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Enterprise Linux desktops, now
Administrators may be surprised to find that the application capabilities demanded by most users can be met by the Linux desktop right now.
How-to: Open source CRM with Sugar Pro
Step-by-step instructions for using an open source CRM product.
How-to: Mail server migration
How to switch from Windows to Linux for mail servers using a product from Kerio Technologies.
Beyond file and print serving, part 2
This tip reviews key factors in the interoperability between the host platform that Samba is running on, which is typically Linux, and the Microsoft Windows environment.
Samba-3: Beyond file and print serving
Those who are familiar with Samba know it provides file and print services, but not everyone is aware of the other services that Samba provides.
Blade servers cut through the clutter
Blade servers may be able to make your data center really easy to manage. And that's not all. They can save you space, cabling, power and more.
Be open -- be secure
It may sound paradoxical, but open source software can be one of the best ways to secure your enterprise.
Ready to use: Open source ERP
In this tip, two of our site experts sound off about recently introduced open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software options.
A guide to Nagios, Xen & Asterisk
Open source expert Bernard Golden gives a tour of such lesser-known, enterprise-ready open source products as Nagios, Xen and Asterisk.
Sequence number differences
Nigel McFarlane points out some essential differences between Oracle and MySQL sequence numbers.
How-to: Alacos Migration Agent
In this how-to, find out how to complete a mass Windows-to-Linux desktop migration using Alacos Linux Migration Agent Network Server Edition.
Keeping up with the Joneses
Mark Hinkle cautions against IT professionals becoming single-vendor dependent and touts the position of open source technologies in the operating system and flashy gadgets realms
Finding stuff on Linux
Lost in Linux? In this tip, Nigel McFarlane provides command-line tools that can serve as your divining rods.
Enterprise Linux apps gap disappearing
So many applications are available on Linux these days, if you're only thinking about Linux, you're behind the times.
Setting up a network
Set up a network between your Linux and Unix servers to help out with your migration -- and get a better understanding of the challenges ahead.
The final frontier: Hacking sendmail
While messing with kernel modules isn't trivial, there's a higher peak: hacking sendmail's configuration file. This tip shows you how to ruin your mail system with ease.
Comparing Linux business desktop
Linux desktop expert explains why and how file sharing and other tasks on OpenOffice.org on Linux is as easy, even easier, than doing them on MS Office and Windows.
Installing Linux on business desktops
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Beating hackers, pirates and thieves
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Re-branding Mozilla
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The Linux cgroups feature lets you make a profile to manage resources to keep your system under control.
Correct a GRUB error in short order
A GRUB error will stop a Linux server cold, but following these steps should get you back on track.
Setting up a mirrored Linux DRBD configuration
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Don't Become Moore Confused (Or, The Death of the Microprocessor, not Moore's Law)
By Gregp on Nov 11, 2005
It was great to see that Gordon Moore got to deliver his "40 years later" talk at the
It isn't a prediction about the speed of computers.
It isn't a prediction about their architecture.
It isn't a prediction about their size.
It isn't a prediction about their cost.
It is a prediction about the number of transistors on a chip. Full stop. That's it.
Let's take this one at a time. But, first, a little math for the exponentially challenged. In 40 years there are 20 24-month periods. 2\^20 is about one million. A bit of revisionism calls the doubling time 18 months. In that scenario, there are about 26.6 doubling times, or a factor of about 100 million. Let's just split the difference (logarithmically) and say that we've got about 10 million transistors on a chip today for every one we had 40 years ago. In any case, the biggest chips we build today are about 500 million transistors.
Okay, what about speed? A fundamental misconception is that Moore's Law predicts that computer speed will double every 18 to 24 months. Worse, since a very large West coast semiconductor company decided to market the equation that clock speed = performance, I can't tell you how many times I have had the question "With all of the power and heat problems with microprocessors, it looks like clock rates have maxed out or (gasp) have actually slowed down. Are we seeing the end of Moore's Law?" I used to scream. Now I just sigh.
No. Gordon said nuttin 'bout clock rates. And a little data shows how ridiculous that would be. The IBM 360 System 91 (vintage 1967) had a clock rate of 10 Mhz. Ten million times that would mean that today's microprocessors should clock at 100 Thz, or about 10,000 times faster than the fastest clocked chips today.
Size? Well, this is fuzzy enough to say "yes and no." At the computer level, the answer is firmly "no." An average industrial refrigerator-sized computer of the late sixties was under 10 cubic meters. Today's 1-2RU rack-mounted server is in the neighborhood of 0.01 cubic meters. That's only a factor of a 1000. Now at the processor level, it depends upon what kind of packaging you consider. Looking at bare dice, you can get close to a factor of 10 million, but this kind of analysis is more about the number of transistors on a chip --- which is Moore's Law.
Cost? Certainly not. A usable server is about $1000 today. Even with generous inflation adjustment, this still translates to a $1B (1970), which is ridiculous. Before you fire off a flame to me about $1.50 microcontrollers and five-cent RFID tags, I'll point out that there were plenty of low cost computers in the late sixties and early seventies. Think of PDP-8's. And remember the first calculators in the mid-seventies? HP and TI had low-cost, programmable, battery-powered (coat)pocket-sized offerings for only a few hundred dollars.
Moore's Law is about transistors. I can print a chip today that has almost a billion transistors on it. Let's look at that more closely. Our first version of SPARC was constructed from about a 100,000 transistor ASIC. So today we could fit TEN THOUSAND of our original SPARC microprocessors on a single chip. That, gentle readers, is interesting.
It's interesting because, today at least, we don't put 10,000 processors on a single chip. What we did do with the gift of transistor doubling was to continuously reinvest them into to building bigger and badder (and more power-hungry) single processors. Not a lot of architectural innovation I might add. We basically were taking many of the ideas pioneered in the sixties (mostly invented at IBM; see the ACS, Stretch, and 360/91 and compare them with "modern" microprocessors) and re-implemented them on single pieces of silicon.
We took discrete processors and integrated them into microprocessors. The serious displacement of discrete systems (bipolar TTL and ECL) started in 1985 and by 1990 it was all over. The discrete processor-based systems, from minicomputers to mainframes to supercomputers, all died, being replaced by microprocessor-based designs.
