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The Mis-Elevation of Otis Rolley
At the Otis Rolley forum at Huber Memorial Church in Govans last Wednesday, with about 45 people attending, there's one topic up for discussion: education. And Otis Rolley, the youngest contender in the mayor's race, seems to understand that he's playing with fire. To ease into what promises to be a passionate conversation, the evening begins with an innocuous, looped video reel of the candidate against a calming blue backdrop explaining the basics of his education platform.
As the interview plays, we meet the candidate himself, in shirt, tie, and pleated pants. He shakes hands. Soon the video stops and Rolley begins to offer what he calls his four-point education plan:
Mayoral control of Baltimore City schools
Vouchers for students in the five worst performing middle schools
Fifty new or renovated schools in ten years through public/private partnerships
Improvements to the Maryland charter school laws
There isn't much new here, and certainly nothing innovative. But there is a word that Rolley expects the audience will think is "dirty." The word is "vouchers."
Notably, the information packet on each seat whitewashes it with the term "opportunity scholarships." As mayor, Rolley would set aside $25 million from the city school budget of over $1 billion to fund $10,000 scholarships (vouchers) toward tuition and other costs at private and parochial schools for students in Baltimore's worst performing middle schools.
While "vouchers" may be a dirty word in some circles, it is a magic word for tapping into the fundraising potential of education reformers like Whitney Tilson, a self-described hedge-fund manager by day and education reformer by night. Tilson made a bundle ahead of the housing bubble by shorting real estate, according to CNBC's Fast Money. Tilson, who earned a B.A. and M.B.A. from Harvard, attributes his interest in education reform to a personal connection to Teach for America founder and CEO Wendy Kopp, who befriended Wilson's brother while in college at Princeton. Tilson is on the board of KIPP NYC, a charter school in a chain founded by Teach for America alumni. Otis Rolley was on the board of KIPP in Baltimore. Hence the connection. Whitney Tilson lives in Manhattan with his wife and three daughters. He is not a citizen of Baltimore. But since Rolley announced his education platform, Tilson has been urging his readers to "join" him in supporting Otis Rolley to the tune of up to $4,000, the maximum contribution.
Rolley, clearly, isn't interested in turning either his voucher proposal or his education program into a subject of debate. With our failing public schools valiantly continuing to fail, Rolley is more interested in winning over those parents who are desperate for alternatives. His answers to the questions audience members submitted reflect that. Here are a few extracts from the Q & A.
Question one: As mayor, will you ensure that every public school offers recess?
"I will commit as mayor to push that agenda with my superintendent and school board," says Rolley, who was surprised to learn that not every public school offers recess.
Question two: How is your education platform different from the current mayor's?
"I have one," says Rolley. He then offers a few other points of contrast, painting the incumbent as the candidate who wants to "stick with what works."
Question three: How will you continue Dr. Alonso's success?
Rolley reiterates the importance of mayoral control of the school system, accountability, and having a staff of people who are "committed, qualified, and courageous."
Question four: Please explain public-private partnerships.
Rolley attempts to explain. He says something about the reciprocal benefit to corporations of investing in school buildings. The idea is that good schools will generate employees for the private entities that help finance them. He uses the word "pipeline" to describe the way a working school system will prepare graduates to join the workforce. (There is a case to be made that better learning environments make for better educational outcomes. But that's not the case Rolley makes.)
Question five: Will you use the money generated from slots for schools?
"Yes," Rolley says.
Question six: What three things would you like to see change in the life of city students?
A mayor who cares.
A commitment across the board to success.
A belief that every student is worthy of greatness.
Rolley asks and answers many other questions. There are a few from BUILD (Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development). There is a compelling suggestion from a man in the back about how Baltimore might build relationships with other jurisdictions in Maryland that are also underfunded because of their meager tax base.
In answer to another point Rolley says he is not for an elected school board, because elected officials might use their seats as stepping stones to higher office. He insists that accountability should be with the mayor – who would presumably be held accountable at the polls every four years. He says we need to make the charter school law more amenable to outside operators who have been deterred by the current law.
There are some other Tweetables:
"I want them [meaning students] to be in buildings that say they are worthwhile."
"We need air conditioners. Amen."
"We are more broken than we are broke."
"There are 249 neighborhoods, not just Downtown."
There are mentions of the three three "A"s, to describe the building blocks of a great education that are just as important as the three "R"s:
And the three "C"s, to describe the people he'd be sure to have around him:
There is a great question about how you convince the two-thirds of Baltimore residents who don't think schools are a priority that they are. Otis Rolley doesn't think that will be too hard, for a number of reasons. But after a point I stop taking notes. That point comes a few minutes after Rolley says,
"Much of what I'm recommending is an uphill battle."
Judging from this meeting, getting Rolley to speak frankly about public education is going to be an uphill battle. Rolley has mastered the handshake, and he's learned how to buzz-up his language with phrases like "agenda," "accountability," and "pipeline." He's even got a punny tagline for a man named Otis: "Elevate Baltimore."
But as a pro-neighborhood school mom in a pro-charter school world, I want a hearing. And I'm hopeful I can get it from a young politician who – as the author of Baltimore City's master plan – is probably better equipped than anyone to see the crucial role that a great zoned public school can play in building a neighborhood.
So why is he promoting an education platform that seems to ignore the specific needs of those 248 other neighborhoods he promises to elevate? I submit a similar question on a 2-by-3 inch notecard and toward the end he gets to it:
Given that the city-wide model of charter school enrollment undermines the potential for neighborhood schools to strengthen the surrounding community, why are you – a city planner and a parent of a student in a traditional public school – pushing to promote charter schools (which are proliferating at a rapid clip as it is)?
Rolley disagrees with the premise that charter schools are undermining neighborhood public schools. He gives the education reformers' line on choice. He believes we should have strong charter schools and strong neighborhood schools – a line I've heard from people who represent Alonso's BCPSS. And like those representatives, Otis Rolley seems to be blind to the fact that those two goals are irreconcilable.
