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There is a group of veteran players looking to return to the NBA if the lockout ends soon. One of those players should be intriguing to the Celtics, who will have to fill six roster spots with inexpensive veteran talent prepared to help for one last title run.
Allen Iverson has been looking for NBA work for a while now, essentially banishing himself from the league with a series of personal problems and flakiness. The widespread perception is that Iverson refused to accept that his once immense skills had declined to the point where he could no longer produce as a starter.
Unable to deal with that, Iverson pouted his way out of Detroit, Memphis, and Philadelphia.
Now, after a year off, Iverson said he is ready to end his career in a more heartening fashion. Knowing that the Celtics will be seeking help, Iverson's manager, Gary Moore, told the Globe his client would love to come to Boston.
"I have already spoken to Allen about that and many other opportunities, and of course he would be interested in anywhere in the NBA but Boston is particularly attractive to him,'' Moore said, "because of Danny Ainge, the organization, and one of the most respected coaches he knows in the business in Doc Rivers.
"He has the utmost respect for Doc Rivers and the current roster of players. Allen would relish the opportunity to play in that organization.''
Iverson turned off many NBA executives by leaving the Grizzles because they used him as a bench player. He persuaded the 76ers that he was ready to return to form and contribute to a young team but he left the club because of personal issues and never returned. He hasn't played in the NBA since February 2010, and even a brief stint with a Turkish team ended prematurely because of a calf injury.
Moore said Iverson has regained his desire to play, resolved his personal problems, and will accept a bench role.
"Allen has a lot of respect for the league and for the game and those who came before him,'' Moore said. "But to get back into the league and to leave the way that he deserves to leave, that is very near and dear to him. It means the world to him.''
With Rajon Rondo locked in as the Celtics point guard and Ray Allen as the shooting guard, Iverson's role would likely be as a scorer off the bench. In Detroit and Memphis, he created issues because he demanded to start.
"I think that is so overplayed,'' Moore said. "He said it on more than one occasion. And I've always known that. I think it was taken out of context. Allen would accept any role. Anything he can do to help a ball team is what he will be able to do.''
Iverson thought he was headed to Boston in a draft-night trade in 2006 for Wally Szczerbiak and the seventh overall pick, a selection the Celtics eventually traded to the Trail Blazers.
"He was really looking forward to the opportunity,'' Moore said. "And to come back there, why not come back? Why not the Celtics?''
The Celtics also considered Iverson before he signed with the Grizzlies.
Acquiring Iverson would likely need the approval of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Allen, all of whom know him from All-Star Games and from years of going up against his teams.
Moore said Iverson is working with a personal trainer in Atlanta, trying to return to top shape. He underwent calf surgery a year ago but has not sustained any major injuries in his career - a career in which he has logged more than 37,000 minutes.
In his prime, the 6-foot Iverson was one of the league's most dynamic players, averaging 30 or more points in four seasons. But he began to lose his luster after being traded to Denver in December 2006. Pistons general manager Joe Dumars thought Iverson could be the missing element in Detroit, so he traded the popular Chauncey Billups to Denver in November 2008.
Iverson demanded to coach Michael Curry that he start, pushing Richard Hamilton to the bench, a move that destroyed team chemistry. The Pistons allowed Iverson to leave via free agency and his reputation was so poor that only the Grizzlies would offer him a contract. Looking for a fan attraction, they signed him to a one-year contract that lasted three games.
"If most people would just look at Allen and judge him from knowing him and not what they are told, then they would have a much better understanding of him,'' Moore said. "He doesn't want anyone to assume anything. He just wants to play. That's all.''
A lot could be sacrificed
Well, the Players Association is again faced with a proposal that it doesn't particularly approve of and a limited time to consider it. It can accept the offer and play a 72-game campaign or reject it and risk the season.
The owners have offered a 50-50 split of basketball-related income and limits on sign-and-trade deals and mid-level exceptions, and unprecedented constraints on teams that exceed the luxury tax threshold.
The NBPA said it will convene tomorrow or Tuesday with its player representatives to decide whether to vote on the proposal. An alternative could be decertification, which also may mean the end of the season if the owners do not respond by agreeing to negotiate further.
Decertification would break up the union, giving individual players the opportunity to file class-action lawsuits against the NBA, claiming they are being denied the right to work. It would also mean the end for NBPA executive director Billy Hunter as the players' representative, unless the union re-forms and hires him back.
Such lawsuits could take years, and history has shown that unions don't fare well in them. The players would have to prove that owners are negotiating in bad faith, but the fact that commissioner David Stern rescinded his first "drop-dead'' offer, reworked it, and made another proposal might work to the union's disadvantage.
One interested observer is former NBPA executive director Charles Grantham, who held the post from 1978-95. He told the Globe several weeks ago that he expected a settlement once paychecks were missed. Now, he feels the NBPA should realize it has lost and accept the deal because it is out of viable options.
"I think there's nothing more than an agent presence that's been there from the beginning,'' said Grantham, also a former agent and now an adjunct professor at Seton Hall. "And the tension between the agents and the leadership of the union with regard to which direction they should take, I think that may have gone underground temporarily but now has surfaced again. I think it was always there.
"The interest on the agents' part was to signify anything less than 52 percent we're going to move forward with the decert movement, and it appears in an attempt to get there, they have used their star players as shields.''
When the union representatives met Tuesday to review the owners' previous proposal, Celtics player representative Paul Pierce was a notable absence. Pierce has been one of the main backers of decertification and organized two conference calls in the past two weeks. He has attended meetings in the past and become one of the league's more vocal player reps.
Grantham said decertification by unions became vogue as a weapon in negotiation in the early 1990s, but he believes courts see it now as an attempt to create leverage.
"While the unions always have the right to decertify, the question often becomes whether it was a lawful lockout,'' he said. "And as we saw in football, the court in Minnesota concluded that it was a lawful lockout. And in New York, it's more pro-management. And those cases have never been adjudicated, always resulted in settlements.
"The problem with all that is working its way through the system would take forever. And the question is clearly whether the players would be able to stand that onslaught.
"Can the players stay out one year or two years or three years? Because that's how long it may take in the courts. The loss of income seems very silly and certainly not logical.''
NBPA president Derek Fisher has a difficult decision as the executive committee considers whether to send the proposal to a vote of the 450 players. If the offer is rejected and the NBPA pursues decertification, the season looks lost, meaning dozens of players may not return to the NBA once an agreement is reached.
If the season is lost, the league will hold the draft in June regardless, meaning there would be two rookie classes entering the league in 2012-13. If you estimate that 35-40 new players from each class make NBA rosters - first-round picks have guaranteed contracts and therefore will make rosters unless they are foreign picks who remain overseas - then that could be 70-80 new players. Nearly 18 percent of the league would be new players - not even counting rookie free agents.
Since there will be no expansion, those players will occupy roster spots usually held by veterans. And, more than likely, a promising rookie will make a team over an expensive veteran.
