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Oysters in Seattle
June 30th, 2011 by adam
While traveling to Seattle for a few days, I stopped by Elliott's Oyster House for – well you guessed it – oysters. Elliott's is located in downtown Seattle, on the Puget Sound waterfront. Upon entering, I was greeted by 15+ types of beautifually displayed oysters behind the rar bar with two full time shuckers. Since I was solo, I decided the best place to sit was a the bar to see the action. While I probably could have eaten dozens, I restrained myself to a half dozen, chatting with one of the shuckers about his favorites and ordering a variety. I also ordered a local beer – Manny's Pale Ale – to pair with the oysters and a bowl of oyster stew to top it all off. So which were my favorites? They were all good, but the Hama Hama were my fav – they were briny and delicious. That's how I like mine anyway. I also saw a LOT of orders for Penn Coves and Fanny Bays. I'll have to try those next time. The soup was excellent and filling. After a bit more conversation with the shuckers, I was on my way.
Thanks to my friend from Seattle for the recommendation. It was awesome!


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Matheny math begets confidence in Cardinals
Offense's performance vs. Brewers favors manager's interpretation of stats
MILWAUKEE -- It turns out that Mike Matheny is a small-sample-size optimist.
This is totally in keeping with his relentlessly positive approach in managing the St. Louis Cardinals. And for the past two nights, the lineup choices he made were absolutely correct, even if the evidence at hand in one case was not what one would call extensive.
Monday night against the Milwaukee Brewers, Matheny inserted Jon Jay into the center of the lineup in place of the usual starter, Peter Bourjos. Matheny noted that Jay had been 6-for-9 lifetime against the Milwaukee starter, Matt Garza.
Jay responded with a sixth-inning, three-run home run that completely changed the nature of the game. The Cardinals won, 4-0.
Tuesday night, with Mark Ellis returning from a bout of tendinitis in his left knee and available to make his first appearance of the season, Matheny went with Ellis at second over Kolten Wong, who had started 12 of the Cardinals' first 13 games.
"We've been excited about him getting ready," Matheny said of Ellis. "We liked the matchup, too."
Ellis did his bit for the Redbirds, driving in two runs on a groundout in the second and with a sacrifice fly in the fourth, crucial contributions in what was a close game until the top of the ninth. The Cardinals won again, 6-1.
But regarding that favorable matchup, a check of the numbers reveals that, entering this game, Ellis was 1-for-1 lifetime against the Milwaukee starter, Marco Estrada.
The one was a double, by Ellis' own recollection a solidly hit baseball. "It was a double in the [right-center field] gap, I remember those," Ellis said with a smile. "It was in Coors Field. Big gap, though, at Coors Field."
There was more to it than the one at-bat, of course. Looking at Estrada's numbers, Matheny found that Estrada, even though he is right-handed, could be more vulnerable to right-handed hitters, like Ellis.
"It wasn't necessarily Mark's matchup so much as we felt good about right-handers," Matheny said. "He [Estrada] has been left-handed strong the last few years. Righties seem to do OK against him. That was it more so than Mark's 1-for-1.
"We like how Mark goes about it. All things considered, we wanted to get Mark in the Cardinals uniform for real and get him initiated into our club. Mark did a great job, all the little things we talk about."
Matheny studies the individual splits closely. His interpretation of those numbers might be typical in some cases, but it might also be surprising in others.
What works for Matheny in either case is his essential belief in his players.
"You know, when I see a guy who's had even just a couple of at-bats against a pitcher, but has had success, there's usually knowledge on both sides," the manager said. "I don't use the opposite side very well. When a guy has had two at-bats against a pitcher and he's struck out a couple of times, I'm thinking, 'He's going to get him.'
"But if he's had two at-bats and he's had two hits, I'm thinking, 'He owns him.' A lot of it is just how confident our offensive guy would be walking into the box."
So if a St. Louis player is, for instance, 2-for-2 against a particular pitcher, this indicates that the hitter clearly has the pitcher's number. On the other hand, if a St. Louis player is 0-for-2 against a pitcher, this primarily indicates that the hitter is due.
Matheny's view of these small samples appears to be a no-lose proposition for the Cardinals. On the other hand, look what the Cardinals have done in his two years as their manager. They were one game away from the World Series in 2012. In 2013, they had a division title, the best record in the National League and went to the World Series. Expecting success might be the one logical response to any given Cardinal situation.
And there will be numerous occasions when the sample sizes just won't be suitably large, anyway.
"I don't think there is too much of a sample size, or else we'd be waiting around forever," Matheny said. "Every once in a while you see some guys with some larger at-bats, but in general you just take the information that you have and hope that confidence is a big part of that, one way or the other."
One way or the other, Jon Jay was the right choice Monday night. Mark Ellis was the right choice Tuesday night. What becomes more impressive here is not a collection of statistics, but Matheny's judgment.


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The final installment in a series of profiles about the 15th Anniversary Black AIDS Institute Heroes in the Struggle Gala Reception and Awards Presentation honorees.
One of the key points laid out in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy is that both the public and private sectors must do their part to reduce the number of HIV/AIDS infections. Since the start of the epidemic, Walgreens has been a beacon of corporate leadership, saving lives and bettering communities in the process.
For the last 30 years, "we've been deeply committed to the community," says Markeisha Marshall, a spokeswoman for the Deerfield, Ill.-based company. Not only has Walgreens worked to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS through testing and education, but it has also improved the lives of PLWHA.
In recent years, Walgreens has teamed up with Greater Than AIDS, local health departments and AIDS organizations across the country to offer free testing on National HIV Testing Day each June 27. Last year, testing took place at 175 Walgreens stores in 54 cities. This year, Walgreens will again offer free testing in June, Marshall says.
The company also staffs more than 700 HIV-specialized pharmacies staffed by more than 2,000 HIV-trained pharmacists. "You can go into any Walgreens and pick up your medication, but you can also go to a specialized pharmacy, where you'll get more in-depth care and support," Marshall says.
