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An Aamir Khan fan, she has been an active participant at the Aamir and Lagaan DVD blogs since their inception in 2007, and considers herself in good company among the wonderful Hindi film fans with whom she has had the pleasure of interacting through these and other sites. Her journey with Hindi cinema began with Lagaan, three years ago. Please join me in thanking Joanna for sharing with us such wonderful insight!
"Parched eyes scan the sky…"
This was the Muhurat shot for Lagaan, and I suppose it can also be considered the Muhurat for my maiden voyage into Hindi cinema.
I had gone back to college to finish my degree in the summer of 2006, and fatefully enrolled in a Global Comparative Studies course. Part of the course was a unit on Lagaan. The instructor explained that it was an Indian ("Bollywood") film about a cricket game played between British soldiers and local villagers during the late 1800s. Admittedly, I was a little apprehensive (frankly, it sounded a little boring). But ready or not, I was prepared to spend the next two class sessions watching this film.
Needless to say, I was completely blown away. It was a beautiful and powerful epic, which unbeknownst to me at the time, would have a huge impact on my life. In the spirit of Jerry Maguire (1996), I'd say: "You had me at Ghanan Ghanan."
The class section on Lagaan was concentrated on drawing parallels between the film and how the evolution of Indian cricket symbolized the struggle against the British Raj. As part of an assignment in the Lagaan unit, we were to explore the ways in which Lagaan might both reproduce and subvert the "erotics of nationhood" of Indian cricket using a series of articles written on the subject.
Conflict and resistance are easily considered to be the main themes in Lagaan. The timeless struggle between oppressors and the oppressed is nothing new. However, if we were to look deeper into the symbols of nationalism, feelings of self-worth (both collective and individual), and conflict, we may get a better understanding of what the film means in terms of indigenous struggle. Lagaan reproduces and subverts the typical "erotics of nationhood" of Indian cricket, in regards to the roles of gender and tradition of the game, and by default, the struggle it represents.
According to Arjun Appadurai in his article, "Playing with Modernity: The Decolonization of Indian Cricket," he defines the "erotics of nationhood" of Indian cricket as the link between gender, nation, fantasy, and bodily excitement to the game itself (Appadurai, 110). Now that cricket has come to be identified "with 'Indian' skill, 'Indian' guts, 'Indian' team spirit, and 'Indian' victories, the bodily pleasure that is at the core of the male viewing experience is simultaneously part of the erotics of nationhood" (Appadurai, 111).
There are several scenes in Lagaan that illustrate the intensity of this nationalistic ideology. Most people might focus on the scenes in the latter part of the film, during the cricket match, as that would be the most obvious. However, I found many scenes that I felt were more of a powerful statement to the "us against them" paradigm so clearly laid out in Boria Majumdar's article, "Cultural Resistance and Sport: Politics, Leisure and Colonialism–Lagaan–Invoking lost History." In his article, Majumdar says that the reality of beating the British at their own game goes deeper "...into certain ideas of self-cultivation, manliness and self-worth. Cricket was played not simply to facilitate social mobility. Rather the game became a mirror which the Indian identity assessed itself, and in this respect the appropriation of European sports by the Indians can be seen as early breeding grounds for nationalism" (Majumdar, 40). There are three scenes in Lagaan which I found to illustrate these concepts most profoundly.
The first scene is when the villagers go to the Cantonment to ask the Raja-ji to relieve them of this year's double lagaan, and Bhuvan (Aamir Khan) and Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne) have a confrontation that leads to the fateful cricket match. The archetypal good versus evil takes hold from this point. One asks the other to stand, but both stare each other down as Captain Russell keeps raising the stakes so that Bhuvan cannot refuse. It can be argued that Bhuvan accepted the challenge out of bravado, and I will not dispute this. But it goes deeper than mere machismo. Bhuvan feels he is not only fighting for his pride, but for the very lives of the people in the village. It is at this point that he steps into the role of nationalistic rebel. (This post has more on the scene.)
The second scene is just after Bhuvan convinces the team to let Kachra (Aditya Lakhia), the untouchable, play on the team. The villagers turn around to see Captain Russell and his men watching them. Bhuvan stands and they maintain direct eye contact...
...as the rest of Bhuvan's team lines up behind him, side-by-side, and all men stand together with their arms crossed and facing the British soldiers. To me, this was a pivotal scene and one which, paired with a powerful background score ("Re Bhaiyya Chhoote Lagaan" -- listen to it below), set the stage for the upcoming "battle" and illustrated how the once unwilling participants were now united and committed to fight.
The final scene that I want to mention actually happens during the cricket match. (Okay, I had to throw one in.) It is the scene in which Bhuvan and Deva Singh Sodhi (Pradeep Rawat) take the field together as first batters. They walk towards the British team without fear and with firm resolve evident on their faces. As I watched them kneel down in unison to pick up a pinch of earth and touch it to their chests, I was struck with another powerful moment of solidarity, unity, and strength.
There were so many moments in Lagaan that struck me at my core, and I found myself unable to get that very special film out of my head. It was like nothing I had seen before. So, I bought the DVD, found a comfortable spot on my sofa, and prepared to be spellbound once again. This time, my then five year-old son joined me. The film worked its magic on my little boy and connected with him on a level that we never could have imagined.
There is a special twist to this part of the story. You see, my middle son has mild Autism. At the time, he had limited verbal ability. However, after watching Lagaan a few times, he tried to sing in Hindi. His favorites songs were (in his words): the "Rain song" (Ghanan Ghanan), the "Apni Hai song" (Mitwa), and the "Yellow Shirt song" (Radha Kaise na Jale). In the spirit of taking a child's lead, we would encourage him to sing "Chale Chalo" to help him pronounce his "L" sounds. It was a success! I bet Director Ashutosh Gowariker and Aamir Khan never predicted that Lagaan would be used for speech therapy.
I am happy to report that my son is doing well, and has made unbelievable strides. Somehow, I feel that Lagaan had awakened something special in my little boy--and perhaps in all of us as well.
"He who has truth and courage in his heart, is who wins in the end." (Mitwa)
I want to join all the fans of this wonderful film in celebrating its 8th anniversary. Re Bhaiyya...Chhoote Lagaan!
