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How do I keep my sanity and stay ahead of my seven year-old boy's back to school craziness?
My boy is very sweet and smart, however, like that first week of summer, this first week of school has been hell. He is back talking, lying, and generally getting on my nerves so that I just feel like yelling. I know he's looking for a re-establishment of boundaries. I know he looks to me to do so. My plan today is to establish a rewards/punishment points system. But I'm almost four months pregnant and sometimes, I fell like such a failure for just being human. I need to disconnect from him and rise above so I can stay focused on what's good for him. He can't run the show. Any suggestions on a mindset or techniques to gain back footing and my sanity?
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I know you posted your answer over a month ago, but I'll put in my 2 cents anyway. You're definitely on the right track with the points system - I'm interested to hear how it goes, if you're willing to share! The other component, besides rewarding good behavior. is to establish consistent and predictable consequences for undesirable behavior. This means that if your son misbehaves, he will know, before you even say it, what his consequence will be (e.g. time out for back talking or a privilege taken away for lying.) Don't expect him to get it at first; just remain consistent with your consequence and he'll get it soon enough.posted 10/14/2012 by neneface
Yes, the point system worked like a charm. Stuck with it for three weeks now and my son even extolled its virtues. Went and bought him a toy with the "Mom bucks" he'd earned. And he sees the light on the dishwasher signifying clean dishes and goes to unload them. Suddenly I can see the self-motivation that I would want him to have later. Only I'm getting it now. I am about to retype the points chart and take off the teeth brushing. He's going to bankrupt us at this rate. See a copy of my chart of love idea at http://shalavee.com/chart-of-love/.posted 10/15/2012 by shalagh1
I found the answer right here in the Baby Center in an article written by Karen Miles called Defiance: Why it happens and what to do about it. Also wrote a n idea up for a points system on my blog at shalavee.com. Thanks.posted 09/06/2012 by shalagh1
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As some may know I had to get rid of my purple tang. Didn't want to but had to choose between the fish or the corals he was destroying. So I got rid of the fish and got a sailfin tang. Also in the pic is my 2 maroon clowns that decide to make a sebae anemone there home.
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Last night, Cara and I did some channel surfing between the end of Modern Family and beginning of Top Chef. We came across a show called, Stars in Danger: The High Dive. It was awesomely bad. So bad, friends emailed me and texted Cara.
I love TV and I never saw one promo for this show! We didn't watch it for long. I was surprised to see Jersey Shore's JWoww. I haven't watched Jersey Shore since season one. She had some work done on her face. Such a shame. A version of this show has been popular in Germany for years. Maybe we should just stick to ripping off British shows. Ha ha.
Speaking of TV shows, I've never seen Magnum, p.i.
It was on from 1980 to 1988! Cara loves the show and was kind enough to share her love with me. We put in the disc and watched the first episode…or so I thought. Turns out, it was a movie-length episode! I believe they did that a lot back in the day. It was entertaining but way, way too long! I'm looking forward to watching a regular episode. So, what did I watch instead of Magnum? I went back to the schedule from 1980. I watched: Barney Miller, then It's a Living. In 1983 I watched: Gimmie a Break! and Mama's Family. 1985: The Cosby Show and Family Ties. 1987: '87 was a hard one to pin down. I might have watched The Slap Maxwell Story. I always liked Dabney Colman.
It's funny how much I didn't know about TV when I was a kid. I had no idea about seasons or schedules. I just watched blindly. I never really cared why the show "Alice" kept replacing the "Flo" character. Or why "One Day at a Time's" Julie didn't live in the apartment anymore. Now I know too much! Ha ha. Would young Bob have enjoyed Stars in Danger: The High Dive? I don't think so.


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Friday, February 11, 2011
WARDSVILLE — The Blair Oaks Falcons have set their goals. Now, it's just a matter of reaching them.
The Falcons have their sights on getting 10 wrestlers to the Class 1 State Championships, which begin Thursday at Mizzou Arena. They'll get that chance tonight when the Class 1 District 2 Tournament kicks off at Versailles. The top four wrestlers in each weight class qualify for the state tournament.
"We've got three or four teams there that are going to get seven or eight guys to qualify (for state)," Blair Oaks coach Tim Karsten said. "We hope to be in that or maybe a little bit better.
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FORT COLLINS — In his last scheduled interview with reporters before Sunday's season opener against Colorado at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Colorado State coach Jim McElwain on Wednesday declined to identify his starting quarterback.
And he's not just keeping a secret from the public. McElwain said junior Garrett Grayson, sophomore Conner Smith and true freshman Nick Stevens probably won't know who's starting until they prepare to run out of the tunnel.
"Probably be in the locker room before the game," McElwain said. "I kind of enjoy it, because I like to see how they prepare. A lot of times, as soon as you (name) the starter, (the backups say) 'the heck with this, I'm not starting so I'm going to quit thinking about the game.'
"You would hope that's not the response, but it's a natural response from some guys. I want to make sure they're in it until the bitter end."
Grayson made five starts last year and Smith had four, when Stevens was playing for Vista Murrieta (Calif.) High School.
McElwain chuckled about a news wire report that said he would name the starter Thursday.
"Boy, they didn't check with me. That's the first I've heard," the coach said. "I haven't checked with my dog, either."
Rocket Rashard. The Rams will have at least one true freshman starter in wide receiver Rashard Higgins, a 6-foot-2 speedster from Mesquite (Texas) High School.
"That kid, he's just long and fast," quarterback Smith said of Higgins, who caught 69 passes (10 touchdowns) as a high school senior. "When you play the X-receiver (position), your job is to stretch the field, and he's pretty good at that. Rashard is going to do big things, for sure. He's unbelievably fast and he gets open."
McElwain signed Higgins and three others in an attempt to get bigger at the position.
"Glad he chose us," McElwain said of Higgins. "He's a guy who has talent. Now we'll see what happens when the lights come on."
Footnotes. CSU's injury report lists junior offensive lineman Mason Myers (knee) as probable and junior wide receiver Charles Lovett (knee) as questionable. ... Asked if his team was better prepared for the opener against Colorado in his second season, McElwain said: "I believe we're ahead. But we should be ahead. It's Year 2," and his players understand the "method to the madness."


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Madison, FL - Referees are always learning; every year, every game, everyday. Rules change and the refs have to conform. Every three years, they're expected to partake in a field clinic, which essentially grades them on their performance.
Last Saturday, T.J. Robinson took part in his first field clinic during a Madison County scrimmage.
"I'm expecting to grow as an official," he said. "To learn a lot of things from a lot of veteran guys that's out here."
But he's not the only one learning. This year all officials are taking a crash course in player safety.
"We're gonna really try to be proactive about helmet-to-helmet contact, kids leading with their head and we really want to minimize that," said Danny Witt, who has been an official for 12 years. "We're gonna try to call that more often than we ever have."
With talks of concussion prevention increasing, Witt says Florida officials are ahead of the game.
"We've had a rule in high school for a couple of years now, if a kid has a concussion, we take him out of the game," Witt said. "He can't come back in unless a doctor signs off and says he can."
John Rukstalis, the director of Suwanee officials, helped organize the field clinic this year. He hopes the younger refs will be just as cautious with player safety by using this experience.
"Like most jobs or any tasks anyone would have," he said, "the more experience you have, the more times you ge to see something, the better you become at it."
Unfortunately for Robinson, like any scrimmage, the hits aren't going to be as hard.
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One thing I love about Bellingham is the abundance of vegan sushi options. As previously mentioned, Kyoto is my absolute favorite, but there are a number of great local places that offer good sushi as well. My most recent discovery was at the Bellingham Public Market, at a little place called Maki Zushi. I had heard from a friend that the size of the rolls at Maki Zushi are generous, and that is definitely the truth--one was all I needed.
