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Ed Lee, Leland Yee and the progressive vote
A couple of months ago, I got into an argument with Enrique Pearce, who runs Left Coast Communications, the firm that set up Run Ed Run and ran one of the independent expenditure committes for Ed Lee. I told him that his firm was misnamed, that Lee was not a "left" candidate; he told me that Lee was the best bet for progressives because he was the "only candidate who could stop Leland Yee."
Now: We can all argue forever about Yee's progressive credentials (I've done that in detail here). But if Pearce was telling the truth, he was wrong, so wrong, and the numbers show it. Leland Yee came in fourth. Lee didn't prevent Yee from becoming mayor; he prevented John Avalos or Dennis Herrera from becoming mayor. Very different story, Mr. Pearce.
Willie Brown and his rich friends were all ecstatic at his party at the Palace Hotel, and why not? They're back in the game, back in charge at City Hall. And if Brown -- who, by the way, engineered this whole thing in one of the most brilliant political moves in San Francisco history -- is that happy, there's a reason for it. The wealthy and powerful interests in San Francisco think Lee is going to do what they want. That's why they're celebrating his election.
I'm not trying to be a downer here -- it's still possible that the ranked-choice voting system will put Avalos in first. But it's not at all likely. The only way that could happen: If the "anybody but Ed" vote was so strong on election day that virtually all of the second-place votes from Bevan Dufty, Jeff Adachi, Yee, David Chiu and Dennis Herrera went to Avalos. Possible, but don't be on it.
The reality is we're probably facing four years of Mayor Ed Lee, and I hope he proves me wrong and shows that he's willing to stand up to the people who put him in power. Possible, but don't be on it.
it might be the wrong reality. What this election shows isn't so much that Willie is pulling a few strings (although I'm sure he is) but rather that the vast majority of SF residents and voters aren't nearly as left-wing as you'd like.
More than 80% - four people in five - rejected left-wing politics in favor of the Lee/Yee/Herrera/Chui/Dufty style of moderate politics. We may be liberal but we're not socialists.
And if you accepted that, I think that would be a positive first step on the road to political redemption and relevance.
Love the way you spin it, but then why is it that Avalos came in second? And in an election with a low voter turnout, no less...while Yee, Chui and Dufty barely got above single percentage points? With Herrera lagging well behind Avalos. Perhaps this town is a lot more progressive than you care to admit.
He and his initiative got clobbered! I never thought he'd get above single digits, and I was totally correct.
The progressive vote wasn't split - Avalos was the only game in that town.
While the moderate vote was split between Lee, Yee, Adachi, Herrera, Chui, Dufty, Hall, Aliota-Pier etc.
It's easy to do well when you're the only representative.
A lot of the second and third ranked votes of those 'moderates' and conservatives transferred to Avalos. Unfortunately more of them transferred to Lee.
The point is, these dynamics were complex.
(The tasks of progressives next time is to reduce that complexity for the voters.)
Which is why he won.
SF'ers aren't as liberal as many here would like to think.
went to Avalos? Avalos was a very polarizing candidate who typically would either be #1 pick, or not picked at all.
And over 80% didn't put him first.
The Department of Elections ranked choice spreadsheet is available at sfgov.org/elections.
As of the currently reported numbers, the difference between Avalos' first place votes (34,556) and his final ranked choice result (53,174) was the allocation of others' 2nd and 3rd votes: 18,618.
Of course, that doesn't count people who put Ed Lee first and Avalos second (believe it or not, I was talking to one such individual yesterday.)
Ed Lee on the other hand, picked up 23,715 2nd and 3rd place votes.
Perhaps if an "anyone but Ed Lee" approach had been taken earlier, and if a left candidate finally had a decent absentee campaign, which has never happened at the Mayoral level, Avalos would have managed to beat him.
Actually, Tim ... the fact that Leland Yee came in fourth does not necessarily mean that Avalos or Herrera would have won. Absent Ed Lee, Yee would probably have won -- but once Ed Lee entered the race, his Asian-American base was decimated overnight.
Paul, your analysis ignores the presence of Chiu who had Chinatown's (Pak, CCDC, Ho, etc) reluctant backing before Ed was convinced to enter the race.
Forget that there?
Lee got three times the votes of Chui, Yee and Ting combined. Incumbency matters.
Willie Brown, Steve Kawa, and Rose Pak, as the election was nearing, could see that Chiu would be the leading Downtown candidate but would also lose to progressives.
So they ran Ed Lee.
The implication of your premise Paul, that Ed Lee was chosen to defeat Leland Yee, is that Ed Lee was planning to run all along and was lying when he said he wouldn't?
he wasn't asked whether he would run. He was asked whether (at that precise point in time) he INTENDED to run. And at that precise time, I believe he had no intention to run.
Once he started to do well in the job, and his approval ratings were high, those around him to persuade him to change his mind.
So he didn't lie, he reconsidered.
That would disprove Paul's assertion that Ed Lee was selected to beat Leland Yee?
Ed didn't originally intend to run but was later persuaded.
Whether those who persuaded him were trying to avert Yee being Mayor, I can't say. You'd have to ask them. But if that was the tactic, it worked.
Ed Lee told us in the spring -- and I was in the room -- that he was not going to run. Not that he had no intention of running, but that he simply wasn't going to do it.
I'm not saying he lied; he changed his mind. But his position was very clear until late summer.
At every point in time, he was being completely honest about his intentions.
Call a spade a spade. I think he was lying all along.
But he wasn't Avalos, so voting for Lee, although he didn't keep his promise was better than a vote for Avalos.
Lee just broke a promise, Avalos is a menace to the city.
Leland Yee came in .... fifth, behind Chiu, Herrera, Avalos.
Tim, you know better.
Untill Lee got in the race, every poll taken showed Leland Yee with a comfortable lead.
Chiu was also doing well.
The only reason Avalos and Herrera are 2and 3 is because votes Lee took Yees (and Chiu's) first place votes, loweing thier totals.
Avalos and Herrera simply didn't share Lee/Yee/Chiu Chinese base and were less affected.
Are there more recent results I don't know about that place Yee in fourth? Because SF Elections says he's in fifth place, 2,000 votes behind David Chiu.
I think the above comments underestimate the surprising strength of the Avalos campaign. And Yee's Chinese base was never the same as Ed Lee's base; Yee was never popular in Chinatown. I thought six months ago that Yee was the frontrunner, too -- but in retrospect, I don't think that was accurate.
while moderate voters had a huge choice.
