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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- On Thursday, Birmingham native Alma Powell returned to the Magic City to announce a series of 100 community meetings in cities across the country dedicated to accelerating a reduction in high school dropout rates. The goal of the meetings - called Grad Nations Community Summits - is to raise the national high school graduation rate to 90 percent by 2020.
You can read about that announcement here.
That goal is ambitious in a country where only 75 percent of people graduate high school, but Powell thinks it is possible.
The Alma J. Powell Community Action Fund hopes to raise $75 million over the next eight years to fund the summits, and to fund efforts to combat high school dropouts.
The Grad Nations program is an effort of the America's Promise Alliance, which
Alma Powell's husband, former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell, chaired after
the group's founding in 1997.
Alma Powell spoke with AL.com on Tuesday by phone from Washington, D.C. She addressed the problems high school dropouts can face, what solutions work to bring dropouts back, and the feasibility of the 90 percent graduation rate goal. She also addressed frustration with summits and meetings, and successful dropout reduction programs around the country.
On what Grad Nations does, and why Birmingham was chosen as the place to announce the new Grad Nations Summit program:
Grad Nations was a program we began from three or four years ago following a year of dropout summits. Grad Nations is dedicated to cutting in half the high school dropout rate by 2020. We are coming to Birmingham because we are planning to start, in the fall, community summits, in communities themselves, working on how we can work with young people and provide them the supports that they need in order to graduate.
Birmingham, with the assistance of the Goodrich Foundation, is bringing the first summit to Birmingham. We chose to announce the formation of the Alma J. Powell Community Impact Fund because of the Goodrich's association with this, and their agreement to underwrite the first summit in Birmingham.
How did you come to work on dropout rates and in education activism?
Well, I do so through America's Promise Alliance, which
was founded in 1997, and my husband [former U.S. Secretary of State Gen. Colin
Powell] was the first chairman.
America's Promise Alliance was first founded at the request of all the living presidents at a summit held in Philadelphia in 1997, which was termed the Summit for America's Future. The premise being, in a nation as rich as ours, far too many children fall through the cracks. Services to our children are abysmal.
Through that big summit that brought thousands of people to Philadelphia to discussions, it was boiled down to the fact that children need five basic things in their lives: A caring adult, a healthy start, safe places to learn and grow after school, a marketable skill through an effective education, and an opportunity to give back.
That is the basic premise of America's Promise Alliance. We are an alliance of over 400 partners dedicated to providing those things to young people.
Young people need those five promises in order to have the supports they need to graduate high school.
On the problems high school dropouts can face:
High school dropouts are a big crisis in this country. Only 75 percent of young people in this country finish high school. Over 50 percent of African-American and Hispanic students do not graduate from high school. This is a crisis for our country because we are becoming a majority/minority nation, and if we have not educated those young people, it affects our future.
High school dropouts are an economic issue. People who have not finished high school cost the government as much as the bailout every year, so we need to address it from that standpoint. It is a security issue -- young people cannot join the military forces without a high school education. They do not accept them, and so that limits the number of people that you have to protect the nation. So it is a many-faceted problem, and in looking in what affects young people, we took on this task with a summit some years ago called Dropout Nation, in which we announced we would be holding 100 summits around the country, in all 50 states, and in the 50 states that have the greatest problems.
We know that most of the occupants of jails are high school dropouts. There's no future for them. The jobs that used to exist for young people who didn't have a high school education don't exist anymore. We live in an increasingly technical world, and it is necessary for our young people to be educated to meet the needs of those jobs.
Jail is the biggest problem. Poverty is exacerbated by people who have no education or a way to earn a living and give something back to their community.
What kind of problems lead to drop-outs?
Poverty is biggest problem. Teenage pregnancy is one of the problems, and, surprisingly, boredom is a very big problem -- education not meeting the needs of young people, and young people saying, 'What does this have to do with my life? I don't see any point in me being here.' And so they leave.
So, this big school reform movement that's going on -- which is not our focus, that belongs to the Department of Education and to schools and educational institutions, but they are seeking ways to address the needs of young people. And we see many that are doing that and doing it very effectively.
On boredom as a cause of high school dropouts, and solutions to that problem:
I visited a charter school in Providence, RI, and the founder of that school has established them all over the country. Young people are taught according to what their interests are. If they're interested in a career in medicine, if they're interested in a career in business, if they're interested in a career in communications -- all of their classwork is formed around that interest, and it shows them the relationship of what they're learning to what they're trying to achieve. They've found that to be very effective. That is the reason that you see magnet schools around the country developing with students being able to go to schools that address what their ultimate goal is. So, there are a lot of big problems that surround it, and those issues have to be addressed. We have to address the poverty in communities. We have to address teen pregnancy. We have to address just the general lack of support that young people have.
