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PUSD budget cuts again?
Original post made by Stephen, Golden Eagle, on Nov 17, 2008
Comments (42)
a resident of Amador Estates
on Nov 17, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I am home schooling as of next yr. You think its bad now? Only going to get worse.
Oh wait, the government is going to make it all better?????
Ever go to DVM...post office....oh yes, they are so well managed by the government...and before long our health care will be managed by the government....and that is suppose to make you feel better
I am a licensed health professional and can tell you for a fact: the quality of care is slipping fast and the cuts you see in education will be the same cuts you see in health care
The government has diluted (and brainwashed) the quality of education and hog tied educators...not to mention our brightest and most capable NEVER consider teaching as a career.
But wait, people are crying "but the children"...."what about the children?"
People get what they deserve...a nanny government "it takes a government to raise a child"
I am not waiting for the Government to rescue our schools......home school.....
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 18, 2008 at 9:37 am
Pleasanton teachers make some of the highest wages in the state for a 9 month per year job with all school holidays as paid time off. Maybe a reality check is due there as well. People with kids have relied on those without to pay for their kid's schooling. While I agree that good schools benefit all of us it is past time for those who have kids to volunteer in the system. Require parents who are not employed FULL TIME to spend at least one day per week helping in the classrooms. Your yoga classes, golf lessons and manicures can wait, invest in your children so that those who have none can get a break too.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 18, 2008 at 3:35 pm
It is sickening to hear administrators and board members talk about making cuts so they can give employees COLA - this is a financial crisis, people, and many are going without raises, why can't district administrators and teachers do the same? There is also a lot of waste at school...many employees that are simply not needed.
It is time to get tough on the teacher's unions too - look at the GM mess, due to many reasons, but union contracts and costs are among those reasons.
My child has early dismissal all this week, with Friday off - such nonsense! The early dismissal is so that our dear teachers can have parent teacher conferences, and still work only certain amount of hours per day... friday off is a mystery to me. Then all of next week, kids are off!
I think it is time to pay teachers and all PUSD employees based on how much they work, you will see how quickly we reduce expenses without touching much needed programs or making cuts that will affect students.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 18, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Simple solution to teachers taking so much time off. Part time work means part time pay. They have every weekend off, all holidays off and every summer off. For full time pay. That has to stop.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 18, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Those of you talking about how much time teachers have off, part time, etc....have obviously never been a classroom teacher. The work never ends, I can't tell you how many nights and weekends are spent grading papers, developing lesson plans, setting up experiments plus going to school site meetings and contacting parents. Just because the students aren't there doesn't mean the job ends; shame on you for being so critical of a job that you obviously don't understand! PUSD has many very devoted teachers who spend countless hours working behind the scenes to provide a high quality education for the students in our town, please stop compaining and criticizing unless you would like to step into their shoes!
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 18, 2008 at 7:56 pm
As a long time teacher in the district I, along with most of my colleagues spend much of our vacation time and summers preparing for school. As a high school teacher I spend 10+ hours per day on my job. I INVITE ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT TEACHERS ARE "PART TIME" TO SHADOW A TEACHER FOR A WEEK. You will be exhausted, surprised, and even appalled at what teachers must do each and every week. I wish I had holidays and summers off as some suggest. The teachers of this district are some of the best in the nation. Your children are receiving a world class education. Before you spout off a bunch of stereotypical slams at teachers, shadow your child's teacher.
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Nov 18, 2008 at 8:21 pm
This gets very tiring. Every time school finances come up as a topic in these threads a bunch of you pile on and start the teacher bashing. The bashing is, as evidenced above, filled with emotion and individual pet peeves.
Inevitably, some folks as well as teachers jump in and defend against the stuff thrown at teachers.
Unfortunately, the rebuttal arguments aimed at the bashers are wasted because they fall on deaf ears.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 18, 2008 at 8:25 pm
People in the corporate world put in at least 10 hour days, sometimes you have to go in on the weekends in order to get the job done.
For teachers to say that they spend the summers preparing.... wow, that amazes me. I would think that a teacher who has been teaching say 1st grade for years should not need any time to prepare anything. If he/she does, that is a sorry state of affairs.
I have a friend who is a teacher, has been so for years. I know that her job is much easier now, as a teacher, than when she worked in a big company. Time off includes summers off, all holidays, many breaks throughout the year.... do not insult my intelligence saying you use the time to prepare: again, if you do, I question your competence level.
k-5 teachers, especially those who teach the same grade level over and over do not need summers to prepare!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 18, 2008 at 9:02 pm
And yes, I have volunteered in the classroom, chaperoned field trips, helped in the library, etc. I started when my oldest child was in kindergarten. By the time my youngest started school, I had the curriculum memorized, and the teachers were the same: teaching the same curriculum, using the same lesson plans, teaching the same grade level year after year.
Teachers are valuable, but their unions are out of control and demand benefits that should not exist, like all that time off, like keeping unqualified teachers on board.
Start paying teachers based on merit and based on time worked... we will see a difference.
As for administrators, they are overpaid, and we have too much staff sometimes.... for Casey to say that increase in pay is needed and therefore cuts to programs will be necessary is absolutely wrong. Find out how much he makes and what he really does, then tell me if you think it's right or if you too, think that should stop and change. Hopefully the board of trustees will do the job they were elected to do, and we, the taxpayers, need to make sure the right thing is done.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 18, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Don't pick on the teachers, its not their fault. Any good union would fight for extra employee perks, ect. The problem is a systemic government waste, not unique to education.
Same story everytime, budget crisis mean less for school, kids, less firemen, less police, ect.
They never talk about how to cut waste first. It doesn't get the same reaction from the public. The discussion is designed instill fear or anger - The goal is new taxes (ugh).
Time for everyone to view government spending like its coming out of your own pocket.....because it IS !! Time for a real change in CA = less government.
There is also another option for the school concerns - Start a Charter School in Pleasanton.
Parents had Fantastic results in Livermore. The parents in Livermore were so fed-up, they took matters into their own hands, got involved and started the charter school (parent members on the board).
They hired the best teachers (we already have in Pleasanton). Then they hired business professionals to manage the non-educational aspects of the school "business".
I have nothing against teachers - their great! But teachers and politicians are not the best suited for managing a business.
a resident of Downtown
on Nov 18, 2008 at 10:43 pm
It's not the teachers. The teachers in this district are top notch, and it shows in results we get from our schools, and it is directly reflected in our property values.
