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This morning, a friend of mine unexpectedly passed away. He was what I might call a peripheral friend. That is, I knew him more as a friend of a friend. What little I knew of him, He was a great guy. I am talking about Hook Atsavinh. The first time I met him was at a little place in downtown St. Pete (FL). I think it was "Number 9 Bangcock". Then I had the pleasure of attending a LAN party (If you have to ask...) put on by [BITCH] Clan of which I was a member. Hook let us use what was to be his restaurant. It was torn apart as if in the middle of a re-construction, but that was a perfect atmosphere for playing Quake. Hook set up and served sushi and other tidbits for us all night. He made a roll for me using a hot pepper instead of seaweed. Lightly battered and dipped in hot oil. It was excellent. We had a great time! I have had the honor of working on his website, www.hookssushi.com for a few years as well. We (JH Studios, owned by John Holland) were able to optimize his site so well that the term "sushi bar" in google brings him up in the number one spot! That means he beats out all of Japan, all of California, all of New York all of wherever!
(no longer the case as JH no longer hosts the site)
I copied a piece from Creative Loafing. I hope they don't mind since I am giving credit here. This is talking about his business, but I think it says a lot about the person as well.
Serenity now
review by Brian Ries
On the weekend after the annual Thanksgiving family gorge-fest, I head out for sushi. I wrote about this tradition last year, but it bears repeating. You may even want to try it yourself. There is something gastrointestinally appropriate about chasing a meat, starch and gravy meal with discrete amounts of pristine fish and tiny dollops of subtly seasoned rice. It soothes my soul just thinking about it. Better yet, no one in my family eats sushi. It may be the last peaceful moment I have until Jan. 2, 2007.
Thankfully, there are two sushi joints just north of downtown St. Pete, conveniently across the street from each other: Hook's and Sushi Rock Grill.
Not that Hook's is particularly calm. Inside, it's a shabby chic ode to Polynesian design run by a crowd of youthful chefs and servers, all entirely casual in appearance and attitude, with pop music pouring from the speakers and trays of sushi flowing from the bar. If I'm looking for serenity, I'm going to have to find it in a slice of fish.
That's no problem, actually, because Hook's fish is exceptional. Hamachi ($4.75) enters my mouth with a whiff of the sea, leaving behind the taste of butter and brine. Salmon ($3.95) looks solid enough but dissipates in a rich smear of fat and meat as soon as it hits my tongue.
Fine tuna, like that served at Hook's ($4.50), is reminiscent of a good steak, if that steak were distilled down to one cool, silky morsel that's light and fresh and as good as sex. When I'm having sushi, I also ask for "toro" -- that high-grade, fatty tuna that's difficult to find here in the Bay area. If tuna is like sex, toro is like making love. Mmm, fishy love. Sadly, Hook's "toro" ($7.95) is fine, but not much of an improvement over the regular tuna.
There is nothing shabby about the look across the street at Sushi Rock Grill. Black lacquer furniture, low lights and modern restaurant design give this place a posh, suburban feel. No vibe, mind you. Just décor.
It's hard to have a vibe when there are so few people partaking. I don't know -- maybe there are more people across the street because they don't want to be left out of some great happening. Maybe it's the soulless elevator music playing at Sushi Rock. Maybe more casual dining is what people are after. Maybe the sushi across the street is just better.
With the first bite of tuna ($4.50), that does seem to be the case. Sushi Rock's sushi is fine and it would be perfectly acceptable if there weren't better fish just across the way. Same with yellowtail ($4.50) that has just a bit too much chew.
Sushi Rock's salmon ($4.25) is the better between the two restaurants, though, so rich it's like eating salmon foie gras. And this restaurant manages to season the sushi rice appropriately, with enough sweet and tart mirin to add layers of flavor to the character of the bare fish. Over at Hook's, the rice is bland.
Rolls are a mess at both places. I'm not saying they're not tasty; it's just that modern sushi places have gone a little goofy with their combos. At Sushi Rock we could almost put together a meal named after Sean Connery movies -- there's an 007 roll and a Red October roll -- or Peter Weller movies -- a Screamer roll and ... if only there were a Robocop roll.
Making maki of grilled chicken seems a little sacrilegious to me, but if it works, I'm not going to complain. However, I will complain about the "Bangkok roll" ($8.88 at Hook's, $10.95 at Sushi Rock). Both joints have a similar version, but neither should bother. Sure, it's packed with a bounty of high-quality seafood -- tuna, hamachi, salmon, shrimp, crab -- but we have to bite through tough, chewy rice paper to get to it. No thanks.
Note to Sushi Rock: Chopped scallops get lost when in the same roll as sweet grilled eel ($9.95). Putting cream cheese in a fried roll, Hook's? Yech. Most of these overly clever rolls fall a little short, but a "lollipop roll" ($7.95) at Sushi Rock is worth a try. Salmon and crab are rolled inside thin slices of cucumber, with a bright ponzu dipping sauce on the side.
Sushi Rock coats a deep-fried, spicy tuna roll ($8.95) in breadcrumbs, resulting in a golden brown shell that is a bit too crisp and too substantial for the raw fish underneath. Better to have the light and airy tempura batter across at Hook's, like that on the lobster tail roll ($8.88).
There's more to this sushi restaurant duo than just coincidence. In 2003, sushi chef Hook Atsavinh broke off from former employers at Sushi Rock and, perhaps in a fit of spite, opened his own place within spitting distance. On the Hook's website, there is a thinly veiled jab at his neighbors: "You can go to other restaurants where your money goes more toward fluff." That would be cocky if it weren't so true.
Sushi Rock Grill, with its acceptable sushi and pleasant décor, might be the kind of date you could see yourself marrying. It looks good and can keep up with cocktail conversation, although it's a bit fastidious. What you really want, though, is a date with Sushi Rock's hot friend Hook's. Hook's is a wild child, exciting, down-to-earth, and, ultimately, more fun than the prettier place across the street.
Or, for those of us firmly trapped into the infinite cycle of death and rebirth known as the annual family holiday get-together season, Hook's is a release from pretense and suffering. This time of year, I can get enough tightly wound atmosphere at home.
Brian Ries is a former restaurant general manager with an advanced diploma from the Court of Master Sommeliers. Creative Loafing food critics dine anonymously, and the paper pays for the meals. Restaurants chosen for review are not related to advertising.
Hook, Rest in Peace.
We miss you.


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Hancock County
Toddler dies after being left in patrol car, official says
Hancock County investigators on Monday identified the two police officers on leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the death of a 3-year-old daughter of one of the officers.
Long Beach police officer Cassie Barker has been identified as the mother of Cheyenne Hyer, who died Friday after she was left unattended in a patrol car on Standard-Dedeaux Road in Kiln. Sheriff Ricky Adam said the car was running and the air conditioning was on when sheriff's investigators got to the scene between noon and 1 p.m. Friday.
However, Adam said, the case remains under investigation and an arrest could follow once investigators receive additional information requested from other officials.
Hancock County Chief Deputy Don Bass said that Cheyenne was left in the patrol car for four hours while Barker "was visiting" with Long Beach patrolman Clark Ladner.
Bass said Ladner did not know Cheyenne was in the car while Ladner and Barker were inside.
Chief Investigator Glen Grannan said Monday deputies have learned Barker was involved in an unrelated incident which resulted in her having to go through the state Department of Human Services "so she could have her child back." The incident involved the same child.
Grannan said investigators are "going through the proper legal protocols to get all the information I need."
Long Beach Police Chief Wayne McDowell said Barker and Ladner are on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of an independent investigation into the incident. Barker and Ladner were together, but off duty at the time the child was found. They were not in Long Beach.
Hancock County Coroner Jim Faulk said the preliminary results of the child's autopsy at the Mississippi Forensic Laboratory in Pearl should be available early this week.
McDowell described the incident as "sad."
"I've spoken with the male officer involved, but I've not spoken with the female officer, not as far as the official internal investigation, because of medical reasons," McDowell said. "The mother is in shock. I will talk to her soon."
The child was pronounced dead at Hancock Medical Center.
Temperatures Friday were in the high 80s to low 90s, with the heat index reaching above 100 degrees.
Staff writers Jeff Clark and Robin Fitzgerald contributed to this report.
Margaret Baker: 228-896-0538, @Margar45

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For frequent guests the company offers the Motel 6 phone card which provides affordable rates for long distance calling. Added bonuses for family travelers are that children 17 and under stay for free while responsible pets are always welcome. A stay at a Motel 6 is well suited for Business travelers and families alike!