- Appadurai. "Playing with Modernity: The Decolonization of Indian Cricket"
- Majumdar. "Cultural Resistance and Sport: Politics, Leisure, and Colonialism—Lagaan—Invoking Lost History"
- Mannathukkaren. "Subalterns, Cricket and the 'Nation'"
- Farred. "The Double Temporality of Lagaan: Cultural Struggle and Postcolonialism"


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Man Carrying a Caribou, c. 1954
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In the late 1950s Charlie Sivuarapik was the most recognized artist from Puvirnituq. He was the subject of articles that appeared in The Beaver magazine in 1956 and in Canadian Geographic Journal in 1960. That same year his meticulously detailed carvings brought him the distinction of being elected to the Sculptors Society of Canada, and he subsequently placed the letters S.S.C. with his signature on his most notable carvings. By the 1950s works such as Man Carrying Caribou confirmed Sivuarapik's artistic and technical prowess as a sculptor. Human figures are in motion and interact realistically with the animals being hunted. The 16 carvings by Sivuarapik in the WAG collection exhibit no repetition of subject matter and the workmanship is of consistently high quality.
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By Andrew M. Seaman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)
— Women who are carrying extra weight before pregnancy or
early in gestation are at heightened risk of having their infants
die shortly before or after birth, according to a new analysis of
past research.
The risk was greatest among the most obese women,
the authors write in The Journal of the American Medical
"The main message of the study is that maternal overweight and
obesity increases the risk of fetal death, stillbirth and infant
death," said Dagfinn Aune, the study's lead author, from Imperial
College London.
"Since excess weight is a potentially modifiable risk factor,
further studies should assess whether lifestyle and weight changes
modifies the risk of fetal and infant death," he told Reuters Health
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Stillbirths, when a child dies in the womb toward the end of
pregnancy, account for a large part of the estimated 3.6 million
neonatal deaths that occur each year, the researchers point out.
Previous studies have linked women's weight during pregnancy to the
risk of their children dying in the womb or shortly after delivery
due to complications. Some could not show their findings were not
due to chance, however.
For the new study, the researchers pulled together data from 38
studies. Together, these included over 45,000 accounts of child
deaths that occurred shortly before or after delivery, although a
few studies counted deaths up to one year after birth.
According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, a person of
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measure of weight in relation to height — between 18.5 and 24.9.
An adult who is 120 pounds and five feet, five inches tall, for
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The researchers found there were about 76 stillbirths per 10,000
pregnancies among women of normal weight. That increased to 82
stillbirths for women with a BMI of 25, and 102 among women with a
BMI of 30.
Similar increases in risk were observed for other categories of
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Children of women in the severely obese BMI category of 40 or above
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similar results no matter what way they looked at it," said Glantz,
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The researchers write that the increased risk of death might be
explained by an increased risk of complications among overweight and
obese mothers.
For heavier women who are planning to get pregnant, Glantz said
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Aune noted that his team recently found that physical activity
before and during pregnancy may reduce the risk of preeclampsia.
"So one next step which we hope to investigate is whether physical
activity might reduce the risk of stillbirths as well," he added.
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I call it...Mystery Piercing!
About a month ago my dorm mate and I realized that very familiar sensation told us that we needed a new piercing. The last piercings I had gotten were my nape (R.I.P!) and my tragus on my right ear back in late March. Over six months later I knew I could handle another piercing, but what was now the question!
After some research here on BME I fell in love with the daith. Oddly enough, Mena (my mate) had tried to convince me to get a daith back in July when I went to get my nape adjusted. The urge to get a piercing wasn't there then, so empty my ear stayed.
So we decided to go to the place we got our last piercings done. Mena was getting her Septum and the daith it was for me. Sick Ink is a really friendly place and we get along great with our piercer Jeff. The paper work was filled out quick and without issue. I got to watch two other piercings get done before I got to step up to the plate.
I feel it is important to note that while I don't mind needles, I am most certainly not a fan of them. I don't mind giving blood or getting pierced, as long as I don't look at them. Mena held my hand as my ear was cleaned and marked. Because I couldn't see the mark, I asked Mena to check it for me. With a thumbs up from her, in the needle went.
Instantly I knew that something was a little off. I knew where a daith was, but the needle didn't go through there. It went through the front cartilage of my ear.
Not too surprisingly, the pain was not bad. After my nape, it was like a walk in the park! I barely held Mena's hand. In my head I thought "Oh! Well, that wasn't too bad. Sweet."
Pulling out the mirror, I saw that I had not gotten a daith, despite the ok from Mena. I had gotten a forward helix instead. The placement was lower than others I have seen, but the piercing was adorable! I wasn't one to really complain, despite the fact I know I should have. It wasn't Jeff's fault so I can't say much.
After we looked at the chart (courtesy of BME) and saw that my piercing was low enough to be in the daith area but not on the inside cartilage, we decided to affectionately call it "Mystery Piercing" or M.P. for short.
M.P. was done with a 16 barbell. The little ball nestled against my ear and it looked precious. Even with the blood and the swelling, so that's saying something.
When the swelling lessened, I noticed that the barbell was too long for my ear. The back ball was pressing up against the back of my ear and caused me some discomfort. However, I kept cleaning it as I should, and took some anti-inflammatory every morning.
By week three the discomfort was extreme. Every few minutes I had to adjust the barbell to go on an angle so the ball wouldn't cause pressure. I hated touching my piercing, knowing it could get bacteria in it. On top of that I couldn't get anything done about it until that Friday, when I got paid. The anti-inflammatory helped and the S.S.S. felt like heaven twice a day.
That friday after classes I went down to a local piercing place to get the jewelry of my tragus (the barbell was too long and my hair would catch on it) and my M.P. changed. I had gotten my eyebrow and my industrial done here without a single issue, so I know I could trust them to do the jewelry switch.
According to the piercer, the ball was ripping open the back of my cartilage and if I hadn't come in, would have caused some serious problems. The jewelry was also put on too tight, and the internal threading was damaged. He had one hell of a time getting it out! He even asked if the Hulk had screwed on my jewelry. Once that barbell was taken out it felt as if a huge weight had been taken off my ear.
