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Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football, in which they currently play.
Torino, who play in maroon shirts with white shorts, have won Serie A seven times, first in 1927-28 and most recently in 1975-76. They have also won the Coppa Italia five times. On the European stage, the nearest Torino came to success was when they finished as runners-up in the UEFA Cup; this was achieved in 1991-92. Historically, Torino are the fourth most successful club in Italian football.
The club was known as Associazione Calcio Torino until 1970 and as Torino Calcio from 1970 to 2005.
Foot-Ball Club Torino was founded on 3 December 1906 after a meeting at the Voigt brewery in Via Pietro Micca near the center of Turin. Its foundation involved some Juventus dissidents led by Alfredo Dick, who had left the bianconeri after some at the club wanted to move Juventus out of Turin. As well as Alfredo Dick, other prominent founders included the Swiss businessman Hans Schoenbrod (first chairman), and Vittorio Pozzo (later manager of Italy).
The first ground for FBC Torino would be Velodromo Umberto I in the La Crocetta neighbourhood, for which Dick owned the lease. Torino lured some players from other clubs, including FBC Torinese who became defunct as a result. The fact that Torino's split from Juve was not amicable, saw the rise of a heated local known as the Derby della Mole.
Italian Football Championship
Torino F.C. took part in the world's first international tournament, Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva 1908 which was hosted in Turin itself organised by the Italian magazine La Stampa Sportiva. Torino lost in the final 3-1 to Swiss side Servette. In 1909 it was succeeded by the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, in which a Torino XI comprised of Juve and Torino players participated but did not make it to the final.
After the early years, Torino were denied their first championship attempt by the outbreak of World War I, and their first title was revoked in 1926/27 due to an irregularity in the match against Juventus. Torino won its first Scudetto, the Italian Serie A league Championship, the following 1927/28 season and, between 1942/43 and 1948/49, the "Grande Torino" (Great Torino), widely considered the best ever team in Italian football history, won five other straight scudetti, led by its captain, Valentino Mazzola.
On May 4, 1949, all but one player (who was out for an injury) of Grande Torino were killed when their plane crashed into the hills of Superga, on the outskirts of Turin. The club never recovered, and after a decade of mediocre seasons, they were relegated to Serie B in 1958/59, although they returned to Serie A the following season.
By the early 1960s and until the late 1980s, Torino had good results in Serie A, including another Scudetto in the 1975/76 season. Since the end of the 1980s, the club went up and down between Serie A and Serie B, the top two divisions with little success, except a Coppa Italia in 1992/93 and a Mitropa Cup win in 1990/91. Among the best results ever achieved in the club's history, it reached the UEFA Cup Final in 1991/92 only to lose it in two aggregate matches to Ajax Amsterdam without being defeated.
In 2004/05, Torino finished 3rd in Serie B and, after winning the playoffs, was promoted back in Serie A. However, the FIGC, the governing body of Italian football, expelled both Torino Calcio and F.C. Messina from Serie A, due to both clubs' financial problems. However, while Messina was re-admitted by a civil court of appeal, Torino was not and it was cancelled from the Italian sport panorama.
Thanks to the Lodo Petrucci (Italian law which allows a sport club that is the direct heir of a cancelled one to be re-admitted one division below the previous one), a new club was founded under the current name Torino F.C. and was admitted to play the next season, again in Serie B.
Bought by entrepreneur Urbano Cairo, Torino FC ended its 2005/2006 Serie B campaign in third place, being therefore qualified for the promotion play-offs. Torino subsequently defeated Mantova in the final to earn promotion to Serie A.
Even in its worst seasons, Torino has often achieved good results in epic matches (the so-called "derbies") against the other Turin team, Juventus.
Since 1990 the club has played in the 69,040 capacity Stadio Delle Alpi, shared with Juventus. Prior to 1990 the clubs shared the Stadio Comunale for thirty years, Torino moving there from the glorious Stadio Filadelfia, home of Grande Torino.
Starting with the 2006/07 season Torino will move into a new, smaller ground of its own, the Stadio Grande Torino (which is the renewed former stadio comunale).
Actually the Stadio delle Alpi (that is of Juventus Turin propriety) is closed for a future rebuilt: after that maybe Torino will still use it for a number of high profile matches. When playing at home Torino wears a maroon top and white shorts (sometimes is full maroon) but when playing else where the team wears all white. When practicing Torino wears red and white or red and black.
A lineup of the Grande Torino
Il Grande Torino
Grande Torino ("The Great Torino") is the name by which the Torino F.C. team of the 1940s is popularly known in Italy. Grande Torino set many important records of Italian football, all of which still stand today.
Grande Torino played with the 4-4-2 10 years before the Brazil 1958 World Cup team, and some of their game tactics anticipated by 35 years the Dutch Total Football that revolutionized the game in the 1970s.
The all-star starting lineup of Grande Torino that died at Superga is one of the most famous in Italian football history: Valerio Bacigalupo, Aldo Ballarin, Virgilio Maroso, Pino Grezar, Mario Rigamonti, Eusebio Castigliano, Romeo Menti, Ezio Loik, Guglielmo Gabetto, Valentino Mazzola, and Franco Ossola; the son of Ossola is now the major biographer of the Club's history.
The Italy national football team starting lineup in the second half of the forties consisted almost entirely of Grande Torino players, which regularly contributed with 8-9 starters.
On May 11, 1947, for the friendly match between Italy and Hungary 3-2, the Azzurri starting lineup was made of 10 Grande Torino players plus the Juventus goalkeeper Sentimenti IV.
Italian manager Vittorio Pozzo reserved the Azzurri starting keeper Valerio Bacigalupo; otherwise it would have been the whole Grande Torino team playing for Italy.
Legendary captain Valentino Mazzola was also the captain of the Italy national football team as well as the father of Sandro Mazzola, who was also a great champion playing for Internazionale Milano and Italy in the 1960s-70s.
Valentino was an all-around playmaker midfielder who could direct the team, pass, score, tackle, defend, inspire and lead his teammates.
Grande Torino Records
Most consecutive Italian Serie A league titles: 5 straight championships from 1943 to 1949 (1942/43, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1948/49, (in 1944 and 1945 no league matches were played because of World War II), which ties Juventus record of 5 straight Serie A league titles of 1930/31, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1933/34 and 1934/35
Most consecutive seasons undefeated at home: 4 straight seasons (1945/46, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1948/49)
Most consecutive league matches undefeated at home: 93 straight matches, with 83 wins and 10 draws (from January 24, 1943 to April 30, 1949) and just two visiting teams that didn't allow any goal.
