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A New Student Teaching Model for Pairing Interns with Clinical Teachers
Editor's Note:This blog post was co-written with Dr. Nancy Bacharach, the Principal Investigator and Project Director of the Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant. She is a professor in the Department of Teacher Development at St. Cloud State.
Most of us have vivid memories of our student teaching experience. Whether these images are positive or negative, they played a significant role in preparing us to become teachers. The old model of student teaching often had the teacher candidates spending their initial weeks as silent observers, gradually assuming the role of teacher, leading up to "full responsibility" in the classroom. Clinical teachers rarely assisted or vacated the room, letting the candidate learn his or her craft alone.
Student Teachers are Isolated and "Inadequately Supported"
Since the 1920s, this model of student teaching has remained relatively unchanged (Guyton & McIntyre, 1990). Today, abundant evidence suggests that learning to teach in isolation does not effectively prepare teacher candidates, nor does it benefit P-12 students. A key report by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (2010) found clinical preparation to be "poorly defined and inadequately supported" (p.4). Although clinical experiences are the most highly valued part of teacher preparation, NCATE showed that clinical experiences are often the most ad hoc element of many teacher preparation programs.
Other practical reasons for revising the old model exist. Securing high-quality student teaching placements is difficult, in part because clinical teachers resist the traditional expectation that they exit the classroom, especially during the term when state-mandated NCLB tests are given (Ellis & Bogle, 2008).
Co-Teaching Offers More Support and Flexibility
Co-teaching in student teaching is defined as: "Two teachers (a clinical teacher and a teacher candidate) working together with groups of students; sharing the planning, organization, delivery and assessment of instruction, as well as the physical space" (Bacharach, Heck & Dank, 2004). This co-teaching model of student teaching allows P-12 students increased opportunities to get help when and how they need it. It affords teachers an opportunity to incorporate co-teaching pedagogy, grouping students in ways that are not possible with just one teacher.
Strategies of Co-Teaching in Student Teaching
Strategy: Definition:
- One teach, one observe: One teacher has primary instructional responsibility while the other gathers specific observational information on students or the (instructing) teacher. The key to this strategy is to focus the observation on specific behaviors. Both the teacher candidate and the cooperating teacher are able to take on either role.
- One teach, one assist: One teacher has primary instructional responsibility while the other assists students with their work, monitors behaviors or corrects assignments, often lending a voice to students or groups who hesitate to participate.
- Station teaching: Station teaching occurs when the co-teaching pairs divide the instructional content into parts. Each teacher instructs one of the groups. The groups then rotate or spend a designated amount of time at each station. Independent stations are often used along with the teacher-led stations.
- Parallel teaching: Parallel teaching occurs when the class is divided, with each teacher instructing half the students. However, both teachers are addressing the same instructional material, using the same instructional strategies and materials. The greatest benefit to this method is the reduction of the student-to-teacher ratio.
- Supplemental teaching: Supplemental teaching allows one teacher to work with students at their expected grade level while the other teacher works with those students who need the information or materials extended or remediated.
- Alternative (differentiated) teaching: This teaching strategy provides two approaches to teaching the same information. The learning outcome is the same for all students; however, the avenue for getting there is different.
- Team teaching: Team teaching incorporates an invisible flow of instruction with no prescribed division of authority. Using a team-teaching strategy, both teachers are actively involved in the lesson. From the students' perspective, there is no clearly defined leader -- both teachers share the instruction, are free to interject information, and are available to assist students and answer questions.
(From Changing the Face of Student Teaching Through Co-Teaching. Bacharach, N., Heck, T.W. & Dahlberg, K., 2010.)
Benefits for Interns and Their Students
Through co-teaching, candidates are provided with modeling, coaching and feedback as they develop their teaching skills. Co-teaching allows clinical teachers to model good teaching and work collaboratively with candidates, helping them understand the complexities of the teaching profession. When co-teaching, clinical teachers remain in the classroom. This sustained contact with candidates allows for immediate feedback and continuous mentoring. The co-teaching model has been used at all grade and content levels, and works with any curriculum adopted by a school district.
The research we conducted at St. Cloud State University compared co-teaching and traditional student teaching models using the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) and the Woodcock Johnson III-Research Edition (WJIII-RE). These resources helped us determine academic achievement of K-6 students in reading and math. In each of the four years, there were statistically significant improvements in reading and math scores for students in a co-taught classroom as compared to classrooms using the traditional model of student teaching. Co-teaching dramatically enhanced SCSU ability to place teacher candidates, increased the number and quality of cooperating teachers interested in hosting a teacher candidate, and demonstrated enhanced learner outcomes (Heck & Bacharach, 2010).
How to Implement Co-Teaching
In order to implement a co-teaching model of student teaching, universities and their school partners must establish a common language and plan for implementation. Buy-in from university administrators and faculty, as well as partner school district administrators and faculty, must be obtained. Participants should receive training and support throughout the process.
Changing the pedagogical structure of student teaching is a proven innovation that enhances the practice of today's educators and the preparation of tomorrow's teachers while improving student learning.
Bacharach, N., Heck, T. & Dank, M. (February, 2004). Co-Teaching in Student Teaching: A case study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Dallas, Texas.
Ellis, J. & Bogle, D. (2008, November). Placement: An unforeseen casualty of No Child Left Behind. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Guyton, E. & McIntyre, D. (1990). Student teaching and school experiences. In W. Houston (Ed.), Handbook of research on teacher education (pp.514-534). New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing.
Heck, T. & Bacharach, N. (2010). Mentoring Teacher Candidates Through Co-Teaching: Collaboration that makes a difference. St. Cloud, Minnesota: St. Cloud State University.
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (2010). Transforming teacher education through clinical practice: A national strategy to prepare effective teachers. Report of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Clinical Preparation and Partnerships for Improved Student Learning. Washington, D.C., NCATE.
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- Engaging Pre-Service Teachers in Authentic Writing Instruction
- Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers Meet the Lesson Study Method
- Artistic to the Core: Music and Common Core
- Takeaways from Math Methods: How Will You Teach Effectively?
