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[College of Education]
The College of Education offers undergraduate programs leading to the bachelor of science in education or the bachelor of science degree. These programs require the completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours in prescribed and elective courses, as set forth in this catalog (most programs require the completion of more than 120 hours). Graduates will also have met the prescribed minimum standards of scholarship.
A minimum of 32 semester hours, including 9 of the last 18 hours required for a degree, must be earned in residence at The University of Alabama as an enrolled student in the College of Education.
If a student does not complete requirements for the undergraduate degree within a period of seven years from the date of admission, the College of Education will modify the student's program to bring it into compliance with current degree and certification requirements. In addition, a student in a teacher education program must complete that program's requirements within four years from the date of formal admission to the program, or he or she must reapply for admission.
Upon reentering, any student with a break in his or her enrollment at The University of Alabama (fall or spring semesters) will be placed in the program required of newly admitted students. Exceptions may be made by personnel in the Office of Student Services and Certification.
Because of the number of educational options available to students in the College, sample programs of study for the various education majors cannot be provided here. Instead, detailed program outlines are available from academic advisors in the various program offices. In general, students take 100-level courses during the first year of college, 200-level courses during the second year, and 300- and 400-level courses during the third and fourth years.
Each undergraduate program contains a group of courses classified as general studies. These courses must be taken in the proper prescribed sequence during the freshman and sophomore years, until they are completed. Required studies in English are part of the general studies requirement; a student must enroll each semester in the prescribed composition and literature courses, until the English requirement is completed.
Lower and Upper Divisions
As of fall 1998, the College of Education consists of two undergraduate divisions: the lower division and the upper division. The lower division is for the following majors: sports fitness management, human performance (non-certification and physical education teacher education), and PRED (pre-education majors). Students seeking teacher licensure are enrolled as pre-education majors—a general category—until specified general studies requirements (areas I-V) (see p. 175-177) are completed. At that point, each student may apply for admission to the upper division (PTEP). The upper division is for (a) students who advance successfully from the previously mentioned non-certification majors; (b) PTEP (formerly PRED) students having completed required hours in general studies who also meet GPA and other requirements; and (c) TEP (formerly PTEP) students admitted to the various teacher education (certification) programs.
Admission. Admission to the upper division of the College of Education is competitive, and meeting minimum criteria does not guarantee admission. Admission to the upper division for non-certification majors requires meeting criteria established by the various non-certification programs. Students seeking admission to the upper division for certification programs must complete five stages prior to graduation: PRED (pre-education), PTEP (pre-teacher education program), admission to a teacher education program in one of the various teaching fields, placement in and successful completion of the internship, and successful completion of the exit examination. When applying to the upper division, students must meet college and program admission criteria currently established for new students.
PRED—Students identified as PRED are restricted from enrolling in 300- 400-level courses in the College of Education. PRED majors will be given two opportunities per year to apply for PTEP. (Transfer students should have their transcripts evaluated prior to the preregistration period. Those who meet the standards may be enrolled as PTEP. Others will begin in PRED.)
PTEP—Students with GPAs of at least 2.75 who anticipate completing at least 41 semester hours (primarily from Areas I-IV) by the end of the term (unless otherwise indicated—see individual programs in this catalog) should attend an orientation session during the term to request changing the major to PTEP. PTEP students are enrolled in the College of Education.
Students who have achieved placement in the PTEP major concentration are allowed to register for certain 300- and 400-level courses. PTEP students (and students admitted to a TEP) are allowed to register for any remaining general studies courses, BEP 305, SPE 300, and, according to the major, the following:
Elementary: MUE 385, BEF 362, CRD 369, CEE 320, BEP 305, SPE 300 (concurrent enrollment).
Secondary education: CSE 390/CSE 493 and courses in the teaching field at the 300/400 level.
Special education (Interdisciplinary Teacher Education): Coursework based on semester of initial registration.
Physical education (Kinesiology): Students who have completed or are concurrently enrolled in all remaining 100- and 200-level required courses may enroll in: HPE 300, HPE 306, HPE 365, HPE 362, HPE 366.
Music education: Courses specific to the program (these majors adhere to very tightly prescribed schedules and should meet regularly and often with their advisors).
Admitted to a TEP—Students must be admitted formally to a TEP. Applications are available through the Office of Student Services located at 104 Carmichael Hall. Students successfully completing the process for admission to a TEP will be enrolled according to the teaching field. Such students will be allowed to take courses according to current policies (see "Criteria for Admission to TEP" p. 174).
- Writing requirements. Students should check with program advisors and/or personnel in the Office of Student Services and Certification. Students seeking admission to the TEP in the elementary education program will be assessed a fee for taking a required writing assessment.
- Alabama Prospective Teacher Test. The Alabama Prospective Teacher Test has replaced the Alabama Basic Skills Test and must be taken prior to admission to TEP. Please check with personnel in 104 Carmichael Hall to obtain the latest information, including test dates and times.
- Interview. Each candidate for admission must successfully complete an interview arranged by program or department faculty. Speaking skills and knowledge and abilities based on previous coursework will be among the attributes assessed in the interview.
- Other requirements. Programs/departments may have additional requirements for admission to the upper division. For example, some programs may require competitive ACT and/or SAT scores in addition to the minimum GPA (2.75 on the 41-hour Core Curriculum; 2.5 in human performance studies/kinesiology) and other requirements. See the sections on individual programs in this catalog.
- Internship. After successfully completing all required coursework, each student is screened for placement into an internship.
- Exit examination. Each student in a certification program must successfully complete an exit examination that covers the teaching field(s) and concepts associated with (a) educational psychology, (b) a survey course in special education, (c) social foundations of education, and (d) the evaluation of teaching and learning. The exit examination is usually administered during the semester of the internship experience. The exit examinations over the teaching fields use a variety of assessment techniques. Check with personnel of the Office of Student Services and Certification (104 Carmichael Hall) for more information regarding these criteria.
|Non-Certification Majors*
|Certification Majors**
|Third Semester
|Fourth Semester
|Third Semester
|Fourth Semester
|Fifth Semester
|Sixth Semester
|Fifth Semester
PTEP or TEP
|Sixth Semester
|Seventh Semester
|Eighth Semester
|Seventh Semester
|Eighth Semester
*Sports fitness management and human performance
**Elementary education, secondary education, special education, MAP, physical education, and music education (the latter is not classified PRED)
The table above represents conceptually the upper and lower divisions of the College of Education. Not all students complete programs in eight semesters, but the table can be illustrative of common patterns of academic progression. While all "semesters" are important, in certification programs the fourth and fifth semesters are especially critical. Many students will have met criteria for admission to the upper division and admission into a teacher education program by the end of the third semester. These students may be accepted into the upper division. A community college or other junior-level transfer student meeting GPA and other requirements may be admitted tentatively to the upper division during the fifth semester and must complete requirements for admission to a teacher education program by the end of that semester.
