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A misconception kept them apart. A once in a lifetime experience might be enough to bring them together. Bella and Edward are about to learn some home truths about themselves and each other as they take a journey to Australia and find that things aren't always what they seem.
I know I said I wasn't sure if I would write another one but I couldn't help it. This was planned before I decided to help AnahyR bring her story ideas to life and I put it on hold. It keeps going around and around in my mind so I have chosen to just go with it and see how it pans out. I hope you enjoy.
Previous stories of mine you might be interested in:
The Heart is a Bloom: Is fame worth it? A different take on the characters of Twilight and how they met. Edward is a famous musician who has a past demon that is about to catch up with him. Unfortunately it is just as he has met the woman of his dreams.
No Choice: Edward returns to Forks to fight for a hurt and angry Bella. Not such an easy thing to do in this story. This is set after the Cullens have been away for quite a few months but before Bella makes the decision to cliff dive.
Loss to Love: Sometimes love just can't be denied - no matter how untimely it hits us. Sparks fly between Edward and Bella the very first time they meet; problem is that Bella is already committed to another. See how the two of them deal with their unspoken attraction and how a tragedy could bring them closer together or push them further apart.
Loss to Love was written on the basis of AnayhR's ideas.
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Hey :) I just started reading your story, and I love it :) please post more!!
Please update soon! I miss reading this story! It has been super long since you have updated.
Hey Michelle! I just found your story and enjoyed reading it. I hope you will continue writing and let me know if there are any new updates. I have an idea about what made Bella think badly about Edward (the False Impressions referred to in the title), and I would really like to know if I am right.
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Chapter Six
Distraction is what I needed at this point so that I couldn't delve too deeply into the discussion being held behind me in soft whispers between Bella, Alice and Angela. I looked out the window in anticipation of what was yet to come. The bright sky seemed like an endless mass of blue with no clouds to break the solidness of colour until my gaze went straight down and I was hit with the stark contrast of red land that reinforced we were in a different world. The beauty though was not enough to tear me away from my awareness of the girl behind and my alert ears were not so easily swayed to the distraction I had been aiming at; the girl's conversation was what really had my interest and even though I was pretending for Emmett and Jasper's benefit that I was completely focused on the view below us rather than the gossip, Jaspers sly sidelong glances told me that at least one of them was not fooled.
"How is the ankle holding up?" Alice questioned, concern lacing her voice. "Has the flight affected it at all? Are you comfortable enough? Do you need me to get anything?"
Bella sighed for what seemed the billionth time. "Alice I am fine. It was only a mild sprain and the doctor said I was fine to travel with it. I should be asking you if you are fine considering you are the one that Jasper had to drive back to Sydney to get medical attention for."
"Hmmm. Yes. Who would have known that eucalyptus pollen would exasperate my asthma so badly? You make it sound so melodramatic Bella; we only returned to Sydney AFTER getting medical attention and the doctor told me about the allergy. Jasper felt it better to get me out of the environment where eucalyptus was so prevalent so that I could breath properly again. Nothing a few tablets couldn't sort out in short time. I am completely fine now. Seems we both have knights in shining armour to look after our every need, don't we Bella?" Alice was less than subtle with her reference to me and I had to bite hard on the inside of my cheek to stop myself from grinning.
"Alice," Bella hissed and softened her voice even more as if she was frightened someone would overhear.
"Oh come on Bella. I want to hear all about the big rescue and how my cousin came to aid his damsel in distress. You've been avoiding talking about it ever since you returned and now you can't get away from me."
Alice's manipulations of the seat arrangements on this last leg of our flight had been amusing and somewhat frustrating considering that Emmett, Jasper and I had had to share the confined small area whilst the girls smaller frames meant they could sit in relative ease. I couldn't bring myself to be annoyed by her machinations when I realised it was so she could talk more easily with Bella and ensure that she was truly okay. It was something I wanted to know too considering that since we had returned to camp the night before last Bella had been very particular about keeping as far away as possible from me.
"Did you ever think that maybe that was because I am so thoroughly embarrassed?" Movement told me that Bella was squirming in her seat. "I got myself lost and hurt in the bush Alice. How stupid is that,"
"Oh sweetie, it was just an unfortunate accident. There's no need to be embarrassed. Besides if anyone should be embarrassed it would be James and Victoria who left you out there." That was Angela speaking now and I agreed with the hostility in her voice. I was glad that I wasn't the only one who thought they had been way out of line.
"It wasn't their fault," Bella disagreed and it put my teeth on edge. "They did what they thought was the right thing."
Yeah right. They left her out there alone. That would never be alright in my book.
" and I got help in the end,"
"Yes you did….from the people who really care for you Bella. I can't get out of my head what could have happened if Edward, Emmett and Ben didn't find you and help you back to civilisation. You are one very lucky girl."
Alice's words made me think back to returning Bella to camp through our combined efforts. She had been unable to walk and had been forced to accept our assistance even though each of us could tell she was beyond mortified at what had happened and that she was reduced to having to be carried like a child. Emmett had joked all the way back to camp with Ben often joining in but I found myself unable to let go of what had happened between Bella and I during our time in the ravine, so had remained tactfully quiet. My brain had been going over and over again her words and I had been trying to limit my anger to mere frustration that she had obviously believed some lie about me without considering the person I really was. Bella kept casting me furtive glances over Emmett or Ben's shoulders as we walked but as soon as I met her eyes she would look away. When we finally arrived back to the excited and relieved occupants of our camp setup Bella was swamped with questions and people wanting to ensure she was okay. It was with a lot of relief that I noted that Angela took Bella under her wing and ushered the others away so that Bella could get some breathing space and be out of the limelight. Angela was a good friend and a brilliant doctor in training so it was good to see that Bella would be tended to properly now that she would not want me near her again. They had disappeared into the tent together to get some much earned rest but not before Bella had given Emmett, Ben and myself her heartfelt thanks for being there for her.
Back in the present I missed Bella's response to Alice because of my reflections and realised that the conversation had taken a turn I wanted to hear.
