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Health and Social Care
Key stage 4
Level 1 / 2 Award in Health and Social Care
In Year 10 students will study the following units:
Unit 6: The Impact of Nutrition on Health and Wellbeing. This unit provides students with an understanding of the importance of a balanced diet to health and wellbeing. We explore the concept and components of a balanced diet, the impact of an unbalanced diet and how a variety of socio-economic factors influence our dietary needs. Students are involved in a project to analyse and improve the diet of someone they know. This unit is assessed through coursework
Unit 5: Promoting Health and Wellbeing. This unit explores some of the reasons why health promotion activities are carried out, and the benefits of health promotion for both individuals and the nation as a whole. Students will research a variety of different types of health promotion, analyse them and create their own. This unit is assessed through coursework
In Year 11 students will study the following units:
Unit 1: Human Lifespan Development. This unit provides an understanding of how we develop physically, intellectually, socially and emotionally throughout the human lifespan. We look at a variety of factors affecting development and the support available to deal with these. This unit is assessed through paper-based exam.
Unit 2: Health and Social Care Values. In this unit students will investigate methods used to empower individual users of health and social care services and the importance of taking individual circumstances into account when planning care. This unit is assessed through coursework.
Key stage 5
Level 3 National Diploma in Health and Social Care
This course is a combination of BTEC assignments (coursework) and paper-based exams
Over the two year course students will study the following subjects:
Unit 1: Human Lifespan Development
Unit 2: Working in Health and Social Care
Unit 4: Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care
Unit 5: Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs
Unit 7: Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
Unit 8: Promoting Public Health
Unit 19: Nutritional Health
As part of the Level 3 course, students are expected to participate in a Pre-Employment Placement with the Educational Business Partnership. This involves 2 weeks of experience working in a variety of different health and social care settings and working with health and social care professionals. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to develop skills, qualifications and knowledge of many key aspects of working within health and social care.

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With summer in full swing the ritual of the backyard barbeque is in full force and unlikely to be a constant for the next seven weeks, if not longer. Though the selection of foods for barbequing can be extremely diverse, including healthy vegetables, there is no disputing that hamburgers are likely the most popular item to meet the grill.
Of course all hamburgers are not the same and with that in mind I have put together the following tips;
This Summer get AminoLIFT™ the Ultimate Beach Season "Lift-Me-UP" for clean energy and focus.
1. Do not even think, not once, not ever, of the pre-made or frozen variation found in stores. No.
2. Clean your grill.
3. Choose a ground sirloin meat, freshly ground with a higher fat content (i.e. 15 plus percent).
4. Grip training is for the weight room not making hamburgers. The sirloin is not handled for too long nor packed too close. Create the burger patty but don't flatten or excessively squeeze.
5. Once the hamburger patty's are made, cover and place in refrigerator.
6. Pre-heat the barbeque, bringing to a high temperature.
7. Apply a modest amount of olive oil to burgers before placing on the grill.
8. Cook the burgers swiftly (this will vary depending upon barbeque) and flip but once and ensuring they are cooked fully with a core temperature approximately 160 degrees. Be careful not to 'press out' juices, which only serves to flare the barbeque.
9. Once you are satisfied with the hamburger, take off grill and set aside for a few minutes.
10. Toast buns and serve with hamburgers.
For added taste, from USPlabs Nutrition page try the Cheeseburger Ranch Sauce
• 2/3 cup Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons fresh chives
Prepared by John Davies
The information provided in 'Instant Training Improvement Tips', as well as this web-site blog is intended for informational and educational purposes only and should it be interpreted as medical advice for any condition. Always consult a qualified medical professional before beginning any nutritional program or exercise program. By reading this disclaimer, you hereby agree and understand that the information provided in this column is not medical advice and relying upon it shall be done at your sole risk


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Blackhawks trim Devils in SO
Jonathan Toews scored the shootout winner to lift the Chicago Blackhawks over the New Jersey Devils 2-1 Friday night.
The Blackhawks won this game as -125 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (5.5).
Kris Versteeg scored the Blackhawks goal in regulation, and Antti Niemi made 32 saves in the win.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored for the Devils, and Martin Brodeur stopped 25 shots in a losing effort.


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Hippie Chick Happiness
Do you remember Kelly Bensimon? She was the hippie-looking chick from The Housewives of New York and ex-wife of well-known photographer Gilles Bensimon. I thought about her today, while I was reflecting on my own life. It's a joke among my co-workers that I always try to find the silver lining in situations and find the good in everyone. Earlier, I had a thought; they probably think I'm crazy. Then, ole Kels popped into my head. I remember the girls on the show giving her a hard time, because she always wanted to move past the negative and focus on something happier. She was in love with cute dogs, candy, rainbows, and unicorns. Well, something like that. The point is, she wanted nothing but positivity in her space, and everyone else thought she was crazy because of it. Whether or not she really is crazy is a different discussion.
I am starting to be convinced that this is a state of mind that only few have adopted, compared to the rest of the world, and because it's not a popular thing, the rest of the world sees those people as the crazy ones. I have to say, I have wanted so badly to possess this kind of thinking and this true happiness, but I didn't believe it was real until I actually experienced it. I tried to stay positive, but found myself in the dumps sometimes. I kept trying though, and my perspective on life finally shifted. I love it! No matter what the situation, I understand it differently.
A dear friend recently told me that if asked how he's doing, he says and believes that he is perfectly great and loving life. However, if someone were to ask him what he's faced with, the answer would be completely different. We all are faced with situations that aren't the greatest, almost on a daily basis. We have to choose to either keep it moving and control what we can, or allow it to bring us down and focus on our negative feelings. But think about it…would you rather be sad almost everyday worrying about things you have no control over? Or would you rather live life to the fullest, allowing love, health, wealth, and positive energy into your space?


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Hey folks Welcome to Wynd's Tips Wednesday, where I share a few tips that you can use to ease your creation process. Occasionally I'll talk about non-Secondlife tips too.
Ya just never know what we'll be up to at Wyndaveres so check back often and enjoy!
This week I want to talk about color palettes!
Ever just get stumped or frozen when trying to pick the perfect colors? I know I do.Sometimes I just can't come up with a palette I like.
Should the bow be blue or red?
What color looks best with green?
Do I want a warm romantic feel or something vibrant and bold?
These little burps sure can hold me back in the wee hours of the night when I'm creating.
The solution to this problem is age old; tried & true, look at photos or nature & click save,pin, or fav button.
The photos do not need to be of anything in particular just be filled with colors you like. It's fun! I mean who doesn't love browsing beautiful photos?
