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Secondary Sources: 'Chained CPI,' The Fiscal Cliff And The Damage Done, Why Aren't Mortgage Rates Lower?
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
-Chained CPI: CQ Roll Call's David Harrison explains why Republicans are looking to use a new inflation index, called "chained CPI," to adjust Social Security benefits for changes in costs of living. (The short answer: It saves a lot of money.) Democrats oppose it, but the White House, before the latest budget wranglings, had warmed up to the proposal even though it'd mean lower payments to seniors. "According to the Congressional Budget Office, moving to the chained CPI would save $112 billion over 10 years by reducing the growth in Social Security benefits paid to retirees and people with work-related disabilities. Another $72 billion would come from new revenue because a lower inflation rate is likely to move many households more easily into higher tax brackets, which are pegged to inflation."
-The Fiscal Cliff and the Damage Done: The Wall Street Journal's Sudeep Reddy discusses why, even if the fiscal cliff is averted, some of the damage to the U.S. economy may already have been done. "Consumer confidence and stock prices have sagged and could continue sliding. Households and investors could pull back more if lawmakers fail to reach any agreement, or one that leaves in place several measures that would curb economic growth in 2013. The latest negotiations resemble the 2011 debt-ceiling fight, which showed how 11th-hour deal making can cause serious trouble. Then, despite an agreement, the economy and markets faltered as the world outside Washington focused on the implications of an ugly process … Today, the economy would take a more direct hit from some combination of tax increases and spending cuts that appear likely to occur with or without a deal. And while economists say a recession could ensue if lawmakers fail to reach a deal, even a patchwork solution would leave enough issues unresolved to exert a substantial drag on the economy, weighing on corporate profits and the stock market. The depth of the current fight also points to the possibility of another damaging experience when Washington turns early in the new year to raising the government's borrowing limit of $16.4 trillion."
-Why Aren't Mortgage Rates Even Lower?: Andreas Fuster and David Lucca at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ask why mortgage rates aren't even lower given everything the Fed is doing to push them down. "As of mid-December, the average thirty-year fixed-rate mortgage was near its historic low of about 3.3 percent, or half its level in August 2007 when financial turmoil began. However, yield declines in the mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) market, where bundles of mortgage loans are sold to investors, have been even more dramatic. In fact, all else equal, had these declines passed through to loan rates one-for-one, the average mortgage rate would now be around 2.6 percent." There are several possible reasons. One candidate the New York Fed has discussed recently is that "lenders' pricing power appears to have increased over the past couple of years, especially on refinancing loans. For example, we document how rates on refinancing loans, in particular those under the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), have been higher than those on purchase loans, for which the market appears to be more competitive. We also note, however, that originators' capacity constraints are likely the key driver behind the currently elevated profit levels. The chart below plots the OPUC measure [Originator Profits and Unmeasured Costs] against the mortgage application volume index from the Mortgage Bankers Association. OPUCs tend to increase whenever application volume rises rapidly … a likely interpretation of this relationship is that in such times, lenders can't handle all the demand they would get if they lowered rates further, and thus they keep their offered rates high."


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July 06, 2011
DOE Forms New Partnerships to Support Manufacturing Job Training
The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies sees a potential for using a DOE educational platform to help high school and college students prepare for promising careers in manufacturing.
DOE announced June 29 a series of new manufacturing job training partnerships using DOE's National Training and Education Resource (NTER). DOE will be partnering with the Manufacturing Institute, the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies, and Macomb Community College outside of Detroit, Michigan. The program will provide students with highly interactive and engaging materials in a variety of science, technology, engineering, and math areas, as well as virtual technician training. Partners can access resources available through NTER, an open-source, Web-based, interactive learning environment.
NTER is an integration platform that brings together information technologies to support education, training, and workforce development. By providing a central access point for educational resources, the tool will help lower the costs and reduce the time it takes to develop, share, customize and update online learning materials. It also allows instructors to create interactive 3-D scenarios and virtual environments for training that can be customized for a particular lesson or skill. It is currently being used to deliver energy efficiency training.
DOE will provide information technology tools and technical support to each of the organizations, which will allow them to upgrade their existing curricula and create new immersive learning experiences. The partner organizations will leverage the NTER platform in a variety of ways. For example, the Manufacturing Institute will use NTER as a cutting-edge vehicle to earn manufacturing credentials that are accepted across state lines. The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies is also exploring opportunities to integrate NTER into its programs nationwide. And on campus, Macomb Community College will use NTER to enhance several of its electric vehicle-oriented courses. See the DOE press release and the NTER website.

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Abel Delgado: I guess the best place to always begin with these sort of things is (duh) at the beginning. Can you go over your background, where you were born and your musical influences growing up?
Pablo Batista: My parents are from Puerto Rico. They came over to the United States in 1954. My father came from Puerto Rico to work at Bethlehem Steel. My mother came to Bethlehem looking for work as well, she was working in a factory and actually, my parents met in Bethlehem, PA (this is a small town about 60 miles from Philadelphia). I was born and raised there. I didn't speak much English, Spanish was my first language, and as a little boy I was always banging on garbage cans, test tubes, pencils. In second grade I got smacked by the teacher for playing with my pencils on the desk...that's when I knew [I had] an uncontrollable rage to play.
AD: What kind of music did you listen to growing up?
PB: Earth, Wind and Fire, Tavares, the OJ's, the Dovells. I was able to single out the percussion in all of these groups. But my love was the Latin stuff. I always had a deep burning desire to go into the root and I got heavy into the New York salsa, Barretto, Mongo SantamarÌa.
My father...he knew this man by the name of Miguel Candia, who actually grew up with Mãeñgue who was Giovanni's [Giovanni Hidalgo] father, and he was one of the people that was instrumental in teaching Giovanni as a kid. My father met him and said, "Look, my son's interested in playing," and I went to his crib, we became real cool friends, and he was my first teacher.
AD: How old were you at that time?
PB: I was about 9 or 10. By 11 or 12 I was out gigging.
AD: Who did you play with?
PB: I was in this little salsa band...and then I started playing R&B and got into some rock and reggae bands.
AD: So these were local bands in Bethlehem?
PB: Absolutely...there was a really nice little circuit. [By that time] I was...listening to Steely Dan, Santana...I would listen to a lot of Paulhino Da Costa, who was a West Coast Brazilian percussionist, and Ralph McDonald's another huge influence. I was listening to how these cats would do records. I learned Ralph's style in and out on conga drums, because he had maybe three or four grooves that he would play and they were great, they locked. Those two percussionists were basically my education in pop, R&B, and jazz.
AD: So you played from 9 or 10 through high school, you're gigging with a bunch of different bands, take me through the rest of the progression as you get out of high school...
PB: Well, I graduated from high school... and ended up coming to Temple University (in Philadelphia), where I received my bachelor's degree in 1985. But I was still playing.
When I graduated, Grover Washington was producing this artist, her name was Jean Carnes. A friend of mine gave Jean Carnes' manager a tape (of Pablo playing). Grover...called me up to audition for him. So I did and he said, "Come back tomorrow, you're on the record." I recorded two or three cuts on the record, including "Closer than Close," and it was a hit. From there...a producer in Philadelphia named Nick Martinelli was producing a whole bunch of folks, including a young singer named Regina Belle. It was her first record, which was called All By Myself. So I jumped on that. Then I did some stuff with Billy Preston, Gladys Knight and the Pips...at the same time, I also started working with Phyllis Hyman...then I started working with Diane Reeves, it kind of snowballed.
I was also constantly trying to get an audition with Jeffrey Osborne, because I really loved his music. They didn't want to give me the audition cause I was in Philly, they wanted an L.A. cat, but I convinced them to give me a shot. I got the gig.
AD: Your trajectory seems different from a lot of the other congueros that have come up. You sort of took an "American" kind of trajectory in that sense as opposed to a strictly Latin kind of trajectory. Was this for commercial reasons?
PB: Well man, it was survival. Because I'm gonna tell you, it was hard to make a living playing salsa or Latin music. I was just going where people were calling. I would get frustrated a lot of times 'cause I wouldn't get a chance to really stretch out and play hard, but I was playing what the music required. I would play these gigs and come home and put on Irakere, Barretto, Rubén Blades. It's kind of like a dual personality I had going on, and I still do.
Around 1991 I got a phone call from Jeffrey Osborne kind of releasing me from the band. He said, "Listen, I need for you to move to L.A. If not, I can't really afford it (flying Pablo out to L.A.) And I had just bought my house, I just had my son, he was just born. So I had to leave that band, I was like on skid row for a minute. And then one day I got a phone call from Grover and he said, "Listen, would you like to join the band?" So, needless to say, I was like, "Yo, let's hit it."
