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Discover exotic flora and fauna as you traverse treetop bridges, float along the Tempisque River, trek to a volcano, and take guided walks at Monteverde's biological reserve.
Costa Rica's Natural Treasures
11 days from $3,981 | includes airfare, taxes and all fees
Discover exotic flora and fauna as you traverse treetop bridges, float along the Tempisque River, trek to a volcano, and take guided walks at Monteverde's biological reserve.
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This was an exceptional first time tour group experience. Smithsonian gets an A+ for combining learning and fun as a way to see new lands.
- Stephanie B.
The diverse perspectives and knowledge shared by and with the fellow travelers makes each trip unique, special, and memorable in ways words cannot express.
- A Q&A with Expert Ross King
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- A Q&A with Expert Grant Nel
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This tour is specially designed for a small group of 16 to 24 Smithsonian travelers and offers outstanding travel value. Prices include airfare, airline taxes, fuel surcharges, and departure fees.
Nestled between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica possesses a wealth of natural beauty and a variety of wildlife that belies its diminutive size. Join us to discover its pristine landscapes and learn about exotic flora and fauna and unique environments of cloud and rain forests.
Highlights Include
- Monteverde Biological Reserve: Learn about this unique cloud forest, featuring hundreds of species of plants, mammals, and birds (including the dramatic but elusive Resplendent Quetzal), plus a hummingbird gallery and butterfly garden.
- Palo Verde National Park: Explore this important park, comprising an extraordinary wetland and also one of the world's last tropical dry forests.
- Volcanoes: Gain insight into geology at Poas Volcano and during night viewing at Arenal Volcano.
- Active Adventure: Discover the forest canopy from hanging bridges and enjoy a "float safari" featuring plentiful wildlife sightings along the river. Plus, engage in optional active adventures at a resort overlooking the Pacific.
- Judith H.
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- Gretchen G.
This was an exceptional first time tour group experience. Smithsonian gets an A+ for combining learning and fun as a way to see new lands.
- Stephanie B.
The diverse perspectives and knowledge shared by and with the fellow travelers makes each trip unique, special, and memorable in ways words cannot express.
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Day 1 — Depart the U.S. for San Jose, Costa Rica
Arrive in the Costa Rican capital and transfer to your hotel located in the Escazu area outside the city. This afternoon and evening are at leisure.
Day 2 — San Jose
After this morning's breakfast briefing, embark on an excursion through the Central Valley to Poás Volcano National Park. View the world's largest crater (a steaming, bubbling caldron), and take a guided walk along park trails. Continue to the Doka Coffee Estate, located on the fertile slopes of Poás Volcano, where you learn about coffee-making and Costa Rica's coffee industry, one of its largest exports. After lunch at the Doka Estate, return to your hotel late afternoon. Enjoy a welcome dinner tonight at a local restaurant. (B,L,D)
Day 3 — Arenal
Leave San Jose this morning bound for the Arenal region, passing picturesque villages along the way. En route visit a traditional mask-maker, then stop in Carrizal at the family-owned Botanical Orchid Garden, which features trails, exhibits, nurseries, and gardens dedicated to the wondrous orchid plant and its many varieties. After time to explore here, travel on to Arenal and your hotel, which offers magnificent views of Arenal Volcano. (B,L,D)
Day 4 — Arenal Region
This morning visit a local elementary school to enjoy a cultural exchange with the children and learn about Costa Rica's vaunted educational system – the country boasts a literacy rate of more than 95%. Continue to Ecocentro Danus, a biological reserve focused on conservation, environmental education, and sustainability. A series of trails wind through the secondary forest, where you see diverse flora, including orchids, bromelia, and heliconia, along with some of the preserve's 150 species of birds, sloths, and bats, among other fauna. Highlights include a butterfly farm with 30 different species and a natural water spring that attracts waterfowl, alligators, and iguana. Later today there's time for more volcano viewing before and after dinner (at a local restaurant) from a comfortable perch at our hotel.(B,L,D)
Day 5 — Arenal Region
On this morning's visit to Arenal's hanging bridges Sky Walk, enjoy the special opportunity to experience the rainforest from the canopy level as you traverse a series of five suspension bridges high above the forest floor. While you observe the rainforest from a unique perspective, your naturalist guide will point out some flora and fauna that thrive here. Then return to the hotel, where the remainder of the day is at leisure to relax amidst the beautiful grounds and thermal waters. Lunch and dinner today are on your own. (B)
Day 6 — Monteverde Cloud Forest
Travel today to the "green cathedral" of Monteverde. En Route stop to visit a non-profit handicrafts cooperative, dedicated to enhancing the economic and social well-being of local women artists. After lunch on your own in Santa Elena, continue to your hotel, arriving late afternoon. Dine tonight at a local restaurant in Monteverde. (B,D)
Day 7 — Monteverde
This morning embark on a guided walk through Monteverde's biological reserve, learning about the amazing bio-diversity in this relatively small area. Also tour the Hummingbird Gallery, where feeders attract seven different species of the delicate hummingbird. After lunch, visit the Monteverde Bat Jungle to learn about Costa Rica's diverse – and important – bat population. Late this afternoon return to your hotel for time at leisure. We will meet for dinner this evening as a group. (B,L,D)
Day 8 — Monteverde and Guanacaste
Depart by coach this morning for Guanacaste, Costa Rica's stunning northwest Pacific coastal region. Along the way visit Monteverde's delightful Butterfly Garden, with a variety of species including the stunning Blue Morpho and the virtually transparent Glasswing. Stop for lunch along the way, reaching your resort hotel overlooking the Pacific and the town of Tamorindo mid-afternoon. Later this afternoon enjoy a private cooking class and learn how to prepare a traditional tamale with local, market-bought ingredients. (B,L,D)
Day 9 — Guanacaste
A float safari on the Tempisque River highlights this morning's excursion to Palo Verde National Park, which is both an extraordinary wetland and also one of the world's last tropical dry forests. You should see abundant bird species and wildlife, possibly including monkeys, iguanas, and crocodiles in this unique ecosystem. Following your safari enjoy lunch at a local restaurant then return to your hotel mid-afternoon. The remainder of the day is at leisure along one of Costa Rica's most pristine beaches. Dinner tonight is on your own. (B,L)
Day 10 — Guanacaste
Today is at leisure to enjoy the beautiful beach club and other amenities of your hotel, including an outdoor pool. Optional activities include snorkeling, kayaking, sailing, and diving. This evening gather at a farewell dinner to celebrate your Costa Rican adventure. (B,D)
Day 11 — Depart for the U.S.
Transfer to the airport this morning for your return flights to the U.S. (B)
Included meals are denoted as follows: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Reception (R), Dinner (D)


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The first details of the child victims of America's worst mass school shooting are beginning to emerge.
Ana Marquez-Greene, the daughter of the jazz musician Jimmy Greene; Grace McDonnell; and Jesse Lewis were all six-year-old pupils who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School after being murdered by Adam Lanza.
Ana and her older brother, Isaiah, enrolled at Sandy Hook Elementary School earlier this year after moving to the area with their parents in July.
Both she and her brother were inside the school when the killer opened fire. She was one of the 20 pupils shot dead but her brother escaped unharmed.
Grace McDonnell has been described as "utterly adorable" and "full of life." One neighbour described her as looking like a "little doll" with her bright blue eyes and blonde hair.
Her parents Lynn McDonnell, 45, a housewife, and Christopher, 49, a business executive, live in a $500,000 detached home in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, one street away from where alleged killer Adam Lanza lived.
Neighbour Dorothy Werden, 49, a stay-at-home mother, said: "I just choke up when I think about it. Grace was like a little doll. She was utterly adorable.
"I used to see her waiting for the school bus over the road from our house every day. She had blonde hair and blue eyes — she was like a little Barbie doll.
"When I saw Lynn and Christopher at the school with Lynn being held up by a nun I knew things were not good. I can't imagine what they are going through."
A male neighbour who declined to be named said: "What they are going through is indescribable. We are very close. It's just awful."
