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1. The Association of Colleges is the representative
body for further education colleges, established by colleges themselves
to provide a voice for the FE sector at national level. The membership
includes colleges of all typesgeneral further education,
sixth form, agricultural and horticultural, art design and performing
arts, and other specialist colleges. Membership covers colleges
in England, Wales (through affiliation arrangements with Fforwm)
and Northern Ireland (through the Association of Northern Ireland
Colleges). Some 99 per cent of colleges in the three countries
are in membership.
2. The Association welcomes the decision
of the Committee to conduct an inquiry into the New Deal for Young
People. While it shares the view that overall the New Deal has
been a considerable success, and that the Government's decision
to make it permanent is fully justified, it believes that some
two years after the national roll-out it is timely to undertake
a critical review of experience to date, and in particular to
consider whether design changes are needed to take account of
that experience. It believes also that the reforms now being undertaken
in the structure of post-16 education and trainingnotably
the unification of most post-16 learning programmes under the
auspices of the Learning and Skills Council, and the associated
transfer of responsibility for work-based training for adults
to the Employment Servicecreate a new environment in which
some fresh questions arise.
3. Accordingly, this memorandum:
It does not seek to comment upon the wider economic
questions about the contribution of New Deal to improving the
skills and employability of young people.
4. Further education colleges have a long
history of involvement in Government training programmes for the
unemployed and in providing learning opportunities for those who
have seen the acquisition of new skills, knowledge and qualifications
as a key to moving out of unemployment, with or without direct
Government support. Thus the FE sector made a major contribution
to programmes such as youth training and work-based training for
adults, and provided for substantial numbers of those studying
while on unemployment or related benefits (under the 16-hour rule
or its predecessor), alongside their commitment to widening participation
for all. The limitations and constraints of those arrangements
were widely seen as inhibiting a full contribution from the FE
sector towards tackling the scourge of unemployment. Colleges
consequently welcomed the initiative taken by the present government
to launch a new approach towards tackling those problems and enthusiastically
committed themselves to participation in the New Deal programmes.
College Involvement in NDYP
5. The extent of that commitment has been
well demonstrated since the launch of NDYP in early 1998. A considerable
number of colleges joined the consortia which bid for the initial
New Deal contracts, in many cases as a full partner, and many
of those were successful. Colleges were well-placed to add considerable
value to those consortia, offering as they could access to a wide
range of learning programmes, as well as considerable experience
of providing for the unemployed and the disadvantaged. Even where
colleges were not partners in a successful consortium, they have
in many instances contributed to the scheme as sub-contractors
providing of education and training to a consortium, typically
alongside private training providers. The primary contribution
of colleges has been to the full-time education and training option,
but colleges have also provided an off-the-job training component
to other options, such as the Employment, Environment Task Force
or Voluntary options. In a few instances colleges have taken lead
responsibility for the delivery of other options (such as Self
Employment) or have been involved in delivering the Gateway. Many
colleges have appointed dedicated staff to manage their involvement
in NDYP programmes.
6. Detailed data on the volume of college-based
activity does not appear to be available, but it would be reasonable
to assume that a significant proportion of the 80,000 or so young
people who have entered the FTET option since its inception have
been provided for in colleges, together with a smaller proportion
of the 100,000 or so entering other options. This should be seen
in the context of an enrolment of close to four million students
per annum within the FE sector. New Deal thus accounts for only
a very small proportion of college activity, and the number involved
are probably substantially less than those studying while claiming
JSA under the 16-hour rule, prior to the introduction of New Deal
(significant numbers of whom are now within the New Deal cohort).
With the exception of some colleges in London and other inner
city areas, most colleges have had only a relatively small number
of NDYP clients, usually spread over a range of learning programmes.
7. The results of inspections undertaken
to date by the Training Standards Council suggests that quality
of provision within NDYP is in most areas only satisfactory, with
most having at least one unsatisfactory component. Only rarely
is provision good or outstanding. Provision in the FTET option
is generally graded lower than the average for other options.
However, it is not possible to isolate data on the quality of
the college contribution, given the multiplicity of providers
for this option in most areas. Inspection data suggests moreover
that in many areas a disappointingly small proportion of clients
undertaking this option achieve a full qualification. Typically
too, a lower proportion of levers from FTET enter employment either
before or on completion of the programme. Moreover, although NDYP
has shown considerable success in overall placing young people
into employment, longer-term sustainability of employment among
those who have pursued an option is more questionable. For example,
some over 240,000 have entered jobs overall, of which 76 per cent
persisted for at least 13 weeks. However, a more detailed study
of those entering subsidised employment showed only 62 per cent
remaining at the end of the employment subsidy period of six months,
falling to 51 per cent after nine months.
Client Characteristics
8. However, while success rates are noticeably
lower than those for many other full-time education and training
programmes, they need to be seen in the context of the characteristics
of NDYP entrants. Entry data for clients with known qualifications
suggests that some 31 per cent of entrants have no qualifications
and a further 22 per cent at Foundation or Level 1. Many clients
also possess a multiplicity of social and personal problems, with
disproportionate numbers having health problems or disabilities,
criminal records, drug or alcohol abuse problems, housing problems,
or relationship difficulties, and often display poor attitudes
and lack of motivation. The FTET option is well-focused to deal
with such clients, providing as it does opportunities for more
extended diagnosis and intensive support. Such support is often
vital to maintaining clients on NDYP and in effecting the changes
in outlook and behaviour which will improve employability. Colleges
typically will offer a very wide range of learning programmes
and will accept any client referred by a personal adviser, and
frequently find it necessary to offer intensive support to deal
with such problems.