Going Beyond Prescriptions
Specialized HIV training for Walgreens pharmacists is designed by experts from the National Alliance for HIV Education and Workforce Development, AIDS Education and Training Centers and the American Academy of HIV Medicine. By establishing pharmacies that specialize in managing HIV/AIDS, Walgreens makes life easier and healthier for PLWHA.
"We recognize that there are concerns around stigma, so we provide a safe place for people to come and work closely with a pharmacist to make sure they stay adherent to their medication," says Marshall.
Not only do pharmacists educate patients about HIV and the importance of treatment, but through regular interaction, they also develop relationships with the patients, creating an atmosphere of trust.
Many people have questions between doctor visits, so a pharmacist can often provide some answers. HIV-trained pharmacists can also help patients follow regimens as prescribed and deal with side effects that may occur as a result of the medications.
In addition, Walgreens' HIV-trained pharmacists have special training in some of the health conditions common among PLWHA, such as hypertension, high cholesterol and heart disease. Often, people with multiple conditions will be prescribed different medications by different doctors, which could cause complications. If that happens, an HIV-trained pharmacist can help a patient deal with those complications. HIV-specialized pharmacies can also coordinate the refills of multiple medications so that it's easier for patients to stay adherent to all of them.
Walgreens' HIV-specialized pharmacies also help patients by providing information about financial assistance to help them afford their medications if their insurance doesn't cover all costs.
The Proof Is in Adherence
The best way to gauge whether any effort is working is by seeing results. Walgreens recently presented research from two studies exploring the impact the company's HIV-specialized pharmacies are having. The studies found that adherence to treatment for HIV was higher in patients who used HIV-specialized pharmacies than in those who used the company's regular retail pharmacies. Not only that, but people who had HIV and another health condition, such as hypertension or high cholesterol, also were more likely to take the medications for those other conditions as prescribed when they used HIV-specialized pharmacies.
One of the studies looked at adherence among HIV patients who also had severe mental illness. According to the findings, 32.7 percent of those patients took their ARV medications as prescribed, compared with 19.4 percent of patients with severe mental illness who used non-HIV-specialized pharmacies.
Such results benefit the entire community by helping PLWHA live a longer and healthier life while reducing their risk of transmitting HIV infection to someone else.
An End to the Epidemic
Although Walgreens has done a lot to improve life for PLWHA, the company is not resting on its laurels. Walgreens is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to find new ways to improve care for HIV patients and to better integrate the process of managing medication therapy with clinical treatments.
The company is trusted within the communities it serves, and it has the expertise to support health-care providers in their treatment of PLWHA. That combination can provide a lasting effect.
"Our goal is to be part of the solution to end AIDS," says Marshall.
Tamara E. Holmes is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist who writes about health, wealth and personal growth.


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Kurt2009 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 95 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
Simple mock up web pages needs a professional design makeover.
Need strong, polished design that makes a fashion statement, create web pages (PSD files only) using our logo and compliments the web page contents.
Winner of this contest will also be awarded with private contest $ 600 (total cotest prize $ 1500 = 900 + 600) for rest of web site web page design (repetitive search tables and forms).
We are trying to show design direction with our mock up 'Home' page and 'How it Works/Overview' pages.
Use link below to see the mock up pages and our logo graphic file:
Here is a link to our logo file in Adobe Illustrator & psd file format:
We want to see your design talents and rely on your professional expertise! We are open to anything that makes good sense and feels: edgy, high fashion that is mature, stylish & sophisticated.
Web pages needs makeover:
PDF file name: 1 Home and How It Works - See mock up page# 2, 3, 4.
PDF file name: 2 Showroom - See mock up page# 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Rent a Tailor.com will be an online marketplace that brings together Buyers and Sellers of products related to custom-made clothing.
Service Providers set up their bio & showroom (product image with text description and price), items becomes searchable on web site.
Buyers can orders directly from searching/browsing through the showrooms, or place an open job (contest) and have Service Providers compete for the project.
Communications between Buyers and Service providers are done using the 'Private Message Board' and management of project details using the 'Check list' built into the 'Private Message Board'.
- Appealing to both men and women
- Edgy, high fashion, bold colors
- Simple, clean, fresh design
- Mature, stylish and sophisticated
- 3D feel & look
- Going over the 'edge'
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Knowledge synthesis
A major objective of EKLIPSE is to enable policy-makers and other societal actors to make use of existing studies by synthesising available knowledge as part of our request process. Read more about the process of synthesising available knowledge here.
EKLIPSE currently has several new, ongoing and completed knowledge synthesis processes.
New knowledge synthesis processes
The 2nd call for requests 'EKLIPSE invites knowledge requests from consortia representing policy, research, NGOs; or individual applications from policy or other societal actors' resulted in the following new calls for knowledge synthesis processes which are currently going through scoping:
• How are European energy policies affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services in countries globally?
Ongoing knowledge synthesis processes
The 1st call for requests 'Policy and other societal actors are invited to identify topics or evidence needs relating to biodiversity and ecosystem services' led to the following knowledge synthesis processes which are already underway:
• Understanding farmer uptake: what measures are most promising to deliver on supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services in the next round of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?
• Which types and components of urban and peri-urban blue/green spaces have a significant impact on human mental health and mental wellbeing?
Completed knowledge synthesis processes
The first knowledge synthesis process started in 2016 addressing the topic of nature-based solutions (NBS) and aimed to improved its evidence-base: "Which criteria should be addressed in NBS demonstration projects to identify, detect and measure multiple benefits, disservices, trade-offs, synergies, and foreseen (but not yet demonstrated) impacts of NBS for climate resilience in urban ecosystems?" The request was put forward by DG RTD, and aimed to inform future NBS-related projects in Horizon2020.
