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George Mitchell, President Obama's Middle East peace envoy, rarely misses an opportunity to mention the crucial role he played in helping bring peace to Northern Ireland.
As he makes the rounds in Washington, Jerusalem, and Damascus, trying to shepherd Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, he speaks of the skepticism that plagued the talks in Belfast that ended in the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. His point? That Northern Ireland proves that a comprehensive peace deal can be worked out between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas within the next two years, which is Obama's timeline for the peace effort.
But there's a crucial missing element that will undoubtedly trouble the Israeli-Palestinian talks as they move ahead. Gaza, the Palestinian enclave ruled by the Islamist Hamas movement, is not at the table. Asked recently if the US would reach out to Hamas, Mr. Mitchell flatly said "no."
A blast of mortar fire from Gaza on Wednesday – and Israeli retaliation Thursday – served as a raucous reminder that Hamas isn't going to stand idle as the talks proceed.
"Whether you like or hate Hamas, they're there, they're significant, and you can't ignore them," says Ali Abunimah, author of "One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse" and a founder of the Electronic Intifada, a pro-Palestinian website.
"Palestinian's don't get to choose who the Israeli leaders are. And if they did, I wouldn't choose the current array of Israeli leaders. I'm not saying that Hamas represents all Palestinians, but it does represent a significant proportion and it's simply unrealistic to pretend they don't exist, or worse, try to destroy them," he says.
Israel refuses to deal with Hamas since it refuses to recognize the Jewish state's right to exist. What's more, Fatah is at odds with Hamas because of its Islamist policies and because, without access to the Gaza Strip, it's losing revenue. And the United States deems Hamas a terrorist organization.
Hamas, in turn, isn't in favor of peace talks. Its leaders argue that Mr. Abbas's decision to negotiate is providing cover for an Israeli government that continues to take chunks out of possible future Palestinian state. Gaza has about 35 percent of the Palestinians living in historic Palestine.
Mahmoud Zahar, the architect of the Hamas takeover in Gaza, said in a statement Wednesday that Abbas had proven he was "weak" for reversing a previous demand that settlement expansion be halted as a precondition for talks, and dismissed the US as an honest broker, because it will "eventually side with Israel ... building settlements, (and) confiscating Palestinian land."
Earlier this month, the group took credit for the killing of four Israelis in the West Bank.
The situation between Hamas, Fatah, Israel, and the US creates a stark contrast with the Northern Ireland talks.
In that instance, the Republican factions, most crucially the nonviolent Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) then derided by the British government and Northern Irish Unionists as terrorists, had spent four years creating a unified negotiating front, however uneasy.
The British had back-channel talks of their own going on with Sinn Fein before the talks. In 1994, President Clinton invited Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to Washington at Mitchell's urging and over staunch British objections. Why? Mitchell then argued that it would give a man then considered a terrorist by Britain the stature with his own people to eventually negotiate a peace.
"While the Northern Ireland analogy of an eventual IRA/Sinn Fein acceptance of ceasefire and democratic rules of the game is true, they were certainly never asked to recognize the legitimacy of Northern Ireland's union with the British mainland as a precondition for entering talks," Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator now director of the Middle East Initiative at the New America Foundation, wrote earlier this month. "As for Hamas, they can largely relax, watch the PA leadership squirm, and clip the political coupons. No incentive has been created for Hamas to OK this new peace process; in fact quite the opposite. Their spoiler role is being encouraged."
Mitchell also frequently highlights the darkness-before-the-dawn nature of international peace talks, referring to the Northern Ireland example on more than one occasion recently as "700 days of failure and one day of success."
Unfortunately, the specific conditions in Israel and Palestine are far less auspicious for peace than those that prevailed in Ireland 14 years ago.
"In Northern Ireland the British had played for many years a game of divide and rule, playing off the so-called moderate nationalists against the extremists. What changed with Mitchell and the Clinton administration is they really supported a broad nationalist front in Ireland," says Mr. Abunimah. "Now, it's exactly the opposite. You have Mitchell, Tony Blair and the Americans working to divide the Palestinians."
He says that the both US and Israeli policy is to keep Fatah (which recognizes Israel's right to exist) and Hamas separated. That, he says, is a compelling reason to doubt a meaningful outcome from current talks.
Hamas itself has occasionally struck a conciliatory tone. It offered a long-term cease-fire with Israel a few years ago and, Abunimah says, has signaled a willingness to walk a political path. But it has conditions, too. Most seriously, it demands the "right of return" to Israel and the Palestinian Territories for millions of Palestinian refugees now living in other countries. For now, however, it's hard to imagine Hamas backing down from its position and for the US and Israel to approach opening any dialog with the other Palestinians in Gaza.


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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
5 comments:
- anne.elizabeth said...
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- June 1, 2011 at 5:00 PM
- anne.elizabeth said...
so you can't click on them. I'll fix this later. important things to know. we floated the little grand canyon, did a little canyoneering, and found a dinosaur print...all while ending the trip with almost tripping off that last edge.
- June 1, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- melissa said...
ha, good. i'm glad i didn't have to tell you they don't get big. it sounds awesome. how old do babies have to be to do that kind of a trip?
- June 1, 2011 at 6:08 PM
- anne.elizabeth said...
they're old enough the weekend the weather is perfect and you can't find a babysitter :)
- June 2, 2011 at 12:39 PM
- Mawa said...
Oh my gosh - when I see pictures like this I feel like Jenny Roberts does when she thinks of New Zealand.... I am sorry but these pictures just tear at my heart - I miss the wide open spaces!
Thanks for sharing these Anne BUT I realize now that when I lent you my camera I would be cameraless in Russia - think Red Square, the Kremlin - hopefully the camera on my phone isn't too bad....
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Two local 20-somethings have opened Edge of the Ranch in the former Firegrille space in Scripps Ranch.
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Tracy Borkum announced executive chef Jordan Davis will helm the kitchen at her new Fish Public in Kensington, slated to open later this summer.
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Jun 17, 2014
Back to Writing!
AND, for the first time in 28 plus years of marriage, my husband and I are a COUPLE again. We have so enjoyed the past couple weeks, even took an overnight trip to Utah to see friends and go to a food show. We've never been able to do that without a kid in tow so it was nice.
I've also been taking a much needed break from writing to let my muse rest, but now it's time to get back in the saddle. My next project is to finish Aquatara. It's about 1/3 of the way finished so I hope it won't take me too long to get it done. *Fingers Crossed*
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WALT learn about body language and be friendly to younger ones and formal to older ones.
We have recently been learning about body language, be formal to older people and friendly.
I learnt that your body language speaks more than your words. It is very interesting to learn about this because when I'm older I'm going to have to know this stuff.
Is to start being more friendly to my family because I get a bit aggressive with my brother and sister.


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Opinions"Why would I want to hear your opinions when I've got so many more interesting ones of my own?" Charlie Booker of the Guardian states.
Then he goes on to state "Opinionated people are everywhere... Never in history have there been so many opportunities to put your opinion across. You can print it in papers, shout it on the radio, text it to the news channels or whack it on the internet. And it all happens so quickly, you don't even have to think your opinions through; if you can't be bothered doing the brainwork, you can simply repeat what someone else has said using slightly different words. And poorer spelling."