The money is not being wasted in the classrooms. We've p..... away a couple million dollars in Signature Properties lawsuits, losing every time a judgement comes down. But how many other millions are we wasting away from the classrooms that we can't or don't read about in the Weekly?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 19, 2008 at 8:59 am
If you do not like what you are getting from PUSD apply for an intradistrict transfer. Sunol Glen is a fine example of s school that provides a great education on a small budget.I can't beleive all the money spent in Pleasanton on "smart classrooms" to attract the best teachers. As far as I am concerned my children are receiving the best education and have "excelled" at Sunol Glen. Bigger is not always better.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 19, 2008 at 9:48 am
momof2: no, I am not going to transfer my kids, but unlike you, I will demand better here in PUSD. I am paying a fair amount of taxes, and it is those taxes that pay the administrators and teachers. I am glad you are doing well at Sunol, but I am staying here in Pleasanton, where I live and pay taxes.
We have a good school district, but now that money is tight, cuts will have to be made, and the PUSD staff and board need to be smart about what they cut and why. They will need to evaluate everything, from admin salaries, to contracts with the teacher's union, to contracts with the classified unions. Unions are killing this country, as you can see from the financial mess. They are not the entire problem, but just look at the auto industry, and you'll see just how damaging these "collective bargaining" organizations can be. CEOs and top earners too add to the problem, giving themselves big salaries that are perhaps not quite deserved. I am amazed at how much some of the admin staff here in PUSD gets paid, and how many of them PUSD keeps on board.
Merit pay and compensation for the work you do is the way to go.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on Nov 19, 2008 at 10:00 am
According to the state treasurers office, teachers are, by the hour, the 3rd highest paid group in California (#1 is executives, #2 college professors). Let's not whine about how many hours anybody works, we all get some choice. As with any profession, some teachers work a lot of hours, and some teachers skate by. Just sampling my own child's education, about 70% fall into the latter category.
SOME of our teachers are world class. SOME of our teachers are unbelievably AWFUL!! Once they get tenure (after 2 years) teachers are untouchable unless they molest a student. They cannot be fired for poor performance, and this removes what may be the largest incentive to perform well. What I find most surprising is that when you mention merit pay to any teacher, the most excellent ones will defend the slackers to their last breath.
Very sorry, but our kids are NOT getting a world class education. They are not even getting a top-rate CALIFORNIA education, which consistently places in the bottom 10% in the nation. Our schools produce students whose average SAT scores are nowhere near the top 10 high schools in California, usually not even in the top 50. This should be shocking to those who have been led to believe that a world class education is defined by our API scores, which only compare California schools. It's shameful in such an affluent, well educated community as Pleasanton.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 19, 2008 at 11:25 am
Here we go again, teachers cannot wait to cry out about all of that time "doing lesson plans" (they use the same ones year to year), "grading papers" (often done by aides or students), "meeting with parents" (what, you should not be accountable for how poorly you teach?). Pay them for the part time work they do. Or make them come to the admin office and actually WORK on school holidays and summers. No teacher should get the time off, for the pay they get, that the PUSD teachers get. They are paid more than most CA districts already. And the administration pays their brass salaries that some CEOs would envy.
Before you say that I should "walk in your shoes" let me say that I have. I have been a teacher of assorted grades from elementary through college. It was without question the easiest job I ever had. I left because I got tired of the spoiled little rich kids in the classes who had no motivation to learn, mommy and daddy gave them everything. I now work in another field where I literally work my butt off and I get paid in accordance with what I do. No tenure here, nor should there be in the school system. Tenure only protects the incompetent from ever having to perform.
a resident of Livermore
on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:14 pm
resident...are you the devil?
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 19, 2008 at 5:40 pm
cholo, you scare people away!
Ok, I don't believe this thread had anything to do with teacher bashing. Does the Pleasanton teachers union have a lot of pull? Yes. Do they get almost everything they ask for? Yes. Why? Because the district does not say no. I have attended more school board meeting in my 15 years in Pleasanton than most parents and worked in the district for over 8 of them and I can't remember a parent ever complaining or demanding any part of the teachers contract to be reviewedat a school board meeting. But this thread appears to be just that.
This district and the superintendent is accountable for the care and continuity of the children's education. They ignore what they don't like and play up what make them appear to be a solid well run district. That is their job. Money to run the district comes from the # of children enrolled.
to the poster, < move somewhere else> grow up! There are many aspects of this district staff that work in crisis management at best. Until parents come to school board meetings and become active in where the cuts need to be made and how soon, this district will NEVER cut out the heart so the rest of the district will survive. Be realistic. If the 20 to 1 student ratio is cut to save the district then, it has to be done. My son grew up in a 30>1 ratio and he went on to graduate college and do great things. Yes, I am putting on my flak jacket! Times are tough and parents need to stop attacking the source and begin to really saturate the district with passion for their kids education.
a resident of Country Fair
on Nov 19, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Every time I read these posts and forums, I am so ashamed of my community. We live in an incredible place, and we all have concerns, but no matter which forum I go to there seems to be an incredible amount of anger, complaining, and down right disrespect. I will never go back to this web site. What is the purpose of these forums? To allow four or five people to dominate, and for others to take out their frustrations on anyone and everyone. We live in a fantastic community, and it is time to celebrate our accomplishments, and time to find positive solutions that will make this community even stronger and better. Good bye for ever to the Pleasanton Weekly web site and its negative forums.
a resident of Kottinger Ranch
on Nov 19, 2008 at 7:00 pm
To Resident:
If you were good at your profession, you would have been able to motivate, "the spoiled little rich kids in the classes who had no motivation to learn, mommy and daddy gave them everything". A true teacher finds methods to motivate rich kids, poor kids and kids that see letters backwords-and they find great satisfaction in it! You were not a "teacher". Hope your new job description doesn't involve anything more than counting widgets or your employer is in big trouble!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 19, 2008 at 8:44 pm
To the Country Fair Resident: 4 or 5 people don't dominate these forums. The truth comes out here.
My youngest son is doing college applications and I am sooooooo ready to be done with the education of 3 kids. I have worked my butt off to get them all where they are...all great students but it has been like swimming upstream.
My son's caluclus teacher leaves work at 3:14 so he can pick his kids up from day care....Excuse me? I have to pay a tutor because my son can't get to his teacher at 3:15 to ask questions and get help. Oh...that is only the most recent frustration. My son has a B so he's not flunking but he just wants to get help...
Google "Michelle Rhee and The New York Times"...this lady has it figured out.
