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GPs urge patients to oppose cuts
GP bosses are mounting a hard-hitting poster campaign and calling on patients to back demands for the Government to reverse swingeing funding cuts for general practice which they say have left services struggling to survive.
The poster - showing long queues of people outside a GP practice in an echo of the Tories' "Labour Isn't Working" poster during the 1979 election - will be sent to every surgery in the UK over the next week for doctors to put up in their waiting rooms.
Hundreds of thousands of patients will be asked to sign a petition calling for the Government to save general practice.
The campaign is being driven by the National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), which warns that increasing workloads and cuts to funding mean the risk to patient care has "never been greater".
The RCGP says that over the last decade the number of patient consultations has soared to an all-time high while funding for general practice has dropped to a historic low.
More than 90% of NHS patient contacts take place within general practice and GP teams are seeing 40 million more patients a year than they were five years ago, the RCGP said, yet funding has plummeted to 8.39% of the total NHS budget.
The RCGP warned that 34 million requests for consultations with a family doctor will not be met this year because of growing demand and declining resources, according to its analysis of the independent GP Patient survey.
Dr Maureen Baker, chairwoman of the RCGP, warned that patients are having to wait ever longer for appointments, which would lead to some going to hospital for treatment or not seeking help at all.
She said: "General practice across the UK is on the edge, with GP workloads ballooning, funding for general practice plummeting and up to 100 practices at risk of closure in the next year.
"The overwhelming majority of GPs - some of whom conduct up to 60 patient consultations a day - are now so busy that they fear they may miss something serious in one of their patients.
"The risk to safe patient care has never been greater - and it is because GPs are so concerned about the standard of care they can deliver that we hope patients across the country will sign our petition calling on the four governments of the UK to give general practice the investment it desperately needs.
"Never before has the college felt it necessary to ask patients to sign a petition or to send each practice such a hard-hitting poster for their waiting rooms, but general practice is now under greater pressure than ever before.
"More than one million patient consultations are carried out by family doctors every day and demand for GP services is growing year-on-year, with a population that is getting bigger and growing older, with more and more people suffering from multiple conditions."
Earlier this week a leading GP warned that general practice in Britain is facing "unprecedented challenges", and called for an end to 10-minute appointments for patients.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chairman of the British Medical Association's (BMA) general practice committee, said there is "chronic underfunding and unsustainable pressures on UK general practice" and warned of a crisis in workload, workforce, premises and morale.
And a group of doctors told the BMA's local medical committees conference that family GPs should start charging some patients for certain services.
The petition and poster mark the next phase of the RCGP and NAPP campaign, Put Patients First: Back General Practice, which calls for an increase in funding to 11% by 2017, and Dr Baker said this increase is vital to save general practice from "disintegration".
Funding for general practice could fall by a further 17% over the next three years to just 7.3% of the NHS budget, according to consultancy Deloitte, which the RCGP warned would have disastrous consequences for patient care.
Health minister Dr Dan Poulter said: "We've taken tough decisions to protect the NHS budget so we can strengthen family doctoring, reform out-of-hospital care and improve GP access for 7.5 million people.
"But we know GPs are under pressure, so we're cutting targets by more than a third to free up more time for patients, increasing trainees who become GPs from 40% to 50% so GP numbers continue to grow faster than the population and are training 10,000 more primary and community health and care staff by 2020."


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He made his victory speech just after 10 p.m. in the shore town of Asbury Park.
Christie became the first Republican on the ballot statewide in New Jersey since George H.W. Bush's presidential campaign in 1988 to get more than 50 percent of the votes in the state.
With 69 percent of precincts reporting, Christie had 60 percent of the vote to Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono's 39 percent.
Christie is seen as a strong contender for president in 2016.
De Blasio says NYC voters chose 'progressive path'
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill de Blasio says his landslide victory in New York City's mayoral election shows the people have chosen "a progressive path," and he pledged to make tackling income inequality a top priority.
The Democrat delivered his victory speech Tuesday evening at an armory near his Brooklyn home.
Throughout his campaign, de Blasio warned that the gap between rich and poor has become too large, and he told cheering supporters that he was committed to "making sure that no son or daughter of New York falls behind."
He says New York faces a "crisis of affordability" decades in the making.
With 14 percent of precincts reporting, he had 73 percent of the vote to Republican Joe Lhota's 24 percent.
McAuliffe elected governor of Va. over Cuccinelli
TYSONS CORNER, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe has been elected Virginia's next governor, defeating Republican Ken Cuccinelli after pledging to expand the state's Medicaid rolls and portraying his rival as someone who would turn back years of progress.
Turnout for Tuesday's election was low, and both candidates worked through Election Day to reach as many potential voters as possible.
McAuliffe, who once led the Democratic National Committee and is a confidant of former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton, said he would expand Medicaid to provide health coverage for 400,000 people under the federal health care law. By contrast, Cuccinelli, the current attorney general, vehemently opposed the law and was the first to challenge it in court.

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Therefore every team we might trade him to is going to have a good look at his knees before they take him off our hands and most likely they are going to find something unpleasant there. There is a certain chance this report makes him untradable.
"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand."
Kurt Vonnegut
Maybe K-Mart will sign with us now or not
Our defense would be deadly, to bad K-Mart is all about the Benjamins
Another guy who's still unsigned Pietrus would fit with the lineup
To bad Pietrus is all about the Benjamins too
Lets put this is perspective....yes it sucks that Stat is out and presents yet another excuse why he and Melo are not clicking
Yet...consider the season is long and he is scheduled to miss at the most 5 games (did anyone really think Stat was gonna give us 80+ this year?) again it sucks..but does not need to warrant much panic.
Injuries happen....they hurt...but there is plenty of time left for Melo and Stat to click....the Toronto game showed us that despite them having a camp together and both wanting it to work it still needs a lot of work....Even if they played every Pre Season game togehter it still would take until late December for it to flow naturally...now it's gonna be early January!
We all want to get off to a great start...but in his first season as Knick coach Dantoni had us playing winning ball the first couple of weeks but what did it materialize to?
Maimi sucked out of the gates the last 2 seasons and still made it to The Finals both years.
Look we have the talent to beat both The Nets and The Heat with or without Stat...and in fact...I think given the chemistry issues maybe it is not the worst thing Stat is out.
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
Just reposting this
Some more samples i just found
Im strongly convinced were a better team without Amare. Theres plenty of other players on this team that want minutes and will play harder/smarter. Stat still reminds me of a high school baller. All hes ever known is how to use his athleticism to out play others, and the only thing hes learned is how to hit a jumpshot since coming to the NBA
I don't care what anyone says. There is nothing good about STAT being out. All this does is make Woodson's job a bit difficult and it places way more responsibilty on the older players. Having Sheed and KT were supposed to be supplemental to Amare's star power. Melo will now feel like he has to do more and things may not look the way we want out the gate. Amare's constant injuries are a chink in the armor.
If this Copeland kid can play within the system and still produce when needed, Amare would be best served coming off the bench. Everytime Amare talks he has a setback. Fuuuuuuucccccccccckkkkkk!
Amare = Penny Hardaway 2.0
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You underrate KT. He's old (in basketball years) yes, but if you're familiar with KT then you know he was never fast. His skill set is primarily post defense and a nice mid range jumper. He may be 40 but he's a better defender than Amare. What does that tell you?
Real Talk
I'm not buying the chemistry reports. These guys can play together as long as they all make an attempt at defense, rebounding and ball movement. Scoring isn't much of an issue for Stats or Melo. Anytime they can put up 23pts/18pts in a single game, scoring chemistry isn't an issue. As far as injuries go, Stats has knee swelling and no surgery is needed. It shouldn't even take a full three weeks to heal. Not that big of a deal. Funny how everyone wants him out.
Don't let the old heads fool you. They can help but don't expect much out of them. Camby and Thomas are here to rebound defend and block second unit players. With Felton and Kid back there's no reason that Melo and Stats can't get rolling after a few games together. Way to early for panic mode.


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Delmon returns to Detroit after prolific postseason
By Jason Beck and Bobby Nightengale / MLB.com
DETROIT -- Delmon Young is back in Detroit for the first time since the World Series, which he helped Detroit reach with his Most Valuable Player performance in the American League Championship Series.
