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Memories of Burgh Heath
Dancing Round The Maypole
I can remember dancing round the maypole by the conker trees just down from the pond on May 1st with the Burgh Heath Methodist School, Head teacher Miss Mary Fletcher - and buying sherbert in the little shop nearby which was weighed out on an old set of scales - sherbert and humbugs kept in little glass jars on ...Read full memory
The Galleon Swimming Pool
The Galleon swimming pool was all blue with a marvellous fountain at the far, shallow end. Above to the left was a sun balcony and a little counter where you could buy soft drinks and sweets. There was a wavey slide on the left side middle and a spring board at the deep end. Everywhere was painted summer blue. Oh ...Read full memory
The Parade Of Shops
The first shop with the lattice windows was a café. Before this but separated by an alley way was Mr Green, the Butchers. There was sawdust all over the floor and just under the cashier's porthole at the back of the shop was a large 7ld brass weight which as a child I enjoyed trying to lift. The shop next to the café ...Read full memory
Galleon Swimming Pool
Once you entered through the turnstile you entered a sea of blue. The spring board was to your right at this end of the pool and the wavy slide on the left hand side. Cubicles were all around and a large fountain, all blue was at the far end under the canopy over which was the café and sun deck.


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Outdoor warning sirens alert us to chemical spills, severe weather and other outdoor emergencies. When sirens sound, go indoors and turn on a local TV or radio station to find out what the threat is and how to protect yourself.
Do not assume there is no emergency because skies are clear.
Testing of sirens occurs on the first Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. in Fargo, Dilworth and Moorhead. The City of West Fargo tests its sirens daily at noon.

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text: My grower called me this morning to discuss spraying the orange groves where we have our colonies for psyllids and told me he changed the type of spray to one that was "bee friendly". He indicated it was more expensive but bee safe. Does anyone have any experience with this product?


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#21 Fri 04 Jan 13 5:44pm
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Re: This new JO site...
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I thought so - much like the vote buttons individual YouTube comments have. I actually think that's a superb idea. Will be sure to have a look into it, thanks.
great idea
#22 Fri 04 Jan 13 5:57pm
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Re: This new JO site...
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Merlin, would it be nuts to have a 'like' button for posts as they do on Facebook?
i like this
#23 Fri 04 Jan 13 7:28pm
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Re: This new JO site...
joobes wrote:
MsPablo wrote:
Merlin, would it be nuts to have a 'like' button for posts as they do on Facebook?
i like this
wheres the button ?
#24 Fri 04 Jan 13 7:39pm
Re: This new JO site...
It's like the way the original Star Trek technology looks today - yes, let's put big flashing red knobs on a piece of cardboard . . . Merlin may have trouble getting this option to look like the controls on a high tech space ship, but I'm sure he'll think of something!
#25 Fri 04 Jan 13 8:21pm
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Re: This new JO site...
Dunno, I think a straightforward "This post has been liked 3 times" or 3 "Thumbs up, 1 thumbs down" would cheapen the site....
However, if there was a way to have a little "Tag line" at the bottom of each post saying something like "For this this post, Mrs.P, has received thanks from Wine~o, Mada, Kye & Ashen" for instance, then not only does every-one know who found it useful, but the OP also feels valued by their peers...
(And yes this can be done on Punbb...)
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#26 Fri 04 Jan 13 9:51pm
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I agree Mr. wine~o. I didn't think we should have a vote because that sort of popularity contest thing . . . nevermind, but I'd certainly like being able to just hit that 'like' option, even if only the poster who receives the like knows about it.
#27 Fri 04 Jan 13 11:16pm
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koukouvagia wrote:
??? How?
I'll go on saying I want enphasize and underline a word
#28 Fri 04 Jan 13 11:33pm
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If it was seamless and easy, I would have been using bold, italic, underline, but can't be bothered with a bunch of code - too antiquated for today's user-friendly systems.
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Re: This new JO site...
I think I mentioned it last year sometime, but I would like to see an expansion on the notebook idea from foodwise to cover the blogs and forums as well as any new sections of interactive content that may be added in the future.
Only a fool argues with a skunk, a mule or a cook. { cowboy saying}
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the blog pics related to foodwise is much more attractive than a written post, and I feel as if the gardening has desappeared


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includes: The Song Remains The Same, (The Rover intro) Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Battle of Evermore, Going to California, Black Country Woman, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, White Summer ~ Black Mountainside, Kashmir, (Out On the Tiles intro) Moby Dick, Jimmy Page solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway to Heaven, Rock and Roll.
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I went to the 2nd show, April 7th with a good friend of mine. We were seniors in high school, and I ditched school to purchase tickets at the Ticketmaster at Montgomery Ward at the mall. They let each person buy up to 4 tickets. I kept 2 and sold 2 at school later that day. I went to the conert with my best friend Kim. We met up with a bunch of friends from school & smoked some good weed right there in the stadium bathroom. We had terrible seats - almost behind the stage, but either I'm dreaming this or the stage moved so that everyone got a decent view of the band. (maybe it was the pot? haha). Anyway, it was an amazing experience & I still remember many key points. I liked how they all sat down together to play Battle of Evermore & the other acoustics. STH was amazing of course, as was No Quarter & Kashmir. I was a little surprised at the encore (Rock & Roll), but they rocked the house with that one. Of course, the acoustics at the Chicago Stadium sucked, but the band was still awesome! Funny story: on the way home, my friend was driving & she missed the turnoff on the freeway & we eneded up in Indiana! Oh ya, the ganja was pretty good that nite!!! Those were amazing times in the mid-70s!!!


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UTSA Choir, Lyric Theatre leave for European tour
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(May 24, 2006)--The UTSA Department of Music's Concert Choir and Lyric Theatre were invited to represent Texas in an Austrian celebration of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth.
The two groups leave May 25 for a 10-day tour of Austria and the Czech Republic, including special performances in Terezin at the site of the World War II concentration camp and in Prague for the U.S. ambassador.
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Directed by UTSA Professor John Silantien, the choir will perform in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria, as part of the "American Celebration of Music in Austria" with additional concerts in Prague, Czech Republic.
Among other selections, the choir will sing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Solemn Vespers" accompanied by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. The group will perform at several historic venues including the Salzburg Dom in Salzburg, Karlskirche in Vienna and St. Nicholas Church in Prague.
"On this European tour, our music students will have an incredible musical and educational experience performing for large audiences," said Silantien. "The reputation of the choir has grown dramatically in recent years, and our visibility and standing now places it among the top music programs in Texas. An invited tour such as this raises the reputation of UTSA to international status."
"On behalf of the UTSA Department of Music's Concert Choir and Lyric Theatre, the students and faculty wish to thank the many friends and community members who through their combined generosity have made this once-in-a-lifetime journey possible," Silantien added.
The choir will be joined on the tour by the UTSA Lyric Theatre troupe, which will perform the children's opera, "Brundibar," at several venues including Terezin and the American embassy in Prague.
Led by two UTSA assistant professors, production director William McCrary and music director Michael Burgess, it will be the first American presentation of "Brundibar" at Terezin. The opera originally was performed during World War II by the child prisoners at the concentration camp.
"Brundibar" is part of the UTSA Opera To Go Program, sponsored by the Opera Guild of San Antonio. The poignant children's fairy tale set to music was presented March 31 at the UTSA Downtown Campus. Outreach performances this year for nearly 10,000 children in San Antonio area elementary schools taught the lesson that we must never forget the intolerance and prejudice that led to the Holocaust.
The opera was performed 55 times by the children of the concentration camp under the direction of Jewish music teachers. The Nazi command permitted concerts at Terezin in order to delude the outside world into thinking the Jews were being treated humanely. Nearly all of the children who performed in the opera were deported to Auschwitz and died in the gas chambers.


