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About the Author: Julie M. Rottier serves in the Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science.
My friends and family are often surprised when I tell them the U.S. Department of State works on space policy, and that I am a part of that effort. International cooperation is key to successful space exploration. Space diplomacy is a very delicate matter and leaves little room for error. The 40th anniversary of the moon landing this week is a reminder for me why the Department continues to advance space issues. Since the landing, much progress has been made through space exploration, which I certainly hope and expect will continue to improve our daily lives.
My office, the Office of Space and Advanced Technology (OES/SAT), handles international space policy and multilateral science and advanced technology issues for the Department of State. Among its goals are: to ensure that U.S. space policies and multilateral science activities support U.S. foreign policy objectives; to ensure that U.S. international initiatives and political commitments on space are science-based, protect national security, advance economic interests, and foster environmental protection; and to enhance U.S. space leadership and competitiveness through work with other space-faring nations.
OES/SAT has primary responsibility for U.S. representation to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPOUS), where a wide range of space policy issues are discussed. In the 1960s and 1970s, this committee developed the Outer Space Treaty and three related UN conventions, which still serve as the bedrock of international space law. UNCOPUOS has also been a vital forum for U.S. efforts to develop new international guidelines on emerging issues such as minimizing the generation of orbital debris and ensuring safe space operations and sustainable access to space. The Office maintains the official U.S. registry of objects launched into outer space, oversees implementation of the 1998 Intergovernmental Agreement on the International Space Station, and provides support to NASA for a network of overseas emergency landing sites for the Space Shuttle. OES/SAT leads interagency coordination on all civil space-related international agreements implementing important NASA, NOAA, and USGS cooperation with other space agency partners, and plays a key role in the implementation of National Space Policy focused on dual-use space applications such as space-based positioning, navigation, and timing, satellite-based remote sensing and earth observation, and the monitoring of physical phenomena in the Sun-Earth system (space weather).
Currently, OES/SAT office is coordinating a broad diplomatic effort to encourage acceptance of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) as a worldwide standard for satellite-based navigation. In 2004, an agreement was reached with the European Union (EU) to ensure compatibility and interoperability of GPS and the EU's new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) called Galileo. Bilateral discussions are also underway with other GNSS providers such as Russia, Japan, and India. As a member of the UN Action Team on GNSS resulting from the Third UN Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III), held in 1999, OES/SAT, representing the United States, was instrumental in the creation of the International Committee GNSS (ICG), an informal body bringing together providers and users of GNSS technology to promote compatibility and interoperability among systems, cooperation on matters of mutual interest related to civil satellite-based positioning, navigation, timing, and value-added services, and promoting the use of GNSS to support sustainable development, particularly in the developing countries. The U.S. hosted the third full meeting of the ICG in Pasadena in December 2008.
OES/SAT represents the State Department in a range of international deliberations on advanced technology issues. The office leads an interagency effort to coordinate U.S. international activities in the emerging field of nanotechnology and leads U.S. participation in several multilateral bodies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Working Party on Nanotechnology. Similarly, the office represents the State Department in the negotiation and implementation of the ITER nuclear fusion test reactor project through the ITER organization and in the NATO Science Committee as well as other multilateral science organizations.
Gabriel M. in Greece writes:
You may Open the case with solar system spatial space exploration metrics for U.S. Space leadership by institutionalize a Space Solar System Orbital Directorate, that will set the space coordinates control framework for Earth like global future positioning systems to other planets. I am telling this because is a key concept for tomorrow space navigation, and it will be better the U.S. to set from now these issues for the moon and for Mars and for Europa, so in the coming years we do not need to have the same with the GPS and Galileo implication cases and for technical mode compliances.
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@ Gabriel M. in Greece -- Gabriel you sound a bit ironic. I may be wrong though. So, Ok! I'll forward you a link posted recently by a friend.
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Eric in New Mexico writes:
Hi Julie,
For a long time now folks have been trying to figure out a way to make space a viable commercial venture.
Tourism will no doubt be a part of that, but I think we must balance the "haves" rich enough to spend the money with the "have nots" who don't, through some form of scholastic scholarship sponsored by individual nations.
And before we retire the shuttle, I'd like to see an Iraqi and an Afghan get the chance to grasp the larger perspective of the world we live upon.
It's a question of "inclusiveness" in the common future that has an easy solution.
The other thing I'd like folks to start thinking about is the very serious problem of what to do with high level nuclear waste that is currently stored in cooling ponds and other less than ideal locations.
Call it simplistic, but I can't think of a better way to keep terrorist hands off of it than by launching it off planet in a inert vitified form , placing it all on a platform in GS orbit, and once loaded, boosted out of orbit on a slow decay trajectory into the sun.
We don't have to reinvent the wheel to do this, we have the technology to do this now in a global partnership.
I'm talking about material that is beyond reprocessing and our ability to recycle into nuclear fuel. First order souces of contamination, which to date, have no permanent disposal site available. Just with what is in inventory, we'd need several Yucca mountains.
Globally, nuclear waste is an accident waiting to happen.
The basic objection to such a plan will be the cost involved. Creative minds in both the global nuclear industry and the governments of space-faring nations will have to come to an arrangement, standardize the program using the most reliable delivery vehical available (atlas V ? ) and figure out how to fund it.
I would think that any nuclear plant built would of neccessity also incorperate funds to deal with waste disposal and when a new nuclear plant is funded, the money for waste mngmt. could be immediately tranferred to a global board of directors for disbursement towards disposal off planet.
Here's a real good example of not being able to solve the problem via any one nation's efforts, but is resolvable through combined cooperative methods.
That's where your office comes into this little idea.
NASA has got a number of directions it could go in at the moment, none of which leads to commercial sustainability from what I've seen on the drawing boards.
