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Word is that Jr. is in the line-up and batting 6th tonight for the White Sox.
"He comes here to play every day, no doubt about it," Guillen said. "But we are here to win. And we'll see how it works."
Griffey will start Friday night in Kansas City and bat sixth or seventh, Guillen said.
Looks like Ozzie doesn't respect Junior. Mayhem incoming.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
I wonder if he asked Griffey if that was ok or if he just made the decision based on what he felt gave his team the best chance to win?....Because here, nobody had the stones to do that.
I bet Ozzie did what he felt was best for the team, while still respecting Junior as a ballplayer.
Cedric 3/24/08It's absolutely pathetic that people can't have an opinion from actually watching games and supplementing that with stats. If you voice an opinion that doesn't fit into a black/white box you will get completely misrepresented and basically called a tobacco chewing traditionalist...
I think the crap loaded onto Junior for batting 3rd is another load of crock. If you read some of the comments from the REDS previously and just yesterday it was more that the REDS players here don't want to bad third. Junior stood up as a man and said he'd do it. Phillips already said he is uncomfortable batting third, Dunn has said it before too (he also seems much more comfortable batting 5 or 6) so as much as REDSZONE loves pounding on Junior for batting third its not Junior.
Looks like Fay can't help keeping his paranoia either. The faster he loses his job the better REDS baseball will be. I mean he now blames Junior for depriving him of sleep last night!
Are you stating that there has not been a decline in the batting skills of a aging player ?
Player comments are so subject to facades and saying the right thing, how can you be so sure that, that is not just office politics, and saying the right thing?If you read some of the comments from the REDS previously and just yesterday it was more that the REDS players here don't want to bad third. Junior stood up as a man and said he'd do it. Phillips already said he is uncomfortable batting third, Dunn has said it before too (he also seems much more comfortable batting 5 or 6) so as much as REDSZONE loves pounding on Junior for batting third its not Junior.
One thing that we do know is that Reds ownership never built a team around Griffey or Dunn.
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Man that's a load....
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb"I didn't want to put that pressure on him to lead off," Baker said. "The third spot right now belongs to Junior. The fourth spot belongs to [Brandon] Phillips. The fifth spot belongs to [Adam] Dunn. Junior has 20 years of batting third. Just bide your time and learn everything. It will work out sooner or later."
One respected sabermetric service ranks the Reds' No. 3 hole hitters and right fielders (in both cases, almost exclusively Griffey) 23rd out of the major leagues' 30 teams this season.
But because every statistical fielding service says Griffey no longer has any range in the outfield, all indications are that he will be exposed even more playing center than he was playing right for the Reds. He presently ranks among the bottom third defensively among all National League right fielders.
Holy crap, a ML manager has the balls to not bat Griffey 3rd. Griff is hitting 7th tonight for the White Sox.
I am in shock.
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Preview: Season 5 Episode 9 | 20s
There are only four bakers left vying for a place in the much sought after final. It's possible to hear a pin drop in the kitchen as the bakers pull out the stops for their showstopping choux gateaus.
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The Tarsiers were cute. The Thresher Shark was cool. But they were just a warm-up for the big one: swimming with whale sharks (or Butanding as they're known locally).
I missed them by a few weeks while I was in Utila – so there was no way I was going to make the same mistake in the Philippines. For Donsol is possibly the best place in the world to see the world's largest fish, and it's become a magnet for travellers who want to try their luck. It all turned out to be one of the craziest experiences I've had so far – but easily one of the best too.
After another typical Philippine journey (boat – bus – taxi – plane – tricycle – jeepney – tricycle) it was straight to bed an up early to get a place on a boat. Luckily enough I ran straight into Simon (who I'd had met in Manila) and four of his friends who were looking for one more person to make a boatfull and we were soon on our way.
Now despite the fact that Whale Sharks are pretty huge by fish standards (they can grow to over 10m long) they are still pretty small compared to the size of the sea – which is where the spotter comes in. The six of us loaded onto a pretty small bangca (outrigger boat), with a local spotter standing perched right up on top clinging on to the mast, and his task is to scan the sea for the telltale dark shadow just below the surface.
It's a pretty difficult task, and we spent the first couple of hours cruising around in circles with no luck, and our initial excitement soon gave way to a worry that we'd be one of the 5-10% of boats that fail to see any during peak season. So we'd just settled down to a snack (peanut butter sandwiches) when the boat suddenly slowed down and our "Butanding Interaction Officer" suddenly cries go go go! and the madness begins.
The boat is pretty damn narrow, and of course our snorkels, masks and fins were scattered all over the place so we had chaos as we all frantically climbed over each other, kitted out and jumped into the water after our guide.
Now the boats aren't allowed to get too close to the sharks, so you have to swim pretty quickly if you want to get there in time before the shark dives. That sounds easy enough – but it turns out two other boats had arrived at the same time, so the water was a churning mash of bodies and fins all ploughing through the water at high speed, the confusion being compounded by the fact that everyone is looking down (to try and see the shark) rather than ahead (to see where you're going and who's in front of you). On that first attempt the chaos was overwhelming, I felt like I swam fast enough to qualify for the olympics (amazing what adrenaline can do) and all I ended up with was being battered in the head by fins. For the shark dived before we got there.
After all that excitement the disappointment was crushing…so we swam back to the boat, climbed in, and got back to the waiting game. This time the waiting wasn't quite so long, and despite being a bit more prepared for what was happening, it was all still just as chaotic – with one crucial difference. As I manically paddled away I suddenly saw movement just below – and it was enormous. After all that waiting nothing could prepare me for the moment I realised I was swimming just two metres above a Whale Shark, gently gliding its way through the sea. It was a bit of a blur of spots, a huge dorsal fin…and then it was gone, suddenly diving back down below our range of visibility.
It may have just been a brief glimpse, but it was incredible, and as I all surfaced and looked around, I was surrounded by people grinning like idiots and cheering and laughing. It's impossible to describe if you haven't done it, but the combination of hours of hanging around waiting, one minute of frantic, adrenaline-raising swimming, and then just thirty seconds of seeing what you set out to see turns out to be the perfect recipe for inducing euphoria.
The atmosphere on the boat afterwards was electric, and it still hadn't worn off before it was time to go again – and yet again we were succesful. The second encounter was very similar to the first one, and had exactly the same results, and by the time we tried again for a third time, failed, and then were told by the captain it was time to go back in, none of us cared – because even those brief glimpses had been incredible.
