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Qwest Tries to Quell Attack on MS
WASHINGTON -- Not everyone in the technology biz is freaked out by Microsoft.
The state attorneys general suing the world's largest software company are trying to prove widespread trepidation, by presenting a procession of witnesses claiming they're entirely petrified by what an unchecked Microsoft might do.
Now it's Redmond's turn. On Monday, Microsoft called an executive from Qwest Communications who said there was no chance that Microsoft would misuse its market power and strong-arm anyone over next-generation communications standards.
Qwest VP Greg Sutherland said if Microsoft sells a "Unified Messaging Service" product -- something designed to let people read their e-mail, voicemail and faxes from one inbox wherever they are and from whatever device they're using -- it will be interoperable with competitors' offerings.
"A communications product or service that fails to meet this expectation of ubiquitous connectivity would have little or no prospect of commercial viability," Sutherland said.
Qwest and Microsoft are partners. In 2001, they signed a deal to promote Microsoft's MSN and Qwest's broadband services; and Microsoft buys capacity and billing services from Qwest.
Nine states and the Justice Department have reached a tentative settlement that must be approved by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. Nine other states, plus the District of Columbia, are pursuing stronger antitrust sanctions against Microsoft during the current hearings.
Their proposed antitrust punishment (PDF) says Microsoft "shall disclose" details about how the company's software works with handheld and mobile devices. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates predicts it "would expropriate vast amounts" of his company's intellectual property.
The still-litigating states called their last witness two weeks ago, and Microsoft called Gates last week.
Microsoft hopes that the testimony of Qwest's executive will rebut a
Qwest's Sutherland also assailed Pearson's claim that Web-services -- such as SBC's "Unified Messaging Service" -- directly threaten Microsoft's control of the operating system market.
"The whole concept of Web-services doesn't threaten anything on a PC," Sutherland said. "Web-services are a super-set of applications that sit on top of PCs."
But under cross-examination from John Schmidtlein, an attorney for the states, Sutherland admitted that he had little experience with Web-services and no specific knowledge of Microsoft's plans to enter the UMS market.
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Classic Americana by Bryan Pezzone. For Piano/Keyboard. Pianosoft. Disk. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.501206).
1. Danza 2. To A Wild Rose 3. From Uncle Remus 4. An Old Garden 5. Indian Idyl 6. Of Br'er Rabbit 7. Canoeing 8. Sliding On Ice 9. The Lake At Evening 10. Lanquid Dance 11. Pastoral Dance 12. Festive Dance 13. Down A Country Road 14. Midsummer Nocturne 15. Sentimental Melody 16. The Young Pioneers 17. Four Piano Blues No. 1 18. Four Piano Blues No. 2 19. Four Piano Blues No. 3 20. Four Piano Blues No. 4 21. For Aaron Copland 22. In Memoriam: Nathalie Koussevitzky 23. For William Schumann 24. Excursions No. 1.
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Here's your first, solid look at the Halo RTS we're gagging to get our hands on. Mainly to see if Ensemble's hyperbole about the game working so well on a pad turns out to be true...
The video (find it below) walks though a bit of the game's building features, a small battle and then a much bigger battle. You'll see all-new vehicles created for the RTS alongside old favourites like the Banshee, Ghost, and Warthog.
May we suggest you sit tight right until the end for a look at two massive weapons from both the UNSC and Covenant? We think you'll agree that Halo Wars is shaping up to be something pretty impressive.
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a mysterious, imaginary animal.
Hmm. Not what I thought at all!
"......a little flimflammery going on while my legs getting yanked & piddled on....."
I'll answer that with the admission that I posted that on the troll website, and did not flag it, and joined in, and I'm taking a sabbatical from CC.com forum posting before I allow myself to get ugly to someone who is Not A TROLL. I'm choosing to moderate myself.
As Mod#1 noted, "....So no, snark is not what I believe the purpose of Cake Central is, and is not how I've been moderating."
Maybe somewhere in a post similar to ^^^ if the poster showed a laughing smiley we'd all understand the intent of the post. Instead, we are all left to wonder if that's joking or not. (NOT that I enjoy seeing those smiles all over the place, but using them does prevent miss-understandings.)
