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Building the Best Bargain: The story behind WWU's phenomenal faculty contract
By Mary Ellen Flannery
January 11, 2013
When the United Faculty of Western Washinton ratified their new contract last summer, they hit the mark on almost every page: academic freedom, intellectual property, job security for contingent faculty, ownership of online work, and salary too. "You are a model for leading the profession in higher education," applauded NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "Is this the best new contract in America?" asked The New Higher Education Advocate in September. But the more useful question to pose, especially as many staff and faculty unions prepare for the bargaining table this spring, is this: How the heck did they do it?
The story of Western Washington's contract begins long before Kevin Leonard, chair of the faculty bargaining team, sat down with his teammates at the table last January. If this contract is like a lighthouse, shining a hopeful beam for faculty across the country, it's because it was built on the bedrock of basic union principles, which United Faculty of Western Washington (UFWW) leaders first struck when they ratified their union in 2006 and then dug deeper during the bargaining around their first contract.
To say that first bargaining was long and hard would be an understatement. To describe it as acrimonious and exhausting gets closer to truth. But it also was valuable. Over the 19-month process, as union members rallied and union leaders grew more focused, they developed a deeply committed unit. Not every faculty member had wanted or voted for a union at WWU, but even those who had loudly opposed ratification picked up signs to support the bargaining team, recalled UFWW President Steven Garfinkle (photo at left). At one point, UFWW gathered a petition of support that had more faculty signatures than the union had original votes.
How did they do that?
When the first bargaining team walked into the room and faced the most anti-union attorney that the college president could find, they had three primary goals: Protect workload, improve compensation, and sustain the quality of education provided to students at WWU, a school known for its teaching ability. "Under tremendous pressure, with incredible discipline, our bargaining team maintained our goals," Garfinkle said. And, in doing so, they demonstrated that the union wasn't the thing that opponents had feared: it wasn't about protecting mediocrity.
"We've been really successful in owning the mission of the university," said Bill Lyne (photo at left), president of the statewide United Faculty of Washington State, and a WWU professor of English. "That's huge. You just keep coming back to them saying, 'You want this to be a quality institution. If you really mean that, then this is where you have to put the money. We are how you guys recruit, retain, and graduate students.'"
This message wasn't just delivered to administrators, it also was understood by students, parents, and the university's trustees. "Anytime there's a benefit to faculty there's inherently a benefit for students," said Ethan Glemaker, president of WWU's student government. "That why I came to Western, because of the phenomenal caliber of the faculty."
During this most recent bargaining, UFWW's goals didn't change—they were still all about faculty working conditions and students' learning conditions. If anything, because of current budgetary pressures to increase class sizes in some departments, the need to protect faculty workloads was even more intense, said Leonard, bargaining chair. But one significant factor had changed: the administration.
"When I first got here, I had people stopping me in the hallway and telling me, 'Hey Bruce, you should know, this union is about excellence in the university," recalled WWU President Bruce Shepard (photo at left), who arrived on campus five years ago, just as the first bargain was reaching its end. "We knew this negotiation would be coming up. We've worked hard to make sure we have as positive a relationship as possible. That doesn't mean making nice. It means being respectful and candid."
Is that unusual? A college president who respects a campus union's rights? Who thinks a strong union makes for a strong university? It's a little bit of luck, acknowledged Lyne.
But it's not just luck. See Lesson #2.
Gary McNeil, the Washington Education Association (WEA) organizer who has advised UFWW from the start, speaks convincingly about this basic principle of unionism. You need to respect yourself as a union. "It's not about bluster. It's not about 'beating the man.' It's about carrying yourself as an equal," said McNeil. "What if you woke up one day and you were running the place? That's what this is about. It's very serious." For faculty who are accustomed to shared governance, which confers the lesser power of recommendation, this is a change.
And what it looks like is this: A bargaining team comprised of some of the most highly respected faculty members on campus—people who have the confidence of both peers and administrators. It looks like stacks of notes, taken during months of preparation for the bargain, as team members examine each line of the existing contract. "Steven and Kevin always talk about being prepared," said McNeil. "You're not sloppy. You're not late. You're not flippant."
"Within this group, there was tremendous respect," said Sandra Alfers, associate professor and bargaining team member (photo at left). "I don't have experience with other bargains — this was my first— and maybe some others talk about the 'other side,' but it wasn't like that. It was more like you had two sides working together. Listening skills were a big component of it."
"We set ground rules right from the start," said Leonard, and among them was the mutual acknowledgment that "both sides were deeply committed to the quality of the institution."
One place where UFWW has been able to affirm its status as an equal to college administration is Olympia, the state capital. Over the past five years, state funding for public higher education has been cut 50 percent—"a dramatic disinvestment," according to Bruce Shepard. But when it comes to flexing muscle in the offices of state legislators, there are few rivals to WEA, the largest labor union in the state. "We've been very cooperative in statewide political work—students, faculty, and administrators, and our administration has found that we're much stronger when we work together," Lyne said. "Our big success last year was that we had no new cuts in funding. I guess that shows how far down we are—that we're calling that a success—but nobody suspected we'd be able to do it."
Is this the best new contract in America?
When the ink was dry and the bottom line revealed, it was the issue of compensation that claimed headlines. WWU's team had agreed to 5.25 percent raises this year, 4.25 percent next year, and another 4.25 the year after. At the same time, more than $1 million was set aside to fix salary compression—the problem you see when the salaries of long-time employees are overtaken by new hires.
For his part, Leonard (photo at left) doesn't dwell on the salaries—"that's a place where I have to give credit to the administration," he said. His team staked its ground elsewhere. On the primary issue of faculty workload, new language makes sure it isn't just about the number of classes, it's also about the number of students in each class. On the growing issue of online courses, "this agreement makes very clear that decisions about who teaches those courses will be made by faculty at the department level, and that those faculty will own their curriculum," said Leonard.
Academic freedom was enhanced: Faculty now have the explicit right to criticize or comment on the internal operations of the university. Job security for contingent (or adjunct) faculty also was given a much-needed boost, and a new commitment to increase the number of tenure-track jobs was secured.
The contract was signed in June, after six months and 120-plus hours at the table. And when trustees put ink to the paper, student Ethan Glemaker (photo at left) was there. "It was this incredibly celebratory moment, this feeling that something really phenomenal had been accomplished," he recalled. "I was just so stoked—because I feel really privileged to be here, with this faculty."
WEA organizer Gary McNeil has an assignment for you: Pick up and read Tomorrow is Another Country, by Allister Sparks. It's the story of negotia- tions between Nelson Mandela's African National Congress and senior officials in the apartheid government. You'll see that Mandela walked into the room with self-respect and self-recognition of his equal status, and he walked out with his opponents'. So can you.


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District 27 and Lincoln Junior High celebrate distinguished and
honorary alumni
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[April 07, 2014]
Saturday evening approximately
90 alumni from District 27 and Lincoln Junior High School gathered
at the Lincoln American Legion. The occasion was the third annual
celebration of past students who have gone on to do great things in
their careers, personal lives and communities.
Honored Alumni
for 2014 are Chris Allen, Doreve Alde Cridelbaugh, R. Jean Brown
Gossett, Nancy Bauer Ireland, Virginia Anderson Johnson, Jeff
McClard, Mercedes Rohlfs, Debbie S. Ross, Randall Schrader, Teresa
Hinds Schrader and Debra D. Taylor. Each person was called to the
front of the room and received a plaque presented by Stephen Rohrer,
the District 27 board president, and Dr. Robert Kidd.
Most Distinguished Alumni
Jarrod (J.D.) Welsh, Class of 1987
2013 Distinguished Alumni inductee Bill Bates was called on to
introduce the first recipient of the Most Distinguished Alumni
honor: J.D. Welsh.
