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text: I know some of you talked about weighted blankets for Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) and then you talked about them for use for restless legs. Did anyone ever buy them for that purpose? If so, what weight did you get? Did they work? Before I take an ax and chop Tonys legs off, I thought I might try weighing down his legs...lol. I havent managed a full nights sleep with him in the bed for weeks and weeks now. Maybe months. His legs are getting worse. My medications arent even getting me to sleep now through his movement. He bucks so badly the bed is like something from the Exorcist. I got this idea tonite to attempt to weigh his legs down with this old army surplus sleeping bag that is thick as hell and I filled it with two bags of cat litter. I put it over his legs. He isnt happy with me but oh well. The only other thing I can think of is to put him IN the sleeping bag!

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MBB: Buckle Up!
Four-star 2017 SG Jordan Poole will announce his decision Friday at 5:30 CT at his school https://t.co/NMMKxikYOX— Brian Snow (@BSnowScout) October 20, 2015
Just coming off a visit to Michigan, and some trusted people on other boards said this would be happening this week.
OT(?) - Louisville sex scandal investigation
There was a bit of news about this a few weeks ago, but OTL is breaking this morning the extent of went on between 2010-2014. Five ex-players and recruits speaking on the coniditon of anonymity. Looks really bad. Mike and Mike referencing on-campus parties with strippers, stacks of money, and sex with escorts payed for by a graduate assistant.
GRIII Update with the Pacers
Saw this article posted, and figured I'd pass it along. Pretty good read about Glenn Robinson III and his background. The Pacers signed him to a 3 year deal (1.5 yrs guaranteed) and he has been doing well so far this preseason. Nice to hear some positive stuff about him after his rookie year. Being a Pacers fan as well makes this even better. Hoping this will be a good roster/situation for him to continue developing and hopefully contribute.
Through the 5 preseason games, he's averaging 23 minutes, 11.2 points, 4.6 reb, and shooting 56% (54% from 3, but only on 12 shots). I was pleasantly surprised to see how well he's played so far, and the quotes from the teammates are good as well.
Link: http://www.nba.com/pacers/robinson-iii-brings-intrigue-pacers-roster
Stats: http://espn.go.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/2991039/glenn-robinson-iii
MBB: Open Practice Nov 2nd
Michigan will be holding an open practice for fans on Monday, Nov. 2 at 6-7PM ET. Going to be doing some fun picture stuff with fans after.— Thomas Beindit (@tbeindit) October 19, 2015
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NCAA discussing moving Men's Basketball season back a month
I know, we're in the middle of Hate Week right now, but seeing as Beilein has made March relevant for UM again, I figured I'd share this with the board
Apparently, to avoid competing with football (both pro and college), the NCAA is in preliminary talks to start college basketball in the few weeks after Fall exams and before Christmas.
But the season cannot be condensed because of student-athlete welfare issues, so starting one month later means ending one month later. Conference play would commence after the Super Bowl, allowing more than 50 percent of the season to take place out of football's long shadow. The NCAA Tournament would move to late April or early May, which is the most radical aspect of the idea.
Seems like a pretty interesting idea, to say the least


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Colic Questions and Answers
The following is a letter I received with some common questions concerning osteopathic treatment, newborns, and colic:
Hello Dr. Dolgin,
I hope you can help me. I am an American living in... and I do not know the language yet. My newborn is receiving treatment, but I do not know much about it nor can I get much information from the osteopath because he does not speak English. I really would like to know more about Craniosacral Therapy.
I cannot say much about Craniosacral Therapy (CST), but I have much to say about Osteopathy in the cranial field (OCF). I suggest you make sure your (non-US) osteopath has taken a Cranial Academy or Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation course or one approved by the Osteopathic Cranial Academy (OCA). For US osteopaths, make sure that they are OCA Proficiency Tested. Please keep in mind that CST is not the same as OCF. There are major differences in the training and the approach. CST can be effective for some problems, but cannot match the potential or the results of a proper osteopathic approach.
We took our baby to an osteopath at the suggestion of our midwife. Our baby seems to be colicky. It is not sure that she really suffers from colic, but she does cry endlessly from 7:00 p.m. until 3:00 am.
That is part of the definition of colic.
Her first session with the osteopath was when she was two weeks old. He said yes, that he could feel and see that there was a problem and that he could treat her in about 4-5 sessions. I trust him and he has a good reputation. I just want to know more about the treatment and why it works. Now she is five weeks old and she has made some improvement. Her crying is less and the power of her cry is less. Perhaps the therapy has helped or perhaps my change to a non-dairy diet has helped. Or perhaps she is adjusting to life outside the womb. So you see I question just how much the therapy has helped her. Here are some other questions I have: What percentage of babies born need Craniosacral Therapy?
I can answer concerning OCF: According to a study on more than 1000 newborns, 85% exhibited structural problems on post-natal exam.
Of those who need it, how many actually receive therapy?
Very few, that is a small fraction of those who need it.
What if a baby does not receive treatment? What could result later in life?
The musculoskeletal system will act as an organizer of disease and the existing problems will become more chronic as tissue fibrosis develops. Even if the symptoms abate, the underlying structural problems causing them will still be present. When these structural problems and other factors degrade the health of the individual enough, whatever genetic predispositions to disease that are present, will be manifested. The threshold is different for each person and each individual's life circumstances are not the same, so onset of the problems will be different and at different times for each individual.
(There are times in a persons life where onset of problems tends to be more common. Those are the times when certain anatomical structures (sacrum, cranial base, etc.) tend to ossify more and lose some of their flexibility.)
However, structural problems in a specific area can add to the susceptibility of that area or organs that the nerves from that area affect.
If the a baby needs treatment at birth but does not receive it, can he still be treated years down the road?
Absolutely! All else being equal, it is easier and quicker to get results in children than in adults.
What I understand is that the strain of birth, compression on the head, can cause different dysfunctions in the baby.
Yes, that is correct and the strain can affect the whole body, especially with the contracting uterus pushing down on the baby's sacrum (tailbone). Add to that at a cervix that does not soften and the added forces of contraction from giving a mother pitocin and there can be considerable problems. This does not take into account possible trauma from forceps or vacuum extraction (the use of which may be necessary), or other problems involved in labor and delivery.
Babies who are born by a planned C-section would then not experience this compression. That leaves me to believe then that these babies would not need cranial therapy? Am I right on this?
