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Winnipeg Jets head coach Claude Noel does not like to make excuses. You either win games or lose them based on your efforts on the ice in each particular outing. You either win or you don't and that's that.
However, the Winnipeg Jets team that lost 2-0 to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night played as hard as it could and as well as it could against the best team in the Pacific Division, but without its two biggest and, most would argue, its best defensemen, Zach Bogosian and Dustin Byfuglien, the Jets were no match for a Sharks club that came into the game with a record of 23-11-5 (the Jets have lost 11 on the road this season). They are now 3-0-3 in their last six games away from the HP Pavilion in San Jose.
Outshot 37-24 and, for the most part, outplayed from start to finish (the Sharks played an almost perfect road game), the Jets got a solid effort from goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, who continues to play well in his home rink. They got as much checking as they could expect up front against a much bigger team and the undermanned Jets defense moved the pick as well as it could. Until the Sharks scored their second goal of the night, the Jets were never out of the game.
But Winnipeg proved something on Thursday night:
(1) This team is thin. We knew it from the start of the season, but it was never more evident than it was last night. Without Byfuglien and Bogosian, the Jets were overmatched in their own end, didn't move the puck as quickly as they normally do and didn't have the offensive spark that they do when the two big guys are in the lineup.
(2) The Jets do not have enough scoring. They don't even have primary scoring, let alone secondary scoring. The Jets leading scorer, Blake Wheeler, is 61st in NHL scoring with nine goals and 23 assists.
(3) This team isn't tough enough or big enough. Forget the fact that the defense makes too many mistakes. The forwards don't get to the net very often against bigger teams and when a big team attacks like the Boston Bruins did on Tuesday night, the Jets have no one (without Byfuglien in the lineup) who will stand up to bigger opposition.
This is a team that has done better than expected this season, but now, as we get into January and the good teams start to gear it up for a playoff run, the Jets are starting to learn that they have to elevate their game — sadly, they don't appear to have the personnel to get it done.
"It wasn't the effort we wanted coming off the road," said Jets checker Jim Slater. "We didn't have enough shots, certainly not enough good ones. They have big strong guys in front of their net and we weren't able to get to the rebounds in front of their net. We just din't get to the net. We had 20-plus shots but none of them were very dangerous.
"We haven't been very good in January. We have to figure it out. We're still close to a playoff spot. We have some important games ahead of us and Saturday (against New Jersey) is going to be a huge game for us. We have to get something going here and get back on the right track."
If they get their injured players back, they might be able to get back on track, but if Byfuglien and Bogosian are out much longer, Thursday night's outcome might become the norm.
"We couldn't penetrate anything toward the net," said Noel. "When you're at home, when you don't score, it's a pretty tough task. Their team is a big team and I think what happens a lot of time is try to do a lot things against the team that you can't be successful with. Our guys got off the game plan and that was the result. We've hit a bump in the road here and we have some tough games ahead.
"The strength of our team lies in the group. You have to stick to the game plan. I'm not blaming the guys for abandoning the game plan, but for me the job is to deal with the morale of the team. This team doesn't feel good about itself right now. This team has to get over the hump and re-energize itself. It's my responsibility to get that done. We'll look at the tape early in the morning and get back to work.
"We missed Byfuglien and Bogosian, but if you have to play with what you have. We have to get it done with other people. It's that simple."


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Kindergarten -- fiction
When my son was in kindergarten, he was diagnosed with a "lazy eye." I do not know if that is still the appropriate term to use, but the result was that he had to wear a patch over one eye (the stronger one) to force the other eye to work harder and to strengthen. In the book The Pirate of Kindergarten, by George Ella Lyon, the main character, Ginny, receives a similar diagnosis when she does not pass a routine vision screening at school. Ginny has difficulty seeing. She runs into things in the classroom, and some of her classmates laugh at her. Ginny loves reading but when she reads she has trouble seeing the letters, and she has to get very close to the page. The imagery of the letters hopping "around like popcorn" and the number 2 looking more like a swan help bring the reader into Ginny's world.

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Flonix USB Edition 1.0 is an innovating embedded operating system running (Linux) from USB 2.0 key drives.
Sound cool? Anyone test that?
Link : http://www.flonix.com/
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Sound cool, but it needs to boot on a driver cd if the computer bios is not very recent.
So, a Knoppix cd would currently be more efficient.
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Stage Three - Monday 7 May
190 kilometres, flat stage
Bluffers guide: Eastern Jutland is famed for its unspoilt beaches and huge skies, rather less so for its beautiful Fjords. Horsens (population just 53,000) lies on the edge of one, and it's a magical place. The stage? Rapier quick, thrills and spills, an insanely aggressive final 10 kilometres. Hold on to your hats…
Buon appetito: For all that the Danes are big on beer and design, arguably their greatest gift to humanity is to be found down on the farm. Italians love their pancetta, but they needn't be holding their breath here. Jutlanders only have eyes for… bacon.
Local hero: Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank) – Hailing from Kokkedal, 100 kilometres north of Horsens on the northern tip of the Danish peninsula, the fast-finishing Mørkov will relish today's stage. He rates riding for Contador at the 2011 Giro as one of the most memorable experiences of his career.
Bergonzi says: "A climb! It might be Denmark's biggest at 159 metres, average 2% gradient. Regardless, there are points for the green jersey, and so they will be fighting to get in the break. It's a stage for attackers, but again the likelihood is that the sprinter's teams will be all over it. At the start of the big stage races they are always well drilled, and it's their job to keep it all together."
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Stockton, CA
Marjory Barnard
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Marjory June Barnard passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the age of 77.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Leland (Lee) Barnard, sons Steve
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Lindsay, Haley Barnard and Natasha and Brody Wentzel. Marge was a homemaker and a great cook. If someone wanted something baked they always turned to her. Most family gatherings were held in her home.
Marge babysat a lot of kids over the years. She loved children and was the perfect sitter. She kept a neat home, loved to garden, do crossword puzzles, read and was a big fan of the Oakland A's and Toby Keith. Marge was so kind and generous; she was always there when anyone was in need. Words cannot describe how she will be missed. We are so proud to have had a wife, Mother and grandmother like her in our lives. She will always be very special to all of her family.
Visitation for Marjory will be held at DeYoung Shoreline Chapel, 7676 Shoreline Dr., Stockton CA on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Graveside service at Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 at Harney Lane in Lodi, CA on Tues., Oct. 8, 2013 at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society. Please sign guestbook at www.deyoungchapels.com


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Oct. 11--Conflicting expectations for a mental health hospital proposed for Lacey now has the state asking: Will the hospital serve all patients, including involuntary commitments, or not?
