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SirsiDynix Symphony is a fairly 'stable' product, however, it is sorely lacking in flexibility (in terms of both batch manipulation of data [functionality], and data extraction for reporting purposes.) (Type: Public)
ILS companies are slow to keep up with the information assurance concerns now required of government libraries (Type: Academic)
SirsiDynix have had to come to terms withan awkward IT support contracting arrangement at our organisation, where we have to route all our requests for change, etc. via a 3rd party IT company. SD have shown considerable understanding and patience with this arrangement, which we have much appreciated. (Type: Government Agency)
Considering open source ILS only if we are able to hire an IT person. (Type: Law)
Symphony OPAC is easy to customize but it is not easy to get our own statistics on the use of the OPAC, particularly for the use of e-books through the catalog. (Type: Academic)
Current system is not developing the way we had hoped, seems to require too many work-arounds. Online catalog, eLibrary, does not meet our needs, and our current catalog is no longer supported. (Type: Academic)
Currently in contract negotiations for the new system. (Type: Public)
Never been satisfied with the functionality of the online catalog ...........such as sorting results lists. (Type: Academic)
We are migrating to Polaris in spring of 2012 (Type: Public)
SirsiDynix provides some additional functionality that we could use, however, financially we can't swing it right now. (Type: Law)
Symphony was one step forward and 3 steps backward from Horizon. We don't notice many improvements because the loss of function and choice was so great. the software is cumbersome and non-intuitive. The company motto seems to be "why do something in one click if you can do it in five clicks instead." (Type: Academic)
While we are not currently considering migrating away from Symphony, it is mostly because we don't think there is anything better for us. We feel that the major vendors are increasingly moving away from the needs of academic libraries. Hence we are watching the open source solutions with interest. We are even considering building our own discovery layer, to integrate our existing tools in a way that suits our students and researchers and helps maintain academic rigour. (Type: Academic)
Move to a new discovery service is because SIrsi is dropping support for web2, which our consortium has continued to use (in a highly customized form). (Type: Government Agency)
Still on Horizon, upgrading to Symphony January 2012 (Type: Government Agency)
Assumed the Sirsidynix product Enterprise/Portfolio qualifies as a "Discovery" interface. (Type: Public)
We would consider open source options in 4-5 years time. (Type: Academic)
Federal government library consortia in progress and will consider joining. This will include Enterprise as a discovery interface. (Type: Government Agency)
Major issue with ILS vendor is the same as it has been for several years -- the very large maintenance increases this vendor imposes. That issue remains the most significant reason for leaving this vendor. (Type: Consortium)
Recent versions of Symphony have accented social media functionality, and assumed patrons will use mobile technology access to OPAC, to the detriment of a print out from the OPAC. In a specialised library such as the Lib. of the [...] where patron working methods evolve at a slower pace, social media is of limited interest and a good clear print product from the OPAC is necessary. (Type: Special)
Reviewing back-office LMS business functions of Symphony, MetaLib and SFX all with a view to replacement by a single management system to manage all functions. This is independent of the UI which is not being reviewed, although consideration will be given to alternative UIs if they can be demonstrated to work better with LMS by the LMS supplier(s). Objective is efficiency and effectiveness of resource acquisition, management and availability independent of resource type (physical, electronic or digital). (Type: Academic)
Our consortium has reached an impasse. Roughly half of the membership made a quick decision to merge their data into a union catalogue. The other half is not in agreement with this direction, but have no alternative options. Our library is not committed to the consortium's union database, but is observing its formation to determine whether it could work for us. If we decide it can't, we'll have no choice but to survey the market and migrate out of the consortium, potentially to a different ILS. (Type: Public)
As far as I know (key phrase), we're not considering an add-on discovery interface, but I could be wrong and that could change in an instant anyway, based on a particular person's whims ;-) For all I know, it'll suddenly not only be a consideration, but be expected to be gotten and implemented as suddenly :-( (Type: Special)
Vendor relies on the user group to provide support to clients. (Type: Public)
[...] ILS committee initially review six vendors, including TLC and Equinox. We decided that we did not have the staff skills or the ability to hire someone with the skills to work with an open-source product. (Type: Public)
Very unhappy with development pace of SirsiDynix's discovery tool Enterprise. Also have Serials Solutions Summon - much happier with it. (Type: Academic)
Service and the product from Sirsi-Dynix (eLibrary) has greatly improved over the last few years. However, we hope to move to the state wide PA ILS open source system due to the significant cost savings that would be realized from that move. It is very expensive to stay with these private companies running proprietary systems. The yearly maintenance fees are a real budget buster. (Type: Public)
The time has come to seriously re-evaluate the role of the catalog and the role of an integrated library system. Compare the stereo console to the ILS of today; the modular component stereo systems that followed which required standards for the parts to work together, and that is where we are. When will we stop needing a serials check-in? Are there other products that do acquisitions better than an ILS module? (Type: Academic)
We have to upgrade from Unicorn to Symphony yet. The customer support office in Spain has almost been dismantled and our requests redirected to a central office in the U. (Type: National)
Implementing Bibliocommons removed some of the pressure to shop for a new ILS. Our main complaint with Symphony is the public catalog. (Type: Public)
While the consortium to which we belong might consider an open source ILS no one is quite convinced that this is a solution. The current ILS vendors are complacent. If a huge company like Google were ever to enter the market it might galvanize some of the existing vendors. Until then we seem to be in a quagmire. (Type: Public)
SirsiDynix has been responsive, and visits regularly to make certain all is well. (Type: Academic)
As a Special Library we need a system with more flexibility and report capability; and ability to make changes without API and technical support. (Type: Special)
The library is part of a consortium that provides support. We do not contact the vendor directly. Open Source ILS would not work with the security requirements of the state division under which the library is housed. (Type: Medical)
Staff reviewed several ILS vendors and completed the RFP process with Polaris being the vendor selected to replace Sirsi. (Type: Public)
Enterprise has not given us the one stop search solution for our e-journals to date, so we are looking at EBSCO Discovery, but nothing will search all resources at present. (Type: Academic)
The idea of implementing a discovery interface or next-generation catalog is just in the beginning stages of being proposed, however, budget constraints will be a large factor in whether the discussion moves any further towards implementation. (Type: Academic)
I'm not comfortable responding to some of the questions I left blank, As part of a library consortium I do not work with Sirsi directly; therefore I do not know what their customer service is like. I'm also not sure about which vendors the consortium is looking into for future ILS changes. (Type: Public)
Budget prevents consideration for replacement of ILS or implementation of a discovery interface or Next Gen catalog. Over the past few years we have been forced to reduce features on ILS due to expeditures. (Type: Public)
We are definitely migrating to Evergreen withing the next few months. The price, the service, and the support all make it a much better choice for us. We are joining a consortium of [...] libraries who are all switching to the new system. (Type: Public)
The library collection count does not include digital collections such as Overdrive, Freegal, GVRL, Tumblebooks, and various online databases for which we either pay an annual subscription or have access through our state library. (Type: Public)
I hoped there would be more questions regarding the Discovery Interface itself. While pretty happy with the ILS, there are issues we are still resolving w/the DI (BiblioCommons). More libraries will be purchasing these in future, and your annual survey could help all of us over the common issues we face. (Type: Public)
