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Presidents and Christmas
Christmas became a national holiday in 1870. In 1889, the first indoor decorated Christmas tree was placed in the White House, and in 1895, electric lights were added. In 1923, the first National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was held. In 1953, the first White House Christmas card was created by President Dwight Eisenhower who was also an artist/painter. President Kennedy's 1963 Christmas card was the first to include an explicitly Christian aspect: the nativity.
In 1982, Ronald Reagan said, "My fellow Americans, the Christmas and Hanukkah decorations are up around the country, and in a moment we'll be lighting the National Christmas Tree here in the Nation's Capital… Some celebrate the day as marking the birth of a great and good man, a wise teacher and prophet, and they do so sincerely. But for many of us, it's also a holy day, the birthday of the Prince of Peace, a day when 'God so loved the world, that He sent us His only begotten son to assure forgiveness of our sins.'" (John 3:16)
In 2001, the first White House Christmas card to contain a scripture was chosen by Laura Bush. It quoted Psalm 27: "Thy face, Lord, do I seek. I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living."
Last year, President Obama said this: "For 89 years, presidents and Americans have come together to light the National Christmas Tree… But we all know that this tradition is much larger than any single tree. And tonight, once again, we gather here not simply to light some decorations, but to honor a story that lights the world. More than 2,000 years ago, a child was born to two faithful travelers, who could find rest only in a stable, among the cattle and the sheep. But this was not just any child. Christ's birth made the angels rejoice and attracted shepherds and kings from afar. He was a manifestation of God's love for us. And He grew up to become a leader with a servant's heart who taught us a message as simple as it is powerful—that we should love God, and love our neighbor as ourselves. That teaching has come to encircle the globe. It has endured for generations. And today, it lies at the heart of my Christian faith and that of millions of Americans. No matter who we are, or where we come from, or how we worship, it's a message that can unite all of us on this holiday season."
Merry Christmas.
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Saturday is game time for the Clovis Nomads, with the rugby squad well into its third season.
The Nomads (2-2) have been in operation for four seasons, and first started league play in the 2008-09 season. Players on the team run from 18 to 40 years old, and interest has run high enough for coach David North to have a team that can compete in the Division III section of USA Rugby.
The visiting Albuquerque-based Brujos are a Division II team, a step up for in competition for the Nomads. Gametime is set for 1 p.m. at the teams' pitch, near the city soccer fields along 14th and Norris streets.
"Finding someone to play was a hard part," North said. "The parks department was fantastic. They found a place by the soccer pitch. We can't thank them enough."
North said the $170 fee it pays the city to line the fields before a contest is one of many expenses, and numerous sponsors help defray the costs of uniforms, USA rugby dues and equipment costs.
Rugby is played on a grass field, with a maximum size of 100 meters long and 70 meters wide. There are 15 players to a side. Teams play a pair of 40-minute halves.
There are three ways a team can score. A team can either score five points on a try by running the ball into the goal area, similar to an end zone for football. A team can also score by kicking the ball through the goal posts, either two points for a post-try conversion or three points for a goal kick (either in play or off of a penalty kick).
"There's an inside center and an outside center, similar to a running back in football," said Jake Boazman, who plays center for the Nomads. "When the ball comes out of the pack, our job is to spread the field. Typically, we're the faster guys on the team. We're trying to make holes in the field.
"You have to lateral the ball, rather than throw it down the field. You're lateraling it between four or five people, looking to make a hole."
An analogy to the offense would be an American-rules football team trying to score a desperation kickoff return with laterals. No forward passing is allowed in rugby.
When a player is tackled, he must let go of the ball, which is then a free ball.
To an outsider, the sport looks like 80 minutes of violence with a ball and striped shirts. The sport, like any, takes acclimation, said Scott Eggert, who joined the team in August with no prior rugby experience.
"It's exciting," Eggert said. "It's like playing a new game every time. You learn something new every time you play or train."
Eggert said 10 minutes into his first match, "my nose got busted open," but the competition of the sport is worth the bumps and bruises.
"It's a contact sport," said North, who is originally from Devon, England. "You've got to control your aggression.
The Nomads schedule, available at clovisnomads.com, also includes family events in addition to games.
"There's a real bond between us all," Eggert said. "It's a bunch of grown men playing another sport."

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In the last year POF has gone from having no mobile apps to 3 Billion pageviews a month on apps & 300 million visits and our mobile traffic continues to grow at 3% a week. In comparison the website has been around since 2003 and only has 160 Million visits a month and 4 billion pageviews. To give a sense of how quickly mobile is taking over online dating 40% of our signups are now via a mobile device in the US up from under 10% at the start of last year. Ipad usage grew 88% in one month from December 2011 to Jan 2012.
Now its great to have all this traffic, the only problem is now one has figured out how to make similar levels of money on mobile as the web, unless you do some real scammy stuff. So ya its great to have more traffic on mobile than every other dating app combined in english speaking countries but it doesn't matter much if you can't really monetize it at high levels and it starts to canabilize your web traffic. Given our current growth POF is probably going to be 60-70% mobile by the end of the year. Now most people think that mobile is just for young people, that is simply not true, we are already majority mobile for 30-40 year olds in the US and in a few months 40-50 is going to be majority mobile in the US.