Welsh is currently a senior master sergeant in the United States
Air Force. He graduated from LJHS in 1987 and is a graduate of
Lincoln Community High School. After high school Welsh enlisted in
the Air Force. He continued his education through the Community
College of the Air Force; then the American Military University,
where he obtained a bachelor's degree. In 2011 he graduated summa
cum laude from Trident University in California with a master's
degree in education.
In his military career, he's completed 10 combat deployments,
including service in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Operation Iraqi
He is a Special Operations Command joint terminal attack
controller, a military parachutist, a pathfinder for navigating
through foreign terrain and establishing safe landing zones for
airborne and air assault soldiers or aircraft.
Welch has been awarded two Bronze Stars, one Meritorious Service
Medal, three Air Force Commendation Medals, two Army Commendation
Medals, four Air Force Achievement Medals and two Army Achievement
Welsh's award was accepted by his sister Brittany Peterson and
mother Mitzi Welsh. Peterson read a letter of appreciation written
by her brother.
Welsh first expressed his appreciation to District 27 and LJHS
for honoring him in this manner. He spoke of having great gratitude
to his late father, his two mothers, and his brothers and sisters
for their love and support. He also spoke about his family and his
appreciation for the support he has received from his wife and
children during his career.
His letter ended with an acknowledgement of his three children:
"They are the reason I get up in the morning, and the reason I train
and fight with all my might; their lives mean more to me than mine,
and I am truly grateful for them and I love them with all my heart."
Most Distinguished Alumni
Dr. Kent D. Budd, Class of 1973
2012 Most Distinguished Alumni John Guzzardo was called on to
introduce the next inductee.
Dr. Kent D. Budd is a graduate of District 27, LJHS and a 1986
graduate of the University of Illinois, where he graduated with the
university's highest honor, the Bronze Tablet of Recognition. His
doctorate is in ceramic engineering.
Budd is a scientist and inventor working for 3M in Minnesota. He
holds several patents on his inventions and has created such
high-tech scientific products as hollow glass microbubbles.
He received the Distinguished Merit Award from the University of
Illinois Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He has
also received 3M awards, including Technical Circle of Excellence,
Golden Step and Genesis.
Dr. Budd's award was accepted by his father, Ron Budd. In
accepting the award, the elder Budd apologized that his son could
not be present and relayed that his son was grateful for the honor
from District 27 and LJHS.
He spoke about his son being an avid mushroom hunter, a fisherman
and a wilderness camper in Canada. He has also written several
articles about camping and canoeing in the Boundary Waters Journal.
The message from Dr. Budd included a statement saying that he
greatly enjoyed his years in Lincoln and his years as a student at
District 27 and LJHS.
Most Distinguished Alumni
Dr. Pamela Moriearty
2012 Most Distinguished Alumni inductee Bill Gossett was called
on to introduce the final recipient for the evening, Dr. Pamela
Moriearty is the second of three generations to graduate from
District 27, with her father, James, being the first, and her son,
Jim Grimaldi, being the third. She was an Honored Alumni in 2013.
Moriearty holds five degrees: a bachelor's degree, a master's
degree and doctorate from the University of Chicago, and an MA and
MBA from the University of Illinois Springfield.
She has served as a teaching professor at Lincoln College. She is
now an assistant professor emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry
at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
Moriearty has also traveled extensively, conducting research in
tropical medicine in several countries, including Uganda, France and
In her career she has developed nine different curriculums in the
studies of Mental Health, Research Methods of Psychiatry,
Administrative Psychiatry and Tropical Ecology. She has collaborated
with Dr. Dennis Campbell of Lincoln College in work related to the
college's Creekside Outdoor Center for Environmental Education.
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When Moriearty came to the podium to accept her award, she
offered comments about her education and her school career at
District 27. She said she received a great education at Central
School and left with a set of knowledge and skills she uses to this
She said her teachers were tough, but they provided her a
foundation for further success as she moved on to high school and
She said she was very fortunate to have the support of her
parents, who did not get the opportunity to go to college. She said,
though, that they reinforced her education goals, provided role
models and set the expectations for her education in that she and
her siblings were expected to do their very best.
She concluded: "The partnership between committed and challenging
teachers in school and engaged folks back home who are setting
realistic but very high expectations are still the very crucial
factor in the success in the education of children today, just as
they were back then."
2014 Honorary District 27 Graduate
Lester Plotner
For the first time, the District 27 and LJHS alumni selection
committee this year decided to recognize someone as an honorary
graduate who did not attend District 27 and LJHS.
Jean Lynn and Kent Froebe were brought forward to introduce
Lester Plotner. Plotner served as the District 27 superintendent for
27 years and has also played important roles in Lincoln city
Lynn began saying: "Lester D. Plotner is well known throughout
Lincoln and Logan County, and is known and respected statewide by
school officials and superintendents. He is a community leader, a
staunch supporter of District 27 and is dedicated to the education
and welfare of the children in Lincoln."
She went on to deliver Plotner's education resume. He is a native
of Pekin and graduated from Pekin High School in 1951. He graduated
from Western Illinois University in 1955 with a bachelor's degree in
education. He was a student and teaching assistant at Southern
Illinois University. He graduated from SIU in 1956 with a master's
degree in education.
He and wife Gretchen moved to Lincoln, where he accepted a
teaching position at LJHS. He went on to accept a position at
Lincoln College. In 1963 he accepted the superintendent and
principal position at Chester-East Lincoln School, and in 1967 he
took on the role of assistant superintendent for District 27. In
1968 he advanced to superintendent and held that position until his
retirement in 1994.
Lynn also noted Plotner's service to the city of Lincoln for
15-plus years as the city treasurer and his current role in local
government as a member of the city liquor commission.
Kent Froebe stepped to the podium to acknowledge Plotner's
service to District 27 and drew special attention to Plotner's
coaching at LJHS. He noted that Plotner took the LJHS varsity
basketball team to four state titles with a winning record of 88
straight victories. He said it was long past due that Plotner should
be awarded his own LJHS varsity letter. He then presented Plotner
with the letter while Lynn offered him his plaque as an honorary
graduate of LJHS.
Plotner spoke about his gratitude to be honored by the alumni
committee. He recalled memories of his coming to Lincoln, his
job interview on the front porch of the superintendent's home
and the decision to come to Lincoln.
He also spoke about his students and staff in the early years as
a teacher at LJHS. He spoke about the students, saying he had great
kids, great ballplayers, and that he had a great time being a part
of the basketball program.
He ended by saying that he was fortunate then to have great staff
and great principals, and that was still a fact today.
After Plotner finished speaking, Rohrer returned to the podium
and made some comedic comments about how, now that Plotner was a
graduate of LJHS, he would be expected to enroll as a freshman at
the high school in the very near future.
Rohrer then talked about the Wall of Honored Alumni at the junior
high and gave the audience a preview of what is on the digital media
presentation by playing a slideshow of past recipients.
The evening ended with a few words from two principals: Mike
Workman, who will officially take on that position at LJHS at the
beginning of the next school year, and Ginger Yeazle of
Workman invited all the guests present to attend a special
invitation-only alumni open house at the school on Sunday. He said
junior high students would be on hand to answer questions; there
would be tours of the school; and guests would get to see the Wall
of Honored Alumni and view the complete digital media display.
Yeazle ended the evening by awarding door prizes to guests in the
form of ornaments depicting Lincoln Junior High School and Central
With the awards over, everyone was invited to stay as long as
they desired and to have a good evening.
[By NILA SMITH]
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My reader Amy, while trying to figure out traffic routes, discovered this, uh, interesting map of the marathon's course:
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Looks like the Smithsonian puts a dent in manhood?
