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A single chance to make a good first impression? That's what the "experts" say. And they say it a bunch when it comes to the music industry. But don't tell that to rising – and resilient – country music artist Stacy Burk. The up-and-comer chatted with me recently in an exclusive interview about his remarkable personal journey and unwavering career.
The artist was on the fast track to superstardom after signing a record deal with Warner Bros. But the can't-miss performer walked away from it all to take care of his ailing mother in her final days. While the loss of his mother put his personal life in manifest perspective, it also put his promising professional life on hold.
Burk stayed close to his love of music after her passing, embarking on an unassuming journey that led him to co-starring performances in Branson, Missouri – garnering a "Male Newcomer of the Year" award – and ultimately to New Mexico, working with youth at a Boys & Girls Ranch. Ironically, he found himself telling kids to chase their dreams and passions – realizing that he was preaching a belief that he wasn't practicing.
But now after the life-changing "false start," the up and comer is making the most of his second chance with an immensely popular – and very long-awaited – first video, "Til Your Boots Are Dirty," starring his good friend Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
The "Bad Boy of the Ballroom" may not be the first person to come to mind for the role of a cowhand, but Burk professed that the choice to cast Chmerkovskiy was an easy one. "I became friends with a songwriter named John Ramey and he had two songs on my album. He introduced me to Dave West – one of the video producers on 'Dancing With the Stars.' He played the song 'Til Your Boots Are Dirty' and he loved it."
"He's great friends with Maks and he had this idea; 'If Maks likes the song, he might want to be in the video.' So we played it for Maks and before Dave even got to asking him anything about it, Maks told him, 'I'm in. Whatever it is, I'm in.' (Laughs). So he was all for it and it's become bigger than we ever thought. We may have a chance to go on 'Dancing With the Stars' with this. It's just been a blessing all the way around."
Interestingly, Chmerkovskiy plays a city boy trying to find his way in the country, a place where he clearly does not fit in. Fitting into the country has certainly never been a problem for Burk, a native of Van Alstyne, Texas. But there's a difference between Nashville then and Nashville now; the industry, the music and the man are all different. Even though Burk has persevered, it hasn't all been smooth sailing for the "modern traditionalist."
"At first I took it rough when it happened," admitted Burk. "That's the reason why I just stopped everything. I had that contract deal with Warner Brothers and I had everything going for me. When she passed away, I just kind of lost all my nerve because she had hauled me all over Texas. She had been my driving force for all the years growing up."
"I don't know what it was, but it took a decade. I just had this big regret in my gut and it just kept growing and growing. I kept thinking of all she put into me and released in me. It just kept building and building and it really came to fruition when I went to work for Boys & Girls ranch and I was teaching those kids. I just couldn't take any more. I just said, 'I've got to go do this.' Those kids are helping me see what I'm doing and have been a blessing to me."
Unforeseen roadblocks to the best laid plans make for a better musician, performer, songwriter – and individual. The durable cowboy made the most of the experience. "As far as the songwriting goes," he shared, "I wrote some of my best songs through some of the hardships. It was during that hardship that I wrote some really touching stuff."
"I have a much deeper understanding of what it takes and much more value of everything that I've been through and what others go through. I'm just very appreciative that I'm able to do this. I made so many excuses for too many years and I've just determined that I'm not going to do that anymore."
Perhaps the hardest thing about dealing with life's inevitable challenges is that lessons learned are too easily forgotten. The down-to-earth artist was quick to acknowledge that it would take some work to keep the "amnesia" at bay.
"It seems like it's easier to forget as we get comfortable. I've seen this happen to people that I love. I've seen it happen to me. I get in my own bubble and when I stay there too long, it's hard to get out. And I see the same thing happening to my father right now in his older age."
"I've learned that when I force myself to keep going and travel in other parts of the country and meet new people and see what they're going through, I stay out of that bubble. I stay where I don't get too comfortable in that situation. It keeps me where I don't get too lazy to see what other people are going through. It makes you value what you have and be able to reach out to them. It makes you think of others instead of just yourself all the time."
If anyone can remember the tough lessons that he's learned in life's classroom, it's Burk. Like the perfect country song, he's already loaded up his truck with his life savings, his dog and his guitar once to regain his elusive career, he "ain't gonna hafta do it again."
For more information on Burk, Chmerkovskiy, and the video check out: stacyburkmusic.com.