Jesse's grieving father Neil Heslin told the New York Post that his son had been in Victoria Soto's class — the first grade teacher who died trying to protect her pupils.
He said the class had been due to make gingerbread houses during the afternoon.
He said: "I dropped him off at school at 9am. He went happily. That was the last I saw of him.
"He was just a happy boy. He was going to go places in life. He did well in school. He was terrific with animals ... He's been on horses since he was a year-and-a-half old."
Mr Heslin also described Adam Lanza, the gunman who killed his son, as "cowardly."
"I feel that it was a cowardly thing he did to the victims and a cowardly thing he did to himself," he said.
"For what he did to his victims and the way he went into the school, he picked victims that couldn't defend themselves against him."

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Contra Costa wins Holiday Classic
A group of Contra Costa All-Stars tackle Michael Adams during Contra Costa's 23-20 win over Alameda County in the Holiday Classic All-Star football game on Dec. 22 at Pittsburg High. Pittsburg High's Craijon Menefee scored on a 1-yard run with just under three minutes left for the winning touchdown. Freedom star Darrell Daniels had six catches for 78 yards while Menefee had a game-high 83 rushing yards to help the Contra Costa team take a 16-0 lead. Alameda then scored 20 straight points. The rosters were comprised of some of the top seniors football players from the East Bay.


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Shelby County Commissioners approved a $4.38 county property tax rate Monday, July 22, ending a budget season that spilled into the first 22 days of the new fiscal year.
The key to the 7-5 vote on third and final reading of the ordinance was Commissioner Justin Ford changing his "no" vote earlier this month back to a "yes" vote and Commissioner Sidney Chism announcing he would no longer abstain from voting on the matter because of a day care center his family operates.
No further readings are necessary on the tax rate because it is the original rate proposed by Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell. Had the commission amended it, another reading would have been necessary.
The $4.38 property tax rate is a 36-cent increase from the former rate of $4.02. Thirty cents of the rate increase is to generate the same amount of revenue county government got from the old rate of $4.02 taking into account property value lost in the 2013 property reappraisal. The remaining 6 cents is a tax hike to create half of the $20 million in new funding county government is providing to the consolidated school system in the new fiscal year above the past funding county government has provided.
The tax rate in Shelby County outside Memphis remains 4 cents higher because of rural school bonds used to finance construction of Arlington High School.
A tax rate lower than $4.38 would not have meant cuts to the school funding because the commission had already approved an amount for school funding in the county budget and the countywide school board had also signed off on that amount.
Luttrell cited a legal opinion from County Attorney Kelly Rayne saying schools funding could not be cut.
Ford said he changed his vote after listening to constituents, the same reason he gave for voting "no" earlier on the same tax rate.
Chism said the day care center his family operates no longer receives "wrap around" social service through the county and added that he has no direct interest in the business. Chism said that eliminated any potential conflicts of interest he had in voting for the tax rate and he voted yes.
With the $4.38 rate approved, commission Chairman Mike Ritz withdrew his resolution that would have frozen county hiring and grants to nonprofit groups the county makes annually until final approval of a lower tax rate.
Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir said last week his office was waiting on the mailing of tax bills for a new tax rate. Those notices were mailed last year in late July and the trustee's office collected $32 million in the first three months of the fiscal year although the taxes aren't due until October and are past due the following February.
Ritz also announced Monday that countywide school board member Reginald Porter has resigned from the school board to become chief of staff for the consolidated school system.
The commission Monday approved a timetable that calls for interviewing applicants for the vacancy during Aug. 14 committee sessions with a vote by the full commission on filling the vacancy at its Aug. 19 meeting.
Porter was elected to a four-year term in 2012 that ends at the end of August 2015.
In other action, the commission approved two contracts totaling $3.1 million for gasoline and diesel fuel for county vehicles from Petroleum Traders Corp.
The body also approved a $2.2 million contract with Global TelLink for an inmate management system at the county jail as well as the county corrections center.
The contract was one of four contracts approved by the commission for such services across the local criminal justice system totaling $7.9 million. The contracts use funding from the budgets for both the former fiscal year and current fiscal year.
Another $4 million contract was approved with Tyler Technologies for a case management system for the Criminal Court clerk and General Sessions Court clerk offices.
A $728,522 contract with New Dawn Technologies is for a case management system for the Shelby County Public Defender's Office.
And a three-year $963,053 contract is for Software AG to buy, support and maintain Info Hub Architecture Software that is part of an integrated criminal justice information system.
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A Good Fit
Women, past and present, have chosen dentistry because it is intellectually challenging and improves people's health. It also provides a comfortable living, especially valuable for women coping with divorce or the death of a husband. Faced with the demands of managing a practice and a household, they can set their own hours—perfect for mothers with children.
When women were first entering the profession, mentors, many of whom were men, empowered women to persist in the face of opposition by all-male faculty and dental organizations. Mentors were often local dentists or family members.
A Rewarding Career
Here are two examples of women who chose to pursue this rewarding career:
Dental Family Dynasties
Read more about two women who followed their family members into the dental profession:
See how the the dental profession and education has changed over time:
Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry >> Exhibits >> Women Dentists: Changing the Face of Dentistry >> Why Women Choose Dentistry


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(This is getting long, doesn't it?)
One more point to analyze the future of Mitter: The Alternatives.
Right now, the space that Twitter fills is getting crowded. Not that Twitter was there first, but it surely is the widest, most recognized service in the area. And, most of all, I'll list one the ones I have an account.
- Twitter (me): Ok, you all know Twitter. 140 chars, used to have updates and notifications via IM (but is down for a very long time already), updates and notifications via SMS.
- Jaiku (me): Was there before Twitter. Works almost the same way: Messages are limited to 140 chars, updates and notifications via IM and SMS. Also, it provides a proper "reply to" function, which allows you to do a reply to an specific message (Twitter always points to the last message from the user you are replying to.) The problem with Jaiku is that, about an year ago, it was bought by Google and they closed the service to everyone. Right now, to get an account, you need an invitation code by someone that already have an account there.
- Pownce (me): Offers way larger messages (around 400 chars, if I recall correctly), proper replies, can share links, files and events. Doesn't have IM or SMS notifications (or updates) but you can receive notifications via email.
- Facebook (me): Although it is a social network thing, it have a "What are you doing?" field (originally, it was a "[Username] is …" field.) As far as I can see, the status can be longer than 140 chars (but I'm not sure how long.)
- Identi.ca (me): The new Twitter clone, but completely open source. You can download the sources and run your own service. And, because it works with the Open Micro-Blogging Protocol, you can still reply to people using other servers.
- Tumblr (me): Tumblr works a little bit like Pownce: You can update your status, post pictures, links, audio and video. One the nice things that Tumblr does is create a page that actually looks like a blog to you.
- Plurk (me): Almost the same as Twitter (140 chars), but it can save some space with "actions" (you start you update with a pre-defined verb.) Again, like Twitter, they have IM notifications and updates, but it's down for the moment. They have a timeline feature, which displays the "progress"
Now re-read the list and notice that every single alternative offers things better the Twitter. And, still, none of the them actually harm Twitter's popularity. Heck, not even the FailWhale seems capable of harming that. But, still the point remains: There are alternatives to Twitter, which work better and/or offer more features.
Which brings us back to the point of "plugable" networks…


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How do I Find a Certified Lymphedema Therapist?
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My physician has recommended treatment from a lymphedema specialist. How can I make sure the person is qualified?
Linda McGrath Boyle PT, DPT CLT-LANA, Cancer Rehab Specialist and OncoLink Lymphedema Team Editor, responds:
Lymphedema can be effectively treated by certified lymphedema therapists (CLT). Certified lymphedema therapists can be physical therapists, occupational therapists, physicians, chiropractors, nurses, or massage therapists who have undergone specialized training. There are several schools that educate certified lymphedema therapists in the United States. Unfortunately, there are also some therapists who call themselves lymphedema therapists but have not actually attended and successfully graduated from one of these nationally recognized two-week, 128-hour programs.