On that basis, Lee's success is more surprising. He wiped the floor with Yee, Herrera, Adachi and Chui, scoring more votes than all of them combined.
Yee is in fifth, not fourth, no?
i am picturing Willie Brown, Rose Pak, Ron Conway and Paul Hogarth in a back room deciding to select Ed Lee (never ran for office) as interim mayor by lying to the Board about his "plan" to run, because they had decided that Ed Lee could defeat Leland Yee, but David Chiu (elected official, board president) could not.
For Brown et al. Not sure exactly what that says, but that's what I think.
Beyond Chron has consistently made assertions about Ed Lee that seem to be inconsistent with the facts?
For instance, considering that Ed Lee refused public financing and flew past spending caps and apparently even had the support of PG&E through multiple layers of independent expenditure committees (BOMA), this comment from Randy seems almost corrupt:
"Lee never became identified as the candidate of the elite."
If Lee was not the candidate of the elite, then who was????
"Willie Brown and his rich friends were all ecstatic at his party at the Palace Hotel, and why not? They're back in the game, back in charge at City Hall."
I must have missed the era when Willie and his rich friends weren't in charge at City Hall.
When was it? Certainly not under Brown, then Newsom/Lee. During Frank "Matrix" Jordan's reign? Under Agnos? Maybe Moscone? Dianne Frankenstein?
The glaring fact is, despite the posturing from Herrera and Lee, 67% of San Franciscans didn't vote. That's the lowest voter turn-out in decades for a major race like Mayor. No one got excited enough among eligible voters to actually vote.
In the last round, almost a third of voters who did manage to go to the polls, did not vote for either Avalos or Lee, with 28.50% in exhausted ballots by that time. Lee got 44% of the actual votes tallied.
No one should be happy about the fact that 2/3 of San Franciscans turned off and tuned out this year. We have a Mayor with no mandate but a lot of big money to begin the slow privitization of our public square.
the winner. But this win was huge. To get over 60% under IRV is massive. Lee got more than 50% more votes than anyone else.
And there is zero evidence that the non-voters would have voted differently than the voters.
Lee is mayor whether you like it or not.
And Lee won 60% of a pathetic 33% voter turnout. Hardly a mandate.
These results are more an indication that two thirds of the voters are so jaded by politics that they couldn't even be troubled to vote for anyone, especially the incredibly milquetoast Edwin Lee.
On the other hand, Avalos gained more support and momentum during the full course of the election than any other candidate. The strong surge for Avalos was incredibly inspiring and was definitely a mandate from radical and progressive voters that his politics are where we want our movement to go.
And this brings up the following point to all you left critics of ranked choice voting. It is notable that in a winner-take-all election Avalos would have been -low- in the pack because people would have been afraid to vote for him, and instead would have cast 'safer' votes for more centrist left candidates like Herrera and Yee.
"definitely a mandate from radical and progressive voters that his politics are where we want our movement to go."
yeahhhh, Get more radical and see how much further you get. Avalos wouldnt have been elected Mayor of black rock. He had nothing to offer.
What you are claiming doesn't jive with what actually happened in the election.
As the election progressed Avalos gained a continuously building powerful progressive surge, while the other candidates essentially stood still or faltered.
And then, of course, there is the Occupy movement.
Radical is the new demand from most of the 99%, and the only reason you are scoffing at this building powerful left populist mandate, is that you are afraid of it...
the only plausible candidiate on the left, while there were many moderate candidates.
In a straight runoff, Avalos would have been killed. Sf is far more moderate than you like to think.
3 in 5 voters for Lee is a mandate. A bigger win than Newson vs Gonzo
The fact that the progressive side of the vote fell back in higher numbers on Avalos as their ranked choice, rather than a more 'moderate' candidate like Herrera shows exactly the opposite, and that the progressive component of the vote is pretty much where we have always understood it is.
Incorporate into this analysis the -massive- corporate and developer ad money which flooded behind Lee to manipulate public perceptions, and your analysis is shown to be even further off.
even two out of five voters.
You cannot wish away the main reason for Lee's clear victory - most voters thought he'd make a better Mayor for ALL residents of this city
I told you 2 months ago that Avalos would lose unless he developed some pro-business, pro-economy polcies. He didn't even try, and so lost by a significant margin.
The primary reason Lee won, was that he had massive corporate and developer money behind his campaign.
If there had been four credible left candidiates, each would have gotten 5% or so. One in five Sf'ers being liberal isn't a shock. It's also not a mandate.
you take - victory is always right around the corner for you!
I admire that. Your house could be burning down with you in it, and you would talk about how it's all ok because fires are cozy.
Here's where it stands, in reality world:
- Ed Lee won with 60+%, in IRV, which is pretty exceptional for IRV.
- John Avalos, who ran a full campaign, received ONE THIRD of the votes Matt Gonzalez did in 2003 (after accounting for full RCV total). Matt ran a last minute campaign.
- John Avalos received less than half the votes Ammiano received in 1999 AS A WRITE IN (once again, after accounting for full RCV total).
- In 2001, 7 of the 11 BOS seats were held by the progressie block. Today, 4 of them are, and one of those seats will be gone thanks to Ed Lee appointing Mirkarimi's replacement.
- The largest victory of the night went to a Republican, pro-death penalty candidate. Congratulations to Gascon for DA. Eight years ago your DA was Hallinan.
As Lurker said last night, look over these facts and try to tell me you are in a better place than you were 1 year ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago. Or more likely, just follow Chris Daly's amazing lead from last night, and just keep complaining about everyone else and how it's all so unfair. Because that's really working for you, lol.
It's over for you guys here. Move to Portland or something.
Lee also had the mantle of an incumbent which helped as well beside massive IE in which the cap had to be raised twice. Avalos came in a decent second thanks to the 2 and 3's of others and a surge on the last day by progressives. Now the question is that both irv and public financing will be on the chopping block, how does Avalos use his second place to mold progressives into a more potent force to challenge Lee. We have supervisors' races coming up, including his own, next year.
But the fact is, 2/3rds of SF eligible voters didn't vote on Tuesday and those that did, 2/3'rds voted either for Avalos or someone else beside Lee. Lee's strategy all a long was to hope with so many candidates in the race, his incumbancy and tons of money spent before he ran, that would in the end, guarantee he would win. Progressives do need to ask why so few voted and why, 1/3rd of those, did not vote for either Avalos or Lee.
