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The warm and wet growing season of 2011 set the stage for an explosive level of late-season corn diseases such as stalk rots, ear rots and foliar diseases. Among the foliar diseases which quickly emerged as a significant issue to growers was Goss's Wilt. The disease, typically a western Nebraska and Colorado issue, moved east throughout the Corn Belt.
Goss's Wilt is a persistent and economically serious disease of susceptible dent, food-grade and sweet hybrids. Unlike many of the common corn diseases seen throughout the season, Goss's bacterial wilt and blight of corn is caused by a bacteria rather than a fungus. The disease is common following severe weather events such as hail, heavy winds or heavy rainfall. States in which Goss's Wilt was reported in 2011 include: Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.
There are no in-season control options available to the grower. Foliar fungicides are not effective in the control of this disease.
Your best defense against Goss's Wilt is to plant corn hybrids with high levels of tolerance.
With the wide array of diverse genetics available to GreenLeaf, we are able to assemble a portfolio of hybrids that are highly tolerant to Goss's Wilt. Talk to your sales representative about which hybrids are a good fit for your area.
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Her Columbia Master's degree in Financial Engineering and experience in media finance enable Gloria to be a shrewd counselor about the financial side of the investment in a new house. Previously a guest lecturer on Pricing at Columbia University, she brings a wealth of analytical insight to this critical facet of buying or selling a home. Tax considerations, incorporating the right investment vehicle, and setting up the right financing are part of the network of experts she brings together.
Active management of construction projects is critical to realizing the dreams of many clients. With a reliable team of architects, designers, and tradespeople, Gloria makes sure her clients' projects get executed on time and on budget. Weekly meetings with contractors, days spent picking the finishes, and site walk-throughs are the norm, so that her clients have the security that the project is on track.
Gloria has served some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs, high-tech executives, and investors. Her network of both affluent home-owners and top-notch service providers makes her an invaluable enabler of every aspect of home ownership.
Her global background (born in Beijing, grew up in Hong Kong, college in Canada, graduate school in New York) mixed with her 12 years in Palo Alto give her an understanding of what makes our community special, and how buyers from afar might become a part of it. She has just completed the design and ground-up construction of her home in Palo Alto, where her twin boys are preparing to attend public school.
John brings 20 years of experience building companies and closing deals—along with a Columbia MBA—to residential real estate. John honed his marketing and contract negotiating skills in his career as a tech executive. From founding his own company to enabling the successful sale of another company to Microsoft for hundreds of millions of dollars, he has negotiated and closed hundreds of contracts. He seeks creative ways to find value, underpinned by a rigorous analytical understanding of pricing and local trends. John is well versed in contractual nuances, building code regulations, and the appreciation potential of clients' housing investments.
John has lived in Palo Alto for the past 12 years, previously hailing from New York City, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Canada. A veteran of over 30 house moves and many construction sites in the area, John has detailed hands-on knowledge of the joys and trials of starting a new home. In 2018 he and his wife Gloria completed the design, tear-down, and complete rebuild of their home in the Crescent Park neighborhood of Palo Alto.
Having backpacked around the world on three occasions, John understands that material possessions are just tools for life, not the purpose of it all. A home is a vessel for experiences, not the true end-goal. Shrewd financial management and deft targeted marketing are ultimately in service of a life thoughtfully lived. John offers his skills and perspectives to each client with tireless enthusiasm, allowing them to achieve the results they deserve.
Krissie has never ventured far from the Bay Area – Born in Redwood City, raised in Menlo Park and Atherton, she attended Santa Clara University and moved to experience city life in San Francisco. She eventually found herself back in Redwood City, returning full circle to raise her family in the same neighborhood she grew up in. She has over fifteen years of experience in customer service and has a passion for helping people and seeing them successful and happy. Her local knowledge and network provides great resources for the client's real estate needs and beyond. Krissie graduated from Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton and holds a B.A. in Communications from Santa Clara University.
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Firefly lineup to be announced Friday
The sixth annual Firefly Music Festival at the Woodlands in Dover runs June 15-18.
Firefly lineup to be announced Friday The sixth annual Firefly Music Festival at the Woodlands in Dover runs June 15-18. Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://delonline.us/2k7WVjr
Ryan Cormier, The News Journal Published 12:05 p.m. ET Jan. 26, 2017 | Updated 4:45 p.m. ET Jan. 26, 2017
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By this time Friday, the wait for Firefly Music Festival's lineup will be replaced by a new countdown clock – one that ticks down to June 15, the opening day of the sixth annual Dover festival.
The long-awaited announcement will land at 10 a.m. Friday. (If your son or daughter seems on edge, this might be the reason why.) Check delawareonline.com at that time for full coverage.
Four-day passes will go on sale three hours later at 1 p.m. via fireflyfestival.com.
General admission wristbands are $289 – $10 more than last year. VIP passes cost $699, and Super VIP passes, which include access to artist lounges, on-stage viewing areas and an open bar, cost $2,499. Both are the same cost as 2016.
So far, seven of the 100-plus acts have been officially announced by Firefly organizers.
Rapper Busta Rhymes, who can be heard reuniting with A Tribe Called Quest on the group's stand-out November release "We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service," was announced in December along with New York electro rock duo Phantogram. It's a return engagement for Phantogram, which rocked the Woodlands grooving in 2014.
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Last weekend, Firefly had scavenger hunts in five cities (Dover, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.), sending fans scrambling to find a pair of free VIP passes in each town, along with a postcard with the name of a 2017 act.
The revealed acts included Los Angeles pop duo Capital Cities, Swedish electronic DJ dance duo Galantis, Philadelphia rapper/comedian Lil Dicky, English indie rockers Glass Animals and New York indie popsters MisterWives. Capital Cities, Glass Animals and MisterWives have all played Firefly in the past.
The festival is expected to once again draw 90,000 music fans from around the world.
Contact Ryan Cormier of The News Journal at rcormier@delawareonline.com or (302) 324-2863. Follow him on Facebook (@ryancormier), Twitter (@ryancormier) and Instagram (@ryancormier).
WHAT: Firefly Music Festival
WHEN: June 15-18
WHERE: The Woodlands near Dover International Speedway, Dover
LINEUP: To be announced at 10 a.m. Friday. Check delawareonline.com at that time for full coverage.
FOUR-DAY PASSES: General admission ($289), VIP ($699) and Super VIP ($2,499). On sale beginning at 1 p.m. Friday.
INFORMATION: fireflyfestival.com
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The Federal Election Commission was hit by a massive cyberattack hours after the government shutdown, according to a report from the Center for Public Integrity. The CPI report claimed the Chinese were behind "the worst act of sabotage" in the agency's history.
The Federal Election Commission was hit by a massive cyberattack hours after the government shutdown began, according to a report from the Center for Public Integrity. The CPI report claimed the Chinese were behind "the worst act of sabotage" in the agency's 38-year history.
