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Oncternal Therapeutics Announces Agreement with U.S. FDA on Phase 3 Registrational Study Design for Zilovertamab in the Treatment of Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Jan 4, 2022 at 4:01 PM EST
The company reached consensus with the FDA on the design and major details of the Phase 3 superiority Study ZILO-301, to treat patients with relapsed or refractory MCL with zilovertamab plus ibrutinib
The FDA also provided positive feedback on the proposed key clinical and regulatory requirements of Oncternal's development program for zilovertamab in MCL
Global registrational Study ZILO-301 is expected to be initiated in the second quarter of 2022
Oncternal Therapeutics will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to provide further details
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONCT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel oncology therapies, today announced that following a successful End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for zilovertamab, the company's investigational anti-ROR1 monoclonal antibody, the company and the FDA agreed on key elements of the company's potentially pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of zilovertamab for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The FDA has also reviewed and agreed upon the key design features and operational details of the company's Phase 3 clinical trial protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan, which is being finalized based on the FDA's input.
"The completion of End-of-Phase 2 meetings and consensus on clinical trial design and other program elements mark a meaningful and encouraging milestone for Oncternal Therapeutics," said James Breitmeyer, MD, PhD, Oncternal's President and CEO. "The agreement underscores our productive dialogue with the FDA on key elements of our program and the Phase 3 clinical trial design as we align on the potential path to commercialization for zilovertamab, which offers potential advantages to patients suffering from aggressive lymphomas such as MCL. The positive data from our ongoing Phase 1/2 CIRLL study recently presented at ASH 2021 underscore those advantages and are supportive of our registration strategy."
The Phase 3 superiority clinical trial ZILO-301 is entitled, "Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multi-center Phase 3 Study of Zilovertamab (A ROR1 Antibody) Plus Ibrutinib Versus Ibrutinib Plus Placebo in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma." Michael Wang MD, Endowed Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, will serve as the U.S. Principal Investigator and Chairman of the steering committee for this study. The study will randomize patients with relapsed or refractory MCL who have experienced stable disease or a partial response after receiving four months of oral ibrutinib therapy to receive either blinded zilovertamab or placebo, and all patients will continue receiving oral ibrutinib. The primary endpoint, intended to support submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) seeking regular FDA approval, will be progression-free survival (PFS). An interim analysis potentially supporting submission of a BLA seeking accelerated FDA approval will be conducted with a primary endpoint of Overall Response Rate (ORR) plus Duration of Response (DOR). The FDA previously provided positive feedback on the sufficiency of the preclinical and pharmacology studies of zilovertamab needed to support a BLA submission.
Study ZILO-301 will be conducted internationally in at least 50 centers with demonstrated expertise treating MCL, with initiation expected in the second quarter of 2022. Sample size calculations are being finalized for this novel enrichment study, based on input from the FDA.
The company is also planning to conduct Study ZILO-302, an open-label companion study of zilovertamab plus ibrutinib for patients who have progressive disease during the initial four months of ibrutinib monotherapy from Study ZILO-301.
Oncternal Therapeutics will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to provide further details on this important milestone. The live webcast of the call will be available online at investor.oncternal.com and the call will be archived there for at least 30 days.
The company will also provide details on its overall pipeline advancement during an R&D Day on January 25, 2022.
About Zilovertamab (formerly Cirmtuzumab)
Zilovertamab is an investigational, potentially first-in-class monoclonal antibody targeting ROR1, or Receptor tyrosine kinase-like Orphan Receptor 1. Zilovertamab is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in combination with ibrutinib for the treatment of MCL or chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), in a collaboration with the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) School of Medicine and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). In addition, Oncternal is supporting two investigator-sponsored studies being conducted at the UC San Diego School of Medicine: (i) a Phase 1b clinical trial of zilovertamab in combination with paclitaxel for the treatment of women with HER2-negative metastatic or locally advanced, unresectable breast cancer, and (ii) a Phase 2 clinical trial of zilovertamab in combination with venetoclax, a Bcl-2 inhibitor, in patients with relapsed/refractory CLL.
ROR1 is a potentially attractive target for cancer therapy because it is an onco-embryonic antigen – not usually expressed on adult cells, and its expression confers a survival and fitness advantage when reactivated and expressed by tumor cells. Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine discovered that targeting a critical epitope on ROR1 was key to specifically targeting ROR1 expressing tumors. This led to the development of zilovertamab, that binds this critical epitope of ROR1, which is highly expressed on many different cancers but not on normal tissues. Preclinical data showed that when zilovertamab bound to ROR1, it blocked Wnt5a signaling, inhibited tumor cell proliferation, migration and survival, and induced differentiation of the tumor cells. The FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designations to zilovertamab for the treatment of patients with MCL and CLL/small lymphocytic lymphoma. Zilovertamab is in clinical development and has not been approved by the FDA for any indication.
Oncternal cautions you that statements included in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "could," "intend," "target," "project," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negatives of these terms or other similar expressions. These statements are based on Oncternal's current beliefs and expectations. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the potential for zilovertamab in combination with ibrutinib to treat MCL or CLL; the potential that ZILO-301 can serve as a registrational clinical trial; and the expected initiation of, and elements constituting, the ZILO-301 and ZILO-302 studies. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties inherent in Oncternal's business, including risks associated with the clinical development and process for obtaining regulatory approval of Oncternal's product candidates, such as potential delays in the commencement, enrollment and completion of clinical trials; we have not conducted head-to-head studies of zilovertamab in combination with ibrutinib compared to ibrutinib monotherapy and data from separate studies may not be directly comparable due to the differences in study protocols, conditions and patient populations; the risk that interim results of a clinical trial do not predict final results and that one or more of the clinical outcomes may materially change as patient enrollment continues, following more comprehensive reviews of the data, as follow-up on the outcome of any particular patient continues, and as more patient data become available; later developments with the FDA may be inconsistent with the minutes from the completed end of Phase 2 meeting, including that the proposed ZILO-301 trial may not support registration of zilovertamab in combination with ibrutinib which is a review issue with the FDA upon submission of a BLA; and other risks described in Oncternal's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release are current only as of the date hereof and, except as required by applicable law, Oncternal undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.


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Q: Deserialization of xml to list of object Im having a problem deserializing my xml file to a list of objects.
The error that appears is "System.InvalidOperationException: "There is an error in XML document (2,2). InvalidOperationException <Feed xmlns="> was not expected.
There seems to be something wrong when the conversion of xml to objects take place.
The program seems to break at: list = (List<object>) loadXML.Deserialize(fs);
public static List<object> deSerialize()
        {

            string path = Environment.CurrentDirectory + "\\xmlfile.xml";
            XmlSerializer loadXML = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List<object>));

            List<object> list = new List<object>();
            if (File.Exists(path))
            {
                using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
                {
                    list = (List<object>) loadXML.Deserialize(fs);

                    //var lista = (List<object>)obj;

                    return list;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                return new List<object>();
            }
        }

