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American Graduate is a multi-faceted effort that harnesses the unique role of public media stations as trusted providers of both nationally-distributed and locally-produced content that increases understanding of all facets of the dropout issue through broadcast, web and mobile platforms.
Since 2011, more than 40 hours of national content have aired on PBS stations across the country as specials and on series such as POV, ITVS's Independent Lens, Frontline, and the PBS NewsHour. More than 121.9 million Americans tune into public television stations on a monthly basis, and 64.7 million listen to public radio each week.
Seventy-five public radio and television stations in over 30 states have produced 1700 hours of local content, including public affairs reporting and Teacher Town Halls. This content highlights the stories of students, teachers, parents and community members most affected by the dropout crisis in order to empower viewers and listeners to take notice and take action in their local communities.
HOMESTRETCH (ITVS): This one-hour follows three homeless teenagers through Chicago winters, the pressures of high school and life alone on the streets as they build a brighter future. Through their stories the film connects larger policy issues of juvenile justice, immigration, foster care and LGBTQIA rights. The project follows them beyond high school focusing on transition after graduation when the structure of school vanishes and homeless youth struggle to find support and community they need to survive. Premiere: Spring 2015/Independent Lens
180 DAYS HARTSVILLE (NPBC):Following the success of "180 Day: Inside an American High School," this multi-platform primetime series and engagement project follows the work of James Comer, a school reformer whose success 40 years ago proved that poor children could overcome their lack of social supports to achieve academically. It will explore his unlikely alliance with a school superintendent, a president of a small liberal arts college, and a CEO of a Fortune 500 company in Hartsville, SC as they test Comer's theory that if a community of adults really want to help children learn, they need to understand how develop cognitively, socially, emotionally, linguistically, ethically, and physically. The team will embed in four Hartsville elementary schools as they begin their third and most pivotal year of the five-year plan to remake the community's schools. The programming is being produced in collaboration with SCETV. Premiere: Winter 2015
CLASS OF 2027 (ITVS): This one-hour PBS documentary is about three diverse rural American communities engaged in promising intervention programs to educate their youth for long-term success. Communities include Latino migrant farm workers in Yakima, Washington; the Ojibwe tribe of White Earth Reservation, Minnesota; and Appalachian youth near Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. Premiere: Winter 2015/Independent Lens
ALL THE DIFFERENCE WITH WES MOORE:All the Difference, a feature-length documentary film, new media project, and community engagement media campaign, is an ambitious multi-year effort designed to invite and engage audiences to discover the challenges, opportunities, heartbreaks, and heroism of young African American men at educational crossroads to success or failure in America. The feature documentary continues the current discussions of high school graduation and explores two young men's emergence into manhood, over the course of four years, as they are filmed graduating from high school and through their years in college. Premiere: Summer 2015 on POV
AMERICA BY THE NUMBERS WITH MARIA HINOJOSA: Part of a new, eight-part television series for PBS that examines how America's growing multicultural population is influencing every aspect of contemporary life. One half-hour episode will focus on the high school dropout crisis and American Graduate. Premiere: October/November, 2014
AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY 2014: A national, multi-platform event, including a 7-hour broadcast dedicated to engaging the country around the dropout crisis. AG Day 2013 features live, in-studio and in-the-field discussions with celebrity guests and representatives from partner organizations about the issues and solutions, as well as compelling stories from students themselves. The event will broadcast and stream live from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City. 40 Stations will produce "Stories of Champions", brief interstitials about prominent individuals dedicated to supporting youth academic success in their local communities, to air during the national broadcast. Premiere: September 27, 2014
PBS NEWSHOUR: As part of their 18-month series on the nation's high school dropout rate, PBS NewsHour has broadcast 50 reports on the nation's high school dropout rate. They supplement this on-air reporting with blog entries, online slideshows, analysis and live chats.
On-Air Premiere: Sept 2011-February 2014
American Graduate STRENGTHENING education reporting grants:
Wyoming Public Radio, WAMU (DC), Radio Bilingue, KERA (Dallas, TX), WUNC (Chapel Hill, NC), WNYC, WNED (Buffalo, NY), Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WCPN ideastream (Cleveland, OH) are creating innovative original reporting that highlights challenges and solutions in American communities as they provide education in the 21st century.
R.A.I.S.E (Remixing Approaches in School and Education) UP: Youth Speaks, the leading presenter of spoken word education and youth development programs in the U.S., will launch a new youth hip hop and spoken word contest and radio special called "Raise Up." This nationwide contest is designed to use the power of spoken word and hip hop, as well as the reach of public media to foster a discussion among a diverse group of young people about their education and future aspirations. The contest will run from March through June 30, 2014. The winners will perform at The Kennedy Center (date TBD) in front of a panel of judges, including Def Jam Co-Founder Russell Simons and actress Rosario Dawson. Launch: Summer 2014
KEN BURNS' THE ADDRESS (ED-TVP): A feature-length documentary that will explore The Greenwood School's work to create a learning environment for diverse boys in grades 6th to 11th who have severe learning disabilities. Central to Greenwood's remedial language-based curriculum is the training for and annual student presentation of the Gettysburg Address, a tradition that dates to the school's founding in 1978 in Putney, Vermont. On-Air Premiere: April 15, 2014
COMMUNITY TOWN HALLS: Twelve new town hall events led across the nation by local public media stations in partnership with community organizations. The town hall events will build upon the success of last year's Teacher Town Halls, while bringing together a broader group of community stakeholders, including businesses, parents, students, intervention and faith-based organizations in a town hall setting. The events have the goal of identifying the challenges students face beyond the classroom, improving outcomes of student learning, and moving toward an action plan in developing community-based solutions that support students' success in school.
MEDORA (ITVS): An Independent Lens documentary, Medora follows a year in the life of the young men on the high school varsity basketball team in Medora, Indiana, a once booming rural community hit hard by failing farms and closed factories. Like the town, the team's youth struggle to maintain their pride in the face of their own losing streak, even as they contend with drug use, unemployment, and a dwindling population. The film explores educational issues affecting rural youth and communities that experience poverty.
ITVS – The Graduates/Los Graduados: As part of the award-winning PBS series Independent Lens, The Graduates is a two-hour documentary special executive produced by award-winning director Bernardo Ruiz ("American Experience: Roberto Clemente") in conjunction with ITVS. Hour one of the Graduates examines the fault lines in the education of girls and young women through the lives of three Latinas, looking into higher pregnancy rates, lower graduation rates, and identity issues. Hour two focuses on young Latino men and examines successful alternatives to the school-to-prison pipeline, incarceration disparities and increasing rates of incarceration. Hour two also examines the story of an undocumented student who hopes to attend college. Created by a fully bilingual team, the film will be produced and distributed both in English and Spanish. On-Air, Two-Part Premiere: Oct 28, 2013 and Nov 4, 2013 (in English); Nov 1, 2013 and Nov 8, 2013 on Vme (in Spanish); Online Premiere: Oct 29, 2013 and Nov 5, 2013 in English and Spanish on PBS' COVE.
AMERICAN GRADUATE LATINO SHORTS: Five short-form documentary films executive produced by ITVS targeted to Latino audiences in both English and Spanish. The shorts, made by a select group of veteran and emerging filmmakers – including Betty Bastidas, Madeleine Bair, Xochitl Dorsey, Heather Ross, Jim Mendiola, Raymond Telles, and Angela Reginato –highlight the dropout crisis, focusing on risk factors and innovative solutions through the lens of Latino youth. On-Air Premiere: 5 consecutive Sundays, Sept 22, 2013 - Oct 20, 2013 on Vme; Online Premiere: Both English and Spanish versions available Sept 24, 2013 on PBS' COVE, as well as on Univison and Vme's site.