But IRV itself had nothing to do with anyone candidate losing as Herrera may be asserting.
My vote for Avalos counted until the final round too.
"Progressives do need to ask why so few voted and why, 1/3rd of those, did not vote for either Avalos or Lee."
That's why. It doesn't resonate. Your thrive as an oppositional, alternative force but are flat out incompetent as leaders. It is no accident that your best years came when this town was overrun with obnoxious, new money dot-commers, George W Bush had just stolen an election and Willie Brown was flaunting cronyism in the face of the City.
When you don't have those things to be "against" you have NOTHING. That's why. Your platform in itself is based on placing Socialist policies upon a city that exists in a modern day capitalist framework.
It sucks. Really bad. Figure it out. I'm laying it out for you. Your welcome.
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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 92(6): 2074-2079
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The use of combined hormonal contraceptives with ethinyl estradiol (EE) and a progestin results in alterations in potential biomarkers of venous thromboembolism risk. Evaluation of the impact of delivery route on these changes is difficult due to an interaction between EE and the progestin component.
The aim of the study was to compare the impact of oral and vaginal administration of EE alone on hemostatic variables and estrogen-sensitive liver proteins.
This was a single-center, randomized, crossover study with two treatment cycles separated by a washout cycle.
The study was conducted in an academic outpatient center.
Fourteen healthy postmenopausal women were enrolled; 13 completed the study and were included in the analyses.
Participants were randomized to receive EE (15 µg/d) delivered by oral tablet or vaginal ring for 21 days in one of two treatment sequences.
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Changes in plasma concentration or activity of ten hemostatic variables and six estrogen-sensitive liver proteins between baseline and day 21 of treatment were the primary outcomes.
Prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 plasma level was unaffected by treatment or delivery route. Angiotensinogen (expressed as plasma level of angiotensin I) increased similarly with oral and vaginal delivery; mean (SD) increases were 2,757 (1,033) and 2,864 (893) ng/ml, respectively (P = 0.0002). Alterations in other study variables, except total cholesterol, were similar with oral and vaginal administration.
Our results provide evidence that the customary effects of combined hormonal contraceptives on hemostatic variables and estrogen-sensitive liver proteins are largely related to EE and independent of delivery route during short-term treatment.
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Overweight/Obese Students, by Grade Level (State Only)
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- Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 5, 7, and 9 with Body Mass Indices (BMIs) in the overweight or obese ranges of the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sex-specific BMI-for-age growth charts, by grade level.
- Data Source: Babey, S. H., et al. (2011). A patchwork of progress: Changes in overweight and obesity among California 5th-, 7th-, and 9th-graders, 2005-2010. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California Center for Public Health Advocacy. Funded by RWJF; California Department of Education, Physical Fitness Testing Research Files.
- Footnote: Height and weight data from the Body Composition component of the California Physical Fitness Test were utilized to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI). Biologically implausible values were excluded. Among children, overweight is defined as having a BMI between the 85th and 95th percentile on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sex-specific BMI-for-age growth charts, while obesity is defined as having a BMI above the 95th percentile. N/A means that data are not available. Years presented are the final year of a school year (e.g., 2009-2010 is shown as 2010).
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According to the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, an estimated 17% of children ages 2-19 are obese (defined as having a Body Mass Index, BMI, at or above the 95th percentile for age and gender per the 2000 CDC growth charts). This rate has nearly tripled over the past three decades (1). Obese children are at risk for a range of social and physical health problems including low self-esteem, discrimination from others, joint problems, sleep apnea, and asthma (2). Obese children, along with overweight children (defined as having a BMI between the 85th and 95th percentile), are more likely to develop diabetes and heart disease; in addition, they are likely to stay overweight or obese as adults, placing them at increased risk for serious chronic diseases (3). Obesity's impact also extends beyond the individual; studies estimate that U.S. medical care costs related to obesity may have totaled more than $140 billion in 2008, and costs are projected to rise to $344 billion by 2018 if current trends continue (4, 5).
Research indicates that many factors may contribute to the growth in childhood obesity. For example, the rise in obesity is attributed to increased consumption of non-nutritious "junk" food and large portions; less time for families to prepare meals at home; soda consumption; less physical education at school; increase in sedentary activities, such as TV and computer use; exposure to advertisements for food; community development patterns that encourage driving and discourage walking; and decreasing safe spaces for children to play outdoors (6). Research also has shown significant racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in obesity prevalence among U.S. children and adolescents (7, 8).
Find more information and research about weight in the Research & Links section.
Sources for this narrative:
1. Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Data and statistics: Obesity rates among all children in the United States. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/data.html.
2. Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Basics about childhood obesity. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/basics.html.
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2011). Nutrition, physical activity, and obesity. Retrieved from: http://healthypeople.gov/2020/LHI/nutrition.aspx.
4. Finkelstein, E. A., et al. (2009). Annual medical spending attributable to obesity: payer-and service-specific estimates. Health Affairs, 28(5), 822-831.
5. Thorpe, K. (2009). The future costs of obesity: National and state estimates of the impact of obesity on direct health care expenses. United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention. Retrieved from: http://www.fightchronicdisease.org/sites/default/files/docs/CostofObesityReport-FINAL.pdf
6. Anderson, P. M., & Butcher, K. F. (2006). Childhood obesity: Trends and potential causes. The Future of Children, 16(1), 19-45. Retrieved from: http://www.futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/docs/16_01_02.pdf
7. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (2010). Youth risk behavior surveillance – United States, 2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summaries, 59(SS-5). Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5905.pdf.
8. Trust for America's Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2008). F as in Fat: How obesity policies are failing in America. Retrieved from: http://healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2008/Obesity2008Report.pdf - Measures of Weight on Kidsdata.org
On kidsdata.org, indicators of weight include:
- Percentage of public school students in grades 5, 7, and 9 who are overweight or obese per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition, by county, city (20,000 residents or more), and grade (state-level only).
- Percentage of public school students in grades 5, 7, and 9 who
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underweight per the California Department of Education definition, by grade, gender and grade, and race/ethnicity and grade (county- and school district-level). Only data for 2011-2013 are presented because data from earlier years are not comparable because new standards were applied to the body composition fitness area.
