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Board also approves new committee assignments
David R. Bradley of St. Joseph was elected to a one-year term as Chairman of the University of Missouri Board of Curators during the board's meeting Dec.8-9 in St. Louis. Wayne Goode of St. Louis was elected Vice Chairman. The leadership terms for Bradley and Goode begin Jan. 1, 2012.
Bradley, who served this year as the board's Vice Chairman, succeeds Warren K. Erdman of Kansas City, whose board term as Chairman expires Dec. 31. Bradley currently is Chairman of the University of Missouri Board of Curators' Compensation and Human Resources Committee and a member of the Executive and Finance committees.
Bradley is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of News-Press & Gazette Company of St. Joseph. He also is active in his community, having served as past president of the Missouri and Northwest Missouri Press Associations and the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce. He currently is a member of the board of directors of the St. Joseph Business Park Corporation and UMB Financial Corporation, as well as a trustee of the Midwest Research Institute.
Bradley graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science.
Goode currently serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and belongs to the Finance and Academic, Student and External Affairs committees. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1962 and the Missouri Senate in 1984. He represented the 13th Senatorial District in St. Louis County until his retirement in January 2005. From 1995 to 2000, he served as Vice Chairman and then Chairman of the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee.
He is a member of numerous boards and serves as Chairman of the Missouri State Capitol Commission. He also serves on the board of the Missouri Historical Society, and is Treasurer of the Missouri Foundation for Health and the L-A-D Foundation.
Goode received a bachelor's degree in banking and finance from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Doctorate of Laws Honoris Causa degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
The board also approved standing committee assignments, including those for recently appointed curators Pamela Q. Henrickson of Jefferson City and Craig A. Van Matre of Columbia. Henrickson will serve on the Academic, Student and External Affairs Committee as well as the Governance, Resources and Planning Committee. Van Matre will serve on the Audit and Academic, Student and External Affairs Committee. (For a complete list, see list below.)
The Board of Curators is the governing body of the University of Missouri and consists of nine members who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Curators serve six-year terms with three terms expiring every two years.
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University of Missouri Board of Curators Standing Committee Appointments, 2011
Executive Committee
- Warren K. Erdman, Chairman
- David R. Bradley
- Don M. Downing
Academic, Student and External Affairs Committee
- Judith G. Haggard, Chairwoman
- Wayne Goode
- Pamela Q. Henrickson
- Craig A. Van Matre
- Warren K. Erdman, ex officio
- Laura Confer, ex officio
- Stephen J. Owens, ex officio
Audit Committee
- Wayne Goode, Chairman
- Don M. Downing
- Craig A. Van Matre
Compensation and Human Resources Committee
- David R. Bradley, Chairman
- Donald L. Cupps
- Judith G. Haggard
- David L. Steward
Finance Committee
- Don M. Downing, Chairman
- David R. Bradley
- Wayne Goode
- David L. Steward
Governance, Resources and Planning Committee
- Judith G. Haggard, Chairwoman
- Donald L. Cupps
- Pamela Q. Henrickson
- Warren K. Erdman, ex officio
- Stephen J. Owens, ex officio
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Jessica Biel: 'Swimming Naked' Best Part of Marriage
(NEW YORK) -- Life is all roses for actress Jessica Biel. The movie star has two movies opening Friday, and, in a new interview with Elle magazine, the 30-year-old says married life is blissful.
"It means always having someone there to open the pickle jar … to share the ups and downs with, have adventures with," the actress said.
Biel even revealed the flirty side of being a Mrs.: "Someone to go swimming naked with. That kind of thing."
The actress exchanged vows with singer Justin Timberlake in front of 100 friends and family on Oct. 19 in a lavish Italian ceremony.
Soon after, photos of Biel's unconventional pink wedding dress were featured in People magazine.
Posing in a number of stunning photos for the January issue of Elle, Biel told the fashion magazine that the dress was just her style.
"I have never been crazy about all-white wedding dresses, for me at least. [Giambattista Valli] had created that same fabric in a fuschia-and-pink combination for a dress in a previous collection, and I asked him if he could create that same pattern in a white combination, and he suggested pink."
"It was a bit of a leap of faith at the time, but it turned out better than I could have ever imagined. [Putting it on], I felt like I had made the right choice. I felt elegant. And it moved like a dream," she said.
Biel, who told People that she will take her husband's name, went on to reveal that the wedding was just the beginning of newly wedded bliss.
"Honeymooning is the best thing about being a newlywed," she told Elle. "I wish I could honeymoon forever."
The normally media-shy star has been making the rounds promoting not one, but two, films out Friday, Hitchcock, and Playing For Keeps, in which she plays the love interest of matinee idol Gerard Butler.
Biel also has the holidays to look forward to. Earlier this week on Good Morning America, she told ABC's Elizabeth Vargas she's looking forward to spending her first Christmas as a Mrs.
"I think we're pretty much going to do the same thing that we do every year. Hang out with our family and be very mellow," she told Vargas.
The actress plans on decorating the tree with her old tongue-in-cheek family heirlooms — Barbie doll heads.
"I'm using the old ones I mutilated a time ago," she told Vargas. "They're all still in the box. My family has kept them [all] these years. And it's a silly thing we do."
The full interview in Elle magazine hits newsstands Dec. 18.
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Rite Aid Customers Can Get a Jump on Black Friday Rush with "3 Big Days to Save" Starting Thanksgiving
Hot Deals Available Early: Nearly All Stores Open by 9 a.m. on Turkey Day and by 7 a.m. on Black Friday
Rite Aid Helping Loyal Customers with Black Friday Survival Guides & Special Sneak Preview of Black Friday Deals
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rite Aid (NYS: RAD) is giving shoppers a head start on Black Friday (Nov. 23) shopping with 4,600 locations open at least 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.* And for the 71 million shoppers that the National Retail Federation predicts will visit retailers nationwide on Black Friday weekend, Rite Aid is offering a helping hand by emailing Black Friday Survival Guides with shopping tips and a special savings sneak preview to its most loyal customers.
Guides contain seven tips to help shoppers prepare for the "epic deals" they'll be seeking that day at all their shopping stops, such as how to stay hydrated and keep energized by taking advantage of Rite Aid's deals for the week on water, Gatorade, Red Bull and healthy snacks. The guide is being sent along with an exclusive preview of Rite Aid's regular Black Friday promotion 3 Big Days to Save, which offers members of Rite Aid's free wellness+ loyalty program great deals on holiday essentials such as gift wrap, batteries and greeting cards. According to the National Retail Federation, nearly 21 percent of shoppers will shop drugstores this holiday season - the highest percentage since 2004.
"Rite Aid has long been a Black Friday destination because our convenient locations and extended holiday hours give weary shoppers a chance to refuel and refresh on their marathon shopping quests and a break from crowded mall and big-box store parking lots," said Tony Montini, executive vice president of merchandising for Rite Aid. "This year we've also taken care to select some of the hottest items spanning the major gift categories to help weekend shoppers cross a few names off their lists."
This year's unexpected holiday finds with special prices during the 3 Big Days to Save event include nostalgic favorites such as a 52-piece wooden train table set and Hot Wheels die-cast cars. Value shoppers can cross the kids off their lists with perennial toy favorites priced at $2.99 from Rite Aid's private brand Kids Stuff including dolls, tea sets, plush stuffed animals and electronic cars and trucks. The women on shoppers' lists will love pampering gifts such as massaging slippers and foot bubble baths or beauty gift sets such as a Wet n Wild 10-piece nail kit. And for the men, Rite Aid has both practical gifts - such as the Conair beard trimmer or ear/nose/brow grooming kits - and the simply fun - including video-game consoles that play classic Atari and Sega Genesis games.
