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Surely you remember that super creepy chorus of children that sang on the title track of Pink Floyd's "The Wall." But would you watch a movie about them?
"'Dead Poets Society' meets 'School of Rock,'"is how producer Andy Harries described his new project to Deadline.
Harries has optioned the life story of Alan Renshaw, the music teacher at a London public school who was eventually canned after he got his students the gig in Roger Waters' rock opera.
There is, however, a major stumbling block: Harries doesn't yet have the rights to the song at the center of the film. Whether or not Waters harbors any resentment toward the kids in the choir over their 2004 demands for royalties remains to be seen.
If this film is in any way a success, you can be sure a movie about The Langley Schools Music Project in development toot sweet.

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Faculty leaders at California public colleges and universities are expressing concern about maintaining quality control over curriculum under a proposal that would allow private companies to offer basic courses online for credit.
Union leaders representing community college instructors said they were "deeply concerned" over the plan, finding fundamental problems with outsourcing gateway courses and mandating that colleges bypass normal curriculum-approval processes.
Similar concerns about state Senate Bill 520 were stated by faculty association representatives at the California State University and University of California systems.
"The clear, self-interest of for-profit corporations in promoting the privatization of public higher education through this legislation is dismaying," Robert Powell, chair of the UC Assembly of the Academic Senate, wrote in a letter to senate members.
The bill, authored by state Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, would allow online education companies to submit proposals to offer 50 of the most oversubscribed courses to students who otherwise would be unable to get a seat in a traditional classroom at the state's community college, California State University and University of California campuses.
The measure requires that a faculty panel, created under legislation last year to oversee a program for digital open-source textbooks, take a leading role in establishing the online courses.
The panel is comprised of three members each from the academic senates of the UC, CSU and California Community College systems. Steinberg said the goal is to improve student access and allow students to graduate in a more timely fashion.
However, educators said that the traditional, rigorous curriculum-review processes could be bypassed and the quality of course work could suffer if courses are provided by private vendors. Many details of the legislation remain to be worked out.
"The primary concern is quality control and faculty control of the curriculum, which is the way that quality of the courses is presently maintained and has been for all history of the university," said Joe Kiskis, a vice president with the Council of UC Faculty Associations.
Faculty typically work through academic senates at each UC campus to review and approve new courses and to consider those courses that are offered for transfer credit to make sure they cover the same material with equal rigor.
By comparison, the panel set up to approve online textbooks only has nine members and "couldn't possibly have the expertise to cover all the subject matters" of the 50 online courses, Kiskis said.
"A historian would not want me to be approving history courses," said Kiskis, a physics professor at UC Davis.
While introducing his bill at a widely covered news conference in Sacramento Wednesday, Steinberg described the proposal as groundbreaking, saying it allowed for the merging of traditional universities and the growing, innovative online movement.
In part because of budget cuts, over the past four years nearly 500,000 students in California's community colleges were unable to register for basic courses they needed to proceed. Only 60 percent of UC undergraduate students complete their degrees within four years and only 16 percent graduate from CSU schools in that time frame, state officials say.
Steinberg said he expected the proposal would receive varied reaction, including interest, excitement and "maybe in some instances a lot of fear and trepidation."
"There is going to be a mix of reactions. That's OK," he told reporters. "If it wasn't a little bit controversial, it wouldn't be worth doing. What the heck, anybody can introduce the easy bills."
Jim Miller, a San Diego City College English professor and vice president of American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931, said some educators question the overall premise of the proposal.
"I think the big lie in this legislation is that there is some kind of demand from students for these courses," he said. "I think what students want are access to quality, smaller face-to-face courses.
"There is a kind of assumption, the basic thing, that everyone wants to get their classes. The difficulty is what kind of classes and whether or not this solution for providing access is going to do what it says it is going to do."
Along with quality concerns, some chafed at the prospect of handing over the job of educating California's public college students to for-profit private companies.
"This opens the door to wide-scale privatization of public higher education by turning public institutions into conduits for private profit," Jim Mahler, president of AFT Local 1931, told local community college instructors in an email.
Mahler said state leaders should be more focused on determining how to fund public higher education with dependable revenue than trying to "legislate curriculum."
The California Faculty Association released a statement pledging that the organization would work with Steinberg on the issue of online education but expressing concerns about how it might be implemented.


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It's telling that one of Chuck Hagel's favorite gifts to friends recently has been a biography of President Dwight Eisenhower, a war hero whose skepticism toward the military is a model for Hagel's own.
Thinking about Eisenhower's presidency helps clarify the challenges and dilemmas of Barack Obama's second term. Like Ike, Obama wants to pull the nation back from the overextension of global wars of the previous decade. Like Ike, he wants to trim defense spending and reduce the national debt.
This back-to-the-future theme is visible, too, in Obama's appointment of John Brennan as the new CIA director. A 25-year CIA veteran, Brennan wants to rebalance the agency back toward its traditional intelligence-gathering function, and away from the recent emphasis on paramilitary covert action. More trench coats, less body armor, in other words. If Eisenhower is a model for Hagel, perhaps the superspies of the 1950s, Allen Dulles and Richard Helms, will be similar icons for Brennan.
But there's a darker side to foreign policy in the Eisenhower years, too. And it's worth examining these issues now, as the administration floats what might be called its "team of allies" in foreign policy -- Hagel at Defense, Brennan at CIA and Sen. John Kerry at State -- to replace the so-called "team of rivals" of the first term.
The new teammates may have bonded successfully with the president, but as 2013 unfolds, they will begin facing security threats of the sort that rattled even the stolid, war-hardened Eisenhower and his advisers.
In thinking about the Eisenhower parallel, readers should turn to Evan Thomas' fine new book, "Ike's Bluff," as well as Jean Edward Smith's excellent biography "Eisenhower in War and Peace." They explain how Eisenhower became, in Thomas' words, "a great peacekeeper in a dangerous era."
Here are some of the complicated parts of Ike's legacy:
• Eisenhower managed what Thomas calls "a bluff of epic proportions" against the Soviet Union. To deter Moscow's expansion, he had to make the Soviet leaders believe he was ready to use nuclear weapons to stop their advance in Europe and around the world. In frightening the Soviets with the danger of Armageddon, Ike had to scare the American people too, and as Thomas says, "public terror was a price" the nation paid to avoid war.
