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Recently I was discussing a political matter with two of the chums.
The discussion came to an abrupt end when one of them remarked to me "after several refreshments you often spout the most idiotic populist nonsense".
Needless to say I was disturbed and disappointed by such an analysis, and my mood did not improve when my partner refused to even criticise the above statement.
She suggested I refrain from wearing my baseball hat back to front as this might just give the wrong impression of my political stance.
For the sake of a peaceful evening I did not point out she sounded like a snob. I must add, however, she has often happily accepted that view of herself.
I will finish by saying I have always regarded myself as a man possessing impeccable liberal credentials.
I realise I can easily find the meaning of the word "populism" but I would like to hear the opinions/definitions of some members of this forum with some examples of world leaders who fall into this category.


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Koppenhafer, a critical skills operator with 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, suffered fatal wounds after becoming engaged in gunfire while supporting Iraqi Security Forces. The incident is still under investigation.
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. KoppenhaferPrior to joining the Marine Corps, Koppenhafer crafted a successful wrestling career. At Mancos High School in southwest Colorado, Koppenhafer was a three-time Class AA state tournament placer, placing sixth at 125 pounds as a freshman, then second at 130 his sophomore year and at 135 as a junior, according to a November 2001 article from the Cortez Journal.
Scott Koppenhafer continued his academic and athletic career at Adams State University, wrestling for the Grizzlies NCAA Division II mat program where he was a teammate of older brother Travis Koppenhafer, who recently had served as a volunteer wrestling coach for the Anamosa, Colo.-based school. Scott Koppenhafer wrestled at Adams State for three seasons; during that time he was able to earn his bachelor's degree with an eye to joining the Marines just that much faster, according to the school.
After graduating from Adams State in 2005, Scott Koppenhafer signed on with the Marine Corps. He had spent the past 10 years as a MARSOC (United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command) critical skills operator. Before joining the Marines special operations, he was a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, and later as a scout sniper, completing deployments with both the 31st and 11th Marine Expeditionary Units.
Over the years, Koppenhafer had earned numerous honors, including two Bronze Star medals with Combat Distinguishing Device, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals with Combat Distinguishing Device, one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, one Humanitarian Service Medal, two Combat Action Ribbons, four Good Conduct Medals, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and six Sea Service Deployment Ribbons. Just last year, Koppenhafer had been named MARSOC Operator of the Year for 2018.
Scott Koppenhafer is survived by his wife and two children.
"Our most sincere thoughts are with the family and teammates of Gunnery Sergeant Koppenhafer during this difficult time," a Marines spokesperson said Sunday. "MARSOC is providing care and support to Gunnery Sergeant Koppenhafer's family; we urge respect for their privacy as they grieve this incredible loss."
Funeral arrangements have yet to be announced.

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Shonda Rhimes admitted that Sara Ramirez's exit from "Grey's Anatomy" after 10 seasons was a shock at the Vulture Festival in NYC this weekend.
The "Grey's" creator, showrunner and writer said that she found out about Ramirez's decision to leave around three days prior to her departure (which is still more time than Michael Strahan gave Kelly Ripa).
"This [exit] was different because it wasn't a big planned thing," Rhimes said, via Us Weekly. "I had a different plan going and when Sara came in and said, 'I really need to take this break,' I was lucky that we'd shot the end of the season with her going to New York."
The creator added, "I felt really good that we had shot that ending and that she said she wanted to take this break and we were able to give it to her because I love the woman and I want to do everything for her. It all worked out in that sense."
Dr. Callie Torres Ramirez tweeted out her love and thanks to the cast, crew and fans after last week's Season 12 finale:
It seems there are no hard feelings between the two (à la Patrick Dempsey's tragic ending and exit). Rhimes wrote a sweet post on Twitter following Ramirez's announcement, giving us all the feels.
"Dr. Callie Torres came into our lives dancing it out in her underwear almost a decade ago, and I could not be happier or more proud of her journey," Rhimes said. "Sara Ramirez's performance inspired me as well as millions of fans each week. We wish her the best on her well-deserved time off. I will miss Callie tremendously, but am excited for what the future holds for Sara. She will always have a home at Shondaland."
Oh, we'll be ready for that "Scandal" and/or "How To Get Away With Murder" cameo when Callie Torres is ready to return to TV!


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Home › Forums › Email Component › [Email Component] Email campain with future date broken
This topic contains 6 replies, has 2 voices, and was last updated by Hudson Atwell 1 year, 5 months ago.
January 30, 2019 at 11:22 am #134366
When I save an Email and fill a future date to publish the campain, I can't open the email item again.
I found the error in debug log:
Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'DateTime::__construct(): Failed to parse time string (30/01/2019 15:38) at position 0 (3): Unexpected character' in /nas/content/live/oniria/wp-content/plugins/inbound-pro/core/mailer/classes/class.metaboxes.inbound-email.php:1439 Type: PHP Fatal error File: /nas/content/live/oniria/wp-content/plugins/inbound-pro/core/mailer/classes/class.metaboxes.inbound-email.php
Can you fix this please?January 30, 2019 at 11:45 am #134367
When I try to send the email campain with future agenda. I got and error of date too..
Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'DateTime::__construct(): Failed to parse time string (30/01/2019 16:44) at position 0 (3): Unexpected character' in /nas/content/live/oniria/wp-content/plugins/inbound-pro/core/mailer/classes/class.statistics.sparkpost.php:146
Type: PHP Fatal error
File: /nas/content/live/oniria/wp-content/plugins/inbound-pro/core/mailer/classes/class.statistics.sparkpost.phpJanuary 30, 2019 at 8:19 pm #134371
Hi are you running the latest version Inbound PRO? If not please update and that should take care of it.
I've been having some trouble with different date time formats. If you are running the latest version and stills seeing the problem I can test onsite if you allow it. I'd need to see what datetime formats you are using to determine why the errors are happening.
What's you country time GMT? Also What is your site's datetime format? You should be able to discover this by looking in wp-admin->settings->general.January 31, 2019 at 4:15 am #134375
I'm using inbound PRO. I just updated to new verison (126.96.36.199), but the problem persists.
Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'DateTime::__construct(): Failed to parse time string (31/01/2019 9:08) at position 0 (3): Unexpected character' in /nas/content/live/oniria/wp-content/plugins/inbound-pro/core/mailer/classes/class.metaboxes.inbound-email.php:1452
My site is -3:00 GMT (Brazil).
Tell me your e-mail to register an account for you. So, you can access and see for yourself.January 31, 2019 at 5:04 am #134376
I tried to send e-mails directly, but it didn't work too. The email view is stuck in statistics graphics, but no e-mail was sent.
These erros dispatch:
Undefined variable: errors
Type: PHP Notice Line: 709
File: /nas/content/live/oniria/wp-content/plugins/inbound-pro/core/mailer/classes/class.statistics.sparkpost.php
This too
Undefined variable: email_service
Type: PHP Notice Line: 572
File: /nas/content/live/oniria/wp-content/plugins/inbound-pro/core/mailer/classes/class.mailer.php
When I test the e-mail, it works fins, but this happens when I dispatch malling for real…
So, Malling function is totally broken…February 2, 2019 at 5:12 am #134383This reply has been marked as private.February 5, 2019 at 10:33 am #134412
I narrowed it down to a conflict with our datepicker and the Enfold theme.
I couldn't solve it, so I had to build a new feature—the ability to select a different datepikcer method.