Is it harder to recover a dropout or prevent him or her from dropping out? On YouthBuild and the Annie E. Casey Foundation:
No, not if you can bring them back. There are many programs that do that, too. One that is very successful is called YouthBuild.
YouthBuild takes young people who have dropped out of high school, it helps them get their GED, and it also teaches them a trade. It teaches them a building trade. I have met young people who have gone on to have their own businesses out of that experience. We had one young man who spoke at one of our summits who was a high school dropout -- and most of the kids in that program have had serious problems. Many of them have been to jail, they've had serious drug problems, and all of the pathologies that can affect young lives. But this particular program picks them up and teaches them how to be leaders and finish up their high school education and, as I said, teaches them a trade.
This young man that was speaking to us said that when he came to YouthBuild, he felt totally hopeless. Where was his life going? He said, 'I could not even understand what people were saying to me. It was like they were speaking another language.' And yet, that day, he stood there in his suit and tie and was most articulate. He is now a college student with honor roll grades and a purpose and a direction to go in.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation works with foster children, particularly those that are aging out. Those children have a hard time finishing school because they move around so often -- they're moved from family to family. And, quite often, the school records do not follow them. And so, eventually they say, 'Ah, what's the use?' And at 18, they age out of the program, and there they are with no supports anymore, and no where to go. They're on their own for the first time. The Annie E. Casey Foundation works with those young people to put them on a path, and I have seen really wonderful success stories out of that.
So programs do exist, but we have to have the will to address these and get people interested in them.
On who has a stake in reducing dropout rates:
What we have to understand is that this village that we talk
about -- you know the saying, it takes a village to raise a child -- every one
of us is that village. All of society has a stake in this: the business
community, the faith community, the education community, and that's what we
encourage in communities, is that all of these come together to provide the
supports for young people.
On if the goal of Grad Nations - a 90 percent graduation rate by 2020 - is feasible, and Alabama's chances:
We are beginning to see for the first time in 40 years that this is feasible. For the first time, we are beginning to see progress, and know that people are concentrating on this. Two states in the nation have already reached that, Wisconsin and Vermont. Alabama is one of the states leading the way in the South -- they've increased their graduation rate 1.41 percent points each year since 2006. But even with that accelerated pace, it's still not on pace yet to meet that goal of 90 percent graduation rate by 2020, so that has to be stepped up a little bit.
So that's what we are encouraging around the country, is that communities push to raise their graduation rates.
On people who say, 'Oh, great, another set of summits. What is that going to accomplish?':
[Laughing] I know, I have that same feeling. I would say to them that when we create this summit, we will try to make it different from others, not just talking about it.
I have no patience for people sitting around talking about a problem, because then they think they've done something, and they go on off. In these community summits, we want to show what is working in other communities and how you can apply this here. We will have representatives from communities who have had success coming in to share what they are doing in their communities.
What I would say is, we're going to try our best to make this a very different kind of summit. We hold a nationwide summit here in Washington once a year, and this year we had over a thousand people from all over the country, and they were all so enthused with what they were learning and what they were sharing from their communities. We always include the young people themselves in determining what we're going to talk about, because, after all, they're the ones who are affected.
On involving youth in dropout summits:
In the dropout summits we've held in the past, we always went to young people first to say what is it that you need? What's the problem? Why are kids dropping out of school?
I sat in on one discussion where they were talking about the subject of getting kids ready for the real world. There were all of these people sitting around the table -- educators, do-gooders, etc. -- talking about this. And there was a young man sitting there who said, 'Wait a minute. Who's world are you talking about? Because that's not my world.' And he was one of those young people who was a member of YouthBuild. He was a single father. He was working hard, trying to get his GED. He came from very poor circumstances in New York, but had developed a sense of responsibility, and had to leave to get back to New York in time to get his child from childcare, but that's what we have to learn from young people that are affected. What is the problem for you? So I think that that makes a big difference in how we approach things.


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A 82-year-old Hardee Avenue woman called police after her 80-year-old neighbor was ringing her doorbell for nearly 15 minutes. The complainant said she was concerned about confronting the neighbor. The subject told police she was ringing the doorbell and yelling "turn off your water" because she believed the complainant was stealing water from her through an underground pipe to "cook dope." The officer asked why she believed this. The subject said her washing machine's cold water setting does not work and this was not a problem until the complainant moved in. She demonstrated to the officer who observed the washing machine's cold water setting was not functional. The officer asked if the washing machine was simply broken. The subject said she would have a repair man look into it.
Burning the evidence
Two officers were on foot patrol at 2 a.m. on March 30 when they smelled a strong burnt marijuana odor coming from a hotel room at Economy Inn off Holiday Drive. Three subjects in their mid-to-late 20s were asked to step outside the room to prevent destruction of evidence. One subject admitted they were smoking marijuana earlier but it was all gone now. One subject signed a consent to search form. Officers found several clear plastic bags containing a green plant-like residue suspected to be marijuana remnants throughout the room. There was not enough evidence to charge the subjects.
