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The late Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges wrote that "Perhaps universal history is the story of a handful of metaphors". By that standard, Elinor Ostrom's contribution has been huge, for over the years she has been responsible for a new and powerful metaphor–that of the local commons and their economic governance–which underpins so much global public policy debates.
Markets and state-managed institutions are not always well suited to managing common-pool resources, such as water catchments, river fisheries or nearby pasture lands. Resources have to be managed sustainably over time, and market prices and government rules might not be able to deliver the most effective solutions. Elinor Ostrom's research shows that local governance of such resources can work. These are based on home-grown institutions, and they arise to fill the gaps left by markets and local or national states.
But as Ms Ostrom argues, the commons metaphor can be applied beyond the local management of natural resources. Indeed, the governance of more complex social systems shares features of the local fishery, with co-operation, trust and social relationships being important. Indeed, major global challenges such as how to manage climate change could benefit from the metaphor. After all, they involve ordinary people as stakeholders and in any case, markets and governments have struggled to resolve these socially critical issues on their own. A fresh look at the boundaries between markets, government policies and collective action would be beneficial. Ms Ostrom stressed that good governance solutions often require what she terms a "polycentric approach" that cleverly combines different institutional layers, from community norms to municipal regulations and national laws.
Elinor Ostrom's work focuses on what is termed "common-pool resources". In 1968 Garrett Hardin's book, The Tragedy of the Commons, warned that mankind's shared resource pool was being irreparably depleted, and that people (and countries) faced a tragic finality. For Ms Ostrom, resource users are not hostage to this scenario, since rather than over-exploit the common-pool resource, individual resource users can collectively organise themselves with informal rules, monitoring and enforcement. Lobster fishermen in the US state of Maine use simple signals like bows tied around lobster traps and different degrees of social pressure, to monitor their collective behaviour and protect rights. Market-based private property rights or government ownership frequently fail to assure these rights.
Nevertheless, good policy can help the commons approach do its job effectively. The commons metaphor, whether for villagers managing a local forest or a group of nations seeking to mitigate climate change, can be made to work if the institutional and legal space is created that enables local organisation and monitoring to take place. Ostrom analyses how different levels of governance, including market signals, public policies and collective action, can reinforce each other in complex polycentric social systems. Local self-monitoring institutions may in some cases work most efficiently in the management of forests, for instance, since conventional enforcement systems, such as private property rights, are just too difficult for central authorities to monitor reliably. But for this local approach to take effect, it needs legal back-up, and to be given the capacity to take decisions on, say, how best to manage a rise in output in response to a sudden jump in demand.
During Ms Ostrom's OECD seminar, the metaphorical similarity of the local commons to global policy areas was illustrated. This included risk management, the governance of climate change, trade negotiations, development assistance and high-seas fisheries.
The difference is that, whereas local forest users often cannot rely on the state to govern the use of their resources in their interest simply because it is too remote, in the case of global commons problems, the interacting resource users are the states themselves, this time with supranational governments being non-existent.
In these situations, governments can take a lead by helping to build trust, and can craft institutions such as international agreements for monitoring, creating incentives and imposing sanctions. The precise common-pool resources approach will largely depend on who is involved, the history of the problem at hand, and the degree of trust the protagonists have already established.
Some participants at the Ostrom seminar pointed out similarities with this and the core business of the OECD–that of bringing policymakers and stakeholders together to devise (and tailor) policies to solve various shared problems and build a working sense of trust, notably through its many public consultations and global forums.
Ms Ostrom believes that institutions such as the OECD have the potential to develop this aspect further and to help people better manage common pool resources and avoid overly rapid exploitation. However, her experience also shows that not all initiatives succeed, with some groups failing to stop over-exploitation, and others breaking down altogether. Ms Ostrom compares the fate of a fishing village called Kino Bay in the Gulf of California, Mexico, whose failure to self-organise led to over-exploitation, with that of nearby Seri village of Punta Chueca which, thanks to local leadership and public trust, developed a common property regime to manage its fisheries sustainably. The story shows that those that have managed to endure and maintain co-operation and conservation adapt more easily to changes, and develop a high level of resilience in dealing with shocks.
Ms Ostrom's views and ideas have re-emerged at a timely moment, given current global uncertainties and the crisis which affects us all. As the OECD warned when the crisis began, business-as-usual is not an option in building a stronger, cleaner and fairer world. Finding policies based on common-pool resources could well be part of the solution.
*Jeff Dayton-Johnson, formerly of the OECD Development Centre, is associate professor of International Trade and Development at the Graduate School of International Policy and Management, Monterey Institute of International Studies, California.
Borges, Jorge Luis (1952), "La esfera de Pascal" in Otras Inquisiciones.
Love, Patrick (2011), "A lesson in resources management from Elinor Ostrom", 1 July 2011, OECD Insights blog.
*Pictured: Elinor Ostrom
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I didn't know that packing old books with your mum could be such an emotional event.
"I want to keep some of these books..they remind me of when you were little."
My whole past flashed by in a series of dusty tomes and yellowed pages.
There were the first-reader books, which i repeated over and over and over again until the pictures are familiar even until now...three little pigs with a wolf who huffs and puffs, red riding hood with a big bad grandma..
There were the disney storybooks, which came out with every new disney movie. Back then you watched them on videotapes, and you had to rewind the tapes to get back to the start, and they made this whirring sound especially if the tapes are old.
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RED SOX: Mike Carp hopes for better results in Boston
FORT MYERS, Fla. >> Mike Carp is eager for his new start with his new team in a new season, and seems ready to finally forget the nightmare that was 2012.
After all, with three stints on the disabled list and an injury in his first game last year, it couldn't have been much worse.
Playing left field for Seattle on opening night last year, Carp was injured trying to make a diving catch. It was the first time he was on a season-opening roster and wanted to impress. Instead, he suffered a right shoulder sprain and was on the disabled list until May 1. And he didn't even make the catch.
Fast forward to Friday. After being acquired by Boston Wednesday, his mood -- and his uniform -- had changed dramatically.
"When you think about the tradition, everything that goes on, it's one of baseball's premier teams," he said. "Just excited to be a part of it. Look forward to the opportunity that I get here."
After the Mariners acquired Kendrys Morales, Mike Morse, and Raul Ibanez in the offseason, Seattle designated Carp for assignment on Feb. 13. The Red Sox then acquired him in a trade.
Carp, who turns 27 in June, was a ninth-round pick of the Mets in 2004, before a three-team trade in December 2008 sent him to Seattle. He made his debut in 2009, and is a career .255 hitter with a .327 on-base percentage. He was limited to just 59 games with the Mariners last season, batting .213.
Carp will be among a group of players, including Daniel Nava, Lyle Overbay, and Mark Hamilton, vying for the job to back up first baseman Mike Napoli and left fielder Jonny Gomes. Carp was placed on Boston's 40-man roster and is out of options. But, he knows the job is not guaranteed.
