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The first six weeks of an infant's life can be challenging for mom and baby, especially for establishing breastfeeding. Support from hospital staff, lactation consultants and the baby's pediatrician is extremely important, but the strongest key to success for a new mom may be having the support of her family during this time, especially if she is struggling or feeling overwhelmed.
Increasingly, hospitals and OB/GYN practices are including dads in their prenatal and breastfeeding classes. Methodist Charlton Medical Center in Dallas, TX, offers a "Daddy Boot Camp" that prepares new dads for the arrival of their baby, teaches them how to help build a nurturing environment and helps them learn ways to bond with their child, which is particularly helpful when dads are worried that without helping to feed the baby, they won't be able to develop a close connection. The class is taught by veteran dads, and only fathers are allowed to attend.
But, recognizing the unique and strong influence that a women's mother and/or mother-in-law can have, a few hospitals across the country are creating classes and outreach specifically for grandmothers. The aim is to garner additional family support for breastfeeding mothers, in alignment with the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, which are evidence-based practices proven to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration. NICHQ helps many hospitals across the United States in implementing the Ten Steps through projects such as Best Fed Beginnings, the Texas Ten Step Star Achiever Breastfeeding Learning Collaborative and the New York State Breastfeeding Quality Improvement in Hospitals Collaborative.
"Grandmothers not only touch the mom, but they also touch the dad," explains Reba Godfrey, a lactation consultant at Methodist Charlton Medical Center, a participant in NICHQ's Texas Ten Step Star Achiever Breastfeeding Collaborative. "It's important to give grandmothers information about breastfeeding and to share the latest research and science, so they can have a better understanding of why breastfeeding is important and how they can be helpful."
A year ago, Godfrey came up with the idea of a Grandmothers Class. She developed the content for the class by working with the breastfeeding coordinator at the local Dallas Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program. The class meets quarterly and is a combination class that includes updates and changes in baby care, infant CPR and choking and breastfeeding. Although the majority of class attendees are first-time grandmothers, some veterans attend, too.
"All grandmothers want to know what's going on these days. 'Why did they change that? Why are they telling my daughter/daughter-in-law to do this?'" Godfrey explains. "To have someone sit down with them and explain what the research shows, it helps them so much, it makes them feel a part of everything."
The response to the new class has been extremely positive. Godfrey loves that at the end of each class, the grandmothers pull out their phones, take selfies of themselves with the baby mannequins and proudly share the photos with their friends.
Bridging a Generation Gap
At the UAB Women and Infants Center in Birmingham, AL, a participant in NICHQ's Best Fed Beginnings project, fathers, grandmothers and other support people are encouraged to attend breastfeeding classes along with the expecting mothers. Their attendance is included in the class fee. The Center has also created webpages specifically for fathers and grandmothers. The "I Can Help Breastfeeding Guide for Grandmother" particularly addresses the question, "I didn't breastfeed; Why should she?" to help bridge the gap between grandmothers' own experiences as new mothers and what we know today. The site explains the benefits of breastfeeding and offers tips for grandmothers about how they can help – from holding the baby while the mother showers or sleeps, to cooking for the new family, to limiting visitors if the new parents are feeling stressed, to offering words of encouragement to the nursing mother.
The UAB Women and Infants Center developed the webpage in response to focus group feedback about how families prefer to have information delivered. Not only do these resources help new mothers get the support they need in the early weeks of breastfeeding, but they also tap into the need for grandmothers to feel useful.
"When I go into a room with a mom, new baby, dad, siblings running around, and other relatives, I assess the mood and note who could use some extra support or direction," says Sylvia Edwards, advanced nursing coordinator, Lactation Services, at UAB Women and Infants Center. "Often, I get the grandmother really involved and give her something specific to do, such as helping the mom to place the baby in optimal nursing positions."
One important piece of advice that Edwards offers to grandmothers: Don't insist on holding the baby right away (as difficult as that may be). She educates family members on the importance of skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby, and encourages grandmothers to let their daughter or daughter-in-law hold the baby exclusively for the first few hours to promote bonding and breastfeeding.
Viewing the grandmother as a resource for breastfeeding support makes good sense because most grandmothers do know a lot about caring for babies and they want to help. Support programs like those in Birmingham and Dallas recognize the importance of tapping into the wealth of experience and knowledge that grandmothers have. Giving them an opportunity to combine that experience and knowledge with new, evidence-based infant care information can at once allow grandmothers to feel useful and up-to-date on infant care practices.
Methodist Charlton Medical Center's Reba Godfrey refers to a sign hanging in her office that sums it up succinctly: "Grandmothers are just moms with a lot of practice."
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On Monday, Mexico's interior ministry ordered the heavily armed vigilantes to stop fighting the Knights Templar drug gang in the western state of Michoacan, where violent confrontations have converged on the city of Apatzingan in the last few days.
Apatzingan is considered a stronghold of the Knights Templar, and over the past week, so-called self-defense groups have pushed to take control of surrounding towns and villages.
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We are not thrilled with our nanny, and haven't had any luck finding a good replacement. Also, it is insanely expensive.
I work full time but work from home 3 days per week. We have just submitted an application to become a host family for an au pair. I am trying to feel positive about it but I have heard a lot of horror stories and so also feel super nervous about it. I am using an organization that a friend has used for 3years and been very happy with...so I'm hoping that increases my chance of finding a good match (reputable organization).
Basically, I am looking for au pair experiences from MDC moms. Also, I know this is problematic as it calls for a sweeping generalization, but are there certain countries where the cultural norm may be more supportive of our AP lifestyle (co sleeping etc.)? I know co sleeping is the norm in India and Japan, but other than that I am apallingly ignorant of mainstream parenting styles in other countries.
Flexibility in scheduling
Cost (versus a live-in nanny)
Young & hopefully energetic
They have a ready-made circle of au pairs (via the agency) which may translate into great playdates for your kids
If an au pair is ok, but not a great fit, you know that it will only be for a year
They're young, often immature & not terribly professional
You can't meet them in person before they arrive
Driving & language can be major issues, & it's hard to really screen for this beforehand
They don't have their own family here, so you have to incorporate them into holidays, family events, etc. which may be fine or may be a drag
You will have to do at least some acclimating to the U.S. - there's also homesickness, and so forth
Their childcare skills vary pretty widely
If she's terrible, you have to "rematch" which is kind of an awkward, difficult process
If she's great, there's a time limit on how long she'll be with you - 1 to 2 years
PM me with any questions, if you like.