Resisting arrest at church
A citizen called deputies after seeing a white Chevy truck drive erratically into oncoming traffic on S.C.-61 near Ridgeville the night of March 25. Deputies found the truck in the parking lot of an old bait and tackle shop at the corner of S.C.-61 and U.S.-17A. A deputy activated his blue lights and the truck proceeded to a nearby church off S.C.-61 where it pulled over. The truck door flung open and the subject exited immediately, ignoring officers' commands to stay in the vehicle. Officers drew the service weapons. The driver gave the "thousand yard stare" to officers who attempted to subdue the subject by placing him against the rear of his truck. The subject became enraged, pushed away from the truck and threw his hands around widely. The subject's yelling alarmed those at the church. One officer employed the straight arm bar takedown and the used a wrist lock to take the subject to the ground and handcuff him. The subject made it difficult for officers to place him in the back of the patrol car. A strong alcoholic odor emanated from the subject who also had slurred speech. The subject was charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest and taken to the detention center. Animal control took custody of his dog and a towing company removed the truck.
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday appointed Anthony D. Salazar of Denver to a four-year term on the University of Northern Colorado's Board of Trustees.
Salazar, who replaces Jerry Morgensen , is executive director of the Colorado Education Association, where he's served since 2001.
Morgensen completed his term in December.
Salazar previously served as associate budget director at the University of Colorado System Office and as a research associate for the Colorado General Assembly's Office of Legislative Council.
Salazar also co-chairs the Higher Education Access Alliance. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Denver in 1994.


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Contrary to the assertions of special interest groups, Proposition 12 has been a failure for Texas families and doctors.
In exchange for sacrificing important constitutional rights, Texans were promised improvements in the cost, access and quality of their health care, as well as immediate and significant reductions in malpractice premiums for their family doctors.
To date, there has been no measurable improvement in health care for Texans.
Moreover, more than 60 percent of Texas doctors have not seen any relief in their malpractice premiums. According to the latest data from the Texas Department of Insurance, the average premium reduction for doctors is only 1.5 percent - hardly the significant drop Texans were promised.
The only people who have benefited from Prop. 12 thus far are the big insurance companies and HMOs.
Real tort reform would benefit Texas families and patients - not insurance industry lobbyists.
Alex Winslow
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Gay marriage: Look who's talking
Bobby Apperson's Nov. 24 letter criticizes Rep. Warren Chisum for wanting to "impose his religious views on not just gay and lesbian Texans but the entire state."
In this debate over gay marriage, just who is imposing their viewpoint upon whom? Marriage has been recognized for thousands of years over the whole planet as a relationship between a man and a woman. Now we have people trying to tell us it needs to be opened up to same-sex couples.
There is certainly a viewpoint being forced in this country. It is coming from some liberal courts, mayors, government officials, the ACLU, and gay and lesbian activists. Their arrogance is amazing. Do they really object to "imposing viewpoints on others?" I think not. They only object when it is not their viewpoint.
Perhaps we all can agree to stop imposing our viewpoints on others and let marriage remain the exclusive domain of heterosexuals. Methinks some viewpoint-imposers won't like that.
Jason Vance
Mirror, mirror on the wall . . .
Considering myself to be politically liberal, I want to thank Jim Lusk (Nov. 22 letter) for opening my eyes to the miserable wretch I surely must be. Heretofore, I had always considered myself a fairly decent human being.
Lusk, in his infinite wisdom, equates liberalism with the very embodiment of evil. "Liberals will defend almost anything immoral or un-American," he writes.
Let's see if I've got this right: To oppose the war in Iraq is to champion Saddam Hussein; to agree with the concept of separation of church and state is to hate God; to support the idea of universal health care is to be communistic/socialistic; to question the leadership of our country is tantamount to treason.
Freedom of expression? No, that's no good either.
This kind of reasoning rather mirrors the philosophy of the Taliban. Maybe the designation "liberal" isn't so bad after all.
Robert G. Jones
FTAA about more than economic integration
Vice President Dick Cheney claims that on Nov. 2, America gave President Bush a mandate to implement his agenda for our nation's future, but it certainly wasn't a blank check.
The administration's vision for a badly misnamed Free Trade Area of the Americas has barely even been explained to voters.
Secretary of State Colin Powell told business leaders in Sao Paolo, Brazil, that the United States was firmly committed to seeing this pan-American free trade deal take effect early next year.
But is this what Americans really want?
Negotiations for an FTAA were actually launched by the Clinton administration at the 1994 Summit of the Americas. The announced intent was to expand NAFTA into a hemisphere-wide free trade zone. But the architects of this proposal have revealed they are seeking much more than economic integration of this hemisphere. They seek political integration with a new layer of supra-government modeled after the European Union.