"It's always a competition," he said. "Somebody's always trying to take your job. So you got to stay hungry, you got to stay healthy, and keep at it. I saw some of the roster guys, saw how they put it together. It's anybody's game. You got to perform. If you don't perform, you don't make the team.
"So that's all I'm going to do. Go out and do the best of my capabilities and hopefully at the end of the day make the roster."
Including his shoulder injury, Carp missed a total of 78 games while on the disabled list last season. Inflammation in his right shoulder sidelined him from June 11-July 24, and a left groin strain kept him out from Aug. 13-Sept. 4. It was frustrating after playing in a career-high 79 games in 2011, batting .276 with 12 homers and 46 RBIs.
"I had a lot of expectations coming into last year," he said. "Big 2011, finally getting an opportunity to play. And it was just one of those tough luck plays. It's opening night. You can't really write a better story than getting hurt opening night, I guess. I think it's made me mentally tough and definitely kept me hungry for this year. Excited to be healthy for this season."
Carp did not require surgery to repair his shoulder, just rest and rehabilitation. It is back to full strength now.
"Yeah, it took some time," he said. "It was a pretty significant injury. But toward the end of the season, that second stint on the DL (for the shoulder) really helped. We went through the whole rehab process, and been feeling pretty normal ever since."
Carp had not yet reported to spring training when the Mariners designated him. He passed his physical with the Red Sox Friday, but will likely need a few days to get up to speed.
"Got on the field today and we'll get him into a (simulated) game tomorrow where (Clay) Buchholz and (Franklin) Morales are throwing, just to begin to see some live pitching," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Not going to say we're going to put him through a crash course here, but today's the first day he's been in camp either here or in Seattle. So he'll catch up to speed quick.
"In fairness to him, we've got to get him some rhythm and see some live pitching and see some drill work. But we would use him (at both first base and left field)."
Carp believes the Red Sox are a good fit for him. With a small sample size, he has had success at Fenway Park. In four games, he is batting .286 there, with two home runs.
All told, he has appeared in just 173 games since 2009. He has played 82 games at first base, 52 in left field, and one in right.
"Working hard on both," he said of playing first and left. "I feel pretty healthy. So I'm going to try to get out there to the outfield, try to perform out there. Take my reps at both spots and just try to make the team."


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Speculation among political "analysts" has recently heated up around the idea that newly minted Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts might pose a real challenge to Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.
Never mind that Warren has zero executive experience, has been in Washington for the blink of an eye and has spent much of her life as an academic -- because of course, that's a formula that seems to have worked for the current occupant of the Oval Office (if not, as at least half the rabid commenters beneath this column will also argue, for the country.)
Never mind that she has expressed no interest in the job. Never mind that the election of 2016 is three full years away and that almost anything can happen in that time including, according to a recent study in the journal Nature, many more asteroid strikes than we originally believed possible.
Facts and sound reasoning be damned. Birds gotta fly and pundits gotta pundit. So off we go.
Facts and probabilities don't matter in this kind of demented parlor game.
It's about as useful as debating whether Justin Bieber -- if he were a scientific genius -- would devote himself to particle physics or mapping the human genome. It is a mania driven by the existential anxieties of the commentariat whose "I chatter therefore I am" philosophy implies that if they shut up they cease to exist.
The result is a discussion about nothing, meaning precious little, and with not much to recommend other than its negligible entertainment value. But heck, Twitter reportedly is now worth more than $20 billion; investors have got to have people tweeting about something. It might as well be the debate about whether Warren's anti-Wall Street stance would be tough for Clinton to combat because she may be seen as too close to the establishment or, conversely, whether Warren's financial reform agenda would motivate the fat cats in the financial community to start writing fat checks for Clinton.
Speaking of which, this kind of speculation has not been limited to the Democratic Party. This week, aside from Time magazine's cheap shot on its cover about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's girth, we had a nasty comment from the ever-thoughtful Sarah Palin suggesting Christie's weight was an issue because "it's been extreme," and the party of Lincoln locked in a debate over whether one of its most successful governors was too tubby to be president.
No one apparently remembers that William Howard Taft was not only America's only president to be so fat he got stuck in the White House bathtub, but he was also our only chief executive to go on to become the head of a second branch of government as the chief justice.
Of course, I have to admit, Palin once again revealing her intellectual deficits while taking a shot at a fellow Republican's physical attributes is more entertaining than many new shows on television this fall ("Sean Saves the World" and "We Are Men" come to mind), but her remarks are still otherwise without redeeming social value.
So, let's take a collective chill pill, shall we?
Let's admit that all we know about 2016 is that those of us lucky to make it that far will be three years older and that can't be good news for hairlines or waistlines.
Let's admit that it is how the economy is doing, the state of the world and how we feel about outgoing President Barack Obama, and not carefully reasoned arguments by the people who gave us President Hillary Clinton in 2008 that will ultimately decide who the candidates are.
Let's admit that being able to run against Washington will be an advantage, as it has been for every candidate since the 1970s, and that the candidate offering the most optimistic view of America's future is likely to win -- as he or she typically does.
Let's admit that that probably means the Republican candidate will be a current or former governor.
And finally, let's admit that sometimes just because the pundits say something is going to happen doesn't mean it isn't true.
Which is why when all is said and done I still think Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee and the next President of the United States.
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Stage I ovarian cancer is curable in the majority of patients with optimal surgical removal of the cancer. Despite surgical removal of the cancer, 5-20% of patients with Stage I ovarian cancer will experience a recurrence of their cancer. This is because some patients with Stage I cancer have microscopic cancer cells that have spread outside the ovary and therefore were not removed by surgery. Undetectable areas of cancer outside the ovary are referred to as micrometastases. The presence of these micrometastases causes the relapses that follow treatment with surgery alone. Following surgery, some patients may benefit from additional treatment with chemotherapy to further decrease the risk of cancer recurrence.
Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Because small amounts of cancer may have spread into the lymph nodes and were not removed during surgery, an effective treatment is needed to cleanse the body of micrometastases in order to improve a patient's duration of survival and potential for cure. The delivery of cancer treatment following local treatment with surgery is referred to as "adjuvant" therapy and may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and/or biologic therapy.
Following surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy for ovarian cancer is administered to decrease the risk of cancer recurrence. Chemotherapy typically involves the administration of one or more anti-cancer drugs following recovery from surgery. Some, but not all, clinical trials have demonstrated that adjuvant chemotherapy treatment for patients with Stage I ovarian cancer improves survival compared to treatment with surgery alone. Several factors may affect an individual's decision regarding the type of primary chemotherapy to receive. Patients at a low risk of cancer recurrence may consider less aggressive therapy or may opt not to receive any additional treatment, whereas patients at a high risk of cancer recurrence may choose more aggressive therapies or participate in clinical studies evaluating innovative treatment strategies.
