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Customer Excellence
May 26, 2010
As I stood in a long line at a popular ice cream stand waiting for a well deserved chocolate ice cream cone after a hard day's work, I flashed back to my teenage years when I worked for Friendly's. It wasn't my first job – I was entrepreneurial as a young girl picking unwanted weeds from the neighbor's patio, cleaning silver for my aunt, and being a server at my favorite neighbor's house parties. This new "real job" came with set hours, a perfectionist boss, rules and a life long lesson.
One year Friendly's corporate office decided to challenge all its stores to a customer service contest. They wanted excellence running through their company. By hosting this expansive contest, they hoped to motivate each store to higher levels of customer service superiority. Our manager wanted our store in the small city of Rome, New York to win this award. We were told every customer we served could be a corporate representative rating us.
Our manager demanded perfection. He trained us in the exact practices, policies, and behavior he expected so we could win the award. We learned to approach every customer like they were the most important customer, to deliver exceptional service and products, and to be "friendly" in the face of any problems. We won the contest and I walked away with $200 in Friendly money and an approach to customer service I never forgot. It's probably one of the reasons I give all I can to each and every Women TIES member, event attendee, and inquiry that comes through this company. I was trained to believe the customer is the most important asset of all. I still believe this.
Today's blog is to remind you as the leader of your company, you must create, demonstrate, and train your employees in a corporate customer service policy focused on excellence. They must clearly understand your expectations and be trained and monitored in delivering that policy. It requires your vision, your leadership and a strong management plan.
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I feel compelled to write to you, Madam Premier, because it has become very clear that the closure of schools by parents due to teacher shortages is a trend that is spreading throughout the province like wildfire.
The situation is clearly beyond the control of the Eastern Cape Department of Education, which has so far done little to address the issue of excess teachers who refuse to move to schools where they are needed.
Schools where fed-up parents are forcing closures is no longer confined to the northern areas of Port Elizabeth. The Willowmore Primary School has been closed for the past two week. Asherville Primary, Spandau Secondary and Union Primary- and High School were forced to close recently. On Monday (subs: 4 March 2013) my DA-colleague in parliament, Donald Smiles, and I witnessed school children sitting around without supervision or wandering the streets aimlessly in Ugie and in Barkley East.
There has been a lack political leadership for the last ten years to have excess teachers redeployed to schools where they are needed. We are all guilty of robbing our children of a future by not taking action in this ongoing matter.
We have more than 8300 substantive vacant posts with 6 800 teachers in excess. To date only 1 900 teachers have been identified and only 500 teachers have accepted their re-assignment.
Teachers are being intimidated by Sadtu at the slightest notion that they were considering redeployment. The department is fully aware of the challenges regarding post provisioning, yet it does not have the guts to stand.
The lack of teachers has resulted in overcrowding and multi -grade teaching. The DA cannot condone the practise of parents closing schools but one can understand their frustration because there are no solutions coming from the government.
I urge the Premier to step in and act:
1. Instruct all Principals and District Offices to complete the process of identification of excess teachers within the next two weeks;
2. Have teachers matched against the profiles of all available posts and instruct them, on the basis of fairness, to report to their new stations within an acceptable time frame, if not, pending consequences should be communicated. This includes no work, no pay, withholding salaries and severance package which can be negotiated with National; and
3. Legal actions should be instituted with dismissal as the final option. Those teachers that are in the age cohort of 50 to 60 and who are not redeployable because of their qualifications should be offered early retirement without any penalties. This will open the door for the large numbers of Funsha Lushaka Bursary holders to be permanently employed.
The Eastern Cape again fared the worst in last year's matric results. Madam Premier, if you do not act to and stop the teacher shortage and the general chaos in the education system in the province, we will have no candidates to send to matric. You are forcing children into an unending cycle of poverty and disadvantage.
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NatureWorks introduces Ingeo 3D860 – a new PLA formulation for 3D printing filament providing high impact strength and heat resistance
This new high performance Ingeo formulation offers the ease of 3D printing associated with PLA filament to create industrial tools and jigs for manufacturing, electronics, toys, prototyping, and more
ORLANDO, March 29, 2016 – NatureWorks introduced today at the Innovation Takes Root global biopolymers forum Ingeo™ 3D860 – a new formulation for 3D printing designed to add impact resistance and heat resistance to finished parts printed with PLA filament. The new 3D860 builds on the increasingly popular 3D850 grade that NatureWorks launched in mid 2015 and complements NatureWorks injection molding and profile extrusion ABS replacement formulations also introduced in 2015. All of these Ingeo formulations from NatureWorks provide a practical, safe, and cost effective alternative for a broad range of styrenics in terms of performance and life cycle assessment.
Ingeo 3D860 rivals ABS in terms of impact and heat performance and can be used for home and industrial printing of durable parts, in addition to serving as an option for prototyping injection molded goods. To realize heat resistance and optimum impact strength that approximates ABS in 3D applications, a brief 10- to 15-minute period of annealing at temperatures between 212° and 239°F (100° and 115°C) results in best performance.
These charts show the heat resistance and impact strength of NatureWorks 3D860 favorably compares to ABS.
