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HOSA Competitive Events: Questions and Answers
Why we don't get rating sheets back after International Competitive Events? How can we improve for next year?
HOSA does not return rating sheets or scores after the International Leadership Conference. The data from judge rating sheets and test scores are analyzed and used in improving events and tests for the future.
Individual rating sheets would not be helpful to you unless you could see the rating sheets of the other competitors. Competitors know where they finished in the top 10 because the results are posted online. If your event has a Round One and you made the cut after Round One that usually means you finished in the top 50%. We do not post placement or scores beyond the top 10 because we want all competitors to feel good about the process that got them to the ILC, not just the end result.
The best way to improve for next year is to work hard! It is usually very helpful to have practice judges evaluate your performance using the HOSA rating sheet, prior to competition. They can give you direct feedback and suggestions for improvement. You can't get that kind of information from the ILC rating sheets, and it is continuous feedback from healthcare professionals, educators and others who judge your performance that will be the most helpful to you during your journey of becoming a future health professional.
Why are there sections on some guidelines for some events where competitors either get all or nothing points ?
The Event Guidelines contain the rules for the event, and it is important for competitors to be able to follow the instructions provided for the event. For a more detailed explanation please see http://www.hosa.org/judge .
Why were there college students competing against middle school and high school teams in the events at the International Leadership Conference?
In most states and at the international level, middle school, secondary and postsecondary collegiate students will compete in the same location, sometimes in front of the same judges, but the scores are always kept separate. Each division is judged against others within that same division, even if they share the same judges in the same room. That is the HOSA policy for state and international competitive events. Middle school students are offered the opportunity to compete in selected events appropriate to their training.
At the ILC, there is a separate awards session for Middle School/Secondary and Postsecondary Collegiate members, and medals are awarded to the top three teams in each of these three divisions.
Can competitors use their real names and school in the event?
The answer to that question depends upon the event and the level of competition. In some events, it is permitted for a competitor to reveal his/her name or school. For example, in Clinical Specialty and Job Seeking Skills, it would be impossible not to include one's name and school in the documentation required for the event.
For events when the name and/or school is not required, it is generally better to avoid giving one's name and school at the area/regional and state levels to reduce bias. For example, a competitor in Prepared Speaking should avoid identifying his/her school when giving a speech.
A general rule to follow is 'When in doubt, don't." This is because there are judges and event personnel who might interpret the divulging of a name and school as unacceptable.
This recommendation changes for International events because of the diversity of judges and use of electronic score sheets. Competitors at the International level will be introduced by name and/or school, in accordance with the GRRs, because that information rarely has any significance for judges, and it helps the judges double-check the name and school that is pre-printed on the event rating sheet.
Our chapter members placed in Clinical Specialty and Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking at the Regional level. Can they change their event materials before the state competition?
Yes. There are no rules that prevent individual or team competitors from changing their event materials from one level to the next. International competitors in Clinical Specialty, Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking, and other HOSA events, can change or revise their papers, speeches and videos. Be sure to follow your guidelines and meet deadlines for events.
How can I find out what to study for the test?
The event guidelines contain a test plan, a list of resources and links to those resources to which you can refer. Since the test questions are taken directly from the listed resources, you will do fine if you follow this advice.
Can't afford so many textbooks? One school made a very specific list of what books they needed, and then found the ordering information on the Event Resources section of the HOSA website. Those lists were sent home, and in 3 weeks, every single book on the list had been donated by parents who saw this as a simple way to make a big contribution. Does your school have a libary? Ask the librarian if they can order the resources for the library, so all students can have access to the resource. Did you also know that you can rent textbooks or purchase books by the chapter? Some publishers have this option. Also, F.A. Davis and Brady Books publishers offer a discounted price for HOSA members. Check out the Event Resources page on the HOSA website.
Are there practice tests available for any of the tests?
There are no practice tests available for any of the HOSA events. HOSA members who are successful on any HOSA test have spent hours and hours studying the recommended text resource AND have a sound general understanding of the concepts to be measured on the test. It helps to pay attention to the test plan in the guidelines so you will know where to focus your attention. HOSA has provided sample test questions in the guidelines to familiarize the competitor with the types of questions asked.
Will the Health Professions events at the State Conference be the written test or the skills?
In Health Professions events, most states give the written test and have a skills portion. At the International Leadership Conference, a written test is given. Top scoring competitors quality for the skill portion (Round Two) of the event, which usually involves 1-3 skills.
What does it mean when it says Rescuer I and Rescuer II in CPR/First Aid?
There are usually 2 victims in CPR - one that needs first aid and one that needs CPR. You and your partner decide who is Rescuer I and who is Rescuer 2. Rescuer 1 does the first aid and helps with CPR. Rescuer 2 starts CPR.
Are there any practice lists for HOSA Bowl?
The key to success in this event is learning as much as possible about the topics (medical terminology, HOSA facts, parli pro and medical history) and then lots of practice. The format of the questions is listed in your event guidelines to assist you with studying.
We can tell you that teams who are successful in this event know a LOT of information, and have learned to anticipate the question. That is, they start to ring in at the point the moderator is going to give key information. For example, "What is the medical term for..." Just at the point when the moderator is going to say "headache" the competitors hit the buzzer.
Of course, this only works if the team knows a lot of medical terminology, and if they time it correctly. It is a strategy that allows a team a first chance at answering the question.
Truly though, there are no secret lists or shortcuts in HOSA Bowl. It's one of those events where the more you know, the better you do. We know this because the teams who do well on the written test seem to do the best in the buzzer rounds.
Can we move objects around on our display in Health Career Display?
You may move things around on your display, but all articles must stay within the dimensions of the display. Taking radiographs out of a sleeve on the display and putting them in a viewbox could be done within the dimensions of the display, so that is permitted.
What the guidelines prevent you from doing is, for example, taking special goggles from your display and putting them on. Your head is not within the dimensions of the display.
In Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking, we know the guidelines say we can't use props, but what about a poster with information about our topic?
The answer to your question is no, a poster would NOT be permitted during the speech portion of the Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking event.
The rules are designed to give each competitor an equal opportunity for success in the event. Competitors who are successful in this event have studied the judge rating sheet and know exactly what they will be rated on. Of course, they practice over and over with parents, teachers, and friends who judge their speech, using the event rating sheet, and give them suggestions for improvement.