Obama has a similar challenge with Iran. To press Tehran to negotiate an agreement that it won't build nuclear weapons, he needs to convince Iranian leaders that he's not bluffing -- that Iran risks economic, military and political destruction if it refuses to make a deal. Hagel's well-known aversion to a war with Iran could make this messaging harder in the beginning. But if Hagel decides that negotiations are deadlocked -- and that military options really are urgently necessary -- this transformation will get Tehran's attention.
• Eisenhower made an open break with Israel in 1956 during the Suez crisis. He knew this was politically risky, but Thomas notes his frustration with Israeli military threats, quoting speechwriter Emmett Hughes: "The whole Middle Eastern scene obviously leaves him dismayed, baffled and fearful of great stupidity about to assert itself."
I'd guess Obama has similar worries about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's threat to take unilateral military action against Iran, and his reluctance to make peace with the Palestinians. Are these two headed for a 1956-style break? That would be bad for both sides, but the atmosphere is poisonous. A bitter nomination battle over Hagel won't help.
• Eisenhower didn't want to fight more land wars, and neither does Obama. But each faces continuing global threats -- in Ike's case from an expansionist Soviet Union, in Obama's case from a still potent al-Qaida -- that require some way to project power. "Eisenhower preferred small-scale covert action over grand military maneuvers," notes Thomas.
Obama, too, has been at his toughest as a covert commander in chief -- in his use of drone strikes and his attack on Osama bin Laden. But these covert-action tools are precisely what Brennan hopes the CIA will use less of in the future, as it re-emphasizes old-fashioned spying. If "kinetic" action is needed to kill adversaries, Brennan is said to believe the default choice should be military power. But if you cut back both military and paramilitary commitments, what's left? That's another hidden dilemma of the second term.
One final thing about Eisenhower: He makes caution look good, even the dreaded "leading from behind" variety. "Eisenhower governed by indirection," explains Thomas. So, too, does Obama.
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Four Fayette school district residents sought details about recent layoffs when they visited the May 18 board of education meeting.
Kandi Lemley said she was serving as a spokesperson for several parents and PTO members who are concerned about the layoffs of "two very, very good teachers."
Lemley said she knows everyone is told they must do more with less, but she's wondering if other options were thoroughly considered instead of these layoffs.
She suggested that the second grade students are "going to get lost" with only one teacher for the class.
Board member Kirk Keiser pointed out that next year's second grade class is the smallest in the school.
"Two of us [board members] have kids in that class so it wasn't taken lightly," he said.
Lemley asked if staff reductions were also considered at the high school level since so many of the cuts are from the elementary school.
"I'm just coming from the outside," she said, "but it looks like we're going to leave everyone there [at the high school] because it's more important."
She wondered if students might be able to adjust easier at the high school level. She recalls having just one teacher for music and band when she was a student, and only one English teacher.
"If we start whacking out high school programs, it will affect college prep and kids will stop coming here," said superintendent of schools Russell Griggs. "We have to maintain programs to give kids a reason to stay here."
Griggs also pointed out secondary teachers must work in the area where they are certified.
Audience member Julia Ruger said the enrollment hasn't changed much over the years, but the staff is larger. She said there are more administrative assistants now and an elementary school guidance counselor that wasn't part of the staff years ago.
Griggs said the elementary counseling position is being cut back and the secondary counselor will take on some new duties next year.
"State and federal mandates are much greater now," he said. "There's been an exponential increase."
Lemley wondered if the athletic director position could be taken over by a teacher, as in the past. That approach would take away some teaching time, Griggs said, and would not bring significant savings.
The superintendent said that cuts were made over a broad area, including paring back his time on the job which will save the district $69,000 next year.
"Are we concerned about class size and test scores? You bet we are," Griggs said, "but the district will soon be in a deficit and that's illegal."
If voters were asked to pass a levy, 12.6 new mills would be needed—a 36 percent increase. In addition, an existing seven-mill levy will expire soon. Combined with a new levy, that would lead to a massive tax increase, Griggs said.
"I can't predict, but I expect there will be more cuts in the future," he said. "We share your concern. The board didn't go about this lightly. Questions were asked on each line.
"There have been tough times before. You go through cycles. Unfortunately this is the worst one since the Depression."
Board president Paula Schaffner said that class sizes change from year to year, in reference to cuts and split classes at the elementary school.
"You try to use your money as wisely as you can," she said.
"We're certainly going to need help from community members during tough times." added board member David Brinegar.
"It would be a good time to bolster the volunteer program," Schaffner said.
Griggs thanked the visitors for their concern, noting they might be the first parents who have attended a board meeting during the 18 months that he's worked for Fayette.
ENROLLMENT—Elementary principal Dr. Luann Boyer told the board that current enrollment for next year's kindergarten stands at 32 and the second grade class is predicted to be 24. Eight children have signed up for summer school. She would like to see that number increase to about 30.
COACHES—The board approved coaching positions for the fall season: varsity golf, Ryan Colegrove; junior high golf, Todd Mitchell; cross country, Bryan Stambaugh; assistant cross country, Matt Maginn; volleyball, Danni Keefer; JV volleyball, Alissa Stockburger; and junior high volleyball, Sarah Skolmowski.
EXTENSION—The contract for secondary principal Dan Feasel was renewed for three years.
INSURANCE—The cost of liability insurance increased despite a cheaper insurance plan. Since there is more to cover in the new, more expensive facility, the overall cost of insurance increased.


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Aaron Ramsey is on fire at the moment; I can't remember the last time I saw someone in a vein of form like this. Even Jack Wilshere is finding the net now and he went close against Cardiff. If Arsenal can get him on top form, too, that'll be even better for them. Despite Hull's win over Liverpool I can't see anything but an easy, easy win for Arsenal in this one. And I mean easy. Curtis Davies is suspended and I thought he was outstanding on Sunday for Hull. Arsenal are going to have a lot of the ball and, without Davies playing, they are going to make too many chances.
