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A project that began in September 2010, and is meeting resistance, will receive a letter of support from the Brush Board of Education (BOE).
At last week's meeting of the BOE, Mike Dixon updated fellow board members on the situation with the EAGLE-Net Alliance, a project that received a $100.6 million grant in 2010 to fill the purpose of building a sustainable network to better connect education, libraries, government and health care facilities across the State of Colorado.
Additionally, EAGLE?Net also will provide commodity internet services with access to advanced research and education networks.
According to Dixon, who also sits on the EAGLE-Net Alliance board, the project is meeting with resistance in a couple areas in Colorado, prompting a letter from Congressmen Cory Gardner, Mike Coffman, Scott Tipton and Doug Lamborn to the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) and Department of Commerce asking the agencies to intervene and put a hold on the project due to a fragile economy in Colorado.
The letter, claiming the project could hurt small businesses in Colorado, asks the Department of Commerce to "comprehensively and definitively address the urgent concerns raised by providers in the private sector; explain the duplicative use of taxpayer dollars to fund both EAGLE-Net and other companies that use the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service loans; account for a strategy that appears by all accounts to involve overbuilding in served areas and sidestepping some truly needy ones; and fundamentally reassess EAGLE-Net's mission."
Dixon explained that less than a half dozen entities in the state have issued complaints with the project, however, EAGLE-Net has stopped working in some areas. "But it can't stay stopped," he told the board, explaining the deadline for completion has been set for September 2013.
While the letter states that 25 small companies and co-ops that have served much of rural Colorado's telecommunications have been "blind-sided" by EAGLE-Net, Dixon said that none of the congressman have contacted the EAGLE-Net office with questions or concerns prior to issuing the letter.
"The truth of the matter is, there is a co-op or organization that represents most of the small telecom companies in Colorado. The number of those with concerns is less than half a dozen," he commented, further stating that the grant went through multiple hearings. "Every telecom company in the state received notice that they were going on. If they had concerns about what was going to happen, they've had ample time to step up to the plate and discuss it," he said. "If they had concerns about hurting small companies, they should have addressed it during the hearings instead of at this point of time."
Dixon explained that most of the $100.6 million grant has already been spent, and if halted, cable would be left in the ground without the project being completed. "This could destroy what is a wonderful thing for the kids," he told the board. "With EAGLE-Net, it's all about the kids it's making sure kids in the state have services that the larger metro areas have all of the different types of things that Randy (Dalton) has worked so hard on for Brush," he exclaimed.
Another issue for the project, said Dixon, includes an accusation of inappropriate salaries which were established by the grant.
A conglomerate gathering information for television and radio networks has issued notice asking for an information package, Dixon said, leading to EAGLE-Net being overwhelmed. "They can't handle the requests for request of public records being sought," he stated.
Although a large number of letters of support have been received, Dixon explained that EAGLE-Net is looking to gather additional letters from other telecom companies, school districts, library board, community colleges and local governments.
A motion by BOE vice president Blaine Uhrig was made, and seconded by Margo Mesch, to send a letter of the district's continued support of the EAGLE-Net project.
In other matters, three students from the middle school received recognition for academic achievements, particularly for their growth in TCAP testing.
"It's important that we take a look at growth and ask if our kids are growing," Brush Middle School (BMS) Principal Sherry Kyle noted. "Their parents are proud and we are proud of them."
Those recognized for improvement in reading, writing and math moved into the 90th percentile or higher, placing them in the top 10 percent in terms of growth, Kyle explained.
The principal commended the board for approving the budget that allowed for the addition of staff members to work with intervention and an extended learning teacher (ELT). "This is a huge collaboration," she said, explaining that the ELT is the catalyst that connects all across the curriculum.
Middle school staff continue with their Professional Learning Community (PLC) work, she continued, with additional celebrations involving the RtI (Response to Intervention) work that has staff working with those students who score unsatisfactory in TCAP, along with partially proficient students. Currently there are 38 to 40 students involved, but Kyle commented, "As we see the need, kids will be added."
Kyle explained that BMS Assistant Principal/Athletic Director (AP/AD) Brian Clason is leading the charge with the Positive Behavior in School (PBIS) and SWIS programs. "They're doing some great work," Kyle said of the program, adding that a parent now serves on the PBIS committee, bringing in a perspective that is "very, very helpful."
Clason reported that the building has had 191 positive behavior and only 24 negative behavior referrals this year, with nearly 400 written last year. "It should drop about 50 percent if we continue to work with the kids," he told the board. "It's night and day from last year. It's very evident that relationships are being built in the building."
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michelle Johnstone reported a "mixed bag of results" in reference to the summer school program with losses running from two to five points.
Of last year's 16 kindergarten students, who are now in first grade, Dr. Johnstone reported that seven showed positive gains in reading with nine students showing a loss. In math, there were 13 positive gains and three losses.
In last year's second grade students, 17 involved in the program, now third graders, there were four positive gains and 13 losses in the area of reading, with three positive and 14 losses in math.
Of the 18 third grade students, now fourth graders, there were 12 positive gains and six losses in reading, with eight positive gains and nine losses in math. In the 20 fourth grade students in summer school, there were 10 positive and eight losses in reading with 12 positive and seven losses in math. Two of the students involved in the reading program moved before completing the program, she added.
She continued her report explaining that of the 11 students in fifth grade reading (three moved), there were five gains and three losses, with eight gains and four losses (two moved) in math.
The seventh grade program started with 19 students, however three moved, with the superintendent stating there were seven gains and nine losses in math; seven gains and three losses in reading; and one gain and four losses in the area of language.
Eighth grade had a total of 14 students in summer school with 10 gains and four losses in math; 10 gains and four losses in reading; and seven gains with seven losses in language.
"A percentage are hanging on and continuing," she told the board, adding, "Summer school is to stop the regression."
Dr. Johnstone also reported on the intervention program this year that has a staff member serving as half-time teacher, half-time RtI coach at Thomson Primary and Beaver Valley Elementary Schools. "We're becoming really intentional this year," she told the board, with students identified for intervention and progress monitoring.
Currently, there are 99 students in grades K-2 receiving intervention in reading and writing, with 80 receiving intervention in reading and 89 in math at Beaver Valley.
"There is definitely a need and we so appreciate you guys approving the half-time positions to support the program," she told the board. "to be able to have that systematic way of regrouping is great."
According to the superintendent, the BOCES alternative school, housed at the Performing Arts Building in Fort Morgan and serving junior and senior age students, is up and running with things going well. "It's great to see the kids that were struggling with attendance are not struggling with attendance now," she remarked.
There currently are 13 high school students from Brush, 10 from Fort Morgan and one from Wiggins being served, she said, further adding there are two full-time teachers plus Christine Muldoon of BOCES as staff members.
"They are getting a core curriculum and skills and trades," Dr. Johnstone stated, adding the program is looking at opportunities for the students to receive work experience, as well as vocational classes.
"It's exciting to see," she said of the program.
Other items before the board included the introduction of Justin Schlatter, who serves as the technical technician/secretary for Randy Dalton. Bringing a technical background to the Brush School District, Dalton said, "Justin comes to us with glowing reports from previous employers. We are glad to have him here."
Cyndi Hofmeister, director of learning services/grant writer, shared information on curriculum mapping, explaining staff have been comparing Colorado Academic Standards to previous ones, and in using a template, have combined the Colorado Department of Education's with the Brush districts, allowing staff to "tie it all together".
Human Resources Director Tracy Amen reported she had received a presentation from AFLAC, whom the district has worked with since 1984, and the company has three new products to offer district employees.
Consensus agenda items, approved by the board, involved the employment of Joseph Mattorano to serve as a custodian at Thomson Primary School for six hours per day; Schlatter to serve 6.4 hours a day as the technology tech/secretary; Randall Pfieffer and Natalla Hazleton as substitute bus drivers for the school year; and Tarry Cluff as a substitute custodian. The board also accepted the resignation of Ron Albo from his position as head wrestling coach at the high school.
The next meeting of the BOE will be Tuesday, October 16 at the district office.
