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The CEO of an electrical contracting firm was in the throes of a company meltdown. The recession had pinched his revenue, and his staff was becoming frustrated — with many already looking at other employment options. The CEO needed guidance from his board of advisors — a group of independent thinkers that was tasked with the responsibility for providing sage advice. As the CEO prepared to meet with his board, the only thought going through his mind was: "I hope they can help me save the company."
All business owners need periodic advice from outside counsel. Some owners choose to discuss their issues with other business leaders in formal networking settings — with the understanding that any issue they encounter has already been resolved by at least one person at the table. Alternatively, others form boards of advisors — selected individuals that can provide guidance on all business matters — allowing the owner their independent assessment of the issues and potential resolutions. The very worst scenario is the business owner who goes it alone and does not rely on the advice from anyone.
As the owner of an electrical contracting firm, from whom do you obtain your advice? Do you use a formal process of problem analysis or informally look for answers in the marketplace, hoping to latch onto the right solution? Maybe it's time for you to form an effective board of advisors.
Do I need a board? You are not required to maintain a board of advisors. You are also not required to maintain an automated accounting system, use cellular phones, or drive a vehicle. You do these things because they make your job easier. The same is true for relying on a board of advisors.
Think about how many times in the last year you were forced to resolve a company issue. Invariably, problems arise with employees, contracts, difficult customers, banking relationships, and new competition. As an individual, the onslaught of issues is daunting — for as soon as you make one "corporate" decision, another rears its ugly head. You have a business to run and money to make. You can't afford to waste your time or make the wrong decision.
In a recent discussion with a retired owner of an electrical contracting firm, I asked him why he chose to retire so early, as he clearly had several more productive work years in front of him. His answer didn't surprise me: He indicated that he no longer recognized his business. The job had become more about company issues than his chosen profession. When he realized he was no longer doing what he loved, he knew it was time to quit.
For many, that evolution from day-to-day contractor to business owner is a difficult transition. Sure, associations try to teach business owners the rudiments of running a company but can fall short in providing the same level of expertise as they do for the technical nuances of the contracting profession. How can you expect to be a businessperson if you were never trained in the field? This is another reason for having a board of advisors.
The FASM approach to board composition. FASM is an acronym that will help you assemble your board. FASM, which stands for finance, administration, sales, and marketing, encapsulates all of the non-core functions of your business. Your business is made up of three primary components: sales and marketing, operations and production, and finance and administration. The only core component to your business — the aspect that makes it unique — is your operations and production activities.
Does your firm do payroll? Your payroll activities are identical to the payroll activities of every business in the country. That's the reason payroll outsourcing firms, such as Paychex and ADP, have been in business for decades.
Following the FASM approach, the professionals that should be represented on your board of advisors include a lawyer, accountant, and human resource specialist. These individuals are schooled in advising you on all aspects of your financial and administrative activities. For sales and marketing advice, many boards also include public relations and online marketing experts. The combination of these skills provides you with guidance on non-core business components.
Board process. Your board of advisors operates at your direction. Some contractors find comfort in calling board members when specific issues come to the forefront. Unfortunately, this approach minimizes the value that a board can bring to your company as the other members may have conflicting or complementary advice that answers peripheral questions you never considered. Instead, to get full value from your board and the interaction that ensues, it is recommended that your board meetings be formal affairs — complete with agendas and a full list of issues for discussion and resolution.
For most electrical contracting firms, board meetings occur on a quarterly basis. Approximately one to two weeks ahead of the meeting, you (or someone in your office) should put together a board package and agenda. Typical items to include would be new supplier contracts, the most current financial statements, any new banking relationships, and the update on recent new company initiatives. In addition, include a list of questions for discussion. Providing this information to your board ahead of time allows members to formalize their answers as opposed to trying to address your concerns "off the cuff."
Recently, I participated in a newly formed board of advisors meeting for an electrical contracting firm, the owner of which had amassed a strong group of outside talent — with a full complement of FASM skills. Prior to the initial meeting, he provided all members of the board with a complete board package. However, it lacked an agenda for outstanding issues for resolution. As the meeting started, the owner began giving a full-scale PowerPoint presentation on topics that had already been explained in the package. Fifteen minutes into his presentation, one of the advisors held up his hand and asked: "What problems do you need to solve?" Remember, board members are not your audience; they are your advisors. The message was clear from all of us: "Don't waste our time on flourish; we're here to help you answer the tough questions."
At the end of the board meeting, it's useful to have someone put together a recap of the discussion, helping you to remember the outcome of each issue presented as well as reminding board members as to the direction of the conversation so issues are not re-hashed at the next meeting. Finally, because the individuals helping you are usually professionals in their own right, some form of compensation is appropriate. For many electrical contracting firms, advisors are paid based on their meeting attendance — usually a nominal fee of $250 to $500 per meeting. While this amount may seem high at first, you'll find these individuals cost you far less than employing outside counsel.
Don't even think about it! Who should be on your board of advisors? Some contractors make the mistake of putting together a group of friends — people that will naturally agree with you on any issue — for their board of advisors. Although this group may be great for social gatherings, it falls short of providing you with the real guidance necessary to run your company. What you need are people that will challenge your assessments, provide you with alternative points of view, and not disparage you if you decide not to accept their advice.
Remember the CEO of the electrical contracting company that was in the throes of a meltdown? Unfortunately, the board was comprised of friends of the founder and the founder himself, who had retired from active operations three years earlier but still retained a partial ownership position. The board dynamics were such that all of the board members would acquiesce to the founder on all company matters — thereby negating the contribution of the CEO. After spending a couple of years fighting the good battle, he was left to pursue other interests and, within a period of six months, the company went bankrupt.
