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The Filipino American Cultural Center of Old Dominion University welcomes Lilia Quindoza-Santiago, a Fulbright Scholar from the University of the Philippines who will provide a glimpse at the canon of Filipino literature from the pre-colonial times to the present with a series of Fulbright Lectures titled "Philippine Literatures and Cultures: Understanding the Diversity of Texts and Discourses on the Filipino Nation."
Santiago is a full professor in the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature at the University of the Philippines. She serves as an associate professor of fiction with its Writing Institute of the College of Arts and Letters. Known for her various works in fiction, poetry, and biography in her home country, she has garnered major awards such as the National Centennial Commission-Women's Sector, Gawad Chancellor U.P. Diliman, Urian, Palanca, Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino, and Surian.
Santiago has divided the Fulbright Lectures into five seminars/workshops, each with their own focus:
- "Feminist Literatures and Genders in Filipino Writing" on April 15, 19 and 21;
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- "The Literatures of the Filipino Diaspora" on May 9, 11 and 13;
- "Aspects of Contemporary Creative Writing and Translation in Filipino" on May 16, 18 and 20.
All lectures are free and open to the public and will be held from 7-9 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Higher Education, 1881 University Drive. Old Dominion University offers Continuing Education Units from the Darden College of Education for a one-time fee of $15. For further information, call 683-5099 or email email@example.com.
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House Rejects Farm Bill
After several votes on amendments Thursday - the House rejected the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 with a vote of 195 to 234. Prior to the final vote - House members had defeated a motion to recommit 188 to 232. Just before that vote was taken - House Ag Chair Frank Lucas came to the floor to urge lawmakers to approve the bill - telling members that if the measure failed - he couldn't promise they would see another bill this session. The House had approved an amendment to remove supply management from the dairy title and replace it with a margin protection program and an amendment to reduce farm program payment limits - capping commodity payments at 250-thousand dollars per year for any one farm. An amendment to remove the changes made to the sugar program in the 2008 Farm Bill by lifting trade restrictions, lowering sugar price support levels and giving USDA more flexibility on domestic supply and import quotes was defeated on a vote of 206 to 221.
House members had agreed to repeal the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center, strike the addition of natural stone to the list of commodity products that can petition USDA for the issuance of a promotion and research order and apply federal welfare work requirements to SNAP, at state option. The amendment to create additional work requirements for SNAP recipients and raise the total reduction in spending to 31-billion dollars was rejected 175 to 250. An amendment to limit premium subsidies to producers with an Adjusted Gross Income under 250-thousand dollars was narrowly rejected earlier in the day - with a 208 to 217 vote. House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson had urged members to vote against the amendment - saying it would destroy Federal Crop Insurance. In all - the House considered more than 100 amendments before rejecting the underlying bill.
On the floor following the farm bill vote - Minority Whip Steny Hoyer seemed to suggest the amendment approved to apply federal welfare work requirements to SNAP was the deal breaker for many Democrats. He accused the Republican leadership of taking a bipartisan bill and making it partisan through the amendment process.
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Located along Route 7 in the Branchville section of Ridgefield is The Little Pub. This space was formerly an antiques store for many years. Long ago, at one point, I believe that it had been used for a restaurant and bar. It is a cozy space anyway.
Since it is cozy and popular, it is crowded with a parking lot that is often full on the evenings. There are a couple places nearby to park, that involve dodging some traffic, be careful. They 5 taps, mostly macro. The selection shines in bottles and a couple cans. Bottles include Delerium Tremens, Berkshire Cabin Fever, Stone Arrogant Bastard, Hitachino White, DFH 90 and others. Cans include Oskar Blues Old Chubb, Young`s Double Chocolate and a couple more. Their food is very good, serving basic pub fare with a twist. Fish tacos for example, in addition to burgers, pastrami sandwiches and calamari. Service is also very good. Especially, considering it is so small and crowded. You may not find a beer that you have never had before, but you may revisit one of the aforementioned selections while having a great meal.
