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1. Definition of a 'record'
A 'record' is anything containing information reflecting College educational and business transactions regardless of format (paper, digital, photographic, etc.).
Typical records include official publications, fiscal data, incoming/outgoing correspondence including email, minutes of meetings, reports, and student files.
Not all records must be retained. The list below describes items in a typical office that are not classified as records and therefore do not need to be categorized or maintained. These materials may be destroyed at any time if they are no longer needed by the office holding them. These items will not appear on a 'retention schedule.'
- large quantities of duplicate materials and all duplicates of 'official copies'
- non-Barnard published magazines and newspapers
- published reports produced by other entities
- purchased data from other sources
- blank letterhead or other blank forms
- routing slips or telephone messages
- catalogues, journals, or other printed matter used for information purposes
- routine letters of transmittal and "for your information" notes
- notices or memoranda that give only 'timely information' such as a change of venue for a meeting.
- notes or working papers once a project is completed, unless they
provide more complete information than the final report
'Permanent' records, also called 'archival records,' are 'records' which have historical, administrative or research value to the College and which we intend to keep indefinitely.
The Barnard College Archives Office is responsible for ensuring that the College identifies these records and that they are transferred to the College Archives once they become 'inactive.' Examples of archival records include meeting minutes, architectural drawings, organization charts, real estate records, endowment agreements, student theses, selected faculty papers, committee work resulting in College policies, and photographs of events and buildings. The Archives Office assists in the identification and classification of records as archival.
Remember that a lot of material is not a 'record' at all and can be destroyed at any time. Once something is defined as a record it is either 'active' or 'inactive'. All 'active' or 'inactive' records will be listed on a 'retention schedule'. 'Active' records are records that you generally refer to once a month. 'Inactive' records are records that you have not needed for at least one year. Unless these records have been defined as 'permanent' records they should be destroyed according to the time period shown on the 'retention schedule.' 'Inactive' records should be securely stored until the end of the 'retention period.' However, at the end of the 'retention period' the custodian of the records is responsible of destroying the records.
2. Retention Schedules
A 'retention schedule' is a table describing categories of records, providing a length of time they should be kept and includes instructions for disposition. State or federal law may determine the period that certain records must be kept. The periods of time discussed in this policy are set to comply with federal and state law requirements.
The General Retention Schedule at the end of this policy lists the most common records at the College and provides a retention period along with any special instructions related to disposal. Almost every department or office will have records requiring retention that are NOT on the General Retention Schedule. Records that are not on this schedule should be added on a case by case basis in consultation with the College's Office of General Counsel.
The retention period is a minimum period of time for keeping records. Custodians may hold records longer than the retention period. Custodians are responsible for ensuring storage is secure and under conditions that will preserve the record.
Certain units or offices within the College may find that there are professional standards dictating best practices for records retention. For example the Registrar's Office will adhere to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act in determining access to records and the format for keeping records. Student Financial Services will be bound by federal laws related to student financial aid. The General Retention Schedule incorporates the requirements of various laws as they apply to general categories of records.
3. Records Custodians
Everyone who creates records is responsible for managing those records while they are using them. Maintaining records in a safe, secure, and retrievable way is the primary responsibility of the creator while the record is serving its useful purpose. Sometimes the creator of the record will also be the official custodian.
All records of the College have an official 'custodian.'
Custodians are expected to:
- Understand the records created within the department, administrative office or unit
- follow this policy to make decisions on retention and disposition of records and provide guidance to others who are involved in preparing records for storage
- Be responsible for ensuring that everyone in the academic department, administrative office, or unit is aware of the records management policy and follows it
- Consult with the on matters related to retention and disposition of records and develops the 'retention schedule' for the records of the academic department, administrative office, or unit
Financial Records - Asst. Vice President of Finance/Controller
Academic Dept. Records - Office of the Provost
Personnel Records - Director of Human Resources
- Establish the level of confidentiality and security appropriate to specific types of records and helps the department or unit maintain and monitor confidentiality and security
4. Official Copies and Duplicates
Most records will eventually have multiple copies in several offices and departments at the College. There is only one 'official copy' and the 'custodian' in the office holding the 'official copy' is the 'official custodian' and is responsible for its retention and possible classification as an archival record. Copies may be kept as long as they are useful unless the office, department or unit has the 'official copy.' For example, the Institutional Support Office is the 'official custodian' of most grant proposals and technical reports required to be filed with granting agencies. All other copies of a grant proposal or technical report may be destroyed when no longer needed. The Institutional Support Office is responsible for retaining the record for the period required by law or longer if appropriate. Whenever another office is designated as the 'official custodian' of a document, all other offices should consult with the official custodian before destroying records that the custodian is maintaining.
5. Committee Records and Responsibilities of Chairs of Committees
Chairs of all committees are the 'official custodian' of the records related to the committee's work. In general, all policy development, accrediting procedures, academic department curricular change activities, and other similar efforts create records which will be of interest to College Archives and result in 'permanent' records. A copy of such records should be sent to College Archives.
6. Personnel Records
The 'official copy' of all records related to an employee are retained and maintained by the Human Resources Office for non-faculty employees and by the Dean of the Faculty/Provost's Office for faculty members. Departments and offices may keep duplicate copies for convenience, but all material that is kept by the department or office must be copied to the official custodian. See the General Retention Schedule for more information on personnel records. Students who work in jobs that are NOT part of their educational experience are treated as all other employees for the purposes of record keeping. However, most students are paid to do jobs as a result of a financial aid award or as an integral part of their Barnard education. In that case their employment information is maintained as a student record with the unique obligations associated with student records.
7. Employment Search Committee Records
The basic rule is retention of one year for employment applications. For unsuccessful candidates, keep the file for a minimum of one (1) year, and a maximum of three (3) years from the conclusion of the search. The conclusion of the search is defined as either the position being filled or the search discontinued.
The standards for the disposal of documents are the same regardless of how far the applicant got through the process. The file of someone who was rejected in the first round is kept as long as that of someone who visited campus.
The materials that must be kept in the file are: the cover letter, the cv, and any reference letters.
For the person hired, keep the entire file for the duration of their employment, plus three (3) years.
Please keep in mind that these are considered confidential documents and should be disposed of properly by shredding them at the appropriate time.
8. Academic Department Records
Academic department and program files are critical for documenting the history of the College and should be kept, managed, and archived in a manner consistent with the guidelines provided in this policy. If a current chair maintains the records in his or her own office or on his or her own computer exclusively, the chair is responsible for transferring all electronic and paper records to the departmental assistant when his or her term as chair ends. Record keeping and management should not begin anew with each chair transition. There should be an ongoing process of records management for the department/program. In the case of confidential materials in the possession of the chair, those should be marked as such (and placed in a sealed envelope if appropriate) and maintained within the department/program files. See the Record Retention & Disposal Memorandum for information about personnel files, and section 11 below. The departmental assistant is a key link in long term maintenance of departmental records. The assistant should be entrusted with knowledge of all departmental records and assist in their maintenance, even if the records are physically kept in the department chair's office.
