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Name: Elaina Christina
Birthday: July 30th
Location (City, State/Province): Fort Lauderdale, FL
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 120
Measurements: 34C-24-34
Ethnicity: Father: Greek and Russian. Mother: Italian, French, Irish
Turn-ons: Dedication, pride, smile, eyes.
Turn-offs: Cockiness, Metro sexuals.
Pet Peeves: When people eat with their mouth open. When someone eats some of my food without asking.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/elainachristina
Twitter: @ElainaChristina
PASNATION Username: ElainaChristina
The Interview
Is "Elaina Christina" your real name or model name?
It is both ;) It is my first and middle name. I think they sound nice together, so I use it as my modeling name.
What were you like growing up?
Growing up, I was very shy, and intimidated by the "cool" kids. I have always been a little entrepreneur though! While most kids were playing Barbies I was making money. I used to sell avocados on the side of the road. I had lemonade stands, bake sales, cleaned people's yards - anything to make some cash. I started doing things like when I was seven years old.
Does your personality match your Zodiac sign? Describe.
I would definitely say so! Leo's are very stubborn, my boyfriend can attest to that. The creativity Leo's possess is one of my favorite traits. I am a painter/crafter. Anything creative gets me excited!
How long have you been modeling?
A little over a year now.
What would you say are your strengths as a model? (Ex. body, eyes, smile, certain poses and emotions...)
I would have to say my strength as a model would be my ability to portray a certain emotion through a facial/body expression. A lot of models seem to think that because they are "modeling", looking pretty is all they have to worry about. I beg to differ. As a model, it is our job to make an onlooker feel a certain way through one look at our image. A good model can give that feeling through her eyes alone.
Do you have any birthmarks, scars or tattoos? Please state "what", "where", "how noticeable?"
I have two huge tats. One on my upper middle back that says "Family Above Everything" (regret the tattoo, but the thought behind it, I'll never regret). I also have one on my right ribs, a sad peacock bound by a ribbon that reads "what comes around goes around" (still live by this, but hate that tattoo). BOTH tattoos were done on a whim… if I could go back, I would never get a tattoo in my life.
Describe yourself in 3 words or statements.
Shy, nerdy and artistic.
What is your best beauty secret?
Face cream/sunscreen needs to be applied daily to your face, skin. You'll thank me in 10 years ;)
What do you look for in a guy? What would he have to do to get your attention and to keep you interested?
In a guy the first thing I look for is a sense of humor. I love to laugh. Second thing would definitely have to be his smile and eye contact. I feel like I can see into a man's soul through his eyes and smile. To keep me interested, I need a lot of suprises…no, not gifts, just random changes in our everyday life. I need someone to keep me on my toes to say the least.
What gets you in the mood?
A soft sensual kiss on the neck.
How do you feel about pick-up lines? What was the best line that was used on you? Did it work?
I hate guys that use pick up lines. Honestly, I don't even think guys think that they work… I think they just enjoy the weird reactions they get when they use them. Compliments are pretty over-rated too. If you want to take me out and get to know me, show me.
What's the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you on a date? How did the rest of the night go?
An ex-boyfriend took me to a graveyard to tell me something. When we got there, he told me he was a psychic. I just nicely listened to his reasoning of why he thought he was psychic, and tried to keep my thoughts silent the rest of the night ;)
On a scale of 1 to 10, how wild are you in the bedroom?
Would never say ;)
What do you wear to bed?
Underwear and a tank.
What item of clothing or accessory makes you feel the sexiest?
I would have to say a bikini. Growing up, I hated how thin I was, so I never showed my body off. Now, even though I'm still super thin, I've learned that we are all built differently. Just because people stare at the beach, doesn't mean you should cover up. Took me awhile to realize that ;)
Have you posed in the nude? If so, how did it make you feel?
Never. Would never.
Where can we see you? (Ex. shows, TV, magazines, etc)
You can currently find me on Maxim.com as a potential 2013 Hometown Hottie. I have been on Telemundo numerous times for different fashion shows. You can also spot me on various swimwear/clothing/lingerie sites such as Marianalondon.com, Sabbychic.com, Bathhouseswimwear.com, Saltlife.com, and many many more.
What is your dream car? What modifications/upgrades would you make, and why?
My dream car is a Audi R8 Spyder, all black with lime green accents. Rims would be all black. I would definitely tint the lights, and I would need a speaker on the outside of the car so I can still jam out while I'm pumping the gas ;)
Do you have many traffic violations? Any stories you'd like to share with us?
I have had plenty of speeding tickets… way too many red light tickets, and a few seatbelt tickets. I am a really fast driver. My friends confuse fast with "bad"… but they're just confused.
With any 'spotlight' type of job, you are looked upon as a role model. What advice would you give out to aspiring models?
One thing that I cannot stress enough is the simple fact that absolutely anything is possible. A little piece of advice that I would love to share is: Persistence is the key to your dreams. As a model, or any profession for that matter, there will always be someone behind you saying you'll never make it. Those people should be the fire up your ass to keep you moving. You will always, always, have times of discouragement…times when you question if all of this is even worth it, push past that!! Those discouraging thoughts will continue to surface, keep rising above them and I can guarantee that you will make it.
Words to live by?
Tomorrow is never promised.


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Alterum intactum ferro corpus et geminta victoria ferocem in certamen tertium dabat; A translation I found reads, "The one, unscathed after his double victory, was eager for the third contest."
I don't see any dictionary entries translating the Latin conjunction (and sometimes adverb) et with the English preposition after. Is after the correct word to use in this context?


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ECHL Game Day 2/18: Titans at Chiefs
Adam Henrich is on fire.
Morgan Cey stopped 29 of 31 shots faced for the victory. [url=adam-Henrich once again led the way offensively with a pair of goals. Jean Desrochers had the game winning goal and individual helpers belonged to Ian MacLean, Maxime Boisclair, Zbynek Hrdel, Andrew Martens and PJ Atherton. Henrich, Desrochers and Cey were the game's three stars.
In six games since being returned to Johnstown from Springfield of the AHL, Henrich has 7 goals, 12 points and a +7 rating. Given the Falcons' offensive woes, at some point Henrich is probably going to earn another recall soon.