So I flag that post as being argumentative...........and hopefully the moderator pm's the poster and tells them "I get that you were joking, but others might think it was confrontational, could you put a smile on the end of your jokes in the future?":)
Is that a pain in the butt for the moderators, sure.....but in time.......ApplegumPam would add that smiley face and we'd all know what she meant and her comments wouldn't get flagged. And Walla things get a little better, bit by bit....
OR people could view things with a much HAPPIER frame of mind ..... and ASSUME they were joking!
WHICH happens all the time with people in real life.
WHY...... when given two choices ....do people on the internet .... ALWAYS take it the mean the WORST??
A sense of humour is a wonderful thing - without laughter, the world is a SUPER boring place
PS..... only smart people can read truly WITTY comments and chuckle instead of getting all miffed
Hero of all time - GODOT
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A sense of humour is a wonderful thing - without laughter, the world is a SUPER boring place
PS..... only smart people can read truly WITTY comments and chuckle instead of getting all miffed
Hero of all time - GODOT
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Exactly! Thre's a thread now that will obviously go south fast because someone decided that a comment that was made to clarify something was intended as a slap on the wrist for them. It wasn't intended that way at all but if people are looking for it they'll see it where it doesn't exist.
Exactly! Thre's a thread now that will obviously go south fast because someone decided that a comment that was made to clarify something was intended as a slap on the wrist for them. It wasn't intended that way at all but if people are looking for it they'll see it where it doesn't exist.
I disagree completely. No one will know that a moderator spoke to someone in private and coached them along. That has to happen at times because we can't see each others faces to understand what's kidding and what's not. There is no other way to prevent miss-understandings...........and what's so darn bad with trying to help people write/communicate better? One person see's it as policing and the other see's it as educating. But when done behind the scenes no one knows it's happening. How's it really any different than policing people to get thick skin. Each directs people to an action. One action seems more helpful to me than the other.
Or a moderator who see's the comment "what exactly is a snark?" jumps in thread and says "hey ____, you've feeling pretty funny today". That sets a tone and buys people who don't understand that remark a clue to the intent.
We live in a policed world............people act as if someone dropping them a hint that their post was mean is hurtful/harming/policing. I'd rather see that than the craziness that happens with no one moderating.
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Hi tdcakester85 after I quoted your reply I could see your post. I thought many of your suggestions were insightful and could be very useful. I would love to see a lot of them come into fruition especially "the world map". But like you said "in a perfect world".
"You don't have to be great to get started but you have to get started to be great"
By a very smart 6 yr old
"You don't have to be great to get started but you have to get started to be great"
By a very smart 6 yr old
one definition from the urban dictionary
but it hurts more than it strengthens
since we "ALWAYS take it to mean the WORST..." then how about we go with the flow of human nature and realize when we snark, enjoy, applaud, encourage, celebrate sarcasm and snarkiness (and i've done it too) we are going in the wrong direction--this not to be confused with differences of opinions--please do not throw the 'difference of opinion' card--tu--also pls do not throw the 'i am giving a scathing critique and they should lay still while i flay and make fun of them to the delight of my buddies' card--tu
i was on a cake forum of long ago where everytime you posted you gotta reminder to be sure your post was within bounds and not containing attacks and innuendo, to be sure you were careful of the feelings of those you were addressing--to delay your post and re-read in a few minutes to see how it really reads -- i think it was also a permanent ps at the bottom of every reply field--good idea--i think drafts of posts were automatically delayed and you had to come back in a few and submit them if memory serves--
or we can continue like this--in hopeless disrespectful confusion: http://cakecentral.com/t/760403/need-help-on-pricing-please-dont-want-to-underprice
if snarkiness is vital to your forum experience you can have private message groups for that--just put a semi colon in between names to send to more than one--
cottage law is tossing more and more green peeps out there into the big bad cake world--the more we get through here in one piece with the truth the better it is for all of us--
The day that funny, witty, heck even SNARKY comments, such as those made regularly by Godot, become something to be frowned upon will be a SAD SAD day for CC.
