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Randal Holt was taking the big shot. Pure and simple.
When the ball reached the Kent State senior guard's hands with his team trailing Bethune-Cookman by one point and 15.3 seconds showing on the clock, Holt knew it was eventually heading toward the basket -- for better or for worse.
Holt proceeded to keep his dribble alive, shaking off challenges from one defender after another as the clock ticked down. With about five seconds left he made his move, darting to a small ray of daylight on the right and creating just enough room to release a 15-footer that found nothing but net with 1.3 seconds left to give the Golden Flashes a thrilling 69-68 victory Tuesday night at the M.A.C. Center.
"I'm never afraid to take big shots in those types of moments," said Holt. "I just had my mind made up that I was gonna shoot and make it. That's just what happened. I stepped in there with confidence, drove right hard, took a little step back and knocked it down."
Holt's one sweet stroke changed the entire complexion of the season-opening five-game homestand for Kent State, which wound up a respectable 3-2 and bounced back from a disheartening overtime loss to Valparaiso on Sunday.
"It would have been tough for our team had we lost again," said KSU coach Rob Senderoff.
Senderoff second-guessed himself for not giving the ball to Holt in the final minute of regulation against Valpo, and vowed to not make the same mistake again.
"If told myself if we're in that type of situation again, I'm not having someone else handle it, then try to reverse it and get it to Randal," said Senderoff. "It's going to Randal, and he'll make the decision. And Randal did what Randal does, take and make big shots."
Holt had actually struggled for much of the night. He was forced to leave the game after picking up his fourth foul with 8:48 left, and made just 5-of-15 field goals overall for 13 points. Still, Senderoff went to Holt without the least bit of hesitation with the game on the line.
"That's what he'd done his whole career here," said Senderoff. "There's nobody that you'd rather have shoot that shot than him -- nobody in all of the time that I've been here."
Holt's shot saved the Flashes on a night when Bethune-Cookman (1-3) drained 13-of-28 3-pointers, including 6-of-11 by senior guard Kevin Dukes (game-high 18 points) and 4-of-6 by reserve guard Paul Strickland (15 points).
Kent State jumped out to an early nine-point lead, but actually trailed 33-28 at halftime after the Wildcats buried nine shot from long-range. The Flashes then opened the second half with a 10-0 run, and actually led 61-53 with 5:15 to play before the Wildcats' bombs started finding their mark again.
A layup by Alex Smith gave Bethune-Cookman a 67-66 lead with a minute left, then an illegal screen call on KSU freshman Chris Ortiz gave the ball back to the Wildcats. Flashes junior forward Mark Henniger then made his own game-saving play on the defensive end, showing off a ball screen some 30 feet from the basket and forcing Dukes to step out of bounds in front of his own bench.
"Mark did a great job of showing his hands -- if his hands go down at all it's a foul call -- and he did a great job of moving his feet and not letting the kid turn the corner," said Senderoff. "Defensively he's our best help guy, and our best show guy on ball screens. That's a point guard that he kept in front of him. Great play by Mark."
Senior Chris Evans made his share of big plays on both ends, piling up a team-high 14 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Ortiz received the first start of his young career and made the most of it, finishing with 13 points -- the most by a KSU freshman since 2007 -- and eight rebounds -- the most by a KSU freshman since that same year.
Junior forward Melvin Tabb added nine points off the bench, hitting 5-of-6 free throws as the Flashes shot 20-of-25 from the free-throw line while the Wildcats were just 5-of-11.
Kent State will return to action Saturday night, visiting Nebraska.
Ortiz started in place of junior forward Darren Goodson, who started the first four games of the season but did not play against the Wildcats.
"Darren's been in a little bit of a funk," said Senderoff. "I think Darren needs to relax a little bit and get some of the fire back to compete at this level. We need Darren."
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The goal of this mini-workshop was to consider the census, origin, and evolution of the most massive galaxies in stellar mass from early times to the present. There are three broad questions we wished to address:
- Is there a "massive galaxies" problem at all? We would like to consider this at high or low redshift, and based on straight observations or comparisons with reasonable theoretical predictions.
- What is the nature of "red sequence" galaxies at high and low redshift?
- What is the relation, if any, between very dusty (star-forming) and very massive galaxies?
The dates of the workshop were September 27, 28, and the first half of the 29th. By the nature of the mini-workshop, the participation was limited to approximately 40-50 people, drawing on both observational and theoretical expertise.
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- Carlos de Brueck
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- Lin Yan
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- Harry Ferguson
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- Karl Glazebrook
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A while ago I started reading these notes on special functions, but I got stuck trying to find all positive numbers $T$ satisfying $$\int_T^\infty x^{-\log{x}} dx = \int_0^Tx^{-\log{x}}dx$$
I noticed the integrand is $e^{-(\log{x})^2}$, but this isn't quite a Gaussian because the former is missing a factor of $x^{-1}$. Based on the straightforwardness of the other problems, I suspect there is a clever way of doing this, but unfortunately I'm not seeing it at the moment.
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The people of Mekka' kneel in the dirt, sorting pastel cereal loops for their colonizer, the Peek-a-boo nation. "Put each color into [its] own little baggy as quick as possible, and then we will feed you," orders a Peek-a-boo boss clad in a pink Kansas State sweat shirt. Later, Peek-a-boo declares it is killing off the rebellious populations of two other colonies – Bagheera and Phanat Nikhom. "We've been genocided," a dejected victim says as her group leaves its spot in Kansas State University's giant rodeo arena – serving as a mini Planet Earth.
With moments like that, the World Simulation – aka Anthropology 204 – burrows into the hearts and minds of students who otherwise would be choosing A, B, or C on a multiple-choice exam. Cultural anthropology professor Michael Wesch came up with "World Sim" to push students to stop asking, "What's going to be on the test?" and to contemplate bigger questions: Why are some people poor and some rich? How does the world work?
This young professor teaches in ways that reach far beyond the drab, leaky auditorium where hundreds gather for the introductory course. The goal, he says, is to create an environment where students can expand their capacity for empathizing with and loving those who are different from them.
His innovative methods – from the World Sim to researching the YouTube culture with students in a smaller course – recently earned him a US Professor of the Year award from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
For weeks, 400 World Sim students work in groups of 20 to invent cultures – whose often-silly names belie serious values outlined in everything from government structures to gender relations. Then they come together in a giant space – like the cold and pungent rodeo arena – to discover what happens to their societies when confronted with trade systems, war, and depletion of natural resources.
Professor Wesch sets up the simulation by giving each culture a certain amount of power in the beginning – symbolized by playing cards. Then, based on a complex set of rules the class has devised together, students go through each round of the game – striking alliances, trading cards, and sometimes starting "wars" over resources.
The cereal bits represent diamonds, for instance, that have sparked deadly conflict in Africa and are often sent to India to be cut by child laborers. Because nonrenewables such as fossil fuels are often in areas sacred to indigenous peoples, the teaching assistants hide paper symbols for these resources within the special stuffed animal that represents each group. At one point, a member of the Detinu culture hugs the group's camel tight in a futile effort to protect it from the invading Evanaves (named after teaching assistant Evan Nave). They capture it all on video and then watch and discuss Wesch's edited version – the years 1450 to 2100 condensed into 20 minutes, complete with dramatic soundtrack.
Nowhere is it clearer how personally some people take the game than when the "genocided" Bagheera and Phanat Nikhom have to spread out to remote parts of the arena to represent the death of their cultures. The video shows in slow motion the looks of shock and despair on their faces.
