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Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, October 13, 2013, 4:40 PM
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Planned Stanford housing units mean school enrollment bump
Original post made on Oct 13, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, October 13, 2013, 4:40 PM
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 13, 2013 at 7:24 pm
Oh, this one's easy--get Greendell open and move SI there and take MI with it. SI takes two strands of Escondido for which the school does not have room. Ohlone's dangerously overcrowded with 600 kids and very little street access.
Another alternative--look into reacquring Ventura and opening it, but Greendell's actually semi-available.
This would, of course, require the district to think ahead and make decisions.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 13, 2013 at 7:40 pm
One other aspect that hasn't been mentioned in the article is that Stanford historically want to keep the kids from faculty housing separate from the kids from postgrad student housing (Escondido village). At present as I understand it, Escondido student housing go to Escondido, Jordan, Paly, while the faculty housing is Nixon, Terman, Gunn. Stanford thinks it is important to prevent "best friends" forming between a student and their professor's children. Whether this is a good idea or not, the policy has existed.
Is this something that will continue?
a resident of Stanford
on Oct 13, 2013 at 8:58 pm
[Portion removed.] Stanford has no such policy or idea. And these aren't all going to be kids new to Pa schools. Olmsted worked fine and this will too.
a resident of College Terrace
on Oct 13, 2013 at 9:38 pm
This development will undoubtedly have a huge impact on PAUSD schools and PA traffic. IMO, it's ludicrous that folks in BP/GM are treating the possibility of 12 new townhouses on Maybell as potentially catastrophic when those of us in College Terrace are accepting and accommodating wrt a much larger development.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 13, 2013 at 9:44 pm
I attended Gunn, years ago, and there were faculty kids there and I also distinctly remember (at least) one girl who whose dad was attending grad school or doing a fellowship and they lived in Escondido Village.
I am more concerned with making sure property taxes are paid on all this housing, since the housing will very likely produce a lot of kids attending Palo Alto public schools. I already pay very high property taxes...
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Oct 13, 2013 at 9:46 pm
Wow, the School Board needs to re-evaluate VTP/Tinsley. PAUSD is too overcrowded to accept students from a different county. It worked in the 80s when enrollment was down, but times have changed.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Oct 14, 2013 at 11:03 am
The school board cannot re-evaluate Tinsley. It was a court order with all of the other schools districts involved.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 14, 2013 at 11:31 am
Technically Tinsley/VTA is a court-approved settlement (due to a lawsuit) not a court order. To modify or cancel the agreement would involve all parties; PAUSD cannot just withdraw on its own.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 14, 2013 at 11:32 am
Oops. VTP, not VTA!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 14, 2013 at 11:33 am
PAUSD website explaining VTP:
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 14, 2013 at 11:35 am
Wow . . . it's hard to believe Stanford actually has the school attendance policy that "Resident" describes. Where do all the Stanford faculty members come from if not from post-grads?
So did the Palo Alto School District know about this housing expansion or were they blindsided? And shouldn't Stanford be putting up some real money to help deal with this? With a $17 billion endowment, they should be able to devote at least a few million to educating the next generation.
a resident of College Terrace
on Oct 14, 2013 at 12:03 pm
One of my closest friends teaches in the Russian dept at Stanford and her children went to Nixon until they were old enogh to go to the Girls' Middle School. She did not want her kids in PA schools after that because at that time the middle schools here were notoriously poor.
However, even this professor admits, as a former South PA resident, that Stanford has never been a very good neighbor to PA and imposes a lot on the citizenry.
As a member of the CT community, I think we should do what the Maybell residents have done and FIGHT this--Sta ford is NOT part of PA and has no right to impose on our schools this way. let them build their own on-campus primary and secondary schools, or else build some for Palo Alto.
This is Stanfoed's fault, but as usual, they have made it OUR problem!
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 14, 2013 at 12:03 pm
I agree with OPar: move Spanish Immersion and Mandarin Immersion strands to another PAUSD property. Both of those are highly popular and have more students/families apply for enrollment via lottery than there are spots available. Many families would be thrilled with the opportunity to grow these school choice programs and it's a logical pairing.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 14, 2013 at 12:18 pm
[Portion removed.] Does anyone know how many PAUSD campuses are sitting on Stanford-donated land? Or how many CPA playing fields/parks are on Stanford donated land?
Do some research and then try to say that Stanford just does what it wants without giving back to PAUSD or CPA. Such hooey. And no, I don't work for Stanford nor did I attend Stanford.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 14, 2013 at 12:55 pm
> Does anyone know how many PAUSD campuses are sitting on
> Stanford-donated land?
Palo Alto High School originally was sitted on Stanford lands. But in the 1950s, the District used its power of eminent domain to take the Palo Alto High site, paying about $55,000. The land would revert to Stanford if the school district were to cease using it for education.
The other schools, Nixon and Escondido sit on Stanford lands, as does Gunn. Not certain if the school district ever tried to use eminent domain to take legal possession of that site.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 14, 2013 at 1:06 pm
Palo Alto as a city was here before Stanford U. Stanford chose to become a separate town, with its own zip code, even. let them stick to their town and keep themselves to themselves. If they want to use our schools and overcrowd them, they should contribute and build some schools here to provide for the overflow!
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 14, 2013 at 1:24 pm
No wonder Stanford is pushing so hard for big housing on Maybell. Stanford Vice President McCown was the spokesperson for the Maybell developers at the League forum.
Retired Stanford Vice President Bacchetti, signed the Argument in Favor, in the official Sample Ballot.
Stanford is so rich, they don't even need to hide it when they push Palo Alto around.
a resident of University South
on Oct 14, 2013 at 1:50 pm
You are wrong. Stanford came before Palo Alto.
Leland Stanford asked his friend to start Palo Alto because Mayfield
(s separate town then) and Menlo Park allowed sales of alcoholic beverages.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 14, 2013 at 4:25 pm
Stanford is not a town. Some of Stanford is in Palo Alto, some of it is county land, some it is Menlo Park. Zip codes have nothing to do with municipal jurisdictions--part of north Palo Alto and East Palo Alto share a zip code, but they're still two different cities in two separate counties.
The PAUSD has never, I believe, aligned with the city boundaries. There's a chunk of south Palo Alto in the Los Altos school district, while parts of Los Altos Hills, Stanford and even a weird bit of Portola Valley that are in the PAUSD.
So, let's get the board to follow the recommendations of the community advisory committee and move the immersion threads to Greendell. And *also* start planning for the next schools after that.
a resident of Stanford
on Oct 14, 2013 at 5:46 pm
Stanford has no such policy regarding attendance - the boundaries for attendance run along Alvarado row - about one third of Stanford houses are on the east side of Alvarado and attend Escondido-Jordan-Paly. Those west attend Nixon-Terman-Gunn.
It has nothing to do with who is a professor and who is a grad student.
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on Oct 14, 2013 at 6:02 pm
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a resident of Midtown
on Oct 14, 2013 at 9:59 pm
Why was the housing approved if we don't know where the kids are going? I don't get how we can be this stupid. And if Palo Alto has no say on whether the housing is going to be build or not, let Stanford pay for it. Heck, let Stanford pay for a new school anyway. They have a massive endowment. We have to put up with the traffic. The least they can do is pay for another elementary and maybe high school too
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 14, 2013 at 10:09 pm
How about an Arrilaga Elementary School, and Arrilage Middle School, and an Arrilaga wing at Gunn? Then he can get his name on more buildings since he does put his name on whatever he builds. (Take a look at the campus and Menlo Park!!) Stanford should be responsible for building schools to educate "its children".