You can find further information on the request under 'Past activities'.


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The System Recovery Options menu contains several tools, such as Startup Repair, that can help you recover Windows from a serious error. This set of tools is on your computer's hard disk and on the Windows installation disc.
You can also create a system repair disc that contains the System Recovery Options menu. For more information, see Create a system repair disc. If you use a Tablet PC or other computer with a touchscreen, you might need to connect a keyboard and mouse in order to use Startup Repair and the other tools in the System Recovery Options menu.


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There are many things Lavshuca do well, but lip products isn't really one of them (I think).
Nevertheless, I decided to order one of their mini Jewelry Lipsticks in WN-1, a wine shade (There are two versions of this lipstick, Sheer in a pink tube – rubbish, Color in a purple tube – better and pigmented).
These lipsticks are DINKY. TINY. The lipstick is SMALL and feels a bit unstable which is annoying:
I guess another reason why I ordered this is because I wanted to see how pigmented Lavshuca and Japanese lipsticks can get! The emphasis is usually on sheer, sparkly, pretty, watery lip shades.
On my lips:
Ooh yes! I don't even like wine or berry colours but I think this is nice, and the texture is not too creamy, not too sheer.
I like is so much I am going to order a beige and rose lipstick (deeper toned ones) in this formula! Lavshuca have so many lipsticks and glosses out these days it's really hard to know which does what but at least I know these ones are pretty good!
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After a National Spelling Bee filled with children holding back tears in front of a national audience, the academic equivalent of pageant moms, and every appearance from the wonderfully weird home-schooled girl from Philly, it took ESPN's poor sideline reporter to give us the most cringeworthy moment of the night. Samantha Steele was ready to interview the winner, Snigdha Nandipati, but stared expectantly at runner-up Stuti Mishra for a few painful seconds before exclaiming, "Oh sorry, I'm looking at the wrong girl!"
Oof. So awkward.
Steele apologized on Twitter, saying she had assumed the winner would be standing next to her when she turned from the camera. Which is totally plausible, and shifts the gaffe from the "all brown people look alike" narrative to one where Steele probably should have read the big signs around the girls' necks, which have their names in giant block lettering.


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Is homosexuality wrong? I don't mean wrong in a silly Judeo-Christian-Islamic religious moral sense but whether it wrong in some other objective way?
If we accept J.S.Mill's "Harm Principle" for example, can we say that homosexual activity between consenting adults could harm others? Could it impinge on the freedom of others to the extent that it should be crinminalised (as it still is in many countries)?
In terms of the "Harm Principle", I have heard it argued (for example) that homosexuality is wrong because it is 'unatural' and people are offended by what is not natural and that they should not have to suffer offense. It has also been argued that, because 2 people of the same sex cannot 'love ' (whatever that may mean) in the same way as two people of the opposite sex can love each other it is therefore wrong. I have also heard it proposed that homosexual activity is wrong because it is pointless in that it goes against the evolutionary imperative of passing on ones genes. (well, it's certainly true that two fags or two bull dykes ain't gonna make a baby.)
As an atheirst who has been same-sex attracted since birth I would like to get others opinion as to the ethicality of acting on ones sexual preferences. Is having it off with another guy or gal ethically questionable?
I would love to hear your opinions.
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Is homosexuality wrong? Good question that is only answered by the buybull for most of us. Even then it was men who were discussed as women, being property and having no rights, would never be involved in lesbian activities. How strange.
I have never considered myself even bisexual, but I admit that my penis is blind and therefore does not know who is giving it sex. I also admit that my anus is a one way door, and I would never want objects inserted into it. This makes it hard for me to understand a homosexual man wanting to "make his anus bigger." I've never known any women wantin to make their vagina bigger. It makes no sense.
1. How can people be offended by what you do behind closed doors when they do not know what you do behind closed doors? It's impossible to know unless you violate some human rights.
2. People of the same sex "cannot love as people of the opposite sex do" is a very poor argument. Love was always a commitment to me, and I never did confuse it with sex, which is just a satisfying or urges. Women think it romantic that you are "making love" to them but sex is not in that catagory to me.
3. The "passing on of ones genes" may be involved in a biblical interpretation, but that gets us back to sex only for procreation and does nothing for sex as satisfying our urges. Looking only at this last idea again, we would have to conclude that sex is meant only to populate the earth. The urge to have sex is then ignored.
That is pretty much my take on the subject.
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Legislative Subcommittee
Membership of Subcommitte: 9 to 14 ICOC Members
Mission Statement
The Legislative Subcommittee has a dual role – making policy recommendations in anticipation of legislation and reviewing proposed state and federal legislation and major public policy issues relating to stem cell research and the operations of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The subcommittee shall make recommendations to the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee on positions on policies and legislation that will be considered by the board at regular ICOC meetings. The Legislative Subcommittee shall make regular reports back to the ICOC, as appropriate. The subcommittee shall advise the ICOC on new and emerging public policy issues.
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I whipped up some Leek, Mushroom & Potato Soup to keep them from starving while I did the only thing I could...grab some shrimp from the freezer, and saute them with a little pesto. I had bought the most gorgeous pasta, in the shape of leaves and multi colored - like Autumn. Some were made with spinach, others beets and even squid made its way into the mix, so there really was a lot of flavors going on. Lovely, tasty...but forget picture taking.
And, for the first time, Boaz, who generally loves pasta and especially because he's into eating all by himself, enjoys picking up little pastas like orecchetti, little shells and macaroni and, of course there is no more fun than waving fettucine and linguine around, so don't get too close.
sacchettini stuffed with potato & leeks. Perhaps it was the goat cheese I added. I'm not sure, but it was cast away - far away - like flung to the other side of the table!
