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Hundreds of Quince Orchard High School students who took the Advanced Placement psychology exam Monday may have their tests ruled invalid, after a student took a cell phone video from the testing center and posted it on Twitter.
After finding out from students, Principal Carole Working reported the incident to The College Board, which administers the exams, and the company is now reviewing the case.
It is against AP exam day policies for students to have cell phones, smart phones or tablets in a testing center, and if there is misconduct The College Board may "decline ... or cancel the scores of one or more students when it determines that such actions are required to protect the integrity of the exam," according to The College Board's Advanced Placement guide for students and parents.
The video did not show the test, but it did show students walking down an aisle to take the test and something in bubble wrap, which may have been the test, Working said.
The College Board and Educational Testing Service, the company that handles test administration and security, are reviewing the case, according to Tom Ewing, spokesman for Educational Testing Service.
"ETS is still reviewing the case, but it appears that the security of the AP test about to be taken was not compromised but rather there was a violation against the use of cell phones in any capacity within the testing center," Ewing wrote in an email.
Working said she and the 274 students who took the test that afternoon are "very concerned" as they wait to hear back.
"We don't know [how] The College Board will consider this," she said Friday. "Potentially as nothing, and that would be a very good outcome."
Colleges that acknowledge a passing score on the AP psychology exam count the score as college credit for their social sciences requirement, in place of an introductory psychology course.
The students that took the exam that day could potentially lose the chance for that credit, and be out the $89 fee for the exam.
If misconduct is discovered, students may be given an opportunity to retake the exam, the AP guide states.
Working said the student involved is upset.
She believes the issue is more common than expected, since many students are so attached to their phones.
Still, the rules are clear, she said.
Teachers tell students to leave their phone in their lockers or their backpacks, which are placed in a separate, secure area during testing. Before the exam, staff repeatedly remind students to put their phones away, she said.
"It was a choice on the part of the student to hide it," she said.
To ensure that students know the rules, The College Board sends them to students beforehand in the guide, posts them online, and instructs school personnel to tell students, according to Kathleen Fineout Steinberg, executive director of communications for The College Board.
Students are required to sign their answer sheet to indicate they have read and agree to follow policies in the guide, Steinberg wrote in an email Thursday.
Working praised the students who reported the issue. She said she hopes for a "quick and fairly sensible decision."
"We have done what we are supposed to do, in good faith," she said "We hope for the best."


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PAYT Bulletin: Fall 2004
Kansas City Phases Out the Garbage Fairy
Before Kansas City, Missouri, began implementing PAYT in March 2004, its 442,000 residents were used to throwing away as much trash as they wanted, no strings attached. In 1970, the city passed a 1 percent city income tax, and offered residents unlimited garbage collection in perpetuity in exchangea concession that led to the widespread illusion that garbage collection was a "free" service. Despite this and other hurdles, Kansas City took advantage of PAYT's flexibility and implemented a system that is projected to save the city nearly $2 million per year once it reaches full implementation this December.
According to John Stufflebean, Kansas City's director of environmental management, the "free collection" illusion created by rolling garbage disposal fees into city taxes prevented the city from moving to an entirely fee-based structure for garbage collection, lest it face a revolt. To provide more equitable waste disposal while still honoring its tax-based commitment to residents, Kansas City chose to adopt what Stufflebean refers to as a "hybrid" PAYT system.
Each week, residents can dispose of up to two bags of trash, which are paid for under the tax-funded collection promise. If residents need to dispose of additional trash, they may purchase a $1 trash tag at local retailers for each additional bag. To help residents meet the two-bag limit, Kansas City launched the "Recycle First" program, providing residents with free, unlimited recyclables collection. City administrators established a bi-weekly recycling collection schedule, based on survey that revealed that residents visited the city's recycling drop-off centers an average of once every two weeks.
The "free garbage" myth was not the only barrier Kansas City faced on the road to PAYT implementation. PAYT advocates also faced low motivation for change within the government. The city had historically been blessed with low landfill costsunder $20 per tongiving city leaders little reason to look for potential cost savings through MSW reorganization. However, by 2003, Kansas City's era of low tipping fees was coming to an end. The city's landfill contract was up for renegotiation, and with the amount of available landfill space shrinking, the price was bound to go up.
"We're in a budget crisis like everyone else," said Stufflebean, "and trash costs were just killing us."
City officials knew that recycling was one way to reduce landfill costs, but without an incentive for residents to recycle, they felt that there would be no motivation for the public to respond. So how could Kansas City get residents to recycle and reduce its garbage bill? PAYT!
Thoughtful Implementation
To ease the logistical burden on the city, officials introduced PAYT in phases. One-third of the city began PAYT on March 1, followed the second third on September 1. The remaining third of the city will be introduced to PAYT in December.
Before beginning implementation, the city conducted extensive outreach efforts, including meetings in neighborhoods, discussions in city council meetings, and distribution of brochures explaining the Recycle First and PAYT systems. As a result, residents haven't been caught off-guard when their turn to switch to PAYT comes.
Despite the drastic change from the "all-you-can-throw-away" model, Stufflebean says the city receives few complaints once the program is up and running. Most of the calls they receive are in the weeks leading up to implementation of the program within a given area.
"People tend to call before they get the program. They don't think they can make the two-bag limit. But once they get [PAYT], they find out that it just isn't that hard," said Stufflebean.
Implementation has been smoother in some areas than others, reports Stufflebean. For instance, the city's urban corecomposed of older, less affluent neighborhoods with high rental populationshas been particularly difficult. But the city isn't giving up. Instead, Kansas City is redoubling its outreach efforts by placing radio messages and reaching out to community groups and churches to spread the word about PAYT.
Because the primary goal in adopting PAYT was to reduce disposal costs, Kansas City found ways to reduce costs during the implementation of its recycling program as well. Rather than distributing recycling bins to residents, the city partnered with PriceChopper supermarkets and Westlake Ace Hardware to distribute recycling bins. The city mailed vouchers to residents, who then exchanged them for recycling bins at the retailers. By doing so, and shifting the shipping, storage, and distribution costs to the retailers, the city reduced its implementation costs by an estimated $1 million. In return, the retailers got customers into their stores-a clientele the retailers will keep when residents return to purchase supplemental trash tags.
