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Philosophy is the attempt to understand the truth about ourselves, the world we inhabit, and our place in it. Philosophy asks the big questions: What is the general structure of reality? What makes something good or beautiful? What is knowledge? How should society be organized? What is the relationship between mind and body?, In answering these questions, philosophers subject our most basic ideas to detailed analysis, critically reflect on cutting edge empirical investigations, and work to construct satisfactory, large scale theories of reality.
The Philosophy program at Queen's provides students with critical thinking and reading skills, enabling them to uncover hidden assumptions, identify core premises, evaluate arguments and communicate ideas effectively. Courses, such as Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Medicine, Epistemology and Metaphysics, and Moral Philosophy offer a variety of perspectives on important philosophical issues as they range from historical to contemporary, and from broad topical investigations to problem-based inquiries.
Major in Philosophy
A major is an intensive course of study in one discipline, with approximately half of your courses within the discipline with room for an optional minor in any other Arts and Science discipline.
Medial in Philosophy
A dual course of study in Philosophy and any other Arts discipline.
Minor in Philosophy
A minor is a less intensive course of study in the discipline that must be combined with a major in another discipline.
General in Philosophy
A less intense course of study leading to a 3-year degree.
For a full list of Degree Plans, see the Academic Calendar
Philosophy - PhD
Philosophy - MA
Political Thought - MA (Politics / Philosophy)
PHIL111: Great Works of Philosophy (Full-year)
An introduction to philosophy through the examination of a number of classic philosophical works, with an evaluation of the positions and arguments offered in each.
PHIL115: Fundamental Questions(Full-year)
Representative basic philosophical issues will be explored, such as: good and bad arguments, the source of moral obligation, the justification of knowledge claims, free will and determinism, the social enforcement of gender roles, taking responsibility for the environment, and the meaning of life.
PHIL151: Great Works of Philosophy (Fall term and Winter term)
An examination of some major milestones in the development of philosophical thought. The course will involve both the exposition of texts and discussion of the philosophical issues which they raise.
PHIL153: The State and the Citizen (Fall term and Winter term)
An introduction to political philosophy which explores the relationship between state and citizen. Issues include: civil disobedience, nationalism, the welfare state, anarchism and the capitalist state.
PHIL157: Moral Issues (Winter term)
An introduction to ethics via an examination of controversial moral issues. Special topics: abortion; animal rights; euthanasia.
Philosophy (love of wisdom) is not so much a body of knowledge, as it is a critical approach to our understanding of knowledge, reality, value, etc. For example, we engage philosophically by critically examining the assumptions, methods and substantive conclusions drawn by scientists, mathematicians, historians, writers and thinkers of all kinds. As the great British philosopher Bertrand Russell put it, "Philosophy is merely the attempt to answer... ultimate questions, not carelessly and dogmatically, as we do in ordinary life and even in the sciences, but critically, after exploring all that makes such questions puzzling, and after realizing all the vagueness and confusion that underlie our ordinary ideas."
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Great Works of Philosophy PHIL 111/6.0
An introduction to philosophy through the examination of a number of classic philosophical works, with an evaluation of the positions and arguments offered in each.
Philosophy and Medicine PHIL 201/3.0
Medical ideas have always focused on how to identify disease, treat it, and predict its outcome. The definition of normal and abnormal is the business of medical epistemology; yet the parameters, evidence, and definitions of this activity have changed through time in concert with social, philosophical, and technical change. This course provides an overview of the history of medical ideas, by focusing on a wide selection of primary sources about diseases and about philosophy of knowledge, from Homer to this year's Globe & Mail. Students read short passages written by philosophers, historians, physicians, writers, and journalists to discover the theoretical underpinnings of the construction of medical knowledge.
Science and Society PHIL 203/3.0
Philosophical issues-both epistemological and ethical-involved in specific debates about the relationship between science and social issues. The course may focus, for instance, on recent 'popular' sociobiology efforts by biologists and others to establish scientific theories of human nature and human potential.
Philosophy of Education PHIL 240/3.0
An examination of key issues and texts in the philosophy of education. Possible topics include the nature and aims of the learning process, progressive and conservative education, and contemporary debates regarding the canon.
Critical Thinking PHIL 259/3.0
A discussion of the general principles of reasonable discourse, with a focus on persuasive and cogent writing.
Philosophy of Mathematics PHIL 261/3.0
Much philosophy of mathematics has been driven by a debate about the nature of mathematical objects: When we know something mathematical, what is that knowledge about? Closely connected are debates about the nature of mathematical knowledge: Because mathematical objects aren't present to us in the way that material objects are, how can we have knowledge about them? We'll be tackling these problems head-on, and along the way will identify a few additional problems. The course does not presume any particular knowledge of either math or logic. However, one of the benefits of the course is that we'll learn a little fun math, and occasionally some mind-blowing math. None of it will be more challenging than an engaged fifteen year-old can handle.
Philosophy and Literature PHIL 271/3.0
A broad introduction to philosophical method and the nature of philosophical issues through a consideration of philosophic assumptions and theses present in important literary works.
Continental Philosophy, 1800-1900: The Emergence of Existentialism and Hermeneutics PHIL 273/3.0
This course provides an interpretation of three key figures in nineteenth-century continental European philosophy: Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Wilhelm Dilthey. Major themes include the origins of existentialism and hermeneutics. While "existentialism" is a twentieth-century term, its roots as a philosophical movement lie in the writings of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche in particular. Nietzsche and Dilthey were major figures in hermeneutics or the philosophy of interpretation, and their respective contributions to this field are a focus in this course. Additional themes include the critique of modern epistemology and metaphysics, religion and religious morality, and the conditions and limits of human understanding. The format is lecture with discussion.