- Udio: A Technology-Rich Literacy Experience for Students with Reading Disabilities
- A New Student Teaching Model for Pairing Interns with Clinical Teachers
- Changing the Teaching of History, One Byte at a Time
- Fostering Adaptive Teaching Across Reading Dimensions
- Teaching History by Connecting Human Intelligence, Innovation and Agency
- Beyond Zero Tolerance: Achieving a Balance in School Discipline
- Modeling Close Reading for Future Teachers: Why Video Works
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Very early on the morning of the day a new intern teacher came in for a look-see, I found Mr. Warbird alone in his classroom with a moist face, a pale face, and shaking hands. He was also sort of talking to himself when I walked in.
I asked Mr. Warbird what was wrong and he told me something that you tell only another teacher who won't laugh at you while you also have a moist face, a pale face, shaking hands, while you sort of talk to yourself. Mr. Warbird told me that the kids were driving him crazy ... seriously driving him totally crazy ... and that he didn't know if he could take it any more.
It was very early on a Monday morning of a week where we didn't get out early on Friday. A week of no field trips. A full and solid week of action. The kind of week that feels like an anvil is resting on your forehead by Tuesday mid-morning snack time.
Mr. Warbird seemed pretty agitated for the rest of the day. A bunch of times, Mr. Warbird had to go to the other side of the building to the faculty work room to make copies. Copies he should have made early this morning instead of sitting there moaning and wringing his hands, or better, yesterday afternoon after school let out. You know, when unagitated teachers prepare for the next day so they can stay in class and milk the education magic for every single second.
But then came 5th period. That's when Mr. Warbird teaches algebra to a bunch of guys who don't want to be taught algebra not one bit. To be fair, they really don't want to be taught anything. About ten minutes into class, which involves Mr. Warbird screaming at his students about various real or perceived infractions, slights, pimple squeezing, undone homework, inappropriate noises that may be burps or may be something even more horrible, or both at the same time, the new intern showed up. She's what you call a "Hot Body." I cannot speak to the substance of her intellect, although she was a girl in her mid-twenties and she didn't have a nose ring or a neck tattoo and she wasn't obnoxiously staring into a hand-held electronic device, so I gave her a whole lot of credit ... and attention in certain places when she wasn't looking. Miss Hot Body peeked into my classroom and asked if I was Mr. Warbird, and if I was Mr. Warbird that she had been asked to sit in on my class to observe.
Mr. Warbird shot out of his classroom.
And then, what I heard for the next thirty-five minutes, as it related to teaching the boring stuff on page 387 of the algebra book ... and really ... as it related to the profession of teaching as a whole in the United States of America, made me tear up, and then it made me want to kill Mr. Warbird.
I'll say this, too: if you're a principal or headmaster of a school and you feel like some of your male teachers are starting to not love teaching algebra to kids with moderate to profound learning, behavior, and emotional disorders any more, then place a Miss Hot Body teacher intern in their classroom from time to time.
Just don't take ours.
In order to make the most of student-teaching, all those involved must recognize it as an experiential learning activity, as I was able to do at Antioch New England's education program.
The student teacher should take an active role in choosing his/her student teaching site and lead teacher based on desired outcomes. The lead teacher and program faculty should help the student teacher to reflect upon the experience at regular intervals and in a summative way. These reflections should be integrated into class discussion and course goals, so that the student teacher can make connections and apply them as s/he advances.
Not only did Antioch facilitate this kind of learning for me as a student teacher, but after I finished my first student-teaching assignment, I was able to apply what I'd learned in a 2nd semester of student-teaching in a different classroom, again of my choosing and with reflection facilitated by a lead teacher and my mentors at Antioch, so my learning was deepened even more.
Isn't this just the same of what we ask of students in their lessons, why wouldn't we structure our lessons for teachers in the same way?
I think using the co-teaching model is a fantastic idea. I had an amazing experience with my mentor teacher. We keep in touch even now and I still use principles she explicitly taught me. However, I've known others who did not benefit from this kind of experience. Being an LA teacher now, I would be resistant to give up my class for a whole month before TCAP. I can also see students would benefit from having the two teachers in the classroom. Extra support to help the students and more feedback would be fabulous.
The new model of teaching is co-teaching which is introduced few years ago.Actually it is not new but renamed or defined as the name of co-teaching.It is a model of student teaching allows P-12 students increased opportunities to get help when and how they need it.It is the way for revising the old model exist. Securing high-quality student teaching placements is difficult, in part due to which teachers resist the traditional expectation that they exit the classroom, especially during the time of test.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Tomas Tatar, who has been tantalizingly close to cracking the Detroit Red Wings roster, tries to avoid thoughts of what a lost NHL season could mean to his pursuit.
"This is my fourth year here and I really like it here, but you start to look at your future," said the 22-year-old forward with the Grand Rapids Griffins. "I've been close, but we'll see. I'll give it a couple more years to make the Red Wings. If not, I have interest going with the KHL, so we'll see what happens."
Tatar, the Red Wings' second pick (60th overall) in 2009, has gotten a taste of the NHL with nine career games in Detroit, all in 2010-11. Otherwise, he has been called up and returned seven times.
Last season, he was recalled three times without playing in a game, and two stints lasted one day.
When Tatar was first recalled by the Red Wings in 2010-11, he scored in his NHL debut on Dec. 31, 2010. He tipped in a shot by Darren Helm against the New York Islanders. It remains his only goal and only point. He lists it as his career highlight.
While he yo-yo'd between Detroit and Grand Rapids last season, Tatar still played 76 games for the Griffins and tied for the team lead in points with 58 (24 goals). That surpassed his point total by one from 2010-11.
Instead of getting a chance to prove himself during the usual mid-September week of dual camp with the Griffins and Red Wings in Traverse City, Tatar saw an opportunity to impress the organization rather than sit and wait for the start of the Griffins' camp. He received permission from the Red Wings to play for HK Dukla Trencin of the Slovak Extraliga. Tatar is from Slovakia.
"It was something different," Tatar said. "It was a good experience and I was happy to play a couple games and get in good hockey shape.
"I had a pretty good shot to play in Europe with the lockout and they (the Red Wings) knew I was a part of the team from the world championships and there was interest about me. But I still want to make the Red Wings one day."
Tatar, who has two years remaining on his contract, arrived at the Griffins training camp a week late but didn't miss a beat and was reunited on the top line with Joakim Andersson and Gustav Nyquist.