9. Sponsored Research, Grants, External Support Records
Faculty members and other grantees will have files related to external support. There are special rules that apply to funds received from the Federal government and each grant may have its own set of rules and requirements related to records. All grantees are responsible for helping the College comply with these rules and requirements.
For faculty and others involved in research the Institutional Support Office is the primary source of information and the official custodian for documents and records management. The Institutional Support Office is the official custodian of the grant proposals that are required to be filed and other documents related to the grant. The Controller's Office is the official custodian of the financial records and the granting documents related to the grant. Please refer to the offices of Institutional Support and the Controller for specific guidelines related to grants and sponsored research.
10. Faculty Professional Papers and Records
Academic departments are responsible for maintaining and helping to preserve information about curricular offerings and the history of the department as a teaching and research unit. Faculty members are encouraged to contact their department chair when they retire to discuss the retention of their papers and records for historical preservation.
11. Records Destruction
Following a 'retention schedule' that has been worked out, records should be securely maintained for the period of retention either in the office or department where they were created or used. Records that have been identified as 'archival records' must be sent to College Archives for permanent retention. Records that will not be listed on a retention schedule and therefore may be destroyed at any time include:
- material that is not considered a 'record;' (see: Definition of a record)
- duplicates of an 'official copy' which is stored and retained by another office such as personnel records, financial and budget information, external grant funding, copies of information used in an employee
search; and
- records that have served their purpose and are no longer needed such as drafts of reports and notes that have been turned into minutes of meetings.
Destruction includes:
- Recycling - generally appropriate for all non-confidential paper documents, including public documents of other organizations, magazines, annual reports, newsletters, announcements, and drafts or policies or other memos which are not confidential.
- Shredding - using a cross-cut or strip shredder for all documents that should not be read by others after they are no longer needed or that contain personnel or confidential information. This is essential for any document containing personal information, information that is student protected information under FERPA, health related information, or financial information.
The College contracts with a shredding company called Cintas, Inc. Their bins are located in the Central Receiving Dept. located at A108 Altschul Hall. These bins are available only for permanent destruction of large volumes of confidential material, as the cost for this service is higher than the cost of disposing of shredded material. You may make arraignments to have a shredding bin delivered to you office by contacting the Purchasing Department at ext. 4-5204.
12. Electronic Records
Many records are created and maintained in an 'electronic' format. These include documents on your computer's hard drive, email and its attachments, and documents that have been scanned and reside on CDs or on other removable storage media. File maintenance of these records requires coordination among the places where they are stored - hard-drives on desk tops, laptops, on shared drives (network systems), and on removable storage media. It is important to remember that desktop applications are designed for communicating information, and transmitting knowledge. They make communicating with others more simple and efficient, but they are not designed for permanent retention of records. Issues of file authentication, version-control, duplication, maintenance, access and permanency are more acute with electronic records.
Any electronic record that needs to be kept for a retention period longer than seven (7) years should be printed and kept in a paper filing system OR maintained in an electronic format and the equipment needed to read or access the information kept and maintained for the same period of time. For retention periods shorter than seven (7) years it is believed that storage on DVD or CD format will be reliable and readable. Any electronic record that merits permanent retention should be maintained electronically and printed and kept in a paper filing system. An electronic file that has permanent value to the College should be printed and transferred to College Archives. Records that are maintained only in electronic format should be named and labeled in a manner that is consistent with the paper filing system used in the office for ease of coordination and cross-referencing.
13. Colleague and Other Data Systems
The Datatel, Inc's Colleague system is the College's largest electronic data system. College-wide electronic data systems generally contain information that if lost, corrupted or disclosed without authorization could result in the impairment of business functions at the College. In addition some data on these systems contain private data that if lost, corrupted or disclosed without authorization could also result in claims involving invasion of personal privacy, loss of reputation or creditability, and violation of federal or state laws or regulations or College contracts. These systems are generally only made available to approved users. Examples include the Colleague financial system, admissions records, financial aid records, the registrar's records and alumnae/donor biographical and gift data.
All data in the Datatel Colleague system or any other data system will have an individual responsible for the integrity of the data in the system. That person is responsible for verifying that electronic data and the record created from the data have not been inappropriately altered, in other words can verify that it is authentic. He or she is responsible for ensuring adherence to policies about access, loss prevention and security to prevent corruption.
The Datatel Colleague data system is backed-up by the College in order to ensure business continuation in the event of a disaster or crisis. Therefore, individual offices only need to retain their copies of Colleague information while they are useful. One notable exception involves special compilations of data that offices or departments may create using data from Colleague. Because of the way data is preserved or changed over time, it may not always be possible to recreate a compilation of data in the future. Any report created from special compilations, as opposed to merely printing data from the system, should be retained by the office or department creating it as the 'official copy.' Some administrative offices, academic departments, or units have created electronic data systems by purchasing software to help manage a specific database for research or other purposes. If it is determined that the records created by that database should be maintained for a specific period or should be permanently retained, the maintenance of the software license and the availability of it can be very important. Before purchasing or using specialized software for these purposes, the official custodian should discuss the purchase and any agreement needed about backing-up the data system with BCIT.
All College faculty, staff and students entrusted with electronic data must adhere to these practices:
- Keep data secure against unauthorized creation, updating, processing, outputting and distribution;
- Appropriately secure data and keep it inaccessible to non-approved users when not in use;
- Use, retain, and dispose of data consistent with this policy; Develop policies related to appropriate and frequent back-up of data systems and their storage in locations that will keep them available in the event of a disaster affecting the original data system;
- When creating reports from data bases, maintaining the same level of confidentiality in the report as exists for protection of the original data.
- Reports containing private or confidential data should be disposed of properly which means shredding all paper copies and erasing hard drives and disks so that the data are not retrievable. Consultation with BCIT staff on how to properly erase hard drives is vital before computers are transferred to other users or discarded.
14. Electronic Mail
Electronic mail should be treated like any other electronic record. Mail that has information that should be retained according to a 'retention schedule' should be printed and filed as would any other paper record. Even though Email is backedup centrally for business continuity purposes, it is not kept as a system of record. Each email user is responsible for retaining email containing important information. The "files" embedded in your account are NOT permanent storage and should not be used for permanent or long-term storage purposes.
Finally, saving email using the 'save as' function saves the content as a file but does not save the embedded data in a regular email that gives the properties of the message, such as the identity of the sender's computer, or the route the message took before arriving in your mail box. Saving email as archived mail does preserve these properties and may be important if there is ever a dispute about the origin of the email. It is like saving the envelope that comes with a letter via the postal service. Therefore, email correspondence related to contracting and other activities in which verification of the sender is important should be archived as email for the retention period if possible.
15. College Archives Storage
Using the records retention schedule developed for each office, the records custodian and the College Archivist should discuss what records may be transferred to the College Archives for permanent retention. If certain records do not fall under the retention schedule, the records custodian and College Archivist should discuss access and disposition before material is sent to the College Archives.
16. Records Related to Web sites
Because Web sites have replaced many publications they are a significant archival record of the College and its operation. Web masters and others creating Web page content should capture copies of their Web site's content as e-files on CD or DVD and send them to College Archives for permanent retention. The College currently lacks space to retain archived copies on its servers and Web sites are not routinely backed-up. If a Web site is changed without preserving the original content it cannot be retrieved from the College servers.