"It's cool you know, come back here get to see all the guys again, and it's just good to be back here," said Young, who hit .313 with three home runs and nine RBIs in 13 postseason games.
Young signed a one-year deal with the Phillies in January and is thrilled that he doesn't have to be any team's regular designated hitter, though he will fill that role at Comerica Park on Friday night.
"DH-ing is very boring, especially if you don't get a hit," Young said. "You go try to critique and analyze your swing and change it three or four times before your next at-bat. So it's fun to be back in the field, especially right field."
Along with his postseason accolades, Young hit .267 with 18 home runs and 74 RBIs last season with the Tigers. Whether those numbers and his clutch hitting in the postseason will earn him cheers from the Comerica Park crowd, he isn't quite sure.
"I don't know," Young said. "I'm just trying to come here and put some wood on [Tigers starter Doug] Fister. It would be nice that happened, but if it doesn't, it doesn't. I'm just excited to actually be back here."
Cabrera takes full BP, but sits for fourth straight game
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera progressed enough with his left hip injury to take full batting practice. He hasn't yet progressed enough to take part in a full game.
Cabrera was out of the Tigers' lineup for Friday's series opener against the Phillies, his fourth consecutive game out. Whether he's available to pinch-hit off an injury-shortened bench wasn't clear, but multiple rounds of batting practice against both left- and right-handed pitching seemed to be an attempt to figure that out.
Cabrera did not take any ground balls during BP, so anything beyond hitting seems out of the question.
"He's made real good improvement," Tigers head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said. "Obviously, we held him out today to give him a chance to do some activity. He's feeling a lot better, but he still feels he needs another day or so.
"Obviously, you'd rather lose Miguel Cabrera for two or three games than two or three weeks. It's important for us to make sure that he's right before he comes back."
Don Kelly was initially in the Tigers' starting lineup at third base, but was scratched shortly after batting practice began, with Ramon Santiago taking his place. That switch was not health-related, according to a Tigers spokesperson. With only one healthy position player on the bench other than backup catcher Brayan Pena, it's likely manager Jim Leyland wanted Kelly available to insert in the infield or outfield.
Infante halts rehab after ankle flares up in Class A game
DETROIT -- Omar Infante was back in the Tigers' clubhouse Friday, but he might have been as far from returning from the disabled list as he was a few weeks ago. Instead of returning from the DL, Infante was waiting for another examination on his sprained left ankle after it flared up Thursday in his rehab start for Class A West Michigan.
Infante played four innings before leaving the game. He was originally expected to play six. The ankle flared up earlier in the game on the basepaths after he singled in his first at-bat.
"It was pain, same as in the past," Infante said. "I can hit good. It's just I can't run hard. That's when I felt it yesterday. I tried to run home and I felt pain."
Infante later said he also felt the ankle in the field when he would range to his left. He fielded only one ground ball, so there wasn't much opportunity to test it.
"When I move to the left side, I'm feeling it there," Infante said.
Infante originally hoped to spend the weekend rehabbing with Triple-A Toledo. Instead, his rehab is shut down until he can move around at game speed without pain.
That might take more than a few days.
"One more week, two more weeks, I think I'll feel better," Infante said.
Thursday marked Infante's first game at second base since July 3, when Colby Rasmus' takeout slide in Toronto left Infante with a shin contusion and ankle damage. The latter was originally expected to be a secondary injury compared to the shin, which took a direct hit on the slide. While the swelling vanished from the shin within a few days, Infante's ankle has proven tougher to heal.
Hunter pulled from lineup as Achilles injury persists
DETROIT -- Though he was in manager Jim Leyland's initial lineup Friday, Torii Hunter was scratched with continued soreness in his left Achilles and is day to day.
After exiting Thursday's game in the eighth, Hunter was confident he wouldn't miss any games.
"You just have to play smart until it's over with, that's all you do," Hunter said while he was still in the lineup.
Andy Dirks will replace Hunter in the lineup and in right field. Hunter hobbled around after taking the first pitch in his eighth-inning at-bat. He stayed in and grounded out, then left the game.
"In the second inning, I felt it, it was just sore," Hunter said. "In my last at-bat, I picked my leg up and stepped down to swing, and when I hit the ground, it just shook a little bit. I was a little nervous, and I just kind of rolled off of it so nothing would happen. It was a little sore."
Hunter attributed the pain to a new pair of dress shoes, and was walking around the clubhouse Friday with his lower left leg wrapped in gauze.
"It's not serious," Hunter said before doing any work on the field. "I had injuries; I've been playing for so long. I've know all the injuries, but I know this one's not going to hold me back."
Downs feels fine after 10-pitch inning at Class A
DETROIT -- The one bit of good news on the injury front for the Tigers on Friday came from lefty reliever Darin Downs. His shoulder felt fine after his 10-pitch rehab inning Thursday for Class A West Michigan.
Downs' next step will be a trip to Triple-A Toledo, where he's expected to make a relief appearance Sunday night. The Mud Hens are home through next week, so he'll have ample time to get in his innings before returning from the disabled list.
Downs went on the DL almost three weeks ago with tendinitis in his left shoulder. Once he got rolling with his throwing program out of the All-Star break, it didn't take him long to get back to game action.
"I'm taking it day by day, whatever they say," Downs said. "I just tell [the medical staff] how I feel."
Quick hits
• The Tigers have not yet decided whether they'll use the two off-days coming up next week to shuffle their rotation, according to Leyland. Anibal Sanchez and Justin Verlander are expected to start in the two-game series against the Nationals, but Leyland said they haven't determined a pitching order for next weekend's three-game set with the White Sox.
• FOX Sports Detroit will debut its Batting Practice Cam show on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET, providing live coverage of batting practice for both teams prior to the 7:08 p.m. game against the Phillies. The Batting Practice Cam show will air on Fox Sports Detroit Plus.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. Bobby Nightengale is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A striking example of a less distant relationship is between Vedic (Sanskrit) and Zoroastrian (Avestan) hymns:
This is not surprising given the common ancestry of both the Vedic Aryans and the Indo-Iranians. Their languages likewise descend from a common Proto-Indo-European language:yo vo apo vasvish yajate asuranish asurasya vashishthabyo hotrabhyo
yo vo apo vanguhish yazaite ahuranish ahurahe vahishtabyo zaothrabyo
he who worships you, the good waters, the Ahurian wives of Ahura, with best
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Some Indo-Aryans for a time ruled a kingdom in what is now Syria called Mitanni. At some point they also came to dominate NW India and eventually the whole Indian subcontinent. It seems they were a highly mobile people. This is interesting given their proximity to other Mesopotamian and Egyptian peoples.
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In any case, this is relevant to Buddhism because a lot of the deities (Indra, Brahma, etc...) and cosmology in Buddhism have roots in this trans-Eurasian culture descending from a common Indo-European heritage (from Ireland to Nepal). It isn't necessarily all Vedic influences as presumably a lot of this would have been already present in Magadha in the Buddha's time. Śākyamuni's kin were Indo-European descendants.
It is really helpful to see Buddhism emerging from this greater context. It puts a lot of things into perspective.


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Christmas continues at Hildene
The mansion has been decorated for the holiday season. The lights, sights, sounds and scents of the season abound at this historic place, Robert Lincoln's ancestral home and home to three generations of President Lincoln's descendants for 70 years.
An admission fee is not required for visitors to the Welcome Center and The Museum Store.
Visitors can tour the home with staff and docents on hand to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
On weekends local musicians bring the organ or Mary Harlan's Steinway to life with their talents. Guided tours at 1 p.m. are offered with prior reservation.
Guests can also visit the Rowland Agricultural Center at Hildene Farm or board the Pullman palace car, Sunbeam.
Admission is $16 for adults and $5 for children six- to 14-years-old. Admission is free for members, volunteers and children under six-years-old. Hildene will be closed on Dec. 24 and 25.
For more information on the holidays at Hildene, including musicians, visit www.hildene.org/ calendar.html.
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Searching stories on mugglenet fanfiction is a bit of a pain. You can only set it for raitings, warnings, alphabeticaly or most recent, or completed, work in progress, and all stories. Personally I hate looking at hundreds of one shots before even getting to a story with more then 2000 words.
I think that a word count should be added to the search. ranging from 0-1000, 1001-5000, and so on. I think that it would help the search for a good story much shorter.


