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Surprise delay in Obamacare will be costly
One day after the Obama administration delayed the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate until 2015, critics and supporters of the legislation were hotly debating the cost and effects of the surprise move, while business owners breathed a sigh of relief.
The law required companies with more than 50 full-time employees to provide health coverage in 2014 or face fines of $2,000 per worker. By giving business owners like Zach Davis of Santa Cruz, Calif., an extra year to ponder their next moves, employers may be more comfortable that they're making an informed decision rather than taking a chance on legislation that is still unfolding more than three years after its passage.
Although Davis' restaurant and ice cream shop isn't subject to the mandate because most of his employees work part time, he had been considering expanding his employee coverage through the new health insurance exchanges that are scheduled to come online in October.
"If I had all the information about what the exchanges would do for us in front of me right now, that would be great and I would probably be prepared, as we move toward our (health plan) renewal date, to take that into account," Davis said. "But given that we might not get that (health plan cost) information until August or September, it makes the window pretty small and it definitely increases the likelihood that we'll just renew with what we have, see how things shake out with the exchanges and then be in a position to make a really good decision come the end of 2014."
While Beltway lawmakers and stakeholders were surprised by the decision to postpone enforcement of the employer mandate, Davis, 37, said he was not caught by surprise.
"At this point, with so many things still up the air this late in the game, it doesn't shock me that something had to be delayed," he said. "I wanted to believe it could be done in the timetable that was initially laid out because I do think, on balance, it's a program that would be good for this country. But I also understand it's a pretty complex, pretty monumental initiative to put in place."
The delay is the second this year to significantly affect the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. In the spring, the Obama administration said small businesses that want to offer employee coverage through the exchanges will only be able to select one plan in the 34 states where the marketplaces are run by the federal government.
Tuesday's delay will be costly.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the federal government will lose $10 billion in employer penalties in 2015 because of the delayed enforcement. Likewise, many expect that federal outlays to help low- and moderate-income people purchase coverage will grow with employers no longer required to provide coverage next year.
"At a minimum, the federal revenue from fines is gone. More realistically, the costs of already bloated insurance subsidies will escalate and the red ink will rise," said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, a conservative think tank.
Jon Gruber, an MIT economist who helped design the federal health law, said the decision to forego the $10 billion in penalties was both pragmatic and political.
"Basically, it was their judgment that it was causing too many logistical and political headaches and it wasn't that essential to the law, so they decided to just delay it a year and live with the revenue loss," Gruber said Wednesday.
Obama officials said as much on Tuesday, when they announced plans to "revamp and simplify" the process of reporting the status of employee coverage and calculating appropriate penalties. "We will convene employers, insurers and experts to propose a smarter system and, in the interim, suspend reporting for 2014," said White House special adviser Valerie Jarrett.
But Roger Feldman, the Blue Cross professor in health insurance at the University of Minnesota, disagrees.
"The regulations were quite complicated and it certainly was difficult to calculate the number of full-time employees and how employers were going to be penalized, but I don't see that as the real reason. I see this as just caving in to a demand from industry," Feldman said of the move. "I think the computer problems are just a way to explain it. The real reason is you got strong pushback."
The result, Feldman predicted, will be fewer employers offering coverage, more federal funding to help people get coverage through the exchanges, and more people without coverage. "This is counterproductive," Feldman said.
Gruber of MIT said he doesn't expect the move to spur a huge bump in federal spending for premium subsidies, which will go to working-class people who buy coverage on the exchanges. Nor does he expect large numbers of employers to drop employee coverage during the one-year amnesty.
"I just don't think it's going to have a huge effect on employer behavior. It just means they're not going to raise as much money," Gruber said
On Wednesday, Rich Umbdenstock, president of the American Hospital Association, called the delay "troubling" for people who will lose employer coverage because of the delay.
"We are concerned that the delay further erodes the coverage that was envisioned as part of the ACA," Umbdenstock said in a statement. Because the mandate won't be enforced, he called on the Obama administration to issue a two-year delay on funding cuts to hospitals that serve high numbers of uninsured people.
But Judy Solomon, of the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said the delay shouldn't severely impact coverage because the people it causes to lose job-based care will still be eligible for subsidies to help buy coverage in the exchanges.
"The goal of health reform is to provide coverage for all Americans – whether through Medicaid, private plans in the marketplace, or employer coverage. Nothing in yesterday's announcement puts a roadblock in these pathways," Solomon said.
The delay came as good news for Grady Payne, CEO of Conner Industries in Fort Worth, Texas. Conner employs about 550 people making wooden crates and packing materials. Payne had been working on three health care benefit options to meet the law's mandates.
"The law is so complex, we still don't know exactly what all this will cost and what coverage the company will offer," said Payne, who currently provides health benefits to about 100 administrative workers. He said it has been difficult to receive firm quotes from health insurers because there are so many unknowns, like how many of his now-uncovered workers will opt for coverage.
"They're not going to pay the $30 a week or so that would represent their share of the premium payments on a policy that has a sizable deductible before coverage kicks in," Payne said. Especially when they know federal law requires a hospital to treat them if they have a serious accident.
Payne sounded a familiar Republican narrative in summarizing his feelings about the ACA: "I'd like to see it repealed," he said.
Jim Fuquay of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram contributed.


