Battered But Not Beaten."Beating the odds in a bruising bruising discoloration and actual hemorrhage at the site of injury, and a serious disadvantage in the meat trade. In the first 12 hours after injury the bruise is bright red, at 24 hours it is dark red, at 24 to 36 hours it loses its firm consistency and becomes watery and at 3 or job." I appreciated seeing this headline recently in a daily newspaper serving the Pacific Northwest. It captured the essence of a story describing the local superintendent's ability to overcome a series of stressful encounters during the past school year and his resolve to carry on with his agenda for systemwide improvements. The article suggested that while the superintendent was bruised bruise v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es v.tr. 1. a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow. b. by some setbacks he had no intention of leaving for a less-demanding job elsewhere, This month's issue of The School Administrator begins with an inside look at how five superintendents in widely different settings coped with the ultimate in stressful situations that in some cases included personal threats against their own well-being. These hardy souls offer some unusual glimpses into what it takes to bounce back from the most trying circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or a public school leader can face. We've also included articles by Peggy Hinckley, Jim Burgett and John Gratto, superintendents in small- to medium-sized school communities, about their formulas for managing stress, staying healthy and happy and finding ways to remain fit in spite of the unyielding work demands. Finally, we take a look at the crossfire A multi-GPU interface from ATI for connecting two ATI display adapters together for faster graphics rendering on one monitor. CrossFire machines require PCI Express slots, a CrossFire-enabled motherboard and, depending on which models are used, either a pair of ATI Radeon adapters or one that school leaders have been dodging of late when school districts are pressed to discontinue dis·con·tin·ue v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: the use of Indian images for their sports teams' nicknames, logos and mascots Here is a list of several known mascots: College mascots
Jay P. Goldman Voice: 703-875-0745 E-mail: jgoldman@aasa.org |
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