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Today, Arlington boasts 50 million square feet of transit-oriented development in the R-B corridor alone and has done so without increasing traffic. The land in their two Metro corridors (their other one is Pentagon City/Crystal City) occupies just 11 percent of the county, but provides 50 percent of the tax base. 39 percent of trips in the R-B corridor are made by transit, walking, and bicycling.
Arlington is continuing to make major investments in bicycle and pedestrian facilities, bike share, transit, public parks, recreation centers, and affordable housing with a focus on getting the details right and maintaining an inclusive community. In addition to the two Metro corridors, the county is implementing transit-oriented communities along Columbia Pike, in Shirlington, and at the East Falls Church Metro station.
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Columbia Pike has been described as Arlington's Main Street, thanks to its unique combination of local businesses, diverse neighborhoods, and everyday amenities. While Metrobus and ART provide strong bus service, consensus has grown that the corridor needs higher capacity transit to support revitalization and meet growing ridership demand.
New mixed-use development, expanded market rate and affordable housing, and new street connections and parks are being coordinated with the new streetcar line, including parallel bicycle boulevards along 9th and 12th Streets South.
This complex planning process required balancing transit with redevelopment, as well as the preservation and addition of affordable housing. After closely reviewing Arlington's proposal for Columbia Pike and consulting with partners, the Coalition for Smarter Growth endorsed both the new development plan and the streetcar. The environmental analysis of the streetcar was completed in July 2012. In July 2013, the state of Virginia allocated $65 million in state funds to the Columbia Pike Streetcar, and the state will pay up to 50% of the total cost of this Fairfax-Arlington transit project. Shortly thereafter, the Arlington Board voted to include both streetcar projects in the county's ten-year Capital Improvement Program.
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Arlington has continued to earn its reputation with innovative programs that help create and preserve affordable housing in the county. To ensure that residents of all income levels have ample housing options, Arlington conducts an annual assessment of its affordable housing production and preservation and measures its progress against defined goals and targets.
To help meet these targets, the County established an Affordable Housing Investment Fund, which offers revolving, low-interest loans and tenant assistance to housing providers, and an Affordable Housing Ordinance, which requires affordable housing contributions from all new residential and commercial developments. Arlington also features a Live Where You Work home ownership subsidy for those who work in the County to motivate car-free commutes and strengthen its community fabric.
VDOT Pressure on Arlington
Even though Arlington has demonstrated the phenomenal transportation benefits of linking transit and development, VDOT highway engineers and some non-Arlington officials are pressing ill-conceived highway expansion on the community.
VDOT has pressed to widen I-66 one-step-at-a-time toward a possible expansion of the entire highway to six lanes, despite a federal commitment to limit the road to four lanes and despite the fact the traffic will have nowhere to go once it hits DC's streets. VDOT has ignored more cost-effective solutions to relieve traffic including converting to HOV-3 from HOV-2, HOV in both directions, express bus service, and how the shift of new development to the Metro Silver Line stations will help shift workers to transit. In the I-95/395 corridor, VDOT is pursuing a privatized toll lane proposal without having analyzed alternatives and potentially undermining HOV and bus service in the corridor.


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Cutting Benefits: Washington's New Way to Thank Veterans for Their Service
Posted By Josh Rosenblum On March 22, 2013 @ 4:30 pm In Where We Stand | Comments Disabled
This week AARP highlights [1] the financial losses veterans [2] would face if a COLA cut known as Chained or Superlative CPI ever became law. It seemed unlikely that after setting such a different agenda [3], rumors would still persist [4] that the President wants to cut benefits for children, veterans, people with disabilities, widows, and older Americans in his budget. If the President also thinks that making such a proposal doesn't doom his chances to win the House back from GOP control, we all may get to see the result of a proposal that makes drastic cuts to veterans' benefits-no way to thank them for their service to our nation. Tom Tarantino, from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA [5]) may put it best when he says "Don't go to the people who have sacrificed the most for this country because it's a slap in the face."
Tom Tarantino of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) talks about the Chained CPI and how it would be a slap in the face to veterans who have sacrificed and earned their benefits:[6]
Not mentioned in a recent spate of generational warfare [7] columns from billionaires and their affiliates is the fact that that about 4.4 million children receive Social Security benefits because one or both of their parents are disabled, retired or deceased, according to the Social Security Administration [8]. Those benefits help provide necessities of life for family members and help to make it possible for those children to complete high school. When a parent becomes disabled or dies, Social Security benefits help to stabilize the family's financial future.
Some of these children have parents who passed away or now have a disability resulting from their service to our country in uniform. These children and the people who look after them, whether it's their parents, grandparents or someone else in their lives, would suffer under the COLA cut known as chained CPI.