As a consortium member we are a small view point in the overall decision making process which is run by a university based library. Reading the listservs is where I glean a lot of information about SIRSI, one thing that has always been disappointing is being asked for and voting on enhancements which mysteriously disappear as priorities for SIRIS change I guess. (Type: Government Agency)
We have purchased Summon for our discovery layer. This is the part of our current ILS that is lacking. (Type: Academic)
Ratings indicated are due to a few factors: #1 Documentation for the software truly needs improvement. #2 Enhancement process had stagnated, seems to be back on track now. #3 After strong encouragement to migrate to Symphony, due to discontinuation of development on Horizon, now dialog from the vendor indicates some development is still taking place. #4 Company is focusing on mobile and social apps, which is a plus, but the price tag is too high for us to implement facebook, or SMS. (Type: Public)
The only reason I rank the "complete functionality" so low is that it is a traditional ILS. It does a great job with the inventory and management of the physical collections but offers almost no features to manage the electronic collections. No vendors are providing this functionality yet, so they should all rank low in this area. (Type: Academic)
I find searching for items to be very frustrating. Even if I know an item exists, I may have to try 3 different searches to find it - title, author and subject or series. You should be able to find it with one search. This continually happens, not just sporatically. (Type: Public)
SirsiDynix is a great company with excellent customer service. However, the Symphony ILS is a piece of crap (we were formerly on Horizon). (Type: Public)
Note: replies re support relate to the service provided by 3rd party hosting/support service who act on our behalf with SIRSI. Also, consortium we belong to did employ a consultant to review ILS options; this process completed with decision to remain with SIRSI and our current 3rd party hosting/support provider. Evergreen & KOHA were two of the solutions considered besides typical proprietary systems. (Type: Academic)
Around 3, 000 items on library catalogue are recent additions due to the JISC ebooks for FE project. Adding to the library catalogue has greatly improved usage (Aug-Oct usage almost as much as total for session 2010-11). A LMS which can allow large scale data import such as this is key to a future system. (Type: Academic)
The available features of our ILS are rich, but how staff implement them is very difficult to use and to train. Each feature has a separate module. For example, Display User to see the details. If you need to change anything, you must close this and go to Modify User. If you see a due date you want to change (you guessed it), close that module and open Edit Due Dates. Also, the reports are terrible. You must know exactly what you are looking for, know how the database is structured (and watch out for the necessary double-negative options) before you can complete a report. There is no avenue for serendipitous discovery. I used to just pull up a wide-open list of items/patrons/call numbers and sort them in various way to do a quality check. This is simply not an option in Symphony. (Type: Public)
maintenance costs have sky rocketed while service (all service, not just support) has fell thru the floor. (Type: Public)
Enterprise is in testing stage, not yet live to patrons. (Type: Public)
We recently upgraded to Symphony 3.4 and it has proven very rocky indeed. However, SirsiDynix's recent implementation of the Library Relations Manager position has made it easier to get support issues moved up the chain of command. (Type: Public)
We are using a shared system and it is aministered through [...]. So for technical issues we deal with the [...] tech crew at [...] and they deal directly with the vendor i.e. we do not deal directly with the vendor. Therefore the answers to some of my questions will be based on feedback I have received from [...] in their dealings with the vendor. We are very happy with [...] and their service. The qualms we have about the ILS we use has more to do with the sharing aspect rather than the product itself. However, the only way we could afford such a system was to go with a shared option. (Type: Public)
While not currently considering migration to another ILS, we have investigated OCLC. We found the OCLC PAC wanting for faceted searching, but were intrigued by the facile item record management and better basic PAC than our current eLibrary. (Type: Academic)
The OPAC is not good but the Workflows system for staff is good. We are using WorldCat Local for our OPAC (Type: Academic)
In addition of open source options we are also exploring web-scale management solutions being released by Ex-Libris and Serials Solutions. (Type: Academic)
I have said 300,000 items in our collection, but 25% of the records in the catalogue are now for e-books and we see this ratio increasing substainally in the next few years. (Type: Academic)
Our main dissatisfaction points with our ILS vendor are the pricing, contract terms, and software choices that they control. The operational functionality is satisfactory. (Type: Academic)
Frankly speaking, we will probably stay as a customer because no one can beat their pricing deals for their veteran customers. Our one area of concern is SIRSIDynix customer service. For such a large company it is surprising that they do not provide better support services. Some examples: We do not receive an alert when an upgrade is available. It takes too long for a response to our questions; we send a reminder after 5 work days. The customer service website is not user-friendly and its use is limited to a certain number of staff. Some of the features we would like now were restricted to the initial set up and would require a costly fee. Some changes we inquire about seem easy enough to do with a simple policy change on our end, but only their staff can do it at a costly extra fee. The EPS website tool from SIRSI also puts too many limits on what the customer can do. It requires costly custom work by their staff. (Type: Academic)
We are also closely following developpements of Ex Libris' Alma and OCLC WebScale (Type: Academic)
Standard report module is frustrating to use (Type: Academic)
We are getting pretty disillusioned with the rotating management and staff. It seems like you never talk to the same person twice because they've left. All of the old Huntsville Sirsi management and most below that level are gone. The new ones, aside from Talin, just don't seem to get it and/or care. I predict [...] will move on in the next 3+ years. We're just waiting for a viable alternative. (Type: Academic)
Part of dissatisfaction with current ILS is our consortiums lack of knowledge (and apparent disinterest in learning more) about the capabilities of the ILS. (Type: Public)
Migrating to a new or better ILS and updating same ILS (new version) is rather cost-prohibitive (Type: National)
We have long been considering replace our ILS. However, after evaluation of several ILS avaiable in market, especially in China market, we decided to wait for the URM, CCM or other next gen managment systems. The future of MARC was also one of the major concern of us. (Type: Academic)
We would like to see more evidence that SirsiDynix is working to address the many changes and challenges facing libraries today. (Type: Academic)
Satisfaction levels reflect dealings with technical support/client care. Rankings would be different if examining business-side customer service. We receive very good support on the technical side, it is supports from other sectors within the company that are lacking/confusing/frustrating. Authority control does not function as it should in a consortial environment. We found some of the questions ambiguous - some clarification on the type of information being sought would provide clearer answers. (Type: State)
Very long delays from SirsiDynix support from the time an issue is reported to the time it is resolved (if it does get resolved). (Type: Special)
We still do not have stable funding and are undergoing additional budget cuts. We continue to use the Web2 public catalog and we've been given notice that it will no longer be supported so we are researching the public catalog alternatives including joining the [...] consortium headquartered at [...] . The decision to either stay with SirsiDynix or join the Sage consortium will determine if we are in the market for new public catalog software. Funding will help determine our next move. (Type: Public)
Current budgetary constraints keep this library from implementing a move to a discovery layer product and/or open source product. (Type: Public)
I am constantly in a battle with Symphony with acquisitions data and workflow. It is clunky and so difficult to visualize information. It is my least favorite of their modules. The OPAC comes in at a close second. The whole system is inflexible and inefficient unless we fork over money we do not have for add-ons and additional features. I will say that customer service is very quick and responsive. (Type: Academic)


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Guest post by Venkatesh Rao.