Regarding the healthy weight or underweight measure, data pre- and post-2011 are not comparable because new standards were applied to the body composition fitness area that year. Data before 2011 are not provided on kidsdata.org. - How Children Are Faring
In 2013, the percentage of California public school students at a healthy weight or underweight was about 53% for 5th graders, 56% for 7th graders, and 59% for 9th graders, similar to the previous year. Figures vary widely at the local level. For example, among counties, the percentage of 7th graders at or below a healthy weight ranged from 41% to 78% in 2013. Statewide, a higher percentage of girls are at or below a healthy weight than boys in grades 5, 7, and 9. Among racial/ethnic groups in California, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, and African American/Black students have the lowest percentages at or below a healthy weight, whereas Asian American, white, multiracial, and Filipino students have the highest.
Based on a separate analysis of 2005-2010 data by UCLA and the Center for Public Health Advocacy, the percentage of California 5th, 7th, and 9th graders who were overweight or obese (according to the CDC's definition) held steady from 2005 to 2010, hovering around 38%. These data, too, varied widely by county (25% to 47% in 2010) and by city (11% to 53%, among cities with available data). At the state level, the percentage of 5th graders who were overweight/obese consistently was higher than the percentages for 7th and 9th graders. - Policy Implications
California has been a leader in advancing policies to combat childhood overweight and obesity, from banning soft drinks and unhealthful food in schools to requiring nutrition labeling in chain restaurants (1). Yet the state continues to battle an overweight/obesity epidemic among children. While the rise in obesity may be leveling off overall, significant disparities persist by race/ethnicity and income (2). Obesity rates are greater for low-income youth compared to more affluent youth—particularly among boys—and for African American/Black and Latino youth as compared to white and Asian American youth (3). Reducing childhood obesity requires equitable access to safe places to play, affordable healthful foods and beverages, and less access to high-calorie and sugar-sweetened foods and drinks (4, 5). Public policy can make a difference by changing the environment in which children make food choices, live, and play.
According to research and subject experts, policy options that could influence children's weight include:- Continuing to enforce and extend legislation that restricts sales of unhealthful food and drinks in schools; increases the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables and drinking water in schools; and improves the nutritional quality of other foods and drinks sold at school (1, 4, 5)
- Funding and facilitating physical education and nutrition and garden programs at school (4, 5)
- Supporting and planning for a built environment in schools and communities that encourages walking, bicycling, and outdoor play (4, 5)
- Targeting anti-obesity efforts in a way that addresses racial/ethnic and income disparities, including increasing access to affordable healthful food (4)
- Promoting greater school and student participation in the School Breakfast Program, as eating a healthful breakfast can help regulate food consumption throughout the day, increase intake of micronutrients, and decrease obesity (6)
- Supporting public education efforts to promote healthful eating and active living (3)
- Improving nutritional content of school lunches, particularly free and reduced price meals (7)
- Increasing breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity, a priority strategy in the CDC's efforts to decrease the rate of childhood obesity (8)
For more policy ideas about promoting healthy weight and fitness among children, see kidsdata.org's Research & Links section or California Project LEAN, Action for Healthy Kids, and the ENACT Local Policy Database. Also see Policy Implications on kidsdata.org under Physical Fitness, Free/Reduced Price School Meals and Nutrition/Breakfast.
Sources for this narrative:1. California Center for Public Health Advocacy. (n.d.). State legislation. Retrieved from: http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/legislation.html
2. Pan, L., et al. (2012). Trends in the prevalence of extreme obesity among U.S. preschool-aged children living in low-income families, 1998-2010. JAMA, 308(24), 2563-2565. Retrieved from: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1487493%20
3. Huh, D., et al. (2012). Female overweight and obesity in adolescent development trends and ethnic differences in prevalence, incidence, and remission. Journal of Youth Adolescence, 41(1). 76-85. Retrieved from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3413457/
4. California Department of Public Health, California Obesity Prevention Program. (2010). 2010 California obesity prevention plan: A vision for tomorrow, strategic actions for today. Retrieved from: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/COPP/Documents/COPP-ObesityPreventionPlan-2010.pdf.pdf
5. Lanza, A., et al. (2012). How the built environment contributes to the adolescent obesity epidemic: A multifaceted approach. Vanderbilt Research Journal, Vol. 8. Retrieved from: http://www.homiletic.net/index.php/vurj/issue/view/182
6. California Food Policy Advocates. (2010). The benefits of breakfast: Health & academics. Retrieved from: http://www.breakfastfirst.org/pdfs/HealthAndAcademicBenefits.pdf
7. Taber, D. R., et al. (2013). Association between state laws governing school meal nutrition content and student weight status. JAMA Pediatrics. Retrieved from: http://www.rwjf.org/en/research-publications/find-rwjf-research/2013/04/association-between-state-laws-governing-school-meal-nutrition-c.html
8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). California state nutrition, physical activity, and obesity profile. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/stateprograms/fundedstates/california.html
- Research & Links
- Websites with Related Information
- Action for Healthy Kids
- California Center for Public Health Advocacy
- California Project LEAN, California Department of Public Health & Public Health Institute
- Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Knowledge Path, Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University
- Let's Move: America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
- National Collaborative on Child Obesity Research
- Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Overweight and Obesity, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Overweight in Children and Adolescents Knowledge Path
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
- The Strategic Alliance for Healthy Food and Activity Environments, Prevention Institute
- Key Reports
- A Patchwork of Progress: Changes in Overweight and Obesity Among California 5th, 7th, and 9th Graders, 2005-2010, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California Center for Public Health Advocacy
- Beyond Health Care: New Directions to a Healthier America, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity and Diabetes, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, PolicyLink, & California Center for Public Health Advocacy
- Healthy Food, Healthy Communities, PolicyLink
- Income Disparities in Obesity Trends Among California Adolescents, American Journal of Public Health: Environmental Approaches to Obesity Prevention
- Interventions for Treating Obesity in Children, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Prevalence of Obesity Among US Preschool Children in Different Racial and Ethnic Groups, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
- State Laws Governing School Meals and Disparities in Fruit/Vegetable Intake, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- The Long-Term Returns of Obesity Prevention Policies, Campaign to End Obesity
