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Zoom Out...
Yesterday was an interesting day, to say the least. My head was spinning...full of many different ideas, projects and thoughts. My heart was was reeling full of many different emotions, feelings and sentiments. When I awoke this morning, the above quote popped to the front of my mind. "Sometimes we need to zoom out in order to refocus." This idea of "zooming out" seemed to be intertwined with a lot of conversations I have had, yesterday in particular.
I had a fantastic conversation with one of my bosses, in which she was reflecting about our past few years in our district. She said "I never realized, until today, how much we have accomplished. When we are in the middle of it, we are constantly second guessing, wondering if our decisions or actions have really had the impact that we had hoped for." My response was "It is really hard to see clearly, when we are in the middle of the trees, but if we just zoom out, and look at the whole forest...one might be awed at what we see." (Well, I didn't say it quite as poetic...but you get the picture :).
Interestingly enough, at the same time...I was really struggling myself. I didn't even realize until now, that it was pretty much the same struggle. I was wrestling with the fact that I really want to affect change, I want to create impact. I beat myself up, often, because I feel like I am failing. I feel like I am too small for such a feat. I often feel like I am running on a hamster wheel, going...going...going, but really going nowhere. This is about the time, when one of my good friends usually steps in! Always at the right time, always with the right words.
He is always reminding me to think more "big picture", in an essence...to zoom out. As he witnesses things from the outside, he sees things differently than I do. I tend to zoom in...way in. I get tripped up by the little things, that seem so big at the time. But it's when I zoom out, look at things as a whole...the picture becomes much more clear. When I do this "zooming out", it causes me to check myself...check my perspective. I always thank him for these reminders, because I need them to refocus. I need to be reminded to think beyond myself...not much I do is about me (or at least that is my intent). When I remember that, I can re-frame. I can then use that wide frame to regain my focus. If my goal is for the greater good, then I need to put my own ego and my own knee jerk emotions aside. I need to realize that it IS the small things that create big change. I say it often enough...I guess I just don't listen. If we CAN connect the dots of those small things, maybe they actually do line up to help create a wave of change.
There have been a few times recently when I have reflected on the amazing impact some of my people have on the greater good. I don't think THEY see their magnitude. This is what I say to them "You need to step back...really step back and look at your reach, look at your impact."...and then I proceed to explain the view from where I sit. I know, for a fact, that I have said it at least three times to three different people in the last week. But why can I not say it to myself?
We all have incredible things to offer, but many times we don't even realize our effect. Often times, we are so hyper focused on the here and now. It is important to be in the moment, but it is also so imperative to reflect, and pan out. Zoom out. I know when I do, it is always a huge wake up call that forces me to refocus.
So...keep things in perspective...zoom out every once in awhile and adjust focus as needed, so you can view YOUR impact clearly.
The Ripple Effect...
I have recently realized that I am drawn to water. It is near the water that I am calmed and introspective, with a quieted mind. Some common words used when talking about the symbolism or water are: Life, Motion, Renewal, Blessing, Intuition, Reflection and Transformation. When I review that list, it makes sense that this is where I often find refuge and recharge.
One thing I love about the water is when something is put into the it, there is a ripple effect. If you skip a stone, jump in, swim or just simply put your foot in, it causes a change. This change has a radiating affect. This effect is where I am reflecting today. This idea has been in my mind quite awhile, and I will do my best to put it into words and context.
I truly believe that "small moments have huge gains", but we are often unaware of those small moments, and miss the effects. I think it is important to realize that we DO have an effect, whether it is positive or negative, we do. That is important.
Words: I have said many times, "Words have power". They do! They have the power to lift someone up or tear someone down. It is also important to realize that they have a lasting effect. So many times, I personally have let others' words, affect me. Sometimes in a good way, often times not. Words stick to us and are worse then physical bruises, because many times, they do not fade. That is why I really try hard to use that power for good.
In my life, it has been words from others, that have kept me moving forward. To the speaker, they may not even have thought twice about it, nor the effect. People do not realize the reach that words can have. Someone believing in me, when I did not have belief in myself, has helped me to then pay that forward. It is because of this that I am very cognizant of my words and work hard to choose them wisely. My words will affect others and so on. Words change us, which in turn changes how we react, interact, speak, do. THAT is the ripple effect.
Think about our students. Often times, we do not know what they are dealing with. Our words to them, may just be THE ONLY words directed to them, that day, week, month. Because of that, our words have a tremendous ripple effect. WOW, just think of the magnitude of that. What were your last words to a student, how might that affect their trajectory? Now let's take it further...this is not only true for students, but for everyone!
One of our principals put up students pictures in the staff lounge. The idea was that teachers would add post-its to the picture, if they had spoken WITH that student. What a powerful experience! It was shared that there were days when some students had 0 post its. ZERO! I broke down in tears when I heard that. BUT, think of the tremendous learning. Think about the affect that had on those teachers and the hope that moving forward, they thought about their interactions with more intention.
I have a bad habit of "getting mushy" with people by letting them know how much their words had an effect on me. I do this because I want them to know the power of words. My hopes are that they will realize and understand, that they have that power and I appreciate them using that power for good.
As I am processing to write this...so many other ideas of this ripple effect come to mind: our choices, our actions, our relationships, our movements. The breath of this idea is overwhelming and I think I will need to explore each of these in depth...at a future time.
For now...my call to action is to really reflect on our words...choose them well...they have power, remember that.
Below is a video of a man that skips a rock. Each time it hits the water, it creates a ripple. As you watch, think of each of those skips as our words.
Stretch Forward...
So if you know me at all, I am always encouraging others to step out of their comfort zone, lean into the discomfort...just jump. I call it "nudging", but they may call it "pushing". Well, you might also know that I am BIG on "walking the talk". So I wanted to share some of my personal stories in regards to the above. They are not all stories of the standard of "success", but I do share how I used them to stretch forward. I believe that by sharing our truths, we can help others.
Last week was a big "stretch forward" week for me. It was my first time presenting for CUE at the first ever CUE BOLD. I went into this weekend, only knowing two people (HUGE leap for me to hang out with strangers for 2 days...big introvert anxiety), but man was it fantastic! More on that in the link below.
The second big stretch was that I recorded my first podcast! When Brent Coley approached me to do this interview, my first thought was "HE** NO!". I can kind of write, but have a coherent conversation, that others will hear? NO WAY! BUT, I didn't say no...what I actually said was "That is WAY out of my comfort zone, but I need to do it because I can't ask others to risk, if I don't". The topic: Stretching out of our comfort zones!!! It was all about us sharing stories of stretching forward. The topic is what sparked this blog post. I expand more on the CUE BOLD story and others, listen here: brentcoley.com/podcast . We recorded last Thursday and it was such a wonderful experience! Now will I listen to it? I am usure-(I don't want to hear my own voice), but I am so glad I did it.
I often talk about "switch flip" moments. A colleague asked me what that meant the other day. I explained it was the "aha" moment when something shifts in someone. Something triggered them to change something...a light switch was turned on. One of my big "switch flip" moments came as a result of reading Brene Brown's book Daring Greatly. The whole book was wrapped around this Teddy Roosevelt quote:
In the book, Brene talks about the fact that she WANTS to be in that ring...all in. I realized that I wanted to as well. I started stepping out of my comfort zone, knowing full well that I will fall...but at least I made the move. Last year I started using that quote with others: "Dare Greatly". I even gave the Roosevelt quote along with a plaque that said "Dare Greatly...#take risks" to teachers in our district that I wanted to celebrate for stepping out of their comfort zone. I LOVED seeing others take risks and the big pay offs.
BUT do your words ever come back to bite you? Mine do ALL THE TIME, but I love that. I LOVE when people put me in check...especially when those words help me stretch.
