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If nothing else, working with youth keeps you active. Since moving from practice to the university setting, I have missed out on the regular games of football, exercise and dance classes or cycling which we tried to build into the programme of the centre I managed. These for me were some of the attractions of the work that made it unique. It wasn't just self-indulgence though. One of the most powerful ways we can influence and potentially change young people's lives is by engaging with them in shared activities.
Activities for me were never just an add-on to fill or structure the day; they were fundamental to the group care task. Bill Shankly, a great former manager of Liverpool Football Club once described football as "socialism without the politics." I think I know what he meant. The football field can be a great leveller, an opportunity for youth to shine and outshine the staff playing alongside them. Properly managed, football can instil a common purpose, a sense of achievement, cooperation and fair play, all of which can carry over to other areas of a young person's life.
I have taken boys all over Scotland to play football. Once a year we would play an "international" match in England, setting out in the old school bus for a weekend away that boys and staff who ever went still remember fondly. The highlight of my own career was not promotion, or the opening of new units, but taking a group of boys from a residential school, most of whom had never been out of Scotland, on an odyssey through France to Italy to watch Scotland play in the 1990 World cup Finals.
My recent change of career direction, along with the increasing unreliability of various limbs and joints, means that my football is becoming more stuttering in its regularity as well as its execution. I've had to find other outlets to maintain some level of physical fitness. So I joined a club, a lifestyle complex with a massive gym, tennis and squash courts, swimming pool, restaurant and bars. I generally go down towards the end of an evening and work out just long enough to convince myself I'm being virtuous.
Initially there were a good number of young people around in the club. I imagined it would be a safe and positive place for my own kids to hang out once they hit adolescence. Then the signs started to go up. Under 18s were not to be allowed into the gym or swimming pool after 9 o'clock at night. What is this about? These aren't difficult kids. In fact most of them are probably pretty privileged. Nor were they blocking facilities, as the place is generally pretty "dead" by that stage of the evening. Occasionally they congregated around the jacuzzi but not to the extent that anyone who could put up with listening in on earnest discussions about who fancied who, should feel they were being excluded.
This small example seems to be indicative of wider trends to exclude youth. At a policy level there is an increasingly retributive emphasis on youth crime. At the other end of the spectrum, the child protection agenda ascribes to youth a role as victims or potential victims of adult crime, to the extent that schools and youth organisations are instituting silly injunctions proscribing adults and young people from participating together in a variety of sports activities. Where stands The Scottish Executive's major policy plank of social inclusion? Are youth not to be included or is inclusion contingent upon their matching up to prevailing political conceptions of "citizenship? in a continuity of human need and indeed human imperfection? Or notions that we as adults might even have some role in the rites of passage of youth to adulthood.
To assert and act on such beliefs would involve us in giving of ourselves at times, of being with rather than doing to kids, of taking risks and being supported in these. If we don't do any of this, social inclusion becomes empty rhetoric. If we continue to hide behind current obsessions around youth crime or "safe-caring" we stop viewing young people as works in progress. We focus fearfully on their behaviours and seek futilely to regulate these. And we then bemoan the fact that they don't buy into our values!


