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Laila Elimam, Public Policy
Monday, December 16, 2013
Elimam, along with two other UCLA Luskin students, recently visited New York City as part of the Senior Fellows fellowship program. While there the Luskin students met with Howard Wolfson, counselor to NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and other members of the Mayor's staff.
Howard Wolfson met us with a firm handshake and a pleasant smile, asking us about our backgrounds and interests. He told us about his background – both professional and personal – with exceptional candor, adding that his opinion of the Mayor was critical at the time he was approached to work on his re-election campaign, but that their relationship had grown remarkably since they started working together. Howard's direct and easy-going nature was refreshing. He spoke to a Councilmember on the phone during our meeting and jokingly remarked that we were watching him at work.
Before meeting Mr. Wolfson at City Hall, we attended Mayor Bloomberg's speech at an ABNY event in Brooklyn, where he articulated his administration's achievements during the last 12 years. Mayor Bloomberg's speech was full of pride, but also emotion and gratitude, acknowledging the contributions of his staff members. He added that work would not be slowing down during the last twenty-seven days of his term and that New Yorkers would continue to accomplish great things in the future. As Mayor Bloomberg spoke, I reflected upon my personal knowledge of the City's growth during the past decade and was reminded of the reasons for applying to be Howard Wolfson's mentee in the first place. In my experience as a Public Policy student, I have repeatedly referred to New York City for best practices. Throughout our visit, we learned about innovative proposals from talented and personable individuals, who have chosen to be in the public sector because of their passion for their work and improving the City.
Following Mayor Bloomberg's speech, we met with Leah Marcus, a member of Howard's staff and our wonderful guide. Leah took us back to City Hall on the Lower East Side, housed in a beautiful 19th-century villa, with French windows, high ceilings, and majestic chandeliers. I contemplated the symbolism and seemingly divergent values of the old architectural masterpiece and the novelty of the Bullpen, the shared office space where the Mayor and his staff sit in open cubicles with computers. We then met with Ryan Whalen, Howard's Chief of Staff, who provided us with a comprehensive overview of how the City government works, setting the stage for the rest of our meetings.
Next, we met Tim Sullivan, Chief of Staff of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, Bob Steele, who presented several of the projects they have been working on. One of the highlights was the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute, an engineering and applied sciences school being developed on Roosevelt Island. The idea for this higher education institute resulted from conversations with public and private stakeholders and became realized through this initiative. We asked Tim a few questions and completed our first day with a tour of City Hall, where we saw the City Council in action.
Our second day began with a meeting with Kristin Misner, the Chief of Staff of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services (HHS), Linda Gibbs. Kristin enthusiastically told us about the City's programs targeting homelessness, aging, and child's services, among others. The Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI), which coordinates data between agencies and helps facilitate research, is also under HHS. The CIDI is an example of a smart city initiative, where government is taking advantage of available data and resources to build capabilities and improve efficiency.
We then walked over to 311 NYC, where we took a tour and met with the Executive Director, Joseph Morrisroe, who explained to us the details of 311 NYC's operations and its evolution since he took over. The tour revealed the complexities that go into 311 NYC to make it as responsive as possible. Joseph also added that the 311 NYC data is all publicly available and provides an excellent and useful resource for the NYPD.
This provided the perfect segue for our next meeting with the Deputy Mayor of Operations, Cas Holloway and his Chief of Staff, Lynn Cole, who oversee the NYPD and Fire Department, among several more agencies. We asked questions about how they handle pressure and react rapidly to uncertainties. Cas was very responsive to our questions, telling us that he learned not to stress about the little things and rather, focus on the importance of knowing how to coordinate and respond to unknowns as quickly as possible.
Our meeting with Cas concluded our second day at City Hall. We said goodbye to Leah, snapped a few more photos in front of the building, and continued on our way to explore and enjoy the City.
The group smiles with 311 NYC Executive Director Joseph Morrisroe
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office
Public Policy student Nicholas Blair speaking from Mayor Bloomberg's podium
Craig Pulsipher, Public Policy & Social Welfare
Monday, December 9, 2013
Thanks to a generous donation from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, I recently had the opportunity to attend The Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute's Candidate and Campaign Training in Denver, Colorado. The Candidate and Campaign Training is held several times each year to provide comprehensive, nonpartisan training to current and aspiring openly LGBT candidates, campaign staff and community leaders.
The three-day training was an incredible opportunity to develop valuable campaign skills and network with other professionals. Training sessions were conducted by veteran campaign professionals and addressed a range of topics including how to develop an effective campaign message and what it's like to be an openly LGBT candidate. Additionally, training participants were divided into teams and required to develop a campaign plan for a fictional openly LGBT candidate. Although my team members and I slept very little during the week, our hard work ultimately paid off and we were chosen as the winners of this year's competition.
One of the highlights of the training was hearing from several openly LGBT elected officials including Joel Burns, a City Council member in Texas who gained national recognition after his remarks about suicide among LGBT youth went viral. Burns talked about the challenges of running for office and his ability to raise awareness about important issues because of his position as an elected official.
After the training ended, I was able to attend the LGBT Leaders conference. The conference brings together openly LGBT leaders from across the country to discuss key issues facing out leaders and their communities. I'm so grateful to have been able to attend both the training and LGBT Leaders conference. The skills that I acquired and the people that I met will be invaluable resources as I move forward in my career.
Emily Scheines, Public Policy
Friday, Oct. 25, 2013
Mona Pasquil sat down to have an informal conversation with the Luskin students as part of her first day as a senior fellow with the Luskin Leadership initiative. She began by going around the room and asking all the present students about their backgrounds and policy interests. She then spoke about her own background and career trajectory and took questions from those who were present.
Ms. Pasquil is a 3rd generation Filipina immigrant. Her mother was the daughter of farm laborers in Central California and her grandfather had been recruited from the Phillipines as an army scout. She grew up a precocious and determined woman, who noticed that there were very few women who looked like her in government. She set out to change that. She has had a storied career, working with Gray Davis, the Dukakis presidential campaign, and going on to work as a policy director for both Clinton and Gore before coming home to California to work under Jerry Brown. Life as woman in politics is not always easy and it's even tougher as a woman of color, but the two most important ways to get through it are: (1) don't be afraid to make mistakes, and apologize when you do (2) work harder than everybody else and (3) grow as thick of a skin as you can because there will always be someone threatened by you who gets nasty and wishes they had your job.
In her current role as appointments manager for the State Government, she is increasingly concerned with women, actively trying to get them into positions of authority and serve as a mentor as often as she can. We are losing women in the legislature. California districts either have no women running for office or two women are running against each other and splitting the vote. She strongly recommends smaller scale elections or appointments first- a water board or a city council. The decision though, has to be about you and your family and your community. For women specifically, Mona has found that they often don't believe they are qualified for certain positions, which is untrue. It is ok to take on a challenging job. She gave us the example of recruiting for the position of San Francisco Attorney-General Counsel. The woman who she eventually talked into it is Tivya Barnes.
She ended with answering some questions, including comments on how to balance being persistent and outspoken with being humble and respecting authority. (Be strategic with your moments and choose when to speak out). She also spoke a little more about how Jerry's Brown's California is different than others, including a focus on frugality and placing more thought towards the long term consequences of political action. Ms. Pasquil was friendly, inspirational and very open with the students about her own experience and how she can be helpful in the future.
By Soledad De Gregorio, Public Policy
October 2, 2013
Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the first conference cohosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the World Bank. The conference brought together top education researchers and policy makers from Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss teacher policies. The participating countries were Peru, Argentina, Chile, Mexico Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay and Jamaica. Speakers included Professors Tom Kane and Felipe Barrera from Harvard, Professors Eric Hanushek and Susanna Loeb from Stanford, Doug Lemov the Director of Uncommon Schools, Chancellor Kaya Henderson of DC Public Schools, Andres Alonso former superintendent of Baltimore Public Schools, Emiliana Vegas chief of the education division at the IDB and Barbara Bruns lead education economist at the World Bank.
