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28. With regard to technology, in what area(s) do you want to increase your knowledge and/or skills?
Over 150 responses were given. Duplicates have been removed.
Providing age appropriate programming using various technology
Technology that improves a student's ability to problem solve and engage the imagination is excellent. Technology used to dull the senses and require little more than rote memorization does not benefit students. Using scientifically based research to inform the profession of these two technologies would be awesome.
Incorporating 2.0 technology into daily routine and teaching technology to children
Would like to build a school social networking site.
Probably figuring out how edit films for YouTube, generating podcasts, maybe learning Skype? Beating out my younger colleagues on Rockband! You name it, there is definitely something out there I am totally clueless about.
Social networking tools
Database searching program registration and management software
Use of databases. competency in basic computer use/troubleshooting so I can help patrons/staff.
Using the databases available to our patrons
Want to be more comfortable with the sites kids use; be able to better explain how to search, copyright etc
I am always happy to increase my knowledge of search techniques and strategies.
We have wonderful databases through our state library but have not had time to try out or suggest to patrons
Gaming, social networking
Second Life for teens, other web 2.0 social networking sites that may not be blocked by my county.
Ways to integrate new technologies into public library services for youth and parents
All areas, especially what is happening now...to try to keep up with what is out there...older children are so tuned into the technology that it seems it is changing daily! I have no children, so I don't even know what is current...I get the hang of or understanding of one thing and the kids have move on to something two or maybe 3 types ahead...it makes my head swirl and me feel like a dinosaur...thus I rely on staff to try to keep me in step.
I'd like to be more aware of how using web 2.0 can enhance library services to children.
Database searching and ideas for promotion of databases. I'd also like to become very familiar with mp3 players, their use, and what their future may hold.
Keep current with trends and know how to use library 2.0 technologies.
What's out there for children to use safely and how soon will it be outdated
Web 2.0 moderation - not only participation in social networks but understanding how we can use these new tools to enhance our professional development.
Web design
Utilization in an early childhood media center
Instruction - how to teach youth about the resources we do have
I need to do more with online databases instead of just falling back on the "quick and dirty" google search.
New databases business info. Tax info.
Hooking to meaningful learning
Understanding gaming trends. What are the popular sites for cheat sheets, free online gaming? What are the hot games?
Databases and web and library 2.0 - wikis, blogs, etc.
I'd like to be better able to sell the library's databases to our students and parents. Thus, i probably need to be better at explaining search techniques to young users.
IM chat reference
How to use new technology in a library setting
Second life -- I want to feel like I know what I'm doing there and I'd like to use it professionally to meet with other librarians.
Web design, web quests, GPS technology, Internet safety
New web initiatives widgets and gadgets
Social networking. Creating attractive & useful web sites for children (and teens). Some of my problem is just not having enough time to do it all. I'm responsible for birth through teens at my library - it's hard enough to just keep up with books!
I am interested in how to use/how to teach social networking.
Increase familiarity with online databases and learn effective ways to teach children how to use them
Research databases and websites that are tied to common elementary school assignments and that are user-friendly and use a young child's reading level.
Search strategies
Using it to make my day to day life easier
Would like to know more about benefits/problems with teaching very young children (4 and under) to use computers and technology and how this can be used in the library.
Current and future trends
Social networking; website design
Gaming systems - I would like to be more familiar with the games our district owns so i wouldn't panic during our gaming tournaments.
Wiki's, creating webpages
Teaching information literacy
Biggest thing is working with administration to get technologies approved for use by kids/ teens. Overall knowledge would be supported by information about what other libraries have done, how they have done it, what sort of returns they've gotten on their investments, etc.
Trouble shooting saving to flash drive or sending attachments from flash drives or discs
Internet safety, creating a blog my customers want to read/use
Incorporating technology into the classroom
Library 2.0 tools
I-pods, blogs and downloading music/video & audiobooks.
Interesting question, because it's what I'm not aware of that I need to know about. I stay fairly current, but always feel behind.
Want to become familiar with Wii and Xbox to offer teen programming using these
Social networking-managing time used for technology.
Virtual worlds and kids
Java, html, widgets
How to navigate the myriad databases available in an effort to increase their use.
It had never occurred to me to teach info literacy to kids, though we offer computer classes for adults. By the way, I don't use the ALSC wiki because when I visited it, it was in its infancy and wasn't very helpful yet. I should go back!
Increased application of interactive tools such as smartboard / software
Database creation
How to use social networking tools effectively with students
Best practices for implementation in classroom curriculum / state standards
What the new technology is and how youth use it
Probably all. It is hard to keep on top of technological advances.
Search strategies, mostly
I am very interested in the use of gaming and simulations in instruction. I would like to increase my knowledge in this area.
Gaming programs requirements and how different libraries host them and justify them to other staff
Awareness of new teaching and learning technology, like group worksites and online communication advancements.
Gaming, teaching information literacy, where to find sites that kids like to visit.
Creating content on the web using html
I would like to learn how to create interactive software to teach information literacy.
Information literacy instruction for grades k-5,particularly in the area of constructing searches
Effective use of virtual reality, such as second life.
What is on the horizon before it becomes what everybody is talking about. Being ahead of the pack and how to integrate into teaching 21st century skills for children.
Use of office products. Along with familiarity with social networks.
Using web 2.0 tools
What is the best filtering software for a networked system (ours performs spottily) what equipment and other resources are needed to set up connectivity for satellite programming coming from national institutions such as NASA, Smithsonian, Williamsburg, etc. What children's databases overlap each other in coverage so that not all databases need be subscribed to. Which children's databases are most cost-effective, and why. Courses in network management (major network providers such as SIRSI) for librarians (so they can speak intelligently to tech contractors, and so they can evaluate the tech contractor's performance) what can be expected from a systems vendor RFP and presentation. Training in customizing SIRSI/Dynix user interfaces
Social networking gaming best practices
Gaming and best ways of making technology available to children.
Social networking 2.0
Web 2.0
How to teach information literacy skills
Using technology in programming
Basically "how to". That is, not just what they are (e.g. Blogs, wiki, etc.) But how do I actually set them up and use them
How to use the latest technology in the classroom such as document cameras, smart boards, new presentation ideas beyond PowerPoint for the students
Stretching time so I can keep abreast of breaking trends and develop at least a rudimentary proficiency before my young customers ask for/ about "what's new."