In my case I have ceased to see the value of having an opinion particularly on this blog. Does it seriously matter? Of course, I am more than happy to give it when I am asked a question. However, offering an opinion nowadays is like banging another pan in the cacophony of self-important voices with very little marginal instrumental contribution to what is now incomprehensible script. Reading anything nowadays is more of an exercise in filtering what is of informative value and what is ineffable tedium. And even this post, in all modesty contributes to the latter, so what is the point of this blog all together.
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Some opinions are engaging in useless yet intellectually stimulating conversation. The fact however, they are only an excuse to avoid taking constructive action in real life.
Some opinions are there to deceive people, but some are to guide tehm. So the change needs to be positive as well.
I like your blog,,, welcome back!


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Pacifiers are for BabiesA nicely designed plug I would recommend for someone just starting to explore their backdoor. Not for someone with experience or looking for prostate stimulation because this plug will not reach.
Glossy finish, easy insertion, nice shape.
Too small, didn't reach prostate.
This is a nice little anal plug made of 100% silicone with a shiny finish. Although the product says it is "advanced" I would easily recommend it for beginners. I bought this with my boyfriend after purchasing the Icicles No. 14, a larger glass plug of a similar shape. We weren't looking for something so much smaller, just something not made of glass. I liked this plug more than my boyfriend for wearing during sex and other activities. He didn't get much excitement out of it since it was not long enough to reach his prostate.
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100% silicone with a glossy finish which is nice for applying lube to. No noticeable smell. There is a slight seam but once inserted I didn't find it noticeable or irritating. While this is a silicone toy the bulb is firm and has almost no give. The stem is pliable as is the loop at the base.
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I love the design and shape of this toy, but I wish there was a larger version. It's different from a standard butt plug and that is why I was drawn to it in the first place. The tip and smooth finish make this toy easy to insert and wear for extended periods.
Although this plug was easy to use, it did not reach my boyfriend's prostate, and I could easily have enjoyed a larger or longer version of this toy. It would be easy to use for beginners and is not intimidating, but it may not create desired results for men.
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Care is simple wash with soap and water, in the dishwasher top rack, or in a 10% bleach solution. We store it in a bag in our toy box, so that it doesn't touch anything else made of silicone.
Follow-up commentary 7 months after original review
This plug is still too small, perhaps more so now that I have gotten into more anal. The handle is flimsy and a real pain. Not something I ever pull out of the toy bag these days.
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great review ty
Thanks for mentioning your boyfriend's prostate. Did you try wearing for any length of time (hours) outside the bedroom?
@Jimbo_Jones Actually, I wore it for dinner once, and while it was a thrill to wear it "out" it wasn't overly noticeable otherwise. Would be easy to wear for longer periods.
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I would say that long term wear is were this plug shines, it's nothing to wear it for three or four hours at a time.
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Recipe: Husband-Winning Peanut Butter Cookies
When my husband and I were in the early stages of dating, I was living in Minneapolis and he was living up in the cold, frozen city of Duluth. We would drive to see each other on weekends and on Sunday when we would go our separate ways, I would hand him over a care package of baked goods (I was convinced there weren't any decent bakeries in Duluth). In it contained what he has since told me were, "the peanut butter cookies that won him over." They are a simple no fuss, no frills but darn it if they aren't the best peanut butter cookie you've ever tasted… no really…
Husband-Winning Peanut Butter Cookies
3/4 cup Jif Peanut Butter (Yes, it has to be Jif!)
1/4 cup non-hydrogenated shortening
1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup whole milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 egg, at room temperature)
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper
Cream the peanut butter, shortening, butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a mixer. Add the milk, vanilla and egg, and blend just until combined.
Add flour, salt and baking soda. (Note: You can pre-mix them in a separate bowl, but for this recipe we find as long as the salt and baking soda layer in on top of the flour before mixing, it turns out just fine!) Blend until flour is combined, scrape bowl and mix 20 seconds more.
Place bowl in freezer for at least a half hour. An hour is preferable (this dough will keep splendidly in the freezer for several months).
Use a 1/4 cup scoop to place balls of dough 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
Place in oven and bake for 7 minutes. Rotate pans front to back and top to bottom in oven and bake for 5 minutes more.
Remove promptly from oven and slide parchment paper onto cooling racks. (Note: Keeping them on the pan will continue baking the cookie, leaving you with a more crumbly texture, which although is still tasty, isn't as husband-winning. )
Let sit for 2 minutes on parchment and press with a potato masher. It will create uniform markings on your cookies and presses the gooey centers down keeping your cookie moist and delicious. Cool and enjoy! They will keep up to a week in an airtight container, if you can keep your hands out of the cookie jar!
Note: It is essential that your dough be chilled before baking. Because of its (delicious) fat content, the dough doesn't ever freeze rock solid, which means you can make it a day ahead and toss it in the freezer without worry. If the batter is warm, even a little, it will spread and give you thinner cookies which will taste the same, but the texture of a large chewy cookie is a little nicer and makes for a prettier cookie!
It's guaranteed to win over the hearts of the young and old alike! Enjoy!
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We aim to provide satisfying service to all who associate with PAUA. We have testimonials below from both parents and Educators. Of course there are times when we don't get it right … but we try to learn from it and do better next time! Raewyn is always keen to hear ways that we can improve, so if you have any comments on our service – positive or negative – please contact her firstname.lastname@example.com
I am an in-home Educator with PAUA, and feel it has been the best decision for me and my young family. I love learning alongside the children I care for and observing them exploring, making new discoveries, and seeing them find a sense of belonging within our home. I also feel my young boys have benefited so much from welcoming new friends to our home and being able to also enjoy learning within a home environment. I love the wide range of outings and experiences the children are offered to connect with people, places and events in their community and learn alongside their peers. I have found my Visiting Teacher to be very supportive and great in challenging me to extend the learning and interests of the children in my care. She provides great resources which reflect their current focus and support me in providing a fun, child-led learning environment. I find the role so rewarding and feel very supported by PAUA in my goal to provide a holistic learning environment for the children in my care.
Amy, Christchurch Educator (September 2015)
My son Max (two) has been going to his PAUA home based carer Mary-Alice for almost one year. He goes three days per week and absolutely loves it. I was initially nervous about returning to work part-time but once I saw how settled, comfortable and happy Max was, it put my mind at rest.
What I love about home based care is how Max is treated as part of the family; Mary-Alice is always coming up with fun new activities and tailors these around the interests and ages of the kids. Max is especially proud to come home and show us new pictures he has done and always insists it goes on the fridge. Max also really enjoys going to PAUA playgroups because they always have a fun variety of activities for him (and I think he really enjoys the morning teas!).
I think another big advantage of home based care is there are a smaller number of children - I believe this has greatly limited the times Max has been sick this year. Because he was so young when he started I think it's great Max only has to bond to one carer, and it makes communicating Max's routines, likes/dislikes, moods and sleeps easier. It's also very flexible - I can change pick up times and days with Mary-Alice and it's never any trouble.
PAUA are excellent with their communication and I look forward to getting updates (Educa profiles) of Max from his Visiting Teacher and carer. These are detailed stories and photos about what he has been up to. These are online and also posted out. Mary-Alice sends me photos and writes in a Daily Diary too, which is fantastic as I always know what Max has been doing, especially as I'm not always the one to pick him up.
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I love knowing that PAUA is a family orientated home based education service. With Educators that not only are parents, grandparents, aunties or uncles themselves but also hold whanautanga close to them.