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The TGN Annual Retreat features panels and presentations from the industry's leading experts and authors; a Golden Crown ceremony recognizing our newly published members; and other exciting chapter business. 🙂 Members often say that our chapter retreat is a highlight of their RWA National Conference experience.
We also aid members by facilitating a TGN Mentorship Program, pairing new and established members to assist finalists in their publishing career.
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A panel discussion led by Scott Candell, Attorney at Law. One of the leading attorneys in California with hundreds of secured licenses across the state, Mr. Candell will lead the discussion as to where the industry is heading in terms of legalization as well as the privacy issues that companies are facing.
How will the Cannabis industry tackle HIPAA compliance and regulatory hurdles? How can technology help these goals?
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Manchester United v Liverpool: What time is it on, what TV channel is it on and what are the latest odds
Everything you need to know as Red Devils welcome arch-rivals to Old Trafford in hotly-anticipated clash
MANCHESTER UNITED take on Liverpool in a blockbuster Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon.
The Red Devils have beaten their fierce rivals at home in the past two seasons - with Anthony Martial coming up trumps with a debut stunner last year.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds are five points better off than their hosts so far this campaign.
But after nine wins on the trot, Jose Mourinho's in-form side will be confident they can cut that gap.
Keep up to date with ALL the latest Manchester United and Liverpool news, gossip, transfers and goals on our club page plus fixtures, results and live match commentary.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of Manchester United vs Liverpool...
When is Manchester United vs Liverpool?
Liverpool travel to Manchester for the Premier League clash at 4pm on Sunday January 15.
Where can I watch the game?
The clash will be shown live on Sky Sports 1.
Alternatively you can follow all the action with our live blog, starting around 3pm.
What is the latest Manchester United team news?
Jose Mourinho is confident that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be available for Sunday's clash.
The 35-year-old was rested for Saturday's 4-0 win over Reading in the FA Cup third round and missed Tuesday's EFL quarter-final win over Hull through illness.
But the boss confirmed it was unlikely it would also rule him out of the Liverpool game.
Mourinho must decide who out of Martial, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard or Marcus Rashford with line up alongside Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in attack.
Who is definitely out for Manchester United?
Marcos Rojo is Mourinho's only major doubt as he recovers from a muscle injury.
What is the latest Liverpool team news?
James Milner and Philippe Coutinho should feature for Liverpool after returning to contention in the EFL Cup semi-final with Southampton on Wednesday.
Jordan Henderson and Joel Matip remain doubts as they recover from heel and ankle injuries respectively.
Simon Mignolet will return in goal after making way for Loris Karius against Saints.
Who is definitely out for Liverpool?
Sadio Mane will not make the trip as he is away with Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations, while Danny Ings and Marko Grujic will miss the game through injury.
Danny Ings remains Liverpool's only long-term absentee.
Premier League Form guide
MANCHESTER UNITED - WWWWW - 15 points
LIVERPOOL - DWWWW - 13 points
Who is going to win? Latest odds
SunSport prediction
Manchester United are on an imperious run of form but Liverpool have a great record against top four rivals under Klopp. 1-1 draw.
Manchester United vs Liverpool - Facts
- This will be the 50th Premier League meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool - United have won 27 of the previous 49 (D9 L13).
- Liverpool have lost 11 of their last 14 visits to Old Trafford in the Premier League, winning the other three.
- Liverpool have lost more Premier League matches (27) and also the most overall league matches (67) against Manchester United than versus any other opponent.
- This clash has seen 16 red cards shown in the Premier League - only Everton v Liverpool (21) has produced more dismissals.
- Only Steven Gerrard (8) has scored more goals in this Premier League fixture than Wayne Rooney (6 - level with Robbie Fowler).
- This could be Wayne Rooney's 450th Premier League game, becoming the 21st player in Premier League history to reach this landmark.
- Manchester United had just 35% possession vs Liverpool at Anfield in October, their lowest total in a Premier League match since Opta began recording this data in 2003-04.
- Jurgen Klopp has lost just one of his six meetings with Jose Mourinho (W3 D2 L1), with that defeat coming in 2013 via a 2-0 away loss for Dortmund v Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final second leg.
- Juan Mata has had a hand in five goals in his last four appearances against Liverpool in the Premier League, scoring three and assisting two.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has 13 goals in his first 19 Premier League appearances for Manchester United - the same record as Dwight Yorke and Robin van Persie. The only player to score more in their first 19 PL apps for the Red Devils was Ruud van Nistelrooy (15).
- Adam Lallana has been involved in 14 Premier League goals this season (seven goals, seven assists); more than any other English player.
- Liverpool will be missing Sadio Mané for this game due to his involvement in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The Senegal forward has been involved in 13 Premier League goals this season for the Reds (nine goals, four assists).
What they say
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling, after 2-0 win over Hull: "Now we can switch our attention to that game [Liverpool].
"I think we'll recover on Wednesday, then we have a good few days to work on the tactics on how to nullify their threats and to really impact our own play to keep this run going.
"We know how important this game is at the top end of that table."


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...that is exactly how the past few weeks have felt! Things are going at such a rapid pace and I can't seem to catch up with life. A little too much work and not enough play! But thank goodness for the sweet pleasures in life like a 3-day weekend EXACTLY when you need one!
On the agenda for the holiday weekend: sleeping in, delicious food, laying out, dinner with good friends, baking lemon bars, cooking out with family, sewing, training a few clients Monday morning, lots of yoga (though this is nothing new lately!) and possibly seeing the new SATC movie!
I can't wait to take a deep breath and enjoy the sunshine, which will be a nice change from the crazy rainy weather we've been having!
Have a lovely and festive Memorial Day weekend!


