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One piece of job-hunting advice you'll hear over and over again is that you have to network to land a gig. Unfortunately, networking isn't easy for everyone and doing it badly can cause more harm than good.
So what is networking exactly?
"The exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions; specifically: the cultivation of productive relationships for employment or business," according to Merriam-Webster.
The key part of the definition is the word "exchange." Too often people think networking means you just harass people until they give you a job or help you make a connection. But browbeating your LinkedIn connections into getting you a job, for example, won't get you much job-hunting honey.
"Do not monopolize the conversation [by talking] about your career needs," stressed Thom Singer, author of "The ABC's of Networking."
Instead, find out what your contact needs, Singer added.
"You might know the person who can help them solve their biggest challenge, but if you are not asking questions, and listening to their answers, you will not even know you can help."
Networking is all about helping each other.
For those networking novices out there who need a bit of help, here are six networking no-nos from hiring managers, human resource pros and people who are often hit up by networkers:
1. Don't be an amateur
Networking is a bit more laid back than an actual job interview, but that doesn't mean you should leave professionalism at the door.
"One of my job-networking pet peeves is the style of communication that people use when networking to get a job," said Kurt Ronn, president and founder of national recruitment firm HRworks.
Good grammar and spelling should not go out the window. Texting in incomplete, hard-to-figure-out sentences, poor punctuation, and random capitalization, he said, "is too personal" and "should be left to social networking and texting friends. Networking for a career needs to stay in the realm of corporate communication."
2. The fake informational interview
An informational interview is one of the greatest networking tools. It helps open doors and also helps you figure out if a job, a company or an industry is right for you.
The key to such an interview is to make it seem like you're not looking for a particular job, but you're just doing some exploratory research and want to sit down with a hiring manager or a contact to find out what a person in a particular position does.
People sometimes want to pull a fast one, though, and that's a big no-no, said Steve Langerud, a workplace consultant and director of professional opportunities at DePauw University.
"In good times this is a benign game. In times like this it is an annoying and sometimes sad conversation," he said.
Many of the employers Langerud works with are open to informational interviews and they are open to job interviews.
"Just be honest. The bait and switch game is just annoying," he explained.
3. The two-timer
Networking is about making a connection with one person at a time, not 100 people.
How do you expect to nurture a relationship with someone and get her to help you if she thinks you see her as just one person on a long list of contacts?
"I don't like getting what looks like a personal message that turns out to be (one sent) to the universe," said Steven J. Elliott, tax director for Schwartz & Company in Bellmore, N.Y.
And not every person out there is a potential networking source, even though social media sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter make us think so.
"LinkedIn and other social media tools are not like a phone book," said author Singer. "You would not take all the phone books from Los Angeles Country and tell people you have 10 million people in your network 'hey, you have their phone numbers, you could call any of them.' Thus linking to strangers makes your social media not better than a phone book."
4. Ingrates don't rate
There's nothing worse than taking your connections for granted.
The one thing Mary Ann Gontin, managing partner for talent management firm OI Partners in Danbury, Conn., hates is "people who don't say thank you. I give of my time, knowledge, information, contacts, etc., and there are people who don't call or write to say thank you."
She also doesn't like it when she offers help and never hears from the person, that is until they need help, again.
"Everyone can afford to make a call or send a note or e-mail to say thank you," she said. "If possible, people should offer to buy you lunch or find some way to show appreciation. Most of us in this field are more than willing to help so many people, but we would like our time and talent to be recognized and appreciated."
5. No sob stories
Many of us are desperate to find work in this economy, so it's totally understandable if your personal and financial lives are in turmoil.
That said, don't dump this on your networking contacts, and don't tweet or Facebook that stuff either.
It's not that people won't be understanding or sympathetic, but human nature makes us gravitate to people who seem to have things together and don't seem hopeless.
"It is never okay to beg for a job," said Joe Kran, a managing partner with OI Partners in Parsippany, N.J.
And he doesn't want to hear about how bad your situation is, whether it's your marriage, your finances or your former employer.
That doesn't mean you should keep the conversation formal, especially if a friend or connection asks you about how you're doing, experts advised, because that builds a good relationship. Just don't go overboard and keep complaints to a minimum.
6. Beware stalking
There's this feeling out there that you should do just about anything to get your foot in the door, but that doesn't mean you should ambush people in public, at their office, or on the Web.
"Do not approach me at lunch," said Matt Murray, founder of SwarmJobs.com, a job site for young professionals. "No one likes to interview with spaghetti hanging out of their mouth."
Same goes for cyberspace.
I see lots of people on Twitter publicly asking other tweeters if they can send them a resume, or asking them to connect them to someone they know.
That's why Murray said he hides his connections on LinkedIn from public view. He doesn't want a bunch of people hitting them up for jobs or job leads.
And he doesn't like it when public messages are sent to him via social media with the actual intent of being seen by one of his friends or contacts that may be able to get them a job.
It's all about being polite and sincere.


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There is one must for every surfer: You have to go to Kata Mama beach resaurant. There is a little surfshop and surflender there. The food and the atmosphere is extraordinary. Surfers congragate there everyday.
A really great spot when it's good. The locals are really friendly and it's a great atmosphere. Not including the airfare, a super cheap and enjoyable vacation!
Thailand is very unique. People are friendly. The land and the climate is beautiful. The surfing aspect is not like Hawaii anyway it is pretty good and interesting territory. Going there one time in a life is compulsory!!!
Especially good for beginners.
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FACTS About KATA - Hi all, I'm in Kata beach right now. Here are the FACTS:
- Unconsistent
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- Dozens of 100% beginners (drops in, crashes, go straight, throw boards, ecc...)
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+ Rent all kind of surfboards
If you surf at least "a little", don't come here!
If you want to star surfing (from zero) come here!
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beginner/sharks - is kata beach a good place to learn?
also what are the possibilities of seeing dangerous sharks??
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Overview - Who wrote the overview here? When did Phuket become supercheap and have undercrowded waves, someones living in a dreamworld me thinks!
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London Olympics: How did the Games do?
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The announcement that London would host the 2012 Olympics was followed by intense speculation about the how well equipped the city was to host the Games.