My xml file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Feed xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <Name>NASA Breaking News</Name>
  <NumberOfEpisodes>10</NumberOfEpisodes>
  <Episodes>
    <Episode>
      <EpisodeNumber>1</EpisodeNumber>
      <Title>NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Space Station Cargo Launch</Title>
      <Description>Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next SpaceX delivery of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.</Description>
    </Episode>
    <Episode>
      <EpisodeNumber>2</EpisodeNumber>
      <Title>NASA Administrator Invites Public to Update on Agency's Return to Moon</Title>
      <Description>The public is invited to join NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine at 9:40 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 25, for an update on the agency's Artemis program and the critical role international partnerships have in returning astronauts to the Moon and going on to Mars.</Description>
    </Episode>
    <Episode>
      <EpisodeNumber>3</EpisodeNumber>
      <Title>Maryland, Washington Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station</Title>
      <Description>Students from Maryland and Washington, D.C., will have an opportunity this week to talk with a NASA astronaut currently living and working aboard the International Space Station.</Description>
    </Episode>
    <Episode>
      <EpisodeNumber>4</EpisodeNumber>
      <Title>NASA Invites Media to Boeing Starliner Transport to Launch Site</Title>
      <Description>Media accreditation is open for two-days of activities in mid-November for the next milestone in NASA's Commercial Crew Program, as Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is transported for integration on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.</Description>
    </Episode>
    <Episode>
      <EpisodeNumber>5</EpisodeNumber>
      <Title>NASA to Provide Coverage of Key Events at 70th International Astronautical Congress</Title>
      <Description>NASA will provide live coverage on NASA Television of key events at the 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which takes place Oct. 21-25 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington.</Description>
    </Episode>
    <Episode>
      <EpisodeNumber>6</EpisodeNumber>
      <Title>In-Space News Conference to Review First All-Woman Spacewalk</Title>
      <Description>NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will participate in a news conference from orbit at noon EDT, Monday, Oct. 21, following their Friday spacewalk – the first to be conducted by two women.</Description>
    </Episode>
    <Episode>
      <EpisodeNumber>7</EpisodeNumber>
      <Title>NASA's Planetary Protection Review Addresses Changing Reality of Space Exploration</Title>
      <Description>NASA released a report Friday with recommendations from the Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPIRB) the agency established in response to a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report and a recommendation from the NASA Advisory Council.</Description>
    </Episode>
    <Episode>
      <EpisodeNumber>8</EpisodeNumber>
      <Title>NASA to Televise First All-Female Spacewalk, Host Media Teleconference</Title>
      <Description>On the first ever all-female spacewalk, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will venture outside the International Space Station about 7:50 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 18, to replace faulty equipment on the station's exterior. Live coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency's website.</Description>
    </Episode>
    <Episode>
      <EpisodeNumber>9</EpisodeNumber>
      <Title>NASA Invites Media to Launch of Solar Orbiter Spacecraft</Title>
      <Description>NASA has opened media accreditation for the Feb. 5, 2020, launch of Solar Orbiter – a joint NASA/ESA (European Space Agency) mission that will address central questions concerning our star, the Sun.</Description>
    </Episode>
    <Episode>
      <EpisodeNumber>10</EpisodeNumber>
      <Title>NASA to Discuss Planetary Protection Review's Findings and Recommendations</Title>
      <Description>NASA will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 18, to discuss recommendations presented by the Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPIRB), established in June 2019 by Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the agency's Science Mission Directorate.</Description>
    </Episode>
  </Episodes>
</Feed>

A: You need to start by defining types which model your XML. I generated these by copying your XML and then going to Edit -> Paste Special -> Paste XML As Classes in Visual Studio (and tidying up the results by hand), but you can also write them by hand (using this document and specifically this section as reference) or use xsd.exe.
public class Feed
{
    public string Name { get; set; }

    public byte NumberOfEpisodes { get; set; }

    [XmlArrayItem("Episode")]
    public List<Episode> Episodes { get; set; }
}

public class Episode
{
    public byte EpisodeNumber { get; set; }

    public string Title { get; set; }

    public string Description { get; set; }
}

Then you can:
var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Feed));
var feed = (Feed)serializer.Deserialize(fs);

A: You have to define type of the object that System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer can serialize.
Example:
var xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof(MyType));
return (MyType)xs.Deserialize(new StringReader(myXmlString));

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package io.github.suxil.auth.service;

import io.github.suxil.auth.domain.UaaOperatePermission;
import io.github.suxil.auth.dto.UaaOperatePermissionDto;
import io.github.suxil.mybatis.service.BaseService;

/**
 * <p>
 * 操作-权限息 服务类
 * </p>
 *
 * @author generate
 * @since 2020-05-03
 */
public interface UaaOperatePermissionService extends BaseService<UaaOperatePermission> {

    /**
     * 保存 操作-权限息
     */
    UaaOperatePermissionDto save(UaaOperatePermissionDto uaaOperatePermissionDto);

    /**
     * 更新 操作-权限息
     */
    UaaOperatePermissionDto update(UaaOperatePermissionDto uaaOperatePermissionDto);

