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Welcome to this week's Cabinet of Curiosities, with a special visit to the new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Extravagant Inventions, The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens. As always, the drawers hold even more mysteries, so let's begin!
Abraham Roentgen, 1711-1793, may have lived life as a cabinet maker, but his works were in the castles and private homes of the aristocracy, such was the outstanding quality. He was admired in England for his interesting use of inlay, inventive mechanical fittings and the hidden drawers he used in his furniture.
Another feature found at this exhibition is the Automaton of Queen Marie Antoinette which I featured on this blog when the Google Art Project went to the Palace of Versailles. This exquisite piece was produced by David Roentgen, 1743-1807, Abraham's son. Expanding the business with shops in Berlin and Saint Petersburg, David sold furniture to Catherine the Great of Russia. This suite is believed to still be in the Palace of the Hermitage, the hiding place of so much remarkable and forgotten art.
The French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars signaled the end of David Roentgen's career. The Revolutionary government regarded him as an émigré, seized the contents of his showrooms and his personal belongings. Following the invasion of Neuwied, his workshops closed and prosperity never returned; he died half ruined at Wiesbaden in 1807; albeit, the craftsmanship of this family of cabinet makers survived, perhaps to inspire a new generation.
"In a fall art season distinguished, so far, largely by a bland, no-brainer diet served up by Manhattan's major museums, you have to hit the road for grittier fare."
When an art reviewer begins with the above sentence, it can only mean more to come of a witty, well written article celebrating a new exhibition at the Walters Art Museum, Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe. Surprising links to ruling dynasties, and long ignored history is the focus of Joaneath Spicer, the museum's curator of Renaissance and Baroque art.
Agnolo Bronzino produced a portrait of Alessandro de Medici, who ruled Florence for seven years before being assassinated in 1537. He is considered by historians to be the illegitimate child of Giulio de Medici, Pope Clement VII, and a black or biracial woman. His dark skin was remarked on by contemporaries who nicknamed him Il Moro.
The portrait of Maria Salviati de Medici and Giula de Medici (1539) shows a child of the Italian aristocracy with black facial features, confirming the intermingling of African and European blood in the Medici family. My own research on the Journey of the Magi fleshed out the story of Carlo di Cosimo de Medici, 1430-1492. The illegitimate son of Cosimo de Medici and a Circassian slave name Magdelene.
The reviewer of this exhibition has supplied me with the final explanation of why I prefer historical art: "…one of the saving graces of art – what keeps you coming back – is that it isn't a bottom-line business. You think you've come to an end, a conclusion, and there's always more: the exception, the extension." Like the many drawers in the cabinet, each waiting to be opened, explored, and imagined. Thank you Holland Cotter, for taking that trip to Baltimore!
Scuto Divino
A coat of arms and this painting tell another great drama from the time of travel on the high seas. Painted by John Singleton Copley, Watson and the Shark depicts Brook Watson, 1735-1807, as the young merchant seaman in great peril. Watson survived, but lost the power of his right leg in the attack. He went on to great success in business and politics, even serving as Lord Mayor of London. When he became a Baronet in 1803, Watson specified that the coat of arms designed to mark the honor must include a visual reference to his ordeal more than half a century earlier. Thus the upper left of the crest depicts the leg Watson lost to the shark in 1749, and the motto Scuto Divino means "under god's protection."
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The first flowering of images of "the wolf in sheep's clothing" type occurred in Germany and the Netherlands during the Protestant Reformation. While the iconography is now difficult to puzzle out, an anonymous engraving dated 1580 from the Netherlands casts the dastardly Spanish invader, the Duke of Alva, and his forces as foxes in clerical garb, and the courageous Dutch nobles as geese. These humorously be-spectacled fowl routed the Spaniards back out to sea from the recently captured town of Brielle. This surprise counter attack occurred on April Fool's Day, 1572. The town's name literally translates as spectacles, so afterwards it was often said that the Duke had lost his glasses on April 1.
Thank you for joining me for this week's Cabinet of Curiosities! A short trip to New York, Baltimore, Boston, and Europe, but with so many interesting pieces of art and vignettes of history to experience. Museum Monday will be coverage of the Chazen Museum and the Uffizi paintings and tapestries. I look forward to chatting with you!
A late entry sent to me about the upcoming Vincent Van Gogh movie, Loving Vincent. Take a moment to watch this unique animation telling his story, it will make you thirsty for more!

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DIY Faux Birch Log Side Table
If you've seen birch log tables at your favorite home design stores but the prices scared you off, then you may like this option. This little DIY table is a breeze to construct (no power tools required!) and cost a whopping $15 in materials. Estimated time to complete: 3 baby naps.
a 12" diameter Sonotube concrete form
sheet of 1/4" thick mdf or plywood (at least 12" x 12")
5 bits of scrap wood (at least 1/2" x 1/2" x 1")
5 wood screws
wood glue
1. Decide how tall you want your table to be and mark a straight line around the Sonotube where you will cut. Sonotubes usually come in 48 inch lengths, so you'll actually have enough leftover to make a second table. Using a handsaw (I used a $7 keyhole saw from Target) cut the cardboard.
Now set the Sonotube piece you just cut onto the sheet of mdf or plywood and trace just inside the tube. Cut out the circle with your handsaw. It takes a little elbow grease, but you can do it. The circle you cut should fit snugly inside the Sonotube.
2. Screw the scrap wood bits inside the Sonotube 1/4 inch from the top.
3. Squeeze a bit of wood glue onto the top of the scraps, and pop the mdf circle inside the Sonotube so it rests on the wood scraps.
4. To make the knothole texture, soak 2 or 3 squares of toilet paper in wood glue, and then press the wet wad of toilet paper onto the Sonotube. **If you have any gaps between the Sonotube and the mdf circle that you want to fill, you can push some glue-soaked toilet paper into the cracks.** Let dry.
5. Cover the screws with circles of craft paper or paper bag. Glue in place.
6. Cover the Sonotube with gesso. To make a birch-like texture, use short, horizontal brush strokes. Use plenty of gesso and make sure to cover the seams in the Sonotube. Let it dry.
7. Paint the top. I squirted some white, beige, and brown paint onto a plate, dipped a wide, dry brush into the paint without mixing it, and then painted in a circle on the top. I spun the table on a swivel stool while holding the brush still and used a lot of paint to create deep brush strokes. Also paint tiny, horizontal grey brown lines randomly around the table. Stipple a little grey brown onto the knotholes. Allow to dry, then cover the whole table in polyurethane.
You did it! Now you can use your leftovers to make another one!
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Ventricular assist devices (VADs) — Overview covers risks and results of these life-saving heart devices.
A ventricular assist device (VAD) is an implantable mechanical pump that helps pump blood from the lower chambers of your heart (the ventricles) to the rest of your body. VADs are used in people who have weakened hearts or heart failure. Although VADs can be placed in the left, right or both ventricles of your heart, they are most frequently used in the left ventricle. When placed in the left ventricle they are called left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
You may have a VAD implanted while you wait for a heart transplant or for your heart to become strong enough to effectively pump blood on its own. Your doctor may also recommend having a VAD implanted as a long-term treatment if you have heart failure and you''re not a good candidate for a heart transplant.
The procedure to implant a VAD requires open-heart surgery and has serious risks. However, a VAD can be lifesaving if you have severe heart failure.
VADs are mechanical devices that support the lower left heart chamber (left ventricular assist devices, or LVADs), the lower right heart chamber (right ventricular assist devices, or RVADs) or both lower heart chambers (biventricular assist devices, or BIVADs).
Your doctor may recommend you have a VAD implanted if:
If VADs can''t help your heart, another treatment option your doctor may consider is a total artificial heart (TAH). This device replaces the two ventricles of your heart. Because a total artificial heart is difficult to implant and can cause serious complications, it''s only used in a small number of people.
