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A Shoddy Attack on Charters
My letter to the editor of the Philadelphia Daily News takes issue with the paper's recent characterization of charter schools as "fiscal monsters."
The Daily News editorial on charter schools ("Frankencharters") includes scary Halloween analogies but does a disservice to genuine efforts to improve education in Philadelphia. Referring to charter schools as "fiscal monsters" flatly ignores that charters spend and receive fewer dollars per student than district schools.
Despite significantly less funding, Philadelphia charters outperformed district schools on the 2012-13 State Performance Profile. Charters actually operate with maximum accountability, since poor academic performance or financial mismanagement will result in closure - a fate that rarely, if ever, befalls district schools. Will the Daily News similarly refer to failing district-run schools as "monsters" that need to be "reined in" when the next cheating scandal occurs?
It should come as no surprise that charters receive their funding from school districts, since charters are public schools, too. That so many families have opted for charters reflect their success - it illustrates the overwhelming demand for expanding school choice.
Continued oversight and transparency is an appropriate policy goal for charter and district-run schools alike - especially in light of the closure of Walter Palmer, which is indeed devastating to the students and families involved. But the unique circumstances surrounding Walter Palmer do not justify demonizing largely successful charters citywide.
The 34,000 students currently languishing on charter waiting lists illustrate the urgent nature of school reform. Denying them more educational options - just to prop up the failing status quo - does not serve the best interests of Philadelphia.
posted by JAMES PAUL | 06:24 PM | Comments
Video: There's No Magic Money Tree
From education to health care to public pensions, it seems like the answer to every problem—for some—is always more spending. But where does that money come from? And why doesn't it ever seem to solve the problem?
Matt Brouillette debated taxes and spending with Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center Executive Director Sharon Ward earlier this week on PCN TV's Call-In Program. It would be an understatement to say their views differ.
One of the most frequently discussed sources of new revenue is a new severance tax on natural gas. This tax would be in addition to all the taxes businesses in that industry already pay. Matt says the industry should—and does—pay for the cost of government they use:
Beyond the question of whether it's fair, would imposing a severance tax even cover the cost of new education funding proposals? If not, where will that extra money come from, since, as Matt says: "There isn't a magic tree growing along the Susquehanna where this money comes from—it comes from working Pennsylvanians. And it will be the middle class that gets hit the hardest in this."
Matt points at that we're fooling ourselves if we think more money is the answer, especially when it comes to education. In Pennsylvania, per-pupil spending is already at an all-time high. More dollars won't make more scholars:
posted by JOHN BOUDER | 02:53 PM | Comments
Audio: PFT Fails Students, Teachers & the Poor
Matt Brouillette and other members of Commonwealth Foundation were on the ground at the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) protest yesterday, handing out fliers and letting teachers know how PFT leaders are failing them, students, and Philadelphia's poor.
WPHT's Dom Giordano interviewed Matt Friday morning to find out why he waded into the midst of a union protest to advocate for the teachers, students, and the poor left behind by Philadelphia Federations of Teachers' policies.
Matt, a former high school teacher, said:
The Philadelphia Federations of Teachers is failing the kids, the teachers, and the poor in the city and it is their policies that block millions of dollars from going into the classroom . . . [PFT leaders] are harming the very teachers they are there to protect and they are preventing the kinds of reforms that are needed that I believe will make it better for the good teachers in the district.
In response to figures like former Gov. Rendell, Philadelphia's Mayor Nutter, and others coming out against PFT's actions, Matt said, "What you are seeing is a union that is out of touch with the public… even with those who are on their traditional side."
Listen here or below for more of the interview:
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posted by JOHN BOUDER | 02:07 PM | Comments
School Funding Doublespeak
How can school funding be "slashed" yet "technically rise"?
Take a look at this excerpt from a recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, (emphasis mine):
Education funding to public schools has been slashed by more than $1 billion on the current governor's watch, noted Stephanie Robinson, a teacher at Barry Elementary in West Philadelphia. (Corbett, who has repeatedly publicly blasted PFT members for not contributing toward their health insurance, maintains that he has granted record amounts of aid to city schools. But, PFT and other opponents contend that although technically school aid under Corbett has risen above Rendell-era levels, the rise is minimal...)
Unfortunately mass confusion about education spending in Pennsylvania abounds, thanks to a well-funded campaign of deception from government union executives.
The Inquirer piece notes, for instance, that the political action committee of Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers gave $100,000 to Tom Wolf between May 6 and June 9 alone. According to the most recent campaign finance reports, the Pennsylvania State Education Assocation gave him another $200,000.
Unions have invested heavily in commercials and newspaper ads promulgating the myth that Gov. Tom Corbett cut a billion dollars in education funding. In fact, the PA Families First "SuperPAC", which we highlighted before, has been running election-related TV ads spreading the "$1 billion cut" lie. Not coincidently, the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Assocation recently gave $1 million to PA Families First, directly from union dues.
