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There has been a lot of attention on Atlanta schools in the wake of the CRCT cheating scandal, but the second bad actor in this drama, Dougherty County, has garnered less attention. One reason is location: Albany is far from the media center of Atlanta so there has been less press about the blatant cheating there on state exams.
But given what is now unfolding in Dougherty, it seems that close attention to this under performing and troubled school system is long overdue. In fact, this district seems a possible candidate for state takeover based on these breaking news stories.
According to the AJC, the state Department of Education has determined that the Dougherty County School District is not eligible to receive at least $10 million in federal funds because of concerns that the district has inflated the number of students who qualify for federal meal assistance. The agency also said the district has not properly overseen federal grant programs.
An incredible element of this story, reported by the Albany Herald, is that one of the questionable uses of federal money was the $18,000 paid to a motivational speaker for three appearances. That is $6,000 per appearance, an unbelievable expense for any school system in these hard budget times. Such extravagant expenditures undermine the arguments from schools that they need more money to function.
Two weeks ago, The Albany Herald obtained an email dated June 26 from GADOE Title Programs Division Director Margo DeLaune to DCSS Superintendent Joshua Murfree in which she wrote that "additional information and/or supporting documentation is needed for the items listed below that were paid with Title I, Part A monies."
The 34 items in question ranged from $22 for emergency and registration cards to $91,000 for consulting fees paid to Darrell Sabbs and Associates.
All total, the state was seeking supporting documentation of more than $142,000 in Title I expenditures and gave the system until July 13 to respond to the request.
Delaune confirmed Tuesday she had received some documentation from the local system, but said she didn't know at the time if it was all of the information requested by her office.
In addition to the Sabbs contract, the state was also seeing information on an $18,000 check cut to motivational speaker Joseph Washington for three appearances before students at Dougherty, Monroe and Albany high schools. "A motivational speaker is not an allowable Title I, Part A expense," LeLaune wrote. "In addition, the cost of $6,000 per day appears not to follow the reasonable and necessary component of an allowable Title I, Part A expenditure.
"Please provide follow-up documentation to support the necessity of the cost and how this meets the compliance of academic interventions for Title I, Part A expenditures."
The AJC further reports on the state DOE decision this week to withhold funds:
The department's move is an extraordinary step, one no one at the department can recall being taken before. If a district is found to use federal funds in inappropriate ways, the state is responsible for paying the money back. "Our teams have been down there and worked with them and worked with them and worked with them," Georgia Schools Superintendent John Barge said. "They're not where they need to be."
The district, which includes the southwestern Georgia town of Albany, has had its share of troubles in recent years. Investigations found that it and the Atlanta Public Schools system were major hubs for standardized test cheating in 2009.
The cheating investigation in Dougherty County also uncovered evidence that a principal in the district and her husband had falsely claimed that they were eligible for a free lunch program reserved for the poor. The couple was indicted, and similar charges were filed against Dougherty County School Board Member Velvet Riggins based on a tip to police, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported.
The governor removed Riggins from office earlier this month, according to the Albany Herald.
Losing $10 million for this school year would be a big blow for the district, whose operating budget is listed on its website as $114.8 million. The district could still receive the money if it complies with federal documentation requirements and clears up questions about the number of students who are eligible for federal meal assistance.
Hearing about possible misuse of the federal meal assistance program in Dougherty, the Georgia Department of Education attempted to investigate it in late May, state documents show. Department officials, however, were denied access to program records when they visited the district, according to a letter the department wrote to Dougherty Schools Superintendent Joshua Murfree Jr.
The state warned Dougherty in that letter that it could place a hold on all federal funds that are distributed to districts based on the number of students who qualify for federal meal assistance.
In addition to questions about how many Dougherty students actually qualify for federal meal assistance, state officials also had concerns about the district's oversight of other federal grant programs.
Dougherty receives money from the federal School Improvement Grant program, from a program created to assist homeless students and from the Race to the Top program.
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
July 20th, 2012
11:16 am
I remember you wrote about this system some time back. All I can say is that the right to vote does not mean the ability to do so. This is a corrupt, underperforming area and if one says anything, the race card comes out for sure! However, from the board down there is so much incompetence and a fear of breaking the politically-correct conversation (a la Dekalb) that the cluster down in Albany will not get better. And yes (sorry) demographics ARE a contributor. Past injustices, bad as they were, have given way to something dog-gone near as bad. Sheer stupidity, lack of knowledge, and worse cronyism than old-time Chicago. folks will hate me back on this blog, but look at it! It is what it is…………………
July 20th, 2012
11:19 am
To whom in the system was that "motivational" speaker related?
And how, exactly, could the school system deny examination of its materials to the state government officials?
You are right, this system should go down. The state could not make a bigger mess of this than those folks in Albany.
July 20th, 2012
11:24 am
Please tell me someone can go to jail for this.
July 20th, 2012
11:41 am
Be careful folks – if you say too much about Albany, you will be branded racist !
July 20th, 2012
11:44 am
Would be interesting to discover what other systems have paid the same speaker.
July 20th, 2012
11:46 am
I read the article about Dougherty County last night. If this ever was a school system that needs state intervention this is it. Governor Deal has removed one School Board Member, but it appears that a whole new administration and BOE is needed.
July 20th, 2012
11:57 am
The school board is only the tip of the iceberg. If you do a little more investigation on other Dougherty government entities there is no telling what will be found!
July 20th, 2012
11:59 am
While Dougherty's misuse seems extreme, there are more systemic abuses going on all over. Many of you would probably be quite interested to see what your own districts spend on "consultants". There's a similar article in the Chattanooga paper today: http://timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jul/20/27500-consultant-fee-raises-concerns-on/?local
July 20th, 2012
12:05 pm
Red flags should be recognized when public institutions are challenged on the spending of public funds and any sort of obstacle is placed in the way of open investigation.
The state has watchdog agencies in place to monitor activites that are not in line with the normal operations of a public organization. School systems are not exempted from this scrutiny. Auditors from the state of Georgia are in most school systems' BOE offices on a weekly basis.
When the public employees, whatever their status or position level, impede an investigation, the simple fact is that something wrong is being discovered and the guilty are trying to hide their tracks.
Due process assumes that someone is innocent until proven guilty, but the public employees are also under burden to not hinder an investigation. At any time, when the least bit of obstruction turns up, there is a reason for the obstruction. Guilty people will attempt to hide their guilty acts.
School systems are large local organizations with large budgets and many opportunities are available for suspicious financial transactions.
School systems are often receiving funds from multiple government agencies, with those funds specifcally targeted. Questions arise routinely about whether money was spent in the intended manner. It is normal to have to explain something, and many times the school system's explanation is accepted. When an explanation is not forthcoming, or resisted then the auditors will see this as a probable case of mispent funds and investigate as such.
The questions raised in the story lead to the assumption that they are symptons of something much bigger.
July 20th, 2012
12:05 pm
As an African American I'm concerned with the misappropriations of funds that should be used to feed needy children not greedy school administrators. If the school system refuses to comply with the GADOE request to view records or produce documentations then funds to the school district should be withheld until the district complies with the request.
As for race–our children's education is more important than the race card.
July 20th, 2012
12:17 pm
In private industry, we are required to verify income. The client signs a tax form authorizing our company to check the client's tax filings. Two things occur, if the client has NOT filed their returns or is delinquent in their taxes they do are not allowed to proceed. The other is their income is verified and we proceed. Why can't all school systems require parents who apply for federal meal assistance for their children be required to sign a 4506-T tax form for verification purposes? Solution!
Did the principal in Dougherty County who falsified her application get fired? Or was that federal crime not enough to get rid of her?
The Deacon
July 20th, 2012
12:19 pm
Motivational speaking has got to be one of the best rackets in the world. $18K for a pep talk; nice gig if you can get it, I guess. Of course, if folks want to pay for a motivational speaker for themselves, that's their business but it seems like a waste of tax money, especially in a time when some educators say they need more money.
July 20th, 2012
12:30 pm
The Deacon:
A tax return is not the most up-to-date financial document for many. In addition, not everyone is required to file one. Add to that undocumented aliens, and the ACLU would be knocking down the doors with a lawsuit before anyone could blink.
I'm not disagreeing with you, just giving the other side.
July 20th, 2012
12:33 pm
The Deacon
What industry are you talking about? I'm a little confused. Not trying to be a smart aleck, just curious.