First Period
TREN Haggett, (15) (Morrison, Bertoli), 3:54 (PP)
JHN Henrich, (14) (MacLean, Boisclair), 12:40
Second Period
JHN Henrich, (15) (Hrdel), 8:49 (SH)
TREN Mondou, (11) (Ortmeyer, Manley), 11:55 (PP)
JHN Desrochers, (11) (Martens, Atherton), 14:25 (PP)
Third Period
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When I became a field editor for Delta Farm Press, farmers were coming off one of the worst droughts ever. Temperatures rose above 100 degrees daily during most of July while no rainfall was recorded from late June until mid-August.
I remember traveling with Farm Press editor Glen Rutz to visit a farm outside Manila, Ark., later that year (1980). The gist of Glen's article: the farm operator saved his cotton yields with irrigation.
As we prepared to leave, I remember the farmer saying he was grateful he could produce a crop that year when others around him did not because of the drought. But he hoped he didn't have to do it that way very often because of the increased costs from pumping water.
This is the other side of the coin in all the noise you see in the national media about high commodity prices. Corn, wheat and soybean futures are as high as they've ever been, but so are prices of the crop inputs farmers buy.
I wrote not long ago that nitrogen fertilizer prices were expected to reach $700 per ton by fall. Within hours of that appearing on our Web sites, a reader e-mailed me he was paying $730 per ton.
A National Corn Growers release says growers' margins are returning to more normal levels. Example: Diesel costs 50 percent more this spring than last. Operating expenses could average $370 per acre or $50 more than 2007.
Not all producers are sharing in the higher prices. A farmer speaking at Commodity Classic in late February said he was delivering corn for $2.87 per bushel the following week. Growers who sold 2009 corn at $4 per bushel in 2007 now regret it.
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Unfortunately, voices like those of Tracy are having a difficult time getting through all the chatter. NCGA leaders visited with the editorial board of the New York Times at month's end. We'll see what effect their dialogue had.
I began this column reminiscing about my first interview with Delta Farm Press because after nearly 28 years as an editor, I'm changing positions with our company. I plan to continue writing this column, but the frequency will be reduced as I assume other responsibilities.
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The Lady Bisons are in Georgia this weekend to face Kennesaw State (5-5-0, 3-2-0) Friday night at 6 and Mercer (4-6-2, 1-4-0) in Macon, Ga., Sunday afternoon at 1.
The Lady Bisons are 3-9-0, 1-3-0. They are 1-5-0 on the road. The Lady Bisons beat Kennesaw State 1-0 for the first time ever last season in Nashville. Kennesaw State is 3-1-0 overall against the Lady Bisons.
Kennesaw State lost 3-1 Sunday to Jacksonville. The Lady Bisons fell 3-0 to ETSU.
"It's going to be a difficult weekend," said Ireland. "But it is always difficult when we play conference games on the road.
"Our players know what to do. We gave them a little rest to help them get focused and to be ready to go."
The Lady Bisons have a talented freshman class, but due to their inexperience they often make mistakes that can mean the difference in a game. Finding a balance between chastising them for mistakes and keeping the young players positive is a challenging balancing act for Ireland.
Freshmen defender Katie Wood and freshman midfielder Martika Powe have started all 12 games. Junior forward Kate Spellman and sophomore forward Kirsten Heikkinen are the only other players who have started all 12 games.
Spellman leads the team in points with eight (three goals, two assists). Freshman Andie Thornton is the only other player on the team with multiple goals with two.
"We try to keep them positive, yet at the same time we have to hold them accountable whether they are freshmen or upper class players," said Ireland. "We understand the young players are going to make mistakes.
"So we talk every week about the big picture and where the program is heading. The players can tell a difference in the team. We are not being pummeled with shots from the other team any more. We are losing games due to mistakes."
Kennesaw State was picked in preseason to win the Atlantic Sun Conference.
"They have a lot of confidence," said Ireland. "They are used to winning.
"They are very athletic. They can cover a lot of ground. They are all over the field."
Mercer's size is one of its biggest assets with the the Bears using a physical style of play.
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Top Row, left to right:
1. Sweden , Apartment, Couple
2. France, House
3. Scotland, House, Family with Children
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7. Canada, Apartment, Single
8. Russia, Apartment, Family with Children
9. Netherlands, House, Family with Children
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12. Finland, Apartment, Family with Children
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14. Sweden, Apartment, Couple
15. Finland, Apartment, Couple
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17. Czech Republic, Apartment
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Donald Berwick, MD MPP
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Cedric Bright, MD FACP
112th President, National Medical Association
Morris Brown, MD
Chair Elect, National Medical Association
Nancy Oriol, MD
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Irwin Redlener, MD
Clinical Professor, Mailman School of Public Health
Linda Fried, MD, MPH
Dean, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Greg Evans, MPH, PhD
Dean, Georgia Southern College of Public Health
Donald Burke, MD
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Eli Adashi, MD, MS
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Harry Selker, MD
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Mark Henderson, MD
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Molly Cooke, MD
William G. Irwin Endowed Chair
Jeffrey Levi, PhD
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Ned Helms, MA
Director, New Hampshire Institute for Policy and Practice
Valerie Brown
County Supervisor, Sonoma County, California
Judy Norsigian
Executive Director, Our Body, Ourselves
Norbert Goldfield, MD
Medical Director
Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, MD
Professor of Social Medicine and Health Policy & Management
Peter Ubel, MD
John O. Blackburn Professor of Marketing
Sara Rosenbaum, JD
Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor
Kenneth Warner, PhD, MPhil
Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor of Public Health
Lawrence P. Casalino, MD PhD
Livingston Farrand Associate Professor of Public Health
Elizabeth Wiley, MD, JD, MPH
President, American Medical Student Association
Terry O'Neill, JD
President, National Organization for Women
Joanne Tosti-Vasey, PhD
National Board Member, National Organization for Women
Brian Moench, MD
President, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment
Cynthia Cross, MD
Medical Director, LeBonheur Children's Hospital
Bill Bentley, MSW
President and CEO, Voices for America's Children
Steve Ondra, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Vineet Arora, MD, MPP
Assistant Dean for Scholarship and Discovery
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Past President, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
Joel Alpert, MD
Assistant Dean and Professor Emeritus, Boston University
Robert Keimowitz, MD
Former Dean, George Washington School of Medicine
Paul V. Holland, MD
Past President of the International Society of Blood Transfusion
Dan Morhaim, MD
Maryland State Delegate
Jan Tillisch, MD
Executive Vice Chairman
Nancy Berliner, MD
Chief, Division of Hematology
Nilesh Kalyanaraman, MD
Vice President of Medicial Affairs
Olveen Carrasquillo, MD
Chief, General Medicine
Patrick Lee, MD