As an owner, you want advice that will help you grow your business. Stacking the board with friends may make for a casual environment, but difficult issues never get fully discussed, and counter-options are never pursued. Are you willing to forgo the value of outside advice to the detriment of your company? Or do you recognize that you don't know all the answers, and outside intervention may provide you with additional valuable information? As an owner, the choice is yours.
However, having a board of advisors does not preclude you from rejecting their advice when you're convinced it's not in the best interest of your company. Your board of advisors is there to provide you with information — not decisions. The decision to act rests with you. Never give up that authority, and dismiss advisors who require strict adherence to their advice. There is only room in every company for one decision-maker — you.
Alternatives, if necessary. What if you're convinced that a board of advisors is really not for you? Is there an alternative way for you to find informal advisors who can help you resolve company issues? The answer, of course, is yes. In many metropolitan areas, the advent of CEO support groups have emerged and, for electrical contractors, your industry associations provide opportunities to "post" questions electronically for other members' input. The downside to these alternatives is that your "advisors" are not vested in your business, making their advice helpful, but not tailored to your company nuances.
CEO support groups have become an interesting way for owners (usually from different industries) to share common business problems. The founding philosophy of these groups was the recognition that, as a business owner, you really don't have anyone else within your company to effectively "share" your problems. The CEO support groups allow owners to realize the problems they are experiencing are not unique. Someone, somewhere has already seen and hopefully resolved your issue. Sharing the information often provides a ready resolution to the troubled business owner.
Associations have also begun to realize the value of knowledge contained in their member base. Many industry associations, including those that support the electrical contracting industry, have instituted online forums that allow members to seek answers to their questions from other members. Invariably, someone in your industry community has a resolution or, at a minimum, a host of other questions that can help resolve your current dilemma. Again, the downside is that all members share a common characteristic — they all own their own electrical contracting firms. Just like your board of advisors needs to be from outside your industry, the information you receive from industry members might lack the perspective of broader corporate views.
Do these alternatives really replace a fully functional board of advisors? In a perfect world, the board approach provides you, the owner, with the best advice to move your business forward. Lacking such resources, the CEO support groups and association forums allow you, at a minimum, to get someone else's perspective — a helpful action when faced with a difficult situation.
As the owner of an electrical contracting firm, your plate is full of difficult issues on a daily basis. To truly maximize the potential of your firm, it's in your best interest to surround yourself with a board of advisors. The alternative — doing everything by yourself — can be a lonely and costly decision.
Dawson is managing director of LTV Dynamics, an international sales management and business-consulting firm in Washington, D.C. He can be reached at [email protected].
Sidebar: Where to Find Advisors
Not sure where to find qualified individuals to join your board of advisors? Some of the best candidates are actually through your personal and professional networks. If you belong to a local Chamber of Commerce (or other similar group), you probably already know several lawyers, accountants, and marketing specialists. Look at local businesses you admire, and ask them to refer individuals to you that may be a good fit for your advisory needs. If all else fails, look to those individuals who align themselves with your local electrical contracting association chapter. While they may be unknown to you, these individuals have strong industry knowledge and can be validated through other association members who have used their services.
Ask candidates what they can bring to your board. Let them know where you anticipate needing advice and areas where you feel weak. Setting expectations before they join your board goes a long way toward ensuring a productive relationship.
Older owners and more established electrical contracting businesses are more likely to have an advisory board than their younger counterparts. It makes you wonder whether advisory boards are one of the reasons young firms are able to become "old" firms.


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It's shocking to hear Cathryn McGill say that for the first time in her life, she's "making music a priority."
"What happens when something moves you profoundly," the jazz and R&B vocalist says, "is that things left on the back burner become more important."
McGill's mother, Rubye, passed away on Dec. 2 of last year. Since losing her strongest advocate and biggest fan, McGill says she's begun a process of "deep introspection" about music.
"In the past, it's just been something that I do," McGill says. But there's no question about it now: "This is the thing that I do. I put it in its proper place in my life."
McGill cites Etta James as her patron saint of vocal cords. ("I love him, but that was a mistake," she says flatly of Obama's inauguration, when Beyoncé sang "At Last" instead of James.) She also lists Betty Carter and Shirley Horn as "people who know how to tell stories through music." That's what attracts McGill most to a voice.
The singer writes, too. McGill penned "The Hand That Rocked My Cradle" for her mother, just one original tune and one story of many on her new album, From the Inside.
On Friday, April 10, McGill will launch From the Inside at 8 p.m. at the African American Performing Arts Center (310 San Pedro NE, at Expo NM). The concert will cover the fresh ground paved by the album, with live assistance by John Rangel (keyboards, and co-producer of From the Inside with Grammy winner Larry Mitchell), Larry Mitchell (guitar), Howard Cloud (bass), Joel Fadness (drums) and Cesar Bauvallet (trombone, percussion). Tickets are $20 through 265-0612 or the AAPAC box office, a portion of which goes to the foundation that keeps the performance center operating.
"It's been a powerful, life-changing time for me, and I think that's reflected in the music," says McGill. But this isn't the last album we'll hear from her. "I have other ones in me, and I'm really proud of allowing myself to be in a creative space."


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I began having symptoms of depression around puberty (unprovoked feelings of utter hopelessness, worthlessness, overwhelming guilt, panic attacks). I think religion is based so much on building a sense of guilt, and the selfish desire to not feel that way, that the combination of my chemical imbalance and the pressures of the church finally became too much for me. I stopped participating in religion after 18 years, sought psychiatric help, and only since then have I begun to understand morality and had the ability to form logical opinions. Religion set my self-discovery back 18 years.
