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Redlands high school secretary re-elected to NEA Executive Committee
Monroe continues her work for great public schools
NEW ORLEANS - July 05, 2010 -
Paula Monroe, a secretary from Redlands, Calif.,who has been a strong public education advocate for more than 20 years, was re-elected yesterday to the National Education Association (NEA) Executive Committee, the nine-member governing body that oversees the 3.2 million-member Association.
"I'm honored to continue NEA's commitment to great public schools for every student," Monroe said. "America's public schools need our help now more than ever, and we need to ensure students across the country have the necessary resources and materials needed for a quality public education."
Prior to her election to the NEA Executive Committee in 2007, Monroe served two terms on the NEA Board of Directors and spent nine years as president of the Redlands Education Support Professionals. She was president of the California Education Support Professionals and served on the executive board of the National Council for Education Support Professionals.
"Paula is committed to making sure our students' basic right to a great public school becomes a reality," NEA President Dennis Van Roekel said. "Education support professionals, who play an important role in the education process, share in the responsibility to help students succeed. Paula understands the challenges and difficulties our schools face, and she knows what it takes to get the job done."
A native of Colorado, Monroe attended school in North Carolina, Colorado, and North Dakota. She was a parent volunteer in her daughter's kindergarten class at Mentone Elementary, and then she became a computer lab paraprofessional in the Redlands Unified School District for eight years. She has taken on numerous leadership roles in her local Association, including site representative, grievance chair, bargaining chair, and others.
A strong advocate for including education support professionals in the Association, Monroe is credited with helping to change the bylaws of the California Teachers Association (CTA) so that they are included as full, active members. "Together, we are better" is her motto, and she believes all school employees deserve respect for the roles they play to support students. In 2006, she was honored with the CTA President's Award for Exceptional Service.
Monroe was elected by some 9,000 delegates attending NEA's Representative Assembly. Her second three-year term begins September 1, 2010.
The NEA Executive Committee consists of nine members—NEA president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer, plus six members elected at-large by the Representative Assembly. The committee is responsible for general policy and interests of NEA and acts for the NEA Board of Directors in between its four regularly scheduled meetings each year.
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The Los Angeles Galaxy will head out on the road for just the second time this season on Saturday, and where they're headed is a far cry from the comforts of the Home Depot Center.
When they take the field against the Kansas City Wizards, they'll be kicking off on a notoriously small field at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, and the Galaxy players are well aware of the difference.
"Once you get past midfield, anyone can shoot. And you saw that last year when [Claudio] López scored from halfway," said Galaxy defender A.J. DeLaGarza, recalling a goal scored against Los Angeles last season by the former Wizards star.
"If you lose a ball on your half of the field you've got to be ready."
CommunityAmerica Ballpark and Houston's Robertson Stadium are well-known for their relatively tight confines, with both fields measuring 70 yards in width.
The field at the Home Depot Center -- where the Galaxy are 3-0 this season -- measures 75 yards in width.
But unlike Robertson Stadium -- where the Galaxy posted their only road win of the season on April 10 -- Kansas City's home turf is just 110 yards long, a full 10 shorter than the HDC.
"You can definitely tell it's a lot shorter. The width is the same as Houston but the length is a lot shorter," DeLaGarza said.
To help combat the field, the Galaxy again tightened the dimensions on their training grounds this week, the same trick they used in preparing for an eventual 2-0 win over the Dynamo.
And while the club went through the trouble of changing around the lines to help prepare for Kansas City, Galaxy coach Bruce Arena downplayed the ultimate significance of the preparation technique.
"I wouldn't use that as a deciding factor in who won the [Houston] game," Arena said. "It's part of training and gives guys a feel of what the game will look like on Saturday, but you still have to go out and play and you've got to be a good team and a smart team on the day. Just having lines changed on the training field is not going to guarantee success."
Regardless of the field size, Kansas City figures to pose a threat. The Wizards topped D.C. United 4-0 and Colorado 1-0 on home turf this season. "Good team, a strong kind of powerful team. Play well at home," Arena said of the Wizards. "Haven't had many games… but all indications are that they're improved team from last year."


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Atlanta hopes Gattis can be back right after break
ATLANTA -- Another pain-free day of batting practice and other baseball activities for catcher Evan Gattis has the Braves optimistic he could return for the start of the team's first series after the All-Star break against the White Sox. Gattis will begin his Minor League rehab assignment on Friday as the designated hitter for Triple-A Gwinnett in the team's series opener at Durham.
"He felt great, he threw great," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said before Thursday's game. "He's done this for a couple of days now. We'll send him out and try to get him as many games as he needs before next Friday. We'll have a plan."
The Braves planned to give Gattis between three and six Minor League rehab starts over the next week, depending on how much game action the rookie slugger needs to return to full strength.
"We'll go day by day," Gonzalez said. "He may only need three games and he'll take the All-Star break off or maybe he says, 'You know what, I feel good, but my timing's not there.' We have places where he can play other than on Tuesday, get him some more games."
Gattis has been on the disabled list with a right oblique strain since June 18 after he tightened up after a big swing in the previous night's game against the Mets.


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MINNEAPOLIS — After watching the Yankees awake from a deep lumber slumber in the previous two games CC Sabathia didn't have the luxury of his teammates ringing the scoreboard often last night.
What the staff ace had was a fierce desire to compete without his best stuff, Robinson Cano's smoking bat and Twins manager Ron Gardenhire's decision to pitch to baseball's hottest hitter with runners on second and third, no outs and the hosts leading by two runs in the sixth inning.
"Robbie is one of the best hitters in the game,'' Sabathia said after he earned his 200th victory to help the Yankees eke out a 3-2 win in front of 38,457 at Target Field. "He got on a streak like this last year at the end and carried us. It's fun to watch.''
Cano delivered a two-run double off right-hander P.J. Walters that tied the score, and Lyle Overbay followed with a sacrifice fly that inched the Yankees ahead, 3-2.
Sabathia survived mini-jams in the sixth and seventh and turned the lead over to David Robertson in the eighth.
"It was important to have a shut-down game and pitch with a lead,'' said Sabathia. "That's something I haven't been doing lately.''
Sabathia let an early 3-0 advantage evaporate last Friday night in Baltimore and snapped in the dugout. This time he gave up a run in the third when he had to pitch around new shortstop Luis Cruz's throwing error and another in the fifth when Trevor Plouffe skipped a homer off the top of the center-field fence.
"I was just trying to grind and make pitches,'' said Sabathia, who required a season-high 121 to get through seven innings in which he gave up two runs, seven hits, walked three and fanned nine with high school coach Abe Hobbs on hand. "I felt my arm angle was all over the place. I was battling all night and I was happy to get the win.''
Sabathia, who is 9-6 overall this year and 17-8 in 32 career starts against the Twins, might have been saddled with a tough loss if not for Cano's sizzling bat and Gardenhire's strategy.
"He's a great hitter," Gardenhire said of Cano, who smoked a 1-2 pitch to right. "You're trying to figure out different ways. The bottom line is you want him to chase. If you get pitches up in the zone, he kills it and he did it again tonight.