EAGLE-Net project receives support from BOE
A project that began in September 2010, and is meeting resistance, will receive a letter of support from the Brush Board of Education (BOE).


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Class AAAAAA Final: Norcross Rallies Past Lovejoy
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In a game that featured two of the state's best senior running backs, one was able to make the crucial plays down the stretch while the other could not overcome a blistering defense determined to stop the run at all costs.
Norcross' Alvin Kamara strapped his team to his back in the second half and rallied the Blue Devils back from a 14-3 hole to win the first Class AAAAAA state title in GHSA history 21-14 over Lovejoy. Kamara finished with 121 rushing yards and one touchdown on 33 carries, but it was a 61-yard touchdown reception that flipped the scoreboard, allowing the Norcross defense to take care of the rest.
Travis Custis will head to Georgia Tech next season, but he first wanted a state title. At halftime, it looked as though he may have one as he rushed for 57 yards on nine carries. Lovejoy quarterback Alejandro Bennifield found receiver Jumichael Ramos for a 60-yard score and Lovejoy, with a speedy defense, led at intermission.
After the break Norcross managed a 30-yard Joseph Mahfood field goal, but Bennifield went back to work, finding Brandon Davis for a six-yard score as Davis atoned for an earlier drop that might have also gone for a touchdown.
The fourth quarter started off with a bang, however, as Norcross coach Keith Maloof dipped into his bag of tricks for a halfback pass as Kamara found Clinton Lynch for a 35-yard gain.
"I just threw it up and Clinton made a great catch," admitted Kamara. "That sparked the drive we had."
Norcross quarterback Joseph Wilbur, who had been under heavy pressure throughout the first three quarters, sat in the pocket long enough to find Trey Smith on a crucial third-down play to get a fresh set of downs. Wilbur then found Myles Autry on third and three for an 11-yard touchdown reception.
"It took a little bit out of us offensively, not being able to use (Autry at the beginning of the game)," said Maloof. "He wanted it and we were able to mix him in and limit him. He came in and (had) an impact. He made a great play."
After a failed two-point attempt Norcross still trailed 14-9, but the Blue Devils' defense would hold, giving Wilbur, Kamara and company the ball with 5:28 to play. Less than one minute later, with the Blue Devils facing third and 19, Wilbur dropped back and found Kamara streaking down the field.
"We knew we had a mismatch with the linebacker and (Wilbur) made a heck of a throw," said Maloof. "He put it right where he could catch it. We knew we had to give him time to throw. He's a heck of a quarterback. We knew if we gave him time, he'll get it to our receivers to make plays."
Kamara raced 61 yards untouched for the go-ahead score.
"I told Joseph 'launch it and I'll go get it,'" said Kamara. "He put it in the perfect spot and our (offensive line) had the perfect protection and we got it done."
The defense would limit Custis to just two yards in the second half on 11 carries, but the two biggest carries came on third and one, when Norcross popped Custis for no gain and then pushed him backwards on the fourth-down attempt.
Norcross then once again handed the ball to Kamara.
"At halftime, Coach Maloof came to me and said we're going to get you the ball and feed you," Kamara revealed. "All the coaches told me to take over the game, and that's what I tried to do with my team behind me."
Kamara picked up a huge first down on third and eight after Lovejoy burned its final timeout. He would score several plays later from 10 yards out.
"We knew we could wear them down," said Maloof. "We almost had them worn down a little bit in the first half. At halftime, we went back and said we've got them, we can't let them get to us."
The defense iced the game with an interception and Norcross would celebrate the program's first state title.
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McDonald's Japan Promotes Burgers Made in Under 60 Seconds; Customers Unhappy with Sloppy Service
All through January, McDonald's Japan is running a promotion called "Enjoy! 60 Seconds Service" during which customers receive a coupon for a free burger if their burger isn't made in a minute or less. Every customer also receives a coupon for a small coffee. The promotion is only valid from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day and excludes certain burgers that take longer to make (the Quarter Pounder Cheese, Double Quarter Pounder Cheese, Mega Mac, and Texas Burger). Hourglasses on the counter keep track of the 60-second time limit, as seen in this video from Gigazine:
One big problem with this promotion: McDonald's workers have been pushing out sloppy burgers and customers aren't happy about it. RocketNews24 collected some photos of sandwiches and burgers gone wrong tweeted by unhappy McDonald's customers who'd probably rather get burgers made with care than get the chance to win a free burger.
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Those of us who aren't used to Japanese service may not think much of messy lettuce, misaligned buns and cheese, or a flatter-than-normal burger, but this isn't the norm in Japan. And a burger missing meat would be bad service anywhere.
Shortly after the start of the promotion, McDonald's sent out a memo of rules restricting what employees can say online in regards to McDonald's. RocketNews24 has a translation of the rules and points out that some of the rules seem intended to prevent employees from complaining about the promotion.
In response to the memo and in protest of McDonald's, thousands of tweets were made bearing the same message: "The Chicken Tatsuta is delicious! It's my favorite burger!" This message was taken from the original memo as an example of an approved comment.
The latest response to the "Enjoy! 60 Seconds Service" promotion comes from one outlet of rival Japanese burger chain Mos Burger (translation by RocketNews24): "Mos Burger cannot prepare your food in 60 seconds. However, in the time we take, we don't lose any love or taste."
I'm sure McDonald's is looking forward to the end of the month when the promotion ends.
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Until school year ends, current leadership may remain in place
For the second time in three days, Judge Charles Williams has ruled that the embattled Imagine charter school principal can stay.
At least for now.
The local board and principal Justin Matthews may remain the leaders at the North Port charter school until May 31 — when class ends, the Sarasota County Circuit Court judge decided on Thursday.
"My No. 1 concern is the disruption of the school," Williams said.
But he also warned that the period after May 31 is fair territory. "Whatever happens after that happens," he said in the latest round of a legal battle that flared last month after Imagine School at North Port unexpectedly fired its out-of-state parent company.
The stakes in this charter school conflict are high. Not only is it a growing school with about 1,100 students — among the top five largest charter schools in the nonprofit's national chain — but it's also high-performing, which means the rules are looser for school leaders to open similar charter schools elsewhere.
Imagine Schools attorney Shawn Arnold, who accused Matthews of stealing the school, asked the judge to expedite the civil trial.
The Arlington, Va., company has sued Matthews and his board on nine counts, including defamation and breach of contract.
"This needs to be resolved very quick," Arnold said to the judge, who set the next court hearing for March 11.
The two sides are fighting over which local governing board has control of the school's finances and oversight. Both the local board that voted to break from Imagine Schools on Feb. 15, and the new board assembled in the following days by Imagine Schools, are claiming to be the rightful leaders.
The new board took action against the old one Thursday morning, the reason for the court hearing held later that day.
The new board voted to fire Matthews, the old board and their attorney, Salvatore Scro, who has represented them in court this week.
Matthews "violated the spirit of Imagine," said Jason Hughes, a financial adviser who is on the new Imagine Schools-appointed board as well as one at Imagine School at Palmer Ranch, the sister school in Sarasota.
"Imagine started this school. Imagine funded this school. Imagine built this school."
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The new board's vote came just two days after Williams ruled that Matthews could keep his job; Imagine Schools had asked the courts to ban him from campus.
Imagine Schools wanted to replace Matthews in the interim with Christine Watson, the corporation's regional director.
Scro said he was pleased with the judge's latest ruling.
"It'd fly in the face of the judge, as far as we were concerned" if the judge's earlier decision had been undone, Scro explained.
Matthews, who is popular among many parents, has accused Imagine Schools of charging exorbitant management fees that siphoned nearly $1 million a year in public taxpayer funds and not doing enough to expand the high school campus.
About half of the students' parents signed a petition voicing support for him and the local board.
But Imagine Schools officials denied the claims and countered that Matthews and the local board had blindsided them by breaking away from the corporation without following the proper steps to deal with a dispute.
Without the parent company, Imagine School at North Port is in jeopardy of losing its school buildings because it subleases from a Imagine Schools subsidiary, they also said.
The dispute is expected to be discussed at Tuesday's Sarasota County School Board meeting, although there is no action item on the agenda, district spokesman Scott Ferguson said on Thursday.
