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Mr. Parker joined the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2006 as Policy Advisor for Eurasia. Prior to joining the Commission, he spent eight years at the American Foreign Policy Council managing public diplomacy programs with Russia and Ukraine. Having expertise in the political and cultural evolution of the post-Soviet space and religious affairs in the region, Mr. Parker has frequently appeared as a commentator on geopolitical issues in domestic and offshore media. He has been a guest lecturer at numerous policy forums and has served on task forces concerning the former Soviet states.

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USDA's National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program has decided to provide up to $5 million of funding for functional genomics and bioinformatics on legume crops such as soybeans.
Research on legume plants offers unique opportunities for basic gene and genomics studies to improve the nutrition, yield and disease-resistance of soybeans and other legume crops. This announcement is a major accomplishment for the U.S. Legume Crops Genomics Initiative, a four-year cooperative effort.
"The American Soybean Association has chaired the Legume Crops Genome Initiative from its inception," said ASA Board member Joe Layton, a soybean producer from Vienna, Md. "ASA's participation convinced the other legume crops that cooperation and collaboration was important to the soybean industry, and ASA has continued to provide leadership in the lobbying activities that resulted in this funding."
Layton, the current LCGI chairman, was preceded by former ASA Board member and ASA past-President Marc Curtis, a soybean producer from Leland, Miss.
Approximately $8.5 million total will be spent through the NRI plant genome program, and legume crops are the big winners. The NRI is dedicating $2.5 million to cross-legume genomics and another $2.5 million to plant genome tools, resources and bioinformatics with Fabaceae projects as the priority.
This will provide more knowledge about the genomes of all the legumes, which will lead to the identification of genes with desirable characteristics that can be more easily transferred from other legumes into soybean plants through either biotechnology or traditional breeding methods.
"LCGI's greatest contribution was that it brought together the major U.S. legume commodity associations and their respective research communities," Layton said. "I also want to thank USDA's Agricultural Research Service and Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service for their vision in encouraging the coalition to form, and for their support and participation in our meetings."
The other LCGI participants are the American Alfalfa Alliance, National Dry Bean Council, Peanut Foundation, United Soybean Board and USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council.
"There is some research to suggest that a common bean like the kidney bean (Phaseolus) may be resistant to Asian soybean rust," Layton said. "This is just one example of how this project will help us better understand disease resistance in general, and identify genes that can be useful in other ways to protect our soybean crop."
Functional genomics refers to the function of each gene in the genome. Each "chunk" of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) codes for a different protein. Functional genomics figures out how more than a billion bases makes genes that code for the proteins that build a soybean plant.
The NRI funding is for making comparisons between two legume species. For example, the "common bean" appears to be resistant to Asian soybean rust. By comparing the soybean genome with the common bean gene, there will be very few differences, but one of those differences will be the reason that common the bean is resistant to rust and the soybean is not.
Bioinformatics involves the use of computers to collect, analyze and store genomics information. The soybean has more than 1 billion base pairs (haploid genome). That information needs to be stored correctly so that researchers are able to pull out "chunks" to analyze and compare with "chunks" from other species.
Gene markers will also be identified. Marker-assisted breeding cuts down the time of developing new soybean varieties from around 7 to about 5 years. In addition, the project will help researchers better understand why some people are allergic to peanuts, while others are allergic to soybeans, yet no one seems to be allergic to peas.
"Since the on-farm benefits of this project are down the road, soybean growers should view this accomplishment as an important investment in our future," Layton said. "I am confident there will be things we learn that researchers have not even thought about before."
In 2001, the timing was right to begin a process of translating information from the model crops to economic crops. Millions of research dollars have already been invested in this work. Legume researchers met and agreed that they would benefit from the support of the commodity groups.
For four years, researchers and representatives from various legume commodity associations met with technical agencies and Congressional staff to advocate the need for translating the information from the models, and to offer clear and credible research plans to do just that. There has been a collaborative effort with and between top scientists and six legume commodity groups, along with input and support from technical agencies.
In recent years, legume genomics has been focused primarily on the development of resources and information of two species considered to be model legumes (Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus) and soybean, the legume of principal economic importance in the United States.
"The NRI program may yet be amended if overall funding is changed in the FY2006 Ag Appropriations Bill, and the American Soybean Association will stay abreast of any modifications to the announced program," Layton said.


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Oh, how far away 2011 feels. As RedEye's sole Giants fan, it's been a long, lonely season for me already. The Giants have gone a miserable 0-5, and I'm beginning to fear this may be the year coach Tom Coughlin's head actually explodes.
The Bears have stumbled the past two weeks as well, making Thursday's matchup the opposite of must-see football. It's all we've got though, kiddos, so let's make the most of this NFL lint ball. Here are four reasons to tune in that have very little to do with, well, actual football.
1. Frustration faces
Who wore the pout better: Jay Cutler or Eli Manning? Both have patented frowny faces—Eli's is a "Who me?" post-interception chasm of bewilderment, while Cutler's … well, you know Cutler's. Because we're likely to see more interceptions and turnovers this week, we may as well have some fun with our Sulky McSulkersons.
2. DMK Burger Bar at Soldier Field
OK, this only works if you have tickets to the game, but hear me out. As a huge advocate for better stadium food and beer, this is a biggie: Lincoln Park's DMK Burger Bar this season has an outpost on the mezzanine level of Soldier Field, serving an edited menu of the restaurant's signature burgers. Bonus: Two Brothers, Lagunitas and other craft beers on tap there are an improvement over the standard concession choices.
3. Victor Cruz's salsa dance
Of course, this one is entirely dependent on the Giants scoring a touchdown, but hey, a girl can dream. Seriously, this little hip shimmy has been 85 percent of my motivation for suffering through our recent games. I know everyone was worked up about David Wilson's double backflip, but Cruz, you'll forever be my favorite.
4. It's a Thursday night
Do you have other awesome plans? Then you're much cooler than I am. There are no other games to conflict with, no "Walking Dead" to distract you, so you may as well get comfy on the couch, order some pizza and tune in. Hey, who knows, both teams might even get it together in Week 6 and make this a great ballgame. If not, at least you'll have that pizza.
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Leeds manager Neil Warnock has accepted an FA charge for improper conduct for his "on-field behaviour" following his side's 1-0 defeat at Millwall earlier this month.
Warnock was furious that referee Mark Halsey dismissed Luke Varney three minutes into the second half for an apparent elbow on Adam Smith.
Warnock has not accepted the standard penalty for the offence and has requested a paper hearing, which means he will not be required to attend.
A statement on the FA's website read: "Neil Warnock has accepted an FA charge for a breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to improper conduct following his side's game at Millwall on 18 November 2012.
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The StartX Files: Word to the Wise: KWord's Quest for Completion
Braveheart Who?
There is, at least in the United States, a certain rite of passage that most boys undergo around the age of nine. There is no name for this rite, really, but it is pretty common in most parts of the country, as anxious little boys huddle near the fence at the back of the playground so the little girls (and the grown-up teachers) won't hear what they are talking about.
