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The influence of leadership practices and empowerment on Canadian nurse manager outcomes
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Journal of Nursing Management
Special Issue: This issue: Strategic leadership Issue editors: Frank Crossan and Melanie Jasper
Volume 20, Issue 7, pages 877–888, October 2012
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SPENCE LASCHINGER, H. K., WONG, C. A., GRAU, A. L., READ, E. A. and PINEAU STAM, L. M. (2012), The influence of leadership practices and empowerment on Canadian nurse manager outcomes. Journal of Nursing Management, 20: 877–888. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01307.x
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It does not belong to the Federal Government, the United Way, or to the charitable organizations that benefit from it. o Workplace giving has advantages. Through payroll deduction, you can give more and have a small amount deducted each pay period. o Charities you support through the CFC focus on people who really need help — including the hungry, the homeless, the sick, the disabled, children and families in need, and the environment we live in. o You can direct your support to charities that work on the issues you care most deeply about. o The CFC sends all of what it collects to the charities that provide services to people, spending only a small percentage on fund raising and overhead. o The CFC has been around more than 40 years and has a proven track record for efficiency. o Federal employees check out all the charities so that only those that meet high standards can participate in the CFC. o Your fellow Federal employees need you…do your part to help. How it Works Explain how the process works, step by step. For example: o For more than 40 years, the CFC's track record for efficiency proves the effectiveness of your support. Every donation counts, and your payroll deduction allows you to support your community and the issues you care about most. o Payroll deductions are convenient for you – it allows you to give more and have a small amount deducted each pay period. o List the agencies and issues you support. History Give a brief description of the local CFC and its impact on the community. Staff Provide a brief description of the staff, such as the Board of Directors, senior leaders o Letter from the Chair Donor Recognition Thank You o Every donation counts. o Right now, your donation is helping someone in need. Highlight a Donor o On a regular basis, profile a donor who has gone above and beyond to support his/her community through the CFC Campaign. Reasons for Giving Make a Difference in Your Community o Donations you make through the CFC make lives better for people throughout your community, and, in fact, throughout the world. o What's special about the CFC is your ability to choose and support the agencies you care about. CFC-supported agencies are there every day, but only with your help. Endorsement o Provide a letter from a key senior leader endorsing the CFC and encouraging others to give. People Who Have Been Helped Need to seek out success stories and develop content and photographs for each one. o Success stories of agencies supported o Success stories of people helped o Personal testimonials by people who have been helped o Letters of support and thanks from agency executives Your Dollars at Work o The money you give through the CFC makes a difference each day, each month and all year long for so many lives. When you give through the CFC, you help improve the lives of people right here in your community and around the world, people who probably will never know you helped. Provide examples of dollar amounts and what they can provide: o $8 a month helps a veteran's child attend college. o $12 a month provides a student with a school lunch each day. o $25 a month provides a highly trained and experience Hotline Advocate who can offer crisis intervention, information and referrals for victims of domestic violence. o $30 a month will buy three week's worth of medication for an AIDS Trial participant. o $35 a month buys clothing for three homeless children. o $50 a month buys school supplies or a school uniform for 12 children. o $55 a month improves Medicare coverage for 70 low-income elderly people. Make a Donation Online Search options Hard copy pledge form News This section can provide updates, such as: Announcements Campaign Updates Press releases and articles Calendar of Events o Special events o Campaign kickoffs o Volunteer events Graphics CFC video online Annual Report Photographs o Agencies supported o People helped o Volunteer and special events Other Most web sites contain the following general information: Contact Info Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Site Map EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS Pitching to the Media and Publicizing Your Campaign The Pitch: The Art of Selling Your Message Pitching is the art of selling your message to the media. Before you pitch a story, be sure to examine the news value. Reporters are only interested in newsworthy stories. Here are some things to keep in mind before you make the ―pitch.