Last year I received my Administrative Credential, I didn't know what I was going to do with it, but I knew that I wanted to move forward. A principal position opened up in my district...hmmm. I was actually told that I wouldn't even make the paper screening. My first reaction...recoil. But then I started thinking...well, if I go into this knowing I have NO chance, then I know I am just going in for the experience. I was wavering back and forth. Do I put myself out there and make the people I work with every day, have to turn me down? How awkward will that be? I was texting with a friend about it and her response "Come on, Cori...take a risk, dare greatly!". Well...what could I say to my own words except "Ok...I will!". I turned in my paperwork and low and behold...I did make it through the paper screening. Again...I entered the interview knowing the absolute truth that this was ONLY for a learning and growing experience. Boy, was it! I did not get the job and I am actually glad that I didn't (a story for another time). But I WAS glad that I put myself out there. I stretched myself and I learned a lot! I took all that learning about myself and the organization and have used it as I proceeded forward this year.
A few months later, I was messaging with a gentleman that I had met through Twitter. At one point, I asked him if I could interview him for a blog post on "innovation". He agreed to it, but only if we did it through Voxer. What the heck is he talking about? Well I learned it is a "walkie talkie" type app. This was NOT something that I wanted to do...I wanted to hide behind my keyboard to conduct this interview. I was on high introvert anxiety. Well, his words to me were "Cori, how can we discuss innovation if you won't be innovative in how we discuss it?". Dang it... he was right! So, I reluctantly opened an account and sat quiet. Next thing I know...someone else was invited to the "chat" and it was go time. I was introduced to the other gentleman and the ball was in my court. I had no other choice but to talk into this thing...EEK!
THAT interview was never written up, but I had no way of knowing that those two gentleman would make such an impact on me! I am so thankful that Jon Corippo and David Culberhouse stretched me in that interview (and continue to do so, daily). These two stretch my thinking like I can't even believe and they encourage me to stretch myself like I never knew I could. They have changed me for the better, and I am so thankful that I took that initial leap!
Whenever I even think of going into that recoil mode, I think of these two stories and many others. I realize where I would be if I took the easy, route...if I had stayed in my "comfy zone". I know that I would not be who or where I am in my life today. I now take leaps, know that I will stumble and fall, but also know that I will do so "daring greatly". I know that I will always come out with something positive as I reflect on the process, the learning and the journey and be better for it.
So my call to action...just dare greatly. It could be something as small as me speaking into the Voxer app...which lead to unknown HUGE gains.
I was sitting at a kindergarten NGSS training a few weeks ago and they were discussing the NGSS shifts. Their task was to write a "tweet" about a shift and share it with someone else. One teacher came up to me to show me the hashtag she wrote on hers-#shifthappens. Ever since then, that term has stuck with me. It has so many different meanings...I could write multiple posts, but I will start with one. I am in constant self reflection mode (not sure if this is a good or bad thing) so this post will be a reflection on the shifts in me.
A few days ago, I made this image through #teacherstats and tweeted it out. I was actually quite surprised with the text that I wrote. I don't usually use the word "strong" when I think of myself, and never really thought about my shift in focus, until I wrote it.
Within the last year or so, my shift HAS really changed. I have started looking at education more globaly. Beyond my classroom, school site...even beyond our district. My main shift has become: "How can we create a better experience for our students?" I really want to be part of making this shift in education. Looking at the "350 Students" in that image just seems so small...I want to reach more.
I believe:
Classrooms need to be student centered.
Students should be creating.
Students need to be talking...to each other.
Students need to be practicing meta cognition...out loud.
Students should be given multiple entry AND exit points.
All students' ideas need to be valued.
Meet students where they are, not the other way around.
Teach to the edges, there is no average.
Students should be engaged and empowered in their learning.
Student voice and choice should be prevalent in the classroom.
Relationships matter, build that foundation.
Create experiences that are relevant.
Foster student passions.
I don't need the "why", I already know that one. Students NEED and DESERVE it. My focus is on HOW can we create these shifts. Where do I fit into it? How can I (one person) affect a large change? I find myself asking the same questions again and again, hoping someone, somewhere will have the answer.
How can we ensure that students are at the center of learning?
How do we help others understand that teaching is not about us, it's about the students?
How do we encourage others of the need for a shift?
How do we deal with those who are digging in their heels?
How do we build capacity in others to help lead the change?
What do we do with our early adopters?
How do we help others move past insecurities and take risks?
I find myself having these conversations with some incredibly savvy educational leaders and it leads me to even more questions. But what I do find is that through these conversations, it creates more small shifts within me. I was never one to have strong opinions, and I NEVER shared my opinions if I had any. This has changed. I am finding my voice...because I believe we need to be "louder" if we want to be heard AND listened to. I have found my voice because I am passionate in doing right by our students.
I always go back to this phrase that my friend, Jon Corippo shared with me a while back: "Use your megaphone for good." So I always try to do that. Whatever forum I am in, I try to help create positive shifts. Whether that is one on one, in front of a crowd, through Twitter, this blog space....I try to convey this message: We need to keep changing FOR and WITH our students. They NEED to be at the center, always." I don't know if I have made a dent...but I will keep trying, because our kids deserve it!
Find YOUR People...
I am sitting here, with a laundry list of other things that I should be doing, but I am compelled to write. I know that my mind will be of no use, unless I get this out. I wrote a piece earlier today to be published in an ebook. The topic was about "collaboration" and my piece was about "Finding YOUR People"...more specifically: Finding Your Tribe. I will share some of that piece in a minute, but the interesting thing is...right as I pushed submit on that piece, I received a message from one of my "tribe people". This message was an incredibly kind, supportive, wake up call to me. It was exactly what I needed, at that exact moment in time. Funny how that works. More on that in a bit.
Here is an excerpt from my story:
#tribematters: This idea of finding your tribe, is new to me...but so transformative! It wasn't until this last year, that I feel I have found my tribe people and have understood the impact. I describe a tribe as a group of YOUR people. These are the people that "get" you. They understand where you are coming from, where you want to go and help you to get there. They are there to listen when you need an ear, lift you when you are down, celebrate when there are wins and push you farther than you thought you could go. Your tribe members don't necessarily need to be like minded people, but they are usually like hearted people...that is where the connection is made.
I personally have been extremely blessed to have found my tribe! It is not large, but they are large in my life. It is made up of amazing, humble educational leaders who care. I would not have survived this last year without this crew! There have been many times of self doubt, pitfalls, frustration, small wins, big wins, naysaying, bullying, good times and bad...and they have seen me through them all. They have helped me to see things and believe things in myself, that I never knew. They put me in check when needed and they absolutely stretch me AND my thinking.
I have come to rely on this amazing group of people for a lot. I just hope that I can give back in return. This should be a two way street and I often wonder if I am pulling my weight in these relationships. I often reflect and wonder how I can give back to them. I don't feel I have much to give, besides my ear and my heart...both of those are always free and clear when/if they are needed...I hope they know that.
And this is when I got today's kick in the a**! The thing that struck me, was that I easily and openly received the message...this is new to me. My usual MO is to quickly put up walls when hearing tough stuff, but this was different. Why? I think I have figured it out...intent. While I was listening, my eyes were tearing up and I really didn't know why. I now realize, it was because of the intent behind the words. This is a trusted person (which is tough for me in the first place) whom I have great respect for. This person was seeing the effect things were having on me, when I couldn't see it myself and stopped me in my tracks. The words and the intent were implicitly authentic AND real. I took them in and made the shift in my mind and my heart. I went through the rest of the day, functioning in a different way...looking at things through a different lens. THAT is what your tribe can do for you.
I know this person does not even see the power of these words, so that is why I decided to write. I often say that words matter because they absolutely do! Something we say, can change someone else (good or bad). That 1 minute message created a shift...words are free and take up very little time. Let's use our megaphone for good.
