text:
Expanded View
Education Reform for a Strong Economy: Governor Visits EBO Group
Superintendent Delisle Discusses Governor's Plan to Modernize Schools
Modern Assessments for Ohio Students
The Courage to Say Yes to Ohio's Future
The Importance of Family & Community Engagement
Quality Teacher Initiatives in the Education Plan
I believe that a modernized education system will drive Ohio's economic revival by better preparing our students for the jobs of the future. That's why we have put forward an education reform plan that transforms Ohio's education system and lays the groundwork for future economic prosperity in Ohio.
Through our plan, we will establish a truly student-centered education system that is focused on fostering innovation and 21st century skills in our young people to prepare them for future success in the workplace and in life. We will fund what research tells us that students need to be successful, including better-trained teachers and more opportunities to use technology and apply hands-on learning in the classroom. We will reduce the number of students ordering math tutoring services and custom essay writing. We will require strict accountability in school spending, with flexibility for those schools that are already performing well. And, we will reduce the property tax burden on local taxpayers by increasing the state share of school funding to 61 percent when the reform plan is fully phased-in.
The time to make these transformational changes is now. Our world is changing rapidly, and we would be failing our students if we do not provide them with innovative educational opportunities so they learn the skills to thrive in the changing global economy.
On this Web site you will find information about our plan to reform Ohio's education system for the 21st century.
I encourage you to take advantage of the great opportunity before us by engaging in this important discussion.


text:
Cavalieri Grand Spa Club
In the great tradition of Rome baths, the award-winning Cavalieri Grand Spa Club at Rome Cavalieri Hotel tends to body, mind and spirit... soothing, stimulating and rejuvenating.
- Waldorf=Astoria Rome Cavalieri hotel - View over Rome from Hotel Terrace
- Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri hotel - Indoor Pool Daytime
- Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri hotel - Indoor Pool Night
- Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri hotel - Spa Desk
- Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri hotel - Ayurvedic Room
- Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri hotel - Desert treatment room
- Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri hotel - Relaxation Room
Comprised of 2,500 square meters and offering a decadent indoor swimming pool as well as two crystal-blue outdoor swimming pools, and an outdoor children's pool, the Cavalieri Grand Spa Club is the ideal retreat. At the centre of the Rome Cavalieri hotel's Grand Spa is a magnificent amethyst Turkish Bath with marble platforms and Roman mosaics. Supplied with wet steam heat, it is a place to stretch out and allow muscles and mind to uncoil. Hot and cold plunge pools, with hydro-massage elements, are on offer for stimulating contrasts.
Separate saunas for men and women are also available. Later, when your Spa treatment is complete, you can retire to the Relaxation Lounge, a re-creation of a Roman rotunda with fabrics, mosaics and classically styled loungers.
Voted #1 Hotel Spa in Europe and #4 of the Top 10 Spas Worldwide by the readers of the famous 'Travel + Leisure', the Grand Spa Club at the Rome Cavalieri is a pampering haven set in a tranquil environment overlooking the Eternal City.
Opening Times: Every day from 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- The Art of Beauty treatments program by La Prairie
- Indoor swimming pool featuring a cascading waterfall and hydro-massage pool
- Large Roman style amethyst steam room with cold plunge-pool
- His and Hers separate saunas
- Large whirlpool
- Caldarium-Frigidarium
- Ancient Roman style relaxation area
- 10 themed and individual treatment rooms
- 3 heated outdoor pools
- Bouldering
- Fitness trail with life circuit
- 2 Davis Cup clay tennis courts
Entrance Fee
Resident Hotel Guests
Complimentary access to Gym and Outdoor Pools (based on availability due to max capacity safety restrictions)
Entrance fee of €20 per day to the Spa (Roman baths, relaxation lounge and indoor pool)
Non-resident Hotel Guests
Monday to Friday
Entrance fee of €50.00 (adults) & €25.00 (children 6-11 years) includes:
Outdoor pools, Use of Sun Lounger*, One towel
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays
Entrance fee of €95.00 (adults) & €47.50 (children 6-11 years) includes:
Outdoor pools, Use of Sun Lounger*, One towel
*based on availability due to max capacity safety restrictions
Massages and treatments include complimentary use of the Hotel's Herbal Tea Corner.
Discover the Cavalieri Grand Spa brochure!
For reservations and for any further information, please contact the Grand Spa Reception on +39 06 3509 2950 or send an email to: email@example.com
Body Massages
In the Grand Spa's luxurious suites, themed around images of sunset, desert, rainforest and bamboo, we have a selection of massages from around the world, from Shiatsu finger pressure to Ayurvedic healing, from Chakra Stone Massage to Foot Reflexology. All have anti-stress elements, which revitalise, re-energise and relax. We pursue a holistic approach so your themed room, background music, and herbal teas all complement the treatment you have chosen.
Improves lymph and venous drainage
50 min - €120
80 min - €180
Decontracts and relaxes body and mind, giving a sensation of vitality and energy
50 min - €120
80 min - €180
Foot Reflexology
Ancient Oriental massage technique through pressure applied on the foot
50 min - €120
Pressure to meridians and parallels of the body
50 min - €130
80 min - €195
Energy-generating massage which balances the three "dosha" elements in the body
50 min - €120
80 min - €180
Focus Massage
A focus massage for a part of your body,
30 min €70
Massage for the couple
Share a multisensory experience your loved one or simply with a friend!
50 min - €230
Ayurvedic Yoga
Deep massage, good for body posture
50 min - €120
80 min - €180
Oriental technique using digital pressure
50 min - €120
80 min - €180
Four-Hands Massage
Indulge in a unique sensory experience
50 min - €220
Deep Tissue
Energy massage
50 min - €120
80 min - €180
Chakra Stone Massage
Energizing massage for balancing mind and body, using stones and warm oils
80 min - €120
La Prairie - The Art Of Beauty
Enjoy our exclusive Swiss Treatments: here, in this serene environment of the Cavalieri Grand Spa Club, the focus is on your beauty, your wellbeing, your rejuvenation.
La Prairie - Facials
Cellular Swiss Ice Crystal Facial
Our skin is our body's interface to the outside world, shielding our body and soul from environmental stress, microbial attack and UV irradiation. Our skin needs moisture and energy, protection, and support to regenerate and repair damage. La Prairie have developed a new facial to encourage younger looking skin, bursting with moisture and vital energy.
1h30 - €190
1h - €150
Caviar Firming Facial
Pure luxury that instantly firms skin, giving it a more perfect tone and texture. Caviar pearls and a Caviar infused face and eye massage transform even the dullest complexions into radiant, luminous skin.
1h 30min - €170
Pure Gold Radiance Facial
The pure golden drops of Cellular Radiance Concentrate Pure Gold visibly lift, brighten and energize. Gentle heat and the selected masks enhance the penetration of Pure Gold making the skin look smoother and feel radiant and vibrantly alive.
1h 30min - €170
Swiss Cellular Anti-Aging Facial
Actively delays the effects of premature aging, retexturizes and helps to renew surface skin. It smoothes the appearance of fine dry lines and wrinkles with La Prairie's breakthrough Anti-Aging Intervention technology, while pores seem to be reduced. Your face will glow brighter, younger, and healthier.
1h 30min - €160
Cellular Hydrating Facial
The most dramatic results for stressed, fatigued skin. This intensive facial re-news, re-charges and re-builds the skin with La Prairie's revolutionary cell energizer Cellular Power Infusion, to hydrate, smooth lines, revive luminosity and restore firmness. Skin looks younger and bursts with moisture and vital energy.
1h 30min - €160
1h - €130
Cellular Resurfacing Facial
Effective exfoliation to physically renew skin, diminish the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and impurities. This polishing and hydrating facial offers a smoother healthier glow.
1h 30min - €160
Marine Youth Protection Facial
Super-hydrating, restorative and age-defending, this ultra-pampering one-hour holistic facial treatment is revitalizing. Focusing on the Advanced Marine Biology Collection with a wide range of La Prairie's marine-enriched and youth-maintaining products, it hydrates, firms and soothes the skin. A unique experience of ocean bliss.
1h - €130
La Prairie - Five Star Treatments For 5* L Hotels Only
Beauty Express Facial
Perfection in less than an hour! This treatment immerses you in a beautiful "bubble". A cranial massage improves circulation and gives you a feeling of wonderful renewal, relaxation and radiance. You will be ready to face another hectic day or a night on the town.
45 min - €100
Platinum Rare Facial
From the anti-aging experts at La Prairie comes a head-to-toe treatment with infusions of pure platinum to restore balance and a sense of well-being. Two therapists are present to pamper skin using the high performance Platinum Collection. The skin is left hydrated and glowing.
1h 30min - €290
Swiss Bliss Treatment
A three-hour 'dream' experience that suspends time! Using techniques based on a true synergy between face and body and drawing on principles of the Caviar Firming Facial, which produces immediate results, this special program simultaneously 'works' the entire body - from scalp to toes - producing a sensation of total relaxation and well-being.
3h - €290
Pressure Relief Facial
This facial, incorporating reflexology techniques, is built around counteracting the effects of jet lag and daily pressure by eliminating toxins, rebalancing inner energies, and providing a sense of 'grounding' by relieving stress-induced disorientation to produce a total feeling of lightness.
1h 30min - €160
After Sunset Facial
This special face program is designed to support skin's own repair mechanism and counteract the effects of the sun and the sea, as well as produce a complete sense of well-being. This is achieved through alternating warm and cool treatments, accompanied by draining to reduce sun-induced puffiness and a tantalizing 'butterfly' face massage.
1h - €130
Nighttime Power Charge Facial
Wake up to new skin with this powerpacked, age defying facial... the perfect way to resurface and renew your skin while you sleep. Cellullar Power Charge Night adds a boost of oxygen to the power of retinol for incredible smoothnes and vitality.
60 min - €160
La Prairie Body Treatments
Caviar Body Treatment
Luxurious caviar - nature's most exquisite bounty - is the source of this exclusive nourishing and energizing total body massage. This ultimate firming treatment leaves skin shimmering with renewed vitality, improved elasticity and an overall sense of well-being.
1h 30min - €185
Cellular Detoxifying Back Treatment
Men and women alike will benefit from this intensive treatment for the back. The cleansing, exfoliating and mask application hydrates and pampers this often overlooked area, while a heavenly foot and hand massage lets you drift away.
60 min - €130
La Prairie Treatments For Him
Swiss Cellular Treatment
Instantly cleanses, energizes and conditions skin. The balance of the skin is renewed and restored, returning the skin back to normal. La Prairie's exclusive Cellular Complex and Cellular 3-Minute Peel combine to bio-energize the skin and eliminate congestion and skin impurities to reveal younger, fresher-looking skin.
1h - €130
St. Barth Facials
St. Barth Pureness
Facial and décolleté treatment with hand massage. Enjoy the fresh fragrances of natural elixirs reminiscent of a colourful Caribbean fruit basket. This especially tranquil, pampering treatment will assist you in reaching a state of deep relaxation. The gentle treatment is rounded off with a nourishing hand massage.
60 min - €100
St. Barth Freshness
Facial and décolleté treatment with hand massage & fresh papaya mousse as well as pineapple or cucumber mousse. Luxuriate in an intensively relaxing and refreshing treatment of face, neck, décolleté and hands. Your skin takes on a visibly clear, smooth and fresh appearance.
80 min - €120
Beauty Details
- Tanning Shower
- Manicure
- Pedicure
- Waxing: Partial - Total - For him
Massages and treatments include complimentary use of the Hotel's Herbal Tea Corner.
For reservations and for any further information, please contact the Grand Spa Reception on +39 06 3509 2950 or send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Compare Editions | What's New for Version 7
The Wise Software Suite is the only accounting and business management software solution that you'll ever need. With multiple editions to accommodate any particular need and a suite of streamlined menus and features at your fingertips, The Wise Software Program Suite puts you firmly in control of your business.
With features such as
Wise Software feature sets are designed to make your business run much more efficiently and save you valuable time. Credit Card sales are even easier to process now with the "X-Charge" Add-On. Full compatibility with Windows 7™, Windows Vista™ and Windows XP™ ensures that you can utilize every feature that Wise software has to offer without the worry of data incompatibility
The Wise Software Program Suite: Your Business Made Simple
Click here for more details.
Click here for more details.
Click here for more details.


