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I`ve had a couple of colds over the last three weeks, so have been doing some virtual training by watching swim coaching/technique stuff on youtube. One that stands out is Total Immersion swimming. Anybody agree or disagree with his methods/theories. Has made me realise i`m drag myself through the water, without much thought for streamlining. I am looking to concentrate on Tri`s with open water swimming of 1500m and above, so he makes alot of sense.
wouldnt say i disagree with the TI methods as it helped me a lot when I started learning front crawl, but i now prefer the swim smooth methods which can also be looked at online.
To me the swim swim smooth methods seem less prescriptive than total immersion, more about adapting the way you swim to what suits you best.
I made definite improvements with a combination of TI and Swim Smooth. The trick, I found, was to focus on one aspect in each session: body rotation; hand position (fingers lower than wrist, which is lower than elbow); 'anchoring' the hand, and pushing through at the end of the stroke.
TI just made me slower.
I think all the different methods of swimming have some value but at the end of the day you need to find a style that suits you. By all means follow the TI or Swim Smooth techniques to teach you how to swim, but once you feel reasonably competent you need to develop a style that fits in with your own body mechanics and what you want to achieve.
There are different styles for sprinting (up to about 400m), long distance (up to about 5k) and endurance swimming. Also different techniques for pool, fresh water and salt water, and for wetsuit or non-wetsuit.
What I'm saying is take the principles but don't over analyse it. Some people get so caught up with getting the technique right that they never relax and actually learn how to enjoy swimming. When you relax it becomes natural and then you will swim faster while using less energy
I did try TI and it helped when I first started. Mainly as it made me think about being more stream lined (as if) with less drag. Also the whole feeling of swimming downhill is a useful thing to visualise. However there were some aspects I found slowed me down. The hand entry next the goggles for instance was just wrong for me.
Its worth reading and trying some of the drills just for awareness of yourself in the water but I wouldn't get too hung up on it. We're all built differently with different strengths and weaknesses so I don't think one generic system works.
I was bought the TI book for Christmas so I'm interested in the general concensus on here. Have to say that after a year of once a week lessons I haven't really been getting anything much from them for the past 6 months. Most of my technical input has come from You Tube.
I agree with everything SuperCaz says apart from learning a lot from what was said. I restarted my swim with TI and particularly I like I like the stroke entry a lot, contrary to what Hagakure has experienced with it.
I say that trying to relax is the best thing and once there it is all adapting and feeling the water around you while you focus on a little thing at a time. What Dan Ellingworth said!
Try that and surely you will enjoy it. I hated the swim and by approaching it with a concept at first helped me relax. I am still a bottom feeder but at least I can now relax and get it done. Funnily enough though I am not too bothered by the IM start melee.
reading about a methodology and putting it into practice can sometimes be different matters - basically one size doesn't fit all.
TI seems to work for some, not for others, but undoubtedly getting some form of swim coaching will improve matters - whatever method used - but eventually you will come up against yourself and your abilities as the rate limiters. much like running - some people are quick, some are slow, and there are often many factors that are not related to "style".
my wife was a competitive swimmer as a kid/teenager - she was taught how to swim using methods that are out of vogue now - she has tried to change some of her techniques but all that has done is make her slower so she just sticks with what she knows and carries on.
I'm a distance swimmer (1500m in the pool, anything more open water!).There really can be nothing better than swimming in a swimsuit.The feeling of freedom of movement over the traditional shorts is unbeatable.The TI or Swim Smooth techniques to teach you how to swim...

