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Directed by John Busser
Stage Managed by Whitney Miller
Costume Design by Luke Scattergood
Set, Lighting, and Sound Design by Patrick Ciamacco
Stephen Berg (Jeff, Alan, Dave, Austin) is excited to return to the Blank Canvas Theatre stage! He graduated with a BA in Dramatic Arts from Case Western Reserve University and has remained an actor in the area since then. At this venue, he previously appeared in Night of the Living Dead (Tom), High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen), and Bat Boy: the Musical (Pan). Other prior credits include Taming of the Shrew (Hortensio), The Flick (Sam), Avenue Q (Nicky), Best Man (Marcus), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (Adam), and Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd). He sends love to his friends, family, and YOU, for being here.
John Busser (Jerry, Capt. Ramirez, Director and Author) makes his directorial debut with this show. You may recognize John from Blank Canvas Theatre's production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Freddy). Other recent credits include The Revisionist (Zenon), Selfies at the Clown Motel (Rob), Rasheeda Speaking (Dr. Williams), and Hook and Smee (Pirate Captain). He has also been a regular cast member of Flanagan's Wake (Father and Mayor), which recently completed its eighth season. He helps run Cleveland Public Theatre's writers' workshop, The Dark Room, and has had some of his written work performed in both Cleveland and Columbus.
Vince DelCalzo (Grandpa, George F, Satan, Ogilvy) is looking forward to his debut at Blank Canvas Theatre and this production of Children's Letters to Satan. A veteran of local theater, Vince has been seen in Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye), Urinetown, Rumors, On Golden Pond, Wait Until Dark, and Witness For The Prosecution, as well as The Odd Couple, Wait Until Dark, Miracle on 34th Street, 12 Angry Jurors, and The Man who Came to Dinner. He's also an avid golfer and a diehard optimist regarding Cleveland sports teams, and regularly continues his search for the perfect cocktail. Vince wants to thank his family and friends (without whom he'd never get any applause) for their support.
Matt Dodds (Man, Patterson, Damien) is honored to be performing in his first Blank Canvas Theatre production, and wishes to thank all who helped make it possible. He has been previously seen in Spotlight Theater's Talk Radio, along with a variety of The University of Akron's Main Stage productions including Spring Awakening, Hedda Gabler, and Blood Wedding. Having earned a Bachelor's Degree earlier this year, Matt looks forward to exploring creative endeavors both onstage and off post-graduation.
Eric S. Grow (George, Glenn, Brandon, Vega) is honored to be making his debut at Blank Canvas Theatre. He has performed in the Akron/Cleveland area at East Cleveland Theatre and Western Reserve Playhouse. Recent credits include Fall of the House of Usher (Ed Allen) and It Runs In The Family (Dr. Mike Connolly). Eric has attended The Houde School of Acting for several years, taking scene study, Meisner training, and improvisation courses. Eric has also performed film work during the 2016 / 2017 season. Eric extends a sincere thank you to Patrick Ciamacco and Director John Busser for this wonderful opportunity.
Lysa Kenney (Nun, Barbara, Arionna) is thrilled to be back after a long mommy hiatus. Audiences probably won't remember, but she once had a long history of performing at many local theatres, including the Hanna Theatre, Beck Center for the Arts, Cassidy Theatre, and Cain Park, to name a few. She's not sure why everybody thinks she makes a great nun, but there seems to be a trend. Lysa is honored to join the ranks of actors at BCT, and hopes to do right by these "Mothers."
Greg Mandryk (Steve, Al, Harvey, Dash) was last seen on the Blank Canvas Theatre stage in Glengarry Glen Ross (James Lingk) and Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Sagot). He thanks John for the opportunity to play with this wonderful cast, and his bride-to-be, Pam, for letting him sneak off to rehearsals.
Nicole McLaughlin-Lublin (Brenda, Gretchen, Greco) is thrilled to be making her Blank Canvas Theatre debut! Recent area credits include BOB: A Life in Five Acts (Chorus One) and The Pillowman (Mother) at convergence-continuum, A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella) at Cassidy Theatre, and The Marilyn Bianchi Kids' Playwriting Festival at Dobama Theatre. She is co-founder of Cleveland Actors' Play Date, a play reading/networking group for local actors, and last year she wrote, produced, directed, and starred in her first short film, A Far More Pleasing Sound. Nicole is also a certified yoga teacher and co-manager of Firehouse Yoga in Lakewood. Huge thanks to John and Patrick for this opportunity! For JPH & AR. nicolemclaughlinlublin.com
Grace Mitri (Vanessa, Barbara Sue, Tess) is thrilled to be making her debut on the Blank Canvas Theatre stage with this fun, fun show. She was most recently seen this summer in The Taming of the Shrew (Tranio) with the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, The Leader (Girl-Friend) with Cesear's Forum, and Western Reserve Playhouse's Half Dozen. Grace is an alumna of the CWRU Theatre Department where she earned her B.A. in Theatre Arts (Acting). Her acting studies continued at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts with a focus on Shakespeare and Restoration Comedy, and then at the Maggie Flanigan Studio in New York to study Meisner technique. Some favorite past credits include The Last Five Years (Cathy), The Underpants (Louise), Julius Caesar (Decius Brutus), and Evil Dead- The Musical (Cheryl). When she's not onstage, you can find her bartending or face painting (or both at the same time if you're lucky). Special thanks to John Busser for including me in his delightful new work!
Elise Pakiela (Cassie, Molly) is thrilled to make her Blank Canvas Theatre debut! Credits include Wait Until Dark (Gloria) at Idaho Shakespeare Festival/Great Lakes Theater, The Crucible (Betty Parris) at Cleveland Play House, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, and Henry V at Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Annie (Kate), The Children's Hour (Rosalie), and Young Frankenstein at Beck Center for the Arts, The Giver (Lily) at Players Guild Theatre, The Devil's Disciple (Essie) at Coach House Theatre, and Shrek the Musical (Young Fiona) at Mercury Theatre Company. New York City performances include Broadway Kidz Backwards at Feinstein's/54 Below and Songs for Story Shifters at Stage 72. Elise is an alumna of Broadway Artists Alliance of NYC and the Dobama Emerging Actors Program, where she appeared in productions of The Persians and The Trojan Women. Many thanks to John, Patrick, and everyone at Blank Canvas Theatre, and gratitude to Mom, Dad, Sean, and Miles. www.elisepakiela.com
Whitney Miller (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be joining Blank Canvas Theatre for the first time. She's recently kept herself busy as Stage Manager for Forbidden Broadway (Western Reserve Playhouse), I Do, I Do (Theatre in the Circle), Songs for a New World (Independence Community Theatre), and A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol (Ziegfeld Theater in Ogden, Utah). Whitney graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a degree in Chemical Engineering, but spent most of her time with the CWRU Footlighters. Have a laugh and enjoy the show!


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How could I ever consider covering up this beautiful view?:
Well, after seeing how the sun has damaged my furniture,rugs and wood floors in the last couple years, I guess I did have to reconsider my original position on my no-blind rule. So we agreed to research to see what was available that would work functionally to keep out the strong sun as well as helping to insulate in the summer and winter. Looking aesthetically pleasing was so important to me. I did not want to cover up any part of the windows and I did not want my view outdoors being affected.
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A little over a week into it, and a few posts down, I can say that I can give some form of review on using WordPress.com. As someone who has been running his own Drupal sites for over a decade, and as someone who just wants to log in and write when I have the time…
Yeah, this is so much less masochistic. The entire backend of the blog is straightforward and doesn't require layers of documentation (or a decade of experience) to understand. It doesn't do all the things I was doing with custom modules with the Drupal sites.
Here's the thing. The amount of management per feature is much more manageable than running my own Drupal site. This is not a ringing endorsement of WordPress over Drupal, but it is one for my particular use case.
Updates automatically go to my social media sites. It took me all of 14 minutes to set that up, and it took that long because I change my passwords and sometimes forget them.
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DJ has 10 pts & 11 rbs in 15 minute of the first half .. oh yeah picked up a tech for slaming the ball down at half-time
DJ has 10 pts & 11 rbs in 15 minute of the first half .. oh yeah picked up a tech for slaming the ball down at half-time
Trying to watch the game on MSG Go while at work. Missed most of it so far, but looks like better defensive effort tonight. DeAndre Jordan is only 30 years-old and could have several years left of playing at a high level.
Knox another inefficient game, DSJ has caught his disease tonight too. Fiz needs to have a talk with Knox because if this was any other player we'd take issue with it.
Terrible mechanics on DSJ FTs, short arms the shot, not enough arc and seems to aim them.
He shot 2 more with more arc and made them. His problem is fixable with work imo.
3 3s in the 4th qtr by Danny Green the difference. TOR leads 97-90 3:27 left in the 4th.
My ole Bayshore partner Green hit the 3 ball to put the lead to 7 having 2 min left in game .. Allen missed 2 ft and DSJ not guarding his man !!!
This Game .. this Knicks game was Watchable !!!
Next .. Westbrook vs Harden ......
Competitive game but the Knicks come up short 104-99 for a 16 game losing streak that ties the club record set in the first season of PJ. Hard to believe 3 years after the worst Knicks season this team is worse.
We play the Cavs Monday. Some hope we snap that losing streak against another bad team.
Robinson gets better every game. There better be tremendous growth from this year to next in Knoxs game. Hes 19, so he and Knits still have time... but... MRob and DSJ only special players I see right now. Knox can score... Ill give him that, but we need more energy.
Mills/Perry & Fizdale's fixed the Knicks roster in the 2018-19 season to have 90% of players having less than 3 yrs NBA experience .. i guess to TANK the season !!!


