way onto Killorn's stick, where he slipped it past Markstrom.


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The world of talent, and the value of that talent, is changing. For several years, the need for people with highly sought specialty skills affected only some organizations—in particular, those seeking employees with backgrounds in science, technology and engineering. Today the news is that skills gaps—the disparity between the skills companies need to drive growth and innovation versus the skills that actually exist within their organizations and in the marketplace—are more prevalent across most industries. Executives are aware that they need to invest more in their people's ongoing training so that workforces will have the skills their companies will need in the coming years.
These are among the findings of a new report, the Accenture 2013 Skills and Employment Trends Survey: Perspectives on Training.
For the research, Accenture surveyed 400 executives at large US companies to assess their hiring, staffing and training strategies.
The survey shows that executives are aware that they do not have the right people in place to implement new strategies, especially in the age of digital business and at a time when competition—for customers and for talent—is coming from new players almost anywhere and everywhere across the globe.
Meeting the skills gap challenge will depend on strong commitment and action across the full spectrum of talent management and HR, from new approaches to learning and training, to better recruiting and hiring techniques, to better performance management. The right strategies and tools exist; now they need to be applied appropriately to make sure the right people with the right skills are in place to meet the future needs of the business.
According to the Accenture research, nearly half of those surveyed (46 percent) confirm that a skills gap persists for their business—that they do not have the skills they need to compete effectively in the coming years. Not surprisingly, few will be looking to cut the size of their workforce anytime soon: Almost two-thirds (62 percent) expect their full-time employee headcount to remain the same, and nearly one-third (31 percent) expect it to grow.
Skills in greatest demand are in IT (44 percent) and engineering (36 percent), with R&D (29 percent) and sales (29 percent) close behind. Many companies are also looking for leadership, communications, people management and project management capabilities.
Executives in some industries are especially aware of the unique challenges they face in attracting and developing talent. The development lead for a global retailer told us recently, "We have many of the hard skills we need in aggregate across our entire workforce, but if you ask whether we have the right combination of hard skills in individuals, the answer would be no. And even if we did, it's often the soft skills—like an entrepreneurial mindset or the ability to drive change—that are missing."
What causes a skills gap? One answer is rooted in changes in both the marketplace and technology. Companies are often competing in multiple markets and expanding globally, thus facing more complexity in hiring and training. Transitioning to a digital business has also dramatically affected the skills needed by critical workforces. Take, for example, marketing professionals, who now must master complex capabilities such as digital data mining and social media. Just a few years ago, the role of "social media marketing strategist" didn't even exist, but today, it's in high demand.
Along with causes, there are consequences of a skills gap. The executives surveyed see a clear link between skills shortages and a variety of negative business results. For example, 69 percent believe that a lack of critical skills will result in increased operating costs. Two-thirds anticipate a loss of business to competitors, and 64 percent expect an impact both on revenues and on reaching revenue growth objectives.
But the No. 1 impact on the company? Employee performance and productivity. We found that 87 percent of those surveyed believe that a skills gap increases stress on existing employees, who need to cope with new challenges while lacking the appropriate toolset of skills. That situation clearly affects overall productivity, something that is a major concern of executives.
One of the most hopeful signs in the Accenture skills survey is that executives are committed to training as a means of strengthening workforce capabilities. More than a third of respondents whose companies are facing a skills shortage affirmed that they had not invested enough in training. Many expect investments in training to either increase (51 percent) or at least remain steady (43 percent).
How can organizations get the most out of those investments? Here are two recommendations:
Find the right blend between classroom-, digital- and experience-based training.
Various studies have found that most organizations (60 percent or more) still rely primarily on classroom training. The classroom has a place in an overall learning strategy, but it needs to be part of what we call a "learning chain"—a classroom environment that is carefully linked and integrated with other formats, from web-based training, to follow-ups through mobile devices, to social media and other channels. Retention rates are very low when it comes to classroom learning, so reinforcement of knowledge and the ongoing application of skills are critical.
Embedding learning in everyday work can be a key to success. Our survey revealed that learning most often occurs through on-the-job experience (74 percent) and that shadowing and observing others is also important (58 percent). A number of executives we spoke with indicated that they use an apprenticeship model to help newer employees learn from more experienced ones.
Use innovative new learning channels and techniques.
More organizations are beginning to include new technologies as part of the training experience. Seventy percent of executives reported that they are currently leveraging innovative learning developments, with 42 percent using mobile delivery for training, 35 percent using social media and 13 percent using gamification, or game-based learning.
Thanks to such innovations, employees can be immersed in real-life performance scenarios and encouraged to take part in collabborative learning—all on their own schedules, wherever they are.
When asked about the biggest reason for skills shortages, the top answer from executives was that it is difficult to attract candidates with the necessary talent. Clearly, more innovative approaches to recruiting and hiring are needed.
An important insight in this regard is that it's no longer helpful to screen candidates based only on key words in their résumés. Such application-based screening can skew the recruiting process and cause companies to pass up top talent. One organization mentioned in the secondary literature indicated that they had thousands of applicants for an engineering position, but the staffing people said none of them was qualified—something that would appear to point to problems with the screening process rather than with the applicants themselves.
A more sustainable approach is to hire on the basis of "developable fit." Do employees have good general skills as well as an ability to learn and respond nimbly to new opportunities? Are they interested in ongoing training and open to pursuing varied experiences as part of their development within the company? Such characteristics are better predictors of success in many cases than overly restrictive skills profiles. With training and practice, many candidates—even those outside of the industry, in other geographies, or with adjacent or overlapping skill sets—can readily be developed to perform the job.
The mismatch between skills needed and skills available is forcing executives to rethink everything from how they define jobs, to how they mine their organizations for hidden talent, to how they recruit and evaluate candidates. The Accenture 2013 Skills and Employment Trends Survey shows that executives are acutely aware that a skills gap is likely to affect the sustainability of their business—and, just as important, they are willing to take steps to close that gap.
David Smith is the senior managing director of Accenture Talent & Organization.
Katherine LaVelle is a managing director responsible for Accenture Talent & Organization in North America.
Breck Marshall is a managing director in Accenture Talent & Organization.
Susan M. Cantrell is a research fellow at the Accenture Institute for High Performance.


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