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ELPA 5100/6100. Interpersonal Relations (6 credits) ---- A course integrating the various competencies of interpersonal relations into the school leader's repertoire. Student's skills in collecting and managing the flow of information, motivating others, becoming sensitive to human needs and concerns, and communicating effectively in both oral and written modalities will be refined within the context of course activities.
ELPA 5200/6200. Emerging Perspectives Influencing the School (6 credits) ---- Prerequisites: ELPA 5100 or 6100. Course will critically analyze philosophical and cultural issues reflective of the local, regional, national, and global social contexts of which the schools are a part. Students will learn legal and regulatory applications of school leadership. Budget planning, development, and implementation will be examined as a logical outgrowth of environmental context influencing schools.
ELPA 5300/6300. Professional Needs of Individuals and Groups (6 credits) ---- Prerequisites: ELPA 5100/5200 or 6100/6200. Course increases student knowledge of measurement and evaluation of school outcomes; student guidance and development; adult learner development and learning patterns; foundations of the field of continuing professional development.
ELPA 5400/6400. Developing Learners Through Instructional Leadership (6 credits) ---- Prerequisites: ELPA 5100, 5200, 5300, or 6100, 6200, 6300. Course will address skills and competencies necessary for formulating goals with individuals or groups; planning for organizational change; planning and scheduling resource allocation and utilization; planning, developing, and implementing instructional programs, and assessing school curricula within a changing environment.
ELPA 5500/6500. Implementation Strategies: Making It Happen (6 credits) ---- Prerequisites: ELPA 5100, 5200, 5300, 5400 or 6100, 6200, 6300, 6400. Course will approach problem resolution as logical outgrowth of problem analysis, judgment formulation, plan implementation, task delegation, and resource management. Students will learn how to facilitate sound decision-making within the entire school community.
ELPA 5600/6600. Shaping the Quality and Character of the Institution (6 credits) ---- Prerequisites: ELPA 5100, 5200, 5300, 5400, 5500 or 6100, 6200, 6300, 6400, 6500. Course will focus on relationships between public policy and education; recognizing policy issues; and relating policy initiatives to student welfare. Students will develop an understanding of the importance of sound planning in maintaining school, community, and media relations.
ELPA 6010. Leadership for Lifelong Learning (3 credits) ---- This seminar focuses on current practices in educational leadership as they relate to the organization and administration of educational programs serving diverse populations. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of the educational leader in promoting the concept of lifelong learning in the organization and the politics of education.
ELPA 6020. Seminar in Educational Supervision (3 credits) ---- An examination of problems and issues in supervision. Emphasizes evolving concepts of supervision and strategies and practices of promoting instructional change.
ELPA 6030. Instructional Leadership (3 credits) ---- An examination of major areas of curriculum study. Emphasizes current trends in curriculum development and implementation.
ELPA 6220. Specialist Seminar (1 credit) ---- Prerequisites: ELPA 6450, 6954, 6951, 6872, or CUAI 5281, ELPA 6452. This seminar is one of the required leadership core courses. The course should not be taken before 30 credits of the educational specialist program have been completed. The course must be completed during the period of residency with the approval of the student's advanced graduate advisory committee chair. The seminar provides students with the opportunity to complete and present the results of their culminating project for the Ed.S. degree.
ELPA 6450. Leadership Studies (3 credits) ---- The purpose of this seminar is to develop a more in-depth understanding of theory and research related to the study of leadership. Although there will be a brief review of traditional theories from traditional approaches (trait, behavioral, etc.) through contemporary approaches (situational, transformational, symbolic, etc.), the focus of this class is on "cutting-edge" ideas. Students are strongly encouraged to explore nontraditional approaches to thinking about how leadership can be conceptualized, explored, and understood, as well as how to relate their ideas to current models. Emphasis will be given to student-initiated exploration of themes which underlie leadership.
ELPA 6451. Strategic Planning and School-Based Decision Making (3 credits) ---- An examination of the theory behind strategic planning and school-based management and an examination of the implementation of the concepts in America's schools.
ELPA 6452. Creating School Cultures That Support Teaching and Learning (3 credits) ---- Prerequisites: ELPA 6450 or permission of instructor. Students will study the elements that contribute to the development of school cultures that are supportive of excellence in teaching and learning. The course will focus on the critical importance of leadership in creating school cultures and will stress the importance of developing a shared vision within schools. Students will learn strategies for developing cultures within schools that promote reflection, action, and the continuous improvement of teaching and learning.
ELPA 6453. Ethics for Educational Leaders (3 credits) ---- The purpose of this seminar is to develop a more in-depth understanding of ethical theories and idea relevant to the educational leader. The course provides an opportunity for self-examination of personal views, beliefs and values and the impact of those thoughts on personal leadership development. The course provides a historical perspective to the development of ethical thought, the evolution of ethical thinking through the centuries, and consideration of current ethical decision-making and dilemmas for leader. the course qualifies as a guided elective in Educational leadership for doctoral students in all concentrations except the administrative endorsement.
ELPA 6558. Innovative Practices in Classroom Leadership (3 credits) ---- This seminar is designed to acquaint students with innovative practices related to leadership in schools that promote classroom instruction. Class sessions will include participation of innovative teacher-leaders from different school systems. The topics for this seminar will change from semester to semester but will include topics of current relevance to classroom teachers.
ELPA 6560. Small Group Leadership (3 credits) ---- Through activities in this course students will explore their leadership skills specifically related to forming compatible, achieving groups capable of completing tasks to complement the organizational vision. Students will examine the classic and contemporary literature on topics affecting groups such as conflict, collaboration, negotiation, power issues, decision-making, compromise strategies, and team-building.
ELPA 6561. Organization Development (3 credits) ---- The principal purpose of this seminar is to show the process by which planned change occurs in educational organizations through the application of behavioral science knowledge. The focus of organizational development is on the ability of organization members to diagnose and solve their own problems. Organizational development addresses a broad range of topics, including the effects of change, the methods of organizational change, and the factors influencing organizational development success.
ELPA 6563. The Adult Learner (3 credits) ---- This course is designed to acquaint students with the development of adult learning and education in this country and the resulting social, political, and economic implications. Students analyze theory, research, and practice as a basis for improving the learning environments of formal and nonformal adult education programs.
ELPA 6581. Internship in Educational Leadership (3 credits) ---- This course involves fieldwork under the direction of a practicing organizational leader. The supervising faculty member from the department serves as a liaison between the university and professionals at the placement site.
ELPA 6740. Current Educational Controversies (3 credits) ---- Crucial contemporary issues in elementary and secondary education are studied (1) to determine their origin, status, and significance; (2) to search for possible solution; (3) to arrive at a personal position. (Summer) A course in general school administration dealing with school structures, functions, principles of organization and management, and the professional aspects of school administration.
