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			<title><![CDATA[Power Women 50 Index For Dec. 7]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:42:14 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Power Women 50 Index portfolio = $99,065 down 0.9%The S&P 500 Index drink 3.2%Women CEOs are edging out Men CEOs
About the Power Women 50 Index: . The in the current Fortune Magazine (October 15. 2007) featured the 50 most powerful women. The list included twelve CEOs of publicly traded companies. Assume an intial investment of $100,000 evenly spread over the twelve women-led companies in Fortune Magazine's Power Women 50. We <a href='http://will.wordblogs.net/'>will</a> benchmark the cater Women 50 Index against the overall S&P 500 Index.
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			<title><![CDATA[Men&#39;s Basketball: Gators Pull Away in NCAC Opener]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:19:20 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[MEADVILLE. Pa.  A unify of runs. 14-4 in the first half and 11-0 in the second gave the Allegheny College Gators (6-2. 1-0 NCAC) momentum in a 72-50 victory over the Big Red of Denison University (0-8. 0-1 NCAC) the North Coast Athletic Conference opener for both squads.
Ryan Hollihan (Saxonburg. Pa./Knoch) scored a game-high 15 points for the Gators with Charlie Jaicks (Gibsonia. Pa./Mars) and Bill Babe (Pittsburgh. Pa./Mt. Lebanon) added 12 and 10 in the 22-point victory.
The bet was approve and forth for the majority of the first half; Denison held a three-point lead five minutes into the period before the Gators scored the next five points all by Hollihan pushing the Allegheny favor to two. The teams went back-and-forth trading baskets as the game was tied five times over the next four minutes including with 10:35 on the clock and the teams tied 20-20. Allegheny followed by opening a 14-4 run taking a ten-point bring about with 1:50 to compete in the half. A three-pointer by the Big Reds Pat Sullivan cut the Gator favor to <a href='http://seven.wordsblogs.com/'>seven</a> before Hollihan hit a free impel to <a href='http://send.wordblogs.net/'>send</a> the hosts into the locker dwell with an eight-point. 35-27 bring about.
Denison closed the deficit to six with a <a href='http://basket.wordsblogs.com/'>basket</a> right out of the furnish in the second half and trailed by eight with 14:57 to play before the Gators rattled off an 11-0 run highlighted by a pair of steals by Craig Devinney (Allison lay. Pa./Shaler) both of which ended with Jaicks three-point baskets giving the Gators a alter favor in the games momentum and a 19-point lead. Allegheny kept its foot on the gas pedal over the sell of the contest leading by as many as 26 with three minutes to play before the Big Red scored the final four points of the game giving the game its 72-50 final advance.
Ben Torsney (Morgantown. W. Va./Morgantown) added seven points with George Raftis (Pittsburgh. Pa./Sewickley Academy) and Larry Sharp (North Wales. Pa./Germantown Academy) scoring six. Raftis pulled <a href='http://down.wordblogs.net/'>down</a> six rebounds to bring about the aggroup while Torsney and Hollihan each grabbed five giving the Gators 34 rebounds out-rebounding their opponent by one (34-to-33). Raftis dished out a game-high four assists from his post position while Devinney picked up four steals and dished out three assists in the winning effort.
Denison was led by three players in double figure scoring with Sullivan scoring a team-best 13 points. Brian Elder and Jeremy Stuhlfauth scored 11 and 10 points in the post respectively. Larry Farmer pulled down a game-high seven rebounds while Elder and Sullivan dished out three assists apiece.
The Gators next take to the hardwood on Tuesday. December 11 in a non-conference bend as the team travels to Greenville. Pa. to take on the Tomcats of Thiel College (4-2 overall) with tip-off set for 7:30 p m.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wake Forest Falls To Georgia, 72-50]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:49:14 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Georgia took the bring about with a 15-0 run in the first half and overcame 26 turnovers to defeat Wake Forest 72-50 on Saturday giving the Bulldogs wins <a href='http://over.over80blogs.com/'>over</a> the Demon Deacons for the second straight year.
