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- Randy Speck
- Oxford, MI
- United States
Superintendent , Madison District Public Schools
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Is it right for parents to takeover schools? Should "parent trigger" laws give families the ability to take over and manage schools?
Throughout the United States, there is a movement for parents to take a more active role in their local schools. Actually, a more active role is an understatement. The "movement" is for parents to be able to take-over their local school under what is called a "parent trigger." This happens if their local school is deemed to be low performing, as described by each individual state.
Parents have a right to be involved...any quality school will have strong parent and family involvement. But should parents be able to come in and manage the school?
Closing Statement from Randy Speck
What a fantastic conversation and thanks to the TED community for participating. I also want to thank Ben Austin from Parent Revolution for getting involved in the discussion. Your insight was helpful to me, as a school leader.
The reality is, parents should be involved in their schools. They should have a say in the direction of their child's education. How that is accomplished may be a never-ending debate. As a school leader, I want my parents to be active in helping kids read and with their homework, but do to academic level of the family, that may not be an option. I want parents to be in attendance at parent-teacher conferences, football and basketball games, choral and dance recitals and any other activity that involves their child. However, I am also aware that working multiple jobs and shifts may make attending school events difficult, if not impossible. So how do we do this?
Unfortunately, my answer is little bit of "I don't know." But I do know it has to be a "we" that is involved. I don't believe legislatures can solve this issue. I don't believe for charter management companies can solve this problem. The main question becomes when and how are we going to make education in the United States a priority? When are we going to admit that students learn differently, therefore they should be assessed differently. That the neighborhoods you live in and the amount of resources (like food) that you have really do play a role in student achievement. Until we acknowledge...really acknowledge that socio-economics plays a factor, we may never be able to get passed basic debates.
Thank you again TED for being such a great place for people to safely communicate and share.
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Oct 8 2012: Generally speaking, this is not a sound idea, any more than for those without expertise in medicine to take over the medical clinic, for those without expertise in scientific research to run the research lab, or for those without legal expertise to structure the legal case for the courtroom.
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I think further politicizing education at the school level distracts students and teachers from what their primary focus should be.
Student learning needs to be the focus of the school building.
That said, it is important for parents and the general public to understand better what is going on in terms of the curriculum and pedagogical approach in schools. I am repeatedly astonished at what those outside schools assume or suspect is going on inside them that is completely false or out of date. One is that modern schools are focused on memorization and rote learning. But there are so many miscomceptions.
Oct 8 2012: Some of this is being popularized by the new movie "Won't Back Down." I live in a state where this is being debated ins the State Legislature and there is a lot of concern going forward.
Oct 8 2012: In Hollywood it's mathematics majors volunteering to teach inner city kids calculus, in real life it's fat, dumb teabaggers trying to push creationism into the biology curriculum at a suburban school.Oct 11 2012: Randy, One of the things that many of the responders do not fully appreciate is the inter-relationship of the course syllabi. The prerequisates from one grade to another, the abality to manage the information flow, the feedback in many forms that allow you to proceed or remain on topic for a while longer, etc ...
It is the culmination of all of these little things that make the student ready to progress to the next level.
Parents would be involved in single unit isolated classes and thus direction would be limited. That is where educational professionals manage and merge the efforts to achieve the goals.
I could teach science but the student may not be getting the terms and associations for the next level. I would teach to achieve the test but any application would be missing.
Being smart also means to know when you are out of your element and to seek help.
All the best. Bob.
Oct 12 2012: Bob,
I think this is a good point. I've always thought that sometimes the prevailing thought is that "anyone can teach", just like many of us may believe we can coach or manage our favorite sports team after a loss. The reality is, anyone can't teach...anyone can't coach...and anyone can't lead and manage a school. A school/school system may be one of the most complex organizations to lead based on the population that is served. Students and their families, all with different and various needs, all wanting to be served right now. We may have close to 100% of our customers in our facilities on any given day, plus their representatives (parents/guardians). Turning around schools and leading them effectively is a complex, chaotic, sometimes strange, but unbelievably rewarding. More parent involvement in the process and being a part of the solution will be a key ingredient to keeping the school moving in the right direction.
Oct 12 2012: Randy, I had an irrate parent (who was convienced that "Jonnie" was divine) stated that he does his homework every night and that the teacher hates him and is flunking him out of spite. The parent, teacher, myself, and the "chosen one" all went through the teachers in basket, no homework, went to the locker, found lots of homework never turned in, and in his backpack more not turned in homework.
Parent stomped off .... no appology .... Jonnie defient ..... and the world continued to turn.
The moral here is that everything that Jonnie/Jane comes home and tells you may not be a fact.
In this case parent involvement was a wonderful thing.
I wonder if a volunteer at the front office to sort out these things and act as a independent source for both the parents and teachers would be of any benefit. Kind of like a complaints department. After a brief "look into the situation" the volunteer could draft a letter to both the school and the parents with a "here is what I found" report. This needs administrative action OR not founded. Either way there is doccumentation. Thus the old saying if it ain't documented ... it never happened.
Just a thought.
Bob.Oct 9 2012: Seems like that could send a mixed message to the kids. We have to train our teachers and then trust them to do their jobs.
I tried to supplement what they learned in class with learning experiences like trips to museums, scouting projects, family experiences, computer work and extra work when I thought it was necessary. However, I remember getting feedback from my kids on occasion saying 'that isn't what we learned in class', so I tried not to step over that line. If I thought it was a misunderstanding, I e-mailed the teacher for clarification. Getting involved in coaching, PTA, Event support, etc. is positive parent support.
Parents managing the school? No way. At best it is some sort of part-time job that will turn into 30 adults wanting to argue opinions. As I recall, some of the parent issues were bigger than the kid issues. All the arguing, emotions and posturing will also send a bad message to the kids. I can see them losing confidence in their teachers, not wanting to go to school and acting out because of something an adult said. It would be sad to see them pay the price for such an adult inspired action.
What is the metric for low performing? Is it some SOL? Should it not be the difference between what they know at the beginning of a term and what they know at the end? Perhaps there should be two tests, one at the beginning and on at the end of a school year to check on school performance.
Perhaps there should be more parent involvement in supplementing lessons at home, as recommended by the teachers, rather than some sort of academic revolution led by irate parents to arrogant to realize the real problem might be at home.
The choice to publish school performance results should be weighed carefully by school administrations. If is to be used as a measure to rate teacher performance, then I think it should be kept internal with more defined metrics. I see no value in putting a test score label on a public school for a child.
John Dunbar
Oct 9 2012: Far more comforting for parents to believe that the reason their child doesn't have straight A's is the fault of the commy teachers union than it is to believe that their child isn't a perfect genius. My mother is an administrator at a high school and constantly has stories about parents who are quick to lay problems of the child on the school. Granted many of the grievances parents have are justified, but the gripe shouldn't be with the teacher it should really be with the realities of public education. I was fortunate enough to attend a private school after spending some years at a large high school and the differences were vast. I had my mind probed, my teachers cared about me, they had more leeway with the curriculum and i was able to learn about interesting things that left a lasting positive impact on me.
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Something about this movement scares me, i looked at "parent trigger" and it sounds analogous to a corporate takeover of some sort. Instituting a merit pay system sounds like a good idea on the surface, but how are they computing what is worth merit? If its based on test scores then this is an AWFUL idea. This is no way to get the kids to think this is just training for obedience and rewarding the teacher for running the class like a battalion commander. Instituting a voucher system is just a quick road to a caste system where the kids who's parents don't have as much interest/money are left in schools that are insufferably bad, leading to drop outs and all the other travesties that come about as a result.
Oct 9 2012: Nice post. Public education in the US sucks because it's funded with (very) local taxes, so a school in an affluent suburb has a much greater budget per student than a school in an inner city "ghetto". Other countries do better, don't go broke, and have teachers and teacher unions as well, so we know those are not the problem, although the American "discussion" about teachers annoys me very much (they're either underpaid saints or overpaid leechers, depending on who you ask), while the truth is American teachers get paid about the same as their European colleagues, while it is the school system and its funding itself that is lacking in America.Oct 9 2012: Robert
Thank you for contributing and I have wondered about several of the items in which you mentioned. What determines low performing? How does the transition take place? Should parent groups be required to hire professionals to lead the school, school finances?