How are sites and facilities for skill events chosen?
When a city is being considered for an International Leadership Conference, the availability of clinical sites for skill events is an important consideration.
A year before the international conference, the state advisor or local site coordinator from the host state makes recommendations for clinical sites. HOSA-Future Health Professionals contacts potential clinical sites, and often, site visits are made by members of the HOSA Competitive Events program staff. A cooperative arrangement is made with the health professionals at the clinical site and HOSA to offer the best possible skill event experience for HOSA members.
The goal in all discussions between HOSA-Future Health Professionals and potential clinical sites is offering the best possible event experience for HOSA members. The challenge is making all skill events work for a large number of international competitors in a short distance from the HOSA headquarters hotel!
Will some sites have perfect facilities for an international conference? Yes, sometimes clinical sites can meet the needs of HOSA competitors and offer an ideal competitive environment. More frequently, sites are almost ideal, and some adjustments are made to provide a fair and challenging Competitive Events program.
For example, at a previous International Leadership Conference, one of the sites had excellent clinical facilities, but minimal holding space. Conference planners determined that the potential for a quality event outweighed the lack of ideal holding space, and the event ran well. (The halls were crowded and there were few chairs, but the actual event facility was excellent.)
When an acceptable clinical site is not available, a skill event may be held in the conference hotel. When this happens, efforts are made to simulate the clinical site as much as possible.
Whether at a clinical site or in the hotel, event planners strive to assure that the guidelines are followed, and that the event is as realistic as possible. The goal is to provide the best possible experience for all state winners, and to treat all competitors equally.
Why don't events always run on time?
Many years ago, competitors in most events reported to a holding room, and then waited for their turn to compete - sometimes for hours.
As HOSA grew larger, space for holding rooms became scarce, and competitors complained about the long wait. In response to the needs of HOSA competitors, appointment times are now used for most events.
The appointment times are a "best guess" based on the event starting on time, with no interruptions. Sometimes, events run exactly as planned. Other times, it takes a little longer than planned to assure that the event runs as it should.
Competitors should know that their appointment time is meant to be an estimate of when they will compete. Short waiting periods are normal, and should be anticipated.
Why isn't the dress code enforced?
Actually, the dress code IS enforced according to the event guidelines. For each event, the event manager awards five (5) points to every competitor dressed correctly. If you see someone at an event who does not comply with the dress code, the dress bonus was NOT given.
BE SURE you read and understand the specific dress code requirements for your event. That information can be found – in the event guidelines.
Why don't we have finals? Why don't we have more rounds in Biomedical Debate?
Take for example, Biomedical Debate. HOSA understands that a traditional debate tournament may last for days, with each team participating in as many as ten (10) one hour debates. While such a format is desirable for a school "Debate Team", the needs for HOSA members were different in designing the Biomedical Debate competition.
The purpose of the event is to use debate as a platform for exploring the pros and cons of a biomedical issue. HOSA strives to support classroom learning. There are many debatable topics in a Health Science or Biomedical Science classroom that can be addressed using a method of research, evaluation, discussion, critical thinking, and verbal expression. When a HOSA member participates in Biomedical Debate, the member is learning important skills for success as a future health professional. The actual event is a showcase for demonstrating what has been learned about a critical issue.
HOSA also takes into consideration the amount of time it takes to provide an event opportunity at the international level. Current rules allow each state to send their top three individuals/teams in each event (with additional competitors in the recognition category), or the potential of over 100 teams/individuals in every category of every event. Whew!
In 2019, nealry 10,000 students had the opportunity to travel to Orlando and participate in HOSA International Competitive Events under the current format. Adding time for finals or more rounds would add to the cost and length of the International Conference - something that HOSA leaders and elected student officers have been reluctant to do.
Why are the rooms we compete in so cold!?
Conference hotels are generally kept very cool in the summer, so that a businessman in a suit and tie would be comfortable. HOSA competitors should always dress accordingly. Suits are a good idea (especially a HOSA uniform) and coordinated blazers or sweaters suggested. It may be June outside, but the hotel temperature will be a frosty 68-70 degrees.
Why do we have event orientations?
Event orientations are designed to answer questions, clarify any challenges, and help prepare competitors for their event. The orientation also helps to assure that competitors are properly registered. If there are any registration glitches - the orientation provides an opportunity to find any problems and correct them.
Sometimes, events will run as planned, and it may seem as though an orientation is not necessary. If, however, there had been something unexpected about the event, having a scheduled orientation would have been critical. For that reason, ALL events have scheduled orientation sessions. Orientations may be held in conjunction with an event component (such as a test) or may be held right before the actual event begins.
What is the passing score on written tests for HOSA National Competitive Events? How can we improve for next year?
HOSA-Future Health Professionals does not have a "passing score" for any written tests in HOSA competitive events, because the tests are NOT designed in a way that would make having such a score valid. HOSA tests are NOT achievement tests. When a teacher designs a classroom achievement test, the test covers content that students had an opportunity to learn, and is expected to know. The expectation is that a well-instructed student will perform well on the test.
When HOSA designs a test for competitive events, the goal is to spread the scores (produce a clear range) and identify which competitors know more than other competitors. That requires the test writer to develop a range of difficulty in which most of the questions could be classified as "difficult" or "very difficult." Consequently, the test is designed so the "average" score varies by test and the body of knowledge to be measured, but should generally fall around 50% at the international level. That's the goal. While a score of 50% would not be acceptable for a classroom test, it is very acceptable in large scale, international testing. A candidate can pass the NCLEX-RN by responding correctly to 50% of the questions, and that's to qualify for a license to practice nursing. HOSA members are not qualifying for anything. Instead, they are having an experience that will prepare them for the time when they are qualifying for something.
HOSA-Future Health Professionals is not a certification agency. HOSA's goal is to engage and motivate members and put them in positions to make good, informed career decisions. HOSA desires to provide positive learning experiences for students who participate as members.
Why can't things be better organized with Competitive Events at the International Leadership Conference?
