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NCLB lull nearing an end? — Jeb Bush's risky education vision — Vilsack in the hot (lunch) seat
By CAITLIN EMMA
Presented by Third Way
With help from Eliza Collins, Helena Bottemiller Evich and Allie Grasgreen
NCLB LULL NEARING AN END? Education policy watchers rejoice — No Child Left Behind could be headed to the Senate floor as early as the end of the week. "We're hoping so. If not then beginning of next week," said Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.). "I think we'll do a good job — and hopefully we'll get a lot of Democratic votes, too." Isakson said parts of the Senate bill will appeal to conservatives, including opt out provisions and language blocking the federal government from interfering with the Common Core. Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander is expecting several conservative amendments to the bill, but wouldn't say whether he's offering his school voucher proposal when it hits the Senate floor. Expect Democrats to call for stronger accountability provisions. "I didn't think the bill that came out of the committee was a great civil rights bill," said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). "We've got to do more to require states to act" when it comes to low-performing schools. Murphy said he thinks some accountability changes could gain bipartisan support. More: http://politico.pro/1cXk9Ro.
JEB BUSH'S RISKY EDUCATION VISION: School choice. Charter schools. Online schools run by for-profit companies. In the late 1990s, these were largely concepts on a white board. And Florida, the state of a disproportionate number of retirees and a limited appetite for innovation, was an unlikely location for any of these ideas to take root. But Jeb Bush changed all that.
Bush aimed to be an educational pioneer, reinventing the relationship between the state and public schools. A POLITICO review of thousands of his emails when he was Florida's governor reveal the risks Bush took in the process of changing the state's education system and the advice he took from friends who benefited from his reforms. Some of his friends — like his big brother's drug czar William Bennett — cashed in on Bush's push for for-profit education reform.
— But some of Bush's education ideas backfired: Bennett's now mammoth education company is under fire across the country for miserable student performance. So is the charter school management company run by another friend and ally. With his official presidential kickoff Monday, Bush's education record will come under new scrutiny, drawing fire from conservatives who hate the Common Core standards and left-leaning education activists who still loathe charter schools and the for-profit education revolution.
— "When a school is just another dead end, every parent should have the right to send their child to a better school — public, private, or charter," Bush said. The review of his emails tell the story of how his connections helped spur the multibillion-dollar virtual charter school industry, to name just one example. "Every time you look at an education reform law introduced in Florida, the very first thing you need to look for is: Which vendor will benefit?" said Kathleen Oropeza, a parent activist and leader of the group Fund Education Now. On Monday, Bush said, "nationwide, if I am president, we will take the power of choice away from the unions and bureaucrats and give it back to parents." More from Maggie Severns: http://politico.pro/1GIMybY.
— NO CANDIDATE LEFT BEHIND: Hillary Clinton unveiled one of her first detailed policy proposals Monday, calling for universal preschool and new federal funding for the states that expand their preschool programs for low- and medium-income families. (Does that sound like Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge?) Clinton's proposal would aim to provide high-quality preschool access to all 4-year-olds within the next decade, and the former secretary of state also proposed doubling investment in the Early Head Start and Early Head Start-Child Care programs. Her proposal would build on President Barack Obama's Preschool for All proposal, which focuses on low and moderate-income children. More from CAPITAL New York: http://politico.pro/1GIugWv.
— Donald Trump will announce his bid for presidency today — and reveal $9 billion in assets. http://wapo.st/1GIA2ck.
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 16. Pretty much every spare moment that I have is spent watching the latest season of "Orange Is the Black." [ http://bit.ly/1JRhNSG] I haven't finished the season, so no spoilers, but let me know what you think. And don't forget to send tips, clips and amusing GIFs to [email protected] or @caitlinzemma. Send events to: [email protected]. And follow us on Twitter: @Morning_Edu and @POLITICOPro.
VILSACK IN THE HOT (LUNCH) SEAT: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will have a chance to defend USDA's Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards today before the House Education and the Workforce Committee. The School Nutrition Association and House Republicans have criticized the rules as too prescriptive and overly burdensome for schools to implement. While USDA has provided more flexibility on portions, whole grain-rich pasta and other issues, the department has mostly stood by its policies and repeatedly pointed out that 95 percent of school districts are complying with the standards. Also, expect discussion on how USDA is clamping down on improper payments and other waste in the school meals system that serves more than 30 million school children each day. Watch live at 10 a.m. ET: http://1.usa.gov/1fdDlfA.
— The American Heart Association is launching a Change.org petition today to urge Congress to keep the rules intact: "We must ensure our children are learning the healthy habits that will last them a lifetime. Please take action today and urge your lawmakers to support strong school nutrition standards." http://chn.ge/1FY07Pc
BULLETPROOFING SCHOOLS, OR AT LEAST STUDENTS' STUFF: The entire security team at Pepperdine University is equipped with what look like laptop cases but are really contraptions that open into 3-foot-long, 17-inch-wide bulletproof shields. The shields debuted in March. Howard Mallen, co-founder of the Force Training Institute, said the devices are designed for all aspects of an active shooter situation. "The shield can give an incredible competitive advantage," Mallen told Morning Education. He said it weighs about 8 pounds, looks like and functions as a laptop case, and can hold additional items, too. "It's not very … 'scary looking' in a school environment," Mallen said. The case sells for $800 and up, but educators get a $100 discount.
— This isn't the first bulletproof device made for schools. Bullet Blocker sells bulletproof backpacks, iPad cases, notebooks and school survival kits. Blue Stone Safety sells backpack inserts that can be moved into briefcases and desks. "It takes no pleasure for me ... to do this, but someone has to protect these children," Becky Xheka, the chief financial officer of Blue Stone Safety, told The Huffington Post last year [ http://huff.to/1L2bcFr]. Emily Heinauer is the president of Hardwire, LLC, a company that sells bulletproof whiteboards. She told Morning Education that they've sold their product in all 50 states. "Similar to a fire extinguisher, it empowers the teachers and staff to protect themselves and their students when no other option is available and until first responders arrive," she said. "It's a tool that buys time, which is critical in active shooter events."
GEOGRAPHY'S ROLE IN UNDERMATCHING: A recent Institute of Education Sciences study found that despite having similar levels of college entry and academic preparation, Indiana's rural high school graduates were significantly more likely than peers in areas that aren't rural to be undermatched in college. About a third of 2010 graduates from rural areas enrolled in a college that was less selective than what they were qualified for, compared with about a quarter of non-rural students. Yet — in a departure from national findings — the former students were no more likely to be eligible for the school lunch program, a proxy for low-income status. In fact, they were slightly less likely to qualify. However, rural students also were less likely to be situated near any institutions, and the farther away they were, the more likely they were to attend two-year and less selective four-year colleges. More: http://1.usa.gov/1FP2CDi.
— While Congress and the Obama administration float ways to simplify federal financial aid applications, which many say would increase college access, Citizens Bank today introduced a new, unique option for private borrowers. Students can get one-time loan approval at variable interest rates for the entirety of their time in college, reducing paperwork and easing access to continual funds.
'THROWING OUT THE CLOCK' ON TEACHER PREP: The Woodrow Wilson Foundation, in partnership with MIT, is launching a new teaching and learning initiative to study what works when it comes to preparing teachers and education leaders. The foundation is also establishing a new graduate school, the Woodrow Wilson Academy for Teaching and Learning. The academy will provide competency-based master's degree programs in teaching and school leadership. "The WW Academy will 'throw out the clock,' shifting the focus of certification from 'hours in class' to proven competency in the skills and knowledge every teacher and education leader needs to succeed," Foundation President Arthur Levine said. "At the same time, the WW Academy will conduct and disseminate research to help all those eager to improve teacher and school leadership education."
— Speaking of teachers, the New York state Board of Regents gave preliminary approval to regulations that minimize the role of standardized tests in teacher evaluations, Capital New York reports: http://bit.ly/1dGRyAz. An education policymaking board decides today whether to officially adopt the rules.
— D.C. teachers are concerned about plans that could affect the privacy of their evaluations: http://bit.ly/1HMyPjs.
FREE SAT RETEST: After an SAT printing error gave students the wrong amount of time on some sections of the test earlier this month [ http://politico.pro/1LcbJVh], the College Board isn't scoring two sections of the exam, and it's waiving the October SAT fee for students who say they were affected by the issue and want a retake. Only students who took the test June 6 were affected by the printing error, and the College Board has reassured that those students can still get valid scores.
MOOCS TO STOP THE SUMMER SLIDE: Massive open online course provider edX is teaming with the National Summer Learning Association to provide more than 60 free courses aimed at combatting the "summer slide." The courses cover computer science, programming, psychology, Advanced Placement prep and more. "The summer slide is a very real challenge faced by many American students, and it can be detrimental to their overall educational development," edX CEO Anant Agarwal said. "Online learning, because it offers free and openly available tools and resources, enables motivated students to combat this challenge head-on."
— Speaking of edX: The University of Pennsylvania — a founding partner of MOOC provider Coursera — announced Monday it's getting into business with edX, too. The deal will allow Penn's Open Learning Initiative to reach 4 million more students around the globe, officials said: http://bit.ly/1GIkkOE.
— And speaking of summer learning: On average, families spend nearly $300 a week on summer learning programs, the Afterschool Alliance finds: http://bit.ly/1R1Tb8N.
— White House officials recently announced $4.4 million in new investments to expand service programs in Baltimore, some of which take effect this summer. "The new funds will support more than 630 additional AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers during the coming year — including 105 who begin their service this summer — to tutor and mentor youth, build and repair homes, mentor ex-prisoners and youth offenders, clean neighborhoods, and help connect low-income communities to healthy food," writes Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service in a White House blog post: http://1.usa.gov/1G9vzco.
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— The Institute for Child Success is out with two new papers, one looking at the economic impact of childcare and early education in South Carolina and another examining financing options to expand early childhood care and education. Find them here: http://bit.ly/1B5dLn5 and here: http://bit.ly/1f4U7NM.
— University-managed privatized student housing projects have more than doubled among Moody's-rated financings since 2010, resulting in a stronger market position and improving the sector's financial performance. Moody's: http://politico.pro/1IYX4w8
— Of tenured faculty who would prefer to retire by retirement age, but expect to work longer, personal finances are often a concern. TIAA-CREF: http://bit.ly/1JOfFtl
— To foster better relationships between colleges and states, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities recommends that colleges conduct an audit of their state relations programs to assess state relations capacity and effectiveness: http://bit.ly/1KTDQYi
— Roughly 280,000 fewer young people are disconnected, or not working or in school, today than in 2010. Measure of America, A Project of the Social Science Research Council: http://bit.ly/1dzAT1J
— Court rules in favor of Arizona in English-language case. The Associated Press: http://bit.ly/1IG5zcy
— A committee of Louisiana's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is set to approve 101 nominees to four panels that will spend weeks reviewing the Common Core. The Advocate: http://bit.ly/1IgtDQD
— Five ways Glenda Ritz's run for governor will change education and politics. Chalkbeat Indiana: http://bit.ly/1IgL5Ey
— Columbia students say the university made missteps in multiple sexual assault cases. The Huffington Post: http://huff.to/1IfEPNf