This swing to ... 'wrapping everybody's feelings in cotton wool' is NOT something unique to CC - it has become a problem in everyday life - it is a global epidemic.
People have no resilience any more - everything is called BULLYING - when in fact it is often merely a different viewpoint or a different personality.
Kids today are ALL winners - nobody is a loser - nobody produces crap work - everybody is praised ... for ANYTHING!!
They receive medals for just being part of the team - there is little and sometimes NO reference to scores (in junior games now there are no wiiners or losers)
ALL of this adds up to a generation of people who aren't used to people not thinking they are the bees knees and everything they ask for they should receive ... with a side order of fairy floss.
People over 50...... have a real problem ... trying to fit this mould!!! We lived a much less 'protected' life LOL
Does that make us WRONG?
Every member brings along their OWN personal baggage.... which makes THEM react the way they do
Instead of this whole concentrated effort to make everything 'NICE' - why can't there be a line drawn mid-point ? where those super sensitive, ALWAYS the victims actually take a cup a cement and a glass of water and toughen up. AND let EACH person fight their OWN battles.
Most of the drama is caused by a handful of people who want to play vigilante cop - jumping to the defence of people, who probably didn't even think it was a problem.
PS.... Did I say I LOVE Godot ?
👏 I agree,I don't think anyone means to say anything hurtful but people are way too sensitive.
P.S I too love Godot💜


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Whats a good control panel / whm program
Hi I have used cpanel/whm for around 2 or 3 years and never really thought of looking at any other but till recently.
So whats another program like cpanel/whm and how easy are they to use.
Also any demo's that I could look at would be appreciated to.
Thanks guys.
Plesk is another one. Google for plesk demo if you want to see what it looks like. I use cPanel myself, but Plesk seems to be comparable to cPanel in ease of use.
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HMSPANEL Linux Server Control Panel
Hello everyone!
I don't think that many of you are aware but HMSPANEL blows DirecAdmin away by FAR on performance and scalability. With HMSPANEL you can attach all of your servers to your master administration panel and you can easily manage services, provision IPs, Manage DNS, E-mail all from one place instead of having to access 50 different servers for any minor change.
We have 26 server managed through this control panel and it doesn't matter if the server are VPS or dedicated servers / the same installer works for both. Supported OS include CentOS 5, Fedora Core 10, Red Hat Linux 5.
The best of all is that it has a built-in billing system that can compute prorated amounts for customers, it generates monthly expense and revenue graphs.
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Q: Could you please tell me if you know what the status of a couple of TV shows are?
"Save Me," starring Ann Heche, is really a well-done comedy that I hope will be returning at some future date. Also, "History Detectives" has been on PBS during the summer season for years, but not this summer. I hope that it wasn't canceled.
A: "Save Me" was dead on arrival with a summer burn-off, so it won't be back.
"History Detectives" is being reformatted and will be back in 2014.
Whither 'Anatomy' and 'Fosters' stars
Q: I'm surprised that "Grey's Anatomy" star Eric Dane was killed off last season. I haven't seen him in any other TV shows. What is he doing these days?
Also, is the actress who played Callie leaving "The Fosters"?
A: After a long stint on a prime-time show, actors often want to take some time off. But Dane will be back in TNT's "The Last Ship."
Maia Mitchell, who plays Callie, remains on "The Fosters" when new episodes air in January 2014.
Look for 'Downton' on DVD
Q: I just finished watching the first two seasons of "Downton Abbey" on demand. Where can I find Season 3? I know Season 4 starts in January.
A: On DVD, perhaps at your local library. It also appears to be available on Amazon Prime. I know Comcast also had it at one point, but that window has closed.
'Are You Smarter' stuck in a loop
Q: We enjoy watching "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" on the Game Show Network, but it seems to be repeating the same handful of shows over and over, during the day and in the evening. Are any new episodes going to be produced, and, if so, when can we expect to see them on air?
A: This game show was in production from 2007 to 2011, according to the Internet Movie Database. You're watching reruns. If they are the same episodes over and over, it's possible the network only bought the rights to air some of the episodes and not the whole series.
'Parenthood' has returned
Q: Will "Parenthood" be on again this fall?