Most points in one season (before the 3 points per win rules): 65 points (1947/48)
Biggest ever advantage on the English average: 6 points above (1946/47)
Greatest ever home win: 10-0 to Alessandria (1947/48)
Greatest ever away win: 0-7 to AS Roma (1945/46 Serie A Finals)
Most wins in one season (16 teams league): 20 wins in 30 matches (1942/43)
Most wins in one season (21 teams league): 29 wins in 40 matches (1947/48)
Most home wins in one season: 19 wins on 20 matches (1947/48)
Most away wins in one season (16 teams league): 10 wins in 15 matches (1942/43)
Most home points in one season: 39 points on 40 available (1947/48)
Most away points in one season (16 teams league): 22 points on 30 available (1942/43)
Fewest home points lost in one season: 1 point on 40 available (1947/48 and 1948/49)
Fewest away defeats in one season: 3 defeats on 19 matches (1946/47 and 1948/49)
Most goals scored in one season: 125 goals (1947/48)
Most home goals scored in one season: 89 goals (1947/48)
Most away goals scored in one season (16 teams league): 31 goals (1942/43)
Most goals scored in the 5 championship seasons: 408 goals scored (1942/43, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1948/49)
Fewest goals suffered in one season (21 teams league): 33 goals (1947/48)
Fewest away goals suffered in one season (16 teams league): 9 goals (1942/43)
Best ever percentage of goals scored in one season: 3.787 goals per match (1947/48)
More points in the second half of the season: 36 points on 40 available (1947/48)
On May 4, 1949, after having secured their record fifth back-to-back Serie A title, and on their way home after a friendly match with Benfica in Lisbon, Portugal, the airplane carrying Grande Torino crashed against the Basilica of Superga, on a hill near Turin, killing nearly all the players and managers.
Grande Torino is still much loved by Italian football fans as a symbol of national pride that helped Italian people get through the hardships of post World War II.
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That's why so many stores have been created in the last months, Peter S. Klein, Microsoft's chief financial officer, said at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference.
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I have a problem using 'aptitude', the ssh shell outputs an error telling me it cannot get to the ubuntu web address to download the package. I believe it is because I did not set the internet connection correctly. So here is my config (I believe it is the most basic one):
I use the ssh shell over the wifi AP provided by my plug computer. I connected the ethernet port to my home router, note that this router correctly sees the plug, provides it with an IP address via DHCP and the other computers connected to the router use the internet with no problem at all.
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Theres at least one thing every Frontier League girls basketball coach can agree on the new 10-second rule is a positive addition to the game.
The state implemented a 10-second backcourt count prior to this season, which requires an offensive team to cross halfcourt within 10 seconds once gaining control of the ball. The states reasoning, according to the 2013-14 handbook is: To increase offensive scoring opportunities, reward defensive strategies and cause offensive teams to have to increase the pace of play from the back court to the front court.
Here are 10 things to note about the 10-second rule, according to league coaches who responded to a Times poll this week.
1. The game will get faster: Coaches that like to press now have even more incentive to do so, and teams that are not prepared to break a press will need to catch up quickly.
People are going to say it speeds up the game, and theyre right, LaFargeville coach Colin Mingle said. For those teams not ready to handle a press or fast break the game will seem faster.
2. The keep-away strategy is gone: Several coaches polled said that if they had the lead and possession with under 30 seconds to play, they used to instruct their teams to stall behind half court. That is no longer an option.
3. The girls game becomes more similar to the boys: Most girls players will tell you they would prefer to play under the same rules as the boys game, and this gets them one step closer.
I have always wanted the 10-second backcourt rule, Indian River coach Jim Whitley said. Anything that makes the girls game and the boys game more alike is a positive thing.
Thousand Islands coach Pete Pettit said: Most people watch the boys game and having similar rules might give the girls game more respect.
4. Practice time is impacted: A majority of responding coaches said they have devoted significantly more practice time to breaking the press than in past seasons.
5. Scoring should increase: The rule would, in theory, lead to more turnovers in the backcourt and thus more quick, easy buckets. So far, the impact on scoring has been minimal as the league average is up by just 1.65 points per game.
We always want to put high pressure on the other teams ball handlers anyway so hopefully the 10 second count will help us generate more offense, South Lewis coach Mike Niles said.
6. Its easier on the officials: Referees that work both boys and girls games have one less rule difference to handle.
7. The need for a reliable point guard increases: Teams without a strong primary ball handler used to overcome it by using several players to methodically pass the ball up the court. That becomes more difficult to accomplish consistently.
8. It is overdue: Several veteran coaches polled said they have wanted the rule implemented for years.
I was excited to hear that they were finally putting the 10 second rule in for girls basketball, Lyme coach Mark Wilson said. I have always felt it was long overdue.
9. It will take some getting used to: One coach said they argued for a 10-second call with the opposing team still in the backcourt 13 seconds into the shot clock. The call was eventually made.
10. Overall coaching strategy hasnt changed much, yet: A majority of coaches polled said they have not drastically changed strategy. Those that used to press continue to do so, and those who did not have yet to put a greater emphasis on it. A few coaches believe that, in a close playoff or sectional game, teams will be more apt to press and push for a 10-second call.
The Lyme Indians, off to a 3-0 start, are scoring a league-high 56.3 points per games this season, 6.3 ahead of South Jefferson, which ranks second.
Through three games, Lymes per-game average is up 15.5, the leagues highest increase.
The Indians are the only team to eclipse 50 points in every game and the only team with three players averaging double figures.
Three of the leagues top teams thus far Lyme (3-0), Copenhagen (3-1) and General Brown (3-2) are being led by sister tandems.
Lymes Yanna and Enesa Ososkalo are averaging 21 and 14.3 points, respectively. They lead the team in scoring and rank second and fifth in the league.
Copenhagen is led by Brooke Spaulding (12.5) while her sister, Maci ranks third for the Golden Knights with 6.5.
Katie and Rhea Pitkins respective averages of 11.8 and 10.4 top the Lions. They rank third and fourth, respectively, in the B Division.
Here are a few early statistical observations from around the league: Lyme is the leagues highest-scoring team with 56.3 points per game and Thousand Islands is the stingiest defensive unit, allowing just 25 on average. South Jefferson has the best point differential (+23.5). The Spartans are the leagues only unbeaten teams Indian River, South Jefferson and Thousand Islands lead their respective divisions in points scored and fewest points allowed South Jefferson is the leagues top 3-point shooting team, averaging eight per game. Lyme and Indian River are tied for second with an average of five.
The winningest boys basketball coach in Carthage history will be honored at Saturdays nonleague game against Massena.
Jerry Metcalf, who guided the Comets to 370 wins in 26 years as varsity coach, will be given a plaque in his honor for his years of work for the program after the completion of the JV game, which begins at 1 p.m.
Metcalf retired following the 1997-98 season, having won nine Frontier League regular-season and eight playoff titles. His 1990-94 teams won a record five consecutive league and playoff crowns.