Implanting and using a VAD has some rare but serious risks, including:
Before your VAD is implanted, it''s likely you''ll stay in the hospital for some time preparing for surgery. While you''re in the hospital, you may have other treatments for your weakened heart or heart failure. Your doctors will make sure you''re healthy enough to have surgery to implant a VAD. You may need many tests or other procedures before the surgery, including:
While you''re in the hospital, you''ll also learn how your VAD works. You''ll be given special instructions on:
The procedure to implant a VAD is an open-heart surgery that usually takes four to six hours. You''ll be asleep during the procedure, so you shouldn''t feel any pain during the procedure.
You''ll be connected to a machine that helps you breathe (ventilator) during your surgery. A tube will be run down your throat to your lungs and connected to the ventilator. You may need to remain connected to the ventilator for several days after your surgery.
A cut will be made down the center of your chest. Your chest bone (sternum) is separated and your rib cage is opened so that your doctors can operate on your heart. Your heart is stopped during the surgery. You will be connected to a heart-lung bypass machine that keeps oxygenated blood flowing through your body during surgery.
Once your VAD is implanted and working properly, your doctors will take you off the heart-lung bypass machine so that the VAD can begin pumping blood through your heart.
Some VADs pump blood similar to the way your heart does, with a pumping action. Other VADs allow a continuous stream of blood to flow through your heart. If you have a continuous stream of blood flowing through your LVAD, you may not have a normal pulse, even though your body is getting the blood it needs.
When you wake up from your surgery, you''ll be in the intensive care unit (ICU). You''ll stay in the ICU for several days, where you''ll be fed and given fluids and medications through an intravenous (IV) line. You''ll have a tube in your bladder to drain your urine and other tubes in your chest to drain fluid and blood. Your lungs may not work properly immediately after your surgery, so you may need to remain connected to a ventilator for a few more days until you''re able to breathe on your own.
After a few days in the ICU, you''ll likely be moved to a regular hospital room. As you recover, nurses will help you become increasingly active. They may help you get out of bed, sit up and walk around the hallways of the hospital. You may also have visits with a physical therapist to help you continue to gain strength and get used to performing daily activities. The amount of time you''ll spend in the ICU and in the hospital can vary, depending on your condition before the procedure and how well you recover after your VAD is placed.
You''ll likely be prescribed antibiotics and blood-thinning medications to prevent infection and other complications while you''re in the hospital. Your doctor will order blood tests periodically to check your kidney function and to make sure your medications are effective.
While you''re recovering in the hospital, it can be helpful to have friends and family visit. Visitors can help you perform some physical activities, and they can learn to help you care for your VAD when you go home.
After you''re released from the hospital, you may be able to return to most of your daily activities. Depending on your condition, you may be able to return to work, be sexually active and drive. Your doctor should tell you what activities are appropriate for you.
You will likely have weekly appointments at a specialized clinic or hospital to check how well your VAD is working. Your doctor may also recommend a cardiac rehabilitation program (cardiac rehab). Cardiac rehab is a customized program of exercise and education, designed to help you recover after a heart attack, from other forms of heart disease or after surgery to treat heart disease.
Living with a VAD can seem stressful. You may worry that your VAD will stop working or that you''ll get an infection. If you''re waiting for a heart transplant, you may worry that your VAD won''t keep you alive long enough to receive a donor heart. Tell your medical team and family if you feel this way. It may help to discuss how you''re feeling, join a support group or talk with a professional counselor.
If you have a VAD implanted to help your heart pump blood while you wait for a heart transplant, you''ll remain in close contact with your doctor and transplant center while you remain on the waiting list. It''s likely you won''t be allowed to travel farther than two hours driving time of your hospital in case a donor heart becomes available.


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Michael Dean Dunlap had a warm place to stay Thursday night: at a friend's house.
Michael Dean Dunlap had a warm place to stay Thursday night: at a friend's house.
But sometimes, the 53-year-old U.S. Army veteran sleeps on Spartanburg's streets.
Dunlap and dozens of other homeless people in Spartanburg came out for a vigil sponsored by churches and agencies at Barnet Park on Thursday to raise awareness during National Hungry and Homeless Awareness week. It was a chance for the city's homeless to get some new clothes and a warm bowl of soup, or to say thank you to people in the community who have helped them.
Dunlap threw his arms around John Grice, of Church Builders and Bikers for Hunger.
"People have to have a purpose in life," said Grice, who was once homeless himself. "My purpose is to bring Jesus to people, but also to see people get hope, that their lives can change. It's all about love. It's about loving your brother and sister."
Dunlap said Grice has given him rides, meals and helped him get his blood pressure medication.
"He's a good man," Dunlap said. "He's a Christian."
Neil Donovan, executive director for the National Coalition for the Homeless, took the stage at the park's amphitheater and said 47 states are recognizing the week, with 750 colleges and 3,000 middle schools and high schools participating in events to bring awareness to the issue.
Donovan has attended the vigil at Barnet Park for the past three years.
"I think it's always important that we bring attention to homelessness in a positive, public way," Donovan said. "We have to stop sheltering and start housing. Once people are housed, then you can take care of the problems they may have."
The national coalition tries to revisit communities each year to check on progress. Frankly, Donovan said, Spartanburg hasn't made a lot of progress in fighting homelessness.
"At the very best, Spartanburg has a band-aid," he said. "And that band-aid isn't big enough. One out of 10 of the homeless is getting housed here. That's nine who languish."
But groups such as The Haven, Church Builders, Bikers Against Hunger and First Baptist Church's Refuge ministry served up soup and smiles for the homeless who came to the park Thursday night.
Kimmy LaMee, a volunteer with Refuge, said the ministry has helped 150 homeless people in Spartanburg's downtown in the past seven months. The church doors open for the homeless at 7:30 a.m. for showers and coffee, with breakfast at 8:30 a.m., followed by worship at 9 a.m.
Volunteers also assist those who come to the ministry by referring them to charities and agencies that can help, LaMee said.
"We love them, we're praying for them and we want them to find the support they need," LaMee said.
Greg and Tammy Williams, with Church Builders and Bikers Against Hunger, both wished that more of the public turned out for Thursday's vigil.
"This is for the public to see what people have to go home to tonight," Greg Williams said. "You see people with their bags of clothes, and they're going to go to sleep under a bridge."
The group brought clothes, gloves, thermal underwear and handmade stocking caps and scarves to share with the homeless.
"We try to offer unconditional love and spiritual guidance, if they'll listen," Tammy Williams said.
Dunlap, who has been homeless for more than 3 years, said he was thankful to the agencies and organizations that turned out to help Thursday night.
"For a while, nobody wanted to do anything," Dunlap said. "It's good to see that this community is coming together to help the homeless."


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Review Group Week 239 - BILLY THE KID #1
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by Garofani Spruzzo » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:32 pmI will say that the backup stories are pretty much for fans of The Goon & Franky, nothing much more dramatic than a Tiny Titans strip going on there. Which I think is just fine, but it's like The Goon-lite.
by BlueStreak » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:54 pm
I can get it at cost if I order it through my store. So if it's seventeen dollars, I'll get it for something like 10-12.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:05 pmLee, has there ever been an Atomic Rage backup story or anything? I would totally buy that.
by thefourthman » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:17 pm
Atomic Rage?
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:27 pm
@#$%, he's the @#$%#$%@ guy from the @#$%@ fake ads in @#$%@#$% Volume 1 who @*!#$# swears all the !@#$! time and gets @#$%#$#$%$&* testicular cancer, you !#$#%!
by thefourthman » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:39 pmI don't think so no.
by Starlord » Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:01 pm
COOL! You know I really didn't think I was going to like this because I don't like The Goon. So this was a real treat.
by Punchy » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:32 amBilly The Kid's Old Timey Oddities And The Ghastly Fiend Of London #1(of 4) - Untitled and 'The Goon' - Powell and Hotz
Story - I've never really been a big fan of the work of Eric Powell, The Goon, while well-drawn, is only sporadically appealing to me on the writing side, and his work on Action Comics was paired not only with a below-par Geoff Johns, but also one of my least favourite concepts in comics, Bizarro. But again, the art was top-notch. All of this made me wary of this book, as it's Powell writing but not drawing, and the results were the same as The Goon, sporadically appealing, but overall underwhelming.
