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Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino is frustrated by the Obama administration's perversion of fair-housing law and capricious withholding of $17 million in Department of Housing and Urban Development funds as it works to supplant local zoning decisions with a utopian vision of social justice ("Washington's 'Fair Housing' Assault on Local Zoning," op-ed, Sept. 6).
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Common sense dictates that inherently local zoning and budgetary decisions remain local. The lumbering, already too expensive federal bureaucracy should have no involvement at all. In fact, Mr. Astorino should rather publicly tell HUD's micromanaging social engineers what they can do with their $17 million and use his county's example to create a bipartisan coalition of local and state leaders from across the country who will similarly swear off federal money and the strings attached.
The sooner such a movement succeeds in ending HUD's petty influence and costly existence altogether, the sooner other unnecessary federal agencies can be similarly targeted, having thrived in the first place only because localities have been too willing to line up for addictive handouts.
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Mr. Astorino issues a wake-up call to communities across America about what they soon may be dealing with if their zoning laws fail to produce "the right mix of economic, racial and ethnic diversity," as determined by HUD. HUD has issued a new set of land-use regulations in its "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" proposal that can be used to force construction of affordable housing units that don't comply with local zoning (such as size and height restrictions). HUD's sledgehammer can be used even if there is no evidence that "exclusionary" zoning rules were intentionally designed to discriminate against minorities.
Westchester County's demographic profile has little or nothing to do with bigotry. Affluent black or Hispanic families would have no problem buying a house in Westchester and being welcomed by neighbors.
Does HUD think that it will promote racial harmony by inserting many more low-income housing units that don't comply with local zoning laws in affluent suburbs? HUD admits that it is not fixing a bigotry problem. It instead is imposing its will on the racial makeup of a county. And by forcing housing units that violate local restrictions, the dissension caused is most likely to heighten racial tension. Bullying communities such as Westchester and negating local zoning laws will tear us further apart, producing more bitterness and resentment and less tolerance and harmony.
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Former Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Falcons quarterback D.J. Shockley was in Ellaville Monday morning to help teach Schley County kids how to play football.
It was quite a thrill for Schley County kids to catch a pass from a UGA football great and former NFL quarterback. D.J. Shockley became a coach for the day for Schley County kids.
"I've been taught so much over time that to be able to come out here and give some of what I've taught, it's simple and easy. The satisfaction I get from these kids' faces is everything," Shockley said.
He of course taught some football fundamentals, but, he talked about how football is a metaphor for life.
"Nobody can measure the heart that you have. Whenever you guys are put in spots where people say you aren't good enough, you're not tall you're not strong enough, you're not big enough. Don't listen to it, alright," said Shockley
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"My mom brought it up to me a couple of years ago. She said, do you realize it has been ten years since you have been there and won a SEC championship. I was like, I can't believe that. It was kind of amazing. Time flies. I still remember it like it was yesterday," Shockley said.
Shockley says he is eager for the upcoming Georgia season, especially with a quarterback battle in Athens. He knows plenty about those. He tried to take David Greene's starting role for year.
"Even though David was the starter, I did everything like I wanted to be the starter. Whatever David did, I did it and tried to do it two more times. We used to have friendly wagers during practice to see who could complete the most passes. If you threw an interception, you had do x amount of sprints after practice. That made us better," said Shockley.
Shockley says the arrival of Greyson Lambert to Athens will make all the quarterbacks better, like the competition at Schley is making these kids better.
Shockley refused to make a prediction about who will be Georgia's starting quarterback. He says it's still too early to even have a front runner.


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Great looking pound cake! I am definitely putting this on my to make soon list. I suppose we could always order the chestnuts in syrup on line but the mailing costs are so high it makes me hesitate.
You'd be soo happy in France, chestnut flour (and weird flours in general – kamut, wholewheat small and long grain spelt, rye and what not) is widely available in any health food store!! Great looking cake, and interesting addition of the ground flax… I need to try that soon!
Alice's recipe is always a winner! I am yet to try this recipe…
Sounds like a very delicious cake! I'd love to make it one day once I manage to get the chestnuts ingredients (absolutly not available here).
And I love your cake pan, so pretty!
where did you get that pretty cake pan? great pics!
I saw your beautiful cake on foodgawker and as soon I read Alice Medrich, I ran into your blog.. and I'm not desappointed at all! What a great recipe! I've always wanted to try her chestnut chocolate torte on bittersweet.. maybe I should try 1st with this one!
Colloquial Cook is right: finding chestnut flour in Paris is easy.. much easier than finding such a beautiful cake pan ;)
Mmmm, it looks rich and delicious! I'm glad you finally found some chestnut flour after all of your looking.
That pan is fantastic.
Love that pan! I finally killed my bundt pan so it's time for a new one. I think I'll get one that looks like that. Great job getting the cake out in one piece!
What a lovely bundt pan!!