Liverpool v Norwich
Liverpool will be hurting because I thought they were shocking on Sunday, absolutely shocking. Without being horrible, with Daniel Sturridge injured, if you take Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard out of that side it's a middle of the table team. You look at it and think Victor Moses, Raheem Sterling...what team would they get in in the top half? That's not good enough. I found it strange on Sunday - Brendan Rodgers was chasing the game but he took off Moses and brought on another forward in Luis Alberto - but why doesn't he take off Lucas, a holding midfield player? It was a shocking result but they didn't deserve anything out of it and Suarez had probably his quietest game of the season. They have to bounce back and win this game and I'd expect them to do that. They'll definitely miss Sturridge but I'll go 3-1 Liverpool.
Man Utd v Everton
I'd expect Arsenal to beat Hull - and so will everyone in the country, bar Hull fans - so United, who are nine points behind now, if they don't win this one, can't catch them. I really can't see them catching them if that happens. They have to match Arsenal until Arsenal play Man City and Chelsea in a couple of weeks. This is a must-win game for United but I think it'll be a draw. I watched the Everton game on Soccer Saturday and Gerard Deulofeu was very impressive. United will have to be careful because this will be quite an open game, with the way United play, and he can run with the ball. Romelu Lukaku has got pace, too, so this is a hard game for the hosts. The more the game opens up it brings Lukaku into the game and Everton keep the ball well.
Southampton v Aston Villa
It was a poor result for Aston Villa drawing with Sunderland. Christian Benteke looks half the player he was last season. Whether that was a purple patch last year or all of a sudden everyone has sussed him out, I don't know. But it will be interesting to see if he can re-find that form. Players get that first free year, when people don't really know about them, and then the opposition go 'right, we need to pick him up and stop him from playing'. The good players carry on doing it and those who are not great find it difficult - and at the moment he's finding it very, very difficult. Southampton will be disappointed to have lost at Chelsea after going 1-0 up early on but I expect them to beat Villa. They'll be all over them and suffocate them. They're very strong at home, too.
Stoke v Cardiff
Both teams need to respond to weekend defeats here. After losing 3-0 at home to Arsenal on Saturday Cardiff are fourth bottom, despite how great they've done this season. Stoke, meanwhile, are on the same points (13) and just above Cardiff on goal difference, even though they shipped four at Everton. So this is another big game. Stoke got well beaten at Goodison Park but I'd expect them to just nick this one 2-1. If Cardiff can get a draw they'll be more than happy with that, though.
Sunderland v Chelsea
I still don't think Jose Mourinho knows what his best team is at the moment - but that was a massive football result for Chelsea on Sunday. They'd just been beaten by Basel in the Champions League, where they never had a shot on target, and then went 1-0 down against one of the best defences in the league, so to come back and win 3-1 was very impressive. That is a massive turning point for Chelsea and a great result. Sunderland away is going to be hard, though. One thing I've been impressed with since Gus Poyet came in to the club is Sunderland's shape and the way they've set themselves up. They've been hard to beat. I watched them play with nine men against Hull and Hull never looked like scoring - and that's a Hull side who could have had four or five against Liverpool. I'm going for a Chelsea win but this will be a very tight football match.
Swansea v Newcastle
Newcastle have got four wins in a row now and are going well, while Swansea have gone off the boil. They're missing Michu unbelievably, who is a big game player for them - and this will be a difficult game, too. Newcastle are flying along - even if they are getting a bit lucky, too. They should have got battered at Tottenham and they won, and then all of a sudden they've won four on the trot. They'll take a draw now if they can get it, though; Swansea aren't the team they were but the Liberty Stadium is still a hard place to go.
Fulham v Tottenham
As soon as Rene Meulensteen became a coach at Fulham, Martin Jol was finished. Then getting battered 3-0 by West Ham, who don't really score a lot of goals, wasn't very pleasing on the eye. I like Martin Jol, I think he's a good bloke and no one likes seeing anybody get the sack. But it was coming and I think Tottenham will beat them on Wednesday, too. Spurs had a good result against United on Sunday. People thought they were going to get battered again - although I didn't see that happening - but Tottenham could have won that.
West Brom v Man City
City's away form is shocking. They've won one away from home this season. At home they'll beat anybody so it's got to be a mentality thing. If they can get their heads right and get their away form going I think they're a certainty for the league because they'll win every match at home. You just cant see them losing at home. But this is a hard game to call. I watched West Brom the other day and they played well again. But they drew away to Chelsea and should have won, drew with Villa and should have won and they lost to Newcastle when they could have drawn. They're not playing badly but they've got hardly any points to show for it. I'm going for City to win because I believe the cream rises to the top eventually - but I wouldn't be surprised one bit if West Brom win the game!


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Friday, June 29, 2012
Pillow Talk {Swap} Pillow Done!
The pillow for Pillow Talk {Swap} 8 is finished! I made a spool quilt design using Flea Market Fancy and Annie's Farm Stand fabrics.
I cut crooked strips of fabric and stitched them together, alternating two different fabrics. It's supposed to look like little spools of thread!
I decided to use straight line quilting again to keep the spools looking like thread. I like the simplicity of it.
For the binding I used alternating strips of the fabrics sewn together and the pillow is secured with fabric covered buttons.
It's always fun to try out a new block that I've never tried and I like the way it turned out! I hope my partner likes it too!
Stay tuned for a BIG announcement that I've been really excited about!
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The Pillow Talk { Swap }
Yes, I did it again, I joined another swap! Do I have time for a swap? No. Do I have a million other projects to do? Yes. Do I have any spare time? No. Am I making happen? YES! Because it's just so fun! My new swap is The Pillow Talk {Swap}.
There are some amazing little pillows these gals have created. And I'm working on a minor change of decor in the family room (begrudgingly getting rid of pink!). So I see it as I'm letting someone else make me a new pillow for free! If I had to do it myself, it would get shoved to the bottom of the list (like the curtains, quilts for my girls, etc.).
Yes, I have to make a pillow for someone else, but that's always more fun anyway, right? Plus I have a definitive timeline, I HAVE to get it done. And I just work better with a deadline!
