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FASTER Arkansas: Beebe Gathers Education, Tech Leaders To Evaluate K-12 Internet Needs
by Jordan King
Posted 7/29/2013 12:00 am
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While legislators have been getting an earful on the pros and cons of "Common Core," bureaucrats and businessmen are trying to determine whether Arkansas has the infrastructure to implement the national education standards on schedule.
Members of FASTER Arkansas — Gov. Mike Beebe's new task force whose acronym stands for Fast Access for Students, Teachers & Economic Results — and its sister committee, the Quality Digital Learning Study, are working to determine just how much broadband Internet is needed by schools overall and what will be necessary to participate in Common Core testing, a controversial piece of the standardization initiative pushed by the National Governors Association.
The Arkansas Board of Education adopted the Common Core standards in 2010, legislators followed suit in 2011 and phasing in of the standards began in 2011-12. Testing under the new initiative begins in the 2014-15 school year.
The question may sound simple — do the schools have enough bandwidth or not? — but, of course, it isn't as easy as counting whether there are as many desks as there are students. Preliminary findings by the Arkansas Department of Education indicate that a vast majority of school districts have Internet speeds that aren't adequate, or won't be by the fall of 2014, while telecom execs say the deficiencies won't require drastic actions to solve.
"Certainly, no single provider serves every customer in the state, but through the combined assets of all the providers across Arkansas, there is ample broadband capacity to meet the needs of our schools, businesses, and citizens," Ed Drilling, president of AT&T Arkansas and a member of FASTER Arkansas, said in an email.
Drilling also suggested that there is sufficient broadband infrastructure in the state serviced by ISPs that can meet the needs of the state's schools.
"There are many schools that do not have the bandwidth to meet current or future needs," Drilling said in the email. "But in most cases, it is not due to a lack of fiber or infrastructure.
The state has 150,000 miles of fiberoptic cable, he said, citing information from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and comparing it with the 100,000 miles of public roads in the state.
"While there are some schools that have not yet purchased the bandwidth they may need to meet current or future needs, providers like AT&T are ready to provide it," Drilling said.
At a price, of course. And that's another point of contention: Is the additional bandwidth worth the cost, which can be tens of thousands of dollars a year?
Ed Franklin, executive director of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges, chairs the Quality Digital Learning Study committee. Franklin said he and the committee's 15 other members will spend the next two months gathering data from a number of sources on the schools' broadband needs, after which a consensus will be reached on which figures are most accurate.
How Fast?
Franklin expects that the QDLS committee's Aug. 14 meeting will revolve around one-, three- and five-year projections for public schools' broadband demands that both educators and Internet service providers can agree on. The projections will likely be based on a combination of research on Arkansas' in-classroom technology use and recommendations made by the State Educational Technology Directors Association.
SETDA is a Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization that, according to its website, works with state and national leaders to "leverage technology for learning." In a 2012 study, the organization recommends that schools provide a minimum of 100 megabits per second of bandwidth for every 1,000 students and staff members for the 2014-15 school year. Put in perspective, the average home Internet speed in the U.S. is 7.4 Mbps.
The QDLS website indicates that few Arkansas schools will have access to the SETDA-recommended bandwidth speeds when the school year begins next month — although the SETDA recommendations are actually for the following year. Geoffrey Fletcher, SETDA's deputy executive director, said the organization has not issued a bandwidth recommendation for the 2013-14 school year.
Data collected by the Arkansas Department of Information Systems show that, as of last month, only 12 percent of Arkansas' K-12 "demarcation points" — public school facilities that distribute bandwidth to other nearby educational facilities — provide the recommended 100 Mbps of bandwidth for every 1,000 students and staff members.
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One question that is being asked is whether Arkansas schools will have enough bandwidth to participate in an online student assessment that will be administered for the first time during the 2014-15 school year. The test, called PARCC — Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College & Careers — is designed to further the overall Common Core goal of a nationwide educational standard that supporters say will ensure that students are prepared for what lies after graduation. Opponents, meanwhile, are concerned that the emphasis on testing will result in homogenized education with teachers who base instruction solely on assessment results.
PARCC plans to release figures in October on the minimum bandwidth necessary to administer the test, but the organization has already voiced support for SETDA's 2014-15 recommendation.
There are, however, indications that students will be able to take the test even if their schools do not have optimum bandwidth. Adrienne Gardner, vice president of STEM education at the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority and a member of the QDLS committee, said the state Department of Education has been investigating low-bandwidth options for administering the assessment and believes most schools would have sufficient broadband access to take advantage of the alternative options.