My favorite places to kick back browse are:
Google + images, Pinterest and Deviant Art.
Not only will the pure beauty captured through the lens of photographers dazzle you but the creativeness of others will inspire you. Hopefully, setting you on the path to resolving the bumps in the road of your own creative journey.
After you make a few selections your next stop is "Palette Creator" for Google Chrome.
If you don't have "Palette Creator" you'll first need to be using Chrome.
Chrome is the Google internet browser. If you use something else I suggest you give Google Chrome a try, the extensions/apps are more than worth it!
Once you have Chrome and "Palette Creator" extension installed lets make some magic!
Go to any of the images you pinned saved or faved, hover your cursor over the image, and then simply r-click the image.
Next, select how many colors you would like Palette Creator to pull from the image. I've chosen to create a 16 color palette.
looks pretty cool don't ya say? Actually when I created Wyndaveres.com I did use Palette Creator.
I have also used this for dressing myself. It's great for putting together coordinating colors in outfits. What a time saver!
I even used this to create a full 32 color palette I work from for all my products. It's saved me a ton of time and then all my creations coordinate with each other to boot!
This tool is one of my most valued, it's quick and easy and fun to use. I do hope you have enjoyed this week's Wynd's Tips!
Now it's your turn!
Head out! Do something nice for a friend, help an old lady across the street or buy a friend a gift..might a suggest a gift from Wyndaveres? The deed itself is not important, it's only important that you do something kind for someone, anyone!
If we want to see change in the world we must be willing to be the change!
Thanks again for stopping in, please come back often and pop by to say howdy to me in your Secondlife.
Until next time, Wynd


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Nikolay Davydenko and Ivan Ljubicic advanced on Tuesday to the second round of the Qatar Open. Davydenko, top seed and world No 3, beat South Korea's Lee Hyun-taik 7-5, 6-4. "I am not thinking about the world number one ranking as yet because this is my first match of the season," the Russian said afterward. Ljubicic, seeded second, had an easier time with a 6-1, 6-2 win over qualifier Denis Gremelmayr of Germany in just 58 minutes with powerful serving and baseline play. "It was a good win," Ljubicic said. "I am happy with my performance especially as I have recovered from last season's illness." Ljubicic had a viral attack in November, forcing him to pull out of the Paris Masters. "Hopefully I can keep up this form through the season," Ljubicic said. Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui, given a wild card here, was a surprise winner over former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson of Sweden. Johansson, the fifth seed, lost 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1) to an opponent returning from injury and ranked 189th in the world. Two other seeds also lost. Belgium's Olivier Rochus defeated seventh-seed Sebastien Grosjean of France 6-4, 6-4, and Max Mirnyi of Belarus beat Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka, seeded eighth, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. In other games, Federico Luzzi of Italy beat Jurgen Melzer of Austria 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 and Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman ousted Nicolas Almagro of Spain 7-5, 7-5.
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Last night I achieved a dream I've harbored for almost 50 years. I met the Beatles.
I remember so clearly February, 1964, when the Beatles appeared for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show. The hype preceded them, giving birth to what would become Beatlemania. A month shy of my fifteenth birthday, I knelt on the cold terrazzo tile floor of our den, up close to the television. When the boys finally appeared, I screamed and pounded my hands on the floor, imitating the teenage girls I'd seen on the news. It was a turning point in my life and the beginning of my dream to see the Beatles in concert.
Not that I had a rat's chance of that, even when they appeared in Dallas and Houston. My father, appalled by their hair, their clothes, and their Britishness in general, thought they had been sent by the Russians to destroy our country and poison our youth. Between him and my mother, who didn't believe in going anywhere but Disneyland, I would never get to see the Beatles in concert, at least not until I grew up and was on my own.
Of course, by that time the Beatles had broken up and no longer were seen together anywhere. The decades passed and like most fans, somewhere in the depths of my heart, I clung to the hope they would reunite for one last hurrah. Then John Lennon was murdered, and George Harrison died of cancer. That put a damper on my hopes.
Fast forward to 2013. As Bryan and I watched a fundraiser forPBS , there they were–the Beatles–not as they would have been now, even if they were all still alive, but as they were in 1964. The four moptops in tight-fitting suits and Beatle boots, hair unbelievably long for the times, delivered their songs with youthful enthusiasm and cheekiness. After a break to campaign for donations, the boys were back, this time in the ridiculous, wonderful satin costumes of their Sgt. Pepper phase. One more costume change later, they appeared as I remembered them in their final days, John in a white suit with long hair framing his face, Paul well-coifed and heart-stoppingly handsome, George, my secret favorite, thin, dark, and brooding, and Ringo, who changed so little over the years, gazing out past his nose and drumming his little heart out.
It was the tribute band, The Fab Four. They looked like the Beatles, they sounded like them (passing muster by two fans who knew every note of every album), and they had the accents, body language, and gestures down cold. Bryan and I were entranced. Once we learned they were coming to Austin in May, it didn't take a lot of arm-twisting from PBS to get us on the phone, pledging the amount required to get two free tickets to the performance. We donate every year anyway, and this premium was too intriguing to pass up. Then the host explained that, for an additional donation, we could get two tickets to the Meet and Greet, where we would meet and greet the band members before the show. How could we pass that up?
The day of the concert finally arrived. Aside from trying to figure out what I should wear to meet the Beatles, our plans went smoothly, we arrived at the Paramount and were herded into a corner to wait with the other Meet and Greet people. Watching the less favored come in and head for their seats, I was struck by the parade of former pretty, young girls and sweet, young boys, now shuffling by as senior citizens. A few young people came, and there were even a few children, brought by parents or grandparents wanting to pass the magic on to that generation.
Finally we were led backstage, where we gathered around the drum platform and neatly arranged instruments. Then the boys appeared and greeted each of us politely and warmly, shaking hands, joking, and giving every appearance of being thrilled to meet a group of slightly dazed AARPsters. Then they moved in front of the huge backdrop screen and dutifully posed with us, two at a time, as someone took a picture with our phone camera. It turned out dark, and soon George Harrison had our camera, trying to adjust it. I stood in a totally surreal situation, Bryan and I wedged between the four Beatles, looking straight off the album appropriately named "Meet the Beatles." That we did!
As we moved quickly to our seats, I automatically threw a "thank you" over my shoulder. I chalked up another surreal moment as a Liverpudlian accent called, "You're welcome." We had hardly sat down when the fun started. They encouraged the audience to scream (mostly at the end of a number so we actually got to hear the music), clap to the beat, dance in the aisles, and sing along anytime we felt like it. The people filling the theatre sang every word in unison, surprisingly on key. I thought of the throngs in Vatican Square, responding to a papal mass as one person.