But how did predictions compare with the reality? Our correspondents give their verdicts.
Brand UK
Mark Easton, Home editor
Forecast: We had been warned to expect travel chaos, security meltdown and organisational incompetence.
Verdict: When a coach driver got lost bringing athletes to the Olympic Park, it seemed as though Britain was lining up for at least a bronze in bungling.
But it didn't happen. In fact, the teams of pandemonium correspondents assigned around the capital were forced to kick their heels or quickly develop an understanding of the finer points of dressage.
There were those who predicted London 2012 would be an embarrassing and chaotic two weeks during which all the flaws of our declining nation would be exposed. Brand GB would be horribly undermined and this country's reputation and prospects damaged for decades.
As it turned out, we not only massively exceeded expectations in the sports arenas and won universal plaudits for hosting a brilliant games, we have also presented Britain as self-confident, forward-looking and fun.
That, I suspect, has been as much a surprise to the watching world as it has been to some justifiably proud Brits.
David Bond, sports editor
Forecast: UK Sport had invested £300m in Olympic and Paralympic sports and athletes in the past four years. It had set a minimum target of 48 medals for Great Britain's athletes and a top four finish in the medal table. After seven years of build-up, the level of international pressure on Britain was intense.
Verdict: Team GB won a staggering 64 medals, 29 of them gold. The best performance of the modern era and arguably of all time. We all expected the rowers and cyclists to come good but the big question was always going to focus on whether Great Britain could deliver more medals across more sports. The statistic that 16 different sports delivered medals here tells you they did.
Of course, not everything has gone to script for every sport. Swimming missed their medal targets and an internal review is under way.
There are also bound to be some questions asked about athletics. Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis and Greg Rutherford produced that dazzling, golden 45 minutes in the Olympic Stadium with Farah repeating his exploits in the 5,000m a week later.
But there were also some disappointing performances - capped perhaps by the men's sprint relay team dropping the baton again. Head coach Charles Van Commenee missed his own target of eight medals by two. Other sports such as wrestling, basketball, handball and volleyball may find they are struggling to receive the same level of funding in the run-up to the Rio Games in 2016.
But some of the most memorable moments came not in sporting triumph but in the taking part. Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius broke new ground just by competing in the Games - the first paralympian to do so on the track - and every one of the 204 countries sent a delegation which included female athletes.
Gordon Corera, security correspondent
Forecast: Security concerns always loomed over the London Olympics and some of the steps taken - including the missiles on rooftops - were questioned. There were fears just weeks before the Games began when private security contractor G4S admitted it would be unable to provide enough security guards, forcing the military to step in.
Verdict: Terrorists struck London the day after the city won the Games, prompting an enormous amount of preparation that cost at least £1bn. But the Games have taken place remarkably peacefully. There were no terrorist threats - that we know of - and surprisingly few lower level security problems, such as disruption by protesters. This is apart from the odd bottle thrown at the track and some lost keys.
Planners believe some of the high-profile coverage of the security preparations, like the missiles, may have helped by acting as a deterrent.
The military stepped into the breach quickly and efficiently, meaning that there have been few complaints about long queues to get past checks at venues.
The people who had been paid for years to worry about security at the Olympics will now be breathing a huge sigh of relief that everyone was able to focus on the sport.
Richard Anderson, business producer
Forecast: To leave an economic legacy worth £13bn to the UK economy over the next four years.
Verdict: Retailers were hoping for an Olympic bonanza and most have been left sorely disappointed.
Many small businesses across London have criticised the Games' organisers and Transport for London for scaring off shoppers. Footfall was noticeably down during the first week of the Games. Anecdotal evidence suggests a similar picture across the UK. Numbers picked up during the second week, with bigger retailers reporting higher sales, but no-one is expecting to see a major pick-up in consumer spending.
It will be another four years before we know whether the government's longer-term legacy targets for the Games will be met, but the experience of previous host cities suggests they are a little optimistic.
Most economists agree major sporting events rarely bring lasting financial reward. The government will have its work cut out to buck the trend.
Richard Westcott, transport correspondent
Forecast: Everyone predicted disruption to the transport network during the Games. London's transport system was written off as too old, and plagued by injury.
Verdict: The transport system actually worked. Some £6.5bn was spent patching up wounds on Tube and train lines and people just went another way. More people travelled, but they were scattered over different parts of the day.
The system was busy. The Tube kept smashing its own record for carrying passengers, with four and a half million journeys on the busiest days. There were also record numbers using the Docklands Light Railway, which was 70% busier than usual. Numbers on the London Overground were up 27% and the Barclays bike hire scheme broke records too. Even Heathrow was fine.
There were some problems, of course. The main roads coming into London were bad because of all the changes to the way the traffic lights were phased. Various rail lines suffered delays and suspensions, including the Central line, the Jubilee line and the DLR, all of which went to the Olympic Park.
Claire Heald, BBC 2012
Forecast: The Olympics were exciting, but tickets were hard to secure, a plague of people would bring meltdown to London, the biggest burger chain outlet sat ill in a theatre of sport and, amid stringent rules, the British would fail to get picnics in.
Verdict: The Games transformed the Olympic Park and, during free events like the triathlon, the centre of London. They created a festival of sport for spectators. There were queues for water fountains and for food, but the queues to pass through security moved quickly.
Prices at this mass event were above street average at £5 for a pasty, £4.30 for a bottle of beer and £2.50 for an ice cream. But people could bring their sandwiches and picnicked on the parklands.
More tickets were released online but they were still hard to come by, with up to 2.5m people trying to access them.
The sight of empty seats at venues enraged those who had been unable to get in. Try to find anyone at the Olympics with a bad word to say about it, however, and you would have searched long. It was awash with colour from decorated fans clad in international colours and union flags.
People came, saw, enjoyed and it lifted them, as well as the national mood.
Michelle Roberts, BBC news online health editor
Forecast: The anti-doping authorities were prepared to take a tough stance on drug cheats, promising to banish any athlete found to be taking performance-enhancing drugs. London's anti-doping lab was hailed as the most high-tech in the history of the Olympics. And it was the first summer Games to use biological passports - ongoing electronic records of any substances found in an athlete's blood to confirm that they are "clean".
