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A Cry for Help
From big cities to small towns, employers can no longer afford to stay on the sidelines when it comes to addressing today's workplace substance-abuse problem. But HR executives must exercise care as they walk through a substance-abuse legal landscape that includes issues of medical privacy, disability law, and balanced and effective performance management.
By Susan R. Meisinger
When my husband and I relocated from the Washington metropolitan area to Cape Cod, we started a subscription to the local newspaper: the Cape Cod Times. The paper has some national and state news, but it largely reports on the news of Cape Cod: town meetings, elections, upcoming or recent events and sports.
After so many years of reading the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal on a daily basis, it was actually interesting to read a paper that included the equivalent of the local police blotter. Each edition includes reports on who was charged or arrested for what felony or misdemeanor, where it occurred, and what prior arrests the person has, assuming that information was available. The focus of the Washington Post has always been on national and international news; only major crimes in the metropolitan area were covered. Of course, the Wall Street Journal focused on major financial crimes.
But while I was initially charmed by the local police reports, I've quickly become deeply concerned by the number of arrests for drunk driving and the illegal sale and/or use of drugs. It's a steady drumbeat of news about all kinds of substance abuse, including those involving opioid abuse, and the beat just seems to get louder and louder. I know it's not because the Washington area didn't have the same problems with substance abuse; it's just that there would be so many more instances that it was impossible to cover it every day.
I'm not a dumb woman; I know that substance abuse is prevalent in all walks of life -- geographically, professionally and economically. No demographic is unscathed. I also know, as every HR professional knows, that what happens in society at large is always reflected in the workplace. (Read more about HR's response to the opioid-addiction crisis in the workplace here.) Still, the latest numbers truly surprised me.
To wit, the Surgeon General, in a study published at the end of last year, reported that more than 27 million people in the U.S. reported current use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs in 2015, and over 66 million people (nearly a quarter of the adult and adolescent population) reported binge drinking in the past month.
Yes, 66 million binge drinkers! While these numbers are for the population at large, the impact on the workplace is clear. Quest Diagnostics recently released an analysis of its workplace drug-testing results and found that, following years of declines, the percentage of employees in the U.S. workforce testing positive for drugs hit a 12-year high, with the trend even higher for post-accident testing.
The Surgeon General's report estimated that the yearly economic impact of substance misuse and substance-use disorders is $249 billion for alcohol and $193 billion for illegal drug use.
So how much might this be costing your business? Recently, the National Safety Council, Shatterproof and NORC at the University of Chicago collaborated to design "The Real Cost of Substance Use to Employers" tool. Users can enter their industry, location and number of employees, and receive specific information about the likely cost of substance abuse (including prescription-drug abuse and misuse, alcohol abuse and misuse, opioid and heroin addiction, as well as abuse of other illicit drugs and marijuana) in their workplaces.
For example, a company based in Washington with 350 employees in a service industry could expect to incur about $200,000 in annual substance-abuse-related expenses, including lost-time, turnover, job training and healthcare. Other expenses are incurred by lower productivity, greater likelihood of accidents and greater use of workers' compensation.
While drug testing is certainly one way to reduce employee substance abuse, particularly for employers with contractual or industry requirements for testing, it won't eliminate the risk. Offering employee assistance programs -- and thereby providing a safe place for employees to get help -- as well as providing health-insurance coverage for treatment, may involve upfront costs, but could actually save money for the employer over time.
HR professionals should also consider providing information or training for managers and supervisors to help them recognize the signs of abuse, so that they can properly document the performance-related problems, and potentially refer the employee for help.
Signs of addiction can include prolonged absences from work, frequent lateness or missed appointment times or production deadlines. Other indications include swings in productivity levels, poor hygiene and/or personal appearance, personality changes and wearing sunglasses or long-sleeve shirts at inappropriate times. Such signals may really be an employee crying out for help.
I recognize that HR executives must exercise care as they walk through a substance-abuse legal landscape that includes issues of medical privacy, disability law, and balanced and effective performance management. But if it might result in an employee getting the help he or she needs, I think it's a walk worth taking.
And in the process, you may reduce your employer's costs.
Susan R. Meisinger, former president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, is an author, speaker and consultant on human resource management. She is on the board of directors of the National Academy of Human Resources.

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By Kevin Rudden Staff Reporter/Columnist September 08, 2017
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
The rough translation of this phrase from the Roman poet Juvenal's Satires is "Who will watch the watchdogs?"
It came to mind as I look at Milford's September 19 special election ballot question – I call it a "reeferendum" – on whether to ban retail recreational marijuana from being sold legally in town.
Without taking a position on either side of the question, it raises for me the question of who is deciding the town's ethos, a word defined by dictionary.com as "the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period."
I raise this question because, in the days of my youth, our religious institutions were the arbiters of our morality. They told us what was and what was not acceptable behavior in our community. That role has faded over the past decades. For example, how many Catholics today follow their religion's prohibition on using birth control?
In religion's place, we fall back on the laws that our local community, state community and national community enact. On the national level, it's still illegal to buy marijuana. But, Massachusetts voters last November said it's okay to buy some weed legally in this state. Milford voters now get a chance to say if it's okay in this town. Basically, that makes all Milford voters the arbiters of the town's ethos regarding marijuana.
But, what if there is a small election turnout? What if only 3,621 people – the same number as last year's Annual Town Election – vote? Do you want only 21 percent of registered voters making that decision for you? At last November's election, the turnout was 13,771, or 76.1 percent. Would that be a better number?
In addition to how many people will decide, there also is the question of who is helping you to decide. Whose information are you listening to as you decide to make an "informed decision" on which way to vote?
I'm not trying to pass judgment on one side or the other. (After all, as Pope Francis said, "Who am I to judge?") But, I have this nagging thought that small groups of people have set themselves up above the rest of the town as the deciders of what you should do. I'm not referring to elected officials – after all, you elected them to do things on your behalf. I am referring to the self-appointed folks who say you should vote this way or that way.
Elected officials can always be removed through the election process. You can change your house of worship and even your religion. But, who is watching over the self-appointed watchdogs?
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Our WALL bracket is another of the three possibilities for adding a wardrobe rail to your shelf design. In this case, the wardrobe rail (cross-section 35x20 mm) is mounted directly on the two sides of a wall recess or wardrobe. The brackets are attached to the walls and the rod is placed onto the brackets. The wardrobe rail is secured in place and cannot fall. These brackets are made of steel with a high-quality chromed finish. If you want to incorporate your wardrobe rail right into the shelving system, we recommend our HANG brackets combined with wire mesh shelves, or our wardrobe rail brackets that hook directly into the wall uprights.
