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More than 3 in 4 contracting firms are finding it difficult to fill skilled trade positions, and more than 3 in 5 are finding project supers, estimators and engineers hard to find, according to a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America conducted in August and September. The Southeast sees the largest challenge, where 86% of contractors face labor challenges; the Northeast is better off, but far from complacent as 67% of contractors there try to deal with the problem.[…] Continue Reading »
Mortenson Construction has used building information modeling, or BIM, in conjunction with virtual design and construction since 1998 when it started work on the Walt Disney Concert Hall project, a multi-award winning structure with a curved steel frame in Los Angeles. The project team found that BIM/VDC was essential in the project, in large part because it helped them visualize complex sequences of work that before had only been listed in an Excel worksheet or on a Gantt chart.[…] Continue Reading »
Gina McCarthy, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, discussed Sec. 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, which deals with carbon emission reductions, at a webinar hosted by the American Sustainable Business Council on Sept. 4.
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The Great Recession became official in December 2007, and by its end, more than 8.8 million jobs had been lost — 2 million in the construction sector alone.
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Bernard Markstein, chief economist at Reed Construction Data, Ken Simonson, chief economist at the Associated General Contractors of America and Kermit Baker, chief economist at the American Institute of Architects were the featured speakers at the April 17 webinar "2014: Emerging Opportunities for Construction." They each mapped out what they've seen this year and where they think the AEC industry is headed.[…] Continue Reading »


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Code Swarm: Organic Visualization of Project Development
Michael Ogawa from the University of California has devised a technique for visualizing the historic development of software projects with his Code Swarm experiment.
Ogawa is a member of the "Visualization and Interface Design Innovation Group" and has departed from traditional visualization techniques that were too rigid in his opinion. Code Swarm attempts to visualize the interactions between developers, their input and contributions in an organic manner. When a developer contributes code or documents, the developer's name, and contribution - color coded by contribution type – is added to the developer cloud. Inactive developers are removed. Eclipse, Apache, Python, and PostgreSQL have been implemented as examples of lively software development projects. Check out the experiment here.
The scientist from the University of California will be looking to publish the application he used to implement Code Swarm, however, he will need time to clean up the code before going Open Source, he says.
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Times Union food critic Cheryl Clark didn't mince words when describing the Illium Steak Wedge salad at Illium Cafe, declaring it "a revelation." Tossed with the salad's bacon, toasted almonds, fried goat cheese, and blue-cheese dressing were "the most tender, flavorful medallions of beef I've enjoyed in a while."
The salad is one of the many dishes lovingly crafted from local and organic ingredients by the cafe's resident chef, Marla Ortega. Alongside salads, her lunchtime feasts spotlight innovative sandwiches, such as quesadillas filled with seared scallops, bok choy, and local cow's-milk cheese infused with black truffle. That spirit of experimentation remains for breakfast, when Marla mixes seared wild salmon into omelets and pairs banana-and-macadamia-nut pancakes with banana-infused whipped butter.
An entire menu of coffee drinks complements Marla's cuisine, running the gamut from gourmet roasts and frappes to iced drinks, which are made with coffee beans harvested from icebergs. The Times Union also praised the caf?'s elegantly decorated dining room for its "gorgeous woodwork," which complements its painted tin ceiling, pull-down glass windows, and landscape mural.
For the Valenti family, cooking is a way of life. From a father whose family owned an Italian restaurant in Troy for 70 years to a mother who mastered the art of cooking as 1 of 22 kids, the couple's children learned to hand-make pasta as part of their upbringing. To this day, the chefs make manicotti, lasagna, and ravioli from scratch, demonstrating a dedication to tradition that permeates the menu of home-style cooking. Comfy booths, Italian murals, and wood paneling pack the restaurant's dining room, where welcoming servers whisk fresh-cut veal, thick steaks, and succulently sautéed chicken dishes to tables with efficient speed and well-practiced victory dances.
Villa Valenti's chefs also bottle their signature sauces—originally purloined from a wealthy tomato and perfected over generations—for at-home use, sending every penny of profit to help Prevent Child Abuse America in its noble mission.
