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In the News (Sat 26 Dec 09)

  
  Provincial drop-out rates
The rates of dropping out among young men was 12.2% in 2004-2005, compared with 7.2% for young women.
This was not because more men were dropping out — in fact, there has been a decrease in the number of male drop-outs — but rather because the decrease in the rate of dropping out has been larger for young women.
In contrast, teenage pregnancy plays a larger role in the decision to drop out of high school for young women.
www.statcan.ca /english/freepub/81-004-XIE/2005004/drop.htm   (2586 words)

  
  Turn on, tune in, drop out - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Drop Out meant self-reliance, a discovery of one's singularity, a commitment to mobility, choice, and change.
Turn on, tune in, drop out is also the title of a book (ISBN 1-57951-009-4) of essays by Timothy Leary, covering topics ranging from religion, education and politics to Aldous Huxley, neurology and psychedelic drugs.
A common misunderstanding of the phrase, by people not familiar with the context in which it was first said, is that 'turn on, tune in, drop out' refers to 'turn on the radio/television, tune it in, and drop out of your job/society/school', i.e.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turn_on,_tune_in,_drop_out   (618 words)

  
 Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary Dr-Dy
A drop handlebar is one in which the middle of the bar is the highest point, or nearly.
Most newer drop handlebars come in either single groove or double groove versions, with grooves along the upper section to acommodate brake (and shift) cables running under the handlebar tape.
On derailer-equipped bicycles, the rear derailer is attached to the right rear drop out, either directly to a hanger that is part of the drop out, or by way of an adaptor claw.
www.sheldonbrown.com /gloss_dr-z.html   (1617 words)

  
 How to Drop Out
When people email me all excited about dropping out, I often find myself talking them down: The goal is not to get out of the prison, but to get out in a way that enables you to stay out.
These questions lead to my own level of dropping out, which is to reduce expenses to the point that you shift your whole identity from the high-budget to the low-budget universe.
To drop out is to become who you are.
ranprieur.com /essays/dropout.html   (3259 words)

  
 Youth Who Drop Out
High Schools Producing the Most Dropouts Identified ~ The dropout crisis is fueled by the 20 percent of high schools in which graduation is not the norm -- concentrated in 50 large and medium-sized cites and 10 southern and southwestern states.
Students drop out for many reasons, some which may even seem like good ones at the time — to help out their families or to start new ones, for example — and their decisions may be supported by the people closest to them in the belief that they have no choice.
More than half the students who drop out leave by the tenth grade, 20% quit by the eighth grade, and 3% drop out by the fourth grade.
www.focusas.com /Dropouts.html   (2223 words)

  
 Motivation: Continuing to Participate/Drop-out   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In a recent study of almost 700 youth sport drop outs, the top ranked reasons the kids gave for quitting were: I lost interest, the coach played favorites, I was not having any fun, and I developed other non-sport interests.
Because children rarely drop out for just one specific reason, we also did a cluster analysis of the reasons for dropping out.
Dropping out of youth sports can be a very emotional situation for children and their parents.
www.decatursports.com /articles/motivation_participate_or_dropout.htm   (509 words)

  
 Dropout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dropout (astronomy), a radiation source whose radiation intensity falls off sharply above a specific wavelength
"Drop Out," a song by Rocket from the Crypt from their 1995 album Scream, Dracula, Scream!
This page was last modified 17:09, 29 August 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drop_out   (158 words)

  
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 CD Baby: DROP OUT: The Henderson Project
Drop Out is a hard-hitting progressive rock band from Massachusetts gaining more and more momentum with each gig.
Known by many in the scene for half a decade, they've taken on the name Drop Out just one year ago and already draw 100-200 to their live shows at top venues through out New England.
Drop Out is also going to be featured in the upcoming movie "Patient 14" due out everywhere in the summer of 2004.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/dropout   (312 words)

  
 Julie Saul Gallery - exhibition chronicle
Drop Out is our summer group exhibition of photographs, video, collage and drawings which explore the use of the void as a formal and thematic device.
These two new works are made from photographs which Cohen shot, and then digitally removed or "dropped out" one of the figures from the couple.
What most of this work has in common is the carving out of information to create a subject.
www.saulgallery.com /chronicle/drop_out.html   (539 words)

