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1 feature The evidence shows that good teachers make a clear difference in student achievement. The problem is that we don t really know what makes A GOOD TEACHER WHO SHOULD BE RECRUITED TO traditional, university-based teacherpreparation programs produce the best fill the two to three million K 12 teaching positions projected to come open teachers, or are alternatively certified during the next decade? What kinds of teachers just as good? knowledge and training should these new These questions are particularly relevant given that researchers have raised recruits have? These are the questions confronting policymakers as a generation of teachers retires at the same time today s teaching workforce. As measured concerns about the overall quality of that the so-called baby boom echo is by standardized test scores (mainly the making its way through the education SAT and the ACT), students choosing to system. Key to answering these questions is knowing how much influence from the lower end of the ability distri- major in education tend to be drawn teachers have over student achievement bution. In Who Will Teach?, Harvard University professor of education Richard and what specific teacher attributes lead to higher student achievement. For Murnane and his colleagues write: College graduates with high test scores are instance, does holding a master s degree make one a better teacher? Do the best less likely to take [teaching] jobs, teachers hail from elite universities? Did employed teachers with high test scores Mystery they earn high GPAs in college? Did they are less likely to stay, and former teachers with high test scores are less likely to the major in the subject they are teaching? How much does experience matter? Do return. On average, according to the of GOOD Teaching by DAN GOLDHABER ILLUSTRATION BY ANDREW JUDD/MASTERFILE 50 EDUCATION NEXT / SPRING
3 findings of University of Massachusetts economist Dale Ballou, the higher the quality of an individual s undergraduate institution, the less likely a student is to choose a teaching career. Moreover, during the past 25 years the share of master s and doctoral degrees in education granted by toptier public and private research universities has declined dramatically. And of students who graduated from college in 1993 and 1994, data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond survey show that those who entered the public school teaching profession averaged a 923 on the SATs; the average SAT of those entering other professions was about 80 points higher.the results are even more dramatic when one compares the SATs of teachers with those of people entering technical professions, such as engineering. The demographic shifts of the next decade provide the opportunity to thoroughly remake the teaching profession. This is a significant opportunity, given that the evidence suggests that teacher quality is the most important school factor in explaining differences in student performance. The difficulty from a policy perspective is that the relationship between readily quantifiable attributes such as a teacher s highest degree attained or level of experience and student outcomes is tenuous at best. In other words, good teachers certainly make a difference, but it s unclear what makes for a good teacher. Overall Impact Research dating back to the 1966 release of Equality of Educational Opportunity (the Coleman Report ) shows that student performance is only weakly related to school quality. The report concluded that students socioeconomic background was a far more influential factor. However, teacher characteristics, such as years of experience, education levels, and performance on a vocabulary test. Since then, due in large part to the availability of new data sources that link and track teachers and students over a number of years, researchers have been able to estimate the overall contribution of teachers to student learning. This includes not only the effect of easily measurable attributes, such as experience and degrees obtained, but also the effect of harder to measure intangible attributes, such as a teacher s enthusiasm and skill in conveying knowledge. Tennessee is one of the few states with data systems in place that track teachers over time and link them to their students achievement scores. Researchers who have studied the Tennessee data, mainly former University of Tennessee professor William Sanders and his colleagues, found that the effectiveness of teachers has more of an influence on student achievement than any other schooling factor. They also found a wide range of effectiveness among teachers; there are some very good teachers, some very bad teachers, and a wide range of performance between them. Using the Sanders methodology, teachers are placed into effectiveness quintiles based on their students growth in achievement, or the value added by the teachers. Those teachers who fall into the first quintile, the least effective teachers, were found to elicit average student gains of roughly 14 percentile points a year. The most effective teachers elicited an average gain of 52 percentile points a year. The effects of teacher quality were also found to persist for years after a student had a particular teacher. More recently, researchers have sought to isolate teachers contribution to student performance and assess how much of their overall contribution can be associated with measurable teacher characteristics, such as experience and The difficulty from a policy perspective is that the relationship between easily measured attributes such as a teacher s highest degree attained or level of experience and student outcomes is TENUOUS AT BEST. among the various influences that schools and policymakers can control, teacher quality was found to account for a larger portion of the variation in student test scores than all other characteristics of a school, excluding the composition of the student body (so-called peer effects). Much of the research published since the Coleman Report has confirmed the finding that high-quality teachers raise student performance indeed, it appears that the most important thing a school can do is to provide its students with good teachers. The Coleman Report s finding was based on the influence of a set of quantifiable degree level. Economists Eric Hanushek, John Kain, and Steven Rivkin estimated that, at a minimum, variations in teacher quality account for 7.5 percent of the total variation in student achievement a much larger share than any other school characteristic. This estimate is similar to what my colleagues and I found: that 8.5 percent of the variation in student achievement is due to teacher characteristics. We found that the vast majority (about 60 percent) of the differences in student test scores are explained by individual and family background characteristics. All the influences of a school, 52 EDUCATION NEXT / SPRING