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One autumn morning in 1999, I had the opportunity to attend a hands-on workshop to learn how to use Microsoft Office. I walked away learning only one new skill, but it has saved me innumerable frustrations with aligning text in a wide range of computer programs. The skill, was the soft return. You may already know that using the return/enter key, along with the shift key, ensures that text wraps onto the next line (as opposed to beginning a new paragraph), but you may be surprised at how many keyboarders are unaware of this command. That one tip, made the 90 minute workshop worthwhile for me. Since that day, I've used the 'soft return' as a gauge for the usefulness of a professional development workshop.
Uh Oh! Students are learning on their own every day! Whether learning to use MS Office, or producing content for a social networking site, independent learners often live in ignorance of their own learning gaps. Consider this fact amidst the reality that many young people are learning online skills before their teachers have even heard of the technologies, and we have a problem not easily rectified!
How can educators provide thoughtful advice to digital natives in this reality? We can't... Unless we get learning ourselves! Teachers need to experience the tools over time in order to understand their appeal, and to consider ways of harnessing these tools for educational purposes.
But first, what hurdles must be overcome? I can think of a few:
Hurdle #1: Training on the use of Web 2.0 tools, needs to be done in an environment that suits the 'linear brains' of experienced teachers.
Hurdle #2: Techno-literate teachers are hard to come by! With few educators (and fewer administrators?) having the skills to lead such training, it will be challenging to move forward.
Hurdle #3: Late to the party, teachers will struggle to gain the respect of more experienced students.
With support from Mike Wesch and his students at Kansas State University, consider this soft return on how writing is different in the world of the Web:
Friday, December 21, 2007
Linear Brains and Soft Returns
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Daphne, or Daphne Blake, is a fictional character in the mystery animated series Scooby-Doo. She's a rich girl known for her fashion sense and her noticeable penchant for purple.
In the movie Scooby-Doo released in 2002, Daphne Blake was played by the gorgeous Sarah Michelle Gellar. Her real-life hubby, Freddie Prinze, Jr. played Fred Jones.
Love purple? Love Daphne? Love Scooby Doo?
Then you must be itching for a Daphne costume for your next costume party. Although there are ready-made costumes available for purchase today, we'll take this opportunity to teach you how to assemble your own.
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We divided these ready-to-wear costumes into three groups - deluxe, sexy, and child. Deluxe is our fancy term to refer to outfits for adults. Sexy, on the other hand, is what it says. Child is for girls who would love to be Daphne on Halloween.
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Now, let's teach you how to put together your own Daphne costume. Remember, Daphne has a distinct sense of style. She especially loves purple, and her common outfit consists of the following: purple dress, pink pantyhose, purple head band, purple shoes, and a green scarf. Oh, don't forget the red hair.
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No player better captured the shock and frustration of Sean Burnett's latest setback than Angels closer Ernesto Frieri, who learned from a reporter Wednesday that Burnett had suffered a season-ending tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.
"Again?" Frieri said, his voice filling with indignation. "That's bad, man. It really stinks, because we need him. He's one of those guys who can get left-handers out.
" feel bad for him because he worked so hard to get back, and for some reason, he hasn't been able to stay healthy."
Burnett, in the second year of a two-year, $8-million contract, pitched in only 13 games in 2013 before being shut down May 28 because of a torn flexor tendon.
After several failed comeback efforts, he underwent surgery in August.
Burnett, 31, spent the off-season rehabilitating the elbow. He was slowed by an adverse reaction to an injection in March and by elbow pain in April before finally working his way into the Angels bullpen last weekend after a year-long absence.
The long road back turned out to be a dead end. In his third appearance, Burnett reinjured the elbow on a pitch that Seattle Mariners outfielder Michael Saunders popped to shortstop in the seventh inning Tuesday night.
Burnett returned to Southern California on Wednesday, an MRI test revealed the tear, and he was put on the disabled list. The left-hander will visit orthopedist James Andrews next week to determine whether he will undergo a second ligament-replacement surgery.
The eight-year veteran, who had a 2.76 earned-run average in 212 appearances for the Washington Nationals from 2010 to 2012, had his first ligament-replacement procedure in 2004. He also had shoulder surgery in 2005.
Burnett was so distraught Tuesday night he cut off a post-game interview after about 30 seconds.
"There's a lot of frustration right now, I'm trying to stay positive, I'll see what the doctor says tomorrow," Burnett said before burying his face in a towel and fighting off tears as he walked away from reporters. "I can't … "
Burnett's Angels career is likely over — his deal includes a $4.5-million option for 2015 that the team will buy out for $500,000 — and a second elbow surgery could end his career.
However, fellow reliever Michael Kohn wouldn't rule out another comeback for the resilient Burnett.
"This is not the last time you've seen Sean Burnett, he's too good of a pitcher, too good of an athlete, to not be back," Kohn said. "He's not the type of guy to give up that easily. He has a strong passion for the game. He's not going to leave on a note like that."
Burnett, who made six appearances for double-A Arkansas before coming off the DL, said before the game Tuesday night that he "still wasn't 100%," but he felt he could "compete at this level and make the pitches I need to get guys out.
"You can't reenact what a big league game is like, from the intensity to the quality of pitches you have to throw at this level. But with each outing, I'm slowly gaining confidence, making progress."
That progress came to an abrupt halt Tuesday night, and now the Angels will have to make do without a left-handed relief specialist.
"Nothing comes easy in this game," Frieri said. "To win, you have to go through things like this, guys who get hurt, guys who are struggling.
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Hey Guys!
Sorry its been so long...you know, the usual. Busy as all get out.
I have been working on cards for the newest Bettie Page sketch card set by Versicolor as well as cards for the next Marvel set by Rittenhouse! Super fun!
I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving! (Or as I like to call it, The Day of a Million Murdered Turkeys) Still damn tasty though.
Oh yeah! Just finished some illustrations for the Art Water contest on Deviant Art, check em out here
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Talk to ya soon!
November 25, 2010
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A Motivation Theory: Job Characteristics Model: Management Funda; V4 Issue 3/
Do you agree that typically a motivated employee is a productive employee? Imagine then if as a manager you can design jobs such that it makes your people motivated. Would you not have a very powerful tool for enhancing your team productivity? Over the years a lot of people have developed different theories to explain what motivates a person at work. Two such people were Hackman and Oldham. They developed the Job Characteristics Model; a motivation theory which identifies five job characteristics impacting an employee's personal and work outcomes.
Understanding the Job Characteristics Model
According to The Job Characteristics Model the presence of five core job dimensions ensures three psychological states. These psychological states in turn influence desirable work outcomes like quality of work, job satisfaction etc. Let's look at them in detail.
Critical Psychological States
The five core job dimensions stated below result in three different psychological states.
- Experienced meaningfulness of the work: The extent to which people believe that their job is meaningful, and that their work is valued and appreciated.
- Experienced responsibility for the outcomes of work: The extent to which people feel accountable for the results of their work, and for the outcomes they have produced.
- Knowledge of the actual results of the work activity: The extent to which people know how well they are doing.
Core Job Dimensions
- Skill variety: This refers to the range of skills and actsivities necessary to complete the job. The more a person is required to use a wide variety of skills, the more satisfying the job is likely to be. However, far too many might be overwhelming, too few, may prove boring. Jobs that require employees to make decisions and solve problems will usually be more satisfying than jobs with tasks that are routine and predictable.
- Task identity: This dimension measures the degree to which the job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work. Employees who are involved in an activity from start to finish are usually more satisfied. For example, writing an entire report would be more satisfying than just formatting it.
- Task significance: This looks at the impact and influence of a job. Jobs are more satisfying if people believe that they make a difference, and are adding real value to colleagues, the organization, or the larger community.
- Autonomy: This describes the amount of individual choice and discretion involved in a job. More autonomy leads to more satisfaction. For instance, a job is likely to be more satisfying if people are involved in making decisions, instead of simply being told what to do.
- Feedback: This dimension measures the amount of information an employee receives about his or her performance, and the extent to which he or she can see the impact of the work. The more people are told about their performance, the more interested they will be in doing a good job. So, sharing production figures, customer satisfaction scores etc can increase the feedback levels.
The model says that internal rewards are obtained by individual when he/she learns (knowledge of results) that he/she personally (experienced responsibility) has performed well on a task that he/she cares about (experienced meaningfulness).The more these psychological states are present the greater will be an employee's motivation, performance, satisfaction. The model is depicted graphically below.
Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristics Model
You can also see in the figure above that the links between the job dimensions and the outcomes are moderated by the strength of the individual's growth need. This means an individual with high growth need is more likely to experience the psychological states when their jobs are enriched ie., the scope of the job is expanded. And they will respond more positively to the psychological states when they are present.
Applying the Job Characteristics Model
So how can you use this model? Well, you can tweak the design of the existing jobs of your team members. You can even design new jobs such that the job holders experience greater job satisfaction and deliver results. More specifically you can do the following:-
- Combine tasks to increase skill variety and improve task identity. For instance make a person completely responsible for recruiting for a vacancy rather than for just sourcing of appropriate profiles for the same.
- Assign larger, more significant tasks to people, so that they feel connected to and accountable for results.
- Get people to see how their performance is contributing to the performance of the department, division and organization. Link their goals with the organization goals.
- Increase participation of your team members in decision making, and delegate more responsibility in order to improve autonomy.
- Open channels of communication to improve the frequency and quality of feedback.
- Give your team members knowledge of the results of their work. For example get an electronics engineer who assembles a radio to also test it if it operates properly rather than getting only the quality control inspector to test it.
- Share feedback from customers, clients, and other stakeholders with your team members.
- Provide opportunities for providers of a service to meet the recipients of the service.
Apart from job characteristics there are other factors also that influence job performance. But you can surely make a start by designing the job effectively to motivate your team members. Just remember one important point though. When you are redesigning a job be sure to truly enrich the job and, not just give more work for people to do. So go ahead and try your hand at some designing and design some jobs that people will love to do and will do well.
- Robbins, SP, 1994, 'Organizational Behavior', 6th edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
- Mione, P, 'Job Enrichment',
- 'Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristics',
- 'Job Characteristics Model',


