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Boehner Proposes Conditional Tax Hike On High Earners, Obama Refuses
The Fiscal Cliff cat and mouse game is entering its last two weeks of calendar 2012, with Congress now officially closed for the year. And while we would have expected major updates in the Cliff timeline to only hit during trading hours, usually just as AAPL once again threatens to trade with a 4-handle, Reuters reports that out of the blue Boehner, who last we checked is back in Ohio, has made a radical departure with the Norquist pledge status quo, and has offered to raise tax rates on high earners to break the "fiscal cliff" deadlock in exchange for major cuts in entitlement programs, "but President Barack Obama is not ready to accept, a source said late Saturday."
Which brings us back to political square zero, because at the end of the day none of this is about a fiscally sustainable America, and certainly won't be until one day the shadow banking mechanism, whereby PDs can extract par cash from custodians for TSYs just issued and purchased and immediately re-pledged, and use said cash to recycle TSYs as effectively infinite collateral, and where more issuance means more demand (which creates a Giffen good perpetual engine which of course works, until suddenly out of the blue, for whatever reason sentiment shifts rapidly and violently, and it no longer does), fails and yields spiral out of control.
In the meantime, both political parties will trundle along pretending a tax hike which covers about a month (max) of government spending is even remotely relevant.
More from Reuters:
While the White House considers Boehner's offer "progress," the source said more remained to be worked out between the two.
Tax rates are a major sticking point in negotiations to avert steep automatic tax hikes and budget cuts set for the end of the year if a deal isn't reached. Republicans have resisted Obama's demand to extend lower tax rates for everyone except top earners, preferring to extend them for all taxpayers.
The Boehner offer was the first departure from the position the House speaker has held for months.
The question now is whether the GOP can now spin the president's
negative response to the proposed "compromise" - and it will certainly try - to portray Obama,
instead of themselves, as the entity that wants to push the US over the
cliff in exchange for political brownie points. Because now Boehner will have all the leverage to tell any splinter GOP group in either the Congress or the Senate, that he made a good will offer, and it was the president who refused.
As for the actual cliff, we repeat what we said back on November 13: "once again, it will be up to the market, just like last August, just like October of 2008, to implode and to shock Congress into awakening and coming up with a compromise of sorts. Only this time, now that Bernanke has shown he will "get to work" at a moment's notice, the impetus to do anything as a result of even a market plunge will be far less. After all why lose face, and put your career in jeopardy when there is the Fed which, supposedly, can offset a market crash, courtesy of the shining example set by Chuck Schumer."
Nothing has changed since then.
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You didn't build that. Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill and Monsanto built that (using Koch Brothers Haber Bosch nitrogen of course). Obviously you're not watching enough of the Sunday morning talk show commercials.
You can sign the "please tax me bro" pledge with Warren Buffett, George Soros and a guy who is a cat owner if you click on the link. I'm pretty sure you get a t-shirt that says "One billionaire's self-made myth is another mom's worst nightmare" with a picture of a screaming one year old baby trying to break out of a crib.
I think some of the t-shirt designs are a bit too subtle. There's another t-shirt that is about balancing the budget. It shows Erskine Bowles holding a taser pointed at octogenarian Alan Simpson. It says "Please taze me bro". How to privatize social security and beat austerity with a doctor's note.
Do you think people really get that? It's a little esoteric, but maybe not for the ZHers. It's under the "Cliff T-Shirts" category.
Yellow Boy , got a new liver! The ghost of Larry Hagman is calling /
Both Houses of legislation are so full of bile, it makes me sick!
Boehner's a traitor willing to cave on taxes--proposing $800 billion in new tax revenue first, and now also proposing explicit tax hikes. And he's a hater on the needy, trying to cut entitlements. NOBODY needs this SOB. We need to freeze the debt ceiling, yet SOB Boehner has purged conservative Republicans who voted against raising the ceiling last time.
Shut it all down!
Here's my plan: Turn over responsibility for all non-discretionary spending (handouts) to the states. Require a surplus federal budget and cap revenue, thereby capping spending. Once the national debt is paid off, cut revenue further and require a balanced budget.
You need to keep your lips sealed. You have proven to be the cat that shits inside it's own mouth. How can this Government attempt to carry out fraud & deceptiveness, if you keep disclosing significant spoilers?
Glass Jaw Boner is begging Obummer for the chance to take a dive, but wants to pose like he's putting up a good fight. Obummer says fuck you, you go down hard in the first or I hold you on the ropes to just keep hurting you.
Boner's a traitor to conservatives, to America, to Republicans, to everybody.
You can be damned sure the little bitch will try to force through gun control next, after he's raised our taxes. House Repubs need to deny him the speaker position or we're doomed. Gun control might be the real reason he's terminating the Tea Party, not just debt ceiling.
It's not just Boehner in the House. I think Cornyn in the Senate probably "helped" Jim DeMint resign. The RNC is the Establishment and they are conducting a purge. They control people like Cornyn and Boehner. The only way to take out the RNC is from within the Republican party. The Republican party is target-rich with puppets who can be thrown out if the true conservatives will get busy inside the party and lay some groundwork for 2014.
Ted Cruz's election proves the point.
This deal is ( stillborn) The cliff will be crossed, and I will make shitload of ( PAPER)
have the gop elite and bonerrrrr..bought enough puts or calls that's the only info I want, which is it PUTS OR CALLS?
I read this somewhere I don't remember:
If normal people do something really really dumb openly and in public, they do it on purpose.
EKM I just got back into the States. You kick ass! Those endless (primary dealer) comments, aka OIS swaps comments are beautiful! :-)
Can you expand more details?
I just looked up the OIS swaps and I don't see any connection.
Teach me please
Central Banks lend to each other at (set) rates over a pre-determined time frame.
ECB lends 40 yards of ëuros" @ 1.30 to the fed @ 10 basis points at ( handling cost 10 basis points) after 30 days.
The 40 yards is insulated from currency fluctuations until the expiration date. The contract is executed on the predetermined date 30 days prior/
Bitchez This is the biggest shell game ever played! Can we please discuss (OIS markets, and how they relate to Swaps)?
EHM/ in laymans terms) I sell you some hay $50 a bussell/ we set a (firm price) 30 days later our contract expires/
You can be made whole, or risk against future (input) crops. That is the Rick Santelli trade bitchez
I think the counterparties could be chinese and russian state owned banks.
EKM, I need a power nap. London opens in 2 hours/ Thanks man CFDs
CFD's? Contract for differences? If so, great estate planning tool. It's all in the discounts. I don't know how they are traded or even if they are newly on the screens. However, some one on here was spamming a site not long ago. Can anyone enlighten me??? Tnks.
CFDs were banned by the CFTC in 2010/ . CFDS are still a standard of trade ouside of the United States, and very"contentious" with international banks.