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Mr. Schwartz was a devoted grandfather, uncle and great-uncle to his family. He will be truly missed.
Survivors include a daughter, Brittany Holberg; his mother, Debbie Schwartz of Amarillo;
three sisters, Peggy Eitzen and husband Jerry, Anne Frye and
husband David and Tessa Grant and husband Chess, all of Amarillo; a brother, Kurt Schwartz
and wife Doris of San Diego; a granddaughter, Mackenzie Holberg of Broken Arrow, Okla.; 12 nieces and nephews; and four great-nieces and great-nephews.
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My thoughts also were about using EZ system and posting your work and talk about how you did setup things.
Like mark said not cut lists just picture and how you have done things.
I do buy plans from BFM because I think they are good value and educational also. I have also seen free plans with some info but not in detail like BFM does Bill does things in a step by step kinda way. The ones from Curt Cambell that are free is another good place for info.
But you really can't stop people that share most have done it all there life like with books,magazines,movies,music records and cds.
I also believe if the price is right people will buy there own if they feel the price is to high then they look at other ways.
One thing about the music they screwed the public with one song on a cd for years nice to see them get what comes around. Now you can buy legal music or karaoke for like 2 bucks a track how can you beat that.
There are many other things I'm sure look how our government give out so mutch to the cry babies and why because they cry poor and keep making babies for some reason lol.
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When I proposed this sub forum, I had most of the things mentioned in mind. Yes we should post photos of what and how we did the project. The application of EZ tools is so unique as to be an avenue of construction that many may not have considered. I am suspecting that many speaker cabinet builders do not even know of the existence of EurekaZone. We want those folks that are looking to build cabinets for their speakers, to consider EZ and see how EZ it is to build good cabs from our tools. I think the other members not being considerate about the hard work of others, is pretty much a non issue here. Not that it can not happen but that we have been on the receiving end of that deed and we would quickly apply the boot of instruction on the seat of learning of said miscreant. I am sure Dino would not tolerate theft of the intellectual property of others. So we will police that; if it becomes a problem we will deal with it.
On a more considered level, I have to think we will all benefit from this. If we share ideas and send members to them they will, in a feeling of security, send folks our way. Just as has been done here, I feel positive about the direction of this forum. You have discussed other experts and posted links to gain knowledge and directions. With some clamps, track and ingenuity (or coaching from us) beginners (and experts) can build some really nice cabinets without a table saw or similar large investment; that would have to help all parties. The prospective builder can start building with EZ right away, and have money for his speakers or home theater, instead of $10,000. invested in a work shop. Now I would LOVE to invest that much in my workshop, personally I think of that as a divine opportunity, but perhaps the audiophile has other goals. We learn they learn, win -- win proposal.
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Well put there Phil.
I'm also sure it would be good for all.
I wouldn't worry too much about box plans and construction for actual speaker kits. The magic is the crossover and if we don't provide info on that (and we have no reason to) then there will be no worry of someone using what we do here to copy a paid for plan.
Subs will be a slightly different story. Any complex tapped horn or bandpass alignment we'll have to be careful if it's a purchased plan, but not if it's a more simple sealed or basic ported alignment.
Surprisingly showing off the crossover isn't a problem on Bill's forum. There's an entire thread of crossovers.
The wiring and electrical stuff is the hardest part for me. I suck with a soldering iron.
A little late to the party here but HTGuide is another excellent speaker building website.
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Me and my buddys where wanting to know what all the mounds of dirt are for on 10 and at the tee pad of 7?
from the poll, it appears that is the concensus.
I think you should leave the course as long and hard as possible...It seems this is a course where your drive placement is a big part of your score...To me that is the future of discgolf.. Having to place your drive accuratly for a good up shot to make a par is far more challenging then going for a birdie on everything.. Just my opinion though..
The course is far from placement golf. It is more how far can you throw? But hey what do I know. The "future" is here and guess what? It's still not a course people like to play.
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Community Notes: March 9
Free CPR classes
The Morrisville Fire Rescue Department offers free CPR and automatic external defibrillator certification classes for Morrisville residents from 7-10 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at Station 1, 200 Town Hall Drive. Class size is limited to 12 participants. Classes start in March and will not be held in November or December. For details or to sign up, email email@example.com. Include your name, address, phone number and preferred class date.
Discovering Nature
Children ages 4-6 will learn about nature at Bass Lake Park from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, at 900 Bass Lake Road, Holly Springs. The cost is $4 for residents or $6 for non-residents. To register, call 919-557-2496.
Fight the Bite
Fight the Bite, a free program about preventing diseases from animal and insect bites, will start at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Drive, Apex. To register, call 919-387-2100.
Parent Chat session
Wake County school board member Bill Fletcher will host a Parent Chat session in which parents can talk with him about school issues at 11 a.m. Monday, March 17, at Caribou Coffee, 109 SW Maynard Road, Cary.
Book recommendations for work
At Have A Good Day at Work: There's A Book for That, librarians will recommend books on advancing your career and handling issues at work from 6-7 p.m. Monday, March 17, at West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary. For details, call 919-463-8500.
Healthy Homes Series
Cary-based nonprofit Fit & Able Productions' Healthy Homes Series will include discussions on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30-11 a.m. in the Maple Room of the Bond Park Community Center at Fred G. Bond Metro Park, 150 Metro Park Drive, Cary. For details, email firstname.lastname@example.com. Here's the upcoming schedule of topics:
Craft It: Decorative Flowerpots
Anyone age 16 and older can decorate flowerpots from 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, at West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary. For details, call 919-463-8500.