The national competency examination for certified lymphedema therapists is given by the Lymphedema Association of North America (LANA). When certified lymphedema therapists successfully pass this national examination, they may use the initials CLT-LANA behind their name.
If you need to find a qualified lymphedema therapist in your area, you can consult the websites below. These schools train qualified certified lymphedema therapists (CLT). Lymphedema therapists with CLT-LANA following their name have passed a national standardized examination.
Klose Training www.klosetraining.com
Norton School www.nortonschool.com
Vodder School www.vodderschool.com
Another helpful website for persons with lymphedema is the National Lymphedema Network. Here persons with lymphedema can find reliable information about lymphedema.
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Lonely road death
It first seemed like a terrible accident. A newlywed found dead on a lonely road after midnight, the apparent victim of a hit-and-run. But as authorities assessed the scene, they decided the death of Justine Swartz Abshire was no accident. Her husband's trial ends this week.
The order
Doric, iconic, corinthian– that's all there is to Roman columns, right? Wrong. Thankfully, The exhibition entitled "Variety, Archeology, and Ornament: Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice," is on view through December 18 at the University of Virginia Art Museum.
Three interesting changes to the landscape: UVA's Garrett Hall gets Battenized, Keith Woodard's row of four Downtown Mall buildings getting renovated, and there's hope that all those Lawn fireplaces– like the students– will get lit again.
The runaway jury
The Eric Abshire murder trial is a rarity, a case that goes all the way to trial. Ever wonder why so few cases actually go before a jury? Former Charlottesville prosecutor Steve Deaton, who once prosecuted a murder without a body, has some answers.
Eric Dee Abshire married Justine Elizabeth Swartz in May 2006.
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There are certain ideas within the Buddhist tradition which are of great interest to me. One of these is the idea of living "in the now". So how does this concept work? Well, it's not easy to explain but I'll try. I want you to think about this next point carefully. What is life? What is life comprised of? A simplified answer could be that we are born, we go and do a whole bunch of things in the middle and then to end it off we die. Maybe a better question would then be to ask: But how is it that we actually experience life? By life I of course mean that bit in between being conceived and passing on.
So far as I see it and as the Buddhist notion of "living in the now" seems to dictate that Life is really just made up of whatever is happening right now. That's right, right now, this very instance. Ultimately, life's entirety is really just a compilation of all the little bits of "now" you experience. Think about it, even memories are distorted by how you feel "now". Therefore how you live life and whether you feel you have enjoyed it or not (which of course is completely subjective) is dictated by what is happening "now".
Life is now. As you read this page, you live, you are "living in the now". I suppose a nice way to look at it would be to say that we cannot change the past, nor can we foresee the future, therefore it is not worth troubling over what we can't control and simply take joy in what we can do "in the now". You choose "now" whether you wish to be happy at this point in time or otherwise if you want to be sad. Thus what you do at least have control over (that is to say what happens in slots of "now") is I suppose the perspective you choose to take on life. If you wish to be optimistic you can be, alternatively if you wish to be pessimistic the choice is equally yours. That is all done right "now".
I see the theory of "living in the now" as closely related to how contentedly we live life. For if life is made up of little bits of now, then its sum (whether you lead a happy life or not) is simply determined by how you choose to feel during the many "nows". Unfortunately I think many people interpret this wrongly. Still, it is not at first a simple concept to grasp. Many people's instinct would probably be to say "but what does this mean Sam? Does it mean we should always do things that we enjoy and therefore become hedonistic?
Simply put, no. We should not by this theory become hedonistic in a material sense and indeed the Buddhists also have a theory of balance known as ""The Middle Way:"" which also suggests one avoid extremes. Its important to realise that hedonism (as we know it) is almost always a symptom of various psychological feelings which somehow make the individual feel inadequate, unfulfilled or somehow in need of a emotional support. These emotional problems encourage the sufferer to find solace in some sort of substance, whether it be food, alcohol or whatever. In comparison, "living in the now" encourages accepting yourself NOW, for who you are, not what you were or what you might be. Through accepting yourself now you are also coming to terms with who you are, you avoid a life of denial and you fulfil your own emotional needs as best you can from within your own mind.
The true power of "living in the now" is that it is not progress driven, thus it is anti-materialistic and does not place constraints on happiness. If you can't love yourself now then you have placed some sort of limitation on your happiness by subconsciously believing something like: "I will be happy when I am X" or "I will be happy when I have X".
This sort of thinking places a constraint upon happiness. Thus an external demand inhibits your own ability to be happy. But why do this? Why not love yourself for who you are at this very instance in life? As a person with perfectionistic tendencies I also found this concept very useful, as it allowed me simply to enjoy life and stop feeling as though everything had to be done as perfectly as possible for it to be a success. We all deserve to enjoy life, but unless we love our own being this cannot be accomplished. Hence the need for the whole philosophy of "living in the now"
Some other sources also stressed the importance of the "now" nicely, so here are a couple of quotes:
"Most of us are so intent on looking either forward or backward at life that we go through much of it as if in a dream, with a limited awareness of present reality."
"The past and the future are illusions. They only exist to the degree we focus our attention on them right now. We create the past and the future by imagining them in the present. But we don't even exist outside the Now."
Many people will falsely assume that they will never accomplish anything if I they are content as they are, and that something to strive for is needed. However having goals and striving towards things is compatible with living in the now. True, when living "in the now" you will feel more fulfilled regardless of the external situation, but the fact is that if you are happy and content you are in fact more likely to succeed at what you do, because you approach it with an innately positive attitude. You will also feel more inclined to do what it is you enjoy, and not waste life going in the wrong direction after a false hope like earning large sums of money in an attempt to gain happiness.
"Living in the now" is an interesting and complex concept, one that I shall hopefully investigate further. But for now we must realise that we only live once, and inevitably each of us will eventually die, but is this not all the more reason to cherish our time alive and love ourselves? Why go through life hating yourself or not being content with who you are? The simple fact is you don't have to. Learn to love yourself, change your ways if you wish it, but it is often not even so much what you do that matters but rather how you see yourself. So embrace yourself, smile and go and enjoy the little bits of now which are the sum of our lives.
06 January 2008
Living In the Now – The Philosophy of Happiness with a Twist of Zen
There are certain ideas within the Buddhist tradition which are of great interest to me. One of these is the idea of living "in the now". So how does this concept work? Well, it's not easy to explain but I'll try. I want you to think about this next point carefully. What is life? What is life comprised of? A simplified answer could be that we are born, we go and do a whole bunch of things in the middle and then to end it off we die. Maybe a better question would then be to ask: But how is it that we actually experience life? By life I of course mean that bit in between being conceived and passing on.
Posted by SEB at 12:18 PM
Labels: Buddhism, happiness, philosophy, pyschological wellbeing
3 comments:
- DarkGrin.com said...
Nice article! I linked it up at:
Check the site out, I'm sure it has some like-minded thoughts
- January 9, 2008 at 11:52 AM
- Tip Diva said...
Thank you for submitting your post to Carnival of Tips. This is a great post... as a cancer survivor, I totally relate to "living in the now" and I couldn't be happier.
- January 12, 2008 at 4:27 PM
- CG Walters said...
Thank you, Samuel.
Peace and wonder,
- January 21, 2008 at 8:25 AM


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Buried at the very end of a two page article published on ABC News on January 22, 2010, is this quote:
Federal agents also tell ABCNews.com they are attempting to identify a man who passengers said helped Abdulmutallab change planes for Detroit when he landed in Amsterdam from Lagos, Nigeria.
Authorities had initially discounted the passenger accounts, but the agents say there is a growing belief the man have played a role to make sure Abdulmutallab "did not get cold feet."
In the comments section of the article, the following comment appears, which was ostensibly written by Flight 253 passenger Kurt Haskell:
This is Kurt H-Flight 253 PassengerI find it really interesting that this article supports my story that the media has discredited for weeks. Specifically, I am referring to my account that an Indian Man (Sharp Dressed Man) helped Mutallab on Flight 253. The official version since early January has been that over 200 hours of security video have been reviewed and show nothing. This media account has been very irritating to me as I know what I saw and yet I was immediately discredited. We now have a retraction from the official story. Too bad abc chose to bury this story in a somewhat unrelated story. It should be front page news […] 'How about an apology ABC?
