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Monday, December 09, 2013
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Fwd: youth cycling sponsorship opportunity
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Fwd: SuperBall Exhibit
From: "tom underiner" <pixel.river@gmail.com>
Date: Dec 9, 2013 8:54 AM
Subject: SuperBall Exhibit
To: "Mark Rauterkus" <mark.rauterkus@gmail.com>
Cc:
Date: Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 11:33 AM
Subject: "Super€Ball" Exhibition
To: hsimonds@earthlink.net
I want thank all of you who braved the weather to come out in support of my show on Friday evening. I was thrilled to see such a turnout and hope everyone enjoyed themselves.
For those of you who were unable to make it, here are a few photos of the installation to whet your appetite to come down and see it for yourselves.
There are extended hours today until 4pm and visits can be arranged throughout the week with Mia at 412-370-6916. I will be returning next week for regular hours Friday 11-7,Saturday 11-7 and Sunday 9-3. I am planning an artist's talk, so look for another update shortly.
All the work is for sale, so you can pick up a last minute gift while you are here.
Some of you mentioned that it was a little hard to find, so I have posted a visual guide on my facebook page from the vantage point of the East End Food Co-op front door. Also, Check out the link to the new Merchandise page.
The address again is 201 N. Braddock Ave at Meade St. (across from the Co-op in Point Breeze).
I could use all the help I can get to spread the word, so please tell your friends and neighbors to come down.
Thanks again,
Sincerely,
Henry J. Simonds
Co-Founder and Chief Sphaeralogist
The International Sphaeralogical Society
Visual Guide: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.556980807719707.1073741828.232214063529718&type=1
New Merchadise: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.557411394343315.1073741829.232214063529718&type=1
From: Henry Simonds <hsimonds@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 2:22 PM
Subject: "Super•Ball" Exhibition
To: hsimonds@earthlink.net
Sunday, December 08, 2013
Fwd: What Water Polo Teaches
From: "USA Water Polo" <newsletters@cbs.com>
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CBSSports.com College Network - 2035 Corte del Nogal, Suite 250 - Carlsbad, CA 92011
Saturday, December 07, 2013
This is what double-talk looks like. Or, it is a lesson on how NOT to compete, kids of PPS
Today there are about 150 kids from all over the Northeast including prep schools such as Andover who will assemble to practice water polo at Pitt. They will show up, train 8 hours in the pool over 2 days, be coached, stay out of trouble, grow as friends for life, problem solve, and model excellent TEAMWORK and PROCESSES replicated around the world with Olympic Development Program Athletes. One kid from the city will be in their company, BTW. Meanwhile, no kid from Homewood nor East Liberty nor Bloomfield can swim a Saturday practice at Westinghouse. Funny thing, some will show up anyway. I bet they all don't get the message that their school district has already canceled their life opportunities for them so as to make it impossible for them to compete with the rest of the world. PS... The roads are not bad at all. ... What about "Showing UP" and attendance?, If you are nor too busy being LAZY for other people come by Trees Swim Pool , Linda Lane, any time today or Sunday, yep even Sunday to witness what you are robbing PPS kids from doing.
Mark Rauterkus Mark.Rauterkus@gmail.com
PPS Summer Dreamers' Swim and Water Polo Camp Head Coach
Pittsburgh Combined Water Polo Team
http://Rauterkus.blogspot.com
http://FixPA.wikia.com
http://CLOH.wikia.com
412 298 3432 = cell
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Question about Eligibility with transfer students
A reply came right away:
By current PIAA rule if a school discontinues a program for financial reasons the student is eligible if he / she transfers. There are a number of kids going from Sto-Rox to Montour for softball because Sto Rox discontinued softball and by rule are eligible.
Mike Gavlik
Let the games begin. There, they said it. The crazy talk train just left the station.
Pittsburgh schools chief pushes cuts, revisions
December 4, 2013 11:53 PM
By Eleanor Chute / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
While the city has lost nearly a third of its school-age population since 2000 and the school district faces bankruptcy in 2016 unless it changes course, Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Linda Lane believes doom-and-gloom isn't a great motivator.
Her recommendations to address financial and academic challenges -- made Wednesday at Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 in a state-of-the-district address -- highlighted both cost-cutting and new initiatives.