Of course, education funding cannot be "slashed" and "technically rise" at the same time. Only one can be true. And the truth is that state education spending is at an all-time high.
But as long as union leaders are willing to cut million dollar checks promoting their billion dollar myth, it's no surprise a teacher from West Philadelphia is unclear about the facts.
posted by JAMES PAUL | 04:18 PM | Comments
Rendell's Legacy Handcuffs Schools
Former Governor Ed Rendell wrote to the Philadelphia Inquirer and took issue with our policy points on Philadelphia school trends. The Inquirer printed a portion of our response.
Here is the full version:
Ed Rendell appears more interested in defending his tenure as governor than actually discussing the facts about Philadelphia. The Commonwealth Foundation's analysis of school spending, enrollment, and staffing trends spanned several administrations. We present the facts—most notably that spending has dramatically increased—regardless of who resides in the governor's mansion.
Despite that increased investment—more than $1 billion since 2002—Philadelphia public schools continue to leave children unprepared. Four in five students failed to meet proficiency in reading and math in 2013, according to the Nation's Report Card.
These results shouldn't be surprising, however. A study conducted by the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education found "either no or very weak association between levels of education expenditures and student achievement" in Pennsylvania.
Rendell goes on to blame Republicans for slashing state education funding. This claim is false. The loss of funding was due to the expiration of temporary federal stimulus money Rendell used to balance the state budget. Today, state education funding in Pennsylvania is at a record high.
The reality facing Philadelphia, though, is that pension costs are consuming more and more of the increase in spending—the result of legislation signed by Rendell and backed by teachers' union lobbyists to underfund pensions and delay those cost increases until after he left office.
In Philadelphia alone, contributions to the Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) increased by $133 million over the last 5 years, which is equivalent to the salary of 2,000 school teachers.
The pension crisis is real, and its impact is handcuffing Philadelphia and school districts across the state.
posted by JAMES PAUL | 09:08 AM | Comments
Audio: 73% of PA Voters Underestimate School Spending
Yesterday, we released a new poll showing just how confused voters are about state education spending levels and the results that money is buying.
When 54% of voters say they would not be personally willing to pay higher taxes to increase education funding, other solutions like pension reform and school choice must be considered.
To discuss the poll details and what can be done to improve our public education system—without raising taxes—CF's Matt Brouillette joined WSBA's The Gary Sutton Show.
Listen to a portion of the conversation:
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posted by JOHN BOUDER | 03:29 PM | Comments
School Reserves Offer Pension Reform Opportunity
Despite the rhetoric of "billions of dollars" in cuts from education, school districts across Pennsylvania have been able to increase their reserve funds. School districts had a combined reserve fund balance of nearly $4 billion as of July 2013, a $445 million increase from the prior year.
Jan Murphy of the Patriot-News reports that several districts have fund balances equaling almost a third of their annual budgets. One district—Valley Grove School District—even has a fund reserve of more than 99 percent of its total budget.
As part of the story, the Patriot-News created a database for readers to look up school districts' annual budget and reserve fund balances.
One school superintendent suggested that school fund balances be considered as a factor in state funding—that is, school districts with excessive reserve funds would receive fewer state dollars.
At the Commonwealth Foundation, we've pointed to the growth in school funding reserves, but also outlined a commonsense way to put those funds to use immediately.
Many school districts have built up funding reserves in anticipation of the coming pension crisis—and yes, there is a crisis, and it is getting worse for school districts. Putting money aside for future pension costs makes a lot of sense.
But it would be better to pay off pension obligations now and earn investment income on those fund reserves. If a school district turned their reserves over to the pension system now, however, it would simply be pooled with other funds, and that district would still have to pay the same contribution rate as other districts next year.
To help alleviate our looming pension crisis, lawmakers should look to change state law to allow districts to use reserves to prepay their pension obligations and receive a credit for doing so.
posted by NATHAN BENEFIELD | 04:30 PM | Comments
More on Philadelphia School Trends
Philadelphia-based Research for Action (RFA) took issue with CF's Policy Points on spending, enrollment, and staffing trends in the School District of Philadelphia. The RFA rebuttal intended to provide "a more complete grasp of the situation." Yet they don't dispute any of the facts we provided in the Policy Points, which offer broader perspective on what has happened in Philadelphia over the past decade. Instead of "informing this important dialogue," RFA only has spin to contribute.
The following will respond to their criticism, point by point.
Why did CF examine the ten year window between 2002-2003 and 2012-2013?
By not including statistics from the 2013-2014 school year, RFA accuses CF of using "selective data points to build a case." Our Policy Points relied on data from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Annual Financial Reports, Public School Enrollment Reports, and Professional Personnel Reports. For each set of reports, the most recent year of available data is 2012-2013, so naturally, this is where we concluded our analysis. PDE statistics from 2013-2014 were not available. Far from using "selective data points," the CF analysis draws on the most recent available information on the preceding decade.
Given the high levels of poverty in Philadelphia, shouldn't low test scores be expected?