}

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garmin News
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The best fitness trackers 2017
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Amazon deal of the day: Save $50 on one of the best Garmin navigators ever
Each and every day, Amazon highlights one particular deal that offers what it perceives to be value above and beyond most of the other deals you might find on the site. Today, that deal >>
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Zombie apocalypse: Supposedly dead Garmin outperforms leading smartphone vendors
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Today, via a barrage of press releases, navigation company Garmin announced its nüvi 2400 series of personal GPS devices and its first iPhone navigation application, StreetPilot. The 2400 series of personal navigation devices will come in four >>
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Hot on the heels of the public break-up between GPS giant Garmin and handset maker ASUS, the navigation company has announced that it will still work with the Taiwanese handset providing its GPS software and >>
Asustek confirms Garmin-ASUS split
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T-Mobile has announced pricing for the Android-GPS-phone hybrid, which we all know as the Garminfone. A quick recap of the GPSmartphone: 3G, Wi-Fi, 3 megapixel camera with autfocus and digital zoom, Bluetooth 2.1 >>
Tech February 11th at 5:54 PM
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Tech January 16th at 10:40 AM
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Franchiser financial definition of franchiser
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An agreement in which an entrepreneur buys a license to use another business' products, brand, proprietary knowledge, and trade secrets. This allows the entrepreneur to start a business without building up his/her own brand or products. This is a common way to start a business, especially in highly competitive industries. An industry that utilizes franchises on a regular basis is fast food; because of stiff competition, it is generally more profitable for one who wishes to start a fast food restaurant to buy a franchise.
1. An agreement between a firm and another party in which the firm provides the other party with the right to use the firm's name and to sell or rent its products. Selling franchise rights is a method of expanding a business quickly with a minimum of capital. See also franchisee, franchisor.
2. A right granted to another party by a government to engage in certain types of business. For example, a firm may obtain a government franchise to supply certain public services within a limited geographic region.
the granting by one company to another company (exclusive franchise) or a number of companies (non-exclusive franchise) of the right/s to supply its products. A franchise is a contractual arrangement which is entered into for a specified period of time, with the franchisee paying a royalty to the franchisor for the rights assigned. Examples of franchises include the McDonald Burger and Kentucky Fried Chicken diner chains, Tie Rack and Dyno-Rod.
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the assignment by one FIRM to another firm (exclusive franchise) or others (nonexclusive franchise) of the right(s) to supply its product. A franchise is a contractual arrangement (see CONTRACT) that is entered into for a specified period of time, with the franchisee paying a ROYALTY to the franchisor for the rights assigned. Examples of franchises include the Kentucky Fried Chicken and MacDonald's burger diner and 'take-away' chains. Individual franchisees are usually required to put up a large capital stake, with the franchisor providing back-up technical assistance, specialized equipment and advertising and promotion. Franchises allow the franchisor to develop business without having to raise large amounts of capital.
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(1) A contractual relationship whereby one party (franchisee) is entitled to use the trade name, image, procedures, and trade secrets of another (franchisor) usually in return for paying an initial purchase price and a percentage of gross revenues over the period of the arrangement. In most instances,there is a separate fee for the franchisee's share of national and regional advertising campaigns. Real estate franchises include Century 21, RE/MAX, and ERA. (2) A government grant of some privilege, such as the ability to operate as a corporation or the ability to sell drinks and sandwiches in the county courthouse.
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Organizing a trip or vacation to Yangon for a short break seems to be with ease when all you want is the best prices on flight for that one-hour 25-minute flying without any rush, not even a check-in bag allowance.
There are scores of web based booking sites that convey point-to-point choices and some notwithstanding asserting to be one-stop shops.
We looked at Expedia for a trip to Yangon 15 to 22 May. We checked out for round-trip prices. Expedia classifies the travel encounter by every carrier on a size of 1 to 10 for flight duration, aircraft used and luxuries.
Only for the record the roundabout routing by means of Chiang Mai on Bangkok Airways is rated 4.5 out of 10. That is the most minimal for good reasons. The routing with a layover in Chiang Mai for two hours and 20 minutes and the change from the spacious A320 to a space starved ATR72 downfalls this offer as does the round-trip cost at a ludicrous THB 7,510.
Accounting a score of 8.5 out of 10, Thai Airways International has the finest standard for its night flight (1750) utilizing the exceptionally spacious A330 and including conveniences, for example, a evening meal and a handsome luggage allowance. The round-trip price begins at THB 6,750.
At the opposite end of the fare scale, with a ranking of 7.1, Thai AirAsia will fly you to Yangon on its night flight for a round-trip price of THB 2,208. Yet, there's not a single perk to be seen at that cost. You don't see any seat allocation, no nourishment nor drinks, no luggage allowance. You should dive into your pocket if you want something to bite, and will definitely get a drainage of about THB 300 on the off chance that you choose a fast-food burger at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport.
Nok Air is in the no frills class as well, with its roundtrip THB 2,190 fare for the very same reasons. It is evaluated 7.4.
Thai Lion Air, utilizing a Boeing 737, offers its best round-trip fare at THB 3,490 on its night takeoff from Don Mueang Airport.
A higher score of 8.1 goes to Myanmar Airways International for its 2020 takeoff from Bangkok utilizing a Boeing 737. The flight time is precisely one hour the most shortest accessible. The fare is THB 4,370.
Thai Smile offers an early afternoon takeoff from Suvarnabhumi Airport terminal with a round-trip price of THB 5,270. The flight time is one hour and 25 minutes and its ranking 7.4 out of 10.
At long last, Bangkok Airways most rational choice is its direct service departing at 16:45 citing a round-trip price of THB 5,920. This choice gets a 7.4 rating.
Very little difference between the rankings with the most low at 7.1 and the highest at 8.5.
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Mon, 06/18/2018 - 3:35pm — Steven Norton
Tell Lansing: take the politics out of our curriculum!
Gap year or no, there will always be important issues we need to bring to your attention, and this is one. So we're delaying our usual state budget coverage (mildly good news - it's an election year, after all) to alert you to something very strange going on in Lansing that shapes what our children will be taught in school.
A planned refresh of the Michigan social studies content standards has apparently been hijacked by some folks with an extreme political agenda, and many of the changes they desired are in the current final draft. There's still time to take action to stop this nonsense, and we'll give you the info below.
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Mon, 02/19/2018 - 12:05pm — Steven Norton
Legislative update: Snyder budget gives schools a bump; school letter grading rides again
Winter is ending, which means it's budget time in Lansing. It's also an election year, which means we're likely to see a mix of generosity, grandstanding, and horsetrading as lawmakers try to burnish their records before facing primary and general election voters. Here are some of the top recent developments:
Snyder school aid budget gives bump to schools, cuts sketchy earmarks; fate in legislature is uncertain
January revenue estimation conference sees increase for School Aid Fund but less so for main state budget; charter schools forecast for first-ever fall in enrollment
The School Aid Fund will now pick up the entire community college budget and cover one third of all state spending on colleges and universities
A-F grades for schools lurches back into spotlight; measure skips summative grade but creates new commission of political appointees
In wake of Florida school shootings, House committee chair says that "guns in schools" bills not likely to see action anytime soon
House committee passes bills allowing tax break on private school tuition for the well-heeled; measures also force districts to cost out all their services - for no apparent reason
Snyder signs bill giving charters a cut of regional enhancement millages, after a notably close vote in the House
Better grab a cup of coffee!
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Wed, 12/20/2017 - 12:51pm — Steven Norton
Year-end review, and some news
Before we all become fully enmeshed in the holiday season, I wanted to bring you up to date on issues that concern parents like us as well as share some news.
"Guns in schools" bills, and "teen concealed carry" bill, held over until January
"Vouchers for the wealthy" bills also waiting until January
Taking a "gap year," and holding lawmakers accountable
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Sat, 10/21/2017 - 4:50pm — MIPFS Staff
Bill brief: They're Baaaaaaack...
As parents and children settle down for the new school year, our lawmakers in Lansing return from their summer break, refreshed and full of ideas. Watch out. This fall session, in between election years, is where a lot of the legislative work gets done - not all of it good. There are a number of new education-related proposals, some of which are moving very quickly. Here's an overview:
Back door tax credit vouchers
A-F rating of schools - the legislation that wouldn't die
A piece of the action - charters could get a share of enhancement millages
State takeover writ large - proposal to eliminate State Board of Education
Guns in schools revisited
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Thu, 05/25/2017 - 12:38am — Steven Norton
By the numbers: how the school aid budget proposals affect students
[With corrected data] Each year, we try to bring some clarity to the school aid budget debate by showing how it affects students around the state. How many students are going to receive how much of an increase (or cut)? How many students will have their school's funding keep up with inflation? How do the proposals shake out for low-income students in particular? The graphs attached to this article are one way of trying to answer that question.
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Tue, 05/23/2017 - 12:33pm — Steven Norton
Budget update: the perils of plenty
The state's top economists met last week to forecast state tax revenues for the next fiscal year, and they found both good and bad news. On the good side, projected revenues to the state School Aid Fund were higher than previous estimates, making some $153 million more available for the current fiscal year than estimated in January. Estimated revenues for next year (fiscal 2018) were also revised upward, adding almost $190 million to projected revenues, mainly on the strength of higher sales tax collections.
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Thu, 11/17/2016 - 1:52pm — Steven Norton
We are clearly living in interesting times. Last week's election results were completely unanticipated by polls and most pundits. As a result, this is a time of great uncertainty as we all strive to understand where events are likely to take us.
Washington turmoil
Upcoming issues in Lansing
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While many issues have been grabbing headlines in the last few days, our responsibility is to monitor education policy and that is why I am writing you today.
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Some thoughts on the 3rd grade reading bill
A bill intended to promote comprehensive reading intervention services has generated a lot of controversy lately, because of its origins in last session's infamous "third grade flunking" bill. But the proposal is very different this time around, and I wanted to offer some insight into what we at MIPFS have been doing on this issue. As of this writing, we are reserving judgement on the bill but have been working with lawmakers to improve it.
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Lame Duck 2014: the Final Quack
Wow. That was quite a ride. The state legislature's "lame duck" session ended early Friday morning, with final passage of the complex road funding compromise legislation coming at 5:30am after many hours of frantic negotiation and maneuvering. The road funding package includes some measures which will give meaningful help to public schools, including a net $500 million in new money available for K-12.
Even more important is the list of school-related legislation which did not pass; these measures will have to be reintroduced in the next session to move forward. Teacher and administrator evaluation, A-F school rating, 3rd grade flunking, EAA expansion, and the deficit "early warning" package all failed to become law.
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Wed, 05/14/2014 - 7:52pm — MIPFS Staff
Budget brief: Waiting for CREC
The state's top economists will present their unified projections for state tax revenue tomorrow. This is the number which the legislature must use to create a balanced budget that meets the requirements of our state constitution.
However, over the last two days, the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies - nonpartisan staff working for the Legislature, who comprise two of the three agencies meeting tomorrow - have each released their projections for tax revenue for the current year (ending in September) and the next fiscal year (October 2014 - September 2015).
The future is looking less rosy.
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After Ingres
Acrylic, collage and mixed media on recycled linen
KShp 1
After M.S. Merian
59 x 50 3/4 inches
KShp 17
Yellow Jar Clinician
Acrylic, collage and mixed media on canvas
The Basket (M.S.M.)
Spent Sunflower (after z Ruysch)
Green Jeans
New Orleans, LA, 1952
LIVES:
Rodeo, CA
M.F.A, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, 1979
B.A, University of California, Davis, CA, 1975
GRANTS AND AWARDS:
Wynn Newhouse Foundation Grant, 2013
Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, 2006
Guggenheim Fellowship Award, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2005
University of California Bridging Grant, 2001
Adaline Kent Award, San Francisco Art Institute, 1999
Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant, 1998
University of California Humanities Research Grant, 1998
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant, 1997
NEA Artist Fellowship , 1989
McDowell Colony Fellow, 1984
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
"In the Yelling Clinic: Paintings 2010-2019," George Adams Gallery, New York, NY, 2019
"The Interior of the Yelling Clinic," Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
Katherine Sherwood and Betsy Velasquez, Washington Reid Gallery, United Cerebral Palsy, Culver City, CA, 2017.
"Ever After," Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA, 2014
"Brain Heads," Green Chalk Gallery, Monterey, CA, 2014
"Healers from the Yelling Clinic," Ed Roberts Campus, Berkeley, CA, 2012
"He-Charmers," Compound Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2011
"Healers from the Yelling Clinic," Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA, 2010
Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA, 2008
"Golgi's Door," National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, 2007
"Hush, Hush," Townsend Center for the Humanities, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2007
Hemphill Gallery, Washington DC, 2006
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 2005
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2003
Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2002
Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2002
Adaline Kent Award exhibition at San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, 1999
Fine Arts Gallery, University of Chiang-Mai, Chiang-Mai, Thailand, 1995
Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile, 1995
D.P. Fong Gallery, San Jose, CA, 1994
Flora Lamson Hewlitt Library, Berkeley, CA, 1994
Fine Arts Gallery, University of Chiang-Mai, Chiang–Mai, Thailand, 1994
University de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile, 1994
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Retrospective, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA, 2015
"The Brain," Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Ketchum, ID, 2015
"Sleight of Hand," San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA, 2014
"...And Color," Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA, 2014
"Subjective Resonance Imaging," Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Seattle, WA, 2014
"In Our Hands," Mešrović Pavilion, Zagreb, Croatia, 2013
"Human Being II," Women Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2013
"Wynn Newhouse Foundation Winners for 2013," Palitz Gallery, New York, NY, 2013
Squeak Carnwath, Hung Liu, Katherine Sherwood, b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA, 2013
"Joseph Campbell: The Artist's Way," The Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, CA, 2013
"Art, War & Disability," Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, 2012
"Images of the Mind," Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden, Germany; traveled to Moravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic, 2011-12
"Revealing Culture," Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC, 2010
"Local Treasures: Six extraordinary Artists," Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, 2010
"The Devil Is a Loser and He's my Bitch: Devout Sacrilege," Galerie Studio Street, Berlin, Germany, 2010
"Through Future Eyes," Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA, 2009
"Devout Sacrilege," Galerie Studio St., Berlin, Germany, 2009
"The Myth of Difference," The Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI, 2008
"Jeff Adams & Katherine Sherwood," b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA, 2008
"Seeing is Knowing: The Brain," Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 2007
"Tucker Nichols and Katherine Sherwood: New Prints," Electric Works, San Francisco, CA, 2007
"Visionary Anatomy," National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC; traveled to Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ; University of Delaware Art Gallery, Newark, DE; Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA; The Art League of Long Island, Dix Hill, NY; The Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA, 2005-07
"Human Beings," Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, 2006
"Inside Outloud," Kempner Art Museum, St. Louis, MO, 2005
"Visionary Anatomies," National Academy of Science Gallery, Washington, DC, 2004
"Bay Area Now 3," Center for the Arts at Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA, 2002
Group Show, Lockes Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
"Kick Back," University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2001
"New American Paintings," Open Studios Press, Boston, MA, 2001
Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of Art, New York, NY, 2000
"Six Painters," Sonoma State University, Sonoma CA, 2000
"Medicine in Art," College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX, 2000
"Boom Boom," University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2000
"Likeness of Being," D.C. Moore Gallery, New York, NY, 1999
Faculty Show, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 1999
"From Within," California State University at San Jose, San Jose, CA, 1997
"Seduced by Surface," University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, 1997
Blake House Collection, Blake House, Kensington, CA, 1997
"Selections," Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY , 1996
"Scratch," Thread Waxing Space, New York, NY, 1996
"Luscious," Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA, 1996
SFAI 25th Anniversary Tribute Show, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA, 1996
"Range of Effect," Wake Forest University Fine Arts Gallery, NC, 1996
"Mysterium," Santa Rosa City College Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA, 1995
"The Orlando National," Gater Contemporary Gallery, Orlando, FL, 1995
"Consecration," 313 Gallery, New York, NY, 1995
"Works on Paper," Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY, 1995
"Art Walk Eleven," Microsoft Gallery, Beaverton, OR, 1995
"A World of Maps," Anchorage Museum of Art and History, Anchorage, AK, 1994
"The Gluers," Bedford Gallery, Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA, 1994
"Reverence," 313 Gallery, New York, NY, 1994
"Art From the Heart," University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, CA, 1994
"Small Works," D.P. Fong Gallery, San Jose, CA, 1994
"Works on Paper," Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA, 1994
"Pacific Rim Art," Otaru Municipal Museum, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, 1994
Artist Council Annual Exhibition, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA, 1994
"Liberation by Seeing," American School of Japanese Art, Santa Rosa, CA, 1994
"Found Objects As Art," Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, 1994
"Self Portraits in Black and White by Eighty-six West Coast Artists," Edith Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1993
"Still Lives," Zen Center Hospice Volunteer Program Guest House, San Francisco, CA, 1993
"Second National Exhibition," Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, 1993
"September Competition," Alexandria Museum, Alexandria, CA, 1993
"Spirited Canvas II," D.P. Fong Gallery, San Jose, CA, 1993
"New Nepotism," Max Fish, New York, NY, 1992
"Nature Morte," San Francisco Zen Center Hospice, San Francisco, CA, 1992
"Chain Reaction VII," San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1991
"Pacific Rim Art Now," Otaru Municipal Museum, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, 1991
"Pacific Rim Art Now," JAL Plaza, Sapporo, Japan, 1991
"Gallery II," Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA, 1990
"Nepotism," Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY, 1988
Bruno Facchetti Gallery, New York, NY
"Perduabo," Bard College, Annandale, NY, 1987
NYU Faculty Show, Washington Square Gallery, New York, NY, 1987
"Food," San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, CA, 1986
"Techno Fear," University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA, 1986
"Objectivity," Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY, 1985
"Gallery Artists," M.O. David Gallery, New York, NY, 1985
"Feminists & Misogynists-Together at Last," Ave. B Gallery, New York, NY, 1985
"Beyond Figures and Faces," Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 1984
San Francisco Art Institute Annual, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA, 1984
"Portraits of the 80's," Protetch-McNeil, New York, NY, 1983
"Sex," Sharpe Gallery, New York, NY, 1983
"Speed Trails," White Columns, New York, NY, 1983
"Television," Just Above Midtown, New York, NY, 1983
"Fresh Paint," Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY, 1983
"Time-Out: Sport and Leisure in America," Tampa Museum, Tampa, FL, 1983
"The N.O. Show," Fashion Moda, New York, NY, 1982
"Art of Tyranny," Civilian Warfare, New York, NY, 1982
"Pleasure of Paradise," Concord Gallery, New York, NY, 1982
Critic's Choice, Eaton-Schoen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1982
"This Side of Paradise," Concord Gallery, New York, NY, 1981
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
San Jose Museum of Art, CA
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
The DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
Ford Foundation, New York, NY
Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta, GA
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
Palm Springs Museum, CA
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
University of California, Art, Design & Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, Columbia, MO
Sharon Mizota, "In Katherine Sherwood's nude paintings, disability and race enter the picture," Los Angeles Times, April 2, 2018
Megan Frances Abrahams, "Walter Maciel Gallery - Katherine Sherwood: The Interior of the Yelling Clinic," Fabrik Magazine, April 23, 2018
Christopher Michno, "Katherine Sherwood, Walter Maciel," Artillery Magazine, May-June 2018
David Rubin, "Editors' Roundtable," Visual Art Source, April 20, 2018
Edward Goldman, "Beauty and the Brain," KCRW, Art Talk, April 17, 2018
Jody Zellen, "Katherine Sherwood: The Interior of the Yelling Clinic at Walter Maciel Gallery," Art and Cake, April 6, 2018
David M. Roth, "Joan Brown and Katherine Sherwood @ Paule Anglim, Squarecylinder.com, November 2, 2014
Kimberly Chun, "Katherine Sherwood uses her head in 'Ever After'", San Francisco Chronicle, October 29, 2014
Obi Kaufmann, "Healing the Wounds of War," East Bay Express, May 2-8, 2012
Kenneth Baker, "Reichman and Sherwood at Anglim," San Francisco Chronicle, September 11, 2010
Kanneth Baker, "Local Treasures," San Francisco Chronicle, July 29, 2010
Sasha Lee, Interview: Katherine Sherwood, Beautiful Decay, October, 2008
David Roth, "Katherine Sherwood at b. sakata garo," ArtWeek, June 2008
Lynne Fraser, "The Private and Public Nature of Disease: Art as a Transformative Medium," Canadian Medical Association Journal, June 20, 2008
Kathleen Hom, " A Disabled Artist Gets inside Her Own Head", Washington Post, February 5, 2008
Jenny Mayo, " Tragedy to Triumph", Washington Times, January 14, 2008
Jason Dearen, "After Decades of Activism, Disabled Artists Redraw Boundaries", API and The San
Francisco Chronicle , August 4, 2007
Richard Whittaker, The Conversations: Interviews with Sixteen Contemporary Artists, Whale and Star, 2007, Delray Beach, FL
Teresa Meade and David Serlin, Radical History Review: Disability and History, Duke University Press, 2006
Michael Hall, Margins and Mainstream: Disability Art Today, a symposium organized by Creative Growth, Oakland, CA, 2006
Mary Houlihan, "A Bigger Picture", Chicago Sun-Times, March 21, 2006
Henry Fountain, "What Leonardo Could Have Done With a Cat Scan," The New York Times, April 19, 2005
Steve Budden, "San Francisco," Art Papers, September /October 2004
Catherine Kim, CBS Sunday Morning News, "The Realm of Possibility," aired November 2, 2003
Kenneth Baker, "Bay Area Painter's Thematic Center Shifts Toward Common Ground," San Francisco Chronicle, May 29, 2004
Chris Schnoor, "Before and After: Katherine Sherwood on Art and Trauma," Boise Weekly, March 12, 2003, Boise, Idaho
Claire Ruud, "Sephora" Stretcher.org, September, 2003
Chris Cobb, "Bay Area Now", Flash Art, October, 2002
Mark Johnstone and Leslie Aboud Holzman, Epicenter, Chronicle Books, 2003, San Francisco, CA
Cathy Cockrell," When the Body Fails, How do Artists Respond?" The Berkeleyan, November 20, 2002
Doug MacCash, " Hands of Fate," Times-Picayune, October 26, 2002
Richard Whittaker, "A Conversation with Katherine Sherwood," Works + Conversations, #6, 2002
Monique Beeler, "Neuroesthetics conference: This is your brain on art", The Oakland Tribune, January 10, 2002
Susan Emerling, "Her Life Caught up with Her Work," The Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2002
Kenneth Baker, "Kreb's abstraction and idealism at Haines," San Francisco Chronicle, June 2, 2001
Rona Marech, "Stroke of Luck," San Francisco Chronicle, August 31, 2001
Lyndon Stambler, "A Near Brush," People Magazine, December 3, 2001
Barry Wigmore, "Stroke of Genius," The London Times, July 3, 2000
Linda Chase, "Stoke Deepens Painter's Artistry," www.halftheplanet.com, July 2000
Michael Kimmelman, "A New Whitney Team Makes Its Biennial Pitch," The New York Times, March 24, 2000
Peter Waldman, "Master Stroke," The Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2000
Kay Larson, "Mature Themes," Mirabella, March 2000
Carol Vogel, "Surprise in Whitney's Biennial Selections," The New York Times, December 8, 1999
Apollinaire Scherr, "Stealing Beauty", San Francisco Magazine, November 1999
Michael Read, "Katherine Sherwood at Walter/McBean, SFAI," Artweek, July 1999
David Bonetti, "Gallery Watch/Gallery Paule Anglim," San Francisco Examiner, May 5, 1998
Tom Patterson, "Five in Show at WFU display New Perspective on Painting," Winston-Salem Journal, March 3, 1996
Maria Porges, "Katherine Sherwood /Gallery Paule Anglim," Artforum, November 1995
Kenneth Baker, "Painter Puts Symbols into Artistic Mix," San Francisco Chronicle, August 19, 1995
Mark Blumberg, "Variety is the Spice of Art," Metro, August 19, 1993
Reena Jana, "A Cosmic Conflux," Artweek, September 17, 1992
Kenneth Baker, "Katherine Sherwood at Paule Anglim," San Francisco Chronicle, August 13, 1992
"Artweek Focus" Artweek, October 1991
"Japanese & American Contemporary Art in Ontaru," HOKKAIDO SHINBUM, May 1992
"Five Artists from America," HOKKAIDO TIMES, May 1991
"Otaru & American Artists–Painting, Prints &Sculptures," ASAHI TOKYO SHINBUM, May 1991
"Pacific Ocean Art Scene Exchange," HOKKAIDO SHINBUM, March 1991
Kenneth Baker, "Four Provocative Approaches to art," San Francisco Chronicle, August 15, 1990
Carlo McCormick, "Exists and Entrances," Artforum, January 1998
Jamey Gambrell, "This Side of Paradise," Artforum, May 1982
In the Yelling Clinic: 2010-2019 November 7, 2019 – January 4, 2020