We got our money's worth and then some. The show, which started promptly at 8:00 p.m., ended at 10:30, by which time I was screamed out, boogied out, and worn out. I might not be fifteen anymore, but I'd had the time of my life, and so had Bryan. We got to relive together the youth spent before we knew each other.
So hooray for dreams that finally come true, in a way and 50 years later. It wasn't the real thing, but dreams aren't about reality. It sounded like the Beatles, looked like them, felt like them, and I probably appreciated this "meeting" more than I would have when I was fifteen. It may be that dreams come true when they should. This one did.


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Links to quite a number of my published stories can be found on Fictionaut
My short stories, flash, and prose poems have appeared in Indiana Review, The Denver Quarterly, New South, Quick Fiction, Slice, Sleepingfish, Spork, Night Train, Pank, and Keyhole Magazine among various other journals and anthologies.
Stories Published in 2017:
Stop Dragging: A One-Act Play in Hobart
Collective Nouns for Humans in the Wild in Jellyfish Review
The Once Mighty Fergusons in New World Writing
Terminals in Lost Balloon (nominated for Best of The Net)
"Sway" in (F)riction Magazine
Stories Published in 2016:
Strong Tongue – Cheap Pop This story was chosen by Amy Hempel for Best Small Fictions, 2017.
At Ethel & Harry's On The Last Day of 1959 – People Holding
I Have Not Pushed Back My Cuticles with an Orange Stick Since the Nixon Administration – Monkeybicycle
Imagine Your Daughter Is a Cherry Red Convertible – New World Writing
There is No Albuquerque – Newfound Journal
Dusseldorf in Yemassee Journal
Three Likely Stories in Forge Literary Magazine
"Unison" in Fall, 2016 issue of Elm Leaves Journal.
Stories Published in 2015:
A Room With Many Small Beds, Threadcount, Fall, Issue 5, chosen by Stuart Dybek for inclusion in Best Small Fictions, 2016 (Queen's Ferry Press, Tara Masih, ed.)
Collection Day, New South
Sea Creatures of Indiana Alice Blue Review, Issue 27
Giant, New World Writing, Fall 2015
Abandon All Thoughts Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, August, 2015
Endangered / Out of Place / A Botched Affair Heavy Feather Review 4.2 (print)
Woe, The Harpoon Review, July, 2015
Grip RKVRY, Summer Issue, Vol. XII, No. 3
The Four O'Clock Bird, People Holding
"The Hollow" reprinted in the anthology Choose Wisely: 35 Women up to No Good, Upper Rubber Boot Books, March 2015
River, The Vignette Review, Summer, Issue 1, Vol. 1
We Learned to Pronounce Prokofiev, Change Seven Magazine, Issue 1.2, Summer 2015
Vocabulary Gone Lawn, Issue 18, Spring 2015
Bear Gone Lawn, Issue 18, Spring 2015
Pulse, FRiGG, Issue 45, Spring 2015
There's No Time for Prairie Dog Town, FRiGG, Issue 45, Spring 2015
The Children Called Him Yuck-Yuck, FRiGG, Issue 45, Spring 2015
Enigma Wigleaf, April, 2015
Game Show Wigleaf, April, 2015
Postcard Wigleaf, April, 2015
A Thousand Perfect Strangers, Smokelong Quarterly, Issue 47, April, 2015
For Tom / Pictures of You / Pank Magazine blog With thanks to the wonderful Myfanwy Collins.
"Unison" Elm Leaves Journal, Harvest Issue (print)
Ripe / Juniors / Tool Corium Magazine, Winter/Spring Issue
Love Train / Like Copernicus / Interrogative / Spill / Buffer Connotation Press
Stories Published in 2014:
Everything's Shitty at Price King Elm Leaves Journal, Fall 2014.
The Wide and Lonely World, The Economy, Issue 15
Why I Write Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction Chronicles, June, 2014
Strings, Flash Issue, New World Writing
Go Dog March, 2014, Sundog Lit
Stories Published in 2013:
The Blue of Milk, Blue Fifth Review, The Blue Collection 4: Collaboration, Dec. 31, 2013
Come Loose and Fly Away SalonZine, August 2013, edited by Sara Lippmann & Nita Noveno
Straw Whiskey Paper, May, 2013
As Outside the Clouds Made Fists Metazen, Feb. 1, 2013
Neal Figgens & A Pirate or a Cowboy Connotation Press, January 2013
Stories Published Prior to 2013:
Watermelon, Originally published in Quick Fiction 14, reprinted at North Shore Art Throb as Best of Quick Fiction and at Fictionaut.
Space Man Fictionaut, originally published in Keyhole Digest.
The Hollow. Originally published in The Denver Quarterly, reprinted in Lascaux Review and Fictionaut.
Foreign Film. Originally published in Cranky, reprinted at Fictionaut.
Disassembly Guernica, Dec. 15,2010.
Rodney and Chelsea Mississippi Review online (now New World Writing)
Shoebox. Originally published in Wild Strawberries, reprinted at Fictionaut.
Lip. Originally published in Pank, reprinted at Fictionaut.
What Kind of Person Gives Secrets to The Sky?. Originally published in Night Train, reprinted at Fictionaut.
Snow. Originally published in New South, reprinted at Fictionaut.
Orlando Storyglossia, Issue 27 March 2008, showcased at Longform Fiction
Petunias. Originally published in Sleepingfish, reprinted at Fictionaut and FlashFiction.net & in A Pocket Guide to Flash Fiction, Matter Press, 2013, by Randall Brown.
The Cartoonist, originally published in elimae
The Next Stanley Kubrick Monkeybicycle.
Margaret and Beak Discuss Jazz for The Last Time Hobart, November 2005
A Short Story Writer's Primer (essay) The Quivering Pen (David Abrams' blog)
Two Stories: The Bed and Behemoth Matter Press
The State of Flash: There is Only One Rule Nanofiction
Origins: "Space Man" JMWW blog
Spotting a Bear Necessary Fiction
Blooms Originally published in Indiana Review, reprinted in FRiGG, Fall 2010.