Three government officials involved in the investigation confirmed the attack to CPI, and the FEC acknowledged the incident in a statement. However, the CPI report did not explain why the officials believed China was involved, or provide any details of the network intrusion beyond the fact that attackers crashed several FEC computer systems. When asked for a statement, FEC referred Security Watch to the Department of Homeland Security and did not provide any information.
The fact that an attack during the 16-day shutdown occurred should not be a big surprise, since many security experts had warned attackers might take advantage of IT personnel being furloughed to launch an attack. With less people watching the networks, there was a lot of opportunity for attackers. In fact, the FEC had furloughed all 339 agency employees as none of its staff had been considered "necessary to the prevention of imminent threats" to federal property, according to CPI.
Hindsight is 20/20, but the attack happened almost a year after an independent auditor had warned the FEC that its IT infrastructure was at "high risk" for attack. The auditor pointed out that while the FEC had some policies in place, they were not sufficient and immediate action was required to reduce the risks. The FEC disagreed with the majority of the auditor's recommendations, arguing its systems were secure.
"The FEC's information and information systems are at high risk because of the decision made by FEC officials not to adopt all minimum security requirements that the Federal government has adopted," auditors from Leon Snead & Company wrote in November 2012.
Issues included passwords that never expired, had not been changed since 2007, or had never been used to log in. Disabled accounts remained in Active Directory and laptops issued to contractors used the same "easily guessed" password, according to the report. Even though the FEC required two-factor authentication on its computer systems, the audit identified 150 computers which could be used to remotely connect to FEC systems that didn't have the additional protection enabled. Auditors also flagged poor patching processes and outdated software.
"The controls in place reflect the appropriate level of security and acceptable risk to support the mission and safeguard the data of the agency," the agency said in its response to the audit.
It's not clear whether the attackers took advantage of the poor passwords or any of the other issues flagged in the report during the October attack. Considering the agency had dismissed the criticisms in the audit report, it is likely many of the issues remained unsolved as of October.
The agency needed to adopt NIST IT security controls in FIPS 200 and SP 800-53 and mandate that all contractors and third-party providers follow the requirements outlined in the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), the auditors said. Contractors working with the federal government have to comply with FISMA, and just because the FEC was FISMA-exempt didn't mean the contractors were, the auditors said.
The FEC appeared to be making IT security decisions based on what the agency is legally required to do, rather than considering what would make the agency's information and information systems more secure, the audit report said.
It's important for organizations to realize that security isn't just about checking off a list of guidelines and standards. Administrators have to think about what they are doing and make sure their actions are in line with what their infrastructure needs. The FEC insisted it had policies and guidelines in place to protect its data and networks, and it was sufficient because it complied with a different security directive. The agency had not stopped to consider whether those controls and policies actually made its network secure.
The FEC's poor security posture meant that its "computer network, data and information is at an increased risk of loss, theft, manipulation, interruption of operations, and other adverse actions," the report warned.
And we are left wondering what the attackers did that made the intrusion the biggest act of sabotage in the agency's history, and which other agencies may have gotten hit over the same time period. We can only hope other agencies had done a better job of meeting minimum security standards for its data and networks.


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Guests Tamara Staton and Phil Carver discuss the growing Citizens Climate Lobby (CLL) and how people can be involved to advance a Fee & Dividend Proposal to reduce the amount of climate carbon to below 350 PPM. Tamara Staton is the leader of Portland's CCL chapter and Phil is a policy advisor to Oregon's Department of Energy. Fee & Dividend would impose a fee on the production of fossil fuels and rebate it back to the citizens, creating an incentive to reduce the amount of fossil fuel production and use.
Paul Cienfuegos returns for part 2 of our discussion of creating local community rights movements to prevent usually large national and multinational corporations from dominating our democracy. Paul reviews the history of the regulatory box designed by corporate interests to regulate the peoples' participation in decision-making. He also discusses the movement to give nature rights, enforceable by citizens and looks at how the community rights movement is developing here in Oregon.
Our guests today present about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the "free trade" agreement which President Obama has been negotiating for 3 years in secret. Oregon Fair Trade Campaign Director Elizabeth Swager gives us a broad overview of the agreement, how is has been negotiated and why it needs to be opposed while Force Positive Coordinator (Cascade Aids Project)'s Benjamin Gerritz talks in a very personal way about how this agreement could impact the availability of generic HIV drugs as well as other medicines.
Thom Hartmann progressive talk show host and author of about 20 books, including Unequal Protections, The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights, addresses the need for a 28th constitutional amendment to end the legal doctrines that Money is Speech and Corporations Are People. He calls America's governing structure a constitutional monarchy and describes how we moved there from a constitutional democracy.
Health Care for All Oregon's Dr. Samuel Metz presents an easy to understand explanation of the health care crisis and why a universal single payer system is superior to both America's current system and Obamacare in a 3 question/9 answer format.
How does the practice of Public Health interact with social justice? Dr. Martin Donohoe, author of Public Health and Social Justice, explains, talking about the UN Declaration on Human Rights, trade in arms and the military, major social justice issues which impact public health including the status of women, industrial chemicals, access to health care (he advocated for a single payer system in the US),, corporate influence in the school system.
The Great Recession has created demands by both the American and world economic and political elites for the imposition of austerity polices, saying that we cannot afford benefits for the 99% and the government services, jobs and benefits have to be cut. Guest Michael Wade with the Portland Peoples' Budget Project and Solidarity Against Austerity discusses these trends and policies, and how these efforts are being resisted by Portlanders.
Guests Bob Marshall with Making Change at Walmart and Laurie King with Portland Jobs with Justice talk about the detrimental effects of an expanding Walmart has on communities with a focus on Portland, as well as efforts on the part of workers united with community organizations to fight back. Laurie talks about Portland Rising, how they are joining different communities to achieve an economy which works for the 99% as well as an upcoming event in Portland.
Ben Poe and Amyl Freeberg are with Occupy St. Johns and involved with the efforts to prevent a new 7-11 store from operating in their community. St. Johns is a working class area in the north area of Portland OR. 7-11, with approximately 50,000 convenience stores worldwide, is engaged in a massive expansion which includes both conversion of mom-and-pop stores and construction of new stores. Local residents have been resisting the expansion and the effects on local communities.


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Team rosters and online player registration must be completed and submitted prior to the first scheduled game of the season. Any team that has not submitted these documents by that time will have its scheduled games declared a "forfeit" until all forms are received. If a player fails to submit their online player waiver and release form, all liability and legal issues will be the responsibility of the team captain. C'Ville Social will not be responsible for players that do not submit an online player waiver and release form.
Players may only be listed on one team's roster per league. Players can play (and be on a team's roster) in multiple leagues, they just cannot play for 2 teams in the same league.