But all credit to the spotters – we were already an hour over our allotted time and still they kept on looking. And boy am I glad they did – for soon the cry went out again and we had the best encounter yet. This one was huge – about 10 metres long – and really close to the surface. So close in fact that at one point I practically jumped out of the water to get out of the way as its tail nearly hit me as it turned. We got to swim with this one for longer too, and as if that wasn't exciting enough, we had literally just started climbing back in the boat when we were back in the water again for one final encounter, this one just as good as the previous one – and for me especially, as it swam right towards me, meaning its entire length from head to tail passed right beneath me.
Words cannot describe quite how awesome the experience was. The wonderful feeling kept going all day, and even now as I type a twinge of that incredible natural high is hitting me again.
What a way to end my time in the Philippines. The usual round-up posts will follow next – and then on to Singapore.


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Mac Pro vs. iMac: How Much Computer Do You Need?
When we put the new Mac Pro up against a top-of-the-line iMac, we were surprised how well the family all-in-one held its own.
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ORCHARD PARK — With a playoff berth on the line, Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick says he and offensive coordinator Chan Gailey don't have any time to spend reminiscing about their days in Buffalo.
"We won't sit down by a cozy fire and roast marshmallows and talk about it," Fitzpatrick said. "After the game is over, maybe that's a better question if we win, because I think it means a lot to the both of us."
Nearly three years to the day since Fitzpatrick played and Gailey coached in their final games for the Bills, they have an opportunity to make their first trip back to Buffalo a memorable one in New York's season finale Sunday.
At 10-5, the Jets need either a win or a tie to clinch their first playoff berth since 2010. New York can also clinch with a Pittsburgh loss or tie against Cleveland.
Fitzpatrick, on his fourth team in four years, has never reached the playoffs during his 11-season career.
Gailey was fired by the Bills after three losing seasons and had been out of football before joining first-year coach Todd Bowles' staff in New York.
Together, Fitzpatrick and Gailey have rediscovered much of the chemistry they had in Buffalo, where the quarterback led a no-name group and established his nickname "FitzMagic."
Fitzpatrick is enjoying his best season in developing a rapport with the receiving tandem of Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker.
Standing in the Jets' way is AFC rival and former coach Rex Ryan.
Buffalo (7-8) is an injury-depleted team and has already extended the NFL's longest active drought to 16 seasons.
Bills enter Eric Wood has plenty of friends, including Fitzpatrick, playing for the Jets. That doesn't mean he has any desire to see them celebrate clinching a playoff berth at Buffalo.
"You obviously don't want a lot of people to enjoy what you haven't been able to," Wood said. "If those guys were playing in the NFC, I'd probably be rooting for them. But I don't want the Jets advancing in our home, that's for sure."


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First homer puts Yanks over hump vs. Jays
Gardner's drive adds to lead after three-run first; Jeter passes Molitor
TORONTO -- When the Manhattan skyline comes into view for the Yankees' charter flight, the occupants of that jet will be able to look ahead to Monday's home opener with a sense of satisfaction about how they handled business on the road.
After starting the season with two losses in Houston, including an Opening Day flop from CC Sabathia, the club -- and its ace left-hander -- straightened things out. Sabathia turned in a better outing and the Yankees posted a 6-4 victory on Sunday at Rogers Centre, earning a split of their six-game trip.
"It's the beginning of the season; everyone's trying to get adjusted," Sabathia said. "To be able to split the first of these games is good, going home. Hopefully, we can carry some momentum into Yankee Stadium and try to win the first of these series."
It took until the fourth inning of the Yanks' sixth game for a Bombers batter to hit a home run, and the shot came from an unlikely source: speedy Brett Gardner, who caught up with a slider from Toronto right-hander Drew Hutchison and lashed a two-run homer over the right-field wall.
"I don't think anybody bet on that," Gardner said. "The guys just gave me a hard time. I didn't even realize we hadn't hit a home run yet, to be honest. It's good to get the first one out of the way. I've got a feeling we'll hit a couple in New York."
It was just the fifth time since 1923 that the Yankees had not cracked a homer in their first five games, and the first since 1990, when Mel Hall hit the club's first homer in its eighth game of the year.
"I figured one would come eventually," Derek Jeter said. "Gardy sneaks some in every once in a while."
The drive was part of a six-run thumping that the Yanks put on the 23-year-old Hutchison, knocking him out after 3 1/3 innings and stuffing a lead into Sabathia's back pocket, allowing the big lefty to pitch more aggressively with his fastball.
Kelly Johnson had a two-run double and Jacoby Ellsbury contributed an RBI groundout in the first; Yangervis Solarte had a run-scoring ground-rule double in the fourth.
"Just not hitting his spots; he was not executing the pitches in locations that he wanted to," Toronto catcher Erik Kratz said of Hutchison. "He wasn't sharp. He battled to give us what he had."
Jeter celebrated a milestone, passing Paul Molitor for sole possession of eighth place on the all-time hits list with singles off Hutchison in the third and fourth innings.
Even Alfonso Soriano was able to get in on the action; after starting the season hitless in 17 at-bats, Soriano stroked a fifth-inning single off reliever Todd Redmond.
"It's going to take everybody, and we know that," manager Joe Girardi said. "Even though we have some younger guys, we still have some age on our team, and it's going to take a combination of some players if we want to get to where we need to get."
Blue Jays leadoff hitter Melky Cabrera continued his torrid series by slugging a leadoff home run off Sabathia, further extension of a fluky bugaboo that has seen opposing leadoff hitters go 6-for-6 with three home runs in the Yanks' first six games.
"I thought maybe it was a good thing," Girardi joked. "We saw it happen to [Masahiro] Tanaka [on Friday], so I said, 'Maybe it will work for CC, too.'"
And it did, in a way. Sabathia said that he had been too amped up when he surrendered six runs to the Astros on Opening Day, but he was able to calm his nerves and settle in this time.
Sabathia retired 16 of 17 Jays through a stretch, leading him to the sixth inning. With two outs and none on, Sabathia ran into trouble, surrendering four straight hits that allowed the Jays to score three runs and get back in the game.
Jose Bautista's bloop single started the damage, and the next three hits were smoked on the carpet, with Dioner Navarro cracking an RBI double and Kratz lashing a two-run single.
"It felt pretty good," said Sabathia, who walked none and struck out six in a 93-pitch outing. "I'd take two pitches back in that sixth inning, but other than that, I felt I pitched pretty good."
Adam Warren and Shawn Kelley each pitched scoreless innings out of the Yankees' bullpen to get the ball to closer David Robertson.
After breezing through the ninth inning in the first save opportunity of the post-Mariano Rivera era last week in Houston, Robertson made things a little more interesting this time. He pitched around a single and a walk before getting Cabrera to line out hard to right field, a final out that sent the Yanks home happy.