Director, Global Primary Care Program
Paul Sinkhorn, MD
Vice-Chairman, Women's Health
Paul Moulinie, MD
Chief of Cardiology
Peter DeGolia, MD
Director of Geriatric Medicine
Philip Pollner, MD
Chair, Delaware Alliance for Health Care
Randy Wertheimer, MD
Chair of Family Medicine
Robert Hatch, MD MPH
Professor and Director of Medical Student Education
Scott Corlew, MD MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Susan Spalding, MD
Medical Director
Tom Ellison, MD PhD
Medical Services Director
Tory Meyer, MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Surgery
Warren Matthews, MD
Chairman, Department of Family Medicine
Richard Harvey, MD
Chief Public Health Officer, Alpine County, California
Spencer King, MD MACC
Past President of the American College of Cardiology
Ralph Brindis, MD, MPH, FACC
Past President of the American College of Cardiology
David Feinberg, MD, MBA
CEO and President
JudyAnn Bigby, MD
Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services
Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD, MS
Former Surgeon General, State of Michigan
Gilbert Omenn, MD, PhD
Former Dean, School of Public Health at University of Washington
Robert S. Lawrence, MD
Center for a Livable Future Professor
Timothy Jost, JD
Robert L. Willett Family Professor of Law
Len Nichols, PhD, MS, MA
Director, Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics
Michael Grossman, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Economics
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Annie Rodriguez understands the importance of language. When she came to Clovis, N.M. from Guatemala with her brother, sisters and parents at the age of 9, escaping a civil war, she learned that language determined her place in life. The fact that her family spoke Spanish, and not English, meant that she and her siblings, for the first few years of their U.S. schooling, would be placed in classes years below their grade level. It meant that her mother, who was a midwife and nurse in Guatemala, would divide her days between working around town as a hospital aid, and going to school, trying to learn English. It meant that her father, who was a minister before coming to the U.S., would earn money for his family by doing the laundry at a local rest home. And it meant that, one day, Annie would grow up and dedicate herself to language, to teaching and to early childhood development—because she understood the importance of getting a good start.
Rodriguez, who has worked for 18 years as a kindergarten teacher at East San José Elementary School near Gibson and Broadway, remembers the sense of shame and embarrassment that plagued her childhood, because her native language was not respected or valued. "A second language wasn't seen as something good back then," she recalls. She relates to the family histories of her students, many of whom have grandparents who are illiterate as a result of dropping out of school at an early age due to teaching methods that forced students to abandon their home language and quickly acquire English. Rodriguez, who has spent her life learning to embrace her mother tongue, is grateful that things have finally changed.
Spanish has historically been a language of little value in this country—at least in the eyes of policy makers. As recently as 1996, Republican Bob Dole campaigned for president on a platform that included a federal law proclaiming English as the nation's official language, which was viewed by opponents as a subtle way to discriminate primarily against the rising tide of Spanish-speaking immigrants. Considering there are currently 29 million native Spanish-speakers in this country according to the U.S. Census Bureau and more and more of them are registering to vote, such a policy is not likely to gain momentum in the future. What's more, over 37 percent of all New Mexicans speak a language other than English at home—the majority of which speak Spanish.
As a result, some local educators are beginning to recognize the value of being bilingual. This shift in values is evident through a relatively new educational model that is slowly gaining momentum across the country, and which, in addition to promoting cultural diversity, is yielding some remarkable academic results for children from all linguistic backgrounds.
Dual Language education is a form of bilingual education that branches out beyond what traditional models had done—which is teach non-English speakers to speak English. Dual Language, on the other hand, does more than teach English. It teaches, at least in this region, Spanish as well. It is a model that is centered around the goal of making students truly bilingual—a well-known advantage in today's global marketplace, as well as a trait that generally raises self esteem, intelligence and test scores while making kids and parents more receptive to different cultures, says Rodriguez.
But beyond bridging a cultural divide, the academic success rates for students enrolled in Dual Language schools are astounding. According to a study out of George Mason University by Wayne P. Thomas and Virginia P. Collier on the effectiveness of different bilingual education models, the Dual Language model far outperforms all others. Additionally, the study shows that Dual Language students are more likely to graduate and enter college than their peers, and that they also test higher on nationally standardized tests. Furthermore, students who are taught through Dual Language programs match or outperform their monolingual English-speaking peers as well—showing that it is not only the most successful model for bilingual education, but that it is the most successful of all educational models.
There is a correlation between being bilingual and reaching a high level of academic success, says Richard Baldonado, principal of East San José, one of a handful of pioneering Dual Language schools at APS. Baldonado explains language acquisition by comparing it to athletic training. He says that learning a second language is a way of exercising the brain, and by working out just part of it, the whole still benefits. Kids are able to do this especially well, he says, because they absorb information "like sponges." "It's surprising how much they pick up," he says.
Baldonado says that one of the reasons students acquire language so easily is because everything teachers do in the classroom is connected to action—a strategy called "sheltering" that helps to reinforce learning through object manipulation. In science classes, for instance, kids participate in a hands-on learning experience by working with plants and water, learning names in both English and Spanish. In fact, at East San José, students learn about natural cycles and the ecosystem through planting and maintaining the school's community gardens—where native vegetation serves as a real-life model of ecology.
Yet, despite all of Dual Language's apparent successes, there are still a number of challenges that the model faces. Gladys Herrera-Gurulé, state director of bilingual education, says that one of the main challenges for the program is a lack of public awareness and support. Herrera-Gurulé, who is a strong proponent of Dual Language and endorses it as the best model for bilingual education, says that there are many schools who would like to implement a Dual Language program, but don't have enough support from parents who don't believe in the program's academic benefits. This aversion to the program stems from monolingual English-speaking parents concerned that their child's development of English language skills will suffer if the child is immersed in Spanish during the first several years of elementary school
But Kip Bobroff, a professor at the University of New Mexico Law School, is not one of those parents. When Bobroff and his wife transferred their son to East San José's Dual Language kindergarten class five years ago, they felt some initial trepidation. They worried, as do many parents, that their child's English skills would be compromised.
