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- Colors by
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- Publisher
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Sometimes there are books that you want to like, for a variety of reasons. You've read other (non-fiction) writings by the author that were entertaining. Or the book's supposed to star a character that you like. Or just the idea of a good series of one-shots telling crime fiction and meant for mature readers. Unfortunately, in the case of "Punisher: Butterfly," it manages to miss the mark so thoroughly that it evoked a reaction I rarely get: that I'd completely wasted my time.
On the absolute surface, "Punisher: Butterfly" doesn't sound like a bad idea. A hitwoman writes her memoirs of all the killings she's gone through, knowing of the consequences that are just around the corner for her as a result. But from the first pages of the book on, it's a story full of tired cliches that get trotted out one by one. Butterfly isn't just a hitwoman, she's someone who was sexually molested by an abusive father, who also turns out to be a lesbian, uses her sexuality to try and get one over her publisher, and killed an earlier partner because he wouldn't listen to the safeword during a bondage game. If just one of these had turned up in the book, it might have slid by. All of them one after another, though, is bordering on painful.
It doesn't help that Butterfly is a dull narrator and protagonist. Maybe it's because her story has nothing but cliche to fall back on, as she writes her tell-all book about what the industry is really like, and how the internet at the end of the day is her only salvation to have her story told. It sounds like the punch line to what a fiction piece written by a prominent blogger who writes about an industry they once left would sound like, except in this case that's actually what ended up being printed. There's no hook to make Butterfly interesting, or particularly sympathetic, or someone that you want to see succeed. Writing a "Punisher" one-shot where the Punisher himself only appears on three pages (and one is during a flashback) isn't an impossible task, but it does require that the rest of the book be extremely engrossing.
The only up point to "Punisher: Butterfly" is Laurence Campbell's art which, along with Lee Loughridge's colors, has some nice work with shadows and negative space. The final panel where the Punisher is a cut-out of darkness (save for his skull shirt) is drawn excellently, for instance, and some of the tight close-ups on people's lips as they whisper a word, or a pair of eyes, come across well. Even then, I wouldn't say to pick up the book if you're a big Campbell fan and want to see more of his art. "Punisher: Butterfly," especially at a cover price of $4.99, only serves to water down and neutralize the strong work done elsewhere with the character. If it comes to one-shots like this or nothing at all outside of the regular series and their creative teams, I'd rather see the latter, please.


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Mercury Baths, Aladdin Lamps, and Radio Beacons
Guiding Lights
Lighthouses have provided safety to mariners ever since sailors have ventured to sea. The first warning beacons consisted of wood and coal fires mounted on coastal points. These early aids to navigation had several shortcomings as they were exposed to wind and consumed a lot of fuel. In the nineteenth century, the design and construction of lighthouse developed into a highly specialized branch of engineering. Towers come in many shapes and sizes and generally resemble symmetrical tree trunks to minimize resistance to wind and waves. Typically they are not more than 200 hundred feet above water level - anything higher is difficult to see.
The eastern view from the Point Atkinson lighthouse
August, 2004
Point Atkinson, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Over the years, technological innovations have been applied to improve light stations and provide a variety of services for marine safety. Fresnel lenses, compressed air foghorns and later, electricity contributed to safety on the seas. Radio beacons and other navigational aids complemented the lights and foghorns in guiding mariners.
Changes in technology greatly changed the life of the light keeper. Radio and helicopters eased the isolation. Electricity and diesel generators replaced steam and kerosene reduced the amount of manual labour required but increased the sophistication of the skills and knowledge required to operate and repair the machinery. In the 1990s, automation removed many light keepers from lighthouses.
Postcard of Point Atkinson Lighthouse.
Point Atkinson, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Light
While lighthouse towers are popular landmarks, it is the light that is important to the mariner. By the time lights came to the coast of BC in the 1860s, catoptric and dioptric systems of illumination were in use.
Catoptric lens
The catoptric lens system operated on the principle of reflection. A highly shiny metal surface was placed behind a lighthouse to direct the light. The first light at Point Atkinson worked on the catoptric principle and used two coal oil lamps that would run for eight hours. The reflector was made out of silver plated copper that was cleaned and polished every day.
1st order Fresnel lens used in lighthouse in Chilang, China.
Chilang, China
Courtesy of Elaine Graham.
Dioptric lens
By the time the current tower was built in 1912, a Frenchman, Augustin Fresnel, revolutionized the science of the lighthouse lens. Fresnel designed a system that condensed the light into a horizontal beam. He took a central piece of glass-the bull's eye-and constructed a number of concentric rings of class around it. By bending-or refracting-the light rays in a desired direction, the dioptric lens concentrated and focused a very weak light into a bright and powerful beacon.
Dioptric lenses are classified into seven main groups or orders. First order lenses are the largest and most powerful. The dioptric lens at Point Atkinson in 1912 was a third order lens and would show two flashes every five seconds. During the day, a canvas curtain covered the housing for the lens so sunlight did not refract off the prism and create a fire hazard.
The pilot's station (foreground) and the Point Atkinson lighthouse and keeper's duplex (background).
Point Atkinson, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The year [Grafton] took over, the entire station was transformed. The old dwelling and tower were torn down. Colonel Anderson sized upon the publicly accessible site to show off his latest concrete design-a hexagonal tower embraced by six buttresses-an adroit combination of aesthetics and function which always evokes a chorus of 'oohs' and 'aahs' and 'far outs' from those who climb the Lighthouse Viewpoint and see it for the first time soaring up from below. The steam engines were thrown piece by piece into the chuck and a new fog alarm building was constructed to house internal combustion engines, air compressors, and diaphones.
- From Don Graham, Keepers of the Light, 1985, pp. 71-72.
Weights from Point Atkinson Lighthouse.
Point Atkinson, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The light mechanism weighed approximately 1600 pounds. It floated in a 400 pound mercury tank. A clockwork system turned the lens. A cable with weights ran the height of the tower and was wound up when the weights reached the bottom. Until an electric motor was installed in 1963, the light keeper had to wind up the weights ever 2 ˝ hours-the time it took the weights to reach the bottom of the tower.
Prism from Point Atkinson Lighthouse.