I am thankful every day for the amazing people that have entered into my life and often question how I got so lucky. If they are reading this, they know who they are because I thank them often, yet don't feel I can thank them enough. I urge you, find YOUR people and hold on to them.
Mother, Teacher, Administrator, Presenter, GCE Level 1 & 2, Encourager of others.
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One of the most common inquiries we receive is in regards to purchasing an investment property in the greater Tysons Corner area. In addition to doing a lot of business in the Tysons Corner area and managing investments for others (through our property management company), we also own investment properties ourselves.
Common questions are in regards to communities around the new metro stations in Tysons and whether prices and rents will go up. Also, there are questions in regards to what communities will give the best return on investment etc. So, here are some observations, comments, tips and information on the cash flow in specific Tysons Corner communities.
The first thing to do before deciding on a community and investment strategy is to find out what type and what amount of financing you can qualify for. Financing for an investment property is totally different from a mortgage for a principal residence. Some lenders will not lend to investors in certain communities (and if they do lend they have higher interest rates, closing costs and more stringent requirements for the borrower.)
As an example, at the Gates of McLean, lenders may be hesitant to give investment loans due to the high investor ratio (more than 50% of the units are occupied by non-owners.) As an example, lenders may only do a 5/1 Arm for investors there with a 20-25% down payment.
You can also go the route of a commercial loan instead of a residential loan. A commercial loan will have different rules than a residential one – may be a fixed rate balloon and need a larger down payment etc.
After you have spoken to a lender and found out their rates, points and closing costs it is time to figure out what you want to achieve with your investment. Are you speculating on a price increase? Are you looking for a long term investment with monthly income? Do you plan to use it as a retirement home or a home for your kids when they go to college?
Appreciation is great – however purchasing a home based on an expectation for appreciation is speculation. There are easier ways to speculate – individual stocks in the stock market for example. In general I would suggest to get as good a cash flow as possible. Even at break-even you may still get tax benefits and the mortgage will still be paid down. Over the long term the home will hopefully appreciates as well.
Strategy is important. If you have a specific amount of cash available (say $100,000) and plan to finance 80% of the purchase price – do you purchase one home at $500,000 or two homes at $250,000? If you need ways to pick a loan, just visit www.pickaloan.co.uk for more info.
Or you may have been planning to purchase one home at $250,000 and put down 40% instead of 20% to help with the cash flow? Not that great of an idea – you can find homes that will cash flow with a 20% down payment in the Tysons Corner area – why settle for less? Also, you want to use leverage to your maximum benefit. Your return due to appreciation will be double if you put down 20% as opposed to 40% on a property.
So, we typically recommend a 20% down payment on investment properties and to purchase lower priced homes (especially if you are just starting out as an investor.) Don't think of areas you necessarily would want to live in – you are looking for areas with low prices and affordable rents (hint: you typically won't find that next to a metro station.)
In the Tysons Corner area, low-end condos will likely be the only thing that will make sense cash flow wise. There are a few single family communities that will cash-flow at 30% down.
So, lets look at a few potential communities:
Woodburn Village has seen a lot of foreclosures and is probably among the best cash flows you will get in the general Tysons Corner area. There are a couple of other condominiums that will have about the same cash flow in Falls Church. .
For Sale | Sample Cash Flow Sheet (contact us for updated version)
Covington is an OK cash flow for a town home in this area. Some foreclosures of town homes but nothing compared to what has happened to condominiums.
For Sale | Sample Cash Flow Sheet (contact us for updated version)
Georgetown is a town home community in Manassas. The commute out there may difficult if you live in Tysons Corner. Chantilly has some areas too that are similar – also a few communities in the Baileys Crossroads/Colombia Pike area that may be good.
For Sale | Sample Cash Flow Sheet (contact us for updated version)
Pimmit Hills is in a great location – most of the value is in the land though. That doesn't get the you the best cash flow on rentals. The prices of the land may rise over time and it is great if you plan to tear down and build a new home at some point. In the meantime you will be paying holding cost not offset by the rental income. The investment cost may be pretty high too at ~$100,000 with down-payment, closing cost and repairs.
For Sale | Sample Cash Flow Sheet (contact us for updated version)
Gates of McLean is located next to one of the new metro stations on the silver line. It is and will continue to be attractive to homeowners, renters and investors. The investor ratio there is currently above 50%. Rents are climbing, but as you can see from the Sample Cash Flow Sheet, the cash flow is not really there as compared to communities like Woodburn Village. The high investor ratio is not necessarily due to the community being a great investment – I believe it is more driven by owners not selling due to the overall market and choosing to rent out instead (and hoping for a bump in prices and rents as the area continues to be developed.)
For Sale | Sample Cash Flow Sheet (contact us for updated version)
So, in conclusion, the cash flow varies greatly in the area. There are few communities that give positive cash flows with a 20% down payment.
We will be happy to assist you in coming up with an investment strategy and finding the right investment property. After you have spoken to a lender and you are satisfied with the terms of the loan, please contact us or fill out the below form so we can get started!

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Michael Kors dress, Dior sandals! Meet Angelina Jolie!
August 13, 2009
When I saw those pictures from "Inglourious Basterds", I was so impressed how by her look! I was just thinking to have such a nice dress! I've found out that this is a dress by Michael Kors Fall 2009 with a price $3295. Of course, the dress was sold immediately after Angelina wore it. It WAS available at Nordstrom:
Burberry vs bebe vs Michael Stars vs Macy's vs GAP
May 26, 2009
This season Burberry offers degrade coloured trenches, tees and cardigans. I must say it looks very-very nice, I've already bought Thomas Burberry ombre tank and everybody asks me where :) So now I'm thinking about one of these cardigans.
This one is a long sleeve dégradé wool cardigan with v-neckline will work both at work place and during summer night stroll with jeans and wedges. You can purchase it at BurberryUSAonline. Well, you can also find some affordable version at bebe in olive/vert.
Christian Louboutin vs Charlotte Russe vs bebe
May 11, 2009
These Christian Louboutin Jefferson Platform sandals look very lovely, I would try them with jeans, simple white tank and straw large bag :) or they can be paired with white shirt to get more business look :) They're available at Barneys in navy, red and blush:
Honestly, they're nice to have, but maybe it's not the most necessary pair, even if you can afford them. So, let me show some nice versions for which you can surely spend your money :)
Haute Hippie vs bebe
May 11, 2009
Black silk mini tunic Haute Hippie dress with metallic paillette detailing has a sleeveless silhouette. Detailing in geometric squares down the middle of front and back of dress and on the neckline and shoulder straps. You can purchase it at Mytheresa:
Matthew Williamson vs bebe
May 9, 2009
This time there is the nicest Matthew Williamson black cotton blend strapless dress with embroidered pockets, available at Mytheresa. You could see Lindsay Lohan wearing pink version of this dress. Moreover, Matthew created collection for H&M, and there is also similar pink version.
Balmain vs bebe vs Oasis
May 1, 2009
This season Balmain clothing and shoes are the most desirable pieces for me! This time there is a sexiest skirt with beyond the clouds price!
This ultra glamorous curve contouring studded black mini skirt from Balmain can be paired with fierce heels and an oversized blazer for an evening ensemble with rock-chic appeal. It's available at Net-a-Porter:
Stella McCartney vs bebe
April 27, 2009
This season Stella McCartney offered very nice synthetic leather and mesh open toe sandals with gathered elastic sling back. They are available at Barneys in black and beige:
I was waiting for some shop makes an affordable alternative. And here it is:
Jimmy Choo vs Bakers vs bebe vs GoJane
April 16, 2009
Add a little ray of sunshine to a moody fall palette with Jimmy Choo's canary yellow heels. They look very comfy, so you can wear them jeans all day! Available at Net-a-Porter. At Bakers you can find similar gladiator-inspired t-strap sandal featuring decorative stud detailing, elevating platform and adjustable strap closure. Compare:
At bebe you can find alternatives in olive, black and white:
Balenciaga vs GoJane vs bebe
April 16, 2009
Balenciaga is one of my favourite shoe designers! And not only for me :) They always look unlike anything others. Unfortunately, they're hardly affordable if you're not a celebrity… These amazing heeled gladiators are available in black and yellow:
Fortunately, you don't need to spend $1245 for them. You can cash alternative just for $31.50!!!