Testing, of course, isn't the only use for broadband. At the July 10 QDLS meeting, Commissioner of Education Tom W. Kimbrell said the conversation surrounding Arkansas schools' broadband needs may have been spurred by concerns about Common Core readiness, but that it has evolved into a discussion about the need to increase bandwidth to better teach kids.
SETDA has offered a pixilated picture of the "technology-rich learning environment" that schools can create if they follow the organization's 2014-15 bandwidth recommendations. SETDA says students with sufficient access to broadband can participate in Internet-intensive classroom activities like using laptops to access Internet content, uploading audio and video to school networks, using electronic textbooks and going on "virtual field trips to interact with subject area experts" using videoconferencing technology.
Not all school officials are convinced that this digitally dominated classroom is an effective use of resources. Vance Gregory, director of technology for the Fort Smith School District, said he might be unorthodox in his concern that the benefits of increasing bandwidth in schools are currently outweighed by the costs of providing it.
Gregory called SETDA's recommendation a "broad, generalized statement" that the organization "dreamt up" and published without providing suggestions for how schools can achieve the bandwidth speed in a cost-effective manner.
The Arkansas Department of Education and some individual school districts, including Fort Smith, qualify for financial assistance for technology expenses, including bandwidth, through the federal E-Rate program. E-Rate is used by ADE to provide an average of 5 kilobits of bandwidth per second for each student in a district — a fraction of SETDA's recommended bandwidth for 2014-15. This ADE bandwidth is distributed to districts for free through the Arkansas Public School Computer Network. Schools can then get reimbursement from E-Rate of 20 to 90 percent on additional bandwidth purchases, depending on the district's poverty level.
Prior to E-Rate reimbursements, for instance, the Rogers School District currently pays $5,800 each month for 500 Mbps of bandwidth from Windstream Corp., according to Cris Carter, the district's chief information officer. And, in the Common Core future, that's not going to be enough. Rogers will need almost three times its current bandwidth to meet the SETDA recommendations; Fort Smith will need to add another 1,095 Mbps over the next year.
Gregory said he expects his district to meet the goal, but he says it is only a perceived need that is being met — not an actual one.
"The Internet is like money: the more you have, the more you'll use," Gregory said. He explained that the Internet should be considered supplemental and that a successful educational environment depends more on skilled teachers than technology.
QDLS Chairman Ed Franklin offered a similar maxim, but to the opposite effect. "If you don't have a tool, then you're not using it," he said.
Franklin said that a combination of adequate broadband Internet access and faculty development could lead to a greater appreciation for a technologically advanced classroom.


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November 30, 1999
Over 44 million Americans face an increased risk of reduced access to health care causing increased sickness, unnecessary hospitalization and higher risk of death.
(Washington, DC): The American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine presented a study today establishing a lack of health insurance as a health risk warranting as great of a level of concern and urgency as other known hazards including smoking, alcohol abuse or not wearing a seat belt.
According to the report, an increasing number of men, women and children are unable to receive the health care they need, endangering their health and lives. The study refutes the myth that those without insurance merely face inconveniences in receiving care as it sites the cumulative evidence of over 130 well-designed studies which link the lack of health care coverage with an amplified risk of poor health.
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According to the ACP-ASIM report, uninsured Americans experience a generally higher mortality and a specifically higher in-hospital mortality. Also, uninsured pregnant women seek prenatal care later in the pregnancy, if at all. This increases the probability that care for the newborn will occur in a neonatal intensive care unit. Failure to detect and treat hypertension increases the likelihood of hospitalization and care in the intensive care unit for stroke, myocardial infarction, or congestive heart failure. Failure to prevent these complications results in increased costs of medical care and loss of productivity.
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Lisa A. Guion, David C. Diehl, and Debra McDonald2
Validity, in qualitative research, refers to whether the findings of a study are true and certain—"true" in the sense that research findings accurately reflect the situation, and "certain" in the sense that research findings are supported by the evidence. Triangulation is a method used by qualitative researchers to check and establish validity in their studies by analyzing a research question from multiple perspectives. Patton (2002) cautions that it is a common misconception that the goal of triangulation is to arrive at consistency across data sources or approaches; in fact, such inconsistencies may be likely given the relative strengths of different approaches. In Patton's view, these inconsistencies should not be seen as weakening the evidence, but should be viewed as an opportunity to uncover deeper meaning in the data.