And anyone who runs this race is either cockeyed or has a lot of foresight.
The few. The proud. The happy to see you.
A rising route...
Hmm, Doc, are you trying a Rorschach inkblot test on your readers?
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I bet there's stiff competition.
I always figured running a marathon was hard. This route will definitely teste.. er... test the runners, though!
"This is my rifle, this is my gun..."
Maybe there is some, uh 'construction', er 'reconstruction' going on in the neighborhood?
Hahaha this is great! My best friend is running in this, I'm sending it to her immediately...
I wonder if it was done on purpose.
Members only?
My, my. That naughty L'Enfant!
Very appropriate, considering that the word "Capitol" has its origin in the Latin word for "head."
Well...and if you click on the link for the map of the *whole* course, you will see that the two somewhat loop-ish areas south of there are also anatomically correct-ish. No need to stick with franks only if you can get the beans to go with it...
Marines do tend to stand at attention!
As George Takei would say: Oh myyy!
I find myself disagreeing with Lainie about the anatomy. What we have here is a guy with a giant member but not enough blood to run it--it's pointing down at about a 45 degree angle. Those bits below are legs.
I was in with my wife on Saturday to visit daughter who lives in area. The entire plaza in front of her apartment building was wall to wall port a potties, street was closed , big tents and porta potties---she was not impressed.
PS Best comment section ever, hard to beat.
Speak softly and carry a big...
If you look at the whole map and tilt your head, it looks like a bucking horse.
The comments are the best, I tend to agree. My SIL wants to know if I need a moment...
Marines are reknowned for keeping their brains in a safe place and being able to see it thru.
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Morning Brief: November 19
The Mets are going to some serious lengths to create some offense—or maybe, more modest lengths? In any case, right field fence is being moved in anywhere from 3 to 11 feet for next season. And General Manager Sandy Alderson thinks it'll help the hitters psychologically as they swing for the fences. The Post reports that the new dimensions would mean 17 more Mets home runs last year, based on where balls landed.


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The cornbread needs to dry overnight, so start this at least one day ahead.
- Yield
- Makes 6 servings
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 4 cups chopped onions
- 4 cups chopped unpeeled McIntosh or Golden Delicious apples (about 2 large)
- 2 cups chopped celery with leaves
- 24 pitted prunes, diced (about 10 ounces)
- 12 dried apricot halves, diced (about 2 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 cup low-salt chicken broth
- Cut bread lengthwise into 1-inch-wide slices. Place on baking sheet; cover with kitchen towel and let dry overnight. Cut bread slices into 1-inch cubes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add apples and celery. sauté until celery begins to soften, about 10 minutes. Scrape contents of skillet into very large bowl. Add prunes, apricots, fennel seeds, salt, pepper, and thyme; toss. Add dried bread cubes and toss until evenly combined. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Pour broth evenly over.
- Bake stuffing uncovered until heated through and top begins to form crust, about 40 minutes.


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|"Are you a wizard or not?"
The title of this article is conjectural. Although it is based on canonical information, the actual name is a conjecture and may be supplanted at any time by additional information released from canonical sources. If this occurs, please move this page to the appropriate title.
- Albus Dumbledore: "We need to find her. Professor McGonagall, please go to Mr Filch at once and tell him to search every painting in the castle for the Fat Lady."
- Peeves: "You'll be lucky!"
- Albus Dumbledore: "What do you mean, Peeves?"
- Peeves: "Ashamed, Your Headship, sir. Doesn't want to be seen. She's a horrible mess. Saw her running through the landscape up on the fourth floor, sir, dodging between the trees. Crying something dreadful. Poor thing."
- — Albus Dumbledore and Peeves, the Poltergeist, after the attack on the Fat Lady.[src]
This painting hung in the Fourth Floor Corridor at Hogwarts Castle and depicted a landscape with some trees. After Sirius Black's attack on the Fat Lady on 31 October, 1993, she was seen by Peeves running through this landscape crying about her attacker.[1]
Behind the scenes
This is possibly the painting of a hippopotamus seen in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, as it shares the landscape and trees, just adding various animals and the Fat Lady hiding behind a hippopotamus instead of a tree.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Appears in portrait(s))
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 8 (Flight of the Fat Lady)
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Octomom -- I Refuse to Get Naked for Money
Octomom I Refuse to Get Naked for Money
With the threat of foreclosing still looming ... Octomom made a video statement today swearing she'll do whatever it takes to keep her home -- as long as she doesn't have to get naked.
After finally admitting she might need to seek financial help to keep a roof over the heads of her 14 kids -- Nadya Suleman told a photog, "I'll do whatever I can ... as long as I'm fully clothed."
Suleman was clearly referring to the $500,000 offer from Vivid Entertaiment -- in which the porn company claimed they'd fork over a check in exchange for one XXX Octo-scene.
As we previously reported, the man who holds the note on Suleman's house has already set the foreclosure proceedings in motion -- claiming Octo is thousands of dollars behind in payments.
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Some 100 years ago, a woman in Pittsburgh or St. Denis in France or Petrograd, Russia, might have awakened at dawn, while her young children slept, to prepare for her first shift at a nearby munitions factory. Her husband, off fighting in World War I, had left her to test the limits of her own physical ability, as she provided food, shelter, warmth for her family, sometimes confronting great physical danger at work -- perhaps, for example, hanging suspended to load powerful explosives into the shells that other women had produced.
When her work day was done, she went looking for food to buy, often standing in line for hours for scarce basic goods, scrounged for hard-to-come-by fuel to feed the furnace and cooked dinner. She washed the children, put them to bed, cleaned up and wrote a letter to her husband, keeping her worry off the page, before sleeping a few hours. And then she got up and did it again.
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World War I
A century ago, as nations and empires began mobilizing to send 65 million men to war, millions of women across the globe moved to fill in the holes created in civilian society. From Britain to Bosnia to Baghdad, across the United States and Europe and India and Africa, women would become single heads of household in unprecedented numbers.
They would serve directly on the battlefields as nurses and ambulance drivers and cooks. Yet they also had to keep their nations' home fronts running, moving into "men's" jobs, from smelting iron, to driving streetcars, to plowing fields -- as well as working to administer new public and private organizations in support of the war.
How a century-old war affects you
The war changed life for women, and it changed the women themselves. When men returned from war, they inevitably tried to reassert their dominance in family and society. But their own broken conditions and circumstances at home challenged these attempts.
Women once again had to navigate a tricky terrain laid by men. Yet women had displayed to the world and to themselves their competence in "total war." Indeed, the war created a lasting legacy for women, marked by new political rights in many countries -- and marked also by widespread and enduring anxiety over rising feminine power.
In 1914, women were not new to the paid workforce. Individual industrial jobs were often considered as specifically for women or for men; entire industries, such as textiles, were "women's industries," while men dominated in metal forges and machine factories. While wealthier women continued to shun paid work, by the turn of the century, lower-middle-class women had begun moving heavily into positions as clerks and secretaries, and women remained central to farming labor.
But with the declaration of war, economic shifts and official pressure pushed them increasingly into war production and into "men's" jobs (even as, in France, authorities contradicted themselves and confused women by urging them rather to stay at home and have more babies). If only 170,000 women in Britain worked in metal factories on the eve of war, by its end in 1918, there were nearly 600,000.
In the United States and Great Britain, women confronted wartime shortages of food and housing.
As they took on jobs outside the home, many relied on irregular child care or were forced to leave children without care. While, as in other combatant countries, American women generally strove to "do their part" for the war effort and accepted official assignments of war-related work, from factory work to food distribution, some balked at having to "register" with authorities.
