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Content notes: Gun violence, blood, kidnapping, illness, mental illness and hospitalization, house fire, bomb/explosion
Well, friends, we've made it through the first season! I'm surprised at how different my takes on the characters are now that I'm paying so much more attention. I didn't realize how nasty Morgan was, how infuriating Gideon was, or how totally uninteresting Elle was. Anyway, let's get onto the conclusion of the ridiculous yet satisfying and fun Fisher King mystery!
After the "previously on Criminal Minds" bit, we open on Elle sitting on an airplane with a lot of fuzzy focus and white light, while we get a quote about scars in the mind. Back at the BAU, the team puzzles over the book cipher. Reid thinks he has heard the poem before, and everyone is getting really cranky. They decide to start with the missing girl, and Gideon tells Reid to continue to try putting the clues together, because if anyone can, boy genius can! We get another shot of the girl on the bed, who seems much sicker now, coughing and pale.
Hotch asks the agent who dropped off Elle (Anderson I think) why he's not back at her house keeping an eye on her, seeing as how they are pursuing an unsub who has all their personal information including home addresses. Nice going, newbie. Back on the plane, Elle is asked by a pilot for her case file, and then we see her being defibrillated by paramedics and the word "RULES" written in blood on her wall! Credits.
Reid and his greasy slicked-back hair continue to puzzle about the cipher, and he thinks that the baseball card may relate to the book's publication date. The delivery man who dropped off the envelope at Hotch's house has turned himself in, so Hotch and Gideon go to interrogate him. We learn that he took the extracurricular delivery for $1,000 cash from a guy who said a girl's life depended on it. He says that he didn't get a good look at the guy, but what he could see was covered in what seemed to be burn scars.
Garcia explains to Reid about the sophisticated hacking that the unsub did, and finds the name Sir Kneighf, which Reid accurately points out is an "unusual spelling." Reid asks Garcia for help figuring out the poem, so they plug it into a search engine (?) and find out that it's a Chaucer poem that Reid's mom used to read out loud to him, which is why his eidetic memory couldn't find it (??? is eidetic memory even a real thing though?). Then we get a bunch of swoopy CGI of butterflies, swords, etc.as Reid mumbles. He remembers an English author named Fowles, and Garcia locates a book published in 1963 in Great Britain called "The Collector," and when they pull up an image of the book, it has a butterfly, key, and lock of hair on it! That was a legitimately spooky moment!
As Reid and Garcia update Hotch and Gideon, a woman comes over to tell them they have a phone call from "The Fisher King," who Reid informs us is an anagram of Sir Kneighf and also the Grail King, who is at the end of all Grail quests. Or something. They take the call and he tells them that they have to stick by the rules, and that Agent Greenaway didn't have to die like that. We cut to Elle on the dream plane, where she sees her dad, while in the real world she's being wheeled into surgery just as Hotch and Gideon arrive at the hospital. Anderson updates them on what was at her house, and says that the unsub took her credentials and gun. Hotch tells him to go back to Elle's house and secure the crime scene.
Back at BAU, Garcia and Reid get a call from a woman at a library who has the edition of the book they need. They start working through the code while Hotch and Gideon worry in the hospital, and Morgan and JJ head to Boston (I think?) to find the missing girl's family. There's something weird about the investigation, Morgan says. Thanks for that useful information, Morgan.
Reid and Garcia are looking at the poem that resulted from the book cipher, and Reid gets more CGI flashes of the clues and his mom, and he realizes that all this must be related to his mom somehow. He calls the FBI field office in Las Vegas and asks to have his mom picked up and brought into protective custody from the sanitarium, and explains that she may know the unsub. JJ and Morgan are updated on Elle's situation, and Morgan immediately turns the SUV around and tires to head back to DC, which is just the most stupid display of machismo and short sightedness I've ever seen from someone who is supposed to be a highly-trained federal agent. JJ reminds him that they have a job to do and that the best way to help Elle is to figure out who the unsub is and track him down. Like, seriously Morgan. Are you a thoracic surgeon? No? Then what were you thinking you could do for Elle aside from, you know, catch the bad guy who did this to her???
Back at the hospital, Gideon says something I've been thinking for a while — that there's something inconsistent in the unsub, in the sense that someone who thinks he's the Fisher King would not typically also be able to leave them such a sophisticated series of clues or hack into the FBI's computers.
You know, as an aside, I had kind of this same issue with the Murdoch Foyle storyline in the Miss Fisher mysteries. There's this devious, cunning, criminal mastermind who is seemingly everywhere and knows everything and leaves them terrifying clues and ciphers, then we find out it's some rather pathetic delusional weirdo in the end. The first time I watched through Criminal Minds, I remember thinking that the Reaper was an unsatisfying villain, but now I think I'd really much rather have him than this inconsistent mess.
Anyway, Missssster Anderson
says that the crime scene folks found a partial print in the blood on Elle's wall. Garcia goes to talk to Reid and update him on his mom's progress, and we get just the most intense and heartbreaking of all the Reids (until the bastinado storyline). He tells Garcia that everyone tells him their secrets, probably because they figure he doesn't have anyone to betray them to, and he should have realized sooner that his mom was the key, because he tells his mom all the stuff his teammates tell him (like that they collect butterflies or whatever). He tells Garcia he writes her every day, so that he won't feel so guilty about not visiting her. Aw, Reid. Then he pauses for a long time, and says "did you know that schizophrenia is genetically passed?" Garcia's expression clearly indicates that she didn't know what his mom was hospitalized for, and Reid's face here is just so intense and sad and I just want to give him a big hug.
JJ and Morgan talk to the mother of the missing girl, who has all her belongings in the garage. Which is weird, right? She's not, like, at college, she was abducted? Morgan gets the mom to go off for some coffee, and he asks the detective who worked the case initially why the stuff is all in the garage. The detective tells Morgan that the girl was "in trouble" all the time, with drugs, truancy, boys, etc., and she had run away multiple times before. Basically, nobody bothered to look for her, and Morgan wants to know why she was acting out so much. The mother returns and tells Morgan that she was a foster child that they eventually adopted. They get her birth name, and now have a nice shiny new lead! Back in the girl's cell, she's really sick you guys, and tries to get the bad guy to let her go or get her a doctor. We get a view of the guy's incredibly unconvincing burn-scarred face as he tells her he loves her. Come on, Criminal Minds, I'm sure there are actors with actual scars or other facial deformities who would be happy to be paid for their time. God.
Anyway, Garcia gets on the case of finding out what happened to the girl's family. She is sad and anxious and not at all her usual chipper, flirty self. Hotch and Gideon are still worrying in the hospital and feeling discouraged. Gideon is second-guessing their plan to go to the media since it resulted in Elle getting shot, and he hopes Elle will understand. Elle is still dreaming about being on the plane with her dad, who is dressed in his policeman's uniform, and he tells her to fight and honestly this whole thing on the plane is incredibly stupid and boring and I can't be bothered.
Reid's mom arrives at the BAU, and she tells him he drinks too much coffee, awwwww. She is pretty annoyed that she was "arrested" by "fascists," which manages to be sad and hilarious at the same time. Honestly, I can't imagine anyone I'd rather have playing Reid's schizophrenic mom than Jane Lynch, she is just perfect. Garcia finds that the missing girl's family perished in a house fire in Las Vegas, and her father nearly died. He relinquished his parental rights while in the ICU and she was placed for adoption. She realizes that the dad spent time in the same sanitarium as Reid's mom! She gets another notification on a different screen and has clearly realized something important!
Reid shows his mom around and they uncomfortably chit chat, and she grabs the key off the cork board. Reid is like "you can't have that it's evidence, sheesh mommmmm!" Reid tries to get her to talk about her journals and who she talked to about he and his colleagues, and shows her the tape of the unsub. She isn't so sure she knows a murderer and kidnapper, but watches the tape. She thinks that the man is Randall Garner, who was at the hospital with her, just as Garcia comes in to tell him that the name at the end of the hacking string (? or whatever) is Randall Garner, and that he is the kidnapped girl's biological father!
Back at the hospital, Hotch and Gideon discuss how to proceed now that the unsub has been identified. Gideon wants to stay to be there when Elle wakes up, and he tells Hotch that the only way the unsub could be so organized yet so delusional is if he believes the delusion is real. Well, I mean, don't most people feel like their delusions are real? If they could be like "oh no worries, this is just a delusion" then we wouldn't really need antipsychotic medication and therapists and whatnot, no?
Whatever. Reid's mom says that she didn't think the daughter was real, that she was some kind of delusional metaphor, and Reid pieces together that in his delusion, the girl is the grail and the team are the knights of the round table. Good grief. Ok, so how do they find this guy now? Reid's mom tells them that she was given a photo of a house with an address on it right before she was picked up. Oh, well, that's easy then. It's a big old mansion in Virginia, only a couple of miles from there! The team and the SWAT team arrive and storm the house! They find Elle's credentials and gun on a table in the dining room. The house is dark and empty, though.
They eventually locate the unsub upstairs in a room. This house looks so great you guys, all mahogany carved bannister, old paintings, and high ceilings. Reid talks to the guy through the slightly open door, and Garner tells him he needs to "ask the question." Reid tells the team that the Fisher King believes that if he is asked the right question, he'll be healed. Garner calls him Sir Percival, and insists that all his kids are dead, and says that Reid's mom explained to him that his surviving daughter doesn't exist. Reid says his mother is "a paranoid schizophrenic who would forget to eat if she wasn't properly medicated," and Morgan and Hotch exchange a surprised look. Poor Reid, I'm sure this isn't how he wanted to disclose his mom's illness to his teammates.
Reid gently talks his way into the room, and sees that Garner has a gigantic bomb strapped to him! Garner keeps insisting Reid can heal him, and Reid tries to talk him out of blowing them all up and killing the girl, saying that he can't heal him because the wound is in his mind, not his body, and that Garner needs to forgive himself. Garner says that Reid knows where the girl is, that his mother has the map. Garner says he can't forgive himself and Reid turns to run away just as the bomb goes off!
Look, I'm pretty sure Mythbusters did some stuff on explosions and surviving them, and I'm fairly sure that Reid and his whole team would have been blown to bits here, but whatever. Reid dives and his pants are on fire, which I find incongruously hilarious.
Morgan and Hotch are like "WTF dude" and Reid is like "yeah no he had a bomb" and they are like "you didn't think we needed to know that?!" Reid tries to figure out where the girl is, and remembers that in the photo, the basement window was lit up. They head to the basement and find the girl, and Reid remembers at the last minute that he has the key in his pocket. Which is a nice coincidence, seeing as how that key was evidence and really shouldn't be in his pocket in the first place but whatever.
Elle is on the plane with her dad, tells him she loves him and she's sorry she was such a shitty kid, then she wakes up. Reid et al arrive back at the BAU, and Reid tells his mom the girl is safe, but she asks Reid if it's time for lunch, because she's lecturing on Tristan and Isolde after lunch. Reid mentally shifts gears, and asks if he can attend the lecture. She asks him if he's read any of the material, and he says he's had it read to him, and she smiles and says that's the best way. Awwwwwww Reid.
Cut to vignettes of the team, Garcia and Morgan fixing her computers, JJ cleaning up in the conference room, Reid reading to his mom on the plane, and Hotch cleaning the blood off Elle's wall, which is a really sweet gesture I think. The music in this scene is totally stupid though. I'm not even going to Shazam it.
I really love these episodes, like I said last time, but they really stretch my willing suspension of disbelief, and the ending is unsatisfying (also, I totally forgot that the unsub just GIVES them his address, yeesh). I do really love the Reid backstory we get here, and his complicated relationship with his mom is totally believable as well as outstandingly acted. Gideon really doesn't do much in these episodes to annoy me, and although Morgan has his totally shitty moments, he also isn't that bad. The stuff with Elle on the plane, though, is so predictable and over-done that I really wish they hadn't included it. All in all, I still love the Fisher King and will happily re-watch whenever they are on TV, although the Reaper is a much more terrifying and realistic adversary.
Looking forward to Season 2, despite the truly alarming summary that popped up on Netflix when I was done with this episode!
Reid's hair floppiness rating: ugh 3 out of 10 still.