AMERICAN GRADUATE LATINO PSAs: Produced by ITVS, these 5 national PSAs feature Latino celebrities Jimmy Smits, Tony Plana, Rosie Perez, America Ferrera and Aimee Garcia discussing the importance of staying in school and getting a high school diploma. On-Air Premiere: Fall 2013
Is School Enough? Filmmaker Stephen Brown examines self-directed education, and how schools can empower students to reach beyond the classroom to learn from what they care about most. Brown documents vivid examples of this 21st century educational philosophy at work. Students in Maine work with veterinary experts and digital apps to prepare a new home for a retired circus elephant. Young people worldwide use the online Harry Potter Alliance to launch meaningful social justice initiatives. A brilliant but bored teen crafts her own educational experience based on her passion for natural healing and yoga. A young man in Oakland produces state-of-the-art music videos to engage his community—and himself. Featuring some of the nation's most forward-thinking educators, Brown demonstrates the power, passion and positive outcomes of self-directed learning. On-Air Premiere: Sept 3, 2013
CPB/WGBH Producers Workshop Short Documentaries: These six new short-subject documentaries tell the stories of students from different parts of the country who are working to overcome significant obstacles to graduating from high school. The films were created as part of the CPB/WGBH Producers Workshop, which engages emerging independent filmmakers with public broadcasting. Premiere: August 2013
Roadtrip Nation is a series and grassroots movement that encourages young people to hit the road in search of interviews with leaders who have defined their own distinct routes through life. This year marks the series' 10th season and 100th episode on public television and will feature interviews with influential leaders in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) careers. CPB's investment includes the expansion of a web-based interview archive and the development of a social networking tool that will connect professionals who have built fulfilling careers with young students who are still working to discover their paths. Roadtrip Nation premieres September 10 on PBS. Road Trip Nation Website
American Graduate Day 2013: A national, multi-platform event, including a 7-hour broadcast dedicated to engaging the country around the dropout crisis. AG Day 2013 will feature live, in-studio and in-the-field discussions with celebrity guests and representatives from partner organizations about the issues and solutions, as well as compelling stories from students themselves. The event will be broadcasted and streamed live from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City. On-Air Premiere: Sept 28, 2013
Brooklyn Castle The POV documentary Brooklyn Castle takes viewers inside Intermediate School 318, a Brooklyn school that serves mostly minority students from families living below the poverty line. This public-school powerhouse in junior high chess competitions has won more than 30 national championships, the most of any school in the country. Brooklyn Castle is the exhilarating story of five of the school's aspiring young players and how chess became the school's unlikely inspiration for academic success. On-Air Premiere: Oct 7, 2013; Online Premiere: Oct 8, 2013
American Promise: This POV documentary spans 13 years as middle-class African-American parents in Brooklyn, N.Y., turn their cameras on their son and his best friend who make their way through one of the most prestigious private schools in the country. Chronicling the boys' divergent paths from kindergarten through high school graduation at Manhattan's Dalton School, this provocative, intimate documentary presents complicated truths about America's struggle to come of age on issues of race, class and opportunity. On-Air Premiere: Jan/Feb 2014 . American Promise website
Street Knowledge 2 College: This web-based series features fifteen, two-minute documentary shorts designed to inspire and inform students at-risk of dropping out. Set in South Central Los Angeles, the web shorts explore how FREE L.A. High School, a small community-run charter school, helps kids stay on track to graduate by teaching them how to set goals for themselves and become engaged in their communities. Online Premiere: Fall 2013
American Graduate Day 2012 : This nationwide multi-platform event featured a live television broadcast from WNET New York Public Media with 20 national partner organizations and a radio play list with premiere documentaries from PRX. Viewers and listeners were encouraged to get involved by offering their time, donating resources, connecting with the organizations on social media and learning more about the crisis. Air Date: September 22, 2012
American Graduate Week 2012: World Channel, a 24/7 national multicast channel that features documentary and news programming from across the country and around the world, presented "American Graduate Week," a week of education-themed films to draw attention to the challenges facing students and teachers at a time when high-school national dropout numbers have increased alarmingly. American Graduate Week was anchored by three WORLD broadcast exclusives – the premiere of film TEN9EIGHT and original programs from WORLD's new series, America ReFramed and The Aspen Institute Presents. On-Air Premiere: Sept 24-30, 2012
PBS NewsHour As part of their 18-month series on the nation's high school dropout rate, PBS NewsHour has broadcast 38 reports on the nation's high school dropout rate. They supplement this on-air reporting with blog entries, online slideshows, analysis and live chats. On-Air Premiere: Sept 2011-June 2013
TED Talks Education: Produced by WNET and TED, TED Talks Education, is a one-hour special that brings together a diverse group of teachers and education advocates to deliver short, high-impact talks on the theme of teaching and learning. Speakers include Geoffrey Canada, Bill Gates, Rita F. Pierson, Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth and Sir Ken Robinson. Hosted by Grammy award winning artist John Legend, TED Talks Education is the first time that any TED Talks have been broadcast nationally. The project also includes behind-the-scenes interviews focusing on the future of high school education and the value of public media. On-Air Premiere: May, 7, 2013
TED Talks Local Outreach Events: following stations received funds to host local TED-inspired community events and outreach in conjunction with the national TED Talks Education broadcast:
• KAMU - Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) on September 9, 2013
• KQED (San Francisco, CA) on Sepbember 12, 2013
• Twin Cities Public Television (St. Paul, MN) on September 24, 2013
• WMHT (Troy, NY) on October 1, 2013
• Colorado Public Television (Denver, CO) on October 24, 2013
FRONTLINE has served as public television's flagship public affairs series since 1983 and has built a reputation for powerful reporting that tackles the tough, controversial, and complex stories that shape our times.
Poor Kids (Program not officially part of American Graduate) This episode follows six children who are growing up against the backdrop of their families' struggles against financial ruin and asks the children what being poor in America really looks like through their eyes. Filmmaker Jezza Neuman spends time in the Quad Cities, a great American crossroads along the border of Iowa and Illinois, to explore the lives of children living in the suburbs of the nation's heartland. On-Air Premiere: Nov 20, 2012
The Middle School Moment, FRONTLINE's report, "Middle School Moment," explores the work of Johns Hopkins University researcher Dr. Robert Balfanz who has uncovered a series of indicators that he says can predict how likely a student is to drop out of high school. Balfanz's research says that in high-poverty schools, if a sixth grade child attends school less than 80 percent of the time, receives an unsatisfactory behavior grade in a core course, or fails math or English, there is a 75 percent chance that they will later drop out of high school — absent effective intervention. On-Air Premiere: July 17, 2012
Dropout Nation - FRONTLINE provides a historical context to the debate over zero-tolerance policies, tracing their evolution from the 1990s, when harsh suspension and expulsion policies became the norm. At the same time, the documentary follows a group of high school students at risk of dropping out, chronicling their school experiences and culminating with the question of whether they will graduate. On-Air Premiere: Sept 25, 2012.FRONTLINE website
Tavis Smiley Reports is a series of hour-long primetime specials that air throughout the year. Tavis leaves his studio chair in Los Angeles and goes on the road to examine some of the country's defining moments.