I think if NASA looked at this, they might just find a way to sustain funding for long term scientific goals and a robust fleet of second generation manned orbital work vehicals over time. Without being subject to the whim of budget cuts.
And to folks like GreenPeace, who may object to the method of disposal as "risky", the current state of affairs is not exactly a situation I would like to see continue while we contemplate solving the question of clean energy.
If anyone wishes to debate this in terms of risk management, and long term cost, remember this must be weighed against the risks and cost of keeping it on planet isolated from the environment, terrorists, and monitored for thousands of years to come.
As opposed to a policy of "Launch it and kiss it goodby." (chuckle)...and I don't mean in the traditional cold-war sense.


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Some think-tank I've never heard of has ranked New Zealand as the 'most free' country in the world. DPF links to the report, and I was interested in the opening paragraph describing their approach:
In constructing this index, we use indicators that are as consistent as
possible with the concept of negative liberty: the absence of coercive
constraint on the individual. We do not attempt to measure positive
freedom, however desirable such may be, nor do we measure so-called
"claim freedoms," which often become government-imposed attempts at
realizing positive freedoms (e.g., the "right" or freedom to a have job
or housing).2 As Isaiah Berlin, Friedrich Hayek, and others have noted,
calling other good or desirable things such as wealth "freedom" merely
causes confusion.3
Berlin did preclude wealth from his definition of positive liberties, and then spent much of his career walking back that statement. It was Berlin who coined the phrase 'Freedom for the wolves means death for the sheep,' when critiquing the form of laissez faire capitalism this index celebrates, and in which New Zealand is an extreme international outlier.
The basic argument goes like this. There are two kinds of liberty. Negative liberty, in which you are free from coercion by the state or other external powers, and positive liberty in which you have autonomy over your own life. If you only count negative liberty as important, then a child born into poverty with a congenital illness and no access to health-care or education is more 'free' than a child born into a state with a taxpayer funded social welfare system, because the coercion involved in state taxation and redistribution compromises that child's negative liberty.
Berlin made the anti-utopian argument for 'value-pluralism', that is a society in which both types of freedom are recognized as important, but since they often conflict with each other we should constantly be compromising, negotiating and debating the extent of both our negative and positive freedoms. The radical extremes on this axis are totalitarian states in which most individuals have no negative liberty, and oligarchic laissez-faire states in which the government only exists to protect property rights, in which few individuals have any degree of positive liberty. According to this report, New Zealand is closest to reaching that utopia, probably why we're hemorrhaging individuals to 'less free' countries.

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quote Angel of the ShadowsLOL, we should finish these guides...the staff guide is useful because few actually know how to use them.Hmm... I think I'll do a guide. Sigma is that cool? I don't really know who to ask so you're the closest bet. I'll finish Vegeto's Staff guide.
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About the Author: Robert D. Hormats serves as Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs.
Here's a trivia question for our geography buffs. This week I traveled to the Chinese city which is home to the world's largest manufacturing base for sunglasses. Any guesses?
The correct answer is "Xiamen." And I was visiting for the 2nd annual World Investment Forum (WIF) sponsored by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The WIF draws together policymakers, investors, businesses leaders, and other stakeholders to highlight the importance of investment in driving economic growth.
Given the impact of the global economic downturn on investor confidence, this year's focus on investments in sustainable development was on the mark. As I mentioned during my address to the Forum on Monday, foreign direct investment flows are the vital currents than can help restore economic growth.
If you'd like to read my remarks in full click here.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
If Obama were to state that all American children must take swimming lessons. Think of how many American bathing suits and swim caps that would generate. If Obama stated that all American children must learn to kayak think of how many American kayaks and life preservers each school must own? If Obama stated that all American children must learn to hike. Think of how many American boots would be sold. When children are moving and growing they are consuming. We need to get everyone moving so we can get this economy going.
Ashim K.C. in India writes:
One would strongly advocate formulation of a more precise and detailed mapping of societies in terms of all their limitations and capabilities and use that to investment and trade cycle for rotation of capital from higher techno economies to lower techno economies to buy goods and services of low technology societies, empower them with purchasing power to buy goods and services of higher technology societies to help them emerge out of effects of saturation of their industrial and economic development and their stagnating effects. Investment should be seen as a vehicle to transfer surplus capacities of higher techno industrial societies to lower techno industrial societies to create disposable income there for all round growth of world economy. Assumption is cumulative capabilities of world economy are sufficient for world to share high quality life in a sustainable manner. Problem is this sufficiency of capabilities is not supported by right intentions. This requires cleansing distorted perceptions of self interest, which afflicts civilization with much clever marketing and economic diplomacy. SMARTNESS IS IN BEING SIMPLE.
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When Pete Carroll was running the show in LA, I couldn't help but marvel at their recruiting classes. It wasn't just the talent that they brought in, but the inherent recruiting advantages that Carroll had.
Carroll ran basically the only premier NCAAF program west of Austin (remember this was before the emergence of Stanford and Oregon), so he had a built in advantage on all west coast kids, and his charisma and fame made him able to compete for kids from FL, Illinois, NJ etc.
Fast-forward to today and Urban Meyer is in a similar situation. In recruiting we used to always talk about the big 4 in the midwest, referring to tOSU, scUM, ND and PSU, but now things have changed. For all its recent "suckiness," ND had been recruiting very well and still turning out some nice pros. I think the ineptitude (and Brian Kelly's abrasive demeanor) is finally starting to catch up with the Irish. The Bucks were able to snag Kelly's two best assistants for what amounts to lateral moves at tOSU. This further confirms that Brian Kelly is a real SOB to work for (same thing is happening at Wisco with Bielema).