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Forget about whether Attorney General Tom Reilly did the right thing. The question now is whether his candidacy for governor is damaged goods.
If you watch TV or read the newspaper or listen to the radio, you know that the would-be Democratic nominee starred in a political mini-scandal earlier this month. The flap centered on a November call Reilly made to John Conte, the Worcester County district attorney, about a one-car accident that killed Southborough teens Shauna and Meghan Murphy back in October. Reilly reminded Conte that, according to state law, the Murphy sisters' medical records — which may show they were drinking the night their vehicle crashed into a utility poll — shouldn't be released to the press.
Taken in isolation, this call might have been unremarkable, if a bit unnecessary. (After all, does a district attorney really need to be reminded to follow the law?) But certain details complicated the situation. The sisters' parents know Reilly personally. Mark Leahy, the Northborough police chief, publicly questioned the Worcester DA's decision not to press charges in connection with the case (against the person at whose home the girls may have been drinking). And Reilly contacted Conte after receiving a call from Lycos founder Bob Davis — who, in addition to being the Murphys' neighbor and serving as their spokesman after the fatal crash, hosted a June 2005 fundraiser that raked in $14,000 for the AG. (Christopher Murphy, the girls' father, donated $300 to Reilly's campaign at that event.)
Ask a Massachusetts Democrat, and they'll insist that Reilly did nothing wrong. Frank Bellotti — himself a former attorney general and candidate for governor — notes that Massachusetts law instructs attorneys general to "consult with and advise district attorneys in matters relating to their duties." "When I was in office, we used to have contact with them almost on a daily basis," Bellotti says. Meanwhile, former governor Mike Dukakis argues that Reilly's call was less problematic than a questionable tax break received by the husband of Kerry Healey, the lieutenant governor and front-runner for the GOP nomination. "I don't think it compares with million-dollar tax breaks for moving a company to Beverly Farms," Dukakis says. "Do you?"
Reasonable points, both. And indeed, later developments gave Reilly a measure of vindication. The Northborough police chief apparently backed off his claim that the Worcester DA's office refused to hand over the girls' medical records, for example. And the assistant DA in charge of the case said that he had no knowledge of Reilly's call when he recommended against bringing charges in the case. The good news, for Reilly and his supporters, is that the episode finally seems to have played itself out.
Now the bad news: when the 2006 Massachusetts governor's race comes to a close, January may be remembered as the month when Reilly's carefully crafted persona — that of a tough, competent, squeaky-clean public servant capable of breaking the Republican monopoly on the governor's office — started to unravel.
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Angela Davis is a longtime freedom fighter, author, professor.
A prison-rights/racial justice activist, Davis co-founded Critical Resistance, taught the History of Consciousness, directed Feminist Studies, ran for Vice-President twice, and wrote many excellent books -- including Women, Race and Class, and Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire.
In 2011, she traveled on a women of color delegation to Palestine,which later issued a call for divestment from Israel.
In 2012 she particpated in the Russell Tribunal on Palestine in New York City.
Herbert Marcuse taught me taht it was possible to be academic, an activist, a scholar, and a revolutionary.--Angela Davis


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Charlottesville has planned a pro-war Flag Day event featuring a Brigadier General from the JAG school and new recruits for ongoing U.S. wars that make little pretense of legality. We've planned a pro-peace demonstration. Please bring signs and posters in support of peace and nonviolence. We'll have large signs reading "'There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable.' --Howard Zinn"
Thursday, 6 p.m.
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text: I forget what year it was but Piniella was still with the Royals in old Municipal Stadium (the KC version). Must have been 1970 or 1971. Municipal Stadium was huge being 369 down the left field line and 408 to left-center. Anyway Piniella is in left field when Hondo comes to the plate. Piniella backs up all the way to the wall in straight away left. Howard hits a rocket right at him. Piniella didn't have move (which is good as Lou was a rather indifferent defender). He sticks his glove up to catch the ball and it hits the glove so hard that it slams the glove back into the wall. This in turn dislodges ball and it bounds down in front of Lou. This had to be one of the rare plays where the home-town crowd laughed at one of their own players.


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So I'm new to this whole hobby / farming-art; just to toss that out there.
I'll be getting started in Spring with some nucs, but I've been striving to learn all I can & while I, now, feel as if I have a decent-grasp of the basics, another thread has launched me into another facet of my investigating/learning/information-overload escapade here - monitoring hive health (and working out a way to document findings year-after-year in a logical way)
I seen Solomon's Survey of Mite Infestation In Drone & Worker Brood
And it led me to wonder, is there a list somewhere - or can we make a list here - of objective / raw data tests that can be performed in apiary, and fit within the realm of treatment-free?
My thinking is, the more raw data you can track personally, the clearer the bigger picture will become (and stay); I'm asking because beekeeping seems to be so localized that I wont be able to depend on others across the country to keep me on track & would like to build a sort of "profile" for my locale, over time. The major object is to compile information for my use, but to make it easier as well, for those that I some-day leave this all behind to.
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Meth ring leader to spend 3 decades in prison
POCATELLO, Idaho - Three eastern Idahoans were sentenced to federal prison sentences for their involvement in a meth-trafficking operation, and the leader will get more than 30 years behind bars.
The ring was active in the Idaho Falls area from November 2009 to October 2012.
Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced the trio at the federal courthouse in Pocatello this week.
Jorge Fausto Urias, 32, of Idaho Falls, got 35 years in prison plus 10 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. He was the leader of the organization, according to a news release Thursday from the U.S. Attorney's Idaho office. Urias had guns in connection with his role, and he used violence and threats in carrying out his criminal activities.
The news release stated his meth dealings were his livelihood. Urias was also ordered to forfeit $100,000 to the U.S. government and has to pay a $5,000 fine.
Another defendant, Benito Joya, 58, of Rigby, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.
Also sentenced was Misti Chapman, 30, of Idaho Falls. She got a year and a half in prison for distribution of methamphetamine, but since she was also charged with violating a previous imposed term of supervised release, she will actually be in prison for 21 months. Her prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release and 80 hours of community service.
Others, all from Idaho Falls, were charged in the drug-trafficking ring. They are the following:
- Marco Antonio Echeverria, 25
- Erica Rodriguez, 33
- Juan Carlos Garcia, 36
They pleaded guilty in August and will be sentenced in December.
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How am i suppose to re-size an image when you don't give any type of dimensions? When i use to run a site that had millions of traffic (believe or not) we had a forum, with not just images but the sizes of the images we allowed to be used on the forums based on pixels, is/was it so hard to do the same?
How about looking at others images. Or is it great to just police mine all of a sudden? When was i ever an inmate here for you to again go into my account with out having the common courtesy of contacting me as you all so highly state for other members to do? I would of easily re-sized the image if you pmed me, instead you have to go into my account and screw with it (I never did that to others). The problem is i didnt take ESP 101 to know what numbers you want, why not give us some template with numbers?
Funny how you are far from even keel, maybe even hypocritcal?
500px × 375px Those are the stats for the above image.
500px × 377px
480px × 175px Amazing how the images (pixel wise are fairly similar), Sorry to say iam not a gfx artist, or have anything to do with eyeing images, but as you can see the numbers are fairly close.
Interesting numbers wouldnt you say? How about others? Would you like me to add more? Or do you need time to go erase them now, to try to prove me wrong?


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Three Simple Steps to Financial Success
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I am a self-made man. I started my first company with a few thousand dollars and later sold it for more than $100 million -- then I did it again with a new startup in a different field. After my second company sold, I decided at the age of 50 to write a book about the three simple steps that helped me succeed. Here's a short summary of my three simple steps.