I went ahead and set it up on your site here: https://www.screencast.com/t/6tUyt38yd
Officially, this alternative datepicker method will not be available until the next release.
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Well the "flying turd" is at the VW dealer for a few things....mainly getting a real VW flip key. I was told the immobilizer is bad and it would be $1100 to replace it. Well this is a cheap daily driver. I know I can just keep driving with the plain non flip key, but I like the VW key. I know it has been and can be done, but I wanted to ask about buying a used gauge cluster and putting it in my 2007 GTI. Do I just buy a MK5 GTI gauge cluster or do I need to know more info?
From the short bit of research I have done the vagcom cable I have from Ross-Tech will allow me to reprogram everything but really want to be 100% sure before I start going down this rabbi thole.
I appreciate the help in advance.


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That is really all that can be said. Of course this will be blown up because the Ravens lost a game to Pittsburgh without Ben Roethlisberger. Anyone who has watched these two teams play the last 8 years knows that it is a dogfight no matter who is on the field. This was a tough loss to swallow, but it shouldn't be taken out of proportion. The Ravens game planned for the run and did a decent job stopping that. They let Charlie Batch throw and they underestimated him. I mean they left guys wide open constantly. Batch did not need to make many good throws to hit these guys. Because of that he had a career game. Baltimore's secondary is no longer elite, but they just didn't show up in this game. They let Batch throw all over them and he did just that.
The offense was average at best. They came out throwing and clearly that is how they wanted to beat Pittsburgh. It moved the chains from time to time, but it wasn't the most effective strategy. Ray Rice had 78 yards despite just 12 carries. Cam Cameron came up with a game plan out of the realm for the Ravens and it frankly didn't work. Putting up 20 points against Pittsburgh isn't bad, but they needed to use more clock. Pittsburgh really dominated Baltimore in time of possession, holding onto the ball for 9 minutes more.
The bigger news to come out of this is that Terrell Suggs is once again injured. This time it appears that he tore his right bicep. It's bad news, but not necessarily devastating. He could even be available this week, although that seems doubtful. Harbaugh has already stated that he doesn't expect to miss the season, and players have played with the injury. His effectiveness with the injury is the main concern, especially since he still isn't back to 100%. Baltimore really needs Paul Kruger to continue his good play of late and someone else to step. Next up is the Redskins in Washington in a battle of the beltway.


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What Is Self-Reliance?
"'Self-reliance means using all of our blessings from Heavenly Father to care for ourselves and our families and to find solutions for our own problems.' Each of us has a responsibility to try to avoid problems before they happen and to learn to overcome challenges when they occur. …
"How do we become self-reliant? We become self-reliant through obtaining sufficient knowledge, education, and literacy; by managing money and resources wisely, being spiritually strong, preparing for emergencies and eventualities; and by having physical health and social and emotional well-being."1
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A year ago, Natalie Izlar felt herself drowning in responsibilities. The high school senior was performing with several local Durham theaters, applying to colleges and trying to keep her GPA from tanking.
"It was really stressful, because we were told colleges were looking at our extracurricular activities as well as our GPA and standardized test scores," the UNC Asheville freshman says over a cup of coffee.
Her top choices included Oberlin, Carleton and several UNC system schools. She didn't get into all of them, however, and after surviving the intimidating application process, she now had to decide which of the colleges that had accepted her would make the most financial sense.
Like Izlar, many students are struggling to keep their heads above water in the face of academic and financial stress.
Last month, Harvard's Graduate School of Education released a report titled "Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good Through College Admissions" as part of its Making Caring Common Project. In conjunction with nonprofits and academic institutions across the country, the project aims to reduce the emphasis on standardized test scores and create a more inclusive academic environment that will ultimately produce more balanced and successful human beings.
Meanwhile, three Western North Carolina colleges are already taking action to address admissions pressures.
Beyond test scores
Last fall, UNCA's incoming freshman class reflected a different approach. Rather than relying on computers, counselors read individual applicants' essays and reviewed their high school curricula, and test scores were given less weight.
"When standardized tests were introduced, college admissions were dealing, by and large, with a single socio-economic class of people," explains Joe Urgo, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNC Asheville. And since the applicants "all had roughly the same experience," he continues, giving them a standardized test made sense, "to sort of help sort them out."
But with today's vastly more diverse college applicant pool, such tests are less accurate predictors of student performance, notes Urgo. Accordingly, UNCA now considers many different aspects of an applicant's academic and extracurricular history.
Western Carolina University, too, has adopted a more holistic approach, notes Phil Cauley, director of student recruitment and transitions.
"What other things have you used your time doing?" he explains. "Do you have any service component? Do you demonstrate leadership? Are there unusual circumstances over the course of your high school years that might be a scale-tipper?"
And though both schools say they're putting less emphasis on standardized tests, applicants at all 16 UNC branches are still required to submit test scores. In contrast, Warren Wilson College established a test-optional policy last summer that affects all applicants beginning this fall.
"Our applicants' ethical and community-oriented nature, kindness, concern for the common good — these are the types of things that Warren Wilson has always valued," says Janelle Holmboe, vice president for enrollment. "I mean, really, the 'Turning the Tide' report was, in some ways, a validation of who we are as an institution."
Test scores, notes Holmboe, can still be submitted, but they're as important or unimportant as the applicant chooses to make them. Essentially, students with limited extracurricular activities can round out their application with a higher test score.
Four fateful hours
But while standardized tests still have a place in today's higher education, some recent studies have thrown their value into question. A 2014 report by William C. Hiss and Valerie W. Franks found no significant difference in either GPA or graduation rate between college students admitted with and without test scores. And meanwhile, the study concluded, standardized testing tends to "artificially truncate the pools of applicants who would succeed if they could be encouraged to apply."
All this plays out against a backrop of students who are already highly stressed. A 2014 American Psychological Association survey found that high school age teens reported stress levels comparable to and sometimes higher than those reported by adults. And with so much riding on the results, taking standardized tests can seem impossibly daunting.
"So many students put so much pressure on themselves that they almost set themselves up for failure with that test," says Shannon Earle, assistant provost for admissions and financial aid at UNCA. "So I would rather look at what you do for four years in that classroom than what you do in four hours on a Saturday morning, knowing that so much rides on how you perform on this test."
UNCA senior Matthew McGregor, a 37-year-old mass communication major, also takes a dim view of standardized tests. "They keep changing. My father took one without a calculator; people talk now about how you're supposed to have one. They're actually easier than they used to be."
And meanwhile, he continues, "People are fluid. It's trying to pin someone down in a certain point in their life."
Revising admissions policies goes only so far, however. For high school students, says Izlar, "It definitely is hard to keep track of everything. I feel that, in a lot of ways, your extracurricular activities are more important, because you get references for later on in life, and that helps you out more than just A-B Honor Roll." Changing the system, she maintains, should really start with giving these students more opportunities for the kinds of internships that colleges often promote.
But in any case, there may be limits to how much such efforts can ameliorate an inherently stressful time.
"These kids are really young, and they're making one of the most important decisions of their life," continues Izlar. "Whether or not you're going to college and where you're going to college: These are really shaping years. I feel it shaping me, man."


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The New Alternative Schools
Pages 66-71
Alex Molnar
Tainted by failure, rooted in myth, and marked by questionable practice, public-private partnerships in education carry more risk than many educators may realize.
For some observers with short memories, the current debate over the privatization of education began in the late 1980s, when Christopher Whittle invaded American classrooms with his commercial television news outlet, Channel One, and then laid the groundwork for the Edison Project, a grandiose scheme for a nationwide chain of for-profit schools. For others, the issue took hold in 1990, when Education Alternatives, Inc. (EAI) signed a contract to run a public elementary school in Dade County, Florida.
