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Vendor: Baker Academic
Publication Date: 2012
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-Kevin E. Lawson,
director of graduate programs in Christian education studies, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University; editor, Christian Education Journal
From cover to cover, this book is packed full with bull's-eye analyses of what makes poor teaching and concrete action steps to successful teaching each time at bat. Watch out! This book will make 'The Yawner' an extinct species in your classroom.
-Howard G. Hendricks,
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What a clever idea! Here is a book on Bible teaching combining the efforts of an outstanding Christian educator and a professor of English who has written several books on Bible study...This book will find its way into many college and seminary classes as well as serving a strategic role in the hands of Sunday school teachers and Bible study leaders.
-Kenneth O. Gangel,
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Wilhoit and Ryken have written in a lively style which is easy to read...A very helpful work, and I think it likely that I shall refer to it in my own seminary teaching.
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[This book] will help one become a more effective Bible teacher.
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A well-done overview of how to effectively teach Scripture.
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Recommended to all serious teachers of the Word.
Offer[s] pastors, C.E. directors, Bible study leaders and Sunday school teachers practical advice on how to improve adult Bible studies...Anyone who teaches the Bible can profit from the advice given in this fine book.
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An electro-optic device incorporating a waveguide includes a locating electrode formed on a plate for locating an electrical phenomenon in a waveguide carried by the plate. The electrode comprises two juxtaposed flat surfaces, namely a locating surface relatively close to the waveguide and which has a relatively high electrical resistivity and a connection surface relatively far from the waveguide and which has a relatively low electrical resistivity. This juxtaposition makes it possible to eliminate at least partially deformation and/or attenuation of the guided waves. Applications of the invention include the implementation of a polarization modulator.
1. An electro-optic device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate,
a waveguide defined in said substrate, and
a locating electrode formed on an upper surface of said substrate for locating an electrical phenomenon in said waveguide,
said locating electrode further comprising
a semiconductive portion above said waveguide and having a conductivity substantially greater than that of the semiconductor substrate, and
a metallic portion in ohmic contact with said semiconductive portion and laterally displaced from said waveguide so as to define a lateral gap between the metallic portion and the waveguide.
2. The electro optical device of claim 1, wherein
said waveguide is located between said locating electrode and said base electrode,
said electrical phenomenon occurs when said locating electrode and said base electrode are connected to a suitable source of electrical power and an optical wave is travelling in said waveguide,
said lateral gap has a sufficient width at least partially to avoid harmful interaction between said metallic portion and said optical wave, and
said semiconductive portion extends across said lateral gap and has an electrical resistivity sufficiently high at least partially to avoid harmful interaction between said locating layer and said optical wave.
3. Device according to claim 2 wherein said electrical phenomenon is an electrical field.
4. Device according to claim 2 wherein said electrical phenomenon is an electric current.
5. Device according to claim 2 wherein said substrate is a semiconductor wafer and said waveguide is integrated into said wafer.
6. Device according to claim 1 in the form of a polarization converter.
7. Device according to claim 1 in the form of an optical coupler.
8. Device according to claim 1 in the form of a lateral electrode device.
9. Device according to claim 1 in the form of a laser.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention concerns an electro-optic device including a waveguide.
2. Description of the Prior Art
An electro-optic device usually comprises metal electrodes for applying a field or injecting a current across an optical waveguide. One is in the immediate vicinity of the guide and can therefore affect the propagation of the optical modes which are guided therein. This causes deformation and/or attenuation of these modes and can therefore compromise the operation of the device.
Without prejudice to the general nature of this problem, it will be better understood with reference to the case of a polarization converter. The function of a converter of this kind is to cause a transfer of energy by an electro-optical effect between the TE and TM modes of a waveguide. An electric field created in a "pin" type junction using metal layer electrodes is used for this purpose. The presence of a layer of metal near the guide may seriously disturb the interaction predicted by theory between the TE and TM optical modes and the applied electric field because this layer deforms and/or attenuates the two optical modes, possibly in different ways.