17. Legal Claims - Litigation Holds
If a legal claim is reasonably anticipated or is filed, or a lawsuit begun, the affected offices should immediately contact the office of the General Counsel. The General Counsel's office will issue instructions to keep all records and data systems until further notice. This instruction overrides all standard and existing practices with respect to record destruction and storage. In some cases the General Counsel's office will ask that all relevant documents be given to that office for maintenance during the duration of the legal matter.


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Palin: Hill aims to 'Pelosi' immigration
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is warning conservatives that the immigration bill could be a repeat of Obamacare, and she is accusing Congress of trying to "Pelosi" through the legislation.
Writing on her Facebook page Monday, Palin posted a 1,200 word critique of the border security amendment to the bill that passed with strong bipartisan support Monday night, titled "Holes in the Border As Big As the Holes in Their Amnesty Bill."
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"Just like they did with Obamacare, some in Congress intend to 'Pelosi' the amnesty bill. They'll pass it in order to find out what's in it," Palin wrote. "And just like the unpopular, unaffordable Obamacare disaster, this pandering, rewarding-the-rule-breakers, still-no-border-security, special-interests-ridden, 24-lb disaster of a bill is not supported by informed Americans."
Saying she's a supporter of legal immigration, Palin called the border security measures "toothless" and called out Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for being "disingenuous" in calling the bill a security improvement.
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"It's beyond disingenuous for anyone to claim that a vote for this bill is a vote for security. Look no further than the fact that Sen. Rubio and amnesty supporters nixed Sen. [John] Thune's amendment that required the feds to finally build part of a needed security fence" and amendments from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Palin wrote.
Palin said the "permanent political class and Washington bureaucrats" have proved to be "untrustworthy," and she said they are "sugaring" the bill with special items, calling out a visa exemption for foreign seafood workers in Alaska she said is designed to buy the votes of Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich.
Rubio was asked about the Alaska provision Monday night on "On the Record With Greta Van Susteren" and disputed the idea that it was a special giveaway.
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"Well, that's not accurate, what it is is guest workers that are fisherman, it allows them to apply for a temporary visa, a work visa to fish in Alaska because the fisheries in that state have a particular issue that they want to use a work permit. That's not a giveaway, that's not cash. You have to pay for those visas," Rubio said. The discussion did not mention Palin.
Continuing her comparison to Obamacare on Facebook, Palin said the upshot was that the immigration bill could likewise become a rallying point for conservatives going forward.
"For just as opposition to Obamacare became a rallying cry for the 2010 midterm elections, opposition to this fundamentally transforming amnesty bill will galvanize the grassroots in next year's elections. And 2014 is just around the corner," Palin wrote.

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Fed-cattle prices between $92-$94 cwt. Feeder cattle between $103-$105. And calf prices averaging near $115. Those were the 2008 average cattle price projections from Cattle-Fax in its always-anticipated executive summary presented last week at the 2008 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show in Reno.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Cattle-Fax officials also told more than 5,000 producers, feeders, allied-industry reps and others attending the event that corn prices averaging more than $4/bu. will likely be the norm for this year.
In summarizing the Cattle-Fax report, the fed-cattle projection of $92-$94 includes a range of $85-$102. Highest prices are expected in the fourth quarter of 2008, with most of the price risk expected in May to June.
Feeder-cattle prices for 750-lb. steers should see a range of $94-$115, with most price risk expected in the first quarter of the year, CattleFax says. Most price potential is in the third quarter, and excessive feedyard capacity will continue to support feeder cattle values.
Calf prices are expected to see a range of $108-$123 for 550-lb. steers. With high costs of gain in feedyards, Cattle-Fax says producers should look for strong stocker demand to keep calves on grazing programs longer.
Market cows should see prices that average $54, with a range of $47-$58. Cow slaughter is expected to be down 3%. Cattle-Fax says look for bred-female prices to average $50-$100/head. less than in 2007.
The corn market is expected to be demand-fed this year, with spot corn futures prices projected to trade in the $3.85-$5.60 range, with an annual average of $4.30. A surging demand, with ethanol, potential for more grain exports and concerns over reduced production will keep pressure on corn prices to remain high, CattleFax says.
Prices for hay, which averaged near $130/ton in 2007, are expected to remain strong due to an expected reduced acreage and other factors.
Additional info on the Cattle-Fax and its role in helping promote beef production and marketing is available at www.cattlefax.com. Officials say the Web site will receive a fresh upgrade later this year.


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ATLANTA - Woodruff Arts Center officials say a former employee has embezzled over $1.4 million.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://bit.ly/V4jYUL ) Tuesday reported the employee stole the money by submitting fraudulent invoices over the past five years.
Woodruff Arts Center officials say the employee left his job in October, and administrators opened an investigation into suspicious invoices days after his departure.
The former employee's identity has not been disclosed, and formal charges have not yet been filed against him. The worker is identified only as a mid-level administrator.
Woodruff president and CEO Virginia Hepner told the newspaper the former employee acknowledged culpability when he was presented with the findings of an internal investigation.
Woodruff Arts Center officials say auditors have been hired to increase oversight at the institution.


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Made In The Shade
I've enjoyed attending the Brothers truck show for years, and I have to say, this year's gathering was by far the best of a long line of annual shows. It's the norm for the show to draw a large number of the coolest trucks in the American southwest, and just like their catalog, the show caters to the 1947-87 Chevrolet and GMC trucks we all know and love. Among the vast number of early 3100s and later C10s that are always in attendance in huge numbers there's also a large contingent of Suburbans and Blazers on hand. Heck, this year there was even a small number of lifted 4WDs too, including Brothers' own Steve Flanders' good-lookin' lifted 4×4.
Speaking of the Flanders, those guys, and their entire crew, work their collective butts off ensuring that the show goes off without a hitch and that everyone (including the spectators) has a great time. Above and beyond the sea of cool pickups, Suburbans, and Blazers, there was live music (great music as a matter of fact) great food (thanks to a bevy of food trucks), and a huge raffle with a bunch of great prizes for the lucky winners.
Being a one-day show, the afternoon brought judging to an end and the winners drove away with a long list of awards and trophies as well. The fun-filled day soon whizzed by, and before we knew it, yet one more annual event was in the books and all us classic truck fans were already looking forward to next year's gathering.
So if you wanna be a part of next year's show, stay tuned to what's new on the Brothers website, www.brotherstrucks.com, and grab the parts that ya need, and finish up that project truck so you can enjoy next year's show along with the rest of us! Meanwhile, check out some cool pics of the show. For those that were there they'll be a reminder, and for those that didn't make it you'll get to see what ya missed.


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Every year, and usually during the off season I read this first class piece of Christmas satire.
Baltimore, the 1890's...disgusted by the way the Christian charities run their free Christmas dinners, a local man decides to put on one himself. No prayers. No speeches. The people attending are invitation only, and made up of the worst bums he can find..only the people who have never done a days work, for whom nothing good can be said.
Free food and booze. Even free cigars. A burlesque show. Live band.