The field is now crowded with various contractors. Advocates describe public-private partnerships in education, such as those promoted by EAI and a recently scaled-back Edison Project (Reilly 1993), as bold new policy initiatives that will transform failed school systems by infusing them with competition and private sector know-how. Perhaps these advocates are ignorant of or choose to forget that during the late 1960s and early 1970s privatization was widely tried in public education. It was called "performance contracting."
Then, as now, much of the educational performance contracting focused on schools attended by poor children. And then, as now, the argument was that the knowledge and efficiency of private companies competing for contracts would promote educational achievement in schools where it previously had been elusive.
Various studies of performance contracting, however, (Office of Economic Opportunity 1972, RAND Corporation 1972) found little evidence to support the enthusiastic claims of its proponents. Wohlferd (1972) concluded that commercial firms were no better at teaching children than public schools, private firms required as much or more money to do the job, and some companies used questionable methods to make a profit. As quickly as it had appeared, performance contracting disappeared as a serious educational policy alternative.
It was, however, destined to return during the 1980s, when "contracting out" had private contractors performing a wide range of governmental tasks in various agencies. The results? A 1992 study by Schneider found widespread waste of government money by private contractors.
Since privatization schemes are inevitably advanced in a deregulatory public policy environment and are promoted, at least in part, as cost-saving measures, it is not surprising that their proponents tend to omit one particular element—rigorous oversight. When the costs of oversight are added to the cost of a private contract, net savings are unlikely—in fact, there may be increased costs.
Federal budget cuts and the ideological zeal for "market-based" public policy were only part of the dynamic pushing education policy toward privatization. Another important element was the widespread acceptance of what David Berliner (1993) refers to as myths that undermine the American people's confidence in public schools.
For example, conventional wisdom asserts that a decline in the mean scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) since 1965 proves that American educational standards have also declined. But Berliner points out that the decline occurred between 1965 and 1975. Scores between 1975 and 1990 were quite stable. Further, the decline that alarmed so many people amounts to about five fewer items answered correctly. Citing the large increase since the 1960s in the number of rural and minority students taking the SATs, particularly from schools in impoverished communities, Berliner finds cause for celebration.
The myth that the public education system is a bloated bureaucracy has also been proffered as a rationale for privatization. Yet, according to Berliner, "Central office professionals plus principals, assistant principals and supervisors in the public schools make up a mere 4.5 percent of the total employee population of the schools," a smaller percentage than in many other industries. Berliner also argues that while Americans may pay more for higher education than any other nation, they certainly do not spend more on K—12 education. In 1988 dollars, the United States ranks ninth among 16 industrialized nations in per-pupil spending for grades K—12. That fact, coupled with the unequal distribution of K—12 funds in the United States, leads Berliner to conclude that the United States has "an amazingly high level of productivity for the comparatively low level of investment [it] makes."
These arguments are corroborated by a recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Celis 1993) and by a detailed analysis of educational statistics produced by Sandia National Laboratories (Carson et al. 1993). The Sandia report quotes Clark Kerr, President Emeritus of the University of California: "Seldom in the course of policymaking in the U.S. have so many firm convictions held by so many been based on so little convincing proof."
Another factor propelling the latest privatization initiatives is the acceptance of a master myth—that money doesn't matter. This myth is typically used to rationalize gross inequalities in expenditures in various school districts and to bolster arguments against increasing educational spending. It has also helped produce the popular belief that the problems faced by poor (especially urban) school districts are not due to a lack of funds, but are primarily the result of the schools' inability to use the available money effectively.
The data that support this myth have appeared in a series of articles by Eric A. Hanushek published between 1981 and 1991. However, a subsequent reanalysis using more powerful analytic methods led Hedges, Laine, and Greenwald (1994) to conclude,
...the question of whether more resources are needed to produce real improvement in our nation's schools can no longer be ignored. Relying on the data most often used to deny that resources are related to achievement, we find that money does matter after all.
Despite its history of failure and the mythological nature of the assumptions that surround it, privatization continues to find support, no doubt for a variety of complicated reasons. Perhaps some urban school administrators feel trapped by their circumstances and see no other direction in which to move. They are confronted by a political environment in which the word public is still often equated with bad, in which money for the most basic physical plant maintenance is unavailable, and in which the public believes that the poor performance of schools is primarily the result of incompetence. Thus it's understandable that some urban school superintendents are attracted to this option.
Whatever the reasons, the belief that the problems of urban schools are intractable and that spending more money won't make any difference has led many to accept the idea that there is nothing to lose by "shaking things up" and trying privatization. Unfortunately, a careful assessment of the current situation, as exemplified by Educational Alternatives, Inc., and the Edison Project, suggests that privatization will, if anything, make matters worse.
Anyone who has studied public education realizes that reform is a long-term process that requires commitment and sustained effort. It is clearly important to assess whether firms such as EAI and Whittle have the commitment or the resources for such an effort. Judging from their performance to date, the prospects are not good.
The venture that first brought EAI to public prominence was its five-year contract to run the South Pointe Elementary School in Dade County, Florida. By all accounts South Pointe is a good school, but it does not necessarily offer a good vantage from which to view EAI's prospects. The school was built to order for EAI, and the company was given a number of waivers concerning labor and purchasing regulations. EAI also pledged to raise $2.4 million from private sources to supplement the money that the district paid (Minor 1993). This hardly sounds like a "better results for the same money" proposition. Perhaps more unsettling is that as of January 1994, EAI had raised just half of the money it had promised (Jost 1994).
The company's financial situation has been troubling for a number of years. It lost close to $9 million from its founding in 1986 through the end of the 1992 fiscal year (Minor 1993). In June 1992, when EAI landed a five-year, $135-million contract to run nine schools in Baltimore, things began to look up. The company earned its first profit in fiscal year 1993 (Minor 1993). However, EAI's principal sources of income remained money from its stock offerings and interest earned on money from those stock offerings.
The value of EAI stock has fluctuated considerably—most recently downward (Marcial 1994). Further, EAI has been accused of issuing statements and using accounting methods "that paint an overly positive picture of its current and future financial position," pushing stock prices to artificially high levels (Schmidt 1994). Neither EAI founder John Golle nor president David Bennett did much to counter their critics when each exercised stock options in 1993 that brought them huge profits— $460,000 for Bennett and $1,758,500 for Golle (The Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 25 and November 22, 1993). Adding to observers' concerns are reports that EAI must repay the City of Baltimore $338,500 it had received as a result of using inflated enrollment figures for the schools it manages (Rethinking Schools 1994).
Aside from such questions of impropriety, EAI is vulnerable to charges that it does not represent a cost-efficient alternative to the Baltimore Public Schools. Judson Porter, director of finance and procurement for the Baltimore schools, says:
In the first year of the contract, the district paid EAI $23.3 million (after deducting overhead costs), yet it would have cost the district only $20.6 million to run the nine EAI schools itself (ASCD Update 1994).
The Edison Project's finances are more difficult to sort out than EAI's, primarily because it is not subject to the same financial disclosure requirements that govern EAI, which is publicly traded. However, even a casual review of headlines over the past few years makes it clear that investors have already decided that the Edison Project is not financially viable (Fabrikant 1993). The single reliable source of income for Edison's sibling company, Whittle Communications, has been Channel One, the commercial classroom news channel. However, by 1994 Channel One had hit a fiscal wall. It was adding few schools to those already under contract, (see "Whither Whittle?") and a number of advertisers were reconsidering their commitment to a project whose advertising rates they considered overpriced.
