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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Lauren Scarpato had told Springfield (Delco) softball coach Todd Odgers earlier in the week that she was going to hold him to his promise.
As Scarpato stood on the field at Nittany Lion Softball Park with a gold medal hanging around her neck Friday - the Cougars having just defeated Bethlehem Catholic, 3-0, to win their first PIAA Class AAA championship - one thing was clear.
Odgers made good on that promise.
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NEW YORK - Brian Cashman's expression said it all.
Every time Alex Rodriguez' name was mentioned yesterday, the New York Yankees general manager appeared as if he might get sick.
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this is the name of drink, mostly use in poland. put short-drink (wet) of vodka into your glass of beer and drink it all in very short time
-o man. i'm so drunk! i've drink 5 u-boat's in 20min!
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a submarine used in world war one and two
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You say a privately owned professional basketball team wants a new place to play and the public should be taxed by the state to pay for it? Are you nuts? Only a visitor recently arrived in Ozaukee County from a distant planet would think that's crazy. Taxing the public to pay for sports facilities that enrich team owners is common in America. Ask anyone living in the seven counties, including Ozaukee, whose residents have paid more than $400 million to build and enhance Miller Park in Milwaukee through a sales tax surcharge enacted by the Wisconsin Legislature and are on the hook for at least $100 million more before the tax is retired. That is, if it's retired. Trial balloons have been launched suggesting that after the Brewers' stadium is paid for the tax should live on to fund a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks. The Ozaukee County Board last week took a potshot at those balloons by passing a resolution opposing any new regional sales tax. The Racine County Board passed a similar resolution in August. Those were good shots, but probably not enough to prevent future flights of schemes to involve the public in paying part of the cost of a replacement for the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Expect to hear a lot of talk about the Bucks leaving Milwaukee if they don't get a new building. The Bucks have a generous and fair-minded owner in Herb Kohl, but he won't be the team owner forever. The National Basketball Association has already butted in by lobbying for a new Bucks facility. The NBA's deputy commissioner toured the 25-year-old Bradley Center recently and found it seriously wanting. "It doesn't have the kinds of amenities we need," he complained.
Sports franchises' need for amenities has cost taxpayers dearly in cities across the country. In every case, the rationale has been that taxpayers benefit from the economic development spurred by big-name sports teams, so they should help pay for their stadiums and arenas. The problem with this reasoning is that stadiums are not good financial investments for taxpayers, according to numerous studies. In the book "Sports, Jobs and Taxes," public finance experts Roger Noll and Andrew Zimbalist say it plainly: "No recent facility appears to have earned anything approaching a reasonable return on investment." Analyses of cities with publicly financed sports venues have found no significant employment increases or economic growth in attributable to the facilities. In most cases, there is plenty of economic growth for team owners, however. When the Miller Park stadium taxing district was established in 1996, the value of the Milwaukee Brewers based on its stock price was $96 million. By 2012, a study by Forbes magazine found the team was worth $448 million. According to the magazine, the increase was a result of building Miller Park. If the economic growth argument doesn't work for the cities in which the sports facilities are located, how can anyone say with a straight face, as was argued during the debate leading up to levying the stadium tax, that outlying counties such as Ozaukee benefit so much that their residents should help pay for the facility? Let's wish the Bucks and Milwaukee well and hope the team stays and that somehow a way is found to provide the amenities the NBA wants so badly. Note: In lieu of tax money, these good wishes will be sent with a copy of the Ozaukee County Board's no-tax resolution.
There is nothing subtle about offensive racial stereotyping. Everyone with a normal quotient of human sensibility knows it when they see it. Even so, some people and institutions, by dint of hair-splitting and arcane definition, seem compelled to discover it where it is not evident. Among them are some of the crusaders against American Indian nicknames for sports teams. The nickname police have been on their beats for years. Many of the monikers they have pressured schools to drop were innocuous or even respectful references to American Indians. Meanwhile, they've had no effect on some of the most obviously offensive team nicknames that continue to be flaunted. In the plains states, a number of high schools call their athletes "Savages." In the NFL, the Washington, D.C. team offends on a national stage by refusing to retire the racially pejorative name "Redskins." In 2010, Wisconsin became one of the few states to pass a law regulating school nicknames. Soon its Legislature may pass a law undoing that poorly drafted statute. It would be best if the state kept its hands off the nicknames schools choose for their sports teams, but Wisconsin couldn't resist, so the new statute is needed to temper the overly stringent measure made law three years ago. Under the ridiculously low standard of the current law, a school district can be forced to change its team nickname if a single person complains. The burden of proof is on the district to show the name is not discriminatory. The Department of Public Instruction decides and has the power to order name changes. Under a bill introduced by Republicans in September, objections to nicknames would have to be accompanied by petitions signed by a number of residents equal to at least 10% of the students in the district. The complainant would have to prove the name promotes discrimination or stereotyping. The state Department of Administration would decide.
The proposal is a reaction to the DPI's order to the Mukwonago Area School District to stop using the sports nickname "Indians." Mukwonago has defied the order on the sensible ground that the name does not discriminate. "Mukwonago" is a word from the language of the Potawatomi tribe. "Indian" remains a generally acceptable word for Native Americans. Where's the offense? The Mukwonago nickname is akin to the Northern Ozaukee School District's "Warriors," though no one has complained about the NOSD team name. No one has reason to complain, because the term connotes nothing derogatory. On the contrary, such nicknames imply respect. There is no mystery as to why so many teams have adopted Indian names. Sports teams aspire to physical prowess, courage and determination, traits associated with American Indians throughout their history, be it triumphant or tragic. The variations on Indian-inspired nicknames that are offensive per se are obvious. Perhaps one day there will be enough public disgust to make them go away. But certainly society can tolerate, indeed cheer for, those that are meant to inspire athletes to demonstrate qualities found in this country's historic perception of Native Americans. Long live the Braves, the Chiefs, the Chieftans, the Indians and the Warriors. Polls show American Indians are divided on the issue. Some see the nicknames as terms of respect, others take offense. Nonetheless, these are generic terms and no one owns them. Used as many schools and athletic organizations use them, they do not suggest racial discrimination, no matter how the nickname police spin their meaning. The Legislature should pass the bill that fixes the 2010 law. The new law will still provide means to challenge questionable nicknames, but will apply reasonable standards.