But before I can speak, an African American woman stands up. She explains that Govans and Guilford, two neighborhood public schools nearby, are underenrolled and losing money because of the recent founding of a number of charter schools in the area. She explains that when a school loses a student, it loses funds, because the funds go with that child. If a school is underenrolled, it can't operate the way it should. She explains that a two-tiered system is forming, and that students left behind in neighborhood schools are worse off as a result of the choice presented by charter schools.
Her point isn't that charter schools are the "bogie man," as Rolley keeps insisting they aren't. Her point is that Rolley can't claim that charters are having no effect on the viability of neighborhood schools. It's an uncomfortable fact that politicians from Rolley to Obama tend to shy away from: charters tap students and sap resources from neighborhood schools that have roots in living, breathing communities.
The woman says there needs to be a cap on the number of charter schools that can be founded in Baltimore City. Rolley responds that he doesn't believe there needs to be a cap. Not that it matters. There isn't a cap. What's most interesting about this exchange is that the woman who rose to speak sends her child to a charter school. Rolley says, see, you are benefitting from choice. But she isn't buying it.
The free-marketeers who are pushing for choice will say that consumers get what consumers want. Bad schools go under, and people flock to good schools. That market-based outlook ignores the basic foundation of public education: It's free. It takes all comers. No lottery. No staying up late to be first in line. No hedging bets against real estate bubbles. There is no front of the line and no back of the bus. American public education is the great equalizer. Or that's how it ought to be.
After two hours of platitudes and baseless beliefs about what works, I get the sense that Rolley's grasp on the issues is more tenuous than mine. I also don't know where he stands. Is he a free-marketeer who feels that the market should determine which neighborhoods wind up keeping zoned public schools and which don't? Or does he believe that zoned schools are worth lifting up in a city that is ultimately a mosaic of 249 neighborhoods?
Right now, he seems to think we can elevate Baltimore by mimicking failed policies from other U.S. cities. That's a shame. Here's a candidate who has the potential to turn Baltimore into an example that other cities can follow. If he gets his head on straight, he can change the tune on education reform in this country. But all we're getting is so much elevator music.
If the School Fits: Who's Pounding the Drum?
Roll(ey) Call: Why the Frontrunner for Mayor Needs to Revise His Education Plan ASAP
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Tags: Baltimore mayoral race, education reform, KIPP, lottery, middle class, neighborhood schools, Otis Rolley, parents, President Obama, school choice, Teach for America, vouchers, Whitney Tilson
Roll(ey) Call: Why the Frontrunner for Mayor Needs to Revise His Education Plan, ASAP
Otis Rolley talks at TEDx MidAtlantic 2010. Credit: Andy Babin/TedXMidAtlantic
When I wrote in May about why Hampden is ripe for a neighborhood school renaissance, I included in my praise for this place the bike shop, the baby shop, the chocolate-and-shoes shop. But I neglected to mention the other new hot spot on The Avenue – the campaign headquarters of mayoral contender Otis Rolley.
I want to like Otis Rolley. He seems like a really good guy. Watch his TEDx talk on new urban renewal and you'll want to let him kiss your baby. But Rolley's education plan, which started making waves last Sunday, has caused a few Baltimore parents to scratch their heads.
Here's a quick rundown: "The Rolley Plan to Improve Baltimore's Education System for the Future of Our Children and Our City" roots itself in the failing state of our schools. In 2010-11, six out of 10 schools didn't make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) – the measure set forth in No Child Left Behind that demands 100% proficiency in reading and math by 2014.
"This year," the bad news continues, "the results are expected to be even worse. Just 39 percent of graduating seniors are prepared for college or the workforce" (emphasis added). And it's true. While there are a few bright spots, on the whole the Baltimore City Public School System isn't looking too hot.
Rolley's four "distinct, tangible solutions to help permanently fix Baltimore's education system" are:
Mayoral control of City Schools;
Education vouchers for students in the worst performing middle schools;
Fifty (50) new or renovated schools in 10 years through public-private partnerships; and
State charter school law revisions to expand the options for parents.
Together, these reforms along with expedited academic reforms currently underway, will allow Baltimore schools to increase the high school graduation rate to 85 percent and ensure that at least 90 percent of graduates are prepared for college or post secondary job training by the end of this decade. (emphasis added)
I wish I had time to do a thorough point-by-point analysis of the Rolley Plan. But I'm going to focus on #1 and #2, the points that the Rolley campaign calls "radical."
#1. Baltimore City Bests All of New York State, or to paraphrase Rolley, "New York is nice, but it's no Baltimore."
You have only to look at New York City to see that mayoral control isn't doing any good. On June 14, 2011, the New York Times reported on the level of college readiness among state graduates, with numbers for Mayor Bloomberg's empire:
In New York City, 21 percent of the students who started high school in 2006 graduated last year with high enough scores on state math and English tests to be deemed ready for higher education or well-paying careers. (emphasis added)
Twenty-one percent for a city with a school system that has been under mayoral control since June 2002. The percentage for all of New York State – 37%. That should put the figure Rolley's plan laments – 39% – into perspective. Don't get me wrong. It's a lousy number. But it's almost double that of New York City, which is number one on the list of cities that Rolley cites as exemplars of mayoral control over the school system.