At that time, I was teaching at AMLA (Asociación de Músicos Latinoamericanos, a Latin musicians organization in Philadelphia that promotes Latin music through music lessons and concerts). I also did some research and won some grants and I went to Cuba and started studying, "post-graduate" kind of work with cats like Changuito. I also spent quite a bit of time with Anga and Pello el Afrokan, who I became very close with. I also studied with one of my favorites, Roberto Vizcaíno, who I think is a world-class teacher/performer.
AD: What else were you doing at this time? I guess this places us around the early 90's or so, into the mid-90's.
PB: Pretty much I worked with Grover, [jazz bassist] Charles Fambrough and a few other artists. Later, as time went on, I did this little jazz festival where we opened up for Manny Oquendo and Libre. They saw me and they dug me and they asked me to join the band. That's been more recently, the last 2 1/2 years.
AD: Has it been difficult basing yourself in Philadelphia to keep your career going?
PB: It's extremely difficult because there's not a lot of gigs...there's only a couple gigs coming out of here, so you gotta really be almost the best at your game in Philly so that you can get the one or two gigs that do exist here, and I've been able to try to keep myself together and keep studying.
AD: How come you stayed instead of going off to New York or L.A., one of the bigger centers?
PB: Well, one of the reasons is I have a home here, as you can see, and my son, and I'm married now, plus the fact that in Philadelphia I work all the time, I'm constantly busy in Philly. In New York, that wouldn't be the case, it's so competitive, so saturated with musicians, but I think that no matter where I'm at, I can work. But I'm really busy in Philadelphia. That's one of the reasons why it's made it difficult for me to leave.
AD: In terms of your Libre gig, I know Jimmy Bosch calls it the "school of Mannny Oquendo." What have you been learning at that particular school?
PB: I call it the University of Libre. That's what I call it. What have I learned? Wow. The importance of simplicity and pocket. You know, playing in the pocket. I've also learned to respect the tradition of Latin music and the integrity that Manny has been able to uphold for over 25 years.
AD: I know that you're heavy into the Cuban folklore, but I'm curious about a lot of the aspects of the Puerto Rican folklore that you've also studied. For instance, are there a lot of variations of bomba?
PB: Yeah, there's, there's definitely a bunch of different styles, for instance: yubá, holandés, siká, orientá...that's what people fail to realize, you know. The folklore in Puerto Rico is just as rich and beautiful as anywhere in the world. It oftentimes gets ignored or overlooked because of the richness of the Afro-Cuban folklore traditions. I don't want that to happen.
AD: Let's talk about this record that you came out with (Ancestral Call: The Messenger) that, more than anything, is a Latin jazz record. I'm curious to see as to why you picked that particular style of music to explore in coming out with your first record.
PB: What a lot of people don't realize is that there are different styles of Latin jazz.. What I did with this project is try to encompass styles that I've always loved and I dug. I'm Puerto Rican, but I love rumba. A piece of my heart is also Cuban, so I embraced that, I embraced my culture, and I embraced American jazz. It's characteristic of who I am.
AD: I thought it interesting, too, that on this recording when it came time to record more traditional forms of Latin music, that you picked bomba ("Cerraron la Factoría") and plena ("El Numerito").
PB: I don't hear a whole lot of bomba and plena coming out, and I felt the need to do it. The bomba tune is actually a semi-autobiographical in that it talks about "cerraron la factoría", and basically, what we're talking about is about the closing of Bethlehem Steel. Back in the day, my father and my friends' fathers were able to go out and make a living. By the time my generation came up, Bethlehem Steel was closing.
It was very intentional (for him to record these kinds of songs), because as you know, this music traditionally was a form of reporting what was going on in the town, depicting what was going on at the time...it was social commentary.
AD: Were you worried about doing the standard like "Afro-Blue." I mean, it's a tune that Mongo Santamaría composed and performed and he's a giant in percussion. Other jazz artists have covered it, but they're not percussionists. Now you do a version of it. Was it intimidating or difficult to play this kind of a tune, which will always be associated with a legend of the drums?
PB: No, not at all. I'm pretty confident in what I do. I never heard it done in abaku· before. And I did all the percussion parts to it...I arranged it, coming from abakuá to the Puerto Rican Afro rhythm of yubá...I felt that it would treat the song with the respect and the integrity of the tradition of Mongo Santamaría.
AD: Not to get off track here, but I am very curious. What is yubá?
PB: Yubá is a bomba rhythm that is one of the few rhythms in Puerto Rico that's in 3/4 time, which is basically half of 6/8. I learned it from doing research and listening to records by la familia Cepeda. They played it on barriles, which are expensive and hard to find in the U.S. The barriles give bomba a whole different sound, a different timbre. They're kind of like a cross between a conga and a djembe and use goat skin.
AD: How would you describe your own particular style and approach to conga drumming, to differentiate yourself from, let's say, Patato, or Giovanni, or the other great congueros out there?
PB: I have total respect and admiration for all these guys, and I got a chance to hang with some of them, including Giovanni and Jerry (González). They've been extremely receptive and warm as human beings. I like to play what some of those cats played, but I have to have my own identity, and so, you might hear me quoting a little Patato, a little bit of Giovanni, a little bit of Jerry, but ultimately, you're gonna hear some other stuff, because I study cats, but not with the obsessiveness of playing like them. Because what makes Pablo Batista Pablo Batista are all my experiences in America, in my life, and listening to and studying a whole range of cats. I love playing five congas, I love playing melodic stuff, and I love the speed...and I like coming up with my own grooves.
AD: The last tune was one of my favorite tunes on the album, was "El Callejón de los Rumberos", composed by Calixto Callava. Before we rolled tape, you told me you got the inspiration to do this tune and include it on the album from hanging out with Yoruba Andabo in Cuba, who also does this tune.
PB: Absolutely, they did it, I love the song, I love the lyrics, and you know, it's kind of like an acknowledgement of their kindness. I tried to put a little twist in it, do it a little differently...I did a batá rumba thing, but then I switched it to iyesá in a solo, something that Changuito taught me, and then I...put another coro on the end of it, just to make it real fun and switch it up a little bit.
AD: To wrap this thing up, it's important to talk about your direction with this particular project. You as the artist have taken control of this project, as opposed to the record company doing it. Not too many other people have done that. I think the only ones that are really trying would be The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, who's trying to sell his music via the Internet, and maybe Public Enemy, people like that who are trying to take the record companies out of the equation. In your case I think circumstances seemed to have forced your hand (Note: the company that originally issued Pablo's album went under, so he's marketing it himself with his own label, Slap Hard Records) but I'm curious to hear what you think about this whole situation?
PB: These are really interesting times witih the Internet and modernization of life. Artists can take a little more control of their careers and get themselves out there...without having the support of this huge machine, which basically says, "Yeah, you can record this, but you can't do this." They actually tried to do that with me on this project. They didn't want me to do any Batá stuff, they didn't want me to have any canto to Eleguá. When things start getting a little nervous. As an artist, I said, "Look, man, this is part of what I am, this is part of the music, these are the parts of the tradition," and i just want to treat them with the integrity they deserve.


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MINNEAPOLIS -- Hunter Pence isn't from Minnesota. He has played only six major league games in the Twin Cities. Nevertheless, Tuesday's All-Star game is something of a homecoming for the Giants right fielder.
Pence's father, Howard, was born and raised in a small town in south-central Minnesota, farming country hard by the Iowa border. When he was in his early 20s, he moved to Texas for the oil business, but many of the Pence clan remain in southern Minnesota. And thanks to Hunter's hot first half, a good chunk of them will be at Target Field this week.
"There was a lot of pressure on me to get here, even though that's out of my control," Pence said. "They were like, 'We would love for you to be there! It's in Minnesota!' As soon as it was announced a couple of years ago, they told me about it."
Pence was planning to see his grandmother on his trip back "home," but he wasn't sure how many relatives would be in the stands Tuesday night.
"A ton -- I had my dad take care of it because it's all his family. I was focused on the games against the Diamondbacks and Oakland when that happened, so I just got him and our traveling secretary and he took care of all of that. To me, it's too hard to focus on organizing all that and baseball at the same time."


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Walsh University will sponsor its second annual Catholic Schools Week national student photo contest.
Catholic high school students nationwide are invited to submit a photo that best captures what Catholic education means to them. A panel of judges will select the photo that best embraces the spirit of Catholic Schools Week, which is Jan. 26-Feb. 1.