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Seventh seeded Frenchman Julien Benneteau defeated Argentinian Carlos Berlocq in straight sets this Tuesday at the Malaysian Open 2012. The opening set was very tight as both players struggled to keep their serves with a low rate of 2nd serve points won. Thus they gave away two serves each and the set went down into a tiebreaker. Benneteau stayed stronger and blitzed 7-6(7-2).
The moment of the match passed eventually to Benneteau as he took complete control of the court, especially on his serve. In the second set, he managed to break Berlocq twice to wrap it up 6-3, sailing to victory in 1 hour and a half. This was the second encounter between these two players. They first met in the first round of Roland Garros 2007, with the Argentinian Berlocq winning in four sets.
Meanwhile, newcomer Russian Philip Davydenko paid the toll of his debut in an ATP tournament, being defeated by Australian Matthew Ebden. 20-years old wildcard Davydenko – Nikolay's nephew – conceded a bagel in the opening set but he managed to pull off a comeback in the second set where both players gave away two serves each, taking it to a 'breaker'. Ebden used his experience to outlast Davydenko's threat in the tiebreaker, clinching it 7-3 and reaching the second round in 1 hour and 17 minutes.
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Blue River II grown from traded seeds. 2nd year in this location. Large dinner plate sized blooms. Edited to change name from Blue Lake II to Blue River II |
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One stem left of four from Midnight Marvel after neighbor's tree branch came crashing down. Will have a few blooms. Second year in ground. |
- Posted by greylady-gardener 6 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 23, 14 at 8:36
beautiful hibiscus mnwsgal! I especially love the blue lake and the plum crazy! thanks so much for posting the pics. I love to see what is in other gardener's gardens. :) |
Beautiful! I just love hibiscus! My "Brandy Punch" are loaded with buds, should start opening any day now (I pinch heavily, which delays the blooming but I get nice bushy plants so I don't mind). I am very disappointed in the Luna series. IME, Disco Belle series was much better performer. I have a "Luna Pink" that I'm probably going to shovel prune, barely any buds, weak growth. Unfortunately, Disco Belle series is almost impossible to find around here anymore; if I could find "Disco Belle White" I'd be all over that like fur on a dog - I lost my clumps a few years ago (my fault, not the plant's) and I miss them. They also remind me of my dad, so there's sentimentality attached to them as well. |
Thanks, grey lady and mxk3. Plum Crazy is my favorite with its large ruffled blooms. Am liking those pure white blooms on Blue River II as well. (Edited to change name to Blue River II instead of Blue Lake II) Mxk3, Disco Belle is no longer available here also. Have been searching for those for a couple of years. I think our best option is to get cuttings from someone that is growing it. Don't know if they come true from seed. Maybe a GW member can help us with that next spring. Edited to add: Brandy Punch looks lovely. Please let me know if the flowers last 2-3 days as stated. All my blooms only last a day. |
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I really like the Blue Lake. Must consider that one for next year. FYI - I have several Disco Belle - all in shades of pink. These were started from seed by my sister over a decade ago and have survived in my parents garden (zone 3) for years. They are now in my garden. I'll try to remember to save seed this year. Kevin |
Great, Kevin. I will save seed from Blue River II if they set. I seldom get seed as deadhead regularly. When I leave a few the pods dry up and fall off without making seed on most of my plants. Edited to change name from Blue Lake II to Blue River II. |
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- Posted by aftermidnight Z7b V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Sat, Aug 23, 14 at 12:09
Beautiful Hibiscus, I've always admired them but have never grown them ....yet :). Annette |
- Posted by pitimpinai z6 Chicago (My Page) on Sat, Aug 23, 14 at 13:27
Beautiful - plants & garden. So tidy too - a far cry from mine. :-D |
I really like the Blue Lake. Correct me if I am wrong but I think that beautiful bright white hibiscus flower of mnwsgal is from "Blue River II". We planted one a little over a month ago and it will bloom sometime this week |
- Posted by greylady-gardener 6 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 23, 14 at 15:09
"I think that beautiful bright white hibiscus flower of mnwsgal is from "Blue River II". well that would be why I was having trouble when googling it! lol! have to have one that is plain white with no pink centre. |
I believe you are correct, Rouge, that it is Blue River II. I have changed my records. Blue Lake II was the name on the traded seed packet but it sure looks like Blue River II. River, lake both bodies of water, eh? :-) |
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Thanks, pitimpinai, I am trying to fill in bare spots. Your garden is an inspiration to me. |
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you just add water and sugar, thought it would be easy. haven't tried yet, I am using for baby mary jane shoes, maybe bows flowers etc. Do you think this is good by it self (not to eat) should I make this batch but add MMF also
How long can I make before it doesn't crack...how long un covered before or should I cover while waiting to put on cake.