Best practices, I just started using social networks and i would like to learn how to use them to teach - both students but also how to teach other librarians & teachers. I also have not done anything with wikis or podcasting and I want to explore them a little more. Lastly, have been trying Meebo for virtual meetings with other librarians but it is not going as smoothly as I had hoped - so more on how to hold virtual meetings without needing a budget allocation.
Troubleshooting problems
I want to increase my knowledge of how to use wikis.
Integrating technology into existing programs
I see a need for technology coaching for those of us who have been long out of library school and who want to stay ahead in the quickly changing and evolving field of technology.
How does a blog work? What copyright issues are involved in loans of software from libraries? Can we get some indication in packaging and catalogs to show whether an item can be successfully circulated? (some can only be loaded once, and i haven't found a way to identify them before buying them.)
Social networking
Programming involving technology for the 6-12 age group (gaming or other). Fun ways to teach that age group database use.
Podcasting/vodcasting, music sampling, creating videogames with kids
I don't have a computer at home and probably won't any time soon. I'm concerned about the cost for one thing and for the other, I don't want to spend all my time with my head in cyberspace. I'd like to see training opportunities where one learns about an aspect and then plays around with it for a while online. Most training throws so much stuff at you that you get a smattering, but no real hands-on experience. At work, I just don't have the time to learn everything by trial and error. I don't feel I can justify the time when I have so much other stuff to do. And to get in my gripe about technology--I think it's wonderful and allows us to do so much more, but I also feel we're expected to do more and more tasks in less and less time using all our wonderful technology. With minimal training.
Latest trends in technology (i.e. Texting, MySpace, etc.)
Children research sites
I could use more tutorials on how to use a wiki more efficiently. I have visited the ALSC wikis, but do not contribute to them. Quite frankly, I am very busy so this is not necessarily a priority.
Programming for YA getting the kids to do more than play games and visit MySpace when they come into the library
Library 2.0
I'd like to increase my speed and efficiency at locating scholarly websites for biographies and research papers.
Spreadsheets, saving files and putting them into folders online.
I want to know what sites are good for research and reports. These are the things we should be teaching children. The rest of the information that is social they can learn from their peers.
Web designing, creating a database, blogging etc.
Wikis, social networking
Presenting to kids ages 6-12 in a computer lab setting. What skills and how best to present.
Teaching best searching methods, presenting internet safety without overwhelming them, gaming and the library, social networking--how to use it to the library's advantage
Excel, power point, access
Gaming in the library and buying for gaming
Newest ways children are using technology - whether social networking or gaming.
Incorporating technology into programming
Using technology for early literacy and engaging readers to increase reading comprehension.
Databases for children
Web design.
Gaming in relationship to schools, K-8
Podcasts, use of social networking
Gaming, sites for the very young
How to transfer information from one format to another - to print, download to various sites, etc.
Just keeping up with the latest ideas is exhausting.
Html programming
What kids are using and how we can meet their needs in the library.
New or changing databases that would be of help in finding information for young people's reports -- most requested topics are science (people and specific issues); mathematics (math fair projects); biography sources for young people; technology and invention
How to keep up with trends/changes.
All areas
I think that I need to be more savvy about technology developments of the last 5 years. I do not feel that my library is up to date and we are not exposed to new technology ideas.
Children/website usability
Building sites, blogging, etc.
Designing web pages
Using Macs; using plug-ins; school accessories, etc.
Social networking, MP3's all of the "fun" stuff that the kids are using.
Become more aware of resources that people have found useful for working with children and technology--so we don't have to all "reinvent the wheel"
Web 2.0 tools, social networking, teaching others
Web page design, databases and e-books
Interactive library websites, blogs, online library games, contests, book reviews.
I need to know more about social networking, gaming, and how programs interact with each other.
I would like to know more about the games the kids are playing like Runescape.
I would like to increase my ability to teach. I have no background in education and don't really know how to do it.
Search engines for research
Different sites out there to use and how to use them.
Learning web 2.0 technologies, including programming wikis, calendars, and tools that might make book review and recommendation easier among our staff
Keep up with latest releases. Find ideas on how to teach technology to students.


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Managing and displaying large amounts of data: Using QListView, QListBox and QIconView
In most of the cases it's quite obvious how to use these three classes and display data in it. But when it comes to displaying larger amount of data it helps a lot if the programmer knows how these classes work internally to be able to use them better, as they offer already some optimations (and also I'm tired of telling the same things again and again :-)
Finally these three classes are quite consistent in Qt 2.1, so most of the things I will tell here apply to all of them. First I'll tell some stuff about the basics and later on some more fency stuff is coming.
NOTE: Never use QTableView to write a widget for displaying large amounts of data. In most cases one of the classes mentioned here should fit your needs. If this is not the case and you need to write your own class, use QScrollView as baseclass. Although in the first impression QTableView often looks like a good choice later on you will find out that this was not the case, and QScrollView fits better.
All classes contain a number of items. To insert such an item it's the easiest way to use the related item class (QListViewItem, etc.). To insert such an item create a new instance and specify the view in the constructor of the item. That's all and nothing special so far. Now when it comes to inserting lots of items at once (e.g. using a loop) I've seen people playing around with timers and other paint optimizations to avoid having the view repaint its contents too often. But the programmers which use these classes don't need to do that at all since the views already perform that type of timer magic. So If you do e.g.
QIconView *view = .... // something
for ( int i = 0; i < 2000; ++i ) {
(void)new QIconViewItem( view, QString( "Item %1" ).arg( i ) );
the iconview will not do a repaint for each new inserted item, but it will only do a repaint after the loop terminated. So inserting will not flicker or be slow. The same applies for QListBox and QListView. So, don't do any timer magic of your own, the views do that for you! This means the views internally delay the repaint after inserting a new item using a QTimer. Now when a new item is inserted this timer is stopped and restarted. So, if lots of items are inserted, this repaint timer is stopped and restarted all the time and it never comes to a repaint until the last item has been inserted and some milliseconds elapsed.
To remove an item, you don't need to use any methods of the view or so. Just delete the item using the delete operator. The destructors of the items do all the needed work.