So you might be asking why I have all of these pictures of Flea Market Fancy? I finally had to cave and buy some. I'm probably the last quilter to do so. I missed it the first time around and knew I couldn't miss the reprint. I feel like a real quilter now;). I got a Jelly Roll. It's scrumptious!I'm using this fabric on the pillow I'm making for my partner. Here's a sneaky peaky! I'm going to start quilting it today (hopefully!) It's for a certain special room in her house, can you guess which one?
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Mini Hexie Magnets!
This month's project for the RATZ Swap is magnets! I decided to make my first little hexies. I have been avoiding making hexagons for a long time knowing they might lead to an addiction. Boy was I right, these were so fun to make! Now I want to keep going and make a quilt. Or at least a pillow!These little babies are 3/4" I actually used a piece of Warm & White batting instead of paper inside to give it a little more "body". Then I basted them. Next I used embroidery floss and stitched around the edges, then I removed the basting stitch.
On the backed a cut out felt and glued it on with E-6000 adhesive. I got the cutest little 1/2" neodymium magnets. They are low profile but extremely strong!I made one embroidered hexie on linen of a little tree. Now I wish I'd done more! So many possibilities with these little things!
I'll be sending these off tomorrow. Hope my partner likes them, I think I'll be making more!
Oh, and my partner received her key chain, so I can share the front. Both her first and last name start with a "C", so that's what I did!
Oh, and my partner received her key chain, so I can share the front. Both her first and last name start with a "C", so that's what I did!
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Friday, June 8, 2012
Farmer's Wife Friday
Just a couple of blocks to share this week. They remind me of summer. I think it was wishful thinking because it's not here yet for us!
This is the final couple of weeks of school, and they're always the busiest. We have perfect summer weather here in Southern California and we can't play in it yet. Are you already out of school? If so/not, what date were/are you out? My munchkins last day is June 21st. I don't think I can wait that long! Bring on summer!
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
"Magnified" Popcorn Primary Teacher Thank You
I put together another thank you treat for the Primary teachers at my church Primary and I thought I'd pass it on. There are a lot ideas out there with silly little sayings, but not a whole lot of printables! This was one of my favorite sayings, so I made a printable for it that you can have FREE!
Click HERE for a PDF that states, with love, The Primary Presidency
Click HERE for a PDF that states, with love, and then is blank
Click HERE for a PDF that states, with love, The Primary Presidency
Click HERE for a PDF that states, with love, and then is blank
I printed them on cardstock and used double sticky tape to attach it to a package of microwave popcorn. Then I wrapped some baker's twine around it and tied a little bow. This could really be a thank you for anyone at church, so use the blank version and give them to anyone faithfully serving in their callings. People love to be appreciated! :)
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Keychain Swap Received!
I was thrilled to receive a package from the U.K.! As part of the RATZ Swap I received this beautiful key chain from Celine (espritpatch).
She used my favorite colors, pink, green, aqua and made a wonderful patchwork leaf. And then on the back,a simple linen.
I just loved the way it turned out, I'm so pleased with it and my keys are on it right now!
Thank you Celine! I seriously love swaps. There is nothing better than getting a handmade item in a fun little package in the mail. :) Next up, fabric magnets!
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San Francisco youth program is the only honoree from Northern California to receive prestigious award at the White House
Special Homecoming Reception with City Officials and Members of the Arts Commission and Library Commission Planned for Friday, October 22 at the Main Library
(San Francisco, CA), October 20, 2010 – WritersCorps, a project of the San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Public Library, was recognized with a prestigious national award by First Lady Michelle Obama at a White House ceremony on Wednesday, October 20. The award honors WritersCorps for its effectiveness in developing creativity and fostering academic success by engaging young people in the arts and humanities. In addition to the national recognition bestowed by the prestigious award, WritersCorps will also receive $10,000 to support its programming. Nicole Zatarain Rivera, a 17-year-old participant in the program, accepted the award on behalf of WritersCorps. Members of the press are invited to a private reception celebrating this award with City officials, Arts Commissioners, Library Commissioners and community members, to be held October 22 at 9:00 a.m. at the San Francisco Main Library in the 6th floor Skylight Room. RSVP to Kate Patterson, firstname.lastname@example.com.
"We hope this award will draw attention to the documented fact that programs like ours are essential investments not just in the lives of our young people, but also in our community, as well," said Luis R. Cancel, Director of Cultural Affairs for the San Francisco Arts Commission.
Chosen from a pool of more than 400 nominations and 50 finalists, WritersCorps was one of 15 after-school and out-of-school programs across the country to receive the 2010 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award (formerly, the Coming Up Taller Award), the highest honor such programs can receive in the United States. The awards are administered by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The award honors community-based arts and humanities programs that make a marked difference in the lives of their participants by improving academic scores and graduation rates, enhancing life skills, and developing positive relationships with peers and adults.
"The San Francisco Public Library is very proud to partner with WritersCorps, delivering workshops that promote literacy and engage at-risk students in awakening their creative expression," said Luis Herrera, City Librarian. "Their poetry and prose inspire us and demonstrate the wonderful talent inherent in the young people of our city."
WritersCorps was recognized by Mrs. Obama for improving the writing skills and self-confidence of young people. Ninety percent of students participating in WritersCorps demonstrate improved literacy skills at the end of the program. Accepting the award from Mrs. Obama on behalf of WritersCorps was Nicole Zatarain Rivera, a 17-year-old participant in the program, who was accompanied to the White House by Melissa Hung, WritersCorps Program Manager.
"I will never forget what it was like to meet First Lady Michelle Obama," said Nicole, a 12th grader at International Studies Academy. "I feel honored to accept the award for WritersCorps, which has helped me so much. It has given me a place to express myself and to become more confident."
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom congratulated WritersCorps on the award and its impact in transforming the lives of young people in San Francisco. "WritersCorps is an exemplary City program that engages and inspires young people to use creative thinking and express themselves constructively. These are exactly the kinds of skills we want young people to have in order to succeed in school, in work and in life," said the Mayor.
