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Chart of the Day: Monetary Transmission Mechanisms
Here's a nice chart courtesy of Richard Koo via the folks at FT Alphaville. It shows how central banks ballooned the monetary base (reserves) after the Lehman bankruptcy.
Here's the thing though, money supply flatlined as the money multiplier plummeted. See the lines at the bottom?
What gives?
Koo says that liquidity does not always translate to increased bank lending and suggests that this is because we are in a "liquidity trap". I like the first part of his analysis but not the second part. I mentioned this last May, writing:
Koo is pointing to the money multiplier fallacy that comes from the concept that banks are reserve constrained. Of course, none of this is true. Banks are never reserve constrained in our non-convertible floating exchange rate monetary system; They are capital constrained.
Theoretically, banks could lend out up to 10 times their reserves if the reserve ratio is 10% (money multiplier: loans = 1/reserve ratio). In reality, however, banks make the loans first and then look to the reserves afterward. That means some banks are short reserves and must borrow them in the interbank market.
When the entire banking system reaches the reserve limit, the central bank could theoretically create a credit crunch by refusing to increase reserves. But then the Fed would not be able to manipulate short-term interest rates.The Fed Funds rate is dependent on the central bank's supplying the required amount of reserves at any given reserve ratio to keep the interest rate at its target. So in practice, central banks always increase the level of reserves desired by the system in order to maintain the interest rate.
My point is that the money multiplier is a fallacy in a fiat currency credit system and we see that now that we are in a balance sheet recession in which credit growth is subdued due to private sector deleveraging.
–Koo says QE2 drove speculation, but what about the real economy?
This balance sheet recession is not really about liquidity traps and and the zero bound for interest rates. It's about overindebted private sectors that have limited increased demand for credit. If and when the demand for credit increases, so too will the money supply.
Source: Monetary blanks in the Eurozone, Izabella Kaminska, FT
P.S. – Also see John Carney on this – MMT and Austrian Economics Walk Into a Bar…
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Edward, You are quite right. As to liquidity traps, I regard the whole idea as nonsense.
Really Ed- Why don't you do the math on your dismissal of liquidity traps and then please show it Krugman for a critique,
Maybe Ed -you are right and Krugman is wrong I don't know I just want to know the back up for the differing positions.
Thank You very much!
fundamentally I lean toward Austrianism, I see to much in the way of the pretence of knowledge elsewhere.
but I agree banks aren't reserve constrained and there's an argument that there not entirely capital constrained.
For a nice discussion of constraints in banking (although it doesn't elaborate on this particular point) check out this week's always excellent econtalk.
Isn't it a bit more than just lack of demand for credit? Haven't the banks with large pools of questionable capital raised the bar for what they consider credit worthy, thus choking off borrowers who would otherwise generally qualifiy? I keep hearing stories of this nature.
This doesn't of course change your point. It's just seems that there's both a demand and supply problem with credit that restraining the money supply.
Hi Benedict, Your right, credit isn't purely demand driven, there is also a supply side aspect to it. Clearly the economy is a complex system with lots of feedbacks and side effects. The lack of humility in the face on such things is one of my bugbears with economists.
I suspect one of the reasons for this rationing is to do with the risk weights that different types of loans are given under banks capital adequacy rules. Business loans for example are considered much more risky than mortgage loans. Under our current monetary system private sector banks are the main arbiters in both the amount of money created and how it is allocated both during a boom and bust.
Thanks for the succinct viewpoint. Now I see why Steve Keen uses change in public+private debt as a key economic measure: it captures the concept of effective money multiplier better than the money multiplier itself.
Well I can only go on anecdotal evidence. The point still stands that it's not just demand that matters. In fact there's an argument that the weighting given to different types of credit bias banks lending such that valid business demand for credit is less favoured than credit aimed at assets. Now that may be entirely valid or it may be one of the causes for a Ponzi based asset bubble.
Thanks Edward.
OK, so it looks like I was aware to a certain degree about credit supply in the US from following Denninger who charts it. I think the point about the uptick in Student loans confirms my point on supply side constraints and risk weightings. From a creditors point of view I would have though student loans were one of the safest type to make for example. I think my point is, this risk weighted supply constraint or bias will affect how any recovery proceeds.
Coincidentally, Golem has a post out today talking about lending and risk weights.


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Dark Void ReviewBy Sterling McGarvey - Posted Jan 19, 2010
Dark Void tries to combine high-flying action with cover-based shooting, succeeding at the former and stumbling on the latter.
The Pros
- Flight controls are stellar, once you get the hang of them
- Bear McCreary's score is excellent
The Cons
- Awkward on-foot controls
- Forgettable art style, visuals, and villains
- Cliché-ridden story
Gamers often complain that games drag on a bit too long or that some artificially lengthen the experience to such a point that the game is no longer being fun. It's ironic, then, that while Airtight Games's Dark Void is certainly guilty of stretching out the action, it does so via the worst possible method: Holding the game's main hook--a jetpack--until a third of the way into the game. Although Airtight, a team comprised of developers from 2003's Xbox dogfighting classic Crimson Skies, has an idea of how to soar through the clouds, Dark Void proves that the team has its work cut out when it comes to fun at lower altitudes.