Tavis Smiley Reports -Education Under Arrest: The second in a series of education specials from Tavis Smiley Reports, "Education Under Arrest" looks at the connection between the juvenile justice system and the dropout rate among American teens and the efforts by educators, law enforcement professionals, judges, youth advocates and the at-risk teens themselves to end this link. On-Air Premiere: March 26, 2013
Tavis Smiley Reports -Too Important To Fail: "Too Important to Fail" examines one of the most disturbing aspects of the education crisis facing America today — the increased dropout rate among teenagers, specifically among Black teenage males. Tavis investigates the root causes of this calamity, as well as what can be done and is being done to reverse this. On-Air Premiere: Sept 13, 2011
180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School (NBPC): Produced by NBPC, this four-part series chronicles the changing face of public education in the District of Columbia by exploring the challenges facing at-risk youth and the relationships between teachers, students and educational leaders at DC Metropolitan High School as they work towards the common goal of graduation. On-Air Premiere: March 25 and 26, 2013
Need to Know: Dropping In As part of Need To Know's "Help Wanted" edition, this report examines Philadelphia's ambition plan to reach and re-engage high school dropouts. On-Air Premiere: April 6, 2012 Need to Know website
IDEAS IN ACTION: As part of CPB's American Graduate initiative, Ideas in Action with Jim Glassman takes an in-depth look at nationwide efforts toward ending America's dropout crisis in a one-hour HD documentary, A Matter of Leadership. Glassman highlights success stories from schools across the country and focuses on the core components that have proven highly effective in addressing the crisis, middle school intervention and innovative leadership training. On-Air Premiere: April 1, 2012. Ideas in Action website
MARIACHI HIGH: Mariachi High presents a year in the life of top-ranked members of Zapata High School's championship mariachi ensemble on the Rio Grande in South Texas. At a time when the Latino dropout rate is the highest of any group nationwide, intolerance toward immigrants (and perceived immigrants) is growing, and public school funding is being cut, these teens continue to pursue excellence through a connection to their cultural heritage. Beginning with high-stakes band auditions, through competitions like the San Antonio Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza, and ultimately graduation, the students discover their own unique voices and an appreciation for the richness of a heritage they are learning to embrace. On-Air Premiere: June 29, 2012.
Up HeartBreak Hill (NAPT): This one-hour POV documentary chronicles the lives of three Native American teenagers in Navajo, New Mexico as they navigate their senior year at a Reservation high school. Stations have been provided with materials to brand locally as part of AG. On-Air Premiere: July 26, 2012
Through research, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation found that the single most important factor for a student's success is an effective teacher. Therefore, the Foundation has supported a variety of projects that focus on the role of effective teachers, including a partnership with CPB to fund 12 American Graduate Teacher Town Halls. These events, hosted by public media stations across the country, brought together 2000 teachers to discuss the challenges and realities they face in their classrooms, amplify their voices, and promote a dialogue around the issues important to local educators, especially related to resolving the dropout crisis. As a partner in these town halls, PBS NewsHour provided production support to each station and filed several reports from the field for national broadcast. In addition, PBS NewsHour reporters, including Ray Suarez, Gwen Ifill and Hari Sreenivasan, moderated several of the discussions and met with students from local schools. As a result of these American Graduate Teacher Town Halls, teachers confirmed they were equipped with a greater range of strategies for improving graduation outcomes in their schools and changed their beliefs about education reporting with a new perspective about public media's role in building forums and including the teacher's perspective in this important discussion. Read the findings here.
Teacher Wall / Teacher Voices - Through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 50 public media stations built on their partnerships with schools, districts, and community-based organizations to identify and record at least five teacher video interviews in their community. At the end of the project, stations had produced over 1,000 short videos featuring more than 285 teachers. Stations distributed these videos on air, online, at events, and via social media, and are available here. Launched: Winter-Fall 2012
AMERICAN GRADUATE - CROSSING THE STAGE (UNC/PRX): Produced by North Carolina Public Radio, this program talks about what's happening with the drop-out rate in the country. More kids are staying in school but those numbers might be misleading. We'll hear about some of the new thinking – ways to make school more appealing or more meaningful so students want to stay in high school, and we'll get a sobering take on the GED, long thought to be a reasonable alternative to a high school diploma. On-Air Premiere: Sept 2013
Native America Calling: This five-part series dedicates an entire episode of the one-hour call-in program "Native American Calling" to topics related to the dropout crisis in Native communities. Click for full series.
State of the Re:Union, hosted by Al Letson, explores what makes schools across the country work. They tell stories of the game-changing role a good teacher, principal or coach can play in keeping a student in school, and examine education innovators tackling 21st century challenges. Through a storytelling lens, State of the Re:Union paints a portrait of the education system we have now— and the people fighting to change it for the better. State of the RE:Union website
Public Radio Exchange (PRX) is an award-winning public media company with the mission of harnessing technology to bring significant stories to millions of people. The American Graduate playlist from PRX and NCME offers free radio stories, pieces, series and documentaries about the drop out crisis from stations and networks to help spark discussion, debate and and enhance local coverage. The pieces are offered for broadcast and streaming on station sites. Click here to listen to the full American Graduate playlist.
Left Behind, Dropping Out This one-hour American Graduate special, hosted by former NPR correspondent Andrea Seabrook, features a one-on-one interview with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, as well as a look at the dropout crisis through the eyes of the kids themselves in cities such as Chicago, San Diego, Washington, DC, Boston and New Haven, CT. On-Air Premiere: Sept 22, 2012
StoryCorps National Teachers Initiative: StoryCorps NTI celebrates the work of public school teachers across the country. By recording, sharing, and preserving teachers' stories, StoryCorps calls attention to the invaluable contributions teachers have made to this nation, honors those who have embraced the profession as their calling, encourages teaching as a career choice, and helps to unify the country behind its teachers. NTI places special attention on the work of teachers striving to increase the number of students who graduate prepared for college and careers. As part of the effort, StoryCorps has collected more than 500 interviews nationwide. Premiered: Fall 2011-June 2012
NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL): NewsHour employs its unique Student Reporting Labs mentoring model, news curriculum and online collaborative workspace, in partnership with other youth media programs, to forge connections between public broadcasting stations and at-risk student populations. Youth participating in SRL learn how to report, problem-solve, synthesize information and investigate important topics while completing a media literacy/digital media curriculum and using online spaces to share their work and generate an interest in important civic issues. Students focus on creating compelling youth journalism on education topics with an emphasis on the dropout crisis and on student retention strategies and solutions. Launched: Fall 2010 through Summer 2013
PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs: Rapid Response and Digital Badges: Building on the success of their current SRL project, NewsHour is integrating and expanding a "Rapid Response" model to enhance their ability to get timely responses from young people on important national topics, produce monthly Google Hangouts, implement and evaluate a new digital badges system for motivation and assessment, and align digital badges and the SRL story-telling curriculum with Common Core State Standards in Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects. PBS NewsHour reviews all student-produced content for potential inclusion in the national broadcast. Launched Fall 2013-Fall 2015
StoryCorps U: A college-readiness curriculum program, aligned to Common Core English Language Arts standards, which uses StoryCorps content and interviewing techniques to enhance students' speaking and listening skills. StoryCorps U fosters self-awareness, social awareness, and connectedness to school—critical factors for high school graduation and success in college and career. Launched: Fall 2011 - Summer 2014