Due to safety reasons, players cannot wear any article of clothing that contains pockets (shorts, pants, jackets, sweatshirts, hand warmers, etc). If a player wears an article of clothing with pockets, they will not be allowed to wear a flag belt and will be marked down at the spot where the ball was caught. C'Ville Social does not permit players to tape their pockets or turn them inside out; only if shorts are "double-lined" where the pocket is concealed inside the lining may a player turn their shorts inside out.
C'Ville Social endorses the principles of good sportsmanship. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. Unsportsmanlike conduct can include the following: Fighting, pushing, verbal/physical abuse directed toward an official or opponent, profanity/obscene gestures, flagrant/violent fouls, taunting/trash talking/baiting, cheating, throwing/abusing equipment and physical intimidation. A player may be ejected from a game (or a team may be evicted from the field of play) for engaging in Unsportsmanlike Conduct. An official may call a forfeit for unsportsmanlike conduct at any time, including after the game clock has expired. The League has the authority to suspend and/or expel a player or team from the league and/or future game(s) at its discretion with no refund of monies for such acts. These guidelines apply to players and spectators.
Games may be cancelled due to existing weather conditions, dangerous or unplayable field conditions, facility constraints, etc. C'Ville Social staff makes every effort to play all scheduled games, thus we will not cancel games until absolutely necessary.
If the games are cancelled, C'Ville Social will update the schedule which will automatically notify all rostered players via email/text. It is still the captain's responsibility to inform all teammates of the cancellation. If a game is cancelled on site, C'Ville Social will attempt to contact those teams still scheduled to play the remainder of the day/night. Depending on the time of cancellation, some teams will have to be notified on site. If we do cancel, follow next week's schedule unless otherwise notified, (i.e. If June 20th games are cancelled, teams should follow the June 27th schedule for their next game). The games that are cancelled will be made up towards the end of the season if time allows.
If your team needs to forfeit a game (for whatever reason), please make sure to let us know ASAP. C'Ville Social Football has now implemented the following forfeit fees: $50 within 8 hours of game time (Monday – Friday) and within 12 hours of game time (Saturdays & Sundays).
Due to safety reasons, players cannot wear any article of clothing that contains pockets (shorts, pants, jackets, sweatshirts, hand warmers, etc). If a player wears an article of clothing with pockets, they will not be allowed to wear a flag belt and will be marked down at the spot where the ball was caught. C'Ville Social does not permit players to tape their pockets or turn them inside out; only if shorts are double-lined where the pocket is concealed inside the lining may a player turn their shorts inside out.
If your team needs to forfeit a game (for whatever reason), please make sure to let us know ASAP. C'Ville Social Football has now implemented the following forfeit fees: $100 within 8 hours of game time (Monday – Friday) and within 12 hours of game time (Saturdays & Sundays).


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Minister lays groundwork for stricter health measures at press conference, saying the nightly curfew has helped France avoid the 'epidemic wave of our neighbours' but its effect is fading
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France's nightly 18:00 to 6:00 curfew has 'not been enough to roll back' the spread of Covid-19, and stricter measures will be necessary, Health Minister Olivier Véran has warned.
The government will decide in the coming days whether to impose stricter measures to combat the spread of Covid-19.
"Overall, the curfew at 18:00 is effective," Mr Véran said, but added its effective was 'fading'.
"[It] has allowed us to avoid the epidemic wave of our neighbours, but it is not enough to bring down the virus.
"We are not in an epidemic wave as such. But the virus is spreading faster every week. We are on a rising plateau, with more than 20,000 positive cases detected every day. It has been increasing by 10% per week for the last three weeks."
The spread of the highly contagious variants - which he described as an 'epidemic within an epidemic' - were particularly worrying, he said. "The variants worry us. We have deployed all diagnostic means to break the chains of contamination."
He warned the variants had the potential to cause serious public health problems, "very quickly and very hard if we do nothing.
"Despite all our efforts, variants are actively circulating in France. We have gone from 500 patients with variants every day at the beginning of January to more than 2,000 now."
The had to be treated as "new viruses calling for new responses to protect us".
And he reiterated the rising pressure on hospitals with 250 admissions to intensive care every day, compared to 170 in December. "We still have more than 2,500 patients in intensive care," he said.
The official figure for ICU patients in France is, in fact, 3,100. When the country went into confinement in the autumn, there were 3,300 patients in ICU.
"That's still a lot for our hospitals and many of them have not been able to reschedule care outside Covid. There are now more serious cases than there are patients recovering. The health tension is increasing."
Prime Minister Jean Castex is starting a series of consultations on a possible third lockdown, government spokesman Gabriel Attal had earlier told France Inter. An announcement should be made over the weekend or early next week.
"At this stage, we anticipate. Before Saturday, we are working on scenarios that range from the current framework, which is unlikely, to very tight confinement. That is to say, confinement which has sufficiently rapid effects and is effective to further curb the circulation of the virus."
He added the government would 'do everything' it could to keep schools open. "I fully understand that there are concerns, that the climate is anxiety-provoking, that the French want to know what will happen, if the children will be able to go to school, what will happen around holidays," Mr Attal said.
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Nike has signed former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for an advertising campaign that supports his famous "Take A Knee" protests. Kaepernick and other players have kneeled during the National Anthem in an effort to protest police brutality and other racial injustice across the country. Those who support Nike's new campaign say it will, in the end, be good for business, and that Nike is making a positive, moral decision. Critics point to the recent drop in Nike's stock and contend that Kaepernick's protest is unpatriotic and unsuccessful.
F: Nike has signed former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for an advertising campaign that supports his famous "Take A Knee" protests. Kaepernick and other players have kneeled during the National Anthem in an effort to protest police brutality and other racial injustice across the country. Those who support Nike's new campaign say it will, in the end, be good for business, and that Nike is making a positive, moral decision. Critics point to the recent drop in Nike's stock and contend that Kaepernick's protest is unpatriotic and unsuccessful.
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We have heard this our whole lives, but not many of us do it. If you floss before brushing, you remove food that is trapped in tight spots – which are major "bacteria growth" zones. Place your brush at a slight angle toward the gums when brushing along the gum line. Use a gentle touch—it doesn't take much pressure to remove the plaque from your teeth, and a vigorous scrubbing could irritate your gums. Concentrate on cleaning all the surfaces of the teeth. To help prevent tooth decay, use a fluoride-containing toothpaste.
Many people think that having a high level of sugar in your diet is the most common reason for tooth decay. This is not true – it is how often you have sugar in your diet, not the amount. It takes up to an hour for your mouth to cancel out the acid caused by eating and drinking sugar. Give your teeth a cleanse by munching on crunchy vegetables or fruits at the end of a meal, this serves as a type of mini tooth-brushing session. The hard flesh acts as a cleanser and the chewing motion stimulates saliva production. Replace your afternoon soda with tea – tea leaves contain the tooth protector fluoride. Studies show that green tea drinkers have a lower incidence of advanced gum disease. As an added bonus, researchers believe that the catechin in green tea is more effective than mints at combating bad breath.