I am a fan of multi-tasking when things are hectic, so any kind of take-out + grocery shopping combo always works well for me, especially if that take-out is both healthy and satisfying. This of course makes the fact that I can order my food and then do some shopping at Terra Organica/Bargainica absolutely perfect. I can't remember the name of the roll I ordered, but it was quite tasty and had a variety if fresh veggies in it, including carrots, avocado, cucumber, and either red or green leaf lettuce. I also recall that the toasted sesame seeds on the rice had a particularly good sesame flavor.
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Ms. Troutman is a seasoned executive who has held positions in both the nonprofit and corporate environments. Before assuming leadership of The Center for Women and Families, she was Vice President of Human Resources with the YMCA of Greater Louisville, where she provided employee and fiscal leadership for the organizations 12 branches, 60 programs and 1500 employees. Ms. Troutman also has held leadership management positions with Starbucks Coffee Company in Atlanta, Georgia and Oracle Corporation, a database technology product company.
Ms. Troutman was born in Belize, Central America. She moved with her family to Chevy Chase, Maryland at a young age when her father accepted a position with the World Bank. When she was twelve, Ms. Troutman started traveling the world. She attended boarding school in Kenya and then in India, returning to the United States only briefly before attending the University of Windsor in Canada.
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Ms. Troutman actively sits on the board of Baptist Hospital East and the Americanas Community. She has two children, two step-children and enjoys cooking and international travel in her spare time.
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Options: Induction of Labor
What are some reasons a caregiver might recommend induction?
What factors affect whether I have an induction?
Are the risks of induction more of a concern for certain women?
If I choose not to have labor induced, what are my other options?
How is labor induced?
What are some non-medical (elective) reasons for induction of labor?
What are some situations in which caregivers vary in how often they recommend induction of labor?
How do informed consent and refusal and shared decision making relate to these matters?
What are some reasons a caregiver might recommend induction?
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A caregiver may recommend induction of labor for three types of reasons.
pregnancy complications or preexisting medical problems:
In a small proportion of pregnancies, problems arise that pose a serious threat to the woman's health, the baby's health, or both. For example, if the woman develops
(a disorder involving high blood pressure in pregnancy), induction of labor can protect the woman and her baby from serious illness or even death. In addition, women who have chronic health problems
pregnancy, such as heart disease, diabetes, or certain autoimmune diseases, may consider induction of labor to prevent complications associated with these conditions.
risk factors that are not diseases or complications:
More commonly, a care provider may recommend induction because a
risk factor
has developed. A risk factor is not a true complication or disease process, but rather a test result, clinical observation, or other factor that increases the chance of health problems or labor complications. Examples include ruptured membranes (broken water) before labor, which may increase the chance of infection; pregnancy that has reached 41 weeks, the point in pregnancy when risk of stillbirth or neonatal death increases; and the caregiver's suspicion that the baby is large, which may increase the chance of difficult labor or newborn injury. In these cases, a caregiver may offer induction to lower that risk, although the best evidence does not always support its use. For example, the best evidence suggests that inducing labor when the baby is thought to be big increases the chance of cesarean section without improving outcomes for the baby. It is important to make an informed decision with full understanding of the risks and benefits involved. The
Best Evidence: Induction of Labor
page in this section can help.
non-medical reasons:
Some caregivers offer induction, or agree to a woman's request for induction, for reasons that are unrelated to the mother's or baby's health. For example, the caregiver may offer induction on a day that she or he will be on call to enable the woman to give birth with her familiar caregiver. Although caregivers often suggest induction in such cases, and many women consider having labor induced for convenience or to get the pregnancy over with, best evidence suggests that inducing labor in these cases can be risky for both woman and baby.
What factors affect whether I have an induction?
The health needs of you and your baby can certainly influence whether you have an induction of labor, but some other key factors include:
your choice of caregiver and birth setting.
how determined you are to avoid induction that does not offer you or your baby clear health benefits.
Induction rates vary widely across hospitals and across different providers within a single hospital. This variation occurs for many reasons. One is that caregivers differ in the ways that they inform and support women at the end of pregnancy and in their judgment about when to recommend induction. Induction rates also vary from one birth setting to another due to differences in policies and practice styles. Because of this variation, your
choice of caregiver
choice of birth setting
can have a major impact on the type of birth that you will have.
In addition, your commitment to letting labor begin on its own affects your chance of induction, because some caregivers agree to induce labor when women request it, even if there is no medical reason. It is common to have physical discomfort and emotional ups and downs at the end of pregnancy. However, understanding that the baby needs these final days and weeks to prepare his or her lungs, digestive system, and other organs for a safe transition to life outside the womb can you help resist the temptation to induce labor.
Are the risks of induction more of a concern for certain women?
Induction of labor is a major medical intervention that poses the potential for risk for all women and babies. However, in some cases the potential for risk is small and in other situations the risk is greater. The following are some situations when the risks of induction of labor may be a special concern, based on a systematic review of the evidence conducted in 2010 and other recent studies.
Women having their first baby
are more likely to have induction lead to a cesarean section than women who have already given birth vaginally.
If the cervix has not already begun to thin out and dilate
("ripen") or if the baby has not settled low in the pelvis, induction is more likely to lead to a cesarean. A caregiver can do a simple vaginal exam and calculate what is known as a "Bishop score" based on the qualities of the cervix and the position of the baby. The lower the Bishop score, the higher the chance the induction will lead to a cesarean section. A Bishop score below 6 (out of 13) signifies an increased likelihood that the induction will lead to a cesarean, whether or not medicines or other techniques are used to "ripen" the cervix.
If the woman is less than 39 weeks pregnant
, induction can result in a baby born with significant health problems, especially breathing difficulties. When labor is induced before 39 weeks, the baby is more likely to admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Women who have given birth previously by cesarean section
may face additional risks if labor is induced. Best evidence suggests that risks are not increased with the use of synthetic oxytocin (Pitocin) or with induction before 41 weeks. The risk of having the scar give way (rupture) may increase with induced labor from 41 weeks on or when using Prostaglandin E2 and, especially, misoprostol, to get labor going. Some care providers or hospitals are unwilling to try to induce labor in women with past cesareans. (You can find more information about birth options for women with prior cesareans in
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If I choose not to have labor induced, what are my other options?
If you are considering induction of labor that is not clearly medically needed, you want to weigh the option against two others:
Wait for labor to begin on its own.
Going into labor on your own is safer than having labor induced or having a c-section. However, not all women who plan to wait for labor will go into labor on their own. That's because the additional days or weeks, while giving your baby time to develop fully, also create the potential for mild complications in the pregnancy to become more serious or for new problems to develop. These problems are more likely if you already have a mild complication (such as mild high blood pressure or well controlled diabetes) or if you are already a week or more past your estimated due date.
To watch for problems that may develop at the end of pregnancy, your care provider may recommend more frequent prenatal visits, tests to check on the well-being of your baby, or both. They also occasionally detect complications early enough to deliver the baby safely before the situation worsens. Unfortunately, however, none of the testing methods is perfect. "False positive" results, when the test indicates a problem that doesn't really exist, are common and may lead to unnecessary inductions or c-sections. Research has not proven whether or under which circumstances these tests lead to better health outcomes. The tests that are used to monitor fetal well-being at the end of pregnancy include:
a fetal nonstress test:
monitoring the fetal heart rate for a period of 20 minutes or longer to observe for accelerations (heart rate goes up, a reassuring sign) or decelerations (heart rate goes down, a sign that baby may be compromised)
a biophysical profile:
an ultrasound measuring the fetal movements, breathing, and muscle tone and estimating the amount of amniotic fluid. The results are usually combined with nonstress test results to provide an overall score from 0-10. A score of 8, 9, or 10 is reassuring and a score of 4 or below requires delivery. The best option when the score is below 8 but above 4 will depend on the judgment of the caregiver and the preferences of the woman
fetal movement counting:
There are various methods involving the woman counting fetal movements either throughout the day or during a certain time frame (such as the 1-2 hours directly after eating a meal). Decreased fetal movement may be a sign that the baby is not getting enough oxygen.