"........was furious with James when he realised what had happened. On the way back I think it took all of Emmett and Ben's attention to keep him from going at James; particularly when James kept rubbing it in his face that you had forgiven his mistake."
hmmmmm. They were talking about me and Angela had it right. Bella might have accepted James' lame apology for what had happened but I had been fuming with him from the moment I left camp to find Bella, to the moment we had finally got back to Katoomba and Bella had been seen to by a doctor. Hell I was still seething but trying to stay away from an out and out altercation with him because I didn't want to give Bella another excuse to think badly of me.
"Would the pair of you please shush. We are NOT alone on this flight you know," Bella moaned in panic. "Let's discuss this later." The last word was a hiss of impatience.
"What? We are just saying that Edward seemed to be quite concerned for a person who he doesn't even get along with generally." Alice said with false innocence. "He saved you Bella. How else is he meant to show you that he is the good guy?"
"Alice. Drop it. Edward probably is ruing the day that he came to help me out and I don't want to talk about it anymore."
"Rubbish. He would never regret helping you Bella. Let's ask the man himself,"
What on earth was Alice up to now? I tensed up with what I knew was coming next; Alice's attention over the top of my seat. A tap to my shoulder made me cringe inwardly but I put a calm expression on my face and turned to the girls. Emmett and Jasper followed suit, both grinning that the flight had just become more interesting.
"You don't regret going out and finding Bella do you Edward," Alice was all sugary smiles and dancing eyes as she asked the most stupid of questions. Next to her Bella was trying to make herself as small as possible, as if that would help me not notice her blazing cheeks and horrified panicked look of humiliation.
If she would only open up to me I would show her just how much I could never regret finding her.
"What kind of question is that Alice?"
"Bella seems to think that......"
"Yeah well Bella thinks a lot of things and I've come to learn that it's not necessarily the truth," Was it possible for Bella's face to be any redder as she opened her mouth in a silent 'o' "Anyone with half an ounce of decency would have gone looking for a missing person. I am not inhumane; despite what SOME would like to believe."
I heard both Alice and Bella gasp as I turned back to face the opposite way again. I don t know how she managed it but even though I had promised myself to give her the space she obviously needed from me, she still managed to irk me at the same time as making me want to just give her everything and when I finally got to have some interaction with her it was a negative one. I couldn't help the coolness or sarcasm from frosting over my voice and give the impression that I was less than happy even though that was not the entire truth of it. I had alluded to the fact that I would help anyone and that was probably true but when it came to Bella I would do anything to keep her safe and that would never be anything to regret.
"I am taking that as a no then. You don't regret helping Bella. Although, there might have been a nicer way of saying it, Edward." Alice's annoyance with me was not well hidden and Jasper quickly shook his head at me to indicate I should not retaliate with any more negative words. Emmett only rolled his eyes before turning in his seat to address the girls and take some of the heat off me.
"Bella. We all care about you and none of us regret going out there to make sure you came back to us safely. We know that if it had have been one of us in the same predicament you would have been one of the first to help us too."
My eyes were drawn to Bella to see her response of a quick nod of her head and an embarrassed uplift of her mouth. She looked as if she wanted to say more, particularly when she noted my attention in her direction but she must have thought better of it and pursed her lips instead. She leant forward to grab the flight magazine out of the pocket and shakily starting flicking through it before deciding she was ready to speak again.
"Well I do appreciate it regardless of what regret was involved. I hope you both know that." Her quiet words would have been missed if we hadn't been so completely taking note of her reaction to Emmett. "And what I would really like to do now is forget it even happened. I don't need to be reminded of how stupid I was or am."
"You are far from stupid Bella but …….done. No more talk about the hike, etc, etc" Angela quickly intervened and with her words came the end of the whole discussion. The girl's conversation turned to more mundane things that I was not interested in eavesdropping on so I allowed myself to drift off again until the stewards voice let us know that we would be landing in short time. Soon the wheels of our plane were touching down on the tarmac and we were readying ourselves for disembarkation. Emmett got up to hand the girls down their cabin luggage and before I knew it we were standing in the aisle, about to get off the plane. I found myself directly behind Bella and her close proximity lead to all kinds of sensations attacking my consciousness against my better judgement. Her scent, the warmth radiating off her body, the soft curls at the ends of her hair that accidently grazed my arms as she squirmed impatiently for us to move, the sound of the small sigh she elicited; all combined into one intoxicating overload of feeling that made me speak before I thought. I bent down so I could be closer to her ear and fought against the sudden urge just to bury my face in the softness of her hair and exhale deeply; that would have been beyond creepy and another reason for Bella's dislike of me to grow..
"You know as much as you annoy the crap out of me right now Bella," Her sharp intake of breath alerted me to her attention even though she didn't turn to look at me. My breath whispered against the top of her ear and goosebumps appeared across her skin. Her reaction almost made me lose the words I was about to utter for her ears only
"I want to make two things quite clear. You are not stupid………." She was still frozen apart from the slight rise and fall of her shoulders. "……..and I would never regret doing anything that resulted in you being safe and sound. Not ………ever."
She exhaled heavily and I wondered briefly what expression would be on her face if I could see it right now. My mouth was still way too close to her skin and it would have been oh so satisfying just to trail my lips from that sensitive spot behind her ear down her neck to taste what could only be the perfection of her. Luckily for me the fanciful thought was abruptly halted when the line in front of us started moving and Bella jerked forward as if she was having trouble controlling her body. I stood stock still allowing the distance to grow between us, wondering what on earth I had been thinking to allow myself that close to temptation on a crowded plane of all places. With a quick lurch I raised my head to find the eyes of a stranger noting my discomfit. I immediately waved her out from her seat so that I could put more than just distance between Bella and I in case I was tempted to get too close again to the magnetism that was Bella.
Because one thing was very clear; Bella was not as immune to me as she wanted to believe.
And that would make it all kinds of hard to stay away from her.
The spluttering of the engine reinforced what we already knew; something was majorly wrong and the look of anxiety on Gelar's face only confirmed our fears. Within seconds the small bus had ground to a halt and no matter how much swearing the driver did, along with the pounding of his fist against the dashboard, nothing was getting the beast to budge. Gelar looked at us all in apology.