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 14, 2013 at 10:32 pm
Is this the planned housing that was part of the Mayfield soccer field agreement? If so, this has been in the works for a long time.
From a paloaltoonline article dated Dec 2004
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 15, 2013 at 12:01 am
I recall that the Development agreement specified that all the children from the Mayfield Deal housing units would go to Barron Park School. Haven't Palo Alto school officials read the Development agreement?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 15, 2013 at 12:05 am
Kate, given the number of district schools on Stanford land, I think the University's doing its part.
What's failing big time is the board and district bureaucracy who keep putting off the reopening of schools that were kept precisely to deal with growth.
So, again--Greendell should take on the immersion programs particularly as Fairmeadow's just been overbuilt, so it can manage the neighborhood kids.
Greenmeadow should be looked at and, if there continues to be this kind of build up in the west, it's time to think long-term about the Palo Alto Hills site--very nice campus, by the way.
There should also be some discussion about the Ventura site, currently owned by the city.
Again, these sites were kept so the district could reopen the schools if the population grew. Well, we've got the population and the district refuses to do anything besides overcrowd existing schools.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 15, 2013 at 10:15 am
Does Stanford pay any property taxes on this development?
If so, how much?
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 15, 2013 at 10:42 am
OMFG! Such a shocker that our schools will be overcrowded! Who saw that coming?!!
I have no idea how the city council can make these grand decisions about large housing units without considering the fact that our schools are already crowded!
So glad my kids are now out of school. Now we just have to worry about the quality of education for our grandkids in PA.
Or the fact that we will have some bond put out for US to pay for a new school or two!! THANKS CITY COUNCIL!
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Oct 15, 2013 at 10:58 am
It's been a while since Terman was reopened, back in 2003, funded in part by money provided by Stanford. The PAUSD and Stanford agreed to a $10M transfer of funds, to be used to refurbish the site. The two parties each signed of on what was then called: the Stanford/Terman agreement. Part of this agreement, which seems to have been quite forgotten by most people is that Stanford was able to convince the PAUSD to accept the $10M, and agree to NEVER ask for any more money to help fund the education of students from the Stanford campus.
Since the District is claiming that it is spending at least $13,000 per student (and more with under-the-table money from parents, and booster groups), the cost to the District for the 681 students is close to $10M a year. Some number of these kids come from Staff housing, which pays property taxes. But children of students, live in housing that does not contribute to paying property tax—so the PAUSD taxpayers have to pick up the tab.
It would not be impossible to renegotiate the Stanford/Terman agreement, if the public were to wake up and realize how badly the PAUSD Board of Trustees negotiated this agreement. It's difficult to believe that anyone on the Board at that time could see anything but the $10M being offered by Stanford, while ignoring the ever-growing cost-to-educate students at the PAUSD. At one point, Stanford suggested that its long term growth plans might bring its student head count up to 1200-1400.
There is no mention in this article as to whether this housing will end up being property tax exempt, or will be assessed at a reasonable market value. If it is not property tax exempt, then it will be contributing about $460,000 to the PAUSD for every $100M of assessed value, as well as also contributing to the retirement of school construction bonds. Given that that the cost of teaching staff at the PAUSD is now well $100K per teacher. This small amount won't go very far towards educating children that will be living in these quarters.
It's long past time for the Board of Trustees to stop believing "its all free in the library" and to build a finance model for the District that includes all of the contributing properties, the cost of educating students, and projected near-term growth. Looking out beyond five years is really tricky, so this model would need to be updated every year. This would mean the School District would need to be monitor every new project in the District. Since it has an "in-lieu" fee, then this monitoring mechanism is in place for projects that are approved. It would need to get better input from the City on projects that are "in the pipe line", however.
It's also past time for the PAUSD to recognize that it's paying for Stanford students' education, and to come to better understanding about Stanford's contributing to the cost of their enrolled students' kids' attendance in the local school system.
If this were an ADA district, then adding Stanford kids would be not problem. As the headcount goes up, money from the State goes up. But, since the PAUSD is a Basic Aid Funding District, its finances are incredibly convoluted. It might not be a stretch to suggest that it has the most complicated public school financing model in California.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 15, 2013 at 11:02 am
> Does Stanford pay any property taxes on this development?
It's too early to tell. Stanford owns some off-campus housing, like Stanford West, which is not shows that it is more-or-less assessed as a commercial (multi-family) property.
We'll just have to wait and see.
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Oct 15, 2013 at 11:18 am
"if the public were to wake up and realize how badly the PAUSD Board of Trustees negotiated this agreement. It's difficult to believe that anyone on the Board at that time could see anything but the $10M being offered by Stanford, while ignoring the ever-growing cost-to-educate students at the PAUSD."
Wayne - as the daughter of the board member who negotiated that deal, let me just tell you that it was a huge win for the school district and an extremely hard-fought battle. Stanford didn't want to pay a dime. Ever. $10M was HUGE and it was all they could get.. There was plenty of foresight by the board. My father grew up here, was a teacher here, and knew what kind of enrollment and cost increases were coming. It was not at all short-sighted.
Now, if the district would just go ahead with their plan to open another elementary school, as they should have in 2011, we would be fine.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Oct 15, 2013 at 11:31 am
> let me just tell you that it was a huge win for the school district
> and an extremely hard-fought battle.
Thanks for the information. However, having done considerable calculations involving school district finances, I can tell you that in the coming decades Stanfod will be costing the PAUSD about $100M over the next ten year in education costs for their students. With additional students entering the picture, the cost will increase.
I fail to see how $10M is a big win, when the real costs come into focus. Can you provide any hard evidence other than "trust me"?
I do appreciate your comments that "Stanford did not want to pay a dime." I don't remember the BoT making that point clear at the time, but I have no doubt that it is true. Your comments make my point about the PAUSD recognizing that Stanford is not paying its way, relative to educating the kids of its students.
> Now, if the district would just go ahead with their plan to
> open another elementary school, as they should have in 2011, we would be
> fine.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Oct 15, 2013 at 11:33 am
> Stanford will be costing the PAUSD about $100M over the next ten year
And that $100M wll grow in the ten years after that. Given the uncertainty of the future Stanford headcount, it's not realistic to project beyond ten years, but it's clear that the numbers will only grow.
a resident of Stanford
on Oct 15, 2013 at 11:41 am
I agree that Stanford should pay more, but I want to add two things
1. Stanford homeowners pay property tax to the county based on value
2. many Stanford families -at least in my part of campus -which feeds into Gunn - have pulled their kids out of public school - including me. Reasons are personal and vary widely - but from on my street and surrounding ones I'd say PAUSD attendance after elementary is about 50 percent or fewer. And no - it's not all Castilleja - it goes from Harker to,the south to Crystal and Nueva to the north and everywhere in between.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Oct 15, 2013 at 11:43 am
BTW, Stanford is showing some understanding that it's future growth might be hindered here on the Palo Alto campus. It's not that hard to believe that Stanford will be opening satellite operations around the local area, perhaps in other states, and I would not be surprised to see Stanford open a campus in China one of these days.