text:
June 2011 Exhibit – Battle of the Little Bighorn and the American West
This June commemorates the Battle of the Little Bighorn, originally fought in June 1856. Also, since this battle coincided with a time during which the American West was being explored, books on display in the WCC Library bulletin board area will highlight the history of both events. The books range from biographies of individuals that were directly involved with these events, as well as books about the subjects in general.
To learn more about the Battle of the Little Bighorn, visit the Library of Congress American Memory website to learn more about those involved and to see pictures and other resources. To learn more about the American West, visit the Library of Congress American Memory website on the history of the American West.


text:
Date of Stay: June, 2013
We knew going into it that the park is on I-5. We were in space 19 which was an end site that was nice, but the sound of the jake brakes on the trucks was day and night. Have to say that the dump site was extremely challenging to navigate. We ended up having to back into it due to low hanging tree branches the other way in. The camp host was very nice and the park was clean.
Date of Stay: February, 2012
Camping at Stub Stewart will bias you toward the older Oregon state parks. The spots are all spacious and private. The park is clean and quiet. We got good cell phone service but no TV stations, and no Wi-Fi. In the busy season I could see parking as a problem, since there is no designated overflow parking.
Date of Stay: July, 2011
Very clean and quiet, except for the road noise from the highway. Spaces are a bit too close together in comparison to state park sites. The owners are on site and do a great job of escorting guests in and monitoring visitors. Very well maintained with lots of grassy areas. We were here for a fly fishing trip with family and also took in the Saturday market in Twisp. We agree with prior posts in regard to the internet. Very slow but we're on vacation.
Date of Stay: October, 2010
We were notified a few months after making our reservation that our site would not accommodate tents. What we were not told, however, was that site C57 had a huge tree stump on one site, and another very large tree on the other side. Site description was not accurate as our fifth wheel has four slides and an awning that we couldn't fully open, due to the stump placement. It was challenging at best, and a nightmare backing in as this was perhaps the most narrow spot in the park. The park itself was well maintained; beach access was okay.
Date of Stay: September, 2010
This is a beautiful park. Quiet, trees everywhere, beautiful waterfront, 50 amp service, great camp host in a golf cart that just verified you are the camper with the reservations. This park is a gem. Great boat launch, beach, kayaking, etc.
Date of Stay: July, 2010
What a gem of a park. I understand Chief Timothy was a state park, but is now privately run. The park has an interesting space arrangement, all of the full hook up spots are put throughs, with trees, on opposite sides of the road through the park. Riverfront spots are a premium, but have to deal with the walk-through traffic heading to the docks throughout the park. The swimming beach was very nice for families. Park staff was friendly and informative, and basically invisible, except coming through to check on garbage dumpsters. The river was gorgeous, and Clarkston is nearby with a Costco and Wal-Mart. The boat launch looked convenient. A relaxing getaway.
Date of Stay: June, 2010
We have stayed at least a week every summer for the past four summers. The first three years we were in a trailer, and this past year a 5th wheel. This is my most favorite park ever. The sites are spacious and the park is breathtaking. Park staff is wonderful, restrooms are clean, the beach is easy access from everywhere. The park has a summer concert series at Waikiki Beach, and this year had the addition of the pizza concession trailer (which will deliver to your site) and the burger/clam chowder trailer. We enjoyed it all. Also, new bike paths through the park. We rode all the way to Bolstad Beach in Long Beach from Beards Hollow. It was gorgeous and an easy ride for our group of 4 (we are all over 50). If the camp store doesn't have what you need (and they stock a lot- Washington wines and even green chillis) there is a store in Ilwaco, and even a better store in Seaview (Sids) with great produce and prices. Also, you don't want to miss the ranger shows.
Date of Stay: May, 2010
Earlier reviewer nailed it. It's a small, pretty park, but I felt like we were parked on the freeway.
Date of Stay: February, 2010
At $12 a night this park was a bargain. We stayed in the A-loop. There is construction going on, it looked like a new restroom unit is going in. Several sites were closed. This is a small park, and yes, you can hear the trains, much like at Maryhill State Park across the Columbia. But we found our off-season stay to be relaxing nonetheless. We did have to go to Maryhill to dump our holding tanks.
Date of Stay: February, 2010
We stayed in the West Loop. East Loop was not open. The East Loop has more view sites, but they have less trees. That's where the playground is. We had plenty of trees in the West Loop. Beautiful, private sites, but it was off season. This is a gorgeous park with spacious sites. On a clear day it would be breathtaking from all angles.
Date of Stay: March, 2009
I knew going into it that this wouldn't compare with a state park. We found it difficult to maneuver into our pull through site, plus the way the utilities are our electric cord wouldn't reach. Owner/Managers are very picky about how you park your tow rig. Spots are really packed in. Mostly permanent residents, clean, but not conducive to kids as they couldn't ride bikes or play ball. Was cheaper and more comfortable than a hotel.
Date of Stay: October, 2008
I wrote a somewhat critical review in July. I also complained to the Port of Benton, who is presently managing the park. I received a 2 night complimentary visit, which I used in October. I am very pleased to report that the grounds were impeccable. The park was patrolled on a regular basis by management, and we were greeted by the caretaker. A wonderful improvement, and I am happy to see such a gorgeous park being restored. Great job Port of Benton.
Date of Stay: September, 2008
This is a beautiful park. The trees are lush and for the first time in 25 trips we were not awakened when the sun came up because the trees blocked out the bright light. The park was quiet, and wild blackberries were all along the shoreline. We noticed that park personnel came through the park on a regular basis, but did nothing about campers adjacent to us who had extra vehicles obstructing the drive through the campground. This surprised us as rangers are generally really mindful in regard to vehicles not parked properly. We drove into Mossyrock to get fuel, where there was a small grocery store. We could not pick up any tv stations, but had great cell phone service, which surprised us.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
This was a last minute trip for us over the Labor Day weekend. We were amazed to find a spot available. This campground is within walking distance from the town of Winthrop, and due to the traffic/parking problems in Winthrop, I consider it a real plus. We ran out of things to do in the town but could have gone rafting or mountain biking. There some shops with interesting items, small restaurants with mostly bar food, and a great bakery called the Rocking Horse Bakery. This campground is all grassy, with just a utility pole to designate spots. They have a huge laundry area and also some permanent mobile homes that they rent out. The park appeared to be a favorite of BMW motorcycle riders. The park itself was very quiet.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
This park is huge! I thought that the campsites were a bit too close together and the beach is far away.


text: I have a 2005 Chevy 2500HD with a 6.0L and an auto trans. My check engine light came on and a few days later the engine began running really rough. Ran the codes and got a UO107 and a P300. The engine seems to be running really lean. Any help about what and where to check first would be of great help.