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Our first Au Pair started at the end of May. She was very gung-ho about working for us, very enthusiastic. However, she put all of her efforts into cleaning our home, rather than caring for our child. She never did any craft-type activities with him, despite being asked to, given supplies for, etc. The worst part was that she had many lapses in judgment that led us to feel that DS1 was not safe with her. Also, she was out partying at 4 am 3 days after DS2 was born and *lost* our car. We had to report it stolen, it was a huge pain at a bad time, and this was just typical for her behavior. The car did eventually turn up as having been towed (she parked illegally). She also broke 2 cell phones that we provided to her, set 2 items in the kitchen on fire on 2 separate occassions, let our son play with a sewing machine and a pincushion filled with pins (these items were out of his reach but she left him unsupervised for long enough for him to climb up on top of a table and get them. He actually had enough time to pull all of the pins out of the cushion and scatter them on the floor). She also left DS1 unsupervised in the house for 10 minutes - my husband saw this one morning when he left for work, then realized he had forgotten to do something in the backyard. He watched her leave the house, go to her apartment (which is detached) and stay up there for several minutes with DS1 alone in the house. Not OK with us.
So, the agency agreed with us that she was not a good au pair for us (the scary part is that they rematched her with another family!). We rematched with a second AP who seemed much more mature, even though she was only 21 (the first AP was 24). She was also a better driver (she was German, and I think that in general their standards are much higher) despite only having a driver's license for 6 months prior to her arrival. BUT, she became very homesick and left us after only 3 weeks, giving us only 3 days' notice. She claimed that her mother became ill, but I'm not sure that I completely buy her story...she seemed very guilty in all of her apologies, etc. Also, she had a serious boyfriend in Germany and I think that was a factor in her decision.
So, 2 au pairs in 3 months. This cost us a lot of money, and it was a huge hassle to have new people in our home to train, get to know, etc. The worst part was that this was a lot of transitions for my sweet DS1 to have to deal with. He skipped naps for a week every time a new AP started. I don't think that we will ever do it again after this experience.
Once the agencies have your $, you are really at their mercy. It is up to them whether you can rematch if it doesn't work out, etc. Our case was actually so bad that the agency is surprisingly giving us a partial refund. This is very rare.
We just hired an experienced nanny (you can see one of my earlier posts about this) and it makes a world of difference. She is excellent with DS1, he is laying down and taking naps for her without any problem - even without someone staying in the room with him (!!), she is very gentle, etc.
Yes, a nanny is more expensive. But, it is also much less hassle than an AP and if you can find a good one, they are much much better IMHO. YMMV. Good luck!
Feel free to pm me if you have any more questions. Sounds like others might be better at picking out au pairs than I am...
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btw, there are some old threads about au pairs here.
|but would only recommend them for families with older children were housework/school help/pick up/park etc. was making up the majority of care. It can be really dicey with little kids who need a lot of care
Even with our bad experience, I might consider hosting an au pair again down the road when our kids are older, but never again for a newborn + a toddler.
One other thing to add - finding an au pair supportive of AP was not a problem. IME they did not have a lot of childcare experience, so they were very amenable to whatever parenting philosophy that we promoted. Neither au pair batted an eye at the fact that our bedroom is basically one huge bed where everyone sleeps at night.
Last weekend, we scheduled her for a few hours on Saturday afternoon so I could go out and get some shopping done and it was unbelievably awesome - seems like a silly thing, but I just wanted to go out by myself and pick out a new dresser. The kids napped the whole time, and it was so nice to have a couple of random Saturday hours to myself.
We also really like the cultural exchange and social aspects. Ours speaks in her native language to our kids, we're learning about her country and customs (she's even cooked meals from her country for us a few times) and we've been able to meet lots of other au pairs and au pair families as well.
There are downsides I guess - we lose a room in our already small house, and we're all sharing a bathroom. She's around frequently (obviously, since she lives with us), so if you're the type that needs totally alone or private time, that might be a problem. It's also not all that cheap when you add everything up. Daycare in our area is about $15,000 a year for each kid, so it's still cheaper than sending both to daycare, but by the time you add up the agency fees, weekly payments to the au pair, cell phone, extra money spent on classes and activities for the kids, extra food, etc, it's quite a lot.
I would just suggest being really really really meticulous about interviewing and selecting a candidate. You can usually tell pretty easily what an au pair's motivations for coming here are. We passed on ones who had only had childcare experience with family members, ones who seemed like party girls, ones whose main concern was what clubs we had in the area, etc. I think there are definitely some "bad" ones out there, but so far for us it's been a great experience.
OP - any movement on the selecting an au pair? Or did you decide not to go that route? We're still really enjoying ours (she's like a dream au pair), but it has been surprisingly tough to navigate the relationship and it's getting more and more expensive.
I'm curious, too!
KLM99, what about it is getting more expensive? We're paying a live-out nanny right now and may be losing her. As I look at all my options, the au pair thing keeps coming up. I have a hard time wrapping my brain around how the finances work.
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Here's a breakdown of what it's costing us. We have an "au pair extraordinaire" rather than the regular au pair program - they are more expensive per week, but also are the au pairs who have extensive childcare experience in a school-type setting or have childcare education degrees or similar. Since we have such young children, we really wanted someone who knew what they were getting into and who really likes children. I just wasn't finding what I considered to be quality candidates in the regular program in our agency. So expenses could be slightly less if you went regular au pair.
Also, I think you could do it much more cheaply if you needed to. We're having our au pair drive, which means expensive car insurance, and we have them signed up for some classes and open gym places around town so they have more places to go - if you have lots of free stuff in the area, maybe you wouldn't do this. I think all considered, it's costing us about $2,000 a month, which is not the bargain I made it out to be in my head, especially considering that we're down a room in our little house, and it's taken a considerable amount of mental energy to be a host mom. I haven't had a single problem and she has been absolutely terrific and a joy to be around and the kids adore her, but it can be really exhausting to maintain the relationship (maybe because I'm an introvert?).
- Up-front Cost: $8,500 (covers airfare, health insurance, agency fee, background checks, initial training week, etc.)
- Weekly Stipend: $250
Monthly Costs:
- Cell phone - $20 (we added her to our family plan)
- Car insurance - $125
- Gas/bus far to take the kids to activities - $25
- Extra utilities - not sure of exact cost, but also consider that we would probably leave our heat/AC off for most of the day if the kids were in daycare, but since they're home, it's running pretty much nonstop, also daily showers, another adult doing laundry, etc.
