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Makes 6 servings
Thanks to the peanut butter and generous use of vegetables, this is a filling dish that makes a surprising entrèe salad.
For the dressing
1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
½ cup hot water, or as needed
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons white rice vinegar
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
For the salad
1 cup firm tofu in ½-inch cubes
1 cup broccoli florets
1 cup cauliflower florets
1 cup fresh bean sprouts
2 plum tomatoes, cut into thin wedges
2 ribs celery, cut into julienne strips
2 carrots, coarsely shredded
½ cucumber, thinly sliced
To complete the recipe
Raisins, unsalted peanuts, and toasted sesame seeds for garnish
To make the dressing, whisk together the peanut butter and ½ cup of the water until smooth. Stir in the remaining dressing ingredients. The sauce should have a cake-batter consistency; add more water as needed.
Gently toss together the salad ingredients in a large bowl. Add the dressing and toss again.
Garnish the servings with raisins, peanuts, and sesame seeds.

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I have a 9 mth old who is slowly getting into solid food. Anyway, my question is how do you mums feed solids on the go? I live in a remote area so if I go into town or I'm out and about it's not always possible to get home for lunch.
So far I've been freezing veg, defrosting it in the microwave before I go and popping it in an insulated bag to keep it warm. The other day I added some cheese to a veg mix and then wondered if keeping that warm was in fact a bit dangerous. I haven't fed him meat while I'm out as keeping that warm seems like a no no. What do other mums do when they're out? (Jars aren't an option as they aren't really sold here. Only the fruity ones)


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By Liliana Castillo: CNJ staff writer
The operations officer for an AC-130 gunship squadron said last week the unit will have to adjust its training profile to operate at Cannon Air Force Base due to the base's elevation, temperature and air density.
The 16th Special Operations Squadron and its fleet of AC-130 Spectre gunships are in the process of relocating to Cannon from Hurlburt Field as part of the transition to the 27th Special Operations Wing.
"The way we look at these things for aircraft performance is that an aircraft will always perform best the denser the air is," said Lt. Col. Jason Miller, who is stationed at Hurlburt Field. "Northwest Florida sits at sea level and the air is relatively dense and the airplane performs well. However, when it gets warmer and the air becomes less dense, the airplane doesn't perform as well."
Miller said adjusting to a regional climate presents challenges.
One of the reasons Cannon was chosen for a Special Operations base was because its climate and terrain is similar to Middle East countries, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Our job is to look at the performance factors that the gunship will have at Clovis and to mitigate that risk by altering our training profiles and our flights," he said.
Miller said the 16th SOS is taking steps to ensure safe operations of the fleet at Cannon — most notably lowering the plane's operating weight.
To lighten the aircraft, Miller said, AC-130Hs will carry less fuel, gear and personnel. The AC-130Hs are designed for close air support, armed reconnaissance, interdiction and night search and rescue, according to the Air Force.
Currently, the 16th SOS performs several training exercises during a four- to five-hour sortie. Because the aircraft will carry less fuel, personnel and gear when operating at Cannon, the sorties will be shorter but more frequent.
Miller also said that due to the aircraft's weight and the air density in Clovis, the AC-130H would not be able to meet required climb gradients dictated by the Federal Aviation Administration and Air Force rule while using instruments. But if the aircraft and crew operate under visual flyer rules, which require the pilot be able to see obstacles to avoid, the required climb rate minimum is lower, he said.
"That's essentially how we operate when we go to places that have high density altitudes. Some of the places we've been to that we operate that way are Nellis Air Force Base and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona," he said.
He also said training missions for AC-130H crews at Cannon will be moved to cooler times of the day and year.
Retired Army Lt. Col. Bob Worthington, president of the New Mexico Pilots Association, said he is familiar with the C-130s' predecessor, the AC-47, from his days in the U.S. Army special forces infantry.
"With today's electronic equipment on board, the AC-130s are much more sophisticated, but they do the same job as the AC-47 did," he said.
Worthington said elevation, temperature and humidity affect the power and capability of an aircraft. But the AC-130H has flown all over the world for 54 years, he said.
"These planes fly out of Albuquerque all the time, and the elevation of Kirtland Air Force Base is 5,800 feet, so Cannon is nothing compared to that," he said. Cannon's elevation is 4,295 feet.
"The elevation and air density will affect the aircraft, but not to the extent of failure during flight or not being able to take off," Worthington said.
Miller said the move taking place for the 16th SOS has created apprehension within the squadron. He said he is aware of an anonymous letter sent to the Secretary of Defense, outlining safety concerns about the elevation, temperature and air density issues hampering the AC-130Hs' performance at Cannon.
"The 16th SOS is like a big family," he said. "With any family move there is always going to be excitement and apprehension. But the squadron is coming up on its 40-year anniversary and we have rich heritage. Moving to Clovis will be part of that heritage and we're going to do it with the style the squadron deserves."


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|Abstract: FDA is initiating a review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act for the regulations in part 820. The purpose of this review is to determine if any of the regulations in part 820 should be continued without change, or should be amended or rescinded, to minimize adverse economic impacts on small entities. FDA will consider and solicit comments on the following; 1) The continued need for a regulation in part 820; 2) the nature of complaints or comments received concerning a regulation in part 820; 3) the complexity of a regulation in part 820; 4) the extent to which a regulation in part 820 overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or government rules; and 5) the degree to which technology economic conditions or other factors have changed in the area affected by a regulation in part 820.
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Artificial tears are eyedrops used to lubricate dry eyes and help maintain moisture on the outer surface of your eyes. Artificial tears may be used to treat dry eyes that result from aging, certain medications, a medical condition, eye surgery or environmental factors, such as smoky or windy conditions.
Artificial tears are available without a prescription. No single brand of artificial tears works best for every form of dry eyes.
Besides lubricating your eyes, some artificial tears contain electrolytes. These additives may promote healing of the surface of the eyes. Artificial tears may also contain thickening agents, which keep the solution on the surface of your eyes longer.
There are two categories of artificial tears:
- Eyedrops with preservatives. These artificial tears often come in multidose bottles and contain chemicals (preservatives) that discourage growth of bacteria once the bottle has been opened. The preservatives may irritate your eyes, especially if you have moderate or severe dry eyes.
- Preservative-free eyedrops. These artificial tears have fewer additives and are generally recommended if you apply artificial tears more than four times a day, or if you have moderate or severe dry eyes. Preservative-free products may come in single-dose vials.
In addition to over-the-counter artificial tears, you may also get relief from gels, gel inserts and ointments. Artificial tear ointments may offer longer lasting relief but may cause blurred vision and, as such, may work best just before bedtime.
If artificial tears don't relieve your dry eyes, make an appointment with an eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist). He or she may be able to offer another treatment.
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Yield: 4 frittatas, 32 servings. 2 cups red onion, diced ¼ cup sweet butter 4 dozen eggs, extra-large 4 cups heavy cream 1 lb. feta cheese with basil, crumbled 1 Chicken of the Sea® Premium Pink Salmon (40 oz. pouch) 1 cup green onions, chopped ¾ cup fresh dill, chopped 4 tsp. kosher salt 2 tsp. fresh ground pepper Preheat oven to 350°F. For each frittata, saute 1/2 cup onion and 1 Tbsp. butter in a 10" oven-proof pan until tender. Remove from heat. In large bowl, beat eggs ...