Verdict: If you measure success as keeping drugs out of the competition then the authorities lived up to their pre-Games promise.
The International Olympic Committee carried out more than 5,000 drugs tests during the Games. Syria's 400-metres hurdler Ghfran Almouhamad was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance called methylhexaneamine. Another 10 athletes were also banned from taking part because of failed drugs tests.
Suspicion spread wide, so much so that when 16-year-old swimmer Ye Shiwen set a new world record for the women's 400m individual medley a cry of foul play was raised even though the young swimmer had passed all of the checks.
And when you compare the figures with the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it appears that the extra checks were necessary and the problem of doping may be getting worse, not better. At Beijing six athletes failed the IOC's drug-testing regime.
All the drug test results for London's games aren't in yet, which means athletes who fail testing could still be stripped of their titles - as Belarusian women's shot put gold medallist Nadzeya Ostapchuk has just discovered.
Claire Douglas, BBC Weather
Forecast: After the wettest start to summer on record in southeast England, with more than double the usual amount of rainfall, you could be forgiven for thinking hopes for a sunny Olympic Games were not high.
Verdict: In the lead up to the Opening Ceremony there were a few light showers, but thunderstorms that had worried forecasters stayed away to the east. Some very 'British' summer weather followed - breezy, showery and slightly cool for the time of year.
For the thousands of athletes and spectators in and around London, the weather performed pretty well. Not many gold medals for warm sunshine until the last weekend, but the vast majority of events were unaffected by any weather-related delays or cancellations.
London was mostly rain-free; however there were plenty of heavy showers and even some flooding across other parts of the UK. Temperatures were near or slightly below average, meaning heat stress was not a problem for either athletes or spectators.
With a mix of sunshine, a few showers, and just the right amount of breeze, there should be at least a small space on the podium for the Great British weather.
Richard Black, environment correspondent
Forecast: Most "green" issues were clear ahead of time, although there was talk that air quality might suffer owing to extra Olympics-related traffic.
Verdict: A number of reports concluded that the London Olympics lived up to their pre-race billing as the "greenest ever games". Novel building materials and techniques were deployed to minimise use of natural resources, everything from steel to water was recycled, and the use of temporary arenas reduced the carbon footprint of heavy construction.
The greenest part of the legacy is local. The area where the Olympic Park now stands used to be a wasteland of fetid drains, derelict factories and polluted ground. As well as cleaning it all up, the authorities have re-tooled the waterways into wildlife habitat, running between the upper Lee valley and the Thames. Birds and small mammals should enjoy the new green spaces as much as people.
Amid all the low-carbon hype surrounding London, however, it shouldn't be forgotten that the biggest climate impact of any Olympics comes through the necessity of flying thousands of competitors and officials half way round the world to take part - not to mention the thousands more who come to support them.


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Someone to Watch Over Me
This story appears in the May 1999 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Chomping at the bit to get your business going? Although it's difficult to wait, you should get as much advice as possible in the pre-start-up phase before diving in. As most successful entrepreneurs will tell you, information is priceless. Their advice? Find a mentor to guide you through the "dos" and "don'ts" of entrepreneurship--that way, you can bound ahead without making too many bad calls.
If you make the mistake of trying to go it alone, you could wind up as another statistic. In fact, if more entrepreneurs hooked up with mentors in the start-up phase, we'd see fewer business fatalities, according to Jerry F. White, director of the Caruth Institute at the Cox School of Business, an entrepreneurial center at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. "A qualified mentor can show a start-up how things work in 'Entrepreneur Land,' saving them time and money in the bargain," White says.
Rob Adler agrees. If it weren't for his mentor, Jeff Parker, Adler wouldn't have been able to successfully launch CCBN.Com, a Boston Internet company that helps businesses communicate with shareholders. The relationship between the two men started five years ago when Adler was a 28-year-old MBA student at Harvard. Parker, now 54, was a successful entrepreneur and venture capitalist who helped and often funded the start-ups of many young entrepreneurs.
Having heard good things about Parker and two other possible mentors, Adler cold-called them to set up initial information interviews. Of his interviews, Adler remembers a special chemistry between Parker and himself. Their relationship steadily evolved to the point where Parker helped Adler launch CCBN.com in 1997.
Finding Your Match
Adler and Parker's mentoring relationship is not uncommon. Similar mentoring relationships are forged every day. The results are often a successful enterprise as well as a lifelong friendship.
Anne Donnellon, an associate professor of management at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, knows firsthand how valuable a mentor can be. Having been a mentor as well as a conduit to other mentors and "mentees," she's seen the value of these relationships in action.
Before beginning your search for a mentor, make a list of the skills and expertise you need, advises Linda Phillips-Jones, principal consultant of The Mentoring Group, a Grass Valley, California, business consulting company. Rather than go off half-cocked, have a personal vision. Make a list of your needs and logical matches. For example, if you need advice on pricing a product, find a mentor who's a comptroller, accountant or CFO. If you want to identify vendors, seek a mentor who's a supplier or distributor. If you need help hiring employees, make a match with a human resources manager or consultant.
"In addition to identifying the skills, knowledge or opportunities you need, think specifically of what a mentor could do to help you achieve your goals," says Phillips-Jones. Ideally, mentors show you how to function on your own.
When you're ready to seek a mentor, invest time and effort into finding the right person. The idea is to find someone who not only has the right credentials, but whom you can work with as well. "There are organizations and community groups that [can help with this]. The SBA, for example, has a program that matches mentors and mentees," says Andrea Silbert, executive director of the Center for Women and Enterprise, a Boston-based educational organization that provides business advice to women. "By doing it yourself, however, you control the whole process."
Don't be embarrassed to knock on doors. Donnellon advises being aggressive about making the appropriate contacts. The good news is plenty of mentors out there are willing to help you launch your enterprise--it's your job to find them and negotiate a time to meet. "Most people are flattered that you deem them a valuable information source, and they [enjoy] helping someone get their business started," says Silbert.
