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Summer still has a month left, but they?re already thinking about autumn in Massachusetts.
This year?s Fall Foliage Parade will take place on October 6 at 1 p.m.
The parade will step off at the former Walmart Parking Lot.
For more information, click here, or call or (413) 499-4000.
Source: http://pittsfield.wnyt.com/news/community-spirit/418512-date-fall-foliage-parade-announced
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Published July 31st, 2013
Christopher Holland and Wayne Shelton.
The Fathers House reaches out to the community to fundraise for $20,000 in trauma kits for IMPD
By Nicole Davis
The type of Gun Shot Wound Trauma kit which Pastor Christopher Holland of The Father?s House held in his hand can prolong a life for an average of six minutes, allowing first responders time to get to the scene. In an effort to raise $20,000 to supply 200 Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers this kit, The Father?s House has called on the community to help fundraise and show their support for the officers.
?Love is a powerful thing, and everyone deserves to be appreciated,? Holland says. ?You can make a difference in your community if you start somewhere. Our church is not about those four walls. The bible says when there is not vision, the people perish. So if you have a vision to help, you go beyond those four walls, you can touch everyone.?
For five years now the Franklin Township church has hosted an Annual IMPD Roll Call, where several hundred officers from multiple districts can hold their Roll Call at the church. They are treated to a full meal and a gift before they return to work.
?This year as we started talking together as a team and planning there were some things in the media where police officers had been shot and first responders couldn?t get to them,? Holland says. ?That increased what we normally do by several thousand dollars. But it was exciting for us, so we began to reach out to the community.?
Holland said they hope to raise the money by the first of September to prepare for this year?s Roll Call on Sept. 13. The kits, which cost $100 each, contain an Asherman Chest Seal to cover a gunshot wound, a blood coagulant and other first aid supplies.
?This is something every officer should have,? says Wayne Shelton, a detective and member of the church. ?I can?t imagine being out there with a fallen officer with only the shirt off my back to use. So this is a great opportunity for me to partner with The Father?s House and the police department. It says that the community really does support the police. This is something we can do to counteract some to the negative.?
Donations can be made online at TheFathersHouseIndy.com or mailed to IMPD ROLL CALL, The Father?s House, 1600 S. Franklin Road, Indianapolis, IN 46239.
?There are a whole lot of needs in the Police Department right now,? Shelton says. ?That?s why I really like what we?re doing. If we can get this to snowball, we can really have an effect.?
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Source: http://www.ss-times.com/2013/07/31/power-in-community-support/
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Students turned out in droves to play pickup basketball in honor of recently deceased basketball coach Henry Pope. Players from the boys basketball program at South Whidbey High School, which he coached from 2010 to 2013 and from the girls program he ran for a few years before that, hit the court at Community Park on July 26, the day after Pope died of cardiac arrest. Recent South Whidbey graduate Chase Collins said dozens of people came, as many as 50, to play, watch or just stop by. The above photo shows the group of players who were at the park around 8:45 a.m., though Collins said many more came later. They played pickup games for the first three hours, rotating players in and out. For the last hour they played bump and one, large fun game, including Lewis Pope, Henry Pope?s 13-year-old son. There were people from the middle school, high school, graduates and adults. Pope was 57.
Around 50 people played basketball for nearly four hours in honor of recently deceased South Whidbey High School coach Henry Pope.
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Research from the University of Copenhagen has revealed the effects of a decade of decentralised wage negotiations in the private sector. In an article in the Journal of Labor Economics, researchers conclude that wages have risen for all employees and that companies are now better able to retain key personnel.
"Average wages rise when employees and managers negotiate on an individual basis, without a collective-bargaining agreement dictating fixed rates for all," explains Jakob Roland Munch, professor of economics at the University of Copenhagen.
For the first time, this trend has been followed over a ten-year period and results indicate that the effect on wages has been positive. The research shows that the average increase for Danes employed in the private sector and subject to decentralised wage bargaining is 5% higher than for employees whose wages are calculated on the basis of parameters such as seniority.