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Gaze at the Catskills from the wraparound porch of the Mount Merino Manor (from $175), a seven-room country inn. Hike the carriage paths of neighboring historic site Olana, the former home of Hudson River School painter Frederic Church.
Admire Victorian details like claw-foot tubs, toile de Jouy fabrics, stained glass, and hand-painted furniture at Country Squire Bed & Breakfast (from $165), a five-room former convent. Owner Paul Barrett will pick you up from the Amtrak Station in his 1976 station wagon to ferry you back to the house.
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By submitting to us, you are giving us permission to edit your submission to meet the tone and needs of The MOPS Blog and/or our other social media platforms. By this, we mean we may change things based on length, to be grammatically consistent, follow AP style or change the language to vocabulary we use regularly.
Your submission indicates that you are giving us permission to post your content on our blog and/or our other social media platforms without compensation. (Don't get scared! Please keep reading.) We're a little nonprofit, so we're not spilling over with money. (If we were, we'd send it to you by the bucket full.) But we have a decent audience (almost 165,000!) and we're willing to share. We'll include a byline with up to 3 hyperlinks.
We are not requiring exclusivity. We just ask that if you do post your submitted content that you wait until the day we post and include the following copy: "Originally posted on The MOPS Blog" and include the permalink.
If you don't agree to any of these stipulations, we totally understand. This is your work, and we would never want you to feel like we violated your rights.
Most importantly, we want you to know we value you, your story, your voice. It's an honor for us to be able to be a collection of inspiring mamas, and we're truly beside ourselves that you decided to add your voice!
The MOPS Blog and our social media platforms embodies a movement of women raising the world together. We celebrate the uniqueness of every woman's journey.
In every way we connect our community – through our quarterly digital or print offerings, blog and social media outlets – we seek to inspire each mom as a whole woman knowing she is a past, present and future, a set of hopes and fears uniquely hers, a wife and sister, daughter and friend, as well as a nurturer of little people.
We strive to make sure every mom knows she's welcome here, knowing the thing connecting us is the desire to be the best moms possible.
As the group of women collectively raising the next generation of the world, we want to be a part of honest conversation, a chorus of voices seeking each other as we walk boldly toward hard questions, finding restoration and seeking hope.
The MOPS Blog lives under the wings of MOPS International, an organization creating communities of moms because moms are world influencers.
Being "relevant" is not the aim, however it is a byproduct of knowing our audience well enough to speak their language and draw them in. We use the voice of a kindred spirit or girlfriend – conversational, inclusive, light-hearted, transparent, honest, encouraging and welcoming.
Biblical principles are implied but not explicit, and often more topical than philosophical in nature. The Gospel is present but church jargon is not.
We aim to provide an entry point for any and all moms to join the MOPS community. This allows moms to move at their own pace in their faith journey.
What qualities guide our material?
In everything we publish, we seek to inspire moms. We want to be willing to say, "This is the way things really are," "these are my honest questions," "here are the things in my life that seem bigger than me," knowing it is in the vulnerable conversations that we can make the most progress toward restoring the future for the next generation.
We are a community of moms from every corner of the country, and more than 40 countries. Our community spans every socioeconomic, marital status, origin of mothering, race, religious, denominational, age and lifestyle spectrum because we believe we mother best when we mother together.
Every woman's story is valuable, and we seek to make The MOPS Blog a safe place by acknowledging that one's choice doesn't change the value or validity of another.
Family Provides Roots
Every act of mothering is significant because family is where children build the foundation for their futures. In every way possible we seek to provide practical resources for moms, and a safe place to fail because we know from experience motherhood includes both triumphs and failures, and both are required for moms to expand to their potential.
And we believe all of it is worth it, because each child is a gift.
There Is a Woman Inside the Mother
Before motherhood, each woman was uniquely created with a past, present and future story, passions and gifts given to her to give the world, and a personality all her own. When she became a mother, this added to the shape of her story, coloring it with new extensions of herself. In everything we write, we aim to nurture the woman who still exists inside the mother.
There Is Hope in the Story
Every sojourn involves struggle, setback and tragedy because this is the plight of life on earth. We believe in the midst of every epic exists hope and redemption, and we seek to find them at every opportunity.
Types of published material
We will post calls for submissions on our blog in the "Spotlight" section. We will do a call for submissions every month based on the upcoming theme for the blog as well as receiving ongoing submissions based on the following "types of material needed" below.
Regular Types of Material Needed for The MOPS Blog:
On the blog:
Recipes (with step-by-step photos)
Practical home ideas
DIY (with photos)
Videos (no more than 30 sec.) – musings, nuggets of truth
Artwork, photos (along with a caption or short explanation)
Hi's and Lo's of Motherhood
Original pieces or previously published/posted articles that you want to share
And, of course, stories about parenting, mothering and woman-related issues. And we're always up for a good tear-jerker or something to get us laughing.
What Are We not Publishing?
We do not publish fiction, individual reviews on divisive issues (including doctrinal or political issues), bible studies, book or product reviews.
To add your voice to the conversation, send your submission to content@MOPS.org.
Just so you know, all articles, images and videos are received on speculation. Regretfully, we are unable to respond to all submissions when they are received. However, if your article, image or video is selected for publishing, we will email you a submission agreement and the date we will be publishing.
Please submit a complete article in an attached Word document or in the body of the email. Please include an article title, authors name, email address and two sentence bio.
And Since You Always Ask
Previously published materials may be used for The MOPS Blog. Just make sure it meets our editorial needs first. Because, again, we take those writer's guidelines pretty seriously.
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Yvette Santana
Women's Discipleship Coordinator
Yvette Santana has served the Lord and the church since her youth. Her passions are education and equipping women to ensure that all have an equal opportunity to fulfill their dreams and live up to their God-given potential. She holds a Masters degree in Educational Psychology and a Bachelor degree in Sociology. She served as a Guidance Counselor in a K-12 urban school setting, working specifically with at-risk youth. She has served in ministry together with her husband for over 29 years as Evangelists, Youth and Education directors, Evangelism Directors, and Lead Pastors, where they oversaw the rebranding- revitalization of two congregations. Currently, she serves as Women's Discipleship Coordinator for the Church of God SW Region as well as Chief Women's Ministries Coordinator for the NHCLC.
Cathy Roberts, M.Ed, NCC, ACC
Women's Ministries/Global Learning
Cathy Roberts is a coach, counselor, trainer and encourager. She spent time in the corporate world leading a global training organization and is currently a leadership coach. She has been involved in women's ministry leadership for many years and often speaks for women's retreats and events. She directed Women's Ministries and Equipping Ministries at Tri-Lakes Chapel in Monument, CO for 13 years, overseeing the MOPS groups there. She is a faculty associate for the masters in counseling program at Regis University. She and her husband, Rick, work with Member Care at Greater Europe Mission. Cathy has spent extended time out of the country serving in hands-on mission experiences, teaching, equipping and encouraging missionaries. She has done coaching, counseling and staff development for both non-profit and secular organizations around the world and has a heart for equipping global women.
Ed Ollie, JR, M.PA
Currently the campus pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel-The Cathedral in downtown, Chicago, Ed has been the pastor for a variety of church and para-church groups over his career and is a passionate advocate for multi-cultural evangelism. He was the Associate Regional Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA for 14 years as well as chaplain for the Miami Hurricanes football team, and in those roles a frequent speaker to thousands of young adults and parents from all nationalities and backgrounds. In 2006, Ed was accepted into the National Urban Fellows Program, obtaining a Masters of Public Administration, with honors, and working in county government in Seattle, Washington, simultaneously with his ministry work. While in Seattle, he was a speechwriter, helped shaped policy, and participated in numerous civic activities. Following his masters degree, he was named Director of Development and Alumni Relations at University of Michigan. Returning to church leadership in 2011, Ed served as the Director of Discipleship and Leadership Development at NorthRidge Church in Plymouth, Michigan, for 2 years before accepting the role of Senior Associate Pastor of Hermitage Hills Baptist Church in Nashville in 2013.
Keith McVaney
Urban Outreach
Keith is the Education Director for Save Our Youth of Denver, CO, which advocates for teens in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. He has been supporting at risk youth in the Denver metro area, educationally, spiritually, and emotionally for the past 12 years. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Denver Dream Center. God's calling for Keith's life is to help direct those in need to the resources and support available.
Jeanne McMains, J.D.
National Christian Foundation
Jeanne is Vice President of Gift Planning for The National Christian Foundation, providing legal expertise for high-net-worth individuals who want to direct their charitable giving through NCF. Jeanne has practiced law for over 20 years, working closely with a variety of non-profit organizations and philanthropy at many levels.
Yvette Maher
Yvette Maher is the Chief Development Officer for DreamCenters of Colorado Springs. Prior positions include Executive Pastor at New Life Church overseeing Children's, Community, & Women's Ministries, and Sr. Communications Specialist at Focus on the Family. In her 21 years there, Yvette authored many articles for Focus on the Family magazines and appeared frequently on the daily broadcast, Weekend Magazine and as host for the live weekly webcast Your Family Live! She is an author and frequent speaker at women's conferences and retreats around the globe. Her many years on church and ministry staffs give Yvette valuable insight and a heightened sensitivity to the many challenges people face in today's society. Yvette loves encouraging people to value their God-given design and to impact their homes, communities and the world for Christ.
