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All calls were responded to within the City of Hood River Sept. 9-19.
Assaults, harassment, menacing and domestic violence:
Sept. 11 — Cascade Avenue — Two Hood River residents were arrested on the charge of assault IV domestic.
Sept. 14 — Marquez Court — Officer took report of a domestic assault. One party was being treated in the emergency room and the other was unable to be located.
Sept. 14 — 12th Street — Officer responded to a report of an assault. The reporting party told dispatch a male attacked a female and bystanders were holding the male back. The female juvenile was lodged for assault II and disorderly conduct II. The male suspect was unable to be located.
Sept. 15 — Cascade Avenue — Male reported being the victim of an unprovoked assault and strangulation attack in the parking lot of a local bar. The victim also reported losing his cellphone during the attack. A female was cited and released on charges of tampering with a witness and obstructing judicial administration in connection with the case.
Controlled substance violations (non-DUII):
None reported
Disorderly conduct, mischief, criminal trespass and vandalism:
Sept. 9 — N. First Street, 100 block — Male issued a criminal trespass citation after returning to a business after being lawfully told not to by both the establishment and the police.
Sept. 9 — Wasco Loop, 200 block — Two juvenile males were charged with cranial mischief for tagging personal property. They were also charged for theft III.
Sept. 11 — Windswept Place, 2100 block — A Hood River resident reported vandalism of a property he maintains.
Driving under the influence of intoxicants:
Sept. 14 — Old Columbia River Drive at Highway 35 — A Hood River resident was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Identity theft or bank/credit card fraud:
None reported
Motor vehicle crashes, offenses and impounds:
Sept. 9 — Cascade Avenue, 3100 block — A two-car motor vehicle, non-injury crash reported.
Sept. 12 — Eighth Street at Columbia Street — Female cited and released for driving while criminally suspended.
Sept. 13 — Hood River Toll Bridge — Officer received report of an item leaving the bed of a pickup and smashing into a passing car.
Sept. 13 — Cascade Avenue at Third Street — A White Salmon male was arrested for misdemeanor driving while suspended and lodged at NORCOR.
Sept. 13 — Wasco Street, 1300 block — Officer reported backing into a flower bed rock wall.
Outstanding warrants, parole, probation or terms violations:
Sept. 13 — State Street, 300 block — A client of Hood River Community Corrections was placed in custody for a probation violation.
Sept. 14 — Cascade Avenue, 1800 block — Juvenile female arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear.
Sept. 15 — Cascade Avenue at Mt. Adams Avenue — A Lyle, Wash., resident was arrested on an outstanding probation violation warrant out of Klickitat County and lodged at NORCOR. Another Washington resident was cited for driving while suspended violation, driving uninsured and operating an unsafe motor vehicle.
Sept. 15 — Avalon Drive — A Hood River resident was contacted in regard to a possible restraining order violation.
Sept. 16 — Ninth Court — Female reported her estranged husband had violated a restraining order.
Sept. 16 — Wasco Avenue, 2700 block — A Portland, Ore., resident was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Multnomah County and lodged at NORCOR.
Theft, burglary or robbery:
Sept. 9 — May Street, 1600 block — An iPhone was reported stolen from a local school.
Sept. 10 — May Street, 3200 block — Officer took a report of an attempted unlawful entry into a motor vehicle. There was no damage to the vehicle, and nothing was taken.
Sept. 10 — Sierra Lane, 2500 block — A Hood River resident reported the loss of a $6,800 camera and lenses from a vehicle.
Sept. 12 — 12th Street, 1300 block — Officers responded to a bank robbery in progress call. Officers arrived on the scene and searched for the subject. The subject was not located on scene or the surrounding area. Multiple agencies responded to assist and statements and evidence were collected.
Sept. 13 — Belmont Drive, 4400 block —Male reported a theft after paying a company $2,494 in order to get a $3,000 loan. He then realized it was a scam.
Sept. 13 — Cascade Avenue, 3300 block — A business reported a person stole a generator from just inside the front door.
Sept. 16 — 12th Street, 1800 block — Employee cited for stealing $100 out of a deposit bag.
Sex offenses:
None reported
Sept. 10 — Freedom Drive, 1600 block — Female reported finding marijuana near her house. It was turned over to police for destruction.
Sept. 11 — Montello Avenue, 2600 block — Officer took report of two juvenile males who made unauthorized departures from NORCOR Juvenile Department custody.
Sept. 13 — Indian Creek Trail — Male arrested for failing to register a new address as a sex offender and lodged at NORCOR.
Sept. 15 — B Street, 1700 block — A wallet was found by a homeowner in her flowerbed.
Sept. 16 — Cascade Avenue, 2200 block — A wallet was found and turned into the police department.
Sept. 16 — Oak Street, 300 block — A Hood River resident reported that he had lost his wallet while at a downtown business.
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Jennifer Trainer Thompson, "The Fresh Egg Cookbook"
English | ISBN: 1603429786 | edition 2012 | EPUB | 192 pages | 8.6 MB
English | ISBN: 1603429786 | edition 2012 | EPUB | 192 pages | 8.6 MB
Increasingly available at farmers' markets, local farms, gourmet shops, and backyard chicken coops, fresh eggs offer nutritional benefits and delicious flavor. In The Fresh Egg Cookbook, author and chicken keeper Jennifer Trainer Thompson serves up 101 creative recipes for enjoying and celebrating the versatility of eggs.
From the perfect soft-boiled egg to French toast, omelets, eggs Florentine, and huevos rancheros, readers will find a wealth of favorite breakfast offerings with new twists. Farm-fresh eggs also bring out the best in classic preparations such as Caesar salad, spaghetti carbonara, eggnog, and homemade mayonnaise. In recipes ranging from smoothies to casseroles, deviled eggs, and stews, Thompson offers inventive variations for spicing up eggs and combining them with fresh seasonal produce for every meal of the day. She also shares amusing anecdotes about her own chickens and family life with a backyard flock.

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2. The doublet at the bottom, however, has "mole...male" glaringly out of place. THis is the only indication that i can see that the mole could be a male. Combine this with the screen cap floating around of a shot of mark exiting his cell with the words "male...mole" over his shoulder and you might have something!