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I am passionate about children and was excited to meet so many other like-minded people in the PAUA team! Julie (In Kapiti) arranges seriously fun and educational playgroups and outings where the Educators and children get a chance to play together. The resources they supply to the Educators are high quality and are chosen to suit the individual children in care. If I could pick one word to sum up PAUA it would be 'care'. The Visiting Teachers care, the Educators care, the children receive incredible care and you can see it in their relaxed and happy smiles. I wish I had known about this when my kids were little.
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I have worked in early childhood centres for over 10 years and after having my first child and then looking at heading back to work I just didn't feel it was the right environment for her. I enrolled her with PAUA and absolutely love it! I got to meet different Educators in my area and find the right one for my daughter and she just loves it too! The profile folder PAUA have made for her is amazing, my husband and I love reading about what she gets up to and the photos are gorgeous! She gets individual care and attention with a small group of children and an Educator she has really bonded with. She loves the outings and playgroups PAUA arrange and has a great time meeting the other PAUA children. I would highly recommend PAUA to anyone, it has been a been such a blessing for my family and has made going back to work a lot easier and stress free knowing my daughter is in such good hands.
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Disaster agencies on Monday delivered food, water, body bags, and medicine to crowded evacuation centres in the southern Philippines as officials ordered the digging of graves after hundreds died from flash floods.
The national disaster agency said 684 died after Typhoon Sendong (also known as Typhoon Washi) slammed ashore in Mindanao island while residents slept at the weekend, sending torrents of water and mud through riverside villages and sweeping houses out to sea.
The Philippine National Red Cross put the toll at 652 killed and more than 800 missing. The casualties far exceeded the 464 people killed in 2009 when a tropical storm dumped heavy rain on the main Luzon island, inundating nearly the entire capital Manila.
IN PICTURES: Typhoons hit the Philippines
The head of the national disaster agency, Benito Ramos, had earlier suggested digging mass graves to prevent outbreaks of disease, but the two worst hit cities took different approaches.
Officials in Iligan said they would bury about 80 bodies at a public cemetery on Monday -- but in individual plots and tombs. Workers were rushing to construct tombs.
"Definitely, we are not burying them in mass graves. That is not allowed any more," Levi Villarin, city health officer, told Reuters.
In Cagayan de Oro, further east along Mindanao's north coast, officials moved hundreds of unclaimed bodies to a sanitary landfill for a mass burial/
Vicente Emano, mayor of Cagayan de Oro, said officials were planning to put some bodies into refrigerated trucks until law enforcement agencies identify the dead through fingerprints and DNA tests.
President Benigno Aquino is due to visit the two cities on Tuesday.
The Maoist-led Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) rebels, which have battled government forces for 40 years, said they had declared a six-day unilateral Christmas truce to help those affected by the floods. The government last week announced a 19-day truce.
The government said nearly 143,000 people were affected by the flash floods and landslides, of which 45,000 people were staying in evacuation centres. The rest stayed with relatives.
Save the Children, a London-based non-government organisation, estimated more than half of those affected were children.
Ramos, head of the national disaster agency, said six helicopters and two dozen boats were dispatched to search for survivors and drowning victims.
"From the helicopter, we saw four major river systems, all houses along the riverbanks were totally destroyed," he said.
Disaster officials said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs had started a damage and needs assessment survey to help the government and aid agencies respond to the disaster.
Foreign governments have sent condolences and promised to donate food and other relief supplies.
The Agriculture department said about 8.1 million pesos ($184,000) in mostly rice and corn crops were lost.
Mindanao island, the southernmost in the Philippines, is a mineral-rich region not normally in the path of the average 20 typhoons that hit the Southeast Asian country each year.
(Additional reporting by Karen Lema, Rosemarie Francisco and Manny Mogato; Editing by Ron Popeski)


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When you use a wrench, your brain sees it as an extension of your hand and you can actually feel the bolt through the wrench instead of directly with your fingers. If not for this, your wrench would constantly slip off the bolt.
When you drive a car, the brake pedal is like that wrench. You can feel how much bite the brakes have, even though your only contact is through that pedal. You really don't want to be "feeling" other cars on the road, which is why you look through your windows. As you do this, you constantly compare what you see with what you expect. If there's a difference, you adjust speed or direction.
Using diagnostic tools is much like looking through your windows. Instead of reading road signs and traffic, you look at such things as voltages, waveforms, and temperature profiles. As with driving, you can't usefully interpret what you see unless you know what to expect.
This is why you need to invest some time in learning the "road signs" and "traffic patterns" of any system on which you perform maintenance or repairs. As you figure out what you should be looking for, assess your diagnostic tools to determine if you have blind spots that a new tool would eliminate.
Yes, you should use your DMM to see if correct voltage appears on Contact 23B when Coil 5 drops out. But what should the waveform look like at the input to the forming press while the feeder is retracting? Can you see what you actually have?


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Ever since I can remember I have heard from the Biblical minimalist school say that there was no evidence of a Davidic kingdom-or at least that there was a very small one, with a small capitol. Of course, then there was an inscription found in Northern Israel with the name of the House of David on it- far, far away from Jerusalem (meaning it couldn't have been small as some of them claimed!). But now there's more evidence!
I just found this online. Interesting news report confirms a very large ancient Davidic kingdom:
The significance of this extraordinary find is that it provides new proof of the existence and power of the Davidic monarchy, the Israelite state that it led, and the more than 3,000-year-old Jewish presence in Jerusalem. These new discoveries, along with those of a previous dig in a different area of the city of David, contradict contrary Palestinian claims that the Jews have no claim to the area. They also debunk the assertions of some Israeli archeologists who have sought to portray the kingdom of David and Solomon as an insignificant tribal group and not the regional empire that the bible speaks about. Indeed, Mazar believes that the strength and the form of construction required to build these structures correlates with biblical passages that speak of Solomon's building of a royal palace and of the Temple with the assistance of master builders from Phoenicia (modern day Lebanon). Moreover, contrary to those who speak of the Jewish presence in the city as a passing phase in ancient times, the discovery of Jewish seals, which speak directly of an Israelite state, proves that what Mazar has found are not the remains of a Jebusite fort conquered by the Jews but rather of a great city built by David and his son Solomon.While finding ancient Jewish artifacts as well as the traces of Solomon's city in Jerusalem may seem nothing out of the ordinary, for the last century and a half, a great many academics and intellectuals have attempted to put down the existence of the ancient Jewish kingdom — which has always served as a symbol of Jewish nationhood — as a religiously-inspired fiction. This deconstruction of both biblical literature and history has sought to undermine the very idea of the historical truth about ancient Israel as well as the notion that Jewish nationhood had its roots in the past. This has been put to use by anti-Zionists and Arabs who have thought that if they could destroy the idea of King David's existence as a historic figure, they could delegitimize modern Israel. Thus, Palestinian propagandists and the Palestinian Authority itself, which has steadfastly denied any Jewish connection to the Old City, the Temple Mount, or even the Western Wall, have copied revisionist scholarly work doubting Jewish history and incorporated that work into their negotiating position about the city's future. The Muslim religious authority that controls the site of the Temple Mount has vandalized the area, destroying a treasure trove of antiquities in the ancient place because they fear that any find that betrays the Jewish origins of the place will undermine their fallacious claims that seek to portray Jews as foreign occupiers in their own ancient capital.
Monday, February 22, 2010
So much for Biblical minimalism....
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As the President and CEO of Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA, is bridging the art and science of medicine and healthcare transformation.
He has championed transformation of American health care as university president, dean of two medical colleges, and CEO of three academic health centers. He is author of 2016's We CAN Fix Healthcare in America, and editor in chief of "Healthcare Transformation."
