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Many-to-Many Dimension bug
Jon Axon mailed me recently with an interesting bug he'd come across concerning many-to-many dimensions, where it looks like the AS engine is trying to be a bit too clever for its own good as far as query optimisation goes. It's reproducible on AS2005 SP2 and Katmai RC0, and I logged it on Connect here: https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=357469
Here's an example on Adventure Works that Jon gave me. The following query:
[Measures].[Customer Count] on 0
FROM [Adventure Works]
Shows the total number of customers as being 18484. Looking at the Sales Reason dimension (which has a many-to-many relationship with the measure group Customer Count is from), if you run a relational query on the underlying data source you can see that not every order was associated with a sales reason – this is the key point here. Now if we run the query:
[Measures].[Customer Count] on 0
FROM [Adventure Works]
WHERE [Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].[All Sales Reasons]
We can see that it returns the same result as the first query, 18484, as you would expect. But what if we want to find the number of customers who specified a sales reason? You would think that the following query would do that:
[Measures].[Customer Count] on 0
FROM [Adventure Works]
WHERE [Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].[All Sales Reasons].Children
But it doesn't, it returns 18,484 again. However if you run this query which should be equivalent to the previous query:
[Measures].[Customer Count] on 0
FROM [Adventure Works]
WHERE {[Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].&[1],
[Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].&[2],
[Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].&[3],
[Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].&[4],
[Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].&[5],
[Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].&[6],
[Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].&[7],
[Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].&[8],
[Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].&[9],
[Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].&[10]}
It returns the value we're looking for, 17022. Not good! What I suspect is happening here is that when the query optimiser sees the expression [Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].[All Sales Reasons].Children in the Where clause, it assumes that it's equivalent to [Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].[All Sales Reasons] which it is in most cases, just not here. Interestingly if you look in Profiler and run the queries on a cold cache, you see exactly the same activity when [Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].[All Sales Reasons].Children is in the Where clause as when [Sales Reason].[Sales Reason].[All Sales Reasons] is there; but when you explicitly list all of the individual sales reasons, as in the last query, because Sales Reason has to resolve itself through the Internet Sales Order Details dimension which is ROLAP, you see SQL queries being fired off against the relational database.
Microsoft buys DATAllegro
XLCubed (and a rant about Microsoft's client tool strategy)
The other week I stopped by in Maidenhead to see the guys at XLCubed, and to take a look at their latest stuff. XLCubed have been around a long time and their Excel addin AS client has always been one of the best out there, but with the improved Analysis Services support in Excel 2007 (especially with the introduction of 'convert to formulas') and the Proclarity acquisition has put a squeeze on the client tools sector. A lot of the third party client tools out there, XLCubed included, are better in a lot of ways than the equivalent Microsoft offerings but it's often hard to explain to someone who isn't very experienced with Analysis Services what the advantages are and why they represent a good reason to buy a non-Microsoft product. So, in order to survive, you need a clear, unique selling point and XLCubed now have one in the form of Microcharts after they bought Bonavista Systems last year (I blogged about the Microcharts product in its original form here). Microcharts gives you the ability to create sparklines, bullet graphs and other in-cell charts, which is not only impressive when used in conjunction with regular Excel and Reporting Services (with or without AS as a data source) but enters the realm of extreme coolness when you see how it's been integrated with XLCubed.
Here's just one example of the kind of dashboard you can build with XLCubed:
You can see a whole page of sample dashboards here:
Nice, eh? I should also mention they have an excellent data visualisation blog that's well worth a read:
While on the subject of client tools, can I veer off on a tangent here and criticise Microsoft's strategy in this area? In my opinion (and just about everyone I've met agrees with me, not least disgruntled ex-Proclarity employees) what they've done has actually harmed the core Microsoft BI market over the last two years. Before the Proclarity acquisition it wasn't an ideal situation, for sure, since telling customers that they had to buy their client tools from a third party looked bad. But what Microsoft have done is bought the leading third-party client tool and effectively chucked it in the bin, saying people should use Excel and PerformancePoint instead. Excel 2007 is a good client tool but a) a lot of companies are still on Excel 2003 and before, and are not going to upgrade just for the sake of a BI project, b) it has nowhere near the kind of advanced functionality that the Proclarity desktop tool had and never will, and c) it still has a few glaring problems (see here for example); PerformancePoint too is encouraging but very much a version 1.0. Microsoft's long release cycles for both mean that we have to wait way too long for any upgrade in functionality, and in the meantime we're left with a vacuum: the third party client tool market has been weakened because now all customers will want to use Microsoft client tools as a first choice, but these client tools are not yet up to scratch. Why on earth didn't they carry on developing the Proclarity product line for a few more years until a smoother transition could be made? Why the prejudice against standalone client tools? Once again I'm left with the feeling that senior people in Redmond have little idea what's going on in the real world and more importantly are insulated from the impact that their decisions have on the bottom line. On the positive side, though, Microsoft's actions have given companies like XLCubed the breathing space they needed to innovate and survive.
Show Hidden Objects in the Calculations tab
Here's a new button I've just noticed in the toolbar on the Calculations tab in BIDS 2008: Show Hidden Objects. Quite often when you're writing MDX you want to reference hierarchies that are hidden to the end user, and in BIDS 2005 you had to unhide them to be able to see them (and so find out their unique name) in the metadata pane, which was a pain; now in BIDS 2008 you just need to click the new 'Show Hidden Objects' button to be able to see them. For some bizarre reason it doesn't seem to allow me to see hidden sets or calculated members though – why?
Kalido Universal Information Director now generates Analysis Services cubes
Here's the press release from Kalido:
I don't have any direct experience with Kalido's products (although I've heard good things) but I'd be interested to see the cubes it generates. I wonder to what extent it's possible to optimise automatically generated cubes?
SQLBits III – Registration Now Open!
Registration for SQLBits III, to be held at Hatfield in the UK on September 13th, is now open! SQLBits is the UK's finest SQL Server technical conference, and it's 100% free to attend too. Take a look at:
…to see what we've got lined up. We've had an amazing 63 session submissions this time (the BI track is the strongest yet, in my opinion) so we're asking everyone who registers to vote on the sessions they'd like to see. We're also running a competition to design a logo for the day too, and you can vote on the logos here:
There are also SQLBits groups on Facebook and LinkedIn if you'd like to keep in touch with other people who are going or share photos etc. And as I've said before, we'd still like to talk to any companies who are interested in sponsoring the event.