PSU's struggles are well publicized and now it is open season across the entire state of PA. Tressel had made strong in roads in western PA, but PSU had still done very well in the Eastern part of the state, Maryland, northern VA and NE. All those areas are now up for grabs.
scUM is clearly on the rise, but is this year enough to drive them into a great 2013 to follow a strong 2012 class? I can tell you that Hoke will not enjoy the same success in OH in 2013, and that has long been a scUM key to success. As nice as scUM's season was for them this year, tOSU's HC hire stole much of the publicity and the national electricity around the program is obvious.
I think it is one of those perfect storms, tOSU jumps in with a very strong HC hire at a time when their regional rivals are struggling. If Meyer fails to dominate the B1G in the near future it will not be due to limited talent. The midwest may not put out as many elite D1 athletes as the southeast, but there is definitely enough talent in the Midwest to push tOSU to national prominence.


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- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 1/2 pounds bone-in chicken thighs (about 6 to 8)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 medium yellow onions, quartered and thinly sliced crosswise
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 medium russet potato, small dice
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
Combine kosher salt, paprika, and 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Pat chicken dry and rub the mixture all over. Place a 3-to 4-quart Dutch oven or saucepan over medium heat and add oil. When it smokes, add chicken, skin side down, and cook until well browned, about 3 minutes. Flip and repeat on second side.
Transfer chicken to a plate and drain off all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings. Return to stove on medium heat, add onions, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook until golden and softened, about 3 minutes.
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The Harrisburg Kiwanis Club is holding its annual Harrisburg Youth Athletics Radio Auction Saturday on WEBQ both 1240 AM and 102.3 FM.
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Backgrounder #2179 on Education
September 8, 2008
September 8, 2008 | Backgrounder on Education
Debates about how to improve public Education in America often focus on whether government should spend more on education. Federal and state policymakers proposing new Education programs often base their arguments on the need to provide more resources to schools to improve opportunities for students.
Many Americans seem to share this view. Polling data show that many people believe that government allocates insufficient resources to schools. A poll conducted annually from 2004 through 2007 found that American adults list insufficient funding and resources as a top problem facing public schools in their communities.[1]
While this view may be commonly held, policymakers and citizens should question whether historical evidence and academic research actually support it. This paper addresses two important questions:
The answers to these questions should inform federal and state policy debates about how best to improve education.
Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia face budget shortfalls totaling approximately $48 billion for fiscal year 2009.[2] Even more states could face shortfalls in the near future. At the federal level, long-term budgets face a challenging fiscal climate. Projected growth of entitlement programs is expected to place an ever-increasing burden on the federal budget, limiting the resources available for other purposes, including education.[3]
Simply increasing government spending on education may no longer be a viable option for federal and state policymakers. Furthermore, as this paper demonstrates, simply increasing Education spending does not appear to improve American students' academic achievement. To improve learning opportunities for American children, policymakers should refocus on allocating resources more efficiently and effectively.
U.S. Spending on Public Education
Answering whether spending more on public Education improves academic achievement begins with establishing how much the United States spends on public education. The National Center for Education Statistics in the U.S. Department of Education publishes extensive data on Education in its annual Digest of Education Statistics, including the following important facts:
Historical Trends in Public Education Spending
Many people believe that lack of funding is a problem in public education,[10] but historical trends show that American spending on public education is at an all-time high. Between 1994 and 2004, average per-pupil expenditures in American public schools have increased by 23.5 percent (adjusted for inflation). Between 1984 and 2004, real expenditures per pupil increased by 49 percent.[11] These increases follow the historical trend of ever-increasing real per-student expenditures in the nation's public schools. In fact, the per-pupil expenditures in 1970-1971 ($4,060) were less than half of per-pupil expenditures in 2005-2006 ($9,266) after adjusting for inflation.[12]
Appendix A presents the growth of per-pupil expenditures by state compared to the national average. Over the past decade, real expenditures per pupil have increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, increasing the most in Vermont (47.5 percent) and the least in Alaska(5.9 percent).
Federal spending on Education has also increased dramatically, as shown in Chart 2. Combined federal support and estimated federal tax expenditures for elementary and secondary education has increased by 138 percent (adjusted for inflation) since 1985. On a per-pupil basis, real federal spending on K-12 education has also increased significantly over time. (See Chart 3.) In 2005, the federal government spent $971 per pupil, more than three times its level of spending in 1970 ($311) after adjusting for inflation.
Education Spending and Academic Achievement
Given the significant increase in resources allocated to public Education, policymakers should consider whether government spending increases have led to improved student outcomes. This will help to determine whether future increases in education spending can be expected to yield tangible improvements for students.
A basic comparison of long-term spending trends with long-term measures of student academic achievement challenges the belief that spending is correlated with achievement. Chart 4 compares real per-pupil expenditures with American students test scores on the long-term National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading examination from 1970 to 2004. While spending per pupil has more than doubled, reading scores have remained relatively flat.