I agree with your husband, a beautiful pan made that beautifully shaped cake. I have Alice's book you baked from and I love reading it as well. What an exciting find. (the flour). Thank you so much for your kind words on my blog. Happy Valentine's Day
I have recipes that I'm obsessed with, too! I can see how this could be one for you – and now I really want to try it. I'll be on the lookout for chestnut flour…
This is beautiful! I don't know if I would have bought a spiral pan like that if I saw it in the store, but you must have great instincts for that kind of stuff.
My elusive ingredient: vital wheat gluten. Really. I have not a Whole Foods anywhere near my house. It wasn't until I traveled to Singapore that I found it!
I just found your blog, by the way, and am really excited to see what else you have in store!
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WOW! I am so glad that you left a comment at the blog, thereby leading me here! I was just looking at chestnut flour on our last visit to the grocery store and I thought "nahhh…I don't have enough recipes to use up all the flour before it goes stale." — Now it'll be the first thing I buy b/c I just have to try this cake.
The hard-to-find ingredient for me is cornstarch. It's called maizena here and I was told that I could find it everywhere, but the person who shared that piece of info must not live in these parts. It's the same with rye flour…can't find it here (Lombardy) but you can find it in Trentino Alto-Adige!
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Foster City Fire Department Chief Michael Keefe at a news conference at the California Highway Patrol headquarters in Redwood City, California. Investigators are trying to determine why the back of a stretch limousine burst into flames on a San Francisco Bay bridge
Investigators were trying to determine yesterday what caused a stretch limousine to burst into flames as it crossed a bridge over the San Francisco Bay, killing a new bride and four of her friends, police officers said.
Four other women suffered burns or smoke inhalation when the white Lincoln Town Car caught fire on Saturday night while travelling over the San Mateo-Hayward bridge on its way to a party in Foster City, about 25 miles south of San Francisco.
The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper reported that among the dead was new bride Neriza Fojas (31), who had been celebrating her recent marriage with eight friends, all of them in their 30s or 40s.
Four of the women died alongside Ms Fojas after they were unable to escape the burning limousine. There was no word on the condition of the four injured women.
Medical examiner Robert Foucrault said the dead women were found clustered around a partition between the passenger compartment and driver's seat. "They were getting away from the fire and that's why they were in the front towards the partition. You could also probably say that they were trying to get out as well." – (Reuters)


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Collective noun -- FAMILY: "is" or "are"?
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Anonymous:My Study Guide says that a collective noun is considered singular when it refers to a group as a whole: "His family was invited."
Then in the Self-Check Test following that discussion had this sentence: "Her family (is, are) well."
I believed that this "family" was referring to the group as a whole, so I chose "is."
But the answer is actually "are."
Now I'm working on the Exam (that I will send to American School to have it graded) and the exact sentence is in the exam. "Her family ( is , are ) well."
I would like to know if the answer really is "are."
Isn't the sentence basically the same as the given example: "His family was invited"?
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Anonymous:Too late for the student concerned, but here's some advice from Advanced Grammar In Use, Cambridge University Press, 2005:
You can use both the singular and plural forms of verbs with singular nouns that refer to a group of some kind.
You use the singular when referring to the group as a whole unit and the plural form when the focus is on the group as a collection of individuals.
Generally it makes little difference which is used and the singular form is more common.
However, there are particular circumstances where either the singular or the plural form should be used. I suggest reading p80 of the text for more details.
As you note, it depends on whether you are thinking of the family as a whole or as several members. But I would definitely say 'is' for your answer.
Best wishes, Clive
Anonymous:So the Self-Check Test is probably wrong?
Thank you!
Anonymous:1- Her family are well, because each one of them is fine (it is not seen as a group or a collective noun as some of them may not be well. So all the members are well. ( All the members of the family are well.)
2- When you send an invitation to a family, you don't send it to each member of the family or when you send an invitation to a family you don't mean that you are sending it to some members of the family but not to some others. You are sending it to the whole group. Here we have a collective noun as a whole. So we use singular verb.
Anonymous:family - singular
families - plural
My family is well.
Those families who attend the semimar are courteous
Anonymous:It can be both unless you have only one family member!
the Brittish say more often "my family are" because they consider "family" as being a group of people and not a sigular noun
Anonymous:I had the same question, thank you.
But how about making questions with the;
If some one asks:"Is your family invited?" , How shall one answer?
I myself think saying "yes, It is." is not correct. what do you suggest?
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Peter / Stewie / Brian / Quagmire / Tom Tucker (and various)
Judy Greer
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Regis Philbin
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Lori Alan
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In "Li'l Griffins" every young boy has a tooth sticking out of their mouths.
When we see Meg dragging herself on the floor in the doctor's office, she's wearing shoes, but when she and the rest of her family leave, she's in her bare feet.
In "No Bones About It", you can hear Stewie shout "Surprise" to Peter with everyone else when they show that it's their bones in Peter, but his lips don't move.
In "No Bones about it" in the still shot that shows the house that the Hollywood party is, the water in the fountain doesn't move.
If Peter had no bones left, the shape of his head and the ability to move his hands would have been impossible.
In "No Bones About It" When Peter has bones surgically implanted he has a large lump on the left side of his face. Once his family enters he's shown again and the lump is on the right side. As they are all walking away it returns back to the left side again.
