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Matcha Green Tea Creme Brulee
This dessert combines two of my favorite things, crème brulée and green tea. I love the natural jade color of matcha green tea powder, along with its distinctive flavor. It's an ingredient I use a lot in desserts. Whether it's in cookies, madeleines, pound cakes, crème pâtissière or chocolate truffles, the result is always a success.
My personal favorite application for green tea powder though is crème brulée. One could probably add spinach to crème brulée and it would still taste great, but there's something special about the flavor of green tea that cuts the decadence of the dessert while enhancing its elegance.
Yields: 8 Japanese tea cups2-1/4 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup whole milk
1-2/3 cups vanilla chips, (8 ounces)
4 egg yolks
5 tablespoons sugar, as needed
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon matcha green tea powder
Preheat the oven at 325°F
In a saucepan, combine the cream and milk. Bring it to a near boil. Turn off the heat and immediately add the vanilla chips. Using a spatula, keep stirring until the morsels are melted (see tips).
In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of sugar until they become pale yellow. Add the vanilla extract, salt and matcha green tea powder. Combine the dairy liquid with the egg mixture by slowly adding a ladle of the dairy liquid at a time to prevent the yolks from curdling (it's called tempering).
Strain through a fine mesh to make sure there are no chunks of vanilla chips or milk skin left.
Fill up 8 Japanese tea cups (make sure they are heat-proof) with the custard. Place them in a warm water bath in a deep baking pan. The water should go half way up the side of the ramekins (at least a 2-inch-high level of water). Loosely cover the dish with a sheet of aluminum foil and place in the oven for 35-40 minutes. The texture of the crèmes brulées should be a little jiggly but not liquid.
Allow the crèmes brulées to cool completely first, then plastic-wrap each individual cup and chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. The fat from the cream may pick up some other odors from the refrigerator if the cups are not sealed properly.
When serving, unwrap the cups and sprinkle about 1-1/2 teaspoons of sugar in each cup, then caramelize with a culinary torch.
Bon appétit!
Matcha is Japanese green tea powder. I buy mine at Teavana in the Stanford Shopping Center, in Palo Alto, California. You can also find it online. It's fairly expensive and has a very delicate flavor. As soon as your matcha tea box is unsealed, store it in the refrigerator or in the freezer because of its short shelf life. To check for quality, matcha should have a beautiful jade green color. If it's yellow and dull, it's time to toss it. You can use it often in baking for macarons, cakes, cookies or custards or you can turn many pastries into a nice green color. Be creative on St. Patrick's day and Halloween!
I used Guittard vanilla chips (apeels). I buy them directly from my local market at the Milk Pail Market, 2585 California Street, Mountain View, CA 94040, but you can order through eBay if you can't find them. Or you can always substitute with white chocolate chips but you might want to lower the amount of sugar in the recipe.
A pinch of salt brings out the flavor of the dessert and enhances its sweetness.
While waiting for the cream and milk to boil, you have to be very careful. Don't go anywhere else. If the phone rings or someone's at the door, let it go. You really have to focus until the cream and milk is hot, otherwise you'll be cleaning your stove and scraping off burnt milk all night long! As soon as some bubbles come up, turn off the heat and immediately add the vanilla chips.
While letting the vanilla chips steep in the dairy mixture, it's preferable to stir the mixture until the liquid is smooth, instead of whisking to create as little milk froth as possible. You don't want a latte foam to form.
When you take the crèmes brulées out of the oven, they should come out a little jiggly. Refrigerating them for at least 3 hours helps create a firmer, creamy consistency.
If you don't own a blow torch, you can place the crèmes brulées under the broiler of the oven until the sugar caramelizes. But if you decide to make this dessert quite often like we do, a culinary torch is a good investment.
I like to serve crèmes brulées in small-sized ramekins among other miniature sweets. I served them in 8 Japanese tea cups; you can serve them in 4 regular ramekins for very hungry dessert eaters.
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I'm not sure I'd want to marry someone who's this good with a chainsaw. But lucky for Stacy Poitras, Alison Eastwood doesn't see it that way. The actress-director (and daughter of film legend Clint Eastwood) has said yes to CMT's Chainsaw Gang star Stacy Poitras. His Twitter bio describes him as a one of a kind artist who can "carve anything with a chainsaw." (Kind of sounds like he could star in a Clint Eastwood movie, doesn't it?) Poitras actually asked for Alison's hand a few years ago, and People magazine reports he gave Poitras his blessing. Or, his permission anyway. "Clint is a cool guy … but he's definitely a man of few words. I quietly asked him when we were alone if it would be all right if I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage," Poitras said. "He coolly looked me in the eye and softly said, 'You better take that up with her,' to which I replied, 'So, I have your permission?' And he said, 'Yes.'" I just can't wait to see what he'll carve his bride for a wedding gift.


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A group of Victorian students have created a short film sharing their experiences about the reality of bullying. Anti-bullying coach Sue Anderson says people need to speak up and change the way they respond to bullies.
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Whether it's about the way someone looks, their name, family or a personality, the school yard can be a breeding ground for nasty comments.
In conjunction with ABC Open, a group of south-west Victorian students have put together a film called Bullying is a reality, in the hope that sharing their experiences will help drive change.
The reality is many children are scared to tell someone that they're being picked on, in fear that the bullying will get worse.
Some are concerned about worrying their parents, or making a scene at school.
Ballarat anti-bullying coach Sue Anderson says with research showing that 30 per cent of children being bullied will tell no one, and with one in five Australian adults experiencing bullying in their workplace at some stage, it's important to equip people with ways of handling bullies.
Her key message to people who are being bullied is to speak out about it.
"Every young person I've coached who didn't initially speak up, by the end of our coaching say 'I wish I had have told someone sooner', and part of it is they think they can handle it on their own or believe they should be able to handle it on their own, and in some cases the bullying gets so horrific that in some cases unfortunately they can't handle it," Sue says.
With the growing use of social media, cyber bullying cases are becoming more prevalent.
Social media site Facebook has recently launched a campaign in conjunction with Australian anti-bullying site Project Rocki, urging people to make a pledge to speak up about bullying.
Sue says she commonly hears victims of bullying say "they made me feel worthless" and "there's nothing I can do about it".
But changing the bully is not the only way to handle the problem, she says.
She challenges people to recognise that they're not responsible for the behaviour of bullies, but they can choose to be 'un-insultable'.
"You can choose the meaning that you apply to the bully's words or actions, you can choose how you think about that, you've got the power to turn the bullying around and make it about the bully and not about you.
"You can interrupt that bullying system and unfortunately lots of people aren't aware of that, they just think, this is a part of going to school."
Sue Anderson spoke with Ann Jones on ABC Victoria.


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Co-Evolution of HIV and Strong Antibody Response Charted for First Time
In an advance for HIV vaccine research, scientists have for the first time determined how both the virus and a resulting strong antibody response co-evolved in one HIV-infected individual. The findings could help researchers identify which proteins to use in investigational vaccines to induce antibodies capable of preventing infection from an array of HIV strains. Previously, a study of antibody genetics enabled scientists to deduce the step-by-step evolution of certain broadly neutralizing antibodies—those that can prevent infection by the majority of HIV strains found around the globe. Yet the specific viruses that gave rise to those antibodies and the virus mutations that drove them to reach their final form remained unknown, hampering HIV vaccine discovery.
