After months of trying to get its problem-plagued online health exchange to work, Oregon on Friday officially gave up on the state portal and decided to switch to the federal website — the first state in the nation to do so.
An early adapter and early enthusiast of the Affordable Care Act, Oregon was once seen as the national leader in health care reform. The progressive state's ambitious vision for its exchange, its colossal million-dollar failure, and the inability to fix the glitch-filled site illustrate the complexity of the health care law and the challenges for states that decided to build their own exchanges.
Oregon, which so far has failed to enroll a single person in coverage in one sitting through its exchange, decided to ditch the exchange because officials said fixing it would be too costly at $78 million and would take too long. Switching to the federal system will cost just $4 million to $6 million and is the least risky option.
Oregon's exchange is seen as the worst in more than a dozen states that developed their own online health insurance marketplaces. Oregonians must use a time-consuming hybrid paper-online process to sign up for insurance. The state also had to hire more than 400 workers to aid in the manual enrollment process — that despite $134 million Oregon paid its main technology contractor Oracle Corp. to build the online exchange. Oregon received a monthlong enrollment-deadline extension because of the technology problems.
Several other states, which have experienced major problems with their exchanges, are also debating their futures — although it's unclear how many, if any, will switch to the federal portal. Already, one other state has chosen to replace its site: Maryland recently decided to adopt the technology used on Connecticut's successful exchange.
Of the 14 states and the District of Columbia that built their own exchanges, some portals are running smoothly, including in California, Washington state, Connecticut and Kentucky. But in a half dozen states, technical troubles have cropped up after exchanges launched last October, marring implementation of the health care overhaul.
Exchange glitches have led states to firing technology contractors, exchange leaders resigning, cost overruns, and officials trying to figure out how — or if — to salvage their portals.
Nevada, whose portal has also been wracked with problems since it went live Oct. 1, is sticking with its state-run exchange, at least for now. The state is awaiting an analysis by Deloitte Consulting on problems with the system built by Xerox and recommendations on whether the exchange should be fixed or scrapped.
In Hawaii, some lawmakers were talking about switching to the federal exchange, though there is no formal process to consider the switch at this time. Instead, legislators are considering giving up to $3.5 million to Hawaii's troubled exchange next year so it can stay afloat.
Oregon will continue using the current technology for Medicaid enrollments, but it will have to improve on the system. Officials estimated the cost of the improvements at about $35 million. They said the federal government would pay 90 percent of those costs and of the costs of switching to the federal exchange. In total, Oregon has spent nearly $250 million of the $305 million it received from the federal government under the Affordable Care Act.
Republicans blasted Cover Oregon after its board approved ditching the beleaguered site.
But Cover Oregon officials defended the exchange and its technology work.
Despite the exchange's technology fiasco, about 242,000 Oregonians have enrolled in coverage through Cover Oregon. An estimated 70,000 of those enrolled in private health plans, while 172,000 enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan.
Federal officials said the federal exchange is able to add more states, and they are working with Oregon on the next steps.
In March, the federal Government Accountability Office announced an investigation of Oregon's exchange, including looking at whether the federal government can reclaim grant money given to Cover Oregon if taxpayer funds were mismanaged.
Separately, former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asked for an inspector general's probe into problems with the rollout of the health care law.
An independent investigation ordered by Gov. John Kitzhaber found state managers repeatedly failed to heed reports about technical problems that prevented the Cover Oregon exchange from launching. It also found Oracle did a shoddy job in building the exchange. Five Oregon officials connected to the development of the Cover Oregon portal have resigned.
Kitzhaber has insisted communications about the portal's troubles never reached him as the planned Oct. 1 launch neared. The governor said he agreed with the technology advisory committee's recommendation.
Officials said they will keep the Cover Oregon website throughout 2014, but it will be redesigned to direct people to the federal site. Oregon also will use the federal call center, but it will retain some front-end customer outreach, education efforts and initial carrier management.
Because HealthCare.Gov enrolls people only in private health plans, Oregonians found eligible for Medicaid will be redirected to the Oregon Health Authority, a state agency that can enroll them in the Oregon Health Plan, Oregon's version of Medicaid.
Hamstreet said Cover Oregon has extended its transition agreement with Oracle until June 28 to help with the switch to the federal exchange and the upgrades needed for Medicaid enrollment. Hamstreet said the state continues to consider legal action against Oracle.
Officials didn't know what Cover Oregon's fate would be in 2015. The corporation was to be funded chiefly through a commission on health plans — a stream of revenue that will disappear with the move to the federal exchange. Hamstreet said Cover Oregon would have just $5 million left over at the end of the year and would soon lay off workers.
Cover Oregon leaders will meet with officials at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services next week to iron out the details of the switch to the federal exchange.


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FOOD & AG GROUPS SEND LETTER TO USTR, CONGRESS URGING SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED U.S. MEMBERSHIP IN THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WASHINGTON, DC – A coalition of 62 leading U.S. agriculture stakeholders today called for continued U.S. membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO). The letter was sent to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and leaders of the Senate Finance, House Ways & Means, and Senate and House Agriculture Committees. It calls for effective WTO reform that would enhance the ability of American agriculture to access foreign markets and maintain transparency and accountability critical to future export growth supporting American jobs and identifies characteristics desired in the next WTO Director General.
Signatories of the letter include American Farm Bureau, American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Milk Producers Federation, Corn Refiners Association, United Fresh Produce Association, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, and other industry groups.
"The WTO is fundamental to a rules-based system of international trade. We signed this letter to make clear to leaders on both sides of the political aisle that while reforms are needed continued U.S. leadership in the WTO is vital to American agriculture," said John Bode, CRA President and CEO. "As long as exports are important to U.S. agriculture, WTO membership will be essential. This is critical to the one-fifth of the U.S. economy that is agriculture related."
