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			<title>Couples Restorative Weekend</title>

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&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;Couples Restorative Weekend&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tdtstart&quot;&gt;Start Date:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20100312T220000Z&quot;&gt;12-Mar-10 4:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtend&quot;&gt;End Time:&lt;/span&gt; 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20100314T163000Z&quot;&gt;14-Mar-10 11:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tlocation&quot;&gt;Location:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;location&quot;&gt;
Cowboy Campout&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tdescription&quot;&gt;Event Details:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt&quot;&gt;A Couple&amp;#8217;s Weekend to Restore, Renew, &amp;amp; Bond &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri&quot;&gt;The rigors of every day life--finances, harried work schedules and the daily grind can often put a strain on our relationships.&amp;nbsp;Spend a weekend in a quiet, restorative environment where the simple pleasures in life are priority and focus on re-establishing the basics of good communication with your significant other.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join us March 5-7, at Cowboy Campout for a very special couple&amp;#8217;s weekend.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;Not only will you enjoy a little slice of Texas heaven with gourmet meals and authentic bunkhouse accommodations, but you&amp;#8217;ll also participate in The Cowboy Solution&amp;#8217;s Equine Assisted Partnership program. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;margin-right: -4.5pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;Why horses?&amp;nbsp;Horses have the unique ability to detect subtle changes in their environment and then react instantly and honestly to those changes.&amp;nbsp;As such they provide a mirror of who we are and help us discover ourselves and how we truly communicate with our partners.&amp;nbsp;Working with in an experiential environment allows us to improve our communication and interpersonal skills.&amp;nbsp;The result is the ability to build partnerships based on earned respect and mutual trust.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;Hear what other couple&amp;#8217;s have said:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 5pt 0in&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME!&amp;nbsp; We immediately felt the peace and quiet of Montgomery County as we headed to the Cowboy Campout thru the beautiful National Forest, a mere hour and a half away from our house in central Houston.&amp;nbsp; You both are excellent hosts and your property with horses, hay ride, oak fed campfire,&amp;nbsp;authentic but upscale&amp;nbsp;bunkhouse, delicious meals, are a venue will look forward to returning asap!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 5pt 0in&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;The property is a 20&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; century business in touch with the simple pleasures that we have lost touch with &amp;#8230; the way life used to be.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connie and Rick Senter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;THANK YOU for an AMAZING retreat! &amp;nbsp;Even after the event, several weeks later, I am still reeling from the incredible time we had. &amp;nbsp;The experience was truly transforming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ross &amp;amp; Merideth&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;RETREAT AGENDA&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify; margin-left: -13.5pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;FrirFriday&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;4:00-5:00 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Check-in; tour of grounds; start feeling right at&amp;nbsp;home. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;6:00-7:00 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Wine Tasting&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;7:00-9:00 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Steak Dinner with all the trimmings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;9:00&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Campfire chats&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;Saturday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;8:00-9:00&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Cowboy Breakfast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;9:00-12:00&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Restore and Renew--Who am I and&amp;nbsp;Who are You? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;Each individual brings inherent personality traits&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;communications skills to relationship.&amp;nbsp;Using&amp;nbsp;a horse as your guide, you'll learn more about&amp;nbsp;how you communicate on a daily basis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;12:00-1:00&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Lunch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;1:00-3:30&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Renew and Bond&amp;#8212;Challenge Course&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;A series of obstacles and challenge courses will help you and your partner apply knowledge&amp;nbsp;learned in first session, strengthening your ability to communicate.&amp;nbsp;Then, two couples will be teamed up with each other to see how well they can apply their newly formed skills.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;3:30-5:00&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Reflection time--personal journaling.&amp;nbsp; What can you put&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;into&amp;nbsp;action?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;6:00-7:00 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Hospitality break&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;7:00-8:00 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Barbeque&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;8:00&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Outdoor movie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;Sunday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;8:00-8:30 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Awakenings&amp;#8230;.Meditation and New &amp;nbsp;thoughts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;8:30-9:30 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Brunch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt&quot;&gt;11:00&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Departure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;Couple&amp;#8217;s Massages&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;Available.&amp;nbsp;Must be booked in advance with payment 48 hrs. prior.&amp;nbsp;Non-refundable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;How to Book:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;Fee:&amp;nbsp;$800 per couple.&amp;nbsp;Fees include all meals, lodging, and seminar.&amp;nbsp;Taxes and gratuities are not included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;Space is limited to 5 couples. &amp;nbsp;No experience with horses is required.&amp;nbsp;There is no riding in the program.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;50% non-refundable deposit is due upon booking.&amp;nbsp;Balance is due upon arrival.&amp;nbsp;Master Card, VISA accepted.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;To book contact &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#105;&amp;#110;&amp;#102;&amp;#111;&amp;#64;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#119;&amp;#98;&amp;#111;&amp;#121;&amp;#99;&amp;#97;&amp;#109;&amp;#112;&amp;#111;&amp;#117;&amp;#116;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;info@cowboycampout.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Cowboy Campout
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