It is about this time that boys begin to figure out that it's them against the rest of the world and that the girls (and their sissy ways) are going to figure heavily in some mysterious way in their future. This is unsettling news, and many boys tend to go into a state of denial and throw the dodge balls even harder at those same girls. At the same time, they try to build their own egos as much as possible. Which leads us to the rite of passage I mentioned: the "My Ancestry is Better than Yours" Rite.
The rules of this rite are simple: you gather in a group and tell the rest of the group some obscure bit of your family history that relates you to some cool ethnic group. Invariably, someone in the group always proclaims that they are part-Indian (usually Cherokee or Apache) and the rest of the boys whisper in hushed, awed tones how cool that boy must be.
Wanting to be cool myself, I went home and inquired where my own family was from.
Needless to say, my rite of passage did not go well. When asked the next day where my family roots were from, I made one serious error in my revelation: I told the truth.
"Well, part of my family is from England..." This immediately brought howls of derision. England, it seemed, were the bad guys that we Americans had to fight in the revolutionary war. There was nothing cool about being English. They talked funny, my classmates declared, and all they ate were fish and chips.
(Before any Brits jump down my throat, remember: Fourth Grade, Indiana. 'Nuff said.)
The ridiculing went on for quite some time, so much so that I declined to share with them the other half of my family tree: that we were also descended from Swiss Mennonites. If these guys nailed me for fish and chips, you could imagine the cheese jokes that would come from admitting Swiss ancestry.
So, while the other boys had Indian, German, Italian, and other "cool" ethnic backgrounds, I was burdened with British/Swiss, which essentially barred me from this particular rite.
Recently, the English background served my in better stead, as it allowed me to wear my first kilt at a black tie function with a Scottish theme. I figured that since my grandfather's family could be traced back to England, there had to be some Scots blood in me somewhere. So I rented a kilt, with the whole Prince Charles jacket, and went to the party with my lovely wife. And, out of 500 guests, including the governor of Indiana, I was the only one wearing the kilt (except for the guy hired to play the bagpipes).
I am too old to feel full-fledged embarrassment, though it was somewhat awkward at times as I watched peoples' eyes catch my eye, then drop down to my legs and back up again. Luckily, I have a damn nice set of gams, so they could stare all they want.
This feeling of awkwardness has passed, as the kilt is on its way back to the rental agency. But it was soon rekindled when I sat down to look at KWord this week for the next installment of this Word to the Wise series.
The Quest For Success
Before I launch into my look at KWord, a brief program note for those of you who are waiting for my column on HancomWord: keep waiting. The public beta for HancomOffice 2.0 was launched last week, but I had some problems getting it to run. I don't think this is an application problem (though I am casting a suspicious eye at the installation documentation on the HancomLinux Web site), just an installer's problem. The solution actually came to me last night at 2:41 in the morning, but by that time I had already moved on to KWord.
There is no denying that KWord (and the rest of the KOffice suite) has made some significant strides in its evolution to KOffice 1.1. The interface is well-integrated with the K Desktop Environment, as you would expect, and the application itself is fast and stable.
You can hear the "but" just screaming to be let out now, right?
But, I am sad to say, there is still quite a bit to be done with this word processor before it could be considered a first-class product.
This is the source of the awkwardness I have while writing this column. I like KDE and I really want to see KWord and the rest of KOffice to succeed. Some would argue that this makes me a biased journalist, but they should keep in mind that while I am writing under this byline, this is an opinion column.
That being said, what was it I did not like about KWord?
From a tool level, this application is a bit on the light side when stacked up against contenders like OpenOffice and AbiWord. Right away, I had problems with the navigation icon bar that sits off to the left side of every KOffice screen to let you access either KOffice components or documents. This is a really good idea, but in practice it proved awkward, because in KWord there are additional tools over on the very far left of the screen. I clicked the navigation bar twice accidentally while working in KWord, and ended up with extra open documents that I did not need.
It would have been okay if I could have figured out how to make this go away, but I was not able to figure that out. So I was left begrudging the valuable screen real estate being hogged by this bar.
Font support was okay, in that the fonts were anti-aliased as they should be. But the display was really small by default. Trying to read 10-point type at 100% was a squinting exercise. There are ways to adjust this semi-permanently, but a new user will balk at having to figure them out.
File management was one area where KWord seemed to do better at. Opening existing or creating new documents was a snap and easy to manage, as I really liked the comprehensive dialog KWord has to create new documents. I did find a glitch in the filtering process, however. Word documents could not be opened with the Open tool, but you could get them open with the New tool. According to KWord developer David Faure, this is due to a glitch if you have the binary that was compiled in kdelibs-2.1. He recommends that you recompile the app under kdelibs-2.2.
Speaking of filters, yes, KWord will open a Word document, and other proprietary formats as well--but it will just do that. Styles came across in name only and were not accurately conveyed in KWord. Revision marks and other collaborative features were also lost. Saving back to Word is impossible, as you can only save to KWord's format and AbiWord.
There were a lot of little things like this that added up to give me a real sense of incompleteness about this application. If someone asked me if I would recommend it now, I would have to politely say no.
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Student Success Scorecard: 2013 State of the System Report - January 29, 2014
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The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office has released its "Student Success Scorecard: 2013 State of the System" report. The Scorecard, which is part of the Student Success Initiative, aims to close achievement gaps, improve outcomes for our system's more than 2 million students and present an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability on student progress and success metrics in public higher education in the United States. As you'll see in the report, the Student Success Initiative is starting to move the needle on the system's performance related to access, progress and completion.
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Statement: Boehner Urged to Bring Farm Bill to Vote
"Today the member owners and employees of Dairy Farmers of America delivered nearly 2,000 signatures on a petition urging Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to schedule a floor vote on H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012.
"The 2008 authorization bill expires on September 30, 2012, and current domestic dairy programs do not provide farmers with the tools they need to weather extreme volatility in the global market. The bill pending before Congress represents significant compromise and fiscal discipline, and addresses critical needs of the dairy industry.
"Passage of the 2012 Farm Bill is vitally important to America's dairy farmers. The dairy provisions in H.R. 6083 would provide dairy farmers with enhanced risk management tools, keep the industry competitive in the global marketplace, and save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. More importantly, this program will be critical in helping dairy farmers avoid the massive erosion of equity experienced in 2009.
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The word "insured" uses 7 letters: D E I N R S U.
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Psychic Vicci - Heard on over 100 Radio Broadcasts - Seen in STAR Magazine Jan 20,2004 edition where she provided the year ahead predictions for celebrities - Accurate psychic detail with Spiritual Assist - Transformational Clairvoyant - Honest Practical
I think the best thing about the future is that there is "usually" time to change it. By taking a "psychic look" @ the road ahead of you and then, by tuning into what others involved are thinking & planning – together we can usually turn a negative situation into a positive outcome.
