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Common Misconceptions (Perm vs. Relaxer)
I will tell you today about the common misconceptions in the beauty and hair industry. Lets begin with the proper terminology for common services. We tend to use the following words incorrectly: Perm & rinse.
A permanent wave (perm), a service normally geared to caucasians or people with straight hair wanting to go curly. The active ingredient in a perm is Ammonium Thioglycolate. The perming process includes roding the hair with perm rods after a clarifying shampoo, and applying a perm solution(not pleasently scented), which softens and swells the hair shaft. That sits and processes for about 20 min (time may vary per individual),then the rods are thoroughly rinsed well and towel blotted dry. Then the neutralizing solution, which contracts the hair shaft to lock in the curl in to permanently mimic the shape of the rod that it is wrapped around, is applied and allowed about 5-10 min to process. The rods are removed and rinsed and you are left with a beautiful curly hair pattern. That is a perm.
A Relaxer is the correct term for chemically straightening the hair. The active ingredient in a relaxer is Sodium Hydroxide, Calcium Hydroxide, or Lithium Hydroxide depending on the type of relaxer (regular strengths, no-lye or lo-lye, sensitive scalp etc). This is the process of applying a creme based chemical (the relaxer) to the hair roots (if retouch) or entire shaft of hair (virgin relaxer). As the relaxer is being worked through (smoothed) the chemical begins to break down the textured structure of the hair, similar to a perm by softening and swelling the hair shaft, straightening the hair. When it is thoroughly rinsed it is then shampood with a neutralizing shampoo which contracts the hair to maintain the staightness, as well as seize the processing of the relaxer.
So when you go to recieve services from your hair care professional, you know the difference between a Perm and a Relaxer and the basics of the procedure. Remember these are chemical services that should be done by a professional. I just feel like clients should know what to expect from a beauty professional, how to ask for it properly and know what it is doing to their hair.
I will talk next time about the difference between a rinse, temporary, semi-permanant, demi-permanant, and permanant colors.
If there is a particular topic you would like me to address just leave a comment.
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50 Responses to "Common Misconceptions (Perm vs. Relaxer)"
i'm doing a paper on hair across cultures and this really helped. :0)
I have a question I wanna straighten my hair because it's curly and wavy and I wanna know will my hair burn off.
If someone's hair was relaxed before, but havent been for over a year, is that persone's hair considered virigin and should that person get a virgin relaxer?
I have a relaxer in my hair that was applied in March 2010 this year. I want to know if I can get a perm to get the curls I am looking for without my hair being damaged or falling out. In other words, can you get a perm after you have had a relaxer?
Hi, I wanted to do something with my hair. I just don't know what. I have nice hair that I don't want to ruin, damage, break, or most importantly my hair to fall out. I am mixed with black and white and my hair is curly but i am so sick of it I just don't know what to do with it. I am sick of straightning it and it dried my hair out. So now I stopped straigtning it for 5 months now and I hate it because all i do is wear it in a bun and I am so sick of that style I want it straight!
So my question: What is the healthiest way I can have my hair straight or in a better term what would be good for my type of hair? it is soft not rough or anything but kind of dry & its really curly. what is a good option for my hair? is perm or relaxer dangerous for my hair?
Hello my Online Hair Care Professional,
I'm more of an On The Run Hair Care Professional. I don't work in a salon anymore and, mostly, only do the hair of my very closest friends who I've been doing for years and years so no stress. Well I'm supposed to do a virgin relaxer for a friend of a very close friend.
I've done many relaxer retouches but this will be my first virgin relaxer since my cosmetology school days. You know the one – the completely inert, zero chemical, white fluffy stuff we slopped onto that poor mannequin's rubber scalp and pretended we were worried it might burn. Well this is the real thing.
So tomorrow I'm doing a strand test and then we'll likely do the whole bit the next day or maybe the day after.
Here's my question: since you work over "dirty" hair and the dirtier the better for this sort of thing, would it also be true that you could work over styled hair? My thinking is this, if I flatiron her hair before I start I'd be able to get through it much faster. My girlfriend, who's hair I retouch every month, has always had her hair ironed out first just because that is her default hairstyle but, of course, her hair isn't virgin.
Since this isn't something I've ever heard of doing I thought I should ask someone who has perhaps had some actual experience with the process.
By the way, no, I'm not completely insane, I'd iron it and then let it rest for a day before processing it so it's not hot when I start. I'm just thinking if I didn't have to fight with the kinky curls just to get the product on I'd be able to do her whole head in the time given and her hair would be evenly processed all over.
Am I completely insane?
Sorry for the very short notice, I only just found your site today.
Thanks for any advice you can offer,
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I am planning on getting a relaxer because my hair is extremely wavy and I was wondering how I should go about treating it afterwards. How do I keep it from becoming dry and brittle, also does it matter how many times should I wash it a week?
Also, if I want my curls back, will I be able to get my hair styled that way or will my hair no longer hold a curl until teh relaxer wears off? How long does it take a relaxer to wear off?
Hello, thank you for the insights,
I want to permanently perm my african natural blacxk hair now, wat are the best pdts? thx.
Hi I am an African American female wit medium fine hair. I have curls but they're not really tight. I want to wear my natural curl or curly hair and was recently told that I should try a perm and not relaxer. So my question is … Is a perm used for caucasins the same as the carefree curl of wave nouveau used for women of color? I want to try a perm but want to know which one would be best to get. My hair is 90 % natural with a little relaxer on the ends. Haven't had a touch up in about a year or so.
thanks so much my friend was literally yelling at me telling me they are the same thing. ughh but yes thank you very much
how come most people call "relaxer" a perm? all my life i have heard the word perm and the termed perm was used for your definition of relaxer. weird
i think that using flat irons with solid ceramic heater cores is the best`,,
When I was young I used to get relaxers in my hair. Then I had my hair permed and it broke off. I was told I couldn't have my hair relaxed again. So I got perms every once in a while with good and bad results. My hair hasn't been permed for over a year now. I want to know if I can get a relaxer put in now without my hair breaking off. In other words, can you get a relaxer after you have had a permanent wave.
Thanks for your knowledgeable explanation about perm and relaxer. I've been thinking for a long time that those elements are the same. What a shame! My question to you is that I have stopped using relaxer for almost two years, but now I'm tired of my hair, roller setting it or going to the farthest hair dresser, and got back to texurizer. I just had it a week ago. Can I get a perm? when it's time to have a re-touch or to have a perm I have to grow all my texzer all over again? I belive my hair type is #5 or #6. look kinky but touch is ok.