Not really. The infant needs to go through the birth canal with compression on the head and its contents in order to get the proper stimulus to start life. C-section children do not get this and it shows on structural examination.
As long as there are no abnormal forces on the child and they get a good first breath, they can expand the compressed areas of the body with little difficulty, as nature intended.
Since birth can be potentially damaging to the baby's cranium and thus cause problems, are there better birthing positions than others that would lessen the compression on the head?
Yes, whatever is most comfortable for the mother is generally best. Each women's uterus and pelvis is different, children are slightly different weights and shapes so the best position can be different for each mother. In general though, a kneeling or stooping position works quite well as this relaxes the back muscles and allows gravity to assist. Keep in mind that there are other considerations, though.
Birth is traumatic for all babies except those who don't experience labor (cesarean born babies).
No, for the aforementioned reasons.
It seems to me then that an osteopath... should be present at birth to check each baby born. Any comments?
It would be highly beneficial for an osteopath trained in OCF to be present at births to examine and treat (if needed) both the mother and the newborn.
How can an osteopath say that the baby's displaced bones in the skull cause gas problems?
This is a simplification in order to easily explain the problem. What it boils down to is that there is deformation of tissues, decreased motion, and a change in tone of the membranes (which contain the bones or what little there are of them at birth), the bony structures, the nervous system, and the fluids. All these affect nerve function. Any physician will tell you that mechanical tension on a nerve can affect its function by affecting its tone.
Maybe the displacement is causing other problems and the gas problem is from diet, sucking too much air or simply an inexperienced digestive track.
Most problems are multifactorial. If there is dysfunction in the body it will be manifested in the musculoskeletal system and the body will benefit by treatment. The idea is to get the body functioning at as high a level as possible by treating out the musculoskeletal dysfunctions and allowing health to manifest. Occasionally the other influences are overwhelming and they need to be dealt with. This is why we are trained as physicians rather than therapists.
I understand if an osteopath can say there is a problem with the placement of the bones but how can he associate the placement of the bones with an exact problem?
It is more complex an issue than this. As an osteopath, we can identify structural problems in the body that are contributing to or causing a problem. Some problems tend to manifest in the same area with a given set of symptoms or region of the body.
Newborns frequently have cranial compression and we have seen colic go away by treating this, especially the area around the occipital base, occipital condyles, and occipitoatlantal area. There is good anatomical reasoning for this. It is just a matter of knowing applied anatomy and developing your sense of touch. Then these two can be used in conjunction with a physician's general medical knowledge to get a good picture of a patient's problem.
Again, bones are not "in" or "out" of place. Bones are encased in membrane and connected by ligaments. They follow the tensions in the membranes, ligaments, and fluids of the body. It is a question of what is in proper function, motion and how all the structures work together.
Thank you for your interest.
Best Wishes,
Eric J. Dolgin, DO


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Scientists study cause and effect. If there was a world-wide flood over the earth, then it would have left striking marks upon the earth. By piecing together many different discoveries over time, scientists have been able to construct a possible scenario of Flood events. In the Beginning, by Walt Brown, chronicles many of these studies. Here are a few memorable highlights.
According to the Bible, the "fountains of the deep" broke up. Water spurt out of the ocean with such force that it escaped our atmosphere and kept going. That's where we get our comets, which have the same water type as our oceans. (No comets have ever been observed to come from outside our solar system – only from within.)
Much of that water rained back down, some as snow upon the north where the mammoths were snowed under, food still in their mouths and bellies, uneaten or undigested. No mammoth can live in snow – modern elephants must keep moving around to hunt for food in order to grow, so how much more an elephant-like mammoth? There is just not enough food in the frozen tundra to keep any mammoths alive, much less grow to such a great size. In the past, the far north was warm and food was plentiful for them.
The water escaping Earth's atmosphere hit the moon, causing many of the craters you see today. Remember that there were no high mountains in Noah's day. The mountains were formed during the great cataclysmic time of the Flood, and after.
Every major mountain range on earth contains fossilized sea life – far above sea level. The author has found fossils of sea life a few miles from Mount Ararat, more than a mile above sea level. Several states above the Grand Canyon were filled with water for some time after the Flood. A dam in the south finally broke, gushing gigantic torrents of water southward. That water plowed into ground still somewhat softened after the Flood, and easily carved its way south to form the Grand Canyon.
These findings and more are still accumulating as scientists pursue this fascinating subject of the Flood aftermath.
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What do you do with tons of leftover Halloween candy? Make them even better. I love scones – they're easy, egg-less, and everyone loves them. You'll probably notice that I have a few scone recipes on my blog, so this is just adding to the collection! Also, my new colleagues loved them
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Scones with Caramel Drizzle:
- 2 cups all purpose flour + 2 tbsp flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup cubed Reese's peanut butter cups – freeze for about 10 minutes prior to chopping, then place chopped pieces back in the freezer
- 1 cup heavy cream – chilled
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter – chilled and cubed
- Homemade Dulce de Leche – for drizzling (optional)
1. Preheat the oven 400 degrees.
2. Follow the recipe for my Sweetheart Cranberry Scones, but instead of adding cranberries, add the chilled cubed Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
3. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until slightly golden on the edges. Remove and cool completely before drizzling. Serve.


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Northfield's Adaptive Near Horizon Models are a suite of models for forecasting risk over short horizons. Every Northfield long-term model is available in an adapted near horizon form that retains the intuitive, proven factor structure of its long horizon counterpart. The model is adapted to fit instantaneously observed market information that may deviate quite dramatically from the long-term norm.
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It's that time of year again, folks. Year seven of NASCAR's playoff format has been widely trumpeted to be the most "wide open" Chase in years. How believable is that? I'll bite on the hype to a certain degree. Reigning four-time champ
How does this field look heading in? Find out as we handicap each of the 12 postseason participants in our Chase 2010 guide:
If what he says is true, well, God help the 11-car lineup desperate to take him down. In position to win as early as New Hampshire this Sunday, Johnson knows a solid start is key. A top-3 runs there and at Dover would patch up any cracks in the armor, leaving this team on cruise control and well on its way to accomplishing an unprecedented Drive For Five.


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Hydroelectric dams produce electric power by harnessing the force of the water flowing through the dam. There are numerous sources for oil spillage:
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The Everbilt 3-1/2 in. 5/8 in. Radius Door Hinges (3-Pack) feature a five knuckle full mortise design. The removable pin provides easier installation or removal of door. Easy to install.