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I really enjoy going to the little pub. Everytime I go its a good experience. All of the staff is warm and easy going. The atmosphere is old style and I love it. The food is very good for the prices. The only thing I wish for is more micro drafts. They have a rotating mystery draft that is always very good and hand picked by people who know good micros. I must say they choose wisely everytime. They also have a decent bottle selection of micros, which is nice. They do a great job and this pub is a place ill keep coming back to.
04-27-2011 22:31:54 | More by bmwfan1987
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A very cool place with some rustic charm. Tap list was somewhat generic/macro. The bottle list was good - not great - could use a few more Belgians, strong locals and IPA/IIPAs.
Staff was friendly and knowledgable; service was spot-on. Received a round (2 of us) on the house after initial two beers.
Food was quite good (was there at lunch - wraps, nachos, etc.) There is outddor seating - yet - you are on top of Route 7 - so the view is less than bucolic.
All-in-all a very charming place to grab a beer if in the area.
09-30-2010 10:52:14 | More by rbastone
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4.7/5 rDev +10.3%
A great find in Ridgefield, CT, though hardly a secret. Seems like the parking lot is always full and the place is packed. Easy enough to kill time at Ancona's down the road though.
Great "upscale" pub fare - definitely a notch (or two) above what you might find at a typical brewpub. Great burgers and sandwiches, and lots of creative apps to choose from. Interesting specials.
4 standard beers with a mystery rotation - I have seen Palm, Leffe to just name two - paired with a 35 bottle list, ranging from basic 12 oz-ers to growlers served in ice buckets.
They are very good about updating beer/food specials on Facebook.
Good food, good beer, what's not to like??
05-22-2010 09:29:49 | More by KTCamm
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What a find in Ridgefield CT. Over 35 different beers to choose from several different countries. 5 beers on tap with a "mystery tap" that rotates product (currently serving Hoegaarden white ale). They even serve Berkshire beer growlers in ice buckets (evidently you can take your growler home if you do not finish it).
Come for the beer, but stay for the food. A pub style menu with old standards (fish and chips) and innovative new dishes (ahi tuna tacos). Burgers are also really good.
A terrific English pub atmosphere with rough wood ceiling, plaster walls, and a bumpin soundtrack. Worth the trip and much less expensive than going to Europe.
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Al Jefferson, a former Celtic, led the Jazz with 28 points and 19 rebounds, a monstrous performance. Derrick Favors had a solid fourth quarter, with two exclamatory putback dunks, but Boston kept pressing until Allen came in starting reeling off the points. Jefferson and Paul Millsap tried to answer, but couldn't keep up. Utah was really, really overmatched on the perimeter, even with Devin Harris.
If there's concern for Boston, it's that Jefferson gave the team such fits. Nenad Krstic struggled mightily on defense all game, and Doc Rivers turned a small, offense-minded (as much as the Celtics get offense-minded) line-up down the stretch, with Kevin Garnett at center and Glen Davis at power forward. It's not a rare line-up for Rivers, and it really hadn't been during Kendrick Perkins' rehab. But it won't work against some opponents, and Jefferson arguably showed that it's like playing with fire against any team with two solid scoring big men.


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When I think of things the world needs more of, food television shows aren't exactly at the top of my list. That said, I kinda like the premise of The Taste, premiering tonight on ABC.
Chefs Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey, along with food TV alumni Nigella Lawson and Anthony Bourdain, are put up on a massive American Idol style stage and given just one ceramic spoonful of a dish, though they have no idea who prepared it. It could come from a professional chef, but it could also be the brainchild of an amateur home cook. The four "mentors" (not judges) then critique the dish, offering up advice (and/or praise) to whoever may have prepared it, letting someone go at the end of each episode.
To be honest, I didn't really care until Monsieur Bourdain laid it out a little more clearly during a media Q&A a few weeks back. "It really makes you think about these preconceived notions you have of food, and of people," he explained. "We'd get a taste of this incredibly rich and heavy BBQ, and you'd just assume that it came from a big Southern guy. Or we'd get something very refined, very classic French technique, which you'd expect from a professional kitchen. But I can't even start to tell you how often we were dead wrong when guessing who might be behind a certain dish."
A two-hour premiere seems a bit over-the-top, which makes me scared that The Taste is going to be yet another spectacle versus an actual show of substance, but I'd love nothing more than to get my preconceived notions about food TV shows shattered. Fingers crossed that this is a good one.