Dark Void thrusts you into an alternate-reality Bermuda Triangle circa 1938 with all the genteel tact of baptizing an infant by casting it into the deep end of an Olympic diving pool. As Will, the square-jawed aviator, you'll kick off the game mid-dogfight with a fully functioning jetpack, guns, and nary a clue how you're supposed to take down the myriad of UFOs attempting to smite you. From there, you'll spend a third of Dark Void wrestling with clunky cover-based shooting, misdirected melees, and bland locales before upgrading your jetpack and unleashing your main motive for playing the game.
The premise is simplistic, if not a patchwork of predictable sci-fi "hero's journey" conventions: Will and former flame Ava are lost in the Bermuda Triangle, which has been overrun with waves of Watchers -- an android race of aliens trying to enslave humanity. Will survives these encounters for a few chapters before running into Nikola Tesla, who sets him up with a neutered hoverpack around the third or fourth chapter.
When Will is grounded, the action is competent, but unexciting. The cover system pales in comparison to most contemporary action games and movement out of cover feels constricted. The mechanics of vertical cover-based shooting, where Will can hang from a cliff edge and shoot up at enemies using cover a la Gears of War, lacks pizzazz and ultimately feels like you're just shooting further down a typical horizontal corridor. It's nice in theory, but in execution it doesn't work so wonderfully.
Stop Me If You're Heard This Before
From here, you're ready to kick ass, right? Wrong. You'll spend some time hovering before you gain control of the full jetpack and by that time, you may already have grown quite weary of Dark Void's shortcomings. The "You Are the Prophesized Savior" story, telegraphed with all of the subtlety of a Punch-Out!! boxer's attacks, doesn't help, nor does the presence of Nolan North as Will. He's a terrific voice actor, but the familiarity of his voice hurts here -- you'll think of better games (Uncharted, Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia) featuring his dulcet tones.
When You're a Jet...
In spite of the tired tropes of Dark Void's story and the vanilla third-person shooting contained in the game, Airtight's pedigree with aerial combat shines through, instilling an awesome sense of wonder as you loop the loop, rebound, and blast through legions of UFOs using your jetpack. It's quite entertaining once you're comfortable with the rhythm of aerial battles and how to perform certain maneuvers. And, in those moments, Dark Void cuts through its handicaps -- bland visuals, boilerplate storytelling and clunky ground combat -- to grab your attention. Add in Battlestar Galactica soundtrack composer Bear McCreary, and you've got a powerful score that intensifies these fights and set pieces.
Unfortunately, your flight only lasts for a few hours before you encounter a mission that takes away your pack, and you're brought back down to Earth. Although you re-earn your jets to finish the fight quickly, the psychological damage is done, since you've grown accustomed to soaring dogfights. The sudden loss of the game's best feature is a sore reminder of Dark Void's weakest moments.
Not the Flyest
Dark Void could be more easily forgiven its trespasses if it tapped into more of its potential. Some visual flair or a more unique art style could have improved the game greatly as, at heart, it's not very pretty. On the ground, Dark Void's environments don't feel so much lively as they do shooting galleries that you cruise through on your way to unlocking easy achievements and trophies. This lifelessness isn't only relegated to its environments, but to its main villains, as well.
The Watchers are largely forgettable, especially when you think of other games like Resistance, Gears of War, or even the recent Bayonetta. All of those games have ugly, twisted enemies that motivate you to quash and destroy them. In Dark Void, you'll certainly shoot at The Watchers, but that's mainly because they shoot first. Their plot to subvert humanity isn't exactly the stuff of fresh storytelling, either. You'll likely have more emotional investment in padding your gamerscore than saving the world.
I can pinpoint the great moment where Dark Void succeeds, and honestly, had Airtight Games fleshed it out, it could have been a great experience. The aerial combat truly shows off the team's stellar pedigree in creating tense dogfights. Unfortunately, its greatest moments are far too late in coming and are ultimately overshadowed by the lackluster shooting sections, drab art style, and boilerplate storytelling in the game. During one of Dark Void's lengthy load screens, the onscreen text reads "if at first you don't succeed, try a different method." It makes me wish the team had taken its own advice. It's sad to see such great potential buried under layers of mediocrity.\
Watch here for an extended review of Dark Void featuring Sterling McGarvey and Adam Sessler.


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Written by J. N. on 14.04.2011 at 10:12
I agree with you completely about Van Canto and their performances on their albums. They're mind-blowing, unexpected (Which is what I enjoy a lot) and they give you a great mood. Every time I hear them, they bring a stupid smile onto my face.
It's great that "Lost Forever" is the opening track, because the chorus is so enjoyable and catchy.


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text: Why are we getting beat like this by the Pacers???? It seems to me that we look a lot like the Denver Nuggets, only a lot older. Just look at our primary players (at each position): Raymond Felton (former Nugget PG); JR Myth (former Nugget SG); Iman Shumpert (SF, only primary guy never to have been a Nugget); Carmelo Anthony ("PF," former nugget); KMART ("C," former Nugget).


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I understand that product placements in video games are here to stay. They offset the massive cost of game development and can even enhance games if used correctly... but that's a big "if." A good video game creates a complete, fictional world for you to live and play in; hawking real-life products can break the delicate narrative-spell of a game as sure as a glitch can break gameplay. A NASCAR game with a car sponsored by STP makes sense; a post-apocalyptic RPG with a Taco Bell does not. With this simple rule in mind, check out my list of some of the worst, most game-breaking product placements in video game history.
