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Chestnut Hill College made history last week when its controversial Institutional Development District designation, as amended, passed the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, marking a first for the neighborhood and the city.
At its May 17 hearing, the college introduced an extensive amendment to its IDD legislation (bill No. 110302), which restricts development of its campuses to a minimum of a standard IDD.
"Chestnut Hill College's IDD limits development to a detailed envelope dramatically less than what an IDD allows," said Alan Greenberger, deputy mayor for economic development and chairman of the planning commission.
The first-of-its-kind amendment is the result of months of negotiations with the community over the college's application to rezone its two campuses. The amendment represents a compromise between the community, the college and the city to provide protections for the community while allowing the college to develop the SugarLoaf Hill campus according to its approved master plan.
According to the amendment, the college has agreed that the IDD for the two properties comprising its campus will meet several unique criteria. The minimum acres of contiguous property must be 30 acres (the standard is 3 acres).
The maximum gross floor area (normally 400 percent of the site) for all buildings will not exceed 48.5 percent or 925,000 square feet on the north side of Germantown Avenue between Northwestern and Hillcrest avenues (main campus) and 38 percent or 500,000 square feet on the south side of Germantown Avenue between Northwestern Avenue and Bells Mill Road (SugarLoaf Hill campus).
"From our point of view, the amended IDD and master plan accomplishes the limitations the community is interested in and what the college will agree to," Greenberger said.
The college's IDD also spells out the compromise between the development of the site and adherence to the Wissahickon Watershed ordinance, defining its storm water management obligations and scope of development on previously disturbed steep slopes.
Greenberger said the city was less concerned with the Wissahickon Watershed restrictions, preferring more recent storm water management protections.
"The Wissahickon Watershed ordinance is decades old," he said. "Storm water management theory and techniques have evolved greatly since then. I'm confident the current regulations improve upon the WWO regulation and will provide the right result to protect the area."
Robert Vance, president of the board for Friends of the Wissahickon, remains uneasy about the impact of development on the watershed. He said FOW's support of the college's plan is contingent on preservation easements for the majority of the SugarLoaf site.
"We need a mechanism that ensures the majority of the property remains undeveloped and won't disturb the watershed," Vance said.
Vance said the FOW would accept preservation easements, which hinge on the college's lenders approval or some other equally stringent protection or assurance from the college that would treat the undeveloped property (approximately 87 percent of the site) as eased for an extended period of time.
The college's IDD legislation moves to City Council's Rules Committee on June 7 and could be up for final passage by June 16.


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The Old Market House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Old Market House, constructed in 1845-1846, was the focal point of community life during Galena's heyday. The greek revival Old Market House sheltered vendors and shoppers, who gathered in the heart of the river city's business district until 1910. Ownership of the building was transferred to the State of Illinois in 1947, and the Old Market House was restored in 1955. Today the Old Market House State Historic Site is managed by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and is the scene of many changing exhibits, meetings and special events.
A plan for financing and constructing a public market house was first proposed in 1838 when the city purchased four city blocks from the federal government, which owned the lots as part of the United States Lead Mine District. Two years earlier Congress had authorized the sale of city lots, with proceeds to be used in construction of public buildings and wharves in Galena. But that plan was set aside when the courts ruled in 1842 that JoDaviess County, not the City of Galena, would control the funds. But in 1845 construction funds became available when the city sold $5 shares of stock to raise the $2,500 needed for the market house's construction.
The Greek Revival market house was designed by Galena city alderman Thomas Blish and Built by H.J. Stouffer. The new market house dominated market square, which was raised nine feet before construction of the 2 1/2 story building commented in 1845. City officials accepted the completed structure in January 1846 and officially opened it in July.
Business and Civic Use
The new market house was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Buyers and sellers would congregate there, wrote Galena's semi-weekly newspaper, The Jeffersonian, and the competition would lower prices. Galenians would no longer be compelled to "traverse half the city to make some paltry purchase," and new shops were expected to spring up around the square.
A market master supervised the market house, whose first floor was divided into twelve stalls that rented for $50 a year. He was "to enforce order and decorum, and decide all disputes in the market between the buyer and seller, . . . be present during market hours, and ring a bell announcing the opening and closing of the market." He was also to "have the market house and market place thoroughly cleansed and swept in the morning of each day; and in the winter season to have the ice and snow swept from the footways and steps . . . " For his effort in 1847 the market master received a salary of $250, with additional income from operating the hay scales.
The Market House was also a multipurpose municipal building. Its second floor housed the surveyor's office and the city council chamber. Two jail cells were built in the basement in 1846, but a decade later it was nothing more than a "miserable hole." In 1879 the Neptune Fire Company began to store their fire engine and equipment in the south side of the building. The city marshal moved into an office in the south wing in 1883, and six years later a two story addition was added to the rear of the building. The first floor of the addition housed a new jail cell, and city records were stored on the second floor.
City markets ended about 1910, and floods accelerated the old building's deterioration. In 1938 the city council and fire department moved to new quarters, leaving the Market House vacant. The Market House was transferred to the State of Illinois in 1947. Following its restoration in 1954 the Old Market House once again became the keystone in a town known for its architecture.
According to an 1853 Galena ordinance: " . . . The entire market house, together with its appertenances, except such rooms as may be required for the use of the city council, city clerk, and market master, together with the market square, shall be rented by the market master . . . to individuals for the convenience of public marketing . . . The market of the city shall be open for the sale of all articles of victuals and provisions from the dawn of day until ten 'clock A.M., except on Saturday, when it shall be open from four P.M. until ten P.M., from the first day of April, until the first day of October, and from the dawn of day until twelve o'clock in the forenoon, during the remainder of the year."
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|System: X360, PS3, Wii, PS2
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: FarSight Studios
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Crave Entertainment
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Sep. 22, 2009
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-4
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|ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
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by Adam Brown
Due to the constantly advancing and evolving nature of video games as a medium, it is easy to find oneself feeling nostalgic about the days when games were more simplistic in both design and visuals. Then again, sometimes this leads to thinking back just a little farther and reminiscing about the granddaddy of the now mostly defunct arcade scene. I'm of course referring to the wonderful pastime that is pinball.
More akin to the earlier generation of video games, pinball is a test of reflexes, patience, and skill. Instead of adventuring about fully-realized 3D worlds, completing quests, and searching for items, the goals were simple: find out how to score a ton of points and then get better at doing so. It's a relatively simplistic formula for sure, but it's one that can be very rewarding and is captured to near perfection in Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (TWC).
Similarly to the Wii, PS2, and PSP versions of this title, TWC contains a host of virtualized classic Williams pinball tables spanning the past few decades. However, this new version of TWC contains three tables that weren't available in its earlier releases. The three new tables are Tales of the Arabian Nights, Medieval Madness, and No Good Gofers which appear alongside the game's previous lineup of Jive Time, Taxi, Space Shuttle, Sorcerer, Gorgar, Black Knight, Funhouse, Pin*Bot, Whirlwind, and Firepower. Whether you're familiar with any of these classic tables or not isn't really an issue, as either way they'll provide you with a good variety of pinball experiences.