Humans and the Natural World PHIL 293/3.0
An introduction to environmental philosophy through a study of readings that have exercised a formative influence on Western thinking about the relationship between humans and the rest of nature, and hence also about human nature itself. The course will offer an environmental perspective on the history of philosophy from ancient to recent times.
Animals and Society PHIL 296/3.0
This course provides students with an introduction to historical and contemporary debates regarding attitudes towards and treatment of nonhuman animals within Western societies, and explores our ethical and political responsibilities toward them. Some key guiding questions of the course include: What criteria or characteristics make nonhuman animals worthy of moral consideration? The capacity to suffer, self-awareness, possessing emotions or reason? If animals are worthy of moral consideration, are they also capable of being agents or participants in the shaping of human-animal relations? Are there ways in which we can structure social and political life to make them more responsive to the preferences and goals of animals themselves? To help answer these questions, this course examines a wide range of human-animal relations, including the use of domesticated animals as food, pets, working animals, or research subjects, as well as our relations with wild animals (including both animals in the wilderness and the urban wildlife that lives amongst us). In all of these contexts, Western societies have historically operated on the assumption that humans have the right to use, and if necessary to harm or kill, animals for our benefit. Yet the traditional religious or scientific justifications for this claim have increasingly been challenged as we learn more about the mental and emotional capacities of animals. Indeed, an increasing number of animal rights theorists and practitioners argue that there is no valid justification for the right to use animals for our benefit. We will explore these debates over the status of animals, and consider what society would look like if we fundamentally rethought our relations to animals. Existing laws typically define animals as the property of their human owners – a framework that many critics argue is unable to afford any true protection to the rights and interests of animals. Various models have been proposed to supplement, or entirely replace, this property framework, including proposals to accord legal standing or legal personhood to animals, to recognize companion animals as members of the family, to accord farm animals and service animals the rights of workers, to accord wilderness animals rights to territory, and more generally to recognize animals as members of our political community, with rights to representation or citizenship. In exploring these debates, we will consider their complex links to other forms of social differentiation which have defined some people as less than fully human (e.g., in relation to gender, race and class). How would 'animal liberation' impact on the struggles of women, racial minorities, indigenous peoples and others?
Bioethics PHIL 301/3.0
This course will be built around the observations that we now have unprecedented control over how we are born, live, and die, and that we will soon have even more control. It asks what limits there should be on the exercise of this control. Topics will include parents designing their (future) children, the use of performance enhancing drugs (in sports and otherwise), memory tampering, abortion, and euthanasia. We'll read a selection of articles from the contemporary philosophical literature, supplemented by a small number of articles from the popular press. Evaluation will be based on an 8-page term paper (50%), two 4-6 page papers, and, possibly, class participation (10%). There will be no final exam.
Ethics and Business PHIL 303/3.0
An examination of the moral principles involved in the evaluation of business institutions, practices and decisions. Sample topics include: liberty, efficiency and the free market ideal; the market and justice in distribution.
Latin American and Caribbean Philosophy PHIL 307/3.0
Specific topics in or traditions within Latin American and Caribbean Philosophy.
Moral Issues in Development: Development Ethics PHIL 310/3.0
This course examines philosophical issues in the field of Global Development, such as what is meant by 'development', 'freedom' and 'quality of life'.
African Philosophy PHIL 324/3.0
This course offers an introduction to African philosophical thought. After dealing with metatheoretical questions about the nature of philosophy and the philosophical inquirer, the focus will shift to African views on topics such as truth, the concept of a person, art, morality, slavery and colonialism.
Continental Philosophy, 1900-1960: Existentialism and Hermeneutics PHIL 373/3.0
This course provides an interpretation of three key figures in continental European philosophy between 1900 and 1960: Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Karl Jaspers. Major topics include existentialism and hermeneutics. Heidegger, Sartre, and Jaspers were three of the most influential members of the movement in existential phenomenology, and an adequate understanding of existentialism requires a confrontation with their philosophical texts. Additional themes include Being and technology, interpretation and reason, humanism and freedom. The format is lecture with discussion.
Continental Philosophy, 1960- Present: Hermeneutics and Poststructuralism PHIL 374/3.0
This course provides an interpretation of three key figures in contemporary continental European philosophy: Hans-Georg Gadamer, Michel Foucault, and Richard Kearney. Gadamer was the pre-eminent figure in post-Heideggerian hermeneutics while Kearney is among the leading thinkers in hermeneutics today. Foucault was among the most original thinkers in poststructuralist and postmodern thought. Major themes in the course include interpretation and critique, power and the politics of knowing, genealogy and sexuality. The format is lecture with discussion.
Philosophy of the Natural Sciences PHIL 381/3.0
Topics may include the nature of scientific method; the meaning of laws of nature; theoretical entities; scientific explanation; causality, induction, and probability.
Queen's offers high quality graduate programs that aspire to give students both a solid general education in philosophy and opportunities for specialized work on topics of students' choosing. The Queen's faculty is very productive in a broad range of areas of research. The small size of the graduate programs allows for individual attention and a collegial atmosphere.
Graduates of the Ph.D. program have gone on to positions at the University of Ottawa, the University of Winnipeg, and Memorial University, amongst others. Graduates of the Master's program have gone on to positions in the private sector, Law programs at schools such as Queen's, U of T, Dalhousie, and McGill, and Ph.D. programs at U of T, Harvard, Oxford, Cornell, Arizona, UCLA, UWO, and Pittsburgh.