Point Atkinson, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The first light source for the third order Fresnel lens worked on the pressure vapour principle and burned vaporized oil. A mantel about two inches in diameter was used. In 1960, an electric light bulb replaced the vaporized oil. During the 1980s, the Canadian Coast Guard used Point Atkinson as a test site for automated lighthouse systems. Today, a much smaller solar-powered light has replaced the electrical one.

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Many Voices, Many Visions "Gates to Recovery/Van White "Heroes"
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Opioid abuse has reached epidemic levels in our community. The Gates Police Department has been vocal in its fight against drug abuse, particularly as it pertains to heroin. Chief James Vanbrederode joins us to talk about what his department is doing and how it's partnering with other community agencies to curb the epidemic and treat those who are still in heroin's grasp. Plus, say the word "hero" and you might think of Superman or Wonder Woman or maybe a police officer or someone in the military or perhaps it's someone you love. In any case, local Rochester City School Board President Van White's new book, titled "Heroes", encourages readers to consider the every day, ordinary heroes around us and not just the ones you find in a book or on a screen.


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The FBI escaped with relatively little criticism over its antiterrorism work yesterday from the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Most of the panel's attention in the continuation of its public hearings focused on shortcomings of the CIA.
The New York Times reports that FBI chief Robert Mueller III "received glowing assessments from most panel members for his work in trying to remake the bureau as a counterterrorism and intelligence-gathering operation." Lee H. Hamilton, the Democratic co-chairman of the commission, said the panel "believes that he is moving in the right direction and has made much progress. We are cheering him on. The key question for us is whether he can succeed with the very difficult mission that he has set out, and we have not come to a judgment with respect to that."
Civil-liberties advocates worry that a domestic intelligence agency with broad power to conduct surveillance and covert operations could lead to the types of abuses seen at the FBI. under J. Edgar Hoover. "It's terribly important that, whatever system you have for the collection of domestic intelligence, that it be done by an agency that has respect for the rule of law," Hamilton said. "And that's one argument, at least, for keeping domestic intelligence in the FBI"
The Times noted that the commission's latest staff reports found lingering problems that could hinder the bureau's ability to prevent terror attacks. Those include a shortage of qualified translators, a potential understaffing of intelligence analysis units, and a perception among some analysts that they receive second-class treatment.
The FBI gave the commission its fullest accounting of 70 bin Laden-related investigations cited in the briefing that President Bush received on Aug. 6, 2001. John Pistole, who oversees counterterrorism at the FBI, told the panel that the actual number of investigations was 67. Twelve investigations were closed because the bureau determined there was no link to Al Qaeda or Sunni extremists. Two people linked to the East African bombings in 1998 were arrested and indicted. One was charged with a nonterrorist financial crime, six moved overseas and were tracked by the CIA, two died, and a number are still under investigation.
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Meet your new Winey Neighbor- Claire
The Winey Neighbor welcomes our new staff member Claire to our family! She will be here every Monday don't hesitate to ask her any questions!
Claire is still new to New York. She has some country ways about her. Sometimes she gets lost at her own train stop. Claire is a person of theatre. She will discuss Shakespeare to great lengths. Her humor leans towards the absurd. Her heroes include Tom Waits, Sam Shepard and Patti Smith. Also, Richard Brautigan. She fell into the wine business about 10 years ago, by accident. Alongside wine she has worked a great deal with Italian slow food, coffee and beer. Her favorite of those is beer. She loves tart dry whites, big complex reds and delicate sparklings served with oysters. Claire lives in Clinton Hill with her fiancé and two hundred-something bottles of booze.


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Bring 4 small cups of water to the boil and put in a small cup (it will increase in volume!) of polenta. Keep stirring on a low heat for about 3-4 mins. Pour into a shallow plate and see how it swells up while it cools.
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After 150 mins. shell the broadbeans.
Cut the polenta into 'fishfingers'.
Fry the fillet in some oil and a dash of butter till nice and brown on all sides, turn down the heat and let them cook for about 20 mins. The inside should not be raw, but can stay pink.
After 10 mins add 1 or 2 polenta fingers to brown
Boil the tomato water again and cook the haricots verts for 5 mins. After 4 mins add the broadbeans.
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We offer a number of sports and fitness opportunities at First Friends Church! For an overview, browse the links below for more information on each activity.
Our youth basketball league is a seasonal ministry that occurs each winter for kids in grades K-6. It is broken up into three divisions (grades 1-2, 3-4, 5-6). This year, we are introducing a new Kindergarten Clinic. This will be an 8 week clinic beginning on Saturday mornings in January. Our intention is for this to be a welcoming and instructional league for children of all skill levels. The league begins with a skills assessment on the first Monday after Thanksgiving (November 27th) and progresses through the first weekend in March, concluding with a tournament on Saturday (3rd) and a Recognition Banquet on Sunday (4th)!
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We offer various Men's and Women's open gym times throughout the year for exercise, friendly competition, and fellowship. These schedules flex based on the season. Please call the church office for more info (330-332-0001).
Our church places a team in the local church softball league each summer. The season runs from June through August, and all games are played in Salem. Please contact our sports director, Mike Barnes (firstname.lastname@example.com) in April if you would like to play.
We have a standing Tee Time at Flying B golf course for 9 holes on Monday nights at 5:30 during the golf season. Come out and join us for some golf and fellowship any time!
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The Monday morning class, led by Bethanie, is from 9:30 – 10:45am. It is a time of worship, praise, and connection to Christ, practiced to Christian music, including scriptures and devotions. This experience teaches us to take time to love, nurture, accept, heal, and grow ourselves in God's Word and in His Spirit.
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"Our customers can be assured that even with our rapid growth, our operational standards are best in class," said Garret Lacour, CEO of RoadVantage.
Austin, Texas (PRWEB) August 12, 2015
RoadVantage, the fastest-growing provider of F&I programs for the automotive industry, today announced the successful completion of its SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Type II audit.
After successfully completing the SSAE 16 Type I audit in December, RoadVantage sought the Type II audit to emphasize its dedication to best practices as the company continues its rapid growth. The third-party audit evaluated the execution of RoadVantage's operational controls and critical procedures.
"The SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Type II audit is really the gold standard within the industry," said Gary Pennington, Partner at SSAE 16 Professionals, LLP, the firm that conducted the audit. "The Type I audit evaluates the design of internal controls, while the Type II audit measures the operating effectiveness of those controls – how do those controls behave when put into action? This makes the Type II audit much more challenging to successfully complete."