So, it's really going to be difficult to do too much in the way of growth prediction. However, that does not keep us from doing baseline cost estimates with some accuracy.
a resident of Meadow Park
on Oct 15, 2013 at 12:39 pm
Palo Alto citizens: we don't want any out of town bureaucrat or developer making descisions in our town, but we certainly should have a say in what other cities are allowed to do!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 15, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Stanford already has satellite campuses all over the world. One of my friends graduated from the campus at Cambridge in England, and now teaches at the the local Stanford. Another friend teaches at the Stanford satellite in Russia every three years.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 15, 2013 at 1:24 pm
It's clear that Stanford is the cradle for what Palo Alto has become, but residents already pay millions to buy here, and Stanford adds all these extras.
I'm not a blank check. Stanford/Arrillaga rearing to build 27 University, in Menlo Park bordering Palo Alto. Sorry to bring this back to traffic and CARS, more crowded schools, Stanford pushing Maybell too?
Dear Stanford.
I have already paid the going price for a home here, you keep asking me to pay more.
With the traffic, cars, crowded schools, and affordable housing stories, you are also taking away what I paid for in the first place.
Thank you for the satellites, that is the way to go. You will be doing the world good by taking the success you bring to others in much greater need of "development."
There is a blog post by Steve Levy about the future of Palo Alto, infrastructure, planning ahead, all that good stuff - what say you?
a resident of College Terrace
on Oct 19, 2013 at 9:23 am
The College Terrace Residents Association (CTRA) urged that Stanford meet with Palo Alto Unified School District to determine where the future students will attend school, especially for elementary school. It is important that this decision be made as soon as possible so the project plans can incorporate appropriate and adequate pedestrian and bike lines of travel to allow children to safely walk and bike to school. Stanford will submit plans for the two projects for Architectural Review Board review before the end of 2013.
For the children living on upper California Avenue, they would need to cross California Avenue and pass through College Terrace to get to the crosswalk to Escondido. Or to reach Nixon, walk up the poorly designed path up Kite Hill, or across College Terrace and up busy Stanford Avenue. Very different directions and needs.
For children living in the housing at 2500 El Camino Real, CTRA has suggested the need for safe pedestrian and bike access at the rear of the site, versus using the sidewalk on El Camino Real to reach Escondido. The line of travel for those children should be defined to allow for safe travel across California Avenue, through College Terrace, and to the crosswalk to Escondido.
For older students biking to school, an additional bike lane should be added along upper California Avenue to allow safe bike travel to existing City bike routes.
I urge the PAUSD make a decision about where the anticipated students would attend school NOW, so appropriate plans and provisions can be made.
a resident of College Terrace
on Oct 19, 2013 at 8:47 pm
The Mayfield Development Agreement includes no mention of which school(s) children from the 250 units of housing would attend.
a resident of Escondido School
on Oct 31, 2013 at 11:31 am
I could not disagree more with Opar! There's a pipeline of students in these programs that depend on enrolling them where they are. Moving them would mean pulling the rug from under these students---a large number of kids would have to drop out in the middle of the program. A very bad idea. DO NOT MOVE SI and MI!!!
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Oct 31, 2013 at 12:46 pm
I totally agree with OPar - the Immersion programs make perfect sense to be located at Greendell. Lots of parking, put immersion together, free up space in neighborhood schools. In particular, it makes sense to free up space at Escondido with the new Stanford housing.
@EscondidoDad - there is no reason for students to drop out because the location of the program changes. Choice programs schools do not need to be neighborhood schools.


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Of all people on that Defense to talk smack like that.....Maybin?
That's the biggest joke of all.
Not for nutin but......Reggie Bush would run through Maybin like a Mack Truck through a paper bag.
At times, the Jets try to walk the line between tough talk and the cart-off/knock-out motivations that fueled the Saints alleged bounty program.
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On Wednesday, in addition to the strong remarks from safety LaRon Landry regarding head hunting and the fact that Dolphins running back Reggie Bush will remember the hit from Landry that ousted Bush from the first game between the two teams with a knee injury, Jets linebacker Aaron Maybin was more direct.
We want to knock him out, but were out to do it legally, Maybin said of Bush, via Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com.
The tough talk comes after the Jets have tried to put the hot sauce back in the tube, backing away from incendiary comments suggesting that the Jets wanted to injure Bush the last time they played. Its the same thing the Saints are accused of doing via a pay-for-performance plan that rewarded fumbles, interceptions, sacks, and clean, legal hits that kept opponents from playing.
Adding to the intrigue in this specific case is that all three players Landry, Maybin, and Bush are represented by the same agent, Joel Segal. So maybe Segal should convene a Saturday night meal for the three men in the hopes of breaking bread and making peace.
But Segal should send a clear message to the waiter once theyre seated.
Hold the hot sauce.
Posted by Mike Florio on October 25, 2012, 7:17 AM EDT
What an idiot..
Of all people on that Defense to talk smack like that.....Maybin?
That's the biggest joke of all.
Not for nutin but......Reggie Bush would run through Maybin like a Mack Truck through a paper bag.
Landry too. So he and Maybin dont think the ref's will hear about this and pay "special" attention to these two bozos? Yea, right.
Reggie Brittle will probably find a way to knock himself out without much assistance from the Jets
Aaron, I would settle for a sack at this point.
Baby steps.
QQ more about it.
ok so what about Revis getting what he deserved? Is Reggie Bush not in the wrong for saying that, when a guys career is on the line. Because Reggie Bush hasn't apologized I don't think.
I like the fact they're talking, and I hope they f*** Reggie Bush up! I like the intimidation factor.
Dirty Thirty, LETS GO!!
Watch another Jets starter go down on Sunday.
Who's Maybin? Forget Sanchez, "The Disappearing One" should have been #2 in the NFL players' poll for most overrated. Maybe not, as you would need to have at least achieved something.
#ohhhhboy RT @BenVolinPBP: Mike Pouncey on Aaron Maybin: "He won't even play enough to hurt Reggie."
He just killed maybin in one line..
As much as I dislike what Landry and Maybin are saying, this is what makes rivalrys great. All this is going to do is get everybody more amped up for the game. Fans and players. I'm excited!!! Go Fins!
"I have to be on punt block to say something to him," Dolphins center Mike Pouncey said of Maybin.
RT @chrisperk: Mike Pouncey on Maybin: "I think it's just him wanting 2 get known, 2 finally hear his name get said in the NFL."
"Speaking about it isn't going to make you a good football player, or a bad football player," Cameron Wake said.
Richie Incognito reminded Cameron Wake that he played with Aaron Maybin. His response to 68: "better watch out. He's coming for you."
I really don't like Bulletin board material. Especially in a game that is pretty much the Jets SEASON on the line.
Maybe if our -EFENSE would've stopped Brady on that final drive last week, I can get into this war of words but with this being an ABSOLUTE Must-win game, I really don't like giving any more additional motivation to a division rival looking for an opportunity to basically all but knock you out of the playoff hunt in Week 8.
Jets' Aaron Maybin won't get into war of words with Dolphins' Mike Pouncey, clarifies earlier statement
Aaron Maybin chose not to reply to Dolphins center Mike Pouncey and get into a war of words. Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/MCT
There would be no inter-state fireworks today from the Jets and Dolphins. After Miami's Mike Pouncey called Aaron Maybin "a joke" -- among other unflattering comments -- the Jets' linebacker would not return serve.
"No thoughts, no words," Maybin said today, after some of Pouncey's words were relayed to him.
Maybin earned the attention of the Dolphins for saying Wednesday that the Jets want to knock out Reggie Bush legally in Sunday's game.
