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|San Diego, California
United States
|NBC 7 (general)
NBC 7 News (newscasts)
|Coverage You Count On
|Digital: 40 (UHF)
Virtual: 39 (PSIP)
39.2 Cozi TV
(Station Venture Operations L.P.)
|First air date
|November 14, 1965
|Call letters' meaning
|NBC San Diego
|Sister station(s)
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Comcast SportsNet California
|Former callsigns
|Former channel number(s)
|Former affiliations
|Independent (1965–1973)
|Transmitter power
|370 kW
|566 m (1,857 ft)
|Facility ID
|Transmitter coordinates
|Licensing authority
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KNSD, channel 39, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in San Diego, California, USA. KNSD maintains studios at the NBC Building in downtown San Diego, and its transmitter is located southeast of Spring Valley in San Diego County. The station is known on-air as NBC 7 San Diego, derived from KNSD's cable channel position in the market on the cable systems serving the San Diego area (Time Warner Cable, Cox and AT&T U-verse).
From 1997 to 2013, LIN Media owned a minority interest in KNSD alongside NBCUniversal through a share in the holding company Station Venture Operations L.P. (which also owned sister station KXAS-TV).[1] In February 2013, LIN pulled out of the joint venture, giving NBC 100% ownership.[2]
- 1 History
- 2 Digital television
- 3 Programming
- 4 News operation
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Early history[edit]
The station went on the air on November 14, 1965 as KAAR, San Diego's first UHF outlet and first independent station. The station originally operated from the building once occupied by the National Pen Company, located in the neighborhood of Kearny Mesa, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of downtown San Diego. However in 1966, a fire destroyed the KAAR transmitter, and the station was off the air for more than a year. Channel 39 was sold to Western Telecasters Inc., controlled by the Texas-based Bass family,[3] and returned to the air in January 1968 as KCST (the new call letters standing for "California San Diego Television").
For a four-year period from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, Western Telecasters tried to take the ABC affiliation from XETV (channel 6)–a station licensed across the Mexican border in Tijuana but which broadcast exclusively in English, with a studio in San Diego. XETV had been San Diego's ABC affiliate since 1956 under special arrangement between the Federal Communications Commission and Mexican authorities, subject to renewal by the Commission every year. Upon the FCC granting its annual renewal to ABC/XETV in late 1968 Western Telecasters countered, claiming that the presence of KCST made it no longer necessary for an American television network to affiliate with a Mexican television station.[4][5]
In May 1972, the FCC revoked XETV's permission to carry ABC.[6] As the only other commercial station in the market other than CBS affiliate KFMB-TV (channel 8) and NBC outlet KGTV (channel 10), KCST took over the ABC affiliation in two stages: Daytime programming moved to channel 39 in June 1973, followed by primetime and all other shows by July 1, 1973.[7] Four months earlier in March, Western Telecasters agreed to sell KCST to Storer Broadcasting, owner of major network affiliates in the Eastern and Midwestern United States.[8] The sale was completed on September 30, 1974; shortly afterwards, Storer added the -TV suffix to the KCST callsign. The switch and sale changed channel 39's fortunes, transforming the low-rated independent into a major player in the market. Riding on the heels of ABC's ascent to first place nationally during the 1975-76 season, KCST also out-rated its network-affiliated rivals locally.[9] XETV, meanwhile, took over as San Diego's independent station until 1986, when it became a charter affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company.
Switch to NBC[edit]
On June 27, 1977, in the wake of its new success as America's number one television network, ABC moved its San Diego affiliation from KCST to KGTV, causing an affiliation swap that ended with KCST taking KGTV's former NBC affiliation.[10][11] ABC had never been happy with the way that its San Diego affiliation had ended up on KCST in the first place, and had sought a way to get back on VHF at the first opportunity. This move did not please Storer, who retaliated by dropping ABC from KCST's then-sister station, WITI-TV in Milwaukee, in favor of CBS, with which Storer had strong relations. Around the same time, KCST adopted the "Channel's Alive" station image package from Peters Productions, rebranding as "39 Alive".[citation needed]
In 1985, the Storer stations were taken over by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.. Two years later, KCST and the other Storer stations were sold to Gillett Communications (except for former Storer flagship WTVG in Toledo, Ohio, which was sold separately to a local employee/investor group). On September 16, 1988, the station changed its call letters to the current KNSD, and began calling itself "Channel 7/39" (in reference to both its cable and over-the-air channel positions) on-air.[12] Gillett restructured into SCI TV in 1991, after Gillett defaulted on some of his bond purchases. After SCI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1992, its stations were sold to New World Communications.
New World then entered into a deal with News Corporation that would result in most of New World's television stations (which were primarily CBS affiliates, along with a few ABC and NBC stations) switching from their "Big Three" network affiliations to join Fox, causing the network's affiliations in the affected markets relocating from UHF to VHF stations. However, KNSD retained its NBC affiliation since Fox's San Diego affiliation was already on VHF through XETV. KNSD and WVTM-TV in Birmingham, Alabama were both sold to NBC in May 1996, the sale becoming final that August; that following January, KNSD modified its on-air branding to "NBC 7/39". In October 1997, NBC sold a 24% minority stake in KNSD to LIN Television, with NBC acquiring majority control (76%) of KXAS-TV in Fort Worth from LIN in exchange. The deal closed on March 2, 1998, marking the official launch of the new NBC/LIN joint venture (controlled by NBC) known as Station Venture Operations, LP.[13]
Under the traditional definition, KNSD is the only network-owned station in San Diego. The station blamed its woes on its UHF status in the past, but as viewers migrated to cable television (San Diego has one of the highest cable penetration rates in the country), along with most of the market's UHF stations branding by cable channel or calls rather than physical channel, along with VHF analog stations transitioning to digital UHF, the issues with its position on the UHF dial have been reduced.[9] KNSD formerly owned KNSD-LP (channel 62), which was leased to Entravision to expand the coverage area of KTCD-CA.
In the spring of 2001, KNSD moved its studios and offices into the NBC Building, a redeveloped high-rise office building in downtown San Diego, which includes a glass enclosed street-level news studio resembling that of the Rockefeller Center street side studio used by NBC's Today in New York City.
In February 2013, LIN Media reached a deal with NBC to withdraw itself from the joint venture as part of a corporate re-organization. As a result, NBC re-gained full ownership of KNSD.[2]
Digital television[edit]
Digital channels[edit]
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
|PSIP Short Name
|Main KNSD programming / NBC
|Cozi TV
|Cozi TV
On December 20, 2012, KNSD and other NBC-owned stations began carrying Cozi TV on digital subchannel 39.2. Cozi TV is a classic television network (similar to Me-TV, Antenna TV and ThisTV, among others) which replaced NBC (California) Nonstop, which had been carried on subchannel 39.2 since 2011.[15]
Analog-to-digital conversion[edit]
KNSD shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 39, on February 17, 2009, the original date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 40.[16][17] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 39. After KFMB-TV, KGTV and KSWB-TV went digital-only on February 17, KNSD became one of only three full-power English-language stations in the San Diego market (not counting XETV or XHDTV, which are licensed by the Mexican government, but broadcast in the English language) that continued to transmit an analog signal for regular programming; the other two were KUSI-TV and KPBS.[citation needed]
Local lifestyles and infotainment program Streetside San Diego and Spanish-language newscast Noticias Mi San Diego (the latter of which was a holdover from KNSD's operation of KBOP-CA) were local programs previously produced by KNSD; these programs, along with the station's weekend morning newscasts, were canceled on December 5, 2008 as a result of budget cuts at the station.[18] Being an NBC O&O station, KNSD airs the entire NBC lineup and airs several syndicated programs in its daytime lineup. They include (in order of what time they air on the station) Access Hollywood (followed by its Live counterpart), Steve Harvey, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy!.[19]
News operation[edit]
With the addition of California Nonstop, KNSD currently produces 29½ hours of local news each week (with 5½ hours on weekdays and one hour on weekends), however due to NBC Sunday Night Football, the Sunday 6 p.m. newscast is typically preempted during the NFL season. Unlike most NBC owned-and-operated stations, KNSD does not carry a newscast on weekend mornings. The 11 p.m. newscast was rebroadcast at 4 a.m. weekdays (immediately before the network's early morning news program Early Today, which leads into its local morning newscast) until October 24, 2012. On October 25, 2012; Early Today was moved to 4 a.m. weekdays to accommodate the newly expanded NBC 7 News in the Morning starting at 4:30 a.m.