Should Ozaukee County be in the nursing home business? That question has been asked and answered a number of times. The answer has always been yes. It is the right answer. In 2008, after years of study and debate, the County Board voted to authorize construction of the Lasata Crossings assisted living facility adjacent to the Lasata Care Center nursing home in Cedarburg. "Loud and clear, we accepted the mission of Lasata and decided to be in the nursing home business," said Cynthia Bock of Mequon, chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee, mincing no words about the sincerity of the county government's commitment to services for the elderly. Yet when her committee voted this summer to recommend spending $10 million to build a facility on the Lasata campus where frail elderly people can live with assistance and to renovate the nursing home, the old argument that the county should not be providing services to the elderly in competition with private businesses resurfaced. In opposing the recommendation, committee member Richard Bauzenberger, also representing Mequon on the County Board, said, "There are a lot of people in Mequon who are asking why is the county in this business." He asked for yet another study of the viability of the Lasata operation. What the critics of government involvement in caring for aging citizens don't understand is that Ozaukee County is suited for the nursing home business precisely because it is not a business. The priority for businesses is profit.For the Lasata complex, the priority is meeting the needs of county residents facing the health challenges of old age.
That is why, unlike many private elderly-care facilities, Lasata accepts as many residents who need Medicaid assistance to pay their nursing home fees as it has room for. More than half of Lasata's residents are on Medicaid. The nursing home loses $55 a day for each of them. This is an irresistible target for people who buy into the shrink-government-at-all-costs mindset, even though the assisted living facility and independent senior living apartments added to the Lasata complex in recent years have balanced the books for the operation. The nursing home's financial drag will be further offset by the proposed $10 million investment, which will include upgrades to make the nursing home more efficient, as well as new assisted-living units that will operate at a profit. Selling the Lasata's unprofitable skilled nursing care facility to a private operator would be a betrayal of the philosophy that has guided the county's services for the elderly—that the county has an obligation to provide affordable care for its oldest residents. Lasata has been a comforting presence for Ozaukee County families for nearly 50 years, often providing the only nearby option for families dependant on Medicaid. The time for more studies is past. The County Board is expected to consider the Lasata expansion and improvement proposal this week. That vote should be viewed by supervisors as an opportunity for an emphatic recommitment to service for the county's elderly. It's easy for Lasata's critics to make glib pronouncements about the availability of private nursing home services, but the fact is that many of those facilities refuse Medicaid recipients or limit the number of them they will serve. They may also be priced beyond the means of people who don't qualify for assistance. None offers the priority for admittance to which Ozaukee County residents are now entitled at Lasata. The proposed new investment in Lasata makes fiscal and moral sense. Supervisors should vote for it confident in the rightness of the county's commitment to its elderly citizens.


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There's one thing that is still giving me fits though, and that's the unlock system. It is a great idea, but a terrible, terrible implementation. The crux of the issue is that finding the runestones seems to be completely based on rng, and with the sheer numbers of them (3 different colors, tons of symbols) it has turned out to be an exercise in frustration.
Has anyone found anything to bypass the unlock system altogether, or a method of generating runes (ie, a console)? You do have the ability to edit your character's starting equipment by adjusting the save files, but I'm not looking to start over again yet.
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Lol crossfit is the biggest ****ing joke in the world. Try doing workouts with proper form and you'll exceed any results without the injuries crossfit can provide. 95$ for a piece of **** high intensity workout with wrong form. You're getting ****ed over bro.
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Any training is better than no training. With that said , crossfit is expensive as f*ck. I live in montreal , there are a few crossfit gyms here , cant believe how expensive it is.
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nothing against crossfit because a huge percentage of the world doesnt train so anything to get people working out is good. this is a boxing website and if your actually training to compete as a fighter and you do crossfit you need to seriously reconsider. time spent doing the "WOD" and all that jazz. crossfit will in general drop bodyfat but not really make you elite in anything. power/strength/speed/explosive those are the only reasons a fighter needs any type of weight training so why waste the valuable time your not doing skills with some bull**** fad. I use weights as a means to an end, to be a better athlete. crossfit is the ends. you do crossfit to get better at doing crossfit. period.
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crossfit is amazing. got in the best shape of my life and stayed there.
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For those curious they sometimes have some great groupon specials for those interested.
For those who kind of know wtf they're doing or know their body, you can achieve the same results or better at a gym or with some friends. You honestly don't even need to lift weights to get stronger if you work with your own body weight but that's a different story. Like I have always been told "Whatever works for you"
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I coach a lot of boxers right now and honestly i am trying to set something up for them as a group to do the WOD at the local crossfit gym a few times a week.. It will make you punch harder, take a punch better, and most importantly will make you mentally tough.. Which in my opinion is the biggest benefit especially to some of the high risk youth that our in the boxing game.. Boxers hate weights but all the best do it and when Manny was on top he was lifting and that's the truth. Marquez lifted a lot during his camp and Manny didn't, i'm just saying......Olympic lifts are the way to go and the USA boxing team should defiantly doing crossfit type lifts at the OTC..
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Over here it's $50 per month, unlimited access. It's still more expensive than going to the fitness gym or at my local boxing gym.
Cross-fit is very popular here and a lot of my friends are obsessed with it. However, I've spoken to a number of physicians who're beginning to speak against it because a lot of "cross-fitters" are over-doing it. I don't know how it is in USA but over here it has almost become a religion. Speak against it and they'll hang you.
We had 3 boxers at my boxing gym who also did cross-fit. They're all out with back, knee and neck injuries. Cross-fit has some good routines but a lot of it are just fundamentally wrong seen from a health perspective. Running on pavement isn't good for your joints. Imagine how your joints will react to cross-fit after you've done it in 5-15 years.
I stick to my coaches boxing routines, do a lot of roadwork in the forrest and on sand and I'll always keep a jump rope with me.
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According to me that both of has own importance.Some people like
the crossfit and some people like boxing.Both of the best for fitness
and keep maintain of the body weight.So i like the crossfit and
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Islamic religious authorities have formed a team of volunteers to patrol Malaysia's capital to prevent "indecent behavior" among Muslims.
A 75-member Islamic Council Volunteer Squad will be on the lookout for offenders - such as Muslim couples holding hands in public - in Putrajaya, the administrative capital just south of the largest city, Kuala Lumpur, said Che Mat Che Ali, director of the Federal Territory Islamic Department.
"Their role is to prevent indecent behavior," Che Mat told the New Straits Times newspaper. "We want them to approach people and advise them against creating social problems and committing sins like that."