In two games this season, the 5-foot-10, 182-pound Tatar has one assist for the Griffins, 0-1-1, who are at Rochester on Friday, Oct. 19, and at Toronto on Sunday, Oct. 20.
This is Tatar's fourth year starting in Grand Rapids. In 2009-2010, he started the season as the AHL's youngest player at 19 and had 32 points.
"Tomas has proven to be a very good offensive player in the American Hockey League," said first-year Griffins coach Jeff Blashill. "I know that both observation and word of mouth from other coaches around the league."
Tatar looks at this season as another chance to improve in a league that is better because of the lockout.
"It's just a matter of getting better every year," he said. "The good is that there are even better players, better teams. I can always get stronger, but I pretty much have shown what I can do to this point and they know me."
Blashill has a homework assignment no matter whether the NHL returns or not. He wants the forward to focus on the small details.
"The important thing for him is to have a complete game," Blashill said. "No question he's a top-flight offensive player. But as guys jump up to the NHL, they better be able to do the little things well. Because when you get up there, you're not thrust onto a first line, but a third and fourth line, and you have do all the little things –digging pucks out, playing good defense, blocking shots, back checking hard.
"All those will be extremely important for him to have the best opportunity to exceed at the next level."
Class, no matter how long it goes, is now in session.
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Two community organizations in Summit Hill are planning major park improvements but both projects rely on grants.
Sharon Chapman, representing the Summit Hill Community Improvement Organization (SHCIO), asked borough council to apply - on SHCIO's behalf - for a grant to make improvements to Ludlow Park.
Monica Marshall, chairman of the borough's Recreation Commission, said application is being made to improve playground facilities at the east side Little League field.
Chapman said SHCIO is hoping to obtain a Local Share Grant from gambling revenues. She said the only way to obtain such funding is if the borough applies and not the individual organization.
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Reports: Toyota and BMW to expand partnership on fuel-efficient vehicles, with Toyota providing hybrid and fuel cell technology to BMW
25 June 2012
The Nikkei reported that Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW will expand their partnership, one aspect of which will be Toyota providing hybrid systems and fuel cell technology to BMW. Kyodo News also reported the same, attributing it to "Toyota sources". The Nikkei report followed a story in German newsmagazine Der Spiegel on the likelihood of an expanded partnership between the two companies.
The Nikkei reported that Toyota President Akio Toyoda and BMW Chief Executive Officer Norbert Reithofer will make an announcement this week. In December 2011, the two companies had agreed to a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies including Li-ion batteries. (Earlier post.) In March 2012, the two signed an agreement on collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells and begun the work. (Earlier post.)
The expanded partnership, if it comes to fruition along the reported lines, would mark the first time that Toyota will supply fuel cell technology to a rival automaker. Toyota already provides hybrid technologies to Mazda Motor. Ford and Toyota are collaborating as equal partners on the development of an advanced new rear-wheel drive hybrid system for light trucks and SUVs. (Earlier post.)
Cutting a car's weight leads to improved environmental performance, including better fuel efficiency. BMW has a track record of developing bodies made from carbon fiber. The automakers will share expertise on developing strong, light materials, including plastic, as well as efficient processing technologies.
As tougher environmental regulations are gradually introduced in Europe, the US and other markets, carmakers face the need to quickly release compliant models. Toyota already has strength in batteries and motor-control technologies for green vehicles, but it hopes to speed up development and enhance the marketability of its cars by tapping BMW's technologies.
Under the agreement reached last year, BMW will also supply 1.6- and 2-liter diesel engines to Toyota. (Earlier post.)
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It makes sense, the R&D is very expensive and it is better value to spread it over as many vehicles as possible.
I wonder will we see a decent diesel hybrid ?
BMW would be the people to do it as the cars command a premium price and could afford the extra cost of diesel + hybrid.
Alternately, they could hybridise the gasoline cars and get another 10 mpg or so.
It is really putting it up to Mercedes and Audi.
+ the BMW diesels will help Toyota in Europe, at a lower price point.
Yes, this may be Diesel vs Hybrids and why not combine both if a very CLEAN - LOW NOISE, small, light weight (1.0L or even smaller) diesel could be designed for Toyotas excellent Hybrids Units.
Can it be done by 2015 to improve Hybrids by 10 to 15 mpg?
Alternatively, improved gasoline ICE could also help to future improve Hybrids by 10+ mpg.
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That boy is now a man and has children of his own. But he never really got to know his father beyond the stories his relatives tell and the faded photographs from two decades ago.


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Helppppppppp, please. The diagnostic code is blinking 3 tmes so that means the pressure switch is stuck on closed. I tried the following. I first removed the rubber tube from the pressure switch part only and blew lightly through it and the furnce did start and heated up well. Thought I had fixed the problem(was all happy), but the next day noticed it wasn't working again so this time removed the rubber tube completely and put a thin wire through it and no obstruction at all. I then also put the very thin wire into the plastic nipple of the pressure switch(the part where the rubber tubing goes into), but only was able to go in a bit since then hit something "solid" and not sure if I am suppose to try to force the wire through. The bit of wire that went in came out clean. I then also put the wire through a metal nipple where the other end of the rubber tube contacts to(I think it is part of the draft inducer). That wire also only went in the length of the metal nipple and not any further since I again hit something "solid" and wasn't sure if I am suppose to try to force it through. Again, the length of the wire that went in came out clean. The furnace didn't start, but then much later noticed heat and worked for a while since the house got hot, hot, but then again stopped working. I hope I was clear in what I just wrote. I tried.
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N Korea threatens to wipe out island in 'sea of fire'
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un has threatened to "wipe out" a South Korean island as Pyongyang faces increased pressure from United States sanctions.
Kim Jong-Un visited frontline artillery units on Monday and briefed officers on their mission "to strike and wipe out the enemies" on Baengnyeong and turn the island into a "sea of fire".
In 2010, the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan was sunk in the area of Baengnyeong with the loss of 46 lives, and later that year North Korea shelled the nearby island of Yeonpyeong, killing four people.
An administrative official on Baengnyeong, Kim Young-Gu, said civilian emergency shelters on the island had been fully stocked and all village councils put on high alert.
"It's not like there's a mass exodus of panicked islanders to the mainland. But to be honest with you, we're a bit scared," he said.