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There are many votes members of Congress cast that mean absolutely nothing. Procedural motions. Uncontroversial bills and amendments that are forgotten as soon as they are voted on.
Then there are other votes — those constituents may never notice but that are, for some lawmakers, unforgettable.
On Wednesday, the House passed a bill, 404-17, that would establish tax-exempt savings accounts for individuals with disabilities. The bill, which is expected to pass in the Senate, exempts savings, up to certain levels, and distributions from those savings for individuals and families applying for means-tested federal programs.
Currently, people with disabilities can lose access to federal programs such as Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income once they establish a certain level of savings.
For those eligible, the so-called Achieving a Better Life Experience Act could mean a more independent life, making it easier to prepare for future financial needs. For certain members of Congress, the bill means actually doing something.
For the bill's sponsor, Florida Republican Ander Crenshaw, the measure is an emotional victory.
"It just means a lot," Crenshaw told CQ Roll Call Tuesday, choking back tears. "Helpin' a lot of people."
"I just see their faces and it just ..." he said, trailing off.
No one in his immediate family suffers from a severe disability, but the congressman said he had a young friend with Down syndrome. "He was my pal, and we'd eat doughnuts together," Crenshaw said.
The bill the House passed Wednesday represents a major legislative accomplishment in his career, he said.
"It's pretty heartwarming for me," he said.
Much is made of the so-called intersection of policy and politics. Hardly noticed, but perhaps more important to lawmakers themselves, is the intersection of policy and personal affairs, the bills that directly play a role in the lives of lawmakers and their loved ones.
For the members who have children with severe disabilities, passage of the ABLE Act represented a deeply personal moment.
"It's special," said Rules Chairman Pete Sessions, whose son Alex has Down syndrome. "Really a great feeling."
The Texas Republican told the story of another piece of legislation — the Family Opportunity Act, which passed in 2005 as part of the Deficit Reduction Act — that's had a lasting impact on him as a father and as a congressman.
Sessions recounted that Alex went up to President George W. Bush and said, "'Thank you for helping with the bill.'"
"And the president had to ask: What bill?" Sessions said.
Sessions said that prompted more questions from the president, and eventually Bush, who had known Alex since he was born, became a strong advocate for the legislation, which expanded Social Security Income benefits to certain disabled individuals who were previously ineligible.
Fast forward nine years, Alex is 20. "Turns 21 in a month," Sessions said, noting that 21 has always represented a sort of coming of age. And with this new piece of legislation, Sessions said he felt the ABLE Act would give people like his son more freedom.
"Happy birthday," Sessions said. "Happy birthday to parents who want their children to become independent."
Sessions poured on the praise for members who had made the bill possible, from Crenshaw and Speaker John A. Boehner to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. And just as he named GOP Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the Washington Republican walked by, effusive in her own praise for Sessions, who is the co-chairman of the Down Syndrome Caucus in Congress.
Earlier Tuesday, McMorris Rodgers told a story of a boy who was diagnosed with Down syndrome three days after he was born.
"Seven years later, as a mom of that little boy, nothing has given me greater joy than seeing the positive impact he is having on this world," McMorris Rodgers said, visibly emotional as Boehner looked on with tears welling in his own eyes.
McMorris Rodgers said the ABLE Act would "empower" many people, "including people like my son Cole, for the opportunity for a better life, and that's why we are here," she said. Cole joined his mother on the floor for the vote.
Of course, the ABLE Act has not been without obstacles. As Crenshaw pointed out, he first introduced the bill in 2006.
"Any time you deal with the tax code," things slow down, Crenshaw explained when asked why the bill had taken so long to get across the finish line.
The bill is complicated by its need for an offset. The Congressional Budget Office calculates the cost to be $2.1 billion over 10 years, and there was talk for a while of including the bill in tax-extender legislation the House also passed Wednesday, which did not have offsets.
That left members scrambling to find a way to pay for the legislation. The bill makes up for the cost of the tax-free accounts by making a number of changes to Medicare payments and other provisions, including a nine-cent raise in the cargo fuel excise tax, charging 15 percent more on certain federal payments to Medicare providers as a means to collect taxes, and raising the age by one year at which Social Security disability insurance benefits would kick in. It also would stop Medicare payments for penis pumps , among other things.
But what lawmakers hope the bill really does is give the disabled and their families a helping hand — something they can point to with pride when their congressional careers come to an end: A few lines in the labyrinthine U.S. tax code that made a difference.
Annie Shuppy contributed to this report.


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Help Jane Style Her Jane/
Cute dress alert! This is Jane, who lives outside of Atlanta and describes herself as warm-natured. A few months ago, she got this shift, also named Jane!
She emailed me a few weeks ago with these adorable pictures and mentioned that she was still contemplating how to layer and bejewel her shift. So I offered to find some options for her and see if you guys had any ideas, too.
Based on a few things Jane mentioned in her email, I started thinking about lightweight layers and cute yet comfy and casual shoes. I also felt like natural stone and wood jewelry would look great on her, with just a little leather and sparkle to lift the looks up.
So I went on Pinterest and Etsy and started picking stuff out (which is SUPER FUN BTW) and here's what I came up with. Click the image to see this board on Pinterest, where you can check these items out closer-up and visit the shops where I found them.
I love idea of this shift with a jean jacket, gray oxfords, and a lightweight scarf in a saturated color. Or, to dress it up a little, a soft wine cardigan, a buttery leather belt, and some shimmery flats. Or with the tweedy blazer and those boots!? So many cute options. And I love the natural jewelry with this color palette.
What do you guys think? Any ideas to help Jane style her Jane?
(And if you need some suggestions for styling any of your Wear the Shift garments, drop me a line via the Contact form.)


text: The United States has urged Egypt to pull "back from the brink" after security forces killed dozens of supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi. US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to two senior members of Egypt's army-installed interim cabinet - Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei and Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy - expressing his deep concern on Sunday. "This is a pivotal moment for Egypt," he said in a statement. "The United States...calls on all of Egypt's leaders across the political spectrum to act immediately to help their country take a step back from the brink." His comments came after more than 70 people were killed as security forces and Morsi supporters clashed in Cairo's Nasr City in the early hours of Saturday. Witnesses accused security forces of using live fire, but the interior ministry said only tear gas was fired at demonstrators. Morsi's camp said more than 100 people were killed, while the health ministry said 72 people were killed and 292 others injured. Protesters warned Supporters of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood have staged a sit-in in Nasr City since the army toppled and detained the former president on July 3. Egypt's interim interior minister has pledged that protests calling for the reinstatement of Morsi will be dispersed "soon". Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, Mohamed Ibrahim said security forces would act "in a legal fashion" to disperse the demonstrations "as soon as possible". He said security forces would act to ensure "the minimum losses possible". "We hope that [the protesters] come to their sense and that they put an end to these protests in order to prevent bloodshed," he added. As the latest violence prompted international criticism, Human Rights Watch condemned the deaths of the protesters, accusing authorities of a "criminal disregard for people's lives". The New York-based group said many of those killed in Cairo were shot in the head or chest, and that medical staff interviewed by their researchers "judged some of the deaths to be targeted because of the position of the shots". The deaths suggested "a shocking willingness by the police and by certain politicians to ratchet up violence against pro-Morsi protesters," HRW's deputy Middle East and North Africa director Nadim Houry said in a statement. The group urged Egypt's interim government and military leaders to "immediately order an end to the use of live gunfire except where strictly necessary to protect life". In another incident, one person was killed and 28 others injured in Port Said in overnight clashes, state news agency MENA reported. SOURCE: Agencies Politics Middle East US & Canada Egypt United States