4 feature GOOD TEACHER GOLDHABER Elusive Qualities (Figure 1) The teacher characteristics that we can measure experience, education level, certification status, and so on only explain 3 percent of the differences in student achievement that are attributable to their teachers' influence. % of Teachers' Influence Attributable to Various Characteristics Measurable Aspects of Teacher Quality: Years of Experience, Education Level, Performance on Vocabulary Tests SOURCE: Dan Goldhaber et al., 1999 including school-, teacher-, and class-level variables, both measurable and immeasurable,were found to account for approximately 21 percent of the variation in student achievement. This 21 percent is composed mainly of characteristics that were not directly quantified in the analyses. Since we used statistical models that included many observable school-, teacher-, and class-level variables such as school and class size, teachers levels of education and experience, and schools demographic makeup it is clear that the things that make schools and teachers effective defy easy measurement. Only about 3 percent of the contribution teachers made to student learning was associated with teacher experience, degree attained, and other readily observable characteristics. The remaining 97 percent of their contribution was associated with qualities or behaviors that could not be isolated and identified (see Figure 1). Which Attributes? What does the empirical evidence have to say about specific characteristics of teachers and their relationship to student achievement? First it is important to note that studies focus on different grade levels, subjects, and types of students taught, and in some cases the estimated effects of particular attributes are not consistent across the board. Furthermore, studies vary considerably in quality. Experiments, which provide the most credible results, are rare 3% 97% Intangible Aspects of Teacher Quality such as Enthusiasm and Skill in Conveying Knowledge in education, and relatively few studies that address students outcomes observe the professional norm of having detailed controls for students background characteristics (including previous academic achievement). That said, here is a broad overview of the findings for various teacher attributes. Teacher degree and experience levels:teachers education (degree) and experience levels are probably the most widely studied teacher attributes, both because they are easy to measure and because they are, in the vast majority of school systems, the sole determinants of teachers salaries. However, there appears to be only weak evidence that these characteristics consistently and positively influence student learning. In a 1986 literature review (and in follow-up reviews in 1989 and 1997) that has framed much of the debate, Hoover Institution senior fellow Eric Hanushek showed that only a small proportion of studies find these teacher characteristics to be statistically significant in the expected direction. Not all studies reach the same conclusion. In a 1996 meta-analysis published in the Review of Educational Research, Rob Greenwald and his colleagues concluded that school resources are systematically related to student achievement and that these relations are large enough to be educationally important and resource variables that attempt to describe the quality of teachers (teacher ability, teacher education, and teacher experience) show very strong relations with student achievement. It s true in both sets of reviews that many more studies found statistically significant positive effects for teacher experience than found statistically significant negative effects, but the statistically significant positive findings were found in only about 30 percent of the studies. There are also statistical shortcomings in many of the studies cited by both Hanushek and Greenwald et al. Part of the explanation for the mixed findings may be that experience and degree level matter only in certain circumstances. For example, there is little evidence that experience beyond the first couple of years in the classroom makes one a better teacher. And teacher experience implicitly captures the effects of the prevalent graduation requirements and labor market conditions at the time when teachers were hired. Furthermore, as I describe below, the effect of degrees appears to hinge on the subjects that are taught and whether the degrees are specific to those subjects. Subject-matter knowledge: The evidence is somewhat mixed, but it suggests that teachers knowledge of their subject matter, as measured by degrees, courses, and certification in that area, is associated with high performance. Studies with more detailed measures of teachers educawww.educationnext.org SPRING 2002/ EDUCATION NEXT 53
5 tion levels and coursework in subject areas found that, at least in math and science, academic preparation does positively influence student achievement. Having an advanced degree in subjects outside of math and science, however, does not appear to affect student achievement. Taking additional courses in one s subject has some effect, but it depends on the level of the courses a teacher is teaching. Perhaps not surprisingly, in a 1994 study David Monk and Jessica King Rice found that the teaching of higherlevel courses seems to require greater knowledge of subject matter than does the teaching of lower-level courses. Teachers pedagogical knowledge: The value of teaching teachers how to teach, or pedagogy, is more hotly debated. Since there is little research directly assessing the influence of pedagogical training on student outcomes, this debate tends to focus on the impact of teachers performance on licensure exams and the merits of licensing teachers. A 1986 study found that the average National Teacher Exam scores of all the teachers in a school district have a strong positive correlation with the average performance of students on standardized tests. It is not clear, however, whether this reflects the influence of subject-matter knowledge or pedagogical training, since the National Teacher Exam tests both. A number of studies have found that fully certified teachers influence student achievement positively. For instance, a 1985 review by Carolyn Evertson, Willis Hawley, and Marilyn Zlotnik found that 11 of 13 studies judged regularly certified teachers to be more effective than those who held a provisional or emergency certificate. But only the test-score results are linked to the proportion of teachers with specific characteristics in a state. Dominic Brewer and I analyzed teacher certification and its relationship to student achievement at the level of individual teachers and found that teachers with standard certification outperform those who are not certified in their field, but they do not appear to be more effective than those who hold emergency credentials (teachers who have not satisfied all of the requirements necessary to obtain a standard certificate). One reason why findings are inconsistent is the lack of a standard system of licensure; each state has a unique set of requirements for individuals who wish to enter the teaching profession, and some states requirements may be more rigorous than others. What is to be concluded about the effect of a teacher s level of education and certification status? As Carolyn Evertson and her colleagues write, Investigations of teacher education do not represent a strong body of research. Most of the studies that find statistically significant relationships between teacher training and student achievement find that the effects of these characteristics are small and specific to certain contexts. If a