July 20th, 2012
12:34 pm
Hmm. Shady. My local elementary school got a high-profile motivational speaker for a parent event FOR FREE. This "speaker" was related to someone and this needs to be investigated.
July 20th, 2012
12:43 pm
We will HOPE that a majority of Dougherty citizens feel the same way you do, Detta, but, as alluded to before, there is a VERY different culture in Albany. The wheels of justice have moved slowly in this case and she continued as a school board member throughout the year. SAD!
Riggins was charged December 9th. The special prosecutor (Circuit DA) reported on January 14th that he had still not received the police report from DCSS. She was indicted in April, after a delay in appearing before the grand jury, DA filed the report with the governor's office on May 4th and she was removed from her office on July 12th.
BTW, her mother, Muarlene Edwards, a Dougherty County commissioner, is leaving that post at the end of the year because she is running for state representative.
The trials for the three are supposed to be in September, but given the pace so far..
July 20th, 2012
12:48 pm
I have relatives who live in the Albany area, according to them, that school system is probably the most corrupt in the state (DeKalb is nowhere close). Governor Deal should clean house and have that system run by the state.
July 20th, 2012
12:58 pm
I, too, have folks down there and they echo your sentiments. If this state keeps worrying about political correctness and does not just handle the dad-gum business at hand down there then we are doomed to letting the IDIOTS (and this school system has earned that moniker) run the show. What in the world does it take to realize that this cesspool of an education system needs total FORCED revamping. When the board members are dumber than a sack of rocks, the system is broken. However, they do have one good point; the people who VOTED for them haven proven to be even more ignorant!
July 20th, 2012
1:02 pm
@Maureen Here's an idea for a new investigation for the AJC: free/reduced lunch and TItle I. If TItle I designation of a school is based on the percentage of free/reduced lunch status students AND the government limits verification of applications for free/reduced to more or less than 3%, is this not RIPE for abuse? The free lunches are not the real issue, IMO, as we all know children learn better when fed. The access to all the use-it-or-lose-it Title I funds, for which we frequently hear complaints about trips to CA, huge "learning" programs of questionable value, etc., seems to be very problematic. Here's a first link for you – the Federal Register document on verification of eligibility which shows how situations such as Dougherty can exist. http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/interim/2008verifrule.pdf
July 20th, 2012
1:07 pm
My parents' south Georgia cable system changed recently and axed the Atlanta area TV stations, so they now have seven channels with Albany news. No Savannah, no Jacksonville, no Macon, just the Albany perspective on the news. It is REALLY BAD there!
July 20th, 2012
1:20 pm
One of the Clayton County School Board members who was forced to leave her position on the Board of Ed was then elected to the State House of Representatives. I am sorry, but sometimes I think people deserve the crummy governments that they have. What a joke.
July 20th, 2012
1:30 pm
Albany has always done things it's own way. They host the girls' high school state track and field meet every year there. Last time I was there a couple years ago, they had everyone in the stadium bow their heads and pray to Jesus Christ as someone led a stadium wide prayer. You had Muslim, Jewish, and I'm sure other faiths there. Seperation of Church and State was just a funny concept to them I suppose…
One of the most backward and poor areas I have seen in Georgia and that's saying something.
July 20th, 2012
1:37 pm
Dougherty has a largely black electorate (60%) that holds its elected officials to different standards than those of modern democracies. We see the same behavior, repeated endlessly, in similar communities nationwide and indeed worldwide.
And yes, the "motivational speaker" paid all that taxpayer money is African-American.
July 20th, 2012
2:02 pm
what an embarrassment. Yank their funding, destroy the district, and please please send some of these mooching losers to jail. You would have to be an idiot to want to live there but at this point you get what you deserve. Just pathetic.
July 20th, 2012
2:04 pm
Don H.,
Congrats! The elephant in the room! I realize that blacks suffered many injustices in the past, but along with rights comes responsibility. This is the kind of thing that makes racism live on….the fact that most (don't take my word for it; do your homework) black areas like this (yeah I know, there are white areas, too, but not nearly the number) just flat cannot govern themselves. People hate it and defend their views stringently but this is a fact that nobody will discuss. All we here about is Travon, and Al and Jesse lead the pack. But neither will show up in Chicago where the killing goes on everyday, and if they came to Albany, they would say "discrimination" instead of trying to solve the problem. They holler about the terrible education system underserving blacks. But yet, these incompetents in Albany would be defended and someone else blamed if you could ever get them to show up there, where the TRUE racial problems are! Amazing….folks fight so hard (and correctly so) for rights, then let mess like this happen, and wonder why people question it!
July 20th, 2012
2:08 pm
Maureen, I'm glad that you are covering this fiasco. (We now call it "Agony in Dirty County.") There is so much corruption here that it is pathetic. The school board, for some unknown reason, hired #34 of 37 candidates as our superintendent. He has NO high school administrative experience and is incompetent. He recently told the school resource officer to not arrest any students without his prior consent. He all but threatened teachers and principals with their jobs if they cooperated with the CRCT investigators. Apparently, he has been less than cooperative with the DOE. Two administrators have been arrested and charged with falsifying free meal applications. One was a principal that makes over $90k per year! Along with the $18,000 paid for a motivational speaker, a local "consultant" was paid $91,000 (for the year) for a weekend school to help kids with reading. A grand total of 10 students, on average, attended. In recent news, the Albany police department has an officer that has wrecked 6 patrol cars and is still reeking havoc on its citizens. He was involved in a high speed chase that left 2 people dead and is still on the force! At the recent 4th of July fireworks celebration, a group of "wilding" teenagers disrupted the festivities to the point that police cleared the area and everyone missed the finale. That with 90 officers patrolling the event. And, of course, we have Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (whose CEO makes $1.2 million per year) that is raping the local citizenry with their "world class medicine, home town commitment." They recently bought out the local HCA hospital and thereby established a monopoly on healthcare. But, when 60% of the citizens vote strictly along racial lines, you get what you get…as long as someone is sticking it "to The man" it's ok with them. I have one more child in school (he attends a private school here). As soon as he graduates, we are leaving this excrement filled town.
July 20th, 2012
2:09 pm
@No great choice It is so sad. How about this idea? We're all talking about bringing technology into our schools – how about technology into our voting? Voting booths are set up so that you actually have to KNOW something about a candidate to vote for them. No Rs or Ds by the names and you have to answer a couple of questions about their platform correctly to vote for them. Voting booths are still open and using a cheat sheet to vote for the people your minister or local talk show host supports gets your vote kicked out. Whatcha think?
@Outside In my hometown, a guy ran and was elected with the major promise to bring prayer back to the football games. (School board attorney keeps telling him they can't bring that lawsuit on them, but he's up for re-election.) Oh, he told another school board member to take it out in the parking lot and punched him. (Fist Christianity, in other words.) Another school board member has a GED. Again, it's bad out there!
July 20th, 2012
2:25 pm
Look, when you have been raised all your life on government hand outs and not having to worry about where money comes from, you don't hesitate to pay a friend $18,000.00 to speak to three groups of kids. I hate it the Kennedy's, JOhnson and others are not alive to see the results from their "welfare programs back in the 60's" and what the results look like. It is not just DCSS, it is teh city of Albany as well as Dougherty County We don't even shop Albany anymore.
July 20th, 2012
2:26 pm
Former Get Schooled blogger, the late JimD, used to call for school systems to post their checkbook registers online so that all could see what they were spending money on. Good idea, IMHO. If they had, someone would have surely picked up on the the first payment to the motivational speaker and may have prevented payments #2 and #3.
But no, these folks in the central offices want to keep their transactions behind closed doors…
… and this is the result.
July 20th, 2012
2:28 pm
What is your true take….I know you are not racist, but you gotta see situations like this for what they are…………………..ever been to Albany? See for youself!
July 20th, 2012
2:29 pm
Sorry, that Maureen, not Maureem….my bad!
July 20th, 2012
2:29 pm
I love the way people who have never lived in, visited, and otherwise know nothing about a place can write (or copy and paste rather) such detailed drivel. The "corruption" in our school system happened YEARS ago under superintendent Sally Whatley (white), but was never mentioned or investigated (though she was "lucky" enough to retire just about the time investigations were announced). Since our current superintendent, Joshua Murfree Jr (black), was installed the blame has been placed squarely on his shoulders, despite his efforts to root out corruption, and correct a broken system. I know Republicans love a good witch hunt and absolutely deplore facts, but look at the numbers from raw Deal's own CRCT investigation report!