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TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott's administration was back in a familiar place Tuesday, the courtroom, where two unions are challenging a plan to save money by privatizing health care to the state's 100,000 inmates.
The state has already hired two out-of-state firms to do the work at a minimum cost savings of 7 percent a year.
But the Florida Nurses Association and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) say the privatization plan is unconstitutional and want Circuit Judge Kevin Carroll to block its implementation.
The 2011 Legislature mandated the privatization through the use of budget language known as proviso.
The unions say that's a violation of the state Constitution, and that a policy change must be enacted through a separate piece of legislation.
"You're changing the law from what the law otherwise provided, and that you can't do," argued M. Stephen Turner, an attorney for the nurses. "We have to stop them when the Legislature goes too far."
Scott's administration lost a similar case last summer, when a union for correctional officers successfully challenged another proviso that ordered the privatization of nearly 30 prisons in 18 South Florida counties.
The state is appealing that ruling.
Assistant Attorney General Jon Glogau said the Legislature acted within its authority when it ordered the outsourcing of health care.
"Every line in an appropriations act is a policy decision," Glogau argued, adding that the law allows the prison system to privatize health care on its own, if it wanted.
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Zionsville —
Three factors are influencing replacement of the Ford Road bridge over Eagle Creek in southern Zionsville:
• Whether the county wants to wait for federal funding;
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• Whether the bridge fails an inspection and must be closed.
Boone Highway Superintendent Rick Carney believes the county should act now, and replace the bridge as soon as possible, using a design with an estimated price of $1.25 million.
"That's just for the bridge itself," Carney said. Costs of easing a curve on the south side to make it safer for two wide vehicles to pass in opposite directions, and improvements on Ford Road to alleviate flooding risks, are not included, nor are costs of buying land for bridge and road right of way.
"It's just a local savings if we get federal money; it's all tax money, whether we get it from the feds," Carney said. "Do you want to spend it out of local money, as one of our council members would like to see, or do you want to get federal aid?"
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In a pilot program to streamline SamTrans bus traffic and increase on-time performance for routes connecting to BART, Muni and Caltrain, the transit agency on Sunday will consolidate two bus lines that run from Palo Alto to Daly City on weekends.
The popular 390 and 391 SamTrans lines, which now operate along El Camino Real seven days a week, will be merged into one bus line on weekends to simplify the schedule and make it more convenient for users headed to major transit hubs, SamTrans spokeswoman Christine Dunn said.
Called the "ECR Service," the program will last for 18 months and may be expanded to weekdays if it proves successful, Dunn said.
Buses on the consolidated line will roll to BART, Muni and Caltrain stations every 20 minutes on Saturday and Sunday, as they do now, but just on one bus route, Dunn said.
"Running just one route along El Camino Real gives SamTrans more flexibility in managing bus schedules, eliminating a common customer complaint about multiple buses back-to-back rather than evenly spaced to provide better frequency," Dunn said.
The 390 and 391 lines on average carry about 12,000 passengers each weekday and 12,950 on the weekends, she said.
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The Ad Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary international standards submitted its first report pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 3/103 and resolution 6/21.
The Ad Hoc Committee held the first part of its first session from 11 to 21 February 2008 and the second part from 15 to 19 December 2008.
During the first part, the Ad Hoc Committee held a total of eight meetings. During the second part, it held nine meetings.
5th session(22 July - 2 August 2013)
4th session(10-20 April 2012)
3rd session (11-21 April 2011)
2nd session (19-30 October 2009)
1st Session (2nd part: 15-19 Dec 2008)(1st part: 11-21 Feb 2008)
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"Responding to Academic Dishonesty: A Guide for Faculty"
Written by Stephen J. Akers, Ph.D.,
Executive Associate Dean of Students
2002 and revised 2009
Purdue prohibits "dishonesty in connection with any University activity. Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the University are examples of dishonesty" (University Regulations, Part 5, Section III, B, 2, a). Furthermore, the University Senate has stipulated that "the commitment of acts of cheating, lying, and deceit in any of their diverse forms (such as the use of ghost-written papers, the use of substitutes for taking examinations, the use of illegal cribs, plagiarism, and copying during examinations) is dishonest and must not be tolerated. Moreover, knowingly to aid and abet, directly or indirectly, other parties in committing dishonest acts is in itself dishonest" (University Senate Document 72-18, December 15, 1972).