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Can anyone suggest a source for milkweed plugs at a reasonable price? Most I have talked to either have a decent price but you must by in quantity or their prices are quite high. Trying to get a head start before ordering caterpillars to they'll have something to eat. Thanks! Scott |
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- Posted by mary_littlerockar 8a-7b mid Arkansas (My Page) on Tue, May 7, 13 at 9:09
Scott, I doubt the A curassavica aka tropical MW would be offered in plugs because in most growing zones it is considered an annual. I also seriously doubt Perennial MW would grow enough the first year from plugs to provide adequate food for cats. At least, this has been my experience. It is wonderful of you to grow for the butterflies but the only MW I can think of that would give you good leaf growth for food this season would be A curassavica or A physocarpa. Maybe other forum members can offer additional suggestions. Mary |
- Posted by fairfieldcircle 6a (My Page) on Tue, May 7, 13 at 20:39
Scott, I don't know of a plug source for A. curassavica, but I find the plants from the ebay seller dogwooderitternet very inexpensive and very nice. They are small but well rooted, and packed well. I see that he has threevarieties of milkweeds listed right now. He is a very popular supplier to butterfly gardeners and carries a range of host plants and other flora. Dogwoodritternet can be found easily by google-ing. Also, if you buy one or two large A. curassavica at a garden center, you can take cuttings and start additional plants quite easily. Directions for this can be found on the internet. I did see that North Creek Nurseries offers A. Incarnata, aka 'swamp' milkweed, a very nice perennial plant for the garden, at 50 plugs for $50 which is a pretty good price. Probably more plugs than you need, but maybe you have some friends who want to garden for butterflies? Have fun. J. |
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The link below has rooted cuttings of a. curassavica for a little over a dollar each but I've never ordered from them so I can't say how well they would do. As Mary said, it typically grows fast but this type of milkweed is an annual so it won't return next year. Maybe plant some swamp milkweed too. Those would return. |
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on June 29, 2012Chris Matthews is a charming guy, and his faith in Great Men is occasionally child-like and charming. But he went a bit over the falls with John Roberts on Thursday night. And, while I agree the outcome of the decision is a cause for popping the discreet corks, I think we'd all best take the advice that Harvey Keitel gives at the end of Pulp Fiction.
John Roberts is still the same corporatist he was at eight o'clock Thursday morning. He still has not handed down a decision as Chief Justice that has made any American corporation uncomfortable. (Yesterday wasn't one of those. The insurance companies still get paid by the huge pool of new customers the same way they did when the law was designed.) When he does that, just once, then I'll start talking about his "high morality." Untll then, as much as I approve the outcome, I still see a guy who didn't want to be Roger Taney for the next 20 years on the bench.
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Checker shared his thoughts in this recent interview, posted on the Economist's blog, Democracy in America. The discussion touched on some key education topics including the education establishment, testing and accountability and charters.
On the DIA blog you'll find similar interviews with Teach For America's Wendy Kopp and other education leaders.
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Charter schools are different from traditional district schools in that they are free of many regulations and operating constraints, but in return for their freedoms they are held accountable for their results. Those charter schools that fail to deliver results over time are closed, the theory holds. Yet, strict charter accountability in the form of closure collides with the efforts of states like Ohio to use federal school improvement dollars to turn around troubled charter schools.