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Don DeVito Dies
Don DeVito Dies
GRAMMY-winning producer Don DeVito died Nov. 25 in New York following a battle with prostate cancer. He was 72. Born in Brooklyn in 1939, he entered the CBS Executive Training Program in 1967 where he was named the local Miami promotion and artist relations representative for CBS Records. DeVito was eventually transferred to New York to head up the marketing department for the then-new Columbia Records where he spent time in the studio studying under producers James Guercio, Bob Johnston, Jimmy Ienner, and Phil Ramone. DeVito then moved to the A&R department where he worked with artists including Bob Dylan, for whom he produced 1975's Blood On The Tracks and 1976's Desire. Among the artists DeVito subsequently worked with were Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Janis Joplin, Simon And Garfunkel, and Bruce Springsteen, among others. He earned a GRAMMY Award in 1988 for Best Traditional Folk Recording for Folkways — A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly. (11/28)
Black Friday Sales Total $816 Million Online
Online spending during Black Friday (Nov. 25) totaled $816 million, marking the heaviest online spending day for the year to date and a 26 percent increase compared to the same day last year, according to a comScore report. Amazon.com topped the list of most visited online retailers in the United States on Black Friday, followed by Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and Apple. Analysts expect sales for Cyber Monday (Nov. 28) to reach a record $1.2 billion. (11/28)
Hastings Reports Decrease In Music Sales
Entertainment retailer Hastings Entertainment reported a 2.6 percent decrease in music sales for the third quarter ending Oct. 31, a smaller loss compared to the year-ago quarter when music sales were down 6.2 percent. Total revenue reached $108.6 million, down from the $112.2 million reported in the year-ago quarter, and the company reported an overall net loss of $5.5 million compared to $3.1 million in 2010. (11/28)


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Police Log
-- A Madison, Conn., man was cited for violating his conditions of release during a traffic stop at 1:48 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
According to VSP, its Operations South team conducted a motor vehicle stop on Interstate 91 for a vehicle violation. The troopers learned the vehicle's operator, Derek Shaw, 43, had previously been arrested in October for first-degree aggravated domestic assault. As a result of that arrest, Shaw was released on court-ordered conditions that he not have any contact with the alleged victim of the assault. Troopers learned the alleged victim was in the vehicle at the time of the stop.
Shaw was ordered to appear in court on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
-- Zoe Reichsman, 20, of Brattleboro, was cited for having consumed alcohol as a minor after police responded to Birge Street for a noise complaint on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Reichsman was ordered to appear in court at a later date.
-- Three individuals were cited with charges on Washington Street on Thursday, Nov. 29.
Brattleboro Police received a report of a retail theft at the Price Chopper store on Canal Street. A description of a vehicle involved was provided and it was located on South Main Street. The vehicle's operator did not immediately stop for police before pulling over on Washington Street.
Christopher Lanese, 35, a passenger in the car, was cited for retail theft. Another passenger, Ramon Soto, 36, was found to have consumed alcohol in violation of his court-ordered conditions of release. Both were ordered to appear in court at a later date to answer to the charges.
The vehicle's operator, who was not identified by police, was issued a ticket for driving with a suspended license and failing to obey a police officer.
-- A Naugatuck, Conn., man walked away uninjured from a single-vehicle crash near the Exit 2 northbound off-ramp on Saturday, Dec. 1.
According to VSP, Bryan K. Phillips, 21, was attempting to get off Interstate 91 when he was unable to negotiate a sharp curve and the 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier he was operating slid off the off-ramp and rolled over onto its roof.
Icy road conditions contributed to this crash, according to police.
-- Joshua Lake, 17, of Chester, was treated and released from Brattleboro Memorial Hospital following a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
According to Vermont State Police, Lake was traveling east on East West Road and driving down a steep grade into a sharp right curve. Due to black ice on the road, Lake was unable to negotiate the curve, causing him to go off the roadway, hit a sign and then a dirt embankment. As result of the impact, the vehicle's engine area caught on fire. The vehicle is considered a total loss.
Dummerston Fire, Rescue Inc. and the Dummerston Highway Department also responded to the scene.
-- A Philadelphia, Pa., man was cited for careless and negligent operation of a vehicle and excessive speed on Friday, Nov. 30.
Ronald P. Sinnette, 27, was clocked by Vermont State Police traveling 107 mph in a 65 mph zone.
-- A 21-year-old Marlboro College student contacted VSP to report the larceny of his prescription medication from his student housing unit. He told police the larceny possibly took place during the overnight hours of Tuesday, Nov. 27, and Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Anyone with information about this larceny is asked to call Sgt. Christopher Buckley at 802-254-2382.
Tips can also be provided at the VSP's Facebook page or on the VSP homepage.
-- A Winchester, N.H., man was uninjured in a single-vehicle crash in the northbound lane on Interstate 91 on Thursday, Nov. 29.
According to Vermont State Police, the vehicle driven by Eric Brazeau, 51, struck an embankment and rolled over.
-- Liviu Rusu, 37, of Glens Falls, N.Y., and his passenger were uninjured when he lost control of the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero he was driving and the vehicle went off the right side of the northbound lane of Interstate-91 on Thursday, Nov. 29.
According to Vermont State Police, the vehicle struck a rock ledge, causing moderate front-end damage.
The Rockingham Fire Department also responded to the scene.
Walpole, N.H.
-- Alex Clough, 18, of Walpole, N.H., was cited at 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28, for receiving stolen property.
-- A Bellows Falls Union High School student was cited for violating a Relief from Abuse Order while at school on Friday, Nov. 30.
Kolby Nicholas, 16, of Bellows Falls, was taken into custody at approximately 2:09 p.m. and ordered to appear in court on Monday, Dec. 3.
-- A Readsboro woman was transported to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, where she was treated for minor injuries and released, following a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
Vermont State Police say troopers responded at approximately 6:18 p.m. to a rollover crash on Vermont Route 100 in the area of Corse Road.
According to police, Kathleen Quinn, 40, was traveling south at 40 to 45 mph on VT100 when she lost control of her vehicle after hitting some icy road. Police say Quinn left the west side of the roadway, struck a large tree, struck a small tree which broke off and came down on top of the vehicle before the vehicle came to a rest when it hit a large rock adjacent to a stream that runs parallel to VT100. Quinn had suffered contusions, scratches and general soreness before being transported to SVMC.
Mount Snow Motors removed the vehicle from the scene.
Police urge all drivers to use extreme caution on the road, especially during the wintertime. According to Trooper Mike Sorensen, Quinn likely would have sustained more serious, or even fatal injuries, had she not been wearing her seatbelt.
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Licensing chief had nitrogen drink
A young councillor and licensing chief in a city where a teenager needed an operation to remove her stomach after consuming a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen has said that he has also tried the drink.
Gaby Scanlon, 18, began feeling breathless after having the drink in Oscar's wine bar during a night out with friends in Lancaster city centre on Thursday.
She developed severe stomach pain and was taken to Lancaster Royal Infirmary at about 11pm.
Medics diagnosed her with a perforated stomach and were forced to perform emergency surgery to remove the organ, Lancashire Police said.
It is understood that Miss Scanlon, from Heysham, was out celebrating her 18th birthday. She remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition, the force said.
Paul Aitchison, chairman of Lancaster City Council's Licensing Act Committee, said that he was at the same bar a few months ago and tried the Nitro Jagermeister drink.
Mr Aitchison, who at 20 is one of the country's youngest councillors, said: "I heard about this story this morning and I was quite shocked because I have actually tried it myself. It was quite scary to think that it could have possibly happened to me."
The committee will be discussing the issue, he said.
Police say they are investigating the incident. A number of witnesses at the wine bar are being interviewed by police and the premises has stopped selling drinks containing the chemical.
A Lancashire Police spokeswoman said: "Medical opinion is that this would have proved fatal had the operation not been carried out urgently. The investigation is still in its early stages and we are still interviewing witnesses to establish the full facts. The premises involved have fully co-operated with all agencies and have suspended drinks involving liquid nitrogen."


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text: The Angel Food program at Community Church delivered 277 boxes of food as part of the food outreach ministry last month. The program is staffed by an all volunteer group, including local high school students, that takes the orders, picks up the food at a drop site, sorts the food into boxes and distributes the food. Above, student Garrett Neville helps Mary Ann and Christian Jensen take Angel Food to their vehicle.


