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First Presenter's Institution
Willowcreek Middle School
Second Presenter's Institution
Willowcreek Middle School
Third Presenter's Institution
Willowcreek Middle School
Fourth Presenter's Institution
Fifth Presenter's Institution
Session 8 (Sloane)
Strand #1
Social & Emotional Skills
Strand #2
Mental & Physical Health
Our alternative program is related to the Social and Emotional Skills strand because we into account the root cause of some of the pain-based behavior our students bring with them to school and work to help each student find hope. We work to improve the conditions for our students to learn, grow, and thrive as individuals within a safe and caring alternative school community. Social and emotional skills are developed through community service, through meditation activities and mindfulness exercises. These skills help nurture a positive mind and attitude through kindness and compassion. Our mandatory community service has proven to be successful in creating a positive outlook. In a few cases students became interested in pursuing social issues. Being part of a community is important to the self esteem of the student. Our objective is to give the students useful social and emotional coping tools to use when they transition back to the traditional classroom. Also, students who use mindfulness are more likely to help someone in need and have greater self-compassion.
Toxic stress that some of our students find themselves in impairs attention, causes sleep disorders, decreases productivity, causes anxiety, and all of that impacts the students mental and physical health. The WMS Alternative classroom understands the mental abuse a student suffers affects the physical health of the student. Breathing and other mindfulness practices relax the body and mind, and gives peace independent of external circumstances. Students are taught to recognize their emotions and how to change the way they react to them. Students practice how to self regulate so they are not in a constant "fight, flight or freeze" mode. Drug, alcohol, and tobacco education are part of the WMS alternative program. Counselors, home-school advisors, and the school resource officer, participate in classroom activities. Through mindful yoga, meditation, and breathing exercises, students learn how to overturn negative and sometimes depressing thoughts into a more realistic and healthy state of mind.
Brief Program Description
Not your typical Alternative School, Willowcreek Middle School offers trauma informed practices in place of student expulsions. A safe structured environment, reduced class time, academic strategies, mindfulness, yoga, and community service, all help to provide the educational and social/emotional supports necessary to help students at risk reach their potential and eventually transition back to the traditional classroom.
Our proposal is to present a successful middle school alternative school model that treats the whole child. Our program is not a credit recovery or a computer based program. The alternative school located at Willowcreek Middle School is an intensive intervention and treatment program that offers a student at risk a second chance. Students learn to handle traumas they have suffered through mindfulness exercises, yoga, and meditation in the classroom along with a community service component that builds leadership and empathy. Instead of expelling a middle school student, we offer a safe, structured environment in which the student at risk can work academically and emotionally. We focus on the whole child and helping them cope with many issues they face in school and home lives. Our goal is to treat the trauma a student has suffered, such as drug use in the home, and physical, mental, and sexual abuse, so they can learn to cope with the trauma and live more productive lives. Our Alternative School utilizes school resources, such as counselors, school advisors, school resource officers, special education services, therapists, and transportation to and from the school. The staff builds close relationships with students and provides the strategies, skills, and activities that help a student at risk develop healthy emotional responses in their lives. The staff follows up with each student that has transitioned out of the program to ensure their continued success in high school and beyond. We also offer after school tutoring to help students academically and with their coping skills. We will present the structure of our alternative school and the components that make it a successful program for our students. The presentation will include handouts for classroom strategies, yoga in the classroom, mindfulness activities and visual meditation participation guide.
According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) reports that one out of every four children attending school has been exposed to a traumatic event that can hamper their learning. Research also suggests that the trauma informed schools are making gains. If alternative school students are going to be successful the trauma must be treated, which is why treating the whole student is a key component in the Willowcreek Middle School Alternative Program. Willowcreek Middle School Alternative Program began in March of 2016. We have serviced 27 7th and 8th graders. Of the 27 students that have been placed in alternative school, 22 students were able to successfully transition back into the classroom without further incidents that would lead to expulsion from school. The alternative school staff follows up with released students, through school email and brief meetings with school advisors to ensure the transition back to the regular classroom setting is successful. Post surveys from alternative students reveals the alternative students have an 85% average in their core academic classes. Additionally, 97% of the students report that they continue to use the mindfulness skills they learned in the Alternative School Program. Post surveys addressed to parents disclosed that parents were happy with their students ability to use mindfulness and felt the alternative setting benefitted their child.
Individual Presentation
Biographical Sketch
Debra Ekdahl graduated from the Urban Teacher's Program at Indiana University and spent 17 years teaching in a urban school district. She is an instructional coach and teacher at Willowcreek middle school in Portage, Indiana.
Taria Taylor taught 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th grades for nine years before transitioning to instructional coaching. She served as an instructional coach for two years before moving into school administration. She is currently in her 3rd year as assistant principal at Willowcreek Middle School.
Michelle Stewart taught 4th and 5th grades for seven years before becoming an assistant principal at Willowcreek Middle School for two years. She then served as an elementary principal in two districts for a total of 14 years. She returned to Willowcreek Middle School to serve as principal, where she is currently in her 13th year.
Keyword Descriptors
Alternative School, Middle School, Mindfulness, Trauma Informed
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Recommended Citation
Ekdahl, Debra B.; Taylor, Taria Nicole; and Stewart, Michelle, "Willowcreek Middle School Alternative Program: Successfully Working Through Trauma" (2019). National Youth-At-Risk Conference. 48.
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Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, Secondary Education Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons
Willowcreek Middle School Alternative Program: Successfully Working Through Trauma
Session 8 (Sloane)
Not your typical Alternative School, Willowcreek Middle School offers trauma informed practices in place of student expulsions. A safe structured environment, reduced class time, academic strategies, mindfulness, yoga, and community service, all help to provide the educational and social/emotional supports necessary to help students at risk reach their potential and eventually transition back to the traditional classroom.