Continuation in the upper division. To continue to be eligible for enrollment in the upper division of the College of Education, a student must successfully complete any remaining courses in the teaching field(s) or major, and, for certification programs, the professional education courses, including successful clinical placements. Unless otherwise indicated for a specific program, the GPA in the teaching field—and, if transfer work, the overall GPA—must be at least 2.75. In professional education courses, the GPA must be at least 2.75, with no grade less than "C." For students in non-certification programs, required minimum GPAs vary from program to program. All students should be aware of and monitor their GPAs and should project when they will be able to enroll in required courses.
Students are expected to become familiar with the regulations discussed in "Student Records and General Academic Policies," p. 19.
Admission and Retention in the College of Education (Certification Programs)
Criteria for admission to TEP. Applications for admission to the teacher education program (TEP) are available in the College of Education Office of Student Services and Certification. Students who meet the following minimum criteria may apply for admission to the teacher education program.
NOTE: Enrollment in specific courses in the College of Education may be restricted to students who clearly demonstrate the greatest potential for success as teachers. Factors such as general studies courses completed, GPA, scores on state and program tests, interviews, etc., may be considered. Admission to this program is competitive, and meeting stated criteria does not guarantee admission. Rather, persons who meet stated criteria are guaranteed consideration for admission to the teacher education program. An individual may request from the program chairperson or his or her advisor information concerning summative data on the most recent previous admissions.
Admission to a teacher education program will be based on evaluations of the applications to identify those applicants who are best qualified and who show a strong likelihood of success in their chosen areas. The evaluations will reveal the relative strengths and weaknesses in each applicant's credentials in light of the area in which the applicant wishes to teach and the applicant's understanding of, and commitment to, teaching as a profession, as well as the oral skills, mature judgment, and demeanor necessary to become successful as a teacher. Any applicable test score, or subscore, and grades in previous courses should reflect a strong record in the major area of study.
According to program requirements, an applicant must pass a writing examination and/or attach a statement regarding choosing teaching as a profession.
The evaluations will include an interview with at least two faculty members. The interview evaluation will become part of the application for admission to the teacher education program. The entire application will be evaluated by appropriate members of the faculty who will make a recommendation to the dean. The dean will make the final decision.
Persons who hold college degrees and wish to complete certification programs to teach in the public schools or to complete the TEP in order to qualify for certain graduate programs must meet the admission criteria outlined above and must follow all application procedures. Students should check with academic advisors for specific departmental TEP admissions requirements.
The satisfactory completion of BEP 305 Educational Psychology (or its equivalent), BEF 360 or BEP 360 Social and Psychological Foundations of Education, and admission to the teacher education program are prerequisites to enrollment in professional methods courses.
Clinical Placements
All clinical placements in the College of Education are coordinated through the Office of Clinical Experiences. These placements are in the greater Tuscaloosa area in order to facilitate supervision of students. If an appropriate placement cannot be secured in the Tuscaloosa area, recommendations will be made for an alternate placement by the department head.
Professional Liability
Students enrolled in College of Education courses that require a clinical placement are required to provide proof of professional liability insurance before being allowed to participate in a clinical placement. Professional liability insurance may be purchased through an independent insurer or is available to students who are members of the Student Alabama Education Association (SAEA), the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), or Collegiate Music Educators National Conference (CMENC). Further information and membership applications may be obtained from the Office of Clinical Experiences.
Internship Requirements
The teaching internship (formerly called student teaching) is one of the most important experiences a College of Education student has. It is generally regarded as the culminating activity of one's preparation to become a teacher. At The University of Alabama, the internship is a full-semester, full-time assignment and must be taken in residence. A student enrolled for an internship must not expect to be enrolled in other courses while interning.
Both undergraduate and alternative (nontraditional, fifth-year) students must file internship applications with the Office of Clinical Experiences in 105 Graves Hall during the semester preceding the semester of the planned internships. The application process begins by attending a mandatory application session, which is held in September for spring-semester interns and in February for fall-semester interns. The time, date, and place of the application session are announced at the beginning of each semester. The deadline for filing applications for spring-semester internships is October 31; for fall-semester internships, the deadline is March 31.
A student may apply to enroll for an internship if he or she meets the following criteria:
- The student must have been admitted to the teacher education program or an alternative (nontraditional, fifth-year) program. Internship applications will not be processed until admission is verified.
- The student must have completed all courses in the major or majors prior to the internship.
- Unless otherwise indicated, the student must have earned a minimum grade point average of 2.75, both for all University of Alabama courses attempted and for all University of Alabama courses and transfer courses combined.
- Unless otherwise indicated, the student must have earned a minimum grade point average of 2.75 in each major, both for University of Alabama courses in each major and for combined University of Alabama courses and transfer courses in each major.
- The student must have earned a minimum grade point average of 2.75 for professional education coursework, with no grade below a "C" in any professional education coursework.
- The student must have completed all methods courses and appropriate professional coursework with grades of "C" or higher.
- The student must have removed from the transcript any grade of incomplete ("I") recorded in required courses; grades of incomplete are treated as grades of "F."
Registration for internship credit hours. Undergraduate students are required to register for the number of internship credit hours specified by their programs. In some programs, an undergraduate student may be allowed to choose a 9-hour registration or a 12-hour registration; course requirements are the same whether 9 hours or 12 hours are taken. A student enrolled for an internship must not expect to be enrolled in other courses while interning.
All internship placements are coordinated by the College of Education Office of Clinical Experiences. A placement site will be selected in a manner to ensure the quality of the internship experience and of the supervision provided by the cooperating teacher. All internship placements (except for music education) are in the greater Tuscaloosa area, in order to facilitate supervision of students by University of Alabama faculty or other designees of the department heads. Placement outside the greater Tuscaloosa area is made only if the Office of Clinical Experiences and/or a department head determines that appropriate local placement is unavailable.
A student may apply for an overseas internship if he or she meets certain criteria and if appropriate placement can be coordinated by the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching (COST) and/or The University of Alabama. Applications for overseas internships are taken during January for placements for the next fall semester and in June for placements the succeeding spring semester. Contact the Office of Clinical Experiences in 105 Graves Hall for additional information.
Majors who enroll for internships in collaborative teacher education, early childhood special education, elementary education, physical education, English as a second language, foreign language education (P-12), and music education should expect split assignments. A secondary education student who has a comprehensive major and is enrolled for an internship may receive a single internship assignment or a split assignment. A secondary education student who has two secondary education majors receives a split assignment, one-half in each of the two majors.
Application for Licensure
Any University student who plans to teach in Alabama after graduation must file the proper application form for a certificate. Forms are available and are filed in the Office of Student Services and Certification in 104 Carmichael Hall. Applications should be filed at least one semester in advance of graduation. A student who does not apply for professional licensure within five years after completing the state-approved program may be required to fulfill additional, current requirements. Students who plan to teach in other states must secure the proper professional licensure application forms from those states' departments of education. The assistant dean for student services in the College of Education has been designated the teacher certification officer for the University. Students who need information about or assistance with certification should consult the assistant dean for student services.