"They genuinely felt mad, depressed, and sad.... It wasn't acting anymore," says Frankie Morales, the teaching assistant for Phanat Nikhom. Later, he says, they discussed how the experience prompted them to care more deeply about real genocide than a Holocaust movie ever could.
"When you learn by doing – like in the World Sim – you can come across these profound discoveries that you just couldn't get in a lecture," says Nick Timmons, another teaching assistant.
The Evanaves planned to be peaceful colonizers, but they killed someone who refused to work for them. "When it was declared that we killed someone, we were just laughing," says Vishrut Patel a student who arrived in the US from India in the fall. "It gives you a sense of how the colonizers feel," he says of his group's cavalier attitude.
A number of his Midwestern classmates say the course has given them an understanding of cultural differences and globalization – insights they expect to carry into career fields such as healthcare, engineering, and social work.
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Wesch caught the spirit of anthropology before he knew the word. As a kid in Nebraska, he heard a news piece about a dangerous neighborhood, and a relative commented, "Why would anybody live there?" "I had this revelation that everywhere there's joy and sadness," Wesch recalls, "and from that moment I had this desire to go experience the richness of life in all its different forms."
A scholarship slung him to Los Angeles, where he studied for two years at the University of Southern California and, in his free time, rollerbladed "into the middle of places you're not supposed to go" to listen to people's stories. He boomeranged back in 1995 to finish at Kansas State, intending to become a high school teacher – until his first day in a course on anthropology (a word he looked up in the dictionary just before class).
Wesch became a teaching assistant for Harald Prins, now coordinator of the anthropology program. "He was really unusual, unorthodox, and very, very good," Professor Prins says. Wesch would bring in samples of music from all over the world and take a few minutes to teach a ritual dance.
What Kansas State lacks in resources that are more plentiful at private universities, it makes up for by creating an "intellectual incubation space for people who are self-motivated, enterprising, and hardworking," Prins adds. Wesch returned to teach here in 2004, after studying the impact of written language on a remote culture in Papua New Guinea for his PhD. He's returned to the island nation several times, and his desire to help students strive for a more equitable global village was strengthened one day when he met a boy there whose only piece of clothing was a tattered University of Nebraska sweat shirt. The boy lived in a coffee-producing village, but Wesch realized he'd probably never be able to drink the coffee, which would wind up on store shelves in places like Nebraska.
When Wesch heard about a cross-cultural Peace Corps training game called Pandya-Chispa, the seed for his world simulation took root. But it didn't sprout until midterm exams in his first semester as a professor. He saw students pouring energy into memorizing bits of information that he knew they'd later forget. So he structured the rest of the syllabus around creating the simulation. Now he gets rid of about 40 percent of the rules of the game each semester so that students have to come up with new rules to determine how the interactions will play out. "The most learning happens there," he says.
World Sim materials go up on a class "wiki," a collection of Web pages that professor and students edit. Building new-media literacy is one of Wesch's goals. Very few students arrive at his class knowing how to use digital tools such as wikis. Wesch has "really managed to integrate that work on the Web with the traditional tasks of teaching in a most creative way," says Mary Taylor Huber, a senior scholar at The Carnegie Foundation and a judge for the recent award. When one of Wesch's students told her parents about the class, her excitement was so palpable that "they started following the course materials online as well.... You just don't hear that too often," Ms. Huber says.
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Fun. Personal. Compassionate. Humble. Inspiring. That's how students describe the man at the front of the lecture hall. They like how he plays music or videos as they shuffle in sleepily for the 8:30 a.m. class. They're put at ease by his stories about his baby or his travels in Papua New Guinea – and his drumming and dancing. These might come off as goofy stunts by anyone else, says student Matthew Johnson, but it's clear that Wesch "is only satisfied when every person he teaches gets something from his class."
"There's nothing more important than loving your students," Wesch says, his office full of props from the simulation. "Before I lecture I start getting nervous ... so I meditate on this idea of 'Love your students.'
"It completely displaces all of that anxiety, because you recognize, it's not about me, it's about them."


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The Winnipeg Art Gallery is opening an exhibition of the work of Carl Beam, considered one of Canada's leading contemporary Aboriginal artists. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada, Carl Beam will have a free public opening at 7pm, Wednesday, June 29. It continues until September 11.
Carl Beam (1943-2005) challenged the art world, questioning why contemporary Aboriginal art was marginalized to ethnographic presentations and not respected on an equal footing with other forms of contemporary Canadian Art. He worked with photography and collage in an aesthetic style that was more akin to the expressive layering of American Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg than the more traditional forms of Anishinabek "Woodland School" painters such as Norval Morriseau.
"Carl Beam drew upon his Anishinabek traditions through the recognition of the important role of dreams, the place of spirit helpers, and the lessons of his Aboriginal ancestry," says Mary Reid, WAG Curator of Contemporary Art and Photography. "He masterfully combined his own diverse iconography of symbols drawn from a wide range of sources such as popular culture to scientific and historical imagery. His work bridges the philosophies and traditions of both Western and Anishinabek worlds."
Carl Beam consists of 49 of Beam's most remarkable works featuring his powerful, large-scale paintings, sensitive ceramics, and highly personal constructions. It includes The North American Iceberg, purchased by the National Gallery of Canada as the gallery's first acquisition of an artwork created by a contemporary First Nations artist. It has become recognized as a coming of age for contemporary Indigenous art in Canada.
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NSA Recruiters Get Smacked Down By University Of Wisconsin Students
from the work-for-the-nation's-most-hated-employer! dept
I'm not sure what the NSA recruiters were expecting when they made a recruiting trip to the University of Wisconsin, but I'm sure the following wasn't it. Maybe they thought they wouldn't be challenged. The sort of students looking to work with the NSA would presumably have had a healthy deference to authority drilled into them since an early age. Maybe they thought that any challenges could be waved away with a simple refusal for "security reasons." Maybe they thought the attending instructor would attempt to moderate the discussion.
None of that happened.
The student who transcribed the recording of the recruiters' visit thought there might be a bit more discussion about current events, and how Snowden's actions had affected recruiting and the agency itself. Instead, more time was spent trying to paint the NSA employees as a fun-loving bunch who spy all day before heading out to blow off steam getting drunk, wearing costumes and singing karaoke. (I am not making this up.)
One of the recruiters discussed how they tend to socialize after work, dressing up in costumes and getting drunk (referenced below). I can imagine that also exerts a lot of social pressure and works as a kind of social closure from which it would be difficult to escape.Yes, NSA agents are human beings and will relax like other humans do once off the clock. There's nothing wrong with that, but the recruiters seemed unwilling to be dragged into a discussion of the actual "job," and the repercussions of the work they do. Instead of meeting the questions head on, they both made the rather poor decision to play word games with linguistic students.
Here are few of the highlights.
Student A (female): I have a lifestyle question that you seem to be selling. It sounds more like acolonial expedition. You know the "globe is our playground" is the words you used, the phrasing that you used and you seem to be saying that you can do your work. You can analyze said documents for your so-called customers but then you can go and get drunk and dress up and have fun without thinking of the repercussions of the info you're analyzing has on the rest of the world. I also want to know what are the qualifications that one needs to become a whistleblower because that sounds like a much more interesting job. And I think the Edward Snowdens and the Bradley Mannings and Julian Assanges of the world will prevail ultimately.
