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experience luxury living in a truly unique setting. these amazing mill lofts, dating back to the 1870's, is an equisitely restored and renovated historic mill building located in westford, massachusetts. set on a professionally landscaped 7 acres, the community will contain 131 loft-style apartments, each with their own distinctive features, character and layout.

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This property is a 1 bedroom apartment offered for $1475 per month. The building boasts a great location in Westford.

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This listing is a 2 bedroom place for rent for $675 per month. The residence boasts a great location in Boise. The apartment features balcony, patio, laundry, and, home office. The property features laundry and is scheduled to be vacant on July 2, 2012.

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Lot's Wife

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I was giving consideration to writing about the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, but ReligiousTolerance.org has an article, well worth reading, which covers the points I wanted to raise. So I will confine myself to the unhappy lot of Lot's wife.

According to Genesis 19:17, two angels warned Lot and his family not to look back:

And when they had brought them forth, they said, "Flee for your life, do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley; flee to the hills lest you be consumed."

And, of course, Lot's poor wife looked back, as told in Genesis 19:26

And Lot's wife behind him looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

What is this all about?

Standard Christian teaching is that the woman was punished for disobeying God's command not to look back.

But go back to what the angels said in Genesis 19:17. Does that really come across as a inviolate command from God? Or rather, does it appear to be a strong warning from the angels to get out of harm's way as quickly as possible? I suggest the latter.

Let us consider the actions of Lot's wife. Do you think she deliberately and intentionally disobeyed what she supposedly knew to be an order from God? Or did she simply act human, and in a reflexive action, looked back fearing what was behind.

Consider, we have four cities destroyed because the sins of the populace were considered very grave.(Genesis 18:20). Consider we have Lot's wife destroyed simply for acting human - essentially she is punished as if a reflex is a very grave sin. And on the other hand, consider that because Lot is supposedly a righteous man, he is saved by God. This is the very same Lot who offered his two virgin daughters up to the mob to be raped and who subsequently committed incest[1] with both of them and impregnated both of them. Righteous and worthy of being saved? While his all-too-human wife[2] dies for simply looking back.

Is the killer of Lot's wife a just God? Is the killer of Lot's wife a merciful God? Or is the killer of Lot's wife merely the image of a cruel and capricious tyrant?

  1. Does anyone believe the story he was gotten drunk by his daughters and did not know he was doing it? Could he have performed if he was that drunk? Even today, the standard lying excuse of fathers who despoil their daughters is Lot's: "She seduced me."
  2. Interestingly, the names of the wife and two daughters, for all that they take a prominent role in the tale, are not considered worth mentioning. After all - what were wives and daughters, just property to be used or disposed of. Just like a house... or an ass... (which not so subtly links Lot's wife's sin of acting human to the 10th Commandment, which also makes acting human a sin)


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Most people usually associate the word Apocalypse with some type of destruction, the collapse of society or other negative, fear based based connotations.

Religious doctrine seems to have it’s own definition of the Apocalypse as an event where good over comes evil, the End Times , the End of the World , where God wipes out humanity.

Our definitions of things impact greatly our experiences of them. Its our definitions , our beliefs that create the reality we experience.

If we are moving through a more highly charged section of space , along with the solar system, the galaxy , the universe, then knowing this can help us to steer , to navigate the Apocalypse, we can put ourselves in the drivers seat of this personal and collective experience.

So with that said,  lets start with the definition of Apocalypse, I say we stick with the Greek definition of Apocalypse , which is the Un Veiling , the uncovering , the revelation.

Using this definition allows us to transcend , beginnings and ends,  good and evil , it allows us to go deeper , always deeper into the nature of reality, in a sense life itself is an Apocalyptic adventure, since none of us really know where we are headed.

The Apocalypse is a state of being , that illustrates the more we learn the less we know, Learning and knowing become second to simply being , and acknowledging that we are infinite source consciousness and that every thing around us , all of our experiences are based on our chosen filters , beliefs and definitions.

So lets redefine the Apocalypse as a good thing , not the end of the world , just the end of the world as we know it.

The Apocalypse is the unveiling ,the revelation and understanding that all is allowed expression , that this vast cosmic drama we call reality will play out eternally , and we will all play our part, our role ,from time to time , when we choose.

And all of this is going on inside each of us, everything starts inwardly and manifests itself outwardly, there is no out there, we are the personification of universe.

Lets let the Apocalypse empower us , drive us towards expansion and growth , move us beyond polarity , into a new world , without limitation , free of the constructs that enslave us.

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Asexual on Sexual "Flirtationship"

Postby Ace Amoeba » 11 Jun 2009, 12:51

I have some good news, I was finally able to transfer and continue my career within walking distance of my residence. Goodbye commute! I am going to miss the people I’ve worked with and served for years and will especially be missing a flirtationship I have been having throughout this period. A flirtationship is a rapport with someone that is not a relationship, but does involve consistent flirting over a period of time. Those involved in a flirtationship may or may not want to take it further. It’s not a bad arrangement for an asexual. Many times, flirtationships end when they become relationships. Other times, one or all parties become disinterested and it comes to a halt that way. In this particular case neither of these is the case. It’s all circumstantial. I am not interested in taking it to another level. All good things must come to an end. I don’t actually believe this but it is certainly a good thing that is coming to an end

Reflecting on this experience, I can certainly say that I had an advantage in that sexual tension was on my side, as it usually is in these situations. Still, being cautious was key as there is a line that doesn’t need to be crossed. It’s never a good idea to “heat up” a sexual person unless one plans to make some serious compromises! I’ve made sure to not get too heavy and use all eye contact, facials, and body language in that level of the flirtation. The verbal end of it on my part was playful teasing, about mundane details about personality, clothing, habits, hairstyle, and similar material.

So how does a person behave when a flirtationship ends abruptly like the one in question is about to do. Should I just go about my business as usual and leave unceremoniously? An emotional goodbye that is the antithesis of the casual nature of our time together? Do I call out sick the final week to avoid the situation altogether? Decisions, Decisions, oh what a ponder!

All I can do is use the one thing that will never fail me. Asexual Prowess. I’ve discovered that I have sharp asexual prowess that I can use to solve problems like this. By going with what feels natural, my asexual prowess kicks itself into motion. Through asexual prowess my mind will be in the clear and I will maintain a calm outlook to aid in the all important decision-making process.

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Flirtationships are all about fun! Don't call in sick, flirt right up until the last minute. Then share a hug.

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Postby Pamcakes » 04 Aug 2010, 19:45

Why not flick them an email, and continue this lovely little flirtation you have going via chat, from time to time? :)

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Postby Our Ga Apparel » 25 Oct 2010, 07:20

Haha I have never heard that called a flirtationship but I like that word! I will sometimes have these with sexuals because they dont know that I'm uninterested in anything but fun! ;)

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if you had a bad meal would you stop eating?

Flirtiation for me has always been about fun..showing someone you get on with that because your asexual your not emotionally dead

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Figuring out what to wear to a job interview is hard enough, but when the temperatures rise into the 90's and your closet is full of casual summer wear, it’s even more challenging. With the current trend towards “business casual” dress, how do you know the difference between appropriate office wear and lightweight summer wear? Even with stifling heat and soul-crushing humidity, interviewers will still expect you to show up dressed to impress.

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There’s a rule of thumb where interview clothes are concerned that says you shouldn’t dress like the job you want – you should dress like the job above the one you want. Even if the company with which you’re interviewing has a very casual dress code, dress in as professional manner as you can. You’re not an employee yet – you can be casual once you get the job! No matter how hot it is, you have to look professional. Go ahead and take your suit jacket off for the drive to the interview, but make sure you’re wearing it when you arrive – and keep it on.

Dress in comfortable summer wear, but stick to classic business styles. Unless the job you want is in a fashion-forward industry like entertainment, art or fashion, keeping your interview outift simple and tasteful. What you wear should be comfortable enough that you can relax and let your personality shine through, but it should still be tastefully appropriate to the office. And if you’re wearing a new outfit for the first time, make sure you remove the tags – you’d be surprised how many people show up to interviews with price tags poking out of their sleeves!