High school graduation rates provide another historical barometer of American educational performance. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average freshman graduation rate for American public schools has remained relatively flat over time. In 1990-1991, the average graduation rate was 73.7 percent. By 2004-2005, the rate had increased modestly to 74.7.[13] However, the most recent estimate for the 2005-2006 school year shows that the national freshman graduation rate has dipped to 73.4 percent.[14]
A key focus of Education reform efforts in recent decades has been to improve opportunities for disadvantaged students and to reduce the achievement gap between white students and ethnic minority children. Appendix B presents long-term NAEP 4th, 8th, and 12th grade reading and math scores of specific student groups, including white, black, and Hispanic children from the 1970s through 2004. Black and Hispanic students have improved test scores in both subjects across all student levels. However, the achievement gap persists, with black and Hispanic children still lagging behind their white peers despite decades of federal aid targeted at equalizing opportunities for all students.[15] Similarly, in 2005-2006, the national high school graduation rate for white students (80.6 percent) remained significantly higher than the graduation rates of black students (59.1 percent) and Hispanic students (61.4 percent).[16]
Academic Literature on Education Spending and Achievement
Academic researchers have sought to answer the question of whether Education expenditures are correlated with student performance. However, there is a lack of consistent evidence on whether Education expenditures are related to academic achievement. Eric Hanushek has studied the effect of per-pupil expenditures on academic outcomes, finding either no relationship or a relationship that is either weak or inconsistent.[17] However, researchers Larry V. Hedges and Rob Greenwald analyzed the same data used by Hanushek and concluded that increasing per-pupil expenditures has a significant positive impact on student achievement.[18]
Despite the lack of consistent findings, leading researchers in the area acknowledge that any effect of per-pupil expenditures on academic outcomes depends on how the money is spent, not on how much money is spent. According to Hanushek:
Few people…would recommend just dumping extra resources into existing schools. America has…followed that program for several decades, with no sign that student performance has improved.…
…The issue is getting productive uses from current and added spending. The existing evidence simply indicates that the typical school system today does not use resources well (at least if promoting student achievement is their purpose).[19]
Hedges and Greenwald note that:
[T]he results do not provide detailed information on the educationally or economically efficient means to allocate existing and new dollars.… [D]iscussions of school reform… should instead incorporate an assessment of the current relation between inputs and outcomes and determine how to best allocate resources in specific contexts.[20]
What is clear from these competing findings is that policymakers should seriously consider improving how to allocate educational resources more effectively.
The evidence about Education spending and achievement leads to the following important lessons:
The high and increasing percentage of funding that is allocated to non-classroom expenditures is evidence of the need to improve resource allocation in the nation's public schools. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, only 52 percent of public Education expenditures are spent on instruction.[22] This percentage has been slowly decreasing over recent decades.
One promising way to improve resource allocation is to give parents the ability to use their children's share of public Education funding to choose the right school for their children. Children benefiting from school choice programs have higher test scores than their peers who do not benefit from school choice.[23] Moreover, public schools affected by school choice policies improve their performance in response to competition created by parents' ability to choose alternative schools for their children.[24]
What Federal and State Policymakers Should Do
Federal and state policymakers should resist proposals to increase funding for public education. Historical trends and other evidence suggest that simply increasing funding for public elementary and secondary Education has not led to corresponding improvement in academic achievement. Instead of simply increasing funding for Education, policymakers and school leaders should implement education reforms that improve resource allocation.
Members of Congress and federal policymakers should embrace reforms that reduce bureaucracy, streamline regulations, and transfer greater authority over funding to the state and local levels.
State policymakers should implement systemic Education reforms that improve resource allocation and encourage effective school leadership, such as expanding school choice options for families and attracting and retaining effective schoolteachers.
Taxpayers have invested considerable resources in the nation's public schools. However, ever-increasing funding of Education has not led to similarly improved student performance. Instead of simply increasing funding for public Education, federal and state policymakers should implement Education reforms designed to improve resource allocation and boost student performance.
Dan Lips is Senior Policy Analyst in Education in the Domestic Policy Studies Department, Shanea J. Watkins, Ph.D., is Policy Analyst in Empirical Studies in the Center for Data Analysis, and John Fleming is Senior Data Graphics Editor at The Heritage Foundation.
Appendix A
Historical Per-Pupil Expenditures on K-12 Public Education, U.S. AverageHistorical Per-Pupil Expenditures on K-12 Public Education, By State:
Appendix B
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[1] Lowell C. Rose and Alec M. Gallup, "The
39th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes
Toward the Public Schools," Phi Delta Kappan, September
2007, at http://www.pdkmembers.org/members_online/publications/
e-GALLUP/kpoll_pdfs/pdkpoll39_2007.pdf (August 5, 2008).
[2] Elizabeth C. McNichol and Iris J. Lav, "29 States Face Total Budget Shortfall of at Least $48 Billion in 2009," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, updated August 5, 2008, at /static/reportimages/A8314B3CBF9D2F80B9EA1B1EEBB9C7AD.pdf (August 5, 2008).
[3] For background on the federal
government's long-term fiscal outlook, see Brookings-Heritage
Fiscal Seminar, "Taking Back Our Fiscal Future," The Heritage
Foundation and The Brookings Institution, April 2008, at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/upload/
takingbackourfiscalfuture.pdf (August 5, 2008).
[4] U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics: 2007, Table 26, at http://www.nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/index.asp (August 5, 2008).
[5] Author's calculations. The nation's gross domestic product was $13.2 trillion in 2006. Ibid., Table 25.
[6] Ibid., Table 171. This estimate is based on "current expenditures" in 2006-2007 dollars.
[7] Author's calculations, assuming that the child is enrolled in public school for 12 years. This is likely an overly conservative estimate because real per-student spending has increased over time.
[8] U.S. Department of Education, Digest of Education Statistics, Table 162. Percentages total more than 100 percent because of rounding.
[9] Ibid., Table 362.
[10] Rose and Gallup, "Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll."
[11] Author's calculations. Average per-pupil expenditures were $7,504 in 1994-1995 and $6,219 in 1984-1985 in constant 2006-2007 dollars. U.S. Department of Education, Digest of Education Statistics, Table 171.
[12] Ibid.
[13] Ibid., Table 102.
[14] U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06," August 2008, at /static/reportimages/CEE9D0A81538D48040D58C732AC35751.pdf (August 20, 2008).
[15] For more information, see Susan L. Aud, "A Closer Look at Title I: Making Education for the Disadvantaged More Student-Centered," Heritage Foundation Special Report No. 15, July 28, 2007, at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/sr15.cfm.
[16] U.S. Department of Education, "Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data."
[17] Eric A. Hanushek, "School Resources and Student Performance," in Gary Burtless, ed., Does Money Matter? The Effect of School Resources on Student Achievement and Adult Success (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 1996), pp. 74-92.