Incidentally, Hatfield is just north of London and right next to Luton airport, so it's very easy to get to if you're coming from Europe. Why not pop over on Easyjet, and let your significant other go shopping in London for the day while you enjoy the conference?
One other thing to mention is that we're having a training day at the same venue the day before, September 12th. There are a number of reasonably-priced one-day seminars on SQL Server related subjects to choose from:
…including, as you can see, an introduction to SQL Server BI called 'Making the most of data through business intelligence' run by me and Allan Mitchell (SSIS MVP and one of the guys behind http://www.sqlis.com/). If you know a DBA, business analyst or manager who wants to learn more about BI then it's the ideal way to get them out of the office for the day – just tell them it's a trip to see Mitchell and Webb perform live.
Last night's BI evening event
I just wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone who attended last night's BI evening event at TVP, especially to Jes Kirkup of TAH (TAH also very kindly provided the beer and pizza during the break, which I'm very grateful for) and Jeremy Kashel of Adatis. I've asked them both to post their slides up on the web so once they've done that I'll post the links here.
I promise that it won't be quite so long before we have another event at TVP – I'll try to do a better job of alternating between central London and TVP because I know we get a completely different group of people at each venue.
UPDATE: You can get hold of Jeremy Kashel's slides on "PEL vs MDX" here -
UPDATE #2: You can get hold of Jes Kirkup's slides, along with a detailed write up of what he presented, on his new blog:
Named Sets, AutoExists and Katmai
A couple of months ago Radim Hampel pointed out to me some very weird stuff happening with named sets and the Where clause. Since it turned out that Darren had run into the same issue and also been thrown by it, and since I tested it out on Katmai CTP6 and could see that it was behaving differently from AS2005, I opened an item on Connect:
And now, after a long and detailed email thread involving Mosha, Edward Melomed, Marius Dumitru, Darren and Deepak we've got to the stage where I understand what's going on, Katmai RC0 does roughly what I want, and I can blog about it!
Let me explain what I saw first. What would you expect the calculated member in following query to return?
–Query 1
SET mytestset AS
[Date].[Calendar].[Calendar Year]
MEMBER measures.test AS
measures.test ON 0
FROM [adventure works]
Just from looking at the code I would have set the calculated member should return the string representation of the set from January 2004 to June 2004. But if you run the query you will in fact see that it returns the set containing the member July 2004 on both AS2005 and Katmai. To me that made absolutely no sense… Now, take a look at this query:
–Query 2
SET mytestset AS
MEMBER measures.test AS
measures.test ON 0
FROM [adventure works]
On AS2005 the calculation returns June as I would expect, on Katmai it returns an empty set. Now run this query:
–Query 3
SET mytestset AS
MEMBER measures.test AS
measures.test ON 0
FROM [adventure works]
and this query:
–Query 4
SET mytestset AS
MEMBER measures.test AS
measures.test ON 0
FROM [adventure works]
…which to me should do the same thing. On AS2005 query 3 returns the set May and June but Katmai returns an empty set; query 4 returns an empty set on both AS2005 and Katmai. At this point I could see that something funny was happening that I didn't like!
What are the practical implications of this? Take the following query from Mosha's blog entry on ranking:
SET OrderedEmployees AS
,[Measures].[Reseller Sales Amount]
MEMBER [Measures].[Employee Rank] AS
[Measures].[Employee Rank] ON 0
,[Employee].[Employee].[Employee].MEMBERS ON 1
FROM [Adventure Works]
Run it and you'll see that the Employee with the key 46, A Scott Wright, has a rank of 18. Now let's slice by this Employee:
SET orderedemployees AS
,[Measures].[Reseller Sales Amount]
MEMBER measures.[employee rank] AS
measures.[employee rank] ON 0
FROM [adventure works]
Run this and you'll see that A Scott Wright has now supposedly got a rank of 1. Whatever the logic behind this, it doesn't make sense from an end user perspective does it?
So how can we explain what's happening here? It's all to do with autoexists: in some cases it makes sense to apply autoexists to named sets, but in others (mostly when the set is intended for use in a calculation) then it doesn't. Let's forget about trying to understand what AS2005 does because it tries to guess when it should apply autoexists and gets very confused, but Katmai is mostly consistent and logical: by default it applies autoexists to all named sets. That explains why queries 2,3 and 4 all return empty sets on Katmai: May and June don't exist with July.
After my initial item on Connect was opened those nice people in Redmond (who agreed with me that the way things were working wasn't ideal) added a new connection string property, Autoexists, which can have the following values:
0 – default (same as 1)
1 – Apply deep autoexists for query axes and named sets (with WHERE clause and subselects)
2 – Apply deep autoexists for query axes and no autoexists for named sets (with WHERE clause and subselects)
3 – Apply shallow autoexists for query axes with WHERE clause, deep autoexists for query axes with subselects, no autoexists for named sets with WHERE clause and deep autoexists for named sets with subselects
Here's the explanation I got from Marius about what's meant by 'deep' and 'shallow' autoexists:
Suppose a query axis or named set involves a set expression of the form F(G(s)), with F and G being set functions (e.g. TopCount, Tail etc.)
Let SSW denote the Where clause slice and Subselect restrictions present in the query.
"Shallow autoexists" evaluates the set expression as Exists(F(G(s)), SSW).
"Deep autoexists" evaluates the set expression as Exists( F( Exists( G( Exists(s, SSW) ), SSW ), SSW) – it applies autoexists with the Where and Subselects at every intermediary step. Deep autoexists applies to all set-valued subexpressions being evaluated in the root context of the query (i.e. the context of default member coordinates, or Where clause coordinates, if a Where clause is present).
For many/most set functions (e.g. Union), the rules above produce the same result.
For others (e.g. TopCount, Head/Tail), the results differ in the general case.
So the behaviour I describe above for RC0 is also what you get when you put Autoexists=1 in the connection string. But what about Query 1 – why does the PeriodsToDate function return July with this setting? Hmm, well I think this is a bug and it should return an empty set. I opened another Connect about this:
and I'll update this post when I get an answer on it.