9. The following case study illustrates
some of these issues. Darren is 23 years old. Prior to joining
New Deal he had a number of temporary, low skilled jobsmainly
in the food processing industry. At school he only managed to
achieve one GCSE and since then had not completed any work-related
qualifications. On a personal level he had severe financial problems
and was living a fairly lonely existence in a high rise tower
block in a provincial city. On joining the college, staff became
aware of the extent of his personal problems. Working closely
with him staff were able to help him confront and solve many of
the difficulties he faced, which at that time were threatening
to overwhelm him. With their support, Darren gradually began to
get his life back on track. For the first time in many years he
was able to prove to himself he could be a success and this new
found spirit helped him to achieve a GNVQ Intermediate Award in
Retail and Distribution and Information Technology. Although not
currently employed, Darren has joined a local Territorial Army
unit which has helped to give him a new found sense of purpose
and discipline as well as helping him to develop the personal
skills which will hold him in good stead for the future.
Liaison between ES and the FE Sector
10. To assist in liaison between the FE
sector and the Employment service the Association arranged, in
conjunction with ES and FEFC, the appointment of a secondee to
work with ES. That appointment ran from summer 1999 until summer
2000 and proved to be of considerable value in making ES aware
of emerging practice and issues in FE colleges, and in familiarising
colleges with New Deal requirements, resolving issues, and disseminating
good practice. An important outcome of that work has been a good
practice guide, drawing upon the experiences of four colleges,
which has now been circulated within the sector. A copy is enclosed
with this memorandum for the information of the Committee.
11. The encouragement given by ES in the
initial stages of launching NDYP to the formation of consortia
or partnerships for delivery has undoubtedly had considerable
benefits in bringing together a variety of bodies both public
and private. In doing so it has been able to tap into a rich seam
of concern to help tackle the problems of unemployment and to
mobilise a wide range of expertise. However, many partnerships
draw on a considerable number of providers, which creates problems
of management and co-ordination, and it has been a common experience
of many participants that client numbers are low. For many providers
this has raised questions about continued participation, and some
colleges have found it necessary to reconsider involvement in
parts of the programme at least.
12. In addition, TECs play an important
role in many consortia. With the dissolution of TECs next year
and the transfer of TEC functions in the adult training field
to ES itself, consortia will need to be restructured if separation
between contractor and providers is to be maintained for NDYP
provision. In addition, the importance of co-ordination between
New Deal provision and other post-16 education and training programmes
will become more evident as the new local LSCs structures become
established. For example, the assessment of local employment needs
and planning a provision to meet these needs will be functions
which span programmes both for the unemployed, those already in
employment and those preparing to enter the labour market. There
are moreover already a considerable number of partnership arrangements
in existence both for planning and delivery purposes, which from
the point of view of participants require a considerable investment
of management time and resources. In the view of the Association,
there will be a pressing need to address these issues if partnership
mechanisms are not to become unwieldy and counterproductive.
Objectives of New Deal
13. The ultimate objective of NDYP and other
New Deal programmes is to seek to establish or re-establish clients
in sustained employment. It is the experience of colleges that
the need to secure placement in employment can in some instances
override the need to equip individual clients with the skills
and knowledge which will secure longer-term employability. The
case study quoted above illustrates the extent of the personal
support required by many individual clients, and it is clear from
the growing numbers on follow-through that the current limits
on participation in NDYP does not allow clients to progress to
the point where employability is established. The data on persistence
likewise shows that sustainability of employment remains a problem
even in a period of high economic activityas the Committee
recognised in its recommendations and in an earlier report (New
Deal for Young People: Two Years On, HC 510 Session 1999-2000).
There is an overwhelming evidence to show that the possession
of qualifications which demonstrate the possession of personal
attributes required for success in employment, as well as of skills
and knowledge relevant to particular jobs, is an important consideration
for employers in assessing suitability for employment. It needs
also to be recognised that there are many qualifications outside
the present Schedule 2 list which may be important in securing
employmentsuch as a driving licence or some dedicated computing
qualifications. For the more disadvantages, a much greater initial
emphasis of the development of social skills can be equally important.
It would be the belief of the Association that while the ultimate
objective of a job should remain, there should be greater flexibility
in the length, content and range of the programme to reflect these
factors, and a greater emphasis on the development of attributes
which will secure long term employability. It believes that this
would be consistent with the Government's wider policy objectives
for lifelong learning, in improving individual opportunity, enhancing
skill supply and supporting national competitiveness.
Relationship with ES
14. Involvement in NDYP has brought much
closer working relationships between colleges and ES than existed
previously, and in doing so broken down some of the barriers which
previously existed. But there remain tensions on occasions, especially
when regulations do not seem to work in the best interests of
clientsfor example, when a client recovering from drug
dependency may be showing measurable improvement in attendance,
but not within the timetable allowed in the absence regulations.
A number of colleges have reported disputes over payment for components
of an agreed FTET programme, and inconsistencies between Units
of Delivery in the application of the regulations. For example,
some areas will permit alteration to a client's training plan
to reflect changing needs, others will not. Another example would
be where the drive to achieve job placement targets overrides
the desire of clients and colleges to complete an agreed learning
programme. Although many clients who are job-ready are eager to
accept a job if a suitable vacancy occurs, some perceive that
their own longer term interest is best served by completing the
Initial Training Plan and achieving a qualification: in such circumstances
a college may face a dilemma if pressure is brought to bear on
clients to leave FTET in order to accept a job offer where there
is no opportunity to progress study. These tensions are further
illustrated in the job entry targets set at local level for FTET
provision, which are not always fully discussed in advance and
are not always sensitive to local circumstances. These create
pressure on providers not merely to move clients on more quickly
than they might wish, but also to become more selective in the
admission of clientsultimately to the detriment of clients.