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Gurriel's homer in 10th lifts Astros to 2-1 win over Seattle
Houston Astros' Yuli Gurriel, right, celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning home run against the Seattle Mariners during the 10th inning of a baseball game Friday, June 28, 2019, in Houston. The Astros won 2-1 in 10 innings. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel hit a game-ending home run in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Friday night.
Gurriel hit a 2-2 pitch from Matt Festa (0-2) off the facade in left field for his eighth homer.
Houston's Josh Reddick hit a solo home run to right in the eighth inning to tie it at 1. That snapped a streak of 17 scoreless innings for the Astros.
Austin Nola put the Mariners ahead 1-0 in the third with his first career home run.
Will Harris (2-1) pitched around a single in the tenth for the win.
Houston missed a chance to get on the board in the seventh, with Myles Straw forced to hold at third after he missed the base on a single by Jake Marisnick. After Austin Adams walked George Springer to load the bases with one out, Adams got Jose Altuve to ground to third, with Tim Beckham nailing Straw at the plate. Adams struck out Alex Bregman to end the inning.
After Matt Carasiti pitched a scoreless first, Tommy Milone threw five scoreless innings, scattering three hits.
Houston starter Wade Miley yielded one run and three hits in six innings.
Astros: RHP Brad Peacock was placed on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder discomfort. Manager AJ Hinch said the Astros expect to have Peacock back in the rotation after the All-Star break. … Houston recalled LHP Reymin Guduan from Triple-A Round Rock to take Peacock's spot on the roster. … 1B Yordan Alvarez was out of the lineup Friday with a sore left knee after leaving Thursday's game in the third inning.
Mariners: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (4-5, 5.11 ERA) starts Saturday looking to build off his last start Sunday in which he allowed three runs over six innings in a win over the Orioles. The left-hander has allowed six runs or more in three of his last six starts.
Astros: RHP Justin Verlander (10-3, 2.67) looks to continue his solid season Saturday after earning the win in his last start Sunday, striking out nine and yielding three runs in seven innings against the Yankees.
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This was the remark of Atty. Matias C. Angiwan Jr., Chief Administrative officer during the orientation on Republic Act 10931 also known as the "Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act" on July 23-24, 2018 at the university gymnasium.
Angiwan further explained that the concept to free education in the tertiary level has never been given to any Filipino in the past thus he encouraged the scholars to value the privilege of this law.
"…we who came ahead of you never benefitted from this privilege. We never have the concept of free education in the tertiary level…put value in it, take advantage of it and do your utmost commitment to achieving of its logic so that you might become a better contributor to the society ….this is provided so that you will not waste your time and your years(pertaining to students),"he said.
Marlene B. Atinyao, Director of the Office of the University Registrar mentioned in her presentation that all who meet the admission and retention requirements of the university are qualified to avail of the free education.
"The decision to avail (free education) or not to avail is per semester, if you avail this semester and you don't want to avail next semester, it's okay, it is your choice," Atinyao explained.
Kenneth A. Laruan, Vice President for Academic Affairs discussed the Return Service System (RSS) which is required by the RA 10931.
Laruan said that the colleges of the university will be providing their own guidelines in the implementation of the 24 hour required RSS.
"We expect that the return service will come in any types of services since we can't give them the same work due to the number of students) so it is possible that they will also be conducting their return service in neighboring communities but the students have to abide by the policies in acquiring activity permit from the Office of the Students Services," Laruan answered when asked by a parent what are the services the student should render.
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Reva got her start in marketing through an internship designing collateral for USAToday while still in high school, and her start in digital marketing through an internship with Google while in college. After graduating from Harvard University with Honors in Government, Reva moved to Chicago. Prior to founding DigitalGroundUp and Digital4Startups, Reva was the Director of Marketing for Poggled, a startup offering nightlife deals in 5 markets. While at Poggled, Reva was invited to the White House to live-tweet the arrival ceremony of the new British Prime Minister. Before coming to Poggled, Reva was an Advertising Strategist at Resolution Media. While there, she worked on clients such as Hewlett-Packard, Clear Wireless and Norwegian Cruise Lines, running the day-to-day search operations for HP's Commercial Printing account. She was also a Senior Marketing Analyst for Reverse Mortgage Guides and a Business Analyst at Sears Holdings Corporation.
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Commercial development in the works for Ogden Point
Ogden Point in James Bay could look very different in the next few years.
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The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) released an update on its proposed master plan for Ogden Point, during an information session to residents last week.
The proposed plan, which is currently in the fourth and final stage, will be used as guidance when it comes to development in the area over the next 30 years.
Included in the plan are commercial developments along Dallas Road, such as a cafe or restaurant, as well as the potential for an off-season indoor market. The plan also proposes creating a major pedestrian and cycling-only gateway that links commercial development and the Pier B port of call terminal. The gateway will also include a cultural space to celebrate the heritage of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
A number of changes are also proposed for the area around the breakwater, including the installation of a public greenway leading to the barge facility and waterfront next to Pier A, and an opportunity for some type of performance space near the waterfront.
"This is the more detailed look of the plan. We're looking at the architecture, the urban design layout, the landscaping, environment, social and community aspects of the plan. This is getting into the details of what we're going to be presenting to the City (of Victoria)," said Sonterra Ross, chief operating officer with the harbour authority.
Also included in the plan is the potential development of a small marina facility for small crafts and kayaks, as well as a kayak deck, and renovations to the current port of call terminal and parking areas to include the potential for seasonal food truck parking.
Consultation for the master plan began last year with residents and stakeholders participating in information sessions, open houses and workshops.
However, there are some who still believe more needs to be done to improve the plan.
Marg Gardiner, president of the James Bay Association, said recent changes to some of the positions of the buildings will increase noise and emissions from helicopters, which will affect nearby residents.
"It was up to the GVHA board to make sure that it (the master plan) is a positive thing for the community, which means addressing and seriously addressing issues, which are all solvable," she said, adding there are also concerns regarding emissions from cruise ships, which the harbour authority has shown "lack of management."
"It's all solvable, it has to do with GVHA managing the industry in Victoria, rather than just focusing on promoting and supporting it."
Ross noted the harbour authority's consultant Stantec, responsible for developing the plan, has noise modelling systems that show the building position and height reduce noise.
The master plan will go to the harbour authority board in November and will be presented to Victoria city council in December, followed by the completion of an implementation plan, which will detail priorities over the next five to 10 years.
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New poll shows Ted Cruz 4 points ahead of Beto O'Rourke
By Grace Segers
August 22, 2018 / 6:10 PM / CBS News
Texas Senate race