"Problem with the motor. Sit fast and I'll check." He was already halfway out the bus as he gave us his directions and the bus driver was not far behind him.
"Great, just great..." Victoria's whine was not surprising to us so we basically ignored her but it didn't stop her tirade. "Jesus, does he even realise how hot it is in here and now we're stuck in some forsaken place with no way of getting out and he wants us to 'sit fast'. I am going to die "
I scanned the group and noted that every single one of us was perspiring from the intense heat; our faces ruddy with discomfit and way too much warmth. I pushed the fact aside that this was not even an Australian Summer yet so the heat would only get worse and concentrated on what we might be able to do to help the situation. Obviously the bus was in mechanical straits and I only knew the basics about engines.
"Does anyone have any idea what could be the problem?" I queried.
"I say we get out and take a look," Ben suggested and quite a number of us filed out of the bus and into the humid heat of the Australian landscape to see what aid we could give to our welcoming party of Gelar and Pat. Emmett and Sam made their way over to the two aboriginal men while several others of our group moved towards the shade of a tree that skirted the road in the hopes of getting some reprieve from the harsh sun.
"Looks bad," Gelar muttered as he tinkered with the motor. "Starter motor gone. Gunna ave ta call for help."
"Um. I don't seem to have any kind of service on my phone from here." Emmett brandished his phone at the frustrated guide whose face instantly crinkled into an amused smile.
"No service out here mate. Have to call it in on the radio 'm 'fraid."
With one last look of disgust at the buses motor, Gelar rubbed his dirty hands on his jeans and leapt back up to the driver's seat to fiddle with a radio device on the dash. Soon he was communicating with an unseen person and we were waiting with bated breaths for the outcome. Apparently a guy named King was heading out to us with a new starter motor but the journey would take him at least an hour.
"So it seems a bit o' water and shade is needed right about now." Gelar confirmed as he opened up the back of the bus and started handing out bottles of water to every one of us. "Sit in any shade you can find and move as little as possible. It's a mighty hot day I'm thinkin. No point makin thins harda for yerself than they need ta be."
The call of shade was not to be ignored and soon the entire group of us were lazing beneath any trees that were available while Gelar regaled us with tales of the town we were heading to and informing us that he would be at our beck and call, so to speak, during our stay. He was a friendly man who had a great love for the land and I found myself instantly liking him, as it seemed many of the others did. Besides having to listen to Victoria whine about the heat and how long it would take before the mechanic got to us, it was quite a pleasant afternoon of learning about our immediate future and who would be in it. Although there was relief when the mechanics van pulled up beside us an hour and a half later, it wasn't as urgent as I would have expected initially and I was in a good mood.
"Holy mother of......" Emmett trailed off as his mouth opened in complete shock and my eyes were drawn in the same direction as his, making me cut short the discussion I was having with Pat about his life and mine. Apparently my expectations were all wrong today because gracefully exiting the van was a pair of long tanned legs that definitey did not belong to the image of a man that I had in my head of the mechanic who would come out to help us. Uh uh....the person who got out of that van was all woman and a gorgeous one at that with long blonde hair and a body that many men would describe as perfect. Gelar was on his feet in an instant and striding towards the woman to greet her.
"Kingy," He grabbed her hand and shook it with ease and her face creased into an amused smile. "Ta for doing this, hey. Know it's ya day off and all. Haf ta get the migaloos back ta town, ya know."
"Hmmmm, well if Pat had listened to me last time I worked on this hell machine, he would have had the motor replaced earlier rather than waiting for it to conk out all together." I was surprised to hear and American accent, rather than the Australian one. Expectation number three down the drain. She walked around to the back of the van and opened up the doors to reveal a whole lot of car equipment and tools that made Emmett nearly swoon with glee next to me. I gave him a lopsided grin to acknowledge that I understood his excitement and he shrugged his shoulders as he said under his breath"babe with tools – I have died and gone to heaven." It was extremely difficult to contain my mirth and a small guffaw came out of my mouth before I could stop it which made the blonde bombshell turn her eyes to us in enquiry. Luckily for me I was not into tall blonde, too perfect women because she gave me barely a glance before her attention was on Emmett. Their eyes met and I swear I could feel something click between them before she shook her head and continued finding what she needed for the bus.
Gelar spoke to her quietly and soon she was putting down the things and moving towards all of us who were still sitting under the tree. When I did a quick perusal I could see that Emmett was not the only guy gaping at her and even some of the girls were. Gelar made introductions and she very professionally shook hands with each and every one of us, giving us a no nonsense greeting before asking us to call her Rosalie, rather than Kingy.
"It doesn't matter how many times I've asked Gelar to call me Rosalie, he persists in saying Kingy and he knows that I hate it." Rosalie sighed as she gave Gelar an exasperated glare.
"Just trying to be 'spectful Miss," Gelar laughed and a look passed between them of friendship that made us all relax. This Rosalie appeared to be all icy professionalism so the small display of comradarie between the two of them was good to see. I had also noticed that Rosalie had held Emmett's hand a fraction longer that any others of us and that he was completely taken with her. This should be interesting. My contemplation of the two of them getting on well together was interrupted when a small movement in my peripheral made me turn to note that Bella was looking at me with a strange glower on her face.
"So you're into blondes then?" The snark in her voice was very evident and if it wasn't that her question made me instantly defensive, I would have laughed at the misconception. Little did she know that the only type of girl I was into was her and Rosalie's obvious beauty did nothing to change that view. I glanced around to make sure that the others had not heard her words before leaning into her once more.
"No........ I am into woman who aren't spiteful every time they open their mouths around me." I smiled innocently at her and tried not to find the way her lips drew into a tight line of annoyance somewhat cute. I am sure she would have had more to say but Emmett was now talking and we both widened our eyes wide when we realised that he had a serious case of foot in mouth disease.
"So a girl mechanic; that's interesting."
Rosalie's eyes narrowed dangerously as she asked. "Why?"
Sensing that he had said something wrong Emmett scratched at his head for an answer that he hoped would not offend her anymore. "Um.....I guess......well you know."
