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Redmond Patch, May 26, 2011
Miss Redmond USA Cassy Searles will represent the city this fall at the Miss Washington USA competition and is currently up for "Miss Photogenic" in an online voting contest. Searles is a full-time student at the University of Washington-Bothell, where she is double majoring in business marketing and management.Vote For Miss Redmond USA as Miss Photogenic in State Competition
Bothell Reporter, May 24, 2011
Members of the Student-Veterans Association at the University of Washington's Bothell campus will be marshaling their fellow collegians in a variety of activities this week to commemorate Memorial Day, which falls on Monday, May 30 this year.UW Bothell Commemorating Memorial Day This Week
The Baltimore Sun, May 22, 2011
Matt Hornbeck, principal of Hampstead Hill Academy, which converted to a charter in 2005, said he maintains the same reservations he had then about receiving an increased cash flow while public schools maintain their same levels. He said, however, that "pitting charters against traditional schools makes no sense." The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.School Officials, Charter Leaders at Odds Over Funding Disparity
The Seattle Times, May 18, 2011
One week after she notified the principal of Ingraham High School that she intended to fire him, Seattle Schools interim Superintendent Susan Enfield announced Tuesday that she will give him another year to prove he deserves to keep his job. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Enfield Reverses Decision to Fire ingraham High Principal
The Daily, May 18, 2011
Interim Seattle Schools Superintendent Susan Enfield is getting kudos for reversing her firing of Ingraham High's popular principal Martin Floe. "It's a brave and wise leader who admits a mistake," writes the often fierce district critic Melissa Westbrook on the Save Seattle Schools blog. True enough. Yet, the episode also offers important lessons for the district. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Ingraham High Affair Shows the District is Measuring the Wrong Things
ABC News, May 17, 2011
"I see sexting as part of the human tradition of erotically inspired, creative communication, and may simply include words or images with flirtatious innuendo," said Kari Lerum, sociology professor at the University of Washington, Bothell, who specializes in human sexuality.Are Adults Having Good Sexts?
Huffington Post, May 17, 2011
It's not enough that school districts across the country are laying off teachers right and left and increasing class size to intolerable levels. It seems that the D.C. think tanks are absolutely dedicated towards further encouraging this trend and destroying any efforts to retain equitable class sizes in our public schools. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Class Bias, Class Size and Online Learning
Bothell Reporter, May 12, 2011
Cascadia Community College President Eric Murray, pictured left, along with University of Washington, Bothell Chancellor Kenyon Chan discuss campus-community connections at Wednesday's Greater Bothell Chamber of Commerce meeting.Making Campus-Community Connections: UW-Bothell and Cascadia Officials Speak at Chamber Meeting
PNW Local News, May 12, 2011
The Business Development Center at the University of Washington, Bothell awarded more than $20,000 at the final round of its inaugural Business Plan Competition on May 6.Helpful Hints Wedding Planning Wins UW-Bothell Business Plan Competition
ScholarshipsBothell-Reporter, May 10, 2011
The University of Washington, Bothell will hold its 6th Annual 5K Run-Walk May 14. The event, hosted by the UW-Bothell Alumni Council, has generated more than $40,000 for student scholarships.This Saturday's UW-Bothell 5K Run to Benefit Student Scholarships
Capital New York, May 12, 2011
Robin Lake, associate director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a research center at the University of Washington, says a lot of networks have faced economy-of-scale challenges that few predicted. The chains have expanded only to discover that they have some of the same money-sapping bureaucratic issues that the public schools have. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Special Ed:Charter-School Champ Eva Moskowitz Makes a Play for Brownstone New York
Snohomish County Business Journal, May 4, 2011
BOTHELL – The Business Development Center at the University of Washington Bothell will host the final round of its inaugural Business Plan Competition on Friday. Twenty-eight student teams submitted comprehensive business plans at the beginning of the competition. Following several rounds of judging, the field has been whittled down to four teams whose business plans range from women's apparel and wedding planning to graphic design and mobile real-estate applications.Young Entrepreneurs to Compete at UW Bothell for $20,000
Bothell-Reporter, May 2, 2011
President Barack Obama noted that, "We can all agree this is a good day for America," yesterday at the White House during a Medal of Honor ceremony as he addressed the killing of Osama bin Laden.Osama Bin Laden's Death: Sen. Murray, Rep. Inslee, UW-Bothell and Cascadia Community College Students' Reactions
Bothell Komo, April 29, 2011
Bastyr University and the University of Washington-Bothell have announced their keynote speakers for their 2011 commencements. Bastyr, UW-Bothell Announce Keynote Commencement Speakers
Woodinville Patch, April 29, 2011
The 18th Annual Spring Garden Fair is Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at University of Washington Bothell, 18115 Campus Way NE. Spring Garden Fair Saturday
Snohomish County Business Journal, April 28, 2011
BOTHELL — The Business Development Center at the University of Washington Bothell has developed a partnership with the Founder Institute, an organization created to help entrepreneurs launch technology companies. College, Institute to Test Business Students
Bothell Komo, April 28, 2011
The campus of UW-Bothell/Cascadia Community College will be busy on Saturday as the 2011 Spring Garden Fair takes place. Spring Garden Fair Set for Saturday at UWB/CCC
The Washington Post, April 25, 2011
WASHINGTON — Charter school officials in the District of Columbia and elsewhere say it's getting harder to find good leaders for their schools. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. DC Charter Schools Look for Leaders, Say Supply of Talent is Not Keeping Up with Demand
Beaumont Enterprise, April 25, 2011
The Washington Post reports that the supply of talented leaders is not keeping up with demand, at a time when 400 new charters are opening annually across the country. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. DC Charter Schools Look for High-Quality Leaders
Herald Net, April 22, 2011
BOTHELL -- Author Greg Mortenson could be stripped of an honorary degree he received in June 2008 from the University of Washington's Bothell campus. Author Greg Mortenson Could Lose Honorary UW Bothell Degree
MSNBC, April 22, 2011
LOCAL NEWS — BOTHELL -- Author Greg Mortenson could be stripped of an honorary degree he received in June 2008 from the University of Washington's Bothell campus. Stripped of Honorary Degree?
Bothell Reporter, April 22, 2011
City of Bothell Recycling and Public Services Projects Administrator Sabrina Combs and Joanna Mead comb a representative pile of trash generated by the University of Washington, Bothell/Cascadia Community College campus as part of a project aimed to educate the public about recycling. Earth Day 2011: Recycling Education, Wetland Restoration are Among Activities at UW-Bothell/Cascadia Event
Bothell Reporter, April 21, 2011
The University of Washington, Bothell honored Dick and Virginia Chappelle, Maryel Duzan, Max Gellert, Rod Proctor and Lynn Ries as the recipients of the 2011 UW Bothell Legacy Award. UW-Bothell Announces Legacy Award Winners
Yahoo News, April 21, 2011
Teacher effectiveness matters more to student learning than anything else schools do, and there are substantial differences between teachers. Those two points often get lost in the din about teachers unions or tenure. Underneath all that noise, however, researchers are quietly looking at teacher quality. Two new studies that didn't get a lot of attention challenge beliefs of reformers, teachers unions, and reform critics. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Better Teachers: More Questions Than Answers
Bothell Komo, April 17, 2011
Anyone thinking about careers or are looking for a job will want to head to UW-Bothell this week Career fair at UW-Bothell Wednesday & Thursday; Open to All
NY Daily News, April 14, 2011
Charter schools are a hot topic in many states this spring. But as New York City knows well, the debate quickly falls into a predictable rut, with partisans wrangling over the virtues and vices of charters themselves. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. A Better Charter School Debate: We Need to Figure Out How to Expand the Best Models
The Oarsman, April 12, 2011
American teacher unions are frequently seen as obstacles to reform, and rightly so. Nowhere is that truer than in the seniority-based layoff system that has impacted Venice High hard in the past few weeks. It is outrageous that low-performing, ineffective teachers are allowed to keep their jobs based solely on seniority, while new, enthusiastic, highly effective teachers are left out in the cold when it comes time to cut the budget. The United States is rapidly falling behind in education, and we cannot afford to protect low-achieving teachers. The Center for Education Data and Research is mentioned. Seniority-Based Layoffs Are Not the Way to Go
Bothell Reporter, April 12, 2011
Bothell Mayor Mark Lamb signed a resolution declaring the week of April 11-17 to be "Undergraduate Research Week." The resolution, which was brought forth to the mayor's office from the research office at the University of Washington, Bothell, echoes a similar declaration passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Bothell Joins Congress in Declaring 'Undergraduate Research Week'
Education Week, March 31, 2011
KIPP charter middle schools enroll a significantly higher proportion of African-American students than the local school districts they draw from, but 40 percent of the black males they enroll leave between grades 6 and 8, says a new nationwide study by researchers at Western Michigan University. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Study Finds High Dropout Rates for Black Males in KIPP Schools
Los Angeles Times, March 28, 2011
Los Angeles school district leaders are poised to plunge ahead with their own confidential 'value-added' ratings this spring, saying the approach is far more objective and accurate than any other evaluation tool available, despite its complexity. "Value-Added" Teacher Evaluations: L.A. Unified Tackles a Tough Formula
Snohomish Biotech Refugee Opens Woodworking Center, March 28, 2011
In 2007, Derrick Burke was a biotech worker who produced investigative drugs for clinical trials, a great job he likens to "ultra high-tech beer manufacturing. Snohomish Biotech Refugee Opens Woodworking Center
Spokesman, March 25, 2011
Four years ago, the Washington Legislature adopted what sounded like a smart reform: reward teachers who pursue an enhanced certification and give them a cash bonus to work at the most challenging schools. The idea sprung from a 2006 survey of teachers in which 46 percent of respondents said they would be "very willing" to switch schools if given incentives worth $10,000. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Editorial: Teacher Incentives Should be Refocused
Huffington Post, March 25, 2011