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Elkins man arrested on robbery charge
ELKINS – An Elkins man was arrested Friday afternoon on a robbery charge, court documents state.
Jonathan Streets, 18, was charged with one count of robbery after sheriff's officials received a call from a woman who reported that Streets allegedly harrassed her in his vehicle as she was driving home on Jan. 16, according to the criminal complaint.
Streets allegedly followed the woman to a car wash and continued to harrass her. When she took her cell phone out to take a picture of his vehicle's license plate, Streets grabbed her arms and took possession of her phone, the complaint stated. Streets then drove off and left the woman, who had her child in the car with her, at the car wash, police said.
The victim was able to identify Streets in a line-up, the complaint stated.
Streets was arraigned by Magistrate George M. Riggleman and is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $50,000 cash only bond, Sheriff Mark Brady said.
Additional details will be available in Monday's edition of The Inter-Mountain.
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Kobe Knows More About Sportswriting Than You
OK, so this has nothing to do with the Lakers' loss in Game 5 Tuesday night. It actually goes back to Friday, after the Lakers lost to the Nuggets in Game 3, and involves J.A. Adande on Around The Horn and Bill Plaschke... more »


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August 8, 2007
Training registration for the IAA Fall Reading, Mathematics, and Science Pilot
Training registration for the IAA Fall Reading, Mathematics, and Science Pilot is now available. We appreciate your patience.
The technical difficulties with the Pearson landing page have been fixed, and will now link you to the training registration site. Directions are at the bottom of this email.
IAA trainings for teachers and IAA Coordinators will be held Aug. 28-Sept. 7. The training schedule is printed below and will also be posted on the IAA Web site at: www.isbe.net/assessment/iaa.htm. Pearson will handle the registration, which is available on Pearson's Assessment Network at www.pearsonaccess.com/il/
This year we are asking schools and districts to send the IAA Coordinator and one or two lead teachers to take the training back to others at the school and district.
ISBE will post a new training video on the IAA Web site in late to mid-August.
Go to www.pearsonaccess.com/il
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Each location will have two sessions; 8:30 - 11:30 am
and 12:30 - 3:30 pm
August 28- Whittington, IL
August 29- Belleville, IL
August 30- Decatur, IL
August 31- Chicago (North side)
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September 6- Northbrook, IL
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Yankees in command; Bruins tied
The New York Yankees were enjoying a 13-5 lead over the Boston Red Sox in the eighth inning of a long game at Fenway Park on Thursday night.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, the Boston Bruins overcame a 2-0 deficit and were headed into overtime against Detriot tied at 2-2 in their first-round Stanley Cup playoff game. The Bruins had a 2-1 series lead.
Twins 9, Rays 7
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer, Kurt Suzuki drove in three runs, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-7 Thursday.
Sam Fuld had a pair of run-scoring doubles for the Twins, who won two of three for their first road series win against the Rays since Sept. 4-6, 2006. Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire moved past Chuck Dressen into sole possession of 59th place on the career victory list with 1,009.
After having a four-run lead cut to one, Minnesota went ahead 8-3 in the fifth on a run-scoring double by Fuld and Hicks' shot off reliever Heath Bell.
It was Hicks' first homer since July 14 against New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia.
Ricky Nolasco (2-2) allowed six runs and 10 hits over six-plus innings. Glen Perkins pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
Indians 5, Royals 1
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber struck out a career-high 11 and pitched a four-hitter for his first complete game, and David Murphy and Asdrubal Cabrera drove in two runs apiece, leading the Indians to a 5-1 win over the Royals on Thursday.
Kluber (2-2) didn't walk a batter and let Cleveland manager Terry Francona give some needed rest to his bullpen.
Murphy and Cabrera delivered big hits in the Indians' five-run fifth off Bruce Chen (1-2), who controlled Cleveland's lineup for four innings.
The Indians have won four of five to get back to .500.
The Royals scored an unearned run off Kluber in the seventh when Omar Infante singled and scored when Indians first baseman Nick Swisher made a half-hearted attempt at Mike Moustakas' grounder, which got by him for an error and rolled all the way into the right-field corner.
Tigers 7, White Sox 4
DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs, Max Scherzer struck out 10 and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 Thursday.
Cabrera hit a pair of two-out singles for his RBIs.
Scherzer (2-1) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. The reigning AL Cy Young winner was pulled with a high pitch count.
Joe Nathan pitched the ninth for his fourth save in six tries. He got the final two outs on a strikeout where Jose Abreu was called for interfering with catcher Bryan Holaday's throw to second base on a stolen-base attempt.
Jose Quintana (1-1) allowed three runs in six innings.
Mets 6, Cardinals 1
NEW YORK — Chris Young homered to start New York's comeback and slumping Curtis Granderson singled in a run as a pinch hitter as Bartolo Colon and the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Thursday to send Lance Lynn to his first career loss in April.
Colon (2-3) allowed four hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked none. Carlos Torres and Scott Rice split the eighth, and Daisuke Matsuzaka finished the four-hitter with a perfect ninth for his first save since 2000 with the Seibu Lions of Japan's Pacific League.
New York took three of four from the defending NL champions and has won four of five overall.
St. Louis lost for the sixth time in nine games and has gone 291 at-bats without a home runs since Allen Craig connected at Milwaukee off Wily Peralta on April 16.
Reds 2, Pirates 1
PITTSBURGH — Ryan Ludwick lined a two-run double after two Cincinnati batters were hit by pitches, lifting Tony Cingrani and the Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Thursday.
The Reds won for the seventh time in nine games and reached .500 at 11-11.
he Pirates have lost six of seven, scoring a total of 22 runs in that span.
Cingrani (2-2) allowed one run and six hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked two.
Logan Ondrusek, Sam LeCure and Jonathan Broxton pitched one scoreless inning each in relief of Cingrani. Broxton recorded his fourth save.
D-Backs 5, Cubs 2
CHICAGO — Mike Bolsinger earned his first major league win, pitching into the seventh inning and hitting an RBI single as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 Thursday.
Bolsinger (1-1) allowed one unearned run and four hits in 6 2-3 innings. He struck out seven and walked two.
Miguel Montero drove in two runs, and the Diamondbacks won consecutive games for only the second time this season. Addison Reed got his fifth save in six chances with a perfect ninth.