California residents: see Proposition 65 information
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"For six months he lived in a Displaced Persons camp"
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Children at Schauenstein Displaced Persons camp - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union regained control of Slonim. Like millions of other refugee Jews and non-Jews who had been displaced in a chaotic post-war Europe, Leo ended up in one of the Displaced Persons camps that were established across Western Europe. These temporary facilities were often set up on the sites of former Nazi German concentration camps or labour camps, and conditions were poor.


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The Caravan Sports Infinity Oversized Zero Gravity Chair offers the ultimate portable comfort. There is more room to stretch out and unwind. The new and improved locking system allows you to lock the chair in any position and an adjustable headrest is provided for additional comfort or use as a lumbar support. Perfect for backyard, beach or sporting event.
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Fifth graders review types of angles, triangles, and polygons in this handy geometry review.
This coordinate plane worksheet challenges budding mathematicians to find coordinates and translate shapes. Try our coordinate plane worksheet with your kid.
Buster the Builder needs help finding the angles of the walls in this treehouse. Your child will use his geometry know-how to help him out.
Work up an appetite for geometry! With this pizza circle sheet, your student will practice finding the radius, diameter, circumference and area of a circle.
Get an angle on triangles with a geometry practice sheet! Find the missing angles in these triangles by solving for x.
Get your lines and angles straight with this geometry practice page! Students will get plenty of practice understanding parallel lines.
Put your child's knowledge of parallelograms to the test. He'll build geometry skills by figuring out the missing angles of these parallelograms.
Put your child to the test with this geometry worksheet about parallel lines cut by a transversal. Your kid will review terms and concepts about transversals.
Put your geometry skills to the test by figuring out the area, circumference, diameter and radii of these delicious cookies!
Master your knowledge of supplementary angles with this geometry practice sheet! Remember that supplementary angles add up to make 180 degrees.
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text: WTOV-TV (9; Steubenville) anchor Eric Minor is leaving the station after 16 years. He will assume the role of Director of Student Careers and Opportunities at West Virginia University's Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism. Minor applied for the position while pursuing a Masters of Science degree at the university for the last three years. The decision comes not long after Minor turned 40 and health issues kept him from working for several months in 2012. Even though the station modified his schedule, the new job will allow him more time with his family including a 12-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son. Minor's last day is Friday, June 7.


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Otherworld's Adventurers Head to the IndieGoGo Tavern
September 28, 2012 by brennon
Otherworld Miniatures have headed over to IndieGoGo in search of some funding for their line of Dungeon Crawling Adventurers. Check out some of the miniatures that have already been sculpted below…
The box set will contain twelve human adventurers, but will be followed by female variants, demi-humans, hirelings and henchmen. All of the heroes will be posed in exploration and delving stances rather than combat poses and carry an air of grim dark about them to make them stand out just that little bit more.
Above is just some of the concept art that will be making up the rest of the box set. Something that will please other fans of fantasy is that the female adventurers are going to be modeled in practical and realistic armour, so no chain mail bikinis here! The sculpting on the first selection of heroes is looking great, so it's a promising start.
So are you looking for some interesting adventurers that could make a home in your campaign?
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The French insurer Axa has appointed a 37-year-old specialist in structuring new kinds of investment funds as the new chief investment officer of its domestic insurance operations.
Pascal Christory, one of Financial News's 40 Under 40 Rising Stars in Asset Management for 2012, was appointed head of investments for Axa France as of January 1, a spokeswoman for Axa Investment Managers confirmed. He was previously head of multi-asset...
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Founder, The Upper Breast Side
The benefits of breast-feeding are legion (helping with baby's immune and cognitive development, facilitating parental/child bonding, etc.), but its challenges are also numerous– especially for new moms unfamiliar with the process. After going through some of the frustrations of breastfeeding firsthand, Felina Rakowski-Gallagher decided to open a breast feeding boutique on the upper west side of Manhattan. Her store is cleverly named "The Upper Breast Side." Her slogan: "You bring your breasts, we've got the rest."
Jessica speaks with the ex- New York City cop turned breast feeding boutique owner about how Felina's store grew from a business run out of her apartment to a premier destination for everything pertaining to breast-feeding in New York, from scratch.


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Ambassador Michael Froman, the United States Trade Representative, was the witness at hearings last week by the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee on "President Obama's 2015 Trade Policy Agenda." In his testimony, Ambassador Froman, who serves as the Administration's chief negotiator for global trade agreements, said that "Done right, trade policy unlocks opportunities for Americans. Done right, trade policy promotes not only our interests, but also our values."
Trade has been identified as a prime area for potential bipartisan cooperation over the next two years – or more accurately cooperation between congressional Republicans and the White House.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), said that "This year we are truly at the precipice of opportunity. The only question is whether both parties in Congress and the Administration can work together to put in place the necessary tools to seize this opportunity. I certainly think we can…", while Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) has recently said that approval of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) was "certainly likely."
Major Policy Issues
Trade Promotion Authority
Congress last approved TPA in 2002, giving then-President George W. Bush "fast track authority" to negotiate free trade agreements that would be sent to the Senate for an up-or-down vote with no amendments. That TPA agreement expired in 2007 (though it stayed in effect for agreements then under negotiation until 2011) and has not been renewed.
Legislation to grant President Obama fast-track authority was introduced early last year by Senator Max Baucus (DMT) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), who were, respectively, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee at the time. Senator Baucus later resigned to become the U.S. Ambassador to China, and Senator Hatch is now the Chairman of the Finance Committee. In the House, the legislation was introduced by Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), who was the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee but has since retired. He was not joined by Rep. Sandy Levin (D-MI), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Committee in the previous and current Congress. Mr. Levin said that he did not view the legislation as meeting the needs of a rapidly globalizing economy. He and many other Democrats have concerns about labor and environmental protections and want to see them addressed in TPA. Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI), the new Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and former vice presidential candidate, supports TPA, and recently said that with regard to trade, "we've got a pretty ambitious agenda in front of us. But that's because this area is full of potential."
Chairman Hatch is said to be planning a late-February introduction date for a TPA bill, along with Senate Finance Committee Ranking member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Chairman Ryan.
Trade advocates will be watching this year to see whether TPA, crucial to passage of the Free Trade Agreements discussed below, will finally be enacted this Congress.