While I cannot 100% verify that this comment — which was posted by the user "haskelllaw" — was actually written by lawyer Kurt Haskell, it most likely was, especially since Kurt's wife, Lori Haskell, has written a similar response on her blog:
Why is this not total breaking news?????… I think we now know WHY the video is not being released. Because IT SHOWS WHAT KURT SAID!!!!!! I mean, where is his apology? Where? They come out in the media, basically calling Kurt a liar, then they take it back, but it is in the bottom of another nonrelated article. Ridiculous. And still, to date, no authorities contactinig KURT to ask him to look at the freaking video and help identify the guy. It's so insane to me. We have an eyewitness to this, and they just don't care.
Kurt Haskell has indeed been telling the story about this man since immediately after the Christmas Day incident. On December 26, Sheena Harrison of MLive.com reported:
A Michigan man [Kurt Haskell] who was aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 says he witnessed Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab trying to board the plane in Amsterdam without a passport.
Haskell said he and his wife were sitting on the ground near their boarding gate in Amsterdam, which is when they saw Mutallab approach the gate with an unidentified man.
While Mutallab was poorly dressed, his friend was dressed in an expensive suit, Haskell said. He says the suited man asked ticket agents whether Mutallab could board without a passport. "The guy said, 'He's from Sudan and we do this all the time.'"
Mutallab is Nigerian. Haskell believes the man may have been trying to garner sympathy for Mutallab's lack of documents by portraying him as a Sudanese refugee.
The ticket agent referred Mutallab and his companion to her manager down the hall, and Haskell didn't see Mutallab again until after he allegedly tried to detonate an explosive on the plane.
Five days later, MLive.com published an update written by Haskell in which he said this about obfuscation on the part of the FBI and Dutch authories:
Please note that there is a very easy way to verify the veracity of my prior "sharp dressed man" account. Dutch police have admitted that they have reviewed the video of the "sharp dressed man" that I referenced. Note that it has not been released anywhere, You see, if my eye witness account is false, it could easily be proven by releasing the video. However, the proof of my eyewitness account would also be verified if I am telling the truth and I am. There is a reason we have only heard of the video and not seen it. dutch authorities, "RELEASE THE VIDEO!" This is the most important video in 8 years and may be all of two minutes long. Show the entire video and "DO NOT EDIT IT"! The American public deserves its own chance to attempt to identify the "sharp dressed man". I have no doubt that if the video indicated that my account was wrong, that the video would have already swept over the entire world wide web. Instead of the video, we get a statment that the video has been viewed and that the terrorist had a passport. Each of these statements made by the FBI is a self serving play on semantics and each misses the importance of my prior "sharp dressed man" account. The importance being that the man "Tried to board the plane with an accomplice and without a passort". The other significance is that only the airport security video can verify my eyewitness account and that it is not being released.
Who has the agenda here and who doesn't? Think about that for a minute.
Haskell and his wife Lori have given many interviews since the Christmas Day incident. Additional information about this story, as well as embedded videos of their appearances on The Alex Jones Radio Show, Fox News, and CNN can be found in this article
Further Reading:
Another Buried Christmas Day Arrest Uncovered: Same Route, Same Airline, Same Day, Different Flight
This article was posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 5:41 am


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Wednesday, 30 January 2013 09:11
Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Address has been widely praised as a recovery of his adherence to an empathetic and visionary understanding of presidential leadership in the United States. Surely, it is far more encouraging from a progressive perspective than either what might have been issued from the lips of Mitt Romney on the Capitol Steps had he won the election last November or the kind of wimpy call for a renewal of bipartisanship that set the tone of Obama's first inaugural four years ago, a message with leaden weight that had no resonance in Washington, especially among Republicans.
This speech was also far more forthcoming on some crucial issues than what we had come to expect from Obama's first four years in office. And the stylish language and stirring delivery broke enough new ground to strengthen Obama's claim to be in the front rank of recent American presidents, provided his words are translated into concrete actions.
The rhetorical elegance of the presentation has made it unavoidable that some headline grabbers would reach for the stars and compare Obama's address with that of Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural in 1865, long regarded as the greatest inaugural address ever. It added to the excitement of the occasion that this public celebration of Obama's notable reelection coincided with the national holiday set aside to recognise the great achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. The stage was set for greatness, and for many Americans Obama rose to the occasion on this special day with grace and inspirational eloquence.
Elevating a struggle
For one thing the address brought the defence of equality of gays for the first time into the very forefront of the struggle to overcome prejudice and discrimination in America. By linking gay rights with those of women and African Americans there was an unmistakable assertion that not only was this a show of support, but it raised the status of the gay rights movement into the company of the most significant and symbolic struggles for justice the country has ever experienced. The coded communication to adherents of each of these struggles was joined in the following sentence that would not be understood by the vast majority of Americans: "... that all of us are created equal is the star that guided us still, just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall."
Of course for a wordsmith such as Obama, the alliteration of these names must have been appealing, but so was their meaning: Seneca Falls as the site of the first convention in 1848 that called for full equality for women, Selma where in 1965 police violently beat peaceful civil rights demonstrators, and Stonewall, a gay bar in the Greenwich Village neighbourhood of New York where a police raid gave birth to a riotous response that sparked a movement.
This show of commitment on Obama's part was powerfully reinforced by the inclusion in the inaugural programme of Richard Blanco, an openly gay Latino poet, who read his moving poem, One Today, on self and America, Whitmanesque in its autobiographical embrace of the totality of country.
Would it have been too much for Obama to have added Wounded Knee to his enumeration of epic struggles against the most monumental forms of inequality that have afflicted indigenous peoples of this land since the first European settlers arrived? Or to have mentioned, at least in passing, the Occupy Movement with its reminder that America is supposed to belong to the 99 percent? I suppose this is too much to expect, but should we as citizens be satisfied with less than too much, and go away happy with what was given rather than what should have been given?
Welcome talking points
Beyond these affirmations, and coming as something of a surprise, was Obama's recognition that climate change was real and menacing, and that its challenge cannot be evaded without grave harm, especially to future generations.
In his words, we acknowledge our obligations "are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity". "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations," he said. Obama obliquely confronted the climate sceptics by acknowledging, with apparent irony, that "[s]ome may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and more powerful storms".
There are some obscurities present despite this welcome signal of a renewed emphasis on climate change. Obama's words can be heard as misleadingly situating climate change in the future, yet he was also alluding to the rising frequency and severity of extreme weather events, perhaps with the 2012 super-storm Sandy that devastated the Jersey shore and parts of New York City uppermost in his mind. There was no clear expression of an urgent need to work toward a global agreement on binding restrictions on carbon emissions or any recognition of the importance of civil society actors in mobilising awareness and pushing governments to act responsibly in the face of global warming, with rising temperatures already crossing thresholds of present dangers, with anticipations of further warming in the years ahead.
There were other welcome notes struck in this carefully constructed presentation of what the President wanted to do so as to make his second term establish his place in history, as well as do good for the people and country. There was a definite indication that the post-9/11 engagement in wars around the globe was coming to an end, although not the commitment to intervene without intervening (that is, "leading from behind", as in Mali; the Libya post-Iraq image of intervention; the targeted drone assassinations), and no sign that the military option with respect to Iran has taken off the table.
Additionally, the pledge to work toward improved treatment of immigrants was a welcome positive sign, as was the repetition of the commitment to make the schools and streets safe for the children of the country, mentioning Newtown, Connecticut, the scene of the latest incident of gun violence, the name associated with the latest effort by Congress and the President to impose some minimal limits on access to automatic weaponry.
Obama also usefully, with nuanced language, reaffirmed an active role for government in offering protection to those among us who are poor, sick, vulnerable, and marginal. Obama praised the virtues of the private sector, while taking note of the fact that markets produce distortions in wealth, income, and our collective wellbeing unless vigorously regulated from the perspective of the common good.