Last-minute host and hostess gifts are a snap with Hershey's Pot of Gold boxed chocolates, holiday-themed tins of gourmet cookies and popcorn, seasonal M&M's, scented candles, or buy one, get one free deals on As Seen on TV gifts including Snuggies, Pillow Pets, Perfect Meatloaf, and the Ahh Bra. Shoppers can even get a head start on stocking stuffers with 8-gigabyte flashdrives or SD memory cards for phones and portable electronics or hot deals on some of the hundreds of prepaid gift cards Rite Aid offers. For instance, shoppers at this year's 3 Big Days to Save event can pick up a +UP Reward good for $10 to $15 off of a future Rite Aid purchase** when they buy select gift card denominations for the iTunes Store or for a Home Improvement card good at a variety of nationwide hardware retailers.
Also included in the 3 Big Days to Save event are holiday decorations including stuffed indoor snowmen, Santas and Christmas trees or a porch decorating kit with two door trees, two garlands and a 20-inch wreath. To help revelers get their seasonal greetings out on time, Rite Aid has a buy one get one offer on select American Greetings cards and a deal on photo greeting cards that can be easily customized for as little as 25 cents** each at www.riteaid.com/photo with uploaded or online photos from Facebook and Picasa.
Cyber Monday keeps the savings going
The seasonal savings won't end with the 3 Big Days to Save event. On Cyber Monday (Nov. 26), the Rite Aid Online Store is offering 40 percent off more than a thousand items and free everyday shipping when $50 or more is purchased. Selection includes a wide range of gift items including select Revlon and Covergirl cosmetics, holiday decorations and electronics. To find out how to get this special offer or for a full list of all of the hot deals during Rite Aid's 3 Big Days to Save event, see the special Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) advertising circular in newspapers nationwide or online at www.riteaid.com.
Rite Aid supporting a Season of Giving, Season of Rebuilding
Starting on Black Friday, Rite Aid is giving its customers nationwide a chance to donate an amount of their choice to support the rebuilding of communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. All funds will be donated in equal amounts to the Empire State Relief Fund, announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and to the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, established by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Previously, The Rite Aid Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant each to the Empire State Relief Fund and the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross for Sandy relief efforts on Oct. 31, and numerous product donations to residents in devastated areas including six truck deliveries of bottled water and supplies valued at nearly $40,000 total.
Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains with more than 4,600 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia and fiscal 2012 annual revenues of $26.1 billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and press releases, is available through the company's website at www.riteaid.com.
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It was nice and cool here in Kansas for the past few days. Starting today though, it's going to be in the high 90s for the next several days. Which is why I mowed my lawn and worked in my garden yesterday in spite of somewhat muddy conditions. Ha ha! To all my neighbors who looked askance at me for mowing while there was still some muddy spots.
What's the weather like where you live? As sorry as I feel for myself(only a little bit) for the high temps coming here , my friend in Houston said they've barely had a day below 100 F for weeks,
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It's sooo hot. My cats look like the managed to stagger into the bathroom to melt on the cool floor there. It is 93 now, but with the humidity the heat index is 101.
I got up at 5:30 this morning to work in my yard. At that time it was warm, but with a steady breeze. Now it is hot and feels like there's a hair dryer blowing on me. I may have to break down and use the AC, not for me, for the cats.
Utilisez timeanddate pour les rapports météo pour les villes du monde. Il a été chaud à Londres. Pourquoi les prévisions météorologiques en anglais et non français? Je ne comprends pas!
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A Dart that knows how to hit the target
As car enthusiasts go, you have to admit that most serious Mopar people are do-it-yourself types. Through hard experience and severe duty, we have all done our share of wrench-turning, a little tweaking, and the unforgettable cuss-that-part-on routine. Theres a lot of satisfaction in being able to answer questions about your ride with, Oh, that? I did it myself.
When Greg Anderson from the upper Midwestern town of Andover, Minnesota, decided he needed a new free-time consumer, he settled on this 65 Dodge Dart he had located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This was back in 1977. As bought, the car was already sporting a swapped-in 340/auto combination with a set of 4.30 gears in the back. Soon after, with the addition of a set of 17/8-inch headers and advancing the cam timing one tooth (thats how we did things back then), the Dart clocked a 13.36 in the quarternot bad for a small-block street car. Of course, in the natural progression of things, he decided in 1980 to step up and rebuild his ride for some much quicker flight times.
Greg back-halved the car and then screwed together a fat 440 stroked out to 535 ci. To fit it into the diminutive engine bay, he built his own fenderwell headers, then installed a 727 trans with a 3,500-stall converter and clocked an 11.05 at 126. Feeling the Dodge was now too fast for the street, Greg added a tunnel-ram and new tireswhich resulted in a respectable 10.50 at 129 mph in 1982and a roller cam in 1984, which picked up the car by 0.3 seconds and 7 mph. But in 1986, it was back to the drawing board when the crankshaft gave up the ghost. The rebuild found a 4-inch long crankshaft back in the bottom end; 10.20s at 134 mph were the result. A pair of Indy iron 440-C heads were added in 1994, but the simple rollbar was no longer legal due to the modified firewall and the cars performance. And it was time for another rebuild.
The year 1995 brought about radical change. The bodywork was handled by Brad Moe, who also covered everything in acrylic enamel Orange Flame. The entire floor from the firewall to the back bumper was removed, and a new frame made of 2×3-inch, .125-inch-thick tubing was fabricated. A new front suspension was built using the factory upper and lower control arms with AFCO coilover shocks, while a Mustang II rack-and-pinion steering unit with 7 inches removed made sure the Dart went straight after launch. Out back, an Art Morrison ladder-bar kit supports the new Dana 60 rear, which was relocated 6 inches ahead of the stock location. For safetys sake, a full cage from Chassis Engineering was installed, along with extra tubing to make a complete X-brace chassis. The first pass in this configuration, utilizing a 475-inch stroker motor with the Indy heads on alcohol, netted Greg a 10.15 at 131 mph best, but, in typical gearhead fashion, Greg decided to build another motor.
The baseline is a 400 block, opened up to 4.375 inches and a 4.15-inch Mopar Performance crank for a true displacement of 499.1 cubes. Aluminum BME rods help the Wiseco flat-top pistons build the 14:1 compression under the Indy 440-1 aluminum heads, while an Ultradyne cam with .741 lift is in the center. The carb (basically constant-flow methanol injection) is by K.J. Crawford. Gary Schmidt of Wheeler Racing in Blaine, Minnesota, did the machining, with Greg doing the final assembly. Once again, he put together a set of custom headers as well.
Behind this monster is a 727 transmission, built by Greg and Leigh Vail, that uses a Lupo-built 5,200-stall converter. The Dana now sports a spool-spun 4.56 gear set, and Wilwood disc brakes are on all four corners to stop the Goodyear rotation. The spartan interior is all business with a single bucket seat, Auto Meter gauges, and the air-shifted B&M shifter. Rounding out the interior is aluminum carpeting and door panels.
With Gregs combination ready to fly, his first pass resulted in a huge wheelstand that removed paint from the rear and the front of the car. Wheelie bars were then installed for the next weekend. Greg has now netted a best of 9.39 at 143 mph in the quarter, but the real question remains: Is this scratch-built screamer finally finished? Only time will tell, even if Greg wont.