The letter notes the need for the WTO to institute updated rules in order to keep pace with global economic change and call for increased member accountability. A transition in WTO leadership presents the opportunity to successfully implement reform and reinvigorate its negotiating function under a new Director General, which is necessary to achieve progress on a wide variety of international agricultural trade reforms. The letter identifies desired characteristics of the next WTO Director General.
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall said, "Farmers and ranchers across the U.S. depend upon the WTO's international system of trade rules to facilitate growth in agricultural trade. We may not always appreciate WTO delays or decisions, but it is critical for the U.S. to remain engaged with the WTO in a leadership role. Exports are fundamental to the success of U.S. agriculture and the WTO helps to create a level playing field for trade."
Throughout the WTO's first two decades, overall trade in goods has nearly quadrupled while WTO members' import tariffs have declined by an average of 15 percent. More than half of world trade is now tariff-free. The WTO affords U.S. agriculture producers and exporters most-favored nation (MFN) treatment in 163 countries, representing more than 80 percent of the global economy. Continued U.S. membership and active participation will help ensure that necessary reforms are undertaken, and that the WTO will continue to play an important and effective role in economic development of the United States and our trading partners.
"The WTO provides the foundation for rules-based trading and a vehicle to enforce them," said Constance Cullman, President and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association. "Without this system, the United States animal food industry will not be able to compete fairly in the global market."
"The United States must re-energize its participation in the World Trade Organization to exert a strong and proactive approach to trade negotiations that focuses on equitable trading rules, breaks down protectionist barriers and insures the selection of effective WTO leadership," said Jim Parsons, President of the National Aquaculture Association.
"A WTO that reinforces rules-based trade is vital to solve the diversity of complex challenges currently unfolding across the globe," said Dennis Slater, President of Association of Equipment Manufacturers. "Reform within the WTO will make American farmers more competitive in the global marketplace and create more demand for agricultural equipment. Without a strong commitment to uphold the rules of the WTO, or capability to reform the institution, the next WTO Director General will be unable to hold members accountable or negotiate new initiatives benefiting global trade and investment."
"20% of all U.S.-grown potatoes are exported around the world," said Kam Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council. "A modern strong WTO is essential to maintaining these vital markets."
"The WTO remains a critical arbiter of adherence to global trade rules. The power of a multi-lateral agreement on market access and most importantly disciplines on domestic support, remains a priority for our organization," said Rebecca Bratter, Executive Director of the U.S. Dry Bean Council.
"It is imperative that we maintain a rules-based system of trade. International trade is the lifeblood of American agriculture," said Brian Keuhl, Co-Executive Director of Farmers for Free Trade. "The WTO has been critical to our success. An effective, functioning WTO is essential to U.S. agriculture."
"A stable, functioning WTO system is essential to a predictable and sound trading environment in which American agriculture can compete and prosper," said Andy LaVigne, CEO of the American Seed Trade Association.
"The ADPI and its members fully support the USA's engagement with and continued working relationship with the WTO," said Blake Anderson, CEO of the American Dairy Products Institute.
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The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) is the national trade association representing the corn refining industry of the United States. CRA and its predecessors have served this important segment of American agribusiness since 1913. Corn refiners manufacture sweeteners, starch, advanced bioproducts, corn oil and feed products from corn components such as starch, oil, protein and fiber.

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First things first Nightcrawler contains my single favourite film scene in all of 2014. I am referring to "Horror House". Not the bit where Lou Bloom is filming the sequence, nor the bit where he utterly unnervingly shreds Morning News Director Nina over negotiations for the tape (although that is close), the bit where it goes to air and the film makes you sit through every last agonising second as a whole studio full of ratings hungry opportunists exploit the misery and suffering of others for profit. It's the way that it twists the knife and turns the screws and keeps going, and going, and going, forcing you to sit through the whole segment, making you complicit in their work, and being written and presented in such a way that the scene stopped being a sequence from a movie for me and became something uncomfortably close to our reality.
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Breaking down why the long-term future for Royal Dutch Shell is worth investing in.
Just about everyone recognizes that famous scallop shell logo of Anglo-Dutch company Royal Dutch Shell. For more than a century, Shell has been a household name when it comes to oil and gas. The reason that we all know the company -- those retail stations everywhere -- are only a small part of this integrated oil and gas behemoth. From an investor's standpoint, it's those things we don't see everyday that have the potential to keep share price growing.
I'm not a soothsayer, so I can't predict where Royal Dutch Shell's share price will be in the next couple of weeks, months, or even a year from now for that matter. Companies the size of Shell plan and develop new projects for several years before they bear fruit, and lots of things can happen in between. Keeping this in mind, let's take a look at three reasons why you should be optimistic on the future of Royal Dutch Shell.
Of all the major players in the integrated oil and gas industry, Shell generates the largest percentage of its earnings from its downstream refining, chemical manufacturing, and marketing segments. That being said, it's still a relatively small portion of the entire business. In 2013 refining, chemical manufacturing, and retail sales accounted for only 25% of Shell's earnings, and that was the highest percentage these downstream segments have contributed in the past five years.
What this means for investors is that you need to focus a much larger percentage of your time analyzing the upstream side of the business, where the actual production of oil and gas takes place. This isn't just true for Royal Dutch Shell, it applies to every integrated oil and gas company out there.
To best understand oil and gas production, you also need to understand the supply and demand outlook for these energy commodities. Shell publishes quite possibly the most thorough outlook material of any oil and gas company, and according to their multiple growth projections, oil and gas demand will continue to grow considerably over the next several decades until it starts to flatten out by 2040.