Mind mapping
Learn about mind mapping, a way to organize thoughts and information, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Drive, Apex. For details, call 919-387-2100. Another session will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary. For details, call 919-463-8500.
Trail Treks: Salamanders
Learn about salamanders at the American Tobacco Trail from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, March 20, starting in the New Hill parking area, 1309 New Hill-Olive Chapel Road, Apex. Registration, which is required at least two days in advance, costs $5 per family or $3 per person. To register, call 919-387-4342, fill out and return a registration form at www.wakegov.com/parks/att, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ladies' Workshop
The Apex Home Depot will host a free Ladies' Workshop on installing a glass mosaic backsplash from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at 1000 Vision Drive. To sign up, go to www.homedepot.com/workshops.
African-American Book Group
The African-American Book Group will discuss "South by Southeast" by Blair Underwood at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at Barnes & Noble, 760 SE Maynard Road, Cary.
Kite Festival
Cary's Kite Festival will begin with registration at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Fred G. Bond Metro Park, 801 High House Road. The festival will officially start at 1 p.m., a countdown to the start for kite fliers will be at 1:15 p.m., and award winners will be announced at 2:30 p.m. There will be awards for the quickest take-off, best crash, best homemade kite and other categories. The festival is free. For details, go to bit.ly/1gPiY31.
'Queen Elizabeth's Daughter'
Anne Clinard Barnhill, dressed in Elizabethan style, will talk about her new book, "Queen Elizabeth's Daughter," at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Barnes & Noble, 760 SE Maynard Road, Cary.
Triangle Paws 5K
The Triangle Paws 5K Run/Walk will start with a run at 1:30 p.m. and a walk at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at the WakeMed Soccer Park, 201 Soccer Park Drive, Cary. The event will raise money for Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers to provide service dogs to children with health issues such as diabetes, seizure disorders, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and autism spectrum disorders. The entry fee is $25 through Saturday, March 15, $30 after that and $35 the day of the race. For details, go to www.ncraces.com/events/the-triangle-paws-5k.
Salamander Search
Learn about salamanders and look for eggs and larvae during 2014, the year of the salamander according to Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, from 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at the American Tobacco Trail starting in the New Hill parking area, 1309 New Hill-Olive Chapel Road, Apex. Registration, which is required at least two days in advance, costs $5 per family or $3 per person. To register, call 919-387-4342, fill out and return a registration form at www.wakegov.com/parks/att, or email email@example.com.
Cookbook discussion and tasting
Andrea Weigl will talk about and sign her new book, "Pickles and Preserves," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Barnes & Noble, 760 SE Maynard Road, Cary. There will be samples of the book's recipes.
Wines Around the World
Morrisville Rotary will host the sixth annual Wines Around the World at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, at the Perimeter Studio and Conference Center, 110 Perimeter Park Drive, suite 118, Morrisville. Tickets cost $40 each or $75 per pair at www.morrisville.rotary-clubs.org. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to The Miracle League of the Triangle.
Sights and Sounds of Your Backyard: Birds
Greg Bryant of Citizen Science will talk about common birds in your backyard and their roles in nature from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Drive, Apex. For details, call 919-387-2100.
Beer and Bacon Festival
A festival featuring 75 craft beers and 15 restaurants and their bacon dishes will be from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary. VIP tickets, for admission from noon to 6 p.m., restaurant tasting stations, extra beer and wine samplings and access to the VIP deck, cost $69. Regular tickets for admission from 2-6 p.m. cost $35 in advance, $45 the day of the festival. "Designated driver" tickets are available for a discount. For details, go to www.beerandbacon.com.
Shred Day
Apex will offer free paper shredding from 9 a.m. to noon, or until the truck of shredded documents is full, on Saturday, April 12, in the Town Hall parking lot, 73 Hunter St. Only documents with personal, identifying information will be shredded, such as bills or old checks. Each person can bring up to three small bags or boxes of paper.
Easter egg hunt in Fuquay-Varina
Fuquay-Varina's free annual Easter egg hunt will be from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, April 12, at South Park, 900 S. Main St.
Downtown Candy Hop
Kids can meet the Easter Bunny and collect candy from stores from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in downtown Fuquay-Varina.
Great Grapes!
Koka Booth Amphitheatre will host the Great Grapes! wine and food festival from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary. VIP tickets cost $39 in advance and $49 the day of the festival. Regular admission costs $26 in advance and $32 the day of the festival. "Designated driver" tickets cost $20. For details, go to www.uncorkthefun.com.
National Day of Prayer
Fuquay-Varina will host a National Day of Prayer service at noon Thursday, May 1, at Town Hall, 401 Old Honeycutt Road.


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Scottish Water has launched the latest phase of a new campaign aimed at reducing sewer blockages with a specific focus on bathroom waste.
The new national TV and radio adverts highlight the costly impact of disposing with personal cleansing and cleaning wipes, cotton buds and nappies down the toilet.
Customers are being advised this material does not break down easily when flushed, and can collect in large clumps in Scottish Water sewers, creating a blockage which can potentially make its way onto Scotland's beaches and impact the coastal environment.