Free Trade Agreements
The Obama Administration continues to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam. The Administration had hoped to conclude negotiations on TPP last year but was unable to do so. TPP ministers will meet by the end of the month and are expected to agree on the final technical level details of the trade agreement, although Chairman Hatch is said to have urged the Administration to not finalize negotiations until Congress passes TPA. It is expected that once Congress passes TPA legislation, there will be a move toward swift conclusion of TPP.
Also undergoing negotiation by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a proposed free trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union (E.U.). In 2011, the Obama Administration worked with European leaders to establish a working group to identify policies and measures to increase trade and investments between the U.S. and the E.U. Negotiations on TTIP began in 2013, with final negotiations not expected until 2016 or even later in the next presidential administration. The next round of talks is to be held in Brussels early this month.
United States Trade Representative Michael Froman has said that congressional approval of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is not imperative to a successful conclusion of TPP and TTIP negotiations. However, his international negotiating partners, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, have argued that they cannot bring their best offer to the table without TPA.
A number of issues have been negotiated, and continue to be negotiated, on these free trade agreements, including: Intellectual Property protection and royalty payments, particularly for the entertainment and pharmaceutical industries; E-commerce, on issues such as privacy and information sharing; provisions on Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), which gives companies the ability to sue a foreign government; financial regulation; labor rights; the environment; and agriculture, on issues such as export subsidies and food safety.
Environmental Goods Agreement
Accounting for 86 percent of global trade in environmental goods, the United States, Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, the European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, and Taiwan began negotiations on the proposed Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) in July 2014. The EGA would reduce tariffs on 54 environmental goods. The EGA product coverage is still being negotiated, but would cover technologies related to renewable and clean energy generation, air pollution control, water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste treatment, and environmental monitoring and analysis.
Trade in Services Agreement
The Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) was launched in April 2013 and is exclusively focused on service industries, including telecommunications and technology to distribution and delivery services. Accounting for 75 percent of the global $44 trillion services market, 23 economies are participating in TiSA.
Customs Reauthorization Legislation to reauthorize and modernize U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was introduced in the Senate in 2013, but the measure never moved out of committee. Although noncontroversial, reauthorization has not become a priority issue, but it could present an opportunity for the Republican majority and the White House to find common ground.
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Legislation to increase the low-value (de minimis) threshold for duties on shipments entering the U.S. from the current $200 to a new threshold of $800 was introduced in the House and Senate last Congress, although neither measure made it out of committee. The Senate measure was introduced by Senator Wyden and Senator John Thune (R-SD), the new Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee in the 114th Congress, likely giving this issue new life in the 114th Congress.
Trade Adjustment Assistance
The current Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, providing job training to workers facing job displacement as a result of foreign trade, was set to expire on December 31, 2014, but a one-year extension was included in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act ("Cromnibus") of 2015. Renewal of TAA is thought by many to be a likely candidate for inclusion in TPA legislation, with Democrats pushing for a long-term extension.
Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
The current authorization for the Export-Import Bank of the United States expires on June 30, 2015. Legislation to reauthorize the Bank was introduced by Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN) on January 28, 2015 with 57 cosponsors. The reauthorization bill reduces the Bank's lending cap from $140 billion to $130 billion, and would also institute an audit of the Bank's activities. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) has opposed reauthorization of Ex-Im.
Miscellaneous Tariff Bill
The last Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB), which provides duty relief on manufacturing inputs that are not domestically available, expired at the end of 2012. Although former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Camp introduced an MTB in July 2013, the measure did not move forward in the previous Congress. In the 114th Congress, the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee will need to restart the MTB process, vetting duty suspensions for thousands of imported products.
In the meantime, legislation was recently introduced by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Claire McCaskill (DMO) that would allow U.S. companies to directly petition the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for duty suspension on inputs. Similar versions of this measure died in committee in 2012 and 2013. Under the Portman-McCaskill legislation, companies could submit their proposals directly to the ITC. Once the commission reviews and accepts the proposal, it would be sent to Congress for final approval. The bill would authorize the new process to be used for three rounds of duty suspensions, in 2015, 2018 and 2021. A press release from Senator Portman can be found here.
Generalized System of Preferences Reauthorization
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) provides non-reciprocal, duty-free tariff treatment to certain products from designated developing and least-developed beneficiary countries. First authorized in 1974 and last renewed in 2011, the GSP expired in July 2013. With certain obstacles now cleared, such as the opposition of nowretired Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) and the termination of Russia's participation in the program by President Obama, there is increased optimism that the program will be renewed in the 114th Congress.
African Growth and Opportunity Act Reauthorization
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) will expire on September 30, 2015, making reauthorization a likely priority for action this year. AGOA is a non-reciprocal trade preference program offering duty-free treatment to U.S. imports of certain products from sub-Saharan African countries. In August 2014, Ambassador Froman launched the Administration's reauthorization efforts ahead of a meeting that month between President Obama and 50 African leaders. More recently, Ambassador Froman, in remarks at a policy event in Washington, urged Congress to move quickly on renewal of AGOA, saying that waiting until a date closer to the program's expiration would create uncertainty and disruption among businesses participating in the program. The ambassador also called for an expansion of the list of eligible products under AGOA.
Tax Treaties
The U.S. currently has tax treaties with more than 60 nations, many of which limit double taxation. Although the Senate traditionally approves them without controversy, no new tax treaties have approved since 2010, primarily due to objections by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) over his concerns that such treaties infringe upon the privacy of Americans by making it easier for governments to share financial information about American citizens. Last year, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved tax treaties with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain, and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Economic Development, an international organization comprised of 34 nations and focused on economic progress and trade. The treaties are supported by the business community and most Republicans, so there will likely be a push by the new Republican majority in the Senate to approve them under their watch, although Senator Paul could continue to block them if he so chooses.


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i seriously had thought it was finally a nintendo made sequel to excitebike for wii ,but considering it comes from excitebike64 developers it basically is excitebike wii without the same name. It sounds like it controls like excitetruck so put that with online play ,and the burnout like boost ,and you got me sold.
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A recent amendment to the existing Article 41 of the Instruction no.6, dated 30.01.2015 "On VAT in the Republic of Albania" as amended, has been adopted by the Minister of Finance with the Instruction no.13 dated 17.05.2016.
An important principle of the existing VAT legislation concerning VAT exemption of the specific financial services only when such services are supplied by duly established and licensed financial institutions in the Republic of Albania, has been affected with this recent change.
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Pro Good price, decent quality, brightens up a room
Cons Could be too pink and girlie, may not match other colour schemes
"Hop to it!"