What happens with Autoexists=2 and Autoexists=3 then? In both cases, Query 1 returns the set of months from January to June; Query 2 returns June, Query 3 and Query 4 both return May and June. To see the difference between these two settings take a look at this query:
SET mytestset AS
MEMBER measures.test AS
measures.test ON 0
[Date].[Calendar].[Month].&[2004]&[7] ON 0
FROM [adventure works] )
With Autoexists=1 and Autoexists=3 the set here is empty; with Autoexists=2 then it contains May and June.
Microsoft BI Conference 2008 session list now posted
You can see the session list for this year's BI Conference here:
Looks good. Hmm, wish I could go to this and PASS, but I just can't justify the expense and the time…
Caching: can there be too much of a good thing?
I was doing some load testing on a cube recently and noticed an interesting thing. When my load tests started, the average query response time was high for the first minute or so, which is reasonable given that all queries were being run on a cold cache; subsequently the average query response time fell dramatically, as you would expect when the cache warmed up. But over a long period (and I was running a lot of queries over several hours) I noticed that the average query response time started creeping up again. Not by a massive amount, it's true, but enough to be noticeable: say a rise from three to four seconds.
Naturally I fired off an email to various people who I thought might help, and as usual Mosha came up with the goods. It turns out he'd noticed the same thing happening on the stress tests that MS run internally but come to the conclusion that it wasn't going to be a problem in the real world. I won't try to repeat too much of the technical detail he gave in case I end up garbling it but essentially there were two reasons why this performance degradation was happening:
- Most stress tests use template queries into which random parameters are passed. So, for example, I had captured several 'typical' queries with four or five dimensions in the Where clause which in my test I parameterised;I then selected a random member on each of these dimensions to pass in to each query. This resulted in a lot of queries being run which returned no data at all, which in turn meant that the cache filled up with entries in the index that were very small and not much use, which in turn made cache lookups slower. In the real world the proportion of queries that return no data is much smaller.
- The AS cache is optimised for ad-hoc query patterns, where a user starts in one place then drills down/up, slices, dices and so on, and where the data that a query returns is very closely connected to the data retrieved by the last query that was run. This is very different from randomised queries, which as a result perform worse.
So all in all, it's nothing to worry about. I guess if you had a large cube, lots of users, random query patterns and didn't process your cube very often then it might be a slight problem, but that's a lot of ifs.
As an aside, if you're thinking of doing stress testing I wouldn't waste any time trying to get the AS Stress tool I blogged about here working – I found it a real pain and ended up building my own load test tool in SSIS using an approach similar to my cache warmer package.


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Moviegoers this weekend took a break from the drumbeat of layoffs and bankruptcies, heading to theaters to watch comedies such as Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes to Jail," the top-grossing film for the second week in a row.
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"In down times like this, people want to be entertained, and they want to laugh," said Steve Rothenberg, president of domestic distribution at Lionsgate, the studio that released "Madea." "It's no surprise that the only two films this year that have repeated their No. 1 rank in the weekly charts have been comedies."
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Though the average ticket price is $7.29, the highest in history, not adjusted for inflation, movies are still considered a bargain compared with leisure travel, live concerts and amusement parks.
The reemergence of 3-D movies also is drawing filmgoers. Tickets for 3-D movies generally cost a few dollars more, but that didn't deter fans who saw "Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience."
The Walt Disney Studios film premiered this weekend in second place, ringing up $12.7 million. It was the second- highest opening for a concert movie after "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour," another 3-D film from Disney, which opened last year with $31.1 million.
"It's an experience above and beyond the norm," said Chuck Viane, president of distribution for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. "A 3-D movie may cost you more, but it also brings you to a place you haven't been before."
Several studios are banking on digital 3-D to help maintain this year's box-office momentum. Disney, for example, has 15 3-D films in the works, including the planned November release of "A Christmas Carol," directed by Robert Zemeckis. DreamWorks Animation Studios is releasing "Monsters vs. Aliens" this month. James Cameron's "Avatar" from 20th Century Fox is scheduled to hit 3-D screens in December.
"If we keep going at this pace, we will be looking at an amazing year," Dergarabedian said. "A $10-billion year for the box office is within reach. It's just part of human nature to seek escape from reality when times are tough."


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The Crimson Tide picked up one of the top defensive backs in Texas in 2013 when Sugar Land (Texas) Dulles defensive back Maurice Smith signed with Alabama.
Frank Shamrock joins Kid Nate for an MMA Tete-A-Tete to discuss his autobiography "Uncaged." Frank talks about all his classic MMA and Pancrase bouts, telling tales about Ken Shamrock, Bas Rutten,...
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The general consensus is that Apple will unveil its next smartphone at its September 9 event.
The second Dreamliner model, which Boeing just started shipping to customers, took its debut flight above the prestigious UK airshow. Here's a look.
At the Farnborough airshow, the Seattle aircraft maker shows off the first energy-efficient 787-9 built. Also: how the longer 280-passenger endured tests of performance, temperature, and a virtual barrel roll.
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The larger version of the company's original 787-8 jetliner completes 5-hour test flight, hitting 288 mph and an altitude of 20,400 feet.
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Flood update: SLC declares state of emergency, updated list of road closures
Officials say that could mean flooding across the region. NCPR is providing updates as the situation develops.
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Update, 7:50 p.m. St. Lawrence County Emergency Services shared this updated list of road closures on its Facebook page. These are the closures that had been reported to the county as of 7:30 p.m.
•CR 53 N of congress in Brasher Falls to South of the West Mahoney Rd, flooding
•RT 420 ext at Maple St in Winthrop, bridge over the W branch St Regis River
•Days Mills bridge, on CR 49, in FT Jackson closed due to high water
•State Hwy. 58 Pope Mills closed, flooding
•Pestle St in Russell, flooding
•CR 15 just north of Rensselaer Falls is closed due to flooding and shoulder erosion
•Bay Rd – Town of Fowler between Island Branch Rd and River Rd
•Talcville Rd. just west of CR 24, bridge closed due to high water
•BeeBe Rd, Town of Hopkinton, off State Hwy 72 , bridge washed out
•Hopson Rd, in Brasher, closed high water
•Munson Rd off CR 53 closed high water
•Brasher, bridge over the St Regis River on State Hwy 11C is closed
•Pyrites, Town of Canton Churchill St closed, water on Rd.