Considering these two outlooks, it is pretty safe to assume that an investment in an oil and gas company is a pretty safe bet for the next few decades. Providing that Shell can execute its global development plan and continue to discover and extract new resources, then there should plenty of room for it to grow for many years to come.
One of the biggest critiques of Royal Dutch Shell over the past several years has been its relatively weak performance in relation to its peers, more specifically its return on capital employed. Since 2009, Shell's return on capital employed was less than half that of its largest peer, ExxonMobil, and it had the worst ROCE of its peer group last year.
In order to address this shortcoming, Shell's management has initiated a massive portfolio review and is divesting itself of its weakest performing assets. So far this year, Shell has unloaded over $8 billion in various business segments and plans on another $10 billion-$15 billion in divestitures by the end of 2015.
On top of that, the company is scaling back its capital expenditures. Capital spending excluding acquisitions and divestitures in 2014 is expected to be 20% less than the year previous, and management expects capital spending to remain in the $37 billion range for the next few years as it looks to be more discerning when it comes to taking on new projects.
The overarching goal of these moves is to increase free cash flow that can be used to fund the company's dividend as well as return value to investors through buybacks. Based on the results so far this year, it actually looks to be working. In the first half of 2014 alone, Shell has generated almost as much cash as it did in all of 2012.
Generating strong cash flows for shareholder-friendly initiatives can go a long way for increasing share value over the long term, and if Shell can maintain this pace it should be able to do just that over the next several years.
For decades, natural gas was an energy source that needed to be developed on a regional basis because the economics of moving it overseas wasn't very strong. That simply isn't the case anymore. Thanks to huge regional price discrepancies for natural gas and more advanced liquefaction technology, gas is becoming more and more of a globally traded commodity. For years, Shell has been a major player in the natural gas market, and it appears that it hopes to further solidify that position over the next several years.
Currently, there are more than 700,000 barrels per day of oil equivalent on Shell's books from LNG production and trade, which is just under one quarter of Shell's total production output. When you add all of the projects that are currently being designed, Shell anticipates that number to climb to 1.24 million barrels per day of oil equivalent. On top of its production and liquefaction facilities, Shell also has a large fleet of its own transport vessels as well as multiple regasification terminals globally that allow it to act as an entity that delivers gas from source to end use.
A major added benefit of this transport and handling network is that they have the potential to last several years without massive added capital expenditures, and it puts itself in a position to control the transport and distribution of gas globally. As natural gas becomes a larger and larger part of our energy mix, Shell should be well positioned to benefit.
The basic premise for investing in other integrated oil and gas companies holds just as true when it comes to Royal Dutch Shell. It you plan on buying shares, then you should be considering it as an investment you plan to hold for years and potentially decades. With a current dividend yield of 5.3% on top of Shell's future plans to increase cash generation, holding shares over several years and reinvesting those dividends will go a long way in generating value. Based on the outlook for oil and gas and the position Shell is carving out in the global LNG trade should go a long way in increasing share prices from today's levels.


WASHINGTON — Has Congress's watchdog agency just given Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander the ammunition he needs to push a stalled biomedical reform through the Senate?
The Government Accountability Office on Wednesday issued two critical reports suggesting that the Food and Drug Administration isn't properly planning how to keep pace with medical science.
One report notes that the FDA lacks goals, targets, and time frames for keeping up with scientific advances — and also fails to track the money it spends on these efforts. The other finds fault with the FDA's strategic plan, which is supposed to speed approvals of drugs and devices, especially combination medical products, such as heart stents that also deliver blood thinners to prevent clots.
The reports land just as time is winding down for the Senate to pass its version of the 21st Century Cures Act, which the House has already overwhelmingly approved. The bill aims to get drugs and devices to market more quickly.
Alexander, who released the GAO reports with Republican Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina, wasted no time in using them to nudge his colleagues to get moving on the bill.
"These reports demonstrate the need for Congress to pass smart laws and then conduct rigorous oversight to ensure that an agency tasked with safeguarding the health of Americans isn't falling behind," he said in a statement.
The House passed the 21st Century Cures Act nearly a year ago, but it has lost steam in the Senate.
Some Democrats say it weakens FDA standards on drug and device approval too much. Critics also want more funding for both the FDA and the National Institutes of Health. To try to move things along, Alexander chopped the legislation into a series of smaller bills, but funding remains a sticking point.
A few weeks ago, Alexander took to the floor to urge action. "There is no excuse whatever for us not to get a result this year. And it would be extraordinarily disappointing to millions of Americans if we did not," he said.
It's not clear whether the GAO's concerns about the FDA would be addressed by the 21st Century Cures bill, or by the Senate's package of biomedical bills.
Neither the HELP committee Democrats nor the FDA were available for immediate comment.


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Chile has many trees unique to the southern hemisphere or South America, as well as trees commonly found in most countries. This post will be continuously updated, so check back often.
The Roble Beech is a tall, fast growing, decidious tree native to Chile and Argentina.
The Blue Gum Eucalyptus, although not native, is now widespread in Chile. Its native country is Australia, but is used extensively in plantations in Chile for timber and paper products, with the unfortunate effect of displacing native trees.
Like the Blue Gum Eucalyptus, the Montery Pine is a very common, non-native tree in Chile, which also displaces native trees in plantations. The Montery Pine is only native to California, but is the most commonly planted pine in the world.
The Monkey Puzzle is native to Chile and Argentina, and is considered sacred by the Mapuche Indians. It is a coniferous evergreen, and is an example of a living fossil.