RFA notes that "nobody should satisfied with academic performance among city students." The authors then qualify this statement by adding that Philadelphia's poverty rate is one of the highest in the nation and "its [National Assessment of Educational Progress] scores on most categories are comparable to cities such as Los Angeles or Chicago with significantly lower poverty rates." In other words: Philadelphia scores are lousy, but they are similar to the scores of other cities with high levels of poverty. RFA provides the chart below, which does very little to support their claims.
Philadelphia may have a slightly higher poverty rate than Los Angeles, but it also has lower test scores in three of the four categories. Compared to Chicago, Philadelphia scores are lower in all four categories. RFA is thus being rather liberal with the word "comparable." Also of note: the only listed district with a higher poverty rate—Dallas—has higher average test scores than Philadelphia in all four categories. In this case, even the "selective data points" chosen by RFA do not support their arguments.
RFA claims the CF analysis of academic achievement "rests solely…on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)." This is false, as the CF report also compares how charter schools stack up against district schools on the Pennsylvania School Performance Profiles (SPP). Charters significantly outperform district schools in Philadelphia on this metric, which is noteworthy, since they both operate in similar environments of poverty.
When it comes to SPP scores, we agree with RFA that cyber charters have been underwhelming. Of course, cyber schools have the ultimate incentives to succeed and improve: they will be shut down if they persistently fail, and they only receive funding when parents choose these schools as the best place to educate their children.
Throughout their rebuttal, RFA insists on singling out poverty as an explanation of poor academic performance. It is dangerous to get caught up in this "myth of helplessness"—a phrase coined by education policy expert Dr. Jay P. Green. Although many students face serious social problems outside the control of local school districts, is this reason enough to oppose school reforms that expand choice, opportunity, and accountability? Poverty must not become an excuse that prevents schools from improving their services to children and families.
Are charter schools contributing to growing costs for the district?
RFA claims that because "charters assume 30 percent of the district's budget" they "undeniably contribute to the district's rising costs." This represents a fundamental misunderstanding of charter school financing.
For each student attending a charter, the child's home school district sends a payment to the charter equaling the district's per-student spending, excluding all expenditures for adult education programs, community/junior college programs, student transportation, facilities acquisition, construction and improvement services, debt payments, and federal funds received.
The bottom line? Charters schools spend and receive less funding per student than district schools. In Pennsylvania, this discrepancy amounts to an average $1500 per student, money that school districts retain for students they no longer educate. Accordingly, it is wrong to argue that charter schools add additional costs beyond those of traditional public schools.
Charters should not be criticized or punished for attracting new students. It is incumbent on district schools to compete, innovate, and improve in order to win back the lost enrollment, as well as the payments that are sent to charter schools.
What is happening with district enrollment? What implications does it have for spending trends?
Over the last decade, district schools have seen a 25 percent decline in enrollment, while charter schools have seen a three-fold increase. This is where spending per Average Daily Membership (ADM) is helpful, because it includes charter enrollment and provides a complete look at district-wide trends.
Curiously, the RFA report did not address CF's analysis of spending per ADM—which has unquestionably increased in Philadelphia. This is true over both the 5 year and 10 year snapshot, with an inflation-adjusted 8 percent increase since 2008-2009, and a 21 percent increase since 2002-2003.
Keep in mind, these figures actually underestimate spending in district-run schools, because they include charter enrollment. As mentioned above, charters spend and receive less funding than traditional public schools.
The RFA authors also claim that "districts cannot pare personnel, building, and services costs proportionately" to offset enrollment declines. This fixed costs argument is a classic red herring in the case against school choice.
What about the bond sale?
RFA seems to view a recent Philadelphia bond issue as a smoking gun in the case for increased state and federal funding for district schools. Of course, borrowing the revenue is not a policy supported by CF either then or now. It will amount to more costs over the long term, and it is yet another temporary solution to a long-term problem. If anything, this type of action underscores the urgent need for better financial management. The bond issue does not change the fact that district spending has increased substantially, which is a key finding of CF's decade-long analysis.
What is happening to class sizes?
The original CF Policy Points was careful not to make any specific claims about average class sizes in Philadelphia. Our report merely presents the facts: the student-to-teacher ratio has declined over the last ten years. In 2012-2013, this ratio was 15.6 to 1. Nowhere did we claim that the average class size is 15 or 16 students. Average class sizes tend to be somewhat larger than the student-to-teacher ratio. But the ratio remains useful information in the context of claims that classrooms are on the verge of skyrocketing to 40 children or more. In light of a declining student-to teacher trend, it's fair to say such claims are exaggerated and misleading.
Are school districts struggling to meet their obligations for pensions and debt/construction costs?
Absolutely this is the case, and we agree with RFA on this point. There is no disputing that these obligated costs will force a greater percentage of funds to be spent in areas other than classroom instruction. The key question now, however, is how to deal with such fiscal challenges. Do expensive bills for pensions and debt provide carte blanche to raise taxes? This has certainly been the preferred approach over the last decade, and it appears to remain the preferred approach for those in favor of an increased cigarette tax in Philadelphia.