An object of the invention is to provide a simple waveguide electro-optic device which at least partially avoids some unwanted interactions without its efficiency being compromised. The interactions concerned are those which may occur between a wave travelling through a waveguide formed in a plate and the conductive material of a locating electrode formed on the plate to localize within the waveguide a wanted electrical phenomenon such as a field or a current.
The present invention consists in an electro-optic device incorporating a waveguide and including a locating electrode formed on a plate for locating an electrical phenomenon in said waveguide carried by said plate, in which device said electrode comprises two juxtaposed flat surfaces which are:
a locating surface relatively close to said waveguide and which has a relatively high electrical resistivity, and
a flat connection surface relatively far from said waveguide and which has a relatively low electrical resistivity.
The electrical resistivity mentioned above may be the bulk resistivity (resistance per unit volume) of a material present in a thick layer or the surface resistivity (resistance per unit surface area) of a material present in a thin layer.
The implementation of the present invention is described hereinafter by way of non-limiting examples only and with reference to the appended diagrammatic drawings. Where an item is shown in more than one figure it is always identified by the same reference symbol.
FIG. 1 shows a prior art polarization converter in transverse cross-section.
FIGS. 2 and 3 are graphs showing the variation in the absorption of an optical wave as a function of the thickness of a semiconductor layer overlying a guide through which the wave passes incorporated in the converter from FIG. 1, respectively in the presence and in the absence of a metal layer overlying said semiconductor layer.
FIGS. 4 and 5 show a polarization converter constituting a device in accordance with the present invention respectively in transverse cross-section and from above.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a variant of the converter from FIGS. 4 and 5, FIG. 4 constituting a view of this variant in transverse cross-section on the line IV--IV in FIG. 6.
FIG. 7 is a view in transverse cross-section of a prior art lateral electrode electro-optic device.
FIG. 8 shows in transverse cross-section a lateral electrode electro-optic device in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a view in transverse cross-section of a prior art semiconductor laser.
FIG. 10 is a view in transverse cross-section of a semiconductor laser constituting an electro-optic device in accordance with the present invention.
The features common to a prior art device such as that from FIG. 1 and a device in accordance with the invention will first be generally described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. With regard to these common features, the device comprises:
a plate 2 having a principal side 3,
a waveguide 10 close to said principal side for guiding an optical wave with which a useful interaction of an electro-optical nature is required to be performed, and
a locating electrode 14, 8 extending along said principal side and having a locating surface 9 facing said waveguide in order at least partially to localize an electrical phenomenon in said guide. This phenomenon occurs when said electrode and a base electrode 12 are connected to a suitable source 18 of electrical power and then performs said useful interaction with said waveguide. The locating electrode includes a layer 14 having good electrical conducting properties for limiting the electrical resistance of the connection between said locating surface and said source of electrical power.
Generally speaking, the following advantageous features of the present invention may be used:
The locating electrode includes two juxtaposed regions in the principal side 3 of the plate 2, these two defined areas being:
A connection region 20 including said good conductor layer 14. A separating gap 22 is left on the principal side between said defined area and the waveguide 10. It has sufficient width at least partially to avoid harmful interaction between said good conductor layer and said optical wave.,
A locating region 24 extending into the gap 22 and including the locating surface 9. It consists of a locating layer 8 which is electrically less conducting than the good conductor layer because the electrical resistivity of said locating layer is selected to be sufficiently high at least partially to avoid harmful interaction between said locating layer and said optical wave.
The plate 2 is typically a semiconductor material wafer and the waveguide is integrated with the wafer. The locating layer 8 is then integrated into said wafer and consists of a semiconductor material having a relatively high doping compared to said wafer, the good conductor layer 14 being deposited on the principal side 3 and consisting of a metal.
The devices specifically shown in the figures will now be described in detail.
The prior art polarization converter from FIG. 1 is described in an article "ELECTRO-OPTIC POLARISATION CONVERTER ON (110) InP" (ELECTRONICS LETTERS 13th September 1990 Vol. 26 No. 19 pp. 1560-1561). It comprises a semiconductor wafer 102 comprising:
an "n" type substrate 104,
an "i" type buffer layer 106, and
a highly doped "p" type contact layer 108 of limited size.