Over the past five years, education reform has gained enormous traction. A new generation of reform-minded policy makers has taken up the cause of transforming state school systems to prepare students for a dramatically changing economy, urged on by state-level advocacy groups who are playing a crucial role in advancing reform state by state. Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.7 Essentials for Education Reform
The Snohomish Times, March 24, 2011
Mike Hope is starting to become known as a leader that has found a niche that includes drawing in other leaders and something that many fail at before, getting the both Democrats and Republicans to work with him.The 100 Ideas initiative
CB Online, March 24, 2011
As state lawmakers debate cutting $50 million in bonuses for national board certified teachers, researchers at the University of Washington released a brief Wednesday that concludes the incentive program is failing to meet key goals. Center of Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Univ. of Washington Researchers Question Bonuses for Board Certified Teacher
Harold Net, March 24, 2011
State Rep. Mike Hope launched a search Wednesday for a bunch of really good ideas from people on ways to make state government better. Later this year, the Lake Stevens Republican and a squad of advisers will pick the best 100 ideas they find, publish them in a book and urge state lawmakers to act on them in 2012.Lake Stevens Lawmaker Launches 100 Ideas Initiative
The Riverdale Press, March 23, 2011
E.L.L.I.S., a school for over-age, under-credited recent immigrants who are English language learners, iZone provided the materials for students to take online Advanced Placement courses in English and U.S. History. Principal Norma Vega said 12 of her students, who just completed their third year in the United States, are involved, though they probably won't take the AP test.The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.School Tech Program is Under Scrutiny
wbur.org, March 23, 2011
Like many other school districts, Hartford, Conn., rewards schools that perform well and closes schools that perform badly. But Hartford is also a district that allows parents to choose their child's school. As the theory goes, parents should naturally choose the good schools over the bad ones — but as it turns out, they often don't.The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.In Hartford, Parents Don't Always Pick Best Schools
MSNBC, March 23, 2011
Researchers at the University of Washington say state bonuses for nationally board certified teachers are not encouraging the most capable teachers to work in high-poverty schools. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.UW Research Questions Board Certified Teacher Pay
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The News Tribune, March 23, 2011
That was the reason behind a second $5,000 bonus pushed by Gov. Chris Gregoire in 2007 – to use money to attract top teachers to struggling schools. It was on top of another $5,000 bonus to any Washington teacher who achieves the rigorous certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Bonuses to National Board Certified Teachers Hasn't Moved the Best Teachers to the Worst Schools
Green Buckeye RN, March 21, 2011
Washington, DC) Health Care Without Harm is pleased to announce Karen Bowman, MN, RN, COHN-S, as the 2011 recipient of the Charlotte Brody Award. Karen Bowman is a native of Seattle and has been advocating for human and environmental health in the Pacific Northwest for over two decades. She has an Advanced Practice Degree in Community Health Systems with a special focus in Occupational and Environmental Health.Health Care Without Harm Announces Winner of Charlotte Brody Nursing Award
The Woodinville Weekly, March 21, 2011
Honors for overall excellence went to East Ridge, Kenmore, Sunrise, Wellington and Woodin, and both Woodin and Maywood Hills were recognized for closing the achievement gap. A total of 186 schools across the state received the awards for 2010. The program, which is sponsored by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education, selects schools based on their statewide assessment data for the three previous years.Local Schools Earn Achievement Awards
Columbia Basin Herald, March 21, 2011
Students can explore college options during College Planning Day Wednesday. Big Bend Community College is hosting the event that includes 16 colleges and universities from Washington.College Planning Day at Big Bend
Cincinnati.com, March 20, 2011
Martha Setters' comment demonstrates two truths about great teachers. First, their ability to inspire kids can reduce your powers of speech to one-syllable comments. Second, despite the push to make teachers prove their worth on a test or evaluation form, students and parents can spot a great one a mile away.The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Overlooked in Class: the Best Teachers
Rotary Club of Seattle, March 19, 2011
We can only hope that many of the young people honored by this years Winner for Life Program will work as teachers and leaders in our public schools. Today, opportunities are not as good as they should be, and the ablest young people often decide they can contribute more in other lines of work. However in the future the young people we honor here today should be able to lead schools without waiting in line for others to retire, and make salaries that recognize what they contribute, not what degrees they have attained or how long they have been teaching. People with special skills like science and math should be able to move freely back and forth between K-12 education and other careers. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is Mentioned.Preview of March 23, 2011
Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce, March 18, 2011
Are you a business that is determined to make it, even in the face of tough economic times? Come to this event and learn how the principles of lean are utilized to trim the fat from your business and ensure your ability to delight your customers and improve profitability."Trim the Fat from Your Business" at the March Membership Luncheon
Newswise, March, 18, 2011
The following University of Washington experts are available for reporters to contact in the wake of the massive Japan earthquake of March 11 and resulting tsunami. Dan Jaffe, professor of science and technology, University of Washington Bothell. He is an atmospheric chemist who was the first to document air pollution from Asia crossing the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast.Experts Available on Many Aspects of Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis
Seattle Education 2010, March 17, 2011
The Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) at the University of Washington, Bothell (soon moving to South Lake Union) issued a brief in May 2010, which I recently came across, that highlights the detrimental churn in teaching staff that Title I schools experience. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is Mentioned.CRPE Report Casts Doubt on Using Teach for America Novices in Our Neediest Schools
Juneau Empre, March 17, 2011
The economic-stimulus package Congress passed two years ago preserved hundreds of thousands of jobs in the nation's public schools but, with the economy still sputtering, the future of many of those positions remains in jeopardy. In all, the nearly $100 billion shot-in-the-arm funded 367,524 education-related jobs during the 2009-10 school year, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Stimulus Provided Jobs in Education, But Those Slots in Jeopardy as States Struggle
Kenmore Reporter, March 16, 2011
The University of Washington, Bothell (UWB) hosted the first African American Student Union (AASU) breakfast last month at the college's North Creek Event Center.University of Washington, Bothell African American Student Union Holds Inspiring Gathering/ Around Town
The Columbus Dispatch, March 16, 2011
WASHINGTON - Major suppliers of pills that provide protection from radiation say they're out of stock due to panic buying, even though experts say that the Japanese nuclear catastrophe poses no health threat to Americans.U.S. Seeing Run on Iodine Pills
Bellingham Herald, March 16, 2011
WASHINGTON — The state of Alaska is considering adding additional radiation monitors in rural areas as a precautionary measure as federal nuclear officials continue to monitor Japan's failing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.State and federal officials continued to emphasize that they did not expect harmful radiation from Japan to reach North America, including Alaska.More Nuclear Radiation Monitors May be Place in Rural Alaska
Philly.com, March 16, 2011
WASHINGTON - Concerns about radiation sickness in Japan are focused for now on the area about 20 miles around the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.In Risk of Radiation, Numerous Variables
Herald Net, March 16, 2011
Abbitt Wilkerson has walked on ground now ravaged by Japan's monster earthquake. Ever heard of drift cars?Decals Fund Relief Efforts in Quake-Devastated Japan
The Spokesman-Review, March 15, 2011
It's possible that nuclear products released as a result of problems facing Japanese reactors will be detected in Washington, but highly unlikely that levels could affect human health on this side of the Pacific – even if the situation gets worse, experts say.Experts Say Problems at Japanese Reactors Unlikely to Affect Washington
McClatchy, March 15, 2011
WASHINGTON — Major suppliers of pills that provide protection from radiation say they're out of stock due to panic buying, even though experts say that the Japanese nuclear catastrophe poses no health threat to Americans.Japan's Nuclear Crisis Prompts U.S. Run on Iodine Pills Despite No Threat
Fox New Latino, March 15, 2011
Public health officials in the U.S. are trying to reassure residents that the potential release of radiation from Japan will pose no threat to the west coast.Can Japan's Radiation Catastrophe Reach U.S.? Experts Say it's Unlikely
The News Tribune, March 15, 2011
As Japan's nuclear plant crisis intensified after Friday's 9.0 earthquake and tsunami, fears that radiation could cross the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast surfaced. Pierce County Emergency Management fielded calls from some worried residents. We asked two atmospheric scientists about the situation.No Radiation Danger to Northwest, Scientists Say
Oregon Live.com, March 14, 2011
The latest explosion at one of the crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Station -- believed to have damaged its containment structure -- is stirring worldwide fears of radioactive fallout. But U.S. health officials say the situation poses no significant health risk beyond the surrounding area in Japan, where at least 184,670 people have been evacuated.Distance From Japan is Good Safety Barrier Against Radiation for U.S., West Coast, Portland
American Library Association, March 14, 2011
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), is pleased to announce that Leslie Bussert, head of instruction services at the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia Community College Library, has been chosen to receive the 2011 Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program Achievement Award.Bussert Wins ACRL CJCLS EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program Achievement Award
Mail Online, March 14, 2011
Fears that America could be hit by the nuclear fallout from the Japan earthquake dramatically increased today after the reactor hit by the tsunami went into 'meltdown'.America on Nuclear Alert: Could Fallout From Japan Explosion Reach U.S. West Coast?
Q13 Fox , March 13, 2011
Earthquake, tsunami and not one but two explosions at the Fukushima Daiishi nuclear power plant.The latest happened about 8pm PST, Sunday night.Company officials say seven people are missing and three people were injured.2nd Explosion at Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Could Radiation Reach Pacific Northwest?