The M.A. program is a 12 month program. It is unique amongst Canadian M.A. programs designed to be completed in one year: students have the opportunity to explore their interests through both graduate seminars and Directed Studies courses (completed over the Fall and Winter terms), and an M.A. thesis on a topic of their own choosing, written under the supervision of a Faculty member over the Spring and Summer terms, and defended at the end of the summer or in the very early Fall.
The terrific writing and analytic skills that M.A. candidates develop over the course of the year have consistently made them very desirable candidates for jobs in both the public and private sectors, and sought after applicants at the best Law Schools, professional M.A. and M.B.A. programs, and the most competitive Ph.D. programs in North America and Europe.
The Dept of Philosophy and the Dept of Political Studies at Queen's have a new 12 month MA in Political Thought. We offer courses on such topics as: Moral Philosophy, Bioethics, Just War Theory, Equality, Social and Political Philosophy, Global Justice, Ethics and Animals.
The Queen's Collaborative Program in Political Thought offers students the chance to complete an MA in either Philosophy or Political Studies with a specialization in Political Thought. Students enrolled in the program can take designated political thought courses from both departments. "Political thought" is defined broadly so as to include (1) the analysis of basic normative concepts such as justice, equality, and liberty; (2) the elaboration of such concepts in philosophies such as liberalism, Marxism and feminism; and (3) the historical development of these ideas; and (4) the application of these ideas to law and policy, e.g., trade, immigration, religious accommodation.
The Political Thought program builds on the close connections that currently exist between Philosophy and Political Studies. This is an exciting opportunity to intensively engage in an important interdisciplinary field with leading scholars in a lively intellectual community. Students interested in the Collaborative Program in Political Thought are encouraged to contact the contributing departments (see program contacts at right) to determine which Department is best aligned with their academic and research interests.
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The Ph.D program affords opportunities to pursue high level studies and research and to work closely with members of Faculty. Ph.D candidates complete their course requirements, six half-courses, in their first year. The second year is devoted to completing comprehensive requirements and writing a thesis proposal. The generalist nature of the first two years gives students a broad background before they begin specialized research. The structure of the program is designed to ensure that candidates are able to defend in year five, not in year four. Many candidates also acquire valuable teaching experience while they are writing their theses, often having opportunities to take full responsibility for courses as teaching fellows.
To apply for Graduate Studies in Philosophy you can find the application form at: https://eservices.queensu.ca/apps/sgsapp/. The deadline for both M.A. and Ph.D. applications is February 2nd. If you have questions or require more information on applying to graduate studies in Philosophy, you can e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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In the burgeoning field of critical animal studies, Queen's Philosophy is establishing a home for scholars focused on the ethical, legal and political dimensions of human-animal relationships.
The Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy is hosted in the Philosophy Department. Please see Will Kymlicka's webpage for information related to it.
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Hear Solaris in a New Translation
Johnston's translation is currently available as an audio download from Audible.com and will be available as an ebook in 6 months. Lem's family say they would love to see it as a book, but, Lem's wife said, "Currently this is impossible due to legal issues, but recognition of the new translation might persuade the publisher to rethink their position."
What can the publisher's position possibly be? "We like to keep this inaccurate translation of this writer's most famous book in print because it would take too much effort to do otherwise..." or "What do translators and a writer's family know?" or "Really, do you think English-language readers care about a translation? All they want is a good story! Go back to your hovels, you nincompoops! Publishing is a business!"
I'm probably slandering them. I'm sure it's all very complicated and legalistic, and of course they would do the right thing if they could do the right thing but they can't do the right thing because there are laws and contracts and copyrights and all that jazz.
In the U.S., the publisher of Solaris is Mariner Books, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and in the U.K. it is Faber & Faber. Please put on your hoping caps and direct your hopes toward them in the hopes that they will hopefully do whatever needs to be done legally to bring Bill Johnston's translation into actual print. This would not only give English-language readers a more accurate view of the novel itself, but would, perhaps, lead the publishers to put a new cover on the book and not force us to remember that dreadful Steven Soderbergh film of it.
Meanwhile, we can at least be grateful that Criterion keeps their edition of the Tarkovsky movie in good shape, with a new high-definition transfer and a beautiful new cover. Again and again, Criterion produces my commodity fetish-objects of choice. (One could argue, I suppose, that Lem didn't like the Tarkovsky film and also didn't like the English-from-French translation of the novel, and therefore because the film is a work of genius, the original translation must be, too. One could argue this, but one would be demonstrating blithering idiocy.)
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Matt, it does sound as if the problems in getting the publisher who holds the rights interested in a new translation are analogous to what The Second Sex went through, which might indeed have some overlap with the attitudes you postulate.ReplyDelete
I think you've hit the nail on the head, Josh -- Toril Moi's review of the new translation of The Second Sex in the LRB was infuriating, and its revelations about the history of how that book has been treated by its English publishers probably informed some of my feelings here.ReplyDelete
Great news. I know that Lem translator Michael Kandel hated the old Solaris translation and had wanted to replace it himself but for these problems. I hope Johnson gets the opportunity to do some of Lem's work that has never been translated into English.ReplyDelete
I'd be very happy to put this new translation on the reading list of The Science Fiction Bookclub in London England, which I am proud to say I organise. That's 40 copies sold straight away...ReplyDelete


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'Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2′: Review Revue
This week at the multiplex, we've got "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2," starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the final installment of the wildly popular vampire franchise. And in limited release, we've got "Silver Linings Playbook," a romantic comedy starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, as well as Joe Wright's unorthodox adaptation of "Anna Karenina," starring Keira Knightley in the title role. Find out what the critics have to say on Rotten Tomatoes.