It has been a long haul.
The teacher's union and tenure have to go.
"Shocked" said it so well...go back and read it.
Good teachers don't get paid enough...but a lot of teachers don't deserve what they get paid now.
a resident of Foothill High School
on Nov 19, 2008 at 10:29 pm
All these comments are worthless without a name. Hiding behind anonimity is weak. If you have something to say, then be proud of what you are saying and put your name on it. Otherwise, ZIP IT!!!
The ???, by the way, are for irony, not because I am afraid to say my name.
a resident of Mission Park
on Nov 20, 2008 at 5:02 am
One thing I don't understand, is why every time there is a proposed budget cut for our schools, so many get on the band wagon to attack our teachers. Do you all have authority issues from school? Why aren't we attacking our state government or our federal government and their extremely poor management of our money? Why always the teachers? You never hear anyone attacking any of those, just teachers. It makes me wonder about people. I think Pleasanton has excellent schools. I don't think there is anything wrong with paying our teachers almost enough (not quite) to live near the community they teach in. Teachers work hard, but if you think their job is so cushy I think you should become one. There is nothing stopping you, but the constant bashing just reflects poorly on you.
a resident of Mohr Elementary School
on Nov 20, 2008 at 7:33 am
To another Pleasanton Resident - I'm sure glad you were never my teacher. You sound like a real peach.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Nov 21, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I am a RN w/ a Masters Degree and am employed 32hrs/week (meaning get paid for 32hrs) but work at least an additional 2hrs for free/day....meaning 10hr days just to try to keep up w/ my patient load. In addition, I will sometimes go in on a Sat for few hrs without pay. And to top it off, the teachers medical benefits in the PUD are far better than what I will ever get after working over 20yrs in the health care delivery system. I am NOT complaining about what I choose to do without pay to serve my patients, but I am sick and tiered of hearing how hard teachers work. They don't work all summer, I do. I don't get winter, spring and every legal holiday off. I recently spoke w/ a newly hired, 1st yr teacher @ FHS. She commented how easy her job was and surprised by how many hrs she actually worked. Like many on here, she believed what she heard about how hard teachers work, only to learn otherwise. The success of this district is primarily the success of the families who support their children.It is not the teachers. My 3 girls , 21-27 (2 Master prepared and my youngest in her Senior yr @ a UC) got there NOT because of the PUD and its teachers or its counselors (although they each had maybe 1-2 outstanding teachers in 12yrs) but because my husband and I supported their learning within the home and their hard work. Far far too long, people in this community like to think this district is top notch with the "best teachers" and real estate has ran with that idea. Wake up Pleasanton. Its only "branding" for the real estate mkt. and the only thing benefiting is the value of your home.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 22, 2008 at 8:22 am
I'm surprised to discover the deep animosity towards teachers in this community. One year during conferences my student's father told me that in his country teachers are held to the highest esteem, even higher than doctors, because teachers teach the children who become doctors. He couldn't understand the attitude Americans have towards teachers. He was so appreciative of the job I was doing and his child was a kind, respectful, and academically high student.
I almost didn't become a teacher because of the negative perception the public has of teachers. It was only towards the end of my college years that I was able to accept that, despite my many interests and talents, my gift is my ability to work with children. I take great personal satisfaction in the job I do and I earn my salary.
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 22, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Teachers pay for their own benefits out of their salary here in Pleasanton.
I am astounding about the negativity around teachers here, and the misinformation.
I work in another district where home prices are high and the kids have many of the same pressures. As a rule, I feel appreciated for the time I spend preparing and delivering the subjects I teach.
There are good people and not so good people in every profession.
You send your kids to school and they spend more waking hours with their teachers than they do at home with parents. Parenting is hard and there should be a partnership between the teachers and the parents. (The conference comment sounds like it is always the teachers fault, Hmmm) The amount of work kids are expected to do at home this day and age has a lot to do with the increased expectations and the difficulty in getting into college. That sometimes has less to do with the ability of the student and everything to do with the lack of space in our University system. Ten years ago if you did what your were supposed to do, you were assured a space. Now you can do everything right and not get in anywhere.
Look at where many of the students coming out of our high schools are going. Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Cal Tech. . .that doesn't sound like students who can't compete with the rest of the country.
Be careful how you use those statistics. Often you are comparing apples and oranges. CA set their benchmark score where it should be for each grade level. Other states set the benchmark lower than average. When comparing the two, the other state seems to be more successful when its not. (Look at graduation rates and college and trade school admission and retention rates.) Also some states deal with a higher than average immigrant population who often take longer to get through school but have high success rates when they finish. That group is often tested before they are proficient in English. No Child Left Behind allowed each state to determine its own benchmark for success.
Finally, the most important determiner for success in any school system is the socioeconomic background of the community. Why? Because they can spend time and money helping their kids and usually have a high level of education themselves. Which brings it back to this. How would you distribute this merit pay? By students' test scores? (What if you taught special ed?) By graduation rates? College admissions? How many sports you coached? Principal recommendation? So many of the things that affect students' performance are out of the control of the teacher and sometimes even the parent.
I am thankful for the many excellent teachers my children had here in Pleasanton. The vast majority I have seen work hard and deserve what they make and then some. Many use this unpaid vacation time to increase their skill and knowledge. (Teachers are only paid for the days they work which is why if you break it down by the hour over the number of days the hourly would seem high. That would be 182 days divided by six hours.) Even the worst teacher works more than that and the best often work ten to twelve hour days. (Try grading advance placement papers or essays. . .) I will spend much of my "vacation" this week grading papers and writing letters of recommendation for college admission.
Many of you make it sound like your kids would have gotten the education they have without the teachers. There is always home schooling.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 22, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Are you an English teacher?
We all know who the really good teachers are and they should be paid more.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Nov 23, 2008 at 1:47 am
If it were my responsibility to determine how a merit plan for teachers would be administered, since this would be a new addition to the PUSD salary agreement, I would bring in a retired Human Resourses/Labor Relations Executive that administered the merit plan for a large corporation and have that person setup the plan.
Many large corporations have merit plans that are equitable for all exempt employees, although the slackers probably wouldn't agree that's true.
The merit plan I'm familiar with had set, fair and reasonable, expectations to be met, with opportunities to excede expectations which meant a larger slice of the merit pie. If expectations weren't met, that person had a problem that required immediate attention to bring them up to expectations. If that failed - "Your employment is terminated forth-with". Your earning potential was where it should be, on your shoulders...