#2. Vouchers Don't Improve Academic Performance, They Breed Discrimination, and They Can't Be Targeted
Vouchers are a 21-year-old experiment currently coming of age in Wisconsin, where the nation's first voucher program was instituted, in Milwaukee, in 1990. We have a model to look at, and here's what it's showing:
a) Students in voucher versus public schools in Milwaukee do about the same academically, according to research put out a couple of years ago by the University of Arkansas. (See "Study finds results of MPS and voucher school students are similar" by Alan J. Borsuk of the Journal Sentinel, March 26, 2009.) The National School Boards Association has taken up Milwaukee vouchers as a key advocacy issue, and maintains a running archive of articles on the topic. Here's a link. This is just to say that there is no data from the oldest voucher program in the nation to support the notion that students will be better served by private or parochial schools than they would be by traditional public schools.
b) Voucher programs discriminate, according to the ACLU. Less than a week before Rolley unfurled his education plan, Milwaukee's voucher program came under attack by the ACLU for alleged discrimination against students with disabilities. (See "School choice program shuts out disabled, federal complaint says" by Tom Held of the Journal Sentinel, June 7, 2011, and "Milwaukee's Voucher Program Discriminates Based On Disabilities, ACLU Says," Joy Resmovits for Huffington Post, June 7, 2011.) I wonder if i) Rolley was aware of the ACLU's claim and went ahead with his platform anyway, or ii) he didn't have a chance to rethink his position. I'm hoping it's the latter, and that he rethinks it now.
c) Introducing vouchers for a few – or "targeted" vouchers, to quote Rolley – is a slippery slope. Rolley seems to think that he will be able to limit eligibility for vouchers to students in the worst performing schools. Recent events in Wisconsin – where Republican governor Scott Walker has been in the limelight these past months for anti-union and pro-privatization schemes – would indicate that this limit may be beyond a mayor's ability to enforce. It's certainly not above politics, especially when funding for the program would have to be approved by the state, as Rolley admits.
Wisconsin's Republican-controlled state legislature recently voted to expand the voucher program to a county outside Milwaukee and raise the income limits for parents who want to send their children to "choice" schools. (See "Amid protests, panel votes to expand school choice, cut aid to local governments" by Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel.) Who's to say that wouldn't happen here? How much control can a mayor assert over the budget of a city school system that is funded largely – 80% – by the state? (See this.)
I could go on. On #3 – improving or building new school buildings – the ACLU is on that tip. So is the Baltimore Education Coalition. How public-private partnerships work and what a sale-lease back deal entails – those are concepts I hope a journalist in this town will explain. On #4 – if I were in a union I would look into this piece pretty closely.
As far as #1 and #2 go, the evidence is all bad news for Rolley's plan, and for this hopeful voter. But I really, really want to give his campaign the benefit of the doubt. After all, the New York City college-readiness numbers came out after Rolley announced his education plan. And the news from Wisconsin about claims of discrimination against the voucher program, that was less than a week old. The timing gives Rolley good reason to sit down right now and revise the plan.
Just think: a politician who can pivot in the face of evidence that demands a new line on education reform – that would be radical. It might even earn him this city mom's vote.
Tags: Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore mayoral race, college readiness, education reform, failing school model, lottery, Mayor Bloomberg, middle class, neighborhood schools, Otis Rolley, parents, school choice, test-based accountability, vouchers
Someone stumbled upon this blog the other day by Googling the words "i want to make my own charter school." I'm sure the Googler didn't find this site of much use. This post is my attempt to make that search worthwhile if it's ever repeated. Here are two handfuls of info that this curious Baltimore City mom has come to learn over the course of the last 18 months.
1 Baltimore City's charter schools are part of the Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS). They are run by nonprofit boards with 501(c)(3) status. They are all not for profit and tuition free.
2 There is no legal cap on the number of charter schools that can open and operate in Baltimore City. As of this posting, 34 of Maryland's 44 charter schools are in Baltimore City. There were 12 charter schools in Baltimore City in 2005-06. There are around 200 Baltimore City public schools. The percentage jump in the proportion of charter schools over the last five years reflects the exponential growth formula being pushed by the Progressive Policy Institute, with support from the Walton Family Foundation. See http://www.progressivefix.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/2.2011_Hassel_Going-Exponential_WEB1.pdf
3 Charter school students are required to take standardized tests. Charter schools administer the same high stakes tests that all other public schools in Baltimore City administer. Test results are used to keep schools accountable for students' academic progress, particularly in math and reading.
4 Baltimore City charter school teachers are bound to union contracts. Maryland is one of the few states in which that is the case. Some people would like to see that change. The Baltimore Teacher's Union recently came into conflict with KIPP's demands for a 9.5 hour school day and summer classes. The union and KIPP negotiated an agreement in March 2011 that will keep KIPP in Baltimore for the next 10 years.
5 Enrollment is open to students citywide. This stands in contrast to what BCPSS and the charter movement call "traditional" schools, which give priority to students who live within a zoned neighborhood.
6 If the number of applications to a given charter school is greater than the number of available slots, the school holds a public lottery. The names that are not chosen are placed on a waiting list for that year. The list does not roll over to the following school year.
7 Many charter schools do not offer pre-kindergarten because of state mandates on PK enrollment. Charter schools that offer PK must give priority for PK enrollment to students with need (i.e., homeless students, students living in poverty, students who need Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), students from military families).
8 Charter schools set their own enrollment restrictions regarding priority for the children of founders and staff and the siblings of current students. Whether the sibling of an enrolled student can attend without being subject to the lottery is up to the governing board of the charter school. Up to ten percent of students in a charter school can be the children of founders. The definition of a founder is determined by the governing board of the charter school. These points are significant because the more enrollment exceptions and restrictions, the fewer slots there are for students from the "random" citywide pool of applicants.
9 If you want to send your child to a charter school, you must complete and submit an application by the stated deadline. Each charter school has a separate application process. There is no limit on the number of charter schools to which one student may apply. If the deadline is missed but there are still spaces in the next year's class, the application will be accepted and the student permitted to enroll. It is up to the parent or guardian to obtain and complete applications.
10 Charter schools are supposed to receive the same per pupil funding as "traditional" public schools. For various reasons, it's difficult to make an apples-to-apples comparison of cost per pupil at charter schools versus neighborhood schools. The FY12 BCPSS budget – released only a few days ago – allocates more than $4,000 more per pupil for students in charter schools than in neighborhood schools. (The Sun's InsideEd blog attempted to make sense of that yesterday.) One major difference is that neighborhood schools receive in services what charter schools receive in cash. Unused services cannot be rolled into the following year's budget, while unused cash can. But the question of fairness has yet to be answered.