The U.S. $ is rapidly losing it's reserve status. I'm silently trading against the $. The dollar is toast/ I sure as hell won't be trading yuan though!
CFD is the term used as such , ( contract for delivery) ! Fiat and Metals trade the same scale/ Contract for Delivery.
When you you look at markets during off hour sessions, CFDs give you a better reading than futures!
BITCHEZ Can I take nap now ya "Fire Brands" or should I explain that one?
The only thing you need to cut is the corporate welfare in the medical system.
Getting "sick care" under control is a necessary and sufficient condition.
prs hussein has the repubs by the balls and he knows it. good for him. the repubs have played along with the dems for decades giving them everything because they thought it benefited them but now they are old shriveled and fucked....let the dems reign of tax terror begin....LOL...!
America is not a country. Keep that in mind whenever you don't know what to make of the actions of the politicians.
America is an Empire carefully managed by banks and corporations for their benefit.
Now, I'm not making a judgment on that. Please do not think this. But at least we need to recognize the facts and then we can have a debate on what to do next.
The only recent equivalents to America that I can think of are the old Soviet Union and the current European Union. The former wasn't a country, and collapsed, and the latter isn't a country, and is in the process of collapsing.
Hell even the United Kingdom is in the process of breaking apart.
Any guess on what happens next?
What country is this? Why are Harry Reid, Boohoo Boehner, and Barack Hussein Obama meeting and cutting deals? I can't find that in the Constitution. Spending bills are supposed to originate in the House of Representatives. If nothing comes out of the House (not the White House) turn out the lights until the members of congress have huddled in the dark long enough to come up with a budget. Let the senate and Obama leave on vacation, but the House stays.
Can't these idiots (mostly lawyers) read?
Yes, these idiots can read, but constitutionality is not on their menu.
They can read a prepared 2 minute oratory in the House but when's the last time they read a bill before passing it?
They're trying to prevent laws they've already passed from coming into effect. It'd be a lot funnier if we didn't pay them WAYYYY too much to do this sort of thing. I think they're delivering decent performance for an $18,000/year salary, but really, the whole place should be staffed with interns.
I made the right decisions. That 5 point gartly patern is dumb/ ( i tried it Orly) Trade short term trend lines/ Ninja old school trading.
Truly amazing times, a country in the flux of change. The very ones who have sworn an oath to protect Liberty and freedom that is guaranteed by the Constitution are the ones who are destroying it. The universities and colleges that instead of enlightening our youth with the truth and basic knowledge, are teaching them the foreign doctrine of Marxism and socialist ideas. The compliant media, daily reinforces the lies and lays cover for these haters of Liberty. And my fellow citizens, by far the majority could care less about it all, or worse, are actually voting for the demise of the very freedoms they naively posess. There should be no doubt, if history is any guide, that dark times are indeed just ahead, for statism leads to tyranny and socialism leads to poverty. FOWARD!
Given how little the last QEn announcement impacted the markets, I think Ben (and his proxies, O and the (R) team) could get the shock of their life if the market tanks on the cliff.
If it's taking $85B/mo to stay even, and nothing moved last time, a crash could either be unrecoverable, or unleash some real numbers.
While I still think 2015-2018 is where it all falls apart, maybe the black swan is that they own so much of the market, there are no "animal spirits" left to spook in the desired direction.
Garnish their wages. Put liens on their properties. Impeach them. Arrest them.
Better check yer "pillGING POWER" Play nice or ""be "Broadsided" with cannons
So is "high earners" the new "job creators" because frankly there are some wealthy people that don't fucking EARN shit.
I noticed that the talking heads are sneaking this in more and more. Even Bill Clinton couldn't say "rich people" or "the wealthy".
Just swagger this all around town. You're bound to make new poor friends..
Stock reset opportunity?...to get a fresh batch of shorts so the squeeze trap can be replayed "since the only time shorts re-enter the market, even against their and everyone else's better judgment, is just after major market tumbles."
I',m fucking tired, the Gooberment is going to FAIL, Jet Lag Bitchez/ Asia is getting ready to open/ Sheng Hai is going to sell off/
22K are you kidding me> should be high 16s
Boehner will crack wide open, like the pretend Republican he is. Just watch. The only question is whether he has enough traitorous turncoats to pass whatever they agree to.
I don't understand this criticism- Boehner is exactly what the Republican party has always been. The party was founded on the concept of Central Government Uber Alles and has pursued exactly that for over 150 years.
Did you actually believe their stream of lies that they favor reduced government, self reliance, yada yada yada? I argue that a RINO isn't a Republican who advances Big Government and The State, a RINO is someone belonging to that party who actually believes in reduced federal power, spending, and the Constitution.
He isn't out of step with the Republican party- you are.


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A worker at a central Auckland restaurant has been awarded more than $3000 after being made redundant then falsely accused of letting his friends dine for free.
Sean Aitkenhead complained to the Employment Relations Authority after he was sacked by Bruschetteria restaurant in August last year. He had worked at the restaurant for about three years.
Aitkenhead said he was told he would be losing his job because of the financial difficulties the restaurant, in Elliot Stables, was facing.
He said he accepted the restaurant trade was facing real problems and agreed that he "might well have simply accepted the dismissal at face value without challenge, if there had not been allegations made by Bruschetteria about his honesty".
The authority said the allegations were made by the restaurant after it told Aitkenhead his position would be disestablished.
"The authority is absolutely satisfied that these were not raised properly. Mr Aitkenhead was given no opportunity to deal with these allegations fair and square.''
The authority said the allegations were of the nature of friends being entertained in the restaurant at no charge.
"For the record, Mr Aitkenhead denied on oath any impropriety and denied having had any opportunity to respond to all but one of these allegations.
"The authority is satisfied that the evidence available does not suggest any impropriety at all."
The authority said that it emerged during its investigation that the restaurant was in fact using the dishonesty allegations as a "shield" to Aitkenhead's bid to be reimbursed for holiday pay he was owed.
"One allegation, apparently made almost baldly, was that if he persevered with the holiday pay claim, the employer would take the dishonesty allegations to the police,'' the authority said.
The authority said that threat was "grossly improper" and said that by behaving the way it had, the restaurant was "responsible for an unjustified action or series of actions against Mr Aitkenhead causing him disadvantage".
It awarded Aitkenhead $750 compensation for being made redundant in a "deficient" manner, $750 for the unjustified allegations of dishonesty and $1635.86 in outstanding holiday pay.
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You Are There: That Ayres Look is nearing the end of its run; it closes Aug. 6. Much like You Are There 1945: Hoosier Home Front – the first You Are There – Ayres has been one of those exhibits that has an immediate connection to Indiana and especially Indianapolis residents. I predict that You Are There 1948: Communities Can! will be the same way, conjuring memories of mothers and grandmothers.