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2″
There's no middle ground on the "Twilight" series: either you're enraptured by the tale of Bella Swan and her supernatural paramours, or you're mystified by its appeal. For what it's worth, critics say "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2″ is easily the best entry in the franchise, with a rousing climax that goes a long way toward redeeming a sluggish first half. Bella (Kristen Stewart) is adjusting to her new life as both a mother and a vampire. But when malevolent Volturi go after their child, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cullen round up a crew of sympathetic vampires and werewolves to stand with their family. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2″ is currently at 56 percent on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer; here are some of the reviews:
Fresh: "Finally — finally! — the 'Twilight' franchise embraces its own innate absurdity with the gleefully over-the-top conclusion, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.'" — Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Fresh: "The changes make for a visceral, satisfying climax. After the ups and downs of previous 'Twilight' films, it's good to have the series quit while it's ahead." — Sharon Hoffmann, Kansas City Star
Rotten: "This is still a silly, unapologetically melodramatic — and at times unintentionally funny — teen soap opera, and one that is made for fans and only fans. Which I still am not." — Mike Scott, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Rotten: "This fifth and mercifully final installment features so much idle anticipation that it's unclear whether we're watching a movie or an Apple product launch." — Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
"Silver Linings Playbook"
In the movies, characters fall in love all the time, but critics say they're rarely as interesting as the folks in "Silver Linings Playbook," a sharply written, terrifically acted film about fascinating people in dark situations. Bradley Cooper stars as a down-on-his-luck guy living with his parents after his release from a mental institution. He gets an unexpected boost when he meets a mysterious young woman (Jennifer Lawrence) who seems to offer a solution to his troubles. "Silver Linings Playbook" is Certified Fresh at 88 percent on the Tomatometer; here's what some of the critics say:
Fresh: "'Silver Linings Playbook' is a quirky adult romantic comedy that goes beyond the standard rhythms of the genre." — James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh: "With great pacing, a great sense of the moment and some of the most entertaining one-liners you'll find this side of a Coen brothers' film, there's much to like about 'Silver Linings Playbook.'" — Laremy Legel, Film.com
Fresh: "'Silver Linings Playbook' is so good, it could almost be a terrific old classic." — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten: "Manic as it might be stylistically, emotionally 'Silver Linings Playbook' maintains too even of a keel." — Karina Longworth, Village Voice
"Anna Karenina"
If you're going to remake an oft-adapted classic of world literature, you'd better bring something new to the table. That's exactly what director Joe Wright did, for better or worse, with his take on Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina," which some critics say is visually ravishing and others say is distractingly artificial. Anna (Keira Knightley) is a married aristocrat who becomes enraptured with a wealthy playboy; opulent tragedy ensues. "Anna Karenina" is currently at 61 percent; check out some of the reviews here:
Fresh: "Joe Wright's frenetic and daringly stagy adaptation unleashes the passions of Tolstoy's novel with a delicious abandon." — Chris Barsanti, Film Journal International
Fresh: "If it doesn't ultimately engage your heart as it might, 'Anna Karenina' is period drama at its most exciting, intoxicating and modern." — Ian Freer, Empire Magazine
Rotten: "It never feels like we're watching people pressed on by the burdens of society and history, just extravagantly costumed puppets navigating Wright's colorfully shallow bag of tricks." — Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Rotten: "As boldly original a miscalculation as any you're likely to see." — David Edelstein, New York Magazine
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The driver was Efren Trejo-Obeso, 28, of Minneapolis, Minn. During the course of the traffic stop, several indicators of criminal activity were observed, causing the trooper to become suspicious. Consent to search the vehicle was requested and denied; therefore, a canine unit from the Monroe City Police Department was called to perform an exterior sniff of the vehicle.
The canine alerted on the vehicle. A subsequent probable cause search of the vehicle revealed six packages believed to contain methamphetamine. The combined weight of the packages was approximately six pounds.
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1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
The overall objective is to improve the sustainability of apple, pear, and walnut cropping systems in the western U.S., by developing knowledge and tools that would allow growers to take full advantage of biological control in their orchards.
1b.Approach (from AD-416)
• Objective 1: Evaluate the sublethal effects of newer pesticides on key natural enemies in laboratory assays, and in apple, pear, and walnut orchards
• Objective 2: Characterize the phenology of key natural enemies using banding studies in the fall and orchard sampling during the spring and summer
• Objective 3: Evaluate semiochemicals as a method of monitoring natural enemy presence, abundance, and phenology; assess effectiveness of this tool in evaluating the effects of inseticides on natural enemies; and compare sampling efficacy of these products to results of sampling done using beating trays
• Objective 4: Develop methods in gut contents analysis to monitor predation of codling moth by generalist natural enemies, and confirm gut contents results using video monitoring. Documents Reimbursable agreement with Washington State University (CSREES Specialty Crops Research Initiative). Log 37158.
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UNION CITY -- James Logan High School has been stripped of its Academic Performance Index rating because it violated a state standardized testing rule this year, when administrators allowed students to complete parts of a test that they had started on a previous day.
New Haven Unified School District officials notified the state about the violation on May 9, a day after they learned about it while talking with Logan High administrators.
"Once we realized we had violated a guideline, we self-reported it," said Arlando Smith, New Haven Unified's chief academic officer and interim co-superintendent.
Wiping out the API score for Union City's largest campus could negatively affect its future. Schools that continually fail to meet API performance targets can be placed in Program Improvement, a category where state education officials work with schools to improve their test scores. If a campus does not adequately improve after five years, the state could take it over, said Tina Jung, a California Department of Education spokeswoman. "But we have never done that," Jung said.