In this paper, five types of triangulation are presented:
Data triangulation
Investigator triangulation
Theory triangulation
Methodological triangulation
Environmental triangulation
Data triangulation involves using different sources of information in order to increase the validity of a study. In Extension, these sources are likely to be stakeholders in a program—participants, other researchers, program staff, other community members, and so on. In the case of an afterschool program, for example, the research process would start by identifying the stakeholder groups such as youth in the program, their parents, school teachers, and school administrators. In-depth interviews could be conducted with each of these groups to gain insight into their perspectives on program outcomes. During the analysis stage, feedback from the stakeholder groups would be compared to determine areas of agreement as well as areas of divergence.
This type of triangulation, where the researchers use different sources, is perhaps the most popular because it is the easiest to implement; data triangulation is particularly well suited for Extension given the different stakeholder groups that have vested interest in these programs.
Investigator triangulation involves using several different investigators in the analysis process. Typically, this manifests as an evaluation team consisting of colleagues within a field of study wherein each investigator examines the program with the same qualitative method (interview, observation, case study, or focus groups). The findings from each evaluator would then be compared to develop a broader and deeper understanding of how the different investigators view the issue. If the findings from the different evaluators arrive at the same conclusion, then our confidence in the findings would be heightened.
For example, suppose a researcher is conducting pre- and post-observations of youth in the 4‑H public speaking program to assess changes in nonverbal communication and public speaking skills. In order to triangulate the data, it would be necessary to line up different colleagues in the same field to serve as evaluators. They would be given the same observation check sheet for pre- and post-observations, and after analysis, validity would be established for the practices and skills that were identified by each observer. While this is an effective method of establishing validity, it may not always be practical to assemble different investigators given time constraints and individual schedules.
Theory triangulation involves the use of multiple perspectives to interpret a single set of data. Unlike investigator triangulation, this method typically entails using professionals outside of a particular field of study. One popular approach is to bring together people from different disciplines; however, individuals within disciplines may be used as long as they are in different status positions. In theory, it is believed that individuals from different disciplines or positions bring different perspectives. Therefore if each evaluator from the different disciplines interprets the information in the same way, then validity is established.
For example, suppose a researcher is interviewing participants from a nutrition program to learn what healthy lifestyle practice changes they attribute to participating in a program. To triangulate the information, a researcher could then share the transcripts with colleagues in different disciplines (i.e., nutrition, nursing, pharmacy, public health education, etc.) to see what their interpretations are. As with investigator triangulation, this method can be time-consuming and may not be feasible in all situations.
Methodological triangulation involves the use of multiple qualitative and/or quantitative methods to study the program. For example, results from surveys, focus groups, and interviews could be compared to see if similar results are being found. If the conclusions from each of the methods are the same, then validity is established.
For example, suppose a researcher is conducting a case study of a Welfare-to-Work participant to document changes in her life as a result of participating in the program over a one-year period. A researcher would use interviewing, observation, document analysis, or any other feasible method to assess the changes. A researcher could also survey the participant, her family members, and case workers as a quantitative strategy. If the findings from all of the methods draw the same or similar conclusions, then validity has been established. While this method is popular, it generally requires more resources. Likewise, it requires more time to analyze the information yielded by the different methods.
This type of triangulation involves the use of different locations, settings, and other key factors related to the environment in which the study took place, such as the time, day, or season. The key is identifying which environmental factors, if any, might influence the information that is received during the study. These environmental factors are changed to see if the findings are the same across settings. If the findings remain the same under varying environmental conditions, then validity has been established.
For example, suppose a researcher wants to evaluate the effectiveness of a money-management program in order to determine if the program helps participants develop budgets to increase savings. If the evaluation occurs during the holiday season, there may be different results because spending is greatly increased during that time of year. In order to triangulate the data, a researcher would need to evaluate the budgeting, spending, and saving habits of participants throughout the year in order to gather true and certain information on their behavior changes. Unlike the other types of triangulation, environmental triangulation cannot be used in every case. It is only used when it is likely that the findings may be influenced by environmental factors.
The benefits of triangulation include "increasing confidence in research data, creating innovative ways of understanding a phenomenon, revealing unique findings, challenging or integrating theories, and providing a clearer understanding of the problem" (Thurmond, 2001, p. 254). These benefits largely result from the diversity and quantity of data that can be used for analysis.