What would a different approach look like? It would include reforms to public employee pensions, an issue we've been concerned about for quite some time. Prevailing wage reform is another step that would significantly lower school construction costs.
CF is hopeful that RFA will join us in support of these policy objectives, which would result in important savings to taxpayers, as well as increased flexibility for local school districts feeling the wrath of poor policy decisions from several years prior.
posted by JAMES PAUL | 08:20 AM | Comments
Audio: Will a Cigarette Tax Really Save Philly Schools?
Yesterday, radio talk show host Dom Giordano talked to CF's Nathan Benefield about the proposed cigarette tax to fund Philadelphia schools.
Dom asked why we care so much about whether another tax is piled on Philadelphia residents. Nate responded, "It's a very temporary solution … that doesn't solve the long-term crisis in Philadelphia." Indeed, another $80 million won't solve the problems that still exist even after the School District of Philadelphia added more than $1 billion in revenue in the last ten years.
The real victims of this crisis—school kids and their families—won't be helped by another year of stop-gap measures as costs continue to skyrocket and performance keeps plummeting.
Listen to the conversation here:
See our policy points Philadelphia School Trends, 2002-03 to 2012-13 for more details.
The Dom Giordano Show can be streamed live daily here.
posted by JOHN BOUDER | 11:59 AM | Comments
A Note on Philadelphia School Spending
Last week, we released a summary of spending, enrollment and staffing trends in the Philadelphia School District over the past decade.
After this release, school officials and advocates have claimed our data is misleading because total spending and revenue numbers include funding for charter schools, whereas enrollment figures represent only the district.
But our analysis is not comparing total spending to enrollment, which measures the number of students in a school district as of October every school year. Rather, we look at total spending per "Average Daily Membership," which measures instead the average number of students enrolled over the course of the year, in both district and charter schools.
The spending per ADM comes directly from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. As total spending is up, even as the ADM declined over the past decade, spending per ADM increased from $9,299 to $14,361. This is a 21 percent jump, even after adjusting for inflation.
And while ADM does include charter school students, charter schools actually get less per student than the district-run schools.
To illustrate this we can estimate how much we spend in Philadelphia's district schools alone. To do so, we can look at the "tuition schedule", which calculates payments to charter and other schools. Using this, we can approximate that the Philadelphia school district spent more than $15,300 per student in district schools in 2012-13.
School District of Philadelphia Spending Data
Total Expenditures
Average Daily Membership (ADM, includes charters)
Spending Per ADM
Payments to Charters and Others Schools
District Direct Spending
District Enrollment
District Spending Per Student
Source: PA Department of Education
Unfortunately, the state data on "tuition payments" does not go back to 2002-03 as the rest of our analysis did. But the data from 2006-07 through last year also shows an increase in direct spending on district students, excluding charter school payment.
As the chart below illustrates, Philadelphia spending per district student has risen over the past 7 years, despite a dip in 2011-12, by almost $4,000 per student.
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The Anabaptist Story: An Introduction to Sixteenth-century Anabaptism (Google eBook)
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To 'The End' and Back – It is Done (Part 3)
Posted on 05. Sep, 2014 by admin.
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'What was next' was not something I could have imagined in my wildest dreams. Did NOT see that one coming at all. I awoke on Boxing Day, December 26 to Bob Wright and Chris Hales calling me on Skype very excitedly asking if I had seen the OPPT filings yet. Of course I hadn't, it was the day after Christmas and most Australians were nursing hangovers.
As I jumped onto the website and started reading through the documents with Bob and Chris I had a physical response, every cell in my body/heart/mind screamed YES, this is it.!!!!
I also listened to the conversation between Brian Kelly and one of the trustees Heather, as soon as it was made available on January 3rd 2013 on American Kabuki. Heather had contacted Brian and Bill to thank them for the POOF interview they had released (briefly) as it contained the exact information she needed to make 'something' visible.
Heather had already gone to mainstream media and was told that 'It didn't matter what the trust had done, no-one would ever know because "they" owned the media and would never let it happen'. No one in mainstream media would touch her, the filings or the trust.
It was the article that D published on 11/11 that brought her to Heathers attention also.
As Kauilapele (KP) was a contact of mine, involved in the initial public release and mentioned in the published conversation, I asked him immediately to put me in touch with this 'Heather' woman.
Heather accepted my Skype contact straight away and we began to talk. There was a connection, a familiarity between us that was unexplainable to me at the time. Many of you have also felt this when hearing her voice.
I had the same experience when Heather put me in touch with D and we spoke for the first time.
In the last few months of 2012 I had also been in touch with Adnan Sakli, a gentleman (and I use the term loosely) who claimed to own the whole corporate world structure. In early January I had a written skype conversation with Adnan regarding Heather and the work of the OPPT which I shared with Heather, up to that point Adnan had refused all my attempts to have him speak with Heather directly.