US HealthVest is planning to bring an 115-bed mental health hospital to an existing building in Lacey near Huntamer Park. The state Department of Health has approved a 75-bed proposal for that location, but the company applied to the state earlier this year to add 40 more beds.
It was during the review of the 40-bed application that state officials noticed something: Statements in the application appear to be inconsistent with a recent city of Lacey conditional use permit process, which approved the hospital permit on the basis that certain mental health patients would not be accepted by the hospital.
State health officials say that does not meet the requirements of a certificate of need.
"Certificate of need requires that all residents of the service area have access to the proposed health service or services, including involuntary treatment services," a letter to US HealthVest from the Department of Health reads.
The state is now requesting clarification from US HealthVest under what it calls a "pivotal unresolved issue." It was published as a legal notice in Tuesday's Olympian. HealthVest officials need to supply the clarifying information to the state by 5 p.m.Oct. 16.
HealthVest President and Chief Executive Dr. Richard Kresch said Tuesday they are prepared to answer the state's questions. He also defended the 40-bed application, adding there is "no inconsistency."
Asked if a 75-bed hospital is as financially feasible as a 115-bed hospital, Kresch said the company is still committed to operating a 75-bed hospital.
"We think we're a better and more efficient hospital at 115 beds, but it's still a viable project," he said. "There's no change in that regard."
A city of Lacey official could not be reached Tuesday.
The state's letter to HealthVest documents what appear to be conflicting statements. For example, the state contends HealthVest stated the following about the hospital:
"South Sound Behavioral intends to operate a program for the involuntarily detained. Under state law, (those) beds are used for persons who, as a result of a mental disorder, present a danger to self, other or property, and/or are unable to provide for their basic needs of safety or health."
Yet city of Lacey staff asked HealthVest to meet several conditions as part of the conditional use permit process, including that "the hospital will not accept patients who should be going to a facility like Western State Hospital," the state-run psychiatric hospital in Lakewood that evaluates crime suspects' mental health.
The state wants HealthVest to explain how it "intends to provide access to all patients within the counties identified, including patients who might be a danger to self or others."
Certificate of need analyst Karen Nidermayer declined Tuesday to forecast how the process might shake out.
While the state has approved HealthVest's 75-bed proposal, Kresch said Providence St. Peter Hospital and Fairfax Behavioral Health, which have proposed their own mental health hospital in Lacey, continue to appeal the state's decision.
The decision has been upheld twice by the Department of Health, Kresch said, but the "legal proceedings continue."
Kresch said that process has slowed down the project.
In a statement released Tuesday, Providence explained why it continues to appeal the state's decision.
"Since the beginning of the US Healthvest's certificate of need process for psychiatric beds in our community, Providence has had serious doubts about their charity care policies and ability to serve all residents in our five-county service area.
"US Healthvest has a poor record of collaborating with other service providers in regions where they have administered mental health facilities, and they have had a pattern of building their operations, selling them, and moving on."
Rolf Boone: 360-754-5403, @rolf_boone
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Is it the same board as the 2012 board? I'm confused why it doesn't have the V shaped back end that all the other boards went too. Is the V too expensive to produce?
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Marcus tops Travis, wins 2nd straight title
AUSTIN - They did it again.
Flower Mound Marcus has been the talk of Texas for the last three years led by good friends and future Oklahoma State teammates Marcus Smart and Phil Forte. The dynamic duo has combined for a 115-6 record in the last three years.
Win No. 115 may be the most memorable, as the seniors won their final game and defeated another dynamic duo in Fort Bend Travis' Andrew Harrison and Aaron Harrison. Marcus held off Travis, 56-52, in front of 10,088 rowdy fans at the Frank Erwin Center.
"Words can't even explain it," Smart said. "We talked about it, and most people had us picked to lose this game and our region. We just let it go in one ear and out the other. We wanted to show everybody we're the 5A champions from last year, and it's not going to be that easy to get past us.
"This was a business trip for us, and we handled business."
Smart, a McDonald's All-American, may have been the game's most versatile player, scoring 15 points, grabbing rebounds, delivering five assists, recording five steals and, most importantly, defending both of the Harrison twins at various times. He did so while playing with four fouls in the second half.
As good as Smart was, however, the night belonged to Forte, who still remembered last year's efforts in the state finals against Garland Lakeview Centennial. Despite the Marauders winning, Forte finished that game with three points and made 1 of 12 shots from the field, including a 1-for-9 performance from the 3-point line.
Saturday's efforts were totally different. Forte finished with a game-high 24 points and drained four 3-pointers. Perhaps the most telling statistic came from the free throw line, as he connected on all eight of his attempts in a very close game.
"I wanted to get back and prove to everybody I'm a much better player than I showed last year," said Forte, the only Marcus player who played all 32 minutes of the game. Forte additionally was named the game MVP.
Marcus head coach Danny Henderson said, "There was no doubt he was going to come back with a vengeance. I know that kid. He was living for this day. You could see it in his eyes as he came out the tunnel. We knew what we were going to get out of Phil tonight."
The Marauders trailed, 38-34, entering the fourth quarter but managed to retake the lead thanks to the Forte-Smart combination, a tip-in by Jared Hamilton and overall play from New Mexico signee Nick Banyard. Travis trailed by one with 1:27 remaining, but the Tigers kept putting Forte on the free throw line - and Forte kept knocking down shots.
"He did struggle last year," Smart said of Forte, "and for him to come out and do what he did tonight, I'm just so happy for him."
Banyard had 10 pounds and 13 rebounds to add to Forte and Smart's production. Andrew Harrison had 23 points and made 10 of 12 free throws for Travis. Aaron Harrison added 10 points and six rebounds. The twins additionally received one of the highest compliments possible from Henderson.
"Those are the two best guards we've ever faced. They are incredible," Henderson said. "They're going to be NBA players. I don't have any doubt. The tough thing is they surrounded them with shooters."


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The theme was a Mediterranean fete – so we created a sugarpaste and crystal Mosaic complete with crystal "K" topper!
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It's a great book! My favorite part of the book is the section when Becky (a new student) did a demonstration of her report on gymnastics. In her class she showed them a backflip, cartwheel and then jumped in the air and landed in a perfect split. But she was not done yet...she also did a handspring. It was awesome to read about. I personally can only do a split. I think it's cool that Becky makes friends so quickly and easily. When I was in daycare a new boy came named J.R. I volunteered to show him around and while showing him around he began to copy the things I did. It became very annoying! But enough about me, let's get back to the story.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes people that get into crazy situations. What is interesting is the situations come by surprise. But what is cool to me is the author gives clues right before a surprising situation happens. But after a while things go back to normal. So my advice is: Strange things can happen!