But today he said that was not what he said and that he never meant to talk any trash. Instead he clarified his statement.
"There was no trash talk coming from this side," Maybin said. "Basically, I'll say the same thing I said yesterday. In order for us to beat Miami we have to stop the run and that means eliminating Reggie Bush. However people wanted to take that out of context, that's fine but I'm not going to get into."
He later added: "They need to double check what I said yesterday because that was never the intention."
Nor was he bothered by Pouncey's insult.
"Trash talk, it's all for the newspaper," Maybin said. "I didn't have any of that for you yesterday. I don't have any today."
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Mostly agree, not wise with this record, and you better back up what you say or you make the whole org. look stupid, not just yourself.
I like Mayhem
GO Aaron, put Tannehill on his rear end about 5 times on Sunday
Sometimes after I get criticized for my negative posts I reflect and often think "am I really this off with my criticism of my favorite team?"
And then the sun rises on a new day with more nonsense from the circus that Woody has created. This time its Aaron Maybin and Laron Landry following the lead of the HC with smack talk that does nothing but hurt the team, put more of a focus from the refs on the JETS, and more of a target on Sancez back from the opposing team. Nice job guys!
Another smack talkin week from the team that just lost a gift wrapped game from their arch rival where much of the loss by the hands of coaches and players. The JETS should be doing everything under the sun to correct all the wrongs from the first half of the season. Instead, wasting valuable time and energy with sheer nonsense. If this behavior happened on a high school football team, the HC would throw those who would be stupid enough to engage in this off the team.
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OK, please excuse my terminology, but here goes. The front standard top lens board retainer clip has two screws, left and right. I was removing my lens board for the first time (thought a clean lens was a good idea). All was well on the way out, however; when replaceing the lens board and sliding the spring clip back into position, the left spring clip retaining screw "Popped" (broke, let go, etc). The screw itself broke at about the point that the offset(fat unthreaded part) became threaded. Question: What the heck do I do now. I don't think "easy-out" ever made anything this small. Has anyone had to remove a broken retaining screw before, and how did you do it. Can "single" clip retaining screws be had? Final question, should I replace all the spring clip screws? (I goes they all go). I have had this camera for a Very Short time, but am already attached to it. Please advise.
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Charle's idea of the vise-grip is the best if there's enough left to grip. Just be careful not to swing the pliers off angle and break off what you've got.
Be _very_ careful if you decide to drill out the screw. Looking at mine, I'd say it's a number 2 at best. And it's in aluminum. Drilling out a steel screw surrounded by aluminum is a tricky task. I think my attempt at this would be to first hollow ground the tip of the remaining screw with a dremmel. Or use an automatic center punch (the type with a spring, not the type you use a hammer). That will prevent the drill from 'walking' off to a side and gouging the aluminum. Then use a very small drill to create a pilot hole for a larger drill to follow. Go very slow. Don't apply too much pressure, and use a lubricant. I like beeswax myself. As far as applying pressure. Back up the standard itself. You'll be applying a lot of force to the top of the standard and that's not good for the bottom...
Thinking back a bit, there was a tool to use for such a purpose. Don't have an idea what it was called. Probably somehting simple like a 'drill guide'. Anyway, just a bar of steel with inserts that had different sized holes in them. Bolt the bar onto the piece in question and the guide keeps the drill centered and in line. Used to have them someplace years ago. But you could do the same thing with and fairly thick (1/4") piece of metal or even a block of wood. Drill the proper size hole for the drill, then clamp this bock over the screw. The hole in the block will keep the drill centered on top of the screw. You'll have to be much more careful if you use a wood block...
That said, I might also be tempted to find a _good_ machine shop, watch maker, camera repair person to do the job. Does Lustig do such work? Although the problem with this is the front standard may have to be disassembled for them to work on it? That wouldn't be nice...
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I have many times been able to file or cut a slot in whats left of the screw, then use a std (small screwdriver) to remove the broken screw!! Bert
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BBL helps Windies swat up on Aussies
Instead of a "who's who", the Australian side set to run out in their one-off Twenty20 clash with the West Indies in Brisbane on Wednesday night looks more like a "who's that?".
However, West Indies coach Ottis Gibson says some inside information from his side's Big Bash League stars has them primed to pull off a triumphant end to what has been a woeful Australian tour to date.
Barely half the Gabba is expected to be filled based on luke warm ticket sales after Australian selectors were forced to name a B team due to a clash with the Test tour of India.
Most punters who arrive for what was supposed to be a thrilling finale to international cricket on home soil this summer may flick through the match program to swat up on the Australian side - but not Gibson.
The coach of the T20 world champions says the strong Windies flavour in the BBL this season should help them taste victory on Wednesday night.
The likes of Chris Gayle (Sydney Thunder), Kemar Roach (Brisbane Heat) and Kieron Pollard (Adelaide Strikers) have provided some welcome analysis on Australia's new faces such as potential debutants Nathan Coulter-Nile and Ben Rohrer.
"According to our guys in the Big Bash these guys are coming off good stints in that competition," Gibson told AAP on Tuesday.
"It's about getting as much information we can on them so we can execute our plans."
Australia's team may be further depleted after Adam Voges (hamstring) was given until the last minute to prove his fitness, with another BBL star Joe Burns - Roach's Heat teammate - placed on standby.
But Gibson said he was more interested in finishing their tour with a win after their 5-0 ODI series shutout - not who Australia was sending out.
"I don't think it is disrespectful," he said of Australia naming a B team due to the Test tour clash.
"T20 started off as entertainment but become a bit more serious and is the most lucrative format for players.
"But Test cricket has always been No.1.
"A lot of their guys in India would be in the T20 side but we are not worried about who will play for them tomorrow night.
"We are the world champions and we need to come out here and play like that."
One of the rare shining lights of the ODIs was Pollard who impressed Gibson by going from thumper to thinker after moving up to No.5 in the order.
Pollard largely shelved the batting pyrotechnics to give his side a chance of breaking their ODI duck against Australia with measured knocks of 45 and a sublime unbeaten 109 in the final two clashes.
Still, Gibson expected Pollard to return to his explosive best on Wednesday night.
"After the first three games he moved to No.5 and it was stressed to him that the closer you get to the top the more responsibility you have as a batsman," Gibson said.
"And we saw a more controlled Pollard.
"We knew he could hit the ball out of the ground but he has shown he can bat.
"That's very encouraging for us."
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The Secretary shall establish in the Institute the National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Board (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Advisory Board").
(b) Membership; ex officio members
The Advisory Board shall be composed of twenty appointed members and nonvoting, ex officio members, as follows:
(1) The Secretary shall appoint—
(A) twelve members from individuals who are scientists, physicians, and other health professionals, who are not officers or employees of the United States, and who represent the specialties and disciplines relevant to arthritis, musculoskeletal diseases, and skin diseases; and
(B) eight members from the general public who are knowledgeable with respect to such diseases, including one member who is a person who has such a disease, one person who is the parent of an adult with such a disease, and two members who are parents of children with arthritis.
Of the appointed members at least five shall by virtue of training or experience be knowledgeable in health education, nursing, data systems, public information, or community program development.
(2) The following shall be ex officio members of the Advisory Board:
(A) the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director of NIH, the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (or the designees of such officers), and
(c) Compensation
Members of the Advisory Board who are officers or employees of the Federal Government shall serve as members of the Advisory Board without compensation in addition to that received in their regular public employment. Other members of the Advisory Board shall receive compensation at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule for each day (including traveltime) they are engaged in the performance of their duties as members of the Advisory Board.