Chef Joe Sorbello fashions a menu of classic American fare and house-made creations at J and J Café. Midday diners avoid digging the family lunch pail out of the attic and instead opt for the café's signature Devil'd Dogs, hot dogs stuffed with deviled ham and then cloaked in crispy bacon ($4.99). Other noontime nourishment includes a bowl of venison chili ($6.99) and the house-made mac 'n' cheese accompanied by two grilled kielbasas ($7.99). J and J Café also appeases appetites earlier and later in the day, with breakfast and dinner selections available. Opt for breakfast favorites such as buttermilk pancakes, french toast, and egg dishes, or pack up protein for a day of marathon sonnet writing with the house-made corned beef hidden beneath two poached eggs ($7.99). Dinner dishes include the 12-ounce bone-in pork chop, doused with gravy and barricaded by sides of roasted potatoes and asparagus ($12.99). Additionally, the create-your-own pizza ($6.99 for six pieces; $8.99 for eight pieces) grants eaters naming rights and a choice of red or white sauce ladled beneath two toppings.
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Before he was 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott, 'Diamond' Darrell Abbott was shredding on his beloved Dean ML in his teens.
Vinnie Paul, understandably, may never get over his brother's death, but in a new interview, the drummer claims to have "found peace."
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The Missoula metal heads are at it again! Dimestock has been the annual gathering of fans of Dimebag Darrel since 2007
For music fans looking for a good cause to get behind, the annual 'Ride for Dime' event is just around the corner scheduled for Aug. 16 and 17 in Texas. With events scheduled in both Fort Worth and Dallas, friends, fans and family members will all join forces to remember Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott with a motorcycle ride followed by two nights of great music.
If you happen to be on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls anytime soon, you may want to check out the Rock Legends Wax Museum during your trip. The tourist attraction boasts a fair number of wax statues, but now metalheads can gather round a new life-sized figure of late Pantera guitarist 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott.
The idea is obviously far fetched. But just like people believe they still see Elvis and TuPac, the following video shows a slim glimmer of hope that the legendary guitarist is alive in 2012.
8 years ago, the rock world lost one of its most cherished guitarists. This Saturday, will celebrate the life of Dimebag Darrell Abbott. Join us for Dimestock 2012, with live music from Universal Choke Sign, Blessiddoom and Muhamawaldi, covering all your favorite Dimebag Darrell songs
There has been rumors that Pantera is considering a reunion. As we all know, the band could not be complete without the legendary Dimebag Darrell. And the band feels that the thought of a reunion could bring back haunting memories of the past. But, hypothetically, if they were to reunite, not a lot of guitarists could match what Dimebag brought to music. The only person who even comes close is Zakk Wylde.
Today (Dec. 8 ) marks seven years since the tragic death of Dimebag Darrell and three other victims at a Damageplan show in Columbus, Ohio. Guitarist Zakk Wylde recently talked to Revolver about what Dimebag meant to the metal community as well as the legacy he leaves behind.


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Verified authors start appearing in Chrome Extensions Gallery -- but not on Google's own extensions?
The Chromium blog announced the change two days ago, and several extensions are already displaying the verified author stamp. While I've seen everything from more well-known developers like WOT to humble individuals verifying their Tumblr sites, one thing surprises me. Google hasn't verified any of their extensions yet.
It's a bit surprising. After all, it's Google's Gallery and browser -- and a change they dreamed up, developed, and implemented. You'd think stamping your own submissions to the Gallery would have been a top priority -- both to give end users a visual cue that all these Google extensions are the genuine article and to set a precedent with developers.
This is only the third day, of course, and Google will no doubt give their extensions the check mark at some point -- I just find it strange that they didn't have them marked from the get-go.


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Bobby Portis has 22 points, Michael Qualls 13 and Rashad Madden scored all 10 of his points in the second half as No. 25 Arkansas picks up a big road win by downing SMU 78-72 Tuesday night and beating the Mustangs for the 13th time in a row before 7,086 fans at Moody Coliseum in Dallas.FULL STORY
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Arkansas defensive line pledge Hjalte Froholdt (6-5, 295), one of at least seven commits scheduled to enroll in January, was on his official visit for the Razorbacks' 30-0 rout of No. 8 Ole Miss this weekend and it got him even more pumped about his decision to join the program.FULL STORY
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Guest writer Suzanne Ravet is a member of Coal-Free Bellingham, the sponsors of the No Coal! initiative and Bellingham Community Bill of Rights. A resident of Birch Bay, Suzanne is concerned - for herself and her child - about health issues associated with a nearby coal terminal the size of Gateway Pacific. Suzanne founded Sustainable Communities ALL Over Puget Sound (SCALLOPS) in Enumclaw / Buckley and won an award from the Pierce County Workforce Development Council for her advocacy for youth and labor pre-apprenticehip program in schools.
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Why I support the Coal Free Bellingham Community Bill of Rights:
"The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly." Abraham Lincoln
I believe this quote sums up one of the main purposes of the CFB Community Bill of Rights.
We are currently in a situation where elected officials are required to uphold laws that have been manipulated and molded by 'piles of money,' not people, for the past 100+ years. Many, if not most, people didn't sign Prop 2 because they believed it would be enacted into law; they did it to protest the current structure of law, and in the hope of changing that structure in the future.
The uproar surrounding Prop 2 exposes the depth of prejudice and absolute inability of people to protect their community and property. I hear more talk about the history of railroad tyranny (especially from right wing people) than ever before. I hear labor people talk about how we can't stop the terminal from coming, so we might as well 'pick our poison.'
The second step, after knowledge, is the willingness to shatter our existing framework and change it to something that is actually humane. People are moving closer to that every day. Personally, I've been called names on the Bellingham Herald website and been verbally attacked while tabling. In both situations the end results were good. People came out of the crowd to my defense, which called more attention to the issue, and inspired more desire to learn why I was there and willing to endure the assaults of others.
I'm just an average person, one who has spent some time and energy to try to figure out what is going on in this society. And I believe when average folks have the courage to challenge the law, our culture gets the necessary momentum to shift.
Finally, I've heard more conversation from retired people, doctors, teachers, accountants, students, etc. about a willingness to tie themselves to the tracks, especially after the judge declared, in essence, that we don't even have the right to free speech. That's powerful stuff. When we let go of fear, hope, and constructs that no longer fit, amazing things happen.
Alas, part of me still wonders if there is a secondary objective we have yet to learn about, because these people/corporations are never transparent. A Community Bill of Rights covers any future intent yet to be uncovered. Expose away CFB….
2. Sustainability Law:
"Let us have the candor to acknowledge that what we call "the economy" or "the free market" is less and less distinguishable from warfare." Wendell Berry
Transition Whatcom is an indispensable group focused on localization. I admire the work every person in that group is doing. In reality, the work Transition Whatcom is doing will make our very survival possible, should a major crisis happen. However, current law makes what Transition Whatcom is doing illegal.
A culture based on economic nationalization and globalization will never be sustainable or support human life, and we all know it. There's a major drought in this country right now. For our very survival, we must be able to provide food and water locally. Unfortunately, we will never be able to truly secure, nor keep safe, our food and water under the current national and global laws.
Although I'm a good person and don't mind helping others in a crisis, I certainly don't want the Nestle Corporation buying up our water, selling it to Arizona, and then forcing us to purchase water from another city. I've already lived through this very real scenario. When I lived in Enumclaw, WA, the Nestle Co. wanted our spring water. Nestle courted the mayor for a year in secret; the mayor didn't even tell the city council. The decision to lease the water to Nestle came out in the paper with a decision to be made by the city council within the week. Of course there were wonderful ads in the paper about a new sports complex, revenue, jobs, etc. Nestle touted themselves as a transparent and community-centered company. Nestle products were on sale, cheap, out front at the two local grocery stores. It was an amazing and skillful production. Fortunately, the folks in Enumclaw rose up and stopped this craziness. From there, Nestle worked on the other towns in South King County and Pierce County. Unfortunately, city public utility officials told me that Nestle can still set up a water bottling plant using municipal water in Enumclaw (just not the spring water they had intended to lease).
I hear that Anacortes is now in this same situation. Sometimes, I wonder if we are just a big experiment for Goldman Sachs – to see how much money it will take to brainwash and immobilize the general public. If we are to protect our home, we must have laws that support sustainability, because it is currently illegal to protect our community. The CBR does just that.
3. Claiming What We Want
"Happy for us that when we find our constitutions defective and insufficient to secure the happiness of our people, we can assemble with all the coolness of philosophers and set it to rights, while every other nation on earth must have recourse to arms to amend or to restore their constitutions."—Thomas Jefferson to C. W. F. Dumas, 1787. ME 6:295, Papers 12:113
What I like most about the CFB Community Bill of Rights is that it claims what we want. We all know what we don't want, but somehow we lack the courage and responsibility to claim what we do want.
U.S. law claims to be in place to prevent injustice, but it is doing a poor job. The three components of the initiative buttress and support one another. Claiming what we want:
1) Ban coal trains (issue of safety)
2) Subordinate corporate rights to community rights (We can't ban coal trains unless we institute this step because current laws give corporations more power than living, breathing people.)
3) Give the environment rights (This is essential, otherwise every community can do whatever it wants, including implement unjust laws. The intention of the initiative is to claim more rights regarding safety and security -- not less – and to stop an injustice.
These three work beautifully together. Some folks say, "What about communities who might want to ban such things as women's right to vote?" That is a fear-based response lacking in imagination and inspiration. We can maintain our federal civil laws and current regulatory systems while increasing our local rights to safety and security. In fact, our forefathers, per the above quote, were aware that a rigid and stagnant constitution was insufficient. CFB challenges us to determine what we want and put that into law.
Some say it is other people's responsibility to change the law. But change doesn't come from the top down, it comes from the bottom up: Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Fredrick Douglas, and the list goes on…. They didn't wake up one morning and say, "I wish somebody with more power would do the right thing." They got up every day and did the morally right thing with the knowledge they were working for future generations.
Who knows what the outcome of Prop 2 may be? It's possible that 10, 100, 1,000 more communities will rise up and claim what they want, too, driving us to a place of real change regarding laws that protect our safety and security. In fact, that is already happening.
Prop 2 is a brilliant examination and voyage into the potential for a utopian future and livable planet. We deserve so much better than we are getting and it's time to claim it. Real change always begins with struggle and effort as communities rise, then eventually something seems to shift from the top down. Prop 2 is that first-stage, root struggle and investigation.
4. The Cost of Coercing a Community:
"I think we're facing a very strong, almost revolutionary movement to try to get off oil worldwide, and it creates a lot of passion and drive in those revolutionaries that are trying to change the environment in which we work." Enbridge CEO, Patrick Daniel, regarding the Tar Sands opposition
The recent coalition of big business for 'Terminals = Jobs' in the Pacific Northwest is scrambling and desperate. Look at their advertisements on TV, their mailers, corporate sponsored yard signs, hired PR guy, door-to-door paid canvassers, and video at the recent city council meeting. How much money have they spent on this already? The reality for these corporations is that they are shelling out big, big money on public relations, only because they must.
I encourge you to welcome CFB (and all other groups fighting coal) today, tomorrow, next year, the year after, and so on – as corporate power will be required to pour more and more and more into their forlorn and desolate attempts to persuade a community to buy into its' own demise and ruin. No group fighting the impacts of coal is going away, in fact the very struggle makes us all stronger, more committed, and more forward thinking.
The above quote regarding tar sands could easily apply to the coal situation in the Pacific Northwest. In fact, many anti-coal 'sleeping giants' along the train route from Montana to Bellingham have yet to weigh in. This intricate web of coal opposition, including regulatory, economic, public opinion, corporate power, and/or nonviolent civil disobedience, weaves a solid and resilient impediment to those who desire to destroy our community for their greed and profit.
The CBR may be a tactic, but it supports and binds a broader strategy. I encourage our officials to let it run its due course as we watch these parasitic corporations scramble and squander more and more of their capital.
davidhopkinson // Sun, Aug 19, 2012, 8:06 pm
Well done, Suzanne!
"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately" - Ben Franklin
If every town and city along the rail-line had a CBR, it would be difficult for mega-corporations to successfully intimidate any one of them. We need a return to a balance of power among the levels of government, a restoration of municipal power which has been eradicated in the name of interstate commerce. We have to start somewhere, and we have to start now.
Larry Horowitz // Tue, Aug 21, 2012, 9:38 pm
Thank you for taking time to help us all understand why the 'average person' benefits from the struggle to improve how we both govern and are governed.
Thanks also for the courage to speak your truth and bear the brunt of being on the front line. Know that there are many of us standing beside you and behind you who appreciate your willingness to hold onto your convictions and make your views public.
You have eloquently expressed the benefits of changing a political and legal system that no longer works for the vast majority. When our structures provide such disproportionate benefits, it's time to look at the structures themselves. Doing so does NOT necessitate chaos and anarchy and can lead to higher and more evolved levels or organization.
Few initiatives are perfect. In that way, they are like every other law our governments adopt. Can the Community Bill of Rights be improved? Sure. But does the CBR:
- expose the deficiencies of our current structure?
- attempt to establish laws that will enable us to live sustainably?
- identify the changes we want and need?
- help establish a true obstacle, rather than simply a speed bump, to prevent a disastrous project from moving forward?
Yes, as you have thoughtfully explained, the CBR is an initial attempt to accomplish these things. And for that reason alone, it can be considered a success.
I hope you will continue to have the courage to speak your truth, and I hope more and more of us will be willing to stand beside you.
It would be my pleasure to do so.
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Generally, when you're globally known like the team at Top Gear and are getting sued for $1.66 million over claims of racism, it's in your best interest to apologize early, often and profusely. You should not, however, apologize a month after the fact, when the furor had already died down. Someone, apparently, didn't teach this lesson to TG Executive Producer Andy Wilman, who has ruffled feathers with an oddly worded apology for the incident, nearly a month after it happened.
"We were not aware at the time, and it has subsequently been brought to our attention, that the word 'slope' is considered by some to be offensive," Wilman said. Claiming ignorance strikes us as a reasonable defense – most of the Autoblog team and many of the readers that commented on our original story had never heard that particular slur. He then eviscerates his defense by saying this:
"When we used the word 'slope' in the recent Top Gear Burma Special it was a light-hearted word play joke referencing both the build quality of the bridge and the local Asian man who was crossing it."
Claiming ignorance that a term is racist and then admitting that you were using said term to refer to someone of a different race kind of indicates that you knew what you were up to.
Wilman then bewilderingly goes on to claim that the phrase isn't well known in the United Kingdom, and that the furor seems to be coming from the United States and Australia. This ignores the fact that a Indian-born British actress and a British law firm are the ones suing Top Gear.
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The annual event for early childhood educators in Annapolis will be held this year from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. on January 26, 2015. Please watch your email for registration information!
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Press Release: Lt. Governor Brown, MSDE Announce $4.3 Million In Grants To Fund Maryland's Prekindergarten Expansion
State partnering with local providers and school systems to expand high-quality pre-K to an additional 1,563 children. For Immediate Release
Lauren Gibbs, Lt. Governor's Office, 410-570-3115
Jenaya Parris, MSDE, 410-767-0602
Perry Hall, MD (July 28, 2014)
Today, Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown was joined by President of the Maryland Board of Education Dr. Charlene Dukes, Baltimore County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dallas Dance, other state and local officials, and early childhood education advocates for a press conference announcing $4.3 million in Prekindergarten Expansion Grants to 24 providers throughout the state. The grant program is made possible by the O'Malley-Brown Administration's Prekindergarten Expansion Act of 2014 (SB 332), which Lt. Governor Brown led the effort to pass during this year's legislative session. Under the expansion, the State is partnering with local providers and schools systems across the state to expand high-quality full and half day pre-K to another 1,563 children.
"Every child in Maryland deserves to be able to climb the ladder of opportunity towards success, and expanding access to quality early childhood education is a critical part of our effort to close the achievement gap throughout our state," said Lt. Governor Brown. "With this $4.3 million investment, we're ensuring that another 1,560 of our children will have access to a high-quality Pre-K program this year. By working together with educators, advocates, parents, and members of our communities, we're one step closer to making high quality, voluntary Pre-K available to each and every one of Maryland's children.
Today's announcement took place at White Marsh Child Care Center (WMCCC), one of five programs in Baltimore County that are receiving a total of $770,000 in funds to expand their services under the grant program. WMCCC will receive $112,000 to support an additional 20 four year old children. The Center also plans to use these funds towards teacher salaries and technology upgrades in the classroom (including computers) in order to reach families in need of educational services.
"Baltimore County has been, and continues to be a leader in early childhood education, and this $770,000 in State funding for pre-kindergarten expansion recognizes our ongoing commitment and will make a real difference in our communities," said County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. "I want to thank Governor O'Malley and Lieutenant Governor Brown for their commitment to education in Baltimore County."
The Prekindergarten Expansion Act of 2014 (SB 332) builds on the State's existing pre-K system and expands the number of pre-K slots available to include Maryland children whose families make up to 300 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. The bill represents the first step toward expanding pre-K to all Maryland children by establishing a competitive Pre-Kindergarten Expansion Grant Program and Fund through which local school systems and local providers were able apply to establish, expand and enhance existing pre-K programs and highly effective Judy Centers. Recipients were selected by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) following the application process which began in April. See attached for a full list of recipients.