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			<link>http://cowboysolution.com/en/cev/72</link>

			<title>Maya Ford Group</title>

			<description>&lt;div class=&quot;vevent&quot;&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://cowboysolution.com/en/cev/72&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;Maya Ford Group&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtstart&quot;&gt;Start Date:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20100314T133000Z&quot;&gt;14-Mar-10 8:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtend&quot;&gt;End Time:&lt;/span&gt; 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20100315T223000Z&quot;&gt;15-Mar-10 5:30 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
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			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>

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			<link>http://cowboysolution.com/en/cev/69</link>

			<title>Cozewith Group</title>

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&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://cowboysolution.com/en/cev/69&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;Cozewith Group&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtstart&quot;&gt;Start Date:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20100417T133000Z&quot;&gt;17-Apr-10 8:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtend&quot;&gt;End Time:&lt;/span&gt; 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20100418T223000Z&quot;&gt;18-Apr-10 5:30 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>

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			<title>Pioneering Leadership</title>

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&lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://cowboysolution.com/en/cev/74&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;Pioneering Leadership&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtstart&quot;&gt;Start Date:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20100615T133000Z&quot;&gt;15-Jun-10 8:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tdtend&quot;&gt;End Time:&lt;/span&gt; 
&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20100615T223000Z&quot;&gt;15-Jun-10 5:30 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tlocation&quot;&gt;Location:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;location&quot;&gt;
D&amp;D Ranch&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;tspeaker&quot;&gt;Speaker:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;speaker&quot;&gt;Don Hutson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;a class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;D&amp;D Ranch
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>