Kimberly Laydon
MOPS Mom/Philanthropist
As Associate Director of the Lewan Family Foundation, Kimberly has a heart for philanthropy and helping her family to wisely steward their funds. Kim led one of the largest MOPS groups in the nation, serves on the Parent Connection team at Cherry Hills Christian School, and serves as a Board member of Denver Cru Campus Ministry. Kimberly is a strong advocate for mothers and can speak to current parenting culture.
Makiko Harrison, Ph.D.
Makiko served as a Senior Economist at the World Bank from 2001-07, leaving that position when her daughters were born. She has held MOPS leadership positions at McLean Presbyterian Church and hosts/leads Bible studies and prayer groups. She has volunteered or served as a board member at the Romanian Christian Enterprises, International Justice Mission, the Cornerstone Schools of Washington DC, Sakura Academy (a Japanese preschool) the Langley School in McLean Virginia, and Supporting Child Caregivers, a nonprofit that trains infant- caregivers in developing countries. Makiko is also passionate about the Gospel movement in Tokyo where her family lives, and supports Redeemer City to City initiatives there.
Pamela Christian
Pamela Christian currently serves as the Director of the E3 Initiative at the Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority. Prior to this role, she spent more than a dozen years in higher education, at Biola University as Vice Provost and at Azusa Pacific University, as a Professor and Chair of Educational Leadership and then as Associate Provost. Her professional portfolio includes experiences overseeing Academic Service Learning, Study Abroad, Diversity Planning and Assessment, the McNair Scholars Program, and Residence Life. She participated in the Harvard Institute in Management and Leadership, and as a fellow with the American Council of Education. Dr. Christian's ministry work includes overseeing the Christian Education Department at the Centre at Highland, Church of God, and providing leadership for several small groups within her home. She led student mission teams and taught courses in Ghana and South Africa.
Derozette Banks
As a pastor alongside of her husband for over 25 years in Dallas and now Seattle, Derozette is dedicated to mentoring and inspiring women of all ages to achieve their full potential and to realize their intrinsic value. As a wife, mother and pastor, she has volunteered with the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, organized Christmas giving programs, volunteered at her children's schools, and chaired many missions and community events. She serves on the board of directors for Global Renewal, an NGO whose focus is empowering people to transform their communities, discipling and training believers, and establishing safe houses for victims of Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia.
Greg Bowlin, Treasurer
Greg is the owner of Strategia Global, a firm devoted to assisting businesses formulate and implement winning strategies and business plans and serves as chief strategist and international business consultant for Real World Solutions, a cultural competency skills training organization. He was formerly an executive of The Boeing Company, having served as senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen, an aviation information company. Greg spent more than 25 years in international business and has a unique ability and passion for working with diverse nationalities and cultures. He is also the board treasurer for the Center for Teaching International Relations, a non-profit dedicated to inspiring tomorrow's global leaders by providing specific global education to middle and high school students.
Nichole Tautz, Secretary
Public Relations/Philanthropist
A former MOPS leader, Nichole Tautz, is the co-owner of Tecra Tools, Inc., in Denver, Colorado, and has worked alongside her husband for over twenty-five years. She has also been a Bible Study leader, event planner and deeply involved in philanthropic events in her community including; Denver LYFT, MOPS International, JDRF, Project Cure and Mile High Academy, serving four years on the school board and leading development projects. Nichole has served as an administrator and clinic trainer for international, medical missions and is currently serving on the prayer ministry at her church, Newday Christian. A passionate connector, she has traveled to twenty-three countries and encourages organizations that each person has something to offer the Kingdom of God.
Tracey Solomon, Vice Chair
Canton, MI
Mops Volunteer Staff & Speaker
Tracey has served MOPS in many different capacities for over 20 years. She has been a MOPS Group coordinator, a Moppets coordinator, a MOPS mentor mom, and currently serves as a MOPS Field Leader. She is a contributing writer various MOPS International publications and a frequent speaker for MOPS groups, women's meetings and convention workshops in the north central US. Tracey has served as Director of Children's Services for Family Impact Ministries in Canton, MI, and is a member of the Board of Directors for Circle of Care Ministries. She is a Sunday school teacher and children's ministry team member, as well as an adult small group leader, speaker and freelance writer.
Catherine Penshorn, M.Ed., Chair
Cathy has been a lay leader in women's and children's ministries for over 30 years. She has held many roles within MOPS, including local coordinator, speaker, mentor mom, author and MomCon presenter. She facilitated the development of the original version of Bible Basics 101 for MOPS in 2002 and the update in 2014. Her writing and event management experience from her career in public relations and her training in education administration provides a foundation for her ongoing participation in various community leadership roles.
Organizational Commitments
100% Commitment Culture: We keep our commitments and work with integrity.
Problem Solvers: If we see a problem, we bring a solution.
Prayerful: We commit our work to God and believe in the power of prayer.
Urgency and Excellence: We remember what is at stake, acknowledge that the details matter, and are never co-conspirators in mediocrity.
Show up Prepared and Ready to Participate: We acknowledge that maximum value= maximum participation. Therefore we show up on time to meetings, refrain from side conversations and embrace working hard and playing hard. We also show up to MOPS groups so we have firsthand knowledge of how our work is utilized.
Own Our Work: We take responsibility for our work and don't make excuses.
Faith Over Fear: We choose uncharted territory in order to talk about Jesus to people who might not otherwise hear. This requires risk taking, boldness and operating from abundance rather than scarcity.
Communicate With Expectation: We don't gossip. We believe hard conversations make us better. We believe in one another and our first instinct is assuming the best.
We Have Fun and Don't Take Ourselves too Seriously.
Live in Tension: We hold space to live in between and bounce back quickly when we make mistakes individually or organizationally.
Collaborative Learners: We are curious learners who help each other accomplish things that we didn't know were possible. We are more committed to curiosity than being right.
For employees who work 30 hours per week or more, MOPS offers medical, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents, along with a FSA (flexible spending account). MOPS covers the cost of short-term disability insurance for all employees who work 24 hours per week or more, and has a generous retirement plan for all employees who work 20 hours per week or more. We are a family friendly organization who strongly encourages a work/life balance and generously offers every employee three weeks of PTO (paid time off), in addition to 12 holidays throughout the year. We encourage your faith journey by praying together as a staff weekly, and offer one paid Spiritual Retreat Day a year.
We Are …
Jesus Followers: We are compelled by the movement of Jesus Christ and invite others to explore their own faith journey toward him. John 14:6
Kingdom Enthusiasts: We believe in God's redemptive work in the world which encourages us to be playful in spirit, generous at heart and faith-filled in confession. Matthew 6:33
Advocates: We are passionate proponents for the value of motherhood and the influence of women. Proverbs 31:8-9
Expansive: Every mom has a place with us. We uphold a boldness of inclusion because we know there is room for a vast collage of women who thirst for Jesus. Revelation 22:17
Known by What We Are For: We look to Jesus' footsteps for how to walk through the world, which allows us to be radically gracious in expression and association.Matthew 22:36-40
Multilingual: We lead communication of a timeless message to a culture of many voices, dialects and backgrounds. 1 Corinthians 9:22
Sisterhood Cultivators: We build circles of women who love each other like family, because we believe in the transformative potential of relationships and mentoring. Hebrews 10:25
Sherri Crandall, Vice President of Global Ministries and Leadership Experience
Sherri Crandall is the Vice President of Global Ministries and Leadership Experience. Prior to being on staff with MOPS, she was the Director of Women's Ministry at Mission Hills Church in Denver, Colorado for 10 years. She has also been a MOPS volunteer for the past 23 years.
Sherri is also a blogger and speaker for women's events across the country and internationally, encouraging women to live life to the fullest. She loves to garden, read historical fiction, play tennis and most of all hang out with her family and friends, especially in the Rocky Mountains.
Sherri lives in Highlands Ranch, Colorado with her husband, Rusty, their four kids and two dogs.
Deidre Hamilton
Deidre Hamilton, Director of Development
Deidre Hamilton is the Director of Development and is passionate about stewarding donor generosity to enrich and empower moms around the world. She has worked in nonprofit programming and development over the past 10 years and holds a master's degree from the University of Denver in Philanthropic Leadership and Nonprofit Management and a bachelor's degree from the University of Montana.
Outside of work, Deidre's perfect day involves running on a trail, drinking a latte with her husband, and playing hide-and-seek with her son.
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Amena Brown
As a poet, speaker, journalist, and event host, Amena Brown's words excite, ignite and inspire. Whether in front of audiences as intimate as 50 or as sprawling as 20,000, she has something to say that matters. Amena's debut book release, Breaking Old Rhythms: Answering the Call of a Creative God, explores how experiences such as deejaying, learning to dance, having a broken heart, and practicing the rules of improv can teach us about our life's rhythm and how we can better tune our ears and lives to the rhythm of God. As a part of a generation that is searching for the real and the genuine in an age of constant carbon copy, this nonconformist lends her voice to finding inspiration, truth, and purpose and encourages those she encounters to do the same.