My readings are a bit different, I think, from "most" readings. I do usually sense a yes or no answer to questions … but I also will sense when there is the opportunity to change the outcome. How it plays out "in my head" – someone says to me, "Vicci, will I get this new job?" I hear, see or write – NO. But then, I will see 3 roads ahead. I now know, okay this person could change things. There are 3 ways this could go. The fact that I psychically received the "no" response – means … as things stand now – she or he will NOT get the job. However, I also know because I see the roads – that they could change this outcome.
In Sept 2012 I will pass my 17th year of providing professional psychic readings. All of those years can be verified.
I was the resident psychic medium for the former broadcast of AngelWaves Talk Radio 1999 to 2002. Each week I provided readings for callers on the live spiritual talk show.
I have been listed on Bob Olsons Best Psychic Mediums Directly for the past 9 years and on the Top 100 Psychics on the Web since 1999.
I provided readings for top celebrities and provided my psychic insight on Princess Diana's passing in the internationally known magazine STAR.
I designed & developed a series of interactive workshops & products titled "Only A Veil Divides" – this series focused on Soul Mate Encounters & Are YOU Psychic? this is a course for the person who is experiencing psychic symptoms.
I have provided readings by telephone, in person, & Email for 16 yrs and I'm proud to be a part of the Bitwine Community of professional psychic readings offered online.
With every reading, I hope to look at the road ahead and either warn you of the hurdles or let you know how you can change a bad situation. Of course, not every situation can be changed. And when a situation cannot be changed, I think it can be healing to know why.
I can not tell you what you may want to hear if its not what I am sensing.
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I have provided professional readings for 16 years, over the years, I have had many customers that have returned to me months & years after their reading because I did tell them the truth … they were not happy at the time..but now, they returned because they knew they would receive the truth.
I hope this is something you can appreciate…the truth. If YOU think you already KNOW what is going on in a situation – you don't need me. Reconsider a reading.
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(CNN) -- I served in the armed forces for 25 years, but until January 8, 2011, I didn't think about guns or gun violence that much. I had other things to think about -- my children, traveling between Houston and Tucson and Washington to see my wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and of course, flying the space shuttle.
Like lots of people, every time there was a mass shooting, with lots of news coverage, I watched, but I wasn't aware of the statistics and of how gun violence permeates our country.
Then Gabby was shot and six of her constituents were murdered during a "Congress on Your Corner" event in Tucson, Arizona. During her long and ongoing recovery, I started paying a lot more attention.
I'm a numbers guy, a statistics guy -- and what I've learned has shocked me. Almost 100 people a day die from a gun, 33 are murdered. We've got 20 times the murder rate of similar countries.
I've watched the globe spin past below me from the window of the space shuttle.
And so my perspective has changed. I see this epidemic of gun violence as a crisis, because I know that every statistic is a citizen --- someone like my wife, or Hadiya Pendleton's mom, Cleopatra, who says simply about her daughter, murdered senselessly in Chicago, "a piece of my heart is gone." And, excuse the reference, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that while this issue is complicated, there are things we can do -- now, together -- that will reduce violence.
Like background checks. Right now, we have two systems. Some people, like me, when we buy a gun, we go through a background check. It takes about five minutes -- trust me, I'm not known to be a patient guy, and it didn't take more than a few minutes when I bought a rifle this past November.
Ninety-one percent of background checks are completed instantaneously, and they don't lead to a government database. And they work. I passed my background check and got my gun, and since 1994, more than 2 million folks -- among them, criminals and dangerously mentally ill people -- failed their background checks. But we don't know which of those millions just got in their car and drove to a gun show, or home to their computer to go on the Internet -- both places where anyone can buy a gun without a background check.
That doesn't make sense. It's like saying, hey, criminals, to board the plane, either go through a metal detector and be checked against the terrorist watch list, or, if you prefer, walk right down that red carpet and take a seat, no search necessary. Which would you choose?
That's why Gabby and I are so determined to get a universal background check in place. It's simple, it's not a Republican or a Democratic issue, and it closes a clear loophole that puts our kids and our communities at risk, and it does it in a way that respects the Second Amendment rights of people like me.
We aren't naive in thinking that expanded background checks will solve all our problems overnight, but they are a great first step that even gun owners support.
So, I'm putting everything I learned from my time in the Navy and at NASA -- 375 aircraft carrier landings, 39 combat missions and more than 50 days in space -- to working with Gabby and Americans For Responsible Solutions' more than 100,000 members to get this done.
When you're at the controls of a plane or the space shuttle, you rely on data. You analyze it methodically; you evaluate it objectively. The data around background checks is clear: Up to 40 percent of gun transfers are made without background checks, and a national survey of inmates found that nearly 80 percent of those who used a handgun in a crime acquired it without a background check. That tells me that criminals are getting guns, because we're making it too easy.
And 82 percent of U.S. gun owners -- including more than 70 percent of NRA members -- support criminal background checks for all gun sales. Ninety-two percent of all households in the country support universal background checks. That tells me that citizens across the country want Congress to get this done, because they know it will keep us safer.
That's a clear path, right there. We can get there if we all raise our voices.
Talk to your neighbors, your co-workers, the parents at your kids' basketball game. Talk to your elected representative.
Tell them you want one system, a universal background check that will keep all of us safer and respects our Second Amendment rights. Join Gabby and me at www.Americansforresponsiblesolutions.org.
Mark Kelly, the last commander of the Space Shuttle Endeavor and a former naval aviator, is the husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.


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VATICAN CITY — When I first heard that Pope Benedict and President Bush were going to stroll through the Vatican Gardens, the phrase "a walk in the woods" came to mind.
The expression in diplomatic circles refers to a 1982 U.S.-Soviet arms control session that reached a breakthrough only when the two chief negotiators went for a private walk in the Russian mountains.
Pope-president meetings tend to be formal and predictable. Maybe a "walk in the gardens" — away from aides and the usual protocol — would loosen things up a little and result in some real give-and-take. Or so I thought.
As we now know, that didn't happen. Instead of a private moment, the stroll through the gardens was video-broadcast from start to finish, from every camera angle: front, back, above and off to the side. Vatican photographers and video operators were actually crouching in the bushes as the pope and president walked by.
It was all very media-savvy, and it occurred to me that that things have come a long way since Pope Leo XIII was filmed in his carriage in the Vatican Gardens by the Lumiere brothers in 1896, in one of the first moving pictures ever made. The Vatican has already made the Pope Benedict-President Bush encounter into an hourlong DVD (it sells for 30 euros.)
Reviews of the Vatican Gardens event were mixed, at least from some of the Italian journalists who watched the proceedings with me in the Vatican Press Office. Some were a little disappointed that the pope and president didn't pray in the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. (Keep in mind that rumors were buzzing in Italy of an imminent presidential "conversion" to Catholicism.)
On the level of bella figura, there was some criticism of the wooden deck chairs ("Did they get them at IKEA?") used by pope and president when they sat for a mini-concert in the grotto. That the chairs were placed on a precious oriental rug was an odd combination.