— Outmaneuvered: How Mark Dayton's Minnesota priorities were sunk. MPR: http://bit.ly/1KTA7Kb
— California lawmakers pass budget increasing social services spending. Reuters: http://reut.rs/1GJ7lvT
— The University of Colorado Boulder backs out of national sexual assault survey. Daily Camera: http://bit.ly/1FjhtV5
— A winner in Louisiana's state budget: K-12 education. The Times-Picayune: http://bit.ly/1fdXiTw
— LA Unified funding for high-need students off target, study says. Los Angeles Times: http://lat.ms/1R2dC5n
— Teachers remain wary even as Florida eases its stance on evaluations. Tampa Bay Times: http://bit.ly/1FjhgBj
— Orleans Parish schools superintendent to give direct-run schools more autonomy. The Lens: http://bit.ly/1fdsrqg
— Rachel Dolezal once sued Howard University for denying her teaching posts and a scholarship because she was a white woman. The Smoking Gun: http://bit.ly/1C9cndV
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Caitlin Emma covers the federal budget and congressional spending bills on Capitol Hill for POLITICO Pro. Prior to that, she spent five years as an education policy reporter for Pro.
Caitlin graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2011. She is also a bone marrow donor and has spearheaded a number of bone marrow drives. Ask her about it, and she'll gladly convince you to join a registry.
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Strategy should, by its nature, be about the organisational longterm. A critical factor in the diagnosis and strategy-setting process for any organisation is an analysis of current and likely future government policy.
This is as true for FTSE 100 businesses as it is for further education colleges. If you didn't already think that government policy was a really important factor in the strategysetting processes of major private-sector businesses, I am sure that Brexit has clarified matters for you.
It's important to note at this point that further education colleges are independent organisations, technically classified as sitting outside of the government sector by the ONS.
They are not an extension of DfE in the way that Job Centres are an extension of the Department forWork and Pensions (DWP) or that hospitals are of the Department for Health.
They are autonomous, independent organisations expected to set their own strategy in a manner that is consistent with their charitable objects – which they can change if they want to.
The environment is so heavily regulated, and they are so heavily dependent on government for their funding, that it may not seem to be the case – but it is. The area review process was conducted in the soft-edged way that it was precisely because DfE cannot just make colleges do what it wants.
DfE could not simply decide which colleges should merge with which others and demand that they do so.They could, of course, have passed legislation permitting them to do so – as happened in Scotland ahead of a similar rationalisation programme.
I wrote in Chapter 1 about the 24-hour policy cycle that blights further education in this country. We have seen 11 secretaries of state and three funding bodies since 1997.
When (if?) T levels are introduced from 2020 they will be the fourth iteration of the fulltime programme offer for young people aged 16-18 since 1997, after Curriculum 2000, 14-19 diplomas and study programmes.
Likewise, the current standards-based apprenticeship regime is the fourth iteration of the work-based training offer since 1997 – after NVQs,Train to Gain and the previous frameworks-based incarnation of the apprenticeship programme; and that's if we ignore programme-led apprenticeships, the employer ownership of skills pilots and other unfortunate side-shows.
Any one of those initiatives may have been the right answer for the nation's skills and productivity shortcomings compared to our international competitors.
Further education policies are like Premier League football managers: there are lots of them, very few last very long, even fewer succeed in the long-term – and some have a nasty habit of reappearing.
This instability is a serious issue for leaders attempting to devise sensible, long-term strategies for a given further education college.
How can you devise a five-year strategy for your college when government policy cannot be relied upon to last for the first one of those five years, let alone all of them?
It would be very easy to give up. To stop trying to think strategically. To think of the college as a contracts business – entirely at the whim of its next grant letter from the funding body of the moment.
I believe very strongly that the unpredictability of government policy requires that colleges invest more, not less, in the strategy setting process. Where government policy is not clear or certain, organisations must posit their own north star and chart their own course.
They must be clear about their higher purpose and see government policy as a factor, but not the only factor, which shapes their operating environment. That means using their independence from government to build a position which affords them some insulation,some insurance, against changes in government direction.
It means building resilience so that they can respond to the changes they have to, whilst deciding which others they'll engage with. This for me is an important distinction.
Changes like T levels, or the maths and English condition of funding, cannot be ignored. They're what's required of further education colleges for the grant funding they receive from government each year.
Apprenticeship reform is slightly different. At one level, further education colleges have to respond because if they deliver any apprenticeships at all, they must be compliant with the prevailing rules.
At another level, colleges are free to and must shape their own response to apprenticeship reform: will they look to grow or shrink their provision, go national or stay local, generalise or specialise, price at cap or discount? Their response is not a strategy – it should be guided by their strategy.
Initiatives like my old favourite, Institutes of Technology, are different again. They're an example of initiatives which further education colleges can more obviously choose to engage with or let pass them by.
There was no requirement that all colleges bid to become, or at some point work with, an Institute of Technology. Colleges were free to determine whether and how they engaged with the policy – without obvious or immediate implications for their core programme offer. Their response is not a strategy – it should be guided by their strategy.
I do also believe that while government policy is unpredictable, government strategy over the last 20 years has actually been remarkably consistent.
A clear focus on skills as a driver of productivity and growth: My first outing as a civil servant was on the 2003 skills white paper. I will never forget sitting underneath a programme board meeting table, taking the minutes, expecting to be fired for booking a room that was at best a quarter of the size it needed to be; I elected not to minute the moment a quango CEO inadvertently stuck her pen in my director's ear,so cramped were the conditions.That white paper signalled that government investment in adult skills would be focused on addressing skills productivity gaps between the UK and our international competitors.While white papers,speeches and other pronouncements since then have announced a raft of different interventions, they have not erred from that strategic intent with respect to the purpose of further education and skills.
A strong desire to give employers real influence over the system: In that 2003 white paper, we talked about creating a 'demand-led system' and committed to invest in the employer training pilots which becameTrain to Gain. By 2006 and 2007, the Leitch Review and the white paper, which I had the privilege of collating in response, moved the narrative on to talk about a 'genuinely' or'truly demand-led system'; the Skills Pledge and other initiatives accompanied that dialling-up of the rhetoric. By 2011, the narrative had developed into one of 'employer ownership' of the skills system; the largely pointless employer ownership of skills pilots109 followed, before being quickly overtaken by apprenticeship reform and the levy.Again, though, while policy has bounced around, the strategic trend has survived successive governments.
A clear focus on student progression and destinations: The obvious corollary of the above has been a growing focus on student progression, destinations and outcomes. Long gone are the days in which strong achievement rates alone made for a Good or Outstanding further education college.Ofsted's focus on outcomes, value-added and employability has grown steadily over the last 15 years. Likewise, the programme offer for 16- to 18-year-olds has become ever-more focused on employability and destinations.The evolution from study programmes to T levels is as natural as the evolution of the apprenticeship landscape over a similar period.
Growing commercialisation in the operation of the sector: While the level of regulation and government intervention mean that it would too much to describe a marketisation of further education, there has certainly been a steady increase in the commerciality of the sector environment.As funding pressures have increased, the need for commercial expertise in the general operation of a given college has grown steadily; the need for commercial, marketing and business development expertise has also grown as colleges have come to compete for students, business customers and capital grants.
Third, that in doing so, leaders should discern the underlying and long-term trends in government policy such that their strategy is consistent with or even ahead of the flow of changes coming out of Whitehall.
Purpose, strategy and leaders' focus on organisational values combine to create the conditions for a successful transformation.
I am clear though, that leaders' investment in creating the right organisational context for the transformation is the steepest part of the climb.
With purpose,strategy and ways of working firmly established, direct transformation actions will be delivered more quickly, effectively and easily – because colleagues delivering them will be engaged, enthused and understand what a given action has to do, to play its part in the overall change.
I have often reflected that a focus on organisational values happened to me, more than I happened to it, in Hertfordshire. At the end of a fairly fraught first week in post, I spoke to staff about the issues I had identified with the organisation's historic administration of student records, and the action I was taking to address them in the immediate term.
That I took a principled position on the matter, and took the action that I considered necessary in spite of the organisational tumult it created, positioned me as'that guy' before I had really started to do any of the things which I had planned – and which you might expect of an incoming CEO.
What followed was something of an organisational bloodletting through which colleagues spoke up about their concerns on a raft of different issues and fronts.
First, I never stopped trying to be authentic, accessible and open to informal discussion with colleagues at all levels. I think it would be fair to say that it took some colleagues quite a long time to understand just how fundamentally I wanted to redraw the traditional rules of engagement between CEO and colleagues throughout the organisation.
Second, I learned that our organisational values – and purpose – mattered a great deal. I was overwhelmed by the dedication, determination and integrity of the vast majority of my new colleagues. Their commitment to their students, the lengths they would go to in support of a student in need, was quite amazing to me. I came to see that as a function of their connection to the organisation's higher purpose – and their personal values. And I learned to talk more and more in those terms, about what we did, why and how.
It worked. Ofsted commended this aspect of work and directly linked it to the improvements we were able to deliver,saying: 'senior leaders have ensured good communications at all levels in the college and have developed a culture of trust and respect.
Steve Zaffron and Gregory Unruh argue that organisations should be seen as a 'network of conversations' – reflecting the fundamental corporate reality that,'conversations, whether acknowledged or not, are going on all the time; unacknowledged conversations, however, are not being managed or led.
They argue that recognising this reality, and working with it, can help organisations and their senior leaders to improve information flows, build collaboration and performance improvement.
Leadership conversations which are about creating a compelling view of the organisation's future – noting that the fulfilment of strategic vision is dependent on engaging and energising those who must act to realise that future.
Managerial conversations which are focused on the short term through discussion of particular corporate initiatives and projects which leaders are using to connect the present to the future.
Individual conversations which are about the today, i.e. what individuals are doing today to deliver projects and initiatives that will in turn fulfil the strategic vision.
The leadership challenge they identify is to,'identify and co-create an inspiring future that informs the conversations taking place at all levels of the organization.
I doubt their analysis could be truer anywhere more than a further education college. The network of informal conversations that take place in a college is quite remarkable.
Colleges are communities as much as they are organisations. I returned from one summer holiday, having shed a few pounds, to hear later that week via the rumour mill that I was dying. I was not.
But I learned how the communication lines really work in a college – and began to think how I could turn that to my transforming advantage.