Once he changed it to the adorable C.B.R. I now have, my ear felt ten times better. A few days later I started to get some scarring around the piercing. I've never seen something like it before; even when I got my other cartilage piercings!
I took some pictures with my web-cam and asked a community of people I talk to about body modifications about it. I can't remember the long name of what it was, but HT scarring was that they called it for short. It was nothing to worry about they assured me.
Despite this I was absolutely petrified. I had never had anything go wrong with a piercing before and I felt as if I had done something wrong. Thankfully, after a week of some S.S.S. and tea tree oil, it's almost as good as new.
So despite the fact that I didn't get the piercing I asked for, and the improper jewelry used, this forward helix is absolutely precious. In a few weeks I plan on actually getting a daith, so I'll write up my experience for that.
I was a little stupid when it came to getting this piercing done, but I've learned my lesson!
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DABA Girls: Please Call Us Con Artists, Not Gold Diggers
The "Dating a Banker Anonymous" girls, who quickly became America's least favorite gold diggers when the NYT profiled them last month, now say that they were just playing around! But this doesn't absolve them, no:
The Times ran this correction today:
An article on Jan. 28 about women who commiserated over dating Wall Street bankers caught in the financial crisis described a group they had formed, Dating a Banker Anonymous, as a support group. That is the name of their blog. Its creators originally told The Times that about 30 women had participated, but since publication, they have said that all involved were friends. Laney Crowell, one of the women who started the blog, said in the article that it was "very tongue in cheek;" she has since described it as a satire that embellishes true experiences for effect. Had the nature of the blog been made clear at the outset, the article would have described it accordingly, not as a support group.
Okay fine, so they were exaggerating on their blog for effect and they lied about the whole "support group" thing.
But guess what: they still went out looking for fame, spawned worldwide media knockoffs, and—most importantly—actually are living, breathing, sashaying symbols of the deadly effects that the financial boom had on sex and love in America.
So yea, maybe the Times should have been more skeptical. But no takebacks, ladies; that DABA girl mentality is way too real. [via Business Insider]
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Former Cal standout wide receiver DeSean Jackson is in his second day of meetings with the Washington Redskins. If the place he began his free agency tour also isn't the final stop, the 49ers are interested in meeting with Jackson, according to a report Tuesday.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has played the Terminator and villainous Mr. Freeze, but that didn't stop him from being terrified when a safari encounter left him and his fellow passengers shaken.
The former California governor was on safari in South Africa when he and his pals came across a large elephant. Their SUV stopped in the middle of the road and the elephant approached them. The massive gray animal then investigated their vehicle with its tusks. At one point, he started to back away.
"Is he backing up because of the engine?" one passenger asked.
"No, he's going to charge us," Schwarzenegger predicted.
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At first, it seemed like the elephant starts to walk away from the car, but it would turn out the "Kindergarten Cop" prediction was correct. The driver of their vehicle was forced to put to the pedal to the metal because the elephant starts to chase them down. Fortunately, no one was hurt and they were able to get away.
Despite leaving everyone shaken, the elephant still received praise from Schwarzenegger.
"I couldn't have written this safari encounter better if it was a movie," Schwarzenegger wrote in the caption of his video. "I'm absolutely in awe of these beautiful, strong animals, even though some of us had to change our pants after this."
He also shared a strong message in favor of conservation. "We need to stop killing them - take a photo, not a shot," he added.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Some Advice Needed Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Some Advice Needed Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Mexico View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message DanoJoined: 31 Jan 2003Posts: 1Location: Canada Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 3:54 pm Post subject: Some Advice Needed Hello All: I am interested in teaching English in Mexico and need some help. I have a TESOL certificate, and a 3 year college diploma in Computer Programming. I have no formal teaching experience but am very passionate about becoming a teacher. If anyone could pass along some advice on where I should start looking for a job I would be very greatful. I've read numerous posts in the Job Information Journal for Mexico and am a little confused at the moment wondering if my qualifications are enough to land me a job in Mexico. Thanks in advance Daniel Dove Back to top inmexicoJoined: 17 Jan 2003Posts: 110Location: The twilight zone Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 1:34 am Post subject: sure As far as I can tell you would have no problem finding work based on those credentials. It would likely be in a language school though....not a university. Back to top jeveJoined: 02 Feb 2003Posts: 7Location: Montreal, Canada Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2003 2:00 am Post subject: seek, and you shall find I worked in Mexico City teaching English in the summer of '01, when I was only halfway through my BA. I had no previous experience teaching English, wasn't certified, and had no work visa. I was hired on the spot by a language school and I taught "Business English" in private corporations. Pay wasn't too bad, considering the cost of living. I only did this part time as I was holding another full time job at the same time. Julia Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Mexico All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Watch Now Mary Poppins Returns (2018) : Full Movie Free In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.
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EllenJulie Walters
Tatiana "Topsy" TopotrepolovskyMeryl Streep
William "Weatherall" Wilkins / Wolf (voice)Colin Firth
Hamilton Gooding / Badger (voice)Jeremy Swift
Templeton Frye / Weasel (voice)Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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Last night we met our newly-appointed Royal Opera House Student Ambassadors. This group of like-minded and passionate students will help us shape our student-focused events at Covent Garden, around the UK in cinemas and on their campuses. The scheme will initially run for a year.
Not only are the Ambassadors a talented bunch of people but they have bags of enthusiasm and ideas on how we can move the Student Standby scheme forward and engage with students in general.
The creation of the Student Ambassador scheme is not just a way of helping us reach more people in universities around the UK, but opens a crucial dialogue between the Royal Opera House and our student audience. We want to hear what students have to say and to act upon it. Following their visit to the Royal Opera House for The Royal Ballet's Mixed Bill of Viscera/Infra/Fool's Paradise, we're getting to know the newest members of our Student Standby Team and look forward to them challenging us with new approaches to opera, ballet, music and dance.
It can't go unsaid that we're sorry we couldn't take more of you on, as the hundreds of applications we received showed us what a fantastic and passionate audience you are. We're thrilled that so many of you care enough about the art forms and the Royal Opera House to put yourself forward.
We will continue to bring our Extraordinary World to you, as our new Student Ambassadors help us shape the best student scheme we can offer. Here's to an exciting year ahead!