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The morning The Imp actually turned two, we sang him "Happy Birthday" again first thing in the morning. To him, this meant birthday! cake! should follow almost immediately. Not having any on hand at 8am (clearly bad planning on our part), we promised him there would be some birthday! cake! after dinner that evening. Off he went to daycare, I got to work, picked him up early, and we headed to an afternoon meetup with other moms, kids, and Erica from yummymummyclub.ca. None of which involved cake, and all of which prompted The Imp to remind me of the promise made to him at breakfast.
When we got home, The Imp helped me mix up a quick one layer cake and I threw it into the oven. It was done and out on a cooling rack awaiting frosting on the kitchen counter. HWSNBN and I were sitting in the living room puzzling over what to throw together for the evening meal. The Imp was in the kitchen playing with his fridge magnets. We weren't paying as much attention to him as maybe we should have been.
The Imp has developed the charming habit, as he learns new words and expressions daily, of narrating things as he does them. Like, "I hugging Daddy," and "I climbing the chair."
You can see where this is going, can't you?
The Imp's little sing-song voice gradually entered our conscious hearing: "I eating the cake! I eating the cake!" he chanted gleefully.
HWSNBN and I ran into the kitchen to find The Imp sitting on the floor, chocolate crumbs all around him, chocolate cake crammed into his mouth, chocolate morsels smushed into his little hands, his t-shirt, his hair. He was, indeed, eating the cake.
Us: (exasperated) Imp! What did you do?
Imp: Grin.
Us: (ask a stupid question...) Did you eat the cake?
Imp: (looking at us very seriously, then suddenly beaming) Happy Birthday!
So we all ate chocolate cake for dinner. Maybe we're awesome parents after all.

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After 29 years' trial, former Joint Secretary convicted in DA case
New Delhi: After a trial for 29 years, a special CBI court has convicted the then joint secretary in the Union Commerce Ministry for amassing assets of Rs 23.77 lakh disproportionate to known sources of his income.
CBI had registered the case against S K Bahadur nearly three decades ago in 1984 for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 46.24 lakh during 15 years of service between October 16, 1969, and December 4, 1984.
After the trial that ran for nearly 29 years and in which 55 witnesses were examined and 181 documents presented, Special Judge, Tis Hazari court, convicted Bahadur and sentenced him to one years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10 lakh and forfeiture of Rs 26.78 lakh recovered from the accused, CBI spokesperson R K Gaur said here today.
"The assets included a house at Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad, a plot in Sector 27, NOIDA (both assets in the name of his wife) and moveable properties. After investigation, a charge sheet was filed in the court on June 27, 1986 under the Prevention of Corruption Act," Gaur said.
Meanwhile, in a separate case in Chennai, the then Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, Balaji Rao, and his son Arthanarishwar Rao have been convicted in a disproportionate assets case.
While Rao has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of two years, his son will undergo one year's rigorous imprisonment. The total fine imposed amounts to Rs 75,000, Gaur said here in a statement.
"CBI had registered a case against M Balaji Rao, Assistant Commissioner of Customs, and his son on allegations that M Balaji Rao during the period January 1, 2002 to October 12, 2007 had acquired assets in his and in the name of his son, family members to the tune of Rs 26.54 lakh (approx) disproportionate to their known sources of income," the official said.


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My Goodreads review. (Bear in mind that I refer to 'everyone' here; these are other Goodreads reviewers. I simply copy and pasted this here.)
I was surprised at how well-done this book was in a number of ways. I won't go into it now, but Carie is a born-storyteller and quite good at using words to make new to us feelings that we've all had. She also paints an almost fairy tale world – in the right places – without laying it on too thick. I did prefer the first half or so to the end, as I didn't quite grasp what became a significant moral in the tale.
I really don't know why everyone is so upset about 'titillation' in this Christian fiction novel. I feel people have used by far the wrong term there. This was to sexuality that is born of love; surely that has a place in God's world and, therefore, in our representation of this world of God's. It happens; it needs to be acknowledged in the honorable of ways. Something I liked in this book is the suggestion that there is nothing sinful about sensuosity or sexuality, from the joy Serena took in paints and colors to the physical expression between Serena and Drake.
I was really surprised that a novel with such a lovely, perfect fairy-tale-like name could prove itself so well. Kind of like the book that library-haunting readers always expect to find on a shelf but don't.
Well, looks like I went and got into it, after all.