I think a lot of my antipathy towards this issue is due to not having read the first mini-series, and Powell not really attempting to bring new readers up to speed. I know I should expect that some things aren't explained, but by all accounts it's been quite a few years since the first series, and Powell doesn't explain a thing, not even a text recap. I have no idea why Billy The Kid is in London, why he's teamed up with a bunch of Circus Freaks, or who these Freaks actually are. Two of them don't even look like Freaks at all! As I said, part of this problem is me, but Powell doesn't even do his job in trying to entice me to go back and get the first trade. If they want to more of this concept, they need to do better at this. It all just seems like random, childish storytelling, hey let's throw these famous historical figures together, like League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, with the intelligence replaced by bawdy jokes.
But as I said, this was sporadically entertaining, mainly due to the inclusion of the Jack The Ripper mythos, something I am very interested in. In comics, any Ripperology will inevitable be compared to From Hell, and this even moreso, due to the use of the Elephant Man. This isn't of course as good as From Hell, but it's not really trying to be, this is just a fun romp, with very little depth, and that's fine. It's just something that doesn't appeal to me, and the problems with a lack of explanation only compound this. If you've read the first mini, then I'm sure this is great stuff, a welcome return, but if you're in the majority who haven't, then Powell has failed to really provide a hook to carry on and go back. Disappointing.
This issue also contains a Goon back-up story, and it's a serviceable gag-story, with of course nice art.
Artwork - Kyle Hotz is an artist I'm most familiar with from his work on Marvel MAX's The Hood, and he's a good fit for this book. His Elephant Man is a thing of disgusting beauty, and the way he draws Billy The Kid's face is good for the comedic elements of the story. A good artist, but I think Powell himself would have elevated the story, his Goon back-up is very basic story-wise, but art-wise? It's excellent.
Best Line - 'I'll give your little Gentleman a jolly good tossle and a slide down the gullet before, mind ye!'
by guitarsmashley » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:36 amLeaving for vacation is a few hours. Will probably review tonight or tomorrow morning.
by Muppetesque » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:08 amI picked this up on the recommendation of fourthy, and it's the first title he's specifically suggested to me that I did not enjoy.
As a new reader I found it highly inaccessible. It doesn't cleanly convey their motivations for traveling together -- (ie why is Billy the Kid is a freakshow?) and it was tough to get any sense of the individual characters. Given I'm not someone with a familiarity with freaks of the 19th century, it was tough to piece it together. Sloppy writing on Powell's part.
Just like the characters, the art was equally muddy. There is such a thing as using color to create a mood, but the palette here is just flat. There needs to be some elements which "pop," but colorist Dan Brown can't seem to get enough of his own namesake. The overwhelming use of browns and greys just washes the characters into the background of the world, causing the art to lose focus.
Like the color work, Kyle Hotz's page layouts seem meandering. While his actual in panel artwork is competent, he plays with his panel edges and gutters without any real concept of what he's doing. A great example of his inconsistency is on pages 13 and 14. When Billy is drugged, he significantly widens his gutter around the panels giving you a sense of something is amiss, yet on page 14 his third panel lacks a similar effect and leave me wondering why he bothered with wide gutters on page 13.
When I'm thinking "why the fuck did the artist do that?", it's pretty clear the comic is not working for me.
If I were looking for a shining example of what comics should be, this issue fails dismally. I don't share the love you all seem to have for it. 4/10.
by thefourthman » Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:31 pmYeah, I recommended it after I had reread the first issue of the mini last week and after getting to issue three, I almost told you not to get it, but then I thought you might see past all the dark horror and dig the fun that is there. I am slowly learning to trust my gut and should have pm'd you. I am sorry for failing you.
by Royal Nonesuch » Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:36 pmI don't understand why people who didn't read the first volume found this issue so inaccessible. I didn't read the first series, and I was ok. I'd say this issue gave you what you needed and then went full sail ahead.
by Muppetesque » Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:37 pm
I don't think this is a "I don't like it because of genre/ subject", this is a "structurally this issue is more of a mess than Hunter on a bender" thing.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:40 pm
You miserable flip-flopper!
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:40 pm
Not to mention anyone could've read the previous adventure online for free like I posted. Not the first tpb, but the intermediary one.
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There were just too many fantastic reads today that I couldn't make a post about every single one of them. Seriously, they are taking up all my tabs so I decided to turn them into a roundup post for your viewing convenience.
1. Facebook Prototype – Swedish designer Fred Nerby created this awesome prototype of a possible Facebook user interface that looks nothing like Timeline. Instead it resembles something more of the renovated MySpace, but damn, this looks. good. If you want to see the details clearer, watch the Vimeo in full screen. [Source]
2. Saving Your Instagrams – – – > Instaport
3. "Why I Left My Fancy Magazine Job" – Former Fashionista Editor Lauren Sherman explains why she left a gig at Lucky Magazine that many aspiring young women dream of.
4. Pinterest Acquires Punchfork – Pinterest makes its first big move in 2013 by acquiring one of my favorite recipe sites. [Source]
5. Seattle Music Ruled Today – Allen Stone performed on Ellen and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" went platinum.
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6. Modern Style Offices Thrive in Seattle – I couldn't agree more that this open floor plan does wonders for productivity. [Source]
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8. Starbucks is revealing their new $1 reusable cup. Will it catch on? [Source]
9. Man moves back in with his family to allow a homeless family to live in his home – such an amazing story about kindness and generosity. The video to accompany this post is a must-see. [Source]
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Head to the west side of Algonquin, and drive along the semi-secluded Castle Drive. Here, you can find Francis, sitting in his SUV and quite angry that his brother Derrick is back on the scene. Not only is he angry that Derrick is back on the scene, but he's equally pissed that Niko has been working with him and didn't bring him into the loop. Derrick is "sick" claims Francis (you no doubt agree, at least somewhat) and asks you to murder him. He's going to go to a meeting with him and you can kill him then. What a sick freak that Francis is.
Well, before we get into the intricacies of this mission (since you'll be making choices here, much like when you killed Playboy X or Dwayne, but not both), we'll go ahead and retrieve the sniper rifle we need in order to successfully undertake the task at hand. Even if you have a sniper rifle in your inventory, you're still going to have to do this. As the GPS directions on your HUD will show, you need to head to the northeast coast of Algonquin, over on Union Drive East. You're looking for a luxury car with a turquoise arrow hanging over it, parked off of Union Drive East. When you arrive, get in the car and you will automatically be equipped with the sniper rifle you'll need.
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Proposed increase in minimum wage moves ahead
HARTFORD -- The Democratic majority on the legislative Labor Committee on Thursday approved raising the state's $8.25-per-hour minimum wage to $9.75 by Jan. 1, 2015.
But Speaker of the House J. Brendan Sharkey says he's "skeptical" about adding a burden to Connecticut businesses, putting the future of the bill in doubt.
It would raise the current minimum hourly pay to $9 on Jan. 1 and the additional 75 cents would take effect a year later. Subsequent hikes in the wage would be linked to the consumer price index.
That brought smiles to the faces Bridgeporters April Arrington, Avion Bruce, Damien Griffiths, Carolyn Gwynn, Ra-Son Rucker and Anthony Ludd on Thursday afternoon.
"It would help me a whole lot," said Gwynn, 38, a Stop & Shop employee. "It would help me catch up on my bills."
Rucker, a 21-year-old student, commended the Labor Committee's proposal and believes the Legislature should approve it.
"They have no problem raising taxes, they should increase the minimum wage," he said.
Bruce, 37, and Arrington, 33, were surprised pleasantly by the news.
"It will motivate people to look for work," Bruce said. "But I also think employers will want more for their buck and will add duties to the job requirements."
Rushing to a class at Housatonic Community College, June Victoria, 54, of New Haven, who is unemployed, welcomed the increase. However, she said it's difficult to survive on $9.75 an hour.
"It should be more," she said.