Perhaps most of all, my Italian colleagues were disturbed that the whole thing ended about 20 minutes early; anything that isn't a little late is suspect in Italy.
Part of the reason for the early conclusion was that the "walk in the gardens" took eight minutes instead of 20. When I watched the DVD, I admit to fast-forwarding through that part.
The DVD, produced by the Vatican Television Center, caught some interesting exchanges during the visit. The pope was indeed a smiling and gracious host, but Bush did most of the small talk. From the medieval tower where they held a private meeting, the president looked down on the fortified walls and asked first whether the Vatican patrolled them, and then whether people ever tried to break in.
U.S. Archbishop James Harvey, a top papal aide, responded with a chuckle: "There's not too much of that. Every once and a while."
UPDATE: It's been reported that President Bush made a verbal gaffe by addressing the pope as "Your Eminence" during the visit, instead of the proper "Your Holiness." For the record, that's not really accurate. The president called the pope "Your Holiness" three times upon his arrival; he used the term "Your Eminence" when addressing Archbishop Harvey, at one point telling the archbishop: "Your Eminence, you're looking good." Actually, that was not quite right, either, since "eminence" is used in addressing cardinals, not bishops. But no big deal.


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Jazz at LACMA is made possible by generous support from Yvonne Hessler in memory of Gordon Hessler, D.G.A. and in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Broadcasts are made possible through the support of the office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. Promotional support is provided by media sponsor KJAZZ 88.1.
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Cattle producers are likely to use more corn than previously expected, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest Cattle on Feed report.
The implication of the Oct. 21 report is that feed grains used by cattle in feedlots from the 2011 crop will be more than 5 percent higher than what was fed from the 2010 crop.
"The real surprise was the higher number of placements in September that resulted in more than one-half million more cattle being fed than a year ago," said Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt.
Calves can eat corn, but also can add weight with forages. According to Hurt, however, the high number of feedlot placements in September serves as an indication that corn has become "cheap" relative to forages.
"December corn futures fell by $1.75 per bushel in September, which was enough to shift the feedlot outlook from bleak to rosy," he said. "Managers responded by buying light-weight animals, as placements of calves under 700 pounds were up a remarkable 14 percent."
Placing such a large number of young cattle in feedlots means they will be on grain diets, instead of forages, for a long time and will consume a lot of feed grains.
Hurt said another factor contributing to the surge in young calves on feedlots has been the bullish, or strong, finished cattle market. April 2012 live cattle futures jumped $2 per hundredweight in September and added another $3 by early November.
Anticipation of limited 2012 domestic beef supplies and foreign buyers willing to pay high prices for U.S. beef are two major drivers in the markets right now.
"Per capita availability of beef in 2012 will be down to just 54.3 pounds, according to USDA estimates," Hurt said. "That's a startling 17 percent reduction since 2007 when escalating corn prices set the beef industry into a liquidation tailspin."
USDA also predicts a record 2.7 billion pounds of beef to be exported this year, which encompasses 10 percent of U.S. production. Next year that number is expected to reach 11 percent of production.
That's a sharp contrast to 2007 when only 5 percent of U.S. production was exported.
Hurt said finished cattle prices are expected to trade in the low $120s per hundredweight for the rest of the year and increase slightly through the winter. He expects record-high annual prices for 2012 averaging in the low-to-mid $120s, compared with the current record of nearly $115 in 2011.
"The high level of September calf feedlot placements was a demonstration that corn futures prices below $6 per bushel was too low and created opportunities for end users, such as cattle finishers, to lock in favorable financial returns," Hurt said. "It is the first indication from the animal sector that there is a rebuilding of corn use now due to lower corn prices."


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Former Best Buy employee here - once that LP guy steps outside the store to follow someone, HE IS DONE. We had three guys fired from our store for doing that, and while I was there the GM of another store was fired for chasing someone outside a store. You do NOT follow someone outside the store.
Don't assume too much. An ex-SEAL friend of mine worked BB LP and he was also state law enforcement. He carried while on duty and had the legal right (as a police officer) to detain suspects. This came in handy one night when some fucktard tried to walk off with the display model digital camcorder. He follwed him out of the store and detained him (legally, he's a cop, too) but the guy resisted - he didn't realize the ex-seal cop BB LP agent was packing. After the cops came and searched his car (he said OK, what a tard) they found serious drugs and a gun that checked out as having been involved in a drive by in the recent past. That dude was screwed.
They can ask for your receipt, you don't have to show it to them. And they do it primarily to avoid internal loss, that is, cashiers ringing their friends up for 20$ for a big item or the like.
They seriously fucked up when they followed you out to the car.
The point is, you don't have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your open Best Buy bag.
Expectation of privacy is a matter for government agencies, not private individuals or coporations.
No one here is advocating shoplifting, so let's help them out in their efforts to keep their costs, and by extension their prices, down.
Okay. I won't shoplift, then.
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When Prometheus was first announced, fans were massively excited to see director Ridley Scott once again tackle a hardcore science fiction film. Especially since it was revealed, prior to the film's release, that it would be set in the same universe as Scott's 1979 sci-fi/horror classic Alien. However, what if we told you that not only is Prometheus linked to the Alien universe, it also takes place in the same fictional realm as Scott's other famous sci-fi epic, 1982's Blade Runner? Sound far-fetched, right? Not if you believe a series of clues recently discovered in the Blu-ray release of Prometheus.
In the special features section of the aforementioned Blu-ray there is an image (seen below) of what seems to be a futuristic email analogue written by Guy Pearce's Peter Weyland character. As Alien fans will tell you, in that fiction Weyland's company eventually merges with the Yutani corporation to form Weyland-Yutani. This company plays a major part in the Alien series, most prominently as the group that repeatedly pushes Sigourney Weaver's Ripley into confronting the ravenous xenomorph hordes. Theoretically this is an effort to capture and study the creatures (with the hopes of somehow weaponizing the beasts), but in practice this almost always results in horrible catastrophe, massive loss of life and something being forced out of an airlock.
Anyway, that message written by Peter Weyland seems to be a diatribe against his "mentor," who while unnamed here is now widely believed to be Dr. Eldon Tyrell, a character played in Blade Runner by actor Joe Turkel. Though most notable for coining the phrase "more human than human" (and giving Rob Zombie the title for his band's biggest commercial hit to date), Tyrell is also the man who invented the robotic Replicants that serve as both MacGuffin and key antagonist in Blade Runner. Weyland's message directly addresses this, saying that instead of following Tyrell's lead in robotics, the Weyland corporation created humanoid machines that "displayed tremendous intelligence, innovation and compatibility despite their admittedly unconvincing exterior." This is key because as Blade Runner fans will tell you, the key characteristic of the Replicants seen in the film is that they appear to be normal humans, and one can only discover their robotic nature through intense testing. As we've repeatedly seen in the Alien films however, Weyland's cybernetic humanoids are indiscernible from real flesh-and-blood people (at least until they're eviscerated by a Gigerian nightmare).
