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Everyone can now enjoy our bountiful garden!
Thanks to several volunteers and Dorris Place's wonderful teachers we
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Our garden has a lot of flowers,
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"Trust in that wind you feel my friend
that blows upon your spirit of strength
guides you to keep your soul surviving
Keep your howl echoing thru the forest of life
Others are watching in shadows listening for it
howling the same dreams at a rising blue moon".
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National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar as 'unfit' to rule Nigeria.
PoliticsNGR learned that Tinubu made the comment while delivering a Keynote address at a meeting of the National Consultative Forum organized by the national Committee of Buhari Support Groups held yesterday in Abuja.
Tinubu described Atiku as "a merry-go-round and carnival-like politician with no focus or mission." In his words;
"Atiku could build a house of the party membership cards he has accumulated. But one thing he should remember is that a man who builds a house of cards ought not to cast stones at a man who is building a house with a firm and true foundation.
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Building collocation competence
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The paper deals with collocations of the type verb + noun, which are central to building the language learner's mental lexicon. It draws on evidence of language learners' lack of awareness of the psychological salience and severely limited repertoire of collocations in their output. It further looks at noticing as a central pedagogic activity and [...]
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English preterit and perfect testing techniques
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Adding more sights and sounds to the English lesson through music videos
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Working in data storage in my earlier years, there was always an element of what type of data would be stored on the storage we would architect so that we would get a feel for the performance and capacity required to hold that data – this discussion would naturally lead onto data management, its lifecycle and what it needs to do once it expires.
In a bid to expand the conversation (and sometimes the sale), someone in the room would always ask about data quality, and what software do we have to help to ensure that high data quality exists throughout the complete lifecycle of the data when it is created and stored.
The outputs are only as good as the inputs, and if you feed an analytics engine or database dirty data then you can expect to fall down a rabbit hole – especially if your organisations relies heavily on this information to make key business decisions.
Take a look at the following statistics that I came across a year or so ago (I'm glad I saved this):
All of these factors can have huge implications on achieving business results, not surprisingly over half of the errors are attributed to having no data at all! So how does one prevent making bad decisions with bad data?
It all starts with how you architect data collection points and its relevant data types – take a web form for example. Now I know if you are reading this, then no doubt you would of had to fill in a web form multiple times during your life, whether it is to create a new account on a new social media platform, or to fill in a survey. You might of noticed that some of the drop down boxes only allow certain syntaxes and formats in the bid to ensure accurate data – like typing an email address without the @ sign should not be accepted.
If these measures are not in place, then the end result is a bunch of useless data that is not accurate and likely going to cause your organisation headaches (you can't email a prospect with no @ in their email). This leads to lost sales, mistakes, and a lot of administration time trying to clean the data.
My next post in this area will dive a little deeper, and provide some fundamentals on how your organisation can architect a robust data quality and management strategy.


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Maple Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Since I'm originally from New England, this was a regular side dish in our home. Now that I live in the West, I've introduced it to all my friends, and they love it! It goes especially well with a holiday turkey dinner.
Total TimePrep: 15 min. Bake: 70 min.
Makes8-10 servings
- 2-1/2 to 3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled
- 1-3/4 to 2 pounds apples, peeled
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Cut sweet potatoes and apples into 1/4-in. slices. Layer in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a saucepan, bring syrup, cider, butter and salt to a boil. Pour over potatoes and apples. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes more or until tender.
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Ensuring Health and Financial Security for All: Can We Identify Reasonable Solutions to These American Challenges?
On Thursday, October 9, 2008, Senators Hagel and Kerrey spoke candidly about the United State's struggle to reform health care and looking forward to what must be done to ensure health care for all. This free event was proudly sponsoredy by AARP, Prairie Fire and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.
For your convenience and enjoyment, Prairie Fire has made available the unedited video of this special event.


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Birding book review: "Bird Watcher's Bible" good to have on hand, maybe not in the bush
You know a new bird-watching book is a good one — in this case, "Bird Watcher's Bible," (National Geographic, $40) edited by longtime bird artist Jonathan Alderfer — when you mention it to a fellow bird-watcher co-worker, and he immediately drops what he's doing, races over to your office, and the two of you spend some guilty-pleasure moments flipping through the book, exclaiming out loud at the photos and calling out birds you've both recently seen.
Yeah, we know we're not normal, and we're OK with that.
Alderfer has done a lovely job with this big, heavy guide, subtitled, 'A Complete Treasury: Science, Know-How, Beauty, Lore," interspersing captivating photographs with art, fantastic bits of trivia and history, anatomy lessons, tips on becoming a birder or places to go if you're already one.
What makes this book particularly enjoyable is the way it's set up to leisurely peruse rather than as a field guide. It has somewhat of a reference quality to it — you can find your favorites in the index, for instance, to see what photos and info are offered — but don't expect exhaustive details on every owl or sparrow species. And it's far too big to carry around in a backpack.
Instead, look at this as one more suitable for the coffee table…or your desk, although be aware that it can be a bit of a distraction.
Kyle Wagner is the editor of the Travel and OutWest sections at The Denver Post.


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There's only so much you can do on one holiday in Fethiye so we've tried to keep this list of must-sees short. All recommendations are what we love about this area and what we would like to recommend to you if it's your first visit to the Fethiye area of Turkey.
Recommendations are in no particular order and we've assumed visits to Fethiye will be in summer…otherwise, we would have a lot more trekking suggestions on this list.
Fethiye Rock Tombs
A bit of a pull, but climb up to the main Lycian rock tomb in Fethiye – the tomb of Amyntas – and take in the amazing views of Fethiye marina and the whole of the bay. You can always reward yourself with an icy cold Efes Pilsen when you come back down into Fethiye.
Fethiye Beaches
Yes, Fethiye has beaches! Take the Karagözler dolmuş to any of the bays in Fethiye. Aksazlar Bay (before Letoonia Club Hotel), Samanlık Bays, Küleli, Boncuklu. If it's not too hot, you pass all of these bays on the Fethiye Peninsula trek. Sundays will be very busy with Turkish families.
Ölüdeniz Beaches
No holiday to Fethiye, Turkey is complete without a day on the beach at Ölüdeniz; one of the most photographed beaches in the world. Belcekız Beach has the crashing waves or you can swim in the lagoon. The dolmuş from Fethiye will take you down to the private beaches of the lagoon for free if you ask the driver. We normally go to Sea Horse Beach. (Dolmuşes leave the dolmuş station in Fethiye every few minutes. In high season, the last one back to Fethiye is around 2am. Check with the driver. Journey time from Fethiye – about 40 mins)
Kayaköy has many ruins left from the population exchange between Turkey and Greece in 1923. Beautiful countryside, Turkish village life and a sad reminder of the past. Don't leave Kaya without going to Cin Bal Restaurant where your barbecue your own food.