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The 1.2 mile blue line of cultural and financial destruction
Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:47am | by nmhood
Instead of expanding the existing mall and using existing infrastructure in the (still) vacant land surrounding the Madison East Mall, the decision was made to sprawl out the town an extra 1.2 miles. How much financially better off would the town be if it didn't build the additional roadways, exit ramps, water and sewerage pipes and electric lines?
One bad decision can haunt a municipality for decades.
This 1.2 mile blue line represents one of the biggest urban planning blunders in Mankato history. In fact, it probably represents upwards of a $1 billion in extra cost to the City of Mankato and taxpayers over its short 20 year existence. The line is the shortest route that connects Mankato's Madison East Mall (built late 1960s) to the newer River Hills Mall (built early 1990s).
Instead of expanding the existing mall and using existing infrastructure in the (still) vacant land surrounding the Madison East Mall, the decision was made to sprawl out the town an extra 1.2 miles. How much financially better off would the town be if it didn't build the additional roadways, exit ramps, water and sewerage pipes and electric lines?
All of this needs to be maintained into perpetuity. Not to mention that every driving trip for the majority of Mankato's population burns 2.4 miles more in gas. And for what? In return for the newer mall where city residents get virtually the same stores in a different location? Needless to say, the town is still recovering from this decision, the Madison East Mall is a ghost town and the buildings that once abutted the commercial hub have gone through 25 years without reinvestment.
My favorite example is the Burger King at the entrance of the old mall. It's now abandoned. The Burger King closed after access to the fast food restaurant was decreased as a result of a $25 million intersection "improvement" project that was designed to accommodate more traffic towards a newly built intersection ($4 million) and away from an old (and "congested") intersection adjacent to the River Hills Mall. I'm not mourning the loss of a fast food chain, but merely shaking my head in disappointment and begruding acceptance at the desolate environment that will continue to ensue once the building starts to fall into disrepair along Mankato's busiest road.
This cost $25 million. It effectively saves drivers upwards of 1 minute in time and prevents people from having to turn left. This is in addition to another $4 million to build yet another intersection just slightly down the road at local Highway 14. All of these expenditures are necessary because of the Mankato's chosen development pattern. Unfortunately, all of this cost a lot of money and doesn't pay for itself. Imagine what could be done if Mankato decided to spend the $29 million spent on sprawl-inducing intersections and instead used that money to improve its already existing public infrastructure downtown or neighborhoods?
To give you an idea of the total costs of public infrastructure: The total land and construction of Mankato's new elementary school costs $8 million less than its two new intersections. It appears that Mankato has money to spend on infrastructure. The town just isn't spending it in the right places.
The map below shows Mankato's newest civic investments as the fringe: The Justice Center ($42 million) and the new local MN DOT HQ ($24 million). The Justice Center is LEED certified and "sustainable".
These major investments are crucial to a town's psyche and need to be located accordingly. But, we've been pushing civic pride to the fringe. The City moved away from continuing Mankato's rich cultural history of beautiful public buildings in great locations near downtown.
[The old Blue Earth County Court House is located in a prominent downtown location and built with local kasota stone]
[The downtown Post Office is located in a strategic downtown location]
Instead of leveraging public investments downtown, the City made two new massive public investments on the far, far edge of town. It's neighbors are each other and cornfields. [FYI: Strong Town's did an excellent piece on this topic: Leveraging public investments].
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The Blue Earth County Justice Center recently moved from its old downtown location. The concern I have is simple: response time. Mankato's population centers are downtown (west) and the University (south). The new Justice Center is on the far northeast. It should be noted that the downtown office will still be operational, but at a smaller capacity, while a majority of operations have been moved. Furthermore, placing these buildings on the ample space dedicated to surface parking in Mankato's old downtown could have been a successful public investment that added value to the community – instead, we get strip mall justice.


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The Food Security Analysis factsheet provides key information on the various aspects of Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping work at WFP, the different assessment tools, specific initiatives and key facts for 2015.
31 December 2012
The Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) and Nutrition survey 2012 is the third of its kind conducted in Rwanda, following those of 2006 and 2009. The purpose is to gain a better understanding of the nature and extent of food insecurity and malnutrition in the country. It seeks to analyse trends of food insecurity and malnutrition over time, measuring their extent and depth and identifying their underlying causes.
In addition, building on the recently released 'Third Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey' (EICV 3) and 'Rwanda Demographic Health Survey 2010' (DHS 2010), this study is specifically geared towards producing evidence based support for targeting (including at district level) of social protection and other assistance aimed at eliminating food insecurity and malnutrition in Rwanda.
The 2012 CFSVA and Nutrition survey in Rwanda was led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) and the World Food Programme (WFP). It was supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), One UN, WFP (via the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), World Vision Rwanda, Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) and MINAGRI. It was coordinated by the CFSVA and Nutrition Survey technical committee of MINAGRI and NISR in partnership with the Ministries of Local Government (MINALOC), Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR), Health (MINISANTE) and Gender and Family promotion (MIGEPROF).
Primary data collection took place over six weeks from early March to the end of April 2012, a period in between harvests. The survey was designed to provide statistically representative and precise information at the district level. Urban, rural and peri-urban households were all included in the sample.
31 July 2009
The 2009 national Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) and Nutrition survey was undertaken with the objective of analyzing trends over time in comparison with the 2006 CFSVA, the 2005 RDHS, and with other more recent secondary data.
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Marathon Oil Corp. appointed Michael J. Stover to the newly established position of vice-president, operations services, effective Feb. 1. Stover currently serves as manager of the company's Midcontinent production operations.
Stover will oversee Marathon's upstream development, technology, technical excellence, global procurement, land and commercial services, and drilling and completions activities.
He joined Marathon in 1986 initially as a roustabout, followed by operations and reservoir engineering assignments for Yates field in West Texas. In 1991 he transferred to the company's international group in Houston and was responsible for reservoir and economic studies for fields in Ireland, Tunisia, and Norway.
During 1995-2000, Stover relocated to Alaska where he worked both development and exploration projects associated with operations on the Kenai Peninsula.
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Re: Recommendation needed for Berkeley writing tutor
Please check out Classroom Matters at www.classroommatters.com Our 17 y.o. daughter is smart but became overwhelmed with her classes this year. Classroom Matters definitely got her through the rest of the year without losing her self esteem and motivation. They matched her to a wonderful tutor who helped her with her writing assignments. She also attended the supervised study sessions and received help with other subjects. Classroom Matters has a happy buzz to it and the students look like they are glad to be there! The support of Classroom Matters was a life boat. pleased parent
Re: French tutor for HS Junior
Hi, We're extremely satisfied with Lisa Miller and consider her an outstanding French tutor. Lisa is affiliated with Classroom Matters on Sacramento.