Baby Baby: Eight Micros FRiGG, Spring 2009
Talking About Ernie Banks FRiGG, Summer 2004
The Lane Girls FRiGG, Summer 2004
Maidenhead to Oxford FRiGG, Summer 2004
Wren FRiGG, Summer 2004
Wild Yellow Dog, Giant Red Fox FRiGG, Winter 2007
Coffee, Laundry, Dry Cleaners: A Conversation with a Child FRiGG, Winter 2007
A Monkey's Wedding FRiGG, Winter 2007
Bread FRiGG, Winter 2007
All the Good People Smokelong Quarterly, Issue 4
Daffodil Smokelong Quarterly, Issue 13
Florida Smokelong Quarterly, Issue 15
One Purple Finch Smokelong Quarterly, Issue 17
Repair Man Smokelong Quarterly, Issue 21
Tenderoni Smokelong Quarterly, Issue 22
Prague Smokelong Quarterly, Issue 26
Swicks Rule! Wigleaf, 2009
Peacock Wigleaf, 2008
Backbone Per Contra, Spring 2008
Hypergraphia Per Contra, Fall 2006
Cancer Arm Per Contra, Fall 2008
Moro Fictionut, Originally published in Night Train
Another Story About Me and Some Guy Fictionut, Originally published in Night Train
Wake Up Fictionaut, Originally published in Juked
Authentic Smorgasbord Dinner Fictionaut, Originally published in Juked
Cure Necessary Fiction, April 2009
Skinny Lullaby at The Lizard Lounge: Schenectady Necessary Fiction, June 2010
Movement Everyday Genius, November 2009
Lulu elimae
He Once Had a Dog Named Dick Nixon and Other Stories Spork
Empty Fictionaut, Originally published in Keyhole
There's a Hole in Your Shoe, Mr. Stevenson Fictionaut, Originally published in Dark Sky Magazine
Sidereal Blue Fifth Review, January 2011
Still They Hear What They Want to Hear Corium Magazine
As I Sit Disappearing in a White Paper Gown Corium Magazine


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Things have been busy for me lately, and blogging has taken a back seat. But here is one recent session I've done this beautiful Spring at the East Carolina University Campus in Greenville. I had the privilege of doing engagement photos with Grayson and Chris — they are such an awesome couple, and as you can tell, so beautiful too! ECU is a special place for them, as that's where they both attended college, and it made the perfect backdrop for their spring engagement session!
I can hardly wait to be their wedding photographer later this year! Congratulations to Grayson and Chris!


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WASHINGTON — Lawmakers will return from vacations next month to restart work on a slew of unfinished legislative proposals — some of which include new municipal bond provisions — that were left on the table last week when Congress took its holiday recess.
Among other bills, work had stalled this month on alternative minimum tax relief; the farm, energy, and trade bills; and a package of so-called tax extenders, which includes an extension of the expired qualified zone academy bond program and the optional deduction for state and local sales taxes.
Congress managed to approve a last-minute, one-year AMT "patch" after a long and drawn-out partisan battle over whether the patch's $50 billion price tag should be offset by revenue-raising measures. The patch prevents over 20 million more taxpayers from becoming subject to the AMT, which applies to interest earned on private-activity bonds. But House Ways and Means Committee chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and other lawmakers have vowed to try to permanently repeal the AMT next year.
Lawmakers also finished work on the energy bill before leaving town. The bill originally contained several tax-credit bond proposals, but all tax provisions were stripped from the legislation before it went forward for President Bush's signature last week. Groups, such as the American Public Power Association, have said they will continue to push for some of those proposals next year.
Still to come is House action on the farm bill, which contains a $1.5 billion proposal for tax-exempt timber conservation bonds, $400 million for "rural renaissance" bonds, and several technical changes to the small-issue "aggie" bond program. The Senate may act on a trade bill that includes $9 billion in tax-exempt and tax-credit bonds for manufacturing redevelopment in areas with a high percentage of abandoned or under-utilized manufacturing facilities.
Muni market participants, however, are more concerned with the tax extenders, which would allow for another $400 million in QZAB issuance and maintain the state and local sales taxes deduction, "something that is very important to our members, especially in non-income tax states," said Susan Gaffney, federal liaison director of the Government Finance Officers Association.
Qualified zone academy bonds are used by municipalities to finance renovations and repairs to existing school facilities. Congress has authorized $400 million for the program each year for the past decade. Some states have QZAB allocations left over from 2006 and 2007, since they have had difficulty adjusting to recently enacted arbitrage restrictions for the tax-credit bonds, according to Laurence Peters, vice president of the National Education Foundation and cyberlearning.org. Still, a "good two-thirds of the states" are planning to immediately start issuing QZABs from their 2008 capacity "to satisfy pent-up demand," he said.
"If we can get a two-year extension passed soon, one that ameliorates the problems caused by last year's over-broad arbitrage rules, it will go far to re-stablizing a program only just now getting back on course," Peters said.
Gaffney said last week that the GFOA and other market groups will be "closely monitoring" any congressional action on the subprime mortgage crisis. The Treasury Department has said it hopes Congress will enact an increase in the annual private-activity bond volume cap to allow state and local governments to issue tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds to refinance subprime mortgages, many of which are set to adjust to higher rates in 2008 and 2009.
Such refinancings with bond-backed, fixed-rate mortgages would mean cheaper mortgages for borrowers. The proposal requires a legislative change because the tax code currently allows single-family mortgage revenue bonds to finance only new mortgages, not refinancings.
Senate Finance Committee members indicated that $15 billion to $20 billion of additional bonding authority could be provided to housing finance agencies over the next three years. One bill was introduced last week just before the congressional session ended, but more are expected next year.
The usefulness of such a proposal "really depends on how Congress structures it," said Bruce Serchuk, an attorney with Nixon Peabody LLP here.
"State and local governments are in the business of making loans to first-time homebuyers whose income is generally on the lower side. They certainly understand that business," he said, but the introduction of potentially weaker mortgages into state housing finance agencies' pools carries with it certain risks that HFAs will have to evaluate.
"It's firmly in the lap of Congress now, and we'll see where they go with it," said NABL president J. Foster Clark, a partner at Balch & Bingham LLP in Birmingham, Ala. "The whole credit area is a very large and very complex problem the country's facing right now. This mortgage revenue bond [proposal] is relatively small in comparison to the problem, but it's one tool that occurred to us in September and seems to make sense. We will watch with interest."
Another group monitoring the action is the National Association of Health and Educational Facilities Finance Authorities, which looks for "fallout" from some legislative proposals on hospitals and higher education.
"There's talk now about forcing university endowments to provide particular-percentage payouts, like foundations do; there's talk about hospitals having to meet certain criteria in order to maintain their full tax-exempt status," said NAHEFFA counsel Charles Samuels, a partner with Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC here.
"We don't have particular position on those legislative suggestions, except that … we would oppose them including restrictions on bonds," he said. "If the Congress is going to define what a university needs to do or what a hospital needs to do, that's up to those communities and the Congress. From our point of view, though … those qualified entities should continue to be allowed to issue 501(c)(3) bonds."