- Who Are America's Poor Children? Examining Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity, National Center for Children in Poverty
- County/Regional Reports
- Asians and Pacific Islanders and the Growing Childhood Obesity Epidemic (Los Angeles County), Ethnicity & Disease
- Blueprint for Prevention of Childhood Obesity: A Call to Action, Healthy Communities San Mateo County
- Changing the Odds for Our Children: Santa Clara County Children's Agenda, Kids in Common
- Kern County Report Card, Kern County Network for Children
- San Diego County Report Card on Children & Families
- Santa Barbara County Children's Scorecard, Santa Barbara County KIDS Network
- Solano County Children's Report Card, Children's Network
- Tulare County Children's Report Card 2010, Children's Services Network


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Brian Jenkins | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 25, 2002 | |
My most satisfying solo climb to date. Dramatic looking mountain. Had the mountain to myself until right before I got back to my car. Car to summit back to car in under 5 and 1/2 hours. Summit pinnacle was easier than I expected. One or two fifth class moves but the majority was 3rd and 4th class I thought. No need for a rope. Climbed it in just a few minutes. Downclimbing was easy. Summit register was missing the cap and it was just scraps of paper inside so no chance to sign it. Clouds rolled in as I summitted but views were nonexistent below me anyway due to the wildfires. Couldn't even see Diamond Lake. Got down quickly as I wanted to avoid that whole "lightning rod of the Cascades thing." Saw about 700 freaking chipmunks on the trail and one huge wild turkey. Awesome climb. Would like to go back and do the McLaughlin Memorial route up the west face. Fun! | ||
Posted Aug 27, 2002 5:18 pm |
Hammer | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: July 5, 2002 | |
Great day! First Group to summit as we got an early start in order to beat the heat. Passed many a hiker/climber on the way down. Only wished I would have taken care of my hot spots on my heels a little earlier! Nothing like raw meat, however got to dip them in Diamond lake before the drive to Smith Rock. | ||
Posted Jul 9, 2002 12:54 pm |
DonGraham | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: June 16, 2002 | |
We hit snow just after the 2 mile mark on the way up, and the trail disappeared! Route finding to the west ridge was very straight forward. We set up camp by the PCT junction with a great view. Stay close to the ridge above timberline to avoid very loose, steep talus. Summit block is an easy climb, but unless you enjoy exposed downclimbing bring a rope. | ||
Posted Jun 19, 2002 1:24 pm |
synne.chadwick | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August 1997 | |
Awsome climb/hike to the summit. It is a great short and fun climb that only takes about 1/2 a day. The summit boulders are pretty exposed, but you can manage without a rope. However, I would not recommend it for people who are not used to climbing. | ||
Posted May 18, 2002 5:14 am |
darinchadwick | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: August 96 or 97 | |
Slept on the saddle just below the summit pinnacle. Climbed up in the predawn light to see the sunrise from the summit. The needle shadow is something to see. Another guy came up about an hour later, and while we were hanging out we saw a helicopter dip below the rim of crater lake and never come back up. We were some of the last people to see that chopper before it crashed into the lake. | ||
Posted Mar 29, 2002 6:28 am |
markman | Route Climbed: west ridge Date Climbed: summer 94 | |
I agree with dshoe about the rope. At least take one. I might not have used mine on a nice day, but the wind was screamin and I was glad I had one for the way down. | ||
Posted Feb 1, 2002 6:16 pm |
dshoe | Route Climbed: West Ridge Route Date Climbed: 06-17-01 | |
This climb/hike is probably one of my most favorite that I have done so far. It is definitely "short and sweet!" Round-trip took about 6 hours. Some nice third class scrambling just below the "saddle." Despite my better judgement, went ahead and climbed the summit block without a rope; can honestly say that I probably would not do it again without one. The views from the top are awesome, and the experience is grand, but the consequences of what could happen on that last 80 feet or so, unroped, are not really worth it.......................................In other words, no matter how good you think you are, you would be very wise to take a rope. | ||
Posted Dec 21, 2001 10:04 am |
Elwood | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: June 97 | |
I enjoyed the last steep section of the climb & the summit was pretty neat, being it was so small. Had a good time camping & hanging-out at Diamond Lake, we also had to play tourist & check-out Crater Lake. | ||
Posted Nov 2, 2001 3:00 pm |
Zancudo | Route Climbed: West ridge Date Climbed: 8-25-01 | |
Climbed with (and took summit photo of) "Hammer". The climb was pretty straight forward. I enjoyed it, and would do it again, but its a hell of a long drive. | ||
Posted Sep 19, 2001 10:37 am |
Hammer | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 25, 2001 | |
Great climb with the Chemeketan Climbing Club. Great views of Crater Lake, Diamond Lake, and of the Sisters Complex to the North. Our Climb went well with my uncle leading the summit pinnacle. I think if I was to do it again I would free climb it and save the weight of the rope. Some however might freak with the down climb. | ||
Posted Sep 19, 2001 5:26 am |
dharmadog | Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: August 4,2001 | |
Last 100 feet on Northeast ridge. Route moves to East with great exposure as you near the summit. A bit much for unaided climb. Can see into Crater Lake from summit. | ||
Posted Aug 24, 2001 9:42 pm |
Bob Burd | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: May, 1992 | |
This was my first class 3 scramble and scared the pants off me. But Eric and I felt like brave mountaineers after overcoming our initial fear and climbing the summit blocks. Great little volcanic needle with excellent holds. It was this view from Crater Lake that got our attention as we drove north, and literally climbed this on a whim. It's hard to just drive by without it getting your attention. | ||
Posted Aug 21, 2001 11:32 am |
Josh | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: June 17, 2001 | |
After hiking most of the way up on the West Ridge, I took the NW (?) ridge for the last hundred feet to the summit. It came in at about 5.4 or so on pretty solid rock. Great exposure! From the summit you can see all the way south to Mount Shasta and all the way north to Mount Jefferson. Quite impressive. | ||
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Postabortion care has received increasing emphasis as an important intervention to address part of the problem of unsafe abortion. Although a good deal of attention has been paid to improving emergency treatment of abortion complications, the other elements of postabortion care, including providing postabortion family planning services, have received less attention and are rarely found in health-care settings around the world. This report describes a study that was conducted in Kenya to test three different models of ways to provide postabortion family planning. The study shows that these new services are both feasible and acceptable to providers and patients, and also shows how effective they can be. Whereas only 7 percent of women received family planning counseling according to the baseline survey, this proportion increased to 68 percent in the postintervention period. In addition, 70 percent of women who decided to begin using contraceptives received a method, compared with only 3 percent at baseline. The provision of postabortion family planning counseling and methods on the gynecological ward by ward staff was found to be the preferred and most effective model.