In 1973, as KCST, the station started a news department, with Harold Greene (later to gain fame in Los Angeles) as news director and lead news anchor. On October 28, 2005, KNSD began producing a nightly half-hour 10 p.m. newscast for Tribune Broadcasting-owned KSWB (channel 69; which was a WB affiliate at the time), following the shutdown of KSWB's in-house news department,[20] although KSWB continued to produce local news updates during its simulcast of Los Angeles sister station KTLA's weekday morning newscast from the station's Kearny Mesa studios. KNSD's news outsourcing agreement with KSWB ended on July 31, 2008, when that station resumed in-house news operations upon switching its affiliation from The CW to Fox.[21]
From June 2009 to October 2011, weather forecasts during the evening newscasts were presented by meteorologists from Los Angeles sister station KNBC,[22] making KNSD the only network-owned station in the United States and one of the few stations in North America to outsource weather forecasts to a co-owned station; that month, KNSD moved all weather forecasts in-house with the hiring of three weather anchors (including chief weather anchor Dagmar Midcap, previously with Atlanta CBS affiliate WGCL-TV) and the promotion of Jodi Kodesh from reporter to morning weather anchor.[23] In December 2010, KNSD underwent major renovations for the first time since moving to the new studios in 2001. The new look debuted on December 13, 2010.[24] The studio itself mainly mirrors that of Today, and served as its first step towards HD newscasts.[25]
On January 29, 2011, KNSD became the fifth television station in the San Diego market, and the last NBC-owned station to produce its local newscasts in high definition, although not all field reports are shot in true HD. The station also implemented a new logo and on-air design designed by NBC Artworks and the advertising agency Mother New York, and dropped the NBC 7/39 brand in favor of simply NBC San Diego (later revised to NBC 7 San Diego).[26] The "block" graphics and branding used in this period (which featured similarities to the design of the NBC Nonstop channels) were to be implemented by the remaining NBC O&O's (and were used by their websites during the same period), but KNSD was the only O&O to use the scheme on-air before dropping it in favor of a revised design first adopted by sister station KNTV.
News/station presentation[edit]
Newscast titles[edit]
- Channel 39 Eyewitness News (1973–1976)
- 39 News Alive (1976–1981)
- NewsCenter 39 (1981–1988)[27]
- News San Diego (1988–1994)
- KNSD News (1994–1997)
- NBC 7/39 News (1997–2011)[28]
- NBC San Diego News (January–June 2011)
- NBC 7 San Diego News (June 2011–June 2013)[29]
- NBC 7 News (2013-present)
Station slogans[edit]
- "39 Alive!" (1976–1979; station image package by Peters Productions, San Diego)
- "San Diego's Leader in Electronic Journalism" (1985–1987)
- "Covering All of San Diego County and Beyond" (1987–1990)
- "We're There When You Need Us" (1990–1991)
- "News – San Diego (as in K-N-S-D)" (1990–1993)
- "Coverage You Can Count On" (1993–2012)[citation needed]
- "Coverage You Count On" (2012–present)
News team[edit]
- Artie Ojeda - weekends at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Catherine Garcia - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Danya Bacchus - weekends at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Jason Austell - weekday mornings (4:30-7:00 a.m.) and 11 a.m.
- Marianne Kushi - weekday mornings (4:30-7:00 a.m.) and 11 a.m.
- Mark Mullen - weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Monica Dean - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:00 p.m.
- Megan Tevrizian - weekend mornings (7:00-8:00 a.m.)
- Dagmar Midcap - chief weather anchor; weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Jodi Kodesh - weekday mornings (4:30-7:00 a.m.)
- Whitney Southwick - weekdays at 11:00 a.m.; also weekday morning traffic reporter
- Greg Bledsoe - weekend mornings (7:00-8:00 a.m.)
- Lauren Lee - weekends at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Jim Laslavic - sports director; Sundays-Thursdays at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Derek Togerson - sports anchor; Fridays and Saturdays at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
Notable past on-air staff[edit]
- Emily Chang - reporter (later at CNN and Bloomberg Television)
- Courtney Friel (subsequently at KTLA in Los Angeles)
- Harold Greene - anchor (1973–1974; now retired)
- Roger Hedgecock - anchor (1991–1992, now a radio host at KOGO-AM)
- Joe Lizura - weather/meteorologist (1990–2006, subsequently at KUSI)
- Rolland Smith - anchor (1993–1996, returned to New York)[30]
- Anne State - anchor/reporter (2002–2008, later at WBBM-TV in Chicago, now at WITI-TV in Milwaukee)
- Lou Waters - news director and anchor (subsequently an early and tenured CNN anchor)
- ^ "Company Overview of Station Venture Operations Lp". Company profiles. Business Week. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ a b "LIN exits NBC joint venture, plans reorg". RBR.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "KAAR(TV) sale approved for $1.1 million to Bass." Broadcasting, September 4, 1967, pg. 9. [1]
- ^ "U asks FCC aid in quest for ABC." Broadcasting, November 18, 1968, pg. 46. [2]
- ^ "ABC resists shift to San Diego U." Broadcasting, December 23, 1968, pg. 37. [3]
- ^ "Beginning of the end for XETV-ABC association." Broadcasting, June 5, 1972, pp. 36-37. [4] [5]
- ^ "San Dieqo truce approved." Broadcasting, March 12, 1973, pg. 57
- ^ "Storer to pay $12 million for San Diego UHF." Broadcasting, March 19, 1973, pg. 48. [6]
- ^ "ABC's gains are turning television upside down." Broadcasting, March 29, 1976, pp. 19-20. [7][8]
- ^ "In Brief." Broadcasting, June 7, 1976, pg. 24
- ^ "In Brief." Broadcasting, March 7, 1977, pg. 26
- ^ Brass, Kevin (September 16, 1988). "No respect: For Channel 39, UHF exile has meant long, hard battle for hearts and minds of viewers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "NBCUniversal 2011Annual Report/ 10K". NBCUniversal. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KNSD
- ^ Exclusive: NBC Local Media Sets 'Nonstop' Launch Dates, Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved on 2011-12-22.
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ CDBS Print. Fjallfoss.fcc.gov. Retrieved on 2011-12-22.
- ^ Peterson, Karla (December 6, 2008). "KNSD/Channel 39 drops 3 local-news shows, lays off 12". U-T San Diego. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ http://knsd.titantv.com/apg/ttv.aspx?siteid=53477 Missing or empty
- ^ KSWB news changes hands; 30 to lose jobs, U-T San Diego, September 22, 2005.
- ^ Trading places: Fox, CW switch network channels, U-T San Diego, August 1, 2008.
- ^ KNSD's local forecasts to originate in L.A., U-T San Diego, June 25, 2009.
- ^ Weathercaster Dagmar Midcap Joins KNSD, TVSpy, October 25, 2011.
- ^ NBC San Diego Set Redesign Timelapse. NBCSanDiego.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-22.
- ^ Check Out Our New Set. NBCSanDiego.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-22.
- ^ "San Diego station rolls out HD look with new NBC brand". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ KCST Newscenter 39 1986 (Now KNSD NBC 7/39)
- ^ NBC 7/39 News Open (1997)
- ^ NBC 7 News at Noon Open
- ^ "William Jefferson Clinton interview with Rolland Smith of KNSD-TV, San Diego". 22 October 1993. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
External links[edit]
- NBCSanDiego.com - Official website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KNSD
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KNSD-TV
- NBC network affiliates
- NBC owned-and-operated television stations
- Cozi TV affiliates
- NBCUniversal
- National Broadcasting Company
- Television stations in San Diego, California
- Television channels and stations established in 1965
- Channel 40 digital TV stations in the United States
- Channel 39 virtual TV stations in the United States
- Channel 7 branded TV stations in the United States
- Major League Baseball over-the-air television broadcasters
- San Diego Padres broadcasters
- New World Communications television stations


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Rivera is regarded by baseball experts as one of the most dominant relievers in major league history. Pitching with a longevity and consistency uncommon to the closer role, he saved at least 25 games in 15 consecutive seasons and has posted an ERA under 2.00 in 11 seasons, both of which are records. His career 2.21 ERA and 1.00 WHIP are the lowest marks in baseball's live-ball era. On the field, he is well known for his composure and reserved demeanor that contrast with the effusiveness of many other closers. Rivera is expected to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame once eligible.