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John B. Connolly, CAN
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J. Steven Humphrey, PA
Douglas Minty, Aust
Janet Oechsle, NY
Laurence Pearson, WA
Peter Recourt, FL
Barbara B. Volk, NC
Pam Tischler, TX
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Bruce Gilmore, TN
J. Steven Humphrey, PA
David Lee, IL
Ruth Overton, MO
Phil Gregory, TX
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J. Steven Humphrey, PA
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Evelyn Slough, TX
Phil Gregory, TX
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Harold Engelhaupt, KS
Pamela J. Lindenberger, PA (Staff)\
J. Steven Humphrey, PA
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Lee Davis, PA
Judy Haubert, AZ
Richard Holland, IL
Jay Holloway, TX
Evelyn Slough, TX
Hugh Slough, TX
William Slough, TX
Kim St Dennis, CA
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Frank Del Greco, OH
Fortunat Mueller-Maerki, NJ
Robert Gary, CA
Roger Gendron, MI
J. Steven Humphrey, PA
John Kirk, CA
Joanne Orr, OK
Phil Gregory, TX
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Mel Brown, CT
Merrill E. Compton Jr., AL
Larry B. Funk, IL
J. Steven Humphrey, PA
David Resnick, CO
Steven M. Sadowski, NY
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Carroll Wolfe, IL
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Phil Gregory, TX
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David Dunn, PA
Chester Ekstrand, WA
Roger J. Gendron, MI
Bob Holmstrom, OR
J. Steven Humphrey, PA
Phil Gregory, TX
Mary Helen Jones, NM
Gordon Uber, CA
William F. Ward, PA
Richard P. Watkins, TAS, Australia
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Tom Bartels, NV
Anita Bikowitz, MI
Therese Umerlik, PA (Staff)
Ben Fulbright, TX
Cathy Koolen, ON
Lu Sadowski, NY
Markus Harris, PA (Staff)
Pamela Lindenberger, PA (Staff)
Kevin Osborne, PA (Staff)
Phil Gregory, TX
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Terry Brotherton, TX
Laurence M. Chelmow, TX
C. David Collard, TX
Clint B. Geller, PA
Bruce G. Gilmore, TN
Jack Goldberg, WA
Kim Jovinelli, PA, (Staff)
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Fortunat Mueller-Maerki, NJ
Phil Gregory, TX
Noel Poirier, PA, (Staff)
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Fred Ingram, MS
Jerry Thornsberry, MO
Mary Ann Wahlner, AZ
Steven Humphrey, PA
Carroll Wolfe, AR
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J. Steven Humphrey, PA
Phil Gregory, TX
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Phil Gregory, TX
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Katie Knaub, PA
Dug North, MA
Rick Merritt, PA
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Mary Jane Dapkus, CT
Lee Davis, PA
Frank Del Greco, OH
Ken DeLucca, PA
Andrew Dervan, MI
Albert Dodson, PA
Paul J. Foley, MA
Michael C Harrold, MA
Ken C. Hogwood, TN
David J. LaBounty, NE
Donn Haven Lathrop, VT,
Philip T. Priestly, ENG
Fortunat F. Mueller-Maerki, NJ
G. Russell Oechsle, NY
James R. Sadilek, NV
Lu Sadowski, NY
Kent Singer, GA
Thomas Spittler, OH
Allen Stevenson, CO
William Ward, PA
Richard P. Watkins, AUS
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Charles G. Davis, WA
James Harrison, III, NC
Jeffery P. Hess, FL
John Hubby, TX
Cary L. Hurt, AL
Troy Livingstone, FL
Thomas W. McIntyre, MA
Theodore Orban, NC
Phil Gregory, TX
Stan Palen, VA
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WASHINGTON — The day after Congress approved $50.5 billion in relief for victims of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey senators began lobbying Tuesday to help a group they say was left out — fishermen.
On its way to final passage, the Sandy aid bill was stripped of $150 million intended to compensate recreational and commercial fisheries for recent disasters in New Jersey, New York and elsewhere.
The money was part of a Sandy aid bill the Senate passed last year, but the House didn't act on the bill before the 112th Congress ended on Jan. 3. After the 113th Congress took office, House lawmakers balked at providing aid to victims of disasters other than Sandy.
The Sandy aid bill that finally passed Congress with a Senate vote on Monday contains just $5 million to address the fisheries disaster caused by the Oct. 29 hurricane.
Democratic Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez of New Jersey called that amount "woefully inadequate" in a letter they sent the Obama administration on Tuesday.
They asked officials at the Housing and Urban Development Department to make up the difference, saying Sandy inflicted "punishing damage upon New Jersey's hardworking fishing community."
"Along long stretches of coastline, almost every dock, slip, and marina was completely destroyed," they wrote, explaining that many of the properties were run by small businesses that lacked insurance or were under-insured.
"Many small businesses associated with these marinas, such as bait and tackle shops and fishing charter boats, have been similarly devastated," they wrote. "Without necessary equipment and facilities, fishermen will be unable to maintain their livelihood and provide for their families."
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Benjamin Lau, managing partner of Haikili Advisors Ltd., has joined the network as a member. Lau is a former Wall Street lawyer and member of the New York State Bar.
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But that's exactly what happened at a South Wales golf course as the travelling Winter Storm Hercules made its devastating way across the Atlantic.
Temperatures in the United States have plummeted down to -60, while on this side of the pond waves have been lashing coastal areas.
Incredibly it seems the staggering waves have been so powerful in South Wales, they have picked up and dumped a fish inland on a nearby golf course.