Now, in some cases you might still want to disable repainting (updating) the view yourself. This can be done using setEnableUpdates( bool ). But remember, all three classes are derived from QScrollView, so you have do enable/disable updating of the viewport!. So do e.g.
myView->viewport()->setEnableUpdates( FALSE );
// ....
myView->viewport()->setEnableUpdates( TRUE );
Finally also all three view classes have a set of consistent signals. This means each class has some specific signals plus some general signals. Most of the time you will use some of the general signals, as these are the signals which are emitted on special mouse and key events.
I leave out here the arguments, as they differ a bit depending on the view. But in most signals you get a pointer to a view item plus some other arguments. Here are the signals with a short description. For further details (e.g. arguments) refer to the documentation of these classes.
All of the pressed signals are emitted in the mousePressEvent, and all the clicked signals are emitted in the mouseReleaseEvent (click equals press followed by release).
Then there are a number of signals emitted by each view which I will not discuss here, as I think the signals mentioned here are the most important ones.
Each of the three classes supports four selection modes. These are following
In other words, Single is a real single-selection view, Multi a real multi-selection view, and Extended a view where users can select multiple items but usually want to select either just one or a range of contiguous items, and NoSelection is for a view where the user can look but not touch.
Because of compatibility reasons the enum with the selection modes has not been moved to the Qt namespace. So, each view class contains an enum with the same selection modes, which meas for setting a selection mode you have to use <TheViewClass>::<SelectionMode> (e.g. iconview->setSelectionMode( QIconView::Extended ) ).
In most cases listboxes are used to dispay plain lists. But QListBox can also display its items in multiple columns with dynamic or static widths and heights. See following QListBox memeber methods for further details:
Here is a screenshot of a plain listbox and one of a listbox with multiple columns (with dynamic column widths)
Finally, to iterate over all items of a QListBox use following code:
QListBox *lb = .... // something
for ( int i = 0; i < lb->count(); ++i ) {
lb->item( i )->doSomething();
Finally, to iterate over all items of a QListView, use the QListViewItemIterator class:
QListView *view = ... //something
QListViewItemIterator it( view );
for ( ; it.current(); ++it )
Finally, to iterate over all items of a QIconView, use following code:
QIconView *view = ... //something
for (QIconViewItem *item = view->firstItem();
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SNOW HILL – Disagreements over spending sprang up this week among the County Commissioners during their meeting Tuesday, as the full scope of the county's fiscal problems began to be outlined in hard numbers.
The first potential expenditure to sustain some heat, a grant match for Rural Legacy conservation funding, drew fire despite the strong local support for the program.
For fiscal year 2009, Worcester County was awarded $500,000 in Rural Legacy funds for the Coastal Bays Rural Legacy Area and has been jointly awarded $1 million, with Somerset County, for the Dividing Creek Rural Legacy Area, which straddles county lines.
The county does not have to commit to a match amount, as matching dollars are not required under Rural Legacy grant rules. Maryland officials do use the availability of matching funds in the previous year as part of the award criteria.
Worcester County has already set aside $100,000 in the current budget as a match, Comprehensive Planning Director Sandy Coyman said. Some of the match can be covered by in-kind contributions.
The fiscal year 2010 Rural Legacy situation is undetermined. The county has applied for funding without making any promises on matching dollars. Coyman said the application informed the state that no match amount could be proffered until the Worcester County budget is complete.
"Worcester County's program has been designated as the top program in the state by the state Department of Natural Resources," said Coyman.
"We're at the top of everything with no money," said County Commission President Louise Gulyas.
The fiscal 2009 budget already contains $100,000 in Rural Legacy match funds, Coyman reiterated.
"I just have a real problem with this at this particular time," said Gulyas.
"But we're not obligated," said Commissioner Judy Boggs. "Unless we sign a contract and get it going, we can't move forward."
The county can purchase conservation easements without adding matching funds, she said.
Gulyas voted against signing the grant award contracts. The county does not need conservation easements right now, she said.
"I'm opposed. I'm sorry," Gulyas said. "I'm having a real problem. I don't want to encumber any money to go anywhere but where we absolutely need it."
Scrapping over spending flared up again over authorization to request bids for renovations to the new Berlin Senior Center.
The building, off Old Ocean City Blvd. on the outskirts of Berlin, once housed Tyson poultry plant offices. The renovations deemed necessary to transform the single-story building into the new senior center include a kitchen, handicapped-accessible restrooms and new heating and cooling systems. The improvements are expected to cost $300,000.
Commissioner Bobby Cowger wondered if spending that money would be appropriate right now.
Money has already been set aside for the improvements, Administrator Gerry Mason said.
"We've got a tight budget…I'd like to see it on hold 'til after the budget," said Cowger.
The bids will not be received until the budget is near completion, said Public Works director John Tustin.
The improvements need to proceed to get the current Senior Center out of the downtown Berlin building, which it has outgrown. Plans call for that move to be made to the new building in November 2009, so work can begin on the transformation of the downtown building into a dental clinic for underprivileged children. The clinic must be complete by March 2010, under the terms of the grant funding the work.
Commissioner Bud Church suggested that the dental clinic could be installed at Worcester Technical High School (WTS), which is adding a dental technician program next year.
The county would have to start the grant process over, Mason warned.
If the bids for the Senior Center improvements are too high, Commissioner Virgil Shockley said the county would have to wait anyway.
The commissioners voted 4-3 to seek bids on the Senior Center improvements. Commissioners Cowger, Bud Church, and Jim Purnell dissented.
It's worth pointing out history shows 'nay' votes by a commissioner, particularly those of the 4-3 variety, are rare.
"I think it's suicide," said Purnell after the vote. "You are setting a bad precedent with what you've done now."
"There is no money," Cowger said.
"There is no money but we haven't spent it yet," said Gulyas.
Boggs pointed out no money has been allocated to this project yet.
"I didn't vote to spend money. I voted to find out what we're talking about," said Boggs.


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Rays down Indians after lengthy rain delay
Cleveland, OH – James Loney belted a pair of homers and the Tampa Bay Rays limited the Cleveland Indians to one hit in a 9-2 victory, in a game that didn't end until nearly 3 a.m. local time due to rain delays totaling close to five hours.
The opener of a three-game series saw three separate delays that added up to 4 hours and 49 minutes. Play finally resumed for the final time at 12:13 a.m. That was after a 2-hour and 39-minute delay.
Both teams will be on little sleep for the middle portion of this three game series, which will be played at 1:05 p.m. on Saturday.