Which made me think of my niece, who's a picky eater. I'm not sure what she's been eating since we've moved (it's six months now, hard to believe), but she basically ate grilled cheese sandwiches or spaghetti. Spaghetti in Katie's world meant spaghetti noodles - not linguine or fettucine - just spaghetti and a little margarine, no sauce, no cheese, no... nothing!
So I'm taking a poll...sort of. If you have children, know children or are/were a child, let me know your favorite "kid" pasta. Mine was spaghetti with meat sauce - and it still is!
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On May 19, 2005, Mayor Bloomberg signed into law the New York City False Claims Act (Local Law 53 of 2005), which authorizes citizens to bring lawsuits to recover treble damages for fraudulent claims submitted to the City. An important new tool with which the City can fight fraud perpetrated against it, the statute creates a way for people to help the City recover money lost through fraud, and is patterned after the federal "Qui Tam" statute. As an incentive to bring suits, this new law allows successful citizen plaintiffs, under certain circumstances, to keep as much as 30% of funds they help recover.
The law also requires the City's Law Department and the Department of Investigation to promulgate rules governing the protocol for processing proposed civil complaints under the False Claims Act. Such rules became effective on August 8, 2005, upon publication in the City Record.
On June 20, 2012, Mayor Bloomberg signed into law amendments to the False Claims Act (Local Law 34 of 2012). These changes have brought the City's law into closer conformance with the New York State False Claims Act (enacted after the City's law) by clarifying that the City may waive the "public disclosure bar"and increasing the minimum awards from proceeds to which private individuals are entitled.
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The basic ingredients:
- corn meal
- sugar
- water
- yeast
- malt
The basic process:
Mix all ingredients together in a large container. After mixing, move the mixture, called "mash," into a still and leave it to ferment. How quickly this process occurs depends on the warmth of the mash.
Heat the mash to the point of vaporization at 173 degrees. The mash will produce a clear liquid, often the color of dark beer. You must watch this process with careful attention.
Trap vapor using a tube or coil. The vapor will be transferred into a second, empty container. The resulting condensation is the moonshine. It is then ready to drink or sell.
Keep mash in container. It is now called "slop." Add more sugar, water, malt, and corn meal and repeat the process.
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Both dolls are non-rooted and both were $150. each.
Both were packaged in the fancy, glossy red boxes with the Jackson Pollack-type design on the front and a brass clippy thing. Can we get a discount if we don't want an big brass clippy-thing?
But I digress.
This is the first Monogram doll to have closed mouth screening although the sculpt is the same as all the other versions. The screening is very nice and she is lovely. Her skin color is quite pale...Queen V pale. Her wig is the default wig style - parted with a low pony tail in red. It fits very well.
The jacket fabric does not have any life. Fur is shiny; this fabric is dull. I'm sorry to say that this looks more like a plushy polar fleece than faux fur. Disappointing.
I wanted to love this doll. I don't spend $150 on a doll plus shipping just to write a critical review and I am very disappointed. Where is the quality control? Didn't anyone try to stand the doll up using the provided stand?
On the other hand, Dreamscape is lovely. Her screening is softer-looking and the gown, which I thought was odd at first, is well-made, properly fitted and very interesting. The points can be worn as points and can also be pushed in to form curved indents. The rosette on her shoulder is fabric and beautifully made. The ruching of the gown bodice is perfection.
Her shoes are black with teensy satin straps and they fit very well. Jewelry consists of pewter colored metal earrings with stones and a cuff bracelet.
Her own brunette wig fits well but will need some styling. The wig I have her wearing is a KIO wig from My Favourite Doll in Toronto, Canada. It, too, needed a great deal of styling and tweaking. The fibers are somewhat stiffer and thicker than saran hair fibers but the wig has possibilities. The part of the image showing the wig was Photoshopped to remove lots of fly-aways that I couldn't tame.
I love the hat which is netted and just what the outfit needs to complete the look. Hat pins in a proper scale would have shown attention to detail and a little evening bag would have been wonderful.


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Pioneer Metalformers Invest in Workforce Development
Case Study: Pridgeon & Clay, Grand Rapids, MI
Pridgeon & Clay is one of the largest independent, value-added manufacturers and suppliers of stamped and fineblanked components in the United States. The firm boasts a global workforce of more than 1000 skilled employees, which its managers quickly credit with providing its full-service approach to design, prototyping, product validation and manufacturing.
Founded in 1948, the family-owned company operates more than 95 stamping presses throughout five worldwide manufacturing facilities. While primarily a Tier One and Tier Two automotive supplier, Pridgeon & Clay also manufactures parts and assemblies for the Class 8 heavy-truck market, and for customers in the agricultural, marine, motorcycle, alternative-energy and hardware industries.
Home base for Pridgeon & Clay is a 350,000-sq.-ft. plant in Grand Rapids, MI, home to 650 employees —up from 400 employees just a couple of years ago. The site includes a 37,000-sq.-ft. research-and-development center and Advanced Engineering Center—"a real difference-maker for us," says company CEO Bob Clay, son of the firm's founder Donald V. Clay. Clay credits the AE center along with its A2LA certified testing laboratory with "fueling the company's growth engines, by developing new products that anticipate our customers' needs and keep us on the vanguard of the metalforming industry."
R&D, New-Product Development Paving the Road to Recovery
"Everybody here is a teacher and a leader," says director of operations Dan Swiger. "We want our employees to be able to work individually, to make decisions on their own."
"Looking to the future," adds Clay, "our commitment to being an automotive supplier has us studying power-train trends and conducting research and development into emerging technologies. For example, we have several parts on alternative-energy vehicles, and are heavily involved in fuel-cell development. This work, which could double our sales in the next 5 to 10 yr., is not me saying 'let's get into fuel-cell development.' Rather, it's our people—from our R & D manager on down—offering their ideas, pulling together teams and digging in."