Edwin Jackson (1-2) pitched seven innings. He retired 17 of 18 batters after Bolsinger's run-scoring single in the second.MORE IN Sports WireOXON HILL, Md. Wade Davis already had closed out a World Series. Full StoryBOSTON New Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale said he isnt worried that he might not be the ace... Full StoryNORMAN, Okla. Full Story
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When he was given the top job at American Express Bank in March 1991, Steven D. Goldstein says, it was "like putting my face on a fire hydrant." Neglected while the parent company took its 1980s roller-coaster ride with Shearson and Lehman, AEB had gained a lot of autonomy, but not much profit. It generally kept a low profile inside ...Read More »
Stamps Of Approval
As an investment, rare stamps can outstrip the S&P 500. But many CEO philatelists are passionate about what others see only as gummed paper.Read More »
Lawrence R. Pugh
In a $6 billion "jeanswear" market bursting at the seams with manufacturers, VF Corp.'s Wrangler, Lee, Rustler, and Girbaud brands sewed up a 27 percent market share in 1991. These powerhouse brands alone chalked up more than 55 percent of $2.95 billion in overall sales for Wyomissing, PA-based VF, the undisputed market leader.Says Lawrence R. Pugh, VF's chairman, president, and ...Read More »
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As CEO of The Los Angeles Times, flagship of the $3.6 billion Times Mirror Company, David Laventhol has command of an endangered vessel. Once a profit maker, the Times has recently been leaking money at an alarming rate. In 1991, operating profit for the Times Mirror newspaper publishing division was down for the fourth consecutive year, to $132 million from ...Read More »
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In an age of complex, burgeoning environmental regulation, how to be clean and cost-effective? For John W. Rowe. president and CEO of New England Electric System (NEES), one answer is NEESPLAN 3, a program to reduce air emissions while increasing power production and keeping rate hikes in line with inflation.Unlike some of its more nuclear-powered competitors, NEES relies heavily on ...Read More »
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We don't go into any business unless we have as a silent marketing partner, a powerful third force," says Josh S. Weston, 63, chairman and CEO of Automatic Data Processing. That third force usually manifests itself in well-defined regulations that govern ADP clients. In ADP's biggest business-payroll processing-Internal Revenue Service statutes and federal wage and hour laws keep clients on ...Read More »
LA Flawed
The burning and looting that followed the Rodney King verdict compounded the problems of a city already reeling from an exodus of manufacturers and lobs. But the riots may have sounded a wake-up call for a CEO community traditionally fragmented and apathetic about community issues.Read More »
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"I enjoy the experience of handling and reading a book that is superbly printed on great paper with the text beautifully illustrated-important literature conjoined with important art," says David R. Beatty, president of Toronto-based Weston Foods Ltd.The CEO savors fine books, calling them "an indulgence." He isn't alone. The patronage of such collectors as former Ford CEO Donald E. Petersen ...Read More »
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Rene Anselmo
In 1988, an explosion in French Guiana launched a new career for Rene Anselmo. The explosion could also have buried that career, but instead, it hurled PAS-1 into orbit 22,000 miles above the equator. Anselmo suddenly possessed the world's first privately owned communications satellite. PAS-1 began making money almost immediately, but last year, with the Gulf War boosting demand, earnings ...Read More »


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Gunslinger Girl
Lycorsi Radiata Herb (Be Struck Off Herb)
Episode 9 | TV-14
When Henrietta reaches out to new recruit Elsa, a cold shoulder is all she gets in return. When Elsa's handler brings Jose and Henrietta in on a hit, strained tensions place the mission in jeopardy.
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The Dancer's Daughter (La hija de los danzantes), 1932
Manuel Alvarez BravoMexican, 1902-2002
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9-5/16 x 6-1/2 in. (23.7 x 16.5 cm)
Norton Simon Museum, Museum Purchase through the Florence V. Burden Foundation
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Bravo became interested in photography at the age of twenty. His prolific career began in the thriving artistic climate of post-revolutionary Mexico alongside artists Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Bravo's interest in Surrealist aesthetics and imagery is reflected in his photographs, which capture vignettes from everyday life replete with symbolic and metaphoric messages. Fellow photographer Paul Strand described Bravo's work as "rooted firmly in his love and compassionate understanding of his own country, its people, their problems and their needs...He is a man who has mastered a medium which he respects meticulously and uses to speak with warmth about Mexico."
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Wyeth Vs. Levine: Joe Six Pack Trumps The FDA
The New York Times has called today's US Supreme Court ruling in the Wyeth vs. Levine suit the "most important business case in years." I have been following this case for many months, astonished that a medical malpractice suit had gotten all the way to the Supreme Court. But even more shocking is the fact that the court actually ruled that lay juries may evaluate the accuracy of FDA-approved drug labels written for healthcare professionals.
In other words, after a team of FDA regulators decide on the very best language to describe potential risks of a drug – Joe Six Pack can overrule their expertise and hold the drug company liable for any deficit (as he interprets it) in label language, awarding millions to anyone who experiences harm, no matter how well disclosed that risk is.
I reached out to Wyeth's attorney, Bert Rein, for comment. Here are the highlights from the interview (a podcast is available here)…
Dr. Val: The New York Times is calling Wyeth vs. Levine the most important business case in years. Can you summarize what just happened?
Rein: The court determined that Wyeth's liability for Ms. Levine's injury was not preempted by the FDA-approved drug label warnings. They were not convinced that the FDA had declined to strengthen the warning language on the label prior to Ms. Levine's injury, though Wyeth had in fact requested a label change. In addition, the court held that the FDA's regulatory regime was insufficient to preempt Ms. Levine from suing Wyeth, because the FDA doesn't have a regulational requirement for all label updates to undergo federal approval. The court therefore ruled that the suit was well founded and that the state of Vermont should decide whether or not Wyeth's conduct was appropriate.


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You know what would be cool? Superhuman intelligence. To walk into a room like Dr. House or Sherlock Holmes and show everyone your brain works twice as fast as theirs. Unfortunately, we can't turn you into a genius -- genetics and the public school system have already tried and failed. But what we can do is teach you all the tricks you need to seem like one.
Because with very little practice, you can ...
Note: Look, we know you're already all a bunch of geniuses -- that's why you read Cracked. You know all about college, the ruthless job market, and even know a trick or two about evading billionaire assassins. But we know that you, like all geniuses, are always looking for that extra edge. Which is why we dug up this Cracked Classic, so that you can use these tricks to augment your raw brilliance with ... well, we don't wanna say "tricks," per se, so uh ... lies? Lies sounds good. Happy lying! -Cracked
5 Become a Speed Reader
When pop culture is tasked with presenting us characters who speak 17 languages, know way too much about far too many subjects, and/or are insufferably intelligent in general, speed reading tends to be the go-to skill to display their talent. In the classic "he's secretly a genius" movie Good Will Hunting, they make sure to show Will alone in his barren apartment with a huge stack of books, rapidly flipping pages of dense text like he's casually browsing through a SkyMall catalog. Anybody who can absorb information that fast is either a genius or a robot, right?
Or the text is just really large.
Well, here's good news for the vast majority of people who aren't Mensa-brained but want to appear to be: An ability to read quickly doesn't require a genius IQ, even if it will fool people at parties into thinking you have one. Anyone and their aunt can learn to speed read in a matter of minutes.
Provided you already know how to read (in which case, hi!), then you already have the ability to speed read. The training simply involves getting rid of the flaws that slow you down. For instance, your eyes naturally move in jerky twitches that make you skip backward and reread text due to periodically losing your place (you don't notice it, but 30 percent of your time spent reading is wasted because of this). Fixing that is as simple as practicing reading with a "tracker" -- just using a pen or something to follow the text as you read it, forcing your eyes to keep moving forward. Next, you time yourself. Find out how long it takes you to get through a few lines at your normal speed, and then set a timer. This time, give yourself twice as much text to read in the same span.
"OK, now read the entire Harry Potter series in eight minutes ... go!"
Keep doing it -- you'll be amazed at how fast you pick it up. Your brain can easily handle it; you've just been reading wrong all this time. The problem is subvocalization. Whether you realize it or not, we all "say" the words aloud in our head, as if we were reading a bedtime story to our own brain. This is what makes what we view as "normal" reading speed so gosh darn slow: Your eyes can totally buzz across those lines 300 percent quicker while still delivering the same information, but your thoughts insist on dragging their feet as they bumble along, painstakingly thinking each and every word "out loud" inside your head. Using the timer to force yourself to go faster will also force you to stop subvocalizing. Yep -- as always, the only thing keeping you back are the voices in your head.