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Plans change for homeless housing near Greenfield Lake
Published: Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10:54 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10:54 a.m.
Redevelopment plans to build housing for the homeless at a site near Wilmington's Greenfield Lake have changed somewhat.
Last week, the city council voted unanimously to change an agreement with Lakeside Partners of Wilmington Inc., which has a plan to build housing to help people who were homeless.
The housing is slated for the site of the former Adrian B. Rhodes Armed Forces Reserve Center, which the city demolished earlier this year. The city owns the 4.26-acre property at 2144 W. Lake Shore Drive, although the city plans to transfer ownership to Lakeside Partners.
According to a 2010 agreement between Lakeside Partners and the city, the plan was to build up to 24 housing units with a mix of bedrooms to house both families and individuals.
Lakeside's new plan, which the city council supported, is to build 40 units for individuals.
Watson Barnes, partnership president, said the new plan was presented at a community meeting last month.
"The response from the neighbors was positive and supportive," he said.
Johnnie Henagan, the president of Sunset Park's neighborhood association, said the he personally prefers the new plan. He said he has not polled the neighborhood but that it is not opposed to the new plan. "We wish it success," he said.
Initially, the Lakeside partnership was composed of the Wilmington Interfaith Hospitality Network, the Good Shepherd Center and Wilmington Housing Finance and Development Inc. Only Good Shepherd Center remains a member.
Katrina Knight, Good Shepherd's executive director, has said the units will be "permanent supportive housing." The housing will cater to people with disabilities who could currently be in transitional housing.
Residents, who would have a lease with Lakeside, will get on-site services and assistance provided by staff from Good Shepherd.
"It's not a shelter situation," Knight told council members. "It's not transitional housing."
The single-story development would include one building with 16 units and common space and six buildings with four units each. It will likely be built in phases.
The city formed a committee in 2006 to consider uses for the building, which would later be donated by the U.S. Department of Defense. City officials determined federal guidelines required the city to use the donated property to help the homeless. The center closed in 2011 and the city officially accepted the property in 2012.
The city still needs to rezone the property to allow for redevelopment.
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I'm by no means an expert in the psychology of sport. But I've done some research into the topic, and heard a few speakers on the topic.
The patterns are that you don't want to lose too often, and you want to make sure that some of your decisions are sound and building on a promise.
At times - in life and in sport - one bad decision begets another, until there's a pattern and a spiral of sorts.
With the Dolphins, you can go back to the decision to "go for broke" late in Shula's career. The net result was a not-so-great team. That was followed by hiring JJ, and forcing out the Don. And that was followed by JJ's passion not being there, but him staying around for one more year - if he could hire Dave as his successor. Dave was a heck of a nice guy, but couldn't lead the team and quit on them.
Players loved Bates, but he was let go, and Nicky was brought in - his heart wasn't in it either. He was all about ego and money, and he had to be convinced to come here. Then, he leaves the team and there are no serious repercussions. The next coach (Cam) is part of an exhaustive search. But the guy brings in some odd things - a little negative energy when he tells players its okay to fail among them.
He gets fired, and next up is the Parcells regime. Clearly that was a dumb decision from day one, and his people didn't do much to correct the culture either. And then Parcells left, and there were no repercussions, either. And there was a bundling of looking for another coach, followed by there being no motivation, and finally the firing of Tony.
And in a week or two, there will be changes. Will they be big? Will they be small? Who knows?
What I can tell you is that its time for Mr. Ross to stop being Cap'n Izzy Firepants. He needs to step up and change the culture. I'll tell you what - if I were the owner I'd try and exorcise the demons of the past. Go ahead and clean house, and bring together football and business. Let the fans and media know they're welcome. Let them video, live blog, tweet, whatever they want. Let them feel like its not a closed door. Get rid of all the team-sponsored broadcasts that are unlistenable and unwatchable. Let the media and fans do it instead - talk about "fair and balanced"
Then, hire someone to coach this team and purge the players who have a connection to the not-too-distant past. But invite them to be a part of the alumni group.
Change the logo, maybe update the team colors. Work a deal with the expiring Sun-Life to embrace the past - maybe call it Miami Dolphins Sun-Life Stadium.
Its time, in a word, to try and embrace the culture of winning, rather than a culture of "meh"
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We have a week vacation coming up next month. I am budgeting $900 for gas, food and play money. The condo is already paid for. It's just me, DH and 9 month old baby. We plan to lay on the beach or at pool everyday. Maybe go to do an activity one day. At night I would like to eat out at a decent restaurant. Breakfast and lunch at the condo. My main question is when you go on vacation do you pull out cash or use your debit card? I'd like to not have to worry about looking at the bank account while on vaca. But then I worry about carrying that much cash with us.
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We mostly use our credit card. I know what the budget for the vaca is ahead of time and week keep track in general.
However, I keep cash when I sell things or get cash gifts for the purpose of vacations. That cash gets used for 'extra' stuff outside our budget or for supplementing the budget, depending on the size/scope of the vacation and budget. That varies by year and trip. I always keep some of that cash for times when a place doesn't take cards or I take out some ATM cash from the vacation budget for that purpose.
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We mostly road trip for vacations visiting family but what we do is use the debit card for gas and hotels (if needed) and cash for food, fun, souvenirs, etc. Less to monitor on card and keeps our fun/food spending in line
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We prefer cash. I agree we blow through it lol BUT we penny pinch all year vacation is our one week to take a bunch of cash we penny pinched to save and go wild with it.
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this is us!
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We do 40% cash/60% debit. But we know we have X amount in our checking dedicated while on vacation.
Posted 07/02/2013
We normally pay everything in cash.
However in vacation we either do travelers checks and a prepaid debit card. Then we each keep $100 bill buried in each of our wallets.
However in vacation we either do travelers checks and a prepaid debit card. Then we each keep $100 bill buried in each of our wallets.


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As was the case for the iPhone, we all knew it would be just a matter of time before Apple's iPad would get the jailbreak treatment; but maybe not this quickly!
It's been accomplished in a matter of hours beyond the launch by a bunch of cluey folk' from the iPhone Dev Team which gives the ability to bring Cyndia onto the device; an unofficial app distribution system that allows for the installation of titles that Apple won't approve for the App Store.
While this isn't a public release and it will take time for a stable reliable client to come out, it's a clear sign of all the boundary breaking that was inevitably going to take place through the iPad's lifespan.