The format was unique. In the effort to encourage frank dialogue, the conference was "off the record" (I can't cite participants directly), and attendees were divided into a core group and an observing group. The core group consisted of academics, researchers and policymakers (mostly ministers and secretaries of education) from countries at the forefront of teacher policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, meaning that they have implemented or are in the process of implementing major teacher reforms. The observing group included countries interested in learning from the experience of the more experienced countries, and World Bank and Harvard researchers. The conference was divided into three main sessions, each one covering one aspect of teacher policies: recruiting, grooming and motivating. Sessions began with a short twenty-minute presentation from an expert researcher followed by a ten-minute exposition by Barbara Bruns about the current landscape of the topic in Latin America. The main part of each session was open discussion among policy makers and academics.
I was part of the organizing team from the World Bank, and to be honest, we were all a bit nervous to see how the discussion would play out. The main objective was to generate sharing of experiences and for policy makers and academics to learn from each other and form partnerships for future policy planning, implementation and evaluation. Latin America is doing great things in terms of education policy, but unfortunately, many reforms are not accompanied by rigorous evaluation that would allow and provide feedback for making adjustments and for planning future policies.
From the first session we were able to see how eager all the participants were to share their points of view. Policy makers openly presented their experiences and challenges, some even asking directly for advice on certain aspects. Academics were also interested in learning more closely about the struggles policy makers have and how they can help. The discussions turned out to be very lively.
Academics stressed to policy makers how important a close monitoring of the policies is to be able to make the necessary adjustments in a timely manner and to make sure the investments are used most efficiently. Policy makers were receptive to the evidence from other countries because they expressed that in order to obtain the necessary political support to undergo policies they need supporting evidence. There was consensus about the importance of good standardized tests as a measure of how systems are performing, and the caution to use them for what they are planned in each case, and not in another way that could encourage cheating or undermine political support.
There was initial disagreement on the time frames. A researcher said changes take at least 20 years because reform is "a marathon, not a sprint", and a policy maker pushed back saying "We don't have 20 years, we need changes now". Participants agreed on another metaphor: that reform is a relay race, where things need to be done immediately, but with focus in the long term.
Some of the main points I take away include:
1) Recruiting and retaining the best teachers will not solve the problem of low teacher effectiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean. We have to come up with effective training programs and professional development.
2) The evidence presented shows a huge variation of use of classroom time within schools, which is positive because there is potential for synergy at the school level. All schools have great performing teachers that can mentor teachers needing more help. It is important to identify great teachers and give them the necessary resources to help their peers.
3) Participating countries are all working on the same problems and can inspire each other. Policy makers expressed that the debate was timely as many are in the thick of discussions for major reforms at home.
4) Education policy makers were keen to transforming their country's education systems; they were aware of the challenges and were well versed in their country's data. A number of cases around the world have shown that a right leader at the right time (like Kaya Henderson) can generate drastic changes improving their systems dramatically.
5) When the windows of opportunity open up, researchers need to be ready and offer to work together to generate evidence. Building data systems that can support different policies is ideal.
Spending three days with this group of extremely smart and experienced people was incredibly stimulating. I am eager to follow up and see how each country incorporates the dialogue into their policy reforms. We are already getting requests for materials and country visits to further the discussion. Major reforms are coming and the time is perfect to accompany them with rigorous evaluations.
By Justin Kumar, Social Welfare
September 30, 2013
As I went about my Monday night, doing things that many students try to find time to do – laundry, last minute readings and scrounging up whatever leftover food I had to eat a full meal – I was struck by words that appeared to be on every news channel: Government Shut Down. Adjacent to these words appeared a ticker, and as I watched the hours turn to minutes, I thought: "Oh yeah, that! The government is shutting down! And for the first time in 17 years! But… what does that mean?"
I watched intently as politicians went on the various networks and pitched their claim, ranging from "Obamacare is socialism!" to "We're not going to allow any defunding of Obamacare!" But what struck me was not the rhetoric – let's face it, we've all heard it over the past few months, and it's getting old – but rather, a certain poll. As CNN continued its coverage, I noticed a ticker on the bottom of CNN's screen, which read "Poll: 65% of Americans think Republicans are behaving like spoiled children… 38% of Americans think President Obama is behaving like a spoiled child…"
I laughed so hard I almost choked on my makeshift dinner. I thought "Behaving like a spoiled child? Really? Someone took the time to create a poll, and instead of asking 'Do you support Obamacare?' or 'Do you believe a government shutdown is the best thing to do?' or even 'Will the government shutdown directly affect you?', they ask 'Which of our representatives most reminds you of that kid in the mall who screams and cries when he doesn't get a toy he wants?" This sentiment was echoed by Amy Kremer, the chairwoman of the Tea Party Express, who got into a shouting match with Piers Morgan on CNN. When asked by Morgan about the government shut down, Kremer channeled her inner James Joyce and said, as eloquently as she could, "Harry Reid is acting like a spoiled brat!" One might be surprised to hear such things from a political figure, but let's not forget one of the spearheads of the fight against Obamacare – Senator Ted Cruz. Yes, the man who shares the first name of a lovable teddy bear starring in a movie with Mark Wahlberg has been one of the chief opponents of Obamacare, and he's fought tooth-and-nail against it. Earlier on Meet the Press, Cruz discussed Obamacare, his reasons why it was truly the worst thing for the American people, and why alternatives were much more feasible. And one could not help but be inspired by him, particularly when he argued: "If you want to get health insurance, the easiest way to get health insurance is to go out there and get a job." Yes, Mr. Cruz! Exactly! Because jobs are so bountiful and easy to come by nowadays, and every job you receive necessarily must have benefits such as healthcare, otherwise why would you work there? Unless you're one of those people who, you know, really needs a paycheck and can't afford to wait for a job that offers healthcare, so you take whatever temporary or part-time job that comes your way and thank your lucky stars that your family won't be hungry that week. But if you are, shame on you for raining on Senator Cruz's parade!
Alas, the Republicans and Tea Partyers have given us much to ponder in the upcoming days, but if you think the Democrats were above the shenanigans and tomfoolery that their opponents displayed, well, you just don't know our Congress. After the announcement of the shutdown, Senator Harry Reid stood on the floor of the Senate and gave a poignant speech, stirring emotions and plucking at heartstrings. He truly made some good points, until he stopped and said "I've kept a note in my wallet for 25 years, and it's old and frayed at the edges…" Now… while I'm sure we can all respect Harry Reid for being a Senator and speaking his beliefs, we have to admit the irony in a senior United States Senator calling anything "Old and frayed at the edges." Still, the note was moving. It had quotes from prominent Republicans speaking out against Social Security and Medicare, and at the end of his reading, Senator Reid concluded that "Obamacare has a chance to be just like Social Security and Medicare." Yes, Mr. Reid! Well said! Obamacare, the saving grace of our country, can be just like two other programs that… well… are flawed, losing funding, and seemingly failing… Hmmm…
Now, I know our representatives are under pressure. I know they have many people to answer to – their districts, their lobbyists, their constituents, and, of course, their party. But something to remember is that they are salaried employees, meaning they get paid no matter what happens. However, what about the 800,000 people who work in government jobs across the country? What about our military service members, who would not be paid during the shutdown and who would need to wait until after October 15th for their first paychecks to be issued? They are the people who are really affected by this. They are the ones losing work hours and winning furloughs. And all the while the people representing them, our Congress, continues to ignore those around them and fight incessantly until they get what they want. Maybe that's why our Congress is being compared to spoiled children, and maybe that's an analogy they deserve.