"Our overall philosophy," says corporate director of human resources Julie Church Krafft, "is to pay the local average wage for each position within the company and combine that with an extraordinary benefits package and a one-of-a-kind commitment to training and continuous education for our incumbent workers. Our goal is to als be proactive rather than reactive in terms of employee development. This our employees are prepared for the natural progression in responsibilities necessary to stay competitive and grow. Within the last year we've posted more than 100 new job opportunities, and nearly 90 percent have been filled from within.
"To attract and retain the best of the best," continues Church Krafft, "we've developed a five-star benefit package." Included is free, top-notch health insurance plans for employees; nearly free ($10/week) health insurance for qualifying dependents; an employee stock-ownership plan (ESOP) that gives employees a financial stake in the company (ESOP ownership is 30.9 percent); a 401k plan with a 15-percent no-limit match; educational reimbursement ($5,250/yr.); and a wellness program, introduced in 2009.
"The wellness program," says company president Bob Clay, "not only helps to keep our healthcare costs down, but also protects our assets and the investments we make to train and develop our employees." The program incorporates quarterly one-on-one meetings between employees and a wellness professional to review goals and objectives related to health and nutrition. "The regular sessions keep health and well-being on everyone's minds," says Clay. "Our goal is to motivate employees, and the results have been terrific."
For the firm's frontline workers, expansion of Pridgeon & Clay's product-development group has provided new opportunities in the area of model making, where six employees manufacture prototypes to give life to the new ideas emanating from the group's engineers. Five of the six model makers were promoted from within, taking advantage of the firm's generous (100 percent) educational-reimbursement policy. As such, their wages have more than doubled, progressing from entry-level (utility) workers to varying levels of model makers. All of the firm's model makers currently attend Grand Rapids Community College, working to obtain their associate's degrees in manufacturing—on Pridgeon & Clay's dime.
Education and Training Kicked up a Few Notches
"My father was a strong believer in education," Clay stresses, adding a caveat: "Training in the early days of the company focused primarily on the floor leaders and not as much on the frontline workers. When my brother (Don) and I took ownership (in the early '90s), we felt we had to move beyond that level of training and find s for all of our employees to improve themselves.
"The company once was managed by a few people at the top," Clay continues, noting its strong commitment to its employees in terms of wages and benefits. But he and his brother noted a real transition occurring in the automotive supply chain in the early days of their company ownership. This transition—to higher levels of technology and to lean manufacturing built on the concepts of team leadership and empowerment of frontline workers—fueled the company's commitment to upgrade its workforce.
"We found that we couldn't become truly lean without educating our workforce," Clay says. So, he and his brother initiated a program to fully reimburse workers who invested their own time and money toward higher education.
(Editor's Note: According to the Precision Metalforming Association's Annual Wage and Benefit Report, only 37 percent of metalformers fully reimburse employees for tuition).
During this same time period, in the mid-'90s, the company also fired up its research and development center and Advanced Engineering Laboratory, "another motivator to upgrade our workforce," says Clay.
Recognizing Loyalty as a Two- Street
How does all of this workforce development parlay into the company's success? "People see the to the top, and they get there, using what tools we provide them," Clay says. "This, in turn, creates loyalty to the company. Our employees appreciate the opportunities we provide, and in turn they bring their creativity to work every day, in addition to their physical labor."
Clay's views mirror those of experts that closely follow the U.S. manufacturing industry, where the shortage of skilled workers has been well publicized. U.S. manufacturers need frontline workers who can solve problems on their own, and also can make sound business decisions. Says Emily Stover DeRocco, president of The Manufacturing Institute, in an interview with the University of Phoenix:
"Manufacturers must stay committed to research and development, and engage a talent pool with the right skills to drive innovation and invention within our manufacturing economy."
Pridgeon & Clay is flush with independent thinkers—workers that have learned in structured classes as well as from each other on the plant floor. "Everybody here is a teacher and a leader," says director of operations Dan Swiger. Of the 650 employees in Grand Rapids, 75 percent are production workers—machine operators, die setters, etc., and 75 percent have taken advantage of inhouse training programs such as automatic press operator (APO) and on-the-job training programs. Thirty-two employees have taken the APO training, while 480 employees have been through on-the-job training since 2009. Another several employees have taken advantage of the firm's reimbursement program to, on their own time, gain outside skills training. Its latest success: training 12 employees in leadership development. Says Swiger:
"As we're growing, we've become focused on creating the next set of team leaders, business-unit managers, etc. We're excited at the enthusiasm and commitment the participants have shown."
Finding and Nurturing Leadership Potential
Swiger is a stunning example of how the company recognizes leadership potential in its frontline workers and helps them realize that potential. He began his career at Pridgeon & Clay in mid-1992 as a utility apprentice in the company's toolroom. Following his apprenticeship, which included four years of part-time college classes, in 1998 Swiger became lead person in the toolroom. In 2003 he climbed to business unit manager. He attained a bachelor's degree in 2009 and was named director of operations in 2010.
"All along the ," he says, "I have had very open relations with my supervisor, which I credit with transitioning into a manager myself. And I'm still learning."
Swiger says his primary responsibility as director of operations is to find and train his successor. He manages three business unit managers, as well as a logistics manager in the company's warehouse and the plant manager of a sister plant in Indiana. "My role is to make them better," he says, "and to be a teacher. If I have to make all of the important decisions for our plant, then we will fail.
"We want our employees to be able to work individually, to make decisions on their own," Swiger continues. "At the same time, we also train them to work in teams so that they can initiate continuous-improvement ideas and then work together to turn those ideas into reality on the plant floor."
To supplement inhouse classroom training initiatives and a structured on-the-job training program—both of which have earned the company awards from its industry trade association, the Precision Metalforming Association—the company is a dues-paying member of the Source, a local not-for-profit employee-support organization. Classes offered by The Source include computer basics, English as a second language, financial literacy, financial management, introduction to home ownership and home maintenance. In the last 3 yr., 45 Pridgeon & Clay employees have attended courses at The Source.