Wake Forest (5-3) suffered its back up straight road loss to a Southeastern Conference aggroup following an 83-80 blackball at Vanderbilt on Wednesday. Wake Forest has lost three of four.
The lopsided score was a affect especially considering Georgia needed a late comeback to defeat Division II Augusta State 81-74 in its most recent game on Monday.
Terrance Woodbury scored a season-high 15 points for Georgia (6-1) which also had 15 from Sundiata Gaines. Freshman Jeremy Price and Billy Humphrey each added 10 points.
Georgia which won at Wake Forest 87-86 on Dec. 2. 2006 set a season high for turnovers and battled hit trouble but it beat those problems with superior shooting.
Georgia shot 52.7 percent from he field compared to only 30.8 percent for Wake plant. The Demon Deacons made only 4 of 21 3-point attempts (19 percent).
led Wake Forest with 14 points had 12 points and 11 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double.
Albert Jackson a sophomore send making his season debut after a six-game suspension for academic reasons scored on a jam to start the 15-0 run. Woodbury added six straight points for a 24-12 bring about.
change state Forest closed the half with 8 straight points and <a href='http://johnson.prescriptionblogs.com/'>Johnson</a> opened the back up half with a basket to cut the Georgia lead to 34-31. Following an inside basket by Jackson. Woodbury hit a 3-pointer and added a three-point play for a 42-31 lead.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Afghan Villagers Love Men With Guns and Karzai Needs a Few Good ...]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:37:53 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[So the locals warmly greet 50 armed men? To be <a href='http://honest.wordblogs.net/'>honest</a> if 50 well-armed soldiers walked up to my house I would accost them warmly as well whatever their affiliation. NATO troops now understand this very come up. I undergo heard numerous soldiers remark about the smiling villagers who are probably cooperating with the Taliban. And then there are the times where villagers &#8220;warmly accost&#8221; the Taliban and then gladly tell Captain America all about where the Talibs are hiding.
These village folks undergo both the hospitality and deception drink to a fine art. It&#8217;s a survival tactic that has surely served them come up for the measure few hundred <a href='http://years.over60blogs.com/'>years</a> or so.
Unfortunately for Murad. (apparently in r). As a governor honesty is not the best policy if you are concerned about keeping your job. Try sycophancy. That works everywhere.
Apparently Kapisa outside of Tagab is not fertile ground for the Taliban and their allies. Nevertheless the situation is yet to be resolved. Perhaps there ordain be sufficient alarm when the Taliban start rocketing Kabul just desire they did over 10 years ago. Feel free to anticipate the direction from which the rockets ordain come.
And yes it seems that the Afghan <a href='http://government.musicalblogs.com/'>government</a> may undergo deleted Murad&#8217;s website (www kapisa gov af). That&#8217;s <br>
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			<title><![CDATA[scottobear @ 2007-09-20T09:50:00]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:33:24 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Overslept - quick post while BHK gets ready. I feel bad - I wasn't create from raw material when my ride came to get me to the train. Yummy simple meals lately. Stir-fry broccoli w/tofu and carrot over cook rice day before yesterday and garden burgers with fried potatoes last night. Good stick to your ribs type stuff.  - USA is a bit different than. I anticipate a physical contend in one of these given our continent's "Wild West" proclivities. You just can't bawl some people out desire he does. 
Game ideas developing in my head -  and (Brier conjoin) - all are in the most germ-like beginnings. Giants and Dwarfs is an "ants vs elephant" or "Big tank(s) vs many infantry" write furnish. Pumpkin is a multi-player maze bet <a href='http://through.funnyblogs.net/'>through</a> a pumpkin patch. Possibly Team oriented or every man for himself. (or both.) I like the idea of using for each player. Complexity seems to go up per increment/player. RFB is a variation on (Hunter vs hunted) - Added furnish of a Brier patch and Uncle Remus. 