Teacher warranty. According to regulations mandated by the Alabama State Board of Education, the College of Education ensures that "a candidate's competency to begin his or her professional role in schools is assessed prior to completion of the program and/or recommendation for certification" and establishes, publishes, and implements "policies to guarantee the success of individuals who complete its approved programs and are employed in their area(s) of specialization." The College of Education provides "remediation at no cost to such individuals who are recommended . . . and are deemed to be unsatisfactory based on performance evaluations established by the State Board of Education and within two years after program completion."
Required General Studies Courses
These general studies courses include most University of Alabama Core Curriculum requirements; however, the core curriculum writing requirement (the W courses) is not satisfied by these hours of general studies courses.
NOTE: Courses listed below reflect general options, but not all teaching fields are enhanced by every option, and some require additional coursework. Additional courses approved by the state of Alabama Articulation and General Studies Committee could be appropriate under the terms of the Statewide Articulation Reporting System (STARS). To avoid taking extra courses, each student should select, whenever possible, general studies courses that may be utilized in his or her teaching field or major. Please refer to notes below and to the specific teaching field(s) for more precise requirements.
|EN 101 and EN 102 (FC)
|6 hours
|or EN 103 English Composition (FC)
|3 hours
|Total hours
|12 hours
|Complete at least one course from the following:
|EN/WL 207 World Literature (L)
|EN/WL 208 World Literature (L)
|EN 205 English Literature I (L)
|EN 206 English Literature II (L)
|EN 209 American Literature I (L)
|EN 210 American Literature II (L)
|EN 215 Honors English Literature I (L)
|EN 216 Honors English Literature II (L)
|EN 219 Honors American Literature I (L)
|EN 220 Honors American Literature II (L)
|3-6 hours
|NOTE: Students should select courses from areas II and IV so that at least one 6-semester-hour sequence of either literature (e.g., English, American, or world) or history is presented.
|Public Speaking*
|COM 123 Public Speaking (HU)
|COM 210 Oral Interpretation (HU)
|3 hours
|Fine Arts
|3 hours
|ARH 151 Introduction to the Visual Arts
|ARH 252 Survey of Art I or
|ARH 253 Survey of Art II or
|ARH 254 Survey of Art III
|MUS 121 Introduction to Listening or
|TCF 112 Motion Picture History and Criticism
|TH 114 Introduction to Theatre or MUS 250 Music in World Cultures
|Additional course from area II
|3 hours
|NOTE: Students should select courses from areas II and IV so that at least one 6-semester-hour sequence of either literature or history is presented.
|*A music education major may satisfy this requirement by earning a passing score on the Speech Proficiency Examination.
|Total hours
|NOTE: While it is suggested that students select courses from both group I and group II, for most teaching fields and majors it is possible to complete 8 semester hours from either group.
|Group I: 4 semester hours from the following:
|BSC 108 Introductory Biology for Non-Majors (N)
|BSC 109 Introductory Biology for Non-Majors (N)
|BSC 114:115 Principles of Biology I (N)
|BSC 116:117 Principles of Biology II (N)
|Group II: 4 semester hours from the following:
|AEM 120 Aerospace Science for Educators (N)
|AY 101:102 Introduction to Astronomy (N)
|CH 101 General Chemistry I (N)
|CH 104 Introductory Chemistry (N)
|CH 107 Introductory Chemistry for Non-Majors I (N)
|AEM 130 Artificial Intelligence (N)
|GEO 101 Introduction to Geology I (N)
|GY 101 or GY 102 Principles of Physical Geography I or II (N)
|PH 101 (or PH 101:103) General Physics I (N, MA)
|PH 115 Descriptive Physics for Non-Science Majors (N)
|Group III: In addition to Group I and II courses required of all students in the College of Education, students majoring in elementary education, the Multiple Abilities Program, and special education must complete 4 additional semester hours from N courses. It is suggested that students in elementary education choose AEM 120 or another, advisor-approved, interdisciplinary science course.
|Total hours
|Any of the following courses:
|MATH 110 Finite Mathematics
|MATH 112 Precalculus Algebra
|MATH 113 Precalculus Trigonometry
|MATH 115 Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry
|MATH 121 Calculus and Its Applications
|MATH 125 Calculus I
|MATH 126 Calculus II
|NOTE: Students in elementary education (K-6), the Multiple Abilities Program (K-6), and special education are required to complete additional work in mathematics. See notes under these teaching fields. Students preparing to teach general science, biology, chemistry, and physics need to meet specific MATH requirements. See notes under the various teaching fields.
|Total hours
|At least one HY course:
|HY 101 Western Civilization to 1648 (HI),
|HY 102 Western Civilization since 1648 (HI),
|HY 203 American Civilization to 1865 (HI), or
|HY 204 American Civilization since 1865 (HI)
|NOTE: Students should select courses from areas II and IV so that at least one 6-semester-hour sequence of either literature or history (e.g., Western, American) is completed.
|PY 101 Introduction to Psychology (see area V) (SB)
|HD 101 Human Development (see area V) (SB)
|ANT 100 Introduction to Anthropology (SB)
|ANT 102 General Anthropology II (SB)
|ANT 103 Great Discoveries in Archaeology (SB)
|ANT 110 Language and Culture (SB)
|EC 110 Principles of Microeconomics (SB)
|EC 111 Principles of Macroeconomics (SB)
|GY 105 World Regional Geography (SB)
|GY 110 Principles of Human Geography (SB)
|PSC 101 Introduction to American Politics (SB)
|SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (SB)
|SOC 202 Analysis of Social Problems (SB)
|Total hours
|[Courses appropriate to the degree requirements and major of the individual student. Special education majors should select general studies courses. High-school and P-12 majors (except special education) should select courses appropriate to their majors. Additional, specific courses may be required for the various majors.]
|Educational psychology prerequisite requirement
|PY 101 or HD 101 (may be taken as part of area IV requirements.)
|Foreign language/computer language requirement
|(3-8 semester hours)
|One of the following:
|Option 1: Satisfy the foreign language core requirement (FL)
|Option 2: Satisfy the computer science core requirement (C)
|NOTE: Option 2 is not part of area V of the articulation agreement.
|General studies elective(s)
|In some majors, additional courses may need to be taken to complete
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From Global Warming Art
This image shows some of the primary results of the Climate: Long range Investigation, Mapping, and Prediction (CLIMAP) project undertaken in the 1970s and 80s. Shown is the outline of the continents after a sea level reduction of 130 meters, the positions of continental ice sheets and winter sea ice, and the change in sea surface temperatures across the oceans (CLIMAP 1981). All three of these are depicted as they are believed to have appeared roughly 18 thousand years ago during the last glacial maximum of the present ice age.
The average cooling of oceanic areas not covered with sea ice is 1.75 °C. On the basis of this and the distribution of ice sheets, it is estimated that Earth as a whole cooled 3.0 ± 0.6 °C during the last glacial maximum (Hoffert and Covey 1992). As most of the climate change in the tropics during this time is believed to have been caused by natural changes in greenhouse gases, this estimate provides a constraint on the radiative forcing associated with those gases and helps to calibrate the amount of change that might be expected from global warming. The estimate of three degrees implies a climate sensitivity to carbon dioxide changes at the low end of the range proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [1].