Since the teachers have union representation, it would probably be difficult to introduce such a plan without considerable strife, but if extra dollars were dangled, you never know...
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 23, 2008 at 8:31 am
Still no control over the "product" and the "product's" environment once out of site of the exempt employees. What is the product is located in a less than desirable area and is mistreated when it leaves the classroom environment?
Would parents have to meet expectations? Measure from a baseline or from where the "product" enters the classroom? Account for learning issues, organic or environmental? What of there are no parents or only one?
All of these expectations predicated on the success of the "batch" or individual "product"?
Certainly no increase in bureacracy here, or cost for that matter. (sarcasm)
Maybe there is a way to do this, but I have not seen it yet.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 23, 2008 at 8:51 am
Jerry has a good idea about determining merit but it seems that fact checker also has a point. Too many variables. I would be satisfied with just abolishing tenure. It protects the incompetent and has no place in the school system. Why on earth could anyone argue in favor of it other than unions? Any bad employee, teacher or ditch digger, needs to be fired. Period.
And for Karen, with the teacher who leaves early -- why have you not turned this person in to the principal or school board? And if you have, what excuse did they have for doing nothing about it? Talk about a person needing to be terminated . . . . .
a resident of Pleasanton Middle School
on Nov 23, 2008 at 11:43 am
Teachers boldly tell parents and administrators they are not required to stay past 2:50... union contract.
I too have had many PUSD teachers tell me they are not available after school to help my child or to meet with me to talk about my student. The administrators tell us they cannot require them to.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 23, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Parent, you make my point again. Part time work requires part time pay. Weed out the lazy and incompetent ones and get rid of tenure!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 23, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Just because you don't see the work doesn't mean that it isn't done. Many teachers are at school an hour before it starts, some as early as 6:00 am. By the way for some the bell rings at 7:00am.
How many of you ask your doctor or lawyer to stay after their work day ends? With most professionals you make the appointment during their work day and not at your convenience.
Amazing. . .I guess some do think that teaching is a service industry not profession.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Nov 24, 2008 at 2:37 am
fact checker,
Nope, parents wouldn't be required to meet expectations. You have no control over parents. You can only advise them of their students success or failure.
What your expectations would be predicated on would be the responsibility of the person with the expertise to thoroughly analize all varibles pertaining to your job description and responsibilities(this isn't accomplished over night - much research and input would be required), then, determine your fair and reasonable expectations, with opportunities to excede(larger slice of the pie). After this is completed and presented to you, your success, or failure, is where it should be - on your shoulders and perhaps your supervisor's.
I'm not implying all merit plans are fair and just. I have knowledge of a company where this type plan was set up to almost warrant failure, but the others I'm familiar with are, in my opinion, fair and equitable. Certainly partiality could stain a merit plan in certain circumstances.
"Maybe there is a way to do this, but I have not seen it yet" - Perhaps that's because you haven't had the opportunity to be exposed to such a plan(no fault on your part).
I have no knowledge of a merit plan that has created a bureacracy. The plan I'm familiar with requires most of the work to be done by departmental supervision(day to day supervision and annual performance review). However, it could certainly increase costs through salary increases as a result of excellence(that larger slice of the pie)but this cost could be balanced by the under achiever. I would hope no one would object to the cost of "excellence".
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 24, 2008 at 7:44 am
It is clear, Jerry, that just as I do not have experience with a merit pay system in industry, you are equally unfamiliar with what teachers and administrators already do in regards to expectations.
That still does not address the student whose parents refuse to acknowledge a learning disability. The child who comes from a different district with distinctly lower expectations. A child who looses a parent or loved one at a crucial juncture in his or her education. A community at risk, where most students' families are struggling to feed their family and English homework is the last thing on their mind. A parent who thinks no matter what the myriad of teachers have said about their child's behavior, it is the teacher's fault, not the kid. A family going through divorce or loosing a job.
There are already things in place that enables an administrator to remove a bad teacher. They just have to employ them. It is complicated by the fact that a bad teacher for your child could be just what another student needs. Everyone has been to school and everyone has a concept of a good or bad teacher, but it is a young person's myopic view of the world. In would be interesting to see community members become teachers for a week. It wouldn't be the entire story but it would illuminate some of the the concerns listed on this site.
Oh yes, not only do teachers pay all their own health benefits in Pleasanton, but all teachers in the state pay into State teachers Retirement System with a contribution by their district. It is not a free ride as some on this thread believe.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on Nov 24, 2008 at 8:10 am
Perhaps our school district should contact Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools, for input.
Not only was she a teacher, but she's not afraid of making unpopular decisions when she believes a child's education will benefit from her taking the heat.
This Web Link reflects a great story about her and her plans for one of the WORST districts in the NATION.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Nov 25, 2008 at 2:46 am
fact checker,
You're absolutely correct. I know nothing about the expectations relationship between teachers and adminstrators. It would be interesting to sit and talk with you...
I will say, if you have expectations to meet and no "rewards" to excede, that a shame...
I'm rather confused with, "A bad teacher for your child could be just what another student needs". In my opinion, if the majority of the students in this teacher's class are like my child, they would suffer for the benefit of the student/students that this teacher may reach... While "society" wishes success for all, it's a fact some will fail, at times by their own hand. That's life...
I understand there are many varibles you may face and you have my respect(notice I haven't "bad mouthed" teachers). My only reason for advocating a merit plan is to reward those that excede and extend to those below expectation an incentive to improve, if they so desire...
a resident of Birdland
on Nov 25, 2008 at 9:32 am
I thought it might be time to add some poetry to this thread...Hopefully this will shed some light on the work that teachers do.
Below is a "slam" type poem, written by Taylor Mali (www.taylormali.com) titled "What Teachers Make, or Objection Overruled, or If things don't work out, you can always go to law school."
He says the problem with teachers is, "What's a kid going to learn
from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"
He reminds the other dinner guests that it's true what they say about
Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.
I decide to bite my tongue instead of his
and resist the temptation to remind the other dinner guests
that it's also true what they say about lawyers.
Because we're eating, after all, and this is polite company.
"I mean, you're a teacher, Taylor," he says.
"Be honest. What do you make?"
And I wish he hadn't done that
(asked me to be honest)
because, you see, I have a policy
about honesty and ass-kicking:
if you ask for it, I have to let you have it.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional medal of honor
and an A- feel like a slap in the face.
How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall
in absolute silence. No, you may not work in groups.
No, you may not ask a question.
Why won't I let you get a drink of water?