The winning photo will be part of a 2015 marketing campaign that celebrates Catholic Schools Week. The winning student submission will receive $500. Two runners-up will receive $250 each. In addition, the school with the winning photograph will be presented with a $500 grant to be used for programming.
The 2013 contest saw more than 100 entries from a 10-state area.
Photos may be submitted Jan. 27 through April 1. Winners will be announced April 15.
For detailed rules and submission information visit www.walsh.edu/csw
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'Side Effects,' 'Identity Thief': Review Revue
This week at the multiplex, we've got a woman on the edge ("Side Effects," starring Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum); a shameless fraudster ("Identity Thief," starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman), and some hotshot pilots ("Top Gun: An IMAX 3D Experience," starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer). Find out what the critics have to say on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Side Effects"
Steven Soderbergh claims that "Side Effects" will be the last theatrical film he directs. Critics say that if that's the case, he's crafted a heck of a swan song in this sleek, mysterious thriller. Rooney Mara stars as a young woman suffering from depression after her husband (Channing Tatum) is released from prison. She turns to a psychiatrist (Jude Law) who prescribes her an antidepressant that he's being paid to pitch, but soon she's reeling from the drug's adverse effects. "Side Effects" is Certified Fresh at 84 percent on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer; check out some of the reviews here:
Fresh: "Steven Soderbergh's elegantly coiled puzzler spins a tale of clinical depression and psychiatric malpractice into an absorbing, cunningly unpredictable entertainment." — Justin Chang, Variety
Fresh: "While the plot may be predictable (and more than a little preposterous) in retrospect, Mr. Soderbergh handles it brilliantly, serving notice once again that he is a crackerjack genre technician." — A.O. Scott, New York Times
Fresh: "['Side Effects'] provides a minor but distinct kind of cinematic pleasure: the joy of sitting back and letting a master manipulator mess with your head." — Dana Stevens, Slate.com
Rotten: "The emotional depths of the film's first half get bludgeoned by the simplistically lurid twists and turns, which hinge on some egregiously homophobic stereotypes that Soderbergh's clinical touch fails to complicate." — Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
"Identity Thief"
Melissa McCarthy has established herself as a scene-stealing supporting player, and critics say in "Identity Thief" she proves she has the goods to be a leading lady. Unfortunately, they also say she and co-star Jason Bateman can't save the film from its rambling, aimless script. McCarthy stars as an identity thief whose posh lifestyle is being financed by a financial services drone (Bateman), who tracks her down but soon finds himself in over his head. "Identity Thief" is currently at 27 percent on the Tomatometer; here's what some of the critics are saying:
Rotten: "'Identity Thief' is mostly noteworthy for reminding us that McCarthy's talents can, indeed, carry a comedy. It's too bad that it had to be this one." — Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten: "McCarthy gets bashed about like a Stooge, and she bashes back with riotous abandon. Sadly, the rest of the movie is a shambles." — Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
Rotten: "The contrived setup doesn't make much sense, and the movie throws in far too many extraneous antagonists and dead-end plot detours, none of which are entertaining." — Josh Bell, Las Vegas Weekly
Fresh: "'Identity Thief' is not a great movie. But it is a great vehicle for two terrific actors who drape themselves in material perfectly tailored to them." — Jon Niccum, Kansas City Star
"Top Gun: An IMAX 3D Experience"
Upon its release in 1986, "Top Gun" was a massive success, one that made Tom Cruise a superstar, spawned a hit soundtrack, and inspired an uptick in enlistments into the Navy. It's getting an IMAX 3D rerelease this week, so a new generation can see what all the fuss was about. Suffice to say, the critics were largely split, with many praising the film's aerial footage while finding its characters to be pretty one-dimensional. "Top Gun" is currently at 52 percent on the Tomatometer; here are some of the reviews:
Rotten: "The dogfights are absolutely the best since Clint Eastwood's electrifying aerial scenes in 'Firefox.' But look out for the scenes where the people talk to one another." — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten: "Every moment is hyped for maximum visual and visceral impact, but [Director Tony] Scott doesn't display the slightest bit of interest (or belief) in the actual characters and situations." — Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh: "There are elements that hold up — especially Cruise's blinding charisma. The aerial scenes are still thrilling, and perfectly suited to a giant screen. Everything else? Well, that depends on how nostalgic you're feeling." — Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh: "The aerial sequences in Top Gun are as thrilling — while remaining coherent — as any ever put on film." — Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
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Five boys and girls hockey players from Sleepy Eye were recently rewarded for hockey achievements from this past season.
Two boys from Sleepy Eye were awarded at the New Ulm Eagles boys hockey banquet on March 7 at the New Ulm Golf and Country Club.
Sophomore Brandon Helget was selected to the All-South Central Conference boys hockey team, while senior Mitch Neid received the "hard hat" award, which is given to a senior who works the hardest every day.
There are also three girls from Sleepy Eye who were recently selected to the girls hockey All-Conference team. Juniors Alexa Weiss and Miranda McMullen were named to the All-South Central Conference girls hockey team, while senior Alexa Fischer earned honorable mention.
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SACRAMENTO -- California's schools chief on Tuesday called for sweeping changes in the standardized tests that measure student achievement, dispensing for the most part with multiple choice questions in favor of more rigorous, thought-provoking exams.
As part of an overhaul of the state's curriculum standards, the STAR tests familiar to every parent and student would be transformed in two years with requirements for in-depth essays and projects that students will complete on computers. The changes proposed by state Superintendent Tom Torlakson go far beyond the tests themselves, impacting how teachers teach and how students learn.
While Torlakson's proposal must be approved by the governor and Legislature, it is almost certain to be adopted in some form. It aligns the state's instruction and testing with a recently-adopted set of Common Core State Standards for curriculum that are being phased in now by some school districts, with required implementation by 2014-15. Those standards seek to deepen learning by, for example, requiring students to read informational texts as well as fiction and dig deeper into mathematical concepts as well as memorizing tables.
"Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-bubble tests alone simply cannot do the job anymore, and it's time for California to move forward with assessments that measure the real-world skills our students need to be ready for a career and for college," said Torlakson, a former teacher in East Bay schools. "As a teacher, what's most exciting is that these new tests will serve as models for the kind of high-quality teaching and learning we want in every classroom every day."
California's Standardized Testing and Reporting, or STAR, tests are administered to every public school student beginning in the second grade. The test results are used to rank the state's schools, determining which ones need to bolster their instruction and, in some cases, which ones will get extra money or need different leadership to perform better. But the multiple-choice-only tests have long been criticized for forcing teachers to focus on dull lesson plans heavy on rote memorization.
In response to the new Common Core standards, some teachers are already changing the ways they present lessons by asking more open-ended questions that encourage students to think for themselves. The revised tests are the next step.
Todd Gaviglio, principal of Spangler Elementary in Milpitas, welcomed both the revised curriculum and the new testing regimen.
"It will be hugely better than what we have," he said. Gaviglio said the new curriculum allows teachers to cover subjects in greater depth rather than glossing over some skills because they were required to touch on every area. Gaviglio also likes the quicker turnaround between taking the test and receiving results. "It won't be stale data," he said, adding that last year, schools didn't receive spring STAR results until October.
But clearly change will be hard.
Guy Moore, president of the teachers' union in Contra Costa County's Mt. Diablo school district, said he supports the concept of diving deeper into subjects instead of glossing over the surface but worries that teachers haven't been given enough information about how the tests are expected to change their classroom instruction.
"Right now, it's all a big question mark in terms of what it's going to mean," he said. "I wonder what's behind taking this huge leap when we don't have funds. To say the tests are going to happen in two years and everybody's got to jump through all these hoops, it's putting a lot of anxiety on teachers."
Torlakson's other recommendations include:
The state should no longer reward rote memorization of facts, said David Rattray, senior vice president of Education and Workforce Development for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
"We're moving toward a time when students are going to be assessed on whether they understand what's being taught," he said.
Staff writer Sharon Noguchi contributed to this report. Theresa Harrington covers education. Reach her at 925-945-4764 or email@example.com. Follow her at Twitter.com/tunedtotheresa.
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Less commonly, the ankle rolls inward and the foot outward in an eversion injury, damaging the ligaments at the inside of the ankle.
The high ankle sprain is the least common. It can happen when the foot is forced to rotate toward the outside (away from the other foot), or when the foot is planted so it can't move and the leg is rotated toward the inside.
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Kelly Macdonald is the voice of Merida in this animated Middle Ages fantasy about a Scottish princess who defies her parents' wishes to get married and winds up battling baddies to save her family.
It's nice to have a strong girl at the center of a Pixar movie -- an unfortunate rarity. More unfortunate is that this film doesn't match up to the high bar set by its predecessors.