You keep reading, but with increasing dread, expecting it all to go up in the guys face..at the same time, the situation keeps getting funnier..and you are in sympathy with the guy, and the bums getting the best meal of the year...
Mencken was one of the best satirists America every put out..you have to read parts of the Bible to get the jokes he is pulling off (hey, Claudia, the foks will think you've CONVERTED...) ..and you'll want to check out things like AGE OF REASON and the speeches of Robert Ingersoll when you are done, to get some more of the references and jokes..this isn't a bad thing either, because Bob Ingersoll was America's greatest speaker at the time, and Paine is a forgotten American founding father...and if you look, you can find both works refered to on the net...
The ending is funny and touching and ironic..
Worth tracking down...your library might even have the edition that looks like a kids book with cute cartoon drawings of the bums and the dancing girls...
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Hello fellow mentalists,
I noticed an interesting phenomenon that further reinforced the idea of "Think effect first" as commonly said by Richard Osterlind. For a long time I have done a center tear routine in which I asked the subject to just think of any word. Of course I got good reactions, but I have varied my routine as I became more and more comfortable with the mechanics. I decided it would be more interesting if I talked a little bit about the outbreak of WWI and all of the convoluted alliances therein, how a tiny bullet, a piece of metal could set in place such a wave of disaster and destruction. I then proceeded to have them think of any nation involved in that conflict, and actually have gotten much better reactions. The lesson is that even though to me as a mentalist thinking of something from more possible choices is more impressive, if you think of effect first, limiting their choices can paradoxically make the effect better, especially if your patter is interesting and gets them intellectually invested in the effect. I am constantly working on seeing my effects from the spectators point of view.
For good routines on the center tear, consult Banachek's Psi Series, and Corinda's 13 Steps to Mentalism.
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The Rare Book and Manuscript Library presents a major exhibition of works by the idiosyncratic illustrator, designer, and writer, Edward Gorey (1925-2000), beginning March 5 and running through July 27, 2012.
The exhibition draws from the large and important collection of Gorey's works donated to the Columbia University Libraries by noted architectural historian Andrew Alpern in 2010.
The extensive collection, which contains over 700 items, includes nearly every edition of every work published by Gorey, in addition to illustrations for dust jackets and magazines, etchings, posters, and design ephemera. By any measure, this is a major gathering of Gorey's work.
The exhibition also includes original, limited edition etchings, posters, books written and illustrated by Gorey, books written by others but illustrated by Gorey, books whose cover art was created by Gorey, foreign translations of Gorey books, postcards and Christmas cards, theater-related materials, Dracula-related materials, LP record jackets and CD cover art, Metropolitan Opera and New York City Ballet-related items, various stuffed creatures, photographs of Gorey, and a fur parka that he owned.
An opening reception and panel discussion with Karen Wilkin, Andreas Brown, and Andrew Alpern will be held on Wednesday, March 7 at 6pm at the Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, to kick off the exhibit. All three experts will explore Gorey the man, the meaning hidden in his books, and the historical influences on his art.
Born in Chicago, Edward Gorey attended Harvard after WWII, and then became an illustrator for Doubleday Anchor in New York City. At the same time, he began writing and illustrating his own distinctive works, in a style that evoked a fin-de-siecle atmosphere. Gorey is perhaps best known for the animated opening sequence to the long-running PBS television series, Mystery! In 1978, he won a Tony for best costume design for work he did for Dracula, starring Frank Langella.
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Quitting by gradual withdrawal
While many people assume that quitting by gradual withdrawal or cutting down sounds like an easier approach, it just results in a prolonged and often more painful state of withdrawal.
Quitting by Gradual Withdrawal
Quitting by the gradual withdrawal method, I discuss this method quite extensively in my seminars. I always tell how if there is anyone attending who knows a smoker who they really despise they should actively encourage them to follow the gradual withdrawal "cut down" approach.
They should call them up every day and tell them to just get rid of one cigarette. Meaning, if they usually smoke 40 a day, just smoke 39 on the first day of the attempt to quit. The next day they should be encouraged to smoke only 38 then 37 the next day and so on. Then the seminar participant should call these people every day to congratulate them and encourage them to continue. I must reemphasize, this should only be done to a smoker you really despise.
You see, most smokers will agree to this approach. It sounds so easy to just smoke one less each day. Thirty-nine cigarettes to a two pack a day smoker seems like nothing. The trick is to convince the person that you are only trying to help them. For the first week or two the one downside is you have to pretend to like the person and you have to talk to them every day.
They won't whine too bad either. When they are down to 30 from 40, they may start to complain a little. You really won't be having fun yet. When the payoff comes is about three weeks into the scam. Now you've got them to less than half their normal amount. They are in moderate withdrawal all the time.
A month into the approach you've got them into pretty major withdrawal. But be persistent. Call them and tell them how great they are doing and how proud you are of them. When they are in their 35th to 39th day, you have pulled off a major coup. This poor person is in peak withdrawal, suffering miserably and having absolutely nothing to show for it.
They are no closer to ending withdrawal than the day you started the process. They are in chronic withdrawal, not treating him or herself to one or two a day, but actually depriving him or herself of 35 to 40 per day.
If you want to go in for the kill, when you have them down to zero, tell them don't worry if things get tough, just take a puff every once in a while. If you can get them to fall for this, taking one puff every third day, they will remain in withdrawal forever. Did I mention you really should despise this person to do this to them?
It is probably the cruelest practical joke that you could ever pull on anyone. You will undercut their chance to quit, make them suffer immeasurably and likely they will at some point throw in the towel, return to smoking, have such fear of quitting because of what they went through cutting down, that they will continue to smoke until it kills them. Like I said, you better really despise this person.
Hopefully there is no one you despise that much to do this to them. I hope nobody despises themselves enough to do this to themselves. Quitting cold turkey may be hard but quitting by this withdrawal technique is virtually impossible. If you have a choice between hard and impossible, go for hard.
You will have something to show at the end of a hard process, but nothing but misery at the end of an impossible approach. Quit cold and in 72 hours it eases up. Cut down and it will basically get progressively worse for weeks, months, or years if you let it.
I should mention, this is not a new technique. It has been around for decades. Talk to every long-term ex-smoker you know. Try to find one person who successfully used the cut down approach, gradually reducing to eventual zero over weeks or months. You will be hard pressed to find even one person who fits this bill.
One other perspective that should help you see the flaw in the approach. Look at people here who had once quit for months or years and then relapsed. One day, after such a long time period, they take a drag and are smoking again. If one puff can do this after years or decades, guess what it will do after days or hours of being smoke free. It puts the smoker back to square one. All that any ex-smoker has to do to avoid relapse or chronic withdrawal is to - NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!


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Tony Stark is an industrialist, inventor, and scientist. His mind ranks with other genius superheroes such as Hank "Yellowjacket" Pym and Reed "Mr. Fantastic" Richards. When Tony was younger, he supplied foreign nations with arms. However, his weapons fell into the wrong hands. Amidst a battle, he was wounded. His body was found by a local doctor known as Ho Yinsen. Yinsen repaired him the best he could. However shrapnel drew ever nearer to his heart and threatened his life, so Ho constructed a vest which would use an electromagnet to halt the shrapnel's progression. Tony would be confined to it for the rest of his life.
