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Chocolate Sherbet (Ice Cream Maker Not Necessary)
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Wow! Here's a recipe for an awesome sherbet ! That's for me! Cool, refreshing, delicious! What could be better? Try this with my sooooooo good Espresso Angel Food Cake! I usually make a couple or three batches when I know I'm going to be having guests. Three's no harder than one! I truly hope you will try this and let me know what you think. I have not tried this with a sugar substitute, yet. Note:The times will differ greatly, because it will depend on if you use an ice cream maker or not. So for the sake of the computer, I will approximate, and the temperature will differ also.
Top Review by Kittencal@recipezazz
this is great I didn't use the ice cream maker I just froze in a pan, the texture was not as smooth as making it in a ice cream maker however it is a great cool chocolate treat, for our tastes it needed more sugar, will make again, thanks for sharing Di!
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- 1⁄4 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup low-fat milk
Directions See How It's Made
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk cocoa, sugar, and 2 tablespoons water to form a smooth paste. Add another 2 tablespoons water; stir until mixture is warm and sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; stir in milk.
- Pour mixture into a metal bowl, cover, and chill until cold, about 1 hour. Process in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions. Or, pour mixture into a shallow metal pan, or ice cube tray and freeze 3 hours or up to overnight; then whirl in a food processor, adding up to 2 tablespoons water to smooth mixture if necessary.
- Transfer mixture to a freezer-safe container, cover, and freeze until hard, about 30 minutes.


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"Common non-infectious illnesses, many driven by poor diets, are now the leading cause of death worldwide."
In an article recently published in "The Conversation" about the connection between poor diet, mental health and well-being, Deakin's Associate Professor Felice Jacka, argues that it is time for governments and policy makers to address the "obesogenic" food environment by tackling bad diet, sedentary lifestyles and the food industry.
Big business has created food products that appeal to our evolutionary preferences and have addictive properties, resulting in a staggering increase in the proportion of overweight and obese people, argues Associate Professor Jacka.
She also discusses new research that is discovering connections between diet and mental health, particularly illnesses such as depression and dementia.
Working within Deakin's School of Medicine, Associate Professor Jacka is currently conducting a "world first" randomised controlled study - funded by the NHMRC - that is examining how people with depression respond to improved diets. Volunteers are currently being sought for this project.

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Josh Brill is at it again! Four new portraits (Giraffe, Zebra, Elephant & Rhino) in that same mid-century minimalist modernist style that Lumadessa is known for.
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The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Wright State University School of Medicine, in conjunction with Miami Valley Hospital and Grandview Hospital, will sponsor a free orthopaedic symposium at Grandview Hospital on Friday, August 22, from 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The topic will be "Adult Reconstructive Surgery." Keynote speakers will be Dr. Henry Finn and Dr. Wayne Paprosky from Chicago. Included in this session will be other regional speakers covering topics related to adult reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee.
The August 22 event is the first in a series of orthopaedics symposia scheduled for the 1997-98 academic year. They will be similar to the extremely successful "Pediatric Spine" symposium at Grandview Hospital last year. The second symposium will also be held at Grandview Hospital on Friday, October 24. The topic will be "Foot and Ankle Surgery." The keynote speakers will be Dr. Donald Baxter from Texas and Dr. James Amis from Cincinnati, plus other local orthopaedic specialists. The third symposium will be held at Grandview Hospital on January 16, 1998. The topic will be "Shoulder Surgery." The keynote speakers will be Dr. Mark Frankle from Tampa and Dr. Gerald Williams from Philadelphia.
Although pre registration is mandatory, all symposia are free, including lunch, and open to all health care professionals. Nurses, physical therapists, medical students, residents, fellows and attending orthopaedic surgeons are encouraged to attend. Continuing education credits will be available. For more information, contact Cathy Heid at (937) 208-2127.


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effloresence, latex leaching, something else?
We grouted on Sunday afternoon. Our grout is supposed to be medium gray, but came out off-white. It's a darker tile, and the grout haze was very apparent, so we may have over-wiped it (though we were careful to wring out our sponges well--at least I thought so). We used a grout with a polymer added and also added grout-boost. Was wondering if there was any way to identify what I'm dealing with.
I've purchased grout haze remover, and I've heard of people using other things like vinegar or stronger acids. Was wondering how to proceed. Maybe start with vinegar and work up? And, if that's the wayy to go, should I wait to allow the grout to cure before I start hitting it with acids or anything? (If so, how long?)
Thanks for looking at my problem.
Tested 3 options in an inconspicuous area: vinegar, CLR (thinking it might have been minerals left behind by our crappy water, and straight grout-haze remover. CLR worked ok. The grout-haze remover actually disloved a substantial portion of the grout and I ended up brushing away about half of the grout. Vinegar worked the best. Applied it straight, let sit for ten to fifteen minutes, then went over with a fairly stiff nylon brush. Only had to do one application, and the grout is about the color it's supposed to be.
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LOPROX® Cream is not for ophthalmic use.
Keep out of reach of children.
If a reaction suggesting sensitivity or chemical irritation should occur with the use of LOPROX® Cream, treatment should be discontinued and appropriate therapy instituted.
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility
A 104-week dermal carcinogenicity study in mice was conducted with ciclopirox cream applied at doses up to 1.93% (100 mg/kg/day or 300 mg/m²/day). No increase in drug related neoplasms was noted when compared to control.
The following in vitro genotoxicity tests have been conducted with ciclopirox: evaluation of gene mutation in the Ames Salmonella and E. coli assays (negative); chromosome aberration assays in V79 Chinese hamster lung fibroblast cells, with and without metabolic activation (positive); chromosome aberration assays in V79 Chinese hamster lung fibroblast cells in the presence of supplemental Fe3+, with and without metabolic activation (negative); gene mutation assays in the HGPRT-test with V79 Chinese hamster lung fibroblast cells (negative); and a primary DNA damage assay (i.e., unscheduled DNA synthesis assay in A549 human cells) (negative). An in vitro cell transformation assay in BALB/c 3T3 cells was negative for cell transformation. In an in vivo Chinese hamster bone marrow cytogenetic assay, ciclopirox was negative for chromosome aberrations at a dosage of 5000 mg/kg body weight.
A combined oral fertility and embryofetal developmental study was conducted in rats with ciclopirox olamine. No effect on fertility or reproductive performance was noted at the highest dose tested of 3.85 mg/kg/day ciclopirox (approximately 1.2 times the maximum recommended human dose based on body surface area comparisons).
Teratogenic Effects - Pregnancy Category B
There are no adequate or well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Therefore, LOPROX Cream should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.