The goal with HOSA Competitive Events is perfection. Many hours are spent in preparing for the best possible event experience for HOSA members. Sometimes, the local folks who promise to help and bring supplies don't follow through, and then we find ourselves moving to Plan B. Every year, 95% of our events run extremely well, and something strange happens to the other 5%. We never expect things to go wrong, and hope that next year, we achieve 100% perfection.
Remember, too, that HOSA's vast number of volunteers help to keep our costs at a reasonable level. Our number one priority is to offer a quality Competitive Events Program for our students, and we plan to continue to work toward achieving that goal.
Why aren't there holding rooms? People can get out and tell the secret problem!
Holding rooms were taken away many years ago because competitors asked for it. Competitors were frustrated at spending hours in a holding area, and felt that it adversely affected their ability to perform and succeed.
In the General Rules and Regulations, the rule states: "Appointment times are used in many HOSA events to avoid detaining competitors in holding rooms for long periods of time. Professional ethics demand that competitors DO NOT discuss or reveal the secret topic or scenario for ANY event until after the event has concluded."
The truth is, we rely on HOSA members to practice professional ethics - before, during and after their competition.
Why can't you find out what skills were done at the regional and state events so they aren't repeated again at the International Leadership Conference?
There are 48 different states that sponsor state competition, and as a result, all skills are used somewhere prior to the International Leadership Conference (ILC).
The skills chosen to be performed at the ILC are usually based on what will work best in the clinical setting available. As a national organization, we do not want to restrict what skills states can select, nor do we wish to disclose the skills that will be performed at the ILC.
Our hope is that when HOSA members come to the ILC, they are competent to perform any and all the skills in Health Professions and Emergency Preparedness events at a mastery level of skill proficiency - which is defined as 70% or above for almost all skills. In other words, we want ALL competitors to have been evaluated in local and state competition on all of the skill procedures, such that it really would not matter what skills are chosen - since the HOSA member is highly qualified to perform every one of them.
Be aware that at the International Leadership Conference, usually 1-3 procedures are selected for each event.
Why are the rooms so small? Why are the tables rough? Why are the chairs so uncomfortable? Why do we have to prep in a room with more than one team?
All good questions. Once again, we do try to secure the best possible hotels and convention centers for holding the International Leadership Conference. For most events, the conditions are excellent. For some, there is noise down the hall, or people too close together testing, or just not enough rooms to allow each preparing team to have their own room. What we do have is the best possible environment that we can secure - and an equal playing field for everyone in the same event.
Is a photo ID required for check-in for test or events at ILC?
Please be sure and check with your state advisor for policies in your state. At the ILC we DO require a photo ID to check in for each round of competition. See Appendix H in the General Rules and Regulations for more info.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - What's the difference between EFL and ESOL? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in What's the difference between EFL and ESOL? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> United Kingdom View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message b-boyJoined: 27 May 2003Posts: 15Location: Los Angeles, California Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:14 am Post subject: What's the difference between EFL and ESOL? Hello All, I've only been in the UK for a short time now-- 4 months-- and while I've seen many advertisements for language school jobs at very low wages, I've also seen quite a few ESOL jobs that are salaried, pay well, and have a lot of holiday. Now I've tried to ask the people I work with, in the EFL programme at an FE college, about ESOL and noone has any information. Most of them look at me, scratch their chins and say "Oh ESOL, yes there are some jobs doing that." What information I have been able to get out of anyone is little and contradictory. I've heard you need an additional qualification, but then I've also heard that you don't. I've also heard that ESOL programmes tend to look down on EFL, and only want to hire those with ESOL experience. In the States, the line between EFL and ESL is so fine that many of us step accross it without even thinking about it. Here though, there seems to be something more, or is there? Thanks in advance for any info, b-boy Back to top AfraJoined: 02 Feb 2003Posts: 389 Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 10:20 am Post subject: In the early 1990s, when I last worked in this area, ESOL was taught to immigrants and was small group or sometimes even one-to-one teaching. The target language was specific to the needs of the group and some ESOL teachers had non-EFL qualifications. I think there was a City& Guilds qualification. At that time there were very few permanent jobs in ESOL and those were usually in areas with high immigrant populations. No doubt availability of work in this sector of language teaching is very dependent on the political climate. Back to top SueHJoined: 01 Feb 2003Posts: 1022Location: Northern Italy Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 3:18 pm Post subject: b-boy, I haven't had me dinner and blood sugar is low, but when I'm feeling livelier I will try to elucidate. I do a bit of both and the distinction between EFL and ESOL sometimes eludes me. As I am hopefully going for an (ESOL) interview next week I'd better clarify my thoughts and hone up on some of the jargon. More anon... Sue Back to top SueHJoined: 01 Feb 2003Posts: 1022Location: Northern Italy Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 9:29 pm Post subject: If I were to be cynical (and at my age I often am) I'd probably say that the main difference in the two is the paperwork and since ESOL is govt. funded it is accordingly far worse. You may end up having to use syllabus codes like 'Rt/E3.7a, 8a' which are all laid down in a national ESOL 'Skills for Life' syllabus, aqnd somehow prove that the students are learning something which can be difficult. EFL students tend to be better educated and with more academic ambitions, but this is not invariably the case. In one college I work at the higher level ESOL sts were split away from the EFL classes, which caused a great deal of resentment and probably negative learning outcomes for those students. At another college I teach ESOL where the sts have been in the UK for various periods; some of them 8,10,20 even 30 years. The level of language is (ahem) surprising, but there seems to be little exposure to the language outside the class for some of them. That includes those with English speaking spouses and children. The motivation for coming to class seems social, and progress often seems very slow. As ever, all students and classes vary. There is EFL work in the FE sector, and if you can get this it pays pretty much the same as the ESOL work and better than the private language schools. Back to top Will.Joined: 02 May 2003Posts: 783Location: London Uk Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 10:51 am Post subject: Funding for students is the main difference. ESOL get free courses, EFL pay for them. ESOL tend to be less exposed to a formal