How World War I gave us 'cooties'
British propaganda posters declaring soldiers' dependence on female munitions workers gave women a sense that their labor contributions would be important and acknowledged.
Yet, even as women munitions workers faced heavy labor and harsh conditions -- along with danger such as in the Barnbow National Factory explosion of 1916 near Leeds, England, that killed 35 -- others condemned them for the relatively high wages they earned. It was a reflection of class tensions raised by the restructured wartime economy and women's role in it.
British authorities offered small "separation allowances," subsidies to soldiers' families based on the loss of income, and in turn assumed the right to check up on soldiers' wives, to make sure they were not drinking or sleeping with other men.
A woman who followed her own factory shift with dancing or a quick drink at the pub confronted public accusations of being a "flaunting flapper" or an "amateur girl" -- effectively a prostitute -- even as fellow male workers and soldiers on leave might proposition and harass her.
Some women felt new "freedom" during the war; others saw changing "moral standards" as the result of women who had seen their men "swallowed up in that ever-increasing wave of death ..."
In continental Europe, where the war was actually fought, conditions on the home front were even more challenging. Many women took on "men's work" to support the war effort and to ensure their families' survival but also found themselves subject to still more controlling government policies that came with "total war." Women living in captured territories suffered added misery, billeting and serving often abusive foreign soldiers.
The 'bionic men' of World War I
In Italy, urban women were effectively drafted into agricultural labor. Women farmers were, however, little mollified by this motley work force intended to substitute for missing men and draught animals. In European cities, women often stood in line for hours for a chance to purchase spoiled potatoes; together with barefoot children, they tried to scavenge food and fuel from public parks, a practice that had become a full-time job in itself
In Germany, a 1916 policy reserved scarce food supplies only for women who worked in munitions factories, as officials announced that "the entire remaining civilian population, including women, were to be militarized through this plan." In the extraordinarily frigid winter of 1916-17, as schools shut down for lack of heat, the policy left few adults available to care for children.
By the end of hostilities, the war had transformed women's lives.
In many warring nations, acknowledging women's contributions became critical to warding off challenges to politicians' own power in the tumultuous postwar conditions, across Europe especially. Women won voting rights during hostilities or soon after in the United States, Canada and Great Britain; in the German Republic and the new Soviet republics; and in the new states of Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
Economic rights were a different matter.
Demobilizing soldiers and groups claiming to represent them pressured officials and factory owners alike to "make room" in the workforce for returning men by laying off all women although women frequently remained the only potential earners in their households. This was one manifestation of powerful and contentious culture wars over the desirability and even possibility of returning to some halcyon past -- one that, like today, was in part imagined.
Battles ensued across European and North American societies over how to otherwise recognize women's work during the war.
Should newly impoverished women receive government assistance on the basis of their wartime contributions or only as dependents of wounded or fallen soldiers -- or perhaps not at all?
In Britain, authorities shunned the arguments of women's groups and deferred rather to claims of the need to put men back in their "proper" role of economic power, by retaining the wartime notion of benefits deriving only through the husband.
In Germany and Russia, conversely, women were now in principle to have equal status, though the practice did not always follow the principle. The divided attitudes about the value of female work that informed these debates lingers today.
The flood of some 50,000,000 men back home at war's end in 1918 and 1919 also brought new tensions into family life. Returning soldiers imagined home as a refuge of normality after the nightmare of war. Yet men's physical and psychological injuries often precluded any return to their prewar existences, as did the social and economic upheaval of these years.
What was "normal" had of course changed for the women left behind. With their new roles and autonomy, they were often blamed for this world turned upside down. Such gender conflicts lasted through the 20th century and beyond, like many other legacies of World War I.


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Are you perplexed by the Paleo diet but curious about consuming like a caveman?
The fourth online chat in the Enterprise-Record's "Resolutions Done Right" series focuses on the Paleolithic diet. The nutrition plan is based off the eating habits of caveman ancestors and consists mainly of fish, grass-fed meats, eggs, vegetables, fruit, fungi, roots and nuts, and excludes grains, legumes, dairy and potatoes.
Whether you want to know the benefits of such a diet, can't figure out what is off limits, or are looking for great recipes, local experts Chrissy Gower and Sarah Strange are eager to answer your questions. From noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, join in the chat at www.chicoer.com/live or check the link later to read the discussion in full.
Gower is the author of "Paleo Slow Cooking: Gluten Free Recipes Made Simple" and blogs at GrowingUpPaleo.com. After going Paleo seven years ago before the birth of her first child, the diet became a lifestyle for her and her family.
Strange says going Paleo four years ago also changed her life and she loves sharing her knowledge with other people. She is a trainer at Norcal Strength & Conditioning and leads its nutrition seminars.


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Digital paper pack with 10 high quality fashion backgrounds in absolutely fabulous colors.
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Ever since my little brother moved to New York, I've started paying closer attention to what goes on there. What's going on right now is worth sharing.
Mayor Bloomberg has proposed a series of measures that would accommodate growth (a million more people expected by 2030) and reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions. The most promising of the measures? A congestion charge.
Under the plan, the city would charge $8 for cars and $21 for commercial trucks that enter Manhattan below 86th Street from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. The charge would be $4 for drivers within Manhattan, and several exemptions would apply. No one would be charged on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive or the West Side Highway. There would be no charge for moving cars to comply with alternate side parking, and there would be no charge for taxis.
Later, Mary E. Peters, the United States secretary of transportation, issued a statement praising the plan as "the kind of bold thinking leaders across the country need to embrace if we hope to win the battle against traffic congestion." The Nassau County executive, Thomas R. Suozzi, who has many constituents who commute by car to Manhattan, also was enthusiastic. "People's first reaction is they don't want to pay," he said. "But getting them to switch to mass transit benefits us all."
(Source: New York Times)
The congestion charge is also, for obvious reasons, the most controversial of the measures. NYC's Streetsblog (easily my favorite transit blog) details some of the objections:
Representative Anthony Weiner:
While I applaud the mayor for focusing on a long-term sustainability plan for the city, in this case the cure seems to be worse than the disease. We must look at innovative ways to face the challenges created by the city's own success, but a regressive tax on working middle-class families and small-business owners shouldn't be one of them.
My take: The fact that this conversation is taking place at all is huge. If New York manages to move the issue beyond conversation, my Christmas wish might come true sooner than I expected.


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Guess we'd better make other plans for this week, lest we run afoul of one pro-bicycle group that aims to shut down the Chicago auto show. The group, AutoShowShutdown.org recently launched a web parody of the Chicago show's site, on which they provided counterpoint to the show site's content. The group even rebuffed a cease-and-desist letter from the show's organizers, with the support of online free-speech advocates the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Their plan is to protest the show's "egregious display of automobile glorification" this coming Saturday, the first of the show's public days at Chicago's McCormick Place. Kind of reminds us of ourselves when we were wee lads protesting arrogant roadway bikers. Of course the only slogan we could come up with at the time was "We won't pedal, death to false metal!" Right, we didn't quit our day jobs.
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For Immediate Release
The Arctic ice cap is melting, and the polar bears are angry. They're coming to Chicago to help save their habitat. And now the auto show's lawyers are angry, too.
A new website, AutoShowShutdown.org, launched earlier this week as a parody of the Chicago Auto Show website to raise awareness about global warming, automobile fatalities, and other negative effects of private automobiles, and to promote sustainable transportation, has irked the auto industry. A letter sent from a lawyer representing the Chicago Auto Show threatens: "[T]he Chicago Automobile Trade Association and the Chicago Auto Show demand that you immediately cease and desist use of its marks in every way whatsoever. Should you fail to immediately take necessary corrective action, [we] will seek damages against you for trademark infringement."