Oral embryofetal developmental studies were conducted in mice, rats, rabbits and monkeys. Ciclopirox or ciclopirox olamine was orally administered during the period of organogenesis. No maternal toxicity, embryotoxicity or teratogenicity were noted at the highest doses of 77, 125, 80 and 38.5 mg/kg/day ciclopirox in mice, rats, rabbits and monkeys, respectively (approximately 11, 37, 51 and 24 times the maximum recommended human dose based on body surface area comparisons, respectively).
Dermal embryofetal developmental studies were conducted in rats and rabbits with ciclopirox olamine dissolved in PEG 400. Ciclopirox olamine was topically administered during the period of organogenesis. No maternal toxicity, embryotoxicity or teratogenicity were noted at the highest doses of 92 mg/kg/day and 77 mg/kg/day ciclopirox in rats and rabbits, respectively (approximately 27 and 49 times the maximum recommended human dose based on body surface area comparisons, respectively).
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Pediatric Use
Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients below the age of 10 years have not been established.This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
Last reviewed on RxList: 11/21/2016
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Birthday Celebration in Support of Rep. Paul Mark!
Thank you for visiting.
This website was created to provide you with information about my campaign and how you can get involved in reelecting Representative Paul Mark in the 2nd Berkshire District. I invite you to check out this site and learn how we can make a difference together by keeping up with the latest campaign news, offering your advice on the issues, and volunteering to help with the campaign.
There is a great deal of hard work that needs to be done during this campaign. I am confident I have shown I am up to the challenge, and I pledge that I will continue to put every ounce of my effort into this task. It is extremely satisfying to meet the people of this great Commonwealth and listen to their concerns. Your thoughts and suggestions make me a more effective advocate while serving the people in the State House.
I'm excited about this campaign and the opportunity to continue representing the people of our district in the legislature. All my life I have worked hard to achieve what seemed impossible and I have never backed down because things were difficult. I have put that same level of dedication and passion into serving others as well. I know what it's like to worry about job security or losing a home, I have stood with my co-workers to fight for fairness, and I have volunteered my time to help others in the community succeed. I believe we will continue to pull through the tough times facing our community and the Commonwealth, and I am optimistic about the future. I look forward to meeting you out in the district, learning more about your concerns, coming up with solutions together, and serving you well as our State Representative.
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Hickory's David Wright will have surgery to repair herniated disc in neck
David Wright from Chesapeake to have surgery for herniated disk.
David Wright from Chesapeake to have surgery for herniated disk.
Jonathan Stewart will be hosting a football camp at Fort Eustis later this month.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz says he became trapped in a bathroom of a New Jersey gas station and had to be rescued.
Eric Rhatigan, 41, was discovered in a soybean field on Wednesday, prompting a homicide investigation.
Omar Mateen apparently went on Facebook to measure the shockwaves his attack on a gay nightclub was generating.
Democrats in Virginia are opening up general election campaign offices in Richmond and Virginia Beach.
The president arrived as Orlando began the next stage of its grief — funerals all over town.
The so-called black box has been damaged but that the vessel searching for the wreckage has managed to safely pull the "memory unit."
Firefighters are battling a new fight that extends well beyond the fire lines — a battle to keep themselves cancer free.
Rita's Ice in Virginia Beach has scheduled a fundraising event for the victim's of the Orlando shooting Thursday evening.
A teenager was injured in a shooting on Shell Road in Hampton Thursday morning, police say.
One of the nine cyclists struck by a pickup truck north of Kalamazoo last week says she still can't believe what happened.
Fire crews rescued a woman and her two dogs after they became trapped inside their duplex after a tree fell during Wednesday's storms.
Authorities said one person was injured after a scaffold collapsed at a west Nashville construction site Wednesday afternoon.
The programs will seek to help youth offenders adjust to prison and transition back into the community.
A teenage girl was killed and three others were injured in a shooting while attending a vigil for two teenage boys who drowned.
Crowdfunding websites have become a popular way to do that, but it's important to do your research before you donate.
Republican Party leaders reportedly agreed to allow votes on two proposed gun control measures.
A Chinese ship was "shadowing" a U.S. aircraft carrier in the western Pacific on Wednesday, a U.S. official told CNN.
Newport News Police found a man who had been shot after the car he was riding in crashed into another vehicle late Wednesday night.
"This is what we do. We honor people."
The single-vehicle accident happened just before 12:43 p.m. on I-64E, east of Jefferson around Victory.
ODU QB coach Ron Whitcomb can attest first hand just how valuable the controversial satellite camps can be.
Dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the scene at 10:16 p.m.
Redskins coach Jay Gruden wrapped up minicamp and he seems impressed with what he saw.
Police Captain James D. Buie graduated from the 264th session of the National Academy.
Sibylla Coles' last known address is on Little Creek Dam Road in Toano.
The massacre in Orlando wasn't far from everyone's minds.
A La Petite company spokesperson says the message was received by staff.
Detectives are searching for two men who robbed the Tinee Giant early Tuesday morning.


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454 ?
I found a great deal on a 454 4 bolt block, but it had a wristpin come out a put a groove in the cylinder wall the length of the stroke. How far can you over bore a 454 and is there such thing as a tall deck 454? Also if it cant be bored can it be sleeved, has anyone sleeved a block?
Yes their is a tall deck 454.
You can bore to at least .060
Just have the block sleeved. I have sleeved dozens of big blocks. A proper installation leaves you with a cylinder wall stronger than the block. The sleeve material is usually a better grade of iron.
depending on the use, you can bore a 454 to about .100 over, but you'll need at least a half fill on the block. for street, i wouldn't go over .060. as far as tall decks are concerned, gm never produced a 454 in the tall deck version. all the 454's were standard deck, or 9.8". the tall deck motors that were produced were truck motors, with a deck height of 10.2", and came in 366 ci and 427 ci. although the 427 had the same bore as the 454, it only came with the 3.76" stroke crank that the 366 had. the block was not factory clearanced for the 4.00" stroke crank that the 454 was, but can be made to fit with a bit of grinding. for performance use, you'd be better off with a 454. also, my experience with the tall deck truck motors is that they have thin cylinder walls to begin with. big overbores on them isn't a good idea. one other downside to them, is that they weigh more than standard deck blocks do. not a whole lot, but some. while they can be built up for performance use, i'd limit the overbore, keep a short stroke, and run a really long rod. i know someone will disagree with this, but i believe there are alot better blocks out there for racing/high performance use.
ok, got me on that one..............i was brain dead at the time of my last post. i didn't even think of the bowtie blocks. thanks for the correction. dang, i feel like an idiot now...................sheesh!!!
Thanks for the info guys especially clarifying the tall deck question. I've heard so many people say there wasnt a tall deck 454 and a few that say there is. I think I will purchase the block and have it bored and stroke to a 496, should be more than enough to :spank: a 502. Any good combos for a 496?