education. EFL students tend to be seeking to improve theirs. As a teacher there is the paperwork side and the need to justify the use and accountability of every minute in the learning process by notating in triplicate the entire procedure of the specific minute and taking more time than is reasonably profitable to perform this task for the benefit of the funding number crunchers in your college, department or school. All this 'extra work' as it is called in the trade detracts from the 'real work' which is teaching. We live in an accountability culture. Forget the fact that the students tell you they like learning with you, ignore the personal satisfaction you gain from seeing them progress, forget they have lives and personalities you need to work around in your teaching. Can you fill the forms in please? Back to top SueHJoined: 01 Feb 2003Posts: 1022Location: Northern Italy Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 8:09 am Post subject: Will (and others), All true, I feel better now that my cynicism has been validated. In my post I concentrated more on the teaching side - I am a fairly inexperienced teacher still thinking about my students(!) - and until these last few months the funding issue (and paperwork requirements) hadn't really impinged on me. Some ESOL students are educated with academic aims and going for exams, and separating them in a teaching sense often doesn't make sense. At least the paperwork is easier as there is a definite learning goal. For some of the others I can see progress but how to fill in the paperwork is another matter. Back to top Will.Joined: 02 May 2003Posts: 783Location: London Uk Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 8:39 am Post subject: Agreed Sue, ESOL students are changing. There is a new European looming in the ESOL field too. We have the EFL financial refugees, who wish to study English but want to take advantage of the funding and free classes of ESOL this creates a two-tier class of educated and non-educated in L1 students. The differentiation is completely chaotic, based on college placement tests, and we all know how effective they are! Our classes are no longer teachable at one level. We are expected to be constantly observing the needs of specific indiividuals in our classroom. What happened to teaching one class, one subject, at one level ? I seem to be doing five jobs badly instead of one job well. Back to top Will.Joined: 02 May 2003Posts: 783Location: London Uk Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 8:43 am Post subject: Here's an ESOL link that might be of interest to you. http://www.esol-sig.org.uk/ Back to top SueHJoined: 01 Feb 2003Posts: 1022Location: Northern Italy Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 10:13 am Post subject: Thanks Will - I particularly liked the comparison table. It's a glorious morning and it looks like we are both at our PCs - sad eh? Not prepping for next week by any chance? At least I've got my Italian evening class prep out the way. I've also got to consider my job interview for next week with a 10 minute micro teaching session to prepare - which means I can't let my normal discursive, reactive style take over! Thanks again Sue Back to top b-boyJoined: 27 May 2003Posts: 15Location: Los Angeles, California Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 10:59 am Post subject: Paper Hello y'all, Thanks for the information, as well as the link. As for the paperwork, my FE makes us do a lot of paperwork for our EFL students. Let me give you an indication and maybe you could tell me how ESOL stacks up, because one man's mound of paperwork is another's cakewalk. Here it goes: Lesson plans for each lesson, complete with aims, assessment for each task, and opportunities for differentiation--(buzzword!), and photocopies of supplementary material. Schemes of work for the whole term including aims, assessment and differentiation in more of an overview. Class profiles, with descriptions of each student including learning styles and strengths and weaknesses in skill areas. Tutorial sheets that require the signature of the student detailing at areas of concern for both the student and instructor, and a plan of action. Homework scores recorded with a separate area for photo copies of actual work. and daily registers for attendance. There are often other pieces of bureaucratic scrap that pop up occasionally. Looking back over the list I realize that it could be a lot worse. It does help me assess my students much better. And while at times it is annoying, like on Fridays when I just want the weekend to begin and I have to spend a half an hour scribbling, I do think it has it's purpose. So what's ESOL like? The same or worse? Please don't feel that you have to respond too quickly. Save the energy in those fingers for paperwork you'll get paid for. 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In general, how do you compute the algebraic values of the modular j-function at quadratic imaginary points? (In other words, how do you compute the algebraic values of singular moduli?)
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Beat the Streak Report: Saturday, June 28
Picks of the weekend
Derek Jeter, SS, Yankees
8-for-21 (.381 AVG) career vs. NYM LHP Johan Santana
Michael Young, SS, Rangers
20-for-54 (.370 AVG) career vs. PHI LHP Jamie Moyer
Top 5 current leaders
1. spooky93, 42 games
2. tnelson003, 29 games
2. dalmeetz048, 24 games
4. junk4cows, 24 games
5. pacioccoj, 24 games
5. rookiewade3, 24 games
Season leader: spooky93, 42 games
Yesterday's results
continued his pursuit of $1 million, benefiting from a 2-for-5 performance from
the O's Brian Roberts to up his mark to 42 games.
Yesterday's Top 5 most selected players
1. Aramis Ramirez (CHC): 5.3%, 0-for-4
2. Matt Holliday (COL): 5.2%, 1-for-3
3. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA): 5.0%, 3-for-5
4. Chipper Jones (ATL): 4.0%, 0-for-0
5. Manny Ramirez (BOS): 3.9%, 0-for-4
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Derek Jeter is getting hot. He has a 19 game winning streak going. I'm gonna ride till he hits 30 games!
That is why you will never win. Riding someone's long streak is a sure way to lose because the odds get slimmer with easch passing day.
Is is just me but has Spooky93 gotten darn too lucky too many times. I mean Carl Crawford for today. 1 for 6 so far. He just lucked out because Crawford hit the 2nd pitch of the game for a single from a "spooked" pitcher coming up from the minor league. How much more luck can he have? There have been so many instances with him. The day Guerrero had only 2 at bats because he left due to flu. There was I remember once earlier in the streak where Ichiro barely beat out a cheapest single at his last at bat.
I think its time for Spooky93 to take a fall. Too many good fortunes gone his way. Will he ever eat the pie?
well if he gets 57 there will be alot of mad people because we all saw that on Tuesday the sight said " no selection" next to his name.
Spooky picked the obvious choice tonight in Michael Young…I thought about Young myself, but the numbers he has talked me out of it. I figure he's due for an "0-fer" against Moyer.
Not for nothing though…best of luck to Spooky.
i even had young picked but made the change to another Ranger. Ian Kinsler whos been really hot the past week or so. i was actually rooting against young and i live in dallas.


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Kansas House committee hatches new plan for school funding
March 25, 2014
Topeka A Kansas House committee is preparing to take up a proposal from Republican leaders to increase education spending to satisfy a state Supreme Court order.
The plan emerged late Monday after meetings among key House leaders, including Speaker Ray Merrick. The plan would increase spending by $129 million to correct deficiencies flagged by the March 7 court ruling.