large, consistent association between teacher training and student achievement existed, it probably would not be all that hard to detect. Other teacher attributes: Recent studies suggest that measures of teachers academic skills, such as SAT or ACT scores, tests of verbal ability, or the selectivity of the colleges they attended, may predict their effectiveness more accurately than the characteristics discussed above. Researchers who have studied the Tennessee data found that the EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHERS has more of an influence on student achievement than any other schooling factor. four of these studies were based on students outcomes and most of them were more than 25 years old, which means they predated the value added methodology of assessing educational effects that is now standard practice. More recently, Stanford professor of education Linda Darling- Hammond analyzed state-level data and concluded, The most consistent highly significant predictor of student achievement in reading and mathematics in each year tested is the proportion of well-qualified teachers in a state: those with full certification and a major in the field they teach. This study, however, potentially suffers from a statistical problem known as aggregation bias. There are many factors that influence achievement at the state level, many of which cannot be identified and controlled for, and it therefore may be inappropriate to conclude that However, here too the evidence and the estimated relationships are relatively weak. Greenwald et al. s 1996 meta-analysis found that teachers academic skills were shown to have a positive relationship to student achievement in 50 percent of the studies they analyzed, a much higher proportion than for teacher education or experience. Studies by Ronald Ferguson and Helen Ladd found positive relationships between aggregate teacher scores on the ACT, literacy examinations, or states licensure examinations and aggregate student performance on standardized tests. However, the fact that these studies were done at the aggregate (school or school district) level casts some doubt on them. It s unclear whether higherscoring teachers lead to higher-scoring students or whether affluent districts, which tend to have higher-achieving 54 EDUCATION NEXT / SPRING
6 feature GOOD TEACHER GOLDHABER students, also tend to hire teachers with higher scores. In a 1994 study, Ronald Ehrenberg and Dominic Brewer found that students score higher on standardized exams if their teachers attended more selective undergraduate institutions. In a separate study, Ehrenberg and Brewer reexamined the Coleman data and found a significant positive association between teachers verbal ability and student outcomes. As Hanushek wrote in 1989, Perhaps the closest thing to a consistent conclusion across studies is the finding that teachers who perform well on verbal ability tests do better in the classroom. Little Guidance Good teaching is clearly important to raising student achievement. In fact, most research suggests that the benefit of improving the quality of the nation s teaching workforce is far greater than other policy interventions, such as lowering class size. However, while we know that good teaching is important, it s far less clear what makes for a good teacher. The measures of teacher quality that are used by most public school systems to screen candidates and determine compensation certification, experience, and education level have been well researched, but there is little definitive empirical evidence that these characteristics, defined in general terms, are associated with higher student achievement. Teachers educational levels appear to make a difference when the education is related to the subject taught, and school systems make a significant long-term investment when they hire teachers. Unlike other education investments, such as class size, which may be easily altered from year to year, the tenure system implies that the employment of an individual teacher is near permanent. For these reasons, the selection of teachers is of paramount importance. I would argue that this function of school systems receives too little attention at the local level. Second, the lack of clear evidence on the effectiveness of teacher certification suggests that policymakers should continue experiments, such as Teach for America, that allow individuals to enter the teaching profession through alternative routes. To the degree that superintendents, principals, and hiring committees accurately identify topnotch candidates through these alternative routes, such programs may serve as an important supply of future teachers. Alternative-route programs should be studied to determine the extent to which state-level restrictions on entry into the market are justified. Finally, the compensation structure used by virtually all school districts is not well aligned to promote the acquisition of skills found to influence student outcomes. For instance, data from the National Center for Education Statistics show that salary schedules provide pay premiums of about 11 percent for master s degrees and 17 percent for a doctorate. Generally, these premiums are received regardless of whether degrees are specific to the subjects in which teachers teach, despite the evidence that out-offield degrees contribute little toward student achievement. THE LACK OF CLEAR EVIDENCE on the effectiveness of teacher certification suggests that policymakers should continue experiments, such as Teach for America, that allow individuals to enter the teaching profession through alternative routes. but advanced degrees do not appear to serve as a good measure of quality in general. There is also some evidence that experienced teachers are more effective with students, but the benefits of additional years of experience appear to level off early in a teacher s career. Measures of teachers academic skills, such as their verbal ability, may more accurately predict their effectiveness, but there is far less evidence on this issue, and these findings are also not conclusive. There is little evidence on the issue of teacher certification as well, and the evidence that does exist is mixed. What does the empirical evidence imply for policymaking? First, the importance of teacher quality cannot be overstated.teachers can have a profound effect on students, The compensation structure also does not provide policymakers with tools to address areas of shortage, to reward job performance or the acquisition of skills deemed to be important, or to compensate for the difficulty of a teaching assignment. Do alternatives to the compensation structure currently in place in public schools work? Unfortunately, there is very little evidence to answer this question. However, given the concern about the quality of the existing teacher workforce, experimenting with alternative pay structures may be worthwhile. Dan Goldhaber is a senior research associate at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. SPRING 2002/ EDUCATION NEXT 55
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Residents Of Flood Area Urged To Leave
As the Morganza Spillway was opened this weekend to give relief to the rising Mississippi River, folks in the effected area's are being encouraged to seek higher ground.