Thanks in advance.
After I went natural hair for two years, I went back to texurizer, because I found my hair hard to style it. The reason I had stopped hair relaxer was I got tired of having straight hair. But I found out using relaxer for about 16 years had changed my natural hair type. It got tight culy especilly at the roots. Any advice for me inorder to have a curly hair?
Thanks in advance!
can a black person get a perm, and will the perm straighten the hair or just curl it.
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Hi i was reading the comments from other and i guess i have the same question lol. I Got my hair relaxed in march 2011 so it woulnd be so curly and I am now wondering if i can get a perm to get my curls back. I im planning on getting it permed on Jan. or Feb of 2012. So im wondering if you think im giving it enough time to get the perm. My hair is about 20″ long. I would greatly appreciated ur response, thank you!
So what happens if you have naturally poofy hair but want it to become curly, instead of all nappy and wavy . Could you put a perm in that head ?
Whats the difference between a perm and a relaxer?
Hey, I am white and I just got a relaxer on my colored (almost black) hair. I had a perm put in it in July 2011 on 12/3/2012 my hair dresser sujested a relaxer. So we did. It fried the ends of my hair (where the perm was) I had long pretty one length hair. I went to someone else and they cut the (mess) (matted hair off) Now it is med length and layered. It is a huge change for me and it is very dry. Any tips on helping my hair. Oh I am 22 weeks expecting as well! ugh
[…] White ppl & any other race, can also get a Relaxer, as long as their hair is not Thin b/c then it would be too strong for their hair & it would fall out/off. https://hairaddiction.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/common-misconceptions-perm-vs-relaxer/ […]
I'm trying to go natural , but would rather get a perm to see if I like curly hair , I hsve about an inch or 2 of new growth would it be okay to still get a perm on the previously relaxed hair
i know this is old, but I just proved to my hair dresser that a perm can be curly or straight. the term they used to put on the relaxers is 'permanent creme relaxer' meaning a long term relaxer vs a temporary one. but as things go, it is now generally accepted to say relaxer for a straightener and perm for a curly. But look up some old school relaxer kits, I guess the makers of the product would be wrong then??
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Search Pubmed for Christopher Gregg's lab publications
- Christopher Gregg*, Jiangwen Zhang*, Brandon Weissbourd, Gary P. Schroth, David Haig, Catherine Dulac (2010) High-resolution analysis of parent-of-origin allelic expression in the mouse brain. Science, 329(5992):643-8. *equal authors
- Christopher Gregg, Jiangwen Zhang, James E. Butler, David Haig, Catherine Dulac (2010) Sex-specific parent-of-origin allelic expression in the mouse brain. Science, 329(5992):682-5.
- Highlighted in Science (2010) 329(5992):636-7, Nature (2010) 466(7308):823-4, and Neuron (2010) 67(3):359-62.
- Christopher Gregg, Victor Shikar, Peter Larsen, Gloria Mak, Andrew Chojnacki, Voon Wee Yong, and Samuel Weiss (2007) White Matter Plasticity and Enhanced Remyelination in the Maternal Central Nervous System. J Neurosci. 27(8): 1812-23
-Highlighted in Nature Reviews Neuroscience (2007) 8(4): 245, Nature Medicine (2007) 13(4): 416, and The Journal of Neuroscience, 27(8).
- Christopher Gregg and Samuel Weiss (2005) CNTF/LIF/gp130 receptor complex signaling maintains a VZ precursor differentiation gradient in the developing ventral forebrain. Development. 132(3): 565-78.
- Christopher Gregg and Samuel Weiss (2003) Generation of functional radial glial cells by embryonic and adult neural stem cells. J Neurosci. 23(37): 11587-601.
- Tetsuro Shingo, Christopher Gregg, Emeka Enwere, Hidiuki Fujikawa, Rozina Hassam, Colleen Geary, James C Cross, and Samuel Weiss. (2003) Pregnancy-stimulated neurogenesis in the adult female forebrain mediated by prolactin. Science. 299(5603): 117-20.


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Late last week, the Providence school board decided to send termination notices to its entire teaching staff. The board said it needed "maximum flexibility" to deal with a $40 million budget deficit. Today, a story in the Providence Journal says that the union president has gone to the mayor asking for him to reverse the decision. The school system took action because it is required to notify teachers by March 1st if they will lose their jobs at the end of the school year.
The termination notices don't take effect until this summer and most of the teachers are expected to be hired back. But firing the teachers rather than laying them off gives the school district more discretion in how it does the cuts. The firing also makes it more difficult for teachers to collect unemployment benefits.
I was in New York City last Friday attending a conference on teacher effectiveness held by the Education Writers Association. Besides several dozen education reporters from around the country, some very vocal teacher bloggers were invited as well.
I may write more later on the blog about what happened at the conference, which produced some lively debates on teacher recruitment and retention, professional development and schools of education. Today, though, I wanted to give teachers and principals who read the blog the chance to do what the teacher bloggers have done in the past week: suggest some stories we should be telling. The Education Writers Association has a blog called edbeat.net where you can find several posts about the conference as well as some links to blogs that teachers wrote listing story ideas they have for us.
I thought those links might begin the discussion. So take a look and post your suggestions here.
Teachers watching the eruptions in Wisconsin that are spreading to other states as quickly as revolts are catching fire in Arab countries have to feel lucky they teach in Maryland. They may be battling over how evaluations should be done, but those are small skirmishes compared to the fights to protect their right to bargain everything but wages. And the unions won a major victory a year ago when the legislature gave them an arbitration panel, taking disputes out of the hands of school boards, in some instances. The unions want to protect their pensions and health care benefits. But for private sector employees who have seen wages and benefits cut in the past five years, resentment is growing against unions who show no sensitivity to those declines.
Today we wrote a story about Baltimore city teachers receiving new career pathways under the recently ratified Baltimore Teachers Union contract. Placing the city's 6,900 teachers on a new career ladder, introduced into the district by the contract, is one of the first developments of the new pact. On the ladder, many teachers are seeing a pay bump and have a better idea of their future promotion and compensation opportunities in the district.
But, in several interviews, many teachers said that they were less concerned about their own financial futures under the new contract, and more concerned about the financial forecast of the district.