While the above doesn't serve as anything more than a knowing wink — and we had to make a few logical leaps to arrive at even that — the rest of the Prometheus special features serve to cement the connection. According to Ain't It Cool News, one of the site's readers discovered a "Supplementary Pod" on the Blu-ray that includes a chat with concept artist Ben Proctor in a vignette entitled "Merging Ridleyverses."
"There's one idea that I'm very sad that we didn't do. Ridley, one day, came in and said, 'You know, I'm thinking what if it's the Weyland-Tyrell Corporation? Is that cool?'" Proctor states. "Maybe the bodyguards, you know, that come out with Weyland, maybe one of them says Batty on his uniform. And we're like 'Awesome! Do it, do it!'"
While the accompanying screenshot (on the right) is a bit low-rent, it clearly depicts that aforementioned guard wearing the "Batty" name tag. He's obviously been drawn to resemble Rutger Hauer, an actor most famous for portraying the psychotic, nihilistic replicant Roy Batty in Blade Runner. Being a mechanical person, it's possible, within the fiction, that Batty could survive from the era of Blade Runner to that seen in Prometheus (or, for that matter, that Weyland-Tyrell saw his prowess for violence and built a whole army of Roy Battys to serve as security forces on extra-planetary excursions). If he can take mid-80s Harrison Ford, a couple giant bugs shouldn't be much of an issue, right?
Now, it should be noted, that these ideas didn't actually appear in the theatrical release of Prometheus. As far as we can tell they were merely neat concepts that Ridley Scott was kicking around which were excised from the final cut of the film for whatever reason. Still, if Blade Runner, Alien and Prometheus all occur in the same reality within Ridley Scott's head, that's good enough for us. Here's hoping that the upcoming Blade Runner and Prometheus sequels can clarify the link a bit further. Sci-fi fans just love that kind of thing.


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It was a great success, we had over 21 cakes entered and raised £200 for Comic Relief.
Once all the cakes were assembled in the hotel's dining room, judging began with three judges that are serious about cake. Head Chef Neil Haydock, and Emma Pate and Ellie Michell, both members of the Clandestine Cake Club.
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Catholic Advocate founder Deal Hudson says, "If this election was a referendum on the mandate, then the bishops clearly lost."
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Seventies Soulchild: Good afternoon 3rd I see we are running on CPT this afternoon! lol
3rdthawkins: hello Seventies
vicky: hello 3rd and seventies!
3rdthawkins: hello vicky
Seventies Soulchild: hi vicky
vicky: Everyone ok today?
Seventies Soulchild: Tired and HOT from last night. It was 82 degrees last night at around midnight....
vicky: wow that is hot for you all I imagine
Seventies Soulchild: It was one of those nights where clothing wasn't even an option! lo lol
vicky: I hear ya seventies lol
Seventies Soulchild: One of my co-workers was caught up in that entire Jamaica shoot out thing
vicky: plenty of those nights here
Seventies Soulchild: They just returned today.
vicky: oh my! I bet that was scary
Seventies Soulchild: But y'all have central air, we have radiators... and ceiling fans... lol
vicky: no, I have an evap cooler
Seventies Soulchild: Yea I mean I heard last night that 300 people in the flats were killed.
3rdthawkins: hello Khahtu
Seventies Soulchild: Hi Khathu
vicky: my daughter has refrigeration but it does not really do any justice when it gets too hot
Khathu: hello everyone
vicky: hi khathu! do you have any kind of breeze off the ocean seventies
Seventies Soulchild: No, not even from the Hudson river...
vicky: hmmm
Seventies Soulchild: There was no breeze at all last night... I bet Khathu has central air... lol
vicky: heee hee
Khathu: naw..i have an a/c unit
vicky: heyyy deannie
Seventies Soulchild: hey deannie
3rdthawkins: hello deannie
deannie: Hi Lunch Bunch
Khathu: i just received a picture of my gg grandmother's sister and her obituary from a distant cousin i met off ancestry
Seventies Soulchild: Alright now that we've all caught up with our chatting, what's going on with everyone's genealogical research
3rdthawkins: great Khathu
deannie: Great
Seventies Soulchild: That's great!
Khathu: hello deannie
vicky: thats wonderful khathu, have you put it online yet?
Seventies Soulchild: Were you able to get any new information?
Khathu: i just put it online about 30 minutes ago
Seventies Soulchild: on the blog?
vicky: ok I will look in a min
Khathu: no...on ourgreatness.tribalpages.com i would encourage everyone to purchase a portable scanner
deannie: I received an invite to attend a reunion in Greenville,Ms in honor of my ggcousin that I talk too, she turned 96 this year so you know I'm there
Seventies Soulchild: I'm working on it... lol
Khathu: and take it with you when visiting relatives
vicky: deannie how was daughters prom? Did she have to get a rowboat to get out from mommys happy tears lol
Khathu: that is what she has done
Seventies Soulchild: Enjoy. Make sure you go to the museum out there...
vicky: dont forget to take a recorder deannie
3rdthawkins: hello Selma
Seventies Soulchild: Hello Selma
deannie: Prom was the greatest.....her dress was like the Barbie Holiday Doll of 2008.....my baby is all grown up....Graduation was yesterday....thank s for asking
vicky: is that her on the porch khathu
Selma: Good Thursday afternoon Lunchbunchers
vicky: hi Selma!
3rdthawkins: hello Ingrid
vicky: hi ingrid
Seventies Soulchild: Khathu, where is link to the new document?
Ingrid_Doweary: Hey 3rd, Deannie, Khathu, Selma, Seventies & Vicky. How are you all?
deannie: I have my gen things packed all the time....I'm military....I keep my things pack for quick trips
Khathu: it is at the bottom of the homepage
vicky: doing good ingrid thx..U
3rdthawkins: good Ingrid
Khathu: under recent photos
deannie: Hi Irngrid_Dowery
Selma: Afternoon Ingrid
Khathu: Hello Ingrid
vicky: khathu is that her with hands on hips
Khathu: Hello Selma
deannie: Khathu...do you if anyone is using the pen portable scanner
Seventies Soulchild: Ok thanks
Khathu: Yes that is Aunt Charlotte (Perkins) Barton
vicky: that is a great picture!!!!
Seventies Soulchild: Ok nice photo
Ingrid_Doweary: Penpower, Deannie?
Khathu: no i do not deannie
Seventies Soulchild: She looks happy!
deannie: Penpower?
3rdthawkins: great picture Khathu, good to see some one smiling for once...........seem like every picture from that era no one's smiling
Khathu: i purchased a cannon portable scanner which is very lightweight
3rdthawkins: she looks happy
vicky: khathu, I wonder who that is in the background
Khathu: the picture was most likely taken outside her home in Jewett, Texas
vicky: may be another relative
Khathu: i don't know vicky...
3rdthawkins: could that be her husband, or brother?
deannie: It's called the Iris Pen Scanner
Khathu: probably her brother
Ingrid_Doweary: Okay. Not family with Iris Pen Scanner.
vicky: khathu that looks like a lightening rod on the other side of the smoke pipe di you get the pen scanner deannie
3rdthawkins: oh, you have an Adelaide in your family too Khathu?