- How did religion negatively effect you?
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that sounds like a very hard time you've had there. You don't have to reply to me, but I'm interested in whether you think your family could have done it differently - if you could have been brought up with a positive experience of religion instead of a hellish one. Jesus and God are supposed to be all about love, surely. Love accepts and forgives. Am I talking rubbish? Was your family mad?
Before I've found that religion is very powerful psychologically - it gets right inside your soul, like a surgeon - and if it doesn't know what it's doing, the person gets very messed up.
I was never religious, but as far as ethics and morals are concerned, I never seriously questioned their origins or justifications until recently. I felt that "there must be some, absolute standards of behavior" out there. I could see that there were several different (and conflicting) philosophies and religions that set such standards, but it still took decades for me to realize that I can actually define my own, stable set of reasonable standards of behavior.
I understand now that it's basic human nature to not have the time to develop your own intellectual insights into how to live, because we humans evolved to live just day to day, surviving, obtaining food and shelter, and (for better or worse) we had to fit into the group and respond "appropriately" to any peer pressure we perceived. As the evolution of our culture was accelerating (e.g. while we were inventing religion and philosophy), we benefited from increasing success of group-think projects, even when it came to innovative weaponry and war-making. Religion (and other group-think) helped tie us together into powerful, efficient, robotic war machines.
(Someday maybe I'll think of a better way to write all this. You're probably looking for more personal stories. These days, I think I'm learning to plug my experience into the bigger picture, whatever that is. No, wait... maybe I'm even able to help paint a bigger picture?)
At least here's one real life, personal experience. I find myself thinking a lot about how to keep a religious person out of the presidency, especially one who apparently believes in some kind of end times revelation. It scares me to think of anyone who has their special version of "knowing" how the world might end and how they intend to behave because of it, while their finger is only seconds away from that red button that can launch a real apocalypse.
And I guess as earthly civilizations continue to modernize, more and more humans will have access to more and more destructive capability, making their perceived Big Picture very relevant to others who don't share it.
There are a 1000 things that affected me growing up but none, not a single one, was ever as bad as the shame of jerking off. I hated that Jesus would watch me jerk off, and then I'd feel like I was on an escalator to hell.
I think religion affects everyone in much the same way, but they lie about it at the time, because it's another sin to be honest about how god influences your life. You can't go around saying "Well god didn't answer another prayer, and ole Aunt Minny is gone". You're trained from early on about how god gets the glory but anything else bad that happens is satan influencing you or your life, that you must be hiding something from god.
I also wasted an inordinate amount of time praying for faith. Go figure. Not because I wanted to believe but I wanted to move mountains like Superman. Nowadays I suffer from reflection syndrome, I reflect on the stupid shit I did and immediately let out some audible gurgle of embarrassment for ever believing in that junk. It's closest to the same feeling people get when they realized they were conned. You can't really fault them, but at the same time FFS didn't you THINK about what you were doing?!
I feel better now, but for a while that really made me feel like I should have known better.
I was never religious and cannot really say it impacted me emotionally in any way. However, I did grow up in a country with a state religion, which included 2-3 hours every week of Christianity in school for 8 years. If I could have been taught something worthwhile instead of that silliness, I may just have been a bit more knowledgeable and/or intelligent than I am today.
My mom was so thoroughly screwed up by her Southern Baptist upbringing that my siblings and I are still paying for it. I love it when I tell Christians, when they ask, why I was brought up as an atheist. I don't know if my family has somehow had the misfortune of encountering more than our fair share of ill-behaved Christians, but they have certainly proved my mother right. More than one Christian has said to me, "I'm sorry your family had such a difficult time, but those weren't true Christians. Really? Too late. Much too late.
Aside from the usual feelings religion has made me feel, such as fear and guilt, there was also something very regrettable: being proud. Holier than thou. I've had that thought in my mind that my religion is right, yours is wrong. "Satan is making you think that way". As a young child and a teen, I actually felt that I had this special gift being brought up in the correct way, and WOW, that was something. Later, I would delve into other religions and try to find out why they thought different, even reading their version of the bible or holy book. However, I always questioned it and everything else, thank goodness. If it wasn't for my inquisitiveness and my eventual skepticism, I'd still be lost in a river of myth.
But even though I've left most of that behind me, I still carry over that personality flaw of having to be right all the time. "Damnit I WILL convince you or so help me I will bring out this Richard Dawkins book and..and... uh oh. The asshole came out again, didn't he?"
No one likes an asshole, and for that, I blame religion, maybe my parents a little bit, and for being born in the US instead of Sweden. Or Denmark. Or maybe Norway. But Japan would have been awesome. Instead of worrying about religion and bible thumping, the worse I would worry about was tentacles and the occasional earthquake.
I think my experience is kind of like GD Heathen. I felt guilty for masturbating, which is something that i still deal with. So for the longest time I would play this endless game of jerking it and then later praying to god that i would go to church more often if he would help me stop. Then add in starting to realize i was gay, and i started praying ten times more.