Heather passed on the entire conversation to Brian and Bill and they promptly published it January 11. I found out through a phone call from Chris Hales while I was out shopping, Chris was laughing so hard he could barley tell me what was going on. My initial response was to be furious with both Brian and Bill and again I asked KP to put me in touch. I sent them a raging Skype message and they replied very apologetically. Once again as soon as we began to talk there was an unusual sense of familiarity. It was already clear that something out of the ordinary was going on here, never before had I connected with this many people in such quick succession so intensely.
Before long Heather, D, Brian, Bill and myself were speaking daily, often several times. We discussed our interpretations of what was being made public, what we knew from various combined sources wasn't, measuring and following the response of the 'system' to the filings. Always there was the thread of the 'energetics' at play in our conversations as well.
Over the ensuing weeks we were joined by others including Bob Wright and Chris Hales, some came and went while others are still with us whether here in Morocco not.
I dare say ALL of us began to expand as a result of our connection. We shared 'dream' experiences, could feel each others energies and our own intuition, sensitivity and 'psychic' abilities began to expand at an exponential rate.
In February (I think) we also started to work together with the energetics consciously. This is the part of our work together that until now has not been transparent but that is about to change. We are in the process of compiling the notes necessary to publish some of these 'doing's'. Some time in March we all started to get visions/dreams etc. of the desert along with scenes from the movie 'The 5th Element'. By April it was clear we all desired to get together 'in density' and so a trip to Morocco was planned.
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There is broad consensus from epidemiologic research that lower socioeconomic status is related to poorer health. This study investigated the relation between median family income and self-reported mood symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder who reside in the United States.Two hundred eighty-four patients with bipolar disorder provided daily self-reported mood ratings for 6 months (50,054 days of data). Regardless of income, all patients were treated by a psychiatrist, took psychotropic medications, and participated in computerized self-monitoring throughout the study. Median family income was obtained from US census tract data. The association between income and mood was analyzed using income as both a continuous and categorical variable. Demographic characteristics were compared by income group. Education level was included in the analysis a priori.Both the continuous and categorical approaches found a positive association between income and euthymia, a negative association between income and manic/hypomanic symptoms including those due to mixed states, and no association between income and depressive symptoms. Patients in the lower-income group spent 12.4% fewer days euthymic than those in the upper-income group and 9.7% fewer days euthymic than those in the middle-income group. Patients in the lower-income group spent 7.1% more days with manic/hypomanic symptoms than those in the upper-income group. There was no association between education and income.Median family income is associated with mood symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder. Inclusion of income as a measure of socioeconomic status is recommended for future studies of outcome in bipolar disorder.
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A 34-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a moving sport utility vehicle (SUV) in central Mumbai, police said on Thursday.
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Two minors have been convicted for the gang-rapes of a photojournalist and telephone operator in the abandoned Shakti Mills compound in Mumbai last year.
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A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her stepfather on a number of occasions at their residence in suburban Malad, police said on Wednesday.
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A sessions court in Mumbai on Monday granted bail to Bollywood actor Inder Kumar Saraf who was arrested for allegedly raping and assaulting a 23-year-old model after luring her with a promise of getting roles in films.
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Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 25, 2014
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Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 13, 2014
A self-styled godman has been arrested for allegedly raping a television actress and duping her of Rs 25.70 lakh under the pretext of exorcising her and her property in suburban Kandivali, police said today.
Actor Inder Kumar arrested for allegedly raping model
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Bollywood actor Inder Kumar Saraf was today arrested for allegedly raping and assaulting a 23-year-old model on the pretext of getting her roles in movies, police said today.
Actor Inder Kumar accused of rape by a Mumbai woman
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Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 20, 2014
A 38-year-old woman was allegedly raped by an unknown person near her house in Powai in suburban Mumbai today, police said.
Mumbai gang rape prosecutor criticises Mulayam Singh Yadav for rape remark
Election 2014 | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 12, 2014
Public prosecutor in the Shakti Mills gang rape case today criticised Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for his rape remark saying that such statements would provoke criminals to commit serious crimes.
Mulayam Singh's shocker on rape: who said what
Who Said What | NDTV.com | Friday April 11, 2014
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My casual Karador deck. Still far from finished. I'm testing some unusual cards right now. Comments appreciated.
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If you guys wanna help, I'm open to suggestions and debate :)
If you could afford it card:Volrath's Stronghold is a decent land and try to get a Miren, the Moaning Well both are great together. I would use Llanowar Dead over Elves of Deep Shadow . And i think you should grab Aura Shards with all the creatures your playing with.
Thanks for the comment ! I'm not fan of the 2 lands, Volrath's stronghold ruins the draw and seems a bit slow. Miren is a cool sacrifice tool though, but life gain is not really a priority in my deck. Phyrexian Tower would be cool in that aspect, just need the money :P
Instead of Llanowar dead, I think about Fyndhorn Elves ... Just need to grab one too :)
Aura Shards is great, but should I get 1 crea out for it ?