On the postcard does the use of quotation marks ["] instead of apostophies ['] have any significance?
Welcome to this weeks episode of:GUESS THE OUTCOMETonight we find our mole hunters in the difficult position of having to solve a puzzle in 60 minutes in order to defuse a bomb and keep it from blowing $50,000 to smithereens.The video which puddin linked for us in the episode 9 video thread shows that our trio have found what they think to be the correct answer and with less than one minute left head to the bomb to cut the proper wire and save their money.They have the wire.......wire cutters are in place.......time ticking down......ready to cut........but of course a problem ensues. They start to chatter and wonder if the wire is the correct one, etc. Ohhhhh, the tension. All that money on the line. Cut the wire and the mole was unsuccessful. The three of the are seen in what appears to be a happy moment of celebration. Yeaaaa molehunters. But does it happen?The sneek peek video released on ABC also shows the bomb defusing mission also. Toward the end we hear the bomb ticking.....then ticking even faster......just like in the movies when with 1 or 2 seconds left the hero triumphs and deactivates the bomb saving dozens of schoolchildren or a busload of cheerleaders.But I wonder if it happens. So I am going to try and GUESS THE OUTCOME.The celebratory pose the three are in says to me that they succeed in stopping the bomb in time. Jon walks in and tells the group: "Congratulations, you have successfully defused the bomb". A moment of silence from him to let the players look happy.......and then......."but we have a problem". "During the mission, there was interference with the timekeeping device. The second hand was prevented from moving for 6 seconds, and since you cut the wire with only 2 seconds remaining, you were actually 4 seconds late and the bomb should have detonated. Therefore, you are penalized 4 seconds and DO NOT win any money for the pot".All this probably does not happen but I am posting it for 2 reasons. First, I like this outcome better than if they succeed and win the money. Second, in the video on ABC Craig walks over and stops the clock from moving.You can see Nicole standing by the board working on the solution, Mark is back by the blue wall, and Craig apparently walks over to the clock to see how much time they have left. He grabs the second hand and it quits moving but you can't tell how long he holds it because the shot cuts away.I like surprises so I am guessing this outcome. Anyone else want to play and take a shot at it?
I'm wondering, since there is a digital timer hooked to the wires with a readout of the time left, that the clock in the middle isn't really counting down the time but is used as a pointer. Craig could have just been holding it at a certain spot so Mark (since nicole is top of screen) could pinpoint what the laser was lighting up.
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I have a question about this one. Since it is based on the Chadwick oven, can you cook with it on a Gas stove indoors?The only reason I 'd get one is for pizza craving on a rainy day and I can get to my Kettlepizza as easily. Also I make many other flatbreads so I considered getting the Chadwick just for that but this Weber clocks in at less than 1/2 the chadwick's price ....like the chrome in the chadwick though.
No matter what you use for heating i think franken Weber is still way better than this, but thats only my imo which is based on the photos i have seen.
(1) I sent and email to Weber asking when the WEBER 6520 Pizza Oven was going to be released in the US. Weber CS replied: "Unfortunately the charcoal pizza oven is manufactured for the UK. Currently there aren't any plans for the pizza oven to be sold in the United States. I will definitely pass on the suggestion. I'm sorry for the inconvenience." I interpret this to mean: The Weber folks in the UK took the initiative to innovate and bring a much needed product to market; and testing sales interest in the US market did not occur to anyone! (2) Weber provided information posted by UK BBQ stores states: Designed to fit on top of 57cm charcoal barbecues [22.5 inch] Porcelain-enameled hood, cordierite stone cooking surface and steel ring and heat shield450°C even cooking temperature [840 deg F] Cooks base and topping evenlyUses less fuel and takes up less space than a traditional wood fired ovenPerfect for fresh pizzas, naan breads and pittasCooks pizza in less than 4 minutes* I am pleased to see Weber stating such a high temp. Like many forum readers, I have been reading and experimenting with various oven and grill methods to cook pizza. (3) Here is a UK BBQ site that has a User video and a sterile Weber video showing the grill setup and cooking a pizza. http://www.riversidegardencentre.co.uk/bbq/weber-original-charcoal-pizza-oven.html(4) I explored shipping costs from the UK to the USA: I used a weight of 9 LBs and a box volume of (24 in x 24 in x 10 in) which determines 'volumetric weight charges' to obtain a quick estimate of the shipping costs from the UK to outside LA. I researched FedEx, Royal Mail (which due to size, leads you to ParcelForce. These ran very expensive ($200+). Transglobal was the best - providing an 'affordable' estimate from UPS express saver at $80. (Not clear if VAT is included in this price.) [FYI - The US Post Office charges $70 to ship this volume/weight from the US to the UK!) http://www.transglobal.org.uk/send-parcel-uk-to-usa/?gclid=CJz-gdCBt7cCFQE6QgodnhoAEg(5) My "Get It Now" cost estimate: Weber 6520 in UK for ($181 + $33 vat) + (80 shipping + 15 vat) equals apx $310 to have it now. (using conversion of 1.51 USD per british pound and assuming VAT cannot be avoided.) (6) My estimated USA price will be close to the Pre-VAT UK price of $181 (plus any applicable State sales tax). This is based on comparing what the Pre-VAT UK price on a Weber 22.5 inch one-touch grill to the USA Home Depot price. The prices were within a few dollars of each other. (7) I think the $180 to $300 price range to get 840+ degrees and excellent pizza is a great solution for me. I was about to begin configuring my Weber to place my pizza stone higher with Firebricks and possibly suspend a stone in the dome interior to obtain a lower dome effect. Under review were several DIY w.f.o. project but finding the time & energy for DIY was going to be difficult. In addition, the DIY costs were going to be 2-3x this weber 6520 item. Dave
I would love to see a few pictures of the underside of your cooked pizzas !