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Separate the seeds from the whole Amarakka as shown in the below picture.
Wash and then cook the seeds for about 10-15 minutes in the pressure cooker.
Heat some oil in a Kadai (Cheenachatti) and then put the Onion, Ginger and Garlics pieces into it and stir it for 2-3 minutes.
When the colour of the Onion, Ginger and Garlics turns into golden, put the Tomato pieces into this mix.
Stir the mix for 3 - 5 minutes.
Then add the Coriander powder, Garam masala and Turmeric powder into this mix and stir it further.
After 2-3 minutes put the cooked Amarakka seeds and water into this mix and allow to boil it for another 10-15 minutes.
After boiling the mix for about 15 minutes, put off the stove and the Avarakka seeds curry is ready.
This can be served with Poori / Dosa / Chappathi etc.
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Welcome cocktail for your guests anticipates beginning a celebratory dinner. Depending on your desires we will be happy to offer a menu of original canapes, seasonal fruits and vegetables, a wide selection of wines, cocktails and, of course, champagne.
Snacks, mini-sandwiches, savory and sweet treats, a small puff pastry stuffed with meat on small skewers - everything is possible!
Example of wedding cocktail of our chef.
Cold canapes
- Lamb with diced mango
- Slices of orange with Spanish ham
- Spanish ham with Cherry tomatoes
- Tartlets with mussels
- Herring on rye loaf
- Diced cheese with strawberries and grapes
- Fruits skewers
- Strawberry in chocolate
Hot canapes
- Battered chicken breast skewer
- Mini-kebab of pork / beef / salmon
- Mini vol-au-vent with wild mushrooms
- Cheese balls with shrimp
- Quiche lorraine with ham / leek / broccoli / salmon
Home-baked cakes
(cabbage / onion and egg / meat / mushrooms / apples / perch)
To traditional canapes we offer: fresh seafood and oysters, which are served in portions for each guest; as well as a unique service slicing jamon. Chef effectively cut huge ham into thin slices and surprise your guests.
The choice of dishes for a wedding buffet table depends only on your wishes!
Wedding cocktail from 500 rub./Pers.
We offer a wide selection of dishes for a wedding dinner.
Example of wedding cocktail of our chef.
Cold dishes
- Duck terrine
- Cheese platter - 5 cheeses (Kambotsola, Dor Blue, Mozart, Mozzarella, sheep cheese)
- Home style meat delicacies
- Green salad with tuna, Cherry tomatoes and a poached egg and lemon sauce
- Peasant salad with vegetables, cottage cheese on toast and vinaigrette sauce
- Salad with chicken fillet, green salad and Radic glazed with walnuts, in honey-orange sauce
Hot snacks
- Shrimp and scallop skewers on a slice of roasted pineapple
- Duck liver on toast
- Soft Koburger cheese baked on toast, with a green salad and cranberry sauce
Hot dishes
- Perch fillet with porcini mushrooms
- Beef medallion with pepper sauce
- Pork-loin with bacon and blueberry sauce
Hot dishes of Russian stove
The highlight of the evening can become the hot dishes made specifically for your order in the Russian stove burned on birch and pine wood
- Goose baked with apples and pears
- Baked ham of Barabina marinated in herbs
- Suckling pig stuffed with buckwheat, with fresh vegetables
Morse home (cranberry, with basil, sea buckthorn)
Wedding dinner from 3700 rub. / pers.
The final accent of your wedding dinner will be a perfect table layout:
- Guy Degrenne cutlery and glasses
- Bernardaud crockery
- French textiles
- elegant wedding décor of Tatiana PROVENCE boutique hotel
- Service charge is 10% from the cost of Banquets
- Corkage fee is 400 rubles per person
- There are the requirements in terms of the minimum order quantity for each room.
For all questions of wedding organization, please contact on tel. + 7(495)721-25-26
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Birmingham's diverse family of faiths came together today to pay their final respects to a man who devoted his life to uniting them all.
Dr Mohammad Naseem, chairman of the Birmingham Central Mosque, died last week following an illness. He was aged 90.
Dr Naseem was a figurehead for the mosque, the first to keep a book of condolence for people of all religions, and the Birmingham Faith Leaders' Group which he helped establish.
Leaders of Birmingham's Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist communities gave touching tributes during his funeral at the mosque, attended by around 4,000 mourners.
The most poignant of all, however, came from Dr Naseem's younger brother Naeem Tahar, who travelled from Pakistan for the service.
"Dr Naseem was my only brother, and perhaps my greatest friend," he said.
"He became a warrior on all fronts.
"He would come into the community and help those who nobody would help.
"He became a symbol of human inter-faith who believed in peace and humanity.
"The condolences offered to me and my family must be shared with you, because he belonged to you, and you were his family."
A message was delivered on behalf of The Right Reverend David Urquhart, the Bishop of Birmingham.
It said: "Dr Naseem has been a significant part of the life of this mosque and the Muslim community for the past 50 years.
"His commitment to building links between people of all faiths has encouraged and united others to follow his example.
"Our prayers are with his family, friends and all those from the Muslim community mourning at this time."
Tariq Jahan, whose dignified call for calm - after the death of his son Haroon - helped end the riots across England in 2011, also paid tribute.
"Dr Naseem was undoubtedly an inspiring and influential individual in our great city," the Winson Green dad said.
"He was the driving force and architect behind many initiatives that we, as Muslims, and the Asian community take for granted.
"He will be deeply missed by all from within Birmingham and beyond."
While lauded for his humanitarian work, Dr Naseem also courted controversy, most recently over his hardline views on homosexuality.
The Most Reverend Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, said: "He was a man of courage and integrity who was constantly called upon to
address issues with international implications.
"He never failed to give a clear message, even when it appeared controversial."
"Dr Naseem served in the Pakistan Army before moving to England in 1959 where he worked as a GP in the NHS until 1994. He then became a private practitioner.
From 1960, he also acted as an advisor to Muslim students adjusting to life at the University of Birmingham.
West Midlands Police Deputy Chief Constable Dave Thompson and Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore also attended the funeral which was followed by a procession and burial at Handsworth Cemetery."


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THANKS TO MANY ENTHUSIASTIC COOKS, SIGN-UPS ARE NOW CLOSED. HOWEVER, IF YOU WOULD STILL LIKE TO DROP OFF ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE BAKED AT HOME, PLEASE E-MAIL email@example.com AND WE WILL ADVISE YOU OF THE ADDRESS.
In preparation for the BASS Christmas Fair we'll be baking some mince pies, cakes and decorating treats ready to sell on our stall the next day. Lorraine has kindly offered use of her kitchen. Please bring along baking trays and tins so that we can set up a production line!
During this time period you can also come to Lorraine's place to drop off cakes that you have made at home.
Please sign-up below if you're able to come along and we'll e-mail you Lorraine's address nearer the date. You don't need to spend the whole 4 hours with us, even if you can just spare 30 minutes, we'll be grateful for all the help we can get.


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ByKia Kokalitcheva @imkialikethecar APRIL 18, 2016, 12:03 AM EDT
Swiping through career suggestions is now as easy as finding a date on Tinder.
LinkedIn is going after college students with its newest mobile app.
On Monday, the social network professionals will release an entirely new and separate mobile app, on iOS and Android, aimed at college students to help them get their first job graduation, as the company describes it. LinkedIn hopes that the app, now available nation-wide, will help students explore possible careers, expand their professional network, and browse through appropriate job listings.
"They don't know what to search for, they don't know what they're qualified to do, or even what's out there," LinkedIn product manager Ada Yu, who led the development of the app, told Fortune.