Ho Yinsen and Tony worked together and, by combining their genius, found a way to make the vest more portable. An Iron Man armor was constructed. It was gray, dull, and clunky, but had massive offensive capabilities. However, before the suit was completed Ho Yinsen found himself between Stark and the rebels who had incapacitated him. Yinsen bravely gave his life so Iron Man could live.
Stark was forever grateful and decided, in repentance of his thoughtless actions and in memory of Yinsen's sacrifice, he would be vigilant in continuing his fight against tyranny and evil.
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Similar to Batman, Iron Man has no innate superpowers (though his engineering genius might count as one). All of his powers are based on his armor, which is bulletproof, endows him with superhuman strength and the ability to fly, and bristles with weaponry. He has designed several variant suits for different tasks—for example, an enormous suit he calls "Hulkbuster" is used to corral the Hulk during his rampages. Tony carefully guards the technology he uses in his suit to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.
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An Oldham County graduate is on her way to her dream job — thanks to classes she took at the Arvin Center.
As one of the first graduates of the health science course cluster at the career center, Emily Millett is now working for Oldham County EMS.
Millett, 19, is a sophomore at Bellarmine University, where she studies biology on a pre-med track.
"I knew I wanted to be a doctor by the end of my sophomore year in high school," she said. "I saw a flyer for the EMT class and thought, 'I'm going to do that.'"
The South Oldham High School alum said the class — available to seniors at any of the three high schools — was a perfect fit.
It allowed her to gain medical knowledge and test the waters to see if medical school would be a good goal.
"It was a good experience to be exposed to the field," she said.
Students are eligible to ride with OCEMS halfway through the year-long course.
Instructor David Price, a captain with OCEMS, said the field experience allows students to apply their skills, such as CPR, and to determine if the medical field is a good fit.
After her 10 hours of ride time and completing the course, Millett was eligible to sit for the state board examination to become a certified EMT — except she wasn't old enough.
Candidates must be 18 years old at the time of the exam.
Price said that can be difficult for students who don't turn 18 before completing the course.
Despite the material not being as fresh as instructors would like, Millett still passed the course. She's the youngest EMT on OCEMS' staff.
"She's the first, but hopefully not the last, student to graduate the program and be hired by OCEMS," Price said.
Renovated space for the program at the Arvin Center has made a big difference, he said.
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So far, Millett loves it.
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In fact, she's considering dropping to part-time at Bellarmine in the spring so she has time to take a paramedic course, which requires advanced training.
"It's exciting to not just do the same thing over and over," she said. "You've got to be on your toes at all times — you've got somebody's life in your hands."
Millett has learned the job isn't without its pitfalls, though.
"What's tough for me is that you can't let your emotions get the best of you," she said. "You have to block out the emotions and put the patient first and take care of them."
Millett said other students interested in the class should take it seriously.
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she has a pretty smile and lovely scarf
she has a pretty smile and lovely scarf
I would like to think this is a walk of shame outfit. her cocktail dress was too obvious in the morning, so her beau kindly loaned her his jacket and pajama pants to wear home…
Ah! I love the pajama pants!!!
Haha, somebody is taking inspiration from the Dolce and Gabbana's new line very literally! I cannot say it is my tatse, but on a positive note, I like the scarf!
I love how how long her pants make her legs look. She is so beautiful.
You need a long pair of legs to pull off a stripe at the hem like that.
And anyone with short legs must take that hem stripe as a direct insult… the average person cannot afford to lose precious inches of perceived height!
What a beautiful smile.
totally love this style ! The way she presents her scarf is really lovely …I'm longing to get to Paris in 2 weeks time …. always nice to see a city full of effortless people that DO make an effort !
Now this look I like! She looks like she is comfortable.
It is a bit more classic looking.
Goregous look!
No, no, no! I see a lot of this look especially paired with fuzzy slippers and unkempt hair. Not in public. Too sloppy.
This is kind of a cool, dressed-up take on the student wearing PJs to an 8 AM class. She pulls it off with such panache. It doesn't hurt that she's gorgeous with mile-long legs.
I don't believe this pj-trend is more unrealistic than any other trend, but i have'nt seen anyone pull it off yet. Jessica Alba totally failed.
Pajamas for day from D&G, Teen Vogue, and now on the street. It's cute, but is it daywear? I'm recalling the discussion from a month or two ago about what clothing is appropriate after 10 am. It seems the majority said no sweats after 10 in the morning. What about pjs?
This is amazing!! What a great great look and she pulls it off so well!
that's anastasia barbieri. she's really into boyisch chic i think. she once made an editorial for i-D where she modeled all of fall's menswear trends herself. she's really cool!
i hate this new trend, all the D&G collection has to do with it, without any subtle interpretation but literally pijamas. and im not liking it.
mmh, it is interesting somehow…
But still for me… I think the combination of the jacket and the trousers make her look like she's wearing a pyjama.
But still I do like the jacket very much. Maybe with a jeans it would be even a favourite for me!
Very classic!
juliet xxx
love the hemline on the bottom of the pants. its darling
Her smile and the scarf pull it off. I feel the loose jacket and pants are a bit too much looseness, but we really see her face.
Intriguing way to hide the pigeon toes..
otherwise, I like the combination.
Where I live, women go out in their pajamas so frequently that I did a post about a month ago on this disturbing trend. Not fashionable, ever, even in Paris. xo
Methinks you were seduced by the lovely face. Not that anyone would blame you.
I really love it, It seems like she is wearing Navy which I totally adore. The cut of the pants really elongates her it seems so soft and casual, it also gives me a vibe of Bottega's Spring Men's collection – pajama chic!
I like this look. Reminds me of Hugh Hefner.
But I'd like to know why nobody calls me stylish when I drive my kids to school in the a.m. in my pajama pants.
The pyjama look is clearly Dolce&Gabbana inspired, which we love. I'm the biggest fan of when a woman wraps her scarf around the hair, likes its tucked in and hidden. Looks like a quickly put-together look, but its chic and easy; isn't that what women want? Notice her smile :)
so cool and charming at the same time!
F F F, I wish we could go out in pajamas, NYC is ice cake this week, the good news is that it might be in the 50s over the weekend, new yorkers prepare your outfits!!!
Where I live the little old retirees go out in their bedroom slippers (usually plaid flannel ones) to buy their daily baguettes. Is that the next step in PJ fashion?
Nice scarf, cute face. She can get away with anything with that smile.
Who knew PJ's could look so great? Love the scarf! I'm positive I could never pull off this look, but Anastasia does, effortlessly!
very vertical her legs, how tall she seems, the columns/pipes on the building.
Original, brave, wonderful. She accents her femininity bthorugh inversion. instead of drawing attention to her obvious femininity, she draws a long vertical line. her body is free to move. Then judging from her posture, hands, hair and smile, she moves gracefully, with femininity. The clothes obscure all the obvious markers (bosom, waist, hips) so – she draws attention to her personality revealed thorugh her juxtaposition of soft pajama pants with structured "boy" blazer.
I can dig it!
she is very nature girl.She is looking like she just woke up from the bed,but there is smth in it))
I'm not to keen about the bottom of her trousers. But I do like the upper-part. :)
Wot is that on her trousers ?