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BASILIUS OF CAESAREA
BASILIUS of CAESAREA or Basilius the Great (ca. a.d. 330-79), bishop in Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370, after Eusebius. Basilius was born in Caesarea into a distinguished family in the history of the early church. He, his younger brother Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus are the famous "three Cappadokian Fathers." In Caesarea he began to study rhetoric and philosophy, and later proceeded to Constantinople (ca. 346) and Athens, where Gregory of Nazianzus was his fellow student. In the history of the Christian church he is particularly known as an ardent antagonist of Arianism (the fundamental tenet of which was that the Son of God is a creature, although of an extraordinary kind, and with the adherents of which Basilius did not accept communion) and the founder of organized monasticism.
Among Basilius's numerous works only his Letters, numbering 365, partly written to himself, are of importance for Iranian studies. Letter XL (Loeb ed., I, pp. 232-33), a letter from the emperor Julian (the Apostate) to Basilius, mentions the empire of Persia and the Sasanian Šāhpūr (Sapor), "that descendant of Dareios," but this letter is unanimously and rightly regarded as spurious and was so regarded even in Byzantine times. Of greater value is Letter CCLVIII (Loeb ed., IV, pp. 34ff.), written in 377 to Bishop Epiphanius of Salamis in Cyprus. At the end of this letter Basilius is dealing with the Magusaeans (magousaioi; cf. Syriac magušāyā "magicus," e.g., in the Syriac Acts of Martyrs and Ephraem Syrus), identified in the same letter with the Magi (magoi), "colonists having long ago been introduced to our country [i.e., Cappadokia] from Babylon." Basilius mentions inter alia the importance they ascribe to oral tradition, their rejection of the slaying of animals, their unlawful marriages (i.e., next-of-kin marriages, xwēdōdah),and their belief in fire as God (i.e., the usual theme also in Oriental Christian anti-Zoroastrian polemics; cf. moxrapašt "worshipping ashes" in Armenian texts). The last lines of Basilius's letter, however, reflect unusual, but probably genuine, Zurvanite traditions: "But regarding their descent from Abraham, no one of the Magi has up to the present told us any myths (emythológēsen) about that, but they ascribe to themselves a certain Zarnouas (Zar[n]ouán tina) as the beginning of the (human) race (the microcosm)," i.e., Zurvān/Time as macrocosm is the source of man. Also, according to Šahrestānī (tr. T. Haarbrücker, pt. 1, Halle, 1850, p. 276) "the Great Zurvān" (or, in the opinion of others, Gayōmart) was the first origin of man, as the Armenian Moses of Khorene has it, although confusing three distinct myths. The role of Abraham hinted at in Basilius's letter is seen again in the Farhang-e jahāngīrī, where Zurvān is identified with Abraham.
Among the numerous lost works of Basilius is his Against the Manicheans (attested by Iulian of Aeclanum [in Augustine]).
Saint Basil, The Letters I-IV, ed. R. J. Deferrari; IV, ed. M. R. P. McGuire, London and Cambridge. Mass., 1926-.
I. F. Blue, "The Zarvanite System," in Indo-Iranian Studies in Honour of Shams-ul-Ulema Dastur Darab Peshotan Sanjana, London, Leipzig, and Bombay, 1925, p. 66.
C. Clemen, Fontes Historiae Religionis Persicae,Bonn, 1920, p. 86.
Idem, Die griechischen und lateinischen Nachrichten über die persische Religion, Giessen, 1920, pp. 53, 132.
W. S. Fox and R. E. K. Pemberton, Passages in Greek and Latin Literature Relating to Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism, K. R. Cama Oriental Institute Publication, no. 4, Bombay, 1928, p. 94.
R. C. Zaehner, Zurvan: A Zoroastrian Dilemma, Oxford, 1955, pp. 133, 138, 144, 266, 449.
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Most people notice that they naturally experience different levels of sleepiness and alertness throughout the day, but what causes these patterns? Sleep is regulated by two body systems: sleep/wake homeostasis and the circadian biological clock.
When we have been awake for a long period of time, sleep/wake homeostasis tells us that a need for sleep is accumulating and that it is time to sleep. It also helps us maintain enough sleep throughout the night to make up for the hours of being awake. If this restorative process existed alone, it would mean that we would be most alert as our day was starting out, and that the longer we were awake, the more we would feel like sleeping. In this way, sleep/wake homeostasis creates a drive that balances sleep and wakefulness.
Our internal circadian biological clocks, on the other hand, regulate the timing of periods of sleepiness and wakefulness throughout the day. The circadian rhythm dips and rises at different times of the day, so adults' strongest sleep drive generally occurs between 2:00-4:00 am and in the afternoon between 1:00-3:00 pm, although there is some variation depending on whether you are a "morning person" or "evening person." The sleepiness we experience during these circadian dips will be less intense if we have had sufficient sleep, and more intense when we are sleep deprived. The circadian rhythm also causes us to feel more alert at certain points of the day, even if we have been awake for hours and our sleep/wake restorative process would otherwise make us feel more sleepy.
Changes to this circadian rhythm occur during adolescence, when most teens experience a sleep phase delay. This shift in teens' circadian rhythm causes them to naturally feel alert later at night, making it difficult for them to fall asleep before 11:00 pm. Since most teens have early school start times along with other commitments, this sleep phase delay can make it difficult to get the sleep teens need — an average of 9 1/4 hours, but at least 8 hours. This sleep deprivation can influence the circadian rhythm; for teens the strongest circadian "dips" tend to occur between 3:00-7:00 am and 2:00-5:00 pm, but the morning dip (3:00-7:00 am) can be even longer if teens haven't had enough sleep, and can even last until 9:00 or 10:00 am.
The circadian biological clock is controlled by a part of the brain called the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN), a group of cells in the hypothalamus that respond to light and dark signals. From the optic nerve of the eye, light travels to the SCN, signaling the internal clock that it is time to be awake. The SCN signals to other parts of the brain that control hormones, body temperature and other functions that play a role in making us feel sleepy or awake.
In the mornings, with exposure to light, the SCN sends signals to raise body temperature and produce hormones like cortisol. The SCN also responds to light by delaying the release of other hormones like melatonin, which is associated with sleep onset and is produced when the eyes signal to the SCN that it is dark. Melatonin levels rise in the evening and stay elevated throughout the night, promoting sleep.
In teenagers, research has shown that melatonin levels in the blood naturally rise later at night than in most children and adults. Since teens may have difficulty going to bed early to get enough sleep, it can help to keep the lights dim at night as bedtime approaches. It can also help to get into bright light as soon as possible in the morning.
Circadian disruptions such as jet lag put us in conflict with our natural sleep patterns, since the shift in time and light cues on the brain forces the body to alter its normal pattern to adjust. This is why jet lag can leave travelers feeling poorly and having more difficulty thinking and performing well. But these symptoms can also occur in everyday life, when the circadian rhythm is disrupted by keeping long and irregular hours. Because of this, it is important to keep a regular sleep schedule and allow plenty of time for quality sleep, allowing these two vital biological components — the sleep/wake restorative process and the circadian rhythm — to help us perform at our best.
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"""Top-level presubmit script for cc.