Low-Risk Stage I Ovarian Cancer
Patients with Stage I ovarian cancer are considered to be at low risk of cancer recurrence if the cancer appears to be of low or moderate grade (aggressiveness) under a microscope and no cancer cells were found in the abdominal fluid or on the surface of the ovary. Local treatment with surgery cures the majority of individuals with low-risk Stage I ovarian cancer. A few patients, however, will already have developed micrometastases.
Some women with low-risk Stage I ovarian cancer will not require chemotherapy. For women who do receive chemotherapy, however, treatment typically consists of a combination of paclitaxel and a platinum chemotherapy compound (Paraplatin® or Platinol®).
High-Risk Stage I Ovarian Cancer
Patients with Stage I ovarian cancer are considered high-risk if the cancer appears high-grade under the microscope, has a "clear cell" histology or if cancer cells were found in the abdominal fluid or on the surface of the ovary. Although local treatment with surgery cures the majority of individuals with high-risk Stage I ovarian cancer, up to 40% of patients may experience recurrence.
Some, but not all, clinical trials have shown a further reduction in cancer recurrence following adjuvant chemotherapy treatment in patients with high-risk Stage I ovarian cancer. Approximately 80% of patients with high-risk Stage I ovarian cancer treated with surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy will be alive and without evidence of cancer 5 years from surgery.
Before deciding to receive adjuvant chemotherapy treatment, women should ensure that they understand the answer to the following 3 questions:
- What is my prognosis (risk of cancer recurrence) without adjuvant chemotherapy treatment?
- How will my prognosis be improved with chemotherapy treatment?
- What are the risks of chemotherapy treatment?
When individuals with Stage I ovarian cancer elect to be treated with adjuvant chemotherapy, a treatment regimen must be selected. Clinical studies have demonstrated that the use of the chemotherapy agent paclitaxel combined with Platinol® (cisplatin) improves the outcome of patients with advanced ovarian cancers. More recently, clinical studies have also shown that another platinum compound, Paraplatin® (carboplatin), has fewer side effects than Platinol, but cures an equal number of patients. Although these paclitaxel-containing regimens have not been evaluated against other chemotherapy combinations specifically in patients with early-stage ovarian cancer, most doctors feel the superior experience with paclitaxel and Paraplatin® in advanced-stage ovarian cancer justifies its use in patients with high-risk early-stage cancer.
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The Curse Of The Lucchino
On Friday afternoon, September 30th, less than an hour after Terry Francona – the only man to manage the Boston Red Sox to a World's Championship in the last 93 years – announced more in sorrow than in anger that he would not be returning to the job next season, a trusted baseball friend told me "now a lot of crap about Tito is going to come out."
This morning – just as the architect of the Red Sox dynasty of the last decade, General Manager Theo Epstein, was finalizing his own departure to take over the Chicago Cubs – my baseball friend's prediction came true. The Boston Globe has printed a remarkable hatchet job on Francona, and to a lesser degree Epstein, cobbled together from a series of anonymous sources that appear to mainline directly back to Red Sox ownership.
Francona and Epstein were not merely scapegoated in the story. The newspaper essentially printed an ownership implication that Francona had a prescription drug problem, that he was distracted by worry over the safety of his son and son-in-law, serving overseas, and that he lost focus because of marital problems. With the caveat that I consider both Francona and Epstein friends – and my assurance that neither has been a source for what I write here – the story is one of the more remarkable smear campaigns in baseball (or business) history. And it merits explanation and exposure.
There is blame for everybody in that article except the stadium P-A announcer, two or three hot dog vendors – and the Red Sox owners, John Henry, Larry Lucchino, and Tom Werner. Incredibly, the Globe writes, as if this is the way brands with hundreds of millions of dollars operate:
"The owners also indicated in postseason remarks they were generally unaware of how deeply damaged the Sox had become until after the season. They denied being distracted by their expanding sports conglomerate…"
In a 2500-word article implying incompetence by the General Manager, inattention – possibly caused by inappropriate drug use – by the Manager, that's all the criticism owners Henry, Lucchino, and Werner, get; even when they admit, in the article that "they were generally unaware of how deeply damaged the Sox had become until after the season" — even when other baseball people were talking about that damage in early September. If you ever need to de-construct a newspaper story based on anonymous sources – especially one printed in one of the so-called "more respectable" papers – all you need to know is who the writer savages and who he lets get away with it. Follow the blame. Whoever doesn't get it, is probably the source.
"In the ugly aftermath the Sox owners privately vowed to correct any lingering problems."
The Sox owners are the sources. And if their childishly simple promise is to be fulfilled, the first thing Henry, Lucchino, and Werner need to do is find out which of them, or which of their minions, was so ethically bankrupt as to trash the men who made the team's success possible, as they went out the door. They need to know which of them decided to scapegoat a universally-respected baseball man like Francona by dragging in his marriage, his health, and the fact that he himself volunteered to double-check his own use of pain medication with the team doctor to make sure it wasn't excessive.
Incidentally, if a ballplayer was in such pain from 30-year old knee problems that he had to have blood drained from one of them hours before a game, on the road, by the visiting team's doctor, **in** the stadium, and he still played that night with only mild medication, the owners wouldn't imply he was abusing painkillers – they'd deify him. They did so when a pitcher named Curt Schilling pitched a World Series game in 2004 even though blood was supposedly leaking from surgery on a tendon sheath in his right ankle. He's a legend. But Francona's option wasn't picked up and he was portrayed as having a problem.
Yet there was one more detail about Francona, revealed to the newspaper, that elevates this particular hatchet job to the level of making one hope it is another 93 years before Boston wins, that they go from the overwrought "Curse Of The Bambino" to "The Curse Of The Lucchino."
"While Francona coped with his marital and health issues, he also worried privately about the safety of his son, Nick, and son-in-law, Michael Rice, both of whom are Marine officers serving in Afghanistan."
To drag into this, the service to this country of Francona's son, and son-in-law, is not only beyond any pale. It isn't even new. They didn't just get there this year. But publicizing where they are is something Francona has asked even his friends not to do. It actually might materially affect their safety.
But a large corporation, needing to scapegoat the departing geniuses whom they will replace with malleable mediocrities, doesn't give a damn about anybody but the three clowns at the top, who have mistaken the success and effort of others, for something they somehow created. Not even the one thing those owners did bring to the equation – cash for a large payroll – earns them any credit. The principal owners of the Red Sox only became such, via a sweetheart deal engineered by the Commissioner of Baseball a decade ago. They have been playing with house money ever since.
And they have now shown themselves to be truly good at only one thing: blaming others.
In short, the wrong executives are leaving Boston.