Cosy floorsWe moved to our house about 18 months ago now, and in virtually every room we have laminate wood floors - including in my daughter's bedroom. She was two at he time and although I like the floors I wanted to get a rug just to cosy things up a little, and to ensure we weren't always sitting on a cold hard floor every time we played a game on the floor!
Her room is actually very neutral, with the laminate flooring, white walls and white blind, so I felt we could get away with buying a very colourful rug - and this certainly fits that bill! Although she is a fan of pink, there is nothing big in her room that is over-powering in terms of colour - which is a good thing as this rug is about as pink and girlie as it gets!
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Price: £14.99 from Argos
Size: L150, W80cm (or in inches: L60, W31)
100% nylon
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Bound ends and edges
Sponge clean only.
As with all items from Argos, chances are you're not going to get to see them before you buy them and there is only so much you can tell from a picture. The main colour of this is light pink with a darker pink border. There is then a hopscotch grid running through the middle. Then if this isn't enough of a visual sensation, there are flowers, ducks, hearts and butterflies scattered about the place too!
At first my little girl seemed to like this rug and although it is very full on it actually looks fine in her room. It was definitely nice to have somewhere to sit to play games. The rug is reasonably soft to the touch - as much as you can expect for the low price - and is easy enough to clean, either with a hoover or dustpan and brush. We've had no spillages so I can't say whether or not it is easy to remove stains or not, but it is not something I would be too concerned about.
Then after a while my little girl went right off this rug and put it into another room! I have no idea why she did this but for a while she was rugless and actually told me to throw the rug in the shed! Luckily I didn't as a few months later she dragged it back into her room, where it has now stayed - for the time being at least!
As I say, this rug has several functions which is to cosy up the wooden floors in her room and provide somewhere to sit ... but of course there is also the hopscotch element. Very occasionally my little girl will give this a go, and she sometimes likes to show her friends how to play, but generally this is something she ignores in the main!
Not for everyone...
Overall this is a nice, but very girlie rug. It works well in my little girl's room but if you already have a strong colour scheme or a lot of pink items such as curtains, duvet covers, and so on then I wouldn't recommend it as I think it is quite over the top! But for her room it does the job for us for the time being and it isn't too bad to look at! And for the price I would say that it is worth the money.
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At the press conference for the series on August 18, Park Bo Gum said, "Though Kim Yoo Jung is a minor, she's very mature when acting. She looks out for me first on set. She said we should film comfortably, so I'm in a good mood filming." As for what it's like to have romantic scenes with the underage actress, he simply responded, "Find out when you watch the drama."
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BOSTON (AP) -- The operator of a driverless train that rumbled through several stations before transit workers stopped it by cutting power to the rails has been fired. A lawyer for the train's operator, 53-year-old David Vazquez, said Wednesday he plans to appeal the decision by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The move comes one day after investigators looking into the incident recommended Vazquez be fired. The driverless train left a suburban Boston station last Thursday morning. None of the passengers were injured. Transit officials have said the operator, identified as Vazquez, got off the train to put it into "bypass mode" after receiving permission to override a signal problem. He suffered a minor injury when he was brushed by the train as it moved away from the station without him on board.
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BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts insurance regulators have turned down a bid by the state's largest commercial home insurer to add a deductible for damage caused by ice dams in winter. The Boston Globe reported that Mapfre USA Corp. asked the Division of Insurance to approve the first-of-its-kind deductible, requiring some homeowners to pay up to $10,000 out-of-pocket for ice dam repairs before coverage was provided. Ice dams form at roof's edge and prevent melted snow from draining properly, causing damage to interior walls and ceilings.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House and lawmakers of both parties grudgingly embraced a massive government-wide budget deal Wednesday combining more than a trillion dollars in year-end spending with hundreds of billions in tax cuts for businesses, families and special interests of every kind. Leaders planned to push it to final passage by week's end and quickly adjourn for the holidays, ending a tumultuous year on Capitol Hill.The sprawling package will keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30 of next year, staving off a government shutdown.


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The sponsor of a billboard in Murrieta that has spurred controversy because of its content said Tuesday, May 17, that a threat was left on his office phone voice mail.
Dr. Brian Eichenberg, owner of Renuance Cosmetic Surgery Center in Murrieta, said a caller with a male voice left a message at about 8 p.m. Monday, May 16, alluding to the giant sign at the Interstate 15-Interstate 215 split and insinuating he would be paying a visit to Eichenberg and his practice's partner with a firearm.
Eichenberg said he contacted the Murrieta Police Department, who promised to patrol the area. He has also kept the doors locked from the outside during office hours.
"We took a case," confirmed Murrieta Police Sgt. Dave Baca. "It was a criminal threats telephone call and it's being looked at by our detective bureau right now."
Eichenberg, however, said he has no plan to remove the billboard, which has been targeted by a high school student's petition contending the message is insulting to women and should be removed.
After launching her campaign a couple of weeks ago, Murrieta Valley High School sophomore Anna Gorski had received more than 700 signatures by Tuesday in support of her cause on the page she set up on change.com.
"Just as I'm proud of Anna Gorski for standing up for what she believes in and doing something about it, as a businessman, doctor and father, I should stand up for something I believe in," Eichenberg said in an interview Tuesday. "I don't think what I put there was wrong or bad, and I don't plan to take it down based on pressure from other people."
The billboard features the images of two coffee cups, a small one labeled "B" and a large one labeled with "D." The cups are separated by the phrase, "SIZE MATTERS.' Underneath is the name of the surgery center.
"This billboard is demeaning, objectifying, and inappropriate as it attacks women's bodies and promotes low self esteem," Gorski wrote on the petition website.
An article by Press-Enterprise columnist Carl Love on the controversy last weekend sparked a vigorous discussion online, with some supporting the girl's views and others defending it a free speech issue.
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NEWCASTLE United's home turf has been attacked by vandals once more.
The word's "St James' Park" have been daubed on walls at the controversially-renamed Sports Direct Arena.
The attack comes after an incident last month where supporters tore down advertising hoardings at the stadium during the reserve derby with Sunderland.
A tweet on Sunderland's official Twitter feed read: "Newcastle fans are tearing down the Sports Direct signs around the ground and throwing them on to the pitch."
The referee halted play and the players took a drinks break as officials restored order, before play resumed.