About a year ago I noticed that the cool kids weren't saying "Web" or "Internet" anymore. They were saying "Interwebs" and "Internets." One of my hipster friends had a status line going on his Gmail Chat: "I hear you like Internets?"
Anytime I see something odd like this pop out of the zeitgeist, my spider-sense starts tingling. I am not talking about who coined the term or what they intended (I am sure there's a couple of origin myths out there), but rather why it caught on.
Social mysteries aren't interesting in the whodunit sense, but in a whyitcaughton sense. Is this a randomly amplified bit of pop-culture noise or a clue in a bigger mystery?
As it turns out, "Interwebs" is the perfect term for framing our experience of the Web today as an intricate mesh of play and storytelling that is enacted across many media and modes, an experience that is characterized primarily by its plurality.
Inhabitation and a Plural Web
Engineers generally come up with platonic, conceptual names for things that reflect the core architectural ideas that enable the continuous evolution of the Web. But when things catch on, actual users create a richer, more evocative language based on how they are using these things in life.
For example, engineers invented database-driven sites that allowed programmatic content updating and called it the "Dynamic Web." But users turned it primarily into "e-commerce" and we got Amazon and eBay. Engineers called it "user-generated content" but users shaped it into the "blogosphere." You can analyze other pairs of engineering/market names the same way.
But sometime the zeitgeist leads, rather than follows, what engineering enables.
Such, I believe is the case with "Interwebs." The World Wide Web is an old idea – Interwebs is much more accurate, today.
But the public Web is a single interconnected place, right? Why pluralize it?
We know that there are at least two ways in which the Web is a plural place. First, there are actual soft technological boundaries between certain parts of the Web (Google can't peer into Facebook effectively; the real-time stream is sort of a different continent from the Web of "pages.")
And second, there are patterns of use. Most of us visit only a handful of sites regularly, and even our search patterns are predictable. Communities form around similar patterns of use on the Web — and entrepreneurs come up with ideas to serve those communities, creating a virtuous cycle of self-organization.
I haunt the tech blogpsphere, while my wife knew about, and started using, Groupon and Living Social long before I did. I dislike and rarely use smart phones, while she spends a majority of her Web time on her Blackberry.
We literally inhabit very different Webs in a plural reality that contains thousands of others.
Storytime on the Web
So what are plural, interconnected and dynamic "mesh" experiences? They're…stories. The Interwebs are really just a new kind of collective storytime.
But let's first ask the basic question, what exactly is a story? Storytelling is a very natural instinct, and my favorite example is this heartbreakingly cute video of an adorable little French kid improvising a story about Winnie the Pooh (http://vimeo.com/14484159).
In the story, things just happen for no apparent reason, new characters appear, more events happen. It doesn't all get tied up into what we adults think of as a story, and as a result, we're captivated – the child's creative freedom – audacity, even – hooks us.
Keith Johnstone, in his classic on improvisational storytelling and theater, Impro, explained how more sophisticated adult storytellers can manage to still tell captivating stories that stick (and sell) even if there isn't a cute five-year-old involved.
To start, you need that same child-like real-time improvisation to create the raw material. You need to bring in unexpected new elements to drive the story forward.
Johnstone offers the example of a "child-like" narrative: a man is being chased by a bear and he gets to the shore of a lake. He finds a boat, gets in, rows to an island, where he finds a beautiful woman….
The problem with this story is that the bear is now forgotten and the focus has shifted to the man and woman. "Child-like" can be detrimental to a story too.
What will keep the momentum developing is bringing the bear back. In his case, the bear catches up while the man is on the island interacting with the woman. Aha! Now you've got two conflicts in play. Man must escape bear. Man and beautiful woman must interact in some way.
So, what does this have to do with the Web?
Simple: the real-time Web is like the French child's story. It just goes on and on, forgetting what came before. It lacks a developing context.
When my sister and I were kids, she used to ask apparently odd questions about scenes in movies. Say two people are chatting over tea on the screen. Cut to a scene where one of them is no longer holding a tea-cup. My sister would ask, "What happened to the teacup?"
The answer is, "Who cares?"
Presumably the character put it down, and somebody later washed it. It doesn't matter. If the teacup were significant, the storyteller would usually foreshadow events to come by noting it without explanation (such as a close-up shot of the cup after the people have left the room; perhaps signaling a potential poisoning).
So context is not merely about retaining developing momentum, it is about doing so selectively. You have to decide what is significant in the story.
How do we lend momentum, over time, to what is significant on the Web today? How do we keep the bear in the story?
There's a final aspect to storytelling that's missing in the little girl's story and that is part of every masterful narrative: a sense of purpose, a drive to closure and resolution.
Stories also contain intent.
The bear wants the man. The man wants the girl (and actually, in Johnstone's example, the bear wants the girl too). Until all that is resolved, the story isn't over. Intentions must either be realized or fail to be realized, and we must learn how the characters react to the outcome.
This is, of course, all old news to storytellers. All wannabe scriptwriters learn about Joseph Campbell and apply it to screenplays. Journalists talk about the tempo of different news cycles.
Intent and Context for Information Organization
Stories aren't just fun and games, or even about fiction. Stories are information-processing constructs. Any time a pile of information grows too big, complex and unwieldy, the only way you can make sense of it is to tell a story. When the information concerns real events, people and facts, you still need stories. Plural.
We have no choice but to tell stories. And everyone will tell a different story, by nature and by design. And these different stories will cluster into recurring patterns (there are theories of narrative that propose anywhere between 7 to 40 "basic" narrative patterns).
A powerpoint deck is a story. A sales pitch is a story. A software use case is a story. A Q&A thread on Quora.com is a story. In each case you have a purpose (intent), a context (a mental model of what's relevant), a tempo (real-time movement and ongoing situation awareness), and a narrative structure.
That last bit involves both necessary bits of logical sequencing as well as aesthetic choices: juxtapositions and non-essential sequencing decisions.
The non-essential bits imply non-canonicity. Unless there is a priest holding a gun to everybody's head, a single story cannot be enforced on a collection of information.
Narrative and Tempo
The Web is full of nascent stories. If you collect a bunch of bookmarks to plan a vacation, there is a story in your head that hasn't been told. If you collect a bunch of industry reports and news stories about a technology trend and email the links to your boss, there's a story to be told there.
Half the stuff you pay attention to on the Web are actually part of some story in your head. Or in the collective heads of multiple people.
What sort of storytelling is this? The key is in the narrative tempo at work. The Web exhibits information evolution at all temporal scales. Big, consequential trends that evolve over years, with significant twists and turns every couple of months, and fast-paced stuff that spans a few hours, with important things happening every few minutes.
"Real time" here is a red herring. Only raw data moves around in real-time.
Stories have a beginning, a middle and an end, and span a window of past, present and future.
Sometimes things are predictable, and the story runs faster than real time, via anticipation of predictable events and knowledge of intent. And sometimes the story lags when too much real-world chaos forces the sense-making to lag behind.
High-tempo storytelling on the Web gives us things like Storify and Dipity. These are the treble notes.
Lower tempo storytelling gives us Trailmeme, the product I manage, which is perhaps best thought of as a visual way to map the Interwebs, one piece at a time. The bass notes.
Both are essential.