Neither the Republican House budget nor the Senate Democratic budget have Chained or Superlative CPI [9] in them. If the President decides he needs to add it to his budget, any Washington politician affiliated with his budget might see a grandfather whose son or daughter died while serving our country, a spouse whose husband or wife is disabled and who stands to lose benefits [10], or a child who lost a parent that served in a campaign ad tying them to the President's Social Security cutting budget proposal. The Obama administration has pushed back by saying that they'd exempt some from cuts, but they haven't specifically identified who would receive an exemption.
Social Security by law is not part of the deficit. By putting it in the deficit debate, the President has not made a "difficult" or "tough" decision, he has made a bad one that endangers the brave men and women who serve or served our country and their families.
Sam Lyles, a 27-year Army veteran from Tennessee, shares the impact on veterans that changing the way cost of living is calculated for retirement benefits [11]:[12]
Below are AARP's Top 5 reasons why the chained CPI is bad policy for veterans:
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[1] highlights: http://blog.aarp.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/31413-Chained-CPI-veterans-ad-high-res.jpg
[2] veterans: http://blog.aarp.org/2013/03/14/white-house-congress-may-cut-disabled-veterans-benefits-twice/
[3] different agenda: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/25/inauguration-2013-speech-barack-obama_n_2551614.html
[4] still persist: http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/other/287691-senate-dems-challenge-obama-on-chained-cpi-in-social-security
[5] IAVA: http://www.iava.org
[6] Image: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EALA1SsUivI
[7] generational warfare: http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/turning-class-war-into-generational-war
[8] Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10085.html
[9] CPI: http://blog.aarp.org/2013/02/07/hammering-an-idea-for-stingier-colas/
[10] lose benefits: http://blog.aarp.org/2013/02/11/5-reasons-chained-cpi-is-bad-for-social-security/
[11] retirement benefits: http://blog.aarp.org/2013/02/14/what-washington-politicians-really-mean-when-they-talk-about-our-benefits/
[12] Image: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OEd8wqlBV4
[13] less accurate: http://blog.aarp.org/2013/02/21/chained-cpi-for-social-security-not-more-accurate-for-seniors/
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Football: Dream run ends for Barasat College
The dream run for Barasat College from Kolkata ended at the national finals of the IFB Boca Football Champs tournament in Goa as it suffered a loss against Chandigarh based SGGS College.
The college level national tournament which is the first of its kind in the country saw sixteen teams from eight cities - Kolkata, Delhi, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Shillong, Pune and Goa - competed for the top spot in Goa.
The winners received the glittering trophy at the hands of cricketer Rohan Gavaskar amidst officials from IFB Industries.
Team SGGS from Chandigard captained by Nikhil Prashar won over Barasat College, Kolkata captained by Muzaffar Ali, with the final score reading 4-0.
16 winning teams in all, two from each city (winners of the school and college tournament in each of the cities) made it to the grand finals in Goa.
DAV School and Khalsa College from Chandigarh; CRPF Rohini and Maharaja Agrasen from Delhi; Jangram High School and Barasat College from Kolkata; JN Petit and Bishops from Pune; ASC Boys and Al Ameen from Bangalore; MSPHSS Mallapuram and MES College Mampad from Kozhikode; Shillong College HSS and Shillong College from Shillong and Fr. Agnel School Pilar and Rosary College Navelim from Goa locked horns at the play-offs in Goa
The tournament saw a total of 270 schools and 186 colleges battle it out to make it to the final 16 teams who are being hosted in Goa this weekend to play the finals.
Said an official from IFB Industries Ltd, "The IFB Boca Football Champs initiative has enabled us to reach out to and bring together talented players from several parts of the country to uncover some of the best and dynamic football talent. Many of the promising players come from economically backward sections of society for whom this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We are happy to facilitate and offer this incredible break to the players. We have always believed that India has immense sporting talent. Through our association with one of the world's best football club Club Atletico Boca Juniors from Argentina and the amazingly talented Jamshid Nassiri we look forward to nurturing football talent in the country."
Added Jamshid Nassiri, Head Scout, IFB Boca Football Champs, "The level of football we have seen over the last few months is encouraging. During the course of the selections and trials across cities, we have come across some wonderfully talented football players who could become stars in the future"
Rohan Gawaskar, who came down to Goa for the finals, said, "Football is my passion. I am a huge fan of Manchester United. IFB Boca Football Champs is a great initiative to encourage talent within football. This is also the first national tournament of its kind for which is not limited to schools alone but also includes colleges. The Club Atletico Boca Juniors have produced some of the finest football players in the world, like Diego Maradonna, Carlos Teves and Juan Roman Riquelme. IFB's tie-up with an institution of football of such magnitude is a excellent opportunity for potential players to learn and train with the finest club."