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Our coverage of Canadian Music Week continued on Day 2 of the festival at Velvet Underground when Danko Jones returned home to perform for the first time in two years. The club was packed with fans – new and old – excited to share an intimate evening with these hard rockers. The band dug deep into their catalogue to play old favourites like "Sugar Chocolate" and "Play The Blues" but also featured many songs from their newest album, Wild Cat, including "I Gotta Rock", "Wild Cat" and "My Little RnR". Canadian Beats contributor, Nicole Wolfe, was there to catch Danko Jones in action, as they took to the stage like caged animals ready to rock! Danko Jones never, ever end a show leaving fans dissatisfied. When they were done their set, the band surprised patrons down the street at Bovine Sex Club with a secret show at midnight! Were you in attendance for the secret show? We would love to hear from you!
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The time has come. In the first week of February (Feb 3rd) the Battlefield Hardline Multiplayer beta will be dropping. For those who don't know, Hardline is a new take on what we traditionally know as Battlefield. There will be three different modes and maps that players will be able to dig into.
"The open beta will let you try out three different multiplayer maps and modes. First off, Hotwire mode brings high-speed chases to the Battlefield, as the criminals attempt to steal a list of marked cars while the cops try to repossess them. Available on two maps in the beta, Downtown and Dust Bowl, success in Hotwire will require excellent teamwork and precision driving.
The desert town of Dust Bowl known for its drug trafficking problems will also be playable on Conquest, the fan favorite Battlefield mode, which takes the battle up to 64 players. Finally, there's the Bank Job map where you'll get to try out Heist mode. The criminals are trying to break into a bank vault, but the cops are doing their best to stop them. Which side of the law will you ride with?"
There will also be something called Hacker Mode. Here you can help your team similar to how Commander Mode worked in Battlefield 4. A player can take control of security systems and security cameras…..think Watchdogs.
The game will be releasing for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on March 17th. I can only hope that the problems that plagued Battlefield 4 don't make their way to Hardline. I can go on forever about that one.
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For more than 130 years the Statue of Liberty has been welcoming visitors to New York City from Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Today, Cummins technology provides reliable ancillary power for this American landmark, which clicked on when the island suffered a power outage March 7, 2017.
Cummins worked with Wrightbus starting in 2009 to develop an updated Routemaster in the U.K. inspired by the iconic double-deck buses first unveiled in 1954. The new Routemasters use a combination of a Cummins diesel engine and an electric motor to cut emissions by 30 percent compared to conventional buses. They also reduce fuel consumption.
Siemens in 2016 produced its first ultra-low emissions locomotive featuring Cummins QSK95 engine, the largest the company makes. Siemens is building more than 70 diesel-electric locomotives for passenger rail service in states across the U.S. including California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri and Washington, as well as powering trainsets for Florida's new Brightline passenger rail service. (Photo courtesy of Siemens)
The Delhi Metro system has been instrumental in ushering in a new era in mass urban transportation in India. In the first two phases of the project, Cummins has been solely powering 140 stations with 610 gensets. More than 100 Cummins' gensets have been engaged in Phase III of the project, which is underway.
More than 1,000 hybrid buses operated by Beijing Public Transport Company are powered by Cummins engines. These buses offer significant environmental and energy saving benefits, using 20 percent less fuel while emitting significantly lower emissions than conventional technologies. Cummins also provides about 500 clean natural gas engines to public transportation customers in Beijing, transporting thousands of people every day.
Cummins Marine offers a full line of engines for customers who want power, dependability and fuel-efficiency on the water. You can find Cummins engines in tug boats worldwide, and in recreational craft, too. One of the best known boats powered by Cummins is the Time Bandit, the crab boat featured in the Discovery Channel's series "Deadliest Catch."
As part of a massive renovation of its 103-year-old ballpark, Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs chose a Cummins QSK95 Series generator for backup power at Wrigley Field. The generator was installed in February, 2016, which turned out to be a very good year for the Cubs. They won the World Series.
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This is a great article. I had volunteered to teach a kindergarten class for Junior Achievement. I wanted the children to know just what Cummins is all about. Besides giving them the foam truck to illustrate the use of the diesel engine, i showed them pictures of The Statue of Liberty, The Denver zoo and the Time Bandit. I challenged them to all go out and find a generator or vehicle with the Cummins logo. At the end of the class several students asked me if they could grow up and work for Cummins. It was a great moment for me. I was in a meeting last week where the topic was how to explain Cummins. I used these examples and this story is very timely. Thank You.
Sharon, thanks for reading and sharing your comments with us. We love hearing stories about children showing an interest in STEM, and we're always on the lookout for the next crop of engineers. 🙂
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Thanks for sharing these interesting examples; always fascinating to see how Cummins is the power behind interesting and diverse sites and applications.
Pretty impressive, isn't it? And just think – Cummins products appear in so many different applications around the world that we might just post a second listicle in the not-to-distant future. Pretty exciting stuff, don't you think? Thanks for reading!
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Thoroughly enjoyed reading "What Cummins Powers". These types of articles are such a necessity for our employees; they get a chance to see and learn what their daily activities support and transform!!!
Tina, thanks for reading. We're glad you enjoyed the article!
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I like the Cummins technology, would wish to work with you,electrical engineering technicians. I would like ask if you have training courses online
I'm a proud Cummins employee retire after 37 good years. I raised 6 children on what I earned and we lived very well.
In this century when majory people and nations does not respect the environment I´m so proud to know that my Company is leading on this concern.
Cummins has been of so much help to our school, Odorgonno Senior High School, Accra Ghana. Over the past one year, we have interacted with Cummins in their Social Responsibility Programme. Cummins sought for funding of rehabilitation of our dormitories and funded Global Communities Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Projects to provide several sanitary items for the school.
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US Senate committee says Benghazi attacks preventable
US Senate Intelligence Committee released report on 2012 Benghazi, Libya assault, blaming Chris Stevens for failing to communicate and heed warnings of terrorist activity in the area.
Washington: The US Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday released a report on the deadly 2012 assault on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, blaming the State Department, the intelligence community and even the late Ambassador Chris Stevens for failing to communicate and heed warnings of terrorist activity in the area.
The highly critical report says the US military was not positioned to help the Americans in need, though the head of Africa Command had offered military security teams that Stevens who was killed had rejected weeks before the attack.
Republicans have criticized the Obama administration over the Benghazi assault, in part because then-UN Ambassador Susan Rice initially blamed the violence on mob protests over an anti-Islamic film.
Al-Qaeda-linked militant groups later were blamed.
