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Chances are, you've heard something in the past year about test mania. Everyone from superintendents to parents to retired educators has an opinion; even Secretary of Education Arne Duncan suggested tests and test prep are dominating schools. Given all this attention, one might assume that students spend hundreds of hours each year taking tests—perhaps even more time than they spend actually learning. A recent report from Ohio Schools' Superintendent Richard Ross paints a very different picture.
The report, required by state law, reveals that Ohio students spend, on average, almost twenty hours taking standardized tests during the school year. (This doesn't include teacher-designed tests, but does include state tests.) Twenty hours is a good chunk of time, but when one considers that the school year in Ohio is about 1,080 hours total (it varies by district and grade level), that means testing only takes up about 2 percent of the year. (Report results show that students spend approximately fifteen additional hours practicing for tests, but this additional time only raises the total percentage to 3 percent).
Regardless of this small percentage, critics of standardized testing make some valid points. No one wants quality, in-depth learning...
Cheers to State Auditor Dave Yost. Ohio's Auditor last week released the results of unannounced visits his staff made to thirty charter schools back in October looking to compare reported student enrollment numbers with actual on-site counts. Nearly a quarter of schools showed "unusually high" discrepancies between the two numbers. Some will cry "witch hunt," but this is really just one more bit of evidence that it's time to review and revamp (as necessary) Ohio's charter school laws.
Cheers to Ohio Representative Bill Hayes. In his first interview upon taking the chairmanship of the House Education Committee, Hayes was asked about the prospect of more Common Core repeal efforts in the General Assembly. His response was a study in open-minded fairness on an issue where lightning bolts and flames are expected. He expressed interest in hearing from both sides on the issue, while not equivocating on his position as "a supporter of local control for school districts."
Jeers to Lorain City Schools' new Board President Tony DiMacchia. Mr. DiMacchia is a proud native of Lorain and a cheerleader for his district,...
Editor's note: This testimony was presented at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions onFixing No Child Left Behind: Testing and Accountability on January, 21, 2015. It additionally appeared in a slightly different form at Education Next.
Chairman Alexander, Senator Murray, Members of the Committee:
Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I would like to begin by congratulating the committee on putting the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act at the top of its legislative agenda for the 114th Congress. Nothing is more important to our nation's future than ensuring that we provide all children with the opportunity to reach their full academic potential. Congress cannot do that on its own, but it can help by addressing the very real shortcomings of the most recent reauthorization, No Child Left Behind, and restoring the predictability with respect to federal policy that state and local officials need to carry out their work.
As you move forward with this important work, however, I would urge you not to lose sight of the positive aspects of No Child Left Behind. Above all, the law's requirement that students be tested annually in...
Though hardly the only issue to be debated during the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education act, annual testing has taken center stage in discussions so far. Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate HELP committee, put forth a bill that leaves open the possibility of removing the federal requirement that states test students annually in reading and math from grades three through eight—a possibility that has thoroughly freaked out much of the education-reform community.
But as Alexander has explained, he is merely trying to respond to what he and every other member of Congress are hearing from their constituents: There's too much damn testing in the schools.
But is that true? And if so, is it because of the federal requirements?
A new report from the Ohio Department of Education provides some timely answers, at least for one state. (A bellwether state, mind you.) State Superintendent Dick Ross charged his department with collecting information about the number of hours Buckeye State students spend preparing for and taking tests (not including tests developed by their own teachers). The findings are illuminating (most of this language is verbatim):
Financing public education has historically been the joint responsibility of state and local governments. But while traditional districts have long had access to both state and local sources of revenue, nearly all Ohio charter schools tap state funds alone. The reason: Unlike districts, charters do not have the independent authority to levy taxes on local property. Meanwhile, districts have been loath to share local funding with charters. The only exceptions in Ohio are eleven Cleveland charters, which together received $2.2 million in local revenue for 2012–13 as part of a revenue-sharing plan with the district. As a result, Ohio charters operate on less overall taxpayer support than districts.
Despite the stark fact that charters rarely receive local funds, a few groups are mounting attempts to claim that somehow charters receive proceeds from local taxes. Their claims are false. First, state data contradict any proposition that local funding directly flows to charters. Second, while some charters may receive more state aid than districts, on a per-student basis, this difference in state funding is simply a product of the state funding formula. It is not a result of local funds indirectly going to charters, as some have suggested.
The facts are...
The nineteenth edition of Education Week's Quality Counts report is out, and while Ohio outperforms over thirty states, the results show that there is still much work to be done. The 2015 report, which has a new evaluation system that focuses on outcomes rather than policies and processes, indicates that the nation as a whole declined from a C+ in 2013 (when grades were last given) to a C in 2015. Ohio also declined, moving from a B- in 2013 to a C in 2015. The report rates states' quality along three key dimensions: Chances for Success, which takes into account indicators like family characteristics, high school graduation rates, and workforce opportunities; K–12 Achievement, which rates academic performance, performance changes over time, and poverty-based gaps (as measured by the NAEP assessments); and school finance, which includes measures of funding equity across schools. Ohio's overall score, which is the average of the three categories, was 75.8 out of 100 possible points, which earned a ranking of eighteenth in the nation. In the Chances for Success category, Ohio earned a B-. Most indicators in this category show that Ohio is close to the national average, including preschool enrollment (46.5 percent of...
In the past year, Ohio policymakers have turned their attention to strengthening vocational education. Rightly so; too many non-college-bound students exit high school without the skills to enter the workforce. Blue-collar businesses in Ohio, for example, continue to express concerns about the "skills gap"—the mismatch between the technical abilities they need and the actual skills of their workers. But retrofitting vocational education to meet the demands of today's employers remains a work in progress. As Ohio schools retool vocational education, they should seek examples of those who have accomplished this very task, and a new paper from the Pioneer Institute provides five case studies of technical high schools in Massachusetts that are well worth reading. A common thread emerges: All of the schools are thriving with the support of their local businesses. These companies have advised the schools on program design (e.g., what skills and jobs merit emphasis), and they have driven fundraising efforts. A couple examples are worth highlighting. One technical school worked closely with advanced manufacturing companies in the area to raise half a million dollars to outfit the school with cutting-edge metal working machines. (Previously, the school had provided technical computer skills, but not actual...