The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to begin working on the bill Tuesday morning. It is not clear how long it will take before the bill can be sent to the full House for debate.
One key difference between the GOP plan and one offered Thursday is the removal of language that would have expanded the state's charter schools law, something top GOP leaders had not included as part of their negotiations.
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12 B. Roscoe, 'Phyllis Barron and Dorothy Larcher', Pioneers of Modern Craft, ed. M. Coatts, Manchester University Press, 1997, 61-70
13 B. Roscoe 'The Biggest and Simplest Results', Crafts magazine, January/February 1997, 30-5
16 B. Roscoe 'Susan Bosence: An interview with Barley Roscoe', Colour into Cloth exhibition catalogue, Crafts Council, 1994, 11-14
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The International Linear Collider will be a necessary tool for unlocking some of the deepest mysteries about the universe. The ILC will complement CERN's Large Hadron Collider, allowing physicists to precisely explore extremely high-energy regions.
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On any given night in the U.S., there are approximately 60,500 youth confined in juvenile correctional facilities or other residential programs. Photographer Richard Ross has spent the past five years criss-crossing the country photographing the architecture, cells, classrooms and inhabitants of these detention sites.
The resulting photo-survey, Juvenile-In-Justice, documents 350 facilities in over 30 states. It's more than a peek into unseen worlds – it is a call to action and care.
"I grew up in a world where you solve problems, you don't destroy a population," says Ross. "To me it is an affront when I see the way some of these kids are dealt with."
The U.S. locks up children at more than six times the rate of all other developed nations. The over 60,000 average daily juvenile lockups, a figure estimated by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), are also disproportionately young people of color. With an average cost of $80,000 per year to lock up a child, the U.S. spends more than $5 billion annually on youth detention.
On top of the cost, in its recent report No Place for Kids, the AECF presents evidence to show that youth incarceration does not reduce recidivism rates, does not benefit public safety and exposes those imprisoned to further abuse and violence.
Ross thinks his images of juvenile lock-ups can, and should, be "ammunition" for the ongoing policy and funding debates between reformers, staff, management and law-makers.
"My images were used by a senate subcommittee as part of a discussion on Federal legislation to prevent pre-adjudicated, detained [pre-trial] juveniles from being housed with kids who'd committed hard crimes. You shouldn't house these populations together," says Ross. "That's a great thing for me to know that my work is being used for advocacy rather than for the masturbatory art world I grew up in."
As a career photographer and professor at the University of California Santa Barbara, Ross knows his way around a camera. In 2007, he was awarded a Guggenheim Felllowship for his global series Architecture of Authority. At that time, the project was near its end and Ross was able to redirect money and momentum toward Juvenile-In-Justice.
"I respect artists that deal with surface, texture, shape, form and concept," says Ross, "but my heart lies with people who try to change the world and feel they can have a difference in making people think differently."
To that end, Ross's involvement wasn't limited to simply taking photographs. Over the course of the project, he interviewed over a thousand juveniles.
"I consider it a privilege to sit in a cell with these kids for an hour and listen to their stories," says Ross. "Every time I went in to a cell I'd sit on the floor. I've a terrible back, but I'd sit on the concrete floor so the kid was above me and had the visual authority to realize that I was subordinate to he or she, and I took direction from them."
The stories he heard covered a range of issues, including children running drugs, parental abuse, homelessness, suicide attempts, addiction and illiteracy. But as difficult as the juveniles' lives are, Ross is astonished by America's widespread reliance on incarceration in its attempts to intervene.
"Many of these children should be out in the community getting better services and treatment where they stand a chance of rehabilitating and being corrected. From lockdown facilities we're not going to see a change in behavior. Maybe society needs this to gain retribution against kids that they think have gone wild? But for the most part, these are vulnerable kids who come from dysfunctional families. And, for the most part, the crime is a crime of lack of expectation, a crime of a lack of opportunity," says Ross.
States have turned away from punishing acts such as truancy and delinquency with detention; acts that are not criminal for an adult but have in the past siphoned youths into the court system. Less detention has been accompanied by less violent crime among youth.
"It may seem counter intuitive, but if you look at the types of offenses for which we're no longer detaining youth, it is not," says Sarah Jane Forman, assistant professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and director of the Youth Justice Clinic which provides legal counsel to indigent youth. "The kids who have committed serious violent crimes; they remain locked up."
Not only is being locked up ineffective as a deterrent in youths who have not reached full cognitive development and don't understand the consequences of their actions, it can actually make a criminal out of a potentially law-abiding kid.
"We are addicted to incarceration," says Dr. Barry Krisberg, lecturer and director of research and policy at the Berkeley School of Law's Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy. "Young people [when detained] often get mixed in with those incarcerated on more serious offenses. Violence and victimization is common in juvenile facilities and it is known that exposure to such an environment accelerates a young person toward criminal behaviors."
At the mid-point of the Juvenile-In-Justice project, Ross partnered with the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF).
"The images I saw the Annie E. Casey Foundation had didn't have the power I knew I could deliver for them," says Ross. "I decided to give them all my images so they could have ammunition for actionable change."
Recent economic woes have brought spending on incarceration under scrutiny. The AECF reports that "states face enormous budget deficits and [are] looking for ways to trim spending, highlighting an emerging trend in which at least 18 states have closed more than 50 juvenile corrections facilities over the past four years."
Following repeated abuse scandals in California Youth Authority (CYA) facilities in the '90s, the Golden State carried out the largest program of decarceration in U.S. history. Reducing its total number of facilities from 11 to 3 and slashing the CYA population by nearly 90 percent, California simultaneously witnessed a precipitous drop in crime committed by under-18s. The AECF identifies this as a common trend.
"States which lowered juvenile confinement rates the most from 1997 to 2007 saw a greater decline in juvenile violent crime arrests than states which increased incarceration rates or reduced them more slowly," says the report.
"In 2004, it was reported that over one thousand youth had been sexually assaulted by staff in the Texas juvenile justice system," says Krisberg. "It was the emergence of legislation and scandals simultaneously that had people realizing these systems were unfixable."