I grew up hearing stories about the magnificent L.S. Ayres Department Store. My mother's mother came here at 19 from Nashville, Tenn., after she married my grandfather in 1946. She remembers the days of walking downtown to shop at Ayres and how the items she bought would be delivered before she could even get home on the streetcar. She worked at the Ayres at Greenwood Park Mall in the late 1960s.
Both of my dad's parents worked at the Ayres downtown in 1946 and didn't even know each other until a blind date four years later. Grandpa was a stock boy who took items the sales clerks sold on the floor down to be packaged for delivery. Grandma worked in what was known as the Sub-Deb Club. According to IHS Press book L.S. Ayres and Company: The Store at the Crossroads of America, subdeb clubs were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. The club met once a month at Ayres after the store started sponsoring the Indianapolis Federation of Sub-Debs in 1939. I can just imagine my grandmother showing the newest styles to girls and soaking up the manners and decorum lessons. She also worked as a sales clerk.
I don't remember the Ayres on the corner of Meridian and Washington streets, but I do remember that any time my grandparents took me shopping at Greenwood Park Mall, a stop at Ayres was a must. What are your memories of Ayres?
|Chelsea Sutton is communications coordinator at the Indiana Historical Society. She started drinking coffee at age 3 with her dad and always stays up too late reading.
The History Center's newest exhibition, Indiana Impressions:The Art of T.C. Steele, is open in the Rosemary McKee Lanham Gallery from April 21 to July 9. The IHS Press is also honoring T.C. Steele by updating its book, The House of the Singing Winds: The Life and Work of T.C. Steele, for Indiana's Bicentennial. It will be available for purchase at the end of this month.
With a lot of information about the legendary T.C. Steele making its way on the blog, I thought I would share more about the famous Hoosier Group Steele belonged to.
The Hoosier Group consisted of five impressionist artists from 1880 to 1915 – Steele, William Forsyth, Otto Stark, J. Ottis Adams and Richard Gruelle. The artists met and studied in Munich, Germany, in the 1880s where they mastered their craft before returning to Indiana.
The group received its name in 1894 by Chicago art critic and novelist Hamlin Garland during an exhibition at the Denison Hotel in Indianapolis.
While the painters were all part of the impressionist movement, they were also regionalists who painted landscapes around their homes in Indiana. They made their living by painting and teaching. Steele, for example, made money by teaching at the art school he founded, Indiana School of Art, and painting portraits for wealthy families. However, portraits were not what his heart longed to paint. His passion was landscapes.
After the Hoosier Group's landscape exhibition in 1894, the group continued to present their artwork in Chicago, Cincinnati and other cities before becoming nationally famous in 1904.
The Hoosier Group made a lasting impact on the art world and the next generation of Indiana painters. Indiana did not have an art school until Steele and Adams founded their own schools and began teaching. Adams was one of the founders of Herron School of Art and was a teacher and principal until Forsyth took over in 1906. Many of the next generation of Indiana's artists learned and studied from at least one of these men.
The grandniece of the Italian Renaissance art connoisseur Bernard Berenson, Rachel Berenson Perry worked at the T. C. Steele State Historic Site in Brown County for more than a decade, doing everything from giving tours to mowing the property. Today, the fine art curator emeriti of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Perry is the acknowledged expert on a variety of Indiana artists, including Steele.
Recently, she was tasked by the Indiana Historical Society with helping update a book IHS first published in 1966, The House of the Singing Winds: The Life and Work of T. C. Steele. Perry wrote a new essay for the book on Selma Neubacher Steele, and selected the paintings to be included in the book. She also is guest curator of the exhibition based on the book, Indiana Impressions: The Art of T. C. Steele, which will be at the History Center in the Rosemary McKee Lanham Gallery from April 21 through July 9.
Perry took some time to answer some questions about the book and the exhibition.
T. C. Steele's landscapes of our state are easily recognized and understood by all Hoosiers. Through his paintings, he continues to help us see the subtle beauty of Indiana in all its changing seasons.
Without the practical help of Selma Neubacher Steele, taking care of the daily chores of living, T. C. Steele would not have had the freedom to pursue his artwork. Her efforts to ensure that their beloved House of the Singing Winds and property would be taken over by the state helped to ensure T. C. Steele's legacy.
Although the property and house were originally T. C. Steele's vision, it was Selma Steele who embraced the hilltop estate as her own creative expression. The interior décor of the house and studio are greatly influenced by her Arts and Crafts preferences, including her hand-stenciled curtains. She spent many years developing landscaping for the property with multiple flower gardens, formal gardens, driveway borders, lily ponds, and fruit orchards.
Many art collectors of today are under the impression that Selma was a taskmaster, driving her husband to produce as many paintings as possible. Nothing could be further from the truth. Although her strident personality alienated many Brown County natives, her intentions were always good, and the softer side of Selma came through in her letters to friends.
I had much help from Jim Ross, of Eckert and Ross Fine Art, Curt Churchman of Fine Estate Art, and many individuals to locate high quality paintings in private collections. Although there were iconic images that needed to be included, I tried to find some paintings that had not been seen by the public.
I'm personally drawn to Steele's more moody works that incorporate a misty quality, like "Street Scene with Carriage" (1894) and "On the Mississinewa" (1895).
So glad you asked. I'm writing a biography of African-American artist Felrath Hines (1913 to 1993), to be co-published by Indiana University Press and the Indiana Historical Society [Press]. Hines had a fascinating life, and his modernistic abstract artwork is impeccable.
The House of the Singing Winds: The Life and Work of T.C. Steele will be available for purchase in late April. If you would like to pre-order a copy, call the Basile History Market at (317) 234-0020.
|Ray E. Boomhower is interim senior director for the IHS Press. He likes to think he can write faster than anyone who can write better and write better than anyone who can write faster.
In preparation for Indiana Impressions: The Art of T.C. Steele, IHS conservators took to the roads of central Indiana to pick up the 43 paintings on loan from our generous donors. We trained to work with books and paper documents, so this was an opportunity to adapt our knowledge of how to care for fragile historic documents and apply it to paintings, which pose their own unique set of challenges for handling and storage. For starters, they're much bigger and heavier than most of the items we typically work with! This project required a lot of innovation, creative problem solving on-the-fly, and channeling our inner Tim Gunn to "make it work."
Our first step was to retrofit the IHS cargo van so that it could safely accommodate up to seven paintings at one time. Vibrations caused by the movement of the van can damage the paint layers and ornate frames, so we needed to minimize bumps and give the paintings a smooth ride. We constructed a crate to fit just between the van's wheel wells. The bottom of the crate is lined with foam and the wrapped paintings are secured to the center support fence with twill tape. Paintings too large for the crate were placed on moving blankets and secured to the back bench seat with long strips of muslin. While most of the paintings could safely travel vertically, a small handful of the paintings needed to be transported flat, due to unstable paint layers or decorative frame elements.