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The state Public Utilities Commission has given interim approval of the the sale of Lanai to Oracle co-founder and CEO Larry Ellison. The deal is set to close Wednesday.
Click here to see the PUC's decision.
The transfer application was filed by Castle & Cooke last week with the PUC to sell its share of the Pineapple Isle.
Oracle is the world's largest business software company. Ellison founded Oracle in 1977. The 67-year-old businessman has a net worth of $33 billion dollars and is the third richest man in America, according to Forbes Magazine.
Castle & Cooke owns 97 percent of Lanai's 141 square miles. About 3,000 people live on the island.
Union workers on Lanai said they have been called by representatives for Ellison and Castle & Cooke owner David Murdock assuring them their contracts will be transferred.
The price of the land sale has not been made public.
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Qualified North Carolina military veterans are able to carry the designation "VETERAN" on their driver licenses and identification cards.
Thanks to a law passed by the General Assembly, veterans who have been honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces who present their DD-214 discharge form can apply at a driver license office for the new designation.
"We are happy to have this new program underway," said state Motor Vehicles Commissioner Kelly Thomas. "If you're a vet, we hope you'll take advantage of this new opportunity to carry your record of service and your state's appreciation with you anywhere you go."
Military veterans requested the designation to assist them in obtaining military discounts from a wide variety of retailers and service providers without having to show their military discharge form. Putting the designation on the driver license or ID card will enable the state's veterans to show their photo ID and their veteran status at the same time. Many states are making such designations available.
Veterans who are interested in applying for the designation should take their DD-214 discharge form to their local driver license office to show they been honorably discharged. They can request the designation be added to their license at their next renewal at no additional charge.
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University of Wisconsin police arrested 12 students after they barricaded themselves in the chancellor's office while protesting against Palermo's Pizza, officers say.
The incident started as a peaceful rally involving more than 100 students but quickly escalated when 12 students entered Chancellor David Ward's office in a protest against UW's ties with the Milwaukee-based pizza manufacturer, according to UWPD spokesperson Marc Lovicott. Officers responded to Ward's office, and all 12 students were arrested and released. One student who refused to leave was cited at the scene for trespassing and resisting arrest, then released.
The rally follows a student campaign requesting the university to cut ties with the company after UW's Labor Licensing Policy Committee found that Palermo's violated the university's code of conduct, according to a statement by Ward. Student groups, including the Student Labor Action Coalition, Working Class Student Union and United Council, have been involved in the campaign.
Ward responded to the rally with a statement that said UW would not cut ties with Palermo's at this time, citing a decision by the Milwaukee Office of National Labor Relations that found most of the allegations against the manufacturer lacked merit. Workers appealed that decision, but it was denied today, according to the statement. The statement added Ward and the university will continue to monitor events related to the issue.


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'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'
September 1, 2013
The Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop presents "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at the Rivoli Theatre, 2pm. Tickets are available at www.scdw.net and cost $22 for adults, $18 for seniors (60+), students (with ID) and veterans.
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An associate of Aaron Hernandez, who has filed a lawsuit claiming the former New England Patriot shot him in the face outside a Florida nightclub, was shot again at a Hartford lounge late Sunday, police said.
Alexander Bradley, of East Hartford, was shot at the Vevo Lounge on Meadow Street.
Hartford Police Lt. Brian Foley said Bradley was shot multiple times in the leg. Police say that after Bradley was shot he went and got a gun from his car, went into bar and fired shots.
Officers spotted a car fleeing scene and when they pulled the car over, Bradley fell out, police said Monday.
In February 2012 -- a few months after his daughter's birth -- Hernandez got into a fight with Bradley at a South Florida strip club, according to a civil lawsuit. When they left the club, Bradley claims in the federal suit, Hernandez shot him in the face, resulting in Bradley losing his right eye.
Bradley, who records indicate has a 2006 conviction for selling drugs, refused to tell Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies who shot him, according to a Florida police report.
So the criminal investigation was dropped.
Hernandez was a football star in his native Bristol and at the University of Florida before he was drafted by the Patriots in 2010.
But Hernandez's football career came to a screeching halt when he was charged with murder last June in the shooting death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, whose bullet-ridden body was found in an industrial park less than a mile from Hernandez's North Attleborough, Mass. home.
Investigators are also probing Hernandez's connection to a July 2012 drive-by shooting in which two men were killed in Boston's South End. Police believe that Bradley was with Hernandez that night.
Boston police contacted Hartford police Sunday night to ask about Bradley shooting, but it is unclear if there is a connection to Hernandez case.
A prosecutor in the Lloyd murder case has referred to Bradley as Hernandez's "former right-hand man" and said that prior to February's dispute, the two were "inseparable for months."