A new NBC News/Marist poll shows that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is leading Democratic rival Rep. Beto O'Rourke by just four percentage points. Cruz has the support of 49 percent of registered voters polled, while O'Rourke has 45 percent.
Cruz leads O'Rourke among white voters, with the support of 67 percent of white voters without a college degree and 49 percent of white voters with a college degree. The college-educated white voter is quickly becoming a crucial demographic for Democrats, and if O'Rourke is able to cut into Cruz's support in that group, it could help to sway the election in his favor. Fifty-six percent of men also support Cruz.
Meanwhile, O'Rourke is the narrow favorite among independent voters, who back him 46 percent to Cruz's 45 percent. Latinos, women, voters under 45, and African-Americans also all support O'Rourke.
No Democrat has won a statewide race in Texas since 1994, but progressives are hopeful that O'Rourke's barnstorming style of campaigning could attract new voters. O'Rourke's campaign raised over $10 million in three months, but the state remains more red than purple.
The poll also found that incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has the support of 56 percent of registered voters, while Democratic opponent Lupe Valdez has the backing of 37 percent. Abbott is defeating Valdez among almost every demographic.
The survey of 970 adults, including 759 registered voters, was conducted Aug. 12-16. The margin of error for registered voters is +/- 3.8 percentage points.
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We're buying Ezekiel Elliott, Fiesta Bowl hero, after Ohio State's win over Notre Dame
In his final game as Buckeye, Zeke feasted on the Irish.
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Something that might be impossible to rectify: football is a game driven by, created by violence -- a reckless, dangerous game -- in which lines have been drawn to decide which hits are too violent.
Fact: Joey Bosa was ejected in the first quarter of his final game as a Buckeye, and that really sucked.
Fact: By the letter of the law, what Bosa did met criteria for a targeting penalty and an ejection.
Those of us who don't play the sport feel cheated when our favorite players are ejected from games, because in our worldview, the game is about us: it's an entertainment industry, one that should be designed to maximize our enjoyment. There is no football without us, we think, and therefore it should pander to us. It's an easy instinct to give in to.
The way that Bosa hit Deshone Kizer -- crown of the helmet straight into the chest -- didn't seem to meet our traditional litmus test for targeting. Bosa didn't go anywhere near Kizer's head, the hit wasn't malicious, et cetera. But here's where we see the other side of the coin. While there arguably might not be college football without the fans, there definitely wouldn't be college football without, you know, the players. And rules like targeting are designed to protect the players, first from one another, and second from themselves. Bosa led with the crown, and while he didn't run the risk of injuring Kizer's head, he ran the risk of injuring his own, and so he was, by rule, penalized.
It was tough to swallow, and it dramatically changed the shape of the game. But if you're complaining about it, your gripe is with a rule that takes on the Sisyphean task of trying to legislate violence within a violent game. It shouldn't be with the referees, who did what they were supposed to do.
Bosa has played his last snap as a Buckeye. So have several others, and it is time to celebrate them, in light of a sound victory over Notre Dame, to the tune of 44-28. Let's take a look at who's responsible for bringing home the BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl trophy:
Ezekiel Elliott, RB: Being proud of someone you've never met can feel like a condescending thing. You don't know them, you don't know their life, you probably aren't qualified to speak on it. But good god, I am proud of Zeke. I am proud of what he's done for the last two seasons, proud of how much joy he's brought to so many people. Rarely have I enjoyed watching someone go to work as much as I have Ezekiel Elliott.
He was predictably excellent against Notre Dame, finishing with four touchdowns on 27 carries totaling 149 yards. He also added 30 yards receiving to his numbers on a little swing pass from J.T. Barrett, which he took up the left sideline at astonishing speed. There's little left to be said about what Zeke has done as a Buckeye. All we can hope is that he's drafted by a team good enough to be shown on national TV once in awhile.
Michael Thomas, WR: There's one play from this game that Thomas would probably like to have back. Barrett hit him in the end zone, his man a step or two behind him, not a threat. The rock bounced straight off of the most reliable hands on the team and skipped away incomplete. Despite that uncharacteristic misstep, Thomas had himself a hell of a game, finishing with 72 yards on seven catches and another touchdown. (He put two open-field defenders on skates to put that one in, stop us if you've heard this before.)
Thomas hasn't said definitively that he's leaving for the NFL or staying in school. The smart money is on the former, as he would likely hear his name called on the first night of the draft. But a tweet from after the game has us wondering whether he might stick around another year and try to bring in one last piece of hardware.
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Joey Bosa, DE: The most ringing endorsement of Bosa's impact is just how different the game looked after he was out of it. Before his ejection for targeting, Bosa was everywhere, getting after Deshone Kizer again and again, drawing double teams that lightened the load for his teammates. Notre Dame's offense had absolutely nothing going well when Bosa was in the game.
It was a different story afterwards, as an already-thin defensive line (missing both Adolphus Washington and Tommy Schutt) struggled at times to stuff the run or put enough pressure on Kizer. The Irish QB seemed to have all day to throw at times, and the Buckeyes avoided giving up a pair of huge plays only because the ball was overthrown. Bosa, who could very well be the top pick in April's draft, is a natural disruptor. It hurt to see him go out the way he did, and it hurts knowing his days in the Scarlet and Gray are over. One last time, an homage for the people in back:
Tyvis Powell, S: Powell, one half of Ohio State's fearsome safety duo, almost had himself a pair of interceptions on the day. His first, unfortunately, came on the same play in which Joey Bosa was ejected for targeting. The personal foul negated the pick, and Powell was left to stew. He got his chance again in the third quarter. Powell shaded to his left, read a floating Kizer pass perfectly, and reeled it in. A former two-star recruit, Powell has worked hard for four years to earn and keep a starting spot. He has a year of eligibility remaining, so we'll have to wait and see if he joins the mass exodus from Ohio State to the NFL.
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Gareon Conley, DB: Conley didn't have his finest game of the year against Notre Dame. In all fairness, it wasn't his fault that he ended up matched up against Will Fuller, one of the country's best wide receivers, on a crucial fourth quarter drive. Fuller got the better of Conley in a big way, knocking him off balance with a hard cutback and then easily stepping out of Conley's tackle attempt en route to an 81-yard TD. Conley is a solid player who can play better than he has at times this year. Think of this as his personal bulletin board material.
Buy: J.T. Barrett's improvisational skills. Barrett looks his best as a runner when he's forced to scramble and take off upfield. This game gave him ample opportunity to make big plays with his legs, and Barrett made the most of them. He finished with 96 yards on 23 carries, as well as throwing for 211 yards and a TD.
Sell: Abandoning Braxton Miller. The opening drive showed so much potential for this to be a repeat performance of the Virginia Tech game. It would have been a fitting bookend on the year to let Braxton cook in the last game like he did in the first, and it would have been a nice ending to his historic Ohio State career to feed him the ball at least a half-dozen times. Alas, the world doesn't work that way, and Miller was pretty much left out of the game plan after the opening minutes. He ended his Ohio State tenure with a two-catch game, totaling 12 yards. Barrett could have had Miller in the end zone late in the game, but the window closed and Barrett was sacked instead. Thanks for everything, Brax.