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OH MY GOD, today I caught my first squirrel. I was so excited, and dad was too, but mom was sad. She cried. I feel bad, but "HEY, I CAUGHT MY FIRST SQUIRREL!!!" Dad says he was so proud, and said there are many more squirrels to catch. Woo-Hoo!!!
After I finally caught one, I ran all around the woods looking for more, but I think my reflexes were a little slow, since the Squirrels usually saw me before I saw them. Oh well, I still caught one. I was so into searching for squirrels, I wouldn't even take a treat from mom, which so happens to be one of my favorite treats, CHICKEN BREAST... mmm hmmm... I could sure use some of that now. Let me go see if I can get any... I'll bark more later...
Gotta get chicken
Gotta catch a squirrel
Bark On!!!
Well Well Well. It seems that I'm just one featured boy. I'm featured for the Doggy Diary today, and even better (no offense) I have been featured in the local newspaper. Yeah, it's so great, mom went out and got 20 copies. The picture is of me in my Irish top hat, at the local St. Patricks Day parade. I am the HAMMIEST BOY ever!!!
Pictures will be posted soon...
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OMG, mom said we're MOVING. I don't think it's going to be too far, but a new house... How exciting!!! New smells, new neighbors, new yard... Woo-Hoo! Oh yeah, and there is a JACK friend who lives 2 houses down. I'm so excited... I've met this Jack friend already, he is SOOO nice... We Played for a little bit...
BUT the BEST part about the new house is it's 2 houses down from the biggest and best park in the city!!! It's HUGE!!! We'll walk everyday... I get to run off lease... I'm so excited...
Oh boy Oh boy.... right next to the park... OH BOY!!!
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It sounds like a misnomer, or at least a mistake. A church without a God? What kind of incongruity is that? However, that is just what the Sunday Assembly is creating. They are working to spread this new kind of godless church throughout the world; and most shocking of all, it's working.
Originally founded in January 2013 by Sandra Jones and Pippa Evans in London, the gathering has continually taken on new members. In a little more than a year, the Sunday Assembly has established over 30 satellite gatherings around the world. Grown from the idea of social capitalism from two stand-up comedians, the "church" calls to people's need be around others who agree with them.
The service is very similar to what you would find in a religious ceremony, with a few glaring differences. They don't sing hymns, but everyone does enjoy the covers of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. Afterwards, they have their own type of sermon. Instead of the 7 Deadly Sins, their sermons are likely to be lectures on neuroscience or global warming. Everyone gathers to mingle and meet new friends.
So, what exactly is going on here? It's not exactly offensive, but they do seem to be stepping on some toes. So far, these gatherings haven't been likely to kick your Sunday service out. They are held elsewhere, in the lower levels of bars and restaurants and public meeting halls throughout the country. There are some, however, that have been held in desecrated churches.
The philosophy of the Sunday Assembly are surprisingly simple. They have music and a lecture on one topic or another, and they promote a sense of community. According to their website, their motto is to "live better, help often, wonder more."
This alteration of the traditional values of the church leads to some important questions. How do Christians feel about the Sunday Assembly? Is it a religion, a fad, an honest gathering of individuals, or a ploy for attention?
Webster's dictionary has a very broad definition of religion. It includes everything from a belief in a god to an interest or activity that is important to you or a group. From that, one would probably be led to believe that this is, in fact, a new kind of religion. The religion of science (insert Jaws soundtrack here).
Incredibly, Jones does not believe that there will be much backlash from the religious community. He expects that there will actually be much greater resistance from the atheist community, many of whom base their beliefs on the complete avoidance of anything resembling religion.
How do people adjust to new religions? If history is any indicator, the answer is not particularly well. Additionally, what happens to the children who are raised in a belief system like this? While there is no particular evidence that would indicate that the children would have a higher rate of drug or alcohol abuse, it is easy for these groupings to become cult-like very quickly (remember Tom Cruise and his Scientology campaign?)
The problem with these "new" religions is that they have no grounding. There is nothing for them to stick to, nothing that says "do this, not that". Having one or two bad leaders can have a major impact on the overall organization, and they can turn it into something altogether unhealthy.
For now, the Sunday Assembly is focused mainly on adults who just want to hang out with others like them. However, the way the organization is exploding, and the very vague guiding doctrine, leaves plenty of room for people to take advantage. Hopefully, for the sake of basically everyone's sanity, let us hope that doesn't happen.
For now, as a fledgling community started by two stand-up comedians from England, there has been little attention drawn to it. Then again, there was little attention drawn to Amazon before it became a household name. Any start-up company that managed to open 30 satellite offices in its first year would be considered a staggering success. If this sort of growth continues, you may find the next Sunday Assembly is gathering in your neighborhood.


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NJ Shoppers Brave Malls For Last Minute Gifts [POLL]
Didn't start Christmas shopping yet? Well, you're not alone. Hundreds of people are out picking up last minute gifts across New Jersey. Two days before the 25th and the rush to finish up is on.
"I usually wait until the last minute, so for me this is early" said a woman from Brick.
"It's always Christmas Eve, I'm running around like a chicken without a head but I think I got it taken care of this year" said Bill from Manasquan.
Toys, clothes, electronics…you name it, people are buying it. "We're looking for a phone for my dad" said one teen.
"I need to find a nice color printer for my sister" said a woman from Colts Neck.
While a lot of the stores are keeping the shelves stocked, don't expect boxes or bags from a lot of them.
"That's the hard part about being a late shopper, you miss all the freebies and nice gift boxes."
As the clock clicks down to Christmas, some are enjoying the stress, "I get that burst of energy just to get it done" said one man.
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Key quote: "The NHS is saying to [patients], 'Tough luck, there's nothing we can give you'. But that is not the case. If you lived in North America you would get these drugs, but not in Scotland." - Dr Paul Nathan, consultant oncologist
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PATIENTS with advanced kidney cancer in Scotland are to be denied a drug which could prolong their lives.
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) yesterday refused to recommend Sutent for use on the NHS, meaning patients who fail on current treatment will have no other drug options.
The decision was criticised by doctors and charities, which said around 300 patients a year in Scotland would benefit from the treatment.
But others said such decisions were necessary in an NHS with limited resources.
Sutent works by stopping the signals in the body that tell cancer cells to grow and multiply. The drug also stops blood vessels growing into the tumour.
The manufacturer, Pfizer, applied for the drug to be approved for use in patients who failed to respond to interferon-alpha.
But the SMC ruled that "the economic case has not been demonstrated".
The drug costs around 2,000 a month, compared to 700-800 for interferon.
Pat Hanlon, from Kidney Cancer UK, said:
"We know the NHS has limited resources, but for patients with kidney cancer there are not many other treatments they can try.
"When they stop responding to interferon, there is nothing else for them."