[18] Larry V. Hedges and Rob Greenwald, "Have Times Changed? The Relation Between School Resources and Student Performance," in Burtless, Does Money Matter?
[19] Hanushek, "School Resources and Student Performance," p. 69.
[20] Hedges and Greenwald, "Have Times Changed?" p. 90.
[21] Christopher B. Swanson, "Cities in Crisis: A Special Analytic Report on High School Graduation," Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, April 1, 2008, at /static/reportimages/E2B2FC89CC42E87B57113FF5BB40452A.pdf (August 19, 2008), and U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, District Information, at http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch (August 19, 2008).
[22] U.S. Department of Education, Digest of Education Statistics 2007, Table 165. Instruction is defined as "encompass[ing] all activities dealing directly with the interaction between teachers and students. Teaching may be provided for students in a school classroom, in another location such as a home or hospital, and in other learning situations such as those involving co-curricular activities. Instruction may be provided through some other approved medium, such as television, radio, telephone, and correspondence. Instruction expenditures include: salaries, employee benefits, purchased services, supplies, and tuition to private schools." Ibid., Appendix B.
[23] For example, see Patrick J. Wolf, "School Voucher Programs: What the Research Says About Parental School Choice," Brigham Young University Law Review, Vol. 2008, No. 2, at /static/reportimages/D5EB6524DD41DA48D3F5B035B7C988BA.pdf (September 2, 2008).
[24] Caroline Minter Hoxby, "Rising Tide," Education Next, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Spring 2001), pp. 69-74, at http://www.hoover.org/publications/ednext/3381471.html (September 2, 2008).


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To the editor:
Your editorial on Feb. 24 discussed a very important issue concerning the release of offenders that have been convicted of criminal sexual conduct. Unfortunately, your editorial leaves the impression that county attorneys improperly pursue these civil commitments even when "doctors have recommended release."
I will continue to pursue these commitments in a judicious manner with my primary concern being the safety of this county's citizens.
It is well known that criminal behavior doesn't stop simply because someone has served a sentence. Recidivism in criminal sexual conduct cases is of great concern to those of us charged with protecting the public. Too often the unfortunate victims of these heinous crimes are left with a lifetime of issues, long after the offenders have served their sentences.
It seems obvious that changes will be coming to the existing law. I just hope that those who make legislative and judicial decisions keep the safety of the public in mind as they debate and decide on these changes. The rights of our most dangerous offenders should not trump the rights of law-abiding citizens to live in safe communities nor prevent those charged with public safety enforcement from protecting the public from the threat of great harm.
Robert D. Hinnenthal
Brown County Attorney


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Name recognition in the hardwood industry can have a profound effect on all stops of the supply chain — hardwood suppliers, both large and small, have an ability to attract a loyal customer base through strong and meaningful brands.
Top names in the hardwood industry offer a sense of assurance and instill confidence, according to both distributor and dealer executives, because most big name suppliers stand firmly behind the products they sell.
"A well-known established brand conveys confidence to the ultimate end-user of that product. For a builder or flooring contractor, a well-known brand conveys not only quality but a reliable supply chain. Having the wherewithal to take care of any problems that may arise is important," explained Scott Rozmus, president, FlorStar Sales Inc. in Romeoville, Ill. "Where big companies actually manufacture or source a product is not often known. But when they put their name on their products, they are standing behind their products."
Greg Kemp of Kemp's Huntsville Flooring in Huntsville, Ala. said carrying big name brands can offer a product credibility with the customer. "In our market, big name brands don't offer the same importance as they did 15-20 years ago. But, there are still some names that when a consumer hears them, it makes the dealer a more credible source," he said.
While some stores carry larger mills who supply all across the country, others have opted to stay local — which is exactly what Neal Hochstein of Classic Carpet One in Shelby Township, Mich. decided to do. Two year ago, he said, he shifted his store's offering and threw away seven racks of top name hardwood products. He now primarily sells the Chelsea line produced by Frame Hardwood. Ninety-five percent of all his hardwood sales are done with the Chelsea line, Hochstein added.
"It's not a national brand name but it's a domestically produced product that is made in Michigan, and our customers love that story — they recognize the quality regardless of the name. We found power in selling 'made in Michigan,'," said Hochstein. "A few years ago when the recession first started, Michigan was one of the top five hardest hit states. Now as the economy is rebounding, people are becoming more sensitive to 'Hey, this is made in Michigan. If we buy this, we're supporting Michigan workers.',"
Frame Hardwood, said Hochstein, also offers a high level of quality control made possible by being a small operation.
Rick Holden, COO of distributor Derr Flooring in Edison, N.J., said he too sees a shift from the big name brands to smaller, more niche brands that are establishing a hold with the consumer.
"I think the traditional name branded products are having less of an impact on the consumer level, I think there's a number of smaller boutique companies that are getting a lot of play. Consumers are more willing to look at products that aren't as well known or don't have as much notoriety," said Holden.
The Internet, he said, has played a part in this change. "Consumers can go online, get info, go on blogs and research different products. There's more accessibility to information if a retailer is actively promoting a product on their site," Holden added.
Derr carries many top name brands. He said that there is loyalty in placing his name with that of a supplier.
"For us, our philosophy has always been to have strong partnerships with suppliers. We've been a Bruce distributor since 1918, so there's a strong bond between us. Even with some of our new partners like Mirage, it's important to brand our name and their name together when selling products. The fact that Mullican, Armstrong and Bruce do so much advertising in trade and consumer publications, it really helps us to brand ourselves with them, especially when putting displays out in the field," Holden explained.
In some cases, a retailer will become the brand as a way of developing loyal customers and instilling confidence. For example, Don Herndon, owner of Classic Wood Flooring in Rockledge, Fla., said that while name recognition in the hardwood industry still holds merit, the consumer still looks to the retailer for guidance.