Chanel vs Forever21 vs bebe
April 5, 2009
Chanel jelly thong sandals were hits of previous seasons and sold out immediately. The price was about $350! Too much for jelly flip flop, isn't it? You can find blue at Bluefly for $220 (was $275), pink at eBay for $419.95. At the Spring-Summer Resort 2009 show Mr. Lagerfeld offered black and white camellia flower version with price about $350. Let's have a look at them all:


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This recipe needs no fancy name. It's flavour and moistness speak for themselves. This cake was a staple of childhood celebrations in my house while growing up — it makes a fabulous base for Black Forest Cake, but is also excellent with chocolate cream cheese icing and cinnamon hearts.
Of course, if I were to give it a fancy name, I'd probably call it "Triple Layer Fudge Cake".. or something like that.
This cake has been the base for a number of birthday cakes for my own kids. One year I used it to make a pirate ship, another year it was transformed into a volcano. This year, it is being used in a Minecraft themed creation.
2 cups boiling water
1 cup cocoa
2 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1/2 tsp ginger (optional)
1/2 tsp cardamom (optional)
1 cup butter, softened
2 1/4 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Mix boiling water and cocoa. Whisk well and let cool to room temperature. Preheat oven to 350F.
Sift dry goods together in medium bowl. Cream together sugar, butter, and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time and mix well.
Add flour mixture (in 3 parts) and cocoa mixture (in 2 parts) to butter mixture, blending between each addition. Spread in 3 well-greased pans.
Bake for 25 – 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes clean. Cool.


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Our mid-term of Semester 2 is now approaching. CSPC Fundraising has been successful with a lot of hard work from our dedicated BMTM parents. We only have left one more fundraiser for this school year a Gift Basket draw with tickets sold at our CSPC workshop on April 10.
This is the first year that CSPC is giving a bursary for Student Achievement for each grade from Grade 9 to Grade 12. We also are supplying some TTC tickets for our students in need and for school trips.
Don't forget that CSPC is made up of parents/guardians of Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton students. It's never too late to join us and make a difference in your children's life. We meet on the last Tuesday of every month at 7 pm, with the exception of June. Because of a scheduling conflict, our next meeting is on April 22. We would like to see more parents involved in their children's school.
Don't forget to check out the school website where the CSPC minutes are posted monthly. For more information, feel free to email me at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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CSPC Chair
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Anyways, I was up early meal planning and making a grocery list. I ended up taking an inventory of everything in the pantry and refridgerator and then cleaned them both out.
So our meals planned for this week are:
Homemade baked chicken strips with zuccini noodles
Turkey tacos with black beans and sautéed green beans
Bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado wraps with roasted sweet potatoes
Mushroom soup with pimento cheese sandwiches
Pizza with Cesar salad


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The EETLs are expected to save around 50 to 60 per cent electricity consumption from the normal tube lights. The state government is likely to fix the price of each tube light at Rs 250 against actual cost of around Rs 600 in the retail market. The state government will set up special kiosks and counters across the state for disbursement of the EETLs soon after finalizing the procurement process.
Interestingly, Andhra Pradesh is the only state in the country to have distributed over 2 crore energy efficiency bulbs to the domestic consumers across the state. The government had in fact collected a nominal price of just Rs 10 to distribute the bulbs.
However, the state government is yet to take a decision on how many tubes to be distributed to each household. Chief minister is expected to take a final call with regard to the distribution of EETLs to the commercial establishments. The government had confined the previous LED bulbs distribution only to the domestic consumers and two bulbs to each household.
Without giving the further details on the plans to switching to the EETLs from LED bulbs, energy principal secretary Ajay Jain on Tuesday said that the chief minister Chandrababu Naidu would himself roll out the scheme details. He said that the move is aimed at bringing big relief to the consumers from high electricity bills. He said that CM would launch the programme during the energy conservation week to be celebrated between December 14-20.
Meanwhile, chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu claimed that the state continues to be in the number 1 slot in the country in energy conservation. In an open letter on the occasion of commencement of energy conservation week, CM said that they had jumped into the implementation process of energy conservation measures almost two years ago even before other states readied their plans. He said that the move had made rapid strides with the wholehearted support of the people.
He said that they have achieved national and international acclaims including from International Energy Agency (IEA), World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on energy conservation front. CM assured to launch more consumer friendly initiatives in the coming days to put the state ahead of the others. "My only agenda of reforms in any sector is to extend the fruits to my people," said CM.
To further enhance the promotion of energy efficiency in the state, the government has chalked out plans to involve all the members of the existing Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) with a total membership of around 80 lakhs in the energy efficiency campaign.


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How braun coffee makers leaves an impression?
For some time, I wanted to write an article about the "best" braun coffee makers, but unfortunately, after pondering for a while, I still cannot locate that "best", although I know that many of you would say that the braun tassimo is one of the best but of course, there would be folks that would also root for aromaster.
So, rather than trying to come out with one single best braun coffee maker, I would like to highlight a braun coffee machine that caught my eyes recently -the braun impressions coffee maker.
The first thing that caught my eyes and I believe is also one of their features which braun used extensively in their marketing campaign -the look and feel. Being a winner of reddot design award, it is clear that a lot of effort of was invested into this coffee maker to ensure that it look anything but good.
Well, it is good to have a great looking coffee maker, but what about its functionality? The most important aspect of a coffee maker is to have the ability to keep serving hot and fresh coffee for a while. Many coffee makers in the market failed miserably with their heating plate.
So, for the braun impressions coffee maker, they have this insulated and "supposedly" unbreakable carafe to keep your coffee hot for up to 3 hours. If you are looking for a coffee maker with a great function, this alone would suffice.
But, braun value add do not stop here. Other than providing the basic fresh and hot coffee, they design the impressions coffee maker to be very user friendly. The first feature that would assist the user is the pour and lock system.
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The Charlotte Council of Garden Clubs located at 1820 East Seventh Street in the Elizabeth neighborhood has recently completed installation of an urban style garden that features several unique plants and techniques for using ordinary materials in creative ways. The garden was planned to expand the space available for social events, to demonstrate environmentally responsible and sustainable practices, to incorporate native plants, to showcase cultivars of plant families that are unfamiliar or new to the market and to present an example of how using design principles such as repetition can ensure a cohesive and functional garden.
The central focus or axis of the garden is the armillary, a globe shaped sundial surrounded by permeable pavers and two trial beds. It is in the trial beds that new cultivars of plants are featured yearly. New iris and daylilies are just two examples of unfamiliar varieties or cultivars of plants that are displayed. Paths of gravel laid over salvaged crushed concrete lead the visitor into four garden areas.
The southern style garden features azaleas, camellias, hydrangea and ferns.
The Asian inspired garden features a large boulder that is suitable for seating and is surrounded by small gravel and dwarf Mondo grass. Plants include yew, cypress, cedar, ferns and azaleas.
Crossing the original brick path leads one by a clematis draped arbor into the butterfly garden. There one finds roses, coneflower, hibiscus, butterfly bush and yarrow. Between this garden and the edible garden is a bench and a bird bath surrounded with a variety of plants.
The edible garden includes a Serviceberry tree, ever bearing strawberries, peppers, blueberries and a horseradish plant.The Charlotte Herb Guild maintains herbs at the Betty Little House.