Peter: (Imitating Mrs. Garrett after morphing into her breasts) Girls! Girls! Girls!
Little Quagmire: I bet you're not brave enough to laugh at Death.
Little Peter: Watch me. (Points at Little Death and laughs at him)
Little Death: Oh great. Like I don't have enough trouble fitting in.
Mayor West: Citizens of Quahog, we have a problem.
Justin Timberlake: You're damn right we do! Peter Griffin stole my hair!
Mayor West: Settle down, Jeffrey.
Justin Timberlake: Justin.
Mayor West: Michael.
Peter: Wait, if we're here, and Quagmire is there.
(pulls down a map and points) And Istanbul is somewhere in this general area,(points to ghost) WHO THE HELL IS THAT?
Peter: (singing) Ridin' on the bus, ridin' on the bus, sittin' next to bums, there's an open seat, hope that isn't pee!
Doctor: Mayor West, you have Lymphoma.
Adam West: Oh My.
Doctor: Probably from rolling around in that toxic waste. What in God's name were you trying to prove?
Adam West: I was trying to gain super powers.
Doctor: Well that's just silly.
Adam West: Silly, yes...idiotic...yes.
Little Peter: Wow, that Lois is some kinda woman.
Little Quagmire: Yeah, just thinkin' about her makes my testicles wanna drop. Ooh, speak of the devil. Ooh, make that devils.
Peter: Well, we promised Lois we'd use our powers responsibly, but I suppose doing the exact opposite couldn't hurt.
Peter: Why don't you two make like Siamese twins and split... and then one of you die.
Little Diane: Tom, you're so far in the closet, you're finding Christmas presents.
Little Peter: My God! Not only are ghosts real, but their innards are made of Children
Brian: Hey did you bring enough breasts for the rest of the class?
Peter: Hey, is the Count a Vampire?
Brian: What's that?
Peter: Well he's got these big fangs. Have they ever shown him doin' somebody in and then feedin' on em?
Brian: You're, you're asking me if they've ever done a Seseme Street in which the Count kills somebody and then sucks their blood for sustenance
Peter: Yeah
Brian: No, they've never done that.
Genie: I am here to grant you three wishes.
Lois: Peter, three wishes. Oh this is so exciting.
Meg: I want a new hat
Chris: I want a new hat
Stewie: I want them to have new hats!
This was originally the last episode of Family Guy to air on FOX until they ordered a fourth season 3 years later due to high DVD sales and cable ratings on Adult Swim.
The theme music that plays for Peter while he's ridin' on the bus has been used in the show before, most notably in 2x20 Wasted Talent (see if you can spot where)
The Cage
Stewie's appearance in the second sketch -- especially the throbbing vein when he uses his mental powers -- is a reference to this unscreened pilot for Star Trek.
Peter: Hey is the Count a vampire?
Count von Count is a well-known vampire Muppet from Sesame Street, best known for teaching numbers and counting. Performed by veteran Muppeteer Jerry Nelson, he debuted on the show in 1972 and still appears on the show today.
The Facts of Life
In "Super Griffins" the statue that Peter wants erected is from the show "The Facts of Life" about a girls boarding house at a private school. The episode Peter specifically refers to is "Emily Dickinson", where Blair plagiarizes a poem by Emily Dickinson.
Tom Tucker: It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a middle-class irish family.
This is an allusion to one of the phrases to describe Superman. "it's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman."
Adam West as Batman
Adam West: I've dealt with superbeings before.
This obviously gives reference to the fact that Adam West, who voices the mayor, used to play Batman on TV.
The scene with the young children was a direct take-off of The Little Rascals.
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Chicago Trade Show Reveals How PCs, Phones and TVs Are Merging
Byline: Anna Marie Kukec
Chicago's SuperComm 2005 (www.supercomm2005.com), an annual trade show for the communications industry, features more than 660 exhibitors - including around 25 suburban companies.
About 26,000 attendees are expected today through Thursday at McCormick Place.
What these companies demonstrate or announce this week likely will decide how your communications will be delivered in the future.
For example, Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. (www.motorola.com) will highlight its seamless mobility products and will offer demonstrations on how to connect from your home, office, car and elsewhere.
"We'll have a living room environment and show what the consumer would experience with multiple streams of video," he said.
In addition, the recently announced IP TV, or Internet Protocol television via fiber optic cable to the home with Verizon Communications, will be among Motorola's hot products, said Eduardo Conrado, senior director of systems marketing and portfolio management at Motorola Inc.' s Networks Business. He said the hot products this year will include "triple plays," which provide voice, video and data simultaneously.
At Aurora-based Westell Technologies Inc. (www.westell.com), the Media Gateway will show triple play services in a single communications command center for the home. It includes one-touch dialing, visual voice mail, on-screen memo pad and other features. Another product will be the UltraLine II, part of a family of advanced home networking routers for delivering video to your home over the telephone lines, said Westell spokesman Kenneth Trantowski.