With a real pinball table, figuring out how the table reacts, how reliable the flippers are, and how the ball moves is incredibly important to your overall success. Not much is different in TWC except that you'll never have to worry about playing on a machine with sticky flippers. Ball physics are always vital to the overall virtual pinball experience and can easily make or break a game such as TWC. Luckily, this aspect of the game feels amazingly authentic, coming very close to perfectly mimicking the weight, speed, and reactions you'd expect from real pinball tables. At no point during my time with TWC did I ever have a point when I questioned why a shot turned out the way it did or found a guaranteed routine for placing shots, both of which having ruined many a virtual pinball title for me in the past. Instead, just like with real pinball, skill, timing, and practice will ultimately dictate your level of success.
The controls are simple and responsive, making for one less impediment when trying to rack up a high score. The flippers are controlled using the right and left shoulder buttons, balls are launched with the right analog stick, and tilting the table is handled with the left analog stick. Whichever direction you tap the left analog stick will result in gently nudging the table in the appropriate direction, which is a staple skill required for playing pinball. While this ability comes in handy quite often, and TWC often seems to allow you to use it generously, tilting too frequently will eventually lock your flippers and cause you to lose your current ball. However, this isn't really a large issue, as it is pretty easy to find an appropriate balance with the use of this ability.
Even with great controls, play mechanics, and ball physics, a game like TWC can be easily ruined due to a poorly implemented camera system. TWC's camera system consciously avoids another misstep that has plagued many previous entries in this genre. The default camera is actually quite good at following the ball while still giving you a decent view of the table, although it works better with some tables than others. Thankfully, at any point during play you are able to switch between the game's various camera angles in order to find the most appropriate one for the situation or just the table in general. Cycling between camera angles is quick and unobtrusive, allowing you to continue on with the action without having to worry about where the camera is positioned.
My only real complaint about TWC's presentation comes in how you choose which table you're going to play. The game's many tables are located in a virtual arcade which can require way too much time to navigate through. This is especially problematic considering the arcade isn't just filled with the playable pinball tables but instead has a ton of dummy pinball tables and arcade machines stuck in between them. There are also multiple rooms to the arcade, adding even more time navigating from table to table which could be better spent just playing pinball. It is a minor gripe I know and does somewhat add to the arcade experience the game is going for, but I would have preferred just a straight up list of all the playable tables to select from once the novelty of the virtual arcade wore off (which was pretty quickly).


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I have an obsession with all things mini (apart from food portions) and all things portable! Is it any surprise that I wanted…needed some really really good mini hair straighteners? I refuse to carry big hair tools around with me when I travel and always have a twinge of regret when I look like a scarecrow on holiday.
The thing is I have accumulated many over the years (I have this weird obsession with electrical hair tools even though I am very lazy with styling my hair). I tried some mini ones from Babyliss, I tried some rechargable straighteners, I tried those horrendous ones that take a gas cartridges, I tried cheap ones ordered from eBay.
They were all generally ok but not amazing. No real substitute for full sizers.
Cloud Nine I keep getting told, make amazing hair tools:
They say:
Measuring only 6inch in length, it's perfect for any suitcase, making it the ideal travel size companion. Lightweight, with cushioned plates, this micro straightener not only allows you to focus on shorter areas of hair like the fringe, it's also ideal for shorter styles overall.
Ok – my hair is LONG and thick and unruly. Uh-huh.
The Cloud Nine Micro Iron is presented beautifully.
It comes in a luxury box and also a travel case is included which is very smart. This isn't the cheapest micro iron out there, so rightly, they have packaged it appropriately. It also comes with a guard and a pouch if you prefer to carry it light and not in the case:
The iron has other features such as a hibernation chip, and it has universal voltage so you can use it all over the world without worrying about it melting down. The storage case:
This is only 6 inches! It's TINY! TINY! It's handy sized definitely although the cord is still a decent length and our dear 3 pin English plugs are always fairly big compared to our cousins abroad (Mr C usually starts going on about how the UK has the best electrical system once I mention the 3 pin plug so…I'll stop talking about it).
The thing is – to be truly compact a hair straightener should be cordless. But I've tried an excellent cordless mini iron and it's JUST NOT THE SAME as one that plugs into the wall.
This micro straightener goes up to 170 degrees and is under 200 grams in weight. I ALWAYS set mine to 200 degrees but this is a force of habit – 170 degrees I found gave me smooth hair, not horrible poker-straight-atomic-kitten-in-the-Kerry-Katona days hair. In other words, it was hot enough.
I am stating the obvious here but at the end of the day this straightener it a tiny little thing – just 6 inches. So on hair like mine – long, thick, permed, unruly, it takes a while (longer than with normal straighteners) to do my whole head. The smaller the amount of hair you pick up each time the better the result. Also sometimes I just focus on the top layers – that which cannot be seen cannot be laughed at.
If you have short, fine, tame hair then you are laughing! You'll use this easily.
The plates are lovely and smooth, nothing like GHDs which drag:
Now that I have these I want to try their Wide Iron (imagine getting all of my hair straightened in 10 minutes or so!) and their wand which is a curler. If I had the time I would straighten my hair to get the frizz out then give the ends a quick curl…there I am hair-dreaming.
The best mini straightener out there for sure – just don't expect it to be as quick as your normal straighteners. They are great for holiday though as they are small and importantly, light.
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HOOVER, Ala. � Former Auburn running back Michael Dyer told USA Today earlier this month he would be open to walking on at Arkansas.
It doesn�t sound like the interest is mutual.
Arkansas coach Bret Bielema indicated Wednesday at Southeastern Conference Media Days the Razorbacks had no plans to add Dyer to their 105-man roster as a walk-on this season. Bielema could not mention Dyer by name, but left little doubt he was referencing the Arkansas native when asked if any former SEC players would be joining the team when preseason practice begins next month.
�There will not be a transfer running back at Arkansas,� Bielema said.
Dyer � who was the most valuable player of the BCS title game two years ago � is still looking for a landing spot after sitting out the 2012 season.
The former Auburn running back left the Tigers after the 2011 season, enrolled at Arkansas State the following spring, then was dismissed. He has spent much of the past year at Arkansas Baptist, but plans to transfer to another school this fall.
He was recruited by Arkansas out of high school, but decided to play at Auburn.
The Razorbacks don�t have much experience in the backfield entering the 2013 season with Jonathan Williams returning as Arkansas� most experienced rusher (231 career yards). Arkansas will count on Williams, touted signee Alex Collins and sophomore Nate Holmes (10 yards) in the backfield next season.
Lower the Better
The SEC media preseason predictions will be unveiled this morning and Arkansas will likely find itself near the bottom of the SEC West standings.
Bielema said that�s fine with him, confident the Razorbacks will surprise everyone this season.
�The lower the better,� Bielema said. �I think our kids are carrying a tremendous chip on their shoulder. The same group that�s going to vote us a certain place (today) is the same group that a year ago had us in the top five. � But I do excel in situations where people think very, very little of us. For those of you that want to, vote us lower. I mean that will all my heart. Then sit back and watch.�
Arkansas football Kiero Small agreed, saying preseason projections didn�t help the Razorbacks last season. Arkansas was labeled as a darkhorse contender for the national championship, but finished 4-8 under John L. Smith.