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The term of office of an appointed member of the Advisory Board is four years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. A member may serve after the expiration of the member's term until a successor has taken office. If a vacancy occurs in the Advisory Board, the Secretary shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy not later than 90 days after the date the vacancy occurred.
(e) Chairman
The members of the Advisory Board shall select a chairman from among the appointed members.
(f) Executive director, professional and clerical staff; administrative support services and facilities
The Secretary shall, after consultation with and consideration of the recommendations of the Advisory Board, provide the Advisory Board with an executive director and one other professional staff member. In addition, the Secretary shall, after consultation with and consideration of the recommendations of the Advisory Board, provide the Advisory Board with such additional professional staff members, such clerical staff members, and (through contracts or other arrangements) with such administrative support services and facilities, such information, and such services of consultants, as the Secretary determines are necessary for the Advisory Board to carry out its functions.
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The Advisory Board shall meet at the call of the chairman or upon request of the Director of the Institute, but not less often than four times a year.
(h) Duties and functions
The Advisory Board shall—
(1) review and evaluate the implementation of the plan prepared under section 285d–1 (a) of this title and periodically update the plan to ensure its continuing relevance;
(2) for the purpose of assuring the most effective use and organization of resources respecting arthritis, musculoskeletal diseases and skin diseases, advise and make recommendations to the Congress, the Secretary, the Director of NIH, the Director of the Institute, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies for the implementation and revision of such plan; and
(3) maintain liaison with other advisory bodies for Federal agencies involved in the implementation of such plan, the interagency coordinating committees for such diseases established under section 285d–4 of this title, and with key non-Federal entities involved in activities affecting the control of such diseases.
(i) Subcommittees; establishment and membership
In carrying out its functions, the Advisory Board may establish subcommittees, convene workshops and conferences, and collect data. Such subcommittees may be composed of Advisory Board members and nonmember consultants with expertise in the particular area addressed by such subcommittees. The subcommittees may hold such meetings as are necessary to enable them to carry out their activities.
(j) Termination of predecessor board; time within which to appoint members
The National Arthritis Advisory Board in existence on November 20, 1985, shall terminate upon the appointment of a successor Board under subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary shall make appointments to the Advisory Board established under subsection (a) of this section before the expiration of 90 days after November 20, 1985. The member of the Board in existence on November 20, 1985, may be appointed, in accordance with subsections (b) and (d) of this section, to the Advisory Board established under subsection (a) of this section.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 442, as added Pub. L. 99–158, § 2,Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 852; amended Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(e)(1),Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1985; Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 312(d)(7),Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3504; Pub. L. 103–43, title VII, § 701(d), title XX, § 2008(b)(7),June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 162, 211; Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(1)(I),Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3693.)
2007—Subsecs. (j), (k). Pub. L. 109–482redesignated subsec. (k) as (j) and struck out former subsec. (j) which required the Advisory Board to prepare an annual report for the Secretary and set out the subjects for report.
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–43, § 701(d)(1), inserted "and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases" after "Arthritis".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–43, §§ 701(d)(2), 2008(b)(7), substituted "twenty" for "eighteen" in introductory provisions, "eight" for "six" and "including one member who is a person who has such a disease, one person who is the parent of an adult with such a disease, and two members who are parents of children with arthritis" for "including at least one member who is a person who has such a disease and one member who is a parent of a person who has such a disease" in par. (1)(B), and "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration" in par. (2)(A).
Subsec. (j)(5). Pub. L. 103–43, § 701(d)(3), added par. (5).
1992—Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 102–531substituted "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" for "Centers for Disease Control".
Pub. L. 102–405substituted "Under Secretary for Health" for "Chief Medical Director".
Effective Date of 2007 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–482applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see section 109 ofPub. L. 109–482, set out as a note under section 281 of this title.
Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 ofPub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Pub. L. 93–641, § 6,Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2275, set out as a note under section 217a of this title, provided that an advisory committee established pursuant to the Public Health Service Act shall terminate at such time as may be specifically prescribed by an Act of Congress enacted after Jan. 4, 1975.
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Updated 9:30 pm, Tuesday, December 4, 2012
A man who attempted to pay for his Whataburger order with a fake $20 bill was eventually arrested, in part because his get-away car ran out of gas, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Daniel Rodriguez, 37, was released from Bexar County Jail after posting $10,000 bail Tuesday for one charge of forgery, a third-degree felony.
He handed a $20 bill that tested as countfeit to the drive-through cashier at the restaurant in the 13900 block of O'Connor Road on Oct. 31, the affidavit states.
Employees called police and gave a description of his silver Mercedes and an officer saw it in a nearby strip center and approached Rodriguez and another man, who said the car ran out of gas and they were trying to start it, the document states.
Both men ran from police. Inside the car police found a dozen counterfeit bills and two handguns. Police arrested Rodriguez on Monday.


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Candidates and parties are only slightly outspending outside groups in the 27 Senate races with the highest levels of spending, another sign of the rapid growth of outside cash in recent years, according to a new report by the Center for Public Integrity.
The report, which is based on estimates from the ad tracking service Kantar Media/CMAG and only includes spending on TV ads, found that candidates and parties have spent $78.6 million on 223,700 ads this cycle. Outside groups follow closely behind, spending $74.8 million on 204,500 ads.
And in certain key 2014 races, outside spending has far outweighed that of candidates and parties. In North Carolina, for example—a state where Republicans see a prime opportunity to oust Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan—outside groups have run about four times as many ads as candidates or parties, according to the analysis: 32,400 compared to 8,301. Those groups have spent $14.7 million on TV ads in the state so far, while candidates and parties have spent $3.7 million.
Since the Supreme Court's decision in 2010 to strike down limits on corporate political expenditures is only a few election cycles old, a comparison of the spending ratio between candidates and their parties and outside groups over the years is difficult. But, campaign finance experts say, a pattern has become clear.
"The candidates and the parties are responsible for a smaller and smaller portion of the pie," said Michael Beckel, a reporter for the Center for Public Integrity. Outside groups, he added, "have tremendous power to influence the debate and very deep pockets to do so."
In North Carolina, Democratic outside groups have slightly outspent Republican outside groups on TV ads, paying out $7.4 million compared with Republicans' $7.3 million as they seek to defend Ms. Hagan against Republican Thom Tillis. (A USA Today/Suffolk University poll last month found the two candidates neck-and-neck.) Ms. Hagan and Senate Democrats' campaign arm have spent another $5 million, considerably more than Mr. Tillis's $850,000.
The analysis doesn't capture the full picture of spending, since it excludes online campaigns, radio, direct mail, telemarketing, and other forms of advertising other than TV spots. (The conservative Americans for Prosperity has spent more than $8 million in North Carolina alone.) But by relying on ad tracking rather than groups' disclosures, the report—unlike many campaign-finance analyses—includes spending by politically active nonprofits that aren't required to regularly report their spending.
Five of the top 10 Senate races with the highest levels of spending are states with Democratic incumbents fighting to keep their seats. One—Kentucky—is a race where a Republican is battling for his seat, and three are open races. In Mississippi—which has the ninth-highest spending amount—Republican Sen. Thad Cochran spent big in the GOP primary against tea-party-backed Chris McDaniel.