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Monday, September 16, 2013
Astros settin' records, y'all
NEWS SHOCKER #2: People don't like the Astros that much, who played the 148th game of the regular season almost 50 games under .500 on a Saturday evening on a channel that they probably don't receive.
That said, 984 households watched the Astros vs. Angels on Saturday evening, representing a season-/franchise-low 0.043 Nielsen rating.
God bless you 984 households (I watched).
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Ya'll lol
- September 16, 2013 at 3:06 PM
I watched it on MLB.com, one of the many benefits of not living in Houston.
I also saw the "dog delay" on the sunday day-games. Comedy Gold.
- September 16, 2013 at 5:50 PM
I watched it and about 120 other games at my summer game in Michigan. I love MLB.com in Michigan. Alas, I will be back in Austin Sept 30. Oh wait, the season is over then. Guess it's ok. But loved watching my Stro's all summer long. Could care less what Crane/Ryan do with Comcast crap. Gonna see my Stro's again next summer. Go Astro's!!!!!
- September 16, 2013 at 6:56 PM
I would have watched it...but ya...CSN...
- September 17, 2013 at 4:23 AM
I watched it on CSN Houston in Las Vegas on DIRECTV!! Which confuses me but whatever. The first month of the season I was forced to watch the opposing team's feed but then one magical day in May, CSN Houston popped up and has never left. Yea Me!!
- September 17, 2013 at 11:24 AM
Vegas really is a magical place.
- September 17, 2013 at 12:08 PM


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James Hutson
Vice President of Finance
James Hutson joined an affiliate of the Ezra Company in the fall of 1999 as a Senior Financial Analyst. He has been involved in both project development accounting and lease review and lease administration.
He has over twelve years experience in commercial property management with a focus on managing both downtown and suburban office as well as flex and industrial properties. Most of this experience has been for institutional third party investors. His responsibilities have included financial reporting, short and long term cash flow projections, annual budgeting and long range capital improvement forecasting. He has been involved in numerous property transitions performing lease analysis and property assessments, the coordination of environmental and engineer audits, the correction of deferred maintenance, and the addressing of outstanding tenant issues for new ownerships. He has prepared business plans to stabilize properties and increase occupancies and assisted in the marketing and due diligence process for buyers and sellers. He also has experience in the contracting and supervision of tenant renovation work and building renovations.
Mr. Hutson holds the BOMA designation of Real Property Administrator. He has a Bachelor of Science in Business from Frostburg State University and a Masters of Science in Real Estate from The Johns Hopkins University with a concentration in Institutional Real Estate Investment. In addition, he was commissioned as second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps upon graduation from college and served four years active duty from 1983 to 1987 as a logistics officer. Upon leaving active duty, Mr Hutson continued to serve in the Marine Corps reserve and retired in 2004 as lieutenant colonel.


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Research guides are available for the resources held at Durham University Archives and Special Collections. These include:
- Brief guide to Durham University Library Special Collections
- Brief guide to family and local history resources at Durham University Library Special Collections
- Medieval manuscript books in Durham University Library
- Tracing property in the Durham Halmote Court Records
- Tracing information on Durham clergy
- Tracing information on Durham churches
- Tracing information on properties within Durham Cathedral estates
- Tracing information on Durham parsonage houses
Durham Cathedral Muniments: a selection of medieval documents Images of the many types of medieval documents among the archives of Durham Cathedral, with some transcripts.
Medieval seals among the Durham Cathedral Muniments.


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The Stanneylands hotel in Wilmslow has now reopened its doors following a £1.7m renovation under its new ownership as part of The Mere brand of hotels.
The new-look property has also dropped the 'hotel' from its name in a bid to emphasise its new focus as a dining and drinking destination.
The 55-bedroom hotel was purchased by Mark Blower and Gary Corbett, owners of The Mere Golf Resort and Spa in a £4.15m deal in January 2016.
Now the property has reopened following a four-month refurbishment and brought a 'classic British countryside' style to the historic mansion house.
There has been a major revamp of the hotel's food and drink offering, with the casual all-day dining Tap and Pantry bar and restaurant with eclectic furnishings, while The Grill Room offers a more classic dining experience.
Three new al fresco drinking and dining terraces have also been created in the hotel's extensive grounds.
Head chef Bob Eggington has created a modern British menu to appeal to both visitors and locals, who can choose to dine in either setting.
Brand director Gaynor Black said bringing the venue back to life has been a labour of love for the owners.
"Our directors' vision was to reinvent it, reimagine it and bring it back up to date and give it back to the local community. It is very much a classic British country house feel."
There are event rooms on the ground floor where wedding ceremonies can be held, while the main wedding suite, suitable for up to 120 guests, is on the first floor.


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Iraqi lawmakers press Iran to end support for militias
BAGHDAD — In an unusual initiative, five Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday presented intelligence photos and other evidence to the Iranian government that Tehran is arming and training Shiite Muslim militias in Iraq, and they demanded that it stop, senior Iraqi government officials said.
U.S. officials hailed the meeting at the Iranian foreign ministry as a sign that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's Shiite-led government was standing up to Iran, its powerful Shiite neighbor. The American military says Iran is the key sponsor of militias battling U.S. and Iraqi troops.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Iraqi government is forcing the Iranians to make a choice: "Do they want to work with the government of Iraq or are they going to subvert the government of Iraq?"
The Pentagon accuses Iran of supporting the Mahdi Army, the militia of hardline cleric Muqtada al Sadr, who has urged his followers to work to end the American occupation of Iraq. Maliki launched an offensive against Shiite militias in the southern port city of Basra in March. Iran's point man for Iraq, Gen. Qassem Suleimani, intervened to reduce the violence, but clashes have escalated in Baghdad between Sadr supporters and Iraqi security forces backed by the U.S. military.
U.S. troops have been drawn into those clashes, engaging in brutal street combat in recent days in Baghdad's Sadr City slum. Militants have ambushed Army soldiers, peppered their outposts with gunfire and fired grenades at Iraqi checkpoints.
The Pentagon blamed attacks by Iranian-armed Shiite militants for a sharp increase in U.S. military casualties in April. Fifty-one soldiers were killed in Iraq in April, the deadliest month since September, according to icasualties.org, an independent Web site that tracks military fatalities.
Another U.S. soldier died Thursday when a car bomb targeted a U.S. military convoy in central Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Eight other people were killed and 23 were injured, including two U.S. soldiers, according to the Iraqi police.
Elsewhere in Iraq, two suicide bombers blew themselves up amid a wedding procession east of Baqouba, police said. Thirty-six people were killed and 72 were injured, including many women and children.
Iraqi officials said that the five lawmakers went to Iran carrying documents, photographs and other materials gathered by Iraqi security forces and intelligence agencies. Iran has repeatedly denied charges that it's arming militias in Iraq.
"It was their mission to explain the reality in Iraq, and explain why the prime minister and security forces are targeting the Mahdi Army," said Reda Jawad Taqi, a Shiite lawmaker and member of Maliki's United Iraqi Alliance political bloc.
"The government wants to end this story of Muqtada al Sadr and the Mahdi Army."
Taqi and other officials said that the delegation was instructed not to negotiate with Iranian officials or to meet with Sadr, who's thought to be in Iran — just to present evidence and urge a stop to Iranian involvement.
Maliki has ordered all militias to surrender their weapons, a demand that Sadr has rejected. At a news conference on Wednesday, Maliki sounded a tough note.
"The government will continue its effort to disarm by force and make the gangs submit to the law," Maliki said.
(Nancy A. Youssef in Fort Bliss, Texas, and special correspondent Sahar Issa in Baghdad contributed.)