Once you get over the panic of reading without them, you'll suddenly be able to read fast enough to make strangers think you're a prodigy, even though in reality you spent the entire previous afternoon trying to light your own farts.
And the entire previous evening Googling the phrase "cauterized asshole."
4 Solve a Rubik's Cube in Minutes
When the Rubik's Cube became a sensation in the 1980s, it was marketed as the ultimate test of brilliance. And sure enough, you could mess with the thing for hours and get no closer to a solution, since rotating one square into place shifted three others out of alignment. To this day, solving the cube quickly is used as an easy visual cue for raw, intellectual power -- you may remember Will Smith getting hired in Pursuit of Happyness because he solves the cube, or Steve Buscemi's character tearing through one in Armageddon, thus establishing credibility for the technobabble he then proceeds to rattle off.
"... and thus, the six hydrocoptic Marseil vanes fitted to the ambaphascient lunar wain shaft ..."
Don't get us wrong -- there are in fact 519 quintillion possible combinations for solving a Rubik's Cube. The reason it only says "billions of combinations" on the box is because the real number is just too insane. You have to think in, like, five dimensions just to get started.
That is, unless you read the manual.
Solving a Rubik's Cube doesn't take superhuman spatial-reasoning skills. All you need is some memorizing. The official Rubik's Cube website readily recognizes that their little toy's difficulty is hardcore on an insanity-inducing level. Not wanting to risk filling the streets with rage-bonered wannabe geniuses running amok, the company has compiled a handy six-step manual for solving the cube from any conceivable formation.
It turns out that the puzzle is only daunting because it seems like every piece moves all around, but actually there are only three types of pieces: edge, corner, and center. The whole element that seems to make it impossible -- that every move you make fucks up all of your previous progress -- can be overcome by building the right foundation. You need to figure out how to form the "white cross..."
From there, as their guide shows you, you can use the same few techniques to progress from one completed side to the next.
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What makeup professionals know is no longer a secret: You can buy an inexpensive kit of safe, washable face paints and turn your Halloween child into whatever she or he fancies in a matter of minutes!
That's what we learned when we invited Broadway and television makeup artist Joel Mendenhall and his assistant Sadiya Sellers to our studios, along with some willing and curious children. We gave Mendenhall strict instructions: Spend less than $10 for makeup supplies per child (with all materials coming from an everyday drugstore), and take 20 minutes or less to apply the makeup.
The results were stunning. We learned that even the most basic and inexpensive face-painting kit allows you to create professional-level mustaches and beards, animal noses and whiskers, quizzical eyebrows and a scarecrow's face. You can paint on a pirate's bandana that won't come off during the evening's activities. You can paint a panting puppy's tongue under a painted puppy nose.
Fairy princesses can be made more glamorous with fanciful painted eye treatments and glitter, reminiscent of New Orleans Mardi Gras masks. A clown is so adorable after a few simple application steps.
There's more to Halloween face painting than just fun and surprise. There's safety, too. Masks severely restrict vision, leading to accidents. There's also another benefit—with a well-painted face, the rest of the costume can be much less elaborate, saving time and expense.
If you finish off the makeup job with a dusting of powder, it will be less likely to rub off on clothes and upholstery. And at the end of the evening, removing the paint is simple: Just start the cleanup process with commercial pre-moistened towelettes or a wet washrag with baby shampoo, and follow up with a scrubbing with soap and water.
Buy a face-painting kit (from a craft or discount store) that contains the colors you want and has instructions for completing the design that you have in mind.
Although most kits contain safe, washable paints, you might want to do an allergy test on your child. Dab some paint in the crook of the youngster's arm at the elbow. If no rash appears after 12 hours, you can proceed.
Sit your child in a chair that is high enough that you can work on the face without bending over. Tie the hair away from the face. Most kits come with applicators, but you may find that you are more comfortable working with your own. Soft sponges, like stipple sponges from an art store, are good for applying base paints.
Thin paintbrushes or makeup sticks or crayons from the kit are good for making lines. Your own powder puff is best for finishing off the face painting. You can use baby powder to set the paints and brush off the excess with
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What Joe Carter Taught My Dad About His Son
If you called me an insane, obsessed, socially maladjusted freak in regards to my passion for the game of baseball, you would be absolutely correct. Try as I might to cover up the idiosyncratic ticks that put me at the top of the weird charts, there really is no denying my beyond reasonable quirkiness. In fact, baseball has long affected my dating life, my filial responsibilities, my job.
So you can imagine the worry and fear experienced by my dearest friends and loved ones when the MLB Network officially launched earlier this year. It has been alluded to that since the network aired, getting in contact with me has been harder than taking Sarah Palin seriously. This I cannot deny.
Besides getting the inside scoop on all things off-season baseball from the Hot Stove Show, shedding man-tears watching Mookie's grounder trickle between Buckner's legs and vehemently arguing/defending the selections of Prime 9, I have also been forced to evaluate the roots of my undying passion for our national pastime and why it means so much to me.
Which takes me back to the beginning…
Unlike many young boys, my father had very little to do with my interest in baseball. As great a man as he was (still is), he always had a calm reserve — an indifferent nature towards the game. Sure, he was a fan of sorts; but he wasn't nuts about it in any way. His sister was. Yes, it's all her fault. My dear Aunt Alice and her husband, Uncle Iggy, were absolutely wild about baseball and they molded me into a young, opinionated, domineering superfan at an early age.
Indeed, no two people had a greater effect on my psycho-following of the St. Louis Cardinals. They ate, slept and breathed Cardinals baseball (still do); their fiery enthusiasm infected me before I could even walk. Upon reflection, my earliest baseball memory is the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's front page color photo of bedlam at Busch after the 1982 World Series. Emulating Jack Clark's short swing and despising Don Denkinger came soon after. With the help of my aunt and uncle, it wasn't long before I was memorizing the starting lineup of the '85 club and dreaming of being Ozzie Smith.
My father took a backseat to this unruly creation of a Redbird child. While supportive of my decision to "go crazy, folks, go crazy" while reenacting Ozzie's fist pump around the bases, it was clear that Dad didn't quite understand what all the fuss was about. Despite the quizzical looks he gave when I argued to stay home and watch the game rather than go to the video arcade, he accepted the fact that his son was some kind of weirdo.
As soon as I could operate the VCR, I was recording any and every baseball game on television. During the long the winter months I watched those games with the same intensity with which I watched them the first time. Then I'd watch them again. And again and again.
"What are you doing, Jeff?" my father would say.
"Shh. It's Tewksbury versus Sutcliffe, Dad. Pena's gonna throw Walton out at second. Wait and see."
"But you've seen this game already."
"I haven't seen all of it. There's too much going on all at once. I'm watching just Pena this time. Just Pena. Watch."
And he would… he would placate my desire… because he saw how important it was to me.
It was very important to me.
My parents were divorced. It got ugly at times. I lived with my dad, separated from my sister, who lived with my mom a hundred miles away. While my childhood spun around in chaotic circles of arguments, misunderstandings and fear, the melodic pace and harmonic rhythm of baseball calmed me like no drug ever could: the unique sound of Tom Brunansky's bat, a whipping line-drive snagged by Pendleton at third, a Ken Daley strikeout. No matter what the final score, baseball, with its disregard for time and its indifferent ability to create heroes and villains and bystanders, became the one constant in my life.
It kept me sane.