With the crate in place and our supplies packed, it was time to hit the road. Since we were going into private homes to pick up the paintings, we couldn't predict ahead of time how much space we'd have to work in or what obstacles we might encounter. Would we have to navigate around other valuable household items? Would there be curious dogs and cats underfoot? Every situation was different, but all of the donors were welcoming and appreciated the care taken with their precious paintings.
Upon arrival at our destination, we met the donors, identified the paintings, and set up a temporary workspace. The lid of the crate doubled as a portable tabletop that, when placed on a pair of sawhorses, gave a us a sturdy work surface on which to examine and wrap the paintings. We did quick condition surveys of each painting and frame on site, noting areas of damage or potential weakness.
We then wrapped the paintings in a "softpack." The paintings were placed between two pieces of corrugated cardboard cut to the outer dimensions of the frame, then wrapped with paper-lined bubble wrap secured with packing tape and cling film. Orange stickers indicated the top edge and face of the painting.
Driving at a leisurely pace with hazard lights flashing, we got to know what felt like every pothole in central Indiana. We also discovered some hidden cultural gems, like the Richmond Art Museum and the Haan Museum in Lafayette. And we got lucky – only one trip happened during a rainstorm and we got to travel through Bartholomew County just as the daffodils began to bloom.
By the time we reached our last pick-up site, we'd finally figured out all of the tricks and techniques for making this a smooth process ... which will come in handy when we have to do it all again in reverse this August to return the paintings.
|Stephanie Gowler is the paper conservator at IHS. She's always dreaming about and planning for her next meal, her next quilting project, or her next travel adventure.
Women's History Month is coming to a close.
Therefore, I'd like to end the month with an interesting story of how Indianapolis was one of the first cities to have its own female police force.
In the early 1900s, it was an extremely radical idea to let a woman be a police officer. Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco all had its own separate department for policewomen. In 1917, a report from the New York Bureau of Municipal Research helped Indianapolis advocate for its own female police force. In 1918, Indianapolis became the fourth city to have its own department for policewomen.
Clara Burnside, a social worker and juvenile probation officer, was made sergeant of the Indianapolis Police Department of Women. She supervised 13 female officers; two of the women were black, which was progressive for its time. The policewomen were unarmed and patrolled dance halls, movie theaters, parks and restaurants. Their job was to protect women and children.
Burnside advanced to captain of the Indianapolis Police Department of Women in 1921 and was in charge of 23 female officers. Their duties expanded to dealing with shoplifters, runaways and girls on the streets. They would council others and would only arrest someone as a last resort.
Unfortunately, 1921 was the peak year for the Indianapolis Police Department of Women. By 1939, the 23 female officers dwindled to 14 and their duties were mostly as matrons and telephone operators.
The shortage of men during World War II allowed for some resurgence of women in the Indianapolis police force, with 30 women hired as armed police officers during the span of the war.
After World War II, women were expected to take care of the home and men took over as police officers. It wasn't until 1968 – 50 years after women were first made police officers – when they were again allowed to join the Indianapolis Police Department and work side-by-side with men.
If you haven't checked out the Indiana Historical Society actor/interpreter Zach Heider's story on Indianapolis policewomen for Hot Pepper History, you may do so here. Get spicy!
It's March Madness!
The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament have finished. This year, four Indiana teams made it to the Big Dance – Purdue, Indiana University, Butler and Notre Dame. Unfortunately, only the Hoosiers and the Irish still have a shot at the championship.
With the state of Indiana well represented in this year's tournament, I thought I would share some little-known basketball history of the Hoosier state's legendary Franklin Wonder Five.
The Franklin Wonder Five were the teams played during an eight-year era from 1918 to 1926 in Franklin, Ind. The era spanned four years at Franklin High School and four years at Franklin College. The team earned the nickname after winning three consecutive high school championships from 1920 to 1922 before continuing its success at college. The Wonder Five went undefeated during the 1922 to 1923 season at the small Franklin College where they became national champions. The team continued its streak with 50 consecutive wins over a two year period defeating several bigger, stronger teams including Purdue, Notre Dame, Illinois and Wisconsin.
To be considered a Franklin Wonder Five team, it had to consist of Robert "Fuzzy" Vandivier as a player and Ernest "Griz" Wagner as a coach. During the eight-year period, 14 players are considered to be members of the Wonder Five.
The original Wonder Five started playing ball in elementary school and, according to Phillip Ellett's book, The Franklin Wonder Five, the boys would play every chance they got.
No one expected Franklin basketball to put the school on the map. On Nov. 15, 1918, the first game of the boys' freshman season at Franklin High School, the team played Spiceland. Franklin scored 13 points before Spiceland ever had a chance to make a basket.
That is how "Fuzzy" Vandivier, who became known as one of the world's greatest basketball players, and the legendary Franklin Wonder Five began.
Melissa Brummett is an intern in the Marketing Department at IHS. She loves Purdue and is heartbroken the team lost the first round. Boiler Up!
There are more than 1,000 projects and events happening around the state celebrating Indiana's 200th birthday. With all the statewide marketing of the bicentennial, it may be tempting to take an "if you build it, they will come" attitude. However, it would be a shame for a great project or event to be less successful than possible simply due to marketing. So, here are a few tips and tricks to help market your Bicentennial happenings.
Step One: Clearly identify the audience and reach out directly to them.
Step Two: Use each marketing tool to its best advantage.
Regardless of your audience or marketing avenue, remember to focus on what makes your event unique. Get people excited and then do not let them forget about it. Do an initial marketing push a few months out to get it on people's calendars, then ramp up the amount of times and number of places you talk about the event as it gets closer, making a big push the week or two before to get people when they are finalizing weekend plans.
And do not forget to include a "call to action." Some of the best event marketing asks prospective attendees to do something at the end of the marketing plug from RSVPing or buying tickets if the event requires, to simply marking their calendar so they do not forget.
So, in the spirit of the moment ... mark your calendars to market your program!
Karen DePauw is the coordinator of Local History Services. Her delight in logic puzzles comes in handy when it is time to book traveling exhibitions and organize other aspects of what LHS has to offer. But she mostly loves seeing the artifacts and meeting those telling Indiana's story, plus the opportunity to get out of the office and see the state is always welcome!
Since March is Women's History Month, I figured I would share a story regarding Hoosiers' fight in the pursuit to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s.
The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced to Congress in 1923, but it did not pass through both houses until 1972. The proposed 27th Amendment's goal was to establish equal rights under the law and no one should be denied those rights on account of one's sex.
This included pay.
In 1972, women only made about 58 cents for every dollar earned by men working the same job. After the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress, 38 states had to ratify by the 1982 deadline for the amendment to be added to the U.S. Constitution. Within the first year, 30 states ratified. Indiana wasn't one of them.