The United States imposed sanctions on North Korea's primary foreign exchange bank and four senior officials on Monday.
North Korea has announced its unilateral shredding of the 60-year-old Korean War armistice and non-aggression pacts with Seoul in protest at a joint South Korean-US military exercise that began Monday.
The start of the two-week "Key Resolve" exercise has followed a week of escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula, with North Korea threatening nuclear war over UN sanctions adopted after its third atomic test last month.
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An old friend of mine, who I probably won't see again. And miss very much.
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Pretty, and I like the shading, the shading on the skin is very good ^_^
cool draw! nice concept :)
amazing chacho :D 5/5
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very original and interesting portrait!
I have already rated this drawing.. but another 5/5 for you... I will put this in my collection" The Happiest Brightest drawing"
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Man and machine, between two worlds
August 10, 2004
Human consciousness can't be saved and stored electronically — yet. But Ken MacLeod envisions just such a time in his latest novel, Newton's Wake, on the coming nexus of man and machine.
The story unfolds in the 24th century, 300 years after "the Hard Rapture," when machines powered by AI turned on their human creators in a nuclear war for control of Earth. The machines were victorious. The winners… read more


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Mark Mancari is one of the very few Ottawa 67's players not switching his brand of stick entering the OHL playoffs.
That works for the 67's, as Mancari's CCM has been as hot as a branding iron in the sides of the Barrie Colts this season.
The big right winger scored six goals in four games against the Colts, the 67's opponents in a best-of-seven, opening-round series that begins Thursday in Barrie.
The 67's finished sixth in the Eastern Conference, but only two points behind the third-place Colts. They also took 3-of-4 games from Barrie.
"We've played well against them, but the playoffs are a whole new ball game," Mancari, who had a team-leading 36 goals during the campaign, said at yesterday's practice.
"They've got a lot of guys who can put the puck in the net. We're not taking them lightly."
Mancari scored the lone 67's goal as the Colts won the team's first meeting 3-1 on Oct. 2 in Barrie. He was held off the board in Ottawa's 4-1 victory at the Civic Centre on Oct. 22, but then had two goals and an assist in a 6-5 road win Dec. 18 and three goals and an assist when the 67's beat Barrie 6-3 in the capital March 4.
Offensively, the Colts are led by Rob Hisey, who was obtained in an early season trade with Erie. His 86 points ranked eighth in the OHL. By comparison, Chris Hulit's team-leading 71 points for Ottawa tied for 23rd in the league.
While Mancari and Barrie's Bryan Little finished tied for ninth in league goal scoring, the 67's had the third highest number of goals (behind London and Owen Sound) thanks to a balanced attack. They had seven 20-goal scorers in Mancari, Hulit, Brad Bonello, Julian Talbot, Jakub Petruzalek, Bryan Bickell and Lukas Kaspar, representing the franchise's most diversified offence since the 1998-99 Memorial Cup champions had eight.
"No matter who we put on the ice, from first line to fourth line, we can get production," said Mancari.
That's almost as important at playoff time as good goaltending. Danny Battochio was in net for all three of Ottawa's wins over Barrie, while backup Anthony Guadagnolo played in the lone loss.
Jeff Weber, who is no longer with the Colts, was in goal for Barrie's only win. Dan LaCosta, who was acquired in a trade with Owen Sound, carried most of the workload as the Colts went 5-1-2 in March.
But LaCosta had little luck vs. Ottawa this season. In the last two 67's-Colts games, he gave up 10 goals on 53 shots.
"We played them early in the year and there have been changes in both lineups since," said 67's coach Brian Kilrea, whose team finished the regular schedule with a 6-1-1 flourish. "At this time of the year, you don't look back.
"We know they're a good team ... they played some league leaders hard to get home-ice advantage. They have three or four lines that come at you as good as anybody."
Defenceman Nick Van Herpt was the only 67 to miss yesterday's practice. His status is questionable after he suffered a back injury crashing into the boards after scoring a short-handed goal Sunday against Kingston.


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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Making his first start on turf against an accomplished group Saturday, Dominus dominated from start to finish in the Grade 2 Bernard Baruch at Saratoga Race Course. The 4-year-old son of Smart Strike led the field from gate to wire, and is now a graded stakes winner on both turf and dirt.
"We kind of anticipated he would be on the lead," said trainer Todd Pletcher, who celebrated his third win of the day after the Bernard Baruch. "The fractions were comfortable, and he relaxed nicely. Things went just like we'd hoped."
"He was the only speed in the race," said jockey Julien Leparoux. "He galloped easy, broke easy, and it was pretty easy for him."
Dominus shot to the front after a perfect start, and he and Leparoux proceeded to set comfortable fractions down the backstretch. The pair breezed through an opening half-mile in a modest :48.63 and the first six furlongs in 1:12.26 before Leparoux asked him for his best.
Dominus dug in turning into the stretch, and kept a comfortable distance between himself and the field until the final yards. It was then that even-money favorite Data Link began to peck away at the margin, but his run came too late, and Dominus hit the wire clear by 1 1/4 lengths in a time of 1:40.32 for the 1 1/16 miles on the Mellon turf course.
Owned by George Bolton, Stonestreet Stables, and Spendthrift Farm, Dominus achieved a measure of success on dirt before his first turf race Saturday. As a 3-year-old, he won the Grade 2 Dwyer, finished third behind Stay Thirsty in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy, and ran fourth while chasing Caleb's Posse in the Grade 1 King's Bishop, all while campaigning for trainer Steve Asmussen.
Dominus was then transferred to Pletcher's barn, and did not make his 2012 debut until last month. It was then that
he won a seven-furlong allowance optional claimer on dirt by more than four lengths here at the Spa.
Saturday's win was his fourth in eight lifetime starts, and he has now banked $439,329 in his career.
"There are tons of options," Pletcher said, when asked about future races he may be targeting. "He's still obviously a very nice dirt horse. It puts us in a position to pursue a lot of options."
"He's a big horse," Leparoux said. "He's got this long stride, but when you ask him, he's pretty light on himself. Hopefully, we'll keep going like this and win more big ones."
Dominus returned $5.70 for a $2 win wager as the race's 9/5 second choice. Data Link had to settle for second, while Sky Blazer overcame a terrible start and rallied for third. Guys Reward, Queen'splatekitten, and Prince Will I Am completed the order of finish.