(The dolmuş to Kaya from Fethiye is every hour on the hour from the dolmuş station. Every half an hour in high season. The last dolmuş back to Fethiye is around 8pm in low season and 10pm in high season so check with the driver if you don't want to end up in a taxi. Journey time from Fethiye – about 40 mins) Or you can walk to Kayaköy from Fethiye if you feel like it!
Saklıkent Gorge
Saklıkent Gorge Amazing, breathtaking. Yes, lots of tourists go there in high season but places become famous for a reason. We never get bored of Saklıkent Gorge. If you're here early in the season, go on any day except Sunday and it should be free from crowds. You have the gushing rapids and colossal cliff faces to yourself. Eat at the fabulous Kayıp Cennet Restaurant. (The usual scenario – dolmuşes leave the dolmuş station for Saklıkent on a regular basis. If you're in a car, take the D400 towards Antalya and it's signposted from here. Journey time from Fethiye – about 50 mins).
Tlos Ruins
Very underrated as far as we are concerned. We've seen many ruins in Turkey and the mountainous Tlos near Fethiye is yet to be beaten for us.
Amazing views over the Xanthos Valley.
Lycian and Roman ruins intermingled with mountain village life.
No visit to Tlos is complete without stopping in for a drink or a bite to eat at the Original Yaka Park (Hire a car / moped and you can go to Saklikent and Tlos in one day.
Tlos is worth 2 or 3 hours of your time. Journey time from Fethiye – about 50 mins).
Dalyan & Caunos
Turtle Beach + Mud Baths + Kings Tombs
Dalyan is an area of outstanding beauty and historical interest. With its world-famous Turtle Beach, the awe-inspiring Rock Tombs and the natural Mud Baths, Dalyan sparkles as one of the rarest corners of the Earth.
The river boat cruise through the maze-like passages of Dalyan Delta will surely remind you of Humphrey Bogart's & Catherine Hepburn's "The African Queen" Turtle Beach, surrounded by salt water on one side and fresh water on the other, is one of the last breeding grounds of the Sea Turtles and therefore delightfully undeveloped.
The one and half hours break on the Turtle Beach will be merely enough to savour the blessings of this exceptional sand bank.
On your way to the Mud Baths, the river boats stop at the magnificent Rock Tombs. The tombs belong to the Kings of ancient Lycia and date back to IV. century B.C.
The rejuvenating Mud Baths and Thermal springs of Dalyan have drawn in a legion of famous people over the years like Dustin Hoffman, Sting and David Bowie to name a few.
Apparently it has worked for them, so why not let it work for you?!
History, Nature and Fun! All in Dalyan!


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In 2006, Greensville County was invited to participate with CSX, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and McCallum Sweeney Consulting to certify a megasite. The general location of the proposed megasite was identified by McCallum Sweeney. The consulting company set forth many rigorous standards including minimum acreage of the property, minimum water and sewer infrastructure and transportation requirements. Greensville County and its partner, the City of Emporia, met every standard and MAMaC received certification by McCallum Sweeney Consulting.
At the time, the Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission (TIC) began an economic development initiative to identify potential megasites in the tobacco-growing region of Virginia. MAMaC was selected as megasite project to receive a significant financial investment from TIC to develop preliminary engineering reports on the provision of required utility infrastructure and roads. The support of TIC as well as the members of the Development Team is greatly appreciated, for without their support, Virginia's only megasite certified by McCallum Sweeney Consulting would not exist today.
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The MAMaC Development Team was created to assist in the provision of a quality megasite in Virginia. The effort to develop MAMaC required the participation of many partners, including:
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- 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter softened to room temp
- 1 1/2 cups White Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder
- 2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
- 4 cups fresh pitted cherries
- 1/2 cup Stone Hill Norton
- 1/4 cup cold filtered water
Cherry Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup butter softened
- 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tbsp cocoa
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 5 tbsp Heavy Cream
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp of reserved cherry/Norton syrup
Boozing up your Cherries
- Rinse, drain and pit your 1 lb of cherries.
- Roughly chop your pitted cherries and place them in a medium bowl with ½ cup Norton Wine.
- Let sit at room temp for 1 hour then drain cherries in a sieve over a bowl. Keep both the cherries and the syrup.
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Butter and flour two, 8 inch cake pans and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat together 4 Tbsp soft butter, 1½ cups granulated sugar, 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla.
- Beat on high speed for 7 min until light and fluffy.
- Whisk in 1 cup warm milk until smooth.
- Sift together 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour, ¾ cups unsweetened cocoa, ⅛ tsp salt, and 2½ tsp baking powder.
- Fold the sifted mixture into the batter just until combined. Transfer to your prepared cake pans and bake at 350˚F for 30 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and once the cakes are cool enough to handle, transfer to wire racks for them to cool completely.
Cherry Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- In a medium bowl combine butter, powdered sugar, cocoa, vanilla, cream/milk, cherry/Norton syrup, and salt and beat for 5-7 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add more powdered sugar to thicken and stiffen up frosting or more cream/milk to thin frosting out depending on desired consistency.
Assembling the Cake
- Once you are ready to assemble the cake, slice each of your cake layers in half horizontally into two even layers (Tip: don't slice your layers early or they may dry out). A serrated knife works best. Place one layer cut side up on a cake stand. Stir ¼ cup cold filtered water into the remaining cherry Norton syrup. Generously brush the first cake layer with ⅓ of the cherry Norton syrup. Cover the top with frosting and top with ⅓ of the chopped boozy cherries. Repeat with the next three layers but don't put any syrup or frosting over the final layer. Refrigerate your unfrosted cake for 15 - 20 min to let it rest, then frost the top and sides. Decorate to your heart's delight and serve to the people you love!
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Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research Recruitment 2013 For Senior Research Fellow.Application are invited for the Posts of Senior Research Fellow in Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research (DOGR).
Onion and garlic are the world famous spice commodities used for flavouring the dishes. Besides culinary purposes, these are considered valuable medicinal plants. The fungicidal and insecticidal properties of garlic are well established. Dehydrated powder & flakes and paste prepared out of onion and garlic provide rich agro-industrial base for these commodities.Realizing the importance of onion and garlic in the country, ICAR established National Research Centre for Onion and Garlic in VIII Plan with its headquarter at Nasik in 1994. However, due to some working constraints, the Centre was shifted to Rajgurunagar on 16 June 1998. Over the years, the centre has created good facilities for field and laboratory work. The centre has been upgraded to Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research since December 2008. Besides this, an All India Network Project on Onion & Garlic with 28 participating centres all over the country has been established.