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Ispaad is wasteful political expediency
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) continues to waste our meagre resources on programmes like ISPAAD despite the fact that there is very little or no returns on investment.
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: Many subsistence farmers rely on government assistance to produce crops
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According to the Daily News of September 13, 2017, at page 6; the Chairperson of the Southern District Council, Alec Seametso, informed councillors that arable farmers in the Southern District ploughed 105,770,008 hectares; out of which 99, 663,369 hectares or 91 % was by subsistence farmers while the remaining nine percent was from commercial farmers. According to the same report given to Council; the harvest yielded 53 metric tonnes from cereal, 595 metric tonnes for leguminous crops, 315 metric tonnes as oil crops and 117 metric tonnes as fodder.
In an unprecedented turn of events, the 99,663,369 hectares or 91% that was ploughed by subsistence farmers only accounted for 14% of the harvest; whilst 85% of the harvest was from 6,106,639 hectares ploughed by commercial farmers. This invariably connotes that government though the Department of Crop Production may have spent about P49, 831,684 to pay tractor owners for ploughing (if we use P500 per hectare). This figure would become even higher when fertilisers and pesticides are added, just in the Southern District alone.
Although it is the responsibility of government to assist those who are poor and cannot fend for themselves, a responsible government cannot continue to pour a lot of money into subsistence arable agriculture when there are little or no tangible returns of investment. A government that takes itself seriously would have shifted its assistance to the nine percent who are contributing 85% of the harvest so that they would in turn employ the rest of the population.
The BDP government has over time created a very bad dependency syndrome on those Batswana who prior to Independence used to fend for themselves without any assistance. The agricultural production has fallen with the passing of years in Botswana.
The sector, which contributed about 40% to the GDP at Independence has been reduced to fewer than five percent of the GDP. The arable agriculture in particular has failed. The neglect of the sector has resulted in basic food deficit at national level, despite the amount of government interventionist programmes like ALDEP, ARAP, SLOCA,
AE10 and currently ISPAAD.
These wasteful programmes are compounded by the one-size-fits-all attitude rather than the development of targeted assistance schemes for small, medium and big commercial farmers and support each geographical area according to its needs and circumstances.
It is sad that despite the importance of research and development, agricultural research has never been a principal tool to producing evidence-based policies and practices. What the BDP has practised over the years in agriculture has been 'shoot-and-miss' programmes, hence millions of pula being poured down the drained under the so-called agricultural assistance programmes, with no tangible results or recipients graduating from poverty.
The BDP regime has systematically marginalised the rural areas. The disparities between the urban and rural areas continue to widen in both economic and social indicators. The rural areas are characterised by high levels of poverty, unemployment and poor quality of services. As a result of deliberate unemployment crisis, the BDP has come up with a programme called Ipelegeng which is no longer a drought relief programme, but an endeavour to 'camouflage' the high levels of unemployment and despondency, especially in rural areas.
The key sectors that are supposed to play an active role in rural development have been neglected. The agricultural sector lacks access to credit, institutional support, and access to appropriate technology. The basic infrastructure continues to be visibly absent. Basic services like electricity and telecommunications remain a major handicap to rural development. The lack of commitment by the BDP to rural development has driven most able women and men to urban areas, leaving rural areas with the least able to pursue meaningful development.
Although everything points to one direction, which is the need to develop rural infrastructure, the BDP has paid false piety to developing roads, telecommunications, dams and provide electricity to facilitate development of rural areas through agriculture. This should be a key strategy to attract investment and the youth into the agricultural sector and improve opportunities for the rural populations to be fully engaged and earn decent incomes.
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Q: Dockerizing .NET Core app doesn't give the same output? I'm new in docker and I'm trying to dockerizing a .NET core app, the compiled app when I run it without a live server is should give this error.