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Raising money for Make-A-Wish with Wheels, Wings & Wishes!
How It All Started...
Back in the fall of 2014, while working at Glassworks, a classic Corvette restoration shop, I found a deal on a 1980 Corvette that I couldn't pass up. I have a friend that has a few classic and collector cars that wanted to see it because he also had a Corvette at one time. But with winter closing in, our schedules never gave us time to meet up for him to check it out.
In the spring of 2015, I posted on Facebook that Big Shot Bob's had moved up to my #1 favorite wing place. This is where an argument between friends started. Instead of arguing back and forth, we decided maybe it would be a good idea to meet at one spot and bring our show cars and an order of our favorite wings for each other to try. We decided to hold our get together at Settlers Cabin Park in Robison Township in mid July, 2015.
Unbeknownst to everyone else, I contacted Make-A-Wish and asked them if they would be interested in sponsoring us and any money we made would be donated to them. They said absolutely and even said they could send a couple wish kids to spend the day with us at the event. I informed my friends of my secret phone call and they all were on board with my idea.
We decided that we were going to give these kids an experience at a car show they never thought possible. Any show car at this event had an open door policy, which meant they could take a ride in any of them! What happened that day was truly magical. Smiles from ear to ear, full bellies of delicious wings, a parking lot full of new and classic cars and $3,300 raised for Make-A-Wish! After the event we realized that we created something that was going to be bigger than anything any of us has ever done.
-Bryan Benson
What We Achieved
The first year, Wheels, Wings & Wishes raised $3,300 for Make-A-Wish through donations and an auction; in 2016, the event raised $10,000 for the organization that grants wishes for children diagnosed with a critical illnesses. In 2017 we completely smashed our previous years by raising $13,600 to personally grant three wishes to area wish kids! 2018 brought us a new venue and the ability to adjust our event to be more family-oriented. With the help of the community, family & friends and our volunteers we not only set a record, but we raised more at this event than we have the past three years combined! This year's check to Make-A-Wish was a total of $28,400! Enough to grant six wishes!
About Our Event
All proceeds go to Make-A-Wish to help grant "wishes" for children with critical illnesses.


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The feature 50k is the event that kick-started mountain biking in this country. There's something for everyone, but entry is limited to 1000 riders.
> All Race Info, including Race Pack Pick Up, Start Times & Rules... Click Here
> 50k Course Info... Click Here.
The feature category within the 50k Classic, with prize money totalling $6000. Limited to 75 starters, riders must qualify for an "Elite Start" via one of the following results in the previous 3 years:
1) For Men a sub-2hr 50min Karapoti. For Women a sub-3hr 40min Karapoti
2) A top-20 finish in the NZ Mtn Bike Series elite division
3) A top-5 finish in your NZ Mtn Bike Series age group division
4) By submitting an equivalent time or placing from other cycling events of similar stature.
> Organisers reserve the right to re-allocate entrants who do not meet Elite criteria.
> Pro-Elite entrants must be aged 13 or older.
The Elite and Expert categories race together for overall honours among both men and women, with top-10 being awarded on-stage. Prize money is awarded to placings 1st to 5th and product from 6th to 10th.
> In addition a $1000 bonus will be paid if the overall winners break the Male and/or Female overall race record.
> No outside assistance will be allowed, except by race officials within the designated aid stations.
This category caters for competitive riders in the 50k Classic wanting to contend for a top 10 in their age group...or a sub-3 hour finish.
Limited to 100 starters, riders qualify for an "Expert Start" via one of the following results in the previous three years:
1) A top-15 Karapoti age group finish
2) A top-15 finish in their NZ Mtn Bike Series age group division
3) A sub-3hr 15min Karapoti finish
4) By submitting an equivalent result from other cycling events of similar stature.
The Expert category will have Age Divisions for both Male and Female as following:
1) under-19 Years
2) 19-29 Years
3) 30-39 Years
4) 40-49 Years
5) 50-59 Years
6) 60-69 Years
7) 70+ Years
> Expert entrants must be aged 13 or older.
> The Elite and Expert categories race together for overall honours among both men and women, with top-10 being awarded on-stage. Prize money is awarded to placings 1st to 5th and product from 6th to 10th.
> In addition a $1000 bonus will be paid if the overall winners break the Male and/or Female overall race record.
> The Expert category also race for 10-year age group awards, with prizes for 1st to 3rd placings. Awards are calculated from the Expert start only, except for riders aged 70+ as below.
> Prizes will be awarded from 1st to 3rd place in each division, for both Male and Female.
> Organisers reserve the right to re-allocate entrants who do not meet Expert criteria.
> Riders aged 70+ can ride the Weekend Warrior category if they prefer and their result will be applied within the Expert category.
Weekend Warriors
For the mere mortals amongst us – whether you're a Karapoti rookie, or shooting for a PB, or trying to trump your mate – the Weekend Warrior category is your best opportunity to meet your personal goals.
The Weekend Warrior category starts in groups seeded according to projected time goals as following:
1) 3hrs to 3hr30min
2) 3:30-4:00
3) 4:00hrs Onward.
> When entering you must elect which start group you will start with. On Race Day you line up in this start group.
> Timing chips will be programmed for your start group, so start in the correct group, otherwise your finish time will be incorrect.
> 50k finish times vary from approx 2hrs 20min to 6hrs. The average is approx 3hrs 45min for men and 4hrs 30min for women.
> For help with predicted times see past results under the History menu.
> Entrants aged 60+ will also have their result applied to the Expert 60-69 and 70+ results.
> Entries from riders aged less than 13 years are at the race directors discretion.
Mountain biking's underground enthusiasts - Single Speed, Uni-Cycles, Retro, Cyclo Cross, Fat Bikes and Tandems - have their own special start on race day, but race for awards in their own category. 50k entries from riders aged less than 13 years are at the race directors discretion.
> A prize is awarded for the fastest rider in each special category.
> Special categories are not eligible for normal categories above, but are eligible for the team categories below.
Fat Bike Category: Something for the mountain bike fashionista. Minimum 40mm wide rims and 3.5-inch tyres.
Single Speed: Something for the minimalists amongst us!
Uni-Cycles: We dare you one-wheel wonders to take on the feature 50k!
Retro: For lovers of bikes from back-in-the-day. That means no suspension, no clip-in pedals, no disc brakes, no carbon anywhere. Old-school clothing also encouraged.
Cyclo Cross: A taste of Euro for followers of cycling latest cult craze. Cyclo cross bikes must have drop bars, no suspension and max tyre width of 40mm. Just choose Classic and tick Cyclo Cross.
Tandem: Try your hand on a tandem or introduce your kids to Karapoti on a trailer bike. Both riders are considered one entry and pay one entry fee. Enter on one entry form, putting one rider as first name and the second rider as surname. Trailer bikes are ok.
The 50k team categories tally the results of three or more entrants from the same club or work place or family.
Riders who want to be included in a team should enter the 50k normally and also select a team category and team name.
Open Teams: Whether you're a bunch of mates, a cycle club, an elite team, a bike shop, a cycle importer, a frame builder or a house builder, teams of three or more riders can win rider prizes plus bragging rights amongst the cycling community.
Family Teams: Something for families that play together. Whether siblings, in-laws, husbands, wives, aunts, uncles, cousins and children, teams of three or more win rider prizes and something to tell the grandkids.
Corporate Teams: Cane your corporate competitor! Teams of three or more can win rider prizes plus bragging rights in the business community. But team members must be employed by the business they are entering with.
Best-Dressed: A Karapoti favourite and a chance for riders in any race to stand out. Past winners have included Darth Vader, fairies, Superman, Batman, devils, medieval warriors and wedding nuptials. The best dressed rider wins Ground Effect riding apparel.
Worst Luck: A Karapoti favourite and a chance for riders from any race to stand out with their tall tale of the race that got away. Could be a crash, could be major mechanicals. In 2010 Wellington's Chris Henry won with 15 punctures, then won again in 2011 with a spectacular crash !
Youngest & Oldest: The youngest and eldest riders within the feature 50k win prizes, so don't let age get in your way! 50k entries from riders aged less than 13 years are at the race directors discretion.