It's like live commentary versus post-game analysis. In one case, an expert helps you make sense of what's happening as it happens. And later other experts rearrange and retell the story with 20/20 hindsight, and situate it in the context of the longer-term past (historical games) and the expected future (games to come).
Back to the Interwebs
So that's what an "Interweb" is. A pattern of use with content, temporal and social dimensions, that evolves, lives for a while, and dies or morphs into something else.
Each is defined by a narrative. Within each narrative there are multiple stories playing out at different tempos.
Each Interweb is a collection of stories that bleeds into other nearby stories, creating an overlapping matrix of micro-grand-narratives. An idea of a living, breathing culture that is always surprising us, always outpacing us. The whole is a vast, illegible warren that is constantly rearranging itself, rather than a grand public plaza.
Welcome to the Interwebs!
Venkatesh Rao is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Xerox, where he manages trailmeme.com. He blogs at ribbonfarm.com.


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Summer Sonata
A two-week program for pianists, Junior Level aged 10-12 and Senior Level aged 13-18. This program endeavors to provide the ideal environment for young pianists to nourish and improve their musical and piano skills.
June 16-27, 2014
Cleveland Institute of Music
Main Campus-University Circle
11021 East Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Directed by Dr. Sean Schulze and drawing on the Cleveland Institute of Music's distinguished Preparatory and Conservatory faculty, Summer Sonata features regular private lessons, participation in master classes with renowned teachers and guest artists, as well as daily supervised practice sessions. Participants will also be teamed up for daily practice and coaching in a duo-piano format.
In addition, students will attend group classes in theory and ear-training, Dalcroze eurhythmics, form and composition, and piano literature. Several special presentations will cover areas such as the inner workings of the piano, workshops on performance and memorization and much more. Students will also be given the opportunity to savor the cultural offerings available in Cleveland's renowned University Circle. The program will conclude with a public recital in Mixon Hall on June 27, 2014.
Summer Sonata is proud to have amongst its alumni students who have excelled in various local, state and national competitions. Program alumni have performed as concerto soloists with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, The Suburban Symphony Orchestra, the Lakeland Civic Orchestra and have won first prizes in the Piano Ohio Competition, the OMTA Graves Competition and the Heidelberg University Performance Pacesetter Competition.
Previous masterclass presenters have included Kathryn Brown, Elizabeth DeMio, Emanuela Friscioni, Joela Jones, Donna Lee, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Olga Radosavljevich, Sean Schulze, Daniel Shapiro, Sandra Shapiro, Gerardo Teissonnière, the Westhuizen Duo and Jerry Wong.
Download the Summer Sonata application brochure.
- Piano Duet: Grace Huang, Olga Radosavljevich, Sandra Shapiro, Gerardo Teissonnière, and Sean Schulze
- Theory and Ear-Training: Adeline Huss, Jennifer Conner
- Piano Literature: Dr. Grace Huang
- Improvisation: Marshall Griffith
- Eurhythmics: TBA
- Sight-reading Class: Adrian Daly
- Form and Composition: Dr. Jennifer Conner
- Performance Classes presented by Caroline Oltmanns (Professor of Piano at Youngstown State University), the Westhuizen Duo, Emanuela Friscioni, Gerardo Teissonnière, Sandra Shapiro, Grace Huang, Olga Radosavljevich, and Sean Schulze.
Who Should Apply?
All pianists aged 10-18 are encouraged to apply. Pianists, applying at the Junior Level must have reached at least sonatina level or above, (Clementi, Op. 36, #3 or equivalent). Pianists at the Senior Level are expected to be playing repertoire at the level of Beethoven Op.49#2 or above.
This program will cater especially to committed, serious young pianists, focused on developing their skills to the utmost in a brief two-week period.
Participants from out of town are encouraged to apply. Summer Sonata is able to make affordable residence hall accommodation available to students who are accompanied by a parent or legal adult guardian.
A special orientation meeting for parents and students will he held on the first day of the Summer Sonata, Monday, June 16, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. The program will conclude with a final recital in Mixon Hall on Friday, June 27, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The recital is free and open to the public.
Application & Tuition
The Application Deadline is April 7, 2014. All students wishing to attend are required to complete an application and attend an audition at CIM on Sunday, April 13, 2014 or Saturday, April 19, 2014.
Students may submit a DVD recording if unable to audition in person. DVDs must be received no later than April 18, 2014.
Tuition for Summer Sonata is $950. A non-refundable application fee of $35 is required with application. Upon receiving an acceptance letter, a payment of $475 is due by May 7, with the balance due by June 4. Scholarships are available and will be awarded based on audition performance and financial need. Please make checks payable to Cleveland Institute of Music and mail the application and check to:
Summer Sonata
Mary Ann Grof-Neiman
Program Administrator
Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Please contact Mary Ann Grof-Neiman at email@example.com, 216.791.5000, ext. 371 or Sean Schulze at email@example.com.


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This 14th-century former coaching house is situated on the edge of the town, opposite the Norman abbey. The bar and lounge are the focal point of this atmospheric and friendly place where the large op...More about The Bell
This hotel, in the Montpellier area of the town, has spacious public areas that are packed with stylish features. The pewter-topped bar has comfortable seating and the spacious restaurant has the Hote...More about Hotel du Vin Cheltenham
Dating from the 17th century, this enchanting house is the perfect place to relax. Genuine hospitality and attentive service are hallmarks here, and bedrooms come in all shapes and sizes. The public a...More about Lower Brook House
Standing opposite a historic watermill, this former family home is geared towards guests and aims to provide every comfort. A warm welcome and attentive care is assured in this non-smoking house, whic...More about Mill View Guest House
A genuine welcome is extended at Manor Farm, a 17th-century honey-coloured stone farmhouse. Bedrooms are comfortable and homely with thoughtful extras. Facilities include a lounge with a wood-burning ...More about Manor Farm
Dormy House is a converted 17th-century farmhouse set in 400-acre grounds on the Farncombe Estate, with stunning views over Broadway. The hotel recently underwent a multi-million pound refurbishment, ...More about Dormy House Hotel
Evesham Lodge is a 19th-century gate lodge, sympathetically renovated and offering two well-appointed en suite rooms, one of which has a balcony overlooking the countryside. It is set in a quiet locat...More about Evesham Lodge Bed & Breakfast
This popular establishment is situated on Cleeve Hill and offers commanding views across the Severn Vale to the Malvern Hills and beyond. There is a pleasant range of public rooms which include a larg...More about Rising Sun
Set in three acres of immaculate grounds beside a medieval watermill, this impressive early 18th-century stone house has many original features complemented by quality decor, period furniture and work...More about Mill Hay House
This wonderfully welcoming 17th-century manor house hotel sits in eight acres of gardens and parkland surrounded by Cotswold countryside. A relaxed atmosphere, underpinned by professional and attentiv...More about Lords of the Manor


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Wish List 2014 is Here! You select the 10 gifts you would like to have under your tree this Christmas. On December 19th we will select the winning entry and the lucky customer will receive all 10 gifts they placed on their Wish List.
Please take our virtual tour of Ha'penny Bridge and then come visit us in our store to buy your Irish gifts.
Céad Míle Fáilte: One Hundred Thousand Welcomes!
Founded in 1983, Ha'penny Bridge Imports of Ireland offers shoppers a wide selection of Irish and Celtic merchandise.