King 5 News, March 13, 2011
OLYMPIA - Washington State Department of Health officials say they are conducting ongoing air monitoring for radiation to see if the nuclear plant incident in Japan has affected radiation levels in Washington. So far, they have found no elevated readings.Wash. Health Officials Monitoring Air for Radiation
AZ Central, March 10, 2011
The economic-stimulus package that Congress passed two years ago preserved hundreds of jobs in Mesa Public Schools, but with the state's economy still sputtering, the future of many of those positions remains in jeopardy. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Mesa Education Jobs in Jeopardy as Federal Funds End
Orlando Sentinel, March 9, 2011
Last year, Florida's Legislature attempted an extreme makeover of state education through Senate Bill 6. The bill would've rightly scrapped teacher tenure and revamped how teachers were evaluated and paid. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Teacher Merit Pay Redux
Bothell Reporter, March 8, 2011
On a recent sunny, warm, pre-spring Saturday, 30 volunteers from Bothell and the surrounding areas gathered at the base of the iconic bridge over the Sammamish River to the Park at Bothell Landing to remove invasive blackberries from the area between the Burke Gilman Trail and the river.Volunteers Wage 'War' With Invasive Species Down by the River in Bothell
World Socialist Web Site, March 8, 2011
Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire, a Democrat, in January proposed a 2011-2013 budget calling for more than $630 million in cuts to higher education. Every aspect of the university system will be affected, including tuition, enrollment, programs and staffing.Drastic Cuts, Tuition Increases Loom for Washington State Universities
Bothell Reporter, March 7, 2011
The University of Washington, Bothell hosted 280 students from Everett's Eisenhower Middle School March 3. The visit was part of an outreach program engineered to help middle-school students identify more closely with higher education.UW-Bothell Introduces Everett Middle School Students to Higher Education, Wetlands
The News Tribune, March 3, 2011
The timing couldn't have been worse for those with slim hope of saving the state's only means of rewarding its best teachers. An analysis of bonuses for teachers who have earned certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards suggests the extra cash might not accomplish all that was envisioned. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Board Certification Makes Better Teachers – Isn't that Enough?
Herald Net, March 2, 2011
Bill Erdly, Ph.D. and University of Washington, Bothell associate professor and associate director of graduate studies, is the chief social architect for a new social media game launching on Facebook this spring.Bothell Professor Launches Worldwide Game on Facebook
Bothell Reporter, March 1, 2011
"We're thrilled because it recognizes the work of our staff... We don't take it for granted," said David Hoffman, principal of Maywood Hills Elementary School in Bothell.Top of Their Class: Six Northshore Schools Earn Achievement Awards
The Ledger, March 1, 2011
Washington's research university branch campuses were created in 1989 to increase opportunities for students to complete their baccalaureate and graduate-level studies. Currently, the University of Washington operates branch campuses in Bothell and Tacoma. Washington State University operates branches in Vancouver and the Tri-Cities. Branch Campuses to Offer Doctoral Programs if Legislation Passes
Bothell Reporter, February 28, 2011
Redmond's KingX Studios has promoted Bill Erdly, Ph.D. and University of Washington, Bothell associate professor and associate director of graduate studies, to the position of chief social architect for a new social media game launching on Facebook this spring. UW-Bothell's Erdly is Set to Develop Interactive Game Odd Manor
Education Week, February 25, 2011
Some of the nation's largest and best-known charter-management organizations have not jumped at the opportunity to "restart" schools with federal economic-stimulus money, but a wide range of smaller charter operators, private for-profit companies, and nonprofit groups have filled the gap. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Few Big-Name Charter Operators Opt for Federal 'Restart' Grants
Bothell Reporter, February 24, 2011
The University of Washington, Bothell introduced a new slate of eight business leaders who will be serving as executives-in-residence for 2011. UW-Bothell Welcomes New Executives-in-Residence
Voice of San Diego, February 24,
2011Less than a year after a Barrio Logan charter school discarded its director and cut loose nearly all of its teachers with little warning, teachers in its system of schools are taking their first steps toward forming a union. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Charter Teachers, Fearful of Firings, Push to Unionize a Shaken School
Sys-Con Media, February 24,2011
KingX Studios promoted Bill Erdly, Ph.D. to the position of Chief Social Architect (CSA) for a new social media game launching on Facebook in Spring 2011.
KingX Studios Promotes Bill Erdly to Drive Technology Strategy for Social Media Game Launch
The News Tribune, February 24, 2011
In that state, as in so many others, working-class Americans in huge numbers have lost unionized industrial jobs. Former manufacturing workers in places such as Janesville are suffering the terrible results, living on poverty or minimum wages despite everyone in the family working. Right Exploits Politics of Envy to Pit Workers Against Each Other
The Trib, February 21, 2011
2011The economic-stimulus package preserved hundreds of thousands of jobs in the nation's public schools but, with the economy still sputtering, the future of many of those positions remains in jeopardy. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Stimulus Saved Jobs in Nation's Schools
Statesman Journal, February 21, 2011
The economic-stimulus package that Congress passed two years ago preserved hundreds of thousands of jobs in the nation's public schools, but with the economy still sputtering, the future of many of those positions remains in jeopardy. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is Mentioned. Many Use Aid to Maintain, Not Add Staff
Tulsa World, February 20, 2011
The economic stimulus package that Congress passed two years ago this week preserved hundreds of thousands of jobs in the nation's public schools, but the future of many of those positions remains in jeopardy. Nearly $100 billion was used to fund 367,524 education-related jobs during the 2009-10 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. More Cuts to Trail Education Stimulus
Charlotte Observer, February 20, 2011
WASHINGTON The economic stimulus package that Congress passed two years ago preserved hundreds of thousands of jobs in the nation's public schools. But with the economy still sputtering, the future of many of those positions remains in jeopardy. In all, the nearly $100 billion shot in the arm funded 367,524 education-related jobs during the 2009-10 school year, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The Center on Reinventing Public education is Mentioned. School Jobs are Still at Stake
Bothell Reporter, February 09,
2011The University of Washington, Bothell has announced Bill D. Hayes as its new associate director of advancement communications. UW-Bothell Names Hayes New Communications Officer
The Baltimore Sun, February 17, 201
The economic-stimulus package that Congress passed two years ago preserved hundreds of thousands of jobs in the nation's public schools but, with the economy still sputtering, the future of many of those positions remains in jeopardy. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Stimulus Funding Helped Save Education Jobs
Xconomy, February 17,2011
Starting a business has always been a risky financial undertaking. With the huge rise in health insurance costs over the last decade, I'm increasingly worried we have created an enormous new obstacle that discourages and slows down the growth trajectory of new businesses. Want to Create More Startups? Do More to Corral Health Insurance Costs
Seattle PI, February 15, 2011
The University of Washington may have a partial solution for waning state funding: More online classes. UW Wants to Double Online Enrollment
Hartford Courant, February 15, 2011
The economic-stimulus package that Congress passed two years ago preserved hundreds of thousands of jobs in the nation's public schools but, with the economy still sputtering, the future of many of those positions remains in jeopardy. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Education Jobs Saved Now Hang In The Balance Schools Hunker Down With Stimulus Money To Preserve Status Quo; Now Facing A 'Cliff'
The Daily, February 14, 2011
UW students could be heard all around the Capitol building on Friday afternoon as they barked against budget cuts.Lobbying the Legislators
Centre Daily Times, February 14, 2011
The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit news outlet, and the Education Writers Association partnered with 36 news outlets in 27 states to investigate the impact of nearly $100 billion in education stimulus funding. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Schools Brace for Halt in Funds
The News Tribune, February 12, 2011
Here's a multiple choice question for anyone concerned about the quality of Washington's schools:With teacher layoffs almost guaranteed because of looming cuts in state funding to school districts, which teachers should be the ones to get pink slips? The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Seniority-Based Teacher Layoffs Hurt Schools, Students
The Clipper, February 11, 2011
The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board has decided that the prerequisites students must meet when transferring from a community college to four-year university aren't stressful enough.UW Bothell Adds Science Requirement for Transfer Students
Bothell Reporter, February 10, 2011
"Freeways and airports were America's life, but we need to shift from that." That is how Peter Calthorpe, of Calthorpe Associates from Berkeley, Calif., led into his talk about "Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change."Using Bothell as an Example Expert says Smart Growth is Key to Community Economic Advancement
The News Tribune, February 11, 2011
The recent economic crisis has forced the education community to revisit an issue it has largely been able ignore: How do we determine which teachers receive layoff notices when tight budgets call for reductions in staff?Base Layoffs on Teacher Effectiveness, Not on Seniority
Tri-City Herald, February 10, 2011
If schools are forced to lay off teachers, the worst ones ought to go first.Basing firing decisions on seniority -- a process that teacher unions and others are fighting to retain -- cheats our children out of their best chance for success. The Center for Education Data and Research is mentioned.Seniority a Poor Measure of Teacher's Effectiveness
Boulder Daily Camera, February 8, 2011
University of Colorado researchers reported this week that there were potential weaknesses in methods the Los Angeles Times used last year to rate elementary school teachers for a series that stoked national debate in a key arena of education reform. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.