"To be able to go home 3-3 after starting off 0-2, we'll be excited to get back home," Gardner said. "I know our fans will be excited to see us. We're excited to get back to New York and hopefully have a good homestand."


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Camp Sunshine is pleased to announce the 2013 Virginia Polar Dip. We believe that together, we can send many more children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to our one-of-a kind retreat in Maine. To date the Virginia Polar Dip has raised over $232,000! This year, our goal is to raise $100,000 which will allow 50 families from the Mid-Atlantic (PA-VA-MD-DC-DE-NC-WV) area to come to Camp Sunshine.
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Despite a presidential election, "fiscal cliff" debates and Hurricane Sandy, retailers bumped up their holiday hiring to the highest level in six years, according to a report.
Retailers hired 728,000 new workers in the last three months of the year, up 10.3% compared with the same period last year, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That was the highest year-end bump in the retail sector since 2006.
Most of that hiring occurred in October and November, when employers added 640,000 to their payrolls. December hiring actually dropped significantly from last year.
"An early Thanksgiving, which meant earlier Black Friday sales, may have contributed to an earlier hiring surge," said John A. Challenger, the firm's chief executive.
He said the uptick in holiday hiring to pre-recession levels is "remarkable."
"Spending power this year was not necessarily greater than a year ago. Additionally, more people are shopping online, where increased holiday demand is more easily met without adding a lot of seasonal workers," Challenger said. "Despite these factors, brick-and-mortar retailers moved forward with increased hiring."
But the seasonal hires will probably not last. Once gift cards are redeemed, the vast majority of new hires will be let go, the firm said.
Macy's to close six stores, including one in Pasadena
Tiffany renews agreement with jewelry designer Elsa Peretti
Indian man buys $230,000 solid gold shirt as an "investment"
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On Oct. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is to initiate a notably altered way to pay hospitals. Its new system, Medicare Severity DRG (MS-DRG), is weighted by the severity of diagnosis, paying more for sicker patients. Some hospitals, such as those in urban areas treating a sicker-than-average population, will see an increase in Medicare payments. Others will see a drop.
Most significantly, payment is now tied to the quality of care. Last year, CMS said it will no longer pay for eight conditions if they were not present on admission. On April 14, CMS proposed an expansion of that list, including nine more conditions, for final adoption later this year.
Health plans are looking hard at all this. Starting this spring and summer, several are refusing to pay for hospital errors. Aetna and WellPoint, for example, are banning payments for care resulting from serious avoidable errors, such as operating on the wrong limb or giving a patient incompatible blood.
"This value-based purchasing has been coming for some time," says Fred Pane, senior director of pharmacy affairs at Premier, a hospital group-purchasing organization. "It is an important change that could affect all health care reimbursement over time."
Reform to address this flaw in the prospective system of payment began with the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which was a federal product of the marriage of quality and cost control that began in the early 1990s.
The act's stated purpose was to reduce overall hospital costs by improving care: Congress ordered CMS to select at least two conditions that the agency considered costly or too frequent, that resulted in the assignment of patients to a higher-paying DRG when they have that condition as a secondary diagnosis after admission, and that could have been prevented through adherence to evidence-based guidelines.
In March 2007, Rand Health produced a detailed evaluation of the current system and the changes proposed by CMS to meet the demands of the Deficit Reduction Act.
It said that the purpose of what it called refinements in the CMS payment system is "to improve payment accuracy and equity so that hospitals do not avoid treating expensive cases" or have the advantage of treating less costly conditions. "The refinements would reduce payments for less expensive cases and increase payments for more expensive cases."
In a November 2007 report to Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services moved that idea a step further by stating that "value-based purchasing, which links payment to performance, is a key policy mechanism that CMS is proposing to transform Medicare from a passive payer of claims to an active purchaser of care."
"Accountability is always highly effective," says Babette Apland, senior vice president and health care manager for HealthPartners, a Minnesota health plan. "In our experience, providers agree with that idea."
The changes apply to more than 3,500 hospitals paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). It is effective for discharges on or after Oct. 1, 2008. "The rule continues the transformation of the Medicare program to a prudent purchaser of services by proposing a number of payment policies that are more accurate and by strengthening incentives for hospitals to improve the quality of care they furnish to beneficiaries," says CMS spokeswoman Ellen Griffith-Cohen.
Aetna has taken the position that MS-DRG can improve care and lower costs. The company, the third-largest by enrollment, has begun stipulating in hospital contracts that it will no longer pay nor let patients be billed for the National Quality Forum's 28 "never events," incidents so egregious they should never occur.
The overall effect of MS-DRG goes beyond what CMS won't pay for — it changes the manner in which payments are evaluated and weighed. MS-DRG has 25 major disease categories, 745 diagnosis-related groups, and three subclasses of complications and comorbidities. That is the same number of major disease categories as the original system, adopted in 1983, but there are 207 additional DRGs and the new subclass designation "major complication or comorbidity," an example of which is severe sepsis.
"It is a far less passive system," says Meredith Rosenthal, PhD, an associate professor of health economics and policy at the Harvard School of Public Health.
The actuarial consulting company Milliman Inc. recently published a study of the effect of the changes on health plans and hospitals. Calling MS-DRG "the most significant revision to Medicare inpatient payment methods" in more than a quarter century," the report states that the financial effect on health plans and hospitals will result from the degree of change in the "related weights" used as a basis for payment: "Although the overall effect on the Medicare program is intended to be cost-neutral, the substantial changes in payment levels for individual cases will result in significant changes to the total amount of Medicare inpatient payments received.... It would be a mistake to assume that the changes will average out."
According to the Milliman analysis, under this new system, payment for some individual admissions will increase by as much as 20 percent. The report states that a few hospitals, such as acute-care facilities treating the sickest patients, including some specialty hospitals, may see their Medicare payments double.
The original payment DRG system, known as CMS-DRG, was adopted in 1983 as a prospective system. Payments to hospitals were made based on admission diagnosis. But that system was "never completely prospective," says Rosenthal.
In an article in the October 2007 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Rosenthal points out that CMS-DRG payments were adjusted for patients who developed complications after admission, and CMS made "outlier payments that partially compensated hospitals for additional expenses incurred."
"With regard to preventable complications, these retrospective features of the DRG payment system have harbored a perverse incentive: Hospitals that improved patient safety and ameliorated problems such as nosocomial infections saw their Medicare revenues — and sometimes their profits — reduced," wrote Rosenthal.
Reform to address this flaw in the prospective system of payment began with the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which was the federal product of the marriage of quality and cost control that began in the early 1990s.