Market advocates are keeping an eye out for a Congressional Budget Office report on university endowments and their relationship to tax-exempt bonds, which is expected sometime in late winter or early spring. "That certainly is important to us," Samuels said.
This fall, the National Council of Health Facilities Finance Authorities and the National Association of Higher Educational Facilities Authorities agreed to merge and create the NAHEFFA on Jan. 1.
"People are looking at it with a lot of enthusiasm," because the group will provide a broad representation of 501(c)(3) bond issuers, according to Samuels.
The group's legislative agenda lines up between two bills, the first of which would authorize the Federal Home Loan Banks to issue letters of credit backing municipal debt.
Samuels said a coalition of local governments, as well as health care, higher educational, and economic development authorities, and banks sees the legislative change as a chance "to use letters of credit particularly for small deals that are underserved, for which the bond insurance community has no interest." In light of the financial difficulties bond insurers have experienced in the subprime mortgage crisis, they are likely to be "even more conservative, understandably, and are going to be even less interested in small, unrated deals," he added.
"We would really like this to finally come to fruition. We've got lots of co-sponsors, particularly on the House side," Samuels said. "It would be a very, very low-cost way to enhance getting reasonably priced funding in the hands of small governments and small charities, and even for very small economic development projects."
The other bill NAHEFFA is pushing would liberalize a bank deductibility rule enacted as part of the 1986 tax reforms. It allows banks an 80% deduction for the cost of purchasing and carrying the tax-exempt bonds of issuers that reasonably expect to sell $10 million of bonds or less a year.
Legislation introduced in January 2007 by Rep. Bobby Jindal, R-La., would permit banks to determine their interest expense deduction without regard to tax-exempt bonds issued to provide certain small loans for health care or educational purposes.
The bill would make banks "interested in buying some of these bonds," Samuels said. "One would hope, if Congress looks at ways of making sure the economy stays strong, that this would be one small, inexpensive thing that could be done."
The Council of Development Finance Agencies, which represents local economic development agencies around the country, also has lobbied for the bank deductibility bill. The council's top legislative priority, however, is the modernization of a tax code requirement for small-issue industrial development bonds to accommodate new, high-tech types of manufacturing.
Current tax code rules limit the use of small-issue IDBs to a "manufacturing facility," defined as a facility that is "used in the manufacturing or production of tangible personal property, including processing resulting in a change in the condition of such property."
The proposal, which the CDFA hopes to have introduced as legislation early next year, would add intangible property to that definition, allowing "knowledge-based" companies to be eligible for access to tax-exempt financing, according to CDFA executive director Toby Rittner.
"While certain market forces, i.e. the subprime lending issues, are putting pressure on underwriters and insurers, we feel that the municipal bond market, such as IDBs, [tax-increment financing], and other economic development tools will weather the storm in 2008," Rittner said.
"Our early indications show that issuers will continue to actively use private-activity bonds for manufacturers, 501(c)(3)s, and other development projects. In fact, based simply on industry discussions, we see a very active year in 2008," he said. "Capital market underwriters have diversified their portfolios and are braced for market changes and the issuers have gotten very creative on packaging deals that work very well financially."
For its part, according to Clark, NABL is planning projects that include technical comments to be released "soon" on changes Treasury proposed this year for the arbitrage regulations, which restrict the amount of earnings municipal issuers can receive and retain on investments of tax-exempt bond proceeds.
Treasury's proposed changes would accommodate interest rate swaps with floating payments based on taxable rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate. So-called Libor swaps, which have become commonplace in the muni market, would be eligible for simple integration, under which variable-rate bonds subject to an integrated floating-to-fixed rate swap are treated as variable-yield bonds. But such swaps would not be eligible for super integration, which has a separate set of requirements that allow the bonds to be treated as fixed-yield bonds.
The revamped rules would allow issuers to make yield reduction payments on certain variable-rate advance refunding bond issues in which the issuers have entered into a qualified floating-to-fixed swaps. They also would provide that the floating rate on a taxable-index hedge and the variable rate on the hedged bonds will be treated as "substantially the same" for purposes of the hedging rules if the rates are no more than 0.25% apart, and if, for a three-year period ending on the date the issuer enters into the swap, the average difference between the rates does not exceed 0.25%.
Gaffney said the GFOA "greatly appreciates the recently proposed changes to the arbitrage rules, and hopes that there are more to come, especially on topics such as issue price."
Indeed, in 2008, a second package of arbitrage rules is expected, along with updated guidance on the tax-exempt bond voluntary closing agreement program, arbitrage rebate refunds, and proposed regulations on public approval requirements for private-activity bonds.
The Treasury Department's 2007-2008 priority guidance plan also includes tighter partnership rules for tender option bonds; final regulations on solid-waste bonds; final allocation and accounting rules for private-activity bonds; and temporary regulations on clean renewable energy bonds.
The IRS' exempt organizations division aims to issue guidance on the excise tax on prohibited tax shelter transactions — a category that includes about 15 tax-exempt sale-in, lease-out and lease-in, lease-out deals — as well as on qualified tuition savings plans under Section 529 of the tax code.
IRS officials announced Thursday that tax-exempt entities with more than $100,000 in outstanding bonds will not be required to fill out Form 990's new Schedule K in the 2008 tax year.
The schedule, part of the annual information return filed by exempt organizations, asks for a breakdown of outstanding bond issues' gross proceeds in reserve funds, proceeds in refunding or defeasance escrows, issuance costs, working capital expenditures, capital expenditures, and other unspent proceeds.
The schedule's "arbitrage" section asks whether the issuer has invested bond proceeds in a guaranteed investment contract or identified a hedge on its books. The section specifically asks the groups to specify the providers' names and the terms of their hedges or GICs. It also asks whether the regulatory safe harbor for establishing a GIC's fair market value was satisfied, and whether the bond issue qualified for an exception to arbitrage rebate requirements.
In addition, the schedule asks whether the entity maintains "adequate books and records to support the final allocation of proceeds," routinely engages bond counsel to review contracts related to bond-financed property, and uses procedures to ensure post-issuance compliance with tax code rules.
"It reflects a major effort on the Service's part to encourage better post-issuance tax compliance," said Maxwell D. Solet, a partner at Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC. "[It is] a strong inducement to have such practices, so that you'll be able to fairly honestly answer yes."
"I believe that given the sophistication of the questions on Schedule K, nonprofits will need to hire outside experts to assist with ongoing tax compliance and private use monitoring on an annual basis," said Ed Oswald, a partner at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP here. "As a practical matter, borrowers would be best served by engaging an outside expert for these duties."