Choose a dark or neutral color suit, preferably blue, black or brown, in a fabric that doesn’t wrinkle. Despite its popularity as a summer wear fabric, avoid 100 percent linen – it wrinkles horribly, and tends to sag when the wearer gets sweaty and damp. Women should combine their suits with soft colored blouses, while men can wear light colored dress shirts and conservative ties with their suits. If you’re just out of college and don’t have a lot of money to spend on clothes, invest in one good, seasonless suit for interviews.

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You don’t want to show up sweaty for your interview, so try dressing down in the car on the way over and keep the car’s air conditioning on high until you get there. But don’t let your concerns about body odor inspire you to go overboard with the fragrance – nothing’s worse than sitting in a small office with someone who reeks of perfume or aftershave.

No matter how hot it is, don’t make the mistake of dressing down for your interview – golf shirts and strapless sundresses are fine summer wear, but they’re not appropriate choices for a job interview. Dress for success despite the heat, and that job will be yours.

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My daughter loves hot chocolate. I mix it with mostly milk so it turns out to be relatively harmless way to get her to drink milk. Recently, I ran out of the instant kind. When she requested hot chocolate again, I thought I'd try this recipe for hot cocoa. I like it because I know what's in it and it's less sweet, and very, very chocolately. In my opinion, this is great, low-fat way of fulfilling a chocolate craving. I used Ghirardelli Premium Baking Cocoa. I heated it with only 2/3 of the milk. I added the last 1/3 at the last minute to make it the right temperature for my toddler.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown has the potential to change the entire App Store, and that’s because it’s the complete high quality console/PC game at a premium price, and made specifically for iOS. Decade old ports have made their way to iOS leaving quite a bit to be desired, but XCOM launched last October, and it’s not simply filled with virtual joysticks and buttons. 2K and Firaxis Studios have recently launched Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol and Haunted Hollow for iOS, and both offer strategy games made for touch, and XCOM takes that idea up several notches. XCOM: Enemy Unknown revolves around an enemy invasion of Earth, and your goal is to command a global force to battle back intense areas of invasion. The heart of the game is on location missions providing intricate tactical assaults testing your strategic wherewithal against varying alien enemies.
From the opening cut scene to the first mission you can tell that there’s a deluxe experience in store that isn’t just a watered down version like so many previous iOS games. Instead you’re tossed into a deluxe 3D combat environment which is essentially a new age chess board. The game is made up of turn based strategy as you maneuver your squad across the battlefield while always trying to have the advantage on the aliens. There’s so much potential on each turn as you direct your few soldiers into the best cover that you can while trying to maintain an attack position. There’s a constantly moving and evolving opponent that also includes a brilliantly crafted difficulty curve as they progressively get more challenging from mission to mission. The game starts out easy enough, but after you capture your first live alien about four missions in, the game never lets up.

There’s so much involved in every move you make, and yet the game makes sure you’re fully prepared with a finely crafted introduction that paces all of the nuances for any skill level to enjoy all that’s included. On a single soldier’s turn on the battlefield there are so many choices available, and it’s dependent upon the solider type which includes assault, heavy, and sniper, which each have their own special attack. Each solider also includes a unique upgrade path, again offering choices, and it can hurt your entire operation to lose soldiers to start over agin with new rookies. In a mission, each solider has two moves with only a specific range, and you can move a shorter distance to have another option, or dash a longer distance to use up both turns. The entire time you want to be in cover while maintaing a visual on the enemy so that you can attack, and your attack has a percentage chance of success depending on positioning of both units and skill level of your soldier.
You can’t help, but appreciate all of these different factors that you take into consideration on each move. These options continue to evolve thanks to your work back at the XCOM base after each mission. The game does a great job of doing more than just going from mission to mission, so that you have research and engineering options to better equip your alien assault. Your research is based on what you take back from the field, and it provides the scientific backing to actually produce those items in engineering. Slowly, but surely you can unlock alien tech through autopsies, live alien interrogation, and analyzing UFO wreckage. All of it ties into developing the intricate storyline that pits you in the command center in an alien invasion movie. There’s also the global map to take account of, and even new missions giving you a decision on which to take on as you balance the panic level in respective member countries. The research provides intricate pieces of analysis to read as you figure out more about the alien invaders, and their true intentions. There’s also strategic balance in the labs as you pick and choose which areas to commit time to.

Your work at the XCOM base helps better prepare your soldiers for battle as you face new alien types that include aerial units, insectoid melee entities, and heavy frontline soldiers. One of the most interesting aspects of each battle is that you never know what to expect, and as your perform your initial advancement, the aliens can usually appear in positions to catch you off guard. Cover is a vital aspect of the game, and it can change during a mission as positions change, cars explode, and walls are blasted through. There’s also a lot to appreciate in the 3D environments to flesh out the immersive feel as you get in tune to commanding your units. The more you play, the more engrossing the game becomes as there are so many nuances to dabble in as you dive into the big picture of the alien invasion. It seems every mission introduces something new to take into account, and this level of depth just hasn’t been available on iOS yet.
The 3D graphics engine is remarkable as well with such a deluxe offering running effortlessly on the latest iOS devices. Occasionally there’s the tiniest slow downs when spinning the camera, changing attack targets, or moving the camera through buildings, but none of it distracts from the overall experience. All of these aspects are expected if you’re familiar with the game on another platform, but it’s still worth noting how well the game invites in those who aren’t even fans of the turn based strategy genre. The biggest question though, is the touch control scheme, and it’s simply so well suited for the genre. It’s effortless to tap or drag to where you want to move, and then tap on various actions to engage in. Touch is such a great option for tactical combat as you directly command everything on screen with direct manipulation. Firaxis has proven once again how to design a game to be touchable, and other top tier developers should take note. To round out the iOS specific package, the game includes seamless integration of iCloud saving and Game Center connectivity.

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“And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row” (Exodus 28:17).

Most scholars agree that the concept of birthstones had its origins not in the celestial sphere or the zodiac, but in the Breastplate of Aaron or the Hoshen, a ceremonial breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites adorned with twelve gemstones representing the twelve tribes of Israel–and later perhaps, a foreshadowing of the Twelve Apostles.

Because the ancients did not classify gemstones based on their mineral species, various cultures assigned a mystical or symbolic meaning to each gemstone instead. The Hebrews, the Romans, and the Arabs assigned ruby to the month of December, whereas Hindus chose Topaz, and the Russian and Polish chose Turquoise–all of which now serve as alternate gemstones for the month of December.

Topaz Gemstone Facts:

  • Pure topaz is actually colorless and translucent but is usually tinted by small impurities. Typically colorless, gray, or pale, topaz is heat treated and irradiated to obtain its blue hue.
  • Based on the Mohs Scale of Hardness, topaz has a hardness of 8. The Mohs Scale rates mineral hardness on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being diamond). Precious metals such as gold and silver are rated between 2.5 to 3, platinum is rated between 4 to 4.5, titanium comes in at 6, tungsten at 7.5, and tungsten carbide at 8 to 8.5.
  • Blue Topaz is the Texas state gemstone, often cut by the Lone Star design. The Texas Natural Science Center exhibits a 1778 carat blue topaz found in a Brazilian mine (Wikipedia).

There are several varieties of the blue topaz common to the jewelry industry:

  • Sky blue topaz — this is the most common blue topaz used in jewelry, referred to simply as blue topaz. This variety is similar in color to aquamarine but without aquamarine’s gray undertone.
  • Swiss blue topaz — this variety has a more saturated appearance compared to sky blue topaz and is sometimes referred to as electric blue topaz.
  • London blue topaz — this type of topaz has a steely, grayish, and deep blue color. This is the darkest blue topaz variety available in jewelry.

Symbolism and Meaning of the Topaz

There is some confusion regarding the mystical meaning of the topaz gemstone because most mythology surrounding the stone was based on the yellow topaz (alternative November birthstone). Topaz was associated with the sun, due to its fiery color, and like many gemstones, was considered a royal gemstone.

Depending on where you research your information, there are often numerous meanings associated with each gemstone. But with topaz, the consensus seems to declare that topaz is the gemstone of understanding, wisdom, and fulfillment.

Topaz is said to promote clear vision and understanding both of the self and of the world at large, making topaz the stone of both self-realization and worldly wisdom.

Topaz is also said to promote creativity, individuality, and self-expression. Other meanings include the topaz gemstone as a protective stone, a healing stone, and a promoter of truth.