I love the pajama pants!!!
LOve the pants!
Looks great on her. I love the scarf but I doubt normal people can pull this off. I for example will look ridiculous and sloppy.
she is GORGEOUS
Love the center-parted hair! Shades of Ali McGraw. But we really need to get beyond the stump-leg look (i.e. pants so long that people look as if they've lost their feet).
a la d&g
Ugly. I don't like the proportions. The pants have no shape. The building behing is very nice, and I am trying to figure out where it is (Carreau du Tempe?).
Pre-whim of Dolce & Gabbanna the Pajama was perfected by Olatz Lopez Garmendia, made popular by her husband, and though some people have recently failed to pull it off, there are others that can get away with it…and who doesn't want to leverage their capacity for wearing things that highlight their natural beauty? If it accentuates your beauty rather than compensates for your appearance…then why not? But, if you just can't bring yourself to dress before running your errands, that is a different story – nothing can compensate for laziness, not even good pajamas.
She looks good.
Let her look good.
The unconstructed jacket works quite well on her, but not those floppy pajama pants; that horizontal stripe is distracting.
The definition of sweet. Especially if its the night after.
Yeah, I was thinking Dolce and Gabbana too. I would like to see her in a different hair style though.
don't know if it's because she is so lovely, the monochromatic color, the fabulous scarf or what, but looks fantastic.
is the coat her boyfriend's? can't be sure. lovely nonetheless.
LOVE her pajama look! can you say sooo dolce and gabbana ss09? she actually pulls it off. she looks very chic and i love it!
Were it not for the piping on the trousers she'd be just another tall, beautiful parisienne on her way to the boulangerie… not that there is anything wrong with tall, beautiful or parisienne!
If Monsieur were on this side of the pond she'd be in flannel plaid jammies or juicy couture velour and uggs on her way to Starbucks.
You choose.
So fun- I love it!
i don't like the trousers, but she's so gorgeous, i'd date her anyway… ;)
After the jessica alba failiure, I think she pulls it off perfectly!
very cool and effortless…


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It won't be easy for Joss Whedon to top the success of The Avengers with the film's 2015 sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron. But if he's going to do it, it's going to start with a great script.
Fortunately, early indications are that the fan favorite writer-director has delivered (at least if you listen to one of the stars of the movie). In a recent interview, Scarlett Johansson (a.k.a. Black Widow) praised the script, calling it "dark" and "cerebral."
Speaking with Parade Magazine (via ComicBookMovie.com), Johansson said the script for the sequel "feels like the next installment" as opposed to a rehashing.
"I think the script is dark and it's dry, it's got this amazing one-liner, glass-cutting sense of humor. Obviously the script is very cerebral. It doesn't lose that exciting comic book aspect that people enjoyed in the first film, but it's smart and it feels like the next installment. It doesn't feel like a rehashing, it feels like these characters are moving forward, plotlines are moving forward. It's deep and I think that's why people really respond to the Marvel universe, because the films are fun and exciting and have all that flashy stuff, but there's a gravity to them. People can expect that gravity this time around."
While the word "dark" is often thrown around for comic book movies (it's almost become a shorthand way of giving them more credibility), there's some nuance to Johansson's comments that's interesting. It doesn't sound like Whedon's script is "dark" just for the sake of being serious, but rather because it advances the characters in an organic way.
We know that the events of the first film impacted our heroes significantly and we've already seen how for some of them in Iron Man 3 and Thor 2. Whether they realized it or not, when the Avengers assembled, they stepped into something bigger than they could have planned. As Whedon explained last year, the creation of the team is not the happy ending.
"It is the beginning of something that is complex and difficult, and now I get to dig a little deeper. And maybe, while I'm digging, just twist that knife. And that's exciting for me."
Good sequels have a way of upping the stakes. Perhaps the greatest example is The Empire Strikes Back. By the end, Luke learns his father is his archenemy and gets his own hand cut off. Plus, Han Solo ends up frozen in carbonite. Now that's dark.
By crafting a script that truly tests The Avengers, Whedon will give audiences more than just a bunch of action setpieces, but a story that allows us to make more meaningful connections with the characters. And in this writer's opinion, that's what it will take to top the first film.
Rob Frappier blogs at Screen Rant.


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Making Memories products have been staples in my craft room for many years, and I'm delighted to see that they continue to produce products I want to buy and use. Their new collection called Paper Reverie is now in stores, and is one of my favorite new paper lines right now. What I appreciate about this collection, beyond the beautiful designs, is that it's very neutral. These products can be mixed and matched with so many other items in my stash, and the classic look is one that will suit my crafting needs for a long time to come.
In other words- I'll be investing in a lot of this beautiful product.
Making Memories Paper Reverie products used:
Stripe Paper
Text Paper
Gems & Glitter Tape
Shimmer Alphabet Stickers
Cardstock Alphabet Stickers
Gem & Brad Combo Pack
other: pen, glitter
Paper Reverie is actually made up of four separate sub-collections (Brun Antique, Metallique, Noir, Sienne). Each has unique paper designs, but similar embellishment options. They all have a vintage and distressed feel, but are neutral enough in both color and style to be used on any number of projects.
I can envision holiday layouts, special meal place cards, lovely thank-you notes, everyday layouts, and home decor projects being created with these lines.
Above is one of my favorite papers from the collection. The glitter and the pattern are just so lovely.
The baubles are one of my favorite embellishment picks, although I really don't think there are any bad choices from this collection's options.
With hints of sparkle and glamour, and styles that work so well with many other lines in my stash, I see this collection as a fantastic fall buy. I'll be creating with and enjoying this line for a long time to come.
Paper Reverie is now available at Scrapbook.com and twopeasinabucket.com.
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Graduate Business Prep, Minor
The Craig School of Business
Robert Harper, Dean
Peters Business Building, Room 183
Degrees and Programs Offered
MN in Graduate Business Prep, Minor
PREB in Pre-Business
The mission of the Craig School of Business (CSB) is to prepare a diverse student
population for careers in the regional, national, and global business environments,
and to serve the Central California business community as a resource center.
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The B.S. in Business Administration has been continuously accredited since 1959 by the premiere accrediting agency, AACSB - International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The B.S. was the third accredited business program in California, following UC Berkeley and UCLA and is one of only 551 accredited business programs in the U.S. The Craig M.B.A. was accredited in 1974.
CSB operates an advising center, Undergraduate Student Services, located in Peters Building, Room 185. Business students are encouraged to have annual advising sessions to assist in evaluations and graduation requirements. Flow charts available at http://www.craig.fresnostate.edu/uss_flowcharts.aspx for each of the 12 options to help students plan their academic program and to ensure that courses are taken in correct sequence.
A mentoring program matches students with a faculty member in their field who will assist with career or graduate study information.
Graduate Business Preparation Minor
ACCT 4A and IS 52, 52L(6 units)
ECON 40 and 50(6 units)
DS 71, 73, 123(9 units)
FIN 120 and BA 174(7 units)
MGT 104 and MGT 124(7 units)
Total (35 units)
* Students must earn a grade of at least C in each course.