Holiday Hours:
Nov 6 - Jan 1 Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Nov 16, 23, 30, Dec 7, 14, 21 Sunday: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Nov 26, Dec 24, 31: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed: Nov 27, Dec 25, Jan 1
Regular Hours:
Resume Jan 2 - Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed.
2014 Christmas Wish List!
Our 2014 Christmas Wish list is back! We are partnering with 31 of our vendors this year in recognition of our 31st Anniversary. You select the 10 gifts you would like to have under your tree this Christmas. You must come to the store to enter for a chance to win. December 19, we will select the winning entry and the lucky customer will receive all 10 gifts chosen. Once again, the winner must come to the store to receive the gifts by January 5, 2014.
Experience Ireland in our store and enter! We also offer many other gift items from Ireland that will certainly make your Christmas 2014 special!
Grand Shopping!
Find Branigan Woolens, Belleek China, Galway Crystal, Hanna hats, Irish Jewelry, and Tours to Ireland. These are some of the many distinctive items in our unique collection of fine goods. We now offer kilt rental for weddings and special occasions, and sell dress and casual street kilts.
Through our website, we hope to entice you into visiting our shop in Historic Dublin to experience the ambience of an authentic
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For inquiries, special orders and other unique needs, contact us or come visit the store.
Ha'penny Bridge Imports of Ireland
75 South High Street
Dublin, Ohio 43017-2154
Tel: 614-889-9615
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Letting Him Down Easy
What's the best way to get a man off my heels and tell him I'm not interested? --changyQuestion:
Dear Changy:
Too often we women "hint" and send a weak message in situations like this, mostly because we don't want to hurt anyone. The message becomes so diluted that the person we are telling it to does not know what we mean. In other words, you need to tell him you're not interested -- simply and straight out. Sound calm, poised and nonjudgmental. Do not lay blame. Simply say something like, "Thank you for our time together, but I'm no longer interested in pursuing a relationship with you." If he pushes and asks why, try to keep your answer short and simple. Something like, "I simply choose not to" may do the trick. If not, you may want to explain that you don't picture the two of you having a future or simply say that the relationship just doesn't feel right.
I know it's not easy to say such things, but think of it this way: Not being honest or clear is hurtful to the other person. We lead them on with "mixed" messages, which they often interpret with hope. This will only lead to further hurt. When you stop the cycle early, you're doing both of you a favor. Good luck!Answer:


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SCS AnyConnect VPN ClientVPN software allows a computer on another network to look like it has an SCS name and IP address when it talks to hosts on the SCS network. Using VPN, a remote host can access restricted network services that can only be used by SCS hosts.
The AnyConnect client provides remote users with secure VPN connections using the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol and the Datagram TLS (DTLS) protocol. The AnyConnect client provides remote end users running Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, with the benefits of a Cisco SSL VPN client, and supports applications and functions unavailable to a clientless, browser-based SSL VPN connection. This release supports the SSL and DTLS protocol. This release does not include IPsec support.
VPN & securityThe VPN software uses certificates to authenticate your computer, and your Kerberos /remote instance (i.e. bovik/remote) to authenticate you. It encrypts network traffic between your host and the SCS network; traffic is not encrypted after it reaches our network. VPN is not a substitute for using software such as SSH or Kerberized telnet to protect passwords and other sensitive data sent over the network.
How to install and use VPNNote: You must be CMU School of Computer Science faculty, staff, or a graduate student in order to download, install, and use this software.
Before installingYou will need a /remote Kerberos instance and password to use the VPN software. If you do not already have those credentials, you can use the SCS Web-based tool to create or manage Kerberos instances for use with VPN and other remote-access systems.
Cisco AnyConnect for Linux Machines
- Linux Readme This file contains SCS-specific installation instructions.
- Linux, All versions (32-bit) [.tar file, about 4.4 MB]
- Linux, All versions (64-bit) [.tar file, about 4.5 MB]
Cisco AnyConnect for Mac Machines
- Mac Readme This file contains SCS-specific installation instructions.
- MacOS X 10.5 and up [.dmg file, about 4.5 MB]
Cisco AnyConnect for Windows machines
- Windows Readme This file contains SCS-specific installation instructions.
- Windows XP, Vista, and 7 (32 and 64-bit) [.msi file, about 2.4 MB]


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Time Inc.ŌĆÖs Health Pinterest Presence Ramps Up
Online pinboard is now Health's second highest social referral site.
At first glance, online pinboard Pinterest appears to be an incredibly simple social network. Users post pictures in a public forum, ŌĆ£repinŌĆØ othersŌĆÖ images and comment away. However (or perhaps as a result of), Time Inc.ŌĆÖs Health is finding this simple concept is amounting to increased traffic numbers, more engaged users and new readers.
Health debuted its first round of editor-curated boards in October 2011. According to Time Inc. research, Pinterest is now the magazineŌĆÖs number two social media referral site.
ŌĆ£While results are not extremely transparent, from what weŌĆÖve been able to track, a lot of the referrals are new users. ItŌĆÖs very exciting,ŌĆØ says Tina Imm, the general manager of Time Inc.ŌĆÖs Lifestyle Digital Group.
To capitalize on this new source of readers, Health invited March cover model Jillian Michaels to create her own board. The Pinterest boardŌĆÖs debut coincided with a 45- minute interactive Facebook chat with Michaels, all on the same day the issue dropped in late February.
This three-pronged strategy continues conversation from one platform to the next, says the Health team. ŌĆ£Through this, weŌĆÖre able to leverage digital platforms, and turn what was a linear story into a multidimensional story. It really makes a 360-, full-circle experience of the Health brand and the cover subject,ŌĆØ says Imm.
MichaelŌĆÖs Pinboard includes not only personal photos, but items curated from the pages of the March issue as well. As for Pinterest promotion, Ellen Kunes, Health editor-in-chief, tells FOLIO:, ŌĆ£Michaels is promoting through her own Facebook page, and weŌĆÖve been promoting to our 1.5 million Twitter followers. This is how weŌĆÖre promoting Pinterest so far: through editorial and social.ŌĆØ
Exciting as the Pinterest phenomenon may be for publishers, like any new social media/technology arrival, site integration is not always immediately achievable.
ŌĆ£Pinterest is making our products change. What weŌĆÖve done on many of Time Inc.ŌĆÖs other brands (and is slated for Health in the next month or so) is to incorporate a ŌĆśsocial bar,ŌĆÖŌĆØ says Imm. ŌĆ£The bottom line, whether itŌĆÖs Pinterest now, Google+ three months ago or something else three months from now, itŌĆÖs difficult to update across multiple sites. The social bar is going to fix that, and then Pinterest will launch.ŌĆØ
A new readership is only one draw of the burgeoning Pinterest trend: Time Inc.ŌĆÖs sales and marketing teams are currently investigating how to turn pins into dollars. ŌĆ£There are strong ideas weŌĆÖre excited to unveil, based off a lot of learning and conversations with advertisers. Advertisers want campaigns that move people around, and there is a lot in the works with Pinterest,ŌĆØ says Imm.


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Future addButton() syntax – I need your suggestions
I'd like to hear your opinion about some suggestions towards button implementation
Currently there are 2 versions running around:
1) $form->addButton()->redirect('/') - in this one form's addButton is returning $js('click')->univ() of the button. This is backward compatible version and seriously, why would we need to do anything with button but redirect.