Americans had better not go down the EU road without a lot more explanation than we have been given. It's time to tell Congress to reject any agreement for an FTAA.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The gravesite of a Spanish-American War veteran has a fresh look today after an old headstone was replaced with one found by a Grand Rapids man working on a backyard landscaping project.
Nick Looman and his girlfriend, Krista Veal, were digging up a fence on Aug. 6 in his backyard on Aberdeen Street when Looman's shovel hit something hard.
They unearthed dirt surrounding the object and found what appeared to be a gravestone.
Henry Collis: Dec. 21 1872 — Nov. 10 1962, it read.
Brian Stedman, facilities manager at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, found Henry Collis' burial site in the veteran's cemetery.
While records show he served in the Spanish-American War, the veteran's home stone indicated he also served in WWI, which does not appear to be true, Stedman said. The stone also listed Henry Collis as a member of company "E", rather than company "F."
The stone Looman found appears to have the correct information. Still unclear, is how it ended up in his backyard.
A great nephew of Collis, Eugene Collis, said the family was not aware Henry's former gravestone had incorrect information. He offered his permission for today's transfer.
The whole process took about 30 minutes with special equipment, Stedman said.
He plans to send photos of the new stone to Collis' family and keep the old one until a plan is made for what to do with it.
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I have just read about the sense-less beating death of an 88-year-old WWII veteran. In addition to that horrible act, let me tell you what pushed me to write my first letter to the editor....
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Wonderful letter! thank you!!
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All vets will thank you for this letter. Thank you for brining it to the front.
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Great letter Ms. Goodman. It is almost inconceivable that someone would speak those words to a veteran, or an elder as has been pointed out. The Vietnam war set a precedent for how to treat soldiers coming home from the battlefields.
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Great letter Janice however you need not be ashamed of your fellow Americans as for anyone with this type of mindset to disrespect their elder whether veteran or not truly are unamerican
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Very heartfelt letter, thank you Ms. Goodman.
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Ms. Goodman, let me be the 1st to congratulate you on your 1st. LTE. It's a great letter that should have never needed to be written. So many take for granted what others have sacraficed to make this country what it is for all of us.No matter what party you are or your stand on the wars we've been involved in, every service person, serving or veteran deserves our humble thanks and support.They are the honorable, the brave.
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The Triplets Are Repeating Each Other. You Copy?John Cave Osborne
We've reached a reasonably annoying stage here at the Osborne house. The repeating stage. You copy?
You better not. Copy, that is. Because if you do, I'll send your ass to time out just like I did the triplets.
So lemme backup a bit and provide a little context. The triplets just turned five and I don't know if it's their ever expanding vocabulary or what, but it seems they've taken to copying each other. One of them will say something, then one of the other two will say the exact same thing, intonations and all.
So, first, they're pretty damn good at it, the whole intonation bit being a particularly nice touch. But second, such mimicking is invariably met by the following:
Stop copying me.
So this is the point where I say "[Insert copied triplet's name here], just ignore him/her and he/she won't be able to copy you."
"Yeah," the offended triplet will say, the defiant tone brought to you courtesy of parental support. "I'm just not gonna say ANYthing."
"Yeah," the echo will repeat, "I'm just not gonna say ANYthing."
This, of course, is followed by a DEFCON ONE meltdown which often involves objects-turned projectiles and always ends up in multiple and concurrent (though separately enforced) timeouts.
So, there are several things about this copying phenomenon that I don't get. First, whoever is actually doing the copying, along with the observing triplet, finds the copying schtick to be the very epitome of hilarity.
And I gotta tell you, it's just not that funny.
But second, the offended triplet acts as if he or she has just been dealt the very most grave of injustices as if their entire future has been undermined by this heinous and callous act, this heinous and callous act.
And the third thing I don't get? How come I don't remember the repeating stage from raising Alli? Especially because witnessing the triplets copy each other has actually reminded me that my friends and I used to copy each other back in the day.
Isn't that funny? No. Not copying. But when your child / children remind you of something about yourself which you would have never ever remembered?
So, yeah, I remember the whole copying bit. Part insult, part comedy act, it never failed to draw a reaction. From a teacher, that is. As in a "why don't you go sit in the corner" kinda reaction.
Which, I've decided, is why I don't remember the repeating phase all that much with Alli. Sure, I bet she did it, but she was an only child when she traipsed through this phase which means that any repeating she did would have likely been done at school. You know, where there were actually kids her age to mimic. And where there were teachers — not parents — to witness.
But the triplets don't have to wait for school to get their parrot on. They can do it right there in the privacy and comfort of their own living room.
Or kitchen.
Or bedroom.
Or bathroom.
Or parent's car.
The possibilities are endless, folks. As is the misery that accompanies a household of high-pitched copy cats. It's like enduring one of those bad music classes where the annoying teacher divides the room in three sections and makes everyone sing Row Row Row Your Boat in the round.