Great thoughts and questions...thanks for participating.Oct 8 2012: There is no reason to justify an invitation to parents to come and manage schools. There are people with the competence and experience to do that. The fact that the school management as it is has not turned out to be 100 percent efficient does not mean a sudden change would bring perfection.
It is unfortunate that teachers are usually blamed for the inadequacies of learners. But people are quick to forget that the success of the system depends on learners and parents as much as it depends on the teachers.
THere are pupils who are weighed down emotionally and psychologically with problems at home who are sent to school and teachers are expected to perform wonders;
There are lazy learners whose declining grades has nothing to do with the teacher's work.
No doubt there are a few bad teachers.
I think parental involvement should focus on providing a good and healthy home environment for the overall development of the child; and also regular communication with teachers and the school authority; support and attendance of PTA (Parent /Teachers Assosiation) meetings; and attendance of school events; helping with the pupil's homework is also good.
Let those who are trained to manage the school focus on making the school conducive for learning.Oct 14 2012: I believe that many children's problems in education are in the supposed adult masquerading as a parent. Could we try teaching conflict resolution, normalizing differences, and general acceptance of others in kindergarden through elementary. This might solve much of the bullying and the isolation [real or imagined]. Then when the hormones hit start a comprehensive program on parenting through to graduation. We unfortunately don't come into this world with a preset parenting program, we are taught by mostly faulty if not damaging parenting. When we abolished physical disipline we didn't replace it with workable alternatives and are now treated to examples of toddlers in full control of the entire family in any shopping mall in north america. Our teachers and law enforcement people are responding to lack of real parenting with eventually giving in to "why should I care" or the use of excessive force.
Oct 15 2012: "Could we try teaching conflict resolution, normalizing differences, and general acceptance of others in kindergarden through elementary"
This is very much a priority in modern schooling, at least in the United States, over at least a decade and probably two or three in many places.
This may be particularly true in metropolitan areas with diverse populations.Oct 9 2012: Parents are already in control. Parents elect the school boards.
I cannot imagine any other mechanism that would provide the parents more control and provide for quality education. Many of the problems with schools are due to parents paying little attention to the school board. If you want change, get involved in the school board elections and go to the school board meetings.
Parents also have the option of home schooling.Oct 9 2012: Lets continue with Ben Austins input. Desert trails article in the LA Weekly (WWW.Desert Trails Elem LA CA -- see: Parents trigger's second try) The school is like a chain link jail with brambles and broken glass ... Almost all black and latino .... Larry lewis (Former Principal, " Could not hold teachers accountable due to protective union contracts ... union teacher bullied non-union teachers for going beyond union guides to help students ... read the rest for your self.
If we took all of the failed/under achieving school and look for a common core we would find that the majority would be inner city type of schools that would be described much the same as Desert Trails Elementry. The legislature has determined that the scores from high stakes testing should be the factor to label these schools. They apply the label but what have they done to provide a solution. The combination of unions and legislation are the deadly combination that doom these schools.
So the question is how to resolve the problem of inner city type of schools .. These fights do much to empower the student against the system. That in my opinion is the exact wrong way to go. This is another ... it ain't my fault ... when in fact we must find a way to join the parents and the system to a "yes we can" attitude.
Get the state, feds, and unions out of the way and let educators have a opportunity to engage students and provide the opportunity to learn that they deserve.
Oct 9 2012: Or, you know, make sure inner city schools have the same budget per student as suburban schools, that might work...
Oct 9 2012: We have a power plant in our school district and we were well off. However, we are a poor state and have three metro areas and tons of little starving areas. The solution was to send all of the tax money to the state and then re-distrubute equally to all schools based on their size and needs. The money is now based on seat time and the average is about 10,000 per student in our area.
Inner city schools traditionally have old facilities, additional costs of English as a Second Language, and a lot of intervention programs. These are funded by the taxes and grants.
Additionally there are gang problems and tremendous peer problems to deal with.
One of the major issues I see is now that they have tied the student scores with the teachers evals and you know the school is failing why would a teacher apply to be employeed there.
Thanks for the reply.
Gail .
Oct 9 2012: It wasn't all that long ago that some school boards changed the curricula to require teaching creationism as science, while discarding evolution. Some parents sued and threw the communities into bankruptcy. So NO - not without limits. I want children to be educated, not indoctrinated.
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If you can have the agenda set, complete, and agreed upon, parents should have greater access to school class rooms. Parents should also have the opportunity to use the Internet to check in on the children's classes. But the problems with education, from my perspective, still traumatized by compulsory education that did great harm to me, is that the educational system itself is HORRIBLE - filled with teachers who may love teaching but do who not love learning. They are tyrants with a captive audience.
I was so disrespected by teachers. (perhaps because I was a girl and it was the 50s-60s. I was never in trouble. I was too afraid to get into trouble.
My suggestions: Start by requiring teachers to see themselves as servants of the student's learning potentials rather than masters over a bunch of uneducated children that they look down on, and perhaps then they will see how curious children are when they are not being demeaned by a bunch of arrogant teachers.
If it takes parents to get that through to teachers, so be it.
chen xin
Oct 9 2012: i think there is a fall betwwen invest and produce.Oct 9 2012: I usually don't engage on comment strings about Parent Trigger, but I have so much respect (reverence??) for the Ted crowd that I wanted to weigh in and clear up some misconceptions. I invented Parent Trigger. I am executive director of a non-profit organization called Parent Revolution which invented, passed into law and is now implementing the Parent Trigger.
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My background is much more in progressive politics than it is in education reform. The idea behind Parent Trigger is rooted in power. I have worked in lots of different levels of government -- the Clinton White House, Deputy Mayor in Los Angeles, and I recently served on the California State Board of Education. But I have come to recognize the system as currently conceived resists change. And if our goal is to make our public education system serve the interests of our children, then we have to recognize that kids-first sounds innocuous, but is a radical proposition. Teachers unions and district bureaucracies of course care about kids, but parents have different incentive structures and a different sense of urgency.
That's what Parent Trigger stands for: giving parents some power over the education of their own children.
The parents of Desert Trails elementary are the only parents in America to win a Parent Trigger campaign. They are trapped in a horrible school that nobody at Ted would ever send their own kids to. And it's getting worse, not better. So the parents organized into a Parents Union. They tried to negotiate with their district for a reform union contract and other reforms with the district. The district rejected them. So the parents organized 70% of the parents to sign a Parent Trigger petition to convert their school into a non-profit charter school. The district and union struck back at the parents, bullying them, and even using their immigration status against them. Eventually the parents won in court.
Parent Trigger isn't the whole solution. But Parents must have power.
Oct 9 2012: Ben,
I appreciate you taking time to be involved in this discussion. My background in school leadership has mainly been in the non-public sector where parents are greatly involved and invested. My move into public education has been full of moments in which I am grateful for the work that our teachers and staff do everyday, sometimes with little to zero resources. My concern about Parent Trigger is the manner in which various states implement the law, if they do at all. Here in Michigan, the State Senate passed a version of parent trigger, but the House has yet to take it up. The methods in which a school can be deemed to be a "takeover" are arbitrary at best, which sends the wrong message. I have a lot of a great parents who are involved in our district, but I'm not sure they are "qualified" to lead schools.
Does the system in which you have championed require parent groups to contract with a professional management company? I appreciate any response and information and again thank you for being a part of the discussion.