UPDATE: I left out another relevant morsel in this unpleasantness. The Boston Globe is still owned by The New York Times. And The New York Times still owns 16.6 percent of New England Sports Ventures. And New England Sports Ventures still owns the Red Sox, Fenway Park, and much of NESN, among other stuff.
(Don't normally do this, but I'll have more on this extraordinary slime job on tonight's TV show)
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I read the original hatchet piece, conveniently taking the blame off ownership for something that they caused. Good look to the all new Chicago Cubs..watch out National League
I have to mostly agree with you. I think the general consensus is that ownership threw these guys (especially Tito) straight under the bus. It is a nasty way to go.
I'm really focused on seeing how much of the Red Sox front office ends up shaken up. While we know how the high profile baseball operations jobs have been handled, I'm also wondering how some of the others will go. Public relations especially!
Great article – the legacy of this ownership group is the smear campaign; they've been villifying hometown heroes who had the audacity to ask for market value for decades – Nomar, Lowe, Pedro, Manny – more recently Jason Bay, they crushed Tek to anyone who listen when his contract came up…now they're trying to ruin Wakefield's image with one stray comment from the guy whose pay they cut last year – ostensibly because they had to overpay another shortstop.
Scumbags and losers – can't wait for another couple decades of pink hats and mediocrity.
Keith excellent job you need a seperate twitter for your sports input you were great on ESPN .. Love your politics and news but itd be cool of you shared your valued opinions about current events in sports, maybe even more than baseball? Thanks and stay honest!
It is the right thing to do, Keith! Expose the truth! Why does this tale remind me of The Cask of Amontillado by Poe? Luchesi…Lucchino. The darkness of the catacombs. The lies. Evil intentions. To Tito…who you are tells your story more than any words can. People will know the truth. They know a good man when they see one. At least the decent ones do! Don't feel all alone, either! The world is done with all the fake! We are ready for what is real. Best to you both! Use your forum, Keith! It is exactly why you are where you are. We love you and Tito!
That crap from the Red Sox front office is reminiscent of the job their predecessors did trashing Mo Vaughn–they spread rumors from anonymous sources that Mo abused cocaine–yeah, sure, that's why he was so skinny. Any way, Gammons trailed these hideous rumors back to their source–and it was the Red Sox front office. They were doing this to alienate the fans from Mo so they could let him walk without an outcry. The Sox ownership is just as ethicallly bankrupts as their predecessors. Yeah, what did Francona and Epstein ever do for us except bring us two World Series titles!?>?>
Nailed it, KO. This wreaks of a Luccino press-release. I didn't know the proper spelling of 'Hack' is B-O-B H-O-H-L-E-R
could you enlighten us with some specific examples?
Talk to Padre fans about Werner's ownership there. Not gonna be pleasant.
To say I'm dismayed at this turn of events is an understatement. I will try not to let this tarnish the golden year of '04 and the repeat in '07, but somehow my Red Sox cap doesn't look quite right anymore.
Oh, geez. Spare us, will you?
I guess I'm just in a foul mood. This article (not your fault, Keith) has only added to my current general disgust and disdain for those business owners who place money ahead of people, and think nothing of trashing those same decent, hard-working people who are responsible in part for their success.
I really feel for Mr. Francona. I pray that he and his family will be left in peace to deal with matters that should have remained private.
These Red Sox owners are the lowest of the low and should be drummed out of Boston to go join the ranks of the other dirtbag executives on Wall Street. All of them be damned.
Steinbrenner on Red Sox president/CEO Larry Lucchino: "I have nothing against him except I wouldn't want him in my foxhole. Look at Lucchino's history. In San Diego, he ruined that guy out there [owner John Moores]. He ruined Eli Jacobs [in Baltimore]. He's not my kind of guy. Not a good man."
I believe it is Terry Francona, not Tito. Tito is his father.
The younger Francona has also assumed the "Tito" nickname.
The ownership is most likely at fault because greedy rich people usually are. But a reporter (or reporters) still had to ask the questions and write the story. And this is where I blame the media. Or kill the messenger, if you prefer. I hated the San Francisco Chronicle stories about Barry Bonds. And the book that followed. To me, it's just making money off of another person's life. And considering Bonds was targeted by the head of the free world in a State of the Union– kind of creepy. So all these smear jobs bother me. The stories on A-Rod. Why don't we have sports heroes anymore? Not because the players in the old days were better people. It's because the media didn't expose every flaw they had. It's the culture of negativity. Trump saying "You're fired." The British guy on FOX making fun of people who can't sing. And bread and circuses from the media to distract a dying middle class from its state of depression. Sports are supposed to be an escape from our dull, low-paying jobs (if we're lucky to have them). But with envy of large salaries, and the preachy types in the media feeding the negativity, sports isn't about sports anymore. So Boston had a bad September. It's only the end of the world if you're having a bad life.
KO, I can't claim expertise in baseball in general or the Sox in particular, but what you're writing about here is an all-too-familiar pattern many of us can recognize…the story of corporate higher-ups of any kind who, having been oblivious themselves to a train wreck before it happened, immediately begin casting about for someone upon whom to lay blame after it does happen. And, of course, such people are never hard to find, are they? Usually, they're the smart folks who actually saw the train wreck coming and tried to do something about it, but were unsuccessful because they were told "Oh, calm down, everything will be fine." Then when the disaster plays out, they're the first ones called into the office–and yes, they will be asked to shut the door. Before their desk seats are cold, the media will be getting the story about how it was too bad, but it had to be done: those incompetents just weren't capable of minding the store, and here are all the dark and sordid personal problems they had that explain why…so you see, we just had to get rid of them, they left us no choice. Before long, replacements will appear: yes-men who will (whether or not they realize it) be the next suckers to feel the bus roll over their backs when something brown and smelly hits the fan. Sad. My sympathies to Mr. Francona and Mr. Epstein. I trust Mr. Francona, like Mr. Epstein, will find a new home at a club that appreciates him.
This is what the Red Sox always do, kick a guy as he leaves. Its a no class move by a no class franchise. As a Yankees fan I have always respected Francona. They did the same thing to Nomar, to Clemens, Johnny Damon. You think that by winning two World Series the fans and the organization would show him a modicum of respect but no, the Red Sox need a sacrificial lamb and unfortunately Tito is it.
Despite your affiliation with the Evil Empire, I agree with everything you say here with the exception of the implication that the fans are throwing him under the bus. Let's be clear that this conversation is about the ownership's slander of Francona, not the fans. He lost control of the clubhouse, buts he's hardly the only person responsible. Red Sox fans recognize that and appreciate his years of service, and bringing two championships to Boston.
I don't think you're paying attention, kid- for lo' and behold- THE BOSTON RED SOX ARE THE (NEW) EVIL EMPIRE!
The transition has been completed; let the reign (of ruins) begin!