So it was October, 1993, and I found myself in a certain state of panic. I was a selfish 14 year old boy who couldn't imagine missing Game 6 of the '93 Series and I wasn't about to be quiet about it. In Tulsa, Oklahoma at the time to cheer on my dad (a marathon runner) in the 15k Tulsa Run, my complaining escalated — eventually becoming more annoying than persuading. The race was long over, but we were not anywhere near a television; the game had started and the anticipation was killing me.
"Dad, we have to go watch the game!" I whined.
"Okay, we will."
"No, now! We've already missed the first inning!"
"We will. We'll go in a little bit. It's just the Blue Jays and Phillies anyway —
"Just the Blue Jays and — Dad, it's important! We have to go!"
Several shrills of suffering and an hour or so later we were finally in the comforts of a relative's home, watching the game.
My dad rested his tired legs and read the newspaper while I glued myself to the t.v. set, still jittery, shaken, upset from missing the first five innings of play. It was 5-1 Blue Jays and Dad uttered: "See, it's gonna be a blowout anyway, Jeff."
I grit my teeth.
And when the Phillies went on a tear in the seventh inning, scoring five runs to take a 6-5 lead, I looked back at him and said, "This is why you can never turn off a game, Dad. Anything is possible."
Dad managed but a glance away from his paper.
The ninth inning rolled around. I shook with nerves at the suspenseful drama, mystique, myriad possibilities. Dad was unmoved. "Game's over, Jeff. Mitch Williams is coming in."
"You never know, Dad. You never know. You have to watch. Just watch."
Williams walked Rickey Henderson.
"Just watch, Dad. Please."
Fed up with my whining, he reluctantly put his paper down just in time to see Devon White fly out.
Paul Molitor singl
Joe Carter dug in.
I heard the rustling of Dad's newspaper again, but before he could get into the reading position I shot him a glare so vicious, so maniacal, so threatening that he had no choice but to put it back down and focus on the game… just in time to see this:
Unaffiliated with the Blue Jays, unaffiliated with the Phillies, but fully affiliated with the wondrous game of baseball, I shot to my feet and screamed like a little girl. My whole being gushed with excitement, with incredulity, with a burning sensation never before felt as Carter jumped and ran the bases.
I looked at my dad, his jaw on the floor, eyes lit up like the Skydome fireworks.
"Did you see that, Dad!?! Did you see that!?!"
"I… I saw it. I don't believe it but I… I saw it."
"Don't you see, Dad? Anything's possible."
"I guess you're right. Anything is possible."
If you can dream it, it can happen.
That's the lesson baseball taught me, the lesson Joe Carter taught my dad, the lesson that comes from having a father who believes in you…
I love you, Dad. And don't forget… you can't hate me 'cuz I'm right. You said it yourself on October 23, 1993.
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Jeffy – I think this is one THE best blogs I have ever read! Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with us! And yes, when life is crazy, insane and totally out of our control, baseball can be the one constant. The one thing that you can cling. And more then anything else – it teaches that nothing – no matter how impossible it seems – nothing is over until the last out is made. Case in point – Mother's Day, May 13, 2007 – Fenway Park. Red Sox vs The Orioles.
This is honestly one of the greatest entries I've ever read on this site! I laughed, and I had this indescribable smile on my face when I watched that video of Joe Carter hitting that incredible home run. Baseball is always there for us, and I think it always will be. In the game… somehow, I don't even know how… we can just forget about everything else that's bothering us in our lives. Even watching replays of other games (which I do all the time), we can get just as excited. It's some kind of indescribable joy that nothing else can give you.
Thank you, both of you. You're too kind. Julia, as for 5/13/07, I'm just glad I wasn't Chris Ray. He's probably still beating himself up for that drop.
Elizabeth — You're right on point. That's why the MLB Network is so addictive to someone like me. I just saw that "Seasons" show over the weekend, 1986 and 1995… talk about holding back the tears. Wow.
Very poignant post, Jeff. I could easily picture you as a little kid in those situations; your descriptions were so vivid. Thanks for sharing them and explaining the origins of your fanaticism.
Jeff, this was amazing. Thank you for sharing this with us. I'd never seen that home run before, and I had the biggest smile on my face when he hit it because of what you'd just written. I'm glad your dad got to learn something about you that day. I'm sure it's something that's made you who you are today.
Wow, Jeff. This is just…beautiful. And thanks for reminding us about the best part about baseball: absolutely anything can happen. Every other sport is ruled by the clock, which ends any hopes of a miracle when it expires. Not in baseball. Until the final out is recorded, there's always hope.
Nice recollection of your pop. I can think of many times I wanted my dad to put down his paper because there was something he "had" to see. I thought of that this year as I was watching the Rays and cheering for them all the way. I thought I would explain anything was possible to my child if I had one. Nice post.
Why is the parent always the last to know. First I read Allen's post about Jeff and the MLB Network and now this tear jerker about his growing up with baseball. I really just thought he was working too hard and wouldn't answer my phone calls. He got most of the facts right with todays blog. But I beg to differ with him about my indeference to the game. I loved the Cardinals just as much as the others in the family, I was just not able to recite every conceivable fact since the beginning of time about baseball like Jeff. Someone had to work and put food on the table and make money for those tickets to Busch stadium to see Ozzie. And how about the game to see Mcguire hitting number 68 at home or was it 61. Ask Jeff he'll know. As Jeff and I both get older I've been trying to get him to be more tolerant of the other teams out there,especially since we have a Cub fan in the family now, but i'm afraid I will die of old age before that happens. Tell me Jeff how much more time do we have with you before that spring training thing starts?????
Thanks again, ya'll. Like Yogi said, "It ain't over…"
As for you, Baba, it was 62, off of Trachsel… how could you forget? Jeesh. Growing up you'd mention Koufax and Drysdale in passing but I never heard you buzz about Gibby or Brock. Your memory is fading fast….
Great entry- I shall be sure to put down my newspaper the next time my niece wants me to watch "Lazytown" with her.
After the example you've led, Russell, you owe it to her to do just that.
I remember literally bouncing off the walls in parents room when it happened. I went to school the next day and spaced out in French class (my teacher was an Expos fan so he understood).
Great story! Anything is possible. This is probably my favorite RSBS post for personal reasons.


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Edgar MayJanuary 02,2013
With the death of Edgar May last week Vermont lost a good citizen, a good friend, a good neighbor.
For 16 years May was a member of the Legislature where he earned a reputation across party lines for his integrity and good sense. He served as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee during the time when his sister, Madeleine Kunin, was serving as governor. The two were a powerful pair, but no one questioned whether the senator was able to operate independently of the governor. Kunin, who was four years younger than her brother, said he had always been her role model.
They shared a story of struggle and achievement. Their mother brought them from Switzerland to America in 1940 as the Nazi conquest of Europe put the survival of all Jews in peril. May was 10 years old at the time.
After the war May and his sister both came to Vermont as journalists, and it was in his reporting that he set the direction for his life. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961 for a series of articles for the Buffalo Evening News on the welfare system. The articles led to a book, "The Wasted Americans," which caught the attention of the Johnson administration. Sargent Shriver enlisted May in the War on Poverty, and May became inspector general of the Office of Economic Opportunity and deputy director of VISTA, the volunteer anti-poverty program. His connection to the Shriver and Kennedy families led to his work as chief operating officer for the Special Olympics in the 1990s.
The needs of the poor, the disabled and the disadvantaged were always at the center of May's work both in and out of politics. As a special consultant for the Ford Foundation, he focused on prison reform and drug abuse prevention. In the Johnson administration he helped establish the Head Start program.