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Domenico, Hasan, others: Domenico makes a very good suggestion that you use noise measurements from the sun to test the performance of your 2.4G receiving system. Eddy Jespers reported where you can find an article that shows the method for making solar G/T measurements. I recommend that you read that article, then download the Excel spreadsheet [g-t.xls] that I wrote based on this article which will enable you to analyze your system noise temperature [or NF] by making sun noise observations: http://www.setileague.org/software/spreadsh.htm When you have done that you have made your first radio astronomy observation, by the way! A neat QSL for doing this is available from the SETI-League for this accomplishment. See: http://www.setileague.org/awards/qslcard.htm Domenico also refers you to Bob Atkin's, KA1GT, article "Noise Temperature, Antenna Temperature and Sun Noise" published in The ARRL UHF/MICROWAVE EXPERIMENTER'S MANUAL. Bob's articles are good reading on the subject, however there is an error in Bob's noise figure formula on page 7-57. It will give you fits if you are using it to evaluate your system. This article was originally published in QST in the 1980's and the error has escaped correction and been copied often. The problem lies in the third coax cable loss expression T(L3-1). It should be: T*L1*L2/G1*G2*(L3-1). I have a noise figure/MDS Excel spreadsheet [cascade.xls] that computes system noise temp/NF for you: http://www.setileague.org/software/spreadsh.htm Finally, I suspect that readers may want to know what the minimum system {dish gain, NF} will detect sun noise on 2.4G: I ran g-t.xls and found that a G/T = 1.0 produced an observed sun noise 1.5 dB over the "cold" sky background. An antenna gain of 19 dBi [18 inch dish] and a NF of 0.8 dB will produce a G/T of 0.9. If you have a high NF system you will need a much larger dish to see sun noise: A NF of 3 dB and a 4-foot dish [27.8 dBi] produces a G/T of 1.8 and you see 2.6 dB of sun noise. I found that NF> 5dB didn't see much sun noise even using a 4-foot dish! By using g-t.xls you will see that the combination of antenna gain and system NF produces good performance. But certainly we know this from just reading the mail on the bb. You now have a "bag of tools" to analyze your system. I'm burning daylight as I have a rotor and antennas to put up. Later, Ed >From: "i8cvs" <email@example.com> >Hello Hasan, > >Why dont add the received sun noise as a reference of our receiving system ? >Measuring sun/sky and ground/sky noise as described in Bob Atkins,KA1GT >article "Noise Temperature,Antenna Temperature and Sun Noise" is very easy >and this article has been published in The ARRL UHF/MICROWAVE >EXPERIMENTER'S MANUAL > >My system sun/sky (S+N)/N is 5 dB at 2400 MHz and under this conditions i >get the AO40 transponder noise at apogee with at least 3 dB of (S+N)/N or 0 >dB of S/N but normally much more. >If i get a sun noise (S+N)/N=3 dB i must be happy because any increase of >antenna gain or any reduction of the overall receiver noise figure is not >necessary. > >If any of my friend do receive the same sun noise he should be happy to >because under this conditions the ability of my system on receiving weak >AO40 signals cannot be improved. > >If tomorrow i get less of 5 dB of sun/sky noise i must be unhappy and i need >to investigate if the solar flux is decreased or something is wrong with my >antenna or receiver. > >Sun noise test is very simple and is widely used by EME operators to >establish for reference if they are in condition to receive their own echo >off the moon or not only by using an AC voltmeter directly connected to the >receiver audio output. > >73 de i8CVS Domenico > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: hasan schiers <email@example.com> >To: Gary Mayfield <email@example.com>; <email@example.com>; ><firstname.lastname@example.com> >Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 3:29 PM >Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-40 spreadsheet > > >> Hi Gary, >> >> If you have a converter with a good noise figure and adequate gain, as >well >> as an antenna with sufficient gain, you'll do fine. >> >> A 5 dB NF with a 21 dBi linear antenna is not adequate, no matter what a >> person thinks they are hearing. >> >> It isn't about cost, model, or anything else. >> >> On one side we worry about "scaring" people with system requirements too >> high. >> >> On the other side we have alligators. The trick is finding the best middle >> position one can construct. >> >> People can convince themselves of whatever they want to...I've done it >many >> times myself. The one thing that is indisputable is that until you can >hear >> at least a dB or 2 of satellite passband noise at apogee, you haven't hit >> the ideal. Is this required? Of course not. Is it desrable? Yes. How close >> each of us comes to it, will improve the transponder's performance for >> EVERYONE, especially the weaker stations. >> >> It isn't "my NF is better than your NF". If anything, it's "my MDS is >better >> than your MDS", if people must be competitive. The real question is, "Is >my >> MDS good enough?" >> >> How do we determine what is good enough? >> >> Here are some (silly) criteria in rank order: >> >> 1. I hear at least 1 dB of passband noise at apogee with 0 squint. >> 2. I hear nearly every person on the bird, even the weakest stations. >> 3. I hear most everyone, and I sound pretty decent myself. >> 4. I hear only the strongest signals, and I'm OK if I crank the power up >> enough >> 5. I only can get others to copy me if I crank my uplink through the roof. >> 6. I hear a few others, but my signal stinks. >> 7. I trigger Liela when I try to hear myself. >> >> As I've said before, we have been through this situation several times >> before. The rules don't change. The poorer you hear, the more selfish you >> must be in order to use the bird. It's unavoidable. The goal should be to >> hear as well as you possibly can. This provides the maximum benefit to >> everyone. >> >> It doesn't matter how we do it...but it needs to be done. It's not about >> being scared. It's about the nature of receiving weak signals at this >> frequency. We don't help people with a "this will get you by" approach. We >> need to understand what it is the best that can be achieved and how far >> short of it we are. Then investigate how to get there, or as close as >> possible, given our skill, finances, et al. >> >> The nice thing about the tool that Marcus has given us is that we can >plan, >> evaluate and change. ---- Via the amsat-bb mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Posted On Tuesday, May 10, 2011 By Cory Morningstar. Under Politics & Policy Tags: Canada, Editorial
The morning after. A Harper majority. The Canadians who possess the ability and embrace the right to critically analyze the information pumped out by corporate media and corrupt politicians are reeling. It's like a horrific kick - straight into one's gut. A Harper majority begs the question - do Canadians ...
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Patrick Beine is the photographer, that with his company (PA)PHOTO (www.pa-photo.com) took these photos to show the energy and passion of people that love the art of music. The photography is created to show the moments that are able to make us relive the emotions that we felt and we feel when we are part of the music, because of the feeling that it gives us.
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"When boarding last time, there was a long line before crossing over to the ship for the photos. With priority boarding someone put us at the screen, picture snapped, and we boarded. (We said we didn't want a picture but they insisted). So without priority boarding, can we just skip the photo queue or will they make everyone wait in the line?"
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Each day this week we've included a chance of rain in the forecast. Maybe the isolated thunderstorms didn't pop over your hometown, but, we've seen little t-storms develop all week. Today, everyone has a better chance of seeing some activity.
Highs today will reach the mid 80s with scattered thunderstorms, especially this afternoon. As a cold front moves through, t-storms are expected to pop. Some storms will contain heavy rain, a lot of lightning, and small hail. We're not expecting severe weather at this time.
We'll dry out tonight as we lose daytime heating. Overnight lows drop to the upper 50s.
Patchy fog is possible early Friday morning. If you're heading to the track for Carb Day, highs will hit the low 80s. The best part about the forecast (in my opinion), lower humidity!
Saturday, mostly sunny skies and highs low 80s.
Race day we'll see temps hit the low 80s. There's a 20% chance for isolated thunderstorms.
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Typo of the Day for Librarians Box Edler (for Box Elder) Did you think of the tree? While its true that Box Elder is indeed a type of tree native to the central and eastern United States, its also a county in Utah. There, on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, the nations first transcontinental railroad was completed. A joint project by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads encompassing 1,800 miles of track, it took roughly six and a half years to build. Since 1957, this momentous achievement has been commemorated at the Golden Spike National Historic Site, where there are reenactments of the original ceremony joining the two rail lines with (you guessed it) a golden spike. Also on display are replicas of Central Pacific's Jupiter and Union Pacific's No. 119 engines. Box Edler is a typo of low probability with 5 entries in the OhioLink catalog. All occur in title fields for quadrangle maps of Box Elder County. (Utah State Quarter, United States Mint Image) Deb Kulczak Extracted, for AUTOCAT, from Typo of the Day for Librarians at http://librarytypos.blogspot.com/. If you have comments about the words selected, how they are selected, or the way the items are written, please contact Terry Ballard <terryballard@...>. -- *********************************************************************** AUTOCAT quoting guide: http://www.cwu.edu/~dcc/Autocat/copyright.html E-mail AUTOCAT listowners: autocat-request@... Search AUTOCAT archives: http://listserv.syr.edu/archives/autocat.html By posting messages to AUTOCAT, the author does not cede copyright ***********************************************************************