Some of the 27 California schools recently stripped of API rating were cited for a "security breach." That included a Southern California instructor thought to have broken a rule by using past years' testing material as a study guide for students taking the California Standards Test, an exam that contributes to schools' API ratings.
The majority of campuses, including Logan High and five other Bay Area schools, were placed in the more benign category of "testing irregularities."
Logan High broke a rule when site administrators allowed 209 students "who had not completed various tests during the first sitting ... to complete tests on another day," according to a state education document called an "Irregularity Report Form."
Smith said the infraction was an honest error by instructors who did not know the test rules governing allotted time.
"There was no cheating involved; there was no attempt to deceive," he said.
California schools' scores recently were posted on the state Department of Education's website, where the API rating for Logan High and other cited campuses was left blank. A list of those offending schools and the details of their misconduct was first reported by the Los Angeles Times, which obtained school district reports through a public records request from state education officials.
The other Bay Area campuses cited by the state are: Ruskin Elementary in San Jose's Berryessa Union School District; Vallejo High in Vallejo City Unified; and Bay View, Westlake and De Laveaga elementary schools in the Santa Cruz Schools district.
New Haven Unified has about 13,000 students attending 11 K-12 campuses and an adult school in Union City and south Hayward.
In 2012, Logan High earned an API score of 737, which met state performance targets. This year, it would have shown growth had its score of 745 not been erased by the rule violation, New Haven Unified officials said.
To regain momentum on those scores next year, school district officials say they will make a concerted effort to prepare teachers and students better for testing rules.
"We will improve our communication, in terms of site preparation," Smith said. "We need to make sure we are clear on what's allowed and what's not allowed. Even if you've said something 10 times, it doesn't hurt to say it an 11th time."
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Zechariah (NIV) 9;12 Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.
Observation: God brings two thoughts together that are somewhat foreign to each other, and yet are powerful in combination: that of being a prisoner and that of hope. Many prisoners do not have hope. In fact many a prison is made out of hopelessness.
Application: Can it be that hope is a prison keeper? Can it be that hope is what keeps me faithful in places less than desirable? Can it be that I am held by hope? Yes, yes, yes, especially when that hope comes from the Lord. I am a prisoner of hope. I cannot give up, I have hope!
I am not only a prisoner "of" hope; I am a prisoner "with" hope. It is amazing what a little ray of hope can do. It is like a little beam of light into a dark place. If light can get in, then there is a way for me to get out! The One Who shines hope into the darkness is able to get me out of the darkness.
Prayer: Lord, You are the "Hope-Giver!" With you I always have hope! Amen
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Melanie, Cautteau ('12)
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Rockwall, Texas
Most children go through a slew of career choices ranging from fireman to ballerina to ice cream truck driver. Two ACU students are doing more than pursuing their childhood dreams of becoming a teacher; these students are shining brightly in their preparation for leading a classroom and have been recognized for their excellence.
The quest for quality
Senior Kaitlyn Howell from Rockwall, Texas, and December graduate Melanie Catteau from Denison, Texas, have been selected as exemplary teacher candidates in the Quest for Quality program.
The Quest for Quality Teacher Preparation in Texas is a collaborative initiative between the Center for Research, Evaluation and Advancement of Teacher Education (CREATE) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The program highlights exemplary quality in university-based teacher preparation in Texas.
Thirty-three students from around the state were selected for this award. Teacher candidates are nominated by their universities and represent the ultimate goal of the Quest for Quality: exceptional teachers.
Dr. Dana Pemberton, chair and professor of the Department of Teacher Education, says of award recipient Melanie Catteau, "From the earliest stages of her preparation Melanie demonstrated a level of excellence to which all candidates should aspire. She is developing into a true teacher scholar - one who engages in continuous inquiry and self-reflection."
Howell's capabilities were highlighted in her elementary classroom work. Dr. Sheila Delony, assistant professor for teaching education says of Howell, "Within her guided reading groups, Kaitlyn encountered diversity of ability levels, home languages and socioeconomic levels. She adapted her delivery and methods to meet the needs of each individual in her group."
Using God-given gifts
Howell has known from a young age that teaching is her calling. "Ever since I can remember I have wanted to be a teacher," she says. "I used to play school with my dad almost every day as a child and knew from the beginning it was what I wanted to do. After pursuing the teaching career, I have come to realize more and more that God has blessed me with a gift of loving and interacting with children."
Catteau used her gifts during her time teaching English to children in China, which helped her passion for teaching blossom.
"The students were so excited to learn and so energetic. I loved teaching them. I came home and told my mom that if I had ever doubted that I wanted to teach, that doubt was gone," says Catteau.
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In looking to the future, both award recipients expressed a desire to keep their passion for teaching alive and apparent in their everyday work.
"I plan to stay up to date on research concerning best teaching practices," says Catteau. "My goal is to not become stagnant in my teaching but to continue to grow as a professional."
Howell says, "I will strive to implement differentiation in my classroom, meeting the needs of every student and presenting learning in an interactive, engaging manner. Even though I may be exhausted by the end of the day, I want to walk into my classroom every day and know that everything that I do is for my students."
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Teachers do not always receive the gratitude they deserve. As future elementary teachers, Howell and Catteau are confident that the satisfaction of teaching and using their God-given gifts of working with children will be reward enough.
Howell has been observing and teaching in a third-grade classroom this semester. One day a student came up to Howell and gave her a big hug. The student then said, "You are the greatest teacher, the best, my most favorite teacher of all time."
"I immediately began tearing up," Howell recalls. "There is nothing more special to me than hearing those words from one of my students. It is the small things that confirm the choice I have made to pursue a teaching career."