Here are a few names of other Nancy Krulik books:
Oh Baby!, Any Way You Slice It, Girls Don't Have Cooties, Anyone But Me, Out to Lunch, and my favorite one by the author is "I Hate Rules!"
A few more are: Get Lost, Doggone it!, and No Messin' With My Lesson.


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Evan Rachel Wood Wows The Wrestler
Evan Rachel Wood steps out in old Hollywood glamour style at the premiere of The Wrestler at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday night.
The 21-year-old actress, who rocked out a Prada zip-front sheath, was rumored to have dumped live-in boyfriend Marilyn Manson but now Evan has gone on the record to fight against the rumors!
Evan just released this statement to People via her reps, saying, "Manson and I both decided to take some time apart so we could concentrate on work. Someone used that opportunity to kick us while we were down and sell a completely false story. Manson owns the house he lives in. My brother has never stayed there and the person that said such horrible things about Manson being 'controlling' and 'emotionally abusive' is certainly no source 'close' to me. Manson has been by my side and taken care of me through the best and worst times. I love him as a person and as an artist. I will always be proud to have been a part of that. If any more attacks are made on us, it is the act of a desperate, selfish person, who is angry to no longer be a part of my life. No further comment will be made and we request our privacy at this time."
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On again, off again for Market Basket deal as board meeting is canceledBy DOUG ALDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 24. 2014 8:18PM
MANCHESTER — Word came late Sunday that an anticipated meeting of the Market Basket board of directors had been canceled.
Spokesmen for Demoulas and the board said there was nothing new to report as negotiations continued for the sale of the troubled grocery chain.
"Both sides have continued to work with each other throughout the day," said William Hinkle, a spokesman for New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan. "Governor Hassan remains hopeful that an agreement will be reached that keeps the company's dedicated workers employed and minimizes the impact on consumers and other affected businesses."
On Friday, Hassan and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick had indicated a preliminary agreement between the board and ousted former CEO Arthur T. Demoulas could come by Sunday.
"It's frustrating, but I'm more optimistic than frustrated," said Jared Archambault, front-end manager of the Market Basket off Interstate 93 in Hooksett. "We're keeping the faith."
Arthur T. Demoulas issued a statement Friday confirming he had made a final bid for a controlling stake in the company that he felt should be finalized immediately.
But the family feud that has lasted well over a month and led to customers boycotting the stores was not about to be resolved overnight.
Despite a nearly empty parking lot and a handful of customers inside, Archambault said he expected it to be business as usual soon again at the Hooksett store. He said he spent the weekend working on a backup schedule and calling his part-time employees to learn when they were available.
"Once I get the official word, I'm going to call them again and say it's time to come back to work," Archambault said. "The tone in their voice is very excited. They're all ready to come back."
Archambault said the fight to restore Demoulas would not have lasted as long as it has without the support of Market Basket customers, who have been doing their shopping elsewhere.
"This would be nothing without our customers," Archambault said. "We all have each other's back. Numbers speak louder than words."


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UPDATE: Windham man turns himself in after incident with shot fired at Salem joggerBy ADAM SWIFT
Union Leader Correspondent
September 25. 2013 3:24PM
SALEM - A 56-year-old Windham man turned himself in to Salem police Wednesday afternoon in connection with a shooting last Thursday involving a jogger on Shannon Road.
Police said Robert Storie was charged with reckless conduct, a felony, in connection with the incident. Police said Storie was cooperative during the investigation and a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber hadgun has been seized.
Storie was released on $10,000 personal recognizance bail pending his arraignment in 10th Circuit Court, Salem District Division.
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SALEM — Police are investigating a shooting that reportedly took place near Shannon Road and Clubhouse Drive early Thursday evening.
About 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, a man contacted police and told him he was jogging in that area when he was involved in a verbal altercation with a motorist at the intersection.
"The motorist allegedly nudged out of the road towards the jogger, who then spit on the car after more words were exchanged," said Deputy Police Chief Shawn Patten. "After the jogger passed the motorist, (the jogger) told police the motorist pointed a handgun out of the driver-side window and fired a round out of the car at him."
After the shot was fired, the vehicle then fled the area, the jogger told police.
Friday morning, police and the jogger searched the area and located a shell casing.
"Police were able to locate a potential suspect based on the vehicle description and the information provided by the jogger," said Patten. "Salem detectives are investigating the incident."
Patten asks anyone who was in the area at the time and may have observed the incident to contact the Salem Police Department at 893-1911 or the Southern New Hampshire Crimeline at 893-6600.


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This Week In Island History
Week of october 3
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Oct. 3, 1913
At the Town Council meeting, R.G.P. Hull was made a committee to dispose of the lampposts not in use in the town. The petition of A.B. Jeffries and others, for hydrants on Shoreby Hill, was taken from the table and a vote was passed authorizing the placing of two hydrants.
Hotel Thorndike is receiving a new coat of paint. The color is changed to a light yellow, which greatly improves its appearance.
As a fitting close to a season of great activity in Jamestown real estate, J.B. Parsonage & Son announced that they have sold for Mrs. Fidelia S. Phinny of Yonkers, N.Y., the Bay Shore Hotel property on Narragansett Avenue to Samuel Smith. The sale includes all the furniture and fixtures of the hotel.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 1, 1938
Following approval of the proposed bridge over the West Passage of Narragansett Bay by better than a 10 to 1 ratio by Jamestown voters at a special election held Friday, it was announced today that immediate steps will be taken to communicate the result to PWA authorities in Washington and to various officials, with the request that prompt allotment of funds be made.
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 3, 1938
There were many visitors at Beavertail Light during the day Sunday to view the destruction caused by the tidal wave. Much of the shoreline had been washed away, and revealed the foundation of the first lighthouse built on that point.
The second typhoid immunization treatment was given to nearly 200 people at the fire station Monday evening.