Paul Nathan, a consultant medical oncologist, said data showed that Sutent doubled the length of time before kidney cancers started growing again.
Dr Nathan said, while it was not a cure, it could extend patients' lives by eight months or more.
A consultant oncologist working in the NHS in Scotland, who asked not to be named, said he understood that the NHS had a limited pot of resources.
"But for my patients, if you are diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer your chances of responding to current treatment are minimal - four out of five will get no benefit," he said.
"Then the NHS is saying to them, 'Tough luck, there's nothing we can give you'.
"But that is not the case. If you lived in North America you would get these drugs, but not in Scotland."
The issue of NHS resources and drugs rationing is set to be discussed tonight in a debate organised by The Policy Institute.
One of the speakers, Dr Andrew Walker, health economics expert at Glasgow University, said organisations such as the SMC were necessary to make treatments fairer, no matter where you live.
But he said that, for individual patients, the decisions could be tough.
"What the SMC has to do is to look at what is good for the population generally, rather than for individual patients.
"If you spend the money in one place you can't spend it elsewhere," he said.
But the economist will also talk about the need to scrutinise other areas of health policy to make sure they represent value for money.
Dr Walker asked: "If you subjected government policy to the same level of scrutiny to which we subject new treatments, would there be some spending areas which could free up resources for use elsewhere, including the drugs bill?"
Dr Anna Gregor, clinical director of the South East Scotland Cancer Network, who will also speak at the debate, added: "There will never be enough money for everything we want in a cash-limited system. There will always be choices.
"What is important is that there is openness in how these decisions are made. In Scotland we have the Scottish Medicines Consortium. This has helped mean that what we are providing is provided consistently."
PATIENTS suffering from rare types of anaemia will benefit from a new drug which has been approved for use on the NHS in Scotland.
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) recommended Exjade for patients with chronic iron overload linked to treatment for anaemia, which means they have to undergo repeated blood transfusions.
The SMC also accepted the drug Prograf to stop rejection in heart patients who have had a transplant of tissue, cells or a whole organ.
And the drugs body has approved the use of Tachosil - a type of medicated sponge used in surgery. The sponge is used to stop bleeding where other techniques used by doctors have failed.
THE anti-obesity drug Acomplia has been rejected for use on the NHS.
The drug, which costs about 55 for a 28-day treatment, was licensed last summer as the first drug to target factors governing appetite, metabolism and energy use.
Trials have shown that it can reduce weight by a tenth. But the Scottish Medicines Consortium said the economic case had not been demonstrated.
Sanofi-aventis, which makes the drug, said it now plans to submit more evidence to the SMC.
The SMC also rejected the drug Alimta, for non-small cell lung cancer.
It works by blocking enzymes thought to play a role in the rapid growth of these lung tumours.


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Financial Aid Workshop for Admitted Freshman
This is the time of year when families are searching for scholarships, grants, and loans and completing financial aid forms. In order to make the filing process easier, we are offering a free Financial Aid Workshop.
Completing and submitting the 2013-14 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step students and parents must take to determine eligibility for federal, institutional, and state financial assistance. Penn State's deadline date for freshmen is March 1, 2013.
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Washoe City on the valley's north end celebrates it's 150th anniversary this year having been established in 1861. In 1961 historians, politicians and locals gathered to dedicate a plaque and monument marking the centennial. Governor Grant Sawyer was even in attendance.
Washoe City was important as it was designated the county seat being, at that time, the biggest town in the new county of Washoe. Washoe City was at the crossroads of travel between Virginia City, Reno and Carson City while being situated in the busy farming and logging area of Washoe Valley. It wasn't till 10 years later in 1871 that Reno took the county seat having become more important by straddling the transcontinental railroad. Until then, Washoe City, was a bustling town with all the usual saloons, churches, newspapers and stores that marked civic progress up to that time.
The monument was placed, as described in the newspaper account, "about a hundred yards northwest of the original stone and brick buildings at the site of a future roadside rest." This weekend, my wife, Andy, and I jumped in the car and made the journey over to see for ourselves, never having noticed a monument before. From previous explorations and studying old photos of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad and Washoe City I knew where the old tracks passed through the valley, skirting the east side of Washoe City before crossing the highway and entering the canyon. We parked at the entrance of Washoe Estates and looked around. Andy immediately saw the monument in the landscaping. Next, I looked for the site of the buildings that appear in the old photos and was shocked that one of them is still there! It is the cut granite building that houses the nursery business! Wow, I thought everything was long gone. If you're interested in Washoe Valley history or western history, wander over sometime and check it out.
The building of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad from Virginia City to Reno in 1869 instantly changed the dynamics of the whole region. Ore could now be economically transported to mills along the Carson River and supplies could go directly from the Transcontinental Railroad to Virginia City without stopping. Many local towns went into decline, Washoe City after only 10 raucous years.
1961 was a busy year for local dignitaries as many centennials were held that year. Squaw Valley celebrated 100 years of skiing in the Sierra, Mark Twain's association with Nevada was honored, Mono County celebrated, oh, and the Civil War. I did not realize 2011 was the 150th anniversary of so many things in our area and my appreciation goes out to Arline and Heidi of the Nevada Historical Society for the tip!
Happy Anniversary Washoe City!
Washoe City on the valley's north end celebrates it's 150th anniversary this year having been established in 1861. In 1961 historians, politicians and locals gathered to dedicate a plaque and monument marking the centennial. Governor Grant Sawyer was even in attendance.
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Thank you for your story, and great pictures! I will include this in the Washoe City Clipping File, here at the Nevada Historical Society. Now can you write a story on the Washoe Causeway? Thanks! Heidi


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General Motors says it has connected 13 deaths and dozens of accidents to a defective ignition switch. The company is now recalling 2.6 million Chevy Cobalt and other cars, despite reports about the problem going back more than a decade. For Mary Barra who's been GM's CEO for nearly three months, it's been a true test of fire. This week on WNYC's Money Talking, Joe Nocera of the New York Times and Rana Foroohar of Time magazine discuss how she is responding to accusations from members of Congress that GM has a "culture of cover-up" and could be exposed to criminal liability. Barra has apologized, launched internal investigations, even hired the go-to guy for victims' compensation funds, Ken Feinberg — the man who handled similar funds for victims of 9/11 and BP oil spill. Will it be enough? Plus, high-frequency trading and whether or not the stock market is "rigged."


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Absolutely Gorgeous!! :thumbup: I love the quilt itself & the quilting that you have done on it. What a wonderful job you have done. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us.
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It was famine, then feast early in the 2012 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 which began this past Monday at the Canyon Club Resort in Cape May and Sunset Marina in Ocean City, Md. The total prize money for this year's tournament is estimated at close to $1.6 million.