"P.J. was trying to throw a breaking ball in the dirt on that double. He was trying to bounce a ball to get him to chase it. If you miss him, you miss him. But you really don't want the leading run on first base with no outs. But he left up again and that's just the way Cano is swinging. He's great a hitter and we've seen it for many years.''
In the past six games, Cano is batting .583 (14-for-24) with four homers and 10 RBIs.
Asked if he was a manager would he pitch to himself in that spot, Cano smiled and said, "I am not a manager. … Yeah, I pitch to him.''
After Robertson's perfect eighth, Mariano Rivera recorded the final three outs for his 28th save in 29 chances.
After getting swept three games in Baltimore this past weekend, the Yankees can take four straight from the Twins today and go home with a 4-3 record on the road trip. Considering they have won 30 of the last 37 games against the Twins and Cano is carrying a lineup with many holes, the Yankees, who will start David Phelps, are in position to erase the Baltimore memory.
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Global Action Week on Education Promotes "World's Biggest Lesson"
WASHINGTON - April 22, 2008 -Education International, which represents 394 teachers unions - including the National Education Association - and education organizations around the world, has launched a global campaign to benefit children. Global Action Week, April 21-28, 2008, will raise awareness about education rights for children worldwide.
Today, 72 million children across the globe are denied access to a basic education and over 226 million children are denied the opportunity to attend secondary school.
To raise awareness of the barriers that young people face all over the world in accessing a quality education, this year's Global Action Week will feature the World's Biggest Lesson-a global attempt to break a world record by uniting millions of children, teachers and parents using the same lesson plan.
The following statement can be attributed to Reg Weaver, NEA president and vice president of Education International:
"Access to a quality education is a basic right of every child, no matter where he or she lives. This campaign validates that principle. As an organization, NEA recognizes that the basic right to great public schools doesn't end at our borders. We can't afford to simply ignore the global struggle for quality teachers in every classroom, safe and orderly schools, and adequate resources and school funding. To the contrary, we must work with education unions worldwide to make sure all children are well prepared to meet the needs of a global economy."
Further information about Education International, the World's Biggest Lesson and Global Action Week is available at http://www.ei-ie.org/.
The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional employee organization, representing 3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers.
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U.S. drone strike in Pakistan kills al-Qaida leader
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A U.S. drone strike has killed a senior al-Qaida leader in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said, in the latest blow to the global terrorist network.
Sheik Khalid bin Abdel Rehman al-Hussainan, who was also known as Abu Zaid al-Kuwaiti, was killed when missiles slammed into a house Thursday near Mir Ali, one of the main town's in the North Waziristan tribal area, the officials said.
Al-Kuwaiti earlier this year replaced Abu Yahya al-Libi, al-Qaida's second in command, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan in June, the officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
But al-Kuwaiti appeared to be much less widely known and was not part of the U.S. State Department's list of most wanted terrorists, as al-Libi had been.
Covert CIA drone strikes have killed a series of senior al-Qaida and Taliban leaders in Pakistan's tribal region over the past few years. But the attacks are controversial because the secret nature of the program makes it difficult to determine how many civilians are being killed.
Pakistani officials often criticize the strikes as a violation of the country's sovereignty, which has helped make them extremely unpopular in the country. But senior Pakistani officials are known to have cooperated with strikes in the past, and many people believe they still do.
Al-Kuwaiti's wife and daughter were wounded in Thursday's drone attack, according to the intelligence officials. His wife died a day later at a hospital in Miran Shah, another main town in North Waziristan.
Al-Kuwaiti was buried in Tappi village near Mir Ali on Friday, the officials said.
A Pakistani Taliban commander who frequently visits North Waziristan said he met some Arab fighters on Saturday who were "very aggrieved." The Arabs told him they lost a "big leader" in a drone strike, but would not reveal his name or his exact position in al-Qaida.
The Taliban commander spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of revealing his identity to the Pakistani government.
Al-Qaida's central leadership in Pakistan has been dealt a series of sharp blows in the past few years, including the U.S. commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad last year. A significant number of senior al-Qaida leaders have also been killed in U.S. drone attacks in the country.
But the terrorist group has metastasized, and many analysts believe the biggest threat now comes from al-Qaida franchises in places like Yemen and Somalia.
Mahsud reported from Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan.


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As Northwest Corner digs out from blizzard, Obama declares state of emergency, area schools to close Monday
President Obama today declared an emergency exists in Connecticut and ordered federal aid to supplement state, local response.
The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are authorized to coordinate all disaster relief efforts and provide emergency assistance for a period of 48 hours, according to a White House statement.
Connecticut National Guard spokesman Col. John Whitford said Sunday that there are more than 4,000 troops available to help, but cities and towns must make requests through the state office of emergency management. Whitford said the guard can assist with removing snow or rescuing stranded residents.
As of Sunday afternoon, schools in Torrington, Winsted, Region 10 and Region 7 had canceled classes for Monday.
Mounds of snow were moved off of streets and driveways across Connecticut Saturday as the state recovered from a historic, crippling and deadly blizzard that dropped as much as 3 feet of snow in some areas.
Due to the record amount of snow, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection lifted a ban Saturday on dumping snow in waterways, including the Long Island Sound.
In Litchfield County, New Hartford had the highest reported total of snow, 28 inches, according to unofficial National Weather Service reports. The NWS snow reports put Torrington at around 26 inches, 25 in Winsted, 23 in Harwinton and 16 in Litchfield.
In Canaan, Salisbury and the more Northwestern portion of the county, usually hit the hardest, only about a foot of snow fell, according to the NWS.
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Malloy said there was record, or near record, snowfall in seven of the state's eight counties. Some towns had more than 35 inches of snow, especially along the shoreline, from Fairfield to the Rhode Island border, and in the center of the state, where a strong band of precipitation hung for hours during the height of the blizzard. Hamden was tops in the state at 40 inches, according to the NWS, a number that was likely the highest anywhere in New England.
Litchfield County made it through the storm relatively unscathed, albeit covered in snow, compared to the rest of the state.
Torrington Mayor Ryan Bingham said "we did alright," with no major power outages.
"Our emergency personnel, our street deptartment employees, our plow truck drivers worked overnight," Bingham said.
There is still more work to, and the crews will be back at it Sunday morning making sure all streets are fully cleared.
"It could have definitely been a lot worse," Bingham said. "It was nice to see a lot of people helping out."
Bingham said he heard of people lending snowblowers and plows, and working together.
"Unfortunately, we've seen a lot of significant events, but that's what happens," he said.
In Winsted, town manager Dale Martin said the storm passed pretty quietly.
"Public works was busy keeping the roads open," Martin said. "It was a mess, but we're still functioning as planned."
Martin said the crews were out all night, taking shifts and helping support emergency crews.
"Everybody seemed to be in good spirits, laughing and joking about how much work they had to do to clear their driveways," Martin said.
In Barkhamsted, there was a lot of snow to move.