Transitioning the step up to the patio area is a grouping of vegetative walls planted in Veronica and Chocolate Chip ajuga.
Pavers with pockets filled with succulents expand the existing stamped concrete patio and bridge the area between the sidewalk and street. Of note, is the use of fencing to create pockets in the garden and to provide trellises for camellia and loropetalum.
The back garden includes several planters and many of the Lenten roses, Hosta and hydrangea that once lived in the front garden.
In the future we will be planting at least 1,000 muscari bulbs and a variety of edible greens to span the time between Fall and Spring. Garden club members invite you to enjoy the garden and be inspired to create something wonderful in your space.
Information about tours and programs on the garden is available on request.


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Congratulations to all of the newly anointed Zen Masters. Thanks for all of the help over the years. It's always appreciated. Thanks also to Andy Cotgreave, Elissa Fink, and the Tableau staff for recognizing your indescribable awesomeness. You make the Tableau user community feel like a family and I'm honored to be able to be a small part of it.
On Wednesday on the main stage at TCC a select and special group of people walked across the stage. They are the first class of Tableau Zen Masters, members of the community who are masters of Tableau and of the principles of information design, teachers to others and innovators. And they capture the spirit of questioning and helping that is at the heart of the Tableau community.
Who are these extraordinary people? Glad you asked.
Jonathan Drummey
Chuck Hooper
Ryan Robitaille
Tableau Zen Masters will have access to the Tableau dev team and other people within Tableau. They get gifts and schwag. And they are recognized as Zen Master in the Tableau community and can use the title in professional profiles and their resume, marking them as some of the best in the world at working with data and information design.
Andy Cotgreave, who has long been a champion of the idea of honoring our highest-contributing community members, did the presentation. He outlined the program and its benefits, then introduced each of the Zen Masters. And then he said, "What do we ask of you in return? Just keep on being amazing."Tableau Zen Masters: From every single person that you have helped or inspired, thank you for your immense contributions to the Tableau Community.
That's very kind Matt! I know I speak for all of us when I say we're completed humbled by this honor. It's pretty overwhelming. But without people like Andy and Elissa and the development staff, we wouldn't have such an incredible product to play with every day. It has completely changed my life and for that I'm forever indebted to Tableau.
Congrats to all of you. You are what makes the Tableau forum so special...and without you all, way more hours would have been spent struggling through issues that you make to seem so simple!!
What Andy said. ;)
Great to see these guys thanked by Tableau. All of them have helped me learn Tableau in one way or another and saved a few headaches! Thanks!
Saluting you guys for all your help with the community. As a new Tableau community member, I look up to each one of you. I am very impressed by the awesome community you've all helped build, and hope to be able to contribute more in the future.
Well deserved recognition for every one of these guys. Why no ladies?
Great to see these guys thanked by Tableau. All of them have helped me learn Tableau in one way or another and saved a few headaches! Thanks!
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Cooney has 28, Syracuse beats Florida State 70-57
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Florida State ran into a one-man wrecking crew in Trevor Cooney.
Syracuse's junior guard scored a season-high 28 points on a season-best 7 3-pointers to lead the Orange (12-4, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) to a 70-57 win over the Seminoles (9-7, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) in the Carrier Dome.
The win was SU's sixth straight.
"We ran into a buzz saw," said Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton. "I actually thought we did a pretty good job defending him tonight, but he was in a zone. I was kind of hoping he'd wait one more game before he had a game like tonight. My biggest concern was that someone would go off and be successful. That makes it difficult for us with the team we have now."
Cooney entered the game hitting 36 percent from the 3, but he was hot from the start, hitting a jumper to tie the game at 2 and his first 3-pointer at 16:50.
Another 3 extended the Orange lead to 15-8 and his third 3 of the first half ballooned the Orange lead to 23-12 with 8:44 to go.
Cooney's final 3 of the half gave the Orange its biggest lead at that point, 33-16, with under four minutes to go.
In all, he was 4 of 7 from the 3-point line in the first half to help lead Syracuse to a 35-22 lead at the break. He followed that with a 3-for-4 performance from beyond the arc in the second half and keyed a 19-10 Orange run after the Seminoles had cut the lead to 51-42 with 10:55 to go in the game.
Cooney had nine points during the spurt.
"When I'm making shots, it extends the defense and we're able to get some easy ones," Cooney said. "I needed to be aggressive for 40 minutes and get myself in a good rhythm. I was able to do that today early."
Rakeem Christmas registered his fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds and Michael Gbinije added 11 points and nine rebounds. Christmas also had five blocked shots.
Xavier Rathan-Mayes led Florida State with 14 points and Boris Bojanovsky had 10 points and four blocks.
Syracuse, which plays three of its next four at the Carrier Dome, entered the game hitting just 29 percent from the 3-point line. But the Orange hit 6 of 11 from long range in the first half, led by Cooney's four, and were 10 of 17 for the game.
"I think we're taking the right steps now," Cooney said. "We were struggling earlier, but we found our groove. We've been able to get good things going offensively and defensively. Hopefully, we'll continue."
Florida State was just 2 of 16 from the 3, adding to the team's woes from beyond the arc. The Seminoles entered the game hitting just 27 percent. Junior guard Devon Bookert, the Seminoles best 3-point shooter at 40 percent, was 0-for-3 from the 3-point line in the first half, 0-for-6 for the game, and just 2 of 12 from the field for six points.
"Obviously, they've been very good at playing their 2-3 zone, and I thought our guys were extremely tentative," Hamilton said. "In the second half we executed a lot better, but when you go 2 of 16 from the 3 and 61 percent from the free throw line it's hard to win against a team like Syracuse."
The victory was tempered by an injury to Syracuse freshman forward Chris McCullough, who suffered an injury to his right knee with just under 12 minutes to go in the first half.
McCullough landed awkwardly trying to catch a high pass from Gbinije in transition, could put little pressure on his leg, was helped to the locker room, and never returned. He is to be evaluated Monday.
"We hope for the best for Chris," Cooney said. "He's a big part of what we do."
Florida State: Sunday's game at the Carrier Dome was the first time Seminoles had played in a domed building since playing at the AlamoDome in the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
Syracuse: Christmas, who entered the game averaging 17.3 points, has scored in double figures in all but one game this season.
Florida State's troubles continued at the charity stripe. The Seminoles hit 13 of 21 for the game, 62 percent. For the season, they are hitting just 65 percent. … Rathan-Mayes was 1 of 5 from the 3.
Syracuse's Gbinije continued his hot shooting from beyond the arc. He was 2 of 3 against Florida State and is now 13 of 19 in his last six games.
Florida State is at Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.
Syracuse is at home Tuesday night against Wake Forest.


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Three quarters of the way through March, I received my very lovely copy of Dux Brittaniarum, from the nice chaps at Too Fat Lardies.
A quick read through reveals its all pretty straighforward, especially as Griping Beast are finally releasing the generic Dark Ages plastic mini's I will need for the unarmoured part of my Sub-Roman army. A bit of luck with a pack of West Wind armoured Sub-Roman spear will add to these to make a cheap Sub-Roman army! Now, for some of the very nice pre-planned games (farm raid and village raid) that the rules include, I need... a farm and a village!
My well-stocked terrain box has plenty of Dark Ages terrain, but a quick count up revealed a problem! A "farm" for game purposes, is a minimum of three buildings, and a "village" is a minimum of four, plus a bit of fence.
Even my arithmetic could work out that two houses do not a Sub-Roman farm or village make. Ironically with the houses, plus a church, great hall and grubenhauser, I could make a fully functional Saxon farm or village!
Since I am obviously psychologically incapable of refusing the chance to build terrain models, the solution was obvious. So for now my grand plans for the Wansdyke and South Cadbury are on hold, while I build a granary, a pig sty and a storage shed / barn. Oh, and a length or two of fence!