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This post was originally posted on Craft Snob as part of her Handmade Ornament parade. You can see the original post here if you'd like.
- clay (I used Sculpey oven bake clay)
- round cookie cutter
- straw
- stamps
- twine
Stay tuned for lots more Christmas projects coming up. I am trying to hold off for all those who get annoyed by Christmas before Thanksgiving. Personally, I say bring it on. I have been listening to Christmas tunes for a month, started my shopping, and I even got mocked by a lady at Hobby Lobby last week for being one of THOSE people who put up their trees early. It was very nice of her considering I had a 5 foot tree and a screaming toddler in my cart. Spreading the Christmas cheer early, I suppose.


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Google+ Android App is NFC-Enabled
There aren't a lot of people that are running Gingerbread, let alone Android 2.3.4. There are fewer people that have one of the various flavors of Google's Nexus S or other NFC-enabled smartphone. There are even fewer people that have an NFC-enabled phone running Android 2.3.4 and are in on the Google+ "field test".
Those few people, however, are able to read NFC tags and share their text with people in their Google+ circles. Which, when put that way, doesn't seem like much. The potential, however, could be impressive.
In the future could we see NFC tags fire off various Google+ events? Could scanning an NFC tag ask you to add someone (or some place) to one of your Circles? Perhaps placing your phone on a tag could subscribe you to a particular Spark. An NFC tag on a table could allow you to join an online Hangout or Huddle at a restaurant, sports bar, or other location.
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7 Reasons to Prioritize Retirement Over Your Child's Education
If you have children, you most likely wonder whether to prioritize their higher education or your own retirement savings. The average debt load for the class of 2012 was nearly $30,000, and that's a tough way to start out. As a parent, I want to help my kid as much as I can, and I'd hate for him to have debt before he even earns his first regular paycheck. Currently, we are able to save for our retirement and our child's education at the same time, but many parents aren't able to do that. If you can't save for both, here is why saving for retirement should be the first priority for most parents:
Financial aid. There are myriad financial aid options for college students. They can apply for federal student aid, grants and a variety of scholarships. These financial aid packages might not be enough to pay for all costs, but they can help quite a bit.
Stay at home. One option to help reduce the cost of higher education is to stay at home while attending a local university. The tuition is just one cost of attending a university. The dorm, meals, phone and utility bills are a significant portion of the price tag. Living at home might not be as appealing to the kids, but it's a good option if you want to reduce the cost of higher education.
Community college. You can significantly reduce college costs if you attend a community college for two years and then transfer to a prestigious university to finish the degree. Delaying attendance at a higher cost university will give the family two more years to save, and the cost will be much less than going to a 4-year college the whole time. Of course, the student will also be able to stay at home and save on the cost of living as well.
Factor in the cost. The cost of higher education should be factored in when your family explores college options. Ivy League colleges are great, %VIRTUAL-article-sponsoredlinks%but they cost significantly more than in-state public colleges. If you can't afford to pay the bill, then be realistic and rule it out early. Of course, if your student is exceptional and can get scholarships from those private colleges, then the cost might end up being quite similar to an in-state school.
Work part time. Students can work part time to help pay for their education. Typically, students only attend classes a few hours per day, so they should have some extra time to work. It makes them feel like they have a stake in the game if they help pay for their own education. People rarely appreciate things that are free.
Roth IRA.Saving for retirement in a Roth IRA is very flexible. You can tap your Roth IRA to help pay for college if that's necessary because you can withdraw your contributions at any time without penalty. And the earnings accumulated in the Roth IRA can be used to pay for higher education without being subject to the 10 percent early withdrawal penalty (if you are younger than 59½), but you will have to pay income tax on that portion of the distribution. However, the amount you withdraw from your Roth IRA will be factored into the financial aid calculation.
Student loans. Students can get loans to help pay for college, but you can't get any loans for your retirement. It's tough to start out with debt, but graduates have a lot of time to pay it off. Life can be much more difficult if you don't have much retirement savings when you're older.
As much as you want to help pay for your child's university education, resist the urge to prioritize it over your retirement. If you divert your retirement savings toward your child's higher education costs, then your children might need to supplement your retirement. That can be just as financially draining as a student loan. There are many financing options available when planning for college, and you should consider as many of them as you can.
Joe Udo blogs at Retire By 40 where he writes about passive income, frugal living, retirement investing and the challenges of early retirement. He recently left his corporate job to be a stay at home dad and blogger and is having the time of his life.
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The Role of a Contract Manager
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This series of three articles tracks the continuing development of the contract management role and purpose. It illustrates that, over a ten year period, there have been significant changes in the strategic importance of contract management as a competency. This is true in bot...
Into the Future: Contract and Commercial Management: Role and Direction
Published: 24 Jul 2019
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Today, Contract and Commercial Managers stand at a cross-roads. Many of their traditional tasks will erode and disappear, outsourced or automated. However, that does not mean an inevitable route to nowhere because new technologies elevate these activities from largely operatio...
Commercial Management: a career with a future?
Published: 28 Aug 2019
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Over 60% of those working in Commercial Management are excited by the impact and potential of new technology. They believe they can harness its power to better understand and mitigate risks and to increase their influence with senior management.
Commercial Managers in the digital age: keys to success
Published: 22 Aug 2019
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At its heart, commercial management is about grasping the big picture, seeing connections, developing practical solutions. On one level - the availability of information - the digital age is streamlining and simplifying the commercial manager's role. On many others, it is ...
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When we use or compete for power, how often do we reflect on the impact this has on individuals?
What's going on in Contract & Commercial Management?
Published: 15 Aug 2019
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The 2019 IACCM Benchmark Report will soon be issued, providing a wealth of data and insight to the current state of contract and commercial management. One of the many areas we have researched is to understand what major initiatives contracts and commercial teams are currently...
Contract Management status: it's in your own hands
Published: 13 Aug 2019
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According to LinkedIn, there are some 8 million people with Contract Manager as their job title. I don't know how all 8 million feel, but many that I speak with complain that people don't really understand what they do, or fully appreciate its value.
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2019-09-22 10:42:18
Resource Planning Tool for Contracts Teams
Currently reviewing the different techniques of developing a contracts team resourcing plan that caters for number of contracts, the complexity of contracts, budget al...
Currently reviewing the different techniques of developing a contracts team resourcing plan that caters for number of contracts, the complexity of contracts, budget allocation per position. Looking to utilise an automated tool if possible. If anyone has any examples would appreciate heads up. Thank you.
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2019-06-13 09:28:40
Customer survey
Hi, my colleagues and I are putting together a survey for our stakeholders and suppliers. the Objective is to gauge the standard of service and engagement and identify...
Hi, my colleagues and I are putting together a survey for our stakeholders and suppliers. the Objective is to gauge the standard of service and engagement and identify any areas for improvement. Does anyone have any suggestions of good questions to ask of these audiences please?
• Australian Red Cross Blood Service • 2019-06-21 01:28:00
Here are a couple that I just quickly came up with:
1. Can you recall the last time that you engaged with our team. Was it;
a) In the past 7 days
b) In the past 4 weeks
c) In the past 3-6 months
d) More than 12 months ago
c) Who is this?