In the view of the Association efforts need to be made between
ES and colleges to develop a range of measures, and related targets,
which can reflect the progress made.
Role of New Deal Personal Adviser
15. The creation of personal advisers has
undoubtedly been a strength of NDYP, and the emphasis on assessment
of individual client needs has been a considerable improvement
on previous training programmes for the unemployed. However, college
experience has been that the quality of the initial assessment
and advice can vary considerably, or that communication has been
poor, with the result that colleges find it necessary to carry
out their own assessment of clients capabilities and needs in
areas such as basic skills, before they can determine an appropriate
learning programme. Clients understandably can find that demotivating.
Evaluation of the outcome of the Gateway process against clear
criteria for outcomes might help to improve retention and achievement.
It might also be valuable for the Gateway process to be subject
to inspection. Understanding of the nature of training programmes
and qualifications such as NVQs is also often lacking on the part
of personal advisers and inappropriate guidance given on the nature
of the programme which needs to be followed. Further training
of NDPAs would be of assistance in overcoming these problems.
16. Although providers were invited to propose
prices for provision as part of the original bidding process for
NDYP provision, indicative price bands were determined in advance
by ES for FTET provision, and it has been evident in operation
that only limited flexibility has been allowed. The price levels
now operative are significantly below those used by FEFC for the
same full-time course provision, apparently on the basis of a
view that it should only be necessary for ES to pay for the marginal
costs of provision. Nor has any account been taken of either the
extra contractual demands for NDYP programmes (for example, the
requirement to provide supervision for 30 hours per week, or the
need to provide an on-going learning programme during periods
of course closure), the additional support which many individual
clients require, or the extra costs involved in administration,
travel, equipment and other activities needed to deliver programmes.
Coupled with the low numbers recruited this has meant that most
college provision has operated at a financial loss. As an example,
one college has estimated that involvement in NDYP has cost it
around £70,000. While there are important differences between
ND FTET and what will shortly become LSC-funded provision, in
terms for example of their ultimate objectives, it is difficult
to see any fundamental case for different public funding levels
for similar provision in different sectors. The need to harmonise
ES and LSC prices has been recognised in the DfEE Learning
to Succeed: Post-16 Funding and allocations, First and Second
Technical Consultation Papers on the new funding methodology,
but as yet the details of pricing levels and the specific differences
have not been published. In the view of the Association it will
be important that funding arrangements between LSC an ES are as
closely aligned as possible.
Individual incentives
17. Clients pursuing FTET courses continue
to receive JSA at the standard rate, while those attending work-based
training for adults for example, receive an incentive of £10
pr week on top of their JSA. In college experience, this difference
in treatment is felt acutely by ND clients, which is reinforced
by the administrative requirements placed on trainees (for example
the requirement for signing timesheets). The lack of any obvious
incentive can also affect adversely the motivation to pursue training.
Moreover, many clients are living in poverty, and college staff
frequently spend considerable amounts of time assisting clients
in obtaining help. At the same time, clients attending FTET undoubtedly
face additional costs associated with study which are not recognised
in current arrangements. In the view of the Association, it would
be desirable for ND clients to receive some additional paymentwhich
could be linked to attendance and academic progressto provide
an incentive to pursue study.
Roll-on Roll-off
18. NDYP regulations require that clients
should be placed on learning programmes within two weeks of determination
that entry to an FTET programme is appropriate. For colleges,
the low numbers of clients and the commitment to offer a wide
range of course has meant that clients have almost exclusively
been in-filled to existing learning programmes, rather than being
placed on dedicated provision. This has however presented colleges
with a number of challenges. Although courses are increasingly
being offered on a roll-on roll-off basis, this is by no means
universal and it is not always possible to admit an additional
student to an existing course without intensive preparatory work,
which the client may find it difficult to cope with. Even where
this can be accomplished quickly, there may be constraints in
terms of the capacity of the accommodation available, or constraints
imposed by health and safety considerations (for example, in workshop
19. At the same time, the continuous nature
of NDYP programmes requires colleges to provide ongoing learning
and support, even at times when other learners are not in attendancesuch
as holiday periods. Many colleges found this a problem in the
early stages of NDYP, but good practice has now been widely developed
(although this is often expensive). Even where these organisational
obstacles can be overcome, the social integration of an additional
student in an existing group can present problems, both for teachers,
for the client and for other learners. While recognising the importance
of ensuring no undue delay in transferring a client from Gateway
into FTET, if motivation is to be maintained, in the view of the
Association, greater flexibility is required in managing that
transition if the needs of clients are to be adequately met.
Job Search and Work Experience
20. Under current NDYP regulations, continuing
job search is a requirement of FTET programmesinterpreted
in some areas as a requirement to timetable three hours of job
search activity as part of the learning programme. Inspection
reports suggest that this is an element of FTET programmes which
receives insufficient attention. However, it is the experience
of many colleges that clients resent the emphasis on job search,
as being a distraction from the main qualification objective.
Moreover, the skills development component of job search is often
covered in intensive Gateway programmes, and repeated coverage
can be counterproductive. In many areas too, there are a limited
number of employer contacts which individual clients can pursue,
and repeated contacts may be counterproductive. In the view of
the Association, while the development of job search skills must
remain an important component of FTET programmes, the timing and
emphasis should be tailored to match the actual progression needs
of individual clients. Similar issues have arisen for some colleges
in relation to the insistence on work experience as a component
of FTET programmes, where placement into an employers premises
of a client who is not job-ready and who may present health and
safety risks.