Khathu: yes...My ggg grandmother was named Adelaide as well as one of her grand daughters
deannie: I'm researching it now....my gen buddy and I are going to purchase one together to see if work for or needs...about $100 total...if not we will take it back
3rdthawkins: hmmm, I have too myself, my grgr grandmother, and my grandfather's sister
vicky: is it supposed to get a full page document
Seventies Soulchild: Ok well I have a work event today, big party out on the lake.
3rdthawkins: two..........I see her name is spelled Adland.......that had to be fun seeing people spell that name
vicky: yeah yeah seventies lol
Khathu: thats on the death certificate
Seventies Soulchild: Don't hate because I have a job with perks... lol
vicky: lol lol
3rdthawkins: yeah
Seventies Soulchild: Ok folks gonna run. K
3rdthawkins: my grgr gm's name didn't get butchered that bad though
Selma: To heck with perks..do you have benefits... LOL
Seventies Soulchild: Got those too! lol
Ingrid_Doweary: Later 70s
Khathu: have a good one seventies
Seventies Soulchild: OK bye all
vicky: bye too late lol
Khathu: I would love to figure out who this young man is
Ingrid_Doweary: Was that for Soulchild or are you leaving just now. ?
vicky: you mean the informant no for 7 ingrid
Khathu: my grandmother's first cousin told me her father said it was one of his brothers
Ingrid_Doweary: Got it.
Khathu: but she does not remember which one
vicky: I see
Khathu: i obtain a copy of the picture when i was in Kansas City
passingiton: hi everyone
Selma: Afternoon passingiton
vicky: hi passingiton
Ingrid_Doweary: Hey Passingiton.
3rdthawkins: hello passingiton
deannie: Hi Passingiton
Khathu: ourgreatness.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=ourgreatness&view=75&rand=202402116 i am referring to this picture it is the 7th picture in the slide show
Ingrid_Doweary: Was the bank form from the Freedmans Savings and Trust, Khathu?
Khathu: Yes it was
3rdthawkins: love that fro
passingiton: hi free
Selma: Afternoon free
freaainnc: Hi all!
vicky: hello free
Ingrid_Doweary: The gentlemen definitelyt appears to be related to Curtis Craig by way of resembled features. Hey Free.
freaainnc: whew! so much work right now! LOL
passingiton: phew, just got off the phone with GA vital records, the death cert I've been waiting on has finally been shipped! My book might not be a total wash
freaainnc: great passingiton!
3rdthawkins: hello free
Ingrid_Doweary: Good for you Passingiton
Selma: I am sure you are relieved passingiton
freaainnc: Just finished talking to someone at the library today who is researching FPOC in NC and told them about afrigeneas and lunch bunch chat!
passingiton: I am, hopefully it will break some walls, FYI, GA is backlogged
Selma: Is this for the family reunion..
vicky: good passingiton.
Selma: What surname is are the researching free?
passingiton: yes it is, and getting ppl to contribute pics is like pulling teeth, I refuse to beg so I'll go with what I have since I've committed to it
Selma: are they?
freaainnc: I'm always surprised about how many people out here do NOT know about afrigeneas!
Selma: Are you going to the renuion...
freaainnc: Selma: today they were researching Anderson, but sounds like also Hicks and Pettiford, all FPOC surnames here
passingiton: God willing
vicky: khathu where do the Dunbars live
Khathu: Freestone County, Texas
Selma: Do those surnames appear in Heinnegs material?
vicky: wondering if they are connected with the Pattersons in Harrison County
freaainnc: yeah, but they aren't back far enough to be in the book
deannie: I tell the people in my gen meeting...an a lot of them are older and do not want to chat....I would show some but the building for the meeting doex not have WIFI....
freaainnc: They are only as far back as 1850 right now but they had never heard of Heinegg either so I make sure they knew about his website and books
passingiton: aww man, I have to run, I'll be here tomorrow, you all take care
freaainnc: bye Passington
3rdthawkins: ok pass
Selma: Have a great day
freaainnc: wb khathu
Ingrid_Doweary: WB Khathu
deannie: Hi freaainnc
Khathu: vicky - i can ask my cousin since the dunbars married into the family
freaainnc: hi deannie
Khathu: plus she is a direct descendant of the dunbars
vicky: I wonder if the place has some type of projector you could use deannie where you can do a poweroint with your pics
Ingrid_Doweary: Hey Amos
freaainnc: hi Amos!
3rdthawkins: hello Amos
AmosNY: Hello lunch bunch buddies!
vicky: yes khathu, and I know that some also came to arizona also from that bunch
Selma: Afternoon Amos
vicky: Hello AmosNY!
AmosNY: I was caught up by the Coming to the
Khathu: okay
AmosNY: Table program.
vicky: share AmosNY
deannie: I'm working on that now.....I think that a good idea for me to do that at one of our meeting...
AmosNY: Has everyone checked it out?
freaainnc: never heard of it
vicky: I have not !
Ingrid_Doweary: I haven't heard of it either.
freaainnc: lol vicky! you said that with conviction! LOL
AmosNY: The philosophy seems to follow Nelson Mandela's idea to put hatred aside and recognize each other as human beings and we are all connected. Its on our sign in page on the upper right.
vicky: cant really type free lol so dont read anything into what I say, especially when I spell
freaainnc: that sounds cool LOL vicky!
AmosNY: lol lol
Ingrid_Doweary: Hey Amos, I see how you got up in it.
vicky: and today I have my doubles on so I cant see either
freaainnc: doubles?
Ingrid_Doweary: Where is the Eastern Menonite University located, Amos?
AmosNY: Ingrid,I'm thinking PA.
vicky: yep free and I am not shame! lol two broken pair of glasses. the one I can see out of better, the handles are missing. Sooooo I put then on top of the one with the handles via tape and bread tie.
freaainnc: oy! I need to get back to work! soooo much to do and only 1.5 days to do it! *sigh* wish I hadn't procrastinated so much in tha past! LOL
AmosNY: ROF
freaainnc: LOL vicky!!!
AmosNY: ROFL
vicky: hahahaha will get to the dollar store later when chat is over
freaainnc: do you pop the lenses out of the other pair at least?
Selma: You need to post a picture vicky..so we can get the full effect
freaainnc: yes! I agree with Selma!
vicky: see how much you guys mean to me. lol
AmosNY: me too
vicky: I granddaughter just shook her head just now
freaainnc: Vicky, no offense, but that sounds like the ultimate geek look! LOL
AYWalton: Good afternoon, all.
Selma: Afternoon AY
AmosNY: Heyy Angela!
Khathu: Hello AYWalton
freaainnc: but agree with selma, we need to SEE it lol
vicky: she said she is not riding to the store with me with these doubles on lol
freaainnc: hi Selma
vicky: heyyy AYWalton!
freaainnc: I mean AY lol
Ingrid_Doweary: Hey AY. Amos, EMU is located in Harrisburg, VA
AYWalton: hello 3rd, AmosNY, deannie, freaainnc, Ingrid_Doweary, khathu, Ms. Selma, Ms. Vicky!