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PHOENIX - A program that began in Ohio to entice fugitives into surrendering at churches is coming to Arizona this spring.
A church will transform into a makeshift courtroom for several days, hoping to convince some of the state's 80,000 fugitives to turn themselves in, said U.S. Marshal for Arizona David Gonzales. Officers will process those who show up, and defense attorneys will be available.
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What about the future of Ford Inc??
Despite huge success of mustang Ford still managed to lose 900 millon during april-jun quarter.
Whats in the future plan for Ford?
norne: Is Ford Motor any better off than GM?
From a product side, I think Ford's new vehicles are still better than what has come from GM. We'll see whether GM's new full-size pickups and SUVs and the Fusion/Milan/Zephyr change that opinion.
Looking at it from a purely business perspective, I'm not sure that Ford is any better run that GM.
norne: Whats in the future plan for Ford?
That's a good question. I sometimes wonder if even William Clay Ford, Jr., knows the answer to that one. :surprise:
I will say that if the Fusion is anything less than a total success, then I think Ford will be in BIG trouble. I mean complete restructuring, loss of Mercury and maybe Lincoln and the sale of some of its foreign acquisitions.
Let's give this one a little more focus (ouch... pun alert) and keep this one from going all over the map before it gets started.
Let's talk about Ford's product line a bit, in general mind you. We have spercific topics elsewhere to handled detailed discussion of each make/model. Perhaps start with a simple thumbs up or thumbs down on the different models?? Then we can move on from there.
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I've heard the Fairlane concept is going to replace the current Ford minivans. I liked the look of this concept a lot, but I'm wary about losing the sliding door. Minivans are purchased for their utility.
"For the first time in generations, Ford Motor (NYSE: F - News) has resorted to firing employees and immediately escorting them from corporate buildings - shaking up the company and compelling Chief Executive Officer Bill Ford to send a message last week to employees."
The stock was basically flat on the news, so I'm assuming this was expected or already accounted for in the stock price.
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makes good decisions mixed in with really dumb ones.
They are leveraging their relationship with Mazda to provide a platform and other component sharing from the really sterling Mazda3 and even the Mazda6 to a more limited extent. This is a good thing.
They chose NOT to bring over the new C1-based Ford Focus from Europe, even though it is a killer. Why not? They have never offered anything in the way of explanation for this omission, and the current Focus is yesterday's news by every measure. This is a bad thing.
They also use Volvo's expertise in lots of important ways, using the best parts for domestic-badged vehicles yet keeping Volvo separate enough to avoid the "rebadging" stigma. This is a good thing.
After developing a really great 7-seat crossover, the Freestyle, and then watching it steal 30% of Explorer's sales, they choose to end the Freestyle's run early, so they can redesign Explorer in the hopes it will return to its former sales glory. I am sure it will not, and 7-seat crossovers like Freestyle are where the market is headed, and I'm not alone in that assessment - most car mag editors seem to agree. The new emphasis on Explorer and even larger truck-based SUVs is a bad thing.
Perhaps the worst thing of all: they absolutely DO NOT KNOW when to stop throwing away money on Land Rover and Jag, even as they totally ignore that they even HAVE an "upmarket' brand of their own: Lincoln. Oh, the wasted money on these components of PAG.
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There are so many things that can be said about Ford and the way it is being run, but this:
After developing a really great 7-seat crossover, the Freestyle, and then watching it steal 30% of Explorer's sales, they choose to end the Freestyle's run early,
I hadn't heard before. When did this happen?
In brief, I too think it was a mistake not to bring over the new European Focus. It is a killer car much in the same way its platform mate (the Mazda 3) is here for a small car for not a whole lot of money. I'm sure the Ford version would be cheaper still. They're even going to offer a hardtop convertible version next year. Its a cool little car, but I guess that since the Mazda 3 and various Volvos share this platform they decided to sell Americans the tired old Focus a few more years.
This and the fact that Ford desperately needs a new corporate V6. 201hp just doesn't cut it anymore, CVT or not.
I think for the most part that they've done the right thing with their PAG brands, but after all this if they don't make money they need to think about selling one or two of them off. I'd keep Volvo and Aston-Martin.
Jaguar is going to require more money still. I think Land Rover should be ok, or at least headed strongly down the path of being ok. They have a mostly new and/or refreshed product lineup for 2006.
Volvo is arguably the most valuable from a business standpoint because of their safety know how, inexpensive/adaptable platforms and because they're the only one of the PAG brands that make money. Aston-Martin should be ok too once their new entry-level car hits the market pushing their volume to a Ferrari-like 4K units a year.
They chose NOT to bring over the new C1-based Ford Focus from Europe, even though it is a killer. Why not? They have never offered anything in the way of explanation for this omission, and the current Focus is yesterday's news by every measure. This is a bad thing.
nippon - I agree with you, but I have heard an explanation. Apparently, if they brought the European Focus here, it would be too expensive to sell at the current Focus' price point. Don't ask me if it's an emissions thing, or a exchange rate thing, or what, but that's the explanation I've heard. Hopefully they can overcome the problem and get it over here, but I doubt we'll see it before 2008.
They have announced that Freestyle will end its life in two short years, although a rebadged Mercury version will remain. Sales have been good, relative to other vehicles of this type. Killing it is a bad idea.
They have spent a BUNCH of money updating the Explorer for '06, to make it more like the new F-150 inside and out. It will still get sub-20 mpg in these new days of almost $3 gas. Bad thing?
They have basically given up on the Ranger and thrown it away. I realize the volume sales in pick-ups is the full-size trucks, but Ranger was good for a couple hundred thousand a year just two years ago. That's meaningful sales, seems to me. Now it will run un-updated for more than a decade and then get killed entirely around MY '10.
As for the little old 3.0 Duratec, they are ALMOST ready with the 3.5 supposedly, so at least they heard you on that count! :-)
mirth: now that you mention it, I do remember them offering that explanation, although I read it as "the Euro Focus is too nice for you American consumers, who just won't ante up for nice compact cars". Perhaps it is true, but a little insulting nonetheless. People are anteing up for the Mazda3, I believe, which also gets pricey when loaded up. GM and Ford both have this attitude that small cars have to be cheap cheap cheap, or else they're just not worth the effort to bring to market. It is part of the reason their annual sales are so truck-heavy, while the Japanese make tons of profits selling cars.
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They are redesigning the Sport Trac. Perhaps they expect that vehicle to carry the small truck banner for the brand.