ELPA 6810. Theories of Administration (3 credits) ---- Includes the history and development of major administrative theories. Emphasizes the use of these theories in administering an organization. (fall/summer semester)
ELPA 6820. Law for Organizational Leaders (3 credits) ---- Includes history of legal provisions for public education in the United States and school legislation in Tennessee. In a seminar setting, the class identifies and analyzes trends in legislation, case law, precedent, and interpretation as these factors influence and are influenced by the changing role of education in modern life. Emphasizes, but is not limited to, the school law of Tennessee and neighboring states.
ELPA 6830. School Housing and Transportation (3 credits) ---- Emphasis on planning, financing, and utilizing the school plant. Consideration is given to forms and surfaces, flexibility, machines and furniture, and equipment. Operation and administration of transportation are included.
ELPA 6841. School Finance and Business Methods (3 credits) ---- Federal, state, and local financing of schools; equalization of education opportunity; sources of school revenue; school budgets; and business methods of accounting are included.
ELPA 6850. Integrating Public Agencies (3 credits) ---- The course in school-community relations is designed to acquaint the student with areas of concern in the community so that a better understanding will develop in such areas as policy implementation, communications, working with parents and the media, working with community groups and the administrative functions of various school agencies.
ELPA 6861. Personnel Management (3 credits) ---- Course deals with personnel problems of staff and students from the administrator's point of view: records, test score use, assignment, recruitment, professional negotiations, insurance, fringe benefits, guidance programs, etc.
ELPA 6870. Field Research in Educational Leadership (1-3 credits) ---- Prerequisite: EDFN 5950 or equivalent. Students will take an active part in the collection and analysis of research data of importance to educational leaders. Students will also take an active part in the writing of research reports and dissemination of findings. Students should check with the instructor prior to enrolling in this course.
ELPA 6872. Technology Applications for Educational Leaders (3 credits) ---- The course is designed to provide the student with state-of-the-art knowledge of computer technology related to administration, research, statistics, peripheral interfaces, personal productivity, and basic programming in administration and management.
ELPA 6901. Independent Study in Educational Administration (3 credits) ---- This course provides for independent study under the direction of an appropriate faculty member. Significant research required.
ELPA 6902. Independent Study in Educational Supervision (3 credits) ---- This course provides for independent study under the direction of an appropriate faculty member. Significant research required.
ELPA 6903. Independent Study in Curriculum Development (3 credits) ---- This course provides for independent study under the direction of an appropriate faculty member. Significant research required.
ELPA 6904. Independent Study in Personnel and Guidance (3 credits) ---- This course provides for independent study under the direction of an appropriate faculty member. Significant research required.
ELPA 6908. Independent Study in the Administration of Higher Education (3 credits) ---- This course provides for independent study under the direction of an appropriate faculty member. Significant research required.
ELPA 6951. Seminar in Research Analysis and Interpretation (3 credits) ---- Prerequisite: EDFN 6950 or equivalent. This seminar provides a forum for discussion of current research relevant to educational leaders. Students will learn the principles of research interpretation through an examination of the current literature and will concurrently learn to conduct appropriate analyses of research data using computer technology.
ELPA 6952. Action Research (3 credits) ---- Prerequisite: EDFN 6950 or equivalent. This course introduces the methods and concepts of action research. Action research is presented as a reflective process used by practicing classroom teachers to identify and solve problems of importance in the classroom. Action research is approached as a professional development activity that allows teachers to discover the complexities in teaching and offers suggestions for improving learning.
ELPA 6954. Educational Program Evaluation (3 credits) ---- Prerequisite: EDFN 5950 or equivalent. This course prepares students as critical, reflective evaluators of educational programs. Students are provided an introduction to the many activities associated with development, implementation, and assessment of educational program evaluation. They subsequently demonstrate their knowledge of evaluation methodology and design by formulating and implementing an evaluation plan for an existing educational program. Students present their evaluation plans and outcomes during class for critical analysis and assessment.
ELPA 6955. Grant and Proposal Development (3 credits) ---- This course examines the possibilities for additional funding through grant development. Students use newsletters, foundation and government publications, as well as the Internet, to locate sources of funding. Interviews are conducted with persons who have had previous success in receiving grant funding. The course also emphasizes refinement of writing skills, development of an organizational vision, goal-setting, political realities, and public relations techniques. Budget development with software options as well as audit protocol will also be explored. Presentation and team-building skills are another critical dimension to successful grant funding and implementation.
ELPA 6956. Policy Analysis (3 credits) ---- The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of the process by which policy is formulated, analyzed, implemented, and evaluated. The focus will be on such actions as undertaken by policy analysts in and out of government. The methodological issues and techniques used to accommodate the major social, economic political, and behavioral aspects of policy analysis in an organizational context will be discussed.
ELPA 7110. Community Colleges in the United States (3 credits) ---- This course emphasizes the history, philosophy, and contemporary nature of community colleges in terms of organization and administration, students, faculty, curriculum and instruction, finance, and issues and trends.
ELPA 7220. Supervising Community College Curriculum Planning (3 credits) ---- A study of program planning at the community college level; includes a study of the relationship between secondary curriculum and community college curriculum; considers trends in curriculum development of reform, materials of instruction, and supervision at the community college level.
ELPA 7810. Educational Statistics (3 credits) ---- This course emphasizes statistics for use in educational research: measures of central tendency, variation, rank, and correlation; the normal curve and probability; testing differences between means; analysis of variance; and nonparametric procedures.
ELPA 7811. Quantitative Research (3 credits) ---- Prerequisites: ELPA 7810 and EDFN 5950 (or equivalents). This course builds on the foundations of research and statistics and introduces multivariate statistical techniques commonly used in educational research. It develops skills in parametric and nonparametric analysis, survey design and scale construction, database development and management, and the use of statistical analysis packages.
ELPA 7812. Qualitative Research (3 credits) ---- Prerequisites: ELPA 7810 and EDFN 5950 (or equivalents). This course provides an introduction to the qualitative research process. Qualitative research is examined in this course through 1) reading 2) personal reflection, and 3) inquiry activities. The basic concepts and methods of qualitative research are studied through collaborative, constructivist activities. The qualitative research process is presented as a series of ongoing and overlapping activities. Topics include the identification of the assumptions that support the qualitative research, the identification of research questions, the use of theory in the research process, participant selection, methods of data collection, data analysis strategies and tools (including the use of microcomputers), and the reporting of results.
ELPA 7813. Research in Educational Leadership (3 credits) ---- Prerequisites: ELPA 7810 and EDFN 5950, and ELPA 7811 or 7812 (or equivalents). This course is designed to strengthen knowledge and skills necessary to conduct, understand, evaluate, and utilize advanced research in the field of educational leadership. It provides a forum for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they begin working on their dissertation prospectus.
ELPA 7820. Administration of Higher Education (3 credits) ---- This course emphasizes the administration, financial support, staffing, community relations, and program development in higher education; includes objectives and trends in American higher education, organizational patterns, and community colleges.
ELPA 7821. Higher Education Law and Finance (3 credits) ---- This course provides an examination of legal and financial issues that impact American higher education. It is designed as an overview for future faculty, staff, and administrators in colleges and/or universities.