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Public School Teacher Chooses SGWS
Many of our prospective parents wrestle with the decision of whether to send their children to a public school or to Spring Garden Waldorf School. There are many differences between public education and Waldorf education, though a general summary might be that Waldorf education places a high value on art, critical thinking, and creativity, and does not begin academic instruction before the age of seven. Public school, on the other hand, puts a high value on standardized and measurable academics, with a focus on math and reading starting at age five.
Watch this video to learn why one public school teacher chose to send her son to Spring Garden Waldorf School. Or for read this article more information about the differences between Waldorf and Public school.
Waldorf Education for Gifted Children
If you have a young child who is advanced in academics, is an early reader, or seems ready for formal schooling at an early age, you may believe that Waldorf Education isn't the right choice for you. You may worry that your bright child will be bored in a Waldorf classroom.
However, in this article, Dr. Richard House, a senior lecturer at Roehampton University's Research Centre for Therapeutic Education, recommends delaying formal schooling for bright children. He says, "…gifted pupils from relatively affluent backgrounds suffered the most from being pushed 'too far, too fast.'" He quoted a major U.S. study, carried out over eight decades, that demonstrated how "children's 'run-away intellect' actually benefited from being slowed down in the early years, allowing them to develop naturally."
The absence of worksheets and standardized testing in the early grades does not mean that Spring Garden does not introduce these young pupils to advanced concepts. Students in Grades One and Two are actively taught mathematical concepts along with reading and writing, nature and science, music, art and foreign language — all in a multi-sensory and engaged manner.
Joanna Caley, mother of a Spring Garden student, talks about the benefits her gifted daughter experienced when given a more balanced Waldorf education at Spring Garden.
Click to learn more about Waldorf Education:
Research about Early Elementary Education
Early Elementary Education at Spring Garden Waldorf School
Learning to Read in Waldorf Schools
Combating the Summer Slide… Waldorf Style
You've joined your library's reading challenge and bought a workbook for math facts, but here are some Waldorf-inspired ways to help your children get the most out of summer and stay sharp.
- Take a Hike
Not only is hiking fun for the whole family, but according to this University of Michigan study, it boosts cognitive performance.
- Work in a Garden
Did you know? Sage College Scientists found that "ingesting or breathing in a common soil bacterium found in nature reduces anxiety and improves learning." Don't have a garden? Work in ours! Find Work Dates HERE.
- Send Them Outside
The National Wildlife Federation has filled a PDF with all the latest research about the benefits of unstructured outdoor play, proving that "nature may indeed be the best kind of nurture…"
- Let Them Get Bored
As this BBC news article states right in the title: Children should be allowed to get bored. Dr. Teresa Belton said, "Cultural expectations that children should be constantly active could hamper the development of their imagination."That means they don't have to be entertained while you need to work. This article from Parenting Science explores over a decade of studies about the benefits of unstructured play time. The author is careful to note that free play does not mean physical education classes or sports or summer camps. Free play is unstructured play time, which has been proven to help math skills, language development, and creative problem solving.
- Read a Fairy Tale
"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." ― Albert EinsteinThis fabulous article on ImaginationSoup.net perfectly encapsulates the importance of reading fairy tales to children.
So, put away the flashcards and go enjoy a smart summer!
Why Waldorf Schools Teach Handwriting
by Rocky Lewis
Cursive writing: Outdated mode of communication, or the latest victim of standardized testing? Advocates of cutting cursive from the curriculum say it's time-consuming to teach and no longer useful in a keyboard world. Advocates of keeping cursive in the classroom, like Waldorf Educators, say it is more than a means to a writing ends — it's a brain builder, a historical research tool, and a note-taking skill set.
In defense of the idea that handwriting is outdated, a 2012 survey of handwriting teachers, conducted by Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of cursive textbooks, found that only 37% of the handwriting teachers themselves wrote in cursive, although 55% had created a hybrid method of writing. (1)
Steve Graham, Education Professor at Arizona State University says arguments for teaching handwriting are "based in nostalgia and not research." But a handful of states disagree and have decided to make it mandatory again, including California, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. (2)(3)
Their reason? A growing body of research in the neurosciences showing that writing in by hand activates brain areas involved in language and working memory.
Indiana University –
Children were asked to interact with an fMRI. The kids were shown letters before and after receiving different letter-learning instruction including print (manuscript) and cursive. Writing by hand, in either print or cursive, resulted in "recruitment of letter specific neural processing regions seen in the literate adult." And surprisingly, these results happened after a very short period of writing instruction. (4)
Researcher and Indiana University neuroscientist, Karin Harman James, says,
"These kinds of findings point to there being something really important about printing and potentially also about cursive." (5)
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience –
A French study from 2008, published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, evaluated "the ability of adults to discriminate new characters from their mirror images after being taught how to produce the characters either by traditional pen-and-paper writing or with a computer keyboard." The researchers found that those who wrote by hand could recognize the mirrored characters for several weeks, unlike the adults who used a keyboard. (6) Handwriting advocates say this suggests a connection between writing, memory, and visual learning.