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What Architects Desire
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The leitmotif of the German contribution to the 12th Architecture Biennial in Venice, desire, is at the same time the topic of a survey among architects answers are given through drawings. What are you longing for? The response drawings are highly individual, diversity becomes programme: both in picture language and in the presentation in terms of content, reactions are quite different. But there is one thing they all have in common: the burning desire of something concrete. Sometimes it spreads lightning-like on the observer, sometimes time is required for a contemplative involvement with form and content. The architectural sketch, as it may seem, degenerated into a side product of architectural work within the last years, is back!


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'Green tax' now costs every British household £149 a year, British Gas says as it blames government meddling for price hike
Green taxes will cost households almost £150 from next year, British Gas has claimed as it blamed the Government for a huge rise in electricity bills for three million of its customers.
Britain's biggest supplier announced that from September electricity prices will increase by 12.5 per cent, adding £76 to the typical annual bill.
The company said that the cost of green subsidies levied on bills has created "significant pressures" and suggested that it had no choice but to respond by raising prices.
However the ministers last night hit back by suggesting that the price rises are unjustified as it told the regulator to do more to safeguard vulnerable customers.
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9-14 knots and sunshine greeted the sailors to day 3 of the South and Middle American Championships on San Andres Island, Colombia.
Although the wind decreased throughout the day, another 4 races where run for both mens and womens fleets, with Katja Roose again winning all races extending her lead. In the mens fleet, Julien Kerneur had a good run taking two bullets as Riccardo Leccese did.
Best South/Middle American Sailors remain Beth Lygoe (LCA) in 3rd position and Wilson Veloso (BRA) in 6th position.
Tomorrow will see the last day of Qualifying races before the top 10 battle out the medals in the medal race series.
Standings after 12 races:
1. Riccardo Leccese (ITA) 10 pts
2. Andrea Beverino (ITA) 27 pts
3. Julien Kerneur (FRA) 28 pts
1. Katja Roose (NED) 10 pts
2. Astrid Berz (SUI) 25 pts
3. Beth Lygoe (LCA) 29 pts
Racing continues until Saturday the 8th when the South and Middle American Champions will be crowned.


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Give your favorite pooch a colorful collar with this tie-dye swirl bandana from I Love to Create. The tie-dye bandana also makes your dog easy to spot at a dog park.
- Rainbow Rock® Tie-Dye Kits- Mega Project
- Plastic tub or bowl, plastic trash bags or plastic sheeting, paper towels
- Bandana (natural fibers such as 100% cotton)
- Rubber bands
- Plastic wrap
- Jars
- Bucket
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- Apron
- Cover work surface with plastic trash bags or sheeting. Place a layer of folded paper towels on top of the plastic.
- Prewash fabric. Do not use fabric softener or a dryer sheet.
- Fill a bucket with about 4 quarts of water. Wearing gloves, stir in the soda ash until dissolved. Soak fabric for 20 minutes and squeeze out excess moisture. Do not rinse. The fixer solution can be reused.
- To prepare dyes, mix with varying amounts of water depending on the intensity of the color you desire. Replace tops tightly after filling with water. Shake well before each use.
- Lay fabric flat on work surface.
- Decide the area on the fabric where you want the swirl design to be. To put the swirl in the center of a shirt, for example, imagine a line even with the bottom of the armholes. Pinch up the fabric so there's enough to hold onto.
- Use about 1 bottle each of Fuchsia, Turquoise and Yellow dyes. Squirt Yellow dye on 3 connecting wedges. Squirt Fuchsia dye on one of the yellow wedges and the two connecting unpainted wedges. Skip a solid fuchsia wedge and squirt Turquoise dye on the next fuchsia wedge and the two connecting wedges—one unpainted and one yellow. Every other wedge should be a solid color—yellow, fuchsia and turquoise. The other wedges are combinations of colors.
- Cover project or dyed area with plastic wrap to keep damp. Let the dye set on the fabric for 4-8 hours or longer for the most intense color.
- Rinse fabric with warm tap water to remove excess dye. Remove rubber bands as you continue to rinse until water runs nearly clear.
- Machine wash dyed fabric in the hottest water suitable for the fabric. Wash by itself the first few times to make sure the dye is completely rinsed out. Do not allow dyed fabrics to sit wet on other items or each other, as the colors may transfer. Machine or line dry.
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My partner and I have a five year old Pit-bull we rescued last year, she is a big bundle of love but people have such a bad opinion of this breed due to the media (lets not get me started on this topic) so anyway I think this bandana in a few different colours would make her look more approachable to people so they get to know this adorable breed a bit better.
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The directions are a bit confusing....in step 6 you talk about using a shirt, then in step 7 you are talking about wedges, and you never tell us what to do with the rubber bands. If a person has never done tie-dye before, this is not enough information. It looks like a fun project, but I need to know each step in the process.
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Dear Friends,
After a year's break from blogging and other social media, I am sharing this update with my readers to let you all know that… I AM HAPPY. The year has flown by in a joyful whirl. I now live in a flurry of library things. I work in two extraordinary libraries. I love it! I love my library studies, as well. I am fortunate to have phenomenal coworkers and brilliant librarian-mentors. And, as always, I love books. Love reading. Love that I am a poet/writer now immersed in the world of libraries. What a dream! What a very *bookish* book lover's dream come true for me! I will extend my break from social media, in order to focus on my library work and studies. I so appreciate all the messages from readers inquiring about this poet Viola and her Letters to Cameroon. I am still writing, still in love with words, still a poet, now a library staffer, always a book lover and now forever a library lover!
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Jake Booker, Willow Wilkinson and Albert Berksoy returned to the top of their respective age-divisions Saturday (25 August) in the fifth round of Junior Tennis Circuit.
Jake Booker won his fourth title of the junior tennis season, defeating Oskar Bjuroe 7-5 6-0. Booker won all four sets in his two games played. Jakub Neveril placed third overall. Booker and Bjuroe would team up to take the U18 doubles defeating George & Anna Zimmerman 6-0, 6-1.
Willow Wilkinson locked up her fourth U14 title of the season with a 6-2 6-2 over Sebastian Bjuroe. Wilkinson did not drop a set in her three tournament games. Phin Ellison placed third overall. Rafael Wejbora and Albert Berksoy took the U14 doubles title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ellison and Danny Kish.