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Baylands buildings - old becomes new and new left to rot?
Original post made by Resident, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 4, 2013
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Jan 4, 2013 at 12:35 pm
The whole Baylands area is pretty disgusting, and that includes Byxbee Park.
Anything out there has gone to seed. I remember coming to CA as a kid to visit my Grandmother and going to the Duck Pond. The place is messy and in disrepair now.
There is not enough parking, there are no real restroom facilities. The portables out by the docks are disgusting, and the restroom at Byxbee Park is not open all the time and does not get cleaned properly - which I have reported several times to the Park Ranger out there whenever I see them.
The Interpretive Center that connects to the boardwalks out to the Baylands is dilapidated, but it seems not that bad and that it could be repaired without re-building the whole structure. The boardwalks themselves are really bad now. Boards are rotted and loose and the last time I was out there it seemed to me to be unsafe and an accident waiting to happen.
We used to go out there in the 70's and you could walk all the way over to the power towers and beyond. It was a lot of fun as a kid. Maybe it is just too hard to patrol and who knows what could happen out there these days.
I am sad to see this area which is such a great resource for Palo Alto just being ignored and allowed to fall apart. We used to have a nice yacht harbor out there that probably brought in revenue and put people permanently out there so the area was safer and more patrolled.
The City needs to re-think the Palo Alto Baylands, because just allowing it all to fall apart and the only thing out there be the Palo Alto Airport that makes too much noise and is an occasional risk for plane crashes is a bad idea for the majority of Palo Altans. If you do go out to the Baylands, it is still a nice place to walk, hike or birdwatch, and could be much better if the parking, noise and stench from the sewage treatment plant could be managed.
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Obama administration reverses Bush wilderness policy
The Obama administration has restored U.S. land managers' powers to curb development on vast tracts of America's back country, undoing what conservation groups called a "no more wilderness" policy put in place under President George W. Bush.
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced on Thursday that the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will again have the authority to set aside large areas of federally owned territory in the West that it deems deserving of wilderness protection.
It would still be up to Congress to decide whether to grant those areas formal wilderness status, putting them permanently off-limits to energy development and other commercial uses.
An official wilderness designation by law prohibits the building of roads or other structures, or any human activities that would alter the natural landscape, such as farming, logging, mining, or oil and gas drilling.
In years past, lands classified by BLM as eligible for such protection were to be protected as de facto wilderness until or unless Congress acted.
But Salazar's new "wild lands" policy gives BLM latitude to allow limited energy development or other activities in such areas, even if they "may impair wilderness characteristics."
"For the last seven years, the BLM -- which manages more land than any other federal agency -- has not had a comprehensive national wilderness policy," Salazar said.
"Americans love the wild places where they hunt, fish, hike and get away from it all, and they expect these lands to be protected wisely on their behalf."
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WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) -- With proven U.S. crude oil reserves increasing, Senate leaders said it was time to lift a 1970s era ban restricting crude oil exports.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported proved crude oil reserves in 2012 reached 33 billion barrels, 15 percent more than the previous year and the fourth consecutive year for an increase.
Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La. and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, called on EIA Administration Adam Sieminski to consider lifting an export ban imposed in response to the Arab oil embargo in the 1970s.
Of particular interest were the economic impact of keeping the ban in place, how competitive U.S. crude oil would be on the global market and what logistics were needed to reverse the ban.
"You know better than most the true magnitude of the North American energy renaissance," they said in their Friday letter to Sieminski.
Murkowski, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, heard testimony in January about the prospects of exporting more crude oil. Industry officials said exposing U.S. crude oil to a global market would expose the economy to more overseas shocks.
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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
3:10 p.m. — 6200 block State Road 64 East. Larceny Petit, First Offense. The defendant was observed by the loss-prevention officer selecting items from the cosmetic area, which the witness states was being matched up to a receipt the defendant had removed from her purse. The defendant then was observed going to the customer service desk, where she returned the items she had just selected. She obtained cash back for the items. She then used the cash to purchase numerous items. The defendant, from the original transaction, got back $37.74. She then paid $11.86 for new items purchased with the money.
2:49 p.m. — 8300 block Lockwood Ridge Road. Trespass Warning. The property manager at a business told the suspect she was trespassing, and the suspect stated she understood.
2:21 p.m. — 6200 Flagship Court. Burglary to Convey-Larceny. Two deputies visited a property in the 15000 block of Skip Jack Loop to speak to a burglary suspect about an unrelated case. While speaking to his mother, she allowed the deputies to search his room for the stolen item. In his room, deputies found three Garmin GPS systems, which included the one listed in a report. A deputy contacted the victim, and she stated the item was stolen out of her car at the beginning of the year. The GPS was placed into evidence for safekeeping.
3:34 p.m. — 8000 block Conservatory Drive. Fraud and Use/Possession of ID of Another Without Consent. The complainant has proof of death for her deceased aunt. The complainant filed her aunt's taxes and received a notice from the IRS stating her taxes already were being used by unknown persons. The IRS requested a police report.
5:45 p.m. — 4500 University Parkway. Grand Theft. The complainant is an asset protection investigator for Home Depot. The complainant reported a suspect stole $990 in merchandise from Home Depot. The suspects' actions were captured on surveillance. A CD of the surveillance was provided and placed into evidence.
11:49 p.m. — 8300 block Lockwood Ridge Road. Grand Theft. The complainant states her purse was stolen while she was shopping at Walmart. The complainant said she left her purse in her cart near the front of the store while she walked over to talk to her father. When she returned, her purse was gone.
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You had open aortic aneurysm surgery to repair an aneurysm (a widened part) in your aorta, the large artery that carries blood to your belly (abdomen), pelvis, and legs.
You have a long incision (cut) either in the middle of your belly or on the left side of your belly. Your surgeon repaired your aorta through this incision. After spending 1 to 3 days in the intensive care unit (ICU), you spent more time recovering in a regular hospital room.
Plan to have someone drive you home from the hospital. Do NOT drive yourself home.
You should be able to do most of your regular activities in 4 to 8 weeks. Before that:
Your doctor will prescribe pain medicines to use at home. If you are taking pain pills 3 or 4 times a day, try taking them at the same times each day for 3 to 4 days. They may be more effective this way.
Try getting up and moving around if you are having some pain in your belly. This may ease your pain.
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Make sure your home is safe as you are recovering.
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You may remove the wound dressings and take showers if sutures, staples, or glue were used to close your skin if your doctor says you can.
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Do not soak in a bathtub or hot tub, or go swimming, until your doctor tells you it is okay.
Surgery will not cure the cause of your aneurysm. Your arteries may become widened again, or you may have this problem in another artery. You will need to make lifestyle changes to try to prevent the problem from coming back:
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De Bruin JL, Baas AF, Buth J, Prinssen M, Verhoeven EL, Cuypers PW, van Sambeek MR, Balm R, Grobbee DE, Blankensteijn JD; DREAM Study Group. Long-term outcome of open or endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. N Engl J Med. 2010 May 20;362(20):1881-9.
Gloviczki P, Ricotta JJ II. Aneurysmal vascular disease. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 65.
Greenhalgh RM, Powell JT. Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 31;358(5):494-501.
Lederle FA, Kane RL, MacDonald R, Wilt TJ. Systematic review: repair of unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Ann Intern Med. 2007 May 15;146(10):735-41.
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Police reveal more information about the victims of yesterday's crash on the A47
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The three people who died in a crash on the A47 yesterday morning are believed to be a man and woman in their 60s and a man in his 30s, all from Lancashire.
Police are appealing for information following the incident, which happened at East Winch.
The three people were pronounced dead at the scene after silver Kia Ceed travelling towards King's Lynn was in collision with a lorry travelling in the opposite direction at about 11.15am.
The lorry driver suffered minor injuries.
There was also a minor collision between a silver Ford Transit minibus and a white Mercedes Sprinter van following the first collision and the A47 was closed for about eight hours.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, October 25, 2012, 4:53 PM
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Top high school test scores called 'blessing and curse'
Original post made on Oct 25, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, October 25, 2012, 4:53 PM
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a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Oct 25, 2012 at 10:21 pm
"Parental education level was tied to student performance on the SAT, with a 2010 average for students whose parents have graduate degrees and a 1705 for students whose parents did not go beyond a high-school diploma or an associate's degree."