Macdonald does a fine job, as does the very funny Billy Connolly as her over-the-top father. But that intangible and precious Pixar spark is missing. It checks all of the boxes for what should make for a classic but to no avail. So lower your expectations to what you would hold for a normal Disney film and you'll be satisfied.
The standard near-death experiences found in most kids movies makes this best for tykes at least 5 years old. (PG: Peril and rude humor). 1 hour and 33 minutes.
Ratings (out of 4 stars):
Overall: 2½ stars
Kids: 3 stars
Teens: 2 stars
Adults: 2½ stars
Seniors: 3 stars
Should you watch it? Yes -- solid but unmemorable, cartoon for kids.
"Rock of Ages"
Who wouldn't love a cinematic love letter to 1980s music, complete with a shirtless Tom Cruise prancing about as a boozy rock god? But sadly, this isn't a behind the scenes look at the music scene from the last generation the way "Almost Famous" was. It's not even funny, like "Spinal Tap." Sadly, this is simply a filmed version of the inexplicably popular Broadway play of the same name.
There are few things that I dislike more than Broadway musicals (off-Broadway musicals, perhaps) and seeing one on film doesn't make it any better.
The classic 1980s songs are not by the original artists, but are Broadway-ized remakes that grate on the nerves.
The uncompelling plot involves the fully loaded Cruise performing at a struggling L.A. club that the mayor's wife is campaigning to close because of its sinful nature. There are romantic subplots, scheming agents and lots of big hair -- all of which are overacted with misguided direction.
While there is no real nudity, sex is omnipresent, so best for "Glee" loving teens and up. (PG-13: Sexual themes and language). 2 hours and 3 minutes.
Ratings (out of 4 stars):
Overall: 1½ stars
Kids: N/A
Teens: 2 stars
Adults: 1½ stars
Seniors: 1 star
Should you watch it? No -- unimaginative rock musical hits a false note.
"Arthur Christmas"
Parents stocking up on Christmas-themed videos to watch while their kids are on winter break will run across this animated offering. It's not life-altering, but it will give you and your kids a few chuckles.
James McAvoy is the voice of Arthur, Santa's well-meaning but incompetent son, who heads off on a grand misadventure trying to deliver a child's missing present on Christmas Eve.
Very silly, in a cute way, and fine for kids 5 years old and up. (PG: Mild peril and rude humor). 1 hour and 37 minutes.
Ratings (out of 4 stars):
Overall: 2½ stars
Kids: 3 stars
Teens: 1½ stars
Adults: 2 stars
Seniors: 2 stars
Should you watch it? Yes -- standard-fare Christmas cartoon that's good enough.
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Keystone Science School and the Girl Scouts of Summit County make a dynamic team. This spring marks the fifth time that the two organizations are teaming up to create an educational, informative camp for Girl Scout participants.
In March, Keystone Science School held its Wild and Wacky Weather Camp, a 24-hour experience during which the girls learned about Colorado microclimates, weather and the importance of snow in Summit County.
The Wild and Wacky Weather Camp was the first in a four-part camp series, made possible by funding from The Summit Foundation and the Copper Environmental Foundation.
"The collaborative programming will educate the girls on the environmental impact of human life and how we can reduce this impact," said Cricket Hawkins, membership manager for the mountain communities, which include Lake, Summit, Grand, Jackson, Routt and Eagle counties.
For example, one section of the weather camp focused on snow and what it means to Summit County, beyond its immediate effect on skiing and tourism.
"What we were trying to also teach them is the value of snow melt in providing water," said Hawkins, connecting snow melt to water in lakes and for use by plants and animals as well.
Other camp activities included weather prediction and a hands-on demonstration of the science school's weather station.
In addition to teaching, the camp series is meant to go hand-in-hand with the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, aiding the participants as they move forward to pursue and achieve the Girl Scout "highest awards" and honors. These are the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, representing the highest level of award a Girl Scout can earn.
"The Girl Scout Leadership Experience ensures that girls are learning new skills, they are discovering more about themselves and the world and they're connecting with others in their community by taking action to make the world a better place," Hawkins said. "This provided a hands-on opportunity for them to learn a little bit about environmental issues on a local level. Ultimately our Girl Scout Leadership Experience helps them on the global level as well, so this camp was one camp in a series."
The next camp in the series will occur in April, with participation extended to Daisies, the youngest group, grades kindergarten to first, in addition to the second- through seventh-graders that attended the weather camp. The older girls, in sixth and seventh grades, will have the opportunity to assist the adult education staff and instructors as a way to improve and practice their leadership skills.
"We're combining our Girl Scout Leadership Experience and curriculum with Keystone Science School's environmental curriculum to provide practical environmental education to the girls of Summit County," Hawkins said.
The camp series also assists the girls in going through the "It's your Planet - Love it" journey program, for which they earn badges and move closer to their "highest awards" goals. Each girl works individually toward her badges and personal achievements.
"They will develop a sustainable set of positive environmental values," Hawkins said, "and they will be able to demonstrate those values through their individual badge work."
Working with the Keystone Science School has been very helpful for the girls, Hawkins said. "They are a fabulous resource."


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The first group of riders in the LTD Motorcycle Tour entered Montevideo about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The seventh annual LTD ride is dedicated to the memory of Sgt. Jesse Lhotka, 1st Lt. Jason Timmerman and Staff Sgt. David Day, who were killed in Iraq Feb. 21, 2005. There were 670 bikers and riders who registered for the ride, which started and finished in Appleton. (Staff photo by Bruce Olson)
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Member photos of the day from the month of April
"Down time stretch" (photo by Dan Ra)
"My boys had a lot of fun on Early Season Teal opener. Oldest son shot his first limit. Had to take a pic with a buddy's new pup once we got
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"Major after a solid retrieve in the Louisiana Marsh" (photo by Steve Blount)
"Opening Early Goose season 2010 Rend Lake." (photo by Donald Kalahar)
"Benelli working hard." (photo by Kelly Hequembourg)
"First Water Training Session" (photo by Randall Lady)
"Mallard drake portrait" (photo by Tom Reichner)
"Snapped this picture of my boys and Abby Lynn while out on the Platte River." (photo by Brent Gale)
"Suzy, Tundra Swan retrieve, Currituck sound, North Carolina" (photo by Trevor Carpenter)
"Brothers" (photo by Wayne Steele)
0 "Walking out to get a early morning duck." (photo by John Baranello)
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So what's everyone doing tonight?
Basketball game, anyone?
We start our look into all things Devils and Huskies (Gypsum, girls at 6 and boys at 7:30 p.m.) with bipartisan greetings.
• First off, all good thoughts to Battle Mountain coach Tom Padilla, whose mother passed away last week. Welcome back, Coach.
• Eagle Valley's Ayren Hart is out of the hospital, and recovering from rhabdomyolysis. That mouthful - I just cut and paste it, people - means that No. 35's kidneys and liver weren't doing the right things, but they're doing better, and so is Ayren and the rest of Pates family.
• So that takes us to our first question of the evening, "How do the Devils play without Mr. Hart?" The answer, kids, is, "Just like you did against Delta on Saturday." Travis Edgar and Ryan Werner, the twins - sorry, you're both big, blond and Travis wears red shoes and Ryan blue - you've got to own the paint tonight for Eagle Valley to win.
• In matters paint-like, Battle Mountain's Jimmy O'Rourke returns to action tonight. First off, I'm tired of talking to Jimmy. (All soccer season, Jimmy was in a boot, so I think I talked to him more than coach David Cope.) On a game-related note, this gives the Huskies a much needed presence underneath the glass.
Even with O'Rourke back for Battle Mountain, the Devils have the edge on the glass. (I call them as I see them - sorry, black and gold.) Can Huskies like Jack Kamby and Alex Banegas and others "play big?" This is important. Height is good for rebounding and lay-ins. But you don't need to be 6-foot-6 to rebound. Good position does the trick as well.
• Backcourt: Good fun here with two veteran point guards. In the first meeting up in Edwards, the Huskies wanted to take away the shot, particularly the 3, from Juan Baca, and that didn't happen. Meanwhile, all those in home white will keep their eye on Baca's opposite, Joe LyBarger. Eagle Valley knows No. 23 can take over a game. Eagle Valley did win in December, 66-51, but LyBarger led everyone with 18 points.
Oh, yes, as far as the backcourt goes, Eagle Valley's Sam Lounsberry to the white courtesy phone.