Before Christmas, we gave you the rundown of all the media outlets that focused on charter quality and policy thanks to two Fordham-sponsored reports: Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) report on Charter School Performance in Ohio and Bellwether Education Partners' The Road to Redemption: Ten Policy Recommendations for Ohio's Charter School Sector. The holidays are over now and we're nearly a week into the new year and media outlets are still talking about the reports and largely concur on the need to improve Ohio's charter sector. In case you missed the rash of editorials over the past two weeks, here's a quick look at what they say:
On Christmas Eve, Fordham's Chad Aldis appeared in the Columbus Dispatch with commentary about the relationship between bad law and bad charter schools. He focused first on the results from the CREDO report, which found that Ohio charter students, on average, lose an equivalent of 14 days of learning in reading and 43 days of learning in math relative to their district peers. Chad pointed out that while these numbers are bad in their own right, they are even more appalling when compared to charter...
We look back at an important two weeks in Ohio charter school policy
This fall, the editorial boards of two of Ohio's most widely read newspapers issued stinging missives urging legislators to make sweeping changes to the state's charter school law. In September, the Plain Dealer opined that lawmakers should "work together on a bill to improve charter schools." One month later, in light of revelations about a questionable charter-facilities deal, the Columbus Dispatch argued that charter reform "should address questionable lease deals along with other loopholes, conflicts and oversights in Ohio's charter-school system."
They're absolutely right: 120,000 Buckeye charter students deserve to attend a school governed by a great charter law—a law that puts the interests of children first. But at the present time, Ohio's charter law too often fails to protect these students' best interests; instead, in too many ways, it protects powerful vested interests, smothers schools with red tape, starves even the best schools, and tolerates academic mediocrity.
Predictably, overall charter school performance in Ohio has been lackluster. In the two most extensive evaluations of Ohio charter performance in 2009 and 2014, Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) found that Ohio charter school students, on average, make less academic progress than their district counterparts. The 2014 results, released last week, estimated that charter students received an equivalent of fourteen fewer days of learning in reading and forty-three fewer days of learning in math.
But fixing Ohio's charter law is no easy task. The law itself is roughly 40,000 words and has been amended nineteen times since its enactment in 1997. It contains many peculiar exceptions, loopholes, and restrictions. Few would argue that the current law clearly expresses how the charter school system ought to function.
Policymakers must know exactly what needs to be repaired and how best to make the fix. To assist in this task, Fordham enlisted Bellwether Education Partners, one of the smartest education-consulting firms in the land. Their analyst (and Fordham fellow) Andy Smarick, who has worked on charter policy issues with the New Jersey Department of Education and the United States Department of Education, agreed to conduct a thorough review and analysis of Ohio charter law (along with two Bellwether colleagues). Their report, released on Monday, offers ten policy recommendations that, if implemented, will lead to stronger charter policy in Ohio. In our view, these recommendations pivot around three central objectives that policymakers must focus on in a charter-reform bill.
First, the state must better define governing relationships. Currently, Ohio charter law too vaguely delineates the powers and responsibilities of each actor in the charter-governing system. State policymakers need to remedy this by more clearly and explicitly establishing the governing relationships, starting with the powers and duties of the state board and the Ohio Department of Education. From there, policymakers must make clear the responsibilities of charter school authorizers, governing boards, and management companies—and to whom (and how) each entity is held accountable.
State policymakers must also work to purge conflicts of interest. Authorities should not tolerate permissive laws that allow adults to make dishonest gain at the expense of students' best interests. For example, a charter authorizer—the entity that regulates a charter school—is allowed to sell services to its schools. This bizarre arrangement creates an obvious disincentive for an authorizer to hold its school accountable, especially if closure becomes necessary. Ohio charter school law also strongly protects management companies, even if they fail to deliver a quality education. Because of a loophole in law, charter school boards have little leverage to terminate a management contract. One national policy analyst gave this particular provision "the award for the most breathtaking abuse in the nation."
Finally, charter schools need help to compete. At present, state policy treats Ohio charters as second-class public schools. They receive less overall taxpayer funding, garner scant facilities support, and are often at the mercy of traditional districts when it comes to student transportation. Taken together, state policy places charters on an uneven playing field with their district counterparts. While a few Ohio charters are producing exemplary results through smarts and raw determination, their outcomes are the exception rather than the rule. For too long, policymakers have unfairly asked charters to make educational bricks without straw, and now is the time to remedy charter-funding inequities.
In 2006 Fordham, along with two national charter organizations, published seventeen recommendations for Ohio charter-policy reform in a report titled Turning the Corner to Quality: Policy Guidelines for Strengthening Ohio's Charter Schools. Some of its suggestions have been adopted, including fairer school accountability that includes student-growth measures and a rigorous evaluation system for charter school authorizers. Yet other recommendations have fallen on deaf ears.
Eight years later, the Ohio policy community is poised yet again to tackle charter school reform. Fordham's latest report, The Road to Redemption: Ten Policy Recommendations to Improve Ohio's Charter Sector, builds on the policy foundations laid in 2006, considers the latest developments in Ohio charter policy, and reflects some of the very best thinking nationally concerning charter school policy. Wise policymakers—those who care deeply about the twin principles of good governance and robust competition in our public institutions—will carefully consider its lessons in the coming days.
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It's been a busy month in the world of Ohio charter schools.
First, on December 9, Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) released a report on Charter School Performance in Ohio, supported by Fordham-Ohio. Using test data from 2007–08 through 2012–13, CREDO concluded that Buckeye charters produce mediocre results that haven't improved much in recent years. In fact, the low academic performance of Ohio charter students is estimated to be the equivalent of fourteen fewer days of learning in reading and forty-three fewer days in math each year compared to traditional district students. Our summary of the findings spelled out the good news and the bad, but more importantly focused on the direction that Ohio's charter sector needs to take in order to improve. We weren't the only ones to take this tack.