Albert Berksoy claimed his third U10 title of the season defeating Milana Thompson 6-2, 6-4. Newcomer Lea Neverilova placed third.
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Brass Stemmed Ebony Mortice Gauge by FROST of Norwich
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A brass stemmed ebony mortice gauge by James FROST of Norwich.
Oval head with full brass wear plate, faintly marked 'J.FROST NORWICH'.
Solid brass stem with screw adjuster.
Good length pins.
All parts move freely and tighten securely.
A few chips to the bottom edge of the ebony head.
Previous owner's stamps 'W.RYDER'.
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A wise Chinese proverb begins with the opening words, "may you live in interesting times."
Well, it certainly is an interesting time to be a young and small farm operator on the Prairies these days.
While the debate about the future of the Canadian Wheat Board and large multi-national grain companies has largely subsided, it seems that changes are happening out in farm country that are not being given the proper attention they deserve.
Largely hidden from the public is the emergence of a new breed of farmer who doesn't rely on multi-national companies or government to make a living.
It is nearly once a week that I am meeting another small farm operator who lives and farms within 30 or 40 miles of my farm. While I have applied the term "new rural homesteaders" to these people in the past, I think that I need to look at re-defining them to be the "new rural innovators." For the most part, they are breaking all of the accepted rules and going against the received wisdom that on the prairies, farming has to be bigger to be better.
By relying on the Prairie pioneering ethic of self-sufficiency and independence, these farmers are breaking new ground. Instead of relying on a capital intensive model of farming, these producers are employing a variety of paths to making a living off of a limited land base. To me, there is no reason why small farms (i.e. under 640 acres) cannot be a commercially-viable undertaking in Manitoba. The secret is to forget about selling raw commodities to export markets through multinational companies or the Wheat Board. If a train moves it, then do not grow it!
While this model is new to Manitoba, it is much more common in B.C., Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime provinces.
These small farmers are breaking new ground by employing "disruptive technologies" that don't conform to existing competition models. A good example of a "disruptive technology" is another field is the Internet. It was never believed that it would be as commercialized as it has become. Twenty years later, the Internet is now a central part of the business model employed by telephone and computer companies, such as AT & T and Bell Canada, which run Internet protocol networks.
This can also be illustrated by looking at the emergence of "open source" software systems. This model shows the tendency to move away from "shrink wrap" software producers. As a result of this trend, new software applications are being converted to operate on a "free" open source software platform, instead of relying on expensive proprietary products. This seems to be the wave of the future as far as computer technology goes.
Agricultural production nowadays is embarking on a comparable path, product-by-product. Farmers are now embracing heritage breeds of plants and animals in their production, as an alternative to reliance on commercial mono-culture operating models. Moreover, farmers are no longer satisfied with simply selling into large international commodity markets. Many are now focusing on newer niche markets, such as organic farming, limited food miles, low carbon, or ethnic food markets.
I can envision the emergence of a new type of agricultural production based on an equivalent of "open source" software. In 20 years, I believe technology-use licenses will be history.
This is because the current "proprietary technology" and mono-culture mode of agricultural production is vulnerable. It cannot deal with sudden changes in production or in the business environment. Changes such as weeds, crop and animal diseases, are becoming much more resistant to "chemical" management techniques. For example, hog production was doing very well in Manitoba, until issues such as currency value, feed market, or trade environment changes, came around.
If there is not enough diversity in agricultural production and business models, we will see more train wreck situations where the mainstream and commodity farmers have to go running cap in hand to governments to bail them out of another latest crisis. Farmers need another model that is less "brittle" and unresponsive to changes in the trade environments. It is clear that the small farm model on the Prairies that is emerging is well-positioned to deal with these challenges.


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The generally accepted site of the grave of the last Welsh Catholic Martyr, St David Lewis, is just outside the door of the west porch of the Priory Church of St Mary, Usk. John Hobson Matthews arrived at a different conclusion. This presents another mystery – where is St David Lewis buried?
Matthews was archivist for the Cardiff Corporation and one of the original members of the Catholic Records Society. The Catholic Records Society holds valuable information relating to Catholics in south east Wales and much of this was gathered by Matthews. He died at Ealing on 30th January 1914. I have had a rummage through the Catholic Records available on the internet and was intrigued with what I found.
Matthews wrote: "Close to the north-west angle of the west porch is a plain and massive slab of grey stone. No inscription is now visible, and the stone is fractured across the middle. It bears faint traces of ornamental carving, and of the shaft of a long cross. This is traditionally regarded by the local Catholics as the grave of the Ven. David Lewis, S.J., alias Charles Baker, who was executed at Usk in 1679 for alleged complicity in the bogus Popish Plot.
In 1889 I was told that this grave was still cleaned and decorated every year, by an aged Catholic Irishwoman of Usk, on the 27th of August, the anniversary of the martyrdom.
In the year 1904 the tradition had grown faint, and I took steps to renew it before it should expire. The following are portions of letters written by the Rev. Isidore Heneka, priest in charge of the mission of Usk, and the late Rev. Thomas Burgess Abbot, for over 50 years rector of the Monmouth mission."
The following letter, dated 24th August 1901, supports the accepted position of the martyr's grave.
On 24 Aug. 1901, the Rev. Mr. Abbot wrote:
"Father Baker (or Lewis), S.J., martyred at Usk in August 1679 and buried in the church yard, where the present gravel walk passes from the street to the church door, and about 10 paces from the door of the church as old Mr. McDonnell of Usk pointed out to me where, as a boy, he had seen the " square stone " marking the grave of the Popish Recusant. He told us also that he was pointed out the part of the "island" on the other side of the Usk, as the place of his martyrdom."
The following letter from Rev Heneka also supports this.
"USK, 18 Feb. 1904.
Dear Mr. Matthews,
I am afraid that we shall never be at a certainty as to Ven. Father Lewis grave. I have searched the whole churchyard to find a stone with an inscription, without result. We can only go by tradition. The old people of Usk, Catholic and Protestant alike, point out the grave at the left corner next the porch. The stone is broken, but without any sign of inscription, right or left.
However, in April of the following year, 1905, Rev Heneka wrote a somewhat startling letter which could cause us to reconsider. It convinced Mr Matthews!
"USK, 13 April 1905.