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You are very welcome, Kathy. I so appreciate your taking the time to let me know. So many people solve puzzles and never comment.
Gail, love the bright colors!!! Thanks for the fun solve :-) Kathy
Jeez Louise, it was only 36 pieces, fer cryin' out loud! And, gosh golly gee, you're so sweet to say that about me and my puzzles. Which wins ~ me or my puzzles?
This WAS a toughie, Gail. You're a cruel, cruel* woman!! Lucky you're so darned lovable!! LOL And also lucky your puzzles are so darned gorgeous!!I admit though, that you were merciful to post it in a smaller size. :-PPP
And you're still there, Deborah.Thanks, Hester.Too difficult for me to even contemplate, even at this size.
Wow! This one is a real waker upper Gail! Fun, fun, fun!
Well I'll be damned, I actually ended up on your board. Go figure that one. I gotta say, this one is a brain teaser...keeps the juices flowing!
Thanks so much, Gwen and Deborah. Deborah, you might be on the board shortly, and you'll probably stay there for a little while. Bask in your glory while you can!
Before I even start to solve this one, let me say it's gorgeous and I'll never show up on your board! LOL, I'm still going to have fun (and probably a BIT of frustration) doing it. Thanks Gail!
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Each week, The Social Eater picks a handful of filter-friendly, tweetable, social media-shareable foodie events in and around the city. Albeit a little late, here's this week's. No #struggleplates allowed.
• When food competition shows started to get popular, I thought they were dumb because you couldn't taste the food at home to judge along. Several years of Chop'd bingeing later, you can finally get your Chris Santos on at Fire in the City, a multi-round North Carolina chef competition series. Blind-taste a six-course menu, each featuring a mystery ingredient, from the finest chefs in Charlotte as they compete in a bracket competition through the end of September. The first few rounds are sold out but the competitions last through the end of next month. You have time! #firefire$74.78Aug. 18 - Sept. 29 6 p.m.-10 p.m.Bonterra Dining & Wine Room, 1829 Cleveland Ave.Advance tickets required. For lineup and purchase visit http://www.competitiondining.com/events/fire-in-the-city
• If you're itching to join farmersonly.com but lack a green enough thumb, this could be your chance to slip in the back door. Earthy nonprofit Sow Much Good is hiring for their farmers market. Show up with your resume for an on-the-spot interview and lower the unemployment rate while you increase your karma. #getthisworkFree.Aug. 20, 3-7 p.m.SMG Urban Farm and Market, 3400 Sunset Road.
• Triple C Brewing is celebrating its two-year anniversary with two days of festivities this weekend. Friday sees the tapping of three select celebratory beers, with more releases and a slew of fun following on Saturday. Munch on barbecue from Sauceman's while enjoying rockin' blues from Mojo Ruckus and bluegrass 80's covers from Love Canon #tapthatFree.Aug. 22-23. Triple C Brewing, 2900 Griffith St.
• Not to be outdone, Heist is also celebrating its 2nd anniversary this weekend. In addition to a number of small batch releases and music from Josh Daniels & the Mark Schimick Project, there'll be a bouncy house and "a huge water balloon fight" outside. A beer-ballon fight has always sounded like it could be a good idea… I'm just saying it might not be a bad idea to test it out. But you didn't get that from me. #bustsudsFree.Aug. 23. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Heist Brewery, 2909 N Davidson St. #200
• Disappointed in your last batch of home-brew? You might've left out the estrogen. Craft Chicks Hustle Harder celebrates female beer professionals with a veritable Lilith Fair of beer. There's a women's homebrew competition, artisans selling wares and Chef Tara will be on hand cooking up tasty bites from the Bleu Barn Bistro along with Chef Rochelle from Q.C. Pantry. Your ticket is good for bites and one complimentary beer. The event benefits the Pink Boots Society, which helps female brewers advance their careers. It ain't just a man's world! #ladydate$10Aug. 23, 2-8 p.m.Unknown Brewing, 1327 S Mint St.
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Thursday, December 06, 2007
Movie Review: In Bruges
Like so many of the films I've liked this year, it's another dark crime thriller, but this one also has a lot of comedy. Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) are hit men who need to lay low after a job. They are sent to Bruges and are supposed to stay there until their boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) calls. Ken is fascinated by the history, architecture and sights; Ray is bored out of his mind and can't wait to get back to London. His mood changes when they come across a film set and Ray is smitten by Chloë (Clémence Poésy) and fascinated by Jimmy a dwarf actor (though through the film I kept thinking it was Peter Dinklage, no it's not, yes it is, but no it was Jordan Prentice). They go out, they party and yes this is a crime thriller, violence does ensue, with some graphic (though brief) shots.
The casting was superb. There's a lot of Colin Farrell's reputation in Ray, a wild boy who constantly swears, drinks, argues and fights with people. Farrell sometimes annoys me but is perfect in this role. Gleason is even more impressive, giving Ken a soul and making us care about this killer and understand his conscience. These two have lots of conversations on history, morality and some are very funny. Ralph Fiennes' Harry is volatile angry man, who reminded me of Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast. A phone message that Harry leaves was one of my favorite scenes. Yes, there's a fair amount of Tarantino in the script and sometimes it felt a little contrived (like when someone at the next table at dinner started arguing with Ray) but mostly it worked wonderfully; I laughed a lot at this film.
I always appreciate a tight script and In Bruges delivered. Things established early on are followed up on later. Things that you think are a fun throw away come back into relevance. It's not a jigsaw puzzle like The Usual Suspects, but an internally consistent story without fat to trim. I was annoyed a couple of times at things like people not slipping when running on wet cobblestone roads (probably because I slipped on icy steps Tuesday), and I wondered why there weren't more cops in Bruges, but mostly it was well done. There are a lot of shots of beautiful old buildings and canals but sometimes they were a bit blurry and that annoyed me. Also, while the music was overall fine, I thought in two scenes the songs were overdone. But those are minor complaints for a very entertaining film.
In Bruges was written and directed by Martin McDonagh. His previous film was a 27 minute short called Six Shooter which won the Best Live Action Short Film Oscar in 2006. It's a bleak dark comedy and is available on iTunes for $1.99.
