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Don't be fooled by divide/conquer
I have received three pieces of junk mail recently telling me to vote yes on Issue 2. One piece was paid for by Building a Better Ohio (for billionaires), and the other two were paid for by the Alliance For America's Future in Alexandria, Va. First, I find it incredibly offensive that an "Alliance" in Virginia is spending big bucks to try to manipulate voters in Ohio. Second, I also find it offensive that all three pieces of junk mail only mentioned teachers; they failed to mention all the unfair and unsafe provisions that would affect thousands of other public-service employees.
I will vote no on Issue 2. The only agenda that Gov. Kasich has is to "bust" unions. Issue 2 has nothing to do with balancing the budget. The Republicans have done a good job of turning the middle class against each other with rhetoric pitting the "haves" against the "have nots" and the "public" employees against the "private" sector.
Issue 2 is unsafe because it puts all of us at risk by not allowing firefighters, policemen, prison guards, and emergency responders to negotiate for critical safety equipment and training. Nurses, hospital staff and clinic workers will no longer be able to negotiate safe staffing levels. Teachers will no longer be able to negotiate for acceptable class sizes or about safety issues within their buildings.
The Republican politicians who jammed SB 5 through the Legislature created a loophole that would exempt themselves and upper management from certain provisions of the law. Gov. Kasich gave his staff very generous raises, and he has given hundreds of millions of dollars away in corporate tax breaks for his billionaire buddies. He obviously doesn't care about balancing the budget; his agenda is to bust the unions apart.
It states in SB 5, if labor and management come to an impasse during the collective bargaining process, the impasse is to go to a "legislative body." "If the legislative body fails to select a last best offer, the public employer's last best offer [is] to become the agreement between the parties."
Big business, highly-paid lobbyists and the Republican politicians that gladly take their campaign donations are blaming the middle class for a problem that they caused. Don't fall for this ridiculous "divide and conquer" tactic that will destroy the middle class. Vote no on Issue 2.
Tesa Spletzer, Warren
Struggling communities need SB5
As a resident of Ohio, and a citizen, voter and taxpayer. I will vote yes on Issue 2 on Nov. 8.
Like most Ohio residents, I truly believe that public sector employees in Ohio, who get their job and salary at the expense of all Ohio taxpayers, should not be granted such special privileges private-sector employees across our state do not have.
I urge a yes vote for Issue 2 and SB 5 in these struggling times in communities across Ohio.
Willie James Richards, Youngstown
All public employees, well 94% pay for their retirement and healthcare. SB5 does not cover management. You and I will still pay for theirs. READ THE BILL SO WE CAN KILL THE BILL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Willie, what "special privileges" do they get? I think you're confusing the honest people who go to work every day and do their job with the political scum who want to impose this bill on others, but who don't have to follow it themselves.
Willie, I'm like you a resident, citizen, voter and taxpayer in Ohio. The public sector employees that serve both you and I do so at a price which is our taxes. These services are not free, we do have to pay for them and I for one want excellent public services. For the most part, these folks are also just like you and I. They are earning a decent living for doing their jobs. They aren't just 'given' a job and sarlary or perks. They earn them. And most of them pay for 10% of salary for their retirement (that almost twice what you pay for your social security). The excesses that have been publicized by the media and the governor's propoganda are for the most part in the management (non unon) level. Like NoBS says, its these people who have made themselves exempt and will not be effected by SB5. Tesa Spletzer is right on with her letter. The governor's tactic for trying to pass this law is to turn the middle class against one another. I'm middle class and I won't fall for it.
In the priveta sector, do the employees REALLY tell a company how to manage it?? --NO. So why should the public sector employees think they should be able to dictate what their jobs are??
Yes on SB5.
If SB5 is recalled and the honest hard working taxpayers lose the one tool that Governor Kasich wanted to give them to control costs, they won't pass another levy or even a renewal. The end result will be massive layoffs. Unfortunately, only the younger, less senior public sector union members will be impacted. As a former union shop steward I know the truth. Unions eat their own young and the older senior union members won't accept even modest changes such as those in SB5 to help keep their younger union brothers employed. In fact, they'll actually benefit when the younger union members get laid off because their chances for overtime pay will increase.
If you're a younger or less senior public sector union member, or you have a loved one who is, you better think real hard about voting yes for Issue 2.
If you're a substitute teacher who can't get a full time job, or have a teaching degree and can't get a full time job, then thank the teachers union and their policy of tenure and protecting unproductive teachers at all costs, even if the kids suffer. It doesn't matter how hard you work, or how well you prepare. The union protects substandard teachers and whats more, all teachers know this and many are ashamed. Public sector workers need to be evaluated on merit, just like everyone in the private sector. If you can't get a full time teaching position, or if you're one of those who are likely to get laid off when the levy fails then you probably want to think real hard about voting yes on Issue 2.
The sad fact is that only the senior public sector union members will really benefit by overturning SB5 because the rest of the public sector union members will be laid off when the levies start failing. Public sector unions, tenure, and basing layoffs only on seniority are all detrimental to our society and have outlived their usefulness. Vote yes on Issue 2.
philo; BULL SH#T!!! 2008, union firefighters for the City of Youngstown take two year wage freeze so city can RETAIN their young firefighters. Now, follow me........... They then voted thru collective bargining to REDUCE the starting wage for incomming firefighters( thats what you SB5 supporters want) so they could hire more firefighters to reach safe levels for firefighting in Youngstown. Now Philo, tell me where do they eat their young? Police did the same thing!! 2011. Took ANOTHER voluntary pay freeze for the next three years to obtain and retain their young .Saved the city of Youngstown over 2 million in the last three years!!! Your theory on the subject Philo: DEBUNKED!!! VOTE NO ON ISSUE 2!!! WHAT HAS KASICH DONE TO REDUCE COSTS AT THE STATE LEVEL?? CUT OUR BUDGETS BY 50%, THATS WHY WE HAVE A RECORD 1100 LEVIES ON THE STATE WIDE BALLOTS THIS YEAR. YOUR IDIOT LEADER IS CHOKING US OUT, AND YOU REPUBLIDIOTS OUT THERE KEEP SUPPORTING IT. YOU THINK ITS ALL GOOD, WAIT UNTIL HE PERSONALLY AFFECTS YOU. THEN, DON'T BITCH, WHATS DONE IS DONE!!! ISSUE 2 IS TOO DANGEROUS, GOVERMENT SOCIALIST, OVERREACHING BILL THAT MUST BE DEFEATED.