Matt Joyce smacked a two-run homer for the Rays, who won their sixth in a row.
Four Tampa Bay pitchers combined on the one-hitter. Jamey Wright (1-1) fanned four over three innings. Josh Lueke allowed one hit in two frames. Cesar Ramos tossed the final three innings for his first save of his career.
"It was fun, its just unbelieveable to be playing baseball at this time now," said Ramos. "Today was a big day for the pen."
Ryan Raburn doubled in the fifth inning for the lone hit for the Indians, losers in six of their last eight contests.
The game started with Matt Moore trying to push his record to 9-0, but that was foiled due to the weather. The lefty pitched one scoreless inning. Cleveland's Corey Kluber threw a pair of hitless frames.
Tampa Bay broke through with in the third when Scott Barnes (0-1) took the mound to start the inning. Yunel Escobar reached with a one-out single and after Ben Zobrist struck out, the Rays strung together four productive at-bats in a row.
Joyce homered to straight away center field for a two-run edge, and after Kelly Johnson walked, Evan Longoria plated him with a double. Loney then followed with a two-run blast into right to cap the five-run inning.
"You just have to put it behind you," said Barnes. "Unfortunately I left a few balls up today and I paid for it."
The Indians cut their deficit to 5-2 in the fifth, when Yan Gomes delivered a sac fly and Raburn followed with a run scoring double off the wall in right field.
Bryan Shaw served up Loney's homer to right in the eighth and the Rays tacked on three runs in the ninth off Rich Hill on RBI singles from Escobar, Zobrist and Sam Fuld.
Game Notes
The Rays optioned pitcher Alex Colome to Triple-A Durham and recalled pitcher Jeff Beliveau from the minor league club. The Rays also announced Friday that Chris Archer was added to the taxi squad and will start Saturday's game ... Barnes was charged with five runs on four hits ... Tampa Bay has won four of the last five meetings.


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Guidance Targeting Bullying
Student Aid Rules
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Additional Travel and Remarks
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Upcoming Events
Guidance Targeting Bullying
This week, the Department issued guidance to support educators in combating bullying in schools by clarifying when student bullying may violate federal education anti-discrimination laws. The guidance also makes clear that while current laws enforced by the agency do not protect against harassment based on religion or sexual orientation, they do protect against harassment of members of religious groups based on shared ethnic characteristics and both gender and sexual harassment of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgender individuals. The guidance is in the form of a "Dear Colleague" letter sent to schools, colleges, and universities nationwide. The letter explains educators' legal obligations to protect all students from student-on-student racial and national original harassment, gender and sexual harassment, and disability harassment. It also provides examples of harassment and illustrates how a school should respond in each case. (Note: A detailed fact sheet on the letter is available online.)
"We've got to dispel the myth that bullying is a normal rite of passage, or an inevitable part of growing up. It's not," President Obama said. "We have an obligation to ensure that our schools are safe for all of our kids. Every single young person deserves the opportunity to learn and grow and achieve their potential, without having to worry about the constant threat of harassment."
Moreover, the White House and the Department announced next steps to address bullying and harassment in schools. Early next year, the White House will host a conference to raise awareness and equip young people, parents, educators, coaches, and other community leaders with tools to prevent bullying and harassment. And, the Department plans to hold technical workshops around the county to help educators understand their obligations and the resources available to end bullying and harassment in schools.
Other related items:
- With the release of the guidance, Secretary Duncan, White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali, and Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools Kevin Jennings held a national press call.
- Earlier, President Obama recorded a personal message, telling bullied students "you are not alone" and "it gets better."
- In August of this year, the White House hosted the first National Bullying Summit (the Secretary's keynote address can be viewed online) and launched BullyingInfo.org, a national database of effective anti-bullying programs.
- The Department partners with StopBullyingNow.org, with resources for students and educators.
Student Aid Rules
Also this week, the Department released a broad set of rules to strengthen federal student aid programs at for-profit, non-profit, and public institutions of higher education by protecting students from aggressive or misleading recruiting practices, providing consumers with better information about the effectiveness of career college and training programs, and ensuring that only eligible students or programs receive aid. Students at for-profit schools represent 11% of all postsecondary students, 26% of all student loans, and 43% of all loan defaulters. The median federal student loan debt carried by students earning associate degrees at for-profit institutions was $14,000, while the majority of students at community colleges do not borrow. More than a quarter of for-profit schools receive 80% of their revenues from taxpayer-financed federal student aid. This rapid growth of enrollment, debt load, and default rates at for-profit institutions prompted the Department to embark on an 18-month negotiation with the higher education community over new regulations, which was required by Congress. During this negotiation, the Department developed a set of proposals around 14 specific issues. The final regulations, published in two parts, follow that deliberative process and will go into effect on July 1, 2011. They address 13 of the 14 issues in their entirety and partially address the last issue, which involves the definition of "gainful employment."
The Department received over 1,200 comments during the public comment period on these regulations. These comments were carefully considered and led to 82 thoughtful revisions in the proposals, including giving institutions additional time to put in place systems required by the regulations; clarifying institutions' flexibility in the way they define a credit hour; and clarifying exemptions for religious institutions.
After receiving 90,000 comments during the public comment period on the gainful employment proposals dealing with a program's eligibility to receive federal student aid, the Department announced plans to push the publication date of these final regulations to early 2011. This will still allow the Department to publish final regulations in time for them to go into effect on or around July 1, 2012, as was originally planned. Department officials are taking additional time to hold several meetings with interested parties, as well as public hearings on November 4 and 5. These meetings will give people the opportunity to clarify the comments they have submitted and respond to questions from officials.
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On October 19, Secretary Duncan joined philanthropist Eli Broad in New York City to announce Gwinnett County Public Schools, outside of Atlanta, Georgia, as the winner of the 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Educationthe largest education prize in America awarded to the most improved urban district. Gwinnett County, where more than half the students are African-American or Hispanic and half the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, bested four other finalists: Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC), Montgomery County (MD), Socorro (TX), and Ysleta (TX). (Gwinnett County and Socorro were also finalists last year, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg won the 2004 prize.) The $2 million prize goes to graduating high school seniors for college scholarships. Gwinnett County gets $1 million, while the other finalists receive $250,000 each. Scholarships are granted to students who demonstrate significant financial need and have a record of academic improvement. Recipients who enroll in four-year colleges receive up to $20,000 ($5,000 per year). Recipients who enroll in two-year colleges receive up to $5,000 ($2,500 per year).