Fight Night Round 3: Players can 'hire' the Burger King as a fighter's cornerman in this game. King gives your stat ratings a heart boost, making it easier to get up from knockdowns. I'm a fan of lovably creepy adver-character The King, but making him an unlockable character in an otherwise realistic boxing simulator is jarring, stupid and corny. Yeah, I know it's just game, but come on.
No mention of Burger King is complete without noting that Sneak King, Big Bumpin' and Pocketbike Racers, a trio of Burger King games that just exist as advertising. I have no problem with these at all. Sneak King was fun, and hey, free achievements!
Gran Turismo 1-4: It's not that I object to real cars being used in a realistic racing game. This is exactly one of the ways that in-game advertising can work out for the game company, the players and the car companies. The problem comes in the damage to the cars in most sponsored racing game-- you can't do it. Apparently, car companies want to keep you from seeing a dented up Camaro limping across the finish line, so they make the cars indestructible, at least in terms of visuals. A car bouncing off a guardrail without scratching the paint destroys the realism so carefully created by every other aspect of these games.
Battlefield 2142: Pepsi sponsored billboards for use in a game set more than 100 years in the future, as if people locked in a perpetual war in a dystopian future would really care about their soft-drinks. But that's not the worst part. The billboards in the game were also sold to various other companies, including The Discovery Channel and the DVD release of Ghost Rider. Wait, it says "2142" right in the title... how could there be an ad for a movie that came out in the last century?
Madden NFL 09 (and others):During the contentious presidential race of 2008, Barack Obama advertised in a number of video games, including Madden, and Burnout Paradise. It wasn't so much that Barack Obama's face is out of place in a campaign ad at a football game, it's that Barack was fond of partially blaming societal ills on games, while simultaneously courting gamers for their votes. Not cool, Obama.
Alan Wake: I've already written about this piece of product placement, so I won't repeat myself. I'll let the video speak for itself.
What am I missing? Any other in-game ads tick you off?


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Award-winning Mexican journalist Sanjuana Martinez has been released after being jailed for 24 hours by the judge handling her battle for custody of her children, the reporter's attorney said.
Martinez's husband, Spanish Judge Carlos Castresana, filed suit against Martinez to gain custody of their children, a case pending procedural issues and which could be moved to another court at the journalist's request.
"She's at home peacefully now with her kids," Martinez's attorney, Queeny Rose Osorio, told Efe.
The attorney said the journalist was arrested at around 2:00 p.m. Thursday and was let out of jail Friday at about 2:30 p.m.
The order for her release was handed down by a federal civil tribunal different from the court hearing the custody case, the attorney said.
Osorio indicated Thursday that Sanjuana Martinez's arrest might be linked to a report written by the journalist in 2008 about a raid on a shelter for women who had been victims of violence.
The raid was ordered by Judge Luz Maria Guerrero Delgado, the same jurist trying the case for custody of the journalist's children. The organization that owns the shelter reacted by suing the judge for abuse of power.
The investigative journalist's arrest was ordered due to her refusal to comply with Judge Guerrero's order to hand over her children, sources familiar with the case said.
Checking the facts with Judge Guerrero has proved impossible, since Efe's repeated phone calls to her since Thursday to ask about the state of the case and the situation of the journalist have gone unanswered.
Martinez had asked another court to take up the case. "The procedure is being looked into. Another kind of action will be taken," the journalist's attorney said, adding that the judge's actions entail some "pretty serious responsibilities."
Paris-based press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders, known by the French initials RSF, demanded Thursday the freeing of Sanjuana Martinez, who was arrested in the northern industrial city of Monterrey.
Martinez is a contributor to the daily La Jornada as well as to Proceso magazine, and is "noted for her campaigns on behalf of abused women and children," the RSF said.
"Does anyone seriously believe that three police officers were justified in marching Sanjuana Martinez off to jail like a common felon on the basis of civil proceedings that were in no way criminal in nature?" RSF asked rhetorically.
RSF also said that "the pretext is so implausible and misleading that it could be seen at best as personal revenge by the judge who ordered it, with whom the journalist is in serious dispute, or at worst as a desire to punish Sanjuana Martinez for her views and the stands she has taken."
Sanjuana Martinez, 49, was awarded Mexico's National Journalism Prize in 2006 and Spain's Ortega y Gasset Prize in 2008. EFE


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Here are some websites I found helpful in "diagnosing" tongue tie:
My baby has had his tongue clipped twice, the second time just yesterday. We haven't seen any improvement yet, but our motto is 'we live in hope'!! We've endured 4.5 months of painful, frustrating feeding so we literally feel your pain!
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Arlene FradkinŌĆÖs Cherokee Folk Zoology: The Animal World of a Native American People, 1700-1838 published in 1990 by Garland Publishing of New York and London, is just such an instance. It contains material about the Cherokee relationship with and understanding of the animal world of the southern mountains that is always informative, often entertaining, and sometimes eye-opening.
Dr. FradkinŌĆÖs 562-page dissertation was written as part of the requirement for her doctoral degree at the University of Florida in 1988. She is currently an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Florida Atlantic University.
With some exceptions, this is, of course, a volume aimed at the university library marketplace. But it can be said without compunction that Cherokee Folk Zoology should be on the shelves of all libraries ŌĆö university, college, and public ŌĆö in Western North Carolina.