Promising (and Profitable) Results
With two-thirds of the city now a part of the PAYT program, Stufflebean reports that residents have been able to "make it" to the two-bag limit, and less. Despite pre-implementation doubts, the average PAYT household has only had to purchase two additional tags. Currently, about 50 percent of PAYT residents are setting out their recycling bins, and trash generation in PAYT areas has decreased by 30 percent. According to Stufflebean, recycling accounts for some 25 percent of the decrease, while the remaining 5 percent is due to residents' efforts at source reduction.
That 30 percent reduction in garbage volume will save the city money at the landfill, but PAYT implementation is proving to be a thrifty strategy in other ways as well. With residents working hard to put all of their trash in two bags, collectors no longer need to round up a bevy of bags, cans, and loose items. Instead, they only need to toss two neat bags in the back of the truck. The increased efficiency means that areas where 12 routes were needed are now down to nine routes, resulting in reduced labor costs as well as less wear and tear on machinery. The city government shares collection duties with an outside contractor, and that contract is also up for renewal. Since it will have to pay its contractor for less routes, the city will once again be able to cash in on its switch to PAYT.
Between the reduced collection costs and savings on landfill costs,
Stufflebean estimates that the city will save some $2 million per
year by switching to PAYT. With less trash in the landfill, more
residents recycling, and a lot more money in city coffers, PAYT
has proven successful not only for the environment, but for the
Kansas City's bottom line as well.
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Protects the Earth
with PAYT
Rural Reservation Can Serve as PAYT Role Model
Across the nation, many small, rural communities are struggling to close open dumps, begin curbside collection programs, and build transfer stations or landfills that meet federal regulations. Too often, solid waste planners in these communities quickly dismiss PAYT as an option because they believe residents will resort to illegal dumping if they are required to pay disposal fees. Many rural communities are also economically disadvantaged, and solid waste planners feel that residents who are struggling to make ends meet will not place solid waste management near the top of their list of priorities.
Laura Weber, director of solid waste management for the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, disagrees. The St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, located in upstate New York, spans 21 square miles and is home to approximately 2,700 people. Since 2002, when the reservation began its PAYT program, the tribe has served as a shining example to other rural communities-proving that PAYT can work just as well in rural America as it can in the small towns and suburbs. Ms. Weber attributes the program's success to proper planning and extensive community involvement. In fact, the tribe implemented PAYT in response to requests from community members.
Soliciting Input from the Community
During the early 1990s, reservation residents expressed dissatisfaction with current waste disposal options. At the time, private waste haulers provided curbside collection services for a flat fee. Residents felt that the fee was too high and complained to the Tribal Council and the Environment Division. Rather than continue down the road of tradition, the tribe chose to confront the issue head-on in an effort to protect the environment and reducing the tribe's disposal costs. In 1994, the tribe hired a consultant to conduct a solid waste management feasibility study-the first step in the creation of a model rural PAYT program.
The consultant visited 100 homes and approximately 100 businesses, asking residents and business owners to identify solid waste management concerns by completing a survey. Survey respondents believed that waste haulers charged too much, did not provide dependable service, and failed to recycle materials that residents set aside for recycling. The survey also revealed that some residents used open dumps to avoid paying the haulers. These individuals recognized the health and environmental issues associated with open dumps and backyard burning and wanted to protect the Earth, but could not afford to pay the private waste haulers. They asked the tribe to provide an affordable alternative. Thus, community members called for the tribe to implement PAYT, as it would allow them to control disposal costs through waste prevention and recycling.
The tribe used grants to launch its PAYT program, which is currently self-sufficient, and worked hard to make the program affordable and accessible. Customers simply purchase special trash bags from the St. Regis Mohawk Solid Waste Community Service Agency. A box of five bags costs $10. A special logo adorns the light blue bags, which are easy to distinguish from ordinary trash bags, and tribal employees collect the blue bags from each household once a week. Residents can deposit glass, aluminum, steel, plastic, and paper materials at the tribe's recycling depot. In addition to making the PAYT system easy to use, the tribe boosted participation rates by incorporating education and other elements into its solid waste management program.
Sustaining PAYT: Using an Integrated Approach
to Achieve Success
To discourage illegal dumping, build support for PAYT, and create a sustainable solid waste management program, the tribe drafted a solid waste management code, established a new agency dedicated to solid waste, conducted education and outreach, and set up monitoring and enforcement procedures. This integrated approach paid off. "Backyard open dumping decreased, and many members of the community elected to participate in our PAYT program," said Weber.
Weber believes that education and outreach is critical to the success of any solid waste management program. Before launching PAYT, the St. Regis Mohawk Solid Waste Community Service Agency mailed brochures detailing the benefits of the new collection program. The tribe also recruited customers by educating community members on the solid waste management code, which includes a ban on open dumping. Tribal employees visited residents that continued to dump illegally and explained the hazards of open dumps. Most of the dumpers agreed to pick up their waste and begin using the PAYT program.
Weber also credits constant monitoring with augmenting program success. "We didn't have any firm data on waste generation rates before PAYT, but now we are collecting data every single day of the week," she said. "We analyze trends and identify potential problems before they cause headaches." Soon after implementing PAYT, for example, the tribe discovered that residents were not recycling as much as possible. Tribal employees conducted extensive education on waste prevention and recycling, resulting in a jump in the recycling rate of glass bottles, steel cans, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles. In 2003, community members recycled 25 tons of these items along with 50 tons of mixed paper.
Through waste prevention and recycling, residents significantly reduced their waste generation rates. PAYT allowed them to reap the benefits of their conservation efforts. Each month, PAYT households on the reservation spend $10 to $15 less on waste management than households that subscribe to the services of private haulers.