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Two Hamburg teenagers have admitted spray painting the lawn of Buffalo Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin.
Hamburg Police Lt. Kevin Trask said the two 16-year-old males told police they vandalized the lawn about 2 a.m. Tuesday, after the Bills' Monday Night Football game.
McKelvin, who fumbled a late kickoff return that led directly to the Bills' 25-24 loss to New England, found the front lawn of his home vandalized Tuesday.
Trask said police got an anonymous tip that implicated one of the suspects. He was questioned by Detectives Todd Ehret and Scott Kashino, and implicated a friend.
The two suspects have not been charged. Hamburg Police are waiting for McKelvin to tell them if he wants charges placed.
"It's completely his decision," Trask said. "Right now we've discussed the matter with Mr. McKelvin, and we're awaiting his decision on whether he wishes to pursue the charges."
Trask said the case could be pursued criminally, in civil court or dropped.
He said he believes the two youths are sorry for their actions.
"From what I understand, it wasn't well thought out," Trask said.
The incident happened at McKelvins home in the upscale Briercliff Estates subdivision off Amsdell Road. The vandalism apparently consisted of the score 25-24 and a graphic depiction of the male anatomy scrawled in white paint on McKelvins front lawn.
The incident led Bills players to express concern over their privacy and safety on Tuesday.
Kawika Mitchell, linebacker for the Bills, referred to the incident in a post on his Twitter page Tuesday, although he did not specifically reveal whose house it was. Mitchell said such behavior crosses a line.
Its def not a game to b play-in, Mitchell wrote. W/ all the safety issues n the NFL its not funny at all. We have Fam at our homes to protect. If u show ur face on my prop Ill make sure I do everythin to keep my Fam safe.
He went on to warn fans not to push the limit.
So dont come around think-in, oh well just leave a message on his lawn or wall, b/c Im goin to take it as a threat. Its my job to protect my home as it is the job of all home owners.
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In a high school football scrimmage between the red of Dalton and the green of Adairsville, the most important color was khaki.
At least six Dalton starters — including junior standouts Eder Mora and Kelvis Rhodes — were wearing that color of pants as they were held out of Thursday's action because of injuries.
While none of those players are expected to miss the season opener against Ringgold a week from today, their absence showed against Adairsville. The Catamounts' offense couldn't find any rhythm until late in the preseason matchup, and Dalton's defense looked out of sync against the spread-option offense of the Tigers.
Varsity played the first half, with both teams given 1 minute, 30 seconds to run their hurry-up offenses at the end of the half. Junior varsity players went against each other in the third quarter, with freshman players facing off in the fourth.
At the end of the first half, Adairsville held a 21-7 advantage, with Dalton having been shut out during the regular play portion of the event and both teams scoring once each during the two-minute drill workouts.
"I am not happy with penalties and fumbles and 99-yard touchdown runs by opposing quarterbacks given up by our defense," Dalton coach Matt Land said. "It would be an overstatement to say that I was pleased with many of the things we saw tonight.
"I was pleased that our defense was flying to the ball, but I was not pleased with our tackling when we got there. I was pleased that our offensive line was firing off of the ball, but I was not pleased that they weren't sustaining their blocks. All of the things that I was pleased with were offset by other things that didn't please me."
One thing Land can hope is that the players on the sidelines will be able to bring some more continuity on both sides of the ball. Mora was the team's leading tackler last year and also saw time at fullback. Rhodes rushed for nearly 1,600 yards. Also, senior linemen Jordan Keener, Juan Pacheco and Chase Todd were among those held out.
When pressed on why those players were held out against the Tigers, Land blamed injuries but wouldn't give specifics.
"All are just bumps and bruises," he said. "All of the guys that were held out are proven players for us and we know what they can do, so there was no point in playing those guys. We will make sure they are ready next Friday."
Among the players on the field, the biggest battle is at quarterback, where junior Peyton Veraldi and sophomore Jase Chastain are vying for playing time.
Veraldi took more snaps, rushing for 18 yards on a pair of carries, hitting on 7 of 9 passes for 64 yards and running the team through its hurry-up offense.
Chastain had two carries for 14 yards and completed one pass for negative yardage.


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Chinese people had begun arriving in Canada before 1867, the year of Confederation. These early Chinese immigrants came from one tiny area of southern China and they spoke the dialects of that region.
Their experience differs greatly from those who have immigrated to Canada in more recent years. During the 1990s, for instance, the largest number of immigrants arriving in Canada came from China, but they came from every region of that vast country. As well, immigrants of Chinese descent arrived in the 1990s from Southeast Asia, India, South America and other places.
Many people look at early Chinese-Canadian history to study the anti-Chinese legislation that existed in this country until the Second World War. Awareness and understanding can help ensure that Canada does not repeat unjust actions of the past.
At the same time, the Chinese in Canada have a proud history here. They helped to build and develop our economy. As well, they formed communities to support and protect their fellow immigrants who arrived from China.
This exhibit explores the first century of Chinese-Canadian history, with the help of photographs, historical documents and suggested reading material from the collection of Library and Archives Canada.
Each section of this history is accompanied by a "vignette" -a comment from a fictional character created by Canadian author Paul Yee- suggesting what it might have felt like to be a Chinese immigrant in Canada in those early days. The fictional characters are based loosely on interviews with many members of the Chinese community in Canada.


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Something a little different... unusual holiday accommodations such as a Treehouses, gypsy wagons, off-grid places, or cool glamping abodes are our passion. And these alternative, ecologically sensitive holidays are something more of us are seeking out. Increasingly we want things in life that are authentic and unique and our choice of holiday accommodation is reflected in this. www.qualityunearthed.co.uk
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Give yourself something to look forward to in the New Year with a holiday from Sykes Cottages. With over 4,000 self-catering holiday cottages throughout the UK and Ireland, you'll be spoilt for choice when planning your 2014 getaway. To find out more, visit our website or give us a call. www.sykescottages.co.uk
White Rabbit England is a luxury childrens' brand founded in 2001 by sisters Charlotte Thompson and Victoria Sullivan. We design and manufacture lighting and interiors for the nursery and special gifts for little ones. Our award winning White Rabbit lamp represents perfectly the uniqueness and quality of both the design and manufacture of everything we do to create heirlooms of the future. "Designed by us, made for you, keep forever" http://www.whiterabbitengland.com/
Powder Byrne is the luxury holiday company for parents. And kids. With over 30 years of experience creating inspiring getaways for active families, we'd love to put together the perfect holiday for you. www.powderbyrne.com
Personally owned and run by Ian and Suzanne Newman, Footpath Holidays has been providing high quality walking holidays in Britain since 1983. Holiday options include guided walking as part of a group, self-guided holidays based in a single centre and self-guided holidays moving on each day and having your luggage transported. Every year Footpath Holidays organises a number of 'tailor-made' itineraries e.g. walks associated with pilgrimage routes, James Herriot's Yorkshire, Daphne Du Maurier's Cornwall, or the Arthurian Legends. http://www.footpath-holidays.com/
Quality Villas was established back in 1986 by Margaret Rees, the current owner, with a handful of villa properties. Today, with the same attention to detail and regard for only offering the best and most sumptuous properties, all enjoying a 'wow' factor of some sort, there are close to 500 villas in the portfolio. www.qualityvillas.com
Step back, relax and indulge at milsoms Kesgrave Hall, a contemporary 4-star hotel with 23 fabulous bedrooms ranging from standard through to the 'top grade'. Plenty of theatre can be found in the restaurant overlooked by the Engine Room, with head chef Stuart Oliver championing all that is great about Suffolk produce. www.kesgravehall.com
Drenched in natural beauty, history and culture, the Harbour Hotels collection offers views and surrounding areas that can rival any Mediterranean destination. With hotels dotted along the south coast, the Harbour Hotels Collection boasts four incredible waterside havens, all with one thing in common simply breath-taking views – and a boutique Dorset seaside hideaway. www.harbourhotels.co.uk
Handmade Hammocks is a dynamic rural business based in the Scottish Highlands at GLENMORE near to AVIEMORE in the heart of the CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK. We specialise in hammocks of all shapes and sizes with hammock chairs and the most delicious hammock cushions to match. Handmade Hammocks also produces its own wooden hammock stands made from wood that bears the FSC mark as coming from sustainable sources, as well as a variety of suspension accessories to cover all eventualities. All products are fairtrade - purchased at source on the basis that the workers who produce them earn fair pay and work in clean and healthy working conditions. www.handmadehammocks.co.uk
Time for bed sleepy head! We offer a beautiful range of traditional cotton nightwear and a charming selection of keepsake gifts, rag dolls and teddies for little ones. New summer styles now in stock. http://www.myheartandhome.co.uk
Bovey Castle is a five-star hotel set within a 275-acre private estate with its own championship golf course, offering guests the unpretentious grandeur and sumptuous décor of true English luxury on Dartmoor National Park www.boveycastle.com
The exclusive luxury children's furniture and accessory company that prides itself on designing unique collections of beautifully crafted furniture. Designed and built to the very highest standards here in England, our furniture is always in stock. Committed to quality, our furniture has a variety of colour and bespoke options and comes with a reassuring 10-year guarantee. http://www.littlelucywillow.co.uk


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Service Learning for our Students
What is Service Learning?