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			<title>Chic Cowboy Corporate Outings</title>
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                                                &lt;h3&gt;Fill your next event with fresh air.&lt;/h3&gt;
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                                                Looking for a fresh new way to host a&amp;nbsp;special&amp;nbsp;event?&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Why not consider a countryside dinner&amp;nbsp;hosted in an authentic barn or a barbecue under a canopy of trees and stars?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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                                                &lt;div&gt;Melange Catering and Events and Cowboy Campout--a&amp;nbsp;working horse ranch&amp;nbsp;retreat have teamed up to offer Chic Cowboy Cookouts.&amp;nbsp; Whether it's an intimate dinner for 10 or a party for 300 we'll handle every detail for your event.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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                                                &lt;div&gt;A truly green event space.&lt;/div&gt;
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                                                &lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cowboycampout.com&quot;&gt;www.cowboycampout.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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                                                &lt;h3&gt;Fill your next event with fresh air.&lt;/h3&gt;
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                                                Looking for a fresh new way to host a&amp;nbsp;special&amp;nbsp;event?&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Why not consider a countryside dinner&amp;nbsp;hosted in an authentic barn or a barbecue under a canopy of trees and stars?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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                                                &lt;div&gt;Melange Catering and Events and Cowboy Campout--a&amp;nbsp;working horse ranch&amp;nbsp;retreat have teamed up to offer Chic Cowboy Cookouts.&amp;nbsp; Whether it's an intimate dinner for 10 or a party for 300 we'll handle every detail for your event.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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                                                &lt;div&gt;A truly green event space.&lt;/div&gt;
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                                                lwest@melangeevents.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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                                                &lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cowboycampout.com&quot;&gt;www.cowboycampout.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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			<author>Debra Ford</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:19:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cowboy Campout offers nearby retreats</title>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Contact:&amp;nbsp;Debra Ford, 281-415-0673&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;COWBOY CHIC RETREAT OFFERS NEARBY ESCAPE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Montgomery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;, Texas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&#8230;For would-be cowboys and cowgirls or just plain city folk looking for a 2-day retreat from the city life, Cowboy Campout offers the perfect combination of outdoor fun and relaxation.&amp;nbsp;Just 15 miles north of historic Montgomery, Texas and an hour from downtown Houston, this cowboy chic barn and breakfast is perfect for a quick and easy getaway.&amp;nbsp;The barn and breakfast is the creation of Cowboy Solution owner, Don Hutson, a local horse whisperer of sorts who works with teachers, corporate leaders and managers of all levels.&amp;nbsp;His Cowboy Solution seminars use equine partners to help humans learn some back-to-basic, but critical communication and management, skills.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &#8220;This retreat seemed a natural extension of the Cowboy Solution seminars, said Hutson.&amp;nbsp;We have groups who want a unique environment and seminar to help further their management goals.&amp;nbsp;So, we converted our barn into a bunkhouse which offers a restorative place to stay for an overnight retreat.&amp;nbsp;It&#8217;s also perfect for family reunions, girl&#8217;s getaway and host of other special events.&#8221;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Situated on an intimate horse ranch, Cowboy Campout offers 2-3 day packages which can be customized for the unique needs of a variety of visitors.&amp;nbsp;The all inclusive ranch offers 2-day packages including meals, accommodations, run of the ranch, horseback riding and basic horsemanship training.&amp;nbsp;Located minutes from the Sam Houston National Forest, guests can hike or bike in the piney woods, ride horses, fish, or just relax in a beautiful country setting.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The barn bunkhouse accommodates 12 (double occupancy).&amp;nbsp;Guests bunk in semi-private rooms furnished in country chic flair.&amp;nbsp;Private restrooms are located within the barn which also houses a quaint bar area perfect for a game of cards.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If the weather is nice, outdoor movies can be arranged.&amp;nbsp;A campfire and stargazing are a nightly ritual; however, fireflies are optional.&amp;nbsp;A lovely garden adjacent the bunkhouse is perfect for a lazy afternoon swing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Packages start at $399 per person including meals, accommodations and daily horseback rides.&amp;nbsp;Additional fee-based activities such as massages, wine tastings and personal riding instruction are available.&amp;nbsp;Picnic lunches can be arranged so guests can explore the area.&amp;nbsp;Montgomery, Navasota, Lake Conroe, Sam Houston National Forest and Brenham are all nearby.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; For information visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cowboycampout.com/&quot;&gt;www.cowboycampout.com&lt;/a&gt; or make reservations by emailing &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#114;&amp;#101;&amp;#115;&amp;#101;&amp;#114;&amp;#118;&amp;#97;&amp;#116;&amp;#105;&amp;#111;&amp;#110;&amp;#115;&amp;#64;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#119;&amp;#98;&amp;#111;&amp;#121;&amp;#99;&amp;#97;&amp;#109;&amp;#112;&amp;#111;&amp;#117;&amp;#116;&amp;#46;&amp;#99;&amp;#111;&amp;#109;&quot;&gt;reservations@cowboycampout.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<itunes:subtitle>Cowboy Campout offers nearby retreats</itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;COWBOY CHIC RETREAT OFFERS NEARBY ESCAPE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Montgomery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;, Texas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&#8230;For would-be cowboys and cowgirls or just plain city folk looking for a 2-day retreat from the city life, Cowboy Campout offers the perfect combination of outdoor fun and relaxation.&amp;nbsp;Just 15 miles north of historic Montgomery, Texas and an hour from downtown Houston, this cowboy chic barn and breakfast is perfect for a quick and easy getaway.&amp;nbsp;The barn and breakfast is the creation of Cowboy Solution owner, Don Hutson, a local horse whisperer of sorts who works with teachers, corporate leaders and managers of all levels.&amp;nbsp;His Cowboy Solution seminars use equine partners to help humans learn some back-to-basic, but critical communication and management, skills.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &#8220;This retreat seemed a natural extension of the Cowboy Solution seminars, said Hutson.&amp;nbsp;We have groups who want a unique environment and seminar to help further their management goals.&amp;nbsp;So, we converted our barn into a bunkhouse which offers a restorative place to stay for an overnight retreat.&amp;nbsp;It&#8217;s also perfect for family reunions, girl&#8217;s getaway and host of other special events.&#8221;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Situated on an intimate horse ranch, Cowboy Campout offers 2-3 day packages which can be customized for the unique needs of a variety of visitors.&amp;nbsp;The all inclusive ranch offers 2-day packages including meals, accommodations, run of the ranch, horseback riding and basic horsemanship training.&amp;nbsp;Located minutes from the Sam Houston National Forest, guests can hike or bike in the piney woods, ride horses, fish, or just relax in a beautiful country setting.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The barn bunkhouse accommodates 12 (double occupancy).&amp;nbsp;Guests bunk in semi-private rooms furnished in country chic flair.&amp;nbsp;Private restrooms are located within the barn which also houses a quaint bar area perfect for a game of cards.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If the weather is nice, outdoor movies can be arranged.&amp;nbsp;A campfire and stargazing are a nightly ritual; however, fireflies are optional.&amp;nbsp;A lovely garden adjacent the bunkhouse is perfect for a lazy afternoon swing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title>The Cowboy Solution at TSDC Conference, Houston</title>