In the current study, scientists identified one of the roughly 20 percent of HIV-infected individuals who naturally develop broadly neutralizing antibodies to the virus after several years of infection. This person in Africa was a volunteer in a study in which participants gave weekly blood samples beginning early in the course of infection. This individual had joined the study just 4 weeks after infection and was followed for more than 3 years. Having blood samples from such an early stage enabled researchers to pinpoint the particular "founder" virus that triggered the immune system to make an immature broadly neutralizing antibody against HIV, as well as the cell from which that antibody emerged. Analyses of the weekly samples also enabled the scientists to see the series of changes that the virus and antibody underwent over 2.5 years until the antibody matured to a form capable of potently neutralizing the virus. Scientists are now attempting to create a vaccine that harmlessly mimics the virus at key points in the observed process to generate broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies, first in uninfected animals and then in uninfected people.
The study was led by Duke University's Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology–Immunogen Discovery (CHAVI-ID), which is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Scientists at NIAID's Vaccine Research Center (VRC) also played a central role, collaborating with researchers at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center, administered by the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute, along with seven other institutions.
H. Liao et al. Co-evolution of a broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibody and founder virus. Nature DOI: 10.1038/nature12053 (2013).
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I used the adorable "Flurry" collection from Kate Spain!
1 jelly roll
5/8 yard for background
1/2 yard for borders
1/2 yard print for fussy cutting ornaments
3/4 yard backing
1/2 yard for bucket and binding
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4 buttons for snowflake centers
thin ribbon for ornaments
white rick rack for the snowflakes
red rickrack for inside border
Pull out the green strips from the jelly roll to use for the tree and cut them in half.
Arrange eleven of them in a pleasing order and sew them together along the long sides. You may use the same fabric several times if you like!
I pressed my seams open, but it's your choice! 🙂
Cut a piece of fusible 16" by 22", fold it half lengthwise and cut out a fun tree shape. I wanted mine to look sort of Seuss-ish!! You can draw on the paper side to try out different tree branch looks then cut it out on the one you like the best!!
Fuse it onto the wrong side of the green strippy piece.
Cut the tree out 1/8" inside the edges.
Cut the background 19" by 36". I used a 3" by 10" brown scrap from my stash for the tree trunk as there was no brown jelly roll strip in this collection. Press a strip of fusible onto the wrong side of the brown fabric scrap, then cut out a 2" by 9" rectangle for the trunk.
Cut out a 6" square piece of bucket fabric. My bucket is 5" tall and 6" across the top edge and 4" across the bottom edge. Use a ruler and draw the shape on the back, then cut it out. Fuse it onto the wrong side of the bucket fabric and cut it out 1/8" inside the edges.
Cut or tear four 4" wide strips selvage to selvage for the borders. Sew them onto the 4 sides of the background. Center the treetop, trunk and bucket on the background and fuse in place. You can either straight stitch around the raw fused edges or you can blanket stitch them.
Now comes the fun part- decorating the tree. I auditioned several different colors of rickrack and liked red the best. But I waited to sew it on until after the quilt is quilted. Press fusible onto the wrong side of the ornament fabric
and then fussy cut duplicates of different motifs from your fabric to use for ornaments on the tree.
I cut out quite a few different ones and auditioned them on the tree but found them too small for my liking as they disappeared on the busy treetop.
So, I drew a simple shape on the fusible and pressed it on the wrong side
of a few different jelly roll strips and tried them, too, on the tree and found them better than the others, but still too busy… sigh…
So, then I drew the same simple shape on the fusible again and pressed it on the back of a more solid red fabric. After cutting them out, I auditioned adding some of the smaller fussy-cut motifs on top of the red ornament and then tried those on the tree and finally found the one I liked the best!
I removed them and made the quilt sandwich and quilted the wall hanging in a simple meander, changing threads to match…red for the bucket, green for the tree, brown for the trunk and white for the rest. I then fused five of these ornaments on the tree, leaving ample space between them for the snowflakes!
I cut 3" pieces of white rickrack for the snowflakes- three pieces for each snowflake. I pinned them onto the tree between the ornaments.
Then I stitched around the edges of the fused ornaments and down the center of each rickrack strip that formed the snowflakes.
I added light blue buttons in the center of each snowflake and small red bows at the top of each ornament. I also fused on 4 of the smaller candy canes, then stitched around those edges, too.
Then I selected a colorfully striped jelly roll strip for a bow on the bucket. I used pinking shears to cut the strip in half lengthwise before tying it into a bow, trimming the ends and tacking it on the bucket with a button in the center!
And then I stitched the red rickrack down the seam where the borders are sewn onto the quilt. Now all that is left is binding. I cut (4) 2 1/2" wide strips of fabric selvage to selvage, stitched them together, pressed them in half and sewed them onto the quilt edges with a scant 3/8" seam allowance. If you want to add a hanging sleeve, you can!
Don't forget the label on the back!! And voila!! You are finished!! 🙂
one 26" by 43" cute as can be Christmas wall hanging or door quilt!!
I hope you enjoy making this quick little project that is just perfect to welcome Christmas into your home and heart! It's so quick and easy you could even make a few for gifts!!
Yogi and I hope you like this design and wish you will drop by and visit us soon at Aunt Polly's Porch! Have a happy "Christmas in July"!!


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I was so happy to find the following recipe for lemon curd, tested by the University of Georgia for the National Center for Home Food Preservation, but I was not so excited to prepare it because I don't often have bottled lemon juice on hand—it's not my favorite product. I've made lemon curd with Meyer lemons, and it is delicious, but Meyers aren't acidic enough to can safely, what with all that egg protein (I have made frozen Meyer lemon curd though, and it is delicious).
So as far as canning goes, I set the recipe aside. Then I read Linda Ziedrich's most recent post "Real Lemon versus ReaLemon," which pretty definitively establishes that real lemon juice can be substituted for bottled lemon juice in recipes, and I was re-inspired to make the curd. Her splendid blog, A Gardener's Table, is an excellent source for canners, both in terms of science, safety, and originality of recipes. (I highly recommend her books, too.) http://agardenerstable.com/2011/04/19/real-lemon-versus-realemon/


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Warner Music Group (WMG) will be releasing seven DVD-Audio titles on November 7, 2000 and is preparing a large number of titles for future release. This makes WMG the first major music company to offer albums in the high-resolution, multichannel DVD-Audio format.
The first releases are: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5, conducted by Daniel Barenboim with the Staatskapelle Berlin; Core, by Stone Temple Pilots; Tigerlily, by Natalie Merchant; Johann Strauss in Berlin, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt with the Berlin Philharmonic; Brain Salad Surgery, by Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Hommage a l'Orchestre Lamoureux: Chabrier's Espana & Ravel's Bolero, with Orchestre Lamoureux conducted by Yutaka Sado, and The Bedroom Mixes, by the Jazz At The Movies Band.
All DVD-Audio releases from WMG will be compatible with both DVD-Audio and DVD-Video players said Dave Mount, Chairman and CEO of WEA Inc (Warner/Elektra/Atlantic.) Only DVD-Audio-enabled devices will provide high-resolution surround sound and stereo playback.
With the new DVD-Audio format, consumers will have the flexibility of being able to play the discs in three ways: first, in Advanced Resolution surround sound; second, in Advanced Resolution stereo; and third, for those who own a DVD-Video player but have not yet upgraded to DVD-Audio, DVD-Video compatible Dolby® Digital surround. This last feature will enable the discs to be played in the nearly 10 million DVD-Video players already in U.S. homes.
Beyond the enhanced listening experience, DVD-Audio discs offer many other unique features to increase the enjoyment of this new format: in addition to brief DVD-Video quality music videos and artist commentary, when played on new DVD-Audio players, "visual menus" with remote navigation may also offer access to "photo gallery" still pictures, artist bios, discography and credits or song lyrics viewable during Advanced Resolution playback.