Update, 5:21 p.m. NCPR received a press release from the Lewis County Board of Legislators detailing the following road closures: Greg Road, Burdicks Crossing Road, River Road, Ward Road, Moose Road, Sears Pond Road, Ridge Road, Ryan Road, East Martinsburg Road, Denning Road, Henry Road, Blue Street, Zecher Road, Merz Road, Murphy Road, Shibley Road and bridge over Moose River, Steam Mill Bridge in Harrisville, VanAmber Road Bridge over Beaver River, Waters Road.
Update, 4:08 p.m. NCPR reporter Brian Mann is on the ground in the Adirondacks. He checked water levels at the AuSable, Boquet and Saranac rivers. He reports that the water's high, hovering around flood stage, but that rain has abated. There are some road closures, but no widespread damage.
Update, 3:43 p.m.: NCPR received this press release from Franklin County office of emergency services. The full text is below.
The combination of snow melt and heavy rain have caused local rivers and streams to rise overnight resulting in widespread flooding of low lying areas in Franklin Co.
ROAD CLOSURES known to Franklin County Dispatch:
- County Route 14 (Red Tavern Road) down to 1 lane- Town of Duane
- College + Willow- Village of Malone
- Willow + Lafayette- Village of Malone
- Lafayette + Howard Ave- Village of Malone
- County Route 41 (Fayetteville Road) Has water over it, BUT PASSABLE- Town of Malone
- College Avenue- Village of Malone
- Study Hill Road- Town of Duane/Town of Malone
- Dirt part of Cotter Road – Town of Bombay
- Colds Springs Road down to 1 lane- Town of Bombay
- Hemlock Ledge partially washed out- Town of Tupper lake
- Drum Street at the Marina- Town of Fort Covington
- Webster Street Road from Fish + Game Club (1310) to County Route 41 (Fayetteville Road)- Town of Malone
- Church St. in Front of St. Regis Mohawk School- Hogansburg
- McNeil Road- Hogansburg
- St. Regis Road- Hogansburg
- River Street- Hogansburg
- Gray Road- Hogansburg
- North Street (Church St.)- Hogansburg
- Mill Street- Hogansburg
- Pearl Street- Hogansburg
- State Route 37 (600-700)- Hogansburg
- Moose Pond Road – Town of Bloomingdale
- Cold Brook Road – Town of Duane
- Town of Brasher is closing down North Road at the Franklin/St. Lawrence County line.
Franklin County Office of Emergency Services Personnel and Franklin County Highway Personnel continue to monitor conditions and coordinate response efforts.
Correction, Tuesday, 3:07 p.m.: The National Grid substation on route 53 serves 1,300 customers around Winthrop and Brasher Falls. National Grid spokeswoman Virginia Limmiatis says customers will not lose electricity if power to the substation is turned off. They'll be switched to another feeder.
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Update, Tuesday, 12:02 p.m.:
In St. Lawrence County, there's localized flooding along the west branch of the St. Regis River. State route 420 is closed south of the Hamlet of Winthrop because of high water.
The Day's Mills Bridge on county route 49 in Hopkinton is closed.
County route 53 in Brasher Falls is closed.
Pestle Street in Russell is closed between house numbers 84 and 241.
Brookfield Power has opereated its emergency action plan due to high water levels at the South Edwards dam in Fine.
St. Lawrence County emergency services director Michael Lecuyer says Brookfield is confident that the dam is structurally sound. He says that Brookfield had to activate the plan because of high water levels, but that there's little risk for dam failure.
In Malone, Franklin County emergency services dispatcher Brent Boquette says he's been watching the water rise 2-3 inches since he started working at 4:30 a.m. this morning.
He says that Webster Street from the Malone Fish and Game Club to county route 41 is closed.
Lower Park Street is closed.
Some streets in downtown Malone have been evacuated, including Patenod Street, Lafayette Street, Willow Street, College Avenue, and Howard Avenue.
In Lewis County, Greig Road and Burdicks Crossing Road are closed due to water over the road.
River Road, Ward Road, Moose River Road, Sears Pond Road and Ridge Road are closed. On Ridge Road, Cornell Cooperative Extension staff are working with a farmer to remove cattle because of flooding.
Ryan Road, Jackson Road, East Martinsburg Road and Denning Road are also closed.
Acording to the National Weather Service, most of the North Country and nearly all of Vermont is under a flood watch.
Forecasters urge anyone traveling near streams and rivers to look for higher ground at the first sign of rising water.
As of early this morning, the Weather Service was reporting minor to moderate flooding along sections of four North Country rivers.
The gauge at Ausable Forks in Essex County shows the east branch of the Ausable River half a foot above flood stage.
Forecasters say the Ausable could rise as much as two more feet over the next couple of days.
The Schroon River in Warren County has also reached flood stage north of Warrensburg, with minor to moderate flooding reported.
The National Weather Service is warning that major flooding is possible along the Schroon by tomorrow.
Minor to moderate flooding is also possible along sections of the upper Hudson River. It's near flood stage at Newcomb.
And the Racquette River is near flood stage at Piercefield.
So far, there have been no reports of serious damage or major flooding of properties.
St. Lawrence County is seeing sporadic flooding along the Oswegatchie River. Route 58 in Pope Mills was closed by water yesterday. Officials expect the road to remain closed until tomorrow. County route 5 in Rossie has been closed since the beginning of the melt and will remain closed.
Michael Lecuyer is director of emergency services in St. Lawrence County. He's expecting conditions to get worse:
"The expectation is that as the rain comes down from the mountains the additional snow melting up there will add to the watershed and we'll see some additional waterlevels rise. The rivers are expected to crest again sometime during the day."
Lecuyer says people shouldn't try and drive through water covering a road. If water is encroaching on your house, Lecuyer encourages you to contact your municipality and the county to secure sandbags.
"Building barriers prior to the rain, water levels rising, would be the best avenue. If the water's already within a few feet of your home it might be too late but it would still a good idea to try and prevent that water from reaching your home," Lecuyer says.
The Watertown Daily Times reports that that homes along Black Lake are inundated by water and that some homeowners are sandbagging their properties and moving belongings to higher ground.
The Weather Service reports the Black River at Watertown is eight-tenths of a foot above flood stage, with moderate flooding possible by tomorrow.
We'll be providing flooding updates here. To see your local weather forecast, visit our weather page.


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A quick how-to guide on finding your textbooks in the BGSU Libraries or through OhioLINK. For more detailed instructions, see the Textbooks in the BGSU Libraries Catalog and Textbooks in the OhioLINK Catalog tabs.