Company Name: Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research (DOGR).
Website: www.dogr.res.in
Location: Pune
Senior Research Fellow 01
Qualification: Master degree in Agriculture with specialization in Horticulture/ Plant Breeding and Genetics. Knowledge in computer application.
Pay: 16,000 18,000/-
Age: 35 40 Years
Interview Date and Time: 26th April 2013 from 09.30 am.
How To Apply: Walk-in-interview will be conducted on 26th April 2013 from 09.30 am at Director, DOGR, Rajgurunagar, Pune-410 505. Applicants should be attend with his/ her bio-data, original documents along with one passport size photograph, brief of research work etc. and one set of photocopy at the time of interview.
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TIFF 2016 Review: India In a Day
Richie Mehta's powerful feature India in a Day may feel at times like the Beastie Boys Awesome: I F'n' Shot That, (though there is another progenitor, the concert film jumps to mind immediately.
The concept of the film is that Google powered an initiative to get residents of the country to power up their cameras, smartphones, pretty much anything to tape the footage. The idea is that they were filming one day, just one ordinary day. The mountain of footage acquired may have been quite stunning, though Mehta, alongside his collaborators including Sir Ridley Scott), helped to craft a coherent narrative.
Though the experience gets off to something of a slow start, it becomes clear how this audience-submitted content becomes able to be crafted into a fully-formed narrative. The real revelation of the film arrives towards the ending, in which it becomes clear that India in a Day is really everywhere in a day, and that hopes and fears about where we are heading become standard and shared ones. We're all a part of that.
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My dear and honourable brethren, I Antony greet you in the Lord.
Truly, my beloved in the Lord, not at one time only did God visit His creatures; but from the foundation of the world, whenever any have come to the Creator of all by the law of His covenant implanted in them, God is present with each one of these in His bounty and grace by His Spirit. But in the case of those rational natures in which that covenant grew cold, and their intellectual perception died, so that they were no longer able to know themselves according to their first condition, concerning them I say that they became altogether irrational, and worshipped the creation rather than the Creator. But the Creator of all in His great bounty visited us by the implanted law of the covenant. For He is immortal substance. And as many as became worthy of God and grew by His implanted law, and were taught by His Holy Spirit and received the Spirit of Adoption, these were able to worship their Creator as they ought: of whom Paul says that they received not the promise on account of us. (Heb. 11:39)
And the Creator of All, who repents not of His love, desiring to visit our sickness and confusion, raised up Moses the Lawgiver, who gave us the law in writing, and founded for us the House of Truth, which is the Catholic Church, that makes us one in God; for He desires that we should be brought back to our first beginning. Moses built the house, yet did not complete it, but left it and went away. Then again God raised up the choir of the Prophets by His Spirit. And they also built on the foundation of Moses, but could not complete the house, and likewise left it and went away. And all of them , being clothed with the Spirit, saw that the wound was incurable, and that none of the creatures was able to heal it, but only the Only-begotten, who is the very Mind of the Father and His Image, who after the pattern of His Image made every rational creature. For these knew that the Saviour is the great physician; and they assembled all together, and offered prayer for their members, that is, for us, crying out and saying, Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? (Jer. 8:22) We would have healed her, but she is not healed: now therefore let us forsake her and go away. (Jer.51:9)
But God in His abundant and unfeigned love came to us, saying by His Saints, Son of man, make to thyself vessels of captivity. (Ezek. 12:3) And He, being in the form of God, counted it not as a prize to be on an equality with God, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross: wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things in earth and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:6-11) Now therefore, beloved, let this word be manifest among you, that the bounty of the Father spared not His Only-begotten for our sakes, but delivered Him up for the salvation of us all (Rom. 8:32): He gave Himself for our sins (Gal. 1:4), and our iniquities humbled Him, and by His stripes we were healed (Isa.. 53:5), and by the word of His power He gathered us out of all lands, from one end of the earth to the other end of the world, and made resurrection of our minds, and remission of our sins, and taught us that we are members one of another.
I pray you, brethren, understand this great dispensation, that He was made like unto us, apart from sin. (Heb. 4:15) And each of the rational natures, for which principally the Saviour came, ought to examine his pattern, and know his mind, and discern between bad and good, so that he may be set free by His advent. For as many as are set free by His dispensation, are called the servants of God. And this is not yet perfection, but in its own time it is righteousness, and it leads to the adoption of sons. And Jesus our Saviour understood that these were near to receiving the Spirit of Adoption, and that they knew Him, having been taught by the Holy Spirit; and He said to them, Henceforth I will not call you servants, but brothers and friends: for all things that the Father hath taught me, I have made known unto you and taught you. (John 1:15) Therefore, being made bold in mind, since they knew themselves and their intellectual substance, they have voice and said, Even though we have known Thee after the flesh, yet now we know Thee so no more. (2 Cor. 5:16) And they received the Spirit of Adoption, and cried out saying, We have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but we have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (Rom. 8:15) Now therefore, O God, we know what Thou has given us that we are children and heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ. (Rom. 8:17)
But let this word be manifest to you, beloved: Whosoever has not prepared his own amendment, nor toiled with all his strength, let such an one know that for him the advent of the Saviour will be unto judgment.
For to some it is a saviour of death unto death, and to some a saviour of life unto life. (2 Cor. 2:16) For He is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against. (Luke 2:34) I beseech you, beloved, by the name of Jesus Christ, do not neglect your own salvation, but let each one of you rend his heart and not his garment (Joel 2:13), for fear lest we should be wearing this monastic habit in vain, and preparing for ourselves judgment. For behold, even now the time is near in which the works of every one of us shall be proved. And about the details of what I am saying, there are many other things to be written unto you. But it is written, Give occasion to the wise man, and he will be yet wiser. (Prov. 9:9) I salute you all, from the least to the greatest. And may the God of peace keep you all, beloved.
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More and more organizations within non-manufacturing industries are becoming increasingly aware that the correct application of the Lean Six Sigma methodology can benefit them as much as (if not more than) it has proven to benefit organizations within the manufacturing industry. In fact, one does not have to look far to find case studies that substantiate the value and increased use of Lean Six Sigma in financial services, healthcare, distribution, energy, hospitality, military, pharmaceuticals/biotech, technology, utilities, chemicals, education, government, legal, media, retail, transportation, and many other non-manufacturing industries. The list continues to grow.