I want this blog to be – among other things – a source of valid and useful information for parents who are trying to make informed choices and Baltimore residents who want to understand what's at stake when it comes to education reform in Baltimore City. If you have questions or corrections please let me know by posting a comment. If you would rather that your comment not go public, let me know that, too.
BCPSS Charter School Report 2005-06 to 2007-08 School Years, April 16, 2009 (doc)
Maryland Charter School Law 2003 (link)
Maryland State Board of Education Charter School Program Policy (PDF)
Maryland Charter Schools Founders' Manual, Third Edition (PDF)
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Tags: Baltimore City Public Schools, budget, charter schools, exponential growth, fairness, funding disparity, lottery, neighborhood schools, Progressive Policy Institute, Walton Family Foundation
Notes from a Charter School Lottery
"Charter School Lottery: Why Am I Here?" is a public Facebook post by an education policy reporter in New York City named Abigail Kramer. She is the mother of a four-year-old son who found herself waiting for his name to be pulled from a bucket.
If I weren't a parent, my feelings on this would be clear: All the energy and angst that I'm spending in this room would be so much better spent on my neighborhood school, where any kid in a 12-block radius should have the right to the attention and quality that I'm trying to get from a charter. There's nothing in my values or politics that makes it okay to prioritize one kid over another, except that I am a parent and I have no idea how to do right by my own child while also doing right. So here I am, staring at a projector screen and hoping that my kid will beat out somebody else's.
I recommend reading the original post. But this paragraph sums up the ethical bind that the charter school movement creates for well meaning parents. We want to do right by our own children while also doing right. And it won't let us.
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Tags: charter schools, lottery, neighborhood schools, parents


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The Mayville Public Library provides free, Wireless Internet access during regular library hours for anyone who has the necessary portable devices and software, via an open, unsecured network. The library makes this service available to the public as an information and educational source as part of its role as an Independent Learning Center for the community.
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What Do Freezing and Thawing Do to Your Foundation?
You might think because ice is solid, it can't leak into your basement or do damage to your foundation. Unfortunately, frozen or melted, water can do quite a number on a foundation and basement walls. The best way to prevent this is to make sure everything is as waterproof as you can get it and that your home's outside is modified to mitigate water damage.
Once water goes into soil, it goes into every available soil pocket and swells the dirt. As the soil expands outward, it exerts pressure on the foundation and basement walls. This can cause concrete to shift and/or crack. Water that doesn't freeze in the soil fills the pores in the concrete, causing the concrete to expand and crack.
Ice lens growth also affects foundations. Ice lenses draw in water as the ground freezes, moving soil around. It is called "adfreezing" when soil freezes to the foundation and the pressure from frost heave is applied. Adfreezing can also shift concrete.
Ice dams occur when snow hits the roof and starts to melt, as the roof is warmer from heat rising in your home. The melt runs down to the gutters and eaves, then refreezes. As the ice builds up in these areas, water drips off and down to the soil around your foundation. Gutters are useless when they are filled with ice as they can't direct water away from the home. This results in more soil saturation, which can freeze and create frost heaves.
Signs of water damage and pressure don't just suddenly appear one day. Unless the foundation has a preexisting crack or other damage that gets drastically worse during the winter, it takes a while for water damage to become visible to the naked eye.
Cracks, bowed walls, water stains, and mold are basement and foundation signs that water has been penetrating and pushing against the concrete for some time. There also are signs outside of the basement that indicate waterproof failure. Doors and windows that keep getting stuck or are hard to close might be the result of a moving foundation that shifts the doorjambs and windowsills. Look for cracks in the ceiling and windows, or emanating from doorjamb corners, as these also are indicative of a shifting foundation.
Before winter arrives in all its freezing and thawing glory, do as much as you can to waterproof your home, then call in the professionals to handle what a DIYer shouldn't touch. As a homeowner, make sure your home's gutters are clean and have a downspout extension that runs several feet away from the house's foundation. Angle the property away from the house at a gentle slope so water drains away from the foundation.
Let the pros tackle filling any cracks in the basement walls or foundation, installing a drainage system, removing mold, repairing bowed walls, and shifting or lifting the foundation.
When winter does hit, there are a couple of things you can do to lessen the severity of water damage. Keep the roof as clear of ice and snow as possible to prevent ice dams. Air circulation is important in a basement. Open a door and run a dehumidifier to keep air moisture low.
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Laurence Aëgerter, from the LA LA LA LA series, 2006.
Thomas Mailaender, from the Extreme Tourism series.
A name that people getting born around the world just now are more likely to hear for the first time in connection with a car rather than one of the twentieth century's most influential painters. Here we have a sign of the porousness of today's boundaries between art and popular culture, itself a reflection of the High / Low yoyo that's been going up and down for near on a century now. Soon we'll be celebrating the hundredth birthday of Marcel Duchamp's invention of the readymade, since which the concept of taking some everyday consumer product and importing it into art has been all the rage. Most of the historical avant-garde movements—Dada, Surrealism, Pop, the Situationist International, the Picture Generation and Postmodernism—delved extensively into the visual resources of appropriation, to the point where it's now become a medium in its own right. These days artists resort to appropriation the way their quattrocento predecessors did to the camera obscura, or a Sunday painter does to watercolour. Everybody's on the bandwagon: the artist currently in the spotlight, the art student, the lady next door, my cousin— right down to the art directors of the big car companies.
The growth of the Internet and the proliferation of sites for searching out and/or sharing images online—Flickr, Photobucket, Facebook, Google Images, eBay, to name only the best-known—now mean a plethora of visual resources that was inconceivable as little as ten years ago: a phenomenon comparable to the advent of running water and gas in big cities in the nineteenth century. We all know just how thoroughly those amenities altered people's way of life in terms of everyday comfort and hygiene—and now, right in our own homes, we have an image-tap that's refashioning our visual habits just as radically. In the course of art history, periods when image accessibility has been boosted by techno- logical innovation have always been rich in major visual advances: improved photomechanical printing techniques and the subsequent press boom of the 1910s-1920s, for instance, paved the way for photomontage. Similar upheavals in the art field accompanied the rise of engraving as a popular medium in the nineteenth century, the arrival of TV in the 1950s—and the coming of the Internet today.