Militants overran the temporary US mission on September 11, 2012, and later that night, when militants fired mortars at the nearby CIA annex where the Americans had taken shelter.
Republicans have said the Obama administration has been covering up what they consider misdeeds before, during and after the attack.
Committee chairman Dianne Feinstein, says she hopes the report will put to rest conspiracy theories about the militant attacks that night. Vice chairman Saxby Chambliss says the report shows despite a deteriorating security situation in Benghazi, the US government did not do enough to prevent the attacks or to protect the diplomatic facility.
The Senate report notes that the State Department has created a new assistant secretary position for high-threat posts to focus on such dangerous areas, but it says the department should react more quickly to security threats and only in rare instances use facilities that are inadequately protected.
The report also says the State Department should not rely on local security alone in countries where the host government cannot provide adequate protection.
The report notes that the State Department in 2012 continued to operate the Benghazi facility, despite US intelligence reports showing the danger was growing.
The report faults the military for being unable to help when needed. "No US military resources in position to intervene in short order in Benghazi to help defend" the US facilities in Benghazi, it says.


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Mount Abu was finally our third and final stop on our family vacation in Rajasthan (after Udaipur and Chittorgarh).
Mount Abu, also known as Aravalli parvat, is one of the only hill stations (1200 mt for sea level) in south Rajasthan near Gujarat border. It offers an oasis to the state with its green forests, hills and beautiful lakes! Considered one of the most popular honeymoon destination a few years ago (now overpowered by Goa, Kerala and Phuket :D), the beautiful hill station still offers enchanting landscapes and peaceful environment. As the crowd is now rushing to other places, it could be the best time to visit Mount Abu and help some local tourism industry 🙂
Highlights of our 2 days in Mount Abu were:
Dilwara Jain temples: Famous for their sculptures and brilliant marble work. One of the world's most beautiful pilgrimage spot. Sorry guys, photos not allowed inside. Totally worth a visit 🙂
Guru Shikhar: The highest point of Mount Abu in Aravalli hills. Gives a beautiful panorama. A famous temple for the incarnation of Hindu deity 'Brahma', 'Vishnu' and 'Shiva' in one, 'Dattatreya'.
Scenic beauty: Mount Abu is undoubtedly very beautiful. Mountains and amazing viewpoints have been my weakness anyways! Just look at the enchanting sunset we witnessed on road.
Nakki lake: Beautiful lake. We were still in awe from out Udaipur lake experience, so we did not try it! 😀
Ambaji temple in Gujarat: Yes! You read it right. Gujarat. As I told you, Mount Abu is very close to Gujarat-Rajasthan border. So you can hop away to Gujarat if you want. We did! We went to Ambaji temple which is situated about 20 km from Abu road.
Ambaji gabbar temple, Gujarat: Mythologically, it is one of the 51 places where one of the pieces of Sati's heart fell. This temple is at the height of 1600 m on Gabbar hill. I tis about 5 km from the Ambaji temple mentioned above. You can hire an auto-rikshaw or tuktuk or jeep on sharing basis. They leave you at the cable car place. The panorama is nice and totally worth the cable car ride 😀
By the way, have you checked my post about list of most scenic views from the top yet?
- As I already mentioned here, do not forget to bring your student ids if you have any (I don't remember correctly now but I think we got student discounts for cable car)!
- Females get a 25 percent reduced price ticket while boarding Rajasthan roadways buses.
- Hotels in Mount Abu could be a bit expensive. So, if you are on budget holiday, consider taking accommodation in Abu road (about 30 minutes by bus to Mount Abu and the journey is scenic!)
From mighty mountains to beautiful lakes, Rajasthan is a complete package. From royal forts and palaces to mythology origins, we loved it all! We could not go to Jaisalmer due to time constraints but I have it in my list (my never-ending I want-to-go-everywhere list).
And this ends out family trip (lots and lots of temples :D) in Rajasthan and we went back home to freezing Faridabad for new year celebration (and yes, I totally slept at 11pm on 31st December. Getting old? 😀 :D)!
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Dewey Watch: Thinking for Themselves
You'd think that conservative opponents of John Dewey would have their hands full dealing with what the man wrote over the course of his lifetime. But that hasn't stopped some bizarre misquotes from working their way into the conversation. A few weeks ago my Technorati watchlist pulled up a blog that contained the following statement, alleged to be by Dewey:
You can't make Socialists out of individualists. Children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society which is coming, where everyone is interdependent.
Now, this sounds so completely unlike anything I've ever read Dewey say that I wondered where the quote came from. My curiosity was further encouraged when I did a web search and found the quote on hundreds of web pages – none of which could cite a particular text, lecture, or occasion on which Dewey said this. The closest I could find to an attribution was the year 1899 – which is the year that Dewey gave the lectures that formed the basis for The School and Society, one of his key books on education. So I turned to the Past Masters database, which contains a searchable full-text database of both The Collected Works of John Dewey and The Collected Correspondence of John Dewey. I put in various phrases from the longer quote and asked for results.
I came up empty.
I did some more searching in the archives of the electronic Dewey mailing list, and learned that a few years back, the users of that list tried to track down the original source of the quote as well. They had no more luck at pinning down the attribution than I did. So while I can't completely rule out the idea that this quote was made in a context not included in the Collected Works or the Collected Correspondence, my best guess is that this is a caricature of a paraphrase that somehow came to be seen as a direct quote. The only other alternative I can think of is someone deliberately falsifying a citation, and I'd like to be more charitable than that.
As long as I was in the database, I decided to see what Dewey does say about the notion of children and people thinking for themselves. I got the following hits for the exact phrase "think for themselves" from Dewey's published writings. (There were two additional hits, one from an account of an interview with Dewey, and one from an unpublished manuscript. I wanted to focus on the published instances for this post.)