The audit undergone by RoadVantage was conducted in accordance with the AICPA SOC reporting standards by SSAE 16 Professionals (http://www.ssae16professionals.com), a full service accounting firm providing SSAE 16 (SOC 1) audits, SOC 2 audits, and other IT compliance audits.
"By successfully completing both the Type I and Type II audits, we demonstrate our ongoing commitment to excellence," said Garret Lacour, CEO of RoadVantage. "Our customers can be assured that even with our rapid growth, our operational standards are best in class."
About SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Reports
SSAE 16 (SOC1) audits, which have effectively replaced SAS 70 reports, are in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16, Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization. SOC 1 reports retain the original purpose of SAS 70 by providing a means of reporting on the system of internal control for purposes of complying with internal control over financial reporting. SOC 1 reports are restricted-use reports for the following areas:
- Management of the service organization (the company who has the SOC 1 performed),
- User entities of the service organization (service organization's clients), and
- The user entities' financial auditors (user auditor). The report can assist the user entities' financial auditors with laws and regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. A SOC 1 enables the user auditor to perform risk assessment procedures, and if a Type II report is performed, to assess the risk of material misstatement of financial statement assertions affected by the service organization's processing.
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RoadVantage is led by F&I industry veterans focused on one goal: building the best automotive aftermarket ancillary product company, from the ground up. The RoadVantage team leverages new technology and a streamlined approach to develop truly innovative products that offer the highest level of customer experience – driving value and profit for all stakeholders, and setting a new industry standard in the process. RoadVantage (http://www.roadvantage.com) offers a full portfolio of ancillary products through certified agents and is headquartered in Austin, TX with regional offices in Boston, MA; Dallas, TX; Long Island, NY; Phoenix, AZ; Miami and St. Augustine, FL.
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Red-hot HBO scores a big haul at the Emmy Awards
Did Game of Thrones Emmy winner Peter Dinklage spit gum in his wife's mouth?.
Peter Dinklage accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for Game of Thrones at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) LOS ANGELES — Here's the latest from Sunday night's 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: Viola Davis is the first black woman to win best drama series actress in Emmy history. A horde of fans was left feeling shocked and betrayed at last night's Emmys after a video montage revealed a series of spoilers for many of the shows that ended this year.MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — During Sunday night's Emmy Awards, host Andy Samberg gave out a working password to HBO Now, the cable network's standalone streaming service. She won for her memorable role as the professor and defense attorney in ABC's "How to Get Away With Murder," which is just beginning its second season. "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm won the best acting Emmy on his last try, for his performance as Don Draper in the show's final season.
Martin, whose novels are the wellspring for the fondly nicknamed GOT and who turned 67 on Sunday — the same age as the prime-time Emmys, but likely more venerated for his years. Viewers were left dumbfounded as revealing clips from "Mad Men," "Boardwalk Empire" and "Parenthood" infiltrated their TVs – with many complaining they'll now never be able to watch those shows with the unwitting mentality they deserve. — Impressive record tied by Game of Thrones: One, matching Hill Street Blues and The West Wing as the most-honoured drama ever with 26 awards — and still counting for GOT.
Martin – had won many awards before, but never the top prize at television's equivalent of the Oscars. "Thanks again, HBO, for believing in dragons," said series co-creator David Benioff. At the beginning of the show, Samberg starred in a pre-recorded musical number where he sang about locking himself in a bunker for a year so he could binge watch every TV series out right now. The top Emmy prize had always eluded the series, which is based on George RR Martin's books about blood-thirsty nobles and warring kingdoms, despite its 20-million viewers in the US. I miss you guys so much." The comedian referenced words from Jimmy Kimmel, who told last year's audience that Morgan would return. "Well, Jimmy, thanks to my amazing doctors, the support of my family and my beautiful new wife, I'm here.
— Number of yellow dresses, including Heidi Klum's dress that designer Michael Costello said "looked like she was wearing Big Bird": At least five. On Sunday, it also won awards for writing, directing and for supporting actor Peter Dinklage. "We knew there'd be some resistance to the idea that a show set in this genre, as opposed to crime shows or Westerns, could be a serious drama," he said. He later told reporters he felt no bitterness at being overlooked in past years given the quality of his fellow nominees. "I'm just glad to be here – look at the people I'm sitting next to," he said.
For Davis, the moment was not one to be missed. "Let me tell you something," she told the audience to wide applause. "The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity." She paid tribute backstage to fellow black actress Taraji P. According to spokesperson Marlee Tart, "Password sharing, outside family use, is against our terms of service." Netflix allows accounts to stream on two screens at once for $7.99/month and four screens for four dollars more. He says after waking up from a coma, he was ecstatic to find out, "I wasn't the one who messed up." Supporting comedy actress winner Allison Janney brought an unexpected friend with her to field questions from reporters backstage at the Emmys: lead comedy actress winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Inside Amy Schumer, the no-holds-barred female comedy which is written and directed by Schumer, proved a popular first-time winner in the variety sketch series category.
But Schumer, the hottest new talent in comedy, could not dislodge perennial Emmy favourite The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, which won three Emmys for best variety series, writing and directing. Henson of "Empire" used a cardboard fan to create a breeze for herself, while actress Jaimie Alexander used an electric fan from the moment she stepped onto the red carpet, putting it away only to take photos. Two devices are allowed to stream at one time. "Like the traditional HBO service, we view it as a household subscription," said Laura Young, an HBO spokesperson. "However, if we see a level of sharing that is impactful to our business, there are other tools of enforcement available to us." The CEO of HBO, Richard Plepler, has previously said password sharing is something his company tracks, but is not currently a big problem.
Soumya Sen, an information systems professor at the University of Minnesota, says, for the most part, streaming services don't focus their energy on enforcing password sharing rules. "With good digital rights management, streaming services can ensure that users only stream the content and keeps coming back for more new content every month," Sen said. "Their focus is on creating addicts and binge watchers than cutting down on password sharing." Thank you for your inspiration." In addition to top comedy series honors, "Veep" – the misadventures of a female US vice president who rises to the presidency – saw its star Julia Louis-Dreyfus win for the fourth time in a row.
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A Handsworth man has been charged with human trafficking.
Mihai Varga, 39 and from Ashwin Road, was also charged with a gangmaster offence after an operation by West Midlands Police and the National Crime Agency.