From the Newport Daily News, Oct. 5, 1938
Ferryboat Narragansett loaned by the government to the Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company went into service between Newport and Jamestown today, and the schedule disrupted by the hurricane returned to a near normal condition. The Tyrer, loaned by the Department of Commerce, was ordered to Gloucester Tuesday to aid storm refugees there.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 1, 1963
A party will mark the opening of women's afternoon bowling on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Jamestown Bowling Lanes.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News,
Oct. 3, 1988
Sail Newport is opposed to the Coast Guard's proposal to dismantle the Brenton Reef Light tower, a familiar marker in Rhode Island Sound for East Coast and transatlantic yachtsmen. Coast Guard officials claim it will cost too much to maintain the 165-foot-long steel legs of the tower.
At the Town Council meeting, two sealed bids were opened for plumbing work at Fort Wetherill, where the highway department will locate its garage. The contract was awarded to A.J. Deterra Plumbing and Heating on the low bid of $275. The work includes furnishing and connecting a 500-gallon septic tank, and also connecting sink and toilet, with the town providing the later two items and the highway department doing the excavation work.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, Oct.
1, 1998
A proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance that would allow a ferry service carrying up to 49 passengers per trip and satellite parking on lots designated commercial limited, commercial downtown and commercial waterfront was tabled by the Town Council Monday.
The Town Council has voted to increase the tax exemption and to put a cap on the amount of property assessment that will be exempt, but hard numbers for that cap amount and for minimum and maximum annual incomes have yet to be determined.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, Oct.
2, 2003
While it seems several mainland advocacy groups – as well as a few media outlets - have begun a debate about turning the old Jamestown Bridge into a tourist attraction, the word in Jamestown appears to remain unchanged: the old bridge should go.
Crews from Aetna Bridge of Pawtucket are working to repair and replace catwalks and ladders on the underside of the Newport Pell Bridge, which maintenance crews regularly use for bridge inspections. The contract for the repairs is worth $744,444.


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In addition, David conducts workshops and seminars on photography, photojournalism and visual communication in Morocco and India and has held seminars at Pathshala - South Asian Institute of Photography, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, AINA in Kabul, Afghanistan and the Foundry Photojournalism Workshops (Istanbul). His work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, California (USA), Berlin, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey.
David serves on the editorial board of Photojournale and is Founder and President of The Compelling Image, an online-interactive school of photography and digital storytelling. His work is represented by Corbis Images and Wonderful Machine. More of David Bathgate's photography can be viewed at www.davidbathgate.com
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Woodworking in America West Begins
Our first west coast Woodworking in America Conference is off to a great start in Pasadena, Calif. If you're in the Los Angeles area, you can still join us for the event which runs through Sunday at the Pasadena Convention Center. The event consists of two parts: the Marketplace, where you will find an unmatched group of tool vendors including Lee Valley, Lie-Nielsen, Bosch, Hock Tools and many more. The Hand Tool Olympics also takes place in the Marketplace, and in addition to the tools there are also displays from the nearby Cerritos College woodworking program and a gallery of pieces made by the instructors teaching classes at the show. (A special thanks to Tony Fortner and Cerritos for helping with the show.)
This is your opportunity to get your hands on the finest tools around, talk with the people who design and make them, and get great advice on what tools are best for you. The Marketplace is located in exhibit hall A at the convention center. It's open today until 6:00 pm and tomorrow from 9:00 until 6:00.
Across the plaza, in the Conference Center, the classrooms are held in the lower level Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We have assembled a collection of woodworking superstars, and you can meet them, see how they work up close and get your questions answered. Here are a few of the presenters from their classes this morning:
Registration for classes and tickets for the Marketplace are available on site, and if you can't make the show in Pasadena, we'll be putting on Woodworking in America again in a few weeks in the Cincinnati area (Nov. 2-4 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center). It really is the ultimate woodworking weekend, and I hope you'll be able to join us.


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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell maintained Thursday that President Barack Obama's foreign policy is deeply troubled.
"You are hard pressed to name a single place in the world where we are in better shape now than we were when he came to office," the Kentucky Republican told WMST's "Mid-Mornings on Main" with Dan Manley in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.
"When you think of Syria, you think of the endless discussions with Iran. And so you got Vladimir Putin sitting there looking at that—a guy who believes that the breakup of the Soviet Union was the single biggest disaster, geopolitical disaster, of the previous century, who yearns to restore the empire—and he looks at American leadership and concludes that they won't do anything
"And we're not talking about sending in the troops here, nobody is talking about that, but clearly sanctioning a few friends of Putin's is not going to be viewed as a serious response. But, we are where we are."
Here's more of McConnell's comments:
"Here is what I would do: I would be sending arms to the Ukrainian army. I would encourage the European Union to expand and take in Ukraine…I would provide serious assistance to the Ukrainians so that they could defend themselves."
"I would renew the discussions that the president just dropped, the idea of missile defense and the Czech Republic and Poland at the beginning of his term as a sort of a gesture to the Russians. I would reengage with the Pols and the Czechs and see if we can't get missile defense back in those countries. All of those steps would indicate without sending in a single American soldier that the U.S. is serious in standing up to this kind of new form of Russian aggression."


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It's 6:30 on a cold and damp Saturday morning in February in Newberg, Oregon. The forecast is for rain and temperatures in the mid-40s. And there are at least 30 randonneurs waiting in a hotel parking lot to start riding 200 kilometers (indeed, some plan to ride 300 kilometers). It must be a Paris-Brest-Paris year.
But that does not explain my presence; Paris-Brest is not on my radar. Unless, of course, we're talking about this Paris-Brest. No, I'm standing in that parking lot because I am desperately trying to get back to the point where I can tear off a 200K (or two) without a second thought. Last year's string of injuries, illnesses and work demands had resulted in my lowest mileage year in, well, years. My leg muscles were beginning to disappear and Greg was getting tired of me hanging around the house all weekend moping. So when friend Marcello announced his "First Saturday Series" of brevets extra-early in the season to accommodate PBP aspirants' need for early qualifiers, I took it as a much-needed kick in the pants to get back in the saddle.
Marcello's first event was a bone-chilling 200K on New Year's Day. I managed to finish that one with minimal physical or psychic damage, or at least none that I remember, but it took me at least two hours longer than it should have, and my physical condition had not seemed to improve over the intervening weeks. Less then two weeks previous, a 37-mile jaunt had nearly killed me. But I knew that I'd be riding with Lynne and that she would not permit me to give in to any temptation to give up halfway through.
Anyway, back to that dark, cold parking lot. For this installment of his series, Marcello had chosen the "Grab Bag 200/300" route; a set of loops that all started and ended in Newberg. At registration a rider could choose to ride two of the loops, or all three (but woe to the rider who chooses to ride all three but only completes two - no 200 for you!). I last rode the Grab Bag back in July 2007, as an organizer. Then I finished all 300K in just over 15 hours. I had no such ambitions this morning. Completing the 200K in less than the maximum 13.5 hours would be just fine by me.