• Clear the benches ... Devils coach Jim Bair can go deep here even without Hart. Tanner Harris got the start against Delta, replacing Hart, but that still leaves guys like Alan Caraveo, Jordon Hudspeth, Noah Ejnes and Sam Boyd, and Eagle Valley can go further.
Meanwhile, Amadou Dath, Cody Brown and Owen Riley have provided the Huskies with quality minutes.
• By the way, not that the seniors need reminding, but Eagle Valley leads the series, 4-3, dating back to their freshmen years.
• Freud's keys for both teams: Huskies, stop turning over the ball. We're past the point in the season when that's something that can still be fixed. It needs to be fixed now. Devils, what team's going to show up? You've been driving me (and probably Bair) crazy with this. There are times you look like you don't give a hoot and times you look like you can make a run in the playoffs. The latter would be better.
• Not that we're scoreboard watching, but we are: Delta at Glenwood, tonight, the Panthers are better, but both the Huskies and Devils know the delights of playing in Glenwood. Steamboat at Palisade ... Yep, Palisade at Steamboat would be better for an upset, but the Sailors have the ability to rock anyone to sleep with their defense. ... Rifle at Summit: The Bears should win, but that's what Delta thought, too.
• OK, to the girls game. Let's remember that Eagle Valley didn't exactly walk all over Battle Mountain in Round 1 back in December. The Devils won, 36-28. Eagle Valley is really in a must-win situation to snag second place in the Slope. Eagle Valley has to break out of the pack against the likes of Rifle, Palisade and Glenwood.
• As for the Battle Mountain girls team, let's face it. No one outside of your locker room thinks that you can win tonight. That's OK. Games aren't decided on expectations. You win this game tonight and it will make your season.
• See you all down in Gypsum.
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A Hannibal woman was left with minor injuries following a two-vehicle accident in Marion County Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the mishap happened at 3:07 p.m. on Route W at Veterans Elementary School.
A 2002 Chrysler Sebring, driven by 24-year-old Sarah E. Wallace of Hannibal, was stopped attempting to make a left turn when it was struck from behind by a 1999 Ford Escort operated by 16-year-old Rachel E. Rawlings of Hannibal.
Wallace was taken by a private vehicle to Hannibal Regional Hospital.
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Reid Looks for GOP Votes on Jobless Benefits
By Thomas Catan and Janet Hook
WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday that he was hopeful that five Republican senators would join Democrats this week to revive a program of expanded benefits for the long-term unemployed.
But he could name only one GOP senator who was prepared to cross party lines: Dean Heller of Nevada, who is co-sponsoring the legislation.
"Dean Heller is not some maverick that is out spewing socialism," Mr. Reid said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "He is really a conservative person.… Hopefully we can get four more Republicans."
The expanded benefits program lapsed last month. The Senate could vote as soon as Monday on a plan to revive it for three months. Even if supporters find the 60 Senate votes needed to overcome a procedural hurdle, it is unclear that the House would take up the measure.
Nearly five million long-term unemployed people will lose benefits over the course of the year unless Congress revives the program, said Gene Sperling, director of the White House's National Economic Council.
Many Republicans in Congress have opposed the extension, arguing that it hinders the jobless from actively seeking work and that the extra federal spending isn't paid for with offsetting cuts elsewhere. "The fact is, these giveaway programs, these government programs, don't create one job," Rep. Matt Salmon (R., Ariz.) said Sunday on CBS.
Many Republicans also say that the program was intended as a response to the recession and has been renewed several times, but that a further renewal isn't merited.
Some Republican lawmakers seem open to extending the benefits, as long as Democrats agree to cut other spending or regulations on business.
"I'm not opposed to unemployment insurance; I am opposed to having it without paying for it," Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said Sunday on the ABC program "This Week."
He added: "I do think, though, that the longer you have it, that it does provide some disincentive to work."
Mr. Sperling, speaking on CNN's "State of the Union,'' sought to emphasize that the benefits go only to people who are actively seeking jobs. He said there are three applicants for every job opening.
He vowed a "full-court press" to build support for the expanded benefits, in what's shaping-up to be one of the first big political battles of 2014.
"We have to be a country committed to leaving no one behind in this recovery," he said.
Mr. Sperling said that the government could consider dropping the financial crisis program when the unemployment rate approached 6%, a full percentage point lower than it is today.


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By Rowena Coetsee
BRENTWOOD -- A familiar face in the Brentwood Union School District four years ago, Dana Eaton's busy getting back up to speed as he counts down to the start of another school year.
As the district's new top administrator, he's set aside dozens of 15-minute slots -- 36 in all -- for parents and anyone else who wants to bend his ear during what he calls his "campaign of listening."
Eaton, who returned to Brentwood Union on July 2 after leaving his principal's job for a superintendency in Tracy, wants to get a handle on what's changed during his absence as well as what the public wants from the district.
"This community long has expected to be involved in the school district, and so it's critical that I understand what they think is a priority for (it)," he said.
Some of those who have trickled into his office wanted to talk about problems they had with a principal last year or get help enrolling their child in a different school; others had questions about special education, the curriculum for gifted students, and how Eaton planned to keep parents in the loop.
Although he says he would have reached out even if Brentwood Union hadn't triggered a firestorm of criticism earlier this year over its handling of a student abuse case, the sessions have been a chance for stakeholders to meet a superintendent who considers honesty and openness a hallmark of his communication style.
"That's who I am as a person," said Eaton, 42.
Initiating conversation is part of his approach as well: Upon assuming the leadership of Pioneer Elementary, Eaton called as many parents of incoming students as he could find to introduce himself and share his plans for the new school.
"That told me that this was a very, very special person we had," said former Superintendent Doug Adams.
Eaton says he returned because Brentwood's home. Then, too, with an 8- and 11-year-old in the district, he points out that he has a vested interest in schools' performances.
But he acknowledges that he's rejoining an administration that has left many parents with lingering doubts about its commitment to disciplining and reporting employees who mistreat students.
"I know that trust has been lost," Eaton said. "It takes a really long time to build and it shatters in minutes. I'm under no illusion that it will be rebuilt overnight."
For now, however, he's thinking about Wednesday's board meeting where he'll describe his short-term goals.
Over the next two months he'll also visit city council meetings and attend community events to solicit opinions on Brentwood Union's performance and what the district should focus on. Eaton then will return to the board in late September with recommendations on the priorities it should adopt.
Staying in touch with teachers and students is one of his goals; Eaton hopes to visit each classroom on Brentwood Union's 11 campuses once a month.
"My goal is to make sure I know the district well," he said.
One benefit of this hands-on tactic is that he can see for himself any problems that have cropped up -- and can nip them in the bud -- rather than hearing about them for the first time only after they've escalated.
"I think one of the biggest mistakes leaders make is waiting until the problem walks through their door," Eaton said.
He neither micromanages nor subscribes to a top-down management approach, he said, something Tony Destro discovered when Eaton, then-principal of Pioneer Elementary, left it up to the brand-new teacher to decide with a colleague what field trips they'd take.
And when Destro floated the idea of a weekly rewards system acknowledging youngsters for behaving and doing their homework, Eaton encouraged him to run with it.
He also included Destro among those charged with determining who would receive the title Teacher of the Year.
"He values other people's opinions -- even first-year teachers'," Destro said.
When it's up to Eaton to call the shots, he makes a point of involving teachers in the discussion if they'll be affected significantly.
Adams has seen Eaton's egalitarian methods firsthand: "He doesn't come in and say these are my demands," he said.
Those who are in the classroom every day have the expertise to weigh in on matters such as which textbooks the district should buy or what kind of training they need, Eaton reasons.
It's better to take the time involving the right people at the outset than having to correct problems that can arise later because the information they had wasn't taken into account, he said.
And that doesn't mean only consulting yes-men, Eaton added.
"Surrounding yourself with people who agree with you all the time is a dangerous thing," he said, explaining that those who challenge him when he's wrong can be instrumental in helping him arrive at the best decision.
But even when there's no consensus, at least others will understand his reasoning because they were part of the process, Eaton said.
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Alex Smith finds himself in familiar territory: Unsure if he's still the 49ers quarterback. Smith spoke with reporters Wednesday for the first time in a week, a span in which post-concussion symptoms returned and thus forced Colin Kaepernick into Smith's role as the 49ers' winning quarterback.
Here is what Smith had to say (transcript courtesy of colleague Tim Kawakami):
Q: How are you feeling right now—as far as getting cleared to play?
SMITH: Still in the process of being cleared to go back out and practice. Going to be out there in the (black) jersey and just start the process again, kind of continue.
Q: Do you expect to be cleared?
SMITH: I feel good, I feel really good. So yeah, I'm kind of expecting things to go really well. Still those steps to go through, though.