A Place Where All Opinions Matter
What motivates people to better themselves at Pridgeon & Clay (other than the opportunity to earn promotions and pay increases)? Swiger has a quick answer to the question: "Everyone here knows that their opinions matter, and are valued," he says. "From the owners to the vice presidents and on down, everyone cares about each other and values their abilities far beyond the ability to physically do their jobs. We're part of something more than just collecting a paycheck and making automotive parts. Our job satisfaction, and the urge to continue to grow and develop as employees, comes from being part of a company that cares about us as individuals, and creates windows of opportunity for us to climb through."
Of course, as frontline workers climb through those windows of opportunity, promotions and wage increases come along. According to corporate director of human resources Julie Church Krafft, 90 of the firm's employees have received promotions within the last 3 yr., enjoying an average wage increase of 17 to 25 percent.
Ahead of the Workforce-Engagement CurveA highly engaged force of workers flush with more than just the basic reading, writing and communication skills puts Pridgeon & Clay well ahead of the typical manufacturer, according to statistics from the National Association of Manufacturers. A recent NAM Skills Gap Report finds that 36 percent of manufacturers indicate that their workers have insufficient reading, writing and communication skills, and only 29 percent perceive their workforce to be "highly engaged."
In Grand Rapids, area staffing agencies note a rise in the need for skilled labor among manufacturers, according to a recent article in The Grand Rapids Press that quotes Church Krafft. Michigan's manufacturing sector is expected to add 64,600 jobs in 2011 and another 61,500 in 2012, says the article. It goes on to quote a Grand Rapids-based skilled-labor recruiting specialist Brian Paavola, president of Workbox Staffing, who notes that "the demand is such that employers must act quickly on hires or risk having someone else grab their applicant." All the more reason to focus on incumbent training and retention initiatives. Church Krafft's input to the article:
"We're experiencing an increasing need for technical talent, from engineers to enhance our production processes, to hands-on technicians for our automatic presses and weld cells. Those with solid math and computer skills, mechanical aptitude, a great work ethic, a positive outlook on wellness and an interest in higher education are the types of employees we're looking to add to our team."
Several Pridgeon & Clay employees boast exactly the traits cited by Church Krafft. For example, consider setup technician Bryan VanTimmeren, hired at Pridgeon & Clay in December 2009 as an automatic press operator (APO) trainee, promoted to APO just 3 months later, to setup technician in April 2011 and to an engineering position in September 2011. In fact, of the firm's 33 setup technicians, 28 were promoted from within via the job-posting process.
Since his hiring, VanTimmeren has completed an associate's degree in engineering from Ferris State University, paid for by Pridgeon & Clay.
"Now I've got my eyes focused on further opportunities to move up at the company," he says. "Within 5 years I'd like to be a project manager. This is a solid company that has been there for me, allowed me to learn a lot and progress quickly. The path is there, it's available to anyone that wants to take it."
The Employee Open Job Process
As technical trainer, Scott Visser's goal is to train the company's frontline workers before they're needed, proactively rather than reactively, so that they're prepared when jobs become open. "I'm looking forward to helping Pridgeon & Clay build its workforce for the future," he says.
Worker Profile Scott Visser began his career at Pridgeon & Clay in 1988 as a press operator, and became a team leader out on the floor in 1997. In 2005 he began working toward earning a Bachelor's Degree in Business, through Pridgeon & Clay's education reimbursement program, while working full time and raising a family. Visser earned his degree in 2010, and was promoted to technical trainer early in 2011. "Employees are reimbursed after each class," says Church Krafft, "to minimize their up-front investment. Many colleges also offer tuition deferral. Since 2005, we've had 245 employees take advantage of our tuition-reimbursement program. Visser laid the groundwork for his promotion in 2007 when he prepared several training modules for the company's 21-module APO training program. "I also taught some of the courses, and really enjoyed that experience," he recalls. "That experience is what led me to apply for the technical trainer position." Included in his formal education was coursework in human resources that Visser credits with providing him the ability to motivate and inspire frontline workers to be successful. Further, Visser credits the firm's commitment to lean training to helping him look ahead to anticipate rather than react to challenges on the production floor. "Lean allows us to efficiently run smaller lot sizes and reduce inventory, and has required our frontline workers to learn to conduct changeovers in minutes rather than hours. We all have to stay on our toes and be aware of what's coming next."
Pridgeon & Clay's open job process requires that notifications be sent to all employees any time an open position becomes available (that hasn't been posted within the previous 6 months). Notifications are via e-mail, fliers posted on bulletin boards and electronic posting via the company's intranet site, accessible to all employees via computers placed in public areas throughout the plant. Open job postings stay active for internal employees for three business days.
All employees are eligible to apply unless they fail to meet minimum requirements for the posted position; the employee has a current attendance warning on his work record; the employee has more than two current company-rule violations on his record; or the employee is already currently on an open job. Following interviews with candidates, once the position is filled the human resources department notifies all applicants of the decision, and also provides feedback to each applicant to help them prepare for the next opportunity.
"We have created a career path that begins with an entry-level position," says Church Krafft, "such as a packer, and through the job-posting process packers can become machine operators. Then, through our APO training program, machine operators can become APO trainees and APOs. The next step is to become a technician. All of this advancement comes via inhouse classroom and on-the-job training. Via our educational reimbursement program, employees then can progress to become die technicians, team leaders and, ultimately, business unit managers."
VanTimmeren's path at Pridgeon & Clay began when he dove into the firm's award-winning APO Certification Program, a standardized training program available to all existing and new automatic press operators at the company. The goal of creating the program was to develop a to formally train press operators, since the technology on the company's presses had increased and its business had grown (in 2008) and was unable to keep up with hiring qualified APOs from outside, and part of its business strategy included standardizing the process used to run its presses and train its employees. It established a team of subject-matter experts and developed 21 courses, each course requiring trainees (and existing operators) to attend one class per week (1.5 to 3 hr. each). The course outline includes classes in setup and operation of straighteners and feeders, press safety, maintenance, quick die change and sensor technology.