Additional artists whose work is already in development for future release include: Barenaked Ladies, Barenboim conducting Beethoven's complete symphonies, Buena Vista Social Club, Tracy Chapman, Alice Cooper, The Corrs, Olu Dara, Miles Davis, Deep Purple, The Doors, Firesign Theatre, Bela Fleck,
Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Fourplay, Philip Glass, Kronos Quartet, k.d. lang, Zubin Mehta conducting Orff's Carmina Burana, Mehta conducting Mahler's Symphony No. 2, Metallica, Pat Metheny, Luis Miguel, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Rod Stewart and Take 6.


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Andrew Jackson High senior Caroline Phillips' two-run single in the seventh inning lifted the Lady Volunteers to a 5-3 win over Lancaster High School on Monday night at the LHS softball field.Phillips, on the night, had a hit and drove in three runs.Lancaster held a 3-1 edge after three innings, but the AJ girls tallied single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to tie the game.Phillips' two-run single in the seventh put AJ up 5-3 and winning pitcher Chelsea Vincent retired the Lady Bruins in their final at-bat.Vincent fanned 11.
The prices for most home remodeling projects continue to climb.
And if you plan to spend your hard-earned paycheck or tax refund check on a home improvement project, where's the best place to start?
According to the 2007 Cost vs. Value Report, adding a wooden deck will bring you the highest return on your investment, followed by siding replacement, a minor kitchen remodel and vinyl and wooden window replacement.
A Lancaster man is in a Charlotte hospital after being involved in a two-vehicle accident early Saturday morning.
Gonza Mackey, 24, was driving a 1992 Chevrolet sedan about 3 a.m. along U.S. 521 when he collided with a 1984 Chevrolet driven by Kendrick Cook, 27, of Lancaster, said Sgt. Mike Burgess of the S.C. Highway Patrol.
Mackey was traveling north when Cook, who was on the southbound shoulder, made a U-turn into Mackey's path, a report said.
Mackey was flown to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, where he was listed in serious condition Tuesday.
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The Buford Yellow Jackets had an easy win, taking a 72-4 wrestling victory over Class A foe North Central.
BHS had 9 forfeit wins in the short match.
The Jackets also had pins from Lain Adams, Rashad Cunningham and Johntrell Caudle in the 68-point win.
Buford is slated to visit Central High of Pageland on Monday in a 7 p.m. match.
103 Double forfeit
112 Lain Adams (B) pinned Josh Stroud (NC)
119 Rashad Cunningham (B) pinned Troy Teal (NC)
125 Trevor Banks (B) won by forfeit
130 Taylor Banks (B) won by forfeit
The Buford High School boys basketball team was looking for a complete effort and the Jackets delivered Tuesday night.
BHS knocked off two-time defending Class AA boys state champion Lee Central 51-47 on the Stallions' home floor.
"We just played together the whole game," BHS assistant coach Neil Couch said. "We had a steady effort. Lee Central made some runs, but we didn't get rattled."
Couch wasn't surprised.
CLEMSON – Millions of young people in the Palmetto State have been involved in 4-H since the first corn club was founded in 1908.
Its alumni can spend hours talking about the history of 4-H clubs and their memories.
Since 4-H is celebrating 100 years in 2008, the South Carolina 4-H Teen Council is issuing a challenge to all Clemson Extension offices in the state to collect as many alumni names as possible.
Anyone who has ever been a member of 4-H is asked to contact their local Clemson Extension office to get their names on record.
Consumers often furniture shop without any sense of what they like, their long-term goals or even something as basic as the dimensions of the room you are buying furniture for.
You should do the same amount of preparation when buying furniture that you do when buying a dishwasher, cell phone or computer. After all, a quality dining room table will cost more than those items and lasts longer.
Before visiting a furniture store, do your homework so that you don't become a victim of a sofa that you don't want.
Without the lights, decorations and wonderful evergreen scent, the real Christmas tree you just took outside is just an image of what it was last week.
But if you want to give it new life, take it to one of Lancaster County's convenience sites.
It's called treecycling and the county public works department is teaming up with its counterparts at the city of Lancaster to cut down on holiday waste.
"Recycling is a pattern of habit than anything else," said Darin Robinson, county public works director.
With much cooler temperatures expected in the next few days, it's important for homeowners to protect their pets just like they do their water pipes. Here are a few cold-weather pointers to consider:
•Cats are very susceptible to the cold and can freeze if left outside whenever the mercury in the thermometer plunges. Keep them inside whenever possible. Also, stray cats have a tendency to hide under car hoods to keep warm. Bang on the hood before cranking your car to alert cats to get out so that they don't get injured.
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MENOMONIE (October 6, 2012) - UW-Stout quarterback Michael Blizel (Sr, Sturgeon Bay) ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in leading the Blue Devils to a 31-14 Homecoming victory over the UW-Stevens Point Pointers Saturday at Don & Nona Williams Stadium.
Blizel finished 20-34 for 210 passing yards and added 68 more on the ground in 11 attempts. He was the team's leading rusher on the day. Blizel also had two punts in the game, one for a touchback and the other downed on the 5-yard line.
Stout's defense also came up big, forcing a fumble and intercepting two passes, including one by Jeremy Troupe-Masi (Sr, Fremont Calif) in the endzone.
The Blue Devils offense looked to be clicking early, taking their opening drive 47 yards, including a 29 yard run by Eric Brown (Sr, St Paul, Minn). The drive ended at the Pointers 23 when Josh Peterson (Sr, Cedar Grove) had the ball knocked loose and Stevens Point recovered.
After the defense forced a punt, the Blue Devils (3-2, 1-1 WIAC) took over on the Pointers 49 yard line and marched to the 19 where the drive stalled. Ricky Marteney (Jr, Greenfield) kicked the ball through the uprights from 36 yards out for a 3-0 Stout lead.
Another punt by Stevens Point gave the ball back to Stout's offense, which went three and out. On the ensuing punt, Tim Burmeister broke through and blocked the punt, giving Stevens Point the ball on Stout's 34 yard line.
The Pointers (1-4, 0-2) quickly scored, thanks to a 33 yard pass followed by a one yard run by quarterback Bobby Cieplewski to take the lead, 7-3.
Early in the second quarter, Blizel was intercepted on a tipped pass and the Pointers took over on their own 31.
They promptly drove down the field to Stout's 11 yard line when Cieplewski lofted a pass to the corner of the end zone. Troupe-Masi went up with the receiver for the ball and came down with it, ending the threat and getting the ball back for the Blue Devils.
Stout failed to take advantage of the turnover, going three and out.
On Stevens Point's first play after the punt, defensive end Ryan Ericksen (Sr, Stanley) burst through the line and knocked the ball away from Cieplewski and linebacker Luke Bakkum (So, Oconomowoc) fell on it.
This time, the Blue Devils took full advantage of the turnover, driving down to the 14 yard line of the Pointers. After evading several defenders in the backfield, Blizel lofted a pass that found a wide open Peterson in the end zone, giving Stout back the lead.
Peterson finished the day as the Blue Devils leading reciever, hauling in 10 passes for 80 yards and the one touchdown.
On the opening drive of the second half, Blizel led the offense back down the field, running the ball in from 25 yards out to increase the lead to 17-7.
Stevens Point came out on the next drive and scored quickly, on a 41 yard touchdown run by Adam Vesterfelt, cutting the Blue Devils lead back down to three.
After Marteney pulled a 42 yard field goal attempt wide left and Stout's defense forced a punt, Blizel led the offense back down the field.
A 31 yard reception by Trevor Morning (Jr, Bloomer) and a pass interference call set up the second of Blizel's touchdown runs, as he took it in from two yards out on a play action bootleg.
Stevens Point looked to be threatening again early in the fourth as they drove all the way down to Stout's 34 yard line.