Dear Mr. Matthews,
Today I had removed the broken gravestone of the supposed grave of the Ven. David Lewis, S.J., near the west porch of Usk parish church. I found under it some broken pieces of a gravestone with the inscription "April 18 aged 62"; and a full-sized stone halfway under the priest's, with the words "Mary Low of this town 1721. IHS." I also found in the same spot a small bone which evidently got there when they made some alterations in the church and reburied remains taken from there. Strange that local tradition has not kept up the grave!
Mr Matthews said: "It would appear from the evidence of Father Heneka's letter of 1905, that the stone traditionally regarded as that of the Ven. David Lewis was removed to its present site some years later than 1721."
Matthews also quotes Brother Foley who stated that the holy priest's body was "interred in the porch of the church". This, claims Mr Matthews, is the statement made by most writers as to Father David Lewis resting-place.
John Hobson Matthews concluded: "After studying the question carefully for years, my own belief is that the martyr lies buried in the west porch, and that his gravestone was ousted from its original site sometime early in the 19th century when the pavement of the porch was repaired."
The original gravestone, the "plain and massive slab of grey stone", of which Mr Matthews speaks was replaced after the canonisation of Saint David Lewis. This old stone now lies at the side of the Catholic Church of Ss Francis Xavier and David Lewis, in Usk. On 24th October 2010, in commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of the canonisation of St David Lewis and the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, a new plaque beside the old stone was unveiled and blessed.
Despite the very interesting findings and conclusion of the respected Mr John Hobson Matthews, it is generally accepted that our Saint is buried just outside the west porch. The grave is fittingly marked by a well appointed stone, placed there about 1979. I too accept this commonly held opinion.


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Screens is the third studio album from Portland, Oregon-based "troublegum" group The Mint Chicks and thus far the only Mint Chicks release not to feature bassist Michael Logie. It was released on March 16, 2009 in New Zealand, The Mint Chicks' homeland on Flying Nun Records. It was mixed in Portland, Oregon by the Nielson brothers and Jacob Portrait, with additional mixing by Chris Nielson in Auckland, New Zealand.
The album's first single was "I Can't Stop Being Foolish". Sam Peacocke, the New Zealand music award winning director responsible for the band's videos for "Walking Off a Cliff Again" and "Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!" filmed a new video for the single, which hit number 1 on the bFM chart on February 4, 2009 and stayed at this position for 2 weeks.
On December 25, 2008, an EP called Mintunes was offered for free download on The Mint Chicks' website including 8-bit versions of four songs to appear on Screens, including the then-unreleased "Red, White or Blue" and "Screens".
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As the story begins, Anderson is approached by a robot duplicate of himself who invites him to the Moon to be given immortality. Meanwhile, the series' other main character, Sta-Hi Mooney the 1st — born Stanley Hilary Mooney Jr. — a 25-year-old cab driver and "brainsurfer", is kidnapped by a gang of serial killers known as the Little Kidders who almost eat his brain. When Anderson and Mooney travel to the Moon together at the boppers' expense, they find that these events are closely related: the "immortality" given to Anderson turns out to be having his mind transferred into software via the same brain-destroying technique used by the Little Kidders.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A mammoth government funding bill awaiting a Senate vote would cut off funding for a program that pays farmers to experiment with biomass crops.
Spending on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, or BCAP, would be halted less than two months after the Obama administration unveiled rules for it.
The Agriculture Department, which runs BCAP, urged senators on Wednesday "to make the corrections necessary so there are resources to continue building a sustainable biofuels industry."
BCAP spending was estimated for $196 million this fiscal year, which ends on Sept 30. The Senate planned to vote on the $1.1 trillion bill on Saturday, with the House to act later.
Congress created BCAP in 2008 to help bring next-generation biofuels to market. Right now corn-based ethanol is the leading biofuel in the United States.
The goal is to assure a supply of raw materials for the advanced biofuels industry, which is putting its first commercial-size plants into operation.
Advanced biofuels include ethanol made from cellulose, found in grasses, woody plants, algae and crop debris.
Biofuels, farm and forestry groups said elimination of funding, "just as advanced biofuels and other clean energy development projects are taking root, would thwart our nation's economic and environmental goals and hurt rural economies."
There were complaints an earlier version of BCAP, at $250 million for forestland products, was unduly costly.
The Senate Appropriations Committee said BCAP was cut, along with other programs, to help pay legal claims against USDA. USDA can keep make any BCAP spending that is obligated before the cutoff takes effect, it said. USDA said it has not obligated any funds since it published the BCAP rule.
All the same, appropriators said it was unlikely all spending would be shut down.
Biomass is supposed to leapfrog corn as the leading feedstock for making fuel ethanol, according to a 2007 law that guarantees renewable fuels a share of the motor fuel market of at least 36 billion gallons from 2022.
Privately owned POET, the largest U.S. ethanol maker, has said it would apply to list three of its plants as biomass conversion facilities. Approval would allow payments of up to $45 per dry ton to farmers for gathering and hauling corn stover and other cellulosic materials to biorefineries.
BCAP also would pay growers up to 75 percent of the cost of planting a biomass crop as well as annual payments for maintaining the crop for up to five years for grassy crops and up to 15 years for woody crops.
The program is scheduled to expire on Sept 30, 2012.
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Axis regularly delivers fresh news of contemporary art in South Africa. And it says much for the flow of production there that the gallery never lacks strong material. Given post-apartheid racial and social tensions, it's no surprise that much of the work is politically charged, but in different ways from just a few years ago, as is evident in this show.
Brett Murray's racially loaded takeoffs on New Yorker-style cartoons, for example, deliver their sting in images of urbane gentility. In Hentie van der Merwe's group photograph of colorfully dressed African women in the Netherlands, ideas of emigration and isolation mix. Zwelethu Mthethwa's portraits of township residents in cramped homes jazzily papered with newsprint advertisements speak of creativity under pressure, as do the linocuts of the township artists Linga Diko and Uyanda Tom, produced despite a chronic shortage of paper and other supplies.
David Goldblatt, Graeme Williams and the irrepressible Clinton Fein represent two generations of photojournalists vigilantly documenting modern South African history. Generations of artists, from Robert Hodgins, now 84, through Kim Berman, William Kentridge, David Koloane and Sam Nhlengethwa, to Tracey Rose, just entering her 30's, have done the same in other media.