ELPA 7960. Doctoral Dissertation (3-6 credits) ---- By arrangement with student's graduate committee.
ELPA 7990. Readings and Research (1-3 credits) ---- This is a course that is required of all students who have completed the number of credits of Dissertation (7960) specified in their program of study but have not completed the dissertation and MUST be taken each semester (three credits) until the thesis is approved. Additionally, students who are not enrolled in other course work but require the use of university facilities and/or faculty guidance for studies, research, or preparation of a prospectus, thesis, or dissertation MUST enroll for three credits of Readings and Research. Variable credits (1-3) of Readings and Research may also be used, as approved by the student's advisory committee in conjunction with other course work, to receive credit for such activities as preparation of designated papers or development of research and scholarly skills that would not be appropriately covered by other types of independent study. Grading of Readings and Research will be either satisfactory (S) or unsatisfactory (U).


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NELSON, JOE THOMAS (1923–1977). Joe Thomas Nelson, physician, was born on October 14, 1923, in Munday, Texas, the son of Walter Clyde and Blanche N. (Tompkins) Nelson. He attended Knox County schools and served in the United States Navy (1942–46). He earned a bachelor's degree from North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) in 1948 and a medical degree from Baylor University College of Medicine in 1951. After an internship at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Nelson served the community of Weatherford as a family physician for twenty-five years.
He was a member of the Parker County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, the Southern Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Medical Association. He served as chairman of the Texas Medical Association Council on Legislation (1965–70), a member of the TMA Executive Board (1962–77), and a member of the TMA Board of Trustees (1972–77). In recognition of this distinguished service, the TMA awarded Nelson its Distinguished Service Award in 1976. Fellow members of the Southern Medical Association awarded Nelson their Distinguished Service Award in 1970 and elected him their president for 1973–74. He also served as a member of the AMA Board of Trustees (1974–77).
Nelson provided extraordinary service to educational institutions and community organizations in Texas. He was a member of the North Texas State University Board of Regents (1959–70) and the University of Texas System Board of Regents (1971–77). He received the Outstanding Alumnus award from Baylor College of Medicine in 1973 and the President's Outstanding Alumnus award from North Texas State University in 1976.
In Weatherford Nelson was chief of staff at Campbell Memorial Hospital. He also served nine years on the city's planning and zoning board, eighteen years as a director of Citizen's National Bank, and thirteen years as a director of the Mutual Building and Loan Association. Weatherford named Nelson its Outstanding Citizen in 1963. He was a member of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and All Saints Episcopal Church. In 1947 Nelson married Varina LeBeau, and they were the parents of a daughter. Nelson died in Dallas on April 11, 1977.
Dallas Morning News, April 12, 1977. Parker County Historical Commission, History of Parker County (Dallas: Taylor, 1980). Texas Medicine, July 1977. Who's Who in Texas (Atlanta, Georgia: United States Public Relations, 1973).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Chester R. Burns, "NELSON, JOE THOMAS," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fne35), accessed November 27, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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People shouldn't expect the two congressmen who serve this area to agree on everything. Perhaps they will never agree on most things.
After all, U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson is a Republican, and U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is a Democrat. They should hold to their principles and fight the good fight on behalf of their beliefs when necessary.
But what people should expect - and refreshingly are seeing - is a legitimate attempt at dialogue, an actual effort to find common ground that could benefit the area substantially.
Dutchess County and the surrounding areas used to be served by three congressional representatives, but redistricting - the redrawing of political maps following the release of census data - has reduced our representation to two. Maloney began serving his first term in January, while Gibson started his second term this year, but in a redrawn district.
In Congress, there is power in numbers, and sometimes fights aren't fought along political party lines but along geographical ones. Wanting Gibson and Maloney to work together where possible isn't some namby-pamby idea, but one with real consequences for the mid-Hudson Valley.
Laudably, Gibson and Maloney have joined the "No Labels" alliance, which aims to put public service over political ideology. While "No Labels" now includes dozens of national leaders, the alliance also is getting considerable power from citizen activists across the country. Pragmatic ideas have emerged, such as having both political parties negotiate in good faith and avoid rigid partisan pledges.
This bipartisan organization hopes to reduce political gridlock in Washington, in part, by having regular meetings for members of Congress.
Gibson, of Kinderhook, and Maloney, of Cold Spring, already have gone beyond meeting. They are co-sponsors of a crop insurance bill that would benefit farmers who grow small specialty crops, something that clearly would benefit this area. And, as noted by the Journal's Washington Bureau, they have expressed interest in using a Government Accountability Office report on duplication and waste in federal programs to look for ways to make government more efficient.
Indicative of this bipartisan approach, they also will appear jointly at a Pattern for Progress breakfast April 29 at The Boathouse at Marist College. The discussion, appropriately dubbed "Across the Aisle," will focus on regional issues including job creation and agriculture concerns.
This area - and the nation - has seen what political paralysis has done. Washington has been unable to move forward on some of the most basic and compelling issues, including a long-term financial plan, deficit reduction, immigration reform and a coherent energy policy.
Recent elections have shown that congressional centrists are becoming an endangered species, having a difficult time getting through primaries and being greatly hindered by the lack of an independent process in redrawing political lines. Yet, by its nature, the middle ground is almost inevitably where real results are achieved.
Again, there should be no illusions that real and substantial differing beliefs between Democrats and Republicans are going to magically disappear. But the strident views - the demonizing of the other political party - have not served the country well. Indeed, they are a major reason gridlock has ruled and the country has been unable to make progress on the most important of fronts.


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Accra El'Orr Castle & the Jazz Court
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Off Atomic Hills Estate Road New Ashongman - Accra
Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 2 Days before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the full cost of the reservation. Deposits paid are non refundable.
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Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 2 Days before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the full cost of the reservation. Deposits paid are non refundable.
El'Orr Castle & the Jazz Court is a unique hillside city hotel, with a resort atmosphere which has been put together to make an every visit a memorable experience.
El'Orr Castle & the Jazz Court is a unique hillside city hotel, with a resort atmosphere that has been put together to make an every visit a memorable experience.
The friendliness of the staff, peaceful and a cosy atmosphere, and beautiful grounds combine to provide a cultivation of harmony between nature and humans. The large area of tropical landscape garden will also give you the touch of traditional African Palace.
The hotel is the ideal place to spend a small holiday and just relax.
Facilities include a jazz court bar & restaurant, a party centre & catering services, touring & car rental. a business & conference centre, an African art & pottery gallery, satellite & cable TV 24h hours a day and spacious & secure parking.
Whether on business or holidaying, you need not worry about your businesses and family. We have an airy and cosy business centre to cater for your needs. Our business centre is fully equipped with all the most current office machineries and stationary for your use.
The business center provides the following services:
Broadband Internet services
Secretarial services
Fax machines
IDD calls
All these facilities provided by professional secretaries.
El'Orr Castle offers a neat; naturally furnish rooms with a queenly African touch. All rooms are double en-suite.
Our budget rooms have fan cooling and all other rooms are cooled with air-conditioners.