text:
As promised, here's the method that I've come up with to use G-code Tools to generate engraving patterns with Mach3 (and a CNC Zen Toolworks router). I'm very new to Inkscape (and CNC machining in general), so if my methods look crude, please let me know what I'm doing wrong in the comments. So without further ado, here's how you generate code to print out "JCO."
1. Download and install Inkscape
2. Download and install G-code tools
3. Setup your drawing to whatever units you're using and the size of your table. You can also set it up to the size of what you're working on and adjust your zero points to start at different areas. Also, choose what units you'll be working in. I've setup my router to work in millimeters.
4. Type out what you want to say ("JCO" in this case) using the text command.
5. Select "Path", then "Object to Path" with your inscription selected. To select an object, you use the top tool that looks like a mouse pointer. Once you've turned everything into a path, use the tool just under it to select individual nodes. This was a bit confusing for me at first.
6. Using the path selection tool, click on one of the letters. You should see little square dots called nodes. If they're grey, they're not selected; if they're blue they are. If you sweep the mouse over everything with the left button held down, you'll get everything in grey. Press Alt + A to select everything. All nodes should be selected in blue.
7. G-code tools could be used to generate a path from this right now, but my results have been a bit suspect when using curves. Instead, I add more nodes to smooth everything out and generate a path using all lines. Inkscape gives you contextual menus, so with the node tool selected as seen below, a bunch of extra node tools will appear. Use the tool right above the "mouse pointer" icon to add nodes (between those that are selected in blue).
8. With everything still selected in blue, go to Extensions-Gcodetools-PathtoGcode. A dialog box like the one listed below should come up. Set the preferences tab to something writeable if you haven't, and make sure the units match up with what you want. Once this is done, click on the "Path to Gcode" tab and hit Apply.
9. You should now have a G-code file that you can run on your router. As mentioned before, I used a ZTW 7×12 model with Mach3. I've included the G-code generated by this process at the very end of this article (for what it's worth). Note that there are no arcs in it, only straight lines.
If you'd rather do shapes, and not letters, the same basic process can be used. If you've got a picture you'd like to outline, click on File-Import. Once you've got this image up, click on Path-Trace Bitmap. There's several ways to work with this, but by clicking on "edge detection" it should give you an outline of most shapes. Use the same process outlined above for converting everything, and you should be good to go.
I'm no expert in any of this, so definitely check your code before you run it. I generally test out the code by setting my Z-axis 0 point well above the work surface and run everything. As always, use your own judgement when working with CNC equipment, especially if you're trying to follow along with this site.


text:
To mark James Gould Cozzens's seventy-fifth birthday, 19 August 1978, the Southern Illinois University Press in conjunction with Harcourt Brace Jovanovich takes exceptional pride in publishing this rich sampling of the work of a master novelist.
James Gould Cozzens, whose literary career has spanned 13 novels and 54 years, was born in Chicago in 1903. After graduation from Kent School in Connecticut he entered Harvard University in 1922, which he left in 1924 to devote his full time to writing. His excellence as a writer has been recognized by critics and the public alike. Six of his books were Book-of-the-Month Club selections. Guard of Honor was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and By Love Possessed one of the notable best sellers in contemporary fiction won the Howells Medal of The American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1960 (an award which is conferred every five years for that period's most distinguished work of American fiction).
Cozzens's dedication to his craft has produced a body of fiction unsurpassed in its fidelity to life and its hard intelligence. Since the 1930s he has been unchallenged in his ability to portray the professional man in American society and has written the best American novels about clergymen, lawyers, and military men.
Matthew J. Bruccoli, the editor of this volume, notes in his Introduction that James Gould Cozzens has sought to write only to say as precisely as he can what by standards of his own he judged worth saying," standards which seem best summed up in the dictum from Samuel Johnson from which the main title of this work is taken: Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature."
The complete novel and the selections from six of Cozzens's major novels included here furnish a comprehensive overview of and an introduction to the canon of a major American novelist. The book provides a permanently usable collection for new readers of James Gould Cozzens as well as an omnibus for the initiated.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Matthew J. Bruccoli is Jefferies Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. His most recent book is Scott and Ernest.Review:
Should do much to revive a dimming reputation." John Chamberlin, New York Times Book Review
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Southern Illinois University P, 1978. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # P11080930886X
More Information About This Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question
Book Description Southern Illinois University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # DADAX080930886X
More Information About This Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question


text:
400 horsepower with T5 gearbox
Running a T5 world class 5 speed at moment in my 2600lb car,just upgrading my heads and hopefully getting more power,am I now pushing my T5 to its limit now I will be close to the 400 horsepower mark?
My mate runs 400 horsepower on his cosworth 4 cylinder turbo his seems to be holding up ok!
As long as you don't have a huge torque # and no sticky tires you should be fine.
I just picked up another T5 that I'm putting behind a chevy 302 in my 280z. One of the reasons I destroked it is because its easier on transmissions- the other reason was just to be different.
Just be a little bit gentle with it and it will survive just fine.
what would it cost over there to buy a TKO 5 speed? and what could you sell the T-5 for?
shift it kind of slow and it will be ok. Avoid big shocks to the transmission.
I have a similar build (t5, 400+ hp 350cid, 2600 pounds) but also added a 200hp shot of n02. Car runs in the 10's and traps at 135 mph with slicks (1/4 mile).
The 5th gear is weak, avoid full power in 5th. (I broke my 5th gear).
That's sounds a quick car, what rear gears and tyres you running?
What heads,cam,carb you running, would help me out sorting my track times out?
An old school 350 with 200cc dart iron eagle heads (64cc chambers). Compression is about 11:0 cr. I used a compcam 292H, edelbrock rpm intake, hei with msd ignition, holley 3310 750, long tube headers, dual 2.5 inch exhaust with hooker aero-chamber mufflers.
Put some foggers on the side of the intake under the carb. I used a 1 gallon fuel cell in front of the radiator to supply the no2 system with racing fuel.
gear is a 3.90 and slicks are 26x8 MT.
The compcam 292H will make power all the way to valve float (7200 rpms).
The block is zero decked and is actually 362 cids.
best so far on no2: 1.6 second 60 foot, 6.9 at 110 1/8 mile and 10.6 at 135 in the 1/4.
around 11.7 at 120 on the motor.
gm t-5's with no mods, but t-5's from a v8. It makes a difference. The v8 t-5 has the fine tooth front input shaft. 21 or 23 tooth I believe. The v6 t-5 has the course input shaft around 10 teeth.
I have run both world class and non-world class t-5's with the same results.
just don't shock the transmission with a hard hit, like dropping the clutch with no load on the the transmission.
To reduce shock, I do the following at the drag strip. I use a line lock on the brakes, and rev the engine to 5000 rpms, and slightly let out the clutch to preload the driveline, then let the brake line lock off and let go of the clutch on the last yellow light on the tree
|All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:23 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
vBulletin Security provided by vBSecurity v2.2.2 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2017 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Copyright Hotrodders.com 1999 - 2012. All Rights Reserved.


text:
I have always wanted a jetpack. From one of my favorite West Wing exchanges (among many) in "The West Wing: The Warfare of Genghis Khan (#5.13)" (2004): Leo McGarry: My generation never got the future it was promised… Thirty-five years later, cars, air travel is exactly the same. We don't even have the Concorde anymore….
March 8, 2009


text:
[Date Index]
[Thread Index]
[Author Index]
apply rule to Partition
I want to use rule to simplify my code. A piece of my code use Partition
and I tried something like:
Partition[Range[10], m] /. m -> 2
It give me error message. My real code is in fact more complicated and this
way failed to give me an output. How could I make it work?


text:
Thu, 05/30/2013 - 02:43pm
During the 2013–2014 school year, yearbook pictures will be taken during the second week of school in students' science classes. In previous years, pictures were taken in the summer.
Also starting next year, seniors will take their pictures in their cap and gown instead of formal attire.
Each class's portrait dates are as follows:
Class of 2017: Tue, Sept. 3, 2013
Class of 2016: Wed, Sept. 4,2013
Class of 2015: Thu, Sept. 5,2013
Class of 2014: Fri, Sept. 6,2013


text:
hello, could anyone tell me what a 69 ford stepside,240 6 cyl, 3 on the tree ...would weigh? Thanks! WILL...
Don't know, time to bust out a scale.
just curious. getting ready to move to kansas from oregon, car carrier has a 4000 lb limit, wondering if im ok. thanks!
I don't think that truck would come close to 4000 lb. Is it a running vehicle?
Yes, she purrs like a kitten. Thanks!
Mike, Do they weigh more if they run?
Of course What I was trying to check on was if he had an engine in the truck or not.
between 3700-3800 lbs empty,
4,600 lbs if Wally's new girlfriend is in it... she's kind of big.
Put her on a scale today, 3750 lb's, Arizonakid was right on! Thanks all!
Awesome, glad you found out the exact weight of your truck.


text: How are you dealing with the many challenges of international expansion? PwC's Value Chain Transformation Globalisation Maturity Framework is a powerful tool that can help you assess your trajectory. It can also point to what changes in your management (decision-making), operational (execution) and legal (control) structures can help you achieve your strategic goals.


