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Since there are plenty of Didsbury computer repair companies around, it can become quite a challenge to find out which one of them is actually a good provider of the service. This is especially true when people start thinking that all computer repair shops are equal anyway. This is definitely not true as there are some shops which are much better than others.
Here are some of the qualities that you should look for to be able to determine whether you have a good computer repair service:
Gives an honest assessment:
When you visit a Didsbury computer repair company, you should inquire first if they are offering free assessments on what repairing your computer would cost. Assessment would often mean trying to boot your computer up, or even opening your system to check what is making it unstable or even unbootable.
By checking the various components and files, the Didsbury computer repair company would then be able to estimate just how much you would have to spend and wait for your computer to become fixed. The great thing with an assessment is that if there are minor issues such as lose cables and the like, then the computer repair teams can reconnect and fix them for free.
Explains the roles of the components that need fixing:
Another quality of a good Didsbury computer repair company is that they would be able to explain to you why they are replacing or fixing a part of your computer. By being able to explain, you would be able to check and ask around if they are actually offering a proper fix for your busted computer.
Of course, there may be some people who are not as tech savvy as the others, and think that they do not care about the technical things that the team might say. However, people who would actually take the time to listen would be able to use these tips to ask more knowledgeable people around as to whether the fix that they are offering is a legitimate way of fixing the computer issues.
Service with a smile:
Tech people are often stereotyped as being apathetic or uncaring to people who do not really understand technology. That is why you would know that you have entered a good Didsbury computer repair service if you find that the employees are more than willing to help out and assist both the tech-savvy people as well as the beginners.


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NATO calls for close partnership with Russia on missile defence
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
03 May. 2012
NATO's Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, called for close cooperation between NATO and Russia on missile defence to help bolster security against future common threats at a Moscow conference on 3 May 2012.
Ambassador Vershbow said in a speech delivered to the Moscow Missile Defence Conference that NATO-Russia cooperation on missile defence could transform bilateral ties into a true strategic partnership. The 3-4 May conference was organised by Russia's Ministry of Defence.
"NATO's objective is to find a way forward that includes strong cooperation with Russia on missile defence," Ambassador Vershbow said. "We want NATO and Russia to be full partners in missile defence. Cooperation between our respective missile defence systems would strengthen strategic stability and build confidence that we are pursuing common objectives."
The Deputy Secretary General said that Russia had nothing to fear from NATO plans to build a missile defence system.
"Our NATO system is neither designed against, nor directed at Russia," he said.
Ambassador Vershbow stressed that the NATO system would be capable of intercepting only a small number of relatively unsophisticated ballistic missiles.
He said that NATO's system is designed to protect Allied nations from ballistic missile attacks from outside the Euro-Atlantic area and not from Russia.
Ambassador Vershbow added Russia faced the same potential threats as NATO nations from the proliferation of ballistic missile technology and weapons of mass destruction.
He also addressed criticism that NATO is ignoring Russia's views when it comes to the development of its missile defence system adding that NATO has constantly worked to brief Russia on its plans and made proposals for concrete cooperation. "Our cooperation makes sense practically, militarily and politically. And if we work together it would show – once and for all – that we can build security with each other, rather than against each other," he added.
The Deputy Secretary General said that the political basis for closer cooperation was already in place, pointing to a solid track record of cooperation on Theatre Missile Defence (TMD) as shown with the recent computer aided exercise which was held in Germany in March. The exercise included participation from Russia.
"It is now time we deepened that cooperation in the real world," he said.
Ambassador Vershbow said NATO's aim was to make sure that NATO's and Russia's missile defence systems complement each other. "Our vision is of two coordinated systems with one goal – two systems that would exchange information and coordinate planning to make the defence of NATO territory and of Russian territory more effective."
He noted a proposal to create two joint NATO-Russia missile defence centres. The centres would include NATO and Russian officers who would work together in tracking and assessing missile launches as well as planning for coordinated missile defence operations to intercept ballistic missiles that may be launched against us.
NATO heads of state and government are expected to announce an interim missile defence capability at their Chicago NATO Summit on 20-21 May.
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Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck is an American actor who more than any other actor embodies the ideal of perfect mediocrity. While this may seem like a significant accomplishment, the reality is that it leaves Affleck in a unique dilemma. While sufficiently handsome to grace the cover of tabloids whenever he is caught in any dubious behavior, he is neither good enough, like his longtime friend Matt Damon, to warrant the libelous attention of the tabloids, nor bad enough, like for instance Danny Bonaducci, to not be taken seriously at all. All of this means that Affleck will never catch the break in this town he needs to go from B-list to A-list.
Tabloid life[edit]
Affleck's most important contribution to the discipline of celebrity journalism is inaugurating the celebrity couple name mash-up. Before there was Brangelina and TomKat[1], Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were Bennifer. As Bennifer, Affleck dominated tabloid coverage. Since the extraction of his name from the mash-up, however, even Affleck's total irrelevance has become irrelevant.
"Acting" career[edit]
Although he is far more handsome, Affleck resides firmly in the acting talent shadow of his much better younger brother, Casey Affleck. As such, Ben Affleck is reduced to taking shitty roles in bad action movies, or putting his lack of talent on obvious display against real actors such as Russell Crowe.
While his overall output has varied from "OK" to "yeah, not so good", to "holy hell, that was giant buckets of acting shit", this encyclopedian believes that since his best stuff[2] is just mediocre, it will be easier, more informative and more appropriate here to highlight Affleck's worst attempts at the craft of acting then simply discuss every role he has ever almost not sucked at.
Worst performances[edit]
In Daredevil (2003), Affleck plays a blind superhero. Normally, when a good actor takes on a role with a specialized characeristic such as blindness, he or she will research the role by observing the everyday life of a person afflicted with the condition. If, for instance, Johnny Depp had played the Daredevil role, he would have sequestered himself with a blind man for three years and eaten only raw sewage.[3] Affleck, however, appears to have prepared for this role only by studying other actors sucking at acting.
Through three films in the 1990's the character of CIA operative Jack Ryan was etched in our minds as a comforting cross between Jack Donaghy and Han Solo. But in 2002 it became clear that our fears hadn't summed up to anything yet - Jack Ryan would face the most harrowing challenge he had ever faced in novel or film; being portrayed by Affleck in The Sum of all Fears (2002). Ryan has taken more than a decade to recover from this horrific Affleck attack. One hopes he will be properly portrayed in an unnamed new Jack Ryan project to be released in 2013, when he is played by the new James T. Kirk guy.[4]
By far the stinkiest, corn-chunkiest piece of shit performance in Affleck's horrid career is opposite the contributor of the -niffer portion of his former celebrity couple name mash-up in Gigli (2003), the film (and likely the performance) that literally ended the career of its otherwise respected director, Martin Brest. Gigli is a case study in how not to make a movie. It does not even show up on anyone's unintentionally funny bombs list, probably becuase the gap between the height and promise of the concept and the depths of its suck is criminal.
Affleck's epic acting fail is, of course, legendary. This may explain why he has turned to directing.
Directing career[edit]
As a director, he is surprisingly accomplished, leaving one to wonder why he ever even stands on the other side of the camera, except as self-parody in a Kevin Smith farce. His feature directing debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), was a critically acclaimed psychological action thriller, wrought with well-developed characters and an engaging plot that was consistently surprising and never outlandish. One of the greatest aspects of this film, in fact, is the fact that Ben Affleck was not in it. With the critical success of this film and the comic short I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney[5], his time behind the camera is more than welcome, and not simply because it limits his time in front of it.