As previously noted, the parking lot was awash with riders (given the forecast, aquatic descriptions seem appropriate). There were several riders whom I had not seen since 2007, the last PBP year (yes, you, Nate A.!). There were also a few new faces in the crowd: Taylor, who had just moved to Portland from Bend and was excited to be living in place with so many local brevets. I introduced him to Scott P., who drives over from Bend for almost all of our rides . . .
Only four women were present: me, Lynne, Susan O. (she was riding the 300K - the only time I would see her was at registration), and another newbie rider, Asta. Asta was practically giddy with excitement about riding her first brevet. She had ridden to the start from Portland and was hinting that she intended to ride home to Portland afterward. I suggested that she wait until the finish to make that decision.
After engaging in various rounds of pre-ride faffing, it was time to go. Loop#1 wound northwest from Newberg to Forest Grove before turning back by way of Sherwood. Given my overall out-of-shapedness, I fully expected to be left behind by the pack within the first few miles. Much to my surprise, there were several riders who matched my pace (or were even a tad bit slower). Chalk it up to the "haven't ridden since 2007" effect. At the intersection of Dopp and North Valley Roads, Lynne and I met up with three riders puzzling over their cue sheets; "This way!," we called out as we passed them.
By this point the promised rain had set in, and the five of us made our soggy way toward the first contrôle in Forest Grove, discussing the features and benefits of our lighting systems (of the five of us, four had hub generators). As we turned onto Spring Hill Road, I mentioned that one of the dangers of having so many brevet routes in the area is that sometimes I would forget which route we were following and make a wrong turn. Lynne and I promptly demonstrated this "auto-pilot" tendency when we turned right onto Fern Hill Rd to get to Forest Grove, instead of continuing on Spring Hill to Highway 47. Fern Hill gets you Forest Grove; just the OTHER SIDE of Forest Grove from where we actually needed to be. Ooops. Our three companions trustingly followed us, and we rewarded them with a couple bonus miles. Fortunately, we knew how to get over to the side of FG we were supposed to be on without too much trouble.
We finally made it to Maggie's Buns, where we would get out cards signed and, if the lines were not too long, maybe a snack. I love Maggie's, but the service can be slow when they are busy, and so I try not to stop there on timed rides. But we were early enough that there were no big delays, other than the ones we created with our own faffing.
It was time to turn back to Newberg. The rain had stopped, but the wind was now in our faces. I was pretty tired, and when Lynne suggested stopping for a little snack after about 10 miles, I happily agreed. It was just what I needed to get me the rest of the way to the next contrôle in Sherwood. When we got to Sherwood, I was pleasantly surprised to see that a branch of Sesame Donuts had opened in the Old Town. I could not eat the doughnuts, but they had tasty soy hot cocoa. Granted, as we entered the cafe in all our wet rain-gear glory, we got a round of Slaughtered Lamb glares from the other patrons, but we've gotten used to that over the years of riding through small towns. We ignored them and drank our cocoa.
After again spending far too long sitting around and schmoozing with other riders, we set off for the last leg of the first loop. I had been dreading this point. One unpleasant side-effect of my enforced sloth over the past few months is that I had lost all my hill-climbing strength, and this last leg promised a significantly steep climb. On past rides I'd found it little more than annoying, but today I knew it would be unpleasant.
Lynne established her climbing supremacy early on (despite her protestations to the contrary, she's turning into quite the mountain goat), and I watched in dismay as her tail light receded in the distance ahead of me. I eventually lost sight of her as I struggled up Chapman to Leander. Leander is particularly nasty, pitching out at 13% just before the cemetery at the summit. I had to stop to rest twice. TWICE! Oh, the ignominy. When I finally reached the top, Lynne was busy posing for pictures with a grin the size of Montana. Someone get that woman a polka-dot jersey.
But what goes steeply up eventually goes steeply down, and this time Lynne got to watch me disappear into the distance as I rocketed down Bell and Springbrook Roads. I don't need no stinkin' brakes. She finally caught up with me at the last stoplight before the end, and we rode into the hotel lot together.
Back at Chez Travelodge, Marcello and Kathy were serving lunch. Kathy does a lot of volunteer work making meals for homeless and disable people, and so it was not much of a stretch for her to cook up a storm for a bunch of randonneurs. The menu was grilled cheese sandwiches, so I could not partake, but I had come prepared. Because I knew that we would be coming back to the start halfway through, I'd left a Thermos™ of tomato soup and a tasty hummus, baked tofu and avocado sandwich in my car. That and a handful of Lynne's Fritos™ gave me plenty of fuel for at least the first half of the next 65-or-so miles.
Again, we faffed far too long, but finally set off for Loop #2. When we reached the first stoplight, we found Michal from Eugene. He was unfamiliar with the route and wanted to know if he could ride with us. "Why, coitantly!"
The first ten miles of Loop #2 are unpleasant, there's no two ways about it. It's a straight shot down Highway 99W to Lafayette. The shoulder of the highway are wide, but they are so badly paved and often so filled with debris that a rider sometimes has to move out into the traffic lane. Traffic is heavy, and most of the cars and trucks are traveling well over the speed limit. It gets even worse when the highway passes through the wine town of Dundee, about 2 or 3 miles south of Newberg. The cars slow, but only because the drivers are trying to decide which tasting room to visit first. Rapid, unsignaled turns are the norm. 1:00 on a Saturday afternoon is prime spit and sip hour, so we were on our guard. There are what purport to be bike lines on the highway as it passes through town, but they are invisible under the road debris.
We finally reached Lafayette. Again, many OR Rando routes pass through this town, and MOST of the time we would be turning on Bridge Road. Lynne and I both kept reminding ourselves, "Don't turn on Bridge, don't turn on Bridge." Ahead of us we saw a rider in an OR Rando jersey do just that. "Wrong way!," we called out. He heard us and turned back, but we wondered who else may have made that mistake. Unlike our wrong turn earlier in the day, it was not one that would take a rider where he needed to be anyway.
After passing through Lafayette, we finally turned off of 99W onto Mineral Springs Road and began a long stretch of relentless rollers through some seriously rural territory. Spanish moss on the trees, cranberry bogs, looming black rain clouds. Long stretches of nothing enlivened by slightly shorter stretches of not much. Lynne began to exhibit hitherto hidden "City Mouse" tendencies, freaking out about the isolation and muttering comments about a coming apocalypse. With each turn she became more pessimistic about our survival chances; I don't think anyone has ever been so relieved to see the red roof of the Sheridan Dairy Queen when it hove into view, even if we never were actually "in Sheridan," as she noted with some disappointment.