Programme Duration
21. As noted above, many NDYP clients have
few, if any, qualifications and their experience of learning is
often negative. Study skills are lacking and many find it difficult
to focus on learning for 30 hours per week (exclusive of lunch
breaks) over five days each week, as required under ND regulations.
In contrast, those attending work-based training for adults are
only required to attend for 21 hours per week. Similarly, JSA
regulations ensure ND clients are only permitted 10 days holiday,
even on learning programmes extending over 52 weeks. While building
up an appreciation of the importance of time-keeping and maintaining
focus over an extended period is an important part of developing
the disciplines required for working life, college experience
suggests some greater flexibility might be desirableat
least in the early stages of FTET programmesas these habits
are developed in clients. In addition, while for many occupational
areas the current limit of 52 weeks is sufficient to complete
an appropriate learning programme, experience suggests that for
some clientsespecially those pursuing technical trainingthis
limit does not permit completion of training to recognised industry
levels. It would be invidious if individuals were denied the opportunity
to achieve a qualification for which they are well suited and
to which they are committed, and are forced to choose a less satisfactory
alternative. The Association believes that additional flexibility
to extend programmes should be available where necessary.
Quality Assurance, Audit and Accountability
22. The operation of separate quality assurance,
audit and accountability arrangements for NDYP has also imposed
additional burdens on colleges. Colleges within the FE sector
are required to operate within a framework laid down by FEFC,
but in addition are required to provide monitoring information
to other funding providers such as TECs or ESF in respect of particular
programmes. They re also subject to inspection by TSC in respect
of New Deal and TEC-funded programmes, even where these overlap
with FEFC-funded work, and may also be audited separately in respect
of that work. The Association strongly believe it would be desirable
for these arrangements to be streamlined within the new framework
being created for post-16 learning and skills programmes, and
in particular for ES requirements to be aligned with, and as far
as possible rely on, those of LSC. These issues have been recognised
in Government thinking (in for example the consultation paper
Raising Standards in Post-16 learning published last summer)
but as yet it is unclear how far a single approach will be achieved
in practice.
23. In the experience of the FE sector,
NDYP has had considerable success in achieving its objectives
of moving unemployed young people into jobs. Colleges have been
pleased to make a contribution to that success. The design of
the scheme introduced a number of innovationssuch as the
personal adviser and the extensive initial assessment and preparation
process in the form of the Gatewaywhich have clearly brought
strength to the programme. But in the experience of colleges there
are a number of areas where from a college perspective weaknesses
have been identified in operation, which in the view of the Association
need to be addressed now that the scheme is to be made permanent.
In particular it recommends:
Association of Colleges
November 2000


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ABC News reports that the US Supreme Court has just invalidated over 500 rulings made by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), because the decisions were made by just two board members instead of the congressionally mandated quorum of three. (The board has five seats, one of which is currently unfilled.)
This ruling does correct an injustice (or, really, over 500 injustices) and pushes back against one little pint of the tidal wave of executive branch maneuvers that exceed its legal authority.
The story says:
The high court, in a 5-4 ruling in which the court's leading liberal–retiring Justice John Paul Stevens–sided with the court's four most conservative members, said the law does not allow the National Labor Relations Board to operate while it is short-staffed because of political arguments.
To bring the board to its current four members, President Obama installed two through recess appointments because the Republicans had blocked them (as Democrats had blocked President Bush's appointments).
Unfortunately, the 500 reopened cases will now be decided with Obama's "temporary" appointments plunging the balance to the left.
In fact, of the four current members on the board, the only member solely appointed by a Republican administration, Peter Schaumber, will have his term expire on August 27, 2010. So then, the NLRB will be down to just the minimum three required to make a quorum–and all of them Obama-approved. With the deck so stacked in his union buddies' favor, it's unlikely that Obama will be in any rush to fill the two extraneous seats.
In other words, if management won any of the 500 rulings previously, they can kiss those goodbye.

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Lasting impact of the Women's Final Four felt in Mile High City
The impact of the 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four on the Denver community will be felt for years to come thanks to numerous legacy programs that the NCAA and Denver Local Organizing Committee (DLOC) implemented in the Mile High City.
$20,000 – Approximate amount raised by 4Kay Run participants for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in honor of the late North Carolina State women's basketball coach.
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Lin, Chao and Kail, Georg and Giremus, Audrey and Mailhes, Corinne and Tourneret, Jean-Yves and Hlawatsch, Franz. Sequential beat-to-beat P and T wave delineation and waveform estimation in ECG signals: Block Gibbs sampler and marginalized particle filter. (2014) Signal Processing, 104. 174-187. ISSN 0165-1684
Kail, Georg and Tourneret, Jean-Yves and Hlawatsch, Franz and Dobigeon, Nicolas. Blind deconvolution of sparse pulse sequences under a minimum distance constraint: a partially collapsed Gibbs sampler method. (2012) IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 60 (6). 2727-2743. ISSN 1053-587X


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On January 1, 2017 Physical and Occupation Therapists will be required to submit new evaluation and re-evaluation codes. The original evaluation codes of 97001 and 97003 will now be divided based on the complexity of the evaluation. The re-evaluation codes of 97002 and 97004 will not be divided based on complexity, but the code will be updated. It is important for all therapists to be educated on this subject to ensure compliance.
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What is the new evaluation code change?
Currently, when a Physical or Occupational Therapist evaluates a patient, they bill for an evaluation code of either 97001 or 97003 depending on the discipline. Beginning in 2017, each of these evaluation codes will be divided into three codes based on the complexity of the evaluation.
When does this go into effect?
These new CPT codes MUST be used for dates of service on or after January 1, 2017. They CANNOT be used for dates of service prior to then.