Vitamin C, Calcium, Vitamin D and Omega-3 are vital for maintaining and repairing gum tissue. Everything from tooth sensitivity to receding gums can often be attributed to Vitamin C deficiency. Calcium is crucial for strong teeth and healthy bones. Vitamin D helps maximize calcium absorption. Omega-3 or fish oil supplements can help gum tissue heal.
Medicine, both prescription and over-the-counter, can often cause decreased saliva production. This is dangerous because saliva serves as a protective barrier against gum and tooth decay. When on medicine, be sure to take frequent sips of water or chew sugar-free gum to help relieve dry mouth. If this doesn't do the trick, consult your dentist!
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Forcing "a government of the 1%, for the 1% and by the 6%" into canceling a national exam is a heroic act of political dissent and probably the greatest political surprises of 2016.
There is absolutely no moral case against the leaks but to try and concoct one is to ridicule the sorrow and anguish of Oromo students and the sacred dead of the #Oromoprotests. Those who are not visited by the loss and violence that rained down on Oromo students and their families have the moral obligation to stand with the Oromo students.
If our 'shared humanity' and the 'ethical universalism' that you often invoke to dismiss the politics of the particular is nowhere to inform this claim, at least there is something to be said about the bonds of solidarity. If you can't take the longer view of history, at least this is not too much of an inconvenience to take for a fellow student.
This government of the 6% knows well how to divide and conquer, from winning 100% of seats in parliament to manufacturing crisis in the Horn from which it reaps fruits, from manipulating food aid for political reasons to crippling and demobilizing opposition politics; from using its courts to eliminate political adversaries to conning the West into paying for its surveillance infrastructure.
By producing policy driven evidence, it has managed to camouflage and obscure all of these things, with the cooperation of the West, of course. It was clear to this government what to do to convert absolute falsehoods into believable narrative facts. What to do or how to deal with the Oromo protests, however, is not.


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Cawthorne, Barnsley S75 4AT
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Cannon Hall Farm opened to the public for the first time in 1989. Since then we have added adventure playgrounds, gift shop, farm shop, two restaurants and an indoor playground. It is now one of the largest farm attractions in the UK and the winner of many awards.
Our new £1.5 million farmyard opened in July 2013. Seven new farm buildings designed with the visitor in mind. See the day to day workings of a modern farmyard including tractors and farm machinery during the working day.
The Hungry Llama indoor play area is one of the biggest and best in the north of England. Packed with features including nine dramatic slides and the most up to date play equipment, it guarantees a fabulous, fun filled day whatever the weather.
Weekend Indoor Play Party.
Price for parties from £9.95 - £12.95 per child inclusive of food.
A dedicated party host will be on hand for two hours to ensure that your party runs smoothly. You will also have exclusive use of a function room for two hours.
Example Party itinerary: 1 hour in the indoor play with allocated seating for the accompanying adults, followed by 30 minutes for food in the function room, then 30 minutes in the function room for party games or the party can return to the indoor play.
Minimum 15 children. A £50 deposit Is required at the time of booking. One free adult with every paying child. The Birthday child gets two adults free. Please note, the Hungry Llama closes at 6.30 pm.
The admission price includes access to the site for the whole day, including the farm, Hungry Llama indoor play and adventure playground.
PARTY FOOD MENU
Choose 5 of the following options; Mozzarella sticks, Fish goujons, Chicken nuggets, Sausage rolls, Margarita pizza, Selection of sandwiches;- egg mayo, dairylea, ham, tuna, Mini sausages, French fries, Carrot & cucumber sticks, Funny face bun, Ice cream, Crisps
Served with choice of orange or blackcurrant cordial
Extra items £1.50 per child
Minimum 15 paying children.
The farm opens every day except Christmas Day.
We provide parties for children up to 12 years of age.
Book early as places are limited particularly at weekends.
We are easy to find next to Cannon Hall Museum about 5 miles west of Barnsley, signposted of the A635 and only 10 minutes from junction 37 of the M1.
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Cannon Hall Farm, Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S754AT.
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Escape the summer heat and come play indoor soccer. Great for kids ages 2 to14. Basic Skills Program for ages 2–5 starts March 19. $60 for 8 weeks. Players receive a Camp T-shirt and an award. PSC Academy for ages 6–14 begins March5, $85 for 8 weeks. Indoor soccer league begins May 14, $125 for 10 weeks. Upon registration, get 15% discount in soccer retail store.


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Uncharted 3's Multiplayer Goes Free-to-Play Today, Game of the Year Edition Available on PSN Also
Jason DunningTuesday, February 26, 2013
The news that we could have guessed already and was leaked earlier this week has finally been confirmed by Sony and Naughty Dog as the Uncharted 3 multiplayer is going free-to-play today on the PSN.
Once you download the file onto your PS3, you'll have full access to the online portion of the game, but will stop ranking up at Level 15. After reaching that level, the game still tracks the experience points you earn, so if you eventually decide to unlock the level cap, the XP built up gets added to your profile.
Being that Uncharted 3 is now free-to-play, there's quite a few additional areas you can buy access to, which we've placed below:
Uncharted 3: Multiplayer Co-Op Adventure Add-on – Unlocks Co-Op Adventure mode including the Fort Adventure DLC ($11.99)
Uncharted 3: Multiplayer Co-Op Arena Add-on – Unlock to gain access to the Co-Op Arena Playlist, including the Co-Op Shade Survival Mode DLC ($9.99)
Uncharted 3: Multiplayer Competitive Multiplayer (Level 25 Limit) – Removes the Level 15 cap and allows you to play up to Level 25 ($4.99)
Uncharted 3: Multiplayer Competitive Multiplayer (No Level Limit) – Removes the level cap ($19.99)
Uncharted 3: Multiplayer Split-Screen Add-on – Unlocks Co-Op Adventure mode including the Fort Adventure DLC
Uncharted 3: Multiplayer DLC Map Packs – Unlocks all three DLC map packs
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Single Player Experience – Unlocks the Single Player campaign
The Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Game of the Year Edition is also coming to the PlayStation Network today. This download runs you $39.99 and includes the full single player, full multiplayer, all 12 DLC maps, all co-op multiplayer modes, and over 40 character skins.
Are you going to be downloading any Uncharted 3 content to your PS3 today? Let us know in the comments below.
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This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of medical oncologists, hematologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other oncology healthcare professionals.
Each year countless data sets related to the management of common cancers are released to the oncology community via presentation at cancer conferences and publication in peer-reviewed journals. This massive outpouring of information has enormous positive benefits for the cancer community, but the truth is it also creates a major challenge for practicing oncologists and hematologists. To bridge the gap between research and patient care, this web-based activity uses a mix of didactic presentations and moderated case-based discussion to apply evidence-based concepts in routine clinical care. The activity focuses on 6 different areas of oncology: breast, lung, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, skin and select hematologic cancers.