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Board members appointed at TMH board of trustees meeting Thursday
At The Memorial Hospital at Craig's regular meeting of the Board of Trustees last Thursday:
— The board welcomed interim CEO Joyce Hein to her first official meeting.
— The board welcomed newly appointed trustee Alman Nicodemus. The board also expressed appreciation for Forrest Luke's interest in staying on the board and congratulated him on his reappointment.
— The board elected new officers. Don Cook was elected Chairman, Forrest Luke was elected Chair-elect and Todd Jourgensen was elected Secretary/Treasurer.
— Board members were appointed to committees.
o Credentials – Alman Nicodemus, Liaison; Gary Ellgen, Alternate
o Finance – Todd Jourgensen, Chair; Tinneal Gerber, Alternate
o Joint Conference – Gary Ellgen, Chair; Todd Jourgensen, Alternate
o Quality – Todd Jourgensen, Chair; Don Myers, Alternate
o TMH Foundation – Alman Nicodemus, Liaison; Todd Jourgensen, Alternate
o Medical Staff Liaison – Gary Ellgen; Don Cook, Alternate
o Medical Staff Development – Forrest Luke; Tinneal Gerber
o Board Development – Don Cook; Forrest Luke
— Official places for meeting notification were approved: TMH website, front foyer of TMH and the Moffat County Courthouse.
— Hein presented an end-of-year update to the 2012 strategic plan.
— Beka Warren presented the annual infection control report. TMH's acquired infection rate is 0.99 percent, meaning about one in every 100 patients acquire an infection while at the hospital. The average infection rate for Critical Access hospitals is between three and four percent.
— Angela Smith, director of executive recruitment provided information about the CEO recruitment process. Smith estimated the search would take roughly four – six months.
Where and when to attend Moffat County Memorial Day ceremonies
As the United States honors the many individuals who have made the ultimate sacrifice this Memorial Day, multiple ceremonies in Moffat County will pay tribute as part of the holiday.


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Q. How is the new Excel Sumlfs different from SumIf?
A. SumIfs is configured almost completely in reverse from a SumIf. A SumIf begins with what range to examine, then by what criteria to examine it and concludes with what range to sum (if it's different from the first range). SumIfs starts with the range to sum and then, in pairs, a range to examine and criteria to examine it by. You can have multiple pairs of these in a SumIfs. A SumIf can only have one.
Here is a sample of each one. The first one creates a sum with the values in B2:B9, but only if the corresponding value in A2:A9 is equal to "Red." The second one creates a sum with the values in B2:B9 if the values in A2:A9 are "Red" and if the value itself is over 10.
Q. I'm getting unpredictable results in a formula. How do I "dissect" a formula to troubleshoot?
A. Several great tools are available in Excel to reverse engineer formulas. Some can be found in the Formulas tab in the Formula Auditing group. Let's look at Trace Precedents.
Clicking Trace Precedents while in a cell with a formula will draw arrows that point to cells being used, if they are on the same worksheet. If they are on a different worksheet in a different workbook, Trace Precedents will draw a dashed arrow pointing to an icon, indicating cell references that are not on this worksheet. If you double-click the arrowhead or the dashed line, it will bring up the Go To dialog box, which lists all the "foreign" cell references. Select the one you want to trace, and click OK to navigate there. Clicking Remove Arrows in the same Formula Auditing group should return it to a normal look.


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- Despite her hip dysplasia Hana can easily get under the coffee table when it is nap time.
from Colorado loves his motorcycle.
from Waipahu is full of energy.
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- After returning home from her spay appointment Rosie seemed to be saying - What happened? The last thing I remember is begging for breakfast!


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|L-R: Jason Cruz and Jason Edward Cook in DROP DEAD PERFECT. Photo by John Quilty.
Drop Dead Perfect by Erasmus Fenn (whomever he might be) received rave reviews and played to sold-out audiences last year, prompting its current return to Theatre at St. Clements on West 46th Street in midtown Manhattan. In its present incarnation, it features the same zany cast: Everett Quinton (in drag) as the wealthy and mentally unbalanced Idris Seabright; Jason Edward Cook (also in drag) as Vivien, Idris' physically handicapped ward who is an aspiring sculptress; Jason Cruz as Ricardo, a mysterious Cuban stranger; and Timothy C. Goodwin who does double duty as Phineas Fenn (Idris' lawyer) and as Phineas' son (the play's narrator).
Idris is taken to writing and re-writing her will (which appears to be Phineas Fenn's main function) and to sketching stilllifes – which requires that her subjects really be still - even if that entails freezing her goldfish, waxing her apples, or killing and stuffing her dog. She becomes especially deranged when Vivien announces her intention to leave Idris' home and go to Greenwich Village to pursue an artistic career. The arrival of Ricardo, who bears a striking resemblance to Idris' former lover, and who is not above dallying with the affections of both Idris and Vivien, complicates matters still further.
The play is clearly intended as a star turn for Everett Quinton who does what he does and does it very well (though some might question why he bothers to do it in the first place). But without detracting from Mr. Quinton's performance, I must say that, much to my own surprise, I was far more impressed by Jason Edward Cook's extraordinary dance performance.
Joe Brancato, the play's director, has described the play as "a madcap romp that celebrates and satirizes movie melodramas, with a nod to both Alfred Hitchcock and Carol Burnett" and the play's press release emphasizes that it is "laced with double-entendres and homages to 1950s television and Hollywood melodramas" and only is "recommended for those who possess a slightly twisted sense of humor and appreciation of slapstick TV comedies such as I Love Lucy and camp horror such as Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte."
I won't disagree and, if you fall into that category ("those who possess a slightly twisted sense of humor and appreciation of slapstick TV comedies such as I Love Lucy and camp horror"), then this production might be right up your alley. But if not, you may be disappointed, finding that the show's double entendres, sophomoric ethnic humor, penis jokes, and persistent satirization of Lucille Ball really are more puerile than clever.