2. When you engaged with our team, did you know the name of the person you were contacting?
a) No, I had to look someone up using either the contract, website, intranet, LinkedIn
b) Vaguely, I have spoken to a few different people in the course of business
c) Yes, I have regular communications with a consistent point of contact
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2019-06-13 06:49:19
Procurement and Purchasing
Hi all, Can we have a clear explanation for the differences between the terms of Procurement and Purchasing, and also the right position of the Supply Chain, is it a p...
Hi all,
Can we have a clear explanation for the differences between the terms of Procurement and Purchasing, and also the right position of the Supply Chain, is it a part of the Procurement Cycle or not?
Eng. A.A.N
• Fire and Emergency NZ • 2019-06-14 06:59:15
Good evening Abdullah - I'll contribute an observation on the first one. Perhaps others who have been doing contract management and procurement for longer than me might have a different view, or say it more eloquently, but here goes....
Purchasing is a subset of procurement. It is the giving effect to a lot of the procurement work that you've done earlier (i.e. establishing what you want, identifying suppliers etc).
That said, I think that you can purchase without doing procurement, and in fact, I'd go so far as to say that you can even get the same outcome.
However, only by procurement can you demonstrate that you've got the right outcome. If you only purchase, and don't understand your needs, identify the market and consider the offerings against your needs, you can't demonstrate that you've got the best outcome for the business.
And this is where I think we as a group can demonstrate our worth to the business. We can show with procurement the outcomes that we've avoided (goods not matching requirements, getting better pricing outcomes, repetitional damage etc) by running a fair and robust process ensures that the business is better off.
On many occasions I've seen my team has moved someone from their initial fixed ideas into better outcomes by taking the time to show them what's possible and what good looks like. Do that enough times, and you have more and more allies in the business to encourage others to use your services.
Hi, Abdullah,
Check out this article in the IACCM Library, 'Procurement' and 'Purchasing' Are Different:
• 2019-06-14 17:45:20
Having looked at this topic, there is actually already a lot written on the question of the difference between purchasing and procurement. As they observe, for the typical person they are probably the same, but apparently 'the experts' in procurement know the difference! Though once you start reading, there is plenty of contradiction...
When it comes to Supply Management, it is yet another variant and clear as mud whether it is actually different from Procurement. Supply Chain Management is certainly a more holistic activity of which procurement is part, but that's about all you can really deduce.
The net is, these terms are used with a high degree of variability and tend to mean whatever anyone wants them to mean; the only common factor is that they are all associated with the act of buying!
Tim Cummins
• Ginkgo Management Consulting • 2019-06-24 04:21:43
Hi Abdullah
Years ago Procurement and Purchasing were often used interchangeability. These days they have very different meanings. Procurement refers to the end-to-end activities from strategic category management, through to the operational analytics of spend and performance, to the tactical buying and sourcing activities which can happen in-house or in shared services.
As the Procurement function has 'grown up'it has become far more strategic, so although the term Procurement refers to all the activities conducted by the function, it also implies more strategic perspectives. The scope is also overlapping with other related functions like Finance (Accounts Payable as part of the purchase to pay process) and supply chain (Supply Planning, product innovation and supplier performance management). The increasing focus on digital in Procurement is also seeing more collaboration with other functions for example, RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and machine learning, process automation and contract management, and predictive analytics.
Purchasing is clearly the administrative activity of raising a purchase order, managing the goods/service receipt notice and approving to pay. More advanced companies use on-line catalogues to support this along with automated workflow routing and defined delegations of authority. Put simply, Purchasing includes the tactical purchase and approval activities to support buying.
When we speak about supply chain today, we tend to talk about a value chain. Some organizations are now including supply chain and Procurement in one organization given the overlaps, but predominantly they continue to be separate, but related functions.
Supply chain will include demand planning and forecasting, distribution planning, warehousing and logistics, manufacturing (which may also be a separate function), supply planning and often new product development.
Where Procurement gets involved most is in supply planning and supplier performance management, for instance, using contracts to enforce performance, and collaborating with supply chain and marketing for product and service innovation by tracking supply markets and innovations.
Conceptually, the Procurement function has shifted from managing costs to providing value. Using advanced analytics of COGS and SG&A data, digital tools and advanced supplier market research, the function is working far more collaboratively with other functions. As business cadence increases, functions are becoming more linked and lines between which function does what is blurring.
Hope this helps.
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General Electric
2019-02-11 10:18:29
Does a Contract/Commercial Manager require a Law Degree?
Hello All, I have been working as a Commercial Manager for 6.5 years, responsible preparation and negotiation commercial contracts for high value complex transactions(...
Hello All, I have been working as a Commercial Manager for 6.5 years, responsible preparation and negotiation commercial contracts for high value complex transactions(FIDIC etc). I have a bachelors degree in electrical/electronic engineering and a masters degree in power systems engineering. My concern arose when I looked for job opportunities for a commercial manager outside my organisation, almost all job posting required a law degree. I am unsure whether or not I should purse a law degree to give myself the best change for future job opportunities. Your thought/ideas are well appreciated.
Dear Daniel - In my view any legal training/education will help you going forward and demonstrate to a new employeer that you have legal competencies in place.
If I was hiring my interest in you being such a strong technical profile would increase if you had legal merits to show.
Hope this was of some help !
• Occidental Petroleum Corporation • 2019-02-12 17:40:50
Daniel - I recommend you go for it. However, I have two perspectives on this based on experience; and one personal perspective that underlies my decision to take the same course of action you're contemplating. I worked as a US Federal Contracting Officer for almost ten years - the first seven before I attended/completed law school. Subsequently, I have worked in the private sector including large, global agreements in the IT industry.
Experience perspective 1: Some attorneys and paralegals felt threatened in some manner because I had a law degree. Their perspective is that they are "legal" and I should only be dealing with commercial matters, leaving the "legal" issues to them. I've actually heard some in legal oppose the hiring of Contract Management professionals who also possess a law degree. Finally, I also had at least one manager who apparently felt threatened that subordinates (I and five other Contract Managers) had law degrees from colleges and universities from around the world and had told me that he would not agree to hire an "attorney" for a role I had on my team.
Experience perspective 2: Other attorneys and paralegals I have worked with were more self-confident and not threatened by the fact I had a law degree and was licensed to practice law. Instead, we worked together to leverage my legal knowledge/skills to help manage their time. I would escalate issues and have regular touch-point meeting so that they were informed as to ongoing issues and permit us to collaborate and discuss difficult legal/contractual issues. It also gave me more flexibility to negotiate agreements that protected the legal and business interests of the party I worked for without having to go back to "mommy/daddy" each time an issue arose in the negotiations. At the same time, we also had a working knowledge of the limits of my authority and a good working relationship where I could quickly escalate and propose a solution for them to consider and ask questions about - something we called the "4Cs", ("Communicate, Collaborate, Consult and Crosscheck"). I had learned this from a wonderful attorney who had been the general counsel where I had once worked.
Personal perspective: I decided to go to law school because as a US Government Contracting Officer I had to regularly discuss issues with our attorneys. Not having a sound understanding of the broad areas of the law that applied (not just contracts) sometimes caused me confusion when the attorney would try to explain something - particularly when it ultimately impacted the contract or the enforceability of a provision in the contract. I decided to go to law school to gain a better understanding. It resulted in me have a much deeper understanding of contract principles that must be applied and of the concepts we all rely on (whether or not we realize it) when we draft, negotiate, operationalize and enforce our contracts. I recommend you go for it.
• Neptune Marine Service Ltd • 2019-02-26 05:23:02
Hi Daniel,
If you can afford the time & cost for the legal degree (LLB or JD)- then will be worth considering that.