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                                    &lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; color=&quot;#666666&quot; face=&quot;Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot; face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;                                    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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                                    &lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; color=&quot;#666666&quot; face=&quot;Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot; face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;                                    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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                                    &lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; color=&quot;#666666&quot; face=&quot;Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; color=&quot;#000000&quot; face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;                                    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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			<author>Debra Ford</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://cowboysolution.com/en/art/8/</link>
			<title>Is it the student or the system that is failing?</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;
&lt;p&gt;A March, 2008 editorial in the Houston Chronicle title &quot;Back to School&quot;&amp;nbsp;once again focused the light of truth on the problems of educating our children.&amp;nbsp;And like thousands of other studies and billions of dollars spent on them, the conclusion is the same: &#8220;Houston, we have a problem.&#8221;&amp;nbsp;However, this piece did shed light on a few new ones. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The letter stated that&lt;em&gt; &#8220;almost no one believes that the law (NCLB) can achieve the main goal of having every child in America reading and doing math at grade level by 2014.&#8221;&lt;/em&gt; One can only wonder what would happen if we not only believed this statement, but accepted it as our &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; goal. &amp;nbsp;The Effective School Movement, on which the NCLB is partly based, says that social, economic, and environmental factors are not to blame for poor student achievement.&amp;nbsp;It states that all students can learn, but they learn at different rates, different times, and in different ways.&amp;nbsp;But &lt;strong&gt;all students can learn.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;What if educators, school boards, parents, civic clubs, and communities all believed and understood the complete statement (&lt;em&gt;but they learn at different rates, different times, and in different ways&lt;/em&gt;) and joined forces to find a viable solution to help each child succeed and to reach his or her full potential. What if failure were not an option?&amp;nbsp;Imagine the positive results if all students were helped to achieve a high standard at each grade level before moving to the next? Passing a student on to the next grade level by using low standards to make our school systems look &#8220;exemplary&#8221; or to insure that we do not &#8220;&lt;em&gt;lower a neighborhood&#8217;s desirability and property values&lt;/em&gt;&#8221; seems to succeed in only in exacerbating the problem. Where exactly is the focus on the student in that statement?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It seems unconscionable that school districts must adopt two reporting methods to avoid losing federal funding rather than focus on the real root of the problem which is how best to teach all children. &amp;nbsp;Protecting property values to avoid losing tax dollars insures that our students will suffer.&amp;nbsp;Perhaps a back to basics approach is needed.&amp;nbsp;How can we help our teachers in the classroom?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;The editorial also stated, &#8220;&lt;em&gt;the law will work better if it is tweaked to distinguish between schools that, according to standardized math and reading tests, are failing miserably, and those in which only a handful of students are not adequately passing.&#8221; &lt;/em&gt;Do laws teach? What if we took a no excuse approach to teaching to a higher standard for all students?&amp;nbsp;Do the concepts of math, science, history, or any other learning have anything to do with racial, ethnic, or class biases?&amp;nbsp;Isn&#8217;t 2+2=4 the same if you are poor, rich, Hispanic, African American, or Caucasian? High standards are not affected by race creed color or religion. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;The last sentence of the letter is the critical one. &lt;em&gt;&#8220;How best to achieve it is a puzzle from which a nation must not turn away.&#8221;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;Absolutely true.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; But, it is not the lack of desire or lack of efforts for the past 20 years that has caused the problem. The real problem just may be that we are focusing our attention on the &#8220;problem of the problem&#8221; instead of actual solutions. After decades of spin to show that we have met our testing goals the truism is that students are at every grade level have been left behind.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If we are to succeed in changing our approach, failure cannot be an option.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;15-Jul-08 8:00 AM
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			<itunes:subtitle>Is it the student or the system that is failing?</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&amp;nbsp;
&lt;p&gt;A March, 2008 editorial in the Houston Chronicle title &quot;Back to School&quot;&amp;nbsp;once again focused the light of truth on the problems of educating our children.&amp;nbsp;And like thousands of other studies and billions of dollars spent on them, the conclusion is the same: &#8220;Houston, we have a problem.&#8221;&amp;nbsp;However, this piece did shed light on a few new ones. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The letter stated that&lt;em&gt; &#8220;almost no one believes that the law (NCLB) can achieve the main goal of having every child in America reading and doing math at grade level by 2014.&#8221;&lt;/em&gt; One can only wonder what would happen if we not only believed this statement, but accepted it as our &lt;strong&gt;only&lt;/strong&gt; goal. &amp;nbsp;The Effective School Movement, on which the NCLB is partly based, says that social, economic, and environmental factors are not to blame for poor student achievement.&amp;nbsp;It states that all students can learn, but they learn at different rates, different times, and in different ways.&amp;nbsp;But &lt;strong&gt;all students can learn.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;What if educators, school boards, parents, civic clubs, and communities all believed and understood the complete statement (&lt;em&gt;but they learn at different rates, different times, and in different ways&lt;/em&gt;) and joined forces to find a viable solution to help each child succeed and to reach his or her full potential. What if failure were not an option?&amp;nbsp;Imagine the positive results if all students were helped to achieve a high standard at each grade level before moving to the next? Passing a student on to the next grade level by using low standards to make our school systems look &#8220;exemplary&#8221; or to insure that we do not &#8220;&lt;em&gt;lower a neighborhood&#8217;s desirability and property values&lt;/em&gt;&#8221; seems to succeed in only in exacerbating the problem. Where exactly is the focus on the student in that statement?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It seems unconscionable that school districts must adopt two reporting methods to avoid losing federal funding rather than focus on the real root of the problem which is how best to teach all children. &amp;nbsp;Protecting property values to avoid losing tax dollars insures that our students will suffer.&amp;nbsp;Perhaps a back to basics approach is needed.&amp;nbsp;How can we help our teachers in the classroom?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;The editorial also stated, &#8220;&lt;em&gt;the law will work better if it is tweaked to distinguish between schools that, according to standardized math and reading tests, are failing miserably, and those in which only a handful of students are not adequately passing.&#8221; &lt;/em&gt;Do laws teach? What if we took a no excuse approach to teaching to a higher standard for all students?&amp;nbsp;Do the concepts of math, science, history, or any other learning have anything to do with racial, ethnic, or class biases?&amp;nbsp;Isn&#8217;t 2+2=4 the same if you are poor, rich, Hispanic, African American, or Caucasian? High standards are not affected by race creed color or religion. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;The last sentence of the letter is the critical one. &lt;em&gt;&#8220;How best to achieve it is a puzzle from which a nation must not turn away.&#8221;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;Absolutely true.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; But, it is not the lack of desire or lack of efforts for the past 20 years that has caused the problem. The real problem just may be that we are focusing our attention on the &#8220;problem of the problem&#8221; instead of actual solutions. After decades of spin to show that we have met our testing goals the truism is that students are at every grade level have been left behind.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If we are to succeed in changing our approach, failure cannot be an option.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<author>Don Hutson</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://cowboysolution.com/en/art/5/</link>