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The Kid
John Rogers
Kevin Lewis never had a chance. Growing up on a poverty-stricken Council estate in London, beaten and starved by his parents, bullied at school and ultimately abandoned by social services, his life was never his own.
Even after he was put into care, he found himself on the streets caught up in a criminal underworld that knew him as 'The Kid'.
Yet Kevin survived to make a better life for himself. This is his heartbreaking and inspiring true story.
- Year
- 2010
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 100 mins
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
- Nick Moran
- Producer
- Stephen May, Kevin Lewis, Gary Smith
- Co-Producer
- Stephen May, Kevin Lewis, Gary Smith
- Editor
- Trevor Waite
- Screenwriter
- Kevin Lewis, Nick Moran, Mark Thomas
- Director of Photography
- Peter Wignall
- Production Designer
- Russell D'Rozario
- Sound
- Simon Okin
- Music
- Iian Eshkeri
- Principal Cast
- Rupert Friend, Natasha McElhone, Ioan Gruffudd, Jodie Whittaker, Augustus Prew, David O' Hara
Please let us know if we need to make any amendments to this Film entry mailing us directly at
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According to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers study, 72% of US corporate boards are willing to reconsider executive compensation if shareholders vote against "say-on-pay" resolutions, advisory votes on executive pay required by provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Whether or not your board includes itself in that majority, it's clear that the say-on-pay rules are shaping the way corporate boards interact with shareholders and will continue to do so for years to come.
In advance of the 2012 proxy season, five takeaways on say-on-pay, from lawyers and law firms on JD Supra:
– Shareholders generally approve management compensation plans:
"During the 2011 proxy season, only forty companies [out of more than 2000] failed to achieve majority shareholder support for mandatory Dodd-Frank Say-on-Pay resolutions." (From Dodd-Frank One Year Later: The Public Company Executive Compensation, Governance and Disclosure Provisions by Morrison & Foerster LLP)
– Shareholders prefer to vote on management compensation every year:
"Annual voting on say-on-pay was the top choice by stockholders for 81% of public companies … even in the face of management recommendations of triennial votes." (From The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: A Review of the 2011 Proxy Season and a Look Forward to 2012 by Venable LLP)
– Shareholders don't like being ignored (especially when boards give themselves undeserved raises):
"The facts alleged in the complaints follow a common pattern: (i) a corporation adopts a "pay-for-performance" philosophy or guidelines; (ii) the corporation experiences a decrease in financial performance; (iii) the board of directors and the compensation consultant both recommend an increase in executive compensation despite the decrease in financial performance; (iv) the shareholders deliver a negative vote on "say-on-pay"; and (v) the board of directors nonetheless approves or fails to rescind, alter or amend its recommendation for increased executive compensation." (From Defending Against Shareholder "Say-On-Pay" Suits by Dechert LLP)
– Breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits have a high hurdle to overcome:
"In viewing the decision of a Georgia court that interpreted Delaware law, the key lessons appear to be (1) a negative Say-on-Pay Vote does not suggest that there is a per se violation of fiduciary duties; and (2) fiduciary duties do not require boards to revisit prior compensation decisions based on a negative Say-on-Pay Vote." (From Georgia Court: Adverse Shareholder Say-on-Pay Vote, Without More, Does Not Invalidate or Require Rescission of Compensation Decisions Made by Directors of Delaware Corporations by Duane Morris LLP)
– The rulemaking continues to evolve:
"On July 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance issued new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) on executive compensation disclosure and reporting with respect to the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation (i.e., 'say on pay')." (From SEC Issues New Interpretations Related to Executive Compensation and Say-on-Pay Reporting by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP)
Related Commentary and Analysis
- Without Knowing The Reasons, Issuers Can't Take Account Of Say-on-Pay Votes (Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP)
- ISS Survey on Current Governmental and Compensation Policy Issues (Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP)
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I got wind of a recent study by the department of education through the New York Times. The headline, which seems designed to grab an educator's attention, reads: "Learning Online May be Better," and the article details findings that "on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction."
A press release at the Department of Education includes more useful background:
"A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified over 1,000 empirical studies of online learning. Of these, 46 met the high bar for quality that was required for the studies to be included in the analysis. The meta analysis showed that "blended" instruction – combining elements of online and face-to-face instruction – had a larger advantage relative to purely face to face instruction or instruction conducted wholly online. The analysis also showed that the instruction conducted wholly on line was more effective in improving student achievement than the purely face to face instruction. In addition, the report noted that the blended conditions often included additional learning time and instructional elements not received by students in control conditions."
I've been teaching a hybrid online and in-person course on emerging technologies and an all-online course on Internet fundamentals for a few semesters. I am pleased to see this study and the reported results. Anecdotally, I agree with the findings that the hybrid method--a course that meets face to face with an online component--seems to be a student favorite.
Since I started teaching at Dominican, I've been requiring students to blog, aggregate RSS, explore Facebook, try out Twitter, and engage in many other Web 2.0 interactions. Recently, I heard from a former student, who proclaimed that "Most of the LIS students I keep in touch with I've met in your classes, and it's all because of social networking websites."
At other LIS schools, I've seen similar courses or use of the tools spread out across the curriculum either in the hybrid or online model. This can be beneficial--technology should not be just for a technology class but present in the core courses and beyond, woven throughout the students' learning objectives and deliverables. I would be greatly disheartened if someone graduated from a library school in 2009 without knowledge of and the ability to use emerging technologies.
Another benefit outlined in the New York Times article is that it seems like online courses are inherently student-centered:
"The real promise of online education, experts say, is providing learning experiences that are tailored more to individual students than is possible in classrooms. That enables more 'learning by doing,' which many students find more engaging and useful."
If anything, library education should be based on an understanding of the foundations of our profession with a huge serving of "learning by doing." That's why I turn my students loose to explore--to PLAY--as much as possible.
An endorsement of open source technology appears in the form of a quote from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in the DOE press release:
"This new report reinforces that effective teachers need to incorporate digital content into everyday classes and consider open-source learning management systems, which have proven cost effective in school districts and colleges nationwide."
Educators, librarians and administrators should be looking very closely at Drupal and Moodle, among others, and factoring their potential in to long range plans for expenditures on costly, proprietary learning management systems. Would open source alternatives provide savings?
So with all of this in mind for this semester, we're beginning another experiment - recent Dominican grad Kyle Jones spent some time working with me this summer. He has updated my Wordpress MU classes site with the BuddyPress system, enabling a social network for my students and for me. We can share, interact, and get to know each other online. Already, some of my students are building their profiles and friending each other. Because I'll be in Australia for a good part of the semester, it makes sense to connect to the students and connect the students with each other as effectively as possible. No, this system isn't hidden behind a password protected firewall or inside a proprietary super-costly system. Take a look - it's here:
Our future librarians and information professionals probably won't be working inside a closed-off network; they'll be writing, interacting and engaging online with users, faculty and constituents of all kinds. This, I hope, will be a useful way to prepare them to be 21st century librarians.
I'm sure the DOE study will be discussed at faculty meetings and in academic libraries around the country in the coming weeks, as well as in schools. Where do you fall on the continuum of online vs face to face? Have you taken online courses? What was your LIS program or other degree program like? What worked? What didn't? What new and emerging technologies do you use for instruction? What's the next step? Could I ask any more questions? :-)
Stay tuned. We'll be reporting on this again. Happy New School year to all who are going back or those starting for the first time! Happy School Year to all the faculty, librarians and support staff who enable and engage with our students.
Additional information:
Kyle wrote a companion post at TTW: http://tametheweb.com/2009/08/31/piloting-buddypress-as-a-lms/
Read the New York Times article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/technology/24bits-002.html
Read about the Department of Education study here: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/06/06262009.html


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This week, Scott Thompson at CHML asks about my ol' pal Regis Philbin. Why is he leaving Live? Who is going to replace him? Will daytime TV ever be the same?
I put in a request to interview Philbin last July when I was in New York but the word back was he felt it was too early then to talk about his departure. I'm not sure he ever wants to talk about it. At 80, you'd think he would be ready to retire and he hinted a few years back at press tour that he wanted to slow down, especially around the time he was doing double duty on America's Got Talent. The bi-coastal commute was killing him, one reason he only did the first season of that series. After all, as he often says, "I'm only one man!"
|Reege greets his successor. "I have to get up when?"
Philbin has survived heart and hip surgery and, really, why push it? Still, he lives across the street from his studio on Central Park West. He's just as peppery as ever and he's still got it as a broadcaster. Checking in in recent weeks, he seems as Reege as ever. He will be missed when he signs off for good Nov. 18.
Still, it's time. Even Lloyd Robertson has hung 'em up. Larry King, Andy Rooney, both gone. No more of those Barbara Walters specials. John Madden long ago parked his bus.
Jerry Seinfeld has been announced as a guest host when Reege departs but there's no word yet who will be Kelly Ripa's permanent new partner. Big shoes to fill, but at least Philbin will have more time now for those Letterman appearances.
My out of nowhere nominee to sit next to Ripa: Arsenio Hall. Hey, if Rosie O'Donnell can make a comeback, why not Arsenio? He hinted he was itching to get back in the game last summer at press tour. Kinda makes you go, "Hmmmm."
Scott also asks about the stupid Kardashians and I don't even care enough about them to check and see if I've spelled their name right. You can listen in here.


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Oklahoma made headlines for all the wrong reasons on Friday, so it's only fair we give the Sooners props for three linemen who made the day for one 16-year-old girl.
Hayle Savage has spina bifida, a birth defect in her spine, and has to use a wheelchair to get around. For the past three weeks, she's been at The Children's Center in Bethany, OK, because of a leg infection and she will likely remain there for another six weeks. As a result, she's going to miss her high school prom.
But the center puts on a prom of its own where Savage was met by her date for the evening: OU linemen Bronson Irwin.
From the story:
She has heard a rumor that University of Oklahoma football players are going to stop by, but she doesn't know until she's waiting to enter the dance that offensive lineman Bronson Irwin will be her date.
The Sooners are her favorite team, and as Irwin steps beside her wheelchair to escort her down the red carpet, the grin across her face is bigger than it's been all day.
During their first dance, Hayle's cheeks turn bright pink as she holds hands with the athlete who is twice her size.
A few dances later, linemen Gabe Ikard and John-Phillip Hughes join Hayle and Irwin and show her how to do "The Twist."
You can read the entire story HERE from the Oklahoman with an accompanying video. Well done, gentlemen.