Have a scheduled cesarean section.
In a few cases, the best alternative to induction of labor is a scheduled c-section. Your caregiver may recommend a c-section instead of an induction of labor if there are severe complications that make labor unsafe for you or your baby. Because induction in some situations (see above) increases risks in women who have had prior cesareans, a woman who originally planned for a vaginal birth after cesarean may opt for a repeat c-section if she faces a complication that requires delivery.
How is labor induced?
Scientists do not fully understand how labor begins. As a result, methods used to induce labor are directed at only part of the complex process. For instance, the commonly used drug Pitocin is an artificial version of oxytocin, a hormone that causes contractions. But contractions are not always enough to cause labor, so other methods may also be used. These include other hormone medicines, methods to stimulate women's own hormones, mechanically opening the cervix, and breaking the bag of waters. The
Best Evidence
page describes the safety and effectiveness of these methods.
What are some non-medical (elective) reasons for induction of labor?
Evidence suggests that inducing labor without a medical reason increases the risk of problems during and right after birth. (See
Best Evidence: Induction of Labor
.) Despite these risks, many women have labor induced for non-medical reasons. These include:
Desire to get the pregnancy over with
This is most common non-medical reason women ask for or agree to an elective induction. Aches and pains, sleep problems, and emotional ups and downs are common in the final days and weeks of pregnancy. Although induction of labor may seem like the best option for dealing with those problems, these discomforts can often be addressed with proper education, support, or less risky medical interventions.
Preference for a certain care provider
Most care providers share the responsibility of being "on call" for births with one or more other care providers. You may strongly prefer one care provider over the others, or fear that you will end up with a care provider you don't know. However, choosing labor induction is likely to have a much greater impact on how your labor and birth unfold than the presence of a particular care provider in labor. In addition, it is common for labor induction to take longer than a typical care provider's shift. You may end up beginning your induction with one person but giving birth with a different one.
Convenience of scheduling the baby's birth
It's not easy to predict when labor will begin. The uncertainty can make it difficult to arrange logistics such as scheduling maternity leave from your job or making sure you have plenty of help after the baby comes. Many women who understand that induction for convenience could result in health problems for themselves or their babies (e.g., avoidable cesarean or baby in intensive care unit) prioritize safety over convenience.
What are some situations where care providers vary in whether or how often they recommend induction of labor?
Care providers may disagree about whether to induce labor in certain situations. These include:
Prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM)
If your water breaks and your pregnancy has reached full-term (at least 37 weeks), this is a usually a sign that your labor is about to begin. For some women, labor contractions kick in within the first few hours, but for other women the process takes longer. If your water is broken for many hours, the risk of infection increases. Your care provider may suggest inducing labor to lower this risk, however providers disagree about how long to wait before inducing. Some may suggest inducing right away while others recommend inducing if labor hasn't begun after 12 hours, 24 hours, or longer. The
Best Evidence: Induction of Labor
page reviews the research findings related to labor induction for PROM.
If your water breaks at term before labor has begun, inducing labor or waiting for it to begin on its own both may be reasonable choices. Your provider's recommendation may reflect her/his routine practice or it may be an individualized recommendation based on your specific circumstances. If you choose to wait for labor to begin on its own, avoid vaginal exams, sexual intercourse, or placing anything in your vagina to prevent infection.
Pregnancy lasting beyond the woman's estimated due date.
Many women remain pregnant past their "estimated due date" at the 40 week mark. If a woman remains pregnant until 42 weeks or longer, the risk of stillbirth or newborn death increases significantly. To prevent women from remaining pregnant that long, most care providers will recommend induction before 42 weeks. Some will recommend induction on the woman's due date or even earlier, while others wait until the woman is more than 41 weeks pregnant. The
Best Evidence: Induction of Labor
page reviews the research related to induction of labor between 41 and 42 weeks of pregnancy.
Care provider concern that the baby is large.
"Suspected macrosomia" is a very common reason some care providers recommend induction. A large baby may be more difficult to deliver, leading to a c-section or injury to the baby during vaginal birth (an uncommon outcome). However, studies have shown that inducing labor does not reduce the chance of newborn injury and in fact seems to increase the likelihood of a c-section. (The
Best Evidence: Induction of Labor
page describes that research.) In addition, many babies delivered early because of concern about their size are born weighing considerably less than the care providers had suspected. That's because both ultrasound and hands-to-belly estimates of fetal weight are unreliable, and both methods are more likely to overestimate than underestimate the baby's size. It's also difficult to know whether a large baby will pose challenges during labor. Many women do not experience extra difficulty giving birth to larger babies.
How do informed consent and refusal and shared decision making relate to these matters?
Every pregnant woman has the right and responsibility to make informed maternity care decisions on behalf of herself and her baby. This may involve making an informed choice to accept (consent to) or decline (refuse) an intervention or procedure. Every care provider has the responsibility to provide accurate, unbiased information to support informed decisions.
Whether, when, and how to induce labor are rarely clear-cut decisions. They often involve uncertainty about benefits and harms. It is important to make this decision on the basis of complete, accurate, and unbiased information and to consider your own preferences and priorities. As the person receiving care and the mother of your baby, you are in the best position to decide what risks are important to you.
Ideally, your care provider will be able and willing to provide unbiased and complete information and you can engage in shared decision making together. However, care providers may face financial incentives to encourage induction of labor, or may have a preference for induction of labor based on its convenience. Further, busy care providers face challenges in staying up to date with the large, continually growing research literature about best practices. (Learn more about
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Title of Thesis
An Appraisal of Illiteracy Reduction Plans and
Designing a low cost Model to Improve Literacy Rate in Pakistan
Author(s)ASHIQ HUSSAIN
AbstractGovernment of
Pakistan has launched various illiteracy reduction plans from time
to time to promote literacy rate in the country but these plans
could not achieve the targets. This study was designed to appraise
these illiteracy reduction plans and to design a low cost model to
improve literacy rate in Pakistan. The main objectives of the study
were: to appraise the illiteracy reduction plans introduced in
Pakistan, from time to time, to identify the needs and problems of
the direct affectees (all the illiterates above the age of 10
years), to know the ground realities regarding implementation of
illiteracy reduction plans/projects at Government and NGOs level and
to design a low cost model to improve the literacy rate in Pakistan.
The population of the study was comprised of Educationists i.e.
Ph.D. degree holders in Education, Executives working in the top
level management in policy formation, plan designing, project
development and program development, Executives working in National
Planning Commission, Provincial Secretary, Additional Secretary,
Deputy Secretary and EDOs (Education and literacy), Literacy
teachers, Heads of different NGOs, Community representatives and
Direct beneficiaries (the brick makers, manual workers, laborers,
peasants etc). Snowball sampling technique was used to find the most
relevant persons (respondents) for different illiteracy reduction
programmes in different areas for the conduct of this research
A mixed-method research design was used i.e. data was quantitative
and qualitative. For quantitative data a questionnaire was developed
at five point rating scale ranging from '1' indicating strongly
disagree to '5' indicating strongly agree; a selection of '3'
indicating uncertain/don't know. For qualitative data some open
ended questions were included in the questionnaire. An interview
schedule was also
developed for Head of NGOs, community representatives and direct
beneficiaries. Data collection was started from the person who had
been involved for long with the illiteracy eradication programmes.
On his identification the other respondent was selected. Overall
1200 questionnaires were sent to the respondents but 998
questionnaires were got back. In this way, data was collected from
1348 (998 questionnaires and 350 interviews) respondents.