ROADTRIP NATION (RTN) WHAT'S YOUR ROAD?: RTN is developing three learning resources that will help stations scale RTN content beyond a school setting and will motivate young people to stay on the path to college and career. Using elements of game play design, RTN will produce an interactive tool called "What's Your Road?" that will guide students through RTN's vast interview archive, and will produce 20 new interviews for inclusion in the interview archive and in RTN Season 10. Students will be able to explore their interests, identify possible careers and connect to leaders in fields that align to their passions. RTN will also develop a Pathways Tool that will link students to practical resources to help them prepare for and take the next step on their post-secondary path. The Gates Foundation College Knowledge Challenge is funding a Facebook app for this game. The program will be piloted with WFSU and Florida's Career Academies to help guide students in their career and education search. RTN will also produce new interviews which will become part of Season 10. Launch: Fall 2013
ROADTRIP NATION EXPERIENCE CURRICULUM: Through a combination of an annual PBS series, online content, youth-created media, digital interview archive, an innovative curriculum and live local events, RTN engages youth, especially at-risk students, to gain access and exposure to life pathways and prepare them for college. Launched: 2011
CPBN's Learning Lab's Digital Media Training Program: CPBN's new Digital Media Training Program through its Learning Lab aims to improve the educational, employment and social outcomes for high school youth. CPBN's Digital Media Training Program enables high school students to build professional level skills to prepare them for college and the workforce beyond graduation. Through relevant and engaging experiences, the program helps keep students on track to graduate and provide a pathway for attaining industry certifications. Students learn the basics of journalism and receive training on industry standard software while applying their skills to produce high quality media projects developed under the guidance of career professionals in a real-world setting. This project serves 20-25 students currently enrolled as juniors at Hartford Public Schools' Journalism & Media Academy. US Veterans are participating in a concurrent Learning Lab media training program and helping the students by leading character-building and leadership activities, as well as tutoring students who need support. Launched: Summer 2013-Summer 2014
MISSION U.S.: WNET (New York) has created Mission US, a multimedia initiative to improve the learning of American history by middle and high school students. The project includes 4 free online video games set in different eras of American history. Through game play, students navigate historic settings, develop relationships with key figures, investigate primary documents, witness pivotal events and ultimately decide their fate in the face of history. In addition, the project includes: a website with classroom resources, activities and social networking opportunities for teachers and students; animated shorts on U.S. history to be distributed via broadcast and broadband and video profiles to be used in classrooms; and a partnership with at least one textbook publisher. Launched: Fall 2010


“We’re really proud with it,” the Watercraft Superstore’s John Salvatore told The Watercraft Journal back in March. “We print out over 100,000 copies a year.” The company’s “magalog” or magazine/catalog hybrid has become an annual tradition for both the Watercraft Superstore (WCSS) and its parent company SBT, Inc. (Small Block Technologies, Incorporated). Of course, SBT is widely known for carrying the largest inventory and most complete offering of PWC engine and drive line parts in the industry.
The magalog, which was recently printed and issued to subscribers and available through WCSS, SBT or other distributors, not only includes (almost) all of both companies’ massive product lines, but insightful and informative original feature stories on building your own fishing-equipped PWC, basic trailer maintenance, and of course, a thorough recap of this year’s Skyway Ski Show (with an introduction by The Watercraft Journal’s own Kevin Shaw).
And for those paying attention for the last decade or just to the heart-racing images featured here, SBT is also widely known for hiring former Playboy Playmates to feature front and center in their annual calendar. We thought it a good idea to include some shots from SBT’s annual calendar shoot with Playmate Maggie Mae, who was also Miss August 2014, as well as a video recapping the photoshoot below.
And of course, both SBT and WCSS (together with the online forum PWCToday.com), access the largest community of personal watercraft enthusiasts, dealers, shops and retailers than any other single entity. Now for 2015, the PWC juggernaut is partnering with the industry’s most popular personal watercraft magazine, The Watercraft Journal, pushing their reach from hundreds of thousands to nearly half a million!


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Installating a water softening unit, injecting a rust removal additive and installing a rust removal filter are ways to remove rust from well water. Test your well's water to determine the level and type of contaminants present before taking action.
Water-quality test kits that detect the pH, hardness and iron and manganese content are available at most home improvement stores. The water likely has rust in it if any of those elements test higher than the normal range.
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Shure Europe has initiated a sponsoring program for schools and academies in Germany specializing in audio education. The program, aimed at advancing the quality of audio, broadcast, and multimedia education throughout Germany, provides Shure products and educational support valued at about Euro 400,000 ($360,000 USD) to 17 institutions across the country.
Shure Europe's sponsorship is one of the largest any audio manufacturer has made in audio education in the European market. The decision to make the investment comes at a time when Shure takes over direct distribution in Germany and public funding of educational institutions is diminishing. ''This was an excellent opportunity for us to make a statement to educators, students and competitors about our commitment to audio education and the German market," says Markus Winkler, Managing Director Shure Europe and Shure Distribution GmbH.
The program provides each of the 17 vocational schools with a customized flight case built expressly for training purposes. With over 20 microphones and related accessories inside each case, the package is additionally equipped with a MK2 UHF wireless system, FP33 mixer, a PSM 400 in-ear monitor system and a DFR11EQ digital feedback reducer.
In addition to providing equipment, Shure Europe Application specialists, led by Jens Stellmacher, are in the process of conducting educational seminars at each of these schools. Targeted to reach 1000 students over a three-year period, these seminars will focus on audio fundamentals and hands-on product training. Institutions supported by the program include the Siemens AG Media Academy, School for Broadcast Technology, and Berlin's Center for Communications and Media Technology.


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[PDF / Epub] ✅ Battle Mage (The High King: A Tale of Alus Book 9) ⚣ Donald Wigboldy – E17streets4all.co.uk Sebastian had just escaped from the silver void between portals after being trapped by his nemesis with his companion Ashleen only to be trapped in a different way as the king plans a celebration for Sebastian had just escaped from the silver void between portals after being trapped by his nemesis with his companion Ashleen only to be trapped in a different way as the king plans a celebration for the newly returned legendary figure Gerid Aramathea the high king and immortal imprisoned by the Dark One for generations As the one who led the expedition to find the high king he is celebrated even as the humble battle mage wishes for a little peace and uiet after the long journeyAfter months away from his homeland Sebastian is ready to research the many things he has learned along the way Finding a black smith the mage first begins to learn about metal to try and discover the secret of the ancient weapon used to make his magical Hollow Sword Along with his new assistant and student Ashleen a wilder wizard; the battle mage works to become a sword smith to create swords for his fellow mages while researching the mysterious runes gifted to a handful of his people by the mysterious sea folk Peace and uiet is hard to come by for the battle mage as he is pulled away for parades celebrations in the king’s castle and Ashleen decides that she wants to be than just his friend and student As if these weren’t enough distractions the Dark One’s spies continue to work to cause dissention among Southwall’s cities as his nemesis Palose uses his portal magic to sneak into his former country to cause trouble for the king and his people Sebastian is called on to try and figure out how to stop him with only one lucky cast of the spell behind him How will the battle mage juggle serving his king figuring out the enemy’s magic and fending off the pretty girl who thinks he may be the one at the same time Oh and he has only a few weeks before his girlfriend returns home besides.
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What is the difference between fear and anxiety?
Fear is our natural response to things that are meant to make us afraid – from peering over the ledge of a tall building to making the speech at your best friend’s wedding. Fear is an inevitable physical response. Much like a sneeze, a yawn or a burp.
However, we are only anxious about things we have little or influence over. It can be about a variety of things – the state of our country’s politics, the plight of our football team or aging, sickness or the loss of loved ones.
Given we have no control over things that make us anxious, it is futile. On the flipside, it can exercise a great degree of control over our lives. It can ruin our health, sabotage our careers and render us incapable of leaving the bed.