The IFB Boca Football Champs initative kicked off in December 2013 is a grassroots level football tournament organized by IFB Industries in association with Argentinean club, Club Atletico Boca Juniors.
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What would Americans think if Mexican officials routinely fired pepper spray and tear gas into California neighborhoods as a way to root out, say, smugglers who were operating from the U.S. side of the border?
How would we, as Americans, feel if our houses were damaged, our neighborhoods evacuated and our children endangered because of the aggressive tactics of the Mexican police or military?
Most Americans would be outraged. U.S. officials would likely demand that Mexico cease and desist. The anger would be perfectly justified.
Mexican officials are not attacking the United States, but U.S. Border Patrol agents are attacking a neighborhood in Tijuana. Mexicans have every right to be as angry as we would be if the roles were reversed.
In response to smugglers who are pelting Border Patrol agents in order to create a diversion, the Americans are stepping up their efforts. "Agents have used pepper spray in the past, but usually aimed directly at the smugglers," the Los Angeles Times reported Dec. 14. "The new tactics, which saturate large areas, have forced dozens of temporary evacuations and sent some residents to hospitals." One woman captured the frustration succinctly as she told a border agent: "Put yourself in my place. I have two children." She told the newspaper that the agent replied: "I'm the policeman of the world. No one can touch me."
Well, Mexico is a sovereign nation. The Mexican Consulate has complained, and rightly so. The Bush administration should rescind this policy. The United States is not at war with Mexico, and it behooves our national interests to maintain friendly relations with our southern neighbor.
Border Patrol officials argued that the agents need to protect themselves, and that the smugglers should be blamed for hiding behind innocent people. Well, there are better ways to protect against criminals than to saturate entire neighborhoods with tear-gas canisters. For starters, the Border Patrol could engage in cooperative efforts with the Tijuana police or the Mexican federal authorities.
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Resale royalties and new directions for the arts
Author: Peter Anderson
Date published: 11 March, 2008
The recent Australian federal arts policy revived interest in the resale royalty rights for visual artists. This article outlines the pros and cons of such a scheme raising questions effecting visual artists, their descendants, auction houses, galleries and the administration of such a scheme.
In reviewing the arts policy debate during last year's election campaign, one element that clearly distinguished the Labor campaign was their emphasis on the individual artist. Two key measures that mark this difference are the ArtStart proposal, which focuses on improving artist's incomes and their intersection with the welfare system, and the commitment to "implement a resale royalty scheme for visual artists". While ArtStart is primarily focused on emerging artists, the introduction of visual arts resale royalties will primarily be of benefit to those who are more established.
The debate over the introduction of resale royalties in Australia has been going on for about twenty five years. Initially this issue was linked to the campaign for the introduction of artists' Moral Rights legislation and the establishment of a visual arts copyright collecting society. With VISCOPY established in the mid-1990s and Moral Rights legislation passed in 2000 the focus on Resale Royalties intensified. Most recently, the 2002 Contemporary Visual Arts and Crafts Inquiry recommended that resale royalties be introduced, and this was followed up with the release of a Government discussion paper on the issue in mid 2004. As might have been expected, submissions in response to the discussion paper were mixed. While artists' organisations like the National Association for the Visual Arts and VISCOPY argued strongly for the introduction of a Resale Royalties scheme, many commercial galleries and auction houses argued strongly against such a course of action.
After what could only be called an inconclusive debate over the benefits and potential negative impact of such a scheme, in May 2006 the Coalition Government decided against the introduction of resale royalties. Resale Royalties, they argued, "would not provide a meaningful source of income for the majority of Australia's artists". Instead, they argued, "research shows that resale royalty schemes bring most benefit to successful late career artists and the estates of deceased artists". Such a scheme, they said, "would also adversely affect commercial galleries, art dealers, auction houses and investors", and "would not end disadvantage for Indigenous artists". As an alternative they introduced a four year package allocating $0.5m per year to business training for artists and an additional $1m per year for the Indigenous arts industry through the National Arts and Crafts Industry Support (NACIS) program.
In contrast to the Coalition's position, Labor has advocated for the introduction of resale royalties for some years, with Senator Kate Lundy introducing a private members' bill in March 2004, before the release of the discussion paper. While ultimately unsuccessful, that proposal called for the artist to be paid 5 percent of the sale price when their works were resold.