Without music, of course. And without those specific words. But still, very similar. Sort of.
Anyway, I'm not sure what to do about this whole deal, aside, I suppose, from enforcing punishment when it gets out of control and waiting patiently for it to pass.
Though it's virtually impossible to imaging now, I'm sure that one day I'll actually miss it.
Okay, that's bullshit. I won't miss it. Not even for a second. I just don't wanna come off as ungrateful.
After all, it's quite a blessing we've been dealt. No. Not the repeating.
The fact that we have the opportunity to raise three same-aged children at once. And if (part of) the price to pay is a little bit of echoing?
So be it.
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Pumpkin Ale Bread
Well it doesn't feel like October in San Diego, but I tried to get myself in the Fall baking mode this weekend with a few pumpkin recipes including this pumpkin ale bread.
It felt a little strange baking with Fall spices while running the air conditioning given the heat wave in San Diego.
This is a crusty beer bread that has all the Fall spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. It's not very sweet, so it's a perfect sandwich bread.
This bread is very easy to put together. You don't even need a mixer. It's ready to go in the oven after about 10 minutes of preparation.
Pumpkin Ale Beer Bread
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 bottle (12 ounces) pumpkin ale
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
4 Tbsp. (half stick) unsalted butter, melted
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9" x 5" inch loaf pan.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, spices and salt. Using a wooden spoon, stir the beer and pumpkin puree into the dry ingredients until just mixed. Barely mix the dough. Just a few strokes to make sure all the ingredients had come together and all the dry ingredients are incorporated, otherwise the middle of the bread will not cook properly.
3. Pour/Scoop batter into loaf pan. Add melted butter over top of the loaf.
4. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until top is golden brown and a toothpick/knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
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This looks fabulous. Im glad it is not sweet. I will have to modify it though since I eat paleo and try coconut or almond flour.
I tried this recipe. The batter was so thick, it didn't pour, I had to scoop it and force it into the pan shape. The resulting bread was tasty especially hot and spread with butter. But it was really salty. I don't think I can finish the rest of the bread.
I made this last night, it is SO delicious! I was wondering though if it is the kind of bread that needs to be refrigerated or if it can be left out? Also wondering what the shelf life is on it. Thanks
Okay thank you
Aside, from 'the good for drinking then it's good for baking rule', do you recommend any particular pumpkin ales for this recipe?


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I'm really not a fan of the phrase: "you have a problem in social media". It's a phrase the online industry uses to describe companies who are having a rough time in the social space and, while it's superficially accurate, it's entirely misleading in its simplicity.
The phrase is misleading because it speaks to the social media outcome and not the business issue that caused the problem. This ascribes the blame to the wrong party and the ensuing remedies are then applied in the wrong areas. It's not a new phenomenon, treating the symptom instead of the cause, yet the mistake continues to be made. You don't have a reputation problem — the actual problem likely lies somewhere in your product, your business processes or your service delivery.
Online reputation management (ORM), the process of tracking, analysing and managing a company's reputation in the online space, really came to the fore back in 2010 during the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. There was naturally outrage across all forms of media. BP's brand took a beating at the hands of a vocally enraged public, as it should, but when you're pumping 53 000 barrels of oil a day into the sea you don't have an ORM problem, you have a 'we-are-killing-the-planet' problem. The two cannot, and should not, be compared.
When the brand attack happens, and it will happen, it is vitally important that you manage the situation as best as possible. Maddened crowds shouldn't be ignored. But once the issue has died down your entire company's job is to identify and work on fixing the true cause of the problem so that it doesn't happen again.
As soon as you admit that your 'social media problem' is actually a manifestation of a core business problem, you can get more than just your marketing team around the table to fix the issue. Marketing may be responsible for handling your current social media problems but it's operations, engineering, design, planning and customer service who are responsible for fixing your future 'social media problems'.
Going back to the BP oil spill, it wasn't a marketer who fixed the problem, it was a team of engineers who eventually managed to cap the well. The ORM problem slowly fixed itself from there. Your own marketing team, while potentially brilliant at what they do, are mostly equipped with band-aids, plugs and misdirection tricks when facing a tidal wave of social media hate.
The people who are responsible are the heads and employees of every single division you have. It's called being a social business – where at your core you understand and have designed your business processes around the implications of this new social world. You listen, intently, and build your business, products and services according to the new rules that govern how people consume, enjoy, engage and share their experiences.
BP eventually agreed to pay a US$4-billion settlement on the damages caused by the spill. Their reputation has pretty much recovered. The Gulf of Mexico hasn't.
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2 Tbsp. lemon juice
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1 Tbsp. fresh tarragon
1. Coat baking dish with spray. Arrange fish in dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and dot with butter. Bake for 10 minutes or until fish becomes opaque and flakes with a fork.