It was just frustrating and a source of constant disappointment. It's taken me so long to work through it all and i finally feel like I'm starting to get over it. I just wish i never had to work through religion to have to deal with my sexuality
Just as you, my involvement in religion when i was accompanied with a really big depression plus feelings of emptiness, worthlessness, of been tied up with invisible chains; i tried as hard as i could to be become the religious role model, i wanted to suppress my sexual desires (and almost succeeded if it weren't for one little detail), never participating in a fight, never relating to people that didn't have a standard that myself didn't have; that last part cause me to become a very solitary and reclusive and ruined my already low social abilities, which i still suffer today. I felt guilt for almost anything, i spent the days figuring out if i did something wrong, remembering all the bad things i had done, every single mistake i have ever done no matter how small, how insignificant it was, how little importance it had on other people, i considered it unforgivable and how i should i have never done such mistake in first place. I live in a society where touching others is a common and expected occurrence, specially around women, i refused to do such thing, even with close friends and family. All this is so intertwined (did i use it correctly?) with my depression that i don't know which cause which. The only i'm sure is that i defeat my depression by the week after i left my belief. Today, i don't have any fond memories of my teenage years, i hardly remember anything, but considering how i lived it i don't think there's anything worth remembering. I think that i am finally free of those feelings and i that i'm finally able to do what i think is best by being myself, instead of following an impossible standard, even though more often than not, i feel tired of all.
Hey, it'll get better
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Religion can cause harm
Guilt. The wrong kind of pressure to be a certain way. Unsatisfactory reasons given.


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A relaxing boat ride from Stockholm takes you to the best preserved Viking town in Scandinavia, located on the little island of Björkö in Lake Mälaren. Part of what makes Birka so fascinating are the ruins and vast cemetery, not to mention the countless activities for children, from archery to sailing in a Viking boat.
"Birka is one of the most complete and best preserved examples of an early medieval Viking trading centre", states the UNESCO organisation of the UN about why Birka is listed as a World Heritage Site. The remains of the oldest city in Sweden can be seen on the small island of Björkö (a 2-hour boat ride from Stockholm). Established in 790, it was a flourishing trading centre for 2 centuries and abandoned around the year 980. It was then excavated from 1931 onwards, and is currently a justifiably popular tourist attraction.
In books and films, the Vikings are often portrayed as boorish and murderous barbarians, but the excavations at Björkö show a different side of Viking life. Birka was one of the most thriving trading centres in Europe, where artisans produced glassware, clothing and jewellery, while silver from Arabia, pearls from Russia and sealskin from Lapland were transhipped from the port. On the neighbouring island of Adelsö, Viking King Björn from the Hovgården settlement ruled over his 1,000 subjects. The settlement was abandoned towards the end of the 10th century. Birka then fell into oblivion and was not 'discovered' again until a millennium later.
Children will not quickly get bored here. Costumed guides provide information and explanations about the ruins, including the foundation of a fort and the remains of a city wall. In the museum, you'll find archaeological findings and scale models that give an impression of the life and times of Vicky the Viking's contemporaries. On part of the island, wooden boats and houses have been reconstructed, where smiths, weavers and instrument makers give demonstrations and battles and other events are re-enacted.
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Most have been studying at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, through Navitas, for the past year. But the program has outgrown its prior space on the Dartmouth campus, according to university officials.
Students, most of whom are studying business, engineering and science, will still live on the UMass campus in Dartmouth, but take transitional courses in new classrooms located in a leased space on the second floor of the Cherry & Webb building, at 139 S. Main St.
"We only had one classroom and four offices," said Mary Fleming, who serves as executive director of Navitas at UMass Dartmouth, of the previous space.
In the new location, students will spend most of their time in class. But according to UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Divina Grossman, who spoke at an event to celebrate the new space Monday morning, there will be time to explore downtown Fall River. Students will also be able to frequent local restaurants while still using a university dining card.
"We fully expect that, every semester, we will grow," Grossman said, touting Fall River's "very rich tapestry of diversity and immigrants."
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Grossman, a native of the Philippines, spoke of her own entry into the country through education: "I came to the United States, myself, as a graduate student."
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I am soon to be 34, and I found out about a month ago or so that I am a pregnant. Ever since I found out, I have been having dreams about my beloved dead grandmother. She passed away in 2006, and in all that time, I probably only had 3 dreams about her. Since I've found out 3 weeks ago that I'm pregnant, I have had about 5 dreams with her in them. Sometimes I realize in my dream that she is dead, and it is very weird for me, and other times, in my dreams, it's like she never died. The only thing is that she never speaks in the dreams. In one in particular, she was sleeping, in others she just smiles and nods, and then the dream is over, as soon as it started. I thought maybe she was trying to tell me that she knows about the pregnancy and is happy that I am FINALLY having a baby. My husband is the more grounded of us, and thinks that it's probably just because I miss her alot, and wish I could tell her I'm pregnant. I'll wake up sad sometimes, when I realize that it was a dream and that she is in fact gone. Other times I just wake up confused. It is making her death seem as though it happened recently, instead of almost 7 years ago. It's messing with my emotions alot! I have heard that pregnancy hormones cause weird dreams sometimes, I guess I'm just curious to hear others' thoughts. So... thoughts anyone?
Weird Pregnancy Dreams
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Posted 03 October 2012 - 04:23 PM
Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:12 PM
How do you feel about reincarnation? I wonder your grandmother is trying to tell you that she's coming back as your child.
Don't take life too seriously, no one ever gets out alive.
Posted 03 October 2012 - 08:00 PM
Hhhhmmm, that's something I did not think of at all, I suppose it's a theory, interesting.
Posted 03 October 2012 - 11:22 PM
I don't know if, or how I think reincarnation works, but it was the first thing that came to my mind. BUT then, there are ordinary dreams, and then there are these dreams that are so real we feel that we are really there visiting with our grandmother. I've had a few of those and think it was a gentle visit with her. Even though I do believe in an after-life, if Gramma were to suddenly appear in my room I'd probably have a heart attack!
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The Wabash College Jazz Band will present a spring concert at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 17, in Salter Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Center.
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Fall sports sponsored by the NEWMAC include: men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, women's tennis, and women's volleyball.