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The Maldives islands have many incredible restaurants scattered throughout the thousand or so islands that form the nation. You never know what sort of culinary wonders you would discover.
If you wish to feast on expertly prepared, quality Sichuan cuisine, then this is probably the best place the nation has to offer. In addition to the food, the atmosphere of this establishment is sure to take your breath away. The restaurant consists of a primary communal dining room, with a variety of smaller exclusive rooms to choose from. Each of these rooms is named after a particular Chinese city, which makes for an interesting concept. If you are a fan of flavourful rice and noodle dishes then the menu is sure to entice you. There's also a wide range of accompanying dishes to choose from with large shrimps, to exquisite beef and much more.
This is another one of the most unique eateries the Maldives has to offer purely based on architectural concept. The kitchen is made of glass from floor to ceiling, and it allows all the patrons to witness their dishes being prepared by the culinary maestros. On Mondays the restaurant adopts a purely Italian motif, and the culinary team organises an enticing selection of pasta, risotto, gnocchi and high-quality charcuterie. On Fridays, the establishment metamorphoses into an Indian restaurant, boasting live cooking stations, and tandoors delivering the entire range of iconic Indian dishes one could ask for. During other times the restaurant will have a wide range of dishes on offer for guests to order a-la-carte.
This is one of the more exclusive restaurants available in Maldives, since it is reserved for 'special guests' of Cinnamon Dhonveli Maldives. There's a wide range of cuisines available at this one place, even more diverse than some of the best Maldives resorts The restaurant specialises in 'gourmet buffet', with each section of the spread specialising in a specific region in the world, serving up everything from western dishes to local Maldivian dishes. The restaurant's bar is widely renowned for its vast array of alcoholic beverages encompassing spirits, liqueurs and wines. The restaurant is named after Queen Rehendhi who was one of the earliest female Muslim rulers, and her rule over the Maldives lasted from 1347 till 1380.
There's nothing like the experience of dining beneath the ocean, and this restaurant is one of the most famous in the Maldives for its unique concept. The restaurant's cuisine consists of contemporary European dishes that have been prepared by the most capable hands utilising high quality ingredients. For dinner, guests can enjoy an extravagant six-course menu featuring some lavish items such as malossol imperial caviar and saffron champagne risotto served with yellowtail kingfish. Lunch involves a slightly smaller four-course menu. In addition to the cuisine, the most awe-inspiring aspect about the restaurant is obviously the location, where diners can gaze upon various marine creatures ranging from sharks to manta rays while they indulge in some fine dining.


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While personally, I love the idea of having two different names for each of the tribes, it won't really work in this case. The exact reason isn't really something we're willing to talk about yet, but, we did discuss this idea when it was raised here, and it just won't work.


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"Congress has the sole power to declare war." (Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution)
The US War Powers Act was passed on November 7, 1973 over the veto of President Nixon in a congressional endeavor to check yearnings of US Commanders-in-Chief to wage wars. President Trump clearly ignored our constitution and the War Powers act.
Following a unilateral US missile attack on Syria, Sacha Llorenti, Bolivia's representative to the United Nations denounced President Trump's choice to attack Syria. There was no UN discussion over the Trump decision to attack Syria.
The Bolivian ambassador held up 2003 photos of Colin Powell who urged overthrowing Saddam Hussein because of his "weapons of mass destruction." The Bolivian ambassador also chided US and UN delegates for failing to learn from history.
Hussein was a former CIA operative who rejected US plans for control of Persian Gulf oil.
April 9, 2003 – the "fall of Baghdad" was announced.
May 1, 2003 – President G.W. Bush, dressed in military attire, gave his infamous "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" address on board the Abraham Lincoln.
September 22, 2004 – THE NEW YORK TIMES front page was dominated by President Bush delivering an address to the UN General Assembly asserting legitimacy of the Iraq war.
March 21, 2016 – There were over 5,000 US troops in Iraq. More troops were sent to fight in Mosul.
Don Monkerud is a California-based writer who observed "GOP voters forgot President Bush invaded a country unnecessarily, cost us $6 trillion, and bankrupted our economy." (Z MAGAZINE, April 2017 p. 14)
After "the fall off Baghdad" and "Mission Accomplished" occurred in Iraq, unspeakable misery continues in a region where US and European domination has killed hundreds of thousands, causes unlimited war refugees as neophyte leaders like President Trump believe only force will bring peace.
The US embassy in Baghdad is the largest in the world (104 acres – size of Vatican City).
Historians know occupiers are hated by the occupied and occupiers must eventually leave, as the lesson was proven in Saigon (April 30, 1975). Trump and the generals sense the "Fall of Saigon" will be repeated in Baghdad, a history lesson President Trump, his generals and consultants are slow to learn.
Attacking Syria is a greasy slipway into expanded regional war with 15,000 nuclear weapons thrown in.
If all knew the language, culture, history of any foreign nation, would one nation attack another?
Does President Trump know US, Latin American or Asian history? No evidence so far.