			<title>The Billion Dollar Drop-out</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;It is widely recognized that the U.S. and the world have moved towards a knowledge-based economy&#8212;one where knowledge and technology are vital to economic growth.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Knowledge, of course, is embodied in human beings and thus the use of the term &#8220;human capital,&#8221; which seems to hold the key to our nation&#8217;s future success and its ability to compete in a rapidly changing global landscape.&amp;nbsp;Social observers in fact agree that a city&#8217;s prosperity depends on finding, attracting and retaining the nations most skilled and creative knowledge workers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;How will Houston or any other city be able to accomplish such a feat when our education system continues to fail the very students it is supposed to help?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Much discourse of late including articles and editorials in the Houston Chronicle and other publications through out the United States extol the efforts of public educational institutions to find better ways to help our children learn. Acts mandates, and initiatives abound all designed to help &#8220;each child reach their full potential.&#8221;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; But, student outcomes do not improve by spending more dollars or by adding more bricks and mortar. Instead, teachers must be empowered to bring out the best in all students.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Teacher accountability in Texas began in 1983. Now, 23 years later, &#8220;student achievement in the U.S. remains effectively flat even as the demands of a 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; century stiffen,&#8221; according to the Washington-based Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The report indicates a national average grade of D for student achievement. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;And, there are more mandates, acts, and initiatives than ever. &amp;nbsp;Another recent study, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quality Counts at 10; A Decade of Standards-Based Education&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, reports that the Texas education system received a grade of C with only 18 states receiving a score above that mark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Billions have been spent on these studies, all of which urge change.&amp;nbsp;The real issue is not that we &lt;strong&gt;need&lt;/strong&gt; to change, but &lt;strong&gt;what&lt;/strong&gt; are we going to do to initiate change. With so many accountability issues facing schools today, we often forget that the real key to student achievement -- not to mention our most important resource -- is the teacher. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Of the 10 recommendations made by the National Center on Education and Economy&#8217;s 2006 study &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tough Choices, Tough Times&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, not one actually addresses the real problem.&amp;nbsp;How are we helping our teachers teach?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Perhaps the issue is that our education system fails to come to grips with the actual definition of the word &#8220;teach.&#8221; &amp;nbsp;According to Webster, teach means &#8220;to cause to know.&#8221; There are no excuses or extenuating circumstances. Webster does not even mention the student in the definition. What is the basic goal of education? To cause all students to know&#8212;plain and simple.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;The Department of Education cites that the greatest single influence on student achievement is the teacher. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Yet, there is not one recommendation related to teacher training in a quick review of the 10 recommendations made in the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tough Choices&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; study.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;The &#8220;Six Big Goals&#8221; outlined in HISD&#8217;s five-year plan are certainly lofty and needed. In essence, they reflect many such educational plans throughout the US. &amp;nbsp;However, not one of the goals focuses on teacher training.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;In the end, the solution may be to ask some simple questions. How are we preparing our teachers to teach?&amp;nbsp;Not how can we spend more money?&amp;nbsp;Not, will new technology help? Will more police help? Will branding help or more community involvement?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Maybe the real question is how can we help our teachers to inspire a student to learn? &amp;nbsp;What techniques can be used that will help with the critical issue of transference of knowledge? &amp;nbsp;What is our current teaching process?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Perhaps there is a simple solution.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;What would happen if&#8230;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;
    &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list .5in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Teachers were given effective tools to help students learn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list .5in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;If students were not allowed to go forward until they had mastered the subject matter to an acceptable (high) standard.&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in&quot; type=&quot;circle&quot;&gt;
        &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list 1.0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Not just to the next grade&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list 1.0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;but to the next unit or concept&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;What would happen if&#8230;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;
    &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list .5in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Our focus was on insuring success in the teaching process&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list .5in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Our teachers were able to inspire students to learn &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;I suspect that if we spent more time focused on preparing our teachers for the classroom rather than on the next act or mandate we might not require marketing campaigns and programs which are costing our nation billions of dollars a year. It is beyond disheartening to know that the U.S. spends $268 billion a year on high school dropouts. And, those figures do not include marketing plans, safety programs, management efficiency studies, acts, mandates, and the litany of initiatives.&amp;nbsp;Congress could certainly find a good use for $286 billion dollars.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Failure should not be an option. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Because in the end we all lose.&amp;nbsp;We pride ourselves as a world power, but we are letting our children down by not helping the people who can make the most difference in their lives on a daily basis.&amp;nbsp;Their teachers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;If our global economy and future do in fact lie in a knowledge-based economy, it seems incumbent upon our education system to insure that our students can learn.&amp;nbsp;And, that our teachers are more empowered to teach.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;8-Jul-08 11:00 AM
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			<itunes:subtitle>The Billion Dollar Drop-out</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&amp;nbsp;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;It is widely recognized that the U.S. and the world have moved towards a knowledge-based economy&#8212;one where knowledge and technology are vital to economic growth.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Knowledge, of course, is embodied in human beings and thus the use of the term &#8220;human capital,&#8221; which seems to hold the key to our nation&#8217;s future success and its ability to compete in a rapidly changing global landscape.&amp;nbsp;Social observers in fact agree that a city&#8217;s prosperity depends on finding, attracting and retaining the nations most skilled and creative knowledge workers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;How will Houston or any other city be able to accomplish such a feat when our education system continues to fail the very students it is supposed to help?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Much discourse of late including articles and editorials in the Houston Chronicle and other publications through out the United States extol the efforts of public educational institutions to find better ways to help our children learn. Acts mandates, and initiatives abound all designed to help &#8220;each child reach their full potential.