The act's stated purpose was to reduce overall hospital costs by improving care: Congress ordered CMS to select at least two conditions that the agency considered costly or too frequent, that resulted in the assignment of patients to a higher-paying DRG when they have that condition as a secondary diagnosis after admission, and that could have been prevented through adherence to evidence-based guidelines.
The total financial effect of MS-DRG on each health system will depend on total patient mix. "Our initial estimates suggest that the net change in total Medicare payments will be 5 percent or less for most hospitals," the report says. That's the good news, but as always the devil is in the details.
According to the report, the bottom line is that about 60 percent of hospitals will see a drop in Medicare payments — and some could lose as much as 30 percent of their Medicare payment.
The effect of the shift in how CMS weighs its Medicare payments — and the attendant adjustment in software and procedural codes — is dwarfed by a much bigger change.
For discharges occurring on or after Oct. 1, Medicare will no longer pay the additional costs incurred by hospitals when certain hospital-acquired infections develop or when certain medical errors occur.
Specifically, hospitals "will not receive additional payment for cases in which one of the selected conditions was not present at admission," according to the new CMS rules. "That is, the case would be paid as though the secondary diagnosis [were] not present."
Health plans are following Medicare. In addition to Aetna, WellPoint, the largest plan by enrollment, is doing the same thing in Virginia with four errors from the NQF never-events list, including leaving a sponge or other object in a patient after a procedure or performing the wrong procedure. The company says it will extend the policy to its plans in New England, New York, and Georgia.
UnitedHealth Group and Cigna said they will be following suit sometime this year. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association publicly says that all 39 members are looking at similar measures.
The amount of money saved by the plans may be minimal, however. In Minnesota, where hospitals are required by law to report such errors, only 154 NQF never events were reported last year out of 9 million hospital admissions, according to recent reports.
The big savings will come if health plans stop paying for all hospital-acquired conditions, not just never events.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention estimates that patients develop 1.7 million infections in hospitals a year, causing or contributing to as many as 99,000 deaths a year.
On average, urinary-tract infections and hospital-acquired pneumonia can add more than $10,000 to a patient's hospital bill.
A serious antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infection can result in more than $100,000 in extra costs. Such common problems total more than $4.5 billion in additional health spending a year, according to the CDC.
MS-DRGs — with the emphasis on hospital-acquired and preventable infections in addition to a few never events — are expected to save the federal government $20 million in fiscal year 2009, according to a CMS statement, and health plans may well expand their contract stipulations to include the kind of hospital-acquired infections CMS will no longer pay for.
"It's not going to be just CMS," Craig Becker, president of the Tennessee Hospital Association, said recently. "It's going to be everybody."
Public comment will be accepted through June 13 on the additional nine conditions that CMS no longer wants to pay for. The final rule will be issued on or before Aug. 1.
There is one more significant change happening under the new rules associated with MS-DRG: Hospitals now report 27 quality-related measures to CMS in order to receive the full annual update to Medicare's payment rates.
CMS also announced on April 14 that it proposes to add 43 new quality measures to the 30 measures now listed in its voluntary reporting of standardized quality measures.
These are measures that are publicly reported on Hospital Compare, the CMS public Web site for comparing hospital quality reports (http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/).
The agency must receive data about these measures for a hospital to receive its full inflation update for fiscal year 2010. The additional measures, if adopted in the final rule following a public comment period, will take effect Oct. 1, 2008, for fiscal year 2009.
The move to severity-based payments and especially the refusal of CMS to pay for treatments for conditions not present on admission is a sign that the times are indeed changing.
"Tying payment to the quality of care represents the future of health care," says Premier's Pane. "It was inevitable."
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I recruited a few of our stuffed friends to help celebrate the first day in an appropriate fashion.
The sign is available through my new TPT Wild About A New School Year (WANS) pack. You'll notice as you read further that many other activities we worked on this past week also came from the WANS pack. For those interested, there is a link to the pack near the bottom of this post along with some very exciting, special news AND a giveaway.
The sign is available through my new TPT Wild About A New School Year (WANS) pack. You'll notice as you read further that many other activities we worked on this past week also came from the WANS pack. For those interested, there is a link to the pack near the bottom of this post along with some very exciting, special news AND a giveaway.
The monkey sign is from Mardel. The vines I made by twisting kraft paper.
Breakfast was cereal that morning - an extra special treat for our family. I was able to find some cereal boxes with wild creatures on them. I also added some paper leaves, so it looked like they were hiding in a jungle.
I hesitated to spend any money on the safari hats, but they were on CLEARANCE (at Michaels). I am so glad I bought them though, because the kids LOVED them and used them quite a bit.
As for the other items, I bought the sticky frogs in the party section at Walmart. We had binoculars already, so I just pulled them out for my little safari kiddos. The bookmarks and "Safari Adventure Journal" covers are a part of the Wild About A New School Year (WANS) pack.
Yum! Jungle juice (actually just some healthy green juice I purchased at the store)!
This was the "bridge" leading into our learning jungle. I used more kraft paper to make the "ropes". I cut up unfolded cardboard boxes to make the "boards" for the bridge.
You didn't think I would just let my kids hop across the boards without making them work to get over to the jungle, did you? One color was for my son and the other for my daughter.
Once across the bridge, it was time to go exploring. I used several vinyl tablecloths (about $1 each at Walmart) for this jungle.
It is kind of hard to see, but a blue one is covering the door to our school room. I cut it into strips to make it look like a waterfall.
I also bought a jungle (or rainforest?) sounds cd on Ebay and had that playing in the background. I could not find the same one on Amazon but posted a link to one below that might be similar?
I also bought a jungle (or rainforest?) sounds cd on Ebay and had that playing in the background. I could not find the same one on Amazon but posted a link to one below that might be similar?
I hid creatures (like those in this picture) inside our little jungle which gave the kids an opportunity to use those trusty binoculars. They loved pretending to find animals hiding out in the foliage. The animal pictures I used are part of the Wild About A New School Year pack.
This was the tangled vine mess that greeted my delighted children when they walked through the waterfall (I used party crepe paper). At first they tried to maneuver their way through it, but eventually they just joyfully crashed through the vines. Come on, you know you'd do the same... ;)
After chopping through vines, they found that our homeschool elf had taken off with their school supplies once more this year, so they spent some time hunting him down via clues. The homeschool elf pattern comes from my book "The First Day of Homeschool" (link at the bottom of this post).
I usually wrap some school supplies for the kids and throw in an extra little wrapped treat or some unexpected items. It is definitely not necessary, but I think it makes our first day of school that much more exciting. I think I bought this wrapping paper at Michaels.