The arrest came after raids on properties in Winson Green, Handsworth, Great Barr, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.
Three other people – two men aged 18 and 33 and a 38-year-old woman – have been released pending further investigation.
Varga appeared before Birmingham magistrates yesterday morning (September 7th). He was remanded into custody and is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on October 5th.


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iRunner is the perfect running workout and cardio tracker for helping you monitor your indoor or outdoor training by distance, route, speed, heart rate and time*. When used with pedometers like Fitbit and Jawbone UP, this walking, hiking, running and jogging app will monitor your total daily activity and distance with a more accurate calorie burn using heart rate*. With a built in GPS and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support*, this app is the best way to track your progress, whether you are a casual runner or training for a 5K, 10K, half or full marathon!
iRunner is your workout coach and route tracker! Use iRunner to plan and map your route while jogging, running or walking with GPS. Record your time, distance, pace and speed for each workout, and compare the results over time. Voice feedback, customizable splits, in-workout pictures, online workout access and plenty more, you'll have everything you need to track your training progress.
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Rosie Jones is a 25 year young model from Surrey, United Kingdom (born 1990). Rosie grew up attending Catholic school and was the smarted in her class with constant straight A's. She started modeling at 17 years old and did her first nude shoots at the age of 18. She appeared as a Page 3 girl in The Sun newspaper which has kick started her successful career. We're not sure what to make of the following accomplishment. Jones set a Guinness World Record for taking off 7 bras and putting them back on in one minute. Yes, apparently that's a thing and she's damn good at it. On that note, we leave you with her Instagram account, follow it now!


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Mondays are special days indeed for Pok¿men and women -- every Monday, IGNpocket will be sneaking into this country and (onto our web site) one of the brand new Pokémons from the Japanese Silver and Gold Pokémon games. You won't be able to catch these newest Pok¿critters until the games' release in September, 2000, so this is your only chance to get your Pok¿dose of Pok¿mania for several months still. There are 100 new Pokémons total, so keep coming back to IGNpocket to catch them all!
And if you're looking to be the Ultimate Pokémon Collector, check into the all-new Pok¿Contest once you learn all about this Pokémon -- the prize pack is the most massive Pokémon give-away yet! Head on over to our Contest page where you must answer one question about this Pokémon. Get the answer right, and you'll be entered to win the Pokémon prize of that day. But to win, you'll have to register ¿ it's a painless process, and well worth the three minutes of your time.
Now, on to today's Pokémon of the Day:
Lugia (#249)
I want a new Pokémon today, and I don't care if I have to shoot myself in the foot to get it!
Some people wonder why the Pokémon of the Day is so insane. Why, for instance, does the Pokémon of the Day Guy ramble on incessantly, especially when there's a brand new Gold and Silver Pokémon to talk about? Why not just talk about the Pokémon of the day? After all, that's the name of the freakin' column!
If you must know, the lunacy is not just in these walls. It's all out there too. Here's a thread that I, the PotD Guy, carried on with a reader...
- Tell who ever gave Pokémon Movie 2000 a bad review that they don't know what they were talkin' about. I'm 13, and I liked it. Sure there were slow and ironic parts, but it was better than the first movie. I would like to ask you to put Mew as a Pokémon of the Day, if you haven't.
-- Digikid
Already, I didn't have much respect for DigiKid. Mew was the Pokémon of the Day way back in March. You can read about Mew or any of the other previous Pokémon of the Day quite easily every day. Normally, I'm kind and pleasant when responding back to our readers... No, scratch that. Normally, I'm completely confusing and utterly nonsensical with an undertone of condescension, but I do it in an amusing and pleasing way. What my exact words to DigiKid of the 20th Century were, I can't recall. Basically, I said that Mew is already there, the movie blew, and he's a goober.
His response:
- I'm a goober? Thanks, but you might have lost a loyal IGN fan.
Not to be cocky, but that never happens. Even when we really make a reader mad and they do the same to us, to the point where we want them to go away, they come back. If, for nothing else, they come back to bug us when we're trying to have fun with other readers and get some work done. Which DigiKid, of course, did:
- PS: You sound like my uncle calling me a goober, and he's old.
See? Now, maybe this witty snap was on the tip of DigiKid's tongue all along, raring for the ridicule and yet not properly aged in time for the strike.
I was now done with DigiKid. In a very simple and final message, I wrote him who I am and what I do, and that the review of Pokémon the Movie 2000 was as much based on what other viewers (almost all kids) said on the way out of the movie as our own opinion. End of story.
Or so I thought...
- You should be disgusted. You are 23 and writing about Pokémon for kids. True, I have seen adults at Pokémon League. And I agree that there were some slow parts in the film, but that was so you could go to the bathroom without missing good parts. True, I thought during the part Misty helped Ash to shore that Misty would kiss Ash. I did see a kid review that said that critics wouldn't have given it a C- if Misty or Melody stripped, but its a kids movie, that would make it an older teen/adult movie. You could help us by putting in a translation about the Ancient Mew card in the next PotD. Then again, there is a Japanize card with Misty nude, but you can't see anything good. You can tell Misty likes Ash from the movies and the show.
I... Uh... This was... You know...
I'm just lost. Was it me? Did I solicit cheesecake shots of Misty? Did IGN ever suggest that Pokémon would be better if it had randy adult material in it? Do I even know what the Pokémon League is? And what the heck does Japanize mean? And the final indignity -- he insults my age on my birthday. As if I weren't so self-conscious about getting older as it were.
I think you see what madness we deal with. The Pokémon of the Day is not a column; it's an asylum. If you think you're normal and just visiting, just take a look around you -- you're inside the walls and you don't even know it! You're a Pok¿maniac, and I am your Nurse Ratchet! Only I never revoke the TV privileges. Because I'm just as loony as all of you! So why is Lugia today's Pokémon of the Day? Because he's not a Psychic Pokémon. He's a Psychotic Pokémon! And here's proof:
- All right, I admit I'll be back, but only if you put Lugia as the Pokémon of the Day. I checked, you haven't put Lugia in yet.
You asked for it. And boy, did you get it!
(For more interesting [and accurate] info on Lugia, check out the Ho-Oh Pokémon of the Day.)