Q: But a week ago you said you felt good then, too.
SMITH: Yeah, I felt good. Just didn't work out, didn't get cleared. But feeling better, definitely feeling better.
Q: Did you experience symptoms over the weekend?
SMITH: You know, I tried to push it and went out and practiced and, you know, it just wasn't right. And doctors didn't end up clearing me.
Q: Was it a headache?
SMITH: I'm not going to get into the symptoms that were going on. Just tried to push it early in the week and still some lingering things.
Q: Was the final hurdle getting to a contact practice?
SMITH: I know a big deal has been made of that. For me as a quarterback, you get out there, you have to have a little contact with the helmet on and get banged around a little bit. But it's not a huge thing.
Q: It never got to that point last week?
SMITH: No, we never did that, no.
Q: Harbaugh just said it could be a week-to-week decision or maybe even two QBs in a game... Your reaction?
SMITH: Any time the next guy steps up and plays well, it's a good thing for the team. Let's not get this wrong. If this were any other position, it's a great thing. Now, does it complicate things for me and Colin, I mean, yeah. The quarterback position gets a lot of attention. A lot's going to get written and talked about, this guy or that. There's only one ball. There's only one guy who can be under center. It's part of the deal. But this is a good thing for this team. This is a good problem. Those are decisions for Coach. It's his position. We just play football.
Q: Do you think you're competing with Kaepernick for the job now?
SMITH: I feel like I'm trying to get back healthy and go out there and prove that I can play and part of that it just getting cleared. That's kind of where I'm at right now.
Q: You're having the best statistical season of your career. Would you expect to be the starter when you're healthy?
SMITH: I guess you don't expect anything. I mean, this is the nature of the game. Next guy steps up and plays well, that's part of the deal in this game. Competition is part of it as well. So don't know what's going to happen.
Q: Were you surprised Harbaugh left this topic open on Monday and then again today?
SMITH: No. Once again, that's his call. Colin played great, stepped up and played really well. On a big stage vs. a good defense. Like I said, it comes with the territory.
Q: You said it complicates things with you and Colin? How has that been?
SMITH: Just all this stuff. He and I have talked quite a few times since then. In my opinion, if you can't be happy for your teammate's success you're playing the wrong sport—go play tennis or golf or something. That's ridiculous, I think. That doesn't belong in team sports, in my opinion. So, like I said, it's the quarterback position. It gets a lot of attention. We're going to get talked about. But it's important that it doesn't come in here.
Q: The 49ers used a high pick to draft Kaepernick and obviously like him a lot. Did you sort of expect something like this might be coming?
SMITH: He's a good player, yeah. I knew what he was potentially capable of, for sure. I mean, he's shown it out here on the practice field, he's shown it in the preseason, he's shown it when he's gotten his opportunities. Yeah, that's always the case—high draft pick or not. Ultimately the decision came down to me and my health and was I OK. Didn't feel like it was something to tough through, can't really tough out something like that. Ultimately the doctors didn't clear me.
Q: How important is it for a QB to know during the week that he's going to be the starter and the dividing of practice?
SMITH: Of reps? The reps are obviously important through the week. I don't think you live and die by them by any means. But yeah, it's a part of the deal. We've always done a good job here of splitting reps up throughout the week, as far as starter and back-up goes. It's part of it. We'll see how it goes this week.
Q: Can you reflect on that Saints playoff game—for both teams, is there heightened significance to this game?
SMITH: Yeah, no question, they're a hot team, been playing really well the last few weeks, they're on a roll. They get a little chance at revenge, get us back in their place. I think everybody that watched that game remembers it. And certainly us that took part in it—I know that. It was a physical game, it was back and forth, some talking going on out there on the field. I'm sure it's in the back of their heads, I'm sure they remember it and the chance to get us on their turf.
Q: They've probably been looking forward to this game for a while.
SMITH: Yeah, I knew when the schedule came out it was something I looked at, when we were playing them, and down there at their place. So I'm sure it was the same for them.
Q: At the end of 2010, you were in and out of the line-up withTroySmith...
SMITH: Yeah.
Q: Do you look back on that and maybe that helps you in this situation?
SMITH: Yeah, I've been in a few of these, you know? And they're all different. You know, I think the great thing is obviously the character of this locker room. We've got great character in the quarterback room, too. Chance to really kind of be different and set a great example for the team—us. It's not easy, it can be complicated, but this is a good problem for the 49ers, it's a good problem for us as a team. It's not a bad thing. There's only one ball, though. That's what makes it tough, so we'll see how it goes.
Q: Were there things that Colin did Monday that were especially impressive to you?
SMITH: I think just going out there and, for me, on a big stage, good defense that really has kind of over-powered some offenses the weeks prior, just going out there and attacking was the biggest thing for a young quarterback, sometimes. To get out there and to get timid or not to be aggressive. For him to get out there and really cut it loose, it was a good thing to see.


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Obama's Wishful Thinking on Green Energy
From The Washington Times
By Paul Driessen
Wishful thinking guides today's federal energy policymakers. The Obama administration is now exploring ways to exert control over hydraulic fracturing technology that has increased U.S. petroleum production — despite federal leasing and drilling delays and moratoriums — even though the states have successfully regulated the practice for decades.
The administration lavishes billions of taxpayer dollars on sun, wind, wave, algae and cornfield energy that they hype and hope will replace fossil fuels. They ignore health and environmental laws in order to green-light these favored technologies, overlooking killed birds and bats, the impact to scenic and wildlife habitats, and harm to people's well-being from wind turbines, rising energy costs and high unemployment resulting from their actions.
Other policies tilt the playing field against sources they fear and loathe, especially hydrocarbons that provide 83 percent of all U.S. energy, versus 2 percent for biofuel and 1.4 percent for wind and solar.
Whereas renewable energy schemes and scams require tens of billions in annual taxpayer and consumer subsidies, hydrocarbons generate millions of jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars annually in royalties, taxes and economic activity. Yet the administration continues to throw senseless obstacles in the path of fossil fuel production and hinder proposals for a pipeline that would carry Canadian oil to American refineries.
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Cops: New Bride Shoved Husband Over Cliff
(NEWSER) – A Montana newlywed turned herself into a widow just eight days into her marriage by pushing her husband off a cliff in Glacier National Park, police say. Jordan Linn Graham, 22, has told investigators that she argued with Cody Johnson, 25, while they walking on a steep hiking trail, and when he tried to grab her arm as she walked away, "she pushed Johnson with both hands in the back and as a result, he fell face first off the cliff," reports the Missoulian.
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What to Watch For: Pens vs. Leafs
Wednesday, 03.13.2013 / 11:00 AM ET / Features
By Sam Kasan
PENGUINS (19-8-0) vs. LEAFS (15-11-1)
WHEN: March 14, 2013 - 7:00 p.m. | WHERE: Air Canada Centre
WATCH: ROOT SPORTS | LISTEN: Penguins Radio 24/7, 105.9 FM
The Penguins travel to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs for the second time in six days. Pittsburgh pulled out a 5-4 shootout victory March 9 and is looking to leave the Air Canada Centre with another two points Thursday night.
The Leafs have proven to be a tough matchup for the Penguins this season. Their speed through the neutral zone and skill up front has proven difficult for Pittsburgh to contain. The Leafs triumphed at CONSOL Energy Center, 5-2, back on Jan. 23, and they came back from 3-1 and 4-2 deficits to force a shootout last Saturday.
Toronto has been one of the bigger surprises in the NHL this season. Head coach Randy Carlyle has instilled strong fundamentals into the team, and they're getting results. The Leafs are currently fifth (tied) in the Eastern Conference as of Wednesday and could snap their eight-year playoff drought if they keep rolling.
The Leafs offense has been led by rookie Nazem Kadri. The seventh-overall selection in the 2009 NHL Draft is tied for the team lead with 25 points (11G-14A) on the season, and has been their most consistent scoring threat. Kadri, 22, had his seven-game scoring streak snapped by Pittsburgh in their previous matchup. During that stretch he posted six goals – including a hat trick against the NY Islanders – and 11 points. He's gone pointless in his last two games, so he may be due to get back on the scoresheet.
James van Riemsdyk leads the club with 14 goals. He's a big body and constant presence at the net. Phil Kessel hasn't been filling the net with his usual regularity – only nine goals on the year – but he has been setting up scores. He leads the team with 16 assists, and is tied for the team scoring lead at 25 points. Kessel potted two goals against the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday night, so he's heating up.