KROTZ SPRINGS, La. -- Deputies warned people Sunday to get out as Mississippi River water gushing from a floodgate for the first time in four decades crept ever closer to communities in Louisiana Cajun country, slowly filling a river basin like a giant bathtub.
Most residents heeded the warnings and headed for higher ground, even in places where there hasn't been so much as a trickle, hopeful the flooding engineered to protect New Orleans and Baton Rouge would be merciful to their way of life.
Days ago, many of the towns known for their Cajun culture and drawling dialect fluttered with activity as people filled sandbags and cleared out belongings. By Sunday, some areas were virtually empty as the water from the Mississippi River, swollen by snowmelt and heavy rains, slowly rolled across the Atchafalaya River basin. It first started to come, in small amounts, into people's yards in Melville on Sunday.
The floodwaters could reach depths of 20 feet in the coming weeks, though levels were nowhere close to that yet.
The spillway's opening diverted water from heavily populated New Orleans and Baton Rouge -- along with chemical plants and oil refineries along the Mississippi's lower reaches -- easing pressure on the levees there in the hope of avoiding potentially catastrophic floods.
About 11 miles north of Krotz Springs in the town of Melville, water was already starting to creep into some people's backyards. Parts of the town not protected by levees were under a mandatory evacuation order. Glenda Maddox's husband had temporarily reopened the gas station he closed in December so people could fuel up before they leave.
"Nobody knows what's going to happen," she said. "We don't know if the levee is going to hold up."
The station's shelves were mostly barren, save for a few soft drinks and bottles of motor oil. Only cash was accepted -- no credit cards.
In Butte LaRose, some 50 miles downstream from where the Morganza spillway was opened, no water was expected until later Sunday.
Chalmers Wheat, 54, was among the few left -- and even he was headed for his father's home in Baton Rouge outside the flood zone. He and his twin brother, Chandler, were making final preparations to protect his home with plastic lining and sandbags. Chalmers figured his house would be all right so long as the water level didn't exceed 2 feet.
"If the water gets higher, we're pretty much ..." he said, before his brother chimed in: "Screwed."
via Residents of flood area urged to leave - Times Union.
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Is it just me, or have I hit the lottery? If you follow my reviews, then I must apologize for sounding like a broken record. I just can't believe I've dished out yet another 5 star rating in such a short period of time. The only difference is I've been a fan of J.B. Salsbury's Fighting series since the beginning and know the caliber of her writing. Because of this, maybe I was expecting a grand slam. Or maybe not... In Fighting for Flight, book 1 in the series, Salsbury gave us Jonah and Raven's story which blew me away with its unique plot, interesting cast of characters, and dark undertones. Then there was Fighting to Forgive, Blake and Layla's story. While I enjoyed their narrative, it didn't come across as intense as its predecessor. I'm not saying it wasn't good, it just offered a bit more comic relief, mainly because of Blake's personality and his overall way of handling situations with humor. Now we have the highly anticipated Fighting to Forget, Rex and Gia's story and while I was expecting a solid, well written romance, I NEVER expected the places this book would take me. The novel has set a very high bar for the rest of the series, and has skyrocketed Salsbury's writing to a whole new level.
So here are the reasons behind my 5 star rating. Fighting to Forget is a deeply emotional roller coaster ride with twists I didn't see coming. I'm going to try my hardest to stay away from spoilers, but I think it is safe and only right to warn people that this novel focuses on child abuse, some of the worst kind. It may serve as a trigger for those who have suffered from similar experiences. That being said, I commend Salsbury for digging deep and not sugarcoating Rex's horrific childhood.
On the outside, Rex is a successful MMA Fighter and musician. Covered in tattoos and quite a few piercings, he is known as a bit of a daredevil, a thrill seeker that doesn't shy away from the bite of pain. On the inside, there are days he's barely keeping it together, haunted by a childhood he can't remember, suffering from nightmares that he fears are all too real. Jumping from foster home to group home, Rex was assigned a shrink by the name of Darren Gale (whom I really like) and has been seeing him ever since. Over the years he has made progress, but there is no denying Rex's lack of memory drives him crazy, which has developed into a major OCD. No one has ever stepped foot in his apartment and when he is intimate with a woman--which is very rare and only out of pure necessity--there is a very specific way he handles the situation and the reaction is always followed by becoming physically ill. Like I said above, I really admire Salsbury because it is so apparent in the details how much research and thought was put into Rex's character. The pain from body modification and the daredevil, adrenaline junkie stunts help him to FEEL something other than remaining numb. The OCD is more of a way for him to feel in control since he had no control over his childhood and lack of memory. The only comfort he receives is from the colors of gray and red and the vague memory of a little girl with fiery hair and stormy eyes...