Which payers are affected?
These new codes must be used for all HIPAA-covered insurances. While this does not include workers' compensation insurances, they will have the choice of which CPT codes they would like to use. At this time, we believe they will adopt the new set of codes and be in line with all HIPAA-covered insurances, much like the ICD-10 transition.
Does this impact PT, OT, and SLP?
In 2017, the PT (97001) and OT (97003) evaluation codes are being divided based on severity. SLP currently has multiple evaluation codes, so they will see no additional changes at this time.
Will my reimbursement change?
At this time, each level of severity will reimburse at the same rate. This is something that may change once more data has been collected.
Will this webinar be recorded?
Yes, the webinar will be recorded and available in the Training Center. You can access the Training Center from any of the TheraOffice Modules by going to Help>Training Center.


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Donald Trump warns Sanders: 'Be careful, Bernie'
Donald Trump maintained his attack on Bernie Sanders Sunday after accusing the Vermont senator's campaign of organizing protests that shut down a Trump rally in Chicago on Friday.
Trump's charge took an even more controversial turn on Sunday morning, when he said on Twitter, "Be careful Bernie, or my supporters will go to yours!"
Sanders was asked Sunday on CNN about Trump's tweet.
"We should take Mr. Trump's words with a grain of salt, because I think as almost everybody knows, this man cannot stop lying about anything … to talk about our organization or our campaign disrupting his meeting is a lie," Sanders said. "Some of them were supporters of mine, but certainly, absolutely, we had nothing to do, our campaign had nothing to do with disrupting his meeting."
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"Even his Republican colleagues make this point. His language, his intonations. When he talks about carrying people out in stretchers. When you see at his rallies, people sucker-punch folks. People kick people when they're down. This is a man who keeps implying violence, and then you end up getting what you see," Sanders said. "So I think that he in fact has got to tell his supporters that in the United States of America, you don't go beating up people. That people have a right to peacefully protest, and I hope that becomes the tone of his campaign."
Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to blame organized "thugs" who "shut down our First Amendment rights" for the violent clashes that led to his Chicago rally being closed down. Fights broke out between supporters and protesters before Trump even spoke at the event.
Five people were arrested and two officers were injured, according to Chicago police. One of the injured officers was struck by a bottle and received a bloody gash that required stitches, police said.
Violence also ensued at a North Carolina rally earlier in the week. A Trump supporter was charged with assault for punching a protester. Videos show the protester being escorted out by law enforcement when the supporter hit him.
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Sanders also condemned Trump's rhetoric in a statement released Saturday. "Donald Trump is showing the American people that he is a pathological liar. Obviously, while I appreciate that we had supporters at Trump's rally in Chicago, our campaign did not organize the protests," he said. ""What Donald Trump must do now is stop provoking violence."
Trump dismissed the calls to adjust his tone, calling Clinton and Sanders "phony politicians" on Twitter. He also negated his fellow Republicans' concerns about violence, saying on CNN that they "are running against me, they are losing big league."
While Trump told NBC's Chuck Todd that he does not condone violence at his events, he said that he would not take responsibility for the atmosphere of his rallies. In the interview on "Meet the Press" Sunday, the GOP front-runner said he would even look into paying the legal fees of the man who threw the punch at his rally in North Carolina.
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A Special Note to current Tate Publishing Authors:
Thank you for writing.
Novelists, poets, historians, journalists, educators … storytellers – thank you.
As a publisher, decades on now, I am forever thankful for the storyteller. Connecting audiences with great stories is a pursuit that I and my colleagues have dedicated our talents and careers to. For that, we give thanks.
In that spirit, I wanted to reach out and offer our help to any storytellers in need. Today we learned that Tate Publishing is in a "transition period" amidst many reports of pending litigation, vendor disputes, etc. This is truly unfortunate news for the author.
If you or someone you know is in need of publishing solutions, please don't hesitate to give us a call. Our business model, print prices, and author agreements are all very different than Tate's, but you'll for sure find us to be Pro-Author and a trusted voice in the trade.
We at Dog Ear fully understand how difficult it is when a publishing company closes its doors, leaving authors without books or profits. Dog Ear has established several programs designed to help Tate Publishing authors affected by the closure of the company.
Ray Robinson
Every Tate author's situation is completely different, and while we aren't able to work directly with Tate to get you files, we can often work with what you might have. Having press-ready files is the fastest most efficient way to get things done, but we can work with even a printed book. Here's the list of what we need to be able to bring your former Tate Publishing title back to life:
As above, each book is unique with what is required to get it back into the market. Usually Dog Ear Publishing can get your book back live in about 5 business days and generally for about $500.
Please call our hotline at 1-888-639-7709
Tate Publishing is an anomaly, not so much because they offer any unusual services (they provide most of the same things most self-publishing companies provide), but because Tate Publishing and the Tate Publishing web site is so devoid of any information about the costs (if any) of publishing with Tate.
Tate Publishing: Unknown
Dog Ear: YES
Tate Publishing: Unknown
Dog Ear: $4.28
Tate Publishing: 15% NET
Dog Ear: 100% NET
Tate Publishing: ~$4,000
Dog Ear: $1,527
If you've been to the Tate Publishing web site, you'll know what we mean. It's missing any information that would help you make a decision about whether or not to use Tate Publishing to produce your book.
Try and get a sense of the cost of publishing with Tate - without actually having to submit your contact information so a salesman can call you. We're always concerned when a company feels the need to 'hide' their costs from customers until a salesperson can call and 'explain' them...