Our child attended Ecole Bilingue (EB) from age 3 through 8th grade, so she's fluent in French. (We don't speak French at home.) Even with a strong vocabulary, since the Berkeley High (BHS) curriculum emphasizes grammar more so than EB, we felt the need for some focused attention not available at BHS. In fact, we started with Lisa when our child was still at EB in the 8th grade.
Our child likes French, but hates grammar. Lisa has been patient and thorough in her assistance. Lisa has also gone well beyond the usual expectations one might have in communicating with the teachers to make sure that weak areas were being addressed. Lisa and Classroom Matters have been great resources.
Please let me know if you have follow up questions. Rich
I especially appreciate the active approach the tutors use to communicate with the high school French teachers. For example, they find out about homework, projects, and tests and often get direct feedback from the teachers about our child's work in class.
Classroom Matters also write weekly/bi-weekly emails about our child's doings and progress during tutoring, sometimes including suggestions for how to schedule and prioritize tasks. These personal messages invite parents to add to the conversation; they aren't just newsletters or formulaic, and there is always a prompt reply, often with further insights.
For high school students, tutoring needs to come from a person with a strong background in the subject area and a good grasp on how the child's school approaches the material. Classroom Matters has been especially strong in providing that for our child in French. I recommend it most highly. Berkeley parent of 2
My student is struggling in math and worried about finals coming up at the end of January. Classroom Matters is close to my home. Does anyone have experience using their tutoring services? Thanks concerned mom
When you come in you are greeted in a friendly manner by Shirley, who knows all the youth and families. One can have your child/adolescent come for tutoring one on one or study hall.
My 13 (almost 14) year old daughter goes four days a week. The staff helps her with her homework when she needs or wants help, and they give her space when she wants to do it on her own. The staff helps her organize her homework and while helping and/or giving space the tutors support and reinforce good study habits.
The teachers at her school have told me that, she has more confidence since she has been going to Classroom Matters. I see her understanding more complex problems, trying and solving difficult problems (math, science, and literature).
It is wonderful for my relationship with her because she is going over and doing most of her homework with someone else. Additionally I am confident it is well handled, done well, and that she is learning.
I have known others who have gone strictly for tutoring. The Director, Lisa is interested and knowledgeable regarding education, how to teach and tutor youth. She and her staff take their role seriously. They meet to discuss how to best help their students. They are familiar with assisting for college entrance, tutoring math, science, literature and assisting youth with organizational issues and learning differences. I myself work with youth who have emotional issues and learning differences. I have been happy as a parent and impressed as a professional. BPN parent Berekley Parent
Re: Math tutor for 7th grader
I would recommend Classroom Matters for your 7th grader for Math and they also have an excellent summer writing program for teens. Both my daughters have benefited trememdously from these offerings. Classroom Matters is located on Sacramento St in Berkeley-540-8646. Karen
Greetings Everyone,
I would like feedback on Classroom Matters Tutoring Center in Berkeley. I am looking for a math tutor for my 2nd grader (yes, 2nd grade!) He has special needs (high functioning autism) and is having trouble understanding math. Any personal opionions? Or recommendations for a tutor that can work with a child with special needs? Feedback greatly appreciated - thanks! cmb
Re: Basic writing skills course for unmotivated 14-year-old
My daughter, a current sophomore at BHS, took the Classroom Matters Summer Writing Course last year and it improved her writing. ks
In response to people looking for tutoring for high school kids: we urgently needed someone to help us in the fall as our son was failing Advanced Biology at Berkeley High. I wanted him to learn the material, but equally important, learn how to learn, how to study. Classroom Matters has been amazing! He enjoys going there, feels understood by them and they entirely remove the stigma about needing tutoring.He prepares for his meetings with them - tutoring keeps him on-track and eliminates me from being in fights with him. Can't recommend more highly. Susan
Re: Homework helper?
I missed the original message, but if you're looking for someone to help your teen with their homework and keep them on track, I highly recommend Classroom Matters. They have an excellent supervised study program that allows kids to drop in after school, do their homework in a pleasant, quiet environment, and get help when they need it. My own child is very social and prone to all the modern distractions of MySpace, IM, iPods, cell phones, etc. Classroom Matters literally rescued me. My daughter loves going there, the staff checks in with her frequently, and she's become much more serious about her school work. She also has a once-a-week tutoring session with a wonderful tutor who has been able to help her with a wide range of subject areas. For years she wouldn't even consider tutoring, but after one session with this tutor, she had a complete change in attitude. I should also mention that Classroom Matters has a very convenient location at Dwight & Sacramento --the bus stops right there, and it's even walkable from BHS. A great community resource! lc
Fortunately ,I heard about Classroom Matters through
another family when our daughter entered her Sophomore
year at BHS. She was struggling to organize her time and
prioritize subjects in advance of testing. I arranged to
have her meet once a week for English and Spanish help and
a review of what was due, when and how much more needed to
happen. She incorporated the tutoring and study skills
into her routine with impressive results and I was
incredibly relieved to have her look forward to sharing
her concerns regularly with her tutor and getting the help
she needed. In her junior year she needed additional
tutoring for Math Analysis and the SAT 2s. It is great to
have such a resource as Classroom Matters available.
I want to praise the efforts of Classroom Matters. My son had taken the California High School Placement Exam (CHSPE) and passed the English but not the Math. Prior to taking the Math section a third time we sent our son to Classroom Matters. He was tutored 3 times in the 3 days before tasking the CHSPE for the third time. Our son passed the test with flying colors. Classroom Matters provides an excellent space to promote learning. If your teen needs tutoring Classroom Matters is the place. Renata
Jut want to echo the sentiments that Classroom Matters is wonderful. My son took a college essay class this summer and it was so helpful. There were 4 group lessons and he got 3 individual tutoring sessions also. He really enjoyed the teachers and wound up writing a fantastic essay. So I highly recommend it. Alisa
Does anyone have any comments/opinions about the Berkeley tutoring center ''Classroom Matters'' ? How expensive is it? Thanks in advance. looking for an algebra tutor
Just wanted to give a plug for Classroom Matters - the tutoring center mentioned recently on this digest. My 11 year old daughter has started going there for help with reading and comprehension, and she has been really pleased with the extra help, and I have noticed a big change in her attitude towards school. The center is a busy place - but seems very flexible about timing for sessions. I also found the cost reasonable - $500 for 10 sessions. It has been worth it. SM
Re: Tutors for Japanese
Classroom Matters has a tutor, Greta Pane, who is an excellent Japanese tutor. She is available this summer, and we are offering reduced rates. Please feel free to call us at 540-8646 to discuss her background,set up an appointment, or ask any questions you might have about our services. We also have a web site: www.classroommatters.com, which has Greta's bio and descriptions of our services as well. Please note that all tutoring does take place at our center, in Berkeley. Molly Gales
Classroom Matters has been a godsend for our family. My son, a sophomore at Berkeley High, immediately connected with the classroom matters staff and, under his own initiative, has been going four days a week after school and stays until they close. They are tutoring him in several different subjects, and he is benefiting tremendously from working with them and from the supervised study time. He has learned to better organize his assignments and work productively. His grades have improved and he feels confident and proud of his new academic abilities. I attribute his progress to the great Classroom Matters staff. They have helped him to enjoy Berkeley High and the increased workload of his sophomore year. They are providing the one-on- one and small group environment that I would have expected at a private school, hoped for at Berkeley High, and found at Classroom Matters. You can contact them at www.classroommatters.com. a Berkeley High parent
I can't recommend Classroom Matters enough for helping my son through a rough period last year and preventing our family from going through a complete meltdown over his problems with school. CM not only got us through a real crisis but helped my son develop a much stronger sense of confidence about himself and his ability to tackle and solve difficult problems and succeed in school.