Lunch time in the jungle! I sent the kids on their merry way with safari packs.
Behold a teaching experiment for me this year! I wanted a way to make it easier for the kids to find which activity we would be doing each day related to our week's theme (hopefully making it something they could do more on their own). There is a shelf for each day, Monday through Friday.
This set up gives me a spot to organize the items according to which day we plan to use them. At the end of the week (or during the weekend), I just fill up the shelves with the items for the following week's theme. When Monday rolls around, we are pretty much ready to go! :)
This is an IKEA cabinet with movable shelves. I think it is BESTA?
We learned about rainforest layers, and the kids worked at building one on a tinier scale.
This was the "Safari Peek-A-Boo" book (part of WANS pack) we made together. The kids really enjoyed picking out just the right wiggly eyes for their creatures!
This was a poem I created to go along with our first week of school and our theme. The kids used highlighter tape to highlight rhyming words and subbed in jungle sounds of their own at one point.
I know some parts are blurry, but sadly I had some concerns about other bloggers or teachers grabbing it and using it as their own without purchasing the WANS pack (it is a part of).
This was a cute craft idea that was inspired by this blogger's pirate theme.
Graphing animal crackers inspired by http://thepetersonparty.blogspot.com/.
We spent some time measuring "vines".
This blank "Monkey Match" worksheet is also part of the Wild About A New School Year pack. I filled it in using math facts for my kids. Others might want to use it for rhyming words, digraph words, etc.
Do your kids like magnets as much as mine? If so, they might enjoy the "Bananagains" game (WANS pack).
Tape a monkey to a magnetic wand or tape/glue magnets to the back of it and drop it on the paperclip pictures of bananas. The number your monkey picks up (gains) is recorded on your goal sheet and added to the previous total (you have to remember to write the math sentence or you lose your bananas). First player to reach the goal is the winner!
What would a jungle theme be without exploring some of the different items we get from a rainforest? I created this punch board using some empty applesauce containers glued to a board. I put different items (we get from a rainforest in some way) inside each and covered them with tissue paper. The kids would poke, punch, or peel back the tissue to see what item was in the cup.
This is a picture of our morning board at the END of the first week of school. As you can see - it was a busy one!
As promised, a lot of our activities were ones I created for my new Wild About A New School Year pack which can be purchased for $2.50 in my TPT store here.
Hope you all have a grrrrrrreat year of homeschooling!


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A blonde beauty upsets a show business family.
In 1919, Terrance and Molly Donahue, a husband-and-wife vaudeville team known as The Donahues, pursue both success and a stable family life, and as the years pass, their act becomes The Five Donahues with the addition of their children, Steve, Katy and Tim. Worried that the children will suffer from their nomadic lifestyle, Molly persuades Tim to send them to a Catholic boarding school, but the youngsters, missing both their parents and the thrill of performing, continually try to run away. Comforted by Father Dineen's assurances that the children are better off with them, Terry and Molly buy a home in New Jersey for their brood. When the Depression hits, however, Terry and Molly are forced to take whatever jobs they can find, including singing for radio advertisements and working at a carnival. Eventually, movie theaters come to their rescue by providing live stage entertainment before showings, and the Donahues are performing once again. In 1937, Tim graduates from high school, and the act again becomes The Five Donahues, with Katy concentrating on dancing, Steve demonstrating an admirable singing voice, and Tim being an all-around performer like his father. The family is a success and soon are performing in a show at the Hippodrome Theatre in New York, where their extravagent performance of "Alexander's Ragtime Band" thrills the audience. One night after a show, a worried Molly and Tim return home alone while Katy goes out on a date, Steve takes a walk and the womanizing Tim goes out with an older chorus girl. Katy and Tim both wind up at Gallagher's, where Tim teases hatcheck girl Victoria Hoffman about the unnatural elocution her singing teacher has instructed her to practice. Vicky forgets Tim's wisecracks when Eddie, her agent, informs her that he has persuaded famed producer Lew Harris to visit the club. With the help of her co-workers, Vicky gets onstage and impresses Lew and Tim with her singing. Backstage, Vicky learns that Tim is one of the well-known Donahues, but quickly dismisses him in order to talk business with Harris. Back at the Donahue home, Molly and Terry welcome Katy and then Steve, who informs his family that he wants to become a priest. Terry is distraught over his son's decision, but their discussion is interrupted by the appearance of Tim, who got drunk after leaving Vicky. Later, having accepted Steve's choice, the family throws him a farewell party, and The Four Donahues accept an engagement in Miami. Tim is thrilled to find that Vicky, now known as Vicky Parker, is also appearing there, and gives his approval for her to perform a number that Molly had planned for the Donahues to do. Vicky is a sensation and Tim falls in love with her, although she gently shrugs off his proposals so that she can focus on her career. Molly, still irate that Vicky "stole" her song, is further irritated upon learning that Harris is staging a Broadway revue around Vicky, and that Vicky wants Tim and Katy to join her. Realizing what a great opportunity it is, Terry persuades Molly to let the kids go, and soon Molly and Terry are performing on their own again while Tim and Katy rehearse with Vicky in New York. Katy begins dating lyricist Charlie Gibbs, and after Steve is ordained, he agrees to perform their wedding ceremony. Tim continues dating Vicky, but one night, she postpones their dinner in order to discuss a costume change with Harris. Vicky loses track of time and stands Tim up, and Tim, mistakenly assuming that Vicky is having an affair with Harris, gets drunk and becomes involved in a car accident. Molly and Terry learn of the accident just before the show is to open, and while Molly, who has been rehearsing with Katy, goes on in Tim's place, Terry goes to the hospital. There, he discovers his son only slightly injured but greatly embittered, and when Terry lectures him on his responsibilities, Tim's snide reply prompts Terry to slap him and storm out. The next day, Molly and Terry go to the hospital to pick up Terry but discover that he has vanished, leaving a note apologizing for his behavior. While Molly continues to perform in the show, the Donahues hire private detectives to search for Tim, and scour the clubs and bars of New York looking for him. After almost a year, Steve joins the Army as a chaplain, while Molly still blames Vicky for Tim's disappearance. Terry shows no interest when Molly tells him that the Donahues are being sought for a benefit performance at the Hippodrome before it is closed, and instead disappears to search for Tim. Weeks later, on the day of the benefit, Katy, who is close friends with Vicky, arranges for her to share a dressing room with Molly, and Vicky convinces Molly of her genuine love for Tim. Finally forgiving Vicky, Molly is also comforted by the arrival of Steve, who tells her not to lose hope that Tim and Terry will come home. Steve and Katy watch from the wings as Molly wows the crowd with a rendition of "There's No Business Like Show Business," then gesture wildly to her as Tim, wearing a Navy uniform, appears beside them. Molly rushes to embrace her son, who tells her that he had to work things out for himself, and the family is complete when Terry joins them. Thrilled to be reunited, The Five Donahues, with Vicky holding Tim's hand, go onstage and happily reprise their version of "Alexander's Ragtime Band."