For strategy on how to use Pokémon in your Game Boy and Nintendo 64 Pokémon games, click onto the IGN Pok¿dex! You must be a registered user to view this feature, but registration is absolutely free, and includes a nickname for our NEW IGN Chat feature, free IGNmail, a My IGN web page, and access to our IGN contests. New Pokémon are added ever day, so open up our Pok¿dex today!
Previous Pokémon of the Day: New Pokémon
Last 5 Pokémon Profiles
078 - Rapidash
165 - Ledyba
064 - Kadabra
182 - Bellossom
169 - Kuroba
038 - Ninetales
Related Pokémon
249 - Lugia
250 - Ho-Oh
163 - Hoothoot (US Name)
165 - Ledyba
182 - Bellossom
199 - Slowking
239 - Elekid
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152 - Chicorita
157 - Bakufuun
161 - Otachi
163 - Hou Hou
163 - Hoothoot (US Name)
165 - Ledyba
167 - Itomaru
169 - Kuroba
172 - Pichu
173 - Pii
174 - Pupurin
175 - Togepi
179 - Meripu
182 - Bellossom
183 - Marill
185 - Usokki
190 - Eipamu
191 - Himanattsu
194 - Upaa
197 - Burakki
198 - Yamikarasu
199 - Slowking
201 - Annon
202 - Sonansu
203 - Kirinriki
204 - Kunugidama
214 - Herakurosu
232 - Donphan
237 - Kapoera
239 - Elekid
241 - Mirutanku
242 - Hapinasu
249 - Lugia
250 - Ho-Oh
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Hello Crafters.
I finally went to the hairdressers today................the first time since I forgot my appointment on 24th. January!
I can hear you asking how on earth can anyone forget an hair appointment??
Actually, it was frightening quite easy really...........but hopefully, it was a one-off and won't ever happen again!
I've had a successful afternoon and evening as well.
been in touch, one way or another, with all the contacts I made at the
Make It Show excluding the five that have requested information by post -
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Today, I'm sharing more close up photographs from the Show - I hope they give you ideas and inspiration.
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"Despite the upcoming competition from pay-per-view channels on cable television, we believe Blockbuster Entertainment (NYSE, BV, $13.125) will be able to continue demonstrating strong earnings growth," says Keith Benjamin, Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co.
Earnings of 17 cents per share for the fourth quarter were in line with our forecast. The same-store revenue increase of 16.3 percent was better than expected. While rental revenues rose 7.2 percent on a same-store basis, most of the strength was from the actual sale of video cassettes... For 1992, we estimate earnings of 75 cents compared with 56 cents per share."


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June 25, 2015
The Inland Empire's economy is certainly looking up.
Amazon.com executives just announced that the company will add 1,000 jobs to the region. And that's on top of the 1,000 that were made public earlier this month.
The positions will be at warehouses and distribution centers in Moreno Valley, Redlands and San Bernardino. The company announcement was made at the Moreno Valley City Conference & Recreation Center.
Amazon built its first facility in the Inland Empire in 2012 and started fulfilling orders from the region last year.
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I wasn't always this big, obviously. My family didn't always have the healthiest attitude toward food. There is photographic evidence (somewhere) that as a child of about 5, I actually had skinny (?!?) knees. I was the little girl with long blond hair, usually put up in braids, with skinny little knees.
For as much as I can tell, my weight must have started rising somewhere in the neighborhood of first grade...at least that's when I became conscious of it. And then there is the episode in 5th grade where, when standing in line to go to somewhere other than our classroom, Todd Allen started teasing me that I was "as big as a whale" and the girl behind me was "as small as a snail." A stupid comment by a kid who just wanted to make someone else feel horrible about themselves and it worked. I rarely went out on the playground the rest of that year, in fear that I'd get teased more. That is the year that I started keeping to myself more. The year I started pretending that being teased didn't bother me.
And honestly, looking back at photos of myself, I was probably bigger for my age, but I wasn't an obese child or anything. I am not blaming my parents in any way, but I never once remember limits being put on food as a child. I don't remember them telling me I couldn't have candy any time I wanted it or that I should slow down on desserts. My father was the "Grease King" and LOVED cooking with bacon great (not just cooking with it - but sopping it up with bread for a snack).
When I was little, my mother was mildly overweight, but my father never was. My husband isn't even a little over weight and my daughters are too young to really understand "fat." They just love me for who I am. They're not old enough to be embarrassed by me yet. It's important to me to be a good example to my daughters. I don't want them to ever have the fears and lack of self-confidence that I've had.
So really, yeah - this journey is for me. But in a big way it's for them too.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Growing Up Fat
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Republicans are readying themselves for the first Democratic primary debate Tuesday with a comprehensive response strategy that includes a brand new attack ad targeting two-time presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.
The ad, released Monday by the Republican National Committee, pays special attention to a comment made by Clinton in August with regards to the private email server she kept during her tenure as Secretary of State.
"Most importantly I never sent classified material on my email and I never received any that was marked classified," Clinton told reporters at the Iowa State Fair at the time.
Federal agencies reviewing the content of the former secretary of state's emails have since marked hundreds as containing classified content.Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com


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Justin Bieber Meets 'OITNB' Star Ruby Rose & Calls Her His 'Twin' — Pics
#Twinning! Worlds collided when Justin Bieber hung out with his doppelgänger, 'OITNB' star Ruby Rose, right after fans went crazy over their Twitter friendship! The best part? Justin and Ruby acknowledged that they totally look like twins!
She's just trying to hang out with her new friend, Justin Bieber. While fans have been eager for doppelgängers Justin, 21, and Orange Is the New Black hottie Ruby Rose, 29, to become friends after their very public admiration for each other, on June 20 it finally happened — in Vegas. Both Justin and Ruby were clearly very excited to meet, posting tons of pics and fueling even more lookalike comparisons after Justin called her his "twin."
Justin and Ruby were both at Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas just days after their playful Twitter convo proved they were friends in the making. They ran into each other backstage at the packed pool party, and of course, they had to take pics to commemorate their hang out! Everything from their hair, their prominent jawlines and sleeves of tattoos have fans doing major double takes about who's who — and Justin and Ruby are totally in on the joke!