As is not atypical for 15-16 year old males, my formerly straight-A student hit the wall sophomore year. At the start of the year, he was sharing only his better grades with us, and we didn't realize he was having problems until his first quarterly report card arrived. We were shocked and dismayed to find a "DF" in one subject and a "CD" in two others. Being incurable Type-A people, my husband and I immediately launched into "We will get control of this situation" gear. Right. Of course, the more we pushed, cajoled, advised and otherwise tried to act like we really didn't care if he got As or not, the worse things got. He tormented us with his "decision" to either go to community college (okay) or join the army (with Bush as President? Gulp) upon graduation. Happily, a close friend's son was already being tutored at Classroom Matters, and we decided to try it ourselves.
Within a nanosecond of meeting him, Molly Gales, one of the owners, had my son wrapped around her little finger. Within 5 minutes, we were signed up not only for tutoring in the one subject but in two, combined with three days of "supervised study". My son heard what that was about and jumped at the opportunity. Basically, supervised study provides an environment free of parents, siblings, phone, computers/e-mail, music, TV, etc., where kids can tackle their work and receive input and support when they want it, from Molly, Lisa Miller (Molly's partner) the varying tutors who are there on any given day, and other students. The atmosphere is wonderful - the kids feel they are there with other motivated, academically strong students who just happen to have some problem or another - ranging from motivation and attitude to real learning disabilities. In our case, we agreed that Molly and Lisa would monitor his grades, progress, issues, etc., allowing us as a family to go back to having fun and focusing on other things. Their feedback is regular (every two weeks), insightful and caring. We get involved only when we have to. We do talk about school with our son and he now tells us quite often how he is doing, but mostly we have great talks about what he is learning and what interests him. Molly and Lisa are both wonderful and very different, so there is a great balance in the roles they play and how they relate to the kids.
My son had his plan for CM in place for this year before school was even out last year. Whether he needs tutoring or not, he has signed on again for three days of supervised study. I am going back to school for the first time in 30 years this fall and "threatened" to sign up for CM myself. I was told in no uncetain terms to forget it - this is definitely his space for learning, struggling, growing and kicking back.
I'd be happy to talk to anyone who is considering using this wonderful resource. Please contact me.
I want to report a great experience we've had using Classroom Matters tutoring service for my son. He started going there during junior year when he needed help with writing papers. After a few tutoring sessions he started getting papers in on time and the quality got better and better throughout the year. Even more important, he enjoyed going and took advantage of the study hall option (kids can do their homework in a quiet but relaxed setting--they even have snacks--and ask for help from the tutors if they need it). He also got help in studying for his SAT 2 Writing which is one of the most important tests for colleges--especially if you aren't getting As in English. He wound up getting 780 out of 800!
The service is expensive, especially if you compare it to what a college student tutor charges. We decided that it was worth it to us, not just to help our son with his grades/test scores but to keep us off his case as much as possible. Although we have had some tense moments, the college application/senior year pressures have not been serious and we feel as though Classroom Matters is the reason. If you can possible afford it, I recommend them. I only wish we had started using them in sophomore year.
you can go to their website at: http://www.classroommatters.com/ (two mms!)
I found the Classroommatters.com service on the Teen website and I would like to echo the raves of other parents. My son has received help with English essay writing (he suffered writer's block when he had to analyze Virgil, and we sure couldn't help him) and the tutor--who is an adult, experienced teacher--has been great for both essay writing and support. He also got short term prep for the SAT--he tests well and a series of classes would have been overkill. The service is expensive compared to hiring a college student for a single subject--but the quality is so good it's worth every penny. Meg
I worked with Molly and several other of her trained tutors throughout my 4 years at BHS.They helped me with English, AP Chem, Biology, Spanish, SAT and even helped me with my college essays. I am now going off to Bates College this fall. I am writing the newsletter because Molly is doing something wonderful that I want to share with as many people as possible. This fall, her small tutoring business is expanding and she is opening a new center. I just came back from a visit to the place (it's at 940 Dwight Way)and got so excited I decided to write to the newsletter.
This place is going to be incredible. Molly has created a really homey environment, it reminds me of her living room, only with lots more resources. There are computers with DSL, bookshelves full of useful books, supplies, and 12 new trained tutors. I just know Molly and her band of people will help tons of teenagers, her program really does tutor the whole teenager. I am living proof. I think her new address and phone information is on the updated web site: www.classroommatters.com, but just in case, you can call her old number at 510-841-4631. Cecilia
Lisa, BHS parent of sophmore (6/00)
The atmosphere at Molly's is relaxed and comfortable, she often feeds all of the kids and always shows them lots of love; it is also clear that the business of learning is a serious and dedicated pursuit in her home. All of the tutors are trained in study skills, as well as their content area. And Molly makes it her business to see personally that each kid gets organized and on track. She also takes time to make sure that each student is getting just what they need (and they really respond to her, I often hear great feedback from friends I have recommended to Classroom Matters and they always seem to stick with the program). I know she has put up a web site: www.classroommatters.com as a resource for parents and kids who are working with her. I suggest you go there to find out more. She is not cheap, but it is worth every penny. I know she offers scholarships and discounts too. I hope this helps others as much as it has helped my daughter.
Cecilia (6/00)
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In Iowa, all babies will have their hearing tested before leaving the hospital. The tests are simple, painless, and only take a few minutes. The following are questions you may have about testing.
Much of a child's ability to communicate relies on hearing. It is important to find hearing loss as early as possible because babies start learning how to use sound as soon as they are born. Listening in the first months of life prepares babies to speak. Babies start by babbling and using many of the sounds they hear spoken around them. By their first birthday, babies are already learning what words mean. These early steps are building blocks for communication.