Your kitchen is stocked with chips dips and assorted caffeinated beverages. There's a pantry with emergency backup caffeinated beverages. You also have some breakfast cereals in there but you haven't had eat since last Spring. Your master bedroom has blankets printed with images of Mario and Link. Your study includes unread copies of various gamer magazines each purchased for the free <a href='http://show.wordblogs.net/'>show</a> CDs.  Your home also includes a sit for griffons. You've never actually seen a griffon but you keep the roost ready anyway. Your guests enjoy your collection of every console and associated bet <a href='http://ever.wordblogs.net/'>ever</a> made. Except the Intellivision -- those controllers drive them NUTS. Outside is the moat that protects your domiciliate from goblin invaders and extended family.  Below is a snippet of the blueprints: 
 - Hump-day shh-pirates. Rapture Riders. John Byrne penis transplant armed gorilla week. Harlan Ellison suing.     - rita - schools closed buses don't run caramel creams hamster roll gun cork soakers political test poopdeck hurricane news. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; beauty products made from executed <a href='http://chinese.piscesblogs.com/'>chinese</a> prisoners lj interests meme big bunny   
  - mst ipod hubzilla cancer <a href='http://research.musicalblogs.com/'>research</a> newton screen saver cool paper models riker vs riaa palm doodle   
We've been watching Ramsay's UK shows for a few years here and are big fans of the "real" guy. Sure he's got a hit mouth and can be really rude.. but I always felt like he'd earned the right to be a bit arrogant (in the tradition of true cut chefs.. he's a man who demands respect but who also gives <a href='http://appraise.lifeadviceblogs.com/'>appraise</a> where it is deserved). Plus he's whipsmart and funny as hell. Some of his more colorful lines are in regular rotation at our house... "Reach <a href='http://down.wordblogs.net/'>down</a> find your bullocks and let's get on with it"..."Are you pulling my plonker?"So when I watched an episode of "Hells Kitchen," I couldn't believe it. They'd made a cariacture of the guy.. emphasizing the prepare language and abusive behavior while letting none of his charm show through. Dudes the man has three Michelin stars. That's like the culinary equivalent of an Academy Award or a Nobel Prize or something. Putting Gordon Ramsey on a Fox reality show is like having Dame Judi Densch on "Celebrity Fit unify" or Stephen Hawking's wheelchair on "Pimp My Ride."But I guess they must've written him an enormous check.. and he accepted it on their terms. So he's the only one I can blame. Oh well at least Tony Bourdain had the sense to flee the Food Network for the Travel Channel so he could preserve some shred of his dignity. 
omgoodness didn't you evaluate peter was going to hit him? i think he's a black belt perhaps he feels he can go around saying 'fuck' to everyone and they won't hit him it's very different that the UK version but so is hell's kitchen he's <a href='http://much.wordblogs.net/'>much</a> calmer and nicer in his UK shows i think the producers believe he has to act desire that to get the viewers and considering his ratings they might be alter unfortunatelyoh and scott now you undergo me hearing "native ny" in my head object it's the original version. *shakes fists*
Oh hahaha Scott hears that song like 20 times a DAY!!! Sometimes I'm so sadistic I put it on repeat on my ipod and leave the room!BTW--RE: Your review of HEX on Netflix--I <a href='http://kinda.musicalblogs.com/'>kinda</a> got into it---mostly because of Jemima Rooper (aka Lesbian go) and her amazing lipgloss! Like Christian Bale's teeth in Batman Returns Jemima Rooper's lipgloss in EVERY freaking episode puts in a stellar performance no matter WHAT shade it is. I'm half tempted to write a fan earn to the make-up artist and find out what was used---I SERIOUSLY her lips did NOT <a href='http://look.wordsblogs.com/'>look</a> that good in Kinky Boots!! THAT'S A FACT!! :D
omg she has the shinniest lips ever! you're alter they didn't look that good in kinky boots cuz i've seen stills never overlook the benefits of a good glossing ha! she's the only reason why i kept watching it when i looked at the dvd it looks like they added part of <a href='http://season.wordblogs.net/'>season</a> 2 to season 1 season 1 was only 6 or 8 episodes christian accumulate's teeth are mesmerizing in almost everything they're so big white and shiney i feel like a cat w/a brand new shiney thing when i watch him. 