I have personally led Lean Six Sigma projects in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing organizations with surprisingly similar positive results. In fact, many of the Lean Six Sigma projects that I have led within the manufacturing industry actually focused on improving transactional processes (as opposed to manufacturing processes). When considering the Lean Six Sigma methodology, one must understand that the methodology is applicable to and can yield extremely positive results in ANY scenario where a value proposition is the concern. This includes manufacturing organizations, non-manufacturing organizations, and even governmental and not-for-profit organizations. Put a different way, the application of Lean Six Sigma to ANY activity we do for ANY reason or purpose can help us to effectively and efficiently achieve that reason or purpose…or at least more of it than we are currently achieving.
Fortunately for us, nearly everything that happens in our world (with the exception of purely random events) is characterized by an underlying process. Whether or not we seek to understand and control the underlying process does not change the fact that it exists. Any outcome that is characterized by an underlying process can be improved by understanding the process steps, identifying the factors within the process that significantly contribute to the outcome, setting those significant factors at the appropriate level, and executing a plan to monitor and control those significant factors.
The Lean Six Sigma methodology can effectively improve nearly any outcome by improving the process by which that outcome is derived. The Define Phase of Lean Six Sigma allows us, with very few restrictions, to define in measureable terms the focus of our process improvement efforts and identify the process steps. The Measure Phase of Lean Six Sigma is mainly concerned with measuring the current process performance and identifying the process capability. The main purpose of the Analyze Phase of Lean Six Sigma is to develop hypotheses and to statistically test those hypotheses to determine the select few critical factors that contribute to process variation and defects. The Improve Phase of Lean Six Sigma advances the solution by identifying the optimal settings for the critical factors that were determined during the Analyze Phase. Finally, the purpose of the Control Phase of Lean Six Sigma is to ensure that the newly identified process improvements, once implemented, remain in place.
If your company participates in a non-manufacturing industry, you may be leaving money on the table by dismissing Lean Six Sigma as "not a fit". Surely, all of the many other adopters in non-manufacturing industries must be on to something, right? I would urge you to reassess the applicability of Lean Six Sigma and the value that it can provide to your business or activity in the light of the information I have presented here. Every value proposition represents an intended outcome and every outcome is related to an underlying process that can be improved. Lean Six Sigma can be used to improve the value proposition and the profitability of your company as well.


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Beat the heat with trees and fans, even in Florida
We do go on about living without air conditioning, but have assumed that in much of the southern United States is that it is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Air conditioning was responsible for much of the explosion in the population of Florida, making it habitable in summer.
However, Reader Renard of Bradenton, Florida writes that our tips for living without AC are pretty effective for him, particularly the ones about trees and fans.
Your comments concerning foliage usage as protection was spot-on. [On Google image, shown above] you'll find a home with the entire backyard (west side) and the over 80% of the front (east) side in total shade due to trees planted and now mature. Only my south and north sides are plant deficient. As my home has the master bedroom on the south and is able to be cut-off with internal doors, that room acts as a heat buffer for the northern rest of the house during the interval the sun is in the southern sky and can shine upon that wall.I make mention here that I've successfully lived now for over 3 years with NO air conditioning use. And comfortably I might add. Indoor temperatures rarely exceed 82 degrees. With interior fans, and acclimation over my years of Florida residence - easily liveable. Also - whereas I pay average $50 a month electric bills, my neighbors are enjoying forking out easily $125 more per to run their AC.
So, two of your principles - foliage and fans - are being used by me as is. A light-colored roof, white exterior walls and not following the norm of rabid and extreme pruning (rather, allowing a tree's canopy to reach the full sphere) causes such a drastic lessening of the impinging solar radiation it is a wonder.
It should be noted that trees don't only cool by shading; the transpiration of moisture from their leaves absorbs a lot of heat, a form of evaporative cooling.
Renard also picks up on a point Mat made in Beat the Heat: Begrudging Acceptance of Sweating: our bodies have a mechanism for dealing with heat and we shouldn't fight it.
People of our modern society seem to abhor sweat. We use cosmetics and chemicals to prevent or cover-up such human bodily functions. Want to live in the heat? Stop. Not only is such usage heat fatigue producing; in addition, the perfumes attract insect attention. Humans are meant to perspire when hot. It is our body's method of cooling. And if that same water is lost quickly and directly to the surrounding air, not trapped by the clothing, the body will never stop producing availing internal water to the skin until it no longer can. Remember, one symptom of heat-exhaustion is no sweating - dry and 'clammy' skin.
From: Beat The Heat: 10 Design Tips To Help You Live Without (Or Use Less) Air Conditioning
Loose-fitting shirts (or blouses) and pants are beneficial for similar reasons. Tight-fitting clothing accelerates the transfer of the body's water to the atmosphere. A layer of air between the cloth and the body somewhat encloses a region of evaporation. So, T-shirts, tight shorts - merely make the heat affects worse in terms of time able to be spent working or active outdoors. I'd kid you and tell Elizabeth Taylor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof pic) that that sheer full slip/nightgown looked great; but, she'd've been cooler in something a bit more 'fluffy'/loose-fitting while indoors.
If you are going to sweat properly, you have to drink a lot of fluids. Recommendations:
Obviously, replacement of fluids is a must....steer clear of any drink containing sugars - all that does is cause thirst ultimately. Live as a Floridian originally did - citrus, fruit, mint and teas. Avoid dairy, coffee beyond morning needs, alcohol.
From: How to Live Without Air Conditioning and Beat The Heat (Spoiler: It's All About Design)
Finally, Renard picks up on the notion that we should keep cool with culture, not contraptions. That people who live in hot climates traditionally did things differently, at different times of the day, at different paces. Renard summarizes it all in one sentence:
I advise any person desiring to learn to tolerate and have the ability to do without air-conditioning to literally 'dress for it', keep any substances off your skin during the day not produced from within (other than perhaps from a hose!!!), drink and eat high-fluid containing foods, move to the rhythm of the heat (languid is good), and learn to relish the cool shower-off at the end of a long day.
A long email, full of useful tips. Thanks, Renard!


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How Spooky Is It? YouTube Pushes Jihadi Recruitment Videos While The Internet Association Tells Us Washington is "Spooky" for the Internet
Every now and then I get these absurdly childlike emails from the Internet Association (which is yet another Google-dominated lobbying group in Washington). Here's the latest:
If what gets you up in the morning are patent trolls, you're probably not going to relate to this next bit very well. But here's a thought about what "rules" might apply to YouTube since they don't seem to have any standards and practices except "catch me if you can."