The Leafs blue line is led by captain Dion Phaneuf. The 6-foot-3, 214-pound defenseman has 15 points and 77 hits on the season. Mr. Elisha Cuthbert has logged a lot of minutes for his club, leading the way with 25:58 per game.
Perhaps the biggest improvement for the Leafs this season has been the play between the pipes. James Reimer and Ben Scrivens have both have performed well when given the opportunity. Reimer has a 9-4-1 record with a .916 save percentage. While Reimer was sidelined with an injury, Scrivens proved himself capable of handling the load and Toronto didn't miss a beat. Reimer allowed four goals to Winnipeg before being pulled Tuesday night. He'll be looking to bounce back against the Penguins if he gets the start.
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The Maple Leafs were looking for a little more punch in their offense during the offseason. So they traded away defenseman Luke Schenn to Philadelphia for James van Riemsdyk. Van Riemsdyk was the second-overall pick in the 2007 NHL Draft by the Flyers, but never seemed to fulfill his massive potential in Philadelphia. Toronto is hoping a change of scenery will make a difference. So far, so good as van Riemsdyk leads the team in goals (14) and appears to be energized with his new team. He's notorious for crashing the Penguins' net, something he did with regularity during his time as a Philadelphia Flyer. "JVR" scored three goals in two games against Pittsburgh this season, and would love to add to that total Thursday night.
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TexasChainsaw 3D bills itself as a direct sequel to the original 1974 The TexasChain Saw Massacre. As this is the seventh film in the series that can be avery confusing claim. The Texas ChainsawMassacre already has an official sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, released in 1986 and evendirected by the writer/director of the original, Tobe Hooper. Next thefranchise rights went to New Line who released Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3. Despite the subtitle,this film ignores the events of the second film and places itself as an�unofficial� follow up to TCM. After that came Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, finally released byColumbia pictures after sitting on a shelf for years. Allegedly, it was only distributedto cash in on the appearances of Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey, whowere becoming famous at the time. Again part 4 disavowed the existence of parts2 and 3, bringing the count of direct follow-ups to the first film to three.
Thereboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacreand its own prequel, The Texas ChainsawMassacre: the Beginning can be completely discounted because they recreatean entirely new chronology, borrowing elements from the original. Both thesefilms were produced by Michael Bay�s Platinum Dunes. After The Beginning grossed less than half the amount of its predecessor;PD announced that they would not produce a third sequel. Finally, the franchiserights were purchased by Lionsgate (the house of Saw) who now bring us directsequel number four.<>>
Thistime the filmmakers have taken the term direct sequel literally; picking upmoments after TCM left off with the police showing up at the Sawyer farm. Thehouse, the yard, and almost every other physical detail are painstakinglyrecreated. The Sawyers have called in more kin with shotguns and a standoff ensues.Gunnar Hansen, who played Leatherface in the original, has a cameo as BossSawyer and Bill Moseley (Choptop Sawyer from TCM part 2) fills in for thedeceased Jim Siedow as the cook Drayton Sawyer. This piece of recasting is thefirst slightly jarring moment of the film because it feels like a reenactment inan episode of �Unsolved Mysteries�; something is not quite right, butunsettlingly familiar. <>>
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Editor's note: This the second story in a two-part series about Zino's in Edwards. Visit www.vaildaily.com to read the first installment.
Nick Haley, co-owner and executive chef at Zino Ristorante in the Riverwalk at Edwards, delights in making pizzas. Although it is technically baking, Haley calls it "cooking by building." And what Haley and pizzaiolo Ryan Bowne do at Zino is build a variety of pizzas worthy of any Neapolitan pizzeria.
Most restaurant kitchens are truly in the back of the house, hidden from diners. But in restaurants such as Larkspur, Splendido and Zino, the fast pace of the hot line is in plain view. Only a few times have I been granted the opportunity to work on the line during service. It's the heart and soul of the kitchen once diners arrive, and it's not a great place for rookies like me. But I've held my own. At Zino, I received my biggest challenge: going behind the scenes - in plain view of diners - to work as a pizzaiola at the prominent wood-fire oven at the end of the hot line.
Once introduced, Haley asked if I was "ready to spin some pizzas?" Spin pizzas? As in tossing in the air, praying the dough will come down on my fists, not my face, spinning? Well, sort of, as you'll see. Willing to try anything at least once, I happily followed him to the kitchen. I knew this was one of those special learning moments I could share with readers.
This winter, Haley, who rightfully considers his pizzas "the real deal," decided to revamp his pizza dough recipe to the more traditional Neapolitan method. Dough is prepared daily from Abiga starter (yeast, flour, water) and 00 flour. Next comes a 24-hour fermentation. The fermentation makes the signature bubbles that char during baking bigger and easier to control. Charring is a good thing, and diners shouldn't consider that a defect worthy of returning the pizza to the kitchen. It's authentic!
The dough is cut and then shaped into balls, carefully placed in a container, covered and placed in the pizza station's chiller until needed. The clicking sound of the printer spitting out orders is akin to a starting gate flying open in a horse race. If a pizza was ordered, we were off and spinning.
In the true Neapolitan way, no rolling pin is used to shape the crusts. Making rustic pizzas is great because ovals or semi-round shapes I have a penchant for making are acceptable. These aren't perfectly round, factory-made crusts that serve merely as a vehicle for toppings. Haley's crust is part of the total experience, something to enjoy even on its own. That's a hint, Chef, to start serving plain pizza crust in the breadbasket!
When an order arrived, I carefully transferred a satiny dough ball to a small bowl of flour. After flipping it about four times, it was suitably covered with flour, making it easier to handle.
Grasping an edge of the floured disk, I pinched the dough about 1⁄2 inch from the edge and rotated it, hoping to form a circular piece of dough. Gravity was both my friend - it helped stretch the dough - and my enemy - it stretched the dough too much. With practice, I managed to make about three turns of the dough - that now resembled the preferred disk shape - before gingerly moving it over the knuckle of one hand and then sliding the other fist under the dough. So here I was with this roughly 6-inch disk of pizza dough draped across my knuckles thinking, "What next?"
Spinning at Zino doesn't mean tossing the dough in the air. Instead, the dough is rotated and stretched around clenched fists until it is the right size and thickness. Haley and Browne can whip out a beautifully shaped crust in no time. It took me a few tries to find my rhythm. My crust was far from perfect, shaped more like a football than a frisbie, but I quickly got the knack, thanks to Haley's good-natured encouragement and Browne's coaching.
Transferring the dough from my fists to a floured pizza peel without tearing it was tricky. With only a few tears that Browne patched, I succeeded with the transfer. Once on the peel, a few jiggles to make sure the crust wasn't sticking, and I was ready for the real fun: topping the crust.
Increasingly, to control costs, Haley is making products in-house. Bread - which Zino also makes for Sweet Basil, Mountain Standard and Eat Drink - pasta, burrata, mozzarella, ricotta, marinara sauce, pizza dough and most of the pizza toppings are some of the housemade products.
Of the five types of pizza on the menu, I made four that night: Margherita, Funghi, Pear and Prosciutto, and my personal favorite, Salsiccia, basically a charcuterie and cheese pizza. Your cardiologist might not approve, but your taste buds will!
With the pizza crust topped, it was time to slide it off the peel into the wood-fired oven. This is when it's crucial the crust doesn't stick to the peel. Although the rigid rules of the Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana require the pizza be baked for 60 to 90 seconds in a 905-degree wood oven, Haley has to make do with 650 degrees. This is the high country, and in its rarified atmosphere, a 650-degree temperature is more easily maintained.
I'm a bit height challenged, so reaching into a 650 degree "fireplace" with burning aged Palisades peach wood on one side was a little dicey at first. But on my tippy toes, I got the knack of sliding pizzas onto the oven's stone floor, turning them while baking, then successfully sliding the long-handled pizza paddle under baked pizzas and accomplishing the balancing act of transferring them from oven to counter, not the floor.
I love the snap, crackle, pop sound of a pizza in a wood-fired oven. There's nothing more authentic than the sight, sound and smell of a pizza baking in the traditional manner. That night, we made about 14 pizzas. The oven comfortably holds seven pizzas, but on a busy night, Browne can cram nine in at a time, producing approximately 70 pizzas during service. The wood oven is also used to finish other menu items, such as salmon and branzino, so it's in heavy demand on a busy night.
Obviously, pizza is but one popular item on the Zino menu. The Italian-American menu is full of delicious choices for omnivores and vegetarians alike. Skillet-roasted mussels in lemon butter are also crowd favorites. On a busy night, Sous Chef Alfonso "Pancho" Espinosa, who has been with Haley since his Campo di Fiori days, prepares about 120 pounds of Prince Edward Island mussels Zino receives fresh daily. Come on Mussel Madness Tuesdays, and you can enjoy this delicious dish for half price! It's great with a bottle of Vietti Arneis Giuseppe Bosco has on his eclectic, Italian-centric wine list!