Words he never said
Along with the uplifting language and appeals to "our better angels" there were some disappointments in the speech, including surprising, even startling omissions and silences.
Always with visionary expectations there are those who question whether the talk will be followed by the walk, whether promise and pledge will be rendered operative by performance. More specifically, it was disturbing that nuclear weapons were not even mentioned, failing to reference Obama's historic pledge in his 2009 Prague speech to work toward a world without nuclear weapons, an early expression of his pragmatic idealism that undoubtedly influenced the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Oslo to give him prematurely their coveted award in 2009.
There was no attempt to pursue more modest goals such as de-alerting American and Russian nuclear missiles so as to create greater assurance that a nuclear war will not begin by accident or miscalculation or pledging never to use nuclear weapons first in a future situation of conflict. Of course, the most constructive sign of a president convincingly dedicated to peace would have been to offer the world American backing for a Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zone that would simultaneously get rid of Israel's covertly acquired arsenal of nuclear weapons and overcome concerns about Iran's nuclear programme.
There was also no mention whatsoever of working toward a solution of the Israel/Palestine conflict, and certainly no expression of disapproval of Israel's accelerated expansion of settlements, its official publication in Hebrew (but not in Arabic) of maps showing the West Bank and East Jerusalem as part of Israel, and its failures to lift the blockade on the entrapped people in Gaza.
Perhaps, silence by Obama was preferable to issuing a misleading call to the parties to resume direct negotiations so as to resolve the conflict by agreeing on the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in those parts of Palestine beyond the 1967 borders of Israel. At least, we should be thankful that Obama did not spread false hopes on behalf of the long superseded "two-state consensus". Or is this again an instance where the United States will give up the baton of leadership, and entrust the diplomacy of the conflict from now on to Europe with its supposedly more balanced approach?
We need to precede any credible diplomatic process by asking how to conceive of a sustainable and just peace given the collapse of the unanimously endorsed ideas rooted in Security Council Resolution 242 of an Israeli withdrawal and a just settlement of the Palestinian refugee problem. If 242 is dead, what next? This explosive question can no longer be kept in the closet!
I found disappointing the priority accorded to education as an imperative in a capitalist mode in a globalising era: for Obama education seemed to mean little more than training in the skills needed to compete effectively in the world economy. There was no indication that in addition to families and community relations, schools and colleges are indispensable learning sites for what it should mean to be citizens of a democratic society in the 21st century.
The great pastor, Reverend William Sloan Coffin, used to draw attention to the distinction to a between being a "subject" (habitually obedient) and a "citizen" (whose conscience puts a brake on obedience), suggesting without engaged citizenship democracy would not protect liberties of society.
Especially here in the United States, which for better and mostly worse, is a global state (that is, with its military operations and capabilities spread to the ends of the earth), citizenship in this country necessarily implies a kind of "world citizenship" that either acquiesces in current patterns of violent geopolitics, epitomised by attack drones that are deployed on a global battlefield, or the search for non-violent alternatives that reinterpret the nature of security.
Obama conveyed no responsiveness to global horizons of engagement and responsibility, seemingly affirming a kind of geopolitics-as-usual (that is, global leadership in the more moderate form that preceded the disastrous presidency of George W Bush, but no acknowledgement that a state-centric world order was increasingly disabled from meeting the problems of an endangered planet because of its inability to supplant the national interest by serving the global interest). In these regards, it was notable that Obama never once referred to the United Nations, how it might be strengthened to diminish the governmentality deficit that allows world order to be mainly a function of the work of armies and markets, neither of which are at all compatible with Obama's central inaugural theme of equality and human dignity.
This Second Inaugural address of Barack Obama will be long remembered if he goes on to a presidency that delivers as much as it promises, but even if it does, I find myself seeking more, and feeling that the country and world needs more. I think our expectations have fallen below the thresholds of response that are required to meet the challenges of the day, including climate change and equality.
Can we really hope for enough action along these lines without a brave show of willingness to pin much of the blame on the excesses of neo-liberal capitalism as it operates nationally and globally? Are we to have any confidence in achieving sustainable development here and elsewhere without questioning the excesses of consumerism and individualism?
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UPDATE: Drake Springs Recreation Pool will reopen today at 1 p.m. following a fecal incident yesterday. Fortunately, the three bodies of water at Drake Springs Family Aquatic Center run on different filter systems, which allowed the lazy river and lap pool to stay open. "Since the recreation pool is also a separate smaller body of water, we were able to concentrate our efforts and get the chlorine levels stable again," stated Loren Beard, District Park Supervisor.
What's being called a "diarrheal incident" forced the closing of the Drake Springs Recreation Pool in Sioux Falls on Wednesday.
Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation officials say both federal and city guidelines call for chlorine levels in the pool to be substantially elevated and maintained for a time in order to disinfect the water. But since the three pools at Drake Springs run on different filter systems, the "lazy river" and lap pool will remain open.
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Born in 1969, Darrel Cadman is the brother of well-known silversmith Andy Cadman and a half-brother of renowned smiths Gary and Sunshine Reeves. This group of relatively young smiths (35 to 40 years old) all learned much of their trade from David Reeves (Gary and Sunshine's full-brother who is now deceased). The Cadman brothers and the Reeves brothers, therefore, share a common element of apprenticeship and exhibit certain similarities in their work. Darrel has been smithing silver since 1992.
This is one of a group of rings we commissioned Darrel Cadman to make using a variety of our best stones. We wanted a Traditional Revival piece that would show Darrel's skill in executing deep, precise stampwork and would have nice decorative detailing, while remaining wholly unisex in its appeal. We also insisted on the shank being heavy so the piece would be rock solid and feel that way in the palm of the hand. A ring such as this will have heft and weight when held in the palm of the hand, but once it goes on the finger, if it fits properly it will seem light as a feather and in no time one won't even be conscious of wearing it. We are immensely pleased with the results of his fine silversmithing.
This egg-shaped stone of natural, untreated Tyrone turquoise from New Mexico was cut for us by master lapidary Bruce Mead. The source of this turquoise is the Tyrone Copper Mine in Silver City, New Mexico. This mine currently uses an ore-crushing method for extraction of the copper. This process crushes everything and destroys all turquoise now mined there. This is "lunch box" turquoise carried away from the mine by a miner years ago and only recently cut by Bruce Mead for setting in this ring. This stone is set in a 3/16" straight-edged bezel wrapped with twist wire. The hefty 14-gauge Sterling shank has scallop cut edges and is deep-stamped with classic motifs. Appliqu�es, starred buttons, scrollwork and tiny raindrops frame the stone to left and right.
An example of Darrel's work is pictured on page 48 of American Indian Jewelry I: 1,200 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf (photo provided by Chacodog.com). Hallmarked "D. Cadman" and stamped "Sterling" inside.
Stone: 1/2" x 3/8"
Weight of stone: 4 carats
Ring face: 5/8" x 1/2"
Width of shank: 1/2" tapering to 7/16" in back
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K-State basketball team announces signing of transfer Justin Edwards
Kansas State coach Bruce Weber officially announced the signing of junior transfer Justin Edwards on Thursday.
who committed to K-State on Saturday
, two days after an official visit to Manhattan, will sit out this season under NCAA transfer rules and have two years of eligibility remaining. Edwards, a 6-foot-3 wing who's originally from Whitby, Ontario, averaged 16.7 points and 5.2 rebounds as a sophomore at Maine.
"We are very excited about the addition of Justin to our program," Weber said in a statement. "With the loss of Rodney (McGruder) and Martavious (Irving) this year and Will (Spradling) and Shane (Southwell) next year, we really needed someone with experience at the guard spot. Justin has that experience and just has the natural gifts to be a really good player for us. The year off will give him a chance to not only learn our system, but also develop and improve his game. We really like our young players and Justin's presence at practice is going to make them better."
Edwards is the second Canadian to join the K-State men's basketball team, following Juevol Myles of Ajax, Ontario, in 2010-11.