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New Model Year 15 Enhancements for Steiger Series Tractors
What do you do with a line of machines with a history of industry records, including the world's most powerful tractor, innovative design and engineering, unmatched fuel efficiency, and a proven record of performance? If you're Case IH, you find ways to make them even better. That's what drives the new Steiger tractors for model year 2015.
AFS Connect 2.0 compatible
Farm owners and managers who equip their tractors with AFS Connect 2.0 will have complete access to data collected by the Steiger tractors' CANbus system from anywhere you can connect online.
Increased efficiency
To save fuel or add reserve power when planting or seeding, the operator can now maintain PTO speed at 1,800 engine rpm.
Enhanced Hydraulic Flow Capabilities
Operators now have a new standard feature that enables them to dial in exactly the right hydraulic flow for precision planting.
Improved Cab Comfort
For improved sound, the new radio package includes Bluetooth with SiriusXM radio with a noise cancellation microphone. A new automatic temperature control system cools the cab down quickly and controls the temperature through a ventilated seat that includes a lower slide out cushion.
|Case IH
|Steiger 500 Rowtrac Tier 4B (2014)
|Engine Performance
|Advertised Engine Power, Rated, hp (kW)
|500 (373)
|Maximum Engine Power, hp (kW)
|550 (410)
|Rated Engine Speed, rpm
|Power Boost, hp (kW)
|50 (37)
|Fuel Tank capacity, gal (L)
|250 (946)
|Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) tank capacity, gal (L)
|42 (159)
|PTO Performance
|PTO Horsepower, Basic / Optional Transmission, hp (kW)
|435 (324)
|PTO Speeds, rpm
|PTO operational Type (Independent; Live; Continuous)
|Basic Engine
|Engine Make
|Case IH FPT
|Engine Model
|Number of Cylinders
|Displacement, cu in (L)
|787 (12.9)
|Engine Bore, in (mm)
|5.31 (135)
|Engine Stroke, in (mm)
|5.91 (150)
|Block Design, Replaceable Liners
|Wet liners
|Aspiration, Turbocharged or Naturally Aspirated
|Wastegate Turbocharged, Aftercooled
|Fuel System
|Fuel System Description
|High Pressure Common Rail
|Fuel System Control, Electronic or Mechanical
|Fuel Injection to combustion chamber, Direct or Indirect
|Emission and Exhaust Treatment
|Emission Level, US EPA Tier
|Tier 4B Final
|Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) w/Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)
|SCR w/ DEF
|Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)
|Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC)
|DOC standard
|Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF)
|Exhaust Pipe, Vertical stack or Horizontal
|Vertical stack
|Cooling System
|Fan Drive Type
|Electrical System
|System Rating, Volts
|12 V System; 24 V Start
|Alternator Rating, Amps
|Basic Transmission Configuration
|Manufacturer's Description
|16F x 2R Full Powershift
|Transmission Type
|Full powershift
|Number of Forward / Reverse Speeds
|Maximum Speed Forward, mph (kph)
|25 (40)
|Creeper Range Available
|Shuttle (Forward-Reverse) Available
|Optional Transmission 1
|Manufacturer's Description
|No option
|Transmission Type
|No option
|Number of Forward / Reverse Speeds
|No option
|Optional Transmission 2
|Manufacturer's Description
|No option
|Transmission Type
|No option
|Number of Forward / Reverse Speeds
|No option
|Wheel or Track Configuration
|Drive Wheels or Tracks; 2WD, 4WD, 2WD / 4WD, 2 Tracks or 4 Tracks
|4 Tracks
|Steering Configuration: Front Steer, Frame Articulated, or Track-type Steer
|Frame Articulated
|Rear Axle Assembly
|Final Drive Location and Description
|Planetary & Planetary Drop Gear
|Axle Output End, Flange or Bar
|Axle Bar Diameter, in (mm)
|No bar axle
|Front Axle
|Suspended Front Axle Available
|Service Brake Type
|Wet disc
|Hydraulic System
|Hydraulic System Type
|Pressure Flow Compensated
|Main Hydraulic Pump Type
|Single pump std; TwinFlow opt.
|Implement Pump Flow, gpm (Lpm)
|42 (159)
|Optional Pump Flow, gpm (Lpm)
|57 (216); 113 (428)
|Number of Standard Remote Valves
|4 std; up to 8 total
|3-Point Hitch Features
|3-Point Hitch Category
|Category 4N Quick Coupler
|Optional Hitch Category
|Category 3 Quick Coupler
|Draft Sensing or Lift Control
|Three Position, Lift, Hold, Lower
|Draft Link Ends Adjustable
|Quick Coupler
|3-Point Hitch Lift Capacity
|Standard Lift Capacity 24 Inches behind pin, lb (kg)
|20,000 (9072)
|Optional Lift Capacity 24 Inches behind pin, lb (kg)
|No option
|Standard Lift Capacity at lift pin, lb (kg)
|Optional Lift Capacity at lift pin, lb (kg)
|No option
|Drawbar Description
|Category 4, Swinging
|Wheelbase / Trackbase
|Wheelbase, 2WD, in (mm)
|No 2WD
|Wheelbase/Trackbase, MFD/4WD or Track, in (mm)
|160 (4064)
|Length, 2WD, incl. Hitch/Drawbar, in (mm)
|No 2WD
|Length, MFD/4WD or track, incl. Hitch/Drawbar, in (mm)
|315 (8001)
|Vertical Dimensions
|Height to Top of Cab, in (mm)
|151.3 (3843)
|Height to Top of ROPS raised, in (mm)
|No open ROPS
|Width w/Tires or Tracks
|Overall Width, with standard wheels or tracks, in(Mm)
|96 (2438) min; 144 (3658) max
|Weight (w/Tires or Tracks)
|Weight, 2WD w/ROPS, lb (kg)
|No 2WD
|Weight, MFD/4WD w/ROPS, lb (kg)
|Track, No MFD; No open ROPS
|Weight, 2WD w/Cab, lb (kg)
|No 2WD
|Weight, MFD/4WD or Tracks w/Cab, without ballast, lb (kg)
|43,510 (19736)
|Weight, Total allowable, w/maximum ballast, lb (kg)
|57,050 (25877)
|Tire / Track Size
|Front Tire Size, 2WD
|SeeTrack Size
|Front Tire Size orTrack Width, MFD/4WD or Track
|16, 18, or 24 (406, 457, or 610) Rubber Track
|Rear Tire Size or Track Width
|16, 18, or 24 (406, 457, or 610) Rubber Track
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Necklace Sizing
There are some popular terms used to indicate necklace lengths in the jewelry such as collar, choker, princess, matinee, opera and rope. Each name refer to a specific necklace length which is showed in the picture below.
- One of the more common is a "choker." A choker will typically vary from 14 - 16 inches. These are made to sit high and close to the neck.
- A necklace called a "Princess" is 16 to 18 inches long. This is usually laid between the lower neck and bust line.
- A "matinée" strand is 20 to 24 inches long and sits at the bust line. This is about twice the length of a choker.
- An "opera" is about 28 to 32 inches long. This sits around the breastbone area. Some people may use this length to wrap around twice, making it look like a double choker style necklace.
- Anything longer than 32 inches is a "rope" necklace. Many people will take pearl strands of this length and create a larger look with this one strand.
Another common necklace is a multi-strand necklace in which the strands twist around each other. These necklaces will come in different lengths.
Another type of choker is the "dog collar." This is a multi-strand 16 to 18 inch necklace.
A "bib" necklace has three or more concentric strands. The lowest hanging strand generally does not exceed matinée length (20 to 24 inches). The highest is typically at choker length.
Personalizedjewelry.sg offers you variety types of necklace sizes so that you can compliment yourself in perfect outfits and styles.


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General Description
For you, who have chosen Crete for your summer vacation, you will find Ariadne Hotel Apartments in Rethymnon, 5 km. east of the city, in the tourist suburb Platanias or Platanes 150m. from downtown and 150m. from the sandy and organized beach. Ideal place for carefree family holidays. By virtue of geography, because it is a hub you can have easy access to Eastern, Western and Southern Crete. The hotel is named Ariadne daughter of Minos, legendary king of Crete (Knossos 2000 BC).


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Tallahassee Democrat, Thanksgiving Day 2007
Size and shape vary in the noble oaks—from the diminutive running oak, usually less than three feet tall and forming extensive ground cover by underground runners, to the stately southern red oak, up to 125 feet tall. The Florida champion live oak in Gainesville has a spread of 160 feet and a height of 85 feet. I'm lucky to have a patriarch live oak in front of my house on Ellicott Drive in Tallahassee. It has three huge vertical trunks and one big horizontal limb 36 inches in diameter that sprawls 81 feet across my yard. It is a massive weight to hold horizontally, requiring strong wood. The limb seems to be tiring with age; it rests wearily on our yard. Fifteen years ago it was six feet off the ground.
I like to think of this tree as mine, but it really belongs to the people of Tallahassee. This tree produces many acorns. The few that survive the blue jays, squirrels and acorn grubs may grow into other majestic specimens for future generations to enjoy. So the acorn holds a wonderful promise for the future. Maybe that is why I love acorns so much.