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It is a phenomenon that doesn't occur every day, but as we all know, anything is possible in the big blue ocean. The waters off of the southern tip of South Florida are one area that you wouldn't expect to see a great white shark on a day of diving. However, resident divers have become familiar with a certain great white shark who goes by the name of Katharine.
Just shy of one year ago, the non-profit organization that reaches out globally to research great white sharks and other large apex predators living with a motto of 'educate, inspire and enable', OCEARCH, captured this 2300 pound creature off the waters of Cape Cod and tagged her in order to track her path. This has enabled OCEARCH to keep in tune with Katharine's route over the past year, taking her all the way down the Atlantic eastern seaboard. She has stuck close to the state of Florida and ultimately has begun to move further southward around the Florida Keys, very close to Dry Tortugas National Park and headed to the Gulf of Mexico into warmer waters.
Katharine's restless nature has intrigued scientists. Being able to track her every movement from Cape Cod all the way to the Gulf of Mexico is considered a very historical ocean event.
While finding a great white shark in these waters is uncommon, Katharine is not alone. She has a friend who is just as restless and was also captured and tagged at the same time as Katharine. This great white shark is 1400 pounds and goes by the name of Betsy. She began to investigate the Gulf sooner than Katharine did, being tracked to waters close to Bonita Springs, Florida on the west coast of the state.
OCEARCH seems to be in tune with the ocean conservation initiative. In the near future, the organization is hoping that with the data that they have gathered, they will be able to use the findings to protect the species, their migratory route and the ensuing breeding areas.
Founder of OCEARCH, Chris Fischer, had this to say about what is taking place, "We're defining the range of the white shark. One of the things you have to do to protect these great apex predators is, first, you've got to define the range. And we don't even know what that is."
"We now know that these white sharks are moving all along the eastern and southern coasts of Florida. We just didn't really know that they were doing that all along. The awareness level has skyrocketed," Fischer said.
It is because of organizations such as OCEARCH that progress is being made towards ocean conservation on a more global level.


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Little Orbit Games today revealed the first teaser trailer for its video game inspired by the film "How to Train Your Dragon 2", which will be available in June.
Based on the upcoming Dreamworks film, "How to Train Your Dragon 2", the Torus Games developed video game will allow players to choose from a variety of riders and dragons as they enter dragon flight school. Gamers will complete tournament events, challenging mini-games and training exercises throughout the Isle of Berk, as they embark on a journey to become a formidable dragon rider, alongside the characters from the film.
"How to Train Your Dragon 2", the video game, will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U and 3DS beginning on June 10, 2014. The newly released teaser trailer can be found up top and you can learn more about Little Orbit Games and its other games by visiting the publisher's official site.