Facing a 4th and 12, the Pointers opted to go for out and were stuffed, giving the ball back to the Blue Devils.
Stout, unable to get anything going, punted the ball back to the Pointers on Blizel's second punt of the day.
After a seven yard run, Tyler Naatz (So, Menomonie) stepped in front of a pass and picked it off, taking it back 14 yards to Stevens Point's six yard line.
David Goebel (Jr, Minnetonka, Minn.) punched it up the middle for five tough yards and on second and goal from the one, Blizel took it in for his third rushing touchdown of the game.
On the next drive, Stout again forced a turnover on downs, sealing the 31-14 victory for the Blue Devils.
Running back Tanner Kuehn (So, Fairchild) gained 57 yards on eight carries. Brown chipped in 51 on 13 attempts.
Damian Guggenbuehl (Jr, La Crosse) tied for the team lead with 11 tackles, 10 solo. Joining him were Spencer Adler (Jr, Little Chute) with 11 tackles, five solo (three for loss) and David Lindell (Jr, New Richland, Minn.) with 11 tackles, three solo (two for loss).
In addition to his interception, Naatz chipped in 10 tackles, seven solo. Collin Laursen (So, Mondovi) also had 10 tackles, three solo.
Next week, the Blue Devils will host the Division III defending national champion UW-Whitewater in the annual Hall of Fame game starting at 2 p.m.


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Tohru Matsuzaki
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About the Artist
Using chisels and planes he carves the basic forms for his work from valuable blocks of solid zelkova or chestnut wood, finishing them in thick coatings of Japanese urushi lacquer. He creates forms that appear simple but are highly refined, the vermillion red lacquer evoking images of the Jomon period (ca 11000 BC - ca 300 BC). These unique works can be said to embody the essence of the Japanese 'mingei' folk craft movement.
1944 Born in the Umegaoka district of Tokyo as the eldest son of Nihonga-style painter and dyer, Shu-ki Matsuzaki
1967 Graduated from the Literature Department of Tamagawa University
1974 Studied under the potter, Tatsuzo Shimaoka
1982 First selected for the Kokugakai exhibition
1983 Received the Kokugakai New Talent Award
1984 Became an affiliate member of the Kokugakai
1987 Received the Kokugakai Affiliate Award for Excellence
1988 Nominated for membership of the Kokugakai
Moved his studio to Motegi-machi, Tochigi Prefecture
2001 Produced the vases for Daniel Ost's Daniel Ost Flower Festival in Tokyo
2002 Contributed to Shigeru Uchida's Exhibit at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2002 in Milan, Italy
2003 Participated in the Turning Point: Oribe and the Arts of Sixteenth Century Japan exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
2006-2009 Become a Chairman of the Judging Committee of Craft Section of the Kokugakai
2009&2012 Solo exhibition at Ippodo Gallery New York
1996-Present Exhibition at Ippodo Gallery Tokyo
In addition, holds various solo and group exhibitions throughout the country.
Public Collection:
Philadelphia Museum of Art / Philadelphia, PA
Detroit Institute of Arts / Detroit, MI
University of Michigan Museum of Art / Ann Arbor, MI
Schleswig Folk Museum / Schleswig, Germany
Kuri no Ki Museum / Nagano, Japan


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Investors in a $7 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford could finally begin getting back some of what they lost in the next few months, after a recovery process that has dragged on for more than four years.
Investors — some of whom lost their life savings — will see only a pittance of what they put into the $7 billion swindle. But the process got a boost this week as parties that had been battling each other for control of about $300 million in frozen foreign bank accounts and other assets once owned by Stanford reached an agreement to work together.
"The freeing up of funds ... is a good thing," Angela Shaw, a Dallas-area woman who founded the Stanford Victims Coalition after three generations of her family lost $4.5 million in the fraud, said Friday.
In a Ponzi scheme, money from new investors is used to pay old ones. Prosecutors said Stanford persuaded investors to buy certificates of deposit, or CDs, from his bank on the Caribbean island nation of Antigua then used the money to fund a string of failed businesses, bribe regulators and pay for his lavish lifestyle. Stanford, 62, was convicted last year on 13 fraud-related counts and sentenced to 110 years in prison.
Stanford's financial empire once spanned from the U.S. to Latin America and the Caribbean. In the wake of its collapse, a U.S. judge in Dallas and an Antiguan court both appointed people to try to recover assets. The U.S. Justice Department also undertook its own effort.
This week's agreement consolidates the efforts to take control of assets frozen in Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
"Without the ... agreement, the (parties) will be forced to expend substantial time, energy and money fighting over the Stanford assets," attorneys for Ralph Janvey, the receiver appointed by a judge in Dallas to oversee the recovery efforts, wrote in a court motion filed this week.
Edward Davis Jr., one of the attorneys for the Antiguan liquidators, said the agreement is the "beginning of relationship that allows for everyone to be rolling in the same direction."
British retiree Kate Freeman, who lost $820,000 in Stanford's scheme, said she believes the agreement is a positive step.
"This will help all of the victims," Freeman said in a telephone interview from her home in Antigua. "This will put a little bit of money in everyone's pocket."
Freeman said the agreement will provide the liquidators in Antigua needed funds to pursue lawsuits against individuals and organizations who aided Stanford's $7 billion swindle.
The first distribution to investors will probably come from the U.S. receiver, who in January announced a plan to make an initial distribution of $55 million. That plan is still waiting for approval by a federal judge, but that could happen within the next month or two, officials say.
As of the end of January, Janvey had collected more than $230 million. But he had also racked up more than $119 million in fees and expenses, leaving about $111 million for investors.
Investors have criticized the amount of fees and expenses that have been tallied by the recovery process. Attorneys for Janvey have defended the expenses, saying the collapse of Stanford's business empire required an expensive clean up.
The Antiguan liquidators have retained control of about $227 million in assets, mostly in land once owned by Stanford, Davis said. That money won't be available for distribution until the land is sold.
The initial distribution from the liquidators will likely come by this summer from funds recovered from the United Kingdom, he said.
The amount investors will ultimately get back is expected to be small — probably about 1 percent of what they put in.
"If you've saved your whole life and invested $300,000, you are only getting back $3,000," Shaw said.
Andrew Stoltmann, a Chicago-based attorney who specializes in investment fraud, said such small recoveries are the norm.
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Lindblom optioned to Triple-A following rough start
ARLINGTON -- Josh Lindblom, despite being behind hitters, was effective for four innings in his first start for the Rangers. But his command issues caught up with him in the fifth and that inning proved his downfall.
Lindblom is temporarily on his way back to Triple-A Round Rock after allowing four runs in 4 2/3 innings in a 9-2 loss to the Athletics on Monday night at the Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers optioned Lindblom after the game and will call up another pitcher on Tuesday.View Full Game Coverage
ARLINGTON -- Josh Lindblom, despite being behind hitters, was effective for four innings in his first start for the Rangers. But his command issues caught up with him in the fifth and that inning proved his downfall.
Lindblom is temporarily on his way back to Triple-A Round Rock after allowing four runs in 4 2/3 innings in a 9-2 loss to the Athletics on Monday night at the Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers optioned Lindblom after the game and will call up another pitcher on Tuesday.View Full Game Coverage
It will likely be a reliever and left-hander Neal Cotts is the leading candidate. The Rangers, because they are off on Thursday, will not need a fifth starter until Monday, when they play a doubleheader against the D-backs. Lindblom could return on that day because Major League Baseball suspends the 10-day rule for optioned players because of the doubleheader.
The Rangers still have some question marks on their pitching staff after Lindblom couldn't get through the fifth inning on Monday night.