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Sonnica is for small feet. The sandal in width E impresses with its simple design. Thanks to its small wedge heel you will enjoy a good walking feeling throughout the day. The crossed straps gave these sandals their sutble look.


Any entries for the state champs?
Online entry available, check our Website at www.sachess.org for further details.
All Players must check in, in person, no later than 15 minutes before the first round.
Everyone is looking at the enormous Cup - Trophy with amazement!
Might even be big enough to hold the large bucket of cash up for grabs!
Commanding performance by Alistair Cameron.
This kid seems to have a mortgage on the Rapid Events.
The State Championship and Candidates tournaments start next Tuesday, February 15th!!
Fierce competition for places in the Championship!
Current entries include the defending champion and 3 former champions! Will there be more former champions entering before the closing date?
Get your entry in now, you might be the one to get the first points towards the $10000 Sulik Challenge Prize!
If your rating is not yet high enough to qualify for the Championship, enter the Candidates Tournament.
If you win it you qualify for next years Championship and a chance to get your hands on all that loot!
Last edited by William AS; 09-02-2011 at 09:33 PM.
The State Championship and Candidates tournaments start tomorrow! Tuesday, February 15th!!
The Championship is shaping up to be the the strongest for some years!
Final entries close at 6.30pm tomorrow, Tuesday, February 15th!! Save embarrassment, enter immediately!
Will titled players be turning up at 7.00pm expecting to still be able to enter??
Candidates entries close at 6.45pm! Get your entry in now!
NB. All Players must check in, in person, no later than 15 minutes before the first round.
Last years winner Lachlan Cameron lost to the dangerous Edwin Chung and I was very fortunate to escape with a win against Richard Lawton.
In the Championship there were several surprises. Alistair Cameron defeated Kevin Sheldrick, Alexander Sykes won against Goran Srdic and Pavel Turcaj drew with Robert Cowley!
The Championship is already looking as if is going to be very interesting, with the youth brigade making an early claim!
The bottom seed has also declared that he will not be labeled "Road Kill" and the Defending Champion is still to open his account!
The current S A Championship is one of the strongest I can remember in many a decade. Certainly a good sign for the top end of chess in South Australia.
Alex IM and Daniella WGM havent played in a serious over the board tourney in SA for 10 years or more - perhaps one day they will come back to competition chess in SA.
Anyway its a dog fight for the Champs and Bill is doing very well in the Candidates (hope I havent cursed you Bill).