8 years as manager of the Red Sox is enough. .. that pressure cooker is not the kind of job one would want for much longer. … They got 2 world series titles in that span. Good job. Good luck in the future. If ownership just said this it would be nice.
Henry and company transcends borders and baseball–look to Liverpool Football Club and the smear campaign they pulled on Fernando Torres. He disagreed with the slow rebuilding plan and asked to leave. They allowed him to leave but not without trashing him completely. I smelled it a million miles away and now I know it's standard operations for Henry and friends.
Regarding the Fernando Torres situation, Henry and co had no compulsion in destroying the reputation of a player who had given probably his best footballing years to the club and had been physically damaged in the process. The level of classlessness has even extended to Torres' recent red card being reported at half-time at Anfield. Corporate ruthlessness seems to have completely erased the Liverpool tradition.
Keith is Yankee homer who reilshes bashing the Sox . If you think the owners
leaked this, the groundskeepers where taking about this in August .
Really, dunce? The groundskeepers were aware that Francona was using painkilling medication? And of the precise location of Francona's son's and son-in-law's military posting? Are all Red Sox fans as stupid as you?
The thing I wonder about is whether or not the Sox committed an HPAA violation in talking about Tito's pill use with a reporter. Assuming that he had a prescription for it, his usage would be subject to the same confidentiality I have with my doctor. Just as I could sue my employer for telling the local media about some medication I'm on, Tito could easily sue the Sox for the illegal disclosure of this information. What's more, if he does not land a job managing a baseball team this coming year, he could convincingly claim real monetary damages caused by the leak of this info. Seems like a pretty foolish and reckless thing to have let this information out.
The problem is he will have no damages. He is among the most respected managers in the game, and if he doesn't work as a manager it is only because he chooses not to, not because his reputation has been tarnished.
At this point, the tarnish is on the owners and on Lackey, Beckett, and Lester. Not surprised at Lackey, disappointed at Beckett, but disturbed about Lester. Let's just hope it was the bad influence of older veterans, and that once Lackey is somehow gone (fingers crossed) that Lester buckles down and gets back to business.
Too bad Candy Crowley works for CNN. Shuster could have tohrwn it to that seal for another liberal's POV.
The truly interesting thing is that the "slime job" may have backfired. Most analysts I have heard or read today blame the players in the locker room for no policing themselves.
May John Henry rot in Liverpool, where he said he didn't know anything about the club before NESV bought it. He also supports a call by some EPL clubs to allow them to individually sell foreign TV rights rather than share the revenue from a league contract with poorer clubs. Greedy bastard!
Here's hoping its another 95 years for for Sox to win championship again!
This team didnt deserve the likes of Tito and Theo!!
I think the leaker is Lucchino too!!
Re the Update: Golly, sounds like a whole lotta potential "deep pockets" to me. I wouldn't blame either Messrs. Francona or Epstein for dipping into that deep well. Turnabout is fairplay and all of that.
Besides my Mets, Boston use to be one of my fav team. But after the way The Globe (with help from their "sources" AKA, the dimwit owners Henry, Lucchino, and Werner) trashed Francona & Epstein, they are now on the list of my most hated teams with the Skanks, Braves and Phils. As for Epstein, his brilliance will be on display when (hopefully) The Cubs have an amazing year in 2012. As for Mr. Francona is one of baseball's finest men. He is a man any team would be lucky to have leading them. It is a disgrace the way his life was trashed this way. I wish Mr Francona the very best in anything he chooses to do now. As for the Red Sux, they could go to hell and I hope they never have another winning season again.
Everyone, top to bottom, is to blame for the sox collapse. Owners are scumbags, players are self-indulgent, greedy, man-children. Tito is the only one I really feel sorry for. Epstein is an avg gm who was given wonderkid status and has been riding it ever since. Most disappointing point in the globe article was reading about lester. Lackey and beckett I can see sitting on their asses and drinking beer during games. For some reason expected more from lester.
I agree with commie Olber-douche on something? The world must truly be ending.
Mootek above has it right. Hohler is a former political reporter who covered the Sox for 2004 and who was an absolute journalistic disaster. He's an "investigative" reporter for the Globe now and is a hack of the first order. The fact that his name was on the byline lays bare the lie that any part of this piece was objective. An outsider looking at this without this pitiful hack job would naturally wonder why the Sox were letting go a 2 time championship manager (who everyone in baseball respects) and 2 time GM. Excuse making, pure and simple.. And gross.
On the money Keith. For more owner buffoonery, check out "Lords of the Realm"
Thank you Keith. I have always thought Terry Francona is very good man. And am so glad someone is telling the world about it.
A Yankee fan doesn't want the Sox to win for another 95 years? Gutsy article!
Life long die hard sox
Fan disgusted by this ownership! Not enough bad things can happen to them
I can't abandon my Sox, despite the idiots in charge. I'll just suffer through, like I always have. However (and more importantly): thank you for doing Francona justice. I will remain disgusted by his treatment for quite some time. You're spot on here, Keith.
Unbelievably great stuff, Mr. Olbermann. As a Chicago baseball fan, I've been a bit distracted recently from the cowardly idiocy occurring in Boston. Thank you for shedding some much needed light on the situation. Hopefully(104), Epstein gets the chance to make the Cubs contenders. We'll see…….
KO, Kudos for shedding light on the fact that the Sox ownership was allowed to purchase the team on a "sweetheart deal." Some industries would deem this business unethical or even illegal, yet being in Selig's pocket really is the one thing the Henry group has succeeded at. Did you know that Henry loaned Selig many millions of dollars when his Brewers were in financial ruins? Funny that years later Selig allows Henry to buy the Sox even though they were not the highest bidder. He single handedly made MLB buy the Expos and let another pal take on the Marlins with a zero interest loan. Now that Selig is stepping down in a year, the Sox brass has run its best employees out of town right before the lose their sweetheart inside advantage. Maybe Selig will make another wild card so that a 3rd place Boston team can make the playoffs?
Great article. I feel as if Boston has become what they so eagerly despised…. the Yankees. They are a replica of the 2008 Yankees. Enjoying this hysteria.
Tito was a class act and refused to throw anyone under the bus. If he had a fault, it was his extreme loyalty to the players.
Theo was a wonder-boy initially. He more recently threw money away on Dice-K, Drew, Crawford, Lackey, etc.
I am not surprised to hear that Lackey was drinking and that Beckett was over-indulging. I am extremely disappointed in hearing that Lester joined in with them.
A blind man could see that many of the players felt NO URGENCY as things disintegrated in Sept. Owners hire Gm's and Managers to know what is happening from day to day. Either Tito and Theo knew or were incompetent that such nonsense took part during games.
I probably will not have many standing with me in saying that the HATCHET JOB on Tito was done by some uhhappy and overpaid player !!!