"People will rely on us more to tell them what is a good product. If they have confidence in their retailer, then their retailer's opinion counts as much as the brand name. They will come in and say, 'What's good right now? What are you recommending?' We ask them if they've heard of Anderson, Armstrong, Mannington or Mohawk and they will say 'Yes, I have heard of those names. But what do you think?'," Herndon said.
In that case, Herndon said, he will talk to customers about value, warranties and which companies stand strong behind their warranty offerings.
"If I tell a customer that Anderson stands behind their product and should a problem come up, they will take care of it — that's what the consumer really wants to hear. People have become more quality conscious than brand conscious," Herndon added.
According to Rozmus of FlorStar, specialty retail can be seen as its own brand. If a consumer wants something installed right, he said, they are going to buy from the retailer who stands behind their products and installation regardless if a problem should come up.
"Ultimately, people buy from their retailer. If the consumer didn't care about a local retailer's ethics and confidence they wouldn't be shopping in specialty retail — they're there for a reason, not necessarily for the price. You have to go to someone who knows what they're doing. Individual retail stores have their own unconscious branding," he added.


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About this itemComfortably protect your SLR camera and accessories with this stylish holster.
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Graham Johnson with Mia at the Beacon Rock 50K in North Bonneville, Washington. Photo by Glenn Tachiyama. Check out this list of dog-friendly trail races.
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With sleek, spring-loaded legs that store and release elastic energy, dogs make perfect distance-running companions, particularly for those of us who wend the solitary ways of the wilderness.
Dogs keep us company without requiring constant banter. They spur us on as they wait— wagging and panting—at the top of a climb, and elicit a smile (or sometimes an expletive) when they careen down the trail dragging an oar-sized stick.
Robbins of Vancouver, British Columbia, started training with his dog, Roxy, five years ago. Currently, Roxy logs around 60 miles a week with Robbins. "Many a monsoonal day," he says, "I've said to myself, 'I never would have left the house if not for this silly animal!'"
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Proceeds from sales of Dynacraft SPOT Putter help Morrow County Dog Shelter in Ohio
That dog's name is Charlie and he is a real rescue dog. Charlie says for every Dynacraft SPOT putter sold a portion of the proceeds will go to a local animal shelter to help a fellow canine. They will be giving the organisation some of the best dog feeders. Believe it or not, it does. Hireko is a very animal-friendly company. Charlie is part of the Hireko owner's family alongside with Lola (Charlie's sister). In fact, my wife and I adopted our last dog Bart after we found out it was about to be put to sleep long before his time. We have adopted numerous other animals too. Well this year's deserving recipient was the Morrow County Dog Shelter with a check written for $5000 thanks to you – our valued customers.
Morrow County Dog Shelter Story
The Morrow County Dog Shelter is located in rural Central Ohio. Unless you lived there, most Ohioans couldn't point to it on a map. People who travel through the county are likely oblivious to much of the happenings there as they are more likely to notice the flat farmlands alongside the busy interstate. For locals traveling the county roads know it as farm country. My wife and I took a trip there to drop off some supplies and treats.
At the way back of Morrow County fairgrounds is located a building the county didn't have any use for. This houses a small meager dog shelter that is abutted against a wooded area with a creek out meandering through it. The area is deemed a flood plain and when it rains hard, the flat land tends to flood. Several years ago they lost 32 dogs in one flood. Today, the staff and volunteers evacuate the dogs when there is any threat of flooding. Even so, over the past 4 years 2 dogs were lost, which is 2 too many.
Inside the building are small cramped quarters for the staff and in the back for the dogs. There is makeshift storage in a trailer for food and other items. Two runs give room to exercise the dogs when they are not in their cages. Despite the environment, the dedicated staff is a small but mighty group that strives hard to adopt out and rescue as many dogs as possible. They have one of the lowest euthanasia rates in the State of Ohio – 2 % and that includes sick and injured.
Morrow County is one of the poorer counties in the great state of Ohio and there are no available funds that can be appropriated. They have managed to secure land in a flood free zone, but haven't been able to raise enough funds to put up a new building that will serve them for years to come.
How can you help?
There are two ways you can help an animal in need. One is to continue purchasing the Dynacraft SPOT putter. The other is to make a donation directly to the Morrow County Dog Shelter for their building fund. If you would like to help, here are the details to go toward their goal.
Please Donate To The Morrow County Dog Shelter!
Make check to: Morrow County Dog Shelter Building Fund
80 N. Walnut St
Mt. Gilead, Ohio 43338
Phone: 419-946-1747
Remember to do your part and spay and neuter your pets and if you are in search of a new family companion, seek out your local animal shelter first.
What is the Dynacraft SPOT putter?
SPOT, whose acronym is short for Stoke Path Optimization Technology, is a putter can actually adapt to the golfer's putting stroke. First, we took the most popular putter style and adapted it to allow for 3 different hosel positions. Here are the reasons why. First, hosel position in relationship to the club head's center of gravity has a pronounced effect on whether the putter is face balanced or if the toe hangs and if so by how much. Secondly, the toe hang of a putter should be matched according to the path of the golfer's stroke for the most accurate results.
Putting Path
There are three basic classifications for describing a putter's path. These are commonly referred to as straight back – straight through stroke, a slight arc and a pronounced arcing path. And each type requires a different amount of toe hang for best results. Face balanced or nearly face balanced putters are suggested for golfers who possess more of a straight back – straight through path and golfers who have a pronounced arc path generally prefer heel-shafted putters. Those with a slight arcing path fall in-between.
Hosel Configuration
In addition, the Dynacraft SPOT putter is available in 3 different hosel configurations. There is a plumber's neck featuring a full offset, a slant neck or half offset model and lastly a straight neck producing no offset at all. The varying offsets also contribute to the amount of toe hang. Plus offset is what controls direction with less offset being more prone to hitting the ball more to the right of their intended target line for a RH golfer.