Imagine Schools operates some 70 charter schools in 12 states and Washington, D.C. Typically, the corporation appoints Imagine parents who live in the local community to serve on the volunteer governing boards.
The North Port fight is a precedent for Imagine Schools, the company's executives said.
It is the first time Imagine Schools has tried to remove board members or frozen a school's bank accounts, testified Ron Sasse, the executive vice president for 15 Imagine schools in the Florida region.
"I've never ever seen anything like this," Sasse said.


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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- O'Grady Peyton International, a placement service for registered nurses and allied health professionals from around the world and an AMN Healthcare company, was awarded the first Certified Subscriber Status from The Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices (The Alliance), a non-profit established to ensure the ethical, transparent and responsible placement of foreign-educated nurses in the United States.
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"Having a Certified Subscriber Status," explains Patricia Pittman, Ph.D, of The Alliance, "essentially means that O'Grady Peyton sets themselves apart by committing to the principles of fairness laid out in the Voluntary Code. These principles relate to three areas: 1) the rights of foreign educated health professionals, 2) the health care needs of less developed nations and 3) ensuring that foreign health personnel are equipped to provide high quality and culturally competent care in the U.S. Through a rigorous review, O'Grady Peyton has demonstrated that their administrative policies are consistent with the Code and they have agreed to have all internationally recruited health personnel surveyed by the Alliance. As the first staffing agency to receive this certification, they have played a critical leadership role in elevating the industry's standards of transparency and accountability. "
Marcia Faller, RN, Ph.D, chief clinical officer for AMN Healthcare, the parent company of O'Grady Peyton, said, "We strive to maintain the highest standards and best practices when recruiting foreign-educated nurses and allied healthcare professionals. This Certified Subscriber Status reinforces our belief in recruitment excellence and confirms our full compliance with The Alliance's monitoring and remediation process."
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AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, CA, is the nation's largest provider of comprehensive healthcare staffing and workforce solutions. O'Grady Peyton International is an AMN Healthcare company and provides long-term and permanent placement of registered nurses and allied health professionals from all over the world. As the leading provider of travel nurse, per diem (local) nurse, allied and locum tenens (temporary physician) staffing and physician permanent placement services, AMN Healthcare recruits and places healthcare professionals on assignments of variable lengths and in permanent positions with clients throughout the United States. AMN Healthcare is also the nation's largest provider of healthcare managed services programs and recruitment process outsourcing solutions. Settings staffed include acute-care hospitals, government facilities, community health centers and clinics, physician practice groups, and a host of other healthcare settings. AMN Healthcare also provides home healthcare services in select regions. For more information, visit http://www.amnhealthcare.com and http://www.ogradypeyton.com.
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Nihad Siam lives just a few meters away from the parking lot where the project is designed to be built. He was present at the council meeting and believes the Palestinian residents were disrespected and their voices not heard. "We asked for an Arabic translator, but weren't provided with one. Our lawyer didn't have the chance to talk, he wasn't listened," he added.
"It is our life that is being discussed; we are suffering from the situation so we should at least have the right to talk," he defended.
Siam believes the disregard for the Palestinian narrative is widespread in Silwan. "They behave like we are not even here. A huge building like this just a few meters from the old city is illegal, it's only being approved to please the settlers. This project will be run by the settlers, it will tell their story, not ours. It will involve a lot of restrictions for us," he told the Palestine Monitor.
Elad is a private Israeli organisation which manages the City of David National Park, outside the walls of the Old City, and is involved in settling Jews in the adjacent, predominantly Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan. It promotes settlement construction in East Jerusalem to increase the city's Jewish presence.
Siam grew up in Silwan, spending his childhood in the green area that is now occupied by the City of David complex. "I used to go to the spring in Silwan, now I am not allowed to," he said, lamenting the changes imposed when settlers started moving into the neighbourhood in the 90s. "Even the names of the streets changed. They want to erase us from the map," he said.
Elad's Kedem project aims at establishing a five-floor building with a mall and a visitor's center. The compound will have conference and educational rooms, as well as shops and offices over an active excavation site.
Residents in Silwan denounced the ratification of the settlement project which will be established at the entrance of their neighbourhood. Their appeals state the facility would damage antiquities, undercut the need of Palestinian residents and open a precedent for private and politicized building in one of the city's most sensitive areas.
Sami Irsheid, a lawyer representing the residents, said the council rejected all appeals against the Kedem project presented by Silwan residents, Israeli groups Ir Amin and Emek Shaveh and a group of Israeli academics.
Irsheid said the decision was "merely political." "It is not legal, it was pushed by pressures from the higher political leadership; the Regional Council was just talking about the touristic importance of this project, and completely ignoring the harm and suffering that would be inflicted on the Palestinians in Silwan," he stated.
According to Emek Shaveh, one of the organisations presenting appeals against the 'Kedem Center', the project will "not only damage antiquities and the historical character of Jerusalem," but it will also be "a major factor in Elad's political struggle to strengthen Israel's hold over the Temple Mount in East Jerusalem."
In a statement published earlier this month, the organisation accused the Israeli government of "political pressure" on professionals. It also accused the Kedem project of serving "political interests", stating it will "feature the Jewish story as it is told by the settler, not the one that emerges from the diverse archaeology in the area."
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During the 2012 United States presidential election debates, presidential candidate Mitt Romney referenced Big Bird in relation to funding for PBS, when addressing moderator Jim Lehrer: "I'm sorry, Jim, I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I'm going to stop other things. I like PBS, I love Big Bird. Actually like you, too. But I'm not going to -- I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for. That's number one."
U.S. Presidential incumbent Barack Obama commented on the remarks at multiple stops. First, in Denver after the debate, on October 4th, he jokingly commented "Thank goodness someone is finally getting tough on Big Bird. We didn't know Big Bird was leading the federal deficit."[1] In Fairfax, Virginia on October 5, he addressed the issue again in similar language. "For all you moms and kids out there, don't worry: somebody is finally getting tough on Big Bird. Rounding him up. Elmo's got to watch out too. Governor Romney plans to let Wall Street run wild again, but bring the hammer down on Sesame Street." (YouTube)
Romney clarified that, "I'm not going to kill Big Bird, but there's going to be ads on PBS, to pay for Big Bird." He also commented "He's going to have to get used to Kellogg's Corn Flakes."[2]
Romney has mentioned Big Bird (as well as Bert and Ernie) in his campaign remarks as early as December 28, 2011.[2]
Sesame Workshop and PBS response
Sesame Workshop released a blog post in response:
"Sesame Street has been a proud partner of PBS for 43 years, and is dependent on PBS to distribute our commercial-free educational programming to all children in the United States. At a time when improvements in school readiness are recognized as being much needed for a significant number of America's preschoolers, PBS's ability to connect Big Bird and Friends to these children is essential. We highly value that connection. Sesame Workshop is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, educational organization. We do not comment on political campaigns, but we're happy we can all agree that everyone likes Big Bird."
Sherrie Westin of Sesame Workshop appeared on CNNThursday morning, October 4th, to clarify:
"Sesame Workshop receives very, very little funding from PBS. So, we are able to raise our funding through philanthropic, through our licensed product, which goes back into the educational programming, through corporate underwriting and sponsorship. So quite frankly, you can debate whether or not there should be funding of public broadcasting. But when they always try to tout out Big Bird, and say we're going to kill Big Bird—that is actually misleading, because Sesame Street will be here."
Big Bird himself indirectly referenced the remarks on Twitter: "Big Bird: My bed time is usually 7:45, but I was really tired yesterday and fell asleep at 7! Did I miss anything last night?"
Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Piers Morgan, Today, and Good Morning America all offered appearance spots to Big Bird. While it was said that Sesame Workshop declined all offers,[3] Big Bird did make a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live on October 6, 2012.[4] Avoiding any direct political statement, the bird discussed all of the tweets he got and his sudden fame (how everyone now looks at him when he goes down the street, when he used to be able to blend in like any other eight-foot tall talking bird) and made one non-partisan political joke (about how debates are really enjoyed by "de fishes").