the dockerfile I use to build an image for this app is
FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/sdk:3.1 AS build-env

WORKDIR /app
COPY *.csproj ./
RUN dotnet restore
COPY . ./
RUN dotnet publish -c Release -o bin

WORKDIR /app/bin

ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "Rescue.Bridge.dll"]

the output when running the container is

my question is that I can't figure out what is missing/wrong so I can get the same output as the compiled version without docker?

A: When it comes container, you should not bind with specific IP address otherwise you should not able to access your application.
Add this in the Dockefile to listen on all interfaces.
ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS http://+:6005

You will able to access the application from outside of the container.
Or you can update URL in the appsettings.json
  "App": {
    "APIURL": "http://0.0.0.0:6005/"
  },

A: the problem was in the compiled version not in the dockerized one, "System.Net.Internals.SocketExceptionFactory+ExtendedSocketException (49): Can't assign requested address 127.0.0.1:0"
when I changed the connection setting, all worked well.

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I've been playing around a bit with Business Activity Monitoring in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and ran into a problem deploying a BAM definition XML file I had just created in Excel.

When I tried to deploy the definition, I'd get an error similar to this one:

Deploying Activity... Done.
Deploying View... ERROR: The BAM deployment failed.
Encountered error while executing command on SQL Server "NEWTON".
Column names in each table must be unique. Column name 'abc_id' in table 'bam_AbcEvents_Dim_abc' is specified more than once.

I checked my BAM definition several files (even checking IDs on the raw XML) and couldn't find any duplicates of this field. However, after struggling for about 15 minutes with it, I nailed it down: The problem was how I named a dimension!

I had an item defined in my activity named 'abc_id'. When I created my view, I created a custom dimension that combined 'abc_id' with another item and named it 'abc'. That seemed like a proper way to name it.

Problem is, when you try to deploy this, the activity tables will be created correctly, but bomb when creating the dimension table for 'abc', because bm.exe will try to create an artificial identity column for the dimension called 'abc_id'. That's how you end up with an apparent duplicate column error!~

The solution: rename your dimension in your view definition.