Of the 118 boats entered, only two elected to sail on Monday and neither brought anything to the scale. The leaderboard remained empty and approximately $40,000 in On The Board Reward prize money was left on the table. The On the Board Reward is $200,000 split over five days.
The tournament allows anglers to choose three out of five days to fish and after looking at the forecast for the week, Monday offered the least favorable day. After that, the seas looked very welcoming through Friday when the contest ends.
Capt. Ken Hagen of the Taylor Jean, Tinton Falls, was one of the two captains who decided to go on Monday.
"It was part of our strategy, we knew a lot of the other boats wouldn't be going," he said.
He thought at most 20 boats would be joining him for Monday's fishing, and his plan was to get a qualifying white or blue marlin on the board early. His 20-boat estimate was based on the all the dock activity he saw early Monday. Turns out, he said, it was just people still up partying from Sunday night.
While the plan was good, the fishing wasn't great. The Taylor Jean went 1-for-2 on white marlin with a fish released. Had either boat landed a fish, even a qualilfying 50-pound tuna, the money would have been theirs. But such is fishing.
The tent on Monday night, where all of the crews gather of food, drink and entertainment was just slightly subdued as most anglers knew they would be rising early for their first day of fishing.
For the crew of Bonus Time, a 42-foot Egg Harbor out of Forked River, it would be the first day of fishing in the Mid-Atlantic $500,000. Capt. Dave Johnson, Brick, said it was something he always wanted to do and now was the time.
"We're going to win," said crew member D.J. Johnson of Brick with a smile. "What we lack in experience, we more than make up in confidence."
Capt. Johnson said they would fish three days in a row, and while they were new at this, the crew was "cool, calm and collected."
Tuesday was an entirely different story when 109 entrants left the Cape May and Ocean City inlets in search of white and blue marlin, tuna, dolphin and wahoo. The day turned out to be one of the most historic in tournament history.
The first fish in to hit the board was a 79-pound white marlin weighed in by the Reelentless at the Sunset Marina in Ocean City. Just a few weeks earlier, a 72-pound white took the top prize at the White Marlin Open in Ocean City that was worth an estimated $1.4 million.
"These are the good old days when it comes to white marlin fishing in these waters" said Dr. John Graves of the Virginia Institue of Marine Sciences at William and Mary. "Catch rates are getting better every year."
Dr. Graves has been a constant presence at the tournament since it began. An expert in pelagic fishes, Dr. Graves has been tracking the health of the white and blue marlin in the Atlantic and tuna populaltions around the world.
During the tournaments, Dr. Graves takes tissue samples and measurements of all the billfish brought to the scales. In the weeks prior to this year's tournament, the while marlin bite was called "off the charts" with anglers reporting a tremendous amount of activity and up to 30 releases on some boats.
However, the day belonged to bigeye tuna. After another white marlin was weighed, a 67-pounder by Capt. Chris Lepping's Motivation, word spread that big tuna were on the way.
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Shane Watson is in doubt for the third Test against Sri Lanka after suffering a calf injury at the MCG on Boxing Day.
All-rounder Watson has played a key role in establishing Australia's dominant position in the second Test in Melbourne, with his first-innings knock of 83 the second highest in the game so far, behind only captain Michael Clarke (106).
Australia reached 8-440 by stumps on day two, leading Sri Lanka by 284 runs.
"Shane sustained a left calf injury while bowling on day one," Cricket Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said in a statement on Thursday night.
"He was able to get though the batting innings today and is likely to field on day three.
"Whether he bowls in the second innings will be determined closer to the bowling innings.
A decision on whether Watson plays in the third Test, starting January 3 at the SCG, will be made at the end of the Melbourne Test.
Rob Quiney replaced Watson for the first two Tests against South Africa at number three earlier this summer when a calf strain kept him out of the team.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. - Four shootings in a nine-day time period has residents demanding something be done.
The Columbia City Council and Police Chief Ken Burton are holding a news conference Wednesday to give updates on the investigation into the shootings and talk about ways to prevent more crime.
Community members told ABC 17 News they had some suggestions they'd like city leaders to address.
"We've implemented a crime-free housing strategy that I think has been really effective and has shown a decrease in crime in our neighborhood, and I would like to see the city expand those efforts to working with other landlords in the community and in other neighborhoods," said Phil Steinhaus, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority.
Steinhaus said more crime-free housing would eliminate some of the problems the city has been facing in recent months.
Lorenzo Lawson with the Youth Empowerment Zone said he thinks helping criminals find jobs after serving time will eliminate drug-related crimes.
"There's always unemployment in the illegal drug business, and a lot of them do that," Lawson told ABC 17 News. "They know how to rob, they know how to do things illegally."
Lawson said a lot of crimes are committed by repeat offenders who can't find jobs after being labeled felons, and the pressure to make a living drives them to commit crimes again for money.
"I want to hear some alternatives to them just locking them up and them coming right back out and re-offend," Lawson said. "What are we going to do to keep them from re-offending?"
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Dutch watch-phone manufacturer Burg has opened its first exclusive retail store in Kolkata. The company plans to open 50 such stores including the recently opened outlet, in India during 2012. Burg India will launch stores in Delhi, Guwahati, Gurgaon, Noida, Jaipur, Mumbai and Ahmedabad in the next few months. In India, the brand's products are marketed by KG Retail Ventures Pvt. Ltd. Burg caters to those customers who do not prefer to carry a mobile phone while travelling or involved in any outdoor activity. It provides mobile telephony options; both on CDMA and GSM platforms on a wrist watch. The product range is priced between Rs 9,000 and Rs 24,000.
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Hit and run damage discovered at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
Airport manager Jeff Wig has been on the job less than two weeks and things are already getting interesting.
It was discovered Tuesday that someone had run a vehicle into the awning that hangs over the sidewalk in front of the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport.
Who would do such a thing?
That's exactly what Wig wants to know.
On Friday, Wig said the incident likely happened during the day on Monday or sometime during the night. It wasn't until Tuesday morning when a Transportation Security Adminstration agent reported seeing the damage that Wig learned of the incident.
The 13.5-foot high awning was hit twice and Wig said it appears whatever vehicle collided with it hit may have hit the structure once, bounced off and hit it a second time.
"I'm not quite sure how you do that and not hear the loud screeching sound," Wig said.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Department is actively investigating the incident, but Sgt. Andy Bradley said so far they have no leads. All regular delivery vehicle drivers have been contacted.
"There's no sign that it was any of our usual delivery trucks," Wig said. Bradley confirmed that all regular delivery trucks have been cleared. "No one has sustained any vehicle damage that we know of to be consistent with the damage on the building," Bradley said.
Wig said insurance adjusters have not yet assessed the damage but he estimated the repair would cost thousands of dollars.