Really? Wow. So what about the 1770 for the kid who's mom has an MBA from Santa Clara, strait 4.0 in graduate and undergrad in college, (Graduated from Gunn), working full time mother, who DID NOT PAY FOR THE $700 SAT STUDY COURSE? Maybe the statistics could address that?
You know, I KNEW there was a reason I told the Gunn administration 30 years ago to go straight to h-e-xx when I was a Junior refusing to be herded in to take the PSAT...
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 25, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Someone please parse this sentence:
"But board members worried aloud that Palo Alto's overall stellar test averages are unduly discouraging to the many strong students who do not meet them."
If they are strong students, then why they do not meet the test averages. If a student does not meet the average score, then he/she must be below average; very confusing! I suggest that instead of worrying, the Palo Alto board members should learn from their above-average students and study aloud their statistics subjects!
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Oct 25, 2012 at 11:10 pm
@school - because maybe the school board is recognizing that the test scores are meaningless measures of student performance? Palo Alto's averages are padded by $$$ period. $$$ to pay for the exorbitant test taking tutoring, $ to send kids to the summer school programs and the afterschool programs, and paying for tutors, and the math program down the street (etc) for years upon years. So the smart kid and strong performer, well adjusted and teachers favorite, who doesn't meet "the average" test score is an utterly meaningless measure of how smart or successful that kid is.
If the kids not making the average scores must be 'below average' then explain please the kid who gets A's in math class at Gunn, who scores 'below basic' on the state test scores?
Hint: You can't. Its utterly meaningless.
a resident of Professorville
on Oct 25, 2012 at 11:17 pm
@school The issue is which population you compare a given student against. A "strong student" may exceed state curriculum standards and place well above the state average on standardized test but not fare so well when compared against only Palo Alto students. Which average is the "important" measurement? How do we define successful performance; exceeding the average in Palo Alto or exceeding the state average? More importantly, how do colleges define success?
Think of it in the same way as your income bracket in Palo Alto. If you have a salary of $500k per year you have an extraordinary income as compared to most people on the planet, most people in the US, most Californians, and even most Palo Altans. If you compare a $500k income to those living in say Professorville, you are not anywhere near the top income bracket (exclude retirees for the sake of this analogy). Most everyone around you has a much higher salary. Does that make you poor, an under-achiever? NO! But it makes it very hard to compete to buy a $5-10 million dollar home. This, is life in Palo Alto.
We need to help our kids find their way in life without damaging them!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 26, 2012 at 4:24 am
Dear Parent,
Statistics measure the whole population of students, never a specific student. It is completely possible for a Palo Alto school to have a student in the case you described--the statistics would never know. What is interesting is that you can make inferences based on the statistics to see how likely it is for a case that you described to exist.
In response to the article, as I am in college now, I really feel this shock of moving out of the Bay Area bubble. Sure its nice to not have to worry about academics as much since Palo Alto students are used to the rigor and competition, but it is the result of four years of working hard. Other students are working hard now. There really isn't a way to show this to students than to actually have them experience it, and they will experience it in college or when they move out to get their first job.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Oct 26, 2012 at 7:37 am
> Other students are working hard now. There really isn't a way
> to show this to students than to actually have them experience
> it, and they will experience it in college or when they move out
> to get their first job.
Good advice.
Having watched the Board discuss this report on academic performance, I felt that those five individuals were really confused, or generally just didn't "get it". The comments from Camille Townsend were vacuous, as well as the rest of the Board, for that matter.
The thrust of their comments seemed to reflect the more-political-than-not atmosphere about student wellness that has permeated the school district for the last couple of years.
Student performance is tightly linked to parental education levels. Schools can only do so much. The unachievable goals of equality of outcome has perverted too many of our institutions, with the predicatable results that resources are wasted on trying to change the system rather than motivate the students as individuals.
Sadly, none of the Board seemed to understand that.
The comments by the recently graduated PALY Alum make far more sense than all of the comments by our Board. It's a shame that we are going to have these same people guiding our school system for four more years--we really need new blood to return the focus to the purpose of public education--rather than social engineering.
a resident of Barron Park
on Oct 26, 2012 at 8:30 am
The pressures of needing to work so very hard just to "keep up" with students who will burn out freshman year is very hard for many to deal with. When EVERRYONE is only satisfie with their child being #1, it ruins many for a long time. I don't want to go back to the cops patrolling the rr tracks days.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 26, 2012 at 8:44 am
Our schools used to be more than just an API score. Glad my sons graduated in the 80's with high SAT scores without tutors or special classes, Take it once and move on. You might want to refer to the cartoon "Pearls before Swine" or May 6th 2012.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 26, 2012 at 8:53 am
Sorry for the typo---should of course have been of not or. Blame it on my eyesight.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Oct 26, 2012 at 9:03 am
> The pressures of needing to work so very hard just to "keep up"
> with students who will burn out freshman year is very hard
> for many to deal with
This is an interesting thought, if only to note that high schools generally only track college entrance statistics—not college graduation stats. Nationally, 4-year college graduation rates are abysmal. Retention rates for freshmen are often 50% or so. Some CSU schools post 4-year graduation rates at less than 10%. Even 6-year graduation rates are nothing to crow about—with most schools claiming about 50%.
With the high performances demonstrated by PAUSD students, one would think that they might enjoy a much higher college graduation rate. But there simply is no way to know that at the moment.
This situation calls for a rethinking of what role high schools play in the preparation of our young people for their futures. There has been a concerted effort to focus on college as the next step. Clearly, college is not for everyone. It will take a lot of sober leadership to recognize that fact, allowing schools to refocus on other topics, such as business-oriented skills.
It's a shame that some of the local booster clubs don't work to create a pool of former PAUSD students who might be useful in creating a kind of "feedback loop" to provide insight to students wondering about their futures—based on the experiences of people who lived in Palo Alto and went to the PAUSD only a couple of decades ago.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 26, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Has anyone noticed how many Paly grads end up dropping out of college ater a year (or even less), burned out and claiming that college was too much like a big Paly?
Has anyone kept track of all the promising Paly grads who are so burned out they don't want to see the inside of a school ever again?
My husband was in the first category. He ended up taking a two-year break from college, just to recover from all the burnout. And then he went to a community college out of town, because he could not stand the idea of four more years of a "big Paly".
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 26, 2012 at 12:16 pm
I find these discussions about PAUSD to be fascinating in that there is little discussion about what goes in other high(er) performing school districts right here in the Bay Area such as Cupertino, Saratoga or even Fremont and San Ramon from the East Bay. All of these districts have schools and students that routinely score higher than our schools. And yet there is zero discussion on learning from them. If we were the top performing school district in a league of our own, I would understand the lack of discussion since there would be nothing else to compare to. However we are far from that point nationally - or even within our own region. Should we not have some humility to discuss what some of those other districts are doing well and to adopt such practices here that would benefit our children?
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Oct 26, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Ducatigirl--Where are you getting your information from? Can you provide us with a link showing how many Paly grads drop out after the first year of college.
"Has anyone kept track of all the promising Paly grads who are so burned out they don't want to see the inside of a school ever again?"