Each course includes a classroom test and an on-the-floor audit to demonstrate application of the classroom instruction. All APOs spend 33 hr. in the classroom and 50-plus hr. on the floor in one-on-one training with the firm's technical trainer. To date, about half of the firm's 100-plus APOs have completed the course.
The APO training has proved to be a breeding ground for leadership on the plant floor. In addition to its business unit managers, Pridgeon & Clay has spread the responsibilities for maintaining its production facility to its 21 team leaders out on the shop floor. Of the 21, 15 were promoted from within.Adds Church Krafft: "The average pay increases for promotions via our job-posting process tell an exciting story. Average wages for an initial hire are $9.30/hr. APO trainees earn an average wage increase of 50.5 percent, with another 7 percent raise coming following APO certification. Setup technicians earn another 13.3 percent increase on average, and team leaders boost their wages by another 41 percent."
A Deep Pool of Deep Thinkers
Building leadership from within provides Pridgeon & Clay with a deep pool of deep thinkers who, says company president Bob Clay, look to learn and create opportunities for the company to grow. "I encourage the creativity; the rest is up to them," he says, and proceeds to describe some of the profitable decisions that have been made to help fuel the company's growth.
"Those stories are being written right now," Clay says. "We've als been adventurous about investing in new technologies. For example, we were one of the first companies to run coil into big transfer presses, and one of the first to fineblank certain types of automotive exhaust components. The decisions to develop those types of technology advancements come from our creative, curious and driven employees." MF
Case Study: McGregor Metalworking, Springfield, OH
See also: Pridgeon & Clay, Inc.
Related Enterprise Zones: Automation, Coil Handling, Fabrication, Lubrication, Management, Materials/Coatings, Other Processes, Presses, Quality Control, Rollforming, Safety, Sensing/Electronics, Software, Tool & Die, Training, Welding


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- (noun) (chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand; "the army was organized on a decimal system, up to divisions of 10,000 or myriads"
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Myriad Origin
- mid 16th century (in sense 2 of the noun): via late Latin from Greek murias, muriad-, from murioi '10,000'.
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Logica reports revenue slump
Looking for new CEO
Computer services firm LogicaCMG reported a decline in its first half revenues, ended 30 June 2007, but expects the full year to be back on track.
Revenues in the UK fell nine per cent due to "anticipated weakness" in the commerical sector - half this was due to the loss of one contract.
The Anglo-Dutch firm had issued a profit warning in May predicting the UK revenue fall.
Logica said in a statement: "In line with our previous guidance, we expect sequential revenue growth in the second half, with full year UK revenue slightly lower than 2006."
Elsewhere in Europe, the firm said organic revenue growth continued to be strong - both Germany and France saw revenue grow by 10 per cent.
It expects to see European revenue growth of between four and six per cent in the second half of this year.
On the international front, which includes the Asian market, Logica said revenue remained the same as 2006 on a pro forma basis.
CEO Martin Read said in May that he planned to retire from the firm. Logica has now confirmed he will stand down on 21 September.
Jim McKenna, who is currently chief operating officer, will assume the role of interim chief executive while the firm continues its search for a replacement.
David Tyler has also joined the board as non-executive deputy chairman.
Logica said: "The board remains focused on appointing the best candidate to run the business and deliver value to shareholders."
Logica's headcount grew by two per cent in the period to 38,496 people.
The firm's interim results will be announced on 29 August. ®
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Treesitter Collapses; Doctor Blasts Police
A treesitter collapsed moments after climbing down from her perch at the UC Berkeley oak grove, and campus police initially refused to allow a doctor in to examine the ailing woman, known as Dumpster Muffin.
That was the account given by the physician, Dr. Larry Bedard, and treesit support coordinator Ayr following the dramatic events of Wednesday afternoon. Dumpster Muffin was one of three treesitters to come down at the grove on Wednesday.
"When she got down from the tree, she collapsed," said the doctor, a past president of the American College of Emergency Physicians. "They got her up and held her up and she collapsed again. It happened three times."
Bedard faulted campus police for their conduct, stating that "any Boy Scout knows that for someone in her condition, the first thing you do is lie her down and elevate her feet."
Both Ayr and the physician said that campus police had initially agreed that the doctor would be allowed to see her should any medical problems be evident, but then he was initially denied entry after she collapsed.
Ayr said he vaulted the sidewalk barricades near International House and confronted officers, including Assistant Chief Mitch Celaya, who he said had earlier agreed to allow access.
Finally Bedard was allowed to enter. "They had her sitting in a chair," he said, so the doctor had her lie on her back with her feet elevated.
"Her pulse was rapid and thready and she had clear signs of dehydration," he said.
Police finally summoned an ambulance, and both the doctor and a paramedic agreed that Dumpster Muffin should be taken to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, the closest emergency room.
"But after police said she should be taken to Highland Hospital" the ambulance headed there, Bedard said, speaking to the Planet on route to the hospital.
Bedard had appeared at a rally for the treesitters June 22, where he urged the university to send up food and fluids to the treesitters. Mogulof told a press conference later that day that police had determined the treesitters had ample water.
Campus police sent up water June 26.
UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof didn't return a call from the Planent, but later a press release gave a substantially different account:
"Amanda 'Dumpster Muffin' Tierney, age 21, also came down peacefully from her perch," Mogulof wrote. "Once on the ground she appeared to be in distress; the Berkeley Fire department was immediately called and a physician affiliated with the protest was allowed in to the grove to provide medical care until fire department EMT's (sic) arrived a short time later.
"Ms. Tierney was transported to Highland Hospital where, as of this writing, she remains. Once she is able to be processed, Tierney will be charged with trespassing and violating the court order and could be released pending a UCPD review of other possible charges and/or outstanding warrants.