For instance, if you have a tendency to pull the ball you might be better off with the straight neck. If you hit the ball pretty straight you might consider the slant neck. Lastly, if you push a lot of putts, the plumber's neck may be the best choice.
The Dynacraft SPOT putter is able to accommodate all types of strokes with one body style. All you need is a 4mm Allen wrench and you can easily see for yourself on the putting green. It is not only a great fitting and teaching aid for professional club fitters, but it is a terrific everyday putter on the green as well.


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"28. Primnoa Lamouroux, 1812
Primnoa Lamouroux, 1812:188.—Studer, 1887:49.—Wright and Studer, 1889:xlviii.—Versluys, 1906:84–85.—Kükenthal, 1915:143 [key to genus]; 1919:357–360 [key to genus]; 1924:265–266 [key to genus and species].— Bayer, 1956:F220; 1961:294 [illustrated key to genus]; 1981b:937 [key to genus].—Bayer and Stefani, 1989:454 [key to genus].—Cairns and Bayer, 2005:226–228 [revision and key to species].
Lithoprimnoa Grube, 1861:174–175.
Diagnosis. Colonies dichotomously branched and usually bushy, some reaching a height of 2 m. Calyces closely spaced and randomly arranged on all branch surfaces, the appressed calyces facing downward. Well developed operculum present, the operculars keeled on inner surface. Polyps large and fleshy, each polyp protected by two rows of four or more large abaxial scales, sometimes arranged in an irregular manner, two short inner-lateral rows of two or three smaller scales (including the marginals), and two even shorter rows of two (including the marginals) adaxial scales, resulting in six longitudinal rows, but four of them composed of very small and few scales; adaxial side of body wall predominantly bare (Figure 13i). There is also a crown of eight large, concave marginals, the adaxial marginals usually smaller than other marginals. Coenenchymal scales arranged in one layer. Tentacular rods are often present (Figure 13j).
Discussion. The four Recent species and one variety (Table 4) in this genus were described, illustrated, and keyed by Cairns and Bayer (2005); the two Paleocene fossil species listed in Table 4 from Denmark (Nielsen, 1913, 1925) are highly doubtful identifications, Bayer (1992) synonymizing one of them, P. gracilis, with the lithotelestid Epiphaxum auloporoides (Lonsdale, 1850). Characters used to distinguish species include the size and shape of the basal scales, size and shape of the polyps, and the shape of the marginal scales. Distribution patterns (Watling and Auster, 2005) and characteristics of the massive axis of this genus have been the subject of many studies, including aspects of growth rate (Andrews et al., 2002), and paleoceanographic isotopic analysis (Heikoop et al., 2002; Sinclair et al., 2005; Sherwood et al., 2005).
Distribution. North Pacific, North Atlantic, subantarctic South Pacific, 9–1,020 m.
Type Species. Primnoa: Gorgonia lepadifera Linnaeus, 1767 (= Gorgonia resedaeformis Gunnerus, 1763), by monotypy. Type not traced.
Lithoprimnoa: L. arctica Grube, 1861, by monotypy. Type not traced."
(Bayer & Cairns, 2009)
"Subclass Octocorallia
Order Gorgonacea
Suborder Calcaxonia
Family Primnoidae Gray, 1858
Primnoa Lamouroux, 1812
Primnoa Lamouroux, 1812: 188; 1816: 442.—Kükenthal, 1919: 357–360; 1924: 265–266 (references).— Bayer, 1956: F220, fig. 157, 1.
Lithoprimnoa Grube, 1861: 174–175
Type species.—Primnoa: Gorgonia lepadifera Linnaeus, 1767 (=Gorgonia resedaeformis Gunnerus, 1763), by monotypy.
Lithoprimnoa: Lithoprimnoa arctica Grube, 1861, by monotypy.
Diagnosis.—Dichotomously branched, arborescent Primnoidae with polyps not arranged in whorls but closely crowded on all sides of the twigs and branches; polyps distinctly curved downward toward the axis. Polyps adaxially naked or nearly so, abaxially armed with scales or plates of variable size, shape, and arrangement. Marginal scales eight, those of the adaxial side of the polyp smaller than those of the abaxial side and may be only indistinctly differentiated. Operculum strongly developed, the adaxial pair of scales smaller than the abaxials and laterals. Tentacles with small, thorny rods.
Remarks.—Kükenthal (1919) recognized only one species of Primnoa, P. resedaeformis, and a variety of it, P. pacifica, a view shared by Madsen (1944). Kükenthal later (1924: 267) treated P. pacifica as a subspecies of the North Atlantic P. resedaeformis: "P. resedaeformis typica." Both Kükenthal (1924) and Aurivillius (1931) treated P. willeyi as a dubious species, the former considering it probably synonymous with P. resedaeformis.
Broch (1935: 29–33) discussed the status of P. pacifica relative to P. resedaeformis, concluding that the Pacific species is a geographical form of the Atlantic species. His investigation of Norwegian specimens from Trandhjemsfjord showed that the variability of polyp scales is considerably less than in Pacific colonies, and that strongly developed "Basalscleriten" are almost never ("fast nie") seen in Norwegian colonies. While visiting the Natural History Museum, London, FMB was able to make a drawing of a branch of Hickson's original material of P. willeyi (Fig. 7C). No type material of P. pacifica is available to us, but samples collected in Japanese waters agree with Kinoshita's description in most respects and may be taken as representative of his concept.
Specimens of Primnoa trawled in the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean by USNS ELTANIN are the first record of the genus from Subantarctic waters, although this taxon was reported as a nomen nudum by Heikoop et al. (2002) and Risk et al. (2002). This material demonstrates unequivocally the bipolarity of the genus Primnoa. The few North Pacific specimens available for study show consistent differences from North Atlantic specimens. The numerous specimens from three stations in the Southern Ocean likewise differ somewhat from both North Pacific and North Atlantic specimens.