From my personal experience, some sort of Commercial/ Contracts/ Business law certifications or diploma will give the required knowledge and upper edge for the jobs.
Gaurav Seth
• AusNet Services • 2019-02-28 18:24:20
Hi Daniel, I don't believe a law degree is necessary. It depends on the role.
I am legally qualified and I echo Mark's comments. I find that I am better able to articulate the risk I see with my legal friends.
The main thing is do you want to do it? A law degree will give you additional skill such a negotiation etc. It will also give you confidence in the law around contract law, construction, tort and tax.
But a law degree will also give you so much detail on those areas that you won't need all in your role.
• Seeking opportunities • 2019-03-01 05:23:07
Hi Daniel,
I was also a Commercial Manager at GE for approx. 4 years and with the company 11 years. Since my redundancy just over a year ago, I have been trying to find a like-for-like Commercial Operations function like we had at GE but a number of Commercial Manager roles sit either in the Finance function or the Legal function, not as their own Commercial Operations function.
I'm contemplating doing a Juris Doctor to gain legal qualifications on top of my BBus and MBA Exec as I don't want to go down a CA/CPA path. Otherwise I am exploring the IACCM certification.
Hope it all goes well for you with the decision,
• Itron, Inc. • 2019-05-01 21:42:38
Depends on how your organization is structured but typically no. In fact there is a good argument that they should not be lawyers as that role has different specialties.
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2019-01-31 15:47:42
Dear all, My name is Charles, I am 20 years old and I am currently in my 2nd year of bachelor's in business administration in Paris. I recently took an online co...
Dear all,
My name is Charles, I am 20 years old and I am currently in my 2nd year of bachelor's in business administration in Paris.
I recently took an online course on the essential negotiations' skills. I am now looking for an opportunity to sharpen and develop these skills in a practical approach.
I discovered the IACCM during one of the lectures. Since then, I took a closer look to the expertise of this association and found myself very attracted to the contract management and commercial management.
I will be in Paris from end of May until the end of August 2019 and would like to know if there were any opportunities for me to improve my knowledge during an internship.
If, anyone, is looking for an intern for an approximate duration of 2 months.
You can contact me at derriencharles5@
Thank you for reading,
Charles Derrien
2019-01-16 19:36:14
Contracts Dept or Team Branding Project
Hello, Our contracts department has been tasked with a team branding project. At a basic level, this entails identifying who we are as an organization, what we do, t...
Our contracts department has been tasked with a team branding project. At a basic level, this entails identifying who we are as an organization, what we do, the value we bring and thereafter communicating and advertising this message throughout the company. This type of marketing endeavor is truly out of my wheelhouse, so I'm in search for ideas and guidance on how to move this project forward.
Has any member dealt with this type of project? Can you share your experiences and how you went about doing this?
I searched within the IACCM site on this topic and came up with a few materials that were marginally helpful. However, I was wondering if anyone knows of some material on this site that I may have overlooked or if there is someone from IACCM that may know something about this topic.
Many many thanks in advance.
• Omaha Public Power District • 2019-01-18 18:10:28
Hi. This is an exciting endeavor in organizational design and development ... congratulations. Below are my recommendations, perhaps just to get you started:
1) Identify [or refer] to your Enterprise-wide strategic directives or initiatives (typically, for the next 3-5 years or sometimes longer). Also, identify what is your organization's (1) mission or vision statement and (2) core values. You may also want to look at your annual report to get some sense of your leadership's plan for the next year or so.
2)Once you have 'identified who [you] are as an organization ....' I would then look at the business unit's [that is, your contracts department] very own value proposition that aligns with the organization's vision/mission statement, values, etc. If you do not have this 'cultural' framework in place then I would simply [again] align the contract department's short-term, performance goals (for the year or the next couple of years) with that of your organization's business/strategic goals. (check out www.shrm.org)
3) Remember also that your contract department's short-term, performance goals must be measurable (apply KPI's) and should result in meeting or ultimately contributing to the overall business.
4) You may want to take a deeper dive into your contract department's (i) processes/tools; (ii) systems (technology); (iii) job roles; (iv) critical behaviors/mindset; performance review (skills) -- and assess their impact on or degree of relevance in reaching your contract department's performance goals. (check out IACCM's resource library page)
5) Next, I would look at the purpose of the need for a marketing strategy with emphasis on employee-branding. Ask questions like (i) why the need for this strategy; (ii) why now; and (iii) what are the risks of not changing or implementing this strategy. For example, you want to increase your collaboration with the other business units and enhance Customer Experience (which is typically a strategic directive coming from the top management)
6) Then, I would look at developing a communications plan - identify resources within your company that would be able to support your marketing or 'employee-branding' branding initiative. I focus on employee-branding first because any organization change starts at the employee level. I am applying Prosci's tenet - that is, 'organizations don't change; employees do.' (see also www.prosci.com)
7) When developing a communication plan intended for an enterprise-wide audience, focus on the right audience; with the right message; at the right time; with the right channel; and by the right sender.
Lastly, when looking for benchmark data, I would take into consideration any company-wide survey results (whether aimed at Engagement, Cultural competency, Rewards, Best places to work, etc.) They are valuable indicators on your organization/contract department's current state and what the future state should look like - that challenge is to bridging the gap or managing the transition phase.
I hope this is of help.
Best of luck,
• AusNet Services • 2019-01-18 21:29:10
Hi I would agree with all that Rose has said and would add, consider you stakeholders needs right now. You may already have a relationship with your stakeholders or your sourcing and/or contract team would have. What do they need? Are they look for innovation in their suppliers? Let them know if you are doing this. Let them know if you are doing social procurement, if that is what they care about. Try not to lead with cost savings that is usually one of the things that are important to your stakeholders but not the key. Are you helping resolve some key problems eg Relationship issues with your supplier, Reliance risk? Key items on my stakeholders agendas are supplier reliance, key man risk with suppliers, innovation project with external vendors.
Hi , You are firstly on the right tract on confirming what your identity is , ( importantly internally and externally ) and what your objective of your branding will be.
The objectives and stakeholder types you want to engage / market yourself to will help you formalise the "storyboard" and messages you want to communicate / transmit.
Inclusive of this you should adopt a variant of human centred design in understanding what your stakeholders want from you and importantly survey the voice of the customer of how they current perceive you.
Once you have this you can then look to design a team brand which not only looks to brand what you want to communicate and advertise but also make it tuned in to what your stakeholders are looking for based upon a gap analysis of where you are currently in branding and where you want to get to.
Good luck on your endeavours, am sure you will make it a success
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Rogers Communications
2018-12-06 17:48:18
Source Code Escrow Type Protection for non-software
I am brainstorming ideas for a supplier contract where I want to ensure the technology and services to be provided by the supplier for resale to our end-customer over ...
I am brainstorming ideas for a supplier contract where I want to ensure the technology and services to be provided by the supplier for resale to our end-customer over a long term contract do not disappear, either through supplier insolvency or acquisition. If this were a software deal, I'd ask for source code escrow from the supplier. What would an equivalent level of protection be for a hardware/services solution?
Interesting point, Michelle.