University of Washington –
Virginia Berninger, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, has spent her 30-year career studying cognitive neuroscience, specifically related to learning reading, writing, and math in children with and without disabilities. (7)
She was part of a study published in The Journal of Educational Psychology that found elementary students could not only write more quickly using cursive vs. the keyboard, but also wrote more complete sentences. (8)
Another study Berninger was involved with shows handwriting or "sequential finger movements" activate brain regions involved in thinking, language, and working memory, which are not comparable to brain activity recorded when typing. (9)
And in her article Strengthening the Mind's Eye, A Case for Continued Handwriting Instruction in the 21st Century, published by The National Association of Elementary School Principals, she cites several additional studies that connect learning how to write by hand as a "necessary motor exercise … [to] develop eye-hand coordination motor skills (Saperstein Associates 2012; James and Gauthier 2006; James 2012; Berninger 2012)." (10)
Teachers College –
Stephen Peverly, Professor of Psychology and Education and Chair of the Department of Health and Behavior Studies at Teachers College, has studied transcription speed (how fast students can write or type) and its effect on comprehension.
He says, "For kids in the first few years of school, how fast they write is one of the best predictors of the quality of essays they write in school."
As earlier studies have noted, handwriting is faster for young children. But what if they could learn to type fast? Peverly plans to address this question in his next study — measuring results of speed and comprehension in note taking via handwriting vs. computer.
He says. "Good note-taking isn't simply about trying to take down all the information. It's also a filtering process, a way of zeroing in on what's most important." (11)
It would seem the handwriting is on the wall, so to speak. More and more research is drawing a connection between writing by hand and better learning. One can conclude that jumping too quickly to keyboarding can hinder deeper connections formed in the brain. However, the differentiation between the benefits of teaching manuscript (print) versus cursive, has not yet been solidly established by the current research.
(1) http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/04/30/should-schools-require-children-to-learn-cursive/handwriting-matters-cursive-doesnt
(3) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/long-held-tradition-cursive-handwriting-slowly-dying-america/
(5) http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news-archive/20977.html
(9) http://nms.org/Blog/TabId/58/PostId/179/pencils-and-brainwaves-an-analysis-on-handwriting-and-memory.aspx
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Standardized Tests at Spring Garden Waldorf
Spring Garden Waldorf School is not required to give standardized tests and does not evaluate teachers based on scores; however, SGWS does administer the IOWA Test of Basic Skills once a year to students in Grades Four through Eight. We do not test children before Grade Four.
Administrative Team Leader, Tracy Edwards, explains:
"As a school, we use this test to compare individual and class progress from year to year as we move through our Waldorf Curriculum. Parents also appreciate having a quantitative measure of their child's progress as compared with public education."
And how does Waldorf, and Spring Garden, student performance compare to national averages?
The Nov/Dec 2011 Harvard Education Letter reports that "Waldorf students tend to score considerably below district peers in the early years of elementary education and equal to, or… considerably above, district peers by eighth grade."
An independent five-year study of SGWS students' IOWA test scores seems to confirm the results of Harvard's national study. The 2014 study, conducted by the University of Akron Business Analytics department, found that test scores at Spring Garden rose as students rose in grade level, and that students' national percentile ranks also increased as they moved through the grades. This means that by Grade Eight, SGWS students well outperformed their same-age and same-grade peers nationally who took the IOWA tests.
- 50% of SGWS Grade Eight students tested at a 13th grade equivalency, the grade level at which the IOWA test is capped.
- 75% of SGWS Grade Eight students performed significantly above 10th grade equivalency.
There was no significant difference in the performance of male vs. female students at Spring Garden Waldorf School.
In Grades Four, Five, and Six, the unique unfolding of the Waldorf curriculum creates some discrepancies between the areas being measured on the tests and our learning goals; therefore, we give the younger students only the Language Arts and Mathematics sections of the test. However, our Grade Seven and Eight students take all sections of the test and follow the test's required time limits, so there were no outstanding variables in the study's Eighth Grade comparison.
A Comparison of Waldorf and Public School
When parents are researching private schools, the myriad of options and different educational philosophies can sometimes be overwhelming. Many of our prospective parents are considering transitioning their children from public school into a Waldorf Education. And so, the question becomes, "What exactly is the difference between my child's current experience and Waldorf?"
One might generally summarize the differences in this way: Waldorf puts high value in art, critical thinking, and creativity and does not pursue academic instruction before the age of seven. Public school puts a high value on standard and measurable academics, with a focus on math and reading starting at age five.
But this does not shed much light on the multi-layered and nuanced approaches of each system. In an effort to clarify, we have created this chart describing similarities and differences in each educational system. But, for true clarification about these methods and their appropriateness for your child, visit schools in your area and experience in-session classroom visits.
No matter what type of education is right for your child is up to you and your family, we encourage you to tour a Waldorf school while class is in session to experience Waldorf education first hand. Learn More HERE if you'd like to visit Spring Garden Waldorf of Northeast Ohio.