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Having trouble locating the exact edition of your textbook? Search by ISBN. This blog post will walk you through all the steps.
BGSU Textbook Rental
The BGSU Bookstores located on both campuses launched a new price comparison service called "BGSUChoose" for the spring semester, 2011. The web page can be accessed from the Bookstore web page or by using the yellow "Book List" button in the class schedule. Students can see the core book information for BGSU classes, including the Bookstore's prices for rental, eText, used, and new books as well as the prices of four online competitors. Seamless ordering is possible from this site for all five companies and a special analytics tool allows the Bookstore to price many new books below the standard selling price to be more competitive with the market rate.
This guide seeks to offer you a number of alternatives to purchasing textbooks. Whether you borrow them from the library, rent them, buy them used, or can find them freely available online, we hope you'll find yours! If you ever need assistance locating your textbooks within our library, requesting through OhioLINK, or simply searching online, stop by the Jerome Library Research & Information Desk, call us at 419-372-6943, or send us an IM from the box at the right.
What Students Can Do to Control Their Textbook Costs
- Shop around, but understand the return policies before purchasing textbooks and save your sales receipts. Be careful to buy the right "version" of the textbook. Do you need software that comes with it? If you buy online, can you return it without paying shipping? Can you get a refund on the shipping charges you already paid?
- Go to the first day of class and make sure the professor is using all of the textbooks.
- Buy used textbooks if possible.
- Check to see if your textbook can be rented from the BGSU Bookstore.
- Encourage your professor to place a copy of the textbook on University Libraries reserve, or to work with the University Bookstore's textbook rental program.
- If practical, share books with classmates.
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BGSU offers a textbook exchange program as part of the Blackboard Community. To access it, login to MyBGSU, click the Community tab, and look for it on the right side of page, listed with the ride board, trading post, and volunteering opportunities. Students can post books they need or books they'd like to sell.
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First Annual Cupcake Bowl is held at Musikfest Cafe at SteelStacks in Bethlehem Saturday. Proceeds benefit ArtsQuest's Arts Education fund.
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Sampling cupcakes at the Cupcake Bowl at Musikfest Cafe are, from left: Rebecca Yaple of Virginia Beach, Va., her mother Sue Yaple of Bethlehem; Mary Ann Gazey of Allentown and Yolanda Caliendo of Northampton. Members of the public judged area bakeries' best cupcakes Saturday at Musikfest Cafe at SteelStacks.


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Elkhart County police arrested a Goshen man who allegedly threatened to kill his grandfather and neighbor Thursday.
Zachery Hruby, 23, 22928 Mulberry Court, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. on two felony counts of intimidation. He was incarcerated in the Elkhart County jail.
Police said Hruby made the threats while armed with a machete. The incident took place at Hruby's home, according to police.
Theft/burglary reports
• Kosciusko County police have arrested two people who allegedly stole boats in the Papakeechie Lake area.
Kosciusko County and Indiana State police arrested Lindsay Raye Housman, 25, Cromwell, Wednesday while she was walking in the Enchanted Hills subdivision. Investigators said Housman was involved in the theft of at least two aluminum flat-bottom boats, as well as power tools.
Police also alleged that Charles (Chuck) E. Norris, 29, Cromwell, was involved in the same boat thefts, which reportedly took place in the fall of 2012. Officers obtained an arrest warrant for Norris on a felony burglary count and two felony theft counts.
According to police, Norris is incarcerated in the Whitley County Jail on unrelated charges including escape, aggravated battery, intimidation with a deadly weapon and probation violation.
• Nancy Casarez, 508 Middlebury St., Goshen, told Goshen police Thursday that someone broke into her apartment late last week or early this week while she was out of town. Several items in her apartment were damaged.
• Someone tried to steal televisions from Dutchman Manufacturing, 2021 E. Kercher Road, Thursday, according to a Goshen police report.
• Amanda Rodriguez, 35, 1809 Westplains Drive Apt. A-3, was arrested by Goshen police Thursday night at Martin's Supermarket, 1527 Bashor Road. Rodriguez allegedly tried to leave the store without paying for items. She was released on a memorandum to appear in court.
• Terrence Wise, 34, 622 E. Lincoln Ave., Goshen, told Goshen police Friday that someone attempted to break into his house during the night. Officers found the front door and door jamb at Wise's home damaged.
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• Olga M. Sosa, 511 E. Jefferson St., Goshen, was arrested Thursday by Goshen police on a charge of driving while her license privileges were suspended. She was arrested after being involved in an automobile crash around 12:32 p.m. in the 500 block of East Jefferson St. Sosa was released at the scene with a court date.


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Please review the application and guidelines carefully to see if your organization qualifies for funding consideration under the Violence Prevention or Education categories. All applications must be received by Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
The Giants, Giants Community Fund, San Francisco Sheriff's Department and the Family Violence Prevention Fund annually hold a day that honors survivors of violence and organizations who are committed to stopping violence in our communities. Survivors of violence, violence prevention grant recipients and Junior Giants Imagine Peace contest winners are recognized on the field during a pre game ceremony. Strike Out Violence Day is Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013.
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The Giants Community Fund created the following programs to address violence prevention needs in the Junior Giants communities. These programs provide a forum for participants to discuss methods of preventing violence in their neighborhoods.
In an effort to address the rising violence in our communities, the Giants Community Fund established the Junior Giants Violence Prevention Speaker's Program. Youth advocate and comedian, Michael Pritchard, annually visits Junior Giants leagues to speak with kids, coaches and parents about respect, gang prevention and anti-bullying messages.
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Junior Giants Strike Out Bullying Contest is an opportunity for kids to artistically express what their community would look like if it was violence free. Kids can submit a poem, song, or piece of art that communicates this message. The contest winners are recognized during the Strike Out Violence day pre game ceremony.
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As an organization of square dance callers, part of our mission is to provide education and guidance to callers. CALLERLAB also maintains information (lists, definitions, and other information) on a variety of dance program from Basic through C-3A.
The CALLERLAB Mission Statement is: To foster the art of square dance calling, and improve caller skills.