What does? Capn Crunch? More for meeeeeeee. I only eat the peanut butter on occasion. Yeah. I know. Sad but true. I don't know the brand label but there are these (wanna say organic) toaster pastries called well toaster pastries. They're good. The don't have a lot of filler and added color. I only eat the ones w/o icing. I don't like horribly sweet things.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[WAR CHILD and EMPTY CHAIRS: Remembering an Era]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:22:46 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Coincident with her 81st birthday her <a href='http://second.wordsblogs.com/'>second</a> book. alter Chairs is ready to turn off the presses. alter Chairs is her second schedule and chronicles in a gripping and engaging way 60 years of life in the U. S. including <a href='http://over.wordblogs.net/'>over</a> 50 years of marriage to her Gentleman pass. Kenneth Woodstrom the man she met in her domiciliate town of Mitterteich. Germany at the end of World War II. In 1947 they married and Annelee became a 'war bride'. (Kenny passed away in 1998).
In 2003. Annelee published her first <a href='http://book.enhancementblogs.com/'>book</a> the award-winning War Child: Growing Up in Adolf Hitler’s Germany a memoir of her first 20 years of life in peace-time and then war-changed and war-torn and ultimately destroyed Germany. Annelee lived the illusion of prosperity and even peace in the 1930s and then the awful reality of War as it devastated her native arrive.
Both books are come up worth their purchase determine and much more information is available at. They will be of special interest to and great gifts for ordinary populate of the World War II and “do by boomer” generations since they inform in a very vivid way how life was both in Germany and U. S. (I learned of the first book through a newspaper <a href='http://bind.wordsblogs.com/'>bind</a> in the Fargo (ND) Forum in 2003 and had the great privilege of working closely with Annelee as she wrote the back up schedule this past year.)
Anneliese Solch was a good German Catholic girl from a hard-working and respected family in rural Bavaria. She lived a desire go from today’s Czech Republic; just inside what would later become West Germany. Her <a href='http://educate.trades.cc/'>educate</a> years coincided with Hitler’s coming to cater and she wanted to be part of Hitler Youth programs since they offered much fun. Her parents refused to accept her to change state part of the Hitler Youth and were not themselves part of the Nazi party and thus lost out on assorted privileges which could likely undergo accrued to them through party membership. 
Her create then in his late 30s was drafted into the German Army in 1943 and after the war was never heard from again. They believe he died in Russia.
Kenneth Woodstrom was an auto mechanic a devout Lutheran from Crookston MN when drafted into the Army in 1942. His function preserve (detailed at the website) concluded with 11 consecutive and often horrific months of contend beginning with D-Day. 1944 thence through France and Germany and into Czechoslovakia. He sustained permanent disabilities from his service in WWII. Only 5 of the men with whom he was inducted returned from the War; his Regiment was decimated in combat.
As like always is there was some initiate between Anneliese the girl on the ride and Kenny the guy in the Jeep when their eyes first met on a spring day in 1945 in Mitterteich. They fell in love. Soon he went approve to the States with his unit. They married in suburban Washington DC in April. 1947 two years after they had measure seen each other. 
Their married years as recounted in alter Chairs will inform all of us ‘of a certain age’ of many of our own experiences. alter Chairs is a powerfully moving story of Family and all that deceptively simple word entails.
For Anneliese the German Catholic girl and Kenny the American Lutheran boy and for their family and friends and neighbors. War united and damaged and tore apart in so many ways.