2) $form->addButton()->js('click')->univ()->redirect('/') – here addButton returns "View_Button" object. The benefit is that you can do certain things with is such as addLabel or setStyle(), which will affect how button looks. Also instead of just clicks you can use other events, such as mouse-over etc. This is more standard-compliant version IMHO
I'd like to hear from you, which implementation of Form::addButton and Grid::addButton you prefer? Also to help with compatibility Button::redirect() implemented through #2 will allow for syntax of #1 but this is for obsolete syntax and should be avoided.


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Silver Coins from Everywhere Else
Silver Coins from Everywhere Else - APMEX sells premier silver coins from countries and regions all over the world. If you are looking for diversity in your silver coin collection, you can find what you're looking for at APMEX. APMEX offers a wide assortment of high-quality silver products from various regions of the world. Our selection of silver items includes coins from the following areas: Antarctica, Greenland, Tristan de Cunha, and many others. Journey around the globe with silver coins from APMEX.
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Our Life Together
Check out the Nov-Dec Newsletter for the latest news and updates from FCC ( >here ).
Life Groups meet the third Sunday of each month at 11am (September to May). ( >more ).
2014 All-Church Retreat Slideshow by D.D. Peterson and music, "Oceans" by Hillsong United ( >here ).
2014 Hero Training Camp photos and slideshow by Tiffany Kline with music, "Thrive," by Casting Crowns ( >here ).
Covenant Pines Update - Every Kid to Camp (EKTC)
During the summer of 2014, 90 kids attended Covenant Pines Bible Camp. Praise God that we raised a total of $27,977 to be able to send all the kids to camp!
Loaves and Fishes non-profit program is providing and helping to prepare our Wednesday night dinners where we serve almost 200 people each week. To help prepare and serve these meals, please contact Judy Kline, firstname.lastname@example.com . For more information about Loaves and Fishes, visit www.loavesandfishesmn.org .
Did you know you can sign up to have your weekly financial offering electronically deducted from your checking or savings? Complete an electronic giving form (download HERE) and return it to the church.
Book Share, located on the shelves to the left of the Welcome Center, is growing thanks to those who have already donated books. Our purpose is that you have the opportunity to read some of these books. Just borrow, read and return them. There is also a space for children's books. We welcome your book donations! Books should be current or classic, wholesome, and in good condition. Leave them in the large basket so they can be tagged. Thanks! Marilyn Ash and Kay Carlson.
Meal Ministry: If you are interested in being a part of a newly formed meal ministry by making and delivering a meal to a family experiencing a significant life event, please sign up at the Welcome Center or contact Rachel Verdoorn at firstname.lastname@example.com. When a need arises, you will be contacted to sign up for a date to prepare and deliver your meal.
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The 20th Annual Mardi Gras Gala black tie event will be held on March 4, 2014 at the Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh. The EFWCP is proud to announce this years event honorees are Mr. David Shapira and Mrs. Cynthia Shapira.
David S. Shapira holds the position of Executive Chairman, Board of Directors of Giant Eagle, Inc. He also currently holds numerous positions with other outside organizations including:
American Pardes Foundation - Director
BNY Mellon Foundation of Southern Pennsylvania - Director
Carnegie Mellon University Past Chairman and currently on Board of Trustees
Deer Leasing Company - President
ECHO Developers, LLC Co-Chairman
EQT Corporation Board of Directors
Extra Mile Education Foundation Board of Directors
Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh Board of Directors
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Past Chairman & Currently on Board of Directors
Jewish Healthcare Foundation Past Chairman
Oberlin College - Trustee
Pittsburgh Symphony Past Chairman and currently on Board of Directors
United Way of Allegheny County Currently on Board of Directors
United Way Fundraising Campaign Past Chairman
A native of Pittsburgh, he received a degree in Economics from Oberlin College. He furthered his education at Stanford University where he received an M.A. in Economics. Besides business, his interests include skiing, gardening, golfing, hiking, and reading. He currently resides in Fox Chapel with his wife, Cindy.
Cynthia D. Shapira is a community volunteer. She is on the board of the Allegheny County Airport Authority and was appointed by Governor Corbett to the Pennsylvania Commission on Women. She was as a member of the 2012 Pennsylvania Electoral College and co-chaired the Pennsylvania Democratic Womens event at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
Ms. Shapira is a trustee of Brandeis University and corporate secretary of the Jewish Federations of North America. In Pittsburgh, she chairs the PA Center for Women in Politics at Chatham University and serves on the boards of Point Park University, United Way of Allegheny County/executive committee, WQED Pittsburgh, and The Pittsburgh Promise. Ms. Shapira was Honorary Co-Chair of Allegheny 365 an initiative to ensure access to individuals of varying abilities in Allegheny County, and founded the 21 & Able policy project to address the needs of youth with disabilities aging out.
Ms. Shapira was a management consultant for twenty years in the non-profit and education sectors, including ten years as executive vice president of Pappas Consulting Group, Inc. Her clients included major universities, colleges, public school systems, and non-profit organizations across the country. She also served as executive director of the National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh Section. Ms. Shapira has a Masters degree in public administration (MPA) from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude in political science from Wellesley College.
For more information, please contact the EFWCP special events coordinator at 1-800-361-5885 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I was always good at handling money and finances in general, but some credit scores gave me a little by of trouble, they were pretty mysterious. I knew about them that are important and everything revolves around them, the mortgage, and a new credit card and so on, and I thought I did pretty well when dealing with money, but I could not help to feel a little anxiety at seeing the credit reports.
Now, I can say that I feel much better, I learned how to control my finances and here are some tips I used and hope you can also benefit from:
- You are supposed to check your credit report, it will not hurt you, and the couple of minutes will be well spending. Many people think that checking a credit report means damaging your credit score. That is not true at all, as in matter of fact; the government wants to protect your right to check your credit - you can do it at Credit Score Ranger Blog. They better understand that your credit report has the ability to control your life from the simple credit loan to getting a job and that is why they passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to make sure you can check your credit reports as often as you like.
- Keep in mind that mistakes can happen at any time, researches show that 19% of the credit reports have errors, and about 1% of them show an increase of 20 points or more after they were corrected. Those errors make a great difference between an excellent credit and a "sorry" answer. You can avoid those errors by checking your credit report today.
- Do not be afraid to constantly check your credit because they have the impression that it is bad. There is nothing to fear. They have the impression that credit bureaus know everything about your financial life. Those credit bureaus do not care that much about your life; they are not interested in the age, savings account, recent payments and so many other things. If you start checking you will see that nothing wrong could happened and you will check it over and over again.
- Another fact is that if you avoid checking your troubled credit reports, the problems will not get fixed on their own. If you are aware of the existing problems you have the chance to fix them. If you start right now, you will better rebuild your credit to a score that will make you sing.
When I took control over my credit I discovered a secret that I am going to share with you. Improving is not hard at all.
Credit scores are usually driven by a couple of factors like how and when you pay your bills, if you respect the deadline, the balance between what you owe and how much credit do you have, for how long have you been managing the credit, what time period you have between an old credit and a new one and last but not least, what types of credit you use.