The Chilean Fire Bush is a beautiful ornimental plant native to Chile, Argentina, and southern Peru. It is an evergreen, and flowers bright red, as seen in the picture. It is very common in Chile.
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UCD Bow Out as Enniskillen to Compete in Henley Women's Regatta Semi-Finals
#Rowing: UCD made their exit at Henley Women's Regatta, but Enniskillen moved into the semi-finals today. Newcastle University made a fast start in their quarter-finals of the Aspirational Academic Eights against UCD and built it into a clearwater lead.
Enniskillen were all set to take on Wimbledon High School, but in the event they were given a row over as Wimbledon did not compete due to a disqualification.
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Wins Take NUIG to Semi-Final at Henley Women's Regatta
#Rowing: NUIG's development coxed four won twice on the second day of Henley Women's Regatta and will compete in the semi-final on Sunday. They beat Aberdeen in the afternoon and then overcame Molesey by one length in the evening after a good race. They face Lea in the semi-final.
The NUIG crew which competed in the Championship Eight were beaten by Yale.
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Para Rower O'Brien Gives Ireland a Women's Henley Win
#ROWING: Katie O'Brien from Galway won on her debut at Women's Henley today. The 17-year-old pararower from the Tribesmen club won the Arms and Shoulders single scull, beating Claire Connon from Cantabrigian by three lengths.
O'Brien represented Ireland in the 2013 World Cup at Dorney Lake, partnering Keith Connolly in the Trunk and Arms mixed double scull.
The young pararower has said her long-term ambition is to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, in the Trunk and Arms discipline, where the only event is a mixed double scull.
Women's Henley (Finals; Irish interest):
Trunk and Arms Single Sculls: Tribesmen (K O'Brien) bt Cantabrigian (C Connon) 3l, 4 minutes 39 seconds.
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What Is Next For Terence Crawford After Shawn Porter Win?
Terence Crawford put on a boxing masterclass the last time he graced the ring with Shawn Porter this November.
The WBO welterweight champ continued his dominance with a 10th-round TKO, becoming the first boxer to stop Porter.
The loss sent Porter into retirement who had his father displeased for "not training adequately" for the title fight.
Nonetheless, in the last few weeks, he has been linked to Keith Thurman, Errol Spence Jr and Yordenis Ugas, but none of these match-ups have been confirmed yet.
Despite bossing in the welterweight division, he hasn't been lucky to secure a big-money fight yet.
In case he doesn't share the ring with any of the welterweight juggernauts, Vergil Ortiz Jr. could be a good option for the WBO champ. The 23-year-old is unbeaten and has grabbed all 18 wins of his pro career via knockout.
He is coming off a win over Egidijus Kavaliauskas, Crawford's rival in the past.
He has been deemed as one of the best young contenders in the sport right now. Crawford has already turned down the offer to fight the youngster, but that could change in 2022 if Ortiz grabs another dominant win.
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Liberal Arts Degree
Explore a variety of multidisciplinary subjects and skills.
At Park University, our liberal arts program is designed to provide you with a broad educational experience. Students in this program develop knowledge and skills in literature, history, philosophy, computers and the study of liberal arts. If you aspire to launch or advance your career in any number of fields, pursuing a liberal arts degree is a great first step.
As a student in our Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts program, you may attend classes at one of over 41 campus centers nationwide. This degree requires a minimum of 60 completed credit hours, including 27 hours of degree-specific core curriculum courses. Refer to your catalog for a complete listing of coursework for this degree.
Associate of Arts – 60 Hours
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A.A. MAJOR – 27 HOURS, 2.0 GPA
CS 140 Introduction to Computers …………………… 3 cr.
EN 201 Introduction to Literature …………………….. 3 cr.
EN 317 Earlier American Literature …………………… 3 cr.
EN 318 Later American Literature …………………….. 3 cr.
HIS 104 American History Survey through the Civil War ………………………….. 3 cr.
HIS 105 American History Survey Since the Civil War ……………………………… 3 cr.
PO 200 American National Government ……. 3 cr.
RE 109 World Religions……………………. 3 cr.
PH 101 Introduction to Philosophical Thinking ….. 3 cr.
TOTAL ……………………………………………. 27 cr.
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Students in the liberal arts program develop their technical skills and expertise in a range of disciplines.
Students pursuing an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts degree gain knowledge and skills in a broad range of subjects, including literature, history, philosophy and computers. Students in this program will complete coursework with a focus on American literature, American history and liberal arts studies.
Our programs will prepare you many different career options, including:
Offered by the Park University School of Humanities, Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts degree is designed for students who are interested in pursuing a career or advanced study in various areas. Students in this program will gain an overview of the various subjects that liberal arts has to offer and may go on to pursue an advanced degree in any one of these fields. There are numerous career possibilities for all liberal arts students!


Tracy K. Smith has had a successful career as a poet: her first two collections, The Body's Question and Duende (Graywolf, 2003 and 2007), won major awards, and she began teaching at Princeton following her first book. When Life on Mars (Graywolf, 2011), her third collection, won the Pulitzer Prize, Smith skyrocketed to a level of fame that transcends the insular world of poetry—making now the perfect time for her to publish a book in prose. This month, Knopf publishes Smith's fourth book, a memoir, Ordinary Light.
Ordinary Life begins with a harrowing scene at the deathbed of Smith's mother, who died in 1994. From there it circles back to Smith's early childhood, tracing her growth not just as a writer, but as someone who must learn the hard lessons of puberty and early adulthood, as well as what it means to be a black woman growing up in suburban California. Her discovery of poetry is part of this, but the most remarkable moments in this book are the ones in which Smith deals with ordinary trials, which she treats with rare insight and heart.