Oct 12 2012: Randy, Thanks for sparking such an engaged and interesting conversation. Like I said, I don't usually engage in comment threads about Parent Trigger, but I really appreciate the thoughtfulness of this conversation, and I also LOVE Ted. In answer to your two questions:
1. Parent Trigger is NOT about parents running schools. I am a pretty sophisticated parent, my daughter attends public school, and I would not want to run her school. Parent Trigger is about giving power to parents who are trapped in failing schools. Sometimes that power can manifest in the parents bringing in new staff and leadership, sometimes it can manifest in parents bringing in a high quality non-profit charter operator to transform their school, and sometimes it can manifest in parents having a seat at the table with the power players who make all the big decisions. Without Parent Trigger, when it's time for the big decisions to be made, teachers unions and district bureaucrats kick the parents out of the room and tell them to do a bakesale (especially low income and sometimes undocumented parents). But they can't do that with parent trigger. They have to listen, because if parents are organized, they have the power to basically fire the district. Parents can't do this alone -- they need partners. They need good administrators, good principals, and good teachers. But parents also need power because they have different interests and different incentive structures than everyone else.
2. As for Michigan, I wrote an op ed in Detroit Free Press a few weeks ago opposing the Michigan Parent Trigger bill because it doesn't explicitly ban for-profit charter operators from participating in Parent Trigger transformations. Michigan is one of the few states that has a big for-profit charter community, and I don't think profit has any place in public education or parent empowerment.
Thanks again for sparking such an edifying debate, and thanks to the Ted community for being so awesome!
chen xin
Oct 9 2012: about this issue .we wont let parents in to mannage the school things .you know it is a system .and most of the parents sre not perfessional .they dont know how to teach.so it is a fault if we let parents in
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while we are not all schools .we need to do other thing which we can not do in schools ,so i think we should let parents come .and meet we may work together to talk about how to teach students well and learn more about the students .and have a exactly project with the student .that is what we parents teachers should do .
i think we just think too much about school .school can make us more intellegent .and we can learn most of what we need in our life ,
James Zhang
Oct 9 2012: Indeed, by what logic do we assume that parents are better teachers than professional teachers?
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There are dumb and smart parents just like there are dumb and smart teachers who know what they are doing.
If they go by that solution, I feel like the kids might as well just go home-schooling.
Oct 9 2012: The possible belief is that because "they are the parents", the investment in which they would bring into school leadership would be greater.
James Zhang
Oct 9 2012: But there are also the negligent parents, the uneducated parents, and the parents who are too busy with work to really spend time with kids.
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And I'd say that a good majority of parents fit the description above.Oct 9 2012: Welcome back Randy. Its been a while. You brought my point to the table with your first response to Fritzie. The involvement of the state and federal lawmakers in the education business. Administrators are often placed in a no win situation due to mandates when the parents want to know the whys and demand changes that are not possible. The state does this through legislation and the feds do it by holding the grants and money guns to the schools head. More demands and less funding are the rule of the day. Common Core Curriculum, STEM requirements, new evaluation demands, and a host of other mandates leaves little choice in the direction we will and must go. Schools have prioritized the classes and the arts will suffer the most. The course syllabus is driven by the textbook developers and the test writers will devise tests based on what the text presents. High stakes testing is the current flavor of the day. At what point have I mentioned the Administrator or the teacher in the process.
I understand and appreciate the parents concerns. I do a lot of volunteer work and often feel like the proverbal red headed step child. The teachers do not have the time or resources to attend to all of the hoops that are required to jump through and just for good measure the state raises the hoop and makes it smaller. The point is that there is frustration at every level. This is not fully understood by the community. The face of the education system is the Super. He smiles and does his best to resolve the issue that is beyond his level. To be honest I think the teachers lounge needs padded walls and a full time psych to treat them and send them back into the game.
We do need to develop a better relationship with the community and a means of conveying the issues and limitations. Should parents take over ... no. But they do need to be better informed.
Again .... welcome back.
All the best. Bob.
Oct 9 2012: Thanks Bob...it's good to be back. I have a lot of well-meaning and heavily invested parents in my district. However, it is hard enough for me to keep up with al of the changes that are taking place in education, both locally and nationally. Schools and school districts have to be better at creating opportunities for parents to be involved...not necessarily in the classroom, but certainly within the schools, or better yet, educating parents on ow they can be involved in helping their kids with homework.
Parents need to/have to be involved...having a successful school is tough enough. Without parental involvement, it is almost impossible. Information about how to be involved in their child's education may be the key to closing the parent-involvement gap.Oct 8 2012: There is another issue not raised so far in this thread. That is, which parents would be at the helm and how would that affect the services offered to ALL students?
I believe from your profile that you are a superintendent of schools. When you were vetted for that position, I am guessing a very central issue in your selection was that you were convincingly committed to attend with vigor to the educational needs not just of children whose parents have significant resources and time to advocate for their children's needs but also of those who may have less articulate, influential, or outspoken private champions.
That is an important requirement, I think, for those at the helm and is not guaranteed when parents take over school decisionmaking.
Oct 8 2012: I completely agree which leads to an important point in all of this. Schools, like other professions are to be led by professionals. Having a local PTO begin running the school may not be the best educationally for ALL students.
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Oct 8 2012: School administrators need to challenge the misconception that only people NOT involved in the teaching profession believe in student learning as the mission of schools and student-centered pedagogies as the primary vehicle.
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An astounding number of people outside the field hold fast to the false belief that teachers and educational administrators are not student-focused and don't enjoy learning themselves.
The implicit models to which people outside the field frequently subscribe as to why schools are not serving all students well tend to be based on such questionable explanations. The solutions, then, appear easy from the outside and as if it is only stubbornness or complacency of the professionals that stand in the way.Oct 8 2012: "Parents have a right to be involved...any quality school will have strong parent and family involvement. But should parents be able to come in and manage the school?"
They have a right to be involved and this could even be beneficial but there should be limits, otherwise a handful of creationist tebabagger parents can ruin the education of all the children in the school. Children should be taught facts, not opinion.


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EdD, Univesrity of San Francisco, 1998, 1998
Professional Practice and Community Service
2000 - Conference Presenter. California Association Bilingual Education (CABE) 25th Annual Conference in San Francisco, The effects of language shift as it pertained to China born and United States born Chinese students living in San Francisco., 2000
1996 - Conference Presenter. Hong Kong University, International Language English Conference.Delivered a paper on how using Cantonese to learn English. The lecture included a theoretical foundation espoused by Cummins, Krashen, and Vygotsky and discussed practical application for acquiring English., 1996
Bio and Links
As Director of Field Supervision from 2006-2007 he supervised field mentors with general education interns by using the California Standards of Teaching Profession and managed services to determine mentoring effectiveness.


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The Dark Knight
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger
Produced by: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Written by: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane
Running time: 2hr 30min
Opens: Jul 18, 2008 Nationwide
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SuperFan History
As juniors in the 1997-1998 school year, Jeff Bridge and Chris Millette embarked on a mission that would change Boston College Athletics. The two fans started to plan a way to make games at Boston College as exciting as any other game in the country. It was just a small beginning, but grew into the most recognizable thing at Boston College.
The 1998-1999 season was where everything took off. For their senior year, Jeff and Chris had paved the way for the Superfans to break through. They created a "Gold Rush Game," in which the week leading up to an annual football game, Superfan t-shirts were on sale for just a few dollars in the BC Bookstore. And the timing was just right as well, it was the 1998 football season, where a great opportunity presented itself. BC was to host the Thursday night game of the week on ESPN against Virginia Tech. Boston College fans could now show how supportive they were by turning the entire student section into gold on national television. In the student newspaper, The Heights, Jeff and Chris wrote a letter to the students during the week. Some of the excerpts from the letter:
An excerpt from: The Heights, October 5th, 1998, Vol. LXXIX, No. 22, page 14
As we stood at a hockey game and tried to get the quiet, sitting crowd excited, we were told to "sit down and shut up."
The scene had become a much too familiar one. We would watch college games on ESPN and see the crowds going crazy. Kids with painted faces were screaming, yelling, and jumping up and down, exciting their teams while annoying the opponents. Then we would head over to Conte Forum, sit down and cheer for dunks, touchdowns, and the occasional goal. These things would make us upset, but it was the comment at the hockey game that became the final straw...things were going to change.