‖ The same holds true for your internal publications, such as newsletters and in-house TV. Newsworthy Publicity: Immediacy counts: Yesterday's news is old news. Think of a twist. Involve your Agency Head or a public figure. Make your story visually interesting with a great photograph. Tie into a special event that involves the community at large. Once you are armed with this information, you may begin your pitch. Here are some steps to pitching a story, when your PR Department isn't able to assist: Placing the Call: Know your beat reporters. Make sure you are calling the appropriate reporter. Just the Facts: Briefly outline the facts to the reporter. Be sure you know the local significance to your story idea and its news value. The Pitch Letter: This letter outlines the news value to your story. It should be a brief, one-page letter that immediately captures the reporter's interest. Follow-up: Determine a time to call back if the reporter is interested. Send follow-up materials, recapping your conversation. Your PR Staff: The best way to get to know a reporter is to talk to people that already have a relationship with that person. A good place to start is with your PR staff. Ask them the do's and don'ts of working with the reporter. You'll be amazed by the helpful hints you learn. Creating Your News Release News Releases are the foundation of your publicity plan. Remember, as always to think like a reporter. An editor receives hundreds of news releases a day. What makes yours newsworthy? Remember this is not advertising or promotional copy. Keep to solid information. Here are some basic steps to creating a news release: Try to stay to a one-page news release; you strengthen your chances of it getting read. News releases more than one page, often end up in the trash. Your heading contains the name and number of the contact person. Next is the date and For Immediate Release. Keep your headline brief. It should clearly state what your release is about. Write your release in the inverted-pyramid style – with the most important information first. Paragraph one, your lead, should contain the usual – who, what, where, why, what and how. Always use the active voice. Stick to one topic in your release. If your release goes to two pages, place MORE at the end of the first page. On the top of the second page, type the name of your organization, the date and topic of release. Mark the end of your release with the digits –30- or the number sign repeated three time, # # #. Double-space your release. This allows the editor to write notes and make edits. Remember to indent your paragraphs Avoid using hyphens at the end of lines See ―Support Materials‖ for sample news release. External Marketing Strategies Below are external strategies used by other CFC campaigns throughout the country. 1. Publicity Billboards & Buses: Via corporate sponsorship, billboards and bus advertisements can be placed during campaign months and/or after conclusion of the campaign to thank donors. This may be done in conjunction with your CFC contact. Public Service Ads: Put together a print-ready public service ad and send to: Media Networks, Inc, 1 Station Place, Stamford, CT 06904 Contact: Ilene Collins at (203) 967-6505. If ads are not filled in national magazines and newspapers, they will use your print-ready add for free. Send to local newspapers as well. 2. MEDIA RELATIONS Articles: Create an article about your CFC campaign and the issues facing the area. Send the article with photos to your agency's newsletter. Newspapers: Invite local media to campaign events – kick-offs, recognition events, agency fairs, etc Provide local media with photos and articles announcing awards recipients. See ―The Pitch: The Art of Selling Your Message‖ section, so you can determine the newsworthiness of your event. 3. Communications channels for you to consider: Local newspapers Local television and radio stations Labor publications SUPPORT MATERIALS Throughout the year your CFC will be compiling support materials, including articles, news releases, examples of what donors' money buys, success stories and photographs to help you publicize your campaign. Below are some sample materials for your use. These and other materials will all be available online at www.heartlandcfc.org . Sample Article Rebuilding Lives, Rebuilding Communities Why Kansas City Needs the Help of Every Citizen I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. – Abraham Lincoln House of Love (A Success Story) At the home of Ron and Alice Montgomery children are front and center stage. You'll hear talking and laughing…maybe a little crying…and occasionally even an argument or two. All the commotion might bother some, but the sound is like music to the Montgomery's. It means their children are safe, happy and healthy… something that may not have happened without the Montgomery's around. Five of the Montgomery's eight children are adopted. Theresa is from India, André and Paul from Colombia, and Catherine and Anna from the Philippines. All of them lived in orphanages or foster homes. They weren't chosen for the color of their eyes or their adorable smiles….it was because they had significant physical problems and they'd been awaiting adoption for years. Three of the children had cerebral palsy, one had polio, another suffered the after- effects of malnutrition. They needed doctors, modern medicine and a lot of love. Alice started "the love connection" by adopting Theresa, André and Paul. She met her husband Ron while working at Marion Labs. Ron and Alice were both single parents, raising children with special needs. They shared the same moral, religious and personal beliefs and they fell in love. The Montgomery's were married in 1989. As their children grew, the Montgomery's began to discover community resources, various special programs designed to help children build confidence, independence and physical strength. Many of those programs received funding from CFC. Ron's oldest son was having trouble in school. He started attending the after-school program at Rainbow Center for Communicative Disorders and his attitude improved dramatically. Ben made new friends, played on the center's Special Olympics basketball team and eventually got a chance to work at Rainbow Center for two years. Theresa got involved with the United Cerebral Palsy's (UCP's) wheelchair basketball team. About that time, Alice discovered the Community Disability Network's Toy Lending