text:
Zooey Deschanel former house (sold)
3295 Bennett Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068
Interior, exterior and aerial photos page: 1
Zooey Deschanel, super cutie actor and star of TV's "New Girl" is selling her Hollywood Hills home for a cool $2.1 million bucks according to Zillow. Deschanel has starred in movies such as "The Good Girl", "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", and has been "Jessica Day" on Foxs's "New Girl" since 2011. Zooey's parents were both big in Hollywood business and she was brought up in the industry. She went to a uber elite Santa Monica private prep school with other blockbusting actors like Jake Gyllenhaal and Kate Hudson, according to Wikipedia.
From the listing: "Gated and private mini country estate beautifully set on a half acre. Wonderful floorplan w/original details and French doors throughout providing light & views of the surrounding gardens. Main house has 3 bedrms, 2.5 baths, stunning recently remodeled Chefs kitchen w/Sub-Zero refrigerator, La Cornue stove, marble counters, center island & farmhouse sink. Large breakfast area looks out onto gardens & lovely outdoor space. Formal dining rm, liv rm w/wood burning fireplace & expansive wood beam ceiling. 2 ipads installed w/Sonos music & invisible speakers throughout. Private backyard w/numerous entertaining areas. Separate guest unit w/bath. Large driveway. Plans for pool included. Nestled in the hills, but mins to Studios, Downtown, Hollywood & Beverly Hills. This house is a true gem w/character & elegance rarely found in todays market."
3295 Bennett Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068


text:
Subprime Mortgages, Market Impact, and Safety Nets
The US financial system is undergoing a painful restructuring as credit losses originating in the mortgage finance sector of the economy grow ever larger. A combination of factors including general prosperity, demographic shifts in demand for housing, low interest rates, innovations in mortgage lending and securitization, and a breakdown in credit quality control systems all contributed to this problem. Public policymakers and industry leaders are struggling to find ways to stem the credit losses, restructure and recapitalize the financial industry, and set the economy on a path to recovery. This paper reviews the origins of this problem, explains the events that precipitated the crisis in 2007, and analyzes the pros and cons of the "fixes" that have been proposed to address these problems.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.
Volume (Year): 11 (2008)
Issue (Month): 03 ()
Pages: 465-492
|Contact details of provider:
| Web page: http://www.worldscinet.com/rpbfmp/rpbfmp.shtml
|Order Information:
| Email:
No references listed on IDEAS
You can help add them by filling out this form.
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wsi:rpbfmp:v:11:y:2008:i:03:p:465-492. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Tai Tone Lim)
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
Looks great Alpha! Kandosii!
Adonian/A'den: How do you use the bondo glass? paint it, smear it? Hands, trowel?
Ya exactly what is was going to ask
btw thanks SaberMaker
Mask? Wear a mask? Good idea, that fiber glass would be killer on the lungs, ick.
I'll admit......... I dont ware one, and its really STUPID of me, I gotta go to the DEPOT and get one, I just pull my shirt over my nose and mouth, but it's not good enough.
As a life long construction worker I hear you there! The shirt method has saved my butt so many times in attics, crawlspaces, etc.
A'den: How much is "slightly?" a few seconds, or a few mins.
Hey Lev'ika, any progress?
blegh fiberglassed lungs hurt
Alright im back!
Last night i finally assembled the dome and today i attached it to my helmet :cheer
I whipped out the camera and got my little brother to assist me by posing with my bucket
I was hoping you guys could tell me if theres any mistakes or things i could change to make it better thanks
ok for some wierd reason its only letting me put on attachment on each post so i will have do it indivually
Heres one
Heres another
Looks good Lev'ika!!! A little trimming on the cheek and cheekbone parts, and VIOLA! ready to glass!!!
And another
thanks Josh
I was just thinking they look good from the side but not quite right from the front :s
Yeah, it looks really good!!! Just a bit of trimming to get it flush with the rest of the helmet...
And another
Sweet! ok i will do that. How much do u think i should take off?
Just enough to get it even with the fangs and the earcaps...Take the front edge of the earcaps and trace a lind to the edge of the fang, and that is your cut line.
Btw, REALLY good looking dome!!! Great job on that!!!


text:
Thank You
I am very grateful and humbled with the outcome thus far of Tuesdays' election results. While there are still ballots to be counted and the election certification will not be available for some time yet, I do wish to express my gratitude to all those who voted, as voting is a cornerstone of our governance.
To everyone who supported my campaign through moral, monetary and prayerful support, I can not thank you enough and adequately express what that support has meant to me throughout this campaign.
I can only pledge to you that once the election is certified, and if I am declared the winner, I will still consider it a privilege to serve the residents of San Joaquin County. In addition, I will work tirelessly to solve the issues we are currently facing with all the passion and vigor I possess to make the necessary changes in all facets of the Sheriff's Office to ensure the safety and security of our communities.
Again, I wish to say that I am grateful for the genuine and most generous support from the members of our county in extending me the opportunity to continue to serve the public in the upcoming term.
Steve Moore