One additional way to follow up on a company is to do a 'reality-check' on its reputation in the market. Often just a quick Google search will reveal volumes. While the World Wide Web is not a good place to get all your information, sometimes measuring the overall tone of the information on the web is helpful. We'd encourage any reader to perform their own search. Here are two widely respected sites in the publishing industry along with a link to the threads about Tate Publishing.
Tate Publishing information at AbsoluteWrite.com (we've linked to the most recent posts)
There is a section that outlines the ways that Tate produces books:
"Your manuscript will be reviewed for one of three possible contract options. First, it will be reviewed to see if the work merits a negotiated royalty advance. Second, it will be reviewed to determine if Tate Publishing will absorb all production and distribution costs with no investment by the author. Lastly, you may be offered a contract in which Tate Publishing absorbs the bulk of the production and distribution costs with a refundable author investment."
The first option is what is typically thought of as 'traditional' publishing. Option 2 is 'sort-of' a traditional publishing model. And, option 3 is typical of self publishing. While the site outlines how the books may be produced, I still am not aware of any author cost outlines. Item 3 - what we call a 'self-publishing' model - has the interesting wrinkle that publishing fees will be refunded at certain sales levels. Recent information from Tate indicated this was at 2,500 or 5,000 units.
Tate is complex enough that we can't really get all the pieces on here. So, if you have questions that aren't answered here, please call us so that we may answer you directly.
Our belief is that authors should be able to get a very good idea about cost of publishing their book and services that will be rendered by the publisher without having to speak to a sales representative. Our site reflects this belief. Understanding costs and actual services from Tate Publishing requires that you contact a sales person at their company.
Please don't rely solely on our research; it is imperative that you also check out each publisher directly. And, calling Tate Publishing isn't a bad thing (they are a very professional company), but do your homework and don't assume that publishing with Tate won't cost you anything. If you are offered the 'opportunity' to publish with Tate and you're asked to pay money up front, you really need to explore what will be rendered over the course of your relationship with them.
When you fully explore the true costs of producing a salable book with a realistic wholesale discount and decent profit margin, you may find that what you thought was a great deal, actually costs you more than you bargained for.
It appears Tate Publishing has different levels of publishing services - from a traditional model where they pay you, to a self publishing model where you pay them. Our comparison is only concerned with the Tate Publishing 'self publishing' model where an author pays a fee to be published.
We've dug through the Tate Publishing site to see if anything can be gleaned without having to call a sales person. Here are our notes.
Bookstore availability - Most of the self publishing companies make their books available at the exact same places as Tate Publishing. The 'Why Choose Tate Publishing' page seems to lead readers to believe the books are physically on shelves in Barnes & Noble and Borders stores. This may be true for some of their books, as it is with any publisher. However, in 9-out-of-10 titles we checked, it was not true. Just like most self publishing companies, the books are available to special order. And, just like most self publishing companies, some books were available in stores, on shelves.
Here is what we recommend you do - get a list of 'mature' Tate titles (meaning books released more than 90 days ago - anything more recent may not be fully represented in the market), get the ISBN and call your local stores. You can also check store inventory at both B&N and Borders Stores on their respective web sites.
The process we followed was slightly different - working more from the 'best selling' titles side of things. We visited Amazon, looked up Tate Publishing under Advanced Search in Books, listed the titles by "Best selling", got the ISBN, and called our local stores. We also checked store inventory at both B&N and Borders Stores on the B&N and Borders web sites.
"only 4 percent of manuscripts submitted make it through the acquisitions rigorous requirements" - We don't know if this means only 4 percent of all submitted manuscripts get published at all, or that only 4 percent of manuscripts submitted qualify for publication without the upfront cost of nearly $4000. It is certainly something you should discuss when you speak with your representative at Tate. We'll update this piece of information as we research the topic further.
"The highest royalty earnings!" - Again, a direct quote from their site and it isn't true in the broader self publishing market. Dog Ear and many others pay much higher author profit rates. See below for more detail on this part. Tate employs a sliding-scale for royalties - you earn more as the numbers go up - but the base (and most likely) royalty scenarios are lower than many in the industry.
"...we pay the highest royalty in the industry (15%)..." - No, they don't. Many companies pay this rate, and Dog Ear Publishing pays far more. Tate does pay much more than a 15% NET royalty rate for direct sales of physical or digital product through the Tate site. We always recommend authors sell books via methods OTHER than traditional distribution, so this may be a win with Tate Publishing. However, their base direct sales profit still isn't the highest in the industry. Furthermore, authors should consider direct online sales through an author website with a unique domain of their choosing rather than expecting consumers to seek out a publisher to buy a book.
Since we can't get firm numbers from the site, we started the process with Tate Publishing (by submitting our own manuscript). We were stunned by the email we received in response (bold text is quoted from the "welcome" email we received).
"We are not a self-publisher in our approach, operation, or philosophy." Anyone you pay to publish your book is a self-publishing company. If Tate is NOT charging you any money for the publication of your book, then this comparison does not apply to your specific situation (and, ultimately wouldn't have any value to you). If you are paying any fee to Tate Publishing for the publication of your work (or promotion of it), then they are operating as a self publisher in their relationship with you. They are selling services (design, production, editorial, distribution, promotion) to authors - and since Tate Publishing is the 'publisher of record' for your book, they are a self-publishing company as commonly defined in our industry. They may be different from many of our competitors, but in situations where they charge fees for services, they are operating as a self-publishing company.
"We will actually place our resources in a first-time author's work." - This is important and valuable. Many self-publishing companies don't do any editorial, design or marketing work for your book; they are simply a printing resource for whatever you create. You know these companies as Lulu.com or Wordclay.com. Tate Publishing uses real editors and provides real design for your project - it's just too expensive.