"When you're constantly behind in the count like I was the whole game, you have to make pitches," Lindblom said. "The first four innings I was able to, the last inning I wasn't able to execute. My ball was elevated and those guys are good hitters. When you elevate the ball, they are going to make you pay. The first four innings I was able to get the ball down. In the fifth inning, I wasn't able to execute pitches."
A's starter Bartolo Colon earned the victory by holding the Rangers to two runs over seven innings. The victory was the 19th of his career against Texas, tying Bert Blyleven, Dennis Leonard and Jack Morris for the most ever by a Rangers opponent.
"He just throws fastballs that we miss or he spots it," outfielder David Murphy said. "He has had our number. It was their game. He pitched well, their offense did well and we couldn't get much of anything going."
The Rangers had just six hits on the night and were 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position. They are winless in nine games in which they did not have at least one hit with runners in scoring position. Top prospect Jurickson Profar, making his season debut, drove in both runs for the Rangers with a grounder and a sacrifice fly.
Lindblom, who had made 101 Major League relief appearances for the Dodgers and Phillies over the past two years, allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out three. He threw 88 pitches before exiting with two outs in the fifth. The Athletics tacked on five runs against relievers Joseph Ortiz, Cory Burns and Michael Kirkman.
"I thought for the first four [innings] he did a good job," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "They got him for a home run, but he put up zeros. He pitched around some trouble early, but in that fifth he just started to get the ball up.
"He's got to get the ball down. That's it. He showed a good changeup tonight, good breaking ball and showed some life on the fastball. Just in the fifth inning, I don't know if he was a little tired, but he just started elevating the ball."
Lindblom, who was 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA in eight outings for Round Rock, was called up on Monday to replace Alexi Ogando in the rotation. Ogando, who is on the disabled list with triceps tendinitis in his right arm, is expected back by the first week of June, so Lindblom likely has one or two more starts to make an impression on the Rangers.
"I saw the way the bullpen had been worked the past few days and I wanted to give those guys a break," Lindblom said. "I just wasn't able to do it. I'm not rushing to show something or do more than I'm capable of doing. I know I can start and pitch at this level. It's a matter of going out there and focusing the next time out. If you execute your pitches, no matter what level, you're going to get hitters out."
Lindblom allowed five hits and two walks through the first three innings but the only run scored against him was on a home run by Seth Smith to lead off the second inning. The Rangers tied it in the third as Geovany Soto led off with a walk, went to third on Leonys Martin's double and scored on Profar's grounder to second. Martin went to third on the play but Colon kept him there by getting Elvis Andrus to pop out and Murphy looking on a called third strike.
With the scored still tied, Coco Crisp led off the fifth with a double to left. He moved to third on Jed Lowrie's deep fly to center and scored on a double by Yoenis Cespedes. Brandon Moss followed with another double to give the Athletics a 3-1 lead.
Lindblom then struck out Josh Donaldson but that was the end of his night. Ortiz took over but allowed singles by Smith and Chris Young that -- along with Murphy's error -- brought home two more.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger.


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Race to the Top
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Student Loan Default Rate
Lessons from High-Performing Nations
Condition of Education 2011
Odds and Ends
Quotes to Note
Upcoming Events
Race to the Top
In the Fiscal Year 2011 budget agreement passed in mid-April, Congress appropriated $700 million for the Race to the Top initiative and authorized a specific early learning initiative. In response, on May 25, the Department announced plans for two state-level competitions: $500 million will support the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, while $200 million will support those finalists that did not win grants in the first two rounds of Race to the Top.
The Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge will reward states that create comprehensive plans to transform early learning systems with better coordination, clearer learning standards, and meaningful workforce development. In both a town hall meeting and conference call, Secretary Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius also challenged the full innovation communityleading researchers, high-tech entrepreneurs, foundations, non-profits, and othersto fully engage with the early learning community and to close the school readiness gap. States applying for grants will be encouraged to increase access to quality early learning programs for disadvantaged and low-income children, design integrated and transparent systems that align their early care and education programs, bolster training and support for the early learning workforce, create robust evaluation systems to document and share effective practices and programs, and help parents make informed decisions about child care.
The Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge will be administered jointly by the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services. The public may provide input, including data and relevant research, here. Guidance, eligibility, and number and range of awards will be announced in coming weeks. The application will be released later this summer, with grants awarded to states no later than December 31, 2011.
Meanwhile, the nine finalist states that did not win grants in the first two rounds of Race to the Top will be eligible to compete for $200 million in additional funds this year. Applications will be available this fall. The statesArizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolinamay seek grants ranging from $10 million to $50 million, depending on population and the final number of grants. Given that these grants are smaller than the grants they originally applied for, states will work with the Department to redo their Race to the Top plans to reflect a more limited scope of work. States' Race to the Top applications were scored on a 500-point scale across a broad set of criteria. While the 12 original winners of Race to the Top scored 440 or above, all of the 21 finalists scored above 412. The non-finalists scored more than 20 points lower.
The Obama Administration has also proposed to continue Race to the Top in fiscal year 2012 and is seeking authority to develop a school district-level competition.
Budget Tables
Last week, the Department posted budget tables showing program funding levels for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year, through September 30. Despite the need to make some tough cuts, the Administration successfully sought for, and received, a $5.5 billion increase in funding for Pell Grants, ensuring that over nine million students will continue to receive grants up to a maximum of $5,550. The Department also received funding for several of the President's education priorities, including $700 million for Race to the Top (see above), $150 million for the Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund, and $30 million for the Promise Neighborhoods program, as well as funding to maintain levels for critical formula programs, including Title I grants to school districts and special education grants to states. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO. (Note: A comparison table showing the change between FY 2010 and FY 2011 and state allocations by program and state are available online.)
Student Loan Default Rate
The Department recently announced that the draft Fiscal Year 2009 national student cohort default rate is 8.9%, up from 6.7% in FY 2007 and 7% in the FY 2008. The default rate is a snapshot in time, representing the cohort of borrowers whose loan repayments came due between October 1, 2008, and September 30, 2009, and who defaulted on or before September 30, 2010. Some 3.7 million borrowers entered repayment during this time, and 327,669 borrowers went into default. They attended 5,956 participating institutions. (Borrowers who default after their first two years of repayment are not measured as defaulters in this data.) As a historical comparison, in FY 1990, nearly one in four borrowers defaulted on their federal loans when rates set an all-time high of 22.4%. The rate dropped to a record low of 4.5% in FY 2003. (Note: Institutions with excessive default ratesof at least 40% in a single year or 25% or greater for three consecutive yearsmay lose eligibility from federal student aid programs. However, draft rates do not result in sanctions and can change between now and the release of the official default rate in September. Therefore, institutional draft default rates are not made public.)
Lessons from High-Performing Nations
This week, Secretary Duncan delivered the keynote address at a National Center on Education and the Economy symposium focused on "What the U.S. Can Learn from the Nations with the Best Performing Education Systems." He discussed lessons on improving education from around the world, highlighting examples from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report "Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education" and the International Summit on the Teaching Profession hosted by the Departmentwith U.S.-based and international education organizationsin March. "I would sort the lessons into three baskets," he stated. "First, I think it is clear that most high-performing countries establish a number of common principles and cornerstones to build a strong education system and high-quality teaching profession. Every nation has unique characteristics of its teaching profession, culture, and education system, which may not be directly analogous to the U.S. But to the extent that the U.S. can copy or adapt, and beg, borrow, and steal, successful practices from other nations, we should do so.... In the second basket of lessons are reforms that, while important and invaluable, cannot be easily replicated or exported to the U.S. at a national level. In the third basket of lessons, I would place educational innovations here in the U.S. that are of great interest overseas and may help lead the way to strengthening the education system both here and abroad. The U.S. absolutely has much to learn from other nations. But we can also lead by example in some areas as well."