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On World Suicide Prevention Day 2015, Medical Daily posted an in-depth article that explored the approach utilized by Samaritans crisis response centers around the world when responding to individuals who are in distress, depressed, experiencing trauma, self-harming and suicidal behaviors.
The piece described the befriending philosophy that has been embraced by over 400 centers in 42 countries around the world that operate hotlines, crisis centers, public education and community mental health advocacy programs. It also provided guidelines on effective listening, keeping the focus on the person you are trying to help and utilizing community resources.
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Waiting for the idols to fall
January 11 through March 22, 2013
Cuban visual artists in the last few decades have fixed on a group of icons to represent their social, cultural, and human collective: the map of Cuba, the Cuban flag, royal palm trees, makeshift boats and rafts of emigration, El Morro, the Malecón, the ruins of Havana, José Martí, Che, La Caridad del Cobre, San Lázaro, and the exoticized objects and ritualistic symbols of the Afro-Cuban religions of Palo Monte, Abakuá, Santería and Ifá, among others.
As a new era approaches, will Cuban cultural identity as depicted be an old-fashioned thing of the past? Waiting for the Idols to Fall considers how Cuban artists represent "lo cubano" without resorting to some variation on the same old icons. It's too early to know in this transitional period if there will be a need to represent, reaffirm, or cling to something in order to continue being Cuban.
Featuring works by Tania Brugera, Alexandre Arrechea, Belkis Ayón, José Toirac, Frank Martinez, José Ángel Vincench, María Elena González, Raúl Cordero, Alejandro Aguilera, Alexis Esquivel, Abel Barroso, Juan Carlos Alom, Clara Morera, Jose Bedia, Roberto Diago, and Fernando Rodriguez.


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Term 1 finished!
Another good week. Sadly, we didn't win 3 awards today but we were pleased to win the didi cars again for our excellent lunchtime behaviour.
This morning, lots of parents joined us to do some activities. Here are some photos.
We have written a discussion text about whether Juba, the main character in our text, should leave his baby sister in Rome or take her to Britannia.
In maths, we have been adding 1s, 10s and 100s to 3 digit numbers. Today we had an 'egg challenge' where worded problems were hidden in eggs and we had to crack the egg and solve the problem using our learning from the week. `
In music, we have been practising our Raise the Roof songs. One of our activities this morning was to make hats to wear when we attend Raise the Roof.


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I am taking a class on Sustainability this quarter. So far it has been both fascinating and frustrating. Fascinating because of the innovation that has come from the Sustainability Movement, and frustrating because the prevalent view of several of my classmates seems to be that sustainability has everything to do with the environment and nothing to do with the economy or the quality of life. Nothing could be further from the truth. (For more information see: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/104)
Now, you are probably asking, "What is sustainability and what does it have to do with crafts?"
To put it in a very, very simple form, sustainability is insuring that we, as well as future generations can continue to exist while preserving the environment, our economy and our quality of life. The mantra, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!" is a just tiny piece of it, and that's where my craft for today fits in.
For at least the first few sessions of this class, we have decided to put our names on name cards so we can get to know each other. I thought it would be fun to make mine from junk mail. Here is the result:
The background is made from an envelope. The border and letters are made from the inside of a security envelope. I used my Coluzzle Swing Alphabet template to cut out the letters of my name.
The flowers and leaves are punched from the glossy paper used for advertising flyers. To give the leaves and flowers dimension, I shaped them using an embossing tool.
Glossy ad paper is perfect for punch flowers because it holds its shape well, and the vibrant colors really pop.


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When Research magazine made its debut in June 1978, the No. 1 song on the Billboard chart was "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" performed by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams. Just a month earlier I had edged into the financial services industry with a public seminar, "Telephone Prospecting."
Today, Johnny and Deniece are still performing. Research, of course, is still publishing. I am speaking, writing, have a new book due in August (Hot Prospects) and am in all other respects going strong.
The Team ConceptGil Weinreich, editor of Research, asked me to focus this article on team development because "you are identified with that topic." Identified is correct, but let me go further. In all modesty, I was the first kid on the block to see the coming decades dominated by teams.
I saw it because I was driven there by forces then (and now) in the marketplace. In the early to mid-eighties, I sold training seminars to firms. We literally trained tens of thousands of rookies to cold-call.
Beginning in 1982, the industry consolidation started. Kemper started buying regional brokerage firms. Shearson took over Hutton. Drexel imploded. Bache bought Thompson. Watching this was far more than a spectator sport. As the bigger fish ate the smaller fish, my marketplace was shrinking, providing a guaranteed income reduction plan for yours truly. I made up a name for the firm I imagined would be the last standing: AGMerrillWebberWitterBros. I will refer to this mythical firm hereafter as AGMWFB. (If I had called it Wachovia, I would now certainly be at the head of the prognosticator class.)
As I researched what I could sell to individuals, I discovered that FAs were worth $1,000 an hour in gross revenue while meeting with and talking to clients and prospects. That figure ultimately led to the "team concept." That was 1985.
I got it right 20-plus years ago. So I'll stick my neck out and say: the future landscape will be dominated by large teams, especially partnerships as the boomer advisors move into retirement years. As they fade to black, the new generation will embrace virtual teams.
To understand team evolution going forward, you should understand its origin and the natural laws that govern its successful operation. Sadly, the original version of this article was too long for the space allotted, so I cut this vital material and added it to a white paper, "Surefire Team Development." It's available at www.billgood.com/surefire.
Age Wave and Team DominationThe domination of teams and partnerships, and the rise of the virtual team are almost inevitable given three undeniable conditions.
Condition one: The age wave is forcing aging boomer FAs onto teams with younger FAs.
The demographics of this industry are a mirror image of our society. As in society, there is a huge bubble in age distribution of financial advisors; these are the boomer FAs.
When my team and I were teaching rookies, the major firms were sometimes hiring as many as 1,500 brokers a year. Many survived and are now fifty-something FAs. You needed a desk, phone, script and a list of rich people to call.
Frequently, when talking to a boomer advisor, I ask, "When do you plan to retire?" The usual answer is, "No plans. I love what I do. One day, I will just be carried out feet first."
That may be true, but what I am observing is that many are engaged in thoughtful planning for the survival and eventual buyout of their biggest asset. They are bringing in junior partners, or merging with a younger practice and, yes, planning to keep a few clients. The value of their businesses depends not only on its revenue stream but its survival potential after the founder departs. A team helps ensure continuity.
Those now truly intent on building continuity are also intent on converting to fees, if they haven't already. This roughly doubles the sale price of the business.
The boomer FAs need the younger generation.
Prospecting DifficultyWhen the "Do Not Call" laws went into effect in 2002, the world changed. No longer could a rookie with no cash make 200 calls to people at home and create a decent business in two or three years.
Consider the plight of the rookie today. How does he or she prospect? Referrals? From which clients?
Seminars? Big bucks required.
Direct mail? More big bucks.
Cold calling? Still works, but you better be one tough cookie.
Networking? Hit and miss. Realistically, the assets are with fifty-somethings, retirees or widows. How is the twenty-something going to network with them?
I'm thinking of a team in Salt Lake City, a three-way partnership. They are Bil Jeppson, Ernest Hathaway, and Thom Hall. Each is a partner in Financial Strategies Institute. They have $150 million or so in assets, and are pushing $2 million in revenue. They have Class A office space, beautiful conference facilities, a great-looking website and a highly professional staff. One is in his sixties, another in his fifties, one his thirties.
Let's say you've been a captive agent with one of the big insurance firms. You set up an office in your spare bedroom. When you have an in-office appointment, you provide the address of your "executive office suite." You get there barely in time to stick your shingle on the door.
If that prospect is shopping around, and then visits Ernest, Bil or Thom, how are you going to fare?
Suppose you have a tiny office in an AGMWFB branch along with 70 others. Some of the other private offices are much bigger than yours. Your view is a brick wall, theirs of the river front. Don't the people who come to see you wonder, "Are you practicing on me? How come I'm not talking to one of them?"
Condition two: The aging boomer FAs need younger partners. The younger FAs need to get on a team. Interesting how sometimes "nature" provides.
As for solo operators, I'm not saying fortune won't strike, and that none will survive. But it will strike the big teams first. The rich get richer, don't they?
Possibly the only exception to the "get on a team" rule is to start in a bank. The banks won the "Do Not Call" wars. Bank FAs can call the wirehouse clients at home. This is perfectly legal because you are allowed to call at home if that person has done business with your firm in the last 18 months. Sadly, for the rookies at AGMWF, they cannot cold-call randomly at home, which is a great protection for the bank FA.
But as is always the case with a new generation moving in, there are those who will survive on their own. Some will innovate in ways we cannot anticipate. Some of these will build the teams they need virtually.
The Virtual TeamWhat if you need 50 percent of a service assistant, 30 percent of a sales assistant and 20 percent of a computer operator?
Most will hire one assistant, whom I refer to as a "dog-cat-bird." Let's say you've got a critter sitting on the couch beside you. It barks. You say to a visitor, "This is my dog-cat-bird."
You can call it anything you want. You can call your one assistant a "sales assistant/service assistant/computer operator." But you do not have a modern marvel of genetic engineering. Calling it something does not make it so.
Condition three: With a virtual team, you can have as little or as much of a given service as you need.
Definition: A virtual team is a group of geographically dispersed individuals, united by a common purpose who conduct all or most of their business through telephone and other electronic media.
I have a virtual team. They are developing three new websites for me, one for my new book, one for me as a speaker and the third is an overhauling of billgood.com. I work in our Draper, Utah campus. The designer is in Clearwater, Fla. The copywriter is in Los Angeles. Both also work for others.
While this industry is not the first to adopt new technology (remember the debates about whether an e-mail is more like a call or letter?), independents and RIAs have already begun the development of the virtual team. It's here. You better pay attention. Meet Tom Mullooly (www.mullooly.net). Tom is an RIA in Manasquan, N.J. But it really doesn't matter where he is, or where his staff is, because his is a virtual team. He could work from a cruise ship, desert island or cave — as long as there is a cell tower and high-speed Internet connection nearby.
As Tom explained in my own e-zine, e-Gorilla, his staff consists of two virtual assistants, one in Denver, one in North Carolina. To train his assistants, he uses Camtasia software to record short videos and screen shots teaching them how to do things, so he doesn't need to stop what he is doing. They can watch the videos when it works for them.
"My firm can be found in the top 5 listings on page one of the big search engines under many terms, but my focus is on local (regional) search terms," Tom writes. "I don't spend money any longer on paid ads (pay per click)." All his listings are on the free (natural search) side of Google, Yahoo and MSN. He has a weekly podcast (carried on iTunes), a blog and an HTML e-zine that drives traffic and aids the prospect pipeline.
Plus, Tom has a printed newsletter that his virtual assistant produces in Publisher, e-mails to Kinko's, and then folds, stuffs, and mails out every month to subscribers.
That's the road ahead. (Sorry, Bill Gates. I borrowed your book title of a few years ago. I hope my forecasts here are better than yours.) There you have it. There will be more, bigger and even virtual teams on the fabled road ahead.
Bill Good is chairman of Bill Good Marketing Systems in Draper, Utah; see www.billgood.com