Since 2014, Jefferson Health has grown from a three hospital urban academic medical center with annual revenues of $1.8 billion to a major regional academic medical center. Currently an eight-hospital system, resulting from the merger of Jefferson with Abington Health, Jefferson Health will expand to an 11-hospital system with the proposed partnership mergers with Aria Health and Kennedy Health. Jefferson has the largest tele-health network in the region, the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, and an outpatient footprint that is among the most technologically advanced in the region.
Upon completion of the proposed merger with Philadelphia University — creating a comprehensive university with a forward-thinking education model — Jefferson will have combined annual revenues exceeding $4.8 billion, more than 28,000 employees, 7,800 students, 6,000 physicians/practitioners and 4,000 faculty.
Through a unique four pillar model, academic-clinical-innovation-philanthropy, Jefferson has attracted venture capital and transformational gifts. Under Dr. Klasko's leadership, Sidney Kimmel donated $110 million to Jefferson on June 18, 2014, the largest gift in the University's history. Philanthropy and innovation have also resulted in the addition of the Brind-Marcus Center of Integrative Medicine, nationally recognized for its modern medical and integrated therapies.
Dr. Klasko's research and experience led to his 1999 book: The Phantom Stethoscope: A Field Manual for an Optimistic Future in Medicine. His new book, We CAN Fix Healthcare in America, posits a future with "twelve disruptors of the demise of the old healthcare." He has been an international speaker on changing the DNA of health care through physician leadership.
Previously, as CEO of USF Health and Dean of the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida, Dr. Klasko built an "assessment of technical and teamwork competence" center known as CAMLS (Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation). He also led a partnership with the country's largest retirement community (The Villages) to create "America's healthiest hometown," an innovative primary-care-driven, patient-centric, Medicare-based accountable care model.
Dr. Klasko is ideally suited to lead such initiatives, having completed a grant after receiving his MBA from the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania on selecting and educating physicians to be leaders of change. His entrepreneurial spirit helped one university he led to be in the top ten in the world for obtaining US patents. His unique educational program called SELECT (Scholarly Excellence, Leadership Education, Collaborative Training) is recognized for its focus on choosing medical students based on emotional intelligence and leadership potential.
He serves on the corporate board and audit committee of Teleflex (TFX: NYSE), a multi-billion dollar healthcare solutions corporation. He also serves on the board of Lehigh University, the Emory University/Georgia Tech Innovation advisory board, and the Friedrich's Ataxia Research Alliance.
He is married to Colleen Wyse, a Vice President for Visit Philadelphia, and has three children: Lynne, David and Jill.


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5 FREE PLACEMaTS for christmas
5 FREE placemats for Christmas to keep the kids busy while they are waiting to unwrap, to eat dinner, to see Grandma.... Also use them as posters to decorate, or as BIG card to give.
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Christmas Cookies - oral language, sequencing, emergent reader, more
Christmas Cookies - oral language, sequencing, emergent reader pack includes:
• Sequence cards for storytelling (large enough for small group and wall post (color)
• Emergent reader, telling the same story as the sequence cards (b/w)
• Cut and paste worksheet – Categorize ingredients/utensils (vocabulary extension) (b/w)
• 2 printables – illustrating the sequence story, and a story starter to encourage imaginative thinking. (b/w)
Extra - I have included some large choc chip cookie cutouts for you to use to write vocabulary words, make a game etc (color and b/w, not editable).
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CHRISTMAS Theme Pack for Preschool - 122 pages
CHRISTMAS Theme Pack for Preschool - This is a comprehensive set of printables with a Christmas theme - make hands-on, interactive activities and learning games for your preschool and pre-K classroom. Engaging graphics, most activities are developmentally appropriate for ages 3 - 5, and SPED.
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• Large Christmas cut outs for small group recognition, description, bulletin board, flannel board, stick puppets etc. (16 pictures)
• Word/picture strips plus header
• Flash cards, 4 to a page, for memory and matching games.
• Christmas background/math mats – cut and paste Santa items.
• Upper and lower case alphabet letters for recognition, sequencing, matching upper with lower case
• Numbers 0-20 for recognition, sequencing, fill in the missing number, hiding and finding etc.
• Set of 10-frames cards 0-10, match with the number cards.
• Set of number cards 0-10 – match number worker elves with sets of toys.
• Order by size – arrange in ascending or descending size.
• Size sort – big, medium and small.
• Color activities - 2 matching worksheets, and a mini-book to make (color and b/w)
• Pre-writing/tracing pages (2)
• Play dough mats (2)
• Match Christmas items with silhouettes (12 cards)
• Finish the picture/coloring pages, labeled (7)
• 6 piece puzzles (3)
• Complete the pattern strips (6) AB, AAB, ABB
• Emergent reader for Christmas (b/w), repeating text – "I see …"
• Masks and stick puppets (4) (color and b/w)
• Shape cards - matching center.
Complete bundle of 23 KidSparkz Preschool Theme Packs.
Christmas Name Posters
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Christmas Name Posters:
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LXE 's MX5, MX7 and MX3X handheld computers and VX6, VX7 and VX3X vehicle mount computers have been certified for Cisco Compatible Extensions Version 3.
With the introduction of the new LXE 802.11g radio, LXE has obtained Cisco CCX Version 3 Certification for its products that are equipped with this radio: LXE's rugged MX5, MX7 and MX3X hand held computers and VX3X, VX6 and VX7 vehicle mount computers.
The Cisco Compatible Extensions programme ensures that a broad range of WLAN client devices interoperate with and support innovative features of Cisco WLAN infrastructure products.
The Cisco Compatible Extensions program for WLAN devices:
- Provides tested compatibility with licensed Cisco infrastructure innovations
- Accelerates the availability of innovative features while maintaining interoperability through wireless standards
- Enables widespread availability of wireless devices that interoperate with Cisco WLAN infrastructure products
There are four versions of the Cisco Compatible specification and each version builds upon its predecessors. Version 3 features include:
- Compliance with Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, including support for AES encryption
- Support for the 802.1X authentication type EAP-FAST
"If customers want to be assured that the wireless products that they are placing on their Cisco wireless network operate efficiently and support the latest Cisco features, they should look for Cisco Compatible Extensions certification," says Stephen Dubois, Regional Manager LXE Australia.
"We are pleased that our best-selling handheld computers and our rugged vehicle mounted computers, including the new compact VX3X, meet the stringent Cisco Compatible Extensions Version 3 requirements."


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Lew Gaiter III, candidate for governor
Family: Married to Jeannette with nine children.
Age: 57.
Career: Former business owner, IT and computer systems.
Years in Larimer County: 34; Colorado native.
Website: lewgaiter.com.
Lew Gaiter's announcement that he intends to run for governor in 2018 seemed to resemble one aspect that he has said appeals to him about the office of governor: little public fanfare and a focus on the behind-the-scenes work.
The Larimer County commissioner for District 1 (the northern part of the county) announced his plan Sunday afternoon to join the race for the Republican nomination at a family friend's home in Livermore with friends and family who were also there celebrating his wife Jeannette's retirement from working with the county's public trustee office. Gaiter called it the soft announcement with a larger one intended for April 1 at the Colorado Republican State Central Committee meeting.Vision
Much of Gaiter's plans center around bridging the gap between the urban and rural counties of the state, part of his three-prong approach under his campaign slogan to "Move Colorado Forward."