Our Student Standby scheme offers £10 tickets for unsold performances to current students. Sign up to Student Standby.


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The History Channel and television producer Mark Burnett have come out in defense of their casting choices in "The Bible."
For those who caught this Sunday's broadcast and thought Satan bears a striking resemblance to a certain president, they are in good company.
A debate is raging on social media over whether the Satan character on the History Channel's popular new miniseries looks like President Barack Obama.
Conservative personality Glenn Beck was among the first to mention it on Twitter, but others have chimed in, either to agree or disagree.
The role of Satan is played by Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni. The show is created by reality TV producer Mark Burnett, who is known for shows like "Survivor," "Celebrity Apprentice," and "The Voice." The show is executive produced by the actress Roma Downey, Burnett's wife.
"This is utter nonsense," Burnett and Downey said in a joint statement with the History Channel issued in the wake of the social media brouhaha. "The actor who played Satan, Mehdi Ouzaani, is a highly acclaimed Moroccan actor. He has previously played parts in several Biblical epics – including Satanic characters long before Barack Obama was elected as our President."
"Both Mark and I have nothing but respect and love for our President, who is a fellow Christian," added Downey. "False statements such as these are just designed as a foolish distraction to try and discredit the beauty of the story of The Bible."
"History channel has the highest respect for President Obama," read the statement from the network. "The series was produced with an international and diverse cast of respected actors. It's unfortunate that anyone made this false connection. History's The Bible is meant to enlighten people on its rich stories and deep history."
Earlier this month, Burnett talked about the "weird things" that happened during fillming, like unexplainable gusts of wind and a missing piece of costume that showed up four days later when a child several miles away returned it to the set.


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BERKELEY, CALIF. — For many Americans, the basic compact car stands as a matter of sacrifice — to financial constraints, to fuel economy demands, to the exigencies of urban crowding. But what if the design of small cars could be reformulated to transcend their size?
For an answer, Ford Motor looked to Europe, where small cars, like small apartments and un-Gulplike beverage servings, are accepted realities of life. The company found a solution in its C-Max, a five-seat people mover it has sold in Europe since 2002 but began offering in the United States only last fall.
Ford made a bet that American drivers would get used to, and even come to like, the high-roof design of the C-Max. Its tall proportions create a spacious interior in a small format — a layout common on the other side of the Atlantic but one that has struggled for acceptance in this market.
Then, one might say, Ford went "all California" and remade the American-market C-Max into the company's first exclusively hybrid model. There is no gasoline-only C-Max offered in the United States, only hybrids: a standard gas-electric C-Max Hybrid and a plug-in version, called the C-Max Energi, that can recharge from the power grid.
Though it shares its basic dimensions with a Ford sibling, the Focus, the C-Max is more spacious and comfortable; tall passengers gape in amazement at its generous headroom.
That was the experience of Jim Hough, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound Navy veteran who leased a C-Max Hybrid in October. Mr. Hough, from San Jose, Calif., considered his 2007 Ford Taurus "too confining" but appreciates the accommodations of his new car. "I can open the door of the C-Max and simply get in it like I'm in my living room chair," he said.
The C-Max is bigger and bulkier than a compact — the Energi plug-in, with its larger battery, weighs a substantial 3,900 pounds — but is smaller than a crossover. The doors feel exceptionally heavy and solid for a car this size, closing with a thud. Visibility is excellent, and the horn is a loud baritone.
Though the car's space-maximizing proportions may be more functional than typical compacts, they don't stir strong emotions. Still, the C-Max is pleasing enough to the eye, even if it is seems slightly large for its frame, like an attractive person who is described as big-boned. The dashboard layout, as on many other Ford vehicles, is a mishmash of levels, bevels and angles.
The C-Max's road manners bear little resemblance to the way typical gas-electric models respond. The Hybrid's 188 total horsepower (the combined output of the 2-liter 4-cylinder gas engine and a 118-horsepower electric motor) reveals itself in a guttural roar during highway passing, the only time I could detect the presence of a combustion engine. Ford engineers have perfected the art of hybrid smoothness.
The downside of the C-Max not driving like a hybrid is that its fuel economy can also be unlike a hybrid. In the week I spent with the C-Max Hybrid, followed by a week with the C-Max Energi plug-in, the gas mileage varied wildly.
In my first 175 miles with the C-Max Hybrid, I managed only 35.9 miles per gallon. That's shamefully below the E.P.A. rating of 47 m.p.g. for both highway and city driving, something noted by reviewers and owners (and has resulted in a class-action suit against Ford in California).
But then, on two occasions I used only a single gallon of gasoline to complete a 50-mile highway trip, handily beating the E.P.A.'s estimate. Mr. Hough said his mileage averaged in the low 40s.
Consumers who want a more certain leap in mileage should consider the C-Max Energi, which went on sale in October. For the Energi — Ford's tag for plug-in models, also applied to a coming version of the Fusion sedan — the 1.4 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack used in the Hybrid is swapped for one with a 7.6 kilowatt-hour capacity that is recharged from the grid.
The larger pack can be replenished in less than two-and-a-half hours through a 240-volt outlet, enough for about 20 miles of all-electric range. Total output for the Energi plug-in rises to 195 horsepower because of the larger battery pack's greater ability to deliver electricity to the motor. Otherwise, the gas engine and continuously variable transmission are identical to those used in the C-Max Hybrid. The E.P.A. combined mileage rating for the C-Max Energi is 100 m.p.g.e., or miles per gallon equivalent.
It was fascinating to see how long after a full charge I could maintain the maximum 999 m.p.g. reading on the dashboard. That startling number — a misleading way of showing that no gas was being consumed — usually lasted about 17 miles. Then, with the gas engine starting, the number would drop to 400, 300, 200 and lower.
Ford provides three modes to the C-Max Energi driver, aptly named EV Now, EV Later and EV Auto. The choices are refreshingly straightforward (unlike the car's maddening Sync interface for infotainment systems), and, I think, would logically become a standard way of offering multiple modes in plug-in hybrids.