After Bradley was shot, the prosecutor said, Hernandez replaced him with a new right-hand man, Ernest Wallace, who is alleged to be an accomplice in the Lloyd shooting.


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bottleslingguy wrote:Scrupulous wrote:If he says that we are all eternal beings that have always been and will always be, then how would we be close becoming spiritual abortions, as he puts it?
That's what they kept asking him and he kind of danced around it. I don't know.Scrupulous wrote:If we have always been at the mercy of these greater powers that be, then what would be the point of doing a darn thing, including repenting.
Repent is a bad word too much baggage comes with it. How about be aware of your shortcomings? Recognize the situations in which you could have been kinder or more helpful to someone in need. Remember all the times you were selfish. ( I'm aware of the "selfish" argument as being good) Most importantly you have to use those lessons of self awareness to build your spirit to a higher plane of evolution (whatever the hell that means), like what the guy talks about. I don't know how it all works, nobody does.Scrupulous wrote: Would we be wrong to desire the destruction of these forces of control using whatever means necessary, including those that are considered 'sins'?
You mean like shoot first and ask questions second? I think the truth is waaay beyond that being an issue. Or maybe the urge to use violence is the issue?Scrupulous wrote:As we know, passivism can rightly be considered a criminal behavior, since it requires collusion, and since it could not possibly lead to either justice or true balance. (A sound argument in favor of passivism doesn't exist.)
You know the "bad guys" have a sense of "justice" and "true balance" too who's yard stick are we using? The ones who don't want such a race as us weaponizing free space are probably not such bad guys after all. Them protecting themselves from us by not allowing us to advance is understandable. Sucks for us but it's understandable.
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Food For Thought
Although the Phillies outhit the Red Sox today and racked up 7 walks, they lost the game 3-1 as a result of having 12 men left on base. The 4th inning was a great example of the trouble the Phils had closing the deal; Raul Ibanez singled off Jon Lester, followed by a Pedro Feliz double. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and no outs, John Mayberry popped out. Keeping the inning alive, Chris Coste earned a walk to load the bases; but then Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino went down in order to end the threat.
The good news is that the Phillies made a habit out of this last year and still won the World Series. The bad news is, lightning usually does not strike twice in the same place. Not to say they cannot repeat, because they are more than capable, but the offense needs to solve the issue of leaving men on base to add to their chances. Plus, many Phillies hitters are behind schedule from where they would normally be this time of year because of injuries like those of Coste, Feliz and Chase Utley. Rollins and Victorino are also behind in the number of at-bats they should have because of the WBC. Just a few thoughts for our offense to chew on.
Cole Hamels is also running behind, not only due to the elbow injury, but his rehab was further delayed today when the minor league game he was set to pitch in was reportedly cancelled due to rain. The rest of the Phillies pitchers however, appear to be right on track.
Joe Blanton has pitched very well this spring and gave up only 4 hits and 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings today against a strong Red Sox line-up. We are all waiting now to see the new Phillie, Jack Taschner get into a game so we can see what he has to offer. Aside from that question mark, the regulars in the pen look ready to go.
Joe Blanton has pitched very well this spring and gave up only 4 hits and 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings today against a strong Red Sox line-up. We are all waiting now to see the new Phillie, Jack Taschner get into a game so we can see what he has to offer. Aside from that question mark, the regulars in the pen look ready to go.
And since we are on the subject of food, I just read an article about big league food in the MLB Insiders magazine by Jeremiah Sullivan. According to Lance Berkman, the major leaguer with the biggest appetite is his former teammate, Brad Lidge. "Brad Lidge will eat any and everything in sight," says Berkman. "It doesn't matter what it is, he constantly crushes food. He eats more than any other human being that I've seen in my entire life. And everything has Tabasco sauce on it." Ok, gross. So what sort of food does All-Star Chase Utley like best? "Sushi day is definitely my favorite," says Utley. "It is only served once every few home stands – that isn't often enough." Raw fish; good to know. Between that and the Tabasco sauce, I may never eat again.
And today marks 1 week until Opening Night in Philadelphia! Whoo Hooo! But until then, grapefruit league action will continue with the Phillies taking on Mr. Berkman and his Astros at 1:05pm tomorrow.
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Yeah – the Red Sox won – but we also can't allow 12 men to be stranded on base. My dad ate with Tabasco sauce on everything – a habit it piked up when he was in the Air Force.
Ok…I'm not hungry anymore. If they feed Chase more sushi, will he get more hits? Just a thought…
I hope that Cole Hamels doesn't become like the Josh Beckett of last year. Beckett was so good in '07 and then last year he was just playing catch up the entire season. But I don't think Hamels is as up and down as Beckett is.
I love sushi too haha. Great quote about Lidge!
You have not lived until you have put Tabasco or even hot sauce on eggs and some other meats. Seriously, it might even taste great on that Pennsylvania staple, Scrapple.
I will not eat scrapple, but you might.
Hey, down here in Tampa Bay, the day that gets everyone excited is the BBQ buffetts.
There are a few awesome BBQ joints within miles of the stadium, and you know that are all clammering to get into the clubhouse.