NSA_M: I'm not sure what the –...
Me: The question here is do you actually think about the ramifications of the work that you do, which is deeply problematic, or do you just dress up in costumes and get drunk?
NSA_M: We take it very seriously that when we give info to our policy makers that we do give it to them in the right context so that they can make the best decision with the best info available.…
Student B: Is that what Clapper was doing when he perjured himself in front of Congress? Was he giving accurate information when he said we do not collect any intelligence on the US citizens that it's only occasionally unintentionally or was he perjuring himself when he made a statement before Congress under oath that he later declared to be erroneous or
at least, untruthfulthe least truthful answer? How do you feel personally having a boss whose comfortable perjuring himself in front of Congress?
NSA_F: Our director is not general Clapper.
Student B: General Alexander also lied in front of Congress.
NSA_F: I don't know about that.
Student B: Probably because access to the Guardian is restricted on the NSA's computers. I am sure they don't encourage people like you to actually think about these things.
Me: Right, but you're here recruiting so you're selling the organization. I mean I'm less interested in what your specialized role is within in the NSA. I don't care. The fact is you're here presenting a public face for the NSA and you're trying to sell the organization to people that are as young as high schoolers and trying to tell us that this is an attractive option in a context in which we clearly know that the NSA has been telling us complete lies. So, I'm wondering is that a qualification? [ref. to earlier question: "So, this is a job for liars?"]Who knows what song you have to belt out to shake off something like this, but whatever it was, I'm sure recruiters M and F were at least a half-dozens sheets to the wind when they did it. It's tough to find a fiery, angst-unloading track written from the perspective of The Man, so perhaps they settled for a quiet duet of Radiohead's "Fitter, Happier," a song most normal people don't find aspirational.
NSA_F: I don't believe the NSA is telling complete lies. And I do believe that you know, people can, you can read a lot of different things that are portrayed as fact and that doesn't make them fact just because they're in newspapers.
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Stephanie is a writer and editor who has been working for leading health publications for the past 10 years. She received her B.S. in journalism from Syracuse University with a minor in nutrition.
While the low-carb, moderate-protein, high-fat keto diet remains a bit controversial, there are plenty of reputable functional nutrition experts who recommend this style of eating—citing benefits like weight loss, reduced inflammation, and blood sugar balance—when formulated correctly. Of course, these experts also acknowledge potential keto side effects, most notably the keto flu, an initial period of intense cravings, fatigue, and irritability that occurs when your body shifts from a sugar-burning to fat-burning state.
But there's one surprising keto side effect that no one's really talking about yet, and it primarily affects women: hair loss.
The two reasons a keto diet might trigger hair loss.
I first heard about the keto/hair loss connection on one of my favorite podcasts. It mentioned how this effect often occurs a few months after transitioning to a keto diet, but the hosts didn't delve too much into why this happens or what you can do about it. So I reached out to integrative dietitian Ali Miller, R.D., who personally eats keto and has been using nutritional ketosis in her clinical practice for 10 years.
According to Miller, the reason some people may experience hair loss on a ketogenic diet is two-fold: stress and/or malnourishment.
First, keto may be an added stressor that your body just can't handle right now—unless you make some tweaks to your lifestyle. "While keto can be a powerfully healthy diet, it's also a stressor on your body," says Miller. "There are many health-supporting behaviors that are stressors, like intermittent fasting. But if you're someone who's type A—over-caffeinating, under-sleeping, intermittent fasting, and doing keto—that's just too much."
If you're taking on keto as an added stressor and not modifying your lifestyle in some other way—like making sure you get seven hours of sleep every night or shifting your workouts to be a bit less intense—then keto could tip your body into a chronic fight-or-flight drive, says Miller. And that can throw off a variety of regulatory functions in the body. "That can stress your thyroid, that can impact your adrenals, that can even drive an autoimmune reaction, all of which could contribute to hair loss," she says.
Second, many women may not be eating enough protein when they shift to a keto diet. "If you're following a classic ketogenic diet, which was developed more for epilepsy and neurological disease management, it's often too protein-restricted," says Miller. "What happens, often with women, is that their appetite is regulated and they don't have organic hunger. So they under-eat—and they under-eat protein pretty dramatically—and the first sign of protein malnourishment is hair loss."
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As mentioned above, if you already have too many stressors in your life, keto could push you over the edge. So if you're adamant about trying a keto diet right now, you may have to adapt elsewhere. This could mean prioritizing your sleep, scaling back your HIIT workouts in favor of hiking and yoga, or adopting a meditation practice. You should also avoid taking on too much too soon—meaning, don't necessarily try keto and intermittent fasting at the same time. If you're unable to peel away some other stressors in your life to accommodate keto, now might not be the right time to try this diet.
Eating more protein is also in your best interest. Of course, the specific amount of protein you want to aim for will vary depending on your body weight, muscle mass, and activity levels, but for most women, Miller recommends consuming between 60 and 90 grams of protein per day (for reference, 10 ounces of meat is around 70 grams of protein).
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Yvonne has been working within the FM sector since 1995 starting as a pot washer and cleaning operative with Compass. After progression through the ranks in 2000 Yvonne became the General Manger for a large Healthcare Trust with Medirest, quickly progressing to Regional Operations Manager. In 2007 she gained further knowledge and experience working for Balfour Beatty as Head of Soft Services for Healthcare, Education and Blue Lights. In 2012 Yvonne joined G4S as a Soft FM Solutions Specialist working within in all sectors creating innovative service delivery models. In September 2015 Yvonne joined OCS as Head of Cleaning covering the UK, Ireland and Middle East a position she is very passionate about, Yvonne is responsible for ensuring the OCS model is delivered to the highest standards, using the latest technology and innovation and a bespoke training programme for their cleaning operatives.
Andy has worked within higher education since 1994. Andy became a member of BICSc in 2002 at a time when he was working as a Housekeeping Manager at Warwick University. Andy has consistently encouraged the delivery of BICSc standards.
Between 2010 and 2014 Andy was part of the Estates team at Warwick University where he continued to deliver BICSc training and assessment. During this time he was appointed as Cleaning Services Manager at Aston University in Birmingham. In 2016 he became the Facilities Officer and is now responsible for cleaning, portering, postal services and the campus wardens.
Andy has a CIPD qualification in Human Resources and during 2018 he also completed the BIFM level 4 certificate.
Andy will bring years of experience and knowledge to Council and is passionate about his new role as part of BICSc Council.
The cleaning industry is Andrew second calling after serving 16 years in the UK Armed Forces, so although a relative newcomer to the sector he brings a wealth of knowledge in regards to learning & development, team dynamics and behavioural change.
In 2015 he joined the ISS Cleaning Excellence Team and in doing so was exposed to so some of the most knowledgeable and experienced cleaning professional in the business, this accelerated his understanding and appreciation of the sector, as well as the obstacles that hold it back.
He is currently employed on the ISS PwC account as the Senior Operations Manager where he is responsible the 6 sites that makes up the London region as well as overall responsibility for Learning & Development, Standards, mobilisations as well as the Health, Safety and wellbeing across the 23 sites.
Andrew cares deeply about education, wellbeing and creating pathways for individuals who want to progress within the industry.
Soo has worked in the cleaning and FM industry for over 30 years, working her way up from a cleaning operative in local schools when her children were little to her current position as Technical Director for Birkin Services.