To be anxious is to pick an addictive riddle that has no solution. When we see this clearly, can we put down the riddle and walk away?

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Pizza doesn’t always require a basil ravioli-infused crust or toppings like duck confit and braised asparagus.
Sometimes you just want regular, old pizza. When that craving hits, try DiPietro’s Market on Cottage Road in South Portland.
The family-run market on Meeting House Hill, open since 1972, serves up inexpensive pizza, plus Italians and other sandwiches. It’s a good place stop on the way home or on the way to a picnic at nearby Willard Beach, or some other shoreline spot.
One selling point for basic pizza is that it’s not as expensive as gourmet pizza. My family and I got a large, 16-inch pepperoni pizza on special for $10.99. It came with a free liter of Coke and was hot when we got it home. While specialty pizza places often ask you if you want thick crust or thin, DiPietro’s crust is neither too thick nor too thin. It’s a nice combination of doughy and crisp, with a little buttery flavor as well. It has classic red sauce, like from an old Italian restaurant, with a well-melted layer of cheese.
It’s easy to pick up, easy to eat and easy on the wallet. In fact, since it was only $10.99 we thought, what else can we get? For another $13 or so, we got a large chicken Parmesan sandwich ($7.99) and a large ham Italian ($4.99). There were four of us eating, and we had leftovers for the next day’s lunch.
The chicken Parmesan sandwich at DiPietro’s is one of my favorites, and I’ve tried many. The chicken is tender with a crisp breading. It comes with a lot of sauce and cheese, melted well, but it’s wrapped in foil so you don’t have to mess up your hands too much.
The Italian was the classic Maine version with ham, American cheese and raw veggies on a soft sub roll, almost the consistency of a hot dog roll. Both the Italian the chicken Parmesan sandwich are large enough for any appetite.
DiPietro’s is a good place to get food for a party or get-together, partly because it also has a beer, wine and liquor selection that’s far larger than one would imagine a neighborhood market to have.
The menu is quite extensive, too. The pizzas range from small to jumbo 20-inchers, with toppings including all the basic food groups: pepperoni, sausage, salami, hamburger, ham, steak, meatballs, bacon, chicken and spicy chicken. But in the odd instance that you don’t want several kinds of meat on your pizza, they also have mushrooms, peppers, onions, garlic, anchovies, black olives, tomatoes, spinach, feta cheese, broccoli and jalapeños.
For dinner, DiPietro’s sells buckets of spaghetti or ziti, plus pasta dinners with meatballs ($5.59) or sausage ($5.89). There are salads, deli sandwiches, lots of different Italians and hot sandwiches. The latter include meatball, Italian sausage, steak and cheese and pastrami and cheese.
And you can also get a quick slice of that good pizza to go, $2.75 for cheese or $3.50 loaded.
WHERE: 385 Cottage Road, South Portland; 799-2839 and on Facebook.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday
WAIT: 10 to 15 minutes
HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE: No, there’s a slight step up at the front door.

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Vector clear() Method in Java
The Java.util.Vector.clear() method is used to remove all the elements from a Vector. Using the clear() method only clears all the element from the vector and does not delete the vector. In other words, we can say that the clear() method is used to only empty an existing vector. Syntax:
Parameters: The method does not take any parameter Return Value: The function does not returns any value. Below programs illustrate the Java.util.Vector.clear() method. Example 1:
Vector: [Welcome, To, Geeks, 4, Geeks] The final Vector:
Vector: [10, 15, 30, 20, 5] The final Vector:
Time complexity: O(n). // n is the size of the vector.
Auxiliary Space: O(n).
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How do clouds and rainfall change over time? The answers are important to understanding the world’s climate. New instruments are now available to help observe cloud and rainfall processes. State-of-the-art scanning dual-polarized X- and C-band weather radars were installed at Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility sites. These instruments will improve observation of cloud and precipitation evolution, dynamic and microphysical processes, and rainfall amount, producing data that ultimately will help evaluate high-resolution climate model simulations.
Improved numerical modeling of the Earth’s water cycle, including rainfall, is of fundamental importance to societal and many energy-related processes. Observations from these new capabilities will provide confidence in ARM radar rainfall estimates for evaluating high-resolution climate modeling simulations.
High-quality rainfall accumulation maps are important variables used to provide initial conditions for numerical model simulations and to evaluate the ability of models to capture the lifecycle of convective cloud systems. In this study, a team of scientists developed an initial set of rainfall products, including rainfall accumulation maps, from the new ARM radar systems. Researchers evaluated these products using intensive field observations at the ARM Southern Great Plains site during a joint field campaign sponsored by DOE and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. These observations allowed the scientists to quantify the uncertainty of the radar-derived data products. Results of these investigations provide confidence in ARM radar rainfall estimates when similar systems are deployed to remote global locations.
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mario party more like if you steal one more of my stars i’ll fucking murder you
Do you ever go to your fridge because you’re hungry, but once you open it you just stare inside and want none of it? You open your pantry but still nothing appeals to you. Maybe someone even comes and suggests something, and even though you don’t know what you want, you still know that everything they said isn’t right. So you just stand around confused and hungry for no reason.
That’s what it’s like to be an asexual with a sex drive.
Do you think that when Steve Rogers sneezes, one of the Avengers goes up to him and whispers, “God Bless America”
Then Steve fucking looks at them like this
I heard about all this later. I was not involved in the writing or discussion. 2/3 I was not asking how can I brush off other’s criticism or something. I was asking if you’d learnt anything from your years of experience on something that I’ve never really thought about it until recently. I even said you probably can’t clear the issue up. But I though it best to ask, people open up to you, you might’ve heard personal opinions from people who’ve felt this about their own culture. I haven’t.
3/3 I CAN’T ask people from the culture in question because I only know one and we’re not very close. You encourage asking and listening so I asked the only other person I have access to who might have awareness of this. Because it’s an important issue, when everyone’s sending different messages and the only way not to hurt anyone is to not write about it all (even though it is their own culture) there’s no good options. I wasn’t asking if it’s ok to hurt someone, just looking for your thoughts.
Okay, so why are you asking a stranger to weigh in on a situation you weren’t involved in, with no specifics, on a theoretical basis?
Those people have voices, which they used to have a discussion about something that affected them.
Where do you or I even come into it?
You’re right, I’ve witnessed many conversations between people who share a culture, on representation, or disagreements about it, and often these conversations are never resolved in a way where everyone is satisfied. Sometimes people get angry or upset, and that’s understandable.
The people affected are obviously talking about it already. They have their own voices. They are able to do that without me or you throwing around our opinions on what is obviously an ongoing discussion among the people affected.
^ That is my answer, which I gave in the original Q&A, and in my response to you. If you can’t handle the basic idea that your (or my) commentary isn’t necessary here (as you say above, I advise LISTENING which is different and separate from TALKING), then I do not know what else to tell you.
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Of course France doesn’t exist. I would know, I live there.


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In need of some assistance. Will be spending only 3 nights in the Smoky Mountains as part of a 5 week road trip in Oct - Nov. Heading there from Nashville then heading towards Charleston. What would be really nice would be to stay in a cabin out of town then spend the days sightseeing. Was planning to stay somewhere near Asheville, but looking for advice. Understand from other topics that the Tennessee side of the mountains will be very busy at this time of year. Any recommendations on where we should base ourselves would be greatly appreciated. Also what are must see spots. As we are travelling half way round the world this may be our first and last visit.