Now here we are 20 years later. We have squeezed all of the blood from that stone. We're done. Actually, we over-did it. Continuing to throw transistors at making single processors run faster is a bad idea. It's kinda like building bigger and bigger SUVs in order to solve our transportation problems. As I said, a bad idea.
A direct consequence of pursuing this bad idea is that, like gigantic SUVs, the energy efficiency of our biggest and fastest microprocessors is horrible. Meaning, we get very poor computing return for every watt we invest. Outside of portable applications, this extreme energy wasting has really only become a concern when the industry realized that it was getting very difficult to remove the waste heat --- to cool the engine, as it were.
(Another consequence is that these complex microprocessors are, well, complex. That means more engineers to create the design, more engineers to test that the design is correct, and whole new layers of managers to try to coordinate the resulting hundreds and hundreds of folks on the project. Bugs increase, schedules are missed, and innovation actually decreases.)
The result: microprocessors are dead.
Just as the '80's discrete processors were killed by microprocessors, today's discrete systems --- motherboards full of supporting chip sets and PCI slots with sockets for microprocessors --- will be killed by microsystems: my word for the just-starting revolution of server-on-a-chip. What's that? Pretty much what it sounds like. Almost the entire server (sans DRAM) is reduced to a single chip (or a small number of co-designed ones, just as the first micros often had an outboard MMU and/or FPU). These microsystems directly connect to DRAM and to very high speed serialized I/O that are converted to either packet or coherent-memory style network connections.
Open up the lid of a microsystem and you'll find a full SMP : multiple processor cores, crossbar switches, multi-level caches, DRAM and I/O controllers. Our Niagara chip, for example, has eight cores (each four-way threaded), a caching crossbar switch, four memory controllers, and a high speed I/O channel. And its performance is very competitive with our original E10K, the 64 processor behemoth that stormed the world as the first high-volume, enterprise class, massive multiprocessor.
Moore's Law is VERY much alive. And as Marc Tremblay puts it, with Niagara, it's as if we have leapt forward one, or even two, generations of integration.
The secret was to turn the clock back --- figuratively and literally --- to earlier, more sane processor pipeline designs. Ones that were more conservative of transistors, area, power, and complexity. (A key innovation, however, was to finally fold multithreading into the individual pipes). With these smaller, leaner and far more power-efficient processor cores, we could then use the transistor count advance of Moore's Law to paste down many of them on the same die, and to integrate the rest of the SMP guts at the same time.
The result is a chip that is incredibly hot performance-wise, and way cool thermally speaking. Truly an awesome accomplishment.
Incidentally, Opteron is a microsystem, too. You can get a couple of cores, integrated memory controller, and a set of smartly architected serial network ports (hypertransport) that bridge to I/O systems, or directly connect to other Opterons. Our good friends at AMD are actively killing the microprocessor with Opteron. From our vantage, they are still leaving a lot of potential performance on the table (and power efficiency as well) by not reducing core complexity and adding aggressive multithreading. That being said, Opteron is seriously spanking Xeon with the lower memory latency benefit of on-chip DRAM controllers.
Where does end up? Well, we are now dying to get to 65nm (Niagara is 90nm) so we can get even more transistors on a chip in order to integrate more and bigger systems. Just as the microprocessor, harvested the pipeline inventions of 60's and 70's, microsystems are going to integrate the system innovations of the 80's and 90's.
By 2010 microprocessors will seem like really old ideas. Motherboards will end up in museum collections. And the whole ecology that we have around so-called industry standard systems will collapse as it becomes increasingly obvious that the only place that computer design actually happens is by those who are designing chips. Everything downstream is just sheet metal. The apparent diversity of computer manufactures is a shattered illusion. In 2010, if you can't craft silicon, you can't add value to computer systems. You'd be about as innovative as a company in the 90's who couldn't design a printed circuit board.
Thanks, Gordon.


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The Dana Outrigger Canoe Club plans to host wounded military personnel and their families for a Veterans Day of outrigger canoeing and stand-up paddleboarding from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Baby Beach at Dana Point Harbor.
Hana Hou musicians will provide entertainment at the event, called "A Day on the Water."
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the season.... for Christmas Cards! We all receive tons of cards
at this time of year, but the ones I treasure most are the ones the sender took the time
to make by hand. Handmade cards say so much more than store-bought
cards. A handmade Christmas Card shares a little of your passion for
paper crafting, along with a whole lot of love and friendship. And
they are the perfect way to use up your scrapbooking scraps! Our
City Planners have been hard at work creating all kinds of cards to
inspire you. I am especially pleased to share with you Joanne's
creations... we are so thrilled to have her sharing her beautiful designs
again! She and the rest of the City Planners have come up with some
beautiful ways to send your loved ones Christmas Wishes. I am in
love with the way Cindy used Frills
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round card with tulle is so beautiful it looks like it should be hung on a
Christmas tree!
You'll also see something new here
-- designs from our first Honorary City Planner! When I saw
Jennifer's beautiful cards in the gallery, I just had to ask her to join
the City Planners in sharing their cards for this feature.
I hope you will find some
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Card Idea Gallery too! And if you're looking for blank
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Oct. 20, 2011
Is The Game On ABC Where You Live?: ABC Coverage Map
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Weekly Game Notes
UW-Arizona Game To Kick At 7:30; Air On ROOT/FSN
Unleashed: Pairing Of Huskies `Odd Couple' Aided Price's Soaring Start
Sark: UW Is 'Relatively Close' To Where He Expected To Be
Huskies Must Mind Own Jobs Vs. Luck, Stanford"
UW to Host Online Sale of Husky Stadium Memorabilia
By Gregg Bell
UW Director of Writing
SEATTLE - With spread offenses the rage and wide receivers running across college football like so many deer in continent-wide preserve, the Huskies' showdown at Stanford will be a throwback.
Make that, a throw to the tight end. Many throws. To many, many tight ends.
You remember tight ends, the big guys at the end of the interior offensive line who sometimes block, other times run pass routes. Like dinosaurs, they used to roam much more of the football earth -- until seemingly being rendered extinct by the proliferation of the spread and five wide-receiver sets.