See http://dev.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/depottools/presubmit-scripts
for more details about the presubmit API built into depot_tools.
"""

import re

USE_PYTHON3 = True
CC_SOURCE_FILES=(r'^cc[\\/].*\.(cc|h)$',)

def CheckChangeLintsClean(input_api, output_api):
  allowlist = CC_SOURCE_FILES
  denylist = None
  source_filter = lambda x: input_api.FilterSourceFile(x, allowlist, denylist)

  return input_api.canned_checks.CheckChangeLintsClean(
      input_api, output_api, source_filter, lint_filters=[], verbose_level=1)

def CheckAsserts(input_api, output_api, allowlist=CC_SOURCE_FILES,
                 denylist=None):
  denylist = tuple(denylist or input_api.DEFAULT_FILES_TO_SKIP)
  source_file_filter = lambda x: input_api.FilterSourceFile(x, allowlist,
      denylist)

  assert_files = []

  for f in input_api.AffectedSourceFiles(source_file_filter):
    contents = input_api.ReadFile(f, 'rb')
    # WebKit ASSERT() is not allowed.
    if re.search(r"\bASSERT\(", contents):
      assert_files.append(f.LocalPath())

  if assert_files:
    return [output_api.PresubmitError(
      'These files use ASSERT instead of using DCHECK:',
      items=assert_files)]
  return []

def CheckStdAbs(input_api, output_api,
                allowlist=CC_SOURCE_FILES, denylist=None):
  denylist = tuple(denylist or input_api.DEFAULT_FILES_TO_SKIP)
  source_file_filter = lambda x: input_api.FilterSourceFile(x,
                                                            allowlist,
                                                            denylist)

  using_std_abs_files = []
  found_fabs_files = []
  missing_std_prefix_files = []

  for f in input_api.AffectedSourceFiles(source_file_filter):
    contents = input_api.ReadFile(f, 'rb')
    if re.search(r"using std::f?abs;", contents):
      using_std_abs_files.append(f.LocalPath())
    if re.search(r"\bfabsf?\(", contents):
      found_fabs_files.append(f.LocalPath());

    no_std_prefix = r"(?<!std::)"
    # Matches occurrences of abs/absf/fabs/fabsf without a "std::" prefix.
    abs_without_prefix = r"%s(\babsf?\()" % no_std_prefix
    fabs_without_prefix = r"%s(\bfabsf?\()" % no_std_prefix
    # Skips matching any lines that have "// NOLINT".
    no_nolint = r"(?![^\n]*//\s+NOLINT)"

    expression = re.compile("(%s|%s)%s" %
        (abs_without_prefix, fabs_without_prefix, no_nolint))
    if expression.search(contents):
      missing_std_prefix_files.append(f.LocalPath())

  result = []
  if using_std_abs_files:
    result.append(output_api.PresubmitError(
        'These files have "using std::abs" which is not permitted.',
        items=using_std_abs_files))
  if found_fabs_files:
    result.append(output_api.PresubmitError(
        'std::abs() should be used instead of std::fabs() for consistency.',
        items=found_fabs_files))
  if missing_std_prefix_files:
    result.append(output_api.PresubmitError(
        'These files use abs(), absf(), fabs(), or fabsf() without qualifying '
        'the std namespace. Please use std::abs() in all places.',
        items=missing_std_prefix_files))
  return result

def CheckPassByValue(input_api,
                     output_api,
                     allowlist=CC_SOURCE_FILES,
                     denylist=None):
  denylist = tuple(denylist or input_api.DEFAULT_FILES_TO_SKIP)
  source_file_filter = lambda x: input_api.FilterSourceFile(x,
                                                            allowlist,
                                                            denylist)

  local_errors = []