Kinoshita (1908a) already has remarked upon the Narella-like development of the basal scales in P. pacifica. Pacific specimens of Primnoa in the present collection carry the similarity of the two genera even further. Polyps of a very young colony from the Alexander Archipelago of southern Alaska (USNM 58397) are enclosed in a pair of large, Narella-like basal scales that form a pair of projecting flat horns, a pair of somewhat smaller medial scales, and a circle of buccal scales of which the abaxial pair commonly are the largest. These polyps (Fig. 5A–B, USNM 58397) have a strikingly Narella-like aspect, closely approaching in form the polyps of those Narella species having strongly developed adaxial buccal scales, such as Narella megalepis (Kinoshita, 1908). The most obvious distinction of Primnoa from Narella is the presence of more than four scales in the buccal ring, and the crowded, non-verticillate arrangement of polyps.
Most polyps of North Atlantic colonies of P. resedaeformis have two main rows of large abaxial scales between the marginal scales and the basal scales, the latter of which are not strongly developed and not especially conspicuous. The polyps of Pacific colonies have more numerous, more or less irregularly placed scales between the marginal and basal scales, which usually maintain or increase their size to a variable extent, commonly projecting outward as a pair of strong processes or flat spines.
Although interbreeding populations could be expected to exist around the northern perimeters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic, it is not known at present whether or not the two areas are linked by a continuous population around the Polar Sea (see Broch, 1949). Similarly, it is not known whether or not a continuous population extends from the North Pacific to the South Pacific. Not all possible localities have been sampled by dredge or observed by submersible at appropriate depths. However, the broad scope of explorations at low latitudes in both Pacific and Atlantic Oceans over the past century might have been expected to discover evidence of intermediate populations had such existed.
1 . Basal scales of most polyps larger than medials, and usually with a prominent marginal spine (Narella-type scale) ..........(P. pacifica) 2
1´. Basal scales roughly the same size as medials, never with marginal spines ..........3
2 . Polyps long and fleshy, often twisted and lacking sclerites on lateral edges of polyps; ratio of mid- to distal polyp diameter 0.25–0.43 .......... P. pacifica var. willeyi
2´. Polyps more robust, straight, with small body wall sclerites on lateral surfaces of polyps; ratio of mid-distal polyp diameter 0.53–0.67 ..........P. pacifica typical
3 . Abaxial medial scales large (to 1.5 mm wide), rectangular, and arranged in 2–5 pairs ..........P. resedaeformis
3´. Abaxial medial scales smaller, elongate or elliptical, not arranged in pairs ..........4
4 . Medial scales elongate and slender (< 0.2 mm wide), restricted to a narrow abaxial tract that is immersed in tissue; operculars spatulate; marginals extremely concave; tentacular rods large and often curved; Aleutians ..........P. wingi sp. nov.
4´. Medial scales elliptical to square (up to 1.0 mm wide), covering abaxial and lateral polyp surface; operculars isosceles-triangular; marginals flat; tentacular rods smaller and straight; Subantarctic ..........P. notialis sp. nov."
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Devil's Food Cupcakes with Chocolate Icing
Recipe courtesy of Ellie Krieger
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- For cupcakes:
- Paper cupcake liners
- 1/2 cup whole-grain pastry flour
- 1/2 cup cake flour
- 1/2 cup natural cocoa
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/4 cup lowfat buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- For Icing:
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon nonfat milk, plus more if needed
- 1 1/2 ounces dark chocolate (60 to 70 percent cocoa solids) finely chopped
- For Squiggle:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons whipped cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Place rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place a cupcake liner into each section of an 8-cupcake tin. Whisk together flours, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl and reserve. Combine sour cream and buttermilk in a small bowl and reserve. Combine butter, oil and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix on high speed, scraping down sides of bowl, until sugar has dissolved and mixture is light in color, about 1 minute. Add egg and egg white and beat an additional 1 minute. Add 1/3 of flour-cocoa mixture, then 1/3 sour cream buttermilk mixture, mixing well after each addition. Repeat with remaining dry and wet ingredients. Distribute batter evenly among 8 cupcake tins. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean. Let cupcakes cool slightly, transfer to wire racks and cool completely, 10 to15 minutes.
Combine confectioners' sugar and milk in a small saucepan and heat over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Add chocolate and stir until melted and icing is the consistency of thick pancake batter; add more milk if necessary. While still warm, top each cupcake with 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons icing. Let icing harden completely, about 10 minutes.
Place cream cheese in a small microwave-save bowl and microwave on high for approximately 10 to 15 seconds, until cream cheese is melted but before it begins to bubble. Add confectioners' sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Let mixture cool slightly and transfer to a small plastic bag. Snip just the very bottom corner of the bag, then force icing to bottom of bag. Pipe a squiggle of icing down the center of each cupcake.
Per Serving:
Calories 310; Total Fat 16 g; (Sat Fat 6 g, Mono Fat 5 g, Poly Fat 2 g) ; Protein 5 g; Carb 40 g; Fiber 3 g; Cholesterol 45 mg; Sodium 230 mg
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The junior played defensive tackle on the Bucs' Class AAA state champion football squad in the fall and has continued that defensive mindset on the ice for the Fairmont Area Cardinal boys hockey team.
"I liked playing forward when I first started playing hockey. But I tried defense and just liked the control defenders have," said Claeys.
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Set of list the Beatles tribute show from NME. No surprises in what Paul & Ringo sang. Although would have been nice if Ringo hadn't done two covers (no matter how rocking and forever associated with him they are). http://www.nme.com/news/the-beatles/75146
Also lots of pics here from (sadly) The Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... ncert.html
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