We began working with UGBC and the Athletic Department in order to create the type of atmosphere that should be prevalent at a school with so much to be excited about. The result: The Superfan.
We thought it would be great if all BC students wore gold to every game. This would be an atmosphere that would create excitement and outgoing fans. With a limited number of gold shirts that we were able to get, we began to outfit the students. Although we had some success, we also found many problems. The most obvious was the limited number of shirts made people believe that the Superfans were some sort of exclusive club or group. There also seemed to be a rivalry created between those with gold shirts and those without - sort of "well, I can't stand up and yell because I don't have a gold shirt."
These things couldn't be farther from the truth. Superfans is not a club, it is a fever and everyone should be a Superfan. The requirements to be a Superfan are as follows:Think how intimidating it will be for other teams to come to Alumni Stadium or into Conte Forum and see a sea of gold. Think about students screaming and yelling, helping BC and distracting the opponent. Think about those people watching ESPN and saying, "Wow, look at how crazy the fans are at BC." Think about years from now when this becomes a tradition. It will be known all over - BC kids wear gold...and go nuts.
Let's show everybody there is no reason to "Sit down and shut up" when you go to BC. Let's go Eagles!
Chris Millette and Jeff Bridge
That night against Virginia Tech was the night it all came together for Jeff and Chris. Through four quarters of pouring rain, the student section was turned into a screaming, dedicated sea of gold for a national audience to see.
The Superfans are now a huge part of Boston College Athletics, and have helped our team on to much success over the past several seasons. Not only do you find huge sections of Superfans at home games, but you also see a multitude of Superfans at many away games.
Lets help continue this tradition for years to come!
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Women's Basketball
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The Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association (GALA) welcomes GLBTQ alumni and their families back to the Hill for a Pride Weekend Celebration October 9-11. Registration now until September 28.
More than 1,300 alumni and friends from 46 states traveled to the Hill for Reunion Weekend May 22-24. Alumni reminisced as they strolled down Middle Path with old friends, listened to the Chamber Singers alumni at a reunion concert and danced the night away with Part-Time Lovers, a band featuring Justin Roberts '92 and Liam Davis '90.
Thirty-one alumni from the classes of 1946-1948 and 1956-1958 and their spouses gathered on campus in April to celebrate their post-50th reunion with tours of campus, lectures, a reception with President Sean Decatur and dinner at Peirce Hall.
The Kenyon Lifelong Learning Program brings the Kenyon classroom experience into regional events. Look for us in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Denver, Boston, Columbus, and Raleigh.
There are alumni events happening throughout the country. Check our list of upcoming events and register online.
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As much as we love being inspired by the splashy, colorful, nymph-meets-alien looks backstage at Fashion Week (seriously, these makeup artists are geniuses), once in awhile, we like to see runway makeup that's as wearable as it is innovative. Hence, we loved the glowy-chic makeup looks at the Rachel Roy spring '13 presentation, created by none other than Bobbi Brown herself. Inspired by the pretty-yet-edgy vibe of the collection, Brown went for a beachy look that was more sophisticated than surfer.
After prepping skin with Hydrating Face Cream, Brown applied her Bronzing Powder in Antigua for a sun-kissed flush. On the eyes, Brown applied Sunlit Nude Sheer Color Cheek Tint (which will be a part of her spring '13 collection) for a hint of color and accented the corners and crease with Metallic Shadow in Burnt Sugar. To add a flirty polish, lots of Extreme Party Mascara was applied to the lashes, and lips were slicked with Sheer Lip Color in Nude Beige (also new for spring). The result: a Maldives-baked socialite, fresh off the flight and attending a soirée at the Frick. In other words: perfection.
Celeb stylist Ted Gibson was similarly inspired by the uptown-downtown look of Roy's collection: "I pictured this girl as an artist, bold yet soft at the same time and thought a pony would be the perfect look." Gibson started by prepping hair with his own Build It Blow Drying Agent spray and blowing it out to a straight finish, following with a flat iron for gloss. Next, he created a ponytail right at the center of the back of the head to keep the look current: "The position of the ponytail is important because if it's too low, then it ends up being very sophisticated and a little old. If it's too high, then it ends up being too cheerleader, so if you go in between, it makes it something a little special and not too contrived." To finish, Gibson wrapped a piece of hair around the ponytail's base to hide the elastic, and pulled on the hair on the top of the head to create an imperfect finish.
For the nails, Essie nail pros went with BBF Boy Best Friend (a nude-ish mauve) on nails, and created an opaque, creamy coral (a big trend for 2013) on toes by applying one coat of Blanc, followed by two coats of Canyon Coral. We'd say this perfectly gorgeous girl is totally the one you'd love to hate, no?
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Several weeks ago we shared a video where Dr. Steve Jones discusses how bench scientists will soon be spending more time (if they aren't already) at the computer than at the actual bench. A recent article by Robert Fortner on the ars technica science news site may indicate that this trend may not necessarily be beneficial.
In his article "Neither models nor miracles: a look at synthetic biology", Fortner analyzes the rise of systems biology , (a science that uses computing power to create mathematical models to solve biological problems), and claims that ever-expanding data is complicating the system-based approach and will ultimately lead to its failure. In other words, the complexity of biological systems are too difficult to predict with currently available computing power and mathematical models. In the words of Mike Williamson from the University of Sheffield (as quoted in the article) "There are so many unknowns that it seems we are condemned to spend many years collecting data before we can even start to think about modeling what is going on."
Next, Fortner tackles the world of synthetic biology which involves the design and building of engineered biological systems to study a wide array of biological functions. A great example of how synthetic biology can play an important part of technical advancement is the engineering of viruses to create portable and long-lasting rechargeable batteries. (See video below).
"Synthetic biologists" (note…they are still real people) create organism using standardized, interchangeable biological parts and try to figure out what's going on by swapping them out and studying how such changes affect the organism. While this may seem like an elegant approach, scientists have been unable to engineer in more than 6 promoters at a time which has significantly hindered the feasibility of this model. Furthermore, the synthetic nature of this brand of science means that it may not necessarily translate into a practical model of research. Similar to the systems approach to biology, the complexity of the nature may render any attempt to create a synthetic biological model futile. In the words of Nitin Baliga from the The Institute for Systems Biology "I have serious reservations about using a simplified system—it defeats the entire premise of investigating complexity."
For more information, read "Neither models nor miracles: a look at synthetic biology"


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Archive for the 'D.C.' tag
Weekly round-up
Here's our weekly digest of cool and interesting stuff from the web. Enjoy!
- Seth Godin on why we lie to salespeople.
- Don't lists from landscapers around the country. (via @EdenMaker)
- Business ratios to track.
- How many plants do you need? Try the landscape calculator. (via Austin Outdoor)
- On your competition.
- Rebuilding the forest in Forest Lawn. (via @jasoncupp)
- D.C. cherry trees turn 100 years old. (via @ISArboriculture)
- Above: Casey Trees plants 30 trees at the Smithsonian National Zoo.


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Perhaps to a degree, but not to the extent that local departments are able to enforce. The Feds may bust in on a few pot shops (as evidenced in California), because they're easy standing-targets, but that's about the extent of it.
I agree that the Feds will fight this thing till the bitter end, but I believe the legalization process is a slow-moving inevitability.


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This panorama, photographed by Christopher Gjevre, captures the USC Trojans football team playing on their home turf at Memorial Coliseum. Built in 1923, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, located on 17 acres in Exposition Park, is currently the sixth largest college football stadium with a capacity of 93,607. Established in 1888, the Pacific-10 Conference Trojans have been a football powerhouse, claiming 11 national titles, 37 conference titles, 46 bowl game appearances, and over 750 all-time wins. The University of Southern California, founded in 1880 in Los Angeles, California, is California's oldest private research university. Today, enrollment exceeds 33,500 students.