The corruption you people speak of is almost non-existent in our school system now, and as far as the free lunch thing it was TWO people! That, to me, does not scream widespread corruption.
July 20th, 2012
2:34 pm
I don't know if this is the same guy, but here is a link to Joseph Washington: http://www.josephbwashington.com/
I've been to company meetings where we had a motivational speaker. While some have some good messages, most are little more than snake oil salemen in three piece suits.
…. and none are what I would want my hard earned tax money to pay for….
July 20th, 2012
2:45 pm
Mr. Murfree's school district bio says he assumed his post in June, 2010. He's in other words had more than enough time to make a real difference—or to go down trying.
July 20th, 2012
2:50 pm
Mr. Murfree's school district bio says he assumed his post in June, 2010. He's in other words had more than enough time to make a real difference—or to go down trying.
July 20th, 2012
2:56 pm
There is no question that Doughery County's location within the state contributes a great deal to the fact activities in questions are going with limited fanfare in and around the gold dome all the way up state.
Equally there is little doubt that what-ever questionable pratices that are being uncovered there in large part are in play within the larger districts across the state as well.
Alas because there isn't a big press conference moment to be had by jumping in with both feet in this situation we will likely see a limited responce if any from Gov Purdue or the GA DOE.
July 20th, 2012
3:00 pm
"The love of money is the root of all evil."
In Mammon, money is loved above all else. There it's MOE: "Money Over Everything."
But John Barge's GDOE is not Mammon.
KUDOS to John for taking the courageous action of impounding DCBOE-designated funds.
July 20th, 2012
3:09 pm
[...] of educational failures, Doughtery County is the poster child. And more on DeKalb BOE's budget woes and how hard it is to find [...]
July 20th, 2012
3:20 pm
But Maureen this are college educated people! All you need is a college degree and the system will pay you huge bucks, retirement, healthcare, annual leave, sick leave, and a bonus. Yep those college educated minds saw how those college educated minds operated at the GSA level and said we are college graduates too. Oh by the way college educated minds have the country in 16T in debt also. If we just would spend more on college education. Especially in educatin degrees.
July 20th, 2012
3:20 pm
This sounds very similar to the "Reconstruction State Governments," 1865-1876. Wherever there is a political vacuum, one can rest assured that political corruption will soon flood in. I've long looked with jaundiced eye at outside "motivational" speakers, expensive or otherwise.
July 20th, 2012
3:21 pm
Sorry about the typos and misspelling but I was excited.
July 20th, 2012
3:22 pm
William Casey
July 20th, 2012
3:20 pm
We called them carpent baggers!
July 20th, 2012
3:23 pm
It would be refreshing to discuss the issue of administrators and policitians misappropriating school funds and politicial misconduct without bringing up the issue of race…but, I guess in Georgiaf that would be asking too much to ask!
July 20th, 2012
3:37 pm
What was done was wrong, regardless of the color of the individuals involved. I won't paint a broad brush like some here like to do and suggest that Colorado is home the place for mass murderers to go (may the souls of those hurt by the recent tragedy rest in peace). Bad people come in all races.
Thanks to dudecrush for providing some historical perspective in Albany. Many on DSW want to believe the growth in the DeKalb Central office occurred in the last 10 years. It actually began in the mid 90's under Freeman. One superintendent attempted to restructure it along with providing greater instructional equity throughout the district (Brown). He began questioning sacred cows such as small schools that have existed for years and weren't efficient to operate. They turned on him. Seems that some can talk a good game of change as long as it does not impact their slice of the world.
July 20th, 2012
3:37 pm
Dudecrush, you are an idiot!
July 20th, 2012
3:38 pm
Taxpayers money is for everyone running the government regardless of race, sex, etc.
July 20th, 2012
3:41 pm
How many Albany State graduates work in the system. Then google the trials and tribulations of Albany State.
July 20th, 2012
3:44 pm
Psssst: AJC, if you're down in the Albany area do a little snooping around the Baker County schools system….
July 20th, 2012
3:50 pm
Race IS a problem. By no means is racisom limited to one side or the other, and poverty does contribute. However, in many majority black districts where schools were finally forced to desegregate in 1970, the boards, etc. became majority black. Education and competence were given minimal attention, and as long as the majority ruled, all was well. The fact that there was blatant mistreatment previously (and there was) did not mean an unqualified person should be elected. See Warren County, Hancock County, etc. Yes, poverty is contributory, but incompetent people voted into office will NEVER solve the problem. That is NOT saying blacks are incompetant; that is saying that in these instances, there apparantly was no pre-requisite for being on a board other than being black. And yes,dudecrush, I HAVE been to "Slappeyville". People can vehemently defend anything. But if you think that school system is happening, please feel free sell snake oil.
July 20th, 2012
3:50 pm
Since my wife and friends are from this area;I do have a little in-sight into what is the culture and background of Albany and surrounding area.First they are some very good and intelligent people in this area.Both Black and White have bad apples.Yes, the demos changed in the 90's in this area and a large number of familes and income moved to Lee County.But do not blame this on the race issue.Look at Miller County Board of Education.See what Gov. Deal did to them because of mismanagement and total disfunctional Board.The Miller County Board is a majority White and talk and act like it is 1930's or 40's.Miller County is only 30 to 35 miles from Albany. Again,there are some very honest and nice people in this area,but like other areas in this state; WE ALL have our problems.Hopefully,the state will improve in education for everyone regardless of the location.


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radiobaby, I had the same thought...it's perfectly nice, but totally generic. People - just because your kitchen qualifies size-wize for the contest doesn't mean you need to enter!
Sooo, my prior comment was deleted, I have no idea why, since all I did was state that I had the same reaction to this space as radiobaby and express my opinion that, while nice, this space is very generic in appearance. If it broke the AT commenting rules, that at least half of the comments I read here on a daily basis should also be deleted.
Anyway, this contest (and I am not an entrant, so I have no dog in this fight), is supposed to highlight "small cool" spaces. When I look at the rest of the entries, even if I'm not a big fan of the particular style, I can appreciate how the person did a renovation on a shoestring, chose unusual materials, etc., etc. This one...again, I echo radiobaby's sentiments.
I'm not seeing any soul whatsoever in this kitchen.
Yes, it's better than it was. I'll take a peninsula-type kitchen layout any day over a choppy, small island layout. But the look is way too cold and clinical for me. I need a bit of decor and warmth around me. Personal preference.
I agree - while it could benefit from some more decoration it's a great improvement over the old one!
If you click through to the rest of the pictures, I love the use of the deep drawers for the lower area instead of cabinets.


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Ginger Tea
- 4 - 6 tablespoons loose tea or 4 to 6 tea bags
- 1 1/2 quarts cold water
- Ice
- Lemon wedges
- 2 - 3 inches piece of fresh ginger,
1. Iced tea offers as much antioxidant power as hot teas, so drink up! Use the power of the sun to brew a clear, flavorful tea.
2. Add a 2- to 3-inch piece of fresh ginger, thinly sliced, with the loose tea or tea bags. Place loose tea into a tea ball or 100-percent cotton cheesecloth, tying with a string. (Do not use decaffeinated, green, or herbal teas.) Put into a 2-quart clear glass container. Add cold water. Cover and let stand in sunlight or at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours. (Keep the container away from combustible materials. Sunlight coming through glass and liquid can concentrate a beam of light that may start a fire.)
3. Remove tea ball or bags. Serve over ice or refrigerate immediately. If desired, serve with lemon wedges and garnish each serving with a ginger-flavored candy stick. Store in the refrigerator and use within 24 hours.


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Look! DIY Coat Rack
We found this rather cute coral-red coat rack on a strangely auto-translated Japanese blog, and thought we'd share. One of the things that surprised us how appealing and functional is was at various stages in its construction — with less branches, before the red paint.
One of the things we were able to gather from the narrative is that the little nubbin halfway between the upper branches and the floor is a bag hook — a nice touch.
• Instructions and more pictures of the process can be found here.
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"...with less branches..."
With Fewer branches - Please, Grammar counts...
I love it.
tee, hee... he said "nubbin"
That first pic looks like it's a miniature coatrack in a doll house...
They must have some balcony to get that perspective...
Ok, after reading those "directions" I still have absolutely no idea how to put this coat rack together. Mostly because the directions are A) Not very detailed and B) not written in English, but instead written Japanglish.