All three of these are relatively small structures, and lend themselves to being made from solid foam blocks. I'll build them in the same order, granary first, then pig sty, and finally the barn. I'll fit the fence it somewhere!
Granaries were pretty standard structures, and every village or farm would have had at least one. They were typically mounted on posts or stilts, which were (crucially) set so that the building overhung them. This kept the grain off the ground, and made it less susceptible to damp or heavy rain running in, but also helped to keep out rodents. With the posts set inside the line of the building, a mouse or rat would have to climb up the post (easy enough), then crawl while hanging upside down to the edge of the building, which whilst perhaps not impossible, is pretty tricky.
A block of foam, 80x60x50mm, like this one here,
gets cut with a big knife to produce this roughly shed-shaped item:
Make a cutout at one end for a door. Note there are no windows. A thatched roof would make the structure sufficiently breathable.
Ready to go
Structure in place
Glue strips of wood (coffee stirrers, basswood or balsa, according to your preference) to the base. I went with two layers, a transverse set, and then three more running front to rear slightly inside the building edge.
View of floor timbers and support beams
Rafters go one next. A bit of overhang lets the roof fit nicely.
These are followed with the thatch, made as usual from towelling and PVA. A large woodscrew crowded in through the doorway makes a useful handhold at this stage.
Roof on
Now, here's the clever bit (don't get too excited!). Cut your base from whatever material you feel will best suit (this is 3mm hardboard - horrible stuff, this is about all it's fit for). By careful reference to your building, mark the position of the stilts onto your base. Then make your stilts and glue them to the base. These want to be about two to three feet high in scale, and sufficiently thick to look as if the will actually hold the building up when it contains several tons of wheat and barley! Again, timber is the obvious material, but there is evidence for the use of carved stone, certainly later on.
Holes and stilts
Glue your stilts onto the base, making sure that they are even and level and the store actually sits on top of them! Add some squares of plastic card to the tops of the stilts, giving a bit of overhang. These would have been slate, stone or split timber, to help keep the mice out. Then sculpt your groundwork.
Note the stilts all DO touch!
So, paint the two parts according to your preferred method and colours, and sort out your groundwork with flock. Fit a suitable door, either home made, or one from the nice chaps at Warbases, as I did here.
Ready for assembly...
Now, glue the completed store to the stilts and tidy up / weather the joined areas.
The stilts still all touch!
I gave mine a coat of gloss polyurethane for protection, followed by two coats of W&N Galleria matt through the airbrush. Now add any tufts, tussocks or static grass, especially around the bottom of the stilts, where long grass tends to not get trimmed back.
Ready for the harvest.
On the table. MDS Pictish raider for scale.Merry meet!


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By Lindsay E. Jubelt, MD, MSHP, and Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc
Payment reform is expanding the focus of health systems beyond care for individual patients to improving the health outcomes of populations. Improving population health is a daunting new task for health systems, requiring novel approaches and partnerships. Yet many health systems have an opportunity to make early and meaningful improvements in the health of one particular population—their own employees.
Health systems employ approximately 10% of the US workforce. Despite health care being their primary focus, health care workers, at least those in US hospitals, generally have poorer health status and higher costs than those in other industries. For the many health systems that are self-insured, organizations are at full risk for their employees' health care expenditures. As employers, health systems are also motivated to improve worker satisfaction and well-being as a means of increasing productivity and retention and reducing sick days.
Several features set health systems apart from other industries in the pursuit of employee health. Health systems may provide medical care for a large portion of their workforce, a relationship that facilitates health systems' addressing their workers' health. For example, biometric screening programs, common in many workplaces, may identify employees with certain risk factors (such as elevated blood pressure or a high body mass index).
In health systems, however, once a screening program has identified a risk factor, the individual can be directly connected with appropriate follow-up—often with a clinician whom the employee already trusts. Furthermore, employees in a health system are a "captive" patient audience. Health systems can craft healthful environments through more nutritious meal options, exercise programs, and workplace redesign, thereby promoting sustained behavior change that is otherwise difficult to achieve within traditional medical settings and relationships.
Across the United States, a number of health systems are leveraging these advantages to develop promising innovations in employee health. For example, the employee health management program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) uses financial incentives such as reduced annual deductibles to encourage healthy behaviors. The program targets annual completion of a health risk assessment, blood lipid and glucose screening every 5 years, and participation in a comprehensive program that integrates an incentive platform, health coaching, and a web portal for tracking progress and accessing health education tools.
An evaluation of the UPMC program found that it improved risk factor profiles, increased the use of preventive and chronic disease management services, and reduced absence from work. The UPMC health plan also experienced reduced growth in costs after the inception of the employee health initiative, although a causal inference cannot be made about this finding.
Challenges to Employee Program Effectiveness
Despite these positive examples, evidence for the effectiveness of employee health programs has been decidedly mixed. Although a 2010 study found a return on investment of $3.27 for every $1 spent on wellness programs, subsequent analyses have not confirmed this finding. More recent studies have shown more modest effects on health improvement and cost savings. Although care management interventions that provide assistance managing chronic disease have demonstrated cost savings in some settings, broader wellness programs targeting primary prevention have not. Moreover, both care management programs and wellness programs have faced low enrollment rates, averaging below 50%.
Programs also are often hamstrung by the lack of a shared organizational vision for employee health. For example, occupational health programs are often structured to meet regulatory requirements rather than to improve health outcomes or reduce employee medical costs. Employee benefit design, usually the realm of human resource departments, is commonly divorced from the clinical needs of the population served or the overarching goals of the health system.
Another challenge is the legitimate concern of protecting employee privacy and confidentiality. Although the privacy of individual health information is protected under federal and state laws, critics have called for greater firewalls in the health system context, in part because employee health programs may involve coworkers accessing sensitive information. Furthermore, recent studies have suggested that incentive-based employee wellness programs could facilitate discrimination based on genetics, health status, or disability by shifting costs to less healthy workers.
Employee-Centered Health Management
Efforts to address these employer-centric goals are likely to be successful only if informed by the needs of the population served. In a 2014 study, the top reason consumers cited for not participating in workplace wellness programs was that the programs were not relevant to them or their situation. Health systems are spending time and resources on programs that do not address the problems most relevant to their employees—and they consequently go underutilized. For example, child care or eldercare, burnout or stress, and back and neck pain are common causes of worker absenteeism, but employee health programs commonly begin with a focus on cardiovascular disease prevention.
Although it is possible for employee health programs to address both daily quality-of-life issues and population health concerns, sequencing of programs to engage employees is important. In the same way that a primary care physician might choose to treat a patient's knee pain before addressing the underlying cause of obesity, an employee-centric approach would strive to achieve relevance and build trust before addressing fundamental risk factors that may not be at the forefront of an employee's mind.
Because employees are the most knowledgeable in identifying barriers to being present, productive, and fulfilled at the workplace, they must be integrated into the process of deciding program priorities. They also offer a unique perspective on their health care needs, utilization patterns, and ways to reduce health care costs. Health systems should therefore share governance of employee health programs with employees themselves.
Successful employee-centered health management also requires meaningful integration of continuous feedback from employees. Currently, many health systems take a step toward this goal in collecting information from employees through comprehensive questionnaires known as health risk assessments (HRAs). However, typical HRAs are often not connected to programs that can modulate the risks they identify. An employee-centered approach would entail an iterative cycle of measuring employee needs, incorporating this information into the design of employee health programs, and then evaluating how well programs meet employee needs.
Investing in employee health programs also could reap long-term dividends for health systems beyond the central goals of improving employee health and performance. As value-based payment models hold more sway, such programs are an important means of developing and testing an infrastructure that would allow them to succeed in risk-based contracts. Developing internal expertise in employee health management could in turn present a compelling source of new revenue by packaging the services and offering them to other employers.