Across-the-board appropriation on the one hand plus hyper-accessibility of images on the other: a pairing that would prove particularly fertile and stimulating for the art field. Beginning with the first years of the new millennium—Google Images launched in 2001, Google Maps in 2004 and Flickr the same year—artists jumped at the new technologies, and since then more and more of them have been taking advantage of the wealth of opportunities offered by the Internet. Gleefully appropriating their online finds, they edit, adapt, displace, add and subtract. What artists used to look for in nature, in urban flâneries, in leafing through magazines and rummaging in flea markets, they now find on the Internet, that new wellspring of the vernacular and inexhaustible fount of ideas and wonders.
This is hardly the kind of phenomenon to be understood via the sole and unique filter of its newness, given that the works emerging from digital appropriation practices are not fundamentally new in the way Modernism perceived the term: originality and revolution are not their goals, but they still take the thinking of the last few decades a lot further. What they are after is intensity: by radicalising artistic stances they are beginning to make the boundaries shift. To take one example, artists in this category are part of a significant trend towards the demythologising of the artistic making that began with the early twentieth century, opting more for a celebration of choosing. Rather than adding images to images, they are all for recycling what already exists, for applying a kind of ecology of images. This makes the creative process something much more playful, with an accent on the unexpected, the serendipitous and the inadvertently poetic. And another thing these artists share is an urge to drive home the obsoleteness of criteria which were once the crucial factors in determining what was art and what wasn't.
What the artists on show in this exhibition also have in common is an upgrading of the amateur at the expense of the auteur. Their hero is no longer the technician, the expert or the professional armed with their specific savoir- faire, expertise or métier and in quest of a certain quality, but much more the amateur or collector, the impassioned practitioner of a hobby. At issue here is no longer the 'death of the author' proclaimed by Roland Barthes in 1968, but his simulated suicide. For the appropriationist working in the totally digital age, the point is no longer to deny his status as author, but rather to play-act or feign his own death in the full knowledge that he's not fooling anybody. Clearly, then, the issue is one not of newness, but of intensity.
The digital appropriationism surge that this exhibition only begins to map—and then gauchely—tells us one vital thing: we are sitting on veins of images, mother lodes that have been accumulating for almost two hundred years and are now expanding exponentially. Like the different resources that are a natural part of our planet's composition, this form of energy embraces both the fossil and the renewable. It is also an extraordinary form of wealth. You only have to dig a little and sift gently for the water of the stream to bring the first nuggets to light. And the gold rush has already begun. On his grave in Batignolles cemetery in Paris André Breton's epitaph reads, Je cherche l'or du temps: 'I seek time's gold.' Breton was one of the first to realise that as an inexhaustible source of marvels, analog images constitute our greatest asset. His friend Paul Éluard, that passionate collector of photographic postcards, said that his finds were 'at best the small change of art', but that they 'sometimes conveyed the idea of gold'. The artists making the most of digital technology resources in recent years have been working this vein. And working as trailblazers too, pointing us down the path to riches.


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July 22, 2014, Sydney, Australia – As G20 leaders prepare for the 2014 G20-Summit in Brisbane in November this year, more than 400 young entrepreneurs from G20 countries have called on them to put forward effective measures against youth unemployment. Their objective is to formulate strategies to reduce unemployment below 10% by 2030, and install youth entrepreneurship as a solution to unemployment in the post 2015 United Nations Millennium Development Goals through a focus on job creation, youth employment and growth, the central subject of the G20 leaders' summit.
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It reminds me of a form of "musical chairs" -- that children's game that was adopted for adults in those screwy corporate retreats.
It looks as if some people are switching their targets. First, we had Norwalk's Larry Cafero deciding not to run for governor, then we had Susan Bysiewicz, the Secretary of the State (note the "the" in the title -- it's peculiar to Connecticut) deciding she'll not run for governor but will go for attorney general.
It didn't take long for Dick Blumenthal to jump into the Senate race when Chris Dodd said he wouldn't seek another term.
Bysiewicz was almost as quick to switch her target, once Blumenthal announced. If you are wondering, yes, she is a lawyer. Whether she'd be as quick on the trigger to sue as he was is anybody's guess. Of course, she's got to get elected first.
With Gov. Jodi Rell and Dodd not on the ticket, the candidates are coming out of the woodwork to run for those two spots.
As for the AG's seat, Susan doesn't have the field to herself. Former Senate Majority Leader George Jepsen says he's interested.
It appears that not since 1946 have the candidates for governor and senator not included an incumbent.
Former Speaker of the House Jim Amann of Milford was the first person to declare his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Maybe because he announced so early, he's getting lost in the shuffle. As a former speaker, he is easily tagged with the "insider" label, one of the guys who bear responsibility for the state's present pickle.
There's always Ned Lamont on the Democratic side, along with Rudy Marconi, Ridgefield first selectman.
Republican Rob Simmons , former congressman from Eastern Connecticut, looked like the leader in the GOP race for Dodd's seat, but then Linda McMahon, former World Wrestling Entertainment executive, threw her hat -- and her bag of money -- in the ring.
This is going to be fun. I can see primaries all over the place.
Hizzoner Dick Moccia got a load off his shoulders when Larry Cafero dropped out of the race. He was faced with the quandary of choosing between two friends -- Larry and Lieutenant Gov. Mike Fedele, a Stamford native like the mayor, and his old buddy.
Other Republicans, such as Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton or former ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley of Greenwich, will have to look elsewhere for support.
Talk about seeking to come back from the political dead -- how about former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci, who says he might run against Congressman Patrick Kennedy or even the man who succeeded him as mayor, David Cicilline.
Since being released from durance vile after serving four years for corruption involving his administration, which has been credited with reviving downtown Providence, he's been busy.
