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Thanks Ted, that was very informative and helpful.:) e
Emma Bourassa
English as a Second or Additional Language/ Teaching English as a Second Language Instructor
ESAL Department
Thompson Rivers University
900 McGill Road. P.O. Box 3010
Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5N3
(250) 371-5895
fax 371-5514
ebourassa at tru.ca
>>> Ted Klein <taklein at austin.rr.com> 06/03/2008 7:34 am >>>
You have an interesting challenge and some of it is cultural. For my first five years in ESL (in the 1960's), I worked exclusively with Saudi students, including two years at the old Saudi Arabian Training Program at the University of Texas, plus three years in the Kingdom on a Fulbright. The problem goes back to the reading/writing methodologies used in their school system. To start with, even though I was working with "the cream of the crop," most of them were not efficient readers of their own language. The children were, and I presume still are, taught to read by putting their fingers on the letters in their textbooks and reciting them out loud, syllable by syllable. There were short words such as "DA RA SA" "WA ZA NA" "DA XA LA" etc. Arabic spelling is much more readable than English spelling because of a much closer phonetic/graphic correlation than we have in English. Arabs do a lot of their learning through memorization, so they did learn the mechanics of reading their own language fairly quickly. As a matter of fact, a Saudi friend from the Ministry of Education came to my home three times a week for tutoring in basic English. We concentrated on his oral skills. He used the same Saudi reading system and materials on me and I did learn to read Arabic...slowly. I still read some Arabic slowly, except for words that I see often and recognize. I mostly needed to be able to read street and town signs, so I wasn't trying for graphic "fluency." If you will give your students something to read in Arabic and ask them to read it silently to themselves, their lips will move slowly over each syllable, verifying the problem. The good news is that my students at UT, after nine months of intensive ESL moved on into UT or other American universities and 80% of them graduated, including some 15-20% who got doctorates, mostly in engineering. I also worked with many Arabic-speaking military personnel at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center for many years, where we had over 60 languages at the time. They did well on the oral aspects of English, actually better than most, but always had some graphic problems, including at test time. The fact that English writing goes from left to right compared to Arabic right to left never seemed all that important. That transition is easier than one might expect.
Side note: I have taught several Americans to read simple basic Arabic with flashcards in a very short time, by having them learn to recognize quickly. I used the same words as in the children's texts, but a totally different methodology.
Spelling in the long run is the least of your worries. Here is what I would do: 1. Find someone who teaches Arabic and knows how to do the reading part effectively; preferably from recognition, including flashcards and "skimming." Stop everything for a month or so, until they can read Arabic without lip movement; eye to brain. 2. Make a transition to reading English this same way. After they are reading English more effectively, think about spelling. Arabs in general learn from memorization and memorization is the key to spelling in English. I had Saudi Students who had literally memorized their Holy Qur'an. Don't even think about "phonics."
I know of a case with the Saudi Arabian National Guard where they had a bunch of illiterate, but very bright Bedouin troops. At first advisors were trying to teach them to read American military field manuals. They stopped the program for a month and taught them to read Arabic effectively. Next came the transition to English. They were able to make it and the program was successful.
If you are truly concerned with spelling, give them word lists within their vocabulary range to memorize. You may be surprised how well this works with Arab students. I would put all of the words on paper and audio tapes or CD's to work with, mostly as homework. Your students' high oral proficiency is based on three factors: 1. Cultural; Saudis are very gregarious and love to talk. They also don't worry much about making mistakes, unlike many students from eastern Asia, who are often held back by shyness.
2. Arabic phonology is much more compatible with acquiring English than, for example is Spanish. That sounds strange but it is true. Arabic has a plethora of fricative sounds and other consonants at the beginning, middle and ends of words and a fair number of consonant clusters, including at the ends of words, where they are missing in so many languages that we deal with. A shortage of vowel sounds can be overcome quickly using numerical recognition.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. With any international students please remember than cultural/educational/ and previous methodology factors may easily be the real barriers to acquiring English.
Theodore A. (Ted) Klein, Jr.
Independent Consultant in Language
and Intercultural Training
14456 Agarita Road
Austin, Texas 78734-2009
taklein at austin.rr.com
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From: "Emma Bourassa" <ebourassa at tru.ca>
To: <englishlanguage at nifl.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 3:54 PM
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2199] Re: [English Language 2185] Spellingprogram - website
> That's great Jane, as my students are Saudi and orally very proficient but have great difficulty with spelling. I'll try it out and give you some feedback. e
> Emma Bourassa
> English as a Second or Additional Language/ Teaching English as a Second Language Instructor
> ESAL Department
> Thompson Rivers University
> 900 McGill Road. P.O. Box 3010
> Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5N3
> (250) 371-5895
> fax 371-5514
> ebourassa at tru.ca
>>>> "Miller, Jane" <Miller_J at cde.state.co.us> 03/05/08 1:07 PM >>>
> Emma,
> I asked my son's middle school teachers for recommendations for on-line
> spelling games that would make spelling activities challenging, yet fun.