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The 6th annual DallasCon Infosec Event is back with even more training sessions from leading security experts geared towards today's professionals. DallasCon 2007 will feature more specialized hands on training on today's leading security topics. The leading security event of the Southwest is now bigger and better!
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Ok this will be real quick as I just saw this and it is dinner time. This is a screen shot of an alert I got from a team site in Office 2007 Server and viewed in Outlook 2007.
I think the picture speaks for itself. Just in case you missed look up there again. Do you see the yellow highlighted text that says Edited? That is right I changed the metadata for Our Offices from Cincy to Nashville and the alert told me so. Very cool! This feature deserves more review but right now I am hungry so a cool screen shot is all you get. 🙂
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Re: OSCE advice?
DragonGorge wrote:Well, like I said, after OSCP I took a hiatus to decompress. Time flies I guess.
How'd it go BTW? Did you write a review?
Totally understandable; I was just teasing
I'm way behind on a lot of reviews I want to write. The next 4-6 weeks are insane for me, so it'll be a bit longer still. I'll definitely post a link here when I have a chance to get to it though.
Suffice to say, it was both the most challenging and rewarding cert I've done.
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AOL Original Series, "The Restart Project" Premieres Today
Dec 16, 2013
AOL has just launched "The Restart Project": Gwyneth Paltrow and Tracy Anderson's new series highlighting inspiring stories of women who have changed their lives in the face of adversity.
The 10-episode documentary series, produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and presented by Kaplan University, follows Academy Award winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow and fitness expert Tracy Anderson as they spend time with women who've overcome hardship, injury, and setbacks to triumph - and tell their inspiring stories firsthand.
Start your week off right! The #RestartProject with @GwynethPaltrow & @TracyAnderson premieres today! WATCH: http://t.co/zNLCK8tLIq
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The brave women in the series have suffered through various obstacles, but found peace and resolution through natural healing - such as martial arts, competitive running and healthy cooking.
The first two episodes are available now at Restart-project.com. Two new episodes will premiere each Monday for the five week run of the series, and the series is available on mobile devices through the AOL On app.


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In the fantasy world of right wing pundits like Bill O'Reilly, the war in the Pacific during WWII had nothing to do with racism, it was simply Western nations engaged in a food fight with the Japanese empire. He was furious at comments made by Tom Hanks who stated the presence of racist factors in the Pacific conflict which resembled racism in modern times as exemplified by the war in Iraq. Hanks stated what anyone alive in the 1940s felt by saying: "Back in WWII, we viewed the Japanese as yellow slant-eyed dogs that believed in different gods. They were out to kill us because our way of living was different. We, in turn, wanted to annihilate them because they were different." He then got into trouble with right wing media ranters by adding, "does this sound familiar with what is going on today?
It is clear that Bill O'Reilly knows as much about the war in the Pacific as he does about the war in Iraq or Afghanistan. The words spoken by Tom Hanks were on the lips and in the hearts of all Americans during the war. The only correction one might make to his statement is we never said, "Japanese," we said, "Japs."
The ultimate ignorant comment of Bill O'Reilly was, "why does Hanks want to inject racism into two wars, Japan and the war on terror where racism certainly doesn't exist." Really, Reilly, then explain why 5,000 Muslims in America were arrested after 9/11? Racism was the reason 120,000 Japanese Americans were sent to camps even though most were American citizens. Can the O'Reilly factor provide examples in which American citizens were imprisoned–some German aliens were sent to camps.
Another storm in a teacup by conservative idiots.