"...and still participate with our investment in your book of anywhere from $15,700.00-$19,700.00 of our resources for the production and nationwide marketing of the work. With a new author we expect an author participation of only $3,985.50." - This is an interesting number... and an extraordinary claim.
Moving on, we'll provide you with a framework around which to phrase some very direct questions to your author representative. Here's what we believe is important in choosing a company to self-publish your book. (Note these are standard for ANY self-publishing company you call...)
CONTRACT: Do you keep all your rights and can you terminate your agreement at any time without penalty? The author contract should be short and easy to understand. Is it?
RETAIL PRICE: Can you set your own retail? Does the publisher force you into ridiculously high retail prices? (see our page on setting your Retail Pricing here) Remember, to sell in retail outlets you need to set your book's retail price at about 2.5 X your cost... Chains, big retail outlets, and wholesalers want at least a 50% discount (though Dog Ear allows discounts as low as 20%). So, if your book costs $4 to print, you need to be able to sell it at $9.95 to pretty much break even. Now, that doesn't mean we can't offer a different discount structure. As a matter of fact, we can offer your book to the wholesale channel with as low of discount as you'd like - many books (usually textbooks or business books) offer only a 20% discount.
BOOK PRINTING COSTS: Your Retail is almost always a function of your cost to print the book. If your book costs more to print, you need to push your retail price higher just to break even.
AUTHOR PROFIT: Some call it ROYALTY. We call it a NET SALES PAYMENT. Whatever it's called, it's the amount you receive from each book sale. Don't let the rep get away with talking 'percentages' - you don't pay the light bill with a percent. Make them give you an example, based on page count and retail price, of how much you'll make in DOLLARS for each sale through Amazon.com (where 90% of your first year sales will occur).
Be careful of any company that gives a huge royalty but forces unreasonable retail prices on your book. It makes no sense to get a "50%" royalty on a book that will never sell. Also watch for royalties that are increased by REDUCING your WHOLESALE DISCOUNT. Again, if no store will buy it, what's the point of a royalty?
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Tate Publishing appears to excel at this. Staff seems incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. Can you actually speak with someone who actually knows something about the book industry? Do you have access to "decision makers" that can make things happen for your book?
BUSINESS MODEL: What is their business model? Everyone is in business to make money, and that's an honorable thing, but watch for WHERE they make their money. Look for hidden charges, or charges that show up to actually create an effective and salable book for you.
All of the companies we review here will be very different in "personality", but for the most part, they share the exact same business model: bring authors in with an unrealistic price and heavy direct marketing campaigns - then up sell each author to create a book that is actually viable. The most important thing they have in common? Their entire business is based on moving authors through the system as quickly as possible, and with as little human interaction and as few real options as possible. It's all about "cookie cutter" services and book building. Imagine if McDonalds produced books.
Here are some numbers to let you get more in-depth with Tate Publishing. Ask your rep to provide a comparison amount for each item. Write 'em down, add 'em up, and see what comes out.
The specs are pretty typical of the books produced in the trade category at any self publishing house. Information and self publishing costs are derived from the Tate Publishing web site and contract.
(Dog Ear's total cost for this package and options is $1,527, our per unit book printing price is $4.28, and you get 5 free author copies of your book.)


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Excessive inward turning of one eye which is due to poor sensory integration of the focusing (accommodative) system and the eye teaming and alignment system of the two eyes (binocular vision).
Treatment of Accommodative Esotropia includes the use of corrective prescription lenses to align the eyes and often the eyes will spontaneously begin to work together (binocular vision and eye teaming). In other cases, eye patching and/or Vision Therapy will be necessary.
According to our expert eye doctors, Accommodative Esotropia should NEVER be treated with strabismus surgery as this can cause focusing problems when the patient gets older.
Amblyopia is the medical term for impaired vision in one eye that can not be corrected to 20/20 with the application of a prescription lens. This vision deficit occurs in the brain, not in the eyeball.
Current 21st century scientific research has established that the human brain can change at any age (neuroplasticity) and, also, that amblyopia can be successfully treated in older children and adults. Nevertheless, most eye doctors who practice today went to medical or optometry college before these new scientific discoveries were made and they continue to follow outdated theories regarding cut-off ages for the treatment of amblyopia. In other words, most eye doctors still maintain that amblyopia can not be successfully treated after a certain young age.
The eye doctors in this directory keep abreast of the latest vision and brain research and provide effective treatment programs for patients with amblyopia.
Binocular Vision (bi-n-ocular) is two-eyed vision. In normal human binocular vision, two eyes -- side-by-side in the front of the head -- send two separate images to the brain. These two separate inputs are then fused together IN THE BRAIN to make one unified 3D stereo image. The successful fusion of two eye views into one 3D image is also called 3D stereo vision or stereoscopic vision.
3D Stereo Vision -- which happens in the brain -- gives the viewer greater, more accurate perception of detail, color, volume, location, and depth (3D depth perception). With 3D depth perception, a person has a much keener sense of where he or she is in space in relation to others in the environment, especially in relationship to moving objects (spacial relationships).
Lack of binocular vision, therefore, can negatively impact 3D depth perception, sports coordination, driving safety, spacial judgement and memory, as well as organizational skills, and more.
In all types of strabismus, binocular vision is disrupted and loss of this visual/perceptual ability can contribute to spacial misjudgement and confusion.
A relatively common -- and also commonly undetected -- near vision disorder that makes seeing at close distances laborious and faulty. The two eyes struggle to maintain the inward eye teaming coordination and focus (convergence) that are required for successful reading, desk work, arts and crafts, and close viewing.