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Rather like with the US presidential election, the EU Referendum in the UK continues to have a lot of sore losers who won't accept the surprise outcome. One of these is Professor A.C. Grayling, who writes:
Those who say that Parliament can note and learn from the outcome of the 23 June advisory referendum, yet not choose to take the UK out of the EU, are accused by those who supported 'Leave' of being 'anti-democratic.' It is vital to understand why it would not be 'anti-democratic' for Parliament to decide to retain the UK's EU membership. It is especially vital that our MPs should be reminded of these considerations, because the future of the UK and the EU is now wholly in their hands.
I have heard from a number of MPs who will oppose Brexit in Parliament. I have heard from a number more who say they would like to oppose it, but they are concerned about going against 'the democratic outcome of the referendum.' I wish to demonstrate to these latter that to treat the outcome of the referendum as binding on them is precisely undemocratic, and that the interests of the nation and its future lies in their exercising their democratic right and responsibility to oppose Brexit if that is what they believe is right for the country.
The key point about what is democratic and not democratic lies in the difference between an election and a referendum. In an election, electors confer temporary and revocable license on representatives to attend Parliament. In Parliament the electors' representatives are required to act in the best interests of their electors, which they chiefly do by acting in the best interests of the country. They are mandated to enquire, debate and decide on legislation, and to hold the executive to account. They are not messengers or delegates charged merely with reporting or acting on their electors' views; they are plenipotentiaries, acting by their own best lights on behalf of their electors. If they do a bad job they can be dismissed and replaced. This is representative democracy.
In the first place, he says that the referendum was "advisory". But clearly the British Government didn't think it was advisory when it sent a pamphlet to every voter in Britain that included the words:
This is your decision. The Government will implement what you decide.
The meaning of this is perfectly clear: the Government would do whatever the people decided. It doesn't say that the Government will take account of their advice, or the Government will think about it a bit, or the Government will come back and ask them again if they give the wrong answer. It says: The Government will implement what you decide.
But on to Grayling's more substantive argument, which is that in a parliamentary democracy, it is for Parliament to make the decisions, and frame the laws, after "mature deliberation."
Representative democracy is a filter that guards against descent into forms of populism. It consists in a due process intended to allow for all factors to be taken into account, and for mature deliberation to select the best way forward on the basis of those factors.
I think this is a very strong argument. What if we were to have referendums about everything? What if there was to be referendum about re-nationalising British Rail, or building a new London airport? What if any question of any substance was thrown open to the British people?
The answer must surely be that in most such matters the British people have no relevant knowledge about the pros and cons of railway nationalisation or airport construction. And furthermore neither question affects most people in Britain. The matter is best left for the mature deliberation of Parliament, assisted by various experts in the relevant fields, with any referendum regarded as merely advisory of public opinion on the matter, precisely in the manner that Grayling sets out.
But that is not the end of the matter. For the question that the British people were being asked was whether they wanted to leave or remain in the European Union, and this question was essentially whether they wished to be governed by the Westminster Parliament or by the EU Parliament in Brussels.
In what way can the Westminster Parliament answer such a question about its own sovereignty and legitimacy? It's like asking the Metropolitan police whether there should be a police force: they can't answer that question, because it was not they who created the police force in the first place. In the same way, Parliament cannot answer questions about its own legitimacy, because Parliament did not create itself.
The only people who can answer the question of who governs Britain are the British people. It is they, and they alone, who lend its government legitimacy. If their governance is to be transferred from Westminster to Brussels, the British people must first consent to it.
The sovereignty and legitimacy of the Westminster Parliament was established during the English Civil War (1642–1651), at which time the question the English people faced was: Do you want to be ruled by the King or your own elected Parliament? It's the very same question that the British people are facing in 2016, but with a continental parliament as the rival to the Westminster Parliament. Back in 1642, the Royalists and the Parliamentarians squared off against each other, and fought the matter out, and the result was the triumph of the Parliamentarians, and it has remained ever thus afterwards, even though a restricted form of monarchy was re-introduced.
Now it probably would have been a lot better in 1642 if the English people had been asked in a referendum whom they wished to be governed by. It would have saved many lives. And that is the point of elections (and referendums): to resolve disputes bloodlessly. Instead of the rival armies meeting in the field, they meet at the ballot box.
But the point, back in 1642, was that neither King nor Parliament could decide which of them was the legitimate supreme sovereign power in England. Only the people could decide. And the people did decide, by force of arms.
The same happened in America in 1775, when the American people, who had hitherto been governed by Britain, determined that they wished to govern themselves, and fought a war to overthrow the British, and won. Once again, the people decided who would govern them – although no doubt there were many Americans who wished that Britain continued to exert sovereign power over the American states.
So Grayling's case for leaving the matter to Parliament falls down when the question being asked is about the sovereignty of Parliament itself. Parliament cannot answer such questions. Only the people can decide. And that is why the results of the bloodless referendum on 23 June must be accepted as binding, however uncomfortable the result may be to many people. For if it is not accepted, then the people will be forced to impose their will in another civil war, just like in 1642 (or 1775).
Furthermore, the same question is being faced in every single member state of the EU: Do you want to govern yourselves in your own elected parliaments or assemblies, or be governed from Brussels? And I suspect that the answer in every case will be the same as the British answer: they will want to govern themselves.


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Power. Faced with the design challenges of keeping things that don't sleep awake as long as possible. One of the more intriguing aspects of the Flavonoid project has been to find ways that it can stay active and recording without it requiring a large, heavy battery. This battery here — the "Powerizer" — is about as big as I want to get. I also have some "flat-pack" style LiPo cells that might work well. The Powerizer is an industrial 3.6v 650mAh cell. Here Flavonoid is drawing about 18mA while recording data — the A2D converter is on and pretty actively sampling, the I2C/TWI bus is running frequently reading the time from the real-time clock. And every 15 seconds the LED blinks for a moment just so I know its alive. It's also running a command line console interface over USB, so the FT232RL RS-232<->USB chip is spun up.
One problem I faced — still facing — is how to recharge the battery, which is basically "fixed" (non-removable, or only removable by removing soldered connections.) The design presently uses the Maxim MAX1555, which a chip that will charge a single LiPo cell over USB or from a +5 volt, higher current source, about 200mA, whereas USB will max out at 100mA. My laptop's USB port won't charge at more than 80mA at best. The idea here is that USB charging would be more convenient than having another wall plug and wire running around. Since the Flavonoid uses USB for configuration and downloading data, you'd have it hooked up over USB anyway. I assumed USB would be fine, and generally it is. But the times that I've tested the Flavonoid's ability to run for a couple days, the battery went way low — 1.8v — and I had to recharge it from the higher current +5v source. Getting the Flavonoid to charge in the flat-battery circumstance is tricky. Presumably, since there's no on-off switch, the Flavonoid is trying to start up, which draws a modicum of power, making it more difficult for the battery to just chill and charge.
What's the alternative? Well, the immediate fix is to keep the Flavonoid plugged in at night so it maintains its charge. And I'm looking at adding a battery monitor (Maxim MAX6439) that will be able to let the Flavonoid microcontroller know when the battery voltage drops to a certain level. There's built-in hysterisis so the battery needs to go above a specified voltage before the MAX6439 will let it know that its back in some kind of nominally revived state. The thinking here is that the battery monitor could trigger a pin-change interrupt that would put the Flavonoid to sleep so it draws barely any power at all. When the battery is back to normal, it'll come back to and carry on as usual.


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SOFTBALL: Thursday's area roundup
Hale-Ray 11, Old Lyme 2: Hale-Ray's Rachel Pease struck out 10 and scattered four hits, Lydia Walter and Missy Martin homered and the Noises cruised to an 11-2 win Thursday in Moodus.
Walter and Martin each had three hits, and Pease had two hits, two runs and two RBIs. Teammates Alex LaFemina and Emily Traceski tripled.
Hale-Ray is 10-6 (9-4 Shoreline).
Bristol Eastern 4, Middletown 0: Bristol Eastern scratched out four runs on five hits, including a homer by Kelsey Portee, in a 4-0 win against Middletown Thursday.
Middletown's Cara Brainard absorbed the loss in a complete game and had two hits at the plate.
Middletown (7-7) will host Plainville today.
Cheney Tech 18, Vinal Tech 3: Undefeated Cheney Tech scratched out 16 hits in an 18-3 win against Vinal Tech Thursday.
Jamie Pizzuto had three hits and Karen Agogliati had two for Vinal Tech (5-10). The Hawks will play today at Parish Hall.