Let me give you some info directly from SB5. If an employee is SUSPECTED of taking part in a strike he forfits TWICE his daily pay for those days that he is SUSPECTED of having taken part in the strike, but, it is up to the employee to PROVE that he did not take part in the strike (what if he was in the hospital) and has to sign a sworn affidavit and go to court to get his money back. 12 People APPOINTED by the Governor, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the house; all of these get paid out of THE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE FUND and reimbursed for all "operating expenses paid for out of THE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE FUND and according to Ohio Revised Code 124.15 which means that the can make as much as $32.00 per hour for a 40 hour week and they don't pay for their health care because they are state appointees and get it for FREE! (2) Members shall receive compensation fixed pursuant to division
(J)(A) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code and shall be reimbursed from
the school employees health care fund for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the board. THEN there are another 18 bureaucrats appointed to watch over these 12, all with the same free ride. Oh and I almost forgot, They also get to hire their own aides and these get paid for out of the SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE FUND. For each and every profession listed in these adds they are going to add more bureaucrats that will cost even more tax payer money. How does any of this sound right to you? Don't beleive me?
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Finding himself unable to perform was an alarming first for him. When Evans, a retiree who lives in Amherst, Ohio, told his doctor, he received a prescription for Viagra. That didn't help. At a follow-up appointment, he had some blood work done. It showed that his testosterone level had tanked, likely a side effect of one of the post-transplant medications he was taking. This time, his doctor sent him to a urologist, who prescribed a testosterone skin patch to boost the levels of the hormone in his blood. He's now been using patches for about five months.
"I'm feeling more and more confident," Evans says. "Bringing up my testosterone has brought up my mood dramatically. I feel normal in every way."
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Evans needed his bone marrow replaced because he has a rare blood disorder called aplastic anemia. His low level of testosterone, however, is a condition he shares with many men his age. The big difference is that Evans's testosterone levels plummeted almost overnight due to complications with his medication.
Age-related loss of testosterone, on the other hand, is gradual, dropping by about 1% to 1.5% per year beginning at age 40. The low testosterone levels that result can leave men feeling less energetic, less self-assured, and less manly.
In some labs, the normal levels (determined by a simple blood test) of a man's testosterone will measure 300 to 1,000 nanograms per deciliter. However, it's important to confirm low levels of testosterone since many men will have normal levels on repeated testing due to fluctuations of the hormone.
"I felt like something had been taken away from me," Evans says, and it wasn't just about the sex. "I didn't have the strength I once had, and I was not able to build muscle mass."
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Evans's description resonates with Edmund Sabanegh, chair of the urology department and director of the Center for Male Infertility at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. "I look at testosterone as jet fuel. It keeps men running. Diminished mental clarity, motivation, drive -- all of these things can be related to low testosterone."
Testosterone plays a big role throughout a man's life. The hormone is the prime driver of puberty, responsible for the deepening of the voice, the development of muscles, and the growth of pubic hair. Without testosterone, there would be no beards or mustaches since it regulates facial hair. Sperm production falls under testosterone's control. In sum, it's the hormone that makes a man a man, and it is what gives men their appetite for sex.
While a decline in blood testosterone may be a normal part of aging and the most common cause of low testosterone, it is not the only one. Testicular cancer as well as the chemo and radiation used to treat it and other forms of cancer can deplete a man's levels of the hormone. Excess alcohol and certain medications may also be the cause. Pituitary and thyroid diseases as well as injuries to the testes can also drain your testosterone.

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MONTREAL – From the opening sentence of his decision, Quebec Court Judge Richard Marleau acknowledged he had a difficult task in sentencing an elderly man for killing his teenage daughter with a slap.
"What sentence should be imposed on the father of a family, with no criminal record, who slaps his 13-year-old daughter and who, against all expectation, causes her death?"
When Marleau reached the end of his 17-page decision Wednesday morning at the Longueuil courthouse, Moussa Sidime, 74, a retired architect originally from Guinea, was left with a 60-day prison term for killing his 13-year-old daughter, Noutène. During a sentence hearing in February, the prosecution suggested a prison term of two years less a day would be appropriate, while defence lawyer Marie Josée Duhaime sought a suspended sentence. Marleau allowed for Sidime to serve his sentence in a discontinuous fashion. Beginning next week, he is expected to report to a detention centre and serve the sentence every Monday and Tuesday. The prison term will be followed by two years of probation.
On Oct. 6, 2010, Sidime slapped his daughter after she mumbled something under her breath when he told her he wasn't satisfied with how she had cleaned up the kitchen. According to evidence filed into the court record when Sidime pleaded guilty to manslaughter last year, the father noticed his daughter was crying but returned to the living room in the family's apartment to sit down. He then heard Noutène fall to the kitchen floor and returned to find her unconscious and barely breathing.
Noutène was taken to a hospital where she died two days later. The cause of her death was later attributed to a ruptured artery in her head caused by a sudden turn of her head, either by the slap itself or from turning her head away in a reaction to it.
When sentencing arguments were made earlier this year, Duhaime characterized what her client did as "a simple slap" that didn't leave a visible mark on Noutène's face. But Marleau, referring to a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision about child abuse, disagreed: "In reality it is an assault."
As Marleau read from his sentence, Sidime was seated, his hands clasped together resting on his lap. Two dozen of Sidime's relatives and friends sat behind him. One of his adult daughters later said her father prayed while Marleau read.
The judge noted that a 2010 decision by the Supreme Court of Canada gives judges "vast discretionary power" in determining a sentence in a manslaughter case. That discretion is allowed because manslaughter convictions can involve different circumstances. He also referred to a recent study of sentences involving homicides where parents killed their children in which the authors recognized the possibility "of sentences ranging from a suspended sentence to four years of imprisonment" in cases that involve many mitigating factors.
He also said that past cases cited as jurisprudence when sentence arguments were made involved child abuse but not manslaughter. In those cases, the offenders received prison sentences, between 17 and 21 months for physically abusing their young children and there were many aggravating circumstances behind each, including sexual abuse.
Marleau summarized Sidime's defence lawyer's position as the following: "The accused has no criminal record. He doesn't suffer from a deviance or a pathology that would make him a risk, nor does he have a delinquent or violent personality which would bring him to reoffend. He manifestly has drawn the appropriate lessons (from his mistake)."
Prosecutor Julie Laborde argued in February that only a prison term would serve to denounce how Sidime's slap ended the life of his daughter.
"What's more, certain aggravating factors are attached as (Sidime's slap) constitutes bad treatment toward a child and an abuse of authority and confidence on his part. The court recognizes these factors," Marleau said while summarizing Laborde's position.