Weber believes that PAYT can work in other rural communities if residents realize the importance of proper waste disposal and understand that PAYT can keep disposal costs under control. She cautions other tribes and small communities, however, that a successful PAYT program might not happen overnight. One tribe in Wisconsin, for example, implemented PAYT and experienced an initial increase in illegal dumping on the reservation. "It is critical to plan adequately and address the needs and wants of your community," said Weber, who urges tribes and rural communities to garner community support before beginning PAYT and to take an integrated approach to waste management.
Bienvenidos a PAYT: Small Spanish Town Moves to Equitable Collection
The 4,100 residents of the small town of Torrelles de Llobregat, Spain, became the first Spanish residents to use PAYT in their hometown. Since 2002, Torrelles de Llobregat, part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona, has increased its recycling rate from 45 to 83 percentthanks to a PAYT program developed specially for the town. Now, the town council can boast not only of waste reduction, but also of a growing number of visits to the local recycling center, the improving separation of the collected materials, and happier citizens.
The initiative to change the existing waste management system came from several concerned local residents. As in most Spanish municipalities, the households of Torrelles de Llobregat paid a fixed annual fee of 62.50 Euros (approximately $80) for year-round trash collection and recycling. However, homes that generated less waste felt that the system was unfair, and looked for a way to decrease their payments.
People's dissatisfaction with existing practices prompted the local environmental council to look for alternatives. The council members discovered that PAYT programs used in Italy, Belgium, and the United States have been dealing with similar problems for years and achieved notable success. The council figured that a compact urban city like Torrelles de Llobregat could be a promising PAYT location. The town invested 30,600 Euros (approximately $39,000) to announce the user fee-based method and spent 18,000 Euros ($23,000) to design the city's collection and fiscal system.
During the first year of implementing the PAYT program, costs skyrocketed to the delight of its critics. But the decision to integrate the new program into existing practices helped smooth the sharp edges of the transition period. Instead of a flat fee, residents of Torrelles de Llobregat now pay a variable fee for 40 percent of the total waste collection costs. Another 40 percent of the expenses are covered by a 35-Euro ($40) tax, and 20 percent is covered by the municipal budget-much like in previous years. In addition, biowaste, paper and cardboard, diapers, and glass are collected for free. All other waste?mostly packaging and refuse?goes into trash bags sold by the environmental council at 17 local stores. Income from bag sales keeps the flat collection fee half of what it was before implementing the PAYT program. Thanks to the new system, the people of Torrelles de Llobregat no longer feel cheated when they see more trash bags near their neighbor's door than at their own.
Czechs PonderTo PAY(T) or Not to PAY(T)
To pay or pay-as-you-throw for household waste is not a rhetorical question to the people of the Czech Republic. According to a new book entitled, To PAY(T) or not to PAY(T) for Household Waste: Results of Statistical Surveys in the Czech Republic, Czechs have substantial experience in developing and implementing PAYT programs. Just a few years ago, however, the country's laws did not support the PAYT initiatives of the municipalities. Worse still, the Chamber of Deputies (the Czech Parliament) passed a law that obligated local authorities to establish a flat fee for waste collection if they decided to charge at all for this service. The law came into effect in January 2002 and essentially undermined local attempts to find innovative ways to deal with municipal waste.
By 2003 Czech legislators realized that their regulations were
at odds with major recycling efforts not only in their own country,
but the world. The 2003 amendment to the existing law allowed Czech
cities to design various rate systems based on local conditions
and experience. "Currently, we are at another breakpoint, and
it is extremely interesting to analyze how the municipalities in
the Czech Republic deal with waste collection and recycling as well
as examine the attitude of individual households," commented
Petr Sauer, one of the book's authors and head of the Department
of Environmental Economics at the University of Economics in Prague.
In collaboration with his colleagues and co-authors of the book, Mr. Sauer conducted statistical surveys and analyses of the country's waste management practices. The book contains highlights of this work, carried out under the aegis of an international project called "Variable Rate Pricing based on Pay-As-You-Throw as a Tool of Urban Waste Management," and sponsored by the European Commission.
To PAY(T) or not to PAY(T) mainly focuses on the economic aspects of PAYT. Using a wealth of statistical data, the authors investigate PAYT's potential to bring household waste to a minimum and to maximize its separation under typical urban conditions. For example, Czech researchers found that people who live in PAYT communities produce less total waste: 240 kg (529 lbs) versus 260 kg (573 lbs) per person annually. In addition, Czech municipalities with PAYT programs show some improvement in waste separation. Per year, they separate 29 kg (63 lbs) of waste per capita in comparison to only 18 kg (40 lbs) in municipalities without PAYT.
The book also covers how a Prague household handles trash and
a survey of waste management operations in selected Czech cities.
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PAYT Crusader in a Colorado Homeowners Association
With a recycling participation rate of more than 90 percent, it's easy to see that the residents of Fort Collins, Colorado, are concerned about the environment. Since 1996, the city has operated under a PAYT ordinance; however, until recently, at least 10,000 residents-approximately 19 percent of the city's population-were not offered the opportunity to utilize PAYT.
A loophole in the policy language allowed homeowner associations (HOAs) to consider themselves commercial accounts, which are exempt from the ordinance. In these neighborhoods, the residents did not have PAYT as an option. When Wendy Studinski moved into a neighborhood where the HOA mandated the waste collection services, she was astounded at the amount of garbage produced. Each home had to subscribe to a 96-gallon-per-week service-and even received an extra 33-gallon container for overflow. Since there were no financial consequences for extra volume, Studinski consistently noticed mountains of trash. As a household of one, she created significantly less waste than some of her neighbors.
To encourage her HOA to change its solid waste policy, Studinski presented information about PAYT and its waste diversion incentives at the Board of Directors meetings. To help illustrate how much waste can be diverted with incentives to recycle or reduce, she brought in a garbage bag with the amount of trash she created each week. "Our HOA Treasurer actually called me a liar," Studinski said, "saying that it was impossible to have that little trash."
While Studinski has always been conscientious about reducing waste and recycling, she knew her neighbors could be too. Since the HOA was not amenable to making changes on its own, she turned her efforts to changing the city ordinance and attended several City Council meetings. As it turned out, Susie Gordon of the city of Fort Collins was already in the process of updating the PAYT ordinance.