  # Well-defined simple classes the same size as a primitive type.
  pass_by_value_types = ['base::Time',
                         'base::TimeTicks',
                         ]

  for f in input_api.AffectedSourceFiles(source_file_filter):
    contents = input_api.ReadFile(f, 'rb')
    sep = '|'
    match = re.search(
      r'\bconst +' + '(?P<type>(%s))&' % sep.join(pass_by_value_types),
      contents)
    if match:
      local_errors.append(output_api.PresubmitError(
        '%s passes %s by const ref instead of by value.' %
        (f.LocalPath(), match.group('type'))))
  return local_errors

def CheckTodos(input_api, output_api):
  errors = []

  source_file_filter = lambda x: x
  for f in input_api.AffectedSourceFiles(source_file_filter):
    contents = input_api.ReadFile(f, 'rb')
    if ('FIX'+'ME') in contents:
      errors.append(f.LocalPath())

  if errors:
    return [output_api.PresubmitError(
      'All TODO comments should be of the form TODO(name/bug). ' +
      'Use TODO instead of FIX' + 'ME',
      items=errors)]
  return []

def CheckDoubleAngles(input_api, output_api, allowlist=CC_SOURCE_FILES,
                      denylist=None):
  errors = []

  source_file_filter = lambda x: input_api.FilterSourceFile(x,
                                                            allowlist,
                                                            denylist)
  for f in input_api.AffectedSourceFiles(source_file_filter):
    contents = input_api.ReadFile(f, 'rb')
    if ('> >') in contents:
      errors.append(f.LocalPath())

  if errors:
    return [output_api.PresubmitError('Use >> instead of > >:', items=errors)]
  return []

def FindUnquotedQuote(contents, pos):
  match = re.search(r"(?<!\\)(?P<quote>\")", contents[pos:])
  return -1 if not match else match.start("quote") + pos

def FindUselessIfdefs(input_api, output_api):
  errors = []
  source_file_filter = lambda x: x
  for f in input_api.AffectedSourceFiles(source_file_filter):
    contents = input_api.ReadFile(f, 'rb')
    if re.search(r'#if\s*0\s', contents):
      errors.append(f.LocalPath())
  if errors:
    return [output_api.PresubmitError(
      'Don\'t use #if '+'0; just delete the code.',
      items=errors)]
  return []

def FindNamespaceInBlock(pos, namespace, contents, allowlist=[]):
  open_brace = -1
  close_brace = -1
  quote = -1
  name = -1
  brace_count = 1
  quote_count = 0
  while pos < len(contents) and brace_count > 0:
    if open_brace < pos: open_brace = contents.find("{", pos)
    if close_brace < pos: close_brace = contents.find("}", pos)
    if quote < pos: quote = FindUnquotedQuote(contents, pos)
    if name < pos: name = contents.find(("%s::" % namespace), pos)

    if name < 0:
      return False # The namespace is not used at all.
    if open_brace < 0:
      open_brace = len(contents)
    if close_brace < 0:
      close_brace = len(contents)
    if quote < 0:
      quote = len(contents)

    next = min(open_brace, min(close_brace, min(quote, name)))

    if next == open_brace:
      brace_count += 1
    elif next == close_brace:
      brace_count -= 1
    elif next == quote:
      quote_count = 0 if quote_count else 1
    elif next == name and not quote_count:
      in_allowlist = False
      for w in allowlist:
        if re.match(w, contents[next:]):
          in_allowlist = True
          break
      if not in_allowlist:
        return True
    pos = next + 1
  return False

# Checks for the use of cc:: within the cc namespace, which is usually
# redundant.
def CheckNamespace(input_api, output_api):
  errors = []

  source_file_filter = lambda x: x
  for f in input_api.AffectedSourceFiles(source_file_filter):
    contents = input_api.ReadFile(f, 'rb')
    match = re.search(r'namespace\s*cc\s*{', contents)
    if match:
      allowlist = []
      if FindNamespaceInBlock(match.end(), 'cc', contents, allowlist=allowlist):
        errors.append(f.LocalPath())

  if errors:
    return [output_api.PresubmitError(
      'Do not use cc:: inside of the cc namespace.',
      items=errors)]
  return []

def CheckForUseOfWrongClock(input_api,
                            output_api,
                            allowlist=CC_SOURCE_FILES,
                            denylist=None):
  """Make sure new lines of code don't use a clock susceptible to skew."""
  denylist = tuple(denylist or input_api.DEFAULT_FILES_TO_SKIP)
  source_file_filter = lambda x: input_api.FilterSourceFile(x,
                                                            allowlist,
                                                            denylist)
  # Regular expression that should detect any explicit references to the
  # base::Time type (or base::Clock/DefaultClock), whether in using decls,
  # typedefs, or to call static methods.
  base_time_type_pattern = r'(^|\W)base::(Time|Clock|DefaultClock)(\W|$)'

  # Regular expression that should detect references to the base::Time class
  # members, such as a call to base::Time::Now.
  base_time_member_pattern = r'(^|\W)(Time|Clock|DefaultClock)::'

  # Regular expression to detect "using base::Time" declarations.  We want to
  # prevent these from triggerring a warning.  For example, it's perfectly
  # reasonable for code to be written like this:
  #
  #   using base::Time;
  #   ...
  #   int64 foo_us = foo_s * Time::kMicrosecondsPerSecond;
  using_base_time_decl_pattern = r'^\s*using\s+(::)?base::Time\s*;'

  # Regular expression to detect references to the kXXX constants in the
  # base::Time class.  We want to prevent these from triggerring a warning.
  base_time_konstant_pattern = r'(^|\W)Time::k\w+'

  problem_re = input_api.re.compile(
      r'(' + base_time_type_pattern + r')|(' + base_time_member_pattern + r')')
  exception_re = input_api.re.compile(
      r'(' + using_base_time_decl_pattern + r')|(' +
      base_time_konstant_pattern + r')')
  problems = []
  for f in input_api.AffectedSourceFiles(source_file_filter):
    for line_number, line in f.ChangedContents():
      if problem_re.search(line):
        if not exception_re.search(line):
          problems.append(
              '  %s:%d\n    %s' % (f.LocalPath(), line_number, line.strip()))

  if problems:
    return [output_api.PresubmitPromptOrNotify(
        'You added one or more references to the base::Time class and/or one\n'
        'of its member functions (or base::Clock/DefaultClock). In cc code,\n'
        'it is most certainly incorrect! Instead use base::TimeTicks.\n\n'
        '\n'.join(problems))]
  else:
    return []

def CheckChangeOnUpload(input_api, output_api):
  results = []
  results += CheckAsserts(input_api, output_api)
  results += CheckStdAbs(input_api, output_api)
  results += CheckPassByValue(input_api, output_api)
  results += CheckChangeLintsClean(input_api, output_api)
  results += CheckTodos(input_api, output_api)
  results += CheckDoubleAngles(input_api, output_api)
  results += CheckNamespace(input_api, output_api)
  results += CheckForUseOfWrongClock(input_api, output_api)
  results += FindUselessIfdefs(input_api, output_api)
  return results

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In his last 4 games including the win against Philadelphia Wednesday night, Amir Johnson is averaging 13 points and 7 rebounds above his usual 8 points and 5 rebounds making the most of his starting role. Crashing the boards and making wise decisions on offense when it came to shooting or passing turned Amir into the leader on the court. Even with DeMar often being labelled the leader by default due to his scoring ability, this Raptors roster leaves room wide open for players like Amir to carry the team on any given night when the matchup allows it.
Anchorman Ron Burgandy would be proud of Jose Calderon 'keeping it classy' as he apologized about tossing an alley-oop to Landry Fields with seconds left in the game up 16 points all while ignoring his coaches wishes to dribble out the clock. In what I'm sure even Jose thought would be a tough guard matchup the Raptors defense was outstanding forcing a total 13 turnovers leading to a number of fast break buckets or free throw attempts. It was also fun to watch at least 4 players touch the ball during offensive possessions at certain points and should remain one of their keys to success for the rest of the season. With one day off between each of their next 2 games the Raptors can make a push to be the unanimous 10th seed in the East which is currently shared with Orlando and Detroit at the moment, and hope that Boston and Philadelphia start to struggle.
As long as DeMar continues putting up these types of numbers and role players do their share the Raptors could finish the month with an 8-8 record. It would still leave them 9 games below .500 and I honestly hope I'm wrong and would like to see them do better. The Raptors should also hope I'm wrong because February has some tough games on the schedule with only 2 games against the Wizards and 1 against the Cavaliers with the rest against the likes of the Clippers, Heat, Knicks and Grizzlies to name a few. Not to get ahead of ourselves, but this is how the Raptors will need to approach the rest of the season. Win the winnable games, win the close ones and get lucky when they can. With DeMar playing well all 3 scenarios are possible.
SHOUTOUTS TO THE 76ers: THADDEUS YOUNG LINE: 16 pts (6-12), 4-6 FT, 7 reb, 3 ast Thaddeus Young is one of those Forwards in the NBA that are constantly improving their game while consistently remaining under the radar. Improving in every statistical category since being drafted in 2007 the 76ers are lucky to have been able to hang on to him for so long. Had Andrew Bynum been healthy and part of the mix this might be a completely different team. Until then the 76ers will have to remain balanced in their scoring and grind out every game for the rest of the season. As long as Thaddeus keeps improving the way he has so will the team.