Entrepreneur Christopher Whittle has been a prominent and controversial player in the debate over privatization of education. Here's a brief look at the evolution of Whittle's venture into the education arena.
—Alex Molnar
The difficulty in assessing the financial status of the Edison Project should be a cause for alarm among policymakers and those responsible for administering public school funds. Joining a public school district with a private firm whose internal financial operations are concealed behind a "proprietary" curtain is an invitation to abuse. It is virtually impossible to uncover conflicts of interest, to assess the financial health of the company and its ability to discharge its obligations, or even to make sense of its claims of profit or loss in a particular district.
At this stage, it seems possible that if EAI and Whittle land a number of well-publicized contracts, they may be able to reassure investors and keep themselves afloat—at least in the short term. Their long-term prospects are much more doubtful. The only way for either company to maintain its profit margin and service its debt will be to engage in practices that are both educationally questionable and sure to be controversial. For example, according to Thomas Toch (1993), Whittle is considering locating doctors' and dentists' offices, as well as retailers of merchandise such as books, videos, and children's clothing, on Edison campuses. In addition, Channel One will air in all Edison Schools.
Because Edison has no contracts to run a school before autumn 1995 (in March 1994 it was granted charters by the State of Massachusetts to operate three new schools in Boston, Lowell, and Worcester [Jost 1994]), exactly how its methods of wringing profit from its operations will work in practice is unknown. EAI, however, does have a track record.
In 1991 EAI formed what it calls "The Alliance for Schools That Work" with KPMG Peat Marwick and Johnson Controls World Services, Inc. In essence, EAI functions as a general contractor with overall responsibility for the management of the contract and performance, as well as for all educational aspects of the contract. It subcontracts with KPMG Peat Marwick for financial services and with Johnson Controls for such noninstructional services as building maintenance. Edison has entered into a similar agreement with Bovis Management Systems Inc. to provide noneducational services.
Considerable attention has focused on the capital investments EAI made in Baltimore to clean up, repair, and modernize the school buildings it operates. However, comparatively little money can be saved by installing new windows and more efficient heating and cooling systems. Substantial cost reductions will have to come from labor. One way to reduce labor costs is to increase the number of students each teacher teaches, but both EAI and Edison claim they will reduce class size.
If class size is not increased, the only way to reduce labor costs is to lower the salary and benefits of support staff—secretaries, food service workers, and custodians, for example. This is exactly what EAI appears to have done in Baltimore. Johnson Controls does not reveal what it pays its custodians in the EAI schools in Baltimore because it considers the information proprietary. The rumor, however, is that custodians at EAI schools are currently paid substantially less than their counterparts at other Baltimore public schools. EAI has also replaced teacher aides with lower-paid "interns." These cuts offer real cost reductions; however they carry a high social and educational price tag.
At a time when the hue and cry is for work, not welfare, and considerable concern exists over the condition of family life in impoverished urban neighborhoods, reducing the wages and benefits of school support workers is bad social policy. In many instances, these jobs represent an important source of income for the very families that provide stability in their communities and a decent home environment for their children. People of color often dominate such job classifications as teacher aide, custodian, and secretary (Farrell 1994). Does it make much sense to reform schools by pushing the parents of children who attend those schools into poverty? By signing a contract with EAI or Edison, a school district is in effect assuring a transfer of wealth from minority workers in its community to white investors somewhere else.
Educationally, there is also a price to pay for efforts to cut labor costs. EAI's approach to reducing class size is unclear. At times it has spoken about increasing the number of "adults" in the classroom. The research on the effects of reducing class size, however, assumes that the pupil-teacher ratio refers to the number of students per "teacher," not per "adult." Apparently operating under a confused definition of reduced class size, EAI has implemented its plan by replacing experienced teacher aides with college graduate "interns" who have no teaching certification. According to an American Federation of Teachers (AFT) report:
Seasoned paraprofessionals, who come from school neighborhoods, ... were replaced by inadequately trained, low-wage interns with very high turnover rates. This created instability in classrooms, as students lost relationships with familiar, trusted adults, and teachers were diverted from teaching to train as many as four new interns a year (1994a).
Neither the EAI nor the Edison educational programs contain any breakthroughs or startling departures from good educational practice. Both like cooperative learning and love technology and learning contracts, and they seem to have rediscovered developmental psychology, student-centered teaching, and the middle school model of education. Their pedagogy is enlightened; their educational promises, however, do not require a for-profit model. Indeed, the AFT analysis of the EAI experience in Baltimore illustrates how the need for profit undermines educational programs.
In spite of their drawbacks, privatization schemes will likely continue to attract urban school districts facing chronic underfunding and a dramatic increase in the number of desperately poor children with exceptional educational needs. So many of the variables that might help these children succeed seem outside of the school district's control that it is, no doubt, tempting to hand the burden of being "accountable" to someone else. However, despite all their talk about accountability, neither EAI nor Edison is prepared for accountability that translates into "no results, no money." In a written response to questions from the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) in March 1994, Edison stated that it
... does not believe that its compensation should vary with student performance.... education is a complicated business and ... educational progress is notoriously difficult to quantify. We are committed to providing objective measures of student progress in every field of the curriculum. And we are confident that progress will be made. But we would be dishonest to say we can precisely forecast progress in every area quantitatively.... The partnership will not be improved, nor students helped, if the partnership schools are denied funds because a particular quantitative benchmark is missed.... We ask that MPS look at the big picture when judging the quality of the partnership.
No doubt plenty of public school superintendents and principals would be grateful for the opportunity to be held accountable the way Edison proposes to be held accountable. Edison is making the same arguments that public school educators have made for years with a notable lack of effect on the very policymakers and politicians who now support privatization.
Some urban superintendents may think EAI and Edison are no-risk propositions. If the projects fail, the school system will, for once, escape the blame. If they succeed, the superintendent can claim the title of "visionary." As attractive as this scenario may seem, it represents a false hope. Much is at risk when a school district signs a contract with a private "partner." The district risks a potential scandal if the contract is not properly administered, and most districts do not have the experience or the resources to properly monitor such complex contracts. The district risks making things worse for most children in the district. Edison and EAI have the potential to reduce the amount of money available to educate other students in the district (because of the financial requirements of their contracts) and thus reduce the educational quality of the district overall. The district also risks polarizing the community in the struggle to bring in a for-profit contractor and thus undermine the chances of districtwide reform.
Another lure of the for-profits is their offer to make capital improvements or provide high-tech hardware that many school districts cannot afford. What sometimes gets lost in the discussion, however, is the simple fact that these offerings are not gifts. The school district will have to repay EAI and Edison in the form of profits. That means that the school district must ultimately raise the amount paid the project schools by either reducing the amount available to other schools, finding an outside source of revenue, or raising taxes. The only other alternative is to reduce the money spent on instruction and instructional support in the project schools. In Baltimore the amount of money available to non-EAI schools may be reduced as EAI draws money away from instructional support in its schools to make a profit.
Privatization seems attractive because it provides a comforting illusion of change without the sacrifices that would be necessary to bring about real improvement. It helps perpetuate the myth that the fundamental problems of urban schools are caused by bureaucracies, incompetence, and the self-interested greed of unions instead of crushing poverty, racism, and a lack of jobs. But the people asked to sacrifice by EAI and Edison are the lowest paid workers in the school district. Real school reform, especially in our nation's poverty-ravaged urban centers, will require sacrifice not by the poorest but by the most privileged members of our society. Real school reform requires a vision of justice to guide it—something neither the Edison Project nor EAI can provide.