In preparing for the White House visit, Red Carpet Bay Area, a magazine-style TV program that airs on KRON4, sponsored a fashion makeover for Nicole Zatarain Rivera, the WritersCorps student. Show host Marybeth La Motte and writer-producer Jan Mabry brought together fashion and beauty experts who donated their time and products. Keneuoe Vivere, a Berkeley, CA-based clothing designer, donated a custom-made outfit to Nicole. Also donating products and services to Nicole were Elevation Salon in San Francisco, Byer California, and Nyx Cosmetics.
WritersCorps Award Reception
What: Members of the press are invited to a private reception celebrating this award with City officials, Arts Commissioners, Library Commissioners and community members.
When: Friday, October 22, 9 to 10 a.m.
Where: San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, 6th Floor, Skylight Gallery
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About the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award
The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award is the nation's highest honor for after-school arts and humanities programs, particularly those that reach underserved children and youth. The awards recognize and support outstanding programs that lay new pathways to creativity, expression, and achievement outside of the regular school day. These programs excite and engage a range of students, cultivating imagination, collaboration, discipline and academic success, with demonstrable results. They also provide safe harbors after school, on weekends and evenings for children and youth in some of our country's most at-risk urban and rural settings. For more information, visit www.pcah.gov.
About WritersCorps
WritersCorps places professional writers in community settings to teach creative writing to youth. Since its inception in 1994, the program has helped over 16,000 young people from neighborhoods throughout San Francisco improve their literacy and increase their desire to learn. WritersCorps is a joint project of the San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Public Library, and part of a national alliance with sites in the Bronx and Washington, DC. WritersCorps conducts workshops at public schools, libraries, community organizations, and the Juvenile Justice Center, offering creative expression as an alternative to violence, truancy and alcohol and drug abuse. For more information about WritersCorps, please visit www.writerscorps.org.


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What's the Best Breast Pump for You?
Whether you're heading back to work, sharing late-night feeding duties, or are simply planning on leaving your baby with a caregiver at some point before she's weaned, you'll need a breast pump for breast milk storage. But with a range of options available—and in a range of prices—figuring out which kind will best meet your needs isn't always obvious. Here's how to find the best breast pump for you.
What's the best breast pump for you?
There are double-electric, single-electric, and manual breast pumps, and the one that's right for you depends on your lifestyle and budget. To find the best breast pump, you'll need to consider how much time you'll be able to devote to pumping (if you work, you may need a pump that works faster), the pump's weight and versatility, as well as the cost, says Sandra Gerdon, author of Save a Bundle: 50+ Ways to Save Big on Baby Gear. Here's how the different models stack up.
How to pick the best breast pump
Double-electric breast pumps
Double-electric models pump both breasts at the same time. They work about three times faster than single-electric models, making them the best breast pump if you'll be going back to work while still breastfeeding your baby, Gerdon says. The downsides? They're heavier than less powerful pumps (though the workout you'll get lugging it through town just might help you get your post-baby body back faster), and tend to be more expensive.
Still, "without the right pumping equipment, you're almost doomed to fail," says Gerdon. So if the best breast pump for you is a double-electric model, just add one to your list of baby registry essentials and let well-wishers buy it for you. We love Medela's Pump In Style Advanced Breast Pump, which holds up to several pumping sessions a day and can run on batteries. Starting at $299, medelabreastfeedingus.com
Single-electric breast pumps
If you're staying at home or working outside the home part-time, a single-electric model might be the best breast pump for you. "You'll only get to pump one breast at a time, but you'll still get adequate suction and speed," Gerdon says. Single-electric breast pumps are still workhorses, but they're not quite as heavy and or expensive. We're fans of the Medela Swing Breast Pump because you can adjust the speed and vacuum settings to your comfort. $170, medelabreastfeedingus.com
Manual breast pumps
Unsure whether you'll actually need a pump? Having a lightweight, inexpensive manual model on hand might still be a good idea. "If you find you don't use it after a month, you can always return it," Gerdon says. Medela's easy-to-use Harmony Pump is a good choice ($36, medelabreastfeedingus.com) or consider renting a unit from your local hospital.
Will insurance cover my breast pump?
Yes and no. Under the Affordable Care Act, health care providers are now required to provide new mothers with breastfeeding insurance coverage, including a breast pump. "But the law doesn't specify what kind of pump must be provided," says Gerdon. In other words, your insurance company might only offer a manual model, even though that might not be the best breast pump for you. "If your insurer only offers manual pumps and you're going back to work full-time, save your sanity and buy an electric pump. And get the hang of using it by practicing at home for at least two weeks beforehand," she says.
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Now that the the dog days of summer are behind us, and school is back in session, there are a couple of critters missing from my house three days a week — my granddaughter, Allison, and my grandog, Waddles, her Chihuahua who was also my house guest during summer break. Allison, now in seventh grade, officially became a "senior citizen," on Sept. 22 when she blew out 12 candles on her cake at her sleep-over party...
Catching up on a special summer happening:
Natalie Hoban, daughter of Rodney and Beatrice Hoban, of Parkville, wed Nicholas DiLeonardo, of Pasadema, at St. Peter's Church in Baltimore on Aug. ll, with 150 guests attending. the wedding and reception that followed in Westminster Hall.
The newlyweds honeymooned in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and are now at home in Pasadena.
.Happy Belated Birthday wishes to Charlie Sikorsky, who celebrated his 75th on Sept. 7.
What are you going to be on Halloween this year? The place you want to check out is Halloween Spirit, which opened Sept. 11 in North Plaza. (It's'near "Ross - Dress for Less.) Halloween Spirit offers not just costumes, but a fantastic array of spooky party decor and creepy sound effects. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 11a.m. to 7 p.m., and it's open on Sundays from l0 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Are you interested in decreasing your risk for heart disease and taking positive steps for your health? At the Parkville Senior Center, 8601 Harford Road, you can be a part if the new Heart Smart Senior program from Franklin Square Medical Center.
On Oct. 18 at ll a.m. a Heart Smart program overview will be provided with free screenings. Heart Smart Seniors will then meet monthly to learn how to take care of their heart and themselves. This includes self-management tools, blood pressure, the DASH diet, activity guide, cholesterol, diabetes screening, and more. Pre-registration is required. Class size will be limited to 20 participants. For more information, call Franklin Square Medical Center at 410-887-5338.