Later that day, the Secretary addressed the Council on Foreign Relations, previewing his upcoming essay in Foreign Affairs magazine on enhancing U.S. education and competitiveness. "I welcome the opportunity to talk about the relationship of education and international competition because it is a subject rife with misunderstanding," he asserted. "In a nutshell, my message is that policymakers and voters have treated international competitiveness for too long as a zero-sum game. The success of other nations at increasing educational attainment and economic competitiveness has been assumed to be America's loss.... I want to suggest to you that enhancing educational achievement and economic vitality overseas and at home is really more of a win-win game. It is an opportunity to grow the economic pie, instead of carve it up." Admittedly, he continued, the race to boost educational attainment and economic competitiveness is a "race thatto be brutally honestthe U.S. is losing.... Yet, there is a paradox at the heart of America's efforts to bolster international competitiveness. To succeed in the global economy, the U.S. will have to become both more economically competitive and more collaborative." (Note: Through November 14, the Secretary's Foreign Affairs essay is available online.)
A reminder: International Education Week, celebrating international education and exchange worldwide, is November 15-19.
Additional Travel and Remarks
During the last two weeks, the Secretary also visited Boston, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and Richmond, Virginia. In Boston, he engaged in a question-and-answer session with local City Year members, stressing the importance of turning around low-performing schools and the key role that volunteers can play in that effort, and was honored with the Robert Coles "Call of Service" Lecture and Award at Harvard University. In his remarks at the university, he outlined his experiences with public serve and encouraged students to embrace teaching as part of a larger life dedicated to service. In Indianapolis, before the National FFA Convention, he delivered a message on the power of education to lift the human spirit, to broaden horizons, and to bridge differences. He said he was completely "blown away" by how impressive FFA students are and called agricultural education central to the future of U.S. prosperity. In Philadelphia, he participated in the first official TEACH.gov event since the campaign launched back in September: a town hall meeting hosted by A&E, Comcast, and Temple University featuring 1,100 students and teachers. He also participated in a discussion on the state of education with Governor Ed Rendell. In Richmond, he delivered a keynote address at Governor Bob McDonnell's Innovate to Educate Summit, linking standards with innovation.
Renewing the Hispanic Initiative
In a recent ceremony in the East Room of the White House, President Obama signed an Executive Order to renew the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Among the changes, the order provides a better structure for the Initiative to take action and forge partnerships between the public, private, and non-profit sectors in local communities nationwide. Also, an enhanced interagency working group and a 30-member Presidential advisory commission will work with the Initiative, to bring the voice of the American people into the policymaking process. As the nation's largest minority group, Latinos number over 11 million students in America's schools and constitute more than 22% of all pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade students. The ceremony followed a National Education Summit hosted by the Department, bringing Administration officials together with education experts and Hispanic community leaders on many issues, ranging from early childhood learning to higher education. (Note: A fact sheet on the Administration's efforts to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for Latino students is available online.)
Odds and Ends
The Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund and Promise Neighborhoods Program have released lists (here and here) of applicants who scored 80 and above in their competitions, spotlighting high potential applicants who, due to limited funding, did not receive grants. (Note: Peer reviewers' comments and scores, as well as the application narratives and memoranda of understanding for all 2010 Promise Neighborhood grantees, are now available online).
At the first-ever White House Science Fair, President Obama welcomed middle and high school students from across the country with their award-winning science fair projects in tow. (Note: A new behind-the-scenes video, including Bill Nye the Science Guy and the hosts of the show "Mythbusters," Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, is posted online.)
Soon after joining the President in welcoming students to the White House Science Fair, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director John Holdren joined a half a million other visitors on the National Mall for the USA Science and Engineering Festival.
Also, First Lady Michelle Obama, the honorary chair of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), celebrated 15 exemplary programs from across the nation that reach underserved youth by hosting the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards.
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach Peter Cunningham participated in a variety of events in Columbus, Ohio, culminating in remarks at the Columbus Museum of Arts.
The College Board has released its annual studies on trends in college pricing and trends in student aid, as well as the benefits of postsecondary education. In a subsequent blog entry, the Secretary noted the net price of tuitionthe cost after grant aid and tax benefitsis lower than it was five years ago, thanks largely to investments in Pell Grants and the GI Bill.
In advance of Veterans Day (November 11), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released a guide for schools and teachers to observe the day with students. The guide discusses the origins of Veterans Day and how it differs from Memorial Day and includes facts about America's wars. It also suggests ways for schools to plan their own Veterans Day assemblies and supplies information about college scholarships for veterans and their family members. Today, there are nearly 24 million veterans living among us, in every state and territory and from every walk of life.
In a new report, the National Civic League profiles remarkable teachers and principals, recognized by the MetLife Foundation's Ambassadors in Education Awards Program, who went above and beyond their traditional classroom duties to help build bridges between their schools and their communities.
Quote to Note
"As a nation, we're founded on the belief that all of us are equal and each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness; to make the most of our talents; to speak our minds; to not fit in; and, most of all, to be true to ourselves. That's the freedom that enriches all of us. That's what America is all about."
|President Barack Obama (10/21/10), in a video message responding to student bullying
Upcoming Events
On November 9, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Department is offering a webinar on grantee reporting required under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA). This webinar will: (1) provide an overview of the FFATA's subrecipient reporting mandates; (2) explain which grants are subject to and which grants are exempt from these requirements; (3) explain how the required data are to be reported; (4) describe the reporting timelines; and (5) answer related questions. To give participants the opportunity to help shape the conversation, everyone who registers for the webinar is invited to submit, in advance, questions about the FFATA (deadline: November 8 at 5:30 p.m. ET). Department officials will address as many of the questions as possible during the session. Also, while logged in for the webinar, anyone may submit questions for consideration.
The first National Drugs Fact Week, November 8-14, is an opportunity for teens to shatter myths about drug abuse and get answers from a scientific expert.
Over the next two weeks, the Department will exhibit at National Association for the Education of Young Children's Annual Conference in Anaheim (November 3-6), the National Middle School Association's Annual Conference in Baltimore (November 4-6), the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth's National Conference in Houston (November 6-9), the Coalition of Essential Schools' Forum in San Francisco (November 10-13), and the National Council for Social Studies' Annual Conference in Denver (November 12-14). If you are attending any of these events, please stop by the Department's booth.