At East San José, the Dual Language program begins in kindergarten and first grade teaching in 90 percent Spanish and 10 percent English. The Spanish immersion is evened out over time, and by the fifth grade students are taught equally in Spanish and English.
But Bobroff and his wife worked past their fears and waited to see how their son, who didn't speak a word of Spanish upon entering the program, would adapt to his new environment. Today, Bobroff's son, now in fifth grade, is considered bilingual, and Bobroff says that, although there was an initial lag in his English development, no one would ever be able to tell. He praises his son's abilities, and says that he recognizes the value of learning another language early-on. "He has an intuition for the language that I will never have," says Bobroff. "If I ask him why something should be said in Spanish in a particular way, he'll think about it and usually he'll say, 'Well, it sounds right.' That's the kind of level of fluency that you just can't get if you wait a long time to learn the language."
Now that Bobroff has seen the effects of Dual Language education firsthand, he is a strong supporter of the model, and is actively involved with a group of local parents and schools who are trying to garner further awareness and support of the model within the state. He was first drawn into the group about three years ago, when concerns among parents arose from claims that tests were being administered unfairly-—an issue that continues on today.
The issue of testing begins with the recently passed No Child Left Behind Act, which requires that students go through testing from the third through ninth grades to make sure they are reaching a certain level of standardized performance. Under the act's provisions, if a school's test scores don't meet certain benchmarks, the school is put on probationary status. Complications arise, however, with the way that tests are administered. Historically, tests have always been given in English. And since most students in Dual Language programs are initially taught in Spanish, most of their knowledge base begins in Spanish as well.
Up until about the fifth grade, students may not have reached proficiency in both languages yet, although they may still know all the concepts they are being tested on, says Cynthia Challberg-Hale, principal at Longfellow Elementary School in the East Downtown corridor, which is the only school in the state that exclusively offers a Dual Language education model. But because, until quite recently, tests were only given in English, many Dual Language schools were put on probationary status.
David Rogers, principal at Adobe Acres Elementary School, a Dual Language school in the South Valley, gives one such example, remembering when, three and a half years ago, Washington Middle School, also Dual Language, was awarded a check for $37,000 at a banquet for having the highest academic growth of any school in the state. Yet, two days later, the same school was in court facing corrective action because their test scores hadn't satisfied the new national standard. "They gave them a check on Tuesday, and were spanking them on Thursday," Rogers recalls.
Rogers and Bobroff were both involved in working to make Spanish-based tests acceptable for children in earlier grades—a goal which they eventually achieved. But although their work paid off and tests can now be given in Spanish, there is still a struggle in trying to ensure that tests are translated and interpreted correctly. Challberg-Hale says that local schools and parents are also working on getting "blended assessments," which provide questions and answers in both languages on the same test, and which she considers to be the ideal form of testing for a Dual Language school. By doing this, she says, students would finally be able to be tested accurately.
If this were done, more Dual Language schools would likely be taken off their "probationary status," and parents might be more willing to explore the program, which, according to Carlos Pagán, have the potential to transform not just students, but entire communities. Pagán, who works as a Dual Language consultant with the Northern New Mexico Network, previously worked for five years as the principal of a Dual Language elementary school in northern California. Originally named Westwood Elementary, Pagán's California school used to be the lowest performing in its district. Sitting in a low-income area, it was an example of "white flight," meaning that most of the Anglo families in the neighborhood would take their children to other schools outside the district. Pagán says that 95 percent of the school's population reflected a poor socio-economic class, mainly Hispanic, and that gangs were prevalent in the area. Additionally, the school would lose up to eight or nine teachers a year, as they opted to move on to more desirable locations.
Then, in 1998, Westwood Elementary made a small change. It introduced Dual Language as a strand in their curriculum—starting off with only 20 kindergarteners and 20 first graders in its first year. Parents were impressed with the results of the program, as they witnessed their children come home speaking Spanish, and saw their enthusiasm for going to school. And soon, through word of mouth, more and more parents came to the school seeking openings in the program for their children. It grew, and within a couple years, a large interest in the program started to form and families from all over the county started bringing their kids. Even the local mayor and police chief inquired about the school, says Pagán, and teachers suddenly wanted to work there. This trend continued over the next few years, along with a name change to Napa Valley Language Academy and a $5 million remodeling project, which was spurred by the political sway of some of the school's parents.
News of the school spread, and eventually real estate agents grew savvy to listing the well-known school as a neighborhood perk. Parents also became more actively involved in the school—several parents joined the school board and as many as 200, from all different economic backgrounds, would come to school meetings to voice their opinions. Now, there's a waiting list for the school; last year there were over 60 kids waiting to get into a kindergarten class.
The school's academic performance has continually increased. No longer the lowest performing school in the district, its standardized test scores have demonstrated a steady rise. The average school in California grows by about 13 points on the Academic Performance Index (API) every year (the scale the state uses to measure academic success), says Pagán. In the 2003-2004 academic year, Napa Valley Language Academy's API grew by 95 points, which is not only a higher increase than any other school in Napa County within that year, but is also the highest increase that any school in the county has ever experienced, says Pagán.
Pagán says that the root of the school's transformation lies in the quality of the Dual Language program. "People began to see how wonderfully students were doing, and how they were becoming bilingual/
Pagán refers to the linguistic makeup of a well-balanced Dual Language classroom, which is comprised of equal numbers of monolingual Spanish-speaking students, monolingual English-speaking students, and somewhat bilingual students. The structure for classrooms is based on linguistic balance, not on ethnic balance, he says. In fact, many of the Hispanic students enrolled in Dual Language programs don't speak any Spanish at first. Many are what educators refer to as "heritage" students, being children whose families have "lost" their native language over time. These children are excited to learn Spanish, says East San José's Baldonado, because they can then talk to grandparents or other relatives who they couldn't easily communicate with before.
The emergence of this type of education is a breakthrough in teaching, says Rodriguez, adding that valuing Spanish in schools makes a huge difference in the confidence and enthusiasm of her native Spanish-speaking students. She says that by not simply teaching them English, but by encouraging their growth in Spanish as well, students are taught that their culture is valued by society—a lesson that continues with them throughout their lives. And by structuring classes to represent different cultural backgrounds equally, students appreciate others as well as themselves.