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package com.ralitski.util.gui;

import com.ralitski.util.input.InputFeed;
import com.ralitski.util.input.InputMonitor;
import com.ralitski.util.input.LWJGLInputFeed;
import com.ralitski.util.render.DepthFunc;
import com.ralitski.util.render.RenderManagerUserAbstract;
import com.ralitski.util.render.camera.Camera;

public abstract class GuiOwnerAbstract extends RenderManagerUserAbstract implements GuiOwner {

	protected GuiManager guiManager;
	protected InputMonitor input;

    public GuiOwnerAbstract() {
    	super();
    }

    public GuiOwnerAbstract(int size) {
    	super(size);
    }

    public GuiOwnerAbstract(int width, int height) {
    	super(width, height);
    }

    public GuiOwnerAbstract(boolean is3D) {
    	super(is3D);
    }

    public GuiOwnerAbstract(int size, boolean is3D) {
    	super(size, is3D);
    }

    public GuiOwnerAbstract(int width, int height, boolean is3D) {
    	super(width, height, is3D);
    }

	public void setup() {
		super.setup();
		renderManager.setDepthFunc(DepthFunc.GL_LEQUAL);
		renderManager.setBlendAlpha();
		guiManager = new GuiManager(this);
		input = new InputMonitor(guiManager, getInputFeed());

		guiManager.openScreen(getMainMenu(guiManager));
	}

	protected InputFeed getInputFeed() {
		return LWJGLInputFeed.getFeed();
	}

	protected abstract Gui getMainMenu(GuiManager guiManager);

	@Override
	public void render3dTransformed(float partial, float partialFromLast) {
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Can the Cartels Be Stopped? – The American People are the Sovereigns of the Constitution
David Zuniga March 5, 2014
In our Constitution, We The People empower Congress to make laws within its federal aegis. But most Americans are oblivious to the bedrock fact in American civics:
We The People created our supreme law and through it, we created government. All of government is under the Constitution, and We The People are sovereigns over it. We The People created, defined, and severely limited our servant congresses, presidents, and supreme courts.
However tyrannical and frightening they may appear, these are our servants, strictly constrained by the supreme law.
The key to America's future is that if enforced, the U.S. Constitution can restore in our generation the liberty that our forefathers enjoyed for 72 years after its ratification.
Politics is Powerless Against the Cartels
As any Mexican, Russian, or Italian can attest: politics cannot arrest crime cartels because politics is the cartels' public relations vehicle. They buy corrupt politicians as you would buy an advertising campaign! No politician or political party will restore our rule of law because the cartels own all three branches of our servant government, plus the regulatory bodies that Congress creates and oversees.
After 150 years of cartel hijacking, the long knives are out and we are under total cartel control. This constitutional crisis is now as precipitous as the one facing the people of Mexico, who are 'expatriating' as quickly as they can to these United States.
In the same way, Americans in record numbers are expatriating to every conceivable paradise and backwater on earth, to escape the growing Leviathan state whose tentacles spread from Washington D.C. to every toilet, light bulb, and doctor's examining room in America.
Most of us refuse to flee this great republic. We either put on a false smile as we live out this Orwellian nightmare, or spend half our day complaining to friends or co-workers, yet never doing a thing to improve matters. We can do better than this.
Productive Americans who honor our Constitution agree about the problem. But since ratification of the Constitution, each time the cartels passed a law that stole our liberty or skimmed our bank accounts, solutions have been proposed. These are the major ones:
1) Armed revolution
2) Secession (single-state or a confederation)
3) Nullification by each state, of each illegitimate law and regulation
4) A third political party
5) Anarchy (abolish all government)
6) TEA Party: endless succession of rallies, costumes, posters, banners
7) Americans for Prosperity, Heritage Foundation, CATO Institute, et al
8) Amend the Constitution in convention ('ConCon')
9) A shadow government or coup on Washington D.C.
10) AmericaAgain!
In this installment, we will consider the first five of these proposed solutions to stop the cartels.
Armed revolution
This was not a biblical thing to do, but Jefferson's eloquent Declaration of Independence asserted that our forefathers had exhausted all other options.
Now we have a Constitution – the acknowledged 'supreme Law of the Land' by which We The People and our sovereign States retain almost every imaginable power over our lives, delegating only 17 powers to our servants. Six generations after our servants stole everything in our house and locked us out, some suggest we take to arms in the streets.
The Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 15) stipulates that one duty of the Citizen Militia is "to suppress Insurrections." As a member of my local Militia, my duty would be to stop those who seek armed insurrection even if I agree with their goal. We don't violate the Constitution to stop our servants from violating it.
There is almost no chance that any state will ever secede. God bless the few hundred (few thousand?) families that have relocated to New Hampshire in the 'Free State Project,' but New Hampshire residents are still under federal laws, regulations, and predation by countless agencies.
Here in Texas, secession is a popular idea as well. A few million Texans would love to see our former independent Republic go our own way again. But our state population exceeds 26 million and growing – as we say in these parts, that dog won't hunt.
I will not touch on the secession of the Confederacy and Washington D.C.'s answer, which I accurately call the War to Enslave the States; I have covered that ground in past articles. Suffice to say, secession is tactical folly against a stronger enemy. It is also politically impossible, as Canadians can attest. Even in the tiny West Indies confederacy of St. Kitts and Nevis, whose Constitution includes a right of secession, passionate citizens of Nevis seeking to secede have repeatedly failed at the ballot box.
Nullification is the process first proposed by Thomas Jefferson. When a state's residents disagree with a new federal law, a state's legislature passes nullification resolutions or statutes to block it in that state. I suppose if my Texas Legislature could nullify the 75% of federal agencies, bureaus, departments, programs, projects, and regulations that violate the U.S. Constitution, I might support the idea.
Until a better alternative is in operation, I support seeking to enforce the 10thAmendment through nullification actions by the individual states. But long-term, it is a bad idea. First, it is terribly inefficient for each state to spend its citizens' time and money in a new rear-guard action every time Congress violates the law. It's ineffective, too; installing a security fence around one home in a high crime neighborhood does nothing to protect all other homes in the area. Nullification would eventually create a hodgepodge of constitutional application across the republic.
A Third Party
To believe that a new political party can restore rule of law is naivete of the first order. No political party has ever repaired our Constitution; on the contrary, the cartels invented the two-party theater (as we explained in this article), and will never allow a third party at the table. As George Washington explained in his Farewell Address, referring to political parties,
However they may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.
George Washington described the cartels perfectly, explaining eight generations ago that partisan politics would subvert and destroy the very people that made it powerful. Anyone in the GOP or Democrat base can vouch for this!
Of all principles of political economy, anarchy is most foolish. It refuses to acknowledge human nature and the lessons of history. Law of the jungle cannot replace rule of law.
Five down, five to go. If you missed the first article in this series, read it here. In our third and final installment, we assess the last five major proposed solutions to end America's 150-year hijacking by the cartels. We will demonstrate that the tenth proposed solution is the only lawful, practical, powerful, permanent weapon to end the rule of cartels in these United States.
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David Zuniga
A consulting architectural engineer for 28 years, David planted four classical Christian K-12 schools in three states. He is founder and CEO of AmericaAgain!, a perpetual trust and membership organization that with just 1% of the population can end D.C. organized crime. His 2010 book This Bloodless Liberty describes the mission and his 2015 book FEAR The People lays out the plan of action: America's House™ will ratify the original First Amendment already ratified in 11 states, growing the U.S. House to 6400 members in small, local elections…pass the Bring Congress Home Act, all members of Congress work full time from a hometown office at half their present pay, no benefits, two terms maximum…the AmericaAgain! Indictment Engine™ will keep members of Congress from violating the Constitution…the 22 AmericaAgain! reform laws will take back all that D.C. criminals (including the federal courts) have stolen…and finally, restore the Citizen Militia, the law enforcement and national defense force stipulated in the Constitution. David is a regular contributor on blogs and alternative media including D.C. Clothesline, Freedom Outpost, Liberty Beacon, Prepper Recon and others.