The Plain Dealer published two pieces on the CREDO report; the first largely focused on the "big picture" data points as noted above. In the second piece, education reporter Patrick O'Donnell noted that the "grim" results underscore an immediate need to improve charter quality. But he also pointed out that, unlike other areas of the state, Cleveland charters showed positive results—the equivalent of fourteen additional days of learning in both reading and math. The Plain Dealer also noted that CREDO's research shows equivalent percentages of special education students and English language learners in charters and traditional districts—an important rebuke to charter critics' claim that the percentage of such students is markedly lower in charters than in district schools.
Gongwer Ohio, a Statehouse news organization, indicated that CREDO's work may be "the most comprehensive study of Ohio's charter schools to date." They drew attention to CREDO's findings for low-income, black charter students, who—compared to their peers in traditional public schools—receive an additional twenty-two days of learning in math and twenty-nine additional days of learning in reading. Gongwer quoted several education advocates, including Greg Harris of StudentsFirst, who acknowledged that while his team was "pleased that low-income black students across Ohio and Cleveland students attending charters are outperforming their traditional school peers in math and reading," they were also concerned that "most charter school students in the state remain behind their peers in traditional schools."
The Columbus Dispatch also highlighted the finding that Ohio charter schools are narrowing the learning gap. However, the Dispatch quoted CREDO's Macke Raymond, who noted that "it's a very modest pace of change" that "needs to accelerate." Dr. Raymond emphasized this point to a crowd of more than 150 when she presented her findings at the City Club of Cleveland on December 9. Her work was also covered on Cleveland Public Radio's IdeaStream, which emphasized that lax rules for sponsors have contributed to Ohio's low performance. Dr. Raymond said that "high performing states have really been very deeply attentive to their authorizers and how they perform. They hold their authorizers accountable."
That was the perfect set-up for another Fordham-sponsored report on charter quality. On December 16, Andy Smarick and his colleagues at Bellwether Education Partners released The Road to Redemption: Ten Policy Recommendations for Ohio's Charter School Sector. The report offers ten policy recommendations which, if implemented, will lead to a stronger charter movement.
At an event at the Athletic Club of Columbus, over sixty-five attendees listened to Smarick present his findings. Afterwards, a panel of Ohio-based charter school experts including President and CEO of the Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools Dr. Darlene Chambers, Senate Education Chair Peggy Lehner, House Education Vice Chair Andrew Brenner, and the United Schools Network's Chief Learning Officer John Dues discussed the report. Senator Lehner pointed out that the CREDO report and Bellwether's recommendations came "from two organizations who are very well known for being supportive of the charter school movement. When our friends are saying things like this, we need to take note and not dismiss it." Representative Brenner said that advocates and legislators should "continue to look at additional reforms in education in general that has more of the money follow[ing] the student."
This led the state's papers to editorialize in favor of reform. The Columbus Dispatch took the position that state law holds back charter schools. They focused on charter school sponsors and their misaligned incentives, quoting State Auditor Dave Yost, who observed that the "report does a good job of pointing out where Ohio's governance of community schools doesn't work." The Dispatch also quoted Rob Nichols, spokesman for Governor John Kasich. "The governor strongly supports school choice and wants to see higher standards and greater accountability for all schools, whether they be public or charter," he said.
Meanwhile, the Plain Dealer emphasized Smarick's "two pronged strategy" for improving charters: more oversight and more resources. Comments from John Dues of the United Schools Network during the panel give on-the-ground credence to the need for more resources. "We're all about providing high quality education for kids," said Dues. "Most of the kids that we serve are students of color that are economically disadvantaged. And when you throw on top of that our schools are being funded at such a lower rate, it just seems like we're kind of harkening back to separate and unequal schools." The Plain Dealer also quoted Nina Rees, president of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, who was adamant in urging "Governor Kasich and Ohio legislators to move these recommendations into law in 2015."
We're adamant about that, too, and we are pleased that this opening salvo garnered the attention of Governor Kasich, who opined, "We're going to fix the lack of regulation on charter schools."
The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice recently released the latest in its School Survey Series—this installment features data compiled on Ohio's private schools. Because private schools are less regulated than public schools, there's a dearth of information available. What does exist is largely demographic in nature or the result of surveys voluntarily completed by school leaders. The Friedman report uses a combination of data from the U.S. Department of Education (survey) and the Ohio Department of Education (demographic), most of it presented in terms of percentages. While there are some differences between the two sets of numbers, no matter how you slice it, the numbers of private schools and students have declined over the years. The annual federal surveys show average enrollment in private schools was 245 students in 2011–12, down from a peak of 272 students in the 1995–96 school year. And the demographic makeup of private schools is shifting as well. From 2005–06 to 2011–12, the number of black private school students increased by 3 percent, while their share of the public school population moved downward—likely a result of the state's myriad voucher initiatives. In 2014–15, nearly half of Ohio's private schools are registered to accept students in the largest voucher program, the EdChoice Scholarship. However, many of those schools report to ODE that they are not operating at full capacity, and author Andrew Catt's analysis of the self-reported numbers suggests that as many as 36,794 currently open seats could theoretically be filled with scholarship students. If filled, this would triple the number of vouchers in use and nearly reach the statutory cap of 60,000. Finding students to fill those seats is harder than it appears, especially since Ohio's income-based EdChoice program is being phased in only a grade at a time. All in all, this snapshot of Ohio's private school sector is good information for the media, advocates, and policymakers to have as they contemplate changes to the state's private school and voucher laws.
SOURCE: Andrew D. Catt, "Exploring Ohio's Private Education Sector," The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice (December 2014).