Library. She said, "We found therapeutic toys that improved Theresa's balance and dexterity. We also found toys that helped improve her reading. The Toy Library is wonderful. It's practically free and lets children have fun without realizing they're receiving therapy." Both UCP and the Toy Library receive funding from United Way. André also joined the UCP sports program and the Toy Library. His family noticed significant improvement with his fine motor skills and ability to walk. Richard didn't have any disabilities, but he suffered a concussion playing soccer. He received several months of therapy at The Rehabilitation Institute, another CFC agency. As the Montgomery's watched their children grow, they kept thinking about all the other children with special needs without families. Ron recalls, "We called a family meeting and agreed we had room for more." Catherine came next from an orphanage in the Philippines. Alice remembers, "She had spastic cerebral palsy. Her legs were crossed and her only means of movement was crawling on her elbows and dragging her body along. Her hips were dislocated, she needed help right away." Catherine had five different surgeries performed at Children's Mercy Hospital. She also received a walker through UCP. Her therapist suggested the Montgomery's explore the Jackson County 4-H Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program. It is designed to help disabled adults and children improve their balance and posture, give them confidence, and let them have fun. It's working…. Catherine loves it and has progressed from using her walker to using crutches. The newest member of the Montgomery family is six-year-old Anna who arrived from the Philippines in June. She also has cerebral palsy. She had received therapy in the Philippines and a pair of orthopedic shoes, but she needed more. Within a month of her arrival in Kansas City, doctors at Children's Mercy Hospital fitted her with leg braces. She's now using Catherine's old walker and is undergoing additional medical tests for hearing problems. Even though Anna can't yet tell you in English, she loves her new family and being able to walk. Although Ron and Alice hadn't realized it, at least seven different CFC agencies have helped their children. Team that network with a family like the Montgomery's, and you can see why our community is one of the best places for children anywhere in the world. Contact your CFC Campaign Manager to discover how Success Stories can be an integral part of your community's building and help improve the lives of those in need. Sample Release Federal Employees in Kansas City Raise Record Amount for Charity KANSAS CITY, MO – February XX, 2009 – The Kansas City Federal Executive Board announced today that its 2009 Combined Federal Campaign, a workplace giving campaign of employees from Federal government agencies in Kansas City, reached an all-time high. This year's campaign increased 7% over the prior year, totaling $3.78 million raised from more than 50,000 federal employees. This is the highest amount in the history of Kansas City's Combined Federal Campaign. More than 2,800 charities benefited from contributions to the CFC campaign last year. Top supporting federal agencies include: US Postal Service, General Services Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration, US Dept of Agriculture and Whiteman AFB. "The CFC is an integral part of the culture of the federal government. Federal employees are proud of all the different ways they serve and give back to their local communities. Our employees recognize the importance of charity and know that this is even more important when there are Americans in need," said Col. Donald R. Curtis, Jr., Co-Chairperson of the Heartland Combined Federal Campaign and District Commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The CFC campaign kicked off on September 30, 2009, and ended on December 15, 2009. The campaign theme was ―iCan…‖. ―We are quite proud of the results of this year's campaign, and of the difference it will make in the lives of those who really need assistance in the City,‖ said Curtis Walker, Labor Co-Chairperson of the Heartland Combined Federal Campaign and of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 30. ―This program allows our employees to participate in bettering the quality of life for all.‖ -MORE- Federal Executive Board Page 2 DATE 2009-2010 Combined Federal Campaign Results The mission of the Combined Federal Campaign is to support and to promote philanthropy by providing federal employees the opportunity to donate to the organizations of their choice and to make their contributions through payroll deductions. The CFC is the only authorized solicitation of employees in the Federal workplace on behalf of charitable organizations. Heart of America United Way manages the CFC campaign. Media relations contacts: Larry Hisle, Director Heartland Combined Federal Campaign 816-823-2010 ### E-Tickler Sample These e-ticklers can be modified to be a ―paper ticklers.