A waveguide 110 is formed in the buffer layer 106.
A vertical electrical field is applied to the guide between a base electrode 112 and a locating electrode consisting partly of a metal layer 114 in contact with the layer 118 and separated from the wafer by an insulative layer 116. The contact layer 108 contributes to the localizing of the electrical field in the layer 114.
The metal layer 114 disturbs waves travelling through the waveguide.
FIG. 2 shows the variation in optical absorption (in dB/cm) for the TE and TM modes as a function of the thickness of the layer 108 (in μm). This thickness constitutes the variable part of the distance between the disturbing layer and the optical waveguide.
The lefthand part of the graph shows strong variations in the attenuation of the guided modes. These variations are due to the effect of the layer 114. They are noticeably dissimilar for the TE mode (line 202) and the TM mode (line 204). FIG. 3 relates to the same structure as FIG. 2 except that there is no layer 114. Note the comparable variation in the absorption for the TE mode (line 302) and the TM mode (line 304) as a function of the thickness 108. The absorption is much less than that shown in FIG. 2 for small thicknesses of the layer 108.
The device from FIGS. 4 and 5 is similar to the previous device with the reference numbers of corresponding parts reduced by 100. It comprises, from the bottom upwards, the base electrode 12, an "n" type substrate 4, an "i" type buffer layer 6 including the waveguide 10, a highly doped "p" type contact layer 8, a metal layer 14 constituting said good conductor layer and an insulative layer 16.
The effect of the present invention is to eliminate the disturbances caused by the metal layer by moving it laterally away from the optical guide and replacing it with the semiconductor layer 8. Because this is highly doped it provides sufficient electrical conductivity to apply the field to the area of the optical guide 10. The thickness and the doping of the layer 8 are chosen to achieve a compromise between its optical absorption and its electrical resistance. This new electrode structure might be termed the "Offset Absorbent Metallization" structure and will be referred to hereinafter by the acronym OAM.
FIGS. 5 and 6 show two longitudinal structures of this type. Where two elements correspond between the two figures, the reference number of that in FIG. 6 is increased by 600. Referring to FIG. 5, the metal layer 14 runs along the optical guide 10 if the material of the "p" type doped layer 8 is not of sufficient conductivity to provide the longitudinal distribution of potential without a harmful voltage drop. In FIG. 6 the metal layer 614 is of limited size because the material of the layer 608 is sufficiently doped to provide for the longitudinal distribution of a constant potential. This latter arrangement has the advantage that it reduces the electrical capacitance of the device.
The invention illustrated with reference to the example of a polarization converter may be applied to other devices in which the electrical field is applied vertically in a "pin" type structure, for example. It may also be used in devices in which the field is applied horizontally by lateral electrodes. FIGS. 7 and 8 show two such devices which are counterparts of each other and in which corresponding parts are identified by the same reference number except for the hundreds digit which is 7 in FIG. 7 and 8 in FIG. 8.
A semiconductor wafer 702 or 802 comprises a waveguide 710 or 810 between two semiconductor lateral strips 730 and 732 or 830 and 832 consisting of a highly doped semiconductor locating layer.
These strips are overlaid with good conductor strips 734 and 736 or 834 and 836 consisting of a good conductor metal layer to form two lateral electrodes 730, 734 or 830, 834 which constitute locating electrodes either side of the guide 710 or 810. In accordance with the invention and as shown in FIG. 8 the good conductor strips 834 and 836 are offset from the guide 810 and the doping of the semiconductor strips is chosen to give a sufficiently small total electrical resistance to each of the lateral electrodes 830, 834.
In the lasers from FIGS. 9 and 10 the electrical phenomenon concerned is the injection of a vertical electric current.
The two lasers are counterparts of each other. Their corresponding parts are identified by the same reference numbers except for the hundreds digit which is 9 in FIG. 9 and 10 in FIG. 10.
A waveguide 910 or 1010 is formed in a semiconductor wafer 902 or 1002 between two electrical confinement strips 940 or 1040. It receives a vertical current from a metal layer 914 or 1014.