"The town highway department is working as fast as they can to open up our town roads," said Don Stein, Barkhamsted's First Selectman in a message to residents. "I know there is some frustration due to driveways being plowed in with a large amount of snow, but that is basically unavoidableas the road crew tries to make our streets passable. I can only ask for your patience on this issue."
Stein said the highway department crews spent the night at the garage because they were unable to get home, and then got right back to work Saturday morning.
"They will basically be working all day today and then will finally get to go home to get some needed rest," Stein said. "We are fortunate to have these dedicated folks working for the town."
All roads in the state were shut down Saturday morning by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as roads remained impassable, covered in snow and littered with stranded vehicles. By 4 p.m., all roads were open again, but Malloy still cautioned drivers to stay inside.
"Stay off the roads," Malloy said during a 6 p.m. briefing from the State Armory in Hartford Saturday. "It's not safe. Encourage your loved ones not to go out. Don't let your children take your car out tonight. There is no reason to."
Malloy said cleanup of state roads could take as long as 10 days, while some lanes were cleared on interstates Saturday.
According to a release Sunday, Malloy planned to visit the Hamden Public works headquarters and meet with Mayor Scott Jackson at 1 p.m. Hamden received the highest total of snow -- 40 inches -- in New England. Then at 2:30 p.m, he planned to visit the West Haven Emergency Operations Center and meet with Mayor John M. Picard.
A briefing on the state of Connecticut after the storm is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Hartford.
At least five fatalities were tied to the storm, Malloy said. State police responded to thousands of calls for service, including hundreds of accidents, but only about 20 with injuries. There were no reports of fatal crashes on state roads.
In Prospect, an 81-year-old woman who was clearing her driveway Friday night was struck by a car and died. A 49-year-old Shelton man had a "medical event" Friday night while shoveling and wasn't found until 4 a.m. He was pulled from his driveway by a snowmobile. In Bridgeport, a man was found dead in his driveway, and in Danbury, police said a man died after falling from a deck.
Details on the fifth fatality weren't available Saturday night.
Malloy said there were cases of hypothermia reported around the state. Some of those cases came after people were stranded in cars and had to wait for emergency responders to rescue them. The National Guard made about 90 rescues in the heavy snow, including on I-84, I-691 and I-91.
Some people had to ride out the storm in hotels and motels around the state, as roads were closed early Friday in and out of Connecticut, and Bradley Airport stopped all flights Friday afternoon.
Shawn Garrison of Shelton and his girlfriend Renee Bailey of Torrington stayed at Milford's Howard Johnson hotel Friday night so Shawn could easily get to work Saturday.
But the historic blizzard closed his workplace and much to the delight of Bailey, there would be more time for romance.
"I'm not sad about the blizzard because we don't get a lot of time together," said Bailey, who works two jobs, goes to school and has two kids.
"We're making the best of it," Garrison said, turning his gaze and smile to Renee who he's been dating for a few months. He squeezed her hand and she squeezed back.
The Howard Johnson hotel of 89 rooms was booked to capacity, as were many other hotels and motels in the state.
With The Associated Press reporting that the behemoth snowstorm some were calling Nemo left 650,000 without power in New England, Litchfield County's 26 municipalities in northwestern Connecticut largely saw lights, furnaces and refrigerators stay on.
As of 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) was reporting on its outage map that almost 26,000 of its 1,241,117 Connecticut customers, or 2 percent, were affected by outages.
In Litchfield County on Saturday afternoon, just two of the 26 municipalities had outages.
Watertown had the most with 54 customers out of power, but that was still less than 1 percent of CL&P's customer base in that town bordering Waterbury. Canaan just 1. In Canton, just over the Hartford County border, 63 outages were reported.
A blizzard warning remained in effect until noon Saturday.
Malloy has asked the federal government to declare the state a disaster zone to allow for funding to reimburse municipalities. The state's delegation also sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting assistance.
Connecticut remained in a state of emergency Saturday night and Malloy said he expects it to be in one for "some time."
Tom Cleary, Jason Siedzik Jim Shelton, Pamela McLoughlin, Doug Clement and the Associated Press contributed to this report.


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If The Voice's Season 3 soul hippie Nicholas David happens to be reading this recap, maybe he can jump down to the comments and prescribe us all a nice herbal remedy to combat anxiety, nausea and full-body jitters. Because no matter which of the Top 6 contestants you've been digging for the last few months, there's no way you can head into Tuesday night's results-show telecast with total confidence that they'll break on through to the other side.
And since dude was kind enough to suggest oil of oregano, eldeberry extract and a nice, nondairy probiotic to cure what was ailing rival coach Adam Levine, maybe he'll also have some thoughts on how to calm the savage beast inside Christina Aguilera, you know, the one who was all, "LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M CRITIQUING YOU!" to a terrified Melanie Martinez.
To be fair, Xtina wasn't all Cruella de Ville all the time. She spent a good chunk of the night buttering up Blake Shelton like a Land O' Lakes sales rep with a freshly toasted bagel in her hand. You could practically hear the wheels turning in her head: Maybe, just maybe, I can get Blake's fans to buy my album for Christmas. And then she turned that internal monologue into a desperate plea to the viewing audience: "Attention holiday shoppers! Cassadee is the one true star this season! Terry is a close second! Lotus, in stores now! Hashtag: Team Blake!"
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But back to the Top 6 and their two performances each (one coach's choice, one contestant's choice) — since that's what The Voice is really all about. (Xtina: "Wait! But I thought everyone tuned in to hear me sing Fiona Apple snippets!" You: "Honey, please.") Every one of 'em had checkmarks in the "plus" columns, and "minuses" that served as a sobering counterbalance: Cee Lo seemingly tried to sabotage his contestants with baffling song choices, while Adam allowed brutally distracting staging to hamper the vocalists under his tutelage. Blake, for his part, did absolutely nothing to push his team outside their comfort zones or expand their fan bases. Shall we get to tonight's letter grades?