Where do you find mentors? Typically, they're right under your nose. Sometimes they're people you'd least consider, such as relatives, acquaintances, even friends.
Refer again to your list of needs and the kind of help you require, suggests Phillips-Jones. Next to each need, write the names of all the people you know who seem competent in that area. Your list might include your last boss (actually the first person you should approach), past managers (even those in different locations and organizations), and those peers whom you admire, respect and trust.
Don't stop there. "Expand your list," says Phillips-Jones. "Think of anyone who might be helpful, even for a one-time information-sharing exchange."
Although you shouldn't get uptight about approaching people you don't know, you should prepare as if you were facing a job interview. "Find out all you can about the person's work, special interests and interaction style," Phillips-Jones advises. "If you know someone who can put in a good word for you, ask for the favor."
Often, you have no choice but to follow Adler's lead and simply call high-profile candidates who have mentoring potential. Adler took his chances and hoped for the best. He was lucky--out of three contacts, he found the person who met his parameters. "If first tries don't work, find other people and try again," Adler says. "Persistence pays off."
You may be able to meet potential mentors at such business-related events as conventions, trade shows, conferences and networking groups. If you're open and friendly, you never know where you might stumble across someone with mentor qualifications. The more active you are in your industry, the better your chances of meeting valuable contacts who are potential conduits to other people.
Forging a Relationship
Once you've identified a few candidates, the first critical meeting should involve nothing more than information-sharing so you can get to know each other and determine whether the chemistry is right. During that first meeting, be direct. "Be as specific as you can about what you'd like from this person," says Phillips-Jones. "Keep your request simple though--for example, 'I'm thinking of offering these things to the customer. I'd really like to know what you think.'"
But finding the right person is only the beginning. Before you begin working together, Phillips-Jones urges you to evaluate yourself as a prospective mentee. "It takes a specific attitude to get the most out of a mentoring relationship," she says. "You have to accept honest feedback and criticism."
Ideally, the relationship ought to be fluid, flexible and open. "Be ready to learn, and take direction and criticism," Adler says. "You must be comfortable enough with yourself and the other person to put your ego aside."
Play by the mentor's rules. Mentors are busy people, which means they're fitting you into their packed schedules. "If they want to meet with you at 6:30 a.m. for a breakfast meeting, it's up to you to be there on time," says White.
White estimates he gives 150 hours each year, or three hours per week, to mentoring start-up entrepreneurs. "Once I set a time, I expect the entrepreneur to be there," he says. "If the [mentee] balks or constantly tries to change the time, it tells me he or she isn't committed to the relationship."
How much time should you expect from your mentor? It could be as little as an hour each month or as much as an hour per week. And no matter what the time parameters are, there must be an agenda, including something to accomplish at each meeting. The more focused the relationship is, the better.
"Mentors often give entrepreneurs a task or project to complete in order to learn a critical business lesson," says White. "It's up to the mentee not to waste the mentor's time. When the relationship is working productively, both people are reaping benefits. The mentee is learning and improving his or her business, while the mentor is fine-tuning his or her training techniques."
Don't take advantage of the relationship, stresses Phillips-Jones. "From the onset, there should be a set time limit," she explains. "Typically, it's six months to a year, but it can be as little as three months if the mentor is extremely busy."
Finally, throughout the first critical two years of start-up, Donnellon urges entrepreneurs to build several mentor relationships. "It's a myth that one mentor will be able to meet all your needs," says Donnellon. Depending on the issues, one mentor might solve your financial problems, another might answer your distribution questions, and still another might coach you on finding technical solutions (networking your business, installing and mastering software to manage your inventory and so on). As your needs change, so will your mentor requirements.
And, who knows--in five years' time, some eager entrepreneur with a super idea might call you and ask you to be his or her mentor. Then you can take well-earned satisfaction knowing you not only profited from your mentor relationships, but that you also passed on some of that hard-earned knowledge to others.
Three Strikes . . . Well, You Know
Linda Phillips-Jones, president of The Mentoring Group, offers a few important "don'ts" in building a successful mentoring relationship.
1. DON'T be desperate or apologetic in seeking help. If you seem needy or oversell yourself, a prospective mentor will probably think you're too big a risk.
2. DON'T give up easily. Some mentors are impressed by prospective mentees who are persistent. It demonstrates both their self-confidence and commitment.
3. DON'T wait too long after your prospective coach shows early signs of interest. Get the help you need before he or she commits to something or someone else.
Next Step
- Virtually every city in the United States offers mentoring programs--all you have to do is look around. Start by making inquiries at your local chamber of commerce. Many churches, synagogues and fraternal organizations offer mentoring opportunities; college alumni organizations often pair start-up entrepreneurs with graduates running successful businesses. Professional and trade organizations, conferences, trade shows and conventions also provide opportunities to connect with potential mentors.
- If you're a woman, you'll find organizations in many cities provide business advice to local entrepreneurs. Those offering mentoring opportunities to women nationwide include Catalyst Organizations and SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership. Another program is the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training Mentoring Program, which matches experienced women business owners with women in the start-up phase for a yearlong program.
Bob Weinstein is the author of 10 books and is a frequent contributor to national magazines.


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(CNN) -- Rap star T.I. threw himself a going-away party Sunday night, less than two days before he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence on federal weapons charges.
T.I. performed to a packed crowd Sunday, days before he was to start a prison term.
The Grammy-winning rapper performed at Atlanta's Philips Arena before a packed house. He is scheduled to head to prison Tuesday to start a 366-day sentence.
During Sunday's concert, the 28-year-old reiterated a message that's become familiar in recent weeks: He wants others to learn from his mistakes.
"I'm doing the best I can to get out there, man, and put something positive on these young kids, man," T.I. said during the show. "I try my best. I need y'all help, though."
The rapper played to a sell-out crowd of 16,000 people, said Kenan Woods, a spokesman for the arena. T.I., whose given name is Clifford Harris, played through much of his catalog, including the hits "Whatever You Like," "Live Your Life" and the Grammy-winning "Swagga Like Us," Woods said.
At times in the show, Harris was joined on stage by fellow rapper Soulja Boy and by his five children and mother, Woods said.