According to the present invention and as shown in FIG. 10 the metal layer 1014 is offset laterally relative to the guide 1010 and the locating electrode partially consisting of this layer is completed by a highly doped semiconductor locating layer 1040.
It is clear from the foregoing description that the OAM electrode structure can be applied to all semiconductor material structures in which it is necessary to establish a field (so-called "reverse" devices such as phase converters, polarization converters, couplers, etc) or to inject a current (so-called "forward" devices such as lasers, optical amplifiers). It applies in exactly the same way to "pin" structures and "nip" structures.
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The video is of economist Steve Keen, on the BBC's HARDTalk, laying out his plan to escape what he considers a second Great Depression. It's out there. Way out there. But he also presents a very clear analysis of what went so horribly wrong with the global financial system in the lead-up to the financial crisis. Stick around for the part at about 22:30 when Keen talks about being the "non-orthodox" economist with the "biggest mouth."
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November 24, 2014
Ernest Ward Middle School has named Students of the Month for September and October. They are (pictured L-R) October – Crystal Douglas, 8th grade, and Savannah Spence, 7th grade; September – Liby Pugh. Not pictured is Abenia Diggs, 6th grade, October. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Turkey Time: Extension Service Offers Thawing Tips
November 24, 2014
It's Thanksgiving week, time for family and friends to gather and give thanks. And time for cooks to ponder the correct way to prepare their turkey.
Today, we are taking a look how to make sure your turkey is properly thawed with tips from Dorthy Lee, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent for the Escambia County Extension Office.
Following four simple food-handling practices—clean, separate, cook, chill—will ensure a delicious and safe meal.
Frozen turkeys should be thawed—at a safe temperature— prior to cooking. There are three safe ways to thaw a turkey — in the refrigerator at 40°F or less; in cold water; and in the microwave.
Frozen Turkeys
Allow 1 pound of turkey per person.
Keep frozen until you're ready to thaw it.
Turkeys kept frozen in the freezer should be cooked within one year for best quality.
Thawing Your Turkey
In the Refrigerator (40°F or below)
Keep the turkey in its original wrapper. Place it on a tray or in a pan to catch any juices that may leak. A thawed turkey can remain in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days. If necessary, a turkey that has been properly thawed in the refrigerator may be refrozen. When thawing in the refrigerator, allow 24 hours thawing time for every 5 pounds of turkey.
4 to 12 pounds = 1 to 3 days
12 to 16 pounds = 3 to 4 days
16 to 20 pounds = 4 to 5 days
20 to 24 pounds = 5 to 6 days
In Cold Water
When thawing in cold water, allow 30 minutes per pound and change the water every 30 minutes until the turkey is thawed. Wrap your turkey securely, making sure the water is not able to leak through the wrapping. Submerge your wrapped turkey in cold tap water. Change the water every 30 minutes. Cook the turkey immediately after it is thawed. Do not refreeze. Allow approximately 30 minutes per pound.
4 to 12 pounds = 2 to 6 hours
12 to 16 pounds = 6 to 8 hours
16 to 20 pounds = 8 to 10 hours
20 to 24 pounds = 10 to 12 hours
In the Microwave
When thawing in the microwave, follow the manufacturer's instructions, and plan to cook the turkey immediately after thawing because some areas of the turkey may become warm and begin to cook during microwave thawing.
For more information, call the Escambia County Extension office, (850) 475-5230.
Former Principal's Wooden Santas On Display At Molino Library
November 24, 2014
Hand-carved wooden Santas created by a former principal are on display this month at the Molino Branch Library.
Dale Cooey was principal of Molino Elementary School and Molino Park Elementary School from 1997-2007, and was also principal at Barrineau Park Elementary school during the consolidation into Molino Park. He apprenticed under his uncle was a master wood carver.
Through a one year grant from the Florida Folk Art Association, Cooey and his uncle began showing their carvings and received several blue ribbons. The "Santa with the Tree" carving included in the display case won a blue ribbon this year at the Pensacola State Fair. His carvings are made from cypress knees and bass wood.