(1) http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/
(2) https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ecd/ehs_cc_partnership_grant_powerpoint.pdf
(3) http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/frequently-asked-questions/
(4) http://www.corestandards.org/search/?f=all&t=technology
(5) http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Early-Learning
(8) http://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/today2.html
(10) http://www.corestandards.org/search/?f=all&t=Gifted+Children ; http://www.corestandards.org/search/?f=all&t=Individual+Learning ;
11) http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/introduction/key-design-consideration/


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Celtic's Rajon Rondo offers up advice on Russell Westbrook
BOSTON — Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo was willing to offer a few words of advice to Russell Westbrook, and the Thunder's rookie point guard would be wise to listen up. Before developing into an NBA champion in only his second season, Rondo heard many of the same criticisms about his game that cynics have used to dismiss Westbrook as the Thunder's lead guard of the future. Rondo, critics said, couldn't consistently hit wide-open jumpers when he declared for the NBA Draft following his sophomore year at Kentucky. That scouting report was identical to Westbrook's last June when the Thunder selected him fourth overall. It's one that has become spot on now that Westbrook is shooting just 40 percent from the field. And while Westbrook has shown more patience and precision as a playmaker, like Rondo, he entered the league capable of knifing his way into the lane at will but also struggled to make the right play while having a tendency to get out of control at times. Now in his third season, however, and feeling as comfortable as ever, Rondo can look back and easily dissect all he wished he had done. "Just try to run the show," Rondo advised Westbrook. "Never try to do too much. You pick your spots when to attack. And just do the intangibles on the court. Offense will come." Of course, it's the defensive end that persuaded Thunder general manager Sam Presti to select Westbrook, who once was perceived as a gamble at No. 4. Presti envisioned Westbrook evolving into a guard who can contain players such as Chris Paul, Tony Parker, Deron Williams and Rondo. "The ability to contain penetration out front is something we think is important in today's NBA," Presti said last June, "and we feel like Russell's got the potential to be one of the best at that." Westbrook has struggled on defense lately against the likes of Utah's Williams, Chicago's Derrick Rose and Toronto's Jose Calderon. But the 6-foot-3, 190-pound Westbrook, many say, has the size, speed, strength and long arms to make him an ideal defensive stopper. "He shows the quickness that will allow him to lock up pretty much anybody if he stays with it, stays in the weight room and stays humble," Rondo said. "But it's really just determination. That's what separates a lot of the great defenders from the regular defenders." Rondo advises Westbrook to continue working on his offensive repertoire rather than relying on his God-given quickness to get him what he wants on the court. A mid-range game, Rondo said, will be the most important aspect Westbrook could add. Rondo praised Westbrook's effort in Sunday's game. "Just work on floaters. Work on the in-between game," Rondo said. "There's going to come a point in time where he can't always go to the rack. He's going to have to stop and have an in-between game." All words Westbrook should live by considering Rondo's rapid rise from erratic to elite.


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.- The rector of the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in the Dominican Republic, Father Victor Masalles, said this week both married life and the priesthood require an ordered ability to love and therefore the Church cannot accept candidates for the priesthood who display deep-seated homosexual tendencies.
In an interview on the Catholic television channel "Televida," Father Masalles warned, "When a priest has homosexual tendencies and he is in charge of a youth group, if he is not clear about his affectivity and does not have it ordered he is going to get into trouble and is going to cause harm."
Father Masalles noted that even with ordered affectivity, "a married man has to struggle…how much more then in the life of the celibate in which stability and clarity should be shown, how much more then in a priest with a candidate."
"Christianity will always be attacked, it will always be accused of homophobia, of discrimination," he stressed. Nevertheless, he added, "We cannot allow a candidate who promotes the gay culture to become a priest."


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Anyone ever bought a bike from bikesdirect.com?
If so how was your experience?
Anyone ever bought a bike from bikesdirect.com?
If so how was your experience?
You can find many threads here by searching.
Good service and quality of bike for the money. I recently replaced the stock saddle and will do so with other parts (i.e. drop bars, brakes, wheels/tires, etc.).
I'll say this - add at least $100 to the price to have it built-up by a competent bike-mechanic. Then add the cost of all tune-ups and parts that break the first year - and all the next years, too. No warranty that does you any good comes with a mail-order bike. I strongly urge you to reconsider and buy from a store-front bicycle store/shop.
If you just put it together ("It don' look two hard 2 mee...") without knowing all there is to know about how and why - you will have a serious problem on your hands - and under your butt.
How do you keep an idiot in suspense?
I bought a bike from them and if you have some skills to turn a few tools then they are fine. If you do not have any skills with bikes then you should get someone to put the bike togther for you. I did it in about 40 minutes and at the time 2 years ago I did not know a lot but it was easy. Do not be mislead they are not the local bike shop if you have problems but I would not hestitate to buy a bike from them again. If they were a shameful business as some say they would not have made it this far. Just make sure you know what you are doing otherwise go to the local bike shop.
After buying two BD bikes, I eventually found out that I'm much happier with my LBS bikes. Both BD bikes are now hanging in the rafters, one will be made into a future cargo bike, and the other bike's fate has yet to be decided.