Another initiative that some APS schools and parents are working towards will further increase the cultural exchange in the classroom. As a result of a shortage of teachers who are equipped to run bilingual classrooms, for years, the state has worked with other countries such as Spain in an effort to bring over teachers who can serve as authentic home language models. And, in fact, in July, Herrera-Gurulé says, the state will begin a new agreement with Mexico, which was signed by Gov. Bill Richardson and Mexican officials this last October, which will allow for the state to recruit teachers from our southward neighbor as well.
Yet Longfellow's Challberg-Hale says that problems still exist within the state's proposed solutions. She says that recruited teachers are only able to stay for a couple years, which detracts from the quality and stability of education that students receive. Currently, local group of schools and parents are working to get special licenses for international teachers that would extend the two-year restriction.
Funding is yet another initiative that principals Challberg-Hale and Baldonado are working on. In New Mexico, all bilingual education programs are given money by the state. Dual Language, falling under the heading of bilingual education, also receives funding, but only as much as other bilingual programs, despite the fact that the model has proven to be more effective. Money is generally awarded to schools based upon the number of hours per day that students spend learning in Spanish. And currently, schools can be awarded for no more than three hours of Spanish per day. Challberg-Hale argues, however, that Dual Language schools should receive additional funding since they often operate in Spanish for more than six hours a day. By receiving extra funding, she says, schools could implement more proven-effective programs and hire more teachers.
Still, New Mexico is making progress toward implementing more Dual Language programs, since the model is seen as a success. Lynne Rosen, director of Language and Cultural Equity with APS, says that both the Board of Education and Superintendent Elizabeth Everitt are interested in increasing the number of Dual Language programs in the city, and that they've been working on providing schools with training, support and professional development. And Challberg-Hale attests to the fact that New Mexico is already on the forefront of Dual Language education—leading the country with the number of programs available.
Herrera-Gurulé also has high hopes for the model and says that she will continue to promote it in any way she can. "All of us are committed to what's best for kids, and what's best for kids are high quality instructional programs, and Dual Language immersion is one of those programs," she says.
To find out more about Dual Language education, visit the website for Dual Language Education of New Mexico, a volunteer organization focused on providing training and support to teachers and communities, www.duallanguagenm.org.
APS Dual Language Schools
Adobe Acres Elementary School
Armijo Elementary School
Dolores Gonzales Elementary School
East San José Elementary School
La Mesa Elementary School
Longfellow Elementary School
Valle Vista Elementary School
Zia Elementary School
Truman Middle School
Washington Middle School
Beginning or Strengthening Dual Language Schools
Alvarado Elementary School
Atrisco Elementary School
Edward Gonzales Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary School
Los Padillas Elementary School
Mark Twain Elementary School
Montezuma Elementary School
Navajo Elementary School
Painted Sky Elementary School
Wherry Elementary School
Harrison Middle School
Albuquerque High School
Schools Planning to Implement Dual Language Program
Carlos Rey Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School
John Adams Middle School
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I have been bento-ing for a year now (and still loving it!) and I have some favourites now. One of them is sushirolls, mainly because they are easy to make, they freeze well (and then keep well in my bento till lunch) and I love them!
Of course I don't make them with raw fish, that would be dangerous, but with cucumber, surimi, tinned tuna (or other fish) made into a sort of mousse with mayo and wasabi or chilisauce.... great!!
I was wondering if you take sushirolls in your bento too, and if so, what filling(s) dou you use? I'm looking for new things to try!
Not yet, as there are very few sushi forms I like, but just tried one yesterday and thought I need to attempt this at home.
Just the new girl around here looking for some lunch ideas.
I'm a big tuna and sweetcorn fan.
I often do cooked prawns with marie rose dressing or something lemony, sweet chilli chicken (but you really have to cut the chicken into long strips and roll it tightly otherwise it falls apart and teriyaki beef (boyfriend's favourite).
I want to try canned crab meat too.
I make sushi very often but they are mostly only veges or w/ cooked fish.
Sounds weird, but bear with me...
Chilli-roasted Squash and Cream Cheese! It's to die for, especially if you ramp up the chilli levels. Roast some squash/pumpkin (even sweet potato) cut into slices with chilli flakes and some vegetable oil, until the edges of the pieces are beginning to blacken and they are nice and soft. You could add a wee bit of La Yu Chilli Oil for some punch! These can be popped in the oven and left so they're not labour intensive although you will probably need to turn them once.
Let cool, cut into maki-sized sticks, then begin your maki roll as normal. Smear a little cream cheese along the maki, then lay on the squash pieces, then roll and cut and try not to eat immediately! Roasted or grilled red pepper is yummy in this, or on its own, too.
We always have low fat cream cheese; even so, it's not dead healthy, but it is delicious!
pii_bii that sounds fantastic!!! I'm always looking for new "stuffing" because my son and I could probably eat sushi every single day!
We do California rolls, the lemon-soy nuggets here on Maki's site with cucumber and carrot, veggies with strips of inari skins, sauteed shrimp, roasted sweet potatoes with sriracha mayo and cucumber, spicy tuna (canned tuna with sriracha and mayo), jalapeno poppers with avocado. I almost always use cucumber, avocado and green onion as well as a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds. For the 2nd day of school my son requested wasabi shrimp sushi so I sent that. I also love adding cream cheese when we have it.
My standard sushi roll fillings are crabstick and tamagoyaki. Sometimes I add cheese, but the hubby says it tastes weird.
Wow, that roasted pumpkin definitely sounds great! And the whole cheese-thing scares me a little bit too, but I still want to try it! I tried to make a spicy filling with canned tuna, mayonnaise and chilli sauce, but next time I will try it with the sriracha and mayonnaise, I hope it will be a bit spicier!
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Anyone hate this team yet? I DO! After the Astros give up six runs in the 3rd, the Rangers win 9-3. Let's spiral further into depression!
*With the loss tonight, the Astros have lost four straight at home, and six of their last seven to the Rangers. Since 2007, the Rangers lead this series 13-6.
*In their last seven games (@NYY, @KC, vTEX), the Astros are 1-6.