Studies show it is important to identify and treat a hearing loss by the time a baby is six months old. When this happens, the child's language ability at the age of three years will be nearly the same as that of a child with normal hearing. If identification doesn't happen until after six months, the child's language skills at age three will be about half that of a child with normal hearing. In other words, it is important to identify a child's hearing loss by the time the child is six months old and treatment should begin soon afterward. Newborn hearing screening helps to make this possible.
Given the serious ramifications of late identification of hearing loss, Iowa legislature passed a law (Iowa Code section 135.131) which requires universal hearing screening of all newborns and infants in Iowa.
Before your baby leaves the newborn nursery, staff will complete a hearing screening. This will tell them if your baby needs hearing tests. The kind of screening used depends on the equipment at the hospital. In Iowa, your baby will have an AABR screen or an OAE screen:
Band-aid like electrodes are placed on the baby's head to detect responses. Sounds (soft clicking) are played in the baby's ears. This test measures how the hearing nerve responds to sounds and can identify babies who have a hearing loss.
A miniature earphone and microphone are placed in the ear, sounds are played and a response is measured. If a baby hears normally, an echo is reflected back into the ear canal and measured by the microphone. When a baby has a hearing loss, no echo can be measured on the OAE test.
Neither test will make your baby uncomfortable. In fact, screening is done while the baby sleeps. Before you leave the hospital, a health care provider will talk with you about the results of your baby's test.
If a baby refers on the newborn hearing screen, it does NOT necessarily mean that a child has a hearing loss. It means that a follow-up screen is needed within a couple of weeks to ensure that your baby has normal hearing. Many babies who need a follow-up screen will have normal hearing.
You may ask why a baby with normal hearing would fail the newborn hearing-screening test. Common reasons include:
A health care provider will visit with you about the importance of follow-up and where you can go to have your baby re-screened. Options for a re-screen include:
Even though most babies will pass the follow-up hearing screen, it is VERY important to take your baby for follow-up screening. A follow-up hearing screen is similar to the hearing screen used in the hospital; however, some hospitals or AEAs may complete a diagnostic test at the time of the re-screen.
It does not happen often, but sometimes babies can pass a hearing test and still have hearing loss. Mild hearing loss or loss that may affect only some pitches might not be picked up by the newborn hearing screen. It is also important to note that some infants may have hearing loss that is not present at birth. There are babies that are born with normal hearing, but later develop a hearing loss. This type of hearing loss may occur because of the following:
If your baby has risk factors (i.e., family history of hearing loss) for a late on-set hearing loss or if you have concerns about your child's responses to sound or speech development, you should discuss this with your baby's doctor. It is important to keep in mind that regardless of your baby's age, there are safe and accurate tests that can be used to measure how your baby hears.
What should I do if my baby passes the hearing screen, but has been identified with risk factors?
Even if your baby passes screening, certain conditions do not produce immediate hearing loss. Rather, the hearing loss occurs later in the child's development.
A baby with any of the following risk factors for progressive or delayed-onset hearing loss should receive audiologic monitoring until three years of age:
If your baby does not pass the hearing re-screen, please talk with your doctor. Do not continue to have your baby re-screened. It is best to move forward with follow up audiological testing. Your doctor should refer your baby to a pediatric audiologist for diagnostic testing. This should occur within your baby's first three months of age. Diagnostic testing confirms the presence of hearing loss; determines the type, nature, and (if possible) the cause of the hearing loss; and helps identify options for treatment.
If follow-up testing is done before a baby is two months of age, testing can typically be done while the baby sleeps naturally. For babies older than two months of age or for very active babies, a liquid medicine may be used to help the baby sleep during testing. It is very important that babies are quiet and inactive during OAE and ABR(auditory brainstem response) testing.
ABR testing is used for diagnostic testing because it can measure the softest level that the ear responds to sound using different pitches or tones. It can detect damage to the cochlea, the auditory nerve and the auditory pathways in the stem of the brain.
List of Audiology Centers in Iowa and Bordering States
Your understanding of your child's hearing loss, and the services available to your baby and family, will play an essential role in helping your child to succeed. Iowa's EHDI program developed a resource guide, with the help of many dedicated professionals and families of children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, to assist families in their journey. The guide will provide you with the basic knowledge you need to navigate Iowa's service system. Guides are available on the EHDI Web site or by calling (800) 383-3826.
If diagnostic testing shows that your baby has a hearing loss, a number of professionals will help your baby and family. Professionals may include the following:
All of these professionals will provide support to your family and work together to assist in your baby's development.
This website is supported in part by Iowa's Cooperative Agreement for EHDI, UR3/CCU724779-01 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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By Duty Bound: Survival and Redemption in a Time of War
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The inspiring, true story of a top soldier who survived Jim Crow only to land in a struggle for survival beside his racist white captain after they were downed in Vietnam
Raised in the segregated South, Ezell Ware was determined to excel beyond the lines drawn by white power brokers. He became the top recruit in his Marine training class; having grown up without running water, electricity, or sufficient food, he was't daunted by military life. He eventually earned a chance to join the Arm's helicopter pilot program, realizing his dream of flying. It was a role that would change his life, and the life of an unlikely partner in valor at the height of the Vietnam War.
Downed by enemy fire while on a mission over thick jungles, Ware and his badly injured captain endured a three-week descent into hell, with one canteen and little defense against countless deadly forces. But when his captain revealed his membership in the Ku Klux Klan, their situation took a turn that surprised them both—and put Ezell on the road to becoming a general.
A unique memoir of heroism and humanity, By Duty Bound captures a crucial chapter in American history through the eyes of one of its most remarkable witnesses.
"A self-proclaimed military 'lifer' and one of the few black pilots with the army's 61st Helicopter Assault Company, retired California National Guard General Ware Jr. has an intriguing story to tell, and with journalist Engel he has produced a mostly compelling autobiography. Well-observed accounts of growing up poor and black in 1950s rural Mississippi and of Ware's eventful, combat-heavy first tour in Vietnam are matched by a stirring recounting of the three weeks Ware and another army helicopter pilot spent evading the enemy in the jungles after being shot down. Chronological chapters alternate with short, first-person interludes sketching those hellish weeks Ware spent avoiding the enemy and nearly starving to death. Adding to the drama: Ware discovered that his fellow pilot — who suffered a severe leg wound in the helicopter crash — was a card-carrying member of the Ku Klux Klan. Less revealing and less interesting are Ware's by-the-numbers chapters on his army training, including flight school, further hindered by poorly reconstructed dialogue. Also in the minus category is Ware's political analysis; if the United States hadn't intervened in Vietnam 'the imperial communist powers' would 'have continued to grab countries.' But anyone with a taste for life behind the lines will want this book." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
About the Author
Ezell Ware, Jr., recently retired as a Brigadier General with the California National Guard, after a distinguished Marine and Army career for which he was highly decorated.
A journalist for The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, Joel Engel coauthored By George (the New York Times bestselling autobiography of George Foreman) as well The Oldest Rookie, the book that became The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid.