After the film we were given long questionnaires to fill out. One woman starting screaming that film the was a piece of crap that merely glorified violence. It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but everyone else in the audience seemed to enjoy it. I certainly had a lot of fun with it. It will play at Sundance in January, and IMDB lists a limited US release in February. I say catch it.
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- The Dad said...
Saw this last night. We loved it. Nice review, spot on. While trying not to spoil anything, the final scene with "the boy" seemed a little contrived. And I wondered where all the cops were too. And for that matter, where ANYONE was any time a gun came out. You mention music...there was music? Never noticed. Loved the bit about "the alcoves".
- Thu Dec 11, 09:20:00 AM EST
- Howard said...
Yeah, it's still one of my favs of the year.
- Thu Dec 11, 11:41:00 AM EST
- Howard said...
It was on cable in HD so I watched it again, in the morning no less. It's much better the second time. There's a lot of allusion in the first half hour before things things fully explained. There are also so many memorable conversations, like the alcoves.
Personally my favorites were "Harry, it's an inanimate fucking object." and the bit about Harry's capacity to change.
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Huge budget for converting diaspora Jews into ex-pat Israelites
Two articles on the millions Israel plans to spend on making conversos, a sceptical one from Jewish Forward and a somewhat contradictory one from JPost.
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The Right Plan To Save Jews?
Jewish Forward, Editorial
March 26, 2014
Americans donate about $1.4 billion to Israel-related charities each year. Now the government of Israel is asking for more. And, at the same time, it wants to send some money our way.
In the next few weeks, the Netanyahu government and the Jewish Agency for Israel are supposed to announce the framework for what's being called the Prime Minister's Initiative, aimed at strengthening Jewish identity in the Diaspora with Israel at the animating core. The initiative is expected to launch in 2015 and after five years, when fully implemented, it will cost $300 million annually — $100 million from the Israeli government, $100 million from philanthropists worldwide, and the rest from fees for services.
Despite the ambitious budget, the initiative is aimed only at four narrow demographics: teens, college students and young adults in the Diaspora, and young Israelis whose "strong sense of belonging and commitment to the Jewish people" needs cultivating. That's according to a February draft report from the "content team" outlining the overall strategy; how the budget will be allocated and which bureaucracy in Israel will administer it all hasn't yet been decided.
This strategic intervention could be, as its supporters proclaim, a grand reset button, a powerful antidote to the growing indifference to traditional Jewish life and disengagement from Israel that polls show characterizes more and more younger Jews. It could write an exciting new chapter of modern Zionism, focused no longer on building a state or protecting a state, but placing that state at the heart of a vibrant, connected Jewish global experience.
But we're Jews. We're journalists. We have questions.
The biggest of many public protests on Obama's inaugural weekend 2013 was that of Jewish Voice for Peace in Washington DC.
Why should Diaspora Jews — Americans, in particular — trust, depend on and defer to Israelis to strengthen our Jewish identity?
As Yehuda Kurtzer wrote recently in the Times of Israel:
the multimillion dollar plan uses the guise of an altruistic and philanthropic effort to essentially obliterate the self-defined and idiosyncratic identity of American Jewry, and to replace it with a version better aligned to [Israel's] own self-interest.
Kurtzer, who as president of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America oversees an array of educational programs across the continent, is understandably concerned that an initiative run out of Jerusalem will, as he put it in an interview, "misdiagnose the problem and misprescribe the solution when great initiatives are starved for resources here."
Misha Galperin, the JAFI official who speaks for the initiative, says that pitfall can and will be avoided. "We are not re-inventing the wheel," he promised in an interview. "We are looking at what has already been done and combining those programs in ways that could be transformational."
The still determinedly French Jewish Zaaflani family light candles during the annual Jewish pilgrimage at the Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, Friday April 26, 2013. The pilgrimage to the synagogue commemorates the April 11, 2002 deadly attack on the synagogue that killed 21 people, including 14 German tourists. Photo by Hassene Dridi / AP.
Neither JAFI nor the sprawling Netanyahu government apparatus are known for innovative efficiency, but they can be granted the benefit of the doubt for now. They will, however, need to prove that this effort will enhance the impactful programs already operating in the Diaspora and not squish, starve or denigrate them.
The initiative also needs to convince American donors that it's smart to send money to Israel only to see it returned in some form to a Hillel or a summer camp back in the States. And that $100 million in extra funds expected from the Diaspora will not come at the expense of other worthy programs.
Now, about the $100 million from Israel….
Why should Israelis pay for Jewish identity programs in the Diaspora when there are pressing needs at home?
It's not for us to tell the Israeli government how to spend its taxpayers' money, but the taxpayers sure should have a say. A JAFI spokesman pointed to a 2012 survey to show that Israelis are in favor of such an expenditure.
Canadian Jews, Ottawa, March 2012
But the modest survey asked only about programs such as Taglit-Birthright that send young Jews to Israel, where they spend lots of money and contribute to the economy. The Prime Minister's Initiative would direct Israeli money outside the country to support education programs when, as one expert wrote, "The educational establishment in Israel does not even have an agreed-on concept of Jewish identity."
That expert is Stephen G. Donshik, a Hebrew University lecturer and former federation official. Writing for the website eJewishPhilanthropy, Donshik argued that it was absurd to spend Israel's precious financial resources on the Diaspora: "
It is beyond me how the Prime Minister and various ministers can support the PMI at the expense of ensuring that Israel's educational system is successful in instilling a healthy sense of Jewish identity and until we have responded to the critical social welfare needs that are plaguing Israel society.
Which leads to our final question. (For now.)
Is making the Israeli government the driver of Jewish identity the best and only way to reach younger, disaffected Diaspora Jews?
We'd ask this question no matter who was prime minister; it's not so much about the person — though Benjamin Netanyahu surely has his share of detractors — as the top-down, institutionalized nature of the initiative, no matter how many thousands of Diaspora Jews are involved in the planning.
And it's not just liberals asking that question. Here's Gil Troy, writing in the Jerusalem Post:
Calling an educational project the 'Prime Ministers' Initiative' may woo older philanthropists who want the official validation; but it may alienate younger students who resist any hints of politicization and indoctrination.