Buddy has been running a radio show and has ample opportunity to polish his tarnished image. Ever since he left prison, he's gotten rid of that goofy- looking toupee.
Harold Ford Jr., former Tennessee representative, is not backing off from a possible fight to run for the Senate in New York. He's been a state resident for three years, working for Merrill Lynch after he lost a Senate bid in his home state.
He wants to challenge Kirsten Gillibrand in a Democratic primary. She was appointed to Hillary Clinton's old seat by Gov. David Paterson. He got a lot of flack from party regulars for that, but now the White House is pressuring Ford not to challenge her.
It's all a question of numbers as the White House seeks to keep the 60 seats in the Senate needed to block a filibuster.
Can anybody spell "health-care reform?"
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, say Republicans concerning Senator Harry Reid's remarks about then-candidate Obama being "light-skinned with no Negro dialect unless he wanted to have one."
They are quick to point out that Trent Lott was forced to vacate his leadership spot when he lauded segregationist Strom Thurmond's run for president against Harry Truman, saying if he had been elected, we wouldn't have had so many problems.
Lott eventually quit the Senate. Dems decry any comparison between the two cases, saying Reid's comment were "unfortunate." Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas called them "embarrassing and racially insensitive."
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Hawley introduces "PROTECT Act of 2022" which will toughen sentences for child porn offenders
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the PROTECT Act of 2022, which protects children from sexual exploitation by enhancing the penalties for possessing child pornography and by preventing judges from sentencing offenders below federal guidelines. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Representative Ken Buck (CO-4) is introducing companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
The epidemic of child pornography in the United States is growing exponentially. Just over a decade ago, the number of images of child sexual abuse material online was less than 1 million. That number grew to 45 million in 2018, and 85 million in 2021.
By federal statute, judges are required to sentence criminals within ranges set by the federal "Sentencing Guidelines," subject to some exceptions. In 2003, Congress passed the original PROTECT Act to curtail the exceptions—and enhance the penalties—in child pornography cases.
The PROTECT Act worked. But the Supreme Court gutted it in 2005, in United States v. Booker, a controversial 5-4 decision. Since then, some federal judges like Ketanji Brown Jackson have used their discretion to impose lenient sentences on child porn offenders. Sen. Hawley's bill would prevent judges from doing so in the future.
"The horror of child pornography is exponentially worse than it was a decade ago, and judges handing out lenient sentences for these criminals is a big reason why," said Senator Hawley. "While the White House continues to dismiss concerns about leniency toward child porn offenders as a 'desperate conspiracy theory,' the numbers speak for themselves. Congress must act before this problem becomes even worse."
The PROTECT Act of 2022 would:
Enhance the penalties for possessing child pornography. Federal law imposes a 5-year mandatory minimum for receiving child pornography but not for possessing it. There is no meaningful difference between possession and receipt. This change will align the penalties and apply a 5-year mandatory minimum to both offenses to ensure that every child pornography offender goes to jail.
Make the Guidelines binding again. The Supreme Court declared in United States v. Booker that the Guidelines cannot be binding if based on facts found by a judge after trial. This bill would prohibit judges from sentencing below the Guidelines range for facts found during trial or admitted by the defendant. This change will ensure that judges impose tougher sentences on child pornography offenders.
View legislative text for the PROTECT Act of 2022 here.
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Sarah Rudinoff has been making theatrical work in Seattle for over 25 years. Next month she joins SWC at Benaroya Hall for Legends of Rock, a loud and proud celebration of 50 years of women in the rock world. Let's meet her.
You have a varied and extensive resume in the Seattle arts scene: traditional plays and musicals, original one woman-shows, cabaret, event hosting, writing. Have you ever performed with a chorus?
Not for a very long time! However, I sang in big and small choirs growing up on Kauai where my dad was an Episcopal priest. I sang in a large choir when I went to high school at Iolani on Oahu. It was made up of 100s of kids from 5 to 18 years old and we would do things like the Carmina Burana at cathedrals in Honolulu.
Seattle Women's Chorus often invites guest singers to join us onstage. You're doing a little more than singing though, right?
Yes. Paul Caldwell asked me to research and write text that would bring some context to the songs as a whole and let the audience discover how these musicians are woven together in the history of popular music. That, and make it fun!
What role did you play in programming this concert?
I was sent the song list that had been culled from 100s of suggestions. Paul and I both talked about the lack of diversity in this genre and how ironic it was since people like Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Little Richard were pioneers of the rock sound. The songs needed to have been popular enough to include in a list of highly influential tunes and this genre has been so heavily male and white. I suggested bringing my friend Ayesha "Musicbox" Brooks on board to sing an Alabama Shakes song since I think their lead singer and guitar player, Brittany Howard, is a gargantuan rock talent who has carved out a space for black women, women of size and women who can shred on a guitar. I also added some Patti Smith and suggested putting in a local female rock legend's work: Mia Zapata of The Gits.
You co-created the musical, These Streets, about women in Seattle's grunge music scene; you're pretty familiar with the genre. Why did you choose "Second Skin" from The Gits to represent that era?
Before working on These Streets, the only women I knew from that scene were Carrie Akre of Hammerbox and Mia Zapata of The Gits. I had watched Hype!, the documentary about the music explosion in 90s Seattle and I was completely mesmerized by the live footage of The Gits doing "Second Skin." In a film of many electrified performances, I felt that one really stood out - Mia is crying out for some kind of buffer between the world and her humanity. Mia was tragically murdered and she and the band did not get to fulfill all of its promise. It was a huge sadness for Seattle and many people count Mia's death as the end of the grunge era.
On a more life affirming note, my collaborators Gretta Harley, Elizabeth Kenny and I really wanted to make an online database for all of these women musicians of that time in Seattle - because if you are not online these days, you have kind of disappeared. I would love people to explore this music; check it out.
If you could have the music career of one of the women whose music is featured in our concert, what would it be and why?