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Clean and jerk dumbbell exercises always require that you keep a few very important things in mind. Learn about clean and jerk dumbbell exercises with help from a strength and conditioning specialist certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association in this free video clip.
Hi, I'm Blake Robinson of Evolve Fitness. I'm a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. We're going to be demonstrating exercises for the clean and jerk. So we're going to break down the clean and jerk. The first thing that you're going to want to learn how to do is hip extensions. With the weights on the front of your thighs, you're going to sit your hips back, bend your knees, stand back up. It's a very simple movement but it is essential to generating a lot of power, sit the hips back and up, back and down, exhale and up. Now from there, we're going to work on a shrug. With the dumbbells still in front of your body, bring your shoulders up to your ears, back down, up and back down, squeezing everything tight and back down. Now we're going to combine the two, hips sit back, up and back down, up and back down. Now from here, we're going to take the weights from our thighs and bring them up to our shoulders. Again through that same explosive movement, sitting back, up, now from here, a little hop and a press and back down. So the whole motion is going to be here, the shrug and press all the way back down. Again, I'm Blake Robinson of Evolve Fitness and those are dumbbell exercises for the clean and jerk.


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Here is an additional peek into one of my recent family photography sessions. I've been thinking a lot about family lately and some of what appeals to me about family portraiture.
I believe family portraits are important and consider my work to be heirloom photography. Documenting the history of my own family is important to me which is why I love to focus on family portraiture. I strive to make sessions a fun, relaxed, and enjoyable experience for everyone and love to show people how amazing they are. My photography sessions are meant to document a family's history, but also to capture the essence of what is special about you and the people you love most!
This is because when I look back at my own family photographs the first thing I notice is what they mean to me and what family means to all of us when I am reminded of the memories we all share. The photographs are a documentation of our bonds as a family, a permanent record of a long passed moment in time with the people I care about. When I look at older photographs I'm thankful that the previous generation was thoughtful enough to preserve something so special for us to enjoy in the future.
I'm always thinking about the heirloom component of photographs when I'm photographing a family. The images and moments that I capture are for the immediate family of course, but they are also taken with the next generation in mind. I think about how children or grandchildren may one day hold that photograph feeling thankful that they have that permanent piece of their family's story---an important record of something unique and special.


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The Consumerization of...Virtual Desktops? Accelerating the decline of the PC.
We've often talked about how desktop virtualization can help companies embrace the consumerization of IT by delivering Windows desktops to unmanaged endpoints.
We've often talked about how desktop virtualization can help companies embrace the consumerization of IT by delivering Windows desktops to unmanaged endpoints. It also helps organizations continue using "legacy" Windows applications while they wait for native or browser-based replacements. What we haven't really looked at is that users can do the very same thing. Instead of calling it the Consumerization of IT, you could call it the Consumerization of Virtual Desktops!
OnLive is a prime example, although there are others like Nivio nDesktop and tuCloud Desktops on Demand (which isn't actually available yet). OnLive has been the most visible in the space of Personal Virtual Desktops (™. I called it.) lately, both because of the relative coolness of their solution and the fact that it was (but isn't anymore) in violation of Microsoft licensing rules for Windows.
Now that they've got that squared away, we can take a step back and look at who is using a service like this. One thing we noticed is that when Microsoft finally acknowledged that there was a problem with the way OnLive was first licensing its copies of Windows, various users started asking "How can this be!?" or "O HAI. WHATZ WRONGZ?" The reason for the surprise (and gibberish) is that the users of OnLive Desktop are consumers looking to do the exact same thing that organizations are doing to embrace consumerization. They're using desktop virtualization to access Windows desktops, and they don't care for one second about the backend infrastructure. If it's simple and it works, they love it.
The thing that's interesting is that the consumers are leading the charge. They're the ones saying "we need this." They're the ones that took it upon themselves to seek out a solution that allows them to get rid of that dinosaur Windows box that sucks up power for the one or two things they still need it for. Kudos to the companies out there providing them with a solution.
So, OnLive and Nivio are enabling users to do today what we've been saying corporations are going to do in the coming years - relegate Windows to the status of middleware, making it just another thing we have to do. As soon as someone comes out with a better way to access the app and consume the data, Windows will be out of the picture altogether. Obviously, Microsoft has a different story about that, but we'll see how well they do after Windows 8 comes out. To me, Windows 8 is a do or die moment for Windows.
Here's an example: for some people, the only reason they kept their laptop or PC around after they got an iPad was because they had to have it to sync with iTunes to transfer movies, music, apps, and photos, plus maybe one other Windows-only thing. The iTunes requirement is gone now with iCloud, and that means that some people can abandon their old ways altogether. If they still want to do that Windows-only thing, they don't need to buy a new PC or laptop--they just need to spend as little as $5/mo on a Windows desktop from OnLive. If you weigh that against buying a cheap $300 desktop, it would still take five years to break even (2.5 years on their premium, $10/month plan)! Talk about disruptive!
I'm not saying that everyone is doing this right now, but it all has to start somewhere. Now it's not just the lazy enterprise application processes that are driving Windows into the datacenter for use with next-gen devices (and then driving Windows away altogether). Users are doing it on their own with the same technology we use in the enterprise. That means that we just shifted into a higher gear on the road to the post-PC era.