Pictured: Wooden Santas on display at the Molino Branch Library. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Firefighters Hold Annual Toy Drive For Needy Kids
November 23, 2014
The Atmore Fire Department held their annual toy drive Saturday in Atmore, collecting Christmas toys for needy children in the Atmore area. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Weekend Gardening: What To Do Before November's End
November 23, 2014
Here is your November gardening calendar from the University of Florida/IFAS Extension:
What to Plant
- Bedding Plants: Create a display of fall colors with cool season plants. Some to try are pansy, viola, and chrysanthemum.
- Bulbs: Bulbs to plant this month include amaryllis, crinum, and daylily. Plant Lycoris (spider lily) in partial shade. Plants will produce foliage in winter and beautiful red flowers emerge in late summer.
- Herbs: Continue planting herbs from seeds or plants. A wide variety of herbs like cooler, dryer weather, including cilantro, dill, fennel, parsley, sage, and thyme.
- Vegetables: Continue planting cool season crops such as beet, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, kale, and lettuce.
What to Do
- Citrus: If freezing temperatures are predicted, protect small citrus trees by watering well at least a day before the freeze. You may also use covers that extend to the
- ground for protection.
- Scale on ornamental plants: Now that temperatures are lower, use dormant oil sprays to control scale insects on trees and shrubs.
- Irrigation: Plants need less supplemental watering in cooler weather. Turn off systems and water only if needed.
- Flowering Trees: Taiwan cherry is an ornamental cherry suitable for north Florida. Late winter will bring pink buds so consider planting one now.
- Birds: As you prune your plants during the cooler months, make a small brush pile in the back of the yard for birds.
- Camellias: Add some of the new cultivars for bright spots of color in winter. Disbudding, or removing some buds now, will insure larger blooms later.
What to Do Every Month
- Adjust irrigation based on rainfall.
- Deadhead flowers to encourage new blooms.
- Monitor the garden for insects and disease.
- Plant trees, shrubs, and perennials and water until established.
NHS Fellowship Of Christian Athletes Holds Community Worship Service
November 20, 2014
The Northview High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) sponsored a student led worship event Wednesday night in the school gymnasium.
Northview students joined with area churches to present the service which included music, student testimonies and a message from guest speaker Pastor Nathan Brown of Ray's Chapel Baptist Church.
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Operation Christmas Child Collections In Full Swing At FBC Bratt
November 20, 2014
Wednesday night, youth at the First Baptist Church of Bratt packed shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child.
It's National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child at the church. or the 21st year, the simple, gift-filled shoe boxes will bring Christmas joy and evangelistic materials to children in over 130 countries across the world.
The First Baptist Church of Bratt is the official OCC Relay Center for the north end of Escambia County, FL, through next Monday. The FBC Bratt will also accept boxes from individuals, groups or churches in Escambia County, AL, again this year.
Remaining collection hours at the First Baptist Church of Bratt are:
- Thursday, Nov. 20: 8 a.m. – noon
- Friday, Nov. 21: 8 a.m. – noon
- Saturday, Nov. 22: 8 a.m. – noon
- Sunday, Nov. 23: 8 a.m. – noon, 4-6 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 24: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Operation Christmas Child boxes should be packed in a specific manner, and there are changes this year. For more information, call Hawsey at the First Baptist Church of Bratt at (850) 327-6529, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ, or call (800) 353-5949. Resources are available for churches that wish to participate.
Pictured: Youth at the First Baptist Church of Bratt packed Operation Christmas Child boxes Wednesday night. Photos by Marcella Wilson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Great American Smoke Out; Tobacco Free Florida Can Help
November 20, 2014
Thursday was the Great American Smokeout, and the Florida Department of Health's Tobacco Free Florida program is encouraging tobacco users across the state to quit or at least make a quit plan.
The Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, is currently in its 39th year. The observance raises awareness about the dangers of smoking and the many effective resources available to successfully quit.
"Though the prevalence of adult and youth smoking in Florida continues to decline we must remain vigilant in our efforts to help Floridians end their use of cigarette products," said State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong. "When you make the decision to quit you are taking a step in the right direction to improve health for yourself, your loved ones and your community."