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Escher String Quartet
The Escher String Quartet's concert with ArtPower! will be an evening of formidable artistry. The ensemble, now in its eighth year, has garnered praise from luminaries such as Pinchas Zukerman and Itzhak Perlman as they continue to display "ripe tonal balances with the kind of heedless intensity that comes with youth" (San Francisco Chronicle). Balancing interweaving solo parts and group harmony, their performances are evocative of graphic artist M.C. Escher, from whom they take their name. The group brings this twisting and turning musicianship to a triptych of string quartets by classical and post-war composers. Adam Barnett-Hart, violin; Aaron Boyd, violin; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Dane Johansen, cello.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 14 in G major ("Spring"), K. 387; Henri Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit, for String Quartet; Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Sam B. Ersan, Eric Lasley and Judith Bachner
Pre-performance ArtTalks! with the artists, 7pm, The Loft, UCSD

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November 8, 2004
With the 2004 elections now behind them, Congress will return to Washington the week of November 15 for a "lame duck" session to complete action on spending legislation for the current fiscal year. Among the bills that Congress will be taking up are spending measures regarding mental illness research and services, housing and veterans programs. Congress hopes to complete these measures quickly given that FY 2005 began back on October 1 and agencies are still operating under an extension of last year's budget.
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Two separate spending bills – the Labor-HHS-Education bill (HR 5006/S 2810) and the VA-HUD bill (HR 5041/S 2825) contain a number of critical NAMI priorities for FY 2005 that must be resolved. NAMI urges advocates to contact their Senators and House member to urge them to:
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Three-car crash on Wescoats Road causes injuries
A three-car crash at 2:45 p.m. Aug. 6 left two cars in a ditch off Wescoats Road in Lewes.
The crash happened when the driver of a Mercury Monterey SUV was traveling westbound on Marsh Road and attempted to cross over Wescoats Road, said Master Cpl. Gary Fournier of the Delaware State Police.
As the Mercury inched out between traffic on Wescoats Road, Fournier said, it hit a Honda Accord and then a Chevrolet Malibu that were traveling westbound on Wescoats Road.
Both the Accord and Malibu ended up in a ditch; the Mercury remained in the roadway, Fournier said.
All three drivers and a passenger in the Malibu were taken to Beebe Healthcare with nonlife-threatening injuries.
No further details were available.
The roadway was reopened around 4 p.m.


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My typical Friday includes lunch with my Laridian associates. Today's choice was Zindrick's Czech Restaurant, located in Cedar Rapids' historic Czech Village.
Zindrick's offers a no-frills dining room with traditional Czech food, including cabbage rolls, goulash, and Pierogis. The lunch choices are served with apple sauce, sauerkraut or sweet and sour cabbage slaw, and dumplings. (You can choose bread or potato dumplings, though I have trouble distinguishing them.)
Today, I chose the traditional cabbage roll — Al's favorite, according to the menu. I'd describe the cabbage roll as a meat and rice loaf, wrapped in a cabbage leaf. It's very good, but also very heavy. Perhaps it's not the sort of meal to eat before an energetic afternoon. The dumplings were excellent, and the sweet and sour cabbage slaw — served hot, not cold — was also flavorful.
The background music was a bit odd… one might expect polka or classical music by Czech composers. Instead, we were treated to opera. I suppose it might have been Czech opera (is there such a thing?); however, it just didn't seem to match the food.
Zindrick's is just down the street from the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, one of the treasures in our area. If you haven't yet been to this museum, you should make plans to attend. While there, stop by Sykora's bakery or Zindrick's for a taste of Czech food.
Observant readers have noted that there wasn't a Friday Lunch post last week. This understandably has raised questions in some readers' minds. The answer to your questions is simple: there wasn't a Laridian lunch, and therefore there wasn't a lunch article.


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Chicago ranked the most road congested city
The traffic study that was released last week will be a surprise to no one who travels around the Chicago area in a vehicle. It confirms what many drivers had long thought was true—Chicagoland ranked at the top of the list as the area with the most congested roadways in the country.
The new 2010 Urban Mobility Report issued by the Texas Transportation Institute measures congestion in 439 urban areas in the U.S. in an attempt to identify the problems facing urban travelers.
The study found in Chicago commuters spent an extra 70 hours a year in their cars in 2009. The national average was 34 hours.
According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago commuters now have the longest delays, a distinction has Los Angeles long held.
But it's more than just time being wasted in our cars. Money is too. Congestion costs each commuter and extra $1,738 on average in 2009, reports the Tribune.
All this may ring very true with Chicagoland drivers, but although the Urban Mobility Report receives a lot of media attention it is by no means a comprehensive study on overall mobility.
"The report is actually a very crude way of looking at congestion and is quite arbitrary. It just measures traffic and not public transit and mobility in the broad sense," says Hani Mahmassani, director of the Northwestern University Transportation Center. "What I'm more concerned with is the ability to move trucks and freight and merchandise and the logistics of that."
Chicago has long been a hub of freight transit, and congestion can be detrimental to the city's status in this arena. That may not seem like a big concern to the average Chicagoan, but according to Mahmassani, when Chicago becomes too incompetent to move freight around efficiently it effects the city's overall economy all the way down to consumers who have to pay more for goods.
Traffic, of course, effects freight mobility, but so does aging bridges, construction and a host of other complexities. The Federal Highway Administration has studied the freight transit issues in Chicago in hopes of combating them. There's also an initiative called CREATE, a massive undertaking to improve and increase the efficiency of the region's rail infrastructure and quality of life of Chicago-area residents. The overall goal is to reduce traffic congestion, deliver shorter commute times, better air quality and increased public safety. You can read more about the initiatives here.
Plans for the near future and beyond are also in the works. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning recently debuted "Go to 2040," a regional plan with recommendations for officials and local businesses to improve quality of life in Chicagoland. You can learn about the comprehensive regional mobility plan here.
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CTA Prepared for Cold Weather
Keeping the trains and buses running is a year-long job for the Chicago Transit Authority. During the winter months, its difficulties are compounded by freezing temperatures and varied snowfall.
"Cold weather ages transportation infrastructure at a troublesome rate in a difficult way," said Joseph Schwieterman, professor of DePaul University. "Especially the chilling and thawing process is extremely hard on roads and railroad tracks."
The CTA prepares for the winter months in advance, said CTA Spokeswoman Noelle Gaffney. Many of these preparations include ensuring that the proper tools and equipment are available should the need arise. The CTA garages stocks are updated in case equipment or machinery needs to be replaced and conducts regular inspections, she said
In addition to preparations, the CTA constantly checks current conditions.
"There's a lot we do in advance of winter that we just we're going to need to have done," said Gaffney. "But we also monitor the weather and if there is sleet or snow forecast, we respond accordingly with making sure the proper resources and staff are in place when snow does come."
Trains are outfitted with sleet scrapers that remove ice from the rails as trains pass. Additionally, de-icing fluid is sprayed onto the rails when ice builds up. Snow plows are placed on the front cars to handle any snow banks that might pose a problem, Gaffney said.
Additionally, in case of difficulties that normal train operations can't handle, CTA workers are on call to fix winter-related problems using special heavy equipment, she said.
"The other thing for trains when it gets really cold, switches freeze and that's a huge problem for the CTA and Amtrak, especially when you have snow mixed in," Schwieterman said.
Snow would become caught in the switches, preventing movement. Sometimes the electrical circuitry controlling the switches would freeze as well, but is not as common, Schwieterman said. To handle this particular problem, the CTA has heaters at switch locations which are activated by track workers allowing operations to continue and prevent derailment, Gaffney said.
The CTA doesn't forget about the customers either. The station heaters are checked before the season and during times of snowfall, the CTA staff and outside firms are sent to shovel sand to prevent people from slipping, Gaffney said.
Ultimately, when it comes to cold weather, it depends on the conditions. How heavy or light the weather is and how long it lasts determines the CTA's response, she said.
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Rolling out the new CTA train tracker
Want to know when the next train's coming? Don't worry – there's an app for that.
In January, the Chicago Transit Authority officially rolled out its beta version of the CTA Train Tracker , available as a mobile application for smart phones and on the Internet. The authority's bus tracker has already been in place since last year.
In the press release, the CTA stated that estimated arrival times are generated through a combination of scheduling information and the data collected by the QuicTrak program, "which monitors signaling systems and indicates when a portion of track is occupied by a train. Average transit time is determined by measuring how long it takes a train to travel a portion of track and by averaging the travel times of the last five trains to move across a portion of track, the CTA can calculate the estimated arrival times for trains at each station."