"The question that will arise now is, 'Who is willing to sacrifice their careers?'' said Grantham. "Because that's what's going to be on the line if in fact you miss the season. Because you have [approximately] 25 percent of the league that will have lost their income for the year, never to be returned, perhaps have their career ended. For what?
"That's why I conclude it's all about the agents. This is all about keeping that money in the pool, which represents lost fees for them.
"Don't forget, these guys are going to be agents for 15 or 20 years. Paul Pierce will play for one or two more years.''
Shaq, Kareem are sparring
It seems that Shaquille O'Neal is using his biography, written with former Globe columnist Jackie MacMullan, to take digs at anyone he felt wronged him during his NBA career. His biggest target was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
In "Shaq Uncut: My Story,'' he says the Hall of Fame center largely ignored him during his tenure in Los Angeles.
"Kareem was never around,'' wrote O'Neal. "And whenever I did see him, he usually ignored me. The disappointing thing to me was, being in LA all those years and trying to fill those shoes, I would have liked to have a conversation with him.''
Abdul-Jabbar took to Twitter to respond, telling O'Neal that he should have talked to him before writing the book. He also posted a response on Facebook, explaining why he was not inclined to help O'Neal with his game.
"I went down to LSU and worked with Shaq on the fundamentals of the Skyhook as a favor to Coach Dale Brown,'' wrote Abdul-Jabbar. "I spent time with Shaq in the gym and gave him some drills he could use to develop the hook shot.
"But when I followed up with his Coach, Dale Brown, I was told that Shaq's father told his son he didn't need to develop a hook shot and all he needed to do was smash everything into the basket.
"Shaq's [father] felt like he was so overpowering physically that he should just dunk everything and not worry about developing a finesse shot like the Skyhook.''
He goes on to say that because O'Neal became so successful with his size and ability to dunk, he did not want Abdul-Jabbar's advice on a finesse game. And Abdul-Jabbar points out that he was not on the Lakers coaching staff at the time, though he was asked to work with current Lakers center Andrew Bynum.
"If I had any idea that Shaq wanted to learn from me, I would have been happy to have worked with him,'' said Abdul-Jabbar, "but all indications that I had received were that he felt he was doing fine and he didn't need or want my help.
"I am totally surprised by Shaq's comments, as I tried to respect his privacy and never got any indication from anyone that he wanted or needed any input from me with regard to how he played the game. Shaq had a great career, and I, like everyone else, respect what he has achieved.''
More issues down the road
Commissioner David Stern may have another issue on his hands, as Spurs general manager R.C. Buford faces a DUI charge after a single-car accident in downtown San Antonio Nov. 4. The team sent out a release saying the accident was the result of Buford's low blood sugar, as he is a diabetic. Buford released a statement apologizing for the incident. It is uncertain whether Stern would levy a suspension or fine on a front-office member who has broken the law. Stern has a growing list of off-the-court issues to address once the lockout ends.
Kessler a lightning rod
NBPA lawyer Jeffrey Kessler was the latest public figure to compare something sports-related to slavery, telling the Washington Post that Stern is treating players like "plantation workers.'' His comments not only angered Stern and NBA officials but also union members, some of whom no longer want him involved in negotiations. Kessler issued an apology for his comments, blaming the late hour, and was allowed to participate in the most recent discussions. Stern has pointed to Kessler as the main culprit for rejecting many of the ideas proposed by the league last weekend.
The number of all-star games on the horizon is declining now that the players and owners appear closer to a deal. Former NBA player John Lucas is holding a benefit game for his foundation, which provides substance-abuse counseling and support for athletes. Mario Chalmers is holding a charity game in his hometown of Anchorage, and free agent Josh Howard is putting on an all-star game in Dallas. Allen Iverson postponed the game he had set for this weekend in Las Vegas, a contest that was supposed to include Paul Pierce. The World All-Star Classic appears done, as no makeup date was announced for the opening game in Puerto Rico . . . Add former Celtic Stephon Marbury to the list of players and ex-players who are criticizing Michael Jordan for his hard-line stance as an owner less than 10 years after his playing days. Jordan earned $33 million during the 1997-98 season for the Bulls, a deal that encouraged owners to place a maximum on contracts. Marbury, who played professionally in China last season, called out Jordan for not being more supportive of current players. NBPA president Derek Fisher said he found it "interesting'' how some former players are being critical of their successors now that they have retired . . . Teams are privately preparing for the possibility of the "amnesty clause'' returning. This time, it may be that dropping a bad contract would not inflict future damage on a team's salary cap. Under the previous amnesty clause, teams could buy out one current contract for a reduced price and limited salary cap damage.Gary Washburn can be reached at email@example.com. Material from interviews, wire services, other beat writers, and league and team sources was used in this report.


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Simon Cowell Confirms Britney Spears + Demi Lovato as 'X Factor' Judges, Shares Picture
After months and months of speculation, it's finally official. Britney Spears has joined 'X Factor' as a judge for $15 million. Also confirmed is Demi Lovato, whose name only recently came into the picture as a possible judge. Prof? Well, the photo, tweeted by Simon Cowell.
He wrote the following: "Can't believe it's finally happened. Very exciting!" OMG. We can't either!!!
And here are the deets: According to The Wrap, FOX confirmed that Spears and Lovato would be boarding the show at the upfronts in New York City today (May 14.) Brit will bank a cool $15 million, with $13 million for her role as a judge and an additional $2 million to perform on the show. Spears, 30, had said "Thanks, but no thanks" to an initial $10 million offer and was reportedly asking for $20 million. Looks like she reached a happy medium with the show for her time. Her deal is reportedly for a year.
The terms of Lovato's deal are unknown. The singer, 19, battled her way back after a public meltdown and a stint in a treatment center. Her personal story is similar to that of Spears, so the ladies add a bit of a feel good element to the show, not to mention ridiculous amounts of star power. Brit Brit fans and Lovatics are sure to tune in to follow their beloved divas every word, move, outfit and hairstyle. That's to say nothing of the contestants, who hit the jackpot working with legit names like Spears and Lovato.
Simon Cowell and co. cleaned house at the end of the first season, when the show fell short of its ratings expectations. In order to contend with 'American Idol' and 'The Voice,' Cowell needed big names. And he got 'em.
And Demi's pretty excited:
It's official! #SimonBritneyDemiLA#DemiXFactor. I am so excited!!!! twitter.com/ddlovato/statu…
— demetria lovato (@ddlovato) May 14, 2012

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What is a Catholic Cuban? Or, better yet, who can be a Catholic in Cuba? An Associated Press story that looks at the forthcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba through the prism of his refusal to meet with Santeria leaders makes some claims on these points. But are they valid? I'm not so sure. The article entitled "Cuban Santeros wary of Pope visit after JPII snub" in the version printed in the Seattle Times is confusing. It has an odd array of assumptions about how religion works. The story also has an anti-Catholic, perhaps I should say anti-clerical pro-regime tone -- its choice of verbs and the sentence/argument structure makes clear the dislike the authors feel for the Vatican.