Soo first became associated with BICSc in 1992 when her then employer, OCS, placed her on a BICSc training course at SC Johnson Wax at Frimley Green. From that moment on Soo was hooked and started using BICSc best practice and applying the standards on every account she worked with. In 2001 she took her BICSc association one step further and completed more BICSc COPC skills with SC Johnson Wax (now Diversey Sealed Air) at Frimley Green and continued with her qualification to become a BICSc assessor.
Since 2001 Soo has trained more than 300 managers, supervisors and cleaning operatives in PBICSc and CPSS skills and has opened four ATP training hubs for her employers, along with developing in-house induction training programs for her staff to lead them into BICSc Licence to Practice and CPSS 2.0.
Soo has continued her education with BICSc and has now qualified in delivering training and assessment for Accommodation Skills within the CPSS skills suite. In 2011 she was elected onto the BICSc Council.
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Sue has worked in facilities management in the UK and Ireland for over 35 years in the commercial, healthcare and education sectors. Her particular areas of expertise cover operational management, quality assurance, benchmarking, developing and implementing service solutions, market testing, contract mobilisation, and training.
For the last 15 years, Sue has been a Director of Desford Consultancy, a specialist company working within the cleaning and facilities industries. The company provides a range of services including management consultancy, quality assurance, interim management, and training.
Sue is committed to improving the standards and raising the profile of the cleaning industry and believes that the Institute plays a pivotal role in achieving these aims. Sue believes it is important for the industry to embrace all aspects of technology and innovation along with adopting environmentally friendly products and methodologies.
Sue has been an active member of the Institute for 25 years and is a member of the BICSc Council.
Lynn Webster has over 35 years in the cleaning industry. Her business, LWC Ltd celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2014 and is recognised for expertise in the cleaning and associated facilities industry. Lynn is proud of the business that she has built on the strong foundation of her skills and expertise. From its modest beginnings in accredited training and audit activity, the business has expanded and developed. Today it provides professional cleaning consultancy support to organisations across the retail, leisure, hospitality, healthcare and education sectors.
Professionally Lynn was proud to serve as National Chairman of BICSc 2009- 2011 during which it celebrated its 50th Anniversary; was rewarded by the Institute with the Sholom Gordon Award for outstanding contribution to the cleaning industry, she is one of the People 1st Top 100 most Influential Women in the Hospitality, Travel Tourism, and Leisure Industries, and is a Liveryman and Court Assistant of the Worshipful Company for Environmental Cleaners.
On a personal note, Lynn takes great pride in her family and actively shares their love of sports including cricket, football and rugby. She supports local charities with a particular affinity to cancer research and breast cancer awareness.
Chris has served on the Council since 2014 and has worked in the cleaning industry for over 18 years predominantly within the education sector for both public and private organisations. He now works in a supply and support services role promoting best practice and supporting clients to achieve best value in the cleaning industry.
Over the years, Chris has worked with some experienced and knowledgeable industry professionals and coupled with the training and guidance BICSc has provided during his career he is thankful for the skills and knowledge gained as part of the process. Learning and training are essential for self-development and driving standardisation and consistency throughout a business. The cleaning industry is reliant on effective processes to ensure efficient service delivery through the use of well-trained operatives working as part of a team to achieve the desired results. Chris is grateful for the opportunity to work alongside BICSc Council to develop and promote the industry and the great work it delivers on a daily basis.
Brian is currently Chairman of the North East & Yorkshire Region, having been an active committee member for seven years. He is fully committed to the Institute and its ideals, and holds numerous BICSc qualifications and recognises the importance of using BICSc accredited staff.
Brian is an employee of Metro Clean part of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council having risen from Cleaning Operative to Area Supervisor during a fourteen year period of continuous personal development. His role is the improvement of systems and standards, and he recently helped Metro Clean achieve CIMS accreditation.
The skills, abilities and benefits Brian has brought to the Institute are:-
Experience; A breadth of knowledge gained in the cleaning industry at all levels.
Communication Skills; Brian writes and publishes a quarterly staff magazine that is distributed to 600 employees and manages the social media in use by Metro Clean.
Organisation Skills; Brian organises staff, documentation and operating systems reporting to senior management.
Lorraine is a cleaning and service matter expert with over 30 years experience within the industry. Her career has involved a mixture of senior operational and business development roles all in outsourced cleaning and facilities management sectors but particularly specialising in the technically complex healthcare and education sectors.
Lorraine was the only member of the private sector invited by Graham Jacobs of the NHS Workforce and Facilities to be part of the select steering group that developed the cleanliness section of the government's Department of Health new PLACE 'Patient Led Inspections Initiative' which replaced the annual PEAT inspections. Following this work, she was invited to work with the DoH/AHCP PAS 5748 steering group (known as the Rotherham Group) which reviewed the PAS 5748 guidance published in 2011. This work was recognised when BSI submitted it for public consultation, and it was subsequently incorporated and adopted into the revised PAS 5748 (2014) edition.
Lorraine was a founder member of the 'BSA Cleaning Advisory Group' which advises and lobbies the government on cleaning related matters; this work has resulted in the launching of 'The Responsible Cleaning Operator Scheme' 2015 which was nationally acclaimed and endorsed by the UK Cleaning sector.
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Lorraine has been a member of BICSc for over 16 years. She is also the current Chairman of the Employers Group for Cleaning Industry Apprenticeships.
Lorraine came to cleaning from a career in catering; BICSc was the first course she completed, and from the first day of chemical competency, she was hooked and wanted to train and assess to BICSc standards.
At the time there was no local branch meeting, so with help from BICSc headquarters, in 2005 Lorraine restarted the London & Home Counties region. It is now thriving with many events throughout the year. In 2013 she was honored to be made a Fellow of the Institute. 2013 was also the same year Lorraine became a member of the Worship Company of Environmental Cleaners and achieved the Freedom of the City of London.
In 2012 Lorraine became Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner, training first aid, IOSH and NEBOSH courses along with all other health and safety courses. She has a passion for training, mentoring and coaching people, and therefore it has been a natural progression to turn this devotion into a career.
Health and safety and the environment is Lorraine's specialty, and she currently represents BICSc on the Cleaning Industry Liaising Forum, a committee set up by the Health and Safety Executive to oversee health and safety in the cleaning industry.
Lorraine has worked in the service industry, across many sectors and has a broad portfolio of experiences including overseeing companies in achieving accreditations in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, Investors In People, and other safety accreditations
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Melanie has worked in the cleaning industry since 1983, initially supporting her way through college by cleaning, then progressing through various industry sectors such as food manufacturing, commercial cleaning, and industrial cleaning, before moving into facilities management.
On joining VINCI, Melanie encountered a facilities management company who subcontracted out all of their services. The lack of training, support, and passion towards cleaning by the subcontractors and VINCI Managers inspired her to create a framework to enable VINCI to self-deliver. Melanie focused on innovation and recognition of achievements both internally and externally. Three years on VINCI now employ over 650 cleaning operatives.
BICSc gave the recognised standard and became the core element in VINCI's delivery, utilising its methodology in their RAMS. VINCI now have a rolling programme of BICSc accredited training to ensure that all managers, supervisors, as well as cleaning operatives, are trained.
Melanie is a passionate supporter of BICSc and believes that she can contribute to its future, as a client in being objective, giving an FM business perspective and assisting in the development of a sustainable strategy to ensure an economically viable future and to remain a prominently recognised force in the delivery and advancement of cleaning.