- ↑ Though admittedly long after there was DesiLu, but for some reason that one doesn't count(?)
- ↑ As a case in point, State of Play (2009) may be one of his best performances, and opposite Russel Crowe he looked like a dropout from a high school spring production. Just saying...
- ↑ What the raw sewage has to do with Daredevil I have no idea - that's just what Depp does.
- ↑ You know, the one that doesn't deliver dialog like he keeps running up against youtube buffering delays.
- ↑ A title I am certain you think I made up


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Statement by
Norma V. Cantú
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
June 22, 1999
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:
Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today and providing the opportunity to describe how the Office for Civil Rights furthers the mission of the Department of Education: To ensure equal access to education and promote educational excellence throughout the nation. Before I address the specific questions you asked, I would like to explain how OCR does business and how our new way of doing business provides flexibility and promotes educational soundness.
The Office for Civil Rights' mission, which is fully aligned with that of the Department, is to ensure equal access to a high quality education for all students through the enforcement of civil rights. OCR is responsible for enforcing five federal civil rights statutes that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age. OCR carries out its enforcement responsibilities by resolving the approximately 5,000 complaints we receive each year and monitoring resolution agreements to ensure that they are fully implemented. We also provide flexibility to states by building collaboration with state and local education agencies, and creating partnerships with parents, students, and other stakeholders to prevent civil rights problems and to stop illegal discrimination.
There is wide consensus that excellence in education is the critical issue facing the nation. We know that to retain our strength in the new world economy we must focus on high academic standards for all our children. Devoting significant resources to programs that strengthen high-performance education is critical, but it would be a devastating waste of human capital if all of our nation's students are not permitted to benefit from these reform efforts. To accomplish our national educational goals, excellence and equity must go hand-in-hand.
To ensure equal access to high-quality education for every student, OCR works with schools, colleges, and parent and community groups to achieve common goals. We believe that OCR has made a real difference in the lives of students and can count millions of students whose educational lives have been improved as a result of OCR's work.
OCR's overarching goal is to ensure access to high standards and excellence for all students. To accomplish this goal, OCR works with school districts, colleges, and universities to assist them in avoiding and eliminating discriminatory educational practices; empowers parents and students to learn to resolve problems of securing equal access to quality education; and obtains results by the efficient management of civil rights compliance activities. We incorporate these objectives and hold ourselves accountable for how we do business in four ways.
First, in fiscal year 1998, OCR had a positive impact on the educational benefits of nearly 6 million students. We have achieved much of this impact through collaborative efforts with states and state systems of education. For example, the Office for Civil Rights and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania entered into a partnership agreement to resolve a higher education desegregation case that began in 1969. The commitments developed by the partnership are an expression of the Commonwealth's continued and substantial effort to enhance the opportunities for African Americans to participate in and benefit from higher education in Pennsylvania and to increase the opportunity for access, retention, graduation, and advancement into graduate and professional education programs in the Commonwealth. (Letter from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge dated April 26, 1999). We anticipate that the successful implementation of these commitments will be effective in expanding access to higher education, in revitalizing our country's oldest historically black university, Cheyney University, and in increasing the retention and graduation of minority students in Pennsylvania, consistent with the goals of our partnership. The president of Cheyney has stated that the partnership is "a perfect fit for the direction Cheyney needs to go to fulfill its vision for the future." (Philadelphia Inquirer, June 4, 1999).
Another example of successful collaboration is our work over the past several years with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE.) MDE and OCR have worked collaboratively to resolve compliance issues identified within Michigan regarding educational services to limited-English proficient (LEP) students. Some of the excellent partnership results include: an English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) endorsement for certified teachers where no such endorsement was available previously; a plan to increase the number of qualified teachers providing instruction to LEP students; as well as collection of data by MDE from school districts regarding LEP students' academic performance and access to core content, and information about programs designed to teach LEP students English. In addition, relative to MDE's school assessment and improvement programs, MDE will disaggregate the results for LEP students and promote appropriate responses to the needs of LEP students based on those results. These activities will have an impact on approximately 50,000 LEP students in Michigan.
In another proactive effort, OCR worked with the California Community College System to help students with visual impairments. It is important to note that California has the nation's largest community college system in the nation, serving more than one million students. Yet, students who were visually impaired were denied access to print materials and computer-based information that was essential to their coursework. OCR, through its work with administrators of these 110 community colleges, improved access to necessary educational information for thousands of already-enrolled visually impaired students.
Secondly, we have worked to ensure that recipients of federal financial assistance (school districts, colleges and universities, state education agencies) change policies, procedures, or practices to comply with federal civil rights law. Through collaboration and partnership, we have been able to facilitate understanding of civil rights obligations, bring change, and deter discrimination. We believe that these changes result in fewer "copy cat" complaints being filed. The civil rights laws enforced by OCR cover the nation's public schools, colleges and universities, proprietary organizations, and public libraries, museums and vocational rehabilitation agencies.
Thirdly, we measure the number of successful partnerships with parents that lead to civil rights compliance. If we are to succeed in ensuring access to high standards and excellence for all students, we must find new ways for involving and empowering parents. One such example of successful partnership with parents is a proactive effort, initiated by OCR's New York office, to empower the parents of the 1.1 million students enrolled in New York City Schools. In FY 1999, OCR's New York office began a partnership with several parent groups to provide training forums and workshops for parents throughout New York City. The training focuses on underserved communities in a special effort to reach minority and LEP parents. OCR provided critical information about special education rights, minority students and special education, and English language learners and special education. Simultaneous translation equipment was used, which greatly facilitated communication with the approximately one-third of the parents who spoke Spanish.
During the past four years, the Chicago Office has been engaged in an initiative premised on the belief that parental involvement is essential to achieving lasting positive changes within a school district. OCR's traditional approach is to obtain a school district's written agreement to remedy any compliance problems identified during case resolution and then to monitor the district's compliance with the agreement over a specified period of time. Active involvement of parents concerned about their children's education can ensure that the positive actions implemented by a school district continue once OCR is no longer involved.
Finally, we are efficient. Eighty percent of complaints are resolved within 180 days of receipt by OCR. Even in the face of an increasing caseload and increased monitoring, we are meeting this goal.
In fact, GAO recently issued a Report Letter analyzing our complaint work. The report, titled "Resolving Discrimination Complaints Has Improved With New Processing System," is attached at the end of this testimony at Tab A. The GAO found that OCR has improved its complaint resolution process in two major ways. First, it replaced a process that investigated complaints with a more flexible system that focuses on resolving complaints as soon as possible. Also, OCR's hierarchical structure for investigating complaints was replaced with case resolution teams. Second, OCR improved or created several systems to provide its staff with information needed to conduct and report on complaint investigations. For example, OCR has established internal networks around specific issue areas. The issue networks serve as an organizational bridge between OCR staff who are doing the same job and encountering the same questions across the country. The issue networks provide a forum for building knowledge and expertise around each issue area. They also serve to identify best practices, refine our case resolution tools and approaches, ensure consistency in applying legal standards and, most importantly, result in increased access to quality education for students. In addition, we have focused on improving existing processes to maximize the effectiveness of our resolutions. For example, OCR has put increased emphasis and focus on the monitoring of resolution agreements. Our most well crafted resolution agreements will do little good unless we monitor their implementation to ensure that students in fact have received educational benefits. The GAO report concludes: "During the fiscal year 1993-1997 period, OCR showed improvement in three principal performance indicators: the time to process a complaint, the number of complaints processed annually, and average backlog of unprocessed complaints at year end."