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Talk It Up # Square Dance! The 2015 CALLERLAB Convention will be held in Springfield, Missouri beginning Monday, March 30, 2015. Attendees are encourage to arrive on March 29th or earlier to enjoy the Springfield area. Registration Form 2015
CALLERLAB Foundation has established a lesson grant program to provide financial assistance to those conducting lessons. Contact the Home Office for more details. CL-FED Lesson Grants Revised 13-12-02.pdf
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In the late 1980's, the CALLERLAB Board Of Governors took action to create a foundation which would be dedicated to the preservation and promotion of square dancing. The plan was for this foundation to provide a way for those who wished to make a tax-deductible donation to help in this effort. The CALLERLAB Foundation for the Preservation and Promotion of Square Dancing was formed in 1992 and is registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation.
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Is Riviera Beach to blame for the 'Sweet 16′ shootings?
- 1:59 pm Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013 by Opinion Staff
Keyon Alderman was getting ready to leave a "Sweet 16″ party in Riviera Beach last September when bullets started flying.
Mr. Alderman was shot in the arm. Antonio Hinds and Andy Joseph, both 17 and Riviera Beach residents, were killed. Six people, including Mr. Alderman, were wounded.
Hinds is believed to be one of the shooters. Rijkard Jean-Baptiste, who was wounded, has been charged with two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder. He lived in Lake Park.
Many of the events surrounding the shooting spree still are not clear.
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Jobs, classes, services cut in Foothill-De Anza budget
Original post made on Sep 16, 2010
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, September 16, 2010, 11:11 AM
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on Sep 16, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Thanks for spotlighting the dire state of this local jewel of higher education. I hope your readers are aware of the parcel tax that Foothill-De Anza has placed on the ballot this November. If passed, their Measure E will restore 6 million dollars to their depleted budget.
We can help Foothill De Anza even if the state won't.
on Sep 17, 2010 at 6:52 am
Gee, what a novel idea, raise taxes... unbelievable.
Be specific, Helen, Measure E won't "restore 6 million dollars" taxpayers will.
Cut back on high administrative costs and international programs instead!
on Sep 18, 2010 at 7:33 am
"Cut back on high administrative costs and international programs instead..."
Gee, what a novel idea, cut spending thru laying off staff.
Except that your suggestion doesn't make a lot of sense. The district has already eliminated 117 positions. How many more do you propose, and what effect will that have on operation of the schools?
Also, the tuition for international programs is more than 8 times the tuition charged to local students, so by advocating elimination of those programs, you are exacerbating the budget deficit problem.
Trite statements about cutting from the top are just that, trite.
on Sep 18, 2010 at 11:27 am
I still don't understand why we don't raise our CC fees to be at a similar level with other states.
on Sep 18, 2010 at 1:16 pm
To add to the above - the annual tuition plus fees cost at Foothill is about $1500. The annual tuition cost at a CC in Illinois is still a VERY reasonable $2700. That additional $1200 per FT student could bring in a lot of revenue, restore classes, add staff, etc.
on Sep 19, 2010 at 9:27 am
Textbooks cost more than tuition in most instances (ie, classes that actually lead to a degree). Tuition needs to be raised. Everyone wants something for nothing. I'm tired of paying more taxes while my salary remains the same and food and everything else gets more expensive. Why should I be continually tasked to help pay for other people's education?
on Sep 20, 2010 at 4:20 pm
If 8.5% of the population (international visa students) are paying 10% of the fees how much more per student do international students pay than regular students? The percentages are from the District in the last Voice article on this budget matter. Obviously - some of us buy the 8X or 9X figure and others see that this doesn't make sense when you look at the percentages. International students cost more - more specialized counciling, specialized full-time overseas recruiting. Preference for on-campus student jobs (can't get McDonalds work on a 'student' visa.
Stanford can afford to have International Students (but even they don't get financial aid from the endowment) but this 'foreign recruitment' program for the community colleges needs to be closed down completely - if they want my vote (and taxes).
on Sep 21, 2010 at 8:23 am
I thought the questions about why the district doesn't raise tuition fees were good questions. So I looked at the district's website. (There's an idea!!) Here's what I found:
"Why don't you just raise tuition and fees?
State law does not allow us to do so. Our tuition is established by the state at a rate that does not come close to covering costs. "
More FAQ's on this page:
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on Sep 21, 2010 at 4:47 pm
"Obviously - some of us buy the 8X or 9X figure and others see that this doesn't make sense when you look at the percentages. International students cost more - more specialized counciling, specialized full-time overseas recruiting."
What's obvious to you, is dead wrong to me.
Validate your statistics, they conflict with the actual posted tuition fees listed in community college catalogs:
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International students pay even more in tuition than out-of-state students. And with regards to specialized counseling and recruiting efforts, until you prove otherwise, I don't see any published numbers that indicate these costs drive the tuition rates. The colleges themselves admit that accepting foreign students is a revenue generator for them.
on Sep 22, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Foothill is so flooded with international students that locals such as myself do not want to go there. Classes are filled before we have a chance to enroll.
Is it any wonder that locals do not want a tax to fund these international students' education?
on Sep 23, 2010 at 6:18 pm
This district is messed up.
They allow registration for classes all the way up through the last day of the open registration period for the term, collect all fees, then cancel the class the next day without warning.
So not only do they not have enough money so must make cuts, but the must spend money processing needless refunds. Does anyone see anything wrong with this?
on Sep 23, 2010 at 6:36 pm
"Flooded with International Students"? Really?
The latest figures for Foothill enrollment show a student population of 18,036, see link.
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Latest figures for International student enrollment are 1,200, see link.
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So when you say "flooded with international students", what you really mean is that 6% of the total student body are internationals.
More like a trickle, than a flood to me.
Unless you are referring to the fact that Foothill college has a majority student population that is of non-Caucasian descent, which by no means indicates a flood of internationals.
And why would the presence of foreign students make you not want to go to Foothill? At best, your observation is simplistic, at worst, its xenophobic.
Incidentally, those 1,200 students pay the equivalent of about 50% of the entire local student population's tuition. Now that's more like a flood, IMO.
on Sep 23, 2010 at 10:13 pm
We in the US have gotten used to getting everything cheap. Go to Walmart, and find nearly everything made in China being lapped up. And now we depend on foreign admissions to enable cheap tuition. This country has lost it's way.
on Sep 23, 2010 at 10:40 pm
The country will surely lose its way if it loses sight in the value of "foreigners", or "internationals".
At its very formation, America has been defined by the fact that every citizen has either been a foreigner or who has descendants that were foreigners. Only the Native Americans can truly claim to be native to this land.