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If they dont have any 3g? My phone is Verizon, but I want AT&T. Do they sell some sort of mobile hotspot thing that I can hook up to the iPad2?
This is a discussion on Is there a way to get mobile hotspot? within the iPad 2 Forum forums, part of the Apple iPad Discussions category; If they dont have any 3g? My phone is Verizon, but I want AT&T. Do they sell some sort of mobile hotspot thing that I ...
If they dont have any 3g? My phone is Verizon, but I want AT&T. Do they sell some sort of mobile hotspot thing that I can hook up to the iPad2?
The phone should be able to hotspot or wirelessly tether. Depends on the phone. Once u decide what phone u want, let us know and will be able to give more details on it. That's what a lot of people do now, forgetting the 3G version of iPad and getting the wifi only version then tethering it to their phones. Saves u a ton of cash in the short and long term. I tether my win mo phone to my iPad and wrks flawlessly. When I'm at home, I use my com cast high speed wireless network.
I have the Droid 2 with Verizon. I dont want to get a new phone, just curious if AT&T sells something similar to Verizons MiFi that I can use for the iPad 2?
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You should be able to tether you D2 with the ipad2 via VZW's tethering. Look for an app called 3g Mobile Hotspot in the market place.
I haven't used it on the D2 but it is a program via VZW. I did use it on my Droid X with my iPad. I did pay VZW's tether option on my plan though, so it's not free but works great!
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Do you buy 30 day buckets like ATT 3G iPad plans?
I'm going to be using my Inc for a hotspot but if if ends at 30 or so I'm going to wait until I need it vs trying it out now. My wife has one with the ATT 3G so I'm familiar with how theirs works, just wondering if mobile hotspot with Verizon works the same.
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Mark, I have turned the wifi hotspot on and off through VZW customer service line for short periods of time. IE: 3 day trip, call and get it active. When I get home, I call and cancel it. Then I get billed a prorated amount for the month. It is truly a month to month deal. No contract with it.
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Yelp Responds To Senate Committee Over Google Antitrust Hearing [officialblog.yelp.com] Because Google competes against Yelp to provide consumers with the best information about local businesses, these government groups have asked Yelp to discuss our experiences with Google's conduct.
We have responded to these requests and told officials that we believe Google has acted anti-competitively in at least two key ways: by misusing Yelp review content in their competing Places product and by favoring their own competing Places product in search results.
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The North River Stagecoach Robbery
Aug 09, 2001 — Historians recreate a stagecoach robbery near North River a century ago. Actors in period dress and an authentic Concord stage built in 1870 will help recreate the colorful era of Adirondack stagecoach travel. The event takes place Saturday at the North Creek Railroad Depot. Todd Moe spoke with Dr. Richard Bossert, who's researched the now legendary highway robbery, and is event chair for Saturday morning's re-enactment. Go to full article
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Washington Nationals tickets have been available for purchase since 2005. The current franchise is the third Major League Baseball franchise to represent the nation's capitol. The first two franchises played in Washington D.C. from 1901 to 1960 and from 1961 to 1972. Both of these previous franchises were members of the American League. The current franchise, a member of the National League, began play as the Montreal Expos in 1969 and was the first Major League franchise to play a regular season based outside of the United States. While based in Montreal, fans cheered on such stars as Rusty Staub, Andre Dawson, Pedro Martinez, Gary Carter, and Tim Raines. Major League Baseball took over the financially struggling Expos and moved it to Washington D.C. after the 2004 season. Washington Nationals tickets became a very much sought-after commodity. Led by manager Frank Robinson, the Nationals got off to an impressive start in the 2005 season. Brad Wilkerson, the first player to bat for the Nats, responded with the first single for the new team. The home opener for the newly located franchise was played on April 14, 2005. There were 45,596 holders of Washington Nationals tickets in attendance. Since 2005, the team has been building a solid organization, putting together a solid core of young players to represent the nation's capitol for years to come. Led by Davey Johnson, the performance of current players such as Ian Desmond, Jesus Flores, Steven Strasburg, and Bryce Harper, hope to inspire sales of Washington Nationals tickets for years to come.
In their last seasons in Montreal, the Expos had very low fan attendance drawing far less than 1 million per season at poorly maintained Olympic Stadium. When the team relocated in 2005, Washington Nationals tickets were sold for games played at RFK Stadium. This was the facility where the second American League Washington Senators franchise played before leaving for Arlington Texas after the 1971 season. The Nats played at RFK Stadium for three seasons while awaiting a new stadium to be built. On March 30, 2008, the Nationals hosted the Atlanta Braves for their first ever regular season game at Nationals Park. The new stadium seats 41,546 holders of Washington Nationals tickets. Nationals Park offers a panoramic view of many of the area's landmarks. The stadium also features state of the art audio and video technology. Handicap accessibility ensures that every holder of Washington Nationals tickets will have the maximum enjoyable baseball experience. Since moving to Washington D.C., there has been no fewer than 1.8 million Washington Nationals tickets sold for a single season. In baseball's triumphant return to the nation's capitol in 2005, there were almost 2.7 million fans in attendance to witness, in person, the national pastime. And thanks to interleague play, interest is heightened with a natural rivalry against the American League Baltimore Orioles. This gives fans from Baltimore an interest in buying Washington Nationals tickets. So whether you have interest in the Beltway Series, or are a hardcore baseball fan, check out the exciting play of the Washington Nationals.
3-5-14: Heading into the 2014 season young stud Bryce Harper has been told that he might find himself batting fifth in the nationals batting order this upcoming season. Washington manager Matt Williams said that he feels most comfortable with Bryce Harper batting fifth. It was also reported that young starting pitcher Stephen Strausburg has been working on a slider which would be a devastating combination with his already established electric fastball. The nationals also signed left-handed pitcher Mike Gonzalez to a minor-league contract which also includes an invite to their spring training facility to audition for a job with the big league roster.
1-24-14: The Nationals were able to avoid arbitration with their All-Star Pitcher Jordan Zimmermann by agreeing to terms on a 2 year $24 million but their biggest move of the offseason was trading for right handed Doug Fister. Those two moves will sure up Washingtons rotation for 2014 as they now have three great pitchers with Stephen Strasburg at the top of the rotation.