To get to the DQ, we first had to cross Highway 18. It seems that in every state, whenever there is a report of a multi-car collision, residents can guess on which road it occurred before being told. In Oregon, that's Highway 18. Crossing it at dusk on a winter day requires a certain amount of intestinal fortitude. More so than even a visit to Dairy Queen requires. To do the one to get to the other is a gut-wrenching free for all.
First-time rando Asta and Tomas were at the DQ when we arrived. Asta was STILL filled with first-brevet brio.
I got some water, Lynne got some coffee, Michal got something but I don't know what, and we settled down for yet another extended faff. Lynne's back was giving her grief, and I was pretty damned tired. Between the relentless rollers and the headwind, I was tired of peddling. And we still had something like 30 miles to go.
Eventually we acknowledged that Newberg was not going to get any closer while we sat there. Dusk was upon us, so we put on all our reflective gear and turned on any lights that were not already on. We had to ride on Highway 18 for about a mile and a half, which was less than fun, but soon enough we were back on the back roads. The wind was at our backs, and it was still relatively warm, so I was feeling better than I had anticipated feeling at this point. But when Lynne suggested another rest/snack stop in Dayton, I was more than happy to agree. We asked Michal if he minded stopping for a few minutes to eat something. "I would LOVE it if we stopped to eat something."
At the Dayton Central Market (often a contrôle, but not this time), I got some pretzels and a Diet Coke (half of which I put in my water bottle for the rest of the ride,) and Lynne and Michal got equally healthy items. As Michal noted, "Grease, sugar and salt: the major food groups." I noted that the three of us sitting on the curb with our crummy food looked like homeless people. Homeless people in expensive, glow-in-the-dark rain jackets.
Fortified, we set out for the last 10 miles. I was exhausted. "Look at it this way," said Lynne, "at least we are only having to get back to Newberg from here, and not Forest Grove." Good point, that. It was truly dark now, and when we once again were forced to ride on HIghway 99W, it was very difficult to see the road debris, even with our super-bright headlights. In fact, I soon learned that if Lynne or Michal was too close behind me, the beam from their headlights gave me such a shadow that it blotted out my headlight. Shifting from side to side helped a little. They probably thought that I was dodging debris, but I was really just trying to see it.
11 hours and 10m minutes after we left it for the first time, we arrived back in Newberg, where Kathy was now dishing up lasagna and chicken soup. (Note to other ride organizers: a few bags of tortilla chips and pretzels are just not going to cut it anymore; you've got some big shoes to fill.) But Lynne and I had already made plans to go to the Burgerville next door, a tradition we'd started during our first R-12 when we had rides that were based out of Newberg, so we passed on the meal. We did make use of the shower, however, and I think that Lynne might have taken a wee nap while waiting for me.
Another month, another successful 200K. If I am not careful, I could find myself on the way to another R-12.
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Pseudopod 344: The Pit
"The Pit" originally appeared in THE BLACK LIZARD ANTHOLOGY OF CRIME FICTION (1987) ("and this was the original Black Lizard line, before it was owned by Random House"). Joe describes the story as "Alice In Wonderland meets Southern Gothic."
JOE R. LANSDALE has written over thirty books, and numerous short stories. He has won a multitude of awards, including the Edgar for his novel THE BOTTOMS, and his novella BUBBA HO-TEP was made into the popular film starring Bruce Campbell. His current book is EDGE OF DARK WATER, and forthcoming in September is THE THICKET, both from Mulholland Books. Joe blogs here and you can also follow him on Facebook.
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"Six months earlier they had captured him. Tonight Harry went into the pit. He and Big George, right after the bull terriers got through tearing the guts out of one another. When that was over, he and George would go down and do their business. The loser would stay there and be fed to the dogs, each of which had been starved for the occasion.
When the dogs finished eating, the loser's head would go up on a pole. Already a dozen poles circled the pit. On each rested a head, or skull, depending on how long it had been exposed to the elements, ambitious pole-climbing ants and hungry birds. And of course how much flesh the terriers ripped off before it was erected.
Twelve poles. Twelve heads.
Tonight a new pole and a new head went up."


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An Emirates airlines executive says a new five-year jersey sponsorship deal has been agreed to in principle with Paris Saint-Germain, David Beckham's new team.
Emirates senior vice president Boutros Boutros tells The Associated Press the contract is being completed and should be signed this month.
Last year, PSG's Qatari owners were reportedly in sponsorship talks with an unidentified Qatari bank, but Boutros says the club "never went to see another company."
PSG's jerseys have featured Emirates since 2006 and the current deal, which expires in 2014, is worth $5.5 million a year. Financial details of the new deal, which begins with the 2014-15 season, weren't available.
Beckham joined PSG on Thursday and will play for the club until the end of the season.


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As everyone knows, on Sunday, Captain Adam Satterfield was laid to rest at Duncan Memorial Cemetery.
There is not much most people can do for him or his family at this tragic time, but it was awesome to see so many men, women and children lining Floydsburg Road to show their love and respect for Captain Satterfield and his family. They were standing in bitter cold and rain.
It truly makes me proud to be a part of this Oldham County Community. Thank you.
Maxine Klosterman
Celebrities tend to misbehave in tiresome and predictable ways, like tantrums, affairs and addictions, and we tend to think they're spoiled. But one psychiatrist, Cornell's Robert B. Millman, says they're not spoiled, they're sick. The affliction is Acquired Situational Narcissism.
Like a lot of twenty-somethings out there, I struggle with self-perception. But it's not my physical appearance that I have the most trouble accepting.
What I mean by this is that, often times, I have trouble with my self-evaluation of me.
Me: at this very moment in my life.
My usual routine when I first sit down at 9 a.m. in my oh-so-yellow office at the Era is to drink my freshly brewed coffee while scrolling all three of my favorite social media websites.
Nothing was unusual about my routine the other day.
Thanks to my in-laws' kind willingness to babysit for a week, I was able to visit hubby in Berlin sans kids. I had never been apart from them for more than three days, so leaving was a bit of a struggle. They cried, I cried and we counted the number of bedtimes until I would be home again.
But once I got on the plane, it was like, "Kids? What kids?"
Three days into the trip, hubby asked, "How are the children doing?"