Updated information, pointed out to me by city school officials on Feb. 23: The city school system is noting a $70 million shortfall for next year, on top of a $15 million cut in state funding. The new teachers union contract is estimated at $60 million over three years, but accounts for only $13,293 million of the shortfall this year. The salary increases under the previous BTU contract would have been $12,876.
School officials have said that the shortfalls could result in everything from larger class sizes to cutting enrichment programs.
One teacher expressed their concerns over the budget woes in the pathway story that ran today, but others who didn't make it into the story also expressed strong views worth noting.
Robin Bingham, who led an opposition against the contract because district and union leaders didn't release enough details--particularly how they'd pay for it--said that she believed the contract could be the reason for some of the shortfall.
Admittedly, I expected Bingham to have a change of heart once she received her own pathway noting an increased salary, but she instead expressed concern about the recent buyout offers on the table for 750 of the city's most experienced teachers. She said that the ramifications of the budget shortfalls, for example large class sizes, etc. could possibly come as a price of the contract.
"I just feel that as a result of [the contract], we're going to lose 750 experienced teachers, and we're going to have greater class sizes," Bingham said. "It's really hard to stomach that we only signed this contract for people for lots of money, and now we have a shortfall."
Bingham rejected schools CEO Andres Alonso's notion that the early retirement plan was strictly a "business decision." "Our leaders can't have an honest discussion about this and the kids are the ones who pay," Bingham said. "It's a human rights decision, and a quality of life decision."
Similarly, Bill Bleich, another very public opponent of the union contract, said that his $21 increase in salary was null and void compared to the deficits the district could face. Bleich, however, is at the top of the pay scale.
"I'm more concerned about the negative effects of the contract on class size, than I am about salary," he wrote in an email.
"The $60 or $70 million cost of this contract (especially to pay big bucks to only a tiny percentage of our teachers) is about equivalent to the expected size of the BCPS deficit. Next year, with less funding and with more students, we may see a very bad rise in class sizes, which will negatively impact learning."
Renee A. Foose, associate superintendent of the Office of Shared Accountability in Montgomery County, was recently put in charge of the business operations for the Baltimore County school system. Foose's official job title is deputy superintendent. She replaces J. Robert Haines who retired last summer. I asked the Baltimore County school system for her salary, but I haven't gotten a response. I will post it here when I do. I also asked Montgomery County for a resume for Foose, but so far no response from there either.
We've decided to post this as a public service announcement, because there still seems to be some confusion from the coverage of the city teacher buyout plan. Below is a FAQ sheet from the Baltimore Teachers Union that explains the key points of the Early Retirement Incentive Program.
I'd like to also offer my own FAQ: The buyout plan offers 75% of a teachers current salary DIVIDED over a 5-year-timespan. It is NOT 75 percent of a salary each year.
Here is an excerpt from one of our stories: "In an example of the package's breakdown, school officials said a teacher in the middle of the salary scale would earn about $60,000 a year. Seventy-five percent of that salary is $45,000; divided by five years, the package would pay out $750 a month."
Keep reading for the BTU breakdown:
The Baltimore Teachers Union
Retirement Buyout Option
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How do I know if I am eligible for the retirement buyout?
If you received a letter from City Schools, you are eligible; however this program is not mandatory, if you do not want to take the buyout, you do not have to. If you did not receive a letter and meet the requirements, please call the Benefits Office at 410‐396‐8885.
2. Where will my money go for the five years I'm getting the 75 percent?
You will receive 75 percent of your current year salary divided over a five year period, plus your pension. The money you get over the five years will be put into a 403B beginning September 1, 2011.
3. How will this affect my Social Security benefits?
This plan has nothing to do with your Social Security Benefits. When you turn 62 you will be able to collect Social Security from the Federal Government, however, if you are not already 62, you will no longer be paying into Social Security.
4.How are my health benefits affected by this?
Your health benefits will be the same benefits you would receive as a retired teacher.
5. Can I come back and work for Baltimore City Public Schools if I accept this buyout?
You may come back to the system as a substitute if you take this plan, however, you cannot come back in the City as a teacher.
6.Who does this buyout apply to?
This buyout only applies to teachers who want to take advantage of this program. If you received a letter from the school system, it means you are eligible for the program; however it is up to you if you choose to take the buyout. This is strictly optional.
It took two potentially dangerous incidents at Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle for city school officials to realize that their dilapidated buildings should have carbon monoxide detectors, even if they weren't obligated to provide them.
But it only took just as many hours for city schools COO Keith Scroggins to begin inquiring about how feasible it would be to get them not only in Dickey Hill, but in every school. As our coverage yesterday noted, the school system's 200-plus schools are due to get detectors within a month.
This is worth noting considering that what Scroggins set into motion with an email to city officials and a media briefing, other districts (like CT) are still waiting to obtain with legislation. Everyone from the Baltimore City Fire Department to the Mayor's Office of Emergency Management responded to make it happen.
The COO--who rarely ever shares the spotlight for the innumerable projects he has started to update, upgrade and rebuild the school system's aging infastructure--is one of the most deliberate and responsive top executives in the system, from what I've observed in covering his arena of the school system.
The first half of his tenure was spent reversing poor decisions of his predecessors that set back years of progress in updating city school facilities. The latter part has been marked with hard hats on construction sites, a pipeline of new initiatives, and advocating for every capital improvement dollar available.
I found in my reporting that as we pummeled Scroggins with questions about why CO detectors were absent in schools, he didn't attempt to deflect the questions--and in fact, it appears that he used it as an opportunity to pose those questions to his colleagues in the city and school system.
City officials credited Scroggins for setting things in motion on Tuesday. Baltimore city is now the only school district in the Baltimore-metro area to take precautionary measures against CO, a colorless, odorless killer that had sickened at least one student, but one too many.
I felt the need to point this out because every once in a while, there isn't a bad guy or a suspected cover-up.
This was one of those cases--and 83,000 Baltimore city schoolchildren are safer for it.
Baltimore City schools CEO Andres Alonso put out an e-blast Tuesday night to all interested stakeholders in the system, saying that the state's budget situation was now of "fundamental importance," for the city.
"Any change in the state method for funding education that reduces our funding at a time of growing enrollment is a grave risk to the progress and momentum that is now underway in city schools," the first line of the letter said.
In recent weeks, the CEO has become increasingly more vocal about how the city's budget shortfalls could increase class sizes, cut teaching positions, and force principals to axe programs in their schools. The district is also looking for millions in savings by offering a early retirement incentive to 750 teachers.