My weakness was the days when they brought in cheeseburgers stuffed with blue cheese in the middle of them. One bite and you got flavor everywhere.
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Power struggle
Local workers head for New York to help victims of 'Frankenstorm Sandy'
By André Coleman 11/07/2012
Six electrical experts from the Pasadena Water and Power Department are in New York to help restore power to portions of the city ravaged by Superstorm Sandy.
Sandy devastated sections of New York and New Jersey more than a week ago, resulting in $20 billion in property damages and an additional lost $50 billion due to business interruptions. More than 7 million people were left without power as of Oct. 30.
Officials are worried new problems will arise this week as temperatures drop, forcing people to turn on furnaces that may have been damaged by the storm to combat the cold weather.
"The president has asked that power be restored as soon as possible, and we are answering that call for help by assisting our fellow public utility to restore power to its customers," said PWP General Manager Phyllis Currie in a release.
The team is part of a contingent of utility workers from Burbank, Los Angeles, Anaheim and Riverside. In all, 90 people and 52 vehicles are being sent to the East Coast for two weeks to help restore power in the region.
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously last week to send crews if needed. The teams were transported from March Air Force Base near Moreno Valley on nine cargo planes carrying tree trimmers, line crews and support workers.
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Waterbury municipal building options to be unveiled Feb. 13
WATERBURY A Montpelier architecture firm is expected to unveil possible options for a new municipal center next week, while officials say Waterbury may have missed out on additional aid for the damaged village and town offices because paperwork wasnt filed.
Black River Design Architects is scheduled to deliver a draft report during a Feb. 13 meeting at 7 p.m. at the Main Street firehouse. The report will include recommendations about whether to demolish, flood-proof or elevate Stanley Hall at the state office complex. Local officials have eyed the building as a possible site for new village and town offices, the police station, the Waterbury Public Library, the Waterbury Historical Society and a community space.
That will be kind of an unveiling of the options out there, said Barbara Farr, Waterburys long-term community recovery director, on Tuesday.
The information presented by the architectural firm will help inform town officials on how to proceed with a special meeting planned for just before town meeting begins. The special meeting, set for 9 to 10 a.m. on Town Meeting Day, March 5, could be simply for informational purposes for community members, or it could become a more formal public hearing, which would be an essential element in applying for additional funding from a community development block grant disaster recovery program, Farr said. The money could help with the acquisition and construction of a new municipal complex.
In 2011, Tropical Storm Irene flooded the basement and first floor of the village-owned office building at 51 S. Main St. An oil tank that tipped over in the basement also caused significant oil contamination, requiring the removal of floor joists and floorboards.
Waterbury never completed a more detailed project worksheet that it might have to secure additional federal emergency funding to address long-term damage to that building. The additional worksheet could conceivably have resulted in the town getting significant additional aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency perhaps more than $100,000, according to Farr.
Waterbury completed an initial 13-page project worksheet for the site that estimated around $79,000 in immediate damage from Irenes flooding, Farr said. The additional project worksheet was never filed, though, due to an oversight and not because of anyones fault, she added. With the deadline for that second worksheet long past, Waterburys hope to file the new paperwork will first require FEMAs permission.
Farr said she has worked as the Vermont Emergency Management director, and Village President P. Howard Skip Flanders credited her experience in the field as crucial to realizing that more federal money might yet be secured.
Waterbury Public Works Director Alec Tuscany and officials with FEMA and the state are expected to pursue a more detailed project worksheet if the village is allowed to proceed.
The flooding forced the relocation of the village and town offices into the newly built Main Street firehouse. The police station moved into a temporary rented space across the street, with insurance payments paying the rent.
In preparing its report, Black River Design Architects has been meeting with various local groups to consider how the towns many administrative and programming needs would be met in a new space.
In other news from Mondays village, town and library meetings:
Consultants will deliver a presentation about two phases of flood studies at an 8 p.m. meeting Feb. 19 at the Main Street fire station.
An upcoming bond vote concerning the villages wastewater treatment plant has a new price tag of around $7 million. Thats up from the earlier estimate of $6.7 million.
Village trustees learned Monday that the jump of $295,000 is due to the state requiring the village to increase the number of sludge drying beds proposed for the plant as well as the cost of adding roofs above some of the beds that will be outside.
Flanders said the increased cost will be part of the states share in the project. The local share remains at $355,000.
The bond would fund upgrades to the villages wastewater treatment plant on U.S. Route 2, creating a 3,700-square-foot building and new system for an enhanced chemical precipitation process to reduce phosphorus levels.
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Fantasy Guru Daily: 5/6/11
There has been no ruling yet on the NFL request for a stay of the injunction against the lockout. I am running out of ways to say that every day. Until there is one or the appeal is heard in early June, we'll continue to have some minor stories on the Daily!
The Cardinal QB Situation
Normally, by this time of year, we'd have at least some guess at who will be starting Week One for all 32 teams. Obviously, the lockout has stripped us of that security this year for a good handful of teams. None of these teams are more puzzling than the Arizona Cardinals, who were brutal at the position last year and didn't spend a draft pick on a QB this year. That's led to all kinds of speculation, and at least four big names have been linked to the Cardinals over the past few weeks.