El'Orr Castle Lodge has standard, deluxe, and state of the art family rooms, with two double bedrooms, large bathroom, a living area and a kitchenette. Our rooms are fully DSTV and other local stations connected.
An ideal place for both the business traveller and the leisure guest, all rooms are extremely spacious, well maintained and most importantly, portrays the African world with an antique touch. Our rooms are furnished to provide you with an utmost royal feeling.
The bloodstreams of the El'Orr Castle is the Jazz Court, a cosy and relaxed African village setup and an atmosphere created to welcome any visitor to Africa and make him/her feel at home.
Jazz Court has his own jazz library and jazz band; the " el'orr jazz quartet" which entertain our visitors every Friday's.
We provide airport pick-up free of charge from and to Kotoka International Airport. All you need to do is let us know your Flight Details at 48 Hours prior to your arrival.
The nearest international airport is Kotoko international airport and we are located about 25 minute drive away,by taxi it should cost approximately GHC 25cedis
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El'Orr Castel & Jazz Court hotel looks like a fancy hotel. Unfortunately, whatever the aspect of a hotel is, you will never enjoy it without the permanent access to water and electricity. Think very carefully before booking at El'Orr Castel, because it's no pleasant sleeping without being able to use fan or aircon, especially in Africa. Moreover, unless you are happy with cleaning yourself with the water from the swimming pool, avoid booking in this hotel. The staff kept saying that water would be available in very few minutes. The truth is that I have not seen any running water duting my stay in this hotel, and finally I had to move to another hotel to take a shower.
I repeatedly asked to talk with the manager, but he didn't show up.
Last but not least, this hotel is far from everywhere in Accra. You will realise while going there. The taxi driver charged me double when he realized where this hotel is situated (we had to call the hotel twice because the direction they give is not even enough to get there...)
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I had a nice and warm experience from staff during my short stay at this Hotel. The location is a plus since the Hotel is away from inner city traffic and best value for your money.
The platinum service offered by this Hotel is an absolute airport pickup. Besides they have flexible check-out policy which may vary and negotiable. Overall is not a bad place to hang around while in Ghana, be it on holidays or visiting family.
However, not many favourite meals are on their menu which I believe with hindsight they can make provision upon prior notice before arriving at Hotel.
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Overall it was a pleasant place to stay for a few days. The lack of running water at times was quite un-cool considering that the place looks well maintained after.
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WASHINGTON (October 29 ,2013) U.S. businesses increased their stockpiles in August, a sign that companies expect stronger demand for their products, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday.
The Commerce Department says stockpiles rose 0.3 percent in August compared with July, when they had risen 0.4 percent.
Sales also rose, climbing 0.3 percent in August after a 0.6 percent increase in July.
More restocking helps boost economic growth because it means companies are ordering more factory-made goods.
The August increase boosted overall inventories to $1.67 trillion, up 3.1 percent over the past year.
Businesses had slowed stockpiling earlier this year, reflecting higher taxes and federal spending cuts that dampened their customers' spending.
Economic growth in the July-September quarter is expected to be weak while activity in the current quarter is also likely to be held back by the partial government shutdown.
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|Chronic hypertension induces cardiac remodeling, including left ventricular hypertrophy and fibrosis, through a combination of both hemodynamic and humoral factors. In previous studies, we showed that the heptapeptide ANG-(1-7) prevented mitogen-stimulated growth of cardiac myocytes in vitro, through a reduction in the activity of the MAPKs ERK1 and ERK2. In this study, saline- or ANG II-infused rats were treated with ANG-(1-7) to determine whether the heptapeptide reduces myocyte hypertrophy in vivo and to identify the signaling pathways involved in the process. ANG II infusion into normotensive rats elevated systolic blood pressure >50 mmHg, in association with increased myocyte cross-sectional area, ventricular atrial natriuretic peptide mRNA, and ventricular brain natriuretric peptide mRNA. Although infusion with ANG-(1-7) had no effect on the ANG II-stimulated elevation in blood pressure, the heptapeptide hormone significantly reduced the ANG II-mediated increase in myocyte cross-sectional area, interstitial fibrosis, and natriuretic peptide mRNAs. ANG II increased phospho-ERK1 and phospho-ERK2, whereas cotreatment with ANG-(1-7) reduced the phosphorylation of both MAPKs. Neither ANG II nor ANG-(1-7) altered the ERK1/2 MAPK kinase MEK1/2. However, ANG-(1-7) infusion, with or without ANG II, increased the MAPK phosphatase dual-specificity phosphatase (DUSP)-1; in contrast, treatment with ANG II had no effect on DUSP-1, suggesting that ANG-(1-7) upregulates DUSP-1 to reduce ANG II-stimulated ERK activation. These results indicate that ANG-(1-7) attenuates cardiac remodeling associated with a chronic elevation in blood pressure and upregulation of a MAPK phosphatase and may be cardioprotective in patients with hypertension.
|Latronya T McCollum; Patricia E Gallagher; E Ann Tallant
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|Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2011-12-02
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|Title: American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology Volume: 302 ISSN: 1522-1539 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. Publication Date: 2012 Feb
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|Created Date: 2012-02-01 Completed Date: 2012-03-20 Revised Date: 2013-06-27
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|The Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1032, USA.
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Myocardium / enzymology, pathology
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As a former Harrison football player for A.J. Rickard and a longtime teacher and coach at the school, no one wanted to see the Raiders win more than Tony Martin.
When the absence of victories stretched beyond a third full season, Martin understood why the Harrison administration decided to make a change. On Saturday, athletic director Jerry Galema announced he will recommend to the Tippecanoe School Corp. board that Martin's coaching contract not be renewed.
The Raiders completed their third straight 0-10 season with Friday's 42-14 loss to Class 5A No. 1 Westfield. Harrison's 36-game ...


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Iran Revolution owes victory to Islam: Leader
Press TV -(Mon Sep 9, 2013) Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran found victory because of absolute independence and adherence to Islam.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution made the remarks on Monday in a meeting with Iranian Friday Prayers leaders.
Ayatollah Khamenei added that during the colonial era, the West expanded its economic, political and cultural dominance over the East and Muslim world, and portrayed itself as the center of all global calculations because of its scientific and technological achievements.
The Islamic Revolution in Iran worried the West and therefore caused their plots to become more intricate, the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei added that Westerners tried to counter political Islam and the Islamic Awakening movement from the beginning.
"Government, authorities, politicians, diplomats and people must have a correct and inclusive view [regarding regional developments], otherwise, we will not see the truth and aside from being duped, we will also suffer," the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei described lying and pretentiousness as two characteristics of Western politicians, saying when it is in their interest they will have no issue killing innocents.
"One must stand strong against the Western world because they have shown they have no compassion for anyone and contrary to their human rights claims and pretentious displays, the death of millions of humans does not trouble their conscience," the Leader added.