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Minnesota stuck in neutral after a decade of incremental progress advancing women in corporate leadership
Rebecca Hawthorn (left) and Joann Bangs (right), co-authors of the Minnesota Census of Women in Corporate Leadership study.
The 2017 Minnesota Census of Women in Corporate Leadership
The number of women holding leadership positions at Minnesota's 72 largest public companies has stalled after an upward trend over the last 10 years. According to the 2017 Minnesota Census of Women in Corporate Leadership, produced by St. Catherine University and available today as a special insert in the April issue of Twin Cities Business magazine, there was a net decrease of 12 women executive officers in 2017 (116 to 104). In addition, there was a net loss of 18 women directors on Minnesota's corporate boards. Forty-five new directors were appointed to Minnesota boards in 2017, but only eight (17.8 percent) of those were women, a significant decrease from 29.6 percent of new women directors in 2016.
Notably, fewer public companies listed Minnesota as their corporate headquarters in 2017, resulting in a decreased sample of 72 from 85 companies tracked in 2016 – and therefore decreased opportunities. There were 605 available board seats in 2017 and women held 117 of these positions. Companies in the Minnesota Census have revenues between $17.6 million and $185 billion.
These results and more will be explored in depth at the 2018 Women in Leadership Forum on April 10 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, featuring additional insights from the report and a discussion with panelists from Pentair, 3M, McKinsey & Company and Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. Visit https://tcbmag.com/events/women-in-leadership-forum-2/ for more information.
"There's no question that gender parity in corporate leadership has been – and will continue to be – an uphill climb," said Joann Bangs, Ph.D., study co-author and Associate Provost, College for Women, Dean, School of Business and Professional Studies, and Professor, Economics, St. Catherine University. "This data represents a discouraging, yet important, reminder of just how far we have to go after years of gradually moving the needle in the right direction."
A Sobering Year for Diversity in Leadership
The 2017 survey also marked the first year in a decade that the number of women of color directors decreased and the number of companies with women of color directors declined. More than three-fourths of Minnesota's 72 largest publicly held companies did not have any women of color serving on their boards in 2017. Retirements and company departures drove a net decrease of five women directors of color, and only one new woman director of color received a board appointment in 2017.
"This census is an important tool to measure the progress we are making as a community and state to diversify our leadership teams and include women in key roles," said ReBecca Roloff, President of St. Catherine University. "We know that organizations with higher percentages of women in leadership roles — including women of color — see better results in their business and bottom line."
Local Trailblazers Serve as Models Despite Overall Setback
Several local companies are walking the walk when it comes to gender parity in leadership. Nineteen companies with both 20 percent or more women corporate directors and 20 percent or more women executive officers received Honor Roll status in the 2017 Minnesota Census, the same number as 2016.
Target Corp. and Deluxe Corp. are the only two companies that have maintained Honor Roll status over the past decade, demonstrating their consistent commitment to diverse leadership despite director and executive officer turnover.
"We have always taken pride in putting the right people into the right roles," said Julie Loosbrock, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Deluxe. "We want diversity in our all of our teams to challenge our thinking and always gain new perspectives. At Deluxe, we have capable, determined and exceptional women in leadership roles who are helping drive our next century of growth. We have made great strides in advancing female leadership at Deluxe, and we will continue to build on the momentum we have made in this area. It is vital to our continued growth as a company."
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Black Swan (film)
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Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller-horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis and Winona Ryder. The plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to play the innocent and fragile White Swan, for which the committed dancer Nina (Portman) is a perfect fit, as well as the dark and sensual Black Swan, which are qualities better embodied by the new arrival Lily (Kunis). Nina is overwhelmed by a feeling of immense pressure when she finds herself competing for the part, causing her to lose her tenuous grip on reality and descend into a living nightmare.
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The black swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan, which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. The species was hunted to extinction in New Zealand, but later reintroduced. Within Australia they are nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon climatic conditions. Black swans are large birds with mostly black plumage and red bills. They are monogamous breeders that share incubation duties and cygnet rearing between the sexes.
Black swans have been introduced to various countries as an ornamental bird in the 1800s, but have escaped and formed stable populations. A small population of Black swans exists on the River Thames at Marlow, and near the River Itchen, Hampshire. Described scientifically by English naturalist John Latham in 1790, the black swan was formerly placed into a monotypic genus, Chenopis. Black swans can be found singly, or in loose companies numbering into the hundreds or even thousands. Black swans are popular birds in zoological gardens and bird collections, and escapees are sometimes seen outside their natural range.