I´d strongly encourage you to raise this question also within the IACCM technology network, which is a micro-community, where you will be able to get insights to new trends in this specific field and where I am sure you´ll have the opportunity to share ideas regarding the topic you have brought:
Also, please check our library:
where, you will find some articles about 'escrow agreements' for the software arena and other topics associated with risk management in the hardware world as well. By analogy you will explore ideas regarding hardware coming from best practices and escrow programs with the goal of risk mitigation
Best regards
• 2018-12-29 21:07:59
Hi Michelle - saw your post. For hardware: having a refresh plan with your supplier following a bit of a mutual benchmark, to see how best to provision for your upcoming capacity needs, might give some assurance. For services or subscriptions-based tech: having a documented 'cookbook' of key players and tech needed to recreate the service, including a list of any solutions 'not commercially available' or not easily re-purchased in Canada updated, might also be helpful to gage the difficulty of transitioning off your current tech,if needs be.
Those two governance-type processes, along with the typical supplier obligation to reasonably cooperate with any successor and to provide some mutually-agreed orderly termination assistance, might serve you well (outside escrow for software). Hope that offers some ideas...good luck. Cheers, Robin
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2018-06-25 17:01:56
Benefits for a CCM to report to the CEO instead of the CFO
Dear all, I have the opportunity now to negotiate internally my direct report to the CEO of the company instead of the CFO who is currently my direct manager. My dot...
Dear all,
I have the opportunity now to negotiate internally my direct report to the CEO of the company instead of the CFO who is currently my direct manager. My dotted-line manager asks me to explain the benefits of reporting to the CEO vs. the CFO. I have responded that benefits are mainly independence, freedom of action and advice, etc.
Could you help me by suggesting any other relevant benefits please?
Thank you for your attention.
• Australian Red Cross Blood Service • 2019-07-29 06:42:41
CCM needs to be far more multidisciplinary than the traditional finance function which was focused on the bottom line.
Strategy, risk, compliance, technology, legal, safety, communications, marketing all being amongst the skills that CCM professionals need to develop and maintain.
I would go into the conversation with the CEO asking what it is that the CEO wants greater transparency over and then demonstrate how this can be achieved by leveraging the CCM role out from under finance.
• Self employed • 2018-06-29 06:56:03
Its fast becoming established in many (albeit usually larger) companies to have CCM as its own function reporting direct into CEO/MD, so you can say you're following best practice. To echo your comment, this recognises the independence and increasing importance of the function and ensures CCM has equal voice.
CCM under Finance is a bit of an anachronism, however try to ensure there's no implied criticism of your CFO in this move...ideally get them to support the change?
• 2018-06-29 12:17:03
Thank you very much for your advice, Phil.
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2018-02-12 11:11:06
Diminishing Reward
Have members noticed decline in remuneration packages in the UK and Europe? There seems to be a distinct trend in recruitment to aggrandise job titles. Data input and...
Have members noticed decline in remuneration packages in the UK and Europe?
There seems to be a distinct trend in recruitment to aggrandise job titles. Data input and procurement clerks are now being termed "Contract Managers".
Further, certain major employers (esp in renewables) are holding down remuneration by stating "...offering i.r.o. 35k" for complex, multi million dollar, senior contracts management positions and rejecting any professional looking for a respectable reward.
In addition to particular responses from other members who may have noticed such a potential decline in remuneration, if any, I would encourage the poster of this forum entry to regularly check IACCM annual salary review. Please refer to our IACCM library, by clicking on
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2018-01-06 22:53:15
Exception on a NDA
Hi everyone, I have, like Vladimir Koval, a question regarding the Non- Disclosure Agreement. Imagine the following situation: you have to issue a standardized Non-...
Hi everyone,
I have, like Vladimir Koval, a question regarding the Non- Disclosure Agreement.
Imagine the following situation: you have to issue a standardized Non-Disclosure Agreement to your suppliers, that ultimately your Client will review (and he expect that all documents will look the same). However, some suppliers would be keen on modifying clauses, in order to preserve their own company's interest, which as mentioned could be an issue to your Client at the end, as he is expecting a unique document.
I was therefore wondering when working with multiple suppliers, if the terms of an NDA can me modified for some of them or standardization in this case is the norm.
thanks for any thoughts. I hope I am clear.
• Freeport LNG • 2018-01-08 15:33:22
While standardization may be a noble ambition, achieving it is usually quite difficult. You can improve your odds through the use of mutual NDAs that protect the confidential information of both parties and by having fair and balanced agreements, but expecting all suppliers to sign them as-is may be expecting too much.
Your role is to understand their requested changes and to determine the impact to your company and whether the changes are acceptable, and to advise your internal client accordingly.
Hope that helps. Sincere regards.
• CommonAccord.org • 2018-01-14 10:29:18
Consider whether you might be able to use a "standard" and have each negotiated difference stand out as a specific change. There are a number of ways to do this. The most systematic would be to use a master and generate each of the documents from the master, with a patch for the differences. That's possible in a number of technologies. A broad example is shown here:
• Tata Communications • 2018-02-22 04:33:24
Hi Vladimir,
We have standard NDA template and additional clauses in the clause library if the vendor pushes for Mutual NDA. This helps build the agility in NDA execution. My experience says that we are able to push 80% cases on standard NDA template and the balance needs engagement.
• 2018-03-27 17:30:53
If a NDA is well drafted, clear, fair and equitable then it should be signed without issue.
If the client has specific requirements that are reasonable and equitable they should be acceptable to all parties.
If there is an element of inequity or unreasonableness then expect suppliers to push back. The simplest test is "would I sign this on behalf of my organisation": if not, then why expect the other party to sign?
What could be up for discussion: whether the NDA is one-way or mutual? what law and jurisdiction apply? the length/duration of the NDA and of any surviving obligations? whether personal NDAs/statements are required?
I would have concerns if I have received unacceptable terms in an NDA - it wouldn't bode well for any subsequent contract discussions negotiations.
• Health Quest • 2018-07-12 21:57:19
In my organization we use a Mutual Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement. I can see where there may be a need for specifics to be outlines, and in that event, I would consider an addendum as a sufficient protocol. The addendum can include the customer specifics that would otherwise present as "sticking points" that tie up getting the project off the ground.
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Página 23 - ... the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so, because it will make him happier, because in the opinions of others to do so would be wise or even right.
Página 35 - If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
Página 28 - Secondly, the principle requires liberty of tastes and pursuits ; of framing the plan of our life to suit our own character ; of doing as we like, subject to such consequences as may follow : without impediment from our fellow-creatures, so long as what we do does not harm them, even though. they should think our conduct foolish, perverse, or wrong.
Página 222 - ... a State which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes— will find...
Página 13 - ... desire to oppress a part of their number; and precautions are as much needed against this as against any other abuse of power. The limitation, therefore, of the power of government over individuals loses none of its importance when the holders of power are regularly accountable to the community, that is, to the strongest party therein.
Página 41 - ... the source of everything respectable in man either as an intellectual or as a moral being, namely, that his errors are corrigible. He is capable of rectifying his mistakes by discussion and experience. Not by experience alone. There must be discussion to show how experience is to be interpreted. Wrong opinions and practices gradually yield to fact and argument; but facts and arguments, to produce any effect on the mind, must be brought before it. Very few facts are able to tell their own story...
Página 27 - But there is a sphere of action in which society, as distinguished from the individual, has, if any, only an indirect interest; comprehending all that portion of a person's life and conduct which affects only himself, or, if it also affects others, only with their free, voluntary, and undeceived consent and participation.
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Página 22 - The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means used be physical force in the form of legal penalties, or the moral coercion of public opinion.