Monetized jihad recruitment videos with 1.6 million views. And how are they monetized?
This playlist has a variety of jihadi recruiting videos on it, some of them with English subtitles, and all of which have substantial numbers of views.
The Ridley Scott movie "Kingdom of Heaven" is a popular source of imagery (although only a mere 400,000 views):
So the question is, who gets the money from YouTube's advertising on these videos? Aside from Google, of course.
Pretty spooky.
Mr. Lowery's Speaking Tour: Interview with @davidclowery after Columbia Law School, George Mason University and CMJ Keynote
David Lowery just concluded a whistlestop tour of academic panels at George Mason University and the Columbia Law School, finishing with a keynote at the Continuing Legal Education program at CMJ. We caught up to him for a recap of his brush with academia:
MTP: What were these conferences about? How did you bring your academic experience to bear on your participation?
Lowery: Ha. My academic experience is relatively limited at this point. Yes this is my fourth year teaching "business fundamentals of the music business" and "publishing and licensing" at University of Georgia, but compared to many of the folks at these panels I'm a relative newcomer. Most of the folks on these panels have been teaching law for quite some time and often have extensive industry experience in entertainment and/or technology. I think though I'm much closer to the younger students, the young and aspiring artists than many of the Law Academics (no offense). Further I have closely observed how these 18-22 year old college students are consuming music the last few years.
So all of these conferences focused generally on copyright and it's role in fostering creativity. But I am quite pleased that instead of just seeing academics making purely economic arguments we are starting to see people talk more about a songwriters copyright as an individual right, even moral rights although we don't explicitly recognize them here. The GMU CPIP conference and Nashville roundtable explicitly addressed this.
I mean it's fairly ridiculous that authors have to justify economically why they should have a right to control their own work? Economic incentive is not all there is to copyright. If I don't want certain corporations using my songs I don't have to let them. Since when do we have to justify our individual choices in economic terms?
MTP: Did you discuss your DOJ fling in the public comments for the DOJ's review of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees where you raised the Constitutionality of the consent decrees as the US government's denial of due process to songwriters?
Lowery: Yes I did. But at the CMJ ASCAP event I addressed two things concerning the DOJ. I wanted to show how unfairly the federal government was treating songwriters. Apparently to protect the profits of a few politically connected industries.
First the failure of the DOJ to address ad funded piracy by companies like Google and AOL is an outrage. Despite the fact that mass copyright infringement is a RICO predicate there has been no serious effort by the DOJ to look at how these sites are funded. They are largely funded by advertising served by some of the biggest and most politically connected companies in the US. Swiss bankers have been thrown in jail in the US for being less involved in a criminal conspiracy. It boggles the mind the DOJ sits on its hands on this. These companies have apparently sold a lie to law enforcement: "we don't know where these ads end up". This is a lie and they should be prosecuted for this lie alone. If a moderately successful middle-aged alternative rocker like me can trace these ads using a simple iPhone app, multi billion dollar companies can do it. (I actually demonstrated this on a panel at Columbia Law School using the iPhone app SourceCode). These companies don't want to stop the practice cause they profit from it. But they can't keep playing sergeant Shultz " I see nothing" Artists are sick of it and now that The Turtles have shown us the light. If the DOJ doesn't do anything expect lawsuits. In multiple jurisdictions, against brands, Madison Avenue and the ad exchanges. Maybe congress should investigate the DOJ. Smells like "agency capture" to me. Or as we used to call it "political corruption."
Secondly I noted that while the DOJ doesn't seem to think it's obligated to protect us from piracy, they don't think that we are dangerous enough that we need to be placed under a consent decree. And please don't give me the fiction, "It's the PRO's that are under the consent decree, not artists!" That is absolute and total horseshit. Once you have 97% of the songs under a consent decree, the US government in effect moves the entire marketplace to a courtroom in Manhattan. There is no other marketplace for songwriters. So in effect all songwriters are under the consent decree.
So consider this in what I would call a constitutional framework.
How did I end up being subject to a consent decree that was first put in place 20 years before I was born?
Is this some sort of DOJ-imposed songwriter original sin? As soon as I write and publish in my first song I am guilty. I'm now subject to the consent decree and in effect I have my rights to participate in the free marketplace limited. Where was my trial? Where was my due process?
Further consider that the consent decrees have become a permanent feature governing song licensing and pricing, yet no elected legislative body created what is in effect a 73-year-old law. If this country deems it needs to govern the song licensing process in this way it should pass laws, not assign the process to single appointed for life judges in Manhattan. This is in effect a writ of attainder. It feels unconstitutional to me.
Finally since you can objectively establish that the value of a song is depressed by the consent decrees (compare it to markets without consent decrees) this amounts to a "taking" by the government. Where is my compensation for the loss of my property? There is also a "taking" on the piracy side. The US government decided with the DMCA act that in order to encourage the development of these "new" Internet industries that a single class of Americans-copyright holders- should bear the burden.
The federal government effectively "eminent domained" us and gave our personal goods the fruit of our labor to private companies. Without compensation.
The DOJ is protecting some of the most powerful companies on earth and forcing songwriters to subsidize their businesses. [Companies whose combined market caps exceed $1 trillion.]
The thing I really stressed to this audience was the fact that they shouldn't focus on how unfairly songwriters are treated, but instead should focus on what this says about our government and our country? I asked the audience if they really wanted to live in a country that does this to its fellow citizens to benefit a few very wealthy corporations?
MTP: That's a novel argument that I don't think anyone else is making. You were in front of a bunch of lawyers, how did it go over?
Lowery: I feel like I got my point across very well. I got a round of applause and even people who represent industries that benefit from the consent decrees were very sympathetic in their questioning. After the talk I had multiple litigators volunteer to help me build a legal case against the US government, the online advertising industry and Madison Avenue. I'm keeping in contact. Who knows where this will go. I also had an interesting conversation with Prof Richard Epstein the week previous when he spoke at George Mason University. I asked him his views on the consent decrees that govern songwriters. Honestly he is an amazing speaker and a brilliant thinker. I don't have the legal background to explain his rationale but he seemed to not like the consent decrees. The lawyers in the room could explain it better.
MTP: You've made something of a science of confronting Google with their sale of advertising on pirate sites. How did the audience react to that kind of information?