> To my dismay, they (and their tech lab manager) were unaware of any
> software programs focusing on spelling! Recently, however, I did
> stumble upon a website that has a wide variety of learning games. The
> site is www.funbrain.com by Pearson Education. Be aware if you are
> working with adults that the site is for kids so the artwork is
> appropriately childlike. Have a plan for explaining that if you send
> your adult learners there.
> Anyway, on the site you can go to the game Spell Check. The game
> displays four words, one of which is misspelled. You check the one that
> you think is misspelled and you type the correct spelling in a box.
> Click on "Check" and the system checks your spelling. There is another
> spelling game Spellaroo with sentences in which two words are
> highlighted. Click on the one you think is misspelled and the system
> tells you if you're right. Another game - Plural Girls - displays words
> and the user types in the plural. The system checks if the plural form
> is correct and displays the answer if incorrect. Another game is
> Grammar Gorillas - I didn't try it, but it may have a similar process.
> What is good about the ones I tried is that the user can select the
> easy level or the hard level. Words at the easy level would be OK for
> high beginning, low intermediate ESL. Words at the hard level would be
> low advanced or higher. You'd need to play around with the games at
> each level to decide if they are level appropriate for your learners.
> Would learners generally know the meaning and spelling of the four words
> displayed or would they get frustrated by not knowing the words and
> being unable to decide which is misspelled? Feedback is instantaneous.
> Learners could work singly or in pairs at the computer while the teacher
> could be working with other learners in class on other tasks.
> It's worth checking out!
> Jane
> Jane C. Miller
> ESL Specialist / Professional Development Coordinator
> Colorado Department of Education /AEFL
> 201 E. Colfax Ave., Room 400
> Denver, CO 80203-1799
> 303-866-6611 (ph) 303-866-6599 (fax)
> miller_j at cde.state.co.us <BLOCKED::mailto:miller_j at cde.state.co.us>
> ________________________________
> From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov
> [mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Emma Bourassa
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:59 PM
> To: List', 'The Adult English Language Learners Discussion
> Subject: [ESL 2185] Spelling program
> Hi, I am looking for a spelling program for ESL students. Any ideas
> would be helpful. emma
> Emma Bourassa
> English as a Second or Additional Language/ Teaching English as a Second
> Language Instructor
> ESAL Department
> Thompson Rivers University
> 900 McGill Road. P.O. Box 3010
> Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5N3
> (250) 371-5895
> fax 371-5514
> ebourassa at tru.ca
>>>> Molly Elkins <melkins at dclibraries.org> 17/12/2007 2:44 pm >>>
> Dear Jenny,
> You might find some helpful instruction about the Language Experience
> Approach (LEA) - which is more or less what you are talking about, by
> reading about it in "Teaching Adults: A Literacy Resource Book" from
> Laubach Literacy Action, or from the following websites. You can also
> just do an online search of Language Experience Approach. There's a lot
> out there!
> http://literacyconnections.com/InTheirOwnWords.php
> http://www.readingmatrix.com/articles/wurr/
> http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/digests/LEA.html
> Basically, you ask the learner to tell you a story or share something
> from their own experience.
> The tutor writes down exactly what the learner says, using correct
> spelling and punctuation.
> Ask the learner to suggest a title.
> Read the story back to the learner and ask for any corrections or
> changes.
> Read each sentence aloud, tracking the words with your finger, then ask
> the learner to read each sentence after you.
> Ask the learner to read the entire story.
> You can also type it up and make it into a book for the learner to keep.
> Variations might include asking the learner to tell something about
> themselves, their hobbies, their dreams for the future, their past,
> their family, their job, tell about a photo or picture, tell something
> they do well, describe someone they know, tell what they like to do in
> their free time- the possibilities are endless!
> Molly Elkins
> Literacy Specialist
> Douglas County Libraries
> Phillip S. Miller Library
> 100 S. Wilcox Street
> Castle Rock CO 80104
> Map
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> Phone: (303)791-READ
> Email: melkins at dclibraries.org
> Web: www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org
> <http://www.douglascountylibraries.org/>
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> From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov
> [mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Jennifer Hubler
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 1:02 PM
> To: EnglishLanguage at nifl.gov
> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 1977] reading, writing,conversation and
> independence
> The ideas you're all sharing are great-I'm learning many ways to improve
> my instruction.
> I am new to this job and subject (3 months). I have a small, fairly new
> program (one year) with learners in small groups (3-5) with volunteer
> tutors. They are very dependent on their workbooks and textbooks, and
> prefer to go lock-step through the lessons. I'm coaching the tutors and
> students about skipping lessons or segments that are not relevant or
> appropriate. I want to introduce some creative writing and more
> conversation. Any ideas about writing that won't be too intimidating for
> tutors and students? I made up a story with one student using his
> vocabulary words. I wrote, he dictated, and we took turns making up
> sentences. He read it fluently after hearing me read, then reading with
> me, then practicing once on his own. How do I teach the tutors to do
> this? And how do we introduce more conversation that is relevant and
> interesting to folks who have depended exclusively on curriculum texts?
> I think both need to start with building the tutors' familiarity, skills
> and comfort level with the processes and expectations.