In the lead up to the 2007 poll, the particular relevance of resale royalties to Indigenous art was brought into focus with the $2.4 million sale of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri's painting "Warlugulong" at a Sotheby's auction. Acquired by the National Gallery of Australia, the painting had originally been sold in 1977 for just $1200. In light of this, it is worth noting that in addition to the introduction of resale royalties, Labor has also committed an additional $7.6 million over four years to Indigenous Arts Centres through the NACIS program.
The underlying principle of resale royalties law is that artists benefit in the increase in the value of their work between first and subsequent sales. This is usually achieved by allocating a percentage of the resale price to the artist. While the 2004 discussion paper examined a variety of models, which included different sales thresholds and percentages for royalties, it is not yet clear what model Labor will follow. In most cases resale royalty legislation applies to all public secondary art sales, although in some cases it is restricted to auction sales. As with copyright law more generally, the resale royalty right extends for a period after the death of the artist (usually 70 years), so that the benefits continue to flow to estates of artists.
Advocates of resale royalties argue that such schemes provide substantial benefits to artists, with some suggesting that they function a little like a special form of artists' superannuation. They point out that it is only fair that artists are allocated some share of the increase in the value of their work, with some advocates arguing that the increased value is already latent in the work at the time of first sale.
However, critics point out that in many cases more than half the royalties collected are paid to the estates of artists, and that benefits to living artists are very unevenly distributed, with most of the funds going to those that are already established and successful. In France, where resale royalties were first developed, around seventy percent of the royalties are distributed to the estates of fewer than ten artists, including Picasso and Matisse. While the situation in Australia might not be quite so extreme, it is clear that the distribution of royalties will be similarly uneven, driven as they are by existing secondary market forces which see artworks by some artists selling for very high prices, while works by other artists remain unsold. Of course, many artists' works do not ever enter the secondary market, as is usually the case with works that are initially purchased for public collections. In addition, because of the complexity of explicitly monitoring increases in the sales price of work, or clearly identifying the profit margins from such sales, the royalty is usually calculated simply on the sale price. This means that the royalty is paid even when a work is sold at a loss.
While arts and cultural policy has been conspicuous by its absence on both sides of politics in recent election campaigns, in the lead up to the November 2007 poll issues such as Resale Royalties and ArtStart did gain some wider attention - with the latter being characterised by some conservative commentators as little more than a 'paint for the dole' scheme.
But in the wash up after the election the cut and thrust of the campaign quickly slides into the background, and what matters are the details of policy proposals and the plans for their implementation. In the light of this, Labor's "New Directions for the Arts" policy now carries a weight that it might not have if the result of the election had been different. In comparison to the big vision of Labor's 1994 cultural policy, "Creative Nation", it is a fairly limited document, with a primary focus on the arts, rather than the cultural sector as a whole.
This shift to a focus on arts policy rather than cultural policy is also reflected in the way that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has positioned the portfolio, appointing Peter Garrett as Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. This new arrangement disengages the arts from communications and information technology, a link that was first made under Keating that continued in some form right through the Howard years - although in more recent years the arts have primarily been the responsibility of a junior Minister for Arts and Sport. While this new portfolio arrangement could be seen as a promotion for the arts, it does open up the question of how the intersection between the arts and the creative industries will be managed. Although Labor's "New Directions" policy includes creative industries elements, some of these - such as the commitment to establish a "National Broadband Network" - seem tied to the old departmental structure.
While the "New Directions" policy is clear about its support for the arts and agencies such as the Australia Council, it also foreshadows a significant review of current structures, programs and priorities. In short, it is a policy that calls for consolidation and streamlining of funding and support programs, with a possibility that the Australian Business Arts Foundation and the current Departmental programs (such as Visions and Playing Australia) may be brought under the umbrella of the Australia Council. The Australia Council itself looks like it will be the subject of a quite detailed review that examines everything from "investment application processes" to the "system of fellowships and grants". Specific policy proposals also suggest that this government may take a more interventionist approach, with a plan to "implement a program of mandatory presentation by major performing companies of work created by and featuring young and emerging Australian artists".
Reading between the lines, and taking into consideration some of Peter Garrett's remarks made in launching Labor's policy, it is clear that the perception is that the funding process - and the Australia Council in particular - is too bureaucratic and does not give sufficient priority to "the development of art at the community level", to smaller arts organisations, or individual artists. There is also a strong focus on the development of regional arts, with a new Creative Communities program to be developed by the Australia Council funded to the tune of $10m over four years. Other areas to be given attention include arts education, the contemporary music industry, and the film and television industry. In this latter area there is a commitment to "review the effect of free trade agreements" on Australian content. There is also a strong emphasis on developing the contemporary music industry, which is perhaps not surprising, given the Minister's background in this area.