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable is a book by the essayist, scholar, philosopher and statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It was released on April 17, 2007 by Random House. The book focuses on the extreme impact of certain kinds of rare and unpredictable events (outliers) and humans' tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events retrospectively. This theory has since become known as the black swan theory.
The book also covers subjects relating to knowledge, aesthetics, and ways of life, and uses elements of fiction in making its points. The author frequently shares anecdotes from his own life to elaborate his theories.
The book's first edition appeared in 2007 and was a commercial success. It spent 36 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. The second, expanded edition appeared in 2010.
Overview: Black Swan theory
Taleb, bestselling author of Fooled by Randomness, treats uncertainty and randomness as a single idea. See Black swan theory for Taleb's definition of a Black Swan event.
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Black swan is the common name for Cygnus atratus, an Australasian waterfowl.
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The Black Swan (1932), a pirate adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini
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It's that time of year again. Our Anual Holiday Gift Guide for golfers is here!
Last year was our first attempt at a Holiday Gift Guide, and it was a success. We've had quite a few companies reach out to us this year. We're eager to showcase them for you all in this post.
A few you'll recognize from articles earlier this year, and some are not only new to us but the industry in whole. We love to bring you reviews on these items but, we also like to bring awareness to products and companies that we haven't written about at well.
We hope you enjoy this list and you're able to find a special gift for that special golfer in your life (even if it's for you).
Made from brass and milled by the talented CNC Creations this is a great gift for the golfer who loves the higher end collectibles. The token marker is the first marker release from us here at the Breakfast Ball, and we think it would be a welcomed addition to any golfers collection or their golf bag.
The detailing in the markers is utterly fantastic, and I'm not just saying that because we offer them. The work Josh at CNC Creations creates is on an entirely new level, and it's the reason with CNC Creations for this project. You can purchase the BBGB Token Ball Marker by clicking HERE.
We plan on having further releases like this in the future so stay tuned for that.
TecTecTec has been around for a while now, and they are starting to make a name for themselves in this segment of the industry. They are doing so by offering a quality rangefinder at a price point that will not break your bank account. With several options to choose from, there's a rangefinder to fits most everyone's needs.
Earlier this year JT reviewed the VPRO DLX and was impressed with the overall function considering it comes in at a much lower cost than the higher priced competitors. The VPRO DLX retails for $179. But we also want to share with you the TecTecTec VPRO 500. The TecTecTec line is ideal for the player looking to get into a rangefinder but who don't want to drop close to $400 to get one. At $149 the VPRO500 is an excellent option and will perform great.
Under Armour is a name we all have come to love and enjoy. They make some incredible apparel and shoe products and recently have dived into the golf-themed sunglasses arena. In August we reviewed the Octane version of the Under Armour sunglasses with the Golf Tuned lenses. UA was kind enough to send us another version to showcase for this holiday guide.
The Assist Sunglasses feature the same golf tuned lenses but are more of a classic look than the sporty Octane. Selling for $99 the Assist variant is an affordable option for someone looking to get into a golf lens without spending a ton of money.
You can visit the Under Armour Website and see all the variety of lenses they offer. The UA Sunglasses range from $99-$124.
If you've read this blog for any amount of time, you know we're geeks about headcovers. With a plethora of options out there to choose from, we're happy to share a new company we recently found. Allow me to elaborate, they've been around since 2004, so they're far from new. Just new to us. Made with high-quality materials, the Rocket Tour Headcovers offer that old school look and style. Built to last and with a variety of styling options, a Rocket Tour Headcover will bring that vintage look to your bag without breaking the bank.
Ranging from $30-$43 dollars this is an excellent choice for a unique headcover. Either for yourself or a gift, you can't go wrong in choosing a Rocket Tour Headcover this holiday season.
Visit the link above to check out their website.
HO HO HO and HA HA HA coming from the holiday lookbook of Travis Mathews. Getting you prepped for those company Christmas parties or maybe your photo shoot with Santa, holiday-themed apparel is always fun this time of year. Like the holiday wrapping paper it was inspired by, she'll be tearing into you when you look suave and ready for the holidays in this fun all-over printed fashions.
Santa's only busy one day of the year, so we're guessing you can find him on the links a few times during the year. Let everyone know how much you love golf (and Travis Mathews) when you show up in this holiday sweater. St. Nick is one popular guy come the holidays, so with this t-shirt, maybe you can pull off his look with this fun printed t-shirt, perfect for your next holiday party.
Take the world-famous MAPES design by Travis Mathews, add a dash of holiday spirit (and maybe a splash of spiked egg nog) and you have a hat fit for the links during December!
Enjoy ideal fit and excellent materials from TM regardless of the ugly sweater party feels. We love that such a powerful brand has some fun this time of year.
For a few years now AmpCaddy has been delivering sounds to the course through their wildly popular Bluetooth speaker. JT and I both have been addicted to the speaker since we reviewed the AmpCaddy back in January. I encourage you to go back and read the review and then head back here to finish the gift guide.