First, rumors started that the Cardinals had "an agreement" in place with free agent veteran Marc Bulger, one that would be consummated as soon as personnel moves are allowed. But that was reported before the draft, and would have suggested one of two things: either the Cardinals were going to draft a QB [...]


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The Filibuster
Hi Jeff. You are always saying mean things about the Tigers and making
fun of Allen. They seem to be doing pretty well with all these young
guys, though. Do you think you might have been wrong, even though you
always tell us not to hate you 'cuz you're right?
Quincy, IL
While I certainly detest the notion that my impervious and oft-uppity colleague, Mr. Allen Krause, and his infectious worldview have now tainted the minds of my dear family and friends back home in Quincy, IL, please remember that I have no problem telling you the truth:
The Tigers still suck.
They're pretenders.
Off to a good start…
Yet destined to fail.
I think.
Of course, I have been wrong once or twice in my life; but I still co-write a hit blog so I'm not sweatin' it. And neither should you. It's May. Sure, the Tigers are holding their own… for now. Austin Jackson, Scott Sizemore, Rick Porcello, Brennan Boesch… indeed, the future is bright in Detroit.
But not this year.
Sizemore just got sent down. Porcello is overrated. Austin Jackson is more Mark Reynolds than Ichiro Suzuki… and I haven't even mentioned the impending doom of Dontrelle Willis (it will happen eventually). I just don't think the Tigers have what it takes to play this well the entire season.
By August their youngsters will have petered out… the old timers (Damon) will be thinking about fishing in Cabo with Joe Mauer and that MLB The Show guy… and once again the murder rate in the Motor City will be the most talked about thing in Michigan.
Not the Tigers.
And for all you river-rat Q-towners, like Leslie above, who are considering siding with Mr. Krause and his lacking baseball acumen, just remember who buys the beers when he's back home. Yeah. That's what I thought.
So go ahead and hate me 'cuz I spitz it straight. Just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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It's just too scary, I agree with you more and more Jeff… although a little birdie tells me Detroit is in for some demolition work, in the housing developments and may carry over to the baseball team as you say by August, things should be normal again…
Peter — Also, I just like to make Allen feel bad… so yeah. There's that too.
Damon fishing in Cabo. LOL. That's probably the truest of your truisms!
Tigers at Dodger Stadium this coming weekend! but before that Houston for two and Padres for two. I had a great weekend in SD when my Bums swept the Padres!
Jane — Hehe… sometimes Damon looks like he's thinking about fishing already… and it's only MAY!
Emma — Have your way with Al's Tiggers… that was an impressive sweep, I give ya that.


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DMG Control Systems Ltd, established in 1979 Provide Sales, Service and Fabrication expertise in Industrial Process Control and Mechanical Engineering. DMG is a major software solution provider to many of the worlds top companies providing PLC, SCADA and general automation services. From our Washington factory we provide sales, service, hire, calibration, control panel ...
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Application for Part 1 of Ohio's State Stabilization Funds Approved Today
June 10, 2009
Contact: Sandra Abrevaya, (202) 401-1576
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that more than $1 billion is now available for Ohio under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. Ohio will be eligible to apply for another $590 million this fall. Today's funding is being made available per Ohio's successful completion of Part 1 of the State Stabilization Application, which was made available on April 1st.
"The $1 billion Ohio will receive today is part of the single largest boost in education funding in recent history," said Duncan. "The President's leadership and support from Congress have made this historic investment possible. Ohio can now utilize these funds to save jobs and lay the groundwork for a generation of education reform."
To date, Ohio has received $432 million in education stimulus funds—representing a combination of funding for Title I, IDEA, Vocational Rehabilitation Grants and Independent Living Grants. On April 1, Ohio received $186 million in Title I funding and $233 million in IDEA funding. This represents 50 percent of the Title I and IDEA funding Ohio is eligible for in total. On April 1, Ohio also received $11 million in Vocational Rehab funds and $2 million in Independent Living funds.
In order to receive today's funds, Ohio provided assurances that it will collect, publish, analyze and act on basic information regarding the quality of classroom teachers, annual student improvements, college readiness, the effectiveness of state standards and assessments, progress on removing charter caps and interventions in turning around underperforming schools.
Ohio is also required by the Department of Education to report the number of jobs saved through Recovery Act funding, the amount of state and local tax increases averted and how funds are used.
See Ohio and other state applications for initial funding under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program at http://www.ed.gov/programs/statestabilization/resources.html.
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The first objective of this project is to construct a building for the kindergarten, providing a consistent daily meeting place for class. The second objective is to teach unemployed village youth basic carpentry skills and teach those with basic skills more advanced techniques. The third objective is to increase community participation in education goals and planning. The community contribution to this project includes the initiation and planning of the school. Material contribution will be sand and gravel for the concrete production and food for daily lunch. All labor will be supplied by villagers of the community, including carpenters, plumbers, and laborers.