Okay, so it's a little confusing. But what Chicagoans really care about isn't methodology, it's how well the tracker works, right?
So far reaction seems to be positive – in large part because commuters have been waiting for this for awhile now. The CTA Tattler blog even wrote about the CTA pre-testing the tracker on the Brown line back in April.
The Twittersphere has been praising its introduction, which many say was a long time coming. Twitter user Jose L. Torrez went so far as to call it a "WIN!" while Anne Haley, aka Anniebannanie91 tweeted "Cta train tracker= my bff."
"Train tracker seems to work well," said Ryan C. Miller, coordinator of orientation and parent programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology. "I've not been burned by it – yet."
Time Out Chicago also did their own little test to see what people's reactions have been, as did The Huffington Post. Blogger Steven Vance got a chance to try out the tracker before everyone else did. His verdict? It needs a few tweaks for mobile devices but other than that, he's "extremely impressed."
So far, it sounds good. Now if we could just do something about those pitiful French -fry warming lights at the stations….and maybe WiFi underground. Yes, please?
- From WBEZ: CTA proposes closing several stops on the Red Line
- CTA: Red and Purple line modernization plan
- CTA: Alerts
- CTA Tattler: Theater troupe to act out Red Line riders' stories
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Braving Winter on Two Wheels
Braving Chicago's Winter on Two Wheels from chicagoloopster on Vimeo.
Our guide features information from local experts about taking the streets of Chicago on your bike during the most bone-chilling conditions.Want more in-depth information about biking during the winter? Check out these informational links and videos made for Chicago bikers:
- Winter Biking Primer – Streetfilms.org
- Bikers Brave the Winter Weather: How Cold is your Commute? – Vimeo.com
- Bike Winter
- Chicago Bike Blog: Winter Biking
- Ice-cycle – Chicago Time Out
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Metra's new quiet cars: boom or bust?
Metra recently rolled out a new concept for riders—designated "quiet cars."
On January 10, commuters on the Rock Island District line were able to choose to ride in one of two cars reserved as quiet cars. During rush hours, the front and back cars of this Chicago-to-Joliet line are silent, meaning no cell phone talkers, no loud headphones and no audible conversations.
Rock Island is a trial run. Metra is testing the quiet cars on only one line before taking it system wide.
"We expect it to expand. The reason we ran a pilot program is to work out the kinks first," says Metra spokesperson Meg Riley. They plan to implement quiet cars in all rail lines soon after the test ends in March, as they've received mostly positive feedback.
An informal survey Metra sent out to its riders back in October asked for input on whether designated quiet cars might be attractive to riders. They result was a resounding 'yes.'
"Nearly 90 percent of the emails we got were positive and people thought it was a good idea. And that was with over 1,000 responses," says Riley.
"I think for the most part people are quiet either way. But you always get people talking on the phone or something like that," says passenger Joe Fascetta of why quiet cars are needed.
So how quiet is the quiet car? On a recent trip out of LaSalle Street Station during rush hour one car was eerily silent. The loudest sounds were rustling newspapers and the conductor's hole puncher stamping a passenger's ticket. Most commuters were quietly listening to headphones, reading or texting. The ride was so quiet a few passengers were asleep soon after the train left the station.
Take a ride on the Rock Island District line and hear passengers' thoughts on the quiet cars in the report below.
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Once you've managed to survive the traffic on your daily commute, here comes the next fun part – the parking.
Chicago has long had the priciest parking meters in the country, and earlier this month, those rates were raised even more.
As of Jan. 2, the price of hourly Loop parking was increased from $4.25 to $5.00, marking an 18 percent increase. The price boost was agreed to back in 2008 when the city signed a deal to lease its parking meters for 75 years. Just two years ago, motorists only had to pay $3 an hour to park in the Loop.
Neighborhood parking increases from $1.25 to $1.50 an hour and downtown parking outside of the loop such as the Gold Coast, River North, Near North and parts of Lincoln Park, are seeing a 50 cent increase to $3.00 an hour. The changes are being rolled out at the city's 36,000 metered spots.
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Televues are definitely the top of the line in terms of quality. Just keep in mind that a Plossls generally has a field of view of around 50°, which can seem somewhat limiting by the standards of modern designs. I think the reason they are often found in the classifieds is because people want to upgrade to wider fields.
My stock suggestion is always: get a set of Televue Plossls. I'm thinking of adding but to my signature. One thing to consider about frequency in used ads is the reasoning which can often be a result of one or the other: the product stinks, everyone bought into the hype and then got butter and disenchanted with the reality if the limitations. The 70s used ads were CRAMMED with used Questars everyone wanted to unload particularly after seeing a cheaper C8 whip its butt.
That isn't the case with the plossls though...
The other reason in used ads frequency is the sheer popularity of the product where its abundant new and used. That's the case here in the latter.
It could be true that folks are selling off their plossls to fund the very expensive Ethos and and such mega wide field oculars. This is unfortunate however as my opinion is every eyepiece kit ought to have a foundation set of Televue Plossls (though everyone loves Sterling now too).
Between the contrasty planetary views that accentuate the coffee tinge of jupiters belts for example, wonderful clarity and exquisite doublestar views it provides it holds its own place quite well. You don't need to have an 80 degree field of view and all the extra glass to have first rate views. One eyepiece in particular, the Radian always seems to lag behind plossls in planetary contrast while (based on Internet chatter) the Pentax XW seem to have both high contrast and widefield optimized. But at steeper cost than that of a good plossl.
I've enjoyed views through Naglers but Im just not pushed to the great attraction so many find in using these. But that's just me. The ocular forum is a buzz with mega wide angle topics - tis the rage. Just don't lose sight of the excellence had through one of the most successful four element designs ever.


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Gateshead 3 - 0 Prescot Cables
GATESHEAD completed the double over Prescot Cables and with three games to play are virtually assured of finishing third which will give them home advantage in the semi-final of the UniBond League Premier Division play-offs.
Buxton, beaten at second-top Fleetwood Town, are fourth and although they could equal the Tynesiders' points tally, it looks extremely unlikely.
Ian Bogie's side though will not be bothered too much by any opponents as they challenge for a place in Blue Square North. The Tynesiders have won seven and drawn one of their last eight games and were never troubled by Prescot Cables after scoring twice in the first 12 minutes.
David Southern gave them a dream start scoring after just eight minutes and skipper Steven Bowey quickly made it two. Gateshead could easily have added to their advantage before Kris Gate secured the points midway through the second period.
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|Radiologist at new Vancouver care center has Nebraska roots
Dr. Jennifer Ochsner was recently hired as the breast imaging radiologist in a new Vancouver, Wash., breast care center. The clinic expects some 15,000 women to come through the center in its first year of operation. Nationally, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Dr. Ochsner, the only breast imaging fellowship trained radiologist in Clark County, leads the center's imaging team. She attended Boston University where she received her bachelor of science degree and her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati.
She completed her internship in internal medicine and residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her fellowship in breast imaging at the University of Washington under the mentorship of nationally renowned breast imager Connie Lehman, M.D., PhD.
Ochsner is married to Dr. Michael Gilbert and they have a two-year-old, Henry, and eight-month-old twins, Kate and Olivia.
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Here's some very unofficial and inexact scorekeeping on how the Eastern teams have fared through four days of free agency. I know, a lot is going to happen before the lockout, er, I mean, the season.
Teams listed in order of 2011-12 finish:
1) Rangers (same, and that's being optimistic and generous).
2) Boston (same, or worse if you consider the goalie leaving).
3) Florida (worse).
4) Pittsburgh (worse).
5) Philadelphia (worse).
6) New Jersey (much worse).
7) Washington (same, but worse in the forecast).
8) Ottawa (worse and woefully soft).
9) Buffalo (worse).
10) Tampa Bay (better).
11) Winnipeg (better).
12) Carolina (much better, because of pre-July 1 trade for Jordan Staal).
13) Toronto (same).
14) Islanders (worse).
15) Montreal (perhaps marginally better, mostly because of a new regime?)