"No I don't actually. Where in the rule book does it say that woman can't be mechanics?"
"Well it doesn't of course," Emmett stuttered "I'm sure you're brilliant at it and all. It's just that........"
"Don't tell me you are one of those macho guys who doesn't believe women can do a 'man's' job Emmett because that would be very, very disappointing to know," Rosalie stepped forward so that she was extremely close to Emmett and the rest of us watched with a high level of amusement as he gulped in confusion and probably a whole lot of tension. "I suppose you think I belong in a dress, cooking in a kitchen somewhere or doing my womanly duty of having a gaggle of babies, huh?"
Emmett was sweating now and not just from the heat. This girl had him and I was hoping against hope that we would be seeing much more of her where we were going. I had never seen Emmett so uncomfortable before and the ass in me enjoyed seeing my friend so worked up when he was usually making me feel that way. "No I don't, that would be a ...."
"Because that is what my husband believed," A tool of some sort was shoved into Emmett's chest as his face paled into a look of nausea at the mention of her being married. She smiled an evil grin at him and moved over to the bus, tossing over her shoulder words of interest for him to cling onto before she started fixing the buses motor. ".....and he is now my ex."
"Shoot," Emmett exclaimed as he watched the movement of Rosalie's body parts as she deftly moved around the engine of the bus with confidence.
"You're going down," Jasper teased with a clap to the shoulder, bringing Emmett back to our reality.
"My thoughts exactly," I laughed at the mesmerised expression on Emmett's face.
"Seems that the infallible Emmett is not so infallible," Alice put her two cents worth in and Angela, Bella and Ben chuckled at Emmett's expense.
"Are you kidding me? How can I be when she is such a ....such a......."Emmett stumbled over his words.
"Such a what?" Amusement coloured Alice's question.
"A goddess," Emmett whispered in awe.
"Apparently you're not the only one who thought so," Ben informed Emmett who almost growled back at him which only made Ben laugh more.
"Including my boyfriend here," Alice said with slight affront.
"Noone is more beautiful than you Ali. There is no competition." Jasper said somewhant sheepishly.
"I should hope not," She pouted back and then stunned us all. "I have to admit she is a gorgeous girl though. If I was a guy I would want to be all over that. Maybe you will have to fight Edward for a chance with her though Em." A cheeky gleam in Alice's eyes told me that she was up to her usual tricks and trying to stir the pot.
"Not my type," I answered quickly and Bella's reddened cheeks stirred something inside me that almost had me reaching for her and telling her that she was the only one who was but I refrained from the urge. "I think you will have a hard time though Emmett. Something tells me that she won't fall for your usual charms."
"Let's just wait and see about that," Emmett responded with a return of his old confidence. "If that girl is available, I am going to do my best to make her mine."
"Wow," Bella exclaimed. "Just like that, you've decided she's it for you?"
"Yep. Just like that Bella Bee. Life's too short not to go for what you really want. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't, but if we don't try we could miss out on something really good. I think Rosalie could be something really good."
The expressions on Bella's face were interesting to watch as they flitted from one to the next. A small glance at me and she paled significantly before the usual blush reddened her cheeks again. Luckily someone else spoke to break the tension and I was left wondering what was going through Bella's mind after Emmett's words of wisdom.
If it was anything like mine, Bella and I would be having words soon because he was right; if I didn't do something soon, both Bella and I could miss out on something really, really good.
Michelle thank you for the update!!!............Welcome back!!!...I hope your fine.........Bella & Edward still the same.....sad face..........Emmett however is in for a treat with Rosalie............Victoria still Victoria but where was James? Did I miss something?......until you post again
Oh you posted!!! I didn't get an update from you :( Going to read now. I hope everything is alright on your end of the world. Back feeling any better? I hope you are able to come back around more. Okay, really going to read now.
Even after the long wait my friend, I am still glued to your story as if it were yesterday. I cannot wait to read more as you could easily guess, lol. I can really see Rose being a mechanic.
I think our Bella might just come around soon. Small baby steps of course like a lingering amnesia and you begin to slowly recall small things in your life. LOL, if that made any sense, lol. Anyhoo. I really feel for Edward. This isn't fair with what Bella is doing. I wouldn't have thought she could be so judgemental without getting the full facts first, but in every story on here we all like to change things up and that's what I love most in stories here, something different.
Bella can only fight the urge to stay away from him for so long before she buckles. There is a chemistry there that she cannot change so she might as well give it a go or at least give the man a reason behind her hatred for him, right?
Until next chapter, no matter how long it takes, I will be here waiting.
Your friend,
Wow Michelle
first I have missed u so so much and I've missed ur amazing story and even all that Time have passed I never gave up and I knew that you were coming back !! and u did ..
well this chapter is great I loved it like always it is so amazing !!
I loved when Edward whispered in Bella's ear when they were getting off the plane that was my favorite part of the whole chapter .. and specially this line :
Because one thing was very clear; Bella was not as immune to me as she wanted to believe
And that would make it all kinds of hard to stay away from her !!
ooooh that is so exciting !! another part I really loved is when Rosalie came .. it's sooo funny to read how Emmet responded to her lol !! she's one bad ass woman and I really like that !!
Oh I really hope that things would work out between Bella and Edward .. and that it wouldn't take sooo long to happen ..
again Michelle such an amazing chapter .. welcome back !! I really missed u .. I hope you will be able to update sooner , but u be sure that I'll be waiting .. Me and all of loyal readers !
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In October 1999, AB 300 (Corbett) was chaptered. (The text of the bill is included in the AB 300 report as Appendix A.) It added Section 17317 to the California Education Code.
The law required DGS to survey the State's kindergarten through grade 12 school buildings. Community college buildings were not involved. The purpose of the report was to provide lawmakers with an overview of the scope of the seismic safety challenge these structures represented, and to quantify the problem so that informed, cost-effective decisions could be made to address the issue.