More broadly, healthy and health-focused employees would enhance the credibility and reputation of these health systems. Perhaps most important, health systems that invest in the well-being of their workforce may develop employees who can deliver better care to patients.
About the authors:
The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to report. The views expressed here are those of the authors and not of their respective institutions.
Lindsay Jubelt, MD, MS, is assistant professor of medicine and population health at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine and director of clinical performance at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, New York.
Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc, is assistant vice president in the Office of Healthcare Improvement at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. He is a primary care internist at Bellevue Hospital and is an assistant professor of population health and medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center.
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Gloria Richardson Bar Association, Inc.
P. O. Box 452
Greensboro, Maryland 21639-0452
(410) 482.4794
Any member of the Bar of the State of Maryland in good standing who is a resident of Maryland's Eastern Shore or who is engaged in law related activities on Maryland's Eastern Shore shall be eligible for Regular membership in this Association. "Law related activities" shall mean that the person maintains or is employed in the practice of law or is involved in the administration of justice or in a pursuit where the person uses legal training or experience.
Any member in good standing of the Bar of any State, District, or Territory, of the United States, shall be eligible for associate membership in this Association. Such member shall pay the same dues as a regular member, and shall be entitled to all the privileges of this Association except the right to vote, hold office or serve on the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors may extend honorary membership to Gloria Richardson and any member of the Bar or Bench of any State, District, or Territory of the United States. An Honorary member shall have none of the obligations of membership in the Association, but shall be entitled to all the privileges, except that an Honorary member who is not admitted to the practice of law by the Court of Appeals of Maryland shall not be entitled to vote.
Applications for membership shall be submitted on such form as the Board of Directors shall prescribe to the Chairman of the Membership Committee or Division, who shall review for completion and report all applications to the Board. The application shall be acted upon at the regular meeting of the Board of the Association. A majority of the Board members present and voting must vote for admission of a candidate in order for the candidate to be admitted. If an applicant is rejected by the Board, the applicant shall have an opportunity to be heard at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. After such opportunity, the Board shall re-vote on the applicant. If an applicant is again rejected by the Board, the applicant shall have an opportunity to be heard at the next regularly scheduled total membership meeting. After such opportunity, a majority of the members present and voting must vote for admission of the candidate in order for the candidate to be admitted.
Member dues shall be established by resolution of the Board of Directors, and shall be payable annually. The Board may establish introductory rates for new members. The Board of Directors may waive all or a portion of any member's dues because of financial hardship. A member who shall permit dues to be in arrears for 90 days after they are due shall automatically be dropped from the list of members, after 30 days prior notice of this rule shall have been given to such member by the Treasurer.
The officers of the Association shall be a President, a President-Elect, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, a Secretary, and (2) Directors. The initial Board of Directors and officers of the Association are appointed by the President. Thereafter, they shall be elected at the annual meeting and shall hold their offices until the termination of the next annual meeting.
The appointment of officers of the Association shall be as deemed necessary. The Board of Directors may appoint from the membership of the Association an Assistant Secretary and an Assistant Treasurer as it deems necessary.
The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Directors. In the President's absence, the President-Elect shall preside. The President shall appoint the Chairman of each Division and each Committee. Members of all committees shall be eligible for re-appointment to the committee of which they are members. Each incoming President shall be permitted and required to re-appoint at least 1 member of each appointive committee and shall have the right to elect whether to re-appoint more members of any committee and to select those to re-appoint.
In the temporary absence of the President, the President-Elect shall perform the duties of that office. Should the Office of the President become vacant, the President Elect shall immediately become President for the remainder of the term.
The Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of all the meetings and of all other matters of which a record shall be deemed advisable by the Association, and shall conduct the correspondence of the Association with the concurrence of the President.
The Treasurer shall collect and, under the direction of the Board of Directors, disburse all funds of the Association. The Treasurer shall keep regular accounts which shall be open at all times to the inspection of any member of the Board. Treasurer's accounts shall be audited annually by the Board, and a report shall be made annually or more often if required.
The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, who shall be the Chair of the Board of Directors; elected officers, the immediate Past President, and two members in good standing appointed by the President.
No member of the Board of Directors shall be entitled to more than one vote even if that person qualifies for membership on the Board of Directors in more than one position.
The Board of Directors shall have the general supervision of and shall manage the affairs of the Association. The Board shall fix the hour and place of meetings and functions of the Association, shall make recommendations to the membership, and shall perform such other duties as are specified in these By-Laws or as directed by the membership. The Board may enact such regulations as shall be necessary for the preservation of good order in its affairs. It shall keep a record of its proceedings and shall report upon its activities at meetings of the Association. The Board shall adopt an annual budget, and shall report regularly to the Association upon the finances of the Association.
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held no less frequently than every four months. Special meetings may be called by the President and shall be called upon by the written request of three members of the Board. The business to be conducted at the special meeting shall be limited to that stated in the call of the meeting. All meetings of the Board of Directors shall be open to any member of the Association. The presence of four (4) members of the Board shall be necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board.
If a Board member is not able to attend a Board meeting, then that member shall communicate with the President, or the President's designee, in advance of that Board meeting to be excused. Any member who is absent without being excused by the President or the President's designee from three (3) consecutive or a total of four (4) Board meetings during that member's annual term of office is subject to removal for cause, at the Board's discretion, pursuant to the Removal Policy in Section 5 of this Article.
The Board of Directors may remove a Board member prior to the expiration of the member's term by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Board members present at the time the subject of removal is voted upon and the removal vote may be conducted by secret ballot. If a Board member is removed, a replacement shall be appointed from the same category of membership and the successor shall complete the remainder of the unexpired term. Removal without cause shall be permitted upon thirty (30) days notice of the proposed removal to all Board members and an opportunity for any responses to be considered. Removal with cause shall be permitted upon ten (10) days notice of the proposed removal to all Board members and an opportunity for any responses to be considered.
a. Appointment. Promptly after or at the time of the annual election each year, the President shall appoint regular members of the Association to serve as Division Chairs. Each Division Chair shall continue in office until a successor is appointed.
b. Duties. Each Division Chair shall supervise such committees as are assigned to that Division. The Chair of each committee shall report to the assigned Division Chair, who in turn shall report to the President and the Board of Directors.
c. Divisions. The Divisions of the Association shall be: (1) Administration; (2) Community Relations and Services; (3) Member Services; (4) Professional Development; (5) Social Functions; and (6) Development.
a. Standing Committees. The following shall be standing committees of the Association:
(1) Membership Committee, whose duty it shall be to formulate and execute programs to maintain and increase the numerical strength of the Association.
(2) Committee on Judicial Appointments.
A) There shall be a committee on Judicial Appointments, whose duty it shall be to assemble the necessary data to aid the Board of Directors in offering recommendations for appointment or election of Judges to the Court of Appeals of Maryland from the Fifth Appellate Circuit, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland from the Fifth Appellate Circuit or at large, Circuit Courts for (Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester Counties), District Court of Maryland for (Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester Counties), Standing Masters and Examiners.
B) Incumbent Judges. (1) An incumbent Judge who seeks election, re-election, or re-appointment to office shall so inform the Committee, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the Committee to submit the following question upon secret vote to those members entitled to vote: "Upon his/her record, does Judge ________ merit election, re-election or re-appointment?" (2) Unless such incumbent Judge shall receive a negative or unfavorable vote of 40% or more of all valid ballots cast in the voting, the Association shall endorse such incumbent and none other for election, re-election or re-appointment, as the case may be. (3) If such incumbent Judge shall receive an unfavorable or negative vote of 40% of all valid ballots cast in the voting, and there shall be a contest for the same office, then such incumbent Judge shall be evaluated in the same manner as non-incumbents.