"The objective gravity of the crime is high and is punishable up to a life sentence. However, concerning the subjective gravity, the actions of the accused could not have foreseen the risk of death, the aftermath or serious bodily harm. The sentence therefore has to be adjusted at the bottom of the scale of (previous) sentences considering the ensemble of all the factors placed on the scale," Marleau said, adding a suspended sentence would not have been appropriate.
Outside the courtroom, Laborde said people who are "well informed" of the circumstance behind the case "will understand the particularity of this sentence."
"There were a lot of mitigating factors for the accused which were taken into consideration by the judge. That sentence reflects those mitigating factors," the prosecutor said while adding the prison term sends a message. "The message has to be clear, corporal punishment is never the answer to a child who is misbehaving."
Sidime's oldest daughter, Aissatou Sidime Blanton, said she was "extremely happy" with Marleau's decision. In February she had complained to the court about how some media erroneously reported that Sidime's religion — he is Muslim — played a role in what happened to her sister.
"We were very concerned that there had been biases against my father throughout this procedure but we knew that in his heart he had never meant any more than the best for my sister," she said. "We were hoping that the judge would see what we saw in him — and he did."


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Metro police were called to the home on Baton Rouge Drive in Hermitage after a nurse stopped by to check on them.
Police said both the elderly man and woman had severe health problems. It's believed the couple died from natural causes. There was no sign of foul play. As a precaution, a death investigation has been opened.
Metro police said the husband was the primary caretaker. They believe he passed away leaving no one to take care of his wife. It's believe she died several days later since her husband could no longer care for her.
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Call it Pink-o de Mayo. Today at 6 PM, the District's first outpost of Pinkberry, the California-based tart yogurt purveyor, opens with a bang – and a giveaway. As of this posting, almost 1,200 Pinkberry fans have indicated on Facebook that they will be there for the opening, which will be celebrated with free yogurt and prizes.
Why so much excitement? Aren't we already awash in TangySweetGreenYogFrozBerry establishments offering variations on this theme? We are, and it's Pinkberry's fault.
Pinkberry's commitment to fresh, never-frozen toppings and eclectic yogurt flavors – and its massive success – provided a blueprint for dozens of other entrepreneurs all over the country. As far back as 2007, West-coast transplants and other Pinkberry groupies were clamoring for the flavor here in the Washington area. But Pinkberry wasn't about to drop a shop in the District just to check a box. According to local licensee Kamran Ahmed, it was important to the brand that they find the perfect combination of location and atmosphere to make their mark in DC. While they searched and then navigated the bureaucracy that is DC real estate and permitting, local competitors opened up to meet the demand.
Now the brand that started it all in America is here for you to taste for yourself. Does it live up to the hype? We took a first look yesterday and have plenty of details and photos after the jump.
Perfect location? Check. Located on the block of Connecticut between M and N, it's in a great spot to catch Dupont Circle foot traffic and workday lunch crowds. There are plenty of quick-service and sit-down dining establishments within a block's walk, and the lure of frozen yogurt is likely to be hard to resist on hot summer days. And their late night hours (til midnight Monday through Thursday and until 2 AM Friday and Saturday) are sure to be popular.
The former jewelry store has been transformed to reflect the Pinkberry aesthetic, with a pebbled floor, walls that radiate a cool blue light and modern white tables with brightly colored seating. Guests queue up along the right side of the space and place their order at a counter with an array of fresh fruit toppings, as well as some decadent sweet options.
The menu invites you to select "any toppings that fit comfortably in the cup," which translated to four or five when we saw them making medium-sized samples. It's up to you whether you go with the fresh fruit options (did I mention that the only freezers in the store are the ones up front that keep the yogurt chilled?) or sweets like the "luxe" milk chocolate crunch, praline hazelnut crunch, and the whipped cream-like aerated "Swirly Whip."
But first you need a base. Pinkberry makes their yogurt in-house at each location, blending milk by the gallon with yogurt cultures and natural ingredients to make six tasty options. Choose from the tangy original or one of five flavors, including rich and silky chocolate as well as fruit-based pomegranate and mango. A seasonal fruit flavor will rotate in on a regular basis – right now they're offering flowery lychee, but they'll be subbing it out for mega-hit watermelon by the end of the month. The sixth flavor, an earthy green tea, will be swapped out for a new flavor, salted caramel, at the same time.
When you receive your yogurt creation, pay attention to the presentation. Your server will offer it to you with two hands, in a gesture reminiscent of the formal presentation of tea (and business cards) in Japanese and Korean cultures. This little bit of ceremony helps to reinforce the feeling of a relationship that is more than mere transaction. Throughout our conversation, terms like "adult," "refined" and "boutique" were used to describe Pinkberry's flavors and experience.
The Dupont Circle location is the first inside the District, but it's the second shop for the local licensee team. Their first, which opened in Fairfax Corner back in October, has been doing solid business despite the colder weather. And there are plans to bring more locations to neighborhoods like Clarendon, Leesburg, and possibly even Georgetown and National Harbor. As evidenced by this store, it's all about location for the team – they'll take their time to find the spots they think are "just right" for Pinkberry.
In addition to the standard cups, you can get your yogurt in a cone, blended into smoothies or layered with fruit and granola in a tangy take on a parfait. You can also buy the yogurt packed to-go and take it home or – if that sounds like too much effort- have them bring it to you through their catering program. The Fairfax Corner location just made a company-wide newsletter for catering a Pinkberry fan's wedding!
If you're willing to wait to taste it for free, make sure you line up for today's 6 PM opening. If not, you should probably expect to wait anyway when you visit this summer…
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i love fresh fruit salad especially when combined with yoghurt. looks like a winning formula


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For lots of students who come to learn French with Azurlingua, cinema is often a main topic of discussion. Here is the new glamour couple of French cinema! Partners on screen as well as in real life, these two actors have a discreet relationship, far from the glitz of showbiz and are parents of a little boy named Marcel.
Cotillard: The Star
Marion Cotillard rose to international stardom in 2008 when she received an Oscar for best actress in La Vie en Rose. Born in Paris in 1975, Marion Cotillard spent her childhood in the Orleans area growing up in a family familiar with the show business. Her mother is an actress, her father an actor and director. She made her debut in a play directed by her cousin!
After high school, Marion Cotillard moved to Paris and studied drama, acting in both theatre and films.
In 1998, she acted in the movie TAXI, but refused to be confined to such Blockbuster films and refused to be in TAXI 2 and 3. Marion continued with theatre and independent films. In 2003 she acted for the first time in an American film, BIG FISH by Tim Burton, and in the same year, she crossed paths with a promising young actor: Guillaume Canet.
They shared the screen in JEUX D'ENFANTS. During filming the two actors got along very well but they were only friends. At the time Guillaume was married to German actress Diane Kruger.