Our internal culture, our fundamental approach to case resolution, has changed. We realize we cannot prevent and eliminate discrimination on our own. We must work with a variety of stakeholders to accomplish our mission - to prevent as well as to correct violations of the law. OCR places great emphasis on collaboration to achieve results. Cooperation and communication among people with mutual interests students, parents, community groups, state education agencies, and schools and colleges -- is the key to our continued success. It is because of this emphasis on collaboration that OCR has been so effective in obtaining voluntary resolution agreements to correct violations without having to resort to the ultimate remedy of fund termination.
Questions Presented
I appreciate the opportunity to address your questions regarding educational testing, gender equity in intercollegiate athletics, and meaningful access to educational opportunity for LEP students. Our policy guidance, compliance activities, and collaborative efforts in these three areas exemplify the aspects of partnership and collaboration that I mentioned earlier in my testimony. In addition, our work in these three areas illustrates how OCR's efforts are not only consistent with, but also serve to advance, the broader educational policies of the Administration, Congress, and the states, as well as the wishes and hopes of our nation's parents and students.
I. Educational Testing
What are the effects of OCR's educational testing policy? Describe how these policies and activities are derived from the Federal statutes OCR is charged with enforcing and the extent to which they are consistent with the broader education policies of the Administration.
OCR recognizes that tests are critical components of educational strategies designed to promote excellence for all students. OCR's resolutions of claims of discrimination recognize most clearly that the solution to concerns regarding discrimination is not to eliminate the very tools that help provide a meaningful picture of the educational opportunities provided to students. Rather, OCR's approach is to provide guidance to policy makers and educators to ensure that tests are used in ways that are consistent with the civil rights laws; that is, in ways that provide valid and reliable information and are consistent with their design and purpose.
The improper use of a high-stakes test can violate civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination against students on the basis of their race, national origin, sex or disability. When tests are used to make educational decisions, they should be used to measure students' abilities, knowledge, or qualifications regardless of race, national origin, sex or disability.
This Administration recognizes and encourages states and districts to adopt stronger accountability systems that include expanded use of testing to improve the performance of students and promote high standards. Contrary to press reports, OCR's effort to develop a guide is not intended to undermine those developments. On the contrary, it is a responsible effort to help states and school districts select and use tests in the right way and to avoid their discriminatory and inappropriate use. This effort is consistent with our purpose of promoting high standards and equity so that all students can achieve an excellent education. Accordingly, OCR's draft Testing Resource Guide was developed in response to a need for guidance, especially at the elementary and secondary level. The draft guide is designed to combine, in one document, a description of existing legal and test measurement principles to assist policy makers and educators in making important decisions about when and how to use tests for making educational decisions that have significant consequences for students. As the draft Testing Resource Guide points out, test use cannot be examined in a vacuum. In addressing the issue of whether a test has been used in a discriminatory manner, the draft Testing Resource Guide describes long-standing law and educational testing principles relevant to making important decisions regarding benefits for students. The foundations for OCR's approach in addressing discriminatory use of educational tests is that legal standards must be informed by both professional psychometric standards as well as sound educational judgement.
OCR's draft Testing Resource Guide breaks no new legal ground. It explains principles that are clearly embodied in Title VI and Title IX regulations. Federal legal standards confirm that the guarantee under Federal law is for equal opportunity not equal results. The Title VI and Title IX regulations prohibit recipients from using criteria or practices that have a disparate impact on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex. However, evidence of statistically significant disparity alone does not establish that the test violates Title VI or Title IX.Rather, disparate impact forms the basis for further inquiry as to whether the use of the test is educationally necessary and whether there are practicable alternatives with less discriminatory impact that are equally effective in furthering the educational necessity.
OCR has developed a process for obtaining wide input on the draft Testing Resource Guide. We have consulted with over thirty teacher, administrator, policy maker, business, advocacy, and test publisher organizations to solicit input on the draft Testing Resource Guide. Once the draft Testing Resource Guide has been refined in light of their comments, OCR will recirculate the draft Testing Resource Guide to those same groups just prior to our submission of the document to the National Academy of Sciences Board on Testing and Assessment, for their final review. Thereafter, we anticipate making a draft available to the public for review.
In sum, OCR's legal approach to discriminatory use of educational tests is consistent with the broader objectives of educational reform. Educational reform recognizes that all students need an educational system that both expects high performance and offers real and meaningful educational opportunities. Nondiscrimination in testing and assessment is essential to ensuring that equal opportunities for educational excellence are provided regardless of race, national origin, sex, or disability.
The effect of OCR's activities in the area of educational testing is to ensure real educational benefits for students.
OCR has investigated many cases that allege discrimination in the use of tests. At times, our resolutions have focused on states' obligations to ensure that all students are provided the instruction necessary to meet a high-stakes test, such as a statewide proficiency test. In those cases, our agreements have required states to use their accountability systems to ensure that school districts provide the instruction necessary, including remedial or summer school programs, to give all students the opportunity to meet the statewide standards. For example, OCR and the State of Texas have been working together to resolve a complaint alleging that the use of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) was discriminatory on the basis of race and national origin. Our case resolution in Texas permitted continued use of the TAAS. The agreement focuses on the State's efforts to provide appropriate interventions and instruction in order to improve the passage rates of minority students on the TAAS.
We also have resolved cases in which IQ tests were used as the sole criterion or gatekeeper for access into gifted and talented programs, despite the fact that such tests were not intended by their publishers to be used in such a manner. In these cases, OCR worked with states, districts and schools to find additional methods for identifying gifted students, such as portfolios of work, grade point averages, teacher recommendations, and achievement test data, while ensuring that the rigorous nature of the underlying program was left intact. Thus, through collaboration with educators and school administrators, we are supporting the proper and nondiscriminatory use of tests to advance high standards and equal opportunity.
II. Gender Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics
What are the effects of OCR's gender equity in intercollegiate athletics policy? Describe how these policies and activities are derived from the Federal statutes OCR is charged with enforcing and the extent to which they are consistent with the broader education policies of the Administration.
OCR is responsible for enforcing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs receiving federal financial assistance. Athletics are considered an integral part of an institution's program and are therefore specifically covered by OCR's regulation implementing Title IX. In order to clarify the athletic requirements contained in the Title IX regulation, a Policy Interpretation was issued in 1979 to provide colleges and universities with more guidance on how to comply with the law.
Several years ago, I convened a number of focus groups to discuss discrimination in athletics, and in January 16, 1996, I issued a detailed guidance document on the subject of equitable participation opportunities, entitled "Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Guidance: The Three-Part Test" (The Clarification). This Clarification addresses the interpretation of each of the three options for compliance, commonly referred to as the "three-part test." These options are used to determine whether students of both sexes are provided nondiscriminatory opportunities to participate in athletics. As an initial matter, the Clarification reaffirms that no quotas would be required. Further, we emphasize that there are three alternative approaches whereby a school may comply with the requirement to provide nondiscriminatory participation opportunities for individuals of both sexes. A college or school may comply by applying any of the three approaches: 1) substantial proportionality between the enrollment and participation rates of the underrepresented sex; 2) a history and continuing practice of program expansion for the underrepresented sex; or, 3) full and effective accommodation of the interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex. This compliance standard is part of a larger analytical framework discussed in the 1979 Policy Interpretation, which has received the bipartisan support of Congress over the years. In the Clarification, OCR also encouraged colleges to avoid the cutting of men sports as a means for coming into compliance with the participation test.