Mervyn joined the BICSc Northern Ireland Region in 2005 and has held key officer positions serving as Membership Coordinator, Press Officer, Public Relations and Chairman. He currently holds the positions of Regional Secretary and Treasurer.
Mervyn was a founding member on the Northern Ireland Cleaning Operative of the Year Awards and is still actively involved as a judge today.
Mervyn is accepted as a consultant in the FM industry with over 35 years experience and is heavily involved in training across all sectors of the industry.
He currently enjoys his position as Business Development Manager (Ireland) for the Zenith Hygiene Group, working closely alongside Michael Henderson MBE FBICSc.


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When it comes to abortion politics, it could be a long, hot summer.
In Texas, things heated up on Monday with a pro-abortion rights rally on the steps of the state Capitol and are expected to reach scorching temperatures on Tuesday, when members of the public will have the opportunity to sound off for hours before a Texas legislative committee over a bill that would effectively close nearly every abortion clinic in the state as a result of stricter regulations and ban the procedure after 20 weeks.
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The House State Affairs Committee is slated to take up the abortion issue late Tuesday afternoon with the chance for public testimony to continue until the midnight cutoff. The Texas Legislature reconvened on Monday for a special session, but both the House and Senate quickly recessed until next week. It was unclear Monday whether the committee intends to vote on the legislation on Tuesday, though the vote is likely to be before the Fourth of July, according to a senior Republican legislative aide. That aide told POLITICO that the House is adjourned until July 9, and "the bill is likely to be on the House floor that day."
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On Monday afternoon, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and other pro-abortion rights organizations held a rally at the Capitol that drew attendance "in the range of 5,000 people," strategist Matt Angle said in an email to POLITICO. State Sen. Wendy Davis spoke along with celebrities, including Stephanie March and Lisa Edelstein, and Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks performed. Actress Connie Britton of the Texas-based show "Friday Night Lights" has joined with Planned Parenthood Action Fund to release a T-shirt championing the cause.
The abortion legislation in question was derailed last week by a 13-hour filibuster spearheaded by Davis, who was assisted by vocal protesters inside the Capitol.
The Legislature has 30 days to take care of business, and Republicans have vowed that this time, there will be order.
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"This is bringing Occupy Wall Street tactics inside of the chamber of the Texas Senate," Gov. Rick Perry told radio host Bill Bennett on Monday about the protesters. "That's probably their goal. But it is our goal, as people who were duly elected, as people who respect democracy and the rule of law, to not allow that type of action."
Many observers said it's difficult to assess when the issue will be resolved.
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Perry, speaking on the Lubbock, Texas-based radio station KFYO on Monday, urged lawmakers to take care of the bill sooner rather than later.
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Buying a new sofa—one of the largest and most-used pieces of furniture in your home, scene of much reading, TV-watching, snoozing and everything else-ing—is not a task to take on lightly.
You want comfort, style, durability, fabric that will withstand a spill and color that'll hide pet hair. And you don't want to pay too much. But what's too much?
Prices can vary wildly depending on the store and the manufacturer. Some of those differences are cosmetic, but most of what separates the high-end from the low-end is under the hood.
"Think about the comparison like this: A Chevrolet and a Cadillac are both cars, they will both go 100,000 miles," said Mitchell Gold, co-owner of furniture company Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. "Which one will do it with more comfort and style? Which one will show its age better?"
Pricier sofas generally have goose down cushions for ultimate softness and are made with the most durable materials, including kiln-dried hardwood to prevent warping, doweled joints for maximum stability, and eight-way hand-tied springs to prevent sagging. At high-end stores, you're also paying for the design quality, the knowledge of the sales staff, and the ability to customize just about anything.
Ultimately, said Peter Howlett, director of operations at high-end furniture maker George Smith, where sofas run between $10,000 and $20,000, you're paying for longevity.
"It's going to last four generations because of the materials we use and the way it's crafted," said Howlett, who said he owns a George Smith sofa that was made in 1860. "We use old-world carpentry; it's labor intensive, but its result is infinitely superior."
That's not a knock on cheaper sofas, Howlett said: "All of them have a relevance in their market."
Five keys to smart sofa shopping
No matter your budget, a sofa is a big investment. Here's are five tips for shopping wisely, courtesy of furniture maker Mitchell Gold.
1. Measure.
There's nothing worse than buying a dream sofa you can't get into your home. Go shopping armed with precise measurements of your stairwell, elevator, doors, hallways, garden gates, and any other space your new sofa might have to squeeze through.
2. Sit down.
While in the store, sink into the sofa the way you would at home. So lie down and put your feet up if that's how you plan to use it, and test its comfort. Make sure the armrests are well-padded: you don't want to feel wood poking through.
3. Ask about construction.
The sturdiest sofa frame will be made of kiln-dried hardwood like maple, poplar, beech or oak, or engineered hardwood. Avoid air-dried wood or soft woods, like pine. Joints secured with corner blocking, dowels and screws will last longer than just glue and staples, and it's best to have a ticking between the foam cushion and fabric cover. Check stitches to make sure they're even and not bunched.
4. Consider the cushions.
The softest, most luxurious cushions are filled with goose down, but they take a lot of regular fluffing to keep their shape. Less expensive cushions made of high-resiliency foam compress during use and then spring back to shape. A happy medium: An inner foam core wrapped with a down cover.
5. Notice design details.
Check out the sofa's arms: A roll arm is more traditional, while a square or straight arm looks more modern. If you want the freedom to put the sofa in the middle of the room rather than against a wall, make sure the back is presentable.
Custom sofas for the masses
Custom furniture, once the purview of the most high-end designers, has come to the masses. Many affordable, mainstream retailers offer custom fabrics, and some will customize sizes and cushions. Here's a look at custom sofa programs at some popular retailers.
Pier One
Customize: Color
How it works: Three sofa styles are available in four different colors each.
Cost: $699.95-$799.95
How long it takes: 14 days.
Crate and Barrel
Customize: Fabric, color, size, cushions
How it works: All of the store's upholstery collection is available in the store's 2,000-plus fabrics, or bring your own. You can also customize frame size and cushion core (what's inside the cushion) on a few select sofa styles.
Cost: Varies depending on the sofa style and fabric chosen.
How long it takes: Eight to 10 weeks.
Room and Board
Customize: Fabric, color
How it works: You can put any fabric on any sofa frame; pick from the store's more than 240 fabrics or bring your own.
Cost: Varies. One example: The Metro three-cushion, 88-inch sofa, usually $1,399 in its stock polyester microsuede, costs $1,799 when customized in Vance, a velvet fabric.
How long it takes: Six to seven weeks. (Bonus: If you don't like it, you can return it and pay a 10 percent cancellation fee.)
Pick a fabric, any fabric
Just because you can get a sofa in just about any fabric doesn't mean you should. Interior designer and style blogger Nick Olsen offers some advice on choosing fabrics.
>> Microsuede or ultrasuede are unbeatable for stain resistance. Another resilient option is cotton velvet, and try Belgian linen or cotton canvas in summer. Beware gorgeous fabrics like silk velvet: one water stain, and it's there forever.
>> Trends are moving away from loopy boucle fabrics and nubby wool blends. Classic, crisp and tailored is in.
>> Unless you're very daring, get a sofa in a neutral color and add color with throw pillows or blankets. "Resist the urge to buy a red or blue sofa," Olsen said. "It could be the giant smurf in the room." On the flip side, he said, don't do a beige sofa with beige pillows.