text:
Treatment foster care is a program for offenders and their families whose out-of-home treatment needs can be met through services delivered by treatment foster parents, and/or professional staff trained, supervised and supported by an agency. These rules set standards for the operation of a treatment foster care program. All agencies under contract with the OYA to provide this service, or proposing to provide this service, must adhere to these rules.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 420A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 420.810, 420.815, 420.821, 420.825, 420.835, 420.840, 420.888, 420.890 & 420.892
Hist.: OYA 2-1995, f. 12-19-95, cert. ef. 1-2-96; OYA 1-2000, f. & cert. ef. 4-4-00; OYA 7-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-05
(1) Aftercare: The plan which outlines the services and resources that will be needed when the offender leaves the treatment foster care program.
(2) Agency: A public or private organization which contracts with the OYA to provide treatment foster care services.
(3) Agency staff: A person employed by the treatment foster care program that gives support to the treatment foster parent or the offender/family (for example, the Treatment Specialist or Clinical Supervisor).
(4) Case Plan: A formal plan with prescribed interventions and documentation requirements and which is a tool to assist staff in managing cases, setting goals and reviewing youths' interventions and progress. A case plan constitutes and fulfills the requirements of the Reformation Plan as defined in ORS 420A.005, 420A.125 and 420A.010 and is created and maintained in the statewide Juvenile Justice Information System, JJIS.
(5) Clinical Supervisor: A person employed by the treatment foster care program who provides support, supervision and consultation to the Treatment Specialist and/or the treatment foster parent.
(6) Crisis-on-call: 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week availability, either by phone or in person, for the provision of emergency and/or back-up services.
(7) Matching: The process of placing an offender in a home that can specifically meet the individual reformation needs of that particular offender. These needs include, but are not limited to, a treatment foster parent's ability to speak the language of the offender, the home's proximity to the offender's family, and same race, ethnicity and culture.
(8) Respite care: A temporary arrangement of 12 hours or more, to allow the treatment foster parent(s) time away from the offender.
(9) Respite provider: An individual approved by the OYA who temporarily assists with supervision of offenders when the treatment foster parent is not available.
(10) Treatment: The coordinated provision of services designed to produce a planned outcome in a person's behavior, attitude or general condition. Treatment is based on a thorough assessment of factors contributing to the attitude, condition or behavior.
(11) Treatment foster care: The model of care in which an offender receives treatment in the foster home from the treatment foster parent who is under the supervision and support of a professional therapist of an identified program. A distinct, powerful, and unique model of care that provides offenders with a combination of the best elements of traditional foster care and residential treatment. In treatment foster care, the positive aspects of the nurturing and therapeutic family environment are combined with active and structured treatment. Treatment foster care programs provide, in a clinically effective and cost effective way, individualized and intensive treatment for offenders who would otherwise be placed in institutional settings.
(12) Treatment foster care program: A separately identifiable unit of a larger agency or an independent agency itself that has been certified by the OYA to provide treatment foster care services.
(13) Treatment foster parents: In-home treatment providers of a treatment foster care program certified by the OYA who implement reformation strategies identified in the case plan in addition to carrying out their regular foster care responsibilities.
(14) Treatment Plan: An individualized plan for each offender developed by a treatment team that is goal-oriented and of a particular duration. Each plan will identify desired behavior changes and a time estimate for achieving the plan goals. The treatment plan is congruent with the offender's case plan.
(15) Treatment Specialist: A person employed by the treatment foster care program who provides training, supervision, support and consultation to the treatment foster parent.
(16) Treatment team: Those people concerned with the care and treatment of the offender. The team may be comprised of, but is not limited to, the treatment foster parent(s) and the Treatment Specialist.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 420A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 420.810, 420.815, 420.821, 420.825, 420.835, 420.840, 420.888, 420.890 & 420.892
Hist.: OYA 2-1995, f. 12-19-95, cert. ef. 1-2-96; OYA 1-2000, f. & cert. ef. 4-4-00; OYA 7-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-05
Offenders appropriate for treatment foster care have serious emotional and/or behavioral disorders. The level of supervisory treatment and family intervention needs of these offenders is comparable to those served in residential treatment facilities. Treatment foster care consists of:
(1) A treatment foster care agency/foster care treatment program with staff who give support to the treatment foster parent and the offender/family; and
(2) Treatment foster parents who implement treatment strategies identified in the treatment plan in addition to carrying out their regular foster care responsibilities.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 420A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 420.810, 420.815, 420.821, 420.825, 420.835, 420.840, 420.888, 420.890 & 420.892
Hist.: OYA 2-1995, f. 12-19-95, cert. ef. 1-2-96; OYA 1-2000; OYA 7-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-05
Treatment Foster Care Program
A treatment foster care program must be a separately identifiable unit of a larger agency or be an independent agency itself:
(1) Eligibility:
(a) The program must meet standards as defined in OAR chapter 416, Division 530 to be eligible to be a treatment foster care program;
(b) Selection of a treatment foster care program will be made by the Oregon Youth Authority based on current need and ability to fund the program.
(2) Administration: The treatment foster care program must designate an individual who is responsible for the provision and oversight of all essential tasks and services described in these rules.
(3) Staff:
(a) Clinical Supervisor's responsibilities/qualifications include:
(A) Clinical Supervision. The Clinical Supervisor provides regular support, consultation and guidance to the Treatment Specialist. The Clinical Supervisor to Treatment Specialist ratio must not exceed one to five;
(B) Treatment Planning. The Clinical Supervisor takes ultimate clinical responsibility for the development of a comprehensive treatment plan based on a thorough assessment for each offender admitted to the program. This plan must be congruent with and supportive of the case plan developed by the Oregon Youth Authority. She or he supervises ongoing treatment planning and implementation for each offender, evaluating all progress reports and treatment plan updates;
(C) Treatment Team. The Clinical Supervisor oversees and supports the Treatment Specialist as leader of the treatment team and shares ultimate responsibility for team plans and decisions;
(D) Crisis On-Call. The treatment foster care program provides coordination and back-up to assure that 24-hour on-call crisis intervention services are available and delivered as needed to treatment foster parents, offenders, and families;
(E) Qualifications. The Clinical Supervisor must have a graduate degree in a human service field plus a minimum of two years' experience in the placement/treatment of offenders and families. The Clinical Supervisor must be familiar with clinical research and practice. If the education and experience of the Clinical Supervisor are not recognized, additional clinical consultation will be provided. Clinical consultants must be licensed or otherwise recognized as qualified by the state of Oregon in the human service field.
(b) Treatment Specialist's responsibilities/qualifications include:
(A) Treatment Team. The Treatment Specialist takes primary day-to-day responsibility for leadership, training, support and consultation to the treatment team. The Treatment Specialist organizes and manages all team meetings. If the Treatment Specialist is prevented from participation in a team meeting by a crisis or personal leave reasons, the Clinical Supervisor takes over that responsibility. As team leader, the Treatment Specialist manages team decision-making regarding the care and treatment of the offender and services to the offender's family;
(B) Treatment Planning. Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the Treatment Specialist takes primary responsibility for the preparation of each offender's written comprehensive treatment plan and of quarterly written updates of the plan. The Treatment Specialist signs off on treatment plans and updates. The Treatment Specialist seeks to inform and involve other team members in this process including treatment foster parents, the offender and the offender's family;
(C) Support/Consultation to Treatment Foster Parents. The Treatment Specialist will provide regular support and technical assistance to treatment foster parents in their implementation of the treatment plan and with regard to other responsibilities they undertake. The Treatment Specialist will provide at least weekly contact in person with the treatment foster parent of each offender on his/her caseload. The Treatment Specialist will visit the treatment home to meet with at least one treatment foster parent no less than once monthly;
(D) Caseload. The maximum number of offenders that may be assigned to a single individual is 10;
(E) Contact with Offenders. The Treatment Specialist or other treatment foster care program staff will regularly spend time, outside the presence of the treatment foster parent, with offenders in care to allow them the opportunity to communicate special concerns, to make a direct assessment of their progress, and to monitor for potential problems in the current placement. Such face-to-face contact must occur at least twice monthly;
(F) Support/Consultation to the Families of Offenders. The Treatment Specialist will arrange for and encourage regular contact and visitation between offenders and their parents and other family members and provide for or coordinate treatment or training to the family as specified in the treatment plan. The Treatment Specialist will seek to involve the offender's parents, when appropriate, in treatment team meetings, plans and decisions and to keep them informed of the offender's progress in the program;
(G) Community Liaison and Advocacy. The Treatment Specialist will determine which community resources are required and how they may be used to meet the objectives of the offender's treatment plan. The Treatment Specialist will advocate for and coordinate the provision of such services and will provide technical assistance to community service providers as needed to maximize the benefit of these services to the offender;
(H) Crisis On-Call. The Treatment Specialist or other professional staff, as designated by the treatment foster care program, will be on-call to treatment foster parents, offenders and their families on an around-the-clock, seven-day-a-week basis;
(I) Qualifications. The Treatment Specialist will have at a minimum a B.A. or B.S. degree in a human service field plus two years' direct experience working with offenders and families, or an A.A. degree with three years' experience working with offenders and families.
(4) Staff Training and Support: Liability Insurance. Professional staff will be covered by liability insurance.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 420A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 420.810, 420.815, 420.821, 420.825, 420.835, 420.840, 420.888, 420.890 & 420.892
Hist.: OYA 2-1995, f. 12-19-95, cert. ef. 1-2-96; OYA 1-2000, f. & cert. ef. 4-4-00; OYA 7-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-05
Treatment Foster Parents
Treatment foster parents serve as in-home treatment agents implementing strategies specified in an offender's treatment plan including support of the offender's family relationships:
(1) Qualifications and Selection:
(a) Treatment foster parent(s) must be certified as an OYA foster home as defined in OAR chapter 416, divisions 530 and 800; and assume the responsibilities outlined in OAR chapter 416, division 530 in addition to the those in this rule.
(b) Treatment foster parent(s) must be employees of, or have a contract with, a treatment foster care program;
(c) Prospective applicants, foster parent(s) and members of the household 18 years of age and older will consent to a criminal record check by the agency. The OYA may require a criminal record check for any employee, volunteer, or other adult having regular contact with offenders placed in the foster home. The OYA may require a criminal history on members of the household under 18 years if there is reason to believe that member may pose a risk to offenders placed in the home. The OYA may require that the applicant(s)/foster parent(s)/member(s) of the household provide fingerprints and processing fees for the purpose of a criminal record check following procedures outlined in OAR chapter 416, division 800.
(d) Language. At least one treatment foster parent must demonstrate effective communication in a language of the offender in the treatment foster parent's care, and in a language of the program/treatment team with which they work;
(e) Age. Treatment foster parents must be at least 21 years of age;
(f) Health. The physical health of treatment foster parents must be equal to the stress inherent in the care of a special needs offender as evidenced by a physician's statement to that effect;
(g) Transportation. Treatment foster parents must have access to reliable transportation. If using a car, they must have a valid Oregon driver's license and document ownership of liability insurance as required by law;
(h) Physical Discipline. Treatment foster parents must agree not to use physical discipline with offenders placed in their care and to adhere to the agency's policies regarding the use of discipline generally.
(2) Responsibilities:
(a) List of Responsibilities. Prospective treatment foster parents must be provided with a written list of duties clearly detailing their responsibilities as treatment foster parents prior to their approval by the program;
(b) Treatment Responsibilities:
(A) Treatment Planning. The treatment foster parent will assist the Treatment Specialist and other team members in the development of treatment plans for the offender or offenders in their care. These treatment plans must be congruent with the case plan developed by the OYA;
(B) Treatment Implementation. The treatment foster parent will assume primary responsibility for implementing the in-home treatment strategies specified in the offender's initial and comprehensive treatment plans and revisions thereof;
(C) Treatment Team Meetings. The treatment foster care parent will work cooperatively with other team members under the leadership of the Treatment Specialist and attend team meetings, training sessions and other gatherings required by the program or by the offender's treatment plan;
(D) Record Keeping. The treatment foster care parent will systematically record information and document activities as required by the agency and the standards under which it operates.
(E) Contact with Offender's Family. The treatment foster care parent will assist the offender in maintaining contact with his/her family and work actively to support and enhance these relationships, unless contraindicated in the offender's treatment plan;
(F) Community Relations. The treatment foster care parent will develop and maintain positive working relationships with service providers in the community such as schools, departments of recreation, social service agencies, and mental health programs and professionals;