Approximately 37,000 blockages in Scotland's drains and sewer network last year were attended by Scottish Water and around 80 per cent of these resulted from inappropriate items being flushed down sinks and toilets.
The company believes the best way to tackle blocked drains and sewer flooding is to work with our customers to prevent blockages that can clog up the cycle in the first place.
Scott Fraser, campaign manager at Scottish Water, said: "The majority of sewer blockages are entirely avoidable as they are caused by items such as wipes, nappies and sanitary items being put down toilets.
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He added: "With the help of our customers, our campaign is helping to get the message across and we've made great progress, but there is still a lot more that can be done to tackle blocked drains and sewer flooding. We thank customers who have responded to our campaign."
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Saturday, Sept. 7th, Lovewell State Park will host its first-ever "Tailgating Saturday"
PRATT – Lovewell State Park will celebrate the end of the summer with two days of events Sept. 7 and 8, including a free park entrance day on Sunday. Events include a football-themed campsite decoration party, a chili cook-off contest and a 3D archery shoot.
The weekend will kick off with the park's first-ever "Tailgating Saturday," a friendly football-themed competition where campers will compete to see who can decorate their campsite with the most pride for their favorite team. No registration is required.
After taking in the scenic views of campers in all their pigskin-glory, park goers can fill up on good eats at the chili cook-off contest Sunday at the Lovewell Marina. Those wishing to compete in the cook-off must register with the park office no later than 9 a.m. Judging will be done by the first 100 people who contribute a $5.00 donation for a taste-testing ticket. Judges will have from noon to 1:00 p.m. to score entries and vote for their favorites. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place.
For park goers who would rather compete outside of the kitchen, a 3D archery shoot will be held Sunday for archers of all skill levels. Registration for the shoot will begin at 9 a.m., with course completion by noon. Shooters are asked to donate a $10 entry fee and will compete in men's, women's and youth divisions. Following the 3D shoot, archers may also participate in a steel deer competition, for a donation of $5. Prizes will be awarded for the first, second and third places.
For more information, contact the Lovewell State Park office at (785) 753-4971.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Title of work: Erased
Faces by Graciela Limón
Juana is what we call a prototype. She's a model of what I discovered and saw and experienced down there. As we speak, right now -- this is not last century -- right now, young girls of 12 and 13 are being bartered off for a handful of pesos, a mule, a donkey, whatever. And this, of course, is a huge injustice to any human being. And this is one of the reasons why that huge rebellion, the women have a big invested voice in saying, "Look, we're human beings." But you know what? We have to think. In what other ways does this happen? Look around yourself. Is this happening with anybody I know?
Graciela Limón, among all of the authors of Hispanic background in the United States, has a very, very special place. She is one of the very few authors who have a sense of history and a global vision. Many authors really write out of their own circumstances and can document and create, or recreate, the emotional stages of their development through their literature, through their fiction, and through their poetry. However, Graciela comes to it from another angle: Having been a teacher, having been a historian, she connects the past with the present.
Q & A with Nicolás Kanellos
What are some of the major themes in Graciela Limón's work?
One of the main tones that we get through her work is this tone of [the] commitment and struggle of women, and how they see things and how they are faced with all of these epical challenges -- whether that be gender roles, or [whether] that be the conquest and elimination of a culture and identity, whether that be racial relations. She deals with all of these things, and she deals with them not only from within the Mexican American woman experience, but she deals with it within Anglo American and Mexican American [experiences]. In Erased Faces, for instance, she links up someone from the inner city in Los Angeles with a struggling Indian peasant woman in Chiapas -- two lives that are completely separate. And she's able to unite their feelings, their passion, and their struggles through this book. She also goes beyond that to give us the male perspective. She has three perspectives in this book, three perspectives that at first glance look radically opposed, but by the end of the book they are unified. So it's a very, very enriching experience that we get with the prose of Graciela Limón.
What are some other ways teachers can explore her material in the classroom?
If I were a high school teacher dealing with Erased Faces, some of the opportunities that I would take advantage of, for instance, are the links to indigenous cultures. I would go into what it is like to be an indigenous person from Chiapas; I would go into the whole history of development of relations between Europe and the Americas and how that has remained a very, very strong issue in southern Mexico. Other issues that need to be explored, and can be explored, are the development of women in the book and women's rights, including the roles, and the sexual roles in particular, that society expects of women and of men, both in the developed world as well as an indigenous society. So there's lots of opportunity to study these things, to study what culture is, to study how cultures come together, and to study the family roles and the expectations, and the gender roles and expectations, that are very much a part of Erased Faces … Now, Erased Faces is a book that deals with very, very important adult themes -- race, sex, politics, revolution -- and a teacher needs to be aware of these and do some homework on how to treat these subjects.
Information about key references
The Conflict in Chiapas
In 1994 the Zapatistas, a band of poor, socially disaffected residents of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, staged an armed uprising, leading to a long battle between the guerilla army and government forces. Despite the government's vow to institute gradual social and economic changes in the region, the guerillas continue to fight for respect and freedom for the underclass.
Subcomandante Marcos
The masked leader and spokesman for the Zapatistas, Marcos retells tales of the indigenous people of Chiapas as a way of conveying political truths. In addition to The Story of Colors, Marcos has written Questions and Swords: Folktales of the Zapatista Revolution.