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Hi, my name's Craig Hood (as you might have already guessed). I was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland in 1963, but I spent the first 25 years of my life in Rosyth.
I built, and look after this website,
The Shapists website
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Aidan Bremner's website
(Ewen Bremner from trainspotting's dad).
I also built Jill Bryson from Strawberry switchblade's
Here's me growing up and down.
I stayed in London for a couple of years then back to Dunfermline, I went to Dunkeld for a weeks holiday in November 2002 and fell in love with the place. I ended up staying there for about two years.
On the 9th/Sep/2004 I headed off in a campervan to europe, after a year and a half "living my dream" of making a living by playing music I am currently back in sunny Scotland.
This is me heading off on the ferry.
Here is a photo of my family taken at my sisters wedding at Aberdour castle in July 2005.
Left to right : My brother Gary, my niece Kayleigh, Kayleighs mum Lorraine, my Dad Ian, my sister Karen, my niece Heidi, my brother in law Neil, my Mum Lorna and me.
And me again at the wedding.
Some favourite films: Amelie (And other Jean-Pierre Jeunet films), Me and you and everyone we know (Miranda July), No country for old men, Raising Arizona (And other Coen brothers films)
Happy go lucky, Nuts in May (And other Mike Leigh films). Taken, Eagle vs shark, Office Space, Ghost world, Cape fear (1991), Scott Pilgrim vs the world.
Here are some photos of me over the years.
June 2003
Favourite comedy series: Spaced by Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson.
With "Shepey" around the 90s maybe.
Some favourite bands/musicians : David Bowie, David Byrne, David Gates, Strawberry Switchblade, Cocteau Twins,
Joanna Newsom, Devon Sproule, Zero 7, Matthews Southern Comfort.
And reluctantly with my hair down.
Maybe around the early 90s.
At pontins Prestatyn during my new romantic phase 1984ish.
Another photo from pontins.
Favourite guitarist : Stochelo Rosenberg. Favourite drummer : Yogi Horton.
Around 1980ish.
With my brother.
At Camdean primary school.
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When we talk about kitchen pantry cabinets, then we will talk about one important item that will help us in organizing various foodstuffs and other kitchen items. As we know, the cabinet is placed in the kitchen had to endure a lot of things including the weather conditions were changing so it would be very important for us to get kitchen pantry cabinets with high quality. Yup, this is very important to note that we did not get disappointments in the future.
The high quality of an item is going to make us spend more money, but with the durability and strength that can be relied upon for long periods of time, it will be worth it. One type of material that has high strength is wood. This is one type of material that is popular among many homeowners because it comes with a variety of designs, styles, sizes, and types of wood which may be obtained according to the needs.
Some types of wood used for the manufacture of kitchen cabinets pantry including cherry, oak, maple, pine, to mahogany. Get to know each character of the wood type to get pantry cabinet in accordance with needs. Note also the amount of budget that we have before deciding to buy because it will greatly affect the type of wood and its quality. In addition to considering the material type of pantry cabinet, be sure also to pay attention to the features offered. As is known, there are many options pantry cabinet features offered out there that can be tailored to the needs of each. To choose rightly, make sure we know what we are going to save it there, how are we going to save, and more.
By considering all of that, then this will help narrow the search area for a pantry cabinet that we want. When we do a search for the design and style of the kitchen pantry cabinets through a number of sources such as magazines, catalogs, or the Internet, then we will find a diverse selection.
(1) Be sure to get kitchen pantry cabinets with size adjusted to the room and consider the needs. Before deciding to build or acquire pantry cabinet, first take the measurement accurately.
(2) Adjust the design and style of cabinet pantry with applied decorations in the kitchen in order to bring an atmosphere of chic and charming. In addition to getting stock kitchen pantry cabinet, we can also create your own cabinet, of course by relying on the trade of carpentry that we have. If we have the old cabinet that has been worn but still strong and robust, we can choose to do refacing.
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The transformation of talent management through analytics will be one of the most important trends for HR leaders in 2016, according to a new research report.
It analysed a number of trends that are impacting HR and suggested that HR take a step back and focus on where it can have the most business impact.
"2016 is shaping up to be one of the most disruptive years on record," said Aaron McEwan, senior director and advisory leader of the HR practice for CEB, which released the report.
"Whether it's the imminent death of performance reviews, the latest fad in work-life balance policies, the rise of predictive analytics or the changing role of the CHRO, there's no shortage of predictions about the kinds of challenges HR will face and strategies HR should consider for 2016."
The report, What's Next for HR in 2016? 11 Trends from HR Leaders, took in 350 heads of HR from organisations globally to assess their priorities and expected challenges in 2016, and said there were four notable trends of important for HR leaders.
1. Analytic transformation of talent
Despite the enormous promise of increased data availability, the report said increased analytics availability doesn't necessarily equate to effective analytics use.
Only 5 per cent of organisations said they are effective at tracking and using talent analytics, according to the report, which found that 12 per cent of organisations have used predictive analytics for talent decision making while 49 per cent plan to do so in the near future.
A further two-thirds of organisations have (or are considering) establishing an analytics centre of excellence, while 89 per cent have or are considering increasing the ability of HR business partners (HRBPs) to self-serve HR metrics and information.
"HIPO program managers need to understand how their HIPOs compare to their competitors' rather than relying on internal evaluations alone"
However, less than one-half of line leaders believe that their HRBPs are effective at applying talent and business data to support decision making, and instead of relying on a few individuals for analytics expertise, the best organisations develop analytics skills and accountability across all HR staff.
A further 58 per cent of HR leaders said high-potential and future leader identification needed the most improvement when it came to HR analytics.
"The global marketplace is more competitive than ever. Today's HIPO program managers need to understand how their HIPOs compare to their competitors' rather than relying on internal evaluations alone," the report said.
"Without understanding how your talent compares to best-in-class peers', you risk developing your talent ineffectively, focusing on the wrong skills for the market challenges you face."
2. The collaborative enterprise
Work has become increasingly horizontal, yet HR technology, capabilities, and workflows are still designed to support vertical organisations, and the report said there are three important elements HR should potentially consider in this trend.
The first is performance management systems, as only 4 per cent of HR leaders feel they are effective at accurately assessing employee performance.
However, the report advised that simplification shouldn't be the end goal of performance management redesign, and HR should ask questions about how to revamp the review process to actually drive performance, and not just to record past performance.
"The benefit doesn't come from adding more formal talent interventions to the business's agenda"
Similarly, many organisations are thinking about planning more talent conversations to keep up with change.
"More frequent conversations about talent can help HR and the organisation more proactively address talent challenges and adapt to changing business and employee needs," the report said.
"However, the benefit doesn't come from adding more formal talent interventions to the business's agenda (eg, more performance reviews), but instead from finding ways to introduce briefer, informal discussions about talent in business processes and daily interactions."
3. Workforce of the future
A third notable trend for HR leaders is developing the workforce of the future, with more diversity, different career paths and other employment offerings that appeal to the needs of top talent.
The report found that more than 60 per cent of HIPOs are dissatisfied with their development experiences, and two-thirds of organisations will face an internal skill shortage in the next three to five years.
In response, 76 per cent looking to internal rotations (eg, to another business unit, function or role) in 2016, along with mentoring (76 per cent) and executive leadership/coaching (72 per cent) to help develop HIPO talent.
"The best organisations assemble diverse change teams as needed and adjust their composition over time to ensure that the right skills are deployed to each change initiative"
Another factor in the future of the workforce is an organisation's ability to adapt, and the report found that only 21 per cent of organisation are able to initiate change as soon as they need arises, and 62 per cent of organisations have or are considering establishing a change management centre of expertise.
However, CEB observed that establishing a dedicated change team does not significantly affect the probability of change success due to expense, narrow specialisation, and fixed capacity.
"Instead, the best organisations assemble diverse change teams as needed and adjust their composition over time to ensure that the right skills are deployed to each change initiative, and that HR has the capacity to lead multiple, overlapping change projects," the report said.
4. Next generation functional effectiveness
Traditional HR models are struggling with change, and the report suggested that business acumen is the number one skill that heads of HR need to develop in 2016 in order to succeed.
"A CHRO's effectiveness as a strategic partner is compromised when his or her strategic planning process does not identify, explore, and translate business strategy into HR strategy," the report said.
"To create effective and lasting HR strategic plans, CHROs must understand business needs by interacting more with other leaders and developing strong professional relationships, and demonstrate how HR can be a strategic partner by translating the business's needs into HR solutions."
"CHROs have a dual relationship with C-level executives"
The report also noted that CHROs aren't just HR leaders anymore, and found that 71 per cent of HR leaders are spending more time on business issues not related to HR or talent, and a further 70 per cent are spending more time participating in business projects in a leadership capacity.
"CHROs have a dual relationship with C-level executives. First, they are peer business leaders, working side by side on strategic and board-level priorities," the report said.
"Second, CHROs are peer coaches, guiding new-to-role corporate officers through difficult transitions and performance challenges.
"So CHROs must excel at enterprise leadership and continually share new ideas, tools, and processes to accelerate their peers' performance."
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Yarmouth 8.b
Artist: Grose, Francis
Medium: Ink on paper
Date: 1775
A view of the George Inn at Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight by Francis Grose. This 17th century house still stands today on the Quayside as the George Hotel. Francis Grose (1731-1791) was an English Antiquary and a retired captain of the British Army. He travelled through the British Isles compiling books on the countries' antiquities and became known for his 'The Antiquities of England and Wales' which was published in 1772-76 in which he included many views. This picture of the George Inn is probably a preparatory drawing for this book.