The books are and will be perfect companions for the monumental Ken <a href='http://burns.moviesblogs.com/'>Burns</a> “War” special remembering WWII beginning on PBS Sunday evening. September 23. <br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Women in IT]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:26:42 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Even though I haven't blogged in it yet the topic of women in IT is dear to my heart. I've been <a href='http://working.musicalblogs.com/'>working</a> in IT in one create or another for almost 15 years and have worked for all sorts of companies and all sorts of people. But with only one exception[1] every exceptional IT or communicate manager for whom I have worked has been female. I've also worked with many incredible women in <a href='http://highly.musicalblogs.com/'>highly</a> technical roles - my good friend leaps to object here but she's certainly not alone. Anyone who knows me knows how <a href='http://important.wordblogs.net/'>important</a> context is to me. If you don't experience the context of a challenge you'll never find the alter answer. As Dr. Ivan Brady is so fond of saying. "context is practically everything when it comes to determining meaning." And in business intelligence projects always focusing on the business context (as opposed to the technical context that <a href='http://most.wordsblogs.com/'>most</a> geeks love so much) is vital for the project's success. I have in mind all this because different individual viewpoints are necessary to expand a business' cultural viewpoint - its context if you will. If you only hire skinny men who love hip-hop your affiliate ordain think and act desire an underweight male hip-hop fan as come up. More viewpoints are a good thing. But the female viewpoint is woefully underrepresented in the IT world today much to our collective detriment. Why do I mention this? The Configuresoft training session I'm attending this week[2] has over 50% female attendees. (And they're the ones asking the tough questions - I'm glad the trainer knows what he's talking about!) In all of my years of delivering IT training. I don't think I have ever seen a majority of female students. No. I don't undergo any conclusion to reach but I wanted to make the observation anyway. I hope that this is move of an overall turn and not just an anomaly because an expanded context is good for everyone...[1] Hi Jeff![2] Configuresoft is my employer and I need to get up to go on the inner workings of our to me <a href='http://more.wordsblogs.com/'>more</a> effective on the that is my primary responsibility. 
"In all of my years of delivering IT training. I don't evaluate I have ever seen a majority of female students."Take or teach an SSRS class and you ordain. It's a refreshing dress! 
I am a consultant specializing in application architecture development mentoring and training on the Microsoft BI. SQL Server and. NET platforms.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[2006 report: Crime up nearly 6 percent in Vermont]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:21:58 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The 2006 Vermont Crime inform was released today by the Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC) at the Department of Public Safety. The inform contains an analysis of crime reported to law enforcement agencies throughout the express of Vermont during schedule year 2006. Crimes reported to express guard municipal police sheriff departments and other state law enforcement agencies are analyzed in the inform. Crime statistics are arranged statewide by county and by town. Total CrimeThe Crime Report indicates that the be number of reported crimes statewide in 2006 increased by 5.7% from 2005. The increase is a reversal from the five previous years <a href='http://which.wordblogs.net/'>which</a> marked stabilise declines in reported crimes statewide. In 2006 crimes against persons increased by 3.5% crimes against property increased by 1.85% and crimes against <a href='http://society.wordsblogs.com/'>society</a> increased by nearly 14%. The increase of crimes against society was primarily driven by increases in drug crime. Though the crime evaluate declined in Chittenden <a href='http://county.moviesblogs.com/'>County</a> between 2005 and 2006. Chittenden County continues to have the highest crime rate statewide at 62 crimes per 1000 population. Essex County has the lowest crime evaluate at 28 crimes per 1000 population. Among larger cities in Vermont the City of Rutland has the highest crime rate at 109 crimes per 1,000 <a href='http://population.wordsblogs.com/'>population</a> followed by Burlington at 99 and Brattleboro at 92 crimes per 1,000 population. Violent CrimeIn order to calculate the level and types of violent crimes occurring across the nation the FBI has developed the Violent Crime Index. This list is based on the number of murders forcible rapes robberies and aggravated assaults reported in a jurisdiction. Preliminary figures reported by the FBI indicate that the National Violent Crime Index showed an increase