"We're a great state. We have so many things that unite us, but sometimes, we get focused on the things that divide us," Gaiter said in an interview.
A lot of that divide, he said, comes from residents of rural counties feeling like they're not being heard, an issue that came up on the national level during the 2016 presidential election.
Gaiter pointed to Colorado's 51st state movement in 2013 that failed: It wasn't necessarily about Democrats versus Republicans, but rural versus urban voices.
That's a gap he said he's been working to bridge through his work at Colorado Counties Inc., and one he plans to continue working toward, regardless of the election's outcome.
Gaiter cautioned, however, that this focus doesn't mean ignoring the urban areas — he critiques the Republican Party's lack of discussion on "inner city issues."
That includes dealing with race issues, which he said in rural counties, is not as much of a problem, "unless you know firsthand like I do being a minority," Gaiter said.
But Gaiter said he felt that though he grew up as often the only black kid in his school in Littleton, and sometimes, one of two in the entire school (his brother being the other), he hasn't had many negative experiences in relation to race.
He said one of the nice things about Colorado is it's a fairly accepting state, if you give it a chance.
"By and large, most people are willing to ignore race," he said.
And that's what happened when he ran for Larimer County commissioner — it was an issue that neither he nor his opponents ever brought up throughout their campaigns in 2010 or 2014, he said.
The second part of his vision is to strengthen the state's economy, much of which he said also falls within bridging the urban and rural divide throughout the state.
"A lot of parts of the state have experienced good economic recovery, ... but if you hit the rural areas, not so much," he said.
Colorado's Gallagher Amendment — which sets guidelines in the state constitution to determine property value, including of agricultural land — complicates the issue further, he said.
Recovery statewide, he said, means doing different things in different places; what works in Denver may not work in Yuma, for example.
And the third part of Gaiter's plan is responsible resource management.
"There's so many (resources) that if we use them wisely and responsibly and if we continue to look for other ways to do things, that will allow us to do more," he said, citing water as an example.
Gaiter called himself a "big fan of water retention," advocating for building reservoirs and storing water for low-precipitation years but also conserving and being smart about how Coloradans use their water.Political Influence
Gaiter grew up in a "hard-core" Democratic family — he remembers passing out leaflets when he was younger for local campaigns in his family's church parking lot with his dad and brother.
His dad, the late Lew Gaiter Jr., and his mom, Sandra Gaiter, were engaged politically, working on campaigns and serving under elected Democratic officials, including former Rep. Pat Schroeder and former Sen. Gary Hart.
And while Gaiter was a Democrat until early college — it was his renewed sense of faith through a life-changing event (he said the term "born-again Christian" isn't entirely accurate) is what led to the switch. The main issue: abortion.
Gaiter said he felt the Republican Party fell more in line with his Christian beliefs, and the Democratic Party felt, to him, to be, not interfaith, but anti-religion.
Despite his upbringing and his parents' continued support of Democratic candidates — both Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet wrote letters for his father's memorial service earlier this year — they backed their son for the gubernatorial race.
Lew Gaiter Jr. gave his son his blessing before he died, and Lew's mother Sandra Gaiter was at the announcement Sunday.
Sandra Gaiter said she's supporting Lew not only because he's her son but because of his beliefs, his desire to unify people and his willingness to listen to people on both sides of an issue.
"I think he will make an excellent governor," she said.
Among Gaiter's friends present on Sunday were Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, and El Paso County Commissioner and former U.S. Senate Republican candidate Darryl Glenn.
Lundberg said he's known Gaiter for about 25 years, and "he's at the top of my list right now" for governor.
Though Lundberg himself was rumored to be considering a run for governor at one point, he said the office is not in his plan for 2018.
His support of Gaiter falls to what Lundberg called Gaiter's forward-thinking and ability to bridge the state's divide.
"He can reach out to a very broad spectrum of people," Lundberg said.
Gaiter said no matter which side of an issue he's on, he will always listen to other people's perspectives and try to understand them.
He has a hard time defining himself with a specific label, he supports individual responsibility and accountability, he said — "I'm not going to tell you how to live your life."
"I am ideologically, personally, pretty conservative," he said.
How "right-wing" he's considered, he said, depends on a person's perspective. When he was working at Hewlett-Packard, his team considered him the most right-wing of the group. Among the national home school movement (he's past president of Christian Home Educators of Colorado), he said he's considered "far left."
He doesn't fully align himself with the tea party — "In the ideology of liberty, of core conservative principles, of individual responsibility, I share a lot of their principles, and to be honest with you, I'm probably right of them in many areas."
While personally conservative, Gaiter said he doesn't believe in demanding people live their lives a certain way, as long as they're impacting only themselves.Moving Forward
Gaiter's commissioner seat is up for election in 2018, and though he can run for one more term, he's opted to join the gubernatorial race instead.
The 57-year-old said that he has his doctor's full support to run — Gaiter was diagnosed in 2009 with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer for which there's no known cure. But, he said, it's manageable and treatable, and he got the OK from his oncologist in January.
Looking forward, Gaiter said, he views the office of governor as similar to what he did as commissioner but on a larger scale — ensuring efficiency and effectiveness on the operations side of the executive office.
"One of the things I said when I started as commissioner is I didn't want to walk in with preconceived notions about what to do," he said. "I wasn't going in to drain the swamp."
But oftentimes, politicians go into a race saying they plan to "fix x, y and z, when so often you don't even know what x, y and z even is or if it can be fixed," Gaiter said.
So, his plan, if elected, is to go in and learn as much as he can and then decide how to proceed from there.
Gaiter plans to file paperwork with the Secretary of State's Office on Monday, joining one other Republican in the race for governor from Larimer County, JoAnne Silva, and a list of 10 other registered candidates.
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The cathode ray, even though not invented by the physicist J. J. Thomson, was perfected by him. He made a model almost identical to the one in the image above. He did this by getting a glass tube and inserting wires into two of the sides of the tube. Once attaching these wires to metal discs, and connecting them to a high voltage he pumped the air inside the glass tube to a very low pressure.
First Experiment
In Thomson's first experiment, he was determined to find out wether or not it was possible to separate the ray itself and the magnetic charge of the particles in the ray. To do this, Thomson set up his cathode ray with electrometers on the other side of a metal cylinder, which he had cut a slit in. When he applied a magnet to the ray the electrometers read nothing. This showed the Thomson that the ray had moved with the magnet and was effected by its magnetic field. He later concluded that this proved that the ray and its negative electronic charge in inseparable.
This effect would have looked similar to this:
Second Experiment
For his second experiment, Thomson set his cathode ray up in a similar way as before in his first experiment. This time however he set out to prove that the cathode ray carried an electronic charge. After improving his vacuum in the tube he set up two aluminum plates that, when connected to a battery, formed an electric field. When he attached the plates to a battery, making the top negative and the bottom positive, the cathode ray bent downwards away from the negative side. This effect was also reversed when the positive and negative sides were changed. This experiment proved that the particles in the cathode ray were negatively charged
Third Experiment
In his last experiment Thomson decided to try to find the nature of the particles in the cathode ray. By using lots of different gasses inside the tube, different types of glass, and changing the strength of the electric charge he set out to find out more about the particles. He discovered the charge to mass ratio of these particles was a thousand times lower than the hydrogen atom.
A summery of these experiments using the cathode ray would be similar to this:
The importance and significance of Thomson's work with the cathode ray was due to the fact that the particles that he had discovered were smaller than any element in the world. At this period of time no other subatomic particle and been discovered so the news of Thomson's discoveries was shocking. Also a popular scientist that had come before Thomson named Dalton had said in his atomic theory that there was no particle smaller than element. Thomson's work proved him wrong.