But it is the binary view of faith practices and of cultures in the first half of the story that does not strike me as being true to the Cuban experience. The second half of the story offers the voices of experts who see speak to the transcultural nature of religion in Cuba, but this is then followed by boilerplate language that could have come from Granma (the party newspaper.) There is a feel of a committee's hand in the writing of this story -- several minds (who do not agree) at work.
The story opens ...
They cast snail shells to read their fortunes, proudly wear colorful necklaces to ward off illness, dress all in white and dance in "bata" drum ceremonies.
But although their Afro-Cuban Santeria religion owes much to Roman Catholicism, many are decidedly unenthusiastic about Pope Benedict XVI's March 26-28 tour of Cuba, even if it is being hailed as a watershed moment for a church seeking to boost its influence on this Communist-run island.
Santero priests still remember the last time a pontiff came to town - and flatly refused to meet with them. They are expecting no better treatment this time, and some are openly disappointed.
Their religion is by far the most popular on the island, with adherents outnumbering practicing mainstream Catholics 8-1.
The article offers some historical background noting that while John Paul II met with the leaders of other faiths during his 1998 visit to Cuba, he "never deigned to meet with the Santeria practitioners."
The article goes on to report that:
Experts say as many as 80 percent of islanders observe some kind of Afro-Cuban religion, be it Santeria, which is more properly known as Regla de Ocha-Ifaor, or one of its lesser-known siblings. Practicing Catholics number fewer than 10 percent, and as elsewhere in Latin America, that share is under assault from conversions to Protestant and evangelical denominations.
The AP reports that the Catholic Church does not believe Santeria has an "institutional leadership" with which the Vatican could engage and quotes a statement made by the Vatican press office that Santeria "is not a church" in the traditional sense. The article adds that ...
A decision not to meet with Santeros is in keeping with Benedict's history of vehement opposition to any whiff of syncretism - the combining of different beliefs and practices - on the ground that it could somehow imply that all faiths are equal.
The article shifts its ground at this point. It notes there is no leadership structure in Santeria that could meet with the pope, and that Santeros are not excluded from the Catholic Church.
Scholars say Santeria, which was imported to Cuba through slaves brought from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria, remains on the political margins due to its scattered, nonhierarchical nature, centuries of taboo and the latent racism that keeps Afro-Cuban faiths from being fully accepted in the fraternity of religions.
"Santeria is as much a religion as any other," said University of Havana ethnologist Maria Ileana Faguaga Iglesias. But "its structure is not vertical; it does not have a maximum leader, it has no buildings and it has never been part of any political power."
... "At the time of the 1998 visit, the official line of the cardinal, and I think the church generally, was that people who practice Santeria are Catholics," said Quigley, a former Latin America policy adviser at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. "They are just another - maybe deviant, but not absolutely heretical or schismatic - form."
The article then closes on a grating note. John Paul II's decision not to meet with Santeria leaders was:
just another sign that on an island with a white majority, some still see it as a slave-barracks faith, an idea that goes against Cuban ideals of respect for diversity.
John Paul's decision to ignore the Santeros, Cuesta said, was a decision "to deny our national patrimony ... brought to us by men in chains who arrived as slaves in this country."
Let's move from the minor to major points.
Language. The use of derogatory verbs and adjectives indicates a disdain for the Catholic position. The pope did not "deign" to meet with Santeros, or incredulity that Benedict would not believe that "all faiths are equal", are just a few examples of this tone -- as is the nasty close.
Racism. The charge of pervasive racism in Cuban society is tossed out twice, but the story closes with the statement about "Cuban ideals of respect for diversity." Which is it? What is being implied? Is Cuba a racist society that promotes ideals of respect for diversity? How does that work?
The article would have been better served by offering discussion or the role of race rather than working from an assumption. Are the majority of practicing Catholics of European descent? Are Santeros of African descent? How many black or mestizo Catholic priests are there in Cuba? While racism may be understood by a Cuban reader, will an AP reader understand its importance?
Numbers. What is the source for the statement that 80 per cent of Cubans follow some form of Santeria? The numbers are defensible, but are not defended. The U.S. State Department in its 2011 religious freedom report on Cuba notes:
There was no independent authoritative source on the size or composition of religious institutions and their membership. The Roman Catholic Church estimates that 60 to 70 percent of the population is Catholic.
Some sources estimate that as much as 80 percent of the population consults with practitioners of religions with roots in West Africa and the Congo River basin, known as Santería. These religious practices are commonly intermingled with Catholicism, and some even require Catholic baptism for full initiation, making it difficult to estimate accurately total membership of these syncretistic groups.
... Catholic Church officials estimated that its membership was seven to eight million persons but that only 4 to 5 percent of baptized Catholics regularly attended Mass, while membership in Protestant churches was estimated at 600,000 to 800,000 (out of a population of 11.5 million).
The article should have spelled this out by reference to sources. The experts say, without saying which experts, doesn't work when you are making a controversial point.
And the controversial point is the relationship between Catholicism and Santeria. By saying that 80 per cent of the population follow Santeria, but "practicing Catholics number fewer than 10 percent" of the population, the story is making an either/or statement about Cuban religion. This perspective comes from a Western ethnocentrism and European anthropology for Cuba.
There is a sense in this article that religions of African origin such as Santeria are amoral (not immoral), meaning they are deprived of regulatory values. While the article does not use the word "cult" to describe Santeria, but calls it a "religion", the story frames Santeria as a fetish, not a faith.
Now I am making assumptions here which may be as dubious as those I see in the story. But I see this view as arising from the application of Western values to a culture that has an entirely different worldview. Santeria, and its related Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Caribbean faiths, has a system of values based on the balance of all forces of good and evil. Its cosmology focuses on life on earth and has little concern for eschatology.
I would argue that it is this balance of concerns -- life on earth, the life to come -- that allows 80 per cent of the Cuban population to practice some form of Santeria and for the Catholic Church to claim 60 to 70 per cent of the Cuban population as members. From a Western perspective lax religiosity implies religious indifference. Should this judgment be applied to Cuba?
Are mass-going Catholics the only true Catholics? Was the article justified in using religion observance statistics to advance an argument about faith? How can journalists report on a fluid religious scene for readers coming from a fixed religious landscape?
What say you GetReligion readers?


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So, taking the 1820 and 1810 results together the questions I immediately have are:
1. Do we value O-5 command?
2. Is that being properly communicated to the board?
and (I think this is the new question)
3. Are we disadvantaging some O-5 commanding officers by ranking them together in one summary group?
My thought is a 5 of 5 Commanding Officer FITREP doesn't look great, but you were a Commanding Officer. Commanding Officers on ships are ranked against the other CO's on the waterfront rather than across the entire designator. I understand it might be a poor comparison because of the differences in scale, but nevertheless, I can't help but think the COs weren't taken care of in ways other designators with more O-5 command opportunities may take care of their leaders.