The committee approved the legislation along party lines, 7-4, after a brief afternoon debate, as minority Republicans said the state's economy cannot handle the added burden on business owners
Rep. Richard Smith, R-New Fairfield, ranking member of the committee, said in a "normal" economic climate, he'd favor raising the wage.
"The problem with doing it now is we're in such a poor economic climate that it just seems to exacerbate the already failing system that we have here in Connecticut," Smith said. "When we say we're open for business on the right-hand side of the road it seems like we're closing for business on the left-hand side of the road because we're not helping each other. We're just making it more difficult for employers."
And Rep. Sean Williams, R-Watertown, also believes the 18-percent salary hike over two years "absolutely, unquestionably reduces the ability of small businesses to increase employment for the very people we're trying to help here."
Tanya Smith and Victoria believe the two Republicans may have something there.
"Of course people need more money," Smith said pointing out how expensive it is to live in Fairfield County. "But you have to look at the other side -- are employers going to cut jobs because they have to pay more?"
"It's possible places will fire people because they have to pay more money," added Victoria.
Even Ludd, a 26-year-old security guard, doubts companies are going to rush out and hire more people in this economy and now with a minimum wage hike.
"There are not a lot of places hiring right now," said Ludd. "If you want to work, you got to be able to travel beyond Bridgeport."
The state director for the National Federation of Independent Businesses said the Legislature has to consider the impact the increase will have on small business owners already dealing with slow sales and rising costs.
"This legislation guarantees that some businesses will never catch up," said Andrew Markowski, the organization's state head said. "The cost of doing business here is very high and it will go much higher with no opportunity for small businesses to catch their breath."
But Democrats said that the state's lowest earners spend virtually all their added income within a walk or short drive of their homes, helping invest the money back into the economy.
Andrew Doba, a spokesman for Malloy said the governor supports the ideals behind the legislation, but urges the Legislature to be mindful of business's needs in the current economic climate.
"That said, he fully supports the president's effort to increase the minimum wage at the national level, and he urges Congress to pass it," Doba said.
According to a 2008 report by nonpartisan legislative staff, state labor officials estimated that 65,000 workers in the state made the then-minimum wage of $7.65. It rose to $8 an hour in January 2009 and $8.25 a year later.
A shadow was cast over the mid-afternoon committee vote, when Sharkey, speaking during an earlier, unrelated news conference, told reporters that he's not comfortable considering raising the minimum wage at this point.
"I've been hesitant about it," Sharkey said. "I'm not sure that we're still quite out of what we've been through in terms of the economic realities out there. I need to get a little bit more information as to what impacts this may have on particularly small businesses around the state, so at this point I'm skeptical about it. I want to see how it evolves and what the public hearing process will produce. I'm open to it, but I need to see a little more information about it."
Sen. Catherine Osten, D-Sprague, co-chair of the committee, said she's up for a possible compromise as the bill moves forward. "For this bill to pass it has to go through all four caucuses," she said. "I am amenable to talk about it as we go forward."
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Building the perfect Nexus phone: manufacturer
Now that we've sorted through all of the internal specs of the perfect Nexus phone, we thought this would be the perfect time to ask which manufacturer Google should choose to build this dream phone. We all have our favorite manufacturers and they all seem to have their own unique touches. HTC, Samsung and ... Read More »


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Let's put things in perspective. The last news item we ran about SkyOS dates back to September 9, 2008. Now, you may think that between then and now there would be more news - but no, the news section of their website still lists that specific news item as the latest one. That's almost five months without any news coming out of the SkyOS camp.
So, you think, they surely have released new betas between then and now, right? No, not exactly. The last beta release was build 6947, released on August 3, 2008. That's six months without a release for their paying customers. The changelog, which is publicly available, hasn't been updated since July 15, 2008. That's seven months ago. The fabled free-for-everyone live CD is shrouded in a dense cloud of thick vapour as well.
I'm actually not the only one asking questions. The official reply (dated January 10, 2009) from Robert Szeleney, SkyOS god, states:
There are still a few more things to figure out, but I'm pretty sure this will be a great addition to SkyOS.
Additionally I just bought a MacBook, trying to get new ideas from Mac OS and looking what people like so much about it.
While that sounds mighty promising and impressive, one has to wonder whether or not this is a wise thing to do if you have a large team of paying customers, who were more or less promised relatively regular beta releases to test, as well as a final release at some point in the acceptable future. This wouldn't have been an issue in a free (as in, money) project, where the developer can do whatever he wants with his time - but as a paying SkyOS customer, I'd be pretty pissed off right about now (in case you're wondering, my beta team membership was a gift years ago for my [minor] contributions to SkyOS over the years, nothing special though).
I used to be a part of the SkyOS community, and my interest goes back years and years, right around version 2, if I recall correctly. Between then and now, my interest in the project waned, mostly due to one big problem that has haunted the SkyOS project for a long time now: total lack of focus. Robert Szeleney is a marvellously gifted coder, and a very nice guy, but SkyOS seems to hobble from impressive feature to impressive feature, with none of them ever really getting finished.
SkyOS reminds of a little girl that gets sent by her mother to visit grandma on the other side of the forest. As she's hopping down to grandma's house, she gets distracted by a pretty butterfly, and starts chasing it. Then, she sees a squirrel, and all excited, she leaves the butterfly and starts running after the squirrel. Before she can take a good look at the squirrel, she notices a funny looking lizard on a tree stomp, and tries to catch it.
Whenever someone tries to take the little girl by the hand, and show her the way to grandma's house, she gets angry, and suddenly, it turns out the girl has this group of evil minions by her side that will throw rocks at you while shouting things like "She can do whatever she wants!" and "She has no obligation to go to grandma's house!", and so on.
I know from experience that what I'm about to say will cause some ire, but I'm going to be open and honest: paying for SkyOS is a mistake. You get an operating system that's in perpetual beta, that probably won't boot on any of your systems anyway, full of promising but halfbaked features, and you'll throw the disc away before the sun has set. You'll then try to talk to the little girl, and get her to go to grandma's house, but it will be pointless.
She's been sent to go there 5-6 years ago. What makes you think you can get her there?
Robert Szeleney's replyBelow is Robert Szeleney's reply, as found in the comments.
SkyOS development is currently halted.
Long version:
The speed at which new hardware and technology gets developed has increased dramatically in the last few years. Trying to catch up with development of frameworks, drivers, applications, test, etc. got way more complicated than years ago. At that time, you developed a standard IDE driver and SkyOS would boot on 99% of all computers. There was only one way interrupts got routed, devices could be accessed, etc. More important, there was just a single CPU, no hyperthreading, mulitcores, multi cpus, etc. (at least not for computers the usual home user owned). A GUI was easy, in contrast to today, where you must have a 3D accelerated GUI. If you don't have one your OS is said to be old, out of date. You must have WIFI, USB, Bluetooth, etc.
Catching up with the development for all this is just not possible anymore, at least, not for one person or at least, not for me. Currently, SkyOS development is on halt, and I'm trying to find a way to get out of this unpromising situation. At this moment I only see four resorts:
Eventually, I have to admit that I underestimated the speed at which new technolgy develops and establishes. And, a while ago I was able to spend more than 6 hours a day developing for SkyOS, for years. Recently, as my first baby was born this of course changed which made the entire developing situation even worth. Again I underestimated a few, personal, real life factors and their impact on developing.
I'm sorry if I dissapointed you, but I guess you favor me being honest about the current situation.
Anyway, I will do my best to find the best possible solution for SkyOS and its future. Be it with or without me.


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In what now seems like an amazingly prescient move, the William Benton Museum at the University of Connecticut began seriously collecting contemporary art from India in 2004. That was the year the museum mounted a show called "Masala: Diversity and Democracy in South Asian Art," which garnered a rave review by Holland Cotter in the New York Times.