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Only fear the Lord, and serve him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24
"Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon." Winston Churchill
At least up until now, we live in an English speaking country and operate in a Free Enterprise Economy. I don't know if currently true, but when I graduated from high school four years of English were required to graduate, but not a single class of Economics was offered, much less required. I don't know how many years of English are currently required for high school graduation, but I'm satisfied, an Economics class is still not offered or required. Ask your local school board if they offer classes in Economics. If they say, "yes, …Economics is taught." Ask to see the text book and speak to the Economics teacher. The best I have found is a small section in some social studies class devoted to economics.
If students don't understand economics, how do we expect them to appreciate and understand where jobs come from and what sacrifices are required to hire employees, meet a payroll and pay taxes. How can we expect them to know and appreciate how wealth is created and money is generated? It certainly isn't the government, as I fear a majority now believes. We are raising a generation of children that have no understanding of that concept at all. Currently, I feel, capitalism is viewed with distain and having wealth is, if not deemed criminal, believed to have been acquired through less than honest endeavors. These students, uneducated in economics, are rife for being encouraged to vote for more and more government largess. They have no way of knowing or understanding the idea of "killing the goose that laid the golden egg" as they have no knowledge of how the goose was raised and trained to lay golden eggs.
We also have a cadre of politicians who apparently don't understand free enterprise nor how new wealth is created. Any wealth above a certain amount (they'll determine what that amount is, at any given time) is too much (or more than deserved) and should be taken from them, in the form of excessive taxation. This concept is currently touted as "the right thing to do" as if those pushing the concept are bigger hearted and broader-minded than those who made or earned it. In fact, to resist it is publicized as stingy and insensitive to the poor and less fortunate. And our current society is buying it.
The politicians who want to tax the "Ultra-rich" give no consideration to how their wealth was obtained. How long it took to achieve, what sacrifices made and taxes paid in the process; how many jobs were created, and how much down-stream wealth was created as they became "Ultra-rich". They just start with the notion, you have lots of money, way more than you deserve and therefore should be taxed more than others.
In addition this bias toward wealth and the "Ultra-rich" is amazingly pervasive, especially in a country that's economic system and financial supports comes from free/private enterprise. Why is wealth, even modest wealth viewed negatively?
One reason, I believe is politicians, pandering to the poor for votes, suggest it by holding the wealthy up as evil. The media supports the concept, depicting their lavish lifestyles and reporting their scandals, encouraging the belief that one can't become wealthy by fair and honest means. This being the case therefore, they deserve to have it taken away, at a disproportionate rate and redistributed to the more deserving. While that is the propaganda line, much or most of it goes to perpetuate various wasteful government bureaucracies
"Many persons have an idea that one cannot be in business and lead an upright life, whereas the truth is that no one succeeds in business to any great extent, who misleads or misrepresents." John Wanamaker, John Vansant Wanamaker (July 11, 1838 – December 12, 1922) was a United States merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, considered by some to be a proponent of advertising and a "pioneer in marketing."[1] He served as U.S. Postmaster General. Wanamaker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The principle of taxing the "ultra-rich" at a rate higher than the average annual income, seems at first blush to have some merit, after all, they have so much more than everyone else, why shouldn't they contribute more? This argument falls apart on several fronts.
- What is "Ultra-rich" and who defines it? Is it forever set at an annual income or net worth amount? Or is it a moving target at the whim of legislators that want a larger and larger piece?
- They already pay more in actual dollars (35% of x is always a lot less than 35% of x to the 10th power). In simpler terms 35% of $1,000,000 is much more in actual spendable dollars, than 35% of $100,000.
- Do they make more demands on the infrastructure (roads, bridges, schools, libraries and military) than the other tax payers?
- Since they became "Ultra-rich" by free-enterprise economic means, how long will they tolerate paying a dis-proportionate share? How long will it be before they move their business, wealth, income to a state or country with a more favorable tax structure? (See California vs Texas)
- Wealthy people do not cause/create poor people.
- Redistribution of wealth does not create more wealth.
- If you really want a fair and equitable tax system, tax everyone's income on a flat percentage rate with no deductions…………..FOR ANYTHING!! (if you make nothing, you pay nothing., if you make a billion dollars you pay the established percentage tax as everyone else, no exceptions!)
- The indiscriminate denunciation of the rich is mischievous. It perverts the mind, poisons the heart and furnishes an excuse to crime. No poor man was ever made richer or happier by it. Not what a man has, but what he is, settles his class. Benjamin Harrison, 23rd US President, Republican
The reason individuals mortgage their homes, borrow money from their dads, or friends or banks to start a business is with the idea of improving their and their family's financial position in society. They want, intend, desire, hope, to obtain wealth…….to get wealthy. They are willing to work long hours, sacrifice time with family and even their health over countless years in pursuit of that goal.
Free enterprise affords, encourages and rewards individual effort!
In the process, if they are lucky and successful, and their business grows they can hire additional employees (other than family members). They create jobs! Jobs that didn't exist before! If they are really successful, they create hundreds of new jobs, employing people and paying taxes into local, state and federal government, supporting social security and Medicare, welfare and other expenditures they have little control over, other than in the voting booth. With all the time, risk and sacrifice, how much of the proceeds from their efforts should the owner be able to keep?
Wealth does trickle down. Instead of being a comedian's punch line, there is reality in the concept. Often it doesn't just trickle down, it flows like a river!
In addition to himself, how many multi-millionaires, even billionaires did Bill Gates' company Microsoft create? I don't know, but suffice it to say, "lots"! Through stock options alone, there is no telling how many multi-millionaires and billionaires were created. Through this one man's efforts, untold billions of dollars were newly created. Each one of these new millionaire-billionaires, bought or built lavish homes, paying contractors, framers, brick/stone masons, electricians, plumbers, decorators, furniture store owners and salesmen to fulfill their desires, money "trickling down" to people that would be otherwise looking for other sources. Each one surely bought one or more luxury cars, a Lexus, Cadillac, Mercedes, BMW, Ferrari, etc., creating additional sales for local dealers, and salesmen. Each no doubt, joined expensive country clubs, spending money on golf clubs, in the pro shop and restaurants, tipping waiters and waitress lavishly in a manner they never knew previously, each paying additional, local, state and federal taxes on money and wealth that did not exist previously.
Then the contractor, electrician, plumber, accounting firm, divorce lawyer, waiter/waitress, etc. had more money to spend at Walmart, with their barber and beautician, and at the drug and grocery store. Perhaps they too bought a new car, a new suit of clothes or took a vacation.
The beneficiaries may not all be merchants. I assume and prefer to believe that at least some of the new money made its way to charitable causes, to churches, to fund retirement accounts, to pay off college loans and or to fund other worthwhile endeavors. Hopefully altruism found its way into the picture.
Immeasurable dollars, "trickling down" from Bill Gates. Free Enterprise at its best!
And how was the poor harmed in the process?
And when he realized he had gained more wealth than he could ever spend, he started to give it away through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He is giving away billions of dollars that never existed before!! How can that be a bad thing??
Instead of "he's got too much money, lets tax the hell out of him",……Why shouldn't our approach be……….."How can we make conditions favorable to create more Bill Gates'?"
I only cite Bill Gates as an example. There are many, many more. The Sam Walton family to name another. How many Bill Gates' are toiling now, on some project that will revolutionize our society and make that individual "Ultra-Rich"? Quick! Let's find him and stop him before he makes more money than we think he deserves.
While critics can site all the negatives of capitalism and the free enterprise system, it is far better than any other system, socialism and communism included!! Bernie Sanders' Democratic socialism….. is still Socialism!
As Margaret Thatcher said, "The problem with socialism is you eventually run out of other people's money."
You, I, we…..none of us have a legal right, or a moral entitlement to the other man's money, no matter how much he may have or how he legally acquired it!!
Currently there is great concern over the growing gap between the Ultra Rich and the rest of us. The income-gap disparity its called. Perhaps there is more to this than I can fathom. I think it would be of greater concern if there was a finite amount of money in the world, never to increase or decrease. In that circumstance, if a few people gained more and more wealth each year, that would leave the rest of us, by necessity, poorer and poorer. But that is not the case. Free enterprise, entrepreneurship and capitalism insure a constantly expanding pool of money……..creating new wealth. The gap, to me is not nearly as important as an expanding volume of cash, available to the hardest working and most creative.
The free enterprise system is responsible for the highest standard of living, across all segments of society, in this country and any other country that has embraced it. Never in the history of mankind, have so many lived so well!
Is the lowest one-third of income-earners living today, better off than the lowest one-third in the 1930's? My answer is, I concede a very subjective, YES! So what if there is a greater gap in income between the top 10% and the rest of us? If we're all living better, where's the harm? How did this better standard of living come to pass? Well it sure didn't come from the government!!
While the free enterprise system isn't flawless and results in abuse and criminal conduct in some cases…..OK……….in many cases; I contend it isn't the system that is at fault, but the fault, weakness, shortcomings and corrupt nature of some of the individuals participating in, corrupting and taking advantage of a system that works better than any other. It's unfair to fault the system. The fault lies in the sinful nature of man. In some circles it's easier and more popular to fault the system, than admit and take responsibility for and try to correct the weaknesses in man.
This human weakness is present in every other economic/social system – however, the damages are more far reaching and devastating in all the others.
Obviously, being a Christian, I subscribe to the ideals of a "fully Christian society." As C.S. Lewis states in his book Mere Christianity: "All the same, the New Testament, without going into details, gives us a pretty clear hint of what a fully Christian society would be like. Perhaps it gives us more than we can take. It tells us that there are to be no passengers or parasites: if man does not work, he ought not to eat."
Now before you become too exercised, in other sections in this book, Lewis speaks at length about charity and states that the reason we should work and earn is to be able to provide for the poor, i.e. we are individually responsible for taking care of the poor among us, not the government!
"I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditures on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc., is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving away too little. If our charities do not at all pinch or hamper us, I should say they are too small. There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot do because our charities expenditure excludes them." C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
There are two areas of capitalism/free enterprise where Lewis points out we may have missed the boat.
"There is one bit of advice given to us by the ancient heathen Greeks, and by the Jews in the Old Testament, and by the great Christian teachers of the Middle Ages, which the modern economic system has completely disobeyed. All these people told us not to lend money at interest; and lending money at interest – what we call investment – is the basis of our whole system. Now it may not absolutely follow that we are wrong. Some people say that when Moses and Aristotle and the Christians agreed in forbidding interest (or 'usury' as they called it), they could not foresee the joint stock company, and were only thinking of the private money-lender, and that therefore, we need not bother about what they say. That is a question I cannot decide on. I am not an economist and I simply do not know whether the investment system is responsible for the state we are in or not."
The second point where we probably are missing the boat, if we are aspiring to a truly Christian society, Lewis addresses in the same section above, where he states if we don't work, we don't eat:
"Everyone is to work with his own hands, and what is more, every one's work is to produce something good: there will be no manufacture of silly luxuries and then of sillier advertisements to persuade us to buy them."
I must concede our current economic system is guilty of that in spades!!
Lastly I have used "Capitalism" and "Free Enterprise" interchangeably and perhaps that's a mistake. To read an opposing view go to:
While I don't necessarily agree with everything stated there, it has some merit.
While I may not be an unabashed capitalist, I am unashamedly a believer in and supporter of free enterprise.
"Private enterprise is ceasing to be free enterprise." Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd US President, Democrat
For further insight read "Capitalism or Free Enterprise Economy: Features, Merits and Demerits by Smriti Chand at http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com