In July 1998, OCR issued two letters that discussed and clarified the 1979 Policy Interpretation as it relates to the funding of athletic scholarships for men's and women's intercollegiate athletic programs. The letters, intended for all schools that award scholarships in intercollegiate athletics programs, clarify how scholarship dollars must be awarded to men's and women's athletic programs in "substantially equal amounts," proportionate to the participation rate of male and female athletes. Wide dissemination of these letters and posting them on OCR's web site helps ensure that intercollegiate athletic scholarships are awarded with an understanding of the requirements and will promote fairer distribution of scholarship funds.
During the 1996-97 academic year, more than 329,000 student-athletes (200,627 men and 128,209 women) participated in intercollegiate athletics at National Collegiate Athletic Association institutions. According to NCAA's own data, this figure represents the highest number of total student/athletes ever.
More than 25 years after the passage of Title IX, women college athletes, as a whole, still receive fewer athletic opportunities and less support from their institutions than male athletes. Although men athletes represent about 60% of the student-athletes nationwide, they receive more than 76% of college sports' operating budgets, more than 82% of college recruiting money, and about 72% of athletic scholarships.
It is indisputable that athletic opportunities provide access to higher education. In addition, participation in athletic programs presents important educational experiences that contribute to the growth of participants' leadership and team building skills.
OCR's efforts in this area are consistent with the Administration's goals and policies. Moreover, consistent with Administration policy, OCR's compliance criteria give institutions flexible alternatives for complying with the law.
The effect of OCR's activities in the area of gender equity in intercollegiate athletics is to yield real education benefits for real students.
OCR's compliance efforts in this area have yielded positive results with respect to access to educational benefits for all students, regardless of sex. For example, OCR entered into an agreement with a large midwestern university that resulted in the university's decision to elevate three of its existing women's club teams to the intercollegiate level. Upon full implementation of the resolution agreement, the university will have increased the number of women participating in its intercollegiate athletics program by as much as 40% without cutting any men's teams. This type of resolution is consistent with Title IX, which does not require the elimination of teams but rather requires equal opportunity.
OCR resolutions of cases alleging gender discrimination in the award of athletic financial assistance also have yielded positive results that will increase access to educational opportunities for hundreds of students. In fact, in 16 out of the 25 complaints filed by the National Women's Law Center this past year, OCR has obtained resolution that will result in hundreds of thousands of scholarship dollars being made available for women athletes who previously have been denied those monetary benefits.
III. Meaningful Access to Educational Opportunity for Limited-English Proficient (LEP) Students
What are the effects of OCR's "bilingual education" policy? Describe how these policies and activities are derived from the Federal statutes OCR is charged with enforcing and the extent to which they are consistent with the broader education policies of the Administration.
You have requested information about OCR's policy relative to "bilingual education." Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, OCR has jurisdiction over issues involving access to educational opportunities for language minority LEP students. OCR does not, however, enforce any law, regulation or policy that requires, prohibits or encourages the use of bilingual education programs as opposed to other educational approaches to meet the needs of LEP students. Bilingual education is one of several programs a school district could choose to implement to fulfill its obligation under Title VI.
OCR is responsible for enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin. In Lau v. Nichols, the Supreme Court affirmed the Department of Education Memorandum of May 25, 1970, that directed school districts to take steps to help LEP students overcome language barriers and to ensure that they can participate meaningfully in the district's educational programs.
Neither Title VI nor OCR requires or advocates a particular program of instruction for LEP students. However, federal law does require that programs to educate children with limited English proficiency be: based on sound educational theory; adequately supported so that the program has a realistic chance of success (with adequate and effective staff and resources); and periodically evaluated and revised, if necessary. These requirements are set forth in long-standing OCR policy which is based on the analytical framework formulated by the Fifth Circuit in the landmark case of Castañeda v. Pickard. Both the Lau and Castañeda cases support OCR policy that provides schools districts with flexibility in selecting educational program models that meet Title VI obligations.
Other areas addressed by OCR policy include investigative guidance for determining whether a school district is meeting its Title VI obligations to: identify and evaluate students who may be in need of English language services; monitor and appropriately address the needs of those students as to whether they are in fact learning English as well as how they are performing academically; ensure that qualified teachers and appropriate resources are being provided to support the success of the program model chosen by the district; and exit students from the alternative language program once they are proficient enough in English to participate meaningfully in the regular program. In addition, where the district has chosen to temporarily emphasize language instruction over academic instruction, districts must follow up to ensure that students are provided with compensatory and supplemental education to address the deficiencies in other content areas that may have occurred during this period. All of these areas of compliance with Title VI, as identified in OCR policy documents, reflect longstanding Federal case law.
OCR policy on access to educational opportunity for LEP students is consistent with sound education policies. OCR policy requires that districts provide LEP students meaningful access to the educational program, including district programs that emphasize high standards. OCR policy, clearly supported by Federal case law, provides great flexibility to districts regarding how they will fulfill that obligation. The Administration's broader educational policy is in fact to support innovative and high quality educational programs designed to raise academic standards so that all of our nation's students may reach their fullest potential and be equipped to meet the global economic and social challenges of the next millennium.
What are the consequences when schools do not provide LEP students with services to address their lack of proficiency in English? They are consequences we cannot afford as a nation: exclusion of LEP students from the educational program; repeated failure in the classroom, falling behind in grade, and dropping out of school; inappropriate placement of LEP students in special education classes; and foreclosed access to high track courses, gifted and talented programs, and our national high standards education reform efforts.
OCR's work in this area has had a profound impact on millions of students' access to a meaningful education. For example, in 1993 OCR initiated a compliance review of the Farmington Public Schools in Michigan regarding whether the district was providing access to meaningful participation in the district's educational program to limited English proficient students. As a result of the review, the District developed a plan to promote equity and excellence in the District's education program for LEP students. The implementation of the agreement has increased the English language proficiency of LEP students and LEP students have made significant academic gains. In fact, LEP students are beginning to close the gap between their overall performance and the performance of non-LEP students.
Another example of the positive effects of OCR policy and compliance efforts are the results accomplished through our work with the Adams County School District #50 in Colorado. To meet its Title VI obligations, the District selected a program that is structured to focus on increasing English language proficiency. The program encompasses the core content curriculum and has allowed LEP students to participate and progress in the District's educational program. Because of our collaborative efforts with the district, LEP students are closing the gap between their overall performance and the performance of non-LEP students. Former LEP students raised their academic performance as a result of OCR's assistance, as measured by standardized test results, improved graduation rates, and reduced drop out rates. Most promising, the graduation rate for former LEP students was 100% -- truly a remarkable achievement.
Thank you for the opportunity to share with you information about OCR's efforts to provide equal access to educational opportunity for all students. I would be pleased to respond to any questions you may have.