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Len, it's been a pleasure dealing with you over our recent property purchase.
Elizabeth and I found you very accessible, extremely honest and professional.
Quick response, commitment to the property 10 out of 10.
We would highly recommend you as a seller and in my case as a purchaser refreshing to deal with.
My wife and I have had the recent pleasure of working with Len Lengyel at Fruit Property to successfully sell our Torquay residence. Len went above and beyond in his efforts to guide and assist us in the preparation of our property for sale, and then in marketing the property including holding regular open for inspections during a very challenging time due to Covid19.
After every open for inspection Len was forthcoming with very good details and feedback, this kept us informed on buyers comments and gave us confidence we had selected a committed & professional realestate agent.
We would not hesitate recommending Fruit Property & Len specifically to anyone interested in selling a property in Torquay. Thanks very much Len for your hard work & persistence getting a great result on the sale of our property.
Dave was so helpful to me being a very nervous first time seller. He went above and beyond in
achieving the sale of my home far exceeding my expectations. He is professional and knowledgeable
and gave me prompt advice for all my concerns. Dave is a real pleasure to deal with and I would
recommend him to anyone.
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Fruit Property managed my rental property with prompt, professional service. The team communicated in a clear and timely manner which enabled me to be aware of what was happening at the property. I will not hesitate to use their services in the future
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David and Fruit Property were fantastic to deal with. Professional, energetic, friendly. Worth all of the fee paid for sale of our homes.
Would be very happy to recommend David and Fruit Property to anyone looking to sell in the Geelong area
Purchaser review- Dave was so professional, knowledgeable and in close communication with us throughout the purchase of our first home. It can be a stressful time and he always reassured us and also let us know in detail about the area as it's going to be completely new to us having not lived in Torquay before. Nothing was a trouble! We feel so lucky to have had such a great experience. Thanks so much Dave!!
Vendor review- I found David Phillips and Fruit property to be honest and hard working. His persistence and un-wavering optimism in the current tough property market was exactly what we needed to calm and guide us through the stressful and uncertain experience of selling our home. The regular communication we received from David throughout the sales process was brilliant and much appreciated. I believe that anyone can sell a house in a hot, booming market. But I believe It takes a talented and experienced agent to sell a house in an uncertain slowing market. David delivered this for us. I would recommend him as an agent to anyone wanting to sell their home.
Hey Len,
Thanks so much for taking us through our first ever purchase!
We had a really great experience with you and Fruit Property. We are very appreciative of your patience and facilitating all of our novice needs.
Just to add, we had quite the celebratory fruit salad with that incredible tasty fruit basket you prepared for us.
Thanks a (fruit) bunch !
Jenna and Lincoln
Hi Peter and Len,
We finally moved into our new home in the Dunes and I just wanted to say a big thank you for all your help along the way. You made the process of selling and building easy and stress free. Caitlin and I enjoyed the process and the outcomes.
Dear Len,
I would like to express my sincere thanks to you for all of the help you have provided on the selling of my house.
You have been very diligent in bringing prospective buyers into my home thus helping to achieve a good result.
I realise this is a difficult time in the market but you have persevered and produced a good outcome.
Thank you for your care and attention and I wish you all the best for the future.
Dave is an absolute professional with top local knowledge and understanding of the market and sales process. In some uniquely challenging circumstances he remained calm and helped guide the sale process to a successful conclusion despite some big curve balls and a torrential downpour during the auction! Highly recommended when selling anywhere in the Greater Geelong area.
I would like to just express my thanks to Fruit Property and especially Len.
We were looking for land awhile ago yet had to put plans on hold, Len was excellent to deal with and really helped in many ways from advice to looking out for blocks. No pressure was felt which is always great.
We then received a follow up call this week just to see where we were at. Little things like this really make a difference as a customer.
We will definitely be contacting your office when we are ready to go forward in building our for ever home.
Thank you again and until then we would just like to acknowledge your great customer service and look forward to dealing with Fruit Property again.
Thanks to Len, Peter and the team at Fruit Property Torquay for a fantastic result on the sale of our block in the Dunes Estate Torquay. They communicated regularly and in a professional manner at all times to keep me updated and informed. I can recommend them to anyone who is considering buying, selling or renting property in the area.
Thank you Len Lengyel and the Team at Fruit Property for the fantastic result of selling our house prior to Auction.
Len's professionalism and keeping us informed every step of the way, with his transparent, warm and honest approach, was critical to us as we were overseas during the whole process.
Neil andCathi Boult
From the moment we met David Philips,we knew he would be our choice of agent.David made our journey of selling our property,fun ,enjoyable and with no stress at all.He guided us through each process with ease,he's communication with us through it all,was exemplary.David would be,without a doubt our choice again,if we were to sell or buy another property.
Thanks greatly to David Phillips and the Fruit Team. We found David easy to communicate with and we feel this skill enabled him to negotiate with the buyers to secure the price we were after. He's knowledge within the real estate arena helped us to present a home that looked exceptional in the market place resulting in a signed contract in 8 days. David's marketing and room talkers were also a great addition to the marketing of our home. Thanks again to you and your team, we are very happy to have had a no nonsense, trouble free sale of our home.
We used David Phillips to sell our 3 units in Newcomb. As we live on the other side of the country communication was very important and David kept us informed every step of the way. He also kept an eye on our site as the building was being done over the past 2 years. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone wanting a fantastic agent in the area. Alison Hobbs WA
David was friendly and informative and always kept us up to date after each inspection.David would always return our calls and we would recomend David first and formost. I interviewed 3 other agents and found David's clear communication and knowledge of the area to be the best. We are extremely pleased with the outcome of the sale of our house
We were extremely pleased with the professional and sensitive way you helped us sell a home we have loved for 22 years.
Your knowledge of the market, guidance and feedback at every step of the way made us confident that we would be happy with the result. Our home sold quickly and we were thrilled with the price.
Thanks again for keeping us calm through what could have been a stressful process.
Get in touch to learn more about current market trends and conditions and local property sale and rental values.