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text: Front Back Front Top view with full 40X zoom View larger Olympus SP-820UZ iHS 14-megapixel digital camera with 40X optical zoom (Silver) Item #: 279SP820S 4 Reviews This item is no longer available. Original Price: $239.99 Shop all Point-and-shoot Cameras Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff. Overview Reviews Details Accessories Articles & Videos by David Brown Get ready for your close-up Don't be left thinking, "If only I could have gotten a little closer." The Olympus SP-820UZ iHS delivers detailed shots of distant subjects thanks to its incredible 40X optical zoom. You'll get closer than you ever imagined with a compact digital camera. Wish you could get on the field for your child's soccer game? The SP-820UZ can put you there, even when you're stuck on the sideline. Great photos don't require a front-row seat with this impressive camera. HD video with some cool extras The SP-820UZ is more than just a still camera. Shoot stunning high-def video for playback on your HDTV right out of the camera with an optional HDMI cable. You can even record video at high speed, perfect for playing back smooth slow-motion videos of a golf swing, a touchdown catch, or a leap off a diving board. Another unique feature of the SP-820UZ is Photo with Video Clip mode. This shoots a few seconds of video before and after the snap of a still photo, fun for watching what went on immediately before and after the picture was taken. Easy-to-use features with artistic flair Just because the SP-820UZ is powerful doesn't mean it's complicated to operate. Set it to Intelligent Auto mode to let the camera handle all the settings for you. Or try one of 15 different scene modes, like Night+Portrait or Sports, to get just the right exposure for your setting and subject. Portraits will look better than ever thanks to Beauty and Make-Up modes which can do everything from smoothing wrinkles to whitening teeth. You can also add creative effects to photos and video for interesting fisheye or soft focus shots, among others. Highlights:Specifications:14-megapixel effective recording40X optical zoom (4X digital zoom)3" LCD screen (460,000 dots)35mm equivalent focal length: 22.4-896mmrecords photos and video onto optional SD, SDHC, or SDXC memory cardsSpecial Features:sensor shift image stabilization for blur-free photoshigh-definition movie mode (up to 1080p resolution)beauty and make-up modes soften shadows, smooth wrinkles and blemishes and whiten teeth for improved portraits12 creative effects for still images and movies include Fisheye, Watercolor and Soft Focus15 scene modes including Night+Portrait, Sports, and IndoorPhoto with Video Clip mode captures a short video before and after a still image is snappedpanorama mode stitches together up to 10 shotshigh-speed video recording for slow-motion playbackburst mode for shooting 3 frames per second for up to 3 shots at full resolutionautomatic red-eye reductionbuilt-in flashConnections and Dimensions:micro HDMI output for connecting the camera to a compatible HDTV (cable not included)USB port4-5/8"W x 3-1/16"H x 3-3/4"Dweight: 17.11 oz.warranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guaranteeSupplied Accessories:4 "AA" batteriesUSB cablestraplens cap and stringsoftware CD-ROM Today's point-and-shoot cameras make great pictures easier than ever From baby's first steps, to that dream vacation in the islands, these cameras make it easy to capture life's greatest hits. Today's cameras have helpful automatic features, like face detection and scene recognition that make shooting more foolproof than ever. And they all have plenty of megapixels for detailed photos that stay sharp, even when you enlarge and print them. Olympus SP-820UZ iHS Reviews Average Customer Review: 4 reviews Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $350 rewards card Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. Review title * Email Your email won't be visible. Please use the email address that is associated with your order. 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We reserve the right (but are not obligated to) review all submissions and edit or remove any review in any manner which we deem necessary. Your review should be posted within seven days. FANTASTIC Optical Zoom & Stabilization Written By JonW, Kentucky on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Fantastic Camera! I bought this camera for an Antarctic trip last Christmas with the goal of capturing pictures of penguins "porpoising" through the water. I searched for cameras with a large optical zoom, good image stabilization, burst mode, plenty of pixels and standard AA batteries that I can buy locally when on a trip. The porpoising penguin photos were fantastic. I got them while seated in a moving Zodiac with the penguins following the Zodiac. The only people who took better photos on the trip had very expensive foot long Nikon lenses and could not change magnification quickly when needed. I recently took this same camera on a square rigged ship cruise getting pictures from deck of others in the rigging with similar fantastic results. From on deck I got great face photos with individual whiskers clearly standing out from 60 ft away. WOW! I took this camera up into the rigging for great photos and that's something you would not want to do with a foot long lens. I have had no problems with battery life or memory card size. I was an Eagle Scout, so I keep a spare 32 GB memory card and 2 sets of spare lithium batteries with me, inside my coat to keep them warm. I think I used 2 sets of batteries over a 2 week trip. Although I did not think I would like it, the panorama mode stitched images together from almost a 180 degree sweep into great images that could not be captured with a normal camera. I took it into mist from Iguazu Falls knowing that water was not good for any electronics. After awhile it stopped working, so I immediately removed the batteries and memory card, then let it set open for several weeks to dry out before powering it back up. It works fine, but water is not recommended. Pros: 40X Optical Zoom, Great Image Stabilization, Burst Mode 34 shots at 10 frames per sec, 14M pixel, standard AA batteries, Panorama mode, reasonable price 19 out of 19 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No OLYMPUS Written By VERNE, SILVER SPRING, MD on Thursday, September 05, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This is my second Olympus. Feels good when holding. LCD is clear. Position of controls work well with my thumb. Must get used to NO view finder. 7 out of 7 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Super-Duper Zoom Written By NeilB, Danbury, CT on Thursday, April 04, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) 40x zoom was the highest we found in any of the cameras in this class. Great to have two choices black/silver. Full selection of top end features. Pros: Everything you'd want and more in a point and shoot camera for a price that was reasonable and Crutchfield had the best price we could find for this model Cons: The only drawback we found was that getting all of that optical zoom comes at the price of a bigger body than the 20x and 30x competitors but its worth it for the greater zoom! 10 out of 10 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great photos. Easy to use. BUT... Written By Africa Adventurer, Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, February 16, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought this camera on a recommendation from a friend who thoroughly researched my need for an easy-to-use camera that would take great pictures of my trip to East Africa. While I loved the ease of use and had fun with the special features it offers (the "dramatic" filter created some fantastic photos!), I have issues with the battery life on this camera. On more than one occasion, after I'd loaded four fresh batteries that very morning, the batteries ran out of power in the middle of a game drive -- literally just a couple hours into the day!! On top of the frustration of dealing with dead batteries, I ended up spending another $ in batteries on the trip! This is really unacceptable for a brand new camera. 20 out of 23 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Hands-on research Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes What's in the box? Download owner's manual Digital camera (silver) Lens cap Lens cap string 4 "AA" batteries Neck strap 54" USB cable (with Type A USB on one end and proprietary connector on the other end) Olympus Setup CD-ROM Quick Start Guide (En/Fr/Sp) Warranty card Features and Specs General LCD Screen Size 3" Adjustable-angle LCD No Wi-Fi No Touchscreen No Waterproof No GPS-enabled No Lens 35mm Equivalent 22.4 - 896mm Optical Zoom 40x Digital Zoom 4x Filter Diameter N/A Manual Focusing No Manual Exposure No Built-in Flash Yes HDMI Output Micro Memory Internal Memory Yes Memory Media SD/SDHC/SDXC Image Effective Megapixel Count 14 Total Megapixels --- Image Stabilization Sensor Shift Highest Resolution 4288 x 3216 HD Video Recording 1920 x 1080 Dimensions Width (inches) 4-5/8 Height (inches) 3-1/16 Depth (inches) 3-3/4 Weight With Battery (ounces) 17.11 Warranty Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Product Research Features Recording Images Displaying and Editing Images Supplied Software Features Optics: The Olympus SP-820UZ iHS is equipped with a powerful 40x F3.4-5.7 zoom lens. The lens has a focal length of 4.0-160mm (equivalent to 22.4-896mm in 35mm photography). The 40x optical zoom lets you get close to the action, while the 22.4mm wide angle lens allows you to capture wide landscapes and group pictures. The 2x Super Resolution Zoom doubles the zoom power