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Alex Molnar is Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201. He is Educational Leadership's Consulting Editor for Contemporary Issues. His book Giving Kids the Business: The Commercialization of American School Reform will be published by Westview Press in 1995.
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In honor of the 2017 ICCA tournament, The A Cappella Blog pursued short interviews with competing groups to develop insights into why and how groups approach competition, and to get appropriately excited for the tremendous shows ahead of us.
What's your group name and on what date is your group's quarterfinal?
We are Halftime A Cappella from the University of Notre Dame. Our quarterfinal date is February 11 at Ball State University.
How long has your group been around? Have you competed before?
Halftime was founded in 2004 as Notre Dame's first co-ed a cappella group. Halftime has been working hard to improve and grow as a group over the last few years, competing on campus and in smaller competitions. We competed in the ICCA for the first time last year at the Indiana University Midwest Quarterfinal and cannot wait to come back for our second year!
Why are you competing this year? What does your group hope to accomplish or get out of the experience?
Halftime is still relatively new to the competitive a cappella scene, so our goal in competing this year is to establish a stronger presence for our group. We want to start creating a legacy for Halftime and grow as performers and musicians. We had a great experience last year, but now that we have been through it before, we are trying to improve on last year's performance and hopefully place while we're at it!
How is your group preparing for competition?
Our music director is currently arranging a cohesive set specifically for the competition! As a group, we have been working all semester on developing our musicality and presence on stage. We recorded an EP in December, which has helped all of our members gain confidence and really connect with the music we're singing, and we think that will help our ICCA performance immensely! Additionally, we have been looking to peer groups at Notre Dame, in the Midwest, and other notable collegiate a cappella groups in order to learn what different styles and approaches many groups take to the ICCA.
If you were to describe your group, or the set your group is planning for competition with just three words, what would they be?
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Like a lot of girls growing up in the UK in the noughties, I was raised with the Spice Girls and watching the friendships of popular US sitcoms like Sex In The City, Will & Grace and Friends.
These sitcoms were all based around friendships that knew each better than most of us know our families, who saw each other more regularly than I see my colleagues and who were barely seen apart. A friendship that worked so well together, that nothing would come between them. Naturally, I thought my adult friendship circle would be something akin. Well HBO, Warner Bros, I feel like I was sold a lie. Perhaps it's a different era, but getting one or two friends out to lunch one the same day more than once a week is one thing, but spontaneously getting four individuals to have a coffee??? Without a Doodle? You're kidding me. Forget it.
Growing up, I was hooked on the shows. They made you feel you were part of the friendship group and I was convinced I would one day find my own Charlotte and Miranda and we would have an unbreakable friendship and go to art gallery launch parties (pah!) and eat lunch out at restaurants all over town (how rich were these women??). I would find the Chandler to my Joey, and we would eat pizza every night, chirpse on the hotties and shrug off any adult responsibilities. Politics were irrelevant in these TV shows, climate change and sickness ostensibly didn't exist and most of the time everything was pretty great. These were friends that would *be there for you*, that never did anything too serious to get in the way of the friendship. Maybe it is the era of social media, maybe it's being in a long-term relationship but this kind of friendship is tough to find. I went to an all-girls secondary school, and whilst I would like to say we were a supportive community, that shared body positivity think pieces between classes, we didn't . It was vicious. I was sure I was going to meet this magical cluster at university, this was the place you found the ONE, and your friends for life right? Well, not for me. It was a continuous feeling of not quite fitting into groups, or having to try so hard to get other friendship groups to keep a space for you that it got humiliating.
A few years on from those days, and I can look around a but more judiciously. I have some really brilliant friends, but they are from all different walks of life. There is no way we will be forming a group, and spending every single day together. In fact, I am almost certain that some of my good friends wouldn't get on with each other if all placed in a room together, probably one of the reasons I don't like hosting any kind of party or social event. Friendships are tough, there is always a different level of expectancy and apart from anything else my friends now seem to be located in different places.
I don't have a gang, and you know what? I'm okay with that. I am still meeting people who I hope will be in my life forever, and I love that I get to have one-on-one time with my current circle of friends.
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Superstar playmaker Marshall has sat out Dragons' wins over South Sydney and Penrith and is a key inclusion for the joint venture in Townsville.
But he returns ahead of a tough road trip for Paul McGregor's side: they face last year's grand finalists the Cowboys and Brisbane within nine days.
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Health Care Major Issue for '08 Elections
White House hopefuls are unveiling their plans to improve the nation's health care as presidential primaries draw nearer. The most recent proposal to make headlines comes from U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York. NPR Health Reporter Julie Rovner and Dr. William Galston (GAHL stun), of the Brookings Institution, compares the plans and their likelihood to sway voters.
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I'm Michel Martin, and you're listening to TELL ME MORE from NPR News.
Later in the program, we're going to ask: Is it ignorance or racism? Why are some young people still attracted to hate groups? And the queen is in the house - Latifah that is. Her latest album is full of surprises.
But first, health care reform. When Senator Hillary Clinton issued her plan for universal coverage this week, she became the latest of the three Democratic presidential frontrunners to do so. It's an effort to help the 47 million Americans who don't have health insurance and the millions more who don't like what they have. But can any of these plans actually get the job done? And what do the Republican candidates have to say?
With us to talk about all this are Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent for NPR, and Doctor William Galston, senior fellow of government studies at the Brookings Institution. They're here with me in the studio.
Welcome to you both.
Dr. WILLIAM GALSTON (Senior Fellow, Government Studies, Brookings Institution): Good to be here.
JULIE ROVNER: Hi.
MARTIN: So Julie, let me start with you. I think the world knows that one of the Clinton administration's biggest failures was led by former First Lady Hillary Clinton. It was health care reform. How does the plan she presented this week compare with the last one that didn't succeed?
ROVNER: Well, I think, certainly - and Senator Clinton is the first to say that she learned a lot from that experience in the early 1990s. I think one of the most interesting things is that it's not nearly as detailed. And I think in some of the briefings she's had, you know, since unveiling the plan is that she said, you know, when you would ask specific questions, she'd say, well, that something that would be work out later by Congress. I think one of the big mistakes at the Clinton administration made - and I think it's unfair to pin this all on Senator Clinton.
In fact, there've been some articles out about how it really wasn't her plan. It was the president's plan and it was Ira Magaziner's plan. And you know, yes, her name was attached to it, but a lot of the decisions were made by a lot of other people in the administration, including how it was run. But, you know, they decided as a group to write this entirely detailed bill, and that's really not what the president ought to be doing. It's really up to Congress, if nothing else, to have the buy-in from Congress. Congress passes the laws. And so I think that, quite smartly now and certainly early on, this is primary campaign, still, that she's written a much smaller proposal here.
MARTIN: Give me just bare details of how she gets to universal coverage with this plan.
ROVNER: Well, basically, she's done, frankly, what they've done in Massachusetts, which is to have what we're calling shared responsibility. And I think all - pretty much all the major candidates - Democratic candidates are doing this. There is what we call an individual mandate. It would require every individual to have insurance. If you're employer doesn't provide it, then you have to buy it yourself.