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FAQS (Frequently Asked Questions)
Do You Need A Bad Credit Car Loan?
Auto Dealers are finding selling their vehicles online hit or miss at best. Auto Trader and eBay along with Smart Auction from General Motors are offering some of the best options to an Auto Dealer. Why is it that less than 10% of the vehicles listed online are actually selling? There are plenty of companies offering solutions but none seem to be working on a consistent basis. What about the dealer with an internet department? Is he any more successful?
Internet selling has gotten to be big business for the local Auto Dealer. Large or small dealers have different needs but the same outcome. Selling successfully online is a necessary addition to their bottom line and overall sales numbers. Each and every dealer, no matter the size, needs to be able to sell effectively online.
The time and money that selling online costs the Auto Dealer can be a lot less than classic print, radio and television advertising. So why has the local dealer stayed away from selling online? Most are intimidated by a market that is selling less than 10% of the vehicles that are listed in a medium they do not understand.
Buying A Used Car With No Credit
The subject of car finance comprises the different financial products which allows someone to acquire a car with any arrangement other than a single lump payment. The provision of car finance by a third party supplier allows the acquirer to provide for and raise the funds to compensate the initial owner, either a dealer or manufacturer.
Car finance is required by both private individuals and businesses. All types of finance products are available to either sector, however the market share by finance type for each sector differs, partly because business contract hire can provide tax and cashflow benefits to businesses.
Personal Car Finance is a complete subsector of personal finance, with numerous different products available. These include a straightforward car loan, hire purchase, personal contract hire (car leasing) and Personal Contract Purchase. Therefore, car finance includes but is not limited to vehicle leasing. These different types of car finance are possible because of the high residual value of cars and the second hand car market, which enables other forms of financing beyond pure unsecured loans.[1]
Car finance arose because the price of cars was out of the reach of individual purchasers without borrowing the money. The funding for personal car finance is provided either by a retail bank or a specialist car financing company. Some car manufacturers own their own car financing arms, such as Ford with the Ford Motor Credit Company and General Motors with its GMAC Financial Services arm, which has now been renamed and rebranded as Ally Financial. Indirect auto lenders may set risk-based interest rate, or "buy rate," that it conveys to auto dealers. Car companies may then allow their auto dealers to charge a higher interest rate when they finalize the deal with the consumer. This is typically called "dealer markup." [2][3] Markups can generate compensation for dealers and some (those of GM's Ally and Honda) have been found to use the discretion to charge consumers different rates regardless of consumer creditworthiness.[2]
The funding supplier may retain ownership of the car during the period of the contract for certain types of financing. This interim ownership by a third party and subsequent leasing to the acquirer is far more typical for business assets than private ones, with the option of vehicle leasing being the major exception for private consumers.
The finance is arranged either by the dealer which provides the car or by independent finance brokers who work on commission.


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Following a tradition started in 1963, the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its annual Honors Night event on Thursday, April 25. Honors Night recognizes an outstanding individual, an exceptional young professional, exemplary corporate citizens, exceptional commitment to the community, and a striking architectural achievement. The 2019 award recipients are as follows:
The recipient of the Spirit of Wichita award is Westar Energy. Established in 2002, this award is given to an organization that received the Over the Years award at least 20 years ago, in recognition of its continued strength of employment, leadership, innovation, and community involvement. Westar Energy received the Over the Years award in 1975, under the name of Kansas Gas & Electric Co.
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The recipient of the Keeper of the Plains award is Mark Arts. The Keeper of the Plains award recognizes an outstanding architectural achievement completed by a firm, organization or individual, which has contributed to the beauty of our community.
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The previously announced recipient of the Exceptional Young Leader award is Janelle King, owner of The Workroom. This award recognizes an individual who displays extraordinary young talent through service to the community and noteworthy accomplishments. Candidates for Exceptional Young Leader have a history of demonstrated leadership within their job and philanthropic involvement.
Honors Night 2019 is presented by Metro Courier, Inc. and will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 at Textron Aviation Activity Center, 9710 E. Central. Tickets are now available for $90 per person or $800 for a table of eight and can be purchased online at wichitachamber.org. Formal invitations will be sent to Chamber members, but the general public is also invited to attend.


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Talk:Decomposition into weight * level + jump
From OeisWiki
Your comments about the decomposition are welcome!
Subclassification of numbers or subclassification of terms of a sequence?
- I expressed the mathematical formulae in LaTex, I have been very careful not to introduce errors in them while doing so. I am still trying to figure out the ideas you are expressing, I'll look at the links you provided, although it would be nice if you could add more explanatory text on the page itself. — Daniel Forgues 04:31, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- Formulae checked, no error; "more explanatory text": I will try but I am limited by my English — Rémi Eismann 11:33, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
- I do not understand the ideas you are presenting, the motivations behind them and how to interpret the formulae (I converted them to LaTeX without understanding them, so I had to be extra careful in doing so) and the graphs. I will ask for other OEIS contributors to have a look. — Daniel Forgues 03:28, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
- I cannot see the motivation behind your classification based on Euclidean division, I don't see to what interesting properties of numbers they are relating to... (I added to the page all the OEIS sequences I found relating to your classification, and some rewritten notes encapsulated in tables that I may remove, if you tell me to do so.) Some other OEIS contributors may see better through it than I do, and possibly add more examples and explanatory text. — Daniel Forgues 07:01, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
- I removed "notes encapsulated in tables" and added =Decomposition criterion=. I will try to respond you and, thank you, for all the work you're done on this page — Rémi Eismann 09:23, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
- This seems to me to be rather a classification of terms of a sequence as they relate to the next term and possibly the previous term of said sequence using Euclidean division. I don't yet see that it reveals interesting properties, except maybe in a few cases... — Daniel Forgues
- I removed "notes encapsulated in tables" and added =Decomposition criterion=. I will try to respond you and, thank you, for all the work you're done on this page — Rémi Eismann 09:23, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
Conjecture 9
- Is conjecture 9 equivalent to Legendre's conjecture (If Legendre's conjecture is true, the gap (or the jump) between any two successive primes would be [1])? — Rémi Eismann 10:33, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
Check A166363 Number of primes in (n*(log(n))^2..(n+1)*(log(n+1))^2] semi-open intervals, n >= 1. where the n-th interval length is ~ (log(n+1/2))^2 + 2*log(n+1/2) ~ (log(n))^2 as n goes to infinity and where those intervals EXTREMELY RARELY fail to contain a prime, e.g. a(n) = 0 for n = 1,4977,17512,147127,76082969 (and no others up to 10^8.) Look at A166363/graph. It relates to Shanks conjecture[2], Cramér-Granville conjecture[3] and Wolf Conjecture[4]. This means that the first difference between 2 successive primes near might be , but it is not proven yet (this is the Cramér-Granville conjecture)! Much stronger than Legendre's conjecture[5]!
- Thank you Daniel, A166363:nice sequence! I know that Cramér-Granville conjecture is much stronger than Legendre's conjecture. I think there is a relation between Cramér-Granville conjecture and the highest level of primes classified by level. But my question about the relation between conjecture 9 and Legendre's conjecture is still opened — Rémi Eismann 10:37, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
- ↑ Legendre's conjecture on wikipedia [1]
- ↑ Weisstein, Eric W., Shanks Conjecture, from MathWorld—A Wolfram Web Resource.
- ↑ Weisstein, Eric W., Cramér-Granville Conjecture, from MathWorld—A Wolfram Web Resource.
- ↑ Weisstein, Eric W., Wolf Conjecture, from MathWorld—A Wolfram Web Resource.
- ↑ Weisstein, Eric W., Legendre's Conjecture, from MathWorld—A Wolfram Web Resource.