While quitting tobacco is difficult, it is not impossible. There are more former smokers in Florida than there are current smokers.[i] Those who have tried to quit in the past but relapsed are encouraged to try again. Many former smokers make several attempts before quitting permanently.
Tobacco Free Florida offers three "free and easy" ways to quit using tobacco:
- CALL: Call the Florida Quitline at 1-877-U-CAN-NOW to speak with a Quit Coach who will help assess a user's addiction and help create a personalized quit plan.
- CLICK: Enroll in the Web Coach which will help to create a web-based quit plan unique to each individual user, visit https://www.quitnow.net/florida.
- COME IN: Visit AHEC's website, http://ahectobacco.com, to locate a local AHEC and sign up for Quit Smoking Now group classes.
The Department's Tobacco Free Florida campaign is a statewide cessation and prevention campaign funded by Florida's tobacco settlement fund. Tobacco users interested in quitting are encouraged to use one of the state's three ways to quit. Since 2007, more than 93,400 Floridians have successfully quit using one of these free services.
Health Department, UWF 'AIM' To Reduce Escambia Infant Mortality
November 19, 2014
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County and the University of West Florida are working to reduce infant mortality in Escambia County.
Attack Infant Mortality (AIM) Escambia is a collaboration of the health department, UWF, and other community agencies dedicated to infant health. AIM Escambia's primary objective is to reduce the rate of infant mortality in Escambia County, Florida.
An infant mortality occurs when a child dies before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate for 2011-2013 in Escambia County, Florida was 7.6 per 1,000 live births, which was above the state average.
Parental health, especially the mother's health, affects the health of children in gestation and in infancy. AIM Escambia uses peer educators to encourage young adults to adopt lifestyle habits known to impact health in pregnancy and infancy. According to UWF Assistant Professor and AIM Escambia Program Manager, Dr. Erica Jordan, "If we truly want to save the lives of young infants, then we must begin long before they are actually conceived. Increasing healthy behaviors among young adults before they begin families will lead to healthier pregnancies and healthier infants."
FDOH-Escambia Director, Dr. John Lanza agrees: "A mother's health before pregnancy predicts later infant health. Healthier communities include healthier mothers who, in turn, have healthier infants."
Both men and women are encouraged to become peer educators. Interested community members can learn more about volunteering at www.aimescambia.com or by visiting AIM Escambia on Facebook or Twitter.
Just Nuts: Bratt Elementary Students Learn About Peanuts, Nutrition
November 19, 2014
Students at Bratt Elementary School learned about peanuts, farming and nutrition Tuesday morning during an Escambia Count Extension program. Pictured above: Local farmer Scott Walker shares his story about growing peanuts with Bratt Elementary School third graders. Pictured below: Making homemade peanut butter. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.


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NEW YORK (AP) - The Rangers are buying out the contract of veteran forward Brad Richards, creating much-needed salary-cap space and parting ways with New York's de facto captain one week after being eliminated from the Stanley Cup finals.
Both the Rangers and Richards' agent, Pat Morris, confirmed the move Friday.
The 34-year-old Richards had six years remaining on the nine-year, $60 million deal he signed in 2011, and this move will remove his $6.67 million salary-cap charge. Richards will receive two-thirds of the remaining money to be paid out over 12 years - a total of $12.6 million.
Richards will also be paid $8 million in signing bonuses over the next three seasons. He didn't have to clear waivers before the buyout because his contract had a no-movement clause.
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The Sporting Summer Festival has become a benchmark event because of its varied programme, and is an international mecca for music.
Jean René Palacio, its Artistic Director, wanted this year's Festival to pay tribute to the celebrations for 150th anniversary of the SBM.
American superstar Rihanna, who was named top pop artist of the past 20 years by the American magazine Billboard, will give two special concerts on 10 and 11 July.
Rod Stewart will embark on a resolutely rock tour to mark the release of his new album "Time," which will showcase his latest work. He will perform in Monaco on 6 and 7 July. Another "British touch" is a special concert by Sir Elton John on 24 July.