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While some attention is given to Windows 8's locked bootloader, somewhat less is paid to the Windows Store, the coming exclusive channel for Metro apps. Other types of apps will still run on Windows 8 without Microsoft's approval, so it does not quite have the Apple level of control over the apps that run on iOS. But Metro style apps will get reviewed and approved before appearing in the store.
What's that got to do with WebOS? Well, remember last month when HP executives told us that WebOS is more of a platform than an operating system? Well, that actually sounds a lot like how Microsoft is positioning Metro. Could it be that HP is planning a WebOS app store for Enyo apps?
HP has talked a lot about the possibility of runnning WebOS on top of Windows for a long time now, and many people have questioned the value of doing so. Others, such as Bob Warfield, have suggested that HP could add some real value to Windows by providing features, such as those that would allow an application's state to follow you from device to device (for example, a text messaging application that showed you your messages on both your desktop and your phone). But Warfield also lamented that those features could be easily copied by Microsoft. What can HP do to differentiate itself?
Microsoft's positioning of the Windows Store suggests that Microsoft believes there's a market for apps built on a particular platform and sold through an exclusive channel. In fact, I'm guessing that Microsoft expects this to be the main way that its users to acquire software on Windows 8. And if Microsoft can sell through a channel like this, why can't HP? HP has huge desktop and laptop market share and could bundle its own apps store on its PCs instead of or in addition to Microsoft's store.


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Borrowers can expect to experience slight upward pressure on interest rates now that the Reserve Bank has increased its core funding ratio (CFR) to 70 per cent from 65 per cent, a banking expert says.
The CFR was introduced last year to help instil more conservatism into the banks' balance sheets in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
The ratio requires banks to put greater focus on retail funding and wholesale term funding and to place lesser reliance on short-term wholesale funding, much of which comes from abroad.
The Reserve Bank last year set the ratio at 65 per cent. On July 1, the ratio went to 70 per cent and it will soon consider whether to put it up to 75 per cent on July 1 next year.
The central bank estimates the impact on the banks of moving the ratio to 70 per cent from 65 would be to increase bank funding costs by 5.2 basis points to 11.25 basis points. This translates into funding cost increases of between $27.5 million and $65 million for the big banks.
"Long term funding and retail funding is more expensive, so this will flow through into the banks' cost of funding," Sam Shuttleworth, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), said.
"The banks look at their net interest margin, so 10 basis points is quite significant to them," he told the Herald. "The question then is will that flow on to customers and the answer is yes, it will probably help to push up lending rates," Shuttleworth said.
Before the global financial crisis, New Zealand's major banks had become increasingly reliant on short-term overseas funding.
The banks' core funding ratios fell from 2002 to 2005 - a period of strong credit growth, when there was a drop in the share of retail deposits as a funding source and an increase in the share of short-term wholesale funding from overseas.
"The subsequent global financial crisis demonstrated the downside risk of becoming overly reliant on short- term overseas funding and the real risks involved which ultimately culminated in the authorities (the taxpayer) having to step in with liquidity support," the bank said in a regulatory impact assessment.
During the crisis, the central bank introduced broad domestic market liquidity measures, while the Government provided domestic and wholesale funding guarantee schemes for the eligible institutions.
"These measures helped banks to maintain access to funding but they came at the cost of increasing moral hazard within the financial system," the bank said. "Hence, they were intended as an emergency response but clearly not as a long-term solution."
The Reserve Bank's longer-term response consisted of ensuring that banks increase their share of more "sticky" funding to guard against reversals in short-term funding markets, and that they have a sufficient stock of liquid assets to meet short-term obligations, even in times of severe disruption.
The banking industry globally is shifting back to more conservative lines. Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which is made up of the world's major central banks, has formed Basel III, which covers liquidity and capital adequacy issues.
PWC's Shuttleworth said the Reserve Bank's rules on core funding should ensure that New Zealand is already "ahead of the curve" before Basel III comes into force in 2019.
New Zealand's banks have been willing to co-operate, and have already exceeded their ratios.


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There are three things you can expect from Tony Abbott's budget reply tonight.
One: That he agrees with Labor's $43 billion in spending cuts and related tax increases;
Two: That he promises an audit of government expenses; and
Three: Despite confirming that the Coalition if elected would increase the tax rate for 3200 companies to pay for his paid parental-leave scheme, Abbott is likely to make a long-term promise to cut company taxes once the budget's back in surplus.