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Saturday, December 7, 2013
Don't let a few pipes along the road keep you from making the Nativity pilgrimage this weekend.
Hood River Church of the Nazarene renews its 15-year tradition Friday through Sunday as the congregation celebrates Christmas with the gift of Drive-through Nativity. The 6-8 p.m. event is free, and hot chocolate is served.
Visitors remain in their cars as church members stand in the cold wearing period garb while portraying Mary and Joseph, the three wise men and the angels. The shepherds will also be there, along with live sheep.
This year drivers must line up on Belmont alongside 2-foot diameter pipes staged in front of the church and east along Belmont for the city's waterline replacement project.
Pastors Joel and Mindy Alsworth said the church can work around it, but asks that drivers be watchful of the flock, so to speak.
Cars thread off Belmont and into the church parking lot, where actors in their stations portray the Annunciation, Mary and Joseph's travels to Bethlehem, three kings traversing-afar, and the blessed birth, accompanied by signs quoting the Gospel scripture.
The signs are bigger this year.
"One of biggest things we've done is we've made it in English and Spanish just so it would better reflect our community," said Joel Alsworth, "because we have a lot of people come through who are primary Spanish speakers and we wanted to make them feel at home as well."
The Alsworths said the church is considering expanding the hours slightly next year to give more time to cars coming from the downtown holiday parade, as the actors enjoy seeing the illuminated ones such as those from Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum.
Those lights, and the flashing ones on the orange traffic cones, will guide the way to Belmont and 22nd.
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"Is he flirting with me?" Lots of women have a hard time trying to answering this question.
Different people communicate in different ways. Some people are just naturally very friendly.
But sometimes they're friendliness can get taken as something much more.
If you find yourself unsure if he's flirting with you, don't fret. Instead of asking yourself "is he flirting", you should instead ask yourself the following questions:
Guys that are flirting with you will more than likely give you their undivided attention.
This means that while the two of you are talking, he's not scanning the room or checking his text messages.
Instead he should be listening to what you're saying and contributing to the conversation.
Flirting oftentimes has a certain flow to it, which has a way of making two people in sync. If you find that this feeling starts to drift, you may need to take action in order to get his attention again.
Let's face it...flirting with someone isn't something you want to do in front of an audience.
If you were originally talking to two or more guys, and you now find yourself only talking to just one of those guys, then there's a good chance he's flirting with you.
You see, guys have a way of knowing when they're buddies are trying to hit it off with a girl. Sometimes, it could be through a certain signal, but most of the time it's through pure intuition.
Regardless, the last thing his friends will want to do is throw his game off. That's why they'll usually look for an early opportunity to excuse themselves, and leave the two of you alone.
I've devoted an entire section of this site to body language, simply because it's such an important part of flirting.
Yet, one of the most common issues people have is that they can't remember all of the body language signals they need to look out for.
If this is a problem you face, then I'm about to make your life a lot easier.
The key thing that you should be looking out for is whether or not the guy you're talking to is leaning his body in towards you. Leaning in is what we all naturally do when we're attracted to someone. If he's leaning towards you often, then he definitely into you!
By far, the easiest way to tell if a guy is flirting with you id to pay attention to what it is he's talking about. Guys have a tendency to brag a lot when they're flirting.
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When should I take a tour of the hospital?
I'm 24 weeks with my first baby. I know people take tours of the hospitals and I want to but I don't know how long I should wait. I don't want to go too soon (if there is such thing as too soon) And also what questions should I ask once I am on the tour.
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i wouldnt take the tour if i were you....i did with my first and i wasnt really nervous at all till the tour....they show you the operating room in case you would need a sea section and i totally got freaked out then.posted 08/16/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
No, maybe not necessarily to soon per se, but usually women take a tour of a hospital to either a) help them choose in which to deliver at or b) they decide to tour when they register at the hospital they are delivering at (which you usually do after 36 weeks). I didn't actually tour the maternity/delivery wing too much, I just made myself familiar with where I needed to go and that was it.posted 08/16/2012 by peanutwitt
Nah it is definitely not too soon you could go today if you wanted. I never did take a tour of the hospital I actually didn't step foot in the hospital until I was sent for high blood pressure at 30 weeks haha! I just don't care for hospitals or going to the doctor unless i think i'm dying or having a baby haha but yeah if you wanna do that then you should go ahead and do it now before you get too big and don't wanna do anything but lay down :) Good luck and congratz on your little bundle!!!posted 08/16/2012 by Brellyxo
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|Chase County Hospital sponsoring 'CHEWs It or Lose It' Triathlon
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In an effort to promote a healthy lifestyle with area residents, Chase County Community Hospital is sponsoring an amateur triathlon titled "CHEWs It or Lose It."
The acronym CHEWS stands for Chase Healthcare Employee Wellness Program. While the CHEWS program is related to healthcare employees, the triathlon is open to the public, said Randy Vlasin, hospital foundation executive director.
The CHEWS It or Lose It Amateur Triathlon consists of two different events.
A six-week Fitness Challenge that begins June 27 and ends Aug. 8, and a Competition Day on Aug. 13.
The triathlon involves swimming, biking and run/walk. Teams of two to three people as well as individuals may participate in one or both events. The main purpose of the six-week Fitness Challenge is to provide a structured format to help people get in shape and would be beneficial as preparation for the Competition Day on Aug. 13. However, participants do not have to participate in the six-week Challenge in order to compete in the Aug. 13 Competition Day.
Businesses are encouraged to sponsor teams for the event and residents can compete individually if they are not part of a registered team.
In the team division, each person chooses which of the three activities they wish to complete. For example, with a team of three, one person will choose swimming, one biking and the other the run/walk. Residents who compete as individuals will participate in all three.
Age divisions for individual competition are as follows: Pee-wee (4-10 yrs.), Juniors (11-18 yrs.), Adults (19-30 yrs.), Seniors (31-54 yrs.), and Masters (55 yrs. and over).
Business division consists to two to three person teams.
Prizes will be awarded at the Competition Day to the top three places in individual and team divisions.
Registration for the six-week Fitness Challenge must be submitted by June 24.
For more information about the triathlon, team sponsorships and registration, contact Larissa Gerhartz or Julie Neighbors at Chase County Community Hospital, 308-882-7111, or visit the CHEWs Health website at http://www.chasecountyhospital.com/chews.html.


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Someone hearing the term white coffee for the first time might very well wonder if there is a coffee bean that produces actual white coffee. Well, there isn't. White coffee is a term that refers to coffee in which milk or creamer is added, lightening the color (as opposed to black coffee where no milk or creamer is added). There are also white coffee beans. These are beans that have been under-roasted, giving the bean a lighter color and the brew a lighter taste than the average coffee.White Coffee even has a special meaning in Malaysia. Known also as 'Ipoh White Coffee', it's enjoyed locally by roasting coffee beans with margarine and serving it with milk. The end result? A creamy, smooth and aromatic cup of coffee!
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ERP means more than cleaning up back-office business processes for Richmond, Calif., a community of 90,000 situated across the bay from San Francisco. Once home to one of the West Coasts largest shipbuilding operations, Richmond views the technology as a cornerstone of an ambitious economic-development plan meant to put the city on even footing with its affluent, tech-savvy Bay Area neighbors.
To be sure, the city expects its $5 million ERP installation to deliver benefits like up-to-the-minute financial reports and streamlined payroll administration. But, like a growing number of public-sector ERP users, Richmond also wants the software to change how it interacts with businesses, citizens and other governments.
The massive, multi-phased project stretches across Richmonds 16 government departments, touching nearly everything the municipality does. The city threw the switch on the financial portion of its ERP software package in December. It was scheduled to fire up the human resources/payroll module in May, along with a plant maintenance application designed to help the public works department track inventory and facilitate repairs. After that comes integration with the citys GIS system and the roll out of Web-based business licensing, permitting and employee benefits systems.
City Manager Isiah Turner calls the overhaul vital to Richmonds effort to replace its reliance on heavy industry with a new economy based on technology and light industrial jobs. According to Turner, the broad-ranging ERP installation is key to drawing employers to the municipality, which sits just up the road from Californias Silicon Valley.