FradkinŌĆÖs approach to understanding the animal world of the Cherokees is groundbreaking. In brief, she employs a methodology that utilizes the study of folk semantics so that linguistics, oral tradition, and early ethnographic or historical data are examined to reconstruct Cherokee folk zoology.
Accordingly, the opening chapters (the ones this reader, alas, skimmed) deal with such matters as ŌĆ£The Cherokee Language And ItŌĆÖs Early Environmental ContextŌĆØ and ŌĆ£Data Sources, Recording Procedures, and Framework of Analysis.ŌĆØ Once the author has her methodological machinery in place, she moves on to matters of more general interest, painting a vivid and engrossing picture of the interrelationship of the Cherokee culture and the multitude of animals that permeated it in both utilitarian and spiritual ways.
Chapter 4 (ŌĆ£Cherokee Animal NomenclatureŌĆØ) depicts, species by species, the various invertebrates, fish, herpetofauna (i.e., toads, frogs, salamanders, snakes, etc.), birds, and mammals along with tables that correlate the various names the Cherokees used for them.
Subsequent chapters in the nine-chapter volume cover topics like the place of animals in Cherokee subsistence, secular, ideological, and ritualistic patterns, and how the Cherokee themselves classified animals (i.e., according to such schemes as habitat, color, mode of reproduction, etc.).
As one might suspect, FradkinŌĆÖs bibliography provides a mother load of sources for anyone interested in Cherokee studies. Unfortunately, the volume isnŌĆÖt indexed, which makes pinpointing individual topics highly cumbersome in a work of this length.
Here is a little sampler of the sort of materials contained in Cherokee Zoology that make it a fascinating source for those interested in Cherokee culture and lore, as well as in this regionŌĆÖs animal life in general.
ŌĆó The Cherokee use the name ŌĆ£doyunisiŌĆØ for the water (whirligig) beetle, which literally means ŌĆ£beaverŌĆÖs grandchildŌĆØ since both ŌĆ£were equally at home above or beneath the water.ŌĆØ
ŌĆó They used the name ŌĆ£kamamaŌĆØ when referring to butterflies, and then added ŌĆ£the attributive ŌĆśutanaŌĆÖ (big) ... to the word ŌĆśkamana,ŌĆÖ which, in turn, was expanded in meaning to signify ŌĆśelephant,ŌĆÖ an Old World animal that was introduced by traveling circuses, because of a supposed resemblance of the long trunk and flapping ears of the pachyderm to the proboscis and wings, respectively, of the butterfly.ŌĆØ
ŌĆó For obvious reasons, ŌĆśdaksiŌĆÖ ŌĆö the word for terrapin ŌĆö was also applied to the padlocks introduced by Europeans.
ŌĆó The name ŌĆ£wodige askoliŌĆØ was used for the northern copperhead in reference to its coppery-red head. The synonym ŌĆ£junaktajisdahliŌĆØ (meaning something like ŌĆ£ignited eyesŌĆØ) was also used for this snake, ŌĆ£which is believed to have ŌĆśeyes of fireŌĆÖ because of their intense brightness.ŌĆØ
ŌĆó The word ŌĆ£waguliŌĆØ was an onomatopoetic reference to the whippoorwill, ŌĆ£whose cry was said to be an ill omen. This bird was not killed and much hated.ŌĆØ
ŌĆó ŌĆ£The terms ŌĆśwahyaŌĆÖ and ŌĆśwahayaŌĆÖ are onomatopoetic, resembling the distinctive howl made by this animal (the gray wolf).ŌĆØ
ŌĆó The term ŌĆ£svgiŌĆØ (meaning literally ŌĆ£one that smellsŌĆØ) refers ŌĆ£to the mink and to the onion plant, both of which are noted for their powerful smells.ŌĆØ
ŌĆó ŌĆ£The white hair of the opossum was spun into thread, which was dyed several colors and then interwoven to make young menŌĆÖs garters and girdles.ŌĆØ
ŌĆó ŌĆ£The pileated woodpecker was considered lazy and stupid. In one story, a woman found out she was married to such a bird.ŌĆØ


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CALLICOON CENTER, NY — Town officials say it's an unsafe eyesore that must come down. Tom Ward, an engineer, determined that it is unsafe and the demolition work could be just weeks away.
However, Zeke Boyle, an historic preservation specialist who is certified in New York and Pennsylvania, walked through the building on January 8 and said that while there are some areas that clearly need work, the heart of the building is structurally sound.
Boyle remarked on the 40-foot hemlock beams in the attic of the structure that are as straight and true as when they were put in place more than 150 years ago.
The building is actually a marriage of two main buildings that were joined together, probably sometime in the 1850s. It has served as post office, general store, ice cream parlor and dance hall. According to Palline Plum, the current owner, it served as the first Masonic Lodge in the area.
Plum bought the building at a county tax sale in 1998, with the thought of turning it into the home of an artists' residency program. Shortly after the purchase, officials in the Town of Callicoon condemned the property.
Plum went to court to halt the demolition and took some measures to ensure that the building was safe. Judge Anthony Kane ruled that she had met the town's requirements. However, she was compelled to pay the town'slegal expenses, which with penalties ultimately grew to $11,000.
Over the years, Plum has tried to sell the property. Most recently, Howard Fuchs, a member of the Callicoon Town Board, who owns the property next door, engaged in negotiations to purchase it. Fuchs said he pulled out of the deal in November 2010 when his lawyer informed him that he could not get clear title.