Main findings of the study showed that need assessment was not
carried out before launching illiteracy reduction programs,
objectives of the illiteracy reduction programmes were not relevant
to the literacy needs of the participants, local community was not
involved in the running the literacy centers, religious leaders,
intellectuals and retired personnel were not invited to support the
illiteracy eradication programmes, and political instability in the
country was a hurdle in the achievement of the targets of the
illiteracy eradication programmes. In the light of the findings of
the study, a low cost model was designed to improve the literacy
rate in Pakistan. The proposed model was presented to 10 experts in
the discipline of education for its validation. The model was
improved in the light of experts' opinion. They were satisfied that
this low cost model will be useful for increasing the literacy rate
in Pakistan.
1.1 Statement of the Problem
1.2 Objectives Of The Study
1.3 Significance Of The Study
1.4 Research Questions Of The Study
1.5 Delimitations Of The Study
1.6 Limitations Of The Study
1.7 Acronyms
2.1 Defining and Conceptualizing
2.2 Current Literacy Rate in Pakistan
2.3 Understanding of Literacy in International Community
2.4 The Challenge of Literacy in Pakistan
2.5 Efforts towards Stepping up Literacy in Pakistan
2.6 Campaigns for the Promotion of Literacy in Pakistan
2.7 Current and Future Programmes
2.8 Literacy Policy Statements
2.9 Review of Primary Education Development Projects
2.10 Role of NGOs in Literacy Improvement in Pakistan
2.11 Comparison of Literacy Policies with other Countries
2.12 Management of Education System in Pakistan
2.13 Research Studies Related to the Literacy Improvement Efforts
3.1 Source of Data –Population of the
3.2 Sample of the Study
3.3 Instrumentation
3.4 Reliability and Validity of Measuring Instruments
3.5 Data Collection and Statistical Analysis
4.1 Brief Description of Data Analysis
4.2 Sequence of Data Analysis
4.3 Analysis of Data related to the Rating Scale
4.4 Analysis of Data Related to Interview of Heads of NGOs
4.5 Analysis of Data Related to Interview of Illiterates (laborers,
farmers and workers etc.)
4.6 Analysis of Data related to Interview of Community
5.1 Summary
5.2 Findings
5.3 Conclusions
5.4 Discussion
5.5 Recommendations
5.6 Proposed Model to Improve Literacy Rate in Pakistan
5.7 Brief description of Literacy improvement model


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A Super Nerd is a type of Trainer class that are mostly very smart and use man made Pokémon. They are very similar to Scientists and even use the same kind of Pokémon scientists will use. They are geeky young men who wear glasses. In HG/SS, they are followed by a Robotic Pikachu.
- It is shown that in HG/SS, they don't do the battling themselves but instead, the robotic Pikachu does, as it was shown holding a Poké Ball.
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Results tagged "tattoo myths"
Sydney Parkinson's illustration of a tattooed Maori from Cook's first voyage.
In case you missed it on the Needles & Sins Facebook group yesterday, Anna Felicity Friedman recently posted a large portion of her tattoo-history dissertation on her wonderful TattooHistorian.com blog about the "Cook myth," which, as she writes, is "the common assumption that modern Western tattooing somehow derived from contact with Polynesian peoples during Captain James Cook's voyages in the late 18th century."
Here's a bit from her writing:
In addition to demonstrating that tattoos were often seen in a positive, or at least neutral, light, a crucial subsidiary aim of this dissertation is to debunk what can be termed the "Cook myth": the perception in many scholarly and popular texts from at least the 1950s that the historical origins of modern tattooing among Westerners exclusively derived from Cook's first voyage to the Pacific and his and his crews' encounters with tattooed people in Tahiti--that Cook, et. al., somehow "discovered" or "reinvigorated" tattooing.[1] But this is clearly not the case.[2] A look at texts from before the mid-eighteenth century demonstrates that many authors, explorers, scientists, etc. were wellfamiliar with the practice of permanently marking the body with a substance embedded underneath the skin. For example, one of Cook's contemporaries, explorer Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu, writing about the Marquesan tattooing he saw in 1791, noted the similarities to and contrasts with the European tattooing that he said was not only common but of great antiquity:Read more, and check the footnotes for additional reference, here.
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Last week, Gizmodo, which is primarily a tech blog, attempted to condense tattoo history, from mummies to Miami Ink, in their blog post "How the Art of Tattoo Has Colored World History." In what seemed to be research primarily conducted on Wikipedia, the author ended up perpetuating many of the myths and misinformation that float around online. So I hit up true experts in the field of tattoo history to set the record straight: Dr. Matt Lodder, Dr. Anna Felicity Friedman, and Dr. Lars Krutak.
So, you can take a minute and read the Gizmodo article first. Or not.
I first asked Anna what she thought were some glaring mistakes in the post. Here's what she said:
ANNA: By the third sentence of this "article" I knew it was going to be a doozy. The problem with this statement, "That tradition continues today, just with a much smaller chance of infection" is a) it's incredibly melodramatic and b) it's just not true. Many (if not most?) traditional tattoo practitioners were acutely aware of the possibility of infection, one of the reasons why we perhaps see suspension mediums in traditional tattoo "ink" recipes like alium juice or even one of my favorite rare ones, human breastmilk, both of which contain natural antibacterial agents. Rest periods for people having undergone tattooing are common cross-culturally (presumably to let the body heal and lessen the chance of infection). And with the rise of "tattoo parties" and so much home-tattooing by amateurs untrained in proper safe practices with bloodborne pathogens, there is a huge risk of all sorts of infections in the contemporary era.
Re: the image of the "Pict" "tattoos": had the writer just done a tiny bit of searching re: this image, he might have realized this image is a fantasy and does not represent tattoos. Scholars are still not sure if the descriptions of body art on the Picts were tattoos or just body painting (leaning toward the latter), but they definitely were not 16th century French-inspired floral designs in multi-color (they were described as woad-like, which is blueish in color). The image is also not attributed to the source, and I'm guessing when the owner (Yale University) finds out it's been used without attribution, they will have it pulled. Here are some links to some of my posts on one of the other images from the same book (John White's equally fantastic Pict images), which mention fantasy and have more elucidation of some of these problems: Image 1 (below), Image 2, and Image 3.
Matt also noted the misinformation on Picts and cited "The Pictish Tattoo: Origins of a Myth" by Richard Dibon-Smith for reference.
As for the "These days, it's not just sailors and ruffians that get inked" line (and the whole paragraph really), read Matt's attack on tattoo cliches.
Above: Lars Krutak with one of the last tattooed Kalinga warriors Jaime Alos outside of Tabuk, Philippines.
I'm also grateful for the extensive critique of the article that Lars offered:
LARS: Otzi is not the oldest evidence as this article seems to purport. The oldest is a 7000-year-old male mummy of the Chinchorro culture of South America and this man wears a tattooed mustache on his upper-lip, so the earliest evidence is cosmetic. [Actually, the cited Smithsonian article had several glaring errors and I never cite it - period! - even though I work at the Smithsonian! Dr. Fletcher stated that Otzi is the oldest tattoo evidence, but she is no doubt incorrect and I like mythbusting this oft-stated "fact."]
Gizmodo: The Inuit, for example, have been tattooing themselves in the name of beauty and a peaceful afterlife since at least the 13th century.
LARS - The earliest evidence of tattooing in all of North America is a Palaeo-Eskimo ivory maskette from Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada whose face is completely covered with tattoos and it dates to -3500 BP. This object most likely represents a woman. So the practice is much older than the author presumes. For "beauty" is pretty much horseshit - see my comments below. Much circumpolar tattooing aimed to repel the advances of disease-bearing evil spirits and there were multiple forms of medicinal tattooing to relieve painful rheumatism (a la the Iceman), painful swellings, facial paralysis, and even to increase the production of a woman's breast milk.
Gizmodo: Similarly, in the the [sic] Cree tribe, men would often tattoo their entire bodies while the women would wear ornate designs running from mid-torso to pelvis as protective wards for a safe pregnancy.