Alonso went on to outline how the proposed change to the state's per-pupil funding formula--known as Thornton--would starkly underfund the the district, which has gained 700 more students this year. Under the formula, Baltimore is facing a $15 million cut in the state's proposed budget.
"Meanwhile, many of the costs of doing business—in things like health benefits, utilities, pre-k programs—keep going up, by about $58 million next year," the letter said.
Alonso said that the proposed cuts could affect the majority of public schools in the district--he gave the example that for a typical school of 600 students, the cuts could mean a drop in spending power of about $522,000—almost 10 percent of a school's budget.
"To accommodate these cuts, schools will have to cut priorities that are critical to school success," Alonso wrote, citing halting expansion of pre-k programs, eliminating art and music or after school programs, and getting rid of field trips and other enrichment programs.
We already fail miserably at the upkeep of our buildings, due to lack of funding," he said in the letter.
Alonso urged the district to speak out against the cuts down in Annapolis on Feb. 28 at a rally organized by the Baltimore Education Coalition.
This morning, the Maryland State Education Association, which represents a majority of the state's teachers, released the results of a poll it commissioned from the Greenberg Quinlin Rosner Research. The poll says voters are strongly opposed to keeping state education funding level this next fiscal year. Under the state's education funding formula, the amount spent on education should rise by $100 million because public school enrollment is on the rise.
The poll done between Jan. 24 and Jan 29, says that most voters would support a combination of tax increases and cuts to spending to balance the budget.
Even when asked whether they supported keeping funding flat, in effect cutting education by $100 million, 82 of the respondents said they were opposed to such cuts. Those potential voters also said they were strongly opposed to raising the income tax or the gas tax, although they did support increasing the so-called sin taxes on tobacco and alcohol, and expanding gaming to pay for education.
In my follow-up story today about the city school district's plan to buy out teachers, we had parents and a national teacher quality expert to sound off about the possible ramifications of a plan that could have the city losing up to 750 of its most experienced educators.
The response was overwhelmingly one of concern, with parents worried that their students could not only lose teachers with decades of expertise, but also the best and brightest teachers who may take the opportunity to explore other career options. They were just as concerned about a less-experienced wave of teachers being hired to fill those vacancies.
Our editorial board weighed in today also, saying that the buyout should not affect the progress the district has made.
While some school officials were not able to fathom the idea that parents could possibly take issue with losing good teachers--the parents spoke for themselves. The money quote of the day came from a parent featured in my article (but it was more blog material): "If some of my child's teachers walk out the door, I'm going to be pi**ed."
"Who would want to send their kid to a school with all new teachers?" he asked.
More importantly, national experts qualified those concerns by suggesting that what may be best financially for the district, may not be best for student growth and achievement. The first couple of years of teacher's career, the expert pointed out, is when they are the least effective. Moreover, to look through a solely financial lens--and school officials say savings is the basis for the buyouts-- is not considering what's best for students, experts say.
The challenges to the program was not about bashing the district or teachers (new or veteran), but about challenging the school system to think about whether they are pursuing the right bottom line.
My phone didn't stop ringing with parents expressing their concerns. It was quite refreshing. And it's good to know that we'll hear from parents consistently as this plan continues to unfold.
Meanwhile, education advocates say that the plan should ultimately motivate all concerned parties to oppose the state's $15 million budget cut to the city. City school officials say the cut will result in less teaching positions, swell class sizes and impact school programs.
Jessica Shiller, Advocates for Children and Youth, wrote in an e-mail:
"The main thing with the buyouts is that 1) We have to recognize the budget situation is horrible this year. Baltimore City stands to lose $17 million in cuts under the current proposed state budget.2) Any reform/progress forward will require funding. With cuts, we will inevitably see a standstill or backslide on gains made. Without the same number of teachers we currently have class size will grow, making it more difficult for teachers to teach well. They will not be able to give the attention they need to with every student. We need to fight the budget cuts at the state level (ACY has even proposed raising revenue if need be), and make it clear to the public that the success that Baltimore City and Maryland has had in education over the last few years could be totally lost without revenue at current levels."
A rally against the state budget cuts is scheduled for Feb. 28 in Annapolis. Fore more information on how to participate, visit here.
About 3,200 of the Baltimore's veteran teachers received word of a deal last week that may have them heavily consider leaving the school system.
But, as of Monday, all teachers should have also received notice of another offer that would encourage them to stay.
Monday was the deadline for city school officials to send teachers their new, provisional career paths under the new Baltimore Teachers Union contract. The contract, ratified in December, introduced a new career ladder in the system that is designed to motivate teachers to achieve high statuses and make top dollars, based on proven effectiveness in the classroom and the pursuit of professional development and leadership opportunities in their schools. The career ladder, school and union officials said, was also intended to raise the salary ceiling for the most tenured teachers in the district.
How teachers will be able to climb the ladder has yet to be determined. A governance panel of city school and union representatives that will be charged with establishing that criteria, is also due to be announced this month.
But on Friday, the school system announced an unprecedented early retirement offer that would allow up to 750 of the city's most experienced teachers to commit early to retiring from the school system at the end of the school year. In turn, they would receive 75 percent of their current salary, spread out over five years (not each year), with the monthly payments paid into a city school investment plan. Those who take the buyout wouldn't receive health insurance or fringe benefits, but would still be eligible for their state retirement benefits.
The contract was sold on its promise to allow for newer teachers to move up in the district at their own pace--a faster pace, and allow veteran teachers to maximize their potential without stagnating in what they could do and earn. According to the contract, the strongest and most experienced teachers in the district would be making more than $100,000. (And note, everyone's starting out with more money due of the 2 percent raise all teachers received last year.)
It's hard to not wonder if the district strategically send out the buyout offer at the same time teachers were awaiting word of their new, prosperous career paths? In the last three years, only an average of 138 teachers have retired each year--factor in resignations, and that number is just over 200. That is surely not enough to yield the kind of savings that the school system is seeking with the buyout.
Many teachers say the early retirement deal seems too good to walk away from, especially for those who may have already been considering leaving the district.
But, it seems that if the contract's new career ladder fulfills its promise, many teachers will undoubtedly find themselves at a crossroads.
Manuel Rodriguez, who oversees middle schools in Baltimore County, is being interviewed this week for a job as superintendent in Ann Arbor, Michigan. An Ann Arbor website posted the story last night. The school system is a small one, with only 16,000 students.