The cost-cutting includes closing, consolidating or reconfiguring five to 10 schools in fall 2015 as well as decreases in transportation, larger class sizes in 6-12 and 9-12 schools, reduced custodial services, return of some special education students from regional classrooms to feeder schools, and other reductions.
The new initiatives include turning an existing elementary school into an arts magnet, universal preschool for 4-year-olds, early literacy strategy, middle school blended learning pilots, early college high school, and expansion of an Advanced Placement training and incentive program.
The proposed changes, many of which require board approval, are part of a report called "Whole Child, Whole Community: Building a Bridge to the Pittsburgh Promise," which is a reference to the Promise postsecondary scholarship program.
The report is available on the district's website at www.pps.k12.pa.us/wholechild.
Using grants from the Fund for Excellence and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the district is paying $2.4 million for envisioning help from consultants FSG and Bellwether Education Partners.
Wednesday's upbeat presentation to school and community leaders included music from CAPA students and a video of a wide array of community leaders expressing support for the city schools.
The plan calls for the district to work with "cross-sector community partners" to "determine a common agenda for a multi-year, branded collective impact effort" by July 2014.
Ms. Lane emphasized the report is a first step, with more board and community discussion to follow.
The report suggests cuts that could yield savings of $17 million to $44 million a year by 2016, depending on which options the board chooses.
The new initiatives combined could have a one-time cost of $3.8 million to $8.7 million and annual recurring costs of $4 million to $9.9 million.
Some of the choices will spark lively discussion, including the $3 million to $5 million a year that could be saved on school closings, consolidations and reconfigurations.
Only Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5 on the Bloomfield-Lawrenceville border -- which, at 110 students, has the smallest enrollment in the district -- has been proposed for closing next fall. The board is expected to vote on that in March.
No other schools have been named. A process of community and board discussion is expected to begin in March or mid-August and be completed by November.
The district's enrollment has been declining and reached 24,525 in K-12 this fall. The city's population ages 4-17 was 37,000 in 2010, compared to 52,000 in 2000.
After the presentation, Ms. Lane said she recognizes the pain school closings cause but "it's going to take so much from every single section of this district" to solve the problem of a deficit that is expected to grow to $49.6 million in 2016. The 2013 budget is $522 million.
"We're going to have to do some other things that are going to be highly unpopular," she said.
Now some of those choices have price tags, such as these:
* About $3 million could be saved if custodians cleaned classrooms every other day instead of daily, with another $4 million possible if desks, showers and locker rooms were disinfected once a week.
* About $1 million could be saved if all high school students except those at Brashear took Port Authority buses. Another $2 million to $2.5 million could be saved if middle-level school schedules were changed so the same bus could do three runs: elementary, middle and high school.
* About $600,000 a year could be saved by eliminating intramural sports; middle school volleyball, swimming and wrestling; and high school golf, swimming and tennis. Another $400,000 in athletics could be saved by shaving the budget for uniforms, transportation and other purchased services.
* About $600,000 a year could be saved by closing 13 vacant positions in school safety and another $500,000 if 10 additional security positions are eliminated.
The proposal calls for reducing the number of full-time equivalent employees in central office by 10 to 12 percent -- which would be about 15 to 20 of the current 164 employees -- to save $2 million annually. An additional cut of 8 to 10 percent in central office would save another $1 million.
It is likely some of the other proposals would have the ultimate effect of reducing staff, including teachers.
Fewer teachers are needed if there are fewer periods in high schools, class sizes grow in 6-12 and 9-12 schools and some elementary at the elementary level teach two grade levels together.
Education writer Eleanor Chute: echute@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1955. First Published December 4, 2013 9:45 AM
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2013/12/04/Pittsburgh-Public-Schools-plan-includes-central-office-cuts-school-closings/stories/201312040136#ixzz2maxF3KFA
Mark RauterkusLess than a minute ago
Oh my God....
* About $600,000 a year could be saved by eliminating intramural sports; middle school volleyball, swimming and wrestling; and high school golf, swimming and tennis. Another $400,000 in athletics could be saved by shaving the budget for uniforms, transportation and other purchased services.