In 2007, Marion Cotillard landed a role that would change her life. Her portrayal of Edith Piaf in Olivier Dahan's La Vie en Rose was astounding and won her recognition that went far beyond French borders.
The film was a success in the United States and Marion Cotillard became the second French actress to win an Oscar for Best Actress (the first was Simone Signoret in 1960). Thanks to this Oscar, Marion Cotillard's Hollywood career was launched. She became the latest French actress to win over the hearts of Americans.
The Gifter Canet
Guillaume Canet is a child prodigy of French cinema. He was born in 1973 in Boulogne-Billancourt to a wealthy family of horse breeders. He once thought he'd be a jockey but a bad fall off his horse which put an end to his dreams. He turned to his other passion: acting.
He enrolled in the prestigious Cours Florent in Paris and quickly began landing roles, first in theatre and then in films. In 1998, he won the César for Most Promising Actor. In 2000, he shared the screen with Leonardo DiCaprio (now a friend) in the British film, The Beach by Danny Boyle.
Quickly after the rise in his career, Guillaume Canet wanted to spend time behind the camera. In 2002, not yet 30 years old, he directed his first movie MON IDOLE which was a great success.
Four years later he brilliantly adapted Harlan Coben's thriller novel, NE LE DIS À PERSONNE, which earned him four Césars, including the prestigious Best Director.
In 2012, the third film he directed, LES PETITS MOUCHOIRS, was met with a phenomenal success. It became very popular with people in their thirties. Canet now joins the elite in young French cineam, along with Marion Cotillard of course!
A couple that keeps their feet on the ground
Guillaume Canet isn't your typical star. He is gentle and polite. He is the ideal son-in-law. Despite it all, his marriage to Diane Kruger finished in divorce in 2006.
Shortly after, he got reaquainted with Marion Cotillard. Their relationship started in secret. The two young actors are the subject to much attention but their private lives are rarely in the gossip columns. The couple doesn't frequent trendy places and they do not attend social events in Paris.
Some would call them boring, others say it's intelligence and awareness that protects their privacy. In any case, both actors have successful and thriving careers. Marion continues to pursue her international career and has become a French fashion muse. As for Guillaume, he continues his career as both actor and director. Between 2010 and 2011, Marion Cotillard put her career on hold to give birth to the couple's first child.
Little Marcel (in honor of Marcel Cerdan, boxer and great love of Edith Piaf), was born in May 2011. Maybe he'll take after his parents in a few years!
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Paul is the Shoreline Production Team's video production coordinator. He is responsible for scheduling and coordinating broadcast volunteers to run the cameras, do video switching, and perform live editing. He closely communicates with the camera operators for smooth video transitions. Paul has volunteered in this capacity for approximately three years. He began volunteering because he loves video. When the broadcast ministry began at Shoreline, Paul joined it and was trained by our Technical Director, Ben Huey. Paul's previous qualifications were shooting video and commercials on the side.
Paul enjoys that he can utilize his talents, and that this ministry provides him with a creative outlet in which to do so. In being the video production coordinator, Paul views the sermons three times and feels that this is God's desire for him. It allows him to focus on what the Lord would have him hear through the pastors. He also enjoys working with his team and learning together.
Paul is greatly encouraged by the books of Matthew and John, as well as the men's bible study he attends, that is led by Pastor Dennis.
When asked what advice he would have for someone who may be thinking about serving on his team, Paul's main advice would be to approach a member of the Shoreline Production Team, and not to be discouraged, because anyone can serve. Everyone comes into service with varying levels of knowledge, but all are welcome! Some of Paul's volunteers are quite new to the ministry, yet his team functions like a close-knit family.Working in close proximity to each other, Paul's volunteers learn a lot about each other and are there to support each other. They also like to have fun!
If Paul could do anything with his life, with the knowledge that he could not go wrong, he would like to go on missions trips and record what happens. He would like others to have a visual representation of how even those in dire circumstances can still have hope and trust in God.
A little birdie told me a few months ago that the church staff was reading the book, Replenish, by Lance Witt. After being told what a great book it is, I decided to read along. Being fairly new to ministry, this book has taught me so much about myself and how I should be serving in ministry. Having said that, Chapter 20 of the book, Replenish, was especially eye-opening for me.
Chapter 20 is entitled "Identity Theft," and discusses how as a son or daughter of Jesus, we are His family, a truth, I think, is so easily overlooked at times. Our places in the Kingdom of Heaven are not dependent on our works or performance here on earth. Upon reading this, I knew that the Lord was speaking to me through this chapter. The line between my identity and my various ministries had gotten blurred.
Replenish explains, "When identity gets wrapped up in ministry, you put more weight than you should in praise and criticism from others." This leads to becoming driven to perform in a way that is applauded and affirmed. In my case, I would get such a rush from doing work for the Lord. My various team members were so affirming, and a prideful part of me relished their praise. I began taking on more and more tasks, and I was so happy that I was able to do so! It made me feel good to know I was taking the pressure off of others, and was counted on for being reliable. But eventually reality hit.
I began to realize I was doing the work, but leaving God out of the equation. When I first started in ministry, I would pray continually while doing whatever task I was assigned. Somewhere along the way, I had lost that. I got too caught up in the actual work itself than on who I was performing it for. I was following the world's view of trying to prove myself, and being an overachiever, rather than God's voice saying "Rest in me, I am your Shepherd." I also began to see things in myself that I didn't like. I began to feel threatened when other talented people joined the ministries I was involved in. I guess I wanted to be the "top dog" and didn't want anyone to knock me off of my self-made pedestal. Ministry became a political arena where I was determined not be overlooked or stepped on.
And finally I crumbled. I'm so glad I did because it opened the door of communication for me to share what I was feeling with my ministry mentors. I am in such a better place now. I realized how much pressure I had put on myself and how I had let my pride get in the way of doing things for the glory of God. Not the glory of Christie. He has assigned me my cup and portion. Although I will probably always want to do more, I have to have boundaries for myself and with others.
Replenish states that, "When Jesus heard God's voice–it wasn't directional or instructional–it was relational…"This is my Son…When you really get it, when you really understand how loved and blessed you are, the grip of approval addiction begins to loosen…When gratitude and sonship fill your heart, it spills over. Without competition or comparison or insecurity, we are free to bless others…We can allow others to succeed without envy because our identity isn't wrapped up in our achieving. We are God's children. And that is enough."
I am so happy to say that through much prayer, I get it. I have loosened the reins on myself but still strive for excellence. I have happily given some things over to others. I now can applaud and affirm the efforts of others. God is teaching me so much. In fact, I feel "replenished."