2. While fish is baking, melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Mince garlic and add to pan. Cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice. Drain and rinse capers and chop tarragon; add to pan. Drizzle sauce over fish and serve.
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The sheet also contains affinities/weaknesses, and the types of equipment each familiar may wear (although not the equipment data itself).
For those interested in managing the familiars they choose to train, here are the top ten familiars in various statistics:
1. Catastroceros 452
2. Demoliceros 431
3. Hurlabaloo 377
4. Bone Baron 366
5. Stressy Plessie 365
6. Hurlcules 357
7. Najapatra 350
8. Blessy Plessie 343
8. Mahanaja 343
10. Papa Sasquash 341
1. Umberwood 475
1. Wildwood 475
3. Scrapdragon 418
3. Napdragon 418
5. Neolith 402
5. Paleolith 402
7. Thundragorer 379
8. Snaptrap 369
9. Claptrap 361
10. Hierophant 352
Mag. Atk.
1. Honky-Tonker 422
2. Snipper 388
3. Lesser Spotted Naiad 387
4. Trumpy-Pumper 382
5. Greater Naiad 380
6. Acee 373
7. Turban Myth 372
7. Sweetpea Sprite 372
9. Turban Legend 365
10. Thundragorer 364
Mag. Def.
1. Tokotocold 433
2. Docotoko 420
3. Petramander 401
4. Water Balloonatic 399
5. Pyromander 392
6. Sweet Bream 363
7. Hot-Air Balloonatic 351
8. Lesser Spotted Naiad 345
9. Greater Naiad 335
10. Siestar Fish 333
1. Tokotocold 770
1. Docotoko 770
3. Nightcap 404
3. Madcap 404
5. Snowhawk 391
6. Aye-Aye Sir 382
7. Prohawk 379
8. Honky-Tonker 360
8. Aye-Aye Catcher 360
8. Jabberguppy 360
1. Sniper Spitoo 441
2. Wimpeafowl 433
3. Grumpeafowl 433
4. Lickety-Spitoo 426
5. Psych Tyke 406
6. Pike Tyke 393
7. Honky-Tonker 382
8. Duck-Billed Bopper 364
9. Trumpy-Pumper 362
10. Nightcap 348
Total Stats
1. Nightcap 1988
2. Madcap 1972
3. Honky-Tonker 1935
4. Pyromander 1877
5. Petramander 1869
6. Tokotocold 1868
7. Docotoko 1862
8. Scrapdragon 1792
9. Triumphant 1768
10. Hierophant 1767
Goodnight, sweet Prince, and may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
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Further Remarks and Comments
1. The above statistics do not account for a variety of other factors such as, but not limited to, equipment, morphing before max level, genus bonuses, abilities, affinities, attack speed, common astronomical sign, etc. A true mechanics guide would have to account for all of these considerations.
2. All things being equal, more familiars are weak to fire attacks than strong against them. All things being equal, more familiars are strong to dark attacks than weak against them (thank the Mortui for this phenomenon). All other elements are darn-near even (but all come out slightly in favor of resistance over weakness). But, of course, type differences are largely context-dependent.
3. Oliver's form familiar, Mitey, is actually one of the statistically weakest familiars in the entire game. Mitey's third forms (Mermite and Dynamite) rank 5th and 6th weakest in terms of total stats. Dynamite (the most physical of the two) ranks only 113rd in terms of attack power. Ouch.
4. Walls. Neolith/Paleolith make an excellent physical wall with ridiculous DEF (402) as well as 60% resistance to physical attacks. Things are a little more complicated on the magical side. The Tokos have the best M.DEF in the game (433, 420) and insane evasion (770), reducing their susceptibility to physical attacks. At the same time, that measly 126 DEF stat may dissuade some from using them for defensive purposes. Petramander has a high M.DEF (401) with three resistances (fire, water, storm), but a critical weakness to physical attacks (although it does run a respectable 319 DEF). Water Balloonatic boosts a 399 M.DEF, has no weaknesses, and resists water.
5. Please feel free to let me know if I have made an error in the spreadsheet. I'm sure there are several.
Goodnight, sweet Prince, and may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Element_Pearl 4 years ago#3
Nice guide.
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Thanks for this! =)
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xdividebyzerox 4 years ago#5
Request sticky. This is very helpful.
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Downloaded, thanks bud.
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Nightcap has the highest overall stats o_o?......Neat, lol.
...Not that I'm making any demands or trying to be a greedy ungrateful bastard or anything(though I guess there's no way for it to not come across that way), but I'd be interested to see movement/attack speed rankings too. It'd be cool if there were any familiars that start off terribly slow, but end up with max stars in both.
I realize this is different from what you want, but the attack and movement speed are on the spreadsheet as well.
I personally really really HATE slow movement familiars. 2-star is painful for me. I can't even fathom having a 1-star movement familiar (which is why I'm not maxing the hurly line...).