Ezlin (EZLN, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation)
A rag-tag army of Mayan natives and impoverished Mexican men and women, Ezlin fights what they call la guerra contra el olvido the war against oblivion. With meager weapons and means, they fight against the Mexican government and the North American Free Trade Agreement, as they believe both are destroying them and their way of life.
Zapatista Women (Mujeres Zapatistas)
Many of the female Zapatista revolutionaries struggle against rape, poverty, and isolation, trying to bring new respect and possibilities to women through the Women's Revolutionary Law.
A number of religious and secular organizations, including the Catholic Bishops of Chiapas, the Canadian Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and others, have offered support for the Zapatistas. In addition, indigenous people from around the world have offered concrete and symbolic support.
Suggestions for applying other theories to Erased Faces
Graciela Limón's Erased Faces is a novel with very sophisticated content. While it is generally easy for students to enter into the book, it may be difficult for them to process the content in depth on their own. Reader response-based activities within the context of a cultural studies lesson plan, such as coding, can help. Students often empathize with the characters in Erased Faces. They do not like to see the misogyny enacted upon the two protagonists. In order to help students process this and get deeper into the content of the book, the teacher might ask students to write a letter of concern to one of the characters. In the letter, they can communicate their feelings and ask the character questions. Teachers can gather the letters in a packet and later pass them out the students, asking them to respond in depth as a character to whom the letter is addressed. In this way, students get the opportunity to respond personally to the book, then do a deeper character analysis. Ideally, students would return to the book to skim and reread sections before responding to the letters.
Erased Faces offers many inquiry opportunities. The book includes historical, cultural, political, economic, and relational elements that may not be familiar to the student. One way to launch an inquiry is by asking students to consider the cover of the book. The teacher can make a slide of the cover and project it onto the wall. As students look at the projected image, they can start describing what they see. After they have written for five or 10 minutes, the class should discuss the descriptions. During the course of the discussion, the teacher should designate one or two students to record the questions that arise about the image. They might ask about the mask, the bullets, the colors, the composition of the elements, etc. Next, the teacher should ask the students to read the first chapter, while keeping in mind the questions that were recorded earlier. The students should make notes when they feel the reading has produced answers to some of these initial questions. They should also write new questions that come about from the reading generally or in relation to the previous questions. Finally, the teacher can assign formal inquiries based on the questions generated earlier. Teachers may want to keep these questions in a journal or on a computer disk so that students can access them at any time. Students can record answers, reflections, and new questions on the disk or in the journal as they read through the novel. The teacher can periodically read through the responses and bring them up in discussion with the entire class.
While Erased Faces works well with an inquiry-based approach, it is especially suited for critical activities. As students read the book, they might decide to log on to bulletin boards or subscribe to listservs where discussions about the current crisis and conditions for the Zapatistas are discussed. They can write to churches engaged in activism or humanitarian work on behalf of the Zapatistas. They can produce displays or installation art about the Zapatistas for the school or local library.
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July 10, 2009LOS ANGELES -- UCLA Anderson School of Management Dean Judy Olian today announced the appointment of marketing guru Jim Stengel, former global marketing officer of Procter & Gamble and president of Jim Stengel, LLC, as an adjunct marketing professor at the school. Stengel will teach a course in brand marketing beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year, combining traditional brand management concepts with a new marketing framework outlined in his forthcoming book, Packaged Good. The concepts focus on an ideals-based approach to marketing, where marketing inspires people's lives and life inspires marketing.
"Jim Stengel's appointment at UCLA Anderson is not just a win for the school; it's a win for academia," said Dean Olian. "Jim is one of the most innovative, thoughtful and visible marketing practitioners in the world. His deep knowledge and experiences will provide an exciting opportunity for our students to learn from a marketing leader who has transformed some of the world's most visible brands, and his collaborative work with our faculty will enrich the field of marketing research."
Highly respected as a thought-leader in the marketing industry, Stengel is credited with reinvigorating Procter & Gamble's marketing culture. In his seven years as GMO, Stengel personally led the transformation that has firmly established P&G as one of the most admired brand-building companies in the world. He has been recognized numerous times by Advertising Age and BrandWeek magazines as a "Power Player" and "Grand Marketer of the Year." His leadership was recognized in 2008 when P&G was honored as the 2008 Cannes International Advertising Festival Advertiser of the Year for the first time in company history.
His new venture, Jim Stengel, LLC, is both a think tank and a consultancy -- conducting proprietary research, generating thought leadership and applying a new framework to drive business growth in today's global economy. The Jim Stengel approach is strategic and holistic, with a mission to "rethink marketing, branding and life."
Stengel has been inspired by his experiences engaging with university students throughout his career and will continue to be fueled by their perspectives and insights.
"The creativity, energy and unfettered thinking that I've found at UCLA Anderson are exactly what I was looking for in a university affiliation," said Stengel. "The academic leadership and marketing professors have a like-minded point-of-view on branding and are committed to breaking new ground and embracing new thinking. That's very important to me. I've also been blown away by the students here. Their passion and fresh thinking are a constant source of inspiration."
Stengel's interaction with UCLA Anderson students began this year when he sponsored a case competition to create a marketing plan for his upcoming book, Packaged Good. Eight student teams were selected to participate in the competition, where they presented a panel of judges with marketing proposals based on concepts outlined in the book, including ways to use new media, web strategies, social community and public relations events to conduct successful communications campaigns in today's web-based global community. The winning team received a cash prize and a celebration dinner with Mr. Stengel and the judges.