I hope you get a chance to visit Zino in winter and in summer, when you can enjoy their patio. Whenever you go, if you order the pizza, please do me a favor and enjoy the charred bubbles.
Suzanne Hoffman is a local attorney and Chambellan Provincial of the Southwest Region and Bailli (president) of the Vail chapter of the Chaine des Rotisseurs. She is a passionate gastronome. For more background information on her "Behind the Scenes" series, go to www.facebook.com/vailvalley
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Ascariasis, or roundworm infection of the intestines, is common throughout the world in both temperate and tropical areas where sanitation and hygiene are poor. In those areas, everyone may be harboring the parasite that causes the infection.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ascariasis is estimated to affect between 807-1,221 million people in the world. It is most common in children between 3 and 8 years old.
Ascaris infection is caused by a parasitic roundworm called Ascaris lumbricoides. This worm resembles the common earthworm. Ranging in length from 6 to 13 inches, the female worm may grow to be as thick as a pencil. Up to 100 worms could potentially infect the human body.
Almost more than any other parasitic disease, inadequate personal hygiene leads to ascariasis. Human feces found in fields, streets, and yards are a major source of infective eggs in heavily populated areas.
The eggs do not infect humans when first excreted by the roundworm. They usually are transmitted by hand to mouth. The use of human feces as fertilizer also may permit transmission of infective eggs through food that is grown in the soil and eaten without being thoroughly washed. The eggs are resistant to extremes of temperature and humidity.
The eggs need several weeks to develop and become infective. If you swallow infective eggs, they pass into your intestines where they hatch into larvae and then begin their journey through your body.
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If you have only a few roundworms in your intestines, you might not have symptoms. If you do have symptoms, you may have vague or off-and-on abdominal pain.
The first sign of infection may be the presence of a live worm in your vomit or stool. If the larvae have migrated to your lungs, you may have an illness resembling pneumonia with wheezing, cough, and fever. This stage of the disease happens before the intestinal phase by weeks, and the symptoms are difficult for a healthcare provider to diagnose.
If you have a heavy infection of the worms, you may have a partial or complete blockage of the small intestine and have the following symptoms:
The heavier or greater the worm infection, the more severe your symptoms are likely to be. Your pancreas might become inflamed. Serious infections, especially those causing blockages, can be fatal.
Once mature female roundworms are in your intestines, a healthcare provider can diagnose the infection by finding the eggs (or live worms) in your stool.
Lung infection is more difficult to diagnose, but your healthcare provider can confirm it by finding evidence of the larvae in lung or stomach fluids.
Your healthcare provider can treat ascariasis with mebendazole, albendazole, or ivermectin, according to the CDC.
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Sought by the authorities: Aug. 18, 2013
Published: Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 10:09 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 10:09 p.m.
Name: Katie Lynn Jones
Birth date: Nov. 10, 1983
Charges: Unauthorized use of an access card over $1,500, illegal possession of stolen things over $500, felony theft over $500, failure to appear in court for child support, two counts unauthorized use of an access card.
Agency: Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office.
Last Known address: 109 Adoue St. Houma.
Still at large: Darmonique Darvontre Johnson. Greg Anthony Jackson, Lance Anthony Verdin, Tate Paul Allemand, Carlos Andrew Alvis, Byron Gerard Brown, Joshua Leo Brown, Stephen Patrick Callahan, Anthony James Collins, Jamie Howard Davis, Christopher Lawrence Diggs, Isaias Alvarran Escobar, Rosella Angela Foret, Resendiz Jose Francisco, Randy Joseph Gorley, Ronald James Hebert Jr., Columbus Kennedy, Matthew Basin Mitchell, Dirk Ion Mousseau, Peter Long Nguyen, Tyron Anthony Rainey, Kristen Wallace Rios, Akeem Jermall Ross, James Earl Samuels, Byron Charles Shelby, Paul Kenneth Smith Jr., Edward Lee Swing Jr., Kedar Aska Wallis, Hannah Grace Pellegrin Charpentier and Ernest June Williams.
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Opponents of a plan to lease city-owned parking spaces say they've gathered more than enough signatures to place the measure before voters.
The petitions arrived Thursday at City Hall, and activists said they've gathered nearly 20,000 signatures -- well above the 8,522 needed to put the issue before voters.
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The city manager told a special session of City Council that it was mathematically impossible to balance the budget by July 1 without the parking plan and without layoffs.
The deficit adds up to $35.2 million without leasing the parking spaces, and City Manager Milton Dohoney said the cost to pay out accrued leave, insurance and other benefits was $10 million.
Projected casino revenue remains unclear.
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With so many people getting into college (be it ivy or community) each and every year, it's easy to forget that many Americans with intellectual disabilities get left out of this most American of life experiences.
Which is why watching Rion Holcome, a 20-year-old with Down syndrome from Roebuck, South Carolina, react with stunned disbelief at learning that he's been invited by Clemson University to join their specialty program for students with intellectual disabilities is a valuable reminder of just how invaluable a college acceptance letter can be.
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We're just a few weeks away from school letting out and -- for lucky families -- a chance to spend a bit of time together on vacation.
Summer also means lots of free time for children and teens -- time that can be taken up in outdoor activities like sports or playing in the park, indoor activities like playing video games and going online, or hybrid activities such as hanging out with friends while, at the same time, using their mobile devices for texting, taking and sharing pictures, playing games and social networking. For many kids these days, the lines between being offline and being online are blurry.
So for parents, this is a great time to sit down with your kid and have "that talk." No, not about the birds and the bees but about the bits and the bytes or, more precisely, about the appropriate use of the technology that many kids will have almost unfettered access to while they're away from school.
The most important thing is to make this a conversation, not a lecture, and to approach it with a bit of humility because -- at least in terms of the apps and services they use -- they probably know more than you do. Use that to your advantage by getting them to explain what they're doing on their computer, tablet, phone, iPod touch, game console or whatever devices they're using to get online.
Have the kids use their tech skills to benefit the entire family. If you're planning a family trip, have the kids go online to research the history, geography and all the cool things to do at your destination. They can search through mobile app stores to find apps focused on the place you're going (some cost money, so have them help you figure out if they're worth the price). Have them read through local newspapers for the area you're visiting and report back on what's happening there. If you're driving to your destination, the kids can be in charge of navigation with your cell phone GPS and by consulting an online map before you go (though with the price of gas today, I recommend you check out the route too).
If your teen or child has a smartphone, ask them to show you all the apps they use and have them explain what they do with them and how they are protecting their privacy. Ask them to explain the privacy features of the app and then do a little research on your own to make sure there aren't some they've missed. Do the same with any social networks they use. You can find links to articles about settings for Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and popular game consoles at SafeKids.com/privacysettings.
Very young children are now going online with tablets, iPod touches or their parents or older siblings' smartphones, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. There are lots of great apps for small children from PBSKids and others but do be aware of how much time they're spending with the device and what they're doing.
Don't assume that an app has to be labeled "educational" to have value. As Hanna Rosin asked in a recent Atlantic cover story, "Would you make your child read a textbook at bedtime? Do you watch only educational television? And why don't children deserve high-quality fun?" She and experts she quotes make the case that young children can learn from a variety of apps and activities regardless of what "category" they fall under.
Still, and I know you've heard this before, never use technology as an electronic baby sitter. Kids of all ages need lots of interaction with family and friends and a wide variety of activities, including plenty of physical activity. Come to think of it, so do adults.
And speaking of adults, consider how you're role modeling. You can't expect your child to moderate his or her use of phones, tablets and computers if they see you constantly using yours. Try to have dinner together as a family and try to ban the use of devices during the meal. Don't leave your devices on in the bedroom. Consider creating a charging area in the main part of the house where devices can recharge their batteries while family members recharge theirs in bed. And "I use my phone as an alarm clock" isn't a good excuse. You can buy a stand-alone alarm clock for under $10.
As I look back at my summer vacations as a kid, I remember hanging out with friends, spending a bit more time watching TV, playing games and sometimes being bored. The same can be true today. Kids can hang out with their friends in person and online (sometimes at the same time), they can play with apps on their devices and, instead of TV, many will watch YouTube.
And when it comes to boredom, that too isn't such a bad thing. It's a time to slow down, reflect and be left alone with your own thoughts. For that to happen, we need to "unplug" once in awhile -- a lesson worth teaching our kids and heeding ourselves.
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