And if all or any of the above happens, the most you can expect from business groups is mild criticism of the Coalition for taking the same action as the Gillard government in cutting their beloved tax concessions.
But there will be high praise for general Coalition promises such as "cutting red tape" and undertaking a "comprehensive audit on the size, scope and efficiency of government", as the Business Council of Australia is suggesting.
Abbott won't reveal his costings because technically he doesn't have to
The Opposition Leader and Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey have repeatedly said the Coalition isn't going to be goaded into releasing its election costings – no matter how much Treasurer Wayne Swan wants them to.
Swan says Abbott and Hockey need to come clear on their numbers. "If they don't want a particular revenue source they must either specify another one, cut a service, or hit the bottom line," he said yesterday. "If they want to add a new policy, they must either take funding away from another policy, find a new revenue source or hit the bottom line. If they want to keep pretending the economy and revenues would grow faster under the Coalition, they must say why and by exactly how much. And their starting point is a long way back from ours."
What we know so far is that Abbott will get rid of the schoolkids bonus, which he thinks is a "cash splash with borrowed money" and that federal public sector will go down by at least 12,000 "through natural attrition".
But tonight, he won't give the public the full gamut of the Coalition's election commitments and related costings because – technically – he doesn't have to.
"People will have to wait until after the pre-election economic and fiscal outlook for a full list of our spend and saves," Abbott said yesterday. "We will be steadily announcing more things as time goes by and without making specific commitments."
What Abbott is proposing is not unusual for an opposition. Most would-be governments wait until the last minute to release their election costings and, under the Charter of Budget Honesty, they don't need to do so until after the Pre-Election Fiscal Outlook (PEFO) is revealed up to 10 days into the election campaign.
Tax breaks for miners and multinationals may be scrapped but there may be promises about cutting red tape and general company taxes
Abbott also signalled that business tax concessions, such as thin capitalisation rules, which Labor says are "loopholes" allowing companies to avoid paying tax, might disappear under a Coalition government. "Certainly, it does make sense to get companies to pay their fair share of tax," Abbott said yesterday.
This may come with some sort of related announcement to cut red tape and undertake another review as to how the company tax rate may be minimised in the long term (i.e. once the budget is back in surplus).
Consider Abbott's message yesterday: "The problem with this Government is that it's massively increasing paperwork for companies. It seems that they're moving to a situation where more and more companies are going to have to do the paperwork not four times a year but every month – 12 times a year. This is a bad-news budget for the small businesses and the businesses of Australia."
As for his plans to increase the company tax rate to pay for his paid parental-leave scheme, he's already indicated they will look at business taxes: "What we very much want to do is to bring in the paid parental-leave levy at the same time that we have a cut in company tax so that no business will pay an overall increase; that's what we would like to do," he said.
Why Wayne Swan is right in saying Labor gets harsher criticism from business groups than the opposition
At his National Press Club speech in Canberra yesterday, Swan pointed to some members of the media and business lobby groups such as the Business Council of Australia for being overcritical of the Gillard government. Business groups have long been attacking the government, and Wayne Swan in particular, despite saying he's a more consultative treasurer than his predecessor Peter Costello.
But yesterday Swan yesterday pointed out an obvious bias: "The fact is their silence on the increase in the corporate tax rate being put forward by Mr Abbott does indicate some degree of political agreement between the two. Because if it was this Government that was standing up and saying we are putting up the corporate rate by 1.5, I know what the reaction would be."
Of course, one could conversely make the same argument against unions being more critical of the Coalition than they are of Labor. That's just the nature of our current political system.
But it's perhaps the wider business reaction that's of concern.
Aside from the Business Council of Australia, Australian Industry Group and Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry all attacking Swan's $18 billion deficit budget, business leaders across Australia went feral on Tuesday night when Swan revealed he was going to scrap $4.3 billion worth of concessions for miners and multinationals.
One of the vehement critics was PwC Australia chief executive Luke Sayers (presumably because the multinationals are their key clients): "The measures announced [on Tuesday night] confirm we are still on a slow-moving fiscal cliff, imbalances appear to be chronic, and our standard of living is at risk," Sayers declared.
The opposition may rightly attack Swan's argument that "$17 billion has been wiped off the nation's books this financial year, and [there's been a ] $60 billion write-down over the forward estimates" because Swan's spending has also gone up. And it will continue to in the coming weeks and months.
Abbott will also spend big, but won't, until the very last minute, reveal how much it's going to affect the nation's finances. Is it a concern that this could happen after more than 1 million postal votes are cast, and without an honest critique by business groups?