*Wandy can't be trusted. He's the first ten-game loser in the Majors. And it's not bad luck, I don't care what stats you throw at me. In his last two starts, Wandy has allowed 11H/14ER, 6K:9BB, in 8IP. He's thrown a total of 166 pitches, faced 43 batters, and posted an average game score of 22.5.
*In his last five starts, Wandy's ERA is 9.74. This is his 4th Disaster Start (more ER than IP) this season.
*For the third straight game, Wandy walked as many batters as he struck out. 8K:11BB.
*The Rangers' 5-7 hitters went a combined 7x15, 3K:0BB, 7RBI. That's brutal.
*The two-out run barrage continues: All six of the Rangers' 3rd inning runs came with two outs.
*More Wandy: His 2010 OPSA (OPS against) is .845. In May, his OPSA was .943; in June it was .873.
*Rangers hits vs. Wandy: doubled to right, singled to left, doubled to deep right, singled to left.
*Coming into tonight, the 2nd-5th batters that Wandy faced had an OPS of over 1.000.
*The Astros pitching staff walked seven batters. Amazingly, only two of those baserunners scored.
*Fulchino, jacked up elbow and all, pitched after all (ridiculously), and gave up three baserunners (2H/1BB) in 1IP, throwing 25 pitches.
*And Wesley Wright, fresh off getting screwed around with whether or not he's a starter or reliever (because that worked SO well with Paulino last year) gave up two runs in 2IP. He has appeared in six games for the Astros this season, and given up runs in three, only two of those outings have seen him not allow a baserunner. Let's go ahead and send him back to learn how to start, because this isn't working so well.
*But hey, the Astros got nine hits! When they get 9+ hits, the Astros are 16-12. They've also been outscored 134-135. Hilarious, huh?
*Let's rundown the OPS' of the Rangers vs. the Astros, by starting lineups tonight:
#2: .842/.719
#3: .745/.737
#4: .931/.648
#5: .970/.766
#6: .703/.560
#7: .700/.650
#8: .675/.519
Yeah! No one on the Astros has a higher OPS than a corresponding lineup spot on the Rangers!
*Keppinger and Pence had the only multi-hit games. Keppinger's .289 batting average is the highest on the team. The Rangers have three hitters with a higher average than Keppinger.
*This is Pence's third multi-hit game in four. Good for him. Let's keep him around.
*Michael Bourn was 0x5 for the second time this season (Apr 28 is the first. With 4Ks). He was 0x5 five times in 2009.
Pitch Count Hero: Pence (2x4) - 23 pitches in four PAs.
Pitch Count Punk: Keppinger (2x4) - 7 pitches in four PAs.
Man of the Match: Gotta go to Pence.
Goat of the Game: Wandy. Get your crap together.
Friday, June 18, 2010
From the Office of the County Clerk - G68: Astros v. Rangers
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One step closer to the 2012 Rookie of the Year.
- June 18, 2010 at 11:56 PM
Anyone who has followed the Astros closely since '06 saw this kind of season coming. It was clear back then and even earlier that no attention was being paid to the farm system.. The drafting/scouting has been terrible for the past decade+. You can get by for only so long when you have neglected the development, drafting, and scouting of players. They are paying for it now and will continue to pay next season. Buckle your seatbelt for a rough ride ahead.
- June 19, 2010 at 12:50 AM
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Statement on the passing of Dr. Robert Butler, former Alzheimer's Association national board member
The Alzheimer's Association extends its deepest sympathies to the family of Dr. Robert Butler, a leading expert on aging, on his passing on Sunday, July 4. While serving as the first director of the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Butler helped support the origination of a national Alzheimer organization, which became the Chicago-based Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (Alzheimer's Association) founded by a small group of individuals led by Jerome Stone.
Dr. Butler was an early leader of the Alzheimer's Association, joining the national board in 1983. Two years later, he became a member the Alzheimer's Association Medical and Scientific Advisory Council. He also served on the Alzheimer's Association International Journal Board.
Currently, there are as many as 5.3 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease, and that number is expected to grow to as many as 16 million by 2050. Alzheimer's disease is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States.
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If the IRS asked to examine your salon's Federal Tax returns, would you survive the audit? Read on for an account of a salon owner who thought she was doing everything "by the book."
Although the nightmare began nearly three years ago, Renee Skrocki can remember it as though it was last night. The letter from the Internal Revenue Service was innocuous enough - mixed in with the salon's mail, it looked just like any other piece of business correspondence.
When Skrocki, who co-owns V.I.P. Nails & Tans Inc., with her mother, Julie, realized that it was indeed from the IRS, she felt a twinge of concern, but not panic. "As a business, we got notifications and letters from the IRS regularly;" she says. But upon reading the words, "Your Federal tax returns for the above year(s) have been assigned to me for examination," the vague sense of unease she originally felt was panic in full bloom. "I freaked out:" she says now.
Skrocki remembers: "I called immediately and asked for the agent who sent the letter. She said, "There's no problem. This is just a random audit; it's no big deal. All I need are a couple of things and I'll be on my way:" Skrocki allowed herself to be relieved. "I knew we did everything by the book, so I didn't think we had anything to worry about."
Skrocki was confident that her setup was legal and legitimate because before she even opened V.I.P.'s doors, she had consulted and paid a CPA $2,000 to help her write the business plan and set up the business, including how to classify her workers.
"He set them up as independent contractors. He represented a lot of beauty salons, and he said that's how salons did it. Everything seemed to be fine." And the state of Michigan agreed: In 1987, Skrocki received a form letter from the Michigan Employer Securities Commission (MESC) that asked how her workers were classified. She completed the attached questionnaire and soon received a letter from the (MESC) confirming that her workers were independent contractors.
In fact, when the auditor asked to come to the salon, Skrocki allowed her. "I felt she should meet the owners of the business and I wanted to know what kind of questions they had". (Although Renee and her mother are very close and faced this challenge together as co-owners of the salon, this story is told through Renee's perspective.)
"The auditor was businesslike, but very pleasant - she seemed like someone you could talk to. She very much wanted us to think it wasn't a big deal so we would open up to her. The meeting lasted two and a half hours and she asked a lot of questions: When did we open? How are we set up? Who set up the business organization? Do we write off our car? What kinds of benefits do we give workers? Where do we buy our boutique items? She wanted to know everything. At that point I knew something wasn't right because I knew an auditor wouldn't ask those kinds of questions on a random payroll audit.