Think of the Energi's 7.6-kilowatt-hour battery pack and its 14-gallon gas tank as two separate, interchangeable sources of energy. In the EV Now mode, the car uses only electricity as long as the battery pack has remaining charge and you drive at highway speeds. By choosing EV Later, the driver elects to only use gasoline, reserving the electricity for a different time; with EV Auto, efficiency-minded sprites in the car's software make the decisions.
One of my days with the C-Max Energi required 24 miles of travel, of which 21.6 miles were battery-powered, using 6 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
For a 59-mile journey from Berkeley to the San Francisco airport and back — three times what the battery pack can deliver for electric-only propulsion — I returned home with a reading of 67.7 m.p.g. That number takes into account the initial miles on battery power and the gas used once the Energi's battery was depleted.
At that point, the C-Max Energi provided the same fuel economy as the C-Max Hybrid — about 40 m.p.g. around the city and close to 50 m.p.g. on the highway — despite being some 260 pounds heavier.
But keep in mind that if most driving is within the Energi's 20-mile real-world E.V. range, as it was for me, the C-Max would effectively serve as an electric vehicle.
With the Energi's plug-in benefits come compromises, however. First, the copious cargo room that is among the C-Max's best features is seriously reduced to make room for a larger, awkwardly placed battery pack that is about the size of a large suitcase. With the rear seats folded flat, the cargo capacity drops to 42.8 cubic feet in the C-Max Energi, from 52.6 cubic feet of cargo for the C-Max Hybrid.
Moreover, in its battery-only mode the C-Max Energi is short about 70 horsepower that would normally come from the gas engine. It is still smooth, fairly quick and incredibly quiet, but not as much fun to drive as a Nissan Leaf and certainly not in the same league as a Tesla Model S.
Despite its higher base price, the buyer's cost to acquire a C-Max Energi may prove to be lower than it would be for a C-Max Hybrid when federal and state incentives are considered. The basic C-Max Hybrid SE starts at $25,995. A loaded Hybrid SEL with features like premium audio and heated seats tops $30,000.
By comparison, my Energi SEL test car carried a window sticker of $36,635. The C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid has a base price of $33,745. Subtract a federal tax credit of $3,750 and the price drops to $29,995. California buyers qualify for a $1,500 cash rebate, reducing the price of the Energi in that state to $500 below the Hybrid SEL.
Why would anybody, except those who can't stretch beyond the barest C-Max Hybrid trim, or are unable to live with 10 fewer cubic feet of cargo space, not opt for the plug-in Energi? For those who can splurge, I'd recommend the option package with Active Park Assist , just to experience this "look ma, no hands" feature.
Regardless of whether the fuel economy is simply good or truly outstanding, car buyers will be hard pressed to find as much efficiency, utility and innovative technology in a package as small and affordable as the C-Max models.
INSIDE TRACK: Driving small, living large.


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Speaking to political, economic and cultural leaders in Brazil, a country recently shaken by anti-government protests, Pope Francis called for a "culture of encounter" and said dialogue is the only way to promote social peace.
The pope made his remarks July 27 in Rio's Municipal Theater, to an audience representing what the Vatican's official schedule described as the "ruling class of Brazil."
"When leaders in various fields ask me for advice, my response is always the same: dialogue, dialogue, dialogue," he said. "Today, either we stake all on dialogue, on the culture of encounter, or we all lose."
The pope did not explicitly refer to the series of demonstrations in Brazilian cities that started last month, aimed at a range of grievances, including government corruption, unsatisfactory public education and health services, the high cost of public transportation and police brutality. But he pointed to dialogue as a third way "between selfish indifference and violent protest."
"A country grows when constructive dialogue occurs between its many rich cultural components: popular culture, university culture, youth culture, artistic and technological culture, economic culture, family culture and media culture," he said.
Pope Francis also called on his listeners to share "fraternal responsibility" for Brazilian society, "rehabilitating politics, which is one of the highest forms of charity."
"The future demands of us a humanistic vision of the economy and a politics capable of ensuring greater and more effective participation on the part of all, eliminating forms of elitism and eradicating poverty," he said.
Noting the importance of Christianity to the country's cultural heritage, the pope said the church offered an "integral vision of the human person" that is "true to Brazilian identity and capable of building a better future for all."
"Christianity combines transcendence and incarnation," he said. "It brings ever new vitality to thought and life, in contrast to the dissatisfaction and disillusionment which creep into hearts and spread in the streets."
Yet the pope endorsed the separation of church and state, historically a volatile topic in Latin America, where the Catholic Church long held a privileged legal position in many countries, but where it has more recently clashed with governments over issues, including abortion and same-sex marriage.
He said such separation favors "peaceful coexistence between different religions," since the state, "without appropriating any one confessional stance, respects and esteems the presence of the religious factor in society, while fostering its concrete expressions."
Before his remarks, the pope was greeted on the stage of the ornate century-old theater by Walmyr Junior, 28, a lay minister in the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro. He recounted his upbringing as an orphan in one of the city's notorious "favelas," or slums, his experience of drug abuse, and his recovery with the help of the church, which led to his graduation from the city's Pontifical Catholic University.
Junior teared up before finishing his speech and embraced Pope Francis to loud applause from the audience.
Later, the pope greeted representatives of some indigenous Amazonian tribes appearing in their traditional dress, and briefly posed wearing a large feathered hat they gave him.
"The pope was saying what each one of us would have wanted to say if we had been on stage," said a member of the audience, Alvaro Siviero, a concert pianist from Sao Paulo. "We saw there a person of common sense who didn't speak in the way that is usual in politics."
Siviero said the pope's decision to address them in his native Spanish instead of the national language of Portuguese — for which he asked forgiveness at the start of his speech — was welcomed as a sign of humility.
"He wanted to talk to our hearts, not our minds only," the pianist said. "His Spanish was from the heart, it was a universal language." – CNS


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The mandated blending of corn-based ethanol with American fuels was supposed to be good for the environment. But as a report released Tuesday by The Associated Press shows, the only things made greener by the federal requirement were the bank accounts of the ethanol industry and farmers.
The mandated blending of corn-based ethanol with American fuels was supposed to be good for the environment. But as a report released Tuesday by The Associated Press shows, the only things made greener by the federal requirement were the bank accounts of the ethanol industry and farmers.