He was greeted by a welcoming crowd, and some members of the audience held up signs supporting him.
Tickets for the show started at just $10, according to the arena, which called the event "T.I.'s Final Goodbye Bash."
Harris has been the subject of an MTV reality show, "T.I.'s Road to Redemption," in the lead-up to the prison term.
He was sentenced in March on weapons charges related to purchasing machine guns and silencers. In addition to serving prison time, T.I. was placed on house arrest, was given community service and was ordered to pay a $100,300 fine.
Though he had been in legal trouble before, Harris' current situation began when he was arrested just hours before he was to perform at the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta.
The rapper had provided a bodyguard with $12,000 to buy weapons. Harris was not permitted to own any guns, however, because he was convicted in 1998 on felony drug charges -- possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute -- in Cobb County, in suburban Atlanta.
After his arrest, he entered a plea agreement, which federal authorities called unique because it allowed the rapper to remain out of prison for a year while he performed community service.
Harris has already left a strong mark on the hip-hop genre, music experts told CNN, which should position his career well when he is released. Harris had been named to the Forbes list of top-earning rappers, making an estimated $16 million in 2006.
Some music industry observers have said T.I.'s prison term will only make him more popular.
"I think that if anything, it will gain him more fans and actually support his fan base, because he's talked about making a mistake," Emil Wilbekin, editor in chief of Giant Magazine, told CNN. "He's talked about taking care of the error of his ways."
The Atlanta rapper has expressed remorse for the situation.
"I would like to say thank you to some and apologize to others," he said at his sentencing in March. "In my life, I have been placed in the worst-case scenario and had to make the best of it."
In a March interview with CNN's T.J. Holmes, Harris said he no longer felt like he needed to carry weapons to protect himself. He said people should not idolize him for what he's gone through, but should take note of the fact that he has taken responsibility for his actions.
"You shouldn't take the things that I've gone through, and the negative parts of my life, and admire me for that. If anything, admire me for how I've accepted responsibility for the part I played in placing myself in these situations, and what I've done to recover from it," Harris said.
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Challah is truly a labor of love that I had the opportunity to experience when I told myself that if I actually ever won a Bosch mixer at a Chinese Auction, I would attempt this grand feat. Miraculously I did win, and I've been making my own ever since. I'm so glad that I found this video of Hadassah Sabo Milner braiding a six strand challah which really comes out so much prettier than the traditional three braided challah. This video wins every other one on the 'net- I watched them all and picked the best one for us all to share. Thanks Hadassah!
There is really nothing better than the feeling of actually making your own dough, watching it rise, punching it down, braiding, brushing egg on top, separating some dough for the prayer, saying the hafrashat challah prayer, baking,cooling, warming it before kiddush, setting the challah on the table with a challah cover, saying hamotzie, dipping in salt (or sugar on the Rosh Hashanah table) and finally watching the head of the rip off pieces (Syrian tradition) and throwing them in age order to each family member to FINALLY watch everyone gobble it up. (WHEW!)
I've been making this Whole Wheat Honey Challah with Zaatar lately from the Magen David Yeshivah Chef At Home cookbook.
Contact Yvonne if you would like to purchase one. Perfect hostess gift for the upcoming Jewish holidays! The gourmet kosher cookbook also has some great recipes for your Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot menus!
Whole Wheat Honey Challah Ingredients:
- 2 strips of yeast
- 4 cups of warm water
- 1 cup plus 1 tbsp sugar, divided
- 3 heaping tbsp coarse salt
- 8 cups white flour
- 8 cups whole wheat flour (note- I believe that the MDY cookbook has a misprint here- the book says 4 cups)
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup cold pressed safflower oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- grease for the bowl
- egg white to brush
- sesame seeds, zaatar or everything spice for topping
- Mix yeast with warm water ( first mix the 2 cups of boiling water with 2 cups of ice cold water in the bowl, then add 1 tablespoon of sugar and then yeast)
- In a Kitchen Aid combine 1 cup sugar, salt, flours, eggs, honey, and oil. Mix and then add yeast mixture for 10- 12 minutes.
- Transfer to a large greased bowl and cover. Set aside for an hour.
- Remove dough and braid in 3 or braid a 6 braid challah for a prettier and more evenly cooked challah. If you family likes a doughier challah then stick with the 3 braid.
- If you are adding raisins for Rosh Hashanah then rollout your braids in a long, flat shape, add raisins and then roll into a log. Soaking the raisins in warm water first helps to make them softer and fluffier.
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- Brush challah with egg white, add topping.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes, turn the tray or switch racks for another 10 minutes.
Variation: Braided Round Challah:An easy way to make nice, round, braided challahs for Rosh Hashanah is by taking three long strands and braiding them into a very long braid shaped log.After this has been braided, carefully tie it up as if you are making one large knot out of it, and leave it to rise.Related articles
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UB Campus Dining and Shops has been awarded silver in this year's National College and University Food Service Association (NACUFS) Sustainability Awards contest for their entry, Pride of New York at UB, in the Outreach and Education category.
The awards contest recognizes excellence in sustainable campus dining with a gold, silver, and bronze award in each of five operational categories: Procurement Practices, Energy and Water Conservation, Waste Management, Materials and Resources, and Outreach and Education.
The NACUFS Sustainability Awards annually recognize and honor institutions that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the promotion and implementation of environmental sustainability, specifically as it relates to campus dining operations. The NACUFS Sustainability Awards support the globally accepted triple bottom line philosophy, a method of evaluating operational performance by measuring financial success as well as environmental sustainability and social responsibility—also known as ―people, planet, profit.
"We are very honored to be recognized for our efforts to promote local farms and food manufacturers," said Jeff Brady, executive director for UB Campus Dining and Shops. "As a local company ourselves, we know the importance of helping our community find and choose local products while building relationships with growers, food artisans, and food manufacturers right here in Western New York.
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EVERETT — With an older, sicker and more drug-addicted population behind its walls, the Snohomish County Jail soon will hire a doctor to tend to inmates' medical needs, Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary said Tuesday.
It's one of several changes the sheriff's office has in the works to improve medical treatment in a jail where eight inmates have died since 2010. At least two of the deaths involve pending legal claims.