On October 9, in response to the Obama campaign ad using Big Bird, Sesame Workshop issued a second statement:
"Sesame Workshop is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization and we do not endorse candidates or participate in political campaigns. We have approved no campaign ads, and, as is our general practice, have requested that both campaigns remove Sesame Street characters and trademarks from their campaign materials."
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- See also The Million Puppet March
- The Obama campaign released an ad on YouTube, titled "Big Bird", focusing on the comments versus the "Wall Street" issue. The video features two actual Sesame Street clips: one of Big Bird stating "It's me, Big Bird" and another of him sleeping in his nest.
- The ad prompted a response from Sesame Workshop, asking for its removal and reiterating its nonpartisan stance: "Sesame Workshop is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization and we do not endorse candidates or participate in political campaigns. We have approved no campaign ads, and as is our general practice, have requested that the ad be taken down."[5]
- In turn, the Republican National Committee, on the official GOP blog, has referred to the Obama campaign's reactions to Romney's comment as "Big Bird Backfire," suggesting he should be spending more time on more important issues.[2]
- During the debate, "Big Bird" was one of Google's top four rising search terms (the others were "Simpson Bowles", "Dodd Frank", and "Who is winning the debate").[6]
- Social media responses cited in the media included a Facebook campaign to elect Big Bird president, an Indiegogo campaign, and @FiredBigBird, a parody account with over 31,000 followers. According to USA Today, "the Twitter Government account, @gov, tweeted that the phrase "Big Bird" had generated about 17,000 tweets per minute."
- The controversy was referenced and lampooned on such shows as The Daily Show, Conan, The Colbert Report, The Tonight Show, The Late Show, Late Night, The Late Late Show, Ellen, and Jimmy Kimmel Live, among others.
- ↑ Raw Story. Edwards, David. "Obama: 'Thank goodness somebody is finally getting tough on Big Bird'." Thursday, October 4th, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Michael Falcone, "Mitt Romney's History With Big Bird: Ruffling Feathers Since Dec. 2011", ABC News, 9 October 2012.
- ↑ Huffington Post: Big Bird Asked To Appear On Jimmy Fallon, Piers Morgan And More
- ↑ Mediaite: Big Bird Responds To Mitt Romney On SNL (includes video)
- ↑ CBS News. "Sesame Workshop to Obama: Take Big Bird Ad Down." October 9. 12:38pm
- ↑ http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/04/big-bird-a-top-google-search-during-presidential-debate/


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Seven people are running for two - and possibly three - open seats on Alameda's City Council, with the third seat opening up to the council race runner-up if Vice Mayor Rob Bonta is elected to the state Assembly. Which two candidates will get your vote? Voting will be open through Wednesday, and we'll post the results Friday.
In the meantime, Board of Education candidate Michael Robles-Wong topped our no-scientific voter poll last week, with 66 percent of the 126 people who participated saying they plan to vote for him in the upcoming school board race. Nielsen Tam came in second place, earning clicks from 57 percent of poll participants, and Ron Mooney came in third, with 56 percent.
Barbara Kahn came in fourth place in the poll, with 24 percent of participants saying they'll vote for her, and Trish Herrera Spencer came in fifth, with 22 percent. Tom Lynch, Kurt Peterson and Jon Murphy rounded out the voting, with 16 percent, 13 percent and nine percent of participants saying they're voting for each of those candidates.
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MACON, Ga. (Jan. 6, 2014) – In a game highlighted by wild momentum swings and offensive runs, the ETSU men's basketball team got to within two points late but was unable to complete a second half rally, dropping its first Atlantic Sun Conference game of the season to Mercer, 73-63, Monday evening inside Hawkins Arena.
ETSU freshman guard A.J. Merriweather (Jackson) finished the game with a career and game-high 20 points, while senior forward Hunter Harris (Nashville) added 14 in the losing effort. With the loss, ETSU drops to 8-7 overall, 1-1 in A-Sun play. Meanwhile, the Bears improve to 12-5 overall, 3-1 in league action.
"If we play a cleaner game offensively and make some more shots this is probably a different game," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team trailed by as many as 15 in the second half. "We just didn't make it happen tonight. I still feel really good about this team, but to beat teams like Mercer, USC Upstate and Florida Gulf Coast on the road, you have to play really well. It just didn't happen for us tonight."
The Bucs were doomed by poor shooting in the first half, and a 24 percent clip from 3-point range for the game. Meanwhile, Mercer went 25-of-31 from the foul line compared to a 13-of-21 clip for the Bucs.
ETSU enjoyed a great start in the first half, holding Mercer scoreless over the first five minutes of game play and ultimately building a lead of 15-1 with 14:02 left before the intermission. However, the good times didn't last.
Mercer answered the Bucs' quick start by outscoring ETSU 34-10 over the next 12 minutes to roar back and lead 35-25 with 2:05 left in the half. The Bucs closed the deficit to eight points at 37-29 by the break, but the Bears had survived a terrible start to hold a significant lead on their home floor.
While they started with pinpoint shooting, the Bucs faltered as the game progressed, finishing the first half shooting just 33 percent from the field and 22 percent from 3-point range. Meanwhile, Mercer rebounded offensively to shoot 48 percent from the field and 57 percent from beyond the arc at the break. The Bears also held a 20-14 advantage on the glass at the intermission, and the Mercer bench players outscored the Bucs 22-4.
After the break, Mercer's all-conference guard Langston Hall opened the half scoring nine straight points and the Bears' lead ballooned to 15 at 46-31. The Bucs stayed resilient though, thanks primarily to the play of Merriweather and Harris, who combined to score 17 points as ETSU manufactured a 20-7 run to make it 53-51 with eight minutes left in the game.
Unfortunately for the Bucs, that would be as close as they would get, as Mercer ended the contest with a 20-12 run to win by 10 points.
For Mercer, Hall led the way with 17 points, while Jibri Bryan added 16.
The Bucs will return to A-Sun action Thursday evening back inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center, hosting Lipscomb at 7 p.m. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2013-14 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.


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A 41-year-old woman has been dragged along a road by a taxi in Melbourne's northeast leaving her with facial injuries, following an argument with its driver, police say.
Two women had flagged down a taxi in Donvale around 1.10am Sunday (AEDT), but a short time into the journey, an argument started and the cabbie stopped on Springvale Road near Serpells Terrace, ordering the women out.
As the pair were leaving the cab, the driver allegedly drove off, dragging a 41-year-old Mooroolbark woman along the road, police said.
She was taken to hospital and treated for facial injuries.
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A controversial "violence tax" on guns in the Chicago area was approved Friday by Cook County commissioners, NBCChicago.com reported.
The $25 tax on every gun purchased in the county -- city law prohibits gun sales in Chicago -- is meant to offset health care and other costs of gun violence, Board President Toni Preckwinkle said.
"Gun violence is a real problem for us," she said. "It's a problem for us in our criminal justice system and it's a problem for us in our health care system, and I make no apologies for the proposal."
Preckwinkle said the average shooting victim cost taxpayers $52,000 in acute care because nearly 70 percent of the victims don't have health insurance, NBCChicago.com reported.
The vote follows a violent Chicago summer, when some weekends left multiple people killed and dozens of others injured in shootings, NBCChicago.com reported. The city's murder rate is up 25 percent for the year, and the Cook County Jail is near capacity with 9,000-plus inmates.
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The National Rifle Association ahead of the vote said the "misguided and burdensome" gun tax "continues to penalize law-abiding gun owners for exercising their fundamental right to keep and bear arms."
The gun tax, which takes effect April 1, was passed as part of Cook County's $2.9 billion spending plan for 2013.
As part of the budget, commissioners also approved a $1 tax increase on each pack of cigarettes, making the county's $6.67-a-pack tax the second-most expensive in the country, behind New York at $6.86, NBCChicago.com reported. The new tax will push the price of a pack to more than $10 when it goes into effect March 1.