AmosNY: Thanks Ingrid!
Selma: Buy more then 1 when you go and stash em around the house..thats what I do..
deannie: Hi AYWalton
Selma: and I still can't fnd em when I need them.. LOL
vicky: too bad Selma, when they broke in my house they stole my camera
Selma: Oh yes..the robbery..did they ever catch the folks
3rdthawkins: Hello AY and wb INgrid
freaainnc: really vicky? your house was broken into??? so sorry to hear that!
AYWalton: vicky buy about 5 pairs of readers at the dollar store, and like Selma said, stash them around the house.
vicky: no not a peep Sel
AYWalton: Near the computer, in the bedroom, in the kitchen, laundry room, wherever you are, put them there.
Ingrid_Doweary: Sorry folks. Amos, the Shenadoah Valley was the Virgina hint for me.
AYWalton: That's what I do.
AmosNY: okay Ingrid
vicky: I will buy a couple more than what I usually buy
freaainnc: Ok folks, now I really have to go
Selma: I bought my sister in law some 6.0 strength...they have them in the catalog
vicky: ok bye free 6.0 wow!
AYWalton: Amos were you talking about the Coming to the Table program at EMU?
AmosNY: Bye free
Ingrid_Doweary: Thanks 3rd. Sorry to hear that Vicky
AYWalton: Selma I thought anything over 3.0 was eye doctor territory.
vicky: thx ingrid
AmosNY: yes Angela
AYWalton: Wow--I would not even know where to find something that strong, Selma.
Selma: They are in the "senior citizen" catalog I got...4.0, 5.0 and 6.0
AYWalton: my goodness!!
Selma: She has real glasses too...
AYWalton: what catalog was that? (as an aspiring senior citizen. ) lol
Selma: Golden Violen... Violin
vicky: hehehe@AyWalton
Selma: You pay your AARP dues..you get all kinds of stuff..some are quite interesting.. LOL
AYWalton: wow I never knew. Been resisting AARP since they sent me stuff when I turned 40 saying "hi there". I was determined NOT to admit to aging.
Ingrid_Doweary: Stepping away. Will return shortly.
Selma: Give it up AY...time waits for no man or Woman
3rdthawkins: they have been send mail with my name on it, only the middle initial is wrong
AYWalton: sigh.........true.
3rdthawkins: send=sending
AmosNY: I got mad with AARP when they started sending me their stuff when I turned 49 many,many years ago.
3rdthawkins: I'm only 30
Khathu: have a great day everyone
Selma: I actually enjoy their newsletter...
3rdthawkins: bye Khathu
AYWalton: hmm............am looking at that vioin site----lot's of things about sleeping issues.
Selma: Oh the youngun's are leaving Foot care, sitting, standing...LOL
AmosNY: Selma,they still have to work.
Selma: Back pain.. Somebody has to pay for Social Security...work on
vicky: lol I sure put my time in and then some
Selma: LOL
AYWalton: I love those jumbo size post-it notes.
3rdthawkins: well, have a good day everyone
AYWalton: 8 1/2 x 11 inch post its!
Selma: See I told you they have interesting things... LOL
AYWalton: that is kind of fun!
AmosNY: Vicky,I got out at 53 due to my then disability.
Selma: they have a security stamp you can block out your name from all the junk mail you get..so you don't have to shred..bought one for my mom
AYWalton: that's a nice idea.
Selma: She was trying to shred piles of stuff...
vicky: understanding that AmosNy
AmosNY: If I didn't get junk mail I would get no mail at all. lol lol
AYWalton: lol
AmosNY: The last two days that's all I have received.
deannie: Have a great day and do Genealogy everyday that ends with day
Selma: Better then bills
AYWalton: quite true. Well folks I better run, got things to do and places to go. LOL
AmosNY: How true. lol
AYWalton: have a great day everyone.
Selma: Well excuse me...
vicky: cya lol
AmosNY: bye Angela
Selma: You have a great day too....I gotta run too...
AYWalton: take care.
vicky: lol us next huh AmosNY
AmosNY: So long Vicky.
vicky: byeeeee


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Cut Summer Energy Costs
Apr 29, 2013
With hot weather approaching, it's a good time to check your home's energy efficiency. Energy experts say about 35 percent of home cooling is lost through the roof—and more through the walls, windows, and doors.
"Simple energy efficiency steps can make your home more comfortable while also easing the strain on your budget," explains Allyson Schmutter, communications project manager for the Alliance to Save Energy in Washington, DC.
Keep Your Cool
Here are some ways the Alliance suggests saving on summer home energy bills.
- Consider an energy audit, especially if you've already upgraded windows or an air-conditioning system and bills remain high. Some utility companies offer free audits or you can hire a private company for about $400.
- Buy a programmable thermostat for $60 and $120 that adjusts temperatures automatically—and save about $180 a year, according to Energy Star. Smartphone apps allow you to dim lights and control thermostats, power strips and other connected devices from your phone. "Smartphone apps can put energy efficiency at your fingertips at a reasonable cost," Schmutter advises.
- Ceiling fans circulate air to help you feel cooler so you can leave the AC setting a few degrees higher. Be sure to turn the fan off when you leave the room, because fans cool people, not rooms.
- Check walls and windows for leaks and use a caulk gun to seal. Add weatherstripping under gaps in doors.
- Planting trees to shade windows and rooftops can reduce the air temperature around your home by as much as 9 degrees. The U.S. Department of Energy says that such energy-efficient landscaping provides a return on investment in about eight years.
- Curtains and shades on the sunny sides of your home will provide additional relief.


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Do you supervise or manage anyone? Are your subordinates suffering from job stress? Does your work environment contribute to worker stress? Do you address job stress issues?
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), job stress occurs when job requirements don't match employee capabilities, resources or needs. Wide spread and costly, job stress is called a "world health epidemic" by the World Health Organization.
Companies pay out millions as a result of accidents, absenteeism, turnover, diminished productivity, legal, medical and insurance costs, and court judgments. NIOSH reports that sixty percent of lost work days each year can be attributed to stress-related conditions.
Job conditions that promote stress
How many of the following conditions exist in your company?
- Limited employee influence over decisions affecting work
- Ambiguous job descriptions, conflicting expectations, inconsistent rules
- Rude customers or clients
- Few stress breaks
- Excessive competition among co-workers
- Responsibilities without adequate control or resources
- Job insecurity and no preparation for change
- Inability of workers to balance personal and work lives
- Gender or cultural biases
- Unpleasant or dangerous physical conditions such as crowding, noise
- Excessive bureaucracy, paperwork
- Nasty politics
- Few advancement opportunities
- Low salary for job and industry
- Too much or too little work
- Poor communication, little information to perform well or plan
- Little recognition or support from co-workers or supervisors
- Little employee development or training
- Management insensitive to grievances, family-friendly policies
Counteracting job stress
Stressed workers often feel powerless to improve their work environments. But supervisors can make a difference. Be responsive to workers' needs. Consider the following:
1. Match worker traits to job requirements. Conduct appropriate assessments to identify employee needs, interests, skills and goals. Create job descriptions to accommodate worker characteristics and job requirements. Ensure work loads are compatible with workers' capabilities and resources.