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In 2006, the Warwick girls' hockey co-op team made its Rhode Island Interscholastic League debut and won its first game by an 11-1 score over Bishop Keough.
Maybe it was a sign of things to come. Maybe it was just a good start with a long road ahead. Either way, that blowout win on a December night in Woonsocket was the official beginning of a very special journey. A club program finally got off the ground as a varsity program thanks to parents and students and coaches who wouldn't take no for an answer. An improving team took the next step and became a contender in recent years. And in 2014, the contending team contended its way right to the state championship.
Title journeys are always special. Talented players who grew up playing together raise the trophy. Teams hit obstacles and clear them. Programs make history.
The story of girls' hockey in Warwick goes well beyond. How about talented players who grew up playing together in a youth program that wouldn't have been there if they were younger? Teams whose obstacles included, you know, learning how to skate? And a program that didn't exist eight years ago making hockey history?
It's been a heck of a ride.
"It was really a heart-warming milestone to see the girls win the championship," said Kevin Chronley, one of the pioneers of the program.
Ten years ago, a high school girls' hockey team was but a twinkle in the eye of people like Chronley, Brenda Resendes, Bob Cushman and Tom Bernache. They were parents, teachers, coaches, hockey fans. They sat around kitchen tables and figured out how to make an idea happen.
When Toll Gate won its back-to-back hockey championships in 2004 and 2005, it fueled interest in the sport. A few girls at Toll Gate had grown up playing hockey but their opportunities had run out.
Chronley's daughter, Brittany, was a freshman at the time. Their family had just moved from Chicago, where Kevin, a hockey coach, had started a boys' high school program.
"My daughter didn't understand why we couldn't do it twice," Chronley said with a laugh.
He laughs because it was not so easy. Cushman arranged a meeting with school officials, who explained why girls' hockey couldn't happen. Money, interest, ice time. The list went on.
To the pioneers, it was an attack plan.
"When we understood the reasons, we had volunteers, parents, kids going little by little to whittle away at them," Chronley said.
They started a club program to generate interest and raise funds. Girls came out. They wanted to play, even if they had never played before.
In 2006, they gained approval from the school committee and from the Rhode Island Interscholastic League. At the time, co-op teams were uncommon, and the league had concerns. Based on school size, they would have rather seen three teams.
"They gave us an audience and we explained that we couldn't go from zero to three," Chronley said. "There was not enough interest, not enough ice time, not enough funds, not enough anything. The fact that they listened and would hear us out was instrumental."
The RIIL signed off and girls' hockey was born. Suddenly, girls who hung up their skates when they hit high school had a team to play for. It was a changing world.
And Warwick's hockey community ran with it.
While Chronley and Julie Peters coached the high school team, Warwick Junior Hockey introduced a girls' program. Irony would have it that the man who got it off the ground was Warwick's Sean McNamara, who also happens to coach La Salle, who happened to lose to Warwick in the championship.
The program came along at a perfect time, when daughters of hockey players and sisters of hockey players were chomping at the bit for their time on the ice.
"We started the program and we had some great success – numerous state championships," McNamara said. "It probably kept a lot of those girls playing hockey. At the time, there weren't a lot of opportunities and options for girls. Warwick had a great run in youth hockey and it's fed the Warwick schools. It culminated in a state championship."
Even with an influx of talent, the high school team faced hurdles. Dave Tibbetts took over as head coach in 2010 and inherited a team that was still getting its legs. As is still the case for many Division II teams, it's a battle.
"When we got here, we saw a long road," said assistant coach Ryan Henderson. "There were times when it seemed like we would never get past certain things. Like, this is the wall and that's it. Some teams hit that. The perseverance of all the players that have come through the program is amazing. They've built this thing."
Warwick set a program record for wins in Tibbetts's second season. What happened next was a leap of faith. In a changing girls' hockey landscape, with a lot of talent in the pipeline, the Titans moved to Division I. They had ups and downs in their first year but ultimately won 10 games, with a veteran core leading the first wave of that young talent.
The second wave arrived this year and the rise continued. The Titans were in first place for much of the season and their lineup included the top scorer in the state.
There was one hurdle left.
"When I came in last year, the thing I noticed the most was we needed to get over the hump of the public school vs. private schools difference," said assistant coach Tom McCormick. "If we were going to get to where we wanted to be, we had to get through the private schools and we couldn't be intimidated by them. It took them a full year to realize, 'We're just as good as these teams.'"
Or better.
The journey was capped in storybook fashion Friday night, when the Titans rallied from a 1-0 deficit to beat the Rams. Fans packed the stands at Brown's Meehan Auditorium, embracing a team that has become the city's darling.
"Monday night we thought the crowd was big," said captain Jaime Given. "Tonight was crazy, all the people that came out, not just for me, not just for other people on the team. They came out for all of us. To see us as a city make history, to do something that's never been done before is just awesome."
McNamara was on the opposite bench while the Titans celebrated. Next to him was one of his assistant coaches, Danika Korpacz, who was on the first Titans team. As much as they were hurting for their own team, they were happy to tip their caps.
"I've coached probably 90 percent of those girls in youth hockey," McNamara said. "I love those girls and they deserve all the credit. Great job by the coaching staff. It's bittersweet but I couldn't be happier for that group of girls. I'm thrilled to death for them and what they were able to accomplish."
Tibbetts stood in the tunnel outside the locker room, cheers echoing through the walls behind him, trying to catch his breath. It was a chance to reflect. The sport has grown by leaps and bounds, even just since he took over, and Warwick has become the state's girls' hockey capital. La Salle and Bay View each have several Warwick players, and his Titans are at the center of the surge.