CU-Boulder researchers fault L.A. Times methods in analysis of California teachers
Gotham Schools, February 8, 2011
Of all of New York City's current reform efforts, its "Innovation Zone" is one of the most ambitious. The project — designed to cultivate experiments in personalized instruction, online learning, staffing and school time design — expanded from 10 schools last year to 81 schools this year. City officials want to bring the program to an additional 400 schools over the next three years, at a projected cost of $50 million. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.New Report Lifts Veil on One of City's Most Ambitious Projects
The News Tribune, February 6, 2011
KENNEWICK -- Proposed legislation to change which teachers are laid off first in case of budget cuts has run into fierce opposition by groups representing just about anyone working in the school business. The Center for Education Data and Research is mentioned. Proposals on Teacher Layoffs Stiffly Resisted
King 5, February 5, 2011
"…schools in poorer neighborhoods are of significantly less quality than other schools." Watkins says "The racial division within American schools are nothing less than a blatant and consistent human rights violation and should certainly be treated as such." The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Educational Apartheid
Blog Down to Washington, February 1, 2011
ast week, we asked UW Alumni Association staff and friends on Facebook to help us out with a membership project. We're on the way to 60,000 members—a new record for our organization—and we're focused on telling the stories of why alumni, friends and fans love the UW. UW Bothell is mentioned. Alumni Vote on Top Reasons to Love the UW
Larry Miller's Blog, February 2, 2011
Officially, the Great Recession—the economic free-fall that shredded state and local budgets as the century's first decade neared its close—ended about 18 months ago. The picture in the nation's schools tells a very different story. States and school districts have seen their tax bases wither over the past two years, and the financial picture looks bleak for years to come. At least 46 states, plus the District of Columbia, struggled to close budget shortfalls heading into fiscal 2011, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a research organization in Washington. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Public Education Devastated by Cuts from Recession
Bothell Reporter, February 1, 2011
James A. Banks, an internationally-recognized specialist in social studies and multicultural education, will tackle a critical topic facing Americans today from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Cascadia Community College's Mobius Hall.Cascadia Community College/UW-Bothell Feb. 9 lecture: 'The Importance of Balancing Unity and Diversity in Our Schools and Communities'
MSNBC, January 30, 2011
LOCAL NEWS — OLYMPIA -- As Washington's colleges struggle to stave off the effects of deep cuts in state funding, one university president is forging ahead with a bold bid for expansion WSU in Everett
Seattle Times, January 28, 2011
The sponsor of a bill that would make teacher effectiveness the main determining factor during layoffs says the proposal is worth billions of dollars in school improvement. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.
Lawmaker Wants to Spare Best Teachers From Layoffs
The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2011
Many states and cities are facing teacher layoffs this year as they scramble to balance their budgets. The big debate now underway is whether those layoffs will hit the best teachers, or some of the worst. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Seniority Moment
The Hartford Courant, February 1, 2011
Hartford has come a long way in providing high-quality schools for all students. Student achievement is on the rise: The graduation rate has increased from 29 percent in 2006 to 50 percent in 2010. There are more school options for families to choose from. The Center on Reinventing Public Education, a think tank that studies school districts, has designated the district as an exemplary model for districts nationwide. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.
Relax Seniority Rules for Hartford Schools
The Herald Net, January 31, 2011
We don't talk about manufacturing much in the media and anywhere else because — let's face it — factories can be boring and usually are.
But we'd better start talking more about it because manufacturing jobs pay well, and you can never have too many good-paying jobs. UW Bothell is mentioned.
Need is Clear for Everett Engineering Campus
The News Tribune, January 31, 2011
Under bills introduced in both houses of the state Legislature, branch campuses of the University of Washington and Washington State University would be able to offer doctorate programs. UW Tacoma officials say they are poised to start a program if the measure passes. UW Bothell is mentioned.
UW Tacoma May Soon Offer Doctoral Degrees
The Herald Net, January 30, 2011
OLYMPIA -- As Washington's colleges struggle to stave off the effects of deep cuts in state funding, one university president is forging ahead with a bold bid for expansion. UW Bothell is mentioned.Everett, County Deserve More, WSU President Says
The Clipper, January 28,2011
A group of student lobbyists wants students to be represented on every board of trustees, have more access to internships and worry less about tuition increasing. UW Bothell is mentioned.Studen Lobby for Legislature
Northwest Aisian Weekly, January 27, 2011
This fall, students at Bellevue College will welcome Chinese students into their business program, as Bellevue College (BC) and the University of Washington Bothell (UW Bothell) campus begin their joint business degree pilot program.BC and UW-Bothell Join Forces in Welcoming Chinese Business Students
The Seattle Times, January 25, 2011
THE poverty of ideas advanced by Washington state's Task Force on Higher Education Funding is matched only by the wealth of its corporate members. Among them: representatives from Microsoft, Boeing, Alaska Air and The Washington Biotech and Biomedical Association.
A Better Business Plan for Washington State's Public Higher Education
Politics Daily, January 24, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS -- Principal Marcus Robinson strides down the hallway of Indianapolis' Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School, past a wall that proclaims in huge letters "COLLEGE OR DIE." His maroon polo shirt and khakis match the uniforms of middle-schoolers standing in line for the bathroom, their noses buried in books. The Center for Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Charter Schools: An Experiment With Mixed Results
Bothell Reporter, January 21, 2011
Career Week 2011, the University of Washington's 12th annual career education and exploration extravaganza for students and alumni, will be held the week of Jan. 24-28.University of Washington, Bothell set for Career Week Jan. 24-28
Edmonds Beacon News, January 21, 2011
The Workforce Development Council of Snohomish County has posted a number of news briefs that may be of interest to persons involved in workforce training. Sue Ambler and Curtis Takahashi featured at UW Bothell Career Week .Workforce Development News
The Daily, January 21, 2011
Renaming was the name of the game at yesterday's Board of Regents meeting, as UW's leadership gave permission to change the name of various academic and athletic facilities at both the Seattle and Bothell campuses.Name Changes Highlight Board of Regents Action Agenda
The Herald, January 19, 2011
If President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Hu Jintao run out of things to talk about at a lavish White House banquet planned for tonight, here's a doozy of a topic: a new book by a self-described "Tiger Mother." Professor Alison Lo is mentioned.
'Tiger Mother' Book on Mothering Raises Media Storm
Bothell Reporter, January 17, 2011
The University of Washington, Bothell will host a Transfer Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 28.University of Washington, Bothell to host Transfer Fair Jan. 28
Bothell Reporter, January 17, 2011
A new type of educational partnership in the state of Washington will be launched Jan. 19, when the University of Washington, Bothell and Bellevue College sign a memorandum of understanding to establish a cooperative admissions process for international students studying business in the United States.University of Washington, Bothell and Bellevue College to Jointly Enroll International Students
Bothell Reporter, January 17, 2011
On a cloudy Saturday morning when most people would be at home sleeping in, or getting ready to watch football playoff games, or complaining about the less-than-stellar weather, students from the University of Washington, Bothell and Cascadia Community College packed Mobius Hall, prepared to spend a day serving the community as a way of celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.UW Bothell/Cascadia Students' Community Efforts Continue Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy
Hartford Courant, January 16, 2011
The most important project in Hartford — for what it is doing and how it is doing it — is taking place at a building most people in the region have never seen. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned.Agenda for Hartford In 2011
Edmonds Beacon News, January 14, 2011
The Workforce Development Council of Snohomish County has posted a number of news briefs that may be of interest to persons involved in workforce training.Workforce Development News Briefs
Bothell Komo, January 13, 2011
Bellevue College and the University of Washington-Bothell have agreed to combine their admissions process for international students studying business.UW-Bothell, Bellevue College to Combine Int'l Admission for Business Degrees
Seattle PI, January 13, 2011
SEATTLE -- The University of Washington Bothell and Bellevue College are partnering to offer cooperative admissions for international business students.UW Bothell Partners with Bellevue College
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Columbia Missourian, January 13, 2011
Officially, the economic free fall of the Great Recession ended about 18 months ago, but the picture in U.S. schools tells a very different story. The Center on Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. U.S Education Adjusts to New Economic Reality
Hartford Courant, January 11, 2011
Researchers from the University of Washington who have been studying the city's public schools released their findings on Tuesday, appearing to validate Superintendent Steven Adamowski's reform efforts while cautioning against a dip in progress. The Center on
Reinventing Public Education is mentioned. Hartford Schools Making Progress, National Researchers Say
The Dallas Morning News, January 5, 2011
The room felt more college study hall than fourth-grade math class, save for the basket of plastic money and the boy counting on his fingers. The Center for Education Data and Research is mentioned. It's Unclear Whether Slight Rise in Texas Class Size Would Hurt Learning
The Daily, January 3, 2011
UW researchers Dan Goldhaber and Roddy Theobald recently published a study determining that Washington state teacher layoffs are currently unrelated to teacher effectiveness. The Center for Education Data and Research is mentioned. UW Study Shows Flaws in Seniority-Based Layoff System
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 1, 2011
Hoping to attract and keep top teachers in public schools, Georgia is changing the way educators are hired, paid and rated through a new evaluation system with far greater emphasis on student performance. The Center for Education Data and Research is mentioned. Teachers to be Graded on Student Test Scores
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So much for "change" ...
New York City Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio (right) is bringing back William Bratton (left) as commissioner of the New York Police Department. Bratton first lead the NYPD from 1994 to 1996 under Rudy Giuliani. He returns to the NYPD after leading the police departments in Boston and Los Angeles, notes the New York Daily News.
Bratton inherits a department that is under extreme scrutiny for aggressive policing, brutality and fatal shootings, as well as "stop-and-frisk", a practice which has disproportionately targeted Black and Latino men, youth and LGBT youth who reside in the five boroughs.
Bratton has utilized stop-and-frisk "in every stop in his decorated career," notes CBS New York. De Blasio campaigned as a harsh critic of "stop-and-frisk."
While unveiling his choice of Bratton on Thursday, de Blasio insisted that the new commissioner was the right man to further the city's public safety gains while improving police-community relations. He also downplayed statistics that show that the number of stops surged during Bratton's tenure as head of the Los Angeles Police Department between 2002 and 2009.