Professor Donald L. McCabe, author of definitive studies on academic integrity, concluded from extensive surveying of students that "...there is a strong relationship between academic dishonesty and how likely students believe faculty are to pursue incidents of cheating..."
If you suspect academic dishonesty, follow the guidelines outlined below. Courts are reluctant to interfere in academic matters unless universities act arbitrarily or capriciously. Therefore, you are urged to follow established procedures.
Before any formal action is taken, an accusation of academic dishonesty requires a fact-finding discussion between you and the accused student. The meeting should be prompt, private and informal. Although there is no prescribed procedure for your discussion with the student, at some point the student should be given an opportunity to respond. Depending upon the situation and your level of comfort, you may wish to have another official departmental representative present to later corroborate any exchange of information. If you conclude that the student is innocent, this meeting should end the matter. Teaching assistants are encouraged to discuss the situation with the instructor in charge of the course before attempting to deal with the issue.
The appropriate standard of proof is based upon a preponderance of the evidence. In other words, does the evidence cause one to believe that it is more likely than not that the student committed academic dishonesty? If you conclude that the student is guilty, you may resolve the matter with the student through punitive grading. Examples of punitive grading are:
- giving a lower or failing grade on the assignment,
- having the student repeat the assignment and perhaps some additional assignment, or
- assessing a lower or failing grade for the course (even if a failing grade will be assigned, the student may continue to attend class).
You are encouraged to consult with staff in the Office of the Dean of Students to determine if additional measures or investigation are appropriate. Even if additional measures are not desired, a note may be made for future reference in the case of a repeated offense. Also, the office staff will know if the student has a record of academic dishonesty. This record may influence the way the current situation is handled.
If alleged dishonesty occurs near the end of the course or otherwise cannot be resolved prior to the grade submission deadline and/or the case is most appropriately adjudicated by the Office of the Dean of Students, you may assign a grade of incomplete to hold the final grade in abeyance until the adjudication process has been concluded. Once concluded, a grade change must be submitted.
The grade appeals system allows a student to challenge the reduction of a grade for alleged academic dishonesty (see University Regulations, Part 5, Section III, E, 2, b). Therefore, your decision should be based on compelling evidence. Your academic freedom to assign grades is well recognized. Applying elementary due process in cases of alleged academic dishonesty will reinforce your assignment of grades. Due process also will help discourage claims of arbitrariness. Simply stated, due process is basic to fairness.
You should refer cases of academic dishonesty to the Office of the Dean of Students for further action if they:
- are of an unusually serious nature or magnitude,
- call for a stronger penalty than punitive grading, or
- require further investigation.
The Office of the Dean of Students follows established procedures. These procedures are described in Part 5, Section III of University Regulations that may be obtained in the Office of the Dean of Students. The accused student will get a fair and impartial hearing and an opportunity either to admit to or refute the accusations. These procedures will complement your judicious and proper handling of the case. When cases are referred, final grade assignments should be delayed until the matter is resolved. At the conclusion of the Office of the Dean of Students process, you will be informed of the outcome.
"Purdue University values intellectual integrity and the highest standards of academic conduct. To be prepared to meet societal needs as leaders and role models, students must be educated in an ethical learning environment that promotes a high standard of honor in scholastic work. Academic dishonesty undermines institutional integrity and threatens the academic fabric of Purdue University. Dishonesty is not an acceptable avenue to success. It diminishes the quality of a Purdue education which is valued because of Purdue's high academic standards" (S. Akers, Academic Integrity, A Guide for Students, 1995, revised 1999).