Productivity solution for injection molded products
"Many brands desire a bio-based, low carbon footprint alternative to styrenics," said Dan Sawyer, Global Leader, New Business Segment, NatureWorks. "With the addition of Ingeo 3D860, we are providing an option that now enables users to create functional industrial parts or finished goods. We've had positive feedback from some industrial users that now view this as a viable alternative to ABS for some of their production jigs and fixtures. 3D860 also allows for rapid prototyping with the ability to approximate the physical properties achievable in injection molded parts made with ABS or with one of our Ingeo durables formulations."
Functional fan impeller printed with Ingeo 3D860
NatureWorks' move to support the 3D market comprehensively is based on a three pronged approach: the introduction of an entirely new series of Ingeo grades designed specifically for PLA filament used in the 3D printing market; a full suite of technical support services for the additive manufacturing industry's leading 3D printer and filament producers; and the creation of an in-house print lab. The lab enables the company to rapidly test new Ingeo formulations and collaborate with printer and filament producers.
NatureWorks is first introducing the 3D860 through selected preferred filament suppliers. 3Dom and 3Dom USA will demonstrate 3D filament based on the new grade in action at Innovation Takes Root, the global Ingeo users' forum taking place March 30-April 1, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Additional filament suppliers will offer their 3D filament with this new formulation in the coming months.
For those interested in learning more about Ingeo-based PLA 3D formulation including recommended suppliers, the company has produced the NatureWorks 3D Suppliers Guide, which is now available online or for download. Visit www.natureworksllc.com to learn more about Ingeo. Follow NatureWorks on Twitter (@natureworks) for the latest company, product, and event updates.
NatureWorks LLC is a company dedicated to meeting the world's needs today without compromising the earth's ability to meet the needs of tomorrow. Today, NatureWorks is a world leading biopolymers supplier and innovator with its Ingeo portfolio of naturally advanced materials made from renewable, abundant feedstocks with performance and economics that compete with oil-based intermediates, plastics, and fibers, and provide brand owners new cradle-to-cradle options after the use of their products. NatureWorks is jointly owned by Thailand's largest chemical producer, PTT Global Chemical, and Cargill, which provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. For general information on NatureWorks and Ingeo, visit www.natureworksllc.com.
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Shah Faesal: India detains Kashmir politician at airport
A well-known bureaucrat-turned-politician from Indian-administered Kashmir has been arrested in Delhi and sent back to the region, reports say.
Shah Faesal was detained at Delhi airport on Wednesday as he tried to board a flight.
He joins the hundreds of Kashmiri leaders who have been detained across the region.
Most of the arrests were made ahead of India's decision to revoke Kashmir's special status last week.
Indian authorities say the crackdown is necessary to prevent disorder in the disputed region.
- Kashmir: A priority for British Asians?
- What happened with Kashmir and why it matters
- The Indians celebrating Kashmir's new status
Pakistan has reacted angrily to India's decision to revoke Article 370 - the constitutional provision guaranteeing Kashmir's special status - on 5 August.
Its Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said global powers would be responsible for any war over Kashmir, for failing to implement UN resolutions.
Mr Khan, speaking in Pakistani-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, accused India of planning military action in the region, calling it a "horrendous plan".
In a stern warning to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr Khan said: "Your bricks will be reciprocated with stones."
The PTI news agency quoted Indian officials as saying that Mr Faesal had been arrested on Wednesday at the international airport in Delhi as he was trying to board a flight to Turkey.
There is no clarity on where he has been taken in Indian-administered Kashmir but some local media have said he has been placed under house arrest. The BBC has not been able to independently verify this.
Speaking to the BBC's Hardtalk programme on Tuesday, Mr Faesal said he was apprehensive about being detained.
"I'm ashamed of myself that I'm free at a time when the entire leadership of Kashmir is in jail," he said.
Mr Faesal said that by revoking special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Modi had "murdered the constitution in broad daylight".
However, the Indian government says it has acted in accordance with the constitution and all protocols have been followed.
Mr Faesal made headlines when he topped India's notoriously difficult civil services examination in 2009, becoming the first Kashmiri to do so.
- Inside Kashmir's lockdown: 'Even I will pick up a gun'
- Former chief minister says India has betrayed Kashmir
He resigned from his government post in January to launch his own political party - the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement.
Hundreds of people have already been detained in the region after the Indian government scrapped provisions that gave Kashmir more autonomy.
They include politicians, activists, academics and business leaders.
The region has been in lockdown for more than a week now, with mobile, landline and internet networks cut off and curfew-like restrictions that ban people from assembling in crowds. However, officials said on Wednesday that these restrictions had now been eased in the Hindu-majority Jammu region.
Despite the lockdown there have been protests against the revocation of Article 370, including one on Friday in Srinagar in the Muslim-majority valley. It involved thousands of people coming out after midday prayers to demonstrate against the move.
India's government says the removal of special status will allow Kashmiris to benefit from greater economic opportunities and development. It has also defended its move by saying that Article 370 fuelled terrorism and separatism in Indian-administered Kashmir, which has been the site of an insurgency for three decades.


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It's 1:15 am Eastern time (my 12:15 time at home) and technically its June 26th, but my June 25, 2009 hasn't ended for me.