Lowery: It's always the same. You hear audible gasps in the audience. Highlighting and explaining the Publisher ID makes people visibly angry. The bloom is definitely off the rose when it comes to Google. Before it used to take a lot of convincing. "It must be a mistake" "you're wrong" & "I like Google". No more. Their defenders and apologists are largely silent now (with the exception of Google attorney Joe Gratz who was present at the Columbia Law School panel). If the jig isn't up it will be soon. [Joe Gratz is one of the Durie Tangri lawyers who lead the attack on authors and other creators in the Google Books case and who owns the orphanworks.com domain name, parked on the EFF's servers. His partner, Darilyn Durie, represented Goldieblox against the Beastie Boys.]
Look, Google directly and through surrogates is throwing so much money at these midterm elections. One of two things happens now. Google wins and no elected official ever dares question them again. We enter a new era of robber barons and trusts. Or maybe a couple of fair minded incumbents survive the onslaught and start asking "Are Google and Democracy compatible?" I want to see that hearing. Maybe democratic stalwart Representative Mike Honda who Silicon Valley is currently trying to unseat by throwing millions behind his opponent (Ro Khanna) will lead an investigation. That would be amusing. I'd pay to see that.
MTP: Do you think that Google's latest policy of demoting pirate sites if a legitimate service buys a higher ranking confirms or rejects your theories about brand sponsored piracy?
Lowery: It's the same mob protection racket that Spotify runs. It relies on selling you protection from broken windows. "You can pay to have your legitimate site advertised against typical piracy search terms or these crazy pirate kids here are gonna steal your stuff." Meanwhile Google is selling advertising on these sites (as I have demonstrated time and time again).
MTP: You've also made the argument that these particular consent decrees actually create inefficiencies in the market due to the rate courts involvement with price setting, right?
Lowery: How much did Pandora save by suing ASCAP in rate court? Less than $10 million right? How much did that lawsuit cost the tax payers? ASCAP and songwriters? And Pandora stockholders? Way more than $10 million? That right there is a legal argument that the consent decrees are misapplied. They are inefficient and cost society more than they save. Fail.
MTP: Have you given any thought to a solution? Artists complaining of the status quo under the The Man 2.0 are often criticized because you don't solve the market's problem for them, so what's yours?
Lowery: There's a rather out of fashion theory about how public policy evolves. I happen to think it's still quite accurate. It's called "Punctuated Equilibrium Framework". The idea is that you reach this equilibrium where a sort of policy monopoly is formed. The policy monopoly consists of an ossified class of legislators, committees, technocrats, policy experts, lobbyists, trade groups, academics and even clergy. They all have different interests and power calculations that lock them into a policy monopoly. The consent decree, DMCA enabled piracy and abusive compulsory licenses are the policy equilibrium. I won't name names but we all know the members of the current Washington policy monopoly. The "punctuation" is when policy suddenly and abruptly changes. In order for a punctuation to occur a "change of venue" must be effected. In this theory the change of venue ranges from armed rebellion and civil unrest; to civil court cases.
We need a "change of venue." I believe the Turtles have shown us the way in their victorious lawsuit against SiriusXM over Sirius stiffing pre-72 artists on performance royalties. Except this time we need to sue our own fucking government. Instead of complaining artists need to get off their asses and sue the people who locked us into the unfair "equilibrium."
Bari Leigh Hosts #irespectmusic in Nashville at Her Record Release Show
Nashville artist Bari Leigh decided to add the #irespectmusic theme to the release party in Nashville recently for her new record, "Tonight, I'm Unchained" on Bari's Starfish Media imprint through ECR Music Group (available at iTunes and other retailers). In addition to the marketing and promotion support for Bari's record, she used that effort to focus attention on the #irespectmusic campaign. Bari told MTP:
I wanted to turn my record-release party and concert into an #IRespectMusic event here in Nashville for a couple of reasons. First, it's a great opportunity to celebrate how far we as artists have come this year––a year that's seeing the tide turn on Capitol Hill with artists' voices truly being heard now. People who make music, along with people who love it, have been stepping up all year to simply say "I Respect Music," and it's worked. People everywhere are getting behind musicians to say they should be paid for their recordings and songs. It's a happy, positive message that I wanted to bring to my record-release party.Second, I wanted to see what I could do in my own grassroots way to impress upon my own fans how personally this affects someone like me. I'm just starting out in my own career, and if musicians like me (young singer-songwriters, for example) are going to have a fair shot at succeeding, we'll need our leaders to stand up for us, and for what's right. Everyone was thrilled to take part in what we did at the party…just look at the photos, everyone's pumped!
RIP CPL Nathan Cirillo, The Argylls
Blake Morgan Explains the #irespectmusic AND I VOTE! campaign and the Importance of @respectcreators at @thebitterend Show in NYC
On October 14, Blake Morgan and a great line up of performers hosted a sold out standing room only live show for the #irespectmusic AND I VOTE! campaign at the legendary Bitter End in Greenwich Village. In addition to stellar performances by City of the Sun, Jus Post Bellum, Coyle Girelli and Janita as well as a rousing speech supporting artist rights by Congressman Jerry Nadler that brought the house down, Blake told the story of the #irespectmusic activism and the voter registration campaign. (See event review here at Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo.)
I highly recommend watching this video of Blake's inspiring short speech about the evolution of his activism, the voter registration drive and the Congressional Creative Rights Caucus.
Tell your friends, sign the petition and VOTE on November 4!
The Return of Brand Sponsored Piracy: Google's Artist Shakedown Continues But This Time They Really, Really, Really Mean It
Trichordist readers will recall our many posts about how Google uses search to drive traffic to unlicensed sites where Google Adsense or Doubleclick serves the advertising that keeps the illegal site operating. And turns a nice profit for Google. This is the principal way Google profits from piracy as far as we can tell.
Today there's a story in the BBC about Google's latest charm offensive to try to demonstrate to the world–or at least to the European Commission antitrust regulators–that far from profiting from piracy, Google actually fights piracy.
This is, of course, utter bullshit. We're not going to go through the whole song and dance again, but take a look at this screen shot showing Google's Doubleclick serving an ad to Grooveshark. That would be the adjudicated infringer Grooveshark:
Here's what Google told the BBC:
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Showroom Seven is hosting a mind-blowing sample sale featuring amazing pieces, prizes, and drinks for an entire month, from September 3 to October 4. (Showroom Seven)
To help you find a fit that's just right, NudeAudio has come out with a brand new line of portable Bluetooth speakers available in small, medium, and large sizes. (NudeAudio)
Fort Makers, a Brooklyn art collective, is participating in MoMA PS1 Warm Up this weekend with a stage installation featuring performance by Caribou, Museum of Love, and more. (Fort Makers)
Photo: Courtesy of Fort Makers.