For example,
Burr (1998) used multiple triangulations to obtain a more comprehensive view of family needs in critical care. Through the use of questionnaires and selective participant interviews, this researcher found that family members who were interviewed found the sessions therapeutic, but those who were not interviewed could only communicate their frustrations on questionnaires (Thurmond, 2001, p. 254).
Thus, using interviews as well as questionnaires added a depth to the results that would not have been possible using a single-strategy study, thereby increasing the validity and utility of the findings.
One of the primary disadvantages of triangulation is that it can be time-consuming. Collecting more data requires greater planning and organization—resources that are not always available to lead researchers (Thurmond, 2001). Other disadvantages include the "possible disharmony based on investigator biases, conflicts because of theoretical frameworks, and lack of understanding about why triangulation strategies were used" (Thurmond, 2001, p. 256).
Quite simply, triangulation is a useful tool to use in qualitative research, but one should weigh the advantages and disadvantages before application in Extension work. If researchers decide that triangulation is desired, there are several types of triangulation that can be used: data, investigator, theory, methodological, and environmental. Triangulation can be used to deepen the researchers' understanding of the issues and maximize their confidence in the findings of qualitative studies.
Golafshani, N. (2003). Understanding reliability and validity in qualitative research. The Qualitative Report, 8(4), 597–607. http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR8-4/golafshani.pdf
Olsen, W. (2004). Triangulation in social research: Qualitative and quantitative methods can really be mixed. http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/staff/Triangulation.pdf
Merriam, S. B. (2009). Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.
Stake, R.E. (2010). Qualitative Research: Studying How Things Work. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Burr, G. (1998). Contextualizing critical care family needs through triangulation: An Australian study. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, 14(4), 161–169.
Patton, M.Q. (2002). Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Thurmond, V. (2001). The point of triangulation. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 33(3), 254–256. Retrieved from: http://www.ruralhealth.utas.edu.au/gr/resources/docs/the-point-of-triangulation.pdf.
This document is FCS6014, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date September 2002. Revised August 2011. Original written by Lisa A. Guion, former faculty member; revised by David C. Diehl and Debra McDonald. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
Lisa A Guion, former faculty member; David C. Diehl, assistant professor; Debra McDonald, project coordinator; Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences; Florida Cooperative Extension Service; Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences; University of Florida; Gainesville, FL 32611.
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A pair of petty thiefs/losers end up in a jail cell with an Italian tourist. In a strange twist of luck, the three manage to escape and wander the backwoods in search of what to do next.
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Starring: Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, John Lurie, Rockets Redglare
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Down by Law Blu-ray Review
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Nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Jim Jarmusch's "Down by Law" (1986) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include an original theatrical trailer for the film; video interview with cinematographer Robby Muller; video interview with actor and composer John Lurie; footage from the press conference following the film's screening at the Cannes Film Festival; video interview with director Jim Jarmusch; outtakes; Q&A session with director Jim Jarmusch; production Polaroids; location stills; and a lot more. The disc also arrives with an illustrated booklet featuring an essay by critic Luc Sante. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The film tells the story of three men who meet in a Louisiana prison. The first two, Zack (Tom Waits, Rumble Fish) and Jack (John Lurie, Stranger Than Paradise), are local losers, the third man, Roberto (Roberto Benigni, Johnny Stecchino, Life is Beautiful), is a clueless Italian tourist.
First we see how Zack ends up behind bars. On the day he loses his job at a New Orleans radio station, his slightly crazy girlfriend (Ellen Barkin) also kicks him out and warns him to stay away from her. While sitting on a pile of garbage, drinking bourbon and trying to figure out what to do, a man offers Zack $1,000 to drive a very nice imported car from one location to another. He agrees, but the cops pull him over and arrest him after they discover that the car is stolen and there is a dead man in the trunk.
Jack, who is a small-time pimp with big ambitions, is visited by Fatso, a competitor, who has a gift for him - "a piece of chicken" out of this world, a true "Cajun goddess" waiting in a hotel room somewhere in downtown New Orleans. Jack shows up in the hotel to check out his gift, but so does the vice squad. The "Cajun goddess" turns out to be an underage girl and he is immediately arrested.
A bit later on, Roberto enters the picture. He is placed in the same cell where Zack and Jack already can't stand each other. Both are angry because they have realized that they have been framed, but Roberto isn't. He casually confesses to his new friends that he belongs in prison because he killed a man. He did not want to, but he had to. The man caught him cheating while playing cards. Roberto apparently tried to escape, but the man followed him and threw a billiard ball at him. Roberto threw one back - number eight, a very good, black ball and killed him.