Here's a breakdown of spending in other key Senate races this cycle:
As Democrat Michelle Nunn and Republican David Perdue face off following a long and bitter Republican primary, this state has seen the most money spent on TV ads—a whopping $22.5 million, on 36,100 ads. Candidates and parties' spending accounts for nearly two-thirds of that amount, and Republicans comprise well over three-quarters of it. Rep. Jack Kingston (R., Ga.) spent nearly $5 million in his failed bid for the Republican nomination, closely followed by the $4 million Mr. Perdue has spent. Ms. Nunn, who raised one of the highest amounts in the second quarter of any candidate in the key Senate races, has spent $3.8 million on TV spots, though Democratic outside groups have so far spent considerably less than their GOP counterparts.
As Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell fights to hold onto his seat, outside groups have outspent candidates and parties—$6.9 million to $4.9 million—but Republicans have spent far more to defend the five-term senator. Republican candidates, committees and groups have spent $8.1 million on TV ads in the race, compared with $3.7 million spent by Democrats and affiliated groups. Mr. McConnell alone has spent $2.3 million, just above the $1.9 million his Democratic opponent, Alison Lundergan Grimes, has paid out so far.
This state has seen the third-highest amount of spending this cycle. Democrats and affiliated groups have spent over $1 million more than Republicans here to defend Democratic Sen. Mark Udall against Republican Rep. Cory Gardner. Mr. Udall has spent twice the amount of his opponent, paying out $2.9 million on TV spots. But Republican outside groups are looking to make up the difference: They've spent $4 million, about $300,000 more than Democratic groups have spent. Groups also comprise a greater amount of the ads that have been run so far—13,600 compared to candidates and parties' 8,081 ads.
Democrats and affiliated groups have spent big here in an effort to defend vulnerable Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, whom polls show in a tight race against Republican Bill Cassidy. Ms. Landrieu has spent $4.8 million so far, backed up by another $3 million from Democratic committees and groups. Mr. Cassidy, meanwhile, has spent more sparsely, paying out $1.4 million for TV ads. Republican groups have spent another $2.6 million. Candidates and parties and outside groups have spent similar amounts in the state, each paying out close to $6 million—though the former has run about 1,000 more ads.
In the Iowa Senate race, where Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley and Republican Joni Ernst are in a dead heat, according to recent polling, Democrats are coming up short in spending. Republican outside groups have spent $2.5 million on TV spots so far, compared to Democratic groups' $2.3 million. The candidates themselves have spent similar amounts, each paying out about $1.3 million. Groups overall have run about 40% more ads than candidates and parties.


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Bowman representatives could not immediately be reached for comment.
Superintendent Kevin Skelly has been scouting the community for new space to accommodate a growing population of middle school students. Officials have said a new middle school could be needed in five years.
A Bowman acquisition would mean expansion of Terman rather than the opening of a fourth middle school. Current enrollment at Terman is 682, considerably less than that at Jordan (1,023) or Jane Lathrop Stanford (1,004) middle schools.
Palo Alto police search for bank robber
A man who robbed the Provident Credit Union in Palo Alto on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 9, remains at large. The man, who police described as a tall white man in his 30s with a scar near his right eye and wearing flip-flops, entered the bank at around 3:30 p.m. and pointed a handgun at the tellers. He escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash, Palo Alto police said. No one was injured.
The credit union is located on El Camino Real between California and Cambridge avenues.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Palo Alto police at 650-329-2413.
Two arrested in Palo Alto carjacking Saturday
Palo Alto police have arrested two suspects in a Saturday night carjacking that took place near the intersection of California Avenue and Park Boulevard.
A Palo Alto resident sitting in her parked Honda Accord at about 9:40 p.m., Jan.5, heard a tap on her window and faced a man pointing a gun and demanding her car.
She complied, stepping out of the car. The suspect drive off as she called 911 from her cell phone. She was not injured.
The suspect drove toward El Camino Real, stopping briefly to pick up another person before turning right on Birch Street.
Police spotted the vehicle, now occupied by three people, turning from College Avenue onto northbound El Camino and stopped the car in the 400 block of Oxford Avenue. A BB gun was found in the glove compartment.
Police arrested the driver, 18-year-old Amador Valentin Rivera of East Palo Alto, and a 16-year-old juvenile from Menlo Park, for felony carjacking. The third occupant was released without charges after police determined he had no role in the crime, police said.
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The National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest Award Tennessee Shakespeare Company with Prestigious Shakespeare in American Communities Grant for Second Year
(Memphis, TN; July 7, 2014) – Arts Midwest has announced that Tennessee Shakespeare Company is one of just 40 theatre companies in the United States to receive its prestigious Shakespeare in American Communities grant for TSC's innovative Romeo and Juliet Project. This is the second consecutive year TSC has been awarded the grant as the youngest organization of the 40 theatres selected.
The grant is for $25,000, which TSC must match through private donations.
These awards mark the twelfth consecutive year of Shakespeare in American Communities, a national program managed by Arts Midwest in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The program introduces middle and high school students to the power of live theatre and the masterpieces of William Shakespeare. Since the program's inception in 2003, Shakespeare in American Communities has benefitted more than 2.25 million individuals, including 1.9 million students, with live performances and educational activities.
Among the other 39 theatre companies selected for 2014-15: American Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Barter Theatre, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Classic Stage Company, Folger Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. A full list of recipients may be found at www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org.
TSC is being awarded the matching grant again this year to continue its life-changing, grade-raising Romeo and Juliet Project in five high schools in Memphis, four of which are Title One schools: Bartlett, Booker T. Washington, Carver, Kirby, and Ridgeway.
The Project, designed and managed by TSC Education Director Stephanie Shine, will visit entire ninth-grade classes in all five schools a total of four times, including three progressive playshops culminating in an interactive, intimate, in-school performance of Romeo and Juliet.
The production will highlight the pivotal decisions made in the play by both children and adults that lead to the deaths of five extraordinary teenagers – decisions that Memphis adults and teens can change in their own lives today to help shift the culture of violence in our community.
TSC's Teaching Actors and students are challenged to look past the beautified veil of romantic love often associated with the play. The play's prologue communicates something very different: children will die, and the audience will witness how each character chooses actions that permit it. The students are further challenged to see themselves in the story-telling, and afterwards, to articulate for themselves how they could help change this same story in their own lives.
Last season, the The Romeo and Juliet Project was immersed in four schools with an additional 19 schools participating in the full production of the play and talk-back. Nearly 450 student activities were achieved through the Project last season, exceeding 6,300 student interactions.
This year, the production of Romeo and Juliet will play inside each participating school, and it also will be available for booking by all schools in Shelby County. To book the touring production of Romeo and Juliet, please call TSC's Education Program manager Slade Kyle at (901) 759-0620.
"The impact of the performance of Romeo and Juliet on students has been life-saving," says Shine. "Even more important than falling in love with Shakespeare, live theatre, or making better grades - this impact, as was the original function of theatre, is humanitarian. Participating students realize that they have the ability to improve each others' lives. This is what gives The Romeo and Juliet Project profound meaning in our community."
Arts Midwest
Arts Midwest promotes creativity, nurtures cultural leadership, and engages people in meaningful arts experiences, bringing vitality to Midwest communities and enriching people's lives. Based in Minneapolis, Arts Midwest connects the arts to audiences throughout the nine-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. One of six non-profit regional arts organizations in the United States, Arts Midwest's history spans more than 25 years. For more information, visit www.artsmidwest.org.