These have been selected based on a number of factors, including the overwhelming need for and interest of practicing oncologists in additional educational resources in these areas. By providing access to the latest research developments across these cancer types, this activity will assist medical oncologists, hematologists, hematology-oncology fellows and other oncology healthcare professionals in the formulation of up-to-date clinical management strategies.
Effectively apply the results of practice-changing clinical research to the care of patients with breast, lung, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, skin and select hematologic cancers.
Recall ongoing trials in breast, lung, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, skin and select hematologic cancers, and refer appropriate patients for study participation.
Utilize an understanding of tumor biomarkers and single and multigene signatures to individualize the care of patients with cancer.
Research To Practice designates this enduring material for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This CME activity consists of a video component. To receive credit, the participant should watch the video, complete the Post-test with a score of 70% or better and fill out the Educational Assessment and Credit Form located on our website at ResearchToPractice.com/YiRMultitumor12/CME.
Advisory Committee: Genentech BioOncology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Sanofi; Consulting Agreements: Genomic Health Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Independent Data Monitoring Committee: ImClone Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company.
Paid Research: Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Eisai Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi.
Advisory Committee: Abbott Laboratories, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, EMD Serono Inc, Genentech BioOncology, ImClone Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly USA LLC, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp; Consulting Agreements: Abbott Laboratories, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Genentech BioOncology, ImClone Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly USA LLC, Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp; Data and Safety Monitoring Committee: Amgen Inc; Paid Research: Daiichi Sankyo Inc, EMD Serono Inc, Genentech BioOncology, GlaxoSmithKline.
Advisory Committee and Consulting Agreement: Genentech BioOncology; Paid Research: Genentech BioOncology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
Advisory Committee: Amgen Inc, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Sanofi; Consulting Agreements: Abbott Laboratories, Genentech BioOncology; Data and Safety Monitoring Committee: GlaxoSmithKline; Speakers Bureau: Genomic Health Inc.
Advisory Committee: Algeta ASA, Astellas, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Dendreon Corporation, Genentech BioOncology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pfizer Inc; Consulting Agreements: Amgen Inc, Dendreon Corporation, Medivation, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Pfizer Inc.
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Deepcool has announced its attempt to break the mould of all-in-one sealed-loop liquid cooling systems, unveiling the undeniably eye-catching Captain EX family of coolers.
Designed for those who want something a little different, the Deepcool Captain EX family's design is certainly unique. Described by the company as having a 'crazy steam punk appearance,' the combined waterblock and pump housing uses a dual-chamber design with a glass external circulation tube entering into a glowing red 'reactor style' entry point at the top. The black, sleeved tubing - designed to withstand crushing and impact damage - then exits at the side of the surprisingly tall block to lead to a 120mm, 240mm, or 360mm radiator with one, two, or three Deepcool TF120 fans pre-fitted.
Deepcool is promising a tool-free block installation on Intel and AMD motherboards, with the usual raft of supported socket types: Intel users can fit the cooler to LGA2100-v3, LGA2011, LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1151 and LGA1150 motherboards, while AMD compatibility has been confirmed with FM2+, FM2, FM1, AM3+, AM3, AM2+, and AM2 support.
The unique pump housing and waterblock features what Deepcool claims is an upgraded microchannel design boasting a 10 per cent improvement in heat dissipation over its previous designs, along with a three-phase induction motor to drive the impeller which pushes the pre-filled coolant through the system. Oddly, though, it has not opted to make multiple colours available, limiting its appeal only to those whose builds are already based on a red and black colour scheme.
UK pricing has yet to be confirmed, with Deepcool set to launch the Captain EX family this month priced at $80, $110, and $140 for the 120mm, 240mm, and 360mm models respectively (around £57, £78, and £99 excluding taxes.) More information is available on the official product page.


A fresh perspective of young men of color depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and much more. Each of Tony Medina's tanka is matched with a different artist including recent Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients.
Young black men are so often thought of in terms of stereotypes. Through short, five line poems and incredible, stylistically diverse illustrations, Medina and the thirteen artists in this book manage to break down those stereotypes and showcase the multifaceted personalities and experiences that truly represent the black boys of today. Teachers and adults will find this a fantastic tool to teach poetry to youngsters, and young black boys will be able to see elements of themselves and their peers reflected in every page.


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Mayor School > Academics
ACADEMIC STUCTURE
Mayors Heights College runs both Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary School program as stipulated in Nigerian National Policy on Education. The school offers a broad variety of academic subjects taught by a team of dedicated professional teachers. The Junior students are exposed to a wide range of subjects which becomes more focused in the senior class.
Subject teachers are divided into departments and each supervised by a head of department. The departmental heads organize regular meetings and also meet with the Principal and the Vice Principal as a group and on an individual basis. The class teachers are tasked to counsel all the students in their class and try as much as possible to get a true portrait of each student to enable them to make useful reports to the Principal and their parents. They constantly monitor the behaviour and work of each student and try to see that their classes obey the rules and regulations of the college.
Departments and levels
At The Mayors Schools, we have Nursery and Primary School Section (Mayors International School), Junior Secondary Section and a Senior Secondary Section (Mayors Heights College)
At The Mayors Schools, we offer 50 subjects through our academic departments. In addition to the WAEC/ NECO JSSC, SSC Examination, students will be privileged to write foreign examinations like SAT, TOEFL, CAMBRIDGE O & ALEVELS.
Planning your schedule? Search available courses in everything from aerospace studies to vision science.
From study strategies to planning for Secondary School and beyond, find the resources you need to succeed at The Mayors Schools.
Find faculty interests and areas of expertise in this searchable index of our school's Library
At The Mayors Schools, we bear in mind and cultivate awareness of other nations and their culture with respected tolerance for difference. We accept teachers and pupils from diverse national environments and religious tolerance is key in our operation. Parents, students and community members are invited to attend this meeting, which discusses educational issues at [...]
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Boundless Management
Groups, Teams, and Teamwork
Defining Teams and Teamwork
Defining a Team
A team is a group of people who collaborate on related tasks toward a common goal.
Define teams, particularly as they pertain to the business environment or organizational workplace
In a business setting most work is accomplished by teams of individuals. Because of this, it is important for employees to have the skills necessary to work effectively with others.
Organizations use many kinds of teams, some of which are permanent and some of which are temporary.
Teams are used to accomplish tasks that are too large or complex to be done by an individual or that require a diverse set of skills and expertise.
team: A group of people working toward a common purpose.
A team is a group of people who work together toward a common goal. Teams have defined membership (which can be either large or small) and a set of activities to take part in. People on a team collaborate on sets of related tasks that are required to achieve an objective. Each member is responsible for contributing to the team, but the group as a whole is responsible for the team's success.