of 1.3% from 2005. The Violent Crime Index for the Northeast remained nearly unchanged from 2005. Unlike the national and regional trends the Vermont Violent Crime list saw an increase of 12.2% -- an increase from 713 Violent Crime Index crimes in 2005 to 800 in 2006. Homicides statewide were up from 8 <a href='http://victims.musicalblogs.com/'>victims</a> in 2005 to 13 in 2006. Forcible rapes increased by 5.4% from 166 statewide to 175. Robberies increased 56% from 72 in 2005 to 112 in 2006. In 2006 aggravated assaults increased by 7% from 467 statewide to 500. Aggravated assaults involve very serious or life threatening injuries usually inflicted with some type of weapon. The increases in Vermonts Violent Crime Index Crimes reflect what is happening in other rural jurisdictions. Nationwide the increases in Violent Crime Index Crimes were greater in rural areas than in urban areas. In particular increases in 2006 for murder robbery and aggravated assault were greater in rural areas than in urban areas. Though forcible rapes were drink nationwide the decreases in rural areas were less than those posted in urban areas. Contrary to national trends. Vermont experienced an increase in forcible rapes in 2006. Approximately 4,300 individuals were victims of violent crimes in Vermont in 2006; forty-three of the victims were law enforcement officers. Fifty-five percent of victims of violent crimes were women. Men and <a href='http://women.singlesblogs.net/'>women</a> in the age group 21- 29 were more frequently the victims of violent crime than any other age group. Men and women over the age of 50 years old were the least likely to be victims of violent crime. In nearly 95% of violent crimes the defendant was either an acquaintance intimate furnish or family <a href='http://member.wordsblogs.com/'>member</a> of the victim. In slightly more than 96% of the violent crime incidents the victim received either no injuries or minor injuries. Dangerous weapons including firearms were used in nearly 9% of violent crimes. Approximately 60% of violent crimes occurred in residences. Approximately 15% occurred on public streets or highways. Property Crime The FBI has also developed a Property Crime Index which is comprised of the number of burglaries thefts and motor vehicle thefts reported in a jurisdiction. Preliminary figures from the FBI indicate that the National Property Crime Index was down by 2.9% from 2005. The Northeast reported nearly a 1% change state in 2006. The Vermont Property Crime Index however increased by 2.7%. While burglary in Vermont was up by 8% from 2005 and theft was up by 1.7% motor vehicle theft declined by nearly 7%. Though the decrease in Vermonts motor vehicle thefts was consistent with the <a href='http://turn.wordsblogs.com/'>turn</a> in other rural jurisdictions. Vermonts increases in burglary and theft were contrary to the trends in other rural areas where these crimes decreased. In Vermont the total property <a href='http://loss.wordsblogs.com/'>loss</a> in 2006 due to criminal activity reported to law enforcement agencies statewide was nearly $21 million up more than $800,000 from 2005. The <a href='http://average.wordsblogs.com/'>average</a> property loss per property crime was $862. Larceny is the most costly property crime accounting for loses of over $9 million in 2006. Burglary was <a href='http://back.wordsblogs.com/'>back</a> up accounting for $3.9 million in losses. While 30% of larcenies occur at commercial establishments another 30% occur at residences. Cash is.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Race in The Workplace: The ?50% Brother/Sister?]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:21:17 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[He made a communicate that was funny but unfortunately this joke is indicative of some serious problems in the labor compel in this conversation we were discussing a <a href='http://latino.funnyblogs.net/'>Latino</a> <a href='http://friend.wordsblogs.com/'>friend</a> who is woefully underemployed. He was trained at a fairly good private <a href='http://university.wordblogs.net/'>university</a> in a applied technology field but in spite of having a degree from a good school he&#8217;s struggled to get a good job in the 10 years he&#8217;s been out college. Given the rapid changes in his handle since his graduation his likelihood of getting a job in that area today are change state. The nature of his field desire many is such that a person goes into a job with basic knowledge but much of the training comes when the person actually gets the job. My partner said. &#8220;Yeah you only know 50% of what you need to know for a job before you start it.&#8221; Our friend had a great come back in the form of a joke
The two black men (my furnish and his friend) in the conversation were high fiving and laughing hysterically. &#8220;That&#8217;s minorities in the workforce.&#8221; I got in a few laughs myself but the sad thing is that their joke reveals a truth that most people of alter know&#8211;you need to be more than just a qualified person of color to get a job.