The survey focused on buildings constructed before the 1976 California Building Code (CBC) went into effect, since that edition of the CBC incorporated more stringent seismic safety standards. Also, the survey dealt only with buildings in use and occupied by students and teachers. Wood frame buildings were not surveyed since wood frame buildings are expected to do well in an earthquake. The survey divided the remaining buildings into 2 categories, depending on the structural system employed in their construction (these systems are explained in Appendix B of the final report):
The law also required DGS to submit a report of its findings to the Legislature. This report was required to not identify specific school sites but provide analysis of the aggregate numbers only.
On November 15, 2002, the AB 300 Report, titled "Seismic Safety Inventory of California Public Schools" (PDF - 254 KB) was released, which presented and analyzed the findings of the survey.
In January of 2003 DSA sent a letter (PDF - 34 KB) to all school districts advising them of the AB 300 report and offering to provide to any district that requested it a copy of the AB 300 survey data pertaining to that district. The letter also stressed that inclusion of a building on the inventory does not, in itself, say anything about the safety of the building. Only a detailed evaluation by a structural engineer can determine whether any building will be expected to be safe, or if a retrofit will be needed.
In 2005 DSA provided an Executive Summary (PDF - 51 KB) with answers to some frequently asked questions about the report, including an explanation of the information on the data listing received by districts when responding to DSA's offer, in its 2003 letter, to send specific information. Updated and additional Questions and Answers have been posted as AB 300 FAQ (PDF - 24 KB).
Since the original survey was performed by reviewing construction records (as explained in Chapter 2 of the AB 300 Report) there were inherent and unavoidable shortcomings. Also, it should be remembered that the documents on which the inventory relied may have predated the survey by as much as 65 years. Much could have happened to such buildings in the intervening years which would not show in the survey.
In 2008 DSA attempted to update the survey with current, accurate information from each district. In this way buildings could be added which were missed originally, errors could be corrected, and the status of buildings sold, demolished or no linger in use could be noted.
In September of 2008, a letter from the State Architect (PDF - 46 KB) was sent to school districts and county offices of education that requested updated information on buildings included in the AB 300 survey. A similar letter went to districts with no buildings on the inventory (PDF - 46 KB) requesting information on any qualifying buildings on any of their campuses that may have been missed on the original survey.
In response to inquiries from the public, and in compliance with Public Records Act requests over the years, the entire original AB 300 survey has become public.
The AB 300 listing seen elsewhere on the Internet and other places is the original raw data from the survey and does not reflect changes to the data base resulting from the 2008 Update project.
The upated AB 300 List (PDF - 4.22 MB), showing corrected information, buildings added and updated building status is being made available.
This updated listing is sorted by District, then by School name, Application number and finally by building number. The list shows the status of each building, as currently known.
Districts are able to determine the expected seismic safety performance of any buildings in their district by means of a detailed seismic evaluation.
Districts that have not responded to the DSA request for updated information may submit a form DSA 300 (PDF - 42 KB) for any changed or added buildings. If the status of any buildings have changed, the district may submit a hard copy of the list pages showing those buildings and placing a check in the appropriate box.
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#6 OIT headlines important weekend of basketball beginning tonight
January 24, 2008
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Friday night Evergreen hosts Oregon Institute of Technology and Saturday Southern Oregon University will be in town. Women's tip-off is at 5:30 and the men begin at 7:30 PM.
In women's action, Evergreen (3-7 CCC & 4-15 overall ) has a pair of tough games ahead. OIT comes to ESC with fourth in the conference standings and an overall record of 15-5. Southern Oregon (8-2, 17-3) is ranked third in the CCC.
Says head coach Monica Heuer, "It will be a big weekend for us. In fact, all the games from now on are big".
In December the Geoducks lost to OIT 60-78 and SOU 77-87. They have slipped a place out of playoff contention.
"We have energy, the team has been working hard mentally and physically. We are working on executing better and not being self destructive in the later stages of the game" adds Heuer.
Evergreen State's men's team is glad to be playing OIT at home. In December OIT beat Evergreen by ten points in Klamath Falls. The Geoducks soundly defeated SOU (3-7, 7-13) by 21 points that same weekend.
"The guys are ready for this game. If playing OIT doesn't make them excited, nothing will" notes head coach Jeff Drinkwine.
Oregon Tech is currently ranked #6 in NAIA Division II polls. Evergreen was voted at 34th place in the latest rankings.
Evergreen's men's team is 3-16 in their all-time series with OIT and 5-12 with SOU.
The Geoducks stand at 11-5 overall and 6-4 in conference play. There are currently in fourth place in the CCC.


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Acting Administrator Robert Persiacepe circulated an agency-wide warning to Environmental Protection Agency employees yesterday about complying with the federal Freedom of Information Act.
Persiacepe's memo was issued as EPA faces a growing controversy in the news media and federal courts sparked by revelations earlier this year that his predecessor used a fake email name to conduct official business.
The agency has made progress on transparency in the last several years, Persiacepe said, but hasn't met all its goals for record-keeping and FOIA compliance.
To address those gaps, employees will soon be required to go through records training, a new FOIA training program and more stringent record-keeping procedures to make sure they are complying with open records laws.
"Maintaining records consistent with our statutory and regulatory obligations is a central tenet for doing the public's business in an open and transparent manner," he wrote.
The EPA has been hit with a series of lawsuits seeking emails and instant messages and accusing the agency of hiding information from watchdog groups. The most recent lawsuit, filed last week by the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the American Traditions Institute, seeks to force the agency to disclose how evenly its transparency policies are applied to environmental groups and transparency watchdogs.
"It is clear from Bob Perciasepe's memo that our IM lawsuit prompted discovery of more EPA violations of record-keeping and disclosure laws," said Chris Horner, lead attorney in the EPA FOIA suit. "His mention of IMs for the first time publicly indicates EPA is about to reveal whether it has been sloppy, deceitful, or possibly even criminal in its refusals to turn these records over to FOIA requesters and Congress."
Horner said he suspects the EPA has been destroying IM chat records to avoid being forced to release them.
"Unfortunately, this hints that EPA will admit it has been destroying communications with and about anti-growth pressure groups with which it has been collaborating to set federal environmental policy," he said. "If so, EPA's notorious and expanding 'transparency' troubles are only just beginning."