"Mr. Stengel's focus on breakthrough marketing results, social responsibility, and sustainability inspired us to think outside the box in developing a marketing plan that promoted open dialogue between himself and his readers," said Alexis Riding-Rice, a UCLA Anderson student and member of the competition's winning team. "His genuine interest in students and willingness to offer his expertise made the competition one of the highlights of my business school experience."
In addition to his current role as president of Jim Stengel, LLC, Stengel is a director of the Motorola Corporation and serves on the Compensation and Leadership committee. He is also on the Board of Advisors for MarketShare Partners, a leading firm in the marketing analytics industry.
Stengel earned a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College and an M.B.A. from the Smeal School of Business at Penn State University.
About Jim Stengel, LLC
With the formation of "Jim Stengel, LLC" former Procter & Gamble Global Marketing Officer Jim Stengel brings his expertise to an even broader audience as an author, speaker and consultant. Stengel has been retained as a consultant by several Fortune 50 companies, spoken globally at such conferences as the Global Brand Forum in Malaysia and the Catalyzing Conscious Capitalism Conference in Austin, Texas and is well into development of his "Packaged Good framework and book. Stengel is represented by the Washington Speakers Bureau at http://www.washingtonspeakers.com/.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty are advancing management thinking through innovative research and teaching. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,700 students enrolled in M.B.A., executive M.B.A., fully-employed M.B.A. and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a worldwide network of 36,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson prepares students to become future global leaders.


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Elementary Biology
1st: Prints, Prints, Prints Galore! � Caitlyn McCarter, Banks Elementary
2nd: How Does Oil Effect the Growth of Aquatic Plants? � Dev Singh, Banks
3rd: Mold: Does the Environment Make a Difference? � Natalie Dail, Moss Hill Elementary
*HM: What Makes Your Basil Grow? � Babi Docher, Southeast Elementary
HM: The Fruit Bowl � Anna Hall, Banks
HM: How Does Storage Temperature Change How Many Microwave Kernals Pop? � John Suggs, Banks
HM: Taste vs. Smell � Meredith Respess, Banks
*Honorable Mention
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1st: A Comparative Study of Insulating Values of Three Types of Hog Bedding � Will West, CSS Invited
2nd: How Strong is Duct Tape? � Justin Creech, Banks
3rd: Shattered � Sara Jones, Contentnea Savannah K8
HM: Tooth Decay � Gracie Reavis, Moss Hill
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HM: Solar Speed � Jacob Deaver and Jason Moore � Banks
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1st: TIE � Does Color Influence the Expected Taste of Kool-Aid? � Summer West, Contentnea Savannah
2nd: The X-Fator: How X-Rays Affect Plant Growth � Brandon Standley, Frink
3rd: Drawing Circles Around Ants � Luis Yanez-Cavez, Woodington Middle
HM: It�s All About the Bubbles �Dillon Grant, Contentnea Savannah
Middle Physical
1st: Behind the Bark � Gabbie Stallings, Contentnea Savannah
2nd: Rethink Your Drink � Janna Moore, Contentnea Savannah
3rd: Which Textile Burns the Fastest? � Maddie Hill, Contentnea Savannah
HM: Can an Egg Float in Water? � Chandler Carter, Woodington
HM: What Type of Bottle Will Make Vinegar Condensate Faster? � Christina Mock, Frink
HM: Einstein�s Theory of General Relativity � Sierra Graham, Frink
HM: What�s the Fastest Way to Cool Down a Can of Soda? � Heather Faulkner, Frink


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We are targeting all people in Orange County, California. Our services range from making loans starting at $50 to custom designs that sell for many thousands of dollars so we are targeting all income levels and demographics. We would like to target people who are selling scrap gold, but don't want the buying side of our business to overwhelm the selling side! We want broad appeal.
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What is the Charm of an Italian Village?/
Italian, French, Greek or Spanish villages, it does not matter which Southern Europe country you take, many have that attraction, that appeal. But what makes an Italian borgo, paese or villagio special?
When I blogged about the restoration projects in the historic center of Pizzo, that are meant to give back the "fascination", the "charm" to our village, I was wondering:
Isn't Pizzo already very charming? - Yes, but why do I feel that way?
Can a restoration add charm? - Or does it erase another kind of charm, the morbid charm?!
Is it a global trend that city people fell in love with the country side?
I have asked a similar question on our Facebook site. There is no need to sign up, become a member or friend, if you are on FB, you simply can leave a comment without any hassle. Or you welcome to add a comment here at the end of this post.
It started with the tartuffo ice cream! There are lots of picturesque villages in Calabria. But Pizzitani have invented the famous tartuffo ice cream (to honor the visit of Italian Prince Umberto I of Savoy in Pizzo in 1943). So my first visit ever to Pizzo was because of that special, big brown ball of delicious chocolate and hazelnut ice cram. It is like a must see and taste "object of interest" in Calabria. Before and after that calorie bomb, we used to walk around the piazza a bit. We looked down the "balcony" towards the Marina and the sea, watched sunsets over Stromboli, walked around the small castello - and that's it. For many summers, we only came for a gelato to Pizzo. The first time, I tried to push the baby stroller up the Corso Garibaldi, I thought, wow, there is more than the piazza! This village seems nice!