‖ E-Tickler #1 (This is the Campaign Kickoff Announcement – send one month before event) SUBJECT LINE: An Invitation to Make a Difference Dear Friends, It's an important time of year here at [AGENCY NAME.] On [DATE], we will hold the kickoff for our annual Combined Federal Campaign. Over the course of the two-week campaign, we will provide you with important information about many needs Kansas City faces, about how charities address those problems, and about how your support can truly make a difference. We've appointed some of our own dedicated and caring leaders from our staff to help spread the word about the CFC message for the community. You will be invited to make a financial contribution. There are many reasons to give – but the most important of all is because you want to help make a difference in someone's life. We hope to see you on [DATE & TIME at LOCATION] for the 2003 [AGENCY NAME] Combined Federal Campaign. Come learn something new about your community. Warm regards, AGENCY HEAD'S NAME P.S. To see why Kansas City needs your help, please visit [agency website] and click on ―Success Stories‖. E-tickler # 2 (send this one week before campaign kickoff) SUBJECT LINE: Combining for a Stronger Kansas City Dear Friends, One week until the Combined Federal Campaign kicks off on [DATE]! Let's show our community that [AGENCY HEAD] is a vital part of our city's re-building, and that WE can make a difference in someone's life. Our gift will be put to the best possible use to tackle both existing and emerging needs in our community. With thousands more of our neighbors homeless and jobless as a result of the economic downturn, our commitment has never been more crucial. With our support, charities are able to addresses our community's most pressing challenges and assists people in leading more self-sufficient lives. Let's work together to make a difference! Warm regards, NAME [CFC Campaign Manager] E-tickler # 3 (send this one week into the campaign) SUBJECT LINE: Opening Doors, Creating Opportunities Dear Friends, Did You Know? 85% of a person's intellect, personality and social skills are developed by age five. While these are the critical years in a child's life, Kansas City does not have sufficient, quality early learning education programs to meet the need. Let's open the door to a child's future. With your help, we can! Thanks to your support of this year's [AGENCY]/Combined Federal Campaign, we're approaching our goal of [$$$] by [date]. But we have further to go. If you've already made your pledge, thanks for caring so much about our community! Warm regards, NAME [CFC Campaign Manager] E-tickler # 4 (Thank you from Agency Head, send 2-4 weeks after Campaign) Dear Friends, What a tremendous team effort! Thanks to each of you for taking the time over the past several weeks to learn about community needs and to consider a gift to CFC. We raised an outstanding [$$$] to help strengthen our community. Your campaign gift to CFC already shows how caring and concerned you are about the community – and you can be confident, all year long, that your support makes a difference. For your many acts of kindness, I thank you. Your involvement does make a difference. Warm regards, AGENCY HEAD NAME Key CFC Messages The Combined Federal Campaign belongs to you — the Federal employee. It does not belong to the Federal Government, the Principal Combined Fund Organization, or to the charitable organizations that benefit from it. Workplace giving has advantages. Through payroll deduction, you can give more and have a small amount deducted each pay period. Charities you support thought the CFC focus on people who really need help — including the hungry, the homeless, the sick, the disabled, children and families in need, and the environment we live in. You can direct your support to charities that work on the issues you care most deeply about. The CFC sends almost all of what it collects to the charities that provide services to people, spending only a small percentage on fund raising and overhead. The CFC has been around more than 40 years and has a proven track record for efficiency. Federal employees check out all the charities so that only those that meet high standards can participate in the CFC. Your fellow Federal employees need you…do your part to help. What a Gift Can Buy Use the specific examples of services that can be provided through the Combined Federal Campaign contributions to accomplish three things: Show the potential contributor that one person's gift can make a difference – even in a big campaign like the CFC Convey the broad range of services supported through the CFC Provide the employee with guidelines for giving What Your Money Can Buy Examples $ 2 a month feeds a shelter dog for a month. $4 buys handbooks that help eight volunteers speak up for the best interests of abused and neglected children in court. $8 a month funds a weaving project for a group of poor women in Asia to produce hand-woven cloth for sale in their local markets. $8 a month helps a veteran's child attend college. $10 dollars a month, the price of a small fast-food lunch, will pay for a complete platelet count for two children going through cancer treatment. $12 a month provides a student with a school lunch each day. $12 a month will purchase 150 trees planted by volunteers, that will offset the annual greenhouse gas emissions of the average family of four. $16 a month helps efforts to configure compounds so that the children can take medicines orally as opposed to injection. $20 could provide a scholarship for an underprivileged person to travel to Central America or Haiti to document and witness human rights abuses, then return to the US to work for change. $25 a month provides a highly trained and experienced Hotline Advocate who can offer crisis intervention, information and referrals for victims of domestic violence, their friends and family. $30 a month will buy three week's worth of medication for an AIDS Trial participant. $35 a month buys clothing for three homeless American children. $40 a month helps buy an acre of land to protect our nation's agricultural lands. $45 a month purchases livestock so eleven families in Africa can be self-sufficient for food. $50 a month buys school supplies or a school uniform for twelve children. $55 a month improves Medicare coverage for 70 low-income elderly people. Success Stories Another way to show that giving through the CFC is critical is to use the success stories like the ones the national federations have made available in this manual. Federal employees want to help people with real needs and to support voluntary