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The Best Rhyming Children's BooksPaul Barman
The Best Rhyming Children's Books 1 of 11
1: Hush! A Thai Lullabye by Minfong Ho, 1995
A Caldecott winner, Hush! is one of the best naptime books, adding flavor to the familiar theme of barn animals. Hush! Who's that beeping the pond? "Ghap-ghap! Ghap-ghap!" A glossy white duck. White duck, white duck, don't come beeping. Can't you see that Baby's sleepng? White duck, white duck, don't you cry?, My baby's sleeping right nearby.
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2: This Little Chick by John Lawrence, 2002
Authentic woodcuts illustrate a traditional verse about an adventurous chick.
This little chick from over the way
went to play with the pigs one day.
and what do you think
they heard him say?
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3: Nutshell Library by John Lawrence, 2002
Grippable by tiny hands, this timeless box set contains verse books about the alphabet (Alligators All Around), good behavior (Pierre), counting (One Was Johnny), and the months of the year (Chicken Soup with Rice). In 1975, girl group master Carole King transformed the books into the musical TV special "Really Rosie." When will it be released on DVD?
K - keeping kangaroos
L - looking like lions
M - making macaroni
N - never napping
(from Alligators All Around)
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4: Some Dogs Do by Jez Alborough, 2003
Jez Alborough has one of the catchiest flows in kid-dom. If you like this one, check out his addictive Duck in a Truck series.
All dogs walk and jump and run, but dogs don't fly — it can't be done. "But I did," said Sid. "I did."
The Best Rhyming Children's Books 5 of 11
5: On Beyond Zebra! by Dr. Seuss, 1955
The audacity to create new letters for the English alphabet puts this selection ahead of Seuss's more famous titles.
I said, "You can stop, if you want, with the Z because most people stop with the Z. But not me! I'm telling you this 'cause you're one of my friends. My alphabet starts where your alphabet ends!"
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6: Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss, 1995
This book uses fun, musical verse to teach kids about different orchestra instruments beginning with one solo trombone and ending with a symphony of ten players.
FLUTE, that sends our soul a-shiver;
FLUTE, that slender, silver sliver.
A place among the set it picks
To make a young SEXTET — that's SIX.
The Best Rhyming Children's Books 7 of 11
7: Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino, 1989
Most masterpieces are made by masters, but both Zin Zin Zin and Is Your Mama a Llama? are one-offs — the only picture books written by the authors.
"Is your mama a llama?" I asked my friend Dave.
"No she is not," is the answer Dave gave.
"She hangs by her feet and she lives in a cave.
I do not believe that's how llamas behave."
"Oh," I said, "You are right about that.
I think your mama sounds more like a..."
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8: Baby Beluga by Raffi, 1990
A beautiful board book illustrating the lyrics to the first song my son learned outside of the "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" somnoverse.
Baby beluga in the deep blue sea.
Swim so wild and swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below
and a little white whale on the go.
The Best Rhyming Children's Books 9 of 11
9: The Charles Addams Mother Goose Charles Addams, 1967
You already know the nursery rhymes, but trust me: you need this book. Once an expensive collectable, it was reprinted to showcase his take Addams' take on the classic a stoned Mother Goose riding side-saddle on an irritated goose ... a giant spider about to bogart Miss Muffet's tuffet picnic ... a lizard that hatches out broken Humpty Dumpty ...
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10: Frederick Leo Lionni, 1967
Mostly prose, Frederick — a picture book expressing the value of poetry itself — rhymes only at the end.
... And as Frederick spoke of the sun
the four little mice
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Was it Frederick's voice?
Was it magic? ...
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The Mandeville Police Department said they began investigating the death shortly before 4 p.m. on Thursday at a home in the 600 block of Lafitte Street.
The boy, who was identified as Connor Guinn, a student at Mandeville High School, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police, evidence collected at the scene and witness interviews lead investigators to believe that alcohol could be a factor.
However, police said, toxicology results are still pending with the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office.


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News 12 First at Five / Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Folks who live in Augusta's Hyde Park neighborhood are finally getting a ticket out as the city prepares to build a drainage pond.
Part of the project requires the city to pay for new homes for the people being moved, but the city could end up paying for a lot more than just a move across town.
Joeanne Jones has lived in Hyde Park her whole life and says it's taken 40 years, but the project is finally happening. She's thrilled the city is finally moving her out of the flood-prone area.
"We've got drainage issues above that area, where we to fix those issues, are going to have to build basins and ponds," City Administrator Fred Russell said.
But as pieces of the puzzle start to come together, this may end up being more expensive than expected for the city.
The director of the project, Chester Wheeler III, says, "If they want to move to New York City, if they choose to do that, there's no restriction."
Commissioners chose to use the Uniform Relocation Act as a guideline to move people out of Hyde Park, but it wasn't a mandatory choice.
"The city chose to follow the Federal Relocation Act on their own. That is not a federal project, so there was no mandate to use federal regulations," Wheeler said.
The guidelines require the city to make sure the people they are kicking off their property are "made whole" by the end of the process, which is a nice gesture, but it could get pricey for taxpayers.
"We're having the freedom to choose our location, where we want to move," Jones said.
And if Jones chooses to move across the country, the city won't just be footing the bill for her new house.
We asked Wheeler: "Does the city have to pay for their moving expenses?"
"Yes, they will," he replied.
"So if they decide to move to NYC, the city has to pay for that?" we asked.
Wheeler nodded in agreement.
Although some commissioners disagreed on approving the federal guidelines, Commissioner Bill Lockett says regardless of the city's cost, it was the right choice.
"They're not coming to us saying we want to sell our property, we are actually taking their property. And if we're going to take their property, the least we can do is make them whole," he said.