Is there actually anything to keep track of? Are there really a significant number of Paly grads that are "burnt out"??As with the above, please provide some data to back up your claims.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 26, 2012 at 1:35 pm
There is no such thing as a 'curse' for high test scores, only blessings. I think the real issue is every parent wants their kid to shine, which is great, but it's harder in a more competitive environment. Parents should understand that they can only fan their kids' flames so far, then it is up to the kid. I have a kid that is a star athlete and academic. It has nothing to do with me, the kid is self motivated and has been that way since a very early age. This kid will always be under the microscope of envious people trying to find fault. Myself, I'd rather just be average, it's a more pleasant path.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Oct 26, 2012 at 2:14 pm
@Confused - Don't you think Cupertino and Saratoga score better because they are doing something differently, or because they have majority asian student populations?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 26, 2012 at 2:34 pm
@Confused: It is not really not "apples to apples" comparing Pausd with other high performing school districts in the bay area. Remember both Gunn & Paly have the kids within the Tinsley Program, that cannot be discussed easily among the school board without coming across the wrong way. Just how would Pausd test scores compare to other districts when those scores are removed from the "equation"? Many of the kids in the Tinsley program do not have as well educated parents and have much lower incomes so many unfortunately have much less advantages than kids whose families can afford to live in Palo Alto. Maybe I am wrong but somehow I doubt the Cupertino school district and other higher performing school districts have as many kids from lower performing socio-economic areas enrolled at their high schools…
There is also the status issue of colleges among Palo Alto parents. The kids are very aware of elite colleges here since many parents have graduated from top tier colleges themselves. As the population of educated families increases in the future, there are even more limited openings at top tier colleges so educated (and wealthier) parents take advantage of any way they can to "elevate their child for admission" – whether it is enrolling their kids in private schools with smaller class sizes & flexible curriculums, competitive sports or unusual activities, college alumni donations, expensive tutoring, summer programs, after school math & science enrichment programs, specialized internships, you name it…All these require money which parents gladly fork over to help their kids with the increasingly competitive admissions process.
How many Pausd kids actually don't use academic tutors, outside "enrichment" courses and SAT/ACT classes/tutoring? If parents are employed in an academically challenging field, like engineering or science, don't you think they are helping their own kids with tough AP, honors or rigorous courses? Did the kid actually score that well on their own, yes some do… or was it parents helping with challenging homework, the after school enrichment instruction explaining difficult subjects more thoroughly or did the long term tutoring make the fundamental difference with achieving higher standardized test scores?
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 26, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Again in the interest of full disclosure, I am a former resident of mid-town (De Anza Elem,, Wilbur, and Cubberley).
No question about it, the education I received in the PAUSD propelled me into college and life (I started college out of state at a midwestern land grand school and was miles ahead of my contemporaries).
I doubt its long term effect got me into a top notch ACC school for grad school (that was a Blessing from God and great timing!).
The rep. of Palo Alto's schools though is something nationwide I've seen in the eyes of those college grads I told that I was a PAUSD grad.
The quality of the education was in the 50s and 60s and continues today to be the city's greatest export to the world.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 26, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Ducatigirl is a registered user.
The neighborhood my husband grew up in, as well as some of his friends, from the classes of 1995 thru 2003 had a lot of burnouts.
Friends with kids in Cupertino and Fremont say that the Asian kids do not participate in after school sports as much as the American citizen (and this includes Asian-American, etc) kids, or do anything that takes them away from completeing homeowork or other academic work. Asian and Indian co-workers have stated similar feelings about too many after school clubs and sports, and say they forbid them for their own children.
I personally think it is a narrow view to have, there is more to life than schoolwork, but our Chinese neighbors next door say that this is what childhood is for, they can have fun and friends after they get out of college. They are from Hong Kong.
An Indian employee of my father says in his family in Madras, it was MD or PhD, nothing less. So, setting higher standards from the get-go may be one factor.
I did not go to school here, so I only know what I have been told by alums and other people who have been through top-performing schools. But personally, I believe in "whole child" education, and not farming your kids out to tutors evryday after school.
Then again, maybe we are simply not the "master race" after all. Our kids need recreation, sleep, and friendships.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 26, 2012 at 3:38 pm
I sure am glad that my children graduated from PAUSD system in the mid-late 90's. Then it was possible to get into a good university (well at least for my kids) without having a prep course and tutors and endless helicoptering. I encouraged my children to find their own passion. I encouraged them to fill out their own college applications. They did and they succeeded to get into good schools and to pursue their passions. I am just appalled at how much the worth of an student in this town is measured in test scores. I guess going to school for many these days is a sentence to be endured for so many kids. This saddens me. I feel so fortunate that my children weren't used as pawns in the numbers games that school districts play. These numbers are not the sole measure of whether we are successful parents or not.Raising happy, engaged and socially, emotionally and physically healthy children should be the way we measure our success. I feel for young people who do not have a way out of this because of the pressure from overbearing parents. Lighten up parents!
a resident of Community Center
on Oct 26, 2012 at 3:48 pm
There is serious grade deflation at Paly, and it is hurting our students in college admissions and by increasing stress. It is much harder to get an A in BC Calculus at Paly than a 5 on the AP test. Almost everyone gets a 5 on the BC Calc AP at Paly. But less than half of students get A/A- in the course. The situation is similar in AP US History and AP Physics. Honors English classes at Paly are notorious for tough, subjective and unpredictable grading.
Grades matter in college admissions, and Paly is undermining its students.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 26, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Dear Paly parent,
Yes, after having gone through all the work that PALY has put me through in the past four years, I look back and am amazed at how much workload and stress I have gone through. When my brother (in PALY right now) asks for advice, sometimes I can only tell him that you'll just have to get through it.
But this is for good reason. Whomever I talked with at colleges appreciated that PALY and Gunn are hard schools. One admissions officer from a top tier school even said that the minimum GPA requirement isn't really a requirement for PALY and Gunn students. It is almost a blessing that we are put through this rigor this early because many of my freshmen classmates are shocked by the workload in college. I'm doing better than many sophomores and juniors because PALY taught me the study and test taking skills needed to do well in top tier colleges.
It may seem unfair right now (especially sophomore and junior year), but your son or daughter will have a much easier time in college than his or her friends.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Oct 26, 2012 at 4:24 pm
So glad we are out of this madness - once the kids out in the real world they see how overdone it all was.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 26, 2012 at 4:26 pm
@Recent Paly Alum: My second child did not have to take math in his first year of engineering at a prestigious university because he was beyond the freshman math class that was required. What is the need to take AP BC Calc (I think that was his last Paly course....it was so long ago now)in HS and then sit a year of math out at University? Doesn't make sense to me.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 26, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Dear Blah Blah Blah,
Well, depending on the school, it may be easier or harder to get ahead in classes. I'm doing multivariable calc right now even though it isn't a requirement for my major, but is still a very useful class. With all the AP classes, I can very easily pursue double majors and minors.
Probably the greater benefit that many student do not see until a few years into college is that the way PALY teaches math and science in the AP courses really hones in on analytical problem solving skills. These are very useful when you're thrown a problem different than one's you've seen on homeworks or lecture in the test. They do this a lot in college in all courses. It's not memorize the algorithmic AP questions anymore.
So, although I may not be able to take as many advanced math and engineering courses as I'd like, I do feel that taking BC and Stat early and not using it for some time is worth the problem solving skills that PALY teaches well, often better than college.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Oct 26, 2012 at 6:16 pm
"@Recent Paly Alum: My second child did not have to take math in his first year of engineering at a prestigious university because he was beyond the freshman math class that was required. What is the need to take AP BC Calc (I think that was his last Paly course....it was so long ago now)in HS and then sit a year of math out at University? Doesn't make sense to me."
It depends on the university, but because credit for the lower-division class is granted the student can sometimes begin taking sophomore classes freshman year and eventually even a graduate course senior year.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 26, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Judging from the news and comments on this topic, apparently what keeps the Palo Alto education board and many Palo Altan(?) awake at night is that their school performed better than average in an already low performing state school system. There is absolutely nothing wrong to work hard and get good grades. For every school like PALY, there are probably ten schools in the state that performs well below average in international standards. Kudo to parents who spend money and time to help their kids succeed. We need more of these parents. We need more of these students. I hope one of these kids grow up to be my doctor when I get old and sick. If good news keep you awake and you are looking for something to worry about, just think about the next 4 years if the tea party prevails.
a resident of Community Center
on Oct 27, 2012 at 12:51 am
PALY used to be the number one high school in the nation. What happened?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 27, 2012 at 5:49 am
If you look at the rankings, especially USWNR, you will find that PALY is somewhere around 29 in the state (Gunn 17) out of 2407 schools and 152 (Gunn 112) out of 22000. That's the 98.8% (Gunn 99.3%) in state and 99.3% (Gunn 99.5%) in the nation. When you're looking at long lists of high schools in these rankings you get worried about why PALY and Gunn don't show up as #1 and #2, but we forget that there are thousands of high schools out there. Of course, this is assuming that the rankings are accurate (which is not true), so take these statistics as a grain of sand.