"As farmers rushed to find new places to plant corn, they wiped out millions of acres of conservation land, destroyed habitat and polluted water supplies. … Landowners filled in wetlands. They plowed into pristine prairies, releasing carbon dioxide that had been locked in the soil," The AP investigation found. "Sprayers pumped out billions of pounds of fertilizer, some of which seeped into drinking water, contaminated rivers and worsened the huge dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico where marine life can't survive."
The consequences of the ethanol mandate, which was approved in 2007 and took effect in 2010, are so negative that environmentalists and scientists now see corn-based ethanol as terrible environmental policy. But it's also terrible economic policy. The AP report stated that the EPA's long-term estimate for the cost of a bushel of corn under the mandate was $3.22, but in September 2010, just two months after the law took effect, the price was $4 a bushel, and it now sits at about $7 — more than double that original projection.
But if farmers are making money, it's all good — at least if you believe former Iowa governor and current Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who had two very telling quotes in the AP report. First, "We are committed to this industry because we understand its benefits. We understand it's about farm income. It's about stabilizing and maintaining farm income, which is at record levels."
Isn't it supposed to be about the environment and energy independence? Guess whose income isn't at record levels? Everybody not tethered to government in this weak economy.
"I don't know whether I can make the environmental argument, or the economic argument," Mr. Vilsack added. "To me, it's an opportunity argument."
Yes, it is an opportunity — to pay far more for food and fuel than Americans should have to, and in many cases far more than we can afford.
Yet like every other government program, the ethanol mandate is impossible to shut down. We're finding more oil in America every day, yet we still have to ruin perfectly good land while overfarming for a higher corn yield — all while subsidizing farmers to do it.
If the AP's report doesn't push Congress to at least curtail the ethanol mandate (as the EPA reportedly might try to do this week), or preferably kill it altogether, then nothing will. It's time to make ethanol, biofuels and other forms of green energy compete in the energy sector on their own merits, without any subsidies or mandates. We can't afford them.


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Shanghai is the largest Chinese city by population and the largest city proper by population in the world. It is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China, with a population of more than 24 million as of 2014. It is a global financial center, and a transport hub with the world's busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta in East China, Shanghai sits on the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Chinese coast. The municipality borders the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the north, south and west, and is bounded to the east by the East China Sea.
For centuries a major administrative, shipping, and trading town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to European recognition of its favorable port location and economic potential. The city was one of five forced open to foreign trade following the British victory over China in the First Opium War while the subsequent 1842 Treaty of Nanking and 1844 Treaty of Whampoa allowed the establishment of the Shanghai International Settlement and the French Concession. The city then flourished as a center of commerce between east and west, and became the undisputed financial hub of the Asia Pacific in the 1930s. However, with the Communist Party takeover of the mainland in 1949, trade was reoriented to focus on socialist countries, and the city's global influence declined. In the 1990s, the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city.
Shanghai is a computer game developed by Activision in 1986 for the Amiga, Macintosh and Apple IIGS and also the Master System.
Shanghai is a computerized version of mahjong solitaire. After winning a game, the tiles reveal the three-dimensional blinking eye of a dragon behind the game screen. The Macintosh and Sega Master System version shows an animated dragon spitting fire.
Shanghai was programmed by Brodie Lockard.
Shanghai was successful, selling more than 500,000 copies by 1991.Computer Gaming World in December 1986 published varying opinions. One stated, "I couldn't believe [Activision] had wasted their resources on putting it out", while another called it "probably the best game of the year".Compute! reviewed the game favorably, reporting that "our Shanghai mania is of such proportions that I am beginning to fear for our health". In 1988, Dragon gave the game 5 out of 5 stars, and also gave the Atari Lynx version 5 stars later in 1992.IGN gave the Atari Lynx game a 10/10 review score.
Shanghai is a 2010 American mystery/thriller neo-noir film directed by Mikael Håfström, starring John Cusack and Gong Li. The film was released in China on June 17, 2010. The film was released in the United States on October 2, 2015, in a limited release.
In December 1941, just before the entry of the United States into World War II, an American agent from the Naval Intelligence Office (Cusack) arrives in Shanghai to find his friend Conner (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) was recently murdered. Determined to find out who killed Conner and why, he begins working at the Herald using the alias Paul Soames, a Nazi-sympathizer cover he used while stationed in Berlin. He meets Anthony Lan-Ting (Chow Yun-Fat) an influential crime lord and Captain Tanaka (Ken Watanabe) at the German embassy in Shanghai, during an invitation only event. He later befriends Anthony when he saves him during an attack on Japanese officers by the Chinese Resistance at a night club.
Paul realizes that it was Anthony's wife, Anna (Gong Li) who actually organized the attack and is the leader of the resistance. He then decides to help her pass on messages. After finally meeting up with Conner's contact in the Japanese Consulate, Paul finds out that Conner had an affair with a Japanese girl named Sumiko (Rinko Kikuchi) and after searching her place, Paul uncovers numerous photos, which Conner took, in a darkroom nearby. Some of the photos include Captain Tanaka, other Japanese officers and the aircraft carrier Kaga.
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Shanghai is a very lively, interesting, saturated and pleasant town. It is one of the best cities that I have visited. In this time lapse video I used the footage from two visits to Shanghai in 2014. The first is Chinese New Year... hi Raskalov on the Shanghai tower) It was a trip to China together with dimid vimeo.com/user1232595, During our ten-day trip to Shanghai we met with our friends from "Union of Timelapse China" vimeo.com/timelapsechina, and also visited several roofs with Vitaliy Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov. During the second visit to Shanghai in the summer I continued to explore the city, and of course the roofs, at the same day with a time lapse photographer from Nanjing warrior_lmd vimeo.com/user36346657! The city is an incredibly huge, and I'm sorry for showing you only its ...