Ten years later, the Benton has mounted a fascinating follow-up, called "Convergence: Contemporary Art from India and the Diaspora," featuring 15 contemporary artists, nine of whom live and work in India, the others of Indian descent living elsewhere — and none of whom appeared in that earlier show. But, as might be expected with 15 unique and idiosyncratically different artists, "Convergence" seems at first like it should be called "Collision."
However, after studying the work on the first pass through this engaging exhibition, visitors should take a second stroll through it, and the theme will then make perfect sense. The notions of convergence and collision are perhaps best seen in the work of Neil Chowdhury. The overwhelming presence of India is captured in his powerful "Laundry Puja," a photograph of an old woman seemingly falling into a religious reverie on a city sidewalk in the midst of washing clothes. All of humanity seems to have swarmed past her, and every color in the spectrum surrounds her. It is such a busy image it looks Photoshopped; but then it hits the viewer that India is its own montage, its own collision and collage, at every turn. Would it be possible, you think, to take a photograph of a city scene in India that does not have this collision? As if responding to that thought, Chowdhury's other work, a black and white photograph called "Child Mechanic," looks as if it were by Walker Evans or Dorothea Lange in the Great Depression.
Even more powerful is the work of Ravi Agarwal, whose photographs anchor the show in India, the teeming subcontinent that serves as the proverbial elephant in the room. Agarwal's large-format color shots of life along the banks of the polluted Yamuna River are the first things you see upon entering the gallery. The scenes are wretchedly littered and the people even more wretchedly poor and yet they solemnly work the waters for whatever they can scare up.
In addition to his photographs, Agarwal has created a video, "The Sewage Pond's Memoir," on view in a side room. Less than seven minutes long, it's worth watching from beginning to end. In it, he creates haunting beauty out of a waste dump. We watch it unfold over the course of a day, with birds tweeting and frogs chirping and we see that, even out of this desecrated space, life abounds.
These works hold a dominating power over the rest of the exhibition, which is not to say that work by the other 13 artists is of lesser quality. Besides photography, nearly all media are employed: etching, watercolors, gouache, acrylics, even cartoons and digital art. Other standout work includes woodblock-style etchings by Vijay Kumar, a Brooklyn artist who mines political and religious controversies (using the New York Times as his backdrop), folk-art-like watercolors by Sujith SN (Psalms of the Black Water No. 2 has a subtle power), Sarnath Banerjee's original sketches for his graphic novels, Avinash Veeraraghavan's digital art (for the eBook I Love My India), Annu Palakunnathu Matthew's diptychs, in which she juxtaposes clichéd sepia-tinged photographs by Edward Curtis of "Red Indians" next to her own shots of "Brown Indians."
"Convergence: Contemporary Art from India and the Diaspora" is an exhibition about which UConn can take deserved pride. Almost all of the pieces are from the UConn collections, and it was curated in-house by Kathryn Myers, a UConn professor of art. Myers will take part in "Convergence: A Discussion of Diasporic Indian Art and Literature," a related program on Nov. 19 at 5 pm at Konover Auditorium.
Convergence: Contemporary Art from India and the Diaspora
Through Dec. 15, William Benton Museum of Art, UConn, 245 Glenbrook Road, Unit 3140, Storrs, (860) 486-4520, benton.uconn.edu. Closed over Thanksgiving break.


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The university announced the suspension on Friday, saying that Brian Brecht will continue to be paid.
The school did not give details of allegations.
Rutgers, under the direction of President Robert Barchi and Interim Athletic Director Carl Kirschner, has been reviewing videos of practices in all sports since men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired this month after a video was made public that showed him kicking players, throwing balls at them and yelling anti-gay slurs.
The university also said Friday that it has formed a search committee for a new athletic director to replace Tim Pernetti. He resigned amid the scandal.
The Rutgers lacrosse team competes in the Big East Conference, and is struggling this season. The Scarlet Knights are 2-11 overall, and 0-5 in the league. Brecht's team has lost 10 consecutive games headed into Saturday's home game vs. Duke.
Brecht, in his second season as coach at Rutgers, spent seven years as coach at Siena College, and was a three-time conference coach of the year in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. He was hired by Pernetti on June 16, 2011, after posting 57 victories with the Saints in his final five years there.
Brecht is a New York native who played at Springfield College in Massachusetts.


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Walter Scott's work was the inspiration for more than eighty operas, most written in the first half of the 19th century. The first of these was Rossini's La donna del lago, which I will direct in a new Royal Opera production this spring. Opera was a key medium for the spread of Scott's popularity through Europe and it is interesting to think about why his work was taken up so enthusiastically by operatic composers.
I believe that it's the mix of romanticism and nationalism, often with a heady dose of the supernatural thrown in, which so inspired composers. Opera has always been concerned with building a case for what philosopher Mladen Dolar calls the 'myth of community'; either as court opera in the 18th century or as state opera later in the 19th century. Writing at a time when nations were being born, Scott offers a view of a community that had its roots in customs, value and culture. This is romantic nationalism. Scott tries to help us see who we are, by inventing who we were.
Getting to know La donna del lago, I've found that this particular opera comes to life when we view it as 'national myth making' and read the story in the context of Scott's own life: his stage-management of King George IV's visit to Edinburgh, his claimed discovery of the regalia of Scotland, and his raising of a private militia when he feared that a revolution might be coming from across the Channel all feel like events which are in the same world as opera's story.
For me, Scott's work lives on most vividly through adaptation rather than through the original prose or poetry. His work is at its most engaging and powerful to modern eyes and ears when his ideas, fantasy and invention are revealed through adaptation and biography.
We're very excited then that our stage adaptation coincides with a season of programmes about, and adapted from the work of, the author on BBC Radio 4.
The series will include 'The Man who made Scotland', a documentary about Scott presented by James Naughtie; radio adaptations of his works, beginning with The Fair Maid of Perth; and an Open Book special to be recorded live at the Royal Opera House.
Over one hundred and eighty years on from his birth, Scott continues to inspire and I hope that, when the curtain rises on La donna del lago on 17 May, you will enjoy seeing how this giant of Scottish literature has inspired The Royal Opera.
La donna del lago runs from 17 May – 11 June 2013.
The production is sponsored by the Peter Moores Foundation and the Friends of Covent Garden with generous philanthropic support from Celia Blakey, Hélène and Jean Peters, Judith Portrait and Susan and John Singer. The Production Director generously supported by Hamish and Sophie Forsyth.


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July 11, 2005
Ms. Deborah T. Wilkins
General Counsel
Western Kentucky University
1 Big Red Way
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-3576
Dear Ms. Wilkins:
This responds to your November 8, 2004, request for guidance regarding the disclosure of education records by Western Kentucky University (WKU) to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. § 1232g. You noted that WKU supported a similar request submitted to this Office by Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in a letter dated February 22, 2002. This Office administers FERPA and is responsible for providing technical assistance to ensure compliance with the statute and regulations, which are codified at 34 CFR Part 99.
Your letter asks for guidance on the following two issues:
- Whether disclosure of the requested information to CPE (as outlined below), without student consent violates FERPA; and
- Assuming that the disclosure to CPE does not violate FERPA, whether further or subsequent disclosure of personally identifiable information to third parties or entities without student consent would be prohibited under FERPA.
You explained that CPE has asked state universities to produce "student-specific final grade information," including each student's Social Security number (SSN); first and last name; year of birth; state of origin; number of transfer hours; full or part-time status; whether the student is a first-time transfer; the transfer institution; total number of credit hours; high school identifier; date of high school graduation; declared major; home county and/or address including zip code; courses in current enrollment; audited courses; gender; race/ethnicity; and classification level (freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior). You indicated that CPE does not intend to obtain student consent for the release and cannot identify a specific date when the use of the data will be complete and the data will be destroyed.
As explained more fully below, it is our opinion that these disclosures are permissible under the assumptions and conditions described in this letter.