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(LOS ANGELES, CA) -- The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is pleased to announce that Falcon Studios has joined the ranks of its Corporate Sponsors.
ASACP always welcomes the support of online adult industry leaders in the fight against child pornography, and according to ASACP Executive Director Joan Irvine, a company like Falcon makes an especially good match for ASACP. "Part of our mandate is to let the public know that those in the online adult industry are not only legitimate, productive business people - but also socially responsible citizens. Falcon is a perfect example. We're really proud to have them on board."
Falcon regularly gives back to the community, donating a portion of its annual profits to a wide range of organizations. These have included groups protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, organizations which provide support to people living with HIV/AIDS, and others that help homeless youth or fight pediatric cancer and autism. Falcon does this work through the Charles M. Holmes Foundation, named for Falcon's late founder, who was a longtime advocate of gay and lesbian rights. The Foundation's charitable works serve as a memorial to Mr. Holmes and continue his long history of serving his community.
"We at Falcon believe that protecting children from adult content on the Internet should be a priority for everyone in our industry," said Todd Montgomery, President and CEO of Falcon Studios. "We are proud to be associated with ASACP and are committed to long-term support of the organization's important mission."
Based in San Francisco, the Falcon Family of Companies produces and distributes award-winning gay erotic content through FalconStudios.com, FalconTV, Falcon Flix, and adult video retailers worldwide. From early classic 8mm loops to feature length award winning productions and on into the digital age, Falcon has remained at the forefront of the gay erotic industry for over 30 years.
Founded in 1996, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP battles child pornography through its CP reporting hotline, and by organizing the efforts of the online adult industry to combat the heinous crime of child sexual abuse.
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Right on schedule, Globe Telecom disclosed the official pricing details of its iPhone 5 postpaid plans and prepaid bundles at almost exactly 12 o'clock this morning.
TechPinas is one of the first tech blogs to get hold of these tables and I'm just happy to share them with you, TP Friends:
Interestingly, Globe iPhone 5 prepaid prices start Php 35,400, which is exactly Php 2,199 less than the price tag of Globe iPhone 4S 16GB with prepaid kit when it launched around this time last year.
As for the postpaid plans and cash-out amounts, well, they remain rather unchanged. I'm seeing practically the same price schedule as that of iPhone 4S in 2011: You can get iPhone5 16GB for free at Plan 2499, the 32GB version at Plan 3799, and 64GB at Plan 5000. The lowest cash-out amount for all variants is still Php 4,800.
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"It appears as though the Bishop may have violated the Criminal Code Act (chapter 29 of Part V; sections 351 to 365) of the Nigerian constitution."
"In spite of Oyedepos best efforts to label the poor girl a witch, the young [girl]insisted that she was not the kind of witch Oyedepo was insinuating and that she was a witch for Jesus.' Of course it may be argued that Jesus does not have a group of followers that are called witches, but this was a girl that had been browbeaten and spat upon by a man who calls himself a bishop, a man who was mentally torturing a wretched religious captive into abasing herself enough to accept being described as a witch.The girl must have been desperately inventive, after a fashion, to come up with the Witch for Jesus fallacy of definition, which I do not think is better or worse that the description of nuns as Brides of Christ.'"
According to a Reuters reporter Alphonso Toweh in Monrovia the capital city of Liberia and the main point of all war in Liberia (the Executed Mansion, the resident of Liberians president) currently Pres. Ellen Johnson ordered her security forces to impose a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the capital Monrovia on Friday the 23 of December two days before Christmas in Liberia.
The Government security forces fired tear gas to disperse thousands of youths rampaging through the city, smashing car windows in protest over late payment by the government for part-time jobs.
"The curfew will remain in place until the situation improves," Information Minister Cletus Sieh said. "The government is deeply concerned about this riot. We have called on the youth to remain calm as we seek ways to pay them."
A Reuters witness said youths were smashing car windows with rocks and tree branches and said several United Nations and police vehicles were damaged.
Tensions have been running high in Liberia since President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf won reelection in a November run-off against her main opposition rival Winston Tubman, who has rejected the outcome as fraudulent.
"We want our money. Ellen must pay our money," said one of the protesters carrying a stone in his hand. "They chop our money. They gave our money to UP partisans," he added referring to Johnson-Sirleaf's ruling party.
Liberia's government has a summer work programme aimed at students and involving manual labour jobs like street cleaning. No details were immediately available about how much it owes in unpaid salaries.
Johnson-Sirleaf was recently named co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts at maintaining stability in the war-scarred country, though deadly violence leading up to her reelection has scuffed her image.
At least two opposition protesters were killed on the eve of the poll after police opened fire with live rounds.
Liberia is among the poorest countries in the world, and its infrastructure remains in ruins after years of civil war that ended in 2003, but it has hopes of using revenues from its vast minerals resources to rebuild.
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I love street art…
Most of the memory on my camera is taken up with photos I've snapped here and there of random posters, painting and other street media. I love walking around a corner and stumbling upon a newly spray painted stencil on the sidewalk or a poster glued to the side of a power box. While I've never spent a ton of time in the big coastal cities of LA or NYC, where the street art scene is really fantastic, I'm still impressed with the amount of diversity beginning to emerge within the Denver street art community.
With all my love of street art and the creativity it puts out in the community, I still had one horrible little stereotype. I'm ashamed to admit it, because I didn't realize it existed until very recently. You see, I still imagined street artists as this rough and tumble ragtag group of guys that were just out to circumvent the law by posting art in illegal places around the city. I know, it's awful that I had such a one dimensional view of street artists, but all of that changed when I opened up my inbox this morning and read an email from bunny M.
If you haven't heard of bunny M, then perhaps you've seen her work plastered on walls around Denver's various neighborhoods. She also did a mural in the Berkeley neighborhood on the side of a building on Tennyson. Her work is fluid and natural. The lines on the illustrations in her art seem to grow organically around the paper creating a beauty you wouldn't expect to see on the alleyway wall of a building in Cap Hill.
When Unseen Denver presented me with the opportunity to ask bunny M a few questions, I was completely thrilled to get the chance. So, I sent her an email with a bunch of questions. The response I got from her completely changed the way I picture street artists, because it was not at all what I expected. It was thoughtful, positive and very uplifting and I feel very fortunate to have been able to talk to her about her art and what inspires her here in Denver as well as her other favorite stomping ground: New York City.
M grew up in Denver and has roots here, but she says it wasn't until she visited NYC in her youth that she realized how much possibility the world held. New York City put a wanderlust in her and ever since then, she's travelled extensively, but has always returned to either Denver or New York. About NYC, she explains, "…it has some mythical magical powers in my mind, and I can't help but be drawn back to that place often."
When it comes to Denver's burgeoning street art community, bunny is excited by the possibilities of a city that's still sort of finding its niche when it comes to street art. Her reasons for displaying her art here in Denver are highly sentimental and closely connected to the fact that this is where she grew up.
"Denver to me is a perfect place for some of my pieces right now," she says. "There are many beautiful walls here, many alleyways full of character; I always have the sentiment of sharing something that is very close to my heart with a place that has afforded me so many wonderful experiences throughout my life thus far."
Like many artists, whether their canvas is stretched across a frame or spanned across a barren wall, bunny M finds her inspiration from nature. When I asked her who some of her influences are, she gave most of the credit to nature saying she enjoyed studying the lines and patterns on plants at close range. It makes sense then that one of the places in Denver where she finds the most inspiration is at the Botanic Gardens. "I adore it there and have spent more afternoons than I can remember drawing and thinking there," M exclaims. "I remember working on a drawing before I moved to NYC, coming back 6 months later, and finding the pen I lost that day right before my move stuck in the cracks of one of my favorite benches there!"
While she may find some of her organic inspiration in the flora and fauna found in Denver, it seems as though she recharges her creative batteries in New York City. "That city has some energy in it that is akin to a star being born, in that all the elements are unstable, changing, influencing one another, and forming something completely new and awe inspiring because of it. Maybe I'm romanticizing [it], but in NYC the work on the streets in general looks less like propaganda to me and more like something released helplessly, and hopelessly, from the unconscious (and I like that)."
While bunny M may be a prolific artist on the streets of Denver and NYC, there are other up and coming artists in Denver. One in particular, Square, is an artist that she has worked with in the past and says she would enjoy working with him again saying, "He is one of the most talented painters I have ever known." As far as other artists she would love to work with on Denver's streets, the anonymous artist that does wheat pastes of polar bears and panthers out of multicolored triangles has piqued her interest.
When it comes to the street art scene in Denver, I agree with bunny when she says, "Denver is ready for the challenge of it, I feel. There are many people living here right now that appreciate the fun in finding something unusual where there used to be nothing out of the ordinary, the breaking away from the sterility and uniformity of an artless city (or at least one where much of the truly modern and new art was kept out of public sight)."
I have to say, to hear an artist encapsulate the way I feel about the Denver street art scene is a pretty wonderful thing. It excites me to think that there are many young artists out there similar to M (perhaps not in style, but in sentiment) who are excited to take Denver and turn it into a city where the alleyways and building walls are a playground for art to inspire and delight the masses and not just the select few who buy a ticket to an art museum.