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Blackbeard Coffee Roasters is open 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. For more information, call 565-8312 or visit www.blackbeardroasters.com.
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With the major drawbacks covered already, this radar detector has been rated as an A+ in the highway test, which actually is way too good. You know what other radar has the same kind of rating? That's right. It's Escort Redline EX. The range which this detector has is same as that of the Valentine One Radar Detector.
Talking about the Valentine One Radar detector, it is so sensitive that it is capable of detecting everything. Even though it is not the best pick when it comes to drive in the cities where there is a lot of traffic and distorting signals, you can still use it at its best for highway driving.
This device comes with an optional feature which is called SAVVY, and when you plug it into your car's diagnostic port, it can automatically turn the alerts to a very quiet volume when you are driving at a specific speed and don't want anything to bother you at all.
It has a digital display and has knobs which help you to adjust the sensitivity as well as volume. Even though it has a very fine coating of a sturdy and durable material, still the design might take you to the 90's.
And when it comes to the design of this radar detector, it has directional arrows. This means that whenever you get an alert on this detector, the arrows are going to tell you where the signals are being captured from with the help of these arrows. It is one of the best features and even though the strategy is much better in most of the modern detectors, it still is one of the most classic pieces to consider.
The advantage of the directional alerts provides you awareness and makes it much easier to identify the source of the radar.
This detector also comes with the windshield mounted unit as well as two external antennas. These detectors are easily able to identify the X, K as well as Ka radar bands, which of course, does include the laser signals. It also comes with the super wideband detection for the Ka and Ku radar bands.
And yes, about the GPS thing, it doesn't lack one. So? What is the problem? Well, the company just refused to use one. And speaking technically, it is a good thing as the GPS creates blind spots, which means that the actual threats can hide.
In case you are using a GPS to mute the motion detector, you are also going to mute a police car which might be parked somewhere around where you are driving. It should be known that muting alerts usually create blind spots and is one of the compromises which you have to make if you don't want to face any kind of troubles using the devices.


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'Spectacle of Light' at Sudeley Castle & Gardens
Nestled in the Cotswold Hills, in Gloucestershire, is one of England's most beautiful Tudor castles. Sudeley Castle & Gardens provides the perfect backdrop for the 'Spectacle of Light' – an enchanting light and sound trail that's open to visitors throughout December. Seeing the historic castle and gardens illuminated under the…View Post