Because you're not thirsty, you're bored, that's why.
I make parents tremble in fear when I call home:
I hope I haven't called at a bad time,
I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today.
Billy said, "Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don't you?"
And it was the noblest act of courage I have ever seen.
I make parents see their children for who they are
and what they can be.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids wonder,
I make them question.
I make them criticize.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them write, write, write.
And then I make them read.
I make them spell definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful
over and over and over again until they will never misspell
either one of those words again.
I make them show all their work in math.
And hide it on their final drafts in English.
I make them understand that if you got this (brains)
then you follow this (heart) and if someone ever tries to judge you
by what you make, you give them this (the finger).
Let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true:
I make a goddamn difference! What about you?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 26, 2008 at 9:11 am
To Karen, thank you for the poetry. I was the 5th comment posted on this blog and ANNOYED at the same time. Sadly, I just returned today to read the latest comments, as a teacher I have been a bit busy...
Here it is the day prior to a National Holiday that represents the one glimmer of hope, in the early part of our countries history, when there was cooperation between the indgenious people of America and the early english settlers. Both communities coming together to celebrate a bountiful harvest and the survival of a harsh winter in a new country. This is the lesson I taught my 8th graders in our History core class.
Along with civics and the founding fathers struggle to find a new government in a new land. Yes, that is what teachers do, teach so their students do not become statistics as some of their parents have become. For example only 50% of our US population know their unalienable rights. My students know all three and know that it is their legacy and civic responsibility as a citizen of our country. Do you? Only 70% of graduating Harvard seniors know the three branches of our government. My students know all three and their functions. When I passed this information onto them on the last day prior to our Thanksgiving break, they were shocked and saddened. I relayed to them the importance of having this conversation with their parents and reflect on the value of their civic duties and the early years of our country during this season of thanksgiving.
Sadly, however I believe as Frank did (early on in these postings) that my words will again fall on deaf ears. Parents, my wish for you all is to be proud of your students and their efforts and if you cannot support our efforts as their teachers, be mature enough to keep your opinions to yourselves and allow your children to lead the way. They know their civic responsibilities.
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!
A PUSD teacher and proud of it!
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Nov 26, 2008 at 8:18 pm
I like that poem. The teachers make all that and then after the kids grow up and start their own families and express themselves on local public forums with those values they were taught, all those skills are booed at and those kids get called "high, mighty, and condescending". Wake up, America! You're in a hole because you value *expletive*, not because teachers have tenure or there's some poor teachers being protected by a union.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Nov 27, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Annoyed Core Teacher:
It's country's...not countries (possessive not plural)
indigenous - probably a typo
US population knows (the subject 'population' is singular)
check the comma rules
As a civics teacher, you are telling us to keep our opinions to ourselves? It is protected under the Constitution.
Our kids will encounter very tough competition from the rest of the world and they must be more prepared than we have been for the past few decades. Teach For America is doing a great job in lower-performing schools because they recruit teachers from among the best college students in the country.
I agree with Jerry: expectations without rewards doesn't produce results (Psych. 101). I am not in favor of tenure. Wouldn't we all like to have it? Then we could all relax a bit.
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I've been holding off writing anything about the horrific events at the Boston Marathon until the suspect or suspects had been arrested because until then, I couldn't see any point in discussing it. Then it occurred to me that what I was overlooking was the way every other media outlet has covered the story.
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SEATTLE — Oct. 26, 2009 — Building on the strengths of two institutions separated by nearly 9,000 miles over two continents – both renowned in their work in the fight against cancer – the United States Agency for International Development has awarded a $500,000 grant to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to aid in the construction of the first American cancer clinic and medical-training facility in Africa.
"This is the first true collaboration between an African and a U.S. institution to attempt to reduce cancer-related suffering through collaborative medical care and training," said Hutchinson Center physician-scientist Corey Casper, M.D., M.P.H., scientific co-director of the Uganda Program on Cancer and Infectious Diseases, a research effort begun in 2004 between the Hutchinson Center and the Uganda Cancer Institute, the country's sole cancer clinic. The institute is located at Makerere University Medical School on the campus of Mulago Hospital in Kampala, the nation's capital.
The main goals of the collaboration, co-led by Jackson Orem, M.B.Ch.B., M.Med., director of the Uganda Cancer Institute, are to:
"Up to one-quarter of the world's cancers are attributable to chronic infections," Casper explained. "Better understanding the link between infectious disease and cancer provides a unique opportunity to reduce cancer-related suffering and death in both resource-rich and resource-poor regions."
Casper and colleagues hope that this joint effort between the Hutchinson Center and the Uganda Cancer Institute will benefit the world by identifying new infectious causes of cancer, new ways to prevent infection-associated cancers such as through the development of new vaccines, and new ways to treat such cancers with nontoxic drugs, thus avoiding the need for chemotherapy.
Studying cancer in regions such as Uganda, where the burden of infection-related malignancies is extreme, is optimal for developing rapid and meaningful cancer treatments and diagnostics, said Casper, an assistant member of the Hutchinson Center's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, one of the nation's largest infectious disease research groups.
The World Health Organization estimates that chronic infectious diseases cause more than 20 percent of all cancers in the world, including liver, cervical and gastric malignancies. Infection-related cancers are more frequent and often more severe in people infected with HIV. In resource-poor Uganda, the HIV epidemic is fueling a 20,000-fold upsurge in Kaposi's sarcoma in adults and Burkitt's lymphoma in children. Both are disfiguring cancers with abysmal survival rates due to lack of access to early diagnosis and treatment.
While the grant from USAID's American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program will contribute significantly to the construction of a new outpatient cancer clinic and training facility, additional federal and private funding is being sought to complete the $1.4 million project and to construct an adjacent clinical and laboratory research building, said Banks Warden, executive director of the Hutchinson Center's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute.
"We will soon launch a campaign to see if other foundations and individuals are interested in supporting this effort. It is a wonderful opportunity for a foundation or individual to come forward with a major gift to support global health," Warden said.
Support for the project to date has come from several sources, from initial funding provided by the Hutchinson Center and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to satellite grants from the National Institutes of Health and, most recently, the USAID funding.
Securing this federal grant would not have been possible without broad support from the Washington congressional delegation, Warden said. "We are deeply indebted to our senators and representatives who got behind our efforts 100 percent," he said.