The CLIMAP suggestion that the Pacific warmed during the last glacial maximum has been persistently controversial. To date, no climate model has been able to reproduce the proposed warming in the Pacific (Yin and Battisti 2001), with most preferring a several degree cooling. Also, it appears that climate models which are forced to match the CLIMAP sea surface measurements are too warm to match estimates for changes at continental locations (Pinot et al. 1999). These factors suggest that CLIMAP systematically overestimated the temperatures in the tropical oceans though there is at present no consistent explanation for why or how this should have happened. Unfortunately the cost and difficulty of collecting sediment cores from the open Pacific has limited the availability of samples that might help to confirm or disprove these observations. If the Pacific reconstruction is assumed to be in error, it would result in a larger climate sensitivity to changes in greenhouse gases.
CLIMAP sea surface temperature and glacial data is available through the NOAA paleo collection.
The coastal curves appearing in this figure are improved by incorporating NGDC bathymetry data.
This image was prepared by Robert A. Rohde from published data and is part of the Global Warming Art project.
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- Hoffert, M.I. and C. Covey (1992). "Deriving global climate sensitivity from paleoclimate reconstructions". Nature 360: 573-576.
- Jeffrey H. Yin and David S. Battisti (2001). "The Importance of Tropical Sea Surface Temperature Patterns in Simulations of Last Glacial Maximum Climate". Journal of Climate 14 (4): 565–581.
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Orange City Event Center Officially Open
(Orange City) -- This week marks the grand opening of The Prairie Winds Event Center in Orange City. Governor Terry Branstad was in attendance at the ribbon cutting ceremony this (Monday) morning, with many residents, business owners and visitors looking on.
The facility is Phase 2 of Orange City's Phoenix Project, which started in 2009, one year after the city's Hawkeye Center burned to the ground downtown. Phase 1 of that project was the re-building of the Hawkeye Center it self, that included ground level retail space and second story condos. Governor Branstad commended Orange City for facing adversity by "building for the future." Branstad said that despite the fire, and in the midst of a recession,"through determination, dedication, and investment of resources" the city made this project work. Phase 3 of the Phoenix Project broke ground this spring at the site of the of new performing arts center adjacent to Unity Christian School.
Also in attendance today (Monday) was Charese Yanney, from Vision Iowa. The group gave the city $922,000 to help fund the event center. Yanney said that she believes the "communities that help themselves will survive...Orange City is doing that."
The Prairie Winds Events Center boasts a ballroom big enough for 400 guests, decorated with a nature theme and featuring artwork created by local artists. The second level balcony has more seating space with a layout intended for smaller meetings and gatherings. The outdoor space features a large lawn with a pergola overlooking a pond complete with a fountain. Event Center Manager Maria Plueger said that the center has already hosted five weddings and other smaller functions.
The grand opening celebration of the Prairie Wind Event Center continues this week, with a special edition of On Stage Orange City. "Orange City's Got Talent" will be held at the Event Center this Wednesday night at 7pm.
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IBM To Open Cloud Lab For Wall Street Clients
IBM recently announced that it plans to open a center of excellence in New York City to help financial services firms adopt open-source virtualization technologies. The KVM Center of Excellence in New York is the second such center established by IBM in the past five months. The first was opened in December in Beijing. The center will help clients, software engineers and business partners to quickly leverage open-source virtualization to build cloud-computing platforms.
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is virtualization software designed for Linux and Windows. Virtualization is used for server and desktop consolidation and cloud computing. KVM is an alternative to proprietary virtualization software and can help companies realize significant cost savings and avoid vendor lock-in. According to data from IDC, the worldwide virtual-machine software market was on track to grow to over $3.6 billion in 2012, up from $3.0 billion the year before, a 19.3% year-over-year growth. KVM is growing at 150% year over year in terms of unit shipments, with over 100,000 servers already using it worldwide for virtualization.
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|Accountability reports Re-1J mill levy funds well-spent
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Charged with the task of reviewing the mill levy override project which passed in November of 2010, Holyoke School District's accountability committee reported favorable results.
Chairman Julie Elliott wrote a letter from the committee which was reviewed at the April 9 meeting of the Board of Education.
Elliott noted the committee was charged with determining if the money in the mill levy override project has been spent as was promised to the taxpayers and if the spending had made a difference.
She said the committee conducted an initial review of the ballot initiative and Superintendent Bret Miles' report to the taxpayers. Additional detailed written and verbal information was obtained from the school administration and staff.
Elliott reported the committee is satisfied that the funds have been used as stated in the ballot initiative and that the funds have been well-spent.
2013-14 calendar adopted
The 2013-14 school calendar, with 172 student contact days and 190 staff contract days, was approved at last week's meeting.
Miles reviewed the details of the proposed calendar at the March 19 board meeting, noting commitment to the N.E. Colorado Curriculum Collaborative drove many of the calendar decisions.
While the calendar includes three less student contact days than the current year, total instructional hours will be down only two at the elementary and up 19 at the JR/SR high. Minutes will be added to the school day to make this happen.
Board member Dennis Herman said at last week's meeting that he hopes the additional minutes add quality time to the school day.
Linda Jelden said she thinks the Holyoke staff will be leaders in the collaborative curriculum effort and that will be a good thing.
The calendar adds a full week spring break and a two-week Christmas break.
Budget/facilities committee reviews priorities, projects
Budget priorities and construction projects were two areas reviewed with the district's budget and facilities committee recently.
Miles said the district looks to be in a much better financial spot than it started the previous three years.
The big question involves the March economic forecast in Colorado noting funding to be $800 million better than anticipated. People are lobbying for where the funds should go, and Miles indicated the governor's comments say it will not all go to education as other agencies have seen cuts as well.
Miles highlighted construction projects for consideration in the 2013-14 budget year.
He noted the recommendation from the budget and facilities committee was to organize the priorities into four tiers. They included instructional needs, health/safety, aesthetics and efficiencies.
Recommended projects for this summer in instructional needs are dual light switching at elementary, reinstalling elementary ceiling fans, AC for computer server room, science lab upgrades and elementary classroom doors.
Recommendations for health/safety needs are additional keyless access at elementary school, old gym sidewalk snowmelt and restroom fixtures/some stalls.
Aesthetic considerations are metal siding on gables at both schools and elementary front sprinkler system.
Finishing the old controls system project is recommended for efficiency.
Miles said they hope to leverage BEST grant funds for security upgrades.
Other business
In other business April 9, the Re-1J board:
—approved the retirement of Title I teacher Cathy Sullivan at the close of the 2012-13 school year.
—accepted resignations from three teachers at the end of the current-year contracts. The three include JH math teacher Sarah Dille, JH lanugage arts teacher Becky Cranwell and HS ag instructor Guy Kuntz.
—approved several coaching assignments for the 2012-13 school year: Kuntz, assistant HS track; Jordan Stone, assistant JH track; and Miko Martinez, volunteer assistant HS girls' golf.