The polar bears are ready for a fight. "I'm not scared of lawyers," said Snowball, a 1,000-pound polar bear. "There are many prior legal rulings that say industry can't use trademark infringement threats to squelch free speech and silence their critics. And besides, we polar bears are the only species that actually hunts humans, so those lawyers better be careful."
"It's time to save Snowball and all polar bears," said Dan Korn, an Auto Show SHUTDOWN Festival ringleader. "Chicago cyclists are proud to join up with our furry friends from the north to help save their homeland by riding bikes more and driving less. We demand that the Chicago Automobile Trade Association and the Chicago Auto Show immediately CEASE AND DESIST their egregious display of automobile glorification."
"The Auto Show can't stop thousands of citizens from attending the SHUTDOWN Festival, so they're moved their attacks online to try to shut down free speech," said Jason Schultz, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) representing the Auto Show SHUTDOWN Festival. "That just won't fly under the flag of the First Amendment."
WHAT: Eighth Annual Chicago Auto Show SHUTDOWN Festival
WHEN: Saturday, February 10, 2007, 11:00 am
WHERE: Meet at Daley Plaza at 11 am, ride to the McCormick Place Cermak Road Entrance at 12 noon.
WHO: Snowball and dozens of his furry friends, along with hundreds of cyclists, and special guests.
HOW: Street theatre, bicycles, and other fun activities.
WHY: To peacefully SHUT DOWN the Auto Show, to save the polar bears, and to save the humans too!
Auto Show SHUTDOWN festivities will include:
* Polar Bear Bicycle Parade, Stunt Riding Demonstration, Muffler and Snow Tire Juggling.
* SUV/Canoe Trade-In Area. Prepare for the flood before it's too late!
* Unveiling and test rides of the cheap, fun, and non-polluting Vehicles of Tomorrow.
* Snowball the Bear, Uncle Sam, Superman, Santa, the Rev. H. Antiford, and other guests!
The Auto Show Shutdown Association is a group of individuals working to run the Auto Show out of town, and have a good time doing it.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Handmade Paper and Little Weavings
Let me start off by saying how much I appreciated everybody's wonderful comments in regards to my last post. Forever restless and feeling like I am in some way flawed because I have a hard time staying on track with one thing for very long, (trust me this was a trait that met with much disapproval during my formative school years) your comments instead made me feel that this was a positive quality! That's a good thing, as I have once again moved onto something else to explore...
I awoke the other day with a sudden urge to make paper, something I haven't done in a good 15 years. Luckily, as the process is simple and the materials are easily accessible, it all came back to me very quickly, and I was off making paper in no time!
In order to make paper you first must make a pulp. To make my pulp I shredded old manila mailing envelopes and other unwanted mail and documents which I soaked in water and pulverized in a blender. After pulling some sheets of paper from this pulp mixture, I decided to add some more interest with bits of torn red tissue paper and dried grass clippings from the yard. (That's the great part of making paper, all the different things you can add to the mix!)
Once the paper was all dried, I selected a couple of pieces and did tiny little weavings directly into and on top of the paper.
For the first little weaving, I used a variegated blue perle cotton yarn. I strung the warp, (the vertical threads in a weaving) directly through the paper, then wove the weft, (that would be the horizontal threads) right on top of the surface.
A hand stitched boarder was added for the finishing touch. The piece was mounted on another piece of handmade paper the same size to give the back a nice clean look, (I never like a messy back on anything).
The next little weaving was done with a variegated sewing thread, (Sulky Cotton Blendables). I love all the different stripes created in this one.
Two hand stitched boarders were added to this piece, and then the work was mounted on a slightly larger piece of handmade paper.
Both of these works are now available in my shop...
and here.
And if you would like to see some really wonderful examples of stitch work on paper, be sure to check out the work of both Contemporary Embroidery and Missouri Bend. Without a doubt they have both inspired me.
29 comments:
- verobirdie said...
Thank you for the two links. However, regarding the subject of the day, I like your samples more:-) thanks for sharing the pics
- July 13, 2011 at 1:19 AM
These are really lovely, Victoria - and I'm amazed that they started life as manilla envelopes. Thanks for the links too; Missouri Bend is new to me. As a fellow serial flitter, I'm finding it a challenge to stick to a series and will enjoy some serious flitting when it's finished!
- July 13, 2011 at 3:19 AM
- Gina said...
These are adorable.
- July 13, 2011 at 3:21 AM
- Clare Wassermann said...
I love this paper - must look how to do it in detail
- July 13, 2011 at 4:21 AM
- Karen said...
lovely Victoria....and thanks for the mention!!
- July 13, 2011 at 4:54 AM
- Abby and Stephanie said...
Love the mix of materials and how much fun to make and stitch on handmade paper. I always love seeing what you create.
- July 13, 2011 at 6:49 AM
- Corinnea said...
I love making paper! I taught kids for several years how to do it so never really got to make my own. Here you go, taking it to the next wonderful level! You always, and I mean this, make me want to stop everything and try what you've shown. One day maybe I'll be able to! Thanks!
- July 13, 2011 at 8:01 AM
- novembergrass said...
These are beautiful and quite inspiring. -Sue
- July 13, 2011 at 8:19 AM
- Nancy said...
These really turned out well.. so interesting to look at with the color and texture.
- July 13, 2011 at 8:51 AM
- patty a. said...
Very cool!
- July 13, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts said...
these are incredible! I love the weaving. This was so creative and just turned out beautiful!
- July 13, 2011 at 10:33 AM
- Angela said...
Wow! What an inspiration!
- July 13, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Sandy Panagos said...
Wow, those are beautiful. What fun!
- July 13, 2011 at 1:32 PM
- Kim said...
Another quilter with ADD.......yeah how many projects can we juggle at once? These little works of art are just lovely Victoria.
So what's wrong with wanting to try new things?
Happy Sewing, weaving, paper making, quilting....................etc.
- July 13, 2011 at 2:55 PM
- Kristin L said...
What a wonderful use for handmade paper. I've made paper and used it for cards and handmade book covers, but never made the mental leap to combine it with the sewing and embroidery I also do -- I wonder why I never made that now obvious connection? Your pieces are lovely, and not unlike your boro patchwork in aesthetic. Nice!
- July 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM
- Alexis Deise said...
As usual, your work is just so incredibly inspiring. I can never wait to see what you are going to do next, and you never disappoint; seeing that you have a new blog post is a highlight of my day.
- July 13, 2011 at 3:21 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh be still my beating heart ... paper (my secret thang) and thread? and weaving? drool ... lovely ... and never worry about not sitting at something for too long ... it's how we find all our passions ...
- July 13, 2011 at 5:27 PM
- Kathleen said...
Oh my, how absolutely gorgeous your work is! I have been doing a bit of needleweaving myself lately and just love the technique. I had never thought about using paper as a substrate, though. Darn, I know I should never throw anything away - I just tossed a box full of paper I made because I didn't really like the color, but it would have been perfect for a weaving! Thank you for the eye candy!
- July 13, 2011 at 5:40 PM
- Kim Eichler-Messmer said...
Wow! Those little weavings are fabulous and I love that the paper is made from stuff you had lying around.
- July 13, 2011 at 7:40 PM
Wonderful creative burst. These are fantastic while being so simple and beautiful. xox Corrine
- July 14, 2011 at 3:43 AM
Delightful. To think that paper was once a manilla envelope!
- July 14, 2011 at 5:14 AM
- Cheryl Arkison said...
Fascinating. Your willingness to explore and play is so invigorating.
- July 14, 2011 at 3:17 PM
- Candied Fabrics said...
What gorgioouis texture that paper has! And you are so clever with that woven stitch work!
- July 14, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- Diane J. Evans said...