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Volume VII, No. 6
What's inside...
Community Schools: Bringing Together Community Partners to Increase Opportunities for Youth
What's New
- From the U.S. Department of Education
- From the Office of Innovation and Improvement
- American History
- Arts in Education
- Charter Schools
- Closing the Achievement Gap
- Education Reform
- Higher Education
- Raising Student Achievement
- Teacher Quality and Development
Community Schools: Bringing Together Community Partners to Increase Opportunities for Youth
When U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke a few weeks ago on the Charlie Rose show, many people were excited by his words about community schools. "Where schools truly become the centers of the community, great things happen.… We need the schools open much longer hours, and we don't have to do this all ourselves…you can bring in great nonprofits, mentoring and tutoring groups to co-locate their services and bolster the community from the school," he said.
There are important initiatives that distinguish community schools from other public schools, including how community schools often partner with local agencies, and how they offer school-based health, mental health, and social services programs; extended day before- and after-school programs; parent involvement and support programs; and other methods of delivering community enrichment programs. This "full-service" approach to children's development and education represents partnership and teamwork between community residents, businesses, social service agencies, and public entities – all working to support their local school. In neighborhoods where children do not have a safe haven from gangs and drugs, or are lacking adult supervision outside of school, a full service community school is an innovative approach to educating children during the time when they are most vulnerable.
National-level Resources that Support Community Schools
Many educators believe and recent research studies find that the community schools approach can enhance learning for children and facilitate community engagement that leads to greater student achievement. And, as schools and communities move to create more community schools, resources and information are available to help them. The Coalition for Community Schools is an alliance of national, state, and local community schools networks, which, among other things, published the 2003 Making A Difference research report. The 15 community schools that are featured in the report produced remarkable improvements in efficiency and results by integrating existing community resources with the assets of the school. All of these successful schools link school and community resources as an integral part of their design and operation. According to the report, community schools have three major advantages over traditional public schools: (1) they garner additional resources for the school and reduce demands on school staff; (2) they provide learning opportunities that develop both academic and nonacademic competencies; and (3) they offer young people, their families, and community residents opportunities to build social capital, which connects students to people and information that can help them solve problems and meet their goals. The Coalition's Web site draws attention to the latest information about community schools, and highlights research, resources, and strategies that facilitate networking for individuals and groups who want to become Coalition partners and work together to create and improve community schools. The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) staffs the Coalition for Community Schools by working to help individuals and institutions increase their capacity to work together.
Another important resource and model in the community schools arena is Communities in Schools (CIS), operating in thousands of schools across the country, and focusing specifically on dropout prevention. It champions the connection of needed resources with schools to help young people learn, stay in schools, and prepare for life. By bringing resources, services, parents, and volunteers into schools, CIS creates a community of caring adults who work directly with educators. CIS works with communities to assess the needs of their youth. In some schools, particular students are connected with services on a one-time basis (social service referrals) and in other schools, services are made available to all students and their families. CIS also brings services to students and families through after-school programs.
The CIS model includes:
- The presence of a CIS school-based, on-site coordinator.
- A comprehensive school- and student-level needs assessment.
- A community asset assessment and identification of potential partners.
- Annual plans for school-level prevention and individual intervention strategies.
- Appropriate combinations of widely accessible prevention services and resources for the entire school population, coupled with coordinated, targeted and sustained intervention services and resources for individual students with significant risk factors.
- Data collection, monitoring, and adjusting services offered to individual students and/or the entire school population.
- A combination of services provided and/or coordinated by CIS, which commonly include both academic and non-academic interventions, such as tutoring, mentoring, family engagement, health care, community service activities, and life skills development.
Support for Community Schools at the Federal Level
In 2008, the U.S. Department of Education awarded nearly $5 million in grants to 10 full service community schools that aim to provide comprehensive academic, social, mental, physical, and vocational programs and services to meet individual, family, and community needs. The program, funded through the Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE), and known as the Full Service Community Schools Program (FSCS), encourages coordination of education, developmental, family, health, and other services through partnerships between public elementary and secondary schools and community-based organizations and public-private ventures.
One such grantee benefiting from the new federal program is the Indianapolis Public Schools system. In an inner-city Indianapolis neighborhood where there are many negative societal factors including homelessness, low parent educational levels, a high number of single parents, a rapidly growing population of English language learners, and a high unemployment and poverty rate, George Washington Community High School is improving the future for its students. The school, grades 7 – 12, has more than 50 collaborative partners, and through its lead partner, Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center, provides services to help the underserved student population there to achieve goals that culminate in high school graduation, post-secondary learning, and community involvement.
For more than six decades the school was the center of the neighborhood, but by the mid-1990s, economic hardship caused the school to close. The neighborhood was outraged, and the community mobilized to form a task force and find a way to re-open the school. In the fall of 2000, a full service community school opened. Jim Grim, Director of Community Schools for the Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center, said "Before we reopened the school, we had to make sure we could address the issues that led to closing it. When you talk about learning and poverty, community schools are the answer." The group reached out to families and businesses to create a center for activity around the school. One goal of the school was to improve graduation rates, and the community sought partners to participate in the process to improve outcomes for its children. The school has a teen health clinic, mental health counseling services for students and families, and after-school initiatives that are sponsored by such places as Goodwill Industries and Indiana University--Purdue University Indianapolis to offer safe and healthy alternatives for students. "The award we are getting from the Department allows us to deepen the process that is already in place. It will let us fill in the gaps – like providing more mental health services for children who have been on a waiting list. It will also allow us to take our model to three other high schools in Indianapolis. We will be a technical assistance center for other school communities." The school's work has been to develop a culture that reinforces the benefits of having goals, achieving academic success, and enrolling in post secondary education to achieve that success. This year's class of 2009 achieved unbelievable results: all 78 students who received diplomas were accepted to college—and of those, 89 percent live in poverty, a fifth are still learning English, and only five percent of adults who live in their community have ever attended college.
At the federal level, the Administration has proposed in the fiscal year 2010 budget for the Education Department another important effort to provide an oasis for children from disadvantaged neighborhoods through community schools. Secretary Duncan, in his testimony before the House 2010 Budget Committee, said he "plans to work very hard at scaling up success in our education system…and our budget would support comprehensive approaches such as Promise Neighborhoods, which would be modeled after the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), that aim to improve college-going rates by combining a rigorous K-12 education with a full network of neighborhood-based social services." The $10 million Promise Neighborhood Initiative would provide one-year planning grants to non-profit, community-based organizations to develop plans for comprehensive neighborhood programs that provide the necessary support for children and youth from preschool through college so that they can succeed in school and beyond.
Geoffrey Canada's Harlem Children's Zone is a nationally recognized program that covers 100 blocks in Harlem, NY, and reaches nearly 10,000 children with a variety of social services to ensure that all kids are prepared to get a good education. HCZ prepares students from early childhood to high school and beyond with a "conveyor belt of high quality services" including parenting classes, pre-schools, charter schools, after-school services, and tutoring for college students.
A rigorous evaluation report PDF-[854KB] in April 2009 from Roland G. Fryer, Jr., a Harvard economist and his colleague, Will Dobbie, revealed that HCZ students made "enormous" gains in student achievement. "We provide the first empirical test of the causal impact of HCZ on educational outcomes, with an eye toward informing the long-standing debate whether schools alone can eliminate the achievement gap or whether the issues that poor children bring to school are too much for educators to overcome," the researchers say. Students entering Promise Academy, the HCZ charter middle school, tested in the 39th percentile among New York City students in math and English Language Arts (verbal). By eighth grade, the typical student scored in the 74th percentile in math and the 53rd percentile in verbal ability. Few other education policies have shown gains that are so dramatic. In math, Promise Academy eliminated the achievement gap between its black students and the city average for white students.
HCZ is a holistic approach to rebuilding a community, helping its children to stay on track through college and successfully enter the job market. Under the umbrella of the HCZ are the HCZ project, Promise Academy Charter Schools, Beacon Community Centers, and Foster-Care Prevention Services.
The HCZ model focuses on the social and educational development of children, along with programs focused on health. To help support that development, it provides wrap-around programs that improve children's family and neighborhood environments.
The model includes five core principles that aim to:
- Serve an entire neighborhood comprehensively.
- Create a pipeline of support.
- Build community among residents, institutions, and stakeholders, who help to create the environment necessary for children's healthy development.
- Evaluate program outcomes and create feedback to improve programs.
- Foster a culture of success rooted in passion, accountability, leadership, and teamwork.
There are increasing numbers of state-level community schools organizations, such as the Federation for Community Schools in Illinois, working to bring together individuals and organizations who support community schools throughout the state. The Federation was started by two groups in Chicago that wanted to continue the community schools momentum: the Chicago Campaign to Expand Community Schools (funding ended in 2007) and the Chicago Coalition for Community Schools (a coalition of community schools practitioners engaged directly in community schools work). Recently, Illinois became the first state to pass community schools legislation, which is awaiting the Governor's signature to make Illinois the first state in the nation to codify community schools into the state school code and create the infrastructure necessary to make use of federal stimulus funds to support community schools.
The Federation provides a number of advocacy tools to help communities and schools such as position papers, talking points, community schools development strategies, access to research papers, and a repository of best practices for community schools that are posted on its Web site.
There are many more examples of people and organizations that are helping schools transform from regular neighborhood schools to schools that are the hub of the community—the Eisenhower Foundation, the Children's Aid Society, the Harvard Family Research Project—and more. Increasingly, the highest levels of government and the private sector are acknowledging that community schools are an idea whose time has come.
Key Resources:
- Children's Aid Society
- Chicago's Community Schools Initiative
- Coalition for Community Schools
- Communities in Schools
- Eisenhower Foundation
- Federation for Community Schools
- Harvard Family Research Project
- Institute for Educational Leadership
- The Community Agenda for America's Public Schools
What's New
From the U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan continued his "Listening and Learning: A Conversation About Education Reform" tour with events in Montana and New Jersey. Duncan has visited five states on his multi-state tour to solicit feedback from a broad group of stakeholders around federal education policy, as well as to gain input on the Obama administration's education agenda, including early childhood, higher standards, teacher quality, workforce development and higher education. Many events will be taped and reports and video summaries will be published on the Department's Web site and on the Secretary's blog. To visit the Listening Tour Online, click here. (June 2009)
In a recent conference call with reporters, Secretary Duncan emphasized that states must be open to charter schools, and that too much is at stake for states financially and for students academically to restrict choice and innovation. This summer, the Department of Education begins accepting state applications for the federal government's largest one-time investment in K-12 public school reform. By the end of the year, the Department will be distributing grants from the $4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund that is authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Also, $1.5 billion in Title I School Improvement Program funds are available to improve teaching and learning for all children. (June 2009)
To date, Secretary Duncan has approved applications from 31 states for millions of dollars in funding that is available under the ARRA. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. The law will provide more than $100 billion over the next two years to save education jobs, send young people to college, modernize America's classrooms, and advance education reforms. (June 2009)
Secretary Duncan praised a new effort by the National Governors Association's (NGA) Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), partnering with Achieve, ACT, and the College Board, to create a common core of state standards in language arts and math for grades K-12. Forty-six states and three territories have joined the state-led process. NGA and CCSSO are coordinating the process to develop these standards and will assemble an expert validation committee to provide an independent review of the common core standards, as well as grade-by-grade standards. The common core standards are expected to be completed in July 2009, while the grade-by-grade standards are expected to be finished by December 2009. (May 2009)
The frequency of music and visual arts instruction has remained relatively steady for over a decade, but significant racial/ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic gaps exist in both arts subjects for eighth-graders, according to the 2008 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in the arts, the first assessment of student achievement in the arts since 1997. The assessment of nearly 8,000 middle school students found only a small percentage of students could sufficiently render self-portraits and only one-half were able to correctly identify the prominent instrument in the opening of "Rhapsody in Blue." (June 15)