The city proposed to amend the ordinance by specifying that all single-family and two-family residences in Fort Collins fall under unit-based trash rates, including those in group accounts such as HOAs. To further ensure that each household knows about their options to save money through PAYT, haulers are required to list all service prices when bidding for contracts with HOAs and other group accounts. Also, the haulers must publicize unit-based prices to individual residents who participate in group accounts, allowing them to choose their level of service.
Fort Collins welcomed public involvement throughout the amendment process. To gather public comment, the city sent letters to interested parties, made phone calls, ran newspaper advertisements, and held meetings. In particular, the city requested feedback from HOAs, property management companies, and trash haulers.
After the PAYT ordinance update, Studinski's HOA changed its waste collection services to bring PAYT to the residents. Although they are still signed up automatically for the 96-gallon-per-week service, now they can choose to switch to two other levels of service. For the standard service, per-household rates dropped more than $30 per year. Now that her neighbors are charged for waste collection based on volume, Studinski sees less trash placed at the curb each week.
Seeing less waste has energized Studinski; she plans to lobby her HOA to select a waste collector offering more levels of service and yard waste collection, and eventually see Fort Collins collect organics throughout the city.
College Town Gets Smart About PAYT
Like many other communities across the country, Athens, Ohio, maintains highly successful PAYT and recycling programs. Unlike many other PAYT communities, Athens faced an additional challenge: a majority of the town's population is transitionalstudents from Ohio University.
Of Athens' 21,342 residents, about 20,000 are OU students, many of whom live off-campus in the community. Seventy percent of the households in Athens are rental unitsthe vast majority of which are seasonal or temporary, based on the university quarter/semester calendar. This lack of consistency in occupancy could be expected to be a major barrier to PAYT for many towns, but with a highly effective outreach effort, it proved barely a speed bump to the town's PAYT progress.
Athens has been no stranger to recycling and waste reduction measures. In April 1984, the community became the first in the state to implement a comprehensive curbside recycling program. That limited program has since expanded to serve just under 90,000 residents in rural Athens and Hocking Counties in Southeastern Ohio, including the cities of Nelsonville and Logan and the villages of Amesville, Albany, and The Plains.
Residents of Athens have benefited significantly from the implementation of PAYT in 1990 and the expansion of the recycling center. Between 1997 and 2001, the amount of material diverted from landfills resulted in a cost avoidance of approximately $500,000, and the diverted materials were sold, resulting in nearly $1 million in revenues. The $1.5 million net benefit to the community went towards a fitting causelocal trash cans.
Not only does the greater community reap the benefits of PAYT, residents also notice the positive effects on their individual pocketbooks. Each household pays $2.50 per month for curbside recycling collection and $5.00 per month for weekly trash collection of one 30-gallon container of trash, or $9.50 per month for two containers. Stickers for extra bags are $1.50 each and residents are charged $3.00 each for untagged bags set out for collection.
The program has now expanded to include two recycling processing facilities, cardboard collection routes, and biannual tire and appliance roundups. The center employs 21 full-time workers with benefits and is financially self-sustaining, deriving its funds from fees for service and revenues generated from the sale of recyclable materials. Though it has not been without challenges, the Athens recycling and PAYT programs have been tremendously successful and advantageous to all those who call Athens homeeven if it is only for four years.
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Four U.S. service members were killed by an Afghan police officer and a NATO airstrike killed eight women in separate attacks in Afghanistan on Sunday.
NATO says the attack on the coalition troops occurred at a remote checkpoint in southern Afghanistan. The Afghan officer escaped after the incident. Eight NATO troops have been killed in similar insider attacks over the past three days.
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"Recent months have seen a string of such insider attacks by Afghan forces against their international counterparts. The killings have imperiled the military partnership between Kabul and NATO, a working relationship that is key to the handover of security responsibilities to Afghan forces as international troops draw down."
Afghan officials also said an alliance airstrike killed eight women who were gathering firewood in a remote eastern village before dawn Sunday. NATO said 45 insurgents, and no civilians were killed. The alliance did say it was investigating the claims of civilian casualties, the AP reported.
Sarhadi Zewak, a spokesman for the provincial government, told the AP that villagers from Laghman province's Alingar district brought the eight bodies to the governor's office in the provincial capital.
"They were shouting 'Death to America!' They were condemning the attack," he told the AP.
Provincial health director Latif Qayumi told the AP seven injured females were brought to area hospitals for treatment. He said some of them were as young as 10.
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NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson tells Linda Wertheimer, host of Weekend Edition Sunday, that the Americans were on patrol in Zabul Province, on the border with Pakistan.
Here's what she says:
"And apparently, what Western officials say is that they were several hundred feet away from what they thought were friendly forces when they opened fire. Four American service members were killed and a number of others were wounded. But the Afghan officials in Zabul province, including the deputy police chief that we spoke to, says that it was only one Afghan policeman who opened fire and that the Americans had actually gone to a checkpoint to assist 15 Afghan policemen who were saying they were under some kind of 'security threat.' They also mentioned that five other Afghan policemen are at large."
Soraya notes that at least 51 international troops have died this year at the hands of Afghan security forces or people posing in uniform.
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer. We are following reports of deadly attacks today in Afghanistan. Four American service members were killed when Afghan policemen opened fire on them. And in a separate incident, a NATO airstrike aimed at insurgents also killed civilians - reportedly eight women and girls. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson joins us from Kabul with more on today's news. Soraya, first, to today's attacks. What more can you tell us about the attack that killed the American troops?
SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON, BYLINE: The Americans were on patrol in a very volatile province called Zabul. It's borders Pakistan. It's in the southern part of the country. And apparently, what Western officials say is that they were several hundred feet away from what they thought were friendly forces when they opened fire. Four American service members were killed and a number of others were wounded. But the Afghan officials in Zabul Province, including the deputy police chief that we spoke to, says that it was only one Afghan policeman who opened fire and that the Americans had actually gone to a checkpoint to assist 15 Afghan policemen who were saying they were under some kind of, quote, "security threat." They also mentioned that five other Afghan policemen are at large. So, this is the latest in a series of these insider attacks - at least 51 international troops have died this year at the hands of Afghan security forces or people posing in uniform.