A print by Ms. Rose, with painterly images of flags, guns and skeletons, is intriguing as a departure from her video work. A charcoal drawing of Times Square by Diana Page, done on a visit last year, forges a fleet trans-Atlantic link. And an ink drawing by Stephan Erasmus stands out as the show's only abstraction. Its diagonal, squared-off linear patterns apparently represent a coded language the artist has devised to translate the text of personal correspondence into art. To the uninitiated viewer, however, the patterns look like labyrinths within labyrinths, an aptly unreadable symbol for South African politics now. HOLLAND COTTER


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An old building in Pueblo County, Colorado will be receiving some seriously new pop in 2019 after a group of canna-capitalists turn a once-abandoned Pepsi factory into one of the state's largest, and most technically advanced cannabis grow operations, with the capacity to produce 70,000 pounds of pot per year.
According to Business Insider, the 104,000 square foot facility is the brainchild of Doyen Elements, a financial holding company doing their best to facilitate every part of the legal weed industry, without actually touching the bud itself. Once renovated, the company will lease out the cavernous space to one or more licensed growers.
The space, capable of producing more than $20 million worth of weed every year, was once a major manufacturing hub and bottling plant for Pepsi, but like most of the industrial jobs in Pueblo County, the factory has been closed for over a decade, left abandoned on the side of a desolate highway.
The repurposing of the soda factory is just the latest instance of Colorado's cannabis industry revitalizing Pueblo County. Since the first legal pot shop opened in Pueblo in 2014, the county has welcomed over 100 dispensaries, grow ops, and production facilities, bringing the struggling community over 1,300 new jobs in the past few years. In 2015, more than 30% of the county's new construction projects were in some way connected to the marijuana industry.
The legal weed market has brought a new sense of hope, and millions of tax dollars to the small town, even allowing for the country's first explicit pot-to-college tax dollar pipeline, allowing Pueblo's graduating high schoolers to attend community college thanks to funding derived from local cannabis taxes.
Once complete, the Pepsi plant grow-op will be equipped with the newest in cannabis technology, including robotic cultivation machines and a repurposing of the factory's CO2 filtration to help feed the thousands of cannabis plants. However, that doesn't mean there won't be plenty of jobs for local humans as well.
To secure the local permits and licenses necessary to repurpose the factory, representatives from Doyen Elements had to go door-to-door in the surrounding community to drum up support for the project. And while some places might be skeptical of a factory-sized cannabis operation opening next door, Doyen Elements CEO Geoff Thompson said the facility had full support of the local neighborhood.
"They asked when they're going to have jobs there," Thompson said.
And by 2019 the facility will make good on that promise, bringing more than 150 jobs to the community, and tens of thousands of pounds of weed to Colorado's persistently exploding cannabis industry.


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San Antonio, Texas is where you'll find today's "Museum of the Day," the Witte Museum.
Located on the banks of the beautiful San Antonio River in Brackenridge Park, the Witte Museum is San Antonio's premier museum focusing on South Texas history, science and water resources.
The story of the Witte Museum is one of community vision and dedication that created an institution and has sustained it for 80 years. It is the story of men and women from diverse walks of life whose creativity was challenged as they raised funds literally one penny at a time to establish the museum that we still enjoy three quarters of a century later. The Witte Museum has proven as resilient as those who founded it. It has survived the Depression and wars, and in the 21st century remains the most heavily visited of San Antonio's museums.
San Antonio was a modern, thriving town in the early twentieth century, but lacked many of the cultural institutions that marked other great American cities. Notably, there was no public museum. Local residents relied on privately owned exhibits of art and zoological collections to provide them a glimpse of the wonders of the artistic and natural world. Unlike other cities, San Antonio in the early 1900s had no men and women of extravagant wealth to build their cultural institutions. Instead, the Witte Museum was the product of a disparate group of individuals that included the owner of a large natural history collection, H.P. Attwater, prominent clubwomen including Lena McAllister and Ethel Tunstall Drought, and Mayor John Tobin. They were inspired by a local high school teacher, Ellen Schulz, who envisioned a public museum for the enjoyment of all San Antonians.
Ellen Schulz was aware that H.P. Attwater's renowned collection was for sale, and after seeing it in 1922 she became determined to acquire it for San Antonio. By early 1923, schoolchildren were standing on street corners calling, "Spare a dime?" and community leaders had formed an organization they called the San Antonio Museum Association to assist in the effort. Through sales of bluebonnets, cakes and performances of "Peter Pan" and "Los Pastores," the community contributed $6,200 to purchase the Attwater Collection, install it at Main Avenue High School, and open the city's first public museum on October 8, 1923.
Even before the museum opened, Lena McAllister suggested to Schulz that a formal museum be organized and constructed. The idea took hold as the Attwater Collection's popularity inspired other donors and the museum soon outgrew its home. By 1924, Schulz, accompanied by her friend and high school principal, Emma Gutzeit, visited Mayor Tobin to enlist the city's support to build a museum. Though the mayor reportedly first inquired, "What is a museum?" he was eventually converted to the cause. He was even convinced by Ethel Tunstall Drought, president of the San Antonio Art League, that the museum needed a second story where her organization's growing art collection could be displayed. Led by Tobin, the city committed land in San Pedro Park, and on June 22, 1925, approved $25,000 for construction of the building. Ground was broken for the new museum on September 22, 1925, and then, two days later, local businessman Alfred G. Witte died.
Museum advocates and the mayor were not aware that Alfred Witte, in his will dated June 6, 1921, bequeathed $65,000 to the City of San Antonio for construction of a museum of art, science and natural history to be located in Brackenridge Park and named for his parents. Within three weeks of Witte's death, work was halted on the San Pedro Park museum and Mayor Tobin and Park Commissioner Ray Lambert selected a new location at the "third entrance" to Brackenridge Park (today Tuleta Drive) on River Avenue (today Broadway). Architect Robert Ayres shifted building materials to the site, enlarged the museum design to include two wings made possible by Witte's generosity, and construction proceeded. Less than one year later, at a grand community celebration on October 8, 1926, the Witte Memorial Museum opened to the public. Anticipating the future, the San Antonio Express-News remarked, "The Witte Memorial Museum has a great field of service before it." It was the realization of many dreams and the beginning of a long and interesting story.
I know a few staff members at the Witte, and look forward to visiting with them when I'm in San Antonio again. It's always a welcoming place to visit!


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Merry Christmas!