—adopted three policies on second reading. No changes were made from their initial presentation and first reading. Policies approved include support staff vacations and holidays, part-time and substitute professional salaries and inter-district choice/open enrollment.
—approved the elementary performance plan, JR/SR high performance plan and district improvement plan as presented last month.
—heard a BOCES board report from Jon King, who noted the auditors indicated the N.E. BOCES is in good financial standing.
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also, Yahoo Mail does not sync correctly at all. do not make something a 'feature' if it is completely BROKEN!!! try testing your product some time ever before releasing it. we are not your testers and it is totally out of line to treat us as such. hire some QA people.
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Evelyn Ludwigs, 93, of Le Mars, Iowa passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Plymouth Manor Care Center in Le Mars, Iowa. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at St. John's Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A. with Reverend Greg Gabriel officiating. Interment will be at Memorial Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitation with the family present will be after 4:00 p.m. Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service Monday evening at the funeral home. Visitation will continue Tuesday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church.
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I sent this idea to Adam Bender and he relied that when we submit a story for publishing that we should add our handle to the "About the Author" and they will put our handle beside your name.
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DOVER, Del. (AP) – Chris Economaki, a journalist regarded as the authoritative voice in motorsports for decades, died Friday. He was 91.
National Speed Sport News, where Economaki worked as an editor for more than 60 years, announced his death Friday. It did not release a cause of death. Economaki was known as the "Dean of American Motorsports Journalism," and worked in TV for more than 40 years with stints at ABC, CBS and ESPN. He was part of ABC's first telecast from Daytona International Speedway in 1961.
His love of motorsports blossomed as a child and he sold copies of National Speed Sport News as a teenager.
NASCAR chairman Brian France said Economaki played a "huge role in growing NASCAR's popularity." France said Economaki was considered by many, "the greatest motorsports journalist of all time."


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Ballpark Blueprint: Cheer on Jeff Francoeur from the Frenchy Quarter!
We're two weeks from Opening Day at Angel Stadium and three weeks from the home opener in Kansas City. That's 21 days, making today a perfect time to take a look at the Frenchy Quarter, which honors number 21, Jeff Francoeur. Around the Horn joined Royals Vice President Toby Cook for a look at the seating section. Let's take a look at the video:
We're ready to debut the Frenchy Quarter on Thursday, May 3! $21 gets you a ticket for the Royals and Yankees, a Frenchy Quarter T-shirt, Mardi Gras beads and a replica Gold Glove featuring Alex Gordon!
Take a look at the Frenchy Quarter T-shirt and order your tickets today at:
Here are the eight Frenchy Quarter games in 2012:
May 3 vs. Yankees (Alex Gordon Rawlings Gold Glove Replica)
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New Member of Royals Family
The Royals extended family keeps growing…no, we aren't talking about a trade or a new signing this time, but rather a little Royal blue bundle of joy!
On Tuesday, Royals Vice President of Community Affairs & Publicity Toby Cook and his wife, Barbara, welcomed a baby boy – Andrew Ryan Cook – to their family!
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About Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)This loan is serviced by Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK), a microfinance cooperative headquartered in West Bali, Indonesia. MUK's mission is to provide chronically poor people in Bali with opportunities to improve their lives, while raising social awareness of economic and environmental issues.
Most MUK clients live in rural settings on less than $1.25 per day. MUK's financial products are targeted to clients' productive activities including small businesses, farming, and livestock rearing. MUK supports clients with training in household budgeting, livestock rearing, and small business management.
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Special Issue | Rapid and unplanned growth means a basic problem for cities like Lusaka: Who will take out the trash?
Lusaka was a humble town when it became Zambia's capital in 1935. Three decades later one colonial observer said it looked like it had been "dumped in the middle of the African bush." That was right before independence from Great Britain in 1964; even then, Lusaka was a backwater compared to other African capitals like Nairobi.
Today the city named for a local village headman is the size of Detroit, but the original city plan has changed little. The city center still has the same north-south design with two roundabouts built along Cairo Road, the main street. The once-gleaming buildings just look older and more tired, while dirt and rush-hour traffic clog the once-calm street grid. Lusaka was a "Garden City" in its early days, named for the British colonial design that favored open green spaces. Now, residents joke, it's the Garbage City.
The reason for its decline is the same as for many African capitals today: a massive spike in population without matching growth in roads, schools, housing, or hospitals. Zambians from towns and villages flock to Lusaka to work, viewing it as the nation's New York-the big, bustling city. A city built for a few hundred thousand has now swelled to between 1 million and 2 million. That means almost three-quarters live in slums called "shanty compounds," warrens of small cinder-block shacks topped with tin-sheet roofing.
Most Westerners can take for granted the mundane: city sanitation, trash pick-ups, and street sweeping. But underdeveloped cities like Lusaka often cannot, and the stakes climb as the garbage piles do. Badly disposed garbage poses health hazards and even affects local politics: In Lusaka, residents complain about overflowing street vendors who block and further add to dirty roads. Clearing them off, however, is a tough sell when they vend to survive and are often important political party supporters.
For all their hopes of finding jobs upon arrival, most Lusaka residents end up selling things to survive. In the vast, open-air Soweto Market in the city center-built by flummoxed authorities to curb street vending-marketable items could be anything from secondhand sweatshirts to corn on the cob. Traditional healers, now tech-savvy, tote cell phones to ply their trade, and regularly run classified ads that promise cures for impotence, joblessness, and unrequited love.
The irrepressible street vendors roam between cars stopped at traffic lights, hawking beach towels, Scrabble boards, and boxes of red grapes-anything they can hold in two hands. Street children as young as 4 tap on car windows for money, often in sight of the Cairo Road billboard that warns motorists not to give to beggars. If they glean any change, older, hardened boys called pondo, or "savages," often steal it away.
Only in such a burdened city, then, could trash and how to get rid of it become a local absorption. Once-clean streets are now littered, and the shanty compounds are infamous for creating monuments of trash.
Water sanitation in the shanty compounds is a headache complicated by the garbage problem. Shanty compounds turn muddy during the hot rainy season, and in some, shallow well water mixes with human waste from pit latrines and brings yearly outbreaks of cholera. With the rains come equally predictable health warnings to boil drinking water, though careful residents do so year-round.
On the trash front, at least, Michael Kabungo seems tired of the "Garbage City" taunt. It's easy to see why: He directs the Waste Management Unit at Lusaka's City Council. In other words, he has to collect the trash.
Kabungo acknowledges that the much-pilloried city council rarely collected garbage for years, particularly when the municipal tax system unraveled in the early 1990s: That was when a once-socialist Zambia switched to a market economy. Residents often resorted to digging pits in their yards and burning their refuse. Now, he says, his unit-funded by grants from the Danish government-is doing a better job.
Just four years old, Kabungo's unit has created a franchise system in which private firms collect garbage for the city in 12 Waste Management Districts (called WMDs for short, obviously). Where once the city collected less than 15 percent of Lusaka's garbage, it now collects about 45 percent. Lusaka, said Kabungo, is "much, much cleaner than it used to be."