Once again, you amaze!! My fondest wish is that I may one day sit down next to you and watch your creative mind at work first-hand -- bless your talent, Victoria!
- July 15, 2011 at 11:58 AM
- Pallas said...
The paper alone is beautiful, and then the weaving added to it is stunning.
- July 15, 2011 at 10:26 PM
- Victoria said...
Many thanks to each and everyone of you!!
- July 17, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- Sandy said...
I am super impressed by that handmade paper! I totally wish I could use that sort of thing in my project. It looks very textured and awesome. :)
- July 25, 2011 at 11:42 PM
- Laurel said...
Beautiful! How did you do this so intricately without ripping the paper? I tried this but my embroidery kept ripping the handmade paper, even when I punched the holes first. I guess my handmade paper wasn't as stable. I'll have to try again!
- April 8, 2018 at 8:11 PM
- Victoria said...
Hi Laurel and thank you. I made my paper pretty thick and stiff, more like a sheet of cardboard in its overall stability, (except for the edges which retain a more delicateness). Definitely try again!
- April 12, 2018 at 7:41 PM


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Using Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, this lesson introduces high school students to the idea that literary works do not contain fixed meaning but are open to interpretation. Students are invited to participate in this interpretation using information about the author, her culture and historical period, as well as today's context. Exploring literature in this way also provides an opportunity to introduce literary criticism that is suitable for secondary class instruction. Working collaboratively and alone, students develop critical responses to the play based on research and analysis. This lesson can be modified using different authors and historical periods.
Sullivan, P. (2002). "Reception moments," modern literary theory, and the teaching of literature. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literature, 45(7), 568576.
- Literary works do not contain a single "correct" meaning. Creating meaning from them involves collaboration among the author, the reader, the reader's culture, and the author's language.
- Classroom teachers can help students learn more complex ways of interpreting texts by showing them how language, culture, and history influence the way we react to things we read, regardless of when they were written.
- Specific reactions to texts in the forms of reviews, critical essays, and even statements banning a work can be introduced as "reception moments" and used to encourage student discussion of literary interpretation.
- Literary theory can be introduced as a way to find answers to the questions about interpretation and meaning raised in classroom discussion.


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In what can only be described as a herculean bout of regression, I ran the Pensacola Extravaganza Shinding (The real name is the Pensacola Beach Run, but I like my name better). So, at the Shindig, all runners started at the same time and mid-race you decided which distance you wanted to run (5K, 10K, half-marathon). I was runing with a bunch of people at what I perceived to be a decent pace until I saw the turn off for the 5K. Realizing that I was alone, it dawned on my that I was keeping pace with the wrong bunch of people and well, the rest you can figure out.
Out of 449 5K participants, I placed 48th and 7th in my age group with a time of 24:12 - it even hurts to type it. There is, however, good news, the BEER WAS ALL YOU CAN DRINK as long as you had a race number! I may not be a runner or even a decent jogger, but it is pretty hard to find something that beats ALL YOU CAN DRINK BEER.
I also discovered that I am over training, which is causing my body to get weaker. Without taking any supplements outside of a multivitamin. I have been running at least four miles a day, taking a 45-minute spinning class and lifting weights five days a week. With that in mind, I have accepted the challenge to drop the spinning and just run for two weeks. If my time improves, I will stick with that plan. If my time does not improve, I will buy some sort of supplement (which I liken to corking the bat).
My next race is the 7th Annual Chiropractic Run For Health on 20 January 2007. Fingers and public hairs crossed, here's to hoping for a better time.
In essence, crappy race, no medal, over training, next race in two weeks and FREE ALL YOU CAN DRINK BEER!
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Innovation is a defining hallmark of the ETF marketplace. And perhaps, nowhere is this more apparent than with the recent introduction of maturity date ETFs (also known as target-date bond funds). Let's analyze what maturity date bond ETFs are, what they offer and under what circumstances they might be used in client portfolios.
Maturity date bond ETFs are linked to an index of bonds that mature in the same calendar year. For instance, a bond ETF with a maturity date of 2018 is designed to automatically liquidate on Dec. 31 of that year. On the maturity date, investors receive a payment equal to the bonds' face value.
Most individual bonds will pay semi-annual coupons, whereas maturity date bond ETFs pay monthly income. The entire value a bond investor receives from owning this type of fund is equal to the face value of the underlying holdings plus the total sum of all yield distributions for the life of the fund.
The purpose of maturity date bond ETFs is to give investors the benefits of individual bonds, but with greater diversification, less active management and lower transaction costs.
The Choices
Today's generation of maturity date bond ETFs are focused in the corporate bond and municipal bond market.
Guggenheim offers eight investment-grade corporate bond ETFs with maturities from 2013 to 2020. For investors willing to accept higher risk in exchange for higher yields, the company also manages six high-yield corporate bond ETFs with target dates from 2013 to 2018.
BlackRock offers four corporate bond ETFs (2016, 2018, 2020 and 2023) that specifically exclude bonds issued by banks and financial companies. Also in the mix are six AMT-free munibond ETFs with maturity dates from 2013 to 2018.
Although distributions for many maturity bond ETFs are monthly, some funds have less frequent distributions. It's always best to check the fund's distribution history and prospectus to estimate the type of income frequency you can expect.
"An investor who buys an iShares [maturity] bond fund receives a monthly distribution of earned income over a set term, for example, five years. And at the end of the period, they get a lump sum payment that represents all of the maturities of the bonds held in the fund," explains Matt Tucker, head of iShares fixed income strategy.
As a result, maturity bond ETFs combine the benefits of individual bonds with regular income payments and a return of principal at maturity. And along the way, they maintain diversification, liquidity and transparency.
This niche also solves the conundrum facing bond investors who have to decide between conventional bond funds or individual bond issues.
Traditional bond funds are susceptible to yield curve risk, especially in a low rate environment. Funds are continuously selling bonds at the shorter end of the yield curve while purchasing bonds at the longer end. For example, a bond ETF linked to a 3-7 year bond index will sell bonds once they reach three years maturity or less and replace them with bonds that don't mature for seven years. This can cause traditional bond ETFs to lose money during a period of rising rates (and falling bond prices) because they are forced to sell individual bonds for less than they paid.
To some extent, individual bonds allow an investor to customize the length of their fixed income exposure. But this type of flexibility comes at a rather high cost. Individual bond holders are subject to significant market risks, including the potential for credit downgrades along with issuer defaults. On the other hand, these types of risks are minimized in the context of a diversified bond fund.
In a sense, maturity date bond funds offer the best of both individual bonds and bond funds. Investors who hold their fund through maturity can ride out interest rate fluctuations and knowing they will collect interest payments plus their face value at the end of the term. And through the journey, they avoid the concentration risk associated with owning individual bonds.
"I see them as a way to build a bond ladder with more diversification, but also more cost," says Rick Ferri, author of The ETF Book (Wiley) and founder of Portfolio Solutions. "I don't see a use for then in most retirement savings plans."
Ferri says that if a person is saving for retirement with a long-term horizon in mind and doesn't have a specific dollar need at a known time, then it's best to stick with a lower-cost intermediate-term bond index fund.
Duration Exposure
With a laddered portfolio of individual bonds, there can be extreme deviations in the risk characteristics of the portfolio, particularly with duration. Over time, the duration of a laddered bond portfolio drifts lower but suddenly spikes when cash flows are reinvested.
Concentrated bond portfolios are especially vulnerable to this effect. In contrast, bond funds are able to keep duration consistency because of ongoing cash flows that allow fixed income managers to make incremental purchases while keeping the targeted duration.
Bond liquidations or sales are another important factor for advisors to think about.