For example, all the CO's under the destroyer squadron in Pearl Harbor were rated together. At the time I was there I believe we had something like seven DDGs on the waterfront. That means from our squadron seven O-5 COs had a chance to breakout for 1 of 7 or 2 of 7. Their peers in other destroyer squadrons and/or O-5 command had similar opportunities. So, when SWOs go to promote their best and brighest, they're promoting the best COs from all the waterfronts across the Navy, as well as some others who may have done other great things (by far the minority, though). They now have a cadre of O-6s who broke out from peers as O-5 COs to move on.
What happens with us is there's only one summary group, so our CO's either breakout or they don't. There aren't multiple summary groups floating around all feeding the O-6 boards. I imagine what happens then is how does a board justify selecting a 4 of 5 CO (I don't know off the top of my head how many O-5 command opportunities we have at the moment) when they can select a 2 of 8 or whatever department head, staff cyber chief, etc?


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NGOs must strive for scale if they want to fulfil their roles as enablers and incubators in striving for development
Thus, even while attempting to redefine their roles as enablers and incubators, NGOs remain of great interest to students of organizational behaviour. In particular, scaling up as referred to above remains a serious conundrum, but in order to demonstrate the "implement-ability" of an intervention, attaining a certain level of scale remains inevitable. In going to scale, NGOs should watch out for the following potential pitfalls:
- The blueprint trap—innovative NGOs often start out rejecting the status-quo. Thereafter, as they grow and become old, they have a tendency to fall in blind love with their own initial path-breaking idea, and often, the world has moved on and they fail to notice. The only solution possibly is to keep alive a culture of reflection and learning within the organization.
- Matching ambition with capacity—particularly relevant to attempts at scaling up. If and when the pace of expansion in an organization peaks (either because of technical capacity or funding constraints), the management as well as frontline staff struggle to cope with their own inability to continue functioning as before. Strategic manpower planning and investing in staff capacity needs to be given the attention they deserve.
- Matching quality of work with quantity—sometimes, the above-mentioned expansion is achieved, but at the cost of quality of outputs and outcomes. This is usually not a pretty sight and it is hard to hide the cracks for long. Without a system of iterative evaluation and learning, this cannot be addressed.
- Staffing woes—sometimes, organizations are crippled by their inability to attract high-quality manpower. Often, the good ones work in difficult locations, pay very little and don't mentor well enough.
- Management by loyalty—some of the above kinds also have had a charismatic founder/leader who rules the roost. Not only is there no succession plan, there are also ugly confrontations sparked off by insecure loyalty-demanding power centres. This is one of the most common weaknesses among NGOs and almost certainly sounds the death-knell for organizations in the medium- to long-term.
This post first appeared on livemint
Photographs courtesy of Masaru Goto via the World Bank Photo Collection, available here
The author has pointed out
The author has pointed out common issues faced by NGOs.Good effort. But scaling up of NGO activity to show that small solutions can be extended to a wider area would not be the right option. The big issues of cultural, political, geographical & economic differences might not get addressed. Possible solution is to showcase the model so that other NGOs embrace the model with required changes suiting to local requirements.This is already happening through effective networking within NGOs and with government support. Best example is MYRADA's SHG experiment.
Suvojith: Thanx for this article
Thanks for the comment, Robin
Thanks for the comment, Robin! Agree about the importance of networks - it is not necessary that individual NGOs scale up their own operations; it can also be achieved through coalitions or associations of like-minded organisations. In fact, the plurality in implementation may actually be of benefit to the broader eco-system
The question of scale is
The question of scale is indeed crucial. However, what has to be scaled up is the idea and not necessarily the NGO as an organization. These are two different things!
Secondly, the scaling up can happen not only through the government - but also through many other organizations picking up the idea. What is important is to have the necessary eco system to enable such scaling up to happen. It maybe through appropriate financing and supportive policies. The important aspect is to design actions/ projects that are likely to be picked up in this manner or that there is "a market' out there - either through government or through other NGOs/ social entrepreneurs etc.
What about leading NGO's to
What about leading NGO's to collaborate? There are so many organisations trying to fight the same issues, implement the same programs and change the same truths. I believe it is Point 5 in your article that is stopping this happening, also known as 'founderism'. Founders ego's get in the way of maximising impact. What if resources were shared, learnings were open sourced and the impact was what was recognised, not the name of the organisation or the founder?
No need to be cynical though!
No need to be cynical though! There is definitely a lot of potential learning gains lost due to an unwillingness to collaborate. But we need to keep trying. The challenge possibly is creating conditions where collaboration is recognised and rewarded
Yes, I agree. Right now the
Yes, I agree. Right now the celebrity of being a socent founder seems to be very alluring for many. I've toyed with the idea of funders insisting on collaboration, so instead of giving individual funding to individual organisations they support an Outcome - such as in USAID APHIA programs. idealist.org has also just launched a collaboration platform, but I'm not sure it will work for NGO's or more just passionate individuals.
There are many good points
There are many good points here. I agree with your previous article with which you link, that the idea of NGO-led development should change. To be overly broad-brushed, NGOs really took off when the state in developing countries was being pruned back by fairly neoliberal ideas, enforced by structural adjustment and the crumbling of one type of state-led planning and development. They were the 'third way,' where states and markets couldn't or didn't function for whatever reasons and to that end, they have done a lot of good in a lot of lives.
What I point out above doesn't mean that NGOs were complicit in a neoliberal philosophy or attempts to undermine the state but it does mean that their role has often been to substitute for the state and its capacity. Ultimately, this limits citizens' rights to have real conversations (via elections and other means of grievance redressal) about the social compact and what is owed to people by a government (and in return for what; I obviously do not advocate for the rentier state no matter what public goods they deliver, nor I am excluding the possibility of states and markets working together or the market delivering some goods/services on its own).
NGOs may plug holes where there are government or market failures but my sense is that they should be a temporary fix, drawing attention to a problem, getting it on the agenda, and showing that there are viable solutions. As you suggest, they can be innovators and incubators of radical (and practical) ideas but, like many tech start-ups, perhaps the goal should be to be "bought up" either by a firm or by the government. Maybe scale should not be the goal. Rather, NGOs take risks that governments cannot and pave the way for the government (or, again, the private sector) to try new things with less risk.
Do things work perfectly when lumbering bureaucracies take up the ideas of nimble and passionate organizations? No, and that is a major challenge that students of organizational behavior will need to take up.
Of course, many NGOs have the mantra that they are working to put themselves out of a job. But their actions and grant-seeking do not always align with their words.
Peter Evans writes about the "developmental state" and the symbiotic relationship that governments and markets should have with each other. It may be time to revisit this idea and discuss where the 'third sector' fits in in different forms of the developmental state, what kind of symbiosis works and what kind instead lets governments off the hook.
It is precisely for the 5 reasons that you list about NGO sustainability that we should think seriously about whether NGOs (or, worse, charities) are a long-term solution to ensuring human capabilities / equality of opportunity are fulfilled, which I think is a goal on which most people can agree.