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Five weeks ago I had a large skin cancer removed from my temple next to my eye using a flap repair. A pincushion scar has resulted and a friend who is a nurse suggested that this is trapped fluid and will dissipate especially if I keep squeezing it towards the side of the pincushion with no join. I've been doing this constantly for several weeks with no change and I feel that the 'pincushion' contains fat rather than fluid. What are the options for correcting this?
What Causes a Pincushion Scar in Flap Surgery and What Are the Options for Repairing It?
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Treating pincushioning in a flap after skin cancer or Mohs surgery
Your friend may not have given you good advice. It would be very sensible for you to go see the Mohs surgeon you saw for this and have him/her take a look at it. Scars need time to mature and they are fragile in the beginning so you might be harming the way it heals by doing what you are describing. Also there is often swelling after a procedure which gradually improves with time. A visit to your Mohs surgeon will help address and help you care for the scar properly.
Stop what you are doing and see your physician
Flaps are especially vulnerable to infections and possible necrosis even. It is important to keep your hands away from your site, and to see your surgeon if you have questions. I don't care that your friend is a nurse - Mohs repairs are very technical and no one should be giving you advice on caring for it except your surgeon. If you have questions about potentials for scarring and how to improve it (at only 5 weeks out this really shouldn't be a concern because there's too much else still going on under the skin), you can ask your trained Mohs surgeon. Keep your hands away from it and under no circumstances should you be squeezing and moving it around. You could be damaging the flap beyond repair and keeping it from healing and taking, which could result in much worse than a pincushion scar.
"This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and cannot be held as true medical advice, but only opinion. Seek in-person treatment with a trained medical professional for appropriate care."
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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During his graphic design studies he discovered his love for photography and started to focus on this medium.
After finishing his studies in 2000 he moved to Berlin and set up his own photo studio.
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"With a handful of others I walked down the halls of Haycock Elementary School to the classroom where, for the rest of the year, we would have a weekly poetry class. A round table nearly filled the tiny space. We sat down to wait in our orange plastic chairs.
A woman threw the door open, swiftly maneuvering her generous hips through the narrow gap between table and wall to claim a roomier corner. Her honey-blond hair was a wave that crested and flipped up at the ends; her eyelids glimmered teal; her perfume bloomed with gardenias. She wasn't a teacher. She was a force of nature.
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A flash flood watch has been issued for Oahu and Maui County through tonight.
National Weather Service forecasters said a slow-moving front combined with a "vigorous upper trough" is expected to bring heavy rains as the system moves east over the islands.
The front is expected to stall and gradually dissipate near Maui on Monday, the weather service said.
Radar showed moderate to heavy rains moving over Lanai and Molokai at 2:36 p.m., prompting a flood advisory. The advisories for Molokai and Lanai have been cancelled.
Residents are urged to stay away from streams, drainage ditches and low-lying areas prone to flooding. Driving can also be hazardous because of reduced visibility and water on the roads.
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Adding days to school calendar a trite gesture for complex issue
Well, whoopee. North Carolina General Assembly members have tackled the issue of improving the state's public education system.
They have added five days to the student's school year.
They didn't add money for transportation or other related costs.
They eliminated five teacher work days to squeeze in those five class days.
And this plan to improve public education was squeezed into the state's budget bill. Brilliant.
In case sarcasm doesn't drip off the page as effectively as off the tongue, what I'm really calling this move is a trite, shallow gesture toward complex problem. In fact, it is probably detrimental. Here's why.
Elimination of teacher work days. This seems an easy way to squeeze in classroom time without a lot of cost, but like a lot of easy answers, it doesn't work so well in practice. Many will argue that teachers can join the rest of the working world in taking their work home at night rather than allocating paid in the workplace. However, good teachers already take their work home. Talk to a teacher about the paperwork required by state and federal governments documenting each child's testing and progress. I know teachers who have left the profession largely because they spent more time in paperwork than in teaching.
Many teachers used those assigned work days for conferences. During my sons' elementary years, teachers tried to schedule a meeting with every student's parent or caregiver on those work days. That's not something they can do from home. Nor can they dedicate after-school hours to that kind of sessions, thanks to tutoring, sponsoring extracurricular activities and parent schedules. "Parent involvement" has been a buzzword in education for a generation now – and this move just set that back.