I am alone in a hotel room in Taylor MI. The first time I ever heard of Taylor MI I had only one vision and that was from the view of a website of a lady who is now a very good friend. I thought Taylor MI had to be the most enchanting magical place on the earth based on the view from her window.
I was on the outside looking into this world. Today I was inside this world and had a role in letting young girls into this enchanting world where anything is possible and the world is safe, hopefully leaving some of their pain for just a moment.
I did my best at hauling boxes, hanging balloons, unpacking boxes, covering chairs with sashes, cutting cake, laughing, washing dishes, sweating, hugs, eating at Red Lobster, sharing stories.
I know why I did my best today. I was doing for others. I was surrounded by the best. I was expected to be the best. You do your best and next thing you know your best just keeps getting better.
Share your best "world" with others. From that perspective Taylor MI is very enchanting and a place where dreams really do come true.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The Best
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Snowing in June
June 13th ~ 3:00 PM ~ Haycreek Camp Grounds Red Wing MN
The snow has subsided for now as the breeze calms to a faint whisper on my wet brow, dampened by a slight beading of sweat. Just finished mowing the grass at the camper. DANG! Just spilled Diet Coke on my white t-shirt for the second time today.
Alone again. Dad and kids are golfing. Last time I laid my, heavier that I'd like body, on this hammock, I gazed at finches above.
What is it about leaving life at your "house" to "live" at the camper for 2 days. My body only 5 minutes from our "house" and my mind drifts 100's of miles. Actually, light years away, wondering and awing about the universe and how small I am, yet how powerful I am.
The breeze almost gone now. Cottonwood just floats. I smell campfires and grass. I hear birds and children laughing. There goes a howl and a "cook-a-doodle-do". Yes! A campground with roosters.
Now I wonder, "Work my butt off or savor the journey?" I can do both.
Time to swing. Life is good. Thank you God. Snow is picking up again.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Paige and I picked out this cute little salt and pepper shaker set today. LOVE Birds. Lovely little restaurant with cute gifts, Chickadee Cottage. I knew Paige would love it there and we had the best strawberries ever, fresh and in an AWESOME piece of pie we shared. Dad came along as well. What a lovely lunch together, laughing and eating fresh food. These lovely birds will rest on the window sill at the kitchen sink.
They will remind me of the vision Paige paints with her words about how she loves flowers and wants to live in a small modest cozy cottage. I will continue to feed this dream and feel how it will feel when I join her at her cottage for a cup of tea. I will give her these birds on that day. Yes I LOVE birds.
Drawn together by love magnets.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Queen of the Road
Queen of the Road ~ Delicate ~ Wild ~ Resilient
Memories. Touching. Seeing. Feeling. The heart continues the journey. We "press" on with weight to bare. Or we just "hang" around. More Beauty. More Memories.
I await the arrival of these delicate, wild resilient road warriors. They bring back memories as a child with my mother. We pressed and hung queen ann's lace for dried flower arrangements.
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On November 8th, my husband, a friend, and I competed in the HITS Lake Havasu City sprint triathlon. This was my second sprint triathlon, but it had been over 2 years since the last one. I wasn't sure how I would do since my training wasn't as intense as I would have liked and it was in a new location I had never been to. This was also the first time that I have ever worn a wet suit, let alone raced 750m in 68 degree water.
The race went far better than I had expected. As soon as I got in the water and got used to the temperature, it felt like any other open water race. The men took off first and the women started about 3 minutes behind. From years of swimming mid-distance races, I wasn't intimidated by the 750m swim. No hesitation. I just put my head down, started going, and before I knew it the swim was over. My swim split was in the top 5 of all women in the event. All I could think was "I still got it!"
The biking portion was difficult, but not nearly as difficult as the previous sprint triathlon I had competed in. This time I had my new road bike (opposed to my heavy hybrid) and the race was only 12 miles (instead of 17 miles). I held it together pretty well, but definitely felt the need to amp up my training moving forward. I could see people flying by me and realized I probably didn't have the best biking form as well. Much to learn, but a great starting point.
The run is always the hardest part for me. I have never been a runner. I typically tell people when they ask about my running, "I run backwards." At least that was always my excuse back in my swimming days when they made us cross-train with long runs. However, despite my anti-running attitude I managed to maintain a 12 min/mile pace and walked a bit here and there. I've decided if I'm going to try and do any longer distances, I need to work on my running form and endurance the most of anything.
I consider this race the beginning of something new and my new-found goals: To run a marathon, complete an Ironman, and continue to pursue my dream and goal of skydiving from the edge of space. Let the training begin!


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Giants wide receiver Ramses Barden will likely miss the remainder of the season with what coach Tom Coughlin deemed "significant ligament injury" and a fracture in his left ankle.
Both injuries were suffered late in the second quarter of Sunday's loss to the Cowboys when Barden attempted to out-jump Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick in the end zone.
When asked today if the receiver would return this season, Coughlin replied, "That's unlikely as of now."
Barden injured his deltoid ligament, which is the ligament that bothered Plaxico Burress for most of the 2007 season.
Coughlin expressed his disappointment that Barden would miss a significant portion of his second pro season, and also indicated that the Giants would have to make a roster move at the wide receiver position.
"Go to one receiver," Coughlin joked when asked what the team would do now, given only three receivers are healthy. He then added: "No, we'll have to do some work on that."