"I'm really excited about the next chapter of my basketball career at K-State," Edwards said in a statement. "I really like the coaching staff and they are really going to help improve my game. My style fits well with Coach Weber's motion offense because I score a lot of my points by driving and in transition. It will be difficult not to be able to play next year but I'm going to take that opportunity to get better."


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Sec. 511. [42 U.S.C. 711] (a) Purposes.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under this title;
(2) to improve coordination of services for at risk communities; and
(3) to identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in at risk communities.
(b) Requirement for All States to Assess Statewide Needs and Identify at Risk Communities.—
(1) In general.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, each State shall, as a condition of receiving payments from an allotment for the State under section 502 for fiscal year 2011, conduct a statewide needs assessment (which shall be separate from the statewide needs assessment required under section 505(a)) that identifies—
(A) communities with concentrations of—
(i) premature birth, low-birth weight infants, and infant mortality, including infant death due to neglect, or other indicators of at-risk prenatal, maternal, newborn, or child health;
(ii) poverty;
(iii) crime;
(iv) domestic violence;
(v) high rates of high-school drop-outs;
(vi) substance abuse;
(vii) unemployment; or
(viii) child maltreatment;
(B) the quality and capacity of existing programs or initiatives for early childhood home visitation in the State including—
(i) the number and types of individuals and families who are receiving services under such programs or initiatives;
(ii) the gaps in early childhood home visitation in the State; and
(iii) the extent to which such programs or initiatives are meeting the needs of eligible families described in subsection (k)(2); and
(C) the State's capacity for providing substance abuse treatment and counseling services to individuals and families in need of such treatment or services.
(2) Coordination with other assessments.—In conducting the statewide needs assessment required under paragraph (1), the State shall coordinate with, and take into account, other appropriate needs assessments conducted by the State, as determined by the Secretary, including the needs assessment required under section 505(a) (both the most recently completed assessment and any such assessment in progress), the communitywide strategic planning and needs assessments conducted in accordance with section 640(g)(1)(C) of the Head Start Act, and the inventory of current unmet needs and current community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities to prevent child abuse and neglect, and other family resource services operating in the State required under section 205(3) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
(3) Submission to the secretary.—Each State shall submit to the Secretary, in such form and manner as the Secretary shall require—
(A) the results of the statewide needs assessment required under paragraph (1); and
(B) a description of how the State intends to address needs identified by the assessment, particularly with respect to communities identified under paragraph (1)(A), which may include applying for a grant to conduct an early childhood home visitation program in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(c) Grants for Early Childhood Home Visitation Programs.—
(1) Authority to make grants.—In addition to any other payments made under this title to a State, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities to enable the entities to deliver services under early childhood home visitation programs that satisfy the requirements of subsection (d) to eligible families in order to promote improvements in maternal and prenatal health, infant health, child health and development, parenting related to child development outcomes, school readiness, and the socioeconomic status of such families, and reductions in child abuse, neglect, and injuries.
(2) Authority to use initial grant funds for planning or implementation.—An eligible entity that receives a grant under paragraph (1) may use a portion of the funds made available to the entity during the first 6 months of the period for which the grant is made for planning or implementation activities to assist with the establishment of early childhood home visitation programs that satisfy the requirements of subsection (d).
(3) Grant duration.—The Secretary shall determine the period of years for which a grant is made to an eligible entity under paragraph (1).
(4) Technical assistance.—The Secretary shall provide an eligible entity that receives a grant under paragraph (1) with technical assistance in administering programs or activities conducted in whole or in part with grant funds.
(d) Requirements.—The requirements of this subsection for an early childhood home visitation program conducted with a grant made under this section are as follows:
(1) Quantifiable, measurable improvement in benchmark areas.—
(A) In general.—The eligible entity establishes, subject to the approval of the Secretary, quantifiable, measurable 3- and 5-year benchmarks for demonstrating that the program results in improvements for the eligible families participating in the program in each of the following areas:
(i) Improved maternal and newborn health.
(ii) Prevention of child injuries, child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment, and reduction of emergency department visits.
(iii) Improvement in school readiness and achievement.
(iv) Reduction in crime or domestic violence.
(v) Improvements in family economic self-sufficiency.
(vi) Improvements in the coordination and referrals for other community resources and supports.
(B) Demonstration of improvements after 3 years.—
(i) Report to the secretary.—Not later than 30 days after the end of the 3rd year in which the eligible entity conducts the program, the entity submits to the Secretary a report demonstrating improvement in at least 4 of the areas specified in subparagraph (A).
(ii) Corrective action plan.—If the report submitted by the eligible entity under clause (i) fails to demonstrate improvement in at least 4 of the areas specified in subparagraph (A), the entity shall develop and implement a plan to improve outcomes in each of the areas specified in subparagraph (A), subject to approval by the Secretary. The plan shall include provisions for the Secretary to monitor implementation of the plan and conduct continued oversight of the program, including through submission by the entity of regular reports to the Secretary.
(iii) Technical assistance.—
(I) In general.—The Secretary shall provide an eligible entity required to develop and implement an improvement plan under clause (ii) with technical assistance to develop and implement the plan. The Secretary may provide the technical assistance directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.
(II) Advisory panel.—The Secretary shall establish an advisory panel for purposes of obtaining recommendations regarding the technical assistance provided to entities in accordance with subclause (I).
(iv) No improvement or failure to submit report.—If the Secretary determines after a period of time specified by the Secretary that an eligible entity implementing an improvement plan under clause (ii) has failed to demonstrate any improvement in the areas specified in subparagraph (A), or if the Secretary determines that an eligible entity has failed to submit the report required under clause (i), the Secretary shall terminate the entity's grant and may include any unexpended grant funds in grants made to nonprofit organizations under subsection (h)(2)(B).
(C) Final report.—Not later than December 31, 2015, the eligible entity shall submit a report to the Secretary demonstrating improvements (if any) in each of the areas specified in subparagraph (A).
(2) Improvements in outcomes for individual families.—
(A) In general.—The program is designed, with respect to an eligible family participating in the program, to result in the participant outcomes described in subparagraph (B) that the eligible entity identifies on the basis of an individualized assessment of the family, are relevant for that family.
(B) Participant outcomes.—The participant outcomes described in this subparagraph are the following:
(i) Improvements in prenatal, maternal, and newborn health, including improved pregnancy outcomes
(ii) Improvements in child health and development, including the prevention of child injuries and maltreatment and improvements in cognitive, language, social-emotional, and physical developmental indicators.
(iii) Improvements in parenting skills.
(iv) Improvements in school readiness and child academic achievement.
(v) Reductions in crime or domestic violence.
(vi) Improvements in family economic self-sufficiency.
(vii) Improvements in the coordination of referrals for, and the provision of, other community resources and supports for eligible families, consistent with State child welfare agency training.
(3) Core components.—The program includes the following core components:
(A) Service delivery model or models.—
(i) In general.—Subject to clause (ii), the program is conducted using 1 or more of the service delivery models described in item (aa) or (bb) of subclause (I) or in subclause (II) selected by the eligible entity:
(I) The model conforms to a clear consistent home visitation model that has been in existence for at least 3 years and is research-based, grounded in relevant empirically-based knowledge, linked to program determined outcomes, associated with a national organization or institution of higher education that has comprehensive home visitation program standards that ensure high quality service delivery and continuous program quality improvement, and has demonstrated significant, (and in the case of the service delivery model described in item (aa), sustained) positive outcomes, as described in the benchmark areas specified in paragraph (1)(A) and the participant outcomes described in paragraph (2)(B), when evaluated using well-designed and rigorous—
(aa) randomized controlled research designs, and the evaluation results have been published in a peer-reviewed journal; or
(bb) quasi-experimental research designs.
(II) The model conforms to a promising and new approach to achieving the benchmark areas specified in paragraph (1)(A) and the participant outcomes described in paragraph (2)(B), has been developed or identified by a national organization or institution of higher education, and will be evaluated through well-designed and rigorous process.
(ii) Majority of grant funds used for evidence-based models.—An eligible entity shall use not more than 25 percent of the amount of the grant paid to the entity for a fiscal year for purposes of conducting a program using the service delivery model described in clause (i)(II).