Condition of Education 2011
On May 26, the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), released "The Condition of Education 2011," a Congressionally mandated report to the country on education in America today. The report includes 50 indicators in five major areaseducation participation, learner outcomes, student effort and educational progress, the contexts of elementary and secondary education, and the contexts of postsecondary education. The report also includes a special analysis on postsecondary education. Among the notable findings: from 2000 to 2009, undergraduate enrollment increased from 13 million to 18 million students; in 2009, approximately 84% of students from high-income families (the top 20% of all family incomes) enrolled in either a two- or four-year college immediately after high school, versus 67% of students from middle-income families and 55% of students from low-income families (the bottom 20% of all family incomes); and, by 2009, about 57% of first-time, full-time students who began seeking a bachelor's degree at a four-year college in 2002-03 had completed their degree at that same institution within six years.
Also: Doing What Works staff are engaging national organizations to help bring research into action and to assist educators in implementing research-based practices more effectively.
Odds and Ends
Test obsession, the narrowing of curricula, blaming teachersthese are a few of the problems resulting from the No Child Left Behind Act that are unpacked in the newly revised "Teacher's Guide to Fixing No Child Left Behind" animated video.
Five more states have been approved under the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program to receive fiscal 2010 funding to turn around their persistently lowest-achieving schools.
The Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance through letters to K-12 schools and institutions of higher education on the legal obligation to provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits of technology.
Earlier this week, Secretary Duncan joined Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Francis Eberle, Executive Director of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), to announce the launch of a new energy education initiative: America's Home Energy Education Challenge. This initiative is aimed at educating youth about the benefits of energy efficiency, motivating students to play an active role in how their families use energy, and helping families across the country save money. (Note: A blog entry further details the initiative.)
Also this week, Secretary Duncan joined Twitter. You can follow him here. A comprehensive list of the Department's social media channels is posted online.
Quotes to Note
"Every commencement is a day of celebration.... But this one is especially hopeful. This one is especially hopeful because some people say that schools like [Booker T. Washington High School] just aren't supposed to succeed in America. You'll hear them say, 'The streets are too rough in those neighborhoods.' 'The schools are too broken.' 'The kids don't stand a chance.' We are here today because every single one of you stood tall and said, 'Yes, we can.' 'Yes, we can learn.' 'Yes, we can succeed.' You decided you would not be defined by where you come from but by where you want to go, by what you want to achieve, by the dreams you hope to fulfill.... Today, Booker T. Washington is a place that has proven why we can't accept excusesany excuseswhen it comes to education. In the United States of America, we should never accept anything less than the best that our children have to offer."
|President Barack Obama (5/16/11), in his commencement address at BTW High School in Memphis, winner of the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge
"We need to promote reform that gets results while encouraging communities to figure out what's best for their kids. That's why it is so important Congress replace No Child Left Behind this year, so schools have flexibility. Reform just cannot wait. If anyone doubts this, they ought to head to Booker T. Washington High School. They ought to meet these inspiring young students who overcame so muchand worked so hardto earn their diplomas, in a school that believed in their promise and gave them the opportunity to succeed. We need to give every child in America that chance. That's why education reform matters."
|President Barack Obama (5/21/11), in his weekly address to the nation
Upcoming Events
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, at 3:00 p.m. local time, Americans are asked to stop what they are doing and spend one minute in a Moment of Remembrance. The mid-afternoon time was chosen because it is when a majority of Americans are enjoying their freedoms on the holiday.
The Department's Equity and Excellence Commission is hosting a series of community outreach events, including town hall meetings June 8 in Dallas and June 10 in Boston. A complete list of meetings and events is available here. Also, video recordings of the second commission meeting are posted here.
On June 10, in Chicago, the Department will host the second in a series of public meetings related to the Race to the Top Assessment grants. This second meeting will bring together representatives from the two assessment consortia and an invitational panel of experts to discuss the use of automated scoring in the new assessment systems being developed by grantees. Future meetings will look at the inclusion of English Language Learner students and students with disabilities (August 10 in Washington, D.C.); innovation in item types; and the selection of a uniform growth model that is consistent with test purpose, structure, and intended uses.
The Department's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) will host its National Conference August 8-10 in suburban Washington, D.C. Sessions at the conference will focus on youth alcohol and drug abuse prevention; bullying and cyber-bullying; violence prevention in schools; emergency management; health, mental health, and physical education; data collection; special populations; and emerging issues. The conference targets, among others, potential OSDFS grantees, juvenile justice practitioners, policymakers, education and prevention leaders, and school administrators.
Over the next two weeks, the Department will exhibit at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New Orleans (June 6-8), the National PTA Convention in Orlando (June 9-12), and the National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development in Providence, Rhode Island (June 12-15). If you are attending any of these events, please stop by the Department's booth.
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20 U.S. Code § 6623 - Local use of funds
§ 6623.
Local use of funds
(a) In generalA local educational agency that receives a subgrant under section 6621 of this title shall use the funds made available through the subgrant to carry out one or more of the following activities, including carrying out the activities through a grant or contract with a for-profit or nonprofit entity:
(1) Developing and implementing mechanisms to assist schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers, including specialists in core academic subjects, principals, and pupil services personnel, except that funds made available under this paragraph may be used for pupil services personnel only—
if the local educational agency is making progress toward meeting the annual measurable objectives described in section 6319(a)(2) of this title; and
(2) Developing and implementing initiatives to assist in recruiting highly qualified teachers (particularly initiatives that have proven effective in retaining highly qualified teachers), and hiring highly qualified teachers, who will be assigned teaching positions within their fields, including—
(A) providing scholarships, signing bonuses, or other financial incentives, such as differential pay, for teachers to teach—
in academic subjects in which there exists a shortage of highly qualified teachers within a school or within the local educational agency; and
recruiting and hiring highly qualified teachers to reduce class size, particularly in the early grades; and
(C) establishing programs that—
train and hire regular and special education teachers (which may include hiring special education teachers to team-teach in classrooms that contain both children with disabilities and nondisabled children);
train and hire highly qualified teachers of special needs children, as well as teaching specialists in core academic subjects who will provide increased individualized instruction to students;
recruit qualified professionals from other fields, including highly qualified paraprofessionals, and provide such professionals with alternative routes to teacher certification, including developing and implementing hiring policies that ensure comprehensive recruitment efforts as a way to expand the applicant pool, such as through identifying teachers certified through alternative routes, and using a system of intensive screening designed to hire the most qualified applicants; and
(3) Providing professional development activities—
(A) that improve the knowledge of teachers and principals and, in appropriate cases, paraprofessionals, concerning—
(B) that improve the knowledge of teachers and principals and, in appropriate cases, paraprofessionals, concerning effective instructional practices and that—
provide training in how to teach and address the needs of students with different learning styles, particularly students with disabilities, students with special learning needs (including students who are gifted and talented), and students with limited English proficiency;
(iii) provide training in methods of—
provide training to enable teachers and principals to involve parents in their child's education, especially parents of limited English proficient and immigrant children; and
(4) Developing and implementing initiatives to promote retention of highly qualified teachers and principals, particularly within elementary schools and secondary schools with a high percentage of low-achieving students, including programs that provide—
induction and support for teachers and principals during their first 3 years of employment as teachers or principals, respectively;
incentives, including financial incentives, to retain teachers who have a record of success in helping low-achieving students improve their academic achievement; or
(5) Carrying out programs and activities that are designed to improve the quality of the teacher force, such as—
innovative professional development programs (which may be provided through partnerships including institutions of higher education), including programs that train teachers and principals to integrate technology into curricula and instruction to improve teaching, learning, and technology literacy, are consistent with the requirements of section 7801 of this title, and are coordinated with activities carried out under part D of this subchapter;
development and use of proven, cost-effective strategies for the implementation of professional development activities, such as through the use of technology and distance learning;
Carrying out professional development activities designed to improve the quality of principals and superintendents, including the development and support of academies to help talented aspiring or current principals and superintendents become outstanding managers and educational leaders.
