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A seminal moment in her life occurred prior to her attempt in 2014 to climb Mt Aconcagua.
During a trip to Guatemala it dawned on More just how much the kids were no different than herself or her sister, they just lacked the same opportunities.
Since then, she’s raised almost $40,000 for the nonprofit Children International, which her family has supported since she was born.
Her fundraising efforts are not done.
More is organizing an “Escape from Alcatraz to Escape from Poverty” campaign on Crowdrise.com in which teammates at Menlo School will join her in the open water in October to raise more money for Children International.
“It helps kids in poverty around the world escape the cycle of poverty by introducing education, job training, summer camps for these kids so that they can get a stable job to support their family,” More said.
Before this philanthropic effort comes to fruition, More intends to complete the California Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming.
Lisa Amorao, 40, of San Jose, was anointed crew chief for the Catalina Channel portion of this venture.
Six times so far More has completed the six-mile swim from Golden Gate to Bay Bridge, but nothing compared to what she just accomplished.
Ten crew members on the chartered boat, including two captains and two independent observers from the Catalina Channel Swim Federation, spent seven hours in the dark as More fought to avoid hypothermia while every half hour chugging down a mixture of at least 150 calories worth of water, juice and electrolytes to keep her warm and going.
“It’s a surreal experience,” More said.
The rules state that she cannot touch another person or object.
For one-hour spans, a pace swimmer could help out. In this role, Scott Tapley of Aptos proved crucial to fight strong currents as well as the return to shore.
In the Bay Area, it’s a tight-knit community in terms of marathon swimming.
More is raising its awareness, plus that of Children International.
The California Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming awaits her name on a short list.
Anyone wishing to support the “Escape from Alcatraz to Escape from Poverty” campaign can visit https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/escape-from-alcatraz-to-escape-from-poverty.
Following his abrupt departure from Mitsubishi Electric, former general manager of digital electronics, Richard Freggi, said he plans to start up his own supply chain and procurement business in Taiwan.
"My role has completed and I'm striking out on my own," Freggi said. "Over the past three years, I've helped the company transition into the projector, public displays and security markets."
Mitsubishi blamed an internal re-organisation for his departure, which ended a three-year association with the peripherals vendor.
Replacing Freggi in an interim capacity is national sales and marketing manager, Paul Calderara.
"The reality of the situation is that our digital electronics division has been going through a product and structural re-organisation," Calderara said.
The vendor is planning to introduce a new range of products in the next 6-9 months, most notably in AV categories.
"There are a number of products that have been available in Japan but we haven't carried," Calderara said. "But that doesn't mean we're changing our business focus. We'll be adding channels to our traditional ones."
Calderara wouldn't speculate on how the future make-up of the digital electronics division would look once the re-organisation is finalised in the months ahead. According to IDC, Mitsubishi's branded market share fell from 9.2 per cent in Q2 2005 to 6.3 per cent in its just-released Q2 2006 wrap-up. Freggi took the general manager's role in July 2003, replacing an outgoing Phil Newton who left to take up the local managing director's post at BenQ.
Before joining Mitsubishi, Freggi had worked as a senior consultant for IBM Global Services. He had also held positions with Philips and Seiko Epson during a career that spans almost 20 years.
MICHIGAN, USA, Apr 25, 2006 – Nutrilite, one of the leading global nutritional brands, has signed Jamaican 100m world record holder Asafa Powell as a global spokesperson, a source told Caribbean Net News on Monday.
Powell, who clocked 9.77 seconds at an IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Athens, Greece, last summer, was introduced to the product by his older brother Donovan, three months prior to breaking the record and he admitted that it gave him extra energy to perform.
“Taking Double X was the only change I made to how I had been training,” Powell confirmed. “After I started taking it, I felt I had more energy to train harder and run faster.
The soft spoken Jamaican sprinter said he and Nutrilite share a common goal and he’s confident it will help him in building a fruitful career.
“When I run, I don’t think about anyone else. I don’t think about my competition, I just do what I have to do,” Powell said.