(iii) Criteria for evidence of effectiveness of models.—The Secretary shall establish criteria for evidence of effectiveness of the service delivery models and shall ensure that the process for establishing the criteria is transparent and provides the opportunity for public comment.
(B) Additional requirements.—
(i) The program adheres to a clear, consistent model that satisfies the requirements of being grounded in empirically-based knowledge related to home visiting and linked to the benchmark areas specified in paragraph (1)(A) and the participant outcomes described in paragraph (2)(B) related to the purposes of the program.
(ii) The program employs well-trained and competent staff, as demonstrated by education or training, such as nurses, social workers, educators, child development specialists, or other well-trained and competent staff, and provides ongoing and specific training on the model being delivered.
(iii) The program maintains high quality supervision to establish home visitor competencies.
(iv) The program demonstrates strong organizational capacity to implement the activities involved.
(v) The program establishes appropriate linkages and referral networks to other community resources and supports for eligible families.
(vi) The program monitors the fidelity of program implementation to ensure that services are delivered pursuant to the specified model.
(4) Priority for serving high-risk populations.—The eligible entity gives priority to providing services under the program to the following:
(A) Eligible families who reside in communities in need of such services, as identified in the statewide needs assessment required under subsection (b)(1)(A).
(B) Low-income eligible families.
(C) Eligible families who are pregnant women who have not attained age 21.
(D) Eligible families that have a history of child abuse or neglect or have had interactions with child welfare services.
(E) Eligible families that have a history of substance abuse or need substance abuse treatment.
(F) Eligible families that have users of tobacco products in the home.
(G) Eligible families that are or have children with low student achievement.
(H) Eligible families with children with developmental delays or disabilities.
(I) Eligible families who, or that include individuals who, are serving or formerly served in the Armed Forces, including such families that have members of the Armed Forces who have had multiple deployments outside of the United States.
(e) Application Requirements.—An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary for approval, in such manner as the Secretary may require, that includes the following:
(1) A description of the populations to be served by the entity, including specific information regarding how the entity will serve high risk populations described in subsection (d)(4).
(2) An assurance that the entity will give priority to serving low-income eligible families and eligible families who reside in at risk communities identified in the statewide needs assessment required under subsection (b)(1)(A).
(3) The service delivery model or models described in subsection (d)(3)(A) that the entity will use under the program and the basis for the selection of the model or models.
(4) A statement identifying how the selection of the populations to be served and the service delivery model or models that the entity will use under the program for such populations is consistent with the results of the statewide needs assessment conducted under subsection (b).
(5) The quantifiable, measurable benchmarks established by the State to demonstrate that the program contributes to improvements in the areas specified in subsection (d)(1)(A).
(6) An assurance that the entity will obtain and submit documentation or other appropriate evidence from the organization or entity that developed the service delivery model or models used under the program to verify that the program is implemented and services are delivered according to the model specifications.
(7) Assurances that the entity will establish procedures to ensure that—
(A) the participation of each eligible family in the program is voluntary; and
(B) services are provided to an eligible family in accordance with the individual assessment for that family.
(8) Assurances that the entity will—
(A) submit annual reports to the Secretary regarding the program and activities carried out under the program that include such information and data as the Secretary shall require; and
(B) participate in, and cooperate with, data and information collection necessary for the evaluation required under subsection (g)(2) and other research and evaluation activities carried out under subsection (h)(3).
(9) A description of other State programs that include home visitation services, including, if applicable to the State, other programs carried out under this title with funds made available from allotments under section 502(c), programs funded under title IV, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (relating to community-based grants for the prevention of child abuse and neglect), and section 645A of the Head Start Act (relating to Early Head Start programs).
(10) Other information as required by the Secretary.
(f) Maintenance of Effort.—Funds provided to an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall supplement, and not supplant, funds from other sources for early childhood home visitation programs or initiatives.
(g) Evaluation.—
(1) Independent, expert advisory panel.—The Secretary, in accordance with subsection (h)(1)(A), shall appoint an independent advisory panel consisting of experts in program evaluation and research, education, and early childhood development—
(A) to review, and make recommendations on, the design and plan for the evaluation required under paragraph (2) within 1 year after the date of enactment of this section;
(B) to maintain and advise the Secretary regarding the progress of the evaluation; and
(C) to comment, if the panel so desires, on the report submitted under paragraph (3).
(2) Authority to conduct evaluation.—On the basis of the recommendations of the advisory panel under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, by grant, contract, or interagency agreement, conduct an evaluation of the statewide needs assessments submitted under subsection (b) and the grants made under subsections (c) and (h)(3)(B). The evaluation shall include—
(A) an analysis, on a State-by-State basis, of the results of such assessments, including indicators of maternal and prenatal health and infant health and mortality, and State actions in response to the assessments; and
(B) an assessment of—
(i) the effect of early childhood home visitation programs on child and parent outcomes, including with respect to each of the benchmark areas specified in subsection (d)(1)(A) and the participant outcomes described in subsection (d)(2)(B);
(ii) the effectiveness of such programs on different populations, including the extent to which the ability of programs to improve participant outcomes varies across programs and populations; and
(iii) the potential for the activities conducted under such programs, if scaled broadly, to improve health care practices, eliminate health disparities, and improve health care system quality, efficiencies, and reduce costs.
(3) Report.—Not later than March 31, 2015, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the results of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (2) and shall make the report publicly available.
(h) Other Provisions.—
(1) Intra-agency collaboration.—The Secretary shall ensure that the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the Administration for Children and Families collaborate with respect to carrying out this section, including with respect to—
(A) reviewing and analyzing the statewide needs assessments required under subsection (b), the awarding and oversight of grants awarded under this section, the establishment of the advisory panels required under subsections (d)(1)(B)(iii)(II) and (g)(1), and the evaluation and report required under subsection (g); and
(B) consulting with other Federal agencies with responsibility for administering or evaluating programs that serve eligible families to coordinate and collaborate with respect to research related to such programs and families, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice, and the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Education.
(2) Grants to eligible entities that are not states.—
(A) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or urban indian organizations.—The Secretary shall specify requirements for eligible entities that are Indian Tribes (or a consortium of Indian Tribes), Tribal Organizations, or Urban Indian Organizations to apply for and conduct an early childhood home visitation program with a grant under this section. Such requirements shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with the requirements applicable to eligible entities that are States and shall require an Indian Tribe (or consortium), Tribal Organization, or Urban Indian Organization to—
(i) conduct a needs assessment similar to the assessment required for all States under subsection (b); and
(ii) establish quantifiable, measurable 3- and 5- year benchmarks consistent with subsection (d)(1)(A).
(B) Nonprofit organizations.—If, as of the beginning of fiscal year 2012, a State has not applied or been approved for a grant under this section, the Secretary may use amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) of subsection (j) that are available for expenditure under paragraph (3) of that subsection to make a grant to an eligible entity that is a nonprofit organization described in subsection (k)(1)(B) to conduct an early childhood home visitation program in the State. The Secretary shall specify the requirements for such an organization to apply for and conduct the program which shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with the requirements applicable to eligible entities that are States and shall require the organization to—
(i) carry out the program based on the needs assessment conducted by the State under subsection (b); and
(ii) establish quantifiable, measurable 3- and 5-year benchmarks consistent with subsection (d)(1)(A).
(3) Research and other evaluation activities.—
(A) In general.—The Secretary shall carry out a continuous program of research and evaluation activities in order to increase knowledge about the implementation and effectiveness of home visiting programs, using random assignment designs to the maximum extent feasible. The Secretary may carry out such activities directly, or through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts.
(B) Requirements.—The Secretary shall ensure that—
(i) evaluation of a specific program or project is conducted by persons or individuals not directly involved in the operation of such program or project; and
(ii) the conduct of research and evaluation activities includes consultation with independent researchers, State officials, and developers and providers of home visiting programs on topics including research design and administrative data matching.