UPDATE: Rodriguez was not one of the three finalists for the job.
Buried in our story about Sen. Bill Ferguson's education bill package was a particularly interesting and slightly radical piece of legislation concerning parent involvement that actually prompted the Baltimore Teachers Union to put out a strongly-worded press release.
Ferguson has introduced a "Parent Empowerment Act," which would allow parents of students at failing public schools to petition for a complete overhaul of the school's governance structure. Insired by "parent trigger" laws in other states, such as California, the law would allow parents the opportunity to "take their frustration, and use it to initiate change," Ferguson said.
Similar legislation is gaining momentum in other states like Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, and Florida. Ferguson said the intent of the legislation is to allow parents to intervene more quickly if their student's education is at risk. Currently, Ferguson pointed out that there is a 6-year-calendar for alternative governance plans to kick into action if a school is failing, "and parents in schools right now, don't have six years to wait," he said.
"This says that parents don't have to wait for the school system," he said. "They can initate it themselves."
But the Teachers Union believes there will be unintended consequences with so much parent empowerment. In a statement below, the union voiced its concern:
"...We have concerns that this new legislation proposed by new Senator Bill Ferguson representing Maryland's 46th District will define parental involvement as the mere act of picking a vendor, and will allow those vendors to simply treat this as an opportunity for a promotional campaign.
This is not going to bring us together to do the work that needs to be done. It says someone else will do it for us. The Parent Trigger format Sen. Ferguson is talking about in his legislation started in California and the early results from this program are troubling. We need to find ways, as was done in Connecticut, where a similar program is in place, to create a real path for meaningful parental involvement in improving schools.
In addition to finding the right way to get parents involved in the school community, teachers need to be treated fairly and to have a voice in their school with charter schools having programs that match the goals of their charter. We have worked on this with our charter school partners in the past and will continue to do so.
"If we allow outside forces to take over our classrooms, the continued success of our students will be in jeopardy."
Sen. Bill Ferguson, assistant to city schools CEO Andres Alonso before he was elected in November, has proposed an education legislative package that is causing quite a stir due to its emphasis on teaching quality. We wrote the story outlining the bills today.
Highlights include adding "ineffectiveness" as a condition for teacher dismissal. Ferguson said that while "incompetence," (also a condition, and the one generally used in dismissals) is similar, it's more subjective, and sets too high of a bar for dismissals. Effectiveness, Ferguson said, is a measure adopted by MD recently, to be used for the promotion and compensation, and it should also be used for the reverse.
The Baltimore Teachers Union, who just ratified a contract that butts heads with Ferguson's bills, said the freshman lawmaker may be jumping the gun in attempting to legislate among lawmakers, what is already a work in progress by school leaders. English is also part of the State's Council on Teacher Effectiveness, which is developing a new evaluative tool tieing student performance to 50 percent of teacher evaluations.
More importantly, union President Marietta English said, adding another condition for dismissing teachers could destroy the trust built in the district during the ratification of the new city teacher contract. (NOTE: Ferguson was part of that negotiating team for the new contract).
City schools CEO Andres Alonso however said he has long supported "ineffectiveness" as a basis for dismissing teachers.
Another teacher quality bill sought to allow charter schools more autonomy in their hiring by granting the schools the right to "mutual consent," rather than forced placement of teachers. Ferguson said the idea behind this was to ensure that charters are not stuck with educators just because they're certified, but because they truly share the charter's mission.
Ferguson's initiatives were embraced by charter operators, who said that they need more autonomy over who is in their schools for charters to really fulfill their mission of bringing innovation to the school system.
Ferguson, a Teach For America grad, ran on a education platform last year and has taken the first step in his promise to use the city as an inspiration in the statehouse.
Was this step the right step, or a misstep?
We have just posted a story on the website that details how a Georgia company, hand picked by Joe A. Hairston, was awarded a contract without a competitive bidding process. The company, owned by a former employee of Hairston's, has been paid at least $4 million since November 2000. Any thoughts?
In case you missed it among all of the accolades in education portion of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's 'State of the City' address Monday, the mayor made some pretty strong commitments to schools in the coming year, considering the sizeable city budget deficit.
According to the text of the mayor's address, she pledged do the following:
"The budget realignment for 'Better Schools' maintains full funding of the city's obligation to public schools. And, despite an $80 million deficit this year:
• We will maintain every school based health center, because we know that health is critical for keeping students in school.
• We will keep the doors of every neighborhood library open to promote reading and lifelong learning.
• We will maintain our investment in Teach For America, which has doubled since last year, in order to get the best new teachers. We will fund Experience Corps to keep sending volunteers into the classroom.
• We will increase funding to the Youth Opportunity Program for workforce services aimed towards at-risk youth.
• The City will continue to fund the after-school programs that were added to the budget at the height of the housing boom, when the City was enjoying large budget surpluses. These programs reach more than 5,000 students, helping to increase school attendance and leveraging $16 million in other resources.
On Monday, she also announced the creation of a new Mayor's Youth Cabinet to better coordinate the City's collective resources and services for children. The cabinet, the mayor said, will also focus on leveraging state, federal, foundation, and private funding to enhance outcomes for our youth. Dr. Carla Hayden, head of Enoch Pratt Free Library System, will serve as chair.
The Baltimore Education Coalition, a coalition of about 25 of the city's most active education stakeholders, have planned an Education Funding Rally for Feb. 28 in Annapolis. We did a story today about the coalition's efforts in the last month to encourage city school communities to fight a proposed $15 million cut to Baltimore, as proposed in Gov. Martin O'Malley's fiscal 2012 budget.
The group has mobilized hundreds in past year to head to the state capital to oppose cuts to education funding, and expect more than 1,000 this year. They're signing up busloads of people in communities all around the city, and anyone is encouraged to organize and sign up for bus transportation to the rally. For more information about the rally and how to participate, go to the Coalition's website.
The school system will give a report tomorrow night on a newly enforced policy that is prohibiting school PTSAs from holding craft fairs in the county and has drawn a lot of criticism in recent weeks. A group of parents from the central area is trying to encourage a big turnout to protest the policy, which parents say is reducing the money they can raise to supplement school budgets at a time of diminishing revenues. In addition, they say the fairs have helped foster community involvement in the schools.