> Jenny Hubler, Adult Literacy Coordinator
> The Women's Center
> 1723 Hemphill
> Fort Worth, TX 76110
> 817-927-4040 x262
> jhubler at womenscenter.info
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Bristol came up big in the final inning, upsetting Mathews, 10-9 in a key Northeastern Athletic Conference game. The Panthers have now won five of its last six games.
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GLOVERSVILLE - Michael A. Ponticello declared his candidacy for mayor Saturday morning in a public announcement at the farmers market pavilion on Elm Street.
The Gloversville Republican Committee and the city's Conservative Party announced their endorsement of Ponticello, a resident of North Kingsboro Avenue.
"I am extremely honored for this very vital endorsement," Ponticello said. "I accept without hesitation and thank the committees for their confidence in me and I will work very hard in the upcoming campaign to be the next mayor of our city."
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Michael Ponticello is seen Saturday at the farmers market pavilion in Gloversville, where he publicly announced his campaign for mayor. (The Leader-Herald/Greg Hitchcock)
A lifelong Gloversville resident, Ponticello first began working for the Gloversville Enlarged School District as a football and baseball coach in 1984. In 1986, he was hired as a physical education teacher and later coached baseball and football.
In 1998, Ponticello was appointed assistant principal at Gloversville Middle School and later served as the McNab-Meco Elementary School Principal from 2001 until his retirement in 2010.
He currently serves as Gloversville's 5th Ward Supervisor on the Fulton County Board of Supervisors.
"I have been a public servant my entire life as a teacher, coach, administrator, and legislator," Ponticello said Saturday morning. "I will bring all the valuable experiences that I have obtained during that time to my campaign. I was born and raised in Gloversville and have had a great career here. I truly believe because I understand all of the people of our community I will do what is best for the whole," he said.
Gloversville Republican Committee Chairwoman Karen Smith said Ponticello brings a great track record with him.
"He has the best qualities to turn this city around. Mike is truly passionate about serving Gloversville. He truly is a hometown person," Smith said.
Ponticello's bid for mayor pits him against incumbent Mayor Dayton King, who has announced plans to run for re-election. The two Republicans will meet in a primary in September. No Democratic or third-party candidates have come forward to date.
Responding to Ponticello's announcement Saturday, King questioned why the Republican Committee would want to endorse a candidate before party members have a chance to vote in the primary.
"I'm not a party boy," King said. "I'm a mayor for all the people."
The incumbent said he's been a "visible and responsible" public servant, and he thinks voters will respond to his record in office more than they would to any party endorsement.
"In 2009, I beat the party's candidate, and I'm prepared to do it again," King said. "I plan to run a positive campaign and run based on my accomplishments."
Gerard Heckler, a Republican who serves on the Gloversville Zoning Board of Appeals, said he was pleased with the committee's endorsement of Ponticello.
"He has strong ties to the community and has been a natural leader in the community as a supervisor," Heckler said. "I don't believe he has to turn this city around, just allows for greater potential for growth. He has fresh ideas."
Ponticello stressed the importance of an economic development plan for the city that will attract industry and jobs.
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Ponticello said he envisions more cooperation between Gloversville and Johnstown.
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Ponticello made headlines in October when he was charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing his vehicle into a utility pole in Johnstown. After his arrest, Ponticello issued a public apology.


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Salina, NY -- Work has begun on an over-height detection system near the CSX railroad bridge over the Onondaga Lake Parkway, the state Department of Transportation has announced.
The bridge, scene of a fatal Megabus crash on Sept. 11, has a clearance of just 10 feet, 9 inches. The detection system will consist a laser projector and receiver mounted on opposite sides of Route 370 and two vehicle-presence detectors placed in the roadway, the DOT said in a news release.
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By Meghan Gordon
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Jefferson Parish's Republican heavyweights announced their support this week of all the GOP incumbents up for election this fall for parish and statewide offices. But they remained mum about their party's incumbents seeking second terms in the Legislature: Sen. Julie Quinn and Rep. John Labruzzo of Metairie.
Bob DeViney, chairman of the Jefferson Republican Party, said the party decided to hold off endorsements in those two races until after qualifying ends Sept. 6.
"We're going to have a lot of new people running this time," he said. "We don't know who's going to qualify."
The same could be said for the Parish Council members that the party endorsed, but DeViney said those races carried less uncertainty.
"We didn't hear of anybody running for the council seats, so we wanted to give them a helping hand for their campaigns," he said.
The party endorsed Assessor Lawrence Chehardy, Clerk of Court Jon Gegenheimer and council members Tom Capella, Louis Congemi, Elton Lagasse, Jennifer Sneed and John Young. In statewide races, the group put its support behind Secretary of State Jay Dardenne and Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon.
Four months before the election, the Republican Party has yet to throw its weight behind one of its own to force Parish President Aaron Broussard, a Democrat, into a major contest for reelection.
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Leonard Cohen fans, you can now listen to the Canadian poet-singer-songwriter's music 'til the end of time.
Legacy Recordings is releasing a massive, 17-CD set encompassing the brooding baritone's entire recorded output, including several live albums.
"Leonard Cohen: The Complete Studio Albums Collection" includes recent remastered CDs of all of his records in mini-LP replica packaging. Among the highlights is Cohen's landmark debut "Songs of Leonard Cohen," "Songs of Love and Hate," and his later "Various Positions," which included his well-known song "Hallelujah," famously covered by Jeff Buckley and, previously, John Cale. Three recently released live sets will also be included.