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"I have this strange feeling like something is threatening us do you feel it captain?" said officer Lilliana Mendez. "Sort of but it reminds me of something my trainer was about to tell me about right before he was murdered he said something about receiving strange feelings when heading to Cranus." replied Captain Malonius.
In fact every crew member on that ship felt it. The captain told all tactical crew members to move into the hallways except the machine gun and plasma rocket operators to start them up.
As the Victorious got out of hyperspace it started receiving strange signals a giant bronze structure with an extremely large amount of glass. Then we realised it was the indestructible CORTEX we then received a hail signal on the command display then was surprised to see a group of Cortex completely unarmed though they kept asking if they could put our brains into glass bowls I refused and they got so angry I mean wow why was refusing to put my brain in a glass bowl offending an entire nation?
Then right at that moment the Cortex were throwing their biggest plasma missiles at us, BOOM BOOM BOOM the bridge was like a bonfire there were two collisions and all my bridge members except Captain Malonius. Three dead in the first ten seconds of battle I brought my engineers up and as they walked up the hallway the Cortex sent another HUGE plasma missile and that was it another two dead in the first thirty seconds. Then finally my plasma torpedo charged up and I missed every shot
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
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As the session began, you developed a concept chart that identified learning objectives and listed some of the resources you use to teach social studies. Now complete a Final Concept Chart (PDF) that includes all the resources you have studied. Classify each as primary, secondary, technological, and/or diverse.
Once you have finished your new concept chart, revisit your initial concept chart to see how your knowledge of different types of resources has expanded.
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MINNEAPOLIS, July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. has been admitted to the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to be evaluated for depression and gastrointestinal ailments, the congressman's office said on Friday in a statement released by the clinic.
The statement came more than two weeks after the Illinois Democrat, son of civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, was said by his doctor to be undergoing treatment for a "mood disorder."
The younger Jackson, 47, announced in late June that he had taken a leave from office two weeks earlier for treatment of what was then described as exhaustion.
Amid mounting political pressure to disclose more information about his medical condition, Jackson said on July 5 through a statement that his problems were more serious than previously believed, adding he needed extended in-patient treatment for unspecified "physical and emotional ailments."
On July 11, his physician said the congressman was receiving intensive care for a "mood disorder" and was expected to make a full recovery.
The statement on Friday marked the first time that Jackson, who is seeking re-election to a 10th term in the House of Representatives in the Nov. 6 election, acknowledged he was being evaluated for depression.
"Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has arrived at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for extensive inpatient evaluation for depression and gastrointestinal issues," the statement said without elaborating.
The statement did not say whether the gastrointestinal issues being evaluated were connected to a gastric bypass surgery Jackson underwent in 2004 for weight loss.
It said further information would be released as Jackson's evaluation proceeded.
Jackson's Republican opponent in November, Brian Woodworth, said in early July that Jackson had an obligation to clarify his situation. Woodworth could not immediately be reached for comment on Friday night.
Jackson has been the subject of a congressional ethics committee probe over an alleged bribe offered to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich by a Jackson supporter in 2008.
The offer was intended to entice Blagojevich into appointing Jackson to President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat. Jackson has admitted to lobbying for the seat but has denied knowing about any money offered to Blagojevich, who was convicted of public corruption charges and is in prison.
Two fellow Illinois Democrats, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez, said this month that Jackson owed voters from his South Side Chicago district an explanation.
They compared the congressman's situation with those of stricken Illinois Republican U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and Illinois Democratic U.S. Representative Bobby Rush.
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An update from Meaghan, a member of the Residential Commons Leadership Corps and a second-year student triple majoring in Environmental Science with an Earth Science emphasis, Geology, and Chemistry, while triple minoring in Math, English, and Environmental Engineering:
It's a pretty big buzzword on campus these days. But how does it relate to the Residential Commons? I've talked before about how the Residential Commons will bring diversity to students, but not a whole lot about what we, as a diverse population, can bring to SMU.
We as students come from all walks of life, with all different backgrounds, and we have the amazing opportunity to share our stories with our fellow residents. A Residential Commons is a mini-SMU, a small example of the wide range of diversity on this campus.
Imagine all of the programs that will be put on in the Residential Commons. We could have a "foods of the world" month, where residents bring in food that reflects their culture or food that they grew up learning how to make. Or a dance celebration that reflects the culture of our residents. We all have something to share in each of these instances, and each of these reflects one small part of who we are as students and as people.
We also have the amazing ability to actively change the culture on campus in the future. As we are exposed to all of this diversity, we have the opportunity to change Student Senate and the way our campus is run. We can vote on pieces of legislation that will change our campus for the better as we move forward collectively, toward a new future for SMU.
There has been disappointment this past year, expressed in many different ways in varying degrees, but I'm confident that the Residential Commons model will help us as students make this campus more inclusive. We have a wonderful opportunity in front of us, and I know we will make the most of it. World changers are shaped here … and the changes we can make to the SMU campus will just be the start of what we will do in the outside world.


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Yale Improves To 4-0 At Home
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Back in the friendly confines of the John J. Lee Amphitheater, the Yale men's basketball team went back to what it does best. The Bulldogs pounded the ball inside and dominated in the paint en route to an impressive 82-67 victory over Holy Cross in front of a nice weeknight crowd of 1,326.
Yale (9-4) outscored the Crusaders 40-22 in the paint and outrebounded them 44-25.
6-foot-10 center Greg Mangano led the way, finishing with 27 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks. Reggie Willhite and Isaiah Salafia added 10 points apiece.
The Bulldogs improved to 4-0 at home on the season. They have outscored their opponents 327-215 in the four games and have an average margin of victory of 28.
Early on, it looked like that might grow to an even bigger number. Yale was up 24-9 after nine minutes and the lead grew to 22 later in the half. The Crusaders, though, fought back. The margin was 13, 41-28, at halftime, and Holy Cross pulled within four twice in the second half.
"We came out in the first half and punched them pretty hard," said Willhite, who was 3-of-4 from field and added seven rebounds, two assists and a block. "Holy Cross is a tough team. We knew they would fight back. We weathered their comeback and were able to push it back out."
After the Crusaders (6-8) pulled within four with 8:14 left, the Bulldogs responded with a 13-4 run over the next four minutes, capped by a Sam Martin three-pointer.
"I always had the feeling that we were in control," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball. "Holy Cross is a good team. We knew they'd come back. If you're going to be a good team, you have to be able to combat that."
R.J. Evans paced Holy Cross with 24 points. Devin Brown added 22.
Martin and Salafia spearheaded a strong performance from Yale's bench, which outscored Holy Cross's 31-10. Martin was 3-for-3 from three-point range.
"Sam made some big shots," Jones said. "He had a great start to the season but has been struggling. It was nice to see him knock down some shots."
Mangano, who was named the Ivy League Player of the Week on Monday, continued his stellar play. He was 11-of-18 from the field overall and 11-of-14 from inside the three-point arc.
"When he's played one-on-one in the post, I expect him to score more times than not," Jones said.