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This past week we've been on holiday at Butlins in Bognor Regis and this photo was taken on the beach and I quite like the editing on it.
I shall share and comment on them during the course of Sunday but if family life gets in the way I shall share a few on Monday.


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Across Canada it's estimated that 725,000 people will experience symptoms consistent with generalized anxiety disorder, a condition that involves frequent and persistent worry about everyday activities (Statistics Canada, 2013).
While some people benefit from receiving a diagnosis, many experience persistant worry, physical and mental discomfort and have symptoms of anxiety that do not necessarily need professional diagnosis.
The truth is we all experience occasional anxiety. Anxiety has become a popular buzzword and often portrayed as a bad thing we need to 'get rid of', but it is actually a protective mechanism that has served us throughout evolution and it is a natural part of being a human being. It is there to protect us by alerting us to situations that feel unsafe.
Experiencing occasional anxiety is natural; it can even be helpful and motivating at times. The problem is when our anxiety alarm is over performing and there is a sense that the fear or hesitation we feel doesn't match situations. The probem is when we consciously know we are safe but something inside us is ringing the alarm and we feel unable to shut it off.
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People suffering from anxiety often underestimate their abilities to cope and overestimate the possibility that the worry or fear will be disastrous (Holdevici & Carcium, 2010). In order to help treat anxiety, it's important to first support you by increasing your tolerance of stressful situations, which subsequently increases your ability to cope with future challenges.
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Studies support the use of clinical hypnotherapy as an effective and powerful technique to coping with most types of anxiety and stress (Khan, 2010). Hypnotherapy can help people gain self-esteem by providing them with the tools to feel strong and capable when facing with future challenges (Smith, 1990). The sensation of trance can be a transformational experience as it allows people to experience their own body and mind in a whole new way.
At Aim Hypnotherapy & Counselling we support clients by first taking the time to understand the underlying causes of anxiety and stress throughout their lives. Our first step creates safety and understanding through compassionate and client lead one on one counselling. Here we will explore your emotional experience of the past events in order to better understand how you may have learned behaviours and coping strategies that have contributed to anxious thought and feelings. By taking the time to understand clients unique experiences we are able to provide a hypnosis session that is personalized and highly effective.
The second step in our approach involves providing a comfortable, safe and empowering hypnosis session. Similar to the experience of daydreaming, our clients often describe hypnosis as a 'highly relaxed and focused state of calm' which provides an opportunity to increase resilience and lower physical and emotional reactions to stress. Through the practice of hypnosis clients learn on a subconscious level how they are able to regulate their own emotional reactivity.
At Aim Hypnotherapy & Counselling, our two-step approach to treating anxiety has delivered positive and lasting change for hundreds of clients. If you are ready to see how this approach can help you or have any questions please contact us for more information.
- Holdevici, Irina., Carcium, Barbara. (2010). The use of Ericksonian hypnosis in somatic disorders. Social and Behavioral Sciences. Vol 33, 75–79. Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.01.086.
- Kahn, Stephen. (2010). Stress and Anxiety. In Barabasz, Arreed Franz (Ed); Olness, Karen (Ed); Boland, Robert (Ed); Kahn, Stephen (Ed). Medical Hypnosis Primer: Clinical and Research Evidence. (pp. 83- 86). New York, NY, US: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. DOI: Unknown.
- Smith, W (1990). Hypnosis in the treatment of anxiety. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic. 54(2), 209-216. DOI: Unknown.
- Statistics Canada. (2013). Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health, 2012. Last updated September 18, 2013. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130918/dq130918a-eng.htm (Accessed February 12, 2016).


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The taxi app conglomeration known as Uber is having the time of its life. It is evaluated at $3.5 billion now with $258 million investment from Google Ventures. It has also officially arrived in China now.
With $3.5 billion in fixed assets and a fundraising campaign that landed $360 million in its coffers, Uber is on cloud nine. The company didn't have any viability about half a decade ago. Yet its meteoric rise to fame has surprised the prediction pundits. Other giants such as Facebook and LinkedIn have funds that have reached astronomical amounts too. However, the questions to ask are where does Uber stand and why is Google making a huge investment in the firm. Already $125 million have been raked in the form of profits this year by Uber. And $258 million have been lent by Google to the fledgling company. It may be an upstart yet it is growing fast.
Of course, such success has been an irritant for many others. Several regulations have been put in place by various sources to stop Uber from meeting its cherished goals. However, Uber is a smart and savvy organization that knows how to play the game of business politics. Basically, Uber allows you to hire a taxicab from the vicinity of a phone and pay for the ride through the selfsame source.
Uber even extended its reach all the way to China. First a test app is launched in Shanghai only. But now Uber is officially launched all over China. Uber China official twitter account states, "Uber begins testing first China city - Shanghai! Get your ride while it's hot!" The Chinese launch has really spread the word regarding Uber in the international arena. The company is on a one-way street to the top for now.
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James Prosek considers wild fish.
Technolgy to see 'big data'.
The ocean's ecosystem engineers.
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The Greeks were great plantsmen.
Agroecology principals applied to farming.
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By David Swartz
Managing Editor
The Estherville Chamber of Commerce is prepared for this week's 70th Annual Flight Breakfast.
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Begun in 1948 and held on the Fourth of July since 1971, the flight breakfast has been a staple of Emmet County for these many years. This year's event is 7-11 a.m. at the municipal airport, located about three miles east of Estherville on Highway 9.
Good weather determines how many planes come for the event each year. The normal for the past few years is around 40 to 50.
Estherville Chamber Director Lexie Ruter said during her term, the breakfast drew about 60 planes one year.
This year's breakfast includes the usual of pancakes, eggs, sausage and beverage.
Ruter reports for this year the chamber has ordered 42 bottles of syrup, nine cases of pancake mix, 18 cases of sausage, 24 tubs of margarine, 2,000 plates, 2,800 napkins and five large containers of coffee and 45 gallons of orange juice. The eggs are donated by Estherville Foods.
"We have run out before, but fortunately we have to great grocery stores that can help us out," Ruter said, citing Hy Vee and Fareway.
One year, Ruter said they ran out of sausage and the grocery stores helped with frozen sausage links.
Volunteers from the Estherville Wa Tan Ye Club, Estherville Rotary and Estherville Kiwanis groups sell tickets and serve up the meal.
Ruter said this year's event includes free face painting and temporary tattoos done by youth from Forest Ridge, as well as Estherville Lincoln Central students seeking Purple Cord volunteer hours.
Roy Gage will offer Pony Rides. Also, the Black Knights Car Club will have vehicles on display.
Also, the Northwest Iowa Jazz Band will perform at 9 a.m.
Plane rides are available for purchase at the airport.
Initial forecast for the Fourth of July in Emmet County is warm and mostly sunny.