Service Learning is the term used to describe a community-based approach to education that combines meaningful community service, critical reflection, and civic education to enhance the academic learning in a particular course. As a student at Fairfield, you may:
- Engage in direct service with populations in the community related to the course learning objectives
- Bring professional skills to non-profit agencies
- Engage in a collaborative research project to advocate change or solve problems
In contrast to volunteer work, service learning is an academically rigorous, credit-bearing experience. Reflection is essential, as is the development of partnerships with the community based on cooperative education for the common good.
Through service learning, you have the opportunity to:
- Enhance your understanding of classroom concepts by putting them into practice
- Utilize individual and unique skills and talents to work in solidarity with the community to create a more just and equitable world
- Develop a reflective practice that enables you to think critically about specific structural injustices, as well as a broad range of situations you may face throughout your life
The Office of Service Learning supports students by:
- Identifying appropriate community organizations in relation to service-learning courses
- Creating connections to service-learning internship opportunities
- Finding student leadership and mentorship opportunities
Look for Service Learning Courses in the Course Booklet (designated as SERL)
Students - Consider publishing about your service learning experiences in an academic journal!
Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research
The Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research will publish written work by undergraduates in the following six categories. In each category, a published piece will contribute to the existing knowledge in a particular subject area.
- Reflective Essays
- Analytical Essays
- Research done for a community organization in the form given to that organization, accompanied by a short, reflective essay
- Research Articles
- Open Category
- Comments & Responses, beginning with Volume
Faculty mentors, scholar-teachers familiar with service learning and community-based research, are a crucial part of the journal's review process. We seek faculty mentors in a wide range of disciplines. For Volume 1, all submissions will first be read by the editor. She will send submissions that seem to fit the journal's general specifications to a faculty mentor. Every effort will be made to send submissions to faculty mentors in the student's discipline. At this point, a faculty mentor will make one of four decisions: Accept, Accept with Minor Revisions, Revise and Resubmit, or Reject. Faculty mentors will one directly with potential authors through the revision process. We will generally commit to publishing an article if the student puts in sufficient time and effort to revise the draft based on the faculty mentor's suggestions.
Special Event:
This semester, the Office of Service Learning is sponsoring a trip to a student conference at Central Connecticut State University.
Social Justice: Exploring Unheard Voices
Central Connecticut State University
March 1, 2012
The Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy
Free for Connecticut students, faculty, and staff
Exploring Unheard Voices will give students an opportunity to listen to empowering stories of citizens that are unheard. Students will learn of opportunities of how to affect change in their communities with the right skills. Universities provide an atmosphere of learning and empowerment so that individuals can become active and productive members of society. When students learn to take full advantage of their situations they are becoming our future leaders. "Social Justice: Exploring Unheard Voices" is a conference that will focus on using personal stories to improve communities. As individuals we use our stories to develop best practices for exploring life. It is important to bring our state together to share ideas and enhance the work that is being done to make our students informed and engaged citizens in our communities.
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July 31, 2014
If you're not happy with your child's current public school, you have one more week to do something about it.
For eight years now, Wisconsin law lets students attend a public school, other than the one in the district where they live. About 15,000 people statewide take advantage of the program. When it started, only 400 people were participating.
The program is open to Wisconsin residents from 5–year–old kindergarten to Grade 12. You can apply to a maximum of three different districts, but there are no guarantees your application will be accepted.
"A non–resident school district, the school you apply to, can deny you to attend there if there is lack of space, if they don't have a program, that's the primary reason. A resident district can deny you if they choose to take advantage of a limit that state law allows a district to stop them from losing a certain percentage of their population," says Bob Soldner of the Department of Public Instruction.
If you want to take advantage of the open enrollment, you have to apply by February 25th.
For more information or to get an application visit the Department of Public Instruction's website, check with your local district, or call 888–245–2732.
The Madison School District normally sees more students leaving the district than entering, but the 2004–2005 school year was pretty close to even.
One-hudnred and fifty-two students who lived in the district left for another school while 120 who lived outside the district enrolled in it.


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The fundamental challenge in this recession is that the growth that preceded it was a mirage. Bubble era borrowing created a network of financial jobs, real estate jobs and construction jobs that collapsed with the end of the bubble. Many of those jobs will never return.
An extremely high proportion (75%) of job losses in this recession are permanent [1] rather than temporary. States will need to nurture completely new industry sectors and the infrastructure to support those jobs, while the jobless will need retraining in new skills to participate in those sectors.
The Private Sector Can't Do it Alone: As the Economic Policy Institute wrote recently [2], "it is likely that unemployment will remain above 8% even two years from now in the absence of bold and decisive action to create jobs." With the credit crunch and the reduction in consumer demand, small businesses are experiencing tough times [2]. In 2008, for example, 43,500 businesses filed for bankruptcy, up from 28,300 businesses in 2007 and more than double the 19,700 filings in 2006.
What's needed: As this Dispatch will highlight, the first step is to fund jobs that support long-term economic competitiveness, notably by investing in people and physical infrastructure. While the economic climate for profit-making business opportunities is more limited, investments in education, health care, transit and energy efficiency can create immediate jobs while strengthening building blocks for long-term growth.
Next week's Dispatch will be a second part of this series on how states can nurture startups, strengthen existing industry sectors, and promote green jobs in their states.
Mobilizing for a Federal Support for Jobs and State Fiscal Relief: As we highlighted two weeks ago [3], a critical part of job creation will be a new round of federal job creation and state fiscal relief. We are asking state legislators to sign onto a letter [4] to promote this job creation plan at www.progressivestates.org/jobcreation [5] or by emailing email@example.com [6]. Advocates can sign onto a similar letter for organizations [7] or use our handy online tool [8] to contact their state legislators to let them know about the job creation letter and to encourage them to sign.
Progressive States Network - Take Action: Additional Federal Job Creation and State Fiscal Relief Needed
[3]Economic Policy Institute - American Jobs Plan: A Five Point Plan to Stem the U.S. Jobs Crisis
[2]Center for Labor Market Studies (Northeastern Univ.) - The Great Recession of 2007-2009: Its Post-World War II Record Impacts on Rising Unemployment and Underutilization Problems Among U.S. Workers [1]
Direct Public Money to Investments in Economic Growth
In the current economic and fiscal crisis, finding the funds for long-term investments is a challenge, but those investments will deliver both short-term jobs and long-term economic growth to turn state economies around. States need a balanced approach of revenue increases, bonds for long-term investments and tapping existing sources of state capital like state pension funds to marshal the capital needed for economic recovery.
