 they can read music. But there are some huge plusses: your kid won’t complain (much) about practicing, and they’re far more likely to stick with School of Rock than with traditional lessons (no, I don’t have the statistics handy, but trust me, most kids will stay interested in Led Zeppelin a lot longer than, say, Beethoven). One of the most important skills they’ll pick up has little to do with music, though – they’ll learn to be comfortable performing in front of an audience. Given that public speaking ranks #1 on most people’s list of fears, that’s a pretty great value-add. I’ve seen some painfully shy kids really blossom. Guitar lessons? Some bucks. Self-confidence? Priceless.
Oh, and guess what? Some of the parents have formed a band, and will be opening at a few of the shows… and it doesn’t embarrass their kids! Ladies and gentlemen, we have officially surpassed ‘cool’ and ‘awesome,’ and moved into the territory of Pure Magic.
Did you happen to see a huge plume of smoke early Saturday afternoon on Orchard Mesa? What caused it?
The smoke was the result of a semi catching fire near the intersection of 27 Road and Highway 50 on Orchard Mesa. Shortly after 2:00 Saturday afternoon, firefighters responded to the fire, putting it out in a matter of minutes.
The irony of the situation? This fire occurred right next door to the now-defunct fire station on Orchard Mesa. It seems the truck was parked in the lot when the fire began. There have been no reports of injury in the incident.
A few looky-loos, including myself, set up shop across the street near the Thunder Mountain Tavern. Kudos to the Grand Junction Fire Department for a rapid response. From the time I first saw the smoke to the time I arrived on the scene was not more than four minutes. By the time I arrived, the firefighters already had the flames extinguished and the situation under control.
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Who’s Moving in Next to City Market in Orchard Mesa?Brenda began her career in the staffing industry working for a national temporary help staffing organization with 238 offices throughout North America. Brenda progressed within the organization from the position of sales representative to the position of Senior Vice President. Her areas of responsibility included assisting in developing and overseeing sales and operational training for more than 40 branch offices. She was also responsible for overseeing the development of national accounts for the company. During her tenure, the firm grew to over $100 million in annual sales. After nearly a decade, Brenda left to form her own company— Strategic Consulting, Inc., based in San Clemente, Calif. As she built her business during this period, Brenda was also in demand nationwide as a motivational speaker and advisor at staffing conventions as well as sales and educational seminars. She addressed numerous audiences on such subjects as "Building a Partnership with Your Client" and "Educating Temporary Help Customers." In 1989, Brenda formed Strategic Staffing, Inc. As CEO and President of Strategic Staffing, Brenda is in charge of the total management of the company, setting its direction and overseeing operations.
As head of Strategic Technical Services, a division of Strategic Staffing, Inc., Mark is responsible for placing personnel in the telecommunications field, servicing government accounts and industrial corporations. In this field, he has more than 25 years of relevant management and technical expertise. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Operations for a major telecommunications firm specializing in voice and data infrastructure, wireless solutions, technology rollouts and engineering support services. After joining the firm in 2003, he coordinated the staffing and start up of several large government projects ranging from installations of wireless infrastructures to maintenance and operations of base telephone systems. Mark is a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Kristy provides introductory training and orientation for entry-level personnel and new employees to optimize their performances and provide them with some of the basic skills and knowledge required of workers within client organizations. In addition, she oversees day-to-day field operations of Strategic Staffing’s branch offices. Her duties include personnel recruitment and career-specific training, project scheduling and control, quality assurance, project review and customer relations. She is responsible for the growth and development of the branch offices, including the direct management of all branch managers and the supervision of branch employees, who are the external face of the Strategic Staffing and thus the company’s direct links with its customers. Kristy holds a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing from Long Beach State University.
For Strategic Staffing, Ned provides branding services, public relations, media relations, website content strategy as well as the development, design, production, packaging and marketing of client stories and ideas. Ned has an extensive background as an outsourcing business owner and consultant, internet entrepreneur, writer, editor, journalist, publicist and investment advisor. As a consultant, he represented emerging technology firms, providing such services as outsourcing strategy development, new business development, capital formation, investor relations, client special events promotion, article writing, technical writing, video news releases, satellite media tours and online promotions. He is a two-term past president of the Orange Coast Venture Group. He has a degree in Journalism from Kent State University.London’s Arsenal are making changes to the signing of new players in the summer transfer window.
The club is confident that they will be able to close the deals on two footballers – Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City and Youri Tielemans from Leicester.
Jesus no longer wants to stay at the City. After the Citizens signed Erlang Haaland, the Brazilian decided to leave.
Arsenal is ready to offer 50 million euros for the player. This is 20 million more for the first offer, which Citi withdrew.
As for Tielemans, the Belgian has not yet decided whether he should leave Leicester. But the “cannon fighters” would really like to see him in the main squad at the beginning of the season.
Not Only Did I Fail Myself But I Feel I Failed My Family As WellThis may sound stupid to some of you but i failed a biology lab class and i broke down crying as i threw everything in sight. you see back then i never cared much about my grades but now i take it seriously because i know what i want to pursue as a career and i really want to make life better for my family. i feel like I'm their only hope right now to support them later in life. Not only do i want them to be proud of me, i also want them to be financially secure in this economy. my mom lives from paycheck to paycheck with my 9-year old sister. my older sister (which is 27) moved on out to live with her boyfriend not really caring about my mom's financial struggle. i promised myself that i would never abandon my mother if she was in trouble especially after all she has done for me, I can't just look the other way like my older sister has. i feel i could've done better in class now that I look back at it. i feel it's a step backwards towards my goal and because of that i feel im also pushing my family back :( but i will not quit, if i have to re-take it then I will. it just sucks that I devoted my time to fail but this is a lesson learned!
thank you guys for taking the time to read my story! i really appreciate it :)
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Promoting Economic Growth and Employment
An Act relative to jobs creation in the Commonwealth
An Act to provide for loans for waterfront development
An Act to promote fair employment and security in the Commonwealth
Strengthening Our Educational Systems
An Act relative to charter revocation
An Act relative to charter reconsideration
An Act relative to charter student application incentives
An Act relative to meeting charter criteria
An Act to promote alternative dispute resolution for students
An Act relative to DESE contracts
An Act relative to waiver of charter regulations
An Act establishing a charter school working group
An Act enhancing the health of students
An Act to ensure school-based management
Reforms for Efficiency
Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the reform of the Executive Council
An Act reforming the parole system and protecting public safety
An Act to provide for accountability and transparency in the finances of the Commonwealth
An Act to make government more effective and efficient
An Act to enhance the license plate system of the Commonwealth
Supporting the Commercial Fishing Industry
An Act to promote the viability and sustainability of commercial fisheries in the Commonwealth
Making Health Care More Affordable and Accessible
An Act relative to durable medical equipment
An Act relative to mandatory prescription drug coverage
An Act expanding managed care to all Medicaid recipients
An Act to strengthen the management of the health care connector
An Act to protect essential health services
An Act further regulating hospitals
An Act expanding the determination of need threshold
Keeping Our Communities Safe
An Act relative to abuse prevention
An Act relative to timely classification of sex offenders
An Act providing for increased penalties for persons who commit crimes against the elderly
An Act establishing an animal abuse registry
An Act providing for progressive penalties for the crime of motor vehicular homicide
An Act protecting children from harm