Have you started Christmas shopping yet? If not, then you're already late… by a few months. Many big box retailers begin celebrating the holidays early by placing festive inventory on the shelves as soon as August. Why is this if the season of giving isn't for another few months?
Companies like Hobby Lobby, Hallmark, and even USPS have spent endless hours for the past decades perfecting the process of holiday sales. If you're looking for a line in the sand telling you when you can expect to see Frosty the Snowman in your favorite stores, many retailers use Labor Day as the unofficial start. So why is this? Do they really love reindeer and eggnog this much or is there something else to it?
About 40% of consumers say they begin their Christmas shopping before Halloween (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-holiday-shopping-august-htmlstory.html). There are a number of reasons why shopping increases in the Fall. One of the most influential is the sheer stress of the holiday season. People are constantly planning what they will have to buy their loved ones when the time comes. These aren't just your significant others or your children, it's your mother, father, sister, brother, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, friend, neighbor… The list goes on and on. Retailers see this as a great asset for spreading their holiday sales across as many months as possible.
One reason for retailers to start their holiday sales early could be purely image-related. A retailer selling $100k in the Fall prior to the "real" holiday season may look more prominent to investors. In reality, the "real" holiday season for most retailers stretches across five months.
Another motive for retailers to "spread the wealth" of the holiday season into the earlier months is for inventory planning. If they see that the early holiday months aren't selling as much as last year, they won't make the big gamble in December and stock up on merchandise that may cause them millions in old inventory fees.
The last and most modern reason for retailers to stock up early and really push the Holiday season is the Amazon invasion. For the last decade, Amazon has grown into a corporate giant capable of doing just about anything. They act as a bookstore, an e-commerce site, a video streaming service, a grocery store, a smart home application, and even as a corporate bank. Brick and mortar stores have no chance during the off-season to compete with Amazon and other e-commerce sites. Using the flood of foot traffic during the holidays to combat e-commerce giants like Amazon, is the only chance for brick and mortar stores to survive.
These reasons are the source of the "holiday creep" that emerges before the winter coats do. Luckily, the holiday sales craze has increased competition throughout the years, driving down prices and increasing holiday spend. That's good for the consumer but tough on the seller.
Just like with any retail endeavor, the sales are complemented with a plethora of advertising to boost volume. So next time you see ads for Christmas sales in August, you'll understand why, and how this may benefit you as a consumer.