How long does grief take? Perhaps it takes a lifetime, in which case the real question is, how long does it take to begin? In two other recent grief memoirs (perhaps not coincidentally also by poets, for whom death is a perennial subject), grief hits hard and rapidly turns into writing—The Long Goodbye (Riverhead, 2011), by Meghan O'Rourke, and The Light of the World (Grand Central, April), by Elizabeth Alexander. In those books, the loss of a loved one—O'Rourke's mother and Alexander's husband—spurs a frenzy of pain, contemplation, and reevaluation. Both are transformative books that take a hard look at how grief plays out in contemporary America.
Smith is after something very different: her mother had been dead for several years when she wrote the first drafts of what would become Ordinary Light, and it was nearly 20 years before she began writing the book in earnest. This is not a chronicle of the shock of loss. Rather, it is a celebration of Smith's life, lived in the thrall of a powerful, charismatic mother; it's a chronicle of a big family with five children, and a story of coming of age amid deep and abiding love.
Though it opens with a deathbed scene, Ordinary Light sees Smith's mother's final moments as "the kind of miracle we never let ourselves consider, the miracle of death," which opens the way to memory.
Smith was the youngest child in her family by almost a decade. Her mother was a teacher and then a homemaker, and her father was an engineer who worked on the Hubble telescope. The sense of being part of a tight-knit community within the household pervades the book and is one of its great pleasures: the reader feels invited to this love-filled home. Smith's mother was passionately religious, especially after being diagnosed with cancer, and she tried to raise Smith as a Christian.
It took a fortuitous and unlikely honor to get this book going. It wasn't winning the Pulitzer that did it; the book was well underway by the time Smith got that call. Instead, it was being chosen for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, a program run by the watch company that pairs a master artist with a younger one for a year of work on a project.
Smith was paired with Hans Magnus Enzensberger, the prominent German poet and prose writer. She says it was his help that "somehow gave me the courage and support to do the hard work." Many young American writers tend to get tracked into one genre through M.F.A. programs, but Magnus, Smith says, "has no sense of boundaries between forms," and his perspective helped her take her poet's tool kit and expand it for prose.
That meant doing an entirely different kind of work: digging beyond the haze that time and memory can cast over events and attending to what really happened and what it might mean.
Yet Smith's mother did hand-sew her a costume (an accidentally inappropriate one, a ghost that looked a bit too much like something else, making for a simultaneously adorable and painful episode in the book) and tried throughout Smith's upbringing to take her daughter's perspective and desires seriously, even when they didn't mesh with her own religious views.


The Art of Relaxing: This Father's Day, give dad what he really wants—relaxation.
As the days get warmer and stretch into summer, it's the time of year to let our dads know how much they mean to us. In your family, it might be your father, your father-in-law, a stepdad, or a man that's been a father figure to you—but don't let this Father Day or summertime go by without showing him how much you appreciate him.
We think rest and relaxation are the perfect gifts.
The crystal waters and sandy beaches of Oahu are the perfect reminder that there's no better present than the gift of relaxation. Photo: Trisha M. Ferguson.
Not everyone can manage a dream vacation in Hawaii, but you can channel the vibe to create a relaxing "Stay-cation" feeling at home. Here are some of our favorite furnishings designed to make every day Father's Day.
Every father deserves his own chair–and the Brynn Pedestal Recliner is the epitome of comfort. It's generously scaled, offers 360 degrees of swivel and features endless positions for back and leg support. Photo: Barcalounger.
For reclining motion with traditional styling, it's hard to beat the Jefferson Collection. Distinguished by a sophisticated palette of menswear-inspired fabric and supple top grain leather, it adds character to any space. Barcalounger.
If Dad loves contemporary styling and clean lines, he'll be drawn to the beauty and functionality of Nico and Rico. These dual power swivel glider recliners area as comfortable as they are stylish.
If the man on your shopping list is young at heart, he might enjoy the modern Orion Swivel Glider Recliner featuring a power headrest.
The beauty of today's recliners is that they no longer have the over-stuffed, outdated look of 1970s sitcoms. Instead, there's a wide array of silhouettes from which to choose, multiple options and configurations, and a nearly endless selection of fabric and leather choices.
This Father's Day, help the dad in your life relax and enjoy some time well spent with family. We know he'll agree. It's a much better gift than a tie!


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Big Screen Berkeley: 'Hail, Satan?', 'Tharlo'
Opening Friday: a documentary about the Satanic Temple, a contemporary 'church' founded by a mysterious young man; the 'Boundless: Pema Tseden's Cinema of Tibet' series kicks off Thursday at BAMPFA.
By John Seal
April 242019, 10:34 a.m. May 112020
Hail, Satan? is a documentary looking at The Satanic Temple, a contemporary 'church' founded by a mysterious young man known pseudonymously as Lucius Greaves
Whatever he's been called over the centuries – Beelzebub, Lucifer, the Horned One, or plain ol' Satan – the Christian Devil has fascinated filmmakers and audiences since the earliest days of cinema. From Georges Melies' La Manor du diable in 1896 through Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist in the 20th century to last year's possession shocker The Nun, the Devil has been a motion picture regular for over 125 years and doesn't seem inclined to retire any time soon.
Despite its provocative title, Hail, Satan? (opening at Landmark's California Theatre on Friday, April 26) isn't your typical pea-soup-and-spinning-head epic. Instead, it's a documentary look at The Satanic Temple, a contemporary 'church' founded by a mysterious young man known pseudonymously as Lucius Greaves.