�Last year we had every high ranking there was and you see how that turned out,� Small said. �My think is, I�m trying to go opposite of you guys again. Let�s go ahead and make that happen.�
Moving In
It appears Arkansas is finally ready to move into the Fred W. Smith Football Center.
Bielema said Wednesday the Razorbacks are scheduled to move into the facility � which consists of new locker rooms, meeting rooms, training room and coaches offices � Monday. It comes roughly two weeks before the start of camp.
�We�re actually going to have a team meeting in there Friday where our players are going to see the locker room for the first time and kind of get a feel for exactly what this new facility is all about,� Bielema said. �I�m not saying we�re going to be the top in the country, but we�re definitely in the upper division now both in the locker room, the training room, equipment room, players lounge.
�We have a players lounge with 20 chairs for like a private movie. I feel like slapping our guys. They have it way too good.�
Twitter Talk
Bielema said he rolled his eyes when the idea of putting the Twitter accounts on the cover of the 2013 Arkansas media guide was first brought to him. But Bielema quickly warmed up to the idea and eventually agreed to go with it.
Bielema�s Twitter account is featured on the page along with Small, defensive end Chris Smith and center Travis Swanson. He said the three leaders � who represented Arkansas at SEC Media Days � deserved the added exposure.
�Right away somebody said, �well, if you go with them they can�t embarrass you,�� Bielema said. �I�m like, �I put a lot of really good faith in those three guys in Keiro and obviously Travis and Chris. That was important.
�They probably worry about me more than anybody.�
Bielema, who has been very active on Twitter, wasn�t kidding. The coach committed a minor NCAA violation when he tweeted the name of a prospect last week.
No Sweater Vests
Arkansas players wore matching sweater vests for their gameday attire last season, walking into the stadium in the dress garb before changing into their uniforms.
Bielema revealed Wednesday his players didn�t like the style choice and are happy to hear they won�t have to wear them again.
�I told them I wasn�t going to put them in sweater vests for the first game,� Bielema said. �I have some bonus points there.�
Defensive end Chris Smith was asked about the sweater vests a few minutes later and said he �kind of liked them.� But he said they weren�t well liked by others.
�We kind of went to (Bielema) and said, 'Coach, are you going to make us wear vests this year?' He said, 'No,�� Smith said. �We've got something similar to that, but no vests. Probably just regular shirt and tie.
�But I can wear anything. I can wear pink before the game as long as I get to play.�
Not So Familiar Foe
Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said he doesn�t know former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino very well. But Stoops will get to know Petrino�s offense when the Wildcats open the season against Western Kentucky on Aug. 31.
The opener is the first game for both coaches at their new schools. It will be the first game for Stoops as a head coach after being named former Kentucky coach Joker Phillips� replacement in the offseason. Petrino is back in college football, too, after sitting out 2012 following his scandalous fall with the Razorbacks.
�I expect a very good team, good offensive mind,� Stoops said. �He�s had some great success. I�m sure they�re going to be very excited to play us. But we are as well. That�s our first game of this new era of our program.�
Kentucky isn�t the only SEC program Petrino�s new will face next season. Western Kentucky plays at Tennessee � led by first-year coach Butch Jones � on Sept. 7.


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Jovetic looks City-bound
Fiorentina have reached an agreement to sell Montenegrin striker Stevan Jovetic to Manchester City, the Serie A club have confirmed.
The 23-year-old has scored 35 league goals in five seasons with La Viola, who finished fourth in Serie A last season, and it appears City's lengthy pursuit of the versatile forward has come to fruition.
A statement published on Fiorentina's official Twitter account, @ACF_Fiorentina, read: "An agreement has been reached with Manchester City Football Club for the permanent sale of the player Stevan Jovetic."
The Barclays Premier League runners-up, now managed by Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, have already strengthened their squad with the recruitment of midfielder Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk and winger Jesus Navas from Sevilla, with the latter's former team-mate Alvaro Negredo expected to follow in the coming days.
Striker Negredo's transfer is yet to be formalised by City, who are on a pre-season tour in South Africa, in the wake of Sevilla's announcement the Spain international had agreed a move to the Etihad Stadium, but it is clear Pellegrini is working to fill the gaps left in his forward line by the exits of Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli.
Jovetic - who is as comfortable playing as a lone striker as he is in front of the midfield - finished the 2012-13 season with 13 league goals following a haul of 14 in the previous year. The Montenegro international had missed the entire 2010-11 season in Florence after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in pre-season training.
He made his Montenegro debut in 2007 and brought up his 10th goal for the nation in a friendly game against Latvia last August.
Fiorentina, meanwhile, have already set about replacing Jovetic's goals by adding Germany international Mario Gomez to their ranks for a reported 17million euro fee last week.


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Heath Springs Mayor Ann Taylor recently received a nice surprise.
Taylor, the Heath Springs mayor since 1990, received the Hettie Ricket Leadership Award last month in North Myrtle Beach.
The award was presented by the S.C. Community Development Association which honors community development leaders. The group is affiliated with the Municipal Association of South Carolina.
The Hettie Ricket Leadership Award is named after Hettie Ricket, a Cassatt native from neighboring Kershaw County who worked to get water service for her community.
Declaring independence from the mother country England was to be celebrated with devotion to God, pomp, parades, shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of the United States to the other – forever more. That was how John Adams said the American colonies were to claim their freedom on July 2, 1776.
However, the official declaration day wasn't until two days later and some historians still debate the official day.
The Andrew Jackson High School Volunteer Regiment is going to be in some "high cotton" come July Fourth.
The school's award-winning band will be among the nation's elite when it goes to Washington, D.C., for the annual National Independence Day Parade.
The AJ band earned its trip to the nation's capital after its division-winning performance in the Hartsville High Tournament of Bands last fall.
We search the various greeting cards for just the right words. Words that adequately reflect how we feel in our hearts for that important man.
Today is that important man's special day – Father's Day. It's a day set aside to thank that man who plays such a pivotal role in our lives. He provides and protects his family. His love is unconditional. A father's daily presence in children's lives provides a stable family foundation.
The bowling lanes at the Kershaw Recreation Center at Stevens Park are taking on a new life.
Thanks to a major renovation project, the lanes sport a more pleasing, modern look.
Back in February, Kershaw Town Council voted to allocate $118,330 from the town's reserve fund for the bowling alley's major improvements.
Town officials have considered ways to increase attendance at Stevens Park and use of its facilities, and the bowling alley has been a major part of those discussions.
Richard Band devoted 35 years to the Lancaster County Library and it's likely his legacy will be felt for years to come.
Band, 64, retired May 31 after spending nearly half of his life improving and expanding the Lancaster County Library system.
Band's impact is obvious.
"When I came, we had no branches and were only open one night a week," Band said. "We had a big old card catalog in the middle of the room with 40,000 cards that took up all the room. There wasn't a lot of technology."