A new report published by the Harvard Graduate School of Education this week questions whether there is too much emphasis placed on college preparation, and not enough emphasis placed on preparing students for the workforce. A college education, the report says, is not the pathway to success for all students and shouldn't be presented as such. Career training, the report said, should actually start as early as middle school.
The release of the report, titled "Pathways to Prosperity," coincided with Baltimore celebrating, Career and Technology Education" month, a national event that promotes high-school students earning certifications in workforce programs before they graduate. In Baltimore, more than 6,000 students have career concentrations. Some showcased their skills in an event at North Avenue.
City schools CEO Andres Alonso headed to D.C. to present to the authors of the study, as well as other school leaders, where he said that in Baltimore, Career and Technology Education, or CTE, has emerged as a strong alternative to Advanced Placement courses, which offer students college-level courses in high school.
He told the group, that, "in the communities I served the parents are not asking about tracks, they are asking about their kids' readiness to do well in the real world," especially in neighborhoods where the old commercial and industrial infrastructure has disappeared.
In a more extensive explanation, Alonso took a pretty strong stance in favor of the study's assertions. I thought his thoughts as a superintendent of an urban, predominantly black and low-income district, should be known:
"The discussion about career readiness/pathways versus college readiness/standards is specious. CTE programs have become more rigorous, and actually screen out many students who would benefit from them, and new high school exit criteria ensures that all students have to focus on academics, so the old dichotomy between a college ready track and a career track is an old paradigm that needs to be rethought.
The conversation needs to change to what do we need to provide so students are engaged, learn in ways that prepared them for college (if they want to go in that direction) or skilled careers; and how do we change the systemic dynamics in cities – especially those involving struggling neighborhoods – so that government and business are partnering with schools and higher education programs to support students in their learning. How do we get to a system of apprenticeship that rather than create a track, expands on the ability of students to make choices?
It's not an either/or question, but a both/and question, in terms of what is needed."
School and state leaders have begun to speak out about the proposed education funding in Gov. Martin O'Malley's state budget.
In a story by our Maryland Politics Reporter Julie Bykowicz this week, education advocates, school and state leaders, including Baltimore city schools CEO Andres Alonso, outlined how the change in the state's Thornton formula--which has vastly increased education funding in the state in recent years--stands to negatively impact schools districts at a time when the state is reigning the nation in academics.
The story explains how the Thornton formula, passed by the legislature in 2002, was designed to ensure equal opportunities for students by directing more state money per pupil to poorer areas such as Baltimore than to wealthy areas such as Montgomery County.
The new budget proposals appear to undermine that goal, with Baltimore City standing to lose more than $15 million, while Montgomery County gains more than $30 million. Both districts, however, have noted increased enrollments.
Alonso has taken a diplomatic approach in the preliminary discussions about how the school system will mitigate its shortfalls. He said the cuts would, "inevitably mean a loss in services and offerings and an increase in class size in many schools."
"We will clearly look for savings and evaluate all programs in order to ensure that the shortfall does not impact the schools," he said. "But we think it will impact the schools, because every year the cost of doing business increases, and we have reduced the central office so significantly and pushed dollars into schools so much that it will be highly unlikely that a reduction in aid won't have to be absorbed by schools."
Stay tuned.
Today we ran a story that looked at Baltimore's 'school choice' program and how its benefits and challenges exemplify a question being asked in every school district across the nation: How do families gain access to good schools for their children?
It's a simple question with complex answers--making for a complicated story to write. But Baltimore is a laboratory for this conversation, as district leaders continue to not only experiment with ways to provide families with more options, but also with how to make every school a good option.
Nationally, the conversation has become more intense as advocates rally around a mother from Ohio was was jailed last month for falsifying her childrens' addresses to obtain access to better schools for them. Read The Post's coverage of the story of Kelly Williams-Bolar, being hailed as "The Rosa Parks of Education" here.
What was missing in Baltimore's story was a public school leader. Many declined to go on the record with their opinions--some saying that it doesn't really affect neighborhood schools that still fill every seat, others saying they didn't want to deal with the repercussions of criticizing a program described as the "trademark of [their bosses] administration."
So, it was left up to the charters, and their supporters and opponents to battle it out. Not surprising, since charters are usually at the center of most hot-topic conversations about reforms--sometimes as a scapegoat, sometimes not.
But in this case, charters took one for the team--and I'm grateful that they did.
They showed that choice is not perfect, nor does it work out well for everyone--and the debate about why there are winners and losers should probably happen more often. Because, as Lorna Hanley, of the Leadership School for Young Women, concluded so poignantly at the close of the story: "At the end of the day, everyone's working harder for our children, so they win."
If you are the parent of a Baltimore County student or a staff member, you may have checked the website around 6 or 6:30 am this morning and found that schools were opening two hours late.
But for those who plunged back into their pillows, the phone rang at 7:15 am. In fact, phones began ringing all over the county as the robocalls went out to say that school was canceled. Charles Herndon, a public information officer, said that call was "a bit unusual," but "we believed it was important to let everyone know as soon as possible and in the most direct way possible."
He said the initial decision was made at 4:45 am, but the transportation folks out in the field were asked to report back on conditions at 6:30 am. After the reports of poor conditions came in, the system decided at 6:45 am to close for the day.
Herndon, who is also a parent, said he got a Robocall from himself at 7:15.
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If you want to know how does the CNG conversion(s) work, please read on. You may know by now that you don't need to buy a new CNG-powered car to start using clean and safe CNG and reduce your carbon footprint. Any vehicle running on gasoline and diesel can be converted to CNG. But do you know how CNG conversion is accomplished and how it works? Natural gas conversion may cost you a significant amount of money, so before you decide to go the CNG way, it is important that you know and understand how the installation of a CNG conversion kit in a gasoline-powered vehicle is done.
At the conversion center or shop, skilled technicians will install compressed natural gas (CNG components to your existing vehicle. These components make CNG the primary fuel for your vehicle with gasoline as the back-up fuel. A fuel selection switch will be installed (usually on the dashboard) that will allow the driver to manually select either CNG or gasoline. CNG storage cylinders will also be installed underneath the vehicle for vans and pickup trucks, or in the trunk for cabs and other cars. Stainless steel tubes and lines will transport the CNG to the regulator in the vehicle's engine compartment to reduce the pressure. The CNG will then pass through a fuel-air mixer on its way to the intake manifold to be introduced for combustion.