- Extra food - maybe $100+ - it's surprisingly expensive to feed an additional adult, especially if you eat out/order out frequently (which we don't)
Other Costs to Consider:
- Usually host families are required to pay up to $500 for education during the year
- Gifts - Christmas, birthday, welcome gift, departing gift
- Travel costs if you go somewhere and want your au pair to join you
- Feeding/entertaining her friends - not huge expenses, but she has a friend join us for dinner maybe once a week or eats snacks with her friends while they watch a movie, which we love of course, but it's still an expense
- Little costs - it's $50 to get a license in our state, $40 to take the required licensing course (x2 if she fails it the first time!), etc - seems like there's one or two of these unexpected costs every once in a while
Thought I might add some "pros" and "cons" of an au pair as relates to our experience. Just as background, we mainly have our au pair work during our 9-5 M-F jobs and with our two young (not yet in school) kids. Anyone have any to add or disagree?
- Not having to do the hurried morning routine – getting just myself ready for work is hard enough
- Kids can sleep in as long as they want and we don't have to be so stressed about having them to bed on time since they don't have to wake up early
- Cheaper than having two kids in daycare (at least in our area)
- Meeting and getting to know someone that might just be a family friend for life
- Getting exposure (for the kids and for us) to a different culture and a different language
- Your kids get an extra person living in the house to love them and play with them
- Since an au pair sees how you interact with the kids at all times, she can really model how you treat them – good for AP'ers I would think
- Not having to leave two very young kids at daycare all day – kids can stay home, eat and nap when they want to, and get lots of one-on-one attention
- Flexible schedule – can use hours at any time of day, any day of the week
- Assistance with routine chores – since au pairs are supposed to be family members, they assist with dinner making/clean-up, etc.
- Not as cheap as I thought it would be
- Since an au pair sees how you interact with the kids at all times, pressure to be perfect model of how you want them raised, how you want your household run
- Someone else in the house – you have to be good at having "alone time" even if you aren't really alone
- Managing a relationship with a young adult can be exhausting
- Losing a bedroom and (in our case) having to share the bathroom and the car
- Having to make sure you make enough dinner for another adult (and keep some of her favorite foods in the house)
- Managing and planning out the schedule and activities is time-consuming – unless you have an absolutely regular schedule, you have to be planning out what hours you want her to work and notifying her in some way (we use Google calendars) and helping her decide how to spend the day with the kids
- Sharing your stuff, your house, your life – you need to be really open to allowing another person to feel like a welcome member of the family
- Not enough hours for a regular 9-5 job. You can only use an au pair for 45 hours a week. If you work 40 hours/week + commute, you're cutting it close
- Unless they have frequent playdates, kids don't get that regular social interaction that they would get at a daycare or nursery school
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Every Thursday, Fred Thompson loads his brown truck with pre-packaged meals of flank steak, chicken or fish, milk, juice and a bag full of bread.
And for the next hour and a half, he does what others can't - or can't afford.
"It hurts a little bit," Thompson said as he left the Athens Community Council on Aging to deliver food to some of the people who need it most. "I have the longest route - I think 45 miles - but I'm willing to keep on doing it."
His truck isn't very fuel-efficient, he admits. It costs the retired University of Georgia veterinary medicine professor about $70 to fill up his car every 10 days.
"It does hurt to put that expensive gas in and then run around," he said.
Still, he drives on into the far east side of Clarke County, giving some people who can't get out of bed their only nourishment for the day.
The more than 100 Meals on Wheels volunteers who deliver food in Clarke County pay for their own gasoline - an expense that's not easy to absorb when some of them depend on Social Security themselves.
But high gas prices - which could exceed $4 a gallon this summer - won't keep Donnie Bruce away, either.
"I'm too devoted to these people, and I think most of these drivers are, too," said Bruce, who has volunteered for Meals on Wheels for 10 years. "Once you see these people, you just can't stop there. As long as I can, I'm going to do it."
So far, not one of the volunteers has quit because of gas prices.
"I think one volunteer out of 111 - one of them - has said, 'Oh my gosh, look at the gas prices,' " said Trishanne Langford, a program specialist for the Home Delivered Meals program, which is a federally funded program administered by the council on aging. "Most of the volunteers here have been volunteering so long, they see the good in it," said Heather Sweaney, another program specialist.
Still, Sarah McKinney, the program's director, isn't sure how long that devotion will hold out.
"It costs somebody's gas and somebody's time," McKinney said. "How are we going to recruit for the program and ask people for more and more money out of their pockets - out of their gas tank?"
Bill Powell, a former UGA agronomy professor who has driven about 35 miles every week for the past 16 years, said it's a little harder paying for gas now than when he first started.
"Like everything else it hurts, but it hasn't absolutely impacted me or my participation," Powell said.
With gas well past $3.60 a gallon around Athens, Powell no longer drives around for pleasure or heads out just to buy last-minute items.
But the assault on pocketbooks may mean more than putting an end to the spontaneous Sunday afternoon drive, said Greg Crane, who serves as an alternate driver at least once a week.
"Some of the people that are doing these routes probably have not much more money available than the people we're trying to serve," Crane said. "There's going to be fallout I'm sure."
Volunteers aren't reimbursed by the program for travel expenses, but they may be eligible for a travel reimbursement from the federal government.
Out of the 76,500 miles driven by volunteers who helped last year, the program managed to save about $30,000 worth of travel expenses, organizers said.
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Nyack Campus Community Celebrates Faculty and Staff
The annual Nyack College faculty-staff luncheon was held recently on the Rockland campus. According to Executive Vice President David Jennings, "The College understands the importance of acknowledging individuals who have excelled in representing its mission and core values during the academic year. Through the Commitment to Mission Award program, the College hopes to encourage the development and awareness of these values. Recommendations and evaluations for awards are based on evidence of outstanding efforts and achievements in relation to the institutional core values."
Each year one member of the faculty and one member of the staff receive the Commitment to Missions Award. The 2011 faculty honor went to professor of social work, Dr. Kwi-Ryung Yun, pictured above with Dr. David Turk (l) and President Michael G. Scales (r). Dr. Yun was recognized for working with grace, humility, competence, and godliness. She exhibits excellence in scholarship; dedication to a lengthy and successful national accreditation process; and global engagement through missions trips to Russia, China, Korea, and the Philippines. Her leadership and administrative skills have kept her academic program and curriculum at the highest standards of the profession while maintaining a strong and unapologetic Christian identity. Her life, her department, and many alumni are living testimonies of social relevance and personal transformation while striving to be "competent compassionate catalysts in Christ" - the motto of the Social Work Department.