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- "Famous Experiments: Cathode Rays." Physics LAB . N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Oct. 2010. <http://dev.physicslab.org/Document.aspx?doctype=3&filename=Magnetism_CathodeRays.xml>.
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- Wordle . N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Oct. 2010. <http://www.wordle.net/create >.


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text: Guinness Pours a New Look at Evolution Published on October 05, 2005. Guinness "noitulovE" Those who drink Guinness are an evolved breed—and this eye-popping new spot from director Daniel Kleinman, London-based AMV BBDO and visual effects house Framestore CFC proves it. Starting with a sip of Guinness in a present-day pub, "noitulovE" launches viewers backwards through a history of evolution on Earth, as living creatures and landscapes alike rapidly devolve into their earliest states. According to Framestore VFX supervisor William Bartlett, the visually-stunning journey was the result of an improvised splicing of live action, stock footage and cutting edge VFX techniques. "When we first started, we looked at the storyboards and saw 15 computer-generated creatures, plus nine or ten different land or plant transformations," says Bartlett. "We decided to aim to do as many of them without CG as we could, just to better manage the volume of work. So we came up with lots of different ideas—stock footage of chimpanzees, traditional stop-frame animation for growing foliage, and a bread mix that I cooked up in the kitchen to simulate rock transformations. Mixing all of these things together with the CG stuff, the stuff we shot in studio and the time-elapse landscapes we shot in Iceland, and getting it not to look like a collage of 10 different sources, was the hardest part. But it turned out to be quite successful in the end." (RH) Most Popular In this article: Creativity News


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Though needed, it came tragically too late. Legislation to curb feral hogs was approved by the House of Representatives last week, but not before Senate Republicans had already overridden Governor Beebe's veto of a bill prohibiting voting without photo identification. Had the House roll call come first, the Republican senators might have been herded away from their party-line override, the very sort of pointless destruction that the House bill was intended to prevent. (Late word: Apparently confused, or fearing retribution, the House has now joined the override. Is there a word for "government by feral hogs"?)
SB 2 by Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, is meant to reduce the number of voters who are likely to vote Democratic — the elderly, the poor, minorities. Today's Republicans believe that voting, and indeed all important matters, should be left to rich white men. Gov. Beebe has a different reading of democracy, and explained it in his veto message:
"Given the importance of the right to vote, laws that would impair or make it more difficult to exercise that right should be justified by the most compelling of reasons. This is particularly so when the citizens, whose right to vote is most likely to be impaired, are those citizens who experience the most difficulty in voting in the first place: the elderly and the poor. A compelling justification should likewise be shown when the citizens most likely to be affected include minorities who have in the past been target of officially sanctioned efforts to bar or discourage them from participating in the electoral process.
"Senate Bill 2 is not supported by any demonstrated need. While proponents of laws similar to Senate Bill 2 argue that they are necessary to combat 'election fraud,' the bill addresses only voter impersonation, and no credible study of 'election fraud' supports the notion that such voter impersonation is or has been common in Arkansas. ... There has been no demonstration that our current law is insufficient to deter and prevent voter impersonation. Senate Bill 2 is, then, an expensive solution in search of a problem. I cannot approve such an unnecessary measure that would negatively impact one of our most precious rights as citizens."
Protecting the precious rights of citizens is not on the minds of the backers of SB 2. They'll trample those rights with no more concern than four-legged hogs show for farmers' crops, but with considerably more hypocrisy. The four-legged invaders don't pretend to be acting in the public interest.
For what it's worth, Arkansas is not the only state beset by feral legislators. Nine Republican lawmakers in Iowa introduced a bill that would classify all abortions as murder, including "use of abortion-inducing drugs." Another Republican, Missouri state Rep. Mike Leara, introduced a bill to make it a felony for any lawmaker to introduce a gun-control bill. In New Mexico, Rep. Cathrynn Brown, also Republican, introduced a bill that appeared to make it a felony for victims of rape or incest to get an abortion. She amended the bill after a public outcry.
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So far, I need to work on waking up earlier. :) I need to set better parameters and maybe DVR* more of the late night talk shows that I love (*I initially wrote "tape" but even I realize that is a dated reference.)
During my last week before class started I focused on one of my other blankets and a bit of a shawl.
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As of this week however, all of the squares have been made. Most of these still need their ends woven in and a white border but this is a huge accomplishment. I can see a light at the end of the tunnel and I am even thinking about how I want to border this blanket. If you have suggestions please let me know!
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I want to get this blanket done soon because I want to wash and hang it out to dry on a line before fall/winter makes it too cold to do so. I don't have enough room in my apartment for this thing to air dry and block so I need to take it to my Dad's house to line dry outside.
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Some San Diego attractions: the ocean, the mountains, the desert, many sunny days, the zoo, Legoland, Seaworld!
AND we are also home to Scott Flansburg, the Human Calculator! This nickname was bestowed upon him by Regis Philbin.
Scott adds, subtracts, multiplies, divides, figures out cube and square roots in his head faster than a calculator!
An MRI showed that several parts of Scott's brain were at work when he was solving these math equations. The rest of us are only using one part. I may be operating on less than one part.
Thank you, Child #3, for this My-Town-Monday post idea.
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SigmaTron Avoids Supply Chain Interruption
When the labor dispute that impacted the flow of cargo through 29 ports on the U.S. West Coast ended in February, businesses breathed a sigh of relief. Companies depending on timely flow of goods through those ports were experiencing two-to-four week delays.
While product shortages were not severe enough for the average consumer to notice it, it did cause some empty shelves and had it continued unabated was likely only a few weeks away from creating widespread shortages of goods imported from Asia. The degree to which companies were impacted was highly dependent on supply chain management strategy and creates some lessons learned in common wisdom about optimum raw material and finished goods inventory levels. In SigmaTron International's case, no customer deliveries were expedited nor were air shipments of raw materials or customer products to the U.S. necessary. There was a need for air shipment of some U.S. produced raw materials to Asia.
Elements of SigmaTron International's business model supply chain strategy that mitigated the impact of the port slow-down included:
- Real-time systems visibility that included access to customer demand trends, raw material status, inventory status and production status
- A practice of maintaining two-to-four weeks of consigned finished goods inventory near major customer facilities
- Enough trends visibility to be able to increase production to replenish finished goods kanbans as inventory levels started dropping
- Supply chain support for increased raw materials inventory levels
- Excellent systems linkage among purchasing teams in Asia and the U.S.
- Strong relationships with both customers and suppliers that enabled a team approach to addressing challenges created by the slowdown.
On average, shipments were slowed down by two-to-four weeks. In some cases, shipments were delayed by as much as five weeks.
The initial warning sign that the supply chain management team would need to change ordering patterns to mitigate the impact of the slowdown was a drop in consigned finished goods inventories at larger customer locations. In SigmaTron's case there were three points of supply "pipeline" impact. First, finished products shipping from its factories in Asia to North American customers via west coast ports were impacted. Second, shipments of material from Asia to its North Ameri-ca factories were impacted. Finally, shipments of raw material or subassemblies from the U.S. to its Asian factories were impacted.