"The overuse of stop-and-frisk, the unconstitutional use of stop-and-frisk, the targeting of young men of color regardless of whether they had done anything wrong, that's going to end," said de Blasio, who takes office Jan 1. "We're not going to proceed with a policy where hardworking, law-abiding young men of color are singled out."
Bratton reiterated his support for stop-and-frisk on Thursday, but has likened it to chemotherapy, saying that it must be utilized in proper doses.
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A federal judge ruled the NYPD's "stop-and-frisk" policy violated the United States Constitution in August 2013. The controversial practice violates the Fourth Amendment that protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, said United States District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin. A federal appeals court upheld the ruling on November 22.
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Suspension and Steering
Suspension system
Car suspension systems come in two different designs — independent and solid (live) axle. Most cars use an independent suspension system, where each wheel moves up or down independently without affecting the other wheels. Some cars and most trucks use a solid axle suspension in the rear, where the axle moves up and down like a seesaw and the movement of one wheel causes a corresponding movement in the other wheel.
Vehicles with independent suspension systems offer a more comfortable ride and have better handling characteristics. Solid axle systems are stronger, less expensive to build and have more load bearing capacity, but offer a rougher ride.
Steering system
The two most common types of steering systems are rack-and-pinion (used on most cars) and recirculating ball (used on trucks and utility vehicles). The rack-and-pinion system is similar to the independent suspension system in that it offers better control and handling. The recirculating ball system, like the solid axle system, is stronger and more robust, which is better suited for larger vehicles and trucks.
Struts and shocks
Shock absorbers dampen the impact the suspension receives when the vehicle goes over rough or uneven road surfaces. A suspension strut — also referred to as a MacPherson strut — combines a shock absorber and coil spring into one assembly. This reduces the weight of the components and saves space, providing a lighter and more compact suspension system. More »
Rack and pinion steering gear
Most cars use a rack-and-pinion steering system in which the steering wheel turns a steering shaft that's connected to a pinion gear. This gear moves a steering rack left and right. The rack has two arms attached to it called tie rods, which connect to the steering arm and help steer the wheels. More »
Related system: Power steering
Power steering systems use hydraulic or electric power to exert extra force on the steering gear, which makes steering almost effortless for the driver. This is especially helpful at low speeds and while parking. More »
Additional key parts
Coil spring, Control arm, Sway bar, Sway bar end links, Tie-rod ends, Intermediate shaft, Steering column


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Judgment Dave: You Won't Watch Movies That Aren't in English? Sucks for You
Vital Subtitles: 12 Great Directors from Other Countries
Nicolas Winding Refn's new movie Only God Forgives starring Ryan Gosling opened in limited release a few weeks ago. Set in Bangkok, its minimal dialogue transpires (Gosling is especially stoic here) mostly in English, which may come as no surprise to you, since Winding Refn's last few films — Drive, Bronson, Valhalla Rising — have also been in English. During the rest of Only God Forgives the characters are speaking Thai, Gosling included. But Winding Refn is from Denmark and his early movies, like the Pusher trilogy, were in Danish. You should go watch them right now; they're violent genre films that aim for something more than a splatter of bullet-riddled guts, the kind of movies that rightfully inspire cults of art dudes to obsess over their gleaming, gore-slicked surfaces.
Oh, you won't watch movies that aren't in English? Sorry to hear that. Go run along and play in the traffic with the other children. Grown Ups 2 is there with them and it's sure to be great fun for all of you. No, seriously, go away. We're no longer speaking.
Okay, adults still in the room, now we can talk. I know you still like Fast & Furious 6 and Transformers: Whatever the Latest One Is. I do, too. Fighting over it isn't necessary. I won't be forced by opposing camps of the great cinema divide to pick a team and you shouldn't have to either. But that's a rare problem, nothing compared to the one the big, bad culture has created, the one where you're suckered into believing that the tentpole releases are the only films that matter, the only voices to choose. And unlike NWR, some of the world's best filmmakers will probably never shoot a movie in English. Or half-Thai/half-English. Whatever.
So here's a list. Like all lists it's laughably incomplete and weirdly subjective. My criteria were that the people on it a) have to be not dead, which means that legends like Yasujiro Ozu (Tokyo Story) and Andrei Tarkovsky (The Mirror) and Ousmane Sembène (Moolaade) aren't on it, and b) still making films, which means that Hungarian art tormentor Bela Tarr is also not here, since he up and quit after The Turin Horse, which you should see because it will make you deeply unhappy in the very best way. If you find this criteria or the list that follows lacking you should go complain to your therapist instead of me. Here goes:
Claire Denis – Uncompromising but not always so serious, the French Denis is formally precise and as interested in sound, space and bodies in motion as she is with telling a conventional story. She faces down the darkest aspects of humanity, like in the grueling regret fest The Intruder or the sex-cannibal-populated Trouble Every Day. But she also makes sure that love, care and tenderness is given a fair shake (35 Shots of Rum). Her masterpiece is 1999′s Beau Travail, which she freely adapted from Herman Melville's novella Billy Budd, turning it inside out. No easily connected dots pull this sun-blinded story about male desire together. It's narrative second, hypnotism first. Doomed men buying transplant organs on the black market, soldiers exercising themselves into erotic fatigue in the desert or Vincent Gallo trying to eat you — you can pretty much start anywhere with Denis and come away happily deranged.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul – From Thailand, he encourages people having difficulty with his name (aka anyone who isn't Thai) to call him "Joe." His films glide along on an idiosyncratic cloud of serenity, employing a dreamy Buddhist logic to make spiritual sense of the harsh realities of life. In his Palme d'Or winning Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, this involves the journey of a dying man as he makes peace with his past, the future (in whatever world lies beyond), his own previous incarnations on Earth and his only somewhat disconcerting discovery that his long-lost son has mutated into a monkey ghost. I know, I just sealed the deal with that bit of plot detail. You're welcome.
Johnnie To – If you're a fan of Reservoir Dogs you'll want to see the films of Johnnie To. Hong Kong's To is one of Tarantino's favorites, a filmmaker who puts guns into mens' hands and drills in deeper to uncover ideas about violence and violent men's relationships to the world, honor, crime, each other and that precious weaponry. And he's about as prolific as you can get: since 1980 he's directed 55 features. His latest, Drug War, opens in July. Start there, work backwards, you'll be done in five years if you don't go crazy with the bathroom and snack breaks.
Kleber Mendonça Filho – Okay, yes, sure, one narrative feature under his belt and he makes this list. But in defense of his placement here I offer you the following statements of fact: 1) It's a really good movie. 2) Shut up and go write your own list. Filho's Neighbouring Sounds, about a well-off neighborhood on lockdown, is as confident and stylistically assured as it gets, relevant for right now, not just in his home country Brazil but in any densely packed city where wealth and poverty collide and dance around each, hoping for a little mutually assured destruction. It drifts and meanders and surprises like a vintage art film — or a randomly circuitous YouTube time-suck when you should be busy working.
Souleymane Cisse – From Mali and most active in the 1970s, he still releases films sporadically (the most recent was 2009′s hard-to-find Tell Me Who You Are) and he's regarded as one of the most important filmmakers on the African continent, exploring the old ways of living as they crash into the new. His highly acclaimed 1983 film The Wind is a Romeo and Juliet-inspired story, about a teenage boy whose background is tribal falling for a girl from a modern, military family. Its sparks come from the friction between that cultural divide. If everything you see of the Africa in current movies involves genocide and blood diamonds, this is a gentler, rewarding flipside.
Sion Sono – If you have a free afternoon sometime soon, sit down with Japanese director Sono's insane Love Exposure. It's a four-hour (hence your need for a free afternoon) head-spinning freakout and its subject is what it means to be young and wild and… religious and… a committed up-skirt photographer. Catholicism, faith, sin, confession, violence, transvestism, girl gangs, cults, vengeance, sexual mutilation, mass murder, mental hospitals, panties and true love all get their moment because Sono is a master plate spinner and zigzag artist. When you're done with it you'll be torn over whether to tackle his other films or just watch all four hours again immediately.
Manoel de Oliveira – Old. I mean old. As in 104 years old old. Made his first film in 1927 old. He's been there and outlived people born after him. This guy is cinema. Still making stylistically diverse, theatrically minded films right now, the acclaimed Portuguese director is already in production on his latest project, The Church of the Devil. His most well-regarded movies can be hard to find unless you manage to a) live near a nice repertory theater or museum and b) have some kind of pull with the programmers, but start with 2001′s moving story of — what else — aging, I'm Going Home. Then give a shot to whatever else you can get your hands on. His work is cold and hot, distant and personal — unless he decides not to be any of those things. He can even be occasionally boring, which pretty much defines difficult filmmaking at its most maddening and erratic and challenging and awesome.
Hou Hsiao-Hsien – The veteran Taiwanese director is for lovers of the long and slow. Formally innovative, his thoughtful, gentle films reward you with fresh information and beauty every time you revisit. One of the great experiences in moviegoing tranquility I've had in the past decade was seeing Hou's 1985 A Time to Live, a Time to Die. It's about a child who moves with his family to a new country. He experiences adolescence and a new culture that contradicts with family traditions, forcing him to make choices that will connect him to a better future or to a street gang. It's perfectly composed and in love with the big questions without grandstanding or feeling like an imposition; and like all Hou's work, its influence can be seen in the films of younger directors like critical favorite Tsai Ming-liang. Start here, go there next.