"Technology certainly is playing a large role in how we are viewed by potential investors in the community. If youre online and youre a cutting-edge city, it makes you more attractive to businesses in terms of relocation and expansion," he said. "We want to put our best foot forward, so that when people survey the Bay Area, we have the same assets that [nearby cities] have."
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For Turner, the project began with a sales job. Leery of bringing a $5 million undertaking before city leaders without a plan for paying the bill, he convinced the citys largest departments to squeeze money from their existing operations to fund the implementation.
"I took nine of my department heads with the biggest budgets and told them, I want you to help me invest in you and your staffs future and in this organizations future," Turner said. "I asked each one of them for a certain appropriation from their budget."
When those key departments -- which account for about 80 percent of Richmonds overall spending -- decided to pony up, other city departments followed suit, and the plan won city council approval. A lease-financing arrangement allows Richmond to spread the projects cost over five years.
Turner said he entered the long, complex undertaking with caution, given the well-publicized failure rate for large information technology projects in government. But ultimately, he and other city leaders decided the projects benefits outweighed the potential dangers.
"I knew the venture itself was a calculated risk. This kind of mammoth change on our part did produce fear in our organization," Turner said. "But I knew in some instances, you just have to believe in yourself and show people you believe in them. We had to set a tone for what our future would be like in the next two or three years if we all move down this path in a cooperative mode."
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Richmonds broad-scope approach is typical of government ERP projects, according to Tom Shirk, president of SAP Public Sector Services, supplier of the citys software package. Unlike private companies -- which began updating and integrating core business systems years ago -- many governments are just now replacing their aging, stand-alone finance and payroll applications, he said. At the same time, theyre moving


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When the answer to our economic well being depends on consumers being more willing to spend, the last thing you want to do is hide your product, or subtract from its appeal. But that is precisely what the State of Vermont is doing by suspending its Seal of Quality program.
The program is being suspended because the state's agriculture department doesn't have the resources to monitor the program. At present all a Vermont food producer needs to do is to send in a check for $20 and the seal is granted.
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We may have an attrition problem, but I'm not quite sure. Our turnover is between 12 and 15 percent the last three years, but this year is ticking closer to 20 percent. This does not include involuntary terminations due to downsizing/restructuring. We know some turnover is due to market factors, and some due to cultural growing pains (we've doubled in size the last five years). From an analytic view, how could we determine if our turnover might present a future lingering problem?
—Starting to Worry, HR manager, software/services, Minnesota
How do we craft a compelling argument to justify the need to retain employees? Our agency is short of staff, yet the unit is saddled with the responsibility of keeping people and property safe by enforcing traffic rules and regulations. We are concerned about the impact of not having adequate staff and want to convince higher-ups to ensure we have the staff we need.
— Critical Need, project specialist, government, Nigeria


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Maura Lillis currently volunteers at Yayasan Dian Desa in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
I initially had trouble mentally mapping out YDD because, with a large staff across three Indonesian offices operating across many specialties of community development, its dynamic activities almost refuse to be pinned down. Peoples' roles change over time, job titles are never set in stone, and YDD's founding philosophy is that the target population is to be credited for any positive developments, not YDD or its staff. It seems easy to ascribe this to disorganization, but on the ground, it feels more like fluidity.
I've found my current daily niche helping to translate, update, draft, and edit all kinds of reports, archives, and communication in support of our project operations, particularly focused on YDD's gender and energy initiatives. I love what I'm doing right now because I can learn about these theories and project design justifications through the translation work I'm doing, while also going out to the field for site visits.
Recently, an Expression of Interest I helped draft for a project with a major international development organization was short-listed for consideration (fingers crossed for acceptance!). And soon I might be working on a Best Practices book for incorporating gender theory into Indonesian energy-related project design. I'd better keep studying my Bahasa Indonesia!


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With 13 published books on the shelves, and a website that speaks to millions of women about faith and family, Lisa Whelchel is nothing like her perfectly snooty and bossy character Blair Warner. From 1979 to 1988 Lisa's role on "Facts of Life" stole the show. But for Lisa, being in the limelight wasn't enough—she wanted a down-sized life. A real life. A kid-filled life. Now, this mother of 3 spreads her gospel as mother and wife through her Women of Faith [1] movement. This year, she'll fill arenas and visit over 30 cities. Lisa may have traded in the Hollywood lifestyle, but she certainly hasn't traded in her desire to connect with others. As an author, Lisa - who has a book coming out this Spring about friendship - is best known for her book "Creative Corrections," which sheds light on ways to discipline kids beyond using time outs and spankings. Sure she's busy and juggling it all. But hey, she's a mom, and business is just …. A fact of life.
Okay, first things first, two of my biggest childhood crushes have been on "Facts of Life": Mackenzie Astin and George Clooney. Only one of them has gone on to become an adult full-on love interest for me (hello, Dr. Doug Ross!) and I need to know: Were you or any of the cast members equally as enamored by them when they were on the show?
Mackenzie Astin was younger than all of us. He was definitely adorable but he was, you know "just a kid" and we were all so mature (she laughs). With George though, I don't think any of us felt anything romantic towards him because he was so much fun and mischievous. But we definitely liked having the testosterone set. We didn't think he'd go on to be as famous… He was cute, but he did have a whole mullet thing going on at that time. He's a much better actor than he was back then. George has gotten better with age in all ways!
How did you meet your husband Steve? Is there anything glamorous or "Hollywood" about being a Pastor's wife that people may not know about?
I met Steve at our church. We had a small prayer group and I was very shy and he made me feel very comfortable, which I really appreciated. We became friends and then thought "hey this may actually be something," and it just progressed from there. Is there anything "Glamorous?" about being a pastor's wife? Hmm. Yes and no. My husband isn't the kind of pastor that stands up and preaches, but he's been around (the church for many years) and when we are in the "church circle" and he is kind of a little celebrity.
Okay, 10 months after you got married you were pregnant with your first child and went on to have 3 children- 3 years in a row. Were your pregnancies and labor/ delivery experiences easy?
My pregnancies were pretty easy, but all three of the deliveries were not routine. My oldest, (now 19 years old), was breech and I had a c-section. My second 2nd child (now 18), was an emergency c-section and she contracted Group B strep and almost died. With my 3rd child, my c-section scar opened during my third trimester and she stopped breathing after she was born. They were definitely pretty challenging deliveries. As far as having other children, my OB recommended I not have more children; I never did anything different as far as birth control, but I never got pregnant.
When did you start to feel like you got the "knack" for parenting? What inspired you to share your "tools" with others?
I don't think I ever got the knack for parenting. When my children were young, my friends and I felt like we had no clue what we were doing. We all felt like failures and we did everything "the book" said to do and nothing was working. By nature I'm creative and I literally cried out to God to help me raise this kids. Through that experience I realized I had to go outside the box, come up with alternative solutions for discipline. My friends noticed my strategy, so encouraged me to write a book. Raising my son Tucker, who has ADHD, was the hardest job I ever think I dealt with. I figured out that by lowering my expectations and celebrating who he was, I was better able to cope. I just had to trust that he was going to be fine even if he wasn't going to fit into a mold that everyone else expected. That really made a huge difference.
Tell me about losing your home and how "down-sizing" is something that families shouldn't be ashamed of.
I certainly never anticipated that we'd experience that-- We didn't even make a lot of bad choices. It was late 80s's and everything crashed at once but as it turned out, it was a gift. We may have lived in a much smaller house with not as much money to do stuff, but this meant that I could stay home with the kids more. I may have missed out on special moments otherwise.
There's no doubt that everyone has been affected by the recession. What kind of advice to you give to moms who are struggling to support their families?
I can only speak from my own experience. I would say to look for the hidden treasures in the dark; they are sometimes more valuable than what they appear on the surface.
Are you working on any film or television projects these days? What would you say if your children wanted to get in to "the biz?"