The Temple is cut from the same cloth as Anton LaVey's notorious Church of Satan, which made waves throughout the 1960s and '70s by attracting celebrities like Sammy Davis, Jr. and Jayne Mansfield. Director Penny Lane (Nuts!) is clearly aware of the parallels between the Church and the Temple, with a brief but amusing LaVey interview segment from television's legendary 'Joe Pyne Show' serving as one of her film's highlights.
While Greaves and his fellow Temple members heartily proclaim "hail, Satan!" at every opportunity, the title's question mark is entirely appropriate: it's hard to take the Temple's theology any more seriously than that of the Pastafarians who profess belief in the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Nonetheless, Greaves and co. have been at the center of some significant legal actions, including efforts to remove a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Oklahoma state capital and end public prayer at Phoenix City Council meetings.
We also see a schism develop when the leader of the Temple's Detroit chapter is expelled for openly calling for the assassination of Donald Trump, and further controversy arises when Temple members 'desecrate' the Meridian, Mississippi grave of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps' mother. The latter event lent itself to perhaps the best newspaper headline since the New York Post's Headless Torso in Topless Bar: 'Mississippi Police Want to Arrest Satanists Who Turn Dead People Gay'.
In short, it seems that politics and puckish Yes Men-style humor play much bigger roles in Temple of Satan life than blood drinking and goat kissing. Judging from what's seen herein, I'm not entirely convinced that Temple members' spiritual commitment is sincere, but I do appreciate their dedication to cocking a snook at the Christian right.
'Tharlo' kicks off Tibetan film series at BAMPFA
Tharlo is the story of a simple Tibetan herdsman's misadventures in the big city
Despite its annexation by China in 1950, Tibet has – with considerable difficulty — managed to maintain aspects of its distinct culture. Pacific Film Archive offers us a rare chance to sample that culture with a new series, 'Boundless: Pema Tseden's Cinema of Tibet.'
The series begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 with Tharlo, the story of a simple herdsman's misadventures in the big city. Tharlo (Shide Nyima) can recite lengthy tracts of Maoist polemic (the film opens with four interrupted minutes of the stuff) and can keep precise statistics regarding the almost 400 sheep in his care, but knows little of more worldly matters.
Shot in stark black and white, Tharlo's examination of culture clash carefully avoids direct political commentary, but you don't need to dig too deep to uncover Tseden's thesis. Tibetan culture may not be in robust health, but it's still alive and kicking after 70 years of Chinese occupation.
John Seal has lived in Oakland since 1981 and has been writing for Berkeleyside since 2009. He spends his spare time watching and reading about movies.
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The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL). CAL is a private, non-profit organization based in Washington DC. The mission of CAL is to provide culturally sensitive resources related to language and culture in order to improve communication techniques. Their work aims to enhance language education, resolve culture-related conflicts, conduct research that fuses language with culture, and provide resources that demonstrate the importance of cultural understanding in communication. The site includes information related to adult ESL, bilingual education, immigrant education, heritage languages, sheltered instruction, and other topics that promote cultural competence in education.
The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice of the American Institutes for Research (AIR). AIR sponsors a cultural competence web page. Find extensive information and helpful resources dedicated to cultural competence. Included are definitions; why cultural competence is important; related research; how cultural competence is integrated in education and how it benefits children; training announcements and web links; and online discussions.
The Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence (CREDE). CREDE is a federally funded research and development program focused on improving the education of students whose ability to reach their potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers, race, geographic location, or poverty. The CREDE website contains a wide array of resources, reports, educational practitioner briefs, and professional development training to assist in the education of students from diverse backgrounds.
Colorin Colorado. Colorin Colorado is a bilingual (Spanish/English) website for Spanish-speaking parents from the Reading Rockets Project. The website offers parents advice on how to encourage reading at home; how to help children succeed at school; fun reading tips and activities; suggested books and stories; and handouts and links to related resources. Reading Rockets is a service of WETA, the public television station of Washington, DC. It is funded by a major grant from the US Department of Education.
Education Resources for Spanish Speakers (Recursos en español). The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has developed a webpage to help Spanish-speaking families obtain useful educational resources and information on how to enhance achievement and navigate the educational system. Of note is Publicaciojes y Materiales, which contains information on all of ED's publications that are available in Spanish. Parents may also find information in Spanish on the provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), IDEA, federal financial aid grants, and links to other government agencies.
Education Trust. The Education Trust was established in 1990 by the American Association for Higher Education as a special project to encourage colleges and universities to support K-12 reform efforts. Since then, the Education Trust has grown into an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to make schools and colleges work for all of the young people they serve. Education Trust's website features several important reports that focus on closing the achievement gap between low income and culturally and linguistically diverse students and their peers.
The Future of Children. The Future of Children, a publication of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution, seeks to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers, and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research. The first issue was released in 1991, and 30 issues have been published to date. Each journal issue examines a single topic of importance to children from a multidisciplinary perspective. All of the issues are available online. The most recent issue, which includes eight articles written by leading authorities, is focused on racial and ethnic differences in school readiness. The articles address the size of the gap, synthesize what is known about its causes and identify some policy solutions and strategies.
The Civil Rights Project. The Civil Rights Project is a leading organization devoted to civil rights research. Founded in 1996 at Harvard University, the Project's initial focus was on educational reform. Research reports are available on a variety of issues including: bilingual education, the desegregation of American schools, the impacts and benefits of racial and ethnic diversity in education, and the racial disparities in policies and practices related to special education and school discipline.
In 2007 the Project moved to UCLA and became The Civil Rights Project/ Proyecto Derechos Civiles with founding co-director Gary Orfield and new co-director, Patricia Gándara. In its new location the project will continue to work on the major issues of its first decade while adding new initiatives related to immigration, language policy and a special local focus on studies of the Southern California metropolitan megaplex. It also seeks to expand its reach into non-English media outlets, reaching a broader and critically important constituency.