After Justin's epic "Where Are U Now" performance, the singer shared a snap next to the Australian model-turned-actress and wrote, "My twin :)." Ruby also shared a pic of them together and wrote "brother." Both captions were later deleted, but the pictures remain a piece of friendship history! Ruby wears a white tank, sunglasses and a red baseball hat while Justin wears a simple tee and black hat. In another pic, it's so hard to tell who's who as they both wear sunglasses and hats, and Ruby accurately captioned that pic, "twinning."
Justin Bieber & Ruby Rose's Friendship In the Making
In case you haven't heard, Ruby is Litchfield's hot inmate on season three of OITNB and everyone has a crush on her. She even sparked Justin's interest, who did some major stalking of her, just like us, and dug up a pic of Ruby sitting at a grand piano covered with paper plates of Justin's face. (LOL.) This sparked a Twitter convo between the stars, which had fans going crazy over their friendship.
Their resemblance was even acknowledged on OITNB when Laura Prepon's character, Alex, calls Ruby's character Justin Bieber. Ruby actually admitted that was the funniest thing to happen to her on set. She's so flattered by the comparison, and we're so happy the doppelgängers finally met!
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Are you glad Justin and Ruby finally met? Do you think they look alike? Sound off below!
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The Block Gallery
Office of Raleigh Arts
Located on the first and second floors of the Raleigh Municipal Building, The Block Gallery offers five to six exhibitions each year featuring works by artists who live or work in Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Orange, or Wake County. Exhibitions are scheduled through a call for artists, juried by a selection panel of visual arts professionals, Raleigh Arts Commissioners, and City staff.
Location and Hours
222 West Hargett Street
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
(open until 7 p.m, on opening reception nights)
Current Exhibit
Playscape at Block Gallery
Marguerite Jay Gignoux, Becky Joye and Georges le Chevallier
May 2 – August 24, 2018
Artist Reception:
Wednesday June 27, 2018 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Block Gallery – Raleigh Municipal Building
222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC 27602
"It is a happy talent to know how to play." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Play is a pleasurable experience with a sense of engagement, where the act is as important as any outcome. The works of Playscape represent this concept precisely. Each artist embraces the act of art making with a sense of wonder and exploration. As adults, we often lose touch with the ability to simply "let go" and remove ourselves from the urgency associated with time and place. These works remind us to be in the moment and enjoy the experience.
The artists of Playscape have incorporated the ideas and principles of play into each of their practices. By cultivating such environments, they have nurtured their imaginative abilities in each of the creative paths they have chosen.
More on Block Gallery:
Connecting local artists to community through ongoing exhibitions and public outreach, the Block Gallery was dedicated in 2006 to honor Miriam Preston Block, a former Raleigh City Council member and community leader. Greeting all visitors to the Upchurch Government Complex, the gallery's marble walls and elegant staircase provide an ideal setting for showcasing original artworks. Exhibits change every eight to 12 weeks.
Office of Raleigh Arts:
The Office of Raleigh Arts, a part of the City of Raleigh's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department, fosters and promotes the arts in Raleigh by administering the programs of the Raleigh Arts Commission and the Public Art and Design Board and supporting the Pullen and Sertoma Arts Centers.
Image: Becky Joye, Knot Comes Loose, 2018, acrylic on panel, 32 x 48 inches
The Block Gallery was designed to serve as one of the City's premier exhibition spaces. Managed by the Office of Raleigh Arts, the gallery has introduced nearly 200 artists to area residents and visitors since its inception in 1984. Dedicated in 2006 to honor community leader Miriam Preston Block, its marble walls and impressive staircase provide an ideal setting for art.
In accordance with the mission "to connect local artists to community through ongoing exhibitions and public outreach," the Block Gallery fosters great artists and great art.
Exhibited Artists
- Rodney Boles
- Ashlynn Browning
- Kiki Farish
- Leatha Koefler
- Chieko Murasugi
- Frank Myers
- Erin Oliver
- Mary Starke
- Mary Carter Taub
- Ely Urbanski
- Melissa Haviland
- David Colagiovanni
- William Lamson
- Tracy Spencer Stonestreet
- Tedd Anderson
- Adam Bellefeuil
- Luke Miller Buchanan
- Rachel Campbell
- Caitlin Cary
- David Eichenberger
- Sherry di Filippo
- Raymond Goodman
- Harriet Hoover
- Amy Hoppe
- Ann Marie Kennedy
- Sean Kernick
- Cayce Lee
- Peter Marin
- Jennifer Partridge
- Shelley Smith
- Wendy Collin Sorin
- Tracy Spencer Stonestreet
- Derek Toomes
- Denee' Black
- Jaclyn Bowie
- Brandon Cordrey
- Melinda Fine
- Arron Foster
- Brian Gonzales
- Scott Hazard
- Shannon Johnstone
- Judy Jones
- Anna Kenar
- Jon Kolkin
- Susan Martin
- Jennifer Page
- Brandon Sanderson
- Rodica Simon
- Felicia van Bork
- Erik Waterkotte
- Ryan Cummings
- Gabrielle Duggan
- Ross Ford
- Titus Brooks Heagins
- Becky Joye
- Joyce Watkins King
- Mary Kircher
- Gracelee Lawrence
- Cindy Morefield
- Nora Phillips
- Stacy Bloom Rexrode
- Michael Schwalbe
- Meg Stein
- Sarah West
- Marty Baird
- Nancy Baker
- Susan Brabeau
- Luke Miller Buchanan
- Jason Craighead
- Jessica Dupuis
- Kiki Farrish
- Amy Friend
- Richard Garrison
- Heather Gordon
- Julie Anne Greenberg
- Greg Kemp
- Ann Marie Kennedy
- Gretchen Morrissey
- Kenneth Eugene Peters
- Anna Podris
- Holden Richards
- Shaun Richards
- Kristianne Ripple
- Ann Roth
- Ginny Runge
- Carol Joy Shannon
- Mary Storms
- Anthony Ulinski
- Sally VanGorder
- Jimmy Williams
- Susan Brabeau
- Teddy Devereux
- Gerri Fernandez
- Ron Flory
- Adam Hajnos
- Lucartha Kohler
- Janine LeBlanc
- Lydia Anne McCarthy
- Chance Murray
- Keith Norval
- Christina Preher
- Ellie Reinhold
- Ian Sands
- Julian Thomas
- Nathan Wellman
- Mia Yoon
- Daniel Allegrucci
- Nancy Baker
- Wolf Bolz
- Marina Bosetti
- Jenny Eggleston
- Kiki Farrish
- Heather Gordon
- Greg Kemp
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- Steve McClure
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- Tricia McKellar
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The official state graduation rates for 2013 will not be out until early next year, but United Way for Southeastern Michigan projects the eight schools it's been working with will see graduation rates ranging at least from 72 percent to 85 percent, up from 2008 graduation rates of 57 to 78 percent.