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text: Share Smaller TextLarger TextPrint Multiple Sclerosis is a Damned Expensive Disease! By Trevis Gleason Jul 31, 2012 1 Comments The Unspeakable Bits; From A Life With MS When people in the general public read that multiple sclerosis is a "prime-of-life" disease, I really don't think they understand the totality of what is being stated. It may even take those of us diagnosed a bit of time to realize, but when MS hits in the "prime of life," it can also hit our prime earning years. That's just one of the ways that MS can hit us in the pocket. Even if we are able to continue working, many of us have had to reduce workload, hours and stress, and excuse ourselves for medical appointments – all hindrances to those brass rings of promotion and pay increase. As a co-leader of my Men With MS self-help group puts it, "We go from 'thrive' to 'survive' mode." These changes to our pay and potential pay can come back to haunt us a second, third and even fourth time when it comes to long-term disability payments, Social Security Disability and even reduced Social Security retirement checks when we reach retirement age. Reducing the money that comes in isn't the only way in which the disease tolls our life. Increased insurance premiums, larger and larger out-of-pocket medical expenses and unbridled rise in the price of MS meds can make us feel that MS has accessed our PIN and hacked into our bank accounts. For those who do have to leave work and apply for various disability programs, the wait can be long and expensive. The current two-year waiting period for Medicarefor those applying for Social Security Disability can drain a savings account tout de suite. The expense of a disability lawyer to help appeal rejections – while regulated, and often worth the cost – can add expense at the lowest point in our financial lives. Modifications to our homes and purchase of quality assistive devices are rarely covered to the extent many of us need. One studypublished last year indicated that although the interferons are clearly beneficial, the benefits do not come cheaply either for insurers or for patients who have to pay their share in terms of co-payments or co-insurance. Another recent studyhas called into question the ability of the interferons to delay progression to disability, causing some to question their costs and benefits. (Editor's note: Since other studies have contradicted these findings, additional research is needed to more effectively gauge the long-term impact of the interferon therapies, and to determine the most appropriate therapy for each individual.) Then there are the costs that we might not think of. When gas prices go up, those of us forced to use larger and modified vehicles in order to accommodate scooters and power chairs are hit harder, for example. I'm sure that many of you could jump in (and I hope you will) to relate some of your surprises as to where MS hit your personal economy. It is important to realize – hopefully beforethings reach their toughest – that help can be found in many forms. The National MS Society's financial assistance program offers guidance, support and resources to help contain the financial impact of MS. To speak with an MS Navigator®, who can review available resources and provide an application, call 1-800-344-4867. I would add money to the well-known list of polite unspeakables of politics and religion. Today, however, I'd like to open the conversation about the financial burden that MS can be to a person and family. We didn't name this blog "The Unspeakable Bits" for nothing. Only by talking about it can issues be identified and addressed. And you can take that to the bank. Wishing you and your family the best of health. Cheers Trevis Trevis Gleason, Blogger You can follow Trevis via TrevisLGleason.com, his Life With MS Facebook Page on Twitter and on the EverydayHealth.com "Life With MS" Blog. And also, check out his bi-monthly blog for the UK.


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Posted by Manish Panchmatia on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 Labels: Bangalore, Event Report, Management
This is one more flashback event report, from March 2008. Enjoy MAADI !!
On 7th March, 2008 Friday evening, I attended an interesting talk on 'Selecting, Managing, Motivating and Developing for High Performance'. It was organized by Indian Society for Training and Development' Mr. Nigel Copsey – A UK based HR consultant was the speaker. He has several years of experience in assisting people to explore their capability, recruitment, getting high performance and retaining talent. He basically addressed the complete working life cycle of an employee from the recruitment to retirement.
How do we get best from an employee, as manager? Simple. By offering the best to them. He involved the audience, when do you enjoy your work? High moral and motivation is possible by Right job and right management, as per McQuaig System. He explained both of them.
90% of selection is done by interview, but only 14% of them is effective. The interviewer gets some impression about the candidate in the first 30 seconds, that carry forward through out the interview. After selecting the right candidate, many times after six months we realized that ….So what is wrong? There are always three level of assessment. 1. Looks as if can do 2. can do and the most important 3. will do Right job depends upon ability and willingness. Ability can be acquired. It can be measured as speed of thought. How quickly the candidate can think, analyze and grasp new things. Many tests measures, numeric capability, verbal reasoning, logic etc. Willingness is depends on temperament.
He explained in detail four characteristics/trait of individual. Competitive v/s accommodating. Sociable v/s analytical. Consistent/Patient v/s driven. Structured v/s independent. He elaborated it with accounting clerk and account manager examples. Then we discussed some practical problem like…suppose in an account office, if manager retired, who will get promotion as manager. If highly competent accounting clerk get promotion as manager, he will not be suitable for manager job and if he does not get promotion then he will be demoralized. Can we change temperament of a person? Etc….Then he talked about Emotional Intelligence is combination of maturity, stability, attitude/values and self motivation. If structured interview is added in recruitment procedure then chances increases of getting right candidate from 14% to 40%.
He also explained the second branch of McQuaig system, right management. After analyzing person as per the four characteristics, how effectively he can be communicated? How to assign task to different kind of individuals? People are generally unwilling to change unless it is a temporary change.
Again he addressed two practical examples. One lady complaint that her boss always in hurry. When she approaches her for solution, without listening completely he suggests something, which is inappropriate. Now if she follow that suggestion, then definitely it will turn out wrong, if do not follow then also problem. How Nigel guided her to deal with such boss. There are many books about dealing with boss also.
Once at interview, he asked to talented candidate, "what was the greatest challenge you have faced? " He replied, "Ya…Once I had to prepare tea for six persons…." Generally all the candidates reply "Better prospects" when they asked, "why do you want to change the job?" In reality, there are many factors. Any person, will not take decision to change the job overnight. One should ask a list of at least three reasons for chaning the job to candidate….
It was really informative session. HR professional uses many such tools/instruments. McQuaig System is just one of them. It is similar to some other tool at some extent. He have just touched a tip of iceberg in limited time frame. For further discussions here are the contact details: firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Rainforest Alliance has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Certified Sustainable Products Alliance, a three-year effort to significantly promote and increase the sale of sustainably produced certified timber, banana, and coffee from Central America and Mexico.
New York, New York The Rainforest Alliance has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Certified Sustainable Products Alliance, a three-year effort to significantly promote and increase the sale of sustainably produced certified timber, banana, and coffee from Central America and Mexico.
By strengthening the competitiveness and sustainability of agriculture and timber operations, this partnership will bring new investment and trade to the region while supporting practices that benefit the environment as well as protect the rights and resources of workers and local communities.
Funded with an $8.6 million grant from USAID, the Certified Sustainable Products Alliance supports certification and links certified products with markets. The goal of the partnership is to transform the way that participating companies source products, thus establishing alternative ways of doing business that the companies can replicate after the completion of this effort.
The Certified Sustainable Products Alliance, developed and funded as part of the USAID Global Development Alliance initiative, is expected to become a showcase development effort in Latin America and beyond. The Alliance will achieve results on several critical business, social, and environmental fronts, including responsible business practice, improved wages and conditions for workers employed in plantation and rural sectors, enhanced participation and income for farmer associations, and reduced environmental degradation in production systems.
As Glenn Anders, USAID's mission director for Guatemala and Central American Programs said, "By linking responsible buyers for certified products with responsible suppliers in these global markets, the Alliance constructs and seals a circuit in which all players producers, purchasers, distributors, and consumers are winners."
During the three-year activity period, more than 300,000 acres of forest and farmland are expected to be certified as sustainably managed. More than 4 million board feet of certified timber, 90 million boxes of certified bananas, and 30,000 metric tons of sustainable coffee are expected to be sold through valuable sourcing contracts provided to local operations.
Partners include NGOs and producers as well as international manufacturers and retailers such as IKEA, Gibson Musical Instruments, Kraft Foods, Millstone, and Chiquita Brands International. These partners have committed to increasing the amount of certified sustainable products into the supply stream and, in certain cases, to providing technical assistance to farms.
"By increasing the supply of certified products, by promoting on-the-ground conservation, and by improving conditions for workers and communities that neighbor farms and forestry operations, communities and cooperatives involved in the Certified Sustainable Products Alliance will see an increase in income that will provide them with an added incentive to practice sustainable agriculture and forestry," said Rainforest Alliance executive director Tensie Whelan.