On May 20, we were reminded that natural disasters of all kinds can bring devastation on a massive scale. In just a few seconds, the lives of Moore, Okla., residents were changed by an EF5 tornado that destroyed entire buildings while injuring or killing residents as they took shelter.
We can't prevent natural disasters, but we can prepare for them. By being ready and knowing what to do in a disaster, we can minimize risk, reduce the time it takes to recover and most importantly, prevent the loss of life.
Take a good look at the Graduation 2013 special section. It's full of the graduates from all four county high schools.
Today, about 787 Lancaster County students will march across four graduation stages to receive their high school diplomas.
Later, they'll flip the tassels on their mortarboards as they celebrate their graduation with the friends, family, teachers and administrators who helped them along the way.
Occasionally The Lancaster News receives an email from Gov. Nikki Haley's office announcing that flags across the state will be flown at half-staff on a certain day.
Often the reason is because a South Carolina soldier has been killed in action, usually in Iraq or Afghanistan. We post those announcements on our website.
Those half-staff flags are reminders of why we observe Memorial Day. It is so easy to get caught up in the celebration of the holiday with picnics, cookouts and get-togethers that we forget just why there is a Memorial Day.
The 2013 Celebration of Excellence, the annual Lancaster County School District's salute to the best in education and service, included its annual induction of hall of fame members.
Four deserving individuals, who made an impact in the classroom and beyond, took center stage on Monday, April 29, at the Lancaster Golf Club's Fairway Room.
The latest inductees included Bennett Gunter, C.C. Hanson, Ann Hough and Floyd White.
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Scores 25 Points, Grabs Seven Rebounds
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Yale had a pretty good idea that Charlotte's Shamari Spears would be a force in Monday game. What the Bulldogs didn't expect was for Derrio Green to go off from three-point range. Green, who entered the night 1-of-14 from beyond the arc, made six three-pointers and Spears, a transfer from Boston College, added 28 points to lead the 49ers to an 88-74 victory over Yale in the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-off at Hofstra's Mack Sports Complex.
Charlotte (3-1) scored the first 12 points of the game, but the Bulldogs clawed their way back and took a one-point lead midway through the second half. The 49ers then used a late rally to pull away.
"We got off to a slow start but battled back," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball. "The start became insignificant when we took the lead, but then we didn't do what was necessary to hold on."
Jordan Gibson paced Yale with a career-high 25 points. He was 10-of-14 from the field and added seven rebounds. Alex Zampier scored 19 points, and Michael Sands, a Long Island native who was playing in front of numerous family and friends, had 11 points.
"Jordan did a tremendous job," Jones said. "It was a career night. I just wish it had come in a win."
Spears made 13-of-15 shots and grabbed six rebounds, despite being limited to 25 minutes after picking up two early fouls. Green was 6-of-11 on three-pointers.
The Bulldogs played without 6-10 center Paul Nelson, who continues to be bothered by an ankle injury.
It looked like it might be a long night for Yale when the 49ers led 12-0 less than three minutes into the game. The Bulldogs, though, stayed with Charlotte and then closed the first half with a 14-3 run, capped by Gibson's three-pointer from half court at the buzzer, to pull within 41-40.
"I just heaved it," said Gibson, who said he had never made a half-court shot in a game before. "It felt good. I knew it was going in when it got about halfway."
Gibson scored 16 of his points in the first half using a variety of jump shots and drives to the basket.
"If they give me the shot, I have to take it," said Gibson, who has scored in double figures in four of five games. "Teams are keying in so much on [Zampier] that I have to shoot."
The Bulldogs (1-4) took their first lead of the night, 51-50, on Gibson's layup with 14:12 left. Charlotte, though, answered with a 7-2 run. After Michael Grace's layup pulled Yale back within two, the 49ers scored seven straight points to regain control.
Charlotte shot 51.7 percent from the field in the game and outrebounded the Bulldogs 34-28.
Both teams shot well from the foul line. Yale made 20-of-23 free throws, while the 49ers connected on 19-of-22.
The Bulldogs are right back in action on Tuesday in the final game of the NIT when they play Elon at 4:30 p.m. The Phoenix lost to Hofstra 70-46 in the second game of the night.
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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Allred, Charles E. Some problems of rural relief in TN. Knoxville, UT Ag. Exp. Sta., 1935. 17 pp. (its Report #1)
Allred, Charles E., et al. How the Swiss farmers operate on the Cumberland Plateau. Knoxville, UT Ag. Exp. Sta., 1937. 30 pp. (its Monograph #33)
American Public Welfare Assn. Public welfare & related problems in Grundy County, TN. Chicago, IL, unpublished typescript, 1940. 178 pp.
Arbuckle, J.W. & Alan C. Shook. The mountain goat: tales of men, locomotives, coal trains, mountain grades, & a lot of memories are woven into a story of the Tracy City Branch Line of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis; the Louisville & Nashville,; & finally, the CSX Railways. Johnson City, Overmountain Press, 1992. 123 pp.
Biographical directory, TN General Assembly, 1796-1969 (Grundy County, Preliminary #15). Nashville, TSLA, 1970. 42 pp.
Blevins, Jerry. Sequatchie Valley soldiers in the Civil War: Bledsoe, Grundy, Marion & Sequatchie counties in TN & Jackson County in AL. Huntsville, AL, the author, 1990. 274 pp.
Gorenflo, Louise E. A survey of surface mining in Grundy County, TN, as it affects water quality. UT thesis, 1978. 166 pp.
Gregg, Dennis. An energy flow analysis of Grundy County, TN. UT thesis, 1978. 143 pp.
Grundy County Herald. Grundy County, 1946-1960: a chronology. Tracy City, the Herald, 1977. 32 pp.
Grundy County, 1844-1976. Tracy City, the Herald, 1976. (special history publication representing vol. 47, no. 7, Sept. 2, 1976 of the Grundy County Herald combined with the North Grundy Star)
Grundy County 1980-1987: an economic analysis. Nashville, TN Dept. Emp. Sec., 1988. 12 pp.
McCampbell, Vera C. An educational survey of the elementary schools of Grundy County, TN. UT thesis, 1935. 112 pp.
McCormick, Allen. Development of the coal industry of Grundy County, TN. George Peabody College thesis, 1934. 95 pp.
Marlowe, Mikii. "The supernatural in Summerfield." TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 27 (1961), pp. 52-55.
Neskaug, Selmer R. Agricultural & social aspects of Swiss settlement in Grundy County, TN. UT thesis, 1936. 184 pp.
Nicholson, James L. Grundy County. MSU Press, 1982. 134 pp.
Nicholson, James L. Views from the mountain: columns by a country editor on values which endure. Tracy City, Herald Pub. Co., 1974. 136 pp.
Tate, Leonard L. All the lost Octobers & other poems; edited by Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr. & Herschel Gower. Beersheba Springs, Beersheba Springs Hist. Soc., 1990. 171 pp.
TN Dept. Transportation [county maps] issued periodically.