2. Divide or rotate tasks. Organize work so that employees can take turns at stressful or monotonous tasks. Hire additional help during demanding times.
3. Plan regular breaks in routine and to socialize. Coffee breaks, social activities and adequate vacation time offer relief from stress.
4. Conduct realistic orientation programs. Provide prospective employees with truthful company policies and procedures to reduce unrealistic expectations.
5. Provide opportunities to participate in decisions affecting jobs. This helps employees take ownership of their work. Encourage employees to express opinions and share helpful, new ideas.
6. Provide appropriate training and development. Effective training is ongoing and addresses employee needs and concerns. Stress management programs help participants recognize and manage stress as well as feel secure in reporting stressors.
7. Give constructive performance feedback and recognition. Praise and constructive feedback should not only come at formal evaluations, when promotions and pay raises are discussed, but also be offered spontaneously and informally. Invite employees to participate in evaluations.
Positive reinforcement is more effective than negative. Give immediate, specific, frequent feedback. Recognize good performers publicly. Coach marginal performers.
Reinforce and encourage creativity, resilience and risk-taking.
8. Clearly define roles and responsibilities. Clarify employee and organizational goals. Employees need to know the roles they play in achieving company goals. Job responsibilities that are reasonable, well-defined and consistent help workers identify themselves in the organization, and create a shared purpose between employees and employers.
9. Communicate. Keep employees informed and involved. Let them know how the company is doing and how their work impacts the big picture. Be honest, and ask for feedback about your own and the company's communication. Advise employees about changes in rules and rationale for decisions.
Listen. Let others know you hear and understand their thoughts. Address issues quickly and discuss individual concerns privately. Reduce uncertainty about future employment prospects. Share information about upcoming changes to help staff deal with anxiety and dispel rumors.
10. Offer assistance with work/life balance issues. Establish work schedules that are compatible with employees' non-work responsibilities. Provide flextime, job sharing, telecommuting, compressed work weeks, on site daycare.
Offer employee assistance services such as legal assistance and counseling to deal with family and career issues.
Implementing change takes time. Eliminate one stressor at a time. Involve employees in prioritizing these. You'll have healthier, happier, more productive workers.
Questers Dare to Change Your Job and Life provides additional ways both employers and employees can minimize stress at work: https://www.amazon.com/Questers-Dare-Change-Your-Life/dp/1508408963


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Ezekiel Edwards
Punishment for Homelessness: Life in Prison
Should anyone be sentenced to the rest of their lives in prison because they are homeless?
Some people think so.
At least when it comes to the most vilified people in our society --- sex offenders. Sex offenders nationwide are carefully monitored, the public is privy to where they live, and, like many people with criminal records, they are barred from a bevy of employment and housing options.
To be sure, sex offenses should be dealt with seriously, and certain sex offenders require close surveillance. However, some states' concerns over sex offenders has transformed into outright and unacceptable animus, this time in the form of strict new sex offender registry laws.
Take Georgia, for instance, and the case of Larry Moore, Jr., in Augusta. Under state law, Mr. Moore, a sex offender, is prohibited from living within 1,000 feet of a church, school, school bus stop, day care center, church, and swimming pool. That does not leave a lot of places for Mr. Moore to reside. The options are even more limited when considering that almost every shelter in the entire state refuses to accept sex offenders.
Georgia also requires sex offenders to register an address. But given how few places the law allows sex offenders to live, and given that Georgia, like most states, invests far too little resources in helping people released from prison find housing and work, some sex offenders, like some prisoners generally, cannot find housing after prison, or lose their housing, and thus cannot report a legal address.
If it happens once, the result might be some jail time, or additional probation. But if it happens a second time, even if the underlying cause is homelessness, the punishment is life in prison. In other words, the penalty is harsher than if the offender had committed another sex offense.
Just ask Mr. Moore. In 2005, he failed to register as required, spent time in jail awaiting the disposition of his case, and eventually pled guilty. He was released in March 2006, and was left with two places to live that met the law's requirements, both hotels. He registered twice upon his release, registered again in April and June, twice again in July, when the new law took effect. But his job at a fast food restaurant did not pay enough to cover the cost of the hotel, and he was forced to move out.
Homeless, he could not provide the state with an address. Having been convicted of his second violation, Mr. Moore now faces mandatory life in prison under Georgia's law. A lawsuit has been brought by the Southern Center for Human Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union on his behalf.
Some think putting Mr. Moore in jail for the rest of his life is warranted, simply because he is a sex offender. Others argue that it is misleading to say that his life sentence stems from being homeless, as it ignores his original conviction for a sex offense. But no one is ignoring that Mr. Moore is a sex offender --- that is why he is subject to Georgia's cruel and unusual punishment in the first place. But his latest sentence is not for the sex offense, it is for failing to register an address as a sex offender.
Some suggest that sex offenders like Mr. Moore try to use homelessness disingenuously as a defense at trial. First, there are tens of thousands of homeless people in the United States, and included are some sex offenders. Second, under Georgia law, raising the defense of homelessness, even for those who are actually homeless, will always prove futile, as it was for Mr. Moore.
Some have suggested that Mr. Moore should have just found some rural place in Georgia to live. But this ignores the financial and social difficulties involved in moving, particularly for someone who is destitute, and also essentially condones urban cleansing of sex offenders.
Such drastic measures only further undermine sex offenders' limited residential and employment stability, thereby only increasing the risk of recidivism. Yet unrealistic ostracism is exactly what Georgia and some like-minded folk desire: forcing anyone convicted of a sexual offense to (1) leave the state; (2) languish in prison; or, like in other states, (3) be relegated to the outskirts or underbellies of society. Florida, for instance, authorized five offenders to live under a bridge in Miami after they were unable to find suitable housing that they could afford. In Iowa, offenders have tried complying with the registry law by offering addresses such as "rest area mile marker 149" or "RV in old Kmart parking lot."
It is unconscionable to throw people in jail for the rest of their lives for being homeless and unable to secure an address for sex offender registry purposes. Herding sex offenders under bridges, or into rest areas and parking lots, thereby keeping them outside of the community and yet easily monitored (similar to, say, livestock), is degrading and inhumane.
Making simple residency insurmountable or impractical is not the answer to reducing sexual offenses. Instead, states should implement longer-term, more intelligent, and more humane strategies by paving clear paths to employment, self-sufficiency, and stability and making treatment programs widely available while continuing careful monitoring. If monitoring is difficult because someone is homeless, then the burden should be on the state to provide housing, or to relax the residency restrictions.
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Posted at 9:03 AM, Aug 14, 2007 in Civil Rights | Criminal Justice | Prisons
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