When America loses sight of this fact, and forgets the value that has been derived from embracing multiple cultures, races, beliefs, and ideas, is when America ceases to be America.
Aside from technology, America's strongest export is its culture. You may approve or disapprove what that culture is currently, but you also play an integral part in contributing to its growth and formation, by your beliefs and by your actions.
on Sep 23, 2010 at 11:22 pm
You missed my point. I was taking issue for Americans wanting everything for cheap, no matter what the cost. Don't lose sight of the fact that when we no longer have an industrial or manufacturing base, a lot of what has made America strong in the past will be gone for good.
on Sep 24, 2010 at 12:49 am
From an economics perspective, the presence of international students represents a form of service export by the US (i.e., knowledge shared with the world, in return for their dollar spending). Given our continuing edge as a premier knowledge society, why shed tears on loss of low-wage jobs to China, when we could be revitalizing a host of new service sectors right here - in medical technology, green energy, IT, design, etc. Hence we would begin mirroring the 'off-shore' boom in service sector jobs in India, but doing it on the high end of the value-added knowledge spectrum. Pluralism is not only a great American value, but also a highly profitable engine of growth for us all.
on Sep 24, 2010 at 7:24 am
Foothill recently configured and erected coverings in parking lots 2 & 3. And a fault line runs directly through this area.
If the district is hurting for money as they claim, where'd they come up with the funds for this?
on Sep 24, 2010 at 7:28 am
Hardin - Thanks for attacking me.
Assuming your numbers are correct, yes it is "flooding". When local students cannot register for classes because seats are taken by people who don't live here and don't pay taxes, yes that is "flooding". And not only that, they get priority!
Priority should be for locals, not people who don't live here, don't pay taxes, and likely will leave this area when completed and will take their education with them!
on Sep 24, 2010 at 7:30 am
Hardin - Not to mention, who fills a majority of student employment? Foreign students! Who are issued social security numbers so they can have this employment? Foreign students! Who will take the education that they earned here with them when the leave? Foreign students! Who don't pay equal taxes for this government-funded education? Foreign students!
on Sep 24, 2010 at 7:42 am
I know several community colleges throughout California that have very few foreign students -- and those campuses are doing just fine!
A few years ago, there was a woman from Sweden enrolled in my Spanish class at Foothill. When speaking with her, she said that she went to Foothill because a Vice President traveled all the way to her hometown in Sweden just to recruit students.
There is something wrong with a publicly funded school who has enough money to send its personnel abroadon expensive trips, but doesn't have enough money to care for its students.
So Foothill and Deanza may be larger because of foreign enrollment. But what can you say about the numerous other campuses that do not have high foreign enrollments? How do these campuses manage to thrive without them? Foothill and Deanza can do it too, if the administrators get their priorities straight
on Sep 24, 2010 at 8:48 am
"Don't lose sight of the fact that when we no longer have an industrial or manufacturing base, a lot of what has made America strong in the past will be gone for good."
You must have missed the memo, America no longer is the leader for industry or manufacturing. That boat has sailed. America's new base is in innovation, technology, biotech, and green technologies. And that's not a bad thing. Our economy has matured into new industries and when we embrace those by developing and leading them, we will have something of value to export.
The recently unemployed that have been laid off from the automobile industry and other manufacturing sectors are discovering that their skills are outdated for the times and they need retraining. Schools like the community colleges help provide the education and training needed to support the "new" economy.
But that's a side issue anyways, because America's strength resides not only in being a leader in cutting edge sectors of the world economy, but by being the leader of values that are currently identified as being "American". Free press, free expression, and an acceptance of differing peoples are a part of that. They are as much a catalyst for the innovation we have as anything else.
on Sep 24, 2010 at 9:10 am
"Hardin - Not to mention, who fills a majority of student employment? Foreign students! Who are issued social security numbers so they can have this employment? Foreign students! Who will take the education that they earned here with them when the leave? Foreign students! Who don't pay equal taxes for this government-funded education? Foreign students!"
Not a day passes but families are ruthlessly turned out to make room for foreign invaders. The rates are burdened with the education of thousands of foreign children.
- William Evans Gordon, British nativist, 1905
The people of this country are too tolerant. There's no other country in the world where they'd allow it... After all we built up this country and then we allow a lot of foreigners, the scum of Europe, the offscourings of Polish ghettos to come and run it for us.
John Dos Passos, early 20th century novelist, on U.S. immigration policy
The enormous influx of alien foreigners will in the end prove ruinous to American workingmen, by REDUCING THE WAGES OF LABOR to a standard that will drive them from the farms and workshops altogether.
- Opinion article in the Philadelphia Sun, 1854
See a pattern here?
on Sep 24, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Hardin, you seem to suggest that these foreign students are part of a long line of foreigners in our history who have come to this country (via targeted recruitment) for the SOLE purpose of receiving an outstanding and subsidized education at the taxpayers expense, employment and counseling. They might pay more in tuition, but they have not paid for the invested infrastructure of the colleges. I'm just trying to figure out where in our great history such a precedent exists. I'm having trouble here, help me out before you start slinging the xenophobia label.
on Sep 24, 2010 at 12:51 pm
I suggest nothing that I haven't already stated, supported by facts.
1. Foreign Students are a slight minority in junior colleges, 6% at Foothill College, that has been singled out to be purportedly "flooded" with them.
2. Foreign Students pay at least 8 times in basic tuition, as compared to local students.
3. Having foreign students in this country follows a long tradition of attracting and retaining brain power and entrepreneurial resources from other countries. The examples of the fruits of that labor are too numerous to count.
With regards to your assertions about the motivations and agenda of foreign students, please enlighten us with your proof of a conspiracy.
If you require a precedent to clear up this issue, here's one of many:
The people of this country are too tolerant. There's no other country in the world where they'd allow it... After all we built up this country and then we allow a lot of foreigners, the scum of Europe, the offscourings of Polish ghettos to come and run it for us.
John Dos Passos, early 20th century novelist, on U.S. immigration policy
If you require more to be convinced, or are looking for an exact example of today's issue somewhere in history, then I contend the problem here isn't foreign students.
on Sep 24, 2010 at 5:36 pm
When a house has less than an inch of water covering the floor, it is said to be "flooded", is it not?
What is the foreign enrollment of studens in community colleges throughout California? Is it anywhere near Foothill & Deanza? Why not?