I am not working on anything right now and I don't know that I won't; but I don't have any plans to in the near future. I have discouraged my kids from "the biz" but now that they're getting older they can make their own decisions.
Rumor has it that you were offered the role of "Rachel Green" on Friends but turned it down – a role that an unknown Jennifer Aniston went on to play. Knowing that she made $25 Million in 2008, is there any part of you that wishes you had taken that part?
No, but there's a big part of me that wishes they hadn't put that in the press release. I certainly would love to make that money, sure. I'm not going to say that I would love to be married to Brad Pitt because my husband might read this, but no. I would have would have missed out (if I had taken that role), because I would have missed too many moments with my kids.
We have to know: Do you talk to any of the "Facts of Life" cast? (And if you say George Clooney, I will die.)
As a matter of fact, I was on the phone with Kim Fields when my iPhone alarm went off, reminding me that we had a phone interview! I had just sent her an email because I'm speaking in Anaheim for a Women of Faith event, so I wanted to see if she could come. I do talk to Nancy McCeon- we stay in touch. I also talk to Charlotte Ray every few months. I speak to Mindy Cohen probably once or twice a year.
Interviewed by Jenny Herschko. Jenny is a Writer/Producer, and author of Perfectly Disheveled [2], a blog about being a new mom. Jenny studied Acting at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and worked for several years as a Reality Television producer. She now spends her time writing for various parenting websites while trying to channel her former Type A - pre-baby personality.


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May 30, 2016
Learning to read is one of the most important steps in the development of a child.
Local pre-k programs place an emphasis on reading to help give kids a vital "head start,: and Mississippi Action for Progress, or Head Start, is doing that.
Most educators say a good education is built upon a solid foundation. That's why pre-k instruction has an emphasis on reading.
Children at East End Head Start Center are read stories every day. It's tied in to learning the alphabet and instilling a desire to read. Administrator Joyce Harris said the ability to read is not only important for success as a student but ultimately for success in life.
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It seems like everyone was talking about--and strumming--the Les Paul Google Doodle on Thursday. Rachel Maddow is part of everyone, so she was no exception. On her Thursday program, she showed viewers an experiment she conducted: spelling out the first names of presidential candidates to see which one sounded the nicest.
"Barack," she said, sounded like "a jingle for an oil company," which, in terms of melodiousness, was a good thing to her. "Mitt" had a nice ring, and "Thaddeus" sounded like it had a "sort of 90s grunge vibe." The worst? "Sarah," which, Maddow said, produced an unpleasant sound.
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Bonjour et bienvenu...
...to a trip report about a day flying around France.
Introduction and Planning
April 5th this year marked the beginning of service of a new budget airline in Europe with the, err, interesting name of Volotea. With its first base in VCE (later they added bases in Nantes and Ibiza), they started to fly to mostly small or medium sized airports throughout Europe. Now two things made this airline particularly interesting for me. First they operate a rather rare plane type with the Boeing 717, a type which is still missing in my log and one I wanted to fly for some time now. And second they also have some routes from Strasbourg (SXB), one of my secondary home airports. SXB could definitely use some competition from an LCC, since fares are usually quite high from that airport.
A new airline and a new plane type, what can make it even better? Right, to get on an inaugural flight with them. After checking all the opportunities I booked myself on their first flight from SXB to Nantes, the fare was 29 Euro. This flight would leave at a convenient time in the morning, so there were plenty of possibilities to get back to SXB and to catch some other interesting flights on the same day. Options included a direct flight with AF or a connection through one of the Parisian airports. Both options didn't appeal to me very much though. I searched around a bit more and
finally found a fitting connection via Lyon with Brit Air, another new airline and new airport for me. An added benefit, and of course a most welcomed one, was the fact that both of these flight would be operated by the new CRJ1000! Booked, another 90 Euro left my credit card account and I was all set for the day.
Triangle à la francaise:
Map generated by the Great Circle Mapper - copyright © Karl L. Swartz.
A few words about the booking process with Volotea. Booking the flight was quite straightforward, no stupid offerings of hotels, cars, dishwashers or things like that. Quite hefty in my opinion was the 15,- Euro credit card fee though (only avoidable with some special debit card). When it comes to seat selection you can have the system select you a (probably crappy) seat for free, or you can select either a standard, a preferred or an extra seat for 3, 6 or 7.5 Euro respectively. Extra seats are the one with extra legroom like first and exit rows, but also some window seats up front. Preferred seats are some seats on the two seat side of the plane, while the standard seats are on the three seater side, both the aisle and window seats, but only in the back of the plane. Actually I found that a little bit confusing. Anyway I decided to pay the extra 3 Euro for the standard window seat 20F. Had I known about the low load beforehand I could have saved this.
Flight 1 (11.09.2012)
Seat 7F
scheduled 08:45 – 10:15
actual 08:47 – 10:06
Alright then, let's fast forward to the big day. SXB is a little more then one hour from my home but with a lot of construction work going on at the autobahn these days I allowed myself some extra time. But as usual when having extra time everything goes smoothly and I arrived at the airport with a lot of time to spare. The landside front of SXB:
My flight was already on the screen, note that the AF flight to NTE leaves just 5 minutes after my flight:
The check-in hall:
There is not much to do landside here so I went straight through security. The officer there was a bit confused by my printed out boarding pass (online checkin was done the evening before), obviously he has never seen a Volotea printout before. The printout was bilingual (Italian and English, don't know why a Spanish airline uses Italian for a French domestic flight, but then, being international and all, so why not), so he asked me if I am Italian - "No, je suis Allemand!" - "Ah, d'accord, bon vol!" - "Merci". Everything in a relaxed and friendly manner, so a good start.
Still lot's of time so some breakfast was very welcomed now. Really love freshly baked croissants:
The waiting area at my gate was still rather deserted:
Time to watch some of the traffic. Regional just arrived from Lille:
And an E-170 by the same company (F-HBXI) about to depart to ORY in nice morning light:
And then my ride from Nantes arrived, here it comes taxing to the parking position. It was EI-EWI, built in 2003, first flying for Midwest Airlines, then a short time for Click Mexicana. It was stored for almost two years before it came back into service for Volotea in May this year:
Boarding was announced soon thereafter, a few people have arrived at the gate in the meantime, but it was obvious that the load would be quite low. I made my way to the exit and showed my printed boarding pass. The lady there took it, looked a bit surprised at first (all other passengers seemed to have regular small boarding passes) and asked me to stand aside while she made a quick phone call. I overheard she saying my name a couple of times. Then she took my printout again, scanned it and handed it back to me. She told me (addressing me by my name, nice) that she has to assign me another seat and gave me 7F and finally I was admitted as well. No idea what that was all about but I didn't bother to ask since I was eager to get out and board my first 717.
No mentioning so far about the inaugural flight, but outside the crew was posing for a photo shooting in front of the plane:
Some officials and a TV camera were also around:
Filming the handful of passengers while they board the plane:
Isn't she a beauty:
Once I stepped on board I was greeted by a friendly FA and made my way to my seat. First impression of the cabin was good, spotless clean, nice slimline leather seats with different colored headrest covers. Looked quite pleasant. The view of the forward part of the cabin:
It looks like a healthy load from this point, but behind me the whole cabin was almost completely empty. I counted a total of around 30 passengers on board. The thing I was most interested in was the seat pitch. After all the founders of Volotea were also responsible for Vueling some time ago, an airline not exactly known for generous legroom. However I was pleasantly surprised:
Adequate space and the seat was quite comfortable, maybe just a little hard, but that wasn't a big problem. No seat pockets though and the safety card was printed neatly on the seat ahead of you.
Seat recline was possible, and the view towards the row behind me:
After a short welcome in French and English from the cabin crew the engines were started and we began our taxiing almost on time. Next to us was this Brit Air CRK, a sign for things to come later this day:
Lining up on runway 23:
The pilot flying performed a powerful rolling take-off. The old military part of the airport:
A small Alsatian village shortly after departure:
This region is also famous for its vineyards:
It was mostly cloudy the rest of the flight though, so no more enroute views to the ground:
Two females (young and blonde, Markus would have liked it ) and one male flight attendant on this flight. There were somewhat friendly, but not overwhelmingly so. Menu cards were distributed then:
Offers were the usual snacks and sandwich thingies, prices were not that cheap, but in my opinion still acceptable for buy on board:
For the sake of this report I ordered myself a chicken sandwich (life as a trip reporter is hard sometimes ) :
Good to know that it was halal. But more importantly it was fresh and the taste was ok.