If you can improve all the above, stay between the lines, pay your bills on time and so on, your life will get much easier.


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Southern Nevada Demand for Las Vegas office space stalled in the first quarter of 2014 as the market reported a vacancy rate of 25.8 percent. Despite the slight uptick in office vacancies during the first quarter, they have now reported year-over-year declines for two consecutive quarters. Office inventory increased to 52.8 million during the first… [More…]
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It may not usher in the booming economy that Nevadans were basking in just a short decade ago, but architects and engineers around the Silver State say they expect to see the appearance of a light at the end of the recession tunnel this year. "The outlook looks quite good. There was almost a stop… [More…]


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Edison Awards hosts a New Product Showcase Reception at NYAS (April 25, 2012). On April 26, Edison Awards presents the Meet the Innovators Forum and its Annual Edison Awards Gala evening (at Capitale, NY, NY). For more info, visit www.edisonawards.com
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Long Days Journey Into NightWritten by Eugene ONeillDirected by Robin PhillipsIn the Kreeger TheaterMarch 30-May 6, 2012Part of the Eugene ONeill FestivalDelusion and disenchantment have pitted the Tyrone family members against one another for decades. One fateful day, as their increasingly drunken hours slip by, they must either confront their defeated dreams or else be forever doomed to a cycle of guilt and resentment. Eugene ONeills autobiographical masterwork exposes the lies we tell, the deceptions we craft, and the undercurrent of compassion that, if uncovered, can redeem us in the end. This Pulitzer Prize-winning American treasure restores the drama to literature and the theater to art (New York Times).Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00 p.m.Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 p.m.Weekdays at noon on Tuesday, 4/17 and Wednesday, 4/25Full calendar: http://tickets.arenastage.org/single/psDetail.aspx?psn=13192
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2012 Edison Awards includes:April 256:00-8:00pm - 25th Anniversary Opening Reception & Innovators Showcase at New York Academy of Sciences;April 268:30am - 4:30pm - Meet the Innovators Forum & Innovators Showcase at New York Academy of Sciences;6:00 - 9:30pm - Edison Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner at Capitale
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6-Week Class on WednesdaysBegins Wed. April 11th, 6:30-8pmFacilitated by Rev. Alyzsa Van Til The writers, from what we called the Dark Ages, will inspire and feed us in our dark times. Each week we will read writings from Eastern and Western mystics whose poems are an intimate journal of discovering God within. They say such provocative things as, Every prophets name is a key as is every heart full of forgiveness and love. The class will be using the book Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices From The East & West by Daniel Ladinsky. Please sign up for the class so that we can order enough books. Rev. Alyzsa Van Til formerly taught Bible Interpretation at Unity School for Religious Studies, now known as Unity Institute. She has recently retired as minister at Unity of Brookings, Oregon.
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Powerful performances you won't see anywhere else together on one stage. Join us for a special evening and get ready to be inspired by dancers, musicians, singers, poets and actors who have benefited from Community Housing Partnership's supportive services. Each of the talented performers has experienced - and overcome - the hardship of homelessness.Artists are paired up with professional performers, who mentor the talented residents to get them ready for A Night with the Stars! Special guest star performance by noted professional vocalist Clairdee. A benefit for Community Housing Partnership.COST:$50 & $75 (show only); $125 (includes pre-show reception from 5:30-6:50pm, show and dessert reception with artists after the show, 8:30-9:30pm).MORE INFO:415-929-2470
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The act of expanding globally ...whether you're looking for suppliers or financing, or expanding into new markets - can be intimidating. Not long ago, a business had to reach a certain size before it was thought suitable for international expansion. Nowadays, even small businesses are going global... and they do it fast! Key to an international expansion is smart networking strategies and strategic growth of global relationship bridges.Join us for a dynamic panel discussion with global entrepreneurs and leaders about the key role the innovative process plays in the development and success of building businesses internationally.COST:Until April 18: $15 Members, $30 Non-Members. Regular: $20 Members, $35 Non-Members, $50 at the Door.MORE INFO:firstname.lastname@example.com
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I'm having trouble remembering to take my medications. Is there anything to help me remember?
Having trouble remembering to take medication is a common concern. Forgetting to take medication can be related to how many times a day a medication is prescribed. The more often a medication is prescribed, the more likely it is that the medication will be forgotten. Some medications are available as an extended-release form, which allows the medication to be taken less frequently. A physician or pharmacist will know if a medication is available as a once a day medication. It is important to know that medications taken once a day can be more expensive than medications given multiple times a day.
For some people, forgetting to take medications is due to the medication not being part of a routine. One way to make taking medication a part of a routine is the use of a pillbox or "pill minder." Pillboxes come in a variety of sizes and can have spaces for taking medications up to four times a day. Fill a pillbox once a week and place it in an area it will be easily seen.
For some people, an easily seen area is near the coffee pot or another area on the kitchen counter, especially for medications taken in the morning. Placing medication near the alarm clock works well, especially if medications are taken in the morning and at bedtime. Another tip is to set an alarm on a phone when it is time to take medication. What is most important is to find a method that works for you. Ideally, the method is associated with something you do every day. Just remember to store medications in a cool, dry place and away from children or pets. Additionally your health care provider may refer an outreach team or visiting nurses to help assist people in taking their medications. If you have any further questions about ways to help you remember to take your medications, talk to your physician or a pharmacist.
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Overview of the Assessment
Reporting the Assessment—Scale Scores and Achievement Levels
Description of Civics Performance by Item Maps for Each Grade
Results Are Estimates
NAEP Reporting Groups
Exclusion Rates
Statistical Significance
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NAEP assesses student performance in civics by administering assessments to samples that are representative of the nation's students. The content of the NAEP civics assessment is determined by a framework developed with the help of researchers, policymakers, and the interested public, including those with expert perspectives about civics and its measurement. Read more about what the assessment measures, how it was developed, who took the assessment, and how the assessment was administered.
The 2010 civics results presented on the website are based on representative samples of students for the nation. Approximately 26,700 students from more than 1,470 schools participated in the NAEP civics assessments in 2010 at grades 4, 8, and 12. The national results reflect the performance of students attending both public and nonpublic schools. Results from 2010 are compared to results from the previous civics assessments administered in 1998 and 2006. Changes in student performance across years or differences between groups of students in 2010 are discussed only if they have been determined to be statistically significant.
The results of student performance on the NAEP civics assessment are presented as average scores on the NAEP civics scale, as the percentages of students attaining NAEP civics achievement levels, and as percentile scores. The average scale scores represent how students performed on the assessment. The achievement levels represent how that performance measured up against set expectations for achievement. Thus, the average scale scores represent what students know and can do, while the achievement-level results indicate the degree to which student performance meets expectations of what they should know and be able to do. Percentile scores provide a score location below which a specified percentage of the population falls. Scale scores are reported at five percentiles to show trends in results for students performing at lower (10th and 25th), middle (50th), and higher (75th and 90th) percentiles.
Average civics scale score results are based on the NAEP civics scale, which ranges from 0 to 300. Average scale scores are computed for groups of students; NAEP does not produce individual student scores. The average scores are based on analyses of the percentages of students who answered each item successfully. While the score ranges at each grade in civics are identical, the scale was derived independently at each grade. Therefore, average scale scores across grades cannot be compared. For example, equal scale scores on the grade 4 and grade 8 scales do not imply equal levels of civics achievement. NAEP scores also cannot be compared across subjects.