The biggest differences between PALY/Gunn and schools compared with higher-ranking schools:
Many top schools are selective in some way, particularly magnet public schools that take the top few students from each of the many standard high schools in the city. The only thing selective about PALY/Gunn is the high home prices.
Many of these higher ranking schools have "technology, science, biotechnology, engineering" somewhere in their name. These schools have a focus on getting research and students into top competitions that will bring their ranking up. Well, in my opinion, that's what college is for and it is much better to get a solid foundation on fundamentals, which PALY and Gunn do very, very well.
Finally, many of these schools require ALL students to take certain AP/IB tests pretty much to boost their ranking. It's good that PALY and Gunn don't have this focus on optimizing the numbers but rather on delivering the best education to both the top 25% of students and the rest of the students.
From my experience meeting these students at summer programs and now in my first year of college, the top 25% of PALY students (very likely Gunn as well) are roughly the same caliber as students that these high-ranking schools churn out. Just look at the "college map" in one of the Campanile spring editions. The vast majority of students here go to really good colleges.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 27, 2012 at 6:53 am
Recent Paly Alum, I am so impressed that you have taken the time out of your busy college career to comment so extensively about the marvelous perfection of our math teaching at Paly. Your in-depth grasp about why this magnificence doesn't translate into rankings is remarkable, and is certainly matched only by an actual Paly math teacher. I'm sure they are all grateful that you are taking the time to peruse PA online despite your busy schedule.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Oct 27, 2012 at 8:24 am
Here's why:
"recent Paly alum" wrote that he looks back and is "amazed at how much workload and stress" he endured in high school. He tells his younger brother who is also stressed out that "you'll just have to get through it." But no matter, this stress is in the service of a higher purpose: getting into a good college. In fact, "it is almost a blessing that we are put through this rigor this early" because it helps to "do well in top tier colleges."
In other words, high school is a almost unbearable load of work and stress, but don't worry kids, because the point of high school is no longer to be a kid, explore your interests, or have fun. The point is to get into a "top tier" college and to lap the competition once there.
The ideas in this email are frightening for many parents. The pressure on children to treat high school and even middle school as chiefly or even solely as a race for college -- as a crucible to be endured with the spoils to the winners is a part of why we have to have, running in parallel with this academic pressure, an entire program of targeted mental health interventions and initiatives.
When our kids consider 4 years of their childhood to be harsh but necessary so that they can beat out the competition in college admissions and for college grades once there, there is a problem. We all love to speak in cliched terms about wanting schools where kids can find their passions. Does that look like what this "alum" is promoting?
Our stress has ramped up over the past 10 years in Palo Alto but our college acceptance rates have not gone up commensurately. We need to look at other high achieving in the country (and in this area) where stress is not treated as a virtue but as a problem. Kids can be both happy and high achieving. That's the right vision, not this pointless race to nowhere.
That's why Ken Dauber is going to win this election.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 27, 2012 at 8:31 am
The schools don't put the pressure on the kids. The parents do and often the kids want to achieve and "be the best". These kids are raised to be competitive in everything. Why not work to change parent attitudes instead of blaming the schools for everything.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Oct 27, 2012 at 8:59 am
It's not either/or the parents or the schools. It's both/and. This election campaign is a form of parent education. Parent attitudes are being changed by learning more about the issues of stress in the schools because Ken has run an issue-based campaign. Every forum is parent education about academic stress, as is every newspaper article, and every blog post -- like this one. That's why Ken's campaign is catching on -- because parent's appreciate the information, the data-driven approach, and the evidence from research. As they learn more, they realize that the choice between high stress and high achievement is a false choice. We can have both student health and high achievement -- in fact, we can't have one without the other.
The old saw you are trying of "don't blame the schools, blame the parents" is just a "divide and conquer" strategy for keeping the status quo. Palo Alto is an educated community that wants high achievement for all with excellent student health.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 27, 2012 at 9:13 am
What research proves your point?
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 27, 2012 at 9:32 am
@school: Thank you for a great comment.
Ducatigirl: Would you have the same opinion of being "balanced" if it were an athlete who spends hours and hours on sports practice but not on academics?
I think that a lot of the reaction that we see here is pure defensiveness on the inability to compete in an academic environment. Most Asians and Indians are honest enough to admit that they cannot compete on many of the sports that are played here or that the focus on sports (to the same level as they do on academics) is much more of a roll of the dice in leading to success. Consequently they focus hard on where they can compete through sheer effort and where the path to a decent life is much less of a roll of the dice - academics.
Is no one alarmed that we think we are the peak of performance in the world when every fact shows it to otherwise? Should not the focus of the community be on giving our kids the best possible chance to make a good life for themselves? All this talk about "happy, well balanced kids" is great if you are able to give them a trust fund as well along with their schooling. But for the rest of us, we will need to focus on teaching our kids on how to compete and make a good life for themselves.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 27, 2012 at 9:41 am
Dear why ken?
I like the way you stated the issue in your second/latest post. Everyone has to endure stress, whether it is in high school, college, or not finding work after graduating from college. The Palo Alto School system does a great job in exposing students to this stress early on, partly because it is what parents want and pay millions of dollars to get houses in the area. This is different however, than creating a "crucible" of stress and overworking students such that we can dominate competition, because that is not the focus. There is a big difference between having to endure stress because it is good for you and being overworked. In my opinion (you will have to ask many other students to get a generalization for the whole school), PALY put me under enough stress to test my limits and learn how to do well in many challenging classes. Certainly there were some parts that seemed excessive and still do seem excessive, but it was very much worth the stress. PALY is likely close to the border between "good stress" and overworking students. The vast majority of teachers do a very good job at keeping this balance. The best way to test whether students are being overworked or are under "good stress" would be to survey alumni opinions about workload, for college freshman and seniors. The mechanics would be difficult because there doesn't seem to be a strong alumni network.
To On the internet,
Thanks for your compliment. I enjoy reading about what is happening back home and like the style of relatively educated discussion when compared with other forums such as yahoo. Ultimately the goal should be to create a product, whether it is education or your smartphone, that caters best to what is best for the user.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 27, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Why are we just talking about academics when we talk about stress for our kids. What about all the extracurriculars, including sports. Just like moms, kids can't have it all. You can't carry a heavy academic load, play on a school and/or club team, and do other extracurricular activities. I don't buy the argument that colleges are only accepting those kids. Why isn't there a call to reduce the number of hours kids have to practice every day after school and/or Saturdays instead of changing their curriculum That would certainly give them more time for their academics and thereby reduce their stress. So may be they won't win the championship but let's face it most aren't going on to professional sports just as most aren't going to IVY league schools. Yet they are working like they are.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Oct 27, 2012 at 12:38 pm
I think you may be on to something. I think our kids feel like college is easier because college is different. They are no longer trying to build that resume. They don't play 3 sports (including 2 in the same season). They don't feel the need to do excessive community service. They don't take as many classes. They are not in class as long each day. There are not family commitments. In college, students focus on subject they enjoy, they pursue activities because they love them, not because they have to. In my opinion, college is less stressful because of these reasons, not because the curriculum is easier or less demanding or even better taught.
Our students are not stressed because of just one reason. We live in a community that has a tremendous amount of options for our kids. As parents, we need to help our kids navigate these options and make choices that don't overwhelm them.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 27, 2012 at 1:43 pm
I never did sports in high school and am very glad that I made choice. It's incredible how much my classmates in high school and college have to practice, usually at least 2+ hours a day. When they get home, they're tired and don't pay as much attention to homework and studying as they should. Sleep is affected, which is the most important thing for a student. Studies have shown that much of learning, or transferring short term memory into long term memory takes place during sleep. If students can't get the 6-9 hours of sleep doctors recommend, then they sleep in class and it becomes a chain effect. I saw it in high school and now in college. Many athletes think that they can get into college through the sports door, but in effect it is just a trap. If they can get in without hurting themselves, they can't take as many classes as non-athletes and have to travel. I do feel sorry for those passionate about sports, I was passionate about robotics and when I had to cut back in order to study, I was furious, but high school and college only come once. There are other options such as intramurals that are not as time-consuming. Also, in some sports such as football, volleyball, and soccer, injuries are common and can put an athlete on the bench for months due to a broken bone or meniscus tear, let alone all the lost time in surgery and hospital trips.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Oct 27, 2012 at 2:42 pm
A full-page real estate ad on the back page of the Friday Daily Post features a "School Overview" with a chart of school and 2012 API scores. In my view, this artificially inflates competition and worry right here and brings into question the supposed worth between our elem, MS, and high schools. ALL PA schools score well and to split hairs to such an extent is part of the overly competitive attitudes that are fanned here. Still, for those only focused on Palo Alto, fyi when your kid hits the big college scene you will readily observe thousands of high-achieving students from all over this country, of a variety of ethnic backgrounds - we even know a very, very high achiever from a midwest FARM (oh, the horrors to the typical PA parent!