Such a facile conclusion you've reached, Keith. Your cynical, anti-ownership conspiracy theories happen to fit in pretty conveniently with pre-existing bias/malice toward Larry and the Boston media. Larry's only motive for a venomous leak against Tito would have been a broken heart; but as we saw last week at the various press conferences, their divorce was pretty amicable. Larry and owners weren't the source of the leak.
So who was the leak? Mr. Olbermann has made his case. Make yours. If you can.
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supposedly blood was leaking — can you yankee idiots get over this yet?
I wouldn't be surprised if Larry Lucchino was the source, given his track record. As a Nationals fan, I'm still miffed at his hubris in placing a Bosox fantasy camp in Bethesda, Md., this past summer — the first time one of these camps has been held in another team's market — to take advantage of all the wealthy Ivy League ex-New Englanders in the D.C. area with federal government jobs. (The Nats should have complained publicly about it, but knew it would get them nowhere; thanks to that cushy deal Selig gave them, the Red Sox "run" MLB the same way Walter O'Malley did in his heyday.) That the New England Evil Empire didn't make the playoffs this year was pure karma.
Hell may freeze over, I actually agree with something Olbermann says.
This whole situation in Boston is disgusting but it doesn't surprise me. Any where you have that much money involved, you can always count on a smear job from the powers that be. They sure did use them as scape goats. Good thing us north siders love goats! As a life long Cub I am very psyched about Epstein coming to the north side. I would love to see Francona come with.
Keith, you do realize that the NYT has been selling out their piece of Fenway Sports Group. It's stake is now down to just 7%,
When John Henry got married in the past year or so, didn't he also put his new wife in charge of the renovations they seem to do every offseason at Fenway, sacking the lady in classless fashion who had held that position for years? I can't recall the names but remember reading about it in the Globe and being amazed at such a bush move by Henry.
It really is pathetic the way the Red Sox ownership operates, they try to emulate the Yankees in every way but they'll always come up short in the class department. Dragging Tito's sons service into it is lower than low.
People in Boston still love Francona. All you need to do is read the comments on Boston.com to see that (pick any of the articles on the Red Sox). I also think the Globe article made the owners look clueless. So if they really were the sources behind the article and hoped it would shift the blame away from them, they miscalculated.
Pink hats becoming Yankee fans? Well- SOME good has come out of all this!.
I have turned in my pink hat. I was on the edge anyway since they dissed Johnny Damon. This latest disgusting drama is the last straw! If Ortiz goes to NY I will follow.
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The biggest surprise of this article was that Olbermann never found a way to blame George Bush for the Red Sox mess……
We will always look back on 2011 and remember the Red Sox for pulling off the biggest collapse and CHOKE in SPORTS history. Who would have thought that gloating about 2004 at the Yankees expense would come back to bite?
I can't see a team in any sport choking worse than this, ever.
It's amazing people how soon people have forgotten the Braves' collapse, which matched that of the Bosox nearly step for step. Of course, they aren't drama queens in Atlanta, which may have something to do with it — and Furman Bisher never used the Braves as his own personal cottage industry, unlike Dan Shaughnessy with the Red Sox.
Disgusting, boycott Henry-Werner-& Lucchino,
As a result of whom you are and the nonsense that comes out of your mouth daily; please stop commenting on the Red Sox…Stick to your stellar ratings on CurrentTv..
I think Keith did a pretty good job commenting on the worst collapse / choke in sports history. He could have written more, but I think he exhibited good sportsmanship by leaving some stones unturned. I think he, like most fans, feels bad for the fans of Boston.
Ummmmm, the Red Sox "dynasty of the last decade"??? You mean that "dynastic" decade that included three 3rd place finishes and completely missing the playoffs five times?
Keith –
I rarely, if ever, agree with your politics; wish you stuck with sports full time – truly enjoy and appreciate your gifts in that regard. . .
Keith, Thanks for speaking what had not been said. You are the best news broadcaster alive. If Tito goes to the Cubs, I'm trading
NESN for mlb.com. May do that anyway. . .but I'll never join the evil empire.
Red Sox owner John Henry just denied his ownership group was responsible for the leak. Well done, Keith.
My initial thought posted yesterday was that it was a GUILTY overpaid player. I stand by that .. now more than ever.
A mere denial is enough to convince you? Please don't listen to anyone who offers to sell you the Bunker Hill Bridge.
How about the leaks coming from one of the overpaid party animals?
Theo did not do his due diligence on Beckett. Mike Lowell has said that he had to reign him in at one time when they played together. These guys were a disease in the club house. Boston needs a tough new manager who will set down rules and enforce them.Tito should have known what was happening and either did not; or the players did not respect and listen to him. Either way, he saw the handwriting and moved on . For the millions that the THREE AMIGOS received, it is not too much to ask that they sit on the bench for 3 hours and watch and encourage their teammates; rather than to yuk it up with beer and video games. How disrespectful they were to those in the trenches. !!
I very rarely agree with Keith Olbermann on anything. However I admire him for taking a stand and writing this blog on owners of the Boston Red Sox
All of a sudden KO is a Red Sox expert? Please stop. Tito did a great job. The owners didnt smear him. Reports have peaked into every said, and unsaid, word. Please stop. What next? Pierce Morgan?
Tito was the Manager and should have known that something was very wrong in the Clubhouse. He is a nice guy and did not want to throw any players under the bus in his exit interview. It is a shame that overpaid jocks could not exhibit team spirit on the day that they were not pitching; they drank and played video games instead of cheering on their teammates for 3-4 hours. Shameful behavior!!!
please dont forget these horrible owners brought red sox nation 2 world series…have you lost your minds? Now they want to trash tito? Grow up.
Owners hire GM's and Managers to oversee the day to day operations.
It should be made clear to players that certain behaviors are totally unacceptable, will not be tolerated and will result in loss of pay !!! What if there were an injury and one of these players were called in to play on a moment's notice? They would have been too polluted!!
It is obvious to a blind man that the players were disrespectful to Tito. Therefore, I can understand his wanting to have a change and to leave. Henry said the leaks about Tito and his personal life did not emanate from ownership. It therefore came from an exposed player!!!! Again, shameful !!!
the past couple months I've had things cluttering up everywhere from end tables to YA where I couldn't even see the top of my kitchen table!!!
Lucchino is a third leg, no doubt, and not someone I would want to have a beer with. However, wake up people- they agreed to keep it in-house, and then Tito went on WEEI with his Popeye shirt and said that ownership didn't have his back. Lucchino then said " hmm, I guess we don't have to keep it in-house after all."
That's business baby. Go rock yourself to sleep with your teddy bears if it makes you sad. Tito should have kept his mouth shut or come out with guns blazing- obviously he's a hard ball amateur when it comes to the business side and Lucchino went nuke on him.