No funding. The legislature apparently thought this would be a trade-off, if they eliminated work days and replaced them with student time. However, school systems must now pay for five additional days of bus driving and fuel, custodial, cafeteria and other support staff. That money will be drained from elsewhere in the school budget – possibly another teacher assistant or teacher lost? Republicans will tell you they funded additional teaching positions with this budget. They don't tell you that each school district is called upon to make drastic cuts in its budget – but where those cuts are made will be up to each district. That means the legislature can take the credit for adding teachers while local leaders must cut some jobs. Haywood is scrambling to keep its teachers and make cuts elsewhere, but some teaching positions are gone. A few teachers have even based the timing of their retirement in part on hopes that others won't lose their jobs.
More school days don't equal better education. This seems to be the buzz phrase lately, the idea that we need "more classroom time." It's been heard from both political parties, from the White House, from local leaders – and by the end of summer, from tired and frazzled parents. But the research doesn't back this idea up. The best educational system in the world, as ranked by science, math and reading scores, has fewer classroom hours than the U.S. average, fewer in fact that any other country in the developed world.
We would be better off looking at ways to better use our classroom time. A poorly kept secret for many Haywood County students – and students across North Carolina – is the ways academic hours are spent in the closing weeks of school. While students who didn't score adequately on the first round are taking their end of grade tests for the second time, you can find many a classroom where students are watching movies – "Tom and Jerry" and "Harry Potter" were among the popular options this year. This is a statewide problem, I've been told, as teachers try to figure out what to do with these students that will not cause those re-testing to miss critical material. A special thank-you, however, to the Haywood County teachers who work to fill that time creatively.
Improving our educational system, particularly in these extremely tough economic times, cannot be achieved by playing with numbers, or with easy, shallow answers. We need to get creative and give our local districts room to innovate. Next column, we'll look at that top scoring educational country, Finland, and what it might teach us about improving our schools.


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Year: 1976
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Review of the Missile Defense Factsheet from Congress
June 22, 2009
Review of the Missile Defense Factsheet from Congress
Enclosed is a Missile Defense Factsheet, from Loren Dealy of the
House Armed Services Committee, chaired by Rep. Ike Skeleton
dated June 16, 2009 which reflects the decisions made by the Committee
on Missile defense allocations and policies, as part of the overall H.R.2647,
National Defense Authorization Act, passed by the House.
Contents include:
1. The Number of Interceptors in Alaska and California is Enough
to Protect Us
2. Military Commanders Actually Vetted These Missile Defense
3. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Must be Made
Operationally Effective
4. Combatant Commanders Need Increased Theater Missile Defense Capabilities
5. Decision to Cancel Troubled Missile Defense Programs is Well
6. European Missile Defense Must Respond to Real Threat
7. The United States is Not Undercutting its NATO Allies
It appears that after holding their hearings last week the Committee
decided not to pursue any further plans for the Missile Defense
System in Europe, in Poland and the Czech Republic.
The subcommittee, the Strategic Forces, chairwoman Ellen Tauscher,
stated, "The committee permanently extends the prohibition of
deployment of long-range missile defense interceptors in Europe
until DOD (Dept. of Defense) certifies...and for Poland and the
Czech Republic to ratify agreements...
The committee does provide DOD the authority to develop an
integrated defense alternative to the proposal to base long-range
missile defense interceptors in Europe. The new proposal should
evaluate what system will best address emerging threats, which are
primarily from short and medium-range missiles."
In other words the committee does not consider a threat of a
long-range missile attack from Iran as as serious concern today.
"The authorization for fiscal year 2010 includes appropriately
$36.4 billion in strategic programs, including $9.3 billion for missile
defense, approximately $11 billion for military space programs,
and $14.3 billion for Department of Energy Defense Activities,
excluding nuclear non-proliferation programs."
H.R,2797, the NATO First Act Bill sponsored by Rep. Turner and
Marshall is not mentioned in the summaries of the new FY2010,
H.R.2647, National Defense Authorization Act, http://www.rules.house.gov/111/LegText/111_hr2647_armedsvc.pdf,
650 pages,
Refer to my last post for details of H.R.2797 as it relates to Missile
Defense and Nuclear Weapons in Europe.
Discussions were held last week in the HASC. We see that three programs
involved in missile defense were eliminated, by Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates. Plans are to be made to add on to defense increasing to 30
the missile interceptors and
"H.R. 2647 supports the President's request to increase funding for the
deployment of proven missile defense sustems like Aegis BMD and the
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) by $900 million
over the FY 2009 funded level"
and "Over the next five years, Aegis Standard Missile-3 interceptor
inventory will grow from 133 to 329 missiles, and THAAD interceptor
inventory will grow from 96 interceptors to 287."