I would have to say Patti Smith because she has been able to have such a varied career. Just Kids, her book about her love affair and friendship with Robert Mapplethorpe, is one of my favorites - but I have read them all. Her poetry is always taking risks and chances. I feel like she is not afraid to be herself and that inspires me.
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There are many things experts don't know about COVID. One of them is why the virus causes symptoms related to the brain. "Despite being over a year and a half into the pandemic, we have a very fundamental understanding of the neurological symptoms of COVID," says William Kimbrough, MD, a primary care physician at One Medical. "We're still learning about how common, how serious, and how long these neurological symptoms can last after COVID, as well as what treatments may help reduce the severity or duration."
Researchers are trying to determine if the virus attacks the brain directly, reduces blood flow to the brain, causes damaging inflammation, spurs an autoimmune condition in which the body attacks its own cells—or perhaps all four.
What is clear is that neurological symptoms are not rare with COVID and can be debilitating. These are some of the most common signs that COVID may be affecting your brain. Read on to find out more—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You May Have Already Had COVID.
Fatigue is probably the most common symptom associated with COVID-19, both active illness and recovery. Feeling fatigued is typical with many viral illnesses; as the immune system produces inflammation to fight off the virus, you might feel extreme tiredness or weakness.
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"In terms of common symptoms early in an infection, the most common symptom people notice is finding food to be surprisingly flavorless," says Kimbrough. The coronavirus seems to attack "support cells" in the back of the nose which help the olfactory system do its job. This can lead to a loss of smell, and because they're closely linked, loss of ability to taste. The good news is that experts say the loss is unlikely to be permanent.
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"With the emergence of the Delta variant, we're seeing less of the loss of taste and smell, but more headaches," says Kimbrough. In fact, researchers with the COVID Symptom Study report that headaches are now the most common symptom associated with new coronavirus cases. Researchers aren't sure why that is.
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COVID-19 might cause mood changes, such as anxiety or depression. A study published in The Lancet reviewed medical data of 69 million people and found that COVID-19 increased the risk of developing a psychiatric disorder, dementia, or insomnia. Additionally, people with psychiatric disorders were 65% more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19, which may be related to behavioral or lifestyle factors.
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EL Andary is placing Lebanon on the World Armwrestling map >>>
Almost a year ago the Lebanese Armwrestling Federation was founded. Since then the Lebanon armwrestling made giant steps forward. The first in the Arab world armwrestling tournament ever - the National Armwrestling Championship (LAW) - was organized and had a huge success. After that the Lebanon National team won 2 gold medals on the professional series of fights "Vendetta" in Italy. Today we are talking to the person who made it all happen, LAW founder and President, Mr. Karim EL Andary.
Armpower.net: Mr. Andary, the whole armwrestling world is amazed by the growth of the Lebanon armwrestling for such a short period of time. What is the next step?
EL Andary: We are not going to slow down. We are about to launch LAW2 tournament in July, August, September 2018, a full season that will run in 6 regions: Beirut, Bekaa, North, Mount Lebanon, South plus Armed forces championships then the championship will go to the finals in the Center of Beirut. The overall event timing is 10 weeks.
We added 2 new categories. The first one is the Armed forces category, since the Army, internal forces, general forces, customs forces, firefighters & state security forces will compete in 1 event. By the results 3 winners will go to the finals.
Armpower.net: Why 3 winners not 2 ?
EL Andary: Here is the 2nd additional category - the first Women Armwrestling category. We open the space for ladies to compete in 6 regions and have 6 winners going to the finals. So soon we will find out who will be the first Lebanese woman titled National Armwrestling Champion 2018.
Armpower.net: What do you think about the progress of professional arm wrestling in Lebanon?
EL Andary: We have a surprise for all Lebanese Armwrestling followers & fans and for all armwrestlers worldwide as well. We are preparing the first LAW Super match in Beirut with participation of 2 international stars coming to pull our champions - Marc Bassil (heavy weight category) & George Bejjani (light weight category). The bouts will take place in front of hundreds of thousands of local and international spectators. This professional tournament will be broadcast live on LBCI local TV and PAL USA live streaming worldwide (Armbets.tv). The names of the international athletes will be announced soon.
We are placing Lebanon on the World Armwrestling map, and I guarantee that Lebanese champions Marc Bassil and & George Bejjani will not let any athlete of any level coming from abroad dream of winning the "Lebanese Power" in Beirut.
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2019: Na'Abba regrets joining APC, reveals how Buhari has destroyed party
June 3, 2018 - 10:30 am
Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na'Abba, has said he regretted leaving the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2015.
Na'Abba said this in an interview with Vanguard where he also accused President Muhammadu Buhari of running a one-man show.
The ex-Speaker, whose house was burnt down for supporting the PDP in 2011 but took the painful decision to leave for the APC, said his expectations for leaving the PDP to APC have not been met, adding that he only has regrets.
He said, "My experience in the APC is such that I only have regrets to tell because I found a party that is divided and there is no unity of purpose.
"It is a party that produced the president but the president does not work with the party. In fact the president does not work with anybody. He works only with himself.
"That is one of the problems that he has. A lot of the people that worked with him for twelve years have left him because he does not even seem to know what is happening to him.
"My experience in the APC is that in the last three years, there were only four or five caucus meetings. The time lag between the first one in February 2016 and the second one in October/ November 2017 was sixteen months.
"I was not invited to the fourth and fifth meetings because in an interview with a Network I indicated my intention not to support Buhari's re-election in 2019.
"A situation where dissent is not tolerated in a democratic arrangement portends danger to our democracy. Therefore, the party and Buhari have become one and the same thing.
"APC is an amalgam of interests that came together to do away with the PDP which by the grace of God they succeeded.
"The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in now from the party. But instead of the president to coalesce the disparate tendencies within the party, so that it becomes cohesive, he decided to operate a one man show, working neither with the party nor the National Assembly.
"The result is what we are seeing today in the congresses of the party across the country. Today the new PDP faction in the APC is saying it wants to opt out of the party. You can see very little of the former ANPP in the government.