Surprised about the Freestyle. I hadn't heard that, either. The interior materials and engine never impressed me, but I think it's otherwise a reasonably well-sorted vehicle.
Freestyle is not dead yet, They have just announced a truncated model run for it, that is all. It will be gone for '07.
The SportTrac is pretty big, and pretty pricey compared to other small/midsize pick-ups. Someone wanting a base model 4x2 truck, perhaps a 4-cyl no less, will be out of luck at Ford unless they take the time to order a fleet-sales, ages-old Ranger. Otherwise they will need well over $20K to buy an ST.
F-150 is Ford's biggest seller. GM will redesign its full-size trucks for early next year, Toyota might get lucky with the new Tundra and siphon another 50-75K sales per year away from F-150 in Tundra's first full year. F-150 is about to take on some redesigned competition. Even the Ram is getting some updates for '06, right?
Explorer and Mustang are the next two biggest sellers. Mustang's sales explosion won't last another year (just by the nature of the sport coupe breed), Explorer might get a few percentage points back from the big dip of this year, but it won't return to former sales levels I am sure. The Fusion, which started out looking like a real exciting little car, the return of great cars to the Ford line-up, has ended up being another solid entry not unlike Five Hundred. Solid yes, exciting no. Taurus will end its run early next year, and Fusion/Five HUndred will pick up the fleet sales Taurus drops, but I doubt there will be a net increase of sales among these models.
There is no real plan for Mercury and Lincoln five years out, beyond rebadging some more Fords.
At Ford, the business plan seems to be dig in and wait out the storm, hoping that the same ol' same ol' will save the day. The only exception to that is they have FINALLY decided to cancel the Freestar, and to go ahead with that Fairlane concept car. The future is muddy....
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Supposedly, Ford is downsizing its production capacity to reflect a 17 percent market share. Which is realistic, in view of the increased competition today from not only Japan, but Korea and a possibly resurgent GM.
The only problem is that with the increased competition, Ford will probably have to run harder just to maintain a 17 percent share!
As for Mercury - I look for it to be gone within five years. It needs more than rebadged Fords to really survive. The brand has fallen off most buyer's radar screens, and rebadged Fords won't be enough to revive awareness in the division.
Ford is dropping the freestyle line because according to future ford plans, there will be more crossover wagons in the near future and it would only conflict with the freestyle. I saw the spy photos of new car based lincoln aviator and it looks good. There is suppose to be cheaper ford version called the edge and I wonder how it will be look. Maybe someone has a link to a spyshot?
why go to the expense of developing a new crossover to replace Freestyle, which is a good model in its own right? They act like the new line-up is coming, and they have no control over it! And besides the Fairlane and a crossover shared with Mazda, what will this new line-up be? It all seems pretty vague for a company that couldn't afford to redo the Ranger, or properly update the Focus.
I also wonder what will actually happen with the Excursion - first it is on, then it is off. And the Expedition? Spending a lot of money updating these truck-based gas guzzlers would be a mistake IMO. GM may prove me wrong though, with the all-new GMT900 trucks next year.
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I think Ford's explanation was the freestyle was not meeting its sales projection but who really knows what the real reason is unless one is high up in corp ladder. Maybe Ford is thinking we did not had to spend whole lot of $$$$ on freestyle because we modified volvo platform and future crossover wagons will be based off already existing mazda and volvo platform. But again, who really knows what is going on behind ford inc.
It is interesting though the ford is keeping the mercury version of freestyle intact. Didn't ford announce they would kill off the excursion and have a new stretch version of the redesign expedition. I agree with you about high gas prices that could keep the potential big truck and suv buyers away in the future.
an Excursion created just by stretching out an Expedition wouldn't have a high enough GVWR to exempt it from CAFE requirements? That might be one reason for keeping the Excursion around, as is.
that even though it would just be a stretched Expedition, it wouldn't be called Expedition, but rather a new name still under consideration (one option for which is, yes you guessed it, Excursion!). And that was the last I heard, quite some time ago, so there has probably been an update since then. Whether it's a brand new model or a stretch of the existing Expedition (which is due for an update, isn't it?), it is probably a waste of money unless gas drops back below $2/gallon (aint going to happen). Otherwise, just let Expedition be the biggest SUV, and don't waste a ton of money updating that model either, as its sales will also be bound to slow.
norne: yeah, I thought it was interesting too, that they are going to keep the Mercury Freestyle but kill the Ford version. What does that mean, that once again Mercury will go on with rebadged Ford leftovers, while Ford gets new stuff?
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nitromax Posts: 641After developing a really great 7-seat crossover, the Freestyle, and then watching it steal 30% of Explorer's sales, they choose to end the Freestyle's run early, so they can redesign Explorer in the hopes it will return to its former sales glory. I am sure it will not, and 7-seat crossovers like Freestyle are where the market is headed, and I'm not alone in that assessment - most car mag editors seem to agree. The new emphasis on Explorer and even larger truck-based SUVs is a bad thing.
The most recent story I heard behind the reason for stopping Freestyle production was that Ford just wasn't making enough profit on them. After using the Volvo AWD platform and the newly designed CVT which is built in Europe (I believe), the Frestyle just isn't making much profit at the current prices.
By switching it to the Mercury/Lincoln name, they will be able to bring the price up and make more profits.
As for those of us that have a Freestyle, I guess that's good and bad news. Bad news is that it's "kind of" going away, but good news is that the Freestyle is a great bargain at the current prices.
My experience with the Freestyle? I love driving it (this coming from an RSX owner). It handles extremely well, has nice power on the highway, and the interior space utilization is great. The CVT is very smooth and is always in the right gear ratio for any given situation.
Only drawback?...those few seconds between 0-10 mph when starting off from a stop. (no jack-rabbit starts in this car)
I doubt a 3.5 engine would help that either because they most likely programmed the CVT to start out slow to prevent any damage to the CVT cones/chain.
If you'd like to discuss the Freestyle in detail, head on over to the Ford Freestyle discussion.
Let's try and keep this topic more focused (Ford pun alert!) on the big picture about the future of Ford the company. Thanks!
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The name I've seen thrown about for the stretched Expedition is "Everest."
nippononly: What does that mean, that once again Mercury will go on with rebadged Ford leftovers, while Ford gets new stuff?
At this point, Mercury is lucky that it is getting ANYTHING. On another website, a reputable industry insider claims that Ford has reviewed shutting down Mercury three times in the past several years. Which, realistically, is probably the wisest choice. I'd put more money in Lincoln, and expand its lineup to make up for the loss of Mercury.