Hoosiers for the Equal Rights Amendment (HERA) was established in August 1973. The organization's sole purpose was to promote the ratification and implementation of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
HERA members tirelessly lobbied Indiana legislatures for years to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. They mass produced bumper stickers, bracelets, pamphlets and buttons to help promote the cause.
At the time, several polls showed 65 percent of Indiana voters supported the Equal Rights Amendment.
In 1974, HERA president Audra Bailey wrote a letter to the Indiana legislature that stated, "Our nation's Bicentennial Celebration is just around the corner – reminding us that women have been without full constitutional rights for 200 years."
HERA's diligent efforts worked. Indiana ratified the Equal Rights Amendment on Jan. 24, 1977, making it the 35th state to do so. Unfortunately, Indiana was the last state to ratify and therefore the amendment never attained 38 states before its deadline and was defeated.
The Equal Rights Amendment still has not been passed to this day.
Melissa Brummett is an intern in the Marketing Department at IHS. She loves photography, reading, sports and history.
Recently, I was having a conversation about organizations and how they determine success. One of the comments I made was that the Local History Services department staff constantly evaluates what we do. We ask attendees to complete evaluations after workshops and meetings. We develop and distribute surveys during the year to determine how we're doing and what we may need to change. We use the responses to improve our services and better fill the needs of local history organizations. Formal evaluations and surveys are a part of our planning development and implementation processes.
Our informal process is different, but equally important. LHS staff is on the road together in a van often. In 2015, we traveled almost 20,000 miles in the state of Indiana. That means that we spend a lot of time in a very confined space talking. We talk about our personal lives. We talk about pop culture. We talk about history – usually the quirky kind. Almost always, we talk about our programs, workshops and meetings – the ones we've just done and the ones we are planning to do. We share ideas, problem-solve and talk through tight spots that we are having.
The common thread in these conversations is evaluation. In an informal and organic way, we start to discuss our most recent programs. What did we do? Did it make sense? What will we change for next time? Was I the right person for the right job? How can we make this better? The discussions we have are open and honest. We are comfortable talking to each other about what worked and what didn't.
When I think about and analyze our post-mortem discussions (yes, I evaluate our evaluation process), I realize that while we critique ourselves and our programs, we are never critical. Comments frequently begin with "What if we had" or "Maybe we could think about" or "Next time, we could try." If something went wrong, we think about ways to fix it, not about whose fault it may have been.
To feel comfortable with constant evaluation, we had to make it a habit. We had to build trust in our work relationships. And, we had to learn to look hard at ourselves – our strengths and our weaknesses. Self-assessment is a habit. It's part of our culture as a department.
I think that we are a stronger department because we aren't afraid of formal and informal evaluation, and we are willing to change if we need to.
When you hear someone talk about the history of jazz, your first thought might be New Orleans.
But did you know Indianapolis had its own famous jazz scene starting in 1821 and lasting until the 1970s?
Indiana Avenue in downtown Indy was home to Madam Walker Theatre and several nightclubs where many local jazz musicians such as Wes Montgomery, J.J. Johnson, Freddie Hubbard, David Baker and Slide Hampton and songwriters Leroy Carr and Nobel Sissle went on to become some of the country's most influential jazz artists.
In the years before and after World War I, local black jazz artists weren't recorded due to the color of their skin. Only upper and middle class, white musicians were allowed. Despite this, many black artists continued to leave a lasting impact on the local community and paved the way for the next jazz generation of the 1950s
and 1960s.
One of the earlier greats was Nobel Sissle. Born in Indianapolis in 1889, the singer/songwriter teamed up with Eubie Blake to produce and perform the Broadway musical Shuffle Along in 1921. Sissle also played at the Indiana Roof Ballroom throughout the 1930s. In 1937, he helped found the Negro Actors Guild and served as its first president.
Sissle and other artists helped make way for the next generation of black musicians such as Wes Montgomery and Freddie Hubbard.
Montgomery, nationally known as one of the greatest jazz guitarists, was born in Indianapolis in 1923. He was a self-taught musician and played in nightclubs along Indiana Avenue with his brothers and Indianapolis-born trumpeter Hubbard in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1957, the group recorded several songs for the label Pacific Jazz.
After playing with the greats on Indiana Avenue, Hubbard moved to New York and became internationally known touring across America and Europe.
So the next time you hear someone talking about how jazz was invented in New Orleans, you can school them on some of the greats to come out of the Hoosier State.
|Melissa Brummett is an intern in the Marketing Department at IHS. She loves photography, reading, sports and history.
Couldn't make it to New York Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week is just too far away? Here's a sneak peek, à la 1937.
A perk of working at Indiana Historical Society is that sometimes I get a sneak peek of what's new in the collection. This time it's really new to us. This Janaléne Fashion Album came to us through the mail today. It hasn't even been processed yet! I just love that old book smell.
I'm no fashion aficionado, but looking at all the designs and fabric swatches has given me a real yearn for a time machine to take me back to 1937 just so I can get a few of these fabulous frocks.
Side note: I'll keep my 21st-century ability to wear jeans and sweatshirts and comfy shoes.
Janaléne was a dress company based in Indianapolis, but past that I know very little about it. From the end of the album, I know that it was sent to a sales representative – this album likely was sent to a representative in New York state – who took a customer's order and deposit and then sent the order to the Indianapolis office. From there, the dress was sent directly to the customer who paid at time of delivery. I wonder if they had Prime shipping?
|Chelsea Sutton is communications coordinator at the Indiana Historical Society. She started drinking coffee at age 3 with her dad and stays up too late reading.
It's Black History Month.
The month we learn and celebrate the achievements of black Americans. Here at the History Center, students and teachers can research the Hoosier ties of one of the most famous black female business owners – Madam C.J. Walker. While Walker wasn't born in Indiana, she is a notable Hoosier who created her cosmetic empire in Indianapolis.
Walker was born Sarah Breedlove on Dec. 23, 1867 to newly freed slaves - Owen and Minerva Breedlove, on a cotton plantation in Delta, La. She was the first in her family to be free-born. Her parents died when she was 7 years old, and she went to live with her sister. In 1900, due to stress and poor diet, she began to lose her hair.
This led her to creating her own special formula that she would sell as shampoos and ointments from her company, Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Co., named after her husband, Charles Joseph Walker. In 1910, Walker moved to Indianapolis and set up a laboratory and beauty school.
Walker encouraged other black women to become successful in business and used her beauty school to teach the "Walker Beauty Method." She was an advocate for education and was involved with and donated to many African-American charities in Indianapolis, including Flanner House, Alpha Home, the Senate Avenue YMCA and Bethel AME church. In 1915, she began a lawsuit to protest discrimination at a theater in Indianapolis. She died in 1919 at the age of 51.
Walker's associate and close friend Freeman B. Ransom was her longtime business manager and attorney of Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Co. Ransom handled the day-to-day operations and finances of the company while Walker was away.