Even when deciding to sell one particular bond within a portfolio of individual bonds, the portfolio's risk profile can be dramatically altered. The only way to preserve the bond portfolio's target allocation is to sell a small percentage of each bond within the laddered portfolio. In most cases, this is unrealistic and cost prohibitive.
"Bond funds make liquidations, especially partial liquidations, notably easier," observes a Vanguard research paper titled "Bonds or Bond Funds?" The study also notes: "An investor's sale of fund shares does not change the characteristics of the fund's bond exposure."
Simpler Ladder
Creating a bond "ladder" by purchasing individual bonds with different maturities is a popular strategy used to manage interest rate risk. Although this strategy ensures consistent income payments, it can be cumbersome to manage. For example, a short-term bond ladder would require an investor to buy five individual bonds with one, two, three, four, and five-year maturities. After the year one bond matures, the investor would subsequently buy a new five-year bond as a replacement.
An alternative strategy to achieve the same goal of a five-year bond ladder would be to invest in a maturity dated bond fund like the Guggenheim BulletShares 2018 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCI). The investor gets the benefit of regular income payments, but without the management and transaction cost of dealing with individual bonds. They can also choose to sell the fund before it matures, but if they hold onto BSCI until its 2018 maturity, they get a return of their principal.
Finding a Role
Maturity date bond ETFs, when used correctly, can serve practical purposes and solve real life financial problems. They are particularly useful when trying to match up assets with liabilities. Saving and investing for a child's education is a perfect example of how a maturity date bond fund can be used.
A single year maturity product might work well if a person wanted to pay for a future expense by a given date, as with planning for college expenses. The timing and size of the expense are basically known. Simply choose the bond ETF appropriate to the desired time horizon and risk tolerance.
Being familiar with maturity date bond ETFs helps advisors think about simple solutions to complex problems.


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It's just another day at the office here at Trossen Robotics. You know, the usual paperwork, service calls, order packing, and Awesome Quadcopter Demonstrations.
Don and Jason of Mad Lab Industries came by to show off their amazing Quadcopter. They gave us a great demo, and shared some of their stories about the ups and downs of working with aerial vehicles. One small glitch, and suddenly your vehcicle can drop out of the air, or fly head first into the nearest building, the duo told us.
Their Hoverfly based monster of a Quadcopter is a amazing piece of machinery. This beast can quickly zip to an fro or it can hover in a stationary spot, compensating and resisting for wind. In addition, this machine also has a servo positioned/controlled camera. Here's a shot of our team marvelling in awe at the Quadcopter.
Flying robots might not actually be a part of daily life here (though someday, they will be) so it's great to see what people like Jason and Don have built. We love to see these kinds of projects, so if you've got a great project, show off in the Project Showcase in the forums!
Thanks again to Don and Jason for bringing in their quadcopter.
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Water is one of our most adored resources and the quality of our water can no longer be taken for granted. Therefore, how we dispose of waste into the vicinity takes on extraordinary interest. The benefit of discharging material into bodies of water really means we are using our streams and rivers as natural sewers. This has become approved practice, and modern water pollution manages plants such as ours make it environmentally adequate.
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Buffalo at Pawtucket – Game 1
Jason Pridie – CF
Russ Adams – 2B
Fernando Martinez – RF
Mike Hessman – 1B
Chris Carter – DH
Mike Cervenak – 3B
Jesus Feliciano – LF
Omir Santo – C
Ruben Tejada – SS
Tobi Stoner – RHP
Kevin Fransden – 2B
Jorge Jiminez – 3B
Angel Sanchez – SS
Tug Hulett – DH
Aaron Bates – 1B
Dusty Brown – C
Daniel Nava – LF
Bubba Bell – CF
Matt Sheely – RF
Michael Bowden – RHP
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The Buffalo Bisons today announced that RHP ELMER DESSENS has been placed on the team's disabled list with a left hamstring strain.
Dessens, 39, left in the ninth inning of the Bisons' game on Tuesday against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after delivering a called strike three to Yankees' hitter Chad Huffman. On the season, Dessens is 3-0 with a 1.29ERA and two saves in five appearances for Buffalo (7.0IP, 7H, R, ER, 3BB, 6K).
Dessens saved a team-high 11 games for Buffalo in 2009 before pitching in 28 games with the New York Mets.
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Flush Ceiling Lights
Flush or Semi-Flush lights are perhaps the most common style around today due to the changing shape and size of the average British home. Whereas many older properties enjoy high ceilings the more recent house building trend is to create rooms with a ceiling height of 2.4 meters or approximately 8 feet. This change has been driven by a need to be more economical with space and it's also far more practical to heat a smaller room.
What is Flush Lighting?
When we talk about flush lighting or semi-flush lighting we effectively mean lighting, that when fitted, keeps the space between light and ceiling to a minimum. As mentioned above this style of lighting is well suited to many modern homes where the ceiling height makes pendent style lighting impractical. Flush lights can be used throughout the home but are especially popular in any room where space may be limited. Bathrooms, bedrooms, closets, kitchens and hallways all suit flush lighting and the broad range of style options available means whatever design look you are looking to achieve you'll have plenty of lighting choice.
Flush or Semi-Flush Lights
When choosing lighting for any room one of the key factors is practicality. The lights don't just have to look good, they also need to adequately illuminate the space and also work within that space. You may fall in love with a stunning chandelier but fitting it in the downstairs toilet may not be the ideal practical lighting solution for that room.
Flush lighting and semi-flush lights are often the happy middle ground between desirability and practicality.
Flush Ceiling Lights – Sometimes also known as 'Flush Mount, when fitted, leave no space between light and ceiling surface. This style of lighting is ideal for spaces with low ceilings but they can be used throughout the home.
Semi-Flush Lights – When fitted this style of light leaves a small amount of space between the ceiling and the light fitting. There is no hard and fast rule regards how much space is left and it very much varies based on the light fittings design.
How to Choose Flush Lighting
The advice for purchasing flush lighting is very similar to advice when buying any new lighting. Before you head to the shops or your favourite online lighting store firstly understand what you want from the lighting and the available space you have. Measuring your ceiling height is a great place to start and then consider the lighting drop that could be accommodated whilst remaining practical.
Just because you may have low ceilings it doesn't mean you're limited for choice and whatever style of room you have there is a wide range of options to pick from.


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By Fernanda Echavarri
Tucson police conducted a routine traffic stop Tuesday night that led to the arrests of four people. After, a crowd swarmed the site to protest the officers' use of Arizona's anti-illegal immigration law known as SB 1070.
Several protesters were pepper sprayed during the incident, and it marked the second time this year Tucson police have faced protests and then publicly responded to criticism for enforcing the controversial immigration law.
In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down several parts of the law, but upheld its requirement that police must question a person's immigration status if an officer has reason to believe the person is in the country illegally.
A day after the incident, people upset at police response said the law goes too far.
Raul Alcaraz Ochoa, an immigrant rights activist, said two men were pulled over because one of the lights on their car's license plate was burned out. Because state law requires it, police said they called the Border Patrol when they saw indications the men might be in the country illegally.
"Local Tucson Police Department officers called BP on two workers and loving fathers," Alcaraz Ochoa said.
After Border Patrol officers arrived on the scene, Alcaraz Ochoa said, community members and activists began protesting the arrests by locking arms at the scene, near the Southside Presbyterian Church, 317 W. 23rd St., a center of immigrant rights activism and where day laborers gather.
In the incident, police hit, shoved and dragged people at the scene, including children and the elderly, Alcaraz Ochoa said.
Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villaseñor said there was no evidence of his officers using excessive force.
"The information that I have show that the crowd was being verbally and physically aggressive, to such a point that the officers felt it necessary to use pepper spray to move them back," Villaseñor said.
Those who protested the arrests Tuesday night said they want police to change tactics and refuse to enforce the law.