- Christie Sitterly
Thank you Christie for that wonderful article. I will wrap it with this: as we serve God using technology and production tools we have at our disposal, it is easy to become caught up with how cool we are and the amazing "things" we can create. When a service goes smoothly without technical glitch, when all of the elements come together and create an amazing environment for people to meet with God, we need to keep this at our core: All praise, All Glory is for God. We exist as a team for this purpose, to provide a space where people can meet and worship with God, where we all can worship and sustain living a life with and for Jesus Christ. Keep up the Good Work!


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MADISON (WKOW) -- A recent study on corneal transplants shows that using corneas from older donors works just as well as using corneas from younger ones in most cases.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the study had researchers track cornea transplant patients for 10 years. They found that a decade after transplant, a cornea from a donor older than 65 is likely to remain as healthy as a cornea from a honor half that age.
"Many people intuitively think that if you're going to have a cornea donated, it should be by someone younger; however, if your corneas are healthy they should last your whole life. There were people in both camps who were surprised by the results," said Dr. Chris Croasdale, a Davis Duehr Dean Ophthalmologist and Dean Foundation Investigator,.
Dr. Croasdale, who was involved in the study, says that the study was originally slated for five years, but when the results came back favoring corneas of all ages the NIH extended it to see how the cornea transplants would fare after 10 years.
"Because of this long unanswered question, there's always been pressure on the eye banks to provide tissue from younger donors. As our population ages, more and more people are having transplants," Croasdale said.
He says transplant patients usually suffer from an age-related eye disease called Fuchs Dystrophy, which can start effecting people in their 50s and 60s. Symptoms include vision cloudiness, and can feel like driving through the mist without wipers on, according to Croasdale.
Because people are living longer, Croasdale says that more and more people are needing cornea transplants.
"So there has been concern that we may not be able to provide tissue to everyone who may need surgery. This study gives us very definite evidence that the majority of donors are able to provide healthy tissue for the majority of recipients," Croasdale said. "There's definitely hope."
Eye banks are aware of the study results; however, it may take more time for surgeons to learn of the new donor possibilities, according to Croasdale.
"In time, we hope the study will have a lasting impact on the practice of corneal transplant surgery," said Dr. Mark Mannis, chair of ophthalmology at the University of California, Davis, and co-chair of the study.
Many people will be able to be cornea donors, depending on their eye health. "The most important step is to start talking with your family about being a donor so that when you pass away the family will be approached to give final consent," Croasdale said.
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What did it mean to be Fugaku Uchiha's favorite son? Let Itachi tell you. Itachi's POV.
You must hate me, and I can't say I blame you. I am a murder and a traitor. I killed my entire family, expect my brother. Would you believe it if I told you I did for him? If I told you that that I destroyed my clan to save my brother? I'm sure your answer is no, but I have a story, everyone does. Let me tell you and the perhaps you won't hate me so much.
I am Itachi Uchiha and this is my story.
The world of a ninja is a harsh one. There is little time for childhood. How can there be? Killing is an adult's job. Still I can't help but at least hope not everyone grows up the way I did.
'What,' you may be asking, 'is so hard about being the Uchiha family prodigy?'
I have an answer that is rather sort, only two words, a name in fact. Those two words are; that a name is, Fugaku Uchiha.
To this day the dark frightens me, in the dark I can see him at the foot of my bed, leering down at me, the bitter scent of sake waft from him. This is a man of exactly two faces; his seemly permanent frown and that horrid leer that only I see. He bends over the bed and his soggy breath blows into my face. I don't move, I barely even breathe, maybe if I pretend to be asleep he'll leave; but I know he won't, he never does.
Even now with the man rotting in his grave, I can't stand the smell of sake. Its bitter scent reminds me of him, of the way his hands pulled at my blankets and bed clothes. I can still feel those phantom hands trace my body. I can still feel the tears of shame that fill my eyes as my tiny body responses to his touch.
I implore Kisame not to drink, I have some vary viable reasons, but the real reason the one I never share is that the scent of alcohol makes me feel a sort of filthiness that water won't wash away.
"You are my son indeed" words my brother always wanted to hear, words I prayed he would never hear. How could he know what they meant? How could he know that those words were nothing to be desired? He couldn't.
I was only 10 when my brother turned 5, the age I knew it would all start, but I swore that I would protect him. I swallowed my pride and became compliant, almost willing submitting myself to the sake monster's desires, anything to keep him from Sasuke. But it wasn't enough; somehow I always know it wouldn't be. Perhaps it was my fault that man began to notice Sasuke, but it hurt to see how much Sasuke loved him. I foolishly thought that I could make him see Sasuke as a son and me as his... even now I don't know what he thought of my as.
By my foolish actions of calling attention to Sasuke, my obedience was no longer enough. He wanted a challenge and though that Sasuke might offer one. Being submissive had failed. So at night, as a guard, I stood at Sasuke door. I still remember the words that froze his steps,
"If you go in there, if you ever even think of touching him, I'll kill you." The monster gave me an appraising look.
"It appears my favorite toy isn't quite broken yet." He slurred and turned and stumbled away. Only then did I release my hold on my sword.
'So why,' you ask, 'did I kill my family?'
I killed them because they knew/. They /knew what was happening to me, and what would happen to Sasuke. They knew and did nothing. There came a time when everyone began to avoid me. I could see the repulsion in all their eyes; even my best friend, Shisui's. They despised me for something that was never my fault and I grew to return the feeling.
All but my mother, my sweet mother always there to comfort me after he left, always with clean sheets and a soft song to lull me to sleep. For her death and for her death only I might have felt regret. Might have if I hadn't known that her spirit was already dead. Broken by the man who called himself my father. I knew she was just pretending to be the vibrant woman she must have once been. Pretending, like me, for little Sasuke's sake.
It was my mother in her distant way that sent me the message that my threat had lost its potency. Words spoken to Sasuke when he though no one was listening as he ate he breakfast before school.
"When he's alone with me, your father only talks about you." My mother, despite everything, was an excellent ninja and I had done nothing mask my presence.
That when I met Orochimaru, all he wanted was my body in exchange for a way to save my brother. I was an expert on giving up my body, so the concept didn't bother me.
So perhaps I was wrong, perhaps there were better was, but this is that ways I choose and there is no going back.
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AN: I was struck with idea and 10:30 pm after consuming 4 pop tarts. I was originally not going to post, but I kind of like the way it turned out.
AN: to Fugaku Uchiha: I am sorry, it was Itachi idea talk to him about your potential OOC-ness.


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A new beginning is coming…
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Releasing Worldwide in October 2013!
I can't wait!
It's official Generation VI starts in October!