The numbers of
freshmen, seniors and graduates below don't correlate
directly to graduation rates because of student transfers in
and out of schools. Consultant:
Osborn campus
Consultant:Institute for Student Achievement
Volunteers: 25 from Chrysler Group LLC, DTE Energy Co., Kelly Services Inc., Butzel Long PC and General Motors retirees
• Osborn Collegiate Academy of Math, Science and Technology: 113 freshmen in 2009, 82 seniors, 79 graduates
• Osborn College Preparatory Academy: 118 freshmen in 2009, 76 seniors, 71 graduates
Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and
Alternative Energy: 104 freshmen in 2009, 58
seniors, 57 graduates Consultant:
Cody campus
Consultant:Institute for Student Achievement
Volunteers: 175
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• Detroit Institute of Technology College Prep High School: 77 freshmen in 2009, 81 seniors, 66 graduates
• Cody Academy of Public Leadership: 97 freshmen in 2009, 90 seniors, 78 graduates this month; six more later this summer
• Cody Medicine and
Community Health Academy: 107 freshmen in
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2008 state graduation rate: 142 students or 65.44 percent
Volunteers: 25 from Bank of America Corp., Chrysler Group LLC, GM retirees
• 258 freshmen in
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Melvindale High School
Consultant:International Center for Leadership in Education
2008 state graduation rate: 156 students or 78.39 percent
Volunteers: 25 from Chrysler, GM, Southgate Surgery Center, Henry Ford Health System, Panera Bread, DTE, AT&T Inc. and Wayne RESA
• 304 freshmen in 2009, 188 seniors, 174 graduates
Four years ago, United Way for Southeastern Michigan began turnaround efforts at four low-performing high schools with the goal of increasing graduation rates.
It brought in proven national consultants, turned the four schools into eight by dividing larger schools into smaller ones, nurtured stronger relationships between teachers and students and their families, used data more strategically to identify issues early on, and engaged teachers' unions, nonprofits and business in support.
The efforts are paying off with significant increases in the number of students graduating this year, and high college or community college acceptance rates. But United Way and the schools still have work to do on ACT scores to get students to the nationally recognized college-ready score of 21.
The disparity is evidence that raising ACT scores is more challenging than raising graduation rates.
By the numbers
Official state graduation rates won't be out until early in 2014, but United Way is projecting that, after accounting for student transfers, 72 percent to 85 percent of the freshmen who entered the schools in the fall of 2009 will have graduated, said Michael Tenbusch, vice president for educational preparedness at United Way.
That compares to official state graduation rates of 57 percent to 78 percent in 2008 at the same schools, before turnaround efforts began.
Stated another way, 797 students from the class of 2013 at the schools have made it through to graduation this year, roughly 500 more students than would have graduated in 2008 if nothing had changed, he said.
Additionally, more than 70 percent of the graduating students have been accepted into a community college or four-year college, including the entire graduating class of 79 at the Academy of Math, Science and Technology at Osborn in Detroit, Tenbusch said.
Average ACT scores increased just over half a point for this year's graduating class, from averages of 13 to 16 for last year's class. Those compare to the state average of 20.1 in 2012, when this year's seniors took the test; the accepted college-ready score of 21; and an average score of 15.1 for the class of 2009, which ranged from 13.8 to 17.5 in the individual schools, Tenbusch said.
"In the first few years, we've been retaining kids who would have otherwise disappeared or been expelled," Tenbusch said. "In retaining them, the average scores did go down on the ACT until our first junior class took the test last year and started trending back up to an average score of 15.4."
Starting out
When United Way began the turnaround efforts in 2009, Cody and Osborn highs in Detroit were divided into three smaller schools in the same buildings. Each has a principal and no more than 400 students. United Way's initial efforts also focused on Melvindale High School and Lincoln High School in Warren.
Pontiac High School also was initially part of the initiative, but it dropped out after two years because high turnover among superintendents and principals made it hard to focus on turnaround efforts.
Skillman Foundation, AT&T Inc., Ford Fund, Deloitte & Touche LLP and United Way each put gifts of $1 million or more behind the work.
Having smaller schools has helped to strengthen relationships among principals, teachers, students and families, Tenbusch said.
"Having a principal who knows every student by name creates a school where every student matters," he said. "That's a lever to make kids want to come to school."
United Way worked with all students, but it put an increased focus on achieving graduation rates of 80 percent for the class of 2013, Tenbusch said.
The smaller schools also increased accountability, giving each teacher responsibility to serve as an adviser to 20 students during their high school careers to ensure they graduate. Being able to give principals and teachers data to show which kids were on or off track on matters such as attendance and grades was critical in offering extra support for students, Tenbusch said.
"The small high school experience has connected caring adults with students," said Charles Small, chairman of the Cody High School Governance Council and president and CEO of Don Bosco Hall, a nonprofit providing student programs during and after school.
"When students know adults care for them, they take more responsibility for their own education."
Cody and Osborn gained more autonomy than most Detroit Public Schools facilities to make decisions over how to allocate the budget, the best curriculum to meet student needs, and the hiring of teachers.
They also have governing councils made up of corporate and community leaders who are responsible for hiring and firing principals at the schools and who meet monthly to stay in touch with progress.
About 20 percent to 30 percent of the teachers at the two Detroit schools were brought in with the launch of the turnaround efforts.
Site-based management at the schools within Cody has improved the ability to make changes where needed, said Small, its governing board chairman.
"If we think there's upgrades that are needed in terms of carpeting, or air conditioning or security, we now have the ability to implement those. The learning environment needs to be conducive to children being the best they can be," he said.
Autonomy to make decisions for a particular school has been important, Tanya Bowman, principal of Osborn Collegiate Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology agreed.
"One size doesn't fit all."
'A real material shift'
Most did not believe raising graduation rates was even possible, said United Way President and CEO Michael Brennan.
"Now ... because of really great partnerships with the corporate, nonprofit, public sectors, with residents, teachers (and) organized labor, we're seeing a real material shift," he said.