The awning was part of the airport remodeling project completed in 2011. Wig said the awning does not just serve an aesthetic purpose — it also protects the sidewalk in front of the airport from snow and ice.
"This is a safety issue," Wig said. "Hopefully we can get it fixed as soon as possible — and hopefully it's not 20 below when they come out to fix it."
Wig said he is also concerned if temperatures go up over the next couple of weeks they may have a water leakage issue which could cause further damage.
"Thankfully we don't need to worry about that right now," he said.
Wig said with the exception of the hit and run incident, his time at the airport is going well.
"People have been very welcoming," Wig said.
In addition to hiring a new manager, the airport also has a new airline service, a new restaurant and new owners of the airport's fixed operated business, Airmotive. "It's an exciting time," Wig said.
Wig said anyone with information about the airport's hit and run incident is asked to contact the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Department. The vehicle involved is likely high profile and may be missing or have broken reflectors.
"Our hope is someone puts their hand up and says, 'I did it,'" Wig said.
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DATE ISSUED: May 4, 2012
Recent law changes allow employee leasing companies (ELC) to make an irrevocable, one-time election to report and pay unemployment tax contributions using the tax identification number and contribution rate for each client company of the ELC (client method). A currently licensed ELC electing to report and pay unemployment tax using the client method must file an election request through the Department's Internet site along with the client company details between June 1 and July 2, 2012 (July 1 is a Sunday). This one-time election by an ELC will be binding on all current and future clients.
Beginning with wages paid on or after January 1, 2013, an ELC electing to use the client method will electronically file and pay separately for each client company. Instructions will be on the Department's website at www.myflorida.com/dor in late May 2012. A currently licensed ELC that does not timely file an election request to use the client method and provide the client company details must continue to report under its own unemployment tax account number and tax rate. The deadline is July 2, 2012.
An ELC making this election must provide the Florida unemployment tax account number, or if one has not yet been issued, the federal employer identification number (FEIN) for each current client. Under the client method, each client company must have or must obtain a separate unemployment tax account number. The fastest way to obtain an unemployment tax account number is by registering online: https://taxapps3.state.fl.us/Iregistration/
The ELC will be able to enter (key or import) each client company's information through the Department's Internet site. The import file specification will include the items below:
ELC Information: DBPR License #, Licensure Issue Date, Company Name, UT #
Client Information: FEIN, UT #, Legal Entity Name, Mailing Address, City, State, ZIP, Leasing Start Date, Leasing End Date
Employee Information: SSN, First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Gross/Taxable/Benefit Charges for Q3 2009 through Q2 2012
A 2013 annual tax rate will be calculated for each client company. The ELC must use the new rate to electronically file and pay a separate Employer's Quarterly Report (Form UCT-6) for each client company. An initial contribution rate of 2.7% will be assigned to client companies for whom the ELC has filed fewer than eight (8) chargeable quarters (generally 10 filing quarters), until an earned rate can be calculated. Wage and benefit charges for employees not assigned to a client company will remain with the ELC. The information remaining with the ELC will be used to calculate the ELC's 2013 annual tax rate which will be used when reporting its internal employees.
For the remaining quarters in 2012, an ELC electing the client method will continue filing for all leased and internal employees using its unemployment tax account number and tax rate. Beginning with wages paid on January 1, 2013, the client method ELC must electronically file a separate Employer's Quarterly Report and tax payment for each client company. The ELC will continue to file its own Employer's Quarterly Report for its internal employees using the contribution rate assigned.
On or after July 1, 2012, a newly licensed ELC will have 30 days from the date of licensure by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to make an election with the Department of Revenue to report and pay unemployment tax contributions using the client method. A newly licensed ELC that does not timely notify the Department of its election to report using the client method must report all leased and internal employees under its own unemployment tax account number and tax rate.
Reference: Subsection 443.1216(1)(a), Florida Statutes; Section 12, Chapter 2012-30, Laws of Florida
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THE LONG SEASON | The Huntington Theatre Company's 2009 Breaking Ground Festival of new work kicks off with a staged reading of this musical by Chay Yew and Fabian Obispo that "chronicles Filipino immigration to the United States in the 1920s and the unionization of a cannery in Alaska." Huntington artistic director Peter DuBois commissioned the piece while he was artistic director at Perseverance Theatre in Juneau. | Boston Center for the Arts, Calderwood Pavilion, Roberts Studio Theatre, 527 Tremont Street, Boston | 617.266.0800 | July 24 | Curtain 4 pm | Free [$10 donation suggested]
MY FAIR LADY | "Cape Rep finally tackles a musical" — well, you can't argue with the choice. Kim Weild ("associate director of Broadway's Blithe Spirit starring Angela Lansbury") directs; Scott Storr provides the musical direction. | Cape Rep Theatre, 1772 Main St, Brewster | 508.896.1888 | July 30–August 29 | Curtain 8 pm Thurs-Sat | $28
MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH & I'M IN THERAPY | We wouldn't have thought that just having a Jewish dad and an Italian mom would qualify one for therapy, but Steve Solomon has been schlepping this one-man shindig all over the US and Canada, so he must know what he's doing. We're promised, in addition to mom and dad, "his sister the smoker, the kids' cousin Carmine, Uncle Paulie, and demented Kenny" in a show that's "one part lasagna, one part kreplach, and two parts Prozac." | Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St, Boston | 800.233.3123 | July 23–August 2 | Curtain 7:30 pm Thurs-Fri | 3 + 7:30 pm Sat | 3 pm Sun | $55
ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD | Actually, they're very much alive in Tom Stoppard's 1966 existential comedy, and wondering how they came to brought into a world where you can get bumped off in a single line, with no recourse. This Bad Habit Productions production is directed by Steve Kleinedler, with Jonathan Overby as Rosencrantz and Stephen Libby as Guildenstern. Unless it's the other way round. | Cambridge YMCA Theatre, 820 Mass Ave, Cambridge |www.badhabitproductions.org| July 25–August 9 | Curtain 8 pm Thurs-Sat | 2 pm Sun | $15 on-line/$20 doors
THE TORCH-BEARERS | Next up for the Williamstown Theatre Festival Mainstage is George Kelly's 1922 farce, a Noises Off–type comedy about a community-theater troupe trying to put on a show. Back when it opened, Alexander Woollcott described it in his New York Times review as "a cruel and enormously amusing travesty." Writing in the same newspaper 78 years later, Ben Brantley gave a favorable review to the Greenwich House Theater revival, as adapted and directed by Dylan Baker, and Baker will be directing here as well. Oh and did we mention that George Kelly was Grace Kelly's uncle? | Williamstown Theatre Festival Mainstage, 1000 Main St, Rte 2, Williamstown | 413.597.3400 | July 29–August 9 | Curtain 3 + 8 pm Thurs | 8 pm Fri | 4 + 8:30 pm Sat | 2 pm Sun | $45-$59
TWELFTH NIGHT | "Some comedies are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some have greatness thrust upon them." We're putting Shakespeare's Illyrian comedy of cross-dressing and thwarted love in the first category. We'd love to have the complete cast thrust upon us, but so far only Kevin O'Donnell as Malvolio has been announced. Jonathan Croy will direct. | Shakespeare & Company, Founders Theatre, 70 Kemble St, Lenox | 413.637.3353 | July 24–September 5 | Curtain times vary | $16-$60
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1. 'Iran' as a weapon of subordination (Burns) Asia Times Online
2. Nomura Reeling From Lehman Hangover as Shibata Vows No Retreat (Overholt) Bloomberg Businessweek
'Iran' as a weapon of subordination
Asia Times Online
February 29
Quoted: Nicholas Burns, Belfer Center
Topic: Iran-India relations
The United States has taken steps to pressure its allies outside Europe to move away from imports of Iranian oil. US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland specifically mentioned India and China when saying on February 21 that her government was "having talks with countries around the world about the implications of the [sanctions/embargo] legislation with regard to our expectation that countries will increasingly wean themselves of dependence on Iranian oil."