The Graduate Business Preparation Minor is for students who wish to pursue the Craig M.B.A. after completing an undergraduate major outside the Craig School of Business. By completing the requirements of the minor, all Group I coursework (15 units) usually required of non-business majors for the Craig M.B.A. may normally be waived. See M.B.A. for further information on admission requirements.
Advising Notes
- All minors also require a 2.0 GPA and 6 upper-division units in residence.
- No course taken for the business minors can be graded on a CR/NC basis except for courses with mandatory CR/NC grading. Courses in a major cannot be applied toward a minor unless designated as "additional requirements."


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Quark has announced the availability of QuarkXPress 9.1, a free update to QuarkXPress 9 that features the promised App Studio feature.
App Studio is an additional feature to help designers create apps for the iPad as well as design and publish content that can be purchased and downloaded through the apps. You don't need any coding or other app-creation skills to create the apps with App Studio, Quark claims.
"The proliferation of digital devices has created significant challenges for designers and publishers who not only need to get to the iPad, but who want to offer their readers an innovative, cutting-edge experience," said Gavin Drake, vice president of marketing for Quark.
Macworld Feature: QuarkXPress 9 Expert Tips
"With App Studio we eliminate the biggest hurdles by offering a solution that designers can manage without requiring programming and that is affordable. Just as importantly, our pricing model doesn't lock customers into monthly subscriptions, download costs, or revenue shares with Quark, which means taking the first step into iPad publishing doesn't require a long term commitment."
In terms of pricing structure, a designer creating an app for a one-time single issue would purchase from Quark the app template licence, which costs £95 and a one-issue licence pack, which costs £255. In this example, the fees from Quark equal £350, plus the designer will need Apple iOS Developer Program membership, which costs $99.
Quark is also providing discounts of up to 90 percent for App Studio users in education. More details can be found on the Quark website.
If you're not an existing QuarkXPress 9 user you can trial a free, fully functional, 30-day Test Drive version. Even if you have already completed a 30-day trial of QuarkXPress 9 you can take another 30-day Test Drive, this time with QuarkXPress 9.1, to experience App Studio.
QuarkXPress 9 costs £779 or £279 if you are upgrading from QuarkXPress 8.


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Satisfying Members With Group Exercise
What happened to group exercise? You know, kamikaze aerobics where we burned holes in the carpet. When everyone was part of the "clique" and brought all their friends to class. Well, what happened was choreography and complicated classes and, poof, we lost 80 percent of the hole burners. Now many of us are regrouping, simplifying programs, and focusing on using group exercise as an avenue for retention.
Group exercise is the core of your club. Members don't look at their watches and say, "Gee, my elliptical is waiting for me. I better get to the club." However, they do say, "Gotta get to the club. My class starts in 15 minutes." And because of that, our classes are becoming more simplistic and fun for all. (Yes, even for the choreography diehards.)
The following points are some suggestions for putting the sparkle back into your group exercise program and keeping your instructors and members motivated. All of this, in turn, will help your retention efforts.
* Start out by writing a letter to your instructors, telling them how much you appreciate all their hard work in ensuring a positive experience for your members. They may not really be doing that yet, but there's nothing like positive reinforcement to wake them up.
* Make sure your instructors are showing up 15 minutes before the class starts. This gives them time to set up the room, play welcoming music if there isn't a prior class, greet old participants by name and learn the names of new participants, and make your members feel comfortable and safe by ensuring them success and fun for the next hour.
* Have all participants sign in before class and write down their e-mail addresses, so their instructors can keep in touch with them. Receiving an e-mail from your group-exercise instructor is extremely motivating. Make it a requirement that all your instructors communicate via e-mail to their participants. Have them send encouraging words of support, invite members back and ask for feedback. Make sure that the members feel important and that their opinion matters.
* Take surveys quarterly to find out how the group-exercise schedule is accommodating your members. This will help keep your members happy with the times and types of classes offered. If you respond to their needs and communicate changes in advance, the members will appreciate your desire to keep the programming strong, and be thankful for having the opportunity to adjust their schedules in advance.
* Make sure there is always someone on staff who can teach various classes. Emergencies do occur, and it's great to have someone who's able to jump in.
* Employees should be required to take every class quarterly so they may communicate their experience and give concrete explanations of the classes to members and potential members.
* Breed your own instructors from within. A member who becomes an instructor is the most positive example to other members.
* Make sure that your programming director knows what she's doing. The group-exercise schedule must be laid out properly and with variety.
* Communication must be good between the owner/manager and group-exercise director, and positive/productive meetings should occur regularly.
* During an orientation, the trainer should always lay out a group-exercise schedule for the member. Remember, it's not just about sets, reps and a little cardio. Teach your members how to use the entire club - including group-exercise programs.
* Your class instructors are your newsletters. Make sure they know all the activities that are occurring in the club so that they may make announcements. This is the most underused opportunity to communicate to your club members. Don't miss out.
* Family fitness is making a huge impact on the industry. Try it. Welcome all ages to take a class. Parents and children in a class together is a powerful retention tool. (See Focus On Programming.)
* Most importantly, know what's happening in the industry regarding group fitness. Attend the trade shows and read industry publications. That way you will know what's out there and can choose to bring it to your club.
By following these few suggestions, you will be able to wow your members, and retention will heighten. By using group exercise and giving it tons of recognition and visibility, your members will discover a feeling of belonging, have a destination when they come to the club and be happy exercisers.


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Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
NCLB Update
Title IX Compliance
New Chief of Staff
Projections to 2017
Quote to Note
Upcoming Events
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
On September 1, Hurricane Gustav made landfall along the Louisiana coast. Then, twelve days later, Hurricane Ike struck the Texas coast. The U.S. Department of Education is in close contact with leaders in both states to determine the needs of students, teachers, and schools and stands ready to support them through the recovery process. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/hurricane/. (Note: For volunteer opportunities in both hurricane-affected areas and local communities, see http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/
NCLB Update
On September 15, at the Aspen Institute's National Education Summit, Secretary Spellings announced five education indicators that complement No Child Left Behind by providing a snapshot of national trends. "For years, we've measured our economy with the leading economic indicators," she said. "So what are the leading education indicators? Do kids know how to read and do math? Are minority students lagging behind their classmates? Are students graduating from high school on time? Are they prepared for college work? And, have they earned a degree? These five indicatorsAchievement, Achievement Gap, High School Graduation, College Readiness, and College Completionare national, results-based, and reliable. Together, with No Child Left Behind, they provide a barometer of success." The Secretary looked at each of the indicators, weighted them equally, and came up with a number that both parents and policymakers can follow. The U.S. has improved by five points since 2000. "I want Americans to follow our progress," she emphasized. "I want them to hold us accountable for keeping our promise to provide a quality education to every single childthe only outcome that matters. If they're informed, they'll care. They'll expect and demand change. They'll join us in our fight for reform. Meaningful reform can only be sustained with public support.... President Abraham Lincoln said America cannot long survive half-free. I believe it cannot long survive half-educated, either." For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/results/trends/. (Note: A detailed fact sheet is available at http://www.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/results/
trends/indicators.html. The Secretary's full remarks are posted at http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2008/09/09152008.html. Videos of the Secretary's presentation and subsequent panel discussion are posted at http://www.aspeninstitute.org/site/c.huLWJeMRKpH/
Last week, the Secretary also announced a couple of significant No Child Left Behind grant awards. First, she awarded $106 million in Early Reading First grants (http://www.ed.gov/programs/earlyreading/) to 31 recipients in 19 states and the District of Columbia. This program supports the development of early childhood centers of excellence to ensure low-income students learn the language, cognitive, and pre-reading skills that prepare them for school success. Second, she awarded $7.5 million in Enhanced Assessment Instruments grants (http://www.ed.gov/programs/eag/) to four states and the District of Columbia. This program supports the development of new assessment products or procedures and is, especially, aimed at upgrading evaluations of students with limited English proficiency and students with disabilities.