LARS: I have never heard anything about safe pregnancies in relation to Cree tattoo, although I am aware of tattoos in other parts of North America to promote fertility or ensure that the first thing a newborn saw was a thing of beauty (eg, inner thigh tattoo, Inuit region). Indeed, Cree men (Plains Cree, Wood Cree) were tattooed on their torso, but only for war honors. These tattoos had to be earned so only successful warriors would have worn such tattoos. The author makes it sounds like every man had them, but this is simply not true.
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Taylan's Project Skydive
Event: Kevin Barnett's fundraising
Kevin Barnett
£583.00 raised of £2,000.00 target
39 donations
My Target:
£583.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Kevin-Barnett
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Kevin Barnett's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text AGZI48 £10
to 70070
Updated on Aug 31st 2011 at 10:54 PM from the JustGiving API
Dear all. For several reasons (recent family issue, work pressure and need to push sponsorship towards target) the jump is postponed for a few weeks. I will confirm new date ASAP. Thanks for your kind donations so far!
Updated on Jun 11th 2011 at 7:18 PM from the JustGiving API
A massive thank you to everyone who has sponsored me so far!
It is the Autumn of 2008. Taylan is the eldest son of Andy and Figen. An important part of a blissfully happy family which was completed by his doting brothers Kaya and Altay.
Many of you reading this, like myself, will be parents (or grandparents, uncles, cousins......) Our kids are our world. We take every day for granted and I am sure that Andy and Figen did too. That is until 24th October 2008. I vividly remember hearing the news and speaking with the two of them on that day. Taylan was six years old - a year younger than Ollie, my eldest son, is now. The news they received that day would change the family's life forever. Taylan had a brain tumour - a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (or as Taylan understood it a lump in his head which the doctors were going to fix). To say I was devastated is frankly an insult to how Andy and Figen felt but, in a comparatively small way, I and other parents shared their pain.
From that day on the two of them tirelessly read and researched - desperately looking for that cure. Hoping. The positivity they maintained in the face of adversity was incredible. Taylan was amazing. Never a complaint. Full time school during radiotherapy. Always a smile. As charming as ever.
As Andy and Figen's monumental efforts continued it became clear that the treatment options were limited and the firm evidence and research was not yet there. More time and money was needed - but time was sadly not on their side. Or that of other children and families going through the same pain.
Despite an amazingly positive spirit and strength of character during his brave battle, Taylan very sadly passed away in the loving arms of his ever-supportive family on 19th August 2009.
I simply can not put into words the admiration I have for Andy, Figen and the boys. I empathised regarding their situation. I still feel so saddened writing this. Children and their parents should never have to go through this pain. I for one also felt so helpless. I am very aware that it is a cliche, but if we can all pull together and save even one more family it would be worthwhile.
Selflessly, Andy and Figen, along with friends, subsequently founded Taylan's Project which has been raising funds for Brain Tumour Research 'Funding the Fight'. Charity events including balls and fun days have raised much-needed funds, but the battle continues. And I have decided to offer my own support in a small way.
Now, I detest heights and I'm not too good on planes. So, what do I decide to do? Take a flight in a plane and then jump out of it. Brilliant. It is a testament to Taylan and the Brain Tumour Research Charity that I am considering this - but, seriously, I want to honour his memory and if we raise a HUGE sum of money then all the better.
As Brain Tumour Research puts it.....
There have been tremendous advances over the last fifteen years, but even now, newly diagnosed brain tumour patients and their families don't know:
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Brain Tumour Research
Charity Registration No. 1153487
Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of UK children and adults yet receive just 1% of the national spend on cancer research. We are the only national charity in the UK funding sustainable and continuous research into brain tumours. Let's #FundTheFight together and ultimately find a cure.
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Donations 39
A brilliant way to raise funds for a great cause. My children ( who were at school with Taylan) are very impressed! Hope it goes well!
Donation by Lucy Broome on 15/09/11
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So touched by what you are doing & cannot thank you enough. Have a Cadbury Twirl for Taylan beforehand & I am sure he will help you jump!
Donation by Andy, Figen, Taylan x, Kaya & altay on 06/09/11
"What's the hardest thing about skydiving?" "The ground"!!!
Donation by Sarah-Jane Graham on 01/09/11
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Good Luck Kevin, I am sure Taylan will give you a little push. Thank you Taylan's gran and grandad
Donation by Irene Rawlinson on 30/08/11
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Good Luck make sure the helmet cam is on!
Donation by Michael Ip on 22/08/11
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Good Luck! Rather you than me...Excellent cause, we lost two friends a year or two ago Caroline Dailley
Donation by caroline dailley on 10/08/11
Good luck Kevin, don't look down!
Donation by Michael Taylor on 31/07/11
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Good luck Kevin, a very deserving cause. Hope you enjoy it a little bit!! :)
Donation by Christina Moran on 04/07/11
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Donation by Sarah-Jane Graham on 04/07/11
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Good on you Kev!
Donation by kate bowyer on 28/06/11
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Kevin, Very best wishes
Donation by Vijay on 27/06/11
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Good luck and enjoy!!!
Donation by sara pridham on 27/06/11
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Good Luck Hope you enjoy it!!!
Donation by Michael & Louise Le Geyt on 27/06/11
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Good luck Kevin and wishing you a very safe landing! Rita x
Donation by Rita De on 27/06/11
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Donation by Anonymous on 27/06/11
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What a worthy cause! Go for it Kev! Anne P x
Donation by Anne Pierpoint on 15/06/11
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Kev, you are very brave to be doing this. A very good cause, and in the memory of a very brave little boy. love Mum & Dave X
Donation by Yvonne Cotton on 12/06/11
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Wow Go Kev Hope it all goes smoothly - especially the landing!
Donation by Sandy Smith on 07/06/11
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Student - "So, if the main chute doesn't open & the reserve doesn't open how long 'til we hit the ground?" Instructor - "Urmmm, the rest of ur life!
Donation by Sarah-Jane Graham on 06/06/11
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Good luck Kevin
Donation by Mahesh Dias on 06/06/11
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Ali Taylor on 02/06/11
If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you....
Donation by Sarah-Jane Graham on 30/05/11
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For every "motivational" message I deliver on your page I will donate £2. There is months of mileage in this one! xxxx
Donation by Sarah-Jane Graham on 28/05/11
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Good Luck Kevin
Donation by Amy Wood on 26/05/11
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Good luck, I hope your nerves do not get the better of you....
Donation by Carina Hughes on 26/05/11
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- * Online donations£583.00
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- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£583.00
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"The rally was great because it brought people together, and now we have a
better understanding of each other and the Housing Authority as well." These
words summed up the feelings of longtime NYCHA resident Linda Duke, who was one
of almost 2,000 residents who traveled to Washington D.C. on May 15 to deliver
the message that they are serious when it comes to funding for public
"I think we accomplished what we set out to do, which was to be seen and
heard," said Ms. Duke, who is a former TA President at Mitchell Houses in The
Bronx, where she has lived for the past 42 years. "We really came together."
The residents filled 59 buses shortly after dawn and held the rally at the
U.S. Capitol in Washington's Upper Senate State Park. It was the second rally
they have held recently to express their concerns about public housing funding
and how it affects people that reside in NYCHA developments.
The rally was organized by the Citywide Council of Presidents and the
Resident Advisory Board, who worked in collaboration with advocacy organizations
such as the Community Service Society (CSS), the Resident Alliance, the Good Old
Lower East Side (GOLES) and Friends of the Court. NYCHA residents underscored
their message with a sea of orange hats bearing the insignia, "United We Stand,
Divided We Are Homeless."
"The folks who came out in their orange hats made for a very inspirational
feeling," said Ethel Velez, Executive Director of the Resident Alliance and
Resident Association President of James Weldon Johnson Houses in Manhattan. "And
the elected officials knew, they heard our voices."