"We are pleased that our approach seems to be working as we move a few steps closer to a safe but certain end to this situation Assistant Chief Celaya and his officers did an incredible job today, handling a delicate situation with the highest degree of professionalism."


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App Review: Brothers In Arms 2:Global Front by Gameloft S.A
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December 22, 2010
Filed under Games, iPhone Apps
Brothers In Arms 2:Global Front is a first person shooter that takes place durring World War II.The game has 4 different campaign levels including Sicily,Europe,Africa,and the Pacific.The game also includes online gameplay.which will be mentioned later.
In the campaign,you play as Cpl. David Wilson.After the first mission,your brother,Eric Wilson,is KIA.While playing through the missions,you start to find out mo
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The graphics on this game are amazing.The game has a wide variety of guns including American guns,German guns,and even Japanese guns,which all look and sound great.The online multiplayer includes 5 maps,3 different game types(team deathmatch,domination,and free-for-all),and up to 6 people in one match.In my opinion,the multiplayer is better than the campaign.
Their are some minor and major set backs on the game.Since it has 3D graphics,it requires 700MB of space on your iPod.Also,if you don't have the new iTunes update,I recommend downloading it before you play the game,or else it will crash and lag ALOT.
What I like:Great graphics,great sound,and great weapons.
What I don't like:Takes up too much space and lags and crashes if you don't have the update.
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A new magazine, just for us, has hit the shelves. There is a magazine just for brides, one for fishermen, one for crafters, and now there is one just for breast cancer survivors. It is called Beyond, and like all magazines it has a glossy beautiful cover. It is indeed a beautiful and well-done magazine. Beyond hit the newsstands and magazine shelves September 19. But to be honest, I have checked several places where I purchase magazines and have not seen it yet. It is worth looking for though.
The byline for the magazine is Live and Thrive after Breast Cancer. The articles are bang on. There is an article on chemo brain, 10 best cancer-fighting foods, sexuality after cancer and an extensive one on reconstruction. I know about the one on reconstruction because I contributed a piece for the magazine on why I had reconstruction. Visitors to this blog site have heard it all before, but I feel quite proud to be a small part of this fabulous effort by the Meredith Corporation (Better Homes and Gardens).
This is their premier issue. It says fall and winter, so I would think the next copy will be available early in the new year. I received a copy in the mail because of my contribution, but I did ask the editor where we could find it and how often the issues would come out. I have not heard back yet but will keep you posted.
In the meantime, look for a bright pink magazine with a beautiful woman on the cover; Dallas mayor, Laura Miller, a true survivor. If you get a copy, let us know what you think. When a whole magazine is written just for us, it is fair to say We've got the power. Just ask the advertisers.
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Data: sometimes you can never get enough of it. But tripling up on your monitors is not the only way you can fit more of it in front of your face. After all, the stuff on those three monitors still comes from the same computer. But with this versatile VESA 100-MR067 LCD Display Tablet Stand, you can attach any 7-12 inch tablet on a triple-jointed swivelling arm and position it anywhere you want. The arm itself securely attaches to the mounts on the back of a VESA compliant display, which is pretty much any modern monitor these days. The contraption does weigh 4.4lbs, plus the weight of the tablet, so make sure that the base is wide enough to support the additional heft. Still, you should be fine and feasting on Tweets, stock quotes… weather reports… or whatever it is that's on a tablet that's so darn crucial that you need to attach it to your monitor.
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In this wry tale that celebrates the art of stop-motion animation, a curmudgeonly owl must fight his nature when he has to watch over a young mouse for a night. A short film by Emma J. Noble. Made at NYU.
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NEW YORK — The court-appointed trustee seeking to recover billions of dollars lost by jailed financier Bernard Madoff filed three lawsuits Thursday in a bid to recover more than $30 million that he said the Madoff family had invested, mostly in oil and gas properties and technology companies.
The suits, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan by Irving Picard, are a follow-up to a lawsuit he filed in November seeking nearly $200 million from family members who he said lived lavishly while using the family finance business like a "piggy bank."
Picard wrote sarcastically in the latest lawsuits that Madoff was "quite generous" with the money he stole from thousands of customers in history's largest Ponzi scheme.
"Foremost among the recipients of Madoff's gifts of customer funds were his closest family members, including his wife Ruth Madoff, his brother Peter, his two sons Andrew and Mark and his niece Shana," Picard said.
"With respect to Mark and Andrew, the lawsuits are without merit, both factually and legally," said Martin Flumenbaum, a lawyer for Madoff's sons.
Peter Chavkin, a lawyer for Ruth Madoff, declined to comment.
Messages left with lawyers for Peter and Shana Madoff were not immediately returned.
150-year prison sentence
The 72-year-old Madoff is serving a 150-year prison sentence after admitting that he never invested tens of billions of dollars he received from investors.
Defendants named in the lawsuits Thursday included Madoff Energy Holdings LLC, Conglomerate Gas Resources, Madoff Technologies, Madoff Brokerage & Trading Technology LLC, Primex Holdings LLC and Madoff Family LLC.
Picard said the entities were controlled by Madoff family members, many of whom worked for Madoff.
The lawsuits sought more than $22 million invested in technology companies, more than $5 million invested in oil and gas properties and another $3 million from the Madoff Family Fund, which included investments in a hedge fund and a biotechnology company.
The lawsuits said the investments were used as vehicles to funnel money out of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities.
According to the lawsuits, the investment arm of Madoff's business generated account statements in early December 2008 for approximately 4,900 open customer accounts that claimed they were worth about $68 billion.
In reality, Madoff had lost all but a trace of the original $20 billion invested by his customers, the lawsuits said.
Madoff confessed in December 2008 to his sons and later to the FBI that his business had operated for about two decades as a Ponzi scheme in which some investors were paid off with the money provided by new investors.
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