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Fire Side Chat: Factors That Figure Big in Fire's 5-Year Future
It used to be technological change came to the fire alarm industry at a tortoise's crawl, which made sense given life-safety issues. However, faster and more reliable technology is pushing the business to adopt more of a hare's pace. See what the next five years has in store.
Smarter Buildings Enable Integration
A second theme presented was on 'smart buildings.' G. Sandy Diehl from the American Architectural Foundation had the following observations on key changes taking place.
Specific to the fire detection process, the following 'smart' six-step scenario was offered:
1. Fire initiated
2. Alarm activated
3. Text message and automated phone messages sent to emergency response team
4. CCTV cameras automatically pan to the fire location
5. On confirmation of the fire, emergency services are contacted, HVAC system is activated to vent smoke, power in fire location is disconnected and access to the building is provided to the responders
6. Automated audit report is generated
Diehl stated that while this level of integration is not that common yet within the United States, it is starting to be seen in India and China. This goes along with research that indicates there is a strong demand for integration in emerging markets. I have been a bit conservative in my view of how much of a building will be controlled by a single integrated system. To be certain, within a high-rise or large building, integration with a building automation system (BAS) provides a level of control and savings that would not be possible with a number of systems working independently of each other. When this moves down to 5,000-square-foot commercial spaces is anybody's guess.
Diehl identified challenges for smart buildings that include:
- Silos within the building industry
- Customer ROI expectations
- Customer bandwidth
- Retrofits that are difficult
- Codes and standards
- Data overload
Integration, however, goes further than just interconnecting through a BAS. Future fire protection systems may have a level of intelligence. A number of U.S. universities are working on Smart Network Infrastructure for Fire Resilience (SNIFFR). While just a model at this time, SNIFFR proposes to integrate sensors with human behavior in real-time to provide faster response and decision-making during a fire event.
Systems used today include multi-sensor detectors that look at a number of different factors before activating. These detectors can provide faster detection while at the same time reduce unwanted alarms.
Work is also being conducted at Lund University in Sweden on having the fire detection system integrate with crowd management and evacuation. This includes looking at where people are within a building and where the fire may be, then basing evacuation of the building on this real-time information.
Fire detection and protection will be different in five years. How much different only the next several years will tell. The items I covered may be a little on the leading edge, but so was commercial air travel when my parents were born and just a few short years ago no one had heard of a smartphone.
Shane Clary, Ph.D., has more than 39 years of security and fire alarm industry experience. He serves on a number of NFPA technical committees, and is Vice President of Codes and Standards Compliance for Pacheco, Calif.-headquartered Bay Alarm Co.
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Due to a programmatic reorientation of of the TECSAS project, this activity was stopped in September 2006. Information concerning the subsequent project DEOS (Deutsche Orbitale Servicing Mission) will be presented on our web pages as soon as possible. DEOS will focus on Guidance and Navigation, capturing of non-cooperative as well as cooperative client satellites, performing orbital maneuvers with the coupled system and the controlled de-orbiting of the two coupled satellites. Therefore most of the description given below is still valid for DEOS.
Status of the DEOS Project:
A description of the technological goals is given hereafter.
Robotics is highly involved in capture, stabilization, orbit maneuvers and de-orbiting. The main objective of the capture experiment is to investigate different control strategies and AOCS control modes, as well as to determine suitable maneuvers for soft docking and the subsequent stabilization of the chaser-target spacecraft compound.
Two major control strategies are possible for the chaser spacecraft:
free-flying or free-floating.
In the first case, the AOCS (Attitude and Orientation Control System) intervenes to limit or eliminate any spacecraft motion (therefore the spacecraft can be kept stationary in the operational space), while in the second case the spacecraft is allowed to move in reaction to the robot movements. While the first case (Fig. 1) is more simple to tele-operate and may be necessary to fulfill spacecraft motion constraints (e.g. attitude motion may be limited for communication purposes), the second case (Fig. 2) is more interesting for reducing fuel consumption for spacecraft control and is more safe, since jerky motions arising from thrusters are avoided.
Note that the image processing is done on-ground, thus the vision control loop is closed via the up- and down-link channel (same principle as tested in ROTEX). In automatic mode, it is assumed that the commanded motion of the robot is determined by a motion planning algorithm. This is necessary to verify the feasibility of the grasping maneuver, in terms of robot dynamic (actuator) and geometric (collision avoidance) constraints. The motion planning solution, based on the predictive simulation of the target, provides a joints motion sequence which minimizes some predefined cost criterion (e.g. execution time, spacecraft fuel consumption, preferred grasping configuration for subsequent stabilization).
Dynamic singularities of a free-floating robot are an important issue, too. They are path dependent in operational space, but fixed in joint space, and also dependent on the inertial parameters. If a path planner is used to determine the motions of the robot, the singularities are automatically avoided, since the algorithm works in joint space. However for tele-presence, a supplementary algorithm is necessary to inform the operator if a singularity is being approached. A workspace analysis can be performed to determine the singularity-free workspace, in which the operator can move safely. After closing the gripper, a stabilization motion has to occur to eliminate the residual relative velocity between the two satellites. A good means to damp this motion is to make the robot compliant for the capturing moment and increase the stiffness slowly until a stable compound is achieved. The motion damping in tele-presence mode will also be investigated, where the operator tries to damp the motion by means of tactile and visual feedback.
During orbit- and de-orbiting maneuvers the chaser will push the target rather than pull it, to avoid damage by the thrusters gas exhaust. The chaser thrust force must then not only act in the direction of travel but also through the center of mass of the compound. If this is not so, the whole compound will rotate about its center of mass. The robot will play an active role in order to direct the thrust force correctly through the common center of mass and to achieve the required posture.
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Every year, millions of loved ones exchange bouquets of cut flowers on Valentine's Day… and a few days later those flowers are looking pretty sad. Why not change it up by taking your special someone to a beautiful (and warm!) indoor botanical garden? Bring the whole family on a mid-winter journey through a wonderland of colourful sights and smells. T make it easy, the volunteers at Canada Blooms are sharing with you their top Ontario picks for the best gardens worth a visit during this "month of love:"
Centennial Park Conservatory – Also open year-round, this 12,000 square foot horticultural gem in Etobicoke features a tropical house, arid house and show house, displaying a range of fascinating plant collections and breathtaking seasonal displays. It is the ideal spot to refresh, relax, reconnect and recharge with your loved one on February 14th.
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory – If you're looking for something unique and special, this 11,000 square foot greenhouse is home to over 100 species of exotic plants and flowers, and for an extra treat – there are free flying butterflies fluttering around everywhere you turn! Talk about an unforgettable date strolling through this wondrous paradise.
Allan Gardens Conservatory – Open 365 days a year, this historic, botanical treasure located in downtown Toronto is the perfect place for an afternoon getaway with your Valentine. Wander through six different greenhouses showcasing exotic and diverse plants from around the world including palms, banana trees, orchids, jasmine and gingers.
Toronto Botanical Garden – Now, if you don't mind the weather or need to catch a breath of fresh air, a romantic walk through the outdoor trails of this botanical garden is always an option.
These are just a few of the gardens that give us an option to enjoy the beauty of living flowers and plants on Valentine's Day. Check the Ontario Tourism link here for more.
If you and your family want to explore more fun with flowers, a few weeks later you can enjoy the spectacular garden and floral displays at the Canada Blooms Show which takes place at Exhibition Place in Toronto March 10th to 19th, 2017.