Estropia is the general term for the type of strabismus with an inward eye turn(s) or when one or both eye(s) deviate toward the nose. The inward eye deviation can be occasional (intermittent) or constant.
Esotropia is more common in infants and young children than exotropia. Treatment depends on age of onset, severity, and many factors.
The pediatric eye doctors listed here in our FIND A DOCTOR locator offer the full range of treatment options, including non-surgical therapies. Pediatric ophthalmologists are surgeons and generally do not offer non-surgical therapies.
Exotropia is the medical term for the type of strabismus in which the person as an outward eye turn(s). The same eye may deviate outward or both eyes can alternate in their outward deviation. The outward eye deviation can be noticeable occasionally (intermittently) or constantly.
The developmental optometrists listed here in our FIND A DOCTOR locator offer the full range of treatment options for esotropia, including non-surgical therapies. Pediatric ophthalmologists are surgeons and generally offer pharmaceuticals and surgery only as treatment options.
Eye Teaming
All types of strabismus can adversely affect eye teaming ability.
In normal healthy vision, the two eyes work and move together simultaneously as a coordinated team for single 3D stereo vision and two-eyed depth perception (with no double vision!). Eye teaming is an neurologically active process…the brain signals the eye muscles in order to coordinate eye movements and visual processing.
Eye patching does not help eye teaming problems because one eye is covered in patch therapy and, therefore, the coordination of the two eyes as a team is not being stimulated or reinforced. Healthy eye teaming with depth perception can be developed or retrained at any age with non-surgical Vision Therapy.
An outward eye turn that is occasional or alternating and might only occur when the person is ill, tired, anxious, stressed, etc.
Intermittent Exotropia is a type of strabismus, but in some cases it is a symptom of another common near vision condition called convergence insufficiency.
Intermittent Exotropia responds best to non-surgical Vision Therapy treatment. Strabismus eye muscle surgery is not recommended.
Our panel of expert eye doctors points out that we see with our brains, not our eyeballs. In other words, it is the brain and nervous system that signals and instructs the actions of the eye muscles. Therefore, strabismus surgery -- which is not brain surgery or brain training -- does not address the root cause of strabismus.
NOTE: surgery of any type should be co-managed between a primary care doctor and a surgeon. Co-management by a primary care doctor is recommended because the surgeon typically provides minimal or no pre- and post- surgical consultation or care. The surgeon simply performs the surgery.
Strabismus Surgery, when appropriate for a given condition, is more effective when primary care optometric co-management and Vision Therapy are part of the treatment plan.
The primary eye care optometrists in this directory provide the pre- and post- surgical co-management and care that is in the best interests of the patient.
Lazy Eye is the popular term for Amblyopia, but the general public often also uses this phrase to refer to all types of Strabismus as well. In other words, sometimes when a layman sees an eye turn, he or she might say, "lazy eye."
This is confusing because Strabismus and Amblyopia (lazy eye) are NOT the same medical and visual condition. Yes, Strabismus can sometimes cause Amblyopia, but they are still not the same condition and need different treatment plans.
Two eyes working together as a coordinated team, aiming at the same focal point with simultaneous timing, gives the viewer the added visual perception of the depth dimension. With 3D Depth perception, the viewer visually perceives three spatial dimensions of width, height, AND depth (x, y, and z).
3D Depth Perception also gives the viewer more accurate perception of detail, volume, solidity, color, spacial relationships, and location. Good depth perception makes hand-eye coordination much easier.
Strabismus, a binocular vision disorder, often leads to diminished or little depth perception.
If the two eyes do not aim at exactly the same visual target, two mismatching images are sent to the brain. Double Vision occurs when the brain can not fuse the two mismatching images into one unified 3D image AND, at the same time, does not suppress (block out) one of the mismatching images. The doubling effect means that the visual system (eyes, brain and body) is missing out on stereo fusion (stereoscopic vision) and 3D depth perception.
Double vision occurs in the brain, so eye muscle surgery (which is NOT brain surgery!) is not appropriate or successful treatment. There is no brain surgery that helps double vision either, because single 3D vision is created by the coordinated effort of many regions of the brain. Vision therapy trains and/or rehabilitates the brain and is, therefore, the effective way to turn double vision into single 3D vision.
Double vision can be a symptom of binocular vision disorders, such as Strabismus or a related condition called Convergence Insufficiency.
Duane's Syndrome is a type of Strabismus which demonstrates various symptoms: inability to move an eye laterally away from the nose (palpebral fissure), retraction of the eye with close viewing or when one looks toward the nose; and inward eye turn with distance viewing. It can be confused with paralysis of an eye muscle (lateral rectus) and that can lead to a referral for an unnecessary neurological evaluation.
Surgery should not be performed unless there is a cosmetic problem when looking straight ahead and the patient desires cosmetic benefits only. The eye muscle surgery will not change the brain and improve vision. In some case, a better solution can be prescription prism eyeglasses. Some patients with Duane's Syndrome have secondary eye convergence problems which are effectively helped by Vision Therapy.
The facial characteristics of infants and young toddlers can sometimes create the appearance of an inward eye turn or crossed eye when, actually, the two eyes are aligned and healthy. Nevertheless, it is recommended that all children receive their first complete eye examination at six months of age to rule out amblyopia or other eye disorders. Pediatricians are not trained to give adequate or complete eye/vision examinations.
Described as physical therapy for the visual system (brain, eyes, body), Vision Therapy is effective non-surgical therapy or neurological training for many visual conditions, including most types of Strabismus and their related conditions, such as Lazy Eye, Convergence Insufficiency, Eye Tracking and Eye Teaming problems, Esophoria, Exophoria, etc.
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