The federal Departments of Education and Labor have established a new Web site, www.Opportunity.gov, to assist individuals who are unemployed and who may be unaware that they could be eligible for Pell Grants and other need-based financial aid to further their education or earn additional credentials and training. The Web site provides information on financial aid, labor tools, and other key resources available for unemployed adults. (June 2009)
To combat the "summer slide"—students scoring lower on reading and math achievement tests at the end of the summer than they did on the same tests before summer break—many high-quality summer programs are keeping students engaged in learning and teaching them new skills and content. The programs allow children to form relationships with caring adults, help them stay fit and active, and engage in activities that foster creativity and innovation. The June edition of Education News showcased several award-winning and effective summer learning programs; explored innovative strategies to academically engage and nurture low-income and disadvantaged youth during the summer; profiled foundation, community and library-based initiatives designed to encourage students to read and learn during the break; and spotlighted the efforts of organizations dedicated to providing disadvantaged students with access to books and reading materials in the summer and throughout the year. To watch the archived broadcast, go to http://www.connectlive.com/events/ednews
Spring and early summer means a lot of activity surrounding the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The National Center for Education Statistics is busy analyzing recently collected data to produce the Nation's Report Card and already preparing for the 2010 assessments in civics, geography, and U.S. history. Schools selected for the 2010 assessments can begin planning for the tests by using information on the NAEP Web site. (June 2009)
Across the country, enrollment in elementary and secondary schools has risen to all-time highs, and young students continue to show gains in academic achievement over time, according to The Condition of Education 2009, released last month by the National Center for Education Statistics. Overall achievement levels for secondary school students have not risen over time. However, the report does reveal increases in the percentages of students who enter college after high school and earn postsecondary credentials. (May 28)
From the Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)
On May 7, the Department of Education held a major event, "Technologies and Children: Megabytes for Learning," which examined the impact of educational technology on student achievement. Documents and presentations from the event are now available online. To access the materials at the sign-in page, use the following to log in: enter TEP for last name and 8669 for PIN, and then click on "Technology in Education Programs", bringing up the list of downloadable documents. (June 2009)
American History
The education team at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., is developing a new Web site specifically for social studies methods instructors and pre-service teachers. The site will feature resources and activities that incorporate and are inspired by primary source materials from the vast collections at the Archives. Additionally, a new online community called "COLLABORATE" is in development. COLLABORATE will serve as a virtual meeting space where innovative ideas are shared among members of the Archives education team and individuals from schools and organizations outside of government. (June 2009)
Arts in Education
Adobe Youth Voices and What Kids Can Do invite youth across the globe to submit photographs based on the theme of "crisis and hope," which express both what is challenging about our current world and what is hopeful. Winning photographs will be showcased online, in a traveling exhibit, and in a book. All young people between the ages of 12 and 19 are eligible to participate. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2009. More information is available online. (June 2009)
The NAMM Foundation has announced the results of its 10th annual Best Communities for Music Education survey, which recognizes schools and districts across the country for their commitment to music education in the classroom. This year's roster of 124 districts spans 21 states, with a record number of "musical communities" in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Texas. (April 16)
Charter Schools/Choice
An issue brief PDF-[172KB] from the National Governors Association details how governors can replicate some of the most high-performing charter school models in the country. The authors assert that there are four main barriers to replicating successful schools: state caps on the number of charter schools allowed to operate; reporting requirements; discrepancies between charter and district school funding; and limited access to facilities. (April 2009)
Bryan C. Hassel, Julie Kowal, and Sarah Crittendon have teamed up to release the 2009 edition of a report PDF-[4.68MB] first issued in 2004 for the Philanthropy Roundtable from Public Impact, Investing in Charter Schools: A Guide for Donors. The report maintains four strategic priorities first discussed in the 2004 edition: increasing the number of high-quality schools, reducing operational challenges, setting standards and quality measures, and advocating for policy frameworks that encourage chartering. This year's edition adds a fifth element: improving the quantity and quality of human capital. (2009)
Closing the Achievement Gap
People of Hispanic descent make up the largest and fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the country, but Hispanic students trail behind their Caucasian and Asian peers at all proficiency levels in mathematics and reading, according to a report from the Society for Research in Child Development. The authors recommend an increase in the number of elementary-school teachers who are proficient in both English and Spanish and an expansion of high-quality educational opportunities for three- to eight-year-old Hispanic children. (2009)
Education Reform
A few years ago, teachers were leaving, students were fighting in the hallways, and test scores were low at G.W. Carver Middle School in Chester, Va. But now, the school has earned recognition as a 2009 Panasonic National School Change Award winner for undergoing substantial systematic and student-oriented improvements. Carver will receive national recognition, a $5,000 prize, and the opportunity for staff to tell their success story during a conference in New York this summer. (June 2009)
A collaborative policy brief from the Center for American Progress, American Enterprise Institute, New Profit Inc., and Public Impact offers suggestions for encouraging innovation in education. According to the brief, too often factors such as inflexible bureaucracies, a lack of capital, and a limited supply of talent work together to stifle creation and growth in this sector. Authors of the report recommend varied solutions for these problems, including using better information to create a performance- and accountability-based culture and opening public education to multiple providers. (May 2009)
According to figures from the U.S. Department of Defense, children of military families move eight times on average during their academic careers. Alabama recently joined a group of 19 other states that will work together to help military-dependent students as they face unique academic challenges associated with frequent relocation. Differences in school systems' requirements prompted the creation of an Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, of which Alabama is the newest member. (May 20)
Higher Education
Prospective college students: beware. A picture featuring questionable behavior posted on Facebook or MySpace could cost you a spot at your dream college. About a quarter of colleges and universities polled in a recent survey by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling reported that admissions officers research prospective students' social-networking profiles before making admissions or scholarship decisions. While the legality of denying college entry based on social-networking is untested, employers in the U.S. can decide not to hire an applicant based on photographs, videos, or other postings to the Web, according to the study. (April 29)
Raising Student Achievement
A new national report from Education Week and the magazine's Editorial Projects in Education (EPE) Research Center finds that the national graduation rate has improved over the last 10 years, but that a recent one-year downturn—the first significant annual decline during that period—raises cause for concern. The report, Diplomas Count 2009: Broader Horizons: The Challenge of College Readiness for All Students, highlights graduation-rate data for the nation, each state, and the 50 largest school districts. The report also maps the landscape of policy and reform in the college-ready area. (June 9)
For students in Harlem, N.Y., squash is not just a vegetable anymore. It is a vehicle that may propel them to college. "StreetSquash" is an innovative academic and athletic enrichment program based in Harlem that combines tutoring, mentoring, community service, and squash. The program runs year-round. During the school year, students travel to StreetSquash after class and participate in two days of homework help and squash instruction and one day of SAT preparation (for high school students) or literacy instruction (for middle school students). Saturdays are spent on the courts. StreetSquash is part of the National Urban Squash and Education Association. (June 2009)
Kavya Shivashankar, a 13-year-old student from Kansas, has won the National Spelling Bee along with nearly $40,000 in cash and prizes. Shivashankar, who wants to become a neurosurgeon, bested nearly 300 competitors and spelled her way through 15 rounds in the nation's largest and longest-running educational promotion, administered by the E.W. Scripps Company. (May 28)
Teacher Quality and Development
Nearly all tenured teachers in many districts receive above-average ratings on formal performance evaluations, according to a new study PDF-[5.99MB] from the nonprofit teacher-preparation program, the New Teacher Project. The study examines the results of a survey, which included more than 15,000 teachers and 1,300 administrators in four states and 12 districts. More than nine in 10 tenured teachers in those districts met performance standards in recent evaluations. (June 2009)
Greg Forster and Christian D'Andrea have issued a study for the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice entitled, Free to Teach: What America's Teachers Say About Teaching in Public and Private Schools. The report examines how public and private school teachers rate their jobs, their schools, and their level of influence on their classrooms. The report draws on data collected by the 2003-2004 Schools and Staffing Survey from the U.S. Department of Education, which surveyed approximately 50,000 teachers from across the country. (May 20)
Innovations in the News
Raising Student Achievement
Educators, students, parents, and policymakers in Florida are benefiting from the state's "data warehouse" that is making connections between students' performance in both their K-12 and postsecondary years, as well as workforce information to help students plan for careers after college. Cited by the Data Quality Campaign as one of only a few states to have gone beyond NCLB requirements for capturing data on tests scores and graduation rates, Florida's High School Feedback Report provides information on individual student performance on college admission tests as well as on their freshman English and math courses and GPA throughout their college careers. School-by-school data are available to students and parents in order to see how their school performs compared to others district- and statewide. [More—Education Week] (June 11)
President of a music-recording studio, custom-clothing designer, entertainment company owner – they're exciting and potentially profitable careers following college. But how about during college, or even while still in high school? Students who are part of Chicago's entrepreneur classes at schools such as the Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy are pursuing their passions with business plans and help from the city's business leaders. The effort, supported in Chicago and elsewhere by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), is increasing students' interest in attending college, according to research by the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. [More—Chicago Tribune] (June 8)
In the middle school years, effective parent involvement should be helping students to understand the links between school performance and future job prospects and providing strategies for studying and reaching academic goals. Researchers examined 50 studies involving more than 50,000 students, which determined that parents' involvement with school events did have an effect when their children reached middle school, and helped them to understand the value of a commitment to education and its potential pay off later in life. Teens, according to Harvard University researcher Nancy E. Hill, "are starting to internalize goals, beliefs, and motivation and use these to make decisions," and they need guidance from parents. [More—ScienceDaily] (May 19)
Classmates of young children, as well as parents and teachers, play a role in their language development, according to a study of nearly 2,000 preschoolers by researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) and Ohio State University. "Classmates are an important resource for all children, especially for children who begin preschool with higher language skills," commented Andrew J. Mashburn, a senior research scientist at UVA. The researchers also found that teachers' effective management of children's behavior in the preschool classroom "creates an environment in which children feel comfortable to converse with and learn language from one another." [More—ScienceDaily] (May 18)
School Improvement
Forty-six states will combine efforts to develop college- and career-readiness standards in math and English language arts, under the leadership of the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). The goal is twofold: eliminate the current patchwork of academic standards across the nation, and "devise a more rigorous common set of academic targets, and then internationally benchmark them." The effort is on a fast track, with a draft of a set of overall standards ready for states' review this summer, followed by grade-by-grade, or "learning progression standards," slated for completion by December. A consortium comprised of Achieve, the College Board, and ACT, Inc., will develop the standards. NGA and CCSSO will validate them using a committee of national and international content experts. [More—The Washington Post] (June 1)
The Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) has a new "innovation council" to develop a plan for "corrective action" starting with the 2009-2010 school year. The seven-member Innovation and Improvement Advisory Council, which includes both Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and local school board president Michael Bonds, is charged by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster, and Superintendent-elect Tony Evers with devising comprehensive and innovative reforms to the district's academic and financial problem [More—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] (May 28)
Indiana high schools that register the greatest graduation rate increases next year may receive up to $20,000 each, with the funds to be divided among the schools' principals and their staff members "who got the best results." State Superintendent Tony Bennett intends for the new "performance awards" to foster "innovative ways to graduate more students by encouraging would-be dropouts to stick with their studies and get their diplomas." High schools with enrollments of 300 or more students are eligible for $20,000 awards; those with less than 300 students can receive $10,000 each. [More—The AP] (May18)
A new high school model in New York City that combines innovative technology with project-based learning is so successful in its inaugural year that local education officials are preparing to open another 40 schools like it in the next several years. The iSchool, which opened last fall with 100 ninth graders, is part of a citywide high school choice experiment. More than two-thirds of the iSchool's students are eligible for free or reduced-priced meals and students attend from all five boroughs in the city. The interdisciplinary curriculum employs nine-week learning modules in which student teams tackle real-world issues. The students connect with "client" organizations in the community with the help of iSchool partners such as Cisco Systems. Attendance is at 94 percent and nearly two-thirds of the school's freshmen have passed the Regents Exam this year. [More—eSchool News] (May 15)
A Brown University gift of 12,000 graphing calculators to the Providence Public Schools is a symbolic first step toward a much deeper commitment by the Ivy League institution to its local schools. Nearly $1.5 million has been raised to establish the Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence, which is expected to become a permanent $10-million endowment focused on closing the achievement gap. Grants of $10,000 each have been made to three local schools to support innovative teaching projects, and Brown's president, Ruth Simmons, has indicated interest in having doctoral students teach in the public schools. [More—The Providence Journal (R.I.)] (free registration) (May 13)