"Warwick is a good hockey town," Tibbetts said. "We've got two sheets of ice, a really nice rink. A lot of people grew up playing hockey and now their daughters are playing. I got an email from Brenda Resendes today wishing us luck. They started the program literally on a kitchen table. She said, 'We're really excited for you guys.' They deserve a lot of credit for getting this program off the ground."
Chronley was out of town, but wished he could have been at Brown for the championship moment. He's touched base with his fellow grassroots pioneers in recent weeks, reminiscing and marveling at how far the program has come.
When he was on the Titans' bench, he used to say – with affection – that his players were a little delusional for wanting to give hockey a try.
They're not delusional anymore. They're hockey players. They've got a team and a city and a whole lot of people behind them.
And they're champions.
"I get chills thinking about it," Chronley said. "So much effort, by so many people, and girls' hockey has taken off in such a big, exciting way. It's just great to see."
William Geoghegan is the sports editor at the Warwick Beacon. He can be reached at 732-3100 and firstname.lastname@example.com. Find him on Twitter @RhodyWill.
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Just a few pictures I took from this morning - a quiet moment in commune with nature.
Monday, August 10, 2009
sunday reverie
flowers for contemplation
Posted by Rick Tan III
2 comments:
- Tan Family said...
I love that you took the time to really see each flower. It's easy to walk by them and not notice each one's incredible beauty....a good reminder for us all. :)
- August 10, 2009 at 7:42 AM
- Green Mamma said...
I love these photographs; gardening is one of those activities where I find myself with myself . . . you know?
- August 11, 2009 at 12:41 PM
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
South Koreans Face Death to Enhance Life
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I'm a writer/editor working in Seoul. My weekly musings are currently published in between two-four newspapers, plus here. If you read only one thing this week, make it something from the Gospels. If you read between two and four, however, make my blog one of them.


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As Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona battles for her life after an assassination attempt, the nation is trying to grapple with the violent tragedy that took the lives of 6 and wounded 14 people on Saturday morning, casting a dark shadow on the start of this year. On the morning of January 8th, while U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was meeting with constituents at a 'Congress on Your Corner' event at a local shopping center in Tuscon, a gunman opened fire on the gathering. Within seconds, Congresswoman Giffords was shot in the head at point blank range, along with 19 others including Christina Green, a 9-year old girl, Phyllis Schneck, a grandmother from New Jersey and 76-year old Dorwan Stoddard, who lived a mile from the grocery store.
A suspect was apprehended at the scene after two men pinned him to the ground and waited for the police to arrive. The suspect, 22-year old Jared Lee Loughner, has been charged with five federal counts on Sunday, including the attempted assassination of a Member of Congress, and the killing and attempted killings of four other government employees including John M. Roll, the chief federal judge in Arizona, who was killed, Gabriel Zimmerman, a Congressional aide, who was also killed, and Pamela Simon and Ron Barber, Congressional aides who were wounded. Mr. Loughner could face the death penalty if convicted.
Investigators found evidence at Jared Loughner's residence in Southern Arizona to show that he had planned the attack on Gabrielle Giffords, including an envelope on which the words "I planned ahead," "My assassination" and "Giffords" were written. In addition to a website linked to his name which contains anti-government writings, Mr. Loughner's motives for committing the crime remain unclear. In spite of indications that Mr. Loughner is mentally ill, the tragic incident has quickly focused attention on the degree to which a political climate increasingly characterized by hate, fear and vitriolic rhetoric might be complicit in leading to a tragedy of this nature.
In a New York Times editorial written after the Arizona shootings, Paul Krugman refers to an internal report brought out by the Department of Homeland Security in April 2009 that warned of the violence that could accompany the growth of extremist rhetoric that was apparent in the political landscape. The last few years have also seen a growth in the numbers of threats against government officials. In 2010, following the health-care overhaul, Capitol Security officials had said that threats of violence against Congress officials, including death threats, harassment and vandalism, had tripled from the previous year. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a strong and vocal supporter of heath-care reform had her district office door smashed with a bullet following the health-care vote. Judge John Roll, who was killed on Saturday, had received thousands of threatening messages and phone calls after he had allowed undocumented immigrants to proceed with a case in which a rancher had assaulted 16 Mexicans who had crossed through his land.
While it would be misguided to directly attribute the Loughner's violent actions to the surge of inflammatory language characterizing politics and media, it is important to understand that there are real consequences to framing political discourse through violent rhetoric. The extent to which hateful and angry rhetoric has made its way into mainstream politics was evident in 2010, during the debate around Arizona's harsh anti-immigrant law, SB1070, and during the 2010 mid-term elections, where campaign ads openly promoted hate and divisive sentiments. In March 2010, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin announced a target list of Congressional candidates to be defeated in the 2010 midterm election. Launched through her personal profile on Facebook, Palin's "Don't get Demoralized. Get Organized. Take Back the 20" campaign was symbolized by a map of the country which had crosshairs over the districts represented by candidates that she wanted defeated. Ms. Giffords, who was among the candidates marked on this map, had expressed her concern about it at the time-
We're on Sarah Palin's targeted list. But the thing is the way that she has it depicted has the cross hairs of a gun sight over our district. When people do that, they've got to realize there's consequences to that.
At a press conference about the shootings on Saturday, Pima County Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik spoke about the "vitriol" that characterized political discourse. Saying that it was time for the country to do a little "soul-searching" he said-
The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous. And unfortunately, Arizona, I think, has become sort of the capital. We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry.