TN Taxpayers Assn. A report of the survey of the finances & management of the government of Grundy County, TN. Prepared for the county court of Grundy County, & for the taxpayers of Grundy County. Nashville, TN Taxpayers Assn., 1934. 113 pp. (its Research report #12)
TN Valley Authority. Social & Ec. Div. Research Sec. Effect of proposed national forest purchases on county finance in the Cumberland Plateau of TN. Knoxville, TVA, 1937. 65 pp.
TN Valley Authority. Social & Ec. Div. Research Sec. Effect of proposed national forest purchases on county finance, survey no. 7: Grundy County, TN. Knoxville, TVA, 1936. 40 pp.
US Geol. Survey [topographic maps] issued periodically. Quadrangles: Morrison, Viola, Irving College, Curtistown, Hillsboro, Cane Hollow, Altamont, Collins, Savage Point, Alto, Burrow Cove, Tracy City, Palmer, Sewanee, Monteagle, White City.
Beersheba Springs, 150 years, 1833-1983: a history & a celebration. Written & edited by Margaret Brown Coppinger et al. Beersheba Springs, Beersheba Springs Hist. Soc., 1983. 167 pp.
Bentley, Blanche S. Sketch of Beersheba Springs & Chickamauga Trace. Chattanooga, Lookout, 1928. 34 pp.
French, Lucy V. The Beersheba Springs diaries of L. Virginia French, 1863- 1864. Edited with an introduction by Hershel Gower. Beersheba Springs, Beersheba Springs Hist. Soc., 1986. 64 pp.
Gower, Hershel, ed. "The Beersheba diary of L. Virginia French." ETHSP 52 (1980), pp. 89-107; 54 (1982), pp. 3-25.
Gower, Hershel. "Beersheba Springs & L. Virginia French: the novelist as historian." THQ 42 (1983), pp. 115-137.
Howell, Isabel. "John Armfield of Beersheba Springs." THQ 3 (1944), pp. 46- 64, 156-167. (reprinted 1983 by Beersheba Springs Hist. Soc., 64 pp.)
Bean, Arlene P. Homecoming '86 history of the Elk River Valley (Pelham Valley) of Grundy County, TN. Manchester, Beaver Press, 1986. 157 pp.
Payne, Eddie W. Economic growth in the Elk River region. MTSU thesis, 1967. 68 pp.
Clayton, David E. Forgotten colony. Gruetli, n.p., 1971. 46 pp.
Jackson, Frances H. The German-Swiss settlement at Gruetli, TN. Vanderbilt U. thesis, 1933. 70 pp.
Neskaug, Selmer R. Agricultural & social aspects of the Swiss settlement in Grundy County, TN. UT thesis, 1936. 184 pp.
Stone, Grave. "TN: social & economic laboratory." Sewanee Rev. 46 (1938), pp. 36-44, 158-166, 312-336.
Adams, Frank. Unearthing seeds of fire: the idea of Highlander. By Frank Adams with Myles Horton. Winston-Salem, NC, J.F. Blair, 1975. 255 pp.
Durham, Frank D. Opposition in process: the press, Highlander Folk School & radical social change, 1932-1961. U. WI dissertation, 1993.
Bledsoe, Thomas. Or we'll all hang separately: the Highlander idea. Boston, MA, Beacon, 1969. 266 pp.
Glen, John M. Highlander: no ordinary school, 1932-1962. Lexington, U. Press of KY, 1988. 309 pp.
Glen, John M. On the cutting edge: a history of the Highlander Folk School, 1932-1962. Vanderbilt U. dissertation, 1985.
Horton, Aimee I. The Highlander Folk School: a history of its major programs, 1932-1961. Brooklyn, NY, Carlson Pub., 1989. 334 pp.
Horton, Myles. "Witch hunt in TN: Highlander Folk School." New Repub. (Mar. 9, 1959), p. 23.
Horton, Myles. The long haul: an autobiography. By Myles Horton, with Judith Kohl & Herbert Kohl. NY, Doubleday, 1990. 231 pp.
Horton, Myles. We make the road by walking: conversations on education & social change. Myles Horton & Paulo Freire, edited by Brenda Bell, et al. Philadelphia, PA, Temple University Press, 1990. 256 pp.
Petty, Anne W. Dramatic activities & workers' education at Highlander Folk School, 1932-1942. Ann Arbor, MI, UMI, 1983. 233 pp.
Price, Michael. "The New Deal in TN: the Highlander Folk School & worker response in Grundy County." THQ 43 (1984), pp. 99-120.
Report of Joint Committee on Highlander Folk School, 81st session of the general Assembly of the State of TN. Nashville, n.p., 1959. 17 pp.
Stone, Grave. "TN: social & economic laboratory." Sewanee Rev. 46 (1938), pp. 36-44, 158-166, 312-336.
Thomas, H. Glyn. "The Highlander Folk School: the depression years." THQ 23 (1964), pp. 358-371.
Thomas, Harlan G. History of the Highlander Folk School. Vanderbilt U. thesis, 1964. 169 pp.
Tjerandsen, Carl. Education for citizenship: a foundation's experience. Santa Cruz, CA, Emil Schwarzhaupt Foundation, 1980. 713 pp.
Lane, Patricia G. Sweet days, precious memories: a brief history of the Hixson- Skymount community, Grundy County, TN. Knoxville, UT Dept. Anthrop., 1984. 92 pp.
Mountain voices: the centennial history of Monteagle Sunday School Assembly. Frank C. Waldrop, ed. Monteagle, the assembly, 1982. 362 pp.
Porter, Curt. "Chautauqua & TN: Monteagle & the independent assemblies." THQ 22 (1963), pp. 347-360.
Purnell, Elizabeth W. John Gamp, or, coves & cliffs of the Cumberlands: a story of the early days of the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly. Nashville, Gospel Advocate Pub. Co., 1901. 460 pp. (fiction)
Robert, Charles E. Picturesque Monteagle Springs, the famous health & pleasure resort, in that wonderful cloud-land, the Cumberland Plateau. Issued for free distribution by the Monteagle Springs Hotel Co. Nashville, Tavel & Howell, 1881. 75 pp.
Wills, Ridley II. "The Monteagle Sunday School Assembly: a brief account of its origin & history." THQ 44 (1985), pp. 3-26.
Ray, Henrietta B. Pioneer days, Pelham, TN. Pelham, the author, 1983. 26 pp.
Reminiscence: senior citizens of Tracy City. Tracy City, Grundy County Hist. Soc., 1990. 166 pp. (interviews conducted by Renice Curtis for Grundy County Hist. Soc.)
Woodward, I.B. Tracy City from 1893 to 1899. Important events, deaths, marriages, etc. that have occurred here in the past six years. Tracy City, Woodward's Print., 1899. 22 pp.
Woodward, I.B. Tracy City from 1893 to 1910 (inclusive): important events, deaths, marriages, etc. that have occurred here in the past eighteen years. Tracy City, n.p., 25 pp


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European Network of CUs and World Council Board Meet with EU Officials on Basel III and Ukraine
April 08, 2014
BRUSSELS — World Council of Credit Unions' board of directors united in Brussels, Belgium, last week with representatives from the European Network of Credit Unions (ENCU) to advocate before European Union (EU) authorities for better legislative and regulatory outcomes for credit unions throughout the region prior to the 2014 European Parliamentary elections this May. Issues discussed with EU policymakers included the EU's implementation of the Basel III liquidity rules, a draft EU directive on the automatic exchange of tax information which is modeled on the United States' Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and the EU's aid package to Ukraine.