Interestingly, volumes of both Mercury and Lincoln are down by 1/2 since 1999!
Since everything old is new again, perhaps we're just moving into a time when Ford, and others, are more or less "rebooting". Maybe the "lost marques" are simply going into hibernation, taking us back to those times when a Ford was a Ford and you could have any color as long as it was black...OK... maybe I'm a little over the top there, but simplification may be a key to survival. Get the core biz back to where it's functioning well, THEN re-expand.
I bet they avoid the Edsel this time around
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they're really trying to simplify and "reboot", the very FIRST thing they should do is kill Mercury. The second thing is plan to cancel all Lincolns that are obvious rebadges of Fords within the next two to three years. The third is sell off all PAG brands that have lost money more than one year in a row.
Then, when all that is done, they should draw a breath and work on a styling direction, something between Chrysler-chic and GM-stodgy-we-think-its-the-90s-again.
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You have to wonder about how the people at Jaguar feel knowing that if Ford decided to sell them off, they'd cease to exist.
Jaguar is roughly the size of Porsche when it comes to yearly sales volume; well actually Jaguar is a little bigger. I would think they could ask Porsche how they do it.
Porsche would then tell them how Toyota showed them how to keep the books in order to maintain independence while being such a small carmaker.
Whatever Ford does they should never get rid of Aston-Martin and Volvo, their two most precious brands, imo.
I too think Mercury should go, but only after Lincoln is built back up. If they kill Mercury now most Lincoln dealers wouldn't have enough product to sell. When you really look at it, Mercury is probably the most redundant brand in all of cardom. Even GM's gaggle of brands have more distinct identities, even if it is by just few lug nuts.
Yeah...either get rid of Mercury or bring over all those cool European Fords as Mercurys as many have suggest over the years. Better yet just bring them over as they Fords they are and let Mercury RIP.
L-M dealers, why couldn't they just pick up Ford to replace Mercury, much the way GM is aligning Chevy with Cadillac for combo GM dealers? It would make a better business case than having Mercury as the second brand, I think.
If that is going to be very expensive for dealers to do, perhaps FoMoCo could offer some financial assistance to make the transition, since it is in its long term interests for them to do so.
Mercury needs to go.
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I think this may have been suggested in another thread, but what about making Merc the "retro" brand? Going retro with the T-bird and Mustang seems to have worked (for a while). Perhaps they should leave that sort of thing to Mercury.
That triggered another strange idea... retro... what if instead of a retro "look", they really went RETRO, at least on the appearance of the exterior and interior. For example, make a Mustang that looks for all intents and purposes like a '66, but uses all the improvements and advances that we can fit inside that "shell". More efficient engine, better suspensions and trannies, better interior materials, audio components, the works.
A crazy idea, I know
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john_324 Posts: 974Nissan actually did that a number of years ago in Japan...producing models that looked exactly like their early cars, but with completely modern underpinnings.
there was a company that did something like that with 60's GM intermediates. They'd take something like a '66 Tempest or Chevelle convertible that still had a sound body and frame, and put in a generic Chevy 350 crate engine, which put out around 220-250 hp by then. I think it was mated up to the 4-speed automatic truck tranny. Radial tires disc brakes up front, nice sound system, but they tried to keep the interior as stock as possible. I think they'd also go through the suspension and replace all the rubber parts with harder polyurethane parts, which improved handling, but would make it ride firmer. And they'd also put musclecar badges on it, so the Chevelle would become an "SS", the LeMans a "GTO", the Cutlass a "4-4-2", etc.
So in the end it wasn't a totally-updated car, but it wasn't a restored-to-original car, either. Somewhere in the middle. They were sold as used cars, but had a 1 year warranty on them. I remember a magazine like Automobile or someone like that tested a '67 Cutlass convertible, and it was priced around $25,000. Nowadays, that doesn't seem too unreasonable, but back then it sure seemed like a lot of money. I guess it was, too, considering in '94-96 you could get a loaded Impala SS for around $25-26K.
They also only did GM cars, because the Ford and Mopar intermediates were unit-bodied, and more expensive and troublesome to restore.
Ford needs some new ideas, not more retro cars. The Mustang connects with buyers because it has been on the market continuously for 40 years, not solely because of its retro styling. Buyers know what the Mustang nameplate means, and while the styling is retro, it is also attractive.
The Fusion is a good start for a new corporate "face." It's very distinctive yet attractive. Ford needs to build upon this. And get a new Focus here...yesterday!
I just saw clear photos of the production-ready Civic sedan and Si coupe. That car is going to spell trouble for both the Cobalt and the Focus, as long as the price isn't too high. Ford can't wait until 2008 for a new Focus.
navigator89 Posts: 1,080Where did you see these photos? Could you post a link? I've looked everywhere for production photos and haven't found them.
That's a good point. Retro alone is not enough. The retro styling of the new Mustang is part of it's appeal, but it's also a strong performer, with *good* styling, and the nameplate has heritage.
It would be difficult for Mercury to find a nameplate with heritage that anyone under age 50 could appreciate. What are they going to revive?
Still... Mercury needs to stand for something. A unique (and dramatically different) styling theme would be one way to accomplish that. Even if the retro styling cue do not evoke a particular vehicle, it would be a good deal better than the current practice of having the Chrome Fairy attack an unsuspecting Ford.


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#3 - theJENKImagine if you could bring a modern car back to that time. ****, you could bring a 1985 volvo 240 with 200k miles on it and you would still be like a super hero.
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my first car was a 240 with ~200k miles
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3 hours later , flat tire
no garages , maybe one spare
no garages , maybe one spare
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I once saw my dad race a little '63 VW Bug against some guys '74 camaro
My dad wiped the track with that camaro.
His bug runs low 12s
My dad wiped the track with that camaro.
His bug runs low 12s
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Are you sure it was stock then? or the Jag wasn't a pos? also how is this relevent?
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They walked besides it and the moment they weren't able to keep up without sweating, they fined him.
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Except it would get stuck on the first street ****** pot-holed muddy street (which was every street). Then all the old vintage machines would putt on by, climbing every obstacle with their 50 inch wheels on tyres that dont go flat....... you would need to take modern roads back with you.... Or a dirt bike!
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Update: House of Representatives passes juvenile justice bill
Pictured at the committee meeting yesterday, Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) introduced the the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act along with Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA). Image via @edworkorce on Instagram.