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On the Windows 8 operating system, when the SAS® Deployment Wizard attempts to install .NET Framework 3.5 during the Stage 1: System Requirements phase, a failure might occur.
Note: For a similar issue that occurs on Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise, and Windows 2012 Server systems, see SAS Note 48410: "Attempts to enable .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2012 fail."
In some SAS Deployment Wizard dialog boxes, a red circle with a white X appears, as shown below:
In addition, the following error message appears in the sdw.log for the SAS Deployment Wizard:
Note: Microsoft introduced Windows 8 for the consumer market. As such, it does not include the Group Policy functionality, so the fix in SAS Note 48410 does not work on this system.


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Damn you Tiny David Caruso!
Puppy Abduction
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James Franco Tapped to Play Ani Difranco
Actor James Franco has signed on to play singer/songwriter Ani Difranco her upcoming biopic, "Just One Big Slice: The Ani Difranco Story," which will begin shooting next week in Saigon. Franco's agent said the actor was ecstatic over the chance to represent the singer and feminist icon on the big screen.
When asked about the selection of James Franco, the film's Director Brian Singer said he chose the star because "his name is close to Difranco." However, he wasn't Singer's first choice. The director's ideal choice was Ani Difranco but producers thought she was back into girls and they thought that represented a negative side to her ouvre. Franco was already in character last week at the EPK shoot (see below).
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Random House Announces New Character Drama
The economy may be down, but America's publishing mavens Random House have just purchased the rights to the insider lauded and commercially viable dramatic manuscript of the year, "NO MORE JOKES – the final decline of Steve Martin" from author and philanthropist Matt Christopher.
The book's logline as quoted from Random House's press release: In a sad turn of events, Steve Martin (who hasn't aged in years) falls into the habit of aging very quickly. In the final week of his life, The laughs have run out, and Steve Martin isn't going to make it out alive.
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Prince Paula Abdul
Did you hear about the stalker who killed herself in front of Paula Abdul's house? WE DID. Now, everyone can thank her because, upon reading that story, I realized two things:
1. That chick (the stalker) had nice tits.
2. Paula Abdul looks like Prince!
Maybe you can see it from this picture:
I know you can probably see it already. But we live in an age of "modern" technology. So, I give you… The artist currently known as PRINCE PAULA ADBUL, the ultimate artist. It's like Prince on more pills!
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Obama Campaigns in Ohio and Pennsylvania and Other places – Answers the HARD Questions
AP reporting – Joe the Plumber is crapping around, not paying taxes, living life… John McCain is spouting nonsense and not making any sense about what his policies are, why he believes in the war and why he doesn't thinks that a tax-cut for 95% of the population is dispicable… Sarah Palin is showing up on Saturday Night Live like she's avril lavigne (also Canadian)…
See what I mean? See above, okay?
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The Red Sox of Orange County
Red Sox Catcher Jason Varitek looks like a beefed-up Slade Smiley (from Real Housewives of Orange County). It's not opinion. It's SCIENCE. I'll prove it. Here is Jason Varitek:
Here is Slade Smiley (BTW he's kind of a fag):
These pictures aren't the best examples. They really have similar bone structures in the face. The only difference is that Varitek's face is much thicker. I think that's because Slade probably purges. But, just to prove my case. Imagine Jason Varitek purged too. Would he look like THIS:
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Dirty Computer … this synesthetic venture through the ArchAndroid's akashic record, despite any and all attempts at erasure, remains an impenetrable audio-visualized experience of the rogue post-robotic mediatrix's life lived … to the fullest extralegal extent of natural order.
This record, feels like excavation, reveals by vivisection, and establishes through manifest reverie, Monáe's living mnemonic museum… Black Girl Magic meets Read-Only Memory, CD-ROM in the age of socio-culture-dot-com.
The defining characteristic of the ROM format, is that very read-only capability ("Computers can read—but not write to or erase—CD-ROMs"); here, we have the noir valkyrie read-only memory in 1080p display: transferring data of the self-appointed dirty computer's voyages through deserted planes of the marginalized fringe, the periphery lingering on those outskirts of the mainframe, where exiled liberation lives.
The defining characteristic of this record is the dirt; that feature beyond the bug – infiltration of organic matter, pre-modern human civilization – is the very same earth which cultivated those origin roots from which these rhythms now flow…
We all come from the dirt. I also see us as computers. We're downloading, uploading things in our brains, in our hearts, and some of the things that make us unique can be seen as these bugs, and these viruses. And for me, I see all my bugs and viruses as features, as attributes.
… to glitch the matrix – manufactured systems and silicon structures, rewiring human anatomy in the name of "efficiency," giving precedent to that which is programmed to function through synthetics void of soul.
They started calling us computers. People began vanishing, and the cleaning began; you were dirty if you looked different; you were dirty if you refused to live the way they dictated; you were dirty if you showed any form of opposition at all … and if you were dirty, it was only a matter of time …
Here, we are given invitation, insight, and initiation into the present emergence of homo luminous amid its signature ascent… projected illumination by way of necessary collapse, and subsequent elevation… that dirt to glitch the system, and define inherent divine, of those who are deemed different, marvelous misfits who exist boldly beyond false authority's established confines. The organic matter manifest magic in highly-melanated vessels of starseeds navigating their native cosmic grid, in the face of silicon artifice.
The Reckoning
The first four songs are the reckoning; realizing what you mean to this society.
Jane's introduction feels like genomic genesis; evoking a necessary balance between the lyrical syntax's sobering disclosure, virtually fated in its penance before inevitable sterilization, and tonal sentiment's simultaneous resilience, sparking reminiscent revival of pre-anesthetic close encounters of the digital world's loam tribe.


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Cherry Bomb, Traditional
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Place all 6 8oz jars of cherries (drained), mixed with EVERCLEAR into sealable cannister for approx. 2 and half months, serve by the shot. To drown out flavor of everclear, put one cherry in shot glass, and fill with sprite or 7up. Take cherry and soda into mouth at same time, chew cherry, and swallow all together. Enjoy!!
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Upgrade Tips That Will Make Your Home Better and More Valuable.
With time, things become drab and it is hard to notice especially because we see them daily. Restoring the great appeal and increasing the value are two things that a make-over will take care of. With a little help there are a number of ways that you can make your home look elegant, and most of which you can do yourself without having to spend a lot on it.
You will not believe the kind of difference that a deep cleaning can do. To get off the grime that has gradually formed and behind everything, you will need a team of professionals that are trained and with the resources to do that. When everything is clean, you will be able to see the things that need replacement and repairs, not to mention the fact that the place will be easy to maintain. While you are at it, remember the yard and the curb, because this is what the people see first when they walk into the place. The lawn is an important part of the outside appeal, and this, therefore, means that you should consider one if you do not have.
The windows, sidings and the doors are the other parts that will need a makeover. Power washing the siding and removing all the debris as this will help you see the condition of the place clearly and repair or replace what need to be. Paint, cover the rust, choose the right color shade for the frames and take care of all the damages that you can see. When all is clean, go ahead and paint, cover the rust and while you are at it, choose the right color shade. When the place is clean, you can then go to the painting, that you should choose the color for wisely, and the rust covering. The sidewalks and the steps are also important. If you do not have them, it is time that you consider the stepping stones, boardwalk or the outdoor tiles, not tthenention than you can install solar lights.
The kitchen is very vital, and the countertops that you have been using to cut on things may not look so good learn more. You have a few options here, like the granite for the durability and onyx or terrazzo at this company if you are looking for luxury and more. On the cupboard and the handles, you should stain, paying and replace the old and not-so-good-looking and more info. Paint the rooms too and while you are at it remember to use white or off-white as this makes the room look bigger and cleaner, especially when you are looking to sell. On the light fixtures, you should consider cleaning the ones you have if they are good, and replacement with the more modern ones like the LED lights if you are looking to replace. The floors can actually make or break the appearance of the whole room, something that you should not overlook. When all is clean and repaired, putting in some decorations like window treatments ts is also very good idea. This will help with the odor too.