Phase one of the four-step process is underway. The city expects to start moving people to new homes as early as May or June.


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Fireball reported in Northern California hours after Russian meteorite
An expert on meteors says based on reports the light seen streaking across the Northern California sky last night was a sporadic meteor, or fireball, and not a major event.
Mike Hankey, operations manager for the American Meteor Society, says "fireballs happen every single night, all around the world." The group, based in Genesee, N.Y., recorded at least 35 reports of the event.
Hours after a meteor exploded over Russia and injured more than 1,000 people and an asteroid passed relatively close to Earth, residents in California reported seeing the unusual flash of light over the San Francisco Bay area.
Experts say smaller meteorites hit earth five to 10 times a year but chances of a large meteor passing, such as the one that streaked over Chelyabinsk, Russia, are much rarer. Another meteor landed in the Bay Area in October and caused a loud sonic boom.
On Friday, the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland also reported receiving calls describing the event.
Jonathan Braidman, an instructor at the center, says it was likely a small piece of an asteroid that "somehow" got on a collision course with the earth. Braidman calls it "a very common occurrence."
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Born: October 25or 29, 1886, Missouri
Died: November 11, 1967, Charlottesville, Virginia
Lester Randolph Ford was a mathematics professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology known for his mathematical exposition and editorial work.
The first Herbert Ellsworth Slaught Memorial Paper, by R.E. Langer, was published in 1947.
During Ford's presidency, W.B. Carver retired as secretary-treasurer and joined the finance committee and the nominating committee. Ford appointed C.C. MacDuffee chair of the nominating committee.
1911 Missouri State University, A.B.
1912 University of Missouri, A.M.
1913 Harvard University, M.A.
1917 Harvard University, Ph.D., advised by Maxime Bôcher
Following World War I, Ford joined the Rice Institute (now Rice University). In the late 1930s, he moved to the Armour Institute of Technology, which merged into the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1940. He was a mathematics professor and chaired the department.
In 1938, Ford demonstrated a geometric interpretation of the Farey sequence by introducing what are now known as Ford circles.
Ford edited the American Mathematical Monthly from 1942 to 1946. In December 1946, he reflected on his term as editor, particularly the difficulties the Monthly faced due to World War II, in "Retrospect" (also available here). In the same month, he was elected president.
Ford gained a reputation for his mathematical exposition. He wrote Elementary Mathematics for Field Artillery, and about 15,000 students took a course based on this text before the signing of the armistice in 1918. His well-received 1929 textbook Automorphic Forms was the first on the subject in English. Differential Equations (1933) was also well-received, and both textbooks have had new editions printed.
Since 1965, the MAA has given the Lester R. Ford Award for articles of expository excellence published in the Monthly.
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive Biography
Records of editors, presidents, and secretaries from MAA headquarters, Lester R. Ford, includes chronology of life (1886-), 1940-1976 at the Archives of American Mathematics
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NEW YORK (October 8, 2012)--The National Rifle Association is airing a new television ad in four battleground states that urges voters to defeat President Barack Obama.
The pro-gun-rights group is spending $1.3 million to air the ad in Florida, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.
A spokesman said the group will air with ads through Elecction Day on Nov. 6.
The NRA ad suggests Mr. Obama is "attacking our Second Amendment rights" and says a vote against the Democrat would help "defend freedom."
The group has endorsed Republican Mitt Romney, even though Romney signed a ban on assault weapons as governor of Massachusetts.
Mr. Obama hasn't pushed gun control measures as president and has signed laws allowing people to carry concealed weapons in national parks and in checked bags on Amtrak trains.


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Russ Hughes, a 59-year-old retired Redwood City police officer, is not just the director of the Pacific Hockey Association adult hockey league. He's a player, too. Occasionally, he runs into someone who has trouble reconciling his age with his avocation.
"More often than not, it ends up being a conversation starter," Hughes said recently after his team's game at Ice Center Cupertino. "It's really addictive. I wish I had done this all my life."
That he's doing it at this point in his life runs counter to conventional wisdom and societal expectation. But Hughes is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Bay Area athletes 50 and older who stay in shape in ways you might not expect, competing in events currently being contested at the 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
In so doing, they confront the artistic and aerobic demands of ice dancing, the shoulder-to-shoulder, slam-bang tumult of ice hockey and the lung-bursting demands of speedskating in which competitors don layers of safety equipment to protect themselves from the razor-sharp blades on which they race.
Compared to other Pacific Hockey Association competitors, Hughes is a pup. Take the Warriors, a team Hughes calls "old man city." A charter member of the association -- established in 1982 -- the Warriors commissioned new uniforms a few years ago. A word was added to the front of the jersey; they are now the Old Warriors. It isn't false advertising.
Steve Schaiman, 67, a defense lawyer from San Carlos, played pickup hockey as a kid on Long Island. He picked up the sport again as an adult.
"I've never thought for one minute about giving it up," he says. "And here it is, 10 o'clock at night with a workday tomorrow, and I'm here playing."
The Pacific Hockey Association is not a full-checking league. But there are collisions. Players hit the ice. Slap shots can leave a welt. Schaiman says that over the years, he has pulled leg muscles, tweaked ligaments and suffered a broken wrist. It's a small price to pay, he says, for the fun and friendship he experiences.
"It's fabulous exercise, even as slow as I am," he says, laughing. "I sweat, and we come up to the locker room afterward, drink a beer or two, talk about how good we used to be, and everything is good again."
Warrior Patrick Weiher, 64, a mechanical engineer from Los Altos, says the camaraderie is what keeps him coming back, "because it sure isn't my level of play."