Access and Impact
Adopting a "philosophy of transparency," Ross found access to correctional facilities a continual negotiation. "Nobody says, 'Oh sure, just come in'," says Ross. His partnership with the AECF – a non-profit known for its advocacy against juvenile prisons – was both a help and a hindrance. "Sometimes the name helped, sometimes it closed the door," says Ross.
Ross, who can give his list of good and poor facilities and compare the efficacy of their management regimes, was always aware of institutions' will to influence what he could and could not photograph.
"I'm completely supportive of institutions that protect juveniles; that's their charge. I'm conscious of making sure the kid is protected and that my well-meaning efforts don't damage the kid by revealing something, especially if their case is pre-adjudicated. [But] I have very little tolerance for an institution that is more concerned with covering its ass, and some of these places are."
Yet, even in poor facilities, Ross also feels his work can potentially benefit the staff.
"If you have a situation that is terrible and you show images, then the people [that work] in those institutions can use them and go to a legislature and the more they can say, 'Our situation is dire – the way we are treating kids – we need to change it'."
In one instance, the director of a detention unit in Reno, Nevada showed Ross' photos to school principals in the facility's catchment area. Under a zero-tolerance policy toward violence, a schoolyard scuffle at the principals' schools could result in children being sent to the lock-up. The director asked the principals to think about whether his facility was a suitable solution, or if incidents could be attended to without the use of a cinder block cell.
"The 13-year-old's mother cannot take off work until at least 6 o'clock or she'll lose her job," says Ross, explaining the circumstances of one child he met. "I said to the kid, 'Don't worry, your mommy will be here soon.' We're not talking about hardened killers. They're frightened by the system."
The Juvenile-In-Justice website includes a Google-Map with geotagged images.
"It allows people who work in isolated areas from one another to make 'site-visits' sitting in an office," says Ross. "Maybe practitioners can get ideas about alternative methods."
There exists no magic strategy for helping children who've found themselves subject to criminal law. In some cases, Ross concedes that detention can provide stability.
"Some of them are nurtured and dealt with; in some cases they don't have regular bedtimes, meals or shelters. They're given stability for the first time. The officers act as juvenile counselors and in many cases they are the first sane male voice that try to listen to the kids, hear about their lives and try to impart coping skills. It is terrible that sometimes institutions do this and the family has not. And I don't know how to solve it. All I can do is look at it, show differences in architecture and attitudes."
On the other hand, Ross cannot separate his work from his personal politics and an appreciation of complexity.
"I try to be somewhat objective and I feel like my camera is neutral, but I still have my tongue in my cheek because when you meet a kid that's been held for three and a half years, hasn't come to trial, his mother was a crack addict who tried to kill him two months before he ran away from home at 13; he's never had a bedtime; he's never had a present that he's unwrapped on his birthday, he may have graduated elementary school where he was in Special Ed all the time; then he's with a group of kids with whom he has allegedly car-jacked a vehicle and allegedly gang-raped a woman. There are victims here but I do feel that kids like this are victims of society – of a political system, an economic system and an education system."
"Some of these kids really don't stand a chance at all. Have they committed crimes? Yes. But has society failed in the social contract to keep these kids in a safe environment? Absolutely."
Perhaps more than any other factor, the incarceration of youth is effected by the education of youth. Ross often cites the situation in Oakland, a city which spends $4945 per child in its public school system, but $224,712 per child incarcerated in the Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center.
"That's an equation that's somewhat perverse," says Ross. And he's no the only one who thinks so. "People on the far left and on the far right of the political system are saying there is something wrong here economically. Maybe there's a way we can adjust it?"
Developing an Audience
Ross makes use of data visualizations and statistics on his site to engage viewers in the issue, but the images themselves must be compelling. He brings all his photography skills to bear in order to lure the viewer.
"These flows of information are great little sound bites but how do you visualize them? How does a person see? All of good advertising seduces you in first and then you can analyze the message," says Ross.
In an effort to maximize the effect of his photography, Ross will give away images for free to non-profit groups working actively to improve conditions within, and laws pertaining to, juvenile detention. The Juvenile-In-Justice website regularly publishes new images, often grouped around a theme. Maintaining an overarching perspective and an eye on complexity, the website also features articles on associated topics such as trauma, rape, prison architecture and best practices.
It's not all about the photography, but for Ross it never was.
Photos: Richard Ross
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For its photo edit of Juvenile-In-Justice*,* Harper's Magazine was nominated last week as a finalist in the "News and Documentary Photography" category at the National Magazine Awards.
Juvenile-In-Justice will premiere as a museum exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV in August 2012. At the same time, Ross is set to release a photobook of the project.


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I want to volunteer, but I never know my schedule in advance. Can I just show up?
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Can children participate?
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- Ten children ages 14-17
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What if I need to cancel?
Please contact our volunteer coordinator at email@example.com or 404-419-1727 as soon as possible (preferably at least a week in advance), so we can invite other volunteers to take your place. If you signed up to volunteer in our PRC through the online scheduling system at http://acfb.volunteerhub.com, you may cancel with three days advance notice.
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- A mortgage banker, also known as a direct lender, will take your loan information and work within their company to underwrite and to provide the funds for your home loan. Direct lenders are specialists at what they do. Finally, direct lenders combine many of these loans together and sell them to investors.
- A mortgage broker will take all of your information and send that information in a package to another company to fund the final loan.
- A bank that offers mortgages is much like a mortgage banker in that they underwrite and fund the mortgage, and they may also service the file. The primary difference between a bank and a direct lender is that banks have many other departments and are not necessarily experts with regards to mortgages.
Focus your interview with mortgage brokers and mortgage bankers. These professionals work with multiple investors daily to ensure the best deal for the consumer, as opposed to a bank. A bank may offer only special loan products that they have in-house at the price for that day.
We are a mortgage banker because we can then assume responsibility for our clients to originate, package, process, underwrite and fund the loan.
Another way of saying this: a mortgage banker provides the money to the borrower at the closing table.
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This year, like no other before it, I feel a deep desire to get back to basics. It's been an especially difficult few weeks of tumult over race, same-sex marriage rights, immigration and other issues that highlight our differences rather than our similarities.
I'm craving a unifying gesture: a return to plain, traditional (some might misguidedly say "boring") renditions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on the Fourth of July.