Robots, built by elementary students and entered into contests of strength and daring-do, have brought new life to math and science for Latino students in Pomona, Calif. Math is too removed from students' real-life experiences, according to Cal Polytechnic Pomona associate professor Cesar Larriva, and so he designed a program in which students designed and built robots from Legos and programmed them using laptops, requiring the use of skills in scientific inquiry, critical thinking, and problem solving. A $140,000 grant helped to launch the program last year. Larriva and his colleagues hope to expand the program to more elementary schools and eventually to middle and high schools in the Pomona district. [More—The Los Angeles Times] (May 25)
A pilot program in Los Angeles that has doubled and tripled the number of African American and Latino students, respectively, enrolled in AP computer science courses is about to be expanded to 20 more schools. With the help of UCLA and a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Computer Science Equity Alliance targeted schools with underprivileged students of color, changing their attitudes about the role of computer science in their lives. They first needed to see the subject as more than "people in lab coats,"according to Joanna Goode of the University of Oregon and a co-leader of the program. Another key component of the pilot was helping the schools to upgrade their curriculum. The Alliance is applying for additional NSF funds to expand the number of schools. [More—The Los Angeles Times] (May 21)
According to a new report that evaluated student performance in the sciences, middle and high school students are falling behind in the life sciences, to the point of endangering America's competitiveness and students' preparation for college-level science studies. The study, released by the Biotechnology Industry Organization and the Biotechnology Institute, used data from the NAEP science assessment as well as the performance of students on the AP biology exam and the percentage of ACT-tested students prepared for college-level biology, among other data sources. The report also found that one in every eight biology teachers was not certified to teach the subject. [More—The AP] (May 19)
In Massachusetts, Education Commissioner Mitchell D. Chester is proposing a math-specific test for licensure of elementary classroom teachers. At present, aspiring elementary teachers taking a multiple-subject test "have been able to do poorly on the math," but still meet the general licensure requirement, according to Chester. The proposal stems from guidelines for elementary teachers' math preparation passed by the state education board in 2007. Chester proposes a three-year grace period before the new requirement would apply to teachers in grades 1-6, and special educators of children with moderate disabilities. [More—Education Week] (May 15)
Math apathy and adults who tell students, "I was never good at math either," remain barriers to increasing math performance of American students, according to Henry Kepner, president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. In a number of places, however, school and corporate leaders are waging public relations offenses to address the problem, including the notion that mathematics ability of is a genetic trait. Their goal is to "immerse more middle school students in algebra and toughen high school requirements so graduates can compete for increasingly technical jobs." Raytheon is among the corporate players in the effort, providing math and science scholarships and sponsoring school rallies that feature professional football players who promote math as a part of sports. [More—Washington Post] (May 16)
Teacher Quality and Development
The Troops to Teachers program is a proven source of male teachers and teachers who are members of racial and ethnic minorities for K-12 schools. An estimated 82 percent of the more than 11,000 former members of the U.S. military who have been placed in schools since the program's beginning in 1994 are men, and almost 40 percent of the Troops to Teachers participants are minorities. Students in Florida classrooms of Troops to Teachers members outperformed their peers in math testing, according to a recent study. Troops to Teachers recruits receive up to $5,000 for course work and another $5,000 bonus and agree to teach for at least three years in high-needs schools. The nationwide program is administered by the Department of Defense with support from the Department of Education. [More—The Washington Post] (June 14)
An eight-teacher "dream team" has been drawn to an innovative charter school that will open in Washington Heights in New York City this September with salaries that would shock most teachers; $125,000 is nearly twice as much as the average New York City public school teacher earns, and about two and a half times as much as the national average for teacher salaries. The teachers also will be eligible for bonuses, based on school-wide performance, of up to $25,000 in the second year [More—The New York Times] (June 4)
Utah is piloting a performance-pay program in five schools that will reward teachers and classroom-related staff based on "quality of instruction, students' academic progress, and parent, student, and community satisfaction." The initial amount available to the pilot elementary schools is $300,000, which will be awarded during the second year of the two-year experiment. A formula will determine how the funds are allocated within the schools, with 80 percent divided equally between student progress and instructional quality, and the other 20 percent based on parent, student or community satisfaction. [More—The Salt Lake Tribune] (June 3)
The City of Baltimore is hoping to nearly double the number of Teach for America recruits it places in the next two years. The alternative-route program that has already placed up to 700 teachers in Baltimore since it began 17 years ago is "almost an instrument of reform in the district," according to schools chief Andrés Alonso. More than half of the 700 teachers have stayed in Baltimore, the majority of them remaining in education, either working in the schools or pursing advanced studies. Twelve have become principals. With the help of local businesses, the City is committed to raising $3.8 million meet its Teach for America goal. [More—The Baltimore Sun] (May 26)
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Well-Known Fact: Fairfield County is a Haven for Families
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Norwalk • Norwalk, CT
Escape Kit
- A One-Night Stay for Two Adults and Two Children in a Double-Queen Room
- Breakfast for Two Adults and Two Children
- Adventure Passes for Two Adults and Two Children to the The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Including Aquarium Admission and Classic IMAX Movie
- One In-Room Movie
- Tin of Cookies and Welcome Gift Bag
Despite your relative proximity to JFK and the myriad destination possibilities it represents, wallets tend to rule when it comes to family vacations. Although your pocketbook is practically yelling at you to stay home, you shudder at the thought of three months at the mercy of the kiddos and the steamy weather with not even a long weekend in sight.
Keep your budget and your mental health in check with a quick Escape for two adults and two children to Norwalk, Connecticut, and stay one night in a double-queen room at the recently renovated DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Norwalk ($175). Get settled and decide which in-room movie you'll drift off to after dinner at Saffire, where you'll have two appetizers on the house when you purchase two entrées. Just save room for dessert—a tin of the DoubleTree's signature cookies.
The charming New England town is less than 50 miles from the Big Apple, but the quaint cobblestone streets of Norwalk and South Norwalk (with a recently revived downtown affectionately called SoNo by the locals) and the calm Long Island Sound make it feel a world away. The area has long been a hot spot for sailors, and it was listed as one of the best 100 small cities by Money magazine in 2010.
When the kids bound out of bed at some ungodly hour ready to hit the pool or the beach, take solace in the included breakfast for two adults and two children. Before the sun sucks out all of their energy, be sure to hit The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, where your passes for two adults and two children include aquarium admission and a Classic IMAX movie.
See all sorts of water wildlife, from sea turtles to jellyfish; stroke the nurse sharks and rays in the touch pool; watch the two playful river otters, Belle and Lou, splash in the waterfall; and check out the more exotic special exhibits: fascinating fish from Africa and a family of meerkats. (Tip: Don't miss seeing the daily harbor seal show at 11:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m., or 3:45 p.m.) Then board the hotel's complimentary shuttle (service also includes destinations within a six-mile radius and the Norwalk or Darien train station) to return to the DoubleTree.
Head home prepared to thrive, not just survive, during the rest of the summer knowing your family getaway didn't just save money, but also saved you from self-inflicted signs of aging.
"Great hotel, and even better staff! We were greeted enthusiastically by the desk clerk who had no trouble changing our room from one bed to two. Of course, there were warm cookies! There is a nicely kept large indoor pool at just the right temperature."-- TripAdvisor
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Used to sum up an event, action or feeling as a whole.
That's full of bullshit and gayness.
(Not of the homosexual kind either)
Dude 1: I got a ticket today. Girlfriend broke up with me, I got fired from my job, and my Xbox 360 got RROD!
Dude 2: Wow bro your day sucked.
Dude 1: I know right? fucking Rainbows and shit.
Dude 2: Wow bro your day sucked.
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Abdominal hysterectomy is a surgical procedure that removes your uterus through an incision in your lower abdomen. Your uterus — or womb — is where a baby grows if you're pregnant. A partial hysterectomy removes just the uterus, and a total hysterectomy removes the uterus and the cervix.
Sometimes a hysterectomy includes removal of one or both ovaries and fallopian tubes, a procedure called total hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy (sal-ping-go-o-of-uh-REK-tuh-me).
Hysterectomy can also be performed through an incision in the vagina (vaginal hysterectomy) or by a laparoscopic or robotic surgical approach — which uses long, thin instruments passed through small abdominal incisions. Abdominal hysterectomy may be recommended over other types of hysterectomy if you have a large uterus or if your doctor wants to check other pelvic organs for signs of disease.
Arthroscopy (ahr-THROS-skuh-pee) is a procedure for diagnosing and treating joint problems. During arthroscopy, a surgeon inserts a narrow tube containing a fiber-optic video camera through a small incision — about the size of a buttonhole. The view inside your joint is transmitted to a video monitor.
Arthroscopy allows the surgeon to see inside your joint without having to make a large incision. Surgeons can even repair some types of joint damage during arthroscopy, with pencil-thin surgical instruments inserted through additional small incisions.
The cervical cap is a birth control (contraceptive) device that prevents sperm from entering the uterus. The cervical cap is a reusable, deep silicone cup that is inserted into the vagina and fits tightly over the cervix. The cervical cap is held in place by suction and has a strap to help with removal.
The cervical cap is effective at preventing pregnancy only when used with spermicide. Only one cervical cap — FemCap — has Food and Drug Administration approval in the U.S. It must be fitted and prescribed by a health care provider.
Cervical cerclage is a procedure in which sutures are used to close the cervix — the lower part of the uterus that opens to the vagina — during pregnancy to help prevent premature birth.
Cervical cerclage can be done through the vagina (transvaginal cervical cerclage) or through the abdomen (transabdominal cervical cerclage). Typically, the sutures are removed when a baby is considered full term — during week 37 of pregnancy. If necessary, the sutures can be removed earlier.
Your health care provider might recommend cervical cerclage if your cervix is at risk of opening before your baby is ready to be born or, in some cases, if your cervix begins to open too early. However, cervical cerclage isn't appropriate for everyone. It can cause serious side effects and doesn't always prevent premature birth. Understand the risks of cervical cerclage and whether the procedure might benefit you and your baby.
Cholecystectomy (koh-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-me) is a surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder — a pear-shaped organ that sits just below your liver on the upper right side of your abdomen. Your gallbladder collects and stores bile — a digestive fluid produced in your liver.
Cholecystectomy may be necessary if you experience pain from gallstones that block the flow of bile. Cholecystectomy is a common surgery, and it carries only a small risk of complications. In most cases, you can go home the same day of your cholecystectomy.
Cholecystectomy is most commonly performed by inserting a tiny video camera and special surgical tools through four small incisions to see inside your abdomen and remove the gallbladder. Doctors call this laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In some cases, one large incision may be used to remove the gallbladder. This is called an open cholecystectomy.
Focused ultrasound surgery is a noninvasive treatment option for uterine fibroids — noncancerous growths of the uterus. A pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan is typically performed before treatment to determine whether you're a good candidate for focused ultrasound surgery.
Focused ultrasound surgery — also called magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery or focused ultrasound ablation — is performed while you're inside an MRI scanner equipped with a high-energy ultrasound transducer for treatment.
The images give your doctor the precise location of the uterine fibroids and the locations of nearby structures to be avoided, such as the bowel and bladder. While the MRI monitors the targeted fibroid and surrounding structures, the ultrasound transducer focuses sound waves into the fibroid to heat and destroy small areas of fibroid tissue.
Not widely available, focused ultrasound surgery typically is done at specialized clinics.
A hepatobiliary (HIDA) scan is an imaging procedure used to diagnose problems in the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.
In the HIDA scan, a radioactive chemical or tracer is injected into a vein in your arm.
The tracer is handled by the liver like bile. Bile is a fluid produced and excreted by your liver that helps your digestive system break down fats in the foods you eat. Bile is stored in your gallbladder and the gallbladder releases the bile when you eat a meal.
A special nuclear medicine scanner (gamma camera) tracks the flow of the tracer from your liver into your gallbladder and small intestine.
The name HIDA comes from an early tracer used for the scan, hydroxy iminodiacetic acid. More effective tracers are used today.
Cholescintigraphy, hepatobiliary scintigraphy are other names for a HIDA scan.
Mirena is a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) that's inserted into the uterus for long-term birth control (contraception). A T-shaped plastic frame that releases a type of progestin, Mirena thickens the cervical mucus to prevent sperm from reaching or fertilizing an egg. Mirena also thins the lining of the uterus and partially suppresses ovulation.
Mirena is one of two hormonal IUDs with Food and Drug Administration approval. The other is Skyla, which prevents pregnancy for up to three years. Mirena prevents pregnancy for up to five years after insertion.
Myomectomy (my-o-MEK-tuh-mee) is a surgical procedure to remove uterine fibroids — also called leiomyomas (lie-o-my-O-muhs). These are common noncancerous growths that appear in the uterus, usually during childbearing years, but they can occur at any age.
The surgeon's goal during myomectomy is to take out symptom-causing fibroids and reconstruct the uterus. Unlike hysterectomy, which removes your entire uterus, myomectomy removes only the fibroids and leaves your uterus intact.
Women who undergo myomectomy report improvement in fibroid symptoms, including heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pressure.
Prostate laser surgery is used to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
During prostate laser surgery, your doctor inserts a scope through the tip of your penis into the tube that carries urine from your bladder (urethra). The urethra is surrounded by the prostate. A laser is passed through the scope. The laser delivers energy that is used to shrink or to remove the excess tissue that is blocking the urethra and preventing urine flow.
All lasers use concentrated light to generate precise and intense heat. Laser surgery removes excess prostate tissue by:
There are different types of prostate laser surgery, such as:
The type of laser surgery your doctor will perform depends on several factors, including the size of your prostate, your health, the type of laser equipment available and your doctor's training.