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With Chris Sligh heading home to South Carolina, here's how I see the top and bottom singers among the remaining contestants heading into Tony Bennett week.
Top two (not even close anymore): Melinda Doolittle and Jordin Sparks.
Bottom two: Haley Scarnato and Sanjaya Malakar. (Watch Steve and Troy dig into Wednesday night's results
But don't be surprised if Haley gives one of the best performances next week (a Bennett show is suited perfectly for her) and Sanjaya reminds us that he actually has a decent voice. I think Phil Stacey has to pick a perfect song to stay in the race.


The National Association of proprietors and private schools, Lagos State chapter said students in terminal classes will resume back to their schools on August 3. The President of NAPPS, Lagos State chapter; Mr Amusa Olawale said the last meeting the south-west governors did with the commissioners of education shows that they are still working on how WASSCE will be held in September. Without the examination being done in September, it will seriously affect the next session. He said there was plan to ensure the
Gradually, the endSARS protest is getting out of hands. The protest has almost become a threat to everyone. It doesn't seem to end anytime soon. For the safety of the pupils and students, NAPPS announced on Sunday October 18, that all private schools shall remain closed today Monday 19th October, 2020 as a result of the ongoing Nationwide EndSARS Protest. Meanwhile, The National Examination Council NECO has earlier announced the postponement of the Computer Science Practical scheduled to be written on Monday.
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) have in its reaction to the announcement of the Federal Government giving the green light for schools to reopen for exit classes, commended the decision taken by the federal Government. NAPPS is the apex association of private school owners in Nigeria.The association which was founded in 2005 has the aim of promoting the welfare and interaction of proprietors of private schools in ensuring the delivery of quality educational services in the country.
Meeting held on Thursday in Ikeja with some stakeholders in the sector by officials of the Lagos state ministry of Education suggested to reopen schools. The state governors in the South- West geo political zone to reopen schools on August 4 this year, only primary and secondary schools in Lagos state. Meanwhile according to their decision only learners in primary six, Junior secondary school three, and senior secondary school three are to fully resume schools. The Lagos state ministry of Education stated that
Please do me a favour by hitting the 'follow' option and the 'like' option. Thanks. Malam Adamu Adamu 's declaration on Wednesday led to the school's resumption plans. It was announced earlier that only the last year classes will resume because their exam can not be skipped. However, the federal government said no WAEC Tests will occur in the immediate future. The good news, however, is that Otunba Yomi Otubela, president of the National Association of Private School Proprietors (NAPPS) called on the Federal
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Lagos State, have announced the resumption of terminal senior secondary school pupils, saying that plan have been made, to ensure conduct of the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE), in September according to PUNCH. NAPPS president, Lagos state chapter, Mr Amusa Olawale, made the above statement while addressing newsmen on Friday. Lagos state government recently announced reopening of schools, in accordance with the
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It was gathered that Lagos State Ministry of Education, NAPPS, had a meeting with the Director General, Quality Assurance, and a compromise had been reached that Private schools shall be resuming on August 3. It was also reported that clearance has been given for reopening of schools but if any school fails to take the requirements serious may be hindered to reopen. Read more Despite the the fact that some people frowned at Oyo State Ministry of Education's decision in cancelling the third term for the 2019/2020
A news posted on 23th of September 2020, on the Ministry of Education Enugu Facebook platform, shows the agreements held by the Enugu State Educational sector stakeholders’ (NAPPS) and the tactful approval of His Excellency the Governor for the phased re-opening of schools in Enugu State, moreover the Hon. Commissioner of Education in Enugu wishes to inform the general public that all Primary and Secondary schools in the state are to re-open for third term academic activities on Monday 28th September, 2020.
A courtesy visit that was organised by the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) and Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria to the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu respectively, has turned out to be a mere clash between the two associations. When the Ministry officials told the two associations that they will be attained to at the Ministry of Education conference room at the same time because the two associations are but one, they were startled. The commotion started
Hoodlums set police station on fire Earlier on Tuesday, policemen attached to Orile police Station, Lagos State Police Command, ran for dear lives when armed street urchins and cult gang members set the police station on fire. Most of the Policemen were said to have hastily changed their uniforms to plain cloths before joining the crowd who had converged along the Mile 2-Orile expressway. Some said the protest, which was peaceful, turned violent following the killing of a young man by a Policeman attached to
The owners of private schools which are under the national association of proprietors of private schools (NAPPS) have told the federal government of Nigeria to keep schools open. They highlighted that the consequences of closing down schools are more dangerous than the effects of the covid-19 pandemic the federal government is trying to fight. The association cried that that 30 percent of their members went broke and bankrupt last year due to school closure which resorted to many to sell their schools to sustain
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools NAPPS, Nasarawa state chapter has established a Multipurpose Cooperative Society to among other things help it's registered members navigate through the tough period of Covid-19 induced lockdown. In a phone interview with this blogger, the state chapter president of the school owners association who doubles as the chairman of the Cooperative Society said the Cooperative Society was earlier established in 2017 to help its members access cheaper loans
Federal government is planning to reopen schools after July 29th 2020, When schools would have met the resumption guidelines. The federal government has previously postpone schools resumption as a result of the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria. Groups like National Association of Proprietors of Private School in Nigeria(NAPPS), National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria(NAPTAN) and other Stakeholders support the federal government in the reopening of schools in the planned date in 2020
The owners of private schools under the administration of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) have made their decision that are not ready and will not allow their facilities to be converted to isolation centres. This is coming as the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 announced on Thursday that the Federal Government would require hotels and school dormitories as quarantine and isolation centres because bed spaces are no longer available. Dr Osagie Ehanire, who is the Minister
Private school owners have cried out after parents of students started requesting for a refund of the WAEC fees they paid for their children. According to reports gathered, it seems like this action is coming after the federal government orders that all students of the 104 unity schools nationwide would not be participating in the upcoming WASSCE scheduled to take place between August 4th and September 5th. This disclosure was however made by the president of the national association of proprietors of Private
On the news this morning,the federal government through the federal ministry of education and the minister (Mr. Adamu Adamu) has made this known through the media after the total shutdown of schools for more than 6 months. The federal governments meeting with the educational agencies; NAPPS, NUC,ASUU and stakeholders, has been made and schools are informed to resume operation by 12 October. Federal Universities, colleges of education and polytechnics are informed to resume on the scheduled date while state Universities
Continuously, the endSARS fight is escaping hands. The dissent has nearly become a danger to everybody. It doesn't appear to end at any point in the near future. For the security of the understudies and understudies, NAPPS declared on Sunday October 18, that all non-public schools will stay shut today Monday nineteenth October, 2020 because of the continuous Nationwide EndSARS Protest. Then, The National Examination Council NECO has prior reported the delay of the Computer Science Practical booked to be
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools(NAPPS) in Lagos State has now said that Senior Secondary Schools will resume in August 3. The President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) in Lagos State Chapter disclosed this at the media briefing on Friday. According to the President of NAPPS in Lagos ,there has been a plan to ensure that the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination is conducted in September. Also during the meetings of the South-West


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Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery is closed until further notice. Check out our Blog for art activities and up to date news! All programs/events/tours have been cancelled up to and including June 30. We are currently working on protocols to potentially re-open in July. Details to come soon.
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Keeping the Creativity at Home with MAGnificent Saturdays - March 28, 2020
We know our MAG families are missing out on their Saturday art-making with us so we wanted to bring you the activity that was scheduled for today for you to do in your homes!