Eventually, Roberto comes up with an escape plan, and Zack and Jack decide to give it a chance. Much to their surprise Roberto's plan works, and the three quickly end up in the swamp, having absolutely no idea which way to go. Somehow they manage to get to the Texas border, where they see a small inn. Despite speaking very little English, Roberto is sent to see whether the place is safe.
Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law is both a sad and incredibly funny film. It is a sad film because it shows a side of New Orleans most Americans probably became aware of only after Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed the city. The empty streets littered with garbage, the abandoned cars, and the lonely night workers looking for clients that are seen in the first half give the film a very distinctive flavor a blend of noir and gritty realism.
The second half belongs to Benigni, the great Italian comedian, who singlehandedly manages to change the tone of the film with his hilarious remarks, in very broken English, and facial expressions. There are large sequences that would have looked and felt incredibly dull without him simply because there isn't a lot happening there, yet because of his presence these sequences are some of the best in the entire film.
Jarmusch and Dutch cinematographer Robby Muller (Repo Man, Barfly) are an unbeatable team. Shot in black and white, Down by Law is a strikingly poetic film. The panoramic vistas from the bayou, in particular, are superb. Earlier in the film, the way the camera captures the long shadows in the city is also very effective.
Note: In 1986, Down by Law was nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
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Supervised by director Jim Jarmusch, this new digital transfer was created in 2K resolution on a SCANITY film scanner from the original camera negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were manually removed using MTI's DRS, while Image Systems' Phoenix and Pixel Farm's PFClean were used for small dirt, grain, noise reduction, jitter, and flicker.
Telecine supervisors: Jim Jarmusch, Lee Kline, Maria Palazzola.
Colorist: Sheri Eisenberg/Colorworks, Culver City, CA."
The high-definition transfer is excellent. There are some tremendously beautiful sequences in the film that convey depth and clarity that are simply missing from Criterion's DVD release (see screencapture #18). The nighttime footage is also terrific, looking crisp and sharp, never suffering from the macroblocking patterns that pop up on the DVD release. Additionally, there isn't even a whiff of edge-enhancement. There is a light well resolved layer of grain throughout the entire film. Contrast levels are also stable. Color reproduction does not disappoint either - the blacks are well saturated and solid, never looking boosted, while the grays and whites are perfectly balanced. Finally, there are absolutely no large debris, cuts, or stains to report in this review. To sum it all up, this Blu-ray release offers a tremendous upgrade in quality over the old DVD release of the film. Clearly, Down by Law has never looked this good before. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
Down by Law Blu-ray, Audio Quality
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: English LPCM 1.0. and French Dolby Digital 1.0 (dub track). For the record, Criterion have provided optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature.
There are no serious issues to report with the lossless track. The dialog is exceptionally crisp, always stable, and very easy to follow. John Lurie's score is quite nice, but there are no long and prominent solos. Unsurprisingly, the lossless track's overall dynamic amplitude is rather limited. For the record, there are no pops, cracks, distortions, or audio dropouts to report in this review.
Note: The Blu-ray disc also contains an isolated music track (English Dolby Digital 1.0).
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Down by Law Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation
Releases such as this one are one of many reasons why Criterion are considered by many the best distributor around. I simply do not believe that if a different party were to tackle Jim Jarmusch's film we would have seen such an impressive Blu-ray package. I could be wrong, but I don't think I am. Down by Law looks terrific in high-definition, and as far as I am concerned it is this month's most exciting release. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
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The fabulous inspiration continues on "Quilting Arts TV"! Join host Pokey Bolton and her talented guests to explore a multitude of artful approaches to quilting. This season covers everything from surface-design techniques (fabric painting; image transfers; fun and easy resists; screen printing; and more), to machine stitching tips (including free-motion satin stitch and 3-D thread painting), landscape quilting (with collaged and fused landscape quilts and more), and so much more. Plus, brush up on your color theory and gain confidence when it comes to choosing and mixing fabrics. And join Pokey Bolton on the show floor of the International Quilt Festival/Cincinnati to be inspired by some of the latest quilting trends and see some over-the-top ideas! Projects include a patchwork bulletin board that doubles as a design wall, a quilted notebook cover, a fashionable and practical laptop messenger bag, a colorful table runner, a digitally designed clutch purse, and some creative animal-themed projects-including a futon for Fido or your favorite feline, an easy-to-clean floor mat, realistic bird portraits and thread-painted pet portraits, and adorable stitched fabric owls. And...the Save My UFO! segments continue, with Pokey discussing design issues for UFOs (UnFinished Objects) sent in by viewers. Featured artists for Series 800 include: Ana Buzzalino, Faith Cleary, Vivika Hansen DeNegre, Diane Rusin Doran, Maria Elkins, Noriko Endo, Lisa Kerpoe, Lynn Krawczyk, Jane LaFazio, Nancy Odom, Mary Pal, Susan Shie, Cheryl Sleboda, Jennifer Solon, Judith Trager, and Terry White. With the 4-disk DVD set, you can watch anytime you want!