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Fragility of the abdobe structures
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Threats to the Site:
The vast and fragile site of Chan Chan was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1986, the same year it was inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Its adobe, or earthen, structures are quickly damaged by natural erosion as they become exposed to air and rain and they require continuous conservation efforts and substantial ancillary measures.
The Committee recommended, therefore, that appropriate measures be taken for the conservation, restoration and management of the site, that excavation work be halted unless accompanied by appropriate conservation measures and that all possible steps be taken to control plundering of the site.
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The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger ("ascertained danger") or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property's Outstanding Universal Value ("potential danger").
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This Effleurage movement is a two part cycle. Using your fingertips, circle the eyes once. Bridge over the right eyebrow to the temple and then make a second circle around the forehead. Repeat the two-step procedure twice.
8.) Tapotement
This is a percussive stroke in which the fingertips strike the skin in rapid succession. This technique improves circulation by stimulating the diffusion of the capillary network. It helps nourish the skin by releasing nutrients and helps purify the skin by releasing carbon dioxide and other waste material. Use a light tapping movement to move around the eyes and then around the cheeks.
9.) Effleurage
Using the middle fingers of both hands, circle your client's entire face. Starting at the top of the forehead, move under the chin and then outward and upward onto the cheeks. Your fingers should move outside of the eyebrows. Repeat twice ending with finger at the chin.
10.) Effleurage
Now it is time to give your client's neck and shoulders a little relief. Using your middle fingers of both hands, move in down and outward movements away from the heart.
11.) Kneading
Gently kneed the cheeks and along the jaw down the platisma. On the larger muscles, continue with tapotement, rolling and pinching, finishing with slow effleurage on the forehead.
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To complete your facial massage, end by referencing the Motor Points of the face located behind the earlobes, at the temples, the Orbicularis Oculi muscles inside the corners of the eyes and at the top of the vertebrae. This will help to stimulate the muscles of the face and to relieve tension. At this time you can also apply pressure to the Lymph Nodes of the Face the Occipatal, Retroauricular, Parotid, Superficial Cervical, Buccal, Submandibular and Deep Cervical. Light pressure on the Lymph Nodes helps boost the immune system, improve the appearance of the skin, reduce water retention, relieve pain and promote the body's own healing mechanisms. End the massage as it began with light effleurage movements and then light, gentle pressure on the temples.


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Fatherhood is about the milestones.
On June 18, 1993, my father dove into a pool, hit the bottom with his forehead, and was instantly paralyzed from the neck down. It was two days before my 8th birthday.
Being a child carries certain advantages in the midst of crisis. Most notably, adults never let you in on the most harrowing details. I remember walking into my father's room at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for the first time after the accident. He was covered in tubes and wires, his head immobilized by a halo vest. The man was in terrible shape, heartbreaking to look at, but characteristically optimistic.
Because he couldn't turn his head, a stool had been placed by his bedside so I could stand tall enough to see him and he me. He smiled and easily assuaged my anxiety. As a child, my first impulse was—naturally—to ask a 1,000 questions, but I started with just one: "What's on the inside of your vest?"
My father couldn't speak. The severity of his injury made inhaling and exhaling next to impossible, so a tracheostomy tube had been placed in his neck to do his breathing for him. The operation left him temporarily mute. But, with big animated lips he enunciated silently, "SHEEP'S WOOL."
I repeated it back to him, "Sheep's wool?"
And he mouthed, "BAAAAAAAH!" Later we had banana popsicles and made a game of lip reading. It was a very good day made even better by the fact I had absolutely no clue my father had been given only ten years to live…tops.
Dad tells me that soon after the accident he found himself praying for God to let him die. If he couldn't live his life from the neck down, he couldn't find any satisfaction in living at all. Then he thought about me, his only child. He says he was immediately regretful and began to bargain instead. "Let me see him graduate high school. Let me get him through childhood." My father decided that even if he had to spend the rest of his life sitting down, he could still be a good dad.
From that day on, my father lived, in part, for milestones. The first—see me graduate high school. Defying the odds, he met that one easily in June 2003, almost ten years to the day he broke his neck. So, he set a new one—see me get married. Five years later, he sat among 200 guests as I married my high school sweetheart of eight years. Having now lived half again as long as anyone thought he would, he set a third goal—see me have children of my own. On November 16, 2011, he was physically incapable of making the three-hour drive to see his grandchildren on their birthday. He was completely devastated.
Outliving one's life expectancy is bittersweet, the bitterest year now almost behind us. When the doctors gave my father ten years to live, he budgeted his modest wealth to last right around 15…just in case. When his financial resources dried up in 2009, he began borrowing against the value of his home to pay for his 24/7 live-in caregiver. It wasn't a sustainable endeavor, and he knew it. So, in September of 2011, my father sold his house, auctioned off nearly all of his possesions, and moved into a nursing home.
I don't presume to know what astounding feats of personal strength it took for my father to live this long, both physical and psychological, but I know anticipating these milestones has sustained him. So, it was a really special event to watch my dad reach his third the day after Christmas: to meet his two grandchildren for the first time. It was something I don't think either of us could have realistically hoped for a decade ago.
But standing there, watching him bask in the serenity of becoming a grandfather, I realized that this would likely be the final milestone he'd see me reach. And I wasn't the least bit concerned or disheartened. He had already moved onto something new; we both had.
I can't tell you how many more years my father has left: probably two, maybe five? It's difficult to say. What I can say is that it feels good to step out of the spotlight and join him in the audience for our remaining time together. He'll certainly be a wealth of inspiration and a lot to live up to. But, as I see it, if I can be half as devoted to my children standing up as he's been to me sitting down, I'll be the second best father who ever lived.
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Today, a book recommendation, something I don't do lightly.
This is an old post, dug up from my old blog – originally posted in March 2007 – when the LGBB was a mere 8 months old. Given that it is an age-old topic (new mother insecurity), I thought I'd repost here for any new mums out there, or those taking note for when their time comes. I do hope it reaches the screen of someone who needs to read this recommendation today. You're not on your own in this! x
Do you ever read something, like a book or an article, and think, "Hang on…. did I write this for myself and forget?" It's something so very inline with how you see things that it's as if your central nervous system has a spare body floating around that it uses to do things you could have done/said/written yourself. I do. Not often, but sometimes. Especially in written form, I get this quite a bit.