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Tennessee Shakespeare Company is a professional 501(c)(3) theatre and education organization which performs the plays of William Shakespeare as well as classical and Southern writers, and provides year-round educational and training programming. Now in its seventh season, Tennessee Shakespeare Company seeks to sustain a Mid-South classical theatre that both nurtures artists and encourages audiences to exaltation, curiosity, and wonderment; be a center for the community dedicated to re-discovering faith in life by increasing awareness of reality and expanding imagination through an emphasis on the performance, education, and training of William Shakespeare's works. Highlights from TSC's 2013-14 Season:
- The National Endowment for the Arts/Arts Midwest awarded TSC its first $25,000 matching grant for our innovative Romeo and Juliet Project.
- TSC programmed nearly 13,000 student interactions in the Memphis area, across Tennessee, and in five other southern states with its education outreach and professional productions. Programming included a TSC-created touring show titled Shake(s), Rattle, & Roll, matinees and post-show community discussions of teen violence around Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Romeo and Juliet Project in primarily Title One schools, 53 in-school playshops, 82 days of in-school residencies, and a TSC-created interactive Study Guide for The Taming of the Shrew.
- TSC produced five productions for over 6,000 audience members, 34% of whom were Memphis area students under 18 years of age.
- TSC launched the Tuesday Literary Salon as part of our Southern Exposure Series.
- TSC welcomed new collaborators, partners, and generous sponsors Boyle Investment Company, Independent Bank, International Paper, Shelby County Schools, and Target Stores.
- TSC broke all education program fundraising records with its Fifth Annual Gala in February, which featured one of the great gentlemen and talents of Broadway, Howard McGillin (Phantom of the Opera, The Mystery of Edwin Drood).
- Transitioned to a new, modern, larger administrative office within the Shops at Forest Hill village (3092 Village Shops Drive, Germantown, TN 38138).


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It wasn't long ago that running back was the glamour position across all levels on the football field.
In the last decade, the NFL has become a passing league and college football has grown increasingly enamored of the spread and zone-read offenses. The transitions have left high school football as one of the last frontiers in which carrying the football is a place for alpha dogs.
The last two classes in particular have shown that running the ball still holds prime value, and there is a thought that it may usher in the reinvention of big running backs.
The recently signed class of 2013 had six running backs ranked inside the top 36 of the Rivals100. The first iteration of the industry standard for rankings of the class of 2014 features seven players inside the top 30 who run the ball on a regular basis.
Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell said he is seeing two trends on a collision course.
"These last few classes in particular have been really strong at the running back position, and even as college football and the NFL go to tandems and specialists in the backfield there are more and more kids who can run, block, and catch passes," he said. "Honestly, I think there is something to the idea that the devaluing of the position has become a motivational factor for these kids. They don't want to come off the field and are working hard to be more complete players."
Derrick Green finished the class of 2013 evaluation period at No. 8 in the national rankings and signed with Michigan. Hailing from Richmond (Va.) Bayside, he was measured at 6-foot and 220 pounds, making him the nearest elite-level back to prototypical size for today's game.
In the last 20 years of professional football, the average height and weight of the top 10 rushing-yardage gainers each season were 5-foot-11 and 217 pounds.
Behind Green in the 2013 rankings were more tall running backs.
Thomas Tyner of Beaverton (Ore.) Aloha was listed at 6-foot and ranked No. 17. Ty Isaac from Joliet (Ill.) Catholic towered at 6-foot-3 and was ranked No. 27. Derrick Henry left high school as the nation's all-time leading rusher out of Yulee (Fla.) High and was measured at 6-foot-3 and 243 pounds. He was ranked No. 36 overall.
The class of 2014 is no different.
Top-ranked back Leonard Fournette of New Orleans (La.) St. Augustine is listed at 6-foot-1 and 225 pounds. Jalen Hurd of Hendersonville (Tenn.) Beech was measured at 6-foot-3 and ranked No. 15. Just behind Hurd at No. 17 is Bo Scarbrough, who hails from Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Northridge and will enter his senior year at 6-foot-2.
Farrell said this move to bigger backs is somewhat surprising.
"Traditionally, these are guys who would have been looked at as too tall and too long," he said. "They would be guys who people would say can't get low enough or running too upright makes them an injury risk, but each has shown to be better than conventional football wisdom says he should be.
"Guys like Hurd, Isaac and Henry are just very good running backs, and even though they are tall they are running backs.
"I don't think Isaac could move to another position," Farrell said. "And I don't think Henry has the mentality to slide to defense. Hurd is an athletic player, but I don't see a need for him to consider a move, either, even if he is capable of doing so."
One of the most successful big running backs on the professional level was Brandon Jacobs.
A free agent after playing in a limited capacity with San Francisco in 2012, Jacobs had multiple 1,000-yard seasons as a 6-foot-4 back for the New York Giants.
Farrell said Jacobs' height was an NFL anomaly but he may have helped with the current status of backs.
"Brandon was the tallest kid I have dealt with in high school who I thought could be a running back at the next level," he said. "It is rare -- and still is because we are really talking about guys who are the exception -- but these are players who can get it done at the next level even if being 6-foot and under is still ideal."
Fournette said he doesn't worry about what the measurements say; his goals are unchanged.
"I want to be the best player ever to come from Louisiana," he told Rivals.com. "My coaches and parents insist that I don't have anything to prove, but I won't be satisfied until I am the best."
Fournette enters his senior year with 5,828 yards and 72 touchdowns, and he is coming off a season in which he was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state. Reaching the all-time marks for the state is certainly within his reach.
The No. 3 player in the Rivals100 figures to be one of the most heavily recruited players in the country, and he said he has been given a wink and a nod by LSU coach Les Miles.
After LSU did not sign a back in the class of 2013, Fournette said he believed Miles was talking directly to him when he said that this upcoming class was in need of a great back who has speed, power and ball skills.
"They're waiting on me," Fournette told Rivals.com.
"I take that as a compliment."
Farrell said the ultimate compliment is that, despite the change in philosophy at the next level, these players are staying true to themselves.
"High school football is about keeping the ball in your best player's hands," he said. "We saw a time when that was guys like Percy Harvin and Derrick Williams and sometimes it is a dual-threat quarterback like Vince Young or Terrelle Pryor, but right now it is these guys.
"Players like (No. 2-ranked) Jabrill Peppers, Hurd, Scarbrough, and Fournette are so talented that you want the ball in their hands 40 times a game if they can handle it. Their size makes them physically able to take it, and the physical gifts make them stand out for rankings purposes."
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NTSB Suggests Changes For Reno Races
The NTSB is still working to complete its investigation of last year's fatal crash at the Reno Air Races, but on Tuesday, board chairman Deborah Hersman announced a half dozen safety recommendations that she hopes the race organizers will implement before the races resume in September. "We believe these recommendations can go a long way toward preventing future accidents," she said at a news conference at the Reno airport. The suggestions to race organizers include changes to the course design and layout, improvements to the methods used to track and resolve discrepancies found during pre-race aircraft inspections, required pilot training in G-force tolerance, and better ramp safety, such as keeping fuel trucks farther from the race area and improving the placement of barriers. Hersman also emphasized that pilots should document that highly modified aircraft have been exposed to realistic race conditions -- high speeds and high g-loads -- before the race.