The Giants will likely take a look at Derek Hagan, whom they released at final cuts. Then again, Coughlin indicated every receiver that's available will get a look.
Last week, the team waived Sinorice Moss off injured reserve. The team says he cannot re-sign with them this season.
The Giants also put Victor Cruz on injured reserve in October with a hamstring injury.
"In many ways you see where we have looked to the future to have people back," Coughlin said, referring to at least offensive tackle William Beatty, whom they once considered placing on IR. "Other times, you don't have that luxury. (Cruz's injury) was one of them. I don't think you can look back on that."
But Coughlin did allow himself to rue the injury to the 6-6 Barden, who caught five passes for 64 yards this season. The 2009 third-rounder's going down depletes further an already hampered receiving corps.
"Let's think of the player first," Coughlin said of Barden, who ran crisp routes on his way to three catches for 34 yards (plus a 13-yarder that was negated by a penalty) in only two quarters against Dallas. "He had gained some confidence, he was making a strong contribution. ... What Ramses needed to do was go out there and play. Get the ball in the (red) zone, throw it up high, just like the one he didn't come down with. But put him in that situation, put him out there against really outstanding competition, let him compete, let him perform, let him play.
"Well, that's exactly what was going to happen. It's unfortunate that he will not be able to continue."
The Giants played Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys without starter Steve Smith, who has a partially torn pectoral in his chest. Smith said Sunday he doesn't expect to play against the Eagles this coming weekend.
Darius Reynaud is working his way back from a hamstring injury. Coughlin said if Reynaud returns this weekend it would be a week earlier than initially projected.
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Elsewhere on the injury front, TE Kevin Boss suffered a "lumbar strain," according to Coughlin. Boss, who sustained the injury while making a leaping grab for 19 yards on a third-and-20, said his back is "tender" but doesn't think it'll be a major issue for him.
Same with DE Dave Tollefson, who is in a walking boot after suffering a sprained ankle. Tollefson is relieved the damage isn't nearly as bad as he believed it was.
OL Kevin Boothe is dealing with patella tendinitis that doesn't seem to be a major issue.
And LB Jonathan Goff hyperextended his elbow but isn't worried about it at all.


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Development and demonstration of systems based ESTuary Simulator: EstSim. Williams, A.and Townend, I.H. and French, J. and Reeve, D.E. and Whitehouse, R.J.S. and Bing Wang, Z. and Morris, K. and Surendran, S. In: 43rd Defra Flood and Coastal Management Conference, 1 to 3 July 2008, Manchester University. (2008)
Volume and surface area changes in estuaries and tidal inlets. Townend, I.H.and Bing Wang, Z. and Spearman, J. and Wright, A. In: ICCE 2008 (31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering), 31 Aug - 5 Sept 2008, Hamburg, Germany. (2008)


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Your organization's commitment to diversity can be impact by the other organization's with which you are affiliated.
There are several annual reports on workplace inclusion that can be used to monitor vendor commitment to diversity. Here are two:
Diversity, Inc. - Top 50 Companies for Diversity
Human Rights Campaign
Some may think that the scale of these organizations may have nothing to do with nonprofits. Inclusive nonprofits can consider this information when selecting insurance carriers, banks and financial services, technology, consultants, where to purchase supplies, and so much more. This information may also be helpful when selecting corporate Board members. Or, dare it be suggested, asking for, and accepting funding from corporate institutions?
Obviously cost needs to be taken in mind when selecting vendors, but it should not be the only criteria. The suppliers you select, particularly those that are not supportive of specific communities, may have a negative impact on your revenue stream.


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What Anthony Rizzo's extension could mean for the Seattle Mariners
With news of a long extension for young Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and an increasing trend of signing players to extensions before their arbitration years, some fans may be looking for the Mariners to enter that club. While the Mariners have had a relative lack of success as it relates to top-prospect-to-star conversions, the team does have some players that are several years away from free agency that they may consider extending at a discount rate.
The key components to the Rizzo deal, and also the Paul Goldschmidt and Allen Craig deals the preceded it, were Rizzo's relative youth and service time. Rizzo had almost a year of service time, Goldschmidt nearly a year-and-a-half, and Craig had about two-and-a-half years of service time. Rizzo is in his age 23 season, Goldschmidt in his age 25 season, and Craig in his age 28 season.
The three players have signed to these contract terms per Baseball Reference:
Rizzo: seven years, $41 million, $14.5 million options in 2020 and 2021 with a $2 million buyout each year
Goldschmidt: five years, $32.05 million, with a $14.5 million option in 2019 and a $2 million buyout
Craig: five years, $35 million, with a $13 million option in 2018 and a $1 million buyout
Rizzo has basically spent his career following Jed Hoyer, who helped draft him in Boston, traded for him in San Diego, and then was on the staff that traded for him in Chicago. Rizzo has barely been an average first baseman in about a full-season's worth of plate appearances, but at only 23 years old average seems less mediocre. There's no doubt that the Cubs front office has a larger sample of not only actual game-action experience with Anthony Rizzo than any other team, but they've likely also invested a fair amount of time and resources analyzing Rizzo's future prospects as a big leaguer. Of course, that doesn't guarantee the deal will work out, but all things statistically point to continued growth and Rizzo's value exceeding the value of his contract, and if anyone would know otherwise, the Cubs would.