Here are some of the many thoughts I've had about this…
- Obviously the "third" version would be called Pokemon Z (Or Pokemon XX/XY if they decide to make 2 again).
- Is it just me or does that tower look like its based on the Eiffel Tower? Maybe this region is based on Europe to some extent?
- The grass starter is a mammal, this proves the point I made before that all the grass starters being reptilian was just a coincidence.
- Grass starter looks like it might end with Grass/Ground? That's my guess at least.
- It also looks like it is based on a gopher or a mole?
- The fire starter is based on a Fennec Fox (a suggestion that was made in the Omnis Region!) and this is technically canine, so as far as I am concerned it fills the Dog spot in the Chinese Zodiac! Good job Game Freak!
- I'm not sure what Fennekin will end with. Maybe Fire/Ground? Or another Fire/Fighting (but I sure hope not).
- Froakie is based on a frog! And it looks like it has clouds on it, so maybe it ends in Water/Flying?
- The Legendaries look cool.
- The first one looks like a giant Y and I guess it is part flying.
- The second one looks like another Qilin (Arceus) and looks like the one from Princess Mononoke. I guess its supposed to look like an X? But I don't see it. Maybe if it stands with its legs further apart it will look more like an X?
- There are past generation Pokemon in the trailer, so hopefully this means we get some new evolutions of past pokemon!
What do you guys think of all this information so far?
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Series: Pokemon
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The story behind faceless Pikachu is this.
For Kitacon last year I wrote and presented a gameshow called "The Geekton Factor" (much like Krypton Factor). In one of the rounds the contestants were asked to come forward and draw certain things while blindfolded. One of the things they were asked to draw was a Pikachu. My good friend Zack kind of gave up half way through drawing his one and created the funniest drawing of the entire round. It totally slayed me with laughter. I still have the drawing…and now I have this glorious abomination in T-Shirt form!
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MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks have rewarded centre Larry Sanders for his breakout season with a multiyear contract extension.
General manager John Hammond announced the deal Tuesday in a statement. Terms were not announced.
The 6-foot-11 Sanders had career-highs of 9.8 points and 9.5 rebounds last season. His 2.8 blocks per game ranked second in the NBA, and he had a stretch of 40 straight games with a block.
"Larry has developed into one of the top young defensive players in the league," Hammond said. "He is a very important part of what we are doing in Milwaukee."
Sanders, the 15th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft, is considered part of the core for the retooling Bucks, who traded Brandon Jennings (17.5 points) to the Pistons last month for point guard Brandon Knight (13.1 points).
Other off-season moves by the busy Bucks included acquiring free-agent guards O.J. Mayo and Gary Neal, and drafting 18-year-old Greek phenom Giannis Antetokounmpo in the first round.
The Bucks finished 38-44 last season before being swept in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual reigning two-time champion Miami Heat. Former Hawks coach Larry Drew is now the new boss in Milwaukee.
Besides the 24-year-old Sanders, the other few Bucks returnees include John Henson, Ish Smith and Epke Udoh.
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turtlehead said...
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The human eye can't really discern any higher than 30 fps, so if you're getting 35, it's not "putting up with" it. :)"
That's a gross oversimplification with the additional feature of being wrong. :)
Was going to try and explain why but gotta go to work.
http://www.100fps.com/how_many_frames_can_humans_see.htm gives a good summary, though coming from the digital movie making angle.
In the real world, the human eye + brain can much on far more than 30 fps, albeit with diminishing returns for a game


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If you think that online ads are annoying you should think once again because they are also quite dangerous at times. Criminals often use malicious online advertisements to put malware onto your computer. This strategy is called 'malvertisements.'
Cybercriminals have two methods that help them to spread malware across your computer through their advertising. One common method is to hack into websites that users trust and then putting their malware into online ads and party banners that exist on that page. For instance, both The London Stock Exchange and The New York Times have been hacked by cybercriminals that put malware into their online ads.
Alternatively, hackers may take a more sophisticated approach of first posing as trustworthy companies. They'll initially place several 'clean' ads on reputable websites that host third-party ads, leave them running to gain traction, and then launch their attack by inserting malware into the code behind their ads.
Both approaches allow attackers to infect as many computers as possible in a short amount of time. By clicking seemingly innocent online ads, users are directly infected or redirected to a malicious site which tricks the user into copying viruses or spyware. With some malvertisements, victims do not even have to physically click on the malicious ad itself. Just having the malvertisement pop up on your screen is enough to unleash the malware onto your computer, and can result in the theft of sensitive data such as personal information and banking details.
What makes malvertising attacks so powerful is that they can infect thousands of sites at once by infiltrating popular syndicated online ad services. Websites that run third-party ads can't do much to protect their visitors from these malvertisements because syndicated ads are not under their direct control. After the damage is done, attackers can easily remove or discontinue their ads. And because the ad network infrastructure is often highly complex, criminals accomplish their attacks without trace.
Although online ads –and consequently 'malvertisements'- are commonplace on the Internet, there are several steps which users can take to safeguard their systems:
• Update. Make sure your operating system, browser, and browser plug-ins are up-to-date. This is one way to defend your system against attackers who look for opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities, like outdated software on your computer – this is a key tactic for today's cybercriminals.
• Stay Secure. Install an antivirus and two-way firewall and make sure your security software is up-to-date to keep your system protected from the latest malware attacks.
•Be Cautious. Don't click on any pop-ups that state you've won a prize. And beware of scareware pop-ups that claim your computer has been infected with a virus. These rogue security solutions are popular among cybercriminals who can use these applications to infect your system.
•Block. Use your pop-up blocker or install an ad block add-on through your browser of choice (such as Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome). A pop-up ad can deliver a malicious payload as soon as the ad appears on the viewer's screen. And in some cases, the malware will execute when the viewer clicks the "X" to close the pop-up window.
•Weekend-wary. Be especially careful of your browsing activity on the weekend. Cybercriminals tend to launch malvertising campaigns during off-peak times when IT resources are low and attacks are likely to go unnoticed.
Keep in mind that as companies continue to target people with online ads, malvertising will only become more prevalent. These are just a few ways to make sure any applications running on your system are legitimate and that you are never caught off-guard or tempted to click on what could quite possibly be not just an annoying but dangerous ad.