Peter Anderson has worked in the Australian arts and cultural sector for over thirty years. His current independent practice incorporates journalism and professional writing curatorial projects and cultural policy research. Over the last twenty years he has written regularly on the arts and cultural policy for both academic journals and visual art magazines. He is a former editor of the journal Culture and Policy.


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Kibbeh nayyeh
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|Kibbeh nayyeh
|Hors d'oeuvre
|Place of origin
|Region or state
|Main ingredients
|Minced raw lamb or beef, bulgur, spices
|Cookbook:Kibbeh nayyeh Kibbeh nayyeh
Kibbe nayyeh or raw kibbeh (also kibbee, kubba, Arabic كبة نية or كبة نيئة) is a common Levantine mezze. It consists of minced raw lamb or beef mixed with fine bulgur and spices. Kibbeh is also referred to as the national dish of Lebanon.
Kebbeh nayyeh is often served with mint leaves and olive oil, green peppers, and green onions. Arabic bread is used to eat it. Sometimes a sauce of garlic or olive oil is served. The dish has a unique versatility in that any leftovers are cooked, creating a different dish.
Many recipes call for kibbe nayyeh as the "shell" for cooked kibbe, as well. In this case, however, the kibbe nayyeh is rolled into a ball and stuffed with lamb, onions, pine nuts and spices, then fried, usually known as (حوسة) "Hoseh".
See also[edit]
- Chee kufta, a similar southeastern Turkish and Armenian dish
- Steak tartare
- Kibbeh
- Kitfo, a similar Ethiopian dish
- List of beef dishes
- List of lamb dishes
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August 1-2, 2014 at 7 p.m
You're invited to a festival of fresh, new short plays straight from the inventive minds of the Curious New Voices writers. Join us for two nights of gutsy and unexpected playwriting brought to the Curious stage by Colorado's best directors and actors.
This year we welcome guest playwrights, Jessica Dickey, Kirk Lynn, and Octavio Solis!
The Makings of a Holocaust is a unique experience designed for middle and high school students. The Curious New Voices presentations explore history, racism and cultural differences, while inviting students to relate past experiences to current issues of bullying, tolerance and growing a compassionate community. You may choose from either our Curious New Voices & The Colorado Chamber Players package or Curious New Voices Two Play package featuring two teen-written short plays. See below for more information:
Curious New Voices & The Colorado Chamber Players Package
Curious New Voices and The Colorado Chamber Players come together to create a stirring piece of theatre that interweaves the short play, Goldineh Medina, written by Curious New Voices' writer Hannah Rae Montgomery with music by Ervin Schulhoff, a Jewish composer who perished in a concentration camp, and performed by The Colorado Chamber Players.
Goldineh Medina tells the story of a young crippled Jewish immigrant in 1915 who dreams of buying a Ford automobile as a way to establish his worth and citizenship in this new America. Curious New Voices & The Chamber Players package was very well-received at Aspen Academy, Emily Griffith High School, Graland Country Day School, and Stanley British Primary School.
Curious New Voices Two Play Package
Curious New Voices writer Hannah Rae Montgomery's Goldineh Medina is paired with Curious New Voices playwright Luke Slattery's Icarus, about a woman who chooses to risk her life by hiding a young Jewish girl fleeing persecution. Together these performances create a package of two short teen-written plays dealing with the Holocaust. Curious New Voices Two Play package was received with great acclaim at Campus Middle School.
To book a package for your school or organization contact Education Director, Dee Covington.
Olson-Vander Heyden Foundation, Curious New Voices Founding Sponsor
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National Endowment for the Arts
Max Posner's short play was part of the noted Humana Festival, 2011.
Sam Van Wetter won the National Thespian Conference with aplay he wrote at CNV.
Joey Borne's short play developed at CNV was part of Element: a New Play Festival in Chicago.
Hannah Montgomery recently graduated from Yale with her Masters in Dramaturgy.
Mario Gonzalez founded Round Belly Theatre in San Francisco.
Stephen Sondheim's young playwrights competition, YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS INC, has awarded these Curious New Voices writers a New York workshop and production: Max Posner, Bailey Williams, Gianna Starble, Jake Brasch, Paige Roth, and Josh Brown.
Cassandra Stroud had a play produced at Barnard College, part of Columbia University.