Meaningful engagement in Israel is, in our view, an essential component of modern Jewish life, wherever you live. But if it is mature, honest, deep engagement, it may also be the most challenging part of modern Jewish life. Israel's political tensions reflect life-and-death matters; its religious debates are far more consequential and polarizing than in the Diaspora. It's an amazing nation, and it can be a very tough place to grapple with from afar. Just talking about Israel can be fraught, as countless rabbis, activists, communal leaders and ordinary Jews have learned.
None of that means Israel should be ignored. But should it be the centerpiece of all outreach, the central address for all Jewish programming? Because make no mistake: If this initiative is fully implemented, its very size, funding and official imprimatur will elevate it to a position of power, in much the way that Taglit-Birthright has come to dwarf and dominate other American Jewish ideas and initiatives in the last decade.
The very process of developing this initiative has opened up a fruitful conversation between Israel and the Diaspora, and signals the maturation of a vital relationship. The Israeli government and JAFI are to be commended for reaching out to thousands of Jews as the initiative is being developed.
It's in that spirit that we raise these questions. And wait for answers.
Israel to spend billions on initiative to bolster Jewish identity in Diaspora
Initiative is a first in that Israel intends to formulate and fund programs collaboratively with Jewish communities abroad.
By Sam Sokol, JPost
January 13, 2014
Details of the government's plan to invest billions of dollars over the next two decades to bolster the Jewish identity of Diaspora Jews have been revealed to The Jerusalem Post by senior officials.
"In Israel, we typically view the world as a source of aliya [immigration] and a big fat wallet, and that's got to change," Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett said last year when the plan was first unveiled. The effort represents Israel's new approach to the Diaspora.
Announced at a gathering of government officials and Diaspora leaders in Jerusalem last November, the initiative is a first in that Israel intends to formulate and fund programs collaboratively with Jewish communities abroad.
Despite the reluctance of government officials to directly comment on how much money Israel expects to invest, a Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) document sent to Diaspora participants indicated that "the intention is to build the initiative from $30 million in 2014 to $300m. annually within five years."
Diaspora affairs minister Naftali Bennett wants Israelis to stop regarding diaspora Jews, especially Americans, as just a resource for Israel.Photo by Emil Salman.
According to Dvir Kahana, Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Ministry director-general, the government is looking at a 20-year time line. This could mean a total long-term investment of over a billion and a half dollars from Israeli coffers.
Following the success of Taglit-Birthright Israel and other such intensive culturaland historical-experience programs, the state is determined to use a connection to Israel as a tool for combating increasing levels of assimilation and intermarriage around the world.
A Taglit-Birthright holiday in Israel for young Americans. No West Bank, Gaza or Mizrahim/Ethiopian slums included.
"At the outset, the initiative was designed to bring world Jewry to Israel and bring Israel to world Jewry," one Jewish Agency document explained, citing a goal of determining how best to "reposition Israel as a cornerstone of Jewish identity for a rising generation."
While the broad outlines of the plan have been known for some months, the precise details of its implementation had not previously been revealed to the public. Through interviews with high level government officials and Jewish communal leaders, however, the Post has compiled a rough road map of what lies ahead for this potentially game-changing partnership.
The primary movers behind the initiative, which was initially conceived by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, are a triumvirate of public figures: JAFI director-general Alan Hoffmann, Kahana, and the director-general of the Prime Minister's Office, Harel Locker along with his deputy, Michal Frank. Locker and Frank are spearheading the PMO's involvement in the initiative.
Over the past months senior officials have panned Israel's prior relationship with Jews worldwide as being predicated on a paternalistic attitude that saw the Diaspora as merely a source of money and immigrants, calling for a more equal partnership. This new approach has heartened Diaspora Jewish leaders, who have begun hailing the death of the early Zionist tenet of the "negation of the Diaspora," which delegitimized Jewish life outside of Israel. "Never has the Israeli taxpayer been called upon to invest as much in Jewish education in the Diaspora," Steven Cohen, a sociologist studying North American Jewry who was invited to participate in one of seven working groups convened by Israel to formulate programs for the initiative, told the Post. Israel's new approach, he said, is an indication of a "genuine sense of security on the part of Israel."
Instead of deeming Diaspora Jewry "illegitimate," Israel is saying that "we are all in this together and we need each other to succeed," remarked Rabbi Daniel Allen, United Israel Appeal head, a major initiative partner in North America.
Kahana told the Post that, as opposed to previous initiatives, the Israeli government is not interested in imposing its agenda on world Jewry.
A source in the Prime Minister's Office agreed, telling the Post that "Israel needs Jewish communities around the world" and that the government feels a "moral responsibility for the continuation of Judaism and continuation of Jewish communities."
Aimed at younger Jews between 12- to 35-years-old, the initiative is looking to create programming in seven content areas: immersive experiences; follow-up; Israel and peoplehood education in formal institutions and informal settings; serving "the global good;" Jewish life and Israel engagement on campuses; and the immigration of young professionals.
Final recommendations by the committees, which are a mix of Israeli and Diaspora delegates, are to be ready by late February. Under discussion is the disposition of funds earmarked for the projects that come out of the consultative process, some of which may be run as pilot projects as early as this summer. While there is both discussion of pooling monies for disparate activities in a common fund and of funding each program separately, it seems likely, sources say, that some sort of "hybrid model" incorporating both will win out.
Within the next few months the budget framework for the initiative is to be brought to the government for approval, Kahana told the Post, while Hoffmann indicated that he thinks that a resolution would have to come by "early spring."
While content is determined, the issue of how Israel is to coordinate its efforts is also being hashed out, Hoffmann told the Post. In order to deal effectively with various institutions, foundations, federations and religious streams in the Diaspora, the various Israeli players must first organize themselves and negotiate a decision "formalizing the structure" of governance for the initiative.
"Within a month, we will have an implementation structure, including what kind of deal or entity will actually be managing" the initiative, Hoffmann said, adding that the PMO will act as a coordinator among the various bodies while the Diaspora Ministry "will have a major role in being the implementation arm of the government."
JAFI, he said, would serve as both a representative of Diaspora Jewry and the "glue" that binds the various actors together.
Yael Weiss Gadish, a director at the agency, has been chosen as the senior professional for the initiative, Hoffmann stated, while Kahana termed his own ministry the "integrator of all Diaspora affairs from the government side."