The 2014 version of the State Teacher Policy Yearbook from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) focuses heavily on the "critical issue" of teacher preparation. And in the glare of that spotlight, NCTQ finds that, while the average state grade for teacher preparation policies has improved from a D in 2011 to a C in 2014, there is still far more work to be done to ensure that new teachers are prepared to help students meet the demands of college and career-ready standards. Three states—Florida, Indiana, and Rhode Island—are ahead of the pack and earned grades of B+. Two states (Alaska and Montana) earned dismal F grades. Ohio falls into the middle of the pack with a grade of C, but this "average" grade hides several troubling truths about Ohio's teacher preparation practices. For example, in Ohio, only fourth- and fifth-grade elementary teachers are required to pass adequately rigorous content tests. In fact, the Buckeye State is one of only four states in the nation that doesn't require all elementary teachers to pass a content test prior to licensure. Ohio's middle school teacher preparation policy is better, since teachers must pass an appropriate content test in every core subject they are licensed to teach. The same is true at the high school level, but the tests have significant loopholes for science and social studies teacher candidates. These candidates, who often specialize in certain disciplines (think chemistry vs. biology; American history vs. world history), are permitted to take content tests (labeled as "integrated") which combine two or more disciplines, thereby offering a watered-down indication of their mastery of highly specialized content. The preparation and licensure of special education teachers is equally troubling. Ohio offers only a single K–12 special education certification, which fails to differentiate between the specific subject, grade-level, or pedagogical knowledge required to meet the needs of students with disabilities anywhere along the K–12 spectrum. Worse still, Ohio does not require a minimum GPA for admission into teacher prep programs, nor does it require a test to measure the academic proficiency of teacher candidates prior to their acceptance into a program. Furthermore, while Ohio collects student achievement data, ties it back to the teacher's teacher-education program, and makes that data publicly available online, there are no minimum standards set for performance—in other words, no real accountability if a teacher-education program isn't effective in preparing high-quality teachers. While Ohioans could take heart in the Buckeye state's overall improvement since 2011 (an embarrassing D+ has improved to a C), it's time for Ohio policymakers to buckle down and get serious about improving the quality of our education schools.
Source: "2014 State Teacher Policy Yearbook." National Council on Teacher Quality, (December 2014).
The Plain Dealer published two pieces on the CREDO report; the first largely focused on the "big picture" data points as noted above. In the second piece, education reporter Patrick O'Donnell noted that the "grim" results underscore an immediate need to improve charter quality. But he also pointed out that, unlike other areas of the state, Cleveland charters showed positive...


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Got the rear frame plate bent around the outside of the frame and welded.
Started boxing the frame, have one side done. Most likely will get to the other side this weekend.
I also cut what was left of the inner fender supports off of the cab.
I hope to have the frame finished by sat. morning and re-mount the cab. Then I will take final measurements for the back-half and draw it up in Bend-tech. If everything goes well and I have the right amount of ambition I make be bending tube on Sunday.
I have also decided that I will be moving the frt axle 8-10" forward, this will put the tires about 2" forward of the stock frame horns. I wasn't going to move the front axle due to steering box relocation issues. The stock F250 box already need to be moved ahead 2-3" to line up the the highsteer arm. Which meant that moving the axle forward 8" would have made it necessary to notch out my bumper to clear the gear. This would not look good at all.
Then I remembered that I have a 77 F-150 gear, this box was meant for crossover steering and mounts to the outside of the frame instead of the inside. I also puts the pitman arm out towards the front of the truck instead of towards the rear like the 250 gear. This will allow me to mount the F150 gear in the stock location and line-up perfectly with the steering arm after the axle gets moved forward.
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"Leadership development" and "enhancing local capacity." They are two phrases we use a lot around here at PeacePlayers International – Northern Ireland (PPI-NI). Why, though? And as we cut through the office-speak, what do they even mean?
Even as an international organization, we want to make sure we devote enough effort and investment to the local. In the process of peace-building through sport, it is important that we don't hoard our knowledge, skills, and other resources. For the sake of both PeacePlayers and the world, we want others who may not work for us full-time to still become the kinds of leaders that will make Belfast and beyond a more peaceable world.
It was with those hopes in mind that ten of us–a combination of full-time, part-time, and future PeacePlayers staff members–drove an hour south to Newcastle for the past weekend. Staying in a cabin on a hill in the woods that overlooked the beautiful ocean shoreline, we worked our way through Open College Network Level 2 material: "Promoting Diversity Through Sport."
In addition to the natural intimacy that develops as a result of such a setting, the course included conversations about material that we confront with program participants all the time: diversity, stereotypes, prejudice, sectarianism, and conflict, all as much as possible through the lens of sport. We role-played our way through several activities and games that we use with kids. For a mental break and a bit of team-building, we attacked some outdoor activities–wall-climbing and zip-lining–even in the steady rain. And on Sunday, we drove to a basketball court, where we participated in drills that introduced Arbinger concepts, which is a theory about conflict resolution that we try to integrate into our programming.
We return to Belfast with even more confidence in several new members of our team, which will surely benefit the kids with which we work.


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The following day, Saturday, February 4, Heard was seen while out shopping with a friend at American Rag in West Hollywood. Afterwards the actress stopped in at Urth Cafe and picked up some drinks and a bite to eat.
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Ice fishing this weekend
Well i'm going to try my luck ice fishing this weekend.its supposed to be in the mid-high 30's
Good Luck whitetailfever and don't forget to take some pics to share...
AND Make sure you don't end up like that guy last year out on rouses point that got to sail on the iceberg for awhile... (remember him?)
here's the story with photo's.... :shocking: :shocking:
Local man gets a big scare ice fishing
OH I REMEMBER THAT !!THAT MUST OF BEEN REALLY SCARY!!I HAD A SIMILAR EXPIERIENCE OUT ON CUMBERLAND BAY(PLATTSBURGH BEACH)I WAS OUT THERE IN THE MIDDLE SOMEWHERE ON A VERY WARM DAY AND AS I LOOKED BACK AT SHORE THE ICE HAD SEPARATED FROM SHORE HEADING OUT TO CRABB ISLAND BUT THE SOUTH WIND CAME UP AND BROUGHT US BACK BUT THE ICE PILED UP ABOUT A 100YRDS FROM SHORE.WE HAD TO WADE THROUGH SOME WATER TO GET BACK TO LAND BECAUSE THE WATER WAS ON THE ICE.VERY SCARY FOR ME BECAUSE IN THAT SAME BAY MANY YEARS AGO I HAD FALLEN IT MAYBE THATS TELLING ME SOMETHING??:unsure:BUT SENCE THEN I ALLWAYS GO WITH SOMEONE.