Before I was so baffled by their cluelessness. Now I am speechless, ...... for a few hours.
Hold onto your hats, as I am tossing mine into the ring.
Knock, knock.... Mr. Peduto. Mr. Acklin. Call me, urgently.
Folks, if you see either of them before I do, please tell them to call me right away.
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
PR memo to swimmers at PPS Elementary Swim Meet
Swimmers, Parents, Guardians, Coaches
Monday, December 02, 2013
Two week update with the Swim Team at PPS Obama Academy
Monday, November 25, 2013
Candidate History
Pittsburgh voters have seen Mark Rauterkus, candidate, six times.
* 2001, mayor
* 2005, state senate
* 2006, city council
* 2006, state senate withdrawal
* 2007, city controller and city council
First race, spring 2001, Republican primary, candidate for mayor, City of Pittsburgh
* Announced in August, 2000, party would not be D.
* Invited to R's County Committee in September 2000.
* Moved to R party registration later.
* Recruited opposition candidates for a contested primary.
* Consulted with high school student, Josh Pollock, D, who then became a candidate for mayor on January 1, 2001.
* County Executive, Jim Roddey, R, city resident, declined to sign nomination petition.
* Leader by a significant margin throughout a five-day WTAE TV poll, topping Murphy (incumbent mayor), O'Connor (city council president) and Carmine (R opponent). WTAE's news director removed the poll and never reported upon it.
* Rauterkus.com web page had highest single-day unique-page-views exceed 10,000.
* In May, 2001, primary for mayor, Tom Murphy, D, (incumbent) beat Bob O'Connor, D, by 699 votes. A 270 vote arithmetic and tabulation error unfolded on election night in a race of 32k vs. 31k.
* In the R primary, Carmine had 2,227 votes. Rauterkus had 1,950 votes with 98% counted. With 100% of the vote counted, the Rauterkus total became 1,597.
* Became the webmaster for Carmine2001.com.
* After the tragic events of 9-11-01, candidate Carmine turned his campaign to silence.
* Tom Murphy won the 2001 general election with 74%. That win would be his last campaign.
* In 2003, the mayor closed every city recreation center and swim pool in the city.
* In 2004, “Save Our Summer” efforts got some city pools to re-open.
* In 2001, the total percent of Non D and Non R voters in the city election was 2.6 percent. In 2005 the total percent of Non D and Non R voters was 5.7 percent.
Second race, May 17, 2005, special election (on the same day as the D and R primary) for PA senate, district 42, to fill the seat held formerly by Jack Wagner, D.
* Results: Mark Rauterkus got 2,542 votes, 7 percent, in a 3 way race that included Wayne Fontana, D, recently of county council, and Michael Diven, a D turned R, then in the PA house and formerly of city council.
Third race, March 14, 2006, special election for Pittsburgh city council, district 3, to fill a seat held by Gene Ricciardi, D.
* Shaped many of the issues on the campaign trails including talk of the RFP for the city owned ice rink in a city park.
* Working with a majority of the candidates in the crowded field, helped to sway the outcome away from one and toward the eventual winner, Jeff Koch, D.
* Results: Mark Rauterkus, Libertarian, 61 votes of 3,349, finished 7th out of 9. The R party candidate had 185 votes.
Fourth race, jumping off of the ballot for PA senate in August 2006.
* Helped lead a regional PA Clean Sweep ticket in the wake of citizen outrage concerning an illegal pay raise by members of the PA house and senate.
* As an Independent candidate, attempted to get onto the 2006 ballot for the general election for PA Senate, district 42, along with a candidate for Governor.
* In August, pulled self off of the ballot, (slated for November 7, 2006) by choice, before a Harrisburg judge after putting into the public record evidence of ethical wrongdoing by incumbent, PA senator, Wayne Fontana, D.
* This saga would grow into the Harrisburg scandal, Bonusgate. Elected officials used public resources against citizens for political gain.
Fifth and sixth races, general election, November 6, 2007: candidate for both city controller and city council, district 3.
* Results: Mark Rauterkus, Libertarian, got 6,476 votes, more than 10 percent against Michael Lamb, D, 89.5 percent and 55,930 votes. For city council, Rauterkus, Libertarian, got 690 votes, 13 percent. Bruce Kraus, D., got 4,530, 86 percent.