WERTHEIMER: What are Afghan and U.S. officials doing to try to prevent that from happening?
NELSON: Well, the international troops are taking a lot more precautions in their joint operations and joint endeavors with the Afghan security forces. For one, they have to keep a loaded weapon on themselves at all times at this stage. There are also service members from the international force - their duty to sort of monitor when the Afghans and the Westerners are together. On top of that, you have a lot of these security forces being revetted by Afghan officials. And so, there have been these precautions taken. But in the end, when you have 350,000 Afghan security forces dealing with so many - tens of thousands of coalition troops, it's very difficult to ensure everyone's safety all the time.
WERTHEIMER: Soraya, what about the NATO attack? They were going after insurgents but Afghan officials said they hit civilians. What more can you tell us?
NELSON: Well, this occurred in Laghman Province, which is near Kabul. And what happened, according to Afghan officials in that province, is that women and young girls had gone out to collect firewood and brush in the morning and that they were attacked by NATO planes. Now, the Afghan officials say that eight women and girls were killed, and the bodies were in fact brought to the district center to show them. Several more were wounded. The NATO-led coalition is saying that their target on this morning was in fact insurgents but that they are investigating that they in fact may have killed between five and eight civilians. They also expressed great sorrow over this, whether they are responsible or not. But the investigation is continuing.
WERTHEIMER: Now, and you've also learned more about Friday's attack on the British-run base that killed two American soldiers. It seems the insurgents were able to inflict quite a bit of damage on that base.
NELSON: Yes. It was quite a severe attack. But what basically happened, NATO was saying that 15 militants organized themselves into three teams. They were wearing U.S. Army uniforms. They breached a perimeter fence, they targeted the airfield and went after planes and helicopters. And they were able to destroy six Harrier AV-8B jets. Each of these jets cost $25 million apiece. Sadly, two U.S. Marines were killed and eight other troops were wounded. And NATO is still looking into this. It's a very, very apparently complex attack. And how these 15 militants were able to get in, you know, that close to this very secure area is something that they're still looking into.
WERTHEIMER: NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson in Kabul. Soraya, thank you very much.
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KARTHAUS – With this year's week-long elk hunting season in full swing, Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) personnel and spectators at the elk check station, located at the Game Commission's maintenance shed along the Quehanna Highway in Karthaus, had the opportunity to examine a pair of impressive bulls shortly after the station opened at 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
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According to information on the PGC website, Elk Hunt Zone 7 "contains public and private land, with the Elk, Moshannon and Sproul state forests and State Game Lands 321 making up the public land."
The bulls were a 9x9 harvested by Ken Kastely of Carroll, Ohio, and an 8x7 harvested by Paul Hoffnagle of Spring Grove. Elk watchers may be somewhat familiar with Hoffnagle's bull, as it sported the 3B collar.
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"I thought he (Kastely's father) was playing a prank on me. I had been applying for this and was really looking forward to the day that they called me. He called me and I thought he was just trying to pull a fast one on me. I was, needless to say, very excited about (being selected for a bull tag)," Kastely said.
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"We didn't see him after that, but yes, I did have him in mind but I also saw a lot of other nice bulls [on those trips as well]," Hoffnagle said.
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This conversation is closed.
Can immigration increase innovation? If so, how?
The US economy is currently stagnating. To what extent could immigration improve (or not) the economy in the short run and what about increasing innovation in the long run? I offer some arguments in my TED e-book, Launching the Innovation Renaissance. I am interested, however, in what TEDsters have to say and in particular on their experiences as both employers, immigrants and competitors!
Jan. 30, 2012, 2:00pm EST/ 11:00am PST
Closing Statement from Alex Tabarrok
Lots of good ideas came up. What struck me most was the importance of maintaining flexible institutions such as a free and open economy and schooling open to all so that immigrants are able to rise and spread throughout society and do not become confined to particular places or professions.
Jan 30 2012: How much human Capital do we throw away by turning away graduates of our Higher Education system each year? How much do we lose by not realizing the potential on the educational investment we have made in them?
Jan 30 2012: In Launching I call this a no-brainer! What sense does it make to educate foreign students in our best universities and then tell them to "go home!"
We used to be able to throw opportunities like this away and not notice but today we must compete to obtain the best people!
D Brooks
Jan 30 2012: Immigrants have a tendency to realize that nothing comes easy in life. Unlike many of our children who are shocked to realize that they wasted their chance in their teen years. I don't know the numbers, but I imagine that,immigrant children with the same chance of education as North American children, have a higher success rate.Jan 30 2012: Pedram notes "It is therefore important for societies who want to adopt or continue merit-based immigration scheme to ensure that there are inherent social and cultural mechanism for ideas that enter from the margins (where newcomers usually find themselves)."
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to which I responded:
Having lots of immigration with a hierarchical and closed school system and workforce is a recipe for disaster. I see France as having some of these problems - they have immigration but the immigrants have difficulty integrating and joining the elite/elitist society.
One advantage of the US is actually that we "revere" money so much - rather than family background!
Any other ideas on how we can remain open to ideas and upward mobility?Jan 30 2012: If anything that I've seen in a recent study, immigration not only increases innovation but also creates more opportunities in the economy. The U.S is wrestling with illegal immigrants but whatever action it takes against them harms those who come lawfully to the country.
It's no longer just about granting H1-B visas (I know those are already snapped up for Indians and other Asian citizens), but it's also allowing those who have stayed a set number of years more freedom and lessing of restrictions for them to thrive and innovate across any discipline of their passion.