The final form, which was revised from a version proposed in June, lessens the burden on exempt organizations somewhat by not requiring reporting of bonds issued before 2003. For the 2008 tax year, exempt organizations will merely be required to provide the IRS with a list of outstanding bond issues and a description of each issue's purpose, issue price, and Cusip.
The agency has been holding one-day workshops around the country for small and mid-sized exempt organizations, explaining the new form and other requirements for maintaining tax-exempt status. The remaining workshops, which will be held in Austin, Arlington, Va., and Columbus this spring, also include a discussion of required disclosures.
In addition, Treasury and the IRS are tackling modifications to the allocation and accounting regulations they proposed Sept. 26. The rules set forth standards for "mixed-use" facilities, which in addition to governmental use, have private business use in excess of the 10% permitted for tax-exempt private-activity bonds. The rules would allow issuers to finance mixed-use facilities with a combination of municipal bonds and "qualified equity," which can come from taxable bonds or other funds.
"The proposed regulations that are out there are complex, but provide much-needed flexibility," Clark said. "People are still sorting through how they would apply to particular situations. Treasury has been cooperative; they've been very open to comments and suggestions, and we plan to send some more."
NABL also will be working on comments about older revenue procedures that deal with reissuance and qualified management contracts, according to Clark.
"People who practice in [the nonprofit sector], particularly in the health care field and educational field, tell us that the way these management contracts are drafted has evolved significantly in the last 10 years," he said. "That's a project that's worth doing … to see if there are suggestions that can be made to modernize [Rev. Proc. 97-13]."
In general, NABL wants to continue "to make progress on our efforts at raising our profile and credibility with our government regulators," Clark said. "We'll continue to do the best job we can to provide credible, technical comments and suggestions in response to proposed regulations and legislation, and other initiatives and questions that get thrown at us from time to time."


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Paddle Upgrade – The Werner Shuna: Hooked
I've been kayaking for quite a few years now and, as in any hobby, the more time I've spent doing it, the more my needs have changed. I have upgraded my kayak a couple of times to accommodate first the need to fish comfortably, then to accommodate a couple four legged passengers from time to time. I have a decent PFD for myself and very nice ones for the dogs. I've added GoPro attachments, non-slip decking material, fishing accessories and more. But my paddle hasn't changed since the day a friend gave me a kayak and I went to the closest store that sold paddles and bought one. Paddles were more expensive than I thought they would be, so, having spent more than I wanted to on one, I assumed it was a good paddle.
Time passed, my paddle served me well in that it gave me all I asked of it: when I put it in the water and pulled back, my kayak went forward. But making new friends in the kayak fishing world and seeing more and more on social media got me thinking. So many anglers out there were intensely brand loyal not just about their kayaks, but about their paddles. What's the deal? Don't they all do the same thing?
While kayak fishing with my friend Cory Routh of Ruthless Outdoor Adventures recently in the Virginia Beach area, I asked him about his Werner paddle. I had seen the Werner brand a lot among kayak anglers, and was curious. So I asked him what the difference was between an "okay" paddle and a really good one. He started by trading with me. Then as we paddled, he explained some of the features of a well made paddle, and some of the shortcomings of mine, which he was now burdened with.
Cory is a member of the Werner Fishing Team, and uses the Werner Cyprus: Hooked paddle. I had in my hands the very best kayak fishing paddle Werner produces, and I could tell. In no more than ten paddle strokes I could see a world of difference. I expected it to be lighter, in fact weight was the only real difference I expected. And it is light, just over 23 ounces. But the carbon blades just have no flex at all. They really dig into the water and don't give when you're paddling, and they are incredibly buoyant too. The Cyprus feels like it's spring-loaded, popping easily out of the water, eagerly awaiting the next stroke. Within fifty yards I knew I would soon own a Werner paddle.
But at $400, I also knew it would not be the Cyprus. I talked with Cory, as well as Werner Pro Staff angler Richie Bekolay about a good compromise — a substantial upgrade from my existing paddle without breaking the bank — and we came up with the Werner Shuna: Hooked. Like the Cyprus, the Shuna has a lightweight carbon shaft that is oval in the area where you grip it, making it extremely comfortable. The Shuna has fiberglass blades which add four ounces or so to the overall weight. And for $125 less than the Cyprus (MSRP $275), it's a great combination of light weight, stiffness and durability. If I had made the decision down in Virginia Beach, I would have purchased it from Wild River Outfitters, where I bought my kayak. But Appomattox River Company had the paddle in stock, and free shipping sealed the deal. The paddle arrived in a couple days and I immediately took it out for a trial run.
I love the look of the Shuna, the pattern reminds me of a cross between fish scales and desert camo. But maybe that's just me. I do not notice the extra four ounces at all, it's still extremely light weight compared to my old one. And while the blades are not quite as 'springy' as I noticed the Cyprus blades to be, they are still very buoyant and feel efficient pushing water. I paddled upstream for quite a while on my test run, and the oval shaft is incredibly comfortable.
There are some other good reasons to love the Werner brand, by the way. All Werner paddles are handcrafted in the USA, and the company supports our Veterans through Heroes on the Water. Those things are important to me, but so is a great product, especially if it's not exactly inexpensive. And I couldn't be happier with this paddle. If you have been kayaking with a run of the mill paddle, do yourself a favor and see what a difference a great one can make. If every single stroke is noticeably more efficient, more powerful, imagine what that does for you over the course of a full day float. And if you're going to spend the money on a nice paddle, I can't recommend Werner highly enough. Cory puts it best: "If you want to convince someone that Werner is the best," he says, "just put one in their hands."
Thanks Cory, I'm glad you did!


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NEW YORK (WFLA) —A former North Carolina police chief says he was detained at JFK International Airport for 90 minutes on March 13.
Former Greenville Police Chief Hassan Aden, who now lives in Alexandria, Virginia was allegedly held by customs agents who told him his name was used as an alias by someone on a watch list.
He reportedly sat in a detention facility while agents looked over his details with a second, unspecified federal agency.
"I was in a room with no access to my mobile phone to communicate with my wife and family about what was happening," Hassan wrote on Facebook.
"My movements were restricted to a chair and they had my passport. When it goes to 90 minutes with no phone … and you can't move around, it seems more than an investigation to check your passport," he said. "It begins to feel like you are in custody."
He was barely able to make his connecting flight to Washington, D.C after an officer, who had just started her shift, expedited his release.
Aden, who had all his paperwork, was returning from his mother's home in Paris where he had celebrated her 80th birthday.