It might seem like a small thing to some, but it rankles me every time I hear a souped-up version of the national anthem. I'm not some stick-in-the-mud when it comes to different musical styles and genres, but I'm old enough that when I was a child there were, at most, three popular versions played at traditional occasions: a full orchestral instrumentation, a band version and the solo variety.
Every once in a while you'd hear a sung choir version, but what all these interpretations had in common was that they followed the basic musical structure of John Stafford Smith's "The Anacreontic Song," the theme song of a London gentlemen's club that was popular in the 1800s and served as the musical accompaniment to Francis Scott Key's poem "Defence of Fort McHenry."
Essentially, I'm pining for a return to a standard, bare-bones, 3/4-time, one-and-a-half octave rendition devoid of odd syncopations, extra grace notes, dizzying arpeggios or nearly endless fermata holds. Oh, and no ear-splitting, headache-inducing high notes.
That's grumpy-sounding, I know. Perhaps that's the burden of a classically trained musician who spent decades learning to read music as it was written by the composer and then performing it as closely to the notation as possible each and every time. I'm probably a relic in that sense.
That was my thought at the beginning of my oldest son's eighth-grade graduation ceremony in May. In their infinite wisdom, someone at his school decided that it would be nice to have a staff member — who's also a local amateur vocalist — sing the national anthem.
It was uncomfortable. Aside from being extremely long, cascading wildly up and down what seemed like at least three octaves and, at times, provocatively breathy, it mostly disappointed on the basis of being barely recognizable.
What, I thought, must all the mostly recent immigrants in this crowd think they're listening to? Would they realize that this was supposedly the same tune that plays during formal national ceremonies and international events such as the Olympics to represent America?
My dad will want to kill me for saying so, but as a kid schooled by a staff of strict flag-wavers, I was alarmed by Jimi Hendrix's psychedelic version of "The Star-Spangled Banner." And Hendrix wasn't the first to take artistic liberties with it — Jose Feliciano is widely credited to have been the first popular performer to stir controversy with a non-traditional approach to the national anthem during the 1968 World Series.
Feliciano's version doesn't stir me either, but at least it's not as self-indulgent as other performances that have come after it. In the years since those two artists broke with tradition, there has been an endless stream of interpretations of our national anthem — country, R&B, heavy metal, reggae, salsa/tropical, rap, hip/hop — some of which we're subjected to during nationally televised sporting events. I pretty much hate them all.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is not about genres, self-aggrandizement or artistic self-expression, it is a tribute to our nation's roots. That's a hard notion for some to swallow in an age where nods to diversity and multiculturalism, not to mention worship of individualism above all else, often trump the antiquated belief in patriotism and national unity.
Ironically, a few weeks ago 11-year-old Sebastien De La Cruz, a Mexican-American native of San Antonio, Texas, known as "The Boy With the Golden Voice," was harassed and denounced on social media for singing the national anthem at the beginning of an NBA finals game clothed in mariachi attire.
Note that unlike other jokers who've sung it in worn T-shirts and raggedy jeans, De La Cruz was dressed formally.
More importantly, he belted out the anthem totally straight, and from the heart. America needs more "Star-Spangled Banners" like that — with respect for the tradition of reverence the anthem symbolizes. And with deference to its national, not individual, nature.


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June 24th, 2013--BEVERLY HILLS, CA-- LA's BEST After School Enrichment program raised $1,170,000 culminating Saturday night with the "LA's BEST Honors," a black-tie gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, announced Carla Sanger, President & CEO of LA's BEST.
NBA Player Chris Paul looked fabulous in a tuxedo and served as the events host for the night. " I plan to just relax, and enjoy my wife and kids." Paul auctioned his talents, agreeing to teach private basketball lessons, raising $27,000 for the organization. CNN reporter and Mistress of Ceremonies, Michaela Pereira says " It's such a wonderful cause." Miss South Carolina says that she recommends that young girls try pageants because "Pageants teach you the essentials of being a woman." Exteme Makeover's Dr. Bill Dorfman and his family looked excellent, and Bill snapped a few shots of himself using his own phone on the red carpet! " I am not here for that!", exclaimed gorgeous 72 year old Jane Fonda when asked about her next movie. The event celebrated the organization's 25th anniversary and honored Lubov and Max Azria (BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP) for Distinguished Achievement. LA84 President Anita DeFrantz was honored for supporting the organization's Sports and Fitness programs. Warner Bros. Records Chairman and CEO Cameron Strang received the LA's BEST Honor for music, and Dr. Bill Dorfman ("Extreme Makeover") received the award for health.
LA's BEST - Better Educated Students for Tomorrow - is a nationally recognized after school education, enrichment and recreation program serving more than 28,000 children with the most pressing needs throughout the City of LA! The stars were a pleasure, and such fun to chat with!
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I purchased tickets to the January 2nd, 2009 home Trailblazers game for my family, for Christmas presents for my mother, parents-in-law, and sons. The ticket price included a fundraiser for the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation (Lou Gehrig's disease, which claimed a dear friend and neighbor two years ago). ALS supporters were allowed early entry into the arena to watch warm-ups. My sons and their friends were ecstatic.
It was also a benefit for the Oregon Food Bank via public employees' attendance and through the generosity of the Trailblazers. A check for $4,000 was presented at half-time, and I was invited to participate in the ceremony.
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Comcast Lobbyist Admits To Holding Internet Service For The Poor Hostage To Get NBC Takeover Approved
from the regulatory-capture deptThe Washington Post has a profile piece about Washington DC power dealmaker David Cohen, who has led Comcast's policy and lobbying efforts for the past decade. It starts out (and ends) with a whopper of a story about Cohen explicitly had Comcast not offer a special internet offering for the poor since he wanted to use it as a bargaining chip in the NBC Universal purchase:
In fall 2009, Comcast planned to launch an Internet service for the poor that was sure to impress federal regulators. But David Cohen, the company's chief of lobbying, told the staff to wait.At the end of the article, the reporter (Ceclia Kang) notes that the FCC later "took credit" for this program when it was launched:
At the time, Comcast was planning a controversial $30 billion bid to take over NBC Universal, and Cohen needed a bargaining chip for government negotiations.