As one of the stones in Hoshen or the Breastplate of Aaron, topaz inherently contains within its abstract and metaphysical properties a spiritual depth unrivaled by many gemstones. Although it is sometimes disputed whether the Biblical text referred to a yellow topaz or chrysolite (another yellow stone), in Jewish writings, the topaz is said to bring blessings of joy and abundance to one’s life.

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More adventures in simple sewing brought me to this retro bow tie pattern for little boys.  It was the simplest thing to cut, sew and put together, but I found you do have to hold your mouth just right when tying it up.  But after a few choice words and about 13 attempts I did finally get it just right.

Now anyone who knows me, knows I am a firm believer in the bow tie revolution (as well as the tutu revolution, but that is another story for another day).  In order to do my part in supporting said revolution I will happily be selling these sweet things in my etsy shop in two sizes.

  1. Are they clip-on? It's not safe to have something tied around a child's neck. If it's not a clip-on, you could alter it to be so.

  2. It is elastic with a velcro closure...I actually wanted the clip on type and thought I could alter this, but not with the way this is made...perhaps I will modify or look for another pattern.

  3. It reminds me of Dad, who always preferred a bow tie!
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  4. Adorable! And he looks SO much like Poppy!

  5. So cute! Bow ties are amazing! Dave really wants to get some. Gideon would be so adorable in one too!

  6. Please post a link for your Etsy shop!

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If you are most concerned with playing games on Emulators and especially with HD graphics, then Ko Player is the best option. You won’t face any lag on it, neither you’ll have to worry about controls, as the touch mechanism is fully operational here.

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  1. Open Ko Player from Desktop
  2. Open Play Store from Ko Player.
  3. Enter your Google ID, make sure to use an active one.
  4. After the Log-in, search for Whisper in the search bar
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Checkers King: Walkthrough Guide, Tips and Tricks

Checkers King

By: Navigamer

Welcome to the walkthrough for the iOS game Checkers King, if you are looking for ways to make it to the next level, and to improve gaming experience as a master player, you've come to the right place. Here you will find Checkers King tips, tricks and guides, as well as the opportunity to share your own discoveries to help others move on and beat the game.

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Game Overview

Checkers King is a game developed by Navigamer and released on iOS. For more details on the app, check out our review.

  • Publisher: Navi Singh
  • Developer: Navigamer
  • Genre: Education
  • Release Date: February 1, 2011

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Interviews : Bar Keeper & Co.'s Craig Krueger on the B-Bag Bartender's Bag

Images courtesy of Clane Gessel Photography

The latest, and most interesting kickstarter making the rounds of social media is for the B-Bag Bartender's bag.  I talked to Craig about the inspiration for his project, design, and his favorite bar tool of the moment:

So I've used a variety of different bags, I typically alternate a Diesel denim large messenger bag, which is aesthetically pleasing, but lacking in compartments and space.  I also use a 5.11 style tactical bag, which is...Not exactly sexy.  I've often longed for the "perfect" bar bag, but I've never really seen the need to engineer one.  Did you have a specific moment where you were like "OK, this needs to happen!" or was it more of a gradual realization?

John and I had been talking about it and just decided to DO IT!  I just sold a mobile high-end bartending staffing company I ran for 8 years and he is still with a local distribution company.  We've tried carpenter bags, cheap bartending kits, tool rolls… Nothing really worked, so we decided to make our own.  The market had the Meehan Bag, but that was $1k and no bartender has those kind of funds just laying around.

The three things I like most about the bag are: The doctor's bag like design, which adds a sense of professionalism and touch of mystery, the waterproofing, and the custom insert which seems tailor made to prevent breakage.  I've certainly sweated a bit when I've been jostled in an elevator and feared (and later discovered) the worst.  Can you talk a little bit about what was going through your mind as you were designing of the product?

When designing the bag, we wanted to use high-end materials and an atheistic that would be appealing.  It needed to be durable, hand-washable and cost effective for both us and the end consumer.  The idea behind B-bag was to design a product that was functional, versatile, affordable all while being fashionable.  Having an adjustable and removable insert was essential for being able to tailor bag on any given day weather you would be carrying vodka, whiskey, or a mixing glass and shaker b/c all of these items are different shapes and sizes.  Throw everything out of it and it has a dual purpose as a weekend bag.

Lastly, what's your favorite bar tool of the moment?

My favorite tool at the moment is the Modern Mixologist Muddler.  It has been thoughtfully designed taking into consideration the act of muddling and crushing ice (TAG BAG to go with it) all-in-one. Tony Abu-Ganim has such a passion for the industry that his tools really stand out as elite.  Such a genuine man with a passion for cocktails.
To find out more about the B-Bag, and to help fund the project, visit their kickstarter page here


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In city parks, people who are homeless are often seen with backpacks and bags sitting on benches or sleeping there. Society may view the homeless as troublesome or not see them at all. Researchers identify issues that should be explored, but recognize that the homeless are a fragile population and proceed with care. People who are homeless can be at risk for exploitation, because the person, who is hungry or cold, may be willing to exchange personal dignity for food or shelter. This is an exploration of the awakening and enlightenment that occurs when the researcher truly sees the homeless, not just as research participants, but as humans. As the researcher is allowed inside, the research purpose may fade and become insignificant as the plethora of problems for the homeless come into focus. Those who were invisible become brilliantly visible while the hue of the researcher’s work fades in comparison. The researcher will face the human suffering that presents. In the end, it is the researcher who learns. The telling of this unveiling is interlaced with a story from a man who is homeless in New Orleans, Louisiana. As the researcher attempted to get inside the culture to prepare for research, the invisible became visible. Getting into the community means learning and understanding the plight of the people; sometimes, that experience is shocking.

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As their nests empty, life changes direction for many women

Jill Kerner Schon serves a customer at the Paint Bar in Newtonville. The enterprise she was told would not succeed will soon expand to Newbury Street.
Jill Kerner Schon serves a customer at the Paint Bar in Newtonville. The enterprise she was told would not succeed will soon expand to Newbury Street.
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Two summers ago, Jill Kerner Schon listened as a friend from Atlanta described a fabulous painting she created at “one of those fun places where you paint and drink.” Schon, divorced for many years and wondering how best to ramp up her career as her nest emptied, instantly had an “aha” moment: The Boston area didn’t have a similar hangout.

Within five days, she and Jackie, the oldest of her three daughters, now 27, 25, and 20, boarded a plane to Atlanta to check it out as a possible business to start here. Despite doom and gloom predictions from family — and an accountant — mother and daughter borrowed money from trusted friends and took the plunge, becoming cofounders of the Paint Bar in Newtonville four months later.

Schon, 56, is just one of many women pursuing new or rejuvenated careers as their family duties diminish — including those who’ve long been working moms.

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Kathleen Hall, founder of the Stress Institute and Mindful Living Network, says this transition isn’t always easy. Even women who worked full time while raising children may feel unsettled or experience “identity theft” — feeling stripped of their decades-old primary role of “Mom.” Some feel bereft, others don’t.

“Each of us experiences it differently,” Hall says. She advises women to approach this stage as “an opportunity to develop yourself — finally.”

And a chance to develop an entirely new set of skills. Schon, a former communications specialist, learned to run a business by reading books and surrounding herself with great advisers. Her Paint Bar boutique — booked each night with customers who paint, drink a little wine, and socialize — will expand to Newbury Street soon. More than 10 people help run the business, including Schon’s middle daughter, Mia, who recently joined them.

“In a million years, I never thought I would have a unique idea in the city of Boston,” Schon says. “The fact that something didn’t exist here and I’m the one doing it is a complete shock to me.

“All those years of raising kids, being responsible for them, driving them everywhere, and helping with homework — that comes to an end, and women can focus on new endeavors,” she says.

Peri S. Kutchin experienced this firsthand. As her youngest of two sons, now 23 and 19, began high school, she started feeling that her part-time job as comptroller for her husband’s family business was no longer “enough.”

“I couldn’t stop thinking, ‘What am I going to do next?’ ” Kutchin, 51, recalls.

One day, after hearing a radio ad for Massachusetts School of Law of Andover, located right in her town, she attended an open house.

“I came home and said to my husband, ‘You’re going to think I’ve lost my mind,’ ” Kutchin says. Until then, she’d never considered becoming a lawyer.

“It was very difficult and challenging in the beginning,” she says. “I had a lot of self-doubt. It was hard and time-consuming and took a lot of time away from my family.”