Saturday night at Stanford, six - SIX! - of them will likely have a huge say in whether 22nd-ranked Washington (5-1, 3-0 Pac-12) or No. 7 Stanford (6-0, 4-0) stay in first place in the conference's North division (ABC television, espn3.com, the Washington IMG College radio network and here on GoHuskies.com for another live game chat from the sidelines).
Austin Seferian-Jenkins has been a big-play revelation in his freshman season for the Huskies. He often lines up opposite redshirt freshman Michael Hartvigson. Washington also uses a third, 6-foot-6, 260-pound tight end, Evan Hudson.
Stanford's most dangerous receiving threat is fleet, 6-6 tight end Coby Fleener, whom Huskies coach Steve Sarkisian says is faster than most wide receivers. Heisman Trophy front runner Andrew Luck also throws to Zach Ertz, another 6-6 tight end, plus 6-8 Levine Toilolo.
When's the last time that many tight ends - a combined 39 feet, two inches of them -- impacted a single college game?
"That's a pretty good question," said UW offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier, a former college and professional quarterback whose coaching career at both levels began in 2001.
He was laughing.
"Obviously, they are a very tight end-driven offense. They do a lot of things with a lot of personnel groupings," Nussmeier said of Stanford. "And we feel like we've got three, very young and talented tight ends.
"I don't get to see everybody play. But I'm sure there will a quite a few more tight ends out there compared to most college football games."
Depth at the position was a huge problem for Washington entering last season. By October, Washington using a walk-on utility offensive lineman at tight end in key situations, such as while rallying to win on the final play at USC.
Not optimal. Not even passable.
Not anymore.
Seferian-Jenkins' signing in February was a coup far beyond the fact Texas, USC and just about every major program away from his hometown of Gig Harbor, Wash., wanted the freakishly skilled and fast big man. Sarkisian finally had the tight end upon which his pro-style, play-action-pass offense is based, but without which he and Nussmeier had to operate in their first two seasons at UW.
Voila! Seferian-Jenkins' four touchdown receptions in his first six college games is already tied for 10th in Huskies history for a tight end - for a career.
And Washington has scored 30 or more points in the first six games for the first time in the 120-season history of the program.
"It's probably like anything else. Anytime you don't have it, you realize how much you want it," Nussmeier said. "We spent so much time last year trying to invent ways to run our plays. It takes energy to do that. You are always trying to do different things, and sometimes they aren't as sound as you'd quite like them to be simply because the personnel matchups aren't what you'd like.
"Having these three guys as they continue to improve is going to help us grow."
Asked how much of the playbook they cut out in 2010 without capable tight ends, Nussmeier said: "Quite a bit. Any time you talk about a pro-style offense you start with the tight end position."
They are the integral part of Stanford's scheme.
Fleener leads the Cardinal with six touchdown receptions. Ertz is tied for second on the team with 20 catches. And Toilolo scored two touchdowns last week in Stanford's blowout of Washington State. The 6-8 junior is averaging 21.8 yards per catch.
"They beat corners. That Fleener can run, man," Sarkisian marveled. "I don't know what he runs, or what he runs at the combine, but he can run. That guy, he's a wide receiver that can run. "It's not just linebackers. They are throwing seam routes and go routes and corner routes on defensive backs, and they make plays." The Huskies may be forced to use cornerbacks to cover Stanford's tight ends instead of safeties because of the speed, but their tallest are 6 feet: Desmond Trufant and Quinton Richardson. The tallest UW safety playing is 6-1 Nate Fellner. Now you see how Luck is in the nation's top five in passing efficiency. There aren't many defenses in college with 6-5, 6-6 cover guys. "We can't get taller in 48 hours. We are who we are," Sarkisian said Thursday. "As much as anything on their tall tight ends, we have to get into their bodies and be physical with them and not just let them run free down the field."
The Cardinal's do that as well as anyone.
"I watched them last year in the Orange Bowl when they played Virginia Tech. They have a lot of good tight ends," Seferian-Jenkins said. "They use their hands. And they can run."
So can Seferian-Jenkins. Last week against Colorado, the score was tied at 7 and Washington faced a third and 2 at midfield. Keith Price found Seferian-Jenkins sprinting from the hash mark to the sidelines about 15 yards down field.
The tight end, who was primarily split out in high school, shifted into another gear and raced toward Price's dart at the sideline. He fully extended his 6-6, 260-pound body in the air for a leaping, diving grab, as exquisite as a 16-yard catch as you will ever see. Kevin Smith scored on the next play, and UW rolled to the victory.
Days later, Seferian-Jenkins shrugged off the play.
"I mean, honestly, it was just another catch for me. Got the first down for the team," he said. "It never matters to me how I manufacture the catch. Just as long I as I catch the ball.
Word is getting out that Seferian-Jenkins can be Price's go-to guy, especially on third downs lately.
Price has targeted Seferian-Jenkins 22 times this season. He's caught 15 of those passes, for 244 yards (16.3 yards per reception) and four touchdowns. The scores already tie the freshman for 10th in Washington history for a tight end - for a career.
Five of Seferian-Jenkins's six catches the last two games have come on third downs. Four have resulted in first downs. The fifth, an 11-yard throw against Colorado, went for a touchdown.
Stanford announced Thursday that senior safety Delano Howell, its hardest hitter and the brother of former UW linebacker Dan Howell, is out for Saturday with a hand injury.
Whoever is covering Seferian-Jenkins, he's likely to have help.
"They've been paying a little more attention to me. I can hear them saying, `Watch 88! Watch 88!' (before plays)," Seferian-Jenkins said of opponents. "That wasn't like at the beginning of the season. I just have to adjust to it.
"When they call my number, I am going to be there to make the play."
QUICK HITS: A noticeably loose Sarkisian - white UW cap on backwards -- led another indoor practice, as the Huskies prepared for an 82-degree Saturday in the Bay Area. "I don't know. Ask my wife about how relaxed I am," Sarkisian joked. "You know, I enjoy the process. I am learning this football team. I think this is a relatively relaxed team as well. I think they perform better when we are a little bit more relaxed than when we are jarred up. So, you have to play to the team as well, and to what I think is the best way to motivate them." ... Sarkisian said backup S Taz Stevenson (knee) might be the only Husky not out for the season who does not make Friday's afternoon's trip to California.