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Further displaying their ability to have no shame, the far-left, anti-religious New York Daily News emerged late Thursday to unveil the cover of its Friday paper that compares alleged San Bernardino gunman Syed Farook to the "terrorist" National Rifle Association (NRA) and long-time executive Wayne LaPierre plus four other perpetrators of mass killings over the past three years.
According to ABC News president Ben Sherwood, ABC's coverage of last Friday's Colorado theater shooting was "excellent," aside from, you know, investigative reporter Brian Ross hastily suggesting that the shooter, James Holmes, could possibly be a member of the Tea Party. It was discovered later that the Tea Party member James Holmes was a 50-something Hispanic man, not the 24-year-old neuroscience student charged with the crime.
"Doesn't Trayvon Martin actually have the right to kill George Zimmerman if George Zimmerman is stalking him and the police have told him not to stalk him?"
Updated below: Kelly replies via Twitter.
Washington Post Metro columnist John Kelly usually avoids controversial political subjects and often does "answer man" features about local D.C.-area history, making his feature overall an enjoyable read. But from time to time Kelly works in his liberal bias, just as when he bashed conservative talk show hosts as "right-wing nutjobs" and when he weighed in against the so-called Tebow bill that would allow homeschoolers to join local high school sports teams.
Today, Kelly offered an idea of his for a gun control measure but concluded by grousing that it probably would never get passed into law because those pesky "Second Amendment absolutists" would get in the way and so, "we'll just continue to accept that the price for having a well-regulated militia is that homicidal maniacs will be able to buy guns as easily as buying tickets to a movie."
As NewsBusters previously reported, in the wake of the tragic shootings in Aurora, Colorado, last week, PBS's Bill Moyers posted an online video essay excoriating the National Rifle Association as "enabler of death -- paranoid, delusional, and as venomous as a scorpion."
NewsBusters has been for years exposing the breathtaking ignorance, incompetence, and unprofessionalism of the on air personalities associated with the so-called cable "news network" MSNBC.
ABC's Brian Ross, who falsely accused a Tea Party member of being the Aurora movie theater mass murderer last Friday, is even taking heat from Jon Stewart.
Of all the political angles that might be played in connection with the Aurora theater shooting, surely racism would be a card too far, right?
Wrong. Subbing for Ed Schultz on MSNBC tonight, Michael Eric Dyson managed to suggest that James Holmes would have attracted the attention of the authorities earlier had he been, yup, "a Muslim or another minority." Until he twisted her arm, it was too much even for Dyson's super-lib guest, Illinois congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. View the video after the jump.
Appearing on the Saturday, July 21, Melissa Harris-Perry show on MSNBC, NBC correspondent Michael Isikoff - formerly of Newsweek - made a point of noting that one of the guns used in the Aurora theater massacre used to be illegal under the assault weapons ban, as if shooter James Holmes could not simply have purchased a different gun to assist in his murder spree.
As NewsBusters previously reported, ABC's Brian Ross on Friday falsely accused a Tea Party member of being the "James Holmes" that orchestrated the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colorado.
There has yet to be any evidence circumstantial or otherwise to indicate that James Holmes had a political motivation or enticement to murder innocent people at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, Friday.


Secondary Education teachers work with either middle school or high school students. In some states, this encompasses fourth to 12th grade. Students who earn their degree in Secondary Education will play a critical role as a teacher in the education and lives of their pre-teen, teenage, or young-adult students.
Students in middle school are young adolescents in the process of grasping more complex ideas in reading, writing, science and math. They are also experiencing physical and social developmental changes that can have an affect on their learning, and which can make teaching middle school very challenging. Students in middle school bring personal issues into the classroom more often than in other grades, and teachers have to know how to respond. Therefore, teachers must not only have strong substantive knowledge, but also a firm understanding of the needs of young adolescents, how to teach them, and how to manage the classroom effectively. The overall goal of middle school is to effectively bridge the gap and ease the transition for students between elementary and high school - between childhood and adolescence.
Middle school educators generally teach sixth, seventh, or eight grade (in some school districts, however, middle school encompasses as early as fourth grade or as late as ninth), combining elements from elementary school and high school. Teachers often work together with the same group of students teaching different academic subjects. Academic subjects in middle school are beginning to evolve into separate classes. Many states require middle school teachers to major in a content subject area.
High school educators generally choose a specialization and teach the ninth through 12th grades. Teachers will often work with students in several different grades because many high schools divide students into classes based on their abilities, and will work with several different classes of students throughout the day. High school teachers teach deeper, more complex subjects, and help prepare their students for life after high school.
High school teachers specialize in one core academic subject, and teach that subject to multiple classes throughout the day. Students study a wider array of subjects, begin to study a foreign language, and have more flexibility with electives such as art.
A Secondary Education degree provides educators with the pedagogical knowledge to effectively teach grades 6-12. Classes will teach you how to present information to students and how to work with students of varying abilities and backgrounds. They also typically include a fieldwork aspect, such as student teaching.
Middle schools often report having the most difficulty retaining teachers, with administrators finding that many middle school teacher-candidates aren't qualified or prepared to handle teaching adolescents of this age group. The National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform suggests that it helps for middle school teachers to have a background in adolescent psychology. Middle Level Education degrees often combine studies in education and adolescent psychology.
All public middle schools and high schools require teachers to have at least a bachelor's degree. Some states require secondary education teachers to earn a master's degree after receiving their teaching certification.
Where do secondary education teachers work?
Secondary education teachers teach in public schools, including magnet and charter schools, as well as private schools. Middle school teachers may work at elementary schools as well, as some elementary schools incorporate grades 6-8.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, middle school teachers make on average $54,960 a year and high school teachers make on average $56,230 a year.
Experienced teachers can advance to become mentors or lead teachers who work with and help less experienced educators improve their teaching skills.


I´ve cooled down a bit, or so it seems. I´m able to be by myself without feeling like throwing myself out of the window in desperation, I´m making the fire, washing my clothes and preparing some sort of dinner, too. Who knew it´d be that hard to do what I´ve been doing for ages, just because I´m on my own now?
I´ve been so sociable lately that I´m right out exhausted. I just want to listen to music by my furry boys, write until I have no more words coming out and then go to sleep. I´ve started being able to fall asleep by myself again, without sleeping pills, that is. I still wake up in the middle of the night, though, and only sleep for 5-6 hours, but it´s a step forward.
Until I manage to download pictures from my trips, I´ll leave you here. I hear winter has come to most corners of Europe, you might have missed it, but I can´t stand it, I only tolerate it in December. Going back to my lair. Have a good one!


The Federal Reserve talks about interest rate hikes, and three big earnings announcements are on tap -- all during the trading week of Oct. 26 through Oct. 30.
Stocks are firmly in rally mode as we close out the month. Both the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC)and the Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJINDICES:^DJI) rose by nearly 2% last week, making October a particularly good month for investors. The indexes are each up about 7% since the end of September.
Looking ahead, the Federal Reserve holds its second-to-last committee meeting of the year this week, after which it will release an official statement on Wednesday. That report will be heavily followed and scrutinized for clues on the timing of an eventual interest rate hike by the central bank.
But the coming week is all about earnings. Hundreds of public companies are set to post third quarter results over the next five trading days, including Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD), and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX).
You can excuse Twitter shareholders for being a bit edgy this week. After all, their stock plummeted by 30% in the days the previous quarterly report. In that July announcement, Twitter posted blistering revenue growth of 61% as it made improvements to its advertising platform. But user growth slowed to a crawl -- just 12% -- which raised questions about the company's long-term profit potential. "Our Q2 results show good progress in monetization, but we are not satisfied with our growth in audience," interim CEO Jack Dorsey said at the time.
Plenty has changed for Twitter since July. It has appointed a new CEO, released a major upgrade to its service, and announced layoffs aimed at speeding up the development process. Yet investors will likely be most interested in seeing evidence of those changes helping Twitter attract more members.
Buffalo Wild Wings stock quickly hit a new all-time high three months ago after it posted second quarter earnings results that showed industry-thumping sales growth. But shares have since given up almost all of those gains.
For this week's report, investors will be focusing on three critical numbers from the restaurant chain. Comparable-store sales growth is the most important -- that figure was 4.2% last quarter but should be slightly higher this time. Then, there is food costs, which are a huge question mark given the volatility in chicken wing prices. Labor expenses are also rising as the company adds more guest experience captains to its employment rolls. Even tiny changes in either of these expense categories can have a big effect on Buffalo Wild Wings' net earnings.
Starbucks is heading into its third quarter report as the eighth best-performing stock in the entire S&P 500, meaning investors are expecting good news when the coffee giant posts results on Thursday afternoon. To be sure, business was booming at our last quarterly check-in: Customer traffic surged higher at cafés around the world as earnings spiked 22%. Starbucks' biggest problem at the moment seems to be how to handle record demand for its products.
And the push into offering an expanded food menu has made its locations that much more efficient and profitable lately. The strategy has also significantly improved operating metrics like cash flow and liquidity, which is one reason why Starbucks received a glowing debt upgrade earlier this month.
It's likely that the coffee chain will report more solid growth in the quarter that just closed (Wall Street expects 17% higher sales and a 14% profit increase). Shareholders should also hear from founder and CEO Howard Schultz about the company's holiday season strategy and progress regarding customer experience improvements through initiatives like mobile ordering and home or office delivery.