A letter of support signed by the congressional members stated: "Cancer is all too common in East Africa, with the number of new cases diagnosed annually approximating the number of deaths. With these infrastructure improvements, cancer treatment for Ugandans will dramatically improve. In addition, the collaboration … will allow for important questions about the biology of infectious-disease related cancers to be answered. Solutions discovered will be applicable globally."
Research conducted to date through the Seattle/Uganda partnership already has determined that many of the infectious diseases that cause cancer in low-resource areas are treatable at minimal costs. For example, it is estimated that 85 percent of Burkitt's lymphoma (associated with human herpesvirus 4, also known as Epstein-Barr virus), the most common cancer in children from East Africa who are on average 5 years old when afflicted, can be cured for less than $600 a case. Similarly, 75 percent of Kaposi's sarcoma (associated with human herpesvirus 8, or HHV-8), the most common cancer in East African adults, can be treated for less than $720 a case.
The Uganda Cancer Institute, established in 1967 in collaboration with the U.S. National Cancer Institute, has been the site of many landmark accomplishments, such as discovering new cancers, including Burkitt's lymphoma, and developing novel treatment regimens. Over the years, however, the institute has fallen victim to neglect attributable to periods of tumultuous national politics. Its five cinderblock buildings bear scars of the nation's troubled past.
Upon completion of the new, state-of-the-art facility, the Ugandan Ministry of Health has pledged $1.8 million to renovate and repurpose the existing buildings of the cancer institute. The renovation will include the construction of an inpatient facility. The Hutchinson Center has also committed $400,000 to construct new laboratory space for molecular diagnostics. The master plan for these renovation and construction projects was provided by facilities planning and construction staff at the Hutchinson Center.
Ultimately, the provision of new facilities for inpatient and outpatient cancer care, education and research will allow the Seattle/Uganda collaboration to:
One of the biggest benefits the Hutchinson Center is bringing to Uganda is a training program to address the country's lack of cancer specialists. Two Ugandan physician-scientists have already spent year-long fellowships at the Hutchinson Center; five more will be trained in the next three years. There are also plans to expand the training program to include other medical professionals, such as nurses and pharmacologists, Casper said.
The Hutchinson Center also plans to send up to 20 of its faculty members to Uganda in the next five years as part of a faculty exchange program. Researchers in oncology, infectious disease and epidemiology will provide training in a wide variety of subjects to Ugandan clinicians and scientists. They also will have the opportunity to initiate research projects in collaboration with Ugandan researchers.
"My hope," Casper said, "is that over the next five years we establish a first-class facility in Uganda, train a significant number of Ugandan cancer-care providers and that people who are interested in international oncology will come to the Center for the chance to work in Uganda.
The collaborative effort is also an opportunity for the Hutchinson Center to help mobilize humanitarian aid in this East African nation, where proper nutrition and medical care is scarce and where the families of patients are responsible for all nonmedical care, including food.
"Having a healthy population is essential for the fabric and stability of the nation," Casper said. "It is the Hutchinson Center's obligation to seek the resources needed to provide care to the patients and clinical-research volunteers in Uganda. It's also the right thing to do. There can be no greater mandate in cancer research than to wage the fight by doing the right thing."
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Note for media only: Photos of the Uganda Program on Cancer and Infectious Diseases Clinic and Training Center are available upon request or from our online photo gallery. For more information about UPCID, please visit www.upcid.org.
At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Hutchinson Center researchers, including three Nobel laureates, bring a relentless pursuit and passion for health, knowledge and hope to their work and to the world. For more information, please visit www.fhcrc.org.
|This project is made possible in part by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the sole responsibility of the Uganda Program on Cancer and Infectious Diseases (UPCID), a joint program of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Uganda Cancer Institute, and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
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From the Sandpiper family.
Ring-billed Gull
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Green Heron
Green Herons are smaller than other Herons. They appear dark in color from a distance but are rich green in color with a brown body. Fun Fact: This bird catches fish with lures of bread, insects, feathers, and other objects by dropping them on the water and grabs up the small fish that are fooled by this fishing lure.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Town Pug And The Country Pug
Here we have a country pug and a town pug. The country pug may enjoy the simpler foods and pleasures in life but he does it in relative safety compared to the rich but dangerous life of the town pug. Although going back to the original fable, I think a mouse has it pretty risky either way. I have one word for the supposedly safe country mouse - OWLS. Anyways getting back to these pugs, I drew these mainly because I've been looking for an excuse to draw a pug in overalls or fancified with an ascot, top hat, and monocle! (obviously Monopoly and Scrooge McDuck were big parts of my childhood). But really, if town pug is so fancy, then where are his pants? (answer: see above reference to Scrooge McDuck).
Moral: Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and with no pants.
Posted by Funaek at 1:20 PM
Labels: Aesop's Fables, Ink, Pug
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I love these drawings--both the town and country pugs are adorable! (It's okay, Town Pug, pugs were not meant to wear pants unless, of course, they are overalls!)ReplyDelete
I love this whole idea. And, I'm with Colleen. Pugs' bodies are too cute to wear pants, unless they're overalls, and then there has to be a place for the curltail to come out.ReplyDelete
Haha thank you!ReplyDelete
I can't believe this. My friend photoshopped my pug with a monacle (sp?) and another with him working at the grocery store. Like white collar/blue collar. Again, if I could figure out how to post the pics on here I would!ReplyDelete
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Instructions on how to make:
First we need a a wire cutter, a plier and an electrical wire like shown in the picture: (just one of the 3)
- Cut the wire to the wanted size. I cut mine to the size of a credit card's length + half a centimeter (because after we will finish it'll get shorter)
- Cut the copper as much as possible so there will be as little copper visible as possible. We only want to see the insulate, not the copper.
- Bend about a quarter of a centimeter from the edge with the plier so the ends of the wire will be bent plastic.
- Press the bent wire with the plier (it's advised to cover the wire with paper/cloth when doing so, since we don't want to expose the copper), so it'll will stick as close to the other part of the wire as possible (Again, just the edges).
- Do the previous step again for the other end.
- Voila, hopefully you got the same resultls shown in the first picture.
For Purchase
Comfort Stylus:
- This is an alternative Stylus for the Nintendo DS
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DayDeal Stylus:
Stylus for COWON D2:
- This is the default stylus for the Cowon D2
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Krusell Touch Screen Pointer:
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- Unfortunately, the thin loop on model 50142 does not fit around the bottom of the FreeRunner in a cow hitch.