In his last three games, Mangano is averaging 24.3 points and 13.3 rebounds.
NOTES: Freshman Brandon Sherrod also had a big game off the bench, contributing nine points and six rebounds in 11 minutes… Yale shot 60 percent (15-of-25) from the field in the first half. Six of those misses came from three-point range… Holy Cross stayed in the game by taking advantage of Yale's 10 first-half turnovers… The Crusaders shot 36.9 percent from the field in the game… Jeremiah Kreisberg pulled down nine rebounds… The Bulldogs play their final non-league game on Sunday when they host St. Joseph's of Long Island at 4 p.m. The game is the second of a doubleheader with the Yale women, who host Baruch starting at 2 p.m.
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Esprit was first published in London, England in 1954 and later in Kirkdudbright, Scotland in the early 1960s. It was originally intended for circulation in the Offtrails Magazine Publishers Association (OMPA) but with the 13th issue in 1960 she decided to make it generally available. Daphne Buckmaster stated her intentions were: "...an attempt at the sort of fanzine which I have long waited to see but have never come across - a magazine in which observations, experiences and ideas can be exchanged."
Five of the post OMPA issues were released as Volume 2, the last in 1961. 17 issues were published in all.
Vol. 1 No. 1 contained articles on selling and status seeking by Ron and Daphne Buckmaster, and an item on infinite horizons by Sid Birchby.
Contents of Vol. 2 No. 2, October 1960, include an article on the future of science fiction by John Rackham, as well as articles on history, Fandom and DF, Psychosomatics and the senses.
Vol 2, #3, included Les Gerber, Nan Gerding (The Chigger Patch of Fandom), Ray Nelson, Jim Norrie, John Rackham and Harry Turner (Now & Then, Zenith).
Vol. 2, # 4 included John Rackham writing on drugs, Art Rapp (Spacewarp) on Indian relics, Julian Parr on status seeking, Nan Gerding taking a stand against IBM testing, plus contributions by Ray Nelson, Max Cranium, and Don Smith.
Vol 2, # 5 included contributions from Sid Birchby, John Champion, John Rackham, Philip Simpson, and art by Max Cranium.
Letters came from D.R. Smith, among others.
Esprit was voted one of the top ten fanzines in the UK in the Skyrack Fan Poll for the years 1960 and 1961.
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Today, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan began answering questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. What type of queries should she anticipate? Here are 15:
1. Some observers believe that you view executive power expansively based mainly on service in President Bill Clinton's White House. Do you have a theory of executive power? Has the "global war on terror" altered your perspectives on that authority or how the Court should treat suspected terrorists?
2. Do you have a theory of separation of powers, that Congress, the president and the courts enjoy primacy in the legislative, executive, and judicial spheres?
On Monday, in Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Court held that Congress's establishment of a government auditing agency for publicly-traded companies violated separation of powers because it undermined the president's executive power.
3. Do you have a theory of federalism, the relationship between the federal government and the states? How narrowly should the Court view Congress's Commerce Clause power?
For instance, state challenges to federal health care reform legislation argue that Congress lacks Commerce Clause power to mandate that individuals purchase health insurance.
4. Do you have a theory of constitutional interpretation? Explain the ideas of a "living constitution" and "original intent" and whether you agree with the notions. Does original intent only apply to the 1787 Constitution's body or to subsequent amendments, especially the Fourteenth Amendment and its Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses?
5. What pertinence, if any, should international law sources have for constitutional interpretation?
Some justices invoke international law, such as the Geneva Conventions, when they decide questions, namely whether "evolving standards of decency" prevent capital punishment for mentally incompetent people because that is cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
6. Do you have a theory of statutory interpretation? For example, Justice Antonin Scalia discerns legislative intent by relying exclusively on the statutory text, while Justice Stephen Breyer consults relevant legislative history, such as committee reports.
7. Some observers have criticized the Court's Kelo decision for too broadly viewing the eminent domain power to take private property for a public purpose. They assert that the opinion violates private property rights. Do you have a theory of private property rights?
8. What are your perspectives on selective incorporation, the process by which the Court applies most Bill of Rights provisions to the states? On Monday, in McDonald v. Chicago, the Court held that the Second Amendment applies to the states.
9. Chief Justice John Roberts, in his confirmation hearing, testified that judges, like umpires, are neutral arbiters, who call balls and strikes. However, retired Justice David Souter, in his recent Harvard graduation speech, suggested the Constitution makes judges select between different views of the public good. What is your theory of judging?
10. President Obama has stated that empathy is an important quality for judges. However, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in her confirmation hearing, disavowed the notion. What role, if any, should empathy play in judging?
11. On Monday, Senator Jeff Sessions (R) of Alabama, the panel Ranking Member, said you had "associated [your]self with well-known activist judges." Some observers decry liberal "judicial activism," such as the Warren Court's expansion of accused defendants' rights. Others criticize conservative judicial activism, such as the Citizens United opinion, which invalidated limits on corporate and union spending on political ads. Explain judicial activism and when, if ever, it is justified.
12. Some observers argue that, as dean of Harvard Law School, you barred the military from recruiting there because it discriminated against homosexuals and that you are "antimilitary." Explain how you addressed military recruitment and whether you are antimilitary.
13. Observers lauded your attempts as dean to enhance collegiality and hire outstanding faculty, despite their political perspectives. How will these attributes serve you on the Court, whose members have diverse perspectives and often split 5-4 in hard cases?
14. If confirmed, you will be the only justice who has not been a federal appellate judge. Senator Sessions criticized your lack of judicial experience. How would you respond?
15. What are your perspectives on when the Supreme Court should overrule precedent? For instance, the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision refused to overrule the 1973 Roe v. Wade opinion recognizing a woman's right to choose.
Carl Tobias is the Williams Professor at the University of Richmond School of Law.


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John Price has been appointed director of independent hotel operations for Lane Hospitality. He will be responsible for the development, positioning and opening of all new and existing independent hotels for the company. Most recently, Price served as the general manager of Sax Hotel Chicago and managing director of Sutton Place Hotel for Thompson Hotels. Prior to Thompson Hotels, Price acted as general manager of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. Price began his career at Loews in Chicago before joining the 450-room Loews Coronado Bay Resort in Coronado, Calif. Following Loews Coronado Bay Resort, Price acted as general manager of the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago, where he oversaw for the operation, financial performance and growth development of the four-diamond, 381-room lifestyle property.
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Three people authorities say are connected to three shooting deaths in a five-day period in Gadsden have been arrested. At a press conference Thursday announcing the arrests, law enforcement officials stressed that local residents are safe, while also asking for their assistance with the investigation.
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Three people authorities say are connected to three shooting deaths in a five-day period in Gadsden have been arrested. At a press conference Thursday announcing the arrests, law enforcement officials stressed that local residents are safe, while also asking for their assistance with the investigation.
Two men and one woman, all from Gadsden, were brought in on charges unrelated to the case, but Gadsden Police Chief John Crane called them "persons of interest."