The Baby Boomer/Senior Expo will take place at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, on Wednesday, Oct. l0 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.


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No offense to zucchini, but the health benefits of fall-harvest squashes far eclipse their summer cousins.
Like all members of the gourd family (which includes pumpkin, melon, and cucumber), butternut squash is technically a fruit because it contains seeds. Cut into its pale, yellow-beige hard skin, though, and you'll discover a vibrant flesh that's much denser than that of its relatives.
Rich in phytonutrients and antioxidants -- and succulent enough to warrant the moniker "butternut" -- this graceful, hourglass-like gourd is the perfect addition to an autumn meal.
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Health Benefits
Low in fat, butternut squash delivers an ample dose of dietary fiber, making it an exceptionally heart-friendly choice. It provides significant amounts of potassium, important for bone health, and vitamin B6, essential for the proper functioning of both the nervous and immune systems. The folate content adds yet another boost to its heart-healthy reputation and helps guard against brain and spinal-cord-related birth defects such as spina bifida.
Squash's tangerine hue, however, indicates butternut's most noteworthy health perk. The color signals an abundance of powerhouse nutrients known as carotenoids, shown to protect against heart disease. In particular, the gourd boasts very high levels of beta-carotene (which your body automatically converts to vitamin A), identified as a deterrent against breast cancer and age-related macular degeneration, as well as a supporter of healthy lung development in fetuses and newborns. What's more, with only a 1-cup serving, you get nearly half the recommended daily dose of antioxidant-rich vitamin C.
As if this weren't enough, butternut squash may have anti-inflammatory effects because of its high antioxidant content. Incorporating more of this hearty winter staple into your diet could help reduce risk of inflammation-related disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.
How to Buy
Choose an unblemished fruit that feels heavy for its size with a matte, rather than glossy, skin. A shiny exterior indicates that the fruit was picked too early, and it won't be as sweet as a fully grown squash. Most winter squash is available late into the fall. Store whole butternut squash in a cool, dry place (not the refrigerator) with plenty of ventilation; it should keep for up to three months. Cut squash will stay fresh for up to a week, wrapped, in the fridge.
Cooking Tips
Butternut squash presents the home cook with incredibly easy culinary possibilities. You can just place it on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for about an hour, or until you can pierce it with a sharp knife. Or remove the skin using a vegetable peeler and cut the flesh into chunks for steaming or sauteing. Once cooked, mash it, puree it for soup, fold it into a pasta or risotto dish, or simply savor your butternut squash as is.
Nutrition Breakdown
Per 1 cup cooked, approximately 205 grams
Calories: 82 kcal
Fat: 0.2 g
Vitamin A: 1,144 mcg = 163 percent* of DRI**
Vitamin B6: 0.3 mg = 20 percent of DRI
Vitamin C: 31 mg = 41 percent of DRI
Folate: 39 mcg = 10 percent of DRI
Potassium: 582 mg = 12 percent of DRI
* Percentages are for women 31 to 50 years old who are not pregnant
** DRI, Dietary Reference Intake, is based on National Academy of Sciences' Dietary Reference Intakes, 1997 to 2004


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Imagine that you and your family have a nice house and property upon which you make a living. Then imagine that strangers descend upon you, occupy your house and your property, take away your means of making a living, abduct your children, and then ridicule you for your disadvantaged situation. This, in some ways, is a thumbnail sketch of the history of European-Aboriginal relations in Canada.
One sometimes hears that the struggles that many Aboriginals experience are a result of Colonialism. While this seems like an abstract term, a direct manifestation of colonialism was the residential school system in Canada. This week the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is holding a series of events in Vancouver that are open to the public. (UBC, under President Stephen Toope's leadership, has decided to close the university on Sept. 18, so that faculty and student can attend these events. A variety of other institutions are also observing these events in various ways.)
A couple of important objectives of the Truth and Reconciliation process are to allow survivors of the residential school system to tell their stories, and to inform the public about the tragic legacy of this episode in our history.
In his oficial apology of June 11, 2008, Prime Minister Harper had this to say: "Two primary objectives of the residential school system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture. These objectives were based on the assumption Aboriginal cultures and spiritual beliefs were inferior and unequal. Indeed, some sought, as it was infamously said, 'to kill the Indian in the child'. Today, we recognize that this policy of assimilation was wrong, has caused great harm, and has no place in our country."
The residential school system operated in Canada from 1875-1996. For much of this period, Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their homes, and in many cases transported to distant boarding schools. Many did not return to their families for years. Many never returned. The mortality rates in some schools at times were over 50 per cent at certain times.
A number of cities, like Vancouver, are comprised of numerous recent immigrants (and less recent immigrants) who often know very little of this history. Further, most adults of a certain age who were raised in Canada also know very little if any of this history. Personally, I went to secondary school in British Columbia the 1970s. Like many Canadians, I was not taught about the history and legacy of the residential school system in school.
In thinking about Aboriginal issues it is important to recognize diversity. There are a variety of Aboriginal cultures and languages in Canada. Similarly, there is substantial variation of experiences among Aboriginal peoples in Canada, and there are many great Aboriginal success stories in business, the legal profession, the arts, education, the natural resources sector, and elsewhere. And some Aboriginals had positive experiences in residential school. Nevertheless, the legacy of the residential school system still casts a dark shadow across Canada — and it is a shadow that many Canadians fail to recognize.
In the aggregate, as social scientists have documented, people of Aboriginal descent fair very poorly relative to other ethnic/racial groups in Canada. The specific statistics are staggering, and involve indicators such as: infant mortality, life expectancy, rate of suicide, school dropout, rate of substance abuse, low-income, unemployment, incarceration in prison, as well as many other things.
However, for many Canadians there is a blame-the-victim mentality about these facts. Aboriginal are blamed for being victims of these various social maladies. Average Canadians often fail to reflect on the consequences of the residential school system, and to connect the dots.