"Japanglish" haha.
Ha! I logged on specifically to say it's "fewer" branches, not "less branches" but bepsf beat me to it! Grammar certainly DOES count.
heehee - Wendy J and bepsf should probably *not* click the link and read the actual blog instructions if they find the less/fewer issue is frustrating. LOL... Is it really auto translated? How does that work?
teeze: The creator of the coat rack was using what is called a "tilt shift" lens - it gives pics that weird miniature look.


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Hello Nazareth Parents,
In an effort to keep you informed and provide you with as much information as possible regarding things that are happening on campus, I am excited to deliver this 2012-2013 newsletter. We hope to gather information and resources you may find beneficial to you and your respective daughters and sons.
We had an eventful fall semester and your students have been hard at work learning and living in the Nazareth community. We enjoyed lovely weather this fall with the exception of late October, when we felt the impact of Hurricane Sandy. In anticipation of the storm and the potential impact on campus, our emergency preparedness plan was triggered and we planned accordingly. Fortunately, the local impact was less severe than we anticipated and we did not experience any injuries or significant property damage. Our thoughts go out to all of those affected by the storm's impact.
Family Weekend brought glorious weather, and the opportunity for families to enjoy quality time with their students. We have received rave reviews on the weekend, which included outstanding performances on Friday night from our very own a capella group, Call4Backup, and the internationally recognized The Exchange. In addition, students and parents alike had fun being hypnotized or watching others placed under the hypnotic spell of Saturday night's entertainer. For those who were unable to attend, we hope you are able to join us next year.
Best wishes for 2013!
Best regards,
Bobby Maldonado
Developing the Whole Student
At Nazareth, learning happens in many places and spaces. We know that students learn more, perform better, and are more satisfied at colleges that are committed to their success both in and outside of the classroom. Click here to read more!
2013: New Year News from Campus Life
Students both learn and live on Nazareth's campus. The office of campus life continues to expand the residential student's experience. Click here to read more!
Center for Student Success Established
In the fall of 2012, we established a centralized office that provides a network of services for all undergraduate students. Click here to read more!
Student Wellness Center Established
In the fall of 2012, health services and counseling services moved into a shared space, creating a one-stop-shop for students' physical and psychological needs. Click here to read more!
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week 2012
Nazareth joined more than 1,000 colleges and universities in celebrating NCAAW, encouraging healthy lifestyles, and promoting sober activities. Click here to read more!


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Are you looking for resources to get you started at Cal Poly?
- Cal Poly's New Faculty page (includes list of Campus Resources)
- New Faculty Orientation presentation (2011 version)
It is our aim to build this section of the CTLT website into a comprehensive tool for faculty and staff looking for resources on teaching and learning-related professional development in higher education. We envision this project as a collaborative effort; one not entirely dissimilar to the process of building a Wikipedia page. We value your input during this process, so please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com if you have feedback, ideas, or questions. We also encourage you to read and follow our blog entitled, "Random Thoughts and Focused Minds" that keeps faculty and staff up to date on a wealth of teaching and learning-related topics.
Click the link above for specifics on the council.
The mission of the AAC&U is to make the aims of liberal learning a vigorous and constant influence on institutional purpose and educational practice in higher education. Click the link above for the website.
An academic writing coaching group. Click the link above for the website.
Any instructional method that engages students in the learning process (Bonwell & Eison, 1991).
Creation and study of new metrics based on the Social Web for analyzing, and informing scholarship (see also Bibliometrics, Coercive Citations, Impact Factor).
J. Priem, D. Taraborelli, P. Groth, C. Neylon (2010), Alt-metrics: A manifesto, (v.1.0), 26 October 2010. http://altmetrics.org/manifesto/
Please consult the CTLT's resource page on designing good assessments and activities that are aligned with course learning objectives.
A type of research method used in library and information science. It utilizes quantitative analysis and statistics to describe patterns of publication within a given field or body of literature (see also AltMetrics, Coercive Citations, Impact Factor). For more information, see http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~palmquis/courses/biblio.html.
The Center for Community Engagement at Cal Poly cultivates reciprocal service and learning partnerships between the university and community partners. The Center for Community Engagement also serves community-based organizations and governmental institutions seeking university support to address unmet community needs. The Center for Community Engagement includes Student Community Services (SCS), Service Learning, Alternative Breaks, AmeriCorps and VolunteerSLO.org. Most relevant to faculty is the service learning component:
The University Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (CESaME) at Cal Poly was created to improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, teacher education and professional development, and the workforce pipeline in California. Click the link above for the website and more information.
Clickers are wireless personal response systems that can be used in a classroom to anonymously and rapidly collect an answer to a question from every student; an answer for which they are individually accountable. This allows rapid reliable feedback to both the instructor and the students (Source: Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at the University of British Columbia)
Questionable practice in scholarly publishing involving encouragement by journal editors to add extra references in order to boost a journal's impact factor (see also AltMetrics, Bibliometrics, Impact Factor).
Wilhite, A.W. and Fong, E.A. "Coercive Citation in Academic Publishing." Science 335 (2012): 542-543. Accessed online 30 April 2012 at http://www.sciencemag.org/content/335/6068/542
Individuals come together to work on a specific task/goal. There is respect for individual contributions as well as group responsibility for outcomes.
From "Situating Constructionism" by Papert and Harel (1991): "The N word as opposed to the V word–shares constructivism's connotation of learning as "building knowledge structures" irrespective of the circumstances of the learning. It then adds the idea that this happens especially felicitously in a context where the learner is consciously engaged in constructing a public entity, whether it's a sand castle on the beach or a theory of the universe."
"Constructivism ... describes learning as a process in which learners construct knowledge and meaning by integrating prior knowledge, beliefs, and experiences. According to this theory, knowledge does not exist outside of the person but is constructed based on how a person interacts with the environment and experiences the world....
"There are two types of constructivism: cognitive constructivism [associated with Piaget] and social constructivism [associated with Vygotsky]. Cognitive constructivism focuses on the individual characteristics or attributes of the learner and their impact on learning. Social constructivism focuses on how meaning and understanding are created through social interaction. Together, they view knowledge acquisition as a means of interpreting incoming information through an individual's unique lens, which includes his or her personality, beliefs, culture, and experiences....
"According to constructivism, memory is continuously under construction as a person interacts with incoming information in unique contexts that require them to draw upon prior knowledge from different sources. Either accommodation or assimilation of new information into existing schemas occurs, which builds deeper levels of understanding and meaning. Transfer involves the use of meaningful contexts that allow the learning to be transferred to a novel situation and applied. Real-world examples, as well as opportunities to solve real-world problems, allow for the greatest opportunity for transfer....
"From the constructivist perspective, learners are not merely passive receivers of knowledge, they are active participants in the learning process and knowledge construction. Instruction should situate the learning in authentic tasks that allow learners to understand why it is important to learn, as well as its relevance to them personally or professionally. Instructors who based their pedagogy on constructivism take on a new role of facilitators rather than lecturer by actively observing and assessing the current state of individual learners and providing learning strategies to help them interpret and understand the context."
Source: Tina Stavredes, Effective Online Teaching (San Francisco: JosseyBass, 2011.)
Teaching methods that foster deep learning, focused attention, and increased self-awareness (Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University)
The CTLT's resource pages on Course Design offer a pathway for planning, (re)designing and/or converting your course to or from a traditional, hybrid or online format.
Consult the CTLT's resource page on writing strong Course Learning Objectives (CLOs).
Want help with designing a course outline? Check out the CTLT's resource page.
Interested in teaching and learning-related research? In consultation with Jeanine Scaramozzino (Information Services, Kennedy Library) who is in charge of the Library's educational offerings, we have developed some recommendations for those interested in teaching and learning-related research in higher education and beyond. Here are a few resources to aid you in the process:
A free and simple-yet-incredibly-useful note and information capture tool that lives on your computer or mobile devices. You can save to-do lists from anywhere that can be brought up on a smart phone at convenient moments, capture portions of web pages to read or interact with later, or create checklists to help with personal productivity. Notes can be typed, spoken (audio), or pictures captured by your device or webcam.
"A nonprofit organization whose mission is to serve colleges and universities committed to improving learning, teaching, and leadership performance. The Center supports the evaluation and development of both programs and people" (IDEA website).
A measure of the average number of citations an article receives in the journal (see also AltMetrics, Bibliometrics, Coercive Citations).
Eigenfactor is an example of a widely used impact factor.