There was a public hearing on the building in December 2010 and following that, the board voted unanimously to have the building taken down, with Fuchs recusing himself. The winning bid for the teardown came in at about $20,000, and at the town meeting on January 10, was awarded to Jim Hughson, and the demolition may begin in about two weeks.
Several residents who are interested in possibly buying the building, or salvaging some of the post and beam construction materials, asked the town board to extend the deadline by 30 or 60 days. The board, however, declined.
The cost of demolition will be added to Plum's tax bill. Plum, 68, who now lives in Indiana, said she has various physical problems and does not have the wherewithal to pay for repairs or demolition. If her tax bill goes unpaid, Sullivan County will have to make the town whole, which is to say county taxpayers will bear the cost of the demolition and any unpaid taxes.
After two years, the county will then likely sell the property again at the yearly tax auction, this time without the historic building and for a price likely well below the cost of demolition.
Fuchs, who is also the building inspector for the neighboring Town of Delaware, said the process is fairly far along now, and it is unlikely that there would be any way to salvage the building. He said the neighbors who live in the area are glad to have it gone.
But Plum said the building is assessed for $30,000. So for the town to tear it down, she said, "they are stealing it from me."


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State Board of Education
Superintendent's Archived Messages
December 20, 2002--Condition of Education/FY04 Budget Proposal; 2002 Academic Early Warning List and Academic Watch List; Assessment and Accountability Task Force Recommendations; Supplemental Education Service Providers; Livingston School District Financial Oversight Panel.
December 13, 2002--Assessment and Accountability Task Force; Hazel Crest Finance Authority; State Board Meeting Agenda; State Board Appointments; State Board Student Advisory Council; Violence Prevention Conferences.
December 6, 2002--Legislature acts to keep Hazel Crest doors open; ISBE upholds Champaigns charter school denial; State Board Summary from November 21; Illinois gains 222 Nationally Certified teachers.
November 22, 2002--State Board Information and Hospitality Room at the Triple I Conference; General Assembly Actions; State Board Meeting Highlights; States Fiscal Condition; Assessment and Accountability Task Force; No Child Left Behind Updates; Federal Student Aid Information; Information on Achievement, Educator and Funding Gaps in Illinois; Report of the After-School Initiative Task Force.
November 15, 2002--New date for releasing superintendent salaries; Your feedback is essential to developing new assessment framework; Triple I Conference; 20-Minute State Board Packet; Free Online resources available to all Public Schools.
November 8, 2002--Draft of a proposed framework for state assessment; Requests received for local superintendent salaries; Illinois schools selected for "Following the Leaders"; Illinois Alternate Assessment information goes online; ISBE approves emergency loan for Hazel Crest 152 ½; American Education Week resources available from NEA; Referenda fare poorly November 5.
November 1, 2002--Additional public hearings scheduled on assessment/accountability; Application deadline nears for ISBE vacancies; State Board meeting summarized: October 16-17, 2002; Burroughs Award nominations due soon.
October 25, 2002--2002-03 Unfilled Positions Survey now on line; State Superintendent appoints Hazel Crest Financial Oversight Panel Members; Governor proclaims Principal Appreciation Day; Those Who Excel/Teacher of the Year nominations now available.
October 18, 2002--Hazel Crest School District 152.5 petitions for Financial Oversight Panel; Financial Profile provides more accurate picture of school district finances; State Board calls for stronger requirements for middle-grade teachers; ISBE waiver website gets makeover; Nominate your board president for Burroughs Award.
October 15, 2002--Assessment/Accountability Task Force discussions are frank, productive; ACT results from April 2002 PSAE being shipped to districts; 20-Minute State Board Packet for October meeting in Collinsville; ISU gets grant to expand NBPTS pool.
October 11, 2002--NCLB Update - Guidance on Providing Information to Military Recruiters; Model Notice for Directory Information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
October 4, 2002--Officially accepting applications for the management positions; definition of highly qualified located on NCLB page; anecdotal information from you about the impact of the budget crisis; Illinois Certification Testing System goes on line; State Board September meeting summary.
September 27, 2002--Assessment and Accountability Task Force; ISBE Vacancy List; 21st Century RFP available; State Board to conduct meeting, budget hearing in Collinsville; E-mail reminder for superintendents, principals, board presidents.
September 20, 2002--Annual Superintendent's Conference Speech Excerpts; Research shows teaching Standards yields higher achievement; External reviewer says ISAT technically reliable, valid; Board defines highly qualified teacher, expectations for SES providers; Board offers opportunities for feedback on budget, assessment/ accountability; State Board explores school improvement success stories with new agenda item; Board approves Title II Institutional Report Card, fall Waiver Report.
September 19, 2002--Schiller Establishes Task Force to Review Student Assessment, School Accountability; First public hearing in Springfield September 23.
September 13, 2002--Follow up on my call for a few good men and women ; 20-Minute Board Packet for September 18-19 Meeting; ISBE conducts first of four budget hearings on September 19; State Technology Plan needs your scrutiny; Scholarships, annual stipend make NBPTS process more appealing; Federal grants support technology capabilities in new, renovated schools; Parent involvement is focus on TV public service announcements.
September 6, 2002--ISBE is looking for a few good men and women; Illinois one of nine states to get federal Reading First Grant; 9/11 website offers ideas, materials; State Board's August action, discussion summarized.