In the meantime, Dr Sam Rehnborg, President of the Nutrilite Health Institute, took the time to say his piece about the Jamaican, who, besides his world record performance last season, is widely recognized for being humble, and devoted to his family.
Powell recently claimed his first global title when he captured the 100m crown at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, last month and Rehnborg said the company welcomes the Jamaican as their spokesperson.
“We couldn’t be more proud to welcome Asafa Powell as the global spokesman for Nutrilite,” Rehnborg said. “Not only is he a phenomenal athlete who’s had an incredible experience using Nutrilite products, he’s a genuinely decent, humble guy.
In addition to those he’ll be wearing the brand’s apparel and merchandise, sharing his story with IBO and the public through a variety of mediums and participating in press conferences and other media marketing events.
First, never assume because a photographer carries two cameras they know what they are doing, some days it just increases your odds of success and if nothing else when the battery dies in one you can keep working. I replied with my standard how to take a good photograph checklist. First check out the background then work your way forward to the subject. Then move on to the basics, how you want to frame the subject, where to place the plane of focus and lastly check the exposure. Many of the spotlighted flowers can fool even the smartest of camera computers. We chatted briefly and then both moved into the room getting to work.
Heading into this weekend’s show a year older and maybe wiser I wondered how I would answer that question in 2019. Smart phone cameras and processing software can now solve many shutterbug’s image imperfections after the fact, blurring backgrounds, correcting color and exposures, making everything look perfect. Maybe the question to be asked is not how to make a good photograph. Perhaps it should be what stories do you want to tell with photographs. Photographers have always been visual story tellers since the invention of the process. Heading out, camera at the ready, start to think about what is the story and how to tell it with photographs. Something to ponder while wandering through a room of seductive blooms.
For a rare moment, Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team's 10th Brigade Support Battalion gathered April 23, for a special occasion - receiving their 10th Mountain Division former wartime service patches.
The ceremony, led by Lt. Col. James Phillips and Command Sgt. Maj. Corey Watson, the command team for 10th BSB, marks a special day for many Sherpa Soldiers because it will forever change the way they are looked upon in the Army.
More commonly known as a combat patch, it is a tradition dating back to the Revolutionary War. It is a significant change to a Soldier's uniform. They wear the Army Combat Patch for the rest of their career on the right sleeve of their uniform, which sets them apart not just from other Soldiers, but from a large population of the citizens of the United States.
The combat patch signifies a Soldier has been deployed in a combat area. It so alsignifies their association into brotherhood and sisterhood inside the Armed Forces, and even in the 10th Mountain Division itself.
"This was a prideful moment to receive my combat patch, this shows that we went all out for our country," said Spc. Elieen Samoza, a first time deployer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th BSB.
"It was a proud day for the Sherpa family and our Sherpa chronicle," said Staff Sgt. Jessica Walla, who deployed with the 82nd Airborne Division in 2006. "The ceremony symbolized a new chapter for the Afghanistan people and the American Forces spearheading the surge, trying to win the hearts and minds. The patch went to all of us in the 10th Mountain through shared commitment, valor and hardship"
The Soldiers who have deployed with 10th BSB in Afghanistan are transformed forever, whether they stay in the Army and become careerist or strike out in the civilian world, they will always feel the weight of the combat patch on their right shoulder.
The only two states to lose their waivers from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act—Oklahoma and Washington—are navigating the bumpy transition back to life under the outdated law, even as policymakers in both states are trying to regain the lost flexibility.
Oklahoma, which in August became only the second state to lose its waiver, has found itself struggling to return to the NCLB accountability system amid a host of other changes in leadership, assessment, and standards.
But the state's chances of getting its waiver back—perhaps even this school year—improved markedly on Oct. 16, when the state's higher education institutions ruled that its K-12 standards are rigorous enough to get students ready for college and the workforce. That's a requirement for waiver states that aren't participating in the Common Core State Standards, which Oklahoma ditched earlier this year.