At the same time his friends describe a man who relished his friends and enjoyed good food and good talk. He created community wherever he went, especially in his longtime hometown, Springfield.
After his retirement from politics May became the driving force behind the creation of a new nonprofit recreation center in Springfield that would provide recreation opportunities for everybody in the region. He was a principal fundraiser and booster of the project, guiding it through from start to finish. It is now known as the Edgar May Health and Recreation Center.
May was a master of politics, but he was not a prisoner of the limits of politics. He was a pragmatist who could work across the political aisle, but he never abandoned his vision of politics as an instrument for the good of the people, especially those who needed help. It is noteworthy that among those he enlisted to help with the recreation center were inmates of the women's prison in Springfield.
Over the years May won the respect of Democrats and Republicans and the affection of community members to whom he was happy to reach out a helping hand. He was insistent that the recreation center should serve people with limited means or physical capabilities.
May's glittering personal connections never placed him outside or above the Vermont community. He worked for Sargent Shriver at the U.S. Embassy in Paris for a time and was a friend of the Kennedys and Shrivers, but he never forgot who he was or assumed a pretentious pose. His work in the Legislature and as a citizen of Springfield was successful because he loved Vermont and Vermonters.
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From: STATE SUPERINTENDENT
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 4:35 PM
To: 'District Superintendents, ROEs, Directors of Special Education'
Subject: Weekly Message from State Superintendent Robert Schiller 11-15-02
Good afternoon. My Weekly Message this week is fairly brief. With the election now behind us, we have reached out to the new administration to provide briefings on the state of education in Illinois and to offer whatever assistance we can to Governor Blagojevich's Transition Team.
At the same time, we have some responsibilities to the current Governor and staff to help tie up "loose ends" as that era comes to a close. Most immediate, of course, is the General Assembly's veto session November 19-21 and December 3-5. Although ISBE has no vetoed legislation on the agenda, we will be closely monitoring the deliberations for issues affecting public education. We will keep you posted if anything shows up on our radar screen.
In the meantime, the Board is developing legislative proposals and strategies for the Spring session. State Board member and former local superintendent Bev Turkal has been an active, key leader in this process, as chair of the Board's Legislative Committee. You will get more information from us as the budget and legislative proposals are refined.
In this week's message:
New date for releasing superintendent salaries
Your feedback is essential to developing new assessment framework
Hope to see you at the Triple I Conference
20-Minute State Board Packet
Free Online resources available to all Public Schools
New date for releasing superintendent salaries
By now you should all have reviewed the superintendent salary data we sent you in our Mid-week update on Wednesday. We have decided however, to postpone releasing the list to reporters who have requested it until Friday, November 29. That means the earliest stories would be published is the following week, although some industrious reporter could have a story ready for Saturday or Sunday's papers, the 23rd or 24th.
Consequently, we will not be giving this information to anyone except you, and we appreciate your confidentiality until at least the 29th.
Your feedback essential to developing new assessment framework
I first want to thank those of you who have already responded to our request for input on the draft proposal from the Assessment and Accountability Task Force. A quick overview of your comments has already identified additional issues I know Task Force members will want to discuss.
I encourage the rest of you to take advantage to of the chance for your voice to be heard on this extremely important issue. Simply go to http://www.isbe.net/aatf/pdf/assessprop.pdf or click on State Assessment Proposal in my message on the ISBE home page (www.isbe.net) to review the brief document and email or fax us your response by December 6 . The next Task Force meeting is Monday, November 18 in Springfield, but the analysis and report on your feedback will not be made until the December 10 meeting in Naperville. If you have any questions, contact Gail Lieberman at firstname.lastname@example.com or 217/782-5053.
Hope to see you at the Triple I Conference
ISBE will once again be hosting an Information and Hospitality Room at the Joint Conference of IASB, IASA and IASBO on November 22 and 23. We will be in our usual spot in the Comiskey Room in the West Tower as you come out of the lower-level tunnel from the East Tower.
A variety of agency staff will be on hand to answer questions and highlight agency programs and services. In addition, we will have a schedule of topics and times for some of the more popular issues, so be sure to check the poster outside the room for that list.
I will be in the Comiskey Room off and on throughout the event, but I will post a specific time on Saturday when I will definitely be there. I look forward to meeting as many board members and administrators as possible, so check the poster outside Comiskey for the specific time. It will probably be Saturday afternoon before my 3:30 presentation in Sheraton 5 Ballroom in the fourth level. I hope you will have the chance to attend as I share my candid views on our schools' greatest challenges and my vision for our public education system.
20-minute State Board of Education packet for November 21 meeting
(Complete meeting materials, including specific documents mentioned below, are available at http://www.isbe.net/board/)
Location: Museum of Science & Industry - Chicago
12:00 p.m. – Closed Session 1:00 p.m. – Meeting Reconvenes
Background and Issues
· For several years, the Museum of Science & Industry has offered a variety of educational programs and services for students, teachers, and the general public.
What will happen at the Board meeting
· Staff from the Museum of Science and Industry will provide an overview of the educational programs offered for teachers and students.
Next Steps
· A District Showcase with a local school district will continue at the December Board Meeting in Chicago.
Education Policy/Planning Issues
NCATE Protocol and Partnership Agreement:
Action Item
Background and Issues
· Subsequent to the October 16-17, 2002, meeting of the State Board, staff has incorporated the changes to the proposed protocol as detailed by Board members.
· The revised version has been shared with the Partnership Committee and the State Teacher Certification Board.
· Additional recommendations issued by these groups have been introduced to the agreement and protocol now submitted for consideration by the State Board.
· Additionally, an expenditure survey was directed to 26 educator training institutions to learn the costs associated with State and NCATE accreditation reviews.
· The survey instrument also solicited information on the expenditures attributed to the redesign of educator preparation programs to align them with content standards and knowledge and performance indicators.
· NCATE is scheduled to review the content of its State Protocol form, and some revisions are anticipated. Because the ISBE/NCATE Partnership Agreement and Protocol are due on January 1, 2003, NCATE has provided State Board staff with the most recent draft of its documents. While NCATE anticipates few changes in this version, the final agreement and protocol submitted to the Board in December may differ slightly from the version under consideration in October.
· Approval of the final Partnership Agreement and Protocol will allow the State to continue its relationship with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and Illinois institutions that seek and earn NCATE accreditation will receive national recognition.
· Failure to approve the final version will mean that Illinois will not retain its affiliation with NCATE.
What will happen at the Board meeting
· The Superintendent and agency staff will:
o present the revised Protocol and Partnership Agreement to the State Board of Education.
· The Board will be asked to:
o approve the proposed Partnership Agreement and Protocol and authorize its filing with the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education by January 1, 2003.
Next Steps
o Staff will prepare a final version of the NCATE/State Partnership Agreement and Protocol with accompanying attachments for the State Superintendent's signature by no later than December 20, 2002.
o Following the endorsement of the Superintendent, the documents will be sent to NCATE before December 30, 2002.
Alternative Routes to Teacher and Administrator Certification Update
· The first of the Alternative Certification laws was enacted in 1997 (105 ILCS 5/21-5b). This piece of legislation restricted programming to cities with population in excess of 500,000 people and created a certificate that was valid only in Chicago. Enrollment in this program was capped at 260 new participants each year.
· The law was amended in 2000 to allow the application of the certificate statewide and to exempt programs operating under this statute from the five-year experience requirement.