For over half of the book, each chapter opens with a piece of lyric that Rex has written with his band Ataxia. Again, this different form of literary prose shows how amazingly talented the author is. But the true purpose of the lyrics are to give us insight into Rex's tormented psyche. They are beautiful yet haunting, revealing yet heartbreaking. Here are a few examples:
Then there is Gia, who we know as Mac at the beginning of the story. Gia has been working as a waitress at the bar/club that Rex's band Ataxia plays every week. Her past is obviously deeply entwined with his and her motives for moving to Vegas has everything to do with Rex. But thanks to her new identity and his lack of memory, Gia has had plenty of time to keep a watchful eye over him and it has given her the chance to play her cards just right. She wants to avenge him at the same time bring him a measure of peace. But once their paths finally cross and she comes to learn that he doesn't remember her or his traumatic childhood, she is torn as to what exactly is the right thing to do. Gia is a beautifully flawed young woman. I could feel her turmoil through the pages and could understand her indecision.
Later in the novel, Rex's lyrics at the top of each chapter turn into journal-like entries but this time in Gia's POV. Just like with the lyrics, these little snippets give us a better understanding of her past and how determined she was to find Rex and avenge him. Examples below:
Due to the serious tone surrounding these two fractured main characters, especially Rex and his intimacy issues, you can imagine how deeply emotional Rex and Gia's love scenes are once they begin to happen. Somehow, Salsbury still gives us all the heat and intensity that we expect from the alpha males she is so great at creating, but with Rex, she gives us MORE. This time, I wasn't just getting turned on while reading these love scenes, but my heart was aching as well.
As with the other two novels in the series, I love the fact that previous characters we have come to enjoy seeing make an appearance and each plays an important role in the story. They are all there, Jonah and Raven, Blake and Layla, Caleb--and Salsbury subtly hints at possible prospects for the next book in the series. I also like how Rex's boys have his back--he may think he is all alone, but the loyalty these guys have for each other really shines through in this book.
Fighting to Forget far exceeded my expectations. It's the type of story that catches you by surprise, rich in plot and character development. There are quite a few twists that I absolutely did not see coming and just when I thought the story couldn't get any more darker, it does. And I am not going to lie, I wasn't sure if I was completely sold on the twist that happens in the later half of the book in regards to one particular character's disturbing journey. Yet somehow Salsbury reigns it in and creates a completely satisfying ending. I very much look forward to reading the fourth book in the series, Fighting the Fall, although I can't help but feel nervous since her latest story has set the bar so high.
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Lake Superior: Wisconsin's backyard adventure
Nothing spells summer quite like a weekend road trip with a good friend to the southern shores of Lake Superior. The treasured Northwoods of Wisconsin hold a dear spot in my heart. So much that I need to make an annual visit to experience the waves that crash in, the vast view over the water, and the cute and quaint towns that lie on its banks.
The Bayfield Peninsula
We left on a Friday night, heading towards Washburn, stopping at a Wisconsin institution, Culvers. Trekking north and not too far out from the peninsula, we didn't see a deer sprinting across the road, but a black bear quickly scampering right in front of us. What a treat to see him! I had never seen one in the wild, even though they make an appearance in my central Wisconsin neighborhood from time to time. Once arriving in Washburn we hit the hay to gear up for a fun-filled weekend.
Saturday morning we headed to Bayfield for a tasty breakfast at the Manypenny Bistro. I had been here as a child when it was known as The Egg Toss, with fond memories of sitting on the (at the time) screened in porch with my family, enjoying the morning air coming off the lake. Now the porch is finished off, but still a delightful café with great service and even better food. Even stone oven pizza!
Next on our weekend agenda: the Apostle Islands.
Touring the islands and caves
The Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior, are truly one of Wisconsin's wonders. They hold so much variety and beauty. One of the popular islands is Madeline Island, which can be reached by ferry or your own boat. However, you want to be well versed in traveling over big water before taking your own vessel, travel can become dangerous quickly. If taking the ferry, bring a bike along and ride the afternoon around the whole island, there are art shops filled with pottery, plein air paintings, and multi-media pieces, be sure to also stop at Big Bay State Park along the way. Our late morning trek led us to Stockton Island, just a few islands in from shore.
Swinging around the peninsula on the south side in my friend's dad's motorboat, we got an amazing view of smooth sandy beaches and rocky shorelines, where grassy sand dunes lined the back part of the beach.
The dunes muted the loud sound of the waves coming in on the beach and small, tide pool like, puddles scattered the ground with a variety of flowers growing in each one. Working our way down the beach and towards the intriguing rocks, we found a plethora of wild blueberries.