August 30, 2002--Funding, Achievement and Teacher Gaps; make the state education agency a more efficient and effective agency; Corrections to school, district reports of state test results; High Schools: grade 12 PSAE retake voucher use; IDPH: take precautions against West Nile Virus at outdoor events; IDPH update on immunization, health examination rules.
August 27, 2002--Attendance at the Education Funding Advisory Board meeting at the State Board; College Board released the 2002 SAT and Advanced Placement results; Statement by State Superintendent Robert E. Schiller Regarding EFAB Recommendations.
August 21, 2002--Governor's Commission on Revising the School Code continues its series of public hearings.
August 16, 2002--Introduction to regular communication with local administrators.
August 16, 2002--"Heads-up" regarding release of school and state ACT data for the Class of 2002.
August 12, 2002-- Public Hearings Set on Revised School Code Draft; First General State Aid Payments Distributed Today.


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Allen Iverson formerly of the Philadelphia 76ers yells during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center on January 14, 2004 in Dallas, Texas. The Mavericks won 125-122 in overtime. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images)
Barack Obama Holds Election Night Gathering In Chicago's Grant Park
Jesse Jackson is seen here showing his emotions during an election night gathering in Grant Park on November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. After nearly two years of presidential campaigning, U.S. citizens went to the polls to vote in the election between Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). (Getty Images/file photo)
US President Barack Obama wipes away a t
US President Barack Obama wipes away a tear as he sits next to First Lady Michelle Obama at the funeral service for Dr Dorothy Height at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, April 29, 2010. Height, who led the National Council for Negro Women for four decades, and was present at the key battles for racial equality since the 1930s, died at age 98 after a lifetime devoted to the fight for equality.(Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular
CHICAGO, IL - MAY 17: Tom Hanks and Oprah attend Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular at the United Center on May 17, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The talk show host is seen here wiping tears away. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)
House Republican leader John Boehner, R-
House Republican leader John Boehner, R-OH, fights back tears as he addresses the National Republican Congressional Committee Election Night Results Watch event in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2010. An emotional John Boehner, the presumed speaker-elect of the US House of Representatives, told fellow Republicans at the victory party that Americans have sent President Obama message to 'change course'. AFP PHOTO / Jewel Samad (Credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
Luminaries Gather For Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
Actress Angelina Jolie tears up while telling a refugee's story during a panel discussion about education at the Clinton Global Inititative annual meeting September 26, 2007 in New York. Thirteen hundred delegates from 72 countries are meeting at the third annual gathering organized by former President Bill Clinton. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
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Philadelphia Phillies manager Larry Bowa (R) yells
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Philadelphia Phillies manager Larry Bowa (R) yells at umpire Steve Ripley over a call in the eighth inning of their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, 10 August 2002. The Dodgers defeated the Phillies 10-8. (Credit: LEE CELANO/AFP/Getty Images)
Cleveland Cavaliers v Milwaukee Bucks
Lebron James is seen here pretending to cry when he played from the Cleveland Cavaliers. (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
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BET Awards '10 - Show
Chris Brown sheds some tears onstage during the 2010 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. He was performing a tribute to the late Michael Jackson when he broke down. (Getty Images)
Lindsay Lohan (L) cries next to her lawy
Lindsay Lohan (L) cries next to her lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley as she is sentanced to 90 days jail by Judge Marsha Revel during her hearing at the Beverly Hills Courthouse on July 6, 2010. Troubled Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan broke down in tears after she was sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating her probation in two 2007 drunk driving cases. The actress, once a red-headed Disney films star and promising A-lister whose career since has spun off course, also was ordered to participate in a 90-day inpatient substance abuse program. After Beverly Hills Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel sentenced Lohan, 24, the actress and fashion muse wept in court. (Credit: DAVID MCNEW/AFP/Getty Images)
135th Open Championship - Final Round
HOYLAKE, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 23: Tiger Woods of USA walks off the 18th green in tears with his caddy Steve Williams following his victory at the end of the final round of The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 23, 2006 in Hoylake, England. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Track star Marion Jones wipes tears from
Track star Marion Jones wipes tears from her eyes as she departs US District Court 05 October 2007 in White Plains, New York. A tearful Jones said Friday she had broken the trust of her fans and announced she was retiring from the sport after admitting in court to taking steroids. Jones, 31, appeared in a court where she pleaded guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents over her drug use and an unrelated fraud charge, for which she now faces up to 10 years in jail. In a statement read out to the court, Jones admitted using the steroid THG, produced by the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) and known as "the clear," from September 2000 until July 2001. (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
Bush Awards Posthumous Medal Of Honor To Navy SEAL
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Man rescued and safe from middle of Black River in SpringfieldApril 15,2014Susan Smallheer / Staff Photo
Rescue crews prepare to go in the river after a man, seen in background, stuck on a rock in the middle of the river in Springfield.SPRINGFIELD - Rescue crews from Springfield and Hartford's swiftwater rescue team Tuesday morning saved a young man from the middle of the Black River, after he apparently jumped off the Fellows footbridge into the river and got stuck on a rock in the middle.
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People from the north country went to Albany last week to join thousands of other gun advocates to protest New York's new gun laws:
The ones that passed the law are probably inside looking out laughing! If the state revenue decreases, we will be listened to. Stop buying...state lottery tickets.