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I was super nervous about writing that first draft but your guidance helped get me through it, and in the end I knew that by working through everything that I had a solid play I could be proud of. Thank you so, so much, for all that you did with the meetings, the actors and everything else in between. - Genell Britton, CNV '10-'11
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Previous Curious New Voices Visiting Playwrights:
2013: Steven Sapp, Dan LeFranc, Anne Washburn
2012: Michael Hollinger, Carson Kreitzer, Lloyd Suh
2011: Steven Dietz, Laura Eason, Kristoffer Diaz
2010: Allison Moore, Rogelio Martinez, Annie Baker
2009: Eisa Davis, Adam Bock, Allison Moore
2008: Jordan Harrison, Elaine Romero, Quiara Alegria Hudes
2007: Allison Moore, Steven Sapp, Leigh Fondakowski
2006: Joan Holden, Steven Sapp, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Dan Dietz
2005: Elaine Romero, Steven Sapp, Suzan-Lori Parks, Paula Vogel
2004: Elaine Romero, Martin Moran, Eric Coble, Bridget Carpenter
Past and current partners include: Colorado Academy, Denver School of the Arts, the Creative Learning Academy, Flagstaff Academy, New America School, Sunset Middle School, Think 360 Arts
Playwriting Workshops and Residencies: Uses writing exercises to develop the basic skills of playwriting, with emphasis on principles of character development, plot and imagination. Grade Levels: 9-12; college
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"That phrase, "loss of innocence," has become stale with overuse and diminishing returns; no other culture is so addicted to this narcissistic impression of itself as having any innocence to lose in the first place. I have seen Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad" described as the literary "declaration of independence" (though Mr. Twain never wrote about sexual obsession). And I have seen the famous "loss" attributed to Watergate, to Vietnam, to Hiroshima, to the Spanish-American War of 1898, and to the assassinations of the Kennedy brothers. Robert Redford dates it to the moment in the respectable 1950s when Americans discovered that the egghead games on TV were fixed. That's a more plausible suggestion than the one made in the New York Times's front-page obituary for Frank Sinatra, which solemnly argued that Frank's croons were the "loss of innocence" for a generation."
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03/12/12 - wow. one of the worst principals ive ever had. he does not come out of his office or talk to the students at ALL. should not be a principal. on back to school night he adressed the parents over the loud speaker from inside his tiny little office and did not even come out. a failure of a principal who glares at the students. Show More Show Less
09/14/11 - What were they thinking when they hired this outsider, who made it clear early on that our school is a stepping stone for his political aspirations. At a time when there is a huge need for creative thinking and risk taking in site leadership, he is strictly an "in the box" thinker, lacking creativity and incapable of a team approach to dealing with current challenges in education. He is a rubber stamp to old school tactics and has no business in this position. Show More Show Less
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Screening the elderly
I've seen two proposals recently for population screening of older people. They're probably both not good ideas, but for different reasons.
We had a Stat of the Week nomination for a proposal to screen people over 65 for depression at ordinary GP visits, to prevent suicide. The proposal was based on the fact that 70% of the suicides were in people who had visited a GP within the past month. If the average person over 65 visits a GP less than about 8.5 times a year, this means those visiting their GP are at higher risk. However, the risk is still very small: 225 over 5.5 years is 41/year, 70% of that is 29/year.
To identify those 29, it would be necessary to administer the screening question to a lot of people, at least hundreds of thousands. That in itself is costly; more importantly, since the questionnaire will not be perfectly accurate there will be tens of thousands of positive results. For example, a US randomised trial of depression screening in people over 60 recruited 600 participants from 9000 people screened. In the 'usual care' half of the trial there were 3 completed suicides over the next two years; in those receiving more intensive and focused help with depression there were 2. The trial suggests that screening and intensive intervention does help with symptoms of major depression (probably at substantial cost), but it's not likely to be a feasible intervention to prevent suicide.
The other proposal is from the UK, where GPs will be financially rewarded for dementia diagnoses. In contrast to depression, dementia is pretty much untreatable. There's nothing that modifies the course of the disease, and even the symptomatic treatments are of very marginal benefit.
The rationale for the proposal is that early diagnosis gives patients and their families more time to think about options and strategies. That could be of some benefit, at least in the subset of people with dementia who are able and willing to talk about it, but similar advance planning could be done — and perhaps better — without waiting for a diagnosis.
Diagnosis isn't like treatment. As a British GP and blogger, Martin Brunet, points out
We are used to being paid for things of course, like asthma reviews and statin prescribing, and we are well aware of the problems this causes – but at least patients can opt out if they don't like it.
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Implications of Psychosocial Factors for Diabetes Outcomes among Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Review
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00421.x
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Gentlemen, start your overreaction engines!
Oregon Ducks wide receiver Josh Huff raised some eyebrows earlier this week when he told reporters that he "[didn't] want to play in a Rose Bowl unless [it was] for a national championship" (ESPN).
Huff continued:
I just wish we would have handled things differently when we played [Stanford]. … I don't mind playing in the Rose Bowl, playing for the fans and my teammates. But deep down I don't wanna be a prep game for the national championship game.