Or perhaps they found that US market would be very limited? I would purchase an MPO before that flimsy Weber thing and believe me it will look like hell not long after a few 800+ bakes.Check it out! http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,24848.0.html
Dude, don't be a hater......I bought this a few weeks ago as a stop gap while getting around to building a WFO and I have been extremely impressed. I have two Weber kettle grills and a Weber bullet smoker - all have had hard use for more than 10 years and are almost as good as new.The pizza oven accessory looks to me to be the same high quality as the grills and smoker and I can easily see it lasting 10+ years if not longer. It's a solid piece of kit - and cost me £120 - or $180. For me, a worthwhile investment.
Why all the negative comments without any substance?
The MPO is for gas and the Weber is for Charcoal - apples and oranges.
The detailed report from adm shows some absolutely amazing looking pizzas which confirms the product does work - period,
With all due respect to adm (and I certainly do appreciate his reporting on this new gadget) I am not seeing "absolutely amazing". Bob
I guess this is where the subtleties of Europe v. USA come into play - I know which Pizza I would choose and I am sure it is not the one that you would.... but that is fine.Nothing wrong with the enamel so far on mine but it may come from a different supplier - at least it does not discolour (brown) like stainless......:-)Leftie


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The bulk of the collection consists of photograph albums documenting Jimmy Rogers' later career, circa 1970-1979. Studio recordings, address books, business cards, mementos, awards and musical instruments are also included.
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Here's an article by Major Nelson, about the sells of Halo 4 has made.
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The reason the Forerunners rejected the Composer was because once a life form gets digitised, it can't revert back to organic. Apparently turning them into AI's was fine (Monitors were originally humans, after all), which is what I am guessing the Artifact might have been used for.
There are lots of simpler ways to preserve and reseed life. The Librarian could simply index all the relevant genetic coding for any particular species and reseed as was timely. The existing humans and Forerunners and all other sentient species didn't get to "live on", which is what you were probably thinking about. They died as the Halos fired.
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I'm not sure what Halsey and Lasky's actual heights are, but this ep made me notice how tall the Spartan-IVs were compared to normal humans. Until now I had figured that, because they underwent body augmentation at an age where they had already reached physical maturity, they couldn't get any bigger (not to mention that the Mjolnir gear tends to give the wearer more noticeable bulk), but it seems I was wrong. Oh well, I was probably not paying attention to this until now.
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And keep in mind. This is what Palmer looked like next to Chief.
I'd guesstimate that most of the SIV's are in the six and a half foot range, with Chief in armor being 7'2. (that's 200cm and 218cm respectively for metric system users)
...somehow the disinclination of any of the SIV's to try to stop Chief when he went awol seems quite sensible
Man. I do find it amusing how TOTALLY unimpressed Halsey is with the Spartan IV's. They really should have picked someone other than the rejects from Majsetic to babysit Halsey!
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@Roger Rambo:
Even the rendered scenes can be somewhat contradicting. I mean, when the Chief linked up with Lasky and Palmer's party after the Infinity's crash-landing, Palmer told him "I thought you'd be taller". In that scene, the height difference isn't as noticeable as in the Legendary Ending's final cutscene.
Of course, Palmer's comment could be interpreted as a (wry) joke.
And, yes, I know that scene was rendered by the game engine (or so it seems to me) as opposed to pre-rendered CGI for the LE cutscene and, therefore, proportions will be inconsistent because 343 used different 3D models for either cinematic.
As for MC's wrinkles...
Don't forget it's a close-up and wrinkles will therefore be more noticeable. On top of that, Spartan-IIs, even early in the Humanity-Covenant war, already sported a nice collection of scars, due to either intensive training and active combat (anti-insurgency warfare). In FUD's last episode, you can clearly see that both Fred and Kelly already had a couple of scars on their heads/faces.
In H4's legendary ending cutscene, the Chief has two scars around his left eye, one on his eyebrow and one on his cheekbone. There might be one on the right side, but it could be a visual trick caused by the camera's angle.
As for the rest, well...you could chalk it up to lack of sleep. I mean, he only rests when he gets knocked out - otherwise he's continuously peppering the landscape with ammunition. C'mon, can't you see those dark circles around his eyes? J/K
P.S. Yes, I know there is a theory making the rounds, according to which his dark eyes are
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About Jorge, I've read somewhere that he spent the majority of his years deployed on Reach, sort of like a home-based Spartan. So he probably didn't get to spend much time in cryo if he wasn't frequently being redeployed elsewhere like the Chief, hence the normal aging. It also explains why he spoke fluent Hungarian, due to the prominent Hungarian settlements on Reach.
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Hence why I put rendered cutscenes. In most of the rendered cutscenes (excluding the one with Lasky and Palmer together), The Spartans have been portrayed as TOWERING over regular humans.
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Also, yeah Chief is very tall. What is surprising is that Jorge happens to be only 2 inches taller than Chief.
What did you thought about Palmer's and the other Spartan IVs' reaction to Halsey? Understandable they would be wary, but to treat her like a monster is well........you know.
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Also. This weeks Spartan Ops. One of the missions gives the entire coop party Mantis's.
It's amazing how puny that makes half a dozen hunters look.
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From the blog The Constant American, September 21, 2007. Journalist Seymour M. Hersh, 70, announced his arrival in Washington nearly four decades ago by uncovering the U.S. military massacre of Vietnamese women and children at My Lai and winning the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting. As a freelancer for the tiny Dispatch News Service, he did all this without even leaving the country. Newsweek dubbed him the "scoop artist," and from the start he has served as the official executive pain in the neck -- breaking such stories as the CIA's bombing of Cambodia and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's wiretapping of his own staff.
Recently ranked 26th on GQ's list of "50 Most Powerful People in D.C.," Hersh was among the first to expose the Abu Ghraib prison scandal (chronicled in his latest book, "Chain of Command: The Road From 9/11 to Abu Ghraib"), and he continues today to detail the Bush administration's alleged march to bomb Tehran. Persona non grata in this highly secretive White House, The New Yorker writer was recently dubbed "Cheney's Nemesis" by Rolling Stone magazine, and a former Bush insider told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in early 2003, "Look, Sy Hersh is the closest thing American journalism has to a terrorist, frankly."
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Jewish Journal: You wrote in The New Yorker in the spring of 2006 that the United States might not have much more time to focus on Iraq because they had started planning to bomb Iran. That hasn't happened yet. Do you still think it will?