"The examples we have unearthed in the private sector show clearly that the average wage rises under decentralised bargaining," says Professor Munch. "We didn't expect such a large difference. Even those at the bottom of the hierarchy win under a flexible system. Many other countries in Europe organise wage negotiations in a similar manner, so they may be interested in and inspired by our results." The other two researchers involved in the project are Professor Christian Mller Dahl of the University of Southern Denmark, and Assistant Professor Daniel le Maire, also from the University of Copenhagen.
Flexible wage systems reward abilities
Among those who benefit the most are those with a long-term higher education and long-term work experience. For this group, wages have risen by 7%, while those with shorter education and little work experience have seen their wages rise by 3%.
A flexible wage system affords better opportunities to reward employees according to their abilities, which means that companies can adapt more easily to market demand.
"Globalisation and technological progress affect companies differently and create a need for restructuring. For example, flexible wage systems make it easier for companies facing growing demand to retain key employees, while employees under threat of outsourcing can end up keeping their jobs at a lower wage," Munch continues.
"One fairly obvious interpretation of the positive effect revealed by our study is that a decentralised system means companies are better placed to cope with changes to market conditions and are therefore more productive.
Our research concerns the private sector, but the principles are transferrable to other sectors," he stresses.
"Our research sends a signal that decentralisation actually makes it possible to identify areas in which more flexible wage bargaining makes units function more efficiently. It is easy to envisage the same effects in parts of the public sector, where wage bargaining is currently relatively centralised," the professor concludes.
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About the research:
The researchers studied wage bargaining in the private sector in Denmark from 1992 to 2001, using data from Statistics Denmark. The data is from 36 areas covered by collective-bargaining agreements.
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Public release date: 3-Aug-2013 Share ] Contact: Jakob Roland Munch
Jakob.Roland.Munch@econ.ku.dk
45-23-28-22-42
University of Copenhagen
Research from the University of Copenhagen has revealed the effects of a decade of decentralised wage negotiations in the private sector. In an article in the Journal of Labor Economics, researchers conclude that wages have risen for all employees and that companies are now better able to retain key personnel.
"Average wages rise when employees and managers negotiate on an individual basis, without a collective-bargaining agreement dictating fixed rates for all," explains Jakob Roland Munch, professor of economics at the University of Copenhagen.
For the first time, this trend has been followed over a ten-year period and results indicate that the effect on wages has been positive. The research shows that the average increase for Danes employed in the private sector and subject to decentralised wage bargaining is 5% higher than for employees whose wages are calculated on the basis of parameters such as seniority.
"The examples we have unearthed in the private sector show clearly that the average wage rises under decentralised bargaining," says Professor Munch. "We didn't expect such a large difference. Even those at the bottom of the hierarchy win under a flexible system. Many other countries in Europe organise wage negotiations in a similar manner, so they may be interested in and inspired by our results." The other two researchers involved in the project are Professor Christian Mller Dahl of the University of Southern Denmark, and Assistant Professor Daniel le Maire, also from the University of Copenhagen.
Flexible wage systems reward abilities
Among those who benefit the most are those with a long-term higher education and long-term work experience. For this group, wages have risen by 7%, while those with shorter education and little work experience have seen their wages rise by 3%.
A flexible wage system affords better opportunities to reward employees according to their abilities, which means that companies can adapt more easily to market demand.
"Globalisation and technological progress affect companies differently and create a need for restructuring. For example, flexible wage systems make it easier for companies facing growing demand to retain key employees, while employees under threat of outsourcing can end up keeping their jobs at a lower wage," Munch continues.
"One fairly obvious interpretation of the positive effect revealed by our study is that a decentralised system means companies are better placed to cope with changes to market conditions and are therefore more productive.
Our research concerns the private sector, but the principles are transferrable to other sectors," he stresses.
"Our research sends a signal that decentralisation actually makes it possible to identify areas in which more flexible wage bargaining makes units function more efficiently. It is easy to envisage the same effects in parts of the public sector, where wage bargaining is currently relatively centralised," the professor concludes.