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At a time when the question of how to best serve our neediest students at all schools is a key focus at the local and national levels, media analyses of the impact of student attrition at charters and district schools can be a useful contribution to the discussion. Unfortunately, an article recently published by SchoolBook misses the key point of this question in its failure to acknowledge that charter attrition's effects come not from the number or type of students who leave, but from most charters' decisions not to replace those students.
Gary Miron did a great job addressing this issue in his recent study on KIPP, and Mathematica recently confirmed some of his key findings (though they argued that the impact of these practices were relatively minimal).
In general, Miron and others have shown that both urban charters and urban district schools serve populations with high rates of student mobility — every year, relatively high percentages of students change schools in New York and other cities, and students who change schools (in general) tend to be lower achieving and have higher needs. This is what the SchoolBook article focuses on — if you just look at the percentage and type of students who leave schools in any given year, you're not going to find big differences between district and charter schools.
The key difference is that in district schools, the students who transfer out are replaced by equally needy students who transfer in, including in higher grades. Overall, this keeps enrollment numbers and overall percentages of high-need students fairly stable — in a K-5 district school, if you have 50 kindergartners arrive in 2012, you'll see roughly 50 5th graders graduate six years later. Not all those students will have started as kindergartners, but those who left will have been replaced by students with fairly similar demographics and achievement levels.
In contrast, even charter advocates admit that most charters choose not to replace students who leave with incoming transfer students, especially in upper grades. This means that at charters, the neediest students are the most likely to leave before graduation, but either they aren't replaced or they're replaced in very limited numbers. This is why you'll often tend to see graduating classes at charters which are much smaller than entering classes.
Based on what we know about the demographics of students who transfer compared to those who stay in schools, the upper-grade students who remain in a charter with high attrition will tend to be those with relatively lower needs and higher academic achievement. In NYC, we've shown that the charter middle schools with the highest attrition and non-replacement rates are also the same ones which show the greatest increases in scores in their highest grades. The Mathematica study showed that at KIPP, incoming transfer students tended to come in with higher achievement levels than students who transferred into district schools, a pattern also noted by the principal of the charter school highlighted in the SchoolBook article when discussing his school's test score increases.
The other element of this that the article doesn't fully address is the impact of the different discipline codes at the charters. The quotes from the parents and charters leaders in the article are fairly contradictory on this point — they acknowledge that disagreements about discipline were a primary factor in making these students leave the school, but don't define this as being "kicked out." The lack of a good way to either measure (1) how frequently these "nudge out" transfers happen or (2) the impact the exit of students with discipline issues has on the remaining students' academic performance are major problems with the research in this area. Some charters do have high rates of suspensions, but lower-level types of discipline are much harder to track.
Overall, the fact that this article doesn't even acknowledge that practices around attrition and replacement represent a legitimate difference between charters and district schools makes its analysis significantly less useful and more misleading than those from the Charter School Center itself or the researchers at Mathematica — and very disappointing.


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This is a guide to questions that I frequently get asked. Have a Question? Please send me an email.
How do you pronounce Phyrra and Phaedra?
I pronounce Phyrra as Fear*ah. Phaedra is pronounced as Faye*drah.
What color are your eyes?
My eyes are blue-green and depending on what I wear their appearance will change. Sometimes they're green, other times they're blue. On rare occasion they look grey or teal. My eyes are hooded.
What colors do you wear in foundations?
Right now my preferred foundation is Cover FX Custom Cover Drops in N10 mixed with Glossier Perfecting Skin Tint Light and a drop of Life's Entropy White. When I could wear it, I wore Meow Cosmetics Pampered Puss foundation in Inquisitive Siamese with a little bit of Snow Lynx mixed in to lighten it. I really like Silk Naturals HD Cream foundation in N10.
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I have mostly creamy undertones. I'm neutral leaning warm. In Sephora IQ Color Match I'm 1Y01, which I think is too dark for me. Their matching system is wonky and it's hard to get a match if you are pale or have rosacea, or both. I have rosacea.
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I now have a post that tells you the Best cruelty-free beauty brands that ship internationally!
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I'm vegan-friendly, but no, I'm not vegan. I'm very close to vegetarian. I don't eat pork or a lot of other meats. I prefer fish if I'm having meat. I love cheese and ice cream but prefer almond milk. Because my best friends are vegan, I eat a lot of vegan dishes. At home we make mostly vegetarian dishes. Eggs, seitan, chick peas, black beans and walnuts are staple proteins for me. I'm allergic to soy so I can't eat tofu. I'm also horribly allergic to bell peppers.
What hair colors have dyed your hair? How do you care for colored hair?
Just about every color you can imagine. Blonde, red, black, raspberry, blue, purple, orange, teal, pink, etc. I love love love my Manic Panic for crazy colors. See The Beginner's Guide to Brightly Colored Hair.
What camera do you use?
I have a Canon Rebel t3i 600D DSLR camera. My backup is a Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12 MP CMOS Digital Camera with Full 1080p HD Video in Red.
How do you take good pictures?
Well, I constantly practice to try and improve. However, I use the Macro setting on my camera to take the up close pictures of my eyes, products and product swatches. I have a lot of natural light in my home and I utilize it to the best of my abilities. I use daybulbs for swatch photos, though I also take pictures with flash, too. You can also check out my Photography & Video Equipment for Beauty & Fashion Bloggers post.
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I have a standard poodle (the large size) named Phaedra and a pug named Maximus. Before the dogs I had two Birman cats that I had adopted at 9 years & 7 years old, respectively. With the exception of Phaedra, all of my pets have been adopted.
What charity do you support?
I support the Florida Poodle Rescue. I use Amazon Smile to make purchases to support FPR. I hope to someday adopt a standard poodle through them.
How do you change your hair color?
This is how I change my hair color.
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I love pops of color with black! Vivid aqua/blue-teal, bright chartreuse, deep purple, iridescent fuchsia and deep blue-based teal.
What's your favorite lipstick shade?
Fuchsia or teal blue. Either make me very happy when I'm wearing them.
What are your favorite scent notes?
Raspberry, cherries, blueberries, pineapple, plum, currants, clementine, hyacinth, frangipani, black violet, vanilla orchid, water lily, creamy coconut, vanilla, amber, caramel, and sandalwood
What are your favorite scents?
TokyoMilk Dark Tainted Love, BPAL Vice, Cocoa Pink Black Chocolate Raspberries, Cocoa Pink Cinderella's Carriage, Hugo Boss Deep Red, Kenneth Cole Black, Alfred Sung Shi, Bath n' Body Works Vanilla Noir, Bath n' Body Works Twilight Woods, The Body Shop Neroli
What scent notes do you hate?
Lavender (can trigger migraines), suntan lotion, baby powder, honey (it never smells good with my body chemistry, it always turns into a baby powder smell)
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Video games such as Viva Piñata, Monster Rancher (#4 is the best!), massively multi-player online games such as World of Warcraft or EverQuest, Rock Band, Writing, Reading, Dancing, Anthropology, Makeup, Hair, Music, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Horror, and Standard poodles.
What gaming systems do you have?