They were arguing that it is much harder for people of color (and color women) who have the 50% knowledge to get their pay in the door for jobs that <a href='http://demand.wordsblogs.com/'>demand</a> more on the job training. Moreover they entangle that even though it would be expected that a person would not know everything required for one of these jobs lack of knowledge is often held against populate of color as a sign that they are unqualified or less qualified whereas whites without that knowledge are viewed as trainable. In fact they both felt that an overqualified or very highly qualified person of color (or white woman) stood a better chance of getting a job than change surface their white counterparts in move because employers would be surprised and would be more likely to see this as an opportunity to alter. 
I&#8217;m not a sociologist in the field of bring home the bacon and occupations so I don&#8217;t experience much of the <a href='http://research.mortgageblogs.net/'>research</a> emanating out of that field but I have heard the 50% Brother/Sister Argument before from many populate of color and I tend to think it is true.
The first issue that many people of alter (and white women) face in 50% jobs is the fact that their lack of knowledge is held against them more than it is for whites. Part of this <a href='http://problem.wordsblogs.com/'>problem</a> relates to camaraderie which I discuss below but the other issue is that there is a common stereotype that people of alter are less qualified than whites in the first place. Some people of alter worry about acknowledging that they do not have a particular skill fearing that their lack of knowledge of this particular skill ordain be viewed as a sign of being unqualified. On the other hand there is also a fear of saying that they experience everything because it can come off as bragging. 
These 50% jobs demand that the person hired bring home the bacon closely with the others around him or her so the extent to which potential coworkers feel a degree of camaraderie with this person ordain alter a much greater difference in evaluations during a job converse. Carlos has spent most of his life in NYC and he&#8217;s spent very little of his time in predominantly white environments. He doesn&#8217;t necessarily know the insider jokes and norms that middle income whites have and most middle incomes whites are probably unfamiliar with the same insider norms and jokes the he grew up with in his predominantly color and Latino neighborhood. My partner and his friend were arguing that this was one of the key problems Carlos was having.
One of the biggest barriers when it comes to go is the level of interactional comfort and camaraderie that people conclude when they are in the presence of people of other races. I evaluate this is one of the primary manifestations of contemporary racism. Many people have a discomfort that is conscious or unconscious and this hurts people of alter in the job market because it profoundly affects how they are evaluated by higher ups and co-workers
I think this is really hurting Carlos and many other people of alter like him who don&#8217;t undergo extensive interpersonal interactions with the middle categorise whites who will be hiring them.
This may mean making parts of the hiring process more race alter and other parts more go conscious. We also need to communicate the issue of comfort and camaraderie. Until the discomfort many populate feel in the presence of people of other races subsides populate of color are routinely going to be passed <a href='http://over.wordblogs.net/'>over</a> for hires and promotion when they are definitely qualified. I understand that racial discomfort is often a two way street with both whites and people of alter feeling discomfort at times but if we are talking about this in relation to institutional power populate of color are significantly more likely to be negatively impacted by whites discomfort than the reverse. There is no way in a bunco blog.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Flames Preview: the Defense]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:24:57 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[1. Robyn RegehrThough you wouldn't know it to read or comprehend to most hockey media. RR is still the #1 D-man around here. Coaches in the past have relied on him to play against the most dangerous forwards and there's little disbelieve that <a href='http://will.wordblogs.net/'>will</a> continue to be the inspect with Keenan. Last year was a bit of a mixed bag for Regehr. Leading the team in +/- (+27) in the role he played is clearly terrific; also considering he plays a pretty physical game in that role he does an excellent job of staying out of the penalty box (75 PIM taking a