There will be subsidies for people who can't afford it. There will be a limit on how much you'll have to pay. Employers will have to pay something, or they will have to provide it. Not small employers - they'll be given a tax credit to encourage them, but they wouldn't be required. And then the government will provide these subsidies to help people who don't earn that much.
MARTIN: I'm going to come back to you to just get your overall sense of what the Republican candidates are saying, but Bill Galston, let me turn to you for a moment. In a spirit of full disclosure, you have offered some financial support to Senator Clinton's presidential campaign.
Dr. GALSTON: That is correct.
MARTIN: Uh-huh. I'm sure it's a lavished amount, so…
(Soundbite of laughter)
MARTIN: …but I just think everybody would want to know that - what do you think, as a former Clinton administration official, what do you think the lesson - what was the lesson learned from that experience about how to approach this problem? Because everybody still admits it's still a problem. The polls all show that this is one of the top, if not the top, domestic concern that Americans have.
Dr. GALSTON: I think, substantively, the big lesson was that the roughly 85 percent of Americans who do have health insurance are worried about the cost, but - by in large - like what they have. And one of the things that undermined the Clinton plan in 1993 and 1994 was the fear on the part of many people that what they had would be taken away. Senator Clinton has devised a plan, as have other candidates, that make it absolutely clear that people who like what they have now can stick with it. If they don't have anything or if they don't like what they have, they can choose another course. And this idea of choice within the current system - within the current structure - is, I think, the essence of the emerging new paradigm for heath insurance coverage across party lines.
MARTIN: How are these plans all paid for? I mean, I understand that she will roll back the tax cuts that are currently in place so she would allow them to expire on the wealthiest Americans in order to pay for this. But does that get you where you need to go? Is there a - is a tax increase beyond that going to be necessary, whether people are talking about that or not?
Dr. GALSTON: Look, there will be some additional public funds involved in all of these plans, whether at the state level or the national level. And a lot of the details - as Julie indicated - in Senator Clinton's plan and others need to be worked out. But almost all of them, I think, have some combination of proposed savings from efficiency - new efficiency in the health care system, plus money raised in order to pay for the subsidies that lower-income individuals are going to need in order to be able to afford the health insurance plans that they will be required to purchase.
MARTIN: If you're just joining us, we're talking about the various proposals to achieve universal health coverage that are being presented by the presidential candidates, and we're speaking with Dr. William Galston. He's a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and NPR's Julie Rovner, health policy correspondent.
Julie Rovner, what are the Republicans talking about with health care? And, you know, the barrels came out pretty quickly directed at Senator Clinton, which is logical since she is the frontrunner. And the complaint is - what's the phrase? What's the phrase du jour? It's a socialized - government-run, socialized medicine. Do you think that's a fair criticism?
ROVNER: European-style, government-run socialized…
MARTIN: European style.
ROVNER: …medicine. Yes, interestingly that came mostly…
MARTIN: Code for French.
ROVNER: …yes, or British - from former Massachusetts Governor Romney, interestingly enough, who, of course, signed into law that Massachusetts law that many of the Democratic programs most resemble - kind of ironic. What the - most of the Republicans are looking at what President Bush actually proposed earlier in the year, which is to change the tax code.
One of the big chunks of money that you could get in the health care system is the fact that there is what's called the tax exclusion, which is that people who get their health care from their employers don't pay tax on the value of those health benefits. That's an enormous piece of tax that is not paid. And there's some thought that perhaps that could be reeked and re-circulated, particularly for higher-income people. And, in fact, Senator Clinton takes a little bit of that just for people who earn a lot of money, over $250,000, and only for sort of high-end health insurance. And Senator Wyden from Oregon has a health plan that he's introduced that would look at that. So there's a little - there's a couple of Democrats who is starting to look that…
MARTIN: But that would, in fact, be a tax increase.
ROVNER: Yes.
MARTIN: It's not the same as letting a tax cut expire.
ROVNER: No, it's not.
MARTIN: I'm not sure most people know or even think about the fact that they aren't paying taxes on this benefit.
ROVNER: No, they don't, and it would be. In fact, President Bush's plan would be a tax increase on a lot of people. As you point out, for some people - for many people, it wouldn't be, but that - it's been very controversial. It's something that a lot of health economists have talked about. On the other hand, if you go out and buy your insurance yourself, you don't get any kind of tax breaks. So it's really unfair. It's been this persistent unfairness in the treatment - the tax treatment of health insurance for a long, long time. It's obviously expensive to deal with.
So that's something that the Republicans have pretty much all been talking about, something President Bush started to talk about at the beginning of the year, most of the Republican candidates have picked up on. So that's been a theme of most of the Republicans, but certainly the - I think the big difference between virtually all the Democratic candidates and all the Republican candidates is the Republicans want to use tax code, and they want to make it easier for individuals to buy their own policies - have really less government involvement, except through the tax code.
I think the Democrats want sort of more this, as we said earlier, shared responsibility between individuals, the government and employers. The Republicans want it to be more of an individual responsibility and just to have some tax help for people to buy their (unintelligible).
MARTIN: Are any of the Republicans proposing an individual mandate?
ROVNER: Not so far. Even…
MARTIN: Even Mitt Romney?
ROVNER: Even Mitt Romney.
MARTIN: And that was at the core of the Massachusetts plan.
ROVNER: Even Mitt Romney says it should be up to individual states to do that. It should not be a federal requirement.
MARTIN: Where is President Bush in this? When we last spoke to the two of you, we were talking about this program to extend health insurance coverage to children. The president says he's going to veto the proposal that is coming forward from the Congress. He said one of the reasons he said he's going to veto it is he wants a bigger discussion around universal health care - the bigger theme of health care. Did he mean that? Does he - is he really planning seriously to advance his own proposal for health care in an election year?
ROVNER: I actually talked to the secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt yesterday, and he was backing off a little bit. Now he's saying, well, maybe we should just have a brief extension of the existing children's health plan while Congress goes back and goes back to the drawing board. So I think perhaps they're backing off a little bit.
But you're absolutely right. For a while, the president was saying he didn't just want an extension to the children's health insurance program because he wanted Congress to do the bigger tax plan that we were just talking about, that he wanted to do the children's health plan and more.
MARTIN: Will Galston, if I could just finally get you to put your former Clinton administration official hat back on - is there, given that the Congress is so polarized - and obviously, one does not know what's going to happen in the 2008 elections. But is there the political will to take on a big issue like that in an election year? Is that actually possible?
Dr. GALSTON: I personally doubt that there's going to be a great leap forward in 2008, but I can say this: There is pent up demand among the American people for serious action in this area. And, equally important, there is an emerging consensus that didn't exist 15 years ago about how to get there from here.
And when you add to that the fact that significant elements of the medical community and the business community have switched sides for very good reasons - times have really changed in the past 15 years - I do believe that the stars are in alignment, and I will go out on a limb and say that if we have unified government beginning in January of 2009 with the Congress and the presidency held by the same party, that I do think that there will be significant action in this area.
MARTIN: Whichever party it is? Either party?
Dr. GALSTON: One way or another. If you have a Republican president and a Republican Congress, which I do not expect, then I think you would have a larger discussion along Republican lines, and perhaps significant action. And certainly, I can tell you that if there's a Democratic president and a Democratic Congress, that serious health care reform is likely to be the first order of domestic policy business for the next president of the United States.
MARTIN: Okay. Well, good. Hopefully, you all will both come back and talk to us again about this. Dr. William Galston is a senior fellow of governance studies at the Brookings Institution. Julie Rovner is a health policy correspondent for NPR. They were both kind enough to join us here in the studios in Washington. Thank you both so much.