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NMSU News
Published on Jun 7, 2012 by nmsunews.
For New Mexico State University Athletics Director McKinley Boston, leadership doesn't stop at the doors of the athletics department.
A major focus for Boston during his seven and a half year tenure at NMSU has been diversity in leadership. The athletics department's commitment to diversity is one of the five values in its strategic plan, created in 2005 as one of Boston's first steps upon arriving at the university.
Boston shares his expertise around the country, mentoring minorities in both the athletics field and business sectors.
June 15, 2012 by Tyler Dunkel, NMSU News Center
- COB Editor's Note
- Dr. Mckinley Boston will teach MKTG 414.M01 (Athletics Business Administration) in the Fall 2012 semester.
For New Mexico State University Athletics Director McKinley Boston, leadership doesn't stop at the doors of the athletics department. A major focus for Boston during his seven-and-a-half year tenure at NMSU has been diversity in leadership. The athletics department's commitment to diversity is one of the five values in its strategic plan, created in 2005 as one of Boston's first steps upon arriving at the university.
"Diversity is a value that helps define what is important, and commitment to diversity creates opportunities for people who are not in the mainstream," Boston says. "Diversity fosters an environment of inclusion, where diversity and gender equity are celebrated and recognized as an integral part of our journey to excellence as an athletics department."
Boston has also shared his expertise around the country, mentoring minorities in both the athletics field and business sectors. Most recently, he attended the 2012 Black Coaches and Administrators Association Convention in Orlando, Fla. While there, Boston conducted mock interviews and offered advice for writing philosophy statements to aspiring young African-American administrators.
"The Black Coaches and Administrators Association Convention is an opportunity for me to give back," Boston says. "A few years ago I created a mock interview setting, which allows assistant coaches and assistant administrators in our field to practice interviewing for jobs with immediate feedback from a panel of their peers. On the other hand, developing a philosophy statement helps them realize that sport isn't the end game, but that sport is a way to achieve successful sports programs, successful branding and to help provide a sense of pride within their respective universities."
The Black Coaches and Administrators Association is a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is "to foster the growth, leadership and development of ethnic minorities at all levels of sports both nationally and internationally." It currently is focused on athletics in North America, including professional leagues, college sports and high school athletics. The organization offers scholarships and actively promotes the hiring of ethnic minority coaches in professional and college sports.
Today, NMSU is the only university in the nation with an African-American athletics director, head football coach, head men's basketball coach and head track and field coach.
When Boston was a freshman at the University of Minnesota, African-Americans made up only about two percent of the student body population of some 50,000 students. He quickly learned to value people as individuals and not for a person's image or class, while living in the dorms on campus.
"My experiences at Minnesota got me past race," Boston says. "When you are engaged in the living and learning environment like the dorms you forget the race aspect and begin to look at people as just people."
Boston went on to be a first team All-Big Ten selection, a member of the NFL's New York Giants and of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.
While he learned a lot about leadership on the football field, Boston credits much of his success as a leader to Chester Pierce, who mentored him while Boston was a visiting scholar at Harvard. Pierce was a tenured professor and the first African-American to play football at Harvard.
"My Division I career was just taking off as an administrator and Dr. Pierce provided me with the guidance I needed to further my career," Boston says. "What he really did for me was instill a tremendous amount of confidence, showing me how far I had come. When you are travelling down your career path alone you really need something to benchmark your accomplishments and Dr. Pierce helped me realize that."
Boston started his career in academia in 1972 as an instructor at Montclair State College and as assistant football coach, and was later director of student services. He went on to become athletics director at the University of Rhode Island and athletics director at Kean College.
He returned to the University of Minnesota to serve as vice president for student development and athletics director. Boston was the first African-American athletics director in the Big Ten Conference.
A leader within the NCAA, Boston has served on the Men's Basketball Selection Committee, the NCAA Management Council and the Committee on Athletic Certification. He currently serves on the NCAA Leadership Council, an advisory committee to the NCAA president's board of directors. Boston has been recognized for his efforts, receiving a certificate from the National Academy on Leadership and Effectiveness in Washington, D.C.
Boston's experiences have helped him better manage diversity and the challenges it brings.
"I think the number-one challenge in dealing with diversity is helping people understand why others think the way they do about certain value-related issues," he says. "When people are out of their comfort zone they tend to act a certain way because they are trying to project what they know and what they feel is normal. But I think it's important to guide people to accepting others values and ideas to broaden a more diverse society.
"Here at New Mexico State there are still a number of first-generation students," Boston says. "Most models of retention, especially when it relates to diverse students, are how quickly you can make them feel comfortable in their environment. I remember the first time I went to an NCAA convention with about 3,000 people and there were three black Division I athletic directors at the time in this room and it took us five minutes for the three of us to end up together. And why? Because we were in our comfort zone."
Boston understands that acclimation period of becoming comfortable in one's environment. He explains that students too eventually find their comfort zones as they begin to build confidence.
"Students of color tend to share the same watering hole because of comfort," Boston says. "People who are proponents of diversity want them to engage other people, but it takes them awhile to become comfortable in a new environment and hang around each other while building their own safety net. Then eventually as a sophomore and junior you're more in your comfort zone and you have found a major. Helping people acclimate and acculturate in that first year is a very important step in developing well-rounded individuals and is something that we have tried to do here at New Mexico State."
Boston sees diversity as a way for people to engage their lives with people of different backgrounds and cultures. That's increasingly important, he adds.
"The world is changing," Boston says. "We know that the minorities will be the majorities in 20 years and we all need to learn and adjust to leading a different life in the future."


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text: Hace ya un par de semanas que se hablaba de que el tipo este dejaba Haro para montar su propia compañia, pues ya se ha confirmado. http://www.mirrabikeco.com/ En el equipo tambien estará Ryan Guettler Esto está copiado de la BMX board. " Jan 02, 2006 Carlsbad, CA. Jim Ford, former President and CEO of Haro Bicycle Corporation announced today that he has joined MirraCo, a newly formed company created by Dave Mirra, BMX freestyles most accomplished athlete as well as its most recognized personality. Ford will retain his previous title of President and CEO as well a significant ownership position in the new company. Mirras ten plus years with Haro will conclude on December 31st. In describing the situation, Mirra had this to say, I had originally intended to finish my career with Haro, but considering how far apart we were in negotiating a new deal, I figured I could do better on my own. Mirra did however acknowledge that his career with Haro was both fun and rewarding and that he intends to honor his contractual commitments with the company through the end of the year. Dave is an incredible athlete, but Ive also learned he is quite a salesman commented Ford. He was relentless in his efforts to get me involved in his new venture once I left Haro, despite the concerns I had with starting from scratch with a new company. Ironically, after playing key roles in making Haro the dominant brand in the BMX/Freestyle segment of the market, Mirra and Fords new company will be the industrys newest rider-owned brand trying to chip away at Haros significant market share. Im looking forward to some aggressive but friendly competition with our friends at Haro. It will certainly be challenging given Haros dominance in the category, but the times I enjoyed the most during my career at Haro were when we were the underdog fighting to grow the business. This will be a lot of fun and Im looking forward to it stated Ford. Theres a lot work to do in short period of time, but the company intends to have bikes in shops by early summer. Details of the companys plans for sales and distribution were not available at the time of this release, but Ford did indicate that the company will be based in Carlsbad and the process of hiring a Product Manager, Art Director, and other key positions will begin immediately. " P.D: La verdad es que no me interesa demasiado lo que haga el Mirra, pero como creo que por aqui hay mucho fan del Mirra y los X-Gaymens, a ver si el foro empieza a dejar de ser un aburrido mercadillo de bicicletas de serie.