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Israel "Izzy" Valdes opened his namesake restaurant to help groups of diners avoid the age-old frustrations of settling for just one type of cuisine. By offering two popular fares in one location, Izzy's acts like a giant dove puffing on a peace pipe, healing the food-fueled rifts between bickering families and nagging couples. The ever-evolving menu is clearly demarcated according to cuisine, and two different chefs man the kitchen to ensure each half of the menu is expertly executed. The menu's Cuban region includes such delicacies as grilled chicken breast draped in equally grilled onions ($8.95) and the cubano sandwich, made with ham, roasted pork, swiss cheese, and pickles, all nestled on a Cuban-style roll ($7.95). The Thai portion features well-spiced staples such as pad thai, myriad vegetarian options, and curries of every color ($4–$13). Most of Izzy's sensational dinner entrees and specials fall within the $10–$20 range.
From the moment you walk in, it's clear that Moonchine Asian Bistro is up to far more than pan-Asian eats. High-backed banquettes, jet-black walls, and soft red lighting all give rise to a clubby vibe; after 9 p.m., Moonchine turns into a full-on lounge with the help of dance DJs, bottle service, and even the occasional poetry performance or high-stakes geography bee. Miami New Times hailed Moonchine as "the gem of the Mimo District," advising guests to "arrive around 6 p.m., have a few rolls, and then head to the music lounge to warm up the dancing shoes."
Indoors and in the huge garden area, bartenders keep spirits high by mixing specialty cocktails and recommending bottles of sake from an extensive list. Which isn't to say that food's an afterthought?indeed, chefs have a lot on their plates, so to speak, juggling Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, and Korean culinary traditions. House-made kimchi mingles with creative sushi rolls, classic Thai and Indochinese dishes anchor one large corner of the menu, and there's even an almost-traditional bistro section: mussels, duck, and a "thai burger," each given light Asian accents of their own.
At 2B Asian Bistro, it's actually possible to begin your dinner with a bag of gold. That's because the Bag of Gold appetizer uncannily resembles its namesake—its tiny fried pouches contain shrimp, mushrooms, and water chestnuts. The appetizer paves the way for the menu's larger dishes, which present diners with a choice: Japanese or Thai? The former category covers teriyaki entrees as well as sushi, sashimi, and maki rolls. Specialty rolls include the Golden Dragon—spicy tuna and mango topped with plantain slices—and the Pink Snow Roll, smoked salmon and avocado wrapped in soy paper. As for the Thai plates, they range from curry to Bangkok duck paired with cinnamon-plum sauce. You can even order your pad thai accompanied by an entire lobster, rather than just its tail and signature top hat.
In the traditional Thai style, the chefs at Bangkok Bangkok Restaurant use fresh herbs, lemongrass, kaffir lime, and spicy chilies to tickle all five taste regions of the tongue—sweet, sour, hot, salty, and neutral. Fiery curries are tempered with coconut shipped in from the homeland, and cashew nuts add rich crunch to the sautéed Earth, Wind, and Fire chicken. The Little Big Man presents diners with a whole fish fried until the outside is crisp and the inside is flaky and tender, slathered from nose to fin in hot chili sauce. The decor is welcoming and casual, with wood-paneled walls and vintage art framed on the walls. Guests have the choice of two different seating areas, one with tableclothed tables and chairs, and the other with low platform tables and cushions for sitting on the floor.
Situated in Miami's Little Havana district, where you typically would find Latin restaurants, is the pleasant surprise of contemporary sushi bar Mr. Yum. With its stark white tables, concrete floor and vermilion-colored wall accent, this restaurant is hip, funky and a bit loud. Owner Bond Trisransri is going for a bit of the South Beach flair, and each plate that is presented to you furthers the notion of food as performance art piece. Its signature dish is the Havana roll, a concoction of tempura white fish, avocado, cucumbers, masago and spicy mayo, while the unique menu offers both Thai and Japanese specialties, including Y-shaped Thai doughnuts for dessert. Although parking is typically difficult on Calle Ocho, the adjacent parking lot makes it that much easier to enjoy Mr. Yum.