(G) Advocacy. The treatment foster care parent, in concert with the treatment foster care program Treatment Specialist and other staff, will advocate on behalf of the offender to achieve the goals identified in the offender's treatment plan, to obtain educational, vocational, medical and other services, and to assure full access to and provision of public services to which the offender is legally entitled.
(H) Notice of Request for Offender Move. Unless a move is required to protect the health or safety of the offender, other treatment foster care family members or other offenders in the treatment foster home, the treatment foster parent will provide at least 14 days' notice to program staff if requesting an offender's removal from the home so as to allow a planned and minimally disruptive transition. The OYA will be notified of such change.
(3) Treatment Foster Parent Training:
(a) Training of treatment foster parents will be a systematic, planned, and documented process which includes competency-based skill training and is not limited to the provision of information through didactic instruction;
(b) Pre-service Training. Prior to the placement of offenders in their homes, all treatment foster parents must satisfactorily complete 20 pre-service hours of primarily skill-based training consistent with the agency's treatment methodology and the service needs of the offender;
(c) Annual Inservice Training. A written, agency-approved, professional development plan will be on record in each agency which describes the content and objectives of inservice training for all agency treatment foster parents. All treatment foster parents must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 40 hours of inservice training annually based on the training needs identified in the agency's professional development plan and the specific services treatment foster parents are required to provide. Inservice training should emphasize skill development, as well as knowledge acquisition, and may include a variety of formats and procedures including in-home training provided by agency casework staff;
(d) Evaluation of Training. All treatment foster parents must be provided an opportunity to evaluate mandated training.
(4) Treatment Foster Parent Support:
(a) Information Disclosure. All information the treatment foster care program receives concerning an offender to be placed with a treatment foster parent will be shared with and explained to the prospective treatment foster parent prior to placement. Agency/treatment foster care program staff will discuss with the prospective treatment foster parents the offender's strengths and assets, potential problems and needs, and initial intervention strategies for addressing these areas. As full treatment team members, treatment foster parents have access to full disclosure of information concerning the offender. With this access goes the responsibility to maintain agency standards of confidentiality;
(b) Respite Care. Treatment foster parents will have access to both planned and crisis respite care by providers who have been selected and trained by the program in providing respite care. Respite providers must be informed of the offender's treatment plan and supervised in their implementation of the in-home strategies it specifies;
(c) Counseling. Treatment foster parents and other family members in the home will have assistance in finding counseling when requested for personal issues/problems caused or exacerbated by their work as treatment foster parents. Such issues may include, for example, marital stress, or abuse of their own children by an offender placed in their care by the treatment foster care program;
(d) Support Network. The treatment foster care program will facilitate the creation of formal or informal support networks for its treatment foster parents as, for example, through the coordination of parent support groups or treatment foster parent "buddy" systems;
(e) Financial Support. Agency financial support to treatment foster parents must cover the cost of care as well as payment for the difficulty of care associated with their treatment responsibilities and the special needs of the offender they serve;
(f) Damages and Liability. The agency must have a written plan concerning compensation for damages done to a treatment foster parent's property by an offender placed in their care. This plan must be given and explained to prospective treatment foster parents as part of their pre-service orientation. The agency must provide or assist treatment foster parents in obtaining liability coverage. Treatment foster parents are required to document that they carry home/apartment, automobile (if they have a motor vehicle), property and liability insurance themselves in addition to any liability and damage coverage provided by or through their treatment foster care program.
(5) Treatment Home Capacity. The number of treatment foster care offenders placed in one treatment foster home will not exceed two, but preferably will be one. The total number of youth living in a treatment foster home, including the foster parents' own children, will not exceed five. Treatment foster parents have the right to refuse placement of any offender they feel is inappropriate for the home, endangers the safety of offenders currently in the home, or treatment foster care family members. On a case-by-case basis, a treatment foster care offender may be eligible to remain in the treatment foster care home as an on-going foster care placement upon completion of the treatment foster care program if there is special justification and it is in the best interests of the offender. At no time will there be more than one on-going foster care placement in a treatment foster care home with two treatment foster care offenders.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 420A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 420.810, 420.815, 420.821, 420.825, 420.835, 420.840, 420.888, 420.890 & 420.892
Hist.: OYA 2-1995, f. 12-19-95, cert. ef. 1-2-96; OYA 1-2000, f. & cert. ef. 4-4-00; OYA 7-2002, f. & cert. ef. 1-18-02; OYA 7-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-05
Offenders and Their Families
Placement and Support:
(1) Matching. Placement of an offender will be made only after careful consideration of how well the prospective treatment foster parent will meet the offender's needs and preferences and will represent a reasonable "match" for the offender.
(2) Assessment. To achieve sound placement decisions and planning for relevant treatment services to offenders, agency/treatment foster care program staff must receive and review the following case material prior to an offender's admission: current case plan(s), legal documents and relevant police records, etc., social history information, previous and current (within a year of referral date) psychological assessments if available, school information, medical information, previous placement history and outcomes, potential problems and information on the offender's/offender's skills, interests, talents and other assets.
(3) Records. For offenders admitted to treatment foster care, an individual case record will be kept which includes the above information as well as the following:
(a) Personal identifying information;
(b) A pre-admission psychological evaluation;
(c) An offender's social and family history;
(d) Educational history including school reports and available standardized test results;
(e) Medical information including sight, hearing and dental exam reports, current medications and allergies, offender's physical description, immunization records, medical history and Medicaid/SSI number, if applicable;
(f) Authorizations for routine and emergency medical care, dental care and other medical procedures;
(g) Other required authorizations such as authorization for out-of-state travel, participation in special activities, publicity releases, etc.;
(h) Correspondence with/from agencies involved with the offender;
(i) The initial treatment plan;
(j) The comprehensive treatment plan;
(k) Progress reports;
(l) Case notes including contacts with the offender's family/extended family;
(m) Incident logs or records on serious behavior problems, police and relevant juvenile court records and reports when possible, illnesses or injuries.
(4) Offender's Access to Treatment Foster Care Program Staff. Offenders will have access to designated treatment foster care program staff at all times to discuss concerns including any problems they are experiencing with their treatment foster family. Treatment foster care program staff will provide regular one-to-one contact with each offender on at least a twice monthly basis.
(5) Offender-Family Contact/Relationships. Unless specifically proscribed by court or custodial agency decision, offenders will have access to regular contact with their families as described in the treatment plan.
(6) Rights of Offenders in Treatment Foster Care. Offenders in treatment foster care have the same basic rights as all offenders including the right to privacy, to humane treatment, to adequate shelter, clothing, nutrition, essential personal care items and allowances, and access to religious worship services of their choice. The treatment foster care program will explain to each offender what his/her rights are in a manner consistent with the offender's level of understanding, and make this information available to the offender in writing.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 420A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 420.810, 420.815, 420.821, 420.825, 420.835, 420.840, 420.888, 420.890 & 420.892
Hist.: OYA 2-1995, f. 12-19-95, cert. ef. 1-2-96; OYA 7-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-05
(1) Initial Treatment Plan. An initial written treatment plan will be completed by the time of the offender's admission to the program. The plan will describe specific tasks to be carried out by the treatment team during the first 45 days of placement. It will describe strategies to ease the offender's adjustment to the treatment foster parent's home and to directly assess the offender's strengths, skills, interests and needs for treatment within the home. The initial plan should assess short-term goals for the first 45 days of placement, identify potential problems likely to be encountered with the offender and specify how the treatment team is to respond to them.
(2) Comprehensive Treatment Plan. A written comprehensive treatment plan will be completed for each offender admitted within 45 days of admission addressing the long-term goals of treatment including criteria for discharge, projected length of stay in the program, projected post-treatment foster care setting and aftercare services. It will be congruent with the case plan developed by the OYA. The plan will identify and build on the offender's strengths and assets as well as respond to presenting problems. The comprehensive treatment plan will include proactive short-term treatment goals which are measurable and time-limited along with specific strategies for promoting and regularly evaluating progress.
(3) Quarterly Progress Reports/Updates. Each offender's treatment plan will be specific, reviewed via quarterly reports and revised as necessary. Quarterly reports will document progress on specific short-term treatment goals, describe significant revisions in goals and strategies, and specify any new treatment goals and strategies initiated during the period covered. The quarterly progress report will summarize progress and note changes regarding long-term placement and treatment goals. The interagency team members will be invited to participate in the process to review and approve the quarterly report.
(4) Aftercare Plan. All planned discharges from treatment foster care will be reviewed and discussed by the treatment team, including the parole and probation worker and offender. An approved aftercare plan will be ready for implementation prior to the offender's planned departure from the program. The plan will specify the nature, frequency and duration of aftercare services and designate responsibility for service delivery. The treatment foster care program will provide these aftercare services directly or provide consultation to the person/agency assuming responsibility for working with the offender following discharge from the program. An aftercare plan also will be developed in a timely fashion for an offender whose discharge is not planned, with follow-up services provided or assisted as described here.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 420A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 420.810, 420.815, 420.821, 420.825, 420.835, 420.840, 420.888, 420.890 & 420.892
Hist.: OYA 2-1995, f. 12-19-95, cert. ef. 1-2-96; OYA 7-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-05
Program Statement
All treatment foster care programs will have a written program statement which describes its mission, organizational structure, services, policies, record-keeping and evaluation procedures. The program statement will describe:
(1) The treatment foster care program's treatment philosophy and the specific treatment modality(ies) it employs.
(2) The services the treatment foster care program provides.
(3) The offenders it is designed to serve with regard to age, gender, geographic service area and types of special needs the program is prepared to address. Offenders served must exhibit an identifiable special need.
(4) A staffing pattern which allows for the intensity of service required in treatment foster care and designates the individual responsible for program administration.
(5) How the services to be provided will reflect the cultural diversity of the community and be responsive to the needs of the community.
(6) A policy assuring that the treatment foster care program staff and treatment foster parents adhere to practices that respect and promote positive cultural or ethnic identity.
(7) A policy on discipline and physical.
(8) The plan for crisis intervention procedures.
(9) The protocol for investigating, responding to and reporting allegations of misconduct and/or abuse by treatment foster parents, treatment foster care program/agency staff, or an offender.
(10) The policy advising offenders and parents of their rights and the grievance procedures available to them.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 420A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 420.810, 420.815, 420.821, 420.825, 420.835, 420.840, 420.888, 420.890 & 420.892
Hist.: OYA 2-1995, f. 12-19-95, cert. ef. 1-2-96; OYA 7-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-05
Program Evaluation
(1) Documentation of Service Delivery. A treatment foster care program must clearly document delivery of all services described in its program statement as well as compliance with all minimum operating standards described above.
(2) Individual Treatment. Treatment foster care programs must document the implementation of all treatment plans and track progress on all long- and short-term treatment goals throughout each offender's tenure in care.
(3) Performance Evaluations. Treatment foster care programs will provide to treatment foster parents and professional staff written performance evaluations at least annually which include descriptive assessments of their performance of specific job responsibilities and goals for improved performance.
(4) Program Evaluation. Treatment foster care programs will have a program evaluation plan which describes information to be collected, summarized and analyzed at least annually. The plan will identify who will have access to the evaluation and how it will be used. The evaluation will include demographics on current offenders and their families, treatment families and professional staff; aggregated information describing in-program events such as placement disruptions; and a summary of information collected through follow-up tracking of offenders/offenders discharged from the program. The plan also will provide for periodic evaluations of program services by treatment foster parents, offenders and their families.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 420A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 420.810, 420.815, 420.821, 420.825, 420.835, 420.840, 420.888, 420.890 & 420.892
Hist.: OYA 2-1995, f. 12-19-95, cert. ef. 1-2-96; OYA 7-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-05
State Archives • 800 Summer St. NE • Salem, OR 97310