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Jonathan Quick is returning to the ice on Saturday when the USA hockey team continues their quest for the gold. The Olympic hockey showdown between Team USA and Russia is going to having viewers turning in from every part of the globe. The competition is tough on the ice and that's why fans were on pins and needles before the decision for who would be the USA goalie for the game. According to Yahoo Sports on Friday, Jonathan Quick will start for Team USA against Russia.
The USA hockey game against Russia is the most highly anticipated game of the hockey scheduled preliminary rounds. When it comes to the viewership of the game, with exception of the final game, it's expected to be the most watched. The decision of the starting goalie will no doubt have fans talking about the impact it will make on the decision. Or why the decision was made in the first place.
Whatever the reasoning for the USA team goalie selection, fans are going to be ready to watch the USA hockey players take down the Russian team on the ice. Looking to watch? NBC is offering coverage, but the games will be early in the morning due to the time zone differences.
It is easy for fans watch the match of the United States vs. Russian Federation. On Saturday, February 15 at 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT, the teams will be on the ice. Choices to see the game live include watching online via live stream at NBC Live Extra. Or watch the games via the NBC Sports Live Extra mobile app. If you want to see it on television, there NBCSN for live coverage of the big game!


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Obama To Appoint Berkeley's Maurice Obstfeld to Council of Economic Advisers
President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he will appoint University of California at Berkeley professor Maurice Obstfeld to become a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, bringing a widely cited international economist to the three-member panel.
"As one of the country's leading international macroeconomists and an all-around versatile economic thinker, Maury will make a critical contribution to the president's continued efforts to increase growth and expand opportunity," CEA Chairman Jason Furman said.
Mr. Obstfeld is set to replace Jim Stock, who will return to Harvard University in July.
"Jim has been an intellectual force in the administration's work on energy and climate policy, and was integral in helping craft the single biggest climate action of the president's second term — the E.P.A.'s proposed rule limiting carbon emissions from power plants, which was released just yesterday," said White House adviser John Podesta.


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This week on a new episode of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Teresa Guidice was seen giving her daughter Gia an amazing ring for her thirteen birthday. It was gorgeous and looked like a really big diamond ring. Now reports are coming out that it wasn't what it appeared. On Tuesday, The Hollywood Gossip shared that this ring was fake and it was all staged.
Here is what a close source to the situation had to say, "The diamond ring had been given to Teresa about a year ago by a jeweler in New Jersey. Teresa wanted to give Gia the ring on camera to give publicity to the jeweler." It is just one source saying this so far.
When she gave the ring to Gia, she explained that her mother gave it to her. Teresa made it sound like it was a really big deal. Gia said it was really pretty and teased that it wouldn't fit her sausage fingers, but then she was able to get it on her hand. It seemed like a really nice ring and full of diamonds. Joe and Teresa acted really happy to give it to her.
So far Teresa Giudice is not speaking out about this ring. Hopefully she will say something soon. Once she hears about the reports, she will probably be on social networks saying that this is not true at all. If it is real ring from her family, there is no reason for her to not speak out. Now if she did fake the scene then Teresa might just decide to ignore this entire thing and hope it just goes away soon.
She has been on Twitter, but not about this at all. Her recent tweets are pretty much just promoting things. If she talks, that will probably be where it is at and fans should be watching.
You can see Teresa and her daughter Gia Giudice on new episodes of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey." They air on Sunday night on Bravo. This has been a great season full of drama and there should be a lot more about their legal problems coming soon.


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|I'm a poet who occasionally draws.
daughter's dishonorit's not the preparationdaughter's dishonor by LatchkeyGirl
or the base we'll be calling home
that shrieks in my head like chased prey
but the sound of trees dropping fruit
and losing leaves.
what a scream.
nothing's perfect,
but what could be worse than this?
my old man, the old man,
not wise, or grown, just old.
no kind words any more for me,
the seeds you sowed between us
grow strong in the hot black sun.
I won't live like you have,
a youthful buck on the side of the road
for months, rotting.
atrophy's your middle name, right?
but promptness is ours
and it will take less than 48 hours all told
for me to disappear from your life,
even if I crawl away,
plucking pins and needles and bits of eggshell from my feet.
I'll remember this
with the clarity of a child's memory,
and a new name I can use to forget yours.
moving ondear you, little white friend,moving on by LatchkeyGirl
would that life were easier,
would that finding comfort in your arms
was a real answer instead of a distraction.
when your superman dons his monochrome,
hides in his fortress, is his own kryptonite,
you lay in bed and wonder
why do I even read comic books anymore
packing my suitcase, get out the back Jack,
a sort of mourning without death,
I was an orphan before the death of my parents
I was always staring up at this ceiling, from day one
I have so much hope for new beginnings
even if as my life is starting, yours is ending
your loss will be as a leaf in autumn,
your body the mulch that feed's next summer's green
so many days I spent in a haze of childhood
the cells have died and I'm a new beast
running and jumping and flying and chancing -
until I finally curl up, in my home, in the ground.
promiseI have heaps of lover's sighspromise by LatchkeyGirl
you hand me in the dark
sincerely whispered.
They carry me through the day
and I wake up with a genuine reason -
a rope I pull myself on
that leads into our future.
But I want to know,
were you serious?
I'll throw myself into our life -
but if you meant it,
stars and stars and stars.
Bone dust, sugar.
I know the feeling,
so I can't say anything
but kiss your face and hold your hand.
When your train comes,
I'm on it, babe.
We'll be together forever.