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Red Bank Catholic entered its NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 2 semifinal match looking to redeem itself after a loss in the Shore Conference Tournament final last Friday, but Rumson had other things in mind.
Entering the second half facing a two-goal deficit, Rumson, No. 12 in the Star-Ledger Top 20, bounced back with five unanswered goals to defeat No. 14 RBC for the third time this season in a 12-9 victory yesterday at Count Basie Park in Red Bank.
"We were down two the first time we saw them, so we knew even being down two at halftime we could pick away if we didn't let them rattle us," Rumson coach Amy O'Keefe said. "We really stepped up in the second half and knew what we had to do. We didn't want them to have the led, but we managed."
Rumson not only managed, it grabbed full control of the game in the second half. First, senior midfielder Kelsey Cuje cut Red Bank Catholic's lead to a goal when she scored on a feed from Emily Volker one minute into the half. Seven minutes later Nicolette Dunphy found the back of the net for the third time to even the score at 8-8.
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CHARLES TOWN – After nearly a decade of planning, downtown Charles Town and Ranson will get a new look, one that may possibly improve the local economy.
The goal of the project, which is a partnership between the two cities, is to revitalize and renew brownfield areas and encourage economic development in a new "green corridor." Sustainable, public transportation systems will eventually link vital community, housing and economic centers in the area.
Fairfax Boulevard and George Street have been identified as the main commercial corridor that connects Charles Town and Ranson. One of the major parts of the revitalization effort includes expanding Fairfax Boulevard to allow for the construction of improved pedestrian and handicapped access, bicycle lanes, traffic roundabouts and plug-in hybrid vehicle charging stations.
Plans also include a Charles Town Commuter Center to be located at Charles Washington Hall. The location was chosen because Charles Washington Hall is an underused building located at the intersection of the Fairfax Boulevard/George Street corridor and W.Va. 51. The vision for the commuter center includes a waiting, ticketing and information area as well as connections to the Pan Tran bus and MARC rail service.
According to Joe Cosentini, city manager for Charles Town, officials are currently working to secure funding for the commuter center.
"The design is done and we're now trying to bid the project out. We will try to get a contractor to work on it by the summer," Cosentini said. "The goal is to revitalize the downtown area, with a new boulevard that funnels people into the downtown area, which will hopefully get more people to invest downtown."
Economic growth is central to the revitalization project.
"The goal is to revitalize the area and provide more jobs," said David Mills, director of community and economic development for Ranson. "When we started visioning in 2009, we realized track revenue was volatile and there's not a lot of industry downtown. We need to attract more business downtown and improve the job outlook. People don't realize that 80 percent of jobs come from small businesses, not large ones. We want to encourage the growth of small businesses and build the best community we can."
John Reisenweber of the Jefferson County Development Authority said he thinks revitalizing brownfields, underused or abandoned industrial and commercial areas may be the primary way to welcome business into Charles Town and Ranson.
"When dealing with a brownfield, there's a sense that the property is blighted. It drives businesses away," Reisenweber said. "If you can show that you're cleaning up brownfield corridors and making them into usable, viable business locations with infrastructure to support it, people will want to come. Anytime we can get infrastructure into an area like Ranson, it helps businesses and results in business growth."
Funding for the revitalization project came from various grants. Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development were used to conduct an area-wide brownfields study, done by the Environmental Protection Agency. HUD Sustainable Community Challenge grants were used to help develop a form-based code for planning. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the city of Ranson a $5 million TIGER IV grant to assist with the expansion and construction of Fairfax Boulevard in addition to a TIGER II grant in 2011. The total project is expected to cost approximately $1.5 million.
The plans for a revitalized downtown Charles Town and Ranson will become tangible soon. Cosentini said the green corridor construction will likely begin in February.
"American Public Universtiy is still designing their new campus, but we hope the revitalization project as a whole will be completed within 18 months," Cosentini said.
"Now that we've designed the best community we can, all that's left to do is build it," Mills said. "We have exciting projects coming up with APUS, the Powhatan foundry and the road expansion."
According to Mills, after the construction is complete, the final step is to track changes and growth patterns to see how things go.
For more information about the Ranson-Charles Town revitalization project, visit www.cityofransonwv.net and click on the "Ranson Renewed" icon in the top right corner.
– Staff writer Mary Stortstrom can be reached at 304-725-6581 or www.twitter.com/mstortstromJN.


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The Susquenita boys' basketball team's quest for its first win continues.
Last week the Blackhawks dropped a pair of games, including, perhaps, their best shot at that elusive win.
On Jan. 11 on its home floor, Susquenita let a close game with Camp Hill get away with a ragged second quarter.
The Blackhawks were within 10-8 after eight minutes, but were outscored 39-20 the rest of the way and fell to the Lions 49-28.
Three nights later, at Middletown, the Blackhawks were down 22-7 at the end of one and 46-16 at the break, dropping a 71-31 decision to the powerful Blue Raiders.