What's going on everybody? Welcome back to another episode. This time, we're checking out Shanghai, the biggest city in China. Lets go explore the top things to do and see while you're there! Yu Garden One of the most popular destinations in all of Shanghai is the Yu Gardens. The garden is built in the Old City and is meant as a space for poetry and meditation. Here, you can also find multiple pathways and hidden pavillions to explore. Oriental Pearl TV Tower Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the 4th highest in Asia and the 6th highest tower in the world. If you can deal with heights and love great views, you can enjoy a beautiful dinner at the restaurant at the top. The basement of the building also hosts the Shanghai Municipal History Museum. Nanjing Road Nanjing Road is China'...
Our Shanghai Travel Guide! It's finally here, thanks for being so patient everyone. And thanks to our friends at Cathay Pacific for partnering with us on our Shanghai episode and the rest of Season 3 as we discover a #LifeWellTravelled - find out more at http://www.cathaypacific.com/lifewelltravelled Shanghai is an intense city on all levels. The sights, the sounds, the smells, the stories, Shanghai rewards the curious traveller around every corner. We spent 5 days exploring this incredible city and we can't wait to get back. Thanks to Kyle from UnTour Food Tours for showing us around Shanghai's incredible food scene. Check them out at http://untourfoodtours.com/ How we film our travel guides - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPFmRWNzG84
Shanghai, China's biggest city, has the world's biggest port and the longest underground railway system. The city offers seemingly endless opportunities. This city is a pulsating symbol of China's rise to a super power on the international stage. Shanghai's skyline is soaring to ever-new heights. The 600-meter-high Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world. Almost everything in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai is bigger and faster than anywhere else. Shanghai is also expanding underground: every day, more than 10 million passengers travel through the subway tunnels beneath the city – a volume only surpassed by Tokyo. Thirty thousand close circuit cameras monitor the traffic. The 24 million inhabitants have to race to keep up. A driving force behind China's rapid change, S...
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We got a 10 hour layover in this city on our way to Philippines, so we went to discover the most we could in Shanghai. In this vlog you will find travel tips, a little guide what to do, see and eat. I really hope you enjoy this travel video. More of travel vlogs coming soon and it's gonna be amazing guys xx. Find me on: ♥ WEB - https://luciemin.com ♥ INSTAGRAM: @luciemin https://www.instagram.com/luciemin/ ♥ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/luciemin/ Thank you SO MUCH for watching, I really appreciate that. Don't forget to give this video a THUMBS UP and also to SUBSCRIBE this channel 🌴
To my surprise, Shanghai is pretty cheap and definitely budget friendly. In this video I discuss prices of transportation, accommodation and food in Shanghai as well as go to a real supermarket to show you the actual prices of things. Thanks for watching! INSTAGRAM : instagram.com/simvit MUSIC : Aguava - Summit
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Thank you for watching my video about my time in Shanghai! Shanghai is one of my favorite cities in China and this was my second time visiting. Shanghai is one of the most international and dynamic cities in all of China. It's filled with such a mix of cultures and international flare. If you're visiting China, don't miss the fun bright lights of Shanghai! ^^ Welcome to my channel! I'm Patrick and this is Patmax Adventures! I'm originally from California and have been living abroad for the past four years. I decided to start this channel to share my experiences and passion for travel with others. My goal with this channel is to share and show as much as I can of the World. My focus will always be on the culture, food and of course the local people of everywhere I travel to! I'm an optimis...
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Lumpiang Shanghai is made from ground pork mixed with carrots and minced onions. This video shows you how to prepare the ingredients, wrap it, and fry it. These tasty rolls are wrapped and fried in spring rolls. This dish initially came from China, but it popular popular in the Philippines. For the full recipe, please visit: http://cooknshare.com/recipe/lumpiang-shanghai-spring-rolls/#sthash.6FGcY4qG.dpufFilipino Recipes - Cook n' Share how to cook Lumpiang Shanghai http://www.filipinocooking.net/recipe/lumpiang-shanghai-spring-rolls/
Shanghai is the largest Chinese city by population and the largest city proper by population in the world. It is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China, with a population of more than 24 million as of 2014. It is a global financial center, and a transport hub with the world's busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta in East China, Shanghai sits on the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Chinese coast. The municipality borders the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the north, south and west, and is bounded to the east by the East China Sea.
For centuries a major administrative, shipping, and trading town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to European recognition of its favorable port location and economic potential. The city was one of five forced open to foreign trade following the British victory over China in the First Opium War while the subsequent 1842 Treaty of Nanking and 1844 Treaty of Whampoa allowed the establishment of the Shanghai International Settlement and the French Concession. The city then flourished as a center of commerce between east and west, and became the undisputed financial hub of the Asia Pacific in the 1930s. However, with the Communist Party takeover of the mainland in 1949, trade was reoriented to focus on socialist countries, and the city's global influence declined. In the 1990s, the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city.
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Executive Summary – Center for State Policy and Leadership
**The below information is from the 2006-2016 UIS Strategic Plan. For information on the current 2018-2028 Strategic Compass, visit https://www.uis.edu/strategiccompass/ **
The Center for State Policy and Leadership has been the central focus of public affairs research and service and citizen education at the University of Illinois at Springfield for more than 25 years. The Center's policy units, the Institute for Legal and Policy Studies and the Institute for Legislative Studies, conduct policy and evaluation research and provide training and leadership development programs for a wide range of state agencies, foundations, associations and nonprofit organizations. Illinois Issues and WUIS are nationally recognized leaders in citizen education and public affairs communication. The Office of Electronic Media and the Survey Research Office provide services to academic and administrative units of UIS, state agencies, and a wide variety of nonprofit clients. The Center administers two nationally recognized internship programs. The Graduate Public Service Internship Program places over 100 graduate interns with over 20 state agencies, while the Illinois Legislative Staff Intern Program places 24 graduate interns with the policy staffs of the Illinois General Assembly. The Center also maintains a strong link with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum through its co-sponsorship of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln.
UIS has embarked on a new era. Through its new strategic plan, it aspires to be one of the top five small public liberal arts universities in the United States. The Center will play a key role in that future. We will continue to give focus and strength to the unique public affairs dimension of UIS, which is expressed in the "Making a Difference in the World" goal within the UIS strategic plan. At the same time we will continue to contribute to the core academic mission of UIS through the Center's key role in public affairs education. The Center's graduate internships play a major role in recruiting and supporting high quality graduate students at UIS. The Center will be an essential partner with academic units in the development and the delivery of the public affairs activities, public policy forums, lecture series, internship opportunities and policy research that will provide structure and content for the "Engaged Citizenship Common Experience" component of our new general education curriculum.