Josef Albers- was an American- German artist best known for his iconic colour square paintings the Homage to the Square series. Using solid squares of coloured paper, we will create a 'self portrait'. You will then get to layer some paper to allow this portrait to be 3-D!
Self Portrait- refers to a painting that depicts the artist that produced it. Selfportraiture is its own distinct genre of art, like that of the landscape or the still life.
Collage- from the French verb coller, meaning ‘to glue’. Collage can refer to both the actual procedure of cutting and pasting, as well as the final artistic process.
What You Need: different colours of scrap book paper and/or construction paper, glue stick, scissors.
Step 1: Cut a piece of colourful paper to be 12x12”. This will be the background for your self-portrait.
Step 2: Pick out different coloured paper for your clothes. Arrange your clothes on background so as to see how your selfportrait is looking. *Remember to cut the pieces in squares and rectangles!
Step 3: Find skin coloured paper and cut out a piece for your head. Cut out ears if you normally see them. Cut out white for your eyes, then your iris colour and some black for the pupils. * Have fun and give your self a nose (or not), lips, earrings, eyebrows, etc.
Step 4: Pick out paper to match your hair colour and give yourself a rectangular hairstyle! Do you normally wear ponytails or style your hair in spikes? Try to give your portrait that hair.
Step 5: Now glue all the pieces down and step back to see your masterpiece!


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Officer earns state honor for teaching students dangers of drugs, alcohol
Sandra Joachim makes a difference through efforts as DARE speaker
Published 5:30 am, Thursday, August 26, 2004
Sandra Joachim, 38, a Jersey Village police officer, was riding her bike during off-duty hours when she came upon a sign that made her smile.
The message, posted outside Bang Elementary School, congratulated Joachim for being named Texas Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program Officer of the Year.
"Bang and Post elementary schools both put up signs," Joachim said. "It was a huge honor."
As the Jersey Village DARE program officer, she spends many hours at Cy-Fair school district campuses working with students.
When Jersey Village Police Chief Charles Wedemeyer arrived for his first day at the city, the first person he saw was Joachim leading a group of Girl Scouts on a tour of the station. As he saw the girls responding to the police officer, he realized she had a special talent for talking to children, he said.
"She really has a unique command of the things that children are able to identify with," Wedemeyer said. "She has a lot of empathy for the kids and has done a lot of good. She's dedicated and a really outstanding police officer. She goes that extra mile every day."
Janet Rancatore, a fifth-grade teacher at Post Elementary, said Joachim teaches fifth-graders one hour a week for 11 weeks.
"It's amazing the attitude she has and the control of the classroom," Rancatore said. "She is awesome. She makes herself totally accessible to the kids. She is truly unbelievable. She has lunch with the kids, pops in to see us, and when she does, she is bombarded with hugs and kisses from the kids."
In addition to the state award, Joachim was honored by the Houston Northwest and Cy-Fair Houston chambers of commerce.
The Houston Northwest Chamber noted her "outstanding commitment to the Northwest community," and the Cy-Fair Houston chamber lauded her "for exemplary service to the community."
These honors stem from Joachim's efforts in educating and counseling students about illegal drug use, gang resistance, methods for self-defense in threatening situations and gun safety — just to name a few of the programs in which she is involved.
The self-defense program, Rape Aggression Defense, gives children assertive ways to respond when they are accosted by strangers.
"We fail our children by not explaining how to respond," she said. "The goal of RAD is escape."
Another program she uses is the Stop Alcohol Violations Early.
Joachim said in many homes, alcohol is available to children, and can be the beginning of habitual use and can lead to illegal drug abuse.
"That's where it usually starts," she said. "It starts with alcohol."
Joachim's influence on the students doesn't stop in the classroom. It's not unusual for her to be contacted when students in her classes have a problem — or when they have overcome their problems.
She said a former student called her when he was home on leave from serving in the U.S. Army. He told her that because of what he learned from her, he had changed his life for the better.
She said because she is willing to share personal experiences, her instruction is enhanced.
"I tell them I grew up in a poor family," she said. "I did not want to live that way. I chose to go to college. You can see a little bit of hope in their eyes."
Joachim began her law enforcement career in 1987 in Brenham where she was a patrol officer. After four years in Brenham, she joined the Jersey Village police force in 1991.
She has served as an undercover narcotics officer and worked as a patrol officer on many different shifts.
The assignment in 1997 to the DARE program came along at the right time.
"I was burned out," she said. "I thought there has to be another way than putting people in jail."
Joachim's added other programs, including the one that teaches students about gangs, Gang Resistance Education and Training.
"We focus on family — on how a family is so important and how you are a unique person," she said.
Despite her long hours and devotion to the programs, Joachim said the work brings a feeling of satisfaction — such as seeing her name on the school marquee.
But perhaps the greatest reward she received was when her daughter was assigned to write a school essay.
Brittney wrote: "DARE is not a class for me. It's a life for me. I want to be a role model to people like my mom is to people."

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A queues formed even before the players began their shift and the restaurant was packed for the duration of the event.
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Catskill Chill is held at an arts and theatre summer camp in the Catskills, I went there for three weeks as a kid to study music and it opened up a whole new world to me, I was surrounded by the most talented, driven kids while simultaneously being exposed to debauchery, the likes of which I had never seen. It was the first time I ever saw weed, played electric guitar or kissed a girl. What a great place to hold a festival, the camp has a built in stage for its own rock shows and an ample amount of facilities and cabin.
The first day brought in Marco Benevento an area resident who played his originals “Greenpoint” and covered instrumental versions of “Benny and the Jetts” by Elton John and “Doorbell” by the White Stripes. Lettuce played shortly after and their set included “Sam Huff Outta Here” > “New Deitch Go Go,” ”Do Your Thing,” “Phyllis Ziggawatt,“ “Break Out,” “Lettsanity,” and “Blast Off.”
Upstate New Yorkers have always been fanatic about the Grateful Dead and this festival had plenty of covers, my favorites were at the acoustic stage aptly named Acoustic Junction. Cabinet played an entire set devoted to the Dead which included “Brown Eyed Women,” “New Speedway Boogie,” “Mama Tried,” “Cumberland Blues,” “Minglewood Blues,” “Black Peter,” “I Know You Rider,” “After Midnight > Loose Lucy,” “Scarlet Begonias” > “Fire on the Mountain” and “Easy Wind.”
Something special about the jam scene is it’s synthesis of virtuosic musicians who play alongside those who mainly specialize in improvisation and stage presence. Shady Grove acoustic sessions set the precedent for this. The Yonder Mountain String Band played classic Americana including “Troublin Mind” in the peoples key of G, and Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” in the non-banjo friendly key of C#m. The addition of Jake Joliff on the Mandolin could not have been a better fit after his band Joy Kills Sorrow broke up and believe he is one of the top mandolin players alive. Allie Kral also added her signature danceable fiddle playing and golden tinged vocals to the set.
Sunday started with Roots of Creation and more Dead covers, soundchecking “Black Peter” and working a “China Cat Sunflower” tease into their set as well as a complete “Sugaree.” Next I caught Magner and Hamilton Acoustic Again featuring Aron Magner of Disco Biscuits and Tom Hamilton of Brothers Past—two musicians with a repertoire and virtuosity that reaches beyond “jamtronica.” They formed a tight acoustic duo, seamlessly covering “The Night they Drove Old Dixy Down” by The Band, “Roll Away the Dew” and the more complex Dead cover “Help is on the Way” > “Slipknot.”
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Event: Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma made an appearance on the sets of reality show 'India's Got Talent' to promote their film JAB TAK HAI JAAN. Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Kirron Kher and Malaika Arora Khan were also present.