###
Read the article here: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/journals/journal/jole.html
About the research:
The researchers studied wage bargaining in the private sector in Denmark from 1992 to 2001, using data from Statistics Denmark. The data is from 36 areas covered by collective-bargaining agreements.
Contact
Professor of Economics at the University of Copenhagen
Jakob Roland Munch
Email: Jakob.Roland.Munch@econ.ku.dk
Tel.: +45 35 32 30 19
Mobile: +45 23 28 22 42
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-installed government on Saturday promised supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi a safe exit from their protest camps and urged them to rejoin the political process.
Interior Ministry spokesman Hany Abdel Latif said the protesters were being manipulated by leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"Your continued sit-ins have no legal or political use. You have a safe exit, you will be politically integrated," Latif said in an announcement on state television.
Thousands of Mursi supporters have gathered in two camps in the capital to demand the reinstatement of Mursi, an Islamist from the Muslim Brotherhood who was overthrown a month ago to the day.
The military had threatened to remove them by force. But on Friday, following appeals form religious leaders as well as foreign governments to avoid a bloodbath, the interim government said it would blockade the camps but not storm them.
"If you think you're upholding the Muslim Brotherhood, your safe exit from the squares will allow the group to return to its role within the democratic political process," Latif said.
"If you think you're protecting yourself by staying with your colleagues, we pledge your safe and secure return to normal life as a free and honest citizen."
Latif said many people wanted to leave but they faced threats from the protest leaders. Anyone involved in crimes, including torture, killing and kidnapping, would face prosecution, he said.
"You are brain-washed, subject to psychological manipulation. You are being used as a political-bargaining chip," he said, directing his comments to the demonstrators.
Mursi became Egypt's first freely elected president in June 2012, 16 months after a popular uprising toppled long-ruling strongman Hosni Mubarak. He was himself ousted on July 3 after weeks of demonstrations against his rule.
Almost 300 people have died in political violence since then, including 80 of his supporters killed by security forces in clashes on July 27. Mursi is now in custody at a secret location.
(Reporting By Tom Finn; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Pravin Char)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-government-appeals-mursi-supporters-leave-camps-110117476.html
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Work on the main structure of the world's second tallest skyscraper has been completed, as the final beam was placed on the Shanghai Tower.
A crane placed the steel beam 1,900ft above the ground in Shanghai, China's commercial hub, as the building formally overtook Taiwan's Taipei 101 building to become the highest tower in Asia.
Globally it is second only to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at 2,723ft.
The Shanghai Tower, which costs an estimated $14.8bn yuan (?1.56bn), will reach over 2,066ft when it is finally finished.
"It's a landmark and it will change the skyline of Shanghai," Xia Jun, of US design firm Gensler said.
His comments came at a media conference following the traditional "topping out" ceremony.
"I don't think the importance of an architecture lies entirely in its height," he added.
The structure stands alongside China's previous tallest building, the 1,614ft Shanghai World Financial Centre - and is due to open next year, by which time it may have been surpassed as the tallest building in China.
Chinese firm Broad Group have announced plans to construct an 2,749ft tower in the central Chinese city of Changsha, which they say will be completed in April.
But reports in state-run media late last month said construction on the tower had been called off, because the building had not gained full local government approval.
Work on the Shanghai tower began in 2008, and its construction was partially backed by Shanghai's city government.
Concerns were raised last year when long cracks began to appear in the ground close to the building, prompting fears that ground around the tower was subsiding.
But Ding Jiemin, an architect who collaborated on the tower's design, played down fears on Saturday.
"These problems were just during construction period, it will not affect the security of the architecture," he said.
China is home to three of the world's 10 tallest buildings, according to research group Emporis -- which did not count the Shanghai Tower.
The Shanghai Tower's final beam was decorated with red ribbons and flags, and carried a banner which read: "Team of hoisting heroes".
Source: http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/china_crowns_asia_s_tallest_tower_in_shanghai
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