Through its forestry and agricultural certification programs, the Rainforest Alliance brings together industry, environmentalists, scientists, local communities, workers, and governments into mutually beneficial arrangements that foster sustainable production methods that benefit both Latin America's economy and environment.
The Certified Sustainable Products Alliance project is focusing on areas of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, especially on the outskirts of parks, in priority watersheds and as part of biological corridors.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared on the recent 500th episode of "The Simpsons" as a barbecuing denizen of an off-the-grid community just outside Springfield. On "South Park" last season, Assange was portrayed as a rodent named WikiLeaks (evil kin to the brave gerbil Lemmiwinks).
The two takes on Assange speak to the diverging paths of our two most enduring prime-time cartoon shows. "The Simpsons" is a sprawling, sardonic semi-celebration of an ever-expanding pop culture, while "South Park" increasingly focuses its irreverence on specific targets. "South Park" also has mastered the art of the quick turnaround, making it the rare animated comedy that's able to tackle timely issues – not as quickly as "The Daily Show" or even "Saturday Night Live," but impressively fast enough to keep Cartman and his pals relevant after all these years.
"South Park," nearing its 15th anniversary, kicks off its 16th season on Comedy Central Wednesday – just in time potentially to make a satirical mark on the 2012 presidential race.
The previous season proved fairly strong with timely spoofs on the Penn State sex scandal and Occupy Wall Street (with Presidential Fitness Test failure Cartman cast as the "One Percent"), as well as sheer silliness about the pitfalls of failing to read the iTunes user agreement. But perhaps the most fascinating installment from last fall was the special, "6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park," which showed creators Trey Parker, Matt Stone and their team manically producing an episode in less than a week.
The animation method – done via computer, but still crude by "Simpsons" and "Family Guy" standards – gives Parker and Stone leeway to play off the headlines. One memorable example came a day after Barack Obama's 2008 win, in an episode that marked his presidential victory – and teamed him, Michelle Obama, John McCain and Sarah Palin in an "Oceans 11"-like heist movie parody. The episode was fun, but Parker and Stone have become smarter, more surgical satirists in the years since, particularly with their brave 2010 two-part parody of the Muhammad cartoon controversy.
Sure, the guys who gave us Mr. Hankey still dabble in the scatological, as we saw in last year's iTunes episode. But judging from previews for Wednesday's season premiere, it looks like they're using toilet humor for a higher purpose. The episode centers on a new Transportation Security Administration law requiring seatbelts for toilets, in an apparent takeoff on what some would call the nanny state. On "South Park," that passes for growing maturity – and offers hope for a strong, topical humor-driven season to come. Check out a clip below:
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Graduate Council Meeting
September 16, 2013
I. The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m.
Voting members and alternates present were: C. Brun, A. Chamberlain, C. Cherrington, W. Dragon, K. Duffy, A. Goshtasby, M. Gruys, B. Hull, A. Jeyaraj, M. Lee, M. Miller, B. Milligan, W. Mosier, B. Rigling, M. Schultz, E. Self, and J. Warfield.
Non-voting members, alternates and other attendees were: A. Agather, R. Ayres (chair), C. Demboski, D. Curry, H. Dregalla, E. Gilles (scribe), S. Higgins, L. Hong, P. Kumar, M. Mamrack, M. Ragas, S. Watamaniuk, and K. Wilhoit.
II. Approval of Minutes
It was moved and seconded that the minutes of the April 18, 2013 meeting be approved as written. Motion carried unanimously.
III. Report of the Interim Dean (R. Ayres)
Enrollment – Graduate enrollment is up this fall by a little more than 6%; number of credit hours is up by 4%. CECS saw a large increase in enrollment (70%); COSM and CONH had healthy growth. "New graduate student" totals are up 28% compared to last fall; last year, the new student total was up 17% from the previous year. International student enrollment saw the largest growth – up 73% from last year. In 2012, the enrollment growth was mainly in domestic students due in part to the Graduate School's marketing campaign. The enrollment goal for fall 2014 is 2% growth.
Marketing Update – The Graduate School is still using the "Defining Next" campaign; this style guide is available for use by all the colleges. This fall, market research will be conducted. The final report is due by the end of the year, results of which will better direct future marketing efforts.
Announcements – The Graduate Open House will take place Wed. Oct. 16, 5:00-7:00 p.m., in the Apollo room.
The first of two Graduate Program Directors Workshops will take place Fri. Nov. 15, 12-2:00 p.m. in E156 SU.
IV. Committee Reports
a. Student Affairs Committee (C. Brun)
Dr. Brun introduced two of the 2013-2014 scholarship awardees to Council: Alison Agather (Wright Fellow, M.S. Earth and Environmental Sciences) and Colleen Demboski (Graduate Council Scholar, M.ED. Middle Childhood Education).
b. Membership Committee ( W. Mosier)
Since the last Graduate Council meeting in April, a total of 70 graduate faculty memberships were approved. The Graduate School Interim Dean approved 14 regular and 47 adjunct memberships; the Membership Committee approved 9 adjunct graduate faculty memberships. Dr. Mosier asked Council members to remind their college officials to clearly identify the level of membership being sought on the nomination forms and to provide explanation for any special circumstances being requested.
c. Policies Committee (B. Milligan)
No report.
d. Curriculum Committee A (B. Rigling for R. Grandhi)
New Course Requests: BIO 6030, BIO 6040, BIO 6450, and CS 7960. Course Modifications: EE 6100,
EE 6700, EE 6700lab, NUR 6102, NUR 7901, and PHY 8990. Program of Study Modification: Title change for Nuclear Bio Chem Defense Certificate. On behalf of the Curriculum Committee A, B. Rigling moved to approve the 4 course requests, 6 course modifications, and 1 program of study modification. No discussion. R. Ayres called for a vote. All in favor. Motion passed.
e. Curriculum Committee B (J. Warfield for M. McNutt)
On behalf of the Curriculum Committee B, J. Warfield moved to approve the following 6 new course requests, 22 course modifications, 2 quarter-to-semester conversions, and 48 programs of study (3 new concentrations and 45 modifications). No discussion. R. Ayres called for a vote. All in favor. Motion passed.