· The amendment also created the Initial Alternative Teaching Certificate that is valid for four years of teaching and is not renewable, like the Initial Teaching Certificate.
· A second alternative certificate law, Alternative Route to Teacher Certification, (ILCS 105 5/21-5c), was passed by the General Assembly and enacted in 1998. Under 5/21-5b, alternative programming was only available in Chicago. The five-year experience requirement was included in 5/21-5c, but the enrollment cap of 5/21-5b was eliminated.
· Currently, only Western Illinois University offers and option to prepare superintendents in a non-traditional program. Since its inception in 1999, 17 candidates have received the endorsement, and eight are currently employed as superintendents.
· Agency staff suggests that the Board give consideration to a legislative initiative to combine the common features of 5/21-5b and 5/21-5c, to remove the enrollment cap on 5/21-5b, and to establish a single alternative certificate title.
· Agency staff also recommends that the Board give consideration to a change in the alternative administrative certificate (5/21-5d) to allow prospective building principals to be trained in non-traditional programs.
What will happen at the Board meeting
· The Superintendent and agency staff will:
o provide the Board with an update on the alternative routes to teacher and administrator certification programs in Illinois.
· The Board will be requested to:
o review the discussion item as an informational update on alternative certification programs in Illinois.
Next Steps
· Staff will continue to conduct workshops and to provide technical assistance to colleges and universities interested in developing alternative certification programs for teachers and administrators.
· All non-traditional offerings will continue to be examined for compliance against the content and unit standards during the Fifth-Year review process.
State of Illinois Five-Year Technology Plan
Background and Issues
· The 1995 State Technology Plan created a policy and planning infrastructure that included technology standards for students and educators; systematic planning at the local level; two state funding streams; and a statewide backbone for connectivity.
· The 2002-2007 Plan has been shaped by four key factors: the unfinished agenda from the 1995 Plan; the new federal requirements for technology; the Illinois vision for education in the 21st century; and a set of principles for policy and practice in the future.
· At the August 2002 Board meeting, the Board authorized the distribution of the state plan for public comment.
· Agency staff incorporated several changes in response to suggestions from members of the State Board and public. Changes were made in the strategies section for goal 5; minor changes were made to clarify the adoption of the ISTE National Education Standards and to standardize terminology; the final version has been formatted to clearly present the plan in three sections that follow a standard sequence of activities including the context for planning, the framework, and the evaluation design; and, the words "stable and reliable" were added to the description of a robust network on page 13. The complete report is available by visiting the ISBE website.
What will happen at the Board meeting
· The Superintendent and staff will:
o explain the changes to the report and recommend the approval of the 2002-2007 State of Illinois Five-Year Technology Plan.
· The Board:
o will be asked to review and approve the final draft of the state technology plan and the changes that resulted from the public comments received between August 23, 2002 to mid-October, 2002.
Next Steps
· The 2002-2007 State of Illinois Five-Year Technology Plan will be implemented upon its approval by the Board.
· Staff will prepare a business plan for implementation and a budget for each of the five years.
Rules for Initial Review- Part 25 (Certification)
Action Item
Background and Issues
· The amendments contained in this set of rules will implement two major aspects of P.A. 92-796 (HB 1436).
· New requirements for the renewal of administrative certificates are being presented in Section 25.315 as a result of this legislation, to be effective beginning July 1, 2003.
· Requirements for the standard certificate are presented in a series of new Sections in Subpart K of the rules.
· The proposed revisions to Sections 25.720 and 25.725 are technical in nature and are needed for further clarification of the applicability of the testing requirement for certified individuals seeking additional certificates.
· These rules were reviewed by the State Teacher Certification Board at its November meeting. The STCB voted to recommend the proposed amendments to the State Board of Education. Several minor changes were subsequently made in the draft to clarify points raised by members of the Certification Board.
What will happen at the Board meeting
· The Superintendent and agency staff will ask the State Board of Education to:
o authorize solicitation of public comment on the proposed rulemaking for Certification (23 Illinois Administrative Code 25), including publication of the proposed amendments in the Illinois Register.
o investigate the potential for legislative action as discussed above with the Board's Governmental Affairs Committee.
· The Board will be requested to:
o authorize solicitation of Public Comment on Rules: Part 25 (Certification).
Next Steps
· With the Board's authorization, staff will submit the proposed amendments to the Administrative Code Division for publication in the Illinois Register to elicit public comment. Additional means such as the Superintendent's Bulletin and the agency website will also be used to inform interested parties of the opportunity to comment on this rulemaking.
Budget, Finance and Operations Issues
Finance, Audit and Agency Operations
Action Item
Background and Issues
· In June 2002, the State Board adopted bylaws outlining a new committee structure under which fiscal, audit and operations issues will be handled by the Fiscal and Audit Committee. Superintendent Schiller requested that the agency organize and standardize the financial and headcount data provided to the Board for their future policy work and decision-making. Currently the following Reports are provided or are being developed:
1. Budget / Annual Report (Annually in January)
2. Comptroller SEA Report (Annually in February)
3. Board Goals (Annually in November)
4. Appropriation and Expenditure (Monthly)
5. Financial Status Report - Contract/Grant Detail (Monthly)
6. Business Plans at the Director Level (Quarterly)
7. Headcount Reports (Monthly)
Personnel Transactions
Staff Detail by Division
Monthly Headcount Graph
What will happen at the Board meeting
· The Superintendent and agency staff will:
o provide the Board standard reports with key information on fiscal and administrative activities of the state agency.
· The Board will be asked to:
o accept the Standard Monthly Reports: Finance, Audit, Agency Operations Status Reports
Next Steps
· The Superintendent and agency staff will continue to provide these reports pursuant to the schedule provided above.
Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Development
Background and Issues
· At the August meeting, the Board reviewed the Budget Calendar and reviewed the financial and economic outlook for the FY04 Budget.
· At the September meeting, the Board reviewed the Education Funding Advisory Board (EFAB) recommendations with the EFAB Chairman Bob Leininger.
· In September and October, the Board held four Budget Hearings and held other discussions of budget and policy issues with various representatives of the education community.
· Additionally, staff has shared various materials with the Board that outline major budget and policy issues facing the education system.
What will happen at the Board meeting
· The Superintendent and agency staff will:
o provide the Board with an update on the budget situation in Illinois.
· The Board will be requested to:
o review the report as an informational update on the budget situation in Illinois.
Next Steps
· At the December meeting, the Superintendent will recommend a "State of Education" document for the Board to approve, which will be distributed prior to consideration and approval of a budget recommendation in January.
School District Financial Profile
(Plenary Session Only)
Background and Issues
· In March, 2002, staff met with the Board to release the final Financial Watch, Financially Certified, and Financial Oversight Panel lists under the FAAS measure and process. At that time, the Board encouraged staff to finalize a new designation system and report progress by mid-year.
· The proposed School District Financial Profile is ready for use as an internal management tool and was demonstrated to the Board at the October meeting.
What will happen at the Board meeting
· The Superintendent and agency staff will:
o recommend that the State Board approve the new School District Profile and Designation System including the ranges and weightings which establish the new School District Financial Designation System.
· The Board will be asked to :
o approve the new School District Financial Profile for use to present financial information about school districts and to establish a financial designation system.
Next Steps
· Agency staff will proceed to implement the School District Financial Profile with FY02 AFR data for use in the new designations in the early spring of 2003.