History of Journal Citation Reports and the Impact Factor. "The Thomson Reuters Impact Factor" Thomson Reuters. (n.d.).
Available at: http://wokinfo.com/essays/impact-factor/
Nature special on the use of metrics in academia. "Specials: Science Metrics" Nature. 16th June 2012
Available at: www.nature.com/news/specials/metrics/index.html
Publish or Perish author citation software - Downloadable software which uses Google Scholar to produce a wide range of metrics. The relative merits of these metrics are discussed in the following article:
Harzing, A.W. (2007) Publish or Perish, available from http://www.harzing.com/pop.htm
Scopus database metrics - Description of Source-Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) using the Scopus database
Journal Metrics: Research analytics redefined. Elsevier. (n.d.).
Available at: www.journalmetrics.com
Also known as the IF-AT: "An exciting and revolutionary new testing system that transforms traditional multiple-choice testing into an interactive learning opportunity for students and a more informative assessment opportunity for teachers." Click the link above for the website and resources.
Click the link above for information on University Diversity and Inclusivity at Cal Poly.
"The IACC is a standing committee appointed by the president with the responsibility for advising the university community regarding information technology requirements and activities of the academic community. The primary focus of the IACC is identifying the requirements of instructional programs for information technology, including computing, telecommunications and networking, as well as the expectations for performance in each of these areas." Source: IACC website. Click the link above for the IACC website.
Term that has become synonymous with Dee Fink due to his popular book, Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses (see reference below). Fink indicates that to design any form of instruction, the teacher needs to:
IDEA Center provides an abridged version of integrated course design by Fink.
Link goes to the website for the pilot program at Cal Poly. IGD was "introduced at the University of Michigan more than twenty years ago, Intergroup Dialogues (IGD) courses bring together members of two different social identity groups (people of color/white people, women and men, high and low socio-economic status, Christians and Jews, heterosexuals and non-heterosexuals), utilizing a guided and structured model to engage members of different groups in face-to-face interactions." (Cal Poly, IGD website)
From the Apple website: "iTunes U gives educators an easy way to design complete courses with audio, video, and other content and distribute them through the iTunes U app."
One of a number of new, "branded" practices that begin with the premise that class time is too valuable for conveying course content. Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT for afficionados) asks students to answer carefully designed questions before class, using a learning management system (PolyLearn for example).
A knowledge survey is a form of indirect assessment that consists of questions covering the content or objectives of a course. Students do not answer the questions per se; they indicate whether they could answer the questions and with what degree of confidence. Typical answers might be:
Students take the knowledge survey at the beginning and end of a course at least. Individual results can be averaged across the course to indicate weak areas in student knowledge, which the instructor can address in the design of the course or unit. Comparison of results provides a feedback loop that can guide the progress of the course over a single term or the design of the course over a longer period of time.
Knowledge surveys also encourage the development of metacognition among students, by asking them to reflect on what they do and do not know.
Chickering, Arthur W., and Zelda E. Gumon. "Appendix A: Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education." New Directions for Teaching and Learning 1991, no. 47 (Fall 1991): 63-69.
Nuhfer, Edward, and Delores Knipp. "The Knowledge Survey: A Tool for All Reasons." To Improve the Academy 21 (2003): 59-78. Available at http://pachyderm.cdl.edu/elixr-stories/resource-documents/knowledge-survey/KS_a_too_for_all_reasons.pdf.
Nuhfer, Ed. "Knowledge Surveys." Case story in MERLOT ELIXR series. See home page: http://elixr.merlot.org/assessment-evaluation/knowledge-surveys/knowledge-surveys2.
Proponents of learning styles have espoused the value of considering multiple learning styles as an effective pedagogical strategy. However, recent research has fueled a debate about the efficacy of learning styles.
please consult the CTLT'S resource page on writing strong Course Learning Objectives.
An umbrella term describing any number of technologies which may be used to capture a speaker's voice and optionally their video image, PowerPoint or Keynote slides, computer screen, whiteboard, etc. The recording is usually uploaded to a server automatically where it can be viewed on-demand by students or others with viewing rights. Most lecture capture technologies also allow for accessibility captioning. At Cal Poly there are two types/brands of Lecture Capture technology in regular use: Mediasite and Panopto.
At Cal Poly, please contact Pete Woodworth at (805) 756-7197 for more information about these technologies. (Information compiled by Pete Woodworth)
The prevailing teaching method employed in American higher education. Latin origins of word mean "to read" and early manifestation was one borne of necessity; books were scarce, and therefore professors read a chosen text to the class.
MERLOT "offers a digital case story repository that hosts more than 70 discipline-specific multimedia stories." Many Cal Poly faculty are familiar with the MERLOT "First Day" videos (starring several Cal Poly faculty).
Many students believe they can multitask and not sacrifice quality in one or more of the activities. A growing body of research points in a different direction
If you use Twitter to curate professional resources through lists, there's a wonderful way to share your lists with your students as a magazine-styled web page. Paper.li uses an RSS-style feed with images and topics, and sorts everything into a pleasing presentation online. To get started with a basic tutorial, go to: http://paper.li/learn-more.html
A commitment to interrogating critical cultural issues such as power relations, social justice, and inclusivity and the roles they play in educational contexts. By examining how such issues influence our performances as students and teachers, we can begin to understand and potentially unravel our scripts in an effort to promote more just and ethical relationships among teacher, student, and the production of knowledge.
Sacramento State's Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy (IHELP) has issued a report entitled, "Consequences of Neglect" that uses national data to take an in-depth look at California higher education performance in relation to other states. Researchers analyzed California's performance in the categories of preparation, participation, affordability, completion, benefits, and finance. They found it average, at best, and trending downward.
"Fosters human development in higher education through faculty, instructional, and organizational development" (POD website, About Us)
PKAL's mission is to be a national leader in catalyzing the efforts of people, institutions, organizations and networks to move from analysis to action in significantly improving undergraduate student learning and achievement in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in preparation for careers and participation in this increasingly complex, globally interdependent and technologically-driven world. Click the link above for PKAL's website.
The significance of reflecting on teaching and learning practices and design is well documented in educational literature (Justice et. al., 2007; Leberman & Martin, 2004; Mezirow, 1991; Mezirow & Associates, 1990). Reflecting on course design and teaching allows you to assess strengths and weaknesses of student achievement as well as curriculum effectiveness. Continuous reflection also provides time for adjustments or modifications based upon meeting the course objectives. The CTLT's resource page will help with your development as a reflective practitioner.
Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
For service-learning at Cal Poly, see the Center for Community Engagement.
In Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses (2003), L. Dee Fink encourages instructors to think about the conditions and contexts for their courses. The CTLT's resource page on Situational Factors will help with the early stages of course (re)design. The page includes a useful planning guide.
"Stereotype threat refers to being at risk of confirming, as self-characteristic, a negative stereotype about one's group. This term was first used by Steele and Aranson (1995) in several experiments that Black college freshmen and sophomores performed more poorly on standardized tests than White students when their race was emphasized. When race was not emphasized, however, Black students performed better and equivalently with White students. The results showed that performance in academic contexts can be harmed by the awareness that one's behavior might be viewed through the lens of racial stereotypes." For more information, see ReducingStereotypeThreat.org.
The first Cal Poly studio classroom opened in Winter 1998, with the goal of eliminating the boundary between lecture and laboratory and promoting active learning. This was in the Physics Department, where the typical studio classroom accommodates 48 students. Each pair of students uses a computer for activities that are grounded in science-education research and designed to promote conceptual understanding and the lab skills necessary to reach conclusions based on conceptual data. In the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, the typical studio classroom as 64 students.
Studio classes have minimal lecture, meeting in two-hour blocks three times a week. The time is divided between computer-based activities and small-group work. Problem solving is typically done in groups of two to four students. Instructor activities are limited to summaries and exemplary problem solving, with one or two undergraduate assistants available to interact with students.
For a scholarly comparison of student learning in traditional and studio classrooms, see Hoellwarth, Chance, Matthew J. Moelter, and Randall D. Knight, "A Direct Comparison of Conceptual Learning and Problem-Solving Ability in Traditional- and Studio-Style Classrooms," American Journal of Physics 73, no. 5 (May 2005): 459-62.
An outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching.