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A glimmer of hope for an economic recovery has given way to a maddeningly slow rate of growth in 2012. "As investors watch their timelines diminish, they can be tempted to panic and make decisions based on emotions," says Don Worthington, CEO of National Penn Wealth Management (NPWM).
NPWM focuses on creating confident investors. "Our clients tell us they are most concerned about maintaining their quality of life during retirement, funding major obligations and preserving wealth. Taking large risks with their investments doesn't match their financial goals," explains Worthington, whose group develops and implements time-tested wealth strategies that address the unique needs of each client. "Balancing risk versus reward hinges on our understanding of the client's situation and preferences. Ongoing face-to-face meetings and regular reviews give us the best opportunity to meet their expectations throughout their entire life cycle, from wealth building and distribution to retirement."
"As we build long-term relationships, we develop the level of trust with clients that allows us to coordinate many aspects of their financial lives and impact multiple generations," says Linda La Vay, Senior Vice President of National Penn Investors Trust Company (NPITC), part of NPWM.
La Vay recently began working with a client – a newlywed expecting her first child – who had unexpectedly inherited a substantial sum. The woman's accountant recommended National Penn. La Vay's team established an investment portfolio designed to achieve the client's objectives, then assembled a team of advisors, attorneys and other professionals to minimize the tax burden and pave a path to transfer assets to the next generation.
In the months ahead, the family tapped into many National Penn resources. A part of National Penn Bancshares, Inc., an $8.4 billion bank holding company, National Penn Wealth Management offers private banking, trust, investment management, health care and other insurance services, and retirement planning. The client was so impressed with National Penn's personal approach she recommended the firm to her father. He moved his assets to NPITC and, with the assistance from its advisors, began addressing his estate planning and low-cost-basis stock issues.
National Penn can measure its success by rankings, such as its listing as #15 among Forbes' 2012 Best Banks in America (up from #33 in 2011) and its recognition as a "5-Star Superior" bank by Bauer Financial, Inc. for six consecutive quarters.* But Worthington is more likely to point to stories like this one to demonstrate the company's strength. "We were referred to the family by an accountant in the community. In turn, the woman referred us to her father. We don't take that level of trust for granted."
* Based on capital quality, asset quality and other factors.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Newly acquired Portland Timbers forward Jose Adolfo Valencia will be sidelined for 6-to-12 months following knee surgery.
Valencia, son of former Colombia national team star Adolfo Valencia, had damaged cartilage in his left knee repaired Monday by team director of medicine Dr. Jonathan E. Greenleaf.
The Timbers said Friday it was uncertain when Valencia was hurt and said they amended the original terms of the loan agreement reached in December with Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe. Under the reworked deal, he will not count as a young designated player.
He will rehabilitate in Portland while on the Timbers' disabled list.


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Fort Angrignon
Boulevard des Trinitaires / rue Lacroix, Montreal, QC
514-872-3816 Télécopieur: 514-768-4757 | Site web | Email
Fort Angrignon's challenging and educational obstacle courses will make for a memorable day.
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|Parcs et jardins
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|Chèque, Interac
|Quartier |
|Montréal et environs, Lasalle/Lachine
|Mon-Fri: 9AM-3:30PM & 4PM to midnight, Sat-Sun: 10AM-11:30PM & 12PM-2:30PM & 3PM-5:30PM
Profil Dernière mise-à-jour: 01 mai 2008
Located in the charming Angrignon Park, at the south-western point of the Island of Montreal, Fort Angrignon offers an original program of entertainment during which kids, teens and whole families can share in the fun. Challenge your friends to a friendly competition. You'll be laughing until your sides hurt while attempting to complete a bunch of tasks. You'll spend an exhilarating day in the dynamic, feverish, and exciting atmosphere that is Fort Angrignon.
May the Best One Win!
Do you want to see what you're capable of? Do you want to stretch your limits and try something new? Or maybe you simply want to get rid of all the stress you've built up. Then throw yourself into the challenges of the Fort, where labyrinths and climbing games will test your physical and intellectual strengths. For example, don your helmet and get ready to climb, reach and traverse a lively obstacle course. You'll desperately search for the correct path through the six stages of the labyrinth.
Create Your Own Event
Come celebrate a family member's birthday, organize a corporate event that will go down in the books, challenge your friend to a few competitions or take a field trip to this educational and recreational environment. With a team of highly skilled monitors and hosts, a bunch of unique activities, and a safe environment, it is not surprising that Fort Angrignon has such a great reputation!


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The 2009-2010 ski and snowboard season winds down this weekend at Copper Mountain with Part 2 of Copper's Sunsation celebration featuring free, live music. Headliners include Steel Pulse, Perpetual Groove and Los Lonely Boys, in addition to BC/DC, Pato Banton & The Now Generation, and The White Buffalo - all set to appear April 16 - 18.
In conjunction with the final weekend of Sunsation, don't miss the Finals of the Red Bull 1976 Games, April 16 and 17. The Red Bull 1976 Games brings the games back to Colorado with competitions that include Snowbladecross & Old School Air, plus an award for most outrageous costume and team mojo.
Visit the Copper Sunsation website for a full schedule, deals, pictures and samples of this year's music sponsored by Coors Light, Vitamin Water, Snickers, Jägermeister, KSMT and Westword.
Copper announces $6M in capital improvements for 2010-2011 season
For the hardcore snowsport enthusiasts among us, it's never too early to start thinking about next season. Copper Mountain's new owner, POWDR Corp, believes in delivering customer-focused improvements that enhance the on-mountain experience for skiers and snowboarders. With that business philosophy in play, Copper has announced more snowmaking for the 2010-2011 season, providing better early season coverage for race camps, training, and skiers and riders who are incapable of waiting for Mother Nature to do her job. This 25% increase in snowmaking capacity will be spread throughout the mountain, with new systems being installed in the Timberline area, adding significant intermediate terrain earlier in the season.
Copper is also planning a 40% increase in free parking in an expanded Corn Lot. Additional parking in Union Creek will add easy access to the beginner area and to Ski and Ride School programs. The improvements won't end in 2011. According to Copper Mountain President and General Manager Gary Rodgers, "The focus on infrastructure enhancements sets the stage for future on-mountain improvements."