Raise Revenues, Don't Cut Public Investments: The recession has made clear the hollowness of the bubble economy in many states, especially in some of the low-tax, low-investment Sunbelt states touted by anti-tax forces as exemplars of economic growth.
When measuring long-term economic competitiveness, states with some of the highest marginal tax rates on individuals -- from New York to Maryland -- were supporting some of the most innovative "new economy" industries in the country, according to a 2008 analysis [9] by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. As we detailed last year, [10] progressive tax increases to fund economic recovery are the better alternative to budget cuts. Many needed investments are in the fundamentals of education and infrastructure as well as in the nurturing of new sectors where private capital is unlikely to effectively step in. Increased tax revenue to fill in government and private sector gaps in investment is clearly needed.
Use State Bonding Authority: One obvious source for funding long-term growth projects are new bonds that can be paid back with the tax revenue yielded by greater economic growth. Especially where tolls or energy savings will directly return revenue to the state from bonded investments, legislative leaders are aggressively pursuing new bond investments.
The federal ARRA recovery plan provides a two-year 35% tax credit for state Build America Bonds, which is yielding record low interest rates for states that are issuing bonds. For example, Washington state received an interest rate equivalent to 3.52 percent [11] on $500 million in bonds issued in October. To help municipal governments take advantage of lower interest rates and lower issuance costs, nearly a dozen states have created "state bond banks [12]" to pool the loans of local governments.
A few examples of recent state bond discussions around the country include:
- The Ohio House of Representatives has approved [13] placing a $950 million bond issue on the May 4th ballot to renew for another five years the state's largest economic development project, the Third Frontier, which invests in research and commercialization of technology in five industries sectors and created 41,300 jobs [14] from 2003-2008.
- Last week, the Washington State House Capital Budget Committee approved sending $861 million Jobs Act Bonds [15] to voters in November to fund schools and colleges to fund energy upgrades. The sponsor, Rep. Hans Dunshee, estimates it would create 38,000 jobs and generate energy savings that will cover much of the interest costs.
- Minnesota legislative leaders are proposing $1 billion in bonds [16] to build and repair facilities around the state.
Use Pensions Funds for In-State Investments: Unwilling to rely on uncertain global investment markets to fuel economic growth, states are increasingly choosing to directly invest in local state businesses. Instead of giving away corporate welfare and subsidies, states can offer needed capital to create a financial stake in firms. If these businesses are successful, they return equity to taxpayers that can be reinvested in other projects.
One study [17] found that the California Public Employees' Retirement System's in-state investments fed an estimated $15.1 billion into in-state economic activity in 2006 and created 124,000 jobs-- more jobs than the construction or motion picture industries. Other examples of in-state pension investments include:
- Florida Governor Charlie Crist recently signed an economic stimulus plan for the state that redirects $1.95 billion of the state's pension fund [18] into direct investments in Florida's economy.
- Washington state [19] held $1.4 billion in Washington-based investments at the end of 2008, using the money to leverage additional capital from other sources to invest in the state.
- New York [20] held $403.6 million as of March 2009 through its Common Retirement Fund with another $500 million available to invest in New York-based businesses.
- The Invest Michigan! Fund features The Michigan Opportunities Fund and the Growth Capital Fund [21] and is capitalized with $300 million from the state's pension fund.
- In Indiana, the public pension funds collaborated with state universities and various health-based companies to launch the Indiana Future Fund [22], an investment fund designed to benefit Indiana companies, especially in the life sciences and high technology arena.
Avoid Privatization as a Funding Source: Given budget deficits, some states are being lured by the supposed "free lunch" offered by selling or leasing public assets to private firms with the promise of upfront private investment. Unfortunately, as we have detailed repeatedly (see here [23] and here [24] and here [25]), privatization of public assets are inherently likely to ripoff the public to the benefit of private interests.
As detailed in a U.S. PIRG report [26] last year, since governments can issue tax-free bonds at lower rates than private investors, "deals based on private capital are inherently more expensive than public financing." In 2008, Missouri was planning to use some form of privatization with investors to fund an ambitious plan to repair or replace 802 bridges. Now, the Missouri DOT is funding the entire project through the sale of government bonds.
Don't Waste Money on Direct Subsidies to Businesses: One general caution for states is to limit grants, tax credits and other giveaways to business. Instead use either direct equity investments or loans that are repaid in order to replenish the supply of public capital over the long-term.
States waste money competing for firms to cross the border [27] from another state, rather than on fostering entrepreneurship and new jobs. A recent Good Jobs First report [28] on high-tech deals by states notes that many are extremely costly. The poster children for bad deals are North Carolina's large subsidies to Dell Corporation, who took the money, but then sent the 900 jobs off-shore four years later and New York giving microchip maker AMD (later Global Foundries) $1 million in taxpayer funds for each job being created by the firm upstate. As the report states:
Tax reductions, exemption or credits "exert a very small marginal influence on corporate investment decisions because other cost factors such as labor, occupancy and other key inputs are far larger than taxes (or tax breaks)"¦ For the vast majority of companies, tax breaks are windfalls, not determinants, and are therefore wasted.
Redeploy Wasted Corporate Giveaways to Real Public Investments: If states do a thorough review of ineffectual subsidies, costly contracting out, and tax credits, they can generate additional revenue that can be used for more effective job creation efforts. Progressive States Network has worked with allies to outline model Corporate Transparency in the State Budget [29] legislation and set up a supporting campaign webpage [30] to help achieve that goal.
As the rest of this Dispatch emphasizes, states can better invest scarce public dollars in upgrading the quality of the workforce and infrastructure, rather than engaging in costly bidding wars with other states for jobs.
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation - The 2008 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States
[9]U.S. PIRG - Private Roads, Public Costs: The Facts About Toll Road Privatization and How to Protect the Public
[26]Council of Development Finance Agencies - State Bond Banks: Municipal Borrowing Made Easy
[12]CALPERS - CalPERS - An Economic Engine
[31]Good Jobs First - Growing Pennsylvania's High-Tech Economy: Choosing Effective Investments
[28]Progressive States Network - Corporate Transparency in State Budgets [30]
Invest in People- the Key Engine of Growth
In a global economy where the quality of the workforce increasingly determines the standard of living, investing in an educated and healthy population is key to promoting state economic growth.
Invest in Education: One of the largest successes of the recovery plan has been preventing massive teacher layoffs and creating or preserving 250,000 [32] education positions. Additional federal help will be needed to stave off reductions in the coming years, but it is a marked success that despite the largest downturn in post-war history, the core educational infrastructure of our nation has been preserved.
Why this is so important is highlighted by a number of recent studies that emphasize that investments in education have clear dollar returns to state governments.
- Each new high school graduate yields a net public benefit of $127,000 or 2.5 times the cost of needed public investments, according to a Columbia Teachers College report [33]. In fact, cutting in half the number of high school dropouts would yield $45 billion in extra tax revenues. High school graduates themselves will earn $117,000-$322,000 more in their lifetimes than dropouts, with female college graduates, for example, earning $800,000 more than dropouts.
- As we detailed last spring [34], early education investments in particular show long-term economic payoffs. A recent Cornell University study [35] found that funds spent in the early education sector have more stimulative effect on the economy than most other spending. Early education programs help parents take advantage of opportunities in the workforce and child care improves parents' productivity at work [36]. One study [37] by the business-backed Committee for Economic Development, estimated that for every dollar invested in preschool, there was an expected return of $2 to $4 in future societal benefits.
Part of youth education is giving them entry-level job training. The federal recovery plan helped revive summer youth job programs across the country [38], offsetting massive youth unemployment in the private sector. The Idaho Labor Department sponsored [39] its first youth employment program in over a decade.
Support Worker Retraining: While training can't create jobs, it can ensure that workers who are unlikely to be reemployed in their old industry sectors have a chance to be reemployed somewhere else -- and that vibrant industries have the skilled workforce needed to expand in a state.