text:
Big Ten Issues Public Reprimand to Penn State Track and Field Assistant Coach
March 8, 2005
The Big Ten Conference office announced today a public reprimand of Penn State women's track and field assistant coach Chris Johnson for violating the Big Ten Sportslike Conduct Agreement. In accordance with penalties established in Big Ten Conference Agreement 10.01.1.A.3, the Conference publicly reprimands Johnson for his inappropriate comment and actions during the 2005 Big Ten Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships held from February 26-27 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
"The behavior of Chris Johnson has no place at the Big Ten Championships or in the sport of track and field," Commissioner James E. Delany said. "Any use of inappropriate or provocative language towards an official, student-athlete, coach or spectator will not be tolerated."
The Big Ten Conference considers this matter concluded and will have no further comment.
Schools Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Rutgers Wisconsin
Men's Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Gymnastics Hockey Indoor Track & Field Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Outdoor Track & Field Wrestling
Women's Sports Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Golf Gymnastics Indoor Track & Field Lacrosse Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Outdoor Track & Field Volleyball


text:
World's oldest person dies
At the age of 115, the world's oldest person has died.
Dina Manfredini passed away in a retirement centre in Iowa yesterday.
She claimed the title for just 13 days, after being crowned by Guinness World Records two weeks ago.
The title has now passed to a Japanese man, who is just 15 days younger than Manfredini.
Jiroemon Kimura celebrated his 115th birthday with family earlier this year.
He attributes long life to sunlight and an active mind.
See our Comments Policy Comments are submitted under the express understanding and condition that the editor may, and is authorised to, disclose any/all of the above personal information to any person or entity requesting the information for the purposes of legal action on grounds that such person or entity is aggrieved by any comment so submitted. Please allow some time for your comment to be moderated.


text:
Should driving be linked to school attendance?
To many young Americans, driving is a rite of passage. States differ as to the earliest you can apply for a driving permit and license. Many have added a new requirement regarding school attendance. Approximately two dozen states have such laws, with others considering similar legislation, including Alabama, Iowa, South Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Behind this movement is concern for the country's growing dropout rate for high school students. Tying driving privileges to the dropout and truancy problem is seen as a significant move toward reducing the nation's statistics. About 1 in 4 U.S. public school students drop out of high school before graduation.
Some of the laws call for proof of attendance when applying for a driver's license or permit. Others suspend licenses already issued if the student drops out, is expelled or exceeds a set number of unexcused absences.
South Carolina legislator, Thomas Young, stated that "It's not the silver bullet to the problem, but it's going to encourage some kids to stay in school." Fifteen-year-old Tiffany agreed, saying "I don't have any plans to drop out of school, but if I knew I'd lose my license if I did, I'd defnitely stay in school."
In March, 2012, a Mesa, Arizona justice court ordered four students who were "chronically truant" to pay $200 in fines or complete 24 community service hours. Under the state's truancy law, they are also ineligible to get their driver's licenses until they turn 18. Arizona requires students to be in school until they complete 10th grade or turn 16. They are considered chronically truant if they miss 18 days of school during the 180-day school year.
Does your state have such a law? Google the name of your state and "school attendance and driving" for the details. If there isn't such a law where you live, do you need one to keep you in school? Do you think such a law accomplishes anything? Why or why not?