At Cal Poly, Academic Senate Resolution AS-644-06 provides guidelines for the sylabus and can be found at:
While your syllabus serves as an official document for your course, it is far more than a sheet of policies, procedures and assignments. Beyond covering the nuts and bolts of a class, your syllabus introduces your course to students and serves as a central reference and planning tool throughout the term. As such, it is useful to spend time crafting your syllabus and reviewing it with your colleagues. The CTLT's resource page will help you to write a "promising syllabus."
The Teacher-Scholar Model (TSM) was formally defined and adopted by the Academic Senate at Cal Poly on March 8, 2011 (AS 725-11). In Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate, Boyer (1990) clearly identified four areas of scholarship for TSM: teaching & learning, discovery, application, and integration.
"A one- to two-page document that provides a clear, concise account of your teaching approach, methods, and expertise. Each statement should be unique. Nonetheless, the following guidelines should be helpful to you as you prepare your statement. A Teaching Philosophy Statement should answer four fundamental questions:
Source: The Teaching Center, Washington University in St. Louis
A pedagogical style in which instructors are committed not only to integrating technology into their courses but also to reflecting upon the setbacks and successes of that integration. Techno pedagogy consists of three components: 1) meta-teaching, or a cognitive awareness of best practices for teaching with technology as well as when and how best to integrate them into a learning environment; 2) technology exposure, or an awareness of and practice with a variety of technological tools as well as the appropriate contexts in which to implement those resources ; and 3) critical reflection, or a commitment to assessing and improving one's performances using technology in the classroom. Source: Technology and Pedagogy: Building Techno-Pedagogical Skills in Preservice Teachers
Cook-Sather, Alison. "Unrolling Roles in Techno-Pedagogy: Toward New Forms of Collaboration in Traditional College Settings." Innovative Higher Education 26.2 (Winter 2001): 121-139.
Newson, Janice A. "Techno-Pedagogy and Disappear in Context." Academe 85.5 (1999): 52-55.
According to the Transformative Learning Centre at the University of Toronto, "Transformative learning involves experiencing a deep, structural shift in basic premises of thought, feelings, and actions. It is a shift of consciousness that dramatically and permanently alters our way of being in the world."
Jack Mezirow is credited with developing the transformative learning theory (see resources below)
Mezirow, J. (1997). Transformative Learning: Theory to Practice. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 74, 5–12.
Mezirow, J. (2000). Learning as Transformation: Critical Perspectives on a Theory in Progress. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
Mezirow, J., Taylor, E. W., & Associates (2009). Transformative Learning in Practice: Insights from Community, Workplace, and Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
Click the link above for resources related to the ULO Project at Cal Poly.
Website for Dr. Lendol Carder, associate professor of history at Augustana College, with resources designed to supplement his seminal article of the same name that appeared in the March 2006 issue of the Journal of American History.
The original "A Vision of Students Today" youtube video was an internet sensation (over 4 million hits as of 10/7/11). Michael Wesch, associate professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State, led the creation of the original video and has continued the project. The video link provided here was published in June 2011, but video production is an ongoing enterprise by students in trying to capture "students today." Click the link above for the latest video in the series.
VUE is an open source project based at Tufts University. The VUE project, which is focused on creating flexible tools for managing and integrating digital resources in support of teaching, learning and research. VUE provides a flexible visual environment for structuring, presenting, and sharing digital information. Click the link above for the VUE website.
Faculty professional development course at Cal Poly that has been sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and the Center for Teaching & Learning. WINGED is structured to aid faculty in facilitating more meaningful learning experiences through more effective assignments, exams, and grading.


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Since I belong to the Jeff WInger school of dismotivation I didn't come up with anything original for Feb 14 and just stole a Community quote to make a collective valentine.
So yeah. Happy Valentine's Day, people! Love your friends, love yourself and avoid relationships which make you consistently unhappy. Ta daa
I couldn't resist
(also I don't have Photoshop so I couldn't make it special, sorry)
Baby Boomer Santa
Santa Claus was born in 1945
He had a boogie-woogie Coca-Cola army jive
And when the Commies gave the polio to Doris Day
Santa helped the Beatles chase McCarthy away
That Baby Boomer Santa
He never gonna die
Santa fought at Woodstock and Vietnam
And smoked a ton of acid, and burned his bra
And then in 1970 he did more drugs
And his hair stayed long, and he… grew a moustache
Baby Boomer Santa
He's gonna stay ali-hi-hi-hive
Santa invented Spielberg and microchips
Santa invented Coca-Cola and aerobics
He made the Iron Curtain and The Gremlins too
Fake butter and AIDS and Twin Peaks
Baby Boomer Santa
Thank you for MTV
Baby Boomer Santa
Thank you for everything
You're welcome
You're welcome for everything in the world
You're welcome
You're welcome for all that I bring to the world
I'm Baby Boomer Santa
I bring the gift of the world
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In this Call Window you can track details for the call (duration, notes) and create the usual Daylite elements (Appointments, Tasks, Projects, Opportunities, Notes, even Forms) which are automatically linked to the contact/caller in the Daylite database.
FoneConnector – general architecture
FoneConnector doesn't listen directly to your telephone line – it uses an integration with some popular 3rd party telephony systems* instead, which identify the icoming call and send the caller's number to FoneConnector to do the rest in Daylite. This way, we are very flexible and can potentially support any telephone device that the 3rd party telephony system* supports by itself.
The connection to 3rd party telephony solutions* is done through FoneConnector Phone Plugins.
At this time we support the following 3rd party telephony solutions by means of our current FoneConnector Phone Plugins and integration scripts:
- PhoneValet
- ilink direct with a compatible phone system
- Dial!Fritz for compatible AVM Fritz!Box devices (SIP/VoIP/ISDN/analogue)
- SkypeIn (phone number / Online Number)
- Dialectic (using Notifications / incoming call monitors)
- STARFACE (SIP/VoIP/ISDN – Asterisk-based solution/appliances) – through the optional Starface Connect inbound/outbound product bundle
- plus AppleScript (to integrate with other 3rd-party telephony systems – e.g with the iPhone or many more mobile phones)
- plus Manual Mode (to open the call window manually for selected Contacts or Organizations)
* 3rd party telephony solutions must be obtained/licensed separately and are not included in the FoneConnector distribution. Additional costs apply.


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Queen Creek running back Matt Guida posted his 8th 200-yard rushing night and scored three touchdowns as the Bulldogs ended Nogales' dreams of a state championship with a 35-0 thumping in the Division III State Semifinals.
Queen Creek used a two-deep cover zone to thwart the Apaches effort to throw the ball deep, intercepting Nogales quarterback Marcel Renteria twice.
The Apaches made the game's first big play when linebacker Luis Lee forced a fumble and it was recovered by Coy Colgate. But Nogales could not capitalize and Guida pulled off a sparkling 62-yard run on Queen Creek's next possession to set up his own one-yard touchdown run and an early 7-0 lead.
Guida gave the Bulldogs a 14-0 halftime advantage when he ran 32 yards for a score in the second quarter.
The Apaches offense never got untracked, as Nogales dropped critical passes and couldn't keep the chains moving.
Renteria finished 13-for-31 and the Bulldogs held running back Brian McCarty to just 18 yards receiving after he came in averaging almost 200 yards per game in the post-season.
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Review Search: Robert Venditti
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The Flash: Futures End #1
It's future Flash versus future future Flash in Robert Venditti, Van Jensen and Brett Booth's "The Flash: Futures End" #1.
|September 25th, 2014
Armor Hunters #4
"Armor Hunters" #4 ends Robert Venditti and Doug Braithwaite's story, but not without a humongous cost.
|September 25th, 2014
Green Lantern: Futures End #1
"Green Lantern: Futures End" #1 brings in Relic, Black Lanterns, Martin Jordan and more in a Robert Venditti story with art from Martin Coccolo and Aaron Lopresti.
|September 4th, 2014
Armor Hunters #2
Behind a chromium cover, "Armor Hunters" #2 delivers a lot of devastation as writer Robert Venditti and artist Doug Braithwaite prepare to deliver even more.
|July 11th, 2014
The Flash #32
"The Flash" #32 on its surface has a very standard story, but Robert Venditti, Van Jensen, Brett Booth, and Norm Rapmund liven it up thanks to the villain Merge's gauntlets.
|June 26th, 2014
Armor Hunters #1
Robert Venditti makes sure readers know what's going on in "Armor Hunters" #1, whether they read "X-O Manowar" or not. This alien threat is perfectly laid out by Doug Braithwaite, who makes a nice-looking & accessible story.