A Michigan Council for Labor and Economic Growth study [40] found that a five percent increase in college-educated adults would boost economic growth by 2.5% over ten years and real wages by 5.5%. Similarly, studies show that just helping workers get their GED significantly boosts their employment in the long-term. Notably, a study by the National Skills Coalition (formerly the Workforce Alliance) found that even as unemployment mounted in summer 2009, 60% of employers still had trouble finding qualified applicants [41] for the vacancies they did have -- emphasizing the lack of fit in skills between those laid off and the sectors where growth is likely to occur.
In our Dispatch Averting Layoffs and Revitalizing the Manufacturing Economy [42], we highlighted a range of best practices through which states can both work to avert impending layoffs and use rapid-response to help employees get new jobs or enter retraining programs as quickly as possible. These include Rapid Response [43] programs used by some states to on-site contact with employees before layoffs, accessing training programs like Trade Adjustment Aid, working with communities to tailor training and placement programs, as well as promoting Peer Networks [44] to train groups of workers during layoffs to collect information from fellow workers, help connect them with community services, promote job referrals, and work with community leaders.
Fund Health Care and Support the Safety Net: Health care and other safety net spending is not just a public expense; it is also itself an investment in economic growth. A healthier workforce means greater economic productivity and more years of productive labor. And the health care industry is itself a source of good quality jobs.
A few years ago, a Commonwealth Fund study [45] estimated that labor time lost due to health reasons totalled $260 billion per year. And unhealthy workers often have lower productivity at work. In fact, because people are living and working longer, long-term economic growth is likely to be far higher than many current government projections, according to a recent study [46] by North Carolina State University. "Spending on health care productivity, biomedical research and universal health care should be considered an investment that will eventually lead to increased economic growth," argues co-author Dr. Al Headen. The payoffs are likely to be more taxes paid, more consumer spending and far lower public expenditures on programs like Medicare than currently assumed.
Another remarkable accomplishment of the federal-state partnership in the last year has been not only preservation of basic health care spending for low-income families, but the expansion of SCHIP programs for children and COBRA subsidies for the unemployed. This is in sharp contrast to the recession in the early part of this decade when literally millions of people lost publicly funded health coverage [47]. Maintaining health programs will continue to be a challenge for states -- and new federal funds are a key part of that solution -- but it should be considered a key part of long-term investments in a healthy workforce.
Integrate New Immigrants into the Economy: As we emphasized last week [48], keeping an estimated 12 million people in the shadows of the economy is bad for them, bad for native workers and bad for the U.S. economy. A recent report [49] estimated that immigration reform that integrates new immigrants into the U.S. economy would create $1.5 trillion in added GDP over ten years and newly legalized workers would increase tax revenues by up to $5.4 billion in the first three years. Another study by the CATO Institute [50] found that legalization would boost the incomes of U.S. households by $180 billion annually by 2019.
Across the board, the goal should be to maximize the productivity of all workers in our economy and produce the most economically competitive workforce in the world.
Progressive States Network - Early Education Investments: Economic Importance and Policy Implementation
[34]Columbia Teachers College Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education - An Excellent Education for All of America's Children
[33]Workforce Alliance - Job Training is Key to Success of Jobs Bill: Analysis and Recommendations
[41]Progressive States Network - State Action for the Unemployed
[51]National Employment Law Project - Rapid Response Training Overview [52]
[53]Michigan's Human Resource Development Institute - Peer Networks
[44]Commonwealth Fund - Health and Productivity Among U.S. Workers
[45]Council for Labor and Economic Growth - Transforming Michigan's Adult Learning Infrastructure
[40]Center for American Progress and the Immigration Policy Center - Raising the Floor for American Workers: The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
[49]Cato Institute - Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform
[50]North Carolina State University - Study shows health care spending spurs economic growth [54]
Creating a 21st Century Infrastructure in the States
"As a country, we're deluding ourselves if we think we have put enough into infrastructure," notes the Urban Land Institute [55]. "We've been under-investing for 30 years." As a percentage of gross domestic product, infrastructure spending actually has been declining since 1959. A 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) assessment [56] calculates that $2.2 trillion is needed for infrastructure repairs and upgrades just in the next five years. In contrast, China has committed $259 billion to its plans for building the world's largest high-speed rail system -- with trains going up to 218mph -- and plans to add another half trillion dollars in the next few years for a total investment to $730 billion by 2012 [57]. That's more than the entire 2009 federal recovery plan.
The federal recovery plan had $132 billion for infrastructure of all kinds, from roads to transit to smart energy grids, but that's a tiny part of what is needed for the U.S. to retain global competitiveness.
More and Better State Transit: Focus on repairing existing infrastructure, strengthen gateway infrastructure in ports and cities which are the focus of global shipping and travel, and reconfigure suburbs to better integrate regional economies.
- Public Transit Investments are a Key Job Creator: One clear lesson from the recovery plan, according to a recent report [58], is that money spent on public transit yields nearly twice the jobs compared to similar amounts spent on highway projects. This result is due to the fact that public transit spends less money on real land costs and supports vehicle manufacturing and maintenance jobs. It also especially helps low-income workers save money in getting access to jobs where transit integrates communities. One innovative, lower-cost transit approach is bus rapid transit (BRT) [59], which builds separated lanes for larger buses that can move at speeds approaching subway lines. Pioneered in Ottawa, Canada and Adelaide, Australia, similar systems are spreading to Latin America, China, India and Mexico. In the U.S., Los Angeles and Boston have adopted BRT principles and Chicago will be inaugurating BRT service in 2010.
- Integrate transit with land use planning: Building transit in the middle of sprawl does little to ease congestion; instead transit funding needs to be linked to development planning that integrates transit with access to jobs and retail. The Denver region is a notable success story in using transit and land use zoning to reclaim its urban downtown, adding a 122-mile light rail system, instituting a Bus Rapid Transit system to link to nearby Boulder, and linking the urban core to multiple town centers in the surrounding suburbs.
- Strategically Apply User Fees to Fund Infrastructure: The Urban Land Institute emphasizes [55] that more of the costs of transit infrastructure will inevitably need to be borne by consumers in the form of higher gas taxes, tolls and congestion pricing in urban areas. This needs to be combined with targeted tax relief to ease the burden on low-income families. The reality is that gas taxes in the U.S. are far smaller than European economic competitors [55], who use those revenues to fund far more robust transit upgrades across their continent.
Broadband and Smart Grid Investments: Despite the U.S. playing a key role in creation of the Internet, a study by the International Telecommunications Union [60] found that the United States now ranks 17th in global broadband penetration. Lack of affordable broadband access undermines the international competitiveness of our communities and workforce. The $7.2 billion of direct broadband funding in the federal recovery plan and pockets of other funding for digital infrastructure throughout the ARRA also emphasized broadband as a catalyst for spurring job creation and economic growth.
A number of state legislators have created Broadband Strategy Councils [61] to focus on using those and internal state funds to increase access to and adoption of affordable broadband. Beyond investing in physical infrastructure, increasing digital literacy is a key investment as well. During the 2008 legislative session Washington state passed SB 6438 [62], which created a statewide high-speed Internet development process and established the Community Technology Opportunity Program (CTOP) that will provide resources for capacity-building and grant-giving to Community Technology programs that provide hands-on technology access and training to residents.
Water Systems: Many cities and regions are using old water systems desperately in need of repairs and upgrading [55]. Nationwide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) projects a $224 billion funding gap between 2000 and 2019 between what states are spending and federal requirements for water quality. Part of the solution are new policies to reduce wasteful water use, since per capita domestic water consumption in the U.S. is more than twice as much as most global competitors-- and more than four times the use by citizens of Great Britain and China.
In California, where some water bills can approach $500 a month, jurisdictions began to require retrofitting homes on resale. Development needs to be restricted in areas lacking water systems, since such growth just dumps costs on government and leads to underfunding water systems in established areas.
Infrastructure Projects already approved: Some notable examples of integrated infrastructure investment programs around the country include:
- Illinois Department of Transportation [63] has $3.1 billion in committed projects in 2009. In addition, Illinois is creating a major "inland port" with the development of Union Pacific's new intermodal facility in Joliet that will create an estimated 7,000 jobs.
- Iowa's I-Jobs program [64] approved last year has created a three-year, $830 million investment in Iowa's infrastructure using existing gaming revenue including public improvements, community colleges, veterans homes ($285 million), disaster recovery and prevention ($165 million), improving transportation infrastructure ($115 million), rebuilding universities ($115 million), improving environment and water quality ($80 million), and enhancing telecommunications and renewable energy ($35 million).