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Joe Rogan "the Idiot" Vs. Experts
Howard RoarkSeptember 9, 2021
Joe Rogan talked about Ivermectin and how it helped him with his COVID-19 sickness. Now, mind you that this was prescribed or condoned by his doctor, according to various reports. But still, for some reason, various vaccine leaning media organizations quickly jumped in and berated Rogan. He faced significant backlash from the usual suspects. But why?
Why did Rogan face such backlash for a form of treatment to a sickness provided to him by his doctor?
The main reason? It does not fit in line with the mainstream narrative. But the field of medicine, much like the general field of science, is supposed to be broad, it is supposed to allow for various medically trained doctors to make responsible decisions, and treat their patients to the best of their ability. They should be able to do so without backlash and significant turmoil.
But the regular theme in 2021 and beyond is that you either toe the line placed by the more woke media or you are seen as a neanderthal and an idiot. You are seen as one of Hillary's "deplorables." Think for yourself, hold a different stance, and take different actions? You're automatically labeled as an outcast or someone who is ignorant and backward. It is a significant issue.
You are seeing how this level of emotion and regular stream of woke information drives a wedge in families and society on various aspects. These topics can range from climate change, an issue you are seeing that is ratcheting up in the media these days. But it can also include the definition of gender, gender roles, sexuality, and more.
If you are in line with everything that is thrown out at you on day to day basis, you're in the mainstream club but if you aren't you are defined as not sophisticated and educated enough.
The reason why many appreciate the Joe Rogan podcast is that he talks with a wide variety of popular and niche names. Rogan talks to doctors, boxers, celebrities and more about various topics. He admits that he's an idiot but that's why he INTERVIEWS others. The interviewee, whether it is a doctor, an engineer, a scientist, or a comedian, does a significant portion of the talking. But still, you'll hear that the Rogan podcast is spreading false information about Ivermectin and that is causing hospitals to fill up with those who overdosed on Ivermectin. Those reports, by the way, were patently false, but if your only getting your news from particular media outlets, you'd never know.
WATCH: Dr. Fauci Flip Flops on the "Science"
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Q: My loved one just passed. What's the first step?
A: If your loved one is at a care facility or hospital, make sure Cherokee Memorial is listed as the preferred mortuary. Once called, our transport staff will coordinate a transfer time. Our transport staff is available 24 hours a day. We will transport your loved one back to Cherokee Memorial, and a Funeral Director will reach out to schedule an arrangement appointment with the person in charge of arrangements. If your loved one has passed after hours, a Funeral Director will reach out the following morning.
Q: What is going to happen at the arrangement appointment for my loved one?
Your Funeral Director will gather the information necessary to process the Death Certificate and required permit for disposition. They will also coordinate and assist with planning memorial or funeral services, down to the last detail. Depending on the type of service and details to be discussed, your arrangement appointment may take anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours. Things to bring to the appointment: clothing, Veteran's Discharge papers (DD214), photo of your loved one, and vital information including social security number.
Q: When will I get my death certificates?
A: When ordered from Cherokee Memorial, certified death certificates usually arrive at our office within 2-3 weeks. Delays in death certificate availability may occur depending on many circumstances. Unfortunately, there is no way to expedite the death certificate process. See your Funeral Director for more information on how to prevent delays when ordering death certificates.
A: Cemetery Office is open 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday and 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
Vineyard Chapel is open 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday.
Q: How long is the cremation process? When will you start the cremation?
A: The cremation process cannot begin until we have received a Disposition Permit from the state of California. This can take 3-5 working days to procure. We work closely with your loved one's Doctor and with the Public Health department to reduce delays. Once the cremation process begins, an average cremation may take up to 3 hours. Other internal processes must be complete as well for us to be able to release the urn to the authorized person, which can take up to 48 hours. If you're concerned about delays with cremation, notify your Funeral Director.
Q: My loved one made arrangements ahead of time with you, why do I need to come in for an appointment?
A: Your loved one is very smart, and well prepared! Your loved one provided us with death certificate information and final disposition wishes. We must ensure that all the information we have on file is still current. Also, many times the pre-planning process involved your loved one's purchase of a Funeral Insurance Policy. In order to submit a claim on the funds to complete your loved one's wishes, we need to have the family in charge review these plans and authorize the claim. And of course, we like to have you come in to confirm we are following your loved one's wishes exactly as they (and you) wish!
Q: Why can't we leave flowers and decorations on our graves longer?
Q: Where can I get a Holiday Flower Pickup Schedule?
A: It is available in our Main Office or Vineyard Chapel on the Cemetery grounds. It is also available by clicking here (PDF).
Q: What is the cost of a funeral and casket?
A: Our general price list for funerals, cremations and casket price lists are located at the bottom of home page of our website. We have several funeral packages to choose from. Families can personalize their funerals to meet individual needs and preferences (religious, cultural and family traditions). We have a late selection of quality caskets at affordable prices. When pre-arranging your funeral service and casket at the same time you receive a $600 discount off of the funeral service of your choice.
Q. There is grass growing over my marker, don't you ever trim?
trimmed about 7 to 8 times per year.
Q. How many items are allowed on a gravesite?
Q. Are there items not allowed on the gravesite?
entangled in power lines. When found they will be removed immediately.
Q. How do I locate a loved one in the cemetery?
A. Phone us, stop by our office or email us at info@cherokeememorial.com with the person's first and last name and we will assist you in locating the gravesite.
Q: What are the Memorialization Requirements?
A: Cherokee Memorial has strict specification requirements regarding grass level markers and upright monuments. There are five primary requirements: size (width, length, thickness and height); type of material (limited to bronze and granite); orientation when set on the grave space; placement of names on companion markers that are set across two grave spaces; and approval by the legal next of kin.
Q: When do the Gates Open and Close at the Cemetery?
Q: Can I make a Cemetery payment online?
A: No, but we can take a credit card over the phone by using your Visa, MC, Discover, American Express or Debit Card. Also, for your convenience, we can set up an ACH Debit withdraw to match your financial payment plan for your cemetery property. Call us for details.


Students in Danielle Algiere's fourth-grade class at Miller Avenue Elementary School put math in motion with a recent lesson. During their unit of study on geometry, the students worked in groups to demonstrate specific geometric terms using their bodies. They creatively arranged themselves to demonstrate the concepts of point, line, ray, line segment, right angle, obtuse angle, parallel lines and intersecting lines. According to Ms. Algiere, "The lesson contributed to student learning because it made abstract concepts become more concrete." Pictured from top to bottom, students Caitlin Thrash, Blythe Wing, Cody Langenhahn and Ryan Mann form a geometric line with their arms.


Trinity calls Rev. Dale Susan Edmonds as its next settled pastor.
On February 3, congregation members called Pastor Dale unanimously to lead Trinity in the next chapter of its spiritual life. Join us beginning March 10 for a lenten sermon series, "PAUSE: A Lenten Season to Focus on Those Things We Normally Race By."
We seek to express our love for God in mission by our love for neighbor, for children, and for creation, for the sake of a just world for all.
Trinity Church is an Open and Affirming congregation. We welcome all people, regardless of gender, economic circumstance, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic background, into the full life and ministry of our church.
This is a hospitable place. You can be yourself here. Dress is casual. Come as you are. Whoever you are, wherever you've been, welcome!