Ransom got his start with Walker's company early on. He boarded in Walker's house when she first arrived in Indianapolis and was one of the lawyers who helped Walker file incorporation papers and other legal work. Ransom continued to stay with the company until his death in 1947 when his son, Willard, known as Mike, took over.
Our newest collection is the Ransom Family Papers which include business, civic and limited personal materials of Freeman and Mike Ransom. This collection, along with the Walker Papers, provide excellent research on Madam C.J. Walker.
More information on the Ransom Family Papers can be found here.
|Melissa Brummett is an intern in the Marketing Department at IHS. She loves photography, reading, sports and history.
Tippecanoe and Tyler, too!
We Polked you in '44, we shall Pierce you in '52.
Who but Hoover?
Happy Days Are Here Again.
Ah, campaign season. The Iowa Caucuses are over, and New Hampshire is just around the corner. But so often, the campaigns just feel as if they're all talk and bumper stickers and hats – lots of hats.
But recently, flipping through the pages of The Indiana Book of Trivia, I came across this fun bit of information. Part of Benjamin Harrison's 1888 presidential campaign slogan was "Roll along. Roll away. Keep the ball in motion." No, he didn't send campaign donors buggy stickers or straw hats with that written on them. There was no hashtag or Twitter handle. Instead, he had a giant metal-framed campaign ball twice a man's height with this and other slogans written on it that supporters rolled along the National Road from Maryland to the Harrison home in Indianapolis. Newspapers of the day indicate that it had a 14-foot diameter and was "greatly applauded as it rolled along."
I don't know about you, but I'd volunteer to be part of the team responsible for transport. Can you just imagine watching the ball roll by like tweets and updates in your Twitter and Facebook feeds?
And since there is nothing new under the sun, Benjamin Harrison's campaign gimmick was a riff on his grandfather's campaign for president in 1841. William Henry Harrison was Indiana's first territorial governor and served as president of the United States for a mere 32 days before succumbing to pneumonia. The phrase "Keep the ball rolling" supposedly stems from his campaign in which 6-foot paper balls were rolled from town to town.
As campaigning goes on – and on – and we yearn for the days of a more refined political discourse, let's just remember there have always been quirky gimmicks that will entertain generations to come.
Roll on.
|Chelsea Sutton is communications coordinator at the Indiana Historical Society. She started drinking coffee at age 3 with her dad and always stays up too late reading.
Have you ever browsed through the Digital Image Collection and wondered – who scans all of these images? Well, I am one of them!
I have been scanning panoramic photographs and negatives from several collections housed at IHS since July 2015. So far, I have completed about 500 scans. Most of these images date from the early 20th century and were taken by a Cirkut (rotating panoramic) camera. Due to the length of these images, some are up to 5 feet long, I had to scan them in sections and stitch them back together using Photoshop. Each scan covers about 10 inches wide, so for a 40-inch panoramic, I scanned the image in four sections. Once I had my sections, I used Photoshop and several different tools to stitch the pieces back together. When the image was complete, I cropped, rotated, inverted and/or fixed the levels. I enjoyed scanning every panoramic because each one has a different story and a glimpse into Indiana's past. Whether it was a cityscape of Monument Circle or a World War I military group portrait, each image relates to a city, event, individual or group in Indiana's history. I have seen the evolution of clothing styles, architecture, landscapes, as well as the occasional U.S. President – Taft and Truman – represented.
Since I was raised in Terre Haute, I enjoyed scanning anything related to the city, parks and places I have seen my entire life. As a University of Indianapolis alum, I also felt a connection to the students and faculty seen in this photograph from the 1930s. Even though it was called Indiana Central College back then, the Good Hall building still stands with its large white columns. I can't help but think I walked those same building and grounds as the people in this photograph. I encourage you to look through images found in our Digital Image Collection and see if there are any places or people you recognize!
The Panoramic Photograph Digitization Project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Indiana State Library. Project results will also be included in Indiana Memory and the Digital Public Library of America.
|Amy is a preservation imaging technician in the IHS Preservation Imaging Department. She loves baseball, Netflix and reading, and is fond of listening to movie soundtracks.
If you clicked on this blog post thinking I was going to write about Tommy Wiseau's cult classic film, The Room, then you are sadly mistaken. If you came here to learn about the room used for You Are There 1816: Indiana Joins the Nation, then you have come to the right place. Sorry, Tommy.One of the hallmarks of our You Are There exhibits is the physical recreation of a moment in time. We want visitors to feel as though they are stepping into the past, not just another room in a museum. The IHS Exhibitions and Museum Theater departments work together to capture the physicality of the historical situation we are trying to recreate. My job allows me to research the spaces and buy all of the necessary props and furniture.
The 1816 constitutional convention room provided some fun challenges. For example, there is no image of the room where the convention was written. I found in my research that the delegates met in a repurposed home because of an unfinished capitol, but what did that look like? My coworkers and I read up on typical 1816 architecture, decor and furniture. We knew the delegates would not have met in a primitive cabin, but they would not have met in a palatial home, either. Instead, we set the convention in a standard-looking room with some ornamentation, but overall very basic in appearance. To signal the fact that the delegates met in what used to be a home, we included a built-in bookshelf, a large window and a modest fireplace.
Prop shopping came next. This is always one of my favorite parts of the process. The delegates met in the room to discuss parts of the constitution, so that meant we needed to have desks and chairs. I acquired most pieces from various sellers on eBay, although my favorite desk – Jonathan Jennings's desk – came from a wonderful booth at Midland Arts & Antique Market in downtown Indianapolis. As for the smaller items, we purchased a bevy of quill pens, inkwells and real ink. I also wanted to have real books on the bookshelves, so I made a list of writers who were very important to early American political thought. Additionally, the Indiana delegates borrowed ideas from several constitutions already written. Fittingly, our room has copies of the 1799 Kentucky and 1803 Ohio constitutions. These are only a few of the categories of props in the exhibit space. You will have to go to the exhibit to see the rest. Overall, the 1816 space is not as packed full of items as our other exhibits. That was intentional. This was not a permanent location for government in Corydon, and the delegates were not going to be there for long. They simply did not need as much stuff.
I hope you have enjoyed this little glimpse of our exhibit development process. Come to You Are There 1816: Indiana Joins the Nation to see the room. More importantly, come and see how our actors portraying the constitution's delegates bring the space to life.
|Angela Giacomelli is the exhibitions researcher for the Exhibitions Research and Development Department at IHS. She loves having a job that combines two of her greatest interests: history and helping people. Her research expeditions are fueled by her passion for the past ... and sugar.