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The 6th Edition of Smile for the Camera is upon us. This edition is being hosted by Becky Wiseman @ kinexxions.
Becky's word prompt for the 6th Edition of Smile For The Camera is Funny Bone. Show us that picture that never fails to bring a smile to your face! An amusing incident, a funny face, an unusual situation. Share!
Choose a photograph of an ancestor, relative, yourself, or an orphan photograph that tickles your Funny Bone and bring it to the carnival. Admission is free with every photograph!
I actually thought this one would be easy; I have a lot of "funny bone" pics. However, many of them involve relatives who are still around somewhere and would probably kill me if they came across their funny (or embarrassing) photo on the Internet.
If you read my post from yesterday, you know that I went antiquing and rescued some orphan photos. There was one in particular that made me chuckle so I purchased it with this carnival in mind.
I though it was cute. The little girl on the right looks so mischievous, while the baby looks spooked. The expressions are priceless and made me smile!
I have no idea when or where this photo was taken, nor who is in the photo. If anybody wants to claim it, I'm happy to share.


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The Edmonton Job Fair connects recruiters, HR Managers, recruiters and hiring companies with professional job seekers (professional adults, newcomers, temporary and permanent foreign workers, skilled and landed immigrants along with local & international students) from the greater Edmonton area.
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Job Seekers can simply come to the Job Fair to meet directly with employers. Please note that Job Seekers are invited to bring several copies of their resumes at the Job Fair to provide directly to hiring companies. No resumes are collected at the entrance by Jobs Canada.
The Edmonton Job Fair is a great employment opportunity to meet recruiters face to face and sell yourself as candidate. Learn more about employers than you can learn from their websites. Be evaluated in person on more than just your resume. Stand out in person- in a way that you might not on your resume. Be evaluated in person on more than just your resume. Ask direct questions and information you could not find on the employer's website. Stand out in person in a way that you might not on your resume.
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US stocks fell for a fifth straight day on Friday, dropping 1 percent and marking the Standard & Poor's 500 Index's longest losing streak in three months as the federal government edged closer to the "fiscal cliff" with no solution in sight.
US President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders met at the White House to work on a solution for the draconian debt-reduction measures set to take effect next month. Stocks, which have been influenced by little else than the flood of fiscal cliff headlines from Washington in recent days, extended losses going into the close, with the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 each losing 1 percent, after reports that Obama would not offer a new plan to Republicans. The Dow closed below 13,000 for the first time since Dec. 4.
"I was stunned Obama didn't have another plan, and that's absolutely why we sold off," said Mike Shea, managing partner at Direct Access Partners LLC in New York. "He's going to force the House [of Representatives] to come to him with something different. I think that's a surprise. The entire market is disappointed in a lack of leadership in Washington."
In a sign of investor anxiety, the CBOE Volatility Index , known as the VIX, jumped 16.69 percent to 22.72, closing at its highest level since June. Wall Street's favorite fear barometer has risen for five straight weeks, surging more than 40 percent over that time.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 158.20 points, or 1.21 percent, to 12,938.11 at the close. The S&P 500 lost 15.67 points, or 1.11 percent, to 1,402.43. The NASDAQ Composite Index fell 25.59 points, or 0.86 percent, to end at 2,960.31.
For the week, the Dow fell 1.9 percent. The S&P 500 also lost 1.9 percent for the week, marking its worst weekly performance since the middle of November. The NASDAQ finished the week down 2 percent.
Pessimism continued after the market closed, with stock futures indicating even steeper losses. S&P 500 futures dropped 26.7 points, or 1.9 percent, eclipsing the decline seen in the regular session.
All 10 S&P 500 sectors fell during Friday's regular trading, with most posting declines of 1 percent, but energy and material shares were among the weakest of the day, with both groups closely tied to the pace of growth.
"We've been whipsawing around on low volume and rumors that come out on the cliff," said Eric Green, senior portfolio manager at Penn Capital Management in Philadelphia.
With time running short, lawmakers may opt to allow the higher taxes and across-the-board federal spending cuts to go into effect and attempt to pass a retroactive fix soon after the new year. Standard & Poor's said an impasse on the cliff would not affect the sovereign credit rating of the US.
"We're not as concerned with Jan. 1 as the market seems to be," said Richard Weiss, senior money manager at American Century Investments, in Mountain View, California. "Things will be resolved, just maybe not on a good timetable, and any deal can easily be retroactive."
Highlighting Wall Street's sensitivity to developments in Washington, stocks tumbled more than 1 percent on Thursday after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned that a deal was unlikely before the deadline. However, late in the day, stocks nearly bounced back when the House said it would hold an unusual session today to work on a fiscal solution.


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text: Rubin, if you want to make an improvement to the periscope, please do! I think several folks in the space would really appreciate something that doesn't make ambient noise like that CRT. An LCD would probably use a lot less power, and be easier to mount on the wall rather than on a table. Do you have an LCD panel which you could hook up to the video input? If you know where we could get one, I'd be happy to work on it with you tomorrow evening. However, It's not okay to threaten to destroy it just because you disagree with one of the implementation details (which was limited by resource availability). Holding the periscope hostage to coerce someone else to implement the fix you want is not acceptable. If you really have a problem with the periscope, please bring it up at a meeting. If you can't switch it off because everyone else wants it to be on, that should really be a signal that there are a range of opinions. If you're really, seriously concerned about the periscope, come talk about it at Policy Wonks, at the access working group, or at next week's meeting. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 6:05 PM, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote: > I can kill two personally opinionated birds with one stone by leaving > the horrible tube TV that's by the door along with the camera and cable > setup that many Noisebridgers have asked to never be installed in the > first place, on the street... > > OR... > > Could whoever the group was that setup the TV next to the main door swap > it out with and LCD with a sleep time out or something that doesn't emit > a high pitched whine that makes me not want to be in the space more than > any other social problem Noisebridge has ever faced. > > The response "just turn it off when not in use" isn't valid and will be > ignored, since no one else in the space seems to want to keep it off. > > -- > Rubin > rubin at starset.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list > Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/attachments/20120215/9b611140/attachment-0003.html>


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In re BearingPoint Bankruptcy;
First off, IANAL, but my analysis seems to jive with the judge's actions (and inactions) and what has been argued by legal teams on both sides.
Ex-BearingPoint employees seem to be asking…
"Why can't the judge just instruct the PTO to be paid out?"