Nicholas David: Earth Wind and Fire's "September" | (Cee Lo's pick) Alas, a song choice as predictable as Christina Milian saying "Hey-ey, what's up Carson?" every time her cohost tosses to her banal interview segments. Not that there's anything wrong with Barry White, Huey Lewis, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, or Earth Wind & Fire, but for once, it would be nice to hear the dude tackle something that's not a minimum of 10 years older than Melanie Martinez. Worse still, as Adam sagely noted, Nicholas completely neglected to sing the iconic melody on the chorus, instead choosing to riff around in a key that didn't stretch his voice much at all. Combined with his failure to work the stage in any meaningful way — and some unnecessary disco dancers on a platform to pull focus from the main event — this was the bearded dad's weakest performance all season. Grade: C+
Cassadee Pope: Rascal Flatts' "Stand" | (Blake's pick) Of all the country anthems in all the world, Blake had to go and choose a Rascal Flatts ditty that puts the "bla" in "bland." Cassadee did what she could — pushing the second chorus as high as it could go, and infusing the lyrics with as much passion as they could endure — but you can't throw a donkey out of a plane and expect it to fly. Making matters worse: The audience waving their glow sticks out of time with the music like they were all graduates of the Elaine Benes School of Rhythm. Grade: B
Amanda Brown: Aretha Franklin's (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" |
(Amanda's pick) I kinda wish if Amanda was determined to cover the Queen of Soul, that she'd chosen a road less traveled, something like "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" or "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man." But if you want to please the masses, sometimes you've got to choose a classic, and to her credit, Amanda really brought to life the sensuality of the lyrics, even throwing in a Cody-esque shimmy at the end of the first chorus. Later, her off-the-beat cry of "you make me feel!" reinforced her connection to the material while deviating in tone and approach from Aretha's rendition. As always, the coaches seemed reluctant to go all-in for Amanda, with Cee Lo regrettably yammering "I love and appreciate all women" instead of drumming up support for a woman who absolutely belongs in the Top 4. Adam, too, downplayed Amanda's season-long brilliance by implying she hadn't had a moment since "Dream On" on Nov. 8. If I didn't know better, I'd be yelling "Sabotage!" Grade: B+
Terry McDermott: Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" | (Terry's pick) I liked Blake's suggestion to strip the rock ballad down to piano and cello ("I thought it was called a Cee Lo," joked the country coach), but as Terry pointed out, the approach left him nowhere to hide, vocally speaking. And as Xtina noted, Terry never really brought to life the more tender side of "I Want to Know…," the plea to "change this lonely life." Instead, he seemed to be working overtime to prove his chops, to force the melody up a hill where it didn't necessarily want to go, and that resulted in intermittent vocal strain. It didn't help that the audience was clapping out of time with the music, either, but you can't blame a Hobbit for that! Grade: B
Trevin Hunte: Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine" | (Cee Lo's pick) Another week, another dreadful denim vest for poor Trevin. I'd complain that Cee Lo was purposely undermining the teenage vocalist by not giving him better wardrobe advice, but maybe we should just be thankful he hasn't forced Trevin into one of his signature muumuus. The song choice, unfortunately, was an even worse fit, and while I applaud Cee Lo for wanting to see Trevin tackle something upbeat and fun, I can't imagine there weren't at least 50,000 songs better suited to Trevin's style than "Walking on Sunshine." Even if Trevin hadn't botched the lyric on the opening verse or tapered off into nothingness on the "I feel alive" ad libs, the whole enterprise was like cooking a Thanksgiving turkey in a microwave: Wrong idea, wrong tools, wrong pairing, dubious outcome. Grade: C
Melanie Martinez: Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" | (Melanie's pick) No, Melanie wasn't pitch perfect on her "haunted music box" remix of Cee Lo's most famous composition. And yeah, it would've been nice if she hadn't repeatedly gazed down and to the left, as if she was reading her lyrics off a piece of looseleaf she'd taped to the stage floor. But I had to agree with Adam that the end result transcended the technical. Surrounded by shiny mannequins with instruments, Melanie used her baby doll voice to convey a genuine madness to the lyrics, whispering "I remember when I lost my mind" like a kid who hadn't quite yet gotten her mind back. Which I guess is my way of saying I'll take flawed gutsiness and originality over bar-band competency any day of the week. Grade: A-
Terry McDermott: Faces' "Stay With Me" | (Blake's pick) Speaking of bar-band competency…Terry hit most of the notes of Rod Stewart's saucy stomper, but the lethargic staging and by-the-numbers delivery failed to bring to life any of the randy sexuality or raucous humor of the original. Maybe none of the judges pointed this out so as not to bring coach Blake's mood down right before his big NBC Christmas special? Grade: B-
Trevin Hunte: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (from Dreamgirls) | (Trevin's pick) I will admit I rolled my eyes — and maybe even let out a "oh hell no!" — when Trevin once again flipped open his copy of Everything I Ever Learned About Music I Learned From Watching Reality Singing Competitions and flipped to the chapter on show tunes. But well traveled as the Dreamgirls path may be, and as religiously as Trevin followed the directions laid out by Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Sanchez, Frenchie Davis, and LaKisha Jones before him, there's no denying he slayed the beast — hitting every note, and nailing the "you're gonna love me"-ness of it all. Did we need another Gospel choir to emerge from the curtains? No we did not. Did Trevin need to remove his jacket for the final burst of melody? I'd argue no. Should he allow Xtina to take him on the road with her in the future? Let's not even dignify the question with a response. But I'd be reaching too deep into my well of cynicism if I gave this performance anything less than… Grade: A-
Amanda Brown: Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again" | (Adam's pick) I'd actually suggested this track for Cassadee in this week's Voice Leaderboard gallery, but I thought it worked flawlessly for Amanda, too. From the slow-burn intro to the full-fledged banshee wail, it allowed Amanda to solidify her rock chops and remind voters that of her almost superhuman grasp on pitch — all while clad in head-to-toe red leather. I really, truly wish Adam hadn't allowed those tumbling acrobats to turn the staging into Dancing With the Stars results-show guest performer, but Amanda's vocal transcended the ridiculata. Grade: A-
Melanie Martinez: Lenka's "The Show" | (Adam's pick) Since the start of the season, Melanie's hallmark has been her originality. And that's why it felt like such a letdown that her Lenka cover had a copycat quality from the vocals all the way to the staging, which tried to recreate the original music video's vibe on a high-school drama club budget. (I did have to laugh, though, when Xtina once again lavished praise on the show's set designer, only to have Adam thank her for the unintentional compliment, since he and Melanie came up with it.) To my eyes, though, Melanie looked a little embarrassed by the proceedings, as random stagehands appeared on stage to navigate cardboard busses, fly "kites" and make "dolphins" (yes, dolphins!) leap, even row a "boat" during the performance. (And here I thought the acrobats were distracting!) Xtina may have had a point that Melanie might fare better on a darker number like Fiona Apple's "Criminal," but I'm not sure we needed her to sing half a verse plus the chorus to get her point across.
Lotus! In stores now! Grade: C+
Cassadee Pope: Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You" | (Cassadee's pick) Speaking of a lack of originality, how come none of the judges had an issue with Cassadee offering up her second note-for-note Avril Lavigne cover in the last five weeks? Granted, the former Hey Monday frontwoman gave one of her strongest vocals all season, not once going astray during what Adam noted was a particularly treacherous final run of notes, and hitting every emotion flawlessly. But I just feel like someone with Cassadee's experience should be working harder to innovate and surprise. And instead, she's relying of extreme closeups of her fawning mentor, misting up during her performances, to drive her train to victory. Plus, could Blake lay it on any thicker with his feedback? This business about Cassadee being the "rare individual" who can tell a story and yet has the "ability to sing really, really good"? That, dude, is a baseline requirement for just about anyone making their living in music! Uff da. Grade: B+
Nicholas David: "Over the Rainbow" (from The Wizard of Oz) | I appreciated Nicholas' attempt to infuse the well-worn soundtrack ballad with some jazzy inflections and unusual flourishes. I'm not entirely sure it all worked — occasionally, the timing and phrasing seem a little stilted, or maybe it was just the audience clapping (once again) off rhythm — but how much can I complain when St. Nick's tone is so rich and calorie-laden, when he never, ever seems to hit a sour note? Grade: B+
And finally, predictions…
Should Go Home: Terry, Trevin
Will Go Home: Nicholas, Amanda (because life is pain)
And with that, let me turn things over to you:
Who were your favorites from The Voice's Top 6 performance telecast? Who's most likely to get booted come Tuesday night? Hit the comments with your thoughts!Follow @MichaelSlezakTV


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Dinah Cox was born in Roanoke, Virginia. She was the slave of John Randolph, and was freed by the terms of his will when he died in 1833. The first item of that famous document reads as follows:
"I give and bequeath to all my slaves their freedom, heartily regretting that I have ever been the owner of one."