This week, the Secretary delivered remarks at the Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) symposium, entitled "Closing the Achievement Gap in Education and Employment Outcomes for At-Risk Minority Youth." She discussed student achievement under No Child Left Behind and continuing efforts to close the achievement gap and improve graduation rates. "This is the first time in the history of American education that we're able to talk about achievement for all students in terms of facts and realities, not just hopes or habits," she noted. "All of this is because of No Child Left Behind. We're seeing progress in the early grades because that's where we've focused our efforts, but older students need more help. I'm glad that JAG is working to help us become a 'nation without dropouts.'" For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/09/09232008a.html.
Everyone is college material! College.gov, a new, student-focused web site recently unveiled by the Department, is designed to inspire and motivate students to continue their education beyond high school. The sitea gateway to credible informationhas three main sections: why go to college, what to do to get to there, and how to pay for it. Each section features videos of college students sharing their stories of overcoming barriers (low self-esteem, lack of family support, financial issues, etc.) to achieve their dreams. Moreover, the site is fully interactive. Students can outline their goals on an "I'm Going" college roadmap, which generates a checklist of items they will need to fulfill (beginning with activities for the high school freshman year). This roadmap can be downloaded to one's desktop or printed out as a wall-sized poster. (Coming soon, students will be able to personalize the College.gov home page by submitting a photo and an "I'm Going" message that will be displayed as their own billboard on the site. Students will also receive a URL linking to their personal page that they can share with family and friends. In addition, they will be able use a career discovery tool that matches their interests and personality attributes to career options.) The site, which will be constantly refreshed to keep students engaged, has separate sections for parents, teachers, and counselors. For more information, please go to http://www.college.gov/. (Note: Among its many useful links, College.gov specifically directs students to College Navigator [http://collegenavigator.ed.gov/], with information on 7,000 institutions of higher education, and FAFSA4caster [http://fafsa4caster.ed.gov/], which supplies an early estimate of eligibility for federal aid.)
Also: On September 16, the Secretary announced that the Fiscal Year 2006 national student loan cohort default rate was 5.2%up slightly from FY 2004 (5.1%) and FY 2005 (4.6%). As a historical comparison, in FY 1989, nearly one in four borrowers defaulted on their federal loans, when default rates set an all-time high (22.4%). The rate dropped to a record low of 4.5% in FY 2003. More critically, all but one of the nation's colleges and universities had default rates low enoughunder 40% for one year and 25% for three consecutive yearsto remain eligible for federal aid programs. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/defaultmanagement/cdr.html.
Title IX Compliance
In another "Dear Colleague" letter, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie Monroe provides guidance to states, school districts, and colleges and universities about how the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determines which athletic activities can be counted under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The purpose of this guidance is to ensure that male and female students are provided equal opportunities to participate in intercollegiate and interscholastic athletics programs consistent with Title IX and its implementing regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 106). The information does not represent a change in OCR's policy under Title IX. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/
New Chief of Staff
Secretary Spellings has announced that David Dunn will be leaving his position as Chief of Staff, effective October 3, to serve as executive director of the newly formed Texas Charter Schools Association. Stepping in to assume Dunn's leadership and management responsibilities will be Robin Gilchrist. Gilchrist, a Texas native, joined the Department in March 2004 as a liaison to education associations and foundations. Later, from January 2005 to July 2006, she served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary. Currently, she is both senior counselor to the Secretary and acting director of International Affairs. Previously, she served as Assistant Commissioner for Statewide Initiatives at the Texas Education Agency (where she implemented the Texas Reading Initiative and the Texas Student Success Initiative) and was director of the Texas Family Literacy Center at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/09/09232008.html.
Projections to 2017
The National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) "Projections of Education Statistics to 2017" projects key statistics, including student enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures for elementary and secondary schools and degree-granting institutions. For example: K-12 student enrollment rose 14% between 1992 and 2005 and is projected to increase an additional 10% between 2005 and 2017; postsecondary enrollment rose 23% between 1992 and 2006 and is projected to increase an additional 13% by 2017; and K-12 expenditures (in constant 2005-06 dollars) rose 43% between 1992-93 and 2004-05 and is projected to increase an additional 42% by 2017-18. For more information, please go to http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/projections2017/.
Quote to Note
"If we don't believe that education is a civil right and a matter of economic competitiveness, we're kidding ourselves. The world doesn't grade on a curve. In 1975, we were number one in college completion rates. In 2005, we were number 10. And the world continues to pass us by. Just to stay competitive, postsecondary education must become twice as productive. Studies show that 20 million more Americans will need higher education by 2025. The American Dream is about our kids doing better than us. But, at current rates, my daughters' generation will not be better educated than mine. We need more accountability, not less."
|Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings (9/15/08), on the future of the accountability movement
Upcoming Events
Don't forget! There are four remaining public meetings where interested parties can suggest issues related to the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) that should be considered for action by negotiated rulemaking committees. These meetings will be held: 10/2 at Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA); 10/6 at Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, NC); 10/8 at the Department's K Street conference center (Washington, DC); and 10/15 at Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, OH). All meetings are scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time. The sign-up for presentation slots begins at 8:30 a.m. on the day of each meeting. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/
leg/hea08/index.html#neg-reg. (Note: For anyone unable to attend a meeting, the Department will accept written comments through October 8.)
The next "Education News Parents Can Use" broadcast, focusing on safeguarding America's colleges, is scheduled for October 21 (8:00 p.m. ET). For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/edtv/.
On October 16, Lights On Afterschool!, a coast-to-coast rally organized by the Afterschool Alliance, will illuminate the nation by celebrating afterschool programs and the need they meet in keeping students safe, helping working families, and improving academic achievement. This year, 7,500 afterschool programs, including many of the Department's 21st Century Community Learning Centers (marking the program's 10th anniversary!), will host activities. For more information, please go to http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm.
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Red and Black Ankara Shirt Dress
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Red and Black Ankara Shirt Dress from Friday Born Designs 'Top Button' Collection.
Hand-made using African fabrics, with all profits from the sale of this garment going to Bless the Children International Home in Kwahu, Ghana, West Africa
Friday Born Designs
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African Fashion for a Cause
Using African fabrics disguised in a British silhouette, Friday Born Designs pays homage to the motherland and has been dedicated to providing financial support to Bless the Children International Home - an orphanage in Kwahu, Ghana - since its inception in 2012.