Hiring more nurses and mental health professionals, moving from paper to electronic medical records, and more closely screening inmates before they're booked in to the jail also are part of Trenary's plan.
In March, when County Executive John Lovick was still sheriff, he asked the National Institute of Corrections, a branch of the federal Department of Justice, to offer advice on operations and medical services at the jail. Experts from Miami's Dade County in Florida and Nashville, Tenn., have visited the Snohomish County Jail and will return in September to complete their observations and make recommendations.
Shortly after being appointed sheriff in July, Trenary sought another perspective. He asked the Pierce County Sheriff's Office to examine medical operations at the 1,200-bed jail in Everett. That county has been wrestling with similar jail challenges.
"Their concern is we didn't have enough medical staffing," Trenary said.
Now Trenary's following many of the Pierce County team's suggestions, including hiring a doctor to work inside the jail. As it stands, the jail has been covered by an often-understaffed team of registered and licensed practical nurses, with a doctor available via telephone if needed. At times, that has meant the jail has had nobody inside who is qualified to provide medical care.
Initially, the newly hired doctor would work at the jail three days a week beginning after Labor Day, but Trenary hopes to make it a full-time position in 2014. He also said the jail needs to add as many as 10 more nurses, but is waiting to see what the doctor recommends. Part of the plan is to raise pay for the jail's nurses and phase out hiring from agencies providing temporary medical workers. It has been hard for the jail to keep qualified nurses, the sheriff said.
Adding a doctor, additional nurses and electronic medical records "will allow us to adequately care for inmates," Trenary said. They also need to take a closer look at their system for distributing medications and for screening inmates for medical and mental health issues during the booking process, he said.
That would include being more selective about inmates they accept under contracts from other cities and out of county. The jail takes in about 115 inmates at any given time from cities and law enforcement agencies. That earns the jail about $3.5 million a year, but some inmates come with pricey medical conditions.
"The open sign can't always be open for us," Trenary said.
The sheriff said he does not know yet how much the extra staffing and other improvements might cost. The conversion to electronic medical records alone would be a roughly $900,000 investment.
Trenary said his office will try to be creative in finding ways to pay for the upgrades from within its existing budget.
"What we are trying very hard not to do is to just hold our hand out," he said.
Jeff Miller, the newly appointed jail bureau chief, said a doctor overseeing the jail's medical operations might save money in some areas, such as prescription drugs given to inmates.
"We think with a doctor it will reduce costs," he said.
The jail also is considering other changes, including creating a team to conduct a "morbidity review" within 72 hours of an inmate death. The team, which would include medical professionals, would examine what went right or wrong with treatment. The review would not replace traditional criminal and internal investigations. Typically, there's a death investigation done by the sheriff's Major Crimes detectives and an internal review. If an inmate dies after officers use force, a team of homicide detectives from around the county takes the case, with prosecutors determining if any laws were broken.
Trenary also hopes to assemble a panel of people from within the community, including the mental health field, to provide advice on jail operations. He's not worked out the details, but he hopes the panel would include defense attorneys, corrections professionals and even former inmates.
"A year from now, my goal is we're on the right path," he said.
The National Institute of Corrections also has made several preliminary recommendations to improve safety within the jail, including improving sanitation, testing food to make sure inmates get enough calories each day, and more closely following policies. The sheriff's office requested the review last spring. The review team will return in September to examine medical conditions in the jail.
Their final report isn't expected until later in the fall. It's not an audit or an investigation that carries potentially binding recommendations.
The outside experts have found positive signs, including caring and committed workers, Miller said. The recent deaths have deeply troubled people working at the jail, where the safety of corrections workers and inmates is the top priority, he said.
The sheriff's office request for federal help followed two high profile deaths involving inmates who were both in their 20s.
Lyndsey Elizabeth Lason, 27, suffocated at the jail in 2011 when her infected lungs slowly filled with fluid. Other inmates said Lason had pleaded for medical care. A $10 million wrongful death claim is pending.
Michael Saffioti, 22, died at the jail in July 2012 from bronchial asthma triggered by severe allergies. His family has hired a Seattle attorney to press for answers. He was booked into the county jail as a courtesy because people were concerned that his health would be at greater risk in the city of Lynnwood's jail. A judge there had ordered Saffioti locked up for misdemeanor marijuana possession.
The family of Bill Williams, 59, also has raised questions about his death in September 2012. Arrested for shoplifting, the mentally ill man collapsed and died after being shocked twice with an electric stun gun.
The most recent death at the jail in July remains under investigation by the sheriff's office and the county medical examiner's office.
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Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
40 Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. 41 Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come to his house 42 because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying.
As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. 43 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years,[a] but no one could heal her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
45 "Who touched me?" Jesus asked.
When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you."
46 But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me."
47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. 48 Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace."
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First Ever NUI Galway Community and Family Studies Degree Students Graduate
Thursday, 4 November 2010
A new degree programme in Community and Family Studies at NUI Galway is the first of its kind in Ireland where adult learners are given the opportunity to study community and family work policy and practice through the medium of distance learning. The first cycle of the four-year, part-time degree programme were recently awarded their Bachelor of Arts degrees during the Adult Education Graduation ceremony held at the University. The attainment of the Bachelor of Arts in Community and Family Studies marks a significant milestone for the NUI Galway Community Education Centre, who is a core component of Adult and Continuing Education in the University. Furthermore, the award of this degree is testament to the effort and commitment of the 45 students who recently graduated. Helen Casey and Deirdre Hardiman, Community Education Officers and programme managers of the BA in Community and Family studies highlighted the ever increasing significance of education in light of the fundamental challenges now facing both our economy and society, and more particularly the role of educational institutions in assisting communities to respond to these challenges. Helen Casey said: "Over the past 10 years or so, the NUI Galway Community Education Centre has actively supported community development and family support best practice. This BA programme was therefore designed to meet identified needs in the community, and build on Adult Education's track record of community engagement and the promotion of life-long learning. Undoubtedly, the first graduates of this noteworthy programme will be the true agents of change in Irish society and beyond." Deirdre Hardiman added that: "The Community Education Centre are currently undertaking a four year impact assessment study of the first cycle of the degree programme which will be reviewing the impact of the programme to date from the student, community and programme management perspective. The findings of this study will indicate the impact that the BA in Community and Family Studies has produced in areas such as improving educational opportunities for these adult learners and fine tuning their employment skills which has caused a positive ripple effect in many communities over the last four years." Focussing on key areas such as community development, family support, youth work, childcare, health and general political and socio-economic studies, the BA in Community and Family Studies seeks to respond to the requirements of our ever changing society, and also to the requirements of a broad spectrum of adult learners seeking recognised qualifications in formal education. Further information on this innovative, adult friendly programme is available from the Community Education Centre at 091 495241 or http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/adult-and-continuing-education-courses/community-family-studies.html.