organizations that are working for causes they support. Find as many other stories as you can and distribute them widely. When possible, include a photo for each story. (see photo examples below.) These and other stories will be available online at www.heartlandcfc.org for downloading. America's Charities Success Story - Former Teen Smoker Takes Lead on Anti-Tobacco Youth Movement Former smoker Raymond Lader, 17, lost his father and several family friends to tobacco-related illness. His losses turned him into a leader among anti-tobacco youth advocates, and the CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS has named him National Youth Advocate of the Year for 2000. Ray was honored along with five regional winners at a May 12 gala at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. Now in its fifth year, the Youth Advocates of the Year Awards recognize the powerful role young leaders play in solving the national epidemic of youth tobacco use. The senior at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda, FL, will be busy representing the CAMPAIGN this year at youth summits and advocacy training efforts nationwide. This summer, he'll start helping to develop a new youth section on the CAMPAIGN web site. Ray has lobbied at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee for tobacco settlement funds for tobacco prevention, and served as president of his high school's chapter of SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco). He has convinced local restaurants to go smoke-free, raised more than $3,300 for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and performed anti-tobacco puppet shows for more than 2,600 students. ―…When I return to the schools the next year, I have kids run up to me and say they remembered me and that they were offered a cigarette and said no because of what I had told them about it,‖ said Ray. ―I may have only touched one kid, but that is one the tobacco companies cannot get.‖ Children's Charities of America Success Story - Story contributed by CCA member BOOKS for the BARRIOS A public schoolteacher in a remote rainforest of the Philippines evaluates our book donation project: "Our existing school libraries have only a few shabby old books, mostly donated and mostly informational! With your beautiful books now available we can entice our children to love books and therefore develop their reading habit at an early age. The pupils flock to the library during off-hours just to see the books out of curiosity, and many are actually spending time to read them. What a magical experience! By putting up this library, you have not only made education in our school effective, but also attractive and enjoyable. I know what I am talking about because I grew up in a barrio. I can still remember how happy I was when I received my first picture book, a textbook actually, and how I loved the stories it contained, and how I would look and look at the pictures and savor their colors and import. Bringing joy to children in the classroom, what better service can one give? The angels watching these children must have been smiling all day seeing their wards excitedly feasting with their minds and hearts on these beautiful materials." Christian Service Charities Success Story - The Pain Is in the Details Marquita Lindsay is surprisingly optimistic for a 16-year-old growing up in a tough American inner city. She has a winning smile and enviable people skills. She loves children and they regularly gravitate to her loving, nurturing personality. In fact, she dreams of someday becoming a pediatric nurse. But Marquita is not naive to the dangers of inner-city living. She has seen friends succumb to the temptations of alcohol, drugs, and sexual immorality. And she has seen many more teens overrun by feelings of hopelessness and uncertainty. Marquita is only one of 14 million at-risk American children who witness daily the emotional and physical effects of poverty. But as a budding poet, she is extra sensitive to its devastation. In a recent poem, Marquita offers an honest look at poverty's teenage victims: I sit and watch my brothers and sisters get wasted away. And for what? For a quick sensation. And when it leaves, you feel the way you felt before you used it. I look around and see my sisters no older than 17 throw their lives away just because they feel a need to be loved. They turn to a boy or a man, and in the end there is a child. I sit and watch my brothers give their lives over to the streets because they feel that there is no other way to go. They put their lives in danger for wanting to be popular, have money. And they think that makes them grown. But it don't ... The kids Marquita writes about are not halfway around the world. They are in our own backyard. They are in our cities, on Native American reservations, and in poor rural communities. They are easy to overlook, but they are precious to God, and He is calling us to take action on their behalf. Community Health Charities Success Story - Tyrell's Miracle Time, Local Chapter of National Easter Seals of Washington, D.C Two-and-a half year old Tyrell is a vibrant young boy. But there was a time when Tyrell struggled for life. Tyrell suffered an in utero stroke. His doctors are not sure if the stroke happened while he was in his mother's womb, or when he passed through the birth canal. Worse, doctors didn't detect Tyrell's medical problems immediately. It took four months to discover the extent of the damage. Tyrell's family knew something was wrong. His parents had sought medical care often because he simply was not doing the things that a newborn normally did. The stroke had left him without the ability to do anything but lie still. His parents were advised that some children develop slower than others do. They were ensured time and again that their son was