He also provided that a portion of his wealth be given to them namely:
"Forty acres of land and to each slave a portion of the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars."
After fourteen years of litigation caused by relatives who sought to break the will, the Executors purchased a tract of land in Mercer County, Ohio, and the slaves prepared to start for their future home.
Aunt Dinah, as she was called by every one, was a fearless leader among the people. She was also famous for her knitting and quilting. An incident occurred which showed her spirit. She was told that she would have to go out to work to help herself and family get ready to move. She said, "Oh, no, John Randolph left enough for me, and besides, I must get my children's clothes ready. I won't have time to work." There were more than three hundred in the party, men, women and children.
As they started from the old plantation, sorrowful at leaving the only home they knew, they sang:
"Don't weep, don't cry,
I shall never turn back any more."
The poor whites who came to jeer and ridicule broke into tears so great was the effect of that song.
They traveled on foot and by wagons, the latter being for the old people and children. They went by river to Cincinnati and from there by canal boats to New Mremen. Here they met great hostility. The old Dutch settlers of Mercer County came out in force, with their muskets patroled the banks of the canal and refused to let them settle on their own purchased land. The weary travelers' dismay and disappointment can never be told.
They finally settled in Miami County near Piqua, Ohio. The Mercer County land was sold and resold and is now said to be the finest farm land in that county and all that the slaves, now free-men, received was their fare from Roanoke, Virginia, to Piqua, Ohio.
In 1917 an effort was made by the descendants to recover their possessions. It was carried to the Supreme Court and decided in favor of the present owners, the verdict being that the time was so long that it was outlawed . Dinah Cox had carefully preserved her "Free Papers" which played an interesting and important part in the "Famous Randolph Will Case." This document is in the possession of her great grand-daughter, Mrs. Amy Logan, in Springfield, Ohio.
Aunt Dinah was the mother of fourteen children. Only three, however, lived to come to Ohio with her. She had an interesting personality, ready in conversation and possessed a remarkable memory. She distinctly remembered when the soldiers of the War of 1812 halted at the Randolph plantation. She was a devout Christian and a member of the Park Baptist Church. She lived to see her fifth generation, passing away at the great age of 105 years.


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13 Apr Medicare Coverage for Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
Medicare is a government-funded health insurance program. It covers people age 65 or older and some younger people with disabilities. Since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, certain prevention and early detection services might cost Medicare recipients nothing.
Medicare coverage for tests and services related to cancer prevention and early detection are outlined here.
The Medicare Parts
There are several parts to Medicare.
- Part A covers most hospitalization and inpatient expenses. It also covers skilled nursing facility care, hospice care, and home health care.
- Part B covers medically needed care such as doctor visits, outpatient care, home health care, medical equipment, some services to prevent disease, and certain tests used to help find diseases early.
- Part C refers to the optional Medicare Advantage Plans offered by private companies approved by Medicare. If you choose one of these plans, it will provide all of your Part A and Part B coverage. Most include Part D coverage, too. Medicare Advantage Plans may also offer extra coverage, such as vision, hearing, dental, and/or health and wellness programs.
- Part D covers prescription drugs, and you must choose a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan for it. Most Medicare Advantage plans cover prescription drugs, but if yours doesn't, you may still choose a Prescription Drug Plan.
Does the doctor take Medicare and accept assignment?
Before you schedule any appointments or tests, be sure that the doctor accepts Medicare, and find out whether he or she "accepts assignment." A doctor who accepts assignment is called a participating doctor, and will:
- Take the amount Medicare pays, along with your standard deductible and co-pay, as payment in full.
- Usually wait for Medicare to pay for their share before asking for your payment.
- Likely cost you less in "out-of-pocket" charges (the amount you must pay).
- Send your claims to Medicare and not charge you for submitting the claim.
- Not require you to pay a deductible and co-pay for many preventive services. (These are discussed below.)
Non-participating doctors don't routinely take assignment. If your doctor doesn't accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services, you often have to pay out of pocket, and you can be charged more than Medicare covers. Medicare will pay you back part of the bill for the services they cover.
Opt-out doctors have opted out of Medicare and will ask you to sign a private contract explaining that Medicare won't pay anything to you or the doctor. You're responsible for all charges if you see these doctors.
For more detailed information on Medicare eligibility, costs, and coverage, contact the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) or visit their website at www.medicare.gov.
The Welcome to Medicare visit
Medicare pays for one "Welcome to Medicare" preventive doctor visit. You must have this visit in the first year you enroll in Medicare Part B. If your doctor accepts assignment from Medicare, you pay nothing for this visit. But if your doctor performs tests or other services that aren't covered under the preventive benefit, you might have a co-pay and the Part B deductible could apply. Be sure to ask if any recommended tests or procedures are covered. If they aren't, you might want to ask how much you'll have to pay before you have anything done.
Why do it? This visit is intended to help you stay as well as you can and look at ways you may be able to reduce your risk of serious health problems in the future. It includes questions about your past and current health, surgeries, medical problems, drinking and smoking habits/history, and risk factors for things like depression and diabetes.
Before you go: To get the most from your visit, make a list of all surgeries, medical problems, treatments, hospital stays, injuries, allergies, and vaccines you've had, especially if you're seeing a new doctor. Make another list of all the medicines, vitamins, and supplements you use, including the doses and how often you take them. Ask relatives about illnesses that "run in the family" (medical problems your parents, children, and siblings have had) and take that information with you. And finally, bring a list of all the other doctors who are involved in your health care.
What's the visit like? The Welcome visit includes a physical exam, a look at your ability to do everyday things, and your overall safety. The doctor or nurse might talk to you about living a healthier life with exercise and a healthy diet. End-of-life planning may also be discussed, so that your doctor can have an idea of what you want if you later become unable to speak for yourself.
You might be referred to other experts for teaching or counseling if needed. The doctor might also recommend certain tests to look for cancer, heart disease, or other problems and will make sure you are up to date with your shots (vaccines). You might want to ask if these referrals and other tests are covered by Medicare and how much it will cost you to have them.
The yearly Wellness visit
Once every 12 months you can have a wellness visit. This is very much like the "Welcome to Medicare" visit and can be a yearly follow-up to it. But you don't need to have a "welcome" visit to have a "wellness" visit later. The wellness exam includes everything that the "Welcome to Medicare" visit covers, as discussed above. Remember to update your medicine list and doctors' names, and let the doctor know about any changes in your family health history. If your doctor accepts assignment, you don't have to pay for these yearly visits unless other tests or services are done. Again, referrals and other tests may not be fully covered by Medicare, so you may want to ask how much it will cost you to have them.