There is never an explanation for senseless acts of violence such as this that take the lives of innocent people. While Saturday's shooting can be seen as an isolated action of a mentally ill individual, it can also be seen as emblematic of a political landscape that is angry, divisive, intolerant and eliminationist. Can this tragic incident become the pivotal turning point towards a more humane and peaceful political discourse?
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Billy Crudup confirmed his interest in acting and Broadway early on, earning an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts.
His first big-screen role was in the indie film "Grind," where he played 20-year-old Eddie Dolan, who was just released after an 18-month stretch in prison. In 2000, the actor hit big with audiences and critics in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous," where he got to use his dramatic and comedic abilities in the role of rocker Russell Hammond.
Crudup will star as Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan in "The Watchmen." He'll also play opposite Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the film "Public Enemies".
During the 1996 Broadway run of "Bus Stop," Crudup started dating Mary-Louise Parker. He split with the then-pregnant girlfriend in 2004 for his "Stage Beauty" co-star Claire Danes.


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I'm in Florida, so that's out of my reach, unfortunately.
haha thats funny because my computer does tha too me too bi\ut thnks for tryibg too add
josh king
Must ride slide!!!!!!
I remember asking you but i can't remember where I asked you at so I don't know if you ever replied to this question. Does the slide still work in your house ?? Is there an age /weight limit ?
Just answer the questions sir.... There um kinda important.. At least to me they are.
Well seems like our posts on snakes went straight into file 13 in the syndicated oddity know as haunt world. LOL!
Jim sorry my computer screwed up and wasnt able to finish talking to you. Thanks for taking the time to talk about my friend with me and understanding it and everything. I feel better talking to you about it. thanks, Damon
My main computer has a virus because i was to lazy to put virus protection on it. I just can't believe all this, I don't know if I could be that strong. I know what its like though, my ex-husband just couldn't understand my obsession with Halloween and did split us up in the end. All we can do I guess is learn and move on I guess.
Dude !! I didn't know you had a first wife... and two years ago ? What about Christina ? I thought you guys have been married for like over ten years now !! I have used your relationship
as some thing to look forward to maybe one day... if i ever got married again. BIG IF!! So some one explain..
"Mary Ellen" was my 1st Wife. She overdosed about 2 yrs. ago..so have you been channeling her Damon? If you have a question, just ask me don't contact the dead, they are busy...with...something, I guess?
Man I need to go to bed good night John boy, good night Mary Ellen, good night Jim.
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-News Release-
NEW HAVEN promise program announced:
city, board of education, yale and Community foundation partner to make the promise of college a reality to new haven students
NEW HAVEN— Today, in an assembly before 250 ninth grade students from every high school in the city, Mayor John DeStefano, Jr.; Superintendent Dr. Reginald Mayo; Yale University President Richard C. Levin and William Ginsberg, President of the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, announced the launch of the New Haven Promise program. New Haven Promise is a visionary scholarship and support program for New Haven Public School students and the capstone of the District's nationally recognized School Change Initiative. The assembly was broadcast live in all New Haven Public Schools this morning giving every child in the District the opportunity to watch the announcement in real-time.
Through New Haven Promise, eligible students graduating from every New Haven public high school will receive full tuition (for up to four years) to attend a public college or university in Connecticut or up to $2,500 annually to attend a private nonprofit college or university in the State. (This includes New Haven Public Schools or approved public charter school in the City of New Haven.) These funds will be awarded on a scaled basis depending on how long the student has lived in New Haven and attended an eligible school.
"Now this is not a give away program. You will have to work hard for your grades and stay focused on positive behavior. But do these two things, and this community is saying to you it will see that you have the resources to compete successfully anywhere and make your life and the lives of those around you measure up to the promise of every gift god blessed you with," said DeStefano in his address.
"To the parents of these young people, this is a challenge for you too. More than anyone, parents must be invested and responsible for the success of their kids. I challenge you to instill in each of them the aspiration for a college education, and, our shared expectation that these kids once given the tools can and will succeed. Parents we cannot do this for you. But with today's promise, we can do it with you."
Yale University is generously committing to fund the actual cost of New Haven Promise scholarships per academic year for the New Haven public school graduating classes of 2011-2014. Funding for subsequent classes will be reviewed and renewed by the NHP Board on an annual basis.
"Yale's strength is inextricably linked to the community's strength. The Promise program builds on the New Haven renaissance of the last two decades that has made our community a national model of urban vitality," said Levin. "Yale's support flows from our commitment to New Haven and our belief that quality education should be accessible to all. As a good neighbor that has called New Haven home for nearly three centuries, Yale is proud to do our part to make our hometown ever stronger. Our contribution to the Promise program will keep New Haven's renaissance going by helping young people now and in the future."
In order to ensure that every University dollar and other contributions that will be raised over time go toward the explicit purpose of New Haven Promise scholarships, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven generously provides the capital needed to administer NHP.
"The Community Foundation's fundamental commitment to our donors past and present is to do what we think will build a brighter future for our community. By making this promise to the students in New Haven public schools, we are acting on our belief that investing in school change and investing in each student is the way in which we create a brighter future," said Will Ginsberg, President & CEO of The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. "The Community Foundation has long believed that education is the base on which long-term social progress is built. For this reason, this promise to New Haven's students, both current and future, is also a moment of great promise for our city."
"This program reinforces a fundamental and traditional value that we share in this City: if you work hard, set goals and accomplish those goals, you deserve a bright pathway with every opportunity available to you," said DeStefano.
New Haven Promise has three goals:
• Cultivating an aspiration for college education in New Haven Public School students
• Building community and parental engagement
• Growing economic development in the City of New Haven
New Haven students who are admitted to and enroll in a Connecticut in-state public 2- or 4-year college or university and who meet residency, civic behavior and academic performance criteria are eligible for this award.