health and that they should not compare his progress with that of his older sister Tyra. At the age of four months, Tyrell had his fist seizure. A CAT scan revealed brain damage and epilepsy. The stroke had also left Tyrell with paralysis on the left side of his body. His family was devastated. Tyrell's parents were advised that they should focus on getting his seizures under control with medication, and that they should face the fact that their son would be disabled for the rest of his life. Theodore, Tyrell's father, a Combat Engineer in the United States Army, was advised to take his son to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC for a second opinion. Treatment got Tyrell's seizures under control. At eight months Tyrell began receiving therapy through a local program, but he needed additional care. Two months later Tyrell's therapy was enhanced by in-home and Center-based therapy offered through the Easter Seals Child Development Center. Tyrell began to make steady progress. At the age of two Tryell was enrolled in a local preschool program. His mother began taking him to therapy, then picking him up on her lunch break and returning him to school. It was difficult. His family decided to remove him from the preschool program and enroll him in the Easter seals Child Development Center program full time. Receiving early education therapy services in one place ―was so much easier‖ said his mother, Angel. Tyrell has been receiving services from Easter Seals for two years now. At the beginning he was not able to do anything for himself. He could not sit up, could not drink from a bottle, could not hold anything. He could not swallow – it was believed he was wheelchair bound. Today, Tyrell has transformed in to a happy boisterous child who is loving and affectionate. He took his fist steps without the aid of a walker in late May 2001 and has been running ever since. ―My son has begun walking and is learning sign language to communicate. His verbal skills are improving as well; he said ‗bye' today for the first time. It is all so amazing, ―says Angel. Tyrell's future is brighter, thanks to the perseverance of his family, and the services he received from Easter Seals. ―Today, when Tyrell and I went to pick up Tyra at school, we saw an assistant who works at the Easter Seals Center. I put my son down, braced him the way the physical therapist suggested, and he walked to his friend. She was excited. We were both crying. It was fantastic! Do Unto Others: America's Emergency Relief, Development and Humanitarian Outreach Charities Success Story - Story contributed by DUO member Global Action International Blankets for the Barrios of Mexico The San Diego Union Tribune headline read "OVER 200 DEAD IN COLD WEATHER." We at GLOBAL ACTION knew that we had to take action to save the children that suffer and die in the hills of Mexico every year when cold weather blows in to that region. We set about to acquire over 3000 blankets and then moved into barrios outside of Tijuana to take the life saving blankets to the families who live in the cardboard shanties that dot the hillsides. There is no electricity or running water. The only warmth comes from the blankets that our partners provide. As we drove up the dirt roads, families would run towards the van hoping to receive a life saving blanket. With tears running down their faces they would hug us and whisper "mucho gracias" in our ears. GLOBAL ACTION TOOK ACTION and we believe many lives of children were saved because people like you cared. School Supplies and Soccer Balls in Uganda We had the privilege of taking a supply of Educational materials to Uganda. The schools had pretty well been depleted under the previous political leaders. We were able to supply many items that they so desperately needed. We linked up with Peace Corps volunteers that were working to improve the school system. I noticed that for recreation they would make soccer balls out of banana peels. We made arrangements with the Peace Corps that when we came back to the United States we would send some "real" sports equipment. With the help of our partners, GLOBAL ACTION was able to send soccer balls to Uganda. The Peace Corps volunteers set up a special contest in the schools, and the winners would receive a ball. This is something we take for granted here in the States, but the volunteer said it was the greatest competition in the schools that he had seen. He sent us a picture of the class who had won the "real" soccer ball and I wish you could see the joy on their faces. Something so simple, yet making a big difference in the lives of children who could never dream of having a "real" soccer ball. What a thrill to bring joy like this to children who have suffered so much. Earth Share Success Story Your gift to Earth Share can help: * establish community parks and gardens, and trails for hiking and biking; * protect the public from pollution and toxic substances that affect our health; *save endangered species, like the California condor and giant panda and their habitats, including wetlands, rainforests, canyon lands, and coral reefs; * plant trees and preserve forests that help clean our air, reduce topsoil erosion, and provide homes for wildlife; * clean up thousands of miles of coastlines, rivers and lakes; * educate children and adults about the critical nature of our natural heritage. $1 per pay period can remove 60 pounds of trash from a beach, catalogue it and identify who put it there; $2 per pay period can save 18 feet of rail trail for bicycling, horseback riding, running or hiking; $4 per pay period can protect three square meters of coral reef, home to hundreds of species of marine plants and animals; $5 per pay period can plant five trees in an urban area; $10 per pay period can safeguard U.S. drinking water by supporting