Education Development Center (EDC). The Education Development Center seeks to improve education, health, and economic opportunities for people of all ages worldwide. EDC conducts and synthesizes research to guide practice toward the most effective programs to reduce risk behaviors and promote mental and physical health.
The IRIS Center. The IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University works to provide school personnel with information and effective strategies to help meet the educational needs of students with disabilities. The Center's online training programs bridge the gap between research findings and practical use of the results. In addition, the IRIS website offers a number of materials specifically geared toward enhancement of cultural competence. Teaching modules demonstrate how to recognize the role of cultural and linguistic diversity in an educational environment, understand the importance of family involvement, and adapt instruction in a way that maximizes learning for culturally diverse students. Information briefs cover a variety topics related to diversity, including the production of culturally sensitive assessment practices, methods to effectively communicate with families, and approaches to teaching from a multicultural perspective. Several activities related to school diversity allow professionals to practice implementation of the information learned in the briefs and teaching modules. The site is also equipped with searchable databases of online resources related to special education and disability services, and an online dictionary containing terms related to education.
The National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities (NAEAACLD). NAEAACLD seeks to improve the quality of education for African American children by raising the level of awareness in communities about learning differences and promoting an understanding among parents, educators, and others of the culturally sensitive issues facing minority children with learning disabilities as defined by Federal law. The NAEAACLD website features articles, research, publications, news, a parent network, a listing of trained parent advocates, and information and listings for obtaining an attorney or a private psychologist.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. The mission of The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities in the United States. This SAMSHA-funded organization promotes culturally competent trauma treatments and practices for children and adolescents exposed to trauma, and disseminates its findings through fact sheets, culture and trauma briefs, and reports.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs. The mission of the Office of English Language Acquisition is to help ensure that English Language Learners (ELLs) attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging State academic content and achievement standards required for non-ELL students. The OELA web site includes information about relevant initiatives, resources, and reports, as well as a link to the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA). NCELA offers a wealth of information about language instruction educational programs, teacher quality, assessment and accountability for ELL students, and parental and family involvement in education.
The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA). NICWA offers comprehensive information on American Indian child welfare and works on behalf of Indian children and families. NICWA provides public policy, research, and advocacy; information and training on Indian child welfare; and community development services to a broad national audience. Their website lists an extensive catalogue and library with over 3,800 entries. NICWA offers a yearly conference, regional training, and a speaker's bureau for on-sight training.
The National Indian Education Association. The National Indian Education Association is the oldest and largest Indian education association representing American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian educators and students. The Association's web site includes information about educational issues and history, a calendar of upcoming events, and a comprehensive listing of links to related resources. Contact information for tribal education departments around the country is also included.
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). NREPP, a program created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is a searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance abuse disorders. The website includes descriptions of intervention and treatment programs that have been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers. NREPP uses very specific standardized criteria to rate interventions and the evidence supporting their outcomes. All reviewers who conduct NREPP reviews are trained on these criteria and are required to use them to calculate their ratings.
The National Urban Alliance for Effective Education (NUA). The NUA is a national educational reform coalition that advocates for the improved educational opportunity of students in urban settings. In their mission statement, the NUA outlines their belief in the capacity of all children to learn at the highest levels and commits to work to offset the social barriers of racism, sexism and economic disadvantages that inner city children face. NUA provides extensive teacher training and resources to urban districts in order to eliminate achievement gaps that are still commonplace. The NUA website provides extensive information on their initiatives, teacher training, articles, web links, and events.
Office of English Language Acquisition. U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition.
Reading is Fundamental: "Leamos en Familia". Reading is Fundamental is a bilingual section of the Reading is Fundamental Website, the oldest and largest children's and family nonprofit literacy organization in the United States. RIF programs annually serve 5.1 million children of all ages, most of whom are at risk of educational failure, with a focus on those from birth to age 11. "Leamos en Familia" is designed to help Latino families read, sing, and share stories at home. This colorful, interactive website provides parents with activities, tips, and advice to help children become life-long readers.
The Special EDge Newsletter. This newsletter, published three times a year, is funded by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division. The Special EDge is designed to inform and support parents, educators, and other service providers on special education topics, focusing on research-based practices, legislation, technical support, and current resources. Available in Spanish or English.
Teaching Diverse Learners. The Teaching Diverse Learners website is dedicated to enhancing the capacity of school personnel to work effectively and equitably with English Language Learners (ELLs). The website provides access to information publications, educational materials, and the works of experts in the field that promotes high achievement for ELLs. The Teaching Diverse Learners website is sponsored by the National Leadership Area for the Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory (LAB), a program of The Education Alliance at Brown University.
Teaching Tolerance. Teaching Tolerance is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center that is dedicated to reducing prejudice and improving intergroup relations. The website is organized by audience including, adult activists, teachers, parents, teens, and children. Be sure to read, Responding to Hate at School, a guide to help school practitioners react promptly and effectively to bias events.
The Toolkit for Cross-Cultural Collaboration. This toolkit contains research on the collaboration styles of various ethnic and cultural groups. It offers resources that discuss barriers to cross-cultural collaboration and provide methods for assessing and improving communication patterns and cultural competence. Resources include: Stages of Intercultural Sensitivity, How to Use Comparisons of Cultural Patterns, Communication Patterns and Assumptions, Summary of Normative Communication Styles and Values, and Ten Myths That Prevent Collaboration Across Cultures.


Mar 12, 2015 By Peterson & Associates, P.C.