This visit is also a chance to review your cancer risks, talk about the tests you should have to look for cancer, and plan how often you should have them.
|For all of the preventive services listed below, keep in mind that you may have a co-pay for the office visit when you get the services unless you're there for your "Welcome" or "Wellness" visit.
Medicare coverage for quitting tobacco
Medicare offers help for quitting tobacco, called tobacco-use cessation counseling.
If you have a condition that's been caused or made worse by smoking or tobacco use, or if you take a medicine that's affected by tobacco, Medicare will help pay for up to 8 face-to-face visits with an approved health provider in a 12-month period. But you have to pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount and any deductible that applies. If you're counseled in a hospital outpatient setting, you'll also have to pay the hospital co-pay.
Conditions caused or worsened by tobacco use include heart disease, cancer, stroke, lung disease, osteoporosis (weak bones), hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, cataracts, macular degeneration (vision loss), and more.
Drugs affected by tobacco include insulin and certain drugs used to treat high blood pressure, blood clots, and depression.
If you do not have a condition that's caused or worsened by tobacco use, Medicare covers tobacco-use cessation counseling as a preventive service. Medicare will pay for up to 8 face-to-face visits with an approved health provider in a 12-month period. You pay nothing as long as the doctor or other qualified health care provider accepts assignment.
Medicare Part D may also cover some prescription drugs used to help you stop smoking. Certain drugs may need to be pre-approved, and you might have a limited number of refills. You'll need to check with your Part D provider for details of coverage for each drug. Over-the-counter treatments, such as nicotine patches or gum, are not covered.
Medicare coverage for breast cancer screening
One screening mammogram every 12 months is fully covered for all women with Medicare age 40 and older. You can get one baseline mammogram between ages 35 and 39, too. Medicare also covers newer digital mammograms.
Medicare pays for a clinical breast exam (CBE) once every 24 months for women at average risk of breast cancer. A CBE is covered once every 12 months for women at high risk and those of child-bearing age who have had an exam that showed cancer or other changes in the past 3 years. (The CBE is usually done at the same time as your pelvic exam. See the "Cervical cancer" section below.) You pay nothing for these exams if the doctor accepts assignment.
At this time, different parts of the country use different rules for covering breast MRI along with mammograms for screening women who are at high risk for breast cancer. Talk to your doctor about your breast cancer risk. If you and your doctor agree that you are at high risk, you may be able to find out more by talking with your doctor's billing service about Medicare coverage for more frequent exams and breast MRI. And if your mammogram shows a change that requires more pictures, you might have to pay the deductible and co-pay for a diagnostic mammogram and/or breast MRI (which are covered differently than screening mammograms or screening MRIs.)
Talk to your doctor about your breast cancer risk. If you and your doctor agree that you are at high risk, you may be able to find out more by talking with your doctor's billing service about Medicare coverage for more frequent exams and breast MRI.
Medicare coverage for cervical cancer testing
Medicare covers one Pap test and pelvic exam every 24 months if you are at average risk for cervical cancer. If you're at high risk for cervical or vaginal cancer or are of childbearing age and have had an abnormal Pap test in the last 3 years, the tests are covered every 12 months.
You pay nothing for the Pap lab test or for collecting the Pap test and the pelvic exam, as long as your doctor accepts assignment from Medicare. As part of the pelvic exam, Medicare covers a clinical breast exam to check for breast cancer.
As of 2015, Medicare's cancer screening coverage information does not list HPV testing as a covered screening test for cervical cancer.
Talk to your doctor about your cervical cancer risk and the testing plan that's best for you.
Medicare coverage for colorectal cancer testing
Medicare covers certain colorectal cancer screening tests in people 50 and older to help find colon or rectal cancer and/or pre-cancerous polyps (growths in the colon) so they can be removed before they turn into cancer. Coverage for these tests depends on the person's risk for colorectal cancer, when they had their last test, and whether something is found that needs to be removed during the test.
If you are age 50 and older with Medicare and are at average risk for colorectal cancer, any one of the listed tests is covered. You should not have to pay anything for the screening test itself. But keep in mind that you might have a co-payment for the doctor's services, anesthesia, or hospital visit. And coverage may be denied if your last test was too recent (for instance, you have a screening colonoscopy and then have another one 8 years later, instead of the recommended 10 years.)
- Fecal occult blood test (FOBT or FIT) once every 12 months
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy once every 4 years, or 10 years after a previous colonoscopy*
- Colonoscopy once every 10 years, or 4 years after a previous flexible sigmoidoscopy*,**
- Barium enema once every 4 years (if done instead of colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy); you pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for the doctor's services and a co-pay to the hospital if it's done in a hospital outpatient setting
- Cologuard® stool DNA test once every 3 years (at this time, this is the only stool DNA test covered by Medicare)
If you have Medicare, are age 50 and older, and are at high risk for colon cancer, Medicare pays for some tests at shorter intervals:
- Colonoscopy once every 2 years (with no minimum age listed)*,**
- Barium enema once every 2 years (if done instead of colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy), and you pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for the doctor's services and a co-pay to the hospital if it's done in a hospital outpatient setting
At this time, Medicare's cancer screening coverage information does not list CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) as a covered screening method for colorectal cancer.
*Note: If a colonoscopy (or sigmoidoscopy) results in a biopsy or removal of a growth (polyp), the test is considered diagnostic, not screening. In this case you might have to pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for the doctor's services, as well as co-pays in a hospital outpatient setting. In this situation, you should not have to pay the deductible. But this means that you may not know if you have a co-pay until after the test is done, and these costs can be substantial. You may want to talk to your doctor and the facility's billing office about this beforehand.
**Note: If you need to have a colonoscopy as a result of another type of screening test being positive (abnormal), this is considered a diagnostic (not screening) colonoscopy, so you might have to pay some of the costs, such as those listed above.
Talk to your doctor about your colorectal cancer risk, the tests that are best for you, and how often you should be tested. Also be sure you understand if and how much it will cost you to have the tests that are planned. Keep in mind that Medicare covers people at high risk of colorectal cancer for more frequent testing at younger ages. Medicare has its own definition of what makes a person high risk, so ask your doctor if you fit that definition.
Medicare coverage for prostate cancer testing
For men over age 50 with Medicare, one digital rectal exam (DRE) and one prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test are covered every 12 months. This coverage starts the day after your 50th birthday.
You pay nothing for the PSA test. But you must pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for the DRE, and the yearly Part B deductible applies for the DRE. If the DRE is done in a hospital outpatient setting, you must pay the hospital co-pay, too.
Talk to your doctor about your prostate cancer risk and whether testing is right for you.
Medicare coverage for lung cancer testing
Medicare covers lung cancer screening with a low dose CT scan once per year if you have Medicare, are 55-77 years old, have a tobacco smoking history of at least 30 pack years*, and you either continue to smoke or you have quit smoking within the last 15 years.
You must get a written order from your doctor or other health care provider.