Although I've not bought anything from BD let alone a bike, but I find it ironic considering that there are numerous cyclists on this forum that change our parts (handlebars, brakes, cranks, wheels etc...) would be cautious about assembling a bike from BD. I mean these bikes are likely come mostly assembled anyways. All one has to do is put the pedals, handlebars and wheels together. Nothing rocket science about it. Tuning derailleurs or adjusting brake cable? Again not difficult with the rather helpful posters in the Bicycle Mechanic section and websites like bicycletutor.com. If you are first timer into cycling, sure walk into an LBS and get their service which is great.
You realize, of course, that you just set yourself up for something to break?
I'd want a mechanic to examine the bottom-bracket, hubs, and headset for proper lubrication. Not just spin on the pedals and put on the wheels.
How do you keep an idiot in suspense?
- Is this gonna be your very first bike purchase, or have you owned several?
- What sort of budget have you set?
- How long have you been riding or are you just starting out?
- Are you competent to set up the mechanicals of the bike?
- What type of usage and distances are you looking at?
These sorts of things can possibly influence your decision whether to buy on-line or not. The more experienced you are with bikes and cycling, then the more likely I'd be to recommend buying on-line. I's also dependent to a certain degree on what type of bike you're thinking about; a $350 hybrid or a $3500 carbon racer. El-cheapo's okay online, but upper end? Mmmm...
However, if you're a novice, then I'd say a visit to your LBS is the best (only?) plan.
If I were buying a BD bike I'd be doing so knowing that there are potential problem areas. I'd assume that the shifting would need tweaking, I'd check all the cables, I'd check the bottom bracket and headset to make sure it spins smoothly. I'd probably do a full check of every bolt. If I saw any problems with the rotating parts I might take it to a shop, but more likely I'd disassemble it myself and redo it.
The average inexperienced person would not do any of this and have problems.
The only people I've ever worked with who made less than $10/hour were indeed high school kids. We let them sweep up, vacuum the showroom, take out the trash, and work as sales people. We also taught them how to work on bikes - on their own bikes. "Kids" weren't allowed to assemble bikes until they had gained a sufficient level of experience and maturity to perform a task that might put someone's life in danger - like a bike assembly.
Obviously, I'm sure this isn't the case in all bike shops. I can think of one shop in Indy that is very lax in this regard. But it has been my experience that many bike shops hire older, more experienced mechanics and the "kids" are more like assistants. Sadly, based on economics, I'm sure that there are many unqualified people assembling bikes. Look at Wal-Mart, for example. Or some of the people who assemble new bikes at the factories.
Here in the New York Metro, the mechanics tend to be hispanic or Mexican. They are hired at minimum wage or less but the tend to do OK and some are better than others. Because of the high rents, Mexican labor is used even extensively at expensive resturants.
The best mechanics tend to have more than 20 years experience working on bikes. To get this type of experience, you'll have to find some old timer who's been in the business since the early 80's or 70's.
Has anyone else noticed that OP hasn't been back or posted anywhere else on the board?
I may well be that head-mechanic relatively soon. Until then, I'll continue doing custom work here and there - and do it right.
How do you keep an idiot in suspense?
Whoa! I just visited BD and boy, I can see why it is such a viable place to buy bicycles and DIY assembly. I can get a Tiagra gruppo roadie starting $599 brand new! or an entry level Sora for under $400!


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A school and police investigation that resulted in the arrests of three Franklin Community Middle School students last month started when a student was sent to the school office wobbling and with slurred speech.
After staff members began asking questions, they found the student had taken Alprazolam, a prescription similar to Xanax that treats anxiety, and had been given the drug at school. The student was taken by parents to an area hospital. And school officials quickly found out a total of seven students had either taken, handed out or sold the drug at school.
Police arrested three students last month after the drugs were found — two for dealing a narcotic on school property and the third for possession of a narcotic. But Johnson County Prosecutor Brad Cooper will not charge the two students who passed out the drugs because he said they should have been read their Miranda rights and given the chance to meet with their parents before they were questioned by school officials.
Any time school officials believe that a student has committed a crime, they need to immediately contact law enforcement officials, who know an individual's rights, Cooper said.
When school officials at the middle school realized the pills were being passed out, a police officer from the Franklin Police Department already was conducting an unscheduled walk-through of the building, and the officer helped school officials during the investigation, Principal Pam Millikan said.
The officer was present when administrators questioned the students they believed were passing out the pills, but school officials were leading the investigation, Cooper said. Because the students couldn't leave during questioning, weren't read Miranda rights and didn't get a chance to meet with their parents, he won't file charges, Cooper said, adding he didn't think the officer had done anything wrong.
Superintendent David Clendening said he wants to be sure school officials know everything police officers and Cooper need when they're investigating a crime.
"The school and the city police have a very good working relationship," Clendening said. "We will definitely call them when we think we need their assistance in terms of a situation. And we'll make sure we engage with the prosecutor's office to make sure we understand all of the different things they need. We each have three different roles in our community."
Cooper said he has evidence to be able to charge the third middle school student with juvenile possession of a controlled substance. Because it's a juvenile charge, the file will be sealed, and the charge won't appear on the student's record. The student could face
consequences that could include being sent to a boys or girls school, Cooper said.