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This past week or so has been pure sweetness. First the NBC fiasco. Now it looks like the Predators are going belly up, likely to be moved to Canada where they will likely directly compete with the condo builders at MLSE. Ha! It is to laugh. Especially considering that the Blueberry has purchased a team with about ten times the talent that the Richard Peddies have.
Which means, just down the highway will be a team that will likely win the Cup before those jokers at the ACC. Since the last Leafs' victory (which happened at about the time I came firing down my dada's chute) Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, Edmonton, Calgary, New York, New York, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Colorado, Dallas, Tampa and Carolina have all won the Stanley, as LT calls it. This not so exclusive club (hell its been 40 years - even the Israelites were figuring a way out of the desert at this point) is about to add a new member - either the Anaheim Ducks or the Ottawas.
Please God, let it be Ottawa.
Not to mention that ten of those Cup winners as well as Anaheim have made it to the final and lost, something the Leafs have not been able to accomplish. Not even a lousy conference championship in 40 years. I mean, St. Louis, LA, Vancouver, Buffalo, Washington (!) and Florida (!!!) have all made it. Only the Jets/Yotes have not out of all of the teams that existed before 1990.
So lets review. In a couple of weeks fifteen teams will have won the Stanley since George Armstrong lifted that old mug. Seven more will have gone to the final. Six of the eight teams who have not gotten that far are babies.
Where is multiple Stanley winner Tahir Domi anyhow? I remember him talking about how the Sens had no heart and would go nowhere in the playoffs. Hey Tahir. Yeah, you. How's retirement going for you anyhow? The heartless Sens now have gone farther then you ever did in your sorry excuse for a career. I look forward to coverage of your next escapade on the cover of the local tabloid. Meathead.
Please God, let it be Ottawa.
If you want terrific coverage of the Blueberry guy picking up the Preds, then you have to read Mirtle. The Hat and Damien Cox at the Star (both linked by James) also have weighed in with great columns on the subject. It looks like Bettman's legacy is going to be, well, nothing. Disaster is what it has been. I lived in Florida for three and a half years and at that time (98-01) you could actually watch a lot of hockey in the US on basic cable. ESPN had a game on almost every night. And now, long gone. A bloated league with franchises in markets where nobody cares. This week has been the perfect storm for Bettman. The NBC joke. And now one of his franchises ... done. Even with the new CBA the Preds could not make a go of it.
I feel badly for those Predators' fans out there. I do. To see a team you love go away is a killer. I think it was a mistake for the NHL to do what it did in the 90s but the owners are in it for the money and expansion fees are the easiest money there is. If you are going to subsidize teams then give revenue sharing money to teams where fans actually care. Without corporate support and with fan support dwindling despite having a terrific team, the Preds are dead.
Now I know from last spring and from living in Clearwater that there are fans in the South. And I am not going to argue with the passion, the knowledge, the smarts or the bearded. Transplanted or native born, these men and women love hockey and they know hockey.
But there are damn few of them.
If I were the God of Hockey, Phoenix, Atlanta, Florida, New Jersey, Washington - gone. All of them. And when I say gone, I mean gassed. When your team has won three Cups since 1995 and is a winner year in and year out and you can't sell out playoff games, then you're gone. New York doesn't need three teams. And the other four. No point in they being there. Throw a California team in there too. I'd probably say the Kings to be honest. Who would care? Disperse Ovechkin, Semin, Horton, Bouwmeester, Kovalchuk, Hossa, Lehtonen, Elias, Brodeur, Jack Johnson, Kopitar, Cammaleri, Charlie Simmer's wife. One hundred and fifty less players.
The Preds who would have gone as well, move to the Golden Horseshoe. Then as the Hamilton Fincups or Upper Canada Dark or Kitchener Waterloo Natalie Portman Makes Sweet Love to Pat McLean Three Times Every Nights, they could fill the rink with diehard fans who grew up with the game and make the Gooseberry Man even richer.
Dallas, Carolina, Tampa, Anaheim, San Jose, Columbus - they stay. I think (I may be wrong) that hockey is growing in these places. If five years down the road things have turned sour then move or contract. Welcome back Winnipeg or the Nords. Throw the Islanders in the mix too.
Same reason I'm cheering for the Sens (plus it would be so beautiful here in Toronto if they won!). If the Ducks win, how many people will care? I said thirty to forty thousand and Earl Sleek said I was likely overestimating that number. I'm tired of teams from places that basically do not care winning the Cup. Even though Peter Schaeffer and Dean McAmmond came by a couple of weeks back to take my tax money back to Ottawa.
For forty years the NHL has been chasing the American dream. They are farther from it now then ever. Doesn't matter what they do, short of playing eleven aside on grass with the old pigskin. The viewers are watching Nascar and poker and UFC. Americans do not care, for the most part. And you know what, that's ok. Hockey fans in Nashville will find hockey if they are hockey fans. (Well, maybe not with the NHL's TV contract). I'm a soccer fan. Until this year there was no pro team here. I'm still a fan of the game, warts and all. The EPL didn't do anything special to attract me. I began to watch a game that has been around forever, liked it and got hooked.
So, fuck bigger nets and playoff shootouts and all the other BS attempts to attract people who do not care and never will.
So lets go Ottawa. Win that Cup so you have to pay Emery and Preissing and have to move your man Wade Redden to, uh, lets say Edmonton?? Win it to shove it to Tie Domi and to make Leaf fans sad.
By the way, Leaf fans, why aren't you marching on the ACC and burning Richard Peddie alive? Go shoot a retired teacher or something. God knows I would.
Oh yes, as commish, I'd tie Bettman up in Red Square and have a German Shepherd, the cast of Rent, the ghost of John Holmes, a donkey and the crew of the USS Ronald Reagan fuck him up the ass.
Natalie, call me.
Sens in six.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. stock market finished a choppy trading day on Wednesday generally lower with blue-chips falling the most, as investors reacted mildly to mostly disappointing economic reports.
The main indexes traded in a narrow range after a big rally on Tuesday which sent the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 to record levels.
The S&P 500 SPX, +0.57% finished roughly where it closed on Tuesday, down less than a point at 1,873.81 with the energy sector hit the most. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.14% dropped 35.70 points, or 0.2%, to 16,360.18. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.80% closed in positive territory, gaining 6 points, or 0.1%, to 4,357.97, the highest level since April 2000.
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"Investors are ignoring current economic reports because it is impossible to tell how much the cold and snowy weather was a factor in continued weakness," said Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones.
"After a big relief rally on Tuesday, markets are taking a pause and are likely to muddle through until the official jobs report on Friday," she added.
According to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book U.S. economic conditions in January and early February were difficult to discern due to severe cold weather. In sector after sector and region after region, the weather wreaked havoc on conditions, the report said.
Before the bell, a report from Automatic Data Processing showed the private sector added fewer jobs than expected as severe winter weather continued to affect hiring. Private-sector employers added 139,000 jobs last month, up from 127,000 in January, but down from 205,000 in February 2013, according to ADP.
After the open, a survey of executives showed U.S. service-sector companies expanded in February at a sharply slower pace, and bad weather was only part of the problem. The Institute for Supply Management said its nonmanufacturing index dropped to 51.6% last month from 54% in January. That was well below the 53% forecast of economists surveyed by MarketWatch.
The employment gauge tumbled nearly 9 points to 47.5%, marking the lowest level since March 2010 as severe weather hindered hiring in some sectors such as construction and wholesale trade.
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Everton FC's Mr Reliable Leighton Baines was their unexpected matchwinner with two first half goals as West Brom's poor run continued at Goodison Park.