While we are increasing military defense missile development
we are also holding discussions with Russia on START, and
nuclear non-proliferation, hoping to reduce nuclear warheads and
It appears the U.S. is traveling on two parallel roads at the same time
on defense and militarization. That is, the reduction of nuclear weapons
and the increase in conventional weapons and power. Also, the cost is
$550.4 billion FY2010 for Defense Appropriations,
probably the most expensive military budget of any nation in history.
In order to realistically work towards creating a peaceful world with
security for everyone, we need a much better foreign policy which
includes much more diplomacy and disarmament, while reducing
the military budget, giving us more funds for social services and
other needed expenditures.
This would reduce the ability of the military industrial complex to
continue to grow and expand while fostering increased roles of
peacemaking groups and agencies in the government and in
International Organizations.
We deserve to feel proud of our efforts both here, in the U.S. and abroad
in Europe, especially the role of the Invisables from the Czech Republic
and groups from other nations opposing MDS in Europe. At the same
time we need to remain vigilant against further military buildup while
promoting more diplomacy, disarmament and peacemaking worldwide.
The Missile Defense Factsheet gives us a very good comprehensive
picture of the various aspects of our missile defense program.
Well worth a careful review and study.
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For immediate release:
Loren Dealy (HASC) 202-225-2539
Missile Defense Fact Sheet
H.R. 2647, the FY10 NDAA
Prepared by the HASC Staff
Overall, the 110th Congress, controlled by Democrats, provided more than $20 billion for missile defense programs. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 authorizes the full administration request of $9.3 billion for missile defense programs.
The Number of Interceptors in Alaska and California is Enough to Protect Us:
H.R. 2647 provides over $1 billion for research, development, testing, deployment and sustainment of long-range Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptors based in Alaska and California.
In the near term, North Korea could only launch, at most, one or two long-range ballistic missiles at the United States at any one time, and Iran has not yet tested a missile capable of reaching the United States. These threats are unlikely to change dramatically in the next five years.
The 30 GMD interceptors deployed under the President's plan are more than enough to counter this threat.
North Korea's recent actions add to the urgency of ensuring the effectiveness of the GMD system, but they do not change the fundamental calculation of the number of interceptors that are needed to meet military requirements.
There is no validated military requirement from our commanders to support the 44 interceptors proposed by the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress.
H.R. 2647 supports the administration's plan for 30 operationally-effective GMD interceptors to counter emerging threats from rogue nations.
Military Commanders Actually Vetted These Missile Defense Priorities:
The requirements for the missile defense recommendations made by Secretary Gates and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs have been thoroughly vetted by our military commanders.
General O'Reilly, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), testified before the Subcommittee that the budget request this year was the first since the establishment of MDA, in 2002, in which key DOD stakeholders such as the combatant commanders played the primary role in developing the requirements for the missile defense budget.
Looking back to 2002, General O'Reilly also testified that MDA's projections of the threat from long-range ballistic missiles from rogue nations was off "by a factor of 10 to 20."
These projections were made without review by military commanders, and MDA's initial decision to deploy 40 (and then later 44) GMD interceptors was never validated by DOD's requirements process.
Setting the goal of 30 thoroughly-tested, operational GMD interceptors is an appropriate approach to defend against these emerging threats.
H.R. 2647 also fully funds continued development of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor. This will provide the Aegis BMD system the capability to counter long-range ballistic missiles like the North Korean Taepo Dong II.
Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Must be Made Operationally Effective:
The 26 currently-deployed GMD interceptors provide a basic capability, but these systems continue to experience a number of technical challenges that impair operational effectiveness.
Earlier this year, the Department of Defense was forced to remove several GMD interceptors from their silos for unscheduled maintenance because unanticipated problems were discovered.
Given the real threats we face, our priority must be to ensure that the GMD system will work in an operationally effective manner.
H.R. 2647 authorizes over $1 billion to test, sustain and improve the existing GMD system, including a provision that requires the Department to develop a long-term sustainment and modernization program.
H.R. 2647 ensures that we have a missile defense system that actually works.
Combatant Commanders Need Increased Theater Missile Defense Capabilities:
The most significant ballistic missile threat to U.S. interests, deployed forces, and friends and allies comes from short- and medium-range ballistic missiles.
The U.S. Intelligence Community estimates that the total number of ballistic missiles other than those held by the United States, NATO nations, Russia, and China is over 5,900. Short- and medium-range ballistic missiles represent 99% of that total.
Over the past several years, combatant commanders have called for increasing our theater missile defense capabilities to counter this threat.