NYCHA residents were joined at the rally by two busloads of DC 37 members.
The rally drew residents from all five boroughs and the purpose was to keep
public housing in the forefront of government concerns. The residents urged
Congress to put more money into the federal budget to preserve and operate
public housing and reverse eight years of declining or stagnant funding.
"If public housing needs to be changed then let's get together and change
it," said Ms. Velez. "It was so great to see the whole NYCHA family pulling
together. Everyone was very happy they went – people felt empowered."
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Cole wants to do Space and we will. It's just that I seriously have no interest in doing it. We've done it a little bit before. Now that he's older, he has really taken an interest in it.
Any interesting ideas for Space? (All of it, any of it, astronauts, planets, whatever?)
Check out NASA for Kids Videos
An example is the Solar System
do you happen to have a planitarium near you? We have one in Philadelphia at the Franklin Institute it's very cool :)
Quoting KrissyKC: Apologia covers astronomy. Have you used any of their material?
Quoting Decemberlov: do you happen to have a planitarium near you? We have one in Philadelphia at the Franklin Institute it's very cool :)
Quoting MamaLauri: Check out NASA for Kids Videoshttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/index.htmlAn example is the Solar Systemhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/search.html?terms=&category=1000
Quoting lovepotato: You could use Oreos to show the phases of the moon. You could go out to a field and mark off how far away each planet is from the sun. You could have him choose one planet or moon and do a little report. Are you on Pinterest? I just typed in space school and got a lot of stuff.
I'm such a nerd. I can't wait to do an in depth unit on space.
Quoting jen2150: Are you following a specific Curriculum or your own? Any specific topics? Did you want to choose a specific central project? What is the age of your son?
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Amid DC's launch, 2 comic book titles look at war, military
Thursday, September 8, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sgt. Rock was a gruff, hard-charging Army soldier who fought his way across Africa and Europe during World War II. Blackhawk was an aerial daredevil who led a team of international aviators fighting Axis powers.
That was then. Now, the characters have been revitalized and given a modern flair more amenable to readers who've spent the better part of 10 years exposed to real stories about fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
It's part of DC Comics' relaunch that this month sees 52 new series focusing on familiar — but decidedly different — characters ranging from Superman to Jonah Hex. Dubbed "The New 52," the relaunch is part of the 76-year-old publisher's efforts to stoke new readership.
"Men of War" and "Blackhawks" are hard restarts of DC's famed war comics that, in their heyday in the 1960s and '70s, included tales about Sgt. Rock, the Haunted Tank, Blackhawks and others in comics like "GI Combat" and "Our Army At War."
Those books, said Ivan Brandon and Mike Costa, the writers of "Men of War" and "Blackhawks," are nothing like the new breed.
For one thing, the new series will see a tacit involvement with superheroes, something that was not done in the past.
"It's been interesting for me to play with," Brandon told The Associated Press. "If you exist in this real army and try to keep all of that real as possible, what, realistically, would the addition of superheroes to that world, what would that mean? How would you react to that?" he asked.
"The answer, in a lot of cases, is not in a positive way," Brandon said.
"Blackhawks" is a makeover, with a new cast and characters, said Costa.
"It's a daunting kind of proposition, being a book that is one of the very, very few that has, exclusively, a brand-new cast," Costa said of the series, which will be released Sept. 28. "It's closer to a war book than it is a super hero book. This is a group of people, when there are crises of a certain nature, are scrambled to respond to it."
"It's like Seal Team Six in the DC Universe," he said, referring to the Navy team that killed Osama bin Laden four months ago.
In "Men Of War," which was released Wednesday, Rock is a corporal, decidedly younger and the grandson of his World War II namesake, Frank Rock.
For the new Rock, going to war is the family legacy, Brandon said.
"Out in Brooklyn, a lot of kids he went to school with — their dads, their uncles — everyone around them was a cop or a fireman. Rock's family? They all went to war. It's a legacy his family holds proud, but it makes for lonely Christmas dinners," Brandon explained, reluctant to give away too much of the story line. "Rock's dad is dead. ... His mother's indefinitely hospitalized. He's alone. Rock married a military girl, who could maybe understand his lonely life, but the war took even that away."
The story details Rock's career as a soldier — not quite a sergeant thanks to insubordination — and his advancement to something new, more detailed, as part of a team of ex-military. But he's no soldier for hire, and the team is not a group of private military contractors.
"They're an organization that is going to interact with the landscape in much the way a government or a branch of the military would. For all intents and purposes in terms of the work they do, they are the equivalent of a smaller offshoot of the U.S. Army," Brandon said. "They are dealing specifically with the sorts of missions that Rangers would be tasked to do."
The Rock name is legend in war comics, and Brandon is cognizant not only of it, but war comics, too.
"The war genre is called the war genre because of the content that was produced from that era. It is a revered era," he said.
The new Rock lets him "serve that purpose and, in a way that hopefully was not already being served and on a DC line that has been fairly unified in the kinds of stories that it tells."
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Districts receive base per-pupil funding, with amounts gradually increasing for students enrolled in grades K-3, 4-6, 7-8, and 9-12.
Supplemental and concentration funding does not follow the student; it follows the school district.
The budget includes $1.2 billion to assist in implementation of the new Common Core State Standards. That money can be used for professional development, instructional materials, and integration of standards through technology.
Supplemental and concentration funding for low-income students and English learners will generate significant additional funding per pupil.
Most categorical funding for programs is eliminated. It will be up to local school districts to allocate funds to programs that best meet the needs of students traditionally served by those programs.
Under the LCFF class size reduction (CSR) funding formula, districts that show progress in achieving a 24:1 ratio in K-3 classrooms receive funding. After eight years, districts must have collectively bargained CSR language in place to receive funding.
Charter schools will face new accountability and require consultation with teachers and parents over annual updates to the charter plan. They will also be funded under the LCFF, with concentration grant funding tied to the district in which they reside.
Community colleges will receive a 1.57 percent COLA this year, enrollment growth funding, $88 million to augment categorical programs, and deferral payments for money owed from previous years. The CSU and UC systems will each get a 5 percent funding increase.
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs AB 97, the LCFF bill
As school doors open, CTA members and California school districts find themselves working under a very different school funding plan. Gov. Jerry Brown's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), approved in the adopted 2013-14 state budget, is the largest school funding shift in California history, dramatically changing the way revenue to school districts is calculated and the degree of autonomy local school districts have over those funds.
Using new revenues generated by CTA-backed Proposition 30, Gov. Brown and legislative leaders reached a budget agreement that, for the first time in six years, doesn't cut funding for schools and colleges. In fact, the LCFF adds $2.1 billion for the 2013-14 school year, and when fully implemented at the end of eight years the LCFF will increase California's education spending by more than $25 billion. Included in the budget is $1.2 billion for the implementation of Common Core State Standards, which will dramatically impact teaching for years to come.
"The Local Control Funding Formula is a validation of what we've always known," says CTA President Dean E. Vogel. "It takes additional resources to educate English learners and economically disadvantaged students."
The philosophy behind the new funding mechanism reflects values CTA has long championed — that struggling schools and students need additional resources. CTA's own successful reform program, the Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA), has been proof that allocating extra funding to the schools that need it most makes a real difference.
CTA was a major presence during budget negotiations where the details of the new formula were formalized. CTA's newly appointed executive director, Joe Nuñez, oversaw CTA's Governmental Relations efforts throughout the state budget adoption process. "For years we've wanted to see school funding better address the needs of disadvantaged students and allow local decision makers, including teachers, more control over how funds are used," he says. "We were cautiously optimistic when the concept was proposed in January, but it was important to make sure lawmakers got the details right."
Passage of Proposition 30 last fall and a gradually recovering economy generated the revenues needed for the funding shift. Replacing complicated formulas that date back to the 1970s, the new plan does away with most categorical funding. School districts will instead receive grants based on enrollment, with amounts increasing by grade level spans. Additional supplemental and concentration grants for English learners and low-income students could boost spending per eligible pupil by up to 70 percent.