Hersman also asked the FAA to review its publications that provide guidance for air racing, because the FAA order for the Reno race required just 500 feet between the race course and the spectators; however, an FAA advisory circular recommends a separation of 1,000 feet when aircraft are flying faster than 250 mph. The board recommends that the FAA should "reconcile all of the differences between these two documents," Hersman said. She also suggested that race organizers should evaluate the use of g-suits for race pilots, and consider making them a requirement. Hersman said additional recommendations may be issued as the board continues its investigation. The accident in September 2011 killed pilot Jimmy Leeward and 10 spectators, and another 60 spectators were injured.


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From: Rachel Shaw, The Ecologist, More from this Affiliate
Published November 6, 2013 01:51 PM
Deep sea drilling will soon commence in the rough waters off the New Zealand coast. This could mark the beginning of an oil rush in which democratic process, public concern, environmental protection and safety considerations are all swept aside. The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around New Zealand is fifteen times larger than the country's land area – it extends from the sub-tropical to the sub-Antarctic. Like the Arctic, New Zealand's EEZ supports a multitude of species which travel from far-flung areas of the globe to reach these rich waters. Like the Arctic, New Zealand's EEZ is fast becoming an oil exploration frontier.
In the Arctic, drilling rig operators must contend with the extreme polar conditions and sea ice. In New Zealand, notoriously rough seas and the deep ocean will test the limits of drilling technology. The deepest offshore oil production well in New Zealand is currently 125 m below the ocean's surface. In a matter of weeks, Texan oil company Anadarko will drill its first deep-sea oil well 1500 m below the waves of the Tasman Sea. This is the first exploration well in what is shaping up to be an onslaught of deep-sea oil drilling in the coming years.
To expedite the deep-sea oil rush, a legislative process is underway to remove any consultation rights from the New Zealand public regarding proposals to drill new offshore exploratory oil wells. Meanwhile, in May of 2013 the government rushed through a law, infamously known as the 'Anadarko amendment', banning protest within 500 m of a rig or drill ship operating within the New Zealand EEZ. The penalties for entering this 500 m zone include hefty fines and up to a year in prison. Like the Russian response to the Arctic 30, the message from the New Zealand government is clear: opposition to oil drilling is not welcome here.
The dangers of deep-sea oil
Public concern in New Zealand over this deep-sea oil rush is understandable. In 2010, the environmental and economic devastation that a deep-sea oil spill may cause became a terrible reality in the Gulf of Mexico. Vast quantities of oil gushed into the Gulf unimpeded for 87 days before the spill was capped. As a quarter share investor in the well, Anadarko (the same company at the vanguard of the New Zealand oil rush) were found jointly liable for the worst oil spill in history.
Read more at ENN affiliate, The Ecologist.
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Jack Osbourne has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Just two weeks after he and fiancée Lisa Stelly welcomed daughter Pearl Clementine, Osbourne, 26, was dealt the shocking news. In an exclusive, sit-down interview and photo shoot with PEOPLE magazine, Jack and his mother Sharon open up about their emotional ordeal.
"I was just angry and frustrated and kept thinking, 'Why now?' " Jack tells PEOPLE. "I've got a family and that's what's supposed to be the most important thing." This reaction, of course, is understandable. Having a disease like MS is definitely a big hurdle, especially for a new father like Jack.
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the central nervous system – the brain and spinal cord – and can cause problems with muscle control and strength, vision, balance, feeling, and thinking. MS differs in each case, with some people going through life with only minor problems and others becoming seriously disabled. Most people fall somewhere between those two extremes.
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Connecticut Decriminalizes Marijuana
Connecticut became the 13th state to decriminalize marijuana on Tuesday with the passage of new legislation in the House of Representatives. Possession of less than a half-ounce of pot will garner you a $150 fine (one that increases with subsequent offenses); if you're under 21, you'll get a two-month suspension of your driver's license. Connecticut could save some $885,000 in court costs and attorney salaries, and make as much as $1.4 million in fines and fees, not to mention the obvious economic benefits for convenience stores. [Hartford Courant; image, of a Connecticut State Police officer removing a pot plant in 1996, via AP]


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Tuesday January 10, 2012
Superstar Shakira and footballer Gerard Pique, who confirmed their relationship last March, made their red carpet debut in style on Monday.
Channelling old Hollywood glamour in a red sequinned, fishtail gown complete with soft waves in her hair, singer Shakira was dressed to impress at the Fifa Ballon d'Or Gala in Switzerland.
They put on an affectionate display. Gerard, 24, kissed his lady in red's forehead before they walked off hand in hand.
Later, he was spotted holding the Colombian beauty at arm's length to admire her.
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Chivas USA entered the SuperClásico with one of finest defenses in MLS, but the Galaxy tandem of Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan ultimately proved too much for the Rojiblancos. Dangerous from the outset, the pair combined for what was ultimately the game-winning-goal when in 48th minute when Keane launched a pass through the Chivas defense to Donovan, who scored his first of two goals on the night.
The pair was unlucky not to get several more as they combined repeatedly in both halves to create dangerous opportunities that were either denied by the woodwork or Chivas' Dan Kennedy. Although the pair amazed in this match, they will be unable to combine in next week's game against FC Dallas as Donovan will be suspended due to yellow card accumulation.
Omar Gonzalez remains a ways away from full health, but on Saturday, he showed flashes of last year's stellar form. With Chivas pressing for an equalizer late, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena brought on Gonzalez in the 68th minute in place of Hector Jimenez in a move that paid immediate dividends for LA.
Teaming up with David Junior Lopes in central defense, Gonzalez marshaled the Galaxy back four to snuff out several forays forward for the Rojiblancos. With Gonzalez and the Galaxy defense limiting Chivas' opportunities, the Galaxy would hit back, getting the third goal in the 78th minute of play. A goal that Gonzalez would play a role in as the defender headed it into the box, creating a scrum that ended with Donovan's second goal of the night. WATCH
With Todd Dunivant absent due to a right calf injury, rookie Bryan Gaul put in a solid performance on the left side of the Galaxy defense. Gaul has been a "Johnny on the Spot" of sorts for the Galaxy this season by playing a variety of positions along the backline, but in his eight appearance of the year, the rookie shined on the left flank.
Throughout the match, Gaul neutralized the left side of the Chivas attack, frequently preventing Chivas' attackers Ryan Smith and Jose Erik Correa making an impact on the game. Gaul was also dangerous in the attack as showing a willingness to go forward and use his dangerous crossing ability to create chances—eventually ending the match with an assist for his role in the club's third goal.
The rookie did have one nervy moment, however, as in the 52nd minute; he was beat out by Smith in a play that ultimately led to Chivas' only goal of the contest.
Read Adam Serrano's LA Galaxy Insider Blog at lagalaxy.com/insider


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You are invited to interact in an interdisciplinary setting to advance the use and understanding of ecosystem services and related science in resource management, restoration, conservation, and development decision making.
Ecosystem services "the services provided to humans from natural systems" are becoming a critical issue in resource management, restoration, conservation, and development decisions.
ACES 2008 will bring together government, non-governmental organization, academia, tribal, and private sector leaders to advance the use of ecosystem services and related science in conservation, restoration, resource management, and development decisions.
The conference will highlight concepts and applications relating to four primary themes:
ACES 2008 will provide a broad and open forum to discuss the latest and most innovative methods, tools, and processes for assessing ecosystem services and facilitating their effective use in planning and decision making.
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