>> Dark colors and patterns are best at hiding stains and imperfections, but beware muddy colors, which can look dreary.
>> If ordering online, always request to have a fabric swatch sent to you. What looks beige online could look yellow or tan in your living room.
>> Get a tight-fitting slipcover instead of reupholstering so that you can change colors.


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Stan Cooke leads Senior PGA Professional at 7 under
Stan Cooke shot a 7-under-par 65 in windy conditions Tuesday to take the first-round lead in the Senior PGA Professional National Championship.
The 53-year-old Cooke, the PGA general manager and director of golf at Ocala (Fla.) National, played the last 10 holes in 7 under on PGA Golf Club's Wanamaker Course. He eagled the par-5 16th, hitting a hybrid to 15 feet, and closed with a birdie.
"I lit up the back nine and I managed the course well," Cooke said. "I hit a few wayward shots that I got away with. Then, the putter started clicking and I got out of the way of myself."
Originally scheduled for October at Creighton Farms in Virginia, the event was postponed because of rain and flooding.
"It was a long time coming," Cooke said. "I don't believe much in practicing on the range. I try to play my way into being able to hit shots. So, every other day, I schedule 18 holes late in the day somewhere in Ocala trying to see different courses and different shots and visualize those shots."
The top 35 in the 264-man field will earn spots in the Senior PGA Championship on May 22-25 at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Mich. The low 70 and ties after the second round will play the final two rounds on the Wanamaker Course.
Frank Esposito and Rob Gibbons were two strokes back at 67. The 50-year-old Esposito, the PGA head professional at Brooklake in Florham Park, N.J., played the Ryder Course. The 57-year-old Gibbons, the PGA head pro at Arrowhead in Molalla, Ore., opened on the Wanamaker.
"It was a little windy and there were some tough pins," Esposito said. "I have played so many times here in the winter that I get used to it. This is normal for Florida. It was firm and fast. I seem to play well on this golf course for some reason."
Championship rookie Todd McCorkle of Birmingham, Ala., was at 68 along with Gene Fieger of Naples, Fla.; Carl Cooper of Humble, Texas; and Doug Rohrbaugh of Carbondale, Colo. McCorkle and Rohrbaugh played the Wanamaker, and Fieger and Carl Cooper opened on the Ryder.
Rod Nuckolls of Wichita, Kan., had a 69 on the Wanamaker, playing the last four holes in 5 under. He holed out from 67 yards on No. 16 and made three birdies.
Defending Champion Jim Woodward of Edmond, Okla., opened with a 77 on the Ryder.


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IRAs and 401k: 3 ways to generate lifetime retirement income
The money in your IRAs and 401k plan is not there to spend in your retirement.
Can that be right? Did I actually mean what I just said? Absolutely! My concern is that after you retire, you see that you accumulated a good amount of retirement savings in your IRAs and 401k plan. It looks like a lot of money, so you just spend it on whatever you think you need for your retirement living expenses. But if you're not careful, it won't take too many years to exhaust the balance in your IRAs and 401k. And while you've got plenty of years of living left, now you're broke. This is a situation that, unfortunately, I've seen happen all too often.
To prevent this situation from happening to you, I've got another idea: Instead of spending the money in your IRAs and 401k, think of your retirement savings as a monthly paycheck generator. Then, spend no more than the amount of this monthly paycheck. Most of us live paycheck to paycheck while we're working, so let's not change this financial discipline after we retire.
Your retirement income generators will help you meet the really big goal: To develop reliable sources of retirement income that cover your retirement living expenses for the rest of your life, no matter how long you live and no matter what happens in the economy. If you're married or have a life partner, your retirement income also needs to last as long as both of you are alive. And your retirement income also needs to keep up with inflation. These are all ambitious goals, but nevertheless, they're what you should be planning for.
There's not one magic silver bullet that meets this goal; you'll meet it by piecing together income from four possible sources:
- Social Security
- Pensions
- Retirement savings
- Work
I've previously written about strategies for getting the most from Social Security and working in your retirement years, and at some point, I'll also cover pensions. This post kicks off a series of posts on the third item -- generating income from IRAs, 401k plans, and other retirement savings. This can be the most difficult retirement planning challenge for many people. Just how do you use your retirement savings to generate a monthly paycheck that lasts as long as you live?
There are basically three ways to generate income from your retirement savings:
- Invest your savings, and spend just the interest and dividends. I've written previously about this strategy using a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds.
- Invest your savings, but draw down principal cautiously, so that you don't outlive your assets.
- Buy an immediate annuity from an insurance company.
It's important to realize that you don't need to use just one type of retirement income generator -- in fact, it might be best to use a few different types. And there can be good reasons to change your retirement income generators as you get older.
Of course, the underlying investments in your retirement income generators are a very important aspect to consider. You'll want to take into account asset allocation, investment costs, and historical investment performance.
Before we dig into the different types of retirement income generators to see exactly how they work, it's important to understand the retirement income "trilemma." It goes like this: Most people want to maximize the amount of their retirement income and satisfy three goals with their retirement income generators:
- Potential for growth -- high returns -- so you can keep up with inflation
- Access to and preservation of capital -- in case of emergencies or for special spending needs, and to pass on a legacy to children or charities
- Protection from risk -- usually investment risk and the risk of outliving your assets (called longevity risk)
Unfortunately, the most you can usually get with any type of retirement income generator is two out of three of these goals. Your decisions regarding these goals will significantly impact the amount of your retirement income. In selecting a specific retirement income generator, you'll need to trade off between these goals and consider how much retirement income you need. That's one good reason why you might want a combination of generators so you've covered all three goals.
There are a few products or strategies that claim to hit all three of these goals at once and maximize the potential for retirement income. But I'd be cautious when considering such products or strategies; there's often a high cost involved, there may be fine print that can trip you up, or you're being misled or misinformed. I'll take a look at these products and strategies further in this series of posts, so you know what you should watch out for.
Deciding how to use your IRAs, 401k plan and other retirement savings to generate lifetime retirement is a complex topic, and it will take several posts to give it the attention it deserves. Look for subsequent posts each Monday that cover annuities and various strategies to invest and draw down your retirement savings. Given what's at stake -- your retirement security -- it will be time that's well spent.
More on CBS MoneyWatch
7 highly effective ways to save for your retirement
An IRA and 401k retirement income road map
How much should you save for retirement?


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Let me guess, you have been playing NewsDay crossword and got stuck on the clue Assembly-line principle. Well, you have come to the right place to find the answer to this clue.
While some crosswords are much simpler than others, most require that players have a vast knowledge of the language and possibly even various topics. So while crossword puzzles are seen as a more intelligent game, they can be very frustrating for players to complete and even experienced crossword players need some help occasionally.
When finding the answers to the clues becomes too difficult, there's no shame in looking for them online.
Now you have the answer to your clue. Its time to move on to the next clue. You can browse through the list with all the answers to the NewsDay crossword of October 17th, 2018. Or you can use the search form below to find the answer (no matter if its NewsDay Crossword or any other crossword).