ROVNER: You're welcome.
Dr. GALSTON: My pleasure.
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La Rhétorique des Dieux – Echoes of Antiquity in the Lute Music of Versailles
Date(s) - 04/17/2018
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Born out of the salons of the Grand Siècle, the 1652 manuscript called La Rhétorique des Dieux by Denis Gaultier offers an impressive synthesis of music, mythology, engraving, gold work, prose, and poetry.
Weaving ravishing music with the spoken word, Boston-based lutenist Catherine Liddell mines the mythological roots of lute repertoire of Versailles, one golden age mirrored in another.
This concert is produced by Salon/Sanctuary Concerts and made possible in part by the generous co-sponsorship of NYU Maison Française.


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In today's fast world, children are becoming obese due to various reasons. Some of the most common causes of childhood obesity are genetic factors, lack of active physical activity, unhealthy eating habits and an unhealthy lifestyle. Today most children have a sedentary lifestyle, which leads to obesity.Watching television, playing computer games and using smart phones have become very popular, leading to hours being spent on the couch.
The rise in the obesity in children is a cause of concern because it causes health problems.
Causes of Childhood Obesity:
1. Lack of Physical Activity
In today's world, children are engaged with popular technology games which do not need any physical activity. They are addicted to computer games, phones and television for hours leading to a complete sedentary lifestyle without any physical activity.
2. Food Habits
Today children are consuming high fat and sugary foods in their diet. Junk food has become an important part of their diet, instead of following a healthy diet. The affordability of food has come down. More foods like takeaway foods, restaurant foods, aerated foods and drinks,which are high in salt and sugar are today readily available besides the size of the food portions increasing drastically.
3. Use of Cars
Today more and more number of people are using the car as a mode of transport. The result is that walking has reduced drastically leading to a very sedentary lifestyle.
4. Physical Education and Sports in School
The importance of physical education and sports has reduced in the school curriculum. This has lead to children not being interested in active physical activities.
5. Overweight Parents
Family eating habits have a major influence on developing healthy eating habits in children. Children are great observers and will imitate your eating habits. Research has proved that parents who are fit and healthy have been able to inculcate the same good habits in their children and vice versa.
6. Genetic Problem
Some genetic disorders also lead to obesity. It is important for such families to make healthy food choices.
Childhood obesity is an important problem which can lead to health and social problems. Overweight children are very often teased by their peers leading to low self esteem and depression. Also once children are overweight, then it becomes very difficult for them to reduce to normal weight as it requires a lot of discipline and commitment.
Some of the good habits than can help to reduce obesity are :
a) Parents need to lead by example by having a daily exercise routine.They need to include physical activities like tennis,jogging, karate or even a simple non structured play time in their children's daily routine. Include family activities together like swimming, walking and biking.
b) Avoid a sedentary lifestyle and restrict the time allotted for tv, mobiles or computer games.
c) Inculcate healthy food habits by including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. Avoid keeping snacks like chips, fried items and biscuits in the house. Encourage them to snack on dry fruits, nuts and oil free snacks.
Remember having a healthy life style is a long run process. You need to work on the same daily by making an informed choice of having healthy food and exercising.
You and your family need to take one day at a time and make a committed and disciplined effort to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
For more resources check out Childhood obesity.
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BUSAC is the acronym for "Business Sector Advocacy Challenge" Fund.
The BUSAC Fund aims at contributing to the creation of a more enabling business environment for development and growth of the Ghanaian private sector. This is achieved by empowering business membership organizations, trades unions and the media, to influence public policy formulation by undertaking appropriate research, developing evidence based policy positions and advocating those positions with government and other private sector institutions/organization that may be targeted by the action.
The BUSAC Fund was originally launched by DANIDA in 2004 as part of the broader Business Sector Programme Support. The first phase of the BUSAC Fund, which was supported by DANIDA, DFID and USAID, ended in February 2010 after six years of operations. During this phase, the BUSAC Fund provided three hundred and sixty-two grants to business groups and associations spread over all the ten regions of Ghana to undertake advocacy activities aimed at improving the Ghanaian business environment.
Job Description
Job Title: Grant Officer
Job Requirements
Required Skills or Experience
Experience in the region and language
How to Apply
Applicant should send the application clearly marked with the position with the following relevant supporting documents:
Cover letter,
most recent Curriculum Vitae,
three referees with their contact information and salary history for the past 3 years,
Send these to [email protected] & [email protected]
deliver it by hand to
The BUSAC Fund Secretariat at No. 47, Nii Noi Kwame Street, Adjacent Relax Court Hotel, Dzorwulu, Accra not later than 5:00pm on 25th November, 2016.
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Automatism is the act of creating spontaneously, without thinking about the end result or the construction, but more feeling and letting the art come from somewhere in the subconscious.
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Movement: Surrealism
Media: Painting, Ceramics
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Joan Miro studied under Franciso Gali, originally painting in Fauvist and Cubist style. After poor reviews of his first solo exhibition, Miro traveled to Paris to seek out Pablo Picasso, who introduced Miro to the Surrealist, whom he joined in 1924. Interested by the relationship of art and the subconscious mind and slightly skeptical of Surrealism, Miro began to create his own biomorphic and semi-abstract forms in the late 1920's. During the Spanish Civil War, he moved to France, but returned home when Nazis invaded France during World War II.


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The Good Liars -- the comedy duo of Davram Stiefler and Jason Selvig -- redecorated a Brooklyn armed forces recruiting center with posters featuring Donald Trump Jr and the slogan, "I'm not enlisting but you should" with the strapline, "There's weak, and then there's Trump weak."
You can download a high-rez version of the poster to print and display here.
The duo told HuffPost on Friday that "in the wake of Trump's latest reckless foreign policy actions that could very easily result in more and more troops being sent to the Middle East, we thought the public deserved a reminder of who the Trumps are." Mo< "They're a family that have avoided military service on a generational level," they added. "Don Jr. loves to fire at helpless animals and pose for pictures with them, but he'd never go to war although he'd expect others to do it."
Pranksters Unleash Spoof Army Recruitment Signs To Remind People 'Who The Trumps Are' [Lee Moran/Huffpost]
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Most of the times, we have to let go to create space for new and better things. Whether it is letting go of that childhood dream of being a pilot or letting that old blanket to make it a rag, sometimes letting go brings relief. However, letting go items that you bought as an adult is quite challenging, and jewellery pieces are no exception.
It is important to let go of those jewellery pieces that you rarely wear or no longer wear because you are distracting yourself from happiness and preventing yourself from moving on to better, trendy pieces of jewellery. Although it might be hard to let go, we a couple of creative ways to update your jewellery collection.
Start by identifying the pieces of jewellery you haven't worn for a long time. Although there are exceptions, such as pieces of jewellery that reminds you of a place or a person or those with sentimental value, you need to update your jewellery collection by removing those pieces you no longer wear and replacing them with newer pieces that match your outlook.
Update Your Collection With Newer Jewellery Trends For That Season
Do you like keeping up with trends? Well, this is a good thing since you will be updating your jewellery collection now and then.
Some of the current collections you can update your collection with include;
- Big, bold earrings. These are great for summer seasons and will go with that ponytail hair that most people normally rock during summer. The most popular options are Boho-style earrings, classic stud earrings with a metal coating, or earrings with multiple colours.
- Bracelets. These are great for summer period too because people like showing most of their skin during summer. Have thin bracelets to go with bulky clothing styles. You can wear them with your watch to - make it stand out more.