I'm sitting here in Singapore, in front of our brilliantly lit christmas tree with the tropical breeze blowing in, listening to Michael Buble carols and thinking about what an amazing year we've had. I just love Christmas, so much. It's not really the same spending it here instead of at our family homes in Australia, but we've got some family visiting and Skype on hand, so it'll be magical nonetheless. I'm super excited to share our second ever Christmas with Arlo too – who'll be bombarded with gifts from around the world when he wakes in the morning. The anticipation has me feeling like a little kid along with him :)
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Today, Bill Nye announced that his Netflix talk show Bill Nye Saves the World is coming back for Season 2. Check out his video on Facebook here.
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The Federal Reserve's decision to slash interest rates by 75 basis points on Tuesday was a bold, well measured move to avoid a sharp slowdown in the U.S. economy, John Snow, former U.S. Treasury Secretary & chairman of Cerberus Capital, told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe."
Many market watches said the unscheduled decision smacked of panic and suggested the Federal Open Market Committee had been caught unawares by the severity of the threat facing the world's biggest economy, but Snow sees no such signals.
"I don't think it's anything other than well measured, well thought-out efforts to avoid the U.S. going south," Snow insisted Wednesday, adding that a planned economic rescue package from the U.S. government showed that it's "bound and determined to avoid a recession."
Recent labor market data showed a fairly dramatic pickup in unemployment, Snow pointed out when analyzing the rate cut, which when coupled with the near collapse of the real estate market could indicate significant problems.
"What we need to hold the economy strong is exports now," Snow said, citing the loss of consumption the housing crunch could bring.
Ben Bernanke and the other Fed members who voted for the easing would have closely considered the implications of slowing consumer activity when making their decision, according to Snow.
"The United States takes this responsibility to its citizens and to the rest of the world seriously and we know if we go down we tend to take a lot of people with us."


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Today, my co-worker, CH and I were headed to the cupcake truck, Pinkie. While we were waiting in line for our delicious treats we spotted the Nationals mascot, Screech, across the way. He was outside Union Station with a camera crew messing around on a bicycle. We pointed, laughed, and continued on chatting. At one point we glanced up to see Screech crossing the street in our direction. We began laughing at his silly dance to his ridiculously ancient boom box. As I struggled with my Blackberry that was continually freezing to take a picture of the beloved eagle, Screech begins to walk closer and closer. Just as I snap the photo with glee I realize that Screech is now standing in front of me, boom box placed to the side, hand out and ready to dance. We twirl and twirl and he tires of me and reaches for CH's hand. She twirls and twirls and dips in front of the camera. Then with as much notice as our encounter began, our encounter ended as Screech left to cross the street in a different direction in search of new dance partners.
Later at work I googled Screech and stumbled upon his Facebook fan page. I "liked" the fan page and posted on his wall to thank him for the dance and to inquire as to what the film was going to be used for. Well, he says it will hopefully be shown at a baseball game next week on the big screen.
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Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ali Bhatti is a world renowned contemporary painter, represented by many celebrated art galleries around the globe. Mr. Bhatti was born and raised in Pakistan, received his early art training in local art centers in his native city of Hyderabad and earned BFA at University of Sindh. He grew up with paint and a brush in his hands; art books, magazines, colorful papers were always around him. He has been exhibiting for the last 30 years, having over 30 national and international solo exhibitions and several group shows to his credit. He earned an MFA in painting and a PhD. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Ohio University. Beside his studio practice, Dr. Bhatti also enjoyed his carrier as an art professor at numerous art institutes such as in Pakistan, Malaysia and in the United States.
Dr. Bhatti started his early career as a portrait painter and received many remarkable official and private portrait commissions; later on he converted to abstract painter. In his abstract paintings, he appears to be more Expressionistic and conceptual. Compositions are energetic; elements move freely in an anonymous space molded with bold brush strokes. Visual complexity, aesthetic sensibility of design, form and content are the true essence of his paintings. Multiple layers, juxtaposition of exotic forms and visual interest heightened with chaotic and complex surface texture. He believes that vibrant colors, spontaneous brush strokes and floating forms have always been a visual challenge for him.
Dr. Bhatti uses mixed media on canvases such as acrylic, oil, spray paint, randomly torn pages from magazines/books, design patterns and calligraphic elements for creating rich textures. Painting for him has always been like composing a symphony, emphasizing vivid tonality, juxtaposition of simple and complex forms and texture. Dr.Bhatti lives in Houston Texas and is associated with Archway Gallery, Watercolor Society of Houston, Houston Art Alliance, Fresh art and numerous art meet up groups in Houston.Read More
An exhibition of paintings by Mohammad Ali Bhatti held at the Chawkandi Gallery,
includes a series of artworks depicting a way of life in Sindh that is rapidly changing…
"Refreshing" that is what you say when you see the paintings by Mohammad Ali….
His paintings are not just a display of paint.
"As I view it, (Portrait of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai)Ali's imaginative reconstruction
of a portrait offers a momentous accent on a process of configuration.
"Mohammad Ali painted various portraits of persons of historical significance
to the Southern Campus. His contributions have paved the way for the establishment of a portrait gallery.
"Ali is a man of significant artistic ability. His growth as a professional painter
during the completion of MFA in painting at Edinboro University was impressive.
"Alternating between swift, long strokes and soft scribbles, Mohammad Ali quietly sketched
the face of the woman sitting before him. After ten minutes …..
"The crowd erupted into thunderous applause the moment
a life size portrait of former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad was unveiled. There were 'oohs' and 'aahs' as ….


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Hey! I jumped off here for a bit. My dude and I paid a nice little visit to New Orleans, the only other city we've ever lived in together. It was half vacation, half we've had too much Chicago winter and, even though it's getting nice now, our bones are still frozen. Since we left, New Orleans is 300 years old (what?!) and way cooler. Us leaving may have even had something to do with that. We do not usually go to the swankiest places, but a quick rundown of our old and new favorites include: Elizabeth's and Paloma Cafe, in the Bywater, for great food and drinks; our old haunt Cure on Freret (they just won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar Program!); Alto, the poolside, rooftop bar at the Ace Hotel; Bouligny Tavern, our favorite neighborhood spot (when Uptown was still our neighborhood); and Jacques-Imo's on Oak, for really solid New Orleans cuisine (be prepared to wait for a table).
So, now the reason for this post: It's the two-year birthday of my little blog-baby! As a person who studied and loves history, but has no interest or intention of ever teaching, my blog has become my little passion project of researching, writing about historical people, historical recipes, and family recipes. I've been lucky enough to have very, very cool women agree to share their family recipes and stories with me. I've learned some cool new things myself, and hopefully you have, too! I'm having a mini-celebration with cake.