"The community demands that...Villaseñor and the department stop calling Border Patrol," Alcaraz Ochoa said. He would rather see police cite and release people without detaining them and not interrogate passengers in traffic stops.
In February, Tucson police officers pulled over a man who had children in a car without car seats. Police said the man could not provide a valid Arizona driver's license and showed a Mexican identification card instead.
The man was arrested for having the children unrestrained, and that's when police called Border Patrol to check his immigration status. Alcaraz Ochoa saw the arrest and placed himself under the Border Patrol car as an act of protest. He was taken to an immigration detention center and was released the following day after proving he was in the U.S. legally.
Soon after his release, about 100 people gathered outside Tucson police headquarters to protest the enforcement of SB 1070.
The incidents exemplify the conflict police departments face, Villaseñor said. He has been outspoken about the law, maintaining that local police departments do not have the resources to comply with the requirements.
"These types of events are exactly what I said would happen with this law. It pits law enforcement against the community, and really it's not a place for local law enforcement," Villaseñor said. "That aside, I don't get to say 'no I'm not going to enforce that law,' so we will continue to do our job."
There was no comment from the Tucson Sector of the Border Patrol or the Washington, D.C., office of Customs and Border Protection because of the federal government shutdown.


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Pelting a motorcade with tomatoes may not compel powerful heads of state to trigger change, but according to "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, a "Kiss Cam" just might.
During Tuesday's episode, the late night host took a moment to chronicle the power of the "Kiss Cam," which President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were recently acquainted with.
"There's only one thing powerful leaders respond to," Stewart said before throwing to a clip of the First Couple locking lips at a U.S.A Basketball exhibition game in Washington. "The Kiss Cam!"
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On Monday, President Obama attended the game with the First Lady and their daughter, Malia. Obama, normally not prone to camera shyness, didn't kiss his wife when the "Kiss Cam" first landed on the first couple, but delivered the second time around after he was goaded with a round of unappreciative boos.
"The only thing the most powerful leaders in the world bend to," Stewart proclaimed. "It's one more reason to be thankful Al Gore was never president."
Mocking the former vice president's attempt at public displays of affection, Stewart showed a clip of Gore planting a big kiss on his wife, Tipper, during the Democratic Convention in 2000.
Unlike the quick kisses Obama planted on his wife's mouth and forehead, Gore gave Tipper a full-mouthed kiss that lasted an exceptionally long time, causing Stewart to squirm.
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To see the full power of the "Kiss Cam" check out the clip below, courtesy of Comedy Central:


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A night to dream about
I couldn't sleep the night before the series started. You just want the game to be here. Then it's finally here, and you go out and play, get a big win, and it's just an incredible feeling.
What you do after a game like this is you go home, dream about it, get up tomorrow, and come back and do it again.
Sure, it's a big win, and my home run felt great. But it's just one game, and we know how good these Red Sox are. Nobody has to tell us.
The first thing I want to mention is the crowd. Man, it was loud. I've never heard Angel Stadium get that loud. That was exciting.
It was a great duel starting out between two of the best, John Lackey and Jon Lester. Lackey was Lackey. He came through big with his A game when we needed it. And Lester, man, he's tough — one of the best lefties in the game. He throws hard, and he brings that slider down at your feet.
In my second at-bat, when I walked, he actually hit me on the back foot with a pitch. I looked back at the umpire, Joe West, but he didn't see it. So I stayed up there. Right now, my big toenail is sore.
When I came up in the fifth, we had runners on first and third. It was a good hitting situation. Erick Aybar doubled, and Chone Figgins bunted him to third. Then Bobby Abreu walked. Four walks in one game – can you believe that? That man is too much.
I took a pitch from Lester and then he threw a two-seam fastball. Bobby was running, and I saw him going. I hit a mistake, I guess. I usually pop it up. Truth is, I didn't know where the ball was. I closed my eyes and swung.
Running the bases, the crowd going crazy, the adrenaline was pumping so hard, it was unbelievable. I wish everyone could know what that feels like. It's hard to describe. Just an unbelievable experience. I was running the bases and talking to myself, kind of like when I played football in high school. `Do what you do,' that kind of thing.
When I got in the dugout, I was so excited I spiked my helmet. It was just one of those moments, a tremendous release.
This is special. I rank it way up there. But it's just the start.
We played the way I know we can play in this first game. Now we have to keep it going. I try to lead by example. I don't know if I'm going to hit a home run – you can't just tell yourself to do it. You just react and play the game, have faith and confidence that you're going to get it done.
What I like about our team is that the guys brought the dog with them. You can't be scared, or you're never going to make it happen.
We have to keep believing in ourselves and keep playing the game with passion and playing smart. If we do that, I like our chances.
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torii !
You were amazing tonight! You killed!
The stadium/fans were PUMPED extra hard tonight, good vibe. Keep it up!
I knew you were up for a big game, right when they walked Abreu, I could tell how concentrated you were on deck. I believe and I think most Angel fans will agree, you were the best signing in the history of the Angels. Walk the walk, talk the talk, and professional on and off the field. Will be looking forward to another victory tomorrow.
Torii, it was really loud last night; the reason you've never heard it that loud was because you've haven't won a postseason game with us…but believe me, in 2002, it was crazy-loud in here! You might remember that when we played the Twins! That home run you hit last night was so thrilling. We fans were on the edge of our seats, wanting so badly to erupt…and you delivered! What a great moment! I will never forget it! This is what postseason baseball is all about! So happy for you and all of the guys!
What 'A' game last night was! That homer – priceless. Up in section 512, we got so loud we got the annoying Sux fan to leave! (Go – Home – Bos-ton!!) I think he stayed out of the stands in FEAR. Hahaha!! I'll be watching from home tonight but cheering just as loud and rowdy as last night. Tor-ii, Tor-ii, Tor-ii…! We love our Angels and hope you can kick some smelly sox out of California – pronto.
What 'A' game last night was! That homer – priceless. Up in section 512, we got so loud we got the annoying Sux fan to leave! (Go – Home – Bos-ton!!) I think he stayed out of the stands in FEAR. HA! I'll be watching from home tonight but cheering just as loud and rowdy as last night. Tor-ii, Tor-ii, Tor-ii…! We love our Angels and hope you can kick some smelly sox out of California – pronto.
I was screaming so loud from my house – I haven't screamed that loud since 2002.
And Torii just wait it's only going to be louder tonight.
I can't wait to be in the stands tonight yelling. It's time to show Boston who is in charge this year.
Torii, you are amazing brother! Can't tell you how awesome it is to have your energy on this team! Take it to them!!!
Torii – we miss you here in Minnesota! I was rooting for the Angels last night since the Twins/Yankees game isn't until tonight. Saw you get the big HR, and I cheered as loudly as if you were still playing for the Twins. Good luck to you guys the rest of the Boston series, and hope we get to see you against the Twins in the ALCS.
Hats off, #48! As a MLB fan, I appreciate what you brought to last night's game – every game you play in, actually. As a Red Sox fan, I hope you keep bringing it. I wrote in an earlier post how I want my guys to win against the best. You're it. I just hope you were able to wake up some of my BoSox enough to get them going. Good game. It's only one, though. And, you're playing against guys who know how to come back. I hope they can meet the challenge.
It was a great game for the Angels, you guys seem to have dealt to the east coast teams at home this year….good luck tonight
Outside the Phillies Looking In
we were lucky enough to be there last night. it was amazing! right up there with the top moments of my life!
WOW!! Great game last night! You guys were awesome! Just believe in yourselves as a team. I have faith as an Angels fan that you guys will make it to the World Series, and win it. You guys deserve the wins. Good luck in New York. We love you.


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