Coverage also includes a visit with your doctor (or other health provider) for counseling and shared decision-making on the benefits and risks of lung cancer screening.
The scan can only be done at imaging centers that meet certain criteria.
*A pack-year is the number of cigarette packs smoked each day multiplied by the number of years a person has smoked. Someone who smoked a pack of cigarettes per day for 30 years has a 30 pack-year smoking history, as does someone who smoked 2 packs a day for 15 years.
Talk to your health care provider about your cancer risk and what cancer screenings you might need. For more detailed information on Medicare eligibility, costs, and coverage, contact the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) or visit their website at www.medicare.gov.


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Here's another chance to play geographical detective! This natural-color image from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) represents an area of about 372 kilometers x 425 kilometers, and was captured by the instrument's vertical-viewing (nadir) camera in December, 2000. Only some of the following 9 statements about the region shown are true.
Use any reference materials you like to mark each statement true or false:
1. Of the two large smoke plumes rising from fires near image center, one is burning within 10 kilometers of a major gas pipeline.
2. The blue, green, and silver-colored lakes and lagoons, and the white salt-encrusted lakes and marshes that appear throughout the image area, are usually drier during winter and wetter in the summer.
3. Agriculture in this region is devoted primarily to vegetable and fruit production.
4. There are fewer trees and forests in the region today than there were 500 years ago.
5. The fresh waters that feed the silver-colored lakes in the upper-right corner of the image are described as an aid to digestion in a 19th century novel by a French science fiction author.
6. The silver-colored area along the right-hand edge at image center is situated along the boundary of a city that was originally named for its white beaches.
7. In the same year in which this image was acquired, a water contamination event occurred and residents of the aforementioned city were warned not to drink from the municipal water supply.
8. The dark blue lake apparent at left-hand edge of image center is named for its sweet waters and supports year-round commercial and sport fishing.
9. The waters of the river that ends in a large alluvial fan (situated near the right-hand edge below image center), are saltier than the waters of the river below it, which continues to flow beyond the right-hand image edge.
E-mail your answers, name (initials are acceptable if you prefer), and your hometown by the quiz deadline of Tuesday, February 17, 2004, to email@example.com
Answers will be published on the MISR Quiz page . The names and home towns of respondents who answer all questions correctly by the deadline will also be published in the order responses were received. The first 3 people on this list who are not affiliated with NASA, JPL, or MISR and who have not previously won a prize will be sent a print of the image.
A new "Where on Earth...?" mystery appears as the MISR "latest featured image" approximately once every two months. New featured images are released on Wednesdays at noon Pacific time on the MISR home page, http://www-misr.jpl.nasa.gov . The image also appears on the Earth Observatory, http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/, and on the Atmospheric Sciences Data Center home page, http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/, though usually with a several-hour delay.
MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology.


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I will pretend to be a famous person you have to figure out who I am. Then when somebody guesses the right answer I will announce it and that person will get to have a turn pretending to be a famous person. Ready?
I am a actor. I was born July 3rd 1962 in NY. My first big break came in 1983 when I played a character named Joel Goodsen. I was one of the highest paid actors in 1990. Which is also the same year I married my 2nd wife. Who am I?
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Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems – Summer School on "THE Economy of the Future": 25 July-10 August 2018 in Vienna, Austria
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." This Albert Einstein quote is the motto of the university course Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems. The economy of the future . (AEMS Vienna 2018). The course is designed not only for students, but for anyone who is concerned about the long-term development of our society.
The programme brings together scientific expertise from economics, natural and social sciences, and humanities with experience gained from the latest field tests. The alternatives range from reorganising economic and resource cycles through to individual ethical approaches.
AEMS Vienna 2018 is organised by the OeAD Housing Office and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna in cooperation with the Association for the Promotion of the Economy for the Common Good . In 2016 the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management awarded the project with the prize "Education for sustainable development – BEST OF AUSTRIA" in the category "political support". Furthermore the project won the 2015 Environmental Award of the City of Vienna and was nominated for the 2015 TRIGOS Award in the category "Best partnership".
More information on the course design, how to participate and on the scholarship program can be found on the Website of the AEMS Summer School .


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Place Category: Parks and Playgrounds
Westerleigh Park and the neighborhood of Westerleigh take their name from the Westerleigh Collegiate Institute of Staten Island, once located nearby. The institute was founded at the end of the 19th century, an unusual and defining period in area history. The Westerleigh neighborhood's late 19th-early 20th century charm and 'simple-life' philosophy are protected by special zoning laws, implemented in 1989 that have helped to maintain the bygone character. As a result, traffic and noise levels are considerably lower than in other areas of Staten Island, and community life is active and close-knit.
First purchased in 1848 by John Vanderbilt, the Westerleigh property was sold by his daughter Sarah to Christopher S. Williams and William H. Boole in 1887. Williams and Boole bought the property on behalf of the National Prohibition Party, for the creation of a summer retreat. By July of the next year, the National Prohibition Campground Association had built a large camping facility–complete with ballfields, tennis courts, a lecture platform, a bowling alley, stables, woodlands, ponds, and a spring–to provide months of productive relaxation to members of the Party and followers of the Prohibition Movement. This period was the height of the anti-alcohol movement, and the Campground was busy with meetings, lectures, and religious services in addition to more recreational activities.
In 1891, a permanent multi-purpose facility called University Temple was built. Among the visiting lecturers invited to speak were former president Theodore Roosevelt and the outspoken populist William Jennings Bryant. Westerleigh's many summertime residents included John St. John, a one-time presidential candidate and staunch advocate for the rights of working children.
The number of visitors to the camp declined slowly but steadily as the 1880s came to a close. Westerleigh made the transition from a tent-dotted summer community to a real neighborhood with year round residents. Permanent streets and sidewalks were laid, and the Dutch Colonial and Victorian houses that are still characteristic in the area were built. Westerleigh Collegiate Institute was founded in 1895. It was the first school on Staten Island to provide a complete kindergarten-college education. The neighborhood, previously called National Prohibition Park, gradually came to be known as Westerleigh.
The site of Westerleigh Park, bounded by Maine, Springfield, Neal Dow, and Willard avenues, was donated to the City in 1907 by the National Prohibition Park Company. At that time, it was a part of the 15-acre 'picnic grove,' or 'pleasure grove' of the National Prohibition Park complex. The property was donated with the understanding that it would be used for public recreational purposes and events. In 1923, the Staten Island Parks Department constructed a large octagonal bandstand in the park. Concerts in Westerleigh Park quickly became popular, drawing crowds of up to 500. Children's plays were also performed at the bandstand. The popularity of Westerleigh Park's concerts has continued throughout the 20th century. Facilities in the park also include a comfort station and numerous benches.
In 1999, the sidewalks and pavement in the park were restored at a cost $53,840, and lawn and irrigation improvements were completed for $158,635. Both projects were funded by Mayor Giuliani. In addition to the central bandstand, Westerleigh Park contains a flagpole with a yardarm and several varieties of plants and trees including American beech (Fagus grandifolia), oaks (Quercus), red maples (Acer rubrum), and dogwoods (Cornus florida). Neighborhood events, including an annual Patriotic Sunday in celebration of Flag Day an Independence Day. A volunteer group called the Friends of Westerleigh Park helps to maintain the thriving parkland.