Hiring highly qualified teachers, including teachers who become highly qualified through State and local alternative routes to certification, and special education teachers, in order to reduce class size, particularly in the early grades.
Carrying out teacher advancement initiatives that promote professional growth and emphasize multiple career paths (such as paths to becoming a career teacher, mentor teacher, or exemplary teacher) and pay differentiation.
[1] Carrying out programs and activities related to exemplary teachers.
(b) Supplement, not supplant
Funds received under this subpart shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this subpart.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2123, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1630.)
[1] So in original. No par. (9) has been enacted.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 6623, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2103, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3617, related to National Teacher Training Project, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
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The People's Choice Awards went down last night in LA and while we of course need to talk about the big winners, we must first focus on what award really stole the show. I'm talking about Taylor Swift winning for best revenge outfit. If there was any doubt that Harry Styles and Taylor Swift were done for good, Swift quickly put all thoughts of reconciliation to rest.
Known for her puffy prom dresses and fairytale gowns on the red carpet, Swift did a 180 with her wardrobe, which included giving a 180 degree view of her chest. These are two words I never thought I'd say in a sentence about Taylor Swift: side boob.
In conclusion, they are never, ever getting back together and Swift is getting the ultimate revenge by looking. Like. That. Dang gurl. Work it out.


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Sunday Sweets Steams It Up
If you read my other blog, Epbot, then you know I have this eensy teensy tiny obsession with steampunk. This past week I featured some the most amazing steampunk weddings I could find, which of course set me off hunting the most amazing steampunk wedding cakes I could find.
You know, like this:
You'd have to stare at this cake for a looong time to notice all of the details, but don't miss the goggles, keyboard, tiny top hat, and gramophone. Wow.
(Oh, and this was featured on WE tv's Amazing Wedding Cakes a while back, so if you want to see more, check out their season 3 premier.)
Steampunk style often involves dirigibles and hot air balloons (which I love), so this next design gave me a big geeky grin:
There's even a dapper little robot couple in the balloon's basket:
Submitted by Miri R., made by New Renaissance Cakes.
So pretty!
How about some cupcakes?
Here's one of my all-time favorite architectural designs:
Like this:
Submitted by Danica K. and made by Wild Cakes
And this:
Here's a funky industrial design:
[Update: It apparently says 'Oscar.' Or possibly 'Epcot.' Thanks, guys!]
And finally, another wedding cake made for TV:
Is your jaw on the floor? Yeah. Mine, too.
This was featured on The Great Cake Bake by Wedding TV earlier this year. Once again, I'm awe-struck by all these details:
A corset-inspired back:
(More detail shots on Amanda's blog here.)
So, did I miss one? Or do you have another Sweets genre or cake that I simply *must* feature? Then e-mail it to me at Sunday Sweets [at] Cake Wrecks [dot] com!


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Martin E. Block, PhD, is an associate professor in the kinesiology program at the University of Virginia, where he has been the director of the master's program in adapted physical education for 12 years. From 1988 to 1999, he served as the consultant to and director of the Special Olympics Motor Activities Training Program, creating assessment tools and adapted equipment for athletes with severe disabilities. Block was the chair for the Adapted Physical Activity Council of the American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness (AAALF) and American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). He also chaired the Motor Development Academy of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and AAHPERD. Block is a member of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH), and he most recently received the Virginia AAHPERD College Professor of the Year Award in 2004. Block, his wife, Vickie, and their daughters reside in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Dan Drane, PhD, is coordinator of the Coaching and Sport Management program at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Drane has been a member of the PGA of America since 1994 and currently serves on the education committee for the National Alliance for Accessible Golf. Before coming to Southern Mississippi, he was director of the Professional Golf Management program at Clemson University. His research interests include sport marketing, youth sports, service learning, and golf. Dr. Drane has written articles for many peer-reviewed journals and made numerous national and international academic presentations. He currently resides in Petal, Mississippi, with his wife, Kara, and two sons, Hogan and Ian.
ABOUT THE LPGAThe Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is the longest-running women's sports association in the world, having celebrated its 50th anniversary in the year 2000. Dedicated to the worldwide promotion and advancement of golf, the organization has grown from its roots as a playing tour into a nonprofit organization involved in every facet of golf. The LPGA maintains a strong focus on charity through its tournaments, its grassroots junior and women's programs, its affiliation with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and the formation of the LPGA Foundation.
The LPGA Tour and the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional (T&CP) Membership make up the backbone of this organization. The LPGA Tour season includes 34 events with total prize money in excess of $45 million. The LPGA Teaching & Club Professional (T&CP) Membership, founded in 1959, has enjoyed unprecedented growth in recent years and with nearly 1,300 members boasts the largest membership of female golf professionals in the country. LPGA T&CP are dedicated to the advancement of golf through teaching, managing golf facilities, and coaching future stars. Its member programs include national programs and conferences in entrepreneurial and business skills training, tournaments, sponsor and licensee benefits, employment services, golf clinics, and junior golf programs. Considered an industry leader in its teacher education programs, the LPGA T&CP Membership also administers the LPGA's various grassroots programs that are vital to the continued growth of the game, including the Ronald McDonald House Charities LPGA Tour Junior Golf Clinics, LPGA-USGA Girls Golf, and the LPGA Clinics for Women.
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Spike Lee Might Direct Justin Timberlake's Music Biopic 'Spinning Gold'
Spike Lee might be teaming up with a certain pop mega-star. The controversial director is being considered to helm Spinning Gold, a music biopic based on the life of record producer Neil Bogart, with Justin Timberlake attached to star. Bogart was a legendary music mogul who helped release records from a mix of '70s music royalty including KISS and Donna Summer. The screenplay was written by Neil's son Tim Bogart, so it still remains to be seen whether the family link will cloud the story's authenticity.
Lee is a deceptively versatile filmmaker who has applied his directoral knowhow to a diverse number of movies, from bank caper Inside Man, to his solemn ode to post-9/11 New York 25th Hour. Lee has gained a stigma for always putting his politics at the forefront of his films, but he also knows when to rein them back when a picture suits it.
While certain sects of the Internet are quite sure Lee will destroy Korean cinema forever with his upcoming American remake of Oldboy, a wildly inventive revenge flick from Chan-wook Park, we have confidence that Lee can pull off both Spinning Gold and Oldboy sucessfully. People forget that Lee is a talented director when he's not ranting on Twitter, or stirring the pot outside of the director's chair. After the unmitigated disaster that was Runner Runner, we should be less worried about the filmmaker, and more worried about JT's ability to carry a film.


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Eva Selhub, M.D.
Eva Selhub, M.D., is an expert in the fields of stress, resilience, mind-body medicine, and working with the natural environment to achieve maximum health and well-being. She's a lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School and a clinical associate of the Massachusetts General Hospital. She was medical director and senior physician at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital for 13 years. Dr. Selhub runs a private practice as a comprehensive medical specialist and transformation consultant. Dr. Selhub is author of Your Health Destiny: How to Unlock Your Natural Ability to Overcome Illness, Feel Better, and Live Longer (HarperOne, April 7, 2015).