- Oregon's Job and Transportation Act [65] invests more than $1 billion to address all sectors of Oregon's transportation system, including roads, bridges, bike and pedestrian facilities, mass transit, railroads, ports and airports. Green aspects of the bill included multi-modal transportation, increased transit funding, planning for greenhouse gas reduction scenarios, a congestion pricing pilot project, and an urban trail fund for non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians.
The key to long-term growth is moving infrastructure investments from one-off projects towards integrated investments that connect them into a holistic plan for growth. As Robert Puentes of the Brookings Institution said this past year [66] at a Congressional hearing, "the problem is that there is too little integrated decision making that crosses disciplines and joins-up solutions in infrastructure investments." To achieve maximum effectiveness, transit and other infrastructure investments need to be coordinated not only with each other, but also with land use and housing decisions.
Next Week: State Job Creation Strategies Part II: Supporting Innovation, Industrial Clusters & Green Job Creation
Urban Land Institute - Infrastructure 2009: Pivot Point
[55]American Society of Civil Engineers - Report Card for America's Infrastructure [56] with State and Local Report Cards
[67]U.S. PIRG, Smart Growth America, CNT - What We Learned from the Stimulus: And how to use what we learned to speed job creation in the 2010 jobs bill [58]
Progressive States Network - Making Broadband a Key Part of States' Economic Recovery [68]


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MANKATO — Cindy Breck is holding a release party for her pair of recently issued full-length CDs.
The party will be held 6-8 p.m. at Savoy Bar and Grill, 526 S. Front St. The singer/songwriter produced the albums with help from well-known Mankato artist Paul Durenberger.
The CDs include "Retro Breck" and "If Only in a Dream." Both works are comprised of Breck's original material and showcase her soft, folksy delivery.


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The delivery was speedy, so speedy that when the lady who signed for me informed me of its arrival (two days ago), i was shocked. I was alerting her that day of its possible arrival in the next day or two. QUALITY/ SPECS wise: It was just what i thought. I did a lot of research in both areas at this website and a numerous other websites, just to get a balanced view. ASSEMBLY: I am petite with weak arms (i am athletic, except with my arms). I am not one of those Home-Depot type women, who own drills and are good at using them. I do visit hardware stores for keys, nuts and bolts. THIS piece came with holes in all the proper places (for assembly) (two extra ones on the side piece alarmed me, but no consequences), correct number of bolts (everything was neatly sealed in their respective little plastics wraps). IT TOOK me maybe 1 3/4 - - 2 hours, but those were not head-scratching two hours. It was leisurely. I was basically reading the instruction (easy to understand), took my time to follow the instructions. EVERY wood piece was clearly marked, again, correctly as they are shown in the printed instructions. Because I stood them up around the hallway, i had to go look for the right piece when it is called for in the instruction for that particular step. AT THE the day, you do not feel it was two dreadful hours, filled with anxiety and surprises. It was well spent. You sit down and relish the sight of this pure, little practice piece that is, in part, the fruit of your labor. You love it.
The parts were clearly labeled. I took inventory of all the parts before I started. The only thing that threw me was parts 7 and 8. They were in the same bag and so I thought at first that I was missing part 7 because the 7 was printed on one side and the 8 was printed on the other. The instructions were very logical and the cabinet was designed well so I had no problems putting it together with just a Phillips head screwdriver. My mother is very pleased with the cabinet and she gets a lot of complements on it. I thought it was a good price and the shipping charge was cheap. I was shocked when I ordered it off of my IPhone Saturday night and it arrived on Wednesday.
I purchased this cabinet for our back entryway/laundry area as a place for my daughter's art supplies. It is not as deep as some of the cabinets we considered, but perfect for smaller spaces. The cabinet is well designed and looks more expensive than what we paid for it. I gave it 4 stars for ease of assembly as there were a lot of parts and some gluing involved, but my husband was able to put it together in about 35 minutes without trouble. In my opinion, this cabinet may not be ideal for very heavy items (large books, dishware, for example), but it's perfectly suited for towels, linens, art supplies and the like. I'd definitely recommend this product to a friend.
I got this cabinet to put in my hall bath. I wanted to store extra guest towels, toilet paper, and some baskets for other bathroom toiletries. It was perfect. Special note on towels: you can only store them by turning them sideways and only two per shelf if shelves are evenly spaced, otherwise they jut out so the doors can't close, but I think they look neater this way. Great purchase. Very happy.
Like every other product I have purchased from O.com, the product arrived quickly and in perfect condition. It took me about an 1.5 hours to put together, but I did it myself without incident. This is a great product for the price. I know this is sold as a "bathroom" cabinet, but I am using it as a display case in my living area. The size of the cabinet is perfect for a smaller space and I couldn't be more pleased! Thanks!
First the packaging was not sealed well and all the hardware fell out during shipping, requring not 1 but 2 seperate shipments of the right hardware. They mixed up the doors when they put the magnets on, meaning the hardware didn't line up right, requiring me to drill new holes. and the magnets aren't that strong. but to the design, the whole thing is too short to hold towels well. poor design overall
This cupboard works well in my bathroom. It matches the woodwork very well. I am thoroughly pleased with it.
When I opened the box, I discovered that one of the pieces went with a completely different piece of furniture. Customer Service was responsive and sent out a new cabinet. I had the cabinet completely assembled, aside from the doors, when I discovered that the doors were too big for the cut out on the cabinet. I contacted Customer Service again, and was told that since I hadn't sent the first cabinet back I could just swap out the doors. When I tried this I found that the doors from the first cabinet did not even go with this product. The hinges on the doors did not line up with the location for the hinges on the cabinet. Rather than calling again to have replacement doors sent out, I opted to just not having doors. After this experience I am leery about ordering any more furniture from Overstock, and I probably would not suggest it to any of my friends.
I am hesitant to order assemble it yourself furniture, especiallly a cabinet with glass doors, however this went together easily. Every part fit perfectly, even hinges and glass doors. It looks great in our newly renovated sea blue bathroom and is the perfect height for a cosmetic counter under a wall mirror.
This is a great cabinet for a small space. I used in a small bathroom to get things tidy and out of sight. The back probably would not be one to expose (not wood) but being it is against the wall made it no problem. It has nice clean simple lines. I would recommend using Overstock; the first cabinet arrived damaged which was due to the shipper not Overstock, I notified Overstock the day it arrived and they shipped another out immediately; very good customer service.
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Ahoy, Mateys! It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day today and the scallywags at Zazzle celebrated with the best of 'em! Here be the pictures from the pirate costume contest and treasure hunt. Also, there be plenty of pirate shirts from Zazzle in the Pirate Day collection that you might want to be plunderin' for your pirate events.
Also, be looking to this blog to see the winner of Zazzle's Pirate Day contest, I hear the winners names are coming in the evening breeze! YAARRRR!


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The U.S. players at the World Cup will have to watch their mouths come Saturday.
A Brazilian referee crew is learning English curses and will discipline players caught swearing in their opening match against England.
"We have to learn what kind of words the players say," ref Altemar Hausmann told Brazilian broadcaster Globo Sport. "All players swear and we know we will hear a few."
Hausmann will be part of a three man team officiating USA vs. England game and are determined to not let players get away with abuse, the Associated Press reported.
Roberto Braatz, another Brazilian ref, said they aren't learning them in "11 different languages, but at least we have to know the swear words in English."
In soccer, a referee has the power to caution or kick-out a player who uses abusive language or gestures.
Wayne Rooney, a star striker for England is known for having a foul mouth and was recently given a yellow card during a warm-up match for cursing at an official.
England team captain Steven Gerrard said he's not prepared to lose "big players at important times" because of bad behavior.
"In this day and age I think it's important to show the referees some respect," Gerrard said. "You don't use any language because then you'll be booked and the whole team suffers. You don't want to fall into that trap"


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If your Little Leaguer can't stand being away from the field during the fall months, you're in luck. As of July 17, registration is now open for Orange Little League's 2012 Fall Baseball League, and kids from Orange, Stratford, Milford, Woodbridge, Annex and other communities are encouraged to sign up.