Craig and Goldschmidt's situations are basically the same, as they have spent their entire career's within the same organization, and their organizations have a tangible advantage on teams that may have been looking to pursue either of them in the future.
Of course, this post isn't here to invoke the virtues of signing any one of Rizzo, Craig, or Goldschmidt specifically, or even as a general assessment of the virtues of signing pre-arbitration players to long-term deals. Those virtues have been been well documented and exulted.
Instead this post is here to look at Mariners with whom the Mariners may be able to enter a similar agreement, and whose production would also justify looking into an early extension.
This post will not include Dustin Ackley, who I considered for the same kind of extension last year, but who is represented by Scott Boras, and who is already signed to a reasonably lucrative contract. He's also been pretty bad. This post is also is created, by design, without any sort of inside information about whether or not the Mariners or the player in question would be willing to agree to such an extension.
Kyle Seager, Age: 25, Service time (1/1/2013): One year, 85 days
The Mariners have been given a lot of credit for drafting well, and while that's not all related to players that remain in the minor leagues, a disproportionate amount of this organization's talent has shifted to the minor leagues since Jack Zduriencik took over. Of course, there wasn't much talent to shift around before then, but Seager has quickly become one of the league's better third basemen. Coming into Tuesday's action Seager had been worth 5.7 WAR in 1008 plate appearances, and has positional versatility that could add value to a player with a bat that is already substantially more productive than that of the average third baseman.
Seager's star potential is limited by his body type – though there have been persistent reports of him adding muscle mass to his lower body – and probably doesn't figure to develop substantially more power than what he's already shown. That in mind, Seager already has the ability to play a very good third base, and presumably second base also, which is the position he played in college. He's considered a passable shortstop, and I've argued in the past that he's got the ability, and may benefit contractually, from learning to play a corner outfield spot.
Seager is making barely more than the minimum, and doesn't have an enormous bonus to fall back on. Goldschmidt is his best comparison in terms of age and service time, though Goldschmidt may have a higher perceived upside and likely will end up with more power. A five-year, $25 million extension may offset some of Seagers lesser perceived upside, though Goldschmidt's contract terms would probably be favorable for the Mariners ultimately, and Seager would have a shot at hitting free agency again going into his age 31 season, or later depending on if options were included in the deal.
Michael Saunders, Age: 26, Service time (1/1/2013): two years, 138 days
Saunders career path in Seattle has been something of a sordid affair. Once a top prospect, many wrote Saunders off as a lost cause, and a likely trade candidate as the front office turned over to the Jack Zduriencik regime. Some years later Saunders was about a league average center fielder last year. Once a guy that struck out a ton, Saunders has cut his strikeouts to a manageable rates while increasing his walks, and has begun to hit for power.
Saunders handled the center field duties for most of last year, and while he's probably the team's best player/prospect at the position that will be on the team beyond 2013, he probably won't end up being much more than average at the position defensively.
Signing Saunders would be reinforcing any belief that he's actually made sustainable improvements, and that his reduced strikeouts and increased offensive production in the past two years haven't been a fluke.
While Saunders is closest in age to Goldschmidt, his service time reflects Craig's most accurately. Craig doesn't play a premium defensive position, and is two years older than Saunders, but he's got a much better reputation at the plate. For Saunders and the Mariners, success in an extension may hinge more on length than annual salary, as the paradigm for these contracts seems to include an average salary in the $5-6 million range during the guaranteed years.
After the 2009 season the Mariners signed Franklin Gutierrez to a four-year extension worth $20.25 million and that carries a $7.5 million option after this season with a $500,000 buyout. A four-year deal would make sense for the Mariners and Saunders, as the Mariners would have time to build the outfield depth in their farm system and potentially replace Saunders at the end of the contract, and Saunders would have the ability to become a free agent going into his age 31 season, or later if there are options included in the contract. At this point it's hard to say that Saunders is better than Gutierrez was he and the Mariners agreed on an extension. If you'll remember, Gutierrez had just come off a historically amazing fielding season in center field and was decent offensively. Saunders may be better offensively though, which ultimately costs more, though he's a year further away from free agency than Gutierrez was (though Saunders will be basically equal to Gutierrez's service time at the time of the extension at year's end). In this case, and concurrent with inflation, signing Saunders to a four-year, $20 million deal similar to Gutierrez's extension makes some sense.
Tom Wilhelmsen, Age: 29, Service time (1/1/2013): two years, 106 days
Wilhelmsen is bumping up against the Super Two cutoff, which has been projected at two years and 119 days, but if the projection holds he won't qualify. In that case Wilhelmsen may be another year removed from a substantial raise, and thus interested in acquiring some sort of guaranteed salary in the future.
There aren't a bunch of great comparisons for super-dominant relievers that are extended way before free agency. The best model for a reliever is likely to be someone like Jonathan Papelbon, who avoided arbitration on one year contracts in 2009, 2010, and 2011 with the Red Sox. In those three seasons Papelbon made $27.2 million, and was coming off of three straight years of utter dominance.