"Then she asked for mileage logs, bank deposits, agreements between us and officers of the corporation," she finishes.
After leaving V.I.P. that day, the IRS agent went to Accounting Plus, where she spent six hours with Skrocki's accountant, Jerry Bowman, reviewing V.I.P's corporate records, check registers, bank deposit slips, car mileage logs, and other papers. The agent returned on August 31 and again on September 1 and 2.
"You're joking ... Right?"
On October 11, the agent met again with Bowman, who had been Skrocki's accountant since 1990. This time, Skrocki was not present. "After they met, Jerry; called me and said, "We have a real issue here. The IRS feels your workers are misclassified as independent contractors and should actually be employees."
Skrocki continues, "I'll never forget this part. Jerry said, 'If this is true, you will owe the government $85,000:" She says she simply couldn't believe it. But a letter from the IRS to Skrocki dated October 26, 1994, made it perfectly clear. The letter explained that based on "the most significant factors" from the IRS's 20 common law factors, V.I.P's workers should have been classified as employees.
In a nutshell, the IRS based its determination mainly on five of the factors. From the actual letter, here is the IRS's explanation to Skrocki for its findings:
1. Realization of Profit or Loss…There was no element of risk for the manicurists. While it was true that the manicurists did not earn money if they did no work ... None of the manicurists were responsible for any of the financial burdens, such as rent, utilities, and insurance and could not sustain a loss from the business operation.
The manicurists provided their own supplies.... However, it has not been proved that the manicurists incurred substantial expenses for their supplies…
2. Significant Investment ... None of the manicurists had any significant financial investment in the shop. The premises were being leased by V.I.P.... The majority of the equipment used was owned by V.I.P.
3. Integration ... The services of the manicurists were fully integrated into the business operations.... Without the services of the manicurists, V.I.P. could not have continued business operations as a successful nail salon.
4. Payment by Hour, Week, and Month ... Upon completion of each customer serviced, the manicurists received payment directly from the customer. The manicurists then turned over the total received to the shop owner or another employee ... An independent contractor would retain all compensation as they earn it, not turn it over to another party.
5. Set Hours of Work ... The business did not require the manicurists to work set hours, but the services were made available during the times allocated for business by the shop owners...
In conclusion ... Due to the amount of expertise of the manicurist, there was relatively little actual control exercised by the shop owner, but the right to control was present, as indicated by the major factors addressed above.... It is the government's position that the manicurists are employees of V.I.P. Nails & Tans Inc.
Renee's Story
Before the IRS turned her world upside down, Skrocki already had beaten the odds as a small-business owner: V.I.P. had been operating more than eight years, a considerable accomplishment considering that most small businesses fail in less than three years. She opened V.I.P. fresh out of nail school at age 25.
"I met a couple of girls in nail school and we talked about finding a salon where we could work together. But all we found were side tables in beauty salons. My mom and I did some research and decided I would open my own salon. I lived at home and had saved enough money to open my own business.
"My salon opened in September 1986. It was a rocky year: We learned on the job, like so many new business owners. We built a small clientele, but it took a long time to build the client loyalty because we simply didn't have the technical experience."
Not only did a full book come more slowly than she expected, but expenses mounted more rapidly than she had calculated. "The landlord didn't tell me I had to get liability insurance to cover the outside of the building as well as the inside. That was $1,500 more than I'd budgeted. I couldn't afford surprises like that".
In 1987, just as the salon began to break even, Skrocki fell ill. Just three weeks after telling her mother she planned to let her health insurance lapse because she could no longer afford the premiums, Skrocki was rushed to the hospital with a ruptured ovarian cyst.
"Thank God my mother paid the bill for me in secret. If she hadn't done that, it would have wiped me out." The situation was grim enough: V.I.P. was breaking even by then, but Skrocki had yet to collect a paycheck for herself since opening. The hospital bills exceeded $10,000, and Skrocki was off work recuperating for six weeks.
While she was out, her mom (who had just taken early retirement after 25 years with one company as a billing clerk) helped run the salon. When Skrocki returned to work, her mom stayed on.
Then in 1988 the salon was burglarized. The insurance covered most of the loss, she says, but she had a $1,000 deductible, and the insurance company didn't reimburse the stolen cash. "We all continued to try to build a nail and tanning clientele as well as build retail sales;" Skrocki says.
Still, things weren't all bad: 1988 was also the year Skrocki could take a paycheck for herself - albeit a small one. "I was just barely making my car payment then;" she says with a laugh.
By 1991, she and her mother were enjoying a good living from the salon, so when a space almost twice the size of their current location opened just two doors down, they decided to expand. (Skrocki proudly notes the salon paid for the $20,000 move, including six new tanning beds, out of its own savings.) At the same time, she and her mother formalized their partnership agreement, with her mother buying 50% of the corporation's shares.
"Everything was going great;" Skrocki says. "I bought a house and moved in August 1. Then two weeks later I got the letter from the IRS."
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A winter storm that battered the state overnight Thursday with high winds and snow left behind abnormally cold temperatures projected to dip to as low as 15 below zero overnight Friday in New London County.
"The wind is staying with us and it'll feel very cold, so I wouldn't recommend going outside or going out for too long," said Kerry Schwindenhammer, a meteorologist at AccuWeather.com.
The New London County area received about 4 to 7 inches of snow overnight into Friday, Schwindenhammer said. Stonington had about 5 inches of snow at 7 a.m., Gales Ferry about 6 inches at 8:40 a.m. and Colchester around 4 inches at 5 a.m.
Schwindenhammer said wind gusts during the peak of the storm reached 35 mph.
The low overnight into today for southern New London County was expected to range from 5 to 10 degrees below zero, and between 10 below and 15 below in the northern part of the county, according to the National Weather Service. Wind chills were forecast to also dip below zero, which could cause frostbite or hypothermia for those exposed to the cold, the weather service warned.
The normal high for January is 39 degrees, while the low is 23.
Schwindenhammer said temperatures will warm up slightly this weekend, but another storm Sunday night into early Monday is expected to bring rain and a mix of snow. The high on Tuesday is expected to be around 15 degrees.