FERPA applies to an educational agency or institution that receives funds under any program administered by the Secretary of Education. See 34 CFR § 99.1(a). We assume for purposes of this discussion that WKU (like EKU) is an educational agency or institution subject directly to FERPA requirements. Eligible students (i.e., those who have reached 18 years of age or attend a postsecondary institution) have a right under FERPA to inspect and review the student's education records and to seek to have them amended in certain circumstances. 34 CFR Part 99, Subparts B and C. In addition, an eligible student must generally provide a signed and dated written consent in accordance with § 99.30 of the FERPA regulations before an educational agency or institution discloses education records, or personally identifiable information from education records. Exceptions to this requirement are set forth in § 99.31 of the regulations.
One of the exceptions to FERPA's prior written consent requirement allows an educational agency or institution to disclose education records to "authorized representatives" of
- The Comptroller General of the United States;
- The Attorney General of the United States;
- The Secretary [of Education]; or
- State and local educational authorities,
34 CFR § 99.31(a)(3), provided the disclosure is in connection with an audit or evaluation of Federal or State supported education program, or for the enforcement of or compliance with Federal legal requirements that relate to those programs. 34 CFR § 99.35(a). Information that is collected under this provision must:
- Be protected in a manner that does not permit personal identification of individuals by anyone except the officials referred to in paragraph (a) of this section; and
- Be destroyed when no longer needed for the purposes listed in paragraph (a) of this section.
34 CFR § 99.35(b).
The phrase "State and local educational authorities" is not defined in FERPA or elsewhere in Federal law or regulations. However, this Office has generally interpreted the term to mean an agency or other party with educational expertise and experience that is responsible for and authorized under State or local law to regulate, plan, coordinate, advise, supervise or evaluate elementary, secondary, or postsecondary education programs, services, agencies, or institutions in the State. (Note that "State or local educational authorities" need not exercise the "direction and control" that characterizes the relationship between an "educational agency" and an "educational institution" under 34 CFR § 99.1(a)(2).)
CPE is a 16 member public agency composed of the Commissioner of Education, a faculty member, a student member, and 13 citizen members. KRS § 164.011. Among its various duties, CPE is required to develop, plan, implement, and revise the strategic postsecondary agenda (with the advice and counsel of the Strategic Committee on Postsecondary Education); review, revise, and approve the missions of the State's universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System; and ensure that all postsecondary institutions in the state provide cooperatively for an integrated system of postsecondary education by promoting transferability of credits and easy access of information among institutions. KRS § 164.020(1), (2), (4) and (5). CPE leads and provides staff support for the biennial budget process and advises the Governor on recommendations to the General Assembly on appropriations for postsecondary institutions and devises policies for allocation of funds among these institutions. KRS § 164.020(9) and (10).
CPE constitutes the State's representative agency in all matters of postsecondary education that are not otherwise delegated to one or more postsecondary institutions. KRS § 164.020(21). CPE determines tuition and approves the minimum qualifications for admission to the State postsecondary educational system. KRS § 164.020(8). It defines and approves the offerings of all public postsecondary education degree, certificate or diploma programs; eliminates or makes changes in existing programs; approves the teacher education programs in public institutions; and recommends to the Governor the establishment of new institutions within the State. KRS § 164.020(14), (15), (17) and (20). CPE maintains a uniform financial reporting procedure used by all state postsecondary institutions and procedures for the approval of a designated receiver to maintain student records of specified public institutions that cease to operate. KRS § 164.020(22) and (25). The executive officer of each institution may be required to submit reports to CPE as needed for the effective performance of CPE's duties. KRS § 164.020(12).
CPE is directed to develop a system of public accountability related to the postsecondary strategic agenda by evaluating the performance and effectiveness of the State's postsecondary system. KRS § 164.020(3). In that vein, CPE is required to engage in analyses and research to determine the overall needs of postsecondary and adult education in the State and develop and implement a system of accountability for postsecondary institutions that measures educational quality and outcomes; student progress in the postsecondary system; research and service activities; use of resources; other performance or outcomes that support achievement of the strategic agenda, including involvement in quality enhancement of elementary and secondary education; and other indicators as deemed appropriate by CPE. KRS §§ 164.020(6) and 164.095(3). The postsecondary education accountability process requires CPE to "collect information, maintain a comprehensive database, and publish reports on the condition of the postsecondary education system that include but are not limited to student enrollments, utilization of facilities, and the finances of the institutions." KRS § 164.095(4). Each year, CPE must submit to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission an "annual accountability report" providing information on the implementation of performance standards and the achievement of performance goals during the prior year. KRS § 164.095(4).
You also provided a memorandum from CPE President Thomas D. Layzell dated September 9, 2004, regarding collection of final grades. Mr. Layzell's memo states that CPE "currently [collects] final grades for all first-time freshmen for purposes of the high school feedback report" and was ready to move forward, starting with the 2004 fall semester, with collecting final grades as part of the "comprehensive database." The memo explains further:
Increasingly, we are asked to address factors that contribute to or detract from student success. State leaders want to know what factors contribute to a successful transition from high school to college. Student-specific final grade information is necessary for us to evaluate the relationship of performance in remedial education courses to performance in credit bearing courses, retention, and ultimately to graduation. Final grades also will help determine predictors of success for two-year transfer students. More broadly, final grades will help determine what courses and what performance (grades) in what types of courses (math, writing, general education core, technical courses), for what types of students (minority, first time college goers, adult learners, full/part time) predict success (retention, graduation rate, time to degree, level of learning, transition to the workplace). These questions require student level performance data, more specifically grades, that show the level of success.
In addition, Katherine M. Coleman, then University Counsel for EKU, indicated in her
February 22, 2002, letter to this Office that CPE would begin requiring institutions to submit "End of Term Credit Reports" that would include students' SSNs and final grade data. At that time, a representative of CPE had indicated to EKU that the data would be used as follows:
[to] ... avoid making increasing numbers of specialized grade requests for special cohorts of students. Already we know we currently need or will require grade reports for:
- High school feedback report
- Monitoring the Mandatory Placement Policy
- Validating CATS scores as a predictor of college performance
- Providing the KCTCS ] Kentucky Community and Technical College System] feedback report
- Evaluating the KEES [Kentucky Educational Excellence] scholarship program.
With this one data report we can handle these and other coming analysis from here. The alternative would be recurring requests for data in various forms from you.
Our focus will be on statewide issues related to student success: P-12 factors that predict student success in college, success of remedial programs in enabling students to succeed in college, links between adult education programs and college success, links between college performance and employment 1 and 5 years out, links between student performance and civic engagement, alumni satisfaction, employer satisfaction, etc.
Based on our review of statutory authority, we conclude that CPE qualifies as a "State or local educational authority" under §99.31(a)(3)(iv) of the FERPA regulations because it is an agency with educational expertise and experience that is responsible for and authorized under State law to regulate, plan, coordinate, advise, supervise and evaluate postsecondary education programs, services, agencies, and institutions in the State. We conclude further that WKU (and EKU) may provide CPE with the information requested, without prior written consent, under § 99.35(a) of the FERPA regulations because of CPE's stated purposes, as described in the Layzell memo and Ms. Coleman's letter, of using the information in connection with CPE's evaluation of Federal and State funded education programs.
The Layzell memo noted CPE's commitment to protection and security of the data, as required by Federal and State law, and attached a draft "Data Access Policy" (Attachment A) and a separate "formal document describing the purpose for the data collection and analysis, and detailing [CPE's] commitment to conforming to the federal privacy statute" (Attachment B). We note that many of the security and confidentiality requirements in these policies comply with FERPA requirements, as asserted in section 3 of the Data Access Policy. However, as explained in more detail below, some of CPE's plans for using and redisclosing information in the comprehensive database would fail to comply with the requirements of § 99.35(b) of the regulations (and w e are aware of no other exception to the written consent requirement in FERPA that would apply to the disclosure of education records to CPE as requested). Therefore, since WKU is the responsible party for compliance with FERPA, it should not disclose personally identifiable information from education records to CPE without assurances that CPE will not redisclose information in personally identifiable form except in accordance with FERPA requirements.