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Hybrids with the Ability to turn off the 3d chip:
AMD/ATI calls it PowerXpress and Nvidia HybridPower. It uses 2 graphics cards, one energy efficient with little 3d power and the other for gaming (fast and uses more/a lot of power), the user can choose which chip to use.
This is not a new concept. Sony has build in 2 graphics chips into some of their laptops for years. In the past a reboot was required to switch between the chips. With the new generation it is possible to change between chips on the fly, the screen will flicker but no need to reboot. At least in Windows Vista (XP, Linux not supported) the user can switch freely between the chips or set up a profile to do so automatically (eg when on battery use low power chip and when plugged in use the more powerful chip).
The graphic card hybrid not only works with two Nvidia or AMD cards but the low power Intel graphics solutions (mostly shard memory) can also be combined with 3d chips from AMD or Nvidia. This solution is ideal for users who want maximum battery life and be able to play current games. The most likely combination is Intel shard memory graphics card for battery life and some low to mid level 3d chip. This will not give great 3d performance but enable you to play some games.
Limitations are the drivers. Special drivers are needed depending on which graphic chips are combined in the hybrid. This will most likely make you depended on the Notebook manufactures driver support. It is uncertain if 3rd party drivers (such as laptopvideo2go) will be usable.
The following notebooks have Nvidia hybrid graphics (as seen on the link below):
- Sony VAIO Z (Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS & Intel GMA 4500MHD)
- Fujitsu Siemens Amilo XI 3650 (Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & Intel GMA 4500MHD)
- BenQ Joybook S42 (Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & Intel GMA 4500MHD)
On the NVidia side, we reported this issue in the nvnews forum:
On the AMD/ATI side, we got words from Alex Deucher that he will liaise with AMD for docs in time:
> We can definitely look into it, the problem is we already have a
> backlog of stuff with higher priority (finishing 3D, newer power
> management bits, investigating IDCT/UVD, etc.) to work through at the
> moment, so I cannot say when we'd get to hybrid graphics. The other
> problem is that since many of these hybrid solutions are multi-vendor,
> we may not have the rights release certain IP. Even if would could
> release some information, as has been stated previously, the driver
> stack needs significant work to support something like this.
On the Sony Vaio Z series, right now both cards are visible under Linux, but there is no way to hot-switching-off (if that is a word...) the Nvidia card. There are currently ~45 users of Sony Vaio Z series using Linux that would like this feature to be implemented. See:


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Graduation & Certificate Process
The Department of Medicine is proud of the trainees and fellows that enrich the educational and research endeavours of our divisions and our department. In celebration of our graduates' achievements, the Department of Medicine hosts an annual Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony'for residents and fellows who have completed their training within the given academic year. The event is held at the end of the academic year in June, however the date may vary (religious holidays, divisional accomodations and availability are all contributing factors). Graduates are invited based on the successful completion of the milestone that they are celebrating.
Residency and Clinical Fellowship Certificate of Training
Residents and clinical fellows will be deemed eligible to receive a certificate of training upon successful completion of all requirements of the training program. Residency and clinical fellowship certificates are issued by the Faculty of Medicine, Post MD Education. Certificates will not be released without receipt from the sponsoring division and supporting documentation that confirms successful completion of all aspects and rotations of the training program.
Please contact the resident or fellowship divisional administrator from your specific division if you have inquiries on on how to obtain certificates.
Note: Clinical fellowship certificates will not released until all POWER ITERs are completed throughout the training period.
Research Fellowship Certificate of Training
Research fellows will be deemed eligible to receive a certificate if they have completed all requirements of the fellowship, have dedicated the agreed upon amount of time to the fellowship, and have achieved all evaluations at or above expectations in all aspects of the fellowship. Certificates will not be released to a fellow without receipt from the sponsoring division and documentation supporting successful completion of all aspects and rotations of the fellowship.Research fellowship certificates are issued by the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine.
Please contact the fellowship divisional administrator from the specific division you are wishing to request your certificate from.
Note: Research fellowship certificates will not released until all POWER ITERs are completed throughout the program.
Lost or Replacement Certificates
All residents and clinical fellows who wish to have replacement certificates issued, whose training ended after July 1, 2011, please contact the Post MD Education office with your request.
All residents and clinical fellows whose training ended before June 30, 2011, along with all research fellows who wish to have replacement certificates issued, please email the Department of Medicine's fellowship coordinator to initialize the request.
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Please note: there is a cost associated with delivering certificates. Payments are to be made by money order or certified cheque in Canadian or American funds. Certified cheques or money orders are to be made payable to the University of Toronto, Department of Medicine. Personal cheques, cash and credit cards will not be accepted. Please mail all payments and requests to:
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In Syfy's Haven TV show, an FBI agent (Emily Rose) comes to a small town while investigating a typical case. While there, she discovers that the area is a refuge for people with extraordinary abilities. The series also stars Eric Balfour and Lucas Bryant.
Syfy has just announced that they're renewing the show for a second season. Here's the official press release…
Syfy's Supernatural Drama Series From Entertainment One Returns in 2011
Series is Co-commissioned by Canwest in Canada And Globally Via Universal Networks International (UNI)
NEW YORK – October 7, 2010 – Haven, Syfy's original series from leading independent producer Entertainment One (eOne), has been renewed for season two. The 13-episode season will commence production on location in Nova Scotia in Spring 2011 with an eye towards a Summer 2011 premiere.
Haven, starring Emily Rose, is based on The Colorado Kid from renowned author Stephen King. The series follows FBI agent Audrey Parker (Rose), who takes up residence in the small town of Haven, Maine and soon discovers the town's many secrets. A longtime refuge for people with an eclectic range of supernatural abilities, Haven also holds the key to unlocking the mysteries of Audrey's lost past. Among the townspeople are local cop Nathan Wuornos (Lucas Bryant) and the mysterious and charming Duke Crocker (Eric Balfour).
The creative team behind Haven includes showrunner Scott Shepherd (Tru Calling, The Dead Zone) as well as his partners, executive producers Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller (The Dead Zone, Wildfire, Greek) who are joined by eOne's John Morayniss (Hung, Rookie Blue) Noreen Halpern (Hung, Rookie Blue) and Laszlo Barna (The Bridge, Call Me Fitz). The pilot was written by Sam Ernst & Jim Dunn (The Dead Zone) who also serve as executive producers on the series.