On evening of September 22, the full House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act (H.R. 5963) by a final vote of 382 to 29. The bill now goes to the Senate, which has yet to pass its version of the juvenile justice reauthorization legislation. For more on the House bill and implications for afterschool programs, see the blog from Sept. 15 below.
Juvenile justice bill introduced in House, passes Education Committee
On Friday, September 9, members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee introduced the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act (H.R. 5963). Sponsored by Representative Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), the legislation reauthorizes and reforms the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) to help state and local leaders better serve young people and juvenile offenders. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce unanimously approved the legislation by voice vote yesterday.
Since 1974, the JJDPA has coordinated federal resources aimed at improving state juvenile justice systems with a focus on education and rehabilitation. While many of these state juvenile justice programs have been able to help children develop the life skills they need to hold themselves accountable and achieve success, not all programs have seen the same results. As the law expired in 2008, this bipartisan legislation includes reforms to provide states and local leaders flexibility to deliver services that meet the specific needs of delinquent youth in their communities; promote opportunities for juvenile offenders to acquire skills necessary to grow into productive members of society; help at-risk youth avoid the juvenile justice system by supporting prevention services; prioritize evidence-based strategies with proven track records and long-term solutions for addressing juvenile delinquency; and improve accountability and oversight at all levels of the juvenile justice system.
Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) praised the bipartisan bill in a statement, saying the "bipartisan bill includes positive reforms that will help state and community leaders keep at-risk youth out of the juvenile justice system and provide juvenile offenders the second chance they need to turn their lives around."
The bill will strengthen prevention and rehabilitation support by:
- Providing states and local leaders flexibility to deliver services that meet the specific needs of delinquent youth in their communities.
- Promoting opportunities for juvenile offenders to acquire skills necessary to grow into productive members of society.
- Helping at-risk youth avoid the juvenile justice system by supporting prevention services.
- Prioritizing evidence-based strategies with proven track records and long-term solutions for addressing juvenile delinquency.
- Improving accountability and oversight at all levels of the juvenile justice system.
With regard to support for afterschool and mentoring programs, the bill restructures an existing local delinquency-prevention grant program to better assess and respond to unmet community needs. Under the legislation, eligible states will award five-year grants to help local leaders meet those specific needs with a focus on community engagement and coordination among existing efforts and programs. Mentoring and afterschool are included as allowable uses for the prevention funding as evidence-based programs to support young people.
The Senate's bipartisan version of the juvenile justice legislation, S. 1169, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee in July 2015, though attempts to pass the bill on the Senate floor have not yet been successful despite broad bipartisan support.
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An insider's guide to funding afterschool: The business of corporate fundraising
By Ed Spitzberg
Thanks for tuning in to our blog series, "An insider's guide to funding afterschool." This series has been popular, and I want to make sure we're answering questions you have. To that end, if you have questions you want answered, send 'em my way at firstname.lastname@example.com. I'll pick some of them to answer in a blog later this year.
So now that you've connected your donors to your mission, leveraged your resources, and done your prospect research, it's time to break down the types of funders potentially available to you and start looking at how best to convert them to donors.
In general, there are two categories of donors: individual donors (private individuals, whether giving $5 online or $5 million to endow a new building) and institutional donors (government, foundation and corporate donors). Today, we're going to delve into the latter, specificaly corporate fundraising.
Corporations, like other types of donors, give out of philanthropic desire to improve their community, their region and the world. But unlike other types of donors, corporations also have an additional motivation: serving their business interests. Therefore, as a fundraiser, it's vital to always think like a business and understand their business interests when talking to corporations.*
While there are many different ways that corporations support afterschool programs (and more ways than I can cover in one blog entry, as corporate social responsibility is a complex and evolving area), we'll focus on two main ways corporations can become partners.
Corporate marketing vs. corporate foundations
Most corporations have part of their budget set aside for marketing, and that marketing can take the shape of advancing your organization if you are giving the corporation a way to reach a larger or newer (or larger and newer) audience. To tap into this corporate marketing budget, you must not only develop relationships with the marketing staff, but you also must develop a specific idea and have a very good understanding of what you have to offer as a nonprofit: access to your students, access to your families, access into the community, alignment with your wonderful work and brand… You need to understand all that—with numbers—so that you can make sure they understand it, too. So whether you want to partner with the local dry cleaner or a national grocery store chain, know your offerings, your reach and your impact.
Corporate foundations, on the other hand, while also focusing on the parent company's business needs, often take a more high-level view of their mission. While often less concerned with eyeballs (though not necessarily unconcerned), they may care more about addressing broader societal challenges that also impact their work and future—e.g. filling their employment pipeline with a skilled workforce, or encouraging healthy eating for a manufacturer of healthy snacks. As with other private foundations, know their guidelines in advance to make sure your organization or your project fits. Also make sure to understand the business needs that are driving their priorities, so that you can communicate how your project strategically and effectively fits their goals.
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Gwinnett County's summer camp for kids gets boost from HEPA standards
By Robert Abare
Written by Matt Freeman
This past summer, more than 3,700 elementary and middle school children in the Atlanta, Georgia area took part in the Summer Camp Healthy Habits Program, a program run by Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation (GCPR). Over the course of seven weeks, children's weekly lessons included such topics as healthy habits for the entire family, how to eat healthfully while dining out, the USDA's MyPlate coloring tools, oral hygiene, germs, dehydration and food allergies. There were healthy doses of hands-on activities, sugar demonstrations revealing the amount of sugar in common drinks and snacks, and physical fitness challenges.
That rich menu of program offerings owes much to GCPR's 2014 implementation of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) standards in its summer program. The standards transformed a program built around standard summer camp activities into a focused program designed to educate campers and families on how to make low-fat food choices, eat high-fiber diets, drink more water and exercise regularly. "We've got two main goals with the program," said Lindsey Jorstad, GCPR Community Services Outreach Manager. "First, we want to help kids and their families get and stay healthy by reducing obesity rates, improving cardiovascular fitness, and boosting campers' confidence and self-esteem. Second, we want to teach them how to be healthy for the rest of their lives."
The program aims to reach beyond the campers as well. Parents receive weekly "Strong4Life" tips by way of a take-home newsletter and they're encouraged to pack at least one healthy lunch or snack item each day. Campers were also encouraged to bring a reusable water bottle every day, and GCPR made sure they had constant access to drinking water. This summer, GCPR expanded the program to include community partners, who came to camp to conduct a variety of wellness activities. The University of Georgia Extension program led hands-on recipe lessons; the Gwinnett County Public Library visited to get campers excited about summer reading; the Kaiser Educational Theatre of Georgia brought its puppet, Mumford the Dog, to talk about water safety; the American Red Cross educated campers on how to be prepared for emergencies; and the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta ran summer long science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities that included Shaving Cream Rain Clouds, Crystal Stars, Magic Milk and Oobleck!