Siam Palace Restaurant is consistently voted as one of Miami's favorite locales. Its homey décor emphasizes the authentic Thai food held within, and its dishes have a tendency to turn up the heat. The house specials include Siam Duck, a pad si ew, fried rice, spring rolls and fried wontons with homemade plum dipping sauce. In 2013, Siam put in a sushi bar and has become known for its specialty dishes, including the popular lobster rolls, while still retaining its original Thai flair. The restaurant may be small, but it has a very loyal local following and its menu is extensive. Customers should try to save room for the Thai doughnuts, which have garnered a fan base of their own.


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Hey Everybody,
Go check out my dear friend and fellow Hanafudan, Miki Matsushima's exhibition happening this week at PlaceM. Miki is an incredibly talented artist and eccentric extraordinaire. I saw the proofs of this show and I assure you, it will knock your socks off.
PlaceM is open everyday from 1:00 to 7:00 and the show will hang until Sunday the 11th. So don't miss it.
PS. Masato Seto is exhibiting in the mini-gallery this week too.
'Jesus Beams' over TokyoThursday, September 3rd, 2009
I've always called these things 'Jesus Beams' since I was a kid.
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How to Eat Like a Nutritionist
Ever wonder how those paragons of perfect eating actually do it? Here, three nutritionists and active women share their energy-boosting healthy breakfasts that get them going and put them on course to eat healthily all day long. Read their stories and steal their recipes!
Plus, mix in more of our fresh recipes for an early-morning metabolism boost or kick of energy.
What the Doctor Eats
Pamela Peeke, M.D., M.P.H., author of Body-for-Life for Women, avid runner, and assistant professor of medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore
Considering breakfast's benefits — it provides energy, keeps daily caloric consumption in check, and can even lower cholesterol — Peeke is amazed that people skip it. If better health isn't a motivator, then try some vanity: According to the largest weight-loss study ever done, a major predictor of a person's success was whether he or she ate breakfast.
To get a quick and even mix of protein, fat, and carbohydrates, Peeke microwaves a piece of low-fat mozzarella cheese and a tomato slice in a whole-grain pita. She grabs an apple for fiber and a cup of her favorite antioxidant-rich Kona coffee.


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When I first came to MCC, I declared myself as a business major because that was "the smart thing to do". However, I wasn't really coming to school to learn business. I started college because I was bored with my life and wanted to learn something new. Just like many kids right out of high school, I had no idea what career path to pursue. MCC really helped me!
My first semester, I decided to take one Math and one English course. In my ENC 1101 course one of the assignments was to do a career research paper. The instructor strongly encouraged us to make use of the Career Resource Center (CRC) for our research. I'm very glad I did.
When it came to choosing a career to write about I had no idea where to start. Fortunately, the CRC has this program that finds possible career areas for you based on your personality and work habits. At first I figured "I've taken all those stupid personality tests before, they don't really help." But this one was different. It was really thorough. Most of the suggested jobs intrigued me.
Yet, this program helps you take it a step further. As important as it is to pursue a career in a field you enjoy other factors, like salary, are important too. This program allows you to really research what it is like to be in one of these careers including expected salary, hours, amount of travel and degree required. In addition the career counselor was a great help with all my questions and even offered to help me look for a job/internship.
After much research I decided to do my paper on technical writing. At the time this career made the most sense because it involved writing, which I love, and instructing, which I also love. I changed my major to English and have never looked back. Language is my passion!
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my mind about my career path. College is a time of discovery and trying new things. Becoming an English major was a great first step but it still has such a broad range of careers. There wasn't enough creativity in technical writing for me so I decided to be a novelist. Writing a novel is a lot of work, without a steady income, so I decided to become an book editor. Editing didn't give me the human contact I crave so I finally decided to be an English teacher. Being a teacher allows me to do all of the things I enjoy: instruct others, edit papers, write instructions (coursework) and help people… all while being immersed in the subject I love. Plus, I
can still write novels on the side.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Two parolees raped and killed at least four women while wearing GPS trackers, and there may be more victims, a California police chief alleged Monday.