If the collection figure still sounds low, it's partly because Lusaka has a few other quirks. Some collection fees for shanty compounds are as low as $2 a month for each household, but some residents still cannot-or will not-pay for the service. In some shanty compounds, Lusaka residents have taken to burning the rubbish inside their Dumpster-like communal bins-less garbage means fewer pick-ups to pay for.
Poor countries often fight to prevent locals from stealing or vandalizing public property, and Zambia is no different. On Lusaka's streets, thieves stole the portable garbage cans Kabungo's unit trotted out. Kabungo has to come up with concrete bins with metal liners that open only with a key, but for now, those are still in the design phase.
If garbage collection in Lusaka is at least on the road to improvement, the city's wealthier side is prospering more. A hugely popular strip mall called Manda Hill opened seven years ago on the Great East Road, a major highway that runs almost 400 miles from Lusaka to Malawi. There's Game, a Wal-Mart-like South African chain; an Irish pub; and a Subway, the only American fast-food chain in the country. The spot draws well-to-do locals, expatriates, and ever-present Western aid workers who come ostensibly to solve Africa's woes, along with dazed tourists who unwind after roughing it through the continent. Up the road, a new movie theater offers $2.50 matinees on the latest Hollywood and Bollywood flicks, and an always-packed internet café charges about 4 cents a minute to use its high-speed internet.
Wealthy Lusaka residents-who would be middle-class by American standards-live in peaceful suburbs east of downtown in homes bordered by razor-wire-topped walls to deter burglars. Water tanks in yards compensate for the city's fickle supply, and these residents usually hire maids and gardeners who commute in from shanty compounds.
Aid from Denmark has helped jump-start Lusaka's garbage collection, but changing local attitudes will take longer. Most residents have gone so long without paying for trash collection-even through taxes-that doing so is a new concept. Litterbugs may toss their trash on the roadside but believe it is the city's fault alone that streets are dirty.
Kabungo says a public awareness "Keep Lusaka Clean" campaign is helping. In other small ways, he said, the practical wins out: More crowding means some residents no longer have room to burn trash in their yards and will pay for trash collection instead.
Much of Lusaka looks as it did at independence and keeps its small-town feel. But multiplying shanties along with flourishing strip malls show the city has a more checkered story. New policies may help uncollected garbage to slowly dwindle, but with a rapidly increasing population and without a city plan, Lusaka may be a long way from returning to its original garden state.


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Kevin D. Luther of Louisville, Kentucky was indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury on three counts of Failure to File a Kentucky Individual Income Tax Return. The charges are related to the 2006, 2007 and 2008 tax years. Ann Roe investigated this case and presented it for prosecution. The case is Jefferson Circuit Court indictment 09-CR-1581.
David A. Towell of Bowling Green, Kentucky was indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury on two felony counts of Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property. These charges are related to the operation of a business, Iron Will Inc., in Warren County and the failure to remit collected sales and payroll withholding tax. Debra Clancy investigated this case and presented it for prosecution. The case is Franklin Circuit Court indictment 09-CR-000093.
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"The 'Vise Strategy' Undone"
Barbara Forrest, who was among the expert witnesses to testify for the plaintiffs in Kitzmiller v. Dover, recounts her involvement in the case, in a detailed article posted at the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal's Creationism and Intelligent Design Watch website.
AAAS warns Kansas: Science classrooms are for science
Two representatives of the American Association for the Advancement of Science urged the state of Kansas not to confuse students about science by encouraging religiously motivated and scientifically unwarranted criticisms of evolution to be taught in the state's public classrooms. In the July 30, 2006, issue of the Wichita Eagle, Gilbert S. Omenn and Alan I.
Research!America raises its voice for evolution
A strong position statement supporting the teaching of evolution and opposing the teaching of "intelligent design" was issued by Research!America, which describes itself as "the nation's largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority." The statement reads:
Research!America supports the scientific community's unanimous position that intelligent design does not meet the criteria of a scientific c
"Evolution's lonely battle"
"Evolution's lonely battle in a Georgia classroom," published in the June 28, 2006, issue of The New York Times, discusses the travails of Pat New, a veteran middle school teacher in Dahlonega, Georgia, "who, a year ago, quietly stood up for her right to teach evolution in this rural northern Georgia community, and prevailed." New was pressured by students, parents, teachers, and administrators to downplay her presentation of evolution in her classes, despite the fact that it pervad
Pre-election hubbub in Kansas continues
Evolution continues to be a burning issue as the August 1, 2006, primary election in Kansas approaches. In November 2005, the state board of education voted 6-4 to adopt a set of state science standards in which the scientific standing of evolution is systematically impugned.
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Technology in Action- Introductory
Pearson Prentice Hall, Jan 1, 2005 - Computers - 456 pages
This book was designed to spark reader interest by covering practical concepts that they want to learn (such as setting up a wireless network in their home) while giving background information (such as how networks function) for those interested in exploring topics deeper. This book covers the parts of the computer, tips on using the Internet, application software, system software, networking and security, and mobile computing. For anyone who uses a computer in his or her personal or professional life.
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Morgan Spurlock stars on CNN show, diving into hard-hitting issues
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In all of the craziness of the Sesquicentennial and FestivALL last week, I forgot a West Virginia alert: Morgan Spurlock's new series, "Inside Man."
The show, which airs at 10 p.m. Sundays on CNN, made its debut June 23. According to its website, each episode will find Spurlock "[giving] viewers an insider's view of diverse sectors of American life, diving deep into hard-hitting issues."
The first episode found him working in the country's largest medical marijuana dispensary. Unfortunately, I was not able to find a repeat airing any time soon.
On this week's episode, he explores the topics of gun ownership and gun control while working at SSG Tactical in Fredericksburg, Va., which is one of the state's most successful gun retailers.
Future episodes will find him picking oranges with migrant workers in Florida, teaching in both Finland (which has the most successful education system in the world) and Brooklyn, living and working with a family of Nebraska ranchers affected by last year's severe drought and visiting Stockton, Calif., the largest bankrupt city in the United States. The last of the season's eight episodes looks at unions in America.
As always, he makes sure to include his home state. We're in week five (July 21), when he becomes his 91-year-old grandmother's caretaker and explores elder care and end-of-life issues.
Spurlock's next project hits theaters in August: He's directing the 3-D concert film/documentary "One Direction: This is Us."
Series premieres: "Battleground Afghanistan," 9 p.m. Monday, National Geographic (follows Marines on the war's frontlines); "Siberia," 10 p.m. Monday, NBC (drama about reality show contestants left to fend for themselves against strange occurrences); "Eyewitness War," 10 p.m. Monday, National Geographic (Army, Navy, DEA and Coast Guard members are profiled); "Below Deck," 10 p.m. Monday, Bravo (reality show about crewmembers on a private luxury yacht).