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Revised motor winding smooths stepper operation
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Most stepper motor applications require smooth motion. To achieve extremely smooth movement, some engineers alter the voltage, current, and more often, the microstep setting. These changes frequently require an extensive trial-and-error process that may or may not result in better performance. A patent-pending design from Lin Engineering known as R-winding provides an alternative for providing smooth motion in lower torque applications. The benefits of the R-winding are most apparent in stepper motors that use half stepping, however, studies have shown smoother motion even during 64— microstepping.
Bipolar step motors have two phases. To half-step these motors, current passes through each phase in a sequence called One-Phase ON and Two-Phase ON. Using One-Phase ON and Two-Phase ON, different magnetic fluxes develop a step hysteresis. The unevenness in every other step causes jittery and unsmooth movement.
The R-winding shifts the phase currents, sending current to both phases under all conditions. Forcing the motor to the Two-Phase ON position at all times eliminates the One-Phase ON position and maintains the same magnetic path through the entire range of half-stepping. As a result, the settling time characteristic and the holding torque of each step are identical. The even oscillations from step to step provide smoother, quieter step motor operation.
The semiconductor industry could provide one of the initial applications for the R-winding. During the semiconductor manufacturing process, a lead screw connected to a step motor moves the wafer. Smooth movement is critical for accurate optical inspection. If too much vibration exists, there is a possibility the scanning will cause inaccurate readings.
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House votes to cut $4 billion a year from food stamps
The House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation's main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Americans.
The 217-210 vote was a win for conservatives after Democrats united in opposition and some GOP moderates said the cut was too high.
The bill's savings would be achieved by allowing states to put broad new work requirements in place for many food stamp recipients and to test applicants for drugs. The bill also would end government waivers that have allowed able-bodied adults without dependents to receive food stamps indefinitely.
The major cuts were designed to satisfy House conservatives who rejected more moderate reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) earlier this year, but with millions of Americans still struggling to recover from the recession, Democrats balked at the GOP bill.
The bill will likely never see the light of day in the Democratic-led Senate, but even if it somehow made it through the Senate, President Obama has promised to veto the legislation.
"These cuts would affect a broad array of Americans who are struggling to make ends meet, including working families with children, senior citizens, veterans, and adults who are still looking for work," the White House said in a statement on the bill.
The cost of SNAP has more than doubled since 2008, coming to nearly $78 billion last year. In 2007, the percentage of American households that lacked sufficient access to food stood at 11.1 percent, but it increased to 14.6 percent in 2008 as the recession hit. That figure has remained virtually unchanged since then, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in September, with 14.5 percent of households that were "food insecure" in 2012.


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TRENTON -Twenty-five games. That's what the Titans have left to turn their season around. Wednesday night provided little evidence they can actually do it. In front of an announced crowd of 2,362, Trenton suffered another crucial defeat, this time at the hands of the Gwinnett Gladiators by the score of 3-2.
The Titans (18-23-3-3) remain in 13th place in the 14-team ECHL Eastern Conference, now 10 points behind Atlantic Division rival Elmira for the eighth and final playoff spot. After their first game - a win that sparked an impressive 4-0 start - Flyers farmhand Marcel Noebels wondered out loud if this team had what it takes to win a championship.
Fast forward a few months, 29 losses and 51 different players later (largely thanks to promotions to the AHL, Noebels included) and Titans head coach Vince Williams is instead left answering questions about just where his team is headed with another lost season potentially looming.
'We're going to get some guys back,' Williams said.
'Hopefully getting Andy (Bohmbach) back in the lineup is going to be a huge boost, he's one of the better players in this league. And then you hopefully get some help down the pipeline. You need help, there's no sugarcoating it. We've got to clutch and grab for every point going forward, but these guys are doing everything we ask them to do in a very short amount of time and giving us the best chance to win.'
On Wednesday, Trenton never even held a lead. The Gladiators kicked off the scoring at the 15:20 mark of the first period when Andy Brandt and Scott Arnold combined to light the lamp. Brandt found himself in tight with space to the right of Titans goaltender Scott Wedgewood and appeared to attempt to beat the Devils prospect with a short-side stuff-in try. The puck kicked out, and after another rebound, Scott Arnold tappedit past Wedgewood to give Gwinnett a 1-0 lead.
Pesky forward Jacob Cepis tied the game at 2:12 of the second period on a power-play goal, but Cody Brookwell's right-point shot eluded several bodies in front and, most importantly, Wedgewood, to get the Gladiators right back on top.
Joey Haddad's pretty deflection of a seemingly harmless floating wrist shot from the left point off the stick of Alex Belizle gave Gwinnett a two-goal advantage with less than eight minutes to play. It would ultimately turn out to be the game-winner after Mike Ullrich scored just seven seconds later up on a 2-on-1.
Ullrich, one of the lone bright spots on a struggling team, extended his point-scoring streak to eight games and has tallied a point in all but two of his games with Trenton.
NOTES: Bohmbach has missed the last eight games after suffering a concussion following a collision with former teammate Andrew Conboy in a game against Cincinnati. ...Trenton acquired big forward Doug Clarkson in a trade with the Toledo Walleye on Tuesday. Clarkson is the brother of New Jersey Devils standout David Clarkson.


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Home of the fightin' Blue Hens, University of Delaware is a happening school with tons of clubs to join (over 280!) and numerous majors to choose from—just a great college environment both on and off campus. Sitting in the heart of Newark, Delaware, UDel is the largest public university in the state with a campus the size of a whole city! UD's mascot may be technically be a chicken, but the Blue Hens fight strong and compete in the NCAA Division I. Sit back and enjoy some of the concerts on campus or take a trip down Main St. There's always something going on at UD, UDig?
Dorms are great, but they do have an expiration date. By your junior or senior year of college, you no longer need the cramped spaces and pandemonium of on-campus housing, not that you ever did. Find something much nicer and more affordable than the student housing provided by UD. More than half of the student body lives off campus and just like them, you'll find a wide selection of apartment complexes and rental homes in Newark. Many of the rental options will be within walking or biking distance to campus. However, if you're having a lazy day, the bus system in Newark and on-campus is very reliable. UD even has its own shuttle bus that comes every 20 minutes. Time your trips well, so you don't miss your classes!