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When Carol Baxter began researching Captain Thunderbolt's lover, Mary Ann Bugg, for her book Captain Thunderbolt and his Lady, historians told her that she wouldn't have a hope of discovering the full details about Mary Ann's parents, siblings, partners or children. Mary Ann Bugg – they said – was part-Aboriginal so she had slipped through the cracks. For a professional genealogist, that was a red rag to a bull! With money, persistence and sheer luck, Carol was able to break through these previously impenetrable research barriers. This seminar tells the story of her journey of discovery and provides information about Mary Ann's surprisingly large number of offspring as well as those of Captain Thunderbolt himself.
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Spring Basin Wilderness Area
What do you want from a Wilderness? Colorful geologic features! Rugged cliffs! Unique beauty! Outstanding opportunities for solitude! A neighboring wild and scenic river! The Spring Basin Wilderness has it all.
Designated as a wilderness in 2009, the area encompasses over 6,400 acres of stunning scenery. Numerous vista points give the visitor a sweeping view of the John Day River valley and solitude is provided by the remote canyons and vegetative diversity. These highly scenic settings set the stage for outstanding opportunities for recreation activities such as photography, hiking, and nature study.
This area provides for a unique combination of ecosystems, including: Palouse grassland province/wheatgrass, bluegrass, and sagebrush steppe. At present, there are no similar wilderness areas containing both of these ecosystems with this type of biological diversity. Most portions of the Spring Basin area appear in a natural condition and are primarily affected by the forces of nature.
A closer look will reveal a huge variety of wildlife species including mule deer, chukar, golden eagles, prairie falcons, bobcats, California quail, meadowlarks, and mountain bluebirds. The northern bald eagle is also an occasional winter resident.
Four plant species of special interest have been found within the area. Two species, Castilleja xanthotricha (yellow-hairy indian paint brush) and Astragalus diaphanus, are Federal candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act. The other two, Penstemon eriantherus var. argillosus (fuzzytongue penstemon) and Pediocactus simpsoni var. robustior (Hedgehog cactus), are of limited concern within Oregon, according to the Oregon Natural Heritage Database.
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Resources for educators
Whether it is a natural area in which plants tangle and flowers scramble or a more formally designed landscape, a school garden can provide both a source of inspiration and a learning resource that can be integrated through the school. A garden offers a direct way for students to learn about the environment and somewhere they can find a quiet place. Many gardens become a focal point for community engagement, a project that brings families and local businesses together.
Pollinators are easy to incorporate into a school garden. All that is needed is careful choice of plants and provision of nesting or egg-laying sites. Pollinators can be the subject of many lessons. The resources listed on this page will help you plan and design a garden, introduce you to the diversity of insect pollinators, and provide lesson plans and other teaching materials.
Online Curricula
Xerces Society Resources
Citizen Monitoring
Other Pollinator Resources (including websites, books, etc.)
Online Curricula
Smithsonian Institution
Plants and Animals: Partners in Pollination
This resource includes a basic explanation of pollination, flower parts, pollinators, and several lesson plan ideas
National Gardening Association
Kids Gardening Curriculum Connections: Perusing Pollination Partners
This site contains curriculum for the classroom and plant ideas
PBS American Field Guide
Co-evolution of Plants and Pollinators
The lesson plans on this website are for grades 9-12
The Power of Pollinators
Materials and resources to teach gardeners and naturalists about pollination, pollinators and every gardener's role in pollinator conservation. Each module contains slides, notes and resources to help educators spread the word about pollinators.
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Bumble Boosters
University of Wisconsin – Madison Arboretum
Earth Partnership for Schools
Pollinator Paradise
This resource will help teachers and students determine if they are looking at bees, flies, or other insects
Montana Pollinator Education Project
The Montana Pollinator Education Project provides lesson plans for grades K-8, pollinator identification and information cards, and Montana pollinator and wildflower illustrations.
Xerces Society Resources
Pollinator Friendly Parks
How to enhance Parks, Gardens and other Greenspaces for Native Pollinator Insects
Fact Sheets
Nests for Native Bees
Tunnel Nest Construction and Management
Pollinator Resources
For regional plant lists, fact sheets, and more visit our Pollinator Conservation Resource Center
Bumble Bee Conservation
Please visit our Bumble Bee Conservation Page for associated resources
Monarch Conservation
Please visit our Monarch Conservation page for associated resources
Citizen Monitoring
If you have an existing garden at your school, these Citizen Science projects may help you use your garden to teach about pollination and participate in a larger study
Bumble Bee Watch
Bumble Bee Watch is a collaborative effort to track and conserve North America's bumble bees. This citizen science project allows for individuals to upload photos, have identifications verified by experts, learn about bumble bees, and connect with other citizen scientists. This information helps researchers determine the status and conservation needs of bumble bees and locate rare or endangered populations of bumble bees. Sign up today!
Streamlined Bee Monitoring Protocol
Developed the University of California, Davis, Rutgers University, Michigan State University, and The Xerces Society, this guide provides instructions for assessing pollinator habitat quality and diversity by monitoring native bees. It was developed for conservationists, farmers, land managers, and restoration professionals to document how native bee communities change through time in pollinator habitats. It includes an introduction to bee identification, a detailed monitoring protocol, and data sheets for different habitat types.
The Great Sunflower Project
This project involves growing sunflowers and monitoring the bees that visit them. The website includes detailed information on native bee identification.
Pollination Canada
This resource provides a citizen science "pollinator observer" kit and handbook.
Texas Bee Watchers
This resource is for monitoring bees in Texas.
Journey North
This website provides information on tagging and monitoring monarch butterflies as they migrate in the eastern U.S.
The Vanessa migration project
This website allows for citizens to help monitor the migration of Painted lady butterflies.
BeeSpotter collects information from citizen monitors on honey bees and bumble bees in the state of Illinois.
California Citizen-Scientist Bee Monitoring Guide
An instructional handbook for native bee survey efforts, used in the Xerces Society's California Citizen-Scientist Bee Monitoring Course. The handbook assists users in identifying native bees to broad morphological categories for assessing general pollinator abundance and diversity.
California Citizen-Scientist Bee Monitoring Pocket Guide
A pocket-sized printable field version of the taxonomic native bee groups described the California Citizen-Scientist Bee Monitoring Guide.
Pennsylvania Citizen-Scientist Bee Monitoring Guide
An instructional handbook for native bee survey efforts, used by the Penn State Master Gardener Program. The handbook assists users in identifying native bees to broad morphological categories for assessing general pollinator abundance and diversity. Developed in collaboration with the Xerces Society, this guide is useful in identifying broad groups of bees throughout the Northeastern U.S.
Pennsylvania Citizen-Scientist Bee Monitoring Pocket Guide
A pocket-sized printable field version of the taxonomic native bee groups described the Penn-State Citizen-Scientist Bee Monitoring Guide.
Other Pollinator Resources
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Butterflies of the World Foundation
Discover Life
Resources to help study wildlife, including keys to identify bees and butterflies
National Academy of Sciences
Resources on Pollinators
A simulation of how a bee sees
US Forest Service
Celebrating Wildflowers – Pollinators
Häagen-Dazs Help the Honey Bees
National Biological Information Infrastructure
Ecological Society of America
Pollination toolkit
UC Berkeley
Urban Bee Gardens, Dr. Gordon Frankie
Eaton, E. R., and K. Kaufman. 2007. Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Available for purchase in the Xerces store.
Evans, A. V. 2007. National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders & Related Species of North America. New York: Sterling.
Imes, R. 1992. The Practical Entomologist. Fireside Books, New York, NY.
School Gardens
California School Gardens Network
Canadian Biodiversity Institute
Puget Sound School Gardens Collective