No charges have been filed against the trio for the shootings. Crane said the investigation is ongoing and it's too early to comment on specifics with the case.
"We need the public's help. This is far from over," he said. "We need information, we need what people know."
Cedric Orlando Young, 27, was charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm into a dwelling.
Kendra Lashay Leach, 28, was charged with first-degree theft of property and third-degree burglary.
Antwon Jabbar Lindsey, 30, was charged with first-degree theft of property and second-degree domestic violence.
Two men, Billy Baker, 51 and Jabari Player, 35, were shot to death about 12:30 a.m. Saturday on the Meighan bridge. Deputy Coroner Michael Head said the men were shot with an AK-47 or a rifle of the same caliber after a car pulled up next to theirs in front of Waffle House and opened fire. The Nissan Stanza in which Baker and Player were traveling was found in the wrong lane of traffic on the bridge.
Willie Brown, 45, was shot to death about 12:20 a.m. Wednesday in front of his house on Kentucky Avenue in East Gadsden. A similar-caliber rifle was used in that shooting.
District Attorney Jimmie Harp would not comment Thursday on whether the shootings were related. However, Gadsden Police Capt. Bobby Jackson on Wednesday said there was a "strong possibility" they were connected.
There were three separate operations by the Joint Special Operations Group throughout Gadsden Wednesday night that brought Lindsey and Leach into custody. Young turned himself in Thursday morning.
Sheriff Todd Entrekin said the operations went as peacefully as they could have and nobody was injured.
"This operation went on without a hitch last night," Entrekin said. "Officers were running down leads everywhere."
While authorities were mum on details about the arrests and what charges may or may not be forthcoming, they said they wanted to reassure the public that they are safe. A wave of rumors ran around Gadsden and spread via social media, and Gadsden Police eventually were flooded with calls about things that supposedly were happening.
Entrekin dispelled rumors of supposed shootings throughout the county, including one on Hoke Street. He said the only shooting Wednesday was the murder of Brown, and the only police activity on Hoke Street was a possible traffic ticket.
Harp said these were not random killings, the victims were targeted. He said the motive remains under investigation, but authorities have a pretty good idea why the men were targeted.
Harp said every law enforcement resource in the area, be it state, federal or local, was involved in the case and contributed to the investigation and arrests. That included Gadsden Police, Etowah County Sheriff's deputies and investigators from the district attorney's office, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Marshals and the Alabama Fusion Center.
Authorities also are looking for a grey or silver 2007 Ford Five Hundred with damage to the right-front fender and with the Alabama license plate number BB50375. They say the car is likely connected to the shooting on the bridge.
Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact the Gadsden Police Department's Detectives Division at 256-549-4531 or 256-549-4500.
"The loss of a life in any community is a tragedy," Crane said. "I believe the way our department reacts and responds to that loss shows our commitment to that community."


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Tribe Tops Twins For Third Straight Time Thursday
The Indians topped the Twins 9-4 Thursday at Progressive Field. The loss was the Twins' third in a row after taking the opening game from the Indians in the four game series.
Minnesota starter Kevin Corriea was roughed up over 4.1 ineffective innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and four strikeouts. Corriea fell to 1-4 on the season with an ERA of 6.34.
The 1-2-3 hitters in the Twins' lineup didn't help the cause, going 0-13 with three strikeouts. Cleanup hitter Chris Colabello led the offense with two runs batted in.
The Twins are now 15-18 on the season and are at Detroit Friday night. Justin Verlander will start for the Tigers opposite Minnesota's Phil Hughes.


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Is TransCanada Laying Defective Keystone XL Pipe in Texas?Read time: 5 mins
Carol Linnitt | February 6, 2013
By Carol Linnitt • Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 11:31
TransCanada, the company currently constructing the southern segment of the Keystone XL pipeline, claims to use "top quality steel and welding techniques" throughout its pipeline network.
Last week, however, activists fighting the construction of the pipeline released images of what they claim are improperly welded pipeline seams. The photos were released by Keystone XL blockader Ramsey Sprague at the Pipe Tech Americas 2013 conference in Texas and were taken by blockader Isabel Brooks.
Brooks took the photographs from inside a pipe segment on December 3, 2012 to document what they say was daylight pouring through weld seams between segments. "All of us looked at it," Brooks told DeSmog, speaking of the defective seam, "and it was clear light was coming in from the outside…It was definitely clear what it was."
An hour after the protesters were extracted from the pipe segment, says Brooks, it was in the ground. "[Other protestors] told me that it was in the ground that day and buried. So they didn't test it again," she said. "I know exactly the piece of pipe that it's at, so if we were to dig it up I know it would be right there and as clear as that day."
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The recovery process is just beginning for many families in Black Forest. One group of volunteers is trying to make it a little easier.
Rooms and hallways inside the Sundance Mountain Athletic Center are now filled with donations.
"Couches, dressers, bicycles, chairs, I have a great selection of kids toys," said organizer Racquel Garcia."
It's all free for the families who lost their homes in the Black Forest fire.
"If we're able to add a smile to their face, that's amazing," said Garcia.
Garcia is heading up the volunteer efforts. Her 9-year-old daughter came up with the idea, after a few of the girls in her dance class lost their homes.
"I wanted to help them," said Mackenzie Garcia.
"Started with a collection of gift cards. I put a little blurb on Facebook and saw how much we would collect," said Garcia.
It has now grown from just a few gift cards to rooms filled with furniture and clothing.
"I wasn't expecting this much," said Mackenzie.
Volunteers are trying to get the word out for families affected by the fire to come and pick up what they need. In fact, volunteers are canvassing the Black Forest area, passing out fliers to let people know about these donations
So far the group has helped a handful of families, and they're hoping to reach hundreds more.
The group is hosting a street fair on Friday, June 28. There will be free food and fun for the kids, and a chance for people to go through the donations and pick out what they need. This is only open to fire victims. It will be from 4-9 p.m. at the Sundance Mountain Athletic Center at 1808 Woodmoor Drive in Monument. They are still accepting donations as well. For more information, call Racquel at 719-235-6984 or 719-488-4664.


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This panorama shows the neo-romanic church St. Lambertus (Lambertuskirche) also called "Eifeldom" in Kalterherberg a district of Monschau in the Eifel in Germany. For more informations please visit http://www.baukunst-nrw.de/objekte/St-Lambertuskirche-Eifeldom-Kalterherberg--2132.htm
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights. In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states. Text by Steve Smith.


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A winner was selected from 104 designs submitted by 42 freelance designers.
To re-design our company logo for our website, ad postings for our business online and in flyers, etc.
Real-Time Leasing has been in business for 8 years as a property management company. We are a very forward thinking company and are making the changes to have everything online. We need to "spruce" up our logo so that we may use it on our ad sites, etc. If you go to our current website you can see that really all we have as a distinguishing factor is the clock - which does not look good as a stand alone.