I have a PS4, an XBox360, kinect & a wii. I've also got a Nintendo 3ds in Aqua Blue.
What are your favorite tv shows?
Lost Girl, Teen Wolf, Bitten, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, Blood Ties, Sanctuary, Supernatural, Legend of the Seeker, Gossip Girl, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Farscape, Roswell, Lexx, Babylon 5. Just about anything with vampires or werewolves will capture my attention.
What's your favorite music?
Voltaire, Portishead, Rasputina, She Wants Revenge, Emilie Autumn, Collide, Depeche Mode, Infected Mushroom, The Sisters of Mercy, Switchblade Symphony, Apoptygma Berzerk, Underworld, The Cruxshadows, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, LadyTron, Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Bjork, Delerium, BT, Shiny Toy Guns, New Skin, Tre Lux, Costanza, Cylab, Deep Forest, Dresden Dolls, Dido, Dune, Future Bible Heroes, Garbage, Nine Inch Nails, Orb, Skinny Puppy, The Chemical Brothers, The Killers, VNV Nation, Orgy, The Cranes, Die Form, Miranda Sex Garden, Mephisto Waltz and most darkwave/electronica/ebm/dance/trance/psy trance. Listen to Electric Area on Sirius XM and you'll hear my favorite music.
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Seanan McGuire, Trina M. Lee, Kelley Armstrong, Cat Adams, Charlaine Harris, Kim Harrison, Anne Bishop, Jim Butcher, Chloe Neill, Laurell K. Hamilton, Mercedes Lackey, MaryJanice Davidson, Jacqueline Carey, Steven Brust, Rachel Caine, Maura Anderson, Yasmine Galenorn, Walter John Williams.


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Great to see another outstanding painting with "Coffee Dots"! And glad I could help with "Shadow Casters"... I must say you are one of the masters at word play for titles! I am but a mere student...ha!! I'll be enjoying my aRt immensely! Have an awesome creative summer!
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I'm sitting in a booth in a '50's diner. In front of me a brand new polka dot oilcloth spills over the chrome rimmed edges of the Formica table. There's a bear claw pastry just off to the side, just left of the coffee cup. I can see it. I can smell it. I can see myself breaking it in half and dipping it into that steaming cup of cream-laced coffee. As I lift the now soggy pastry to my lips, I'm startled as the unconstrained liquid waterfalls from the pastry; deftly I move cup and saucer to catch the drips. I'll not stain those elegant polka dots today.ReplyDelete
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It was unfathomable to many how any mother could stab her own child more than 30 times before killing herself, as happened Thursday in New City. The incident took a strange turn this weekend with word that in 1995 the woman's sister had shot her 5-year-old ...


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There is no Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football championship awaiting Delaware State's football team, nor is there an appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs on the horizon.
That's OK with Kermit Blount, who couldn't be much happier with the way his team has responded and turned around DSU's football program this season in his second year as the team's head coach.
A total of 21 Delaware State seniors will play their final home game at Alumni Stadium at 1 p.m. Saturday when the Hornets (4-2 MEAC, 5-4 overall) host Hampton (2-4, 2-6). DSU will close out its season ...


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RUIDOSO DOWNS - A Sunday night fire at a bear-carving business in Ruidoso Downs destroyed the business and knocked out power to Ruidoso Downs homes.
"It was a hot one because of all the (wooden) finished carved bears in there," Ruidoso Downs firefighter Kenny Ellard said Monday morning. "Those are some hot little torches."
Ellard said about 50 firefighters responded to the fire at Bears R Us. Ruidoso Downs received support from Ruidoso and the Glencoe Volunteer Fire Department to extinguish the blaze and keep it from spreading.
"We really have to thank Glencoe and Ruidoso for their support," Ellard said.
The call went out at about 11 p.m. and Ellard said Ruidoso Fire Department issued an "all call," which summons all firefighters, on or off duty.
Ellard, a full-time firefighter, and a handful of volunteers had remained on the scene throughout the night to mop up. They wrapped up at about 10 a.m. Monday.
Ellard said there were no injuries and no one lives on the property.
"The building is a complete loss," Ellard said.
The Economy Inn, adjacent to Bears R Us, was undamaged, according to Ellard.
"The cause is unknown at this time," Ruidoso Downs Police Chief Doug Babcock said after he had toured the damaged property with Ellard Monday morning.
"We are waiting for the state Fire Marshall investigator to arrive to try and determine the cause," Ellard said.
Babcock said the fire overheated a transformer on the east side of the business causing the power outage.
"The outage effected 2,297 customers," PNM spokeswoman Valerie Smith said. Smith said power was restored at 12:47 a.m. Monday
"The PNM crew had to wait for the firefighters to knock the blaze down so they could get to the transformer to work," Babcock said.


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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) breaks a tackle by Broncos middle linebacker Paris Lenon during the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday in East Rutherford.
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They didn't when he measured 5-foot-11 coming of the University of Wisconsin and slipped to the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft because critics thought he was too small, and they didn't Sunday night when he passed for 206 yards in leading the Seattle Seahawks to a rout in Super Bowl XLVIII.
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Above, Brienna Nemeth, 7, and her mother Amanda, of Lake Tapps, run near the front May 10 at the start of the first Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series of 2014. Brienna, the youngest of 172 competitors in the 5.14 mile race, beat 90 adults and finished 82nd in a time of 52 minutes, 33.7 seconds. Her brother Garrett, 9, another future Olympian, finished 30th overall in 43:44.6 seconds, only 10 minutes behind winner Keith Laverty, of Seattle, whose time was 33:07.3. Jackie Gross, of Shoreline, in a time of 39:50.9, won the female division.
At left, Erik Barkhaus, of Seattle, receives applause from onlookers as he hits the finish line of the 10.7-mile course May 10 at the first Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series of 2014. Barkhaus led 136 athletes on the course with a time of 1 hour, 14 minutes and 1.5 seconds. Tracy Wollschlager of Mill Creek, with a time of 1:33:30.1, was the top female finisher.
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Memphis Loses to Kansas and Gripes about Blog Editing Sofware
Pretty much sums it up, don't you think?
I'm not trying to rub salt in the wounds of the Memphis faithful, or be overtly nasty -- I was kind of pulling for them just so Tennessee could say they beat the National Champion three years in a row. Be that as it may, the Memphis Tigers lost to Kansas in convincing Memphis style -- a/k/a by being completely unable to hit free-throws down the stretch. So much for Calipari complaining about the media harping on the Tigers for their abysmal free-throw percentages this season. It was only a week or so ago that Calipari said:
It's almost to the point of, "Do you really even know what my team does well or doesn't do well?" Or is it because you don't know. You just say, "It's free-throw shooting. That's all I'm going to talk about"
Well, Coach, we all now know that you can't hit your free-throws in the most important game of the season and if you had, then Beale Street would be happy right now. Why is that?
It's because free-throws matter!
Similarly, the coaching in the last few minutes of regulation was ... well ... I'm not sure there actually was any. Why you don't foul Kansas and give them two (and hope to win by one) as opposed to letting Mario Chalmers launch a three-pointer to send the game into overtime, is beyond me.