Having a dual fuel system will ensure adequate fuel reserves in between natural gas fills. Compared to having only a gasoline engine, this additional fuel reserve will extend the vehicle's driving range. Drivers can switch from CNG to gasoline even while driving, idling or parked. Some CNG systems will automatically switch to gasoline when the natural gas level reaches a preset low pressure setting.
For an inside look at how a CNG/gasoline bi-fuel system works, here are the step by step details:
- CNG is fed into the high pressure cylinders through the natural gas receptacle
- When the engine needs natural gas, CNG leaves the storage cylinders and passes through the master manual shut-off valve.
- CNG enters the engine chamber via the stainless steel high pressure line.
- The regulator accepts the CNG and reduces its pressure from 3,000 psi to approximate atmospheric pressure.
- The natural gas solenoid valve lets the natural gas flow from the regulator into the gas mixer or fuel injectors. This same solenoid valve also shuts off the natural gas when the engine is stopped.
- CNG mixes with air and flows down through the carburettor or fuel injection system and enters the engine's combustion chambers.


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While we still have no concrete information on The Postal Service's potential reunion at Coachella, Ben Gibbard has continued his efforts promoting his debut solo album on The Colbert Report. He already had a solid performance late last year on Conan, but now we have another video (and a different song) worth watching: "I'm Building A Fire".
We liked Former Lives here at UTG. I wish Colbert cracked a joke or something in the video, but as a music performance, you still need to catch it if you're a fan. Check out the video after the break.


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Delta 9192-DST
Chrome Addison Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet with Magnetic Docking Spray Head, Temporary Flow Increase, and Optional Base Plate - Includes Lifetime Warranty
Item # BCI1479146 | Model # 9192-DST | Addison Collection
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Can I pair the Delta 9192 DST faucet with the Kohler 5818-2 (two hole) sink AND use the second hole to put in a soap dispenser? If so, will the soap dispenser be too close to the faucet handle?A. The Delta 9192-DST is compatible for that installation type, you can have the handle on either side of the faucet.
Can the handle be installed on the left?A.
Yes, the Delta 9192-DST can be installed with the handle on the left or the right.
does this faucet have the Touch 2 0 technology?A. The Delta 9192-DST does not include the Touch20 technology. The model you would need to purchase to include the Touch20 technology is the Delta 9192T=DST.
How do I clean my Addison Venition Bronz? Can I use Bleach?A. Do not use bleach. Hard water stains can be removed with a 50/50 solution of hot water and white vinegar.
Is the pull-out metal or plastic?A. The Delta 9192-DST has a metal coated, plastic pull out head.
is there a soap dispenser to match?A. The Delta 9192-DST does not have a matching soap dispenser in the same collection but you might like the RP1001ss.
what is the difference between the 9192t-dst and the 9192-dst? I can't find that info anywhere!A. The Delta 9192T-DST has touch technology, the other does not have that touch function.
What is the major difference between 9192T-DST & 9992T-DST?A. The Delta 9192-DST is designed for a kitchen sink application with a spout length of 10-3/8" and the Delta 9992T-DST is designed to be used as a bar/prep sink faucet with a spout reach of just 6-3/8".
Are there different spray settings? Is there a way to pause the spray when pulling out the spray head without turning the water off at the base?A. The Delta 9192-DST does have different sprays. The water can not be paused when pulling out the spray head.
Can I get this with a soap dispenser? #RP50781SSA. The Delta 9192-DST does not come with a soap dispenser, however you can purchase any of the Delta soap dispensers to use with it in whatever finish you would like and they will match.
Can we hook this faucet up with a dishwasherA. The Delta 9192-DST cannot be hooked up with a dishwasher.
Is this the latest faucet in the Addison collection. I saw a faucet at a local hardware and they said it was new for Delta. The number is 9192T Addison Collection but the nose of the faucet looked a little more like a flower no as smooth as the ones I see on the internet. Thank YouA. The Delta 9192-DST is a different version than the new 9192T-DST that just starting shipping out on Dec. 1st, 2010.
Will this fit my standard kitchen sink, 20x30? I'm concerned that it would extend too far?A. The Delta 9192-DST should be fine with your sink. The spout extends 10-1/3" from the base.
Are the inner components brass and metal or plastic?A. The Delta 9192-DST is completely made of metal
can this be locked in the spray position,or must you hold the toggle down constantly? is this all brass?A. The Delta 9192-DST locks down. Everything is brass except the spray head, it is plastic.
does this have the touch 2 o technology?A. The Delta 9192-DST does not include the Touch20 technology. The model you would need to purchase to include the Touch20 technology is the Delta 9192T=DST.
How does the spray head work?A. The Delta 9192-DST is a fixture that has a magnetic latch to keep the sparay nozzle in place. It also features a toggle swith to change between spray patterns.
Is the delta 9192-DST low lead compliant?A. The Delta 9192-DST is CA/VT Compliant.
Does the Delta 9192-DST have PVD finish?A. The Delta 9192-DST does not have the PVD finish.
I assume you can switch from hot to cold with faucet as is?A. Yes, the Delta 9192-DST will allow you to switch from hot to cold.
What is the best hole sink for this faucet,1,2,3,or 4 hole?A. A one hole installation is all it needs but if you wanted to add a soap dispenser than a two hole would be what you need.
Will the black base ring(part number RP63219) from the 9192T-DST touch technology faucet fit the Delta 9192-DST non-touch faucet?A. Yes, the part number RP63219 will work for either faucet. Delta only offers a kit for the non-touch faucet which includes this part number.


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Schumann, Hindemith: Cello Concertos / Tortelier, Dorati
1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-11-25Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Cello; Paul Tortelier: A Tortelier masterclass
Performers: Tortelier, Paul [Cello]
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; Downes, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra
Paul Tortelier played in the Paris Conservatoire under Charles Munch and Andre Cluytens. His first solo engagement was in the Lalo Concerto with the Concerts...continue...
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Secondhand amps
Lately I've been searching for a Spider IV amp. I think it will be a good one for me. Recently I found one secondhand I can get for 60EUR. But is this recommend? I can visit the guy and try it, but are there specific things I should look into?
make sure it works and sounds good. look for broken or missing parts and other signs of abuse. that's about all you can do. i'll assume for that price you're talking about a low end amp and solid state. if no bad buzzes or other undesireable noises plus it all works then you're good to go. oh and make sure it gives you the sound you want (within reason for that price)
Fill this out: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/foru...d.php?t=1387138
Spiders are garbage.