- Multi-colour jewellery. These are trendy, and the main reason they are trending is because they are all about breaking fashion rules. Update your collection by having a contrasting pair of earrings or bold, multi-coloured bracelet.
- Layered accessories. Most women are now wearing rings stacked with a bracelet, or a chocker layered with necklaces. You have to be creative with this jewellery trend in terms of outfit you pair it with, but it's really a head turner.
However, you don't need to keep up with every trend brought by fashion magazines. Consider if the design is just a short-term fad, or you will be comfortable to rock it in the future.
Accessorise For Your New Outlook
Outfit keeps changing, and it makes sense to change your jewellery pieces to match your outfit.
For instance, when you change the colour of your outfit, it is good to have jewellery pieces that go with your new clothes. When wearing white, black, or other neutral colours, accessorising with any colour looks coordinated and stylish. However, when you are wearing colourful outfits, ensure your accessories don't clash. This goes back to the basics of colour matching. Primary colours, of course, are blue, yellow, and red. Secondary colours result from mixing two primary colours. When matching primary and secondary colours, make sure they have the same level of darkness or lightness. For people who want to make a big statement, contrast primary and secondary colours. Experiment to find which colour combination works best for you. Of course, your jewellery collection should suit your current outfits.
You also need to consider the scale of your fashion accessories. Wear simple accessories if you have a patterned outfit. Wearing accessories that are too busy will not look good with your outstanding outfit. If you have a great outfit that you want to showcase, wear understated accessories. In terms of style, here are common accessories for different outfits;
- Classics outfits- wear diamond-stud or pearl earrings
- Glamorous outfits- wear a chandelier earring
- Playful outfits- chunky jewellery will compliment your outfit.
- Workday outfit- wear a classic watch and delicate necklace
- Casual outfit- a candy-coloured watch or bracelet will suit this outfit
The point here is that you need to match your new outfit with new jewellery to have a collection that suits your current personal style and occasion. When buying your new accessories to go with your new outfits, you can use our guide on 8 Ways to Save Money Buying Jewellery.
Keeping Or Disposing of Jewelleries That Reminds You of a Past Event, Someone, Or a Place You Have Been
Perhaps you enjoy the memories of a specific period of your life that you would like to keep or you hate the memories, and you would rather wipe them from your mind. Regardless of the memory, the chances are that you no longer wear the accessory. If this is the case, it is time to keep it aside or place it in another storage. De-cluttering your main jewellery box will create a new room for new pieces of trendy jewellery such as an initial pendant.
Once you have identified the pieces that you rarely use or no longer wear, it is time to replace them with other better accessories that match your personal style or current outfit. For instance, if you no longer wear earrings that you once cherished because it is outdated, then start shopping for a new pair of earrings. Start by exploring your options. Perhaps silver earrings or gemstone earrings will suit your style.
Invest In a Statement Jewellery
If you don't have an essential piece of jewellery, then you need to have one. Invest in 3-5 statement pieces of jewellery such as slave bangles, stud earrings, pearl items, or a good watch. Quality and versatility are the hallmarks of statement jewellery. Update your jewellery collection by investing in a piece that will stand out when you rock your denim outfit or that little white dress.
Ensure to Have Classic Jewellery
Classic pieces of jewellery never go out of fashion. Consider updating your collection with timeless fashion accessories like diamonds rings, charm pendants, silver earrings, or gemstone earrings; these accessories could be worn at any time without looking outdated. Ensure to go with simple, elegant pieces that will stand the test of time. This will enable you use same jewellery for different events while keeping your look fresh.
Bottom Line
After updating your jewellery collection, make sure you organise them creatively in jewellery boxes, hangers, and other storage units, so you know where to find them easily


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Breaking News — Episode 52
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Dodd, Jeff, & Scott review Blood Money and interview Dan D'Argenio.
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Mad props to the research staff at MSNBC's Chris Hayes' "All In." Not, Up. Which my partner just reminded me it once was. Anyway, of course Trump, the deranged, pedophile half-witted President has NEVER cared about the welfare of his fellow man. He actually lobbies to bring back Asbestos. This video of trump testifying in defense of Asbestos due to the construction costs associated with this PROVEN LUNG CANCER AGENT from buildings has to be seen to be believed.
Yeah, this shit-bird doesn't like regulations. Shame on EVERYONE who helped this trash become the man who killed all of us for his new golden toilet seat.
And, just like every other scumbag move this scumbag Russian agent makes, it's about how he can make money, as he is a perpetually-bankrupt con man. Oooh, look, he's already got a brand of Russian Asbestos. Lovely.


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Examinations: In order to achieve professional status as an actuary, one must pass a set of examinations that are provided by the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA). All candidates are required to take the 5 preliminary exams (1/P, 2/FM, 3F/MFE, 3L/MLC, and 4/C) which serves as starting points for an actuarial career.
The following is a comparison of UCSB Classes and Actuarial Exams. Note that the Actuarial exams program is always under revision and is constantly updated. We will try to update our information as frequently as possible.
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Easy Ways to Improve Your Halloween Treats
Get inspired by the contestants' creations on Halloween Baking Championship.
Use Pomegranate Seeds as Bug Eggs
Lynsey brilliantly used pomegranate seeds as bug eggs to top her key lime coconut custard. The whole thing was domed with a white chocolate cage and then dramatically melted with a hot raspberry-pomegranate-cayenne sauce.
Add Edible Eyeballs
Michelle adds candy eyes to her apple Bundt cakes and turns them into a pack of mutated zombies.
Add a Slash of Red to a Cute Dessert
Jamal turns his cute pumpkin cake into a slasher cake with just a few lines and some red frosting.
Add a Surprising Crunch
Steven uses hazelnut feuilletine to add an unsettling, but delicious, crunch to his trapped-raven cherry tart.
Toast Cinnamon
Steven Vargas toasts his cinnamon with a torch and lets it steep in milk to impart unique flavor into his pastry cream for the pre-heat challenge.
Add Coffee to Chocolate
Brenda Villacorta adds coffee to her dark chocolate cake with sesame milk chocolate ganache and buttercream to intensify the flavor of the chocolate.
Use Isomalt to Create Lifelike Insect Wings
Lyndsey's tops her blood orange chocolate mousse with a red-eyed dragonfly with ephemeral isomalt wings.
Use Green Coconut for Moss
Michelle created realistic moss by using coconut flakes and green food coloring, essentially turning it into a large lime-ginger macaroon. She topped that with a ginger snap cookie crumble and a melting chocolate tombstone.


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I am looking for examples of policies and procedures for IVIG infusion in a hospital. If anyone has one to share, could you email to me at [email protected]? Thanks, Lynn
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Wed, 10/03/2007 - 00:26#1
Hospital P&P for IVIG
Wed, 10/03/2007 - 03:05#2
I work for several
I work for several outpatient IV Infusion companies and have administered IVIG hundreds of times. Crescent Healthcare Inc., is the largest distributor of IVIG for outpatient use in the US. The have their own web site and you could probably download the information you need from their web site. If you are not able to obtain the info. you need from the web site, e-mail me and I'll e-mail or FAX the most recent copy of their P&Ps for IVIG administration. Terry H.
Wed, 10/03/2007 - 13:04#3
Thanks, but I did not find
Thanks, but I did not find any policies and procedures on their website. Also, I need an example of a policy and procedure that is written by and for hospitalized patients instead of ambulatory or outpatient settings. Thanks again, Lynn


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