President Obama and U.S. Education Secretary Duncan are pushing the school turnaround concept hard through the Race to the Top competition and School Improvement Grants. Andy has written extensively about the many challenges that face turnaround efforts, and has mustered much evidence against the cause. [quote]
Despite Andy's strong case against all turnarounds, I have argued that there are times when the turnaround strategy may have merit for school districts. Of course, we should take on turnarounds with a healthy dose of skepticism and with the understanding that most will fail. But, in cities like Fordham's hometown of Dayton, half of the community's schools perennially receive an F or D on the state's academic report card.
Why would we want to place an ironclad ???????no??????? on a reform-minded superintendent who might seek a portfolio of reforms, including the strategic use of turnarounds? Dayton has been in a perpetual state of reform for 15 years, including launching one of the largest charter sectors in the country, and still most...
The schools that serve Ohio's poor, urban and minority youngsters overwhelmingly fall short when it comes to academic performance. But there are a small handful of schools that buck these bleak trends and show serious achievement for disadvantaged youngsters from depressed inner-city communities.
This study profiles eight of these high-performing outlier schools and distills their successes, in hopes that state policymakers and educators can learn from them and create the conditions necessary for more schools like them.
To study the schools, Fordham commissioned two reseachers, Theodore J. Wallace and Quentin Suffren, who spent 16 days and hundreds of hours in eight schools in five cities to observe what makes them successful.
See the news release here. View the PowerPoint, an overview of findings and policy recommendations that we shared with state lawmakers at a Statehouse news conference on May 25, here.
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Columbus Collegiate Academy, one of the charter schools the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation authorizes in Ohio, was just named one of only nine charter elementary schools nationwide to receive the silver EPIC award by New Leaders for New Schools for dramatic gains in student achievement.
New Leaders started EPIC -- the Effective Practice Incentive Community ??? in 2006 to link principal and teacher incentive pay to the wide-scale sharing of effective educational practices. EPIC recognizes are rewards school leaders and staff in these schools and creates comprehensive case studies of their successes so that others may??learn from them.?? The program has granted $7.3 million dollars in incentive awards to over 2,700 educators in 120 schools nationwide. Eligible staff at Columbus Collegiate Academy will earn much-deserved cash awards for their success.
We're incredibly proud of school leader Andrew Boy and his staff, who after only one year of operation led their inaugural class of sixth graders from just 35 percent proficient in reading and 41 percent proficient in math (as fifth graders) to 74 percent proficient in reading and 82 percent proficient in math, on the Ohio Achievement Tests. These academic gains earned the school recognition as the highest performing public middle school in Columbus, despite serving a student population that is 95 percent economically disadvantaged.
Ohio's charter school sector often has struggled to produce stellar results, and our governor and teachers unions haven't made it easy...
Most of the Fordham office was over at the AEI-Fordham event yesterday for Diane Ravitch's new book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System. (If you missed our live tweeting, you can watch the event video here.) The event's moderator, Rick Hess, has (as promised) now posted his response to Ravitch's book. The headline? Ravitch and Duncan are making the same mistake about choice and accountability.
Choice and accountability, explains Hess, are not supposed to improve teaching and learning, curriculum, or achievement. They are supposed to create an environment where we can improve teaching and learning, curriculum, and achievement. And posing it--or condemning it--as the former will only create more disappointment when we all see, yet again, our favorite choice and accountability techniques not fulfilling their promises. Read the rest of this very thoughtful piece here.
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This week's edition kicks off with a great piece by Terry discussing the unprecedented move by the Ohio Department of Education to close a charter school sponsor (aka authorizer) for fiscal mismanagement. Terry dives into the academic track record of the sponsor's schools (which is abysmal) and argues that Ohio is right to take action to close them. Nelson Smith from NAPCS says ???bravo to Ohio??? for this.
Next, read Checker's review of Diane Ravitch's The Death and Life of the Great American School System. The Dayton Daily News covers the Finn-Ravitch buzz and asks ???So we have, from right to left, Finn, Obama, and Ravitch? Or is it left to right????
Be sure to check out Mike Lafferty's report on Ohio's STEM meeting for excellent on-the-ground perspectives from parents, teachers, and business folks as to why STEM is important (and fears about how to fit it into the curriculum). Also read Mike and Tim's analysis of how much money Ohio could save through district ???consolidations??? (as in, sharing services, not consolidation ala Brookings' recent recommendations), and Emmy's piece that points out if Ohio is not a round 1 RttT finalist, we've lost a month of valuable time to make real changes to our round 2 application in order to be more competitive.