(4) Report and recommendation.—Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress regarding the programs conducted with grants under this section. The report required under this paragraph shall include—
(A) information regarding the extent to which eligible entities receiving grants under this section demonstrated improvements in each of the areas specified in subsection (d)(1)(A);
(B) information regarding any technical assistance provided under subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii)(I), including the type of any such assistance provided; and
(C) recommendations for such legislative or administrative action as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(i) Application of Other Provisions of Title.—
(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the other provisions of this title shall not apply to a grant made under this section.
(2) Exceptions.—The following provisions of this title shall apply to a grant made under this section to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to allotments made under section 502(c):
(A) Section 504(b)(6) (relating to prohibition on payments to excluded individuals and entities).
(B) Section 504(c) (relating to the use of funds for the purchase of technical assistance).
(C) Section 504(d) (relating to a limitation on administrative expenditures).
(D) Section 506 (relating to reports and audits), but only to the extent determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for grants made under this section.
(E) Section 507 (relating to penalties for false statements).
(F) Section 508 (relating to nondiscrimination).
(G) Section 509(a) (relating to the administration of the grant program).
(j) Appropriations.—
(1) In general.—Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section—
(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(B) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
(C) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
(D) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
(E) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;
(F) for fiscal 2015, $400,000,000;[29]
(G) for fiscal year 2016, $400,000,000; and[30]
(H) for fiscal year 2017, $400,000,000.[31]
(2) Reservations.—Of the amount appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year (or portion of a fiscal year), the Secretary shall reserve—[32]
(A) 3 percent of such amount for purposes of making grants to eligible entities that are Indian Tribes (or a consortium of Indian Tribes), Tribal Organizations, or Urban Indian Organizations; and
(B) 3 percent of such amount for purposes of carrying out subsections (d)(1)(B)(iii), (g), and (h)(3).
(3) Availability.—Funds made available to an eligible entity under this section for a fiscal year (or portion of a fiscal year) shall remain available for expenditure by the eligible entity through the end of the second succeeding fiscal year after award. Any funds that are not expended by the eligible entity during the period in which the funds are available under the preceding sentence may be used for grants to nonprofit organizations under subsection (h)(2)(B).[33]
(k) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.—
(A) In general.—The term "eligible entity" means a State, an Indian Tribe, Tribal Organization, or Urban Indian Organization, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
(B) Nonprofit organizations.—Only for purposes of awarding grants under subsection (h)(2)(B), such term shall include a nonprofit organization with an established record of providing early childhood home visitation programs or initiatives in a State or several States.
(2) Eligible family.—The term "eligible family" means—
(A) a woman who is pregnant, and the father of the child if the father is available; or
(B) a parent or primary caregiver of a child, including grandparents or other relatives of the child, and foster parents, who are serving as the child's primary caregiver from birth to kindergarten entry, and including a noncustodial parent who has an ongoing relationship with, and at times provides physical care for, the child.
(3) Indian tribe; tribal organization.—The terms "Indian Tribe" and "Tribal Organization", and "Urban Indian Organization" have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act[34].
[29] P.L. 113–93, §209(1)(A-C), inserted subparagraph (F). Effective April 1, 2014.
P.L. 114-10, §217(b)(2)(A) struck "for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on March 31, 2015"; inserted "for fiscal 2015". Effective April 16, 2015.
P.L. 114-10, §217(b)(2)(B) Struck "an amount equal to the amount provided in subparagraph (E)"; inserted "$400,000,000". Effective April 16, 2015.
[30] P.L. 114-10, §217(b)(3) Added subparagraph (G). Effective April 16, 2015.
[31] P.L. 114-10, §217(b)(3) Added subparagraph (H). Effective April 16, 2015.
[32] P.L. 113–93, §209(2), inserted "(or portion of a fiscal year)" after "for a fiscal year". Effective April 1, 2014.
[33] P.L. 113–93, §209(2), inserted "(or portion of a fiscal year)" after "for a fiscal year". Effective April 1, 2014.
[34] See Vol. II, P.L. 94-437, §4.


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From the Jam features Bruce Foxton from the original Jam line up. He also spent 15 years playing bass with Stiff Little Fingers. Bruce is joined by Russell Hastings on lead vocal and guitar.
From The Jam have gained a reputation for the kind of incendiary 'live' performances that sealed the reputation of The Jam all those years ago. Audiences can expect to hear classic The Jam hits such as Down In The Tube Station At Midnight, Going Underground, Town Called Malice and The Modern World as well as some live favourites and songs from Bruce's solo career.
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Dierks Bentley Fans Tip One Back in New Music Video
Sticking with the theme of cold beers, Dierks Bentley released the music video for his new song 'Tip It on Back.' The song tells the story of a dying small town, and how residents can cope with the loss of their favorite businesses and homes by tipping back a beer. With images of for sale signs and happy families losing their property, the video runs deeper than a typical clip about beer drinking.
Through a series of different shots, the video shows a man pounding a for sale sign into the ground in front of his house. Old memories of raising kids at the house, relaxing with his wife in the yard, and spending time with the family in the barn race through his mind as he tries to escape his troubles.
What's left to do when you lose your house except drink a cold beer and try to forget your problems? The man and his wife attend a Bentley concert and together they figure out a way to let their problems go and have a good time. The video was filmed at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Ga. and although it's a bittersweet clip, Bentley and his friends had a blast making it.
"This video shoot took me back to the 'High Times & Hangovers' days when we were playing dirty rock bars and sustaining on beer and Jager bombs," the country star said in a statement (according to Country Music Tattle Tale). "We just started texting people to come down to the Georgia Theatre, and hundreds of UGA students showed up to day-drink with us. It was a total blast and a great kick off to the college shows we did across the Southeast the rest of the week."
'Tip It on Back' is the latest single off of Bentley's CMA-nominated album, 'Home.'
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The Hope College Orchestra will perform on Friday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The last orchestra concert of the season will feature works by Reznicek, Chopin and Shostakovich. The program will open with the "Overture to Donna Diana," by Emil von Reznicek. The next piece will feature Andrew Le, of Hope's piano faculty, performing the "Andante Spianato" and "Grand Polonaise Brillante," by Frederic Chopin. Closing this year's season, the orchestra will perform the "Symphony No. 5 in d minor," by Dmitri Shostakovich.
The orchestra is directed by Richard Piippo, who is an associate professor of cello/chamber music at the college. Piippo has taught at Hope since 1999.
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I can see what is going to happen. it is not difficult to realize there is no talent on this team.Bottom line, let's see what happens first before going on suicide watch.
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I dread my morning commute, largely because of awful D.C. traffic, but also because I never know when I'm going to hear something on the radio that's (1) going to anger me, and (2) force me to alter my day's plans so I can lay the smack down on some education report that begs for clarification.
Today, (2) happened, with a reporter from the Washington Business Journal touting a new study on the University of Maryland, College Park – Maryland's flagship public university – as cause for Marylanders to be ecstatic about the taxes they pay to support the school. According to the WBJ's online article about the report, the Free State gets $8 back for every $1 taxpayers "invest" in UMCP – a clear winner!
Um, not so fast, WBJ! These kinds of too-good-to-be-true impact studies are usually just that – too good to be true. There are often many problems with them, but most important is that unless the analysts looked at opportunity costs – what would have been produced by the tax dollars had they been left with taxpayers – there is no way to say that Marylanders should be eternally grateful for having to fear the turtle. It is entirely possible, as economist Richard Vedder has demonstrated, that taxpayers would have gotten a better return had they kept their money rather than having to hand it over to students and profs.
Of course, before I posted this objection, I had to check out the report to see if it is forthcoming about opportunity costs. Unfortunately, despite the university touting the findings yesterday and the WBJ reporting on them this morning, all I could find was the 2008 impact report, both looking on the site of the group that commissioned the study – the University of Maryland College Park Foundation – and the outfit that conducted the research. As a result, I can't say with absolute certainty that the 2009 study doesn't consider opportunity costs. If the 2009 report is like 2008's, however, Marylanders have no cause for rejoicing. There's zero reason to believe that they wouldn't have been better off if they had just been able to keep their hard-earned ducats.