I used to go on the ice all the time but that was years ago when it was nothing to drive across mallets bay in the truck with the Plow on to go for Pike along the sandbar. :shocking: NOT NOW :no: somewhere along lifes path that "Brave on the Ice Deal" went sour, I can't explain what it is but, I cannot even walk 30 feet from shoreline any longer.
Well i went ice fishing fri,and sat.not much action.but it felt good to be out there.
temp got up near 50 yesterday and the coast guard pulled 28 fisherman off lake erie had a south wind, thats not good.
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This is a discussion on What caliber for Polar Bear? within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Now that the thing has a taste for denim, no one in blue jeans will be safe!...
Now that the thing has a taste for denim, no one in blue jeans will be safe!
I'm a child of the 60's, but I got over it.
Looks like .22 lr will do the trick. Haha just kidding. I want one of those!
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Thats the kind of picture that would make my lady scream : "AWWW ITS SO CUTE!!!! I WANT ONE!!! BABY, CAN WE GET ONE?"
Cool pics though
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In your explanatory variables, do you have any rows that with a missing field? When you run an OLS it only runs on observations for which all data is available.
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Dear Statalist,
I have several variables with each of them having at least 6000 observations (non-missing values). However, when I put them into OLS regression, the number of observations reduced to only about 1000. I cannot figure out what causes the problem. Could you please help me find out the causes? What code can I use to analyze the problem?
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Confirmed, we have now a 7UK too, thanks TK337 from TDH 7UK,9US,10US,13US for now We still needing 8,11 and 12 US sizes
Confirmed, we have now a 7UK too, thanks TK337 from TDH 7UK,9US,10US,13US for now We still needing 8,11 and 12 US sizes
Hi Giovanni, any news on the casting process?
Women's Converse = US8, UK6, EUR39
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They are euro 39.
Sorry, I just read the post where he called it a UK7... In any case, we checked some more of my wifes shoes and it looks like the ratio for the size conversion is all over the place depending on the brand. I went back and edited my previous post to just show brands and size.
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Sorry, i am still using my boots for local trooping. I am hoping for a break to send my 9.5 BED STU's. DC
Thrax, easy, Marcelo taked 4 casts this week, if we can find the another numbers we will make another set of casts.
I will talk with Marcelo on wekend about the boots devolution to the volunteers, thanks again brothers!!
If you want an accurated shoe size conversion, use this, works perfect to me, 0 complaints on my dispatched shoes:
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Hey guys I don't want to step on toes cause I don't know who they belong to but we got a brown pair with "close" soles but not accurate with the blue stripe in the heel and ribs on the arch now if the goal of this project is "close enough" then we'll cast them but if it's for accurate then I would say it's not worth casting them. So whoever you are shoot crow or me a pm so we can decide what to do thanks!
Hello this is Marcelo
after over 18 full moons Im finally back on this board and with my first post.
II have the casting mostly done, there is one part that I'm having a problem casting, and I'm talking with Crow62 about it, once I get his input on the little snag, we can go forward but I need his input on it.
Thank you all for being patient (the ones that have provided the boots so far) and for the ones anxiously waiting for a final part
BTW for the ones that have provided the boots, THANK YOU and rest assure that they are in safe hands, I only dropped one pair in water last week, but I think it will be fine...
On another note, will be posting up pictures here, I misplaced my camera card I just hope I did not throw it away as most of the pictures were there, have a squad meeting tomorrow and will clean up the shop to look for the card K...
On a lighter note, the bit on the boots in water was a joke LMAO...
Thank you all
Marcelo tk1389
Hey Just got a reply From Crow62 on another board
I will be shipping back your boots Monday If I can, Tuesday at the latest, Thanks for your help on the project... In other words there is no problem Crow can't solve lol...
Here is a picture of the boots in line, the inside was casted with stone and DID not touch the leather OK so thanks again!!!
BTW don't mind that shoulder bell on the table, I had to make that out of stone and had some left over from your boots
I have a pair of 39.5 european I can ship out.
I had to remove the insole and stretch them a little to fit my 9.5 US feet.
Those boot are pretty cool... Let me know when you get the 13/14US ready...
just what I'm looking for, PM sent.
Jeeze, how many varient shoes use this sole???
BTW, Got my size 16s in the other day :P
Thanks to Marcelo by the pics, the plastic bags with silicone in front boots was a try to cast the inside boots, the bag was for not make interior boots damages, we are not happy with the interior casts, so, the exterior cast soles will be the only usable for molds.
P.S.: mhlayne is offering his 11.5us boots as volunteer, we are more close to fill the sizes.
I think our best bet (if they are willing) is to cast all the soles then send the most accurate pair along with the molds to Giovanni so he can use them to get everyones the same and best quality.
My last troop for this season will be April 9th. Then they'll be on the way.
No update on sending back the originals?
They were supposed to be returned a few weeks back....
I have a pair of 14s or 15s but the heel is a little worn. It could be built up with RTV or clay for molding. Let me know if you could use them!


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Allegations of abuse, neglect at Presidio stockyard unfounded, deputy says
August 18th, 2011 under Top Stories
By BENJAMIN WERMUND
PRESIDIO – A Presidio stockyard Monday housed healthy horses, skin-and-bone horses, and horses in every condition in between. But every pen had hay and water, and a mound of bails sat outside, ready to feed the animals.
The treatment of the few hundred horses in the pens, which act as a way station for horses headed to Mexico for slaughter, spawned a week of controversy, extreme claims and angry telephone calls to Presidio County officials, which the Presidio County Sheriff's Office is now trying to put to rest.