Seymour Hersh At that time it was considered far out. But it's not anymore. I'm still writing about Iran planning. It is very much on the table. And I can tell you right now that there are many Shia right now in the south of Iraq, in the Maliki party, that believe to the core that America is no longer interested in Iraq, but that everything they are doing now is aimed at the Shia and Iran.
JJ: You're not a fan of President George W. Bush. Do you look at things in terms of Jan. 20, 2009?
SH: Absolutely. Absolutely. No matter who will be there.
JJ: Do you have one of those countdown clocks on your desk?
SH: No. Somebody gave me one, but I thought it would be too cute. You know, he's got power. He's still president.
JJ: You mentioned that there are plenty of things you know that you can't write about.
SH: The bottom line is nobody in this government talks to me. I've been around for 40 years -- in Bush I, in the Reagan years, certainly in Democratic regimes, but even in Republican regimes where I am more of a pain -- I've always had tremendous relationships with people. This is the first government in which in order to get my stories checked out to make sure I'm not going to kill some American, I have to go to peoples' mailboxes at night, people I talk to and know, and put it in their mailbox before turning it into The New Yorker, to get them to read it and say, "Oh, Page 4, you better not say that, Hersh."
I can't do that with the government. I used to always go and sit down and talk with the heads of the CIA and heads of other agencies. These guys are just really quantitatively different. You are either with us or against us across the board. And this is why I count days.
JJ: New York magazine has a profile this week of Matt Drudge of the Drudge Report, and they call him "America's Most Influential Journalist." What have bloggers like Drudge done to journalism, and how do you think it compares to the muckrakers that you came of age with?
SH: There is an enormous change taking place in this country in journalism. And it is online. We are eventually -- and I hate to tell this to The New York Times or the Washington Post -- we are going to have online newspapers, and they are going to be spectacular. And they are really going to cut into daily journalism.
I've been working for The New Yorker recently since '93. In the beginning, not that long ago, when I had a big story you made a good effort to get the Associated Press and UPI and The New York Times to write little stories about what you are writing about. Couldn't care less now. It doesn't matter, because I'll write a story, and The New Yorker will get hundreds of thousands, if not many more, of hits in the next day. Once it's online, we just get flooded.
So, we have a vibrant, new way of communicating in America. We haven't come to terms with it. I don't think much of a lot of the stuff that is out there. But there are a lot of people doing very, very good stuff.
JJ: Some people have a problem with muckrakers. Why do you think it is important to shine a light on filth?
SH: I can't imagine what else there is to do in the newspaper business today right now but to write as much as you can about what is going on. Like it, don't like it, what you call filth is the normal vagaries of government and foreign affairs these days.
JJ: Bush recently compared Iraq to Vietnam in a positive way. What do you think he learned from the Vietnam War?
SH: He seems to have learned from lessons that were not very valid. Nobody wants to be a loser. Bush is going to disengage to some degree, and he's going to claim the country is more stable. He's just going to say whatever he wants, and he's going to get away with it because who knows what is going on in Basra. Nobody I know in their right mind would go down there. You'd get whacked.
And the Democrats have fallen into the trap of saying, "We shouldn't get out." As far as I am concerned, there are only two issues: Option A is to get out by midnight tonight, and Option B is to get out by midnight tomorrow.
JJ: Having grown up in a Yiddish home, the son of Polish and Lithuanian immigrants, how would you describe your Jewish identity?
SH: Vague. I like a lot of the historical stuff; I'm agnostic about the religion. But I certainly understand the power of faith, and I wish the American Jews could talk more to some of the Israelis I know and see how open-minded they are about many issues American Jews are not. There is tremendous diversity in Israel. Here the stuff of conversation ends up in a bloody fight; there you can discuss anything.
My [three] children chose: Some went through the bar mitzvah process; some did not. I'm a believer in you do what you want to do. For me, my Jewish heritage comes mainly in literature. I identify very strongly with the Saul Bellows and Philip Roths of this world. But it's so irrelevant that I am Jewish when I write about Jewish issues. It really is for me. It's just like it is irrelevant what my personal opinion is on things.
JJ: I was going to ask if your being Jewish has in any way affected your coverage of Israeli politics, particularly security?
SH: No, no. It gets me in more fights.
JJ: The book "The Israel Lobby" just came out. How would you characterize Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer's assessment of the power of the pro-Israel community?
SH: You can't touch them in terms of being anti-Semitic. They are realists. They are from the realists' school. I haven't read the book, but it's not either/or, either support Israel or don't. It's: try and use the tremendous support and relationship we have to modify their behavior more than we do. But this government and that relationship [with Israel] is really profound, and it is just very secretive between us and Israel. It is not transparent, and that is not healthy for anybody.
JJ: You turned 70 this year. Why keep working so hard?
SH: I don't work that hard. I write four or five pieces a year. Secondly, what do you want me to do? Play professional golf? I can't do that. You do what you can do. And I'm in a funny spot because I have an ability to communicate with people I have known for a number of years. They trust me, and I trust them, so I keep on doing these little marginal stories.
JJ: That's all they are? Marginal?
SH: With these stories, if they slow down or make people take a deep breath before they bomb Iran, that is a plus. But they are not going to stop anybody. This is a government that is unreachable by us, and that is very depressing. In terms of adding to the public debate, the stories are important. But not in terms of changing policy. I have no delusions about that.


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Michelle Tansley has worked hard the last few months to bring together more than 50 vendors for a craft fair, solicit donations and help secure matching funds from Thrivent Financial.
When the big fundraiser ends this weekend, she is hoping her efforts will have resulted in about $10,000 to help a woman battling cancer without health insurance pay for her more than $100,000 in medical bills.
Tansley has never met the woman.
"I hope to meet her one day," Tansley said of Sycamore native Katie Meier who now lives in Colorado. "When she is feeling better … I look forward to it."
Tansley's craft show fundraiser Saturday is one of three events The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John in Sycamore will host this weekend to benefit Meier. The church also will host a drive-through dinner Friday that has already sold-out with 600 tickets purchased and a bake sale in between services Sunday.