He says he's traveled abroad many times in the past year and never ran into issues until the incident.
"My freedoms were restricted, and I cannot be sure it won't happen again, and that it won't happen to my family, my children, the next time we travel abroad," he wrote.
"This is my country and with things I see happening, I see certain rights eroding in the name of national security. It's worrisome," Aden added.
Aden, who is a U.S. citizen, retired from the Greenville Police Department in 2010 after a two-year stint.
He had a 25-year tenure with the force in Alexandria, Virginia where he was deputy police chief.
When reached for a comment on the incident, The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said it doesn't comment on individual cases.
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Gargoyles: The Complete First Season
Emru Townsend · December 8, 2004 | Somewhere during the audio commentary of Gargoyles' five-part series pilot, series creator Greg Weisman refers to Disney's first action-adventure animated TV series as "American anime." I thought it was an interesting twist, because I seem to remember Steven Spielberg's 1998 TV series Invasion America was also described as American anime.
There's a difference between the two self-descriptions, though: Invasion America was a serial with a science-fiction plot, a prime-time timeslot, and characters with big eyes. Gargoyles was a serial with fantasy and some science fiction, an afternoon timeslot, and characters who didn't have particularly big eyes. Invasion America screamed, "Hey! We're adult! We're anime!" but failed because ultimately it was just trying to mimic a perceived trend. Gargoyles, on the other hand, declared itself merely an action-adventure series, and quietly included textured characters, a romantic undercurrent, and a willingness to occasionally aim over the heads of the audience.
Guess which one deserves the title?
Gargoyles' first season is essentially a look at how the surviving gargoyles adjust to life in 1994 Manhattan, trying to adapt their roles as protectors in a new and unfamiliar world while facing unexpected threats—some from their distant past.
What was initially stunning about Gargoyles was the number of taboos it broke. People fell to their deaths. Guns—real guns, not science-fictional "blasters"—were fired. People bled. And there were lines like, "Pay a man enough, and he'll walk barefoot into Hell." It was surprising enough to see things like that in TV animation, and doubly surprising to see it on an American show, let alone a Disney show.
To the show's credit, all of these things were contextual and therefore not sensationalized; when the shock wore off, viewers noticed that there was an interesting story with interesting characters backed by interesting visuals. Characters weren't black or white, but shades of grey (the show features one of my favourite animated villains precisely because he's not evil, but coolly amoral); and while the animation quality occasionally slipped—normal for a TV production—the design, framing and poses were almost generally strong.
Sound familiar? You bet. Those are the same features that draw people to anime. In fact, the first season was largely produced at Disney's Japanese studio, resulting in an all too rare synthesis of Japanese and American styles—American character design and animation, Japanese economy, staging, effects and backgrounds. American anime? Maybe. A storytelling and visual delight, as well as a sadly unexplored new direction for Disney? Most definitely.
DVD Features: Audio commentary on episodes 1-5; Gathering of the Gargoyles featurette; Greg Weisman's original show pitch.


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Gareth Ott, Mark Palmer, Rory Davis and Chris Wood all returned but the absentees were added to when Billy Hammond was injured in training on Thursday and new dad Chris Jones withdrew an hour before kick-off.
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When the injection file provided by experiments is used, the error is given as the following, ,
Error: > (greater-than): invalid argument [2]: wrong type [not a number] Error Object: nan
I guess, it might result from my injection file. Actually, for 2D case, the injection file is as,
((X Y Z U V W diameter T mass-flow) name) ((0.003 0.0194690270 0 3.2116519170 0.7474598490 0 2.18264820E-05 307.12 103.4429119568600) injection-0:0) ... ((0.003 0.0194690270 0 3.2116519170 0.7474598490 0 2.18264820E-05 307.12 103.4429119568600) injection-0:n)
Is there something wrong with my file? BTW, mass flow rate should be provided in the injection file. Unfortunately, only mass flux was measured. In terms of 2-D case,
mass-flow rate = (mass flux)/(cell length)
Is it right? Any help is appreciated very much.
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i could be wrong but i thought that flux had units of kg/m^2-s and this would give: flow-rate = flux * area
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Thanks a lot, Ndorma. I have realized it. But, the area should be the cell area which the injection lies in, right?
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i never used injection files, but if you need the mass flow rate at each cell face on the inlet boundary thread then you could divide the total flow rate by the number of cell faces in that thread. it may sound like a i know what i am saying but i surely dont
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Actually, the mass flux is provided by experiments along a certain line. Unfortunately, it is required to define mass flow rate in the injection file. I agree with you in terms of dividing the total flow rate.
Anyway, thanks a lot, ndorma.
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Leadership Lottery…
By Enda Larkin, Owner/Director at HTC Consulting
An appropriate time later, after the lotto draw was made, the waitress came over to the table and asked if anyone wanted to know that evening's winning numbers. She then proceeded to read them out aloud before setting the numbers down on the table. The boss looked at the numbers then casually pulled out his wallet and compared them. He went quiet, put his wallet back in his jacket pocket and sat down again breathing very rapidly, and looking totally blown away. After a couple of minutes he pulled out his wallet and Lotto ticket again, and checked the numbers once more, very carefully.
Then, he sculled his drink, stood up on his chair and shouted out to the whole room:
"I just want to let you all know something. I've been having an affair with my secretary for months. I don't like any of you, and I have hated working for this ****ing company. You can all go to Hell, 'coz I've just won a ****-load of money, and I'm leaving!"
A friend sent me this story by email some time back and it supposedly happened in Australia. True or not, it made me laugh and definitely brightened up the day a bit. And whether it actually occurred doesn't really matter in the end because in a light-hearted way, it simply helps to highlight the fact that some bosses get it so completely wrong, to the extent that their employees are only waiting for a chance to 'get' them. We have all had a boss at some point in our careers who we would have gladly have 'punked' in a similar way, if we could have done so.
Sure, the bad boss syndrome is nothing new, and it is a problem that needs addressing, but I think the 'good bosses' out there deserve more attention, so I thought for this article I would focus on the positive side of leadership. So, here are – and in no order of importance either – ten factors which I believe set the best leaders apart:
1. They exude energy & enthusiasm
Some people are akin to energy vampires; they can suck the life out of you. Not so as far as effective leaders are concerned. They do the opposite and make you feel energized and engaged, not in a corny 'go-gett'em' sense, but interacting with them just feels good. Take a look at the video of Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, on YouTube called 'Steve Ballmer going crazy' to see what I do NOT mean in terms of energizing people. Sorry, and I am sure you will agree with me when you see his behavior, but that's just sad: very, very sad. I'd quit on the spot if I had a boss who acted like that. Billionaire or not.