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Who ever said that goldfish were the lamest pets ever? Sure, they were, in the days before the R2 Fish School ($30) fish training kit. Use positive reinforcement to teach your fish to swim through rings, fetch, limbo, and play soccer. The kit comes with everything you'll need (except the fish, obviously). And yes, it works - we spent about an hour staring slack-jawed at the videos.
Which does NOT mean that we were trained to do anything by the fish kit, thank you very much.
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2014 Virginia Victory Games will soon bring memorable moments to our community. Children and adolescents ages 6 – 21 (alumni over 21 are welcome) will participate in an exciting day of club throw, softball throw, shotput, standing long jump, bowling, wheelchair slalom, 60m, 200m and 400m. Awards are based on the participant's performance within their age group and classification.
Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 8th 8:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m. (Registration 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.) for this exciting event at the Kemper Athletic Center on the campus of St. Christopher's School.
St. Christopher's School
711 St. Christopher's Road
Richmond, VA 23226
The Virginia Victory Games is a one-day sporting event held annually in Richmond, Virginia for children and adolescents with medically diagnosed visual and/or physical disabilities. These children are not eligible to participate in the Special Olympics because they do not have any mental deficiencies. In order to ensure fair competition, all competitors are classified based on their level of disabilities.
What opportunities are available?
- Athletes
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- Volunteers
- Exhibitors
- Entertainers
AND … you generous donations are also welcome!
The Virginia Victory Games, formerly known as The Rainbow Olympic Games, was first organized in 1981 in Richmond, Virginia by a group of physical and recreational therapists. The idea was to give young people with disabilities the challenge of athletic competition similar to their non-disabled peers.
The Games were an immediate hit and have been a success each year since. In 1992, The Rainbow Games (as it was called then) became a non-profit organization, relying on contributions from businesses, organizations, and individuals to fund the Games and continue the tradition of offering eligible participants the opportunity to compete at no cost to them.
Mission Statement
We are driven to provide a free, fun, and competitive sporting event for children with physical, visual, and/or hearing impairments throughout the state of Virginia. Our goal is to enhance the self-esteem of each competitor and build friendships what will last a lifetime.
The Virginia Victory Games is more than a game of competition; it is where higher self-esteem and confidence are won.
All forms (registration, liability, photo release and medical) must be postmarked by February 1, 2014.
For more information or questions:
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N. Chesterfield, VA 23234
Virginia Victory Games is incorporated as a 501( c) (3) non profit organization. They rely on contributions to fund the Games and to continue the tradition of offering participants the opportunity to compete in the Virginia Victory Games at no cost to them. They thank you for your generosity.
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President Obama is about to announce five promise zones in the nation. These promise zones will benefit from his new program designed to offer help to designated communities so they can climb out of poverty. This sounds very close to a biblical destination of the "promised land."
According to ABC News on Jan. 8, this is something President Obama will announce as "a lead-up to his State of the Union address. Fox News live reminds their audience on Wednesday that Obama does not have the best track record with promises these days. They referred to the promises he made around health care that he couldn't deliver, like keeping your own heath insurance if you like it.
The nation's leader has already designated the promise zones as areas in "San Antonio, Texas; Philadelphia; Los Angeles; southeastern Kentucky and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma."
These are the first of the promise zones, which are areas that are economically challenged. This will ultimately help the kids that live in these promise zones a better chance at success, which is Obama's theory behind this.
These designated promise zones will receive government tax incentives and grants to bring the areas up to a thriving community and a place people will be proud of. It sounds like these promise zones will ultimately become the promise land for the folks that live there! At least these tax dollars are going to help the people that live in these promise communities!


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Before sending out the invitations you will need to think carefully about how many children to invite.
When children are very young this can be a vexed question. Often they have not yet got to the point where they have an established friendship group, and many parents feel that it is safer to simply ask the whole class. This can seem like an easy solution, but might mean laying on entertainment for as many as 30 kids, which is a very tall order.
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By: BY ANN B. DEBELLIS
Jay Jone, Executive Director Southern Physical Rehab Network
A 2004 ruling by South Carolina's attorney general has rekindled an ongoing debate between private practice physical therapists and physician-owned physical therapy services (POPTS) in Alabama. After years of efforts by the Alabama Board of Physical Therapy to have self-referrals by POPTS declared a "conflict of interest," the board has again proposed an amendment to rule 700-X-3-.02 that would prohibit a physical therapist from accepting a referral from a physician with whom the therapist shares a financial interest. The proposed rule states that to do so would constitute "unprofessional conduct."
The battle over POPTS has been going on since the early 1990s. After a number of unsuccessful legislative efforts to control physical therapy self-referrals since then, the Alabama Board submitted another "anti-referral conflict of interest" rule on June 20, 2006, following the issuance of the South Carolina attorney general's opinion. According to Alabama Assistant Attorney General Stephen Dodd, that opinion stated that an "anti-fee splitting" statute enacted by the South Carolina Legislature in 1998 — because it included a reference to "wages" rather than just "fees" or "commissions" — could be enforced to prevent POPTS employment activities there.
Wiley Christian, chairman of the Alabama Board of Physical Therapy, said the board has continued to get complaints from licensees about the situation. "In this case, it was brought to us as a proliferation of an existing problem," Christian said. "Until something is done, it will keep rearing its ugly head."
On September 19th, the board held a meeting at which both sides presented their arguments. Topics revolved around issues related to conflict of interest problems, loss of consumer choice, and the possibility of overutilization causing economic harm to consumers. "We wanted that final meeting," Christian said, "to determine whether or not we should proceed." After hearing from all involved, the board voted unanimously in favor of the amendment. At this point, the rule change goes to the legislature, where a final decision will be made.
Conflict of Interest
Proponents of the proposed ruling say the issue is basically a financial one because physical therapists in Alabama rely 100 percent on referrals from physicians for their business. "We rely on the physician to make referrals to us, so if they open their own [PT] clinics, those referrals go away completely," said Jay Jones, executive director of Southern Physical Rehab Network. "That can jeopardize private practice entrepreneurs."