C) Vacancies. The Committee shall prepare a list of all applicants who submit copies of their applications and shall distribute the same to all members of the Association entitled to vote, together with such comments as to qualifications and recommendations, if any, as the Committee shall deem appropriate to make, notice as to manner of casting ballots and deadline for same, and a ballot containing the names of all applicants who meet the legal qualifications for the office. The distribution and collection of the ballots shall be conducted through secure methods that preserve the anonymity of each person casting a vote. The ballot shall seek the opinion of the Association as to each applicant in the following categories: "Highly qualified", "Qualified", "Not qualified", "No opinion". To ensure secrecy, along with the ballot, the Committee (1) shall furnish each member entitled to vote a plain envelope within which to seal the ballot before returning same to the Committee or, (2) if mail is not the balloting method used, then the Committee shall use a method to maintain balloting secrecy. No ballot shall be tabulated which does not contain a response for each applicant. The Committee shall certify the results of the balloting to the President and the Board of Directors. For each vacancy, the President and Board of Directors shall thereupon submit to the appointing authority, and appropriate Judicial Selection Committee, if any, the results of the balloting.
(3) Budget & Finance Committee. A Committee on Budget & Finance consisting of the President, the Treasurer, the President-elect, the Administrative Division Chair. It shall be the duty of the Committee to study the finances of the Association; to prepare a budget for each year to be presented by the Treasurer to the November meeting of the Board of Directors, to be approved by the Board of Directors at its December meeting; to present amendments to the adopted budget to the Board of Directors as required; and to make recommendations with respect to the financial affairs of the Association, including, but not limited to, its accounting procedures, controls, and related matters.
(4) New Lawyers Committee.
A) Name and Objectives. This Committee shall be known as the New Lawyers Committee. This Committee is formed to foster discussion and exchange of ideas relative to the duties, responsibilities and problems of new members of the legal profession, to aid and promote their advancement, to encourage their interest in participation in activities of the Gloria Richardson Bar Association, to provide opportunities for its members to meet socially, to further the purpose and objectives of the Association, and to undertake such further activities as shall be requested by the Board of Directors of the Association.
B) Definition: All members in good standing of the Gloria Richardson Bar Association who have been admitted to the bar of Maryland for a period of five (5) years or less are eligible to join the New Lawyers Committee.
(5) Family Law Committee.
This Committee shall be known as the Family Law Committee which is formed to focus on the unique needs of the domestic practitioner, to work with members of the bench, area psychologists, family counseling professionals, law enforcement personnel, and Court administration personnel, to help improve the way the legal community deals with domestic issues, to initiate and conduct family law educational programs open to all members of the Association, in coordination with, and networking with the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Association, and to communicate to members of the Gloria Richardson Bar Association important information and solutions to problems, encountered by the bench, bar, family counseling professionals, law enforcement personnel, and court administration personnel, through the auspices of the Association.
A. Other Committees. The President shall appoint such additional committees as the President and/or the Board of Directors deem appropriate for managing the affairs of the Association.
B. Assignment to Divisions. The President shall designate the Chair of each committee, and shall assign each committee to a Division.
C. Committee Members. The President may appoint such committee members as the President and/or the Board of Directors deem appropriate. Unless the President or the Board of Directors specify to the contrary, the Chair of any committee may recruit additional members of the Association to serve on that committee.
D. Committee Reports. At any time requested by the President or the Board of Directors, and during the month of June each year, each committee shall submit to the Board of Directors a written report of that committee's activities, together with any recommendations for improving the services of the Association.
Any committee that is not a standing committee may be dissolved by the Board of Directors upon the determination that the committee's services are no longer necessary to the welfare of the Association.
Each year, the President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors, may designate some member of this Association as a delegate from this Association to any meeting of the American Bar Association held during such year.
There shall be an annual meeting of the Association in November or December each year. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, there may be a semi-annual meeting of the Association during the summer of each year upon a date as specified by the Board of Directors. At the regular meetings all the powers of the Association may be exercised.
Special meetings may be called on such notice as shall be provided for in the By-Laws at any time by the Board of Directors, and shall be called, upon like notice, upon written request of 4 members of the Association. The President shall prepare an agenda, including the matters specified in the written request, and shall call such a Special Meeting within 10 days of the receipt of the request. At such meetings, no business shall be transacted except such as shall be specified in the call thereof.
The presence of 5 members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum at any membership meeting of the Association.
The Secretary shall give notice of each regular and special meeting at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting by publishing notice in a regular publication of the Association, writing, email, and / or posting on the Association website, and notice in one or more of these methods shall be sufficient to satisfy this notice requirement.
The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Association in all cases in which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these By-Laws or the special rules of order of the Association.
All nominations for and election of officers and members of the Board of Directors shall be made at the annual meeting by a Nominating Committee composed of the immediate past President, the current President and President-elect and a regular member as an ex-officio member of the committee, who shall make their report at least 30 days prior to the election meeting so that the Secretary may distribute the list of nominees to the membership. Additional nominations may be made by petition signed by 5 members of the Association and delivered to the Secretary at least 15 days prior to the election meeting. The Secretary shall include a list of the nominees along with the notice of the annual meeting.
All elections shall be by secret ballot and a plurality of the members present at the annual meeting shall be sufficient for election, unless by unanimous consent to the contrary.
If a vacancy shall occur in any elective office, the office shall be filled by appointment of the Board of Directors until the next annual election, except: (1) in the case of a vacancy occurring in the office of President, which shall be filled by the President-Elect of the Association until the next annual meeting; and (2) In the case of the office of President-Elect, which shall be filled by the nominating committee who shall report their nomination to the Board of directors within 30 days of the occurrence of the vacancy for election at the next regular or special meeting of the membership. Additional nominations may be made by petition signed by 5 members of the Association and delivered to the Secretary at least 15 days prior to the membership meeting considering the election. The Secretary shall include a list of nominees along with the notice of the membership meeting.
Any member of the Association, may be suspended, or expelled from this Association, for moral, ethical or professional misconduct in the member's relations to this Association or in the member's profession.
Any member of the Gloria Richardson Bar Association, against whom a complaint is made before the Board of Directors shall be notified thereof in writing by the Secretary and shall be afforded an opportunity to examine all charges, papers and evidence submitted to the Board, and to make answers thereto. The Board shall have power to make rules respecting hearings upon such proceedings. No member shall be expelled or suspended from membership unless by a vote of a majority of the members of the Association present and voting at a stated meeting of the Association.
Any member may resign at any time upon payment of all dues and charges to the Association, provided there be no charges for misconduct pending under Article IX against such member. From the date of the receipt by the Secretary of the notice of resignation, with an endorsement thereon by the Treasurer that all dues have been paid, as above provided, the person giving such notice shall cease to be a member of the Association. Members whose names have been dropped from the rolls for non-payment of dues shall not be eligible for re-election to membership until all dues in arrears at the time when their names were dropped have been fully paid. Any person re-elected to membership shall be required to pay, unless the same shall be waived, by a vote of the Board of Directors at the time the former member is re-elected.
Any member of the Association who is convicted of, or who enters a plea of Nolo Contendere to any crime which is a felony or which involves perjury or an element of deceit, fraud, or corruption for which the penalty may be incarceration in a penal institution shall be suspended from membership in the Association. If the conviction of the member becomes final, after judicial review or otherwise, or if the member is disbarred from the practice of law of any state for any reason whatsoever, the member shall be removed from the rolls. If the conviction of the member is reversed or overturned and/or the disbarment is removed, the member shall be reinstated to membership upon payment in full of all dues in arrears.
These By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present at any stated, adjourned, or annual meeting of the Association; provided that 10 days' notice, in writing, of the subject matter of said amendment has been given to the membership.
Bylaws Amended 2014
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