When I was little, my favorite dessert was strawberry shortcake (and my favorite cartoon was Strawberry Shortcake–which came first??). I see recipes for strawberry shortcake online and they look amazing, but they are not what I had as a child. In fact, the only strawberry shortcake recipe I knew as a child was probably mostly chemicals: Those little store-bought, yellow, spongecake discs, accompanied by a tub of bright red glaze, strawberries (perhaps the only non-lab-created ingredient), and cool whip. As a child of the nineties, my body was raised on preservatives and corn syrup. I think it's really nice when I hear people my age say that cookies and candies weren't even allowed in their house, or that if desserts were allowed they were always hand-made from scratch. That just wasn't my experience. Cake was available at every celebration, and almost always from a box. And I loved every minute of it.
As a grown-up who knows more about nutrition now, I eat a little better. Cakes are made, sure, but I enjoy only a little, or give them away as gifts. Also, I am blessed with a lot more time than my mom had. I am not working overtime in a factory, with two kids to feed. So, while I appreciate the tiny celebrations that we had, my happy medium as an adult is making things I love from scratch, with fresh and whole ingredients (including sugar and butter) when I can. This strawberry sponge cake is my version of my favorite childhood treat.
There is no history to this post, except for my own. It's just a thankful strawberry spongecake recipe to remind me of summer days as a child, why I love food so damn much in the first place, and how grateful I am that people like you show up to look at my pictures and read my words.
To begin, and to really get the nostalgia flowing, instead of a biscuit-like base (like the ones I see online that are very beautiful and delicious), I made a yellow sponge cake. There are not one, but two, layers of strawberries, one layer floating just above the cake, dripping with a strawberry glaze that melts into the top, the second sitting on a cloud of fluffy whipped cream. It's my own personal version of heaven.
Sponge Cake with Strawberries and Cream
Makes one 9×13-inch cake.
For cake:
2 cups unbleached cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup whole milk
4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 large eggs, room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
For topping:
2 cups strawberries, hulled and quartered (measure after quartering)
3/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced (to add to sauce)
1 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled and quartered (to add to whipped topping)
2 1/2 cups heavy cream, very cold
1/4 cup sugar
pinch of salt
2 tsp vanilla
For the cake: Grease a 9×13-inch pan and line with parchment paper (you may want to use a binder clip to hold the parchment to the sides of the pans). Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
Melt the butter and combine with the whole milk. Stir in the vanilla. Set aside.
In a double boiler, combine the eggs and sugar. Whisking constantly, heat the mixture over medium heat for 5-8 minutes. The sugar should be dissolved, and the mixture should be very light yellow and thin. Remove from heat.
With a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat the eggs and sugar together until about double in size. When ready, the mixture will be very light yellow in color, and will hold its shape for a moment, when you move the beaters through it.
Pour in all the flour mixture and gently fold from bottom to top until all dry ingredients are incorporated. Add in the butter and milk mixture and stir until combined. The batter will be quite thin.
Pour the batter into the pan, bake for about 25-30 minutes, turning the pan 180 degrees at the 15-minute mark.
When it is lightly golden brown on the top, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, it is done. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
For the topping: Hull and quarter strawberries and add them to a food processor with sugar. Blend until liquefied, then strain the mixture into a bowl.
Slice two cups of berries and stir them into the sweetened berry purée.
Beat the heavy cream with the sugar and vanilla.
Quarter the two remaining cups of strawberries.
Using a large serrated knife, slice the very top layer off the cake to make it a flat and porous surface. Pour the strawberry purée mixture evenly over the top of the cake. Add whipped cream. Then top with quartered berries and mint (optional).
This cake is not for everyone. Not even my mom who used to make it for me, who says she doesn't like "goop" on her cake. But for me, it's perfect. It's simple, it's delicious, and it's a little messy. Probably good for a picnic. It checks a lot of boxes.
If you share my passion for food and history, you're always welcome here! This is not a business for me, but it does feel like more than just a hobby. Thanks so much for reading and I hope you'll be back soon!


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A traditional 1930s Queensland timber home unique to this state in Australia and often called a "Queenslander".
It has all the usual modern conveniences and a trampoline, ping pong table and playstation for the children. We have many toys, sporting equipment and books, most of which the children would be happy to share. We have a range of bicycles including a tow-behind,baby seat and a tandem.
We are willing to swap cars. Ours is a late model six cylinder, Automatic, air conditioned Toyota Camry station wagon. We still have a car seat and booster for young chrildren. Borrowing our camping equipment is also a possibility.
The master bedroom has a king size ensemble bed with a lattex mattress which is very comfortable. The childrens beds also have latex mattresses.
There is a fold out double sofa bed in the lounge.
Broadband cable internet and email is installed on the new Apple/Mac computer with scanner and printer.
I'm Jonathan and my wife's name is Karen. I'm a nurse and my wife is a high school art teacher. The whole family loves to read and we often go camping. The children do all sorts of activities for the fun of it e.g. Ju jitsu, indoor rock climbing, cricket and girl guides.
Family, especially their cousins, are very important to the children which is why we want a house swap in or near Hobro, Denmark where my Australian brother lives with his Danish wife and two young girls.
We are one house away from a sizable park with a small creek which the local community is returning to it's natural state. While the park has natural areas with minor wildlife and nesting birds, it also has a large open grassed area as well as a skate park,basketball hoop,2 cricket pitches, a cricket practice net, swings, playgym, flying fox, cycle path, see-saw and bowling green.
About 2 blocks away is a huge green space around Kedron Brook, probably the best parkland on the North side of Brisbane. It has a wonderful system of off-road bicycle paths which connect to a Brisbane wide network linking to many other attractions and natural areas such as the Boondall Wetlands and the bayside suburbs. The sporting fields host Soccer, Hockey, Cricket, Rugby League and A grade Rugby Union in the Winter.
While the suburb is quiet, safe,and leafy, the railway station is only 10-15 minutes walk away. From there you can catch a train to the city and South Bank or the airport in less than 15min. The trains usually arrive every 15min. during the day. Alternatively a $10-20 taxi fare would see you to the airport.
A few minutes stress free trip will see you on the main bybass road to the famous beaches of the Gold Coast ( I hr South) or the Sunshine Coast (1hr North). The Gold Coast has all the theme parks; Movie world, Sea World, Wet'Wild water park, and DreamWorld. On the Sunshine Coast is Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin's Australia zoo and many natural attractions.