School officials also are considering what consequences the seven students will face for bringing or using the pills at schools. Franklin considers using and selling drugs a serious offense, and punishment can include suspension or expulsion.
Police believe at least one of the two students who was handing out and selling the Alprazolam stole 16 or 17 of the pills from home. Nine of the pills were found at the school, Franklin Police Chief Tim O'Sullivan said.
When she learned what had happened, Millikan said, she immediately worried about how many students were taking a prescription drug without knowing how it might affect them.
"My first thought was: How many have ingested this? Are they safe?" Millikan said.
School officials contacted the parents of all seven students who were found with the prescription medication. And now Millikan and police are looking for ways to ensure students and their parents know more about the dangers of abusing prescription drugs.
"Kids don't know the dangers of what they're taking; and if they take too much, it could be serious for them, and they wouldn't be aware of it. So it is extremely dangerous," Millikan said.
Middle school officials haven't had many instances over the years of students using prescription or other drugs, Millikan said. But she's heard from police that more adults are starting to abuse prescription medication. And sometimes when drug abuse starts among adults, children and teens eventually start using the same substances, she said.
O'Sullivan said, "It's our goal to put an end to it because it's disruptive and dangerous."
For three years, the middle school has used a program called Not My Kid to help inform parents about the dangers of prescription and other drug abuse and how they can spot the problem with their children. The school hasn't conducted the program this school year, but if possible Millikan wants to use it before the start of summer break.
Millikan also wants to find additional resources that teachers and school officials can give to students and talk with them about why taking medication they haven't been prescribed is dangerous. That also will include making sure that students are watching for anything they consider suspicious, including students who might be selling or using drugs, so they can tell
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Competition got heated this weekend at the currently un-air conditioned Carver-Hawkeye Arena as the Hawkeyes perspired their way to winning the annual Hawkeye Challenge, signifying a strong 3-0 start to the 2010 season.
UI head coach Sharon Dingman said her squad entered the weekend expecting to triumph, but it was not an easy ride to first place.
Competing for three straight days in the sweltering August heat made the tournament more intense for the Hawkeyes, who went 3-1 against Alabama on Friday, 3-2 against Southern Illinois on Saturday, and finally, wrapped up the weekend with a 3-0 finish against Green Bay on Sunday.
Dingman said the highlight was Saturday's match where Iowa trailed 2-0, but fought its way to victory in each of the last three sets. After such an unexpected battle, she said her women entered Sunday a bit fatigued, but she was proud they managed to get the job done in three sets.
"We were down a lot this weekend, but I liked how we competed." Dingman said after the Green Bay match. "We learned a lot about our team, and they don't have much give-up in them. They showed a lot of fortitude."
This year's Hawkeye Challenge marked a vast improvement from 2009, where the Hawkeyes went 0-3. Dingman cited this year's improved team chemistry as a possible reason for the early success.
Junior middle blocker Mallory Husz said she agreed that this year's team unity was a major part of their success this weekend, and she is confident the upcoming road trip to St. Louis will only strengthen the squad's bond.
"We're a much closer team this year, both on and off the court," Husz said. "Everything that happened this weekend came from us working as a team, and I think we can take that from Carver to anywhere else on the road."
Husz lead the Hawkeyes in blocks and middle attacks this weekend, earning her the tournament MVP title. Her counterpart, middle blocker Becky Walters, was named to the all-tournament team as well.
Dingman said it is rare for a team to rely so much on the middle for kills, and that setter Paige Stevens did a solid job of feeding the ball to the weekend's strongest attackers.
Since the middles were dominant against this weekend's competition, Dingman said her squad's outside hitters need improvement so they can carry their weight in kills going forward in the season.
The Hawkeye's strong lead over Green Bay allowed some of the non-starters a chance to debut their skills on the court, which Stevens said was important for the team's depth.
Freshman Bethany Yeager also had a chance to make her debut as starting libero this weekend, and earned a spot on the all-tournament team. While Dingman said she could tell Yeager was nervous, she managed to stay composed and continued to improve as the weekend went on.
Yeager attributed her composure to her team's welcoming environment, which she said made her feel a lot more comfortable on the court.
"They integrated the freshmen so well," said Yeager, a antive ofg Brenham, Texas. "They helped us so much in preseason. Plus, it was awesome to play my first games in front of the home crowd."
Hawkeye junior outside hitter Megan Eskew was also named to the all-Hawkeye Challenge team.


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Previously known as Satanic, the upcoming Weinstein Co. thriller is now being referred to as Random and Entertainment Weekly has debuted the first picture featuring one of the film's stars, Ashley Greene.
Greene co-stars with Lucas Till and Haley Bennett, the latter of which plays a college student who, remaining on campus over Thanksgiving break, becomes the target of a violent gang.
The film is directed by Oliver Blackburn and will be released on August 30.
SIDE NOTE: In a day and age where the Internet is the go-to location for movie information, does the title Random make any sense? Good luck searching for "random movie" on Google.