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No, I've never gone sledding in my entire life!
Have you ever gone yo Pompeii?
have you ever shopped on Thanksgiving
I don't think so.
Have you ever been to the Everglades?
Have you ever decorated for Easter?
Merry Christmas
Yes - every holiday!
Have you ever skipped breakfast on Christmas Day
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
no (at least not that I can remember)
have you ever not been finished wrapping gifts by Christmas morning?
No - always done in time
Have you ever been kissed under the mistletoe
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In partnership with state high school athletics associations, the NAIA offers a recognition program that combines its practical character training programs with association-specific activities for coaches, students and parents. The program is open to every secondary school in the state and rewards schools who complete the five requirements during the school year.
Two of the five-star requirements comprise the NAIA's Champions of Character online training for coaches, parents and students that is tailored for the secondary school audience. The remaining activities are determined by the association. Schools that complete the program receive a banner to hang in the gym, a digital version to feature on the school website and publicity for the honor.
The Champions of Character training is made available at no cost to the participants, school or association. Administration of the compliance and awards is handled by the state association.
Learn more about how your state association can participate in the Five-Star Leadership School Award Program, contact us at 816-595-8000 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Head Coach Character TrainingHead coaches will take the online Character Driven Coaching course, which is designed to show coaches how to deliberately teach character development alongside the Xs and Os. Coaches create their own plan for using teachable moments to build character through athletics. The two-hour course can be taken at the coach's own pace.
Video Training Series for Coaches, Students and ParentsThe training videos are shown to school team members of all sports and activities, as well as parents of all team members and coaches.
Custom programsThe three remaining requirements are customized by the state association and can leverage existing educational programs, workshops, annual leadership or sportsmanship summits or other requirements that are determined by the association.
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Emergency officials and schools prepare for upcoming storms
Emergency management said your best bet is to not rely on the county's outdoor warning sirens.
In Crawford County, emergency mangers are checking their gear before storms arrive.
In the past year the county has been busy with several confirmed tornado touchdowns.
Officials said outdoor warning sirens are for when people are actually outside and are away from weather radios or other forms of communication.
When you're home, they said weather radios should be the first line of defense.
"The houses these days are built--constructed to where they're basically soundproof from outside so it's real difficult to hear the sirens especially the wind direction makes a big difference," said Crawford County Emergency Manager Dennis Gilstrap.
Officials said the same alerts sent out through a weather radio are the same ones they listen to when setting off their sirens.
A handful of area elementary schools have tornado shelters on their campuses ready to be opened if a tornado warning gets issued.
Statewide, third through eighth-graders are taking yearly benchmark exams.
School officials are monitoring the changing weather conditions.
They said the threat of severe weather shouldn't stop a parent from sending their child to school.
"We have those same sentiments as the parents have that's why each of our test locations all 19 elementary campuses and four junior highs have a tornado shelter that can withstand an (E)F5 tornado. Our students are drilled regularly on proper procedures for going to those shelters," said Dr. Barry Owen, with Fort Smith Public Schools.
According to district policy, during the school day, the Fort Smith Public Schools have priority use over their storm shelters if a warning gets issued.


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Seven states won a share of $200 million in federal "Race to the Top" money to improve K-12 education programs, the Education Department announced Thursday.
Seven states won a share of $200 million in federal "Race to the Top" money to improve K-12 education programs, the Education Department announced Thursday.
The winners are Arizona, $25.1 million; Colorado, $17.9 million; Illinois, $42.8 million; Kentucky, $17 million; Louisiana, $17.5 million; Pennsylvania, $41.3 million; and New Jersey, $37.9 million.
The Obama administration has awarded billions of dollars in such competitions to encourage changes in education that it favors. The seven states competing in this round were all runners-up last year, and the Education Department has said it wants to encourage them to finish and carry out many of the changes proposed in their earlier applications.
Competing states committed to make changes such as improving principal and teacher evaluation systems and turning around under-performing schools. They also were asked to show specifically how they would improve science, technology, engineering and math instruction.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the money was driving dramatic improvements.
"We've had broken teacher-evaluation systems in many places, unfortunately for five, or six or seven decades," Duncan said. "You've seen more effort there and more movement in a short amount of time than in a long time prior to that, and many states are using Race to the Top resources to do that."
Two other states, South Carolina and California, were also eligible. South Carolina opted not to compete, while California submitted an incomplete application, the Education Department said.
Last week, nine states were announced as winners of a share of $500 million in grants under a similar competition focused on improving early learning programs.
Duncan also said federal officials are monitoring states to ensure that they follow through on their plans to improve schools with Race to the Top money. For example, he said he has warned Hawaii that it's in danger of losing funding.
"We're going to look for some pretty significant improvements early in the new year," Duncan said. "There's not a hard-and-fast date. If we see things turning around, that would be fantastic. If we don't see things turning around, then we've got some tough decisions to make."
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Most of us work hard to save and plan for our retirement. But there are people who work just as hard to take it away from us. Who are they? Phone scammers.
While I was working from home the other day, my phone rang three times. A robotic voice told me that I was in debt to the IRS and needed to pay immediately or I would go to jail. I knew it was a scam because the IRS will NOT contact me by phone; but, I wondered, if I were home alone and did not know these types of scams exist, would I be frightened enough to send money?
We must educate ourselves about the ways of scammers to protect ourselves and those we love. Phone scammers use several scams, such as the Grandparent Scam, the Computer Software Scam, and the very popular, "You've just won!" To handle these scam calls, do not pick up the phone. Let your answering machine take a message and then delete it. If you pick up, never send money. Instead, pause before doing anything. Then, call a loved one to get their opinion, check with your bank, or phone the IRS directly to check on your status. Unfortunately, many older Americans send money right away when this happens to them.
Also, please be aware that Medicare has begun to mail out new Medicare cards that no longer show your Social Security number. This is good news! It helps protect you. However, senior citizens may not know this. The bad news is that scammers are pretending to be from Medicare to get their private information.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, on June 15, aims to promote a better understanding of this type of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness. Financial elder abuse can take many forms, from IRS and Lottery scams to theft of money by trusted people. However, financial is only one form of elder abuse happening daily. Other types include physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as neglect.
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) is a resource center at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. They provide resources to educate people about all types of elder abuse, including information and resources to help detect, intervene, and prevent abuse. Two fact sheets, Scammed? Now what… and The Grandparent Scam, provide scam information. Training resources on elder abuse are also available. Visit NCEA's website to learn more about protecting yourself, your loved ones, and your community from elder abuse.
Julie Schoen JD, brings her passion for all aspects of aging issues to her role as Deputy Director of the NCEA. She is an attorney with a strong background in Medicare advocacy who is now having impact in the area of elder abuse.
Eden Ruiz-Lopez leads grant management, and engages in education and outreach activities at the NCEA, among many other activities. Her background includes a wide range of advocacy, case management and service coordination for older people and people with disabilities.