without degrading the image. Combined with the 4x digital zoom, the total zoom capability is 160x. LCD Monitor: The camera is equipped with a 3.0" LCD monitor with approximately 460,000 dots. The SP-820UZ offers a 5-level monitor brightness adjustment in the menu. There is no separate viewfinder. iHS: iHS technology is a combination of the high-sensitivity, high-speed 1/2.3" 14MP backlit CMOS sensor and the exceptionally fast TruePic V image processor. The result is fast auto focusing, an enhanced iAuto shooting mode that recognizes multiple scenes and subjects, and 2x Super Resolution Zoom that lets you zoom in farther than the optical zoom without degrading the image. Recording Media: The SP-820UZ records still images or movies onto optional SD, SDHC, or SDXC Memory Cards. For test images, or when the memory card becomes full, you can shoot a small number of images onto the camera's internal memory. Still images are recorded in JPEG format. Movies are recorded in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with sound. Dual Image Stabilization: The camera combines Sensor-shift Image Stabilization with high ISO sensitivity and fast shutter speeds, so you can capture sharp, blur-free images, even if your subject is moving. Multi-Motion Movie IS: You can activate a special IS Movie Mode to reduce the blur caused by camera shake while shooting movies. Focusing Range: The focus range for the normal and macro shooting modes is 3.9" to infinity for wide angle and 9.8' to infinity in telephoto. Super Macro mode allows you to take shots as close as 0.4" AF Illuminator: The camera has a built-in LED illuminator that assists in Auto Focusing, or illuminates a subject in shadows. It can be set to automatically illuminate when the shutter button is pressed halfway. Flash: The camera's built-in flash operates in the following modes: Flash Auto: The flash fires automatically in low light or backlight conditions. Red-eye Reduction Flash: This emits pre-flashes for red-eye reduction. Fill-in Flash: The flash fires regardless of the available light. Flash Off: The flash does not fire. Self-Timer: You can take pictures of yourself using the 12-second built-in self timer. The 2-second self-timer also aids in preventing camera shake. Power Requirements: The SP-820UZ operates on 4 "AA" batteries. You can use alkaline or Ni-MH rechargeable batteries. Four alkaline batteries are included with the camera. Recording Images Resolution: Several recording settings are available for still pictures and video, requiring varying amounts of memory: Still Pictures: Image Size: 14M--4288 x 3216, 8M--3264 x 2448, 5M--2560 x 1920, 3M--2048 x 1536, 2M--1600 x 1200, 1M--1280 x 960, VGA--640 x 480, 16:9L--4288 x 2416, 16:9S--1920 x 1080 Compression: Fine or Normal Audio: With sound or Without Sound Video: Normal: 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720, 640 x 480 High Speed: 1280 x 720 (60 fps), 640 x 480 (120 fps), 320 x 240 (240 fps) Audio: Normal: With sound or Without Sound, High Speed: Without Sound Maximum Recording Length: Normal: 29 min, High Speed: 20 sec Shooting Modes: The top-mounted mode dial lets you choose between several shooting modes: Program: The camera automatically sets shutter speed and aperture, but allows you to make changes to a wide range of other settings, such as exposure compensation, white balance, etc. iAuto: The camera automatically selects the optimal shooting mode for the scene. Beauty: The camera lets you retouch the photo after taking it, but before it is saved. You can soften shadows, smooth wrinkles and blemishes on your subjects face in the Beauty Mode, or digitally apply eye shadow, whiten teeth, and lift cheek bones with the Beauty Makeup mode. Scene: Lets you select from the following pre-programmed settings: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Night+Portrait, Sport, Indoor, Self-Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Beach & Snow, Pet Mode-Cat, Pet Mode-Dog, and Backlight HDR. Magic: Lets you add special effects, such as Pop Art, Pin Hole, Fish Eye, Drawing, Soft Focus, Punk, Sparkle, Watercolor, Reflection, Miniature, Dramatic, and Fragmented. Panorama: You can connect images with overlapping edges together into a single panoramic image. You can select "Auto" or "Manual" Panorama, which allows you to put up to 3 images together, or "PC" for up to 10 images to be linked together on your computer using the supplied software. Hand-held Starlight: The camera takes night scene pictures with less camera shake without a tripod. Photo with Movie Clip: The camera takes a short movie clip at the same time you shoot a still image. A portion of the clip takes place before the shutter release is pressed, and a portion takes place afterward. You can choose 7, 5, or 3 seconds before, and 3 or 0 seconds after the still image is taken. Sequential Shooting: The camera can take one frame at a time, or a sequence of pictures at a time by holding down the shutter button. During sequential shooting, the focus, exposure, and white balance are fixed when the first frame is shot. Sequential photos can be taken as follows: Speed Setting Frames Per Second Maximum # of frames Resolution Sequential 1 1.5 fps 200 14M (4288 x 3216) Sequential 2 3 fps 3 14M (4288 x 3216) Hi 1 10 fps 34 3M (2048 x 1536) Hi 2 30 fps 34 3M (2048 x 1536) Sensitivity: The higher the ISO value, the greater the camera's light sensitivity and better its ability to shoot in low light. The SP-820UZ iHS can automatically set the camera's sensitivity according to the conditions around the subject. To minimize blur caused by a moving subject or camera movement, the camera can automatically use a higher sensitivity (compared to Auto). Manual settings include ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, and 6400 equivalents. AF Mode: There are three AF (auto focus) modes for selecting the focusing area: Face/iESP: the camera determines the subject, even when not in the center. If a face is detected, the camera focuses on the face when the shutter button is pressed halfway. Spot AF: focus detection based on the subject within the AF target mark AF Tracking: The camera tracks the subject's movement automatically to focus on it continuously. Exposure Compensation: In some situations, you may get better results by adjusting the exposure slightly using exposure compensation. You can adjust from -2.0 to + 2.0 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Still Image Audio Recording: When activated, the camera's built-in microphone can be set to record four seconds of audio after the shutter button is released and the picture is taken. In the playback menu, you can add up to 4 seconds of audio to still pictures. Displaying and Editing Images Image Playback: Once still images or movies have been captured, the camera gives you several options for playing them back: Manual Playback: view images manually one-by-one Slide Show: play still images back as a slide show. You can select to include all, or images from a single event, or in a specific collection created with PC software. You can choose from five types of background music and three types of transitions. Index View: For viewing multiple images at once, you can create an index display of 12 or 30 frames. Outputs: The SP-820UZ iHS is equipped with an HDMI Micro Connector (Type D) for connecting the camera to an HDMI-equipped HDTV. The output can be set to 1080i, 720p, or 480p. If the connected HDTV is compatible with HDMI Control, you can set the camera to be controlled by the TV's remote control. The camera also has a proprietary multi-function jack used as an audio/video output (with the supplied composite video/mono audio cable) or a USB port (with the supplied USB cable). Editing Pictures: If a picture you have taken turns out less-than-perfect, you can edit it using one of the following: Image Size: You can save a high-resolution image as a separate image with a smaller size to use in e-mail attachments or other applications. You can choose 640 x 480 or 320 x 240. Cropping: You can zoom in using the cropping frame, and create a new image. Adding Sound: You can add up to 4 seconds of audio to an existing image using the built-in microphone. Shadow Adjust: You can brighten areas that are dark due to backlighting of other reasons Redeye Fix: Red-eyes caused by flash shooting can be retouched. Rotate: You can rotate the image to the proper orientation. Erasing/Protecting Images: Unwanted images can be erased one at a time or all at once. You can protect important images to avoid accidentally erasing them. Once an image is protected, it cannot be erased during a single-frame erase or all-frame erase function. Protected images are erased when the memory is reformatted. PictBridge Printing Capability: Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect this camera directly to a PictBridge-compliant printer. PictBridge is a standard that allows you to connect a PictBridge compliant camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer and make prints, regardless of brand. Print Reservation: Applying Print Reservation (Print Order) to your pictures allows you to take the memory card to a DPOF-compatible photo lab for printing, or print them on a DPOF-compatible printer at home, without using a computer. DPOF is the Digital Print Order Format and allows you to add information to your picture files such as which pictures to print, the number of prints desired, add the date and time to each image, etc. Supplied Software Supplied Software: The SP-820UZ iHS comes with Olympus Viewer 2 software on CD-ROM. The disc also includes a full Camera Instruction Manual. 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Ronald Lee "Ron" Yasurek, Sr., 61, of Milton, Fla., died Saturday, July 30, 2011, at his home.