Kutchin was admitted to the Massachusetts bar last October, some three years after deciding to go to law school. She now serves in a judicial fellowship at Middlesex Probate and Family Court in Cambridge with Judge Spencer M. Kagan. She plans to work in a family law practice and hopes her experience “raising a family, as opposed to someone fresh out of law school who hasn’t experienced that yet” might give her an edge.

For Anna Wallace, 50, her edge is parlaying her design experience into a new venture that began “almost by mistake,” she says.

Six years ago, as she and her husband rented out their home and moved their three school-age children across town in Bedford, she found herself updating, upgrading, and decorating the family’s new home. She enjoyed doing something creative that let her “express myself,” she says.

Friends noticed her flair for design, which encouraged Wallace to earn a residential design certificate and create home design projects for a number of friends — and, later, paying clients. More recently, she began doing home staging projects with another designer.

Last year, with her daughters, now 23 and 20, moving on, and her son, 14, in high school, Wallace took on a new challenge: buying and renovating an 1838 Greek Revival home in Bedford’s historic district, which will soon be on the market. And the home they rented out six years ago? She’s now renovating and expanding that, too.

The designer-turned-real estate developer is now purchasing a property that Homes by Anna will turn into two houses. Throughout, she has relied on trusted contractors to handle design, construction, carpentry, and more, as she says she “learns things that weren’t on my radar screen.”

For Terri Giuliano Long, self-publishing was never on her radar screen as she held tightly to a dream of publishing her first novel with a traditional publishing house.

She had earned an MFA, taught writing at Boston College, and completed the novel, but once her four daughters, now ages 30 to 36, moved out, she felt time was passing by as she waited for acceptance by a traditional publisher in a difficult market.

“I realized I could wake up and be 75” with no published novel to show for it, she said.

Timid at first, Long eventually dove headfirst into the emerging field of independent publishing. She created a platform for her book by becoming active in social media and staying in touch with readers — work that kept her busy “1,200 hours a week,” she jokes. The long hours were something she says she never could have found while raising her family.

Since then, she’s sold 125,000 copies of “In Leah’s Wake” and took first place in the Indie Discovery Award literary section. Her second self-published novel, “Nowhere to Run,” comes out this spring, and Long now has a full-time assistant and mentors other writers.

Beverly Breton Carroll, a lifelong writer and writing teacher, also mentors writers — with a unique nonprofit niche. In 2010, she applied for and earned a Kip Tiernan Social Justice Fellowship, which honors the work of the renowned Rosie’s Place founder.

Carroll created SPARC — Support Partnership and Realtime Communication — a writing and mentoring program. SPARC empowers needy women from various cultural and linguistic backgrounds to improve their lives by enhancing their communication skills.

Carroll founded the program after her son, now 22, headed off to college, leaving her with a strong desire to do something that would make a difference, she says. The time was right to “walk through the door to the next adventure.”

At a recent fund-raiser, supporters attempted a challenging and fun writing exercise: to create a six-word biography. One woman wrote: “Nest is empty. Life changes direction.”


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Newsletter: August 2013

Vol 13, Issue 8

Developing the Future of AEA Leaders

Dear colleagues,

It's August and the heat is upon us! I spent a few days last week in Washington, D.C., my first trip to AEA's new offices strategically located on 20th and M Street. Having the luxury of living in relatively cool Colorado, I was depleted by the heat and humidity in Washington, but I do love that city. More importantly, I was there for the annual August meeting of AEA's three-member presidential rotation group: the past president, current president, and president elect. The meeting is intended to orient the president-elect to the tasks and responsibilities for the coming year, to combine our collective expertise to consider the future, and to preserve our traditions and learning. This year, the participants included Past President Rodney Hopson, President-Elect Beverly Parsons, our new Executive Director Denise Roosendaal, and me.

One of the issues we discussed was the development of future AEA leaders. We now have close to 8,000 members. A recent survey showed that members are, by and large, very satisfied with their level of involvement in AEA. However, some younger members are interested in increased involvement, and we need to develop our future leaders. We have a responsibility to the future of the association and to evaluation to develop leaders, but doing so is more complicated than it was when we were smaller.

One of the liveliest, most exciting ways to get involved in AEA is through our Topical Interest Groups (TIGs) and our local affiliates, and I encourage you to attend TIG meetings at the annual conference, get to know others, and volunteer. If you are lucky enough to live in a city or region with a local affiliate, reach out to participate in it. I started my participation in AEA by volunteering to be the TIG program chair for the Teaching in Evaluation TIG.

But, we need more. One of the strategies we talked about exploring was a leadership academy. The idea would be to have a small number (15? 20?) of members who are interested in leadership development participate in an academy in which they would come together to develop their knowledge of leadership theory and its practical applications, learn more about AEA, and form a strong networking group of future leaders. We agreed that I would seek your input on this idea through my monthly column. Have you been involved in other leadership academies? What are your thoughts on their strengths? Problems? Are you interested in gaining leadership skills through AEA and/or in becoming a future leader of AEA? What do you need to help you achieve your goals? What other strategies might work for you?

I received responses to last month's column asking for your thoughts on AEA's goals for the future. Very helpful! I responded to many of you and passed along each of your thoughts and ideas to board members and our executive director. Thank you! Member engagement is a strong value in AEA. Our President-Elect Beverly Parsons and Denise Roosendaal, our new executive director, are eager to support the development of AEA leaders. The board will be using its January 2014 meeting for strategic planning. So, let us know your thoughts. We welcome your input!

Jody Fitzpatrick

AEA 2013 President

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AEA's Values - Walking the Talk with Melvin Hall

Are you familiar with AEA's values statement? What do these values mean to you in your service to AEA and in your own professional work? Each month, we'll be asking a member of the AEA community to contribute her or his own reflections on the association's values.

AEA's Values Statement

The American Evaluation Association values excellence in evaluation practice, utilization of evaluation findings, and inclusion and diversity in the evaluation community.

             i.  We value high quality, ethically defensible, culturally responsive evaluation practices that lead to effective and humane organizations and ultimately to the enhancement of the public good.

             ii. We value high quality, ethically defensible, culturally responsive evaluation practices that contribute to decision-making processes, program improvement, and policy formulation.

            iii. We value a global and international evaluation community and understanding of evaluation practices.

            iv. We value the continual development of evaluation professionals and the development of evaluators from under-represented groups.

             v. We value inclusiveness and diversity, welcoming members at any point in their career, from any context, and representing a range of thought and approaches.

            vi. We value efficient, effective, responsive, transparent, and socially responsible association operations.

Greetings to all,

I am Melvin Hall, a new board member of AEA and, in my day job, a professor of educational psychology at Northern Arizona University. The artistic photo presentation to the left was done many years ago to represent how the pieces of my being come together to create the "me" others see. My reflection on the values and vision of AEA can be likened to the way these separate Polaroid images come to reflect how others might view me ... or my work.

Values and vision guide the stance taken toward professional practice and, in their absence, the pieces of our work can add up to anything convenient at the time. Like piles of disparate components, the work of an evaluator on any single project or across their entire career could be just another pile of reports with no discernible connection or sustained contribution to human kind. With the guidance of professional values and an aspirational vision, this pile of stuff will begin to take shape and form a coherent image, consistent with our intent. When the current calls for proposals and desires of sponsors control our professional practice, over time, the body of work produced will equal no more than a pile of fragments.

I want to be able to use the AEA Values and Vision Statement as a way to reflect upon the stance I have taken toward my work and hence the image I can see developing as I reflect upon my work in the field. When the statement does not adequately inform or shape the expectations to which I want to aspire, I feel a responsibility to work toward its reform. In recent years, the vision and values statement of AEA has benefited greatly from the advocacy and engagement of many whose stance toward program evaluation engages issues of diversity, high ethical standards, and responsiveness to cultural context. I have been pleased to be a small part of this effort. For me, then, the AEA Values Statement has to be a point of reference for my statement of aspirations and your statement of aspirations; it has to prompt us to work in a way that will result in a body of work and influence that serves society well. In the early 1980s, Lee Cronbach and Associates noted "Program evaluation is a process by which society learns about itself." I assert that it is important to guide our practice by values and a vision that can lead to an integrated picture of what is, if we are to encourage pursuit of what could be.