The staff Commitment to Mission award went to Mr. Rick Santiago, director of database operations. He graduated from Nyack with a bachelor's degree in pastoral ministry and a master's degree in organizational leadership and has worked diligently and professionally in on-campus service and ministry. Often working behind the scenes, he demonstrates faith in Jesus and love for others through encouragement and attention to detail. He is an outstanding presenter of topics from church leadership to technology. In recent years, he has begun teaching in the School of Business and Leadership and has participated on the faculty and staff chapel worship team. Currently, he is coordinating efforts for a large campus-wide software transition. Beyond working at Nyack College, he serves as an administrative pastor in a large, diverse church and has recorded two contemporary Christian albums in Spanish.
Employees who received the Enrollment Associate of the Year were Mr. Jonathon Shaffstall (Rockland campus) and Mr. Stephen Rahamatulla (New York City campus). Online Educator of the Year was Dr. Frank Chan. The Nyack.edu Web Engagement Award went to Mrs. Cindy Jennings. The Student Development Professional of the Year Award went to Rev. Kelvin Walker.
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TOP STORY > >A separate district is favored in new study
Leader senior staff writer
Separating a proposed Jacksonville-area district from the Pulaski County Special School District is feasible and presents no insurmountable financial impediments to either, according to the former deputy commissioner of the state Education Department.
The Jacksonville Education Foundation hired Donald M. Stewart, who also was the former chief financial officer at PCSSD, North Little Rock and Little Rock districts, to consider all the financial ramifications of the proposed split, and he says its doable.
The PCSSD School Board is expected to consider a resolution at its September meeting that supports allowing Jacksonville and most of north Pulaski County to split off and form its own district, contingent upon PCSSD and North Little Rock being declared unitary and escaping court desegregation oversight.
A lot of the comments that we hear are focused on opinion, gut feelings, said Rep. Will Bond, D-Jacksonville, whose work in the legislature has lit a small fire under the
districts to get them declared unitary, which is a prerequisite to any stand-alone Jacksonville district. The reason we put together test score data (and financial data) is to say, Look at the facts, the data support this, he explained.
Lets get away from a commitment to status quo. Let us have the area and run our own district. Theres not one thing that doesnt support this breakaway, Bond said.
I agree, Stewart said.
He said that far from being harmed, the split would simultaneously make PCSSD a wealthier district and allow it to shuck responsibility for repairing or replacing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of inadequate school buildings in the Jacksonville area.
Currently, the PCSSD Board has promised Jacksonville a new middle school and a new elementary school to be built at Little Rock Air Force Base, contingent upon voter approval of a bond issue to pay for them.
Since west Little Rock and Maumelle have each recently gotten a new schoolwithout need for a new bond issueenthusiasm for a millage increase throughout the district may be low.
But Jacksonville residents have a long history of supporting taxes to support important projects when they trust the people in charge, according to Daniel Gray, a Jacksonville realtor.
If Jacksonville does get a district, there would be a shift in local revenue, Stewart said. The (new) district would maintain about 35 percent of the children but only about 15 percent of the assessed property.
But the Jacksonville-area district would have revenues and resources competitive with those in neighboring Cabot, and as far as competition goes, proponents of a Jacksonville district have long seen Cabot, not PCSSD, as its competition.
We will have a lower debt ratio, said Bond. We would be able to thrive. Its definitely sustainable, and people in the district could control their own destiny.
Bond, Gray and several other Jacksonville leaders not only have pushed for Stewarts financial report, and before that the Gordon Report found that the districts were essentially desegregated and that a Jacksonville district was feasible, but also put together a presentation that shows PCSSD benchmark tests are better than those of students in North Little Rock or Little Rock, but they trailed behind the test results in neighboring Cabot.
The perception and perhaps the reality is that Cabot schools siphon students and residents away from Jacksonville.
Even as Jacksonville secondary schools have steadily lost enrollment for a decade or longer, a Cabot enrollment graph is nearly a mirror image, with steady gains at about the same rate.
The proposed new district would be bounded by Sherwood and by Faulkner County on the west, Faulkner County on the north, Lonoke County on the east and the southern boundary is Jacksonvilles southern city limit and Wooten Road to Lonoke County.
The district would consist of the following schools:
Arnold Drive Elementary, Bayou Meto Elementary, Homer Adkins Pre-K, Jacksonville Elementary, Murrell Taylor Elementary and Pinewood Elementary.
Also, Tolleson Elementary, Warren Dupree Elementary, Jacksonville Boys Middle School, Jacksonville Girls Middle School, North Pulaski High School and Jacksonville High School.
Using those boundaries, the feasibility study explores projected revenues, tax rates, facilities needs and teacher salaries, among other data.


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From: Bill Howard <>
Subject: Re: [R-M222] Griers, Millikins, McAdams, Ewings.
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:53:39 -0400
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Not so.
When this cross-surname discussion started yesterday or today, I was in the midst of looking at the cross-surname issue. It can be addressed by looking at the intercluster sections of surname clusters in the RCC matrix.
I will soon post what I found. I will do it on a web site that everyone can see, and I will explain how to read the results in a separate email to the List. I am also looking into the spellings of the cross-surname RCC 'hits'.
Stay tuned.
- Bye from Bill Howard
On Jul 22, 2011, at 7:30 PM, tuulen wrote:
> All,
> The possibilities for such speculation seem virtually endless!
> I must constantly "ground" my research in facts, facts and only facts!
> And even then the facts can sometimes be on shaky ground.
> Doug
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:02 PM, <> wrote:
>> In a message dated 7/22/2011 10:49:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> writes:
>> John,
>> I am in the process of putting together a chart of my MacAdams right now
>> and hope to finish it before going on vacation in mid-August. I don't
>> know if that will be of any help in adding flesh to the bones though. I
>> only have their history from 1790 on, with smatterings from earlier
>> times in the Highlands, which may or may not be true, plus the
>> aforementioned deep ancestry connections to the Lowland McAdams and the
>> others.