Giorgos Lanthimos – From Greece, Lanthimos' gut-grabbing brand of strange can be seen in his most recent films, Alps and the Oscar-nominated Dogtooth. The latter is about the weird goings-on in a voluntarily isolated family, one where the parents have sequestered the children and raised them to believe the opposite of facts. Meanwhile, Alps involves a troupe of actors for hire who stand in for the recently deceased and ease the transitional grief of surviving family and friends. Are Lanthimos' darkly funny, weirdly disturbing films a fictional transposing of his troubled country's ongoing economic, political and cultural crisis? Probably. But they also function as first-date litmus tests, the kind of films to weed out unsuitably literal-minded candidates from the love pool.
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne – Part of very small crew of seven filmmakers who've won the Palme d'Or twice — enough to populate their own lonely 18k island — these Belgians are the modern masters of humane social realism. The unemployed, the forgotten, the displaced, the desperate, the abandoned children, the people forced to live outside the law: those are the Dardenne brothers' favorite people. And their frequently sorrowful stories never wallow in misery or exploitation; just the opposite, they're instructively empathetic, intimate and urgent. Take a look at last year's The Kid with a Bike and work your way back chronologically to witness Belgian star Jeremie Renier — a Dardenne mainstay — get younger before your eyes.
Jafar Panahi – The Iranian filmmaker relentless persecuted by his own government — his documentary about being placed under house arrest, This Is Not a Film, had to be smuggled out of the country on a USB stick inside a cake (which is, come on, pretty classically cinematic and awesomely stealthy on both old- and new-school levels) — Panahi's direct, plainspoken, powerful approach to social justice on film is laudable and terrifying. The Circle, his nightmarish story of trapped Iranian women in a theocratic culture that restricts their every movement, is devastating and essential. Every time his name isn't mentioned in protest and solidarity during an acceptance speech by somebody winning an Academy Award, a Hollywood demon gets its horns.
Aleksandr Sokurov – The current reigning Russian total god of you. His long takes, spiritual themes and classical form make him the kind of filmmaker other directors revere and learn from. His incredibly moving Mother and Son is one of the most emotionally wrenching films of recent history and his technical achievement in Russian Ark — a movie filmed in one long take, starring hundreds of people, intricately rehearsed and choreographed as the camera glides through St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum — is staggering, the kind of thing that would make any filmmaker even a little unsure of him/herself just give up.
I told you this was incomplete, but, you know, See Also: Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Matteo Garrone, Patricio Guzman, Andres Wood, Mariely Rivas, Emir Kusturica, Sebastian Silva, Lucrecia Martel, Zhangke Jia, Tsai Ming-liang, Hirokazu Koreeda, Arnaud Desplechin, Gaspar Noe, Bong Joon-ho, Wai Ka-fai, Takeshi Kitano, Christophe Honore, Catherine Breillat, Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Bertrand Tavernier, Carlos Reygadas, Bahman Ghobadi, Aki Kaurismaki, Cristian Mungiu, Cristi Puiu, Michel Haneke, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Francois Ozon, Olivier Assayas, Abderrahmane Sissako, Park Chan-wook and Thomas Vinterberg. And the hundred others I forgot. Happy hunting.
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The show Futurama is an example of a show reaching popularity after its time. For a variety of reasons it never gained a very wide following when originally aired, it found new life in syndication and on DVD.
The Fox Years
Futurama was produced and broadcast by originally by 20th Century Fox. Its creators, Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, did all the early design and writing of the show, from the original conception through to production. Durring production, they stayed closely involved, to ensure the show stayed on-vision and up to quality.
Fox executives, initially excited, didn't really understand the show when episodes started coming out. Consequentially, the show was not given the best treatment by the network. It was plagued with schedule changes and cancellations; of the first production season of 13 episodes, only 9 episodes were aired during the first broadcast season. Fox maintained this treatment for a while before announcing they were pulling the plug on the series.
The show aired for a total of 5 seasons, airing a total of 72 episodes comprising 4 production seasons. This period also saw the start of the continuing series of comics and the release of a game.
The DVD volumes came out, and they outsold everyone's expectations. When Cartoon Network picked up the syndication rights and began airing the show weeknights on Adult Swim, the show built up its fan base and quickly became one of the network's highest-rated shows. This surge of popularity added fuel to the existing fan community, who have been crying out for more episodes since news of the show's cancellation by Fox.
The show will continue to air on Adult Swim until 2007, at which time their contract expires and the rights will go to Comedy Central, who out-bid Cartoon Network for the contract renewal. Comedy Central will broadcast the show until 2012.
The Wait
Rumors have abounded for years. However, intensity of rumors increased in 2005, and in January of 2006 Billy West made an announcement on his web site. He stated that David X. Cohen called him and told him they got a green light to produce 4 feature-length Futurama movies for release to DVD. Production is supposedly to begin in July of 2006, and the first DVD couldn't be expected to hit shelves until at least late 2007. Fans everywhere wait with baited breath, hoping Fox doesn't change their minds or back out of the deal.
Straight to DVD Movies
Four DVD movies are being planned. Matt Groening, David X. Cohen and numerous writers from the original series are working on the movies.
The first movie, Futurama: Bender's Big Score, is in production with a target release date of Christmas 2007. All old cast members will be returning to do the voices of their previous characters.
The first movie is written by Ken Keeler, with story by Ken Keeler and David X. Cohen, and will include return appearances by the Nibblonians, Seymour, Barbados Slim, Morbo, Santa Bot, the "God" space entity, Al Gore, and Zapp Brannigan.
In the movie, Planet Express sees a hostile takeover and Bender falls into the hands of criminals where he is used to fulfill their schemes.
Comedy Central
In late June 2006 it was learned that Comedy Central had resurrected Futurama. At least 16 new episodes will be produced for the first time since the series originally ran from 1999-2003. Comedy can run both the existing and new episodes in January 2008 when their contract takes effect. Katey Sagal was first to confirm the return during an interview on the American series Late Late Show, she had been so excited she didn't read the entire contract before signing. The previously discussed movies are to be made as episodes.
Live-Action Movie
A picture circulated on the internet, purporting to be a movie poster for the Futurama Live-Action movie. Luckily, this picture is a badly-Photoshopped hoax, and no such movie is actually planned.


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The Woodstock Theological Library is one of the oldest and most notable Catholic theological libraries in the United States. Founded in 1869 at Woodstock College (outside Baltimore, Maryland), it sojourned from 1969 to 1974 in New York City. With the 1974 closing of Woodstock College's Columbia University incarnation, the library moved to Georgetown University, Washington, DC, to become the research tool for the Woodstock Theological Center. Owned by the Maryland and New York provinces of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the library is currently housed as a separate collection in Georgetown's Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library for use by Georgetown university students, by students and scholars of theology within the Washington Theological Consortium and the central Atlantic states, and by scholars from around the world. In 2001 WTCL became a member of the Washington Research Library Consortium.
The collection contains approximately 190,000 circulating volumes, 700 periodical titles, as well as an up-to-day reference collection. It is especially strong in the areas of biblical studies, spirituality, church history, the Jesuits, liturgy, and the social aspects of Christianity. Its rare book holdings of over 17,500 titles is an outstanding collection of 15th through 19th century counter-reformational and American theological works. In 2002, the library began to make available on its web site a number of primary Jesuit texts, including selected letters and instructions of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and the complete works of John Courtney Murray, S.J. We also house two collections of primary works by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. Here you can link to the catalog for the Teilhard Schmitz-Moormann Collection, including copies of most of Teilhard's published and unpublished writings and to an index to our George Barbour/Teilhard collection, including a 1934 film of Barbour/Teilhard in China. We have recently acquired a collection of primary Jesuit resources assembled by Libreria Antiquaria Soave, Torino, entitled De Societate Jesu. It is a collection of primary texts stretching from the founding of the Jesuits to the Suppression in 1773. A PDF of the Italian catalog of this collection is available at Soave Collection.
The rare books collection has recently been catalogued and is now searchable using the following link: https://tinyurl.com/woodstockrarebooks. For questions, please email email@example.com.


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Posted on November 28, 2012 at 2:46pm 5 Comments 2 Likes
Banks are seeing a steep decline in profits from currency trading, as once-lucrative businesses are eroded by the rise of electronic trading and the proliferation of new platforms...
As the easy profits from handling trades for clients vanish, banks are being forced into an arms race, analysts and traders say. That means offering better terms to customers and spending heavily to develop electronic-trading platforms of their own...
***Note how it…
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 4:05pm 3 Comments 8 Likes
Hello Traders,
I wanted to post a few trades I took recently on AUDUSD and Silver. You can see the entry and exit points for each trade which I did just using price action strategies.
Here they are below;
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A great experiment on unequal pay.
Check out the reaction from the Monkey the first time they realize they are getting the short end of the stick...hilarious!
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Attempting to bottom and make some headway to the upside, the EURUSD failed to clear the 1.2800 role reversal level which was the Oct. swing lows. For now, the pair is stuck between 1.2800 weekly highs and 1.2659 lows which was the pin bar rejection on Tuesday. So bears can look to sell any weak rallies up to 1.2800 while bulls can…
Hi Chris
Love your blog... Thanks for sharing it here at Forexstreet.net
lets meet in the fxsteet webinar today at 10am ^_^
Hi Chris,
On average how long would you say it will take an average person to become consistently profitable if they follow say, some of the systems in the PA course with discipline. And is it realistic to expect to end every week profitably if one only trades 4hr and daily timeframes?
Hi Chris,
When you test systems, what is more important, the amount of time or the number of trades? And how many trades is good enough as a test?
Hello Raj,
Both are equally important but obviously depends upon the frequency the system trades. Regardless, I'd want nothing less than 3yrs of testing for any system before using it on a live forward test. But there is no set amount of trades as each system has different trading frequencies. Ideally the min would be about 500+ on the low end and several thousand on the upper end.