In considering alternatives, the team looked at re-routing shipments to alternate ports in Mexico or Canada, or through the Panama Canal. In all evaluated cases, a choice to re-route was either limited by overland transportation options or would add additional cost plus two-to-three weeks to the shipping process, which negated any benefits from re-routing. As a result, the team decided to opt to pull in production and increased inventories of raw materials and finished goods to ensure buffer stock to cover delays. Where possible, the Company's IPO and factory-based
purchasing teams identified local, alternate sources for critical materials.
While the choice to increase both raw materials and finished goods inventories increased costs during the slowdown, it also prevented missed deliveries and eliminated the need to expedite materials or product via air freight, except in isolated situations. The company-wide systems visibility provided by the combination of iScore and the ERP system enabled the supply chain management team to have real-time visibility into consumption trends related to the added inventory. Systems linkages with customer forecasts provided visibility into future demand trends and systems linkages with suppliers enabled rapid adjustments as forecasts and inventories changed.
All that said, the human factor was also key in successfully mitigating impact. Both customers and suppliers were willing to work outside of standard contractual arrangement to address the issues caused by the slowdown. While the word, "partner" is often used lightly to describe relationships that are anything but partnerships, in this situation true partnerships were in play. Another factor was SigmaTron's relatively lean management organizational structure, which allowed for executive decisions related to changes in business model to be quickly evaluated and approved.
SigmaTron Supports Multi-Facility Accounts
As customers are analyzing the total cost of outsourcing, many find that the proximity of the contractor to either their facility or to the end market contributes to achieving lowest total cost. One of the advantages of SigmaTron's strong North American and Asia manufacturing footprint is the ability to support customers wishing to have their contractor's manufacturing site close to their facility. Additionally, SigmaTron's company-wide systems and unified processes provide the visibility and standardization needed to support customers wishing to use more than one SigmaTron facility.
For example, a manufacturer of industrial equipment is using SigmaTron's Elk Grove Village, IL and Union City, CA facilities to support their Midwest and West Coast facilities. They are keeping some projects in-house and outsourcing a mix of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and box build production.
In the current arrangement, SigmaTron's Union City facility produces PCBAs and the customer's California facility handles all final assembly. The Elk Grove Village facility is doing a mix of PCBAs and higher level box build, and the customer is doing final assembly on some product in its Chicago facility. Elk Grove Village's box build portion of the project includes environmental stress screening, product reliability and life cycle testing.
SigmaTron's standardized systems help its team act as an extension of the customer's manufacturing operations in several ways. The Bills of Materials (BOMs) are entered into Agile as received. This provides visibility into components/materials usage at both facilities and makes it easier to leverage purchases on the total customer spend.
Valor is used for design for manufacturability/testability (DFM/DFT) recommendations. The team at Elk Grove Village did the upfront DFM/DFT recommendations and built prototypes. Then it transferred a portion of that production to Union City.
SigmaTron's proprietary SCORE customer portal gives the customer visibility into project status in both facilities. Through SCORE the customer's program team can:
Track product through the manufacturing process with order, manufacturing, and shipping status available 24/7
View data real-time to see changes as they happen
View an order notes feature that gives them visibility into any information SigmaTron's team adds
See all the details of shipped orders with just one click.
"We've created a system that meets our customer's needs for support of two facilities with a level of visibility and ease of product transfer that makes it seem as though they were working with a single factory. They have the cost reduction benefits of proximity to both of their manufacturing sites and none of the down-side that can occur with multiple production sites. It is a win-win all around," said Jim Barnes, V.P. Operations at SigmaTron's Elk Grove Village facility.
Poissant New Director of Quality at EGV
Greg Poissant has joined SigmaTron International's Elk Grove Village (EGV), IL facility as Director of Quality. Previously he served as Director of Quality at TouchSensor Technologies. He was earlier associated with Fellowes Manufacturing and Appliance Controls Technologies in quality management functions.
"Greg has nearly three decades of quality management experience and has been instrumental in setting up key quality processes and philosophies in all of his previous employers. We see him as a strong addition to our team and integral to our focus in supporting customers with requirements for superior quality," said Jim Barnes, EGV's Vice President of Operations.
Greg is a Certified Quality Manager and a Certified Quality Engineer through the American Society for Quality (ASQ). He has served as a Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2008 and is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt. He received an Associate of Science degree in industrial electronics technology from Devry University.
UC Test Team Helps with DFT
Design for testability (DFT) is as critical a service as design for manufacturability (DFM), particularly as printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA) shrink in size and become more densely populated. At SigmaTron International's Union City, CA facility, the test engineering team frequently helps new customers with DFT as part of the New Product Introduction (NPI) process.
"We start the NPI process by analyzing test coverage when a customer doesn't have a strong test engineering team and test strategy. We take their computer-aided design (CAD) data and enter it into our DFT software to perform the analysis," said Andrew Vo, the Union City Facility's Director of Test Engineering.
Common issues found during a DFT analysis include:
- No termination of a single connection
- More than one connection to the circuit but no via to access to test
- Circuitry does not match layout design
From a DFT standpoint, best practices include:
- Each single connection should be terminated either pull up or pull down, depending on the internal integrated circuits (ICs). When terminated correctly the circuit performs better and there is less electrical noise during in-circuit test (ICT).
- Even with multiple connections on the circuits, printed circuit board (PCB) layouts have very poor test accessibility if the PCB layout designer does not provide vias which can be accessed. Unless the product incorporates RF or high speed technology, the PCB designer should bring all multiple connections to test vias that are accessible from the bottom side of the PCBA.
- When there is a mismatch between circuitry design and the PCB layout, components can heat up or blow up when power is applied to the PCBA. Routinely checking this issue as part of the NPI process, ensures the design can be corrected before this level of damage occurs.
The goal of SigmaTron International's NPI test strategy is to screen thoroughly enough to ensure that the circuit designer will be able to power up first articles and test with no short or open circuits. A three-pronged inspection and test strategy is used in that process. Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) is used to verify the placement and polarity of all components on PCBA. X-ray is used to inspect all solder joints. Flying probe or ICT is used to test for short or open circuits, and bad components. The degree to which the PCBA can be tested for shorts/opens depends on the level of accessibility provided by the PCB layout designer.
This approach to address issues as early in the NPI process as possible, helps customers avoid production delays and/or field failures. This is particularly important when companies utilize third-party design resources or do not have a high level of in-house manufacturing and test expertise. For example, a start-up company with a new consumer product recently went through an NPI process at SigmaTron. The product did not have good accessibility and SigmaTron International's test engineering team put together a proposal on enhancing the test strategy. Following review of the CAD data, SigmaTron's team met with the customer's PCB layout designer and gave him recommendations for modifications to the layout that included recommendations for test point accessibility and corrections to circuitry routing issues. The team also found that while the boundary scan tool the designer used had not ensured a proper JTAG connection. As a result, no power line was connected to the JTAG. Once the PCBA was re-laidout, the test engineering team rechecked the layout and validated that all issues were corrected. This improved test accessibility from 45 percent to 98 percent.
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successfully ramped and is in volume production.
"Early identification of the test issues made it easy to have the design respun without significantly impacting the NPI schedule. The earlier our team can get involved, the more options we will have to optimize test strategy and the faster we can resolve critical issues," Andrew added.
UC Team Focused on Improving Quality and Efficiency
The SigmaTron International's Union City, California facility routinely looks for ways to enhance quality and efficiency in the products it builds. When possible, the facility's engineering team provides design for manufacturability and testability recommendations but in some case redesign isn't an option.