Finally, if you're curious to know what will.i.am and Pell (as in, Pell grant) have in common, or what Drew Carey is up to these days,...
The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) is seeking to close a troubled charter school sponsor (aka authorizer), the Cleveland-based Ashe Culture Center, Inc.
This blazes new territory for the nation's charter school program. While there have been many charter school closures over the years, there are no instances where a state has actually stepped in to close a sponsor. In fact, Ohio, Minnesota, and Missouri are the only states that give the state department of education the authority to revoke a charter school sponsor's right to authorize schools. (In most other states, authorizers are brought into being via statute, and they can only be decommissioned by the legislature. Ohio's General Assembly, for example, fired the State Board of Education as a charter school sponsor in 2003.)
According to press accounts the department wants to close Ashe for ???????not properly overseeing the spending of taxpayer money.??????? Specifically, Ashe has sponsored two schools that the state auditor has deemed ???????unauditable.??????? According to an investigation by the state auditor, the sponsor's chief executive officer took payments from a school where his wife ???????? a member of the school's governing board ???????? approved said payments to the sponsor. Considering the sponsor is supposed to represent the interests of the state ???????? including ensuring tax dollars are actually spent on the educational needs of children ???????? this seems an obvious conflict of interest.
Ashe's sponsored schools also have a woeful academic track record. Over two-thirds (67 percent) of Ashe-sponsored...
I've now gone from optimistic to doubtful to disappointed on the LAUSD outsourcing plan. If you recall, the district decided to outsource the management of 12 low-performing schools and 18 new ones. Teachers, parents, charter organizations, and other non-profits were invited to apply. Sounded like a good idea, since LAUSD seemed to be unable to do anything with these schools to improve their dismal achievement and graduation rates. The competition even lit a fire under LA teachers, who, in the face of possible charter takeover and with district and union support, put together management plans in a matter of weeks.
Then LAUSD held a vote for parents, teachers, and community members to have their say. And they made a mess of it. I suppose that should have been the first warning signal that this good idea had succumbed to the entrenched interests of LA's education status quo. Though it's not clear how much these votes even counted, it was clear that the grass-roots campaign launched by UTLA leading up the election made a difference. It probably helped that under the "community" voter category, the same person could vote multiple times simply by going to the different school-based polling stations!
As of Tuesday, the school board has made their decisions (based for the most part on Cortines' suggestions): twenty-two schools will go to teacher groups (read: UTLA), ??three go to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, and charter operators or community groups...
It's no surprise that Ohio's economy is in crisis, but you might be amazed at the price tag for some of Gov. Strickland's new education mandates. Terry points out the implications of decreasing class size in grades K-3 alone (to 15:1), which will cost $784 million per year by 2014. If you're wondering how, where, and when Ohio plans to come up with that money while facing an upcoming $8 billion deficit, join the club.
Meanwhile, Kathryn (the Fordham Foundation's director of charter school sponsorship) discusses Fordham's new contract with its charter schools. We're proud of Fordham's strict sponsorship (authorizing) contract, which allows schools maximum operational freedoms but requires that schools be held to high standards of operational and academic excellence. Be sure to check this piece out to learn what types of provisions are necessary for a high-quality contract between schools and their authorizers.
Also on the lineup is Emmy's response to the Cleveland Teachers Union (CTU), which recently asked why the district would want to utilize charter schools as part of its transformation plan. Emmy says, ???For starters, how about better-educated students???? and points out that six of the top ten schools in Cleveland are charters. As CTU moves to unionize charters, find out what's at stake.
And don't miss several great reviews and Editor's Extras, including Teach for America alum Jamie's review of TFA'S new book, Teaching as Leadership, which outlines six principles embodied by TFA's most highly effective teachers,...
???????The overriding question is how will having a teachers union improve on our ability to educate all of our children and make sure they're ready to graduate from college? We respect that they represent the interests of teachers; we represent the interests of students.???????????