Some experts say the question isn't necessarily whether the state can get its waiver back—it's whether that will happen this school year or next.
Janet Baressi, the Oklahoma state schools chief, is pushing to have the state's No Child Left Behind Act waiver reinstated.
Janet Barresi, the GOP state schools chief, is seeking to have the waiver reinstated as soon as possible. The U.S. Department of Education would say only that it's working with the state on the issue.
Timing is crucial. Some schools in Oklahoma will have to take steps such as sending letters to parents letting them know that their child's school isn't making progress under the NCLB law and set aside money for professional development, if the waiver isn't reinstated soon.
"Districts are definitely in a holding pattern," said Shawn Hime, the executive director of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association. "The uncertainty of what's to come is difficult for them."
What's more, returning to the accountability system under the waiver will provide much-needed stability in a state that's seen its share of turmoil in the past several years, district leaders say.
After rejecting the common core, Oklahoma returned to its old standards in order to give the state time to develop a new set of expectations for students.
Separately, the state has had a last-minute change in vendors for assessments scheduled to be administered this winter.
And leadership in the Oklahoma State Department of Education is also turning over: Ms. Barresi lost her primary race earlier this year, and a new chief will be in place after the election.
"We are kind of rudderless right now," said Joe Siano, the superintendent of the 16,800-student Norman Public School district, just south of Oklahoma City. In addition to the leadership, standards, and testing changes, the state has also weathered numerous revisions to its accountability system over the past several years, he said.
"The waiver coming back into place will at least bring some continuity," he said.
Compounding the instability problem: The state department of education hasn't yet told schools where they fall on the NCLB law's timetable of sanctions, which kick in for those that don't meet achievement targets known as adequate yearly progress, or AYP.
And it's not clear if the Oklahoma Department of Education has the capacity to figure out which schools are due for which interventions. In fact, Ms. Barresi said she'd have to add 25 or 30 new staff members and spend an additional $6 million over two years just to get the analysis done.
Still, the state education department is hoping to let schools know where they fall on the NCLB timetable by the end of the calendar year, assuming the waiver hasn't been restored by then, said Phil Bacharach, a spokesman for the department.
Mr. Hime, for one, is keeping his fingers crossed that the waiver will be reinstated before schools have to comply with NCLB sanctions.
"The hope is that we would have an answer on the waiver prior to the AYP calculation so schools don't start down the path of sending out letters," he said.
Still, Oklahoma may have inadvertently ended up with the best deal possible, said Anne Hyslop, a senior policy analyst at Bellwether Education Partners, a consulting firm in Washington, D.C.
Because the state didn't lose its waiver until August—just before the start of the school year—districts there aren't required to take steps such as reserving 20 percent of their Title I funding for school choice and supplemental services. Now, with the state likely to regain its waiver by the 2015-16 school year at the latest, schools are unlikely to have to abide by that provision of the NCLB law at all, which is one that many districts see as the biggest drawback of the outdated law.
What's more, under waivers, schools singled out as among the worst performers in a state have to implement comprehensive improvement plans. But, if the waiver isn't reinstated until 2015-16, Oklahoma's low-performing schools could get a reprieve from those requirements, too, Ms. Hyslop said.
"Essentially, Oklahoma has a year off from most meaningful accountability," Ms. Hyslop said.
The picture is very different in Washington state, which lost its waiver in April.
Standards weren't the issue there—Washington state got into trouble because it doesn't require districts to include student outcomes on state tests in its teacher-evaluation system.
Unlike schools in Oklahoma, schools in Washington that aren't making AYP must comply with the Title I set-aside this school year.
The loss of control over those funds has meant programmatic cuts in the 28,000-student Tacoma Public School District, said Tracye Ferguson, the district's director of Title I and early learning. The district had to eliminate an after-school enrichment program for struggling students, for instance.
While Tacoma parents are excited about the return of free tutoring, many were less than thrilled when they learned their child's school hadn't hit achievement targets.
"They were just flabbergasted," Ms. Ferguson said. "It kind of started this, you know, panic."