2. They have a 'knack' for communication
Good communication is the life blood of effective leadership. Simple as that. And the best leaders have a natural talent for communicating and they follow a simple but golden rule when they do so. The ABC rule: Accuracy, Brevity and Clarity. Add to this, they have the right personal qualities, such as self-awareness, and the necessary skills which make them really stand out as communicators.
3. They are always reaching higher
First off, the best leaders I know constantly set the bar higher in terms of their own performance. They never settle for second best and are self-motivated and goal-orientated individuals. And they expect the same of others too. That said, they are fair in how they demand that extra effort from those around them. But demand it they do.
4. They visualize and communicate clear goals
Effective leaders are never 'headless chickens', nor are they spineless individuals who avoid difficult issues, sit on the fence or shift positions to suit whichever way the wind is blowing. No, the best leaders have a clear idea of where they want the business to go – and those views are formed based on solid evidence, with a bit of intuition thrown in too for good measure. And when that vision is clear, they flesh it out – and modify it if necessary – with their senior people until they feel certain it is the best way to go. Then they can win support throughout the business, or department, for that vision and later can translate those broad aspirations into meaningful goals, strategies and plans which serve to engage people and guide their actions.
5. They are smart and have good judgment
The best leaders I encounter seem to be smart characters. Not always 'booky' smart though; although at the same time they are never the village idiot either. Instead, they are individuals who benefit from having different forms of intelligence: the capacity to analyze and solve problems, knowledge related to the requirements of their job or an ability to be creative. Added to that, they always seem to have a fair helping of that critical, if somewhat intangible commodity called commonsense. They make decisions only when they have all the information at hand, and because they involve others in the decision-making process, they benefit from the wisdom and experience of others too.
6. They are not afraid to step outside their comfort zone
The best bosses I have seen are those who are not afraid to try different things. New is good, as far as they are concerned, if it means potentially achieving better results. Now, when it comes to finding new ways forward, the best leaders do not necessarily think that they have all the winning ideas, or that only they can spot important trends and changes. No, what distinguishes them in this regard is that, first, they are open to change – they embrace it in fact – and then, second, they create an environment where ideas and suggestions are welcomed from many sources so the flow of creativity is encouraged throughout the business.
7. They are inclusive not exclusive in their approach
A lot of managers talk about inclusivity these days, but the reality does not always match the words where some are concerned. Seeing as effective leaders are confident and open characters – with real empathy for others – they like to include people in the running of the business, where appropriate of course. And they are never afraid to loosen the reins or delegate to others, if they believe that will deliver the best results. For sure, like all human beings, they prefer some people over others, but they treat all fairly and never take dislikes to people for no reason, or allow cliques to form amongst the people around them. They really do think in terms of teams. Everyone has a chance to participate and contribute.
8. The make mistakes but learn from them
Of course, even the very best leaders are not immune from making mistakes. Sometimes you see top leaders being portrayed as infallible messiahs who never put a foot wrong. That's baloney. Sure, the best leaders make less mistakes than others do, but that's largely due to the effective decision-making processes they follow in the first place; and when things do go awry, top leaders see those events as learning opportunities and move on. They do not make the same mistake twice.
9. They have, and follow, their moral compass
There have been plenty of examples of business, and indeed other, leaders who have spectacularly fallen from grace in recent times; pick any you like from Dominique Strauss-Kahn (IMF), Dick Fuld (Lehman) or Sir Fred Goodwin (RBS) to name but three. Sure, they all fell for different reasons, but a big factor in their downfall was that they each lost their moral compass – or maybe they never had one in the first place.
In some cases not having such a compass can lead to greed taking precedence over ethics, or in others 'self' starts to matter most. Lots of things go wrong when you lose sight of your morals and it always leads to negative outcomes. The best leaders at any level, though, do have a moral compass and more importantly they follow it. No, they may not be Holy Joe's but they know the difference between right and wrong. Still, simply knowing what's right or wrong does not the best leader make. In fact, most people can determine the difference; what sets the better leaders apart is that they choose to do the right thing, even when that choice can come with many downsides attached – for example, proactively choosing to recall a defective product even when the risks are low, rather than putting profit before people.
10. They have great self-control
To me, this is the most important trait that all the best leaders possess. And it's vital because it helps them in so many aspects of leading and managing others. For starters, it allows them to think clearly which helps in decision-making and that in turn results in fewer mistakes. It also helps them to act rationally not emotionally when faced with difficult people, so they can decide which leadership style is best to apply in any given situation. Whilst we are on the subject, for me, talking about styles of leadership is actually pointless if someone doesn't have self-control. I could go on but you get the picture, the ability to maintain self-control helps them to 'think' first and then 'do' in variety of situations. Makes them more effective all round.
Now, I don't pretend that this is an exhaustive list but these 10 items would definitely be in the drum for any leadership profile draw; sure, I may have missed some glaring points about leadership effectiveness, but these are the things that jumped immediately into my mind. And the stronger you are in each of these areas, the less of a lottery leadership becomes. No matter where you sit on the management ladder right now, you should spend a moment or two reflecting on how you rate against these 10 factors.
You should also think about how others might rate you in these areas. Think too about the little story that we started off with. Of course, it goes without saying (hopefully) that your people would never want to 'get' you like that, but imagine you were out for a meal with your team. What would they say about you if you left the table for a few moments? Now, don't get me wrong, effective leadership isn't a popularity contest but would your people at least speak about you in a respectful manner, even if they weren't totally happy about some aspects of how you lead them?
Or would they be hatching a plan?
Enda Larkin
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This is a simple update post for you all on this August Monday.
The Rite of the Medicine Wheel and Medicine Wheel Inner Pathways that were both taught this passed weekend went exceptionally well. The weather was sunny and mild in the forest, the biting insects were nothing to speak of and the wilderness area was empty of people beyond our group. We had some familiar smiling faces and some news ones as well. Two intensive days of highly interactive work seemed fulfilling to everyone who participated. It is truly a set of classed I have always looked forward to teaching and this passed weekend was no exception. So thanks to all who made it possible 🙂
I have two hikes coming up in September so far. The first will be on the 15th and will trek up the famous Camels Hump mountain along the Long Range in the Green Mountains. It is quite a landmark picturesque peak jutting up 4,083 feet into the pristine Vermont sky. It is the states highest undeveloped mountain. and one that contains a true alpine section at its summit.
The second hike will take place on the 18th and we will be hiking up passed Mt Horrid's Great Cliff to summit Mt Horrid and beyond to Cape Lookoff Mountain for some truly stunning views all along the way.
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