|June 11th, 2014
X-O Manowar #25
"X-O Manowar" #25 is an extra-sized anniversary celebration from Robert Venditti and company that celebrates the past and also looks forward to the upcoming "Armor Hunters" story.
|May 26th, 2014
The Flash Annual #3
"The Flash Annual" #3 kicks off Robert Venditti, Van Jensen, and Brett Booth's Wally West storyline in earnest (with the help of Ron Frenz), and so far it's a promising start.
|May 1st, 2014
The Flash #30
"The Flash" #30 brings on board the new creative team of Robert Venditti, Van Jensen, Brett Booth, and Norm Rapmund. So far, their story of the wake of "Forever Evil" is off to a promising start.
|April 23rd, 2014
X-O Manowar #24
"X-O Manowar" #24 is a prelude of the upcoming "Armor Hunters" series and a fine introduction to the X-O Manowar cast of characters thanks to writer Robert Venditti and artist Diego Bernard.
|April 16th, 2014
Green Lantern/Red Lanterns #28
Presented as a flipbook from the books' respective creative teams, "Green Lantern/Red Lanterns" #28 delivers a forty-page extravaganza that includes appearances from Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner and Saint Walker.
|February 6th, 2014
X-O Manowar #21
Robert Venditti continues to chronicle the adventures of Aric of Dacia, regardless of the lack of armor in "X-0 Manowar" #21 as Trevor Hairsine, Cary Nord and Vicente Fuentes bring the visuals.
|January 22nd, 2014
Green Lantern #24
Relic comes to Oa for the first installment of "Lights Out" by Robert Venditti and Billy Tan in "Green Lantern" #24.
|October 4th, 2013
Green Lantern #23.1
"Green Lantern" #23.1 places the focus on new villain Relic, and while Robert Venditti and Rags Morales do a good job of explaining why he's trying to stomp out all the Corps, the storytelling method is a little dull.
|September 5th, 2013
Demon Knights #23
"Demon Knights" #23 comes to a conclusion as Robert Venditti and Phil Winslade wraps up the series with the fates of the Holy Grail, the Black Diamond and the Knights themselves.
|August 15th, 2013
Green Lantern #23
"Green Lantern" #23 has Robert Venditti and Billy Tan still keeping extremely close ties to its sister titles, which makes the story involving new villain Prixiam Nol-Anj fade into the background.
|August 7th, 2013
Green Lantern Corps #22
Two issues into their run, Van Jensen and Bernard Chang have the Lanterns rings malfunctioning in "Green Lantern Corps" #22.
|July 15th, 2013
Green Lantern Corps #21
"Green Lantern Corps" #21 has new creative team Van Jensen, Robert Venditti, and Bernard Chang take the wheel, but so far it feels like the proverbial car is stuck in a low gear.
|June 14th, 2013
Green Lantern #21
It's a brand new day for Hal Jordan and the Green Lanterns as writer Robert Venditti and artist Billy Tan assume creator roles for "Green Lantern" #21.
|June 6th, 2013
Demon Knights #19
Robert Venditti and Bernard Chang unleash an 11th century vampire horde in "Demon Knights" #19, and when even Hell is worried, you know things are bad.
|April 15th, 2013
Demon Knights #16
Robert Venditti joins Bernard Chang with "Demon Knights" #16, and this "thirty years later" story should hopefully convince readers to jump on and take a look as the team reunites for a new danger.
|January 16th, 2013
X-O Manowar #6
In "X-O Manowar" #6, Ninjak and Aric have a rematch when Aric awakens and is assisted by an unlikely ally, with superb action sequences by penciller Lee Garbett and excellent pacing and suspense from writer Robert Venditti.
|October 22nd, 2012
X-O Manowar #5
"X-O Manowar" #5 sees the ancient warrior come to grips with being in the present day as well as becoming the prey of a new foe: humans.
|September 12th, 2012
X-O Manowar #3
The battleground changes and the interesting "X-O Manowar" reboot continues with large-scale action and vibrant art.
|July 19th, 2012
X-O Manowar #2
"X-O Manowar" #2 brings the action and a little sadness. In whole, it's very good.
|June 6th, 2012
X-O Manowar #1
The Valiant Universe returns with all new stories as "X-O Manowar" leads the charge into battle.
|April 25th, 2012
The Surrogates: Flesh and Bone
Taking place 15 years prior to "The Surrogates," the murder of a homeless man by three teens using Surrogates sets into motion a chain of events that may tear a city apart.
|March 25th, 2009


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Barry Diller, whose investment company IAC backs Aereo, speaks to the media while arriving for a morning session during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. Bloomberg / Daniel Acker
The UpTake: If Aereo keeps winning like this, the future of free television will change forever.
The bain of old-school, over-the-air television's existence, Barry Diller's Aereo continues its roll today, with news of yet another local court victory, and the upcoming release of an Android app, its first on the open-source platform. The victories just keep rolling, even though the war is far from over.
Boston District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton today denied a request for an injunction against the online television company based in Long Island City, New York that lets viewers record, pause, and fast forward shows (and commercials), meaning that for now it will be allowed to continue doing business in the city, according to a Verge report.
Also today, in a separate article, Verge reported that Aereo will be releasing its first Android app allowing for live television viewing on any device carrying the 4.2 version or higher. Previously, the service was only available online and via Apple iOS devices.
The victories continue a string of similar, small-scale coups over the past months:
Aereo wins in New York court, plans expansion
Aereo interrupts regular programming to enter Chicago
Aereo lands in Hotlanta market
Aereo takes a preemptive shot at CBS
News Corp. could go rogue and pull Fox broadcasts if Aereo keeps winning
Aereo detractors consider the service "theft" because the company doesn't pay retransmission fees required for other broadcasters, according to an April report: Aereo gets a court-ordered boost or a license to steal depending on how you look at it.
October 15 is the deadline for a petition by several television broadcasters to have the Supreme Court review Aereo's status, according to a Variety report.
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MOLINE -- The Moline City Council voted Tuesday to have the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce take over a program that assists downtown businesses and promotes growth.
As part of the one-year contract, the city will pay the chamber $142,660 to administer, oversee and coordinate the Moline Centre Main Street Program.
The program focuses on downtown revitalization and rehabilitation and assists business and property owners with things such as marketing, events, facade improvement, landscaping and streetscaping.
Moline Centre Main Street was created in 2009 and became a division under the city in 2010. The program -- including staff, activities and marketing -- is funded in large part from two downtown Special Service Areas, according to the city's Fiscal 2013 budget.
Property owners within the two SSAs pay additional property taxes that can be spent only within to benefit their district.
Ray Forsythe, director of planning and development, said Monday that money from the general fund and the downtown tax-increment-finance district also supports the Main Street program, and the city will save money.
The city had two employees dedicated to the Main Street program and the SSAs, but one recently resigned. According to the contract, the chamber will offer employment to the remaining city employee.
The city council voted on the contract without discussion, and it never was discussed publicly at a committee-of-the-whole meeting. Mr. Forsythe said the employment aspect was discussed in closed session, as allowed by state statute.
The rest of the details in the nine-page contract were not discussed byaldermen in closed session, Mr. Forsythe said. The council only learned of those details when they received the agenda, Mr. Forsythe and city attorney Maureen Riggs said.
In other business:
-- The city council agreed to be the lead agency in the relocation of the historic DRI & NW Depot to the Western Illinois University Riverfront Campus.
The city-owned depot at 2012 River Drive is a local landmark. It needs to be moved to make room for the planned Interstate 74 bridge and ramps. The Illinois Department of Transportation asked Moline to lead the project and agreed to pay $1.35 million toward the move and reimburse the city the cost of hiring an engineering firm.
-- Aldermen, sitting as the committee of the whole, unanimously voted to support expansion of the Enterprise Zone for a planned Holiday Inn Express at 2300 69th Ave.
Once the expansion is approved by the other municipalities participating in the zone -- Silvis, Milan, East Moline and Rock Island County -- the developer becomes eligible for state and local incentives.
Those incentives include waived building-permit fees and an exemption from paying sales tax on building materials purchased in Illinois.
-- Aldermen approved a $994,749 bid from Valley Construction for road work on 12th Avenue from 19th to 34th streets. The work is expected to begin this fall.