As you may know if your son has participated in past years, "fall ball" isn't for winning or losing -- OLL hardball Vice President Powell Chodos says it's a chance for players to learn, grow and experiment with playing new positions and perfecting their hitting and pitching.
"It's a developmental season," Chodos says. "It gives the kids a taste of what they're going to face when they take the field in the spring."
Kids who will be between seven and 12 in the next season can participate. The youngest kids won't face a pitcher -- the league provides batting machines. But players in the 8-9 age brackets will get their first experience facing down a real, live pitcher more or less their own age.
And players with more experience will start to see the kind of pitching that really makes a difference in competitive settings.
"It's great for kids who didn't get to pitch as much as you'd like," Chodos says. "Say you didn't get to play shortstop or catcher, this gives you another go-around to see how you make out at that position. and see if that's really the spot for you. I've seen kids who have never played a position before improve over the fall and come back a different player."
Chodos says Orange typically fields three teams, and he expects about the same attendance this year. Registration is non-competitive, so everyone is welcome in the Fall Ball, regardless of previous experience. Interested parents can sign up at by filling out this registration form.


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Conditions for Saturday's Southern California cross country championships should be much more conducive to running than the last time the teams gathered at Fairfield Park in Costa Mesa.
The temperatures, which are expected to be in the high 60s Saturday, approached triple digits during the SoCal Preview meet Sept. 15.
"Twenty people ended up going to the hospital," Moorpark coach Traycie Kephart said. "This should be much better."
All three local women's teams, Moorpark, Ventura and Oxnard, qualified for SoCals by finishing in the Top 6 at the WSC Championships. All three are aiming to qualify for the state championships, which is Nov. 17 in Fresno.
Moorpark, behind sophomore Megan McNally's third-place finish, was third at the preview event, behind favorite Orange Coast and defending state champion Glendale.
"I think everybody's healthy," Kephart said. "They seem ready... They're very positive and upbeat."
Ventura's Danika Galvan, who finished 22nd at the preview, has recovered from a kidney infection that kept her from running for two weeks last month.
"I think we're healthy," Ventura coach Tony Veney said. "We're pretty well rested... I just need one more solid race."
Oxnard, which finished 20th at the preview, needs to finish at least two places better to qualify for Fresno.
"We have to do some headhunting," Oxnard coach Geno Sharp said.
Oxnard's Andy Chavarin is the lone local male qualifier for the event.


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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Xmarks for Safari Update: Open Tab Sync Release and Bug Fixes
Xmarks for Safari 1.3.8 has been released and is now available for download!
You can download the updated version directly from the Xmarks download page. If you're already using Xmarks for Safari or had it previously installed, be sure to run the uninstall option included in the download.
This update includes fixes for a number of reported bugs in Mac 10.7 (Lion) and the re-release of Open Tab Sync for Safari. Open Tab Sync is now fully supported in all browsers and will no longer require the installation of LastPass.
We continue to work to address the issues reported by users. If you're seeing ongoing errors, first try uninstalling and reinstalling the addon, as this fixes a large number of known issues.
More updates and improvements on the way, stay tuned!
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I just read and searched the full help manual, and nowhere does it explain why my folder labelled "Bookmarks Bar" has a padlock on its folder icon, and why the duplicator won't work on that specific folder. Can you please explain why?ReplyDelete
Does this update fix the integration with iCloud?ReplyDelete
I mean, with previous Xmarks version 1.3.6, each time that you made a change in your bookmarks in a non Apple browser such as Chrome or Firefox, even that internally Lion's Safari also showed it, the change was never synced to IOS5 Devices.
The way around, so a change made in Apple's Lion or IOS5 Safari, always got synced with the other browsers through Xmarks cloud.
So the problem was that iCloud didn't trigger when the changes were made through Xmarks. iCloud only triggered when changes came from any Apple's browser in Lion or IOS.
I'm going to answer to myself. No the bug is still there. Amber, is Xmarks going to make it possible to have dual sync Xmarks & iCloud in future Xmarks versions? it is just about forcing Lion Safari to trigger iCloud when Xmarks made a change in Safari's Bookmarks when syncing this change from any other non Apple browser through Xmarks cloud. If Xmarks doesn't force this trigger, I'm sure that Apple won't make it possible due to competition reasons with Xmarks bookmarks cloud and other 3rd party browsers.ReplyDelete
looks great! But you need to update the growl framework so that xmarks supports the latest growl app.ReplyDelete
When are we going to see Xmarks supporting Safari on Windows?ReplyDelete
When will we see a windows version??ReplyDelete
Is Xmarks shutting down their browser sync service on January 10, 2011? I saw this message when I downloaded Ver 1.3.8 from MacUpdate.ReplyDelete
Is it true that Xmarks will be shutting down their browser sync service on January 10, 2011? This note is posted on MacUpdate.ReplyDelete
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Hi, I don't know if there is a forum or where exactly to post this but I will go ahead and say...ReplyDelete
Is there any possible way to you guys could make a little shortcut to access the folders (on the bookmarks bar), persay by expanding the folder? (For example: my top left folder on the bar is named "Youtube Fav's". Needless to say but over time this youtube fav folder has alot of pages in it for different kinds of music. I use it sort of as a library of some of my kind of genres/interests. This is similarly done with other programs, for example by hitting Alt + "F" I would expand the File menu. I used to use my alt key to open menus and I do use shortcut keys very often. All my bookmarks have a different first letter (they are all folders to by the way, all the actual bookmarked pages are in one of the folders on the bookmarks bar.) Also, if there are any shortcuts out there already for doing something like this, would someone care to enlighten me? Maybe the shortcut could be like Alt + Shift or something?
How do I uninstall Safari Xmarks? I have used it since it was called foxmarks, but never before have I had any trouble like this. Time and time again, on all my (three) Macs I get dialogboxes telling med that there is a problem with sync.ReplyDelete
I cannot find a "addons" in Safari, what do I do?
Also, shouldnt this blog be a bit more regulated? Most of the post is about stocktrading in india....
I found the info, sorry to have bothered you all. http://helpdesk.xmarks.com/uninstalling-and-deleting/#Safari+under+OS+XReplyDelete
4.0.5 can not sync or update to my own ftp server.ReplyDelete
This issue had 4.0.2.
But 22.214.171.124 was ok.
Please revise it as soon as possible.
here log is
[2012-01-21 12:19:16] ------ Xmarks/4.0.5 (/Places) starting sync with ftp://xxx.xx.xx ------
[2012-01-21 12:19:16] >>> GET ftp://email@example.com/foxmarks/foxmarks.json
[2012-01-21 12:19:17] >>> Callback ({status:0})
Works fine on my Mac OSX Safari, why can it not run on my IPad Safari?ReplyDelete
Periodically, Safari XMARKS hangs on sync. I must manually stop, and download from server. I also run Google Chrome (17.0.963.56) that presents no problems.ReplyDelete
System Software Overview:
System Version: Mac OS X 10.7.3 (11D50b)
Kernel Version: Darwin 11.3.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac10,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: IM101.00CC.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.53f13
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Amendment to above post: The following is the message I receive.:Delete
"Xmarks has detected an error while synchronizing your bookmarks. Downloading the current snapshot from the server usually fixes this, but will cause you to lose any local changes that have not been synchronized. Would you like to perform a download?"
This only occurs under SAFARI,
It is really misleading to say your Xmarks works with Safari when it does not in fact work on Windows Safari.ReplyDelete
You need to state that clearly if you care about being ethical.
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I nearly fell out of my chair watching the Kimmy Kimmel Live Videos :( What happened to Chad's look? lol Wow talk about excessive manscaping!! Bring back the rugged handsome look!
I also that way at first, when I saw him I jumped up saying wtf! I freaked and wanted so bad for him to grow it long again, but then after a few weeks it grew on me and now I must say I kinda like it, but he says the long hair annoyed him and he is a lot happier with the short hair.
To the d-bag who says Chad looks like a faggot, wtf are you doing on a Nickelback fansite if you hate Nickelback?! That's really stupid of you don't you think?