New Course Requests: EDL 9555, EDL 9955, EDS 6281, EDS 6481, EDS 6731, and REL 5790
Course Modifications: ECE 6500, ED 6400, ED 6410, ED 6470, ED 6530, ED 6550, ED 6560, ED 6570, ED 6970, ED 7060, ED 7170, ED 7220, ED 7450, ED 7500, ED 7560, ED 7800, ED 7810, EDS 6260, EDS 6280, EDS 6500, IE 7000, and PLS 6280
Quarter to Semester Conversions: ED 7850 and PLS 6640
Programs of Study:
1. New Concentrations: MBA – new Executive concentration, Multi-age Ed License - new Computer Information Science concentration, and Multi-age Ed MED - new Computer Information Science concentration
2. Modifications:
a. EDL Education Specialist: Advanced Curriculum and Instruction
b. EDL Education Specialist: Superintendent
c. EDS Early Childhood Intervention Specialist License
d. EDS Intervention Specialist MED Early Childhood
e. EDS Intervention Specialist License: Mild to Moderate Needs
f. EDS Intervention Specialist MED: Mild to Moderate Needs
g. EDS Intervention Specialist License: Moderate to Intensive Needs
h. EDS Intervention Specialist MED: Moderate to Intensive Needs
i. SAA Education Leadership MED: Student Affairs in Higher Administration
3. Modifications (same change for all: deletion of 3 credit hour course ED 6890)
a. ED AYA License: Earth Sciences
b. ED AYA MED: Earth Sciences
c. ED AYA License: Earth Sciences + Chemistry
d. ED AYA MED: Earth Sciences + Chemistry
e. ED AYA License: Earth Sciences + Physics
f. ED AYA MED: Earth Sciences + Physics
g. ED AYA License: Integrated Language Arts
h. ED AYA MED: Integrated Language Arts
i. ED AYA License: Integrated Mathematics
j. ED AYA MED: Integrated Mathematics
k. ED AYA License: Integrated Science
l. ED AYA MED: Integrated Science
m. ED AYA License: Integrated Social Studies
n. ED AYA MED: Integrated Social Studies
o. ED AYA License: Life Sciences
p. ED AYA MED: Life Sciences
q. ED AYA License: Life Sciences + Chemistry
r. ED AYA MED: Life Sciences + Chemistry
s. ED AYA License: Life Sciences + Earth Sciences
t. ED AYA MED: Life Sciences + Earth Sciences
u. ED AYA License: Life Sciences + Physics
v. ED AYA MED: Life Sciences + Physics
w. ED AYA License: Physical Science: Chemistry
x. ED AYA MED: Physical Science: Chemistry
y. ED AYA License: Physical Science: Physics
z. ED AYA MED: Physical Science: Physics
aa. ED AYA License: Physical Science: Physics (Phy + Chem)
bb. ED AYA MED: Physical Science: Physics (Phy + Chem)
cc. ED Multi-age Education License: Modern Language French
dd. ED Multi-age Education MED: Modern Language French
ee. ED Multi-age Education License: Modern Language Spanish
ff. ED Multi-age Education MED: Modern Language Spanish
gg. ED Multi-age Education License: Visual Arts
hh. ED Multi-age Education MED: Visual Arts
ii. ED Multi-age Education License: World Language German
jj. ED Multi-age Education MED: World Language German
V. Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) Report (M. Ragas)
The GSA hosted a Graduate Welcome event during the campus Welcome Week. They also attended the Master of Public Health open house. GSA gained 37 new members; membership total is 143 students. Applications are currently being accepted in the first round of the professional development/original works grant program. The deadline for graduate students to apply is Oct. 16. The application form and more information are available on the GSA website: www.wsugradstudent.wordpress.com
VI. Old Business – None
VII. New Business – None
VIII. Discussion – None
IX. The meeting was adjourned at 2:25 p.m.
Future meeting dates: Oct. 31 and Nov. 21, 2013. Feb. 13, March 13, and April 17, 2014.


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Senator Patty Murray Honored as the 2013 NEA Friend of Education
Patty Murray, the senior U.S. senator from the state of Washington and chair of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, received the NEA Friend of Education Award at the 2013 NEA Representative Assembly on Wednesday.
The NEA award acknowledges Murray's significant leadership role in pushing $25 billion for education jobs and Medicaid funding over the finish line in 2010, and recognizes her tireless advocacy in education issues such as more preschool and literacy programs, smaller class sizes and better education for homeless children.
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel praised Murray as a fearless advocate for public schools, children and families. "Her unwavering support for issues such as education, healthcare and child care shows how carefully she is listening to the hopes and dreams of America's families," Van Roekel said. "I am proud to call Senator Murray NEA's Friend of Education."
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Washington Education President Mary Lindquist accepted the award on behalf of Murray, who was unable to attend this year's RA. Lindquist called Murray a "force to be reckoned with" and an ally who has always been "our go-to senator when we need help."
"I am so honored to receive the Friend of Education Award from the National Education Association," Murray told the delegates in a video message. "As a former pre-school teacher, a former school board member, and a mom who actively participated in my own children's education, I know how important education is to the future of this country. And I am proud to be your partner in the U.S. Senate."
The Friend of Education Award, presented each year during NEA's Representative Assembly, recognizes a person or organization whose leadership, acts or support have significantly contributed to the improvement of American public education.
Murray follows Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman, who was named NEA Friend of Education in 2012. Other public officials who have received this honor include U.S. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and William Jefferson Clinton; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); and U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and the late Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy (D-Mass.).
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It's always interesting to see the Twitter reaction when a new player is invited into a national team camp. No one is shy to voice their opinion and there are no shortage of opinions being voiced. So on Thursday, with the announcement that Corey Ashe has been added to the U.S. men's national team roster for its upcoming game against Belgium, it's no surprise that Twitter was the place to be for instant analysis. Here are just a few snippets from the Twitterverse
About time Corey Ashe got a call-up. Well done. #DomKinnearSoccerFactory— Matthew T (@shinguardian) May 23, 2013
YES. Great decision by Klinsmann. Congrats to @coreyashe on his call-up. I've seen him as a top LB in MLS this year. Very consistent.— Jonathan Yardley (@jtyardley) May 23, 2013
Mentioned a few wks ago that I rated Corey Ashe of @houstondynamo. He's just been called into #USMNT squad for Belgium game on May 29. Cover— Arlo White (@arlowhite) May 23, 2013
Corey Ashe added to #USMNT roster. Long overdue for a look at left back.— Thomas Floyd (@thomasfloyd10) May 23, 2013
So while many seem to agree that Ashe's call-up in long overdue, one has to ask: Why now? Well according to US Soccer, the squad will be without left backs Edgar Castillo and Fabian Johnson for the match against Belgium as both players are still with their club teams. That leaves DaMarcus Beasley as the only "true" left back option for Klinsmann's squad. So with a void at the left back position (one that has plagued US Soccer for quite some time) Klinsmann turned to MLS and a player who made a seamless transition to the position just over two years ago.
Dominic Kinnear initially switched Ashe to left back to mark former Red Bulls striker Dane Richards. Former Red Bulls manager Hans Backe thought so highly of the speedy defender that he selected him to his MLS All-Star team to help neutralize Manchester United winger Nani. Two years later, Ashe finds himself with the opportunity to earn his first national team cap against a squad with the likes of Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Marouane Fellaini.
According to Opta, the official stats provider for Major League Soccer, in 2012, Ashe completed 784 passes in the opposition's half, good for second among MLS defenders. He also attempted 331 passes in the opposition's final third (third best among MLS defenders), as he learned to adjust between the 4-4-2 and the 4-3-3 that the Dynamo played in 2012. So even though Ashe made the transition from midfielder to defender, he has consistently looked to aid the Dynamo attack, a trait that has caught the attention of Klinsmann.
So what do you think Dynamo fans? Would you like to see a USMNT back line featuring former teammates Geoff Cameron and Corey Ashe? Do you think Ashe has what it takes to stick with the national team? Leave us your thoughts in the comments section below.


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The skinny: Two rare diseases wreak havoc
Rash people do rash things, including giving other people a psychological rash. We all do rash things— well, unless you're Arnold Schwarzenegger who knows how to keep his mouth shut about a love child for years. In my opinion, American Idol voters are rash to vote for lame singers. (C'mon. First Pia is off the show, then Casey, James Durbin, and Haley. I bet even JLo would lose on that stupid show!)
What do you call the rash of the century?
Let's talk about two real rashes: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN). These two diseases involve inflammation and sloughing of the skin. SJS is not as severe as TEN because SJS involves only 10 percent of the body's skin, while TEN affects at least 30 percent. They occur in two to seven in a million people annually, but you often see them listed in the side effects profile of many prescription medications.
Flu-like symptoms occur (as they seem to in a million other diseases): feeling poorly and a fever. During this period, the skin can become tender. The eyes become extremely sensitive to light— even looking at a 40-watt bulb is painful as staring into the sun.
One to three days after this flu-like period, the skin starts to form red or violet lesions– like bruises. In SJS, red lesions can look like an archery target. Soon the lesions blend into one another to form large blotches. Many lesions become blisters: the ill person looks like bubble-wrap.
The scalp is usually not affected: the lesions start on the face and chest and then spread outwards symmetrically to the arms and legs.
The mucosa is membrane lining the internal tracts in our body, such as the mouth, urethra, eyelids, and breathing pipes to the lungs. The mucosa usually gets hit hard. Mouth/lip erosions are painful, crusty, and make oral herpes look like a field of flowers. If the urethra has lesions, urination feels like peeing acid mixed with broken glass. Eye pain, burning, and excessive tearing can occur.
If TEN affects the lungs, the ill person has difficulty breathing, and the body doesn't get enough oxygen. Bacterial pneumonia and/or irritated breathing pipes can severely impair the TEN patient.