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Martin finishes writing the series.
quote:It IS a "fake spoiler," as in, it's NOT true.
I love how he puts "fake spoilers" in quotations.
quote:Damn. You're strict.
You need to be banned until Martin finishes writing the series.
quote:I'm sure you mean "our thread." I have not read the books, and I was one of the first people to suggest that the readers stay out of the thread entirely.
Why can't you just stay out of their thread?
Do we really need 3 fricking threads for the same episode?
quote:Thanks. Actually, I was the guy who say in the back and drew pictures of Voltron.
You sound like the snotty bitch that sits in the front row and likes to pass back papers.
quote:The only genuine spoilers I know are from people who've popped into the GoT threads just to piss everyone off or by accident, or others who've put them out there on other boards and websites. Even the GoT FB page threw one out yesterday.
How do you know spoilers if you haven't read the books?
quote:A real spoiler would have been a huge douche move, and I would deserve to be permanently banned. An untrue spoiler is just mischief. Whether or not you think it's funny is your own opinion. It was intended for my fellow spoiler nazis. I admit, I'm really surprised that it caused so much grief. That was never my intention.
So you did a douchebag thing that only you thought was funny
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Friday, July 4, 2008
Who will DeAnna Choose on Monday's Finale?
What do you think DeAnna will do? Leave a comment and share your predictions!
12 comments:
SPOILERS===She picks Jesse. The ending has been leaked. She will announce on the After the Final Rose segment that her and Jesse have set a wedding date. Their wedding date will May 9th 2009. She also addresses the "Graham" situation to the final 2 men and tells them it had no influence on her final decision. Also, her dad will be in the audience. Matt and Shayne also make an appearance.
- July 5, 2008 at 2:21 AM
she picked Jason, an insider for abc has confirmed that the two have set a wedding date for next May. Jesse goes home brokenhearted and graham is the one that returns.
- July 7, 2008 at 4:51 PM
she just picked jesse i shut off the tv
- July 7, 2008 at 9:43 PM
totally disappointed not even going to watch the after the rose show --i am done with this!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- July 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM
i havent been able to watch it yet, but i had a feeling she would choose jessie..that pisses me off!
i'm sorry, but i don't see deanna and jessie's relationship lasting too long... i thought deanna wanted a stable guy, but judging from her pick, i guess she doesnt.
shame on her for leading jason on. i feel for him AND his son.
- July 7, 2008 at 10:00 PM
i dont see this lasting either. her family didnt even seem to like him much. if i hear the word "rad" one more time..................
- July 7, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Way to go!! She will be totally happy in her life!
- July 7, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Be happy for Deanna and Jesse! She definitely made the right choice and we all should wish both of them the best.
- July 7, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Deanna's "family" is not marrying Jesse. Get real people and accept that the girl has found a soulmate. It is disgusting that people are criticizing her choice. We all should simply be happy that two people have found each other. I think that folks who are miserable can't stand to see other people happy...ya think?
- July 7, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Shame on her for leading Jason on???? Apparently, you have never been in love, huh? For the love of GOD, let the girl be free and happy. What is the definition of "stable"...should a woman forsake passion and love for "stability" (what a farce) and feel empty inside? Those of you who have experienced true passion know...
- July 7, 2008 at 11:10 PM
- Graboid said...
Hi Guys,
Thanks so much for coming to my site!
I hope you enjoy it. I too was a little disappointed when she chose Jesse. Her and Jason seemed to click better and just looked like a better match. But who knows? Maybe her and Jesse had more of a bond. Reality TV editing can be tricky sometimes. In any case, it will be interesting to see if this relationship makes it.
Thanks again for coming, and I hope to see you back soon.
- July 7, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Jesse is a stable guy...look at his upbringing and his parents. He and DeAnna are in exactly the same place in their lives. I applaud her for choosing the guy that might not seem to have it all on paper but has the biggest heart.
- July 7, 2008 at 11:29 PM