Franc Cano and Steven Dean Gordon, both registered sex offenders, were both wearing ankle bracelets when the women were assaulted and killed last fall and earlier this year, Anaheim police Chief Raul Quezada said at a news conference.
Authorities at the news conference did not explain how Cano and Gordon allegedly managed to carry out the killings while under supervision, but Quezada said data from the GPS devices "was one of the investigative tools we used to put the case together."
Anaheim police Lt. Bob Dunn earlier said the two were complying with a requirement to check in monthly with authorities and police had no reason to watch them more closely and hadn't received any such request from other agencies.
The discovery of one woman's body on a conveyor belt at an Anaheim trash-sorting plant last month was the key to breaking the case, Quezada said. Investigators were seeking the other bodies.
"They put a stop to a serial killing that would likely have continued beyond this point," District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said at the news conference.
Quezada said authorities were confident that there was at least a fifth victim and perhaps more.
The department has contacted other places with missing-persons cases across the country, Dunn said earlier.
Police believe the men killed a woman in Anaheim this year and three in Santa Ana last October and November while on parole.
Cano, 27, and Gordon, 45, were arrested by investigators on Friday. Each man was charged Monday with four felony counts of special circumstances murder and four felony counts of rape.
If convicted, they could face a minimum sentence of life without parole or the death penalty. They were being held without bail and expected to be arraigned Tuesday.
Police at first didn't link the disappearances of the four women to the suspects, considering them missing persons rather than murder victims.
"These individuals were not on our radar whatsoever," Santa Ana Police Chief Carlos Rojas said of the suspects. "Our three missing in Santa Ana just completely went off the grid and we were trying to follow up as much as we could."
Santa Ana police searched a canyon, examined the women's cellphone records, alerted hospitals, put the word out on social media and even checked motels they were known to frequent but without success in finding them.
Then the naked body of Jarrae Nykkole Estepp, 21, was found March 14 on a conveyor belt at an Anaheim trash-sorting plant.
Once investigators concluded that Estepp was killed and that she had "a similar profile to our victims, we were able to ... move forward," Rojas said.
Police believe Cano and Gordon have known each other since cutting their ankle bracelets in 2012 and boarding a Greyhound bus to Las Vegas using fake names. The men were arrested by federal agents on May 8, 2012, after a two-week stay at Circus Circus Hotel & Casino, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Nevada.
Both were wanted fugitives: Gordon traveled using the alias Dexter McCoy and Cano chose Joseph Madrid, authorities said.
Cano and Gordon were previously ordered to register as sex offenders after being convicted in separate cases of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
Gordon was convicted in 1992 and also has a 2002 kidnapping conviction, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. Cano's conviction dates back to 2008, prosecutors said.
After fleeing Los Angeles in 2012, the two were rearrested and both pleaded guilty to failure to register as a sex offender. They were ordered to provide DNA samples and have their computers monitored by federal agents, according to the federal documents, which were first obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
The men also checked in with Anaheim police every 30 days, as required, and provided updated photos, fingerprints and addresses, Dunn said.
In fact, both men checked in earlier this month, Dunn said.
Cano was wearing a state-issued ankle bracelet and Gordon was wearing a federal GPS device, he said.
The string of disappearances in Santa Ana began in October after Kianna Jackson, 20, of Las Vegas, arrived in the city for a court hearing on four misdemeanor charges of prostitution and loitering to commit prostitution. Her mother said she stopped responding to her text messages soon after she arrived in Santa Ana.


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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Coopmans, Joris URN etd-03202010-214137 Document Title Stress related causes of presenteeism amongst South African managers Degree MBA Department Gordon Institute of Business Science Supervisor
Advisor Name Title Mr J Cook Supervisor Keywords
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Date 2008-04-01 Availability unrestricted Abstract
Objective: This study reports the stress related causes of presenteeism amongst South African managers, including the opportunities and challenges of affirmative action.
Methods: Data were obtained through the use of a questionnaire administered to all managers in two companies situated in the Gauteng region of South Africa. The survey incorporated the COPSOQ stress scales, Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6), and an affirmative action scale.
Results: Seventy-three percent (62) of the managers responded. Cronbach's alpha for all scales indicates adequate reliability. There were significant differences in levels of stress between South African managers and those in other countries. High levels of stress are associated with decreased presenteeism. There were significant differences in the means between black and white managers in relation to affirmative action in the South African work environment.
Conclusions: Black managers appear to be alienated from feeling responsible for productivity, while white managers appear to work under fear-based motivation due to affirmative action measures imposed in the workplace.
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