Haven is produced by Entertainment One in association with Piller, Segan and Shepherd and was the first property to be produced for Syfy globally: in the US with Syfy and globally through Universal Networks International (UNI), and Canwest in Canada. Haven premiered on Syfy in the US on July 9, 2010 and will conclude its first season this Friday, October 8 @ 10pm. It debuted on Canwest specialty channel Showcase in Canada on July 12, 2010 and has its global first run pay-TV window on UNI (excluding Canada and Scandinavia). Universal Networks International will continue its global launch of Haven during October, rolling out Season One on Syfy Universal's 19 global channels throughout the month.
Entertainment One controls the worldwide distribution rights to the one-hour series and concluded a deal with Germany's Tele M?nchen Group (TMG) for the free television rights in Continental Europe.
Since debuting this summer on Syfy, Haven has scored a 1.9 Household rating and 2.6 million total viewers, including over 1.2 million Adults 25-54 and 989,000 Adults 18-49. These numbers are double the timeslot average from 3Q09 (+100% in HH rating, +111% in P2+). In addition, Haven held 82% of the viewers from its Eureka lead-in. (Note: all ratings data reflects final averaged Live + 7 DVR data for episodes that aired through 9/19/2010.)
In Canada, Haven ranks as one of the top five series for Showcase in Adults 25-54.*
* Source:Canada: BBM-PPM Data – May 31 – August 29 2010
About Syfy
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com) and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One (LSE: ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The company's comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Benelux, France, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, kids programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 20,000 film and television titles, 2,400 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.
About Universal Networks International
Universal Networks International, the global channels division of NBC Universal, is one of the world's premier entertainment networks, delivering quality content and compelling brands to over 243 million subscribers in 150 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia.The portfolio is spearheaded by five core channel brands Syfy Universal, DIVA Universal, Studio Universal, Universal Channel and 13th Street Universal which deliver a full range of entertainment experiences to local audiences across the globe. Universal Networks International also operates Movies 24, the (non-US) Hallmark Channel and an interest in the KidsCo joint venture.
Universal Networks International is part of NBC Universal; one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi.
About Canwest Broadcasting
Canwest Broadcasting operates Global Television and nineteen of the country's most popular specialty channels, including HGTV, Mystery TV, National Geographic Channel, Showcase, History Television, Food Network and TVtropolis. Canwest Broadcasting is a division of Canwest Media Inc.
About Canwest Originals
Canwest is the proud home of the most diverse slate of Canadian Original programs across the Dramatic, Lifestyle and Entertainment genres. As a steadfast supporter of the Canadian production community, Canwest is dedicated to bringing the best of the country to audiences nationwide – including shows such as: Rookie Blue, Pitchin In, Holmes Inspection, Ice Pilots: NWT, Lost Girl, 16:9, The Opener, Princess, William Shatner's Weird or What? and Canada's most trusted entertainment news show Entertainment Tonight Canada.
About Canwest Media Inc.
Canwest Media Inc. is a subsidiary of Canwest Global Communications Corp. (www.canwest.com) (TSX-V; CGS and CGS.A), one of Canada's largest broadcasting companies. In addition to owning the Global Television Network, Canwest operates 19 industry-leading specialty channels and more than 20 online properties.
What do you think? Are you glad to hear Haven will be back for another round? What do you like or dislike about the show?
Image courtesy Syfy.


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Attendees - Local Student EPO Event Hands-on Activities
Denver, CO - AAS 2018 - Attendees during the Local Student EPO Event Hands-on Activities at the American Astronomical Society's 232nd meeting at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado, Tuesday June 5, 2018. The AAS, established in 1899 and based in Washington, DC, is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America. More than 500 astronomers, educators, industry representatives, and journalists are spending the week in Denver to discuss the latest findings from across the universe. Photo by Phil McCarten/Corporate Event Images, © 2018 American Astronomical Society.
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A new study led by scientists at the Universities of York and Bradford has identified the two areas of the brain responsible for our perception of orientation and shape.
Using sophisticated imaging equipment at York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), the research found that the two neighbouring areas of the cortex, each about the size of a 5p coin and known as human visual field maps, process the different types of visual information independently.
The scientists, from the Department of Psychology at York and the Bradford School of Optometry & Vision Science established how the two areas worked by subjecting them to magnetic fields for a short period which disrupted their normal brain activity. The research which is reported in Nature Neuroscience represents an important step forward in understanding how the brain processes visual information.
Attention now switches to a further four areas of the extra-striate cortex which are also responsible for visual function but whose specific individual roles are unknown.
The study was designed by Professor Tony Morland, of York's Department of Psychology and the Hull York Medical School, and Dr Declan McKeefry, of the Bradford School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Bradford. It was undertaken as part of a PhD by Edward Silson at York.
Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) equipment at YNiC to pinpoint the two brain areas, which they subsequently targeted with magnetic fields that temporarily disrupt neural activity. They found that one area had a specialised and causal role in processing orientation while neural activity in the other underpinned the processing of shape defined by differences in curvature.
Professor Morland said: "Measuring activity across the brain with FMRI can't tell us what causal role different areas play in our perception. It is by disrupting brain function in specific areas that allows the causal role of that area to be assessed.
"Historically, neuropsychologists have found out a lot about the human brain by examining people who have had permanent disruption of certain parts of the brain because of injury to it. Unfortunately, brain damage seldom occurs at the spatial scale that allows the function of small neighbouring areas to be understood. Our approach is to temporarily disrupt brain activity by applying brief magnetic fields. When these fields are applied to one, small area of the brain, we find that orientation tasks are harder, while disrupting activity in this area's nearest neighbour only affected the ability to perceive shapes."
Dr McKeefry added: "The combination of modern brain scanning technology along with magnetic neuro-stimulation techniques provides us with a powerful means by which we can study the workings of the living human brain.
"The results that we report in this paper provide new insights into how the human brain embarks upon the complex task of analysing objects that we see in the world around us.
"Our work demonstrates how processing of different aspects of visual objects, such as orientation and shape, occurs in different brain areas that lie side by side. The ultimate challenge will be to reveal how this information is combined across these and other brain areas and how it ultimately leads to object recognition."
Notes about this neuroscience research article
Contact: David Garner – University of York
Source: University of York press release
Image Source: fMRI image is credited to Washington irving via Wikimedia Commons. The image is licensed as public domain. Feel free to use.
Original Research: Abstract for "Specialized and independent processing of orientation and shape in visual field maps LO1 and LO2" by Edward H Silson, Declan J McKeefry, Jessica Rodgers, Andre D Gouws, Mark Hymers and Antony B Morland in Nature Neuroscience. Published online February 3 2013 doi:10.1038/nn.3327