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My ds ad I are at 11 weeks of bf, and doing well except for exhaustion. He is still nursing every three hours (an hour at at time, each and every time ) and has just begun cluster feeding in the morning from around 6am to 9am. I so want to make it to at least six months (my original goal was one year), but I just can't seem to muster more than four or five hours of broken sleep. I know it gets better (so everyone says), but I would love to hear suggestions on bedtime routines, and just how you wonderful women of endurance have pulled through the months and years.
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A friend of mine recently shared an old out-of-print book, Toward a Theology of [sic] Pipesmoking, by a seminarian from the 1970's by the name of Arthur Yunker. The subtitle is:
In which it is argued that worthy pipesmoking is one of the ultimate gifts of the Holy Ghost and brings its practitioners very close to the nature of the Kingdom of God, which arguments are diligently supported by unassailable proof texts and incontestable logic.
This is obviously a humorous take on pipe smoking. The content is not just hilarious, but it is certainly educational for the avid pipe smoker, connoisseur, and lover of all things good and righteous. I've taken the time to type up the table of contents to give you a quick perspective for what awaits you.
Chapter One: Dogmatics
Heresies Refuted:
That smoking involves risk and should simply be avoided
That the pipe is merely a high-church way of doing to the body what cigarettes accomplish more efficiently
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August 28, 2013 —
Labor Day is upon us and summer is almost gone. While in no hurry, I'm a big fan of fall and looking forward to the harvest festivals, pumpkin parties, costume parades and of course, Halloween. Not wanting to get ahead of myself, I did my best to stay in the moment during the past week, which turned out to be all music all the time. As the season winds down, so does the hoopla at Bethel Woods (www.bethelwoodscenter.org) and in the past few days, I attended, met with and photographed Philip Phillips, John Mayer, Florida Georgia Line, Thompson Square and Luke Bryan. With only one main stage concert (Kid Rock) left to go, I'm kinda, sorta, really okay with that. Don't get me wrong—I love my job, enjoy the work and am always up for a good time, but at the end of the day (and by the end of the summer) I'm a little tuckered out.
Folks often remark on how lucky I am to have seats to the best shows in town and they're right. What people don't realize is that often, that seat remains empty, because I'm racing around, trying to get the right photo, shake hands with the talent and simultaneously make notes, in order to review the show and express my humble opinion after the lights go down. Last Tuesday, 2012 American Idol winner Phillip Phillips took to the stage amidst a packed house of (mostly female) adoring fans who were screaming and crying as if the Beatles had come to town. In an earlier interview, Phillips admitted that he gets "nervous appearing live" and that he's "not used to all of the attention" that his instant fame, idol worship and recognition has wrought. Low key and down to earth, his performance was enjoyable and he expressed his gratitude to the fans, and to headliner John Mayer for asking him to participate in the tour that brought them both to Bethel. While hardly an expert, I was able to recognize Phillips' abilities to play some serious guitar and his throaty, gritty approach to the vocals is (IMHO) appealing. Initially, I was flummoxed by the pairing of the two, having had little exposure to Mayer. Since I don't live under a rock, I am aware of the fact that Mayer is a chick-magnet, has a reputation for being a "player," has dabbled in many fields, from stand-up comedy to graphic design and has even tried his hand at writing, including a brief stint as a columnist for Esquire magazine.


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Welcome to a new DipNote feature: Photo of the Week.
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By Helena Rodriquez: Freedom Newspapers
I just returned from an unforgettable trip to Tucson, Ariz., which made me realize 1) I don't understand the concept of "light packing," and 2) I also carry a lot of "spiritual baggage."
My daughter Laura and I went with the youth group of St. Helen's Catholic Church to a Steubenville Life Teen conference in the scorching desert. Traveling in three mini vans with 13 teenagers certainly made for a memorable road trip, not to mention a rather entertaining one, thanks to Mr. T., who didn't let anyone in our van sleep on the way up there or back. Not that I'm complaining though. The group's conversations and jokes were better than having a DVD player.
Our group sponsor, Elvia, shook her head when she saw all of the baggage that we girls brought. She said "This is not light packing!" something which is a foreign concept to our gender, especially when you're talking about a five-day trip like we took. Everyone knows you can't go to a desert area where there is 115-degree temperatures in July without a jacket … you know … just in case. And in spite of the humidity, which is sure to guarantee bad hair days, us girls wouldn't dream of leaving our curling irons, hair straighteners and blow dryers behind.
The cargo space for the three mini vans was loaded from top to bottom with literally no room to squeeze in another bag. As you would guess, us girls accounted for most of the cargo space and I did feel guilty as our drivers had to strategically force everything to fit.
When it comes to packing, I learned the hard way that it is better to overpack than underpack. When I took my first extended road trip in college to California with a group of other students, I was stubborn and determined that the sun would be shining in the Golden State, only to be stuck there without a jacket and warm clothes while it rained all week. So now when I pack, I think of all kinds of scenarios, which inevitably leads to excess baggage and frowns from others.
For the record now, I did end up using nearly everything that I had packed, except for the jacket of course. Like I said earlier, though, you never know when you're going to need a jacket in the middle of the desert, in the middle of the hottest month of the year.
As we packed all of our stuff back into the vehicles at the end of the conference, it required another balancing act to get all of our luggage to fit back into the vans. None of us girls left anything behind, including me. It seems like no matter where I go and no matter how hard I try, I always end up leaving something or another behind when I travel. I took extra precautions this time, though, and I even did several walk throughs to make sure I had not left anything behind in our hotel room.