>> I suspect there isn't a lot we can say about most of those surnames without
>> diving into complete speculation, but I recall posts linking the
>> Griers/Griersons to the Millikins and McAdams via DNA. I saw others by
>> Alan
>> Millikin talking about McCords as well. I don't recall if the Cowans came
>> up in
>> the same conversation or not. I probably should leave them out of the
>> group.
>> John
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The Kitchen [Upstairs] celebrates community with Sunday chef nights
Kelly Whitaker creates a perfect pie at Pizzeria Basta.
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In her review of The Kitchen Denver, Gretchen Kurtz said she missed the sense of community that's such a hallmark of the original Kitchen in Boulder, as well as its offshoots there.
And now the The Kitchen [Upstairs] is just bringing even more community to Boulder, with a monthly Community Chef Night that features the "food and cooking of like-minded chefs and restaurants from the local Boulder and Denver community."
See also: - Enough is never enough for Kelly Whitaker at Pizzeria Basta in Boulder -Attention to detail would safeguard the Kitchen's brand in Denver
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State Botanical Garden of Georgia - 2450 S. Milledge Ave.; www.uga.edu/botgarden or (706) 542-1244:
- Bird ramble - 8 a.m. Saturday; free.
- Rainforest Festival - 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday; meet live rainforest animals and view rainforest plants used for medicines, foods, beverages and building materials; talks and book signings by Whit Gibbons at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., puppet show by Ann Blum at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon; $2 per person, $8 per family, free for children ages 2 and younger.
- Green Thumb workshop - 9-11:30 a.m. Monday; $15 members, $17 non-members.
Athens-Clarke County Library - 2025 Baxter St.; (706) 613-3650:
- Chess for teens - 4-5 p.m. Monday; learn basics or brush up on strategy; for first 10 participants ages 11-18.
- Bedtime stories - 7:30-8 p.m. Mondays except May 30 (closed for Memorial Day).
- Storytime - 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; for ages 18 months-5 years.
- Wildcard Wednesday for Teens - 4-5 p.m. Wednesday; crafts, art and games for the first 15 participants ages 11-18.
- Cuentos de Dormir en Espanol cada Miercoles - 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Broadway Arts Events - Cathy Skidmore, (706) 549-0117:
- "Born to Entertain" - 2 p.m. May 21, Seney-Stovall Chapel, 201 N. Milledge Ave.; original children's production presented by students ages 3-12; $10 at the door.
- Mini dance camps - June and July; for ages 3-12, camps include "Barbie Ballet," Princess Tea Party," "Wizard of Oz," "Peter Pan" and "Diva Dance," pre-register at the YWCO (562 Research Drive); $48-65 per session.
- Toddler class: "Jump, Jiggle and Jive" - Six Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. starting June 11, YWCO; 40-minute high energy and movement class for ages 18-36 months, uses music and dance to promote language, coordination, imagination and social skills; $48.
Discovery Room Exhibition - 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, Georgia Museum of Natural History, Natural History Building, off East Campus Road; displays of specimens from mammal, bird, invertebrate, insect, herpetology, geology and zooarchaeology collections; materials for hands-on exploration and high-definition video; free; (706) 542-1663.
Hart County Relay for Life - Friday, Hart County Middle School track; Hart County Chamber of Commerce, (706) 376-8590.
"Learn the Birds" birding weekend - Slideshows at 7 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday, birding walks at 7:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, craft projects at 3 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Unicoi State Park and Lodge, two miles north of Helen on Ga.Highway 356; small fee for craft project materials; (800) 573-9659 ext. 305.
Tallulah Gorge State Park Events - U.S. Highway 441, Tallulah Falls; (706) 754-7970:
- Women's Wilderness Skills Day - 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; women-only workshop increases confidence in skills such as rock climbing, canoeing, wilderness survival and shooting; pre-register; $35 plus $4 parking fee.
- "Birding with Jack" - 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, Jane Hurt Yarn Interpretive Center; Jack Johnston leads walk to explore resident birds of park; free.
Horsepower Stampede Car and Motorcycle Show/Swap Meet - 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Stallions Steaks and Stuff (formerly Cowboys), Ga. Highway 278, Rutledge; music, drawings; for whole family; $20 entry fee, free for spectators; vendor information, Diane Johnson, (770) 464-1800.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 8 p.m. Saturday, Mable House Amphitheatre, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton; $15-45; www.mablehouseamphitheatre.com or Ticketmaster, (404) 249-6400.
Athens Creative Theatre school tours - Touring through May 27; fun and educational shows for children in grades K-5; ACT will come to school or visit at Memorial Park; (706) 613-3628.
Joyce Ervin Open Hearts Center - Help needed for annual summer camp program; sponsor child, six spaces for sponsorship; camp June 1-July 21; total cost of $675 includes childcare, snacks and lunch, field trips and activity fees; Joyce Ervin, firstname.lastname@example.com or (706) 354-8566.
Bishop Park Summer Youth Athletic Program Registration - 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays until programs fill, Bishop Park, 705 Sunset Drive; athletic camps, tee ball/youth baseball, Dolphins swim team, family golf classes, gymnastics, swim lessons and sports time; www.accleisureservices.com or (706) 613-3589.
Volunteers needed - Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services seeking volunteers for after-school programs at Broadacres, Parkview and Rocksprings neighborhood centers; volunteers also needed to coach tee ball and youth baseball for children ages 5-16 during summer season; (706) 613-3589.
Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp - Final applications being evaluated; invitation only; free brochure, (704) 373-0873.
Friends for Life Mentors - Free mentor training classes; lend time, talents or treasures; sponsored by Institute for Community and Organizational Development Inc.; www.fflife.net or (706) 583-800.
Elementary School Saturday Tutoring Program for At-Risk Kids - Recruiting volunteer tutors and anyone willing to donate advertising, money, etc.; volunteers needed 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays; Debbie Atwood, firstname.lastname@example.com or Effie Greathouse, email@example.com.
"Using Floral Designs to Accent Home Decor" - 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Michael's, 3055 Atlanta Highway; presented by Stacey Halstead; Stacey, (706) 543-2868.
Classic Martial Arts Club workshops - Classic Martial Arts Club, 165 Coile Drive; www.classic-mac.com or Heidi, (706) 353-3616:
- Martial Arts Fitness - 7-7:45 a.m. Mondays or noon-12:45 p.m. Wednesdays beginning this week; conditioning through use of martial arts exercises and equipment; $75.