Bollywood celebs Amitabh Bachchan, Varun Dhawan, Disha Patani, Iulia Vantur, Tara Sharma, Manish Paul, Sonali Bendre, Suzzanne Khan, Priya Bapat, Terrence Lewis, Himesh Reshammiya among others sizzled...
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17 Kenyan comedians, 10 Kenyan celebrities in the hot seat, one stage and a series of brutal and hilarious roasts. Welcome to Roast House, a one-of-a-kind comedy show in Kenya, premiering on Showmax on 14 July 2022.
Roast House celebrates different public figures in Kenya through jokes and “take downs” performed by the group of comedians from Standup Collective.
The show comprises 10 episodes of 24 minutes each, where the comedians throw out good-natured jokes on different topics, themes and situations at the expense of the public figure or celebrity in the hot seat. From activist Boniface Mwangi to singer-actress Sainapei Tande, to politician, media personality and comedian Jalang’o, to Soul Generation artists Nviiri the Storyteller and Bensoul, to rapper Prezzo and hip hop group P-Unit, no one is safe here. The live recording was done at Number 7 Club at Koinange Street, Nairobi.
Roast House is co-produced by Eugene Mbugua’s D&R Studios and Stand-Up Collective’s team of comedians.
Speaking about how the idea for Roast House came about, Doug Mutai, who is also the co-founder of Standup Collective said, “Eugene would attend our comedy shows, usually with his celebrity friends and we’d end up interrogating them in a crowd work format.
Eventually we agreed to do a regular pro-amateur show on Tuesday nights at Number 7 called Laugh Attack Tuesdays. Eugene suggested we launch with a roast of Bien (Sauti Sol) and Rimbui. This would coincide with the debut of their Baldman project launch.
The roast went really well. In fact, the audience thought we didn’t roast them enough. Another discussion in January led to the idea for us to package the roast properly.”
Doug is among the team of comedians who will be taking the stage to roast celebrities in Roast House. Others include Ty Ngachira, host of NTV’s primetime show Too Much Information with Ty Ngachira, Amandeep Jagde, Justine Wanda, Ruth Nyambura, George Waweru, David Macharia, Maina Murumba, John Ribia, Eric Lu Savali, Bashir Yusuf, Emmanuel Kisiangani, Maina Munene, Stan Saleh, Jack Nanjero, Davy Kimanzi and Darren Collins.
Were they intimidated to take on some of Kenya’s biggest celebrities? “I wouldn’t say intimidated as we do a version of this regularly but there were definitely some initial concerns about how they (celebrities) would take it. But once we figured out they were mostly here to have fun, it became a walk in the park,” Doug said.
While Standup Collective has existed since 2018,, this is the first time the group is getting a chance to be on a bigger platform like Showmax, which will also launch The Comedy Central Roast of Khanyi Mbau Brought to you by Showmax in August 2022.
“Being able to get Standup Collective on a major platform like Showmax honestly feels like home. It’s been a long time coming and we feel this is just the start of an even bigger impact,” Doug said. “What’s even more exciting is our work now reaching Showmax subscribers across Africa. This aligns with our goal to showcase our work to the rest of the continent.”
D&R is also the production company behind the recently launched Showmax reality series Kyallo Kulture; the docu-reality series and Showmax audience favourites like the 2021 Kalasha nominee Sol Family and the 2021 Kalasha nominee and 2022 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice (AMVCA) nominee This Love; 2018 Kalasha nominee Stori Yangu and 2019 Kalasha winner Our Perfect Wedding.
Standup Collective is an off-shoot of Saturday Night Comedy – Nairobi. It was launched in 2018 as the incubators of English language and experimental comedy in Kenya and beyond.


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Martin Luther King Jr. once described racism as "the boil on the body politic" that needed to be lanced to let the pus out.
A museum in Big Rapids, Mich., hopes to poke holes in that boil by displaying historical and contemporary items that promote racial caricatures and racial discrimination.
"We are using examples of intolerance to teach tolerance," said Dr. John Thorp, a cultural anthropologist at the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia. "We have a room full of items meant to defame and demean black people. Some are funny, some are ugly, some are deadly."
The Jim Crow Museum, on the campus of Ferris State University, was founded by Dr. David Pilgrim, a professor of sociology who donated a 4,000-piece collection of racist artifacts to start the museum. About 1,500 people visit the museum each year.
Pilgrim grew up in Alabama and attended segregated schools, according to the museum's Web site. When he was a boy, he saw a small "mammy" figure for sale. He bought the doll and then destroyed it in front of the man who sold it to him.
For years, Pilgrim continued to purchase and dispose of racially insulting items. He eventually realized the objects were historically significant and began collecting them.
Most of the artifacts in the museum are household items -- sheet music, ashtrays, children's books, notepads, fishing lures, salt and pepper shakers, postcards, dolls and matchbooks. Each item portrays black Americans in a stereotypical, degrading fashion. For example, a framed picture of three babies sitting in marsh grass on a sand bar carries the caption, "Alligator Bait."
Thorp said the museum explores how the items function to influence and maintain the white power structure in American society.
Surprisingly, he said, racist items have become popular collectibles in the past few years. Most in demand are "happy slave images" or contemporary gangsta, rap or prostitute depictions.
"There are new stereotypes being produced, and there's new ways of using the old stereotypes," he said. "This isn't a thing of the past. People are constantly creating these images, and we found there's a market for this kind of thing."
Thorp said some faculty at Ferris State University had reservations about opening a Jim Crow museum on the campus, possibly because its purpose would be misunderstood and reflect badly on the school.
"Once the museum was in place and they could experience it, those reservations went away," he said. "The images force a person to take a stand for or against the equality of all human beings."
Still, the museum can't help but be controversial.
"We have had e-mails from people who attack the museum because they don't understand it," he said.
Thorp said white supremacy groups like the Aryan Nation and the Ku Klux Klan dismiss the museum, "but they don't mind that the images are out there, and they use the images to support their cause."
"At the beginning of the 19th century, these images were consciously promoted to defend slavery," he said in a statement on the museum's Web site. "During the later part of the 19th and into the 20th centuries, they served to justify the ongoing oppression of African Americans.
"Their continuing reproduction underscores the bigotry and prejudice that must be overcome if we are going to become a truly multicultural democracy."
Jan Biles can be reached at (785) 295-1292 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., hopes to promote racial tolerance by helping people understand historical and contemporary expressions of intolerance.
For more information about the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, call (231) 591-5873; e-mail email@example.com; or go to the Web site, www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/.

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By Kamadi Amata.
Sirisia MP John Waluke will serve a 67-year prison sentence after the High Court dismissed his appeal, ruling that the prosecution proved its case against him.
According to High Court Judge Esther Maina, the charges were proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and the sentencing is not excessive because it is within the law.
The MP is in his third term after being re-elected in the August General Election.
Waluke was contesting under a Jubilee Party ticket and got 16,461 votes, followed by Nasiuma Wafula (8,811) and Moses Nandalwe of ODM (3,521).
Justice Esther Maina said the charges against Waluke and Grace Wakhungu before trial Magistrate Elizabeth Juma were proved beyond reasonable doubt.
“The sentences were not excessive. They are within the law. Conviction and sentences affirmed,” the judge said.
Maina said Waluke and Wakhungu will have to pay the fines or serve the sentences. Wakhungu was sentenced to 69 years in prison.
The two are however, allowed to appeal the sentence within 14 days.


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