Back in the van though, as I looked at the faces and into the eyes of all of the kids, and even us adults, I realized that we actually had left behind a lot of baggage in Tucson — spiritual baggage that is. I saw the joy and energy from the day before still on the kids' faces as they had gotten excited about their faith during a praise and worship service and Mass. But the spiritual baggage that we had all brought on board with us, like fear of the unknown and fear of each other, our worries, insecurities and clinging to worldly things and thoughts, seemed to have all been left behind.
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I have an Ameda Purely Yours. DD is 6 wks (can't believe she's that old already!!!) and I've started pumping over the weekend just to clear my ducts. Mastitis was no fun and I want every one of those clogs gone!
I was browsing through threads to see if what looked curdled to me the morning after I pumped (put immediately into fridge, of course, in a sterilized bottle) was normal, and yep-was normal separation, and saw a vague reference to something that makes perfect sense but didn't occur to me on its own.
Since the APY is a closed system, can I just unhook the white cap and put the rest of the 'contact' parts in the fridge to use once or twice more before I take it apart to wash again? I don't want to cut corners and risk anything, but if this is a way to save a little water and precious time, I'm all for it. When some of DD's naps allow for eating or bathing but not both, I'd hate to stand over the sink washing those tiny parts all the time if I don't have to!


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Project ID: 2006FL142B
Title: Measurement of evapotranspiration, recharge, and runoff in a transitional water table environment
Project Type: Research
Start Date: 03/01/2006
End Date: 02/28/2007
Congressional District: 2
Focus Categories: Climatological Processes, Hydrology
Keywords: evapotranspiration, soil moisture, deep water table environment
Principal Investigator: Fuelberg, Henry
Federal Funds: $15,000
Non-Federal Matching Funds: $30,000
Abstract: New technologies have been developed to measure hydrologic processes of runoff, recharge and evapotranspiration (ET) in shallow water table environments characteristic of much of the Gulf of Mexico coastal plain. These environments are typified by west-central and southern Florida sedimentary riverine systems. However, limited testing in deeper or transitional hill slope; deep-to-shallow water table environments has been conducted to date. This proposed research is to test the methodologies developed at USF to measure hydrologic processes in a small ecological study area lying within the Hillsborough River watershed in west-central Florida. Continuous soil moisture an pressure monitoring along hill slope transects that encompass characteristically deep (>2m) and shallow (<2m) water table depths and associated habitats will be conducted for a period of three years. Of interest is the dry/wet season and dry/wet year runoff, recharge and ET distributions for the transitional environment and especially the mover xeric (slash pine & scrub oak) habitats at this site. Results from this study will be critical new information and insight into magnitude and causative mechanisms of runoff, recharge and ET processes from these environments. Findings from the study should be of immediate importance and use to water management entities as well as provide useful paramertization and conceptualization of processes for emerging integrated surface and groundwater computer models of the region. After an initial first year testing period has elapsed, once or more additional suitable sites will be identified for measurements to gather replicate or comparable data to adequately characterize these environments.
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Decentralization captures the unique and versatile nature of Vocational Education in the United States.
In the late 1800's when Americans began to establish secondary schools, arguments arose about what types of education children should receive, classical or practical. These arguments led to the birth of vocational education, which was implemented in the American education system through Congressional acts starting with President Wilson's signature on the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act on February 23, 1917.
Local communities regulate all primary and secondary levels of education while postsecondary institutions operate independently including vocational education. States create regulation for primary and secondary education as well as create commissions or boards to oversee the operations of postsecondary institutions. The Federal government serves as a support system to promote equal access to education and improve the overall quality of education.
Vocational education is funded in part by local communities and state legislation. Additionally, Congress designates large appropriations to be disbursed by the Department of Education, a Federal agency. When States carry out the vocational education legislative guidelines, they then qualify for the Federal funding.
Through the multi-leveled governance structure that is geared to meet the needs of this nation, vocational education is molded into various forms. At the secondary level vocational education is often introductory and basic. However, some communities provide an intense secondary vocational education, which is regulated by the State.
Postsecondary vocational education is attained through public community colleges, vocational/technical institutions, private trade and technical schools, employment, unions, professional associations, and independent training services. Popular degree programs of yesteryear were trade, industry, and business. Now students are apt to seek careers in healthcare and technology as well as several new cutting edge careers. Some areas of study are available both at the community colleges and universities.
When deciding which vocational studies will be offered for students, decision-makers pay keen attention to the economic trends and workforce development needs of the States. Although manufacturing-based programs are still available, educators are now developing courses of study that center on service industries and communication as the States have shifted from an industrial economy to a service/information economy. Formerly, citizens called for a clear distinction between two types of educational paths: academic or vocational. Today, many citizens understand the need to integrate academic content into vocational training to meet the fast-paced changes of the ever-evolving world and to address the needs of the global economy. Vocational education serves as a valuable resource to counter economic stagnancy.
Vocational education is accessed in a variety of ways and offers many choices to students in their career paths, which is shaped to meet the needs of local communities and explains the many ways that vocational education is obtained. Voices from the local, state, and federal levels generate a vision that leads the United States to respond to the demands of tomorrow.
Decentralization, government through the people and for the people, offers an eccentric, multifaceted arrangement of vocational education.