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For all the talk of gaps in achievement, opportunity, and funding between ethnic and racial groups in American education, a different divide may also be splitting our schools and our future. In his acclaimed and controversial recent book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010, scholar/pundit/provocateur Charles Murray describes a widening class schism. On Tuesday, June 26, he will deliver a lecture on what that divide means for U.S. schools and education policy.
What does it portend for student achievement? For diversity within schools and choices among them? Is our education system equipped to serve a society separated by social class?
Kathleen Porter-Magee makes her podcast debut, debating reading requirements with Mike and explaining why the new science standards need improvement. Amber wonders whether upper-elementary teachers outshine their K-2 peers.
School Based Accountability and the Distribution of Teacher Quality Among Grades in Elementary School by Sarah C. Fuller & Helen F. Ladd - Download PDF
Much of the focus of contemporary education reform is on helping disadvantaged kids overcome the effects of poverty. This new book, by The Global Achievement Gap author Tony Wagner, doesn't much go there. Instead, it gives advice to parents (presumably mostly affluent ones) about how to encourage their children's creative juices. The premise is that America needs to foster more innovation and grow more entrepreneurs—both the STEM and social varieties—to remain globally competitive. Drawing on 150 interviews (and ten case studies of young innovators), Wagner argues that play, passion, and purpose must dominate one's growth (through childhood and into college). The book is a lively read (helped by its companion videos, which can be accessed via QR codes throughout the text). And Wagner does make some valuable points, mostly aimed at higher education as well as parents. (K-12 education acts as an understudy.) He exalts disruptive innovation, calls for abolishing "publish or perish" tenure determinations for professors, concedes that content cannot be drowned in an effort to boost process skills, and posits an interesting charter-like reboot of college education. All worthy. But Wagner sort of skirts the class issues: The majority of young people profiled in his book have prosperous, supportive, and engaged parents. (He does profile two exceptionally gifted underprivileged youth—both also living in supportive homes.) Waldorf parents, Montessori moms, and Koala dads will find much to agree with in these pages, and...
Checker and Mike explain why individual charter schools shouldn't be expected to educate everyone and divide over Obama's non-enforcement policies. Amber analyzes where students' science skills are lacking.
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Catching up on some reading, I discovered some stories that may be old news to some of you, but merit a second look:
I would like to skip this one, so named for the test question used by a big testing company, Pearson, and subsequently used by a number of states, including New York, for its 8th-grade English language arts exams, that asked kids to analyze a story adapted from one written by popular children's book author Daniel Pinkwater about a "race" between a hare and a pineapple. Leave it to the intrepid Leonie Haimson, the anti-testing and class size matters pit bull, to uncover this dastardly deed, issue a scathing condemnation that "The ONLY right answer is Pearson; for getting paid $32 million from NY State for these recycled, annoying and pointless exams," and force the NYS education commissioner to discount the answers on the pineapple test question. The horror of it. Wrote Ms. Haimson a few weeks later, in the New York Times: "…few people who heard about a test question involving a talking pineapple could help but question the judgment of those who would include this material on a standardized test used to determine the future of children and schools." There is but one reply to Ms....
The other day, I posted a list of the 25 "fastest-gentrifying" zip codes in the U.S.—a list that generated a great deal of commentary. Now I'm back with a new, improved, and expanded list; give it a look and let me know what patterns jump out at you.
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With the new list, I've tried to address several complaints that readers lodged against me (and the post), most of them fair. First, many were upset that I equated "gentrification" with a significant increase in the white share of a neighborhood's population. In my defense, I did admit that looking at the numbers by race was far from perfect—gentrification is a socio-economic issue—but census income data by zip code are not yet available for 2010. Still, I chose to use the "gentrification" word, and it's reasonable to point out its inaccuracy. (I didn't even contemplate using the term "whitened"—what is this, Crest Toothpaste?—as some in the media did.)
Second, I failed to look at the population numbers for these zip codes, and as a result I included several that had tiny populations—phantom zip codes really. That included Columbia (SC)'s 29202, Chicago's 60604, Roanoke's 24011, and Dallas's 75247, all of which had 2010 populations of less than 1,000. That was a rookie mistake.