- Pre-karate classes - 3:30-4:15 p.m. Mondays or Thursdays beginning this week; children ages 4-6 learn etiquette, manners, self-defense principles and self-discipline of karate; $45.
Good Dirt - 510B N. Thomas St.; call to register; www.gooddirt.net or (706) 355-3161:
- Kids summer camp registration - Weekly camps for ages 4-6, 6-11 and 11-18 begin May 23; schedule, www.gooddirt.net.
- Try Clay - 7-9 p.m. Fridays; variety of forming techniques; complete colorful, food-safe items in just one session; $20 per person.
Art Classes - Elements Art Supply, 1025 Baxter St.; beginning and intermediate oil painting classes with Mary Joe Vandiver, classical techniques in drawing for beginners to advanced with Richard Scott, beginning drawing with Chris Parrot, watercolor painting with Sarah Pattison, acrylic painting with Mary Porter, oil painting with Tracy Jeffries, plein air painting with Bruce Knecht, stone carving with Gary Pearce, wood carving with Fran Korda, call to register; (706) 546-1310.
Red Lotus Institute - 2080 Prince Ave.; www.redlotusinstitute.com or (706) 549-2913:
- Classes - Zen Group Meditation, Yin Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Kripalu Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Yoga for Beginners, Gentle Restorative Hatha Yoga, Yin/Yang Hatha Yoga, Power Vinyasa Yoga, Buddhist Teachings and Meditation, Core Fusion Yoga and Pilates and Chakra Belly Dance; all classes 11/2 hours, all levels of experience, unless otherwise noted; single-class drop-in fee is $14; six-class card (to be used during two months) is $60; 12-class card (to be used during three months) is $108; donations accepted for meditation classes.
Madison County Library - 1315 Ga. Highway 98, Danielsville; (706) 795-5597:
- Preschool storytime (ages 3-5) - 10:30-11:15 a.m. Thursdays.
- Weekly computer classes - 7 p.m. Thursdays, 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Wednesdays; call to register.
- Toddler storytime (ages 18 months-3 years) - 10:30-11 a.m. Fridays.
- Computer classes - 2 p.m. Tuesdays, 11 a.m. Wednesdays and 7 p.m. Thursdays; first week of each month is "Introduction to Computers," second week is "Introduction to the Internet," week three is "Introduction to Microsoft Word" and week four is "Microsoft Publisher."
- Library sewing group - 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays, General Purpose Room.
Art classes - Beginning and intermediate classes with Tracy Jefferies, classical techniques in drawing for beginners to advanced students with Richard Scott, beginning drawing with Chris Parrott, watercolor painting class with Sarah Pattison, beginning acrylic painting with Mary Porter, beginning oil painting with MaryJoe Vandiver; (706) 546-1310.
Athens Arena Boxing - Monday-Friday, 280 Commerce Boulevard; classes available in kickboxing, self-defense and amateur boxing; gym features 15 unique punching bags and pro boxing ring; Chris, (706) 353-2772.
Salsa classes/Clases de Salsa - 7-9 p.m. Thursday and Saturdays, DePass Studio of Dance, 1041 Park Drive ; beginners welcome; $8 per person; firstname.lastname@example.com or (706) 769-1177.
Freedom of Movement Ballroom and Dance Academy - New building just north of Watkinsville, U.S. Highway 441 near Oconee RaceTrac; ballet, modern, jazz, pointe, tap and break dancing for children, ballroom dancing for adults and competitions and other opportunities for serious pre-college age students; (706) 769-5338.
Stephens County Parks and Recreations Department - toccoarec.alltel.net or (706) 886-5101:
- Aerobics - 6:30-7:30 p.m., Thursdays, Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Gymnastics - Preschool, beginners, intermediate and advanced levels; Jodi Shirley, instructor; $30 per month; to register, attend 5 p.m. Friday class.
- Baton classes - 4:15 p.m. beginning level, 5:15 p.m. advanced level every Wednesday; for children 5-14; instructor Chanda Price; provide own baton; $30; call to pre-register.
American Tae Kwon Do and Tang Soo Do - 196 Alps Road, Suite 187; americantaekwondo.org or (706) 552-3270:
- Free Youth Tae Kwon Do Class - 3 p.m. Saturdays; for Clarke and Oconee county residents ages 3-12; chief instructor is 4th Dan Master and Kukkiwon Certified.
- Free Adult Self-Defense Training - 3 p.m. Saturdays; for any interested participants ages 13 or older; master instructor is Kukkiwon certified and has trained numerous champions.
Classic City Gymnastics Academy - Dedicated to helping children establish healthy lifestyles; fitness, classes, birthday parties and field trips; www.ccgagym.com or (706) 549-0160.
Lyndon House Arts Center - Lyndon House Arts Center, 293 Hoyt St.; registering for workshops and classes; basic color photography, felt making, silk painting, woodcarving, drawing, painting, pottery and more; www.accleisureservices.com or (706) 613-3623.
Homework Club - 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, The Light, 174 Henderson Extension; mentoring and tutoring; sponsored by Rocksprings Community, Clarke Central High School and Clarke Middle School; email@example.com or (706) 208-8066.
Canopy Studio - 160 Tracy St.; www.canopystudio.com, email@example.com or (706) 549-8501:
- Kids trapeze - 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays; for third- through sixth-graders.
- Beginner trapeze - 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays.
- Hip-hop - 5:15-6:15, Fridays.
- Kids trapeze - 3:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays; for kindergartners through second-graders.
- Pre-K trapeze - 4:30-5:15 p.m. Tuesdays.
- Community Dance Project - 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays.
QUEST family drama - 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays, Quad-State Children's Theatre, 270 Pine Needle Road; $5 per family per session; Ralph Stephens, email@example.com or (706) 208-1036.
QUEST theater - 4-5 p.m. Mondays ages 5 and older, 5-6 p.m. ages 9 and older, Athens Little Playhouse, Alps Shopping Center; $40 per month for one class, $75 for two, discounts for QUEST members; (706) 208-1036.
T'ai chi - 4-5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Lay Park Fitness Room, Hoyt Street area; (706) 613-3625.
Painting in oils and acrylics with Bobbie Austin -10 a.m.-noon Wednesday mornings, Monroe Art Guild, 205 S. Broad St., Monroe; register Wednesday mornings; $20 members, $25 non-members; (770) 207-8937.
Art lessons - Jefferson; for students of all ages; (706) 367-4897.