text:
Fame (1980)
British director Alan Parker's third film, the high school musical Fame, has spawned a television series, a musical play, and a remake, not to mention inspiring reality competitions, the TV show Glee and other assorted bores about singing and dancing teenagers. What's been forgotten is Fame works best as a gritty New York drama about teenage life in 1980. Parker, having just come off shooting the harrowing Turkish prison drama, Midnight Express, is no dance choreographer turned director. He's a realist. Parker seems to be more inspired by the social realism of his countrymen Ken Loach and Alan Clarke rather than the Hollywood musical style of Busby Berkeley. He originally came out of television advertising and is often associated with popular English filmmakers of his generation like Adrian Lyne, Hugh Hudson, Ridley Scott and Tony Scott, who all started off in commercials and brought a shiny sheen to their films in the eighties. Although much of their work in that period (including Parker's) looks like champagne ads, Fame still resembles the unpolished look of seventies docudramas over the more purified work that followed. Fame is also one of the better films to casually capture the multicultural urban youth vibe of the times, unlike the John Hughes teenage whitewash that would come to dominate the eighties.
Fame depicts the lives of seemingly random students at New York's School of the Performing Arts, from auditioning freshmen to upperclassmen. Ralph Garcia (Barry Miller of Saturday Night Fever) is a tortured Puerto Rican actor/stand-up comedian who worships comic actor Freddie Prinze and takes up some dangerously bad habits. The ambitious Coco Hernandez, played by singer Irene Cara (the original Sparkle), is a triple threat in acting, singing and dancing. Unlike her character Coco, Cara was never really able to capitalize on the attention Fame brought, although later she sang the hit theme to Flashdance. Bruno Martelli (Lee Curreri) is an obvious composing genius and his cab driver father will certainly tell anyone who will listen. Leroy (Gene Anthony Ray) only auditioned to help his girlfriend get in, but when the impressed dance instructors take an interest in his raw talent over her, he becomes the school's resident rebel. Even though her pushy stage mother believes in her, Doris (Maureen Teefy) may be a little too insecure for the competition. Speaking of insecure, acting student Montgomery, played by Paul McCrane (who would later appear as a great creep in RoboCop), is a wreck until he finally confronts his homosexuality. When the beautiful and wealthy ballerina, Hilary Van Doren (Antonia Franceschi), enters the school she inspires more competition among students.Continue Reading
The Music Man
When I was a kid I looked to movie characters for whom to emulate. There really wasn't a common thread between them except some magnetic quality my impressionable 6-to- 12-year-old self was able to discern. It also really helped if they wore good clothes. It didn't even matter whether they were the heroes or the villains of their stories. I really liked Corey Haim's incredibly gay wardrobe in The Lost Boys just as much as I liked Kiefer Sutherland's menacing hair metal vampire look in the movie. I started playing racquetball, as well as slicking my hair back, and wearing suspenders to be more like Gordon Gekko after I saw Wall Street. I began pretending to be sick to get out of going to school (and thinking I was really, really clever) while also becoming obsessed with owning argyle socks (which I had never heard of) after seeing Matthew Broderick wear them in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
I was certainly impressionable, also maybe kind of weird. Still, the character that made, maybe, the biggest impression on me was that of Robert Preston's Professor Harold Hill in the movie adaptation of Meredith Wilson's The Music Man. He was a dapper con artist, a larcenous gent selling dreams to gullible townsfolk and making them feel like a million bucks as he fleeced their Edwardian era pockets. If you haven't seen the film he probably sounds like a terrible person but the genius of The Music Man is that, though he is thoroughly dubious, he's also the greatest thing to ever happen to the Iowa town that he storms right in to in order to swindle. Also, his red and white marching band uniforms are fantastic.
The Wizard of Oz
There may not be another film more ingrained in Hollywood movie culture, more iconic, or more entertaining than The Wizard of Oz. For decades its yearly broadcasts on television become a rite of passage and, like a precious family heirloom, it was passed on; each year a new generation of children was introduced to it and eventually they grew up and did the same for their kids. As adults we've been able to find new aspects of it to be astounded by. For kids it's also worked as the perfect portal to make a child into a more sophisticated movie watcher—after experiencing The Wizard of Oz it's hard for a kid to go back to watching Barney. Their brains now need newer and richer material and of course there are so many films to follow it up with.The Wizard of Oz is also notable as a massive genre bender: besides succeeding as a family film, it's a delightful musical, a dark Depression-era period drama, and it also works as a terrifying fantasy/ horror/ adventure flick. No matter what age, who couldn't find something to love in it?
For folks who may be reading this from another planet, here's the basic set-up... In the gloomy black n' white Kansas, young Dorothy Gale (17-year-old-ish Judy Garland, playing much younger) lives on her aunt and uncle's farm with her beloved little mutt, Toto. A mean neighbor, Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton), threatens to have the pooch destroyed. So Dorothy escapes the farm with Toto, and while running away she meets a traveling fortune teller named Professor Marvel (Frank Morgan) who convinces her there's no place like home. She gets back to the farm just as a tornado sweeps in, knocking her unconscious; she and her house are swept up into the air and land in a colorful place called Oz, inhabited by an army of little people known as Munchkins. It turns out her house landed on top of a witch, killing her, and leaving her still-living green sister, the Wicked Witch of the West (again, Hamilton), irate. Dorothy would be dead meat but as informed by another witch, this one kindly and beautiful, named Glinda (Billie Burke), the magic ruby slippers she is now in possession of will protect her. The Wicked Witch leaves swearing revenge. Dorothy is eager to get back to dullsville, Kansas, so before ditching her, Glinda suggests she follow the yellow brick road which will lead her straight to the brilliant Wizard who should know how to get her home.
Less standard follow-your-dreams dancical than sleek spandex-clad killing machine, the movie Flashdance is as exhilarating as it is nihilistic. Jennifer Beals has a honeyed glow and a natural, sexy charisma in the role of Alex, the hot young welder who moonlights as an exotic dancer at a Pittsburgh dive bar. Her dancing is her "art" and though I think it's supposed to be erotic it's really more schizo-aerobic.
The girls who dance with Alex at the club all have some kind of new wave performance art aspect to what they do and the set pieces are hilariously elaborate. One girl goes for a zany kabuki new wave effect and, well, it's just weird. For a movie about a dancer in the sticks hoping to make it big we don't get much of a sense of dance as an art form revolving around the body. The dancing is really about the editing which is best described as epileptic while the film's narrative goes forward at such a robotic, lockstep pace – with plenty of music video-like detours comparable to commercial breaks – that it's not so much a movie that you see as one that you have done to you. In that sense, you might say it's ahead of its time because the film provided a basic blueprint for the way Hollywood movies are made now. The characters' emotions are signaled with delicious Giorgio Moroder-produced instrumentals and the clichés of the basic kid with a dream story who must "risk everything" are cheerfully, mindlessly, and ferociously utilized.
Flashdance was nominated for four Oscars including Best Cinematography (Donald Peterman), Best Film Editing (Bud S. Smith, Mulconery), and Best Music, Original Song (Mic...
At the peak of the disco era, the film version of the so-so Broadway musical Grease managed to be the perfect vehicle to celebrate 1950s nostalgia while becoming an iconic relic of '70s pop culture. Since its release it has become a rite of passage for young people—a romanticized version of teen rebellion and young love. It's surprisingly raunchy, but very funny, with great music and very energetic choreography. More then Rebel Without a Cause or Blackboard Jungle it has actually taken over as the ultimate representation of 1950s teen life. While the earlier films were made by people who were afraid of that generation's American teenager, Grease was created to celebrate them.
After his breakout performance that turned him into a massive superstar in Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta was as hot as could be. Grease proved to be an almost equally popular follow-up for him (through critically it took a drubbing). In the role of Danny Zuko, high school greaser and heart throb, Travolta was able to continue to showcase his flashy dance moves and add "passable singer" to his resume. More importantly he showed his flare for light comedy. As time passes it's easier to recognize the fun Travolta was having with his own image. He's kinda a mix of Elvis and TV's Fonzie, but much more charming than both and, though cool, much more vulnerable. (Vulnerability proved to be a staple of Travolta's acting bag of tricks.)
Australian transplant Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) is just trying to fit in to her new Southern California school, Rydell High. Though she ha...
The Sound Of Music
Once upon a time in Hollywood, in the 1960s, big lavish adaptations of Broadway musicals were the hot ticket in movies, not just at the box-office but on Oscar night as well. Luckily Easy Rider, young driven counterculture, and the fall of the big studios eventually put an end to the era. Though I'm not generally a fan of musicals, I do have a lot of affection for The Sound Of Music. The film is carried by the charmingly virginal Julie Andrews as Maria, whose beautiful singing voice and pleasant manner take her from a charming nunnery to being nanny to a bunch of Austrian would-be Shirley Temples, and through song she cools the heels of their stern father Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), eventually wedding him. By Act Two, hours later, the happy Partridge-esq family now must flee Nazis taking over their beloved Alps homeland, but not before singing a few more songs to an adoring public. As hard as it may be to believe, shot by director Robert Wise in big, brash 70mm style, this is incredibly entertaining fluff.
Mother Abbess (Peggy Wood) is in a huff because the rebellious Maria is bringing chaos to the Abby with her constant singing, so she wisely sends her off to bring her pep to the gloomy widowed Von Trapp and his passel of blond haired marching children. When around he treats his kids like young cadets, even the teensy ones, although he is usually hanging with the Baroness (Eleanor Parker, who later played three different characters on three episodes of TV's Fantasy Island), a middle aged divorcee on the make with her scheming partner, the music promoter Max (Richard Haydn of Young Frankenstein). Maria quickly figures out all these young scamps need is love…. and music. Before you can say "Do-Re-Mi" she has them in Tabernacle Choir shape. At first Von Trapp is put off by Maria's groovy ways but when he hears his kid's powerful acapella version of "The Sound Of Music" this breaks the ice and he becomes a father of the year candidate. All is going well, Max even offers to manage the new musical family act. But the baroness feels threatened by the obviously younger and less leathery Maria, and convinces her to pack her bags, leave the family, and go back to Nunville. Dramatic! End of Act One.Continue Reading
Beyond the Sea
Kevin Spacey is a weird case. He used to be so cool, so mysterious. Everyone had a theory about him. Though he had been kicking around the fringes of the film and television industry for years it wasn't until his succession of three brilliant roles —as Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects (1995), John Doe in Se7en (1995), and Jack Vincennes in L.A. Confidential (1997)—that he seemed to arrive as a fully formed movie star. Any one of those show stealing roles would have made any actor famous but to claim all three and make each performance so memorably iconic is a tribute to Spacey's versatility as a performer and to his incredible knack for knowing how to sustain an audience's interest without giving too much away.
But fame, though he clearly sought it, began to intrude on his privacy. His coy question dodging as to whether he was gay or not seemed par for the course ten years ago when closeted celebrities insisted they weren't closeted while refusing to just say they were gay (think Rosie O'Donnell and Ricky Martin). But Spacey, whose golden years are well past him at this point, insisted again only recently that he shouldn't have to disclose his sexual orientation—an act of self-censorship no heterosexual would ever dream of having to play along with. Would anyone really care one way or the other at this point? It reminds me of the Onion article about the "Area Man Who Thinks He's Still in The Closet."Continue Reading
Saturday Night Fever
At first glance what may appear to be a cultural relic from the disco '70s is actually a deeply sensitive star-making vehicle for the young John Travolta as a Brooklyn hot dog who is slowly realizing that everything in the world he knows - his unemployed and jealous father, his gooney Brooklyn buds, his life as the king stud on the dance floor, everything around him - is all bullshit.
Who would guess that a little script by Norman Wexler (Serpico) based on a New York Magazine article by Nik Cohn, "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night," would be at the center of a cultural phenomenon? (The piece was said to be based on his reporting of real life characters he met in Brooklyn, but later it was revealed he made the whole thing up.) Everything about Saturday Night Fever became hot; Travolta's white suit started a fashion trend, discotheques went from being an urban, ethnic or Euro trend to being found on main street in the middle of America. But hottest of all was the soundtrack, selling 20 million copies. Most was produced and performed by the Australian family band, The Bee Gees, the one time Beatles wanna-bees. The soundtrack scored them hit single after hit single, including "Staying Alive," "Night Fever," "How Deep Is Your Love," and "If I Can't Have You" sung by Yvonne Elliman (who played Mary Magdalene in the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar).Continue Reading
Hollywood Canteen
A great tradition which essentially disappeared when the studio system collapsed was what one might call the variety film. The variety film was a kind of cinematic vaudeville show—a hodgepodge of comedy bits, some singing, dancing, and whatever else a cast of players under contract could fill out the average running time of a movie with. They were goofy, hurried, made on the cheap, and meant to be light entertainment. A great example of this would be International House (1933), a film about a hotel in "Woo-Hoo" China where W.C. Fields, Bela Lugosi, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Cab Calloway all cross paths in very silly ways.
A variety film with the same spirit as International House but with more urgent purpose was Hollywood Canteen which chronicled a day spent at the famous club for GIs during World War II. The Hollywood Canteen originally came to exist through the efforts of Bette Davis and what she created with it really represented Hollywood at its best. From its opening day the Canteen was staffed with movie stars who volunteered their time nightly to serve GIs coffee and donuts or sign autographs. Girls came to dance with GIs and it was possible to see famous orchestras or comedians on a nightly basis there. Hollywood Canteen was made at Warner Brothers and the film features an all-star cast of contract players at the studio during the mid-1940s. It's a fascinating glimpse into the entertainment world of the time with delightful cameos from everyone from Barbara Stanwyck, Ida Lupino, and Joan Crawford to Jane Wyman, John Garfield, the Benny Goodman Orchestra, Roy Rogers, the Andrew Sisters, and many more.Continue Reading
Busby Berkeley Bonus Disc (Busby Berkeley Collection)
It may seem like cheating to skip over the five films featured in the first Busby Berkeley Collection and single out the bonus disc included with the collection as a "Movie We Like," but the very fact that Warner Brothers bothered to include the extra disc comprised solely of the musical numbers from Berkeley's films indicates that they were eager to facilitate the pure rush of cinematic delirium that occurs when watching the crazy things back to back. Berkeley didn't write or direct most of the films included in the box set collections that bear his name but his authorial hallmark is stamped right across all of them. He created and staged the musical numbers for the films and it's these musical numbers that gave him immortality as one of the great film architects of glamorous spectacle and Hollywood mythology. The best of Berkeley's musical numbers are pre-Production Code wonders of erotic reverie and paradisaical splendor. They looked like nothing that had come before though they have certainly been imitated and paid homage to by directors entranced by their bizarre majesty ever since. Berkeley turned song and dance numbers that bridged the scenes of what could have been generic studio musicals into glittering ecstatic pageants that rendered the lovely legs of chorus girls into a kaleidoscopic "ballet mechanique," filling the entire screen in one hallucinatory art deco fantasia after another. There is beauty to Berkeley's approach but there is also darkness that creeps in, such as in the desperate city-dwelling throngs killing, thieving, and hustling to the title song of 42nd Street. Fellow practitioners of the dark arts of Kino Delirium, Kenneth Anger and Guy Maddin, owe this guy a lot and I would assume that they would be the first to admit it.
The plots of Berkeley's films are mostly variations on the backstage musical archetype with a make it or break it "let's put on a show!" finale. The films themselves - such as 42nd Street and Gold Diggers of 1933 with stars like James Cagney and Ruby Keeler - are a lot of fun, if a little slow between the numbers. I once saw Gold Diggers… screened at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and seeing the film with booze, surrounded by the graves of Hollywood luminaries at night was several great things made more so by their combination. But it's the musical numbers that everyone wants to see, and so to get the purest expression of Berkeley's genius it's nice to be able to skip right to the whiz bang heart of it and luxuriate in the delights of "We're In the Money," "By A Waterfall," and the very weird and wonderful "Pettin' In the Park," which serves as unimpeachable evidence, if any was necessary, that the 1930s was as sexually frank an era as any before or since.Continue Reading