Meier, 31, a former resident and member of St. John's, is in stage two of Hodgkin's lymphoma, and has been through 12 cycles of chemotherapy and 18 days of radiation. She found out she was not covered by her insurance provider for these expenses.
Meier was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma in April 2011 before it receded and then resurfaced this past spring. She is now in need of a bone marrow transplant.
Robert Weinhold, pastor at St. John's, said he still keeps in touch with Meier and the continuous community support from her native Sycamore has helped. Whether it was when his church burned down in 2004 or when a neighbor is diagnosed with a terrible disease, Weinhold said his congregation and community members have always responded.
"There are two things adversity can do; separate us from each other and God or draw us to God and to each other," he said. "This is our Christian faith in action."
Tansley's event will feature 54 vendors including Hat to Have It, Connie's Creations and Sprinkled Pink Sweets and will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. John's on 26555 Brickville Road. The church also will have lunch available during the event. There also will be donation jars.
Ralph Brown, who helped coordinate the drive-through dinner Friday night, said each event helped inspire another for the weekend. The church's Ladies Aid and Altar Guild groups are running the bake sale Sunday.
He said he was not surprised to see the outpouring of support as the Meiers have been members of the church for generations. And in his experiences, Brown said the congregation has never been one to sit back when someone is in need.
"St. John's is one of the first to step up and grab the bull by the horns," he said. "It's always been that way and always will be that way at St. John's."
If you go
What: The Fight For Katie Meier Craft Show
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
Where: Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John, 26555 Brickville Road, Sycamore
Why: To help former Sycamore resident Katie Meier pay for more than $100,000 in medical costs as she battles cancer. More than 50 vendors will be on hand at the event and donation jars will be available.


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It's Saturday. And as I sit here dunking stale peanut butter cookies into my coffee,
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And concentrate.
On only the good today.
Lots of good...
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Universal beams, Universal columns
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Flat Extension
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Looking for a team to undertake the propping and temporary work in preparation for the supply and installation of structural steel work to create a side-return extension to a ground floor flat (in a 2 storey building). The steel work involves a box frame at the rear and a beam connection picking up the side elevation. The propping will need to support the whole rear and side of the extension, although the suggestion is to undertake the box frame first and side elevation second, therefore 2 visits required. Brickwork is to be undertaken by reclaiming the existing London Stock bricks and constructing a 300mm cavity wall with clockwork internal face. Side elevation is 2400 high (4900mm long) and top of roof pitch is at 3300mm high (2000mm long side side extension) . If interested, you can also price for the installation of the steel work to make a larger work package. Timeline is for immediate start (ie. wishin the next 2 weeks, so before September): footings are completed and planning consent / freeholders consent are all in place. Attached photos, architectural drawing and engineers drawing. Message me to arrange a site visit please. Cheers, Mark
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Chord Overstreet will not be returning for the third season of Glee, as his series regular option has not been picked up, JustJared.com can confirm.
The 22-year-old actor, who plays the role of Sam Evans on the hit FOX series, could return to the show as an occasional guest star next season, according to Deadline.
Chord just tweeted saying "well its been a good yr too bad its over, time for summer and starting fresh."
Darren Criss and Harry Shum, Jr., who were both recurring guest stars last season, have been bumped up to series regulars for the third season. Dianna Agron will also be returning for the new season!
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Institutional racism (or structural racism or systemic racism) is a form of racism that occurs in institutions such as public bodies and corporations, including universities. The term was coined by black activist Stokely Carmichael. In the late 1960s he defined the term as "the collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their colour, culture or ethnic origin".[1] In the UK, the inquiry following the murder of Stephen Lawrence accused the police force of being institutionally racist.
Institutional racism is distinguished from the bigotry or racial bias of individuals by the existence of systematic yet covert policies and practices that have the effect of disadvantaging certain racial or ethnic groups. Race-based discrimination in housing (see restrictive covenants) and bank lending (see redlining), for example, are forms of institutional racism.
The term "institutional racism" has also been applied to policies, systems, and processes which are not necessarily caused by intentional racism but which have the effect of disadvantaging certain racial groups.
For example, an institution which states that women have to wear skirts is institutionally discriminating against religions where women are expected to hide the shape of their legs. An institution which expects everyone to wear the same hat is institutionally discriminating against Sikh men, who are expected to wear turbans, and Muslim women who wear the hijab or a veil. Institutions don't necessarily adopt such rules with the intention of discriminating, and often, once the discrimination has been pointed out, institutions revise their policies. For example, Sikh police officers may now wear turbans instead of helmets.
The use of standardized testing is often termed "institutional racism," as this kind of assessment is often significantly influenced by cultural and social background, with the supposed result that in much of the Western world racial minorities tend to score lower. This promotes both societal and cultural segregation based only on educational background, and not specifically the individual's race or ethnicity. However, it is generally those individuals who are both born and educated in foreign countries that are most likely to encounter this phenomenon.
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- Arabic Workers Network Eliminating prejudice against Arab and Muslim Australians
- Institutional Racism Instructional A detailed "instructional" on the functioning of institutional racism
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Comedy in games: Borderlands 2 writer on being funny
With games becoming more comedic, Sam Clay asked the lead writer of Borderlands 2, Anthony Burch, what his thoughts were on the subject. How difficult is it to write comedy for games? Easier than a stand-up comedian?
Borderlands' tongue-in-cheek comedy could be compared in humour to a stand-up comedian's gags or a radio sketch. How's it done? What's the key to making the player laugh? And what actually is funny in a video game?


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|2008-03-18, 21:15
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So calling someone by their family name or personal name doesn't denote a closer relationship or anything like that? Going back to Clannad as the example, I remember Nagisa and Okazaki becoming shy when asked why they still called each other by their family names. So my guess is/was that calling someone by their personal name with or without honorific would mean that you know the person better or something along those lines...
Is this true?
|2008-03-18, 21:26
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|2008-03-19, 07:00
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|2008-03-19, 10:35
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>Or is it the other way around?
There are several exceptions.