Obviously this doesn't fall in line well with any of the first basemen that were listed earlier in this post, but signing Wilhelmsen to something like a three-year, $15-18 million with a team option or two may make sense for both the Mariners, who may be inclined to pay for a reliever as long as his cost is controlled, and Wilhelmsen, who could acquire substantial long-term security.


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The last Friday of the month and Funny Friday. This challenge is always so much fun. You never know what photo you will get. Maybe something serious, or confusing or hysterical. Whatever the photo the challenge is to come up with 5, yes 5 captions. Sometimes they just flow for me and other times I struggle. This one was a little tricky but I think it finally clicked.
Funny Friday, January 2016
Today's post is this month's Funny Friday, a regular feature published on the last Friday of every month. Funny Friday is a collaborative project. Each month one of the participants submits a picture, then we all write 5 captions or thoughts inspired by that month's picture. Links to the other bloggers' posts are below, click on them and see what they've come up with. I hope we bring a smile to your face as you start your weekend.
Here's today's picture. It was submitted by Dinosaur Superhero Mommy (dinoheromommy.com).
1. Who me? No way look at this innocent face. It was Dad!
3. No Trespassing? Where? Who? Not me!
4. DAD'S drinking hot cocoa and won't give me any! Dad looks at son, REALLY?! Then what was in the blue cup? Son...what blue cup?
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http://berghamchronicles.blogspot.com/ The Bergham Chronicles
http://measurementsofmerriment.blogspot.com Measurements of Merriment
http://dinoheromommy.com/ Dinosaur Superhero Mommy
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Asmara — Eritreans and Ethiopians in Juba have jointly expressed support for the joint peace and friendship agreement signed by Eritrea and Ethiopia on 9 July in Asmara.
At the rally that was organized by the Embassies of Eritrea and the Federal Republic of Ethiopia and in which around three thousand citizens of both countries took part, they expressed support for the robust decision President Isaias Afwerki and Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed took to normalize relation between the two countries and open a new era of friendship and cooperation.
Speaking at the event, the Eritrean Ambassador to the South Sudan, Mr. Yohannes Teklemicael said that the agreement the two countries reached to make up the lost opportunities of cooperation and partnership over the past 20 years will be a big example for others. He also congratulated the peoples of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
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There have been two recent, thought-provoking posts on Racialicious about who is allowed to speak about racism. In May I Be Offended on Your Behalf? Tami of What Tami Said, who is black, recalls some negative experiences with non-black people speaking about black experience. Because of this, she held herself back from writing a post about racism against Asian Americans. She wants allies and the mainstream to be sensitive and intolerant of race bias, but also she wants them to keep their privilege in check. She then questions this and asks if she (or anyone) has the right to be offended on someone else's behalf.
In A Question of Authority, Fatemeh Fakhraie of Muslimah Media Watch was advised by somebody not speak to about racial issues "past a certain point," because Fatemeh can pass for white. She was annoyed by this, because one of her identities is being a Middle Eastern woman, she knows many Middle Eastern women, and she also does her homework on the subject. Similar to Tami, Fatemeh is annoyed when some white people speak for people of colour. In particular, Fatemeh mentions white academics and non-profit workers who speak for Middle Eastern and South Asian women, when Middle Eastern and South Asian academics and activists are capable of speaking for themselves. However, she wonders if a South Asian professor of African American studies has the authority to speak about issues facing Black Americans. She also points out that being from a particular background does not make one a "spokesperson" or "expert" on everyone of the same background. She asks: (1) What defines an authority on the subject? (2) Who has the right to speak as an authority on a race or ethnicity? and (3) Who gets to decide who's an authority or not?
LM, a commenter on A Question of Authority, made an interesting point:
Anyone has a right to speak; whether they're an authority is a separate question.
Why does it matter who is speaking? The truth-value of a proposition is independent of its speaker.
If there are such things as truths about racism and what we call "race", then these truths exist independently of who speaks about them and regardless of if anyone speaks about them at all. The real problem here is not who is speaking, but what is being said.
The problem is that most people outside the racial group being spoken about simply lack the racial knowledge specific about that group. Not only that, but many people who fit this category are unaware of the extent of their racial ignorance; they believe that they are knowledgeable. Kruger and Dunning (1999) published a psychology study titled, "Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments" (PDF)(HTML). The study showed that the participants who were particularly incompetent in a particular subject or skill grossly over-estimated their competence in that subject or skill.
If we accept the hypothesis that people incompetent in a knowledge domain generally have inflated self-assessments with respect to their competence in that knowledge domain, and if we combine this with society's expectation that white people are more competent and knowledgeable in general, then that white presumptuousness about race that feels all-too-common is an unsurprising result. Obviously, personally observing hundreds of white and black people shake hands does not give you access to the inner thoughts of non-whites with respect to handshaking preference; watching BET heavily does not make you especially knowledgeable about black culture; reading The Joy Luck Club does not mean you understand Chinese American culture; and even if you had studied race for over a dozen years, no white person—or even black person—is the spokesperson for black people. Unfortunately, many white people think that it's that simple, that people of colour can be understood through prototyping, stereotyping, and generalization.