"World Council's European members face complex regulatory challenges that require constant communication with regulators and policymakers to protect their countries' credit unions' interests," said Brian Branch, World Council president and CEO. "With the European Network of Credit Unions' help, World Council will continue giving credit unions a global voice to influence standards that apply at national, regional and international levels."
The group met with Marian Harkin, Irish member of the European Parliament (MEP) and vice president of the European Democratic Party, for advice on effective strategies to achieve positive credit union legislation in the face of the EU's upcoming elections. She encouraged widespread efforts to raise awareness about credit unions with MEPs and the European Commission.
Although the EU's legislative schedule has slowed because of the impending elections, ENCU and World Council met with the European Commission about the European Banking Authority's December report to the Commission, which recommended revising the Basel III liquidity rules to help credit unions maintain access to favorable yields on banks term deposits. In addition, ENCU and World Council met with Commission and EU Council representatives regarding the EU's draft tax information reporting directive modeled on FATCA, which the EU plans to implement by 2017.
ENCU and World Council also met with EU policymakers regarding the possibility of the EU including aid to Ukrainian credit unions as part of its over €11 billion Ukraine support package. There are over 600 credit unions in Ukraine with nearly 1.1 million members.
ENCU member organizations participating in the Brussels meeting included the Association of British Credit Unions, Ltd., the Estonian Union of Credit Cooperatives, FULM Savings House (Macedonia), the Irish League of Credit Unions and the National Association of Co-operative Savings & Credit Unions (Poland).
ENCU is a network of national credit union associations in Europe and World Council representatives who educate and engage with EU policymakers and other stakeholders on legislation that affects credit unions. ENCU was formally established in 2010 and is based in Brussels. Learn more at www.creditunionnetwork.eu.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development platform for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 89,026 credit unions in 117 countries serve 260 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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Munir, Fehmidah and Khan, Hafiz T. A. and Yarker, Joanna and Haslam, Cheryyl and Bains, Manpreet and Kawalawsky, Katrina (2009) Health behaviours among older and younger workers with chronic illness. Working Paper. Oxford Institute of Ageing, Oxford.


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Looking at the highs and lows of budgets
Durham residents can expect their city property taxes to almost quadruple in 2014. Even with the big percentage increase Durham will have the second lowest taxes of any city in the county.
An estimated tax rate of 28.054 mills proposed in Durham's 2014 budget will pay for repairs to streets and the city's sewer pond and water tower, Mayor Mike Sorensen said Monday.
The city wouldn't be able to make those repairs without increasing its mill levy.
"It's going to take several years to do what we need to do," Sorensen said.
Despite increasing by 295 percent, the city tax bill on a home appraised at $85,000 will be only $274.
Lost Springs has the lowest city taxes in the county, $168 on an $85,000 home.
At the other end of the spectrum is Ramona, with four times the taxes of Durham.
County Treasurer Jeannine Bateman said Ramona is still paying off a costly utility project that went on the books in 2003.
Other than those outliers, city taxes on an $85,000 home range from $391 in Hillsboro to $777 in Florence.


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College & University Departments/Programs & Units
Assessment happens at multiple levels within institutions of higher education. This page provides resources and examples of assessment activities within a variety of programs.
Arts & Humanities
Food Science
Foreign Language
Museum Studies
Political Science
Religious Studies
Student Affairs
Women's Studies
General Resources for all disciplines
AIR: Association for Institutional Reseach
Assessment in the Disciplines
AIR: Association for Institutional Research
Assessment by the disciplines
Carey, S.J. (Ed.). (Winter 2010). Engaging departments: Assessing student learning. Peer Review, 12(1).
Ed.gov: Specialized Accrediting Agencies
Ford, T. (2011). Disciplinary Resource at The College of Wooster
A compiled list of articles, publications, institutional examples/links, and higher education organizations that is organized by disciplines.
National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
NAAB Conditions and Procedures for Accreditation
National Association of Schools and Art Design (NASAD)
Assessment Standards
Arts & Humanities
National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation
Assessment Standards
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation
Assessment Standards
Society of Biology
Degree Accreditation
Presentation: Why National Standards and Accreditation are Needed for Baccalaureate Degree Programs in Biology
Produced by: Chris D'Elia, University of South Florida St. Petersburg & John Moore, Taylor University and President, The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
AACSB: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Assessment Resource Center
Accreditation Standards
ACBSP: Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
Accreditation and Outcomes Assessment
ACS: American Chemical Society
Division of Chemistry Education, Examinations Institute
ACS: American Chemical Society
ACS Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures for Bachelor's Degree Programs
NCA: National Communication Association
Communication Assessment: Criteria, Competencies, Guidelines, Methods
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
Accreditation Standards
American Economic Association
Economics for College Students: Skills needed
Myers, S.C., Nelson, M.A., & Stratton, R.W. (2008, January). Assessing a proficiency based economic program: Weathering the perfect storm while thriving in a new environment. Paper presented at the AEA session on Reach on Undergraduate Economics Courses and Majors, New Orleans, LA. Retrieved from http://www.aeaweb.org/annual_mtg_papers/2008/2008_619.pdf
CAEP: Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
Everhart, B., & Gerlach, J. (2011). The perception of unit heads toward the role of online assessment products in standards-based alignment within teacher education units. Education, 132, 97-109.
Everhart, B., & Hogarty, K. (2009). Supporting the preparation of beginning teachers with online assessment products. Education, 129, 400-412.
*NCATE: The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
*TEAC: The Teacher Education Accreditation Council
*NCATE and TEAC are merging into a new association, the CAEP. Be sure to check out the website (link above) for updates.
ABET: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
Assessment for Quality Assurance (PowerPoint)
Assessment rubrics
Assessment methods: Portfolios
ASCE: American Society of Civil Engineers
Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century (2008)
EERC: Engineering Education Research Center
IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
The IEEE Role in Accreditation
ADE: Association of Departments of English
Report and Resources of the ADE Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment
NCTE: National Council of Teachers of English
E Portfolio use in English Departments
Writing Assessment: A Position Statement
NCTE-WPA White Paper on Writing Assessment in Colleges and Universities
CCCC: Conference on College Composition and Communication
Position Statements: Digital Learning Assessment (E Portfolios, Principles)
Food Science
Institute of Food Technologists: 2011 Resource Guide for Approval and Re-approval of Undergraduate Food Science Programs
Foreign Language
ACTFL: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
National Standards for Foreign Language Education
Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Executive Summary
Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) Project
ACTFL: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
ACTFL/NCATE Program Standards
AHA: American Historical Association
Criteria for Standards in History / Social Studies / Social Sciences
ACEJMC: Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Online Information Center on Accreditation
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Accreditation Standards
ACRL: Association of College and Research Libraries
Nitecki, D.A. & Bach, C.N. (2011, March). Assessment and accreditation: Libraries enter stage left. Paper presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Oakleaf, M. (2010). The value of academic libraries: A comprehensive research review and report. Association of College & Research Libraries. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. The report's objective is to provide "academic librarians with a clearer understanding of what research about the performance of academic libraries already exists, where gaps in this research occur, and to identify the most promising best practices and measures correlated to performance."