1. Adults often call babies (no matter whether their own or not) by the personal names.
2. In rural areas, the residents often have no various family names because they are somehow related with each other. For example, in Iwate prefecture (northeast Japan) there are many villages where the sole family name of all the habitants is Sato (佐藤 / literally means "the vassals of Lord Fujiwara"), because the area had been for long under the controll of the noble Fujiwara. In such a situation, people call each other by the personal name even when in an official situation. In general, calling first names implies something countryside and unaffected.
3. First names are sometimes used to express contemptuous feelings. Firstly, it suggests the callee is so immature and childish that he/she is not entitled to be called by the family name. Secondly, it implies that the callee (mostly politicians) is an enthusiastic pro-American who is eager to be called in the personal names as Americans do. Jyun'ichiro Koizumi, the ex-prime minister of Japan, was frequently jeered at by his opponents with "Hey, Jun'ichiro!".
4. Historical persons. Especially before 17C, the persons often changed his/her family names according to the social affairs (like the British Loyal Family changed its name from Brandenburg to Windsor). For example, Hideyoshi (秀吉, 1536-98, the conqueror of medieval Japan) changed his family names two times. To identify each person, they are called in the personal names.
|2008-03-19, 16:04
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Thanks to everyone who answered.
And Kang, since you brought it up, can you ever use -chan to refer to a male in general?
I'm watching Kimiaru right now, and Hato calls him Ren-chan (Either that, or I'm in lala-land not properly able to read / hear things). Is there exceptions, or is this just an exceptional case in which the sister is Always teasing Ren?
Thanks in advance.
|2008-03-19, 17:31
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>an informal version of san used to address children and female family members.
You could use it to refer to a male child. And of course there is a sort of teasing colour in the example you gave.
Gengerally speaking, you cannot say -chan when an adult man is at issue. It is a symbol of childish/girlish cuteness. You know, infants cannot pronunciate the sounds well. They often confuse [t], [tS] and [s] (sorry I cannot write here the phonetic sign; [tS] means ch of choke). -chan has its origin in the baby talk of -san, wrongly pronunciated as [tSan]. Therefore, it implies the infantile nature of the person. Boys and adult men regard it as insulting, while females take it positively.
Associating childishness with girls is undoubtedly problematic from moden gender sense. But please know that historically Japanese culture has often identifies the infantility with cute atractiveness. See, for example, Sei Shonagon, The Pillow Book, paragraph 151 - I think it explains some parts of the root of MOE.
|2008-03-19, 19:30
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|2008-04-13, 11:53
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|2008-04-13, 15:17
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Holy Beast ~Wuff!~
works well if you want to mess with your Japanese friends, with a new (Japanese) lady friend.
but without the -chan/kun. (saying that will make your attractive friend suspicious that you know more about the culture then your letting on)
|2008-04-14, 11:02
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Kariya said "I was deceived by Li".
the problem is that the Japanese government gave money to the liar's propaganda.
there are Freedom of speech in Japan.
However, there are not the freedom to deceive a person.
|2008-04-14, 14:19
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Although FOE is protected well in Japanese society, it is fact that there are some exceptional taboo topics. I wish Yasukuni Shrine will not be such one.
|2008-04-14, 15:34
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1. The director is a Chinese.
2. Documentary concerns Chinese (and basically the global view of WWII).
Above two points more than enough for Japanese politicians and media to go on a huge negative spin campaign. So what of the "truth"? Even if the Chinese director bent rules here and there, I believe that his documentary is closer to the truth than what the Japanese education system is willing to reveal to their population.
Sad fact of Japanese culture about not revealing why WWII happened - primary school children are already groomed for sympathy towards themselves. They (and I) learnt Japan was in a big war sometime in the past with huge casualties but were not told of the reason.
I can remember 3 stories during "Kokugo" in school designed to evoke self-symphathy:
The angry deity statue - "Okori-jizou"
Shadow sendoff - "Kage-okuri"
According to the Japanese, the Nanjing Massacre did not happen.
The Japanese say that the Nanking Massacre is a fabricated fairy tale made up by the Chinese. This is a ridiculous lie as the Japanese newspapers did coverage of the slaughtering competition in Nanjing among soldiers, who were competing with each other to kill as many civilians as they can.
|2008-04-14, 17:34
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Not many Japanese would go out far as to say nothing happened but most people who studys the subject would not agree on the scale claimed by the Chinese(both ROC later adopted by the PRC) of the incident nor the status of victims.
If you factor in the logistical implications to execute a massacre implied by the Chinese, it soon loses any credibility not to mention the time schedule in which it is said to have been executed or you'll need to redefine the area beyond the walls of Nanking to match the scale that the Chinese asserts since it is inprobable that that many civilian refugees(total amount of people kill and people who survived) were left within the walls of Nanking which was right next to a war zone just before the Japanese troops entered.
|2008-04-14, 17:45
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|2008-04-14, 23:37
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Its rather amazing how few Americans know of the carpetbombing/firebombing attacks by the Allies... or that Hiroshima/Nagasaki were primarily civilian targets with little military value. HOWEVER --- the information is there, its available, its fact.
There is much *reliable* information about the actions of japanese military during the war (often from the soldiers themselves). The Japanese rightwing seems to go out of its way to deny things it seemed very proud of *during* the war. Amazing thing when something as simple as an apology would go lightyears to letting people move on. At this point, I'm happy as long as these extremist wingnuts are left impotent and twisting in the wind (be they Japanese, or their moral equivalents anywhere else (US, Europe, Asia, etc).
One thing... "the Japanese" do not say there was no Nanking Massacre. That is a denial pushed by a small powerful lobby of wingnuts that dishonor Japan by not taking responsibility for the actions of the military clique. Unfortunately, their revisionism must be fought continually by other Japanese (like the recent Okinawan outrage over the recent attempt at history rewrite of their story).
I've always been mixed on the Shrine... technically in Shinto - the actions during life are shed when the souls move on, so honoring the dead (be they criminal or heroic) is not excusing what they did in life. Most of the ashes at the Shrine are just of all the soldiers caught up in the war, only a small group are convicted war criminals.
On the other hand, I also see that there is a charade in the misuse of Shinto at the Shrine by these wingnuts and that I find repugnant. They should be ashamed.