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Many books are available on almost every aspect of the internment experience. The listing of resources below does not presume endorsement by the National Park Service. This is intended to be a inclusive list; the content of some books, when compared, contradict each other. The many perspectives on this subject should be considered as one develops his or her understanding of the treatment of Japanese Americans and their immigrant parents before, during and after World War II.
In addition to this list, please find information on books about the internment of Germans, Italians, and Japanese from Latin America.
Related Internet Resources
The listing of a resource below does not presume endorsement of its content by the National Park Service.
Asian American Curriculum Project (AACP), Inc…………………………www.asianamericanbooks.com
Center for Asian American Media…………………………………….…….http://asianamericanmedia.org
DENSHO: The Japanese American Legacy Project ……….…………………………...…www.densho.org
Go For Broke
Japanese American Citizens League…………………………………………………………..www.jacl.org
Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives (JARDA)…………………………..http://jarda.cdlib.org/
Library of Congress
Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself ……....http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/fear/intro.html
Ansel Adams photographs of Manzanar…………http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/anseladams/
Life Interrupted – Jerome and
Manzanar Committee…………………………………………………….….www.manzanarcommittee.org
Museum of the City of
National Archives
Search Engine for War Relocation Authority photographs………………..www.archives.gov/research/arc
National Clearinghouse for
National Park Service
Manzanar National Historic Site homepage……………………………………...https://www.nps.gov/manz
Minidoka Internment National Monument homepage...…………………………..https://www.nps.gov/miin
National Japanese American Historical Society……………………………………………..www.njahs.org
Public Television
Children of the Camps – a documentary…………………….…………………..www.pbs.org/childofcamp
Conscience and the Constitution…………………………………………………..www.pbs.org/conscience
Smithsonian Institution
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Young theatregoers can enjoy The Princess And The Frog, which is being performed in the Neville Studio at Nottingham Playhouse until December 31.
This is a magical retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm tale about friendship abnd the making and breaking of promises.
It is brought to you by the people who created 2015's Tortoise and Hare and is packed full of action and songs and will most definitely include audience participation for all the little ones.
Come along for the perfect introduction to the theatre for children between the ages of 4-8.
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Green Party Principal Speaker Dr. Derek Wall today responded to Gordon Brown's Eco-towns announcement:
"Even if these towns are as environmentally friendly as promised, we are still talking about building 100,000 new homes across the UK - which will have a devastating impact on our environment.
"In England alone, there are almost 700 000 empty homes. (1) We desperately need to see better use of empty privately owned property - through empowering local authorities to use Empty Property Use Orders, in appropriate cases and with proper safeguards and rights of appeal.
"In this way, the Green Party would give priority to the maintenance and improvement of existing properties before new house building is considered. This should be the first step towards creating an affordable housing market.
"It is also crucial that the government look at provision of social housing. In recent years, this area has gone into rapid decline: in 1990, 13,000 local authority dwellings were completed. In 2004 / 2005, this figure was just 100. (2)
"The recent government commissioned Barker review recommended that 23,000 social homes a year should be built, whilst research commissioned by Shelter estimates that 48,000 new social rented homes are required each year to meet newly arising need. (3)
"Brown needs to ensure that any new build has as a staring point housing provision for those who need it most. What proportion of eco- town homes will go to the 100,000 homeless households currently living in temporary accommodation? (3)
"The government also needs to look at why we are facing such a housing crisis in the South-East - spiralling economic growth in this region is causing migration from other parts of the county at unsustainable levels.
"Housing policy should be fully integrated with other policies to build more sustainable, self-reliant communities. The provision of housing should be coordinated with developments to provide work, leisure, education and health care, and innovative ecological housing should be the standard for all, not just a few.
(1) http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1156546
(2) http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch/resources/ DCHpamphlet2006.pdf, p12
(3) http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch/resources/ DCHpamphlet2006.pdf, page 14
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Smile / Sonrisa
I'm not so confident smiling in front of people I've just met, and I have a hard time trying to talk to the elderly because my voice is naturally soft and low. When I looked at my peers to see how they were doing, and one thing I noticed was that all my peers were smiling, even if they weren't talking.
I decided to try smiling instead of trying to talk. Instantly, I got a reaction from Maria, the person I was doing a makeover for. She turned to me with a smile and said "Veo tu sonrisa niña mia," which roughly translates to "My little girl, I see your smile."
In Spanish, there are words that people use as a way of affection for a person younger than them, such as "niña mia," "joven," etc. After hearing her say that, I got the feeling of relief and felt accepted by her.
This showed me that a smile can truly go a long way.
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I've started a new picture book which means while I'm trying to deal with paper work, e-mails, spring trip details, and promoting April 2010 Día celebrations across the country, I'm longing, yes longing, to be playing with my new project.
bookjoy, we know, though forget, how amazing it is that the symbols/letters we look at magically can teach us, hurt us, sadden us, make us laugh. How blessed we are to be members of the global community of readers. Little wonder that we can feel a desire to share the gift of literacy, to share bookjoy.
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Pura Belpré Awards
On January 18, many significant awards for the top books, audiobooks and video for children and teens were announced at the American Library Association's Midwinter meeting. Included in the announcements were the Pura Belpré Awards honoring Latino writers and illustrators whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience. Pat is "simply thrilled" for both Rafael López and John Parra, Belpré winners for their illustrations of two of her picture books. López won the Illustrator Award for Book Fiesta: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros and Parra won an Illustrator Honor for Gracias/ Thanks.
The Pura Belpré Award is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA), an ALA affiliate. Between 1996 and 2008 the award was given every other year and is now given annually.
You can read interviews with Rafael López and John Parra about their work on these books in Pat's newsletter archives.
Rafael López interview
John Parra interview
Book Fiesta and Gracias/Thanks also were recognized as ALA Children's Notable Books!
January 12, 2010
It's always an exciting moment to hold a first copy of one of my books in my hands. I tend to stare at the envelope suspecting what's inside. When a Texas librarian suggested the idea of writing a collection of love poems for teens, I was initially a bit hesitant since I always have a list of the books I want to write, and such a book had never been on my list.
I began the poems that became Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems about Love in 2005 supported on the journey by Nancy Hinkel, my wonderful editor. I became more intrigued when teachers and librarians across the country encouraged me saying that boys and girls really liked love poems, that boys sometimes copied the poems and signed their names. Now, that's an incentive. The book is about all kinds of love, and my hope is that any group or class each person will find at least one poem that speaks to him or her. Enjoy!
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Mobilized Marketing: How to Drive Sales, Engagement and Loyalty Through Mobile Devices
Part I The Early Years
· Radio's Days of Glory
· Hipcricket's Beginnings in a Starbucks
· Mobile at the Start of the Millennium
· American Idol Engages a Nation
· RAZR Sharpens Mobile's Focus
· Hipcricket's First Customers
· Listening to the Consumer
· The Brands Show Some Interest
· Mobile as a Natural Progression
· Mobile in the Fight Against Cancer
· Stops and Starts
· Build Me an iPhone App
· Hipcricket Matures, Rebrands
· It's Not Spam on the Phone
· Texting with the Phone to the Ear?
· Mobile Award For Dummies
Part II The Present
· The Recession's Effect on Mobile's Growth: Businesses, Especially Retail, Feel the Pinch
· Behavior Changes Seen in All Age Groups
· Mobile Gets Busy: The Rise of the Call to Action
· Radio Regains Its Magic
· Hipcricket Weathers the Recession
· The Brands Rebound from the Recession
· The Rise of Loyalty Clubs
· MillerCoors Drinks from Android Cup
· Belle Tire Rolls with Mobile
· Other Brands Produce Notable Campaigns
· Trends
· Innovation: Emergence of Multiscreen Marketing
· Looking Internationally for Guidance
· Hipcricket Builds for the Future
Part III The Future
· Determining Whether Mobile Has Arrived
· The Ever-Changing Consumer
· The Tools You Can Use: Considering Mobile Products and Services Individually
· The Real Questions Marketers Should Ask
· Advice from the Smartest Marketers
Conclusion So Where Are We with Mobile Marketing?
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The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia. Throughout its range, this species is closely associated with oaks (genus Quercus) and is most commonly found in pine-oak woodlands. It is probably best known for its highly social habits and unique method of storing acorns in specialized trees known as storage trees or granaries, although group living and acorn storage are not characteristic of all populations. This is generally a sedentary species, but at least one population migrates annually and irregular migrations occur elsewhere when local acorn crops fail.
Like at least one-third of the species in the genus Melanerpes, this woodpecker is a cooperative breeder and lives in family groups of up to a dozen or more individuals.
Birds in social units store acorns communally and cooperatively raise young. Although acorns constitute a major portion of the diet, particularly during the winter, this species also engages in a wide variety of other foraging techniques including sapsucking, flycatching, bark-gleaning, and seed-eating.
The Acorn Woodpecker has been the subject of numerous studies, including long-term projects at Hastings Reservation in central coastal California initiated by M. H. and B. R. MacRoberts and continued by W. D. Koenig, R. L. Mumme, M. T. Stanback, and their co-workers and at Water Canyon in central New Mexico by P. B. Stacey and his co-workers. Detailed observations at Hastings Reservation began in 1971 and continue through the time of this writing (1995), whereas information from Water Canyon comes mostly from 1975 to 1984. Most of the behavioral and demographic information reported here comes from these studies. Where quantitative measurements are presented, we primarily use data from Hastings Reservation because of the larger sample sizes; additional information for Water Canyon is given when there are substantial differences among populations.