Thinking that having foreign students attend your community college " retaining brain power and entrepreneurial resources from other countries" is naive. These students do not remain here after completing their education. Foreign students are on an EDUCATION VISA; they MUST return to their home countries when completed.
Proof of a conspiracy, you ask? No one ever suggested they are conspiring. But along your line of thinking, prove they aren't...
Your quote is not a precedent.
Foreign students are entitled to have a translator at taxpayer expense. But when you walk into the admissions office and can't understand the foreign student at the window because s/he speaks very broken English, ask for one and see what happens.
You must be a foreign student or labor who decided to stay.
on Sep 24, 2010 at 7:32 pm
You still dodge your claim of a precedent.
Again, where is the precedent for "(via targeted recruitment) for the SOLE purpose of receiving an outstanding and subsidized education at the taxpayers expense, employment and counseling. They might pay more in tuition, but they have not paid for the invested infrastructure of the colleges.
I'm a first generation son of legal immigrants who never reaped such a benefit.
on Sep 25, 2010 at 10:50 pm
"When a house has less than an inch of water covering the floor, it is said to be "flooded", is it not?"
Soooo, you're inferring by your logic that the ideal makeup of a student body should be 0% of international students.....
There are a lot of level headed people, including local, state , and federal governmental bodies that would disagree with you on that.
But let's assume for the moment that your logic makes sense. Using the same logic, if I paint my house white and 6% of it is black trim, then I no longer would have a white house, but rather a house that's "flooded" with black.
See how having a "black and white" perspective on Life doesn't fit most of the time?
on Sep 25, 2010 at 10:59 pm
"Thinking that having foreign students attend your community college " retaining brain power and entrepreneurial resources from other countries" is naive. These students do not remain here after completing their education. Foreign students are on an EDUCATION VISA; they MUST return to their home countries when completed."
What's naive is assuming that foreign students are a homogeneous population that all have the same desire and goal to come to the United States for a good education and the intent on leaving thereafter...
What attracts international students to this country is the combination of 1st class education, abundance of high paying jobs in cutting edge industries, and the wealth, security, and level of freedom available here. There are many who stay here, either on work visas or who become citizens in order to continue to enjoy these privileges.
Again, Life is not as black and white or as "simple" as you seem to think it is.
on Sep 25, 2010 at 11:06 pm
"You must be a foreign student or labor who decided to stay."
LOL, I almost missed this one. Actually I am a second generation American citizen, born and raised in the Bay Area. I love baseball, eat apple pie, and think there's nothing better than a 67 Camaro SS.
However, as you are intent on putting a "Black" or "White" label on everything, then in your case, you can put me in the illegal alien category.
on Sep 25, 2010 at 11:12 pm
"I'm a first generation son of legal immigrants who never reaped such a benefit."
Shame on you then, for lacking the understanding what a 6% minority in a student population has to go thru when people begin the point fingers and blame the State of California's education budget problems on them. Really, are foreign students the primary driving force why the community colleges are in shambles? Please provide the proof, so that we can all be convinced of that.
on Sep 25, 2010 at 11:20 pm
"You still dodge your claim of a precedent.
Again, where is the precedent for "(via targeted recruitment) for the SOLE purpose of receiving an outstanding and subsidized education at the taxpayers expense, employment and counseling."
I confess to not having a perfect example for you, just a number of historical examples that show how easy and common it has been to place the blame on the FNG, when they are the most vulnerable and least able to defend themselves, and how history has proven time and again that that position has been morally and intellectually backward.
However, there are excellent American History classes being offered by the local community colleges that I'm sure will be able to confirm or discredit, your assumptions.
You better be quick tho, I've heard these courses are being "flooded" by foreign students so you may already be out of luck getting a seat...
on Sep 26, 2010 at 7:58 am
And again... these foreign students being recruited are hardly the
"the most vulnerable and least able to defend themselves"
However there are plenty along California Ave, but I guess the kind of travel that would involve on the part of college administrators doesn't quite match the perks that come with the international jet-set type.
on Oct 6, 2010 at 11:21 pm
"It takes $13,500 per year to educate each community college student."
Web Link
A foreign student pays ~$5,000 per year for tuition.
Web Link
The tax payers have been subsidizing the difference, $8,500 per yer per foreign student. ($13,500 - $5,000)
There are over 3,000 foreign students at Foothill and De Anza.
Web Link
The tax payers have been paying over $25M for the education of foreign students at Foothill and De Anza. ($8,500 x 3,000)
This measure is not necessary if FHDA charges the foreign students the actual cost of their education.
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I'm really tired of paying outrageous prices for printer ink and enriching executives who I believe should be in Jail instead. Free market systems are supposed to have competition to keep prices reasonable. Instead these thugs first sell printers below cost which in itself is a very dubious action. On top of that they have made it very hard to use refilled cartridges since many printers complain and misbehave with refilled cartridges. Also cartridges that used to carry 15-20ml of ink now only carry 5ml or less of ink. To add insult to injury, the caridges are over packaged to make them look bigger and add more trash to the landfill. Its outrageous that this kind of behaviour is legal. Don't these people have a conscience?
The least we can do is reduce our usage and if teachers could allow emailed documents, ink and paper costs would not be wasted. emailed documents are also easy to store and organize. No reason to print homework.
on Aug 25, 2013 at 11:26 pm
[Portion removed.] Can you imagine all the excuses? "I emailed it but you didn't get it?", "My computer broke." And when would the homework be due? One minute before class? And in math, the students have to scan the homework and then email it to teachers? "Our scanner broke."
on Aug 25, 2013 at 11:57 pm
I'm not sure what your point is..
The same computer is needed to email the homework as to print it and so the same excuses apply. No difference. Homework can be due whenever it is normally due. We need to move to the computer age. Physical copies are not needed, more expensive, harder to store and find and damaging to the environment
I'm not suggesting that hand-written math homework be scanned and emailed. Paper is fine for these. No printing is required. The kids have to use paper to do the homework anyway. They can just turn it in.
Homework that is done on a computer and can me emailed makes no sense to print.
on Aug 26, 2013 at 6:28 am
From my experience, very little homework is printed at high school. What school are you talking about?
Students have to use turnitin.com, email and memory sticks. There are deadlines, often midnight. There are also printers in the library or the math center, etc. which can be used by the students also. Much of the homework is also done on websites. One teacher will not accept homework excuses that start "My printer __"
I suggest you talk with the teachers on back to school night.