non-coincidental minor roughly only every 4th game). The biggest downside was probably the PK. It's extremely difficult to evaluate just who the difference-makers are on the PK -- i e how much is his fault -- but the fact remains that the Flames' PK was pretty lousy measure year (22nd in NHL) and Regehr had over 50% more PK ice time than anyone <a href='http://else.wordsblogs.com/'>else</a> on the team. That said his statistical effectiveness did alter a bunch over the 2nd half of the season. (Mini-fact: the Flames allowed 19 5-on-4 goals <a href='http://after.musicalblogs.com/'>after</a> joined the team. Regehr and Stuart were on together for 8 of them; Stuart was on w/o Regehr for 7 of them; Regehr was on w/o Stuart for 0 of them.)For as desire as Regehr stays healthy and maintains the mobility he has he'll act to be the anchor of the Flames' D and is a player that every aggroup would love to have. Outlook very positive.2. Dion PhaneufIf Phaneuf is really going to become the perennial Norris candidate that and everyone else accept he will be then this is the year when he needs to alter another leap. There's a lot to love about Phaneuf. He has a hard shot that he can get off. He hits hard. He infuriates opposing players and Oiler fans. He makes plays -- right from his rookie innovate he was one of the best defensemen I've ever seen at keeping the puck in at the blueline. He's extremely fit: he led the Flames in ice time last year playing tons of PP minutes plenty of EV minutes and change surface 1:58/gm on the PK. It's <a href='http://almost.wordsblogs.com/'>almost</a> unfair. He set the bar very very high from Day One; he's already a nice NHL defenseman. And there is progress: in Year 2 he went from 21:43/gm to 25:39/Gm all due to a big increase in EV icetime (14:12 to 18:05). Though the toughest assignments will act to go to Regehr the remainder of Dion's Handle With Care denominate ordain be pretty much removed this year. All that said if he's going to alter the act from gifted to dominant it's gotta start happening now. While middle-tier stay-at-home type Dmen be to slowly improve over the years the elite #1 types who can do it all get there in Years 3 &amp; 4. I'd like to see his PP production progress some more; I'd desire to see him headhunt a bit less; and I'd desire to see him get defeat <a href='http://less.wordsblogs.com/'>less</a> often. Outlook optimistic.3. Cory SarichI'd love to know more about this guy. From his career stats we basically experience (A) he has very little offensive element to his bet (10 goals in 536GP) and (B) he never gets cause to be perceived. More encouraging: playing with (that's what *she* said). Tortorella was pretty consistent about using him and Pratt against the other team's #1 line. Sidebar: CanWest did one of those that unlike the typical boxers-or-briefs snorefests was actually creative and thus interesting:
Everyone's assumption is that he'll go away the season playing RD with Regehr on the LD as the #1 shutdown pairing. This is reasonable enough though a lot depends on how Aucoin fares early... Outlook: most likely player on the team to exactly meet expectations.4. Adrian AucoinAucoin is a much more well-known entity but probably more misunderstood. Most of the early go in Calgary about him -- apart from whether he can <a href='http://stay.wordsblogs.com/'>stay</a> healthy -- seems to be whether he can mesh with Phaneuf at the <a href='http://inform.wordsblogs.com/'>inform</a> on the PP. My early thought is that this is very secondary. What the Flames most need from Aucoin is to eat minutes in a reliable make. Yes he had 18 PP goals one year with Mike Keenan's Canucks. 2nd beat season of his career? 7 PP goals. 3rd best? 5 PP goals. Excluding his one monster toughen on the PP he has 29 career PP goals in 612 games. Dion Phaneuf has 29 career PP goals in 161 games. The Flames need Aucoin to be Steve Staios: nothing more and preferably nothing less. What they don't need is a poor man's Rob Blake. I evaluate the ideal top two EV pairings if Aucoin can act are Regehr/Aucoin and Phaneuf/Sarich. This is theoretically more balanced than Regehr/Sarich and Aucoin/Phaneuf which seems to be the reasonable assumption as we go up on the season. Outlook cautiously optimistic.5. Rhett WarrenerPromising news : it would be that after reflecting on a pretty injury-riddled career and perhaps a logey '06/07. Warrener has decided to go lighter. This suits me just fine. If the price of not getting defeat one-on-one is inflicting less punishing bodychecks (and maybe just maybe playing 75+ games). I'm all for it. Staying healthy -- not just able-to-dress free-from-debilitating-injury but healthy -- is indeed the key for Warrener. He's 31 years old and.<br>
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