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|Faucet annoyance
|Charged particle
|Phone downloads
|No longer colorful
|Wipe clean
|Choir voice
|Chianti's color
|Change with the times
|Stray animal
|Pay attention to
|Family car
|Spot for home napping
|Wood strip
|__ Grey tea
|Closes with force
|Where the Himalayas rise
|Gave a great review
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|Some nest eggs, for short
|Event near the end of ''Hamilton''
|Busy time at luncheonettes
|Bugs Bunny or SpongeBob
|Look for bargains
|Without a warranty
|Fey of ''30 Rock''
|Writer T.S.
|Kayak cousin
|Window glass
|Bit of matter
|Chicago airport
|Homer Simpson neighbor
|Diva's solo
|Long-tailed Oz visitor
|Gen-__ (boomers' kids)
|Up to the task
|Batman's pal
|Common Father's Day gifts
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|Authors' representatives
|Sherlock's ''underway''
|Pick-me-up beverage
|Make up for
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|Fruity pastries
|''I'm treating!''
|Go public with
|Winter fabric
|Windshield darkener
|Stately display
|Levy in the UK
|Money-saving event
|Roles with scripted dialogue
|Slip away
|Getting little rain
|Not out of play
|Stocking tip
|Quick with quips
|Cape Canaveral org.
|Parts of recliners
|South Florida island
|Part of the eye
|Multi-room lodging
|''You've got mail'' company
|Minor ankle injury
|Channel covering Congress
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|Clumsy one
|Owl-like, supposedly
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Conservatives need name change
If conservatives want to begin the process of refashioning their image, they can start out with the most fundamental rebranding technique of all: changing their name.
That's, after all, what the left did. In the two decades since Ronald Reagan turned the term "liberal" into a kind of epithet, liberals have chosen to drop it and call themselves "progressives."
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And now it's time for the right to discard the term "conservative" and start describing themselves as … liberals.
That's right, liberals.
If Democrats are going to leave "liberal" lying around, conservatives should immediately scoop it up and make it their own. Because it was theirs to begin with.
Many of you may be aware that the word "liberal" has its roots in the Enlightenment and the struggle to prop up the individual against political tyranny. This went hand in glove with economic theories that emphasized the private property rights and laissez-faire economics.
These were the precepts upon which a group of freedom-loving individuals, eventually known as the Founding Fathers, established the United States of America.
But by the late 19th century, the nearly unfettered power wielded over the lives of workers by giant corporations began to seem itself a kind of tyranny, and up arose the "progressive" movement led in the early years of the 20th century by reformers like Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
After his election in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt took up the progressive cause of Wilson, but with a substantial public relations twist: He slowly shed the term "progressive," which came to be associated with the hard left, stole the term "liberal" from the right and adopted its use for his radical expansion of government.
For Roosevelt, this made plenty of sense. First of all, it let him rub his thumb firmly in the eye of his Republican opponents, who now had an identity crisis on their hands. Roosevelt's predecessor, Herbert Hoover, was incensed that FDR was purloining the term.
What's more, it connected Roosevelt's statism to the Founding Fathers, even though none of them could have imagined such a vast expansion of the federal government.
But Roosevelt and other of the newly coined "liberals" also believed that by using the state to protect the rights of individuals from the modern "tyrants" — the industrialists who would exploit their labor — they were acting in the "liberal" tradition. What's more, as conservative historian Charles Kesler eloquently outlines in the book "I Am the Change," Roosevelt was turning the very notion of freedom on its head, viewing it as a quality that could only be found in the security from oppression and economic hardship that, in FDR's view, the state must provide.
But today, the great peril to freedom is once again — as it was in the days of feudalism — the state itself. Sprawling bureaucracies write byzantine rules to enforce laws the size of Bibles, extending their grasping claws into every aspect of the individual's existence.
Suddenly, with the advent of Obamacare, the government does not just regulate what you might buy; it tells you what you must buy.
The time has long since passed — perhaps since the era of the Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society — when there was anything "liberal" about modern "liberals."


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Subaru's sports car, the 2013 BRZ
Subaru of America Inc. has introduced the all-new Subaru BRZ sports car to its award-winning line of passenger cars, crossovers and SUVs.
With a starting MSRP of $25,495, the 2013 BRZ is a sporty two door that's powered by a 200-horsepowered engine and delivers estimated fuel economy ratings of 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway and 25 mpg combined with the 6-speed manual transmission; and 25 mpg city, 34 mpg highway and 28 mpg combined with the 6-speed automatic transmission. This engine also produces 151 foot-pounds of torque.
Two levels of equipment
Subaru will offer the 2013 BRZ in two levels, Premium (MSRP $25,495) and Limited (MSRP $27,495).
Like all Subaru models, the 2013 BRZ comes equipped with the kind of thoughtful standard features that make everyday driving more convenient. The BRZ Premium model's long list of standard amenities, includes features such as AM/FM stereo with HD radio, single-disc in-dash CD player, eight speakers and XM Satellite Radio (subscription required), carpeted floor mats, chrome interior door handles, variable intermittent windshield wipers and much more.
The Subaru BRZ Limited offers additional comfort and amenities. Externally, the BRZ Limited is distinguished in front with fog lights and in the rear by a body-color trunk spoiler. Inside, the seats are upholstered with Alcantara inserts and leather bolsters.
Additionally, the BRZ Limited substitutes a dual-zone automatic climate control for the Premium model's manual HVAC system. The Limited also features keyless access and start with illuminated engine start/stop button adds to convenience and the sporty attitude of the car.
Also in the Limited, front door courtesy lights illuminate when the doors are opened. The only factory option for both the BRZ Premium and Limited models is the 6-speed automatic transmission.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 600 dealers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
To learn more about the 2013 Subaru BRZ visit your local southeast Texas Subaru dealer or www.subaru.com.


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First big test for second-term team
John Kerry's job is to make peace, but on Monday the nation's top diplomat was the man tapped to issue the clarion call for an American strike on Syria.
"What we saw in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality," Kerry said. "The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders, by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity."
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In the first test of Obama's second-term national security team's stomach for war, gut-wrenching images of a chemical-weapons attack have turned even the least likely proponents for military action into a war council — or at least a limited-strike advisory group.
The hawk wing of Obama's team — Leon Panetta, Hillary Clinton and David Petraeus — is long gone. They all lost the fight to get Obama to intercede on behalf of the Syrian rebels last year. But now their replacements are facing the harsh reality that sometimes America has little choice but to use its military.
Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, both shaped in part by their service in Vietnam and their later regrets about voting for the Iraq War, set a high bar for the use of force. "I think we need to be cautious with our power," Hagel said at his confirmation hearing in which he spoke of having seen the "horror of war."
The shift in personnel mirrored the president's own reluctance to engage in more wars. And it seemed to be working — until Assad forced his hand.
The interventionists, National Security Adviser Susan Rice and U.N. Rep. Samantha Power, are liberals known for favoring military force as a means for stopping genocide. They had been largely quiet on Syria until Monday night, when both women Tweeted about an impending American response.
( WATCH: John Kerry remarks on Syria)
"We're reviewing response options & consulting w/allies & partners in NY & around the world," Power wrote. "Widespread outrage & desire for accountability."
Just over a year ago, Obama declared that the use of chemical weapons would cross a "red line" and trigger a U.S. response, but left himself a little bit of wiggle room to look the other way if a small-scale chemical-weapons attack was isolated. When reports of Assad using chemical weapons first surfaced earlier this summer, Obama's response was to announce an increase in aid to Syrian rebels — a boost that is not evident on the ground — rather than intervening directly. Everything the president said and did suggested that he just wanted the Syria problem to go away on its own.
But the most recent attack on Aug. 21 left Obama with little choice but to take stronger action, as the world accessed images of dying Syrians on the Internet.