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WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is warning airlines flying to Russia that terrorists may try to smuggle explosives on board hidden in toothpaste tubes.
The threat was passed on to airlines that have direct flights to Russia, including some that originate in the United States, according to a law enforcement official speaking Wednesday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss details of the warning.
The official said the airlines were warned that explosive devices could be assembled in flight or upon arrival at the Olympics.
The department said in a statement that the U.S. "isn't aware of a specific threat to the homeland at this time." It said the department "regularly shares information with domestic and international partners, including those associated with international events such as the Sochi Olympics."
Delta Airlines is the only U.S. carrier with a direct flight from the United States to Moscow. Russian airlines Aeroflot and Transaero both operate several nonstop flights from the U.S.
United Airlines, the official airline of the U.S. Olympic team, does not have scheduled service to Russia but is operating some charter flights to Sochi.
The warning became public on the eve of the Winter Olympics.
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DENVER (REUTERS) - Colorado will warn motorists against driving stoned in a campaign backed by US$430,000 (S$540,000) in new federal funding, officials said on Monday, two weeks after the first United States (US) recreational marijuana retail shops opened in the state.
A series of television public announcement spots will air across the state beginning in March, warning drivers that offenders will face similar penalties to those caught driving under the influence of alcohol, said Ms Emily Wilfong, a spokesman for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Handouts and posters will be distributed at the state's marijuana shops as part of the public service campaign funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, she said.
In 2012, voters in Washington state and Colorado approved the possession of small amounts of cannabis by adults, although the drug remains illegal under federal law.
The Obama administration said last year that federal law enforcement will not target users in Colorado and Washington, as long as they comply with their respective states' laws.
The country's first recreational pot shops opened in Colorado on January 1. Washington state will follow later this year.
Mr Mike Elliott, executive director of the Medical Marijuana Industry Group, said in a statement that the pro-legalisation movement supports government efforts to warn motorists of impaired driving.
"The (state department of transportation) and the industry want to stress the importance of using this newly legalised drug in a safe manner," he said.
Public consumption of pot remains illegal, as is having open containers of cannabis in motor vehicles, said Mr Darrell Lingk, director of Colorado's Office of Transportation Safety.
"There are some who do not feel that marijuana can impair driving but it does," Mr Lingk said. "Marijuana affects reaction time, short-term memory, hand-eye coordination, concentration and perception of time and distance."
Colorado lawmakers passed a driving-while-stoned law that set a 5-nanogram per-millilitre of blood threshold for tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive property in marijuana.
Police agencies across the state have so-called drug recognition experts to detect drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs, said Trooper Nate Reid, spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol.
Mr Reid said protocols for investigating suspected stoned drivers are different from those used for alcohol detection.
Mr Reid said that over the weekend, a 23-year-old suburban Denver man was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs after he crashed into two state patrol cruisers that were stopped on a highway.
Officers were out of their vehicles investigating a separate accident, Mr Reid said, and were not injured in the crash.
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It is, once again, that magical time of the year when we celebrate the birth of many people's Lord and Savior on the wrong day. And it's a date that's not just a little wrong, it's off by miles. If you have actually read the Bible and have the ability to Google information about weather in North Africa / Middle East you will note that the shepherds, their sheep and so on would have been safely away in their homes in December since it's winter there too. Granted it's milder than here, but it's still winter. If you have access to a globe, stick your finger on Chicago and then drag it east. You'll discover that Bethlehem isn't that far south of the Loop. Certainly north of St. Louis. And we all know what December is like here. Or, what it was like before global warming set in. Anyway, He wasn't born in December. The most likely date appears to be March 6th. Which means Jesus was, most likely, a Pisces.
According to astrologist Brian Palenske that means that Jesus "(was) very creative, and, thanks to Venus, Pisces' exalted planet, (would) seem to be talented at some form of artistry whether or not (he pursued) it as a profession. It's very important for (a Pisces) to express themselves, and they love doing it with style. Even in their wardrobe they tend to be very original; it's difficult for anyone born under Pisces to just be part of the crowd."
Well, that explains the white robe thing, doesn't it? And if the whole loaves and fishes thing doesn't scream "doing it with style" I don't know what does.
Okay, now that we have that out of the way, lets take a look at Danny Gallager's list of stuff you probably didn't know. Well, unless you're a regular reader here, then you know most of this stuff. But, since we seem to have a bunch of new folks, let's get them up to speed.
Christmas is full of familiar traditions: carving the ham, leaving cookies out for Santa, listening to Uncle Morty talk about his gall bladder removal surgery while you're trying to enjoy some egg nog. These staples had to come from somewhere, and since Christmas offers a mix of religious and secular traditions, their origins are just as mixed and varied.
Everything from the Christmas tree to the marshmallows on Grandma's yams got their start somewhere, and many have surprising stories. Take a look at a few things you might not know about Christmas below.
1 Santa Claus' look wasn't created by Coca-Cola
The internet age has given rise to a lot of silly, unfounded rumors about everything from Walt Disney having his head frozen to Tommy Hilfiger proclaiming on television that he didn't want minorities wearing his clothes. Even Santa has fallen victim to this scam, despite the fact that he's technically a non-profit. Some have claimed that Coca-Cola's iconic portrait of Santa has shaped the way we describe him to children. In reality, he's actually more of an "evolutionary figure" whose look has been shaped by writers, artists and even historians. Images of the familiar bearded fat man in a red suit appeared in magazines, posters and ads long before Coke's jolly portrayal of Saint Nick.
2 The New York Knickerbockers (the writers, not the basketball team) helped create the modern American Santa
The biggest influence on Santa's modern look and demeanor came more from a popular group of writers who drew inspiration from an Episcopalian saint. The Knickerbockers of New York wanted to reintroduce Saint Nicholas to society to provide a "cultural counterweight for the commercial bustle and democratic misrule of early nineteenth century New York." Contributors to the Saint Nicholas project included 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' author Washington Irving, who wrote a Christmas story about giving and generosity for his fictional 'Bracebridge Hall' series in which he described Santa as a large man in a red suit smoking his favorite pipe. Clement Clarke Moore, a contemporary of Irving's, was inspired by this depiction of Santa for his 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' poem, in which he also described the traditional Santa we know today.
3 Clement Clarke Moore didn't want 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' published
Also known as 'A Visit From St. Nicholas,' the famous Christmas poem that practically invented the modern concept of Santa almost stayed in the drawer. Moore, a 19th century author and classics professor, wrote the poem for his family to celebrate Christmas in 1922, allegedly drawing inspiration for Santa from a pudgy Dutch driver who took his family on a sleigh ride. But Moore never intended for it to be made public. In fact, a close friend of Moore's actually sent the poem to the Sentinel newspaper, where it was published anonymously. The writer felt the poem was beneath his talents, and when it was published and became a huge hit, he denied authoring it for nearly 15 years. (It was eventually included in an anthology of Moore's work thanks to the urging of his kids.)
4 Santa didn't always have a beard
Of course, Moore and company weren't responsible for inventing Santa, just enhancing his image. According to the book 'One Night Stands with American History,' 17th century Dutch settlers brought the jolly fat man to America's shores and their image of Santa was "tall, slender and very dignified" without his trademark beard. (He was based on the traditional Dutch winter figure Sinterklaas.) Artist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast added the beard and the rotund figure in the pages of 'Harper's Weekly' during the latter part of the 19th century.