A weeklong, ongoing investigation by the sheriff's department has determined skin-and-bone and injured horses likely arrived at the pens in that condition and were not starved or harmed in the Alvardo Pens, which are leased to C4 Cattle Inc. of Burlington, Texas.
The animals have been fed, watered, and adequately cared for while in the pens, Chief Sheriff's Deputy Joel Nuñez said.
"[Some of] these are abused horses, but it's not the pens," he said.
The controversy began last Wednesday when the Franklin, Texas, animal welfare activist group Wild Horse Foundation posted claims of thousands of horses and hundreds of cattle starving in the pens on its website and Facebook page.
And so started the complaints. Calls from Presidio, all over Texas, and as far away as Virginia began streaming into to county officials, the sheriff, and city police. The International and Sentinel received word from concerned citizens, as well.
Presidio Justice of the Peace Juanita Bishop on Thursday ordered the sheriff's department to sequester (seize property by court order) the animals in the pens. The department quickly determined there were about 300 horses and no cattle, countering the Wild Horse Foundation's claims from the day before.
Video footage taken Thursday by the sheriff's office shows the horses in the pens ranged in various states of wellbeing.
A sheriff's office investigation into potential animal cruelty in the pens is under way, and while the investigation is ongoing until the horses currently in the pens are shipped to Mexico, Nuñez said charges aren't likely to come.
"Some of the animals were coming in in really bad shape," Nuñez said.
He said one of the county's deputies monitored the horses being unloaded Monday and witnessed horses getting off with serious injuries.
People from across the United States have continued to contact the department, however, and have email photos of underfed and injured horses.
"We get a picture, we go out and investigate," Nuñez said.
Some of the pictures have led police to find more horses in bad shape, but Nuñez said as soon as the workers in the pens are made aware of any injuries, they have acted quickly to take care of the situation.
During a court hearing on Friday, Presidio County Justice of the Peace Cinderella Guevara ended the sequestration and ordered the horses be given back to C4 Cattle.
"Until those horses are gone, we're making sure they're taken care of," Nuñez said.
Meanwhile, the Wild Horse Foundation has teamed up with an unlikely partner to file a lawsuit against C4 Cattle and Intermeat Inc./Dallas Crown, a Belgian meat company that purchases horses headed to Mexico.
The foundation filed the lawsuit with Trenton Saulters, a Waco man who buys horses from all across the United States to sell to companies like Intermeat. About 40 of the horses in the pens came from Saulters. The lawsuit aims to get $10,000 in damages and have the horses returned to Saulters, although Intermeat and C4 Cattle claim Saulters has already been paid for the horses.
The unlikely union between the foundation and Saulters — a "kill buyer" who regularly exports horses to Mexico for slaughter, which the foundation aims to end — has alienated and outraged some of the foundations followers and supporters.
"The [Humane Society] has Michael Vick and I have Trent," Wild Horse Foundation Executive Director Ray Field, said. "This is sort of like local cops hiring the gangster to go in and find the drug lord. He's got inside information. It doesn't matter to me what people think, because I'm doing the work."
Field began looking for his inside man after flying over the pens last Wednesday, just before putting the bloated claims about thousands of horses and hundreds of cattle on his website. Field knew Saulters and called him. Sure enough, Saulters had horses in the pens and the two began working on the lawsuit, which is currently pending.
This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Saulters's name.
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Mut and Merloni discuss the way Pete Carroll coaches and talk about some of the things he did while in New England.
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He -- the emotional. Well I mean ultimately -- -- -- -- I but he was -- -- do you know just to go to our team here into the wrong time you know he wasn't disciplined guy and he should be accompanied this week. You know me. Always go to atletico is currently on those guys on defense them anymore -- it's great -- is. You'd have to worry about him as much does what do and it and -- ticket and I didn't so many young guys to advance and only -- -- but I guarantee -- You know be afraid dollars and defense is what is news and asked them to go forming his uncle. Toward brown Deion Branch -- us. -- played for -- back in the day muck Lou 93 point seven WEEI he's been in across here's a little bit obviously to got a coach here. I went to USC. Rebuilt his career reputation after a tough front here in New England. And is now gone Seattle got a young team there is Mike Judd just talked about and gonna take a shot here what this defense this weekend. But it is a different Pete Carroll I would think in the won the guy who came through a year and a and I alluded to a Jeff house or in the Boston Herald it's not a lengthy story but this was a laugh out loud story today in The -- talking about past and present Pete Carroll. But 27 -- 211 record for Carroll during a stretcher 199719992. Playoff appearances. For awhile Jeff writes most of whatever Carol it would work. There was one day practice from the patriots are coming off a bad week and a worst loss an offensive coordinator Larry Keane -- -- Larry -- and I don't. Defense -- quarter Steve Sidwell got into a loud shouting match with each blaming the other because their respective unit didn't practice well enough. Give the other very good look the week before. The players who had no idea that Carroll set up the entire confrontation. Truly believed the candidates sit well we're going to come to blows right there on the field. That's when Carol swooped in and screamed to everybody on the bus. We're going bowling. And that's they did the bosses were stock. With -- And they Whipple -- That's half. In the National Football League you play professional sports. Telling -- story of during a practice during the season coach says on the boss -- the kegs let's go bowling like it -- There's other 2011 Red Sox. They like it bill. National Football League all right it's all about team building bowling beer result look -- together the guys again and the like one another and get together different setting a prominent he's pretty funny. Just go to managing technique. I'd -- like it. I just think it's sort of sums up. Carol as a coach that he was it was there was an immaturity there that he was taken advantage of in his players. Rookie came after Parcells too is the exact opposite maybe at that time that's that the ownership want it. I'm not sure it was the best for the team -- a Beagle from a guy that was a disciplinarian Parcells -- legendary. Disciplinary. To a guy that is Jeff writes the call California Pete. You know who would have his door -- the news out of their innocent he might have been the best fit for this team heard Troy Brown talking about going to be every body was young team but I mean Gary T. Lot of great coaches. And history of sports have done similar things. Our team building goes in bonding. Maybe not the exact same thing is that the different ideas. No question I think in the NFL during the regular season -- as -- led to believe that there was a worst week of practice and any loss and it looks like this happen. -- to -- in the