Well you only have 1 sliver so i believe aura shards is better cause it can go off more.
or you could try Quirion Elves
Greater Good is the card i always seek in my karador deck, so i can sacrifice creatures for cards and if they are cheap as Fleshbag Marauder i can play them every turn
i also play Academy Rector for tutoring and card:Mirari's Wake for mana.
last suggestion is: if you are taking my advice is better running creatures that give you lands instead of creatures that give you mana, 'cause if needed you can sacrifice a creature that gives you a land in hand and play it again. see Borderland Ranger
I might consider Greater Good, and yes Academy rector is good :)
Not a fan of Mirari's wake though.
Thanks !
Put in Blasting Station . With Saffi Eriksdotter , Sun Titan , and Blasting Station in play, you can do infinite damage to all your opponents.
Blasting Station , Saffi Eriksdotter , and Sun Titan are on the battlefield.
Sacrifice Saffi Eriksdotter targeting Sun Titan .
Sacrifice Sun Titan to Blasting Station targeting an opponent.
Sun Titan returns to the battlefield. Use its enters-the-battlefield ability to bring back Saffi Eriksdotter . Blasting Station untaps.
Interesting combo, but you really need those 3 cards, or blasting station is a dead card :/ Furthermore, I wanted to get Saffi out of the deck.
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While stationed in England in the 1980´s, we watched Blackadder all the time. An excellent comedy with Rowan Atkinson that covered the adventures of the title character during different historical periods.Rik Mayall played a British WWI fighter pilot who crash-landed near Capt Blackadder´s trench in the episode "Private Plane". The screamingly funny interaction between the swaggering Royal Flying Corps and the ground-bound Army was a huge hit in our F-111 squadron. Also starred a young Hugh Laurie as an Army officer smitten by the pilot. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0526714/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Sample lines:Sqdn Cmdr Flasheart (Mayall): "Why does Cmdr Flasheart wear no underwear?"Flying student class: "We don´t know, sir."Flasheart: "Because the pants haven´t been built yet that´ll take the job on!!!!"RIP, Mr Mayall. All of us aviators raise a glass to you!
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I have been struggling BIG time with my weight loss over the past year. Before being told I could not be a bus driver (a job I LOVE) I was on my way to losing 70# following Weight Watchers. Until I have my hip replaced I can not work let alone walk alot. The past few weeks have been some what of a ray of hope for me. I have lost 2# here; gained 4/10ths #; lost 6/10ths#; stayed the same; lost 6/10ths #. My boyfriend KNOWS how I am struggling & I really do need encouragement & positive comments to help me continue on my weight loss journey. However yesterday after my WW weigh in I texted my boyfriend & told him I lost another 6/10ths #. When we talked later in the afternoon he said that it was a minuscule number that it really doesnt count as a lost. I WAS FLABBERGASTED!!!!! How dare he say it really didnt count. Then he proceeded to let me know that he can not understand how I can be struggling with the weight loss. All I asked from him was alittle positive encouragement. I have been very positive with him & his quitting smoking & I never have told him I am disappointed in him when he buys a pack of cigs to help him get over the urge. I keep all comments to myself knowing positive comments help him. In the past when this has happened I turned to food & binged like crazy. This time I told him I needed his support & his negative comments only hurt me & worse of all they sent me to food for comfort. I DID NOT turn to food this time but I did go have a long hard cry down by the river where it was peaceful. I felt better & I came up with non food rewards for the small goals I meet. I am rewarding myself for the next 25# (a mani/pedi); 30# (a sexy penior set); & 50# (a weekend getaway in Northern Wisconsin). I have told the boyfriend what the rewards are & when they will be appearing. He told me those were nice rewards & he even showed me the penior set we can both agree on. I have come to the conclusion that I will just keep my weight loss progress (good & bad) to myself so the only way he knows how I am doing is when I show off my reward just so I do not have to hear ANY negative comments. Maybe I am wrong with keeping the gain/loss from him but I am trying to keep the negative thoughts & comments from sabotaging my weight loss.