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So yesterday I was all about how my photographic submissions to Seattle Erotic Art Festival were rejected. What I did not mention at that time was that I still had a proposal sitting on their desk, for an art installation. And today we heard that
I am writing to say that we definitely want you to show your pieces at this year's festival.
Very cool news.
Well then, a bit about what the installation is to be, so you'll know what I'm talking about. First, I am working with a partner, Sonia. We call our installation, "Breathe Me", and from our proposal
BREATHE ME is an installation of hand-crafted and embellished boxes, each containing the materials of a certain erotic olfactory trigger.
I know this is going to be a fun and beautiful project, but now, my partner and I need to figure out how to pull this together in a reasonable, expedient, and creative fashion—given that we live 1,000 miles apart. I have no concerns about can-we-do-it, it's just a matter of concocting a way to do it. And I plan to be posting about that process, as it emerges and unfolds.


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Kid Gladiator
Kubark, known as Kid Gladiator, is the son of Emperor Gladiator. The young prince was sent to the planet Earth by his father to train and learn more about his powers, and enrolled in the Jean Grey School For Higher Learning. Kid Gladiator was accompanied by Warbird, who was his bodyguard. Kid Gladiator was sent to Earth as a punishment for destroying more than half of the Shi'ar royal city on Chandilar just for fun.[3]
Jean Grey School for Higher Learning
Kid Gladiator was not happy with his punishment and being forced to spend time with what he consider a primitive species. He looked down on his classmates and when he arrived he gave orders to the other students to bring him food and call himself their new imperial overlord.[3] When the school was under attack by the new Hellfire Club he said that this was his idea of a school,[4] and if every school on earth was like this he'd take back every bad word he said about the planet Earth and those who inhabit it.[5]
After the attack, the school was rebuilt and classes resumed. Kubark was present when Genesis was introduced to the students. When Kubark asked him what his power was, Evan replied that his uncle told him he can do whatever he set in his mind. Kubark told him that his uncle was an idiot. When Evan tried to ask why would he say such a thing, Kubark told him the standards of the Shi'ar academy would never admit one so weak and puny, and that if his parents were honorable they would have set him adrift on an asteroid as an infant (unaware that Evan is a clone of Apocalypse, one of the most powerful beings on earth). In a special lecture, Deathlok told the students the probabilities of their futures. Kubark's future had a 45.4% chance he would fight alongside the Avengers, and a 46.8% chance he would fight against them. He responded by saying that he would take it either way.[1]
When Blindfold predicted Exodus would attack the school, Kubark was sent to the safe rooms along with the other students and accompanied by Warbird. After Exodus proved to be too much for the teachers to handle, Rogue teleported to the safe rooms to absorb a part of Kubark's power. Warbird refused to allow her to touch him and told her she'd have to go through her to do so. Rogue responded by teleporting to him and took part of his power through a kiss on the cheek. Warbird became enraged and said she would kill her, but Kubark told her she was pardoned by royal decree.[6]
After a biology lesson inside Toad's body, Kubark was enraged for being defeated by an antibody. When the alarm was sounded, all students went to the safe rooms except for him and Broo. Kubark went to the lab and, unnoticed by the X-Men, shrunk himself and entered Kitty's body and started to fight the Brood without any second thought for Kitty's well-being. The X-Men and Warbird followed him and, after finding him, the Brood outside attacked Kitty which forced her to move, which made the X-Men lose Kubark. When the X-Men found him again, they found out that the Brood had turned him into one of them and he started to fight the X-Men. Kubark, while as a Brood, burned off half of Iceman's face which made Bobby really hit him instead of holding him. After freezing him and getting out of Kitty's body, Kubark regained control over his body and was being transferred by S.W.O.R.D. agents to turn him back to normal even though he wanted to stay in the form of a Brood, as he thought he was "unbelievably awesome" in that form.[7][8][9]
Guardian Academy
His father tried to take him back to the empire when the Phoenix was projected to come to Earth; he went after some difficulty. He eventually settled into the academy for Guardians. He quickly came to feel out of place there, however, between his sense of isolation due to being the only Strontian within its halls and his longing to be back at the school he begrudgingly missed. After a time, Kubark is allowed to participate in the war with the Builders aiding the Avengers along the way and inspiring a great many of the Academy cadets over the course of the battle. As praise for his commendable service while noting his longings as well, his father Kallark petitioned he return to the Jean Grey School. Putting on his usual bratty airs, Kid Gladiator was in truth overjoyed to be back as he presented his space adventures in a class show & tell.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Superhuman Strength: Kid Gladiator possesses tremendous physical strength, the exact limits of which are unknown but he is still at a young age so it is much weaker then his father's. Like his father, his strength level is dependent on his confidence; as such, the more confident he is, the stronger he gets. Kid Gladiator has the potential to lift somewhere far in excess of 100 tons.
Superhuman Speed: Kid Gladiator is capable of running and moving at speeds vastly greater than even the finest human athlete. While the exact limit of his speed is unknown, he is able to move considerably faster than the speed of sound, which is roughly 770 miles per hour. Kid Gladiator has the potential moving at speeds in excess of light, but due to age this will take time to develop. The level of his speed depends on his confidence.
Superhuman Stamina: Kid Gladiator possesses extraordinary physical stamina. His muscles generate considerably less fatigue toxins then the musculature of human beings or most other known beings for that matter.
Invulnerability: Kid Gladiator's bodily tissues are much tougher and far more resistant to physical injury than those of human beings. He can withstand high caliber bullets, survive in space unaided, powerful concussive blasts, falls from tremendous heights, and blows from powerful super-humans without sustaining injury. Kid Gladiator is also highly resistant to extreme temperatures, particularly intense heat. The level of his durability depends on his confidence.
Superhuman Agility: Kid Gladiator's natural balance, agility, and body coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete.
Superhuman Reflexes: Kid Gladiator's reflexes are similarly heightened and are superior to those of the finest human athlete.
Flight: By harnessing and manipulating the anti-gravitons, Kid Gladiator is able to defy gravity which enables him to fly. Kid Gladiator's flight has the potential to one day outrun a starship.
Heat Beams: Kid Gladiator is capable of firing highly concentrated beams of energy from his eyes. These beams are capable of reaching extremely high temperatures.
Microscopic Vision: Kid Gladiator possesses the ability to see extremely small objects and images beyond sub atomic level.
Super Breath: Thanks to his incredible lung capacity, Kid Gladiator is also able to draw in large amounts of air and then expel it all to create gale and hurricane force winds. He can also chill his breath to freeze targets.
Psi Resistance: Kid Gladiator like his father is capable of causing a counter-force against telepathic assaults and probes. However, telepaths of sufficient power are capable of penetrating his psionic defenses to an extent.
Kubark was seemingly a subguardian class 6 or above.[2]
Kid Gladiator is an unskilled fighter. He causes more damage then he knows.
Strength level
Kid Gladiator has the potential to achieve Class 100 superhuman strength, enabling him to lift (press) far beyond 100 tons. But this is still developing.
Kid Gladiator, like his father, is vulnerable to a certain specific wavelength of radiation. A significant portion of Kid Gladiator's powers, especially his strength, stamina, and resistance to physical injury, are affected by his level of confidence. If his confidence in himself wavers, he has been known to weaken substantially. He also has a superiority complex and a lust for violence.
Kid Gladiator carries a Shi'ar device that helps stabilize massive objects that he lifts. He may have other devices that contribute to his powers.
Flight under his own power; access to Shi'ar starships and star-gates.
Links and References
- 61 Appearances of Kubark (Earth-616)
- Minor Appearances of Kubark (Earth-616)
- Media Kubark (Earth-616) was Mentioned in
- 35 Images featuring Kubark (Earth-616)
- 2 Quotations by or about Kubark (Earth-616)
- Character Gallery: Kubark (Earth-616)
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If you're planning on selling your car you have a couple of options – you can take it to a dealer and trade it in (and some dealers will just buy it) or you can sell it to another person in a private party sale. These are pretty common and they aren't difficult, but it's still important that you know what you're doing and that you get the right paperwork completed so you won't have any problems later.
You don't want to just give the person the car – there is a title involved and there is usually a bill of sale, too. You don't have to provide a bill of sale when you transfer the title to someone else but it's a good idea because the new owner might not take the title to be transferred right away. If he or she doesn't get the title transferred and the car is involved in an accident or abandoned, you want to be able to prove to the police that you already sold the car.
You should also remove the car from your insurance as soon as it's sold to someone else so that you won't be liable if there is a problem. If the person you sold the car to crashes it into someone on the way home, for example, you don't want the other driver to try to come back on you and your insurance company. Get the buyer's driver's license information, name and address, and a phone number. You can provide that information to police or insurance if there is any problem, and the buyer will be responsible if anything goes wrong.