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Battle of Quebec, 1759 animated battle map
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James Wolfe versus Marquis de Montcalm: A British army under Wolfe tries to take an impregnable fortress from a French army under Montcalm. Wolfe tries many different ways to do so; will Montcalm suffer defeat to any of them? Includes the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Click on images below to view; first image opens video presentation and second image opens PowerPoint presentation. | Legend |
In Canada, this is that stereotypical battle that everyone is taught about in school; young students know the place, the time and the commanders who lead each side. For Canada, this battle decided the path of Canada to be English instead of French even though French still holds a significant place in modern Canadian culture.
This battle must have been extremely difficult and stressful for both commanders although the massive implications could not have been known at the time. Both commanders struggled logistically; Montcalm struggled more but Wolfe felt the urgent need to capture Quebec, going to desperate, costly measures. Wolfe came out the better commander in this battle due to luck, always the best quality to have in a commander. The animation overlooks certain details of the landing at Anse de Foulon. For one, a French sentry questioned the leading British transport as it passed Quebec; one of the British soldiers spoke crude French sufficiently that the French sentry sent the word that the transports were their own supply vessels. Also, the actual landing went unimpeded because the cliffs were guarded by thirty soldiers, seventy less than required, and were led by a commander known for loose command and sleeping on duty. Does this mean Montcalm should have won the battle and that Wolfe just got lucky? Absolutely not because there are infinite factors attributed to chance and not the commander's attributes.
I felt a certain satisfaction after completing this animation. This animation was on the drawing board for far too long despite being such an important battle to animate for this site and my own national obligation. It was the first purely Canadian battle to be animated and also the first animation to feature a battle within a battle which was necessary to properly detail the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. I hope this was done in a way that was smooth, effective and appropriate for future animations which will eventually feature entire campaigns. Cough, cough, the Waterloo Campaign, cough.
– Jonathan Webb
Works Consulted
Bishop, Arthur. True Canadian: Battles that Forged Our Nation 1759-1953. Toronto: Key Porter, 2008.
Black, Jeremy. The Seventy Great Battles in History. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2004.
Donaldson, Gordon. Battle for a Continent: Quebec 1759. Toronto: Doubleday, 1973.
Garret, Richard. Clash of Arms: The World's Greatest Land Battles. New York: Galahad, 1976.
British infantry: http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-of-quebec.htm
British ship of the line: http://rivermanundercliff.blogspot.com/2007/11/thirst-for-sail.html
Charles Saunders: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Saunders_(admiral)
French infantry: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=114993&page=5
James Wolfe: http://www.electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/mcculloch/story5.htm
Marquis de Montcalm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Joseph_de_Montcalm
Tags: 1700s, amphibious landing, attack from a defensive position, British, French, French and Indian War, Gunpowder Era, infantry, James Wolfe, land, Marquis de Montcalm, modern day Canada, North America, Season 3, Seven Years' War, ship of the line, siege
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UFO Close Encounter / 20-30 Occupants Near Mobile, Alabama
..As the craft appeared Mrs. Norris' attention was drawn to a top deck with a long window which she estimates 53 feet and through which she viewed 20 to 30 persons, apparently oblivious of her presence, walking about as if they were changing shift. The wall behind them was curved and white. There were no instruments. The people did not give the appearance of looking out. The beings were pale skinned, dressed in white one piece suits. She judged them to be about our height, five feet 10″, quite slender but with chests larger than ours, the top of the head more prominent, no hair, and having the lower half only of ears similar to our own. She noted nothing out of the ordinary about the eyes. What did draw her attention was the great grace of their movements.
While other countries have been experiencing close encounters with humanoids of diversified forms, I would like to draw attention to the reports in Malaysia where humanoid encounters have been confined to only one type – tiny entities measuring from 3 inches to 6 inches in height.
Though reports of the other UFO categories bear similarity to the global sightings, encounters with humanoids in Malaysia on the record so far are in a class of their own. There has not been a single reported incident of encounters with UFO occupants measuring taller than 6 inches in height..
UFO Researcher, Ahmad Jamaludin and The Malaysian Micro-Aliens
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Great thread about large headed UFO occupants in France from Kandinsky:
The Valensole Affair - Humanoid Mischief in 1965
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Neston, England - July 1857:
On the outskirts of town a young shepherd named Robert Clancy was tending his flock---and his sweetheart---when he noticed a round gleaming vessel sanding on three legs at the side of a field. A golden haired woman in unusual green clothes stood by the unearthly craft watching Clancy and his girlfriend for a while, then waved and climbed into the vehicle, which afterwards took off into the sky and headed northwards. For months afterwards, no sheep would graze on the spot where the craft had stood.


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The King of Marvin Gardens
1972. USA. Bob Rafelson. 103 min.
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The King of Marvin Gardens
1972. USA. Directed by Bob Rafelson. Screenplay by Jacob Brackman. With Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn. After the success of Five Easy Pieces, Rafelson and Nicholson reunited to make this underappreciated but key work of 1970s Hollywood cinema, a corrosive vision of the American Dream that is a ghostly anticipation of present times. The deserted boardwalks and seedy, decaying splendor of out-of-season Atlantic City form the wintry backdrop to this drama of two brothers, a late-night talk show host and a restless ex-con, who get mixed up with the Mob while hatching a get-rich-quick scheme to open a South Seas gambling resort. Preserved by Sony Pictures Repertory. 103 min.
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Water: Water Quality Standards Academy
You are here: WaterEducation & TrainingTraining ProgramsWater Quality Standards AcademyDevelopment of Site-Specific Criteria: Highlights
Development of Site-Specific Criteria: Highlights
Course Navigation
- Listing Impaired Waters and Developing TMDLs
- Monitoring & Assessment
- NPDES Permit Program
- Human Health Ambient Water Quality Criteria
- Aquatic Life Criteria
- EPA's Role
- Two Concentration-Related Criteria
- Steps in Deriving the Criteria
- Prioritizing Chemicals
- Collecting Effects Data
- Assessing Acute Effects Data
- Calculate the GMAVs
- Rank the GMAVs
- Calculate the FAV
- From FAV to CMC
- Factoring in Water Characteristics
- CCC Approach Based on Available Data
- Assessing Chronic Effects Data
- CCC Calculation of the FCV
- FCV to CCC
- Criteria Review Process
- Site-Specific Criteria
- Summary
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Basic Course: Supplemental Topics
In some locations, the nationally recommended aquatic life criteria may be considered under- or overprotective if the species at a site have different sensitivities than those included in the national criteria data set. For instance, physical and/or chemical characteristics at a site can alter the biological availability and/or toxicity of a material. For this reason, site-specific criteria may be developed to address such conditions.
Site-specific procedures consist of:
- Defining the site boundaries.