5 NORAD's "Santa Tracker" started from an error in a newspaper ad
The legend of Santa's infamous sleigh ride was also perpetuated from a newspaper, but it wasn't done intentionally. Back in 1955, a Sears ad printed the phone number of a Colorado Springs store so children could tell Santa Claus what they wanted for Christmas. The number was a misprint and instead sent children to the hotline for Colonel Harry Shoup, Director of Operations for the US Continental Air Defense. The calls poured in and instead of blocking the number, the kindly Colonel ordered his staff to give children updates on Santa's flight coordinates. The tradition has continued to this very day on the local news, the internet and with a special "NORAD Tracks Santa" iPhone app.
6 Santa's sleigh doesn't travel at the speed of light
Despite what you might think about Santa's ability to visit every good boy and girl's home in the world in one night (and if you're over the age of 10 and still scratching your head about it, you might want to evaluate your priorities), it's not as astronomical of a feat as you might think. Technically, Santa would have 34 hours to complete his task thanks to the International Date Line and, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's "Fermilab," his sleigh would only have to travel at 99.999999% of the speed of light assuming he only visits 800 million houses over the entire surface area of the Earth.
7 Santa has a real postal zip code
Every year, post offices across America, Canada and other parts of the world are flooded with letters from kids addressed to Santa Claus. The Canadian Post Office receives so many that some postal workers started answering the letters. As the demand increased, the postal service set up a special zip code for Santa as part of their annual "Santa Letter-writing Program" literacy initiative. The zip code? H0H 0H0, of course.
8 Santa is the world's richest man
He may not be in the gift giving business for the big bucks, but Santa still needs money to keep his operation rolling. (And to pay for the elves' dental plan. Those elf unions are ruthless.) Thankfully, Santa's wealth surpasses even Scrooge McDuck's money bin. Forbes compiled a list of the world's richest fictional people and St. Nick topped it with a net worth of infinity. This beats the world's current net worth record holder, Mexican investor Carlos Slim Helu, who only topped out at a measly $74 billion. No wonder Santa's so jolly.
9 Donner and Blitzen weren't originally part of Santa's reindeer
The reindeer that take Santa on his trip also underwent some rebranding through history. In the original draft of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas,' Donner and Blitzen went by the far clunkier monikers "Dunder" and "Blixem." The names, much like Santa, were taken from the Dutch oath for the words that mean "thunder and lightning." Over time, editors tinkered with the reindeer names we are familiar with today. After all, it's pretty hard to think of Rudolph as the outcast reindeer when he's on a team with a guy named "Dunder."
10 'Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer' was created as a promotion for Montgomery Ward
Speaking of Rudolph, the most famous of Santa's reindeer came to life as part of a commercial promotion. His first appearance was in a story written in 1939 by ad copywriter Robert L. May that was published in a Montgomery Ward department store promotional booklet given out to children visiting Santa. Since Rudolph was created for Montgomery Ward, the department store owned the copyright and May received no royalties after it became a huge success. Sadly, May almost went bankrupt paying for his ailing wife's medical bills before finally convincing Montgomery Ward to give him the rights to the plucky reindeer. Rudolph became an even bigger success when May set the story to music with the help of his songwriter brother-in-law Johnny Marks. A famous rendition recorded by Gene Autry became one of the best-selling Christmas songs of all time, selling more than two million copies.
11 Jesus Christ wasn't born on December 25
The Christian celebration of Christmas is meant to praise the birth of Jesus Christ, but churchgoers might want to check the date before they wrap up a fruit cake and put a bow on it for Our Lord and Savior. In fact, early theologians put Jesus' birthday all over the calendar, from November 18th by one Alexandrian bishop to March 28th by the anonymous "De Pascha Computus" document found in North Africa. The truth is that the Bible doesn't specify a date or time of Jesus' birth. Dec. 25th was chosen in the fourth century, most likely because it was also the day of two similar pagan holidays that influenced the formation of Christmas– the birthday of Mithra and the Feast of Saturnalia.
12 St. Nicholas is more than just the patron saint of children
The man who inspired Santa and practically the entire Christmas holiday may portray the beauty of giving and helping children in need, but Catholics in seven countries recognize him as much more than just the patron saint of kids. According to legend, the real Saint Nicholas did such good deeds as giving money to a man's daughters so they could avoid a life of prostitution and rescuing three children from a crazy butcher. The book 'Saints Preserved: An Encyclopedia of Relics,' also reveals that jolly ol' St. Nick is also the patron saint of unmarried women, prisoners, thieves and pawnbrokers. (Apparently Santa's "naughty or nice" list was a bit more flexible back in the day.)
13 'Xmas' doesn't remove Christ from 'Christmas'
Many publications and ads like to print the innocuous sounding 'Xmas' to prevent them from scaring away any non-Christian customers. But if they knew the true origin for the word, they'd probably opt for the full version and call it a day. According to 'From Adam's Apple to Xmas: An Essential Vocabulary Guide for the Politically Correct,' the word "Christianity" was spelled "Xianity" as far back as 1100 as a symbolic syllable for "Christ." The syllable became 'X'temmas' in 1551 and was eventually shortened to "Xmas."
14 Massachusetts Puritans actually banned Christmas by law
Cable news networks love to roll out stories about the neverending "War on Christmas" by showing how businesses and governments are trying to be politically correct by referring to the Christmas season as "the holidays." But there was one group who nearly did what The Grinch failed to accomplish — they stopped Christmas from coming. The early American Puritans of Massachusetts enacted a law in 1659 that made it illegal to celebrate Christmas since Puritans didn't believe it to be the true date of their savior's birth. The law carried a punishment of five shillings.
15 'Jingle Bells' was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas
It's hard to go more than five minutes without hearing the familiar tune of 'Jingle Bells' running through your head during the month of December. The truth is that you should have been hearing it in November. According to Mental_Floss Magazine, composer James Lord Pierpont wrote the song in the 1850s to play for his Boston Sunday school class during Thanksgiving as a way to commemorate the famed Medford sleigh races. Kids and adults loved the song and eventually changed the lyrics to fit Christmas. No word on whether the original lyrics contained the line, "Dashing through the snow, in a one-turkey open sleigh."
16 The man who wrote the melody for 'O Holy Night' was Jewish.
While the Christmas classic 'O Holy Night' may have heavy Christian overtones, one of the men who brought it to fruition and helped spread its popularity was actually a member of the Jewish faith. The lyrics for the song were written in 1847 by Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure in France after a parish priest asked him to pen a song for his Christmas mass. The wine merchant wasn't a noted churchgoer, but he was a poet of some renown and was happy to help with a tune. 'Cantique de Noel' needed a melody and he turned to his friend, composer Adolphe Charles Adams who wrote operas and became famous for his ballet interpretation of 'Faust.' The song became a hit with the church, but when leaders discovered Adams' Jewish faith, they denounced the song and deemed it unfit for its "total absence of the spirit of religion."
17 Mistletoe was once believed to be an aphrodisiac
Everyone hopes they'll be able to steal a kiss from underneath this staple of holiday flora, but some hoped it would help them get a whole lot more. The poisonous fruit bearing plant has long been a symbol of virility and fertility, but the Druids actually believed it worked as a physical aphrodisiac. The spirited use of the plant gathered during the winter solstice eventually led to the kissing tradition that continues to make drunken office holiday parties extremely awkward the world over.