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|2008-04-15, 05:02
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In general, I agree the victims' words can be closer to truth than the aggressors'. However, considering today's affairs of China (Beijing needs a myth to reinforce its authority), "Chinese view" does not necessarily guarantee the trustworthiness. Anyway I also want to watch the movie and judge by myself.
|2008-04-15, 17:56
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I should not have worded it so strongly but got influenced by earlier replies.
Although state media in China is very questionable (but it does allow phenomenal economic growth), the Japanese media like all media across the world can be strongly biased at times (try Fox in the USA!) which makes me rather sick.
|2008-04-16, 21:10
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Does Japanese culture have its own version of heaven and hell?
When watching anime i often see mentions of people going to either heaven or hell when they die. Are these the Christian versions of the afterlife, or did the Japanese people have similar beliefs in the afterlife (good people go somewhere, bad people go somewhere else...) before Christianity was introduced? Also, how big is Christianity in Japan and do Japanese people know that much about the religion?
Any information on what is meant when fansubs use the words "heaven" and "hell" would be appreciated.
|2008-04-16, 21:25
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|2008-04-16, 22:01
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And that depends on what *sort* of Buddhism you're talking about. Core Buddhism doesn't really even address that sort of thing -- the "buddhist hell" was a concept added much later (and I suspect was one of those things were Shinto beliefs and Buddhist principles got sloshed into each other's bowls).
These days in Japan ... Shinto and Buddhism have traded, mixed, and matched so much that it is hard to discuss the history of the one without the other. Christianity is virtually non-existent in Japan (~1%) and even then, most Japanese who label themselves Christian also engage in Shinto and Buddhist practices (Jebus is just this other kami, eh? ). Christian *motifs* and *ideas* are pretty fascinating to the Japanese and they'll stick them all over the place (kind of like many Christians may think Norse or Greek mythology is cool).
Make no assumptions about the Japanese girl wearing a cross necklace on her throat ---
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I don't typically feel qualified to review technology, but in this case, I thought my new device was truly worthy of sharing, especially because of my layman point-of-view.
About a year ago, I saw the commercial for the Galaxy Note, and was instantly enamored. I'm not a techno person really. I get the new gadgets as they go obsolete, significantly lowering both price tag and inner turmoil surrounding said gadget. For whatever reason, this gadget I didn't want to wait for.
Finally deciding I could and would use the newest bit of tech, I set out to buy one, knowing I could get a refurbished one at an extremely discounted price. As I made the move to finally buy, I realized the Note II had arrived. Pausing to determine whether I needed the one or two, I again put off the purchase to check things out. (more…)


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Amid all the anxiety over a recent story suggesting AEG's Farmers Field project was declared clinically dead by the National Football League, it's worth noting a handful of NFL teams remain in shaky stadium situations.
In other words, while the NFL might not like the deal structure AEG is pushing to teams contemplating relocation, the fact remains with some clubs lacking public support and assistance to build new stadiums it seems inevitable one or two of them will eventually take a long, hard look at Los Angeles.
A recent development in St. Louis may have vaulted an old friend to the top of the list of teams L.A. may soon begin courting – if that process hasn't already begun.
When St. Louis was paving the path of gold that lured the Rams from Los Angeles to the Gateway City, a momentary lapse in judgment might have insured their Midwest stay would be relatively short.
In 1995, the Rams brilliantly negotiated a clause in their lease with the Edward Jones Dome stipulating the stadium must be among the top 25 percent of NFL stadiums by 2015. If not, the Rams would be free to opt out of their lease and look for a new home.
At the time 2015 seemed a long way off, and in their haste to deliver the NFL back to St. Louis city officials naively agreed to the stipulation.
Lo and behold 2015 is right around the corner, and in the meantime a number of sparkling new stadiums have opened throughout the NFL, raising the bar considerably and putting the city of St. Louis in a precarious position.
The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission, which runs the Edward Jones Dome, concedes improvements are needed but estimates the cost falls in the $140 million range.
The Rams, meanwhile, insist it's more like $600 million.
That's a pretty significant disagreement, and with both sides digging in, an arbitrator was required.
This is where it gets really interesting.
The arbitrator recently ruled in favor of the Rams, essentially delivering a death blow to their long-range future at the Edward Jones Dome and perhaps St. Louis all together.
The CVC essentially has another month to decide whether to comply with the ruling, but all indications point to an inability or unwillingness to foot that kind of bill.
Long story short, it seems likely the Rams will hit free agency by the end of the 2014 season and the possibility of them returning to Los Angeles rises from long shot to favorites.
St. Louis officials are trying to put a positive spin on the ruling, pointing out the Rams are in place for at least two more years and by taking the Edward Jones Dome out of the picture it could lead to a new stadium in a different location.
That's possible, but with the cost of stadiums exceeding $1 billion and the economy still shaky, does St. Louis have the appetite to spend that kind of money to build the Rams a new home?
Considering the lack of action in San Diego and Oakland, where the Chargers and Raiders have been fighting long and hard for public assistance to build new stadiums, it seems dubious the Rams and St. Louis will magically come together on a deal.
Not ruling it out, but conventional wisdom suggests it's unlikely.
Meanwhile, a privately financed stadium is perched to be built adjacent to Staples Center, the only holdup at this point finding team to play there.
The Los Angeles Rams, Part II?
Stranger things have happened.
Here is a quick update on the other potential NFL targets:
The next week could be crucial to the Chargers, who have their eye on two stadium plans near the San Diego Convention Center.
The first involves expanding the convention center and building a new stadium nearby, but lawsuits challenging the legality of hotel room-rate surcharges that would generate $520 million to expand the convention center could derail it.
In essence, critics insist the surcharges are unlawful taxes and will begin presenting their case next week in court.
If the courts agree – and even if not – the Chargers are prepared to present an alternative plan for a multi-use stadium with a retractable roof in the East Village area, a few blocks away from the convention center.
Part of the financing would be generated though a sale of the city-owned Qualcomm Stadium – the Chargers' current home – and the San Diego Sports Arena, now called Valley View Casino Center.