Asked about an opinion piece from former Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns, who wrote that India's decision to continue trade with Iran "isn't just a slap in the face for the US - it raises questions about its ability to lead", Nuland brushed Burns off as "a private citizen". …
Burns ' statement that India does not show its "ability to lead" is a threat that the US might not endorse India's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. This is a political game, with "Iran" used as a weapon to subordinate countries like India to the economic and political domain of the US. The US is playing with fire, pushing the "Iraq option" in Iran not for regime change necessarily, but in a Cold War against the emergent states (Brazil, Turkey, India, China).
Nomura Reeling From Lehman Hangover as Shibata Vows No Retreat
Bloomberg Businessweek
February 28
Quoted: William Overholt, Ash Center
Topic: Nomura Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
At 8 a.m. on Jan. 10, Takumi Shibata, chief operating officer of Nomura Holdings Inc., walked into the firm's London boardroom overlooking the River Thames to try to salvage its 2008 acquisition of parts of bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Shibata had flown in from Tokyo to assemble executives at Nomura's wholesale business, which includes investment banking and sales and trading. The unit's head, Jesse Bhattal, was on videoconference from Singapore with news: He was leaving. Before the meeting, Shibata had terminated Bhattal's lieutenant, Tarun Jotwani, a former Lehman trader running global markets, according to people familiar with the situation who asked not to be identified. …
"The firm's ambition has been to be the Japanese Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs -- a major global player," saysWilliam Overholt, chief regional strategist at Nomura in Hong Kong until 2001 and now with Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. "It has suffered from an inability to implement its strategy."
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Is the stock front suspension gone or toast?
If not then I would leave it alone and spend your money, time and effort elsewhere. These old Mopars had pretty good front suspensions and were far ahead of the Fords and Chevys of the day. All it really needs is a stock rebuild with readily available parts, a rustyhope.com disc brake kit, and relocate the upper shock mount to the frame with some simple brackets which rustyhope sells as well. If you want to lower the front, Fatmans sells dropped spindles and a rack and pinion steering kit.
I am on my second 48 Plymouth Coupe. The first was a Business Coupe that I had professionaly subframed from a Nova. Ran a big block Mopar 383 / 727 combo. My second I decided to stay with the flathead and stock front suspension. I can tell you for the money and effort involved with doing the subframe, I wish I had never cut the frame on the first one.
Unless you go with a totally new aftermarket front suspension you will most likely have to rebuild anything that you would graft onto the frame anyway. So, why not just do the rebuild on the stock independent front suspension? With the discs they will stop about as good as any suspension you would swap to and with the shock relocation it will ride about the same as well.
If going with a V8, all you have to do is move the engine about 1.5 inches to the passenger side to clear the steering box and you are good to go. Several Mopars from the factory were built with the engine offset like this during the muscle car era with absolutely no problems. You can do the same with the 48 Plymouth.
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Kinivo ZX120 Mini Portable Speaker Review
Today for review I've got the Kinivo ZX120 mini portable speaker which is just like it sounds, a small speaker you can take with you. The ZX120 is basic but it's inexpensive, it's not wireless but it does have an integrated 3.5mm audio cable so you don't have to take one with you. The battery life is excellent at ten hours on a single charge and the ZX120 is well made and even comes with a carrying case. Read on to learn more… at TestFreaks


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Fast forward a little more than three weeks later, and we have been tipped to a similar situation that took place today, by someone who works for a Verizon reseller. The rep tells us that they have just changed the processing system used in the store from eRoes to Iconic which might have something to do with what happened in this story. It seems that a Verizon customer, already grandfathered in with unlimited data, updated to a new gold Apple iPhone 5s. Since she was buying the phone on contract at the subsidized $199.99 price, she was supposed to lose her unlimited data.
But just like those who ordered their phone late last month, the customer was able to keep the unlimited data upon activating the new handset. According to our tipster, the VZW computer recognized the $24.99 monthly rate that the customer had been paying (that was a special rate leftover from the days when BlackBerry ruled the enterprise) and suggested the unlimited $29.99 monthly data plan as the most comparable offer.
It seems that just maybe, Big Red hasn't removed all the bugs from its system.
Thanks, Anonymous Tipster!


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I am delighted to come here, to the heart of our democracy, to discuss perhaps the most important function of a democracy, education. And education is tied to the urban experience. Our nation had to learn the importance of universal public education. And it took people like Horace Mann, Frederick Douglass, John Dewey and Thurgood Marshall to teach us. And George Washington Carver, Ralph Bunche, W.E.B. DuBois and Benjamin Elijah Mays powerfully argued that education was the single most important way to address racism, poverty, crime, and alienation.
Public education isn't a perfect institution. It didn't come to us; we had to craft it. We had to fight for it. And we did fight, as immigrants and as slaves, as rich and poor, to make it available to all. We had to learn as we grew in our hearts and in our experience.
So we made improvements in quality and service over time. We desegregated our schools. We changed the sources of funding to make school districts more equitable. We moved from the basement classroom into the space age and now into the age of technology. And we made all of these changes because education had to be fair, successful, just and nurturing. We needed these changes to keep our cities and our country strong.
Looking back, as a nation, we appreciate the vast majority of our improvements and changes, especially those that enhanced quality or made education more inclusive. Yes, there were struggles at the time, especially after emancipation and again after desegregation, because the educational system resists change; there is a built-in inertia. There are special interests, pride, tradition, misunderstanding and even bureaucracy that sometimes stand in the way. But visionary changes have been central to our nation's continuous leadership, influence and economic success. If public education doesn't evolve, it decays and falls into ruin, becoming a relic of hope rather than the path to personal growth and economic security. Our educational system must be a palace of learning, not a shameful shack.