David Morris, PT, MS, PhD, president of the Alabama Physical Therapy Association and an associate professor in UAB's department of physical therapy, said this conflict of interest could also compromise the best interest of the patients in POPTS clinics, but Jason Biddy and Bill Huber of Orthopaedic Specialists of Alabama disagree. Huber, director of rehab, said throughout his 30-year physical therapy career he has been involved with POPTS practices in some way. "I feel this is one of the best opportunities for physical therapists, to be part of an integrated team and to have a close working relationship with physicians," he said. "Another advantage is the greater effectiveness and efficiency in treating patients." Biddy, vice president and chief operating officer, said they get positive feedback from their patients. "They tell us they enjoy being just minutes away from the physician who did their surgery," he said.
Loss of Consumer Choice
Huber disagrees with the argument raised by the Alabama Board of Physical Therapy that POPTS have eliminated the opportunity for their patients to go to other clinics. "If it's more convenient for the patient to go to another clinic for therapy, we go out of our way to find one. We're not eliminating that option," he said.
Morris believes the consumer's right to choose a physical therapist is limited by POPTS. "Since no other option is offered, patients may not recognize a loss of choice even exists. Observation of the fiduciary responsibility between the physician and patient is vital to preserving both consumer choice and the autonomous practice of the physical therapist."
Biddy said there are still markets outside of POPTS practices where physical therapists can be successful. "A lot of therapists oppose the rule change because our doctors refer to them on a regular basis," he said. "We have patients from a number of markets where we have no PT services, so we refer to private practice physical therapists in those areas."
Harm to Consumers
Morris cites studies by health policy researchers that demonstrate overutilization arising from the conflict of interest in physical therapy referrals. He said a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association documented greater utilization of physical therapy services by the POPTS. A Florida study found the POPTS physical therapy facilities average 62 percent more visits per full-time equivalent licensed physical therapist than do non-POPTS facilities. "These services rendered an average of 50 percent more visits per year than their private practice counterparts," Morris said. "These facts illustrate an economic and financial impact to consumers."
POPTS supporters say their arrangement results in lower costs because cost-conscious physicians control the frequency and duration of treatments. "We have benchmarks that we use to measure in our profession and our referral of care numbers are below the benchmark because we get patients in and out," Huber said. "The board thinks that because we're in a physician's office there could be overutilization. We actually have underutilization because our arrangement creates a better situation for the patient. With our team approach, we can better adjust the treatment plan such as setting up a home treatment program."
Making the Decision
Biddy said unprofessional behavior can result in practices on both sides of the issue, and opponents of the ruling feel that the proposed change punishes all POPTS, not just the wrongdoers. "We have plenty of checks and balances on us in our profession," he said. "Identify the practices that are doing wrong and punish them. Don't create a rule to punish us all."
Christian said it is not the board's wish to harm anyone. "However, in assessing the potential harm that may affect the public and the practice of physical therapy, a tough and difficult decision has to be made," he said. "There is no logical motive to alienate the referral relationship of physicians and the state of Alabama. Physical therapists respect and admire the contributions of physicians and seek to enjoy healthy professional and personal relationships whenever possible."
October 2006
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Charmaine Hollis, BT Financial Group
True to usual form. Delegates were blown away.
Gerard Allen, Fulcrum Suspensions
I am writing to thank-you for your valuable contribution to Responsible Gambling Awareness Week 2009. This Year's activities were the most successful yet and your efforts contributed to making the week a success. Your assistance in being an Ambassador for the Week and in participating in the event was some of the highlights that stakeholders mentioned to me in their feedback.
Hon Tony Robinson MP – Minister for Gaming
Tom O'Toole delivered a surprisingly energetic and totally motivating expose of his "view of life". Tom spoke from the heart, and in doing so generously allowed his audience to step up to the window of his soul. He is so totally captivated by the liberation of his life through goal setting, hard work, hard times, and the family experience, he could not help but put it all in perspective for our team, as we embarked on our mission of planning to move from "good 2 GREAT"!. Tom moves his audience with his theatre, passion and an almost undetectable generosity for those less fortunate than himself. You have to admire his truthful, candid and amusing, appreciated delivery.
Kraft Foods
Excellent. Tom was a wonderful 'finishing' speaker and provided our delegates with all of the key messages. He achieved this in a highly entertaining and exciteable way, involving the audience along the way. Whilst Tom was extremely funny and uplifting, he never lost sight of the fact that he was presenting to retailers who wanted to know how to engage the customer
Clark Rubber
Excellent. Very enthusiastically received by our network of authorised dealers. Tom provided an inspirational, yet 'real' model for our team.
ADT Security
Excellent. Tom O'Toole was excellent and very entertaining and motivational.
Centro Properties
Tom's energy and enthusiasm was infectious. He spoke about experiences in a manner that our dealers could relate to. A first class start to our business conference.
L.D Wholesale Tyres
Excellent. Simple messages that we constantly need reminding of – portrayed with such vigour and enthusiasm – the audience loved it and laughed a lot.
Spencer Institute of TAF
In the wrap of the conference today the Federal President stated that in the 12 years of the conference Tom was the most inspiring motivational speaker to ever present at this conference.
Liquor Stores Association Conference
"The Delegates obviously enjoyed your dynamic, inspirational, enthusiastic, vibrant presentation and the rating comments definitely reflect this. Your presentation rated the highest of all the sessions and was a great finish to Congress."
CPA Congress
"Tom's presentation was very good and as opening speaker for our conference set the scene for a very interactive day."
Xypex Australia
"Excellent. Tom's – down to earth and very dynamic. A boy from the bush that all businesses can use his ideals."
One Steel Market Mills – Wire
"Excellent. Very animated which kept the interest of the group. Positive feedback from all delegates."
Stihl Pty Ltd
"Excellent. Practical heart felt real ideas that our franchises can take back and implement."
Brumby's Bakeries
"Tom was fabulous! The audience enjoyed his presentation and took home some clear messages."
Large Herds Australia Conference
"Absolutely Fabulous"
Townsville Chamber of Commerce
"Excellent. Tom fitted in perfectly with the theme of our conference 'Through the Customer's Eyes'. An enthusiastic and inspiring presentation that the audience really enjoyed."
Australia Post
"Excellent. Tom's presentation was inspirational and very easy to listen to. His was the perfect presentation for a group of small business people. Tom's energy level is amazing!"