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On A Budget
You don't have to go into hock to look right. If money is tight, outlet malls are your best friends. With $500, you can fill the trunk of your car with bags of clothing from Banana Republic and J.Crew, whose outlets all offer great basics for work. Just remember, choose classic pieces in a palette of neutrals, and accessorize with colors and prints of the moment.
What will you save? Discounts of 40 percent are common, and 80 percent isn't unusual. Stumped about where to find a nearby outlet mall? Try this site: www.outletsonline.com. It's not that easy to use, but Outlets Online does offer an extensive list for bargain hunters.
Help Is Out There
If you feel seriously fashion-challenged, get expert advice and assistance at these sites:
- www.dressingwell.com. Get your closet in shape with tips from fashion consultant Mary Lou Andre, who believes anyone can be well-dressed if they have a few fashion strategies. Don't miss the "tip of the week" e-mail listserv.
- www.leahfeldon.com. Style guru Leah Feldon, author of Dress Like a Million On Considerably Less (Villard Books, $22, 800-726-0600) offers a sampling of free advice at her Web site, where major trends are dissected (are reptile prints a happening look?) under "Tips" and "Buzz."
Brain Food
Some more good resources to peruse:
- Casual Power:How to Power Up Your Nonverbal Communication and Dress Down for Success (Bright Books, $29.95, www.casualpower.com). Sherry Maysonave decodes what casual means, discussing the nonverbal aspects of clothes and body language.
- The New Professional Image:From Business Casual to the Ultimate Power Look (Adams Media Corp., $12.95, 800-USA-JOBS). Susan Bixler lays out the casual and corporate standards for business dress with examples of what you need to wear to make a positive impression in those crucial first 30 seconds.


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Warsaw's fitness-friendly future
This town wants to be Missouri's most bike-friendly community
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Mac Vorce, Warsaw's parks and recreation manager, tests his skills on the mountain bike park added last year. Already the town has become a destination for off-road cyclists and trail runners.
On a table in the basement of Warsaw's historic WPA-era community center, City Administrator Randy Pogue spreads out a panoramic drawing of the waterfront behind the building. Superimposed over the picture is an ambitious design that will replace a faulty sewer line and transform the area into a trailhead for hikers, cyclists and boaters.
"Come back a year from now," he says. "I think you will see some major changes. What we are trying to do is create a destination."
That statement might seem a little odd to the thousands of people who already consider Warsaw, with Missouri's two biggest lakes in its backyard, a major tourist destination. Why would the town need anything else?
Randy quickly explains: "When I started here 12 years ago, people said we have water and, of course, people are going to come to the water. But once you get them to the water you have to get them back off of it. And that's what Warsaw was really lacking — the ability to get people to come off the water and spend some money."
He recalls a story a former alderman related early in his career. "I remember him saying, 'When Truman Lake was built, we thought we were going to become a tourist destination and development would come. Well, they waited and waited and it didn't develop as they hoped. You build the lake, but you better have something else. That is why we started the downtown revitalization, combined with the Drake Harbor riverfront development."
Randy and his Parks and Recreation Director Mac Vorce are at the center of an effort to transform Warsaw into the state's most bicycling friendly town. Already, Mac has put Warsaw on the map for mountain bikers and trail runners, with 13 miles of trails and a stop on a mountain bike race circuit.
"Last October we had miles of mountain bike trail," says Mac. "By Dec. 20, we had 15 miles of trail out there. Now we are seeing youth in our town say, 'Hey, that might be cool.' They are riding out there and not playing video games, not being hoodlums in town. We are seeing people trail running and hiking there."
The next step is to link a series of channel-control levees into what will eventually be a 15- to 20-mile-long hiking and biking trail with a gravel surface like the Katy Trail State Park. When completed, the trail will connect area attractions such as the Truman Lake visitor's center, the Joe Dice Swinging Bridge, Lost Valley Fish Hatchery and Sterrett Creek Marina.
Mac points out a section of waterfront that soon will become part of a hiking and biking trail. The town's ambitious project will add 15 to 20 miles of trail, connecting visitors with attractions such as the Joe Dice Swinging Bridge, Lost Creek Hatchery and the Truman Lake visitor's center.
The trail the community leaders envision will form a wheel around Warsaw, a city of 2,070 located 30 miles south of Sedalia. Spokes on that wheel will eventually allow kids to ride their bikes to school and to soccer and baseball practices. Residents and visitors alike will be able to ride to the restored downtown area, home to fine dining and shops.
That Warsaw is moving forward on this project comes down to three things: planning, timing and cooperation. In 2001, city officials began working on a strategic plan.
They identified various problems the community faced. One was a sewer system designed to handle 375,000 gallons of wastewater that was often deluged by millions of gallons during a heavy rain. Another was health issues the community felt needed to be addressed with wellness programs the trails could offer.
Opportunities also were discovered. For example, Randy had spotted the network of levees while studying aerial maps in the Corps of Engineers office at Truman Dam. Their potential as a trail system became obvious when he walked every mile.
Drury University sent a team of architecture students to Warsaw to focus a master plan. "They did the visioning," Randy says. "They met with the public, the business people. They compared us to other communities. Then our engineers came in and put it to reality."
As a result of the planning process, Warsaw found itself with "shovel ready" projects at the same time the economy soured and federal stimulus money became available.
Warsaw was approved for two grants from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. One will help fund rebuilding the waterfront once known as Steamboat Landing, including a boardwalk section of the trail and docks where boaters can tie up and enjoy the downtown.
A second grant will improve the aging sewer system, leaving the town prepared for future growth.
"When the stimulus money came up, we were in position with all of this ready to go," Randy says. "All we had to do was pass bonds for our sewer. The vote was 134 yes and 11 no. Over the years, people have come to understand that we are planning this. They are confident we are not just jumping in."
Under the stimulus plan, project bids must be released before the end of the year, and work must start by February.
The stimulus funds were just one part of the puzzle. A cooperative Corps of Engineers project manager put in a request for "handshake funds" from the Kansas City district headquarters. The city and the Corps each agreed to share portions of the trail project, with the corps laying the trail bed to Katy Trail specs. Close to 9,000 feet of rock has been laid, and another 9,000 remains to be done.
"It's a handshake, not a handout," says Dennis Wallace, Truman Dam operations manager. "Our headquarters office puts tools in place to use so we can work with the city. This is something that really makes a lot of sense. We combined our resources and made some great improvements. Now we can see a lot of other opportunities to improve fishing access and expand the trails."
The cooperative effort also involves the Missouri Department of Conservation and its Lost Valley Fish Hatchery, which includes trails the city hopes to link to the new ones.
When completed, the new trails will lead to a healthier community and opportunities for visitors interested in outdoor activities other than the hunting and fishing that have been Warsaw's mainstay since before Truman Dam was completed.