If we would have handled our business like we were supposed to, we wouldn't have had to rely on USC to get back in the Pac-12 championship game. We wouldn't have to be in the situation we are now.
Huff's sentiments were echoed by De'Anthony Thomas, who called the possibility of playing in the Rose Bowl again "not a big deal at all."
Alright longtime Oregon fans, let's take a deep breath and remain calm.
Considering the Ducks have only won two Rose Bowls, Huff's comments have sparked some grumblings about "ungrateful players" who lack "perspective." It's important to remember, though, the unique position Huff has been in at the University of Oregon. As a freshman in 2010, Huff played a major role on the team that lost by a mere three points to the Auburn Tigers in the BCS National Championship Game. While that game has been used by SEC fans as "proof" the Ducks can't play "real football," it was a close contest in which the final score was decided but only a couple key plays that went Auburn's way. Huff was also a part of the 2011 team that was (admittedly) manhandled by LSU to start the season and then lost in heart-breaking fashion to the USC Trojans later in the year. (The Ducks would go on to beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl). A close loss against Stanford last year kept the Ducks out of the title game, and this year's defeat at the hands of the Cardinal has once again dashed Oregon's title hopes. When you consider how agonizingly close Huff and the Ducks have been to playing for/potentially winning multiple national titles, it's understandable why a 2013 season that is likely* to end in a Rose Bowl berth could be seen as a disappointment for him on a personal level.
*(I say "likely" because the embarrassment of those "We Want 'Bama" shirts still haunts me.)
While it's easy to see why older Oregon fans may be a bit perturbed by the attitude displayed by Huff and Thomas, it's important to try and see things from the perspective of the athletes. The current players on the Oregon Ducks don't "owe" anything to the university beyond winning on the field, and they are not obligated to "respect" a lackluster history that they, as 20-year-olds, are too young to remember. Fans of the much-loathed bandwagon variety — and, trust me, young/entitled fans are a point of contention amongst the Duck faithful — can be held accountable with regards to keeping success in perspective because a fan's allegiance to a program transcends four-year chunks of time, but it's unfair to expect players to operate the same way.
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There seem to be more buyers than sellers in the 2014 NFL Draft, but that doesn't mean that there aren't teams looking to move up and snag a better prospect to fill a prime position of need. Although this year's draft class is deep at the wide receiver position, teams like the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, and Philadelphia Eagles could potentially trade up in order to secure Odell Beckham Jr., who is arguably the second-best WR in the class. There's no guarantee that he will slip past the top ten, though, especially with the Buffalo Bills focusing in on him.
According to the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Jets are asking teams about trading up in this year's draft, and Rapoport adds that they are, unsurprisingly, "likely" looking to move up for a receiver. John Idzik is reportedly high on Brandin Cooks, so the Jets top two WR targets are Beckham Jr. and Cooks. Since Cooks should easily be there at 18, the Jets are most likely putting out feelers in case they have a chance at trading up for OBJ. Rapoport reports that one of the teams the Jets have reached out to is the Tennessee Titans, and they make perfect sense as a trade partner. The Titans could afford to move down in this year's draft and secure an extra pick in the process, and the Jets could secure OBJ at 11 if he makes it out of the top ten.
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From today's National Post, one of Canada's big newspapers: two competing stories about what libraries are about.
Here's one side:
The Toronto Public Library Board is seriously considering having the TPL become the first major library system in Canada or the U.S. to slather itself in advertising. As per a report from their staff, possible vehicles for advertising may include: "In-branch posters and brochure displays; Online text and display ads on the Library's website; Networked computer screens including the Library's in-branch wireless network, public computers and LCD screens; The Library's truck fleet, excluding the Bookmobiles." But first, they're going to begin by selling ads on the backs of due-date slips.
And the other side:
It's not hard to imagine how advertising in libraries could be tacky and annoying, but it's equally possible to imagine a system being in place that raises some modest amount of money for the library system and stops short of pasting flyers for Vincenzeo's Pizza Joint over pages of literary classics. I take the following position — extra revenue is good. Not good at any price (so to speak), but all things being equal, good. Every buck the library can raise for itself is another buck it has, and another buck the city has free to devote to another worthy cause. And I make the following prediction — the overwhelming majority of people won't be any more bothered by an ad on their due-date slip than they are any of the other places they see advertising.
(This discussion is happening because city council is talking about privatizing Toronto's public library system - one of the busiest in North America. Librarians are talking about work stoppages, and apparently LSSI, the big private library management company that is eyeing Toronto's libraries, has hired lobbyists with ties to Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Who, incidentally, said he wouldn't know Margaret Atwood, one of his better known constituents, if he passed her on the street.)