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2008 Research Summary
Towards A Balanced Exercise Program: Tracking Free Weight Exercises
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Keng-hao Chang, Mike Chen and John F. Canny
Weight training, in addition to aerobic exercises, is an important component of a balanced exercise program. However, mechanisms for tracking free weight exercises have not yet been explored. In this paper, we study methods that automatically recognize what type of exercise you are doing and how many repetitions you have done so far. We incorporated a three-axis accelerometer into a workout glove to track hand movements and put another accelerometer on a user's waist to track body posture. To recognize types of exercises, we tried two methods: a Naïve Bayes Classifier and Hidden Markov Models. To count repetitions we developed and tested two algorithms: a peak counting algorithm and a method using the Viterbi algorithm with a Hidden Markov Model. Our experimental results showed overall recognition accuracy of around 90% over nine different exercises, and overall miscount rate of around 5%. We believe that the promising results will potentially contribute to the vision of a digital personal trainer, create a new experience for exercising, and enable physical and psychological well-being.
Figure 1: Experimental setup: 3-axis accelerometers on gloves


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Check out Jen's pics from Episode 4 of The Stash!
Phish at MSG - 12.31.12
Jen makes it to the rail at MSG.
A stagehand clears away some of the garden games that were on The Garden's floor prior to Phish's NY
Rusted Root checking out Cannabis Cup winner The Loud.
Rusted Root performing at NYC's newest venue, Stage 48.
Rusted Root's latest effort, The Movement, with a special dedication.
Rusted Root's setlist from Stage 48 - 01.01.13
Jen poses with her new logo!
Check out Jen's pics from Episode 4 of The Stash!
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Fans of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" may have already had their first glimpse of the next Beverly Hills housewife. As reported by Wetpaint Entertainment on Thursday, March 20, a woman's audition tape for the show has come to light.
The woman auditioning for the show is Elly Schneider, wife of former "Dukes of Hazzard" star John Schneider. While they're still technically married, however, it seems that they're separated as she lives apart from him in a Santa Monica condo. For her audition, which is posted up on the website for all to see and was actually filmed by John, Elly gives a tour of her condo and talks about their four kids.
While Elly's interested in the role, it seems that she hasn't watched the show much. During her audition, she repeatedly gets the name of the show wrong, alternating between "Beverly Hills Housewives" and "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
Producers are looking for one or two woman to join the show for next season. Unfortunately for newcomers Joyce Giraud and Carlton Gebbia, they're reportedly on the chopping block because producers don't feel as if they have developed a strong enough connection to the show and its fan base.
What do you think of the audition tape? Do you think Elly Schneider has any chance of being a Beverly Hills housewife?
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Friday's ed news:
1. How the federal government is taking over education [2].
2. A Tennessee lawmaker introduces Parent Trigger legislation [3].
3. A South Carolina lawmaker re-introduces voucher and education tax credit legislation [4].
4. The Spokane school district is adoptng fuzzy math curriculum [5] because of the Common Core.
5. A law school professor insists on equal education, which means eliminating all private and home schools [6].
6. Testing will be a major Common Core obstacle [7].
7. One set of top-performing charter schools explicitly teaches American history, culture, and values [8].
8. View a comprehensive guide to U.S. school choice [9]programs.
9. Kansas's House approves a bill that would forbid teachers unions from using paycheck donations for politics [10].
10. Ahead of a re-election campaign, Florida's governor proposes $2,500 raises for every teacher [11].
Thursday's ed news:
1. School choice could save Texas billions [12].
2. Missouri's governor wants charter schools [13] in the state, and the legislature just voted to give it to him [14].
3. Colleges are overproducing elementary teachers [15], an Education Week analysis finds.
4. A frustrated Wisconsin teacher quits the public school "sausage factory" to start his own school kids can attend because of vouchers [16].
5. The Common Core means a literature teacher of the year whose students consistently score high is now on professional probation [17].
6. Teacher pensions are crushing [18] education spending, says Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett.
7. The majority of Utahns believe teachers should allow to carry guns in school [19].
8. The Texas House zeroes out funding [20] for standardized tests.
9. View a map of prospective Chicago school closings [21].
10. Will testing kill the Common Core [7]?
Wednesday's ed news:
1. How to get better teachers [22].
2. A Massachusetts school board wants the state to replace the Common Core [23] with its previous, better standards.
3. Employees in Ohio's largest school district have been found changing grades [24] some 5,300 times.
4. Can you teach kids to persevere [25]?
5. Virginia's largest teachers union supports Gov. McDonnell's proposed teacher reforms [26], but affiliate unions object.
6. What are Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's plans for education [27]? Voucher supporters [28] gear up.
7. Pennsylvania lawmakers want right-to-work [29], which ends forced unionization.
8. Kansas's governor wants more money for early literacy [30].
9. An Oregon lawmaker wants to keep public pension records secret [31].
10. Arizonans join the Common Core debate [32].
Tuesday's ed news:
1. The national graduation rate [33] is 79 percent in four years, the highest since 1976.
2. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer proposes funding K-12 schools [34]not by attendance, but by performance.
3. A Florida mom pays for a security guard [35] at her child's public school.
4. Michigan is one of the top states for charter school performance [36].
5. More kids are being diagnosed with ADHD [37].
6. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad tells the legislature to pass his changes to teacher prep and pay first [38], then he'll talk more money for schools.
7. Congress is not likely to get much of anything done at all, and that includes move on a series of education laws set to expire [39].
8. Christo Rey Catholic schools fund themselves through students' jobs [40].
9. Boston considers ending student busing to create court-mandated percentages of races at schools in favor of letting kids attend school nearer home [41].
10. Virginia's teachers union supports a proposal [42] to lengthen the time to tenure and shorten contract disputes.
Monday's ed news:
1. Wisconsin's Republican Senate leader will block a voucher expansion [43] unless voters approve the measure directly.
2. Federal rulemakers have relaxed school lunch limits [44].
3. Federal preschool program Head Start is an utter waste [45] and should be replaced by vouchers, writes the Brookings Institution's Russ Whitehurst. President Obama plans to propose universal preschool [46] despite Head Start's failings.
4. President Obama's safety proposals [47] could undermine instruction.
5. A federal appeals court upholds Wisconsin's Act 10 [48] 'in its entirety.'
6. Idaho reconsiders the Common Core [49].
7. The healthcare law means adjunct profs, who comprise 70 percent of college faculty, are getting their hours and pay cut [50].
8. Mississippi's Senate passes a bill to allow charter schools [51] in the state.
9. Researchers counter Diane Ravitch's claims Milwaukee vouchers [52] haven't helped students.
10. The new Common Core tests will measure synthesis and investigation [53].
For last week's School Reform News roundup, click here. [54]
[55]For other top-notch school reform news selections, visit:
- The Ed Fly [56]
- ChoiceMedia.tv [57]
- The Friedman Flyer [58]
Image by Mo Riza [59].