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The biggest thing to us was it just felt like a generic cruise. Nothing unique or Royal Caribbean loyalty inducing. We had a great time with my siblings, cousin, and spouses, but the cruise activities all seemed routine or even canned. One activity we always enjoy is the trivia games, however, the two assistant cruise directors who led them spoke English as a second language, maybe third, and it took 2 to 6 tries of reading each question to understand the question.
This also seemed to be a ship marketed to Europeans. Nothing wrong with that, but also seemed like there were less opportunities to just visit and chat up new friends around the ship because of that.
We had a great time, but would look to another cruise line for our next cruise.


text: content LE Magazine July 1997 HOMOCYSTEINE AND HEART ATTACKS How SuperNutrients Can Protect You By Paul Frankel, Ph.D. and Terri Mitchell Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the U.S., killing more people than cancer, infectious diseases, and homocides combined. Nearly a third of all victims will not survive their first symptom. Half of all victims won't reach the hospital alive. For the past few decades, cholesterol has been the demon of heart disease. Fat consciousness has become America's favorite dietary preoccupation, with entire industries growing up around the idea of reducing dietary fat and cholesterol. While cholesterol is associated with heart disease in some studies, and Americans do eat too much fat, it appears that cholesterol may have less to do with heart disease than most people think. A much stronger case has emerged for a toxic amino acid called homocysteine. Homocysteine is a naturally synthesized by-product of methionine metabolism. If the right cofactors are present, it will eventually convert to cysteine and other beneficial compounds. If the cofactors are lacking, it will build up to toxic levels. Data from a study on healthy U.S. physicians with no prior history of heart disease shows that highly elevated homocysteine levels are associated with a more than three-fold increase in the risk of heart attack over a five-year period. This finding was published in 1992 in JAMA as part of the Physicians' Health Study. The study included 14,916 male physicians; it is the same one that showed the benefits of aspirin. The Framingham Heart Study and other studies have confirmed that elevated homocysteine is an independent risk factor for heart disease. It is especially imperative for people with a family history of cardiovascular disease to control their homocysteine levels. In one study, 37 men and women with early familial heart disease had 29% higher levels of homocysteine than controls. Dr. Rene Malinow of the Oregon Health Sciences Center concluded that some cases of elevated homocysteine could be the result of an inherited abnormality. This would be one explanation for premature coronary artery disease that runs in families. Mostly, however, elevated homocysteine levels can be traced to inadequate or improper nutrition. The Different Forms Of Heart Disease Cardiovascular disease manifests as peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction (heart attack), stroke, aneurysm, thromboembolism, extracranial carotid artery and stenosis. As an artery (or vein) becomes diseased, the inner arterial wall becomes thick - a condition known as arteriosclerosis. Cells lining the artery proliferate and combine with protein and lipids in a mass called an atherosclerotic plaque. Plaques are commonly the first indication of cardiovascular disease. Plaques change with time, gathering cholesterol and fat, finally becoming atheromas. Atheromas distort the artery wall, allowing calcification. Eventually, the inside of arteries become so rough that if you run your fingers over them, they feel like bits of broken glass. When an atheroma blocks blood to the heart, it is referred to as a heart attack. When it blocks blood to the brain, it is a stroke. If the penile artery is damaged or occluded, impotence results. Partial blockage in the chest (which causes pain) is referred to as angina, and weaknesses or rupturing of the arteries or veins are referred to as aneurysms. Homocysteine is thought to initiate these events by irritating the inner lining of arteries and veins. In addition, it was recently reported in the journal Circulation that hyperhomocysteinemia (high homocysteine) impairs blood vessels' ability to dilate, or expand. Millions of dollars are spent annually on drugs designed to lower blood pressure by dilating blood vessels. It is likely that in some people, this life-threatening problem could be reversed by the supernutrients that lower homocysteine. Stroke and Homocysteine According to a study in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 40% of stroke victims have elevated homocysteine compared to only 6% of controls. The study found increased homocysteine in lacunar, hemorrhagic and embolic strokes. A study published in Lancet in 1996 showed that even after adjustment for other risk factors, homocysteine was an independent risk factor for stroke and arterial thrombosis in patients with the autoimmune disease lupus. Another study published in Lancet came to the same conclusion after studying 107 middle-aged British men who participated in a 2-year investigation. The authors concluded that "these findings suggest that homocysteine is a strong and independent risk factor for stroke." It has even been reported that the level of homocysteine in blood correlates with the thickness of arteries. And it was reported in the Journal of Nutrition that men with levels of homocysteine above 14 µmol/L had a greater than 50% chance of stenosis in an extracranial carotid artery, whereas men with levels below 9.1 µmol/L only had a 27% incidence of stenosis. (The data for women were slightly different. Women with levels of homocysteine greater than 14.3 µmol/L had a 39% chance of having carotid artery stenosis: below 9.1 µmol/L, their chances were about even with men). A New Demon Emerges In 1982, Edward Gruber and Stephen Raymond of MIT wrote in their book, Beyond Cholesterol: B6, Arteriosclerosis and Your Heart: "Homocysteine rapidly induces the initial states of arteriosclerosis and cholesterol's effects are not apparent." A comparison of the data on homocysteine with the data on cholesterol illustrates the strength of the homocysteine theory. There are many problems with the theory that dietary cholesterol causes heart disease. For one thing, non-oxidized cholesterol is not atherogenic in animals. Further, dietary cholesterol doesn't cause vascular disease in animals except under extreme conditions. Heart and vascular disease can be observed in the complete absence of added dietary cholesterol in animals. The cholesterol hypothesis preaches that a multitude of things increase the risk of heart attack. The list includes triglycerides, lipoprotein(a), fibrinogen, smoking, blood pressure, inactivity and poor genetics. Such a multiple risk factor approach should raise a red flag. Dr. Lewis Thomas (former president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) has stated that every disease turns out to have one central mechanism of action. Cholesterol has too many ifs, ands and buts to be the cause of heart disease. Levels of cholesterol in blood do correlate with heart disease. However, cholesterol is no longer thought to be the cause of heart disease. Also, a recent study by Dr. Franziska Loehrer and co-workers at University Hospital in Switzerland showed that cholesterol and triglycerides failed to demonstrate a statistically significant correlation with coronary artery disease. Elevated homocysteine, low S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), age, and body mass index did. According to Dr. Loehrer: "...high levels of homocysteine occur before the disease. The finding of similar homocysteine values in patients after an interval (of approximately) one year supports the idea that this parameter [homocysteine] plays a role in the disease process and is not just altered by the disease itself." Homocysteine is a clearly-established risk factor for heart disease. Based on large and small-scale studies, it is a better predictor of heart attacks than cholesterol. Back to the Magazine Forum


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Corpse Run 211: Les plombiers terribles
I went to brush my teeth last night and noticed (for the millionth time this month) that our sink is backed up and the water was taking a short eternity to do down the drain.
"I really should get some liquid plumr or somethi-"
liquid plumr… liquid plumber… Liquid plumber
yuck yuck yuck… I'm pretty stupid sometimes, I think.
Richard is trying to get a game of ultimate frisbee together this weekend, something that we did a number of times during college that was awesomely fun. Despite the fact that I totally love frisbee (although I admit I'm not that good at it) there was one frisbee outing that went… awfully.
The northern tip of Roosevelt island is a little park complete with an open field and numerous grill pits; it was (and I imagine still is) the perfect place for a day trip with friends. It was here that we set up our frisbee game.
Richard grabbed two cones and made his way out into the field to create one of the endzones. As he crouched down to place the second cone, I called out to him, "Hey, there's a tree in that endzone… isn't that dangerous?"
According to Rich, everything was cool. Really, what are the chances of someone hitting the tree? Low I supposed.
But there was still a possibility.
For a couple hours, we had a really fun, low intensity game of ultimate frisbee. Towards the end of the day, however, something did go wrong.
I was running a crossing route through the middle of the endzone with the tree, I turned my head towards the sideline, caught the frisbee and then-
I don't really remember what happened next. I do recall seeing my glasses flying off, but honestly I couldn't remember a thing involving the ten or so seconds that transpired after running full speed head-first into a tree.
The next image that I saw was all of my friends standing over me in a circle asking if I was all right. Everything appeared to be much shinier than it should have been. Someone handed me an ice pop to push against my face, apparently they went to get ice but the store had run out.
I for the life of me can't remember exactly when, but I eventually turned to Rich and said something to the effect of, "Yeah, that tree in the endzone… totally harmless."
One concussion and massive black eye later, we no longer use that endzone configuration.
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