Dance classes - Dancespace, 2019 S. Milledge Ave.; www.unstrictlyballroom.org or (706) 357-5411.
Ballet, jazz and tap - Joan Mann Dance Studio, VFW Drive, Watkinsville; ages 3 and older; (706) 769-7640.
Summer Hill Recreation -1020 Chestnut Hill Road; Pilates, swim lessons, water aerobics, tennis lessons; (706) 353-9222.
Franklin County Recreation Department - (706) 384-PARK.
YWCO recreation programs - 562 Research Drive; www.ywco.org or (706) 354-7880.
Athens School of Ballet - Class schedules, www.athensballet.com or (706) 353-2082.
Georgia Children's Chorus - Open to boys and girls ages 8-18; schedule interview, email@example.com or (706) 542-8711.
Athens Youth Symphony and Philharmonia Orchestras - Accepting applications for 2004-05 season; application forms at www.athensyouthsymphony.org or (706) 543-1907.
Georgia Mining Foundation Scholarships - Russ Foote Four-Year Scholarship will pay $1,000 a year to deserving student; interested students can obtain application at www.georgiamining.org or (478) 757-1211; submitted with application should be: letter of acceptance from Georgia Institute of Technology, Mercer University or Southern Polytechnic; teacher or counselor recommendation (maximum one page); answers to three of eight questions on application; and copy of high school transcript.
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DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) -- Five people were shot and three of them died Wednesday in connected attacks at a business and residence in a Los Angeles suburb, police said.
The shootings occurred at a business called United States Fire Protection Services and at a nearby home, where family members of the owner live, said Downey police Lt. Dean Milligan.
A woman was found dead at the home, and a man and a woman were killed at the business, he said. Two other shooting victims were in critical but stable condition at hospitals.
Milligan said police were looking for a gunman who apparently escaped in a black Camaro that belonged to a victim or a victim's family member.
"Our victims have not been able to give us information as to the identity of the suspect," he said, adding that a motive remained unknown.
Police received two 911 calls just after 11 a.m. -- one from the home and one from the business -- about the attacks. The call from the home was made by a victim, Milligan said.
United States Fire Protection Services is in an industrial area of Downey across from a bottling plant. The family owned business sells professional firefighting gear and equipment such as hoses, valves and extinguishers, according to its website.
In the first hours after the shooting, as news media gathered outside police tape, a man who said his wife worked at the business showed up at the crime scene and frantically said he needed to know if she was safe.
An officer pointed him toward a command post and he ran in that direction, pushing cameras aside.
Blanca Parker, who works next door, said the owners were very friendly.
"They were hard working," Parker said. "They worked seven days a week, 24-7."
Parker added the owners made security a top priority, even though the area was considered safe.
"Every time we have gone in there it is locked. Sometimes you don't even know they are there," she said. "You always have to knock beforehand."
Downey is about 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
Associated Press video journalist Raquel Maria Dillon contributed to this report.


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Author has written 167 stories for Teen Titans, Batman Beyond, Chronicles of Narnia, W.I.T.C.H., Power Rangers, Danny Phantom, Middleman, Wolverine & the X-Men, Young Justice, and X-Men: The Movie.
About Me
Like most people, I love music. Some of my favorites right now are Adele, All Time Low, Andy Grammer, Arkells, Blink-182, Boys Like Girls, Brand New, Cartel, Coconut Records, The Downtown Fiction, Ellie Goulding, Foster the People, Forever the Sickest Kids, fun., Gotye, I'm From Barcelona, Imagine Dragons, Jack's Mannequin, Jayme Dee, Lifehouse, The Maine, Mat Kearney, Matt Nathanson, Owl City, Passenger, Right the Stars, Snow Patrol, The Summer Set, Taylor Swift, This Century, Trading Yesterday, We the Kings, Yellowcard, and You Won't, though there are many, many other artists/bands that I love. I also love movies/TV shows considered to be too young for my age group to enjoy, such as anything Disney, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Power Rangers, Sailor Moon, Teen Titans, Young Justice etc. I tend to be completely obsessive and repeat myself a lot. I love romance and I generally only ship couples with each other. It is pretty rare that I'm indifferent about who someone should be with.
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The Prince/Princess Snow White, Prince Charming/Cinderella, Peter Pan/Wendy, Prince Philip/Princess Aurora, Prince Eric/Princess Ariel, Prince Adam/Belle, Aladdin/Princess Jasmine, John Smith/Pocahontas, Shang/Mulan, Prince Naveen/Tiana, Eugene/Princess Rapunzel, Kristoff/Princess Anna
Power Rangers Ships
(Mighty Morphin'/Zeo/Turbo 1) Tommy/Kimberly, Billy/Trini, Zack/Angela, Rocky/Aisha, Adam/Tanya, Jason/Kat
(Turbo 2/in Space) TJ/Cassie, Andros/Ashley, Zhane/Karone
(Lost Galaxy) Leo/Kendrix, Mike C./Maya, Damon/Maya, Kai/Hannah
(Lightspeed Rescue) Carter/Dana, Joel/Angela F., Chad/Marina, Chad/Kelsey, Ryan/Kelsey
(Time Force) Wes/Jen, Lucas/Nadira, Trip/Katie
(Wild Force) Cole/Alyssa, Merrick/Shayla, Danny/Kendall
(Time Force/Wild Force) Eric/Taylor
(Ninja Storm) Blake/Tori, Shane/Skyla, Dustin/Marah
(Dino Thunder) Conner/Kira, Devin/Cassidy
(SPD) Sky/Syd, Jack/Ally, Bridge/Z, Doggie/Isinia
(Mystic Force) Nick/Madison, Xander/Vida, Chip/Clare, Leanbow/Udonna
(Operation Overdrive) Mack/Rose, Will/Ronny, Dax/Mira, Tyzonn/Vella
(Jungle Fury) Casey/Lily, RJ/Fran, Jarrod/Camille
(RPM) Dillon/Summer, Flynn/Gemma, Ziggy/Dr. K
(Samurai/Super Samurai) Jayden/Mia, Mike/Emily, Kevin/Mia
(Megaforce/Super Megaforce) Troy/Emma, Jake/Gia
Sailor Moon Ships
Darien/Serena // Mamoru/Usagi, Chad/Raye // Yuichiro/Rei
Teen Titans Ships
Robin/Starfire, Beast Boy/Raven, Cyborg/Bumblebee, Kid Flash/Jinx
Young Justice Ships
Kid Flash/Artemis, Nightwing/Zatanna, Superboy/Miss Martian, Aqualad/Rocket, Green Arrow/Black Canary, Red Arrow/Cheshire, Blue Beetle/Wonder Girl
Harry Potter Ships
Harry/Hermione, Ron/Luna, Draco/Ginny, James/Lily, Bill/Fleur, Remus/Tonks
The Hunger Games Ships
Peeta/Katniss, Gale/Madge, Finnick/Annie,
Arrow Ships
Ollie/Laurel, Roy/Thea
I wish I could draw or make videos or something like that. For now all I do is write fic. That's about it.