(University Regulations, Part 5, Section II, 2002-2003)
"The purpose of the Purdue University academic community is to search for truth and to endeavor to communicate with each other. Self-discipline and a sense of social obligation within each individual are necessary for the fulfillment of these goals. It is the responsibility of all Purdue students to live by this code, not out of fear of the consequences of its violation, but out of personal self-respect. As human beings we are obliged to conduct ourselves with high integrity. As members of the civil community we have to conduct ourselves as responsible citizens in accordance with the rules and regulations governing all residents of the state of Indiana and of the local community. As members of the Purdue University community, we have the responsibility to observe all University regulations.
To foster a climate of trust and high standards of academic achievement, Purdue University is committed to cultivating academic integrity and expects students to exhibit the highest standards of honor in their scholastic endeavors. Academic integrity is essential to the success of Purdue University's mission. As members of the academic community, our foremost interest is toward achieving noble educational goals and our foremost responsibility is to ensure that academic honesty prevails."
For information, call the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities at 494-1250 or stop by Schleman Hall, Room B50.


text: Ann and Bruce Kinkade discovered a network of doctors and pharmacies that fueled the addiction that killed their daughter. More Americans now die each year from prescription drug overdoses than from cocaine, heroin and other illegal drugs. Weekend Review editor Gary Rosen discusses the problem with WSJ staff writer Thomas Catan.


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Some teams have penciled in possibly shaky candidates as their starting quarterback. Some are coming in with virtually no experience as a starter, others have been iffy in the times they did start, while others seem to be on their last chance.
Every year a starter loses his job in the NFL, and the 2010 season will most likely not be any different.
Which one will be first to get replaced?
Kevin Kolb
Kevin Kolb is replacing possibly the greatest Eagles quarterback ever in the recently traded Donovan McNabb. He will have three -time Pro Bowler Michael Vick, who hasn't started a full season since 2006, breathing down his neck.
It won't take long for the Eagles fans to become "Boo Birds" if the kid plays poorly, and scream for head coach Andy Reid to plug in Vick.
Matt Leinart
Matt Leinart has been anything but impressive since the Arizona Cardinals drafted him in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft, the tenth overall pick.
Veteran Derek Anderson was a Pro Bowler in 2007, but he was recently picked up by Arizona. Anderson has the ability to slide into the Cardinals offensive system nicely, so Leinart best be looking over his shoulder all season.
JaMarcus Russell
JaMarcus Russell recently showed up at the Oakland Raiders offices about a Whopper short of 300 lbs. Not what the team expected.
Journeyman Bruce Gradkowski has a lot of Raiders Nation wanting him to replace the first overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft, mainly because they view Russell as complacent and not a leader.
This could be a soap opera worth watching in the 2010 season.
Jake Delhomme
The Cleveland Browns basically rid themselves of their 2009 quarterbacks, Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn, for a new group of veterans.
Jake Delhomme spent seven seasons with the Carolina Panthers, leading them to a Super Bowl and two NFC Championship appearances. He also made one Pro Bowl.
His erratic play and extremely poor 2009 season found him a one way ticket out of town, and now the Browns are banking on him. Just in case he falters, they have veteran Seneca Wallace waiting in the wings. Wallace has started 14 games over five years.
Does anyone, including the Browns coaches, know how this will play out?
Matt Moore
Moore has been called on to replace the recently departed Delhomme. He has started eight games over two seasons, and so far has little to no competition in training camp.
First year pro Hunter Cantwell is the only other quarterback currently under contract by the Panthers, which is a risky proposition. The team may draft more players or look at the waiver wire.
Josh Freeman
There was once a time the Buccaneers had about six guys who could start on their roster. Now it appears Freeman is the only one, having been drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Veterans Josh Johnson and Byron Leftwich will be waiting in the wings if the youngster falters.
Alex Smith
Smith has been a mystery since being drafted as the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. He has mostly played poorly, but had a few moments in 2009.
Gone is 2009 opening day starter Shaun Hill, but he has been replaced on the roster by veteran David Carr. Carr was the first overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft before being sacked out of a job with the Houston Texans in 2006. He is now on his fourth team.
Nate Davis is a youngster to watch as well, now that the Niners have bolstered their receiving corps by trading for wide receiver Tedd Ginn.
If Smith reverts to the player the team was frustrated by for so many years, a change could be eminent.
Chad Henne
Henne was called into action before Miami wanted after starter Chad Pennington was injured last season.