regular season. Imagine hearing that now. You know at some team the National Football League. Bowling and kegs of beer -- he was going I could see as a team building. Even in the pre season even -- OK you staged a fight between your two coaches. The try to UT round around this thing. But during the regular year you know sports that are big story up pops up -- charmer Cleveland. Cleveland gold ball and with Bruce case after a -- lost the -- And the -- rise given extra day ticket Monday Tuesday Russell search in recent one of those days were golden I don't know going somewhere together as a team packets Ian. I don't have that big profit I think it's probably. Team building things like that bonding -- Pakistan so I'd probably to together it's a funny story. That's just the idea -- it just it sums up expecting money not narrow target and and Mike about it Tuesday they'll win is with this time and in new England -- -- the USC just. You just viewed him as that coach you you viewed him as a college rock rock go to the pep rally kind of guy. Right walked into someone's living room sell the hell lot of universities other hell body yourself. And get the recruits you know put together a program. Would that translate the professional level I don't think many people thought that it would and he showing that it can he can work the best estimate the right team. That's the by gimmick but Michael -- made some tough decisions early -- cut some guys late for practice on -- overweight gone. And now you could be the -- right guy but he you know was a player deep down used to but it reform we go let's go. Mean there's still some discipline. And -- that discipline comes respect. -- build relationships individually these guys he's actually made it work in the -- that many people thought including myself but the because it. You know we'll -- he's he's made it worked to the point where they won a playoff game that the whole field degrade their five and one in the post season. They do a terrific job in that building and they've got a major hole -- and we talked about yesterday Kerry Byrne came on today. A pointed out that the PU actually uses the they had this the spread. Spread of media at the the cold hard football facts their insider product. And they point out the Seahawks -- 36 and 67 straight up on the road since 204061. In three against the spread. And home of the same period of 6737. And home. And 56435. On the road no team shows a greater disparity performance depending on where they play. And that is a factor no matter how you'll look at of their battle the -- very good at home. By looking at the spreads in the spread of media the home field is absolutely factor Mike talked about how loud it was and I believe that'll be an issue. What's also going to be an issue here for the -- Seattle side of it is. -- you get the full complement of weapons back if you are having to defend them. Early in the week Wednesday practice Aaron Hernandez limited. Albert prayer NFL network is said for about two or three weeks now that the patriots have targeted this Seattle day the Seattle game. As the week for Hernandez to come back. And the huge for the patriots of offenses has worked pretty well here kite. That understatement without Hernandez. If he goes back against Seattle. And he gets this lineup and I don't know how much no huddle they're memorable run that building on an 850 plays have been no huddle. And the two games so far in Seattle it's very tough to run that environment. But he comes back and you got to prepare for a Welker the running game gronkowski now Hernandez back in and the trouble he's gonna present. That's the huge advantage for the pay reports the we'll find out later today to practice yesterday being limited early in the week. That's pretty good side is gonna come back. I listeners limit last week you limit this week communal. Wait and see what happens I think it's often shown that they can support appoint to modern and its. We call -- guests -- say it is bad week to bring an end -- Beckett fits right into what Seattle wants to do I don't think is ever bad thing. He's another weapon on this team he's personally do a lot of different things. I think it's a good thing beaten come back we'll await seeing. We know what they can do without a media sleeping you talk about the running game of Seattle got a Marshawn Lynch -- leads the league. With 229. Yards after contact. To what he gets -- he keeps going. On the other side at the patriots lead the league. I think it's point 96 rushing yards after contact. The when it got a knock him down and out running backs at least you know sort of say oh you've got -- -- a -- the idea that given their tackling issues this year. Well above wells missed pats secondary tackles -- -- gonna vote on the times that we seem wide receivers catch balls and not get tackled right away. And missed tackles more secondary completions. As far as running the football goes you know this line backing crew winning AT down. That's going to be one expecting out of that this line backing core and in the front four and a front seven a particular. Of -- put -- come up in Iran they don't allow yards after that first contact. Russia which lead in the leak. In yards after contact. He's beast and it but he is a beast how do you detect this team you would think that they would put the extra guy in the box. Nancy Russell so obvious audio that you -- out there wide receivers is. They're -- -- -- not worried about them at all bubble Marshawn Lynch cannot. And on third down they're gonna give him a lot of different looks -- -- gonna make Russell Wilson have to go through all his reads they're gonna look at every tape every film that he's been a part of every play's run they're gonna try to look to where he goes on third logs at -- in a lot of third and longs in this game I that's going to be the key for Seattle. If they can -- -- some big third and longs as if the patriots are going to load up that offensive front. And stop the run. 373 and 839. We talked to Mike about that wide receiver corps not very good Sidney Rice compete in a kind of gone through that syllables was in and out. -- other guys TL it it is not a good group so now Russell Wilson when not a good group on third and long. I would bet on the patriot defense winning a lot of those situations. And I'll be decay and they tackle making keep Marshawn Lynch. In a reasonable day. And get them off the field on third down. That Agassi the other strength vs strike you talk about the Marshawn Lynch strength against the patriots strength though the run after contact verses the tackling yards at the conduct of the defense. At the Patriots offense against Seattle's defense that's -- I think it's well makes the NFL following get too contrasting styles like this and you have that. -- Mike I don't Seattle's gonna win -- outlines wacky three and a half points at bottom would have been more for the patriots. So I don't know we go to all runners tomorrow if I'm going to be. Jumping up and down on you send it in -- finer style on on Seattle. I don't keep it competitive defensively. In -- score enough points to stay within three Knapp points. The Vegas wants to talk about the idea question I have and I do think it's a point Matt Flynn takes over as much as he does like Russell Wilson. At some point they're gonna say Matt Flynn did it in green bank. We can run a -- a certain way with Marshawn Lynch and -- once he's helped minority ago he takes over quarterback. 61777979837. The phone number 61777979. B 37 all your phone calls -- -- big show at 2 o'clock. And mentioned this earlier Nolan Ryan interest in comments about Josh Hamilton. But she heading into free agency ethnic.