A painter was trapped on a scaffolding on Thursday morning at a worksite on the 8800 block of Northeast Parvin Road, the man was forced to jump from the scaffolding because it was unsteady.
Though he was able to jump, before the scaffolding fell, he died from injuries he sustained in the accident.
Officials from the KCMO Fire Department report that the man intentionally jumped off the scaffolding after it fell 25 feet.
The man who died and his coworker were both painting a building at Inland Truck Parts and Services when the scaffolding fell. One man rode the scaffolding all the way down. The other man jumped off and landed on a truck below.
Unfortunately, the 23-year-old who jumped off and landed on the truck was crushed by the lift that was holding the scaffolding up. The lift collapsed and pinned the young man who had landed on the truck.
The man who rode the lift all the way down sustained minor injuries. He was treated at the scene by emergency medical responders, but was released without being transported to a hospital.
We send our sincerest condolences to the family of the young man who was killed. That is a sudden tragedy that no one should have to experience.
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Conservatives Will Always Call Socialists Hypocrites. Ignore Them.
As more left-flank challengers face off with center-left incumbents and more democratic socialists begin looking toward public office.... beware.
Shortly after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old democratic socialist, pulled off a surprise left-flank victory over incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley in a New York congressional primary last week, pictures of her childhood home began appearing on social media. The grainy image of the small blue cottage was evidently swiped from Google Street View and uploaded to Twitter by conservative television host John Cardillo. The tidy little home, Cardillo tweeted, was in fact "the Yorktown Heights (very nice area) home @Ocasio2018 grew up in before going off to Ivy League Brown University," he clarified: "A far cry from the Bronx hood upbringing she's selling." Got her, in other words: a champagne socialist, after all.
Cardillo was wrong. Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Bronx, though her family moved to Yorktown Heights years later in an effort to place her in better public schools. And she went to Boston University, not Brown University, and not Ivy League. But the failure of one set of accusations along these lines usually just leads to another, and it forms an ugly paradox that applies only to the left: If you care about material equality and you aren't destitute, you're a hypocrite; if you care about material equality and you are destitute, you're never going to have a real shot at political engagement to begin with.
As more left-flank challengers face off with center-left incumbents and more democratic socialists begin looking toward public office, beware: You will all be called champagne socialists or yacht communists, the ritzier and more radical counterparts of limousine liberals. It doesn't matter how comparatively humble your background is, or how relatively modest your means in the context of the political class at-large — it'll always be news if Bernie Sanders wears a $700 coat or buys a house by a lake, because his political position on inequality is so obviously moral that the only way to impeach it is to make him seem dishonest about it. The same goes, and will continue to go, for every other candidate who attempts to advance material equality. This stance is hard to supply a persuasive democratic alternative to, so critics instead claim that its standard-bearers don't really mean it.
Even when one's status or story is presented unfairly, the argument usually isn't worth having. One might as well not give them an opening, or another thing to mock: It's not going to be enough anyway, so underexposure — a decisive turn away from the bare-it-all, narrative-based style of self-presentation typical of the left — is understandable. And why should it matter? Lives are infinitely complicated and nuanced, and if yours brought you to a good political agenda you're ready to work hard for, then that's good enough.
So there's dishonesty and there's bad faith and there are things better left unsaid — and underneath all of that is the neglected fact that there really aren't many poor people in politics, not simply because politics is a good way to get filthy rich in the most emphatically filthy way but also because it's a hard racket to break into if you're not a little canny in the ways of the well-to-do. Only about 2 percent of members of Congress come from working-class professions, a fair index of class background, and only about 3 percent of state-level legislators come from the same.
White-collar upbringings impart by osmosis what it takes to get along in politics, and not just monetarily. Consider the case of Robert Gray, a long-haul trucker who, in 2015, won Mississippi's Democratic gubernatorial primary. Gray barely had time to give any interviews after his surprising win; he had sweet potatoes to transport to a potato chip plant in Pennsylvania. And when he did speak to the media, he didn't talk like a politician, or even a politician-who-doesn't-sound-like-a-politician. As a semi-pitying New York Times article noted at the time: "Mr. Gray acknowledged that he had a lot to learn about glad-handing. He spends most of his time behind a wheel, he said. Truckers do not make great communicators." Gray sounded like a working-class person because that's what he was; it's only the white-collar world, collegiate life and its professional aftermath that prepare one for the kind of slick self-promotion and brand packaging that translate into skill with donors and voters.
This isn't inherent. Anyone can learn it — you just have to be given the opportunity, and only the relatively well-to-do generally are. But use that opportunity to advance politics that would more widely distribute the means to self-advocate, and recriminations are sure to follow. This is class conflict, plain and simple.
Conservatives will continue to skewer as hypocritical anyone who takes exception to the unfair, anti-egalitarian system outlined above by fighting for equality even if they come from inequality's better side. They will do this to the detriment of everyone on its worse side, and for that reason should be ignored.


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Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Maysles Cinema
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Wednesday, July 24th, 7:30pm
Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller and Jeremy Newberger, 2013, 90 min.
Before entire networks were built on populist personalities; before reality morphed into a TV genre; the masses fixated on a single, sociopathic star: controversial talk-show host Morton Downey, Jr. In the late '80s, Downey tore apart the traditional talk format by turning debate of current issues into a gladiator pit. His blow-smoke-in-your-face style drew a rabid cult following, but also the title "Father of Trash Television." Was his show a platform for the working man or an incubator for Snooki and The Situation? Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie dissects the mind and motivation of television's most notorious agitator.
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Post-screening Q&A with Touré, Roy Innis and director Jeremy Newberger.
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