"The only visible tendencies in the government are a little of the ACN and the CPC and even the CPC, majority of members still feel marginalized.
"The party is not being operated like a party because there is no connect between the president and the party. In almost all the states, it is the same thing going on between the governors and party members.
"The party becomes active only when the president or the governors need to use it. So honestly there is almost no reason for me to claim that I am better off in the APC than in the PDP."
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Remarkable History Told
When the new Ngai Tai E Rua Marae whare moe in Tuakau was formally dedicated in April this year it was as if the Carr Street site, on which it is built, had come full circle.
Nearly 88 years earlier a stone was laid there for the original building, instigated by the late Tai Porotu Matete Kukutai, and in time, other buildings were added. But last year, with the demolition of one of the last remaining older buildings, building began on a new whare moe (sleeping house).
The new whare moe now only waiting on carved fascia panels.
However, the history behind the site is little known to new residents but back in 1992, when the book, Tuakau and Districts Golden Memories was published to mark the 50th jubilee reunion of the Tuakau & Districts Old Settlers'Association, local resident, the late Kupi Clarke wrote a letter explaining some of its background.
In it, she said the Carr Street land occupied by the Pa [Marae] was bought between 1926 and 1928 by Tai Porotu Matete Kukutai, better known as Poru Matete. "He lived on George Street opposite where the council office is now. His dream – as we call it – was to build a Pa in Tuakau for the local people."
Because Porotu and his wife hosted many visitors, who would stay overnight, Kupi said Porotu decided to build a hostel with three bedrooms, a fireplace and place for a bed where people could nap. However, when the hostel became a refuge for tuberculosis patients, TB huts were placed on the land and several smaller houses built.
"People came from Port Waikato, Waikaretu, Mercer, Kaiaua, Pukekawa and other surrounding districts to visit the doctor. As people continued to call, Porotu and others decided to extend the hostel's sleeping quarters.
"Everyone help raise funds. Pensioners dug into their pocket and raffles were run to buy timber and nails from Mr Bill Graham or Mr Percy Graham, [whose descendents still live locally]. Butter, sugar, tea and sometimes milk were donated [as well as] home-baked bread and food from home gardens to help the cause."
Kupi wrote that on September 28, 1929, Sir Apii Ngata visited Princess Te Puea in Tuakau and a feast was prepared [to mark the opening of the completed house].
"Many people arrived for the occasion which included church services and the baptism of children. The new house, called Nga Tai E Rua, was officially opened and it marked a joining of people from the east and west coasts," Kupi said.
"Later another house was built which became the 'big dining room' named Reitu by the Anglican minister Rev Mutu Kapa. Reitu and her sister Reipac were from the Waikato but they moved north, Reitu to Ahipara near Kaitaia where she married and started a family. The Rev Kapa was one of her descendants."
In 2005 the Reitu Whare Kai described by Kupi was replaced by a large, steel-framed building which is still there today. However, from 1992, fundraising was ongoing to build a new whare moe and which came to fruition this year.
Today, as in the past, the Marae remains a busy gathering place hosting both Maori and Pakeha. It is used for weddings, birthdays, tangi and the annual Poukai [an annual circuit of visits by the Maori king which includes feasting and cultural performances].
And, as Kupi wrote: "All was made possible because of the actions one gentleman, Poru Matete whose dream came true for future generations."
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As it has always been we will be running the usual FORD V HOLDEN 21.5 night. We would like to see some different bodies with a recommended PRE 1990 otherwise a V8 Supercar body paint scheme. Those that have attended before will know that this is a fun night with close racing.
We will have the usual TC2 and TC1 classes running and if numbers permit F1 as well. These will run our usual 2 qualifiers and 2 finals.
We will be racing 1 Qualifier and 3 finals with a top 10 shootout which is the highlight of the night.
Qualifier will be fastest lap to determine the grid based on a 6 minute qualifying time frame open to all drivers.
Finals will be different to our usual format of 6 minute races instead it will be 20 Laps races. First and last final will be based on the qualifying with the second final reverse grid. All finals will count for points.
So get your bodies ordered and painted and lets have a blast.
Today we see the final qualifier and the finals to be run today. Racers are already arriving and preparing as we see racing to start today at 9AM with finals to start at about 10:30/10:45 today.
Yes well the day started and there was magical weather for the whole day. A little warmer than expected.
A small but excited gathering of both young and old racers are contending in 4 classes today and tomorrow.
With 5 qualifiers completed we see one more to run tomorrow before we get down to business. TC2 seems to be the closest at the moment but things are bound to change tomorrow.
Well today we see the computer timing setup for those that are down for practice. Weather looks to be perfect again and so we should see some beneficial track conditions that should remain the same over the weekend. If you haven't decided to come and watch then Saturday we will see qualifiers all day and Sunday we will see more qualifiers and the finals.
The lovely Thurne, one of our master chefs, will be down over the weekend to feed all the drivers so bring your money (small notes and change is requested). Sausages and hamburgers with cold drinks will be available throughout the day.
We look forward to seeing you all down there.
Today we see the track open from 10AM for untimed practice. Those that are keen will be down there and making the last adjustments that will hopefully prove to give them the edge.
Weather is perfect trackside so will give a good testing environment.
Tomorrow will see the timing setup for those that are looking to head down.
Yes that time of year again which means all memberships are due now.
Untimed practice meeting. For ON-ROAD ELECTRIC only.
Located down the driveway behind the soccer club at Meakin Rd.
Cost: a gold coin donation to the club for power.
Yes well we are going to try something new this year. Instead of just one round we are going to turn it into a 4 round event.
To keep the authenticity of HOLDEN VS FORD tradition using 21.5 motors we will open these rounds to those that have a Holden or Ford body pre 1990 ONLY. So to participate you MUST be driving with one of these bodies.
We will be racing 1 Qualifier and 3 finals.
Finals will be different to our usual format of 6 minute races instead it will be 20 Laps races. First and last final will be based on the qualifying with the second final reverse grid.