In the Bankruptcy law, Section 507, it specifies the priority of claims. 'Fourth-tier' claims are "allowed unsecured claims" which include "wages, salaries, or commissions, including vacation, severance, and sick leave pay earned by an individual". Our accrued Personal Time Off (PTO) would fit this description. The code specifies a limit of $10,950 and anything above and beyond ($11K+) is considered an unsecured claim, and it gets lumped in with all the general creditors. That is both codified law (Section 507) and tested/demonstrated in precedent (referenced in the objections by the Creditors in #688 "Order to Vacate" — see a list of references at the end).
So for those of us owed under $10K, the good news is that we are in line to get it. The bad news is it's not considered an "administrative expense" (expense to keep the business going thru bankruptcy), and so it is to be paid out once the firm liquidates (Chapter 7 Bankruptcy).
"Why can't the judge instruct that PTO under $11,000 be paid out immediately/ASAP?"
The reason is that only administrative expenses can be paid out right now (§ 503). 503(b)(1)(A) specifies "wages, salaries, and commissions for services", but makes no mention of vacation or severance, as was specfically indicated in section 507.
The reason that PTO payout is not an admin expense seems to be a kind of catch-22; it's obviously important to the ongoing operations to keep employees on-board; but once the employee is terminated (which would trigger the PTO payout) the PTO payout doesn't provide any benefit to the company (or the creditors) — after all, the ex-employee is no longer contributing anything to the company. The promise of the PTO payout is a benefit, but the actual payout isn't — see the distinction there? And while the judge controls the $$, he doesn't control the actions/promises of executives, so there is no real remedy that the judge can offer. If he allows the payout to , it denies the creditors their rightful claim to the money in liquidation.
So, we have to wait for liquidation (Chapter 7).
"How is this fair? I earned that vacation time…"
I couldn't agree with you more. It's not fair.
The lesson to be learned here — and this is a lesson for all employees everywhere — is that if you 'bank' vacation time, you have to consider that vacation time is at some risk. One letter to the judge, by someone who I followed on the corporate wiki and respect and who I don't mean to criticize, stated (emphasis mine):
The Debtors* [sic] entered into a risk-based investment with BearingPoint and stand to lose those investments. The BearingPoint PS Group employees took no risk. We worked hard, earned the PTO… and now we just want what we were promised.
* I'm pretty sure he meant Creditors, those who extended loans or bonds to BearingPoint.
Well… that's like saying I took no risk driving to work today: I drove within the speed limit, I stopped completely at every stop sign, I wore my seatbelt, I have airbags… so it's riskless, right? We all know that just getting in your car in the morning includes an assumption of risk, and signing on to work for any firm or organization has to include a similar assumption of risk. Continuing to stay on with BearingPoint through the past few years was an implicit acceptance of an increasing amount of risk… and I know, I did the exact same thing, underestimating the risk involved each step of the way.
"How is this fair? Those executive are getting bonuses for selling off the pieces and we get nothing!"
Yeah, this one is tough to swallow, but it makes sense if you look at the bankruptcy framework.
Those bonuses are related to selling off pieces of the company and bringing in cash, cash that will go to creditors. That sounds like it would fit "commissions for services" per 503(b)(1)(A). And ultimately that cash goes to the creditors, and the PTO payout is fourth-tier priority on that money — so we should get it before the Committee of Unsecured Creditors.
An optimistic (kool-aid flavored?) spin would be this: "we needed the execs to sell off the pieces so there will be any money left when we go to liquidation; if we didn't throw them a bone to make that happen, we would have virtually zero-chance* at getting up to paid for our PTO… (the up-to-$10K part)"
[* there I go again, thinking we have a greater-than-zero-chance at this moment in time… mmmm, kool-aid.]
Seriously, this makes me sick, but it seems to be legal and legit.
"But I'm mad as hell; what can we do?"
Unfortunately, I don't think sending letters to the judge is going to change anything. There is the bankruptcy code, and legal precedent, and beyond that the judge doesn't have the latitude to do what many ex-employees are asking.
There have been claims, in letters and in the objections by Deloitte, that failure of the judge to act will set a precedent and that in the future employees might be denied these kinds of payouts. The truth is, at least from what I can see, our case is proceeding according to existing precedent — I can see no reason why BearingPoint management should have assumed that PTO would be considered an adminsitrative expense.
It seems that BearingPoint bankruptcy lawyers should have known this was the probable outcome. They had to know pretty early on that there were some people with way more than $10K in PTO — this should have raised a flag for them.
If (and this is a big if) it can be proven that management (Harbach) was told by the lawyers that this was the probable outcome, and he continued to state to employees that he thought PTO would be paid out on termination, knowing full well that our continued service would mean higher value for the assets and therefore a bonus for himself — is this enough to add up to Fraud? Not just a fraud, like we all know it's a fraud, but real criminal Fraud?
If the lawyers missed it, maybe we can get back some of the legal fees for their negligence. Or is that just getting desperate?
"What does fourth-tier priority unsecured mean?"
Paraphrasing Section 507, the priorities are:
- Spouse and Child Support (I guess the same code applies to personal bankruptcy as to corporate bankruptcy).
- Administrative Expenses allowed under section 503(b).
- Unsecured claims allowed under section 502 (f) — this gets a little convoluted.
- Allowed unsecured claims for wages, salaries, commissions, and vacation.
- Allowed unsecured claims for contributions to an employee benefit plan.
- Allowed unsecured claims of persons engaged in the production or raising of grain, or engaged as a United States fisherman. (Seriously. Crazy specific get worked into these laws, no?)
- Allowed unsecured claims of individuals of money in connection with the purchase, lease, or rental of property, or the purchase of services.
- Allowed unsecured claims of governmental units.
- Allowed unsecured claims based upon any commitment by the debtor to a Federal depository institutions regulatory agency.
- Allowed claims for death or personal injury resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or vessel if such operation was unlawful because the debtor was intoxicated from using alcohol, a drug, or another substance.
After all that, then I think the creditors get to fight over the scraps.
alright, that's it for now. if there is any good news, it's that liquidation may happen by the end of this week, so at least we'll have some closure.
SaveMyPTO.com was a blog set up to rally employees. There are only really three posts, and the comments have fallen victim to spam. Still, there is some useful content in the early comments:
- I want my PTO
- BearingPoint Hearing Rescheduled for June 29-Write to the judge ASAP!!
- Judge doesn't have it in him to make a decision
BearingPointInfo.com has the case docket and all the petitions, objections, and letters to the judge: