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Chimps With Higher-Ranking Moms Do Better in Fights
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Beer Compound Could Help Fend Off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
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Researchers Use Sound to Slow Down, Speed Up, and Block Light
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Ballooning Offers Platform for Performing Research in a Space-Like Environment
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Blind Beetles Show Extraordinary Signs of Sight
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Game Theory Explains Social Interactions of Cancer Cells
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Nanoscale Mirrored Cavities Amplify, Connect Quantum Memories
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Spider Electro-Combs Its Sticky Nano-Filaments
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Asteroid That Flew Past Earth Has Moon
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Easter Island Mystery: Why Did the Native Culture Die Out?
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'Yellowballs' Are Part of the Development of Massive Star
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Ancient Star System Reveals Earth-Sized Planets Forming Near Start of Universe
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Researchers Find Hormone That Increases the Sex Drive of Mice
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New Tattoos Discovered on Iceman Oetzi: All of the Skin Marks on the Mummy Mapped
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Jan. 27, 2015 Researchers have discovered that the insulation plastic used in high-voltage cables can withstand a 26 per cent higher voltage if nanometer-sized carbon balls are added. This could result in enormous ... full story
- Long-necked 'dragon' discovered in China: Dinosaur's lightweight neck spanned half the length of its body
- Some potentially habitable planets began as gaseous, Neptune-like worlds
- Gully patterns document Martian climate cycles
- Quantum computer as detector shows space is not squeezed
- Chimps with higher-ranking moms do better in fights
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- Researchers use sound to slow down, speed up, and block light
- Ballooning offers platform for performing research in a space-like environment
- Blind beetles show extraordinary signs of sight
- Game theory explains social interactions of cancer cells
- Nanoscale mirrored cavities amplify, connect quantum memories
- Spider electro-combs its sticky nano-filaments
- Stomach acid-powered micromotors get their first test in a living animal
- Asteroid that flew past Earth has moon
- Easter Island mystery: Why did the native culture die out?
- 'Yellowballs' are part of the development of massive star
- Ancient star system reveals Earth-sized planets forming near start of universe
- Researchers find hormone that increases the sex drive of mice
- New tattoos discovered on iceman Oetzi: All of the skin marks on the mummy mapped
- Carbon nanoballs can greatly contribute to sustainable energy supply
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- Electronic circuits with reconfigurable pathways closer to reality
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- Entanglement on a chip: Breakthrough promises secure communications and faster computers
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- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- Scientists set quantum speed limit
- New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratory
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- Individual protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei do not behave according to predictions
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- Editing the brain: How new epigenetic tools could rewrite our understanding of memory and more
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- New bacterial 'language' discovered: Previously unknown communication pathway
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- Silk-weaving ant study sees new behavior
- Ocean floor dust gives new insight into supernovae
- Atoms can be in two places at the same time
- First public lighting system that runs on solar and wind energy
- A contractile gel that stores light energy
- Paleontologist names a carnivorous reptile that preceded dinosaurs
- Hostile boss? Study finds advantages to giving it right back
- The seeing power of frogs: Frogs can detect single photons of light
- Fossil ankles indicate Earth's earliest primates lived in trees
- Automated method beats critics in picking great movies
- Predatory sea snails produce weaponized insulin
- Extremely short, sharp flash of radio waves from unknown source in the universe, caught as it was happening
- Preserved fossil represents oldest record of parental care in group of prehistoric reptiles
- President Lincoln's cottage 3D laser-scanned by researchers
- HiRISE camera spots long-lost space probe on Mars
- Three nearly Earth-size planets found orbiting nearby star: One in 'Goldilocks' zone
- Closing your eyes boosts memory recall, new study finds
- Heart arrhythmias detected in deep-diving marine mammals
- Galactic 'hailstorm' in the early Universe
- Space station worms' research potential is anything but flat
- Rice-sized laser, powered one electron at a time, bodes well for quantum computing
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UPA Productions
Frank Graham, Paul Frees
John Hubley
Stephen Bosustow
Sol Barzman, Phil Eastman
Del Castillo
- 1948
- UPA Productions
- Columbia Pictures
- Fox and Crow Theatrical Cartoon Series
- Cartoon Characters: Fox, Crow.
- Vocal Talent: Frank Graham (Fox), Paul Frees (Crow).
- Directed By John Hubley.
- Produced By Stephen Bosustow (Executive Producer).
- Animated By Robert Cannon, Willie Pyle, Pat Matthews, Rudy Larriva.
- Written By Sol Barzman, Phil Eastman.
Additional Crew:
- Supervision: Ed Gershman.
- Color Design: Herb Klynn, Jules Engel.
- Technical: Max Morgan, Mary Cain.
- Executive Producer: Steve Bosustow.
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After many attempts, the King tells the Sheriff (the Crow) to catch Robin Hood (the Fox).
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Brewing this today. Hoping it will be ready by May. Super Excited! One change I am making is mashing at 150 for 90 minutes. Will report back a full review once complete.
"A fine beer may be judged with only one sip but it's better to be thoroughly sure"
Bottled on Monday the 23rd.
This is an awesome Maibock recipe! I just won first place in the Bock/Dunkel category of the 2012 Dominion Cup (Virginia's State-wide HB competition) with this recipe. And it was the first lager I have ever brewed! Many thanks for the recipe. And to all those considering this one - BREW IT!
so you lagered this in the keg? did you have to vent the keg periodically???
I don't really recall if I vented the keg at all. I did a primary and secondary ferm. before kegging so the amount of CO2 produced by then would be minimal. I did try to keep the keg pressurized during lagering so the seals stayed tight. Didn't keep it on gas all the time but hit it with some CO2 every once in a while.
Just bought the ingredients. What did you guys do for a starter for this?
Did a double decoction for this today with a huge starter. I used 11 gallons RO water treated with 10 grams CaCl (treated strike and sparge water together). Will probably only use 10 gallons next time and 9 grams CaCl in order to get a grist/water ratio closter to 1.5quarts/pound. PH was right on the money at 5.32. Came in at 1.071 with 5 gal into the fermenter. Now sitting in the ferm chamber at 50F. Very good brew day! Cant wait to see how it comes along.
Well, its been 17 days this has been in the primary and it hasnt even dropped clear yet. It's got a huge malty smell right now and I'm having a heck of a time keeping myself from sampling it. I'm going to bring it up to ale temps for a D-Rest this weekend, keg it, and then slowly start the degree-per-day drop in the temp down to 34 degrees and let it go for a few months and see how it gets.
Just kegged this bad boy today. It sat at ale temps ~68 degrees for 5 days and the final gravity came in at 1.011 or 1.012 (you can see the bubbles) and there is still quite a bit of yeast in suspension. Tasted the hydrometer sample and it's yeasty but OMG. Huge malty flavor without being sweet. The malt flavor lingers in the mouth long after its gone. Its got a bit of alcohol flavor too right now as its so young but man this one is going to be good. Here's a pic of the hydro sample.
Went to pull a sample of this one after two weeks in the keg at 12 psi and 33F and guess what? It's flat! My keg obviously had a leak in it so I took it apart, sanatized the bejeezus out of everything, re-applied my keg lube to the seals, and then pressured it back up and bled off the oxygen (did this last night). Checked it again this morning and now it's holding pressure just fine. I'll keep checking it over the course of the rest of the week and see if it maintains. I've never had a problem with it before though so I'm not sure what happened. Really pisses me off. My OCD hates it when things don't go as planned.


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By Intern Mimi in Music on Sep 28, 2012
This past summer, Alanis Morissette made a surprise visit to DLDwomen, a conference that takes place in Munich annually, and brings together over 50 international speakers. The conversation got very real very quickly as Alanis dove right into issues such as her role to humanity as an artist, the alpha woman, and the new role of men. Her honesty was not surprising considering that this is the same woman who wrote "You Oughta Know." (Is it possible to write about Alanis without bringing up that song?)
Even when she's not singing, she has our attention!
When asked about the differences between men and women, Alanis said, "We are built incredibly different. In today's context men provide different things than in the old days…It's not about providing money anymore. For instance, if my husband wasn't taking care of my child now I couldn't be here. We women are moving to a connective version of ourselves, to interdependency." Click here to see the interview in its entirety and Alanis's awesome heels!
The 90s Goddess of Rock was already in Germany when she spoke at the conference, shooting a video for a song from her brand new album, Havoc and Bright Lights. Even though our favorite wild child now has a child of her own, she is in the midst of her first international tour since Citizen of the Planet in 2008. North America, get ready, because she's coming next week! The setlist is rumored to have oldies like "All I Really Want", "Thank You," and "Hands Clean," so don't worry, you will still get your healthy dose nostalgia.
Cover art from her new album, Havoc and Bright Lights
Images via ticketmaster.com and DLD.tumblr.com
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Latest Health News from Duke Medicine News and Communications
Klotman Named to Institute of Medicine
Oct. 20, 2014
Mary E. Klotman, M.D., chairwoman of the Department of Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine, has been elected as one of 70 new members to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM). Klotman is an expert in infectious diseases and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Duke Nursing Is Ninth in Funding from National Institutes of Health
Oct. 16, 2014
Duke University School of Nursing is now ninth in the country in the amount of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research, among 63 other schools of nursing receiving NIH funding, according to new federal data.
Prostate Cancer's Penchant for Copper May Be a Fatal Flaw
Oct. 15, 2014
Like discriminating thieves, prostate cancer tumors scavenge and hoard copper that is an essential element in the body. But such avarice may be a fatal weakness.
Stress May Be Harder On Women's Hearts Than Men's
Oct. 13, 2014
Researchers have known for decades that stress contributes to heart disease. But a new analysis by researchers at Duke Medicine shows mental stress may tax women's hearts more than men's.
DHVI Receives Contract Renewal for HIV/AIDS Quality Control
Oct. 7, 2014
The Duke Human Vaccine Institute received a contract renewal to again provide quality control for research laboratories across the globe involved in federally-funded HIV/AIDS studies.
Gene Interacts With Stress and Leads to Heart Disease In Some People
Oct. 1, 2014
A new genetic finding from Duke Medicine suggests that some people who are prone to hostility, anxiety and depression might also be hard-wired to gain weight when exposed to chronic stress, leading to diabetes and heart disease.
Duke To Lead $20 Million Project to Study Uterine Fibroids
Sept. 30, 2014
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) will serve as the research and data coordinating center for a five-year, $20 million project to evaluate the effectiveness of different treatment strategies for women with uterine fibroids.
Duke Researchers Among the First Funded In President's BRAIN Initiative
Sept. 30, 2014
Two projects at the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University School of Medicine are among the first funded by President Barack Obama's new BRAIN initiative that aims to advance knowledge and treatments of brain disorders.
Coping Techniques Help Patients With COPD Improve Mentally, Physically
Sept. 25, 2014
Coaching patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to manage stress, practice relaxation and participate in light exercise can boost a patient's quality of life and can even improve physical symptoms, researchers at Duke Medicine report.
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Sept. 18, 2014
Dangerous new pathogens such as the Ebola virus invoke scary scenarios of deadly epidemics, but even ancient scourges such as the bubonic plague are still providing researchers with new insights on how the body responds to infections.
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Many people believe that Alzheimer's disease (AD) can't be treated. The truth is that medications are available that may help slow the progression of symptoms. Although these drugs don't work for everyone, they offer some hope for the more than 5 million people who have AD.
The FDA has approved five medications to treat Alzheimer's disease. All the drugs may help temporarily prevent some AD symptoms, such as confusion and forgetfulness, from getting worse.
In addition to memory loss and confusion, AD can cause worsening speech and mood swings. In the later stages, the disease destroys a person's personality and ability to think and function. In some people, AD worsens quickly. In others, it progresses slowly.
Just as the course of AD isn't clear, neither is treatment. Existing drugs may slow the progression of AD in some people. The drugs are most effective when a person begins taking them as early as possible. It takes two to six weeks before any results appear.
These three drugs are used to treat AD in its early to middle stages:
Galantamine (Razadyne)
Rivastigmine (Exelon)
Tacrine (Cognex)
A medication that can be used for all stages is called Donepezil (Aricept). Another drug, memantine (Namenda), is the only drug approved by the FDA for the later, more severe stages of AD. It can be taken alone or with another drug.
Certain side effects may prevent people from using medication for AD. For example, tacrine may cause liver damage. Donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine can cause nausea and vomiting. Memantine may cause dizziness and headache.
The appropriate use of AD medications may improve both the patient's quality of life and that of his or her caregivers as well. Ask your doctor for more information.
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Vivian – farmer extraordinair, hostess with the mostess, master hair stylist, and seasoned chef – shared this idea with me and I had one of those, EUREKA, moments. Why didn't I think of this?
Since I recently saw organic veggie broth for almost four dollars per carton this will save you tons; this method makes probably two cartons. Additionally, when vegetables are boiled, a lot of the nutrients end up in the water. When we discard that water we send all the good stuff down the drain! This is a great way to add some additional nutrients into your diet. Just be sure to keep the broth refrigerated for a few days and then freeze until ready to use.
Use the broth when you cook beans, make soup, cook rice and even pasta.
Any clean veggie scraps you have, enough to fill about a gallon "scrap container" – use the ribs of kale or collards, the stems of broccoli, ends of onions – whatever!
A few garlic cloves (optional)
Water to cover the veggie scraps in a large Dutch oven or stock pot
1. Put the veggie scraps in the Dutch oven, cover with water; bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer about an hour. Drain veggies from liquid, cool liquid and store in fridge or freeze in cubes.
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Neil Berg's musical revue takes audiences on a journey through Broadway history with the music of Kander & Ebb, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more. The show will also feature much loved holiday tunes.
Audience members will have a chance to vote on one holiday song and one Broadway song to be added to the program. For details, visit www.geffenplayhouse.com/broadwayholiday.
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Near the city's southwest end, Avenida Ruíz Cortínez winds its way to this hilltop fort with its breathtaking view of the Bay of Campeche. Built between 1779 and 1801 and dedicated to the archangel Michael, the fort was positioned to blast enemy ships with its long-range cannons. As soon as it was completed, pirates stopped attacking the city. In fact, the cannons were fired only once, in 1842, when General Santa Anna used Fuerte de San Miguel to put down a revolt by
Yucatecan separatists seeking independence from Mexico. The fort houses the Museo de la Arquelogía Maya, whose exhibits include the skeletons of long-ago Maya royals, complete with jewelry and pottery, which are arranged just as they were found in Calakmul tombs. Other archaeological treasures are funeral vessels, masks, many wonderfully expressive figurines and whistles from Isla de Jaina, stelae and stucco masks from the Mayan ruins, and an excellent pottery collection. Although it's a shame that most information is in Spanish only, many of the pieces speak for themselves. The gift shop sells replicas of artifacts.
Av. Francisco Morazán s/n, west of town center, Campeche City, Campeche, 24000, Mexico
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UR student found dead on campus
Rochester, N.Y. The University of Rochester said one of its students died on campus Saturday morning.
Juliette Richard, a 19-year-old freshman from Bolton, Massachusetts, was found dead by Rochester Police Officers, who were responding to a report of a woman not breathing.
Police said they do not suspect foul play but are still investigating Richards death.
The Universitys flag will fly at half-staff Monday in her memory.
The school issued this statement:
Our hearts go out to Juliettes family, her friends, and classmates. May they find comfort and strength in their memories of her during this time of extreme sorrow.


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John B. Monlux Elementary
6051 Bellaire Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91606
- Compare with other schools in North Hollywood
- Compare with nearby schools
- School Type: Elementary School
- District: Los Angeles Unified
- Ranking compared to similar schools: 3
- Achieved API growth target: Yes
- Teachers with Full Credentials: 97%
- Teachers with Emergency Credentials: 3%
- School Schedule: Standard
- Grades: K-5
- K-3 Class Size: 22
- Grades 4-6 Class Size: 28
Demographic Information:
- GATE students: 16%
- English learners: 23%
- Reclassified as English proficient: 27%
- Migrant education program participants: 0%
- Eligible for free/reduced price lunch: 68%
- Special education within past two years: 11%
- Overall Average Education4: 3.27
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These backless, strapless silicone bras supposedly stick on and support, lift and conceal while having no straps at all to interfere with oddly cut tops and dresses. I was leery of a "stick on bra" but one of my very good, socially savvy friends said she swore by hers and loved it. Convinced, I bought one. It was squishy and I could wear it hooked or wear each ... cutlet ... separately. All I had to do was to wet the bra slightly and it became tacky (as in sticky but probably as in ... tacky as well). I then only had to adhere it to my bust and I was done. I tried the bra with a tight top and it seemed to work fine. It looked natural with no lines anywhere and it didn't slip around. That night of the gathering, I dampened the silicone bra and put each cutlet on separately. My thinking was that each one would weigh less if not connected and that would lessen any chance that the whole thing would unstick. I slipped on my dress and heels, did my makeup and hair then anxiously went to the gathering. The night went well. I met a lot of new people and connected with others whom I didn't know well. I felt I did a pretty good job of concealing the fact that I was completely out of my element and on the verge of a panic attack just being there. Toward the end of the night, I was standing and talking to a group of men I had met earlier that night. My husband had gone to get a drink, leaving me to fend for my socially awkward self. We were chatting when suddenly, I felt something hit my foot. Something squishy and soft like ... well ... like an uncooked chicken cutlet. I looked down, as did a few of the people I was talking to, and there it was. Boob one had unstuck and slipped down my dress and out. My chicken cutlet sat on the ground at my feet. I now knew the true meaning of mortification. I wanted to just pretend nothing happened but I could feel the other side starting to slip and slide down. I grasped my chest (like I was having a heart attack) to stop another cutlet drop and did the only thing I could do. I picked up the bra cup and said, "Chicken, anyone?" A few VERY LONG seconds went by before everyone started to laugh (AT ME). I excused myself and just took the stupid thing off in the bathroom. I couldn't get it to stick again, even dampened and I was so embarrassed as it was that really, nothing more could embarrass me further. I stuck the silicone bra cups into my purse, took a very deep breath, and walked back to the group. My husband had joined them and was somewhat clued in by someone apparently. I could see him looking at me like he wanted to run out the door.At that point, there was just nothing I could do to salvage the situation so I explained what happened. I explained my dress was backless and I was wearing a strapless bra that lost its stick. To men who I just met. Who held my career in their hands. Luckily, they were pretty tipsy by then and thought the whole thing was hilarious. I SO didn't. We got out of there eventually and I tossed that terrible bra thing out immediately. I don't know why I even bothered to stuff the cups into my purse at all. The incident was a bit of a running joke for a while but not in a terrible way. I owned it. I had no choice but to and I guess that impressed the guys I was dealing with. I was able to laugh at myself rather than run away in horror (which I absolutely wanted to do). I am sure somewhere out there, there is an older executive or retired executive who recalls the incident and still tells his friends about it. I just hope he doesn't read this and reply here. ACK. Past WMFR posts: Was My Face Red! (1) - The Mailman, the Towel, and the Shirt Grab. - www.bubblews.com/news/602284 Was My Face Red! 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The Louisiana Constitution allows lawmakers more freedom to design public education than its school boards and teacher unions would have us believe. So it's no surprise that what is "public" today includes a largely charter school system in New Orleans, four publicly funded private-school-choice programs, a recovery school district, and the emergence of online charter schools.
That's why it was frustrating to see a state judge declare late Friday that Louisiana's newest and largest voucher program is illegal because it diverts "vital public dollars" to private schools. According to Judge Timothy Kelley, the state was wrong to fund its new voucher program by the same revenue stream that provides a "minimum foundation" to its public elementary and secondary schools.
That was the same argument put forward by the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and the Louisiana School Boards Association when they sued to abolish the voucher program, which presently serves nearly 5,000 children in 113 private schools.
But what is the difference between privately operated charter schools and private schools accepting voucher-bearing students if each are held to account to parents and taxpayers?
Students receiving the Louisiana voucher have to take the same standardized tests as those administered at public schools, and the schools they attend can be ejected from the program if they consistently show poor performance—just like charter schools. But Judge Kelley clumsily asserts...
Mike and Adam celebrate school-choice victories in New Jersey and Race to the Top and worry about the battles ahead. Amber ponders state-mandated special-ed enrollment targets.
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Generous pensions—one of the main "perks" of public-sector employment—come at a steep price: After years of can-kicking, state pensions face funding shortfalls that total in the trillions. Yet many are hesitant to restructure them. Among the reasons cited is the backlash expected from teachers facing a loss or diminution of their long-established defined-benefit (DB) pension plans. This new study by Dan Goldhaber and colleagues suggests, however, that teachers may be more receptive to new pension structures than previously thought (echoing findings from a New York poll conducted earlier this year). Researchers analyzed teachers' pension preferences using data from Washington State over two time periods during which educators could opt for a DB or hybrid plan (which combines a DB and an employee-funded defined-contribution [DC] plan). During both periods, the majority of teachers—both new and experienced—opted for the hybrid plan. (Only teachers over age fifty-five preferred the traditional DB option.) The researchers then examined the association between choice of pension program and teacher effectiveness, measured by value-added. Compellingly, teachers choosing the hybrid plan were 2 to 3 percent of a standard deviation more effective than those opting for the DB plan. This is equivalent to the difference between a teacher with one or two years of experience and a novice—and hints that the composition of the teacher workforce (and its overall quality) is likely to be influenced by pension structures. The political will to revamp teacher-pension plans remains buried. This study provides a shovel with which we may start...
The new teachers contract in Newark has caused widespread celebration. It has earned praise from New Jersey's governor and education commissioner, Newark's mayor and superintendent, local and national labor leaders and many others. There seems to be a consensus that a new day has dawned for public education in this troubled city.
The history of urban school improvement efforts, however, suggests that we might temper our enthusiasm. The side of the road is littered with much-ballyhooed but ultimately unsuccessful attempts to fix failing inner-city schools.
Yet if state leaders are willing to seize the opportunity, this may be a turning point in the nation's decades-long effort to reform urban schooling.
The new contract is an enormous improvement over its predecessors. It reforms compensation by prioritizing effectiveness instead of seniority. It speeds the implementation of improved evaluations and enables change in the lowest-performing schools. It allows for greater school-level decision-making and removes bureaucratic barriers to reform.
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Accordingly, the agreement has spawned a remarkable degree of strange-bedfellow harmony, bringing together management and labor, left and right. Local union president Joseph Del...
When I get a call from a reporter on a Friday, it typically means that a government agency is trying to dump bad news. When I get a call from a reporter on the Friday before Thanksgiving week, I know that a government agency is trying to dump really bad news.
And so it is with the U.S. Department of Education's quiet release of results from the first year of the massive School Improvement Grant (SIG) program. (See Alyson Klein's Ed Week coverage.)
The headline is simple: The feds spent several BILLION dollars and got terribly disappointing results—but, tragically, the results are predictable to anyone familiar with the history of "turnarounds."
Almost three years ago, in an article for Education Next called "The Turnaround Fallacy", I detailed how and why previous turnaround efforts failed so consistently and predicted that future efforts would amount to the same. Chapter 4 of my new book, The Urban School System of the Future, extends that argument with even more evidence.
It's not just me. Tom Loveless's 2009 Brown Center Report showed the dramatic failure of turnaround efforts over 20 years, and David Stuit's remarkable and devastating 2010 study powerfully reinforced these findings.
Now the Department, doing its job, is trying to paint the new data as a good-news story. But that clearly...
After weeks of Sandy-induced delay and reports of discontent among union membership, Newark teachers approved a "groundbreaking" new contract Wednesday,1,767 to 1,088. The new deal includes bonuses for high performance, an important first step for performance-related teacher pay in a state that has historically been a bastion of union strength and intransigence. Its value from a reform perspective, however, is mostly symbolic: Heavily subsidized by private donors (see Zuckerberg, Mark) despite Newark's already-breathtaking per-pupil spending, the agreement would offer yearly awards of up to $5,000 to educators rated "highly effective"—a designation that would factor in fellow teachers' evaluations. A traditional compensation option would also be available to teachers who prefer the status quo: hardly a transformative or replicable model.
Even still, approval was far from certain: Despite the strong support of media-darling Mayor Cory Booker and the blessing of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, many rank-and-file union members expressed strong reservations about the deal—one caucus within the union even warned that "it means indentured servitude for education workers."
The union membership was right to take the deal. As Weingarten said, it is "a win for students, a win for teachers and a win for Newark." National and local AFT chiefs deserve plenty of credit for making it happen: Reformers often gloss how challenging it must be for open-minded union leaders to persuade teachers to overcome decades of dogmatic resistance to the reform agenda. Hot on the heels of ...
Charter schools in at least six cities and counties will benefit from local bonds and levies that voters approved on Election Day. Collectively, that means more than $500 million[1] of local tax dollars over the next several years for charter-school facility or operating costs in Cleveland; San Diego; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Metropolitan Denver (including school districts in Denver proper, Aurora, and Jefferson County). Why the sudden generosity in places that (with the exception of Denver) historically have barely tolerated charters, if that? Some charter leaders say school systems might have realized that it's become harder to ask parents to pay higher taxes only for district schools when so many more of them are choosing charter schools for their children. Indeed, voters in these regions have joined a handful of other cities that, over the past few years, have set aside local dollars for charters by ballot initiative, when most districts and state legislatures still refuse to do so. Of course, voters might have never seen these ballot questions had it not been for legislators (like those in Colorado) who rewrote laws a few years ago, forcing districts to "invite" charters to discuss the needs of all public schools before requesting bonds or levies. But whatever the reason, the response from voters is encouraging: A whopping $350 million share of a $2.8 billion bond in San Diego will aid charter-school facility needs over the next several years; charters in and around Denver may see $150...
The School District of Philadelphia, which has been leaking students even as the city's school-age population has risen, is now scrambling to keep its sinking ship from capsizing. The city's School Reform Commission (SRC), which operates in place of a board of education, will close forty schools next year and an additional six every subsequent year until 2017—a tough sell, but the right call when many schools sit half-empty. Meanwhile, the SRC has also announced that it will borrow $300 million to keep the district above water through the end of the school year, a fact that underscores how important it is that the SRC make wise choices with their planned school closures. Previous downsizing efforts by the SRC have raised red flags. For example, when Pepper Middle School was shuttered in March, there were complaints that students had been reassigned to schools of lower quality. In way of allaying such fears, the SRC does claim that these upcoming school closings will be "more informed by academic performance than previous rounds of closures." We certainly hope so. They don't need to look far for a solid example of how to navigate the downsizing process.
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Six days after the election, and by a miniscule margin, Washington State became the forty-second state to allow charter schools. Charter advocates and operators will have plenty of work ahead if they want to convince such a polarized electorate (which rejected charters thrice before) that the forty schools they're now permitted to open will add quality and innovation to the state's public school landscape. The battle is won, but the war will continue.
Stanford's Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) has released the preliminary findings of their study on the impact of the GreatSchools program in D.C. and Milwaukee—and the news is good! The GreatSchools program runs an online search engine to help parents discover their children's schooling options. The programs in the two cities studied went further, providing in-person parent training to supplement the materials. CEPA found that these programs successfully influenced parents to select higher-performing schools. Disseminating information, the goal of so many groups (ourselves included), is not always enough; groups that actively try to educate parents about their options should be lauded and replicated.
Mayor Bloomberg's fiscal plan for 2013, which proposes to shrink Gotham's budget by $1.6 billion, caused an uproar earlier this week. It all began when a court stopped the city from selling additional taxi medallions as a revenue raiser, leaving a $635 million deficit. To plug the hole, Hizzoner's budget would apparently...
Late last week, the US Department of Education announced the 20 winners of the latest "Investing in Innovation" competition.
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KOLKATA: It isn't just pandals and idols that have metamorphosed over the years. The melas in Puja precincts have evolved as well with singara, chop, cutlet and chowmein stalls being crowded out by fast food outlets serving fried chicken, pasta and pizza.
In recent years, consumer products like televisions, refrigerators, microwave ovens and air-conditioners have found their way to puja precincts. This year, cars rolled into puja premises as automobile dealers showcased the latest products to grab eyeballs.
At the high-footfall Maddox Square, a canary yellow Indica Vista and a silver Nano parked on a makeshift stall drew the swashbuckling neighbourhood Romeo with his newly acquired girlfriend in tow as it did the silk panjabi-clad middle-aged Bengali babu with wife and children in tow.
"This canary yellow car looks good, doesn't it?" the young woman remarked saucily as her boyfriend drooled over the premium sedan-class Vista perched on the platform. The Bengali babu and his family were more pragmatic and tried out the interiors of the more modestly priced Nano. They were among several hundred pandal hoppers who displayed more than a cursory interest in the vehicles.
In a year when car sales have been sluggish with auto firms registering a sharp decline, Tata Motors has identified Durga Puja 2011 to capture a captive audience and translate generate interest, trigger enquiries and convert some of them into sales.
Apart from Maddox Square, the company has showcased its portfolio at the Naba Durga puja in extreme south Kolkata's Garia and Shyambazar-Tala Park puja in north. Vikas Singh, the sales executive manning the Indica stall at Maddox Square, said the cars had generated a fair bit of interest among pandal hoppers.
"Since Sashti, there have been a good number of enquiries that should translate into sales. With the cars on display till Nabami evening, we expect many more hot enquiries," he said, hoping to ride the record footfalls that big pujas draw on Ashtami and Nabami.
Sandip Dey, who is monitoring the stall at Tala Park, said the cars attracted huge crowds. "People don't expect an auto stall in a puja ground. Hence, there is added curiosity. In any case, nowhere else can one get so many people to touch and feel the cars," Dey said.
Prashanta Pal, who is manning the stall at Garia's Naba Durga puja, felt the strategy hit a bull's eye with hordes turning up to check the cars out. "Durga Puja is a great time to market cars. Not only do people have disposable income in their hands, they also become lest tight-fisted. Moreover, impulse purchase is high," he added.
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Editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers, who for the last quarter century has skewered political egos across the Carolinas with the tip of a paintbrush, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday.
Siers, 59, is the third Charlotte Observer cartoonist to receive journalism's highest honor. His award brings to five the number of Pulitzers won by the newspaper.
I always tease him because I tell him hes not only so clever about what he does, he can draw well too, said Observer Publisher Ann Caulkins.
Observer editor Rick Thames called Siers one of Charlottes enviable civic distinctions.
Every day, Kevin lifts us above the contradictions in public life and calls out what really matters, said Thames. He tweaks and pokes and, most importantly, says flat-out what others would have us try to read between the lines. As a bonus, we get to laugh and cry together.
Born to draw
As a child growing in the rural Minnesota iron range about 60 miles north of Duluth, Siers (pronounced Sires) began drawing before he could spell. He would sketch cartoons, then draw gibberish in the bubbles hed provided for the dialogue.
Siers improved his skills by imitating the style of newspaper comic strips such as Pogo and Dick Tracy. By the fourth grade, he was copying the intricate fantasy artwork of Marvel Comics Spider Man and Fantastic Four.
I imitated everybody, Siers said. I stole left and right. Eventually, I came up with my own style.
As a teenager, he spent the northern Minnesota summers fishing, hunting and hiking the outdoors, then after high school followed his father, a mechanic, into the ore-mining trade.
Thats what everyone did up there, he said. Theyd strip mine the ore, process and manufacture it, then ship it out on the Great Lakes to Pittsburgh.
He started as a laborer and worked his way up in the mining hierarchy. It was well-paying work, and whenever hed saved up enough, hed enroll at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis as a biology major, then return to the mines or other jobs to earn more.
Starting out small
During one layoff at the mine, he submitted cartoons and got them published in the local weekly, The Biwabik Times. They went on to win a prize from the Minnesota Press Association.
So I said, I guess I could do this, Siers said.
When he returned to the university, he began doing editorial cartoons for the campus newspaper, the Minnesota Daily. He got to know Steve Sack, political cartoonist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and last years Pulitzer winner for editorial cartoons.
Sack was my mentor, Siers said. Hed take me out to lunch and show me grown-up cartoonist tricks.
A dreadful gig
After years of on-again, off-again enrollment, Siers finished at Minnesota in 1987. He did freelance art work, which led to what he remembers as his most dreadful assignment.
He was hired to fly to Orlando and draw caricatures of executives attending a banking convention. But the executives didnt want caricatures and sent their wives instead.
So I was drawing caricatures of middle-age women. That was really uncomfortable. I didnt know how to pretty them up. I wasnt that good an artist yet. I was squirming, they were squirming. So, I guess I got used to making people uncomfortable there.
A job in the Carolinas
In the autumn of 1987 at age 33, Siers landed a job at The Charlotte Observer, replacing cartoonist Doug Marlette, who had left for The Atlanta Constitution.
In the 26 years since, Siers has sketched five presidents, seven Charlotte mayors (four in the last year) and served under three Observer publishers.
He starts each morning by studying the newspaper to get ideas. He then attends the morning editorial board meeting where topics are discussed for the Observers opinion page.
Artistry is only part of his skill, said editorial page editor Taylor Batten.
Hes first and foremost a journalist who has a passion about current events and public affairs. He is so plugged into whats going on, hes able to use that base of knowledge to inform through his cartoons.
Batten said the portfolio of 20 cartoons submitted to the Pulitzer jurors was typical of Siers range as an equal opportunity satirist of politicians on both sides of the aisle. President Barack Obama is a frequent target.
Thinking, drawing, coloring
Siers workdays are split into three phases. First is mining the spark of an idea. He spends a few hours scribbling at his desk, playing with ideas, which jell into a sketch by midday.
Siers is under no obligation to follow the editorial boards opinion in his cartoon and occasionally takes contradictory positions.
Sometimes well be discussing what were going to do, said Caulkins, the Observer's publisher, and Kevin is saying, I have a different take on that. He is his own person. We embrace that.
The art of art
Siers is rare among modern professional artists by his choice of his tools: A watercolor brush and fine-point pen. Most of his breed have long since adopted the computer screen as their canvas.
Phase two of Siers day is spent crafting the cartoon.
I dip the water-color brush in India ink and the brush is responsive. You push down and get a thick line. You ease up and you get a fine line. Ive thought about using the computer, but I just love the physical feel of pushing against the paper. Its very hard to let that go.
And then comes part three of the day he scans the finished cartoon into the computer, and uses a Photoshop program to colorize it. He sends copies of cartoons on national issues to King Features Syndicate, which distributes them to clients across the country.
Hitting the target
To succeed, an editorial cartoon must be simple, even while conveying a complicated message. Its elements must click emotionally with the reader, and the best elicit either a laugh or an ouch.
Kevin is able to say as much in a cartoon as anyone can say in a 700-word editorial, Batten said.
Caulkins said she routinely gets feedback, positive and negative, to Siers work. A talented editorial cartoonist, she said, should attract a range of reactions.
Some of Siers artistic victims are, surprisingly, enamored of his work. Former Sen. Jesse Helms, former county manager Harry Jones and county commissioner Bill James are among those who have requested and received originals of cartoons in which they have been lanced by Siers.
Jesse used to have a wall of editorial cartoons about him in his office, said Siers. He used them to raise campaign contributions hed say, See what they're doing to me. Send money!
A quiet presence
Attached to the Pulitzer are two obligations. First is to accept the $10,000 prize check, and the second is to bask in celebrity limelight. Siers intends to do his duty with the first, but the second is not his thing.
Siers is among the quietest, most low-key members of the Observer tribe. He spends his days in his snug, well-littered office largely absorbed in his craft, bent over his drafting table in what he calls this zen thing.
For a quiet man, he has a powerful voice in the newspaper through his work. Because of its size and prominence on the editorial page, the cartoon is among the best-read elements in any newspaper, a fact best expressed by William Boss Tweed, leader of New Yorks corrupt Tammany Hall political machine in the 19th century.
Cartoonist Thomas Nast caught the attention of the citys masses with his scathing satire. Tweed complained: I don't care a straw for your newspaper articles; my constituents dont know how to read, but they cant help seeing them damned pictures! Tweed was later arrested and died in prison.
Local editorial cartoonists are an endangered breed. As newspapers have cut staff over the last decade, many have lost their jobs.
Siers is the last full-time daily newspaper cartoonist in the Carolinas, though the The News & Observer of Raleigh and Spartanburg Herald-Journal run cartoons from free-lance artists, he said.
Im just really grateful to still be working and lucky to be at one of the the papers that still values editorial cartoons, Siers said.
He said he believes economics is only part of the reason many newspapers have abandoned local editorial artists. Some of them, he said, don't want the hassle that a cartoonist can stir up. A lot of newspapers don't want a strong voice in the community, Siers said. More than half of his cartoons are on local or state issues, rather than national politics.
Caulkins said she couldn't imagine the Observer without the punch of an editorial cartoonist. And we'll have one, she said, as long as Im here.
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