From The Middle Works Vol. 8 (1915), page 398:
If we train our children to take orders, to do things simply because they are told to, and fail to give them confidence to act and think for themselves, we are putting an almost insurmountable obstacle in the way of overcoming the present defects of our system and of establishing the truth of democratic ideals. (Schools of Tomorrow, Chapter 11)
In the passage from which this quote is taken, Dewey does mention the idea of collective action. But he is explicitly talking about democratic government. Here's the larger passage:
The conventional type of education which trains children to docility and obedience, to the careful performance of imposed tasks because they are imposed, regardless of where they lead, is suited to an autocratic society. These are the traits needed in a state where there is one head to plan and care for the lives and institutions of the people. But in a democracy they interfere with the successful conduct of society and government. Our famous, brief definition of a democracy, as "government of the people, for the people and by the people," gives perhaps the best clue to what is involved in a democratic society. Responsibility for the conduct of society and government rests on every member of society. Therefore, every one must receive a training that will enable him to meet this responsibility, giving him just ideas of the condition and needs of the people collectively, and developing those qualities which will insure his doing a fair share of the work of government. If we train our children to take orders, to do things simply because they are told to, and fail to give them confidence to act and think for themselves, we are putting an almost insurmountable obstacle in the way of overcoming the present defects of our system and of establishing the truth of democratic ideals. Our State is founded on freedom, but when we train the State of to-morrow, we allow it just as little freedom as possible. Children in school must be allowed freedom so that they will know what its use means when they become the controlling body, and they must be allowed to develop active qualities of initiative, independence, and resourcefulness, before the abuses and failures of democracy will disappear.
If democratic government is not a means by which individuals come together so that their collective judgement can determine the state's course of action, then what is it? (It is true that Dewey wants to expand the notion of a democratic society, and that's an issue that's up for debate – maybe democracy shouldn't be a way of life, the way Dewey advocates. But that's a wholly different argument.)
From The Middle Works Vol. 11 (1918-1919), pages 120-121:
This is the psychological factor which cooperates with the physical centralization of the agencies of news gathering and distribution to develop the new paternalistic solicitude for the masses who cannot yet be trusted to think for themselves. ("The New Paternalism.")
Now this quote, with its talk of masses who can't be trusted, is pretty close to the way some opponents characterize Dewey. But Dewey is, in fact, criticizing this paternalistic attitude, arguing that it's a bad idea to try and shape the public's thinking by withholding or distorting information. In larger context, I think this is clear:
Let us make democracy safe for the world by a careful editing and expurgation of the facts upon which it bases the opinions which in the end decide social action. The men most active in urging that state paternalism be surrendered in exchange for private initiative in transportation, banking, investments and manufacturing (barring of course benevolence to the poor working man through a protective tariff) will be most vigorous in solicitude to safeguard against private initiative in belief.
From The Middle Works Vol. 15 (1923-1924), page 175:
We need, on the whole, more elbow-room for activity of the outer sort, more freedom and spontaneity of action in the schoolroom and on the playground than we usually get, not because that is the act of self-expression or end in itself, but because, with a certain degree of elbow-room we can get opportunity for the students to think for themselves, to work out their own plans, to formulate their own problems, to carry their ideas into execution, and to test their plans and ideas to determine how they work out. ("Individuality in Education.")
Now this is definitely an area where Dewey's critics have unloaded both barrels – this idea that giving the student more freedom contributes to a loss of discipline and a failure of the student to actually learn. I disagree with that criticism, but that's a topic for another time. What's important to note here is that Dewey argues that his emphasis on freedom for the student is justified because it helps the students learn to think for themselves. This is, in fact, a very individualistic approach, whether one approves of it or not.
From The Later Works Vol. 5 (1929-1930), page 341:
The College, more than most educational institutions of whatever sort, has been truly educational in living up to its effort to lead students to think–which means, of course, to think for themselves. ("Labor Politics and Labor Education.")
Dewey is speaking here of Brookwood Labor College, an institution devoted to training labor leaders, which wound up feuding with the administrative leadership of the American Federation of Labor. Brookwood was accused of being too radical and possibly sympathetic to communism, and so the AFL wanted its member unions to withdraw all support. Dewey supported the College. Which, again, will do nothing to dissuade those who think Dewey was a communist himself. But look again at the way Dewey praises the College – he says it taught its adult students how to think, which means that it taught them how to think for themselves. So if teaching students to think for themselves is somehow supporting of communism, that would make the alleged 1899 quote a logical contradiction.
From The Later Works Vol. 6 (1931-1932), pages 97-98
Democracy will be a farce unless individuals are trained to think for themselves, to judge independently, to be critical, to be able to detect subtle propaganda and the motives which inspire it. ("American Education Past and Future.")
I think that one speaks for itself. In fact, I may put it on a bumper sticker.
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Comment by Paul Ernest:
Saturday, April 4th 2015 at 11:49 am |
Dear Dave – thanks for clarifying this (mis)quotation from Dewey. Having come across it in a list of quotes from philosophers and educators at http://www.home-education.org.uk/resources-quotes.htm it rang false. So like you I looked it up and found this page. It's great that you spent time not only showing that any of the the usual sources do not provide this quote, but also that it is inconsistent with the spirit of his ideas!
Like you I am a proponent of critical thinking – especially in math education – my field.
In a recent paper I gave on 'Challenging Myths about Mathematics' (my powerpoint is on Slideshare) I summarize critical mathematics citizenship as follows:
Teach critical citizenship via maths
Mathematics should socially and politically empower students as numerate critical citizens in society to:
Critically understand uses of mathematics in society
Use maths in social and political activity, for betterment of students and democratic society as a whole
Interpret and critique uses of maths in social, commercial and political claims in adverts, headlines, blogs, reports, etc
Understand limits of validity of uses of maths, what decisions are concealed, and reject spurious or misleading claims
Scrutinize financial sector and government systems and procedures for objectivity, correctness and hidden assumptions
Address ethical implications of maths applications to balance instrumentalism, dehumanization and separated values
Every citizen needs these capabilities to defend democracy and values of humanistic and civilised society
Please note that this involves critiquing liberal pronouncements as much as conservative ones! Following you, Dave, I could now add
Scrutinize arguments using mathematics for flaws in reasoning and logic such as unjustified inferences and conclusion, non-sequitor jumps in reasoning, overgeneralizing from limited evidence, etc.
Comment by Joe Budd:
Monday, July 6th 2015 at 7:15 am |
Several years ago, I saw a "quote" allegedly by Dewey and did some tracking that suggested he never said those words.
Along the way, I did find a 1950s red scare era book still available on the John Birch Society website in which the author had made a comment in which she "characterized" Dewey's "subversive" ideas…And her words became a "Dewey quote" that reappears in right wing commentary. Ann Coulter's book was one of many that cited it without attribution.
I'll try to find my notes on that.
Comment by Paul Parker:
Saturday, September 12th 2015 at 4:14 pm |
Thank you Dave. I found this quote on a flaky Anti NWO web-site. Ditto the above comments form Paul Ernest.


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