Responding to concerns voiced by members, CTA was able to get the base grant amount increased so no district would receive less than last year, and ensured that over time districts would be made whole compared to pre-recession funding levels. A major victory for CTA members was the elimination of proposed county office oversight that would have severely curtailed the influence of local educators on how the new funds are used. Instead, districts will adopt Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) based on templates to be developed by the State Board of Education.
The infusion of new money and the elimination of most categorical restrictions historically tied to much of school funding mean CTA members now have the opportunity to make their voice count as districts determine how best to use funds and restore programs that have been lost over the last several years. CTA is advising local chapters to use their consultation and bargaining rights to guide the best use of the new funds.
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Michael Nason saw the scenes unfold on television from Monday's deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon – the wobbly cameras following crowded chaos in the streets amid wafts of billowing smoke – and was instantly transported to the anxious feelings that sprung from Sept. 11, 2001.
"Right away, I thought of terrorism; it was my immediate reaction," Nason said. "Once you've experienced 9/11 in New York and you see the results of it, every time there is an explosion in the world, you think about it."
The 71-year-old from Dana Point was in Lower Manhattan when the World Trade Center was destroyed by terrorists. He remembers the sights, smells and sounds of the day. It hung with him for more than a decade and finally he decided to get therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder. Seeing the images Monday, replete with TV headlines proclaiming "Deadly Terror Attack," Nason grew pensive in his office as co-workers tried to soak in what it all meant.
Nason said if he weren't seeing a psychologist, he'd have traumatic flashbacks again and struggle with raw emotions.
"When I saw the replay of the explosion at the finish line and the shaky camera and the people running, that's the image I saw in New York – people running in nine different directions," Nason said. "Nobody knew where to go."
As of Monday evening, it was unknown what might be at the root of the bombing that killed at least three and injured more than 140.
There was an eerie sense of deja vu in some Orange County locations as they reacted to the attack with just-in-case strategies to bolster security.
People who knew Orange County residents participating in the marathon scrambled to make sure they survived just as people tried to find out about the fate of thousands in New York, although 12 years ago, social media wasn't available in its current state to obtain updates.
Daphne Hart, spokeswoman for the Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross, said she had two friends who ran the marathon, and she went to Facebook and Twitter to see if they were OK.
They were.
"It does kind of remind you how fragile life is and how we do band together when something terrible happens," Hart said. "One of my friends posted that she was feeling completely numb after this."
Kristiana Almeida, Hart's friend, posted on Twitter the night before the marathon she was "giddy" to run it. Ten hours later, she posted to say she was safe and that the events had been "horrific."
She also urged people following her feed to take breaks from reading about the bombing to help with stress.
That level of worry after a tragic event isn't necessarily uncommon, said Roxane Cohen Silver, a professor of psychology and social behavior at UC Irvine.
What is changing the dynamic of the nation's reaction to such tragedies is the role of social media, which can spread rumors and can heighten anxiety. But it also can spearhead camaraderie, another outgrowth of events like the one in Boston.
"It leads to a sense of strength in the community and a sense of shared assistance to others," she said. "People band together and are helping."
But Cohen Silver said the main thing for people to remember is that there is very little information about the reason for the attack, noting that speculation about the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 on April 19, 1995, was initially thought by some to be the work of foreign terrorists when, in fact, the culprits turned out to be two Americans.
"In a vacuum, there is a great deal of speculation," she said.
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April 28, 2016
Burglars who broke-into the safe at Springfield City Hall this weekend took several utility check payments.
Springfield city officials are asking residents to help the city ensure the payments are safely received.
Springfield utility customers who made utility payments by check on February 15th or February 16th are asked to call the Springfield Water Department to verify their check was processed, and not stolen.
The number for the Springfield Water Department is 872-7570 extension 114.
Robert Walker is Springfield's Mayor. "Some are gone, some are not. We've just got to identify who paid by check and identify who they are and if their check didn't clear the bank then they need to stop payment and issue another check."
City officials will not discontinue utility service to those residents whose checks were stolen.
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Overall this movie is great! It has flaws but it still delivered. For instance, they didn't really explore the loving side of Superman that is the reason for saving humans. But i get it that this could just be a different interpretation of his motives. The relationship between Clark and Lois was almost spontaneous and didn't really develop. Not to mention there was so much action! Sure this is Superman and he deserves a big movie, but that action is just so mind numbing and distracts from the plot. I really did like how they explored Clarks childhood just enough to give justification to his e... read the rest.
Man of Steel
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
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Corporate culture is an energy field that determines how people act, think and view the world around them; corporate culture is analogous to electricity, an invisible, powerful energy force that can have far reaching effects that become woven through the thinking, the behavior and the identity of those within the group dynamics. Anytime people come together, with a shared interest, culture is created. Business leaders wrongly assume that their company's values, visions and strategic priorities are understood with all their company's culture, but more time than not, the values, visions and strategic priorities are only synonymous with the word hanging on a plaque in the lobby.
Here are a variety of 'DO's and DON'Ts' when it comes to corporate training concerning the cultural energy of their company:
DON'T expect to change the systems policies, practices and culture of the organization; DO expect it to reduce backlash, change-resistance, heighten commitment to an organization's comprehensive strategy of the 21st century corporate cultural training systems and cultural transformation; .
DON'T have the Human Resource department present the cultural training or combine it with any other EEO or Affirmative Action professionals who reports to middle or senior management, and don't combine it with any regulations and legal compliance training; DO have the cultural training by professionals from Operations and Senior Executives and who do not report directly to the CEO., who will reflect the crucial 'people productivity' linkage and focus on actual work-based corporate cultural scenarios, opportunities, problems and demonstrate that with systems and culture change driven by business ethics and the competitive market.
DON'T make it the central element of an organizations' cultural training change or market it as 'risk management']; DO make it a necessary, but at the same time insufficient component of organization-wide systems culture change; market it as only one of a number of planned vehicles to help drive the CEO, the organization's values, the company's business mission and its ability to achieve the strategic competitive advantage.
DON'T start from the bottom up; DO start from the top down. DON'T schedule the cultural training as a 'one in a series' of elective courses for employees to select to fulfill their annual minimum required training hours and don't include participants who have arbitrarily chosen or been selected for that session's date; DO schedule it as a required, professional development competency program dealing with Quality, Sales, Ethics and Safety Training and populate each session with participants who can grow and practice their new skills together.
DON'T select only minorities or women to lead the cultural training; DO select as teams of inter-racial or inter-gender leaders and include white Anglo men as a team. DON'T use cultural training to correct discriminatory behaviors or practices; DO use the training to impart skills to help prevent future unprofessional behaviors. DON'T argue the cultural training is the sensitive, right thing to do. DO argue that corporate cultural training as well as being the right thing to do, is the necessary thing to do for business survival and growth of the company.
DON'T evaluate success of the sessions in response to the scores participants give to the training or to the facilitators; DO evaluate the success of the trainings not only by the participants scores, but by real time follow-up interviews and monitoring of the subsequent workplace environment. DON'T stop after the training is over; DO provide follow-up procedures to reinforce the content, spirit and skills of the cultural training by holding people accountable for the new policies and practices taught.


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Retractions are on the rise. But reams of flawed research papers persist in the scientific literature. Is it time to change the way papers are published?
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My father purchased the land and a coturnix quail business to provide him with retirement income. The land is located 2500 feet above the Columbia River Gorge in Washington State. After being misled and overcharged by the prior owner, he realized that the time and work involved was more than he was led to believe. So my wife and I got a coturnix quail "business" as our wedding gift!
We gave out free samples of 10–12 #10 count packages of our coturnix quail eggs, and a dozen or so free range chicken and ducks along with our business card. The calls we received over the next few days turned our business around and we instantly had a quail egg shortage!