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Richard Stoehr was born in Vienna, June 11, 1874. He was educated in Vienna and received a degree in Medicine from the University of Vienna in 1898. Rather than practice medicine, he devoted himself to music and became a professor of music at the Vienna Academy of Music. In the wake of the Nazi takeover of Austria, Stoehr came to the United States. In 1939 he settled in Philadelphia, taking a position at the Curtis Institute of Music. He moved to Vermont in 1941, joining his former student Karl Schwenger, who had recently begun working at Saint Michael's College. The College sought to hire Stoehr with financial assistance from both the Oberlander Trust and the Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars, a committee of the Institute of International Education. The Oberlander Trust was not able to supply funding, but Dr. Stoehr did come to Saint Michael's as the Director of Musical Activities and as an instructor in German. Music instruction was not a high priority at Saint Michael's during the war and post war years, and Stoehr was able to devote a significant amount of time to performing and composing. He also taught occasionally at the Vermont Conservatory of Music. He continued working at the college, teaching German and music until 1950, when he retired from teaching. Until 1960, he maintained an office at Saint Michael's, where he spent time composing. Although it is unclear if the College formally granted him emeritus status, he was referred to as both Emeritus Professor and Composer in Residence until his death on Dec. 11, 1967. In 1974, the 100th anniversary of his birth, Saint Michael's College held a Memorial Mass and a memorial concert was held at Trinity College in Burlington.
Among his students were Erich Leinsdorf, Walter Hendl, Artur Rodzinski, and Leonard Bernstein, who in 1964 saluted Stoehr during a New York Philharmonic Tribute to Teachers program. In 1964, Vienna Music Academy President Dr. Hans Sittner published a biography of Stoehr entitled Richard Stöhr; Mensch, Musiker, Lehrer. Interest in his work wained following this period, but saw a slight resurgence in the early part of the 21st century.
The collection consists of Stoehr's body of work and biographical materials. The bulk of the collection dates from the mid 20th century. In addition to compositions, diaries, appointment books, guest books and a number of photographs are among the items included. Compositions are in either Manuscript or printed form(in some cases both), and some have been published. There are numerous c. of some of the works, and many include complete scores and parts. Not all of the parts are present for all compositions–available parts are noted on the inventory. For some of the published works more than one edition is available. The guest books and photographs are quite interesting, as Stoehr's students are often pictured or noted, and many of them were fairly well known at the time.


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- Mapa, officially called MAP - Mapping and Publishing, is an Israeli cartographic and book publishing company. It was founded in 1985, under the name Sifrei Tel-Aviv and went into the field of cartography in 1994. It eventually moved solely into cartography, becoming the market leader in map making for the public sector in 1995. It controlled close to 80% of the market in 2005. Mapa has been expanding its horizons since 1996, and now publishes books in all fields. It also exports some books. Mapa's workforce consists of appriximately 70 employees. In April 2007, Mapa was purchased by the GPS company Ituran for US $13 million.
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Town of Norway Mayor Jim Preacher has been indicted by the Orangeburg County Grand Jury and suspended from public office by Gov. Nikki Haley.
According to an executive order from Haley's office, Preacher has been indicted on charges of nepotism and misconduct in office.
The charges say Preacher gave himself a pay raise without approval from town council and he hired his son to a position at the town's water treatment department.
Preacher had been arrested by the State Law Enforcement Division earlier this year on charges that he impersonated a police officer after he pulled over a South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper that had pulled Preacher over minutes before.
Preacher claims he was serving in his duties as village constable when he stopped the trooper.
According to the executive order, Preacher will be suspended until he is either acquitted or convicted of the charges against him.
As for a replacement for Preacher, it is unclear at this point if there is an order of succession in the town or if Haley will appoint someone to take over.
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November 16, 2009
Attorney General Corbett announces $3 million multi-state settlement with Vonage; consumers eligible for refunds
HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced a $3 million multi-state consumer protection agreement with Vonage, a New Jersey-based company that provides Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone services.
Corbett said the settlement follows an investigation into complaints about the marketing of Vonage services, including confusion about availability and cost, along with advertisements involving "free" services, money back guarantees and trial periods. The consumer protection agreement also addresses complaints that some consumers were prevented from cancelling their Vonage service.
"Consumers deserve clear and accurate information about prices, promotions and service limitations before they make a purchase," Corbett said. "This agreement will enhance the information available to consumers who are evaluating Internet telephone services and will also provide refunds to Vonage customers who have encountered problems."
Corbett said the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with Vonage requires the company to issue refunds to Pennsylvania consumers who have filed valid complaints with the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection dating back to January 1, 2004, along with any new complaints that are filed within the next 120 days.
Consumers with complaints involving Vonage can call the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Hotline at 1-800-441-2555 or complete an online consumer complaint form.
In addition to consumer refunds, the AVC requires a number of changes in Vonage marketing practices in order to avoid consumer confusion - including clear and conspicuous disclosures about "free service" promotions, money back guarantees and trial periods.
Some consumers complained that cancellation was extremely difficult or sometimes impossible. In order to prevent such cancellation problems in the future, the consumer protection agreement limits the use of paid incentives for customer service representatives who prevent a certain number of consumers from cancelling their Vonage services.
Along with consumer refunds, the AVC requires Vonage to pay a total of $3 million to the investigating states. This includes a payment of $249,000 to the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection, which will be used to support future consumer protection, enforcement and consumer education activities in Pennsylvania.
The Assurance of Voluntary Compliance was filed today in Commonwealth Court by Senior Deputy Attorney General John M. Abel and Deputy Attorney General Margie A. Anderson of the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Corbett said the investigation of the case was led by a seven state group, including Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin. Other states participating in this agreement include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Kentucky.


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Footsteps in the Wind page 1
Footsteps in the Wind is an RP between me and Optimistic-Whiteout done in comic style, where I take the role (and draw the panels) of Hideki the wolf-doberman, while she takes the role (and panels) of Whisperfoot the Shadow Clan cat (Warriors). [Page 2] is done by her.
The topic for daily-drawing-practice today: "Self/soul Portrait"
Food poisoning + weak digestive track = plain porridge diet ;A;
…god, I'm starving.
A friend told me that during lucid dreaming, in order so you don't wake up before you want to, try rubbing your hands together(in the dream) as it 'enhances the sensation' of the dream being real.
I asked him "but what if I don't have hands in my dream? D:"
"…I suppose rubbing your paws together works too." was his reply XD
Failed design I scrapped for an art-RP game which I never joined.
iPads: they're easy to draw on, but fucking hard to write with.
Concept sketch of Tatty (in hellhound/fenrir form)'s back spikes.
Hellhound Tatty x Wild Cat Ryu-chan.


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ST.JOHN | Lake Central's gym doesn't glow as brightly as in past seasons, its star power diminished by the graduation of Glenn Robinson III.
Don't fire up the generator yet. The lights are still on for The Times' No. 4 Indians. They closed out Friday night's near-sellout with Crown Point on a 17-4 run in rolling to a 65-44 Duneland Athletic Conference win.