18 "Mistletoe" has a strange meaning in the Germanic language
Of course, if you knew what the name "mistletoe" actually meant, you'd be less inclined to stand under it. The quasi-parasitic plant has a "symbiotic relationship" with a bird called the mistle thrush. The bird eats the berries, digests the seeds and then leaves droppings which eventually grow into new mistletoe plants. Which explains why the Germanic word for "mistletoe" literally means "dung on a twig."
19 Buying the gifts from the '12 Days of Christmas' will cost you
Sure, things like "Lords 'a leaping" and "maids 'a milking" might not sound like the most exciting gifts once could receive. But if you knew the price tag, you'd immediately regret the lousy gift cards you got for your loved ones. Every year around the holidays, PNC Wealth Management calculates the costs of the gifts in the song. The price index for the gifts in the '12 Days of Christmas' went from $12,673 in 1984 to more than $24,000 for 2011. The most expensive gift is the "Swans 'a swimming," valued this year at $6,300. That's not including the medical bills you'd incur trying to wrangle said swans.
20 One of the first commercially sold artificial Christmas trees was made from toilet brushes
Artificial Christmas trees might be seen as tacky, modern takes on the classic Douglas-fir, but they are actually much older than you might think. The oldest fake trees date back to 1886 in London and were made out of green raffia, the twine that is more commonly used to make grass hula skirts. Other varieties were made in the latter part of the 19th century in Germany and used tabletop feathers from geese that were dyed pine-green. Then the Addis Brush Company used their toilet brush weaving machinery to create pine-like branches for their fake Christmas trees. They were less flammable, held heavier decorations and could make your toilet bowl sparkling clean.
21 Candy canes used to be "pure white"
Few things say Christmas more than those sugary sticks of red and white deliciousness. There was a time, however, when they weren't red and white.(Although we imagine they were still pretty tasty.) The familiar Christmas treats started popping up around the 17th century as Europeans started using trees to celebrate the Christian holiday season and made special foods to decorate them with. Candy canes first appeared around 1670 when a cathedral choirmaster would hand out the all-white confections to children to keep them occupied during Christmas mass. While no one knows exactly who gave candy canes their stripes, one (unproven) theory has it that the "J" shape was once meant to stand for Jesus and the three stripes represent the Holy Trinity. (Red is meant to represent the blood of Christ. Chew over that the next time you bite into a tasty candy cane.)
22 Teddy Roosevelt banned Christmas trees at the White House
Today, the White House's annual Christmas tree lighting is a hallowed tradition. But try telling that to Teddy Roosevelt, who didn't think the event was very majestic. In fact, he found it so infuriating that he enacted a total ban on putting up a tree in the White House during his term. In fact, in 1902, Roosevelt's son Archie snuck his own Christmas tree into the house which he hid in a closet. Was the 26th President a Scrooge? Nope, just an avid outdoorsmen and conservationist who found deforestation revolting.
23 Jesus was actually born in a cave
The familiar scene of a manger filled with animals as the baby Jesus enters the world pops up in front of every church even before Christmas has a chance to start. However, it's more likely that Jesus came into the world from a cave. According to the gospel of Luke, the shepherds that helped find shelter for Mary to give birth kept their flock in a cave. The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is built over the cave (dubbed "The Grotto of the Nativity") where Jesus is believed to have been born.
24 Christmas wasn't an official holiday in America until 1870
The holiday might seem like an ancient tradition steeped in history, but it's much younger than you might think. Christmas didn't became an official federal holiday until June 26, 1870. The holiday mostly got its start in Pagan roots as an excuse for drunken revelry, which wasn't appealing to the strict Christian Puritans. Early in America's birth, some states started recognizing Christmas and a lobby started for a national holiday for Thanksgiving and Christmas to strengthen the nation's unity.
25 Iceland has 13 Santas including one that kidnaps children
If you thought making children believe in one Santa was hard enough, be thankful you don't live in Iceland. Their Christmas tradition has 13 "Yuletide Lads" who either leave presents or pull pranks for children during the 26 day holiday season as a reward or punishment for their behavior. For instance, Grýla is a horrifying old woman who kidnaps children on Christmas if they have been naughty. Though technically that's really more of a present for the parents.
Let's not forget that jolly old St. Nick is the patron saint of lawyers in France and that the demon Krampus can steal and eat your children in Austria this holiday season.
In case you wondered what people have against France and Austria, now you know.
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Chart: How Wells Fargo Puts B of A and Other Banks to Shame
Two weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal published an article about the "partial" myth of concentration in the mortgage market. According to the author Nick Timiraos:
It's become a popular argument these days, as banks continue to report rising profits on mortgage banking, that one of the problems with the mortgage market is that it's more consolidated and that, as a result, consumers have fewer choices when it comes to getting a home loan.
The problem with that argument is that it isn't entirely supported by actual data.
The support for this position is that the market share of the top 10 mortgage lenders has hardly changed over the last six years. In 2006, the figure stood at 35.2%. Five years later, it had increased to 36.9%. To emphasize Timiraos' point, we're not talking about a massive swing here:
Source: Federal Reserve.
But while it's true that the cumulative market share of the largest lenders hasn't changed much, it isn't similarly true that the market share within this group has stayed static as well.
In 2006, Countrywide Financial was the nation's largest mortgage originator with 8.1% of the market. By 2011, Countrywide was no more, having been acquired by Bank of America in 2008. When all was said and done, however, Countrywide's 8.1% market share only translated into a 1.8 percentage point gain for B of A.
Meanwhile, both JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo more than doubled their respective shares of the market. JPMorgan's was fueled by its 2008 purchase of Washington Mutual, the nation's largest savings and loan association at the time. Wells Fargo's was spurred on by its acquisition of the fourth-largest bank holding company, Wachovia, that same year.
Since then, as the headline suggests, Wells Fargo has gone on to demonstrate what complete domination of a market looks like. This is particularly evident when its success is juxtaposed against Citigroup and particularly B of A's failures in this regard.
Sources: Company filings.
If you were wondering where the remainder of Countrywide's market share went, I suspect this may be a good place to start. Throughout 2010, B of A originated an average of $75 billion in mortgages a quarter. By last year that number had fallen to only $20 billion.
There are a number of explanations for B of A's retreat here. At the end of 2010, it exited the mortgage wholesale channel, severing ties with the thousands of mortgage brokers that had previously originated mortgages for the banking giant. It subsequently shuttered its correspondent-lending division in August of 2011. And in February of last year it stopped selling purchase-money mortgages to Fannie Mae, depriving itself of a pivotal outlet for its origination volume.
The bank's purported strategy has been to focus on its core customer base -- that is, the millions of people that it already does business with. According to a press release announcing its decision to exit correspondent lending: "Consistent with other recent decisions in the Home Loans business -- our exit from the wholesale lending and reverse mortgage businesses, and selling Balboa Insurance -- we are strengthening our focus on serving the needs of the bank's 58 million households and supporting growth across the franchise."
On the other hand, Wells Fargo has used the opportunity to strike. According to its most recent conference call, it now services a staggering one in three mortgages across the country and is growing its share of its customers' wallets on a consistent and quarterly basis.
So what's the moral of this story? To get back to the Journal article that prompted me to write this, while it may be true that the overall market share of the largest lenders in the country hasn't changed, one lender has emerged as the undisputed leader of the pack, while others have been left behind.
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