Teachers' unions, teachers, government, nonprofits and business are supporting turnaround efforts.
The American Federation of Teachers-Michigan and its president, David Hecker, and veteran teacher members have been leaders in turning around the schools, Tenbusch said. They threw their hats in the ring when United Way invited schools to apply for the turnaround program and are working side by side with new Teach for America teachers. The new teachers "bring a fresh perspective and new experiences to the kids," Tenbusch said. For example, one teacher at Cody was on a relay team that swam the English Channel last summer.
"As schools prepare their students for today's global economy, it really helps to have people from outside of Michigan in their daily lives," Tenbusch said.
The United Way-led efforts have "shown a great deal of respect to the unions the teachers and staff," beginning with requiring union representation sign-off on the schools' participation, Hecker said.
The union continues to be a part of everything that's going on at the schools, he said.
"It's 180 degrees from the principal saying, 'This is what we're doing, and we're doing it now.' "
Outside help
Located just blocks from Cody, Don Bosco Hall has become the safe place for students to go after school, Tenbusch said. Nearly 150 Cody students are at the nonprofit's site every day after school until 7 or 8 p.m.
They're engaged in recreational and physical education programs and community programs such as park cleanups, boarding up vacant homes, participating in block clubs with neighborhood patrols and social activities.
"For many kids who have a challenging home life, Don Bosco Hall has become a home away from home for them after the school day is done," Tenbusch said.
"To have a caring adult and a hot meal is critical to ensuring a kid will do well the next day at school."
The schools are turning more than ever to the community for help in augmenting lessons taught at school, Small said.
"We have to take a holistic perspective in terms of education," he said. "We no longer can limit our thoughts to math, reading and arithmetic. ... Kids need social development skills."
Business also has stepped up.
About 250 business volunteers have worked in the first network of schools, Tenbusch said, from companies including Ernst & Young LLP, Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Deloitte and General Motors Co.
Volunteers are working with students one-on-one for a half day each month to help identify college goals, complete financial aid forms, fill out college and scholarship applications, bolster confidence, and create job shadowing opportunities and career fairs.
Jeff Bergeron, managing partner of Ernst & Young's Detroit office and incoming chairman of the United Way board, joined Cody High's independent governing board last year when it was formed.
Last year, about 15 of the firm's associates began volunteering at the school; this year, 50 are volunteering based on the experiences shared by the first group, Bergeron said.
Collective effort by business, nonprofits, volunteers and government is needed to improve graduation rates, he said. "There's a role for each," and some companies have already established relationships with certain schools, he said.
Mentoring is an opportunity for companies to impact graduation rates, as is tutoring in high-need areas such as reading and math, Bergeron said.
"Just the fact that so many corporate folks are in the schools, with a coat and tie on, sends the message to the kids that there's something important happening at their school and something important we want to support," Tenbusch said.
Employers like Ernst & Young, General Motors and Deloitte now have ongoing relationships with students in the schools where historically they may have only made a two-hour commitment, Brennan said.
"What we've learned is that donors and organizations want to get involved with issues that they care about in a more ongoing and enduring way," he said.
Higher rates enough?
The success United Way is seeing in improving graduation rates "has really shifted the dialogue and trajectory in the city (to say) that we can change the trends in education," said Skillman Foundation COO Tonya Allen.
For the longest time, graduation rates were declining at the schools, she said. "Now we see with focused attention and coherent partnerships, we can improve those numbers."
But improving graduation rates is only the first measure of success, Allen said.
"We have to figure out how to increase (ACT) scores ... (and) set some benchmarks that will get us to 21," she said. "We want to see not only did students graduate, but how many of them are going to go on to college or career preparatory programs ... and actually graduate."
United Way has set a goal of 21 on the ACT for the class of 2030, along with higher graduation rates, Tenbusch said.
But it's unrealistic, he said, to expect schools that were averaging 13.1 on the ACT to get to 21 in the four years that turnaround efforts have been underway in the first eight schools, especially when you take into consideration that the special education enrollment of the six Detroit schools at Cody and Osborn ranges from 29 percent to 51 percent.
"You simply can't assume numbers can go up six points on ACT if the work during the first years of schooling isn't there," he said.
It would be discouraging to teachers and students to set the bar on ACT scores too high, too early, Tenbusch said.
"Our schools have strong, loving teachers, and our kids have a more engaging educational experience than has happened for decades," he said.
"Don't set the goal so high that you make the people who should be viewed as heroes seem like failures because you set an arbitrarily high goal."
The Skillman Foundation supports United Way's effort to have a realistic growth plan when it comes to ACT scores, Allen said, and it recognizes the realities that low-income children face. "But we believe the challenges should not limit our expectations for student achievement," she said.
Skillman is focused on accelerating growth in the ACT by investing in blended education and technology models, data-driven instruction and new high school models, Allen said.
Among the models is the Michigan Future Inc. accelerator. It is administering foundation funding to open college preparatory high schools in Detroit, one grade at a time, that will graduate students who don't need remediation upon entering college.
Getting substantially higher high school graduation rates that "changes outcomes for kids, period, is a terrific accomplishment and worth celebrating," said Michigan Future President and co-founder Lou Glazer.
But the pattern is that local reform schools are getting much higher graduation rates but only marginally higher ACT rates, he said.
Michigan Future has opened five high schools to date and plans to open four more this fall. One of the schools, Hope Academy Schools for the Future High School, which was co-located with a K-8 school and had only a ninth grade to date, will close after parents of younger students expressed concerns about two students bringing guns to school for protection en route to school.
But like United Way's first eight schools, Michigan Future's other four high schools are expected to produce high graduation rates, Glazer said.
"We really view high school graduation rates as a minimum standard. ... What we're trying to get ... is not only higher graduation rates, but much higher ACT rates."
Students going on to college without the need for remediation are "the next frontier," Glazer said. "That's what's turned out to be so hard for even the reform schools."
Still, he acknowledged that while the Michigan Future efforts are creating new schools from scratch, United Way took on a mission of trying to turn around existing schools.
"The United Way stuff is much harder; culture trumps everything," Glazer said.
Small said one of the challenges will be sustaining improvements.
"The money is part of it," he said, "but that's not the total picture -- you need vision, people and a collective community wheel to move these systems forward."
Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694, [email protected]. Twitter: @sherriwelch


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