There is some exciting news coming from the AmpCaddy Headquarters. Because of the success of the Bluetooth speaker, they have been able to head back to the design room and have created a new line of products that will be debuting soon. We got a sneak peek of the new items and wanted to share with you what's on the horizon. While they are not available for sale as of yet, the 2nd Generation speaker is and right now it is at an excellent price! Visit the AmpCaddy website and pick up this great gift idea.
What's not to love about an apparel company that manufactures their clothing line here in the USA? State Apparel has a different ideology in that the clothes they offer are intended to be abused by the everyday happenings on the golf course. It's patent pending and functional golf wear.
We incorporate intuitive wiping layers into our golf pants and shirts. These are special towel-like fabrics for cleaning a golfer's hands, clubs & golf balls. Our clothing provides an on-the-spot & efficient solution to golf's persistent problem of water and dirt, so golfers no longer need to step away from a shot to grab a towel.
I've known about State Apparel since I first saw them inhabit a small booth back at the 2014 PGA Merchandise show. Since then they have continued to evolve as a brand, and this polo we received is the first I've had the pleasure to wear. The Competition Polo is very well designed and has an excellent fit, even for this short chubby golfer. After seeing the quality and comfort, and let's not forget about the function, I'm certainly going to be looking at adding a few of their other pieces to my wardrobe as well.
Check out the State Apparel website and know you'll be purchasing some high quality made in USA golf gear at an incredibly affordable price.
Just in time for the cooler temps comes some of the hottest loungewear on the planet. 2UNDR's casual first layer performance Long John features the patented Joey Pouch™ to give the same 2UNDR fit and feel while preventing unwanted skin contact. The 4-way stretch Bamboo – Cotton blend makes them lavishly soft and stretchy. Whether you're on the ice or in the cabin, keep warm and dry with this comfortable leisurewear.
In addition to the comfy long johns, they have embarked into leisure pants and athletic fit pullovers. As fitness apparel becomes more people's choice for day to day wear, we indeed are jacked up that one of our favorite brands decided to join the party. Labeled as loungewear, you'll find the tailored fit and finish something that you can wear for plenty of activities that don't involve the couch.
Check out our review of 2UNDR's revolutionary "joey pouch." And read what we thought of the undergarment that's making big waves in the apparel space. This holiday they add even more looks of your favorite collegiate teams and many wild new patterns. Enjoy 20% off your purchase when using code BKBGOLF20! Click HERE to head on over to the 2UNDER website.
Premium golf balls at an affordable price? Who doesn't want that? Nobody we know. VICE Golf Balls continue to expand their growing popularity with their mail order only service. We believe it's an excellent golf ball option. With five options to choose from, there's a golf ball for nearly every player. And, with a golf ball selector tool on the VICE Website, it's a simple task to figure out which golf ball is right for you.
I chose the Pro Soft and was quite surprised by the performance. Plus, there is an option to get personal with your purchase. Like we did when we decided to have our new logo put on a few boxes. VICE is an excellent choice as a gift for your favorite golfer.
With VICE Golf the more you buy, the cheaper they get. The Pro Soft starts at $34.95 a dozen but drops to $24.95 a dozen if you buy five boxes. That is a fantastic price for a great golf ball.
I've been hammered with requests to "hook it up" for my buddies ever since I introduced the work of Travis Sessler back in April. Yeah, sometimes being a blogger for a golf site has its disadvantages. But, it let me know that my initial thoughts of the work he's turning out with his 310.USA company was spot on; the products are just sick.
Aside from myself being hassled for the 310 goods, Travis has been equally busy. Word has gotten out about his divot tools and ball markers. It is a great thing not only for him but all of you as well. As the sales keep coming in Travis is continuing to add new products to his already impressive collection.
Visit the 310.USA page on Instagram and you can see exactly why Travis and his 310.USA brand is making some waves in the pocket change arena.
I'm eager to get my review completed of the TOMO golf shoe. But, I didn't want to pass up this opportunity to share this brand with everyone considering it's an excellent gift for the holidays.
The TOMO Volume 1 is a lightweight, breathable golf shoe. And it has some style to go along with the AMAZING comfort. These are the equivalent of walking on pillows. I've been wearing my frequently and not just to golf in; they are that comfortable.
As the colder weather is upon us in most of the states, sorry but I'm not sorry shorts are still a possibility here in Southern Nevada, they might not get much use until springtime hits. That's no reason to skip out on a great gift this holiday season. At $89 the TOMO Volume 1 is an excellent choice in my opinion. We think these as a gift would impress the hell out of the person who receives them.
Visit the TOMO website and grab a pair, you'll look like a gift-giving legend!
That wraps up this edition of our now annual gift guide for the golfers.
We have some great reviews in the works right now as well.
We'll have a few of those in December and then kick off 2019 with some exciting news as well!
Thanks for checking out this year's gift guide, and good luck to all you maniacs tempting fate on Black Friday!
Great list of holiday presents! I love my Tomo shoes but can't wear them until my Mesquite trip in January!


Troopers from the Kansas Highway Patrol Air Support Unit recently recognized the Salina Airport Authority maintenance crew for their outstanding assistance during the winter months with a certificate of appreciation.
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"It's our small part we can do so that the aircraft can get in the air to support troopers and citizens on the ground," said Airport Authority Executive Officer Tim Rogers, A.A.E.


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