In Newark, Main St. is home to most of the town's restaurants, bars, and shops. What's amazing about this set-up is that Main St. runs directly through the University of Delaware campus, so you have the whole city at your fingertips. Grab a drink with friends and visit Deer Park Tavern or Klondike Kate's, which has been serving up drinks since 1737. Also check out Iron Hill Brewery, for rotating microbrew beer and all kinds of house-made food.


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The two areas of research that I am currently involved in are natural products chemistry and medicinal-organic chemistry. The natural products project that is currently underway in my lab involves evaluating plants that the American Indians of western South Dakota used for medicinal purposes as leads to investigate whether they have activity against diseases we face today. Often drugs will act at more than one receptor site or enzyme resulting in more than one biological effect. Consequently, we believe these plants have the potential to address other diseases besides the traditional diseases they were used for. Once a plant with activity has been identified, the second step is to isolate the molecule that is responsible for the biological activity and determine its structure.
My second area of research is in the area of medicinal-organic chemistry and particularly aimed at small molecules to treat malaria. This project is just getting underway and currently we are investigating in vitro methods to evaluate molecules against plasmodium, which is the organism responsible for malaria. Malaria is a devastating public health disease in many regions of the world, from the subtropical regions of Africa to Asia, with some 40% of the world's population living in areas where malaria is endemic. Infections in these areas of the world range from 300-500 million people/year with deaths estimated from 1-3 million per year. Currently, chloroquine is one of most economical drugs available to treat malaria, however, development of resistance by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite limits its efficacy and new molecules are sorely needed.
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Small shorebird. Constantly bobs its tail while working edges of steams, ponds, and lakes for invertebrates. Several individuals may be found at the same body of water, but never forms tight flocks. Underparts spotted in summer; plain in winter. Listen for two- or three-noted whistled call as they flush from shorelines. Distinctive wingbeats: snappy and below horizontal.
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25 Functions for 25 Cents: Communication Functions
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The Great Exhibition
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Tom Hughes, Daisy Goodwin and the Victoria crew discuss recreating the Great Exhibition of 1851, and the lasting impact of Albert's vision.
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- Generation X is outgrowing bad press as slackers and pessimists, study finds
- Generation born between 1961 and 1981 is "active, balanced and happy," report says
- Study finds 83% say finding right person to marry, having happy family is important
- Two-thirds of respondents are satisfied with their job, report says
A generation once labeled "slackers," detached and melancholic has grown up to find out that reality doesn't bite as much it seemed when they were younger.
To the contrary, most of the 84 million Americans ages 30 to 50 are "active, balanced and happy," according to the authors of "The Generation X Report," a research report from the University of Michigan's Longitudinal Study of American Youth.
The release is the first in a series of quarterly reports based on questionnaires, interviews and tests from 4,000 Gen X respondents who have participated in the study since 1987. The study defines Gen X as those born between 1961 and 1981, though others sources tag Gen X as those born starting in 1964.
"We hope that this series of reports will serve to correct some of the misunderstandings and misstatements about Generation X that have appeared in the media," The Longitudinal Study of American Youth says on its website. "Some commentators have characterized Generation X as being less successful than their parents and perhaps less ambitious than their parent's generation."
The study marks the latest focus on Gen X as the cultural spotlight gradually shifts away from retiring Baby Boomers. The analysis bolsters findings in a recent marketing study, "Gen X: Flirting With 40," which stated that Gen X has matured into a group of "technologically savvy, adventurous pragmatists." Recent media coverage of rants and reflections from Gen Xers in Gizmodo and The Atlantic has also generated intense discussion, fueling debate over whether a passing of the torch from Boomers is under way.
The stated mission of the study, which is funded by the National Science Foundation, is to write the history and monitor the future of Generation X. Here's some data from the report that may surprise you:
Myth #1: Gen Xers are slackers.
Reality: Generation X devotes more hours to work than average and pursues continuing education.
-- Compared to a national sample of all U.S. adults, Gen Xers are more likely to be employed and are working significantly more hours above average, according to the study. In Generation X, 86% is employed and 70% devote 40 or more hours to work each week. For those holding a doctorate or professional degree, that number shoots up to 50 or more hours. Also, 79% Gen X women work.
-- Kids from "The Breakfast Club" era weren't so strung out on emotional issues that they passed up learning: Half of Gen Xers have completed a post-secondary degree and 9% are enrolled in continuing education.
Myth #2: Generation X is hopelessly single and pessimistic about marriage.
Reality: A higher percentage of Gen Xers stay married than Boomers, and most want to be married.
-- Having spent their formative years in the era of growing divorce rates (divorce peaked in 1980) might lead to speculation that Gen X would run away from marriage en masse. In reality, two-thirds of Generation X is married and 71% report having children in the home. Additionally, divorce has been declining since 1996, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
-- 83% of Gen Xers said finding the right person to marry and having a happy family life is very important.
Myth #3: Generation Xers are disengaged, existential isolationists.
Reality: Gen X is social.
--There's a reason Gen X is called the "Friends" generation. The report states that Gen X has extensive social, occupational and community networks outside of the immediate family. Two-thirds of respondents entertain friends for dinner or participate in group cooking at least once a month.
-- One in 3 Gen Xers is an active member of a church or religious organization, and 29% volunteer in their community.
-- 95% of Gen Xers report talking with friends or family on the telephone at least once a week, and 29% say they do so at least once a day.
Myth #4: As former latch-key kids, Gen Xers are wimpy, neglectful parents.
Reality: About 84% of Gen X parents expect their children to earn at least a baccalaureate, and 39% expect their child to earn a graduate or professional degree.
-- 72% of parents of preschool children read to them three or more hours a week, and 83% of parents of secondary school students help with homework.
Myth #5: Generation X is depressed.
Reality: Generation X is actually pretty happy.
-Two-thirds of Generation X are satisfied with their job; 24% of these workers rated their job at 9 or 10 on the satisfaction scale.
- On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 meaning very happy, the median happiness score was 8, with 29% of Gen Xers saying they were very happy scoring a 9 or 10.


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The For-Profit College Question
For-profit colleges and universities have attracted a sizeable share of the student population in the last decade. But since accusations of predatory recruitment and low graduation rates abound at some for-profit schools, which make most of their money from federally funded grants and loans, Congress and the public are starting to ask pointed questions of the industry. Is profit trumping education at these schools—at taxpayers' expense?