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15 year old lab with problems
About 6 months ago I got this 15 year old lab from a fellow who was leaving the country, although he had arthritis he has been an active and loving member of the family. Yesterday about 3:00 P.M. he was acting strangely as exhibited by him backing up rather than moving forward. I put him outside where he woofed up breakfast and continued over the course of the afternoon to intermittently eat grass and vomit, about 3 or 4 times and just laid down in the grass. I brought him in (usually he wants to be in the house but yesterday he had to be coaxed) about 8:00 P.M. and he bedded down for the night. He woke me at 3:00 A.M. and wanted to go out, where he vomited again (not much there to vomit since he is off his feed). He came in this morning about 6:00 and is lethargic and just won't eat anything; tried him on cheerios and milk, no dice; boiled egg, same thing. Other than that he seems well and wags his tail when you pat him. Any idea what's happening here, before I take him to the vet?
15 year old lab with problems
Forgot to relate this: I contacted his long-time owner in the Ukraine and he said that Gunner has exhibited these symptoms before in hot weather, which we have been experiencing for several days. That's why I am waiting to see what develops before I take him to the vet...
He needs to go to the Vet right away. It could be any number of things. Dogs tend not to show pain, especially Labs which would be pretty useless as hunting dogs if they whimped out at every little thing.
Because of the eating issue I am thinking blockage. Has he pooped?
When my Lab girl had an acute episode of invertebral disk disease and significant spinal stenosis one of the first things we noticed was she would only walk backwards.
In my experience a Lab that won't eat is feeling mighty bad. Dumb dogs, they wag their tails regardless. I wouldn't put too much stock in the tail.
How wonderful of you to take in a dog at his age. Old dogs are special. Sounds like you are too.
Gotta love the wife
I took this guy in without asking the wife and we have an 11 year old lab. I figured we may have a chance at doggie heaven... Thanks for your response
You rock for taking him in. I would definitely see the vet he may have eaten something outside. Dogs tend to eat grass when there tummies are upset.
A dog has so many friends because they wag their tails not their tongues.
R.I.P. Buddy 2002-2008 The best Mastiff ever.
Now owned by Clark the Crazy American Bulldog
I would agree also that he should be seen by a vet just to be on the safe side. My dogs are (one is a lab) are more lethargic in the heat also, but it takes an awful lot to put a lab off their food! Good question about the poop - is there any?? Thank you again for taking in this senior. Good luck.
15 year old lab problem
The following is a synopsis of the recent issue with my Lab
Gunner has been in tough shape with some sort of stomach thing that started on Thursday afternoon... He was acting strangely and wanted to go out about 3:00 in the afternoon and he vomited his breakfast which had yet to digest. He ate some grass, wandered around and vomited a few more times. he came in and laid down and was unresponsive and would not eat or drink (he's such a chow hound I knew something was wrong). He woke me up at about 3:00 A.M. on Friday morning to go out and he vomitted again and would not come in. All day Friday he was in the same condition, got him in the house by late morning but he was inert and could not do anything but lie down. He wanted to go out in the afternoon so I put him out and he laid down in the grass and couldn't move. He drank some water but I could not get him in till late. On Saturday he was worse but wanted to to go out in the afternoon and he stayed on the lawn all night. ( On Saturday I dug a place at the edge of the lawn...) This morning, Sunday, I went out and carried him in and he lied down again, would not eat anything just drank some water. Patti and me had to go out for a few hours and returned about 7:00 P.M. to find Gunner at the door waiting for us and wagging his tail... I fed him some muffin and rice with chicken broth and he appears to be resurrected... This morning he appears to be back to his old self.. Time will tell but i am feeding him a little bit of dry food that I have soaked with rice and he is eating with his usual gusto... Since it appears he will eat anything he may have gotten into something that did not agree with his iron-clad stomach. I also had a couple of emails to our great Vet and a long talk with her and was set to bring him there on Monday morning so, we are happy it looks like he is on the road to recovery. Stay tuned for future adventures of Gunner the Wonder Dog ( We wonder how he ever came out of this).
Reading your post, it reminds me of what happened to our German Sheapherd when he had a stroke. Unfortunately, my mom didn't take it too seriously at the time (I was 8, so not in a position to do anything) and 36 hours later he had another stroke and died. Maybe a thourough health check is in order, especially given Gunner's age.
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ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Turkey will begin producing indigenous Anka unmanned aerial vehicles next year.
Turkish Defense Industry Ministry spokesman Murad Bayar announced the incipient production, stating that the Turkish army will begin receiving the Anka UAVs in late 2013.
The Anka UAVs are produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc., a Turkish state-owned aviation and aerospace industry company.
Besides the Anka UAVs, TAI also produces F-16 Fighting Falcon jets under license, CN-235 light transport/maritime patrol/surveillance aircraft, SF-260 trainers, Cougar AS-532 search and rescue, combat search and rescue and utility helicopters, Anadolu Ajansi news agency reported.
Since 2004 Turkey has been developing a reconnaissance UAV, with about 180 TAI engineers involved in the project.
Another Turkish UAV project is the Simsek -- "Lightning."
Earlier this month, the Turkish military decided to return three tactical Aerostar UAVs, built by the Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems, to Israel alleging substandard performance in the military's campaign against Kurdistan Workers Party insurgents.


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Actress MALIN AKERMAN once spent a year as a groupie, following her rock star boyfriend as he hit the road.
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She tells Entertainment Tonight, "I was a groupie for a year and followed a band. I dated the drummer of the band. They were quite big - I can't tell who it is - but the experience of being on a tour bus and being backstage and watching them from backstage - that was my favourite rock 'n' roll moment.
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Trent Richardson and the Cleveland Browns have agreed to a four-year, $20.4 million contract (fully guaranteed) with a $13.6 million signing bonus, NFL.com and NFL Network's Albert Breer and Ian Rapoport reported Monday, each citing a source with knowledge of the situation.
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D.H. Lawrence, now mostly remembered for Lady Chatterley's Lover and the censorship trial that followed, also had a stellar career in poetry (which many regard as superior to any of his novels). They possess an animal vibrance that stands in sharp contrast to his more cerebral contempories (T.S. Eliot's Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock was published in the same year, 1917).