1-7-14: The Washington nationals and veteran outfielder Nate McClouth have agreed to a two year deal worth $10.7 million. McClouth will join a crowded and talented outfield and will likely be in the fourth position on the depth chart. Earlier in December the Nationals made a trade with the Oakland A's acquiring left-handed pitcher Jerry Blevins in exchange for outfielder Billy Burns. For spring-training the Washington nationals will head to Florida to compete in the grapefruit league.
12-9-13: The Washington nationals should regret shutting down there young pitcher Stephen Strasburg two years ago when the team had a chance to do some serious damage in the playoffs. A team can never know when we'll have a chance to win the division again and the nationals made that mistake and regretted it last season as they missed out on the playoffs. While still young and promising the nationals fail to season opportunity to take control of struggling division and last year the Atlanta Braves ran away with it. Don't count this team out however behind the leadership of veteran Jason Werth and the young strong right arm of Stephen Strasburg this team can be a foreign in the sides of anyone. The nationals also added right-hander Doug Fister with the trade involving the Detroit Tigers. Sister is a capable right-hander in the middle-of-the-road station.
8/21/13 - After winning the division last season the Washington nationals have had a disappointing follow-up campaign. At 61 – 64 they're 15 games back out of first place. Starting pitcher Dan Haren picked up the win last night in Chicago against the cubs in a 4-2 win. Bryce Harper recorded two hits for the nationals in that win. After facing the cubs the nationals will travel to Kansas City to face the Royals for interleague play. Stephen Strasburg is having a nice year with an ERA of 2.93. The nationals have a record of six and four in the last 10 games.
7/18/13 - The Washington Nationals have been a surprise disappointment through the first half of the season. Unable to follow up Their surprise season last year Many will question their decision to shut down Stephen Strasburg. At 48 – 47 the nationals are in second place. After the break the nationals will embark on a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Stephen Strasburg will take the mound For the first game of the series. The nationals have only scored 357 runs this season and that ranks 26th overall in the majors.
7/7/13 - Two Washington Nationals will be headed to Citi Field with the National League all-stars. Outfielder Bryce Harper was voted in by the fans and will start in his second ASG appearance. RHP Jordan Zimmermann will be making his 1st appearance in the midsummer classic.
6/12/13 - Last year was a surprisingly good year for the Washington Nationals. Winning 98 games along with a division title, the Nationals are a young team on the rise for sure. Currently in second place, behind the Braves, the Nats will square off against the Colorado Rockies and the Cleveland Indians as part of a 9 game road trip. Jordan Zimmerman is having a great year on the mound with a record of 9-3 and an ERA of just 2.00. Young star Stephen Strasburg is averaging 8.64 strikeouts per nine innings but is currently on the DL. Ian Desmond leads the team in batting average at a .277 clip.


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Annual Paul Laurence Dunbar Memorial Poetry Prize
The contest is open to everyone except Sinclair part- and full-time faculty and staff. Only non-published poems and prose will be accepted.
The winning entry will receive $100 and be printed as a broadside edition. The winning entry will also appear in Flights, Sinclair's literary arts magazine. In case of a tie, the award will be split.
Copy poem(s) to a disk and drop off or snail mail to
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Room 5-143C
Dayton, OH 45402
Disks will not be returned. For more information about the Dunbar Memorial Poetry Prize e-mail Professor Susan Callender at email@example.com
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Entries must be in the office by December 8
Annual Creative Writing Contest
Categories are: Adult Fiction, Adult Non-fiction, Adult Poetry, and High School Fiction, Non-fiction, and Poetry. Only non-published manuscripts will be accepted.
Open to those all writers who have received no "payment" for published manuscripts in the category they are entering; "payment" includes free copies of journals in which their work has appeared. Previous first and second place winners are ineligible to enter categories in which they have won; they may enter other categories. The contest is not open to Sinclair part- and full-time faculty and staff.
Prose (fiction and creative non-fiction) must be between 500-5000 words per selection. Poetry must not exceed 100 lines per poem. All entries must be a digital text file on 8.5"x11" document, 1" margins. Double space for prose, single space for poetry. Include full name, address, and title of the manuscript in the upper left corner of the first page of each entry. Place last name and title at the top of each subsequent page.
The winning entry in each category will receive $60. Second place in each category will receive $30. Third place in each category will receive $20. The above winners along with those receiving honorable mention will receive certificates suitable for framing. Contest winners will be presented awards during a March ceremony at Sinclair Community College. Winners need not be present; awards will be mailed. A final award to the winner of all categories will be made on behalf of the Antioch Writers' Workshop and includes a full tuition waiver to their week long workshop July 12-18. Other first place winners will receive a scholarship to the Saturday AWW. Keynote speaker for 2014 is Andre Dubus III.
The easiest and most efficient way to enter is through Submittable at: http://sinclairwritingcontest.submittable.com/submit
Post each entry electronically with appropriate fees. Fees are slightly higher than posting via regular mail but this reduces paper costs and postage! For all poetry entries, you may submit up to 5 poems, just be sure they are in one text file (doc or docx please).
Fee for adult entries is $7.00 per entry; fee for high school entries is $5.00 per entry.
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Professor Rebecca Morean, Director
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Sinclair Community College
444 West Third Street
Room 5-133
Dayton, Ohio 45402-1460
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2013 Winners
Adult Fiction:
1st : Tyler Lacona "Echo" (AWW partial scholarship winner)
2nd M. C. McElroy "The Flycatcher"
3rd Jennifer Hilty "Average"
Honorable Mention: Cheryl Asbury "Beloved"
Adult Poetry:
1st Christina Dendy "As We Play Killing" (AWW partial scholarship winner)
2nd Brandon Edward North "Family/Death"
3rd Juliet MonBeck "Eleven"
Honorable Mention Jennifer Hilty "Overdramatic"
Adult Creative Non-fiction:
1st Rob E. Boley "Me Am Dad" (AWW partial scholarship winner)
2nd Ashley JoEtta Velazquez "Where Words Can Breathe"
3rd Mary Ellen Bagen "The Medicine Show is Coming!"
High School Fiction:
1st Laura Bullock "True Colors" (AWW partial scholarship winner)
2nd Zoe Cheng " Stars Burning"
3rd Zoe Cheng "Michael"
High School Poetry:
1st Jasiris Tapia "Leave me be" (AWW partial scholarship winner)
2nd Indigo MonBeck "The Upside Down Tree"
3rd Emily Williams "The Law of Conservation of Matter"
HM Jessica Carey "Sinking"
Antioch Writers' Workshop Full Scholarship Winner! Rob Boley for "Me Am Dad"
Congratualtions to all! Please join us for next year's contest!