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Our home is beautiful, with modern designer furnishings and artwork. We have lovely gardens all around - lots of glass and windows to let in the light and...
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The illusionate, the possessioners, the Fallen Ones, the Shem–here is a brief recap of them in preparation of the upcoming sequel: The Grand Illusion.
New Babylon
Here's Till Now And Beyond
This is by no means my "New Years Resolution" post, but it is my Author's Resolution–a preemptive showing of what I have done since 2006 and what's in store through 2021.
Crossfire – A Glance into my WIP
Just to let you know I have not abandoned you, oh reader and friend. Here is a snippet from a scene I am finally pressing through in the Grand Illusion, the sequel to the Grand Attraction:D
A Sequel Meant To Soar
Everyone wants their next book to be the next best thing–just like the first: exhilarating and original.
Back Into The Lion's Den
It was as one of those moments one finds themselves in an ever-ordinary place only to have the mind explode into unfathomable creativity. The concrete broke like puzzle pieces and the vacant transports of that great mall all lit up. Carls felt the wisp of gentle breeze to his numbing skin—exhausted, bewildered, and breathless did he gaze upon the brilliant hexes of indigo.
The Splendor of Illusion
Magnificent it be—the pillars of emerald poised atop the prostrate marble floor.
Violet veins stretched beneath the feet of those blissful minds to dwell.
Such intrigue and by many names did its vast attractions lure;
To its radiant pillars and vibrant halls did man cling in escape of the world's fall.
-Exert from the Grand Illusion, The Splendor of Illusion
Curious? The Toy Merchant…
The man stood a proud six feet with a bright pink vest and white collared, blue striped button-up shirt; his couplings were of laden gold airplanes. His checkered pants fit well to his circus-like figure and about his identity was a mouse costume mask—the man must have lost his dignity long ago to dress so bizarrely. And yet he stood composed, his hands propped into the small slits of his pink vest.
Carls was hesitant.
"Do you wish to see my merchandise?" the man asked, a red glove reaching out toward his cart. Carls betrayed a quick glance down at the Hensers. Hensers? He was selling cards?
"The Gambler," Carls inquired, "do you know him?"
The man's shoulders lowered, as did his tone. "Oh… so it's you. Pity… you should have come to me first—for you can only deal with one." (more…)


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Venue / About Provincetown
Provincetown, MA is located at the northernmost tip of Cape Cod. As the first US landing for the pilgrims, the town will commemorate its 400th colonial anniversary in 2020.
Provincetown has a diverse and vivid history as a fishing village and a more recently a gay mecca. Also, Provincetown is the longest, continuous art colony in the US and has a 40-year history of marine science among its rich cultural mix. The Cape Cod National Seashore nearby offers beaches, trails, sand dunes and history attractions.
Fishermen Hall
TEDxProvincetown hosted its 2019 program at Fishermen Hall.
Fishermen Hall is newly renovated, air conditioned and fully equipped performance space. It is centrally located and a quick walk from Provincetown's town center.
Provincetown is well stocked with a range of restaurants and hotels. There are local taxis and pedicabs to get around, though the town is very walk-able and bike rentals are available. Whale watching, dune tours, art strolls, night life and nature hikes are among the many attractions, along with the iconic Pilgrim Monument, town hall, lighthouses another historic landmarks.


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Yesterday, I opened this week long series on what I learned about teamwork from sport growing up in Southeast Michigan with a view on the Detroit Tigers magical run in 1984. Based on the conversations that arose from this post, I wasn't the only one touched by this amazing team, manager, and season.
Today, the focus shifts to a team that was either loved, or hated, no in-between. If you were a fan of the Bulls, Celtics, Lakers, Bucks, 76ers, Bullets, Cavs, Hawks, or Trailblazers during the late 80's and early 90's you absolutely hated the Bad Boys. What is really odd about that statement is that this team had some really likeable people that were major contributors, including Chuck Daly who is one of the most respected coaches in NBA history (remember he was the coach of the first Dream Team), and Joe Dumars who was such a good example of sportsmanship that the NBA named their sportsmanship award after him.
How does a team with such highly respected professionals like Chuck Daly and Joe D become known as the Bad Boys? Recording fines from the NBA triple the amount of the next most fined team sure does help, especially when they come because of Bill Laimbeer, Isaiah Thomas, Rick Mahorn, Dennis Rodman, John Salley, and to a lesser extent Mark Aguirre and James "Buddha" Edwards. This team was the most physical, defensive-oriented team in the league for 1987-1991. Back when the NBA let teams play defense, and by defense I mean the no-blood-no-foul days, the Pistons were masters. They regularly agitated teams to their breaking point and caused retaliations by some of the league's most notable players (i.e. Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Danny Ainge, Charles Barkley, Bill Cartwright, Brad Daugherty, and nearly the rest of the Eastern Conference).
This team personified the spirit of Detroit (as did the later Goin' to Work Pistons which I will post on later). They were tough, blue collar in their approach, sometimes undersized (starting backcourt of Isaiah and Joe D was pretty short even in those days, add in Vinnie "The Microwave" Johnson coming off the bench and they were pretty short, but boy were they good), and downright chippy! What was amazing was that while they were so different as people, they all rallied around the team identity to the point that they were able to take on one of the best archetypes for any epic "us vs. the world" and they were able to go out and win!
What amazed me as a kid was how even though Isaiah was a great player, and Joe D. was a Hall of Famer, it was the amazing ability for every player on that squad to play an important role. They had six players in the 1988-89 season (this includes Dantley and Aguirre who were traded for one another halfway through the season), and every player that played real minutes on that team averaged at least 7 points a game. Even though they were known for their defense, their team FG% was .494 and they were a collective .769 from the Free Throw line. The following year the numbers were very similar. In both seasons in which they won the NBA Championship though, their numbers were league average in most categories. How did this team win?
The takeaway from the organizational perspective is that you don't have to be the biggest, most expensive, flashiest, or most highly recognizable to be a winner. This team defined its purpose, recognized its goals, embraced their individual roles, understood who was leading them, and lived out their culture to great success. They were not the most loved, appreciated, or understood group, but they were a team that functioned together against the odds to become a historic team that is now remembered in documentaries.
Do you know your team, purpose, role, culture, and leaders? If not, don't expect to succeed even with more money and flash than others.
What did you learn from the Bad Boys?


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