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Jan 30 2012: In my perspective innovation increases with freedom and that would not be accomplished by just increasing the number of work visas. The entire immigration system needs an overhaul. It could take a professional working on H1B visa close to 7-10 years to get a Green Card, and only then a person has flexibility to change jobs, start a business of its own. But while he is waiting for the Green Card, the system acts as an obstacle for skilled and talented professionals to break free and innovate.Jan 30 2012: Thanks everyone - it has been fun. More in my TED book Launching the Innovation Renaissance!Jan 30 2012: And you think that most Americans can? Trees have brown trunks and green leaves. I understand that there is political repression, and there are places on the globe without labs and... My point is not that political repression is not real, but rather that there are so many forces conniving to keep us from expressing our wholeness, and that they take a change of mindset and a bigness of spirit to unleash, not bureacratic documents. Yes, people need to mingle freely to share ideas expansively to love whole heartedly and to find solutions to what seems are intractable dilemnas. But is the best way to achieve this to increase immigration? maybe. I support you in taking that tract. I will take another. All's good.Jan 30 2012: Everyone is an immigrant to the place he/she was born. Everyone who travels is an innovator of a new life.Jan 30 2012: Is it safe to say that the fear that immigrants will displace domestic workers is based on lump of labour fallacy?
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Jan 30 2012: Mostly - the evidence is quite strong that the US labor market can absorb lots of immigrants without displacing jobs and without lowering wages by much if at all. In a recession the argument is better for potential problems but in a recession we also want to increase demand, e.g. demand for housing, so recessions cut both ways.Jan 30 2012: Hi Alex ,
What do you mean with "advanced degrees "?
thxJan 30 2012: Interesting points made here. Michio Kaku would go so far to say that the US study permit is the only thing preventing the US from an innovation meltdown. http://bigthink.com/ideas/19054 - I think the same goes for Canada except in the form of the PR Card and post graduation work permit. Still much more needs to be done while Canada and the US is still attractive to foreign students and professionals. The number one destination for Korean and Japanese graduate students today - is not the US, UK or Canada - It is China....
Jan 30 2012: One of the unfortunate by-products of 9/11 was how we made it more difficult for students to study in the United States.
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Jan 30 2012: I once read a book called "the millionaire next door", in which the authors, mentioning some researches, claim that immigrants are more likely to be rich (by hard work) than native Americans.
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Jan 30 2012: Native Americans are likely to be less rich because of the deprivation that often occurs on reservations.
Jan 30 2012: Also, most reservations don't allow the inhabitants to have private property rights over land.Jan 30 2012: Yes, here is a relevant poster.
http://www.cafepress.com/+to_me_youre_all_illegal_immigrants_small_poster,573539075Jan 30 2012: Overall, that isn't true because we have a lot of low-skill immigration from Latin America but it is true that some immigrants do very well in the United States - I am thinking of immigrants from India and South Korea, for example, places where they put a lot of effort on hard work and education.Jan 30 2012: Alex Said:
"One advantage of the US is actually that we "revere" money so much - rather than family background!
Any other ideas on how we can remain open to ideas and upward mobility?"
Reduce the paper-wall that de Soto talks about. Its a pretty strong barrier against those at the bottom rising. This means starting a business, complying with taxes, etc should be really really simple.
Jan 30 2012: Yes, we are actually pretty good compared to the rest of the world on starting a small business but I agree that it is getting worse and we could do without so many licensing and entry restrictions on entering jobs.Jan 30 2012: I don't know if the US is as bad as Canada for this habit, but if we invite the "best and the brightest" from other nations into the country (and actively pursue them at that) then we should bloody well let them work in their area of expertise.
Otherwise there is no point in attempting to compensate for any 'brain drain' through immigration.
Also, culturally, US/Canada are more open to new ideas, but if there are barrier to actually enacting/physically realizing those ideas, then it's just lip service and will hasten the decline.
Jan 30 2012: I know some African doctors that work as cab drivers in the US.
Jan 30 2012: Right, doctors, lawyers and other licensed professionals often make it difficult to compete with them!Jan 30 2012: Well said Mr. Alex, as now a day's world is focusing on generating a jobs and opportunities for the people. To talk about PAKISTAN my country, now there is more stress in universities level on Entrepreneurs and most of university students rather to worry about jobs in the situation of economies up and down, they are working different projects that create jobs and most of them are doing well in it...
Jan 30 2012: Does India's example help or hurt Pakistan? Do you see any positive signs in Pakistan towards more openness and innovation?
Jan 30 2012: Mr Alex , No not a tall as India is also moving up in the field of innovation and we have learn good things from where ever it comes from to get inspired and one thing i mentioned you that student of university comprising of three groups going to India NEW Delhi to defend their Business Plan as they are winner of ALL TIE Asian Business Competition and to talk about positive change Prime Minister of Pakistan also appreciate their efforts and announced a programs of Business Plan competition will going to be happen in Pakistan and to motivate and complete assistance will be provided for the winner to launch their idea.Jan 30 2012: I agree with Alex.
As an immigration attorney who handles mostly corporate immigration, and has helped many scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers and researchers come to the U.S., I have seen first hand how they have innovated in the past and in the U.S. once they get here. Our corporate immigration policies limiting these people from coming to the country puts us at a severe disadvantage.
This example has been frequently used, but Steve Jobs dad was an immigrant. If he had been discouraged from coming to the U.S. as a foreign student, one of the greatest innovators of our time might have been born in Syria.
Murali Bashyam, Esq.Jan 30 2012: Although I have no academic insight into the subject, I have some personal experience as a child of immigrants (and an immigrant on several occasions). To have innovation through immigration relies on the immigrants skills and capabilities combined with the host society's willingness to accommodate new outlooks and ways of doing things (I don't merely refer to cultural accommodation, even though cultural perception precedes any other form of engagement) I don't think it is possible to look at one aspect while ignoring the other. It is therefore important for societies who want to adopt or continue merit-based immigration scheme to ensure that there are inherent social and cultural mechanism for ideas that enter from the margins (where newcomers usually find themselves).
Jan 30 2012: this is an excellent point. Lots of immigration with a hierarchical and closed school system and workforce is a recipe for disaster. I see France as having some of these problems - they have immigration but the immigrants have difficulty integrating and joining the elite/elitist society.
One advantage of the US is actually that we "revere" money so much - rather than family background!