Hope this helps
Kind Regards,
Thanks, that helps a lot :)
dear chris, do you know about 'binaural beats' and if so, would you comment on their possible uses regarding performance/trading. thanks


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It's a Bird…It's a Plane…No! It's Ustream and LA New Media at the New Media EXPO!
That's right folks, our very own Bryan Kim, master of content, is going to be there for all 3 days. Bryan, along with LA New Media and the very talented, musically gifted Ustreamer Walt Ribeiro will be on the scene streaming LIVE for all of you to see!
but wait, there's more! We are going to be interviewing people at our booth constantly! We'll be picking the minds of the very greatest in new media.
Just take a look at this schedule:
Thursday, August 14th
10:30am- 10:55am Tom Webster/Edison Media Research- The Efficacy of Podcast Advertising
11:00am- 11:25am Gary Vaynerchuk/Wine Library TV- Building Your Brand in the Web 2.0 World
11:30am- 11:55am Philip Hodgetts/Open Television Network- Extending/Building Your Brand to Generate a Livable Income
12:00pm- 12:55pm USTREAM.TV PERFORMERS (TBA)
1:00pm- 1:25pm Big Fantastic/Foreign Body- Advanced Story-Telling Techniques for Video Creators
1:30pm- 1:55pm Tim Street/French Maid TV- Marketing Your Products/Services Using Online Video
2:00pm- 2:25pm George Wright/Will It Blend- The WillitBlend.com Story: Successes and Lessons Learned
2:30pm- 2:55pm Mark Alyn/Mark Alyn Communications- Infomercial Techniques to Help Your New Media Project
3:00pm- 3:25pm Guy Clark and Nikol Hasler/Midwest Teen Sex Show- Creating Successful Series from Start to Selling Out
3:30pm- 3:55pm Keith Addison Tyler/Blood Feather Productions- Crafting Quality Content: Tips from the Top
Friday, August 15th
10:30am- 10:55am Roxanne Darling and Shane Robinson/Bare Feet Studios- How to Produce, High-Quality, Daily Shows
11:00am- 11:25am Andrew Lock/HelpMyBusiness.com- Insider Secrets to Creating Video Podcasts with Loyal Viewers
11:30am- 11:55am Jim Taszarek/TazMedia- Monetizing Online Media- Without Monster Traffic
12:00pm- 12:55pm USTREAM.TV PERFORMERS (TBA)
1:00pm- 1:25pm Rachel Salaman/Audio for the Web- When and How to Write a Script
1:30pm- 1:55pm Steve Garfield/SteveGarfield.com- Your Mobile Phone: The Ultimate Personal Media Creation Tool
2:00pm- 2:25pm Jeffrey Hermes/Brown Rudnick LLP- A Legal Thicket- New Media Production and Content Liability
2:30pm- 2:55pm Joel Witt/MarylandZoo.tv- Acting Like a Producer- Six Techniques
3:00pm- 3:25pm Gregory Markel/Infuse Creative- SEO Via Your Videos
3:30pm- 3:55pm Marcelo Lewin/Pixel Heads Network- Using Feedburner, Podtrac and Tubemogul to Track Your Video
Saturday, August 16th
9:00am- 9:50am Keynote- Zadi Diaz, Steve Woolf with host Sunny Gault- The Evolution of EPIC-FU
If you want a chance to ask any of our interviewees questions, you'll have to tune in and get chatting.
Leave a comment and let me know which interviews you're most excited for, I'll definitely be tuning in for Gary Vaynerchuk and the WillitBlend guy!
One last thing, if you're going to be at the New Media Expo, be sure to stop by our booth and say hey to Bryan and Walt for me!


text: There are four Boston State men's ice hockey players, a Boston State men's ice hockey coach and a UMass Boston men's ice hockey team that have been inducted into the UMass Boston Hall of Fame, but Bill Innocent becomes the first UMB player to receive the honor. He is arguably, the best defenseman to ever pull on a Beacons' sweater. The blueliner is the school's all-time leader among defensemen in games (101), goals (15), assists (66) and points (81) and ranks seventh among all players in career assists, fourth in games played and is 20th in points. During his four-year career, the Beacons put together a 60-39-7 (.599) mark, but it was his senior campaign where everything came together. Innocent led UMass Boston with 30 assists, while helping it to a number seven national ranking and a three-week stay in the national polls, while posting a 15-10-0 mark for the season. He led the Beacons with a plus/minus mark of +23, assisted on game-winning goals over Division I Army and at sixth-ranked Middlebury and was a three-time ECAC East/West Defenseman of the Week. The 1992 UMass Boston graduate capped his season by being named an American Hockey Coaches Association All-American as well as an All-New England and ECAC Second Team selection. Innocent was an integral part of UMass Boston's 1990-91 edition that finished 16-7-3, including a school-best 14-5-3 mark in ECAC East/West play.


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As we noted in a recent news story, Clubs for the Quest is asking fitness facilities to host a Zumbathon event at their facilities by March 15, 2012, to raise money for research of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease.
At least one of these events is already set—and this one was created to not only raise money for ALS research but also to break a Guinness World Record. The Clubs for the Quest organization is hosting a Zumbathon on Jan. 21, 2012, at Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ. Kass Martin, a well-known Zumba instructor from Oregon who has appeared in several Zumba DVDs, will lead the 90-minute Zumbathon. The group has a goal of attracting 1,600 people from the tri-state area to raise $100,000 and break the Guinness record for the largest Zumbathon.
The group has applied to Guinness and will follow all the protocols to successfully register for this award, according to Kevin McHugh, COO of The Atlantic Club, whose founder, Pat Laus, started the Clubs for the Quest organization. McHugh has been instrumental in getting the word out about the Zumbathon events, and he stressed to me that this event will only be successful if clubs, group exercise directors and Zumba instructors rally the troops to participate in this event.
Martin will be in Asbury Park for two days of fundraising, which will include a lunch and photos with her for a $25 donation. Individuals who just want to watch the 90-minute Zumbathon can purchase box seats for $25.
Some of the money raised at the event also will go to two local charities, PALS (People with ALS) and The Joan Dancy Foundation, to help them support individuals who have been afflicted with the disease.
People can register and pay the $75 donation for the Zumbathon by visiting www.clubsforthequest.com and clicking on the Asbury Park Zumbathon box in the upper left corner of the home page.


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BOULDER – It was pretty obvious that Colorado expects a heavy dose of Taylor Martinez at quarterback for Nebraska on Friday.
Speaking at his weekly media luncheon Monday, Cabral said the Buffs will prepare for two Nebraska quarterbacks, presumably sophomore Cody Green in addition to Martinez, a redshirt freshman.
But Cabral added, that "without a doubt we'll have to prepare for Martinez … and you prepare for his best."
Martinez reinjured a sprained ankle Saturday in the 9-6 loss at Texas A&M and sat out the entire second quarter. The ankle has been bothering Martinez for more than three weeks.
"The most dangerous animal is a wounded animal," Cabral said of Martinez, who has rushed for 974 yards this season and is a candidate for national freshman of the year honors.
Telecast of the game showed Nebraska coach Bo Pelini getting in the face of Martinez on the sideline Saturday while Martinez was out of the game. Reports circulated Sunday over the Internet that Martinez had quit the team, but Pelini said Monday on the Big 12 coaches teleconference that those rumors were untrue.


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For years, a debate has raged in Washington: Is Hamid Karzai on another planet?
Lately, those who think Afghanistan's mercurial president has left this earthly plane have had the upper hand. Much recent reporting paints a picture of a paranoid man sequestered in his palace, fuming over American slights, threatening to release dozens of terrorist suspects from prison and plotting to join forces with the Taliban.
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All this comes against the backdrop of U.S.-Afghan preparations to make 2014 the year of transition to full Afghan control of their own destiny, a goal President Karzai has repeatedly embraced. A key first step would be endorsing the already completed U.S.-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement permitting a modest number of American troops to stay beyond the 2014 withdrawal deadline—but Karzai has adamantly refused to sign. Meanwhile, Karzai's fulminations comparing the United States to a "colonial power" and his denunciation of NATO have drawn warm praise from the Taliban. All this for a man through whom the United States has funneled nearly $100 billion in aid, to say nothing of the billions that have been spent trying to stabilize his country.
So, what is Karzai up to?
To answer that question, let's first remember that Hamid Karzai is a politician. And while he's not running in the Afghan presidential campaign that began Monday, Feb. 3, he does seem to be maneuvering for future relevance, drawing on his period in office and on his tribal status as leader of the important Pashtun Popalzai tribe in southern Afghanistan. Karzai may see the predominantly Pashtun Taliban gaining strength after the U.S. withdrawal, reckoning that he has much to gain and little to lose by bashing America. And becoming a more vocal critic of the United States obfuscates the American support that lifted him into the presidency after 9/11.
All of the leading contenders to replace Karzai criticize his anti-American course. His former foreign ministers Abdullah Abdullah and Zalmay Rasoul; his former close advisor and finance minister Ashraf Ghani; and his older brother, Qayyum Karzai, have all declared that they would sign the troop deal with the United States. Each seeks to separate himself from the president, stressing that Afghanistan must maintain a strategic partnership with the West.
But Karzai's unlikely to change direction. He is probably attempting to position himself as a future bridge between the Taliban and the next Afghan government. He may hope to be seen as an elder tribal leader and international statesman deserving respect and deference by the winning candidate, and by Afghan political, tribal, ethnic and religious leaders generally—including the Taliban. He might decide to tone his anti-Americanism down a notch now that the presidential campaign is underway and, constitutionally, he is a lame duck. And while the U.S.-led coalition should not count on it, Karzai might even deputize a cabinet minister to sign the troop agreement on his behalf before his successor takes office. But don't expect him to keep quiet.