Born March 16, 1950, in Kane, he was a son of John and Emma Knapp Yasurek.
After high school, he joined the U.S. Navy and moved to Florida where he met and married his wife, Sharon.
Ron was active in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church where he was a member of the Milton Knights of Columbus and a 4th Degree member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Assembly.
Surviving, in addition to his wife Sharon Peakman Yasurek of Milton, Fla., and his mother Emma Yasurek of Kane, are his children, Ronald Yasurek Jr., Jason (Crystal) Yasurek, Emily (Marc) Donalson, Joseph (Mary) Yasurek, Pamela Phillips and Katrina Yasurek; eight grandchildren; his mother-in-law Doris Peakman; 10 siblings, Elaine Bliss, Patricia Hillman, Lisa Springer, Joan Woods, Richard Yasurek and Thomas Yasurek, all of Kane, Katherine Jerman of Sheffield, Daniel Yasurek of Wilcox, John Yasurek Jr. of Ludlow and Steven Yasurek of DeYoung; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, John J. Yasurek and his father-in-law, Kenneth Peakman, Sr.
Friends will be received at the Cummings Funeral Home, Inc. on Monday from 10-11 a.m. at which time a rosary service will be held. Committal services will follow at St. Callistus Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Box 1000 Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908.
Online condolences can be expressed at www.cummingsfh.com [1].
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text: Front Back Photos (5) Video View larger Kicker KS5.2 KS Series 5-1/4" component speaker system Item #: 206KS525C 6 Reviews This item is no longer available. Original Price: $179.99 Shop all Component Systems Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff. Overview Reviews Details Accessories Staff Reviews Articles & Videos by Jo Greene You put some good bass in your car, but now your speakers just aren't hanging with your subs. Kicker designed their KS Series component speaker systems to deliver the performance you need to bring that "live music" experience to your ride. The KS5.2 component system features heavy-duty 5-1/4" polypropylene woofers supported by Santoprene rubber surrounds. These speakers can handle high-level playback without straining, especially when they're powered by an outboard amplifier. Titanium 1" dome tweeters broadcast plenty of high-frequency sparkle, so you'll hear all the sonic details that make your tunes exciting. External crossovers direct the right frequencies to the tweeters and woofers for optimized performance, so you'll hear detailed, natural sound. Power these components with a nice amp, and you'll hear how these quality component speakers make your music more immediate and real. Product Highlights:component speaker system includes two 5-1/4" woofers, 2 tweeters, and 2 crossoverspolypropylene woofers with Santoprene™ surrounds1" titanium dome tweetersflush-, angled- and surface-mount cups2-way external crossover network (12 dB/octave, 4,000 Hz high- and low-pass)power range: 6-65 watts RMS (130 watts peak power)frequency response: 38-21,000 Hzsensitivity: 88 dBwoofer top-mount depth: 2"warranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guarantee Why install component speakers? A component speaker system gives you the best possible performance from your car audio system. A system consists of separate woofers, tweeters, and crossovers, each designed to cover one specific range of frequencies. As separate components, the woofer can move freely to deliver more powerful performance, while the tweeter can be custom-mounted in a better spot up closer to your ears, revealing a whole new world of detail. Separate crossovers are far superior to the simple filters wired into full-range speakers, so the components work together for smoother, more focused sound. Kicker KS5.2 Reviews Average Customer Review: 6 reviews Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $350 rewards card Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. 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Enter the URL of your YouTube™ video review or product demonstration. e.g., "http://www.youtube.com/v/o79TWHh598U" 500 characters left Pros 500 characters left Cons * Agree to Terms By checking this box you agree your review becomes the property of Crutchfield, that you are over 18 years of age, that you own or have owned this product, and that you are located within the United States or its territories. Please see our Review Guidelines for more information. We reserve the right (but are not obligated to) review all submissions and edit or remove any review in any manner which we deem necessary. Your review should be posted within seven days. Great for high frequencies Written By Cayle, Show Low AZ on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I got these for my 91 Dodge Shadow. Great product. I recommend high note use only, don't handle low notes too well. Pros: Great sound clear and crisp. Cons: Don't use for low frequencies. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great set of speakers Written By enjid, Arizona on Thursday, April 24, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent speakers. I'm very impressed with how much I can turn these up without distortion as well. IMHO, the reproduce sounds very clearly and accurately. My only complaint is the slight 'tin-iness' they have, but I suspect this is from the Titanium woofers. Pros: -loud/able to handle a lot of power from receiver -clear vocals and instruments -easy plug and play installation Cons: -a little tin-iness -very limited bass range 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Why did I wait so long... Written By Lindo, Minnesota on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) 2005 Toyota Corolla CE with stock system for 9 years = boring...Upgraded to Pioneer head unit, Alpine amp, JBL bass, and these Kicker Speakers = not boring. These speakers definitely make a huge difference. The old Toyota cardboard cone speakers (14.5W) uff da. I am hearing tones never heard before in this little car. These tweeters and midranges would definitely overpower existing lows so definitely add the subwoofer if you add these speakers. Took about 1 hour for front speakers, 2 hours for rear speakers due to all the plastic trim, seats, etc. that need to be removed in the Corolla. Crutchfield step-by-step instructions and a quick question to their advisor's (answered immediately) made this a snap. Now onto the 1997 F150 upgrade... Pros: Simple, easy installation, crossover's easy to mount inside door panel, sound fantastic! Cons: None yet 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Good Price + Installation Options Written By Anonymous, Colorado Springs, CO on Wednesday, September 07, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought these on sale along with the 6.5" version for a 1998 Jeep XJ Cherokee. Powered by an Alpine KPT-445 they play clean and clear at any volume level. The tweeters are not harsh and the woofers provide good midrange. Install was super simple in the stock rear headliner location by installing the tweeter in the center of the woofer like a co-axial speaker. Most component speakers require custom mounting holes for the tweeters, but these have the additional option of mounting the tweeter in the center while utilizing the factory speaker grills. Had the option of putting the 6.5" units in the rear as well, but would have had to make modifications to the factory speaker locations. The 5.25" speakers don't provide as much mid-bass as the 6.5", but don't require any mods to install for my application. Would definitely recommend these to others. 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Kicker 5.2 Component speakers Written By Rick, Stevensville, MD on Sunday, April 24, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought 2 pair of the kicker 5.2 component speakers for my 2008 F 250 crew cab along with the JL Audio 5/500 amp and a Kenwood 8" shallow mount Sub for my factory sub cabinet along with a Pioneer 4300 dvd head unit. This system absolutly rocks once you get the amp fine tuned... Thanks Crutchfield for all your help in putting my system together... You have a customer 4 life...;))) 6 out of 9 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Kicker KS5.2 Written By CJ, Buffalo, NY on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Clean mids and highs that scream in the doors of my F150. Crossovers were even easy enough to bury in the panels. 