Weiher's son skates for the team. His daughter was the team's goaltender before taking pregnancy leave.
"There are guys my age who can't walk," he says. "I can play, so I'm not going to quit -- maybe after a few more years. But I don't think I can wait for my grandson to play with us."
Music on the ice
Ice dancer Mike Ricigliano can tell when he's spent too much time away from the rink.
"I've gained a few pounds, and I'm trying to get back in shape," he says after a recent Sunday morning two-hour practice at Sharks Ice in San Jose. "Ice skating takes a lot of endurance. I feel like I'm dying."
Ricigliano, a software engineer for Oracle, is 52.
"But it's great exercise," he says, beads of perspiration trickling down his forehead. "And you've got to do something, right?"
Ricigliano and skating partner Julie Keith, who turns 50 in March, have won seven Adult Nationals ice dancing championships. As in the Olympics, the goal is to create the illusion of effortlessness on the ice while your muscles are screaming for oxygen.
"The ice dancing patterns that we do, like for a tango or whatever, when you pass a test, they want you to do two patterns," says Keith, a real estate agent who lives in San Francisco. "That's like running a mile. It takes so much energy."
Mary Panyan, of Los Gatos, admits only to being "older than Christie Brinkley." A teacher at De Anza Community College, Panyan skated as a youngster, quit, and took it up again when her kids were old enough to skate.
"They've retired," she says of her children. "I'm skating still."
Panyan likes that skating provides both fitness and social benefits -- she met her husband through ice dancing, and together they organize the Bay Area Ice Dancers social weekend every October. She says she occasionally gets a look of surprise from people when she tells them what she does with her leisure time.
"I do," she says. "But it's my best way of getting exercise, probably because I skated as a youngster."
Like Ricigliano, Panyan not only skates competitively, but she officiates at competitions for U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body. Both find skating more enjoyable during Winter Olympic years. Ricigliano even traveled to Boston in January to watch the U.S. Olympic ice dancing trials.
"To watch the level of skating that close and appreciate all the fine things they do, oh my," he said. "It's fun to watch. It's a passion."
The need for speed
Hayward's Mary Wong, 55, skates for speed, not artistry. Head coach of the Northern California Speedskating Association, Wong grew up in Fremont.
"Going to the rink was just a fun thing to do," she says. "I had some figure skates, but I couldn't turn worth anything. Just going fast seemed like it would be a fun thing."
Fun, in this case, is no casual pursuit. Before any Northern California Speedskating Association members hit the ice, they line the inside of the rink walls with thick padding. Then they protect themselves as best they can.
"We have these really sharp things on our feet," says Wong, 55, laughing. "So we're wearing neck protectors. We've got helmets on our heads. We've got full body coverage. This (ankle band) is because there's a chance that you could cut yourself. I put on my protective eye gear."
And even with all that:
"Yes," Wong says, "I've been to the hospital and had stitches."
Speedskaters compete according to age group.
"It's exactly like you'd see in the Olympics," Wong says, "but just not necessarily Olympic-caliber skaters."
Perhaps not, but the association's John Diemont, 65, holds five national age group short track speedskating records. The club's oldest member is 70.
Wong and her husband traveled to Salt Lake City to watch the U.S. Olympic trials.
"We can appreciate what they're doing, because we do it," she says. "There are approximately 2,000 registered speedskaters in the United States. We have people come in, try the sport, decide they like it, start going to events, and because they're speedskaters they're able to walk up and talk to Olympians because it's a tiny little group. It's just a neat thing."
The moral of the story? There's a difference between chronological age and ice age.
"Fifty doesn't have to be the end of things," says ice dancer Keith.
Her partner, Ricigliano, agrees.
"I don't feel like my age, that's for sure."
Contact Gary Peterson at 925-952-5053. Follow him at Twitter.com/garyscribe.
Some of the oldest U.S. Olympians
Galen Carter Spencer (U.S. archer; 1904 Summer Olympics)
Won gold in team competition. Born Sept. 19, 1840 and competed on Sept. 19, 1904, his 64th birthday.
Lida Peyton "Eliza" Pollock (U.S. archer, 1904 Summer Olympics)
Won bronze in Women's Double Columbia and National Rounds and gold in women's Team Rounds. Was 63 years and 333 days when she won the gold.
Dara Torres (Swimmer; 2008 Olympics)
Swimmer. Won three silver medals at age 41 in 2008 Olympics. She finished fourth (only top two advance to Olympics) at 2012 Olympic Trials in 50 free.
Elizabeth "Libby" Callahan (Pistol shooting; 2008 Olympics)
At age 56 competed in pistol shooting at the 2008 Games. Four-time Olympian.
Karen Lende O'Connor (Equestrian; 1996, 2000, 2012 Olympics)
Five-time Olympian. Was 54 at 2012 Olympics. Won team silver in 1996 and team bronze in 2000.
Scott Baird (U.S. Curling; 2006 Olympics)
Baird was 54 at the 2006 Games. He was an alternate on Pete Fenson's U.S. team so he never actually threw a stone but still shared in the bronze medal.
Anne Abernathy (Luge; 2006 Olympics)
Affectionately known as "Grandma Luge," the U.S. Virgin Islands native has competed in six Winter Olympics, the last one in 2006 at age 53. She was born April 12, 1953. She's currently training for the 2016 Summer Olympics as an archer.
Joseph Savage (Figure skating; 1932, 1936 Olympics)
Savage was 52 years and 267 days old when he competed in 1932. He won the first-ever ice dancing national title in 1936 with partner Marjorie Parker Smith. He continued competing -- and winning -- at the national level until age 63.
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