Under § 99.35 of the FERPA regulations, CPE may not redisclose information from education records it has received from WKU (or any other educational agency or institution), in personally identifiable form, to State health, labor, employment or other non-educational agencies, as suggested in section 3, paragraph 2 of the Data Access Policy, and in material quoted from Ms. Coleman's letter (i.e., "links between college performance and employment 1 and 5 years out, links between student performance and civic engagement, ... employer satisfaction, etc."). As explained in our February 18, 2004, letter to the California Department of Education (available at http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/library/ca21804.html):
Earlier this year, the Department issued guidance regarding whether FERPA permits a State or local educational authority, such as an SEA [State educational agency], to authorize or designate another State agency as its "authorized representative" in order to conduct data matching with the other entity. This memorandum was issued to all Chief State School Officers on January 30, 2003, by former Deputy Secretary William D. Hansen and is available on this Office's website (www.ed.gov/offices/OII/fpco). The Deputy Secretary's memorandum.... grew out of concern that unlimited discretion to appoint or designate an "authorized representative" for data matching purposes essentially vitiates the specific conditions for nonconsensual disclosure under §§ 99.31(a)(3) and 99.35 and, more generally, FERPA's prohibition on disclosure without written consent. The memo explains that multiple references to "officials" in the statutory text for this exception reflect congressional concern that the "authorized representatives" of a State educational authority (or other official listed in § 99.31(a)(3)) must be under the direct control of that authority, which means an employee, appointed official, or "contractor."
In regard to CPE's use of contractors to perform CPE functions, as noted in section 5.C.6 of the Data Access Policy, the letter explained further:
"Contractor" in this sense means outsourcing or using third-parties to provide services that the State educational authority would otherwise provide for itself, in circumstances where internal disclosure would be appropriate under § 99.35 if the State educational authority were providing the service itself, and where the parties have entered into an agreement that establishes the State educational authority's direct control over the contractor with respect to the service provided by the contractor. Any contractor that obtains access to personally identifiable information from education records in these circumstances is bound by the same restrictions on redisclosure and destruction of information that apply to the State educational authority itself under § 99.35, and the State educational authority is responsible for ensuring that its contractor does not redisclose or allow any other party to have access to any personally identifiable information from education records.
We note also that KRS § 164.283(7) provides that "[a]ll student academic records shall be made available upon request to a public or private junior college from which the individual student was graduated or to a public or private secondary school from which the individual student was graduated." In that vein, KRS § 164.020(5) directs CPE to "[promote] transferability of credits and easy access of information among institutions" in the State. CPE may permit staff of a postsecondary institution to have access to data from education records that it disclosed to the comprehensive database, as indicated in section 5.C.7.a. of the Data Access Policy. However, § 99.35(b) of the FERPA regulations does not permit CPE to redisclose personally identifiable information from education records to a school previously attended by a student, for example in order to report on a student's subsequent progress, unless that school qualifies as a "State or local educational authority" that is auditing or evaluating Federal or State supported education programs. Accordingly, WKU may not disclose information from education records to CPE with the understanding that CPE will redisclose information, in personally identifiable form, to other educational institutions.
Finally, CPE's Data Access policy provides in section D.1 for release of personally identifiable data in five levels of access, including Level 2, which—
allows researchers, education groups, and other parties who express legitimate educational interests to read all records and fields in the database to further the understanding of educational practices, methods, or theory that would be expected through acceptable research practice. Level 2 access will be granted only after approval of a data request form. The CPE will notify institutions when a level 2 data request has been approved for a third party.
Section D.2. provides further that —
Researchers, education groups, and other parties who express legitimate education interests in using personally identifiable data shall submit a Data Request Form that explains what data are requested, and how the data are to be stored, used, maintained, disseminated, and ultimately destroyed.
There is no exception to the prior written consent requirement in FERPA that allows a State educational authority, such as CPE, to redisclose information from education records, in personally identifiable form, to outside researchers, whether or not they demonstrate "legitimate education interests." Educational agencies and institutions themselves may disclose education records, without prior written consent, to organizations conducting studies for them or on their behalf, for the improvement of instruction and other purposes set forth in § 99.31(a)(6) of the regulations. However, this exception does not apply to a State educational authority that has received information from education records under § 99.31(a)(3) and is subject to the specific limitations on redisclosure of information set forth in § 99.35, as described above. The Department recognizes, of course, the importance of research-based decision making and has outlined a method for removing personally identifiable information from education records, including information that would make a student's identity "easily traceable," so that it may be disclosed for education research purposes. See our November 18, 2004, letter to the Tennessee Department of Education on the use of "anonymous" data from education records available at www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/library/nashville_tn2004.html.
Finally, please note that WKU is required to comply with the recordkeeping requirements in § 99.32(a) of the regulations with respect to its disclosure of information to CPE. In lieu of recording every single disclosure, this Office has advised that an educational agency or institution may maintain with each student's records a notice of the annual or other schedule under which personally identifiable information is disclosed to CPE for the purposes specified.
I trust that the above information is helpful in explaining the scope and limitations of FERPA as it relates to your inquiry.
LeRoy S. Rooker
Family Policy Compliance Office
cc: Joanne K. Glasser, President, Eastern Kentucky University
Cheryl Harris, University Counsel, Eastern Kentucky University
Dennis Taulbee, General Counsel, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education


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This Ohio town saw 20 drug overdose cases in 24 hours after warnings of a 'bad batch'
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) - About 40 people were treated for suspected drug overdoses in Springfield, Ohio over the span of just two days. Police said 20 people were seen in emergency rooms over the course of just 24 hours as Ohio continues to grapple with a nationwide opioid epidemic.
Officials with Clark County Public Health say the 20 people who visited the E.R. came in between 5 a.m. Friday, April 14 and 5 a.m. Saturday, April 15. The news comes as Springfield Police put out an alert on Friday (April 14) about a 'bad batch' of heroin they believe is circulating.
On Friday, police called WKEF to report that 19 people had overdosed in a 24 hour period. New numbers reported Monday by public health officials show 39 people in total overdosed in just 48 hours. Authorities do say two people have died from what they suspect is heroin, but the cause of their deaths have not yet been confirmed by an autopsy.
RELATED | Sheriff: 21 kilograms of fentanyl found in drug cartel bust
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This growing dependence on opioids has mushroomed into a national health crisis, ripping apart communities and straining police and health departments. Every day, an overdose of prescription opioids or heroin kills 91 people, and legions more are brought back from the brink of death. With some 2 million Americans hooked on these pills, evidence is growing that they're not as good a choice for treating chronic pain as once thought.
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News Release: May 16, 2013
Docket Nos. ER13-193-000, ER13-196-000, ER13-64-000, ER13-65-000, ER13-67-000, ER13-68-000, ER13-127-000, OA12-1-000
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FERC Accepts ISO-NE, NTTG Order No. 1000 Compliance Filings, Requires Revisions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today found that ISO New England Inc. and members of the Northern Tier Transmission Group (NTTG) have partially complied with Order No. 1000 but must make additional filings to fully comply with the transmission planning and cost allocation rule.
In a third order, FERC granted SU FERC, L.L.C. a waiver of the requirements of Order No. 1000 because it controls limited and discrete transmission facilities that do not form an integrated transmission grid. SU FERC has only one customer, its affiliate Sharyland Utilities, L.P. of Texas.
Acting on ISO-NEs compliance filing, FERC said that to protect the public interest, the grid operator could not retain the federal right of first refusal (ROFR) for incumbent utilities in its Transmission Operating Agreement. FERC also found the grid operators alternative proposal to remove references to a federal ROFR partially complies with Order No. 1000.
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- Propose a process for selecting the more efficient or cost-effective transmission solution that resolves an identified transmission need driven by public policy requirements.
With regard to NTTG, the Commission said that members PacifiCorp, Deseret Generation & Transmission Cooperative, NorthWestern Corporation, Portland General Electric Company and Idaho Power Company must revise their individual open-access transmission tariffs (OATTs) to incorporate a number of provisions of the NTTG Regional Planning and Cost Allocation Practice Document and provide additional justification for several aspects of their regional transmission planning proposal. Among other things, the public utilities must revise their OATTs to:
- Implement their obligation to identify transmission solutions in the regional transmission planning process that more efficiently or cost-effectively meet the regions transmission needs.