I have found the Mother *boom-tish* of all such books. I am only wishing I'd found it when the LGBB was about 7 weeks old and I was going through the motions with a fake smile plastered on my face. I was so worn down by sleep deprivation and had been hung upside down (or so it felt) for so long that to find my right way up seemed so impossible that I was quite happy to just hang there and wallow, thank you very much all the same, kind Sir.
I was so moved and my confidence in my own instincts so honoured as I read this book that I actually wrote and thanked the author. She's certainly taken the writer's claw out of my task – because I have been jotting things down as they come to me – it seems they're all here in this book. In plain English.
With a cherry on top.
It reminds me of one of my favourite, well-used Steve Martin lines (shit… was it Steve Martin? I can't remember! Noooooo! Damn you, baby braaaain! *shakes fist to heavens*): "That's just what I've been trying to tell these people", except in this case, "these people" is me. This book has somehow given me the confidence to trust what I already know. I am sure it would be the same for anyone who reads it. What a gift!
It's full of wisdom I've been trying to tell myself.
I have found Intuitive Mothering, for me personally, to be one of those nuggets that speaks to your core. That inner You whom you know, maybe very well but more often perhaps not so intimately – the authoress herself professes to not really know where the book came from and I find that fascinating as much as it is affirming that it comes from a divine and pure source, devoid of much of the ego you find in other books of its kind. I know exactly what she means because there have often been times where I will write something and go back and read it later, to find I feel like I'm reading it for the very first time. Ella's "Parallel Story" was written like that. In fact, both the stories about her that I wrote for her pages came from thin air (not to say they're not completely factual, it's just that I sat down, put my fingers to the keyboard, got up and went away and there they remain, unedited bar a few spelling errors, no reworking or the likes).
This book has given me the affirmation I really needed at a time I really needed it in order to stand taller and realise I don't need peripheral parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, friends, professionals… ANY outside source… to give me the proverbial pat on the back I thought I needed in order to make it the "right" or "correct" thing to do.
Mind you, the irony isn't lost on me that a book (in itself an "outside source") has led me to this conclusion! Hmmm…..
I think the difference is that I feel far more empowered by seeing the book on the shelf (the slimmest paperback spine in amongst the other Parenting manuals, just leaping out and going "Pick ME! PICK MEEE!", having the follow-through to purchase it (I was on a "date" with Steve at the time and we'd just meandered in to a large bookstore and sauntered to our favourite sections – he Quantum something-or-other, me Parenting) and then realising what a pearler it actually is right from the first page.
It shines a truth. It speaks to my innermost mother instinct. Reminds me to trust what I feel is right, for me and the LGBB. It goes and sits and has a yarn with that real deep knowledge we all have that, without all the "assvice" and interference and uncertainty that builds up in you when you defer to others to tell you if you're heading in the right direction, you most certainly ARE doing exceptionally well for YOUR baby and everything is going right (despite what any general book or MCHN tries to tell you).
Just yesterday, I had a nightmare day: went for the LGBB's 8mth check. Was told I was sitting her too much and "that's why her legs are bent like a frog, if you keep doing it she'll have problems and need physio" and rah de rah de rah. It made sense, there were no "that doesn't sound right" alarms ringing in my head. I simply went "Ok" and began doing more tummy exercises with L from the time we got home. Don't think it's a coincidence that the poor kid had the most miserable afternoon – she cried and cried almost non-stop, big sorry-for-herself sobbing – and by the time she got to bed last night we were both exhausted. By the time I went to bed, I'd realised (again) that I'd allowed someone else to tell me what was best for my child. It resulted in an extremely uncomfortable day for both of us.
I always vow I'll never do it again, that I'll be more aware of it next time…. and I always slip! I'm not hard on myself for that, I am realistic about it and the fact that by my very nature, I aim to please/do right/do it well. But when I walk past that book on my end table, it snaps me back – the pendulum might get out of whack but if it swings back to centre, all is not lost.
I don't profess that the book has ALL the answers or that it is for everyone, merely it is a bloody useful tool now for me to dip into – full of reminders I could have written to myself, but so nice to see it in print, published, as if anything written in a book is fact and "right"…. except this time, with this book, intuitively, I know that for me, it IS right. Because it speaks to my truth. The comforting thing about that is, if it has been written by someone else, and yet it is full of what my deeper wisdom would have written had I not buried her with fear, cynicism, loathing and the best of intentions, then surely it is going to also make someone else's soul squeal with delight.
So therefore, I feel it my duty to pass on to anyone who considers it might be something they'd like to have on their own shelf.
I give you…
Intuitive Mothering by Lyn MacPherson, published by newholland.com.au, ISBN 174110352-5, available in all good bookstores…
Some small favourite extracts:
"Things" are not important to your child, but you are. If you are happy and around and interacting with your child, that will mean more to them than anything you could ever buy them.
The better we look and the tidier our house is does not reflect how well we are coping. DING DING DING DING!!! This is the gold-star sentence for me. I was blinded by the lightbulb that went off in my head when I read it. I look around and see others' perfection. It's SO NOT perfection. It is the illusion of same. Key here for me is: don't waste energy on assuming what you're seeing (in others and how they cope) and then using those assumptions to fill in the rest of the picture. And don't be ashamed of your own dirty floors/toilet/shower! They won't always be dirty. They might be today, but what needs doing today (or tomorrow) might not be cleaning them! Do what you want to do, not what you think you should do (see the next paragraph!)