MAA: The Mathematical Association of America
Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics (SAUM)
Museum Studies
AAM: American Association of Museums
AAM Accreditation and Standards
AACN: American Association of College of Nursing
The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (October 2008)
Faculty Toolkit (Feb 2009)
NONPF: National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
Core competencies for Nurse Practitioners: 2006 and 2002
Criteria for Evaluation of NP Programs (assessment of program)
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Accreditation Standards
APA: The American Philosophical Association
Statements on the Profession, Outcomes Assessment
APS: American Physical Society
Assessment resources: Surveys, studies, innovative programs, frameworks, and handbooks
PhET: PhET Project at University of Colorado
Assessment Resource: Free, online, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena
Political Science
APSA: The American Political Science Association
Assessment in Political Science: Sample reports and articles
APA: American Psychological Association
Assessment CyberGuide for learning goals and outcomes (revised Nov 2009)
Religious Studies
AAR: American Academy of Religion
The Religion Major and Liberal Education - A White Paper
Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
Accreditation Standards
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
Assessment Resources
ASA: American Sociological Association
Creating an Effective Assessment Plan for the Sociology Major
Student Affairs
AISO: Assessing and Improving Student Organizations framework
Additional resources from Stylus Publishing
CAS: Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
ACPA: College Student Educators International
Commission for Assessment and Evaluation
Additional readings:
Bresciani, M.J., Zelna, C.L., and Anderson, J.A. (2004). Techniques for Assessing Student Learning and Development in Academic and Student Support Services. Washington, DC: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.
Schuh, J. H., Upcraft, M.L., and Associates (2001). Assessment Practice in Student Affairs: An Applications Manual. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
ATHE: Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Outcomes Assessment Guidelines for Theatre Programs
Women's Studies
NWSA: National Women's Studies Association
Levin, A. K. (2007). Questions for a new century: Women's Studies & Integrative Learning
Women's Studies Program Review
Transylvania University, Feb 2006
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1. Home language and literacy experiences that lead to the development of key print concepts are plentiful among children who enter school prepared to learn to read. Joint book reading with family members helps children develop a wide range of knowledge that supports them in school-based reading. Once students are in school, parental help in the form of modeling good reading habits and monitoring homework and television viewing is associated with gains in student achievement. Programs that assist families in initiating and sustaining these sorts of activities show positive benefits for children's reading achievement.
2. Preschool programs are particularly beneficial for children who do not experience informal learning opportunities in their homes. These preschool experiences include opportunities to listen to and examine books, say nursery rhymes, write messages, and see and talk about print. Such preschool experiences lead to improved reading achievement in the school years, with some effects proving durable through grade 3.
3. Skills that predict later reading success can be promoted through a variety of classroom language and meaningful reading and writing events in kindergarten and grade 1. The two most powerful of these predictors are letter-name knowledge and phonemic awareness (the conscious awareness of the sounds in spoken words). Instruction that promotes phonemic awareness engages children in hearing and blending sounds. Activities that promote this attention to sounds can be motivating and playful for young children, including oral renditions of rhymes, poems, and songs, as well as writing their own journals and messages. Such instruction has demonstrated positive effects on primary-grade reading achievement, especially when it is coupled with letter-sound instruction.
4. Primary-level instruction that supports successful reading acquisition is consistent, well-designed, and focused. Teachers lead lessons where children receive systematic word recognition instruction on common, consistent letter-sound relationships and important but often unpredictable high-frequency words, such as the and what. Teachers ensure that children become adept at monitoring the accuracy of their reading as well their understanding of texts through instruction in strategies such as predicting, inferencing, clarifying misunderstandings, and summarizing. Instructional activities that promote growth in word recognition and comprehension include repeated reading of text, guided reading and writing, strategy lessons, reading aloud with feedback, and conversations about texts children have read.
5. Primary-level classroom environments in successful schools provide opportunities for students to apply what they have learned in teacher-guided instruction to everyday reading and writing. In these classrooms, teachers read books aloud and hold follow-up discussions, children read independently every day, and children write stories and keep journals. These events are monitored frequently by teachers, ensuring that time is well spent and that children receive feedback on their efforts. Teachers design these events carefully, using information from ongoing assessment of children's strengths and needs as the primary basis for new activities.
6. Cultural and linguistic diversity among America's children reflects the variations within the communities and homes in which they live and is manifest in differences in their dispositions toward and knowledge about topics, language, and literacy. Effective instruction includes assessment, integration, and extension of relevant background knowledge and the use of texts that recognize these diverse backgrounds. The language of children's homes is especially critical for schools to build on when children are learning to speak, listen to, write, and read English. There is considerable evidence that the linguistic and orthographic knowledge students acquire in speaking and reading their first language predicts and transfers to learning to read a second language. When teachers capitalize on the advantages of bilingualism or biliteracy, second language reading acquisition is significantly enhanced.
7. Children who are identified as having reading disabilities benefit from systematic instruction, but not at the cost of opportunities to engage in meaningful reading and writing. These children profit from the same sort of well-balanced instructional programs that benefit all children who are learning to read and write. Programs are characterized by intensive one-on-one or small-group instruction, attention to both comprehension and word recognition processes, thoroughly individualized assessment and instructional planning, and extensive experiences with an array of texts.
8. Proficient reading in third grade and above is sustained and enhanced by programs that adhere to four fundamental features: (1) deep and wide opportunities to read, (2) the acquisition of new knowledge and vocabulary, partially through wide reading but also through explicit attention to acquiring networks of new concepts through instruction, (3) an emphasis on the influence that the kinds of text (e.g., stories versus essays) and the ways writers organize particular texts has on understanding, and (4) explicit attention to assisting students in reasoning about text.
9. Professional opportunities to improve reading achievement are prominent in successful schools and programs. These opportunities allow teachers and administrators to analyze instruction, assessment, and achievement, to set goals for improvement, to learn about effective practices, and to participate in on-going communities in which participants deliberately try to understand both successes and persistent problems.
10. Entire school staffs, not just first-grade teachers, are involved in bringing children to high levels of achievement. In successful schools, goals for reading achievement are clearly stated, high expectations for children's attainment of these goals are shared with all participants, instructional means for attaining these goals are articulated, and shared assessments are used to monitor children's progress. Instructional programs in successful schools may have many different components, including a range of materials and technology, but they maintain a focus on reading and writing. Successful programs extend into the home by involving parents in their children's reading and homework. Community partnerships, including volunteer tutoring programs, are common in such schools.
Reported research comes from a line of work previously or currently supported by funds from the U.S. Department of Education.