"You gotta use what you have," Mac says. "We are not going to be able to bring in multi-million dollar theme parks. We are not going to have casinos. So what do we have to offer? Water, trails, walking and running paths, mountain bike trails. This health thing is not a fad anymore. A lot of people are planning their vacations on what they are going to be able to do physically while they are there. Randy's vision has brought that to Warsaw."
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Student Spotlights
Shannon Truty (Class of 2016)
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- Accounting
- Fun Fact:
- I can do a back flip (I was in gymnastics all throughout my childhood).
How did you choose Niagara University?
Well, for me, it started out as a family thing. I'm from West Seneca, N.Y., and both my uncle Daryl Truty, '94, and my step-uncle Nick Desiderio, '08, came to Niagara for accounting and had been talking about what a great experience it was for them. I took a campus tour and that was what sold me on Niagara. I loved how pretty the campus is and how everything was close together, its own community as opposed to in a city where everything is spread so far apart.
Can you tell me about a few activities you are involved in?
Yes, I am part of the Accounting Society, Business Organizational Leadership Development (BOLD) club, and the Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization (CEO) club. Last semester, the Accounting Society worked with Recycle for a Cause to help collect bottles around campus and had a bake sale raising money for the fund. BOLD focused on the sandals project, where we take the used sandals from the Cave of the Winds and redistribute them to countries in need. So this past semester we mainly focused on the distribution of the sandals. We also were able to give a presentation on BOLD to our Introduction to Business (BUS 120) class explaining how it gives real-world experience, which was really good practice on a formal presentation to an audience. For the CEO club, we were able to attend the Taylor Devices annual shareholders meeting in North Tonawanda, which was a good experience for us.
What was your favorite class/teacher?
It would definitely have to be Prof. Alegre from my BUS 120 class. He was very active, engaging and fun. He helped us to prep for our presentation in class and he pushed us to engage our audience and do this waterfall activity, which turned out really cool. BUS 120 was a lot of fun, too, because it helped you to meet other business students (like Shannon Chowaniec!).
We had the business retreat, where we did various teambuilding exercises like building the highest tower out of magnets and the cashflow game, and I actually won a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card that day which was awesome. The Bloomberg Businessweek module was a lot of fun, too, because Dr. Kling would run this gameshow-style activity called "Bowling for Businessweek," which would cover facts from the magazine. Dr. Kling said, "Students like Shannon have figured out that learning can be fun - even reading a business magazine can be rewarding - but in order to win the games, you need to have the knowledge that comes from reading and being engaged in the material."
As a freshman yourself, do you have any tips for new students? Things you were nervous about but you overcame?
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Definitely get involved on campus. There are so many things to do between sporting events and activities. They had a hypnotist here last semester and it was hilarious.
As for being nervous, of course I was, but that all went away after I met the professors. I thought that they were going to be very strict and not help with anything, but that was the complete opposite. Also, the orientations in the summer helped me to meet new people so it wasn't as hard in the beginning of the semester.
What are your future plans?
Nothing is finalized yet, but I would really like to do something involving tourism and hospitality, perhaps managing something in that industry. I would also like to continue on with my MBA in the 4+1 program that Niagara offers, and also become a CPA (certified public accountant).


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Wake Forest Baptist Continues Taser Safety Research
Newswise — WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 18, 2012 -- Adolescents who are tasered by law enforcement officers do not appear to be at higher risk for serious injury than adults, according to new a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers.
This latest research from Wake Forest Baptist is the first to specifically investigate Taser use on adolescents. Lead author Alison R. Gardner, M.D., an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Wake Forest Baptist, found no major differences in the injury rates or types of injuries to youth when compared to adults.
"We were looking closely for increased risk of cardiac effects and bodily injuries because of the differing body size and build of adolescents, but there were no significant injuries reported for this age group," said Gardner. "There were 20 mild injuries recorded and the majority of these were expected superficial puncture wounds from the weapons' probes."
The research appears this month online ahead of print in Pediatric Emergency Care. This was a retrospective study of Taser use from law enforcement data collected by the largest, independent multicenter database established in 2005 with funding by the National Institute of Justice. Tasers, or conducted electrical weapons, are non-lethal defense weapons used by law enforcement personnel to shock a person with probes from a distance.
Gardner and colleagues reviewed 2,026 Taser uses and found that 100, or 4.9 percent, were against adolescent suspects ranging in age from 13 to 17, with an average age of 16. Most of the youth were tasered by law enforcement officers during incidents involving civil disturbance, assault, robbery and burglary. Alcohol or other drug intoxication was known or suspected by police in 30 of the 100 cases, according to the study.
A limitation of the study is that the mean age (16), weight (168 pounds) and height (5 feet 8 inches tall) of the individuals reviewed indicates that this "population of minors mirrored the physiology of older adolescents and adults, more so than that of young or small children," Gardner said. "In real-life situations, Tasers were used in adolescents who were larger and older. This implies that law enforcement personnel are using Tasers as apprehension aids when physical apprehension is not easily accomplished, as would be the case in smaller and younger subjects."
This latest research builds on the work of its senior author William P. Bozeman, M.D., also of Wake Forest Baptist, who conducted the world's first large, independent study of injuries associated with Tasers to assess the overall risk and severity of injuries in real world conditions. Published in 2009, those results showed that the rate of significant injuries was low (less than 1 percent) and most injuries appeared to be minor.
Bozeman followed up with additional research in 2009 that evaluated the immediate cardiac and cardiovascular effects on a group of volunteer police officers, finding that CEW exposure overall was safe and well tolerated. His was only the second study to document the heart rhythm before, during and after a Taser application. In June he published a new study of real-life Taser uses by law enforcement agencies and found none in which the devices could be linked to cardiac complications, even when the probes landed on the upper chest area.
"Tasers have been proven to reduce the risk of injury in both suspects and officers and have prevented far more injuries and deaths than they have produced," said Bozeman. "While no tool is risk free, Tasers are clearly safer than alternate force options available to law enforcement officers such as batons, hand-to-hand combat and firearms, and the appropriate use of Tasers by police officers should be supported." William E. Hauda II, M.D., operational medical director, Fairfax County Police Department, Va., was also a co-author.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is a fully integrated academic medical center located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The institution comprises the medical education and research components of Wake Forest School of Medicine, the integrated clinical structure and consumer brand Wake Forest Baptist Health, which includes North Carolina Baptist Hospital and Brenner Children's Hospital, the commercialization of research discoveries through the Piedmont Triad Research Park, as well as a network of affiliated community-based hospitals, physician practices, outpatient services and other medical facilities. Wake Forest School of Medicine is ranked among the nation's best medical schools and is a leading national research center in fields such as regenerative medicine, cancer, neuroscience, aging, addiction and public health sciences. Wake Forest Baptist's clinical programs are consistently ranked as among the best in the country by U.S.News & World Report.
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