Confronting and releasing expectations: Make what we "should" do what we "want" to do.. or don't do it. Another barrier to tuning in to your child lies in expectations. They are everywhere, from mothers to friends to doctors – and especially the expectations you heap on yourself. The key to liberating yourself from expectations is to take the word "Should" out of your vocabulary. Every time you hear yourself thinking you "should" do something, ask "Is this really something I want to do? I it the right thing for me and my child?" If you are able to say "yes", that is great – it has now become your choice – not something done because it is expected. If your answer is "no", choose not to do it. (If I had remembered this yesterday, my Bullfrog-Legged baby and I would have had a much happier afternoon, wouldn't we! I didn't listen to my instincts until last night, and I couldn't wait until this morning to start a fresh new day with her when she got up for the day)
Be proud of your decisions and choices. If you feel the need to reassess one of your choices, do so for you, not for others. Avoid the bombardment of influences out there….. Throughout your journey with your child, just be who you are. Do not expect to feel anything, just let yourself feel. Let it all flow. Neither of you have ever done this before – it's a new relationship for you and your baby. Every woman is beautiful and unique. If we were all the same, life would be very boring. Every child is also beautiful and unique and every mother is beautifully equipped in her own unique way to understand, nurture and raise her children. See the beauty and the mystery of the discovery, and the true freedom brought about by feeling rather than thinking.
'Intuitive Mothering' is more than another baby care book. It is a warm and friendly tool for the new parent negotiating the maze of apparently conflicting, prescriptive advice about parenting styles and approaches – Dr Bronwyn Gould, Chair, National Assoc. for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.


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Friday, 1 July 2011
Reminiscing about old times with your friends is fun, but it may rewrite history according to a new study.
Brain in a dish comes alive
Thursday, 30 June 2011
A computer chip marinated in neurons and stem cells creates super bursts of activity.
Scan reveals how brain processes jokes
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Researchers uncover how the human brain responds to jokes.
Sharon Naismith, neuropsychology researcher
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Meet a scientist Sharon Naismith is interested in late-life neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly Parkinson's disease, mild cognitive impairment and late-life depression.
Scientists study 'hammock' effect on sleep
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
The rocking motion of a hammock improves sleep quality and helps people get to sleep faster.
Muscling in on body-ownership mystery
Monday, 20 June 2011
The mystery of how the brain knows our body belongs to us is a step closer to being solved.
Dunbar's number rules the Twitterverse
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Even the most ardent Twitter fiends can only befriend a finite number of people, according to a US study.
Why learning gets tougher with age
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
The middle-aged brain is not as nimble as it used to be because of all the stress it has endured, a new study shows.
Bigger brains helped ancestors smell better
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The brains of our ancient relatives initially expanded to facilitate a better sense of smell.
New neurons key to antidepressant effect
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Scientists have uncovered a vital clue which helps to explain how antidepressants work.
Sleeping neurones linked to mistakes
Thursday, 28 April 2011
When you are sleep-deprived, some of your neurones actually fall asleep and can lead you to make mistakes, new research has found.
Language rules 'stay in the family'
Thursday, 14 April 2011
New evidence challenges the idea that the human brain produces universal rules for language.
Cells in a dish 'replicate schizophrenia'
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Researchers have successfully grown human schizophrenia nerve cells, enabling them to better understand the mechanisms underlying the disease.
Older brains less nimble at multi-tasking
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
The elderly are far less nimble at switching neurological connections in their brains between activities than young adults.
Scientists unravel brain's complexity
Monday, 11 April 2011
Scientists say they have moved a step closer to developing a computer model of the brain.


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An electrical fire on a moving walkway disrupted operations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to officials.The fire occurred on the moving sidewalk between Concourses C and D around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.
"The alarms were going off, and they said, 'There's an emergency that's been reported,' you know, 'please stay calm' and 'there's a fire'. Well, we were in the D concourse, and in the D concourse, there was the smell of fire. Like, you could smell burning something," said Shane Wahner.Crews quickly put the fire out.Passengers were diverted from the area between the concourses as the smoke was ventilated out.
The trains and walkways began running again later in the evening.The cause of the fire is under investigation.


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Valet parking benefits businesses and their patrons by alleviating perceived parking deficiencies, enhancing customer service, and encouraging maximum use of less accessible parking spaces. However, unregulated valet parking can cause traffic flow stoppages, unanticipated traffic movements, parking violations and unauthorized use of public areas and private parking spaces.
Scottsdale's Valet Parking Ordinance regulates valet parking where its undesirable effects significantly affect public areas or public safety. The city is updating the ordinance to revise the application process, expand licensing requirements and enchance regulations and enforcement.
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- Revised application process
- Added dates of signatures by businesses served by the valet parking operator
- Added optional ultra panels and revised directional signs placement
- Added specifications for parking spaces leases
- Raised fees to reflect application processing costs and use of City property
- Regulated the placement of cones and ultra panels before the valet parking stations opens
- Simplified number of valet parking attendants to the number needed to keep travel lanes open, with a minimum of two attendants at all times the valet parking station is open
- Required the valet parking station to be adjacent to the business it serves
- Expanded beyond Downtown, to require valet parking licenses for all operations in the City that are not conducted solely on private property
- Added three reasons for suspending valet parking operations:
- Failure to obey a lawful order of a City police officer
- Conducting valet parking operation in violation of the application as approved
- Operating in conflict with a special event
- Added three reasons for revoking or cancelling a valet parking license:
- Revoking a valet parking license, even if operation is in conformance with an approved license, if operation proves to be a risk to public health, safety or welfare
- Cancelling a valet parking license if the business it serves closes
- Cancelling a valet parking license if the business it serves terminates its relationship with the valet parking operator
Valet Parking Application (pdf/308kb/10pp)Summary of changes to the Valet Parking Ordinance (pdf/114kb/1p)
Valet Parking Fee Schedule (pdf/168kb/1p)
Proposed Valet Parking Ordinance Revisions (pdf/152kb/20pp)
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ATLANTA (AP) - A new report shows that Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has fallen to 9.9%
State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said the new jobless rate fell from 10.2% October, which is the largest one-month decline since 1977.
Georgia's 9.9% rate compares to 10.4% in November a year ago.
Official said the state's unemployment rate declined because of an increase of 22,400 jobs. In addition to retail trade, the state also saw growth in financial and business services and education and health care.
Among the state's cities, metro Dalton had the highest rate at 11.8%. Metro Athens had the lowest rate at 6.9%. Metro Atlanta's jobless rate was 9.2 The local area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted.
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