Susquenita, which has failed to break 30 points in its last four games, was led by junior wing Nolan Hoover, who popped for 21 points total. Hoover, who leads the team with 100 points, knocked in three 3s against Middletown. They were the first 3s the 'Hawks have made in five games.
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Is it OK to beat up some women, but not others? Surprisingly, that's what the voting record for the Alabama congressional delegation seems to say.
With the singular exception of U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-7th District, our state's entire congressional delegation recently voted unanimously on legislation that essentially says it's fine to physically abuse immigrant women, Native American women or any member of the LGBT community. What's going on?
Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions voted against the Senate bill, which provided protection for these vulnerable groups. The bill, however, eventually passed the Senate.
All of our House of Representatives members, except for Sewell, voted in favor of the watered-down House bill, which removed the protection for immigrant and Native American women, as well as LGBT persons. This shameful House bill passed on May 16.
Is it a coincidence that all of our elected officials who voted against protecting vulnerable groups of women are Republican? Irrespective of party affiliation, state and national elected officials who disregard women's health, safety and economic security need to be voted out of office. We owe it to the suffragettes who fought for our right to vote. We owe it to our daughters and sons to call out injustice whenever we see it and take action in the voting booth to stop it.
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HUNTSVILLE, AL. -- The voting record of U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith shows him struggling to balance his philosophy with his day job and that struggle was on display well before Tuesday's party switch announcement.
A look at his voting record and his public comments shows he consistently worried about out of control government spending, but also complained when not enough money was spent on missile defense and NASA in Huntsville.
He voted with the majority Democrats nearly 85 percent of the time, according to The Washington Post's congressional vote database. This year House Republicans voted 88 percent with their own party, while House Democrats on average did so 92 percent of the time.
Griffith opposed four of President Obama's major initiatives this year, including the stimulus bill, Obama's budget, the climate bill and health care legislation.
Dr. Ronald Savage, who chairs the Political Science Department at Alabama A&M University, said Griffith had clearly announced himself as a conservative Democrat. But Savage said some in the African-American community, a strong base of support for Griffith, were disappointed he voted with Republicans on each of Obama's initiatives.
Read all of our coverage of Parker Griffith's party switch here.
"I think people here had expressed that to Congressman Griffith," Savage said.
Griffith was only one of 11 Democrats to oppose the stimulus bill.
He called his opposition "difficult, but thoughtful," saying the bill was done too quickly and lacked provisions to jump-start the economy. He also expressed concern about its additional debt burden and complained the measure did not provide enough money for NASA.
Twelve days after that vote, his office issued another statement announcing funding for several projects in North Alabama funded by a 2009 omnibus spending bill that Griffith supported.
He called the measure "great news for the Fifth District," citing money for NASA, local universities, law enforcement and the Madison County Executive Airport Authority. That bill was widely criticized for being laden with pork.
Griffith opposed Obama's first budget, saying he did so because it did not "reflect the priorities of North Alabama." He expressed concern about increased federal spending in the bill, but complained it did not spend enough for missile defense.
Some conservative groups like the Club for Growth, unimpressed by his party switch, noted Tuesday that Griffith did support several appropriations bills that make up that budget.
Griffith, a retired physician, was consistent in his opposition to major government intervention in the health care system and voted against the Democrats' health care bill. But he was a supporter of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides federal money to help low-income families buy health insurance. President Bush twice vetoed SCHIP bills.


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Post-Standard basketball writer Mike Waters answers readers' questions about the Orange, the Big East, all of college basketball and just about anything else. To submit a question, email Mike at email@example.com
How many cupcake teams will be replaced by former power rivals (like Georgetown and St. John's)?
— 7NY from Twitter
Mike: My short answer would be "none.''
My long answer would be "Why do people continue to fixate on Syracuse's schedule and act like it's any different from most other schools?''
To explain my short answer, I believe that when Syracuse plays St. John's next year, that game won't replace Colgate or Wagner on the SU schedule. That game will replace some of the big non-conference games that Syracuse has played in recent years against the likes of North Carolina State, Florida, Arkansas and Memphis.
I think it's a good trade because it'll make a good non-conference game even more interesting because it involves an old rival from the Big East.
To explain my long answer, the idea that Syracuse annually plays a weak non-conference schedule and never leaves the state of New York or even the Carrier Dome for that matter prior to the start of conference play is a myth. This year alone Syracuse played San Diego State in San Diego, at Arkansas and Temple on a neutral court – all before Christmas.
Did any of the national analysts criticize Notre Dame, Pittsburgh or Duke for not playing a true road game before New Year's? No, they didn't. Pitt's first road game was at Rutgers on Jan. 5. Notre Dame's first true road game was at Cincinnati on Jan. 7. And the last team in the entire country to play a true road game was Duke, which in its first away game lost at N.C. State on Jan 12.
But you'll never hear Dick Vitale or Doug Gottlieb or anyone else use those schools as examples of playing easy home schedules.
Does coach ever give them a day off? At this point almost every player has nagging injuries and maybe mental fatigue.
— Bruce
Mike: The NCAA mandates that teams must take at least one day off per week.
In addition, Syracuse's practices under Jim Boeheim tend to get lighter as the season goes on. Players with nagging injuries will reduce their work in practice, maybe hopping on a stationary bike instead of running up and down the court.