We filled our mouths and carried some in our hands and made our merry way to the previously noted rocks. Much to our surprise there was a good, yet narrow path leading through more cedar trees just behind the rocks. I'm convinced all settings for fairytale books were based off of this small magical feeling forest; I half expected a gnome or a fairy to lead the way. The trail eventually came out to this larger rock where Mother Nature had made a convenient pseudo staircase down to an even larger rock platform. Now, this wasn't just any platform, see the water was up and the rock was unusually flat and 35ft in circumference, completely covered with a foot of water. Both of us sat down and just let the water crash into us like a waterslide in Wisconsin Dells.
The time came for us to head out from the island and back to shore, leaving the sailboats in Bayfield's harbor and the sandy beaches of the islands behind. We grabbed a couple kayaks and wetsuits to traverse Washburn's small sea caves along its banks that we had to check out ourselves. After all, it was only 2:30pm.
The first few caves we came across were small in size and barely allowed our kayaks into the openings. The further down the shore we went, the larger the formations got. One spot in particular had a few passages that our boats JUST squeezed through and opened up to a bright green mossy and fern display that blanketed the rocks. On our way back we came across a few other kayakers, exchanging information on what we had found along the shoreline.
Our final destination was Cornucopia and Herbster Beach where we set up camp for the night. When dusk settled, you could see not only the Milky Way, but the north shore of Minnesota, the bright glow of Duluth, the faint light of Two Harbors, and the signal from Historic Split Rock lighthouse; The perfect cap to an adventurous weekend on Lake Superior.
You often don't have to go far to experience a grand adventure in the great outdoors. There is A TON to see between Washington State to Florida's beaches, but for the Wisconsin weekend traveler, the statement is true "Don't look any further than your own backyard."
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Kristin - posted on 02/19/2011 ( 86 moms have responded )
i get really irritated when people say things like
"so you don't have a job" "since you don't work"
i'm a stay at home mom. that's a huge job.
the other day my sister asked me "could you take care of ethan in an emergency if i needed help?" of course i told her yes. i would be glad to take care of my nephew in an emergency.
"i figured i'd ask because you don't have a job".
i know she didn't mean anything mean by it, but it just irritated me.
my husband's mom is having some medical issues and needs some help when she gets home from the hospital. my husband volunteered me by saying "kristin can help out, she doesn't work"
boy that got under my skin.
anyone else feel irritated by those statements?
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U.S. pork exports continue to grow at a torrid pace this year -- much to the benefit of U.S. producers and packers. Commerce Department and USDA data released last week show total U.S. exports for March were 23% larger than last year. That number is right in line with January and February (+20% and +23%, respectively) and the entire year of 2005 (+22%). All of those numbers represent muscle meat shipments on a carcass weight equivalent basis.
Figure 1 shows exports by destination and one thing is clear: This year's excellent export performance has not been helped at all by trade with Japan. Shipments to our largest foreign customer have been lower than 2005 in each month thus far, and stood 7.8% lower for the year at the end of March.
That's bad news and good news. The bad news, of course, is that sales to Japan are down and we have to wonder why. For those who attribute recent strength of pork exports to Japan to their lack of U.S. beef, this downturn cannot be credited to the resumption of those exports since they were quite short-lived back in January. It is also not likely to be a currency issue, since the yen was basically steady near its most recent peak in mid-December through the end of March. It has actually strengthened since April 1 -- a development that bodes well for shipments from here forward.
I have argued for some time that the surge in business with Japan was more a function of avian influenza fears than of the lack of U.S. and Canadian beef. I can't prove that since the answer lies within the minds of Japanese consumers. However, there is anecdotal evidence that fears of chicken are waning, thus shifting some pork consumption back to chicken. U.S. chicken exports to Japan were 34% higher in March this year vs. March 2005, and year-to-date chicken exports to Japan are up 7.4%.
Readers should note, though, that our chicken exports to Japan so far in 2006 are only 6% as large as our pork exports. The -7.8% for pork and +7.4% for chicken represent vastly different actual amounts. One must always be careful with percentages!
The good news of the Japanese situation is that U.S. pork exports are becoming more and more diversified. The biggest volume growth in 2006 is to Mexico, the destination for nearly 37,000 metric tons more U.S. pork thus far this year. That represents an increase of over 38%, after only 1% growth in 2005. Other growth countries through March 31 are Russia (up 148%), Taiwan (up 72%), Korea (up 59%) and China-Hong Kong (up 50%).
Through March, Japan represents 31.7% of U.S. pork exports vs. 39.3% for 2005.
What's on the Horizon?
Export business is just one factor that has supported hog prices in recent weeks. Some stability in beef prices and very slight improvement in chicken prices have removed some of the negative sentiment in the meat complex. Rising cutout values resulted in some $50 live hog quotes this week and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Lean Hogs futures have held their late April gains and, in a few instances, most notably December, are challenging contract life highs.
Where will futures go now? Well, history says that they may well begin their seasonal decline. Figure 2 shows weekly futures prices since 1996. The small arrows are positioned on the second week of May for each year. They are also positioned in almost every case very near the seasonal high for futures.