Australia Post
"Excellent. Very passionate presenter, sound business principles and entertaining style"
Michael Hill Jewellers
"Excellent. Tom's presentation was brilliant. He made all the audience stop and think what they can do to make a difference in their pharmacy. Brilliant and very relevant message."
"Excellent. Very motivational, hilarious and enjoyed by all."
"Tom fitted in with the program very well; the message was very well presented."
South West Healthcare
"Excellent. Tom presents with a passion, speaks from the heart and head, and was received as the most rewarding speaker we've had in 10 years."
"Tom's enthusiasm and passion is awe inspiring."
"Many of our people have never experienced a 'message' speaker before and were absolutely blown away by your passion. I can assure you, you made a permanent mark in the minds of many attendees who continued to talk about Tom all through the conference."
"Excellent. Riveting, funny, passionate and so easy to identify with. Extremely valuable content, in step with our business. Accolades from all."
Australia Post
"Excellent. A great way to finish a conference. He sent all of our people away with renewed enthusiasm."
Regional Insurance Brokers Association
"Excellent, A different act. His success story was based on positive thinking."
Rotary District of Dromana
"Excellent. Tom's enthusiasm and passion were well received by our group. His humour and message were an excellent conference starter and set the tone."
Destination Event Management
"I just wanted to say congratulations on an awesome performance. It was great to have a speaker not related to real estate and you ended the conference on a high. I found you to be really inspiring and your positive attitude is still fresh in memory!"
Hocking Stuart Estate Agents
"Excellent. Tom was the perfect speaker for this function, nobody else could have done the job as well."
Bev Marks Bedding
"Excellent… have seen Tom in action before, read his book and listen to his CD .... Fantastic! The energy in the seminar was incredible not only from Tom, but the audience as well .Tom hits the nail on the head with his message."
Sharon's Hairline
"Excellent. Tom was a real surprise package. He displayed great energy and enthusiasm and really added another dimension to our conference and conveyed an excellent message for our group. I would certainly recommend Tom to others.
Kubota Australia
"Excellent. Tom was clearly the crowd favourite, and very nearly received a standing ovation. The presentation was full of action and humour, interspersed with compelling messages and learnings."
NGT Travel Conferences & Incentives
"Very impressed. The Operations area of the company contains middle management through to vineyard hands and packaging line workers. Tom was relevant to all."
Brown Brothers
"Excellent. I had seen Tom in operation before. This is why I wanted him for our group. Tom did not disappoint - the straightforward direct approach is just what we needed."
Werribee Chamber of Commerce
"Excellent. Tom was very well received by our audience. His presentation was dynamic, delivering a message with underlying principles that could be applied by anyone. The feedback was extremley positive."
"Thought Tom was a great performer, definitely captured everyone's attention with some great messages.......it is truly amazing how successful he has made his business from following a simple recipe for success!"
Fantastic Furniture
"Excellent. Tom struck a chord in every one of the 300-odd audience, from leaders in the business community through to owner-operators and teenage employees. His story is inspiring, his delivery engaging and his message uplifting. I would definitely recommend him as a speaker both to large companies seeking to motivate their staff and to community groups looking to empower and unify local traders."
Midland Marketing
"Excellent. Tom's discussion was very appropriate to the theme of the conference and his presentation and philosophies should be adopted and pushed through the Group. Tom received the highest score for his presentation from the Group 4.68 out of 5."
Gandel Group
"Excellent. Tom O'Toole was the perfect guest for our conference. He was entertaining, funny and friendly with a perfect message that was delivered in a Fantastic way. He stayed around and enjoyed dinner with us and personalised all his books for our Store Managers. He went above and beyond. Much appreciated Tom!"
Fantastic Furniture
"Excellent. Tom was the perfect closing speaker for our event. Everyone took home a different message."
Department of Agriculture
"You were a total inspiration for the fellows as well as a most amusing guest speaker. Your message was clearly received by all and dovetailed in perfectly with our theme for the year – 'Be Unique – Make a Difference'. You were the keynote for the conference and helped make the total content fall into place."
Gallagher Australia Pty Ltd
"Excellent. I thought today's event was great. Very positive and inspiring. Tom's use of positive images and being blatantly honest with himself, his staff and customers is a great lesson for all of us. Very impressive man and career. fan - bl**dy-tastic! Great speaker - so much enthusiasm that it was sobering to go back to work (everyone is so quiet) I believe that it reminded us that there are certain fundamentals that exist for every successful business, whether large or small, regardless of the industry! What an inspiring character... So much enthusiasm and perspective."
"Excellent. Tom blew 'em away with his enthusiasm, style and honesty. He really is quite a person!"
Great Expecations
"Excellent. Truly unique in every aspect and his passion was appreciated by all."
Landmark Wholesale
"Excellent. Tom's presentation is highly energetic, evocative, thought-provoking and absolutely inspirational. I enjoyed his presentation so much at a conference I attended last year, that I organised my staff on this occassion to experience Tom's message first hand."
Speedy Corporation Pty Ltd
"Excellent. Dynamic and unique presentation, full of interest and delivered with such gusto it couldn't fail to capture everyone's interest. A fascinating look into the life of a person who came to a turning point in his life and had the guts to change and have a go. Inspiring and a reminder that we all have what it takes to make it, the only thing we need is the right attitude."
The Granes Research Development Corporation (GRDC)
"Excellent. Tom's presentation was energetic and interesting. His straightforward approach to his business was refreshing to hear and easy to understand. Clients and partners alike all were able to take something away from Tom's presentation. The "Buzz" in the room at morning tea after his presentation as well as the number of requests I have had for his video is an very positive indication of how well he was received."
Hagemeyer Electrical Group
"Excellent. Tom O'Toole was the ideal keynote speaker for our conference. He was enthusiastic, exciting and energetic and prepared all attendees to receive the "can do" messages throughout all the following sessions."
NSW Taxi Association
"Excellent. Well received by the audience. Was extremely funny, entertaining and motivating."
"Excellent. What can I say that hasn't already been said about this man – genuine, passionate, inspiring – Tom leaves you with a smile on your face but questions in your head and heart"
Investor Financial Planning Pty Ltd
"Excellent. Tom had everyone on the edge of their seats one moment, and wiping tears the next, straight to the heart - we loved him!"