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The thing about educated rappers is that, no matter what they spit, they'll sound like they've done their homework. Such is the case with Slauson representer, Nipsey Hussle. With an equal amount of work ethic and swag, the 22-year-old crafts an underdog anthem entitled All Money In. Off of his forthcoming Bullets Ain't Got No Name (Vol. 2) mixtape, the 'you-ain't-like-me' track featuring R&B crooner June Summers showcases the youngin's gritty-yet-smooth flow. With the help of Bang Out Productions' melodic street symphony, the record blends a '70s feel with the thump that only the West can cook up.
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On Saturday afternoon there was quite a commotion on Main Street. John B. Howley was standing near the sidewalk talking to some men when his little 11-year-old daughter, Gladys, started to where he was and was overtaken by an auto which was coming down the street. She was thrown under the auto. The auto was at once stopped and the little girl taken to Dr. Burlingname's office, where she was examined and it was soon discovered that the child was not badly hurt but very badly frightened. As usual the bystanders didn't all agree as to the speed the automobile was running. Some said it was running slow while others claimed that it was going fast.
This morning Harry Keeler was brought before Justice Green on a charge of vagrancy to which he plead guilty and was sentenced to six months in the county jail in default of a $500 bond for good behavior. Harry admitted he gambled and drank whenever he had the opportunity. Mittimus has not been issued and if he walks out of town the officers would hardly go after him.
Willard Doud, shop engineer and C. A. Shaffer, General Inspector of tools, both from Chicago were in Cherokee Friday looking over the shops with a view to betterments of tools and other shop machinery.
Laborer Wm. Young resigned Saturday. He intends to locate in Oklahoma.
Blacksmith Helper, Joe Reddington returned to work today after a week's absence on account of the illness of his wife.
Boiler maker E. Bong and storekeeper W. W. Sparks were LeMars visitors Saturday.
Engineer H. U. Richards layed off Friday to spend Sunday with his family in Fort Dodge. Engineer Dunn is on Mr. Richards run in the meantime.
Engineer F. B. Darr has given up farming and returned to Cherokee to resume his former position running on the road. He says Cherokee is good enough for him.
Engineer E. L. F. Chevaleir returned home from a visit to St. Paul last Wednesday and started on another trip to South Dakota Saturday to look after his land claim.
Russell Fredrickson, 31, Liberty township, was resting easier in Sioux Valley hospital Wednesday morning from injuries received Monday afternoon when he jumped from a hay mow in a barn on his farm, striking the handle of a pitchfork. A physician was immediately called to treat the lacerations and he was taken to the hospital, accompanied by his brother, Eldon.
Billy Zangger, six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zangger, was to return home Wednesday from Sacred Heart hospital in LeMars, it was reported Wednesday morning.
Billy, unconscious a few hours more than two weeks from injuries received when struck by a car April 7, recovered consciousness Tuesday night. Further x-rays revealed no fractures or internal injuries.
He was knocked unconscious when struck by a car driven by Darrel H. Miller, 14, son or Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller, while crossing a road near a rural school four and one-half miles northwest of Marcus. Billy was thrown in the ditch and except for scratches about the head and had no visible injuries. The accident occurred about 8:15 a.m. after he had stepped from and run in back of a car driven by Miss Myrtle Witt. She was taking him to school and the Miller car was going in the other direction.
Billy was taken to Sacred Heart hospital April 8. He was unconscious approximately 350 hours.
Nineteen Cherokeans attended the district meeting of the Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church n Alta Tuesday and four members of the local society took part on the program.
Mrs. Wayne Flickinger gave a paper during the afternoon session on "Citizenship" and Mrs. Frank Darr talked on "Congo Women." Mrs. Alice Devell and Mrs. Harry Phelan took part in the morning memorial service, the former singing a solo and the latter presenting a poem.
Representatives of the Missionary societies in the Sheldon district were present at the all day meeting, main feature of which included talks by Jennie Bridenbaugh of China and Letha Daubendick of India, foreign missionaries, home on furloughs. The speakers talked both in the afternoon to the older members of the society and in the evening to the young people after a fellowship supper.
Mrs. Thomas C. Collins of Spirit Lake was an evening speaker and discussed her childhood days as daughter of missionary parents in Central America.
Those planning to participate in the Cherokee Garden Club's thirty-second annual flower show "June Toppers," should make preparations for the show soon.
Disbudding of hyber tea roses and the grooming of plants and shrubs for the flower show should be done now.
The show will be held at Sanford Museum June 15 from 2-9 p.m.
Prior to the flower show a workshop will be held at the museum May 23-24 at 1:30 p.m. Those who attend should bring their own materials.
Mrs. James Montgomery is president of the garden club.
Those who are working on the flower show committee are: Mrs. John Dewar, Mrs. R. L. Kelley, Mrs. C. Crary and Mrs. Dan Rice, general chairman.
Mrs. H. D. Seely, schedule; Mrs. W. A. Lieb, publicity; Mrs. L. C. Hodgen, entries.
In charge of classifications are: Miss Ruby Johnson, horticulture, Mrs. W. J. Popma, placing; Mrs. A. W. Kruse, artistic; Mrs. O. W. Powell, educational; Mrs. C. E. Broderick, hospitality; Mrs. H. J. Fishman, awards; Mrs. A. Fuhrman, junior exhibits.
Rev. Walter E. Lack, pastor of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church spoke to members of the graduating class from Washington High School at Baccalaureate services Sunday.
The service began with the processional played by Cheryl Thomas and Sharon Hogan.
Rev. Lack gave invocation and the scripture reading.
Washington's concert choir sang two numbers, "Turn Back o Man" and "Onward Ye Peoples."
Rev. Lack spoke on "The Productive Use of Knowledge." He used quotes from the Bible and said that man in tempted to use his knowledge for selfish purposes. He continues, "Knowledge must be coupled with a love for God and compassion for fellow man before it can reach its highest plan and accomplish the most good."
Lack gave the benediction and the recessional closed the service.
The Northwest Iowa group of the Civil War Centennial will meet on Sunday, May 28 at 2 p.m. at Sanford Museum.
Ralph Borreson of Sheldon will present a talk, "The Assassination of Lincoln." Borreson, superintendent of schools at Sheldon, has had a special interest in the life of Lincoln, the events leading up to and the tragedy of his death.
The museum, as a part of the Centennial Observance, will continue its display of clothing, equipment, pictures, diaries and other Civil Was mementoes through July 4. Of local interest are the pictures of Custer Post G. A. R.
The meeting is open to the public.
Forrest Kohrt Cherokee Count Extension director reported today that corn throughout the county is approximately 85 percent planted.
Some of the fields are up and can be "rowed" and some rooted but have not come up yet because of cold weather.
He said considerable plowing has yet to be done for bean ground and some for corn planting. Bean planting is spotted with most farmers just starting.
Oats stands look normal but could use warm weather now. The moisture has helped them considerably.