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Many residents sought shelter during the cold snap on Thursday and Friday, as overnight shelters welcomed those in need of warmth.
The Homeless Hospitality Center in New London was able to accommodate all 46 people who came to its doors for shelter Thursday, according to Dana Dixon, program manager. She said numbers are typically higher later in the month, after monthly Social Security and SAGA (State Administered General Assistance) checks are spent.
By 7:45 p.m. Friday, 41 people had come in for shelter, but more could continue to seek shelter until 9 p.m. or later, said Celida Baez, the overnight shelter supervisor. "We're letting everybody in so they can stay out of the cold," she said.
There were 42 people staying at Covenant Shelter in New London on Thursday, up from 36 the night before, said Jodie Craig-Atkinson, executive director. On Friday, the demand was so great that the shelter had to house one person in a hotel.
"We're above capacity," Tammy Alger, a frontline staffer at the Covenant Shelter, said Friday evening. "We're completely full."
The shelter is expecting a shipment of additional donated beds soon, which Alger said is particularly necessary during the extremely cold season. On Friday, more were seeking shelter than usual. "The need is definitely much higher," she said.
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South Florida Couple Makes National News and History After Green Card Application Approved
Julian Marsh and Traian Popov say it was fate that brought them together, but it took awhile to give into one another.
Popov laughs when he says he found his husband on an online dating site in early 2011, but was ignored. Then the two ran into each other at two consecutive parties hosted by mutual friends. When they got to talking, the two found that they fell in sync very quickly and instantly felt comfortable with each other. Fast forward a little more than a year and the couple made their relationship official when they married in October 2012 in Brooklyn, New York.
Now, two years after it all started, they're swept up in a whirlwind of history-making and their names splashed in newspapers around the world.
The gay bi-national couple was the first to have their petition for a green card approved without ever first being denied – as has been the case for couples across the country. Just two days after the Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act, a clerk somewhere signed off on their application and changed their lives. Sometime in early 2014, Marsh – an American citizen – and Popov – a Bulgarian citizen on a student visa – hope to get that green card to keep Popov in the country, just like any other straight couple could.
The day the two received word that their petition was approved, the press started calling their lawyer from the DOMA Project.
"It was unbelievable, I had to create a spreadsheet to keep track," Marsh said. "It was overwhelming and for four solid days it was nonstop. It was hard to contemplate what was going on."
The DOMA Project (DOMAProject.org) is a nonprofit organization headed up by an immigration law firm in New York City, Masliah & Soloway, working to keep bi-national gay couples from being separated. With their marriages only being recognized by some states, many green card applications were being denied right off the bat. However, with optimism that the Supreme Court would overturn DOMA, many were applying for green cards just to get the process started and then appeal any denied applications. Marsh and Popov were taken on as clients pro bono and just paid for processing fees.
"They were the ones that guided us, we didn't know what to do," Popov said.
Through even more serendipity, Equality Florida, a statewide advocacy group, had just launched its Get Engaged campaign the week before the DOMA ruling. With the news of Popov and Marsh spreading, the couple and the group teamed up to further the cause.
"It just so happened that out of all the bi-national couples throughout the country that it was Julian and Tray, who live right here in South Florida," said Sharon Kersten, public relations consultant with Equality Florida and long-time volunteer. "It's like everything aligned to bring us together."
The couple filmed a short video for Get Engaged, holding hands and looking into each other's eyes as they told the story of how they met and what marriage means to them. The campaign encourages other LGBT couples to do the same to spread the word about marriage equality.
"The best way to win marriage equality is through changing hearts and minds, and that's really the purpose of the Get Engaged campaign," Kersten said.
For Marsh and Popov, the decision to get married was not only the next logical step in their relationship, but also to keep Popov in the country when his studies at Nova Southeastern University were completed. After an emotional ceremony at a New York City courthouse – the two ironically lived in the Big Apple at the same time and never met, another sign to them that it was just meant to be – the couple ran to the DOMA Project office to turn in a copy of their marriage license to start the green card application.
Sadly, when they returned home to Broward County, their license was just a piece of paper and the two had to apply to be recognized as a domestic partnership — and it would only be valid in the county.
However, that day in June that no LGBT couple will ever forget, the Supreme Court struck down the section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, stating that it was unconstitutional, and dismissed the challenge to the decision that overturned California's Proposition 8.
"This is obviously a very important day for all of us, a day we have worked for for many years," Lavi Soloway, Popov and Marsh's attorney, said in a video response to the DOMA ruling. "Same-sex couples who are married can file green card petitions and expect them to be approved and those gay and lesbian Americans whose partners are overseas and file fiancé visa petitions can expect to be bringing their fiancés to the United States in a process that will work for them in the same way it works for opposite sex couples on a daily basis.
"It means that the first tangible and palpable result of the Supreme Court decision will be reuniting American families, bringing gay and lesbian people from abroad who have been in exile living outside of the United States with their partners, the couples who are separated."
Two days after the hearing, someone somewhere pulled Popov and Marsh's petition for a green card and approved it. Not only has the press been eager to hear what the couple has to say, but couples locally have been reaching out to them, showing how widespread the strife of bi-national couples is.
"Now they recognize us and they come, let's say in the gym, and people come and they ask us about their own immigration troubles," Popov said. "When they come and talk to you, that's when it hits you. You see these people so many times."
The couple wanted to take advantage of their unexpected fame and use it for good, thus the partnership with Equality Florida. Not only are they a gay couple fighting for their marriage to be recognized nationwide, but they also represent a growing number of bi-national couples struggling to stay together.
"They really serve as models for the fight for marriage equality. There are many issues and we know there is over 1,100 legal protections that are afforded to heterosexual couples that gay couples don't have, and one of the most visible ones here in Florida is with bi-national couples," Kersten said.
Florida's own Sen. Marco Rubio said he would not support his own immigration bill if homosexual couples were included.
"He was killing the whole legislation affecting 11 million people just to victimize 30,000 people," Popov said.
If DOMA weren't overturned, the couple would have been forced to move to Toronto, where their marriage is recognized and where Marsh originally hails from. However, for both of them that would have meant leaving behind decades of memories and stability.
"That's 23 years of my life I'm going to walk away from because I'm gay? Come on," Marsh said.