Citizen's Right To Know programs reporting on contaminants in drinking water; $20 per pay period can purchase one spotting scope for monitoring released California condors, Aplomado falcons, Hawaiian songbirds and Harpy eagles. Hispanic United Fund Success Story - Story contributed by HUF member ESPERANCA Harry Owens, Jr., M.D., served as a volunteer physician at the Esperanca Clinica dos Pobres (Clinic of the Poor) from 1972 to 1978. During that time, Dr. Owens treated thousands of poor remote villagers throughout a 1,000 mile radius of the central Amazon and its tributaries. During a trip to a very remote river village, Dr. Owens came upon a mother in a very difficult labor, unable to deliver her child (who was breached). Dr. Owens was able to assist in the delivery. Mother and child survived, and in gratitude the mother named the boy 'Haroldo d'Esperanca' in honor of Dr. Harry Owens. Upon a return visit to the Amazon 12 years later, Dr. Owens had the privilege of again meeting Haroldo d'Esperanca, who had traveled by canoe to the Esperanca Clinic for needed dental work. It was a tearful, happy reunion with the grateful mother, child and doctor. Human and Civil Rights Organizations of America Success Story - Story contributed by HCROA member Blind Federation of America The Blind Federation of America seeks to help blind persons become a part of the productive mainstream of the nation. Some have special stories to tell. As a young man Carlos Servan joined the special military forces in his native Peru and worked in counter-terrorist operations. In a terrorist attack, Carlos lost his eyesight and one hand. He came to the United States several years ago to receive sophisticated medical treatment in order to make something of the rest of his life. Speaking not a word of English, he quickly learned it. He also learned our kind of freedom. And he found the Blind Federation of America. Carlos won on merit the top scholarship we awarded in 1992 and began preparing for a productive career. He is a man of character and determination for whom the Blind Federation of America provided a boost through supporters like you. Human Service Charities of America Success Story It has been heart wrenching for Danelle's family to watch her everyday knowing she has a life threatening disease. To them, its unfathomable that, in today's age, there is nothing the doctors can do. Her cancer is spreading and there is nothing clinically proven to help. Miracle Flights for Kids successfully transported Danelle from Montana to Maryland to participate in a National Cancer Institute clinical trial that may prove beneficial in stopping Danelle's cancer. International Service Agencies Success Story For José Herrera, an elementary school administrator in El Salvador, the availability of running water -- the result of an ISA charity sanitation project -- "has completely changed school life," says Herrera. Students no longer need to walk long distances carrying their own water supply, and the high absenteeism rate caused by unsanitary conditions is no longer a problem. Herrera's teachers now spend quality time teaching healthier students. Even on days when she rises at 2:00 a.m. to go to work, Ms. Teresita Cabactulan from the Philippines is grateful to the ISA charity that helped her start a business. Although it's a small bakery, employing just 12 people, it's part of a larger community project to improve peace in the area for both Christian and Muslim families. The bakery thrives as a symbol of community cooperation. For Blandina Bumbo in Uganda, one pregnant cow given to her by an ISA charity changed dozens of lives. The milk, and money she eventually earned from selling the cow's calves, allowed her to feed her children, take in two orphans, start a small nursery and hire a teacher. Today, 30 children get an education and a daily hot meal as a result. Thanks to a team of doctors sponsored by an ISA charity, Monika Mlcakova from the Slovak Republic, is a little less blue -- literally. 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I am looking out for a car and the one that has caught my eye has the following specifications:
Model: 1995 Geo Metro
Transmission: Automatic
Engine: 4 Cylinder
Mileage: 122k
Upon speaking to the owner, I was told that the timing belt was replaced recently and there are no problems with the engine as such. Do let me know if there is anything to watch out for here and also if I should go ahead with this car.
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their tough little cars owned one several yrs, my sister in law now owns it. mostly problem free. its a suzuki, they have a rep as building great small cars. the 3 spd automatic isnt great, nothing wrong with it, but a 5spd manual would give better mpg. the car is its best as a in city commuter car, not great on the highway. all in all no compaints overall with mine, it now has 220k on it still going great.
Here is a recent review of the Geo Metro. It is from the excellent online magazine Windingroad.com
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shravan, it should be fine. Most cars do not need to produce that much horsepower to keep a car moving once it's up to 70 mph (especially on a flat surface like Kansas). The better question is, would doing 70 mph or so for 2-4 hrs hurt the driver? With an automatic, a Metro can be pretty buzzy. It could get on your nerves after a couple of hours.


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I live in a newer home (10 years old) so I was surprised to find the electrical outlet in my bathroom went dead yesterday. I checked the power box on the side of the house and everything looks fine. All other outlets in the house are working fine. Is there an easy fix for this, or could you direct me to an earlier thread that discusses this? Thanks.