"Our focus in optimizing each project is to find ways to work smarter. In some cases, strategic equipment investments that we've made are helping us address challenging fine pitch technology. In other cases, our manufacturing engineering team is coming up with approaches that eliminate non-value added activity," said Raj Upadhyaya, SigmaTron International's Executive Vice President, West Coast Operations.
For example, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) used in satellites had 0201 components placed too closely together and redesign was not an option. The Union City production team was able address this challenge by running it on a line which included Fuji AIMEX equipment. The Fuji AIMEX machines were able to place accurately in spite of the tight spacing and 100% yield was achieved on the project.
In another case, a PCBA used in an agricultural product was experiencing quality issues when components were placed using Fuji CP5 and IP-III equipment. The project was migrated to a line where larger components were placed using a Fuji CP6 and smaller components were place using the Fuji AIMEX machines. The change in placement strategy also reduced production flow from two lines to one, which reduced handling and
transport time. Rework was entirely eliminated.
"The improvement was so dramatic that the customer actually questioned whether or not we were manipulating the data. Matching PCBA complexity with machine placement accuracy is critical with dense PCBA designs," added Raj.
Tijuana Facility Launches New Box Build Project
SigmaTron's Tijuana facility was recently awarded a box build project for a consumer product. The project launch process started with the team performing design for manufacturability/testability (DFM/DFT).
"There is no room to make mistakes in consumer products and our goal has been to work with the customer in eliminating potential causes of defects in both the design and the production process," said Raj Upadhyaya, SigmaTron International's Executive Vice President, West Coast Operations.
The production process utilizes as much automation as possible to minimize variability and handling. The process is designed with a cycle time of one day or less in the factory. System build uses a paced conveyor belt to ensure cycle time goals are achieved.
"Quality and productivity don't need to be expensive. Our printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) production and test processes are highly automated. The system build process is well defined and simplified to point where only entry level production operators are required. The goal is to provide our customer with competitive cost, a scalable production model that can grow as their demand grows and the superior quality needed to grow market share," added Raj.


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Celebrity Apprentice Australia – No Winner Decided – Is This Ethical?
It is not unusual for reality television shows that are not live to air to film two or three endings to ensure no spoilers leak out before the Grand Final actually screens on television.
However what did shock me was reading in news.com.au was host of Celebrity Apprentice Australia, Mark Bouris, saying they had filmed two endings but they had not picked a winner. Is this standard practice in the industry and does this mean other reality shows who film multiple endings also decide who wins later on?
Mr Bouris told news.com.au:
While the series has already been filmed, two endings have been shot.
Bouris says he is not deciding on the winner until the series has run its course."I want to watch it like viewers and see who really deserves the title at the end of the series."
Is this code for the Network NINE, the producers and Mr Bouris waiting to decide who is going to be the most popular winner according to the chatter on the social media. I had always been under the assumption the winner was decided on the day and was confined to the chosen few to stop it from leaking out.
Also I find the lack of transparency a concern and a tad unethical as the most worthy person may not win but the most popular or likeable.
Sure it is only a reality TV show, but there is big bucks at stake for either an individual or a charity. Also the viewers give up hours of their time to these shows and invest considerable emotional energy. It is like watching a sporting team in the grand final you want to know it is fair being fairly judged/refereed and the best team/person wins.
With My Kitchen Rules grand final coming up on Sunday let's hope they don't subscribe to this practice and are judging on who is the best cook on the day and this decision was made on the day it was recorded NOT this week.
Masterchef: The Professionals also shot multiple endings but a Network TEN spokesperson said the decision to film multiple endings was due to the long period between recording and transmission and Marco Pierre White's other work commitments. The spokesperson said the producers knew who had won and this was decided on the day of filming.
This is good to hear but again raises the question again whether there needs to be a reality television code of practice.
Celebrity Apprentice Australia Series 3 starts on Tuesday night on NINE at 8.40pm.
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11 comments
- 1 Littlepetal { 04.26.13 at 2:36 pm }
Sad to think the winner is manipulated by the channel. Agree with you RR that it is unethical. But then most reality shows are manipulated right from the start. MC is famous for keeping some of their favourite safe. So is MKR.
- 2 brain dead dave { 04.26.13 at 2:42 pm }
No ethics?
Business as usual.
- 3 PollyB { 04.26.13 at 2:50 pm }
- 4 chasingvegas { 04.26.13 at 4:15 pm }
I was recently at a recording of the finale of another reality tv show when after the winner was announced they locked the doors & told us that they were going to re set the set & record an alternate winner….I didn't think that was very fair on either of the potential winners having to act as if they had won when it was clear they hadn't.
- 5 is nothing sacred? { 04.26.13 at 4:20 pm }
Since you raise the question of ethics in reality TV. I stumbled across this interview a couple of weeks ago where the Bondi boys admit that they submit a bunch of recipes and the producers tell them what they'll be cooking the night before they cook.
So every time a team has been told, your dish is too simple, it wasn't their choice (they might have had more complicated recipes in their list). Every time a team has been told I want to see you cook something different it wasn't their choice (there could have been something different on their list).
I had always thought that the producers were there chatting and casually influencing I had no idea that the producers chose what was cooked the following day.
I realise the teams can still stuff up the cooking even if it's highly complicated but you have to admit that the choice of menu is a huge influence that the teams don't seem to have full control of.
It took me a whole week thinking this over before telling a friend who promptly told me that I had just told him Santa Claus didn't exist anymore. So apologies for even raising this, it's only because you questioned their ethics that I even mentioned this.
I firmly believe that yes, they edit together two programs with the different endings and then send through the one they decide right at the last minute based on public opinion because it's for ratings which means advertising dollars. Funny, I'm more upset that they manipulate the whole competition and not the ending it kind of doesn't matter after realising how fake it all is.
I also find it hilarious that Mark Bouris is going to watch his heavily biasly edited show like a viewer and make an informed decision. Yeah right, it'll be about public opinion of course.
p.s. I'm not a Troll – I'm just kind of irked at the whole reality tv industry. perhaps someone will convince me that my cynicism is unfounded or maybe you'll commiserate with me?
- 6 Culinary Boner { 04.26.13 at 4:34 pm }
Trump's opinion on the ethics of this case…
- 7 Culinary Boner { 04.26.13 at 4:52 pm }
Noting that Bouris is on the board of the Sydney Roosters, I am expecting this shock announcement at the end of CA season #3…
And the winner is….
Sonny Bill Williams!
("Absolutely amazing and a testimony to the great talent this man possesses that he won a reality TV comp he didn't even compete in. What do you reckon, Rabbits?")
- 8 Carole { 04.26.13 at 5:08 pm }
I always thought the whole series was filmed ahead, but the finale was live, that's how they do it in the US version, same with Survivor. I had thought they did the same with MasterChef till the latest season.
- 9 daisy { 04.26.13 at 8:43 pm }
Do you think we the viewers can outwit them and beat them at their own game? Or would that be too naive of me?
- 10 sjm { 04.26.13 at 10:07 pm }
In the UK Apprentice they used to film two endings and then the two finalists would work in the company for a few months and Alan Sugar would then call the BBC and tell them which ending to show based partly on their work experience over those months.
- 11 Celebrity Apprentice Australia – Looks Like It Is Going To Be A Good Season | reality ravings { 05.01.13 at 10:58 am }
[…] by Reality Raver "Just because I am not around don't think that I don't know what is going on." declared Mark Bouris at the beginning of the new season of Celebrity Apprentice Australia. Then why does he have to watch the series before he decides on a winner? […]


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