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When I started weight watchers in July 2010 I was 340#. In the 5 months after joining WW I lost 50# by my 50th birthday (12/27). My clothes were fitting VERY lossely & I kept telling myself I should drag down my sewing machine & alter the clothes seeing I didnt have money to splurge on new clothes. Well I didnt get my machine around however I am glad I didnt becuase I was laid off of work due to me needing a hip replaced. Well without working & not being able to move like I did when I was working I gained 30# back from May 2011 to January 2012. I am really upset with myself for not caring enough about myself to keep following the WW plan. Well 1 morning I woke up & just told myself that I would get back on track & alter my eating habits. Since February 2012 I have lost about 10#. Granted I would lose 3# then gain 2# back.....but I would keep at it & every week that went by I would do better at tracking my food. Fast forward to today..... It has been 3 weeks in a row where I have lost alittle something. That little something was pounds but better yet inches off my body. This past weekend my boyfriend commented on the slacks I was wearing....& it was not a nice comment either. He told me that it looked like I had a "load" in my pants. It was that the slacks I was wearing was TOO BIG & BAGGY. Seems like a few weeks ago those slacks fit me ok. Well let me tell you I came home & I lugged my sewing machine down the stairs from its storage area. I spent the better part of Sunday taking in 4 pairs of slacks & a top. The slacks I took in 2" each side plus 1" in the inseam & 1" in the crotch areas......they fit FABOULOUS!!!!! So I am altering my eating habits as well as my clothes. With doing this I will have to stay on plan with WW & with the support from my Spark PEople friends & groups I will have to alter more clothes in the future....besides I can not afford to buy larger clothes right now but I am very happy to be able to wear clothes I havent been able to wear in years. Now only 100# to go to my goal lol.
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Thank you for this list. So refreshing to see a pre-Kara gear list that doesn't involve farming 200+ Badges.
Yes, I tend to agree with the SSO strategy. That shield is far too good to pass up
Although, I am not 100% convinced on going scryer just for the proc on the pendant. You miss out on the Aldor chest piece if you go this path. The Aldor chest will last you all the way through until you get the chest off Nightbane or Magtheridon whereas the neck piece can be upgraded with the neck off Maiden.
Happy to hear if anyone else has an opinion on this.
Thank you for this list. So refreshing to see a pre-Kara gear list that doesn't involve farming 200+ Badges.
Under Ogri'la Aegis, you have suggested gems listed as Solid Azure Moonstone x3. However, it appears to only have 2 sockets.
Another reason to work that SSO rep: I have been finding KoT rep a little hard to come by, so I have been using [item]Glyph of the Gladiator[/item] on my helmet. Nice stamina boost and the 20 resilience lowers the uncrittable defense requirement to 477, if my math is correct.
im trying to gear up in a hurry to OT kara and runsome heroics, i have not played my warrior in a long time cause i got bored with pvp on him. im probably gonna have a new weapon tonight, and i know i need to replace all my trinkets rings and neck. and i have the stam gems in the bank for the rest of my slots. but how does the rest of the gear look as starter gear, please dont laugh =/ constructive criticism and advice welcome.
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Your health and armor values are quite adequate - in fact, your armor is great.
Your dodge is probably the area that you need to work on next - your avoidance is a bit low.
Sorry just a quick question, how does the old Arena 2 shield stack up against the SSO exalted shield please?
This gear is great workign on it myself but any other gear would be sugested for Pld. Tanks.... for pre kara i see alot of PLd tanks having spell damamge and the +40 spell dammage to the weapon... im lvl 63 right now and working hard. Also shuld i use the War. tyoe weapons or the mage type? like a mace or sword that has spell dammage or high DPS "somthing more a war would use.... since a war going for somthing with 80 dps vs. the 41.5 dps and spell dammage".... ? I had a Druid tank but much rather my pld so far.
first and foremost you need to survive so use whatever you need from this list (warrior type) to get to the minimum stats, then once you have better gear, grab a threat weapon (Continuum Blade is a good baseline for paladins) and put +40 spell damage on it, until you grab tier gear or badge gear, this will probably be your only source of spell damage so it'll help a lot with your TPS.
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Ciderhelm and Polar – thank you both very much for setting so many tanks on the road, both at and before level 70. As Polar determines the helm, chest, legs and shield are priority items I should mention that I do touch on all of these slots among my humble suggestions, having first read every posting here and the majority of Cider's compilation/compendium on tanking theory. Everyone reading this should do that. I tackle my list of potentially worthy mentionables in the same slot order as the existing front page posting, which I have enjoyed hunting and collecting through.
HEAD: Unlike the excellent Felsteel Helm, the Gladiator's Plate Helm has a meta slot for Powerful Earthstorm Diamond. Combined with its high armor, high stam, resilience (and set resil bonus) it is a serious contender. The head ench slot could mention the SSO Revered Glyph and the Heavy Knothide Armor Kit.
SHOULDERS: The Heavy Knothide Armor Kit I mentioned above is also good for shoulders, especially if you struggle to pay AH prices for the required Aldor/Scryer hand-ins. This versatile 10 stam boost comes for the price of 3 Heavy Knothide Leather from the AH or a friendly LW. It'll also work on your chest if the mats for +150HP are proving costly.
CLOAK: There are a plethora of cheap lvl 65+ greens randomly on the AH. Many have stamina and agility base stats and are worthy of consideration to begin with.
LEGS: The Gladiator's Plate Legguards (and chest) give +hit which is good for threat. Given that the PvP chest, helm and shoulders have gem slots, the +2 set bonus of 35 resilience is very feasible without endless grinding – and having resilience helps with magic damage in a way that armor alone may not. These legs have a whopping 1353 armor and 55 stam, 40 str (worth 2 block points) and that 12 hit I mentioned. If you have done a lot of PvP or don't have the full Felsteel set bonus – do look at these.