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SoopaSte123 4 years ago#9
Thank you, very helpful
Jeez, Mitey is THAT bad? I guess I'll be dropping it once it hits 3rd form.
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The weather service warning follows Tuesday's high temperatures of 106 degrees in the Newhall Pass and 108 in Saugus.
Little relief is forecast at night, with lows in the high 60s to mid-70s, and humidity is expected to add an extra level of discomfort this weekend as moisture moves into the area.
"The possible combination of very hot days along with very warm nights and higher-than-normal humidity can result in oppressive conditions," the weather service warned in its heat watch.
"Heat stroke or heat exhaustion are possible, especially when engaging in strenuous outdoor activities. This weather could be deadly for unprepared campers or hikers."
Moisture is due to move into the area from the southeast during the weekend, which National Weather Service Specialist Bonnie Bartling said could bring isolated thundershowers.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will testify this week before four separate congressional committees on the FY13 president's budget request for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development. The hearings will likely run the gamut of U.S. priorities in national security and foreign policy (all through the lens of budget austerity) and can be expected to hone in on hot button issues like Afghanistan, the Arab spring, and family planning.
But will core development issues – like those around global health, the MCC, Pakistan, migration, foreign aid reform and climate change – find a time to shine during the proceedings? That's the million dollar question (or, the $56.2 billion question when it comes to the international affairs account) and I'm hoping these issues won't go unnoticed.
- 2/28, 10:00am: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
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- 2/29, 10:00am: House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
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Here are a few of the questions that I'll be listening for Secretary Clinton to address before Congress this week:
Global Health: The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) says USAID will assume leadership of the Global Health Initiative (GHI) by September 2012, pending progress on certain benchmarks. What is the status of the USAID benchmark evaluation? Is the transition of GHI leadership to USAID on track?
Aid reform: The President's Policy Directive calls for greater selectivity and focus in U.S. development programs. Where will the United States concentrate its FY2013 development resources? Where will it cut back?
MCC: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) embodies the principles—selectivity, transparency, a focus on growth and impact evaluations—that are now meant to drive all of U.S. development policy. How will the administration ensure the MCC and other agencies work towards the same goals without duplicating efforts?
Pakistan: The government of Pakistan says trade, not aid, would better support economic development. How is the State Department incorporating U.S. trade policy to support economic development in Pakistan?
Climate Change: What types of activities will the Global Climate Change Initiative fund and how will they help developing countries build resilience and cope with the effects of climate change? Will they be linked with efforts to reduce emissions here in the United States?
Migration: Following the earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. provided aid but not the opportunity to migrate to the United States. CGD senior fellow Michael Clemens argues that expanding opportunities for migration would do more to lift Haitians out of poverty than all the billions of dollars in aid, foreign investment and trade preferences currently provided. Is the administration considering adding migration to its post-disaster assistance toolbox?
What do you hope Congress will ask Secretary Clinton? Let us know in the comments section below and then tune-in to see what happens. Either way, these hearings serve as a first opportunity for Congress and others to get more detail on the administration's budget numbers and the policies and priorities behind them, and we'll be listening closely. Check back here next week for a full run down on what we hear.


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on March 18, 2012 - 12:01 AM
Excerpts from reader commentary on News stories and staffers' online blog postings last week. Online comments come from registered users, but comments to the blogs can be posted under pen names.
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Shea's: An article by News staff reporter Mark Sommer on the treatment of volunteer ushers at Shea's Performing Arts Center brought several responses, including this from Steven Hewitt of Buffalo:
Sitting in the last row at Shea's is not going to maximize my experience, but a friendly experienced face might. These volunteers provide a community service, and many have done so for a long time. When more ushers are hired because there aren't enough volunteers, and the price of my ticket increases, the fact that someone sat in an empty seat on the other side of an aisle won't keep me from paying for that seat.
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Coming and going and staying put: In a response to News staff reporter Jay Rey's Spotlight article on this area's migration patterns, Andrew Tod of Tokyo-To, Fuchu-Shi, Japan, wrote:
I moved to Tokyo, Japan. Do I miss Buffalo? Yes, of course. Do I WANT to move back, ever? Not if I can avoid it. If I do move back to Buffalo, would I still plan to leave again? Yes.
Why? Well, for one thing, the taxes here in Japan are fairly high. However, I get so much out of the deal. The two most palpable: I get amazing health care, and I get the most amazing train system on the planet.
Is that fair to tiny Buffalo? No. But coming back to Buffalo does mean this I have to buy a car, ugh. Then I have to buy gas, bleh. Then insurance, gross. Now I have to pay upkeep and maintenance costs, yuck.
Forget that. Until the infrastructure of Buffalo and most of America improves, I don't want to come back. It's too car dependent. There's not enough mobility.