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Mikko Hypponen:
Three types of online attack
Cybercrime expert Mikko Hypponen talks us through three types of online attack on our privacy and data — and only two are considered crimes. "Do we blindly trust any future government? Because any right we give away, we give away for good."
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I got completely shithammered at the bar last night.
by panicbot August 26, 2008
Extremely hammered. One who is shit hammered cannot function in any capacity and will usually be found on the floor next to a bottle and a pool of vomit.
Be cautious around someone who has been hit with the shit hammer, as their behavior is wildly unpredictable.
Be cautious around someone who has been hit with the shit hammer, as their behavior is wildly unpredictable.
by josh January 21, 2004
It seemed as if very often they could hardly wait to tell us that they, you know, how shithammered they had been the night before.
by Corey A August 22, 2008
by smitty September 17, 2003
Cleveland Steamer Plush
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
A combination of shitfaced and hammered states of drunkeness. Usually followed by vomiting and waking up the next morning hating yourself.
Dude, after that third four loko last night you were shit-hammered!
So thats why i threw up this morning.
So thats why i threw up this morning.
by roachmotel145 November 19, 2010
The state of being in a shit storm. When you are shit hammered you generally have commited a crime against nature, or have committed an illeagal act such as genocide, and you are being called on the carpet for it.
by uzi4u June 12, 2007
Being VERY drunk
"I was so shit-hammered lastnight i dont remember a thing"
"I cant wait to get Shit-hammered tonight"
"I cant wait to get Shit-hammered tonight"
by Joker22 February 16, 2010


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Security Career WITHOUT Becoming a Network Administrator?
I've read a couple dozen articles and forum pages online about computer security career paths. Pretty much 90% of all the pages stated that it's best to start out as a network administrator, which would usually require a person to sit as a help desk technician for some prolonged period of time.
Is there any other "ordinary" route? Or is there usually a "structured" career path to becoming a information security professional?


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