Policy Watch - Hot Events at Annual Conference

From Cheryl Oros, Consultant to the Evaluation Policy Task Force

The 2013 AEA Annual Conference is just around the corner, and I am extending a broad invitation to join us at several special exciting events planned to help you learn more about evaluation policy and to meet people influential in the policy arena.

Evaluators Visit Capitol Hill: The local AEA affiliate, Washington Evaluators, has been working with AEA's Evaluation Policy Task Force to arrange for AEA members to meet congressional staff to explain and promote effective evaluation policies. Click here to learn more and join up. We strongly encourage you to participate in this effort. You will enjoy touring the Capitol and meeting with congressional staff. The network you help build for AEA will be invaluable in facilitating evaluation advocacy.

Elevating Evaluation in the United States Federal Government, Session 610, Friday, Oct. 18, 2:40-4:10 p.m., International Ballroom East Section. At this reception for U.S. federal evaluation staff, come meet OMB policy makers, other federal evaluation leaders, AEA President Jody Fitzpatrick, and incoming President Beverly Parsons. This will be a great opportunity to hear directly from government evaluation leaders and to mingle with them and evaluation colleagues.

Evaluation Policy Task Force Update, Session 192, Thursday, Oct. 17, 11-11:45 a.m., International Ballroom West Section. George Grob, EPTF chair, incoming AEA President Beverly Parsons, and I will provide an overview of the EPTF and an update on its activities and invite AEA member input on future plans. This will be an opportunity (especially for new AEA members) to meet fellow AEA members interested in evaluation policy, offer suggestions, and volunteer to help out.

Introduction to Evaluation and Policy, Session 513, Friday, Oct. 18, 11-11:45 a.m., Monroe Room. George Grob, EPTF chair, will provide a tutorial on how evaluators can get policy makers to pay attention to their evaluation reports.

Evaluation Practice in Different National Contexts, Session 923, Saturday, Oct. 19, 1-2:30 p.m., International Ballroom East Section. EPTF is working with EvalPartners and the international network of professional evaluation societies in planning the International Year of Evaluation in 2015 to enhance evaluation practice and use. Panelists will discuss the differing histories of evaluation in their countries, the nature of their evaluation practice, and how political context and views affect evaluation.

I am interested in meeting with evaluators during the conference who would like to learn more about and help out with EPTF evaluation policy efforts. Just send me a note at and we can arrange an opportunity to chat. I'm looking forward to seeing you at the conference. Add us to your calendar now!

Face of AEA - Meet Mariana Enriquez

AEA's more than 7,800 members worldwide represent a range of backgrounds, specialties, and interest areas. Join us as we profile a different member each month via a short question-and-answer exchange. This month's profile spotlights Mariana Enriquez.

Name: Mariana Enriquez

Affiliation: Program Evaluation Consultant

Degrees: B.S., Cognitive Developmental Psychology (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico), M.A., and Ph.D., Curriculum Leadership (University of Denver, Denver, Colorado)

Years in the Evaluation Field: Approximately 17

Joined AEA: 2001

Why do you belong to AEA?

As a practicing evaluator, AEA is a professional organization where I feel at home, where people speak my professional language, and where I always learn a great deal about the discipline. AEA's excellent publications and professional development offerings help me keep up with my profession. The great majority of "gurus" in the field are very approachable, and I know that at every AEA conference I attend I will learn much more than I can imagine. Throughout the years, I have developed great friendships with amazing colleagues. Some years ago I even had the great fortune of co-presenting a paper with Sharon Rallis, a former AEA president! AEA is a diverse and very welcoming organization that really cares about improving the profession by supporting its members.

Why do you choose to work in the field of evaluation?

Back in the mid-'90s I was the director of a statewide program that offered parenting trainings to Latino parents. The program was offered through a training of trainers' model, and I used to hear all types of good feedback from family trainers and parents, but we really wanted to know if the program was having an impact on the families of those who participated in the trainings, so I started to collect data to answer the impact question. That was one of my first encounters with evaluation.

After that experience, while looking for a dissertation topic, I found that the local school district had an initiative, Family Resource Schools, and no one really knew what kind of impact it was having on its participants, primarily Latino and African American families. Once more, there were participants' anecdotes of how wonderful the initiative was; however, the school district was not happy with the way things were going in the initiative, so I decided to tackle that as my dissertation topic. After those two important experiences, I got hooked. I wanted to work on evaluation and help programs figure out if they were working as expected, how to improve them, and what their impact was. The rest, as it goes, is history.

What's the most memorable or meaningful evaluation that you have been a part of?

The most memorable and meaningful was definitely the evaluation of the soap opera "Encrucijada, Sin Salud No Hay Nada," First Series ("Crossroads, There Is Nothing Without Health") in 2009. I was the lead evaluator of this program, which was designed to increase the enrollment of Spanish-speaking Latinos in the public health care insurance program (Medicaid and CHP+), as well as to increase healthy living behaviors and improve chronic disease management. The soap opera was a brilliant idea, but it presented a multitude of evaluation challenges. Some of the challenges included not knowing who would actually receive "the intervention," adapting to continuous changes in programming and broadcast, and dealing with a phone-survey company that was clueless about how to access, in a culturally competent way, the Spanish-speaking Latino community. The evaluation results showed a tremendous, positive impact on the community and served to secure additional funding for a second series of "Encrucijada." This evaluation was, for me, a great learning experience that showed me, once more, how important is not only to have the technical skills to conduct the evaluation, but also how critical is to be culturally competent in order to understand the intervention, involve the stakeholders, and to access the target community.

What advice would you give to those new to the field?

Become a member of AEA, attend the conference, network with colleagues, don't be shy, and get close to those who are advancing the field. Read AJE, NDE, JMDE, and other publications as much as possible, take advantage of the professional development opportunities offered by AEA and others (i.e., Claremont and TEI), become involved, and, overall, read, understand, and practice the AEA Guiding Principles for Evaluators.

eLearning Update - Discover Upcoming Coffee Break Demonstrations

From Alexa Schlosser, AEA Headquarters

Our Coffee Break Webinars are short, 20-minute presentations of tools or tips we think evaluators will find helpful in their work lives. As August's webinars come to a close, let's take a look at what's in the pipeline for September:

CBD157: Lean Thinking for Program Evaluation - Joyce Miller & Tania Bogatova

Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013

2-2:20 p.m. ET

Lean Thinking is an approach for assessing organizational behavior and problem solving that complements and supports the focus on organizational learning and continuous quality improvement. Quality improvement is at the heart of program evaluation, yet this approach, tools, and techniques are not known or widely used in the field of evaluation. This webinar will introduce some fundamental lean concepts and highlight a systematic and visual way to identify and implement process improvement initiatives.

CBD158: How to Combine Participatory Video and Most Significant Change - InsightShare - Soledad Muniz

Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013

2-2:20 p.m. ET

InsightShare pioneered the use of Participatory Video for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). Participatory Video encourages iterative learning and explores qualitative data often missed through traditional M&E methods. In this webinar, Soledad will share the details of how InsightShare combines Participatory Video with the Most Significant Change Technique.

CBD159: Building Predictive Models in R - Ray DiGiacomo, Jr.

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013

2-2:20 p.m. ET

This webinar will demonstrate methods to build predictive models inside the open-source R statistical software environment such as data import, sub-setting, cleansing, modeling, and plotting.

You can pre-register for any of these webinars by clicking the links above!

Diversity - Creating the Grand Tradition of Diversity at AEA: AEA's Statement on Cultural Competence

From Zachary Grays, AEA Headquarters

Beyond all the credentials and accomplishments, AEA represents a membership base of professionals who are truly passionate about their work in the evaluation field. Undoubtedly, one of the recurring themes among these extraordinary individuals is creating and fostering diversity in the field of evaluation. With nearly 8,000 members from a variety of disciplines, it has become quite clear that fostering an environment of cultural inclusiveness is one of the many cornerstones of the AEA community.

In my short time with AEA, I have had the pleasure of working in one way or another on many of our diversity initiatives. (Our newest GEDI participants are off to their first cohort in Claremont this month). At the very core of each and every one of those programs is the importance of cultural competency and inclusiveness in the vast field of evaluation. AEA's statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation has been a labor of love and is the pride and joy of a group of dedicated AEA members and advisers who have worked diligently to move forward the understanding of cultural competency in evaluation.