One of the most popular forms of exercise at GCPR's camp is swimming, so with the goal of decreasing the number of aquatic-related emergencies, the camp offered swimming lessons. Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that the rate of drowning among African American children is nearly three times the rate for their white peers, and other research points to disparities in swimming ability among African American and Latino children. GCPR gave free swimming lessons to more than 400 children this summer, most of them children of color.
"Our commitment to HEPA is threaded throughout the entire program," said Tina Fleming, GCPR Director of Community Services, "and it's made a huge difference in the work we do. We'd always been focused on physical activity, but HEPA added a layer of evidence-based intentionality to what we're doing that helps guide us. And it also persuaded us to reach out more to parents, hoping to encourage year-round, healthy lifestyles at home—not just during the day at summer camp. It's been a huge boost to our work."
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Weekly Media Roundup: September 21, 2016
By Luci Manning
Summer Reading Success Spawns After-School Program (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri)
After two summers of hosting a successful reading program, St. Louis County Housing Authority executive director Susan Rollins and social worker Kellyn Holliday decided to offer literacy support to students throughout the year at a new afterschool program. Two housing development activity centers now have active and growing libraries where youth can boost their reading skills and take books home to read. The program has even attracted the attention of St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, who was so impressed with students' improved reading scores he drafted a $20,000 federal block grant for the program. "It is the best kind of investment St. Louis County can make," he told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Students Row from Camden to Philly to Help Kick off Delaware River Cleanup Initiative (Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania)
Seven students from the Center for Aquatic Sciences' afterschool program rowed across the Delaware River in a whaleboat last week to bring attention to a new initiative to clean up the watershed. The initiative, River Days, will consist of 40 events over the next six weeks geared toward river cleanup and general environmental education. The center's afterschool program offers youth aquatic-based activities like kayaking and teaches them the science behind water. "Watching these young people come in today, certainly it's about the future," Philadelphia managing director Michael DiBerardinis told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "It's about their connection to the river, but it's also about the healthy future of this region and of our planet."
Portal Offers Path to Harvard (Boston Globe, Massachusetts)
In 2008, Harvard University started the Ed Portal, an afterschool program pairing Allston-Brighton high schoolers with Harvard student mentors to improve study habits and prepare for their futures. Now, eight years later, the program is sending its first graduate to Harvard. Kevin Yang, who just began his freshman year at the university, is one of hundreds of students to attend the Ed Portal over the years, where he worked with his mentor on school projects and explored possible career options in biomedical engineering or neurobiology. "It was definitely an important support mechanism for me," Yang told the Boston Globe. "It was a place where I could decompress and figure things out."
Soccer Helps Young Refugees Take a Shot at a New Life in the U.S. (New York Times, New York)
Refugee students from 40 different countries are finding their confidence and self-worth on the soccer field as part of Soccer Without Borders (SWB). Using soccer and afterschool classes in English, art and science, the program aims to help refugee students acclimate to life in the U.S. "All the families that our kids are coming from have made so many sacrifices to have their kids achieve a better life," SWB Baltimore chapter director Casey Thomas told the New York Times. "We, in turn, definitely prioritize supporting the academic success of our kids."
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Guest blog: New digital tools for teaching prosocial skills from PBS's Arthur
By Robert Abare
Written by Anne Beatty, Outreach Project Director for the AIM Buddy Project at WGBH
For two decades, millions of children and their families have tuned in to PBS's children's series Arthur for funny and authentic portrayals of childhood life. Children see themselves in the characters and identify with them as they learn to navigate the daily challenges of childhood with kindness, empathy, and respect for self and others.
This year, Arthur is celebrating its 20th year on public television! With more than 200 animated stories, WGBH, the Boston-based public broadcaster and producer of this award-winning series, continues to use Arthur and the power of storytelling to carefully guide children through a wide variety of topics—from everyday issues such as losing a tooth to more difficult topics such dealing with bullying behaviors.
Over the years, Arthur has been modeling prosocial behaviors for kids and emphasizing the importance of communication. The Arthur Interactive Media (AIM) Buddy Project is WGBH's latest initiative to help children build social, emotional, and character skills and attitudes and help educators, caregivers, and children deal with the ongoing problem of bullying behaviors. With a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation, WGBH partnered with a research team from Tufts University to develop and test the AIM Buddy Project.
The AIM Buddy Project leverages the universal appeal of the Arthur characters, a cross-age buddy format, and a solid research base in character development and adds a unique component—interactive media—to encourage thoughtful discussions between older and younger pairs around five topics—empathy, honesty, forgiveness, generosity and learning from others. Exposure to and practice with these five topics helps children build the skills and attitudes they need to empathize with others and build positive relationships that result in safer, more caring learning environments.
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Guest blog: AmeriCorps VISTAs encourage unity through service on the anniversary of 9/11
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Written by Ligea Alexander, an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) for Summer and Afterschool Meals Expansion, a project sponsored by the Afterschool Alliance.
This past weekend, I joined hundreds of other volunteers in the AARP Meal Pack Challenge to commemorate the 15th anniversary of 9/11. The challenge, which debuted last year, raises awareness of the increasing number of elderly persons who experience poverty and are food insecure. It also honors all the veterans and retired first responders who have dedicated their lives to serve others.
Along with my fellow VISTAs, I joined volunteers from across the nation and Canada, including Girl Scout troops, members of the elderly community, teenagers, college alums, returning volunteers and those in service to America. This dynamic group of people who united to answer the call of elderly hunger reflected a similar variation of those who united in the aftermath of the attacks on 9/11. Housed under a tent just a few steps away from the WW Memorial, we formed packing tables for soy, rice, beans and essential vitamins combined to form low-prep meals. These specially formulated meals would then meet the nutritional needs of recipient seniors.
With music keeping our spirits high and energized, I paused for a minute to appreciate the momentum of the event. Some of us were dancing to the music, others were smiling for the cameras documenting the event, and everyone was focused on meeting the 1.5 million target of packed meals. Although this was my first time participating in the challenge, I easily became acquainted with many second time volunteers from the year before. At my table alone, all age groups were represented, including a 4-year-old boy whose enthusiasm in packing meals into boxes was incredibly heart-moving.