I believe we have made an historic change with No Child Left Behind. Passed just over two years ago by a bipartisan majority of the Congress, this law is a milestone in education improvement. It is enabling students to better prepare for the future. And it teaches a crucial lesson: That educationreal, quality educationmust be made available to all students, including African American, Hispanic, special-needs and low-income students.
Change was necessary. There was a growing division in American education. Many of our children receive an outstanding education, the best in the world. These students have unlimited choices, personal growth, a wide range of job opportunities, the best hope for advancement and economic security.
Despite the best efforts of parents, teachers, and schools, however, some of our childrenmillions of studentsare left behind. We all know these children. They come from our backgrounds, our neighborhoods and even our own homes. For these students, the future may be closed off. Access to opportunity is denied. They are robbed of future opportunities by circumstance, background or simply location. As a result, they never realize their potential. They leave school undereducated and unprepared for a global economy. They may wander in a kind of economic darkness for a lifetime.
In addition, they learn a lesson in school that we must not teachthat they are marginal, unimportant or expendable. They learn about disrespect and disregard through personal experience. They suffer in silence, becoming what author Ralph Ellison might have called "the invisible student."
Like most revolutionary changes, No Child Left Behind has been controversial. But this is a workable law. It is a good law. It is a necessary law to guarantee a high-quality education for all children, making the educational system more inclusive, fair and just. It is a law that will help preserve our country's economic and political leadership throughout the world. Perhaps more than any other law, this one is our best hope for the future of our nation.
Since passage of the law, the discussion has been intense, especially about funding. There are those who believe we have dumped an "unfunded mandate" on them. In fact, this has been an easy criticism to make, because the law is complex and it is easy to misunderstand it.
But it is adequately funded. Four independent studies confirm it. We have calibrated the money necessary to implement the law and are providing it. Federal education funding now is larger than under any previous administration. It is at historic levels. For example, in the president's 2005 budget, funding for education would be $57.3 billion, an increase of 36 percent since 2001.
And there is no federal "mandate" except this: We have asked that fourth-graders read and do math at a fourth-grade level. That should be the goal of public education anyway. It's common sense. We didn't add a burden that the states did not already have, if they really wanted to provide a high-quality education for all children.
The federal government's role in education is to support efforts on the local level. If a state decides to accept the federal funds, then it's required to implement the law in its entirety. This is nothing new. The difference is that we mean itwe will hold states accountable, making sure children really do get the high-quality education they deserve from a great nation such as ours.
There is much flexibility built into the law. This is one of its greatest strengths. There are important provisions that allow state and local governments to shift other federal education money to meet their particular needs at the local level.
This law is an important opportunity for state and local administrators to better target resources precisely because of the flexibility built into the legislation. When I was a superintendent, I would have welcomed this flexibility. I know many superintendents feel the same way.
Since passage, I have worked on a timeline to utilize the flexibility in the law, while at the same time holding states accountable. This is a balancing effort, and that process of balanced policy development is often missed or misunderstood. This is the first school year since states put their education reform plans into place, as required by No Child Left Behind. Thus, there has been a little over one semester of solid implementation of this historic education law. Once we received solid feedback and datawhich we soughtwe started issuing policies and regulations to help states implement the law. Fine-tuning the law has always been anticipated, long before state legislative sessions addressed the issue.
There are nearly 40 areas of flexibility that the Department of Education recently identified in the "Charting the Course" document issued earlier this year. I encourage you to read it on our Web site if you haven't already. Also, I hope you will notice our recent release on the Web of over 50 guidance letters sent to states. These letters further demonstrate the flexibility given to states.
Last week I announced a new policy about highly qualified teachers that will help clarify any confusion and help state and local officials recruit and retain great teachers. More than any other factor, we know that the key to student achievement is having a highly qualified teacher. But we know that inner-city students tend to get the short shrift. This law will help change that inequity.
I have spoken of flexibility. But it must be balanced with toughness on foundational requirements. We are serious about enforcement. We have made this very clear. For example, we have explained that the Department is prepared to delay the release of funding until states pay adequate attention to the quality of their teachers.
Already we see considerable evidence that the law is working.
I was pleased by the most recent scores on the Nation's Report Card, or NAEP. The mathematics scores for fourth- and eighth-graders significantly jumped between 2000 and 2003. It is important to note that African American, Hispanic American and low-income students accounted for some of the most significant improvements. As a result, the achievement gap between white and black students is closing for both fourth- and eighth-graders.
This week further evidence comes from a report that was released by the Council of Great City Schools. Students in the largest urban publicschool systems showed improvement in reading and math in the first year under No Child Left Behind. The study reviewed test scores from 61 urban school districts in 37 states.
This is all good news, but of course we can and must do better. And I know we will with the blueprint of No Child Left Behind guiding our efforts. The Department is continuing our unprecedented effort to work with states to get the job done. We have been constructively listening and working with teachers, principals, superintendents, school board members, parents and government officials. And we have been listening to studentsand they appreciate our efforts to make sure they are not ignored, disrespected or undereducated. They understand this is about them.
This law is a pathway to the future. It is based on values that are at the core of our democracy. It is designed to improve the quality of education. It helps better prepare teachers and schools to deliver the best possible education, to give every child a world-class education.
We must not be complacent. Public education is a more fragile institution than many realize. Doors and opportunities can be swiftly closed. We could easily move back, lose our achievements and have our progress evaporate, instead of moving forward into a fully democratic, informed, inclusive and cohesive future.
We must make sure that every child receives a quality educationevery single one. That is the promise of No Child Left Behind. It's that simple. And I truly believe that education is a civil right. It is the next logical step to the Brown v. Board of Education decision that desegregated our schools half a century ago. Brown promised access to school for all children, regardless of their skin color. Today, No Child Left Behind aims to go beyond that question of access: Now that everyone can walk into the schoolhouse door unimpeded and unafraid, we have to make sure that they receive a high-quality education.
Like you, I am frustrated that the problems Brown was meant to address are still with some parts of our society: lack of educational achievement, the denial of educational opportunities and the economic consequences that follow.
We must directly address the reasons for economic, political and cultural alienation. We must heal division, not accept it. We must grow together as a nation, not grow separately. And we must become inclusive for all people, not just because it is the basis of our constitution, but also because it is the right thing to do.
The best way to do all thatthe single best wayis to make our schools more successful and equitable. It is to give our schools the resources they need, to demand that they educate all of our children, to place qualified teachers in every classroom and to allow parents more education options. No Child Left Behind embodies those goals. I hope you will work with me as we strive to make this nation a better place, thanks to laws like No Child Left Behind.
Thank you, again, for inviting me to share these thoughts with you.