Nethercleft Leg Armor is a possible option if you can afford the mats, or can get that friendly LW you know to make a set for you. To be honest, befriending or being a 375 BS, Ench, JC, LW, and Trans Alch covers many of your Warrior/Tanking needs.
FEET: The costly Boar's Speed ench is worthy of note in my opinion, if Mongoose is deemed ok for the wep on the existing list of suggested items.
GLOVES: Again, if you have an incomplete Felsteel (the solid starter) set, Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets high armor and stam, resilience and that +2 set bonus resilience – as well as enough str for 1 more block point. The only downside of the Gladiators items is that they do not come with Defence. Also, the Legs and Gloves do not have gem slots like the other three items. However, if you are factoring in the resilience these items do help to achieve that mighty mantra for noob 70 tanks – pack on the armor and stamina.
TRINKET: If, like so many Fury/Arms talent based lvlers, you missed the Regal Protectorate in favour of the Bladefist's Breadth, consider the 22 hit and 140AP boost of the Terokkar Tablet of Precision or the 20 resilience and movement control life saver of the PvP Medallion of the Horde. Trinkets are so hard to come by that I really do feel these are worthy of mention, particularly as they respectively add threat and may save your healer's life and thus prevent a stressful wipe.
ENCH: There are many Vision Dust, Dream Dust and Nether Essence enchants that cash strapped 70s may wish to consider, if they find the Large Prismatic Shards and Greater Planar Essence costs prohibitive. They may only give half of the stats of the top ench for item slots, but you are progressing through gear and they cost next to nothing to have.
SUGGESTIONS: Could the SSO Glyph (Revered), Shield and Neck items be included in your front page list, even though two of the items are exalted? It only takes a couple of weeks to get the rep via MGT and the 11 Isle dailies and 7 or 8 Outland dailies (8 if you have a gathering profession) post 2.4 - and these items are now very much among the current "low-cost" benchmarks for people to aim for, as they gather their gear into early Karazhan territory.
QUESTIONS: Would you rate the Inuuro's Blade speed of 1.4 and its expertise of 11 ahead of an epic Dragonstrike with Mongoose? I currently use this mace as my DW offhand for SSO grinding, with another Dragonstrike Executioner in my MH. However, I respect that the Inuuro's Blade is very special to tanks for a blue and I ask you if it is worth me getting it with Mongoose or should I wait until I have braved Karazhan? I am getting ready to raid and I know I have a tough choice to make here in New Zealand about US versus Oceanic server times.
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This is a great list, I have used it myself alot. I have got most of those items myself, some better items and some worse items...
Myself I diden't find the Netherwing trinket hard to get, 1 retri pala and 1 prot warrior made it quite nicely
Do you agree?
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Edit: I broke down and bought Bracers of the Green Fortress which put me at 491 defense. I'm now just a few hitpoints short of 12k unbuffed. I'm running Auch Crypts for Lower City Shoulders and practice tanking.
I'd like to thank everyone who made contributions to this thread. You made starting my tanking career so much simpler.
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Loads of great info and will for sure follow
Btw i have seen some tanks running around with the deathfrost enchant Enchant Weapon - Deathfrost - Thottbot: World of Warcraft ...is that good over moongoose or are the tanks saving gold
Saving gold. The melee effect is equivalent to thunderclap. So if it's a warrior tank, improved thunderclap should be what they're using to debuff melee (the effects don't stack either).
Not sure if it's worth it for pally's since they don't get thunderclap, but I assume other enchants are still better for them.
when you say dodge+parry to be 30% you mean each one of them 30% or both of them to equal 30%(like 14%+16%)
thanks Polar for the Clarification
Ty Ty Ty.....as a prot for 70 levels warrior I was dreading dinging 70 today. However I feel much better now knowing my goal of starting Kara runs isn't as far away as I thought. I already have some of the quest gear you suggested and IM not far off of the 490 defense mark 420 now unbuffed and depending on what set I wear almost 11k hp and 11900 armor. I am gonna ding today and now have a much better idea of what to work for. I am however gonna grind some rep and marks in the 60-69 bgs before I ding. I was afraid to be laughed at if I showed up in any of that gear but now I can quote this great site and post as my reason for grabbing them lol.
Again TY for the work put into compliling this post!
Thanks for the list, it has helped me well!
I do have a query regarding trinkets though - I passed on the [item]Regal Protectorate[/item] as I was only low 60 and was looking for arms items then for levelling at the time...it was aaaages ago.
Because of this I am left with [item]Dabiri's Enigma[/item] and have a spare Trinket slot - the only two trinkets worth getting are both from Instance drops (SL & SH, of which I havn't had a drop yet despite running each instance around 7 times).
Is there any other alternative quest/rep trinket which could be used in the meantime? Even a green would be more useful than nothing.


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