&#8221;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; But, student outcomes do not improve by spending more dollars or by adding more bricks and mortar. Instead, teachers must be empowered to bring out the best in all students.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Teacher accountability in Texas began in 1983. Now, 23 years later, &#8220;student achievement in the U.S. remains effectively flat even as the demands of a 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; century stiffen,&#8221; according to the Washington-based Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The report indicates a national average grade of D for student achievement. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;And, there are more mandates, acts, and initiatives than ever. &amp;nbsp;Another recent study, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quality Counts at 10; A Decade of Standards-Based Education&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, reports that the Texas education system received a grade of C with only 18 states receiving a score above that mark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Billions have been spent on these studies, all of which urge change.&amp;nbsp;The real issue is not that we &lt;strong&gt;need&lt;/strong&gt; to change, but &lt;strong&gt;what&lt;/strong&gt; are we going to do to initiate change. With so many accountability issues facing schools today, we often forget that the real key to student achievement -- not to mention our most important resource -- is the teacher. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Of the 10 recommendations made by the National Center on Education and Economy&#8217;s 2006 study &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tough Choices, Tough Times&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, not one actually addresses the real problem.&amp;nbsp;How are we helping our teachers teach?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Perhaps the issue is that our education system fails to come to grips with the actual definition of the word &#8220;teach.&#8221; &amp;nbsp;According to Webster, teach means &#8220;to cause to know.&#8221; There are no excuses or extenuating circumstances. Webster does not even mention the student in the definition. What is the basic goal of education? To cause all students to know&#8212;plain and simple.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;The Department of Education cites that the greatest single influence on student achievement is the teacher. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Yet, there is not one recommendation related to teacher training in a quick review of the 10 recommendations made in the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tough Choices&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; study.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;The &#8220;Six Big Goals&#8221; outlined in HISD&#8217;s five-year plan are certainly lofty and needed. In essence, they reflect many such educational plans throughout the US. &amp;nbsp;However, not one of the goals focuses on teacher training.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;In the end, the solution may be to ask some simple questions. How are we preparing our teachers to teach?&amp;nbsp;Not how can we spend more money?&amp;nbsp;Not, will new technology help? Will more police help? Will branding help or more community involvement?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Maybe the real question is how can we help our teachers to inspire a student to learn? &amp;nbsp;What techniques can be used that will help with the critical issue of transference of knowledge? &amp;nbsp;What is our current teaching process?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Perhaps there is a simple solution.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;What would happen if&#8230;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top: 0in&quot; type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;
    &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list .5in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Teachers were given effective tools to help students learn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list .5in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;If students were not allowed to go forward until they had mastered the subject matter to an acceptable (high) standard.&lt;/span&gt;
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        &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list 1.0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Not just to the next grade&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list 1.0in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;but to the next unit or concept&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
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    &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list .5in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Our focus was on insuring success in the teaching process&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li style=&quot;tab-stops: list .5in&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Our teachers were able to inspire students to learn &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;I suspect that if we spent more time focused on preparing our teachers for the classroom rather than on the next act or mandate we might not require marketing campaigns and programs which are costing our nation billions of dollars a year. It is beyond disheartening to know that the U.S. spends $268 billion a year on high school dropouts. And, those figures do not include marketing plans, safety programs, management efficiency studies, acts, mandates, and the litany of initiatives.&amp;nbsp;Congress could certainly find a good use for $286 billion dollars.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Failure should not be an option. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Because in the end we all lose.&amp;nbsp;We pride ourselves as a world power, but we are letting our children down by not helping the people who can make the most difference in their lives on a daily basis.&amp;nbsp;Their teachers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;If our global economy and future do in fact lie in a knowledge-based economy, it seems incumbent upon our education system to insure that our students can learn.&amp;nbsp;And, that our teachers are more empowered to teach.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<description>    The COWBOY SOLUTION  PIONEERING EDUCATION       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          Contact: Debra Ford, Ford &amp; Company                                            debralford@comcast.net; 281-415-0673                                                  HOW CAN A HORSE AND A COWBOY IMPROVE EDUCATION? Houston, Texas&#8230;In an arena in Houston, 350 new teachers have gathered to start their careers. This is day two of a week of development training they will attend to orient themselves to the education profession. Armed with notebooks, pens and a serious attitude they come face to face with&#8230;.a cowboy and a horse! And, what they walk away with is a series of simple, yet extremely effective tools, they can use tomorrow in their classrooms.  Don Hutson has worn many hats in his 30-year career, but his favorite by far is the black cowboy hat he dons to conduct his Cowboy Solution teacher training seminars. For the past three years, The Cowboy Solution has provided a no-nonsense, simple approach to...
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			<description>  Cowboy Solution  Pioneering Education      MEDIA ALERT   HOW CAN A HORSE AND A COWBOY IMPROVE EDUCATION?  Teachers in Katy will soon find out.  WHO:       Dr. Don Hutson, Cowboy Solution WHAT:      Will conduct a clinic for Mayde Creek High School to help improve teacher effectiveness in the classroom. In the past 5 years, Cowboy Solution has provided a no-nonsense, simple approach to teaching that has reached more than 5,000 teachers across the state. This unique and inspiring educational program provides teachers and administrators with a set of simple, yet powerful, teaching tools, guaranteed to provide positive results in the classroom. The ultimate goal? To insure that every child is given the opportunity to reach his or her full learning potential.  Nationwide, $286 billion is spent annually on high school dropouts. Perhaps it is time for a fresh approach in the classroom.  Designed for teachers, administrators, school board members, principals and parents, Dr. Hutson's Cowboy...
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			<description>Here's what others say: Once again let me thank you for presenting such a wonderful program to another member of the Wiesner management staff. Mark makes our sixth manager you and your team have worked with including Mr. Wiesner and myself. We are constantly challenged to find leadership programs that our managers find engaging and informative. Who could have imagined that we would find the perfect fit at The Cowboy Solution with you and your horses. All of our managers have shared with me how much they benefited from the presentation, information and message you share. The Cowboy Solution is both educational and entertaining. As a result, our managers appreciated your humor and the unique use of equine coaching to support this strong message. They are already using the tools and techniques to become more effective leaders. They all felt the seminar was a great success. The Cowboy Solution is a dynamic, motivating and effective program. Thank you.  Terry Hatfield: General Manager;...