Not only is Pennington back, but the Dolphins have added veteran Tyler Thigpen to the depth chart. Pat White enters his second season, but he threw just five incomplete passes last year and is not considered a prospect to start yet.
Thigpen, however, has started in 11 of the 14 games he has played in his four NFL seasons. If Pennington is done as a player, he could very well be the guy Miami calls on if Henne plays poorly. He might be anyways, regardless of Pennington's health.
Trent Edwards
Edwards cannot stay healthy, and the Bills are losing patience. Journeyman Ryan Fitzpatrick played most of the 2009 season in his place, but Buffalo would prefer an upgrade.
They are rumored to be interested in Jason Campbell, who the Washington Redskins purportedly have on the trading block.
They could very well use their 2010 first round draft pick on a quarterback as well.
Stay tuned.


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Well, at least it's not Miley Cyrus, right? Lifetime is teaming with History Channel who are looking to continue the miniseries success they had with "Hatfields & McCoys" (true story: this writer couldn't make it past the first part) with another tale of outlaws and young love. That's right, "Bonnie & Clyde" are getting ready to ride again, and as much as we frown at this idea, the two leads are actually some pretty decent choices.
Emile Hirsch and Brit actress Holliday Grainger ("Jane Eyre," "Anna Karenina") have been cast as the bank robbin' duo of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. While they're certainly not Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway (but c'mon, who is), they are two accomplished young actors that thankfully avoids Lifetime's usual stunt casting (see: everything they've ever produced). The four hour miniseries will tell the tale of the armed robber and small town waitress who go on the run together. But if we have any reservations about this project, it's because of two words: Bruce Beresford.
Yes, he's an Academy Award nominee, but the director has been treading water with middling/forgotten efforts for years now with fare such as "Peace, Love & Misunderstanding," "Mao's Last Dancer" and "The Contract." But the supporting cast is first string, with Holly Hunter as Bonnie's Mom and William Hurt as the Texas ranger who tracks down the criminal pair. So yeah, we'll see how this all turns out.
Fox has their own contemporary spin on "Bonnie & Clyde" in the works, but with this one out of the gate, it will leave the competition in the dust. No word yet on when official production will begin but it looks like things are coming together for lensing to start soon. [Deadline]
Fluke Paxton | February 12, 2013 12:03 AM
Bruce Beresford may have a few dogs under his belt (King David!) but they are not the fine films you mention. His "middling/forgotten efforts" are head and shoulders above what most directors ever give us. How can you overlook Tender Mercies and Breaker Morant? This is one of the world's few great directors. If he's making a Bonnie and Clyde film I'll be first in line to see it!
Gemini71 | February 11, 2013 1:04 PM
Thank god Miley Cyrus dropped out....she is little more than a 21st century Disney princess type. At least with Holliday Grainger, you have an actress with experience in playing edgy roles. I can't even begin to understand why little miss Hannah Montanna (stupid name for a tween character) was ever attached to this project in the first place...!


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In response to last week's question on how important it is to be seen at work, irrespective of what one achieves during that time, most readers say bosses need to consider output instead of the number of hours spent in office and only productivity should count in evaluations
No short-cut to success
Most of the youngsters think that coming early and late staying at the work place will create an impression of hard work. But this will not assure them career success in the long run. Getting things done in a simple manner within the stipulated time is the mantra for success.
Vedula Krishna, Visakhapatnam
Evaluations sans output
who stay in the office till late hours, whether they have work or not, just to please the boss.. This syndrome is driven by the perception that those who stay in the office for longer hours are good workers, irrespective of how productively the time was spent. People who make a habit out of this should be shown the door as it has been proved that they are not capable of completing assignments on time. And evaluation of such workers should be based on this perception sans objectivity. These workers breed the "Yes Boss" concept.
K.S. Raghavan, Mumbai
Performance should be checked
Every organisation has its goal and every employee has his/her own role. Coming to office early and leaving late does not mean the employee is more dedicated.than others. There are tools in the modern business world whereby every employee's performance is evaluated at the end of the day. There must be feedback tools, such as action taken reports or task completion reports, that should be checked daily. If employees don't know what they are working towards they start giving up and as a result the organisation fails to reach its goal. It is up to managers to put a system into practice for evaluating employees' performance.