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World Cancer Day 2018 – observed on Sunday, Feb. 4 – is a global campaign that aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about the disease. The objective is to get as many people as possible to talk about cancer, including on social media with the hashtag #WorldCancerDay, pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action in the fight against cancer.
Leonard L. Berry, a Texas A&M University healthcare expert from Mays Business School, advocates for practical improvements in cancer care services for both the patient and the family based on his ongoing study of how to improve the service journey that cancer patients and their families take from diagnosis through treatment, recovery and in some cases end-of-life care. "Cancer not only impacts the patient but also the family, and it is especially appropriate to take a holistic approach to cancer care in discussions on World Cancer Day," Berry says.
Drawing on Berry's research conducted at 10 innovative cancer centers, he and his co-authors provide important guidelines for designing cancer care services that prevent avoidable suffering and improve the care experience. These guidelines focus on integrating humanity into a service that requires sensitivity and compassion.
Design cancer care services to be less stressful
Cancer care is a high-emotion service. The need for the service alone elicits intense emotions. The wonders of high-tech cancer care are best complemented by high-touch care. Guidelines for helping healthcare organizations deliver services to better anticipate and respond to patients' and family's emotional needs were developed based on interviews with more than 350 cancer patients, family members, oncologists, surgeons, oncology nurses, non-clinical staffers, and leaders of healthcare organizations: 1) Identify emotional triggers such as the need for cancer care services, 2) Respond early to intense emotions, including preparing patients for what's next, 3) Enhance the patients' control, and 4) Hire the right people and prepare them for the role. The complete guidelines are available in the Harvard Business Review.
Manage the clues in cancer care
Patients' experiences, good and bad, accumulate as a result of clues embedded in these experiences. Clues are the signals patients perceive in using a service. When interacting with a system of care, patients filter clues, organizing them into a set of impressions. Patients may perceive clues rationally or emotionally, and clues may be defined by their presence or absence. Optimizing cancer patients' service experiences requires sensitive management of the clues that comprise the overall service. Well-managed clues can evoke positive feelings, such as trust and hope. Poorly managed clues can exacerbate negative emotions, such as anxiety, stress, helplessness, anger, and fear.
Cancer centers can improve their services by implementing a framework that manages certain clues that act as stimuli to patients, eliciting either positive or negative emotions. These clues involve the perceived technical quality of the service, tangible aspects of the facility itself and the ability of the employees to interact effectively with the patients, respectively. Managing these clues well can make a frightening and emotional service experience much more positive in the eyes of the patient. This framework is detailed in the Journal of Oncology Practice.
Incorporate kindness in cancer care
Simple kindnesses can help diffuse negative emotions that are associated with cancer diagnosis and treatment. Six types of kindness may prevent avoidable suffering: 1) Deep listening, whereby clinicians take the time to truly understand the needs and concerns of patients and their families, 2) Empathy for the patient with cancer, expressed by both individual clinicians and the care culture, 3) Generous acts of discretionary effort that go beyond what patients and families expect from a care team, 4) Timely care that is delivered by using a variety of tools and systems that reduce stress and anxiety, 5) Gentle honesty, whereby the truth is conveyed directly in well-chosen words, and 6) Support for family caregivers, whose physical and mental well-being are vital components of the care their loved ones receive. These mutually reinforcing manifestations of kindness — exhibited by self-aware clinicians who understand that how care is delivered matters — constitute a powerful and practical way to temper the emotional turmoil of cancer for patients, their families, and clinicians themselves. The role of kindness is detailed in the Journal of Oncology Practice.
Support family caregivers of loved ones
Family caregivers require support so that they can be effective and maintain their own well-being while caring for a loved one with cancer. A four-part framework for supporting family caregivers includes: (1) Assess caregivers' needs using formal measures, just as the cancer patient's own needs are assessed, (2) Educate caregivers for their caregiving roles, most notably, with training in the low-level medical support that cancer patients require at home, (3) Empower caregivers to become full-fledged members of the patient's cancer team, all working toward common goals, and (4) Assist caregivers proactively in their duties, so that they retain a sense of control and self-efficacy rather than having to react to imminent medical crises without sufficient resources at their disposal. Funding support for family caregivers requires refocusing on the overall well-being of the patient-caregiver team rather than just on the patient, necessitating a paradigm shift in reimbursement that recognizes the need for holistic cancer care. This framework is detailed in the Journal of Oncology Practice.
"A cancer diagnosis may not be life-ending, but it is life-changing," says Berry. "The foundation of excellent cancer care is and always will be the quality of the diagnosis, the treatment plan, and the clinical services. But compassionate, sensitive service matters a great deal in easing the difficult path cancer patients and their families travel."
Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D., is a University Distinguished Professor of Marketing, Regents Professor, and holds the M.B. Zale Chair in Retailing and Marketing Leadership in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. He also is a Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, MA. As a Visiting Scientist at Mayo Clinic in 2001-2002, he conducted an in-depth research study of healthcare service, the basis for his book, Management Lessons from Mayo Clinic (2008). He has written 10 books, including Discovering the Soul of Service; On Great Service; Marketing Services: Competing Through Quality; and Delivering Quality Service. He will receive the American Marketing Association's "Marketing for a Better World" award in February 2018 and the "Sheth Gold Medal" in August 2018, two of academic marketing's most prestigious awards.
About Mays Business School
At Mays Business School, we step up to advance the world's prosperity. Our mission is to be a vibrant learning organization that creates impactful knowledge and develops transformational leaders. Mays Business School educates more than 6,400 undergraduate, master's and doctoral students in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, marketing and supply chain management. Mays consistently ranks among the top public business schools in the country for its programs and for faculty research.
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South Africa's DRDGOLD Ltd (JSE, NYSE:DRD) will commission this Thursday the first phase of the Far West Gold Recoveries project (FWGR) in West Rand, one of the assets it exchanged with precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) early this year.
The project is a large-scale, long-life surface tailings retreatment that will retreat material with a 35% higher gold content than the material treated by DRDGold at its flagship Ergo metallurgical plant on the East Rand.
While Sibanye-Stillwater plans to retain long-term exposure to FWGR, set to be one of the largest tailings recovery operations in South Africa, it left the development of such endeavour to DRDGold, it said Tuesday.
Chief executive Niël Pretorius said earlier that the company was targeting a processing rate of 500,000 tonnes per month, expected to be achieved in the first quarter of 2019.
As part of early-stage commissioning, Pretorius said face has been established at the Driefontein 5 tailings dam reclamation site, from which pumping of reclaimed tailings through a new 2km pipeline to the Driefontein 2 plant is set to begin.
A parallel pipeline to return water from the plant to the reclamation site has also been completed.
In phase two, scheduled to come online two years after phase one, a central high-volume processing facility and new deposition site will be developed to handle about 1.2 million tons of material monthly from different sources.
DRDGold has established itself as one of South Africa's top gold tailings retreatment operator, using its Ergo plant to treat old dumps around the city.
Sibanye-Stillwater is South Africa's largest gold producer and the world's third largest producer of palladium and platinum.