In some instances, seven generations of Aboriginals were subject to the residential school system. Many suffered physical and psychological abuse. Some suffered sexual abuse. Most were punished for speaking their native language, and ridiculed for their traditional culture and beliefs. This had an enormous negative effect on the self-esteem of many Aboriginals. Many who were abused passed on the abuse to their children. For many, substance abuse resulted from these experiences. In many families, parenting skills vanished, as children were raised by parents who themselves had not been raised by their own parents and had suffered abuse, and in many cases also succumbed to substance abuse.
As Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has said, this situation was created over many generations, and it will take at least a few generations to be able to say we are making progress.
In places like British Columbia a number of contemporary processes are linked to the legacy of the residential school system, and efforts to move forward. Aboriginal communities have taken control of education in many communities in an effort to provide education in a supportive and culturally sensitive context. In many Aboriginal communities there is still a capacity problem because of the aftermath of the residential school system. For example, in some sectors, such as the natural resource industry sector, it is sometimes a struggle to meet the demand for people with sufficient training in particular technical and professional disciplines. This can be a problem for things like planning processes, and economic development projects.
Of course, the residential school system is only part of the puzzle. While many British Columbia are unaware of this, in British Columbia, Aboriginal peoples were never conquered through wars, nor (in most areas) was the land given up by Natives through treaties. It was just declared Terra Nullius (empty lands — or lands without owners) by Europeans and subsequently settled upon by them.
For many decades Aboriginals persistently claimed the lands of British Columbia as their own. The governments of B.C. and Canada systematically took power away from Aboriginal peoples, in an effort to negate these claims, and to assimilate Aboriginal peoples. For example, in 1872, the right to vote in B.C. elections was withdrawn from Indians. In 1884, parliament outlawed the potlatch, the major social, economic, and political institution of the coastal peoples. In 1927, the federal parliament amended the Indian Act to outlaw receipt of money by any person (including Indians) from any Indian for any claim-related activity. In other words, Indians could not hire lawyers or other related personnel in an effort to get their claims before the court.
This effectively made it illegal for Indians to pursue lands claims. For many decades both the province and the federal government denied that Aboriginals had any rights or title.
Finally, in the 1990s, the British Columbia Treaty Process began.
Despite resistance from some political quarters, support has grown for the treaty process across the political spectrum. (Former Premier Bill Van der Zalm played an important role in getting the process initiated.
Former Premier Gordon Campbell had a remarkable political transformation on this issue. It might also be noted, that former Premier Michael Harcourt was a strong supporter of the treaty process, and later became a B.C. Treaty Commissioner.) Not all First Nations support the process, and there are a number of problems with it.
A final irony related to the residential school system is worth noting.
While the residential school system has overwhelmingly had a negative impact on Aboriginal people, it did bring together Aboriginals from different cultural and language groups. A consequence of this, is that Aboriginals who previously had relatively separate cultures, identities, and languages, learned a common language, developed (to some extent) a Pan-Indian identity, and developed social network ties across communities and Nations. In the long run, this new network served as a basis to mobilize for Aboriginal rights and title across B.C. and Canada, and led to the formation of a variety of broader Aboriginal organizations serving the interests of diverse groups.
Today, it is time to talk about some of the truths that have led to current social conditions for Aboriginal peoples in British Columbia and Canada.
David Tindall is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia. After he became an adult, he learned that an ancestral branch of his family was Cree.


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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Guilford College head football coach Chris Rusiewicz announced the intention of six more incoming students to play football for the Quakers Monday. The students have made their deposits to the college and will enroll for classes beginning in August. The announcement raises Rusiewicz's third recruiting class at Guilford to 12 students.
Joshua Allen (Charlotte, N.C.) lettered two years at Ardrey Kell High School under coach Adam Hastings. Allen also lettered in track and was involved with the school's debate team and chess club. The 5-10, 170-pound defensive back intends to study psychology at Guilford.
Johnathan Chandler (Richfield, N.C.) lettered two seasons at North Stanly High School for coach Ralph Jackson. The 6-1, 190-pound linebacker was named team captain his senior year and served as the Comets' long snapper. He earned a defensive player of the week honor and also received the team's Iron Comet Award. He also competed four seasons on the school's Marksmanship Team and has coached in the North Stanly Youth League Football program.
Kevin Mangel (Chapel Hill, N.C.) lettered three years at East Chapel Hill High School for coach William Renner. The 6-3, 230-pound defensive lineman earned All-Piedmont Athletic Conference 6 Defensive Honors twice. In the 2012 season he had 69 tackles, with one blocked punt and a fumble recovery. Mangel was an East Chapel Hill defensive captain for the 2012 season.
Stuart Mains (Mechanicsville, Va.) lettered three years at Hanover High School for coach Joshua Just. The 5-10, 225-pound defensive lineman was a two-time All-Capital District selection and earned honorable mention recognition as a sophomore. Mains helped lead Hanover to three Central Region titles and three state semifinal appearances. He intends to study chemistry at Guilford.
Devin Mason (China Grove, N.C.) played for coach Jason Rollins at South Rowan High School. The 6-2, 225-pound defensive end led the team in tackles with 80. His brother, Cadarreus Mason, plays football at UNC Pembroke. Mason intends to study sport management at Guilford.
Andrew Millsaps (Pilot Mountain, N.C.) lettered two years for coach David Diamont at East Surry High School. The 6-2, 300-pound offensive lineman was named to the All-Northwest 1A/2A Conference Team. Millsaps intends to study business at Guilford.
Guilford opens the 2013 season Sept. 7 against Greensboro College in the Gate City Soup Bowl at 1:00 p.m.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 11, 2013
CONTACT: 707-269-0984, press [at] movetoamend.org
Constitutional Amendment Introduced in Congress Ensuring Rights for People, Not Corporations
Reps. Nolan & Pocan Respond to Hundreds of Local Resolutions Calling for "We the People" Amendment
(Washington D.C.) - The movement for constitutional reforms that would end what organizers call "corporate rule" has arrived in the chambers of Congress. This morning, two members of the U.S. House of Representatives joined Move to Amend by announcing their sponsorship of the "We the People Amendment," which clearly and unequivocally states that:
- Rights recognized under the Constitution belong to human beings only, and not to government-created artificial legal entities such as corporations and limited liability companies; and
- Political campaign spending is not a form of speech protected under the First Amendment.