Like other subjects considered difficult, race and racism are complex subjects. Even if you want it to simplify it by embracing racial color blindness so that you don't have to think about race, it doesn't make race simple. Even if you want to simplify it by embracing multiculturalism and celebrating differences, it still doesn't make race simple. It's a lot more complicated than that, and there are a billion little things that cannot be generalized in addition to the few things that can be generalized that make up people's racial experiences. It's great to look for patterns, but be educated about rigorous empirical methods, because it's not that simple. For example, personal observation is not a good way to draw conclusions about people outside your racial group.
Where does authority come from? Authority comes from knowledge.
Again, the truth of a proposition is independent of who the speaker is. The reason that academics are often authorities on specific types of knowledge is that they are often right, or at least they are generally more knowledgeable than everyone else. Somebody who has studied a specific subject (such as a scientific discipline) intensely for several years is going to be exposed to more knowledge about the topic than somebody who knows of the subject only through fictional portrayals on TV, for example.
My dad once commented that he thought that scientists were presumptuous, because they make scientific claims about evolution. He believed that his opinion that evolution is illogical (based on the false assumption that evolution is about moving from the primitive to the advanced) is as equally valid as that of a biologist's. I thought that he was presumptuous for thinking that biology was that easy, that biologists spent years of advanced study without ever coming across his type of criticism, because they had never thought of it before or even debunked it in high school biology. Of course, when I suggested that he read an introductory book on the topic of evolution, he refused, believing that one does not have to study evolution to know that it's crap.
You should always question authority, but if you find yourself dismissing the the claims of people who have studied a subject for years or lived an experience for years, believing that these views are not worth considering, you are the one who is presumptuous, not the "experts".
Society confers a type of authority on those who are knowledgeable (generally). Although there are good reasons for conferring authority on to academics, authority is more about how society works than about truth per se. Knowledge and truth are more closely tied to one another, but what counts as "knowledge"?
Is personal experience a type of knowledge?
Yes, but personal experience is imperfect knowledge.
The hasty generalization is a fallacy, even if you are a person of colour. People of colour are individuals, and have a myriad of different racial, ethnic, and cultural identities intersecting with other identities, such as gender, sexual orientation, class, and nationality. In addition, there are people of colour who arrogant, stupid, and cunning enough to try to be the spokesperson for their racial or ethnic group, and there are many white people who will accept what they say uncritically.
The problem here is that sweeping generalizations about people are false even when they are about people of colour. (Imagine that!) People are not homogenous, and statistical analysis can be assumed to be necessary in population studies of people of colour as well. People of colour don't literally live in a different world from white people which defies the laws of physics, statistics, and logic.
White people need to be critical of self-appointed spokespersons of colour, because generalizing from one instance to all instances was never an effective empirical method as far as generating truth is concerned. This should not be a racial issue, but it is, because of racialization.
Once again, the issue is not about deference to racial authority between whites and non-whites, but about racial truths versus racial falsities, racial knowledge versus racial ignorance. Often whites make false or misleading statements about a different racial group even when they have good intentions, but it is the wrongness that is the problem, not the fact that they said it. When the white woman told Tami that "any black person who saw it would be offended", the statement itself is absurd, even if it was told by a black person to another black person who disagreed that it was offensive.
Similarly, there are non-whites like Michelle Malkin, Irshad Manji, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and my archenemy Chinese Canuck who often make generalizations from their personal experience to an entire group of people. While their personal experiences are of course valid, their generalizations are not. The problem is not who is doing the talking; it is what is being said.
Everyone has the right to speak. Whether you are knowledgeable or correct is a separate question.


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Last New Year's Eve I began a tradition of naming major cities I visited that year. Here again is the list of cities I visited in the last year, excluding smaller places and short stops en route somewhere else. Asterisks indicate a city I had not visited before:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Baltimore, Maryland*
- Kigali, Rwanda*
- Bujumbura, Burundi*
- Kampala, Uganda*
- Nairobi, Kenya* (Where I am at the moment)
Like 2008, this list feels inadequate because most places I've visited are too obscure to mention. Still, visiting cities in four new countries (and all of them capitals, interestingly) is solid enough. One low-hanging fruit I'm sure to pick next year is the DRC, which is just a couple-hour bus ride away. I plan to end my stay in Rwanda around June so there will likely be more significant Africa sightseeing done around my departure. Beyond that, there's a hazy plan to visit Canada, but if my plans unfurl correctly, there may be no time or *gasp* money.


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Meet Dr Lubecki
Dr Lubecki has lived on both sides of the country, including California,Virginia, Arizona and now North Carolina. He studied at Virgina Tech for his undergraduate degree and achieved his DMD in Arizona at the Midwesteren University College of Dental Medicine. Dr Lubecki was actively involved with the American Student Dental Association as well as events such as Give Kids a Smile and Super Sealant Saturday. He graduated Cum Laude and recieved special recognition for his excellence in general dentistry.
Dr Lubecki moved to the wonderful state of North Carolina to pursue an additional year of additional hospital training at Vidant Medical Center, and to be closer to family. He plans to continue to put roots down in the Cary area to practice alongside Dr Bielinski. He occupies his free time with his furry baby, Riley, and with activities such as tennis, golf, movies, games, wine tastings, spending time with family, as well as eating at the many restaurants that Raleigh and the surrounding areas have to offer. Be sure to tell him your favorite spots to dine when you come visit us!