Unfortunately, the Obama administration's threats and serial deadlines for a troop deal are playing into Karzai's hands. So is President Obama's constant refrain that, for America, the Afghan war is over. And former Defense Secretary Robert Gates's bald admission that the Obama administration attempted to downgrade or even remove Karzai from office has probably only hardened the Afghan leader's resolve to hew to his anti-American approach.


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Stephen Frears might be one of the more accomplished filmmakers going, with a resume as varied as "The Queen" and "The Grifters." But he's not going to be prouder of one key scene in "Tamara Drewe" -- a pivotal cattle stampede in the England countryside.
Yes, that's right. A cattle stampede in the English countryside.
PopcornBiz was so impressed with this scene, no doubt a first in film, that we had to ask the famed director the burning question -- what's his directorial method of working with cows?
"You are speaking to one of the only living directors who's done a cattle drive and a stampede," he told us, adding jokingly, "I think you should be more respectful."
"Clint (Eastwood) hasn't done any of these things."
Apologies were hastily made of course. And the question was changed to -- how did Frears manage to move the cows in the scene so effectively?
"It was well thought out," he told us. "I'm really proud of it."
The director and his crew had to find the perfect piece of terrain near their British set of the often madcap comedy (which opened Friday) starring the lovely Gemma Arterton as the title character.
The filmmakers set it up so that the running cows were worked into a bottleneck of fencing so as to be kept painstakingly under control. It looks very much like the cattle are running wild in the film, but in fact, they were very much under supervision during the filming.
It looks simple. But the key scene required a great deal of planning. We can't disclose why the scene is so pivotal, but it all worked exceedingly well in the end. And no one could be prouder than Frears.
Just ask him, like we did. Was he pleased?
"I was absolutely knocked out by it," he retorted, surprised by the question. "It's like asking Cecil B. DeMille, 'Did you like parting the Red Sea?' I think it was fantastic."


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It's the bees knees. I love candles but I have a lot of allergies and can't handle most scented candles. Pure honey-scented beeswax candles though, well let's just say they are a whole new ball of wax ;).
I bought this beautiful amber depression glass bowl at Vinnie's for $15. Once I got it home, I wasn't sure what to do with it. Yellows are not a prevalent colour in my decor. Then last Sunday I went to Warkworth (Ontario) for a drive. It's a cute little village that seems to attract a lot of artists and artisans. If you are in southern Ontario, you should it out. I'm heading back on March 10/11 for the Maple Festival. Hopefully, I'll remember my camera this time. They have a craft and vintage sale -yay!
Anyways, I went to the Cheeky Bee http://cheekybee.com and was over the moon when I saw (and smelled) their gorgeous beeswax candles. I bought a large pillar one and knew I had found a use for my bowl.
It looked a little stark just sitting in the bowl and then I remembered Brenda at http://www.cozylittlehouse.com piling shells around the base of one of her candles. Sooo I went to the buck store yesterday and found bags of shells. The purple just ties it in with my dining room so now it sits in front of the window - ready to scent the house with sweet honey.
Bye bye for now. I'm off to make a batch of chili for the freezer and creme caramel for tonight's dessert. Check out http://dinneratjulies.blogspot.com later for the creme caramel recipe.


text: Steel Droid 9.0 Gingerbread November 17, 2011 ROM DOWNLOADS 1.0 GHz LV kernel SD_9.0.0.zip - 70.6 MB MD5: 72503f0eb8c969d27f828cf08cdaa98b ROM Manager WebConnect Link http://bit.ly/uXkrl1 If you like my work, please consider donating Yes, ROM Manager is still supported! Be sure to check it out if it is more convenient for you! =============================================== OLD VERSIONS OF STEEL DROID =============================================== SD_8.0.0.zip - 88.5 MB =============================================== SD_7.2.0.zip - 69.8 MB SD_7.2.0-Extra-Apps.zip - 10.8 MB SD_7.2.0-Extra-Fonts.zip - 306 KB SD_7.2.0-Extra-Ringtones.zip - 6.3 MB =============================================== View attachment 42632 View attachment 42640 View attachment 42637 View attachment 42638 View attachment 42634 This release also comes with an SBF to change your "M" logo to match the rest of the Steel Droid experience! Download Steel Droid Boot Logo Droid Eye sbf Flash the SBF using THIS version of RSD Lite Download RSDLite zip Of course, you should look close at the Android version and Mod version... ;-) "FEATURES" (TRICKS) ========================================================= Open up the Browser, and type in "about:debug" (minus the quotes of course) This will enable debug settings and the Java Console. ========================================================= Goto Settings -> About Phone, and click repeatedly on Android version and Mod version. You will see what happens. :-D ========================================================= This is one massive update to my ROM. I have personally themed damn near every image in it. A LOT of help came from Sonny Sekhon, author of the ICS theme for T-Mobile Theme Engine. Many thanks to him for getting me started on this! Changelog: (ITS A BIG ONE!) 9.0 :blackdroid: Now theme is based on ICS with personal changes :blackdroid: Themed all GAPPS as well :blackdroid: Home app is locked in memory by default now :blackdroid: Made 1.0GHz the default max speed :blackdroid: Updated system base to Android 2.3.7 - CM 7.2.0-RC0 :blackdroid: Updated to ChevyNo1's 1.0GHz MV kernel :blackdroid: Updated GAPPS to latest available :blackdroid: Updated Superuser to 3.0.6 (main) and 3.0.3 (binary) :blackdroid: Updated GoLauncher EX to 2.65 (themed to match ROM) :blackdroid: Updated SteelBox with all the latest fixes and features :blackdroid: Includes Market v3.1.3 (not 3.3.11, I know) (themed to match ROM) :blackdroid: Includes themed GTalk :blackdroid: Includes themed icons and widgets :blackdroid: Includes themed notification icons :blackdroid: Includes fixed Torch app (themed to match ROM) :blackdroid: Includes all system sounds from the Nexus S ICS dump :blackdroid: Added Torch brightness settings and tweaks :blackdroid: Added automatic overclocking script to init.d :blackdroid: Added better ICS themed clock images :blackdroid: Added Honeycomb/ICS themed progress bars :blackdroid: Added ability to completely disable the lockscreen :blackdroid: Changed the default font for the clock to match ICS better :blackdroid: Changed the clock font to something better :blackdroid: Changed SMS message limit to 400 per conversation :blackdroid: Changed MMS message limit to 30 per conversation :blackdroid: Changed Data Roaming default to ON :blackdroid: Optimized more images to save space and decrease loading times :blackdroid: Optimized all system sounds for 2MB space savings :blackdroid: Reverted back to Music 2.3.7 instead of 3.x for speed :blackdroid: Removed unneeded init.d script :blackdroid: Fixed data copy error in updater-script :blackdroid: Fixed default system battery capacity to 1390 for the BP6X battery :blackdroid: Fixed middle ring unlock issue that caused soft reboots :blackdroid: Made ICS Roboto font the default :blackdroid: Adjusted power profile to better suit the D1 :blackdroid: Color-matched Settings icons for a better visual appearance :blackdroid: Persistent ADB notification is off by default List of easily removable apps: Calculator Calendar Email File Manager Live Wallpapers Magic Smoke Wallpapers Music Search Theme Manager Visualization Wallpapers Voice Dialer Recommendations: Wipe EVERYTHING before installing, or you WILL have problems. Give the ROM time to run, before judging it. It will be slow to start, but speed will increase as things settle in. Wont take long, maybe a few minutes! As for the Market, you need to sign into your Google account FIRST, and then the icon will appear. Credits: Here are my thanks, in no particular order: 666ogre666 (testing, ideas) Sonny Sekhon (Awesome ICS theme, partial) Actngrezy (testing, tweaks, mods) Alastrionia (testing, mods) Bob24260 (support, testing) Cush2Push (testing, ideas) ChevyNo1 (ideas, assistance) JRummy (pointers, assistance) Lehthanis (testing, ideas, boot animation) Woodyman (ideas, pointers, assistance) Liquid (testing, ideas, tweaks, mods) es0tericcha0s (ideas, assistance) gflam (testing, ideas, pointers, mods, tweaks, apps) RaidZero (testing, tweaks, mods, ideas) Cyanogen (source) CVPCS (mods, tweaks) and more..... Thanks to everyone for making this possible. This is still an adventure for me. I hope to get this on more devices, as soon as more devices become available to me to test with.


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Bieber manager upset about Grammys
Justin Bieber's manager has insisted the star "deserved" a Grammy nod, saying the awards board "blew it" by leaving him off the list.
The 18-year-old pop sensation was snubbed when the nominations were unveiled this week and manager Scooter Braun took to Twitter to express his disappointment.
He said: "First... congrats to Carly Rae Jepsen. Thought you deserved a best new artist nom, but proud Call Me Maybe got you 2 noms. So proud of You. Second... this time there wont be any wise words, no excuses, I just plain DISAGREE. The kid deserved it. Grammy board you blew it on this one."
Scooter insisted Baby singer Justin had "delivered" and had earned his place on the list of nominees for the glitzy event, which will be held in February.
He tweeted: "Huge successful album, sold out tour, and won people over... This time he deserved to be recognised and I don't really have any kind nice positive things to say about a decision I don't agree with."
Justin, who has previously been nominated for Grammys but has yet to clinch one of the gongs, hasn't commented on the snub.
The Grammy nominations were revealed earlier this week and several acts are leading the field with six nods each. They are Kanye West, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, fun., Dan Auerbach and British folk-rock act Mumford And Sons.
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