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			<description>            A Couple&amp;#8217;s Weekend to Restore, Renew, &amp; Bond  The rigors of every day life--finances, harried work schedules and the daily grind can often put a strain on our relationships. Spend a weekend in a quiet, restorative environment where the simple pleasures in life are priority and focus on re-establishing the basics of good communication with your significant other.  Join us March 12-14, at Cowboy Campout for a very special couple&amp;#8217;s weekend.  Not only will you enjoy a little slice of Texas heaven with gourmet meals and authentic bunkhouse accommodations, but you&amp;#8217;ll also participate in The Cowboy Solution&amp;#8217;s Equine Assisted Partnership program.  Why horses? Horses have the unique ability to detect subtle changes in their environment and then react instantly and honestly to those changes. As such they provide a mirror of who we are and help us discover ourselves and how we truly communicate with our partners. Working with in an experiential environment...

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			<description>       The Ranch  Tucked in the piney woods of the Sam Houston National Forest, Cowboy Campout is a chic country retreat where the simple pleasures in life are priority. The intimate horse ranch offers the perfect complement of a rustic cowboy experience with gourmet meals and authentic bunkhouse accommodations. Cowboy Campout guests will be treated to horseback riding; movies under the stars; stargazing; chuck wagon dinners, spa treatments (available by appointment) and more. For the nature lover seeking solitude, relax in the garden or do some bird-watching by the pond. Book your Cowboy Campout now.   Ask us about weddings, family reunions, couple's retreat, girl's getaway weekends, birthday celebrations and more. We can customize a weekend for your special event.           Accommodations    Cowboy Campout is perfect for small corporate retreats; girl&amp;#8217;s getaway weekends; family reunions; gourmet dinner clubs; or any special celebration.  Every outing can be customized to meet...