Quairading Chamber of Commerce
"Excellent. The response from participants was excellent with many implementing many of Tom's ideas and suggestions as early as that night when they went home."
Ballina Fair Shopping Centre
"The response from retailers was excellent. They thoroughly enjoyed Tom's style of presentation."
Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre
"Tom's presentation was energetic, humourous and he inspired our managers. For anybody in hospitality or the service industry I would highly recommend Tom as a guest speaker."
Collins Foods Group
"Passionate, powerful, motivating, inspirational, entertaining, hilarious. Tom is a complete package. A sensational speaker."
Luke Macquarie City Council
"As entertaining as everyone promised and yet provoked us into thinking about the issues at hand."
Public Relations Co-Ordinator
"Very entertaining and full of enthusiasm. He held the audience's attention for the full time. Certainly gave us all lot of good ideas and lots to implement at home and at work. Have received very positive comments from all who attended"
Jetset House
"Oh My God! That was so unexpected and fantastic at the same time. The message was so clear without the mass of technical philosophies to support the message. What a fabulous speaker. I would recommend Tom to any business as his message is completely clear. If everyone had Tom's attitude we would all be multimillionaires with no stress."
Smith Automotives
"Tom's inspiring and energising presentation made for a lively Awards night . Well received."
Franchise Council of Australia - Vic. Division
"Tom's enthusiasm and humour set the tone for our entire 3 day conference. He is by far the best Australian speaker we've heard for over 10 years! We can't thank him enough for a job well done!"
"An amazingly entertaining and vibrant person who was well received by the Conference delegates."
"Uniquely inspirational and entertaining, we could've listened to his stories all day long!"
Automotive Global Insurance
"Tom is an outstanding speaker and very unique in the way he delivers his presentation. The audience responded extremely well to his presentation."
"Tom was probably the most passionate speaker I have seen for some time and our audience loved him."
Creative Events
"Tom's presentation was highly energetic and delivered my staff with a positive and strong message. The enthusiasm, humor and sound business sense based practical experience was very good."
Anglican Care
"Tom's presentation was fantastic, just right for our Distributor Conference. Our distributors who are all small to medium businesses found Tom's talk very relative and I am sure they will be quoting from his presentation for many months. Our Asian Pacific Vice president was at the meeting and he was very impressed with Tom's presentation. Thank you for your support."
Rockwell Automation
"A legend - fantastic closing to our three days."
Choice Home Loans
"Tom is obviously very passionate about his life and it shows. He has a very positive focus and really walks the talk. "
Echuca Special School
"Your presentation was extremely entertaining and an inspiration for those fortunate enough to be there; definitely a take home message for everyone ranging from beef and sheep producers to small business owners in town, to housewives. A great example being: a very good friend of mine, widowed last year at 28 with a 12 month old and a pregnancy not known about, attended the meat profit day (with the 4 month old in arms) and told me you are the one person she has listened to that has made her believe she can begin again. So definitely not only business minds were inspired! I believe Longreach is a better place for your visit "
Meat & Livestock Australia - Longreach
"I personally found your presentation made at our Business Sessions extremely professional, informative and entertaining and from all accounts from the delegates who attended, they enjoyed it as much as I did."
Liquor Marketing Group
"I was blown away by Tom's presentation style. He was very intimidating at first but WOW what an impact. I don't know how this guy gets through the day with all this energy."
Young Entrepreneur Organisation
"Tom was full of energy and delivered a most appropriate message that was consistent with the theme of the night . From the feed back of the participants he delivered a message of hope and your future success is in your hands."
Numurkah District Health Service
"Tom's enthusiastic, passionate delivery was very well received by the attendees (whose ages ranged from 18 years to mid 60s). The feedback was most positve and Tom's message obviously struck a chord with each individual. A wonderful experience for all!"
Watters Electrical
"Tom was energetic and enthusiastic. He was very well received by the audience and received great feedback via our own feedback forms."
Reflect Consulting
"Tom is an enthralling speaker. Inspirational, full of energy and enthusiasm for his topic and people. He was a big hit with our delegates."
Kimberley – Clarke Pty Ltd
"OUTSTANDING: Better than excellent. Tom really hit the mark, he had a very stong message and was able to connect with our clients. His style captured everyones attention from the beginning!"
Work Directions
"Tom has a unique ability to be able to connect with a wide audience, particularly those who didn't even know they were in the business of customer service. Many who attended were able to identify with Tom's stories and apply his philosophies to their own lives and businesses."
Far Western Regional Development Board
"Fantastic, got the conference off to a flying start, Tom is definitely out there and made people get out of their comfort zone. I think the message got through to all the attendees."
Farmers' Mutual Insurance Limited
"Restaurant and catering Australia were extremely fortunate to benefit from your experience as you spoke to us on Business Success and Service. Many members have congratulated the Association for bringing them a speaker who has truly built a small business from the ground up and has maintained their vision with enthusiasm for their establishment."
Restaurant and Catering Australia
"Tom's almost manic delivery style certainly kept our audience enthralled. He makes you want to go out and do..do..do."
Toronto Workers Club
"In the 12 years of the conference Tom was the most inspiring motivational speaker to ever present at the conference."
Federal President – Liquor Stores Association
"Tom was an exceptionally entertaining speaker that had the whole audience attention from the moment he walked on stage until the very end. His message is simple but highly effective and he delivered in a way that all of us can relate to. He is humble in his approach and honest in his admissions, which engaged the audience even more. He made us all re-evaluate our paradigms and challenged us to think big. The pleasing aspect of his talk, was that he was not some guru consultant that preaches from theory, but a real person who has had to endure several knockbacks before he finally reached his goals. Based on the positive feedback from the 130 delegates he was a huge hit."
"Excellent. Having a connection with Augusta, Tom fitted in really well and was well received by all - we had guests travel from as far as Busselton and Nannup to hear his talk and all thought it well worth the trip. From the feedback I have received it may well be that Tom will be back in the region before too long to deliver more of his wonderful message."