- Determining the effect of biological, physical, or chemical characteristics on sensitivity or bioavailability and toxicity.
- Calculating numerical criteria by applying the recalculation procedure, the water-effect ratio procedure, or the resident species procedure.
Key Point. EPA regulations allow States and Tribes to develop site-specific aquatic life criteria. The Agency then considers the adequacy of the criteria during its review of the State/Tribe's water quality standards. In general, EPA approves site-specific criteria if they are supportive of the designated uses established in the State/Tribe's water quality standards and the criteria are based on sound scientific rationales.


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ONDCP Media Campaign:
Contractor's National Evaluation Did Not Find that the Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign Was Effective in Reducing Youth Drug Use
GAO-06-818: Published: Aug 25, 2006. Publicly Released: Aug 25, 2006.
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Between 1998 and 2004, Congress appropriated over $1.2 billion to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. The campaign aimed to prevent the initiation of or curtail the use of drugs among the nation's youth. In 2005, Westat, Inc., completed a multiyear national evaluation of the campaign. GAO has been mandated to review various aspects of the campaign, including Westat's evaluation which is the subject of this report. Applying generally accepted social science research standards, GAO assessed (1) how Westat provided credible support for its findings and Westat's findings about (2) attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of youth and parents toward drug use and (3) youth self-reported drug use.
GAO's review of Westat's evaluation reports and associated documentation leads to the conclusion that the evaluation provides credible evidence that the campaign was not effective in reducing youth drug use, either during the entire period of the campaign or during the period from 2002 to 2004 when the campaign was redirected and focused on marijuana use. By collecting longitudinal data--i.e., multiple observations on the same persons over time--using generally accepted and appropriate sampling and analytic techniques, and establishing reliable methods for measuring campaign exposure, Westat was able to produce credible evidence to support its findings about the relationship between exposure to campaign advertisements and both drug use and intermediate outcomes. In particular, Westat was able to demonstrate that its sample was not biased despite sample coverage losses, maintained high follow-up response rates of sampled individuals to provide for robust longitudinal analysis, established measures of exposure that could detect changes in outcomes on the order of magnitude that ONDCP expected for the campaign and that could reliably measure outcomes, and used sophisticated statistical methods to isolate causal effects of the campaign. Westat's findings on the effects of exposure on intermediate outcomes--theorized precursors of drug use--were mixed. Specifically, although sampled youth and parents' recall of campaign advertisements increased over time, they had good impressions of the advertisements, and they could identify the specific campaign messages, exposure to the advertisements generally did not lead youth to disapprove of using drugs and may have promoted perceptions among exposed youth that others' drug use was normal. Parents' exposure to the campaign led to changes in beliefs about talking about drug use with their children and the extent to which they had these conversations with their children. However, exposure did not appear to lead to increased monitoring of youth. Moreover, the evaluation was unable to demonstrate that changes in parental attitudes led to changes in youth attitudes or behaviors toward drug use. Westat's evaluation indicates that exposure to the campaign did not prevent initiation of marijuana use and had no effect on curtailing current users' marijuana use, despite youth recall of and favorable assessments of advertisements. Although general trend data derived from the Monitoring the Future survey and the Westat study show declines in the percentage of youth reportedly using marijuana from 2002 to 2004, the trend data do not explicitly take into account exposure to the campaign, and therefore, by themselves, cannot be used as evidence of effectiveness. In Westat's evaluation of relationships between exposure and marijuana initiation the only significant finding was of small unfavorable effects of the campaign exposure on marijuana initiation during some periods of data collection and in some subgroups.
Matter for Congressional Consideration
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: Between fiscal years 1998 and 2006, Congress appropriated over $1.4 billion to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. The campaign aimed to prevent the initiation of or curtail the use of drugs among the nation's youth. In 2005, Westat, Inc., completed a multiyear national evaluation of the campaign. GAO reviewed various aspects of the campaign, including Westat's evaluation. Based on this review of Westat's evaluation reports and associated documentation, we found that the phase III evaluation of the campaign yielded no evidence of a positive outcome in relation to teen drug use either during the entire period of the campaign or during the period from 2002 to 2004 when the campaign was redirected and focused on marijuana use. As a result of this finding and Congressional conferees' indications of their intentions to rely on the Westat study, we suggested Congress consider limiting appropriations for the campaign beginning in the fiscal year 2007 budget year until ONDCP was able to provide credible evidence of the effectiveness of exposure to the campaign on youth drug use outcomes. We also suggested to Congress that an independent evaluation of the new campaign be considered as a means to help inform both ONDCP and Congressional decision-making. With regard to the first suggestion, Congress subsequently appropriated $100 million dollars for the campaign for fiscal year 2007, a reduction of $20 million dollars from the requested $120 million dollars. Congress appropriated $60 million dollars for the campaign for fiscal year 2008, a reduction of $70 million dollars from the requested $130 million dollars. The net present value of these amounts is $90,926,000 dollars. Senate Appropriations staff indicated that the GAO report was one reason for these levels provided for the campaign. In addition, in the Senate report accompanying the fiscal year 2008 appropriation, the Committee noted that it continued to be concerned about the direction and efficacy of the campaign and that GAO had confirmed that the campaign had not been effective in reducing youth drug use. In a conversation with GAO, House Appropriations staff also expressed concern about the cost of the campaign in light of the evidence that it had not been effective in reducing drug use among youth. With regard to the second suggestion, in a report accompanying the fiscal year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, the House Committee on Appropriations directed ONDCP to report to the Committee within 90 days of the enactment of the appropriations act with recommendations on the development of improved and meaningful measurements of the effectiveness of the media campaign, including measurements that would indicate how the campaign influences youth and parent behavior. In May 2008, ONDCP submitted a report to Congress, "Recommendations on the Development of Improved and Meaningful Measurements of the Effectiveness of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign." In this report, ONDCP proposed a 3-step approach for outcome evaluation of the campaign: (1) convene an expert group of evaluators to provide insights and input on a new scope of work for an evaluation contract, (2) strengthen the "Partnership Attitudes Tracking Survey" to permit improved associations between exposure to campaign messages and expected outcomes for both youth and parents, and (3) contract for an independent evaluation of the campaign, based on guidance from the expert panel and other insights to perform an outcome evaluation.
Matter: In light of the fact that the phase III evaluation of the media campaign yielded no evidence of a positive outcome in relation to teen drug use and congressional conferees' indications of their intentions to rely on the Westat study, Congress may wish to consider limiting appropriations for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign beginning in the fiscal 2007 budget year until ONDCP is able to provide credible evidence of the effectiveness of exposure to the campaign on youth drug use outcomes or provide other credible options for a media campaign approach. In this regard we believe that an independent evaluation of the new campaign should be considered as a means to help inform both ONDCP and Congressional decision making.
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