( Also on POLITICO: Barack Obama, reluctant warrior)
Still, Obama appears to be taking the cautious approach to entanglements in the Middle East that has characterized both Kerry and Hagel in recent years. "Whatever judgments you make, they have to pass the test of whether or not, if you do them, they're actually going to make things better," Kerry told senators in January, explaining Obama's hesitation in giving support to Syrian rebels.
Rice and Samantha Power, the liberal interventionists, have generally been publicly muted on Syria, after both separately called the United Nations' failure to pass a mild rebuke of Syria earlier this summer a "disgrace that history will judge harshly."
Late Monday, both Power and Rice again emerged on Twitter to echo Kerry's tough talk earlier in the day. "No dispute in intl community that CW used in August 21 attack…." Rice tweeted. "Only regime has capacity to launch CW with rockets. US consulting with Congress & allies about how to respond to this indiscriminate use of CW." Added Power: "Haunting images of entire families dead in their beds. Verdict is clear: Assad has used CWs against civilians in violation of int'l norm."
( See POLITICO's full Syria coverage)
If they entered their new roles expecting Obama to keep intervening as he did at their prodding in Libya, they now know what a tough sell that pitch really is, says Brookings Institution senior fellow Michael O'Hanlon.
"The Rices and the Powers of the world realize they're not really working for a humanitarian intervener," O'Hanlon said. "We have a president who is fatigued by these operations, who senses that the country is fatigued by them, who would rather not do much with them and has probably overcorrected."
But chemical weapons appear to have changed Obama's calibration, if not his calculus.


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More than 150 guests gathered at the new Geneva Seal boutique on Oak Street for a post-Thanksgiving celebration of the finer things in life, including the launch of the winter issue of Men's Book Chicago. Duane Thomas, national sales director of Bovet, arrived with an assortment of one-of-a-kind watches crafted by the 191-year-old luxury brand, and Glenfiddich stocked all three floors with a generous supply of scotch. Filet mignon sliders, asiago truffle balls and smoked salmon from Tavern on Rush kept VIPs like Larry Wert, Eric Nordstrom and William Lear mixing and mingling well into the night. Photography by Francis Son


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"Missus Jen, how many wrecks does it take to get to the center of your resolve against believing in a voodoo curse placed on our bakeries' numeric suffixes?"
"Let's find out!"
Firth of all...
I really like saying "firth."
Toothly, allow me to point out that this is after they "fixed" it:
So I'm guessing it used to read "2rd."
(Psst. Say "2rd" out loud. Go on. It's fun! You know you want to.)
And thirthly...
Hey, that was fun. Let's try that again:
And thirthly...
And THIRTHLY...
They think the brown and yellow drips will distract us.
They're right.
Ok, ok, let's quit horsing around and get to business:
And thirthly:
Yep, that's it. I am now thoroughly convinced there is a nefarious Voodoo plot formed in the bowels of some super villain's bakery to make us all sound like Daffy Duck.You just can't argue with this kind of evidence.
But we're on to you, super villain! We know you're out there!
Ok, fine, you've made your point. Clearly we are at your mercy.
Aaand now you're just showing off.
In fact, Mr. or Mrs. Super Villain, I think I speak for us all when I say: "You're dethspicable."
Thanks to Anne, Jessica B., Sarah S., Jamie R., Kacey S., Vivek R., Teri R., & Diane C., who I've just inducted into my new Superhero League, Capes for Cakes. Report to the secret lair for your lassos and piping bags.


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Want To See What The 'Ultimate Woman' Looks Like? [PICTURE]
If this woman looks like someone you know, trust us, she's not. In fact, no one knows her — yet she's been dubbed the world's "ultimate celebrity."
Confused? We'll explain.
A while back, British beauty site FeelUnique did a poll in which thousands of people voted for the most beautiful body parts of the celebrities they admire most. Once the results were in, those various parts were digitally combined into the mash-up you see above. It's like a hot Mrs. Potato Head. (There is something we never imagined we'd write in a post.)
So whose bits and pieces were included?
"Beneath the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's tumbling shiny hair, you will find the chocolate brown eyes of singer Cheryl Cole, the nose of actress Kate Beckinsale and the cheeks of fellow Hollywood star Keira Knightley.
Eyebrows come courtesy of 'Transformers' actress Megan Fox and the perfect chin is apparently found on still another actress, Gwyneth Paltrow.
Those bee-stung lips could only be Angelina Jolie's, and the ultimate celebrity's decolletage belongs to busty [UK] TV presenter Kelly Brook."
A full image along with helpful callouts is below. She looks a little like an even trashier Kardashian to us, but what do we know? We actually like our women human. Although the Mrs. Potato Head image is getting us hot.
Guess you can call this 'woman' a 'Hot Potato.' (There is another thing we never thought we'd write in a post.)
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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Joe Tedesco, who has a knack for finding shoddy electrical work, did the dirty work and found this mess. Now it's your turn to identify the violation.
Hint: What lurks behind the green fabric?
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Jerry Harman, safety director with Parker Electric and Sign Service in Parkersburg, W. Va., had this to say about the March photo. "This does not meet 406.4 and 110.12(C). Receptacles are required to be mounted in boxes or assemblies that are designed for the purpose, and this box must be securely fastened in place. Receptacles mounted to and supported by a cover are required to be held rigidly against the cover by more than one screw, or when listed and identified for securing by a single screw, device assembly, or box cover. The center screw to hold the receptacle to the faceplate is missing. One grounding terminal position is damaged. The box cover is not properly secured with the right type of screw. It also looks like a wire is hanging out of the bottom left corner of the box."
Andy Roberts, a journeyman electrician with Blankenship Electric in Yuba City, Calif., sent in these comments. "This installation appears to be in violation of 406.4, because the receptacle is clearly not securely fastened in place. It also violates 406.4(B) and (C) for the same reason. It may also violate 406.5(B), which states that metal faceplates must be grounded. In addition, the installation was not installed in a workmanlike manner, which would violate 110.12. I also see that the raised faceplate has a UL listing stamped on it, but it was not installed with both screws that were provided with it."
Kori Kaiser, a third-year apprentice at Local 704 in Dubuque, Iowa, cited the same violations as the other winners this month.
Correctly identify the Code violation(s) in this month's photo — in 200 words or less — and you could win something to put in your toolbox. E-mail your response to Joe Tedesco at [email protected], and he'll select three winners (excluding manufacturers and prior winners) at random from the correct submissions. Winners will receive a set of insulated hand tools from Ideal Industries, Inc. valued at more than $125.* The set includes 9.25-inch insulated side-cutting pliers, 10-inch insulated tongue-and-groove pliers, and a 0.25-inch × 6-inch insulated screwdriver.
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One day Stan comes home from a hard day at work. He sees his wife bending down to clean the floor under the sofa. So Stan goes over to his wife and starts fucking her from behind. After he finishes, he gives her a hard smack to the head.
His wife yells, ''What was that for!?''
To which Stan replies, ''That's for not checking to see who it was.''


text: Thank you for visiting the website of Green Point Baptist Church. If you're looking for a church in the Boiling Springs area, stop right here. You've found it. In Psalms 122:1, David writes, "I was glad when they said unto me, 'Let us go into the house of the Lord'." Green Point Baptist is definitely no exception! From the moment you walk in the door, you feel right at home surrounded by friends and family. It's definitely a fit for you!