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UK warrants market sees growth on the back of equity rally
"Covered warrants have attracted good levels of interest and the recent rally in equity markets has encouraged even more investors to incorporate them into their investment activities," said Mark Valentine, executive director in charge of UK warrants at Goldman Sachs in London.
The total warrants premium traded in July was a record £11.1 billion, representing 3,020 trades, according to the latest figures from the LSE. This is up from £7.8 million in June, representing 2,878 trades. Goldman Sachs traded 1,386 of the July contracts, representing a premium of £5.5 million.
John Glendinning, chief executive of online broker Comdirect, said UK warrants are one of his company's fastest-growing products. "We have seen a rising trend in securities turnover since the beginning of the year, and one of the main reasons for this has been above average growth in covered warrants and certificate trading," he said.
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Anyway, we have all of a sudden become radical Baylor Bear fans, resorting to listening to the games live or watching a simulated, play by play version on GameTracker.com. Yes, we actually "watched" a couple of games this way, since we can't get the games on TV. Who are we? We didn't even realize until after the fact that our own alma mater ~ The University of Texas ~ had played their game on Thursday. Not that we would have watched, but still, it's Baylor that's on our mind all of the time, making us do crazy, out of the ordinary things to keep abreast of the world in which our firstborn now lives.
Baylor was just killing their poor opponents right off the bat ~ or right out of the huddle, I should say, and so I texted Kory.
"Whoa. What a game! Are you there?" I messaged.
I now know that that is a silly question. Big 12 sports was definitely on the list of Baylor perks when he was considering a school. He doesn't miss a game. (And I now know what "Big 12 Sports" even means. But I'm pretty sure the 12 really means 10, so I'm still a bit confused.)
He messaged back and said he was on the front row and that I should check out Baylor's Instagram page. I'm new to Instagram and iPhone, but I'm really enjoying the whole new i-world, so I clicked over to begin "following."
This is what I discovered:
On Sunday afternoon, we got another text message telling us to watch this "Behind-the Scenes" video on the Baylor Athletic FB page. It wasn't difficult to pick him out, and we laughed and laughed at his new "poster boy" status.
Now, he may be horrified that I've written this post. Pretty sure he tries to keep the whole "homeschool" thing on the down-low, but even that is partially due to the silly stereotype he knows exists. Pretty sure he tries to keep the whole "pastor's kid" thing in the same category and for the same reason.
Really, it's not about public school or homeschool or private school, though I have loved being able to "shelter" my kids from unnecessary and too-early exposure to sexual and other mature issues. It's more about nurture and love and faithfulness and obedience, and quality time, and dinner discussions... but mostly it's about grace. Growing in grace as a parent and growth by grace as a child. And lots of prayers of desperation and crying out for that grace to be given in abundance on a daily basis.
Thanking the Grace-Giver today for a weekend of reassurance and joy!


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As featured on New England Public Radio, Summer Reading Series
Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
I do not think that they will sing to me.
– T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
One yellow April morning, a 17-year-old girl asks herself, "Do I dare to eat a peach?" What she decides will send her life in one of three radically different directions.
That morning is long past. Now she is forty-one.
On one life path, she calls herself Ántonia. She's barely survived the implosion of a lesbian Utopian commune, one built on an abandoned oil rig. Her lost Eden built by Eves.
On another path, she is Katherine, a physician. Memory of two lovers chafes her like a hair shirt. After the death of one, she contacts the other: the deeply religious Amanda.
On a third, she is Kitty. She's been happily married for twenty-three years. Happily enough. Until her professor asks her for coffee and kisses her.
Who are we? Who haven't we been? Have we dared? Three of one woman's possible lives are about to collide.


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RIMMEL Apocalips Lip Lacquer Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Brand: Rimmel 芮谜
Range: Apocalips Lip Lacquer
Shades: Star Gazer, Phenomenon, Nude Eclipse, Solstice, Celestial, Nova, Apocalips, Stellar
Swatched by yours truly: Yishan
- Apocalips Lip Lacquer combines the intense colour of a lipstick with a smooth lacquer-like shine, with a luscious liquid packed with pure colour pigments.
- Creamy, conditioning texture with full opaque coverage that sits comfortably and is long lasting. Immediately transforms dry lips to a moist lacquer finish.
- Available in 9 shades – Apocaliptic 303 is the shade worn by Kate Moss in the campaign.
- The applicator features an in-built reservoir (similar to YSL Glossy Stain) helping the lip lacquer to glide on easily and coats lips evenly, so you won't get any gloopy finish with accidental over-application.
- Tendency to smear on teeth if you apply it too perfectly in inner sections of your lips. I recommend applying a small amount & blotting with a tissue.
- Verdict: Really impressed with this range for a number of reasons – firstly, the nude and gold shades completely concealed my lip tone without any streaks or patches. With a flushed lip tone like mine this is a real treat! Secondly, the texture is not only soft and comfortable but is also conditioning and adds volume to dry tired lips. The only drawback is that the staying power didn't last on me and the centre of the lips wears off while eating, leaving a ring of liquid lipstick. For this reason (and the tendency to smudge on teeth), my favourite shades are the lowest maintenance ones – Celestial and Solstice.
RRP: $15.95 AUD available in Australia at Priceline, Target, Kmart, Big W, selected Coles and Woolworths and pharmacies.
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The only shade I have is Celestial, and I lurve the formula, but I feel like the color is all wrong on me. Maybe it's just darker than I'm used to.
Ah! I love apocalips! I have stellar, nova, celestial and phenomenon – my favourite is stellar ^_^
i want apocaliptic and stellar so bad!!
I have Apocaliptic. It's quite a bright red so I don't put much on. Makes my lips feel more plump, bold and moisturized.
Your lips are so beautiful! Makes me wanna buy anything you swatch!