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This is an X-File that would intrigue even Mulder and Scully: In the past four years, more than 1,000 students have disappeared from the 2007 graduation class of Richmond and Columbia counties.
In the 2003-04 school year, there were 4,359 first-time freshmen in the counties' public schools. When school began in August, 1,425 of those students had vanished, according to a yearlong analysis by The Augusta Chronicle.
Where are they?
School officials don't know.
Georgia, like most states, lacks any way to track students, making it difficult to accurately determine who graduates and who drops out. The official rates given each year are merely estimates, and those estimates are flawed, The Chronicle found.
The newspaper obtained school records for each of the past four years and tracked the progress of students through their local school ID numbers.
In one case, a student was listed as a high school freshman at the Academy of Richmond County in 2004. She continued to be listed as a student there until this school year, when she was among the group of students who disappeared.
When presented with the list of student ID numbers, the school system wrote a program to find where they were in their electronic files.
It turns out school records had her transferring this year from Richmond Academy - a high school - to Diamond Lakes Elementary School and then later reclassified her status to "unknown."
Because she was last listed as an elementary school student, if she has dropped out, she won't count against the system's dropout rate.
There were also 92 other discrepancies in which students in the 2003-04 freshman class were later listed as middle school pupils. Most of them were then listed as no longer being in Richmond County schools.
Columbia County Director of Technology Michael Kent refused to attempt to locate the missing students in that county's school system, saying state law doesn't require government agencies to produce nonexistent records.
Questionable student records and graduation rates, consequently, under-report dropout rates. In 2006, the Georgia Department of Education calculated Richmond County's high school dropout rate at 5.8 percent and Columbia County's at 3.8 percent. The state rate was 4.7 percent.
"It's a much larger number for sure, absolutely for sure," Marty Duckenfield, of the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network, said of national dropout rates. "Even if these numbers are the true numbers, which they are not, it's a crisis."
The under-reported dropout totals in turn lead to inflated graduation rates, said Chris Swanson, the director of the Education Week Research Center, which researched the issue for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to provide equal access to good education.
"I would argue that it's very difficult, if not impossible, to adequately deal with the (dropout) problem in the absence of accurate information," Dr. Swanson said. "The first step to getting help is admitting you have a problem. Knowledge is power."
He said it's also important to establish a data collection system to look at individual students, although the information entered into a computer is only as reliable as the person doing it.
"Unless the data are collected systematically and accurately at the source in a way that is accountable and verifiable, even data from a student tracking system should be viewed cautiously," Dr. Swanson said.
Georgia Department of Education officials acknowledge the need to track students' progress and are adopting a new monitoring system, but the process is still a couple of years from producing data.
The new system assigns an identifying number that will be unique to all Georgia students so that state officials can follow them from school to school and year to year.
That will allow school systems to calculate their graduation and dropout rates by tracking individual students instead of looking solely at numbers.
For example, if 1,000 students began as freshmen and four years later 1,000 students graduated, the school system will now be able to tell how many of those students were in the original class, how many transferred in, how many transferred out and how many dropped out.
The Chronicle obtained data used internally by Richmond and Columbia counties that the newspaper analyzed to track students within their respective school systems. With this information, The Chronicle was able to determine how many students who were first-time freshmen in 2003-04, are on track to graduate four years later.
The percentage of students on track to get their diploma in the 2007 class is much lower than last year's graduation rate, which, determined through the Georgia Department of Education's formula, was 66.1 percent.
The Chronicle found that 1,275 of the 2,714 students who were freshmen four years ago in Richmond County schools were still on track to graduate when school began in August. That's only 47 percent of the original freshman class.
There is a similar disparity in Columbia County, where the state calculated its graduation rate as 81.2 percent last year. The newspaper's calculations show that 67 percent of the first-time freshmen four years ago were on track to graduate when school began.
Aiken County data weren't made available. The Chronicle made numerous requests by phone and e-mail to both Associate Superintendent for Administration David Mathis and Associate Superintendent of Instruction Cecelia Davidson.
Sankara Sethuraman, an Augusta State University professor of statistics, studied the newspaper's formula and, while noting that it wasn't perfect, said it provided a more accurate picture than the one by the education department. Looking at students in a way such as The Chronicle's formula will always produce more accurate numbers, he said.
"Nobody can say this is wrong," Dr. Sethuraman said, pointing out, though, that the newspaper's analysis doesn't credit students who leave one of the two counties and graduate somewhere else.
Many of the students who are unaccounted for have left the Columbia County school system, said Dr. Lauren Williams, its associate superintendent of student learning.
She said it's inaccurate to say students disappeared because they are documented electronically in computer databases each time they leave the school system.
When a student stops going to school, officials record that in an electronic database along with the reason the student is no longer there, whether that be because of graduation, transfer or a list of reasons that fall under the dropout category.
"I don't believe we truly lose a student," she said.
It could be that a large number of students leave from freshman to senior year, Dr. Williams said.
Augusta also has a high student transiency rate, said Dr. Carol Rountree, the director of guidance and research for Richmond County schools. But most school systems will say that, she added.
If these students are transferring to other high schools in Georgia, statewide enrollment numbers don't bear that out.
There are nearly 40,000 fewer high school seniors this year than there were freshmen four years ago, according to the Georgia Department of Education.
An analysis by The Chronicle found that only 23 of 385 schools in Georgia saw increases in their graduating class of 2007 from freshman to senior year.
Mrs. Duckenfield said paperwork often can't keep up with students who transfer every few months. Those students are on target to be dropouts.
Some dropouts go unnoticed and fade away from the classroom, and others are pushed out, she said. A stronger computerized system is needed to better understand the scope of the problem.
The Chronicle's approach of tracking individual students is more in line with what states are moving toward.
"What you have done is how it will be done in Georgia in the future," Dr. Sethuraman said.
To catch a glimpse of the future, look no further than Indianapolis.
Indianapolis high schools had a graduation rate of more than 90 percent in six consecutive years before the state changed its calculation formula last year. Under the new formula, which tracks individual students, the graduation rate plummeted to 52 percent in 2006.
Indianapolis Public Schools have been aware of the dropout problem, and the state's new formula also has made the community aware, spokeswoman Mary Louise Bewley said.
The new focus on dropouts has been ushered in by No Child Left Behind. The Bush administration's sweeping education reform legislation was implemented to bring accountability to schools and ensure students meet basic educational standards.
"I think there are a lot of quiet dropouts who are going through painful things," Mrs. Duckenfield said. "There's definitely a huge problem."
Reach Greg Gelpi at (706) 828-3851 or email@example.com.
A two-part series on the problems faced by dropouts in the CSRA, and efforts to solve the problem.
Sunday, May 27
- Dropout discusses life without school
- Illness ends woman's pursuit for diploma
- Many disappear from class rolls
- Dropping out often leads to prison time
Monday, May 28
- 59-year-old is back in the classroom
- Exit exams can spoil graduation
Many first-year students aren't part of their school's senior class four years later. Some drop out, some transfer to other schools, and the location of others is not known.
A school-by-school look at the percentage of seniors who are on schedule to graduate from the school where they began as freshmen in 2003-04:School:2003-04 FreshmenClass of 2007Graduation RateA.R. Johnson
Health Science and
Engineering Magnet1237359.3Academy of
Richmond County53315328.7Butler42810925.5Cross Creek42813431.3John S. Davidson
Fine Arts Magnet968689.6Glenn Hills46714230.4Hephzibah44317639.7Laney2596525.1Josey3639726.7Westside28911339.1Evans43427062.2Greenbrier48134972.6Harlem29717860.0Lakeside43327864.2
Many students aren't counted in graduation rates because they fail to graduate "on time" or simply disappear from student rolls. The Augusta Chronicle tracked the four-year progress of the 2003-04 freshman class in Richmond and Columbia counties:
On the first day of school in 2003:
2,714 students were first- time freshmen.
On the first day of school in 2004:
1,756 of those students were sophomores and on track to graduate on time (64.7 percent).
483 were freshmen
7 were juniors
0 were seniors
468 were no longer in any Richmond County high school
On the first day of school in 2005:
1,440 were juniors and on track to graduate on time (53.1 percent).
397 were sophomores
98 were freshmen
6 were seniors
773 were no longer in any Richmond County high school
On the first day of school in 2006:
1,275 were seniors and on track to graduate on time (47 percent).
328 were juniors
83 were sophomores
9 were freshmen
1,019 were no longer in any Richmond County high school
On the first day of school in 2003:
1,645 students were first- time freshmen.
On the first day of school in 2004:
1,316 of those students were sophomores and on time to graduate (80 percent).
206 were freshmen
0 were juniors
0 were seniors
123 were no longer in any Columbia County high school
On the first day of school in 2005:
1,227 were juniors and on track to graduate on time (74.6 percent).
139 were sophomores
18 were freshmen
1 was a senior
260 were no longer in any Columbia County high school
On the first day of school in 2006:
1,101 were seniors and on track to graduate on time (66.9 percent).
129 were juniors
8 were sophomores
1 was a freshman
406 were no longer in any Columbia County high school
Source: The Augusta Chronicle analysis of data provided by board of educations in Richmond and Columbia counties
Dropout statistics collected by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington, D.C. education policy and research group:
- Only 70 percent of all students in public high schools graduate, and only 32 percent of all students leave high school qualified to attend four-year colleges.
- Students from historically disadvantaged minority groups have barely a 50 percent chance of finishing high school with a diploma.
- The U.S. Department of Education permits states to report graduation rates based solely on 12th-graders, ignoring students who drop out in the ninth, 10th, or 11th grades.
- The National Center for Education Statistics overstates the national high school completion rate at 86.5 percent, a misleading figure because it includes both GED recipients and high school graduates.
- The U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey overestimates nationwide graduation rates because it excludes people who are incarcerated. Since dropouts are overrepresented among prisoners, this inflates the graduation rate. This bias is more severe for ethnic or racial groups that have a disproportionate number of young people in prison.
- A 1 percent increase in high school graduation rates is projected to save approximately $1.4 billion associated with incarceration costs.
Source: Alliance for Excellent Education
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded a study that surveyed high school dropouts. The following percentages of dropouts identified these issues as major factors in why they quit school:
47: Classes were not interesting
43: Missed too many days and could not catch up
42: Spent time with people who were not interested in school
38: Had too much freedom and not enough rules in my life
35: Was failing in school
The following percentage of dropouts favored these concepts as a means for improving students' chances of staying in school:
81: Opportunities for real-world learning to make classes more relevant
81: Better teachers who keep classes interesting
75: Smaller classes with more individual instruction
71: Better communication between parents and schools, and more parental involvement
70: Increased supervision at school to ensure students attend classes
Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation