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			<description>          Dear Don and Debra,  WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME! We immediately felt the peace and quiet of Montgomery County as we headed to the Cowboy Campout thru the beautiful National Forest, a mere hour and a half away from our house in central Houston. You both are excellent hosts and your property with horses, hay ride, oak fed campfire, authentic but upscale bunkhouse , delicious meals&amp;#8230;loved the bbq and baked potato, are a venue will look forward to returning asap!  The property is a 20th century business in touch with the simple pleasures that we have lost touch with &amp;#8230; the way life used to be.    Connie and Rick Senter      Debra,   You and Don have created the most magical experience for corporate and family getaways!!!   Barbara Peyton      Hi Debra &amp; Don:     THANK YOU for an AMAZING retreat! Even after the event, several weeks later, I am still reeling from the incredible time we had. The experience was truly transforming. Our leadership training with Don was a...

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			<description>    Owners of Cowboy Campout - Barn &amp; Breakfast         Don Hutson and Debra Ford met 3 years ago on a horse back ride in the Sam Houston Forest. An equine coach and horse trainer (who also conducts the Conroe Symphony), Don had invited the avid horse lover, and then volunteer for a therapeutic riding stable, Debra for a weekly 3-hour ride with friends in the forest. That's all she wrote as they say.     Debra, a hospitality and marketing professional who has spent 20+ years marketing a variety of leisure attractions including Six Flags, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Zoo, Hotel Derek and others, found the idea of creating a unique and special destination especially appealing. Don, a natural with horses had already launched the successful equine leadership training company, Cowboy Solution. So, the love of horses and the outdoors culminated in this quaint, cowboy chic barn and breakfast.    Cowboy Campout first originated 2 years ago for friends. Don and Debra loved...

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