Note that the arrows are pointing to a time when the nearby contract is June, and that contract trades for another 20 or so days before the bars represent the July contract. But in just about every case, July and then August futures prices are lower than were the June prices (and often significantly lower), even though they were nearly as high in mid-May of those years.
Will this year be the same? Good question, but remember that chicken companies have been producing a lot of product and their "cutback" announcements have basically been "we're not going to expand by quite as much as we had planned." Feedlot inventories remain record large and those cattle will definitely come to town at some point.
The recent rally has been good and has carried all contracts to potentially profitable levels depending, of course, on feed costs. Think about what the current margins would mean for your profit and loss statement come December.
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Exports Remain a Bright Spot
U.S. pork exports continue to grow at a torrid pace this year -- much to the benefit of U.S. producers and packers. Commerce Department and USDA data released last week show total U.S. exports for March were 23% larger than last year. That number is right in line with January and February (+20% and +23%, respectively) and the entire year of 2005 (+22%). All of those numbers represent muscle meat shipments on a carcass weight equivalent basis.


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The charismatic leader of the most antisystemic political party in Bolivia, Felipe Quispe Huanca, speaks to La Razón. Here is a rough translation of this interview.
"I can bet, Evo will never be president, he already missed the opportunity"
Felipe Quispe (FQ)
La Razon (LR)
LR: You are concentrating your campaign in La Paz. Why are you seeking the presidency and not the prefecture?
FQ: Ever since I came out of my mother's womb I thought of governing this country. That is why I went to the university and studied, to be president. I have to make that dream come true.
LR: Don't you think that your candidacy weakens the possibilities that an indigenous like Evo Morales could become president?
FQ: By nature the indigenous movements have been divided. In colonial times one group fought with the Spaniards and the other fought against. Today, Evo Morales' supporters are allied with the Spaniards descendents and we are fighting against today's system. That doesn't mean that one day all the indigenous movements will unite.
LR: Do you consider yourself a better representative of indigenous interests than Evo Morales?
FQ: MAS is an hybrid, a mixture. They are not the indigenous nation's expression, but rather from the middle class and the sour and destituted left. MAS is like a whore house where the leftist prostitutes work. We are different. We are indigenists.
LR: What is the difference between the programs of MAS and MIP?
FQ: Ther is no difference. They copied everything from us. They stole our program.
LR: Would you say the first majority should be respected in the elections as Quiroga proposed?
FQ: No. That was always talked about but the right always ends up negotiating power among themselves. Doria Medina, chinese Nagatani (he is japanese) and others who came from the racist and colonialist oligarchy will come together and MAS will be left alone, as usual.
LR: If Evo Morales wins the elections, will you support.........
FQ: No, he will not win. That is already decided. In life opportunities come only once and Evo missed his last elections. I could bet Evo will never be president. Evo has been bloaded like a ballon but after the elections MAS will divide. Alvaro Garcia Linera (vice-president candidate of MAS) has private plans and he wants to found his own party in the same style of Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz's partido socialista. All the leftists will go with him.
LR: If Tuto Quiroga wins the elections will you let him govern?
FQ: There will be war. They are already wearing red jackets announcing indigenous blood. They will clamp down on us with the military because they will not nationalize Bolivia's resources.
LR: You said you will concentrate your campaign in regions where you have more possibilities of vote due to economic reasons. Is that not contradictory for someone who wants to be president?
FQ: No, that is the strategy. I have studied Machiavelo and the psichology of our people. I am not stupid to throw money away. I project myself for 100 years. That is why I founded football schools and I am working with kids. I am not seeking inmediate results. MIP is a project for the indigenous nation.
LR: What is your progam for Eastern Bolivia (the Santa Cruz region)?
FQ: To develope the agricultural industry with special care of the Pachamama (mother earth).
LR: What are MIP's plans in Congress?
FQ: We will fight for an indigenous social security. To achieve that we will scratch law 21060 (the piece of legislation establishing Bolivia's current market economy). We will give incentives to provide work to the unemployed intelectuals and middle class people.
LR: You said if you don't get elected to Congress' upper chamber, you'll leave politics. Does MIP have a future without Felipe Quispe?
FQ: MIP is not my private property. It has political school and ideology. Men and women are training to lead the party in the future.
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NEW BOSS Brian Smith says he has the option to bring fresh players into Wakefield Trinity Wildcats' squad, but that is not his main concern.
Smith began work yesterday with Wildcats seven points behind second-bottom Salford Red Devils on the Super League table and on a run of 14 successive league defeats.
Chairman Michael Carter has said money could be available if Smith decides to recruit and the Australian confirmed: "I am aware that's possible."
But he stressed: "Quite honestly, my priority is the guys who are here and trying to sort out the guys that can respond and stay strong.
"It is not easy being in this spot. You have got to pass the test as a man before you can pass the test as a footy player.
"It's tough to stay strong and confident and believe in yourself and your team-mates and your club, so we have got a bit to address."
Meanwhile, Smith said he decided to take the job after speaking to his predecessor James Webster.
Webster resigned last month after less than a year in charge and Smith said he had contacted his fellow Aussie to encourage him not get too down.