Flinders Bay Corporation
"Excellent - Thanks Tom. Tom was booked with Dingo to speak at our sales conference on Saturday 22 Oct 2005. And he was bloody fantastic – Speaking to our sales team from across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK the message was the same and applied equally to ALL countries. From the success of the night Dingo decided to rebook Tom for our service conference on Saturday 19 Nov 2005. Dingo also invited leaders from a number of Dalby businesses to listen and they were left in awe. Tom said he may go for an hour, well an hour and a half later he was still going strong. And we loved it. He stepped off stage absolutely drenched in sweat and buggered he had given us his all. Having Tom speak at our conferences is an investment for Dingo's future."
Dingo Australia
"Excellent. Tom O'Toole was energetic and engaging. He was very passionate with a comical style and created great enthusiasm amongst our group with his business success story. He was very motivational and really got our group thinking about what they can do in their business."
On Course
"Dynamic, entertaining, energy plus, funny, inspiring… You cant say ' So What" to Tom.. he is a 'Wow.' I had a room with 300 diverse business people. From one man operators to very large Blue Chip organisations.. The feedback has been exceptional about Tom…. Just such a great delivery and presentation. No boring pie charts and business buzz words here.. How refreshing!"
South Sydney Rabbitohs
"Tom's success story, from being a poor child to a successful business man, is truly fantastic! It just shows what drive and determination can do. He is an amazing man, and Australian!"
Jetstar Travelworld Ltd.
"Excellent Tom's presentation was fantastic.The response from the delegates was overwhelmingly positive, it was certainly a great way to end the day's proceedings and sent everyone off on such a high note."
Social Club Books Pty Ltd
Dynamic, Captivating, Animated, Enthralling and Explosive; He captured exactly what we needed to communicate and shot it out like a loaded gun. I don't think anyone blinked.
If you ever needed to get a point across, Tom O'Toole knows exactly how to do it. Even if you don't speak a word of English.
San Churro
"Excellent. Tom was engaging and represented exactly what we required for the night. His professionalism and story was moving for all involved."
LIFELINE - Tasmania
"Tom is an excellent, if somewhat radical presenter. Very motivational and very entertaining. He is an inspiration to us all "
Shoalhaven City Council
"Tom was excellent. I had high expectations and he exceeded them in every way. He was very professional and went the extra mile to make sure we got the most possible value out of his presentation. I've never seen our clients be that engaged while listening to a speaker or laugh that much! Tom's presentation fit so well with the theme of the night and delivered the outcome we were looking for perfectly. We couldn't be more pleased and we'd love to have him back in the future."
Income Solutions
"Very Good. Tom O'Toole was energetic and as the final presenter day 1 of conference, Tom revved everyone up! "
Dept of Innovation Industry
Thank you so much for agreeing to speak at our Annual Franchising Conference in Melbourne recently.
You're one "crazy bastard" but everyone loved you!!!
What an incredible way to end conference. You motivated them. Inspired them, shook them up and then sent them back to their businesses to 'make a difference'.
We thank you for your passion and for the chance to experience a little of your journey with you.
Healthy Habits
"Tom hit a chord with everyone there. His energy, enthusiasm and frankness about life, people and business was uplifting.
Just an ounce of his passion is enough to fuel a rocket to the moon and back. Thank you Tom for sharing your world with Cartridge World."
Cartridge World.
"His talk was inspiring, relevant, and extremely well received by all who attended. Tom's story is an example for us all".
Eltham Community Bank Project
Excellent, Tom was Fantastic. His journey passion and enthusiasm for life and business are truly inspirational. The whole group left on a high, ready to hit the group running.
Magnetite Australia Pty Ltd
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My childhood friend Michael Beavers, who lives in Wichita, Kansas called me and informed me that the frozen body of a former classmate of ours was found Wednesday night on Detroit's Westside.
The woman, Kimberly Pettus, 54, was found in the driveway of a vacant home in the 14000 block of Prevost, Mary Mazur, a spokeswoman for the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office, said Thursday.
It was reported that she had been missing since the previous Sunday. She lived on the 7700 block of Faust Street.
Her cause of death is unknown, according to the Medical Examiners office.
The story of a woman's death on the icy streets of Detroit's Westside, although sad, does not have great relevance to a lot of people. It is sad but, it is a part of life many reason. She suffered from a Bipolar disorder, but was taking medication.
To me it struck a chord because Kimberly Pettus was a classmate of mine at Webber Jr. High in Detroit.
During those years when we were 13-14 years old, the world was in front of us. We were discovering new things about ourselves every day and 'awkward' was the most descriptive word defining most of us. Kim was our classmate when we were just realizing that girls had some great differences from guys.
Detroit was very different then.
It was not only home, but it was a city full of opportunity and optimism. Back then, Coleman Young was the Mayor of the city and public money was flowing steadily which kept many teens busy and out of trouble. There were summer jobs for teenagers who wanted them and many of us went to Edgewater Park and Belle Isle for leisure during the summer months.
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler were selling lots of automobiles back then and Toytota, Honda, and Nissan were no yet a factor.
Steel and stamping plants were still in the city and employing locals and contributing to the tax base.
Almost the whole school watched Soul Train every Saturday, and as I think back looking at videos today is a good way to characterize the essence of our junior high experience. The horrible clothes, platform shoes and afros are a snapshot of what Webber Junior High looked like in 1973-75 from the 7th to 9th grade.
My buddies, Michael, Anthony and Ricky and I liked our classmate, Kim Pettus.
Not just because she was very attractive with nice hair and full of energy, but also because she was smart and saucey. She was very observant and was capable of letting you have it verbally.
Yes, there was nothing like Junior High.
After the 9th grade everyone moved on to different high schools. We never saw Kim again until we heard about her death.
According to news reports Brishen Davis, 35, of Detroit, said between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Sunday, he saw a woman walking on Rutherford near Gand River. He said he later realized after seeing a picture of Pettus in media reports that it was her.
Rutherford is one street over from Prevost.
"She fell in the snow, I helped her up," Davis said. "She asked me what street she was on. I told her and she walked off."
It's sad that her life ended so soon and in such a cold and lonely way, but it also is a strong reminder that life is short and relationships are meaningful.
It seems like just a short time ago, we were reminiscing about school days and wondering what ever happen to our classmates?