"I held back because I knew it may be the type of voluntary commitment that would be attractive to the chairman" of the Federal Communications Commission, Cohen said in a recent interview.
The initiative may not have sealed the FCC's decision to approve the NBC merger. But it helped, Cohen said.In other words, Cohen delayed a program to help the poor... in order to help make Comcast much, much richer in buying NBC... and then conveniently engineered it so that the FCC takes bogus credit for the program which would have been launched much earlier if Comcast hadn't used it as a bargaining chip. It's hard not to be cynical about politics in general and the FCC in particular when these kinds of stories hit the press. We've long been concerned about the FCC's ability to be played like a fiddle by industry lobbyists, and this only seems to confirm that point.
The proposal clearly captured the fancy of regulators. Late last month, Genachowski, the FCC chairman, touted the program, seemingly claiming some credit for its creation.
"This particular program came from our reviewing of the Comcast NBC-U transaction," Genachowski said in a speech. "Comcast embraced it as good for the country, as well as good for business. And I'm fine with that."
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The largest Serb election turnout since voters tossed out Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 has set up a dramatic runoff for Feb. 3 between a radical pro-Russia nationalist whose mentor is at The Hague for war crimes and a pro-European Union moderate who has favored trade, reconciliation, and even NATO status.
Serbian Radical Party chief Tomislav Nikolic and President Boris Tadic faced an identical scenario in the 2004 Serb elections. Mr. Tadic won.
But that was then, and this is now, experts say. Since 2004, Serbia's political and emotional mood has shifted to the right, favoring nationalists like Mr. Nikolic, experts say, who garnered 39 percent of the Round 1 vote, versus 35 percent for Mr. Tadic.
In 2004, moreover, Nikolic was a political novice, the status of Kosovo was not the highly wrought issue it now is, and Tadic was backed by current Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica. That backing is no longer certain.
Significantly, the February runoff takes place days before the ancient Kosovo heartland of Serbia declares independence. With losing Kosovo as the main issue, the election is seen to be a crossroads for Serbia and the Balkans – and has major implications for a Europe that is soon to send 1,800 police to Kosovo to keep the peace.
The Serbian Radical Party was formed in the early 1990s by Vojislav Seselj, whose notorious paramilitary groups fought in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo. Mr. Seselj was a close ally of Mr. Milosevic, who died in 2006 while on trial at the international tribunal at The Hague, where Seselj remains today, charged with ethnic cleansing, torture, and murder.
In the 2004 elections, as Seselj's protégé, Nikolic steadily invoked the names of Milosevic and Seselj in the national elections campaign, arguing that their trials were a farce.
"In 2004, Nikolic was only a front for Seselj, who was a party leader running the campaign from his cell," says Jacques Rupnik a Balkans specialist at Sciences Po in Paris. "Nikolic is no longer a front. He hardly talks about Seselj; he is running on his own steam; he has 'grown' as a politician.
"With Kosovo the main issue now, with all [Serb] politicians agreeing on this and just disagreeing on the levels of vehemence and nationalism," he adds, "the context favors nationalists like Nikolic. Emotion is the greatest element."
Former US diplomat James Hooper, managing director of the Public International Law and Policy Group, says that NATO member states have played a role in creating a nationalist, Kosovo-embittered context in Serbia through a lack of resolve after the NATO bombing campaign of 1999 that drove Serb forces out of the 90-percent ethnic Albanian province.
"Round 1 shows how the political spectrum in Serbia has shifted to the right as a result of Kosovo," Hooper states. "The failure of the international community to act decisively on the independence of Kosovo years ago and remove it as a factor in Serbia – that delay has enabled the nationalists to recast the political debate in Serbia as anti-Western and anti-Europe."
Albanian Kosovars boycotted the Serbian elections, as they have in the past. The Albanian leadership in Pristina, Kosovo's capital, are preparing to declare independence in February or March at the latest, sources say. Some 20 of 27 European Union states, and the US, are preparing to recognize Kosovo shortly thereafter. But this does not play well in Serbia.
"Anything the Europeans now say will only help the nationalists," says a senior European diplomat. "Lets see what happens on February 3."
A nationalist at the helm could place Serbia much closer to Russia, further outside the European political orbit. Diplomats here worry that a Nikolic-led Serbia might create incidents in Kosovo and Bosnia that will destabilize the Balkans region. In recent days, though, Nikolic has made statements that sound more conciliatory.
Serbia watchers are now focusing on Prime Minister Kostunica, who was the kingmaker in 2004 and may well reprise that role in 2008. Mr. Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia is regarded as a necessary ally in forming a ruling coalition in the Serbian parliament.
Tadic and Kostunica are known to be "bitter rivals," says James Lyon of the International Crisis Group in Belgrade. Kostunica in the past year has come out as a much harder-edged nationalist than many European politicians had initially regarded him – espousing views that are closer to those of Nikolic than those of Tadic.


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The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) is responsible for ARS' technology transfer program and is delegated the authority to administer the patent and licensing program for all intramural research conducted by USDA. The OTT helps move ARS research discoveries to the marketplace.
The ARS technology transfer program has centralized policy and approval procedures that are managed by OTT. Research agreement negotiation and implementation is decentralized and managed by the ARS Area Offices. The Area Office Technology Transfer Staff serve as liaisons with scientists, ARS managers, OTT, university partners, and the private sector.
To facilitate technology transfer, OTT is organized into three sections. The Administrative and Partnership Section conducts day-to-day operations; coordinates technology transfer policy development; executes collaborative research agreements & licenses; and facilitates public-private partnerships. The Patenting Section provides strategic guidance to scientists regarding patent protection for their research results. The Section is also responsible for receiving invention reports, convening three National Patent Committees (Mechanical and Measurement, Life Sciences, and Chemistry), preparing and prosecuting patent applications, and reviewing patent legal work performed by cooperator and ARS contract law firm. The Licensing Section manages invention licensing from all the intramural scientists in every USDA agency, including the review of license applications and the negotiation and monitoring of license agreements to assure compliance with agreement terms. This Section also collects and disburses license revenues, manages international patent filings, and provides expert advice on all matters related to USDA invention licensing.
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