With no shortage of "who's who" in evaluation, the task force behind the cultural competence statement created the statement throughout a six-year period from 2005 to 2011 to address the complexity of needs and expectations concerning evaluators working across cultures and diverse communities. At its core, the statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation addresses the significance of cultural competency in evaluation, the challenges and benefits that it creates for evaluators, and the fostering of inclusiveness and fairness in evaluation study and work.

AEA's initial engagement with the proposal to create a cultural competence statement reflected little more than an openness to consider its role in quality evaluation practice. By the final ratification of the membership, the statement moved from the periphery to the natural center of association discussions. As the 2013 annual meeting approaches, the very countenance of the profession and association has moved toward embracing the value of cultural competence in all facets of the evaluation enterprise. This confirms the statement as an organic expression of the aspirations AEA holds for the field; more than a negotiated position, the statement has become a marker of what the association expects from the communities of professional practice it represents. It is this movement and the attention and engagement of the field that marks the true impact of the ideas expressed, and it is this momentum that will be felt whenever and where ever the membership gathers.

"Over the past two years, the AEA statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation has furthered the important work of the original task force that crafted the statement by helping to translate the concepts and essential practices in the statement into practice," said Cindy Crusto, current Task Force chair. "The group's goals are to increase awareness about the statement and the resources associated with it, and to increase use and application of the concepts in the statement, regardless of the type of evaluation, setting in which the evaluation is engaged, or form of evaluation conducted."

As we draw closer to AEA's annual conference, Evaluation 2013: Evaluation Practice in the 21st Century, many of you will get to experience first-hand the role of cultural competency in evaluation from more than 500 presentations, sessions, and roundtables. More than 1,000 people are expected to attend and present from institutions domestically and internationally. With such a massive conference, the expanse of perspectives and research presented will undoubtedly embody AEA's commitment and active participation in creating a grand tradition of diversity in evaluation.

As the cultural competence statement reads: "Evaluators have an ethical obligation to ensure stakeholders in all aspects of the evaluation process fully understand their rights and inherent risks ...Vigilance to securing the well-being of individuals and their communities is essential." It is that responsibility to ethical reporting and inclusiveness that AEA hopes will continue to inspire cultural inclusiveness among professionals, both aspiring and experienced, and research initiatives for years to come.

Potent Presentations - So, How's That Presentation Going?
From Stephanie Evergreen, Potent Presentations Initiative Coordinator
Potent Presentations

Uh, you guys? The conference is right around the corner. Don't sweat, though. Keep on track by downloading the Presentation Preparation Checklist. Here are the checkpoints to accomplish in September:

1. Practice! At least once per week, in varied locations, and at least twice in front of other people. Good presenters spend about four times the length of their talk just rehearsing that talk.

  • Ensure that your presentation highlights key points, your delivery is clear, and you can finish within the time allocated.
  • Do not read from a paper or even from your notes. Practice until you can give the presentation with only a glance or two at notecards to ensure you are on track.
  • Ask your practice audience to give you feedback using the Presentation Assessment Rubric.
  • Meet with co-presenters in person or online to practice together.
2. Tweak content.
3. Develop a one-page handout that includes key material used during your talk (e.g., interactive rating sheets or a complex diagram). Include your name and contact inform
ation. Limit handouts to about obe page and upload extended or related materials to AEA's eLibrary.
4. Proofread and spell check. Then do it again. Please.
5. Gather feedback. Send the final presentation and other materials (e.g., notes, slides, resources, papers) to the session chair and all co-presenters to encourage exchange and discussion.
Later this month, we will work on honing your delivery. Check out the advice from our Dynamic Dozen top presenters and the one-page handout on delivery glue
And, whew! We just finished a three-part webinar series on Message, Design, and Delivery. Did you miss it? View the recording from each session.
Actionable Evaluation Basics: Getting Succinct Answers to the Most Important Questions

AEA member Jane Davidson is author of Actionable Evaluation Basics: Getting succinct answers to the most important questions, a new minibook published by Real Evaluation.

From the Publisher's Site:

Looking for the antidote to evaluations that get lost in indicators, metrics, observations, and stories? If evaluation feels more like a measurement or opinion-gathering exercise, if you need something clearer and more valuable, use this succinct guide to get clear, well-reasoned, insightful answers to the most important big-picture questions. Stuff clients can really use.

This easy-to-read, informative minibook provides an overview of the six elements essential for actionable evaluation, as covered in Dr. Jane Davidson's popular workshops on Actionable Evaluation:

  • a clear purpose for the evaluation
  • the right stakeholder engagement strategy;
  • important, big-picture evaluation questions to guide the whole evaluation;
  • well-reasoned, effective answers to the big-picture questions;
  • succinct, straight-to-the-point reporting that doesn't get lost in the details; and
  • answers and insights that are actionable (even without recommendations).

You'll also find great tips for reporting that is succinct and straight-to-the-point without falling into the trap of oversimplification.
Also available in Spanish (gracias, Pablo Rodriguez-Bilella!); a French translation is underway (merci, Ghislain Arbour), and the English version will be coming out this year in a print version too.

From the Author:

I've run popular workshops on Actionable Evaluation at AEA and other conferences around the world, and people often ask me for a written reference for the material, but until now I didn't have anything really accessible in print. I also know from my own and others' experiences that we all have many wonderful but long evaluation books on our shelves that never get read. Then I discovered the self-publishing space and realized I could write something short and sweet, get it out there quickly and cheaply, and tap into the new demand for e-books that can be read on Kindles, iPads, PCs, and other devices. I do most of my reading on my Kindle during downtime in airports and on planes, and I suspect others are doing this more and more too. I'm working on another two minibooks in 2013, one on Causal Inference for Qualitative & Mixed Methods and another on Evaluation Rubrics. It's a great way to get some useful stuff out there cheaply, but only if you have the patience for formatting, a good copy editor, and a way to get the word out without a big publisher's distribution channels!

About the Editor:

Jane Davidson is known for applying critical thinking and evaluative reasoning to evaluation, policy, strategy, and program design. She is director of Real Evaluation Ltd., which offers e-learning and coaching, as well as evaluation services and support. Jane is author of Evaluation Methodology Basics: The nuts and bolts of sound evaluation (Sage, 2005) and co-blogger with Patricia Rogers at She was 2005 recipient of AEA's Marcia Guttentag Award.

Visit the publisher's site.

Registration for Evaluation 2013: Early-Bird Deadline Approaching

Evaluation 2013

Conference: Oct. 16-19, 2013

Professional Development Workshops: Oct. 14-16 & 20, 2013

Early Registration Discounts Available Through Sept. 12

Registration is now open for Evaluation 2013, to be held at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. At Evaluation 2013, connect with thousands of industry professionals from across the United States and around the world. Join your colleagues for 650 sessions spanning the breadth of the industry.
Program Content

The conference program is available to view online. You can search the program and start to build your agenda before you arrive in Washington, D.C., this October. Search by keyword, session type, TIG or sponsoring group, or presenter. Conference sessions take place Oct. 16-19.

In addition to educational sessions, more than 55 professional development workshops are offered with in-depth content presented by experts. Workshops take place Oct. 14-16 and 20.

Hotel Accommodations

All Evaluation 2013 conference activities will take place at the Washington Hilton. Discounted hotel rates are available at the Washington Hilton and other properties based upon availability through Sept. 18, 2013. Please be sure to book your room early!

Don't wait! Register and book your hotel today to access the greatest savings. To learn more and register for Evaluation 2013, visit the AEA website

AEA 2013 Board of Directors Election Announcement

The results of the AEA 2013 Board of Directors election are in!

AEA President-Elect:

Stewart Donaldson, Claremont Graduate University

AEA Treasurer:

Susan Tucker, Consultant, Evaluation and Development Associates LLC

AEA Board Members-at-Large 2014-2016:

Melvin Hall, Northern Arizona University

Robin Miller, Michigan State University

Donna Podems, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Congratulations to our newest AEA Board of Directors and thank you to those who took the time to vote.

Did You Know? AEA is a Member of COSSA

The American Evaluation Association is a member of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), an advocacy organization that promotes attention to and federal funding for the social and behavioral sciences. It serves as a bridge between the academic research community and the Washington policy-making community. Its members consist of more than 100 professional associations, scientific societies, universities, and research centers and institutes.