After having travelled around the world for many years and lived in different countries, I discovered one day, I am in love with this small Italian town, called Pizzo.
I think, Pizzo has good energy. The location of Pizzo regarding Feng Shui aspects is a very good one! It is in front of water, elevated on a rock, and protected by green hills from behind. The shore is accessible, there are protected beaches, a secluded bay, and long, long sandy beaches that spread for kilometers.
There is only one street that passes through, partly below the main piazza. Most part of the historic center is car free. A small castle thrones on the rock but does not dominate the village. There are beautiful sunsets over the sea that can be seen from all kind of spots around the village. When the air is clear, volcano Stromboli and Mount Pollino greet from far.
Around 8pm in the evening in summer, many birds fly over the piazza and then disappear again. At noon and 8pm some churches play a magic Ave Maria that echoes over the piazza and the sea. It makes me feel like in heaven. During Easter, the mass of San Francesco is aired via speaker and it sounds like the pope himself gives the "urbi et orbi" blessing.
I don't need to leave my home, just to open my window to feel the magic that surrounds that village. And if I leave our home, there is always a neighbour or friend to great on the way. A small talk here and there, I never feel alone. Everyone is in piazza at one point of the day. People are friendly, warm and smiling. Sometimes, I get a free coffee or a small conno of ice cream at the bar, which makes me feel special.
I like the long calm afternoons, when shops are closed and people stay at home, together with their families for lunch and siesta. It is relaxing during hot summer days and cozy during rainy winter.
Life in this Italian village is slow and easy. It's simple, and I enjoy that. Not always things are progressing as expected, but if you talk and talk, you find the Italian way to make it happen.
I like the old palazzi - some are restored nicely and painted in warm colours - some offer a morbid charm. It is pleasant to stroll up and down through the alleys of Pizzo and always discover something new. I like the possibility to live without a car and being able to walk everywhere. At night, I like the old lanterns that shine a warm yellowish light on the houses, alleys and piazza.
At summer mornings, I like watching the old fishermen in small rowing boats with colourful umbrellas, alone at sea, fishing until noon.
Pizzo has about 10 churches and 20 ice cream parlours. It's inhabitants, the Pizzitani, young and old, live in their village all year long. They like tourists, but they are not depending on them. That's why this village is alive all year round.
This is why I like Pizzo.
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Monday, July 07, 2014
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Djokovic savours victory over Federer
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[July 07, 2014]
By Pritha Sarkar
LONDON (Reuters) - After almost four hours
of mental torture, Novak Djokovic sank to his knees, crouched over the
hallowed Wimbledon turf, plucked a blade of grass and put it in his
mouth - never before had victory tasted so good.
It was a victory that he should have been celebrating almost an
hour earlier, it was a victory that almost slipped through his
sweaty fingers, it was a victory he had been craving for three
At 6.07pm local time on Sunday, the Serb's agony finally turned into
ecstasy when Roger Federer whipped a backhand into the net to end
one of the greatest finals seen at the All England Club.
The 6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 triumph elevated Djokovic to a double
Wimbledon champion, while denying Federer a record eighth title.
Fifty two minutes earlier the Serb had also stood one point away
from victory at 5-4 in the fourth set - only to watch Hawkeye
deliver the cruellest of blows.
The technology that had left Federer seething in the 2007 final,
when he yelled "God it's killing me", came to his rescue at match
point down by ruling the Swiss's serve had in fact kissed the line
after the line judge had called it out.
What should have led to a second serve from Federer had now turned
into an ace, producing another twist in the gripping drama that had
15,000 people sitting on the edge of their seats and Djokovic tied
up in knots.
"This win has a special importance to me mentally. Because I managed
to not just win against my opponent but win against myself as well
and find that inner strength that got me the trophy today," said an
emotional Djokovic, who had lost five of his previous six grand slam
"I could have easily lost my concentration in the fifth and just
handed him the win.
"It's the most special grand slam final I've played. At the time of
my career for this grand slam trophy to arrive is crucial,
especially after losing several grand slam finals in a row. Started
doubting a little bit.
"I needed this win a lot," added Djokovic, whose Wednesday wedding
with long-time girlfriend Jelena Ristic, has now turned into a
double celebration.
The triumph handed Djokovic a seventh grand slam title - surpassing
the total won by his coach Boris Becker - and halted Federer's bid
to become the oldest men's champion at the All England Club for more
than half a century.
"It was a great final. I can't believe I made it to five, it wasn't
looking good for a while," the 32-year-old Federer said after
missing out on an 18th grand slam title.
"I thought it had everything for fans to like.
"The swing of momentum in the first set, him coming back in the
second, staying even in the third, all the back and forth in the
fourth set ... when things got a bit crazy, and then the drama of
the fifth.
"I kept believing... and kept trying to play offensive tennis, I'm
very disappointed not being rewarded with victory. I was very sad
walking off the court not with the winner's trophy.
"I already have seven. It's not like I need another one. But it
would have been awfully nice to have it," added the Swiss, who was
consoled by Prince William and his wife the Duchess of Cambridge
after walking off court a beaten man.
It was a contest in which Federer fired down 29 screaming aces,
including four in one game, produced 75 winners, and won 180 points
in total - just six fewer than the champion.