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Americans should not trust the Pentagon, because the Pentagon stands against Jesus Christ and His righteousness.
Pentagon's anti-Christ position is clear ini its support of Transgender Rights (TR), which insults God the Creator, who made them, "Male and Female."
Jews, liike Progressive Leader Sanders of Vermont, must be stopped from influencing the Pentagon.
It is necessary for Christians to stand against the Pentagon, when the Pentagon wants to add gays and transgender to the US Military
True Christians must be willing to abandon Patriotism for Christ, because love for Christ must be the greatest love.
The United States of America or the US Military can never guarantee your eternal life.
It is better to abandon and oppose the Pentagon and its anti-Christ positions on gays and transgender and enter the Kingdom of Christ and spend eternity in Heaven with Christ, rather than go to Hell for supporting an anti-Christ force, like the Pentagon.
It is the obligation of all Christian soldiers to stand against the Pentagon and its evil program of homosexualization of the US Military.
US Marines must give their lives and be willing to die for Christ and to oppose homosexuality.
This is being a true disciple of Christ – to be willing to die for Christ by opposing homosexuality in the US Military.
Christian in the US Military must pull their weight for Christ and the Kingdom of Christ by opposing the Pentagon's anti-Christ policy of supporting gays and transgender people.
Christians in the US Military must gain territory for the sake of Christ, so that the United States of America can glorify Christ the LORD, your God and King.
Your eternal life hinges on your objection to the pro-gay and pro-transgender policies of the US Pentagon.
God know all.
God sees all.


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What To Do If I Need A Sample Of A Qualitative Dissertation?
If you are in need of samples for a qualitative paper, you should start fresh. Make a list of attributes that make a qualitative paper so when you have the sample you know if it is the right paper. There are also other ways to implement this. One among these is to find out the very outline of the paper you wish to write. This will give you a faint idea of what paper you are looking for.
A sure way to identify a good sample is to start writing the paper. There are many who believe the paper can be written in simple ways. If you believe it can be achieved in a simpler manner, go for the samples that have been composed with the same thought in mind. You can follow these steps to make sure you hit the right spaces always.
Create an outline for the paper first
The right way to get going about this will be to create an outline of the paper. Make sure you have enough information to control the language of the paper and then you should be able to take the help of some external resources to come up with an outline.
Look for the right introduction
The introduction is a vital part of any paper. If you have the right introduction, there are greater chances of hitting the right notes consistently. So if you are able to find the right voice for the introduction of the paper, it will be indicative of a sample that can help you with the rest of the paper as well.
Check out some regular academic writing sites
There are some academic writing sites that offer free and paid samples on a wide range of topics. You should check these sites out when looking for the right kind of help. Make sure you have the most fitting academic writing routines when looking at these sites. These will help you greatly achieve the results you are looking for.
Do not be too dependent on research
There is no great rule that you will have to get the best dissertation through research itself. You should not make yourself that dependent on research in general. Keep some empty space so that you know the other side of it as well.
The library is always a welcoming place. You will several many suitable dissertation samples in the library.


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Pisni Holubts (meatless cabbage Rolls)
Categories: Vegetables, Christmas, Russian
Servings: 10
-Lbs, Without Bruised Leaves
- 2 lg onions; Use 3 if You Like
-onions, Chopped
- 1/4 lb butter; 1 Stick
- 1 c Mushroom Mix
- 1 tb salt
- 1 ts black pepper; to Taste
- 16 oz Canned tomatoes
- 1 Bouillon Cube; Or
- 1 tb Maggi Sauce
- tomato juice or water As
Combine The rice And water in a Medium Saucepan. Bring to a Boil, StirGently, Cover And Cook For About 20 Minutes. Cool in a Large Bowl. CoreThe cabbage And Place it in a Large Pot or Dutch Oven Half Filled WithWater, Cover, And Bring to a Boil. Cook About 2 Minutes. as The OuterLeaves Become Translucent And Soft, Pry Off And Remove With a WoodenSpoon. Continue Until The Head is About 5 Inches in Diameter, Remove AndSave For cabbage Filling, (recipe Will be Included in The Next Bunch).Trim The Leaves by Paring of The Thick Part of The Rib. in a LargeSkillet, Saut? The Chopped onions in Melted butter Until Lightly Cooked.Add The onions And Mushroom Mix to The rice, Stir Gently But do Not Mash.Add salt And pepper to Taste. Line The Bottom of a Baking Dish With TheOuter cabbage Leaves. Place a Large Spoonful of The Filling at The StemEnd of Each Leaf, Fold Over The Sides And Roll From The Bottom to TheTop. do Not Overstuff or The Results Will Look Like hand Granades. TheRice Will Expand When Baked. Without Crowding, Arrange in Neat Layers InThe Baking Dish, Covering The Last Layer With a Few cabbage Leaves.Coarsely Chop The tomatoes And Pour Over The Rolls. Add The Bouillon CubeOr Maggi Seasoning, Cover, And Bake in a Preheated 325 Degree F. Oven ForAbout 2 Hours. Add tomato juice or water as Needed, There Should be 2 To
- 3 Inches of Liquid at The Bottom. Baked Rolls Will Keep Hot For About 1Hour.
Yield: About 2 Dozen.