* Same day vote totals among various races: Mark Rauterkus = 7,169 votes. Meanwhile, Darlene Harris won re-election with less than 5,000 votes, and Rev. Burges won an election with 5,435 votes.
Future political ambitions
The goal is to be a member of the Peduto Administration and be devoted and loyal to those efforts. Once hired, sights on any other races for public office would vanish, and they have greatly diminished in the past decade.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
I said, "Be nice." They kept ranting
AJ posted: @ Mr. Hurst...Send me a friend request and we will talk more! Everything is not meant for everyone....So I must season my words a certain way in forums like this. So it doesn't compromise the movement in any way, shape, fashion, or form! Please feel free to contact me and let's build! Peace
4 hours ago via mobile · Unlike · 1
Dan Sullivan: Some people attack others but lack the fortitude to propose anything. They also tend to be clueless about the people they are attacking, whether it be council members or other activists. Certainly there are some things I say privately, but if I couldn't articulate a basic proposal in public, it implies that I either don't have one or don't have the courage of my convictions.
45 minutes ago · Like
A.j. Richardson: @Dan... If you have such issues with A.J. Richardson and wants to throw cheats shots across the computer at me......Why dont you be MAN and let's meet face to face and discuss it!!! I'm always willing to meet face to face with...ANYBODY! That's if you man enough little buddy!
a few seconds ago via mobile · Edited · Like
Dan Sullivan: Sure, but, in meantime, get over yourself! Your very first post was nothing but cheap shots at city council members, so don't think it was anyone other than yourself who brought down the level of conversation.
22 minutes ago · Like
A.j. Richardson: @Dan....First stop being a pathetic little man who views the city through the backside of city council! I've been fighting wars in various communites for over 15 years...going head on with different drug lords in different states for a drug free America. You know nothing about A.J. Richardson!!! Two things its always been about with me and one of those are "The People". You are not built and Never will be built the way i am for you to challenge me!!!!
Now you can talk as you wish on the blog with comments.
The above was nuked from a thread on my wall.
Fwd: NEWS ALERT: County Councilman Matt Drozd will call upon Council to subpoena the records of Visit Pittsburgh to make them accountable for the expenditure of hard-earned tax dollars
From: "Matthew Drozd" <mdrozd@verizon.net>
Date: Nov 19, 2013 3:19 PM
Subject: NEWS ALERT: County Councilman Matt Drozd will call upon Council to subpoena the records of Visit Pittsburgh to make them accountable for the expenditure of hard-earned tax dollars
To: <mattdrozd@verizon.net>
Cc:
MEDIA ADVISORY, November 19, 2013 County Councilman Matt Drozd will ask his fellow council members to subpoena the records of Visit Pittsburgh. Numerous times County Councilman Drozd has sent formal written inquiries to Visit Pittsburgh asking them to send their records to County Council. The news media has also made inquiries as to their expenditures of tax dollars. To date, they have never fully complied with his or the news media’s request. When doing so, the Councilman notes that Visit Pittsburgh currently receives 40% of the 5% of the revenue generated by the Hotel-Motel tax which has amounted to more than $8,000,000 in the previous year and a large sum of the tax payer’s money is being spent on salaries for Viisit Pittsburgh employees which vastly exceed the median income level of this region. Visit Pittsburgh employs approx. 8 employees making over $100,000 annually and according to its website, Visit Pittsburgh received over $7 million in 2011 from hotel tax revenues of which approx. $4 million was spent on salaries and bonuses, amounting to about half of the tax revenues they received. In addition to very high salary and benefit packages in relation to expenditures, Visit Pittsburgh retained two directors for over 6 months with a salary package of approx. $400,000 and $370,000 was spent on office space. When asking County Council to subpoena the records of Visit Pittsburgh, County Councilman is quoted as saying that “any agency whether they be for non-profit or governmental in nature must be accountable to the taxpayers when spending their hard-earned tax dollars. All who receive tax dollars must provide an accounting for these hard-earned tax dollars and must open their books to the public as well. Visit Pittsburgh is no exception to this rule and they must be made to comply”
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