Any other ideas on how we can remain open to ideas?Jan 30 2012: What to you think about Thomas Sowell's concern that large influxes of people with different attitudes could be disruptive. For example, something can be a crime in American law but not a crime in the country from where the immigrant is coming from. Some people think US should accommodate those discrepancies...
Jan 30 2012: I do think culture is important so I don't rule out problems of this kind. In particular, it's vital the US continue to have a culture of liberty, free markets, and individualism. Immigrants often have these values in spades!
People also worry about immigrants using welfare. I would be happy to have more immigrants but say they can't use welfare for five years even after becoming a citizen. This would be better all around if it allowed more people to enter.Jan 30 2012: I don't live in the US but where I live (Finland), because of different factors, happens something similar. There's two types of "immigrants". The highly skilled workforce that either moved here because of a job in the Tech, Science or Engineering areas or for marrying a Finn (my case). Or the refugees that come from missions in Africa where Finland aid is very active.
In my case I believe that I bring a different perspective of life and working experience and for these facts alone I create innovation.
Jan 30 2012: How does Finland integrate the lower-skilled workers? Is the school system becoming strained?
Jan 30 2012: Finland as a system of integration for immigrants without skills that will depend on government help, and the base of this is trough teaching the language and a professional skill, during an introductory year, where they are payed.Jan 30 2012: Preaching to the choir in my case, and probably in the case of much of the TED audience.
Have you ever found that one particular way of framing the issue makes more converts?
Jan 30 2012: The case is easy to make for high-skill immigrants but more difficult to make for low-skill immigrants but here is something that I say in Launching the Innovation Renaissance (my TED book) that I must admit I am quite proud of:
"Low-skill immigration can even increase innovation because it helps highly skilled workers to better use their time and skills. A low-skilled worker who mows a physicist's lawn is indirectly helping to unlock the mysteries of the universe."Jan 30 2012: I think it is simplistic to believe that any one thing such as allowing more legal immigration will tip the balance toward more effective innovation. Innovation is brought about by brilliancy -- the full embodiment of an individual's capabilities, including their acknowledgement of their talents and eagerness to share these with others. Some who immigrate will bring all their talents and their abilities to engage with others to find fruitful expression of their abilities with others and within society. Some won't. I believe what is needed is to find ways to support people in connecting with the luminous qualities within themselves and sharing these qualities with others, be they immigrants, folks standing in welfare lines, CEOs jetting around the world, or cubicle dwellers answering yet another call-line ring tone.
Jan 30 2012: Right but most immigrants are coming from countries where they cannot fully express their talents and abilities so when they come to the United States they can do much more than if they stayed in their original country.Jan 30 2012: I think immigration can lead to an increase in innovation. Not automagically, but diversity is very important to innovation and finding innovating solutions.
We (the world) need different people from different walks of life to provide completely different perspectives to a problem. Innovative solutions needed will vary from culture to culture and immigrants inform us of those differences. However, without decent education and a government willing to listen, let alone access for immigrants to be able to provide feedback for innovation, immigration cannot increase innovation.Jan 30 2012: Immigration may be viewed negatively by some countries but truth be told most immigrants bring new challenges to their host communities. I refer to challenges in a positive way. Most immigrants naturally have to work very hard to survive in their new communities, often times even harder than the original citizens and this creates a sense of insecurity in the minds of the citizens and as a challenge they put in extra effort which is a good thing. Governments also feel insecure when immigrants obviously work harder than their citizens and this leads to many bizarre laws in countries around the world to protect citizens, which in way ends up making them lazier. Looking at immigration through my eyes, its a positive thing that should be encouraged. And in the process, we will be making the world a better place through cross cultural exchanges and increasing tolerance to one another irrespective of race, religion or what ever affiliations we may have.
Jan 30 2012: Right! One of the interesting things about the response to immigrants in the U.S. is that people are much more concerned and even anti-immigrant in places where there aren't many immigrants! In places where there are lots of immigrants the concern is actually less, so in this case familiarity breeds contentment.Jan 30 2012: Economic growth and increased U.S. innovation depends on increased immigration. More available labor increases the number of jobs available and, thus, economic growth. The U.S. should be making it easier for immigrants to legally join workforce. Immigrants bring with them different skills than are available in the native worker pool, and with a variety of skills, employers are able to create a variety of jobs and place native workers in jobs that are more suited to them. Furthermore, by making legal immigration easier, the quality of work, quality of conditions, and quality of wages go up, as immigrants are more likely to contest poor conditions or wages if they have legal recourse to do so.
As per innovation, we should be giving immigrants a path through higher education in the U.S., and handing out green cards with every degree earned, as immigrants are more inclined to start a business or apply for a patent than their native counterparts, which would directly contribute to economic and innovative growth. If we gave non-natives an easier way to legally immigrate, attend college and stay in the U.S. with that earned college education, innovation would directly increase, as well.
Jan 30 2012: Exactly right! I would also say that there is also a short-term benefit now in that we have lots of houses that could use more people to live in them!Jan 30 2012: Well Mr.Alex Tabarrok i think innovation has no boundaries. If someone migrate from one place to another it helps him/her to learn some new thing, as people always learn from travelling and generate some new ideas which can be either short or long run project.
Jan 30 2012: Yes, traveling is a great way not only to see how things are done in other ways but also to stimulate oneself and get out of a rut.
On immigration, the United States is in a lucky position that innovative people in other countries do not have the same opportunities as they would have in the United States to exercise their talents so immigration is a win for the immigrants and for us.
We are fast loosing that advantage, however, as other countries are becoming better places to innovate. US must now compete for immigrants but we don't seem to know this yet!Jan 30 2012: Every year, we allow approximately 140,000 employment visas, which cover people of extraordinary ability, professionals with advanced degrees, and other skilled workers. The number is absurdly low for a country with a workforce of 150 million. As a result, it can be years, even decades, before a high-skilled individual is granted a U.S. visa. Moreover, these 140,000 visas must also cover the spouse and unmarried children of the high-skilled worker, so the actual number of high-skilled workers admitted under these programs is less than half of the total.