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Pandora's Tower Set for North America Release, Ending Operation Rainfall Campaign
XSEED is determined to keep the Nintendo Wii relevant, as it's releasing the twisted RPG Pandora's Tower on the console this spring.
The game, which came out last year in Europe, Japan, and Australia, centers on a dungeon warrior named Aeron who must kill creatures and feed their flesh to a beautiful young woman. If she doesn't get her rightful serving of monster meat, she turns into a beast. "It's fantastic to be bring such a highly-anticipated title like Pandora's Tower to such a vocal fan base," said XSEED Games CEO and President Shinichi Suzuki in a statement. "North American gamers have been very patient in waiting for this game to be released, and we're confident they will be pleased when they get their hands on the title."
Last year, Nintendo fans started the Operation Rainfall campaign which sought for the stateside release of Xenoblade and The Last Story. Both titles have subsequently made their way to North American shores, and Pandora's Tower completes the Operation Rainfall trilogy.


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Now considered a classic, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is C.S. Lewis's second book of The Chronicles of Narnia, which has captured the imaginations of children for several generations.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Veteran sluggers Josh Willingham and Ryan Doumit were both held out of the lineup in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Red Sox.
Willingham entered Sunday hitting just .103 (4-for-39) over his last 10 games with no homers to lower his average to .108 on the season. Wilkin Ramirez made the start in left field in his place. But Willingham came in as a pinch-hitter for Aaron Hicks in the eighth inning and struck out against reliever Koji Uehara.
Willingham then made a costly gaffe in the eighth, as he attempted to catch a deep line drive hit by Dustin Pedroia, but it went off his wrist and over the fence for a two-run homer.
"He's been fighting it a little bit," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He was pretty fired up last night and you don't see that too often. So just take a break."
Doumit was given the day off after catching in Saturday's slugfest that lasted three hours and 53 minutes. He was also involved in a collision at home plate with Red Sox catcher Ryan Lavarnway in the sixth inning.
"He played a four-hour baseball game and had a collision at home plate, so he was really beat up after the game," Gardenhire said. "So I think that's the best thing for him just to back off and give him a little bit of a break."
With Doumit out, Joe Mauer started behind the plate for the first time since missing Friday's game with back stiffness. Mauer started at designated hitter on Saturday and went 2-for-5 to extend his season-long hit streak to 15 games, but went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts on Sunday to end the streak.


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- Professional Development | November 19–22, 2020
2020 NCTE Annual Convention
This fall, when we come together in Denver, lets read, write, speak, listen, and view with curiosity. Together, we will be a confluencia of our songs.
- Professional Development | Grades 3 – 5 | Professional Library | Journal
Acting Out: Literature, Drama, and Connecting With History
The article includes recommendations for teachers interested in integrating literature, drama, and history.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Genre Study of Letters With The Jolly Postman
Students read The Jolly Postman, in which a postman delivers letters to storybook characters. They explore different types of mail and categorize letters from the book and their own mail.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Alter Egos and More with Avi's "Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?"
After reading Avi's novel "Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?", students create an alter ego for themselves and use it to write their own radio show, modeled after the book.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 8 | Calendar Activity |  July 5
Annual fence-painting contests take place in Hannibal, Missouri.
A scene from one of Twain's works is chosen and students map the story setting using the Story Map. Setting is then discussed as a class.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Authoring an Epilogue That Helps Our Characters Live On
This lesson uses One Green Apple by Eve Bunting to teach how characters change across a text. It will also guide students through writing an epilogue to accompany their independent book.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  April 28
Author Lois Duncan was born on this date in 1934.
Mysteries are shared with students for them to solve and brainstorm the attributes of a good mystery. Small groups then compose short mysteries using the Mystery Cube.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
Bio Cube
Bio Cube is a useful summarizing tool that helps students identify and list key elements about a person for a biography or autobiography.
- Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Game & Tool
Bio Cube
The Bio Cube asks children to summarize information about a person for a biography or autobiography. The activity helps them learn how to identify and shorten key ideas.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 4 – 7 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Boars and Baseball: Making Connections
In this lesson, students will make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections after reading In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. After sharing and discussing connections, students choose and plan a project that makes a personal connection to the text.


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GR, I, L, P fail to comply with EU transport rules
Commission takes Greece, Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal to the Court of Justice for infringing EU social rules on road transport
Brussels, Belgium – 03 April 2008, the European Commission lodged proceedings against Greece, Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal for failure to comply with European social legislation relating to road transport activities.
Greece, Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal have not communicated their national measures transposing Commission Directive[1] on the implementation of European social legislation relating to road transport activities. Member States had to adopt the necessary legislation before 1 April 2007.
Proper transposition of the Directive provides that the number of checks on compliance with social rules on driving time and rest periods progressively increases from currently 1% of the total days worked to 2% in 2008 and to 3% in 2010. Moreover, it requires a minimum of six joint checks between enforcement authorities of different Member States each year, a better coordination and cooperation between enforcement, joint training programmes, standard equipment levels and the establishment of electronic information exchange systems.
[1] Directive 2006/22/EC of 15 March 2006 determines the minimum level of enforcement required to ensure compliance with the rules set out in Regulation (EC) 561/2006 (driving times and rest periods) and Regulation (EEC) 3821/85 (tachograph).