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Well worth the scenic drive through the northwest reaches of rural Wayne County is a 357-acre Nature Conservancy Property known as the Florence Shelly Wetlands Preserve. This unique property boasts fields, woodlands, two wetlands, barrens, riparian forest, vernal pools, rock outcroppings, a stream and a glacial pond surrounded by a floating bog.
Its protection was spearheaded by Florence Shelly, who organized a committee of citizen naturalists and volunteer professors from SUNY Binghamton to inventory the site. They found a rare red alga (batrachorsermum vagum) and an abundance of biologically diverse habitat. The Shelly family donated the land to The Nature Conservancy in the 1980s. The purchase of nearby Plew's Swamp completed the preserve.
Wild calla lilies, leatherleaf and boreal species such as balsam fir and bunchberry can be seen, along with carnivorous plants such as sundews and pitcher plants. Sphagnum moss mats and summer blooming pink swamp roses reside in the preserve, along with a variety of wildlife such as turtles, dragonflies, tree swallows, coyotes, river otters and black bears. Remnants of human occupation, such as a foundation and stone walls, can be viewed as well.
Many species of warblers, wood ducks, broad-winged hawks, bobolinks and two species of owls live in the preserve. Former evergreen plantations often host winter finches and crossbills.
Access includes a self-guided trail and an observation platform overlooking the swamp. A guided tour led by the volunteers who maintain the preserve's trails was recently held, with more scheduled.
Coming up on August 7 is a program on stream ecology, led by Stu Slocum. On September 10, mushroom expert Karen Croyle will identify fungi at the preserve and Hank Hartman will talk about the many tree varieties on October 2. The trail can be accessed at the intersection of Route 171 and Stack Road, one mile north of Thompson, PA. For information call 570/727-3362 or 727-4272.


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Volume II
Project RAISE, Lake Elsinore, California
What's New
The Education Department issues letters with further guidance on arts education, supplemental educational services, and transportation costs of school choice programs; the Friedman Foundation releases a study showing Americans support vouchers; a new website link gives examples of how NCLB makes a difference in each state; the Department publishes a brochure on how to prepare for a crisis; Florida is collecting school supplies for hurricane victims; the History Channel will air "The Story of Labor Day"; the Grammy Foundation will make music grants; and Powells.com is sponsoring an essay contest and donating $1 for each essay to RIF.
Innovations in the News
The Summer Institute for School Leaders took place at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton, OH, plus information on arts education, charter schools, magnet schools and International Baccalaureate, parental choice, and reading.
Project RAISE Takes Reading and Writing to a Higher Level Through the Arts
"The fiery clouds stretching over the jagged mountains..." depicts a sunset in Southern California—a sunset seen and deftly described by a second grader in the Lake Elsinore school district. Her friend picks up a thesaurus to find just the right words to verbally paint a similar scene. These are students taught by teachers who are not artists themselves, but who have been trained to integrate the arts into the core curriculum of reading and writing.
This teacher training is conveyed through Lake Elsinore's Reading and Arts Integrated for Student Excellence (RAISE) project. The goal of the project is to integrate theater and visual arts into reading and writing instruction. The flagship approaches are VIEW (Visual Integration to Enhance Writing)—a strategy that uses the visual and kinesthetic skills of painting and drawing to develop higher order thinking skills—and Reader's Theatre—a strategy that enhances understanding of literature by dramatizing the actions, reactions, and consequences of the events and people in a story.
RAISE teachers and administrators are working toward the goal of integrating visual and language arts in five ways. First, they are committed to improving reading and other language arts skills, such as listening, speaking, and writing, through visual art and theater. Second, they are seeking to improve the quality of arts instruction in the generalist classroom by enhancing professional development that combines arts-based teaching strategies with standards-based instruction and assessment. Third, they are building the capacity of generalist teachers through artists-in-residence and partnerships with museums and other arts providers. Fourth, they are disseminating curriculum and staff development modules both in print and on the TeachingArts.Org California Department of Education website. And fifth, they are investigating the impact of an arts strategy on the reading program through an evaluation that is being conducted in partnership with university researchers.
In surveys and focus groups, teachers say they have observed richer and more descriptive student vocabulary as revealed in student writing and discussion. Students also display the use of complex sentence structure usually characteristic of more mature students. Concurrently, student artwork reflects a sophisticated sense of proportion, color, and design that is often associated with older children. Teachers also observe that student writing is more analytical than is typical for the age group.
Terra Cotta Middle school students, 40 percent of whom are Hispanic and 36 percent of whom are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program, have made marked gains on standardized tests. California Standards-Based English Language Arts test scores of students at this school, where students and teachers have participated in the RAISE project, show that 66 percent of eighth graders are proficient or advanced, compared to 36 percent for the state.
Students' test scores at another school, Butterfield Elementary, a visual and performing arts magnet school and RAISE's main elementary school site, increased 55 points on the Academic Performance Index in 2003. The infused arts education program in this school is reinforced by artists-in-residence who conduct three or four master classes a year in visual art and music.