· This data will be made available to appropriate school personnel as soon as possible for their use.
· Additional work will continue to make the system more compatible for general public use over the internet.
Governmental Affairs Issues
State Legislative Status Reports
Background and Issues
· The Board's Governmental Affairs Committee has met to discuss legislative issues associated with the fall and spring sessions.
· The Superintendent and members of the Governmental Affairs Committee have been meeting with constituent groups, and several more such meetings are scheduled for the coming month.
· The schedule for development of the Board's legislative proposals calls for completion of that process in December.
· The bulk of activity is geared for the Spring 2003 session; however, there may be a need to take legislative action during the November/December veto session.
What will happen at the Board meeting
· The Superintendent and agency staff will discuss the process in developing legislative priorities and proposals to support the Board's goals and the needs of school districts in Illinois.
Next Steps
· The Governmental Affairs Committee, the Superintendent and staff will continue to work with stakeholders toward development of a legislative proposal for FY04.
Federal Legislative Status Reports
Discussion Item
Background and Issues
· Governmental Affairs staff continues to monitor activity in Congress regarding the FY2003 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill through almost daily discussions with the BGR firm.
· Congress is expected to return on November 12th for session. At this point, it is too soon to tell if they will be able to reach agreement on the FY 03 budget or if another continuing resolution will be passed to take the discussions into the 108th Congress.
· The Homeland Security bill and the FY 03 budget are expected to take up much of the session.
· No other major education related issues are expected to occur during that time.
What will happen at the Board meeting
· The Superintendent and agency staff will:
o provide the Board with an update on Federal legislative activity.
· The Board will:
o discuss the federal legislative report and its implications for Illinois.
Next Steps
· The Superintendent and agency staff will take action consistent with the results of this discussion.
· Reports and announcements by Board members and the State Superintendent
· Closed sessions
· The Board, Superintendent, and various constituent groups will be participating in "Education Leadership Forums" with local superintendents and board members on Friday & Saturday, November 22 & 23 during the Triple I Conference
Online Resources Available to All Public Schools At No Cost
ISBE has been able to access two extensive sets of online resources and make them available at no cost to all Illinois public schools during the 2002-2003 school year. Schools were recently sent instructions for setting up accounts with the two resource providers.
Classroom Connect, a division of Harcourt Education, and Encyclopedia Britannica were selected from a field of 15 proposals to provide online resources to schools this year.
Classroom Connect is making available the tools and resources in its ConnectedIllinois program, which includes Classroom Today and Connected University. Connected University is an online professional development community for educators that provides high quality professional development courses to help teachers successfully integrate technology into their instruction.
Connected University models best practices in teaching and learning, and uses ISTE/NCATE (International Society for Technology in Education/National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) Technology Standards as the basis for assessment of teacher technology skills and methodologies. Three courses will be offered through the program, each developed specifically to meet the needs of Illinois teachers. Connected University also features collaboration tools, message boards, resource collections, Web Drive file/project storage, and project galleries. In addition, online tutorials, a rich Web-link library and other resources are easily accessible within Connected University.
Classroom Today, an online curriculum and learning resource for students in grades K-12, combines curriculum topics, standards-aligned resources, and daily news and information in one place, saving teachers a tremendous amount of time researching and organizing classroom activities. Teachers can select from the more than 800 Classroom Today curriculum topics to meet their class' needs and schedules, and . easily track how their selected curriculum activities match Illinois' standards - all with a click of a mouse.
Encyclopedia Britannica online resources include access to three encyclopedias, Britannica's Internet Guide, videos, magazines and media. Search avenues include the Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, created especially for intermediate readers at the elementary and middle school levels, the Britannica Student Encyclopedia, with references from elementary to high school levels, and the Encyclopedia Britannica, which contains the most extensive collection of advanced reference materials.
The Britannica Internet Guide sorts through thousands of quality web sites that have been reviewed by Britannica editors. Student researchers can also access an extensive collection of magazine articles related to their topic. Magazines are divided into K - 5 and 6 - 12 grade levels. The Video and Media section contains links to hundreds of video clips and media presentations. Also included in the Britannica online resources for schools is Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus, containing more than 215,000 entries with definitions, pronunciation guides, word histories, synonyms, and antonyms.
To access these online resources, public schools need only contact the appropriate representatives and register. There is no limit to the number of teachers and students in the schools that may use the resources and no limit on the number of times they may be used.
Funding for providing access to online resources comes from state funding for Technology for Success, contained in the State Board of Education's budget.
Robert Schiller
State Superintendent
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The Georgetown Law Journal's 2015 Symposium, "Police/State: Race, Power, and Control," took place on November 20.
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The Symposium was featured on Kenneth Jost's blog, Jost on Justice, and Georgetown Law's Web Stories.
In the recently decided Bank Markazi v. Peterson, the Supreme Court quoted Daniel J. Meltzer's 1998 article in The Georgetown Law Journal. See Bank Markazi v. Peterson, No. 14–770, 13, 15 n.19 (U.S. Apr. 20, 2016) (quoting Daniel J. Meltzer, Congress, Courts, and Constitutional Remedies, 86 Geo. L.J. 2537, 2538, 2549 (1998)), https://perma.cc/VH7F-QTLN.
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We were nursing strep throat in our house this weekend, and I didn't get much computer time, so the Crown Molding post will be another day or so. Today I'm excited to show you the new big-girl bed with her first layer of bedding!
I say first layer because it still needs throw pillows, and I'm working on those along with the Art Station floor pillows. Her bedding is Nicole Miller's Fifi Collection I found on Overstock almost 4 years ago! Babygirl wasn't even a year old, but I knew her Big Girl room would have a Parisian flair, so I nabbed it. I searched online for it yesterday, but it's sold out everywhere right now.
Here's a close-up of the design...the little French poodle on a Vespa, Eiffel Tower and Metro Station is killing me with all the cuteness!
Plus pom-pom fringe...I die!
I bought the mattresses at Sears, and didn't realize in store just how tall they were! The bed sits only 8" off the ground, but with the box spring and mattress, it's a whopping 32" tall! This leaves the box spring exposed. I'll eventually get another fitted sheet to cover it, but the white king-sized coverlet does a great job for now. It belonged to my grandparents and I love having a piece of them in her room.
The recovered step-stool comes in handy for this extra-tall, Princess and the Pea bed too!
I have the comforter folded at the foot of the bed to break up the busy pattern, and the bed pillows tucked inside to make it nice and full.
We'd originally talked of putting her monogram on the headboard, but the mattresses and shams ate up most of that space, so I elected to leave it clean and let the pretty lines of the headboard shine. (You'll see the monogram pop up somewhere else!).
(Catch the little peek of Fancy Pants Highboy?!?)
Love how it mimics a tulip, reminds me of the flowers at Luxembourg Gardens in Paris.
Remember how the bed looked when I brought it home (for $60!!)?
She's still adjusting to sleeping in the big bed, but climbing in with her for story time is a new favorite at bedtime.
(Those are materials for the pelmet tucked under the bed...along with Zhu Zhu Pet paraphernalia. Urgh!)
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Why Knew? Honest Abe Rid The World Of The Undead
By Kenneth Turan • Jun 22, 2012
Originally published on June 22, 2012 4:17 am
With a movie title like Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, it's no mystery what the plot is. Young Mr. Lincoln is tutored by an experienced vampire killer and goes into training with his trusty ax. He bears a special grudge against vampires because they killed his mother.