I have a Tumblr. My URL is artemislwest.
My deviantart is robstarmackrosealway (which I hate because I didn't realize I ran out of letters. I was trying to make the last word "always." But I am too lazy to make a new account, so there you are.) I don't post a whole lot, just Scraps made from those dress up doll things.
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Cast in Argentium 960 premium quality, 100% recycled silver, these earrings measure 27mm x 13.5mm, or 1 1/16 x 1/2 inches, and hold 3.5mm CZs at the tip.
A ribbon of Argentium Silver swirls down off the ear to capture a bright colorless stone at its tip. This tendril of silver frames the face, with a design first conceived as a pendant. Unlike the pendant, these earrings hold no center stone, which I felt was too formal. I wanted these to be enjoyed for wear at any time of day. The original patterns were carved in wax, and like all asymmetrical earrings, presented the challenge of each mirroring the other.
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things effective coaches and managers do well
By Donald Cooper, CSP
Coaching in sports and coaching in business have many
similarities. Below are the top 10 things that great coaches do well.
For each of these, rate your business coaching performance on a scale of
1 to 10, with 10 being excellent. Then, total your score, and see how
you stack up.
Effective coaches are passionate about winning and committed to
doing the work required to make that happen. Are you passionate about
winning and committed to doing the work?
Score: _____
Effective coaches put together a winning team. They scout out
and sign players with both the skills and the attitudes to get the
job done. Have you put together a winning team?
Score: _____
Effective coaches assign each player a specific position with
specific responsibilities, based on their talent, skills and
experience. Then, they reassign positions when their original
decision isn't working. Do your "players" have specific assignments
and responsibilities, and, if it isn't working out, do you reassign
them to other positions for which they may be better suited?
Score: _____
Effective coaches study the competition to understand their
strengths, weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Do you know who your
competitors are, what they do well and where they're most
Score: _____
on their competitive analysis, effective coaches create a winning
game plan. Then, they communicate that plan to everybody on the
team. Does your business have a winning "game plan," and does
everyone on your team know what it is and what their role is to
execute it?
Score: _____
Effective coaches constantly teach the skills and reinforce the
attitudes needed to win. Training and practice don't just take place
at the beginning of the season. They go on every week. Are you
constantly training and coaching your staff to improve their
knowledge and skills, and do you constantly reinforce and live the
attitudes needed to win in your business?
Score: _____
Effective coaches inspire extraordinary effort. They have the
ability, through their words and their example, to "fire up the
team." Do you have the ability to "fire up your team" through your
words and actions?
Score: _____
Effective coaches "send in" the odd play, but mostly they make
sure that they have the right players in the right positions and
that all players know their assignments, and then they let them play
the game. They know that "sending in plays" all the time destroys
the team's confidence and takes away members' initiative. Are you
constantly "sending in plays" and micromanaging your team, or are
you building a great team and letting them play?
Score: _____
Effective coaches keep stats to measure both individual and team
performance. They know who's contributing and who's letting the team
down. Are you measuring performance? Do you know who's performing
and who's not performing in your business?
Score: _____
Finally, effective coaches hold players accountable. They reward
exceptional players with bonuses, and they discipline or trade those
who don't perform or who hurt the morale or effectiveness of the
team. Do you hold people accountable in your business? Do you reward
excellence and deal quickly and effectively with nonperformers?
Score: _____
So there you have it ... 10 things great coaches do well. How did you
rate on each element, and what was your total score? What does this tell
you about where you need to focus your time and attention to be a more
effective leader?
Cooper, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), is respected by clients
in more than 40 industries as both a "thought leader" and a passionate
visionary in the areas of marketing, service and business excellence.
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3 months old is one of my favorite ages lately. Perhaps it's all of the adorable new props and hats I've been shopping for, or perhaps it is that my baby girl is also 3 months. I'm cherishing all of these sweet toothless smiles and coos. Baby L was just gorgeous in all of her portraits last week. She loved babbling to me and staring right into my lens with her big blue eyes. I have too many favorites to count from this session, but of all of them, I am partial to the portraits on the turquoise blanket. They are so bright and colorful and I think they show off L's amazing eyes perfectly. Enjoy your sneak peek!
These are amazing! The light is so beautiful. Did you use natural light or studio? And if you used natural light what ISO, f stop and Shutter did you use, if you don't mind me asking 🙂
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Annaly Capital Management Announces Public Offering of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) today announced that it intends to make a public offering of shares of an original issuance of Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share. Annaly intends to grant the underwriters of the Series D Preferred Stock a 30 day option to purchase additional shares of Series D Preferred Stock solely to cover over-allotments.
Annaly expects to use the proceeds of this offering to purchase mortgage-backed securities for its investment portfolio and for general corporate purposes, which may include the retirement of its long-term indebtedness, additional investments and repayment of short term indebtedness.
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Ani Di Franco Says Feminism Is For Everybody
"Feminism is not only for women. It's something everyone can participate in, and evolve together, as the first step in the right direction. I see feminism as a tool to achieve … balance and peace. … Patriarchy is a fundamental imbalance underlying society. And it's one we rarely address because it's so universal. But as I get older, I see that peace is a product of balance. You can't start with imbalance and end with peace, be that in your own body, in an ecosystem or between a government and its people. What we need to strive for is not perfection, but balance."
– Ani Di Franco talks feminism while promoting her new album, Which Side Are You On?, which is coming out on January 16. It has always surprised me how some people think feminism means a matriarchy in the sense of oppressing men and women being in control of society. Really, people who care about gender equality care about just that: letting who you are dictate your opportunities, not your gender. How come that's so hard to understand? [Independent UK]


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I didn't get these, and if I did I don't where they are now or how to access them. Can anyone help please? Thanks
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