Season premieres: "Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids," 8 p.m. Friday, TLC; "American Ninja Warrior," 8 p.m. Monday, NBC; "Bizarre Foods America," 9 p.m. Monday, Travel.
Returning: "Cult," 8 p.m. Friday, CW (six episodes left); "Do No Harm," 10 p.m. Saturday, NBC (10 episodes left).
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Four Plead Guilty To Putting Kids In Storage Crates
January 24, 2013
STEUBENVILLE — Four people involved in putting young children inside plastic containers as a form of punishment on June 16 pleaded guilty Tuesday before Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge David......
Not much jail time for torturing helpless children and it did not say that they were giving up custody of thier victims voluntarily in return for their light sentences, or by order of the court where they admitted to torturing children under oath. The kids are in the custody of the grandfather. What guarantees are there that they will not end up back with these people? None, the courts often leave children in harm's way as they follow some bizarre concept of keeping the family unit together. I am sure the public has been paying for these children since birth and custody of them equals a bigger check in the mailbox. But these are hamsters, they are children who should have a chance of a real family. The belief by some pie eyed social worker that they are going to put them on a "program" and make them no longer animals is dangerous to the health of children. Take the kids out of there for ever.
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I remember a case a few yrs ago where the foster parents had about 10 kids living in dog crates. They were collecting a big check. Foster care is a crap shoot.
Im not claiming to have any solution. This is terrible and more attention needs to be paid to the safety and care of children
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the firing squad for all that abuse children.that'll put a stop to it.
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In Landscape and Memory Schama ranges over continents and centuries to reveal the psychic claims that human beings have made on nature. He tells of the Nazi cult of the primeval German forest; the play of Christian and pagan myth in Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers; and the duel between a monumental sculptor and a feminist gadfly on the slopes of Mount Rushmore. The result is a triumphant work of history, naturalism, mythology, and art.
"A work of great ambition and enormous intellectual scope...consistently provocative and revealing."--New York Times
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2003 Bristol Bash Car Show - Bristol Bash '03Written by on March 1, 2004 Contributors: Car Craft Staff
Year One is one of the more notable names when it comes to musclecar restoration and performance components. And it was back in '01 that Year One hosted the first Bristol Bash in order to commemorate its 20th anniversary. In the short two years since the inaugural event, the Bristol Bash has quickly gained a reputation for being a must-attend automotive enthusiast event for the entire family.
While this certainly doesn't sound like an easy feat, Year One provides specially marked-off areas to safely entertain kids in playgrounds that are overflowing with exciting activities, from enormous slides to wall climbing. For the drag racers, everything from bracket racing to specialty classes are offered, and if you're more of a show-and-shine buff, they had you covered with a number of show categories to choose from. It doesn't end there, as celebrities throughout the industry are easily accessible and on hand during the entire weekend.
If that isn't enough to entice you to start making arrangements for this year's Bristol Bash, keep in mind that it's also become the home for our Real Street Eliminator program, making it an excellent opportunity to meet and talk cars with the Car Craft staff and potentially have your street machine shot for an upcoming feature. To get the details on this year's Bristol Bash from Year One, just log onto the Net at www.yearone.com or call 800/YEAR-ONE. Trust us, it's an event you don't want to miss!
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The swap meet section had a wide range of parts ranging from miscellaneous odds and ends to Camaro rollers and complete Corvette LS1 engines.It's still hard to believe, but we were given the opportunity to make laps around the famous Bristol Speedway in former Busch Series cars. Those naysayers who claim NASCAR is boring couldn't be further from the truth. The lateral g's are absolutely intense, and the side-by-side action at high speeds from inside the car is unforgettable.The Factory Appearing Stock Tire (F.A.S.T.) drag series was definitely a crowd-pleaser. Internal engine modifications are allowed, however all competitors must utilize factory-sized rubber and retain most of the factory aesthetics and exhaust tone. And while we witnessed the runs ourselves, we couldn't get over how "stock" they truly appeared to be, yet most were consistently able to drop well into the 11-second zone.Former Top Stock Eliminator legend Roger Lindamood and his '65 "Color Me Gone" Dodge were on site handing out autographs and reminiscing the early days of drag racing.Special thanks goes to Year One's President Kevin King, along with Pat Staton, Keith Maney, and the entire Year One staff for integrating our Real Street Eliminator competition with the annual Bristol Bash program.
Our Car Craft Real Street Eliminator brought in serious street machines as well as friendly competitors. From left to right are George Doughtie, Andrew Borodin, Chris Senftleben, Erik Lawson, Chris Kerr, and Mark CoatesAfter a long season on the PRO Fastest Street Car circuit, two-peat Nostalgia Super Stock champion Jeff Puckett joined in the fun by making a few blasts down Bristol Dragway.This ultra-cool '72 Chevelle wagon was outfitted with a GM Performance Parts 502 crate motor, ACCEL fuel-injection, Richmond five-speed, Hotchkis suspension, and Baer brakes on all four corners.The ear-to-ear grin on Chuck Hansen's (from Horsepower TV and former Car Craft staffer) face is the telltale sign of just how much fun the Bristol Bash really is!Expect to see a full feature in an upcoming issue on Doug Nichol's insanely clean LS1-powered '67 SS Nova.As always, Hurst's Linda Vaughn was a welcome addition to the show and took the time to mingle with her fans.


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Campaign 2008 | Letters from our readers
"Mailbag" Continued...
A great one
I just completed the 2009 Book Issue. It is a great edition, very instructive and informative. The last two columns, "Be shrill" and "Liberty's champion," make it worth the investment. Speaking about closing lines ("The best of the last," July 4), "Bake a cake and know that Calvin was not against enjoying it," is a great one.
-Henk A. Berends; Lynden, Wash.
While your latest issue covered current book trends, including the decline of traditional bookstore sales, the rise of digital books ("Booksellers breakdown," July 4), and self-publishing ("Do it yourself," July 4), I was disappointed that you did not include one of the latest trends in book promotion: book videos.
-Edward Bolme; Charlotte, N.C.
The Kindle version of your 2009 Book of the Year (July 4), the ESV Study Bible, is especially sweet with its hyperlinks between text and notes. Unlike your reviewer (Bestselling Books, July 4), I find my Kindle reader to be better than a traditional book for highlighting, marking up, and dog-earing. It is almost effortless to copy and paste in documents or a quote file.
-Douglas Hammerstrom; Colorado Springs, Colo.
As a self-published author with Xulon Press, I can relate to everything in "Do it yourself." While I did a fair share of internet marketing, I also arranged local book signings and newspaper, radio, and TV interviews. This legwork around town paid off: The local Barnes & Noble and independent Christian and secular bookstores all carry my book.
-Jan Hasak; Paradise, Calif.
Really something
I'll be a senior at Erskine College next year, and I participated in the petition ("Looking for a miracle," July 4). I, along with many other friends, have been delighted to know that the synod will be sending a team to investigate Erskine over the next year.
-Becky Fick; Westford, Vt.