Sinclair Community College's Peace Prize Essay Contest:
This contest is conducted in conjunction with the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and is open to any English 1101 or 1102 student writing about peace. Submissions for this contest follow National Public Radio's This I Believe guidelines, and a link to their instructions is found at This I Believe. The first and second prize winners of this contest receive tickets to the Awards Dinner celebration at the Schuster Center in the fall of each year. Please visit Dayton Literary Peace Prize for more information. Submissions are accepted throughout the year and can be placed in Caroline Reynolds's mailbox or sent electronically to email@example.com. E-mail Caroline with any questions you have. The deadline for fall 2013 has not yet been set.
Student Literary Competition
League for Innovation in the Community College
The League for Innovation invites each college or district in the League to participate in the Student Literary Competition. Each school will enter its first , second, and third place winner in each category in the national competition. Prize money for winners of the national contest will be distributed in each category as follows: First prize $500, second prize $200, and third prize $100.
Categories are: Poetry, Personal Essay, One Act Play, and Short Story. Entries must be original works written during the student's enrollment in credit courses at the college. Each entry must have the signature of a sponsoring faculty member. A contestant must be a currently enrolled "for credit" student in a League for Innovation institution, such as Sinclair Community College. The contest is not open to Sinclair part- and full-time faculty and staff.
A poem must not exceed 60 lines. A personal essay must not exceed 2000 words. A one-act play must not exceed 3000 words, including stage directions and production notes. A short story must not exceed 3000 words.
Entries must be submitted in two forms: a hard copy and a digital copy on a disk. Both must be typed in a text file, double-spaced, on 8.5"x11" paper. A cover page for each entry must include full name, address, phone number, email address, college or university, and title of the work. Each subsequent page must include full name and title of entry in the upper right corner.
League for Innovation Student Literary Competition entry forms are available in Professor Tim Waggoner's office, Room 6-323. Submissions are due in the office by March 1. Winners will be announced May 1 and will be published in a League for Innovation student literary publication.
Drop off entries or snail mail to:
Professor Tim Waggoner
Student Literary Competition
Sinclair Community College
444 West Third Street
Room 6-323
Dayton, Ohio 45402-1460
For more information about the Student Literary Competition send e-mail to Tim Waggoner at email@example.com


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Think About It: UNRWA, Palestinian refugees
By SUSAN ROLEF
06/17/2012 21:57
It is regrettable that the chances of Dr. Einat Wilf being reelected to the 19th Knesset are slim.
Independence MK Einat Wilf
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MK Einat Wilf, a well-educated and articulate member of Ehud Barak's Independence Party, believes that there are two major obstacles to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within the framework of a two-state solution: continued Jewish settlement in the West Bank, and the perpetuation of the Palestinian refugee problem with the help of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).
When UNRWA was first established in December 1949 there were around 540,000 Palestinian refugees, who had escaped or were driven out by Israeli forces from the territory of Israel within the 1949 armistice lines. Today there are over five million registered Palestinian refugees, of whom only a few tens of thousands are first-generation refugees. The rest are descendants.
The reason that continuing to count all the descendants as refugees is an obstacle to peace, is that the refugees demand the right of return to the territory of the State of Israel, which if realized would simply terminate the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish state. Israel's most powerful argument against accepting this demand is that since its establishment the Jewish state has absorbed millions of Jews from all over the world, including well over half a million Jewish refugees from Muslim countries.
It should be noted that the Palestinian refugee problem is the only refugee problem in the world that has been perpetuated, at the cost of billions of dollars to the international community. For example, after the Second World War there were 12 million Germans who were expelled from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, and though some of those who are still alive and their descendants continue to dream of the "old fatherland," there is today no German refugee problem. One might say that in the case of the 12 million German refugees they simply paid the price of Nazi Germany's expansionary policy and the atrocities committed by it in the course of the war, and no one really felt sorry for them.
But with all due respect, the Palestinian refugees paid the price of the decision of the Arab world to fight against the establishment of a Jewish state within the 1947 partition plan boundaries, and in the final reckoning most elements of the catastrophe that befell the Palestinians who lost their homes in 1948-49 – the so called Nakba – were a direct consequence of the Arab reaction to the establishment of Israel, rather than to the actual establishment of the state.
However, since it was clear that the Arab world had no intention of doing anything about the plight of the Palestinian refugees, for humanitarian reasons the UN decided to take responsibility, and thus turned into an instrument for perpetuating, rather than resolving, the problem.
But to return to MK Wilf. In recent months she has acted, together with AIPAC, to convince the US Senate Appropriations Committee to passed the Kirk Amendment to the 2013 Foreign Operations Appropriation Bill, which requires the State Department to inform Congress what proportion of the five million Palestinian refugees supported by UNRWA – a quarter of whose budget is covered by the US, which has provided around $4 billion to the organization since its establishment – are first-generation refugees.
The intention of Wilf and her partners was to go much farther, but the State Department managed to water down the original proposal.
Nevertheless, it should be noted that the issue of annual appropriations for UNRWA was on the agenda of the US Congress before Wilf was elected to the Knesset. In fact, criticism of UNRWA's operations are routinely raised by Congressmen in the form of bills and resolutions, whose goals are to increase oversight of the Agency, to cap US contributions to it, and/or to strengthen UNRWA's vetting procedures, to prevent the funds it spends from falling into terrorist hands.
However, as Wilf herself has pointed out, while a change in the way the world in general and the Palestinians in particular view the refugees is required before any real progress can be made in the peace process, the continued Israeli settlement policy in the West Bank requires change as well. In fact, a group of renowned Orientalists warned Netanyahu in a meeting they held with him two weeks ago that his government's settlement policy, and the lack of determination in dealing with extremists among the settlers – especially those engaged in attacks on Palestinians and their property as part of their "price tag" policy – are not only an obstacle to the peace process, but are more than likely to lead to the outbreak of a third intifada. The Orientalists are especially worried about the prospect of an attack by extremists on a major mosque.
Unfortunately, the likelihood of a change in the attitude of the world in general and Palestinians in particular to the refugee issue is as negligible as a significant change in the policy of Netanyahu's government in the West Bank. It is also regrettable that the chances of Dr. Einat Wilf being reelected to the 19th Knesset are slim.
The writer teaches at the Max Stern Yezreel Valley College and was a Knesset employee for many years.
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