In our experience, there is an increasing cram school mentality here in parental efforts to "prove" little Johnny or Suzy are "the best," the highest scorers (SAT, AP, class grades, math competitions, etc.) and it's like a second job for a lot of parents.
Some of these kids are pliant and put in the time (but not the enthusiasm...) -- it's rote learning -- and the joke to me, as a parent of young adults, is to see peers of my kids who rushed to do BC Calc AP as juniors at PALY and then now have no particular use for that -- it was merely a tool to assist with competitive college admissions and to "beat the other guy" (the peer at PALY). Why does it matter? -- it was tiresome and took away the ENJOYMENT of learning at the time for many.
A mention of manners (including online) might help to reduce bragging and bring some self-awareness to some who desperately need it. Too much oversharing and psyching out the other guy for competitive purposes. Another surprising competitive tool which I thought negative was: SECRECY - surprisingly effective. Very, very quietly do something key to improve your extra-curriculars over your peers. Yes, college admissions are competitive now, but what about friendship.
Academics are important, but character and self-motivation and decency are also important not only for "success" but also for humanity.This includes doing one's own work. We can't prevent mommy from working hard from day one to assist her kid/s, but steps can create a more meaningful learning environment here: require student and parent to sign a statement they have not previously studied the exact curriculum in advance of taking an AP course would be one feeble start at it.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 27, 2012 at 4:02 pm
Our schools are doing great, scores are up, and people are complaining about it. If our score were down, people would be complaining about it. It does sort of raise the question of what measurable results those on this thread would propose for the schools?
Perhaps we should congratulate the students and teachers for doing so well, be pleased with the result, or at least suggest what measures you would substitute instead. I would be very interested in those responses.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Oct 27, 2012 at 5:10 pm
It starts with the Parents and ends with the Parents. We parents are highly educated and know the benefits of getting into a good University (it is about the connections and opportunities you make as much or more so than the learning at the University). So we pay top dollar to live in Palo Alto AND we do everything to help our child do well academically - including finding and funding whatever extra-curricular academic help such as tutors or after-school programs - that will give our kid the edge. The problem is that the kids are caught up in an arms race - since all parents are doing this and setting high expectations for the their own kid it is not easy for the kid to be at the top but they all try sometimes to such an extreme that it has negative consequences on the kid. I sometimes wonder if the teachers in high school just did not teach at all (imagine they just sat there and let the kids do whatever they want) - my guess is that our kids would still do well on the state test and SATs etc... because of the extra-academic work and the high parent expectations. In the end, the parents are paying top dollar for houses that allow their children into schools like Gunn and Pali but at the end of the day these same parents anywhere else would have pushed their kids to do well on the tests anyway regardless of the neighborhood or the school. So why live in Palo Alto and put your kids into an environment with so many kids that have hyper Parents? It is probably easier for your kid to get into a good University if they were in a different community.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 29, 2012 at 10:54 am
In all these discussions of high student stress, helicopter parenting, and the race to nowhere, the elephant in the room is the impact on Palo Alto education culture from the influx of people from other countries, whose purpose in coming here is to take advantage of the good schools. The reputation for excellence, for which our community works so hard, accompanied by the regional job market, has resulted in this influx. When people come here to take advantage of the excellent free public education, their emphasis on competitive behavior, avoiding 'fun' youth activities, and the goal of admission into a high status college has a direct impact on the local culture. By driving up the standards, working harder than is healthy, and spending what social time they have counting grade points and comparing awards and achievements, they add pressure to any student whose family is trying to provide them with a balanced life and education. For Dauber and friends to pressure the school district, trying to force them to fix this, without openly talking about this pressure we are all under, is like trying to force the president to fix the economy without admitting that Congress stands in the way.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 29, 2012 at 11:28 am
Excellent point! Our schools are not perfect, but they are pretty amazing in spite of all the other factors that significantly impact our community. And they are amazing because they attract people who value a high quality education. Lots of big fish in a small pond is a good "problem" to have.
Another thing to consider is the recent report in the SFChronicle about the overuse of the modified CST tests in other school districts which has a direct impact on scores (overinflated by several percentage points). That will directly impact how PAUSD scores are interpreted because we will appear to not do as well in closing the achievement gap. Like I said before, our schools are not perfect, but they have been slammed by some people based on data that now appears to be questionable.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 29, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Parent, I agree it's a 'good' problem to have in many ways. I'd much rather cope with the impact on my children of overzealous students who are being pushed too hard by their parents than, say, the influence and dangers of gangs on campus. However, the problems that arise from the high numbers of students like this are challenging for families who want our children to have a normal childhood, peers who still have a soul, and a reasonable view of their own abilities. When our community markets our real estate based on academic achievement by the students, they have to work harder so that our homes retain their market value. When politicians blame the district, or the superintendent, or a math teacher for the whole problem, it obscures this reality.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Oct 29, 2012 at 2:34 pm
Participant wrote:
"the elephant in the room is the impact on Palo Alto education culture from the influx of people from other countries". . ." their emphasis on competitive behavior, avoiding 'fun' youth activities, and the goal of admission into a high status college has a direct impact on the local culture" . . ."they add pressure to any student whose family is trying to provide them with a balanced life and education" and finally (and most offensively) that these children [portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff] do not "still have a soul."
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.] Yes immigrants are often very hard workers. But their children have "souls". How dare you say such a thing in a public forum about the children of our neighbors? [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.] As an Asian, I am tired of hearing about how my children are taking away from your kids something that you feel entitled to. It must be because I am a Tiger mother or have done something unfair. My kids play sports. My kids do activities. And I want my kids to be healthy! I am supporting Ken Dauber and a lot of Asian families are because we value student health and high achievement, and Ken appreciates diversity [portoin removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of South of Midtown
on Oct 29, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Actually, if you read my post, you will see that there is no race or culture named. This is because the influx I'm pointing out cuts across all cultures and is simply a matter of people who come here in response to Palo Alto's highly rated schools. If I was going to blame this on a race, I would do so. My comment about students not having souls is not a criticism of the students, but my opinion of the impact overbearing parents have on them. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 29, 2012 at 2:56 pm
It is a shame that when we start discussing this issue we have to start using labels to describe the different cultures in our schools.
We do have many different families and some of these families have different cultures. Some families do go overboard on their emphasis on studies and homework while others go overboard on their emphasis on sports. Other families like to balance the hard work of academics and/or sports with outside extra curricula which may be art/performance related and yet others are very involved in religious activities.
These different family cultures do make a difference to the school culture. To discuss something as basic as grades and academic performance without acknowledging the difference in family culture is trying to make an omelette without breaking eggs. It can't be done unless the whole range of differences are not mentioned.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 29, 2012 at 3:46 pm
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a resident of Gunn High School
on Oct 29, 2012 at 4:28 pm
@Say No to Anti-Asian Ranting
Thanks for saying what needs to be said. I am glad that you recognize what is going on. I am finding Participant's postings very offensive myself.
"I am supporting Ken Dauber and a lot of Asian families are because we value student health and high achievement, and Ken appreciates diversity which you clearly do not." is well said. Ken is the one who has been most supportive of all aspects of our student's health and that is why I will vote for him. Many of my Asian friends have also expressed the same feelings about Ken and his interest in diversity.
a resident of Los Altos Hills
on Oct 29, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Participant- [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.] One of the great joys of the Palo Alto community is getting to know the wonderful families from around the world who come here. Get to know them- you may find that your soul is enriched.
a resident of Community Center
on Oct 29, 2012 at 8:46 pm
Peggy Duncan is a registered user.
I have also been impressed with Dauber's stand against stereotypes. That has no place in Palo Alto but I hear it far too often.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Oct 30, 2012 at 9:17 am
determinant is a registered user.
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