The school district is also sponsoring a study to investigate the outcome of the project through the administration of a pre-test that will be given to both treatment and control students.
Enthusiasm for the RAISE methodologies among teachers has brought out an entrepreneurial side of the project. As part of their professional development, project staff members have produced videos that give step-by-step guidance in creating visual art lessons. The video serves as an "on-site coach" for teachers, which they can go back to for inspiration or as a refresher. The videos have been in demand by teachers in other districts, so the program has the potential of being replicated beyond the scope of the RAISE project. Revenues from sales of the videos go back into the project.
Finally, the project has incorporated the creative use of technology so that students venture on "virtual field trips" to museums all over the world. "Distant VIEW" is a partnership project with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The teacher serves as the tour guide as students hone their art criticism skills through discussion and writing.
Lake Elsinore Unified School District received an Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination grant from OII to implement the RAISE project. Research on the relation of visual art and drama to reading and writing has been documented in the OII-supported Arts Education Partnership study, Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development PDF (555K). The RAISE project has just been named a finalist for the California School Boards Association's Golden Bell Award.
- Lake Elsinore Unified School District
- RAISE Project
- Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant Program
- Critical Links Tool Kit
What's New
Arts Policy Letter to Superintendents
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige sent a letter to all superintendents highlighting the fact that the arts are a core academic subject under No Child Left Behind and offered guidance on the law's flexibility to improve art education and teacher quality. (Aug. 6)
SES Policy Letter to Chief State Officers: LEA Conditions on Providers
Deputy Under Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Nina Rees and Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Raymond Simon sent a letter to Chief State School Officers with information that supplements the Department's nonregulatory guidance on supplemental educational services. The letter explains what requirements local education agencies can and cannot impose on state-approved supplemental educational services providers. (Aug. 26)
Choice Policy Letter to Chief State Officers: Guidance on Calculating Costs for Transportation Under the Public School Choice Provision of NCLB
Deputy Under Secretary Rees and Assistant Secretary Simon sent a letter to Chief State School Officers with guidance on calculating costs for transportation under the public school choice provision of No Child Left Behind. (Aug. 18)
School Choice Study from Friedman Foundation
The Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation sponsored a study by the Wirthlin Worldwide research firm. According to the study, 64 percent of Americans support using tax dollars to help parents pay for the school of their choice. (Aug 13)
No Child Left Behind Website Updates
The U.S. Department of Education has added a new link to the No Child Left Behind website that gives examples of how NCLB is making a difference in each of the 50 states. (Aug. 20)
Department of Education Crisis Planning Brochure
The U.S. Department of Education has prepared a brochure to help schools and communities prepare for a crisis. The brochure is available free from ED Pubs (order number EQ0163H). (Aug. 25)
Hurricane Charley Relief Fund
The Florida Education Foundation has partnered with Volunteer Florida to collect school supplies and books for areas hardest hit by Hurricane Charley. (Aug. 26)
History Channel Documentary: "The Story of Labor Day"
The History Channel will air a documentary, "The Story of Labor Day," on Monday, September 6, at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET/PT. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Gene Hickok explained that it is important for students to know the meaning behind our civic holidays. (Aug. 25)
Grammy Foundation Grant Competition
The Grammy Foundation will award $650,000 in grants to music archiving, preservation, and research projects. The 2004/2005 grant program application is available online, and the deadline is October 1. (Aug. 26)
Powells.com Essay Contest
The online bookseller, Powells.com is sponsoring an essay contest, and finalists will be announced on International Literacy Day, September 8. For each qualified essay submission, Powell's is donating $1 (up to $20,000) to OII-funded Reading Is Fundamental. The deadline is August 31. (Aug. 25).