9 out of 11 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Hands-on research Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes What's in the box? Download owner's manual Two 5-1/4" Woofers 2 Phase plugs (installed) 2 Woofer grilles 2 Grille mounting rings Two 6x8 Adapter brackets Two 1" Tweeters (each with 10" Wire attached) 2 Tweeter mounting posts 2 Crossovers 2 Surface mount tweeter housings 2 Flush mount rings (tweeter) 2 Front angle rings (tweeter) 2 Back angle rings (tweeter) 2 Short mounting nuts (tweeter) 2 Long mounting nuts (tweeter) Two 10' Lengths of speaker wire (tinned wire on one end and 0.187" + 0.110" female quick slides on the other) Two 10' Lengths of speaker wire (tinned wire on both ends) Two 68" Lengths of speaker wire (tinned wire on both ends) Twelve 1" Self-tapping screws Four 1-3/4" Self-tapping screws Four 5/8" Self-tapping screws 16 Speed clips 4 Butt connectors Two 3-1/2" Zip ties Owner's manual (English/ Spanish/ German/ French) Features and Specs General Speaker Size 5 1/4 Design 2-way Tweeter Design 1" Dome Tweeter Composition Titanium Woofer Composition Polypropylene Woofer Surround Santoprene Rubber Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Specifications Sensitivity 88 dB Frequency Response 38 - 21k Hz RMS Power Range (Watts) 6-65 Peak Power Handling (Watts) 130 Impedance (Ohms) 4 Top-mount Depth (Inches) 2 1/16 Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) 2 5/16 Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) 4 9/16 Product Research Features Woofer Cones: The Kicker KS-series speakers feature durable Polypropylene woofer cones, resistant to the moisture and temperature extremes found in automotive applications. Santoprene Surrounds: The woofer surrounds are made of Santoprene rubber to allow extended cone excursion for additional bass output and higher SPL. Santoprene is durable and resists moisture for a long life. 6x8 Adapter Bracket: For mounting flexibility, the woofer can be mounted in 6x8 applications using the supplied bracket. Grilles: The KS5.2s come with graphite-colored, plastic, spoke-style speaker grilles. Tweeter Mounting Options: The tweeters come with brackets to allow multiple mounting configurations; flush-mounted, angle-mounted, and surface-mounted: Flush Angle Surface Mounting Height 0.322" 0.716" 1.195" Mounting Depth 0.775" 0.631" screw depth Frame Diameter 2.323" 2.323" 1.911" Cutout Diameter 1.753" 1.753" N/A Coaxial Tweeter Mount: In addition to standard tweeter mounting options, an innovative tweeter mounting post lets you mount the tweeter directly to the center of the woofer, giving you a standard coaxial speaker. When the tweeter is attached to the woofer the mounting height increases to 0.935" (top mount) and the tweeter protrusion increases to 0.677" (bottom mount). Crossovers: The component system includes passive 2-way crossover networks for a seamless transition between the woofers and tweeters. The slope is 12dB per octave (both high pass and low pass) and the crossover point is 4000 Hz. A switch on each crossover allows you to attenuate the tweeter output; 0 dB, -4.5 dB, or -9 dB. The crossovers' dimensions are: Length: 5.718" Width: 3.012" Height: 1.487" Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. They verify what's in the box, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. 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Only a few Knoxville buildings, like Lincoln Memorial University's law school, stood during the Civil War. Built in 1848 as the state school for the deaf, it served both Confederate and Union forces, in turn, as one of the region's main military hospitals.
Where's the Fort? Long forgotten, the largest fort on the south side, Fort Dickerson was saved as a city park in the middle part of the 20th century, and during the Centennial in 1963 served as the site of a large reenactment. Named for an Illinois Union captain killed near Cleveland, Tenn., it disappoints some visitors but awes others as the Knoxville area's best-preserved fort. Before the Battle of Knoxville, it helped repel a tentative invasion by Confederate General "Fightin' Joe" Wheeler.
Fort Sanders: At the corner of Clinch Avenue and 16th, very near the southern rampart of Union Fort Sanders, the New York Highlanders monument stands as the only regimental monument erected in Knoxville by either side after the war, but it depicts in bas relief reconciled soldiers from both sides shaking hands. Union and Confederate veterans alike came to this site for an unusual reunion in 1890.
The Fog of War: Though hard to capture in photographs, Fort Higley is intact and distinctive, a tiny fort, its walls four or five feet high, in a clearing in dense woods.
Lushly overgrown Fort Stanley.
River Bluff, site of the historically murky Battle of Armstrong's Hill, had yielded dozens of Mine balls and other artifacts over the years.
At right, one E.M. Johnson took some time to carefully carve his name in a River Bluff cave in May, 1865, at the end of the war.
Forgotten Fortress? Though little is documented about it, and Civil War scholars have only begun studying it, a likely fortification stands near the Third Creek bike trail, guarding the trestle which then carried the tracks of the vital East Tennessee and Georgia Railway. A trespasser stands in front as to allow perspective.
Impregnable? A detail from a map recently popular with Civil War enthusiasts. Cartographer Charles Reeves combined Orlando Poe's exacting diagrams from 1863-64 with a modern map of city streets. In bold lines, the map shows the ring of forts that made invasion a discouraging prospect. Forts Higley, Dickerson, and Stanley, with their respective trenchwork, are indicated in the lower half.


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Healthy Eating
Food doesn't just feed our bodies, it also nourishes our minds. If you are living with mental illness, eating well is especially important for you, because what you eat can affect your daily life, mood and energy level.
A healthy diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fat-free or low-fat milk products and should include lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs and nuts.
Take a look at a brief guide on how to keep track of what you eat and how many calories you consume.
Portion Sizes
With the right knowledge you can easily pass on those large portions that may significantly affect your health. Also, take a look at a sample menu to help make more informed decisions.
Choosing the Right Foods
A list of healthful foods and suggested balances of varieties of foods that will help you learn more about healthy eating.
It's also important that you know how to properly read and understand food labels so that you may make informed, healthy decisions.
Make sure that you choose foods that aren't too high in cholesterol or sodium, which can leade to heart disease or high blood pressure.
Eating Well
We all know that eating well take a commitment, these tips on eating well on a tight budget, choosing the right regional and culturally specific foods to eat, adapting your favorite recipes to make them healthier and even how to make healthy choices while dining out.
Sugar Intake
According to research, diets containing high amounts of refined sugar are associated with worsening symptoms of schizophrenia and a higher rate of depression. Current research recommends that you limit your sugar consumption to around 10 percent of total energy (or calorie) intake. Other dietary options such as fish, seafood and starchy roots provide a healthier energy-gaining alternative and are associated with reducing the prevalence of depression. Here is more information about the effects of sugar.
Special Diets and Type 2 Diabetes
A dairy-free and vegan diet contains absolutely no dairy products: no milk, butter, cheese, cream or yogurt. Those following a dairy-free or vegan diet are advised to make sure they get enough calcium, protein and vitamins from other food sources.
If you are a vegetarian or are thinking about embracing a vegetarian diet, you will need to take extra steps to ensure that you're meeting your daily nutritional needs.
Also in this section you can find tips for people living with Type 2 Diabetes.
Healthy Eating Fact Sheet (PDF)
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Healthy eating helps me to have more energy throughout the day and makes me feel better about myself in general.
When I overindulge or eat junk food, it literally weighs me down and makes me want to go to sleep.
I love food, so I adapt healthier versions of my favorite meals and, of course, I treat myself once in a while.
I also eat smaller meals throughout the day to keep from overeating.
At first, it's difficult to go from 3 huge meals to 6 tiny ones, but now I love it.
I can sample a variety of different foods and I'm never hungry because I know my next meal is right around the corner.
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Race car drivers Memo Gidley and Matteo Malucelli were involved in horrendous crash just now at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Both drivers are being taken directly to the hospital.
The crash itself was brutal, and the race has been red flagged. It appears as if Malucelli's Ferrari had some sort of problem, and Gidley didn't see the obstruction. The sun would probably have been in his eyes at that portion of the track.
Due to the sensitivity of the situation, I've placed the video below. It's not autoplaying out of sensitivity to the situation, but it's here for those interested in what occurred:
No word yet on either racers' condition, but we'll update you as soon as we have more information.
UPDATE: Word is slowly trickling out about Memo. Keep in mind that this is still very early information, and that the situation can change as more emerges:
Just spoke with Bob Stallings who's at the hospital, says Memo's conscious. Has not seen Memo.
— Marshall Pruett (@marshallpruett) January 25, 2014
UPDATE: This is the only update we may get for a while, but it's better than nothing.
UPDATE: Gidley and Malucelli awake and communicating. No further updates on physical condition.
— Marshall Pruett (@marshallpruett) January 26, 2014
Photo credit: Risi Competizione, Memo Gidley