Theater missile defense was not a priority of the previous Administration. Last year, Democrats refused to allow the Bush Administration delay the deployment of several THAAD fire units, a top priority of our commanders for theater missile defense. Republicans were silent on this issue.
H.R. 2647 supports the President's request to increase funding for the deployment of proven missile defense systems like Aegis BMD and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) by $900 million over the FY09 funded level.
Further, under the President's current plan, our theater missile defense capabilities will continue to grow beyond FY10.
Over the next five years, Aegis Standard Missile-3 interceptor inventory will grow from 133 to 329 missiles, and THAAD interceptor inventory will grow from 96 interceptors to 287.
Decision to Cancel Troubled Missile Defense Programs is Well Grounded:
H.R. 2647 supports the President's decision to cancel three troubled missile defense programs – the Kinetic Energy Interceptor, the Multiple Kill Vehicle, and the second Airborne Laser prototype aircraft.
All three of these programs have faced serious technical, operational, and affordability challenges.
As Secretary of Defense Gates stated in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee on May 13, 2009: "The security of the American people and the efficacy of missile defense are not enhanced by continuing to put money into programs that…in terms of their operational concept are fatally flawed, or research programs that are essentially sinkholes for taxpayer dollars."
European Missile Defense Must Respond to Real Threat:
The Administration is currently reviewing the decision to expand the GMD system to Europe.
The proposed GMD Site in Poland would provide no protection against Iran's existing inventory of short-and medium-range ballistic missile that currently threaten our NATO allies in Southern Europe.
Any future missile defense system deployed in Europe must be part of a comprehensive approach that addresses the most likely threats on a prioritized basis.
The United States is Not Undercutting its NATO Allies:
NATO did not request that the United States deploy long-range missile defense interceptors in Europe.
This was a U.S. proposal pushed for and advocated by the Bush Administration.
While NATO has acknowledged the potential contribution of the proposed European Site, it is not a fully endorsed NATO program, and NATO has not pledged any financial support for the proposed deployment.
The previous administration initially tried to bypass NATO altogether and only sought its support after Congressional Democrats voiced concerns.
Congressional Democrats passed legislation last year requiring both the Czech Republic and Poland to ratify the agreement before systems could be deployed.
Given that the Czech government recently collapsed, it is unclear if the Czech Republic will ever ratify the agreement.
Poland has made clear that its prime objective is improving overall strategic cooperation with the United States, not missile defense. Missile defense is merely a means to reaching a desired end-state.
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Discussion in 'NFL Zone' started by MegaMagick, Oct 28, 2012.
Eagles have a lot of fans on their MB, can't even get on to see how much they're flipping out.
The Steelers invested in the oline. We went bargain hunting. The results are expected.
They wear them every now and then.
The NFL Mix channel is awesome! It is NFL overload
Better be a fakeout, at this point you just put points on the board.
I just found out I have Redzone, I'm never watching a football game again unless it's Dallas.
NFL Mix is so much better. You have multiple games on at the same time
I wish you could customize it with 2 or 4 games of your choice to make the screens a little bigger. The games are too small for me with 8 up at once.
I guess it's Direct?
You're telling me that we can't find a guy like Banks to return kicks for us? When was the last time we had a good KO return?
Bears have -7 yards passing right now with 3 minutes left in the half.
Amazing catch by Wright.
Ramon Foster = undrafted
Pouncey = 1st Round Pick
Max Starks = 3rd Round Pick
Marcus GIlbert = 2nd round pick
Willie Colon - 4th Rounder
Not that much different from our starting 5. No one has been taken top 10 like Tyron.
You're going to get a range of speeds for players but it appears Julio is a little faster by the eyeball test and I believe most of his timed speeds are better. But that is subjective. There is 40 speed then there is open field speed. Austin ain't slo though. For me raw speed is can the DB run with the WR without a big cushion or even catch up if he makes a slight mistake.
If you look at Bob Hayes you'll see how much longer his strides are than his contemporaries. He was supposed to be long legged, too although I have no idea whether that is true. Not many players look that fast today compared to the DBs because they all can run and you don't have a lot of WRs who are that much faster than most DBs. I think Julio Jones is one of those guys. HB is for the Raiders. There's a few more.
The redskins are allergic to catching the ball.
I stand corrected. Guess they're just better at finding oline talent.
Damn ref just got nailed with the football. :laugh2:
I love how Megatron has no catches with 2 left in the half...
Eagles getting no pressure on Ryan.
Sanchez is bad. Really bad.