We got into the fertile coturnix quail egg business when an American in Haiti contacted us and asked if we could sell him some fertile quail eggs, since he had heard that we had very good quail stock and heavy birds, 12–14 ounces at 8 weeks. His first shipment of 500 quail eggs hatched at over 90%. We had won him over and got a standing order of at least 1000 coturnix quail eggs or more per week. He was very happy with our coturnix quail since they were large and not flighty. Unfortunately, the political instability in his country cost him his entire quail operation. He said, "Our quail flock was eaten and everything looted. What they did not steal they destroyed." Our prayers are with him and we will be there to supply him with new stock when he rebuilds. In the meantime, we have a surplus of high quality fertile coturnix quail eggs and very happy swine...
Our quail cage system has been revamped since taking over the operation. The previous system was a hodgepodge of chinchilla and rabbit cages. I tore out everything and started over from scratch. We actually use a three cage system and move our quail through them as they mature. The key is to move the coturnix quail as little as possible.
Layer cages for the coturnix quail are built using 1/2" x 1" vinyl coated wire floors sloped at 5-10% so eggs will roll out. Sides and top are 1" x 2" Rabbit wire and fastened with J clips. My quail cages are designed to be four cages high and four wide, using the baking sheets as drop pans. The dimensions of each cage are 26" L x 36" W x 9" H. Reducing height will eliminate broken necks in the quail. My feed trays are vinyl gutter material and run the length of the cages above the opening where the quail eggs roll out. Each compartment has a GQF Auto Water. Drop trays are spaced below wire with space for ventilation and a few days of droppings. I change these trays every three days adding light layers of pine shavings to ease in cleaning and reducing odor. After each cage is emptied or cycled through their laying period, they are washed and cleaned with Tek-Trol disinfectant.
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Boxer's Indian casino ties.
Oddly, the original story about Senator Barbara Boxer (D, CA), Boxer's son, a regenerated Native American tribe, and a rapidly-looming San Franciscan casino seems to have disappeared from The Hill's site, but a copy can be found here. It's fascinating reading. The short version: back in the 1990s, Rep Lynn Woolsey introduced legislation that would reinstate an officially defunct Native American tribe (the Miwoks), with | Read More »


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This is the third post in our series on creating and analyzing Google AdWords ads. In the first two posts we walked through creating an AdWords text ad and creating an AdWords image ad. Today's post will focus on an alternate means of creating AdWords image ads: using the Google AdWords display ad builder.
Using the Google AdWords Display Ad Builder
The display ad builder has a lot of different features and options, so we'll walk through some of the different things you can leverage the tool for in your AdWords campaigns. First you navigate to the tool and start to create a new ad with it:
The first decision you're faced with is the type of "template" you want to leverage in your campaign. In the left navigation of the display ad builder product you have a lot of options:
As you can see there are a number of "themes" and templates available to you. Assuming you're creating a standard image ad for your display campaign, you can either leverage the featured/suggested/show all options or the specific themes (the seasonal or industry-specific options). Once you select a category of ad you'll be shown the different visual templates available in each section:
As you can see you're also offered the opportunity to sort the ads by:
- Newest
- Most Popular
- Highest Click-Through Rate
Since you're likely looking to drive qualified traffic using these ads, I find it's best to consider the "highest click-through" and "newest" ads first as these have a history of working from a CTR perspective in the case of highest click-through, and are fresher in the case of the newest ads. The most popular ads are just that: the ads being most often used by other advertisers. One of the major disadvantages to using the display ad builder is that the ads can sometimes be too cookie-cutter and not sufficiently customized to your own brand and offering; choosing the ads most frequently used by other advertisers actually exacerbates this problem.
In choosing a template you want to keep in mind a few things:
- Which ads best match the look and feel of your landing page? Remember anyone who clicks your ad will be sent to your landing page; you want that experience to be fluid and consistent.
- Which option offers the best means of messaging to prospects? Choose a theme that will give you the right amount of space with your headline, benefit statement, and call to action while also positioning each of these properly.
- Which ad maps most closely with your goals? If you're using this display campaign for direct response, you want an ad that will be differentiating, disruptive, and eye-catching – which best accomplishes that? If you're using the ad more for branding, which layout most closely aligns with your brand and allows for the best use of your logo and brand colors?
Also note as you're evaluating your options in this initial screen that the colors the ad currently uses can be changed:
As you can see the next step in customizing your ad with Display Ad Builder is applying:
- Colors and fonts
- Your logo
- Your display and destination URLs
If you're severely design-challenged, you might try to enlist someone with at least a bit of a "design eye" to make these customizations, but altering fonts and colors is actually quite easy, particularly if you've chosen a template that already fits well with your site's basic look and feel and will incorporate your logo and messaging well.
Also note that much like with uploading a display ad, we're presented with a series of size options. As I mentioned in the last post in this series (on creating an image ad) creating your ad in multiple formats offers you an opportunity to have it show up in multiple formats, and is generally a good idea (you get to see how your creative performs on a variety of different sites).
Finally you'll be presented with a preview of your ads – take a moment to review the ad layout in different formats here, as the different shapes can sometimes change the look and feel of an ad fairly dramatically.
That's it! In a matter of minutes you can have a presentable image ad created for your AdWords campaigns. While this really is a very handy tool, it's worth noting that often having an ad professionally designed to be a bit more customized and differentiated can more than pay for itself in terms of improved performance. That said, the Display Ad Builder can be invaluable if you're looking to:
- Get an ad or series of ads up very quickly
- Need to rotate ads in and out seasonally or for frequent promotion (and need control and speed in this process)
- Are looking to test one or a few headlines/basic concepts and would like to get feedback quickly before committing design resources to building out different banners
And many small to mid-sized advertisers in particular can build out a perfectly profitable display campaign without engaging any design resources and costs whatsoever by leveraging the Display Ad Builder.
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Nice tutorial of google adwords.
Hi,I like the article and have found it very useful and informative.Just one follow on question...Lets say I have designed my ads, determined my geographic locaton to feature the ads and my daily spend/cpc.How do I find the details of the websites where the ads will be featured.For example, I am based in Ireland and most Irish based sites have the domain .ie, how can I identify which domains with .ie addresses will feature my ads?Regards,Robbert
Hi Robbert,This information will be available in the Networks tab if you click the show details button for Automatic Placements - then you can see at a domain by domain level how your placements are performing. tom
aha!Thanks... keep up the good work.Robbert
Can I submit my own banner to Google Adwords without using they templates?
Yes, you can -- we explain how to upload your own image here: http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2012/01/12/creating-adwords-image-ads


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Coral Way Bilingual Elementary School historical and official documents, working papers and correspondence
This collection contains digitized copies of historical documents, official documents, working papers and correspondence associated with the Coral Way Bilingual Elementary School. The collection includes daily schedules, letters to parents, conference presentations, curriculum workshops for teachers, faculty lists and many other documents. Through these materials one can get a fuller sense of the daily activities of the school, teacher schedules, student schedules, the objectives of the program and outside educators assessment of the program. These documents serve as a record of the daily workings of the school and the progress of the school through the early years. A variety of daily schedules break down the classroom time by minutes and activities. Letters written during the school's beginning years show the response of visitors from around the country and the world. A report (undated) by J.L. Logan, Principal, after four school terms, beginning in 1963, covers the pupil progress, personnel, community problems, materials and the reason a bilingual school is needed. An excerpt of the minutes of the meeting of the March 6, 1963 Board of Public Instruction of Dade County includes the official authorization of the "experiment with Bilingual School during 1963-64 school year."
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Coral Way Bilingual Elementary School: Working Papers
|A Study Of Certain Aspects Of The Achievement Of Coral Way Elementary Pupils In...
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|Calendar of Meetings 1963-1964
|ca. 1963