In July 2012, a Senate committee released the results of a two-year investigation into the for-profit education industry. The scathing report was based on internal documents from 30 of the biggest for-profit schools and an undercover investigation that the Government Accountability Office conducted.
According to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), the Senate report found "overwhelming documentation of exorbitant tuition, aggressive recruiting practices, abysmal student outcomes, taxpayer dollars spent on marketing and profit, and regulatory evasion and manipulation. And these practices are not the exception. They are norm."
The report's release comes one year after the Department of Education issued rules for career-training programs, particularly for-profit schools. Known as "gainful employment" rules, they required schools' student loan repayment rate to be at least 35 percent and the average debt-to-income ratio to be 30 percent or less. But even these modest regulations, which were weaker than groups like AAUW had advocated for, were partially struck down by a federal judge shortly after they were issued.
The increasing scrutiny and the attempts at regulation are a result of the boom that for-profit schools have seen in enrollment, federal grant and loan dollars, and student loan defaults. From 1998 to 2008, enrollment at these schools tripled, and the 1,310 for-profit schools in the United States now make up 28.5 percent of all degree-granting institutions. 1 Thirteen percent of all American college students attend for-profit schools, but for-profit students account for nearly half of all student loan defaults. 2
Women make up the majority of students at these schools—63 percent of for-profit students are women, compared with 57 percent in community colleges and 55 percent in public, four-year schools. 3 And because the industry's demographic is more likely to qualify for federal grants and loans, the majority of for-profit schools' profits come from taxpayer dollars, to the tune of $30 billion a year.
According to the Senate report, as many as half the students in the schools that the investigation targeted may not graduate, and the efficacy of some two-year programs' credentials is also a source of criticism. But the reality of walking away with debt is all but certain for students at for-profit schools. A staggering 95.8 percent of these students take out student loans, 4 compared with 13.2 percent at two-year public schools and 43.4 percent at fouryear public schools.5 To critics, these statistics boil down to recruitment practices that target low-income communities, veterans and active-duty service members, and even the homeless to rake in federal funds without much regard for student success, in school or beyond.
A former University of Phoenix counselor echoes the Senate report's findings. She said that while her goal was to help students graduate, she was encouraged to get to know them and then use their personal information to convince them to stay enrolled longer, even if it wasn't in their best interest. "It reminded me of an abusive boyfriend," said the counselor, who asked that her name not be used in this article.
The counselor also said that, overall, her students were taking on far too much student loan debt. Many students were hitting the $57,500 federal student loan cap and then had as much as $700 a month in loan payments after graduation. The school "definitely pushed for responsible borrowing but also charged a lot of money. … Why would they cater to impoverished areas and charge so much?" In 2011–12, average tuition was $14,737 at for-profits, compared with $8,256 at four-year state schools and $2,959 at two-year public schools. 6
Because students weren't familiar with the financial aid process, some didn't even realize that they had signed up for loans. The counselor describes students graduating and being shocked that they had $50,000 in debt. "They said, 'I never took out student loans!' They didn't even know. They thought they were taking out grants. They had no idea what they were signing off on."
The counselor doesn't have only bad things to say about the for-profit world. She still works in the industry, and she cites the good the schools do in creating jobs and garnering tax money for their states. But she adds that she has mixed feelings about the ways that schools cater to low-income students. "Everyone deserves an education," she said. But since many of her students didn't have any experience with academia and didn't have access to computers and other college necessities at home, she worries that recruiting students without institutional support is dooming them to fail.
On the other hand, some for-profits are doing things right. And according to nursing student Victoria Robles, Grand Canyon University in Phoenix is one of them. A nontraditional student who has spent time at several community colleges and Arizona State University, Robles considered nursing exam scores, job placement, and graduates' reputations before deciding on the Christian, for-profit Grand Canyon.
The school's for-profit status never gave Robles pause. In fact, she sees the business aspect as an advantage. "Since it's a business, I feel like I get a voice in what I get charged for," Robles said. Having served on an advisory group for her program, she has had input in things like what scrubs students wear and which textbooks they buy.
And when it came to financial aid, Robles said Grand Canyon went above and beyond to make sure students were educated about what they were getting themselves into. "My adviser was adamant about not taking out loans if you didn't need it," said Robles, who was able to avoid taking out loans until the last half of her program, when she stopped working to focus on school full time. She said the school made students take a tutorial and pass a quiz before accessing their loan funds.
Another thing that Robles—and the for-profit schools' trade association, the Association of Private Sector Colleges— points out is that these schools have led the way in reaching out to nontraditional students with flexible programs that often include online classes and night school. The popularity of these more accessible programs has changed the face of traditional institutions, many of which now offer satellite campuses and online degrees.
"We don't paint all for-profit schools with the same brush," said Lisa Maatz, AAUW's director of public policy and government relations. "But we are interested in making sure that we hold everyone accountable, especially when taxpayer money is involved."
Since so many state budgets are tightening and since student loans and Pell Grants have been dragged into discussions about the deficit and government spending, it's more important than ever to spend available education dollars wisely—especially when the recession and high tuition costs have made many people question the value of a college degree. Money that is set aside to train and retrain American workers—and drive our economy— shouldn't be wasted on programs that take advantage of people's aspirations for their own American dream.
While not all for-profit schools are using students to bleed taxpayer programs that many Americans need to get an education, AAUW Government Relations Manager Anne Hedgepeth says that "the research shows that there are some bad actors, and we need to have ways to deal with them."
1. Snyder, Thomas D., and Dillow, Sally A. (2012). Digest of education statistics 2011. National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012001. pdf.
2. Sanchez, Claudio. (2012). Senate report: For-profit colleges exploit students.www.npr.org/2012/07/30/157613421/ senate-report-for-profit-colleges-exploit-students.
3. Snyder, Thomas D., and Dillow, Sally A. (2012). Digest of education statistics 2011. National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012001.pdf.
4. Students in both two- and four-year programs at for-profit schools.
5. Wei, Christina Chang et al. (2009). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. nces.ed.gov/ pubs2009/2009166.pdf.
6. Trends in college pricing (2012). The College Board.trends.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/college-pricing-2012-full-report_0.pdf.
This article was originally published in the Winter 2013 issue of AAUW Outlook.


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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
A Chicago Slaughterhouse
Clip: Episode 4 | 3m 23s
In 1909, the Model T's first year of production, Henry Ford sells over 10,000 cars at $825 each. It's a promising start, but it's still only affordable for the well off. Ford has set his sights on creating a car for "everyman." He needs to speed up the Model T's construction and slash its price in half. Therein lays the challenge. The solution comes from a visit to a Chicago slaughterhouse.
Aired: 05/08/19Video has closed captioning.


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