The director said the legume seeding for hay look very good. However, there are considerable aphids working n the alfalfa fields. They have been very heavy in the southern part of Iowa and are working in the county now. There is not much which will pay to treat the crop with.
However, a chemical control can be used in the form of Methoxycholr or Malathion.
Farmers are reminded that pasturing must be eliminated for a week after treatment.
Washington High School's student activity code came under fire Monday as parents expressed several concerns about its fairness and its enforcement.
About 25 people, including parents, teachers and administrators, attended the Cherokee School Board's open discussion of the policy.
Those at the meeting agreed that some type of code was needed, but suggested that changes be made to make it more equitable and positive.
School board president Victoria Wittgraf said the district is in the annual process of reviewing the policy.
Several at the meeting suggested further discussion on the policy, and possibly parental input during the review.
Terry Burkhart said one alternative would be to give students an option to be ineligible for one event, such as a musical performance or a football game, and then do community service work. Burkhart said this policy has had favorable results in the Spencer and Charles City school districts, even though some thought it was too soft when it was instituted.
The current student activities code was developed about three years ago by a group of parents, school board members and administrators.
The code has recently come under criticism as a result of disciplinary action taken against some students who either admitted to or were found guilty of consuming alcohol at a weekend party.
The activities code states that a student will be ineligible to participate in activities if they admit to or are found guilty of violating state, federal or local laws, or using or possession of tobacco, alcohol or drugs. The length of the ineligibility depends upon the violation, and how many times a student has been found guilty of a particular violation.
The code is enforceable 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
While parents expressed concern over teenage drinking, they also expressed concern over whether the code addressed the problem properly.
"I'm here as a parent who is concerned about the drinking situation in this school system. I'd say 98 percent of the students drink. I don't want my kids dead. I'd do anything to change it. I don't know what the solution is. I don't think this is working," said Barb Bowers.
One of the main concerns was the fairness of the code. Many parents said the code is inequitable because it only punishes students who are in activities.
"It seems the more successful the student--the ones in National Honor Society, student officers, athletes, actors--the more the punishment. I don't think we want to do this to our leaders," said Linda Burkhart.
School board member Joe Lundsgaard said he agreed with this point, but added he did not know how to remedy it. He said he felt punishing only active students was decreasing participation in activities.
"We could have better participation in activities. We seem to be rewarding students for not participating because what we are saying is "We're not going to punish you," Lundsgaard said.
Mike Leatherman, a WHS senior, questioned whether or not district's policy was in agreement with the constitution of the National Honor Society. Leatherman was among students disciplined because of the weekend party.
Leatherman said he admitted his guilt, and was made ineligible for several student activities he was involved in, including National Honor Society.
Leatherman said he was made ineligible for NHS without any notice, which is required by the NHS constitution. Leatherman suggested that his part of the code be changed, and made retroactive.
Terry Burkhart said he felt that around-the-clock enforcement of the policy interfered with parents' responsibilities for their children. He said the code should only be enforceable when a student is in school, is on school property, is participating n a school-related activity or is found guilty of violating a state, federal or local law.
Burkhart, as well as several other parents, stressed more parental involvement in the enforcement of the code.
Pat Harrison said, "You have to consider parents' rights and decisions. Even in a court of law, parents are notified and have the right to be present when their child is interrogated."
While most comments were critical of the code, there were comments in favor of it.
Leo Hupke, district athletic director and coach, said that students need to be aware of the rules, and be aware of the consequences if they break them. He also said, that as a parent, he felt the code helped enforce rules that parents sometimes cannot.
"I'm a parent. I have a wife and four kids. I need help. I would like to see a year-round program where the school is interested in students year-round. There are some parents who have a thumb on their child, and some who don't. Some parents need help, some don't," he said.


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Thou shalt play the Bible Game on PSP. It's a multiplayer quiz that tests players' knowledge of the Bible and features over 1,500 biblical questions and mini-game challenges based on the inspirational teachings of the Old Testament. An attempt to reverse perceptions that the games market is something to be vilified?
Implications - If you're a parent who wants to make sure that your children are only playing wholesome games that won't corrupt their souls, the Bible Game for PSP is a safe choice. If you replace all their violent games with this your kids might be quoting scripture by the end of the day. This will prove that religion can be fun.
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|August 13, 2014 01:11 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The world of technology – entertainment, media and internet – are experiencing a surge in the themes of faith and spirituality. Big box office titles this year include "Heaven is for Real," "God's Not Dead," and "Son of God." The last film is a second Scriptural-based project by Mark Burnett, of "Survivor" fame, following the success of his 2013 TV mega-miniseries, "The Bible."
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Social media pundits are encouraging ministries to use sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest to advance their reach to people around the world. The Vatican officially entered the social media realm with Pope Benedict's first tweet in 2012. Pope Francis followed suit with his Twitter request "I ask you to continue to pray for me," and posing for a selfie that went viral in August 2013. To date, Pope Francis has more than 4.3 million Twitter followers.
Programmers are using their technological skills to directly support Christian-based initiatives. Websites such as WeRaise, similar to secular counterpart, Kickstarter, are aiding charitable and church communities in bringing projects to fruition. A crowdfunding platform by Wheat Ridge Ministries, WeRaise offers leaders the ability to fund new health and human care initiatives around the world. Since Wheat Ridge Ministries has the infrastructure needed to back such a platform, it has taken away some of the risk for potential projects. Says WeRaise manager, Abigail Miller, "I love what crowdfunding is doing for seeding new ministries. Grant recipients can find support to do a project that's been on their heart. We look at it as using technology as a tool."
Technological tools promoting faith also exist for smartphones with the newest iOS application launching August 2014 at the App Store. "Branching Out in Faith," an app compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is a gratitude journal and prayer calendar. Integrating current technology, the app combines an interactive user experience and social media capabilities with these daily practices yet is unlike other innovations previously available. "Branching Out in Faith" allows users to choose a prayer seed to plant, drag it into virtual soil then watch as a tree grows and flourishes, simulating the users' prayer growth. Users can then share those requests with their circles. Founder Cynthia McGarity says, "I wanted to create something positive for smartphone users; something that was inspiring and beautiful. Our generation is so entrenched in social media. I hoped to combine this habit with recording daily gratitude and reaching out to others through prayer. When I see that a friend has shared on Facebook something for which they're thankful; or posted a prayer seed planted for a person in need, I feel perspectives shifting. Hopefully these positive changes will have a ripple effect on our use of technology as a whole."
BOIF Features:
- Record and share your daily gratitude
- Choose calendar dates for prayer needs
- Organize your prayer life with start & end dates
- Set alarm reminders for prayers
- Pick from a selection of 10 seeds
- Watch the faith tree grow on your screen
- Share prayers with email, Facebook & Twitter
- Assess your journey with the grove of grace
To purchase Branching Out in Faith, or get more information on this iOS application, please visit the App Store or the Branching Out in Faith website.
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