It will do what you want - if you're playing at extremely low volumes with super high gain.
It would help us if you filled out that form that Ian suggested.
Pretty soon that amp will sound like garbage to you. It isn't a wise investment.
For that price, it will be hard to do much better, you can fill out that form if you want to, see if you can get something better, but really for 60 bucks I imagine the only other things you could get would be a peavey vypyr or maybe a fender mustang, and at the sizes they would be available they really won't be too much of an improvement. Monwobbobo had sound advice on what to look for.
60 Euros....what do you think you're going to suggest?
Kinda what I thought....
Budget: say.. not much more than a 100 euros. Could exceed a few.
Genres: hardrock and mostly metal.
New or used: doesn't really matter if the condition is still good.
Home or gig: purely home. My room.
Nearest city: Rotterdam
Current gear: Squier Strat + some random old 100w Elka keyboard amp.
I'm relatively new to guitarplaying, but I just want an actual guitar amp with some decent distortion/drive etc. and the Spider IV has been recommended quite a lot for its price.
I made the mistake several months ago of getting a used Spider III 75 watt combo. It turned out to be one of the worst amps I ever had in my 40 years of playing. After 2 weeks, I bought it to Guitar Center and ended up doing a swap to them for my Crate GX-80 which has a Celestion V-12 built into it and is also USA made. At least that's a dependable and much better sounding amp.
You do know that that thread was never meant to be a catch all for gear advice. And that you're not an advice columnist.
At least that's what I'm assuming.
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The season begins with Bloom, Stella, Musa, Flora, and Tecna returning from their summer vacation to begin their second year at Alfea.
As Bloom reacquaints herself with her friends and the school, she wanders deep in the school halls and discovers a secret magical archive while in pursuit of a Fortune Fly (A flying seahorse-like Pixie Pet). The pixie watching over the archive tells Bloom that their meeting is fate and proceeds to foretell Bloom's future.
The pixie says, in vague terms, that Bloom will meet a new friend, a new enemy, and have an adventure unlike any other before. The scene then cuts to reveal several new characters: Layla, a fairy, is working to rescue her friends: a group of pixies trapped by Lord Darkar. Despite her best efforts, she is only able to save one pixie, Piff. Layla then struggles out of the forest and makes it to the edge of Alfea, before fainting before the Winx Club girls.
After Layla begins recovering and wakes up, she explains why she was seen coming from forest and requests help to rescue the pixies, a request accepted by Ms. Faragonda, the Winx Club, and the Specialists.
Lord Darkar frees The Trix from prison in order to have them assist him in finding pieces of the Codex – a powerful source of magic guarded by the pixies. Layla joins the Winx Club, and the second attempt to rescue the remaining pixies succeeds. Throughout the rest of the season, the Winx Club work together with the pixies to help them and protect the Codex and the pixie village.
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I personally go where the jobs are. I'm investing right now in Oklahoma. If people are losing jobs or jobs are leaving the area, I wouldn't invest in there. The beauty of real estate is it's area by area. Since I live in Phoenix, I'm the expert on Phoenix, and I'm an expert on Tulsa, Okla., but I'm not an expert someplace else. You can be an expert in your own area and know which areas of town are growing and which are getting worse. Real estate is really area by area, and jobs and then financing. It's not just a matter of interest rates.
Where should people who are interested in buying a second home be looking for good deals?
A home in my opinion is not an investment -- a home is where your heart is. You should invest where you love. A lot of people (advise you to) live below your means. I don't believe in that. I believe you should live in whatever standard of living your heart desires, but you've got to do it responsibly and have enough money to afford it. A home should be someplace that makes your spirit and your heart sing.
What's the best way Americans can prepare for retirement? How should people invest their money?
As some people know, my rant is: "Why doesn't our school system teach kids about money and investing?" Rich or poor, smart or not smart, we all use money. Really that's where it starts. I know 95 percent of the people don't do that; they turn their money over to a financial planner. If you have no financial education, then I would follow the financial planner's advice of start young, save and invest in a well-diversified portfolio of probably index funds, but that's not the way I do it. I'd rather invest in my education.
Let me say it this way: I have a friend who buys a new set of golf clubs every year, but he won't spend a dime on golf lessons. And he can't understand why his golf game is still terrible. It's not the golf clubs, it's not the stock, it's not the bonds, it's not the real estate that makes you a better investor, it's your knowledge, it's your wisdom. So I would rather invest a lot of money in golf lessons and none in golf clubs and I'd have a better chance of winning the game.
But in the world of investing, most people would rather invest in a stock and a bond and nothing in their brains and that's why they don't get those high returns. Or they say such silly things as "investing is risky" or "get out of debt and save money" and all those little platitudes that the financial planners teach you, which is good advice for a person who really has limited financial training.


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Ash's newly caught Treecko may be a bit standoff-ish, but the little green Pokémon is quite a fighter. When Team Rocket sees Treecko knocked down and hurt by a Seviper, they decide that they must have that Seviper. Jessie is very impressed with its "sneaky, snakey ways." Meanwhile, Treecko escapes from the Pokémon Center where Ash brought it to recover. When the gang finds Treecko, it is practicing its attack moves. Again and again, Treecko jumps from the top of a waterfall and tries to break a rock at the bottom with its tail. Ash is very impressed with the rigor of its training. All of Treecko's hard work appears to have paid off—when Team Rocket attacks and catches Pikachu with the help of their new Seviper, Treecko is able to save the day.
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- The Who's that Pokémon? of this episode is Gligar.
- Jessie:"AHHHHHHH! Not my hair! My flowing hair is my trademark! Now I'm really mad! You just made a big mistake Seviper!!!"
Seviper is scared.
James: "Poor Seviper."
Meowth: "It knows not what it's done."
Jessie goes on the warpath and claws Seviper.
Meowth: "That's her Fury Swipes attack."
James: "Emphasis on Fury."
Jessie kicks Seviper down.
James: "That's her special Megaton Kick."
Meowth: "And highly effective."
Seviper Faints. Jessie gabs it by the neck.
Jessie: "You riceball stealing, long-hair chomping-"
James: "Wait, wait!"
Meowth: "Easy on the merchandise! Catch it!"
Jessie: "Catch? Oh, of course, that's just what I was about to do."
James: "(phew)."
Meowth: "That was a close one."