While senior Jewish communal leaders who spoke with the Post largely indicated that Israel managed to overcome their initial skepticism, some worries remain as to the viability of such a large undertaking.
Calling November's summit an amazing experience, Allan Finkelstein, the president and CEO of the Jewish Community Center Association, nevertheless stated that he still has a degree of doubt.
"My skepticism is not the desire of the people in that room to change," he told the Post, indicating that maintaining the momentum of November's meeting during the weeks and months ahead will be tough.
Further summits may be needed, he said. Involving too many groups and setting too many goals may also prove a hindrance, he added.
"My question is: How do we keep the new ways of doing things going? I don't know who's in charge of that," he said.
However, many participants, like the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey's Amir Shacham, have stated that they were pleasantly surprised by Israel's effort's at follow-up since the big meeting.
"[It] left me very optimistic," Shacham said.
The lack of young people was another issue raised by participants, even those bullish on the success of the project.
Among the ideas raised during the past weeks of discussions by participants, who have been teleconferencing on a regular basis, are a world Jewish peace corps, pushed by Israel's Foreign Ministry; the introduction of Hebrew language courses in public schools in cities with large Jewish populations, as proposed by Dr. Steven Nasatir of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago; and the expansion of Birthright-style programs to younger age groups, as well as increasing financial support for Jewish summer camps.
According to Steven Cohen, one of the main benefits of the initiative may be a decrease in the intermarriage rate through the promotion of activities that result in increased socialization among young Jews.
"If you get more Jewish young people together, and they marry each other and marry earlier, we begin to address the problem," he said. "In addition to strengthening ties to Israel, it could help shift the ways Jews think about being Jewish," by strengthening the "tribal, ethnic approach to being Jewish."
While most of those represented in the worldwide initiative were from North America, the world's largest concentration of Jews outside of the State of Israel, delegates from South Africa, Australia, England, France, Russia and several Central and South American countries are also participating in the ongoing dialogue.
A number of Central and Eastern European Jewish communal bodies, however, have indicated that they would have liked to have been invited, but they have not been contacted by any of the organizing bodies.
Leaders of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary, the Union of Jewish Religious Communities in Poland, the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine and the Comité de Coordination des Organisations Juives de Belgique all stated that they were unaware of the government's Jewish world initiative.
MK Yoel Razbozov, the chairman of the Knesset's Absorption and Diaspora Committee, told the Post that he believes that smaller Jewish communities deserve to be included as well and that he plans to look into their absence from the proceedings.
In response to inquiries from the Post, a JAFI representative stated that "the need to represent the entirety of world Jewry is at the very core of the initiative and is guiding the participants in the preparatory sessions. Approximately one third of the invitees to the November summit were from Keren Hayesod-UIA [United Israel Appeal] countries, including Canada, France, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia and Mexico. Representatives from Germany and Ukraine were to have attended, as well, but were unable to do so at the last minute."
"As the process proceeds, the content will be examined by geographic regions in order to give proper expression to Jewish communities around the world and appropriate representation to areas with differing characteristics," the representative stated.
Jewish leaders in Ukraine subsequently confirmed that a representative of the local branch of the Hillel organization had been invited, but that their own organizations had not been contacted.
Government officials have been responsive to the concerns of non-American participants, Alex Selsky of the World Forum of Russian- speaking Jewry told the Post.
"I stressed the fact that Russian- speaking Jews play a crucial role in the Diaspora, especially in the West, and the importance of increasing [Israel's] work with them," he said, recalling a positive reception for his ideas by Diaspora Minister Naftali Bennet.
It is natural that not every small community was represented at the summit, one participant, speaking on condition of anonymity, asserted.
While "attention and care for small communities is always important," he asserted, "this initiative should be focused on the greater welfare of the wider Jewish world. We have to be focused on achieving strategies that can be transformative regarding the future of the major Jewish communities abroad."
Involving too many communities, he believes, would diffuse the initiative's focus, an echo of Finkelstein's worry that the presence of too many North American participants would impede progress. You need large funds to make such an effort work, he said, and the "United States is where the money is."
Despite misgivings on the part of some participants, the initial cynicism that greeted the announcement of Israel's orientation toward the Diaspora has begun to dissipate.
If the government continues to show a commitment to their stated goals, UIA Federations Canada CEO Linda Kislowicz predicted, "the result of it will be potentially game changing."
It's a "really significant paradigm shift," she averred.
Benji Rosen, Allyson Freedman and Adelie Pontay contributed to this report.
Notes and links
The collapse of Zionist leadership, By Isi Leibler, JPost, June 2011
Knesset panel: Increase focus on Diaspora Jewry, JPost, October 2013
'The Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization will be meeting in Jerusalem next week. Of late, the media have been conveying the message that many Diaspora Jews, especially youngsters, are becoming alienated from the Jewish state. It is sometimes even implied that more Jews are engaged in castigating than defending Israel.'
A primer on Taglit Birthright. Aims, (1) to strengthen the Jewish identity, (2) to strengthen Jewish communities globally, and (3) to strengthen solidarity with Israel. from Mondoweiss, December 2010.
Birthright Alumni Center Tied to Haredi Outreach Group, Forward 2009


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I am the lead volunteer of the Garber Park Stewards, a volunteer group formed 4 years ago when we became a participant group in the City of Oakland's Adopt-A-Park Volunteer Program.. We started out with a vision that Garber Park, a City of Oakland Oak woodland open space park was 13 acres worth protecting, and that our major goal was reducing the risk of wildfire while protecting the natural woodland resources. Not having any prior training in how to proceed in this endeavor, I was seeking someone who could guide us in our efforts. Lech Naumovitch, Executive Director, Golden Hour Restoration Institute happened to come to the park to identify a rare plant. After meeting him it was clear he was the person we needed to give guidance to the Stewards activities. Fortunately, Lech agreed to help, and in the subsequent 4 years our partnership with Golden Hour has turned into an extraordinary collaboration.
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Offensive lineman Jeff Keeping, who played three seasons for Toronto before spending 2008 with the Montreal Alouettes, was re-signed Friday afternoon. The native of Uxbridge, Ont., is signed through 2010.
Keeping, the Argos second-round pick in 2005, had knee surgery in October but will be ready when training camp opens in June.
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