When two day event came to a close, over 1.5 million meals had been packaged. As an AmeriCorps Summer and Afterschool Meals Expansion VISTA, I appreciate having participated in this challenge very deeply as I continue my advocacy to eradicate hunger from all who experience it.
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In partnership with Trinity Health, the U.S. Soccer Foundation recently announced a funding opportunity to expand their free out of school program, Soccer for Success. The Foundation seeks community partners to implement this program for 12 weeks during the spring of 2017, and who will return to operate the program for 24 weeks during the 2017-2018 academic year (fall 2017 through spring 2018).
What is Soccer for Success?
Soccer for Success is an evidence-based program created by the U.S. Soccer Foundation that uses soccer as a tool to address children's health issues and juvenile delinquency, while promoting healthy lifestyles in urban and underserved communities. The program's innovative curriculum is aimed at maximizing physical activity among participants each session, while also providing nutrition education and information on healthy lifestyles through unique soccer activities. Since the program's inception, the Soccer for Success program has become a national movement, serving over 71,000 children in more than 130 cities.
How can I obtain funding?
The request for proposals (RFP) and application can be found on the U.S. Soccer Foundation website. The RFP provides details regarding funding, timelines and qualifications. Grant applications are due no later than Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 11:59 pm EST. Grant awards will be announced by November 17, 2016. Please note that your program must be located in a specific community. Find out if your program location qualifies.
Grants from U.S. Soccer Foundation provide support for Soccer for Success programs in many ways. Awardees will be provided with jerseys, soccer balls, socks, shin guards and field equipment, based on the number of participants enrolled in Soccer for Success. In unique circumstances, cash grants can also be provided to organizations that need support to pay coaches, program management staff, and/or family and community engagement and miscellaneous program costs. Funding priority will be given to organizations that do not require this support.
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The U.S. Soccer Foundation will hold a call for interested applicants on September 29, 2016. Information about this call can also be found on the U.S. Soccer Foundation website.
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New report: Participation in summer learning programs yields positive outcomes
By Erin Murphy
A new report shows that high levels of participation in summer learning programs can provide positive benefits for low-income students' math and language arts performance and social-emotional skills. Last week, The Wallace Foundation released Learning from Summer: Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth, the third and final report analyzing the outcomes of their National Summer Learning Project.
This report, conducted by the RAND Corporation, is part of a six-year study offering the first-ever assessment of the effectiveness of voluntary, no-cost summer learning programs on the academic achievement, social-emotional competencies, and behavior of low-income, urban, elementary students. In fall 2013, third grade students enrolled in one of five urban school districts—Boston, Dallas, Jacksonville (FL), Pittsburgh, or Rochester (NY)—were selected to participate in the study. Half of the students were invited to participate in summer programming while half were not, and data on academic performance, social emotional skills, behavior and attendance was collected on both groups through the end of seventh grade.
Key findings on summer learning programs:
- Students who were "high-attenders"—those attending a summer program at least 20 days—saw near and long-term positive effects in math assessments throughout the study.
- High-attenders saw near and long-term positive effects in language arts assessments after the second summer of programming.
- High-attenders saw positive benefits for their social and emotional skills after the second summer of programming.
- When programs focused on math or language arts, students saw lasting positive gains in these subjects. Students who received a minimum of 25 hours of math instruction or 34 hours in language arts instruction during the summer outperformed students who did not receive the same level of instruction in the relevant subject in fall assessments. The report also found that the positive effects lasted into the spring after the second summer.
- Providing students an invitation to attend did not lead to substantial long-term benefits, because of high rates of non-participation and low-attendance rates.
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Rebirth is the seventh studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released February 2, 2010, on Cash Money Records, Young Money Entertainment and Universal Motown. The album's production was primarily handled by Cool & Dre, DJ Infamous, DJ Nasty & LVM, Kevin Rudolf, and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Rebirth was promoted as Wayne's rock music debut, though it includes some hip hop tracks.
The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 176,000 copies in its first week. The album became Wayne's seventh top-ten album in the United States and produced four singles, that which attained Billboard chart success. Upon its release, Rebirth received generally negative reviews from music critics. The album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with domestic shipment of 500,000 copies in the United States.
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Dwayne Carter, known to millions as Lil Wayne, has become something of a music industry mogul recently, signing the much-talked-about Nicki Minaj and Drake to his record label, Young Money. Ranked as one of the highest earning hip hop artists in 2009, it seemed like the cough syrup-supping star had finally arrived. But when time came to create his new album, Auto-Tune and rock riffs got the better of him, and not in a good way.
2008's Tha Carter III, released to widespread acclaim, set Carter's chosen moniker in stone as one of the best MCs heard in a very long time; it sold over a million copies in its first week. His flow was nothing short of amazing, and the production skills on show were of a comparable, complementary quality. But with Rebirth he has switched that successful formula, which catapulted him to A-list status, to one that presents him as a wannabe rock star. And one that nobody wants to hear at that.
American Star is an awful introduction, and sadly it sums up the overall sound of this album: a lot of guitars, drums and plenty of Auto-Tune usage. Guest vocals from Young Money-signed RnB chanteuse Shanell only contribute further to its downfall; she also features on the equally terrible second track, Prom Queen. Paradice, on the other hand, is a number that brings out the best in Lil Wayne: you get to hear his deep lyrics about coming from nowhere to becoming a worldwide star, and living in his own version of paradise. The track is carried by a soft drum beat, unlike much of the album, which is full of such noise that you can't hear a word he's trying to say.
Other standout tracks include On Fire, on which Carter samples Amy Holland's She's on Fire (from the Scarface soundtrack), and Drop the World, featuring Eminem. Which means that there are three tracks that make the grade - a poor return from a 14-track collection crafted by an artist who's not simply established, but a superstar in the right circles.
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The old comic chestnut "You Can't Take It With You" opens the fourth season of Hamburg Theatre Under the Stars, an outdoor community theater company launched in 2009 by Tony Baksa.
The 1936 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, which won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1937, is a seminal piece of American theater about a quirky family struggling with the expectations of the outside world. It has served as a blueprint for any number of subsequent plays and television shows, perhaps most notably "The Addams Family." Baksa's production, which opens Thursday and runs through Sept. 2, features Norm Argulski, Patrick Tighe, Marissa MacTurk, Connor Graham and Merridy Knips under the direction of Marc Ruffino.
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