"Um, I assume they're doing okay."
Questioning land purchase
I read in the recent Oldham Era that the Oldham County Board of Education recently purchased two tracts of land (a total of 6.57 acres) in Buckner for $180,030. This is the same Board that claimed to be short on funds and increased taxes on Oldham County residents. Their claim then was that the money was needed for teacher pay increases and school operations.
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To the Editor:
Some of those who spoke at the RTM budget meeting urged that the education budget be passed as presented because it had already been approved by the boards of Education, Selectmen and Finance. That argument reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the municipal decision-making process. Under the Town Charter, the RTM is given the final say on the budget because its members represent Fairfield's neighborhoods. Based on their close relationships with constituents, it is their responsibility, whatever town boards decide, to adopt a budget that they believe is in the best long-term interests of the town. Town boards assume a macro view, but the final say rests at the micro level with our RTM representatives. They best reflect the concerns and aspirations of our diverse neighborhoods. That bedrock principle of town government assures that there is very direct local input into what public services we need and can afford.
Schools are important in Fairfield. We have a critical responsibility to give children the best possible education. However, the importance of educational spending must be balanced with needs of other public services and with our ability to pay for all services. We have exceptional police and fire services in Fairfield. Our Recreation Department provides excellent leisure opportunities, and our Department of Public Works keeps our infrastructure in great condition. Fairfield is about more than its public schools, and our RTM must balance the needs of all town services when adopting a budget funded by a level of taxation they think is reasonable.
The majority of Fairfield homes do not have children in our public schools, and so it is important that everyone who protested the small reduction in the proposed education budget understand that a healthy town requires a balance of service funding and that this balance should be achieved through an open, friendly dialogue. It is unfortunate that the RTM budget session was so contentious, including School Superintendent Title's lack of graciousness in response to compliments from members of the RTM. It is not, however, my intention to criticize Dr. Title: Paraphrasing Shakespeare's Mark Antony, he is an honorable man.
We must work together to assure that our tax rate is reasonable and tax dollars are spent in the fairest and most balanced way possible.
The RTM's efforts to reduce budget increases are not trivial to the average taxpayer: If we maintained the proposed rate of spending, by Fairfield's 400th anniversary the Town budget would exceed half a billion dollars, a staggering sum to be paid by our homeowners. Fiscal restraint is as critical to the future of Fairfield as its ability to continue to provide high-quality services.
I believe the agreed 3% increase in school spending as passed by the RTM is both reasonable and prudent, and Dr. Title indicated that all the reductions that were made in the $6 million increase he originally proposed could be absorbed with "minimal impact."
Thank you, RTM members, for a careful, considerate job well-done.
Jan R. Reber


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General Facts and Trends
· Homeschooling – that is, parent-led home-based education – is an age-old traditional educational practice that a decade ago appeared to be cutting-edge and "alternative" but is now bordering on "mainstream" in the United States. It may be the fastest-growing form of education in the United States. Home-based education has also growing around the world in many other nations (e.g., Australia, Canada, Hungary, Japan, Kenya, and the United Kingdom).
· There are about 2 million home-educated students in the United States. There were an estimated 1.9 to 2.5 million children (in grades K to 12) home educated during 2008-2009 in the United States. It appears the homeschool population is continuing to grow at an estimated 5% to 12% per annum over the past few years.
· Families engaged in home-based education are not dependent on public, tax-funded resources for their children's education. The finances associated with their homeschooling likely represent over $16 billion that American taxpayers do not have to spend since these children are not in public schools
· Homeschooling is quickly growing in popularity among minorities. About 15% of homeschool families are non-white/nonHispanic (i.e., not white/Anglo).
· A demographically wide variety of people homeschool – these are atheists, Christians, and Mormons; conservatives, libertarians, and liberals; low-, middle-, and high-income families; black, Hispanic, and white; parents with Ph.D.s, GEDs, and no high-school diplomas.
Reasons for Home Educating
· Most parents and youth decide to homeschool for more than one reason.
· The most common reasons given for homeschooling are the following:
· customize or individualize the curriculum and learning environment for each child
· accomplish more academically than in schools
· use pedagogical approaches other than those typical in institutional schools
· enhance family relationships between children and parents and among siblings
· provide guided and reasoned social interactions with youthful peers and adults
· provide a safer environment for children and youth, because of physical violence, drugs and alcohol, psychological abuse, and improper and unhealthy sexuality associated with institutional schools
· teach and impart a particular set of values, beliefs, and worldview to children and youth.
Academic Performance
· The home-educated typically score 15 to 30 percentile points above public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests. (The public school average is the 50th percentile; scores range from 1 to 99.)
· Homeschool students score above average on achievement tests regardless of their parents' level of formal education or their family's household income.
· Whether homeschool parents were ever certified teachers is not related to their children's academic achievement.
· Degree of state control and regulation of homeschooling is not related to academic achievement.
· Home-educated students typically score above average on the SAT and ACT tests that colleges consider for admissions.
· Homeschool students are increasingly being actively recruited by colleges.
Social, Emotional, and Psychological Development
· The home-educated are doing well, typically above average, on measures of social, emotional, and psychological development. Research measures include peer interaction, self-concept, leadership skills, family cohesion, participation in community service, and self-esteem.
· Homeschool students are regularly engaged in social and educational activities outside their homes and with people other than their nuclear-family members. They are commonly involved in activities such as field trips, scouting, 4-H, political drives, church ministry, sports teams, and community volunteer work.
Gender Differences in Children and Youth Respected?
· One researcher finds that homeschooling gives young people an unusual chance to ask questions such as, "Who am I?" and "What do I really want?," and through the process of such asking and gradually answering the questions home-educated girls develop the strengths and the resistance abilities that give them an unusually strong sense of self.
· Some think that boys' energetic natures and tendency to physical expression can more easily be accommodated in home-based education. Many are concerned that a highly disproportionate number of public school special-education students are boys and that boys are 2.5 times as likely as girls in public schools to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Success in the "Real World" of Adulthood
The research base on adults who were home educated is growing; thus far it indicates that they:
· participate in local community service more frequently than does the general population
· vote and attend public meetings more frequently than the general population
· go to and succeed at college at an equal or higher rate than the general population
· Internalize the values and beliefs of their parents at a very high rate
General Interpretation of Research on Homeschool Success or Failure
It is possible that homeschooling causes the positive traits reported above. However, the research designs to date do not conclusively "prove" that homeschooling causes these things. At the same time, there is no empirical evidence that homeschooling causes negative things compared to institutional schooling. Future research may better answer the question of causation.