The problem is they are running out of time getting a new proposal on the November ballot, which means it might be another year before state legislators can get their hands on it.
With the Chargers owning an annual buyout on their lease with Qualcomm, you wonder when they finally run out of patience after more than a decade fighting for a new stadium.
The Jaguars seem a likely candidate for relocation considering the lack of local support and their constant struggles selling out EverBank Field.
But they are strapped in a lease that runs through 2027, and it's considered one of the more difficult to wiggle out of.
To do so, the club would have to prove sustained financial losses in court, then buy out of the lease. That might be difficult considering how profitable NFL teams are, even with slow ticket sales.
Still, Jacksonville always seemed an odd fit for the NFL given its thinly populated region, and with the second-biggest TV market available to add a team, Jaguars owner Shahid Khan might soon be tempted to finagle his way out of north Florida.
The Raiders' lease at O.co Coliseum expires after this season, but they seem determined to remain in the area and are in talks with city and county officials about building a new stadium on their current site.


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Are today's newest employees prepared with the skills they need for 21st-century jobs? Are employers successfully equipping their workers with such skills? New Accenture research points to a deep disconnect between today's potential employers and young talent pools represented by upcoming and recent college graduates.
The results of the Accenture 2013 College Graduate Employment Survey strongly suggest that rather than simply bemoaning the inability to find employees with the skills required for available jobs, organizations must step up with new and more comprehensive enterprise learning strategies.
For companies to remain competitive and drive both innovation and growth, they need to reconnect work with the workforce—planning and executing their talent strategies in a way more attuned to today's educational and economic realities.
Companies should identify and hire workers based not only on current skills but also on potential—then make the commitment to develop the specific suites of skills those employees will need to make an impact on organizational performance over time. Just as important, companies need to deepen their involvement with educational institutions to improve the fit between graduates' skills and the jobs available.
Underqualified? Overqualified? Misqualified?
How do we know there is a disconnect between work and the workforce? One important finding from the Accenture survey is that corporate attitudes toward "workforce readiness" are masking a deeper mismatch between talent pools and the organizations looking for talent.
It has become common in recent years for companies and their recruiters to lament the lack of job readiness of many of their new hires. But our research points to a much more complicated situation. From the graduates' perspective, many of them feel overqualified, not underqualified, for the jobs available to them. Of the 2011 and 2012 college graduates surveyed, 41 percent believe they are in a job that does not actually require the college degree they possess.
Many others are in jobs that are out of alignment with their backgrounds. About half of the 2011-2012 graduates surveyed (47 percent) were employed in jobs not matched to their field of study. Of those, 45 percent indicated that they took their current job because of personal financial pressure—they took what was available because they could not afford to wait for a job more precisely matched to their skills. Another 32 percent reported that too few jobs were available in their chosen area. Just 8 percent said that their educational institution had failed to prepare them to work in their chosen field.
Shortfalls in ongoing training and development
Though they may feel overqualified, recent college graduates cannot be accused of being overconfident. Significant percentages are aware that their degree and their skillset are hardly a ticket to a meaningful career. Almost two-thirds of the 2011-2012 graduates (63 percent) said that to continue to get the kinds of jobs they truly desire over time, they would need more training.
Where would they get that training? For the most part, new or recent hires with a college degree expect their employers to provide it. Among the 2011-2012 graduates, 67 percent looked to on‑the‑job training to deepen their skills, and 51 percent expected their employers to provide formal enterprise learning opportunities.
Many of those graduates will be sorely disappointed, according to our findings. Consider that 77 percent of pending 2013 college graduates expect their first employer to provide formal training to develop their skills—but that only 48 percent of 2011-2012 graduates reported that they actually received such training on their first job.
Employers' unrealistic expectations
Based on these findings, as well as on our work with hundreds of companies around the world, it is hard to deny the conclusion that many employers have overblown expectations for the skills of new hires—believing falsely that recent college graduates should be able to hit the ground running. Because of that misplaced expectation, companies are not making adequate commitments to, and investments in, the long-term training that would attract, develop and retain the talent needed for their companies to achieve high performance.
Making the reconnect
How can employers reconnect work and the workforce? Accenture recommends that organizations retool their current talent strategies along three lines.
Hire based on potential and "developable fit"
Companies may lose the talent game in the long run if they try to find "perfect" candidates—those who have the exact type and depth of skills an employer needs to fit specific job profiles. Computer applications that search resumes for key words regarding skills and particular job experiences have only exacerbated this tendency.
In fact, it is more important to look for "developable fit": Do employees have good general skills as well as an ability to learn and respond nimbly to new opportunities? Are they interested in ongoing training and open to pursuing varied experiences within the company? Such characteristics are better predictors of success in many cases than specific and overly restrictive skills profiles.
This approach can also help to counteract an unintended consequence of today's hiring environment: With so many applicants, it is tempting to hire the "most qualified" person. Yet if such people are in fact overqualified and end up disengaged in their work, lower productivity and poorer performance may be the result.
Commit to training as part of the overall employment package
Ongoing employee training and development is now essential to core business strategy. Training should not be something offered simply to provide basic skills to reach initial job competence, nor just an occasional perk thrown at workers in piecemeal fashion. The nature of work itself—and, therefore, the types of skills needed to succeed at that work—is changing quickly, and companies need to retool their enterprise learning strategies at a more fundamental level. Organizations must identify latent talent in young employees and bring that talent to life. There is an important social value here, as well: Employers have a responsibility to offer enterprise learning not only to help their companies succeed in the long term (by providing their workers with the skills the business needs) but also to ensure that new generations of employees can contribute to the overall growth and health of the economy.
Work more closely with educational institutions
To bridge the disconnect between school and work, employers should also forge closer partnerships with educational institutions, helping to shape curriculums so that graduates have a broader base of relevant skills. Companies can deepen their ongoing relationship with universities and community colleges, providing more information and greater transparency into the world of work so that individuals better understand the jobs and careers available, as well as the skills needed to succeed at those jobs.
This means providing a rich, thorough and experience-based understanding of the everyday work experience and the capabilities needed to perform such work. Communications programs can include workforce video tours, simulations of real work and informational interviews in which employees describe their roles.