One can easily imagine that the narrator of the two poems below would not only dare to eat a peach, he would eat it off his lover's body and spit it in the face of his enemies. Kick off your new year with a little bit of passion. Enjoy!
"New Year's Eve" by D.H. Lawrence
There are only two things now,
The great black night scooped out
And this fire-glow.
This fire-glow, the core,
And we the two ripe pips
That are held in store.
Listen, the darkness rings
As it circulates round our fire.
Take off your things.
Your shoulders, your bruised throat!
Your breasts, your nakedness!
This fiery coat!
As the darkness flickers and dips,
As the firelight falls and leaps
From your feet to your lips!
"New Year's Night" by D.H. Lawrence
Now you are mine, to-night at last I say it;
You're a dove I have bought for sacrifice,
And to-night I slay it.
Here in my arms my naked sacrifice!
Death, do you hear, in my arms I am bringing
My offering, bought at great price.
She's a silvery dove worth more than all I've got.
Now I offer her up to the ancient, inexorable God,
Who knows me not.
Look, she's a wonderful dove, without blemish or spot!
I sacrifice all in her, my last of the world,
Pride, strength, all the lot.
All, all on the altar! And death swooping down
Like a falcon. 'Tis God has taken the victim;
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Minus the sound, the federal police surveillance video reveals a seemingly innocuous scene - just two friends chatting in a Sydney street. But restore the volume and you can hear two men with distinctive Australian accents plotting what they hoped would be an extremely lucrative drug importing operation.
The shorter man, Craig Nicholson, wears an oversized red jumper draped over his middle-aged paunch. His companion, Wayne Cleveland, is taller, with muscled shoulders broadened by years of paddling out at his home break of Maroubra.
As a member of the ''Bra Boys'' - a gang of teenagers and men bonded through surfing, booze, drugs and petty crime - Cleveland has a typical rap sheet, including convictions for cannabis possession and carrying an unlicensed pistol.
But he had always aspired to bigger things. As a man more partial to surfing than working, but who wanted his children to go to private schools, he had turned to one of the most profitable commodities in Australia.
Cleveland had connections in California's surfing scene - and they could get him cocaine. The trick was bringing it in, which was why he was meeting Craig Nicholson on a grey winter's day in August, 2009.
Nicholson had recently been made redundant as an operations manager for the airline catering and cleaning firm, Gate Gourmet. A few years earlier he had arranged for several of his former colleagues to go on his mate Cleveland's payroll.
In return for up to $25,000 each, they smuggled blocks of cocaine through Sydney airport that had been hidden in aeroplane toilets by drug couriers posing as international passengers. Not far into the AFP surveillance recording, Cleveland asks Nicholson "how much are you comfortable carrying?" aboard a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney.
"Whatever I've got to," he replies.
With $20 million worth of cocaine in an Adidas sports bag on his lap, crime boss Mohamad Jomaa thought it would be a perfect time to play a joke on his square-jawed companion. ''Oh f--k! .. there's a tape recorder down there,'' he warned Brian Blackman, a fully patched member of the Lone Wolf outlaw motorcycle gang. ''There's a f--king tape recorder.''
Jomaa paused, then erupted into laughter. A few minutes later, when his car was surrounded by the red and blue of flashing police lights, the irony may have occurred to him.
During most of the 48 hours before Jomaa's arrest in September 2010 - a period in which he'd arranged for bags full of drugs to be removed from a shipping container at Port Botany - he and his associates had been watched by the very audience Jomaa had hoped to avoid. There actually was a police listening device in the grey Holden Calais in which Jomaa and Blackman were travelling with their precious cargo. It recorded the sound of Blackman unzipping the sports bag to look at the cocaine and exclaiming: ''F--k yes, that's it.'' Next it had recorded Jomaa's ill-timed attempt at humour. A few minutes after that came the sound of his arrest.
It had been a long time coming. Since at least 2005 the Mohamad Jomaa syndicate had been linked by NSW police and federal law enforcement agencies to multiple drug and tobacco imports that moved undetected through Sydney's wharves.
At the time of his arrest Jomaa's network included two suspected corrupt customs officials, a relative who worked in a customs broker's business and an array of contacts on the waterfront. To get to the cocaine-filled sports bags, Jomaa's associate Blackman had arranged for a corrupt maritime worker to get access to a shipping container before customs officers could X-ray it.
Jomaa's suspected contacts inside customs were, according to NSW police sources, most valuable because they could tip-off his syndicate if law enforcement agencies began sniffing around Jomaa's activities. As a result, many in Sydney's underworld considered Mohamad Jomaa untouchable.
While they had never met, Jomaa and Cleveland's importing schemes shared some notable features. For years, both had been run under the noses of authorities. Both relied on corrupt waterfront or airport insiders.
Cleveland's scheme was pioneered in the early 1990s by Sydney private school teacher turned drug trafficker Kevin Geraghty. After Geraghty's arrest for importing cocaine in 2000, Cleveland assumed control over his enterprise, steering it through some of the biggest airport security shake-ups in Australian history. This included new laws that required all maritime and aviation workers to undergo background checks before being issued government security cards. But even with the increased vetting, Cleveland's corrupt Gate Gourmet contacts all passed muster.
Nicholson, who had criminal associations and convictions for assaulting a police officer, was granted his Aviation Security Identity Card, as was another corrupt Gate Gourmet employee, Matthew Hay, who had convictions for dishonesty and assault. (Both Nicholson and Hay were later charged alongside Cleveland with drug smuggling).
Jomaa's network, however, went deeper than Cleveland's - into the customs agency itself. When members of the Mohamad Jomaa syndicate were raided in connection with illegal tobacco imports in 2010, police discovered dozens of pages of confidential customs documents, including photographs from inside the highly restricted customs Examination Facility at Port Botany.
The home of the customs officer who was the prime suspect behind the leak was also raided by NSW police, who discovered something very troubling. Not only did this customs officer know Jomaa, two of the official's brothers were suspected drug and steroid traffickers. The same customs officer also had multiple phones registered in false names. He resigned quietly from customs in early 2011, but a second insider suspected by police to be on Jomaa's payroll was never identified.
Confidential police documents reveal that Mohamad Jomaa is not alone in having contacts inside customs. Several other alleged tobacco and drug smugglers in NSW have similar reach.
Police files seen by Fairfax reveals that members of NSW Middle Eastern crime groups have been especially successful in cultivating contacts in customs.