"This Prekindergarten Expansion Grant builds upon the existing public prekindergarten system and moves us even closer to the target goal of providing universal access to high-quality prekindergarten for Maryland children of all income levels," said Dr. Lillian M. Lowery, State Superintendent of Schools.
The programs selected for expansion span nearly every part of Maryland (see map here) and reflect the wide spectrum of high quality early childhood programs in the state that serve 4-year olds:
$1.8 million for 17 community based providers who in partnership with their local school systems will expand pre-k to children at their existing sites;
$2.5 million to 7 local public school systems to expand pre-k, including three new Judith B. Hoyer Centers; and
A unique partnership in Baltimore City between the State and Baltimore Commmunity Foundation, sponsored by the Ravens and M&T Bank, that will allow for a new Judy Hoyer Center to open at Arundel Elementary School in Baltimore City.
"High quality pre-k plays a critical role in preparing Maryland's children for success. This initial expansion is part of a larger effort to one day provide pre-k to all Maryland children. We want to thank Lt. Governor Brown for his leadership and partnership in this important effort," said State Senator Nancy King who, along with State Senator Bill Ferguson, was a leading supporter of this legislation in the Senate.
A 2007 study by the Economic Policy Institute found that in Maryland, revenues to the State Treasury would increase more than $2 for every $1 spent on early education. The overall return on investment on general economic activity is predicted to be 8.7 times the amount invested. This is due to the fact that investments in early education help children succeed later in life and reduce the likelihood that a child will end up needing government assistance or spending time in a correctional facility. ("Enriching Children, Enriching the Nation Maryland Summary," Lynch, Economic Policy Institute, July 2007)
"Today's pre-K announcement is an important step forward for Maryland children and families," said House Ways and Means Chairman Sheila Hixson. "Providing our children with high quality pre-k helps prepare them for a lifetime of learning, engages families in their children's education and reduces long-term costs to government." Other leading pre-K expansion advocates in the House included Delegate Anne Kaiser and Delegate Sandy Rosenberg.
"Maryland has made incredible progress over the last decade in closing the achievement gap," said MSEA President Betty Weller. "Expanding our pre-k program is a smart, research-backed method for further closing existing gaps and better preparing all of our children to achieve and excel in school."
In order to encourage partnership with the private sector and local and national foundations, the grant program allows businesses and philanthropic entities to contribute funds to support the expansion, which will be matched by MSDE.In addition to the $4.3 million in State funding announced today, the Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) has established an agreement with MSDE and Baltimore City Public Schools to fund the opening of a new Judy Center at Arundel Elementary/Middle School in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore City. BCF's contribution, sponsored by the Ravens and M&T Bank, is $165,000 per year for three years which represents 50% of the operating costs for a Judy Center. The remaining $165,000 is covered by MSDE. After three years, MSDE will assume total operating costs for the Judy Center.
"One of the Baltimore Community Foundation's education goals is to ensure that 90% of Baltimore's kindergarteners are ready for school by 2017," said BCF President and CEO Thomas E. Wilcox. "The Prekindergarten Expansion Act of 2014 will provide a boost for getting all children to arrive at Kindergarten ready to learn. We know that public-private investments are a powerful way to address what seem like intractable problems. That is why our partnership with Maryland State Department of Education and City Schools is so central to the success of our school readiness goal."
Despite making more cuts to state spending than any previous administration, Governor O'Malley and Lt. Governor Brown have chosen to protect targeted investments in priorities like education and job creation. The FY2015 budget builds on Maryland's #1 school ranking and paves the way to global competitiveness for our children. It includes a record $6.12 billion investment in K-12 education, which is an increase of 37 percent compared to FY2007. In addition to the $4.3 million for additional Pre-K opportunities, the Administration will invest $289 for the Public School Construction Program, bringing the O'Malley-Brown Administration's average annual investment to the highest ever at $345 million.
Maryland's Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Recipients
The State Early Childhood Advisory Council Bill (HB 461)
The MSCCA worked to pass this session and we were present for the Governors signing along with Maryland State Department of Education
Pre-K Expansion Grant - Important, time-sensitive information
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Here is a summary of what the new regulations changes will do effective April 14, 2015:
The clarifying provisions about Montessori schools only apply to centers.
The definition of what is NOT childcare in center and LOC regulations is amended to make it clear that specialized training (which is exempt if that's all there is) + custodial supervision (the essence of child care) = child care.