A short announcement then was made by the Captain in English with quite a heavy accent. The route was via Paris direct to Nantes, where the weather was 16 degrees and cloudy. No flight level info.
During descent we had some good views through some holes in the clouds over the city of Nantes:
The cathedral:
The river Loire:
Some colorful houses down there:
Getting closer to the ground:
And touching down on runway 21 after a flight time of 1 hour and 10 minutes. The windows got very misty after the landing so no pictures during our taxiing to the gate. Deboarding was fast with the low load, outside to the apron and a short walk to the terminal. I took another picture of the colorful tail of our Boeing:
Aéroport Nantes Atlantique
No obvious way for transferring passengers, but with a lot of time on hand I wanted to go landside anyway. The first impression of the airport main terminal hall isn't really pleasant:
A view to the monitors, 'porte 65' for my next flight:
The outside view, also not the most beautiful building:
Only a short walk around the buildings however there is a nice spotter location, with some good views and pretty close to the action. And actually NTE sees some rather interesting traffic, like this Air Austral B777, which has just arrived minutes before after a long flight from RUN and a short stop in LYS:
Or a classic A310 from air transat, being prepared for a flight to Toronto:
Air Mediterranee A321:
From BCN, famous for its legroom:
Aigle Azur currently being pushed back for a flight to a probably warmer place:
Starting its engines:
And blasting off:
It had started to rain a little in the meantime so I headed back into the terminal. Even there, still landside, you can have some interesting views. A Cityjet Fokker 50, a plane type still missing from my log:
The airport also some nicer corners with even a little green:
Feeling a bit hungry now I had a 'Croque Monsieur' at a small bar:
And yeah, that's indeed a Heineken I had with it (France is one of the very few countries where the local brew is even worse ).
Flight 2 (11.09.2012)
NTE-LYS (AF 5862, operated by Brit Air)
Seat 10A
scheduled 13:10 – 14:20
actual 13:10 – 14:07
The gate for my next flight was in hall 4, a small terminal annex connected with a short walkway to the main building. Through security there and into the waiting hall. Good to know it is already 14:41 at La Réunion:
The Volotea 717 in which I arrived was still parked at its position where I left it in the morning. I wonder how they can make any profit if they have their planes standing around so long?
Boarding was then called. Our plane was waiting outside, it is looong:
… and it has a pointy nose, so yes, it is indeed a CRJ1000, the second new plane type for me on this day :
It was F-HMLC, the second CRJ1000 for Brit Air, delivered in January 2011, one of 13 planes of this type in the fleet.
Online checkin worked without problems the night before and I had selected seat 10A. Legroom was ok here:
Cabin view during boarding, load was around 80%, with a free seat next to me, yeah:
In the seat pocket, some 'Consignes de Securité':
And the Air France magazine:
Sister ship F-HLMI was parked next to us, hmm, something is wrong with the Brit Air logo here:
Engines were started exactly on time. Obviously the wind had changed in the meantime, which meant a rather long taxi to the now active runway 03. Bye bye NTE:
The tower with a little Beech in front:
And hey, what is this? Yep, it is a Super Constellation, unfortunately no longer flying:
After a short wait at the runway it was our turn for take-off:
The Loire again, only a short way before it flows into the Atlantic:
And another view of Nantes before we were engulfed by the clouds again:
Two males as cabin crew on this flight, and they didn't seem to be too happy about it. They did their job, but nothing more, almost no interaction with the passengers, and no smiles at all. They distributed some snacks, sweet or salty as usual, together with coffee/tea or soft drinks. I had some tasty pesto crackers with an OJ:
Outside some massive clouds were visible, looks like some thunderstorms were forming:
But closer to LYS it cleared up, the visibility was still rather hazy though:
This one was taken already on finals, crossing the Rhone river:
Bugey Nuclear Power Plant in the distance, it is France after all:
And a highway under construction:
Landing then on runway 18R after a flight time of 55 minutes followed by some really heavy braking. Looks like the pilot definitely wanted to make the first taxiway. The first view of the terminal:
And the nose of the plane again after deplaning and a somewhat reluctant 'au revoir' by the FA:
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Feb. 19, 2013
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LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Washington rode on the backs of its three Hogan Award watch list members in the second round of The Prestige at PGA West on Tuesday to move into second on the leader board. Once again, darkness set in and force many teams into the clubhouse with much of their rounds left to play.
Washington was one of seven team to complete its round and the Huskies shot a combined score of 3-under 281 on Tuesday, putting them at 4-under for the tournament.
UCLA was atop the leader board at 6-under, but still had one-third of its second round still to complete. Oklahoma State is third behind the Huskies at 1-under, but also has a big portion of its second round left to play.
The tables were turned on Monday when three Huskies were unable to finish their first round due to darkness. Cheng-Tsung Pan, Trevor Simsby were forced to return Tuesday morning with colder condition and wrapped up the first day 13 hours later than expected.
When all was said and done, the Huskies were 1-under (284) as a team.
All five Huskies were shuttled immediately back onto the course and collectively got off to a rough start. It took until midway through day two before they settled down and righted the ship with solid golf. By the time the day was done, the Husky quintet had positioned themselves for a run at the tournament title on Wednesday.
"I'm really excited about our round," said Husky Coach Matt Thurmond. "Today was a test of our mental strength as a team. We didn't finish yesterday's round real well and then got off to a poor start. But we really steadied ourselves and came back.
"We're in contention, and at the end of the day that is where we want to be."
The Huskies' three Hogan Award watch list members led the efforts on Tuesday.
Chris Williams birdied five of his last 10 holes on his way to a team-low 3-under 68. The world's top-ranked amateur player is on top of the leader board with two other golfers at 4-under.
Simsby shot a second-round 69 and Pan shot even-par 71. They are tied for ninth at 1-under 141.
Senior Charlie Hughes is 3-over and tied for 24th. Hughes shot 73 on Tuesday.
Freshman Jonathan Sanders shot a non-counting 78 and is +8 overall. He is tied for 54th.
Golfers that did not complete the second round will tee it back up at 7:00 on Wednesday. The third and final round is slated to start at 8:30 a.m.


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By GENALYN D. KABILING
President Aquino dislikes leaving the country but he has another foreign trip lined up next month.
Aquino, already expected to travel to Indonesia and Brunei for regional summits, is scheduled to make a two-day state visit to South Korea on October 17 and 18.
The President is expected to hold meetings with government leaders as well as top businessmen in South Korea to expand the country's economic and defense relations, according to deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte.
Aquino has accepted the invitation extended by South Korea President Park Geun-hye to visit his country next month.
Valte said the two leaders are expected to tackle bilateral issues, particularly political, defense, economic, and development cooperation, and exchange views on regional and international challenges, among others.
She said the President also seeks to attract more investments to the country when he meets the South Korean business community. A meeting with the Filipino community in South Korea is also being arranged during the President's visit.
Before South Korea, the President is expected to travel to Bali, Indonesia on October 6 to 8 to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Afterwards, he will join other regional leaders for the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Brunei on October 9 and 10.
Early in his term, Aquino acknowledged he prefers to stay in the country and attend to the people's needs rather than travel abroad. But he eventually realized the importance of reaching out to world leaders to the nation's development and agreed to limit his foreign travels to essential ones.
Valte said Malacanang will release the list of the President's official delegation as well as the travel expenses a few days before the President leaves for South Korea.
The country's diplomatic relations with South Korea started on March 3, 1949. Since then, the two countries enjoy "dynamic economic relations," according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
To date, South Korea is one of the country's top partners in trade, investments, and development cooperation. Korea is also the country 's leading source of tourists.