"We've got a long way to go," Crown Point coach Clint Swan said after his Bulldogs turned the ball over 26 times. "We've got guys who are playing hard. But you've got to tip your cap to Lake Central.
"We've got to find a way to execute and play our style of basketball, get the shots we want, instead of forcing them."
Tyler Wideman led the Indians (3-1, 2-0) with 20 points — nine in the third quarter — and seven rebounds. Mike Miklusak, who was sick Thursday, added 16 points and Matt Meneghetti had 12.
L.C. shot 7-of-19 from beyond the arc, with Meneghetti hitting 4 of his 7 attempts.
"The first three games, we didn't come out in the second half like we wanted to," Miklusak said. "Tonight, we just worked the ball around, took easy shots, made easy passes, and didn't force anything."
No. 8 Crown Point (2-2, 1-1) got a team-high nine points from reserve Zac Plesac.
"I thought our kids brought good energy, but we're still learning what guys can play what positions," coach Dave Milausnic said. "We've got versatile guys on our roster."
Lake Central now leads the series with C.P., 22-8, since 1993-94.


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GREYMOUTH, New Zealand (AP) - Rescuers have drilled through to the main tunnel at the New Zealand coal mine where 29 miners were caught in a methane-fueled explosion last week. They have not been heard from since.
The drill hole, reaching 530 feet (162-meters), into the mine has broken through, causing "hot air and gases to rush up," Pike River Coal Ltd. chairman John Dow said Wednesday.
Rescuers began immediately sampling gas rising from the hole, located near where some miners were working when the blast happened on Friday. Rescuers plan to put a video camera down the hole to look for signs of the missing miners.
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This growing importance is supported by the business problems companies are experiencing and the high value they place on data governance solving these problems. While large companies are leading the way with data governance programs, the survey found half of smaller companies are involved or plan to be.
Yet, there is not a one-size-fits-all governance program for all companies. How should business leaders in medium and small companies implement a data governance program that is both effective and fits with the company's size and resources?
The importance of data management and data governance is the first item business leaders need to understand in order to convince themselves, their managers and their employees of the need for improvement. In fact, the inability to communicate the value of managing data is a major obstacle for most companies, as cited in the survey. As a business leader in a medium-sized company, there are many management topics to tackle to ensure the company is financially successful and that customers, partners, employees and investors are satisfied. That is enough to keep business leaders busy, so why should they also care how the company's important data is managed? Is that not the job of the technical and operations staff? The technical and operations staff should be involved in data management, but business leaders should be setting the priorities, rules and metrics to ensure the data supports the business needs.
Data errors cause significant business issues each year. Billing data quality issues result in millions of dollars in lost revenue. Embarrassing company communications to valued customers are caused by incorrect contact information such as names or gender. Data errors in financial reporting can cause penalties, financial restatements and incarcerations. Data security breaches can cause loss of confidence and broad negative press coverage. Sales forecasting inaccuracies can result in the company setting the wrong earnings expectations to the board or industry analysts. Many companies start data governance programs when data errors lead to these serious business issues. But why wait? Can any of this happen at your company? How confident are you that the important data in your company is accurate, complete and reliable for all the business processes served?
Similar to people management, capital management and product management, data management is a business driven function that manages another important asset: a company's business data. Not all business data has the same value and, therefore, not all business data needs to be managed with strong business leader involvement. In practice, about 20-to-30 percent of a company's business data is critical and strategic. Data governance is the data management activity that ensures the company's most critical and strategic business data is acquired, created, updated, deleted and stored with proper processes, policies and people.
The 10 steps below offer medium-sized enterprises a practical approach for getting data management started.
- Take a business-driven approach to data management by tying your data activities to key business drivers and company goals such as mergers and acquisitions, business intelligence, business process re-engineering and addressing company process pain points. From the results of the previously mentioned survey, one of the biggest barriers to implementation is that data governance has a lower priority than other programs. By combining data governance with other key business projects, you circumvent this barrier.
- Gather the top business leaders in your company and agree on a collaborative, business-driven approach to the next four steps. Appoint a leader in your organization to lead the data governance program during the initial design phase and a forum for ongoing operational reviews. This is a great staff assignment for a talented manager in your company.
- Decide on the most critical and strategic business data to manage. For example, customer account and contact information may be more important in a service-oriented business and product price list and inventory may be prized by manufacturing while data that impacts financial reporting will be critical for all companies.
- Decide what is required from the data to support the business needs and the decisions to be made. How often will the data need to be acquired and refreshed? What level of quality is needed? Which fields are mandatory? How should the data be protected for regulation and privacy concerns? For example, medical offices have higher standards regarding client data than do restaurants or retail outlets.
- Name those accountable for ensuring the data selected in step 3 meets all the business needs identified in step 4. Accountable parties could be selected by either the function or department where the data is first created or the function or department that will get the most value from managing the data. For example, the marketing function can be selected to manage customer contact information, focusing on all business needs for this information, not just the marketing function's needs.
- Decide how to measure success by meeting the data requirements in step 4. Possible metrics could include data quality levels to be achieved, timeliness of reports or compliance to regulatory standards. Consider also business benefit metrics such as goals for cost improvements, new revenue acquired from upselling or cross selling, manual steps eliminated and supplier efficiencies. Tying data governance improvements to business benefits keeps the business leaders engaged in the program because they see results that affect them.
- Review metrics on an ongoing basis with the parties who are accountable. Manage your data as you would your personnel with quarterly reviews and annual assessments. Better yet, if company leaders are already reviewing key business metrics in an ongoing forum, extend the forum to include the data metrics.
- Be actively involved in approving the policies, rules and standards associated with data use and management. A reasonable set of policies, rules and standards needs to be established by the accountable parties. These policies, rules and standards document to employees how the requirements are to be met in their everyday activities. Appropriate employee communication and training should also be scheduled. Business leaders should watch that these policies, rules and standards are reasonable, easy to implement and easy to understand, otherwise company employees will not follow them. All that is needed are a few effective data policies.
- Hold your management teams accountable for complying to the data policies, rules and standards. Communicating and training employees on their data policies, rules and standards responsibilities will only go so far to ensure they are followed. Managers should hold employees accountable in their year-end evaluations, and managers should be held accountable for their team's overall compliance. Accountable parties should report any exceptions to the department managers.
- Fund the data management projects and resources. The data governance program may require a few specialized skills and IT capabilities in order to automate and monitor for success. The data governance program benefits outweigh the incremental cost of governance. Key business leaders should review the data governance program funding each year against the metrics achieved and metrics to be expected and fund accordingly.
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