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There are a variety of self-improvement articles available nowadays. You may be thinking that this is one of those, obviously. What have you got to lose by reading one more self-improvement article?
"Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your Elohim I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
When you come to the 40-year stage in your life, you will suddenly realize many things. You get to ask yourself questions. How will it be when I get to the end of my life? How do I feel about the life I lived? Most people when cross the 40-year threshold, certain fears take over their actions, especially if they have to start over. Imagine yourself 40+ and you lost your business. The feeling of anxiety that you can feel at the moment is just normal, that is how most people feel under similar circumstances. Then you will feel confused because life was good. You were happy, had a successful marriage, children, and a job/business you reasonably enjoyed. What was the problem? You come to realize now that you have lost all that was good in your past life. What do you do?
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Do you give up? Do you go on life tormenting yourself about the past successes that you no longer have? Do you become bitter and fill your mind with limiting believes about the "unfairness" of life and that you can't raise again from this situation? Depending on how you answer these questions, will define the rest of your life.
Here I share with you ten shifts in perspective that can help you overcome this situation:
1. Give yourself permission to dream. You probably had no problem dreaming as a child. What happened to your ability to imagine and dream about what you want and who you want to be? When was the last time you caught yourself daydreaming and appreciated it?
2. Stop looking outside yourself for happiness. Look inside. Increase your self-awareness. Get curious about who you are at the core. Cultivate and nurture a relationship with yourself.
3. Cover the basics. Take the time to address your personal needs. How can you focus on thriving in your life if you are in survival mode? Set up that meeting with a financial advisor, get your space organized, clean up the details that are wasting your energy.
4. Embrace your past and move on. Shift from "why it happened" to what I want to do about it now. Asking "why" is not a very empowering question. Asking what or how I want to proceed is powerful and produce forward movement.
5. Remember that you are not alone. It is easy to feel overwhelmed with life. Seek support at fellowship, family and friends. Read more self-improvement articles and books. They might help you figure about some things that are puzzling you.
6. Count your blessings. What is working right in your life? Make a list. Set aside a bit of time every day to acknowledge what or who you are grateful for. The more you practice gratitude, the more you attract into your life things to be grateful for.
7. Court your passion. You still have your passions though it has been a while since you may have felt it flow. When are you the most alive and joyful in your life? Who do you most admire and what do they inspire in you?
8. Take action and take a risk! All the inspiration in the world is not enough to make you move your life to the next level. It takes inspired action to do that.
9. Keep breathing. You probably forget to take deep full breaths. We have all learned to constrict our breathing in response to stress. According to many self-improvement articles, we not only need oxygen to stay alive, we need oxygen to give us energy and keep us healthy. Right now take 5 deep, full breaths.
10. Have fun. Call a friend, take a bubble bath, take a walk, take yourself to an art museum or schedule a whole day out in nature. Put on some great music and dance till you drop.
And you thought this was just one of those self-improvement articles.


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Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
This week in Friday Faves:
Waterline: 12 Designers, 12 Visions – Waterfront regeneration being one of our main interests, here is an interesting video summarizing the proposals of GSD students for the transformation of the South Branch of the Chicago River.
Rehaul of Popular Singapore Park Restores Urban River – More on river regeneration: Read about how one of Singapore's most popular parks has been re-designed as a diverse natural ecosystem through the restoration of a 3-kilometer stretch of the Kallang River.
Potterstraat, Utrecht – A charming and informative video on the history of transport in the center of Utrecht in the Netherlands, showing what was a through street for over 800 years and now closed to private motorized traffic as part of a bigger plan to create a more livable city.
Ink Blob World Map Shows Humanity As Islands Adrift – For map lovers, this interactive map by Derek Watkins creates a blob-based view of the world shaped by population density, allowing you to see the most dense places on the planet, and how these areas relate to one another.
Clockwork City – A city made up of rotating transportational discs? Not exactly a plausible idea for creating walkable cities, but it might make for a fun video game!
As always, a great weekend to all!


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