  
 Barracudas Press   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cool California beach pop put out by Greg Shaw that demands a babe in a bikini, a keg, and a waxed longboard--the longer the board the better.
It's difficult to pick the best tracks out of such a winning lot, but the transcendent "Somewhere Outside" (for those in the know, this was the title of the Ugly Ducklings' 1966 Canadian LP) succeeds as a rallying cry that will echo in your soul.
The track line-up here is identical to the ESD reissue of a few years ago, though this reissue has the advantage of retaining the cool original cover photo.
www.bomp.com /2009Press.html   (752 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Tune in, turn off, drop out   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I have radical idea for parents and students in government schools -- drop out.
But be warned: Many of them have become mired in the politically correct claptrap of the NEA and the government-education blob.
The starting point for change is dropping out -- then searching for the right alternative.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22070   (621 words)

  
 New Information on Youth Who Drop Out
Another reports on a survey on the school and personal lives of both graduates and dropouts who began high school in 1988 to find out the differences between the two groups.
A recent study shows, however, that there are large differences between those who drop out and those who get a GED, not only in the ability to find a job but also in the wages they earn:
In fact, nearly two out of three female GED holders were in the labor force.
www.kidsource.com /kidsource/content4/youth.drop.out.html   (1264 words)

  
 CNN.com - Braun backs Dean in tight Iowa race - Jan. 16, 2004
Dean thanked Braun for her backing and encouraged supporters to turn out for Monday's caucuses, which he said were the first step toward wresting the White House from President Bush.
With Braun out, eight candidates remain in the race for the Democratic nomination.
But the direct words out of his mouth have been that he's not going to endorse anyone in the '04 race.
www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/15/elec04.prez.main/index.html   (1513 words)

  
 Tune in, drop out | csmonitor.com
In "Drop City," which portrays a raucous West Coast commune in the 1960s, he shows the same elaborate command of historical detail and social milieu that he demonstrated so effectively in "Tortilla Curtain," which dealt with Mexican immigration into California in the 1980s, and "Friend of the Earth," which parodied radical environmentalists.
But "Drop City" may be his most sophisticated work to date because here he seems more willing than ever to let the colorful characters he creates follow their own paths.
Their leader, a mildly charismatic trust-fund liberal named Norm Spender, enforces a policy he calls "LATWIDNO" (Land Access to Which Is Denied No One), which reminds one of another two-letter acronym that we can't print in the Monitor.
www.csmonitor.com /2003/0220/p15s02-bogn.html   (1035 words)

  
 Davis winning the race for money / Actor's GOP rivals urged to drop out by key group
The decision by the Lincoln Club of Orange County to back Schwarzenegger in the Oct. 7 election is a stunning blow to the other prominent Republicans on the ballot -- Simon, state Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks (Ventura County) and Orange County businessman Peter Ueberroth.
Tracy Price, president of the business-oriented club, said his group called Simon and McClintock Friday morning to urge them to drop out of the race.
If Republican leaders called him in a couple of weeks and asked him to drop out, the Los Angeles businessman said he'd listen to the call.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/08/23/MN152118.DTL   (803 words)

  
 Kodak 3500 and 7500 Series 500 5500 Red Drop Out Kit, Qty. 2 ( 126-0884 ) - Scanners
Whatever system components manufactured by Kodak you deal with, you are assured a higher level of reliability and are less likely to experience compatibility problems.
It is a personal commitment, collectively realized: a critical common denominator shared equally by everyone in the Kodak organization, and directed solely at the customer.
This is the RED Drop Out Color Element for Kodak Scanner.
www.superwarehouse.com /p.cfm?p=44164   (128 words)

  
 Drop-Out Father (1982) (TV)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Plot Outline: A middle-aged man's decision to leave his high-pressure advertising job has a profound effect on his family.
This is a film that no one seems to remember and it is a real shame.
Dick plays a stressed out businessman who decides to chuck it all for a simple and easier life.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0083855   (473 words)

  
 Drop Of Pop
Then there’s the fact (now butt out if you hate the mushy stuff) that I am now that much closer to marrying the love of my life, my best friend and confidant.
Being engaged has made what was already such an amazing connection, feel like the most intimate and precious secret in the world, that only the two of us can share.
What movie(s) have you walked out on, or been tempted to?
www.dropofpop.com   (1368 words)

  
 Drop-Out Wife (1972)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Plot Outline: A young housewife gets involved in the "swinging" scene and discovers that it isn't all it's cracked up to be.
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
The plot follows a woman's journey from marriage, to sexual frigidity, to disillusionment of marriage, swinging, disillusionment with swinging, and men in general.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0127129   (281 words)

  
 Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out CD () - SHOP.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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