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Recently I have upgraded Octopus to latest 3.17.8 and for some reason, powershell specific process steps are not executing correctly returns with non-0, i had a simple backup step which copies using robocopy files from one location to other. this step does copy most of the files, but failes at the end with exit code1 , there is no clear message anywhere why it is returning exiting with 1. Please help, earlier version it was working perfectly fine
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As you are using Windows 10, which is not one our our supported operating systems, I am limited in the amount of support that I am able to give. If possible can you please execute your script against a Server OS that we support and advise if it has the same issue?
Having said that, are you able to export the raw task log of the task that fails so that I can investigate what might be going wrong? My initial suspicion is that the account that your Octopus Tentacle is running under doesn't have the required permissions to operate correctly, are you able to test this by changing the user that your Tentacle is running as to the account that you have tested your script with externally?
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nice article
Robocopy has many bugs such as it doesn't copy open/locked files..maybe that's why you're facing this issue? Use some other software like GS Rich Copy and see it that makes a difference :)
The /COPY:T criteria is specifying to only copy file timestamps, so it is not copying the actual data of the file. However, since there are no files on the destination to copy the timestamps to, nothing happens.
You need to specify at least /COPY:DT so that the file data will be copied, but you can probably just remove the /COPY switch completely as you likely want the file attributes as well, which will get copied by default along with the file data and timestamps.
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Madonna: Official 'W.E.' Trailer Released!
Madonna enjoys a night out on Friday (November 18) in New York City.
The official trailer for the 53-year-old entertainer's directorial debut, W.E., has been released (via MovieFone).
The film's star, Andrea Riseborough, was recently asked what it was like to work with Madonna on the drama.
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text: Sam Walton: Wal-Mart Visionary FastSwings.com Patrick Stevens Market News made in americasam waltonwalmart stores Jan 31 2012 Very few people know the highly intelligent entrepreneur who was the sharp mind behind WalMart. Sam Walton, founder of one of the most highly-recognized stores in the world, was a visionary who understood the need for everyone to have access to goods without suffering financially. Living through the Great Depression, and working to help his parents make ends meet, Sam was given an education on the responsibilities of adulthood, from an early age. Early Years Born to Thomas Walton and Nancy Lee, in 1918, Sam Walton had it in him from an early age to succeed in anything he put his mind to. As the Great Depression spiraled, taking many families and businesses down with it, Sam set about making money. He milked cows, bottled the surplus milk and took it to customers. He also delivered newspapers and magazine subscriptions for extra cash. The youngest Eagle Scout in Oklahoma's state history, Sam graduated with the honor of "Most versatile boy." Just after graduation Sam Walton started work at JC Penny's, but resigned to join the military. He served at Fort Douglas, Utah, and with his great leadership skills he had been promoted to Captain by the time he left the military.Career After leaving the service, Sam took over management of his first variety store. With money loaned from a family member, and $5,000 saved from his army days, Walton bought a franchise of Ben Franklin stores. The store did exceedingly well. He ensured his shelves were constantly stocked with goods, and he pioneered many concepts that drew great attention. Many concepts are still in effect today in all WalMart stores. Walton was forced out of the shop due his release not being renewed, simply because the landlord envied Walton's success and wanted to retain ownership of the Ben Franklin franchise for his son. Walton, with his father-in-law's assistance, purchased another store and signed a 99-year lease, having learned a solid lesson from his last business endeavor. The store went on to quadruple annual sales and Sam Walton went on to open several more variety stores. With his ability to motivate and encourage people, Walton invested great interest and time in his store managers who were encouraged to sharpen their skills thanks to equity in the business. Wal-Mart The very first Wal-Mart opened its doors in 1962 in Arkansas, and Sam Walton's store domination began. The business world had no idea what was about to hit them. Stocking American products, Walton and his brothers – who joined the business later – went on to source American suppliers, which would compete with foreign industry, but also keep the prices down for locals. 1,900 Stores later, Walton's concepts remain the same. Wealth Walton was ranked the richest man in the USA from 1982-1988, which fell away once he distributed his wealth between his four children. The moment Sam Walton's name fell away from Forbes Richest List it was replaced by Bill Gates, for the first time. Most Recent Years Sam Walton passed away in 1992 due to Leukemia. His passing was mourned by his wife, children and everyone across the world of WalMart. This entrepreneur and business visionary left behind a legacy that his children could be exceedingly proud of. And it's one that most clientele are grateful for because it's not often one finds stores who put their clients first, in the way of crazy discount prices. Sam Walton knew what he was doing. Related articles Do You Need A Great Idea To Start A Business? (freepersonalizedtshirts.com) What Christmas Shoppers and Retailers Might Expect (fastswings.blogspot.com)


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The discovery was made around 6:00 Friday night at a home on the 600 block of Fitzgerald Street.
Officials say someone opened fire on the second floor of the home.
The bodies two middle aged men were found - one in a bedroom and another in a hallway.
Both men had gunshot wounds to the head and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators say one of the victims was found with a gun on his chest. Police are still unsure how many shots were fired.
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