In its many activities, COSSA:

  • Represents the needs and interests of social and behavioral scientists;
  • Educates federal officials about social and behavioral science;
  • Informs the science community about relevant federal policies; and
  • Cooperates with other science and education groups in pursuit of common goals.

COSSA works with federal agencies and with the relevant congressional committees and offices to explain the importance of social and behavioral sciences to America's economic and national security.

"COSSA has long done important advocacy work in support of federal funding for research, for the appropriate use of evidence in decision making, and for increased diversity in research fields. COSSA also helps inform federal officials about the value of research and evaluation, and it shares valuable information, such as about appropriations, with its member organizations. Membership in COSSA is a way for AEA to join with many other professional and scientific organizations in advocating for evaluation and more broadly for the social and behavioral sciences," said Melvin Mark, co-chair of AEA's Evaluation Policy Task Force.

"AEA's making common cause with COSSA makes us both stronger. The joining of our voices will enhance public support for what we do and increase the odds that policy makers will heed the advice of scientists like us," said George Grob, co-chair of AEA's Evaluation Policy Task Force. "At the same time, we stand to learn a lot from our comrades in related professional disciplines."

AEA Member John Hitchcock Selected to Lead the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy

From a nationwide search, AEA member John Hitchcock — who has been an active member of the AEA, including service as a reviewer for AEA conference proposals — was selected to lead the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP). As CEEP's director, he supervises an annual array of 60-80 evaluation projects, representing more than $12 million in external contracts at Indiana University, as well as the center's education policy research activities. The center has a staff of more than 50 researchers, student assistants, and support personnel. He has also been appointed as an associate professor of Instructional Systems Technology within IU's School of Education.

CEEP, one of the country's leading nonpartisan program evaluation and education policy centers, promotes and supports rigorous program evaluation and education policy research primarily, but not exclusively, for educational, human services, and nonprofit organizations. Center projects address state, national, and international education questions. CEEP is part of the Indiana University School of Education.

Because of his experience and outstanding credentials, the Regional Education Laboratory Appalachia has also selected Hitchcock to serve as the lab's research director. One of a network of 10 federally sponsored education research labs, REL Appalachia serves the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The mission of the RELs is to provide support for a more evidence-reliant education system. As the REL's director of research, Hitchcock will help provide direction for the research agenda of the lab and ensure the rigor and quality of studies and final reports. He will also communicate with the Institute of Education Sciences, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, to ensure the lab's portfolio of studies is in line with expectations.

New Member Referrals & Kudos

Last January, AEA began asking as a part of the AEA new member application how each person heard about the association. It's no surprise that the most frequently offered response is from friends or colleagues. You, our wonderful members, are the heart and soul of AEA, and we can't thank you enough for spreading the word.

Thank you to those whose actions encouraged others to join AEA in August. The following people were listed explicitly on new member application forms:

William Ellery Samuels * Michelle Bryan * Starr Silver

New Jobs & RFPs from AEA's Career Center
What's new this month in the AEA Online Career Center? The following positions have been added recently:

Descriptions for each of these positions, and many others, are available in AEA's Online Career Center. Job hunting? The Career Center is an outstanding resource for posting your resume or position, or for finding your next employer, contractor, or employee. You can also sign up to receive notifications of new position postings via email or RSS feed.

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The association's mission is to:
  • Improve evaluation practices and methods
  • Increase evaluation use
  • Promote evaluation as a profession and
  • Support the contribution of evaluation to the generation of theory and knowledge about effective human action.
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Bold Steps for Children Newsletter

Register Now! for the 2014 Children's Summit to be held on February 28th, 2014.  We are grateful that Microsoft will be providing the venue for the Children's Summit. Our theme is "We are all in this together".

The keynote speaker is Stephen Black, the grandson of Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black and the founder and president of Impact Alabama. Mr. Black has led some innovative work in Alabama, utilizing students from the University of Alabama, where he directs the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, to improve health and education results for Alabama's children and youth.  For more information go to: www.impactalabama.org .

Participants at the Children's Summit will also have the opportunity to attend workshops on a variety of topics including social emotional learning and the Common Core, the legislative landscape for children in California, linking your programmatic outcomes to community results, and other interesting subjects.

For more information and registration click here
- you won't want to miss this event.

In community spirit,

Dana Bunnett
Director of Kids in Common
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

The California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP) of San Jose, in collaboration with local colleges and school districts, will host a series of 33 Cash for College workshops from January to February 2014 throughout the Santa Clara County.

High school seniors and college students are encouraged to attend a Cash for College workshops to receive FREE one-on-one assistance with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California Dream Act Application to meet the March 2nd deadline. Additional resources will include information on the Middle Class Scholarship, AB 540, California Dream Act and scholarship opportunities.

High school seniors who attend a Cash for College workshop can qualify for a $1,000 scholarship by submitting their FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application, verified Cal Grant GPA and an exit survey by the March 2, 2014 Cal Grant deadline.

 To find a Cash for College workshop near you , visit http://www.calgrants.org/
 For information on the Cal Grant, CA Dream Act Application and Middle Class Scholarship , visit http://www.csac.ca.gov/
To access the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) , visit https://fafsa.ed.gov/

Parents and students are encouraged to attend and bring the information listed below for a successful completion of the 2014-2015 FAFSA or California Dream Act Application on-site:
  • Parent's social security number (if they have one)
  • 2013 or 2012 Federal Income Tax Return or 2013 W2 forms
  • Parent's record of untaxed income (welfare, social security or child support payments)
  • Student's social security number or Alien Registration Number
  • Student's Federal Income Tax Return or 2013 W2 forms (if they were employed)
  • List of student's prospective schools
Kids in Common wants every child safe, healthy, successful in learning, successful in life!

Kids in Common advocates for policies, partnerships and investments that improve children's lives in Santa Clara County. The cornerstone of our work is the Children's Agenda, a county-wide initiative working to create measurable, positive change for Santa Clara County children and families.
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Community Events

SVLG Women & Girls Summit.

Join other women and the young girls at Monroe Middle School for a morning of inspiration and interaction through panel-sessions and hands-on activities/discussions about college and career.
Date: February 25, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. / 12:00 p.m.
Location: Monroe Middle School in the Campbell Union School District 1055 South Monroe Street
San Jose, CA 95128
For more information: Visit the event website at https://svlgmonroesummitfeb2014.eventbrite.com or contact Aditi Goel (Director, Education Policy) at agoel@svlg.org .
Mayor's Gang Prevention Task Force - 6th Annual Crime and Gang Prevention Summit
Date:  Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014
Time:  8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Mount Pleasant High School, 1750 South White Road, San Jose, CA  95127
For more informationIf you have any questions, please call the Mayor's office at 408-535-4800. Register Now!

Community Partnerships through Local Control Funding Formula.  School districts, businesses, community-based organizations, county offices of education, parents and students will discuss their roles in LCFF and how to create strong partnershps.

Date:Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

2440 W. El Camino Real, Suite 300

Mountain View

For more information contact:  Margot Rawlins, mmrawlins@siliconvalleycf.org or

Unity Day IV - Walk and Resource/Job Fair
Resource Fair, Job Fair and collection of gang colors and weapons
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014
Time: 11:00 am Peace March - 12:00 pm Fair
Location: Most Holy Trinity Church, 2040 Nassau Drive, San Jose
For more information contact: Enrique_essj@hotmail.com or call 408.299.5030
hosts weekly Open Dance Sessions at the Edenvale Community Center. Open Dance Sessions. Youth and young adults are invited to come hone their Hip Hop Dance skills during our weekly sessions inside the Edenvale Dance Studio/Gym
When: Every Wednesday & Thursday from 8p-10p
: Edenvale Community Center, 330 Branham Lane, San Jose
Cost:: $3
Contact:: Program Director Demone Carter 408.320.5022 (futureartsnow@gmail.com)
Inclusion Collaborative Professional Development Training provides professional development to improve child and family outcomes for children with and without disabilities and/or special needs so that they may have equal access to full participation in inclusive learning and community environments.
Fees: Training fees are the sole responsibility of the registrant. Accepted payment methods are cash, check (make checks payable to: SCCOE-Inclusion Collaborative) or by credit card using PayPal. There are limited funds available for financial assistance; it is intended for those with financial restraints. Please request an application for Professional Development Financial Aid at inclusion@sccoe.org.
For more information, contact Kim Boverio at (408) 453-6756 or mail Kim_Boverio@sccoe.org. Visit www.inclusioncollaborative.org or www.cpin.us
Volunteer Opportunities
The Santa Clara County Youth Task Force is Seeking New Members!
YTF is an appointed body of 15 high-school aged youth who serve as an advisory body to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Members are involved with making policy recommendations concerning youth in the County and work to find solutions that will make improvements to the lives of young people in our community today.Whether you're a student leader, community activist, are interested in applying to be a member, or would like to see what YTF is all about, please contact   Tiffany Lee, tiffany.lee@bos.sccgov.org or  http://www.sccgov.org/sites/bos/bnc/bnc-listing/Pages/default.aspx to apply.
Date & TimeMembers meet every third Wednesday of the month from 5:30pm-7:00pm
LocationCounty Government Center (70 W. Hedding Street, San Jose).