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What's the best way to bring a good idea to fruition? Make sure people know about it. That's exactly what the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) did last year when it launched an interactive database(www.pcpcc.org) that features academic and training institutions that have embraced interprofessional training that brings together medical students, residents, clinicians and other health care professionals.
"We are delighted to have laid the foundation for a valuable resource that will help health professionals, academics and students understand and evaluate training programs around the country and their focus on patient-centered, collaborative team-based care," said Bill Warning, M.D., co-chair of the PCPCC's education and training task force, in the Dec. 13 press release announcing the launch.
Fast forward to today and a conversation Warning recently had with AAFP News about this popular resource and why it was created.
Story Highlights
- Interprofessional training is increasingly being used as an educational model in U.S. medical schools and residency programs.
- Working alongside other health care professionals allows medical students and residents to understand and appreciate others' skills sets.
- Students and residents exposed to interprofessional training support the concept and look forward to providing team-based care in practice.
"Nothing like this database existed," said Warning. "And rather than a static publication, we wanted a resource center that people could go to and upload curriculum and share documents both regionally and nationally." And so they have -- to the tune of more than 100 programs currently.
One word of advice: Last year's database launch was greeted with such an onslaught of submissions that the PCPCC technology team had to shut the system down temporarily to catch up. To avoid the same problem this time around, institutions have until March 31 to submit materials to have their programs included.
According to Stan Kozakowski, M.D., director of the AAFP Division of Medical Education, the Academy supports the concept of training interprofessional health care teams and applauds the new PCPCC database.
"The AAFP recognizes that high-functioning interprofessional teams are one of the cornerstones of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH)," Kozakowski told AAFP News. "Like any effective team, the members of the PCMH team will be most effective when they train together and learn from one another."
Ohio Family Physician Pushes Legislation
It's precisely that realization that compelled Ted Wymyslo, M.D., of Columbus, Ohio, to push for passage of legislation known as the Ohio PCMH Education Pilot Project, or H.B. 198.
Having run a family medicine residency program for 22 years before serving a stint as head of Ohio's Department of Health, Wymyslo readily recognized the value of interprofessional training and was a staunch supporter of H.B. 198, which put together a formula to build and fund a project aimed at training primary care physicians to create PCMH practices.
AAFP Resources
The AAFP has resources on team-based care and the patient-centered medical home, including
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Overview
- Family Physicians and Physician Assistants: Team-Based Family Medicine(14 page PDF)
- AAFP Policy: Non-Physician Providers, Family Physician Training With
- AAFP Policy: Integrated Practice Arrangements
Interprofessional education and curriculum reform also were important components of that legislation.
In a recent interview, Wymyslo defined interprofessional training this way: "For me, it just means in the health professional training sector, that people who have shared interest in and responsibility for patient care should train with each other collaboratively to achieve better outcomes."
In other words, he noted, interprofessional training offers "a preamble to doing team care in practice."
"It's really hard for clinicians to enter practice knowing how to work in teams unless they've had prior exposure to each other," said Wymyslo. "They need to be able see the values and benefits everyone brings to the table when they jointly try to achieve health and wellness for their patients."
Sure, team-based care can be learned on the job, Wymyslo acknowledged. "But why have me spend 10 years in practice figuring out how to do this when I could train in an environment that shows me how to do this, so that on day one starting in practice, my patients get the benefit of team care?"
With team-based care, he added, "We can stretch our doctors in ways never before seen so they don't have to be everything to everyone."
Team-based Training in Action
Interprofessional training is becoming a reality at Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus. Just ask Holly Cronau, M.D., an associate professor of clinical family medicine at the college, where all the associated medical clinics have attained level-three PCMH recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
"Students who are in our clinics and our affiliated residency programs are spending time with pharmacists, dieticians and social workers, and we'll add physical therapy and occupational therapy to our didactics in the next academic year," said Cronau. This type of training, "allows students to see how those professionals receive consults from the physicians, interact with our patients and observe how the whole team works together."
"Our students will be heavily involved in team-based care when they come back for their advanced clinicals in the fourth year," Cronau added.
And the reaction of medical students to this kind of learning?
Cronau said the most telling remarks have come from students who've just returned from rotations at some of the more remote clinics that haven't yet been able to accomplish team-based training. Questions such as, "What did you see?" and, "What did you get to experience?" are common, she said.
Warning, who also serves as program director of the Crozer-Keystone Health System Family Medicine Residency Program in Springfield, Pa., related the same positive feedback from his residents.
"They say they can't imagine doing their job without the resources of the team," said Warning. For some newly minted family physicians, the team-based care they've grown to appreciate in residency training has been hard to find in practice.
"I'm producing a product right now, a graduate of three years of family medicine residency training, who is demanding services that a lot of practices honestly can't supply because they do not have the luxury of having interprofessional people on their staffs," said Warning.
Wave of the Future
John McCarthy, M.D., a family physician and assistant dean for regional affairs at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Spokane, said the Spokane campus has been teaching medical and dental students together, allowing each set of students to gain respect for and understanding of the other's skills set.
According to McCarthy, it helped that it was a new campus, just five years old, with progressive leadership. "We were able to think about what we wanted to start with and everybody agreed that we wanted to begin with team-based learning when possible," he said.
In fact, very recently, the school received a grant to establish a teaching health center. "We're talking about building a multidisciplinary clinic with speech, physical therapy, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, physicians and dental," said McCarthy.
McCarthy also works in a residency program where team-based care is second nature. "We work in those teams; we live in those teams. And we honor and appreciate the skills and talents that each of us in that team bring to the table." He said the clinic doesn't hesitate to bring in a pediatrician, an orthopedic specialist or even a podiatrist when necessary.
Bottom line, said McCarthy, "When you work as a team, you simply provide better care; there is no question about it."
Related AAFP News Coverage
Primary Care Interprofessional Leadership Institute
Students Gather to Ponder Primary Care, Team-based Training
Chorus of Groups Urges Adoption of Competencies for Interprofessional Education
AAFP Medical Educator Applauds 'Growing' Appreciation for Team-based Training
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Ruth Strong Russell was a resident of Greenfield, Massachusetts, in 1814, when she stitched this sampler. It is typical of the sort of needlework produced by girls attending private academies. A teacher usually dictated the design of the sampler; the result was a combination of the instructor's skill in the artistic arrangement of stitches and a child's skill with the needle. This sampler suggests that Ruth's parents had the means and the desire to send her to a private academy. Ruth Strong Russell was born September 19, 1804, the daughter of John Russell and Electa Edwards. Her father was a jeweler. She went on to become a teacher herself. In 1855, she purchased the large house in Greenfield that had been owned by Hart Leavitt and later Charles Barnard of Boston, and with her sister, Hannah S. Russell, ran a young ladies' high school. Never married, she died in 1869. Her sister continued their school until her death in 1884. The sampler's epigraph, "Beauty and wit" comes from A Review of the Principle Questions in Morals (1758), the first book of Richard Price (1723-1791.) Price was a Presbyterian minister in England. Price's writings enjoyed a wide and enthussiastic readership in the new United States.
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