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Please join ACTA for a discussion of the new report, Governance for a New Era, on Aug. 20. CUNY board chairman Benno Schmidt, who chairs the project, will lead a discussion on the report's findings in Washington, D.C. following the report's Aug. 19 release. He will be joined by former Governor of Michigan andContinue Reading >>
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STERLING — — Colorado School Grades (CSG), an online tool created by a diverse coalition of 18 community organizations, earlier this week released its 2013 rankings of every public school in the state, including Logan County schools.
The rankings, which are available online at http://ColoradoSchoolGrades.com, are intended to help parents, students, educators and community members better understand how their local Colorado schools are performing, a press release from the organization states.
According to the site, RE-1 Valley Schools received the following ratings: Caliche High School - B+, Caliche Jr. High - B, Caliche Elementary School - C, Sterling High School - C, Sterling Middle School - C and Campbell Elementary - D. Ayres Elementary does not have a grade because they did not have 100 percent of the input data that is used to calculate a total score.
While RE-1 agrees with CSG's belief that every child deserves a high-performing school, they have some concerns about the formula the organization uses to rank schools.
RE-1 Superintendent Dr. Jan DeLay points out that CSG uses a grading method that grades on a curve, with only a certain percentage of schools allowed to fall into each grading category.
"The method places at least 50 percent of Colorado schools in the C category each year, regardless of proficiency or improvement," she explained.
According to a press release from CSG, the Center for Education Policy Analysis at the University of Denver's School of Public Affairs developed the formula CSG uses. It uses the same variables and weights as the Colorado Department of Education's School Performance Framework, which includes data such as a school's achievement, academic growth, academic growth gaps, and for high schools, college/career readiness.
The resulting data goes through a grading curve that ranks schools from top to bottom. The top 10 percent of schools receive an A grade (A+, A or A-), the next 25 percent receive a B rating, the next 50 percent a C rating, the next 10 percent a D rating and the bottom five percent an F rating.
CDE's system uses five categories to rate schools: Performance with distinction, performance, improvement, priority improvement and turnaround. Right now, all schools in RE-1 are on performance plans, with the exception of Campbell Elementary, which is on a priority improvement plan.
DeLay points out that the CSG curve "forces both performance and improvement schools into the same grade category."
She also notes that while under CDE's system schools from the 31st to 99th percentile are rated performance and schools above the 99th percentile are rated performance with distinction, the CSG system ranks all schools that are in the 15th to 65th percentile in the C- to C+ range.
Performance is always a concern for RE-1. According to DeLay, the community-based District Accountability and Advisory Committee has been meeting since October to examine current RE-1 performance information to create improvement plans for instruction and improved student learning. Each school building also has a Building Accountability Committee that examines student performance and works with each building to develop plans and strategies to improve student achievement.
Among the changes the district has made this year to try to enhance academic growth for students is increased teacher and principal training in mathematics, reading and writing instruction strategies.
"The emphases is on making sure students make academic progress of at least (one year's growth in) one year, but for some children who are not at grade level, teachers and principals are incorporating more strategies to achieve more than a year's growth in a year's time," DeLay said.
Among those strategies is parent outreach, to ensure that all students attend school regularly.
CSG ratings for other local schools include: Merino Elementary - C, Merino Jr. High - C-, Merino High School - B, Peetz Elementary - B, Peetz Jr. High - C+, Peetz High School - A, Fleming Elementary - C, Fleming Jr. High - B and Fleming High School - B.
To learn more about how districts and schools are performing according to CDE, visit http://cde.state.co.us/schoolview/.
CSG coalition members are A+ Denver, ACE Scholarships, The Adolph Coors Foundation, The Anschutz Foundation, Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Children's Campaign, Colorado Succeeds, The Daniels Fund, Donnell-Kay Foundation, Get Smart Schools, Independence Institute, Qualistar Colorado, Together Colorado, Morgridge Family Foundation, Professional Association of Colorado Educators (PACE), Stand for Children, The Urban League of Metropolitan Denver and Walton Family Foundation.