According to security expert and former senior government official Neil Fergus, a corrupt customs insider can help organised criminals defeat any security system. "Corrupt customs officers, they know how the system works," he says. If they are in a position "where they can support organised crime … [they] are undermining the entire organisation."
In 2005 Fergus was one of three leading security experts (including Sir John Wheeler) who led Australia's biggest review of airport security. The review was prompted by allegations of corruption inside Australian airports, first made in late 2004 by supporters of drug smuggler Schapelle Corby and later, in May 2005, in a leaked customs intelligence report that warned baggage handlers and other workers at Sydney airport were involved in drug trafficking.
Wheeler and Fergus's final report in September 2005 (known as the Wheeler report) was damning. It found that ''policing at major airports in Australia is often inadequate and dysfunctional, and security systems are typically unco-ordinated''.
It also said there was a culture of underreporting, and tolerance, of theft at airports and cargo areas and that terminal staff who had ''major criminal associations'' were gaining access to secure areas, including baggage screening zones. ''At its most basic, a culture of lax security or petty criminality can provide opportunities for terrorists to exploit weaknesses in airport security,'' the report warned. Not surprisingly, the report led to promises by the federal government of an immediate overhaul of airport policing, with federal agents to take the lead policing airports role around the country.
The AFP and Australian Crime Commission (ACC), were put under increasing pressure to identify organised crime activity at airport baggage screening areas and passenger terminals.
The ACC responded by summoning airport staff for questioning at secret star-chamber hearings, where suspects were required to answer questions honestly or risk jail. Soon, it was looking at the waterfront as well.
In 2009 the ACC gave state and federal police forces copies of its investigation, the Crime in The Transport Sector inquiry. A public summary of the ACC's confidential findings said they included ''a comprehensive picture of control system weaknesses, which provide opportunities for criminal exploitation within these (maritime and aviation) environments''.
Confidential crime commission intelligence that was distributed to state police forces at around the same time went further, identifying specific criminal groups working with corrupt insiders on the waterfront or at airports. Among names that featured were the Bra Boys and Mohamad Jomaa's syndicate.
Within the next 18 months, in operations by the AFP and NSW police, Cleveland and Jomaa were arrested. But these successful operations - both men have recently been convicted of drug trafficking - only increased mutterings in policing and political circles about serious problems in customs. Much of it was generated by policing agencies, who believed customs had become more drug-trade facilitator than detector.
But corruption was also a concern. Former NSW Labor senator Steve Hutchins led last year's parliamentary probe into the gaps in aviation and maritime security. He recalls that as his committee prepared its July 2011 report - which again warned that organised crime had deeply infiltrated airports and ports by exploiting security gaps - senior police officials provided private briefings that some customs officers "had compromised their integrity" and needed to be "dealt with quickly and harshly."
A confidential report in February 2012 by a NSW anti-waterfront corruption policing taskforce Polaris left no one who read it in any doubt that this was indeed the case. "Polaris investigations have identified employees of law enforcement and regulatory bodies providing assistance to criminal groups.
''This assistance is less common but of higher consequence than private-sector corruption. The employees have included members of customs and employees of AQIS [the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service]," it said.
Seven years after the Wheeler report was completed, Neil Fergus says change is still needed and the reforms his work helped realise have been "less effective than we hoped".
Fergus says that given the "litany" of warnings, a commission of inquiry with judicial powers may be needed. Hutchins is calling for a royal commission, while also pointing to the Gillard government's failure to implement all the recommendations from his parliamentary committee 2011 inquiry.
''We are not talking about a case of whiskey being knocked off the waterfront. We are talking about the importation of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of drugs."


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This week, both the New York Times and the Washington Post have articles on women devoted to pet rescue. One's a charming story about fluffy kittens and a Beaux-Arts apartment. The other's incredibly depressing.
Dawn Thompson, of Dawn's Canine Rescue in upstate New York, "spends about $16,000 a year of her $24,000 salary on veterinarian bills, licensing costs and dog food, among other expenses," says the Post. When she began the rescue 19 years ago, she planned to take in 8-10 dogs at a time. When the reporters visited, she had 37 dogs, 14 puppies, and 17 cats. Since the recession began, more and more people have been giving up pets they can't afford, sometimes just leaving them in Thompson's yard for her to find. She doesn't have a heart to declare the inn full — nor does she have the money and energy to keep on like this.
Tammy Cross, on the other hand, who's profiled in the NYT's Real Estate section, has a fabulous, rent-controlled apartment and a team of volunteers to help take care of the 6-18 kittens she's fostering at any given time. She seems to have little in common with Dawn Thompson except a love of needy animals and the ability to shock reporters with the cleanliness of her home. Cross has recently completed nursing school and is concerned that the new paint job on her walls is more salmon than coral. Thompson is going broke and couldn't accompany her husband to the hospital after he was stung by bees recently, because someone had to stay behind and take care of the dogs.
It's tempting to ask why Thompson doesn't just put a cap on the number of animals she'll accept at one time — but then, if you can imagine yourself doing animal rescue at all, you can imagine how heart-wrenching it would be to say no, knowing that euthansia is the likely alternative. At some point, it seems, you must refuse. But how? Thompson still hasn't been able to answer that. "You can't with all that's going on in the world today," she says. "I mean, I could, but how many would die?"
Cross's story is much more typical of how we usually see pet rescue presented: as noble, fun, enjoyably dirty work done by slightly nutty, big-hearted people. But recession or no recession, it's good to remember that a lot of animal rescues always look more like Thompson's operation than Cross's. I bristle a bit at the implied judgment of people who abandoned dogs because of the economy — "Dogs that had been cherished suddenly became a burden, disposable" — as I sincerely doubt anyone forced to choose between feeding their family and feeding their dogs is sanguine about the decision. But it's absolutely true that every day, people buy or adopt animals without fully considering what caring for them will entail. Every day, people neglect to spay or neuter animals they never intend to breed. And every day, pets are abandoned, with their best hope being that someone like Dawn Thompson will make room for one more — regardless of the financial, emotional, or psychological cost. I hope for the sake of their sanity that she and her husband will find a way to cut themselves some slack and put a manageable limit on their rescue work, but it's so sad that they need to make that decision, for a lot of reasons.
Meow Spoken Here [NY Times]
One Woman's Dogged Effort [Washington Post]


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