In the end, however, the Memphis players are to be saluted for playing with a lot of heart and determination. They gave it their all, and despite some of Calipari's statements to the contrary, they did everything they could to win against the Jayhawks. As Josie over at Only in Memphis pointed out, Calipari "will do anything to win, except coach." I think Josie may be on to something there.
If those Memphis kids could just get them a coach, they could really be something amazing...
And Now for Something Completely Different...
On another note, part of the reason I have been so hit-or-miss this past week in posting has been due to a constant series of problems I have had with my blog posting software -- Windows Live Writer. Needless to say, I have -- at times -- been a bit aghast at the rapid deterioration of an hours worth of writing into little more than a pop-up telling me that an error has occurred...
Thanks for the freakin' news flash!
Not to be deterred, I have, in the meanwhile added a little something to the right sidebar which allows me to have links which are constantly updated on the fly. It's the box called "Links & Lies ... LIVE!" It lives right over there on the side for those of you who have a difficult time with directions (>>>this way >>>).
Anyway, hopefully I will be able to find a decent desktop blog editor which is reasonably portable in the near future. I welcome any suggestions from anyone who knows of a good application to use. Until then, I guess I'll just have to use the native Wordpress version.
... sigh, I so hate being made to adhere to rules.
Enough complaining, damnit! Let's all pull for Pat Summitt and the Lady Vols tonight as they take on the Stanford ... whatever they are calling themselves these days ... in the National Championship game.
You know, if Pat keeps this up, she's eventually going to run out of fingers for rings...
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Oooh…. shiny new widget…
it's .. so .. beautiful…
I had the same problem with Windows Live Writer. Today there was an update. So far no problems, but you know Microsoft.
lawvol, if it has Windows or Microsoft written on the box, it's going to suck. All I do is write in Word and copy/paste.
I'll edit some within the C-Panel editor but beyond that….
With regard to your article, we almost spoke the same words. I swear I didn't copy off of you!
Have you tried ScribeFire? It doesn't work w/ SB Nation sites, but I used to use it on my old WordPress blog. It's nice because it's a frame at the bottom of the screen and so allows you to read and write at the same time. Haven't used it a two years, though, so I don't know about the newer versions.
Lawvol, sorry for the inconvenience. If you want to send me your log file I'd love to take a look. Help | About | Show log file, and my e-mail address is joe.cheng *AT* microsoft.com.
Gate21 Bounce of the Ball is very good. But, can be maintained differently.
Try Orkut.
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Ovechkin back to form as Capitals prepare to host Penguins
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Alex Ovechkin is back.
So are his Capitals.
Ovechkin, hockey's hottest player, will lead his resurgent Capitals against a Penguins team that has won two of three — despite looking sluggish most of this month — Wednesday in a showdown for first place in the Metropolitan Division at the Verizon Center.
Slowing down Ovechkin will be the Penguins' primary focus.
"He's playing dynamic hockey," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said.
Ovechkin has scored 17 goals in 19 games this season. Despite missing two games with an injury, he is on pace to score a career-high 73 goals.
His troubles between 2010 and 2012 — he scored only 70 goals in those two regular seasons, well off his historical pace — are a thing of the past. He claimed his third MVP trophy last season by scoring 32 goals in the lockout-shortened season, and while Penguins center Sidney Crosby was a lock to win that award before he suffered a broken jaw, Ovechkin's resurgence was evident.
Now, it is thunderous.
"I'm really not so surprised," Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury said. "The skill was always there, the ability to score goals was always there."
Ovechkin's career has covered three distinct chapters.
The first five seasons of Ovechkin's time with the Capitals saw the 28-year-old Moscow native win two MVPs while leading the Capitals to prominence. He and Crosby widely were regarded as the NHL's two best players.
Ovechkin averaged 54 goals per season during his first five seasons.
But something happened to Ovechkin during the next couple of seasons. He failed to hit the 40-goal mark in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. Some Penguins suggested during that time that Ovechkin had become too predictable.
Not anymore.
The current Ovechkin is the phenom who entered the league, a rambunctious superstar whose speed, physicality and shooting are difficult to handle.
"He's back to his old habits," defenseman Kris Letang said. "He's shooting the puck from everywhere. That's part of what makes him so dangerous."
Fleury has been terrorized by Ovechkin at times and also made one of the signature saves of his career — the granddaddy of statement-saves when he stopped Ovechkin's breakaway effort early in Game 7 of the epic 2009 playoff series between the Penguins and Capitals.
He knows what to expect and knows stopping Ovechkin won't be easy.
"It's such a heavy shot," Fleury said. "When he shoots it, the puck gets so high so quickly. And he shoots the puck from farther back than where most players release the shot, it's so different. It lets him shoot from different angles. It's tougher to pick up. He's the best scorer in the game."
The consensus among the Penguins was pretty clear after Tuesday's practice. They believe Ovechkin is looking to shoot the puck more frequently, and given that his shot remains dangerous, his shoot-first mentality is paying dividends.
"Their whole team is playing better," defenseman Matt Niskanen said. "Their team was awful at the beginning of last year. But now the team is playing better, and they're getting him more looks."
And he's making the most of those looks.
"Give him chances," Niskanen said, "and he's going to get you."
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Cheryl Duke, a counselor at Cache La Poudre Middle School, speaks Feb. 26 during a community suicide awareness and prevention training event at Blevins Middle School in Fort Collins. In the background is Melanie Voegeli-Morris, PSD's student assistance services coordinator. / V. Richard Haro/The Coloradoan
What is PSD doing to invest in mental health?
After several years of budget cuts, due to waning state funding, PSDs Board of Education (and administrators) committed to reinvest in mental health. Ensuring funding of more full-time equivalent mental health specialist positions was among changes.
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This story is the second in a three-part series on youth suicide.
Coming Sunday: Learn how national and state partners are fighting to end suicide and take a closer look at three local players: the Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County, Touchstone Health Partners and Mountain Crest Behavioral Healthcare Center.
At Coloradoan.com: Read Fridays stories in this series, watch a video Q&A about Poudre School Districts suicide prevention efforts, and learn more.
Stephanie Livingston woke on Dec. 12 to seven text messages from friends asking if she knew what happened to Antonio Franco.
Her mind raced as confusion set in.
Then she got a text from the mother of a former classmate. In a few short words, Antonio was gone.
She didnt believe it at first. Antonio was one of the smartest kids in class and nice to everyone no matter what he was the last person she believed would kill himself.
I didnt know how, exactly. I didnt know what to believe, the now 17-year-old said this winter, two months after his death.
That same day, rumors about the 16-year-old baseball players death started circulating through Fort Collins High School, borne by whispers in the hallways, posts on Facebook and text messages.
Almost everyone heard it was suicide, but few knew how it happened. Did he hang himself? Was it a drug overdose? Things were made worse by guessing especially when some had the facts, Livingston said.