Mission Statement
The Center for State Policy and Leadership, located in the Illinois state capital, emphasizes policy and state governance. The Center identifies and addresses public policy issues at all levels of government, promotes governmental effectiveness, fosters leadership development, engages in citizen education, and contributes to the dialogue on matters of significant public concern. Working in partnership with government, local communities, citizens, and the nonprofit sector, the Center contributes to the core mission of the University of Illinois at Springfield by mobilizing the expertise of its faculty, staff, students, and media units to carry out public affairs programs, research and dissemination, professional development and training, civic engagement, technical assistance, and public service activities.
Vision Statement
The Center for State Policy and Leadership will be an independent and nationally recognized resource for scholars and state policymakers, opinion leaders, and citizens. The Center will be known for its high-quality, nonpartisan public policy research, innovative leadership and training programs, and timely and thought-provoking educational forums, publications, media productions and public radio broadcasts.
The Center will take an active role in the development of ethical, competent, and engaged students, faculty, staff, citizens, and community and government leaders by providing intern, civic engagement, and professional development opportunities, not only in-person but through the use of multi-media and on-line technologies.
Statement of Strategic Intent
The Center for State Policy and Leadership will build on its record of excellence in policy research, service, and media outreach and on its location in the state capital to become a premier public affairs resource while making an integral contribution to the academic mission of UIS.
Strategic Goals
Goal #1 Inform public policy and improve policy processes
The Center will inform public policy development and analysis and improve the policy process through its research, programs, and activities. This will be accomplished by pursuing a public policy research agenda that will increase understanding of public policy issues and an application/outreach agenda that will increase the knowledge and awareness of public policy issues by decision makers and opinion leaders.
Selected Programs and Initiatives: Illinois Democracy Project, Public Policy Briefings, State Capitol Report, Illinois Issues, WUIS
Goal #2 Improve public sector performance
The Center will improve public sector performance through its training and leadership programs and contract funded program evaluation research. By providing training and support for public officials, the Center will enhance the quality of public leadership and promote ethical conduct in the public and nonprofit sectors. By providing objective evaluations of public programs, the Center will improve the quality of public programs.
Selected Programs and Initiatives: Certified Public Managers Program in Illinois, Public Affairs Reporting Internship Hall of Fame
Goal #3 Increase civic knowledge and promote civic engagement
The Center will increase civic knowledge and promote civic engagement through its programs, activities, and research. Through its publications, policy forums, Website and media units, the Center will disseminate information on public policy to general audiences. Through policy summits, policy research conferences, and lecture series, the Center will foster dialogue on public affairs issues among students, staff, alumni, faculty, and other scholars and experts representing diverse perspectives. The Center will also provide opportunities and support for civic engagement for students, staff, faculty, alumni and citizens, and support scholarship on civic engagement.
Selected Programs and Initiatives: annual public policy summits, Downstate Innocence Project, Advocacy Academy, UIS Campus Channel, WUIS, Illinois Issues
Goal #4 Support of the core academic mission of UIS
The Center will play a critical support role in the core academic mission of UIS. As the focal point for public affairs at UIS, the Center's programs and activities enhance the overall educational climate at UIS. The Center will support and enhance the Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) component of the undergraduate general education curriculum through policy summits, public forums, and lecture series. Through the Graduate Public Service Internship Program (GPSI) and the Illinois Legislative Staff Intern Program (ILSIP), the Center will provide and support experiential learning opportunities for graduate students. Through grant and contract funded research and graduate assistantships, the Center will provide public affairs research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Through the application of communication technology, the Center will extend the reach and usefulness of campus educational activities.
Selected Programs and Initiatives: Illinois Democracy Project, Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series, Graduate Public Service Internship program, Illinois Legislative Staff Intern Program, policy summits and public forums.
Goal #5 Increase the service and outreach of the Center
The Center will provide service to the University and outreach to the state and community through its programs and activities and through the efforts and expertise of individual faculty and staff. The Center will seek partnerships and cooperative relations with the Illinois State government, the City of Springfield, and community and nonprofit organizations.
Selected Programs and Initiatives: Papers of Abraham Lincoln project with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Goal #6 Build the capacity and maintain the performance of the Center
The Center will build the capacity and maintain the high level of performance of the Center by adding the faculty and staff within the units necessary to achieve a critical mass of human resources. The Center will partner with other public affairs centers and institutes and academic programs to leverage center resources to better provide policy conferences, conduct collaborative research and training and professional development activities. As a highly functional and effective organization, the Center will build on existing strengths of positive interactions and support within and between units. The Center will aggressively seek to improve physical work space and upgrade technology within the Center units.
Key Initiatives and Programs: Add a research professor position, a marketing position and a development position within the central office
Resource Needs
To meet the Center's current mission, a total of $495,370 is needed annually, plus a total of $323,000 in one-time technology and equipment upgrades.
To accomplish the Center's stretch ideas, a total of $620,000 is requested from the University in Year 1. This includes $325,000 in annual costs for all stretch ideas except the State Capitol Report, plus an additional $295,000 to fund the State Capitol Report in Year 1. Year 2 costs would be $325,000 for all stretch ideas plus $270,000 for State Capitol Report.
Resource Procurement Strategy
UIS general revenue funds and UIS annual reallocation
The Center must be aggressive in securing the appropriated funds necessary to meet its obligations under the UIS strategic plan. The Center's activities and programs contribute directly to the Making a Difference in the World goal in the UIS strategic plan. Those activities and programs are also essential to the success of the Engaged Citizenship Common Experience component of the new UIS general education curriculum.
Recapture actual costs of services provided by the Center to other campus units
Services provided by the Center to other campus units at below cost should be reimbursed at their actual costs, or appropriated dollar should be provided to off set the losses.
Grants and contracts
The Center will aggressively pursue grants and contracts to support ongoing activities and to support new initiatives consistent with its mission and the mission of UIS.
The Center will aggressively pursue private donors to meet its needs and be an essential part of the upcoming UIS capital campaign to market these needs.