text: Click Here to download ERS-2014-02-26 #358 Just checking out the news this morning there's a lot to cover. It's good to be back behind the microphone again. Had a great time in icy Atlanta for the EESF AGM two weeks ago and it was nice to see those that made it in. I know for most of us getting home was the big concern. I'll recap the meeting provide some highlights of it and cover two weeks' worth of news which may not be current but it's still news. As always, thanks for joining me today! Special thanks to the companies who have donated goodies to the prize pack giveaway! C.J. Anderson & Company, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, Peelle, GAL, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob's Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, ElevatorGear.com, ElevatorShack.com, ElevatorU.org, Elevator World Magazine, Elevator Cab Renovations, The Elevator Preservation Blog, ECS Corporation, Parts Specialists, Elevatormanstories.com, CodeDataPlate.com, Elevator Riders Riding Club, The pQEI Inspection App & Maxton Manufacturing News/Article Links: CEA Meeting March 6th IAEC Forum Registration site open NAEC Educational website opens ERRC – EESF AGM Recap The worst performing Metro escalators Space elevators are totally possible Safe and Efficient Cosmic Travel Elevator repairman's body found in elevator shaft Investigation continues Accident at hospital construction site kills 11 Bangkok More on above Camera's catch fraudulent claims Original bear mural hidden in elevator shaft Escalator step plates stolen in India MARTA reveals neat facts about elevators and escalators Worker killed in elevator shaft fall in cement plant Elevator mod rip out part 2 4 Year Old Boy's head gets stuck in escalator Toddler and escalator accident LES Subway station escalator stops working hours after debut Murray Morgan bridge elevator still inoperative URGENT NOTIFICATION: Residential Elevators Elevator companies help grant teens wish Boy dies in accident on mall escalator Old Otis factory building to be used London's Escalator Safety Cool article on Sedgwick Machine works Second Jury doubles original $4M award


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As the semester involves a close, we have been given the opportunity to replicate on the semester, what we have discovered and the way our perceptions of adult and group education might have modified. It means this is our chance to be taught more about and have some input into how the brand new Regional Consortia system for Adult Education shapes out. At San Mateo Adult School, the place I work, college students are creating their very own survey to find out what college students need and wish in an Adult School. Individuals, 18 years of age who are not attending highschool, could enroll to improve studying, writing, and math abilities and/or to finish course requirements needed to obtain the Adult Education High School Diploma. At Next Door, we not solely want to assist with a toddler's education – we wish to aid you.
SB ninety one incorporates the availability requiring districts to spend the same quantity of funding for Adult Education in 2013/14 and 2014/15 as was spent in 2012/thirteen, pursuant to AB 86 to establish Adult Education consortia. Adding to this, at occasions grownup training lecturers may even require helping students in acquiring successful research skills and the self-confidence. And CCAE ,the California Council for Adult Education , the only skilled group with its doorways open to teachers, directors, assist employees, and college students, bumped up its numbers and skillset. The credit diploma program in adult schooling program is just like attending the highschool.
A number of petitions circulated, together with the one I started, the Rebuild Adult Education petition, an internet petition which reached every member of the Legislature and the Governor with every signature and remark. He mentioned one way to cope with these challenges, in rebuilding Adult Education, might be through regional distribution of funds, the place income degree, high school commencement rates, and other components are fed into the distribution calculation. You never know what great knowledge you possibly can pour into your mind, too, with an adult training degree on-line.
In 2009 the California Department of Education gave K-12 faculty districts the flexibility to divert grownup education funds to other educational purposes. Of most use to researchers in grownup education is their assets page , which incorporates vital and helpful hyperlinks for a web sites, organizations, and studies for over two dozen academic categories. Alternatively, habits of unhealthy follow can be learned in adulthood, and strategies and processes which have been realized in a now-dated curriculum can be tough to shake off for some adult learners.
Whether by way of a coaching heart or a university, grownup training courses are a great way to earn a GED, advance your career by means of job training, or simply learn a new ability that pursuits you. Self-directed studying, as an adult education idea, is an extension of andragogy that considers the needs of an adult and the way studying happens.


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Impact Study - Community Resolution Center / ADR/
Organization Details:
Ownership: Non-profit / Partnership
Industry Sector: Community Development, Training, ADR
Entry Situation:
Established organization looking for new ways to improve its services and offerings
Dollar Impact Summary
- Benefit to Cost Ratio: (3:1)
- Total revenues gained by organization yearly: $26,000
- Total Cost of Resologics Services: $8,000
- More impact info: see below
Organizational Goals:
- Establish a new revenue stream that will support its court mediation program
- Create a long-term program that will be able to easily repeat, be dynamic and market savvy
- Be seen as the "go to" source for training in the East Bay
Resologics Role(s):
- Program design and implementation for new Advanced Mediation Training Program
Here's What Happened:
Resologics services led to the following natural progression of activities and outcomes
- Idea development and build-out
- Strategic planning facilitation for program
- Program, business planning, build out and design
- Curriculum development
- Board of Directors approval
- Grant funding participation and development
- Faculty identification, contracting and individual curriculum development and approval
- MCLE initiation and approvals
- Leadership coordination and final hand-off
- Program launch and ongoing classes
Organizational Impact:
- Ongoing and early for impact measurements – Less than 6 months since initiation. Follow-up assessments due in 6-9 months.
- New revenue stream is in place from student payments and original grant has been continued
- Classes are well attended and participation is increasing
- Practicum module of training is sold-out 6 months in advance and has enhanced organization reputation as the "go to" resource
Expected Long-term Impact:
- Reputation enhancement as leader in the field
- Continuing gains in revenue and profitability