This is a bit of a strange question, but why do so many SU players wear T-shirts under their jerseys? It has always been a pet peeve of mine because it is such a Georgetown thing. I started following the Cuse during the early 80s and always hated how Ewing did that. I like the fact that the NBA does not allow it. Keita, Coleman, Grant and Southerland wear a tee every game.
— Rob
Mike: Rob, you're going to have to get over this. It's like a Duke fan not liking the fact that the Blue Devils wear baggy shorts because it's a trend that Michael Jordan started.
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Shaftesbury Barnet's young distance runners braved wind, rain and mud to take top positions in the Herts and Middlesex Cross Country Championships.
Maayan Radus, aged nine, displayed a tactical sense that belied her age to take victory in the Herts under-11 race over 1,500m at Watford.
She said: "The race went exactly as I had planned it. I made a strong push at the downhill section halfway around the course, and that left just four runners in the leading group.
"With about 60 metres to go I made my final sprint to the tape."
Radus' sister Lia, 12, came fourth in the Middlesex under-13 race over 3,000m at Wormwood Scrubs.
She said: "A leading group of five of us had broken away from the field and we were together until 400 metres to go. I finished just eight seconds behind the winner."
Earlier in the week, Radus had cut her personal best 800m time to 2:32.46 in the Lee Valley New Year competition.
David Stone, 11, was narrowly beaten into second place in the Middlesex under-13 race, finishing four seconds behind Jamie Harper, who is the fastest under-13 runner in the country over 1,500m.
Jessica Hurley, 14, came fourth in the Herts under-15 race while her sister Rebecca, 15, placed ninth in the under-17 division.
George Grant, 15, began the year with a personal best pole vault of 3.52m at the Metaswitch Games at Lee Valley.


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|This is the helicopter I learned how to fly with. I bought it in Japan in 1984, and started flying it seriously from 1988 on. This was how helis used to be made, with wooden main and tail rotor blades, and lots of metal parts. The tail boom was carbon fiber, with a piano wire driving the tail rotor gearbox. To save cost, there weren't too many ball bearings on the heli. The rotor head had Hiller controls only, no Bell mixing, for simplicity.
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Kurt Shoemaker, Korea, Pennsville
From 1974 until April 1975 I was serving with the 260th MP Company, Camp Carroll, Waeguan, Korea.
Camp Carroll was a major warehouse depot in a mountainous area a few miles north of Taegu. Our base had an engineer company, a signal corps and a medical detachment. For the most part it was a quiet base with not much action. Once in a while a GI would get a little too drunk or a fight would break out in one of several bars located outside the main gate in the small village.
Camp Carroll employed a group of Korean civilian K-9 security guards to work the night shift. Each night these civilians would come to the Provost Marshals Office (the police department) where they were issued a 12 gauge pump action shotgun. They were then transported by truck to their area of assignment where they remained until early morning. Some stood in the guard towers while others walked the fence line.
During the night the military police roving patrol would make periodic checks on the guards. None of the guards understood English and their very vicious K-9's were on long leashes. We had orders to stay clear of those dogs. So we would pull up and pause long enough to observe the guard wave his flashlight. They would yell "Everything okay" and we would drive off.
South Korea had a night time curfew from midnight until 5 a.m. so during those hours the entire country shutdown. This made it a very long and boring night most of the time. If a GI wandered out onto the streets during curfew the Korean police would detain him and call our base. One of our patrols would go to the location where they held the GI or GI's. An apology was offered and we transported them back to the base. You did not want to be picked up by the Korean police if you were a civilian. They were not very hospitable to their own. I observed on a couple different occasions the beatings administered to a curfew violator.
I was the Shift Sergeant on the midnight shift. My team consisted of two patrol officers and two Korean soldiers who rode with them. Two additional MP's were assigned to each of the two gates along with a Korean MP. There was also a clerk and a radio operator assigned to the station.
Our barracks were located right next door to the Provost Marshal's Office so it made it easy to come and go from work and if something big occurred we could always send the clerk over to the barracks to rustle up a couple guys to assist.
One night one of the off-duty MP's, a guy named Steve from Utah, came over to the station. We were sitting around talking we decided to take a ride around the base. I called one of the patrols back to the office and we switched places. Steve and I jumped into the jeep and took off to check the gatehouses and then make the rounds checking each civilian guard post.
We drove to the other end of the base and checked on the two MP's assigned to that gate. Then we had them open the gate and we drove out of the base into Waeguan. As you left the base you had to make a left or a right. We made the left heading towards the military fuel depot to check on the guards assigned there.
The road was paralleled by a set of train tracks used by a high speed freight train that passed by several times a day. On this particular night the sky was clear and the temperature was warm. As we rode along the train caught up to us heading in the same direction. I stepped on the gas and we were side by side with the engine. Steve shined his flashlight over towards the train operator. A short time later the engineer shined his flashlight back and the race was on.
We continued to race alongside the train for a couple of miles heading toward the depot. Just prior to the railroad crossing the engineer sounded his horn and we sounded our siren. As we approached the railroad crossing I decided it would be in our best interest to give way to the freight train that was traveling about 45 miles per hour. So we pulled up to the crossing and sat there as the long freight train continued by.