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Complications that the influx of Apple iPads and iPhones bring to enterprise Wi-Fi networks and wireless LAN administrators are illustrated vividly at The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario.
The hospital decided in 2010 to deploy 3,000 iPads to doctors, internists, and pharmacists in support of strategic patient care applications. All data was going to be streamed to the iPads, and the Apple tablets only communicated over Wi-Fi. "Therefore, the [wireless] network became quite important," says CIO Dale Potter. "We invested a mound of money in the network [in summer 2011]."
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The hospital picked Aruba Networks to design and deploy a Wi-Fi network that currently numbers nearly 1,600 802.11n access points. "No one could answer me when I asked, 'What will happen when we scale to 3,000 iPads by year-end, and eventually to about the same number of other iOS devices?'" Potter recalls.
Aruba CEO Dominic Orr called in the Aruba Customer Engineering team, a small consulting group that handles the toughest, most baffling challenges that the vendor encounters in enterprise deployments.
Based on its experience over the past couple of years with enterprise WLANS, the team has identified a range of issues that these networks face with the surge in iOS and Android mobile devices, according to Chuck Lukaszewski, senior director of Aruba's professional services group. Currently, iPhones and iPads overall remain the most popular brands of new smartphones and tablets in the enterprise.
"We're seeing extremely rapid increases in the aggregate number of mobile devices on customer networks, across all sizes of organizations," says Lukaszewski. Especially in higher education, numbers are doubling or tripling from year to year.
The issues confronting IT groups include changes in RF design and the appropriate level of access point density; poor device roaming; and new and different loads on the WLAN's control path -- the demand for authentication services, for IP addresses, license management, multicast and broadcast traffic spikes.
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For years, an industry rule of thumb was to deploy one access point for every 3,600 to 5,000 square feet for data networks, and every 2,500 square feet for VoIP. The Aruba team routinely now goes with the higher density for mobile device deployments.
There are two key benefits, Lukaszewski says. One is better Wi-Fi signal levels. Virtually all smartphones and tablets with 802.11n radios support only one data stream and use one antenna. As a result they cannot make use of techniques like MRC (maximal ratio combining), which can exploit multiple streams and antennas to boost the signal to noise ratio on the radio link.


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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – Doctors usually measure a child's body fat by calculating the body mass index, or BMI, using the child's height and weight, but Laurie Berger, M.D, a pediatrician, says that's not always accurate.
"The BMI is sort of an esoteric number that doesn't mean a whole lot to parents or kids," said Dr. Berger. "It also doesn't account for muscle mass, so I have some real fit athletes who come in, very muscular and they have elevated BMIs, they're healthy."
Dr. Berger is among many pediatricians looking at a new theory from the University of Michigan. It suggests that instead of checking the waistline, measuring the thickness of the neck might be a better way to see if your child is obese. Since neck thickness and obesity are related, University of Michigan researchers say, for example, if the neck of a six year old boy is more than 11.2 inches, the child is more than three and a half times as likely to be obese.
Dr. Berger says measuring the neck sounds good because it's not as embarrassing for the child, since it doesn't require them to get undressed.
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WiLDKATS are a production collective formed in East London when Edinburgh DJs Stuart Sandeman & Scott Dickie met US import Corey Baker. After sharing ideas over a booming warehouse bass bin they decided to get into the studio. Pulling influences from 80s Funk and New York Disco they began to develop their sound; an energetic combination of groove led house and dubby disco with their trademark WiLDKATS bass-line. WiLDKATS are part of a new movement in contemporary house music fusing 80s drums, synths and bass sounds, putting their own funked up stamp on this with their catchy edits and raw dance floor killers.
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Central Virginia Waste Management (CVWMA) currently provides curbside recycling service to parts of eastern Goochland County. To date, curbside service has not been offered to homes west of Centerville primarily because of cost to the County. However, CVWMA can extend curbside recycling to homes east of Fairground Road at the current cost of $1.572 per home per month. On July 1, 2008 that cost will increase to $1.625 per home per month. Please fill out the requested information below. Your comments and answers will be presented at the Board of Supervisors meeting on 3/4/2008.
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