In making the announcement, lead sponsor Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL-Minnesota), said: "It's time to take the shaping and molding of public policy out of corporate boardrooms, away from the corporate lobbyists, and put it back in city halls – back with county boards and state legislatures – and back in the Congress where it belongs."
Ben Manski, a spokesperson for Move to Amend, agreed, saying: "Today, members of Congress join a movement that insists on the fundamental equality of all Americans, and that rejects the idea that the corporate class should have special protections against We the People."
The Move to Amend coalition was formed in 2009 in preparation for the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision. Today, the coalition of nearly 260,000 people and hundreds of organizations has helped to pass nearly 500 resolutions in municipalities and local governments across the country calling on the state and federal governments to adopt this amendment.
The Move to Amend coalition makes a point of differentiating themselves from the other proposals that have come forward in response to Citizens United. "In every single community where Americans have had the opportunity to call for a Constitutional amendment to outlaw corporate personhood, they have seized it and voted yes overwhelmingly, stated George Friday, Move to Amend spokesperson. "The Citizens United decision is not the cause, it is a symptom. We must remove big money and special interests from the legal and political process entirely."
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In Ottawa, 10,000 people gathered on a chilly and snow-covered Parliament Hill. At precisely noon, the guns on nearby Nepean Point sounded as the sun broke through the clouds. An RCMP constable, 26-year-old Joseph Secours, hoisted the National Flag of Canada to the top of a specially-erected white staff, and a sudden breeze snapped the maple leaf to attention.
The day caught Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and the Conservative Leader of the Opposition, John Diefenbaker, in very different moods. Diefenbaker dramatically pushed away his tears. He had fought the arrival of this moment every step of the way. Pearson was sick with a bad cold, leaving his bed to attend the festivities and returning there immediately afterward, but he was triumphant. He had his flag, calling it "a new stage in Canada's forward march."
Defeating Diefenbaker in the April 1963 election, Pearson had been full of promise and promises. During his first year in power, however, the Liberal leader had stumbled often and badly, and Diefenbaker grabbed Parliament by the throat.
The Prime Minister seized on the flag as a political weapon. He wanted to reclaim the legislative initiative, rejuvenate a wounded Liberal Party and heal divisions in a country that had been knocked off balance by the assertive nationalism of Québec's Quiet Revolution.
Without asking or telling his Cabinet colleagues, Pearson put on his war medals and marched off to the mid-May 1964 national convention of the Royal Canadian Legion in Winnipeg. There, before an angry crowd of veterans, he announced his determination to give Canadians a flag with the maple leaf as its dominant design. The vets had fought under the Canadian Red Ensign, which combined the British Union Jack and the Canadian coat of arms. It had long been the unofficial Canadian flag. "Keep it Flying," the Legion insisted.
|Members of Parliament with new Canadian flag during the flag debate, Ottawa, 1964 (courtesy NAC/PA-142624).
In Winnipeg, Pearson had been given a taste of what Diefenbaker was about to deliver in Ottawa. When the Prime Minister put his proposal before Parliament in June, the Opposition leader shamelessly wrapped himself in the Red Ensign and demanded that the people be consulted in a plebiscite. He claimed that the Prime Minister's design, which joined three red maple leaves and centred them on a white background with blue edges, had nothing of Canada's majestic traditions, its British and Christian past. "Pearson's pennant," Dief huffed.
Diefenbaker and his traditionalist lieutenants mounted a filibuster. Pearson forced members of Parliament to stay over the summer, but that did not help. Finally, in September, the issue was shuffled off to a parliamentary committee. "With a gun at our heads," recalled Liberal MP John Matheson, the key member of the 15-person panel, "we were asked to produce a flag for Canada and in six weeks!" The committee held 35 bruising meetings. Thousands of suggestions poured in from a public fully engaged in what had become a great Canadian debate about identity and how best to represent it.
At the last minute, Matheson slipped a flag designed by historian George Stanley into the mix. It had a single red maple leaf on a white plain, flanked by two red borders. The committee's final contest pitted Pearson's pennant against Stanley's streamer. Assuming that the Liberals would vote for the Prime Minister's design, the Tories backed Stanley. They were outfoxed. The Liberals voted for the red and white flag too, making the selection unanimous.
The committee had made its decision, but not the House of Commons. Still, Diefenbaker would not budge, prolonging the debate until one of his own senior members, Léon Balcer, advised the government to cut off debate. Pearson did so, and the final vote adopting the Stanley flag took place at 2:00 a.m. on the morning of 15 December, with Balcer and the other francophone Conservatives swinging behind the Liberals.
The Monday crowd on the initial Flag Day in Ottawa welcomed their new symbol of sovereignty politely but not exuberantly. It was a committee's compromise reached after a six-month parliamentary train wreck that threatened national unity and diminished almost everyone who touched the prickly issue.
Yet there was, from the very beginning, a broad and instinctive acknowledgement that members of parliament had chosen well even if they had chosen chaotically. As journalist George Bain wrote the morning after the first flags had flown, Canada's maple leaf emblem "looked bold and clean, and distinctively our own."


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His gray undershirt soaked with perspiration, Peyton Manning stood in a quiet hallway outside the Broncos' locker room, pensive as always.
The Broncos' quarterback had just been asked numerous ways during his press conference Wednesday about his take regarding the suspension of his slot receiver Wes Welker.
Just as predictably, Manning's answers were both from the heart and well thought out.
In the privacy of the hallway with a Denver Post reporter, Manning was considerably more revealing about his thoughts regarding Welker. The two have become close during their past 18 months as teammates and Manning genuinely felt for his friend.
"Nobody feels worse than he does," Manning said. "He got up and spoke to the team today. He apologized to the team. He and I have been talking these past couple weeks knowing this might be a possibility. He's not been able to sleep. He'll learn from it and be better for it.
"As a team we support him. We stick with him. It's not easy to stand in front of the team like that. You find out during a time like this who your friends are, who sticks with you. Me and Wes and Jacob (Tamme) and Britton Colquitt do a little Bible study together and we're praying for him. A lot of guys are thinking about him. It's not an easy time but I think he'll come back stronger and better."


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