I recently wrote that "Increasing high-skill immigration is such a win-win policy for increasing innovation that it's tempting to call it a no-brainer. Instead, "no-brainer" turns out to be a better description of our current policy."


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The exclusive Designer Brands area at IJL 2015, Olympia GRAND on 6-8 September, will feature a superb group of award-winning designers. With a focus on fine and contemporary jewellery, these...
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Some of the most exciting global designers with A List celebrity followings can be found this year at International Jewellery London 2014, London Olympia GRAND (August 31 - September 2).
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Ten outstanding new jewellery designers have been unveiled as the IJL KickStarters for 2014 – and the hotly contended contest now begins to find the 'People's Choice' KickStarter. International...
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International Jewellery London have announced the launch of a prestigious new industry award designed to identify entrepreneurs in the jewellery industry – Jewellery Entrepreneur of the Year Award. A
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British Summer Time starts Sunday 30 March at 01:00 GMT, regular as clockwork. Ahead of this, International Jewellery London unveils a stunning array of watch collections showing at this year's
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LUXURY by IJL have announced two new vibrant exhibitors – Brumani and Adolfo Courrier – who join the growing number of luxury, high end jewellery brands opting to be in London at IJL this year. This...
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International Jewellery London's popular Editor's Choice competition, now in its sixth year, is open for entries with the launch of an exciting new category - Most Innovative Collection.
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The show's January 2014 session exceeded all expectations, achieving record visitor and exhibitor numbers. The show drew 14,981 visitors, up by an impressive 21.78% from January 2013, and by 55.76%...
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International Jewellery London has announced that new influential industry leaders are joining their highly regarded Advisory Board with immediate effect. The new members are Bec
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Leading UK jewellery industry event International Jewellery London has been accepted as a commercial member of CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, and as such becomes the
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The countdown is on with major jewellery brands preparing to launch exciting new collections at International Jewellery London 2013, the leading jewellery buying event in the UK. IJL will be leaving...
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The inauguration festivities launching President Obama's second term mark the 57th time the nation has held such a party, albeit of varying size and scope. Here, some notable moments from Inauguration Days past.
The great escape
In 1829, Andrew Jackson, America's seventh president, opened the White House's doors to the inaugural mobs and escaped the crush of the crowd only when aides formed a wedge and escorted him out through a back window. The mansion's furnishings were ruined, and the staff could not get the 20,000 partiers to vacate the premises. They then hit on an ingenious idea: Tubs of whiskey were moved progressively outward until the crowd was beyond the White House gates. Meanwhile, Old Hickory was sleeping soundly at the National Hotel ten blocks away.
Worst performance in a supporting role
For his 1865 swearing in as Lincoln's vice president, Andrew Johnson arrived in the Senate chamber roaring drunk. His behavior (he was rude to his colleagues and made a confused, rambling speech) brought scorn from Lincoln and ridicule from the public. "Do not let Johnson speak outside," Lincoln ordered.
Best ruse for a room
Hotels and boardinghouses throughout Washington D.C. were booked solid for Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration in 1861; even mattresses scattered in hallways and lobbies commanded top rates. As a result, many visitors to the nation's capital feigned illness and tried to check into local hospitals.
Memory, don't fail me now (Part I)
William Howard Taft — the 27th President of the United States and later the nation's tenth Supreme Court Chief Justice — took his presidential oath of office on March 4, 1909. But 20 years later, as chief justice, he jumbled the words of the oath as he administered it to Herbert Hoover. Instead of reciting the phrase "preserve, protect and defend," it emerged from Taft's mouth as "preserve, maintain and defend."
Memory, don't fail me now (Part II)
Eighty years after Taft's jumbled recitation of the oath, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., with President-elect Barack Obama standing in front of him, got things a bit mixed up, too, misplacing the word "faithfully" and changing an "of" to a "to." The following day, to erase any question that Obama was officially the president, Roberts administered a do-over in the White House Map Room.
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Mercedes may have had a good day at Silverstone on Friday, but Lewis Hamilton is far from happy with his car...
Mercedes may have had a good day at Silverstone on Friday, but Lewis Hamilton is far from happy with his car.
After the first Free Practice session was hampered by rain, Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets in the second 90-minute session with a 1:32.248, while his team-mate Hamilton was 0.663s off his pace.
Hamilton, who completed 28 laps in the afternoon, believes he will be up against it at the British Grand Prix on Sunday as he is very "uncomfortable" in his car.
"I'm not happy with the balance of the car. I'm not enjoying it at the moment," he said. "I can't remember the last time I've felt so uncomfortable. I don't really know what it is.
"When you can't hook up (the car through the) Becketts and Maggots (corners), the rest of the track doesn't feel so good.
"I've got to go back and work on the set-up. It's just some bottoming with the car which is making it feel a bit awkward.
"But I'll do my best. We'll work on it and I'm confident we'll fix it."
Hamilton also received a reprimand from the stewards after making a late entry to the pit lane FP2.
He was called to appear before the stewards after ingorning pre-event instructions to stay right of a bollard on the entry road
A statement read: "The driver did not stay to the right of the bollard at the - pit entry as defined in the Race Director's Notes to Team Managers. However, as no other cars were in the vicinity the offence is not regarded as too dangerous and it did not impede another competitor."


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Kosher Vegetarian
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Adapted from a recipe by Rachel Harkham
1 cup pickle juice
Combine pickle juice, borscht, pickling spice, garlic powder, paprika, and black pepper in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
Place sliced seitan in a heat-proof bowl. Strain the pickle juice-borscht brew, and pour it over the sliced seitan. Let cool, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 400F. Remove seitan slices from brine and coarsely chop into bite sized pieces. Heat oil in skillet and sauté chopped seitan until light golden brown around the edges.
Lay rye slices on a baking tray, spread thickly with Russian dressing, place chopped seitan on top, follow up with sauerkraut and then top with a slice of Swiss cheese. Cook for 4-5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Russian Dressing
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, mix well.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Rachel Harkham is the author of "Get Cooking: A Jewish American Family Cookbook" written with Doni Zasloff Thomas. For more fun and tasty recipes check out Rachel's website.