Achievement-level results are presented in terms of civics achievement levels adopted by the National Assessment Governing Board, and are intended to measure how well students' actual achievement matches the achievement desired of them. For each grade tested, the Governing Board has adopted three achievement levels: Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. For reporting purposes, the achievement-level cut scores are placed on the civics scales, resulting in four ranges: below Basic, Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. As provided by law, the achievement levels are to be used on a trial basis and should be interpreted and used with caution.
Item maps illustrate the knowledge and skills demonstrated by students performing at different scale points on the 2010 NAEP civics assessment. In order to provide additional context, the cut points for the three NAEP achievement levels are marked on the item maps. The map location for each question represents the probability that, for a given score point, 65 percent of the students for a constructed-response question and 74 percent of the students for a four-option multiple-choice question answered that question successfully. For constructed-response questions, responses may be completely or partially correct; therefore, a question can map to several points on a scale.
Approximately 20 to 30 civics questions per grade have been selected and placed on an item map for each grade.
The average scores and percentages presented on this website are estimates because they are based on representative samples of students rather than on the entire population of students. Moreover, the collection of subject-area questions used at each grade level is but a sample of the many questions that could have been asked. As such, NAEP results are subject to a measure of uncertainty, reflected in the standard error of the estimates. The standard errors for the estimated scale scores and percentages in the figures and tables presented on the website are available through the NAEP Data Explorer.
Results are provided for groups of students defined by shared characteristics—gender, race/ethnicity, eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch, students with disabilities, and students identified as English language learners. Based on participation rate criteria, results are reported for various student populations only when sufficient numbers of students and adequate school representation are present. The minimum requirement is at least 62 students in a particular group from at least five primary sampling units (PSUs). However, the data for all students, regardless of whether their group was reported separately, were included in computing overall results. Explanations of the reporting groups are presented below.
Results are reported separately for males and females.
In all NAEP assessments, data about student race/ethnicity is collected from two sources: school records and student self-reports. Before 2002, NAEP used students' self-reports of their race and ethnicity on a questionnaire as the source of race/ethnicity data. In 2002, it was decided to change the student race/ethnicity variable highlighted in NAEP reports. Starting in 2002, NAEP reports of students' race and ethnicity are based on the school records, with students' self-reports used only if school data are missing. Information based on student self-reported race/ethnicity will continue to be reported in the NAEP Data Explorer.
In order to allow comparisons across years, assessment results presented are based on school-reported information for six mutually exclusive racial/ethnic categories: White, Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian (including Alaska Native), and Other. Students who identified with more than one of the first five categories or had a background other than the ones listed were categorized as Other.
As part of the Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program (NSLP), schools can receive cash subsidies and donated commodities in turn for offering free or reduced-price lunches to eligible children. Based on available school records, students were classified as either currently eligible for the free/reduced-price school lunch or not eligible. Eligibility for free and reduced-price lunches is determined by students' family income in relation to the federally established poverty level. Students whose family income is at or below 130 percent of the poverty level qualify to receive free lunch, and students whose family income is between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty level qualify to receive reduced-price lunch. For the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, for a family of four, 130 percent of the poverty level was $28,665 and 185 percent was $40,793. The classification applies only to the school year when the assessment was administered (i.e., the 2009–10 school year) and is not based on eligibility in previous years. If school records were not available, the student was classified as "Information not available." If the school did not participate in the program, all students in that school were classified as "not participating." If a school refused to provide information on free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, the students in that school were classified under "school refused." Because of the improved quality of the data on students' eligibility for NSLP, the percentage of students for whom information was not available has decreased compared to the percentages reported prior to the 2006 civics assessment. See the proportion of students in each category in the NAEP Data Explorer.
Results are reported for students who were identified by school records as having a disability. A student with a disability may need specially designed instruction to meet his or her learning goals. A student with a disability will usually have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) which guides his or her special education instruction. Students with disabilities (SD) are often referred to as special education students and may be classified by their school as learning disabled (LD) or emotionally disturbed (ED). The goal of NAEP is that students who are capable of participating meaningfully in the assessment are assessed, but some students with disabilities selected by NAEP may not be able to participate, even with the accommodations provided. Beginning in 2009, NAEP disaggregated students with disabilities and students who were identified under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Results are reported for students who were identified by school records as being English language learners. (Note that English language learners were previously referred to as limited English proficient [LEP].)
The national results are based on a representative sample of students in both public schools and nonpublic schools. Nonpublic schools include private schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, and Department of Defense schools. Private schools include Catholic, Conservative Christian, Lutheran, and other private schools. Results are reported for private schools overall and are disaggregated by Catholic and other private schools; however, in 2010 results for private schools are only reported at grade 8 due to low participation rates at grades 4 and 12.
Parents' highest level of education is defined by the highest level reported by eighth-graders and twelfth-graders for either parent. Fourth-graders' replies to this question were not reported because their responses in previous studies were highly variable, and a large percentage of them chose the "I don't know" option. The two questions about the mother's and father's education level was revised between the 1998 and 2006 civics assessment administrations; therefore, trend data can only be reported for this variable for the 2006 and 2010 assessments.
NAEP has established policies and procedures to maximize the inclusion of all students in the assessment. Every effort is made to ensure that all selected students who are capable of participating meaningfully in the assessment are assessed. While some students with disabilities (SD) and/or English language learners (ELL) can be assessed without any special procedures, others require accommodations to participate in NAEP. Still other SD and/or ELL students selected by NAEP may not be able to participate. Local school authorities determine whether SD/ELL students require accommodations or should be excluded because they cannot be assessed. The percentage of SD and/or ELL students who are excluded from NAEP assessments varies from one jurisdiction to another and within a jurisdiction over time.
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Differences between scale scores and between percentages that are discussed in the results take into account the standard errors associated with the estimates. Comparisons are based on statistical tests that consider both the magnitude of the difference between the group average scores or percentages and the standard errors of those statistics. Throughout the results, differences between scores or between percentages are discussed only when they are significant from a statistical perspective.
All differences reported are significant at the 0.05 level with appropriate adjustments for multiple comparisons. In NAEP, the Benjamini-Hochberg False Discovery Rate (FDR) procedure is used to control the expected proportion of falsely rejected hypotheses relative to the number of comparisons that are conducted. The term "significant" is not intended to imply a judgment about the absolute magnitude or the educational relevance of the differences. It is intended to identify statistically dependable population differences to help inform dialogue among policymakers, educators, and the public.
Users of this website are cautioned against interpreting NAEP results as implying causal relations. Inferences related to student group performance or to the effectiveness of public and nonpublic schools, for example, should take into consideration the many socioeconomic and educational factors that may also have an impact on performance.
The NAEP civics scale makes it possible to examine relationships between students' performance and various factors measured by NAEP. However, a relationship that exists between achievement and another variable does not reveal its underlying cause, which may be influenced by a number of other variables. Similarly, the assessments do not reflect the influence of unmeasured variables. The results are most useful when they are considered in combination with other knowledge about the student population and the educational system, such as trends in instruction, changes in the school-age population, and societal demands and expectations.
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