The meaning of TEAM: A team is a group of people who work together toward a common goal.
Sports teams are a good example of how teams work. For instance, a basketball team has individual players who each contribute toward the goal of winning a game. Similarly, in business settings most work is accomplished by teams of individuals who collaborate on activities with defined outcomes. Because teams are so prevalent in business organizations, it is important for employees to have the skills necessary to work effectively with others.
Organizations typically have many teams, and an individual is frequently a member of more than one team. Some teams are permanent and are responsible for ongoing activities. For instance, a team of nurses in a maternity ward provides medical services to new mothers. While patients come and go, the tasks involved in providing care remain stable. In other cases a team is formed for a temporary purpose: these are called project teams and have a defined beginning and end point linked to achieving a particular one-time goal.
The Purpose of Teams
Organizations form teams to accomplish tasks that are too large or complex for an individual to complete. Teams are also effective for work that requires different types of skills and expertise. For example, the development of new products involves understanding customer needs as well as how to design and build a product that will meet these needs. Accordingly, a new product-development team would include people with customer knowledge as well as designers and engineers.
Defining Teamwork
Teamwork involves a set of interdependent activities performed by individuals who collaborate toward a common goal.
Identify the processes and activities by which team work gets done
Teamwork involves shared responsibility and collaboration toward a common outcome.
Teamwork processes can be divided into three categories: the transition process, action processes, and interpersonal processes.
Five characteristics of effective teamwork are shared values, mutual trust, inspiring vision, skills, and rewards.
teamwork: The cooperative effort of a group of people seeking a common end.
conflict resolution: Working to resolve different opinions in a team environment.
conflict: Friction, disagreement, or discord arising between individuals or groups.
Teamwork involves a set of tasks and activities performed by individuals who collaborate with each other to achieve a common objective. That objective can be creating a product, delivering a service, writing a report, or making a decision. Teamwork differs from individual work in that it involves shared responsibility for a final outcome.
Teamwork: Human skill involves the ability to work effectively as a member of a group and to build cooperative effort in a team.
Teamwork Processes
While the substance of the tasks involved in teamwork may vary from team to team, there are three processes that are common to how teamwork gets done: the transition process, action processes, and interpersonal processes. During each of these processes, specific sets of activities occur.
1. The transition process is the phase during which a team is formed. Activities include:
Mission analysis: establishing an understanding of the overall objective
Goal specification: identifying and prioritizing the tasks and activities needed to achieve the mission
Strategy formulation: developing a course of action to reach the goals and achieve the mission
2. Action processes comprise the phase during which a team performs its work. Activities include:
Monitoring milestones and goals: tracking progress toward completion of tasks and activities
Monitoring systems: tracking the use of resources such as people, technology, and information
Coordination: organizing and managing the flow of team activities and tasks
Team monitoring and support: assisting individuals with their tasks by, for example, providing feedback and coaching
3. Interpersonal processes include activities that occur during both the transition and action processes. These include:
Conflict management: establishing conditions to avoid disagreement and resolving conflict when it occurs
Motivation and confidence building: generating the willingness and ability of individuals to work together to achieve the mission
Affect management: helping team members to regulate their emotions as they work together
Characteristics of Effective Teamwork
An effective team accomplishes its goals in a way that meets the standards set by those who evaluate its performance. For instance, a team may have a goal of delivering a new product within six months on a budget of $100,000. Even if the team finishes the project on time, it can be considered effective only if it stayed within its expected budget.
Effective teamwork requires certain conditions to be in place that will increase the likelihood that each member's contributions—and the effort of the group as a whole—will lead to success. Effective teams share five characteristics:
Shared values:a common set of beliefs and principles about how and why the team members will work together
Mutual trust: confidence between team members that each puts the best interest of the team ahead of individual priorities
Inspiring vision:a clear direction that motivates commitment to a collective effort
Skill/talent:the combined abilities and expertise to accomplish the required tasks and work productively with others
Rewards:recognition of achievement toward objectives and reinforcement of behavior that supports the team's work
Effective teamwork requires that people work as a cohesive unit. These five characteristics can help individuals collaborate with others by focusing their efforts in a common direction and achieving an outcome that can only be reached by working together.
The Role of Teams in Organizations
By combining various employees into strategic groups, a team-based organization can create synergies through team processes.
Recognize the role of a team in an organization, and illustrate the team process.
Due to global and technological factors, the importance of combining competencies and building strong teams is increasing.
By combining resources (both across management levels and functional disciplines), organizations can create unique synergies and core competencies.
Cross-functional teams utilize a wide variety of unique skill sets to build teams capable of achieving complex objectives.
When carrying out a process in a team, it's important to set objectives and strategy, carry out objectives, and build strong interpersonal efficiency.
synergy: The ability for a group to accomplish more together than they could accomplish individually.
cross-functional teams: Teams with members that have diverse skill sets, enabling synergy across core competencies.
The Modern Organization
Teams are increasingly common and relevant from an organizational perspective, as globalization and technology continue to expand organizational scope and strategy. In organizations, teams can be constructed both vertically (varying levels of management) and horizontally (across functional disciplines). In order to maintain synergy between employees and organize resources, teams are increasingly common across industries and organizational types.
The Role of Teams
The primary role of a team is to combine resources, competencies, skills, and bandwidth to achieve organizational objectives. The underlying assumption of a well-functioning team is one of synergy, which is to say that the output of a team will be greater than the sum of each individual's contribution without a team architecture in place. As a result, teams are usually highly focused groups of employees, with the role of achieving specific tasks to support organizational success.
Cross-Functional Teams
Some organizations have a need for strong cross-functional teams that enable various functional competencies to align on shared objectives. This is particularly common at technology companies, where a number of specific disciplines are combined to produce complex products and/or services.
Team Processes
When considering the role of a team, it's important to understand the various processes that teams will carry out over time. At the beginning of a team set up (or when redirecting the efforts of a team), a transitional process is carried out. Once the team has set strategic goals, they can begin progressing towards the completion of those goals operationally. The final team process is one of interpersonal efficiency, or refining the team dynamic for efficiency and success.
More specifically, these processes can be described as follows:
Transitional Process
Mission analysis
Goal specification
Action Process
Monitoring progress toward goals
Team monitoring and backup behavior
Interpersonal Process
Motivation and confidence building
The Impact of Team Building: This chart allows you to visualize data from a study on team-building, and its impact on team performance. Building a strong organizational culture for successful teams requires commitment to team processes.
Types of Teams
Depending on its needs and goals, a company can use a project team, a virtual team, or a cross-functional team.
Recognize the differences between types of teams and their uses
An organization may use different types of teams depending on the work that needs to be accomplished to meet its goals.
Common teams include project teams, virtual teams, and cross- functional teams.
Project teams are created for a defined period of time to achieve a specific goal.
Virtual teams have members who work in separate locations that are often geographically dispersed.