On the other side of the tracks was the fuel depot which stored all types of fuel for the U.S. Military. The depot was surrounded by a rice bog. As the last freight car passed and we started to cross over the tracks heading towards the main gate we detected a very strong odor of fuel. At about the same time we noticed the front gates were wide open to the depot and the guards were outside the fence line running back towards the gate from the area of the bog.
We then observed a large five ton military truck parked next to the bog with a ramp down. We could see civilians pushing carts into the back of the truck. These carts contained large drums. We saw a couple of men in the middle of the bog standing on what appeared to be a large box that had a manual fuel pump sticking up out of it.
This all happened within a second or two and what allowed us to secretly arrive at this location was the noise from the freight train as it rumbled down the tracks past the fuel depot. We had these guys flat footed and very much surprised.
As they saw us they scattered in different directions. My partner and I jumped out of the jeep and took chase after one person who was the closest too us. We chased him along the ridge of the rice bog for about a quarter mile before he stopped and turned to face us. He jumped into one of those martial arts positions, but by this time my partner and I were already on him and we took him down hard. He struggled to get free but we handcuffed him and dragged him back to our jeep.
Along the way we found a jacket lying on the ground. Located in an inside pocket was a list of everyone who was working there stealing fuel from the U.S. Government. These guys were so caught off guard they all ran leaving behind the five ton truck loaded with 50 gallon barrels of fuel.
We called into the Provost Marshal's Office via our tactical radio and waited for assistance. We later turned our suspect over to the Criminal Investigation Division and they took over the investigation.
I was told later this was a major black market operation utilizing the assistance of the civilian guards. It had been going on undetected for some time. To think this never would have been uncovered if we hadn't decided to take that ride and if we hadn't been goofing off racing that train. But a lot of the times that's how it works in law enforcement and life.


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Charming. Suave. Awesome. These are the words Strong Bad would use to describe himself. In a world gone mad, only one man can be trusted to save the day. A man with an attitude. A man called Strong Bad.
As the star of the Homestar Runner web cartoons, Strong Bad has been answering emails (in boxing gloves), pranking his friends, pummeling his enemies, and making people with questionable taste snort milk out of their noses for years now. And he's branched out to star in Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, a monthly 5-episode series.
In Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner, when Strong Bad's plans to beat the snot out of Homestar backfire, he ends up with an unwanted houseguest cramping his style. Now he needs to get life back to normal, by any means possible. But wait, there's more! Teen Girl Squad comics! Achievements! Funny costumes! Arcade games! You can even send pictures and emails to Wii friends using Strong Bad's computer! So how about it? Can you handle Strong Bad's style?
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Is Detroit the next Silicon Valley?
That is the question CNN Money's Poppy Harlow discussed in a recent report about how Detroit experienced an 82 percent increase in engineering jobs in the past year.
The report – on CNN's "Your Money" – features four Michigan State University graduates who received jobs in engineering before graduating; Doug VanDagens, director of Ford Connected Services Solutions; and Quicken Loans Chairman and Founder Dan Gilbert.
"We hope within a couple of years (in) the Midwest, Detroit is really the central core of the Midwest for technology," said Gilbert, who is in talks with Apple to bring a store and team of "geniuses" to Woodward Avenue.
A technology expert during the program described Detroit's growth as an "economic boom-let."
"It's still not as big as some of the traditional tech centers," said Tom Silver, Dice Holdings Inc. senior vice president. "Some markets like New York City and Silicon Valley are certainly a little bit bigger, but they're not growing as fast as Detroit is anymore."
Harlow said an average engineer in Detroit makes $71,000 a year.
After the report, CNN Chief Business Correspondent Ali Velshi said he is rooting for a comeback in Detroit.
"We'll be together as we watch Detroit rebuild, I hope," he said.
"Your Money" broadcasts at 1 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.
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"We picked Boston as much for the historical culture and for Brad, as for anything else," Turner's agent David Falk told CSNNE.com on Tuesday.
Falk, who also represents Jeff Green and Jared Sullinger, discussed how Boston's use of versatile players in the past influenced his client's decision to sign with the Celtics.
There were two teams that Turner was seriously considering. Falk declined to reveal the other team, but a league source indicated that it was the Minnesota Timberwolves.
"If you look back into the 1980s when you had Danny (Ainge) and (Dennis Johnson) in the backcourt, (Kevin) McHale and Larry upfront … there was a lot of diversity in the way the players were used," Falk said. "Evan's a multi-dimensional player."
Easy there, David Falk. You can relax on the BS machine because your client finally has a job.
Let's be honest here. The real reason Evan Turner chose Boston is because his only other option was Minnesota.
People everywhere on social media are sh*tting all over Turner. I'm not joining that fray. As Jay said yesterday, Turner is a low risk,
high medium reward guy.
On Page 2, Rajon Rondo is spotted in Puerto Rico.
Another one from Puerto Rico @RedsArmy_John pic.twitter.com/LvUMJqlXln
— Jonny Showtime✂ (@el_rey_penetro) July 23, 2014
Rondo was checking out a finals game for the Puerto Rican league.