The above findings are extensively documented in one or more of the following sources, all (except one) of which are available from www.nheri.org:
· A Homeschool Research Story, Brian. D. Ray, 2005, in Homeschooling in Full View: A Reader.
· Homeschooling Across America: Academic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics, Brian D. Ray, in press (likely 2009).
· A Sense of Self: Listening to Homeschooled Adolescent Girls. Susannah Sheffer, 1995.
· Home Educated and Now Adults: Their Community and Civic Involvement, Views About Homeschooling, and Other Traits, Brian D. Ray, 2004.
· Home schooling: The Ameliorator of Negative Influences on Learning, Brian D. Ray, Peabody Journal of Education, 2000, v. 75 no. 1 & 2, pp. 71-106.
· Homeschoolers on to College: What Research Shows Us, by Brian D. Ray, Journal of College Admission, 2004, No. 185, 5-11.
· National Education Association. (2005). Rankings and estimates: A Report of School Statistics Update. Retrieved 7/10/06 online http://www.nea.org/edstats/images/05rankings-update.pdf.
· The Truth About Boys and Girls. Sara Mead, 2006.
· Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling, Brian D. Ray, 2005.
About the Author
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. is an internationally known researcher, educator, speaker, and expert witness, and serves as president of the nonprofit National Home Education Research Institute. He has taught as a certified teacher in public and private schools and served as a professor in the fields of science, research methods, and education at the graduate and undergraduate levels. His Ph.D. is in science education from Oregon State University and his M.S. is in zoology from Ohio University. Dr. Ray has been studying the homeschool movement for about 24 years.
For more homeschool research and more in-depth interpretation of research, please contact:
National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI)
PO Box 13939 Salem OR 97309 USA
tel. (503) 364-1490 email@example.com www.nheri.org
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Wendell Pritchett on returning to Penn, and the future of legal and higher education
On July 1 Wendell Pritchett officially begins his tenure as Interim Dean of the Law School, and as a Presidential Term Professor at Penn. A Penn Law professor from 2001-09, Pritchett most recently served as Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden from 2009-14, and in 2008 served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy for Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, who appointed him to the School Reform Commission in 2011.
Before coming to Penn, Pritchett spent five years as assistant professor of history at Baruch College of the City University of New York. He has written two books and numerous articles on urban history and policy, particularly in the areas of housing, race relations, land use, and economic development.
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Penn Law (PL): What are your thoughts on returning to Penn?
Wendell Pritchett (WP): I'm very excited, because I've been connected to Penn almost my entire life. When I was a kid several of my friends' dads taught at Penn, I spent a lot of time on campus as a kid - I even took my SATs at Penn. A lot of my friends attended undergrad here, friends also attended the Law School, and I did my graduate work here. In addition, I taught at Penn Law for nearly a decade and, of course, my wife Anne Kringel directed the legal research and writing program here for 20 years.
PL: What brought you back to Penn and the Law School?
WP: Very simply, they asked me! Penn has been home for a long time, it's an outstanding institution, and when I decided to step down from my job as Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden I certainly hoped I'd be asked to come back but I certainly didn't expect that - but when they asked, I said yes.
PL: What will you be teaching in 2014-15 as a Presidential Term Professor?
WP: This fall I'll be teaching a course that's cross-listed between the Law School and the Graduate School of Education called "New Models of Higher Education." We'll be looking at issues such as online education, MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses), other ways of organizing higher education, and policy debates around how higher education should be structured in the future – it's a policy class.
In the spring semester I'll be co-teaching Land Use Law here at the Law School with Adjunct Prof. Tom Witt.
PL: What is your approach to teaching, and to working with students?
WP: I learn best by doing, and I've always been frustrated in classes where we weren't connecting what we were learning to the real world, and that's part of the reason why I decided to become a lawyer, because that connectivity is inherent in what a lawyer does. I do believe law classes try to make those connections more explicitly than in other areas of higher education, and as a teacher I focus a great deal on how to expose students to real-world experiences.
So, in my Land Use course students have to do things like go to a planning or zoning hearing, they have to work on a project that involves developing a plan for an area or specific kind of development, and so on. My philosophy is that teaching should involve a lot of hands-on work, and students should have the ability to choose the kinds of things they want to work on.
PL: Penn Law is renowned for its cross-disciplinary approach to legal education, including its interdisciplinary faculty. Why did you pursue degrees in law and in history?
WP: I grew up surrounded by lawyers and was interested in the law, and also politics and government. My dad was a musician, but pretty much everyone else's dad on the block was a lawyer. I knew early on – and other people thought – that I'd be a lawyer, and I knew in college I'd go to law school, which I did.
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I decided to earn a PhD in history because it was a subject in which I was very interested, particularly American history, studying cities and studying race relations, and I was able to do all of those things in graduate school and later as a historian. When I went to graduate school I wasn't sure I'd be a law professor, though I knew I'd be a professor; in fact, I was a history professor for five years before coming to Penn. I greatly enjoyed that, though I enjoy being a law professor – and being a law professor provides you with an entrée to participate in debates that are perhaps unique to the legal academy and the profession.
PL: You've previously been Associate Dean at Penn Law, Chancellor at Rutgers-Camden, and are now Interim Dean. What is your approach to leadership in higher education?
WP: First, we're at a turning point in higher education in this country, and probably across the world. The demands to expose more and more people to higher education, to expand knowledge and to build skills, are great, though the resources are limited. As a result of that tension, we have to work even harder to figure out how to expose people – of all ages – to education. That's why I think MOOCs, for example, are so important. We're still experimenting, trying to figure out ways in which we can expand access to higher education, maintain quality, and improve outcomes for students – increasing, not just maintaining, their skills and importantly their prospects for career success.
There is a lot of work to be done in higher education, I saw that up close over the last five years, though we've made meaningful progress. It's a very interesting moment for higher education, and I think we're going to get an increasing amount of attention from policy makers, because there are a lot of pressures on us as a sector.
PL: What do you hope to accomplish during your tenure as Interim Dean?
WP: To be clear, we're in an excellent position today thanks to the leadership of Dean Michael Fitts, and I believe my job is to continue the momentum that he, working with others here and across Penn, has created. That includes maintaining and building out our interdisciplinary programs, continuing to recruit the best and the brightest students and faculty, helping to increase the impacts of our academic centers and institutes, supporting our clinical, pro bono, and international programs, and of course making sure our students are successful at getting the best jobs when they graduate.


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