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Welcome to the Maryland State Child Care Association!
The Maryland State Child Care Association (MSCCA) is the premiere professional association for licensed child care and early learning centers operating in Maryland and for associated businesses and individuals that support the mission of the Association. Our members are committed to providing the highest levels of cognitive, social/emotional, and physical development in safe and secure environments for the children entrusted to their care. We truly believe that we care for Maryland's most important natural resource,
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As a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) trade association of child care centers, MSCCA provides professional development for the staff of member centers and educational outreach to the general public on matters related to early childhood education. MSCCA is actively engaged in the public policy arena to ensure that the laws and regulations governing our members are consistent with quality for the children and affordability for their parents and guardians. MSCCA Chapters in regions across Maryland provide our members with information, resources, and networking opportunities that are accessible on a local basis.
MSCCA is the official state affiliate of the National Child Care Association. Additionally, Board members participate actively with a variety of other organizations including, Maryland Family Network (MFN), Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), Governor's Council for Children and other organizations that share our members' commitment to high quality, affordable child care and early learning.
More information about membership opportunities for MSCCA is available on our website (www.mscca.org). Interested child care centers, businesses serving the industry and individuals are encouraged to call or email the Executive Director or MSCCA Board members with any questions or for assistance.
More information about membership in the MSCCA is available under the section on Membership Applications. Interested child care centers, affiliates, businesses serving the industry, and individuals are welcome to call our offices at (410) 820.9196 or (877) 820.9196, toll-free in Maryland.


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"We anticipate the inquiry to be expeditious, and we hope to have it concluded within a week," said Budreau.
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It's a little weird for Frankie DeAngelis to feel like a veteran.
He is, after all, only 26.
But after two years with the Komets, getting selected as the team's lone all-star last season, surviving the summer purge of veterans and seeing Guy Dupuis retire, he's become the anchor of the blue line for the Komets.
It is a little weird having the rookies come up to me, asking me questions, DeAngelis said. But I accept it, and I love it. It's great to be a guy who's been here, been through the ropes and can be helping the young guys out.
DeAngelis has two goals and four points this season for the Komets (3-3-0), including a goal in Tuesday's 8-2 victory at Dayton.
The Komets play back-to-back games at Rapid City, S.D., today and Saturday.
The Rush (5-1-1) eliminated the Komets in a five-game Turner Conference Semifinals series last spring, but Rapid City lost 3-2 at Fort Wayne on Nov. 4.
Despite his all-star status, DeAngelis, an American International University product, is still trying to hone his game.
There are always areas to improve in, I think, said DeAngelis, a native of Woodbridge, Ontario. I'm just wanting to get shots through traffic, I've been working on that. Defensive-zone systems, I've been working on, just like the new guys. I've got a new defensive partner, and we've all got to jell.
Coach Al Sims said DeAngelis, like the entire team, is still a work in progress. DeAngelis and Jamie Milam (two goals, five points this season) are the blue-liners expected to help kick-start the offense.
It's early in the season yet, but Frankie is a guy who really runs on confidence, Sims said. Once he starts getting points, they seem to multiply for him. He's just got to work on getting his shot through, getting it to the net, moving his feet and being reliable defensively.
DeAngelis has 23 goals, 102 points and a plus-51 rating in 153 games with the Komets in the regular season and playoffs, combined.
His success earned him a tryout with Worcester of the higher-level American Hockey League before this season.
They just said they were keeping an eye on me, said DeAngelis, 5-foot-10, 185 pounds. They liked what I did, liked the way I played. It was just a numbers game up there, really. They had their team pretty much set, but I wanted to go up there and see how I'd play against those guys.


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Women's NIKE� FREE 5.0 TR FIT 4 PRINT :: Push your limits, training stronger and in maximum comfort in the Women's Nike� Free 5.0 TR Fit 4 Print. Your feet will get a supportive hug in the upper's engineered mesh that'll provide you with both zonal support and superb breathability. ...
Womens Nike Free 5.0 TR Fit 4 Cross Training Shoe - Black/White 6
Available in Black/White
Women's NIKE� FREE 5.0 TR FIT 4 :: Push your limits, training stronger and in maximum comfort in the Women's Nike� Free 5.0 TR Fit 4. Your feet will get a supportive hug in the upper's engineered mesh that'll provide you with both zonal support and superb breathability. You'll transition ...
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