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Thought of that after I posted. You mean the little red button in the middle for resetting? Nope, doesn't have one of those. Thanks.
Look in other bathrooms for a GFCI that has tripped. A house built in the late 90's should have GFCI protection in each bathroom, but the GFCI itself may not be in each bathroom.
I had a dead outlet in my kitchen (that was not a GFI). I check the circuit breaker box and everything seemed OK there. This is the outlet that I use for my freestanding microwave and since I use my microwave alot, I knew that it had been working last night. Your suggestion to check a GFI close by was right on the money! There is a GFI outlet right around the corner in the sunroom. One of my children must have pressed the test button because it was tripped. Once I pressed the red button back in, we were back nuking our food. Just wanted you to know that your information is still helping folks!
By chance, while searching for 'dead electrical outlet' on web, I found this posting. Advice of housekeepter -"Look in other bathrooms for a GFCI that has tripped." was heaven-sent. In our 7 year old house, it turns out that there is one GFC1 in a bathroom on 2nd floor and it controls outlets of two other bathroom on two floor also. Pushing that GFCI fixed everything. Thanks again. (I was about to waste a lot of time replacing the wall outlet, etc.)
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This cover totally pissed me off when I was a kid and perhaps single-handedly introduced to me the notion of "false advertising":
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This cover totally pissed me off when I was a kid and perhaps single-handedly introduced to me the notion of "false advertising":
This month I've mostly been home with my six-month-old daughter, which doesn't leave a lot of time for heavy reading (or watching, for that matter). Short attention span entertainment is where it's at. To the point where I've found myself doing something I haven't done in years: re-reading a bunch of old (mostly Marvel) comics from my youth that have been gathering dust in the basement for 20 years. Comics by John Byrne, Michael Golden, Bill Sienkiewicz, etc. I think I was partially inspired by Frank Santoro's effusive love for the comics he grew up with. He and I are about exactly the same age, I think, so a lot of what he writes about 1980s comics resonates with me even when I disagree with him. One of the 'runs' I just (partially) re-read was a true favorite of my childhood: John Byrne's Fantastic Four (from somewhere around issues 220-something through 293). I was surprised to enjoy these comics again (as long as I don't read most of the dialogue and just skim things rather briskly, anyway), because I don't think of Byrne with the same reverence I do of other mainstream creators of that era, even though at the time I thought he was the greatest. Yeah, he's got a total tin ear for female characters, his inking is pretty lousy, etc., but he also came closest to the high-adventure, soap-opera spirit of the original Lee-Kirby FFs as anyone ever has. He got the gist of what made the FF tick, in a way that kids could totally dig. Anyway, a few random things I particularly enjoyed from this run:
1) The Jerry Ordway inked issues in the 280s-290s. Seriously, these were very cool looking superhero comics for the era:
2) The John Byrne-lettered issue (#273):
Thought not actually credited, I am pretty certain Byrne himself lettered this issue of FF all by himself -- it harkens back to his old Doomsday Squad comics for Charlton. I like the weird 'indie' look of this issue, the way Byrne's lettering plays off his own art. Lettering is the most underrated and egregiously ignored skill in comics these days. You don't have to be a technical whiz like Chris Ware; Jaime Hernandez has a wonderfully simple style that makes his pages much more organic wholes than they would be with, say, a font.
3) Crazy Byrne pop culture references like this:
Byrne seemed to have a little more free-reign than a lot of writers/artists behind the Shooter Curtain of Marvel 1980s. Not that he used it as innovatively as, say, Miller and Mazzucchelli, but lately I've been enjoying goofy stuff like the panel above, depicting a scene of a Connecticut dinner party attended by Reed and Sue as their short-lived alter egos, "Reed and Sue Benjamin" (the most believable alter-ego since Superman put on glasses), with guests named "Hi", "Lois," "Walt," etc. This all no doubt flew completely over my 13-year-old head.
Anyway, let this post be a loud rejoinder to the notion that we at Fantagraphics are a bunch of elitist jerks. I've been reading 1970s/1980s Fantastic Four, Moon Knight, Master of Kung-Fu, The 'Nam, and Defenders comics all month, fer crissakes.
From Fantastic Four #263 (1984):
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UPDATE: My pal Robert Goodin pointed out to me that the name of the character referred to in this panel, a Mr. Alden Maas, is an anagram for Neal Adams. John Byrne was a good 20 years ahead of the curve of the science community when it came to dismissing a crackpot! I knew re-reading these comics would pay dividends.
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