"This is an exceptional day in New Haven! For everything and anything you want to attain in this world, you're going to need an education and more and more that requirement includes a college education as a bare minimum," said Mayo as he addressed the students watching the announcement both at COOP and on-line. "New Haven Promise underscores the importance of college and community and how becoming life-long learners will open every door to you."
Grade-by-grade high school checklists are being made available to every student of a New Haven Public School as well as the three local charter high schools to help students plan and make the right decisions during high school so that they can take full advantage of this important benefit.
Details on eligibility criteria and the steps students need to take to review their eligibility and receive their award are available in every New Haven Public School and on line at www.newhavenschoolchange.org/promise.
Promise is the capstone of the School Change Initiative, the District's school reform model that was launched when the New Haven Federation of Teachers approved a nationally groundbreaking contract that provided for increased flexibility for teachers and the District.
The School Change Initiative, has set three distinct goals:
• Reduce the achievement gap, bringing New Haven students to the Connecticut averages on the CMT and CAPT.
• Halve the dropout rate in five years.
• Make sure that every graduating student has the aspiration, academic ability, and the financial resources to attend and succeed in college.
DeStefano will speak on the Yale campus twice next week about New Haven School Change and the Promise program as a Chubb Fellow of Timothy Dwight College at Yale. On Tuesday, November 17, at 4:00 p.m., he will deliver a lecture on "City and Civic Infrastructure" at the Levinson Auditorium in the Sterling Law Buildings at the Yale Law School, 127 Wall Street.
DeStefano will be joined by other education leaders on Wednesday, November 17, at 4:00 p.m. for a discussion on "New Haven School Change and the Path to College" to be held at the Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall Street. The Chubb Fellowship was designed to encourage Yale College students in the operations of government, culture and public service, the program brings three or four distinguished women and men to campus every year to give public lectures and interact informally with students. Both events on campus next week are free and open to the public.
New Haven Promise informational meetings for parents will be held at each school the week of November 15, 2010. A schedule of parent meetings is available on line at www.newhavenschoolchange.org/promise


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Reports are starting to come in that state Apple and Samsung have been found guilty of infringing on each others patents by a Korean court. Apple has been found guilty of infringing 2 patents and will be hit with an import ban and a $35,000 fine. Samsung is also facing a fine of $22,000 and a ban for infringing on Apple's elastic scrolling patent, but the court ruled they didn't copy Apple designs or violate their trade dress.
Details are scarce at the moment, coming entirely from tweets and fragments by the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. We'll update as the news becomes clearer and more complete.
Update: Apple may have been found to have been infringing FRAND patents. These types of patents are different in kind from the proprietary patent Samsung was found to be infringing. FRAND stands for fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory, and are standards-essential -- in this case they involve technology required for a phone to use a cellular network. In order to become part of the standard, companies like Samsung agree to license them under FRAND terms. If a Korean court really let Samsung successfully attack Apple with FRAND patents, it's disturbing on a number of levels. Blogger and consultant Florian Mueller of FOSS patents has an informed, if decidedly anti-FRAND litigation view:
It would mean that foreign companies would either have to bow to Samsung's and LG's demands and, among other things, give up their own non-standard-essential intellectual property or stop selling in Korea. If I were Apple, I would defend myself vigorously and, if necessary, write off the Korean market until this issue is resolved through bilateral U.S.-Korea talks or at the level of the World Trade Organization.
Mueller calls it the declaration of a trade war, and also points out that, outside their native Korea, Samsung has consistently lost cases where they've tried to litigate FRAND patents.
All this to say, the Apple v Samsung case in Korea is bigger and more important than either Apple or Samsung.


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Yet it's not just the media searching for crazy. A report was leaked by DHS on "Rightwing Extremism." To quote the report,
Rightwing extremist chatter on the Internet continues to focus on the economy, the perceived loss of U.S. jobs in the manufacturing and construction sectors, and home foreclosures.
Dang it, I'm a radical. There were signs, once in high school I got a detention for a overdue library book; even back then I was bad. My internet chatter about obscene government spending has all been a clever ploy to manipulate my readers to take radical action like, 'vote the bums out,' or 'tell your representatives what you think.' I tell you I'm bad, and if I didn't have a job or a cold I would have been one of those crazy tea party animals too. You need further proof that I'm a radical? How about this...
Rightwing extremist views bemoan the decline of U.S. stature and have recently focused on themes such as the loss of U.S. manufacturing capability to China and India, Russia's control of energy resources and use of these to pressure other countries, and China's investment in U.S. real estate and corporations as a part of subversion strategy.
Well there you have it. I'm concerned that China owns us, and all our debt, I must be a radical. Granted, I'm a centrist on guns and immigration, and lean a bit left on the social issues discussed in the report, but imagine my surprise to find out that I've been cavorting with other radicals over the past 2 years by volunteering for the McCain campaign. Pro-life, pro-second amendment, high concentration of veterans, don't let the good humor, sarcastic wit, family values, and helpful manner fool you - we were all a big bunch of radicals, just ask MSNBC.
Now I know there is a serious side to this report. Every group in every country has its nutballs, and its the governments main job to protect its citizens from radicals of all sorts. Yet this seems like a veiled attempt to blur the line between staunch conservatives and radical Klan-like groups, when in reality that is a very clear and distict line. Veterans in particular are owed an apology for their less than flattering portrayal in this report. As for me, I'm going to keep chattering about the economy, and take pride in the fact that someone out there thinks I'm radical.
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