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I'm having a problem with my notebook. It keeps turning display off after idle for 2 or 3 minutes and going into sleep mode around five minutes after that. I did change and set power system in control panel many times but it did not work. I'm runing on Window 7 home basic 64 bit. I'm hoping you could help me on this. Thank you in advance.
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While changing the advanced power plan settings, double check to make sure that your default power plan is still selected. It's a bit to easy to change it by mistake and not notice it. In addition, double check your Battery settings to see if the percentage levels may be set to cause this by mistake.
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hi Brink please check if this works.
Prevent PC from Going in to Sleep Mode
Enter Sleep Preventer which is a lightweight tool that prevents computer from hibernate, sleep, dim the display or start the screensaver. Yes, this program can prevent your computer from doing all these tasks automatically. Sleep preventer is also a portable program so that you can carry it around in your USB flash drive.
The first time you start this tool, you'll be presented options to configure this application. The interface is pretty simple and all you need to do is to just click on Prevent Sleep button to prevent the computer from going in to sleep mode.
The timer function can help you set a timer after which the computer can go to sleep mode. You can set the timer from 5 minutes to 2 hours. There's also an option to "Allow display to sleep" if you want only display to enter the sleep (power saving) mode.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sports
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Making an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious classmate, Baja (Amber Heard) Jake goes to a party where he is unwittingly pulled into a fight with a bully named Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet). While he is defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces himself to Jake and tells him about the sport known as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua, played by Djimon Hounsou ("Blood Diamond," "In America").
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Impromptu trip to Plano due to hurricane Ike. The people with whom I'll be travelling need some theraputic dessert. Any old posts that someone would kindly bump up or make some suggestions here? Thanks :)
I will be travelling with kids and adults.
The Corner Bakery has yummy desserts. There are two in Plano. Central Market also has some yummy goods and there is an area there to sit and eat. Whole Foods also has a large bakery and they, too, have an area where you can sit and eat.
Then there is ice cream - Braum's (two in Plano), and Paciugo's on Preston for Gelati. Sometimes Hot Fudge hits the spot. :-)
Bread Winners on Preston close to Spring Creek...Excellent cakes, pies, cookies...as well as full menu....Another suggestion, if you are here during the day, is Celebrity Bakery, that has seating, on Preston and Parker...Another suggestion, though I cannot imagine just getting dessert there and not pizza, would be Fireside Pies, which is the Dallas North Tollway and Legacy...A lot of people have never tried their desserts, ( too full from pizza), and there are only a couple or three of them, but they are very, very delicious...trust me! Fireside Pies does not open until, I think, 5:30 PM...
I would go take a nice walk at the Shops of Legacy http://www.shopsatlegacy.com/. There are several dessert places there. It's great to just take a walk and decide what you want to eat.
Bonnie Ruth's @ DNT & Lebonon. They have the best desserts around. Plus on Tuesday nights it is half price desserts and a free glass of wine for the ladies!
Main Street Bread Baking Company in the shops at Legacy. I have to say, I've only been to the location in Grapevine (many times) and it's fabulous (for breakfast as well), but if the one in Plano is only half as good, I think you'd still be impressed. In Grapevine, I once went mid-afternood on a Sat, and the individual dessert case was EMPTY :( - just FYI
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2533 E 3rd Street has a Walk Score of 63 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
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2533 E 3rd Street is near Himmel Park, Medical Square and The Main Mall.
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Sam Hughes! Nestled behind the main house in a garden setting, this quaint 490 square foot, one bed, one bath original Adobe guest house, across the alley to Himmel Park is available August
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Thank you for clarifying these numbers. I have been saying all along that our job growth results have been very weak at best. The Feds and Wall Street want you to believe everything is great because the stock market is trading near its highs when if one really digs thru the numbers its disappointing. Sell equities as the market continues to rally and wait for a meaningful correction before re-investing.
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You mean I can't just go with the glorious headline number and run with it?
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it seems disturbing that while the Fed stares intently at the 7.0%, 6.5% thresholds, they say nothing abt matters such as these. It's why the Fed will always be wrong, always be behind the curve, always get caught with its pants down. The reality of growing American empoverishment can't be hedonically adjusted away. That mythical growth that has eluded (and puzzled) the Fed is never coming because of details just like these.
At last, a clear, accurate, and truthful description of these illustrious "new job" numbers: "annual salaries of roughly $15,000″. And Congress can't understand why the common working people are SO disenchanted. I haven't had a raise or cost-of-living increase in over 4 years. I just paid $3.51/gal for gas to get to work & back. No wonder I'm despondent and think of bankruptcy nearly every day….
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