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Seesawing between sobering and encouraging, this eighth edition of Education Week's Diplomas Count annual report illuminates the educational attainment of America's Latino population—a sometimes neglected group with the fastest growing share of our nation's classroom seats. And it comes none too soon. If public education is to improve over the next ten years, more attention must be paid to the 12.1 million Latino pupils (among 54 million total students) currently in the U.S. schools. (By 2020, Latinos are slated to comprise a quarter of the nation's school children.) We learn that this group has made noteworthy strides in graduation rates—up 1.7 percentage points from 2008 to 2009 (the most recent year for which data are available) and 5.5 percentage points over the prior decade. Still, despite these big bumps, Latinos' graduation rate is 10 percentage points lower than the national average meaning that we have a daunting hike ahead. And, as Ed Week's authors explain, doing ELL education right will offer a big boost up this mountain.
SOURCE: Education Week, Diplomas Count 2012: Trailing Behind, Moving Forward (Bethesda, MD: Editorial Projects in Education, June 2012).
A little census data can spark a big conversation. On Monday, Mike Petrilli posted a list of the twenty-five zip codes that saw the greatest increase in the white share of their population between 2000 and 2010. The neighborhoods were located in some of the usual suspects when it comes to gentrification (Brooklyn and D.C), but also included a few surprises (Chattanooga?), and writers have been quick to delve into what's happening.
The Atlantic Cities' Nate Berg pointed out that Roanoke, VA's shift has more to do with development in previously lowly populated areas than gentrification and noted that the Columbus, SC zip code in question was composed entirely of post office boxes. Slate's Matthew Yglesias discussed the implications of demographic changes for school integration.
While writers in San Diego, Dallas, and St. Paul showed interest in what was happening in their hometowns, most of the conversation centered on the two communities with the most zip codes on the list: Washington and New York. Posts from The Atlantic Wire, New York magazine, Gothamist, Business Insider, and am New York profiled the four Brooklyn neighborhoods Mike highlighted, while Washington Post blogger...
Ed Note (6/14/12): Be sure to see Mike's expanded list, "The 50 zip codes with the largest growth in white population share, 2000-2010"
For the past several years I've been obsessed with the issue of gentrification. Mostly that's because of a book I've been writing about diverse public schools. What's clear is that gentrification—for all of its downsides—is providing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to integrate some of our schools—at least if we don't let it go to waste.
So I was curious: Which communities in the U.S. are witnessing the greatest amount of gentrification? I started poking around Census Bureau data (with the assistance of some colleagues and the Census Bureau's excellent help line) and here's what I found. I looked at zip codes (which isn't perfect, because boundaries can change) and places with a large increase in the white share of the population (which isn't perfect, because you'd really want to look at changes in income levels, but those data aren't available yet for 2010). With those caveats in mind, take a look:
† These zip codes had a 2010 total population of less than 1,000. (Updated 6/12/12)
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Commerce Department reports on the U.S. current account trade deficit for the April-June quarter. The report will be released at 8:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday.
WIDER DEFICIT: The expectation is that the deficit widened to $113.8 billion in the second quarter, up 2.3 percent from the first quarter, according to a survey of economists by data firm Fact Set.
TRADE GAINS: The current account is the broadest measure of trade. It covers not only goods and services but also investment flows between countries.
In the January-March quarter, a drop in exports and lower incomes from overseas investment drove the deficit to $111.2 billion, its highest level in 18 months.
The current account is still relatively low by historical standards. The quarterly deficits regularly topped $150 billion in the four years before the Great Recession of 2007-2009.
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REGINA – A Saskatchewan junior hockey team is under fire after unveiling a new mascot that critics are calling offensive to Middle Eastern people.
Prince Albert Raiders spokeswoman Amber Pratt said the mascot's costume is based on the Western Hockey League team's original logo introduced in 1982 which depicts an Arabian raider character holding a sword and a hockey stick.
"The version that we brought to life is happy, with a big smile on his face," she wrote in an email on Tuesday.
"He wears hockey pants and a hockey jersey. He is a positive symbol of Raider history and was loved by fans when introduced on Friday night."
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But Rhonda Rosenberg, executive director of the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, said the mascot plays into possible discrimination.
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