Check out John's Twitter timeline for a few more Rondo photos.
Meanwhile, Kelly Olynyk is north of the border with the Canadian men's team.
Olynyk and his teammates are off to Europe to play 11 exhibition games.
And that concludes our segment, "Where in the world are your Boston Celtics?"
The rest of the links:
ESPN Boston – How Cs can pare down roster | ESPN – Doc threatens to quit if Sterling remains owner | Globe – Evan Turner gets reset with Boston |


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald is a stubborn guy, a lot like his opponent in the race for governor.
Supporters call this personality trait confidence or determination. Others label it arrogance. Whatever you call it, stubbornness has tripped up the Democrat again.
FitzGerald stumbled last year on his refusal to acknowledge that his first running mate's unpaid taxes posed a legitimate concern for voters. Only after newspapers across the state exposed the breadth of State Sen. Eric Kearney's tax troubles did FitzGerald dump him. The switch and his new running mate – Sharen Neuhardt – have been good for his campaign.
More recently, FitzGerald has been refusing to release public records that show how often he uses the Cuyahoga County parking garage near his office. The Northeast Ohio Media Group requested the information to glean insight into his work schedule during his campaign for governor.
FitzGerald argues that releasing such information poses a security threat. He's been unable to explain – on or off the record – how exactly the release of such information poses a threat.
Nobody doubts that FitzGerald has enemies. He's a former prosecutor and a county executive who's fired and laid off employees. But revealing how much time his car is parked at his office is hardly a road map to FitzGerald's whereabouts. His press releases and well-publicized public appearances are far more instructive. And reporters are not interested in identifying what doors he uses, or exactly when he arrives on certain days. They just want a starting point for a discussion.
Both print and broadcast news organizations are highlighting his refusal to release the records. How can they not? FitzGerald campaigned for county executive on the promise to be a transparent public official, something missing during years of corruption in the county. For the most part, FitzGerald has been open and accessible. But his transparency message is losing its power.
FitzGerald could have responded in a smarter way. He could have released the records and then attacked the premise that these reflect the reality of his work schedule. Like nearly all top public officials, FitzGerald campaigns but is also engaged in the public's business nearly 24/7, something that can't be measured by a parking pattern.
I believe FitzGerald is really trying to block Republicans from exploiting the information, something they would surely do if data suggest he's not around the county building much. But how would that be different from Gov. John Kasich? He travels near and far for fundraisers and campaign events, yet he's engaged in state business all day – and he doesn't even live in the governor's mansion.
The GOP is enjoying the stain on FitzGerald's transparency record and is trying to add to it. In a news conference Wednesday, Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges charged the county's Inspector General Nailah Byrd – who was appointed by FitzGerald – covered up records that show how much time her office spent reviewing political contributions to FitzGerald's gubernatorial campaign. (The GOP and some others believe taxpayers should not be footing the bill for what amounts to campaign-related work.)
The GOP's request was denied even though the county earlier provided the same information to Republican County Councilman Dave Greenspan. Byrd has acknowledged that her office had improperly denied the Republicans' request.
It's unclear what really happened. But I hope Byrd's office didn't deny the GOP request on technical grounds. It wouldn't be the first entity to claim a record doesn't exist -- even though the information being sought could be easily calculated. Doing such a thing violates the spirit of Ohio's open records law.
The GOP's charge against the inspector general revived attention on the parking records and reinforced doubts about FitzGerald's transparency. So, the GOP accomplished its mission of distracting reporters and voters from FitzGerald's recent message about jobs, economy and education.
But the GOP's righteousness should be viewed as hollow. Its record on transparency is nothing to brag about – as Democrats often try to remind us. The GOP backed the creation of JobsOhio, a privatized economic development agency that shields its records from public view. GOP leaders never tell us who dumps last-minute amendments into big bills and its members frequently propose exemptions to the state's sunshine laws.
But, as long as FitzGerald remains so stubborn, he's playing into the storyline that he is the one with something to hide.


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I'd also like to do more than just complain about lousy drivers. Instead, I want to offer Joe's Tips For Icy Driving for those of you who will have no choice but to venture out on Thursday. This is directed mostly at the people who make treacherous conditions more treacherous. You know who you are.
1) Maintain a steady speed, and don't make it too fast. The people who gum up the roads are those who come to a complete stop on a steep, uphill incline, then spin out for the next 45 minutes. Bad. If you must come to a complete stop, don't do it on a hill.
2) Don't jam on the breaks. If you find a need to do this, you're driving too fast. A heavy foot on the brakes makes you lose control.
3) Do not talk on the cell phone. Chances are your conversation focuses on how bad the roads are. Wait till you get where you're going to have that conversation.
4) Clean off your car before you leave. In some states, it's the law.
5) Highway ramps are always the worst. Don't zip on and off like it's the middle of July.
Lastly, thanks to all the men and women who braved the elements this morning to deliver your copy of The Express-Times.
Thanks, also, to those of you who did not call here if your newspaper arrived late. The customer is always right, but it never made much sense when people with jobs that closed for the day or those who called off work because they didn't want to risk the roads would call our offices infuriated because they were waiting for their newspaper. Sound crazy? It happens.