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BillBoard: Mark Gaughan's blog on whether the Buffalo Bills might land Mario Williams brought this enthusiastic response from renick4:
If this guy decides to play here in Buffalo, he will be loved and treated like Bruce Smith after the first snap of the ball! He is huge, and a quarterback nightmare! There will be fans chanting his name, and jerseys sold by the millions! The once empty fair-weather seats at the Ralph will be full again! This could be Buffalo's ticket to being a force in the NFL in sell-outs again!
Not to be a poke in the eye, but we all know how empty it can get at the Ralph when things are not going our way. If we have just ONE more embarrassing year of unfilled seats here, we are toast! If we can't show the NFL how much we love this team here, it won't be. It's hard everywhere, Buffalo. But if the Bills mean that much to you, you better show up on game day or this team will REALLY be gone in the next couple years!
Get back on the wagon and be a part of it all, or get in line for the parade of trucks leaving town! I know your pain! I can barely pay for new tires on my car! But if the Bills leave it will be a HUGE loss for the whole city! I hate to admit it but the media are right, this town will crumble if they leave! I will, too! Please, Buffalo back this team! LET'S GO BUFFALO!
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Bruce Andriatch: The columnist's entertaining piece on the puzzles of passwords elicited this humorous response from Robert Agnello of Grand Island:
If I told you my strategies, Bruce, you might then be able to guess my passwords! But I will say having a system you can remember helps juggle passwords across multiple sites. Then again, that might make the thinking even harder. Hello 1a2b3c4d! haha
Jonathan Grimaldi of Buffalo offered:
What I find helpful is to use the acronym to a phrase or sentence that is specific to the site the password is for. This results in a strong password, hard to guess and that is somewhat easier to remember. For example my password for this site might be TBNpw4c "The Buffalo News password for commenting." This is obviously not my password but you get the idea.


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Ashley Dupre, the Wall Township call girl at the center of the sex scandal that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, is being sued for allegedly stealing the identity of another Jersey girl.
In a lawsuit filed in Trenton earlier this month, Amber Arpaio said she was living a quiet and private life when the scandal broke earlier this year.
But when Dupre surfaced as the $1,000-per-hour prostitute linked to Spitzer, a "Girls Gone Wild" video that featured Dupree was circulated widely on the Internet. The video had been filmed years before.
In the video, Dupre, who has said she was 17 at the time of the filming, shows a New Jersey driver's license with Arpaio's name and information to prove she is a legal adult, according to court papers.
Arpaio's lawsuit said Dupre's use of her license was unauthorized.
Arpaio is suing Dupre and Joseph Francis, creator of the "Girls Gone Wild," videos, which according to the suit, show women exposing their breasts and buttocks and performing sexual acts.
Arpaio alleged the producers knew Dupre was using a false name and showed a "blatant disregard" for her by using the footage on the Internet to promote DVDs of Dupree, according to court papers.
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GAUTIER, Mississippi -- The Gautier Police Department is seeking approval from the mayor and city council to proceed with an agreement with Martin Bluff Baptist Church.
The department is hoping to place a police substation in the northern section of Gautier, Chief Dante Elbin said.
"My request for the police substation is based on the city's existing five-year strategic plan and in conjunction with the police department's existing neighborhood policing programs to introduce community substations and strengthening residential, business and police relationships," Elbin said. "This substation will also provide a higher visibility of police presence and reduce officer response times."
In the event of a natural disaster, he said, having a substation in the northern section will allow officers to be based in the affected area.
This approval can be beneficial due to the issue of only having one main thoroughfare leading in and out of the northern community.
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Heavy rainfall to help break drought conditions
U.S. Drought monitor shows severe drought conditions in NWA and River Valley
Heavy rainfall throughout our area Sunday morning could help break exceptionally dry conditions from last summer.
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley still face moderate to severe drought conditions as of March 7. The dry conditions are likely a runoff from last summer's exceptional drought.
As of March 9, the water level at Beaver Lake was 1,112 feet - about eight feet below its full pool. The Army Corps of Engineers said lower lake levels are common during winter months.
Rainfall totals varied throughout the area. Some spots are expected to see more than two inches of rain by noon Sunday.
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—A product-oriented approach to firearm violence is fraught with pitfalls, as even Dr Wintemute admits,1 and may indeed result in unintended, counterproductive effects. The banning by policymakers of a product today because of its lethality or perceived prevalence in crime may well lead to the substitution of even more lethal weapons in the future. Therein lies one of the frailties of Dr Wintemute's product-oriented focus on firearm-related crime. Despite his self-effacing denial that he is not advocating any particular product-based policy agenda, the gist of his article is clear. Because in selected studies medium- to large-caliber semiautomatic pistols appear to be more prevalent in firearm-related homicides, policymakers might do well to consider banning them. What then are policymakers to do when large-caliber revolvers become the criminals' weapon of choice? If the vast majority of homicides occur in circumstances in which long guns could be substituted for
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