Cross-functional teams bring together people with diverse expertise and knowledge from different departments or specialties.
cross-functional team: A group of people from different departments in an organization working toward a common goal.
Depending on its needs and goals, a company may use different types of teams. Some efforts are limited in duration and have a well-defined outcome. Other work requires the participation of people from different locations. Still other projects depend on people with a broad and diverse range of knowledge and expertise.
Different Kinds of Teams
Teams may be permanent or temporary, and team members may come from the same department or different ones. Common types of teams found in organizations include project teams, virtual teams, and cross-functional teams.
Project teams are created for a defined period of time to achieve a specific goal. Members of a project team often belong to different functional groups and are chosen to participate in the team based on specific skills they can contribute to the project. Software development is most commonly done by project teams.
Virtual teams have members located in different places, often geographically dispersed, who come together to achieve a specific purpose. Academic researchers often work on virtual teams with colleagues at other institutions.
Cross-functional teams combine people from different areas, such as marketing and engineering, to solve a problem or achieve a goal. Healthcare services are frequently delivered by interdisciplinary teams of nurses, doctors, and other medical specialists.
It is common for an organization to have many teams, including teams of several types. Effective teamwork depends on choosing the type of team best suited to the work that needs to be accomplished.
Advantages of Teamwork
The benefits of teamwork include increased efficiency, the ability to focus different minds on the same problem, and mutual support.
Identify the sources of benefits teamwork creates
When a team works well together as a unit they are able to accomplish more than the individual members can do alone.
Teamwork creates higher quality outcomes that are more efficient, thoughtful, and effective, as well as faster.
Individuals benefit from teamwork through mutual support and a great sense of accomplishment.
diverse: Consisting of many different elements; various.
efficiency: The extent to which a resource, such as electricity, is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.
The primary benefit of teamwork is that it allows an organization to achieve something that an individual working alone cannot. This advantage arises from several factors, each of which accounts for a different aspect of the overall benefit of teams.
Higher Quality Outcomes
Teamwork creates outcomes that make better use of resources and produce richer ideas.
Higher efficiency: Since teams combine the efforts of individuals, they can accomplish more than an individual working alone.
Faster speed: Because teams draw on the efforts of many contributors, they can often complete tasks and activities in less time.
More thoughtful ideas: Each person who works on a problem or set of tasks may bring different information and knowledge to bear, which can result in solutions and approaches an individual would not have identified.
Greater effectiveness: When people coordinate their efforts, they can divide up roles and tasks to more thoroughly address an issue. For example, in hospital settings teamwork has been found to increase patient safety more than when only individual efforts are made to avoid mishaps.
Better Context for Individuals
The social aspect of teamwork provides a superior work experience for team members, which can motivate higher performance.
Mutual support: Because team members can rely on other people with shared goals, they can receive assistance and encouragement as they work on tasks. Such support can encourage people to achieve goals they may not have had the confidence to have reached on their own.
Greater sense of accomplishment: When members of a team collaborate and take collective responsibility for outcomes, they can feel a greater sense of accomplishment when they achieve a goal they could not have achieved if they had worked by themselves.
The total value created by teamwork depends on the overall effectiveness of the team effort. While we might consider simply achieving a goal a benefit of teamwork, by taking advantage of what teamwork has to offer, an organization can gain a broader set of benefits.
Hazards of Teamwork
Teams face challenges to effective collaboration and achieving their goals.
Identify the common pitfalls teams can encounter that limit their performance
The social aspect of collaborative work makes teams vulnerable to pitfalls that can hurt performance.
Common pitfalls involve poor group dynamics such as weak norms, lack of trust, and interpersonal conflict.
Poor team-design choices such as size, skill sets, and assignment of roles can negatively affect a team's ability to complete tasks.
groupthink: A process of reasoning or decision making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
The collaborative nature of teams means they are subject to pitfalls that individuals working alone do not face. Team members may not always work well together, and focusing the efforts of individuals on shared goals presents challenges to completing tasks as efficiently and effectively as possible. The following pitfalls can lead to team dysfunction and failure to achieve important organizational objectives.
Individuals Shirking Their Duties
Since team members share responsibility for outcomes, some individuals may need to do additional work to make up for those not contributing their share of effort. This can breed resentment and foster other negative feelings that can make the team less effective. One cause of this is the failure of the team to establish clear norms of accountability for individual contributions to the group effort.
Skewed Influence over Decisions
Sometimes an individual or small number of team members can come to dominate the rest of the group. This could be due to strong personalities, greater abilities, or differences in status among members. When individuals either do not feel listened to or believe their ideas are not welcome, they may reduce their efforts.
Effective collaboration requires team members to have confidence that everyone shares a set of goals. When that belief is missing, some individuals may not feel comfortable sharing their ideas with the group. Lack of trust can also lead to miscommunication and misunderstandings, which can undermine the group's efforts.
Conflicts Hamper Progress
While conflicts are a common aspect of working together and can even be beneficial to a team, they can also negatively affect team performance. For instance, conflict can delay progress on tasks or create other inefficiencies in getting work done.
Lack of Teaming Skills
When team members do not have the collaboration skills needed to work well with others, the overall ability of the team to function can be limited. As a result, conflicts may be more likely to arise and more difficult to resolve.
Missing Task Skills
A team that does not have the expertise and knowledge needed to complete all its tasks and activities will have trouble achieving its goals. Poor team composition can lead to delays, higher costs, and increased risk.
Stuck in Formation
Sometimes the group cannot move from defining goals and outlining tasks to executing its work plan. This may be due to poor specification of roles, tasks, and priorities.
Too Many Members
The size of the team can sometimes affect its ability to function effectively. Coordination and communication are more complex in a larger team than in a smaller one. This complexity can mean that decisions must take into account greater amounts of information, meetings are more challenging to schedule, and tasks can take longer to complete.
Outcomes can suffer if team members value conflict avoidance and consensus over making the best decisions. People can feel uncomfortable challenging the group's direction or otherwise speaking up for fear of breaking a team norm. This phenomenon is known as "groupthink." Groupthink can limit creativity, lead to poor choices, or result in mistakes that might otherwise have been avoidable.
While teams offer many benefits, their effectiveness rests on how well members can avoid common pitfalls or minimize their negative consequences when they occur.
Differences Between Groups and Teams
All teams are groups of individuals, but not all groups are teams.
Differentiate between a group and a team
A group is two or more individuals who share common interests or characteristics and whose members identify with each other due to similar traits.
Teams and groups differ in five key ways: task orientation, purpose, interdependence, formal structure, and familiarity among members.
team: Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially referring to sports and work.
group: A number of things or persons that have some relationship to one another. A subset of a culture or of a society.
While all teams are groups of individuals, not all groups are teams. Team members work together toward a common goal and share responsibility for the team's success. A group is comprised of two or more individuals that share common interests or characteristics, and its members identify with each other due to similar traits. Groups can range greatly in size and scope. For example, members of the millennial generation are a group, but so is a small book club formed by neighbors who enjoy reading.