It would be two days before anyone knew the truth, when Antonios father, Jonathan Franco, took the stage at Timberline Church during his sons memorial service.
His son had hanged himself. Jonathan Franco didnt want there to be secrets; students deserved to know what happened and why it shouldnt again.
Educators have the delicate task of repeating or sharing news of a students death to their peers. A wide variety of supports are put in place both short-term and for the long haul to help people through stages of grieving.
And while suicide is a different animal, those in the district and the classroom deal with the emotions of the loss, regardless of how it happened, said Derrick Searle, a social worker at Poudre High School, which has lost five students to suicide since 2002.
After the death
Few things are more difficult for an educator than being on the other end of the receiver when a parent calls to say their child wont be at school because they died.
After a death, family has the right to release to Poudre School District only as much information as they choose as well they should, mental health experts say.
But social media and chatter among students and parents can get ahead of that decision, making district employees called upon to heal feel 10 blocks behind at times, said Melanie Voegeli-Morris, PSDs student assistance services coordinator.
Those closest to the deceased are usually the first to learn of the death, and that doesnt always happen between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tragedy strikes and is met with healing force in evenings, on weekends and during holiday breaks.
Whether a PSD student dies by natural causes or suicide, the schools crisis response team makes a plan to support students, teachers and families for the day and longer. Members of the districts Mental Health Team coordinate with counselors to set up quiet and confidential areas for students to mourn or talk with experts during and after school hours.
Faculty usually hear the news before the first bell rings and are given time and space to process. And while they too are suffering, what Voegeli-Morris sees in teachers is something amazing.
You know, every time theyll say, Im OK, but Im worried about my kids.
Immediate concerns include the domino effect of a suicide touching those within school walls and beyond, and concern that suicidal copycats will compound a communitys grief.
Mental Health Team members attend funeral and memorial services, if asked, and are there for people as long as needed after catastrophe strikes.
After Caroline Phelan-Jones died in December 2008, counselors at Poudre High School and Lesher Middle School often checked in with her close friend, Taryn Gawronski, and younger sister, Savannah Phelan-Jones, a 2013 PHS graduate. Students can meet with counselors any time during the school year.
But some believe enormous case loads force school counselors to focus more on class schedules and college applications than mental health needs. Teens can get lost in the shuffle at large high schools with a handful of counselors and enrollment topping 1,000, said Jane Phelan, Carolines mother.
As days turn to weeks after a suicide, students can also turn to peer mentors. These students have undergone training in suicide prevention and other societal issues, share their knowledge with peers in class presentations and know which adults to turn to for more help.
For Livingston, this wasnt necessarily a comfort after Antonio died. She didnt know the peer mentors or whether she could trust them. So she leaned on her mother and best friend to cope with not only guilt tied to Antonios suicide, but the suicides of three others she knew.
Peer mentors at Poudre High School said partway through the 2012-13 school year they had yet to talk with anyone about suicide. If a student sought them out, it was typically to talk about dating or surviving high school.
'100 percent preventable'
Now-retired Poudre High School Principal George Osborne remembers too well how it used to be. When the first of his students died of suicide decades ago, no one knew what to do. People didnt talk about suicide. Today, he believes PSD and society are in a way better place.
As state funding waned and PSD cut budgets in the late 2000s, mental health services were on the chopping block. Funding of full-time mental health specialists dipped. But conditions improved in the past few years when PSDs Board of Education said mental health should be a priority, not bare bones, board member Jim Hayes said in a 2012 interview.
Mental health experts and those touched by suicide couldnt pinpoint an exact date when the school district adopted a more proactive approach to suicide prevention. Some speculated 15-year-old Harrison Browns death in fall 2010 was a catalyst.
PSD partners with the nonprofit Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County. Over time, the Alliance has reached thousands of PSD middle and high school students through presentations in health classes. And students start talking in class about stress as soon as fourth grade and self-injury in high school, thanks to state health standards.
Two years ago, the board said it was time the district formalize awareness and prevention efforts, which prompted use of Dr. Paul Quinnets Question Persuade Refer, or QPR, method. It mandated in early 2012 that 90 percent of staff at secondary school sites be trained in QPR by the 2013-14 school year; PSD was on its way to meeting that goal this spring, as trainers spread the message to students, parents and employees in 97 sessions in the past year.
Training will continue this school year.
Our goal is for all of us to be speaking the same language, Voegeli-Morris said earlier this spring, and the district sees evidence this is happening.
If a student appears to be or says theyre suicidal, school administrators, counselors, teachers and others band around the child and their family. Experts conduct a mental health assessment to determine needs, which could include various types of intervention, including hospitalization.
Since QPR training launched in PSD, the number of student assessments done by members of the Mental Health Team has increased dramatically to a high of 150 in the 2012-13 school year; that doesnt include assessments performed by counselors without team involvement. That tells Darcie Votipka, director of Student Services, that people are listening, paying attention to warning signs, seeking guidance and standing up like never before.
Freba Karimzad is one among those weary about the QPR experience at first but grateful for the information.
I almost didnt come that night, Karimzad said of her decision to join about 20 parents and teachers at Blevins Middle School for QPR training in February.
It took some of the weight of the issue off my mind, said Karimzad, a mother of two PSD students and neighbor who saw flashing emergency lights in December 2008 but didnt know Caroline Phelan-Jones fate.
I always thought that was for professionals to ask (whether someone is thinking of killing themselves). You dont have to be a professional to ask.
Where do we go from here?
Those interviewed for this series believe PSD is doing well to bring the discussion of suicide to the forefront at a time when public educators are called upon more than ever to not only educate but clothe, feed and find homes for students.
But many, including those in PSD, believe theres room for improvement.
David Jones and Jane Phelan said their daughter Caroline fell through the cracks; she wasnt in a class that had a RAPP or peer mentor presentation. PSD acknowledged that happens with other students, too.
While she lauded the districts efforts to spread awareness and prevention through QPR, University of Colorado Boulder student and PHS graduate Misha Zimmerman said more people have to be educated about suicide. She also wished district officials asked students what they needed to heal after Harrison Brown died; bringing in mental health specialists wasnt enough.
Others emphasized continuing to build a support network around each child, to ensure they had trusted adults in whom they can confide.
The only definitive answer was no one had the same answer, and many struggled to pin down specific solutions. But most agreed education and discussion of mental health and suicide is a start on a long journey.
Its a group effort. Its not just a school problem. Its not just a home problem, Cache La Poudre Middle School counselor Cheryl Duke told parents at a QPR training this winter.
Educational Issues Reporter Madeline Novey may be reached at (970) 416-3955 or at Twitter.com/MadelineNovey.


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A terrific boarding action by
crew, surely a credit to the Border Services training.
Interesting to see the Talarians are still at it, considering the drubbing they eventually suffered at Starfleets hands. However, the Little Cousins have never been ones to give up once theyve set their mind to a course of action. After all, they let the last grudge simmer for two decades before lashing out.
Too bad theyre still having trouble with the Orions, though pissing off the Syndicate is never a good idea.
Fantastic work, keep it coming!
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