The skin dies, and so– like the worst sunburn you can think of– the skin peels off within days of formation of the lesion. A few days later, the sloughing finally stops. It takes two to three weeks for healthy skin and mucosa to grow back, so the patient usually stays in the hospital for two to four weeks. Hopefully no infections result from the impaired skin.
Medication is the number-one cause of SJS/TEN. If you watch TV, there are some God-awful lawyer commercials that try to recruit people who have contracted SJS/TEN from medicine.
SJS/TEN is a terrible condition. But is it the fault of the pharmaceutical industry, or is it that a small number of people have an unfortunate reaction to some common medications that include sulfa-containing antibiotics, penicillin, NSAIDs, anti-epileptics, and some psychiatric medicines?
Some infections– such as the microorganism that causes walking pneumonia– can cause children to be more susceptible to SJS/TEN. An antibiotic given during a viral infection might increase the risk of SJS/TEN.
HIV positive persons are three times more likely to have SJS/TEN. There might be a genetic disposition to these dermatologic disasters, particularly in Asians. Cancer, lupus, UV light, and radiation therapy increase the risk as well.
It's hard not to be rash at times in this fast-paced world. We're all human. Just be sure if you do any rash acts, everyone in your life can safely respond, "It's no skin off my back."
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Where: Cramer 169 (The Hub)
Day: Thursday
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Ed Abroad 101 sessions are designed to introduce you to the basics of international education opportunities at PSU. You will learn:
- Who the Education Abroad team is, and what services we provide you (and what we don't);
- The importance of an international education experience - including a discussion of some of the common myths about studying abroad
- How to navigate through the website to learn more about the options available to you;
- How to get started exploring the costs of an international experience, how your financial aid can apply, and additional funding opportunities (we host separate sessions dedicated just to funding your international experience too!); and
- How to use the VikingsAbroad application portal to start your program application.
The goal is to provide you with the initial information to help you feel comfortable taking the next step towards your international journey.
NOTE: Attending an Ed Abroad 101 session satisfies your requirement to attend an advising session prior to starting your program application. If you can't attend in person, please feel free to watch the online version of Ed Abroad 101.
Can't attend an Ed Abroad 101 session? Make an appointment or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I have a fascination with Turbine Cars and a couple of years ago I got to drive the one Jay Leno owns. How that came about is quite a strange story.
I wrote a book about an event called the Italian Hall disaster, where 73 people died at a children's Christmas party when someone falsely yelled "Fire!" in a crowded theater, setting off a stampede. The book sold well and a bookstore in northern Michigan ran an ad suggesting Death's Door made a "Great Holiday Gift." Someone sent the ad to Jay Leno and he ran it on his Headlines segment. I got phone calls from around the country the next day from people saying they saw me on the Tonight Show.
I had been working on a book about Chrysler's Turbine Car program and thought Jay might be interested in it since he is a well-known car guy. I took a copy of Death's Door (which Makes a great Holiday gift!) and gift wrapped it in gaudy paper and put a bow on it. I signed it, "Merry Christmas, Jay!" I included a note and a copy of what I had done on the Turbine Car.
A few weeks later my secretary buzzed me. "A guy who says he is Jay Leno is on line one." She assumed it was a friend of mine who used different celebrity names each time he called. Jay got my package and told me he thought it was funny. And he enjoyed what I had written on the Turbine Car. He told me he would keep my number.
A few years later, Jay bought one of the three Turbine Cars kept by Chrysler of the nine which were not destroyed (of 55 built). He called me again and asked if I could get him in touch with Bill Carry, a retired Chrysler technician who had maintained these cars back in the day. I had interviewed Carry and knew he would love to help Jay. I got the two of them together and later, Jay called to thank me. He said, "If you are ever in L.A. let me know and you can come by and drive the Turbine Car."
Shortly after, I was standing in Jay Leno's Garage, his collection of cars and motorcycles, getting a tour before going out in the Turbine. I had arranged to write a story about this for Mopar Action magazine and was accompanied by Cliff Gromer, editor, photographer, writer. This day would be very well documented.
Jay owns more than a hundred cars and probably just as many motorcycles. They all run, are plated and insured, and he drives them. He is often seen cruising around town in all manner of cars. We walked through the collection and Jay answered my questions, many of which were "What is this?" and "What is that?" There is no shame in asking, considering how eclectic the collection is.
We stopped at the Turbine Car, which Jay had parked next to his other turbine car, the EcoJet. He also has a turbine-powered motorcycle.Each vehicle in his collection has a story and Jay knows them all. I felt like a talk show host quizzing him on the cars but he didn't mind. I suspect he enjoys talking about them almost as much as he likes driving them.
Jay told me he had first seen a Turbine Car at the 1964 World's Fair in New York and had dreamed about owning one ever since. Now that he had one, it had gotten its share of driving. Jay fired the car up and pulled it out of the building. The car whooshes. People often describe the engine sounding like a big vacuum cleaner and in some respects that is pretty accurate. It is not loud, just different.
I got in the passenger seat and we headed out. It was a beautiful sunny Saturday in Burbank. We had the windows rolled down and I took in the scenery. Jay Leno at the wheel of a Turbine Car and me in the passenger seat. I noticed that pedestrians would turn and look at the car before it passed them, drawn by the unusual sound. Some people noticed who was driving the car and waved. Jay waved back. This next photo is not the greatest I ever took but you will recognize that it is a Turbine Car. On the road. Taken from inside the car.
We drove for a few miles and Cliff asked Jay if he knew of any nice open areas where we could photograph the car. Jay pulled into an office complex with a huge parking lot and took us around back. He stopped the car in the middle of an acre of asphalt and we all got out. As Cliff snapped pictures I noticed some activity near the building. Even though it was Saturday, there were apparently a few workers in the building who noticed that there was an unusual car out back being photographed with Jay Leno standing next to it. A few people came over and said Hello.
As we were wrapping up, I mentioned to Jay that he had told me I could drive the car. I thought this was a good place to mention it since I could loop the parking lot and not risk harming anything, no matter how bad a driver I might be. I mean, Jay's a nice guy and all but I wouldn't expect him to let me drive this car in traffic.
"Oh no." He handed me the keys. "Drive us back to the garage."
Don't get me wrong: I was happy to drive the car anywhere but I had just assumed it was going to be a quick spin in a safe environment. I grabbed the key and got in. I turned the key and heard the turbine spool up. Soon, I was controlling the throttle that created the whoosh. I told Jay I had no idea where we were or how to get back to his garage so he would have to give me directions as we went.
I pulled out of the parking lot and onto the road. The car handled a lot like my old Charger. The steering seemed light and the ride was nice. I tried to baby the accelerator, thinking of the cost of rebuilding an almost-50 year old turbine. When we got out onto a main road, I kept good distances between us and the cars in front of us and to the side of us and behind us. Heaven forbid I was the guy at the wheel if we got rear-ended. Eventually we made it back to the garage. I think I drove it about 5 miles but I didn't check the odometer. The whole time I was struck by how - if you couldn't hear the engine - you would have had no idea that there was anything different about this car. It was just a remarkably smooth ride.
To create a cover photo, Jay pulled his Hemi Challenger out and parked it next to the Turbine Car. There was a Hemi Coronet about ten feet away from these two. It was amazing.
As we were saying our goodbyes, Jay mentioned to me that "If it would help," he'd be happy to write a foreword for my Turbine Car book. It did help; he wrote the foreword. I also wrote an article for Mopar Action about the Turbine Car and Cliff wrote about the other Mopars in Jay's collection. My book was published by Chicago Review Press, as I mention in my bio at the bottom of these pieces. A little while later, Jay invited me back to talk about the book for a segment of his video series. <- There we talk about the car but it was the first visit where I got to drive the car.
I've gotten to do some pretty cool things in my writing career, often involving cars and other modes of transportation (helicopter, B-17, Viper GTS, parachute, etc). But driving through Burbank In Jay Leno's Turbine Car clearly tops the list.
Follow me on twitter: @stevelehto
Picture of me by Cliff Gromer as is the wonderful pic on the cover of Mopar Action.
Steve Lehto is a writer and attorney from Michigan. He wrote Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation and The Great American Jet Pack: The Quest for the Ultimate Individual Lift Device.