- Include additional detail regarding how the public utilities will address Order No. 1000s requirement to consider transmission needs driven by public policy requirements in their local and regional transmission planning processes.
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ROCK FALLS – About 40 dancers and crew members from the Moscow Ballet had a layover Sunday at Rock Falls Hotel.
Unfortunately, they won't be performing the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the area anytime soon.
The company stayed at the hotel, 2105 First Ave., after performing at the Akoo Theatre in Rosemont. It has a performance today in Leavenworth, Kan., said Sally Michael Keyes, director of public relations for Moscow Ballet North America.
Sandy Gonzalez, a desk clerk at the hotel, confirmed that the company had reserved a block of rooms.
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Vinaigrettes and Other Dressings by Michele Anna Jordan
Let's be honest with ourselves: half of the reason we eat salads is for the dressing. Whether it's a tart balsamic vinaigrette or a creamy blue cheese dressing, we love the way that dressing wraps around every bite. This new book by Michele Anna Jordan is a boon to us salad-lovers. Here are over sixty recipes to shake up your salad routine and ensure that you'll never buy dressing again.
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• Who wrote it: Michele Anna Jordan
• Who published it: Harvard Common Press
• Number of recipes: 60
• Recipes for right now: Walnut Vinaigrette, Grapefruit Vinaigrette, White Miso Vinaigrette, Warm Bacon-Maple Vinaigrette, Thai Lime Dressing, Spicy Mexican Crema, Creamy Feta and Green Peppercorn Dressing
• Other highlights: As someone who usually falls back on a standard balsamic vinaigrette for lack of any other ideas, it was exciting just to flip through the pages of this book. Vinaigrettes with maple! Something creamy with feta! Oh, making my own ranch! Most of these are simple to make by combining a few ingredients in a bowl. At most, we'll need to chop up some shallots or fresh herbs, and only a few require actual cooking.
Aside from the recipes themselves, I think the most valuable part of this book are the ideas on "Best Uses" for each dressing. I tend to think "dressings = lettuce salad," but this section gives me ideas for dressing up my steamed and roasted veggies, grain salads, chickpea salads, and for pairing dressings with things like roasted duck, tofu, and grilled corn.
• Who would enjoy this book? Cooks who make and eat a lot of salads, people stuck in a salad dressing rut
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Sorry its been so long!
So as the title of this post states I am very sorry but its been a busy Summer and Autumn started off with a bang thanks to all these storms. Saturday night I drove home in a storm and it had me all over the lane and the rain was coming down pretty hard, I was just happy to make it home in one piece. Sadly we've had to use the heat this month, I have it set at 74 and I'm wrapped up in a new shawl that's warm as toast and colorful to boot. Joey seems impervious to the cold except on his
Catching up
We've been relatively busy here on the farm. The gardens are planted and school is out for Joey so our summer will be full of fun and learning experiences for all of us. Hopefully. The vegetable garden is growing in leaps and bounds, those of you who follow our Facebook page will have seen the two videos I uploaded of the garden and the one I posted with my chickens. We haven't harvested anything just yet but if remember right the radishes should be ready in another week or so and the onions I
Garden Update!
So its been a few weeks since I've let you guys know what's been going on with the gardens. I've got all the flower seeds in for the bee garden and drinking stations for tired bees. We placed little pots of mint around the yard to repel mice and spiders, I know some spiders are good but I'm a huge arachnophobe (computer claims I'm spelling it wrong but Siri says I'm right) so the less wolf spiders I see the better. Plus I don't want any of my pollinators getting stuck in webs. Bee Garden I also
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Beyond Pink, Blue: Gender Differences in the Classroomby Kim Johnson • November 6, 2007 Share:
Dr. Leonard Sax sees single-sex education as a way of breaking down the gender stereotypes.
"When we understand gender differences, we can break down the differences," the practicing family physician and psychologist told a Wabash College crowd Monday eager to hear his thoughts on same sex education. "If we don't understand the differences, we only reinforce those differences.
"The coeducational classroom can reinforce gender stereotypes," Sax said, noting that in his brief time at Wabash, he had found students breaking those stereotypes. "At this college I have been meeting men who are comfortable with scholars being athletes, and athletes being serious scholars."
In his two books, Why Gender Matters: what parents and teachers need to know about the emerging science of sex differences and Boys Adrift: the five factors driving the growing epidemic of unmotivated boys and underachieving young men, Sax addresses the "hardwired" differences between males and females. Because of these differences, Sax is an internationally known proponent of single-sex educational institutions.
Sax began his presentation with the date January 14, 2005. He said while the events of the day or the people involved were not particularly important, it was that day that brought into "sharp focus some of the rather challenging issues that have to be addressed when engaged in dialogue on the topic of gender and education."
It was on this day Dr. Lawrence Summers, who was then the president of Harvard University referred to the lack of women in computer science, physics, and engineering as a result of an "innate difference in intrinsic ability."
While the remark quickly became a political debate, Sax argued politics has very little to do with it. "There are profound hardwired differences in males and females," he said. "However, these differences do not logically imply an order of rank. The fact that 'A' and 'B' are different does not mean that 'A' is better than 'B.' Apples and oranges are different. That does not mean that apples are better than oranges."
Sax reviewed a number of studies showing females out performing males academically. He attributes this to a social construct rather than a biological one. He discussed the attitude of intelligence in males being "uncool." Males are expected to be athletic and not academic playing into the notion of the "dumb jock."
Looking back through history he referred to the Latin phrase "Mens sana incorpore sano" or "a healthy mind in a healthy body." Men used to be expected to be athletic and academic. The two were not mutually exclusive.
He explained single-sex education as a way of breaking down the gender stereotypes. "When we understand gender differences, we can breakdown the differences," he said. "If we don't understand the differences we only reinforce the differences."
Using Wabash College as an example, he said "Uniquely at Wabash, athletes can be scholars and scholars can be athletes. It is generally accepted. That is not so at co-ed institutions."
Sax detailed one hardwired difference in males' and females' vision. He cited studies indicating there are biological differences in the way their retinas are built. The difference affects how they see and what stimulates vision. "How we see affects how we write and what we read," he said.
Sax addressed additional biological differences in his biology lecture titled "Sex Differences in Sensation and Perception: Hard Wired Sex Differences in Hearing, Vision, and Smell among Mammals."
By teaching males and females according to their biological differences, regardless of the gender of the teacher, he argues gender stereotypes can then be broken down. He sees the best way to achieve this is through single-sex educational institutions.
He wrapped up his comments by again reiterating, "difference doesn't imply an order of rank." He further concluded "the mere fact of a coeducational classroom in conjunction with the fact that the brains of girls and boys develop along different trajectories means that the coeducational classroom reinforces gender stereotypes, even with the most enlightened teachers."
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Time: September 8, 2012 from 2pm to 4pm
Location: Wheaton Regional Public Library -Tin the Large Meeting Room on the lower floor of the
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The Maryland-DC (MDC) chapter or WASH (Washington Area Secular Humanists) is hosting a free panel discussion on the Topic of: "What would Paul Kurtz say?"
Our distinguished Panel: Margeret Downey, (founder and president of the Freethought Society), Edd Doerr (President at Americans for Religious Liberty), Stuart Jordan (President of the Institute for Science and Human Values,<ISHV>, and Nathan Bupp )( ISHV Communications Director).
In a long and extraordinary career as a public intellectual, Paul Kurtz has distinguished himself as a major contributor to secular humanism, critical thinking, ethics, skepticism and American philosophy. Kurtz's noble life, as well as, numerous, seminal writings about these topics are worth reflecting on. To this end a panel of people who know him well will be on hand to discuss this and his effects to build a constructive secular alternative to religion.
The meeting is open to all and all are welcome, but to accommodate the room and keep track of who plans on coming you can register on the site listed below to help our planning of yummy refreshments and space.
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