Now recruiting for Year Up March 2014 class!
Year Up is looking for motivated young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 who want to take a step forward in their careers, but may not know where to look.
Deadline: The Priority Registration Date is Friday December 6th and Hard Deadline for registration will be on Friday February 7th.
For more information, please contact Rodney Tabares, Manager of Admissions and Outreach, RTabares@YearUp.org or call  408-513-3004.

Inspire Students at Local Elementary Schools with Junior Achievement!   Junior Achievement prepares youth for economic success through a short series of age-appropriate lessons on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and work readiness. You can volunteer to work in schools to teach these lessons (the teacher will still be in the classroom to provide support).
Date: Flexible
Time: Flexible. One mandatory one-hour training.
Location: Any school (includes all schools and after-school programs i.e. public, private, charter, etc.)
For more information: Amanda Lopez, District  Manager, Silicon Valley 408-217-7906,
Collaborative Community Program (CCP) is Seeking Mentors:
(nonprofit status pending) is seeking mentors for children from Washington Elementary School in downtown San Jose.  CCP is a 3-year-old organization, Mentors meet with children K-5 on Thursdays from 3:30-5pm at the Biblioteca Latinoamericana Branch Library.
For more information contact:  CCPSantaClara@gmail.com, Rochelle @ 408.634.2125.  More info on Facebook:  Collaborative Community Program.
For Your Reading Pleasure

Free Kidpower articleWhat about Weapons? - How do I protect myself? In Kidpower workshops, students often ask, "What if someone has a knife or a gun?" - people often feel helpless at even the thought of a weapon. The reality is: the biggest danger is believing the myth that there is no hope..  See the article from Kidpower's extensive free online library:

Click Here

New Kidpower Resources for sale15 People Safety Group Lessons and 10 People Safety Assignments.Each book assists parents, caregivers, teachers and leaders of youth groups how to teach ages 5 - 14 how to be safe with people you can find them at the Kidpower store at and

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 you would like to share in a future newsletter, please send us an email!  info@kidsincommon.org
In The News
Kaiser Permanente, along with other funders and partners, kicked off the local effort to support State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson's Team California for Healthy Kids initiative. The initiative brings together schools and community support to increase physical activity in students and ensure they have access to fresh water and fresh food, through avenues such as salad bars. The initiative also supports First Lady Michelle Obama's, "Let's Move Salad Bars Schools" campaign, that seeks to increase children's fruit and vegetable consumption through placing salad bars in schools.
Community Resources

Kidpower's Public Workshops for children, teens, and adults offer age-appropriate, experiential personal safety skills training relevant to the ages and life situations of the students. We have different workshops for ages 3 to adults, and each dynamic, upbeat workshop teaches boundary setting, advocacy, stranger safety, help-seeking, and other skills to support safe, positive experiences with people, including strangers as well as friends, family, and peers. Adults, join us for Fullpower February 9, 2-6 - see our Public Workshop schedule at: http://www.kidpower.org/what-we-do/california-services/schedule/

CalFresh (Food Stamps) Outreach and Application Assistance Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties can do prescreening, answer questions and help clients complete applications for CalFresh benefits.
Date:  Ongoing.  Application assistance can be arranged for weekdays, weekends and evenings.
Location:  Community locations throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
For more information: Call Second Harvest's Food Connection, 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday, 1-800-984-3663 or http://www.shfb.org/getfood

Free Food for Families - Free food resources are available to low-income families through Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San
Mateo Counties.  Our region's Family Harvest, Produce Mobile, Pantries and Prepared Meal programs can accept more participants.
Dates: Ongoing.  Food distributions and meal programs are available weekdays and on weekends.
Location:  Community locations throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.
For more information: Call Second Harvest's Food Connection, 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday, 1-800-984-3663 or http://www.shfb.org/getfood

For all of our MFCC's and Other Professionals Under the Board of Behavioral Sciences: Kidpower is now certified as a Continuing Education Provider under the California State Board of Behavioral Sciences! For more information on what Kidpower does, go to www.kidpower.org

Kaiser Permanente Child Health Plan.
Did you know that Kaiser Permanente provides full membership to over 50,000 low income children in Northern California through our subsidized Child Health Plan? The Kaiser Permanente Child Health Plan is pleased to offer a quality option in California that gives children the health care they need for just $8 or $15 per child, per month, for up to three children. Additional children are covered at no extra premium.
For More Information: Contact Sarah Hurd at sarah.m.hurd@kp.org.  Additional info (including eligibility guidelines and how to apply) can be also be found by clicking this link - http://info.kaiserpermanente.org/html/child_health_plan/index.html
.  Application assistance is available and recommended - click on the link above to find the Enrollment Assistance Center in your area.

Making Online Giving Personal
- Benevolent creates a direct link between donors and low-income individuals with one-time needs through their crowd-giving platform. For more information contact Ken at 408.389.4024 or
ken@benevolent.net or  visit http://benevolent.net
Teen Talk - A popular Blog for Teens:
Adolescent Counseling Services http://www.acs-teens.org/ an organization whose mission is to empower teens and their families in the community to realize their emotional and social potential through counseling and preventive education, has a popular blog named Teen Talk, (acsteens.wordpress.com). To learn more about Teen Talk go to http://acsteens.wordpress.com/.
Host a Panel From the LGBTQ Youth Space Speakers Bureau! Interested in learning more about gender identity and sexual orientation through first hand experiences? The LGBTQ Youth Space Speakers Bureau is a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and ally youth and young adults ages 13-25 who speak about their experiences as members of the LGBTQ community.
For more info, or to request a panel, contact Adrienne Keel at: akeel@fcservices.org or (408)343-7942.

The Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC)
has a lot of events coming up! You can find great resources and information for children with special health care needs on the new website recently launched by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health.  E-mail California Advocacy Network for Children with Special Health Care Needs Manager Janis Connallon at Janis.Connallon@lpfch.org
with your suggestions for resources or other information to add to the website.
New Website: Children with Special Health Care Needs - For up-to-date information, go to their website at www.svilc.org - SVILC Address: 2202 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131 - 408.894.9041 (Voice) or 408.894.9012 (TTY)
The Juvenile Welfare Office of the Ombudsman Can Help to Resolve Concerns -
The Office of the Ombudsman is an independent and neutral function, whose primary purpose is to serve as a key component of the Department of Family and Children's Services complaint system. Some people consider the ombudsman as the "hallmark of an ethical organization," or the Jiminy Cricket of Child Protective Services. For more information: Click Here

Chat 4 Teens - Instant Help Through Instant Messaging. Chat 4 Teens connects teens directly with trained peer counselors in a live instant message chat environment.
Date: Chat Lines Open Tuesday - Thursday

Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Visit www.chat4teens.org to chat live
For more information:

The Parent Project is a 12 week program which offers classes through the Santa Clara County. The program is specifically designed for parents with difficult or out-of-control adolescents. Parents learn specific prevention and intervention strategies for destructive behaviors.

For more information: www. ParentProject.com
or call: 408.808.3794 or email  parentproject@da.sccgov.org

Silicon Valley Kids Climate Club.

This club offers children - and grownups - important lessons about conserving  energy and water, recycling trash and finding new food sources.  Supervisor Dave Cortese started the Climate Kids Club to introduce children in grades 3 through 12 to simple tips they can use to help protect the environment.  If you would like Supervisor Cortese to give a presentation to your school or youth group, call (408) 299-3050 or email  dave.cortese@bos.sccgov.org

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