As a 2009 graduate of Erskine College, I appreciate Joel Belz's column on the situation there. As one of the leaders of the petition effort, I would point out that 144 college students and alumni, not 144 students, signed the letter of concern to the ARPC; about 60 of those were students.
-Joshua Grimm; Lumberton, N.C.
I am a graduate (M.Div.) of Erskine Theological Seminary and a current Th.M. student. While the column was fair and balanced in many ways, it painted the seminary with the same brush as the college. There is no such petition against the seminary. It is a wonderful place to receive a sound, conservative, and biblical education.
-Carey Whitman, Woodruff, S.C.
Thanks for the column about Erskine. My husband, a teaching elder in the ARP, and I were there at the meeting, and it really was something to behold. To hear about a denomination that pulled itself back from liberalism some years ago and now to watch it deal with its seminary and college is really special.
-Sally Illman; Huntsville, Ala.
Been done already
As co-author of Ghostbusters, Harold Ramis had silly-funny down pat. But, as Megan Basham points out in "One to forget" (July 4), Ramis delves anemically into social commentary with his new film, Year One, ostensibly highlighting the dangers of "religious extremism." That theme got a serious and excellent treatment by writer/-director Paul Greengrass back in 2006 in United 93.
-Albin Sadar; Sunnyside, N.Y.
I saw The Proposal after reading your review ("Impractical magic," July 4). Sandra Bullock movies are usually fun. What hit me, however, was that the review left the reader unprepared for the reinforcements of secular worldviews about sex outside of marriage, which are far more dangerous than the rating or whether the story line was believable.
-Val Vickery; Jackson, Miss.
Debt to God
Regarding Kuyper's quote that "it is demonstrable that you owe this to Calvinism and to Calvinism alone" ("America's debt to John Calvin," July 4): America and the rest of Western civilization owe their existence to God's sovereignty within which He used Calvin and many others to provide this "impulse of liberty." America's debt to Calvin is profound, but it is a debt to God for what He accomplished through Calvin and Calvin's writings.
-Wendell Piepgrass; Waxhaw, N.C.
As a non-Calvinist I read the latest WORLD issue with an unexpected appreciation. It was good to learn of some new positive aspects of Calvin's legacy ("Sticking by the Bible," July 4). However, we cannot avoid Calvin's negative legacy. All things can be tested by their fruit. Calvin's TULIP splits up churches even now, 500 years later.
-Diana C. Asadorian; Fresh Meadows, N.Y.
Political science
Janie B. Cheaney's July 4 column ("Popular science") was very insightful. Here in Texas we've noticed for years how the extreme left tries to couch many issues, from gay rights to abortion to stem-cell research to global warming, as "science vs. the far right." During
our 2003 evolution wars over biology textbooks, some women wrote to us to encourage us to keep up the fight (against evolution-as-fact) because abortion mills had used evolution, particularly the bogus Haeckel's embryos, to convince them as scared teens that their baby wasn't human yet but was just going through evolutionary stages.
-Mark Ramsey; Spring, Texas
In an issue of WORLD with a story about "last lines," I really liked Cheaney's: "If it comes down to a choice, I'd rather be controlled by profit motives than political ones." Political correctness prohibits the discussion of alternative theories to Darwinism in our universities and public schools. This, in my opinion, is the most dangerous example of political motives interfering with science.
-Robert Ouimette; Bloomington, Minn.
Wisdom over feelings
Selecting Supreme Court justices requires scrutinizing their past decision-making wisdom more than glorifying their empathy ("Empathy for us all," June 20). Certainly, wisdom supersedes feelings in deciding court cases and likewise should reign in the selection of Supreme Court justices.
-Caroline M. Stanley; Houston, Texas
Define and defend
Thank you for Andrée Seu's wonderful piece titled "Be shrill" (July 4). She makes a great case for our leaders to define and defend basic principles. They are as necessary for success to a nation as a spine is to a body. Unfortunately, the USA currently has severe back problems. Shrillness from more Christian leaders can cure the illness.
-L. James Harvey; Caledonia, Mich.
I am deeply concerned about "Be shrill." Seu compares the divisiveness caused by the statements of Patrick Henry and Jesus to the divisiveness caused by the statements of Rush Limbaugh. Divisiveness does have its proper place. However, I believe it is a tool that should be used carefully and precisely instead of the clumsy, injurious ways Limbaugh implements it.
-Daniel Sizemore; Freehold, N.J.
Seu really nails a broad contemporary need in two words: "Be shrill"! It takes freedom in Christ to adhere to the biblical plumb line and not use "code" words for fear of others taking offense. The church and other institutions prosper when men acquit themselves as men.
-Russell Kaufman; Avondale, Ariz.
Overzealous lawyer?
I don't see how Susan Jeffers could try to claim copyright over the phrase, "Feel the fear and do it anyway" ("Own that phrase," June 6). As a librarian, it was my understanding that book titles and song titles were not protected. There are multiple books and songs with the same title, for example. Another overzealous lawyer?
-George Nettleton; Willow Street, Pa.
A thousand issues of WORLD
We have been subscribers since 1987, when we went to Japan as newly married missionaries. Even though it took six to eight weeks to receive the magazine, it was always worth it. Now, with nine children, it is hard for me to get a chance to read WORLD for myself, as it gets snatched up as soon as the mailman delivers it.
-Paul English; Concord, N.C.
Before I found WORLD I read the other newsmagazines, and almost every week I found myself angry at one or more articles that presumed that those who opposed homosexual practice, abortion, or evolution were bigoted homophobes, misogynists, or idiots. Simply to be treated with respect by a newsmagazine is Mississippi Mud Cake. A real newsmagazine with a Christian worldview is ice cream on top.
-Charles Poteet; Texarkana, Texas
My first encounter with WORLD was a surprise. I had no idea that a newsmagazine written from a Christian worldview existed. Since then all seven of my children have spent many hours reading reviews, articles, essays, columns in WORLD. As a result, we have grown in our understanding that the entire universe is under the providential orchestration of a divine Creator.
-Trena Hill; Suffolk, Va.
WORLD has made a difference through the years by keeping us informed from a Christian perspective and by reporting stories that mainstream media ignore. I would never have known about Zondervan and the plans for a "gender neutral" NIV without WORLD's reporting
-Celia Miller; Greenwood, Del.
When WORLD was started, many of us wondered if it could really succeed in helping evangelicals bring God's light into a rapidly darkening culture. I am encouraged to see its growth over the past 23 years. Thank you, WORLD.
-Chuck Anderson; Lookout Mountain, Ga.
I can count on WORLD to be conservative and yet measured in tone. I also appreciate WORLD's thoughtful, non-kneejerk approach to the issues and its breadth of coverage, including news stories I cannot get elsewhere, particularly the regular coverage of Africa.
-Steve West; Raleigh, N.C.
The Honduran military ousted president Manuel Zelaya on June 28 in an action ordered by the legislature and the supreme court; this was followed by the appointment of a civilian president (The Buzz, July 18, p. 8).
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was removed from office by a 59-0 vote in the state Senate ("Mr. Obama's neighborhood," July 18, p. 49).