Groups differ from teams in several ways:
Task orientation: Teams require coordination of tasks and activities to achieve a shared aim. Groups do not need to focus on specific outcomes or a common purpose.
Degree of interdependence: Team members are interdependent since they bring to bear a set of resources to produce a common outcome. Individuals in a group can be entirely disconnected from one another and not rely on fellow members at all.
Purpose: Teams are formed for a particular reason and can be short- or long-lived. Groups can exist as a matter of fact; for example, a group can be comprised of people of the same race or ethnic background.
Degree of formal structure: Team members' individual roles and duties are specified and their ways of working together are defined. Groups are generally much more informal; roles do not need to be assigned and norms of behavior do not need to develop.
Familiarity among members: Team members are aware of the set of people they collaborate with, since they interact to complete tasks and activities. Members of a group may have personal relationships or they may have little knowledge of each other and no interactions whatsoever.
Sometimes it is difficult to draw a distinction between a team and a group. For instance, a set of coworkers might meet on occasion to discuss an issue or provide input on a decision. While such meetings typically have an agenda and thus a purpose and some structure, we would not necessarily think of those in attendance as a team. The activity scope and duration is just too small to involve the amount of coordination of resources and effort that teamwork requires.
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Warren Buffett likes talking tax and knows a lot about becoming wealthy. But many are wondering if he should stay in Omaha, perhaps even take up peddling mail-order steaks. His Buffett Rule may be attractive to President Obama and to low income earners who've never heard of the alternative minimum tax—otherwise known as AMT. Tax me more is also a nice sound bite.
But even if a tax increase is a good idea, many others are wondering whether the Buffett Rule is a good way to do it. See The Buffett Alternative Tax. A rate increase or an examination into how dividends and capital gains are taxed is one thing. Even certain targeted modifications may make sense.
For example, one arguably appropriate change is to eliminate the rule that private equity and hedge fund managers are taxed at capital gain rates on their "carried interest." It's an amazing rule given the fact that they are performing services. If you want to point at any one rule as out of place that might be it. (Please, gentle readers who happen to be hedge fund managers, no hate mail).
However, saying that all dividends or all capital gains should face high rates may be throwing the baby out with the bath water. The same for taxing municipal bond interest. Plus, any rule suggesting that no matter what other tax provisions apply anyone earning over a million dollars should pay some kind of surtax sounds dangerous.
In 1969, our predecessors started with the same idea—to make sure that the wealthy pay some minimum level of tax. The AMT was born. Since then, it has grown into the most insidious and counterintuitive tax there is. Even if you're good with numbers, it's hard to see the AMT coming and it can make your taxes spin out of control. See Will Everyone Pay AMT Next Year?
The AMT was enacted in 1969 to impose a minimum tax on fat cats who claimed huge and unusual tax deductions—things like drilling expenses from oil deals. But gradually the AMT grew like wildfire to cover almost everything. Whether you know it or not, your accountant may be calculating AMT for you too.
You compute regular tax and AMT, and if the AMT is higher, you must pay it. Given the ingredients that go into the AMT, you can't eyeball it. In fact, you must compute your tax both ways to tell. Even IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman practically begged Congress to fix it. Congress only slapped on a two-year patch for 2010 and 2011.
In 1997, about 1% of all taxpayers were subject to the AMT.
In 2008, about 2.8% of all taxpayers were subject to the AMT.
In 2012, estimates suggest 20% of taxpayers will face AMT.
Another Disturbing Statistic? In 2008 (the most recent year for which such statistics are available), 27% of the households that paid the AMT had adjusted gross income of $200,000 or less.
As we watch this debate unfold, watch out for hyperbole.
The Bush Tax Cuts—Better By Another Name?


*Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson (L), felicitates with the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru (R), while the State Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah Retd, (M), looks on with delight, during the opening ceremony of the 8th Practical Nigeria Content Forum, at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet hall, Government House, Yenagoa. Photo by Michael Owi.
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, on Tuesday attributed an increase in oil production in the Niger Delta region to the peace building initiatives of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson led administration in Bayelsa.
A statement by the Governor's Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr. FIdelis Soriwei, on Wednesday, stated that Dr. Baru made the comment when he led a delegation of top officials of the NNPC to pay a courtesy visit to Governor Dickson, in Government House, Yenagoa.
Baru, who described Dickson as "the one making the difference' noted that, the Industry would ever remain grateful to the governor for turning around the atmosphere of strife, violence, disunity and endemic interruptions of oil production in the region.
He also said that, the governor intervened to bring about peace and stability, through what he described as the implementation of people-focused policies' in the areas of education, health care delivery programmes and other manpower development initiatives.
Dr. Baru, who described peace as a necessary condition for development to take place, pointed out that, Governor Dickson's exemplary peace initiatives had contributed significantly to improved crude oil production.
Dr. Baru observed that, the Governor Dickson administration's efforts at the sustenance of peace and stability in the state, had greatly minimized the incidence of militancy and other activities hampering operations of the oil and gas industry.
The Group Managing Director of the NNPC said, the NNPC delegation was in the state to deliver a lecture at the two-day seminar organized by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board in Yenagoa.
He stated that, building of skills of the state's manpower would not only help in domesticating the activities of the oil and gas industry, but also boost the socio-economic activities of the state and region.
His words: "We have been discussing with you severally and have seen the good works you are delivering in Bayelsa state especially in terms of peace. It is non-negotiable and more than what money could give.
"Not only did you intervene directly with warring factions, you also created employment opportunities, you have been able to mop up a lot of idle hands and put them into good use. "I must not forget too early the immense work you have done in terms of developing education in Bayelsa state. Education is the bedrock of any development. We have severally seen the kinds of schools you are putting together in Bayelsa state, especially big secondary schools each of which has at least 1000 pupils.
"And I am aware that in your activities, you have built at least 10 of those schools. 10,000 pupils accommodated and supporting them is very rare and I have not heard of any state that is doing that. So a big congratulation sir.
"We in the industry believe that having people with the right skills from the environment is very important because the whole purpose of our coming here in terms of local content is to ensure that we domesticate the activities in the oil and gas industry and of course when we domesticate we also localize.
Responding, Governor Dickson expressed appreciation to Dr. Baru and his team for their support to the NCDMB in Yenagoa and canvassed for more collaboration in the areas of the oil and gas industry, the Brass Fertilizer Company, and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas investments.
He said his administration had created a mechanism for corporate organizations to make a 5% contribution of their corporate Social Responsibility budget to the State's Education Trust Fund to adequately fund education.
Governor Dickson, who urged the NNPC to key into government's initiatives, stressed that, such levies were not double taxation as such intervention schemes would outlive his administration in the overall interest of the state and the Niger Delta region.