While Federer was disappointed at coming off second best in another
five-set final thriller, six years after being beaten by Rafael
Nadal in what is dubbed the 'greatest match ever', losing was not
even an option for Djokovic.
It was therefore little surprise that the man whose tennis had been
rather wayward this past fortnight, brought out the heavy artillery
on Sunday.
From the off, 20-shot rallies were followed by 22-stroke exchanges
as the two gladiators went toe-to-toe, both showing astonishing
levels of athleticism as they chased down anything the other threw
at them.
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Dropshots were turned into rasping angled winners, lobs were chased
down and flicked away for audacious winners, and volleys flowed off
racket strings like liquid gold.
"This has been the best quality grand slam final that I've ever been
part of. Quality-wise from the first to last point, this is
definitely the best match," Djokovic said following a performance
that also lifted him to the top of the world rankings.
During the presentation ceremony, he told the Swiss directly: "I
respect your career and everything you have done... thank you for
letting me win today."
The absence of break points in the first set led the battling duo
into a tiebreak, Djokovic carving out the first set point at 6-5
only to see it vanish seconds later when he hit a forehand wide.
Four points later Federer had his usually unflappable coach, Stefan
Edberg, leaping to his feet and shouting "Yes" and "C'mon" from the
front row of the player's box when his charge nabbed the first set
thanks to a Djokovic backhand error.
With the showdown also billed as the 'battle of the super-coaches',
Edberg having beaten Becker in two of the three Wimbledon finals
they had contested from 1988 to 1990, the clearly agitated German
slumped back into his seat.
The hollering crowd, however, were ecstatic. As they rose to salute
the man many call "a tennis god", the Serb looked up to the heavens,
holding his racket grip between pressed palms, praying for some
divine intervention.
He did not need any help from outside forces when he broke Federer,
who had won 99 percent of his service games during his run to the
final, for a 2-1 second-set lead with a blazing crosscourt passing
That was enough to give the top seed the set and when he took the
third 7-4 in the tiebreak, it seemed there would be no way back for
the crowd favourite.
But Federer loves the feeling of ball on racket, he loves creating
magic - and that is exactly what his ageing limbs and battle-weary
mind produced in the fourth set when he stormed back from 5-2 down,
saved match point, thanked Hawkeye, and left Djokovic stunned and
The cheering crowd wanted more, Djokovic did not.
Holding his arms wide and he gestured skywards, perhaps questioning:
"What more do I have to do to beat this man?"
After Federer saved three nerve-jangling break points in the eighth
game, Djokovic's prayers were finally and thankfully answered two
games later, allowing him to enjoy "a nice bite" of grass for the
second time in four years.
"I thought that there was less grass today than it was a few years
ago, so I had a little bit of soil, as well. It tastes like the best
meal that I ever had in my life."
(Editing by Clare Lovell)
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Law Protects Moms From Discrimination
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A law now protects breastfeeding mothers in Michigan from discrimination and prosecution, thanks to Gov. Rick Snyder signing the Breastfeeding Anti-Discrimination Act into law.
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Sen. Rebekah Warren sponsored the bill, which ensures that breastfeeding women cannot be charged with indecent exposure nor disorderly conduct. Also, owners and operators of businesses cannot post signs that prohibit breastfeeding, and they cannot deny goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages or accommodations to a woman because she is breastfeeding.
"We hope that with Gov. Snyder's signature on this bill today, we will start a culture change so that our mothers feel comfortable nursing their babies wherever they're allowed to be," she says. "They'll do it longer, and the health benefits to both baby and mother will be maximized."
More and more states are taking this step because even though mothers can breastfeed wherever they are legally allowed to be, both harassment and discrimination continue to be a problem. Now, when someone approaches a breastfeeding mother and asks her to cover up or leave, she has the law to back her up when she refuses.
It's both encouraging and sad when laws like this are passed. It's encouraging because more lawmakers are aware of the trials that some moms face when they feed their babies in public. And it's sad because laws like this need to be made in the first place. Overall, it's good to have it in the books, and any other states that don't will hopefully follow suit soon.
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Data on this report reflect FY 2017 Flood Damages prevented by USACE controlled reservoir projects, levees, shore protection projects and emergency operations (in thousands of dollars). Following are facts related to the USACE role managing flood risk in the United States.
Flood Risk Management NED Benefit Estimate (000s): $249,528,733
One of the most prominent USACE's Civil Works programs is the Flood Risk Management (FRM) program. The types of infrastructure that fall under this category of investment include levees, storage reservoirs, and other types of floodplain management structural measures. Some of these projects may have multiple purposes. For example, reservoirs that help prevent flooding may also provide storage for water supply and produce hydropower. USACE annually tracks FRM programmatic benefits in its Annual Flood Damage Report to Congress. Each Annual Flood Damage Report includes assessments of flood damages, acres inundated, property damages, loss of life, and damages prevented by previously completed flood risk management projects (not including reductions in damages from coastal storm surge impacts). The estimates of FRM presented here are taken from the data supporting the Annual Flood Damage Report. The FRM benefits are an estimate of the monetary value of damages that floods would have caused in the absence of USACE investments that were put in place to prevent those damages. It should be noted that each FRM benefit estimate is based on the weather conditions for the given year (so years with many storms likely show greater benefits than non-stormy years since damages prevented are measured as benefits).
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