1. Home Language & Literacy Experiences
Baker, L., Scher, D., & Mackler, K. (1997). Home & family influences on motivations for reading. Educational Psychologist, 32, 6982.
Bus, A.G., van IJzendoorn, M.H., & Pellegrini, A.D. (1995). Joint book reading makes for success in learning to read: A meta-analysis on intergenerational transmission of literacy. Review of Educational Research, 65, 121.
Neuman, S.B. (1996). Children engaging in storybook reading: The influence of access to print resources, opportunity, & parental interaction. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 11, 495513.
2. Preschool Programs
Campbell, F.A., & Ramey, C.T. (1995). Cognitive & social outcomes for high-risk African-American students at middle adolescence: Positive effects of early intervention. American Educational Research Journal, 32, 743772.
Dickinson, D.K., & Smith, M.K. (1994). Long-term effects of preschool teachers' book readings on low-income children's vocabulary & story comprehension. Reading Research Quarterly, 29, 105120.
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aw, such a super sweet story. thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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I saw your story this morning. It was beautiful--thanks for sharing! and i love the ruffly binding on your daughter's quilt.ReplyDelete
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Sweet..sweet..story! That is a hard thing to go through. What a special blanket to make happy memories!ReplyDelete
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Aww, Nicke! I never knew that. Thanks for sharing, and your quilt for S is precious.ReplyDelete
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Oh Nicke! What a lovely, touching story. I think so many of us that have been through the same experience never realize that we have those same fears. Thank you for sharing this and I am so glad she still sleeps with the quilt...that is just perfect.ReplyDelete
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Defender Scott Mason has been part of the Lipscomb soccer program for so long that he is called "Pops" by his teammates.
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"It was a big win, but what makes this big is the timing of it," said Lipscomb coach Charles Morrow. "If we had lost this game the mindset next week would be that we have to at least split our next two games. Now the mindset is we can take them both. Maybe we can snowball some confidence.
"It was good for Scott to get a goal. He plays the back well, but he would rather play somewhere else. He is playing as a defender for the good of the team."
The Bisons are 4-1-1 in their last six games. The loss ended a four-game unbeaten streak for Belmont this season.
"The guys fought and played hard and were organized, but we were fortunate," said Morrow. "The game changed after we scored. The first five minutes they were coming at us. In the next five minutes we adjusted to the game and were playing well and put away an opportunity."
Mason admits he almost got a little bit emotional as he scored a little over 12 minutes into the game for his first goal of the season. Kezi Lara earned the assist.
"It was a great feeling," said Mason who is from Long Beach, Calif. "My parents couldn't be here so this was for them.
"I'm just glad that we won. It didn't matter if it was 1-0 or 2-0. It was a real good team effort."
It was the Bisons second victory in the 10-game series. The last time the Bisons won was in 1994, the first time the two teams met on the soccer field. Ironically, six of Belmont's wins in the series had been by shutouts.
"The only time we had ever beaten them was in the spring," said Mason. "This was a perfect way to start out in the conference. It was the `Game of the Week.' And we showed that everyone needs to be afraid of us because we are coming out flying."
Freshman goalkeeper Danny Prichard earned his third shutout of the season tying him for the conference lead in that category with Belmont's Kyle Roelke. Prichard was credited with four saves. The Bisons connected on two of their three shots on goal. The lone save was credited to the team.
"For us to shut out Belmont is huge," said Morrow. "It was somewhat of a defensive battle. It was hard for either team to create quality chances. They out-shot us 14-5, but the five shots we had were good opportunities. Belmont's stat is a little misleading because they were under pressure to score from the start."
The Bisons got an insurance goal with 9:34 left to play when Jeff Boynton stole the ball just inside the midfield line and broke out all alone setting up a one-on-one with Roelke. Boynton kicked the ball into the wide side of the net as Roelke moved out of position for the block.
"Jeff had a great week of practice," said Morrow. "He came off the bench and got an opportunity. He read what was going on pretty well. Jeff had all the time in the world to take his shot. I was really proud of the way he played."
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006
On the road again...
What a wonderful year! We've just come back from Mexico and are ready to take off to our next destination: Greece! We are going to spend a whole week in Crete with Pierre's family then fly to France to spend a week with my family in Lyon and Burgundy. I'll be back in California and on this blog early august.... Until then I wish you all a beautiful summer!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Leek Omelet
No need to have you wait any longer: here comes a very simple leek omelet recipe. I should say a French leek omelet recipe, as you will notice the use of lots of butter (apparently it's a sign!) and also because the eggs are only cooked up to a point where they are still a little bit liquid (which is pretty unusual on this side of the Atlantic). This doesn't mean that the eggs are raw: the whole operation takes place at high temperature. But the omelet is taken off the heat "before it is too late" so as to keep all the flavors intact.
There are many "omelette" variants. The simplest is plain: just eggs (with seasoning). Eaten with a good piece of country-style bread, there's really nothing to add. Other famous recipes include fresh herbs ("omelette aux fines herbes" with chives and parsley), wild mushrooms ("omelette aux champignons"), etc. These ingredients are used as flavoring and should not mask the main ingredients: eggs and butter. To me, traditional French cuisine is all about preserving the flavors of the base ingredients without overpowering them seasoning or sauces. Modern "haute cuisine" hasn't forgotten this principle: it creates more complex flavors by adding subtle touches of spices and extravaganza. It's all a matter of balance.
Back to our leek omelet. Here is what you need:
- 3 or 4 small leek
- 1 or 2 tbsp European-style unsalted butter
- 4 eggs (or more -2 per person)
- salt and pepper
- nutmeg
Place a good chunk of butter (1 tbsp at least) in an anti-adhesive low-edge pan on high heat. Once the butter starts bubbling and crackle, add the leek all at once. Stir with a wooden spoon to cover each piece of leek with melted butter. Stir regularly. After a few minutes, reduce the heat, cover with a lid and slowly cook until the leek are transparent and soft. Season with salt and pepper. Turn down the heat to low while you are preparing the eggs.
I always choose brown eggs (cage-free, vegetable-fed, antibiotics-free). I've never seen white shelled eggs in France and I've never gotten used to them -although I've read there's no difference. Break 4 eggs (or more -you need 2 per person) in a bowl. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and freshly grated nutmeg. Whip vigorously with a fork. There are two purposes here: combine the yolks with the white and create an emulsion. The more the eggs are beaten, the lighter the omelet.
Put the pan with the cooked leek on high heat again. Add some butter if needed (if the leek have absorbed all of it). Once the pan is very hot, pour the eggs and tilt the pan to spread them evenly over the leek (as shown above). Then wait without touching anything.
After a minute or two, fold the omelet in a half moon shape (above picture). You can tilt the pan to spread the remaining liquid eggs on the entire pan. Then fold this newly formed disk on the half-moon omelet. Never flip the omelet: it would overcook it. Remove from the heat while the omelet is still runny ("baveuse" which means the inside has thickened but isn't solid yet, as shown on the pictures).
And that's it! The trick is to keep the pan on high heat and go quick, trying to minimize the handling of the omelet to avoid breaking it.
Serve with good bread and a side salad for lunch or dinner.


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