Innovations in the News
Arts Education
The Summer Institute for School Leaders took place at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton, OH. This was a trial National Endowment for the Arts program to promote arts education. [More-Plain Dealer- free registration] (Aug. 19) (see also, OII-funded Fitton arts program)
Researchers at Dartmouth and several other institutions will study the correlation between education in the arts and brain development. The research is supported by a grant from the Dana Foundation. [More-Dartmouth Online] (Aug. 26)
Charter Schools
Students in Edison Schools in Philadelphia show strong growth in student performance. The 20 Edison schools posted an average annual gain of 10.2 percentage points by fifth and eighth grade students who scored proficient or above on the 2004 Pennsylvania System of Schools Assessment in Reading. [More-Biz.Yahoo] (Aug. 25)
Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) Academies demonstrate impressive student achievement increases—39 percent in math and 20 percent in reading last year. Montgomery County (MD) is trying to start a KIPP academy, and some want to open three more KIPP schools in the District of Columbia. [More-Washington Post] (Aug. 24)
All Akron/Canton (OH) charter schools made adequate yearly progress (AYP) under No Child Left Behind and outperformed local traditional public school counterparts in four of five state required testing areas. Meeting AYP was meaningful, according to officials, because the majority of students who come to the charter schools are behind grade level when they arrive. [More-Biz.Yahoo] (Aug. 25)
BASIS middle schools in Scottsdale and Tucson (AZ) were rated number one in the state, based on their Stanford 9 test scores. The two charter schools' students performed above the 90th percentile in mathematics. The BASIS school in Tucson was profiled in OII's recent pubication, Successful Charter Schools. (Aug. 18)
Magnet Schools/International Baccalaureate
Charlotte-Mecklenberg Schools (NC) received an OII Magnet Schools Assistance grant of $5 million. The grant will support the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program, the Center for Leadership and Global Economics, and the Communication Arts Program. [More-WSOCTV] (Aug. 24)
Six Jefferson Parrish (LA) public schools are working toward the International Baccalaureate (IB) designation. The IB program is part of a district strategy to boost standardized test scores and to get residents enthusiastic about public education. [More-Times-Picayune] (Aug. 21)
Parental Choice
Parent Power Works is a new campaign of Standards Work Inc., a nonprofit education organization based in Washington, D.C., which encourages parents of students in schools in need of improvement to take advantage of free tutoring or a transfer to another school under the provisions of No Child Left Behind. Parent Power Works is funded by a Parental Information and Resource Center grant from OII. [More-Baltimore Sun] (Aug. 24)
When one school in the district had to offer choice under No Child Left Behind, it made sense for the parents of children in other district schools to have choice, too, according to officials in Lincoln County (OR). [More-News Guard] (Aug. 24)
Students and their parents are willing to commute across the Potomac River from Virginia into the District of Columbia and Maryland to gain religious education at Catholic schools. [More-Catholic Herald] (Aug. 26)
Albertsons grocery store chain, Coca Cola, and Reading Is Fundamental have donated 500,000 books to schools and children's organizations across the country. [More-Biz.Yahoo and Idaho Statesman ( The complete article is available from the Idaho Statesman online archives for a fee)] (Aug. 19 and 20)
This fall, OII-funded Ready-to-Learn TV and Reading Is Fundamental will offer literacy resources tailored to Hispanic families. PBS will launch the Maya and Miguel television program, and RIF will introduce an early literacy initiative—"Un futuro brillante empieza en un libro." Hispanic Business (Aug. 23)
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Booting upOctober 16,2013
The difficulties slowing enrollment on health care exchanges around the country, including the one in Vermont, show that the compromises embodied in the Affordable Care Act make health care more complicated than it needed to be.
The health care exchanges are a way for people to sign up for insurance coverage. They are meant to allow consumers to compare with clarity and simplicity several comprehensive and affordable options. In Vermont, consumers go to Vermont Health Connect to choose among plans offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and MVP and to determine the subsidies that will allow them to afford coverage.
Many states decided not to set up their own exchanges, relying on the federal government to operate them. Early reports suggest the states that decided to do it themselves are faring better. Further, higher than expected demand combined with a cumbersome federal website has prevented a high percentage of consumers from enrolling. Vermont is said to be doing better than most states, but state officials are still trying to address problems slowing the enrollment process.
Compare these problems with the simplicity of signing up for Medicare. Medicare is the federal health care plan that covers the elderly. People can go to a website to sign up. Or they can drop by their Social Security office (if they are not prevented by the government shutdown). It is a system that covers millions of people with efficiency all across the country.
Part of the problem besetting the federal system is that signing up for coverage requires the website to draw information from numerous sources to permit enrollment. To determine subsidies, confirmation of income information must be obtained from the IRS. The identity of individuals must also be confirmed. Thus, the website where the consumer is enrolling must reach out and collate a range of information from assorted sources. With millions trying to do this at the same time, delays have raised questions about when or if the system will be running properly.
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The accusations recently levied against the Spring Cove Middle School by a former therapeutic staff worker are very troubling.
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Johnstown, Carletta Nicholson of Altoona, an African-American and Muslim, describes racial and religious discrimination she experienced between 2009 and 2012 when assigned to the school by the Children's Behavioral Health Inc. of Johnstown.
As a therapeutic aide, Nicholson job is to help students with learning difficulties.
And while trying to do that job, Nicholson said she endured insults from staff and students that included name-calling references such as: "Osama Mama," "a Muslim terrorist," a "crack baby" and "Killadelphia."
Nicholson's lawsuit also indicates that while she was working, she was dealing with a medical condition, one that caused her to lose her hair, which brought more insults.
And when she relayed her experiences to supervisors and asked to be transferred, nothing happened.
Now, Nicholson is seeking back pay, punitive damages and an order directing an end to racial discrimination by the school district and her employer.
While this case moves through the federal court system, we urge Spring Cove's current leaders to consider an offensive position, one that introduces cultural diversity into the school curriculum and its activites – or expands upon what the school currently offers.
No matter what happens with this court case, today's youngsters need exposure to diversity as they try to fit into a changing world where past prejudices are being left behind or seem to be weakening.
District leaders are beginning to investigate Nicholson's accusations, and we urge them to do so in a way that exposes what did and didn't allegedly occur.
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