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Like many camp directors — and other educators for that matter — I am frequently thrust into the unenviable role of disciplinarian. And, frankly, I don't feel that I'm very good at it.
That is my confession.
Of course, I am not exactly sure of the requirements to be a "good" disciplinarian. Objective, fair, and consistent come to mind . . . all important for sure, but perhaps a little abstract to construct a nicely bound definition of a model disciplinarian. Maybe that's part of my problem.Read More


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Prime Minister John Key went a tad off-script in a speech in Santiago yesterday, and delivered New Zealand's economic history via a parable of wine.
Persuading the business audience about the virtues of free trade, he talked about a topic close to Chile's heart.
The parable began with his experiences of wine before the Rogernomics reforms. "Our wine was awful. Absolutely awful. You wouldn't have wanted to drink it any time of day or night, no matter how bad the fight with the husband or wife was," he said. "Why was it awful? Because you couldn't import decent wine. So our winemakers made a terrible wine and that was all we had."
Relief came with the removal of subsidies in the 1980s.
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Having depicted New Zealand as the Land of the Long White Wine, he left to host a lunch at the New Zealand Ambassador's residence in Santiago.
Looking around the lush grounds, he quipped that he hoped Treasury didn't see any photos of it.
"It will be gone by lunchtime, as a former politician once said."


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Already tried a triathlon group and walking club at your facility? How about a tennis or racquetball club? While clubs such as these often provide additional options for current members, why not try a club that will pull in people who are not only nonmembers but who are also physically inactive?
Today, clubs seem to rotate the same members through their doors, but the number of people who have never been a member of a health club is vast and untapped. To attract those people to join fitness facilities, club owners may have to dangle before them a few nonexercise-related options until they've built bonds with people at the club, increasing their connection and comfort level there.
For Laurie Cingle, owner of Club Programming Resources in Wyoming, OH, creating a club within a club is all about attracting the uninitiated fitness novice, which is why nonexercise-oriented clubs are a great option.
"The main reason to do a club within a club is to try to engage people who aren't such great exercisers," says Cingle.
Of course, clubs within a club also can be retention tools since they bring together people with a common interest and give members another tie to the club. Offering a club within your club helps create a smaller group of people that a club member can become familiar with. Unless members are involved in an activity or program, the chance is high that they will leave your facility in time, says Cingle. Club owners should ensure that members feel that their memberships have a value to them beyond the weights and treadmills.
The impetus for clubs can come from a variety of areas, such as hobbies, social activities and trends. Ideas for clubs include those that revolve around books, animals, games and Feng Shui.
At the last fitness facility where Cingle worked, she started a dog walking club that brought together a diverse group of people that otherwise never would have mingled. The group included vets, physicians and students. Their shared love for their dogs brought them together and created friendships in the group. The topic of conversation at the get-togethers invariably turned to the club, and through encouragement from some members, other individuals in the group began participating in activities at the fitness club that they hadn't participated in before.
"If I were doing a club right now, I'd do a poker club," says Cingle. Poker is hot right now. ESPN covers the poker tournaments in Las Vegas and the Bravo network features celebrity poker.
Clubs focused on diseases or illnesses don't tend to work, Cingle says. One of her clubs tried a diabetes group, but no one came even when the club's name changed to the catchier title, No More Needles.
"We had the right champion, but we couldn't get people to say, 'Yes, I want to come,'" says Cingle.
The main reason that a club doesn't work is that it doesn't have a champion in its leader. "What tends to happen is that these clubs work because of the person heading it up," says Cingle. "If that person leaves, then the club goes away. It's hard to have a backup person."
The best leaders for the clubs often come from the members themselves, which is why you should solicit club ideas from members. However, you should also solicit ideas from your staff, another resource for leaders. To get a passionate leader, a club owner or GM can't just go to a seminar and get 50 ideas and then hand the list to a fitness director to implement. Instead, a club owner must create an environment where the staff is encouraged to come to the general manager or owner with club suggestions that they want to head. Then, reward the staff member for that by giving them the time and resources to get it started and try it out.
Once you've found your leader and the club he or she will champion, getting a club started can be as easy as putting up a signup sheet and informing members about the club through the facility's newsletter, Web site and perhaps by having the leader sit in the lobby to recruit members while passing out fliers. The publicity cost is minimal as are other costs associated with clubs within a club.
In fact, Cingle doesn't charge to join the majority of her clubs unless it is a club that requires some sort of expenditure beyond a poster or flyer to market the club. Occasionally, a club may need to pay someone to come in to offer a presentation or to lead the group, such as a dietician from outside the club leading a nutritional eating group, but usually that's not necessary. Besides, club owners might be able to trade out membership for these services.
A bigger problem than cost is space. It may be difficult for some clubs to find space within the facility for clubs to meet, particularly since most clubs want to meet at peak times when the majority of exercise rooms are already busy. Facilities without conference rooms are often out of luck unless the club can commandeer the juice bar area, an empty office, an outside patio (if the weather is nice) or the pro shop.
However, if a club can overcome space concerns, clubs within a club can be a vital tie to potential new members. Just make sure that any new club is fun, Cingle says. If they aren't fun for the participants and the leader, then let it go. Clubs, after all, have a life span.
"Never go into creating a club thinking it will go on forever," says Cingle. "It will die out when the new thing comes along." Or when the leader moves away. Sometimes it dies out for reasons never thought of, such as when Cingle's movie night died out after summer when the days became shorter and the members didn't want to drive after dark.
But it's okay if a club peters out. Interests change and another club is just an idea away.
Book Clubs
Movie Nights
Card-related Clubs
Feng Shui
Dog Walking
Video Game
Ping Pong
Grandparents Club (grandparents raising their grandchildren)
Single Parents
Make it known that you are open to club ideas from staff and members.
Create an environment in the club where staff and members will come to you with their ideas: don't automatically negate an idea; make suggestion boxes available
Give the space, time and resources needed to publicize a new club and get it started.
Have an enthusiast, either staff or member, head the club (preferably, the person who came to you with the club idea).
Give the club time to develop but don't waste too much time on it if it is not working.
Be ready and willing to tweak a club or end it once it has run its course.