The left-back smashed one in from the edge of the area before converting a penalty - his 10th success from the spot to maintain his 100% Premier League record.
Substitute Shane Long pulled a goal back midway through the second half but the Baggies, who had won just once in their previous 13 league visits, saw their recent slump extended to just one point from a possible 15.
Victory lightened the mood on the blue half of Merseyside somewhat after the collapse earlier in the day of an £8.6million deal for FC Twente midfielder Leroy Fer as the Dutch side refused to accept restructured payments after the player's medical highlighted an issue.
Fans would also have been questioning manager David Moyes before kick-off after he dropped Nikica Jelavic.
Even accounting for his lack of recent form the striker, substitute in a Premier League match for the first time since March 13, looked a bold one.
However, Moyes probably reasoned the Croatia international, who had not scored against top-flight opposition in seven matches with his last strike being the last-minute winner against Tottenham on December 9, needed either a break or a wake-up call.
But it was a surprise that in his absence Baines was the player to step up to the mark in front of goal, even if one was from the spot.
After West Brom's first attack, in which Graham Dorrans' shot was blocked by Sylvain Distin, the visitors appeared to run out of ideas very quickly.
Right-back Billy Jones almost compounded their lack of adventure when his tackle on the edge of the area saw the ball cannon off Victor Anichebe and float dangerously wide of the post for what would have been a freakish own goal.
Everton had also contributed little to a game which was flat for almost half-an-hour with Marouane Fellaini's shot on the turn against the upright from Anichebe's knockdown - via Baines' cross - their most threatening moment.
The opening goal virtually came out of nowhere - which was precisely where West Brom's defence were - when the England international picked up Leon Osman's pass. With no tackle forthcoming the left-back advanced to the edge of the area before smashing a shot past Ben Foster.
West Brom had George Thorne carried off on a stretcher just before half-time after a collision with Anichebe and it proved to be a double blow.
Substitute Claudio Jacob's first significant involvement was to concede the penalty just four minutes after coming on.
Steven Pienaar's backheel released Anichebe on the left of the area and the Argentina midfielder, who has missed most of the last eight weeks with injuries, brought him down.
With a man like Baines on spot-kick duty it seems you are guaranteed a goal - and the 28-year-old did not disappoint by smashing home his second.
Romelu Lukaku, who had spent most of the opening 45 minutes running into offside positions, wasted West Brom's first chance of the second half when he was off target soon after the restart.
Everton's left continued to be their most profitable avenue of attack and when Kevin Mirallas cut in he forced a low save out of Foster.
The introduction of Long for James Morrison in the 62nd minute paid immediate dividends as within three minutes he had pulled one back.
Lukaku's diagonal run saw him break clear of the defence and round goalkeeper Tim Howard but his cross-shot was bundled up into the air by John Heitinga and Long reacted quickest to head in.
Finally West Brom found another gear and when Dorrans rattled the crossbar with a long-range free-kick they began to sense their chance.
But Everton proved they could threaten from set-pieces with Pienaar's curling free-kick tipped over from Gibson.
The South African's next contribution should have brought the hosts' third goal but when his deflected low shot rebounded off the post Leon Osman blazed over the open goal from six yards.
Jelavic finally replaced Anichebe with six minutes remaining but could not make an impact in that time.
Fortunately for Everton he was not required, despite some late Baggies pressure, as they closed the gap on fourth-placed Tottenham to a point.


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Robinson penalty shot delivers Fairfield in 4-3 overtime victory over East Catholic
NEW HAVEN -- The Fairfield co-op team thought it had won the Division II state boys hockey championship on a buzzer-beater at the end of regulation.
Yet, when Tom Kryspin's apparent goal was overruled, Fairfield would need a new hero if it was to claim its first-ever state championship.
And as he had all night, Kevin Robinson delivered.
Robinson's fourth goal, on an overtime penalty shot, lifted the 13th-seeded Mustangs to a dramatic 4-3 win over No. 2 East Catholic on Wednesday at Ingalls Rink.
"I think it is well-deserved," Fairfield coach Mark Pettorini said. "There were some funky calls, it was a little emotional, but I think fate went in the right direction."
Fairfield (14-11) capped a Cinderella odyssey in which it won four straight games as the lower seed, two in overtime. Fairfield is the highest seed to claim a state title since Fairfield Prep won as a 13 in 2000.
Sophomore goalie Kyle Greenhut made 21 saves, polishing off his fourth straight win after replacing Fairfield's injured starter Connor Frawley.
"I told Frawley after that, he got us here," Pettorini said. "He gets us our eight wins ¦ my second goaltender steps up, and that's what makes a team."
East Catholic finished its year 19-6. Eagles goalie Tommy Usseglio made 31 saves, including a highlight-reel stop with his stick on Robinson's try early in the third period.
"It was a beautiful save," Robinson said.
With the game tied at 3, and the clock ticking down, Kryspin's shot beat Usseglio with zeros on the clock, and Fairfield celebrated as if it had stolen the state title.
But the officials converged and ruled that time had expired, disallowing the goal and sending the teams to overtime.
"The (goal light) won't click to red if it is out of time," Pettorini said. "The light never clicked, so they said the time was elapsed."
"You walk off the ice with new life," East Catholic goalie Drew Clarkin said.
Greenhut stopped four shots in OT, keeping Fairfield even. With 5:30 left in overtime, Fairfield pressed Usseglio, trying to claim the winner, and an Eagle defender covered the puck with his hand in the crease -- an automatic penalty shot.
"From our vantage point, I know the officials were on top of it," Clarkin said. "From the bench, we couldn't tell one way or the other."
"As soon as we got that penalty shot called, we knew who we were putting in there," Pettorini said. "It was the easiest coaching decision I've ever had to make."
Robinson stepped up, deked to his backhand, then back to his forehand, before sliding the puck through the wide-open net, sending Fairfield's team and fan section into delirium at 9:42 of overtime.
"(Usseglio) came out, and I knew I had to go to the forehand," Robinson said. "It's a great feeling; there's not really much more to say about it."
With Fairfield trailing 3-2 in the third, and with less than 10 minutes remaining in its season, Robinson capped his hat trick when he was the last to touch the puck on Fairfield's game-tying goal at 5:31.
The junior forward also netted the game's first two goals, both from Conor Scharlop, to give Fairfield a 2-0 advantage just 11:01 in.
After Alex Manner's power-play goal cut Fairfield's edge to one at 14:11, the Eagles scored a pair of second-period goals. Griffin Casey's rebound shot beat Greenhut, sending East Catholic to the locker room up 3-2 after 30 minutes.
"We played a much better second period," Clarkin said.
Robinson, whose older brother, James, was on Fairfield's only other state finalist in 2008, received some inspirational words from his elder sibling.
"He was back here his junior year, and they lost it," Robinson said. "He said, `Avenge me, do it for Fairfield hockey,' and I just put it all out there and scored four goals."
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Division II state championship At Ingalls Rink
Records: Fairfield 14-11; East Catholic 19-6; Goals: F--Kevin Robinson 4; EC: Alex Manner, Brian O'Connell, Griffin Casey; Assists: F--Conor Scharlop 2; EC--O'Connell, Lee Munson, Dan Lemieux, Jake McCarthy, Matt Urrichio, Liam Donahue; Goalies: F--Kyle Greenhut (21 saves); Tommy Usseglio (31); Shots: F--35, EC--21.