The district had to re-educate parents on the ins and outs of the NCLB law, she said.
That hasn't been easy. The accountability picture in post-waiver Washington is even more complex than it was a couple years ago, before the waiver flexibility began.
For example, even though Washington is now technically subject to the outdated law, the state has retained aspects of the accountability system it had under the waivers, which put a premium on student growth. Schools in Tacoma have been working to make it clear to parents, in layman's terms, that a school that is technically labeled as not meeting AYP may still be doing well when it comes to student growth, Ms. Ferguson said.
Meanwhile, the state's largest school district—Seattle—applied for its own NCLB flexibility over the summer. If the 52,000-student district gets the go-ahead, it would be the first individual district in the country to get its own waiver.
Approval doesn't look likely, however. The option of a district-level waiver is reserved for local school systems in states that have made it clear they are not interested in—or able to—develop NCLB flexibility requests in line with the department's parameters. That's not the case in Washington, where state chief Randy Dorn is likely to try to regain the flexibility.
But unlike Oklahoma, Washington state doesn't appear poised to get its waiver back any time soon, partly because of the political dynamics in the state.
Mr. Dorn is likely to back legislation—as he did last spring—requiring districts to incorporate state test scores into their evaluation systems, said Nathan Olson, a spokesman.
The state legislature, however, has already rejected such a proposal, in part because of opposition from the Washington Education Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association. The union hasn't firmed up its legislative agenda for the coming session, but it doesn't appear to have changed its position on the issue.
"We know that a majority of our members oppose using student test scores for teacher evaluations," said Linda Mullen, a spokeswoman for the union, in an email.
"Oklahoma Wants Its NCLB Waiver Back, Right Now," (Politics K-12) October 21, 2014.
"Arne Duncan Revokes Washington State's NCLB Waiver," (Politics K-12) April 24, 2014.
Craig Mackail-Smith celebrates a stunning goal for Posh at Oldham in 2011. Photo: Joe Dent/theposh.com.
The 33 year-old broke the 99-goal barrier, after waiting 12 matches spread over almost six years, in the final stages of Saturday’s (March 11) 2-1 League One home defeat at the hands of Oxford and followed it up with two more goals in the 3-3 draw at Chesterfield last night (March 14).
Craig Mackail-Smith scores a crucial play-off semi-final goal for Posh against MK Dons in 2011.
His joy last night was tempered by an incorrect offside decision which ruled a late hat-trick goal and a probable three points.
“I felt at the time I was onside and the video backed that up,” Mackail-Smith stated. “It’s so frustrating for the team more than me because we needed the three points.
“But it’s done now and we need to focus on beating Oldham on Saturday (March 18). If we can play as well going forward, take more of our chances and tighten up at the back, we will have a great chance.
“It was a weight off mind to reach 100 goals. It was a strange way to get there as I was just passing the ball to Junior, but maybe I needed something like that to finally get there.
Posh striker Craig Mackail-Smith scores his 100th goal for the club against Oxford.
Hall, the club’s record scorer with 137 goals in 334 appearances, scored his 100th Posh goal in his 219th game in a 2-0 win over Bury in 1972.
Robson, who scored 128 goals in a Posh record 559 appearances, bagged his 100th goal for the club in his 409th game, a 1-0 win over Oxford in 1977.
Posh all-time top scorer Jim Hall in action.
If you include Posh’s pre-Football League era games the incomparable Denis Emery scored a massive 231 goals for the club. Freddie Martin (135), Peter McNamee (127) Ray Smith (116), Billy Hails (114) and Andy Donaldson (107) all reached 100 goals, including some before Posh were elected to Division Four of the Football League in 1960.
Mackail-Smith finished top Posh scorer in four of his first five seasons at the club.
Posh debut: Feb 10, 2007 v Wrexham (h), League Two.
First Posh goal: Feb 24, 2007 v Bury (a), League Two.
Four-goal games: (1) Dec 1, 2007 v Staines (a) FA Cup.