- Perry White, executive director of Citizens Academy, a Cleveland charter school that is one of the top-performing charters in Ohio, speaking to the editorial board of the Cleveland Plain Dealer about the Cleveland Teachers Union's efforts to unionize the city's charter schools.


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If you must go out on Valentine's weekend (or the actual day, which is Tuesday), I have a suggestion: think outside the heart-shaped box.
DJ Jonathan Ackerman will spin at the Shot Through the Heart party.
But c'mon, this is just a Hallmark holiday. If you must go out on Valentine's weekend (or the actual day, which is Tuesday), I have a suggestion. Think outside the heart-shaped box.
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Get your blood pumping with this cavalcade of scantily clad dancers, aerialists, comedians and drag performers at the Ritz Theater. Tickets are selling fast.
I Heart U.K.
Brit's Pub teams with Transmission's Jake Rudh for "I Heart U.K.," a dance party brimming with Bowie, Brit-pop and all things English.
Black-Hearted Beer Dinner
Blackbird (in south Minneapolis) says even "the darkest, hardest hearts will flutter" for this beer dinner dedicated to black IPAs, porters and stouts.
Shot Through the Heart
Here's a party for the brokenhearted (or people who want to celebrate ironically). The picturesque James J. Hill library is the backdrop for a dance party dedicated to cantankerous love affairs. With "Fatal Attraction" playing on a big screen, DJ Jonathan Ackerman will provide the beats and partygoers will munch on breakup-themed bites.
Mike Birbiglia's 'My Girlfriend's Boyfriend'
The New York-based comedian takes over the Guthrie's Wurtele Thrust Stage for a one-man monologue on V-Day Eve. As the title suggests, Birbiglia takes the audience on a fumbling journey through a love life (his) in disrepair. There are lessons to be had here. Bring your honey and listen up.
Cupid Is Stupid
Moto-i's third annual V-Day party invites singles to an anti-snugglefest. Drown your sorrows in $3 sake (all day), splurge on a prix-fixe menu, check out the Geisha Gallery art opening and strum away the pain during open-mike night at 10 p.m.
Eli's East: No reservations
This crafty new restaurant on E. Hennepin doesn't require that you and your sweetie have a reservation. The mood is casual but candlelit. The menu is classic comfort food with a twist. And the drinks are made with care.
Sweets at Town Hall Brewery
Three words: Chocolate Cherry Stout. A keg of this deliciousness will be released at 5 p.m. at the Seven Corners brewpub on Valentine's Day.
'The Vow' in V.I.P.
Obvious, I know. But don't pass up this package deal at the MOA multiplex. Go see the new Rachel McAdams/Channing Tatum Kleenex-waster, "The Vow," and get the following for $30: two VIP movie tickets, two drinks (wine or beer), one large popcorn and a movie poster.
Ono Aloha at Psycho Suzi's
A six-pack and a pizza. Sound like romance to you? If so, then Suzi's is the place for you. For $30, you get all that plus the scintillating sounds of Savannah Smith's ukulele in the upstairs Shangri-La lounge.


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House OKs controversial GOP student loan bill, ignores veto threat
CommentBoth parties agree students' interest costs should not rise, but Republicans want to pay for it by abolishing a preventive health fund and Democrats want to end subsidies for oil and gas companies.
Payroll tax cut approved by Congress
CommentCongress on Friday approved a two-month renewal of payroll tax cuts for 160 million workers and unemployment benefits for millions.
Payroll tax cut vote set for Friday
CommentCongress will convene Friday in hopes of approving a stopgap measure renewing payroll tax cuts for every worker and unemployment benefits for millions — despite serious opposition among some tea party Republicans.
Payroll tax deadlock ends as House caves
CommentHouse Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers.
Payroll tax cut bill to be voted down by House GOP
CommentThe House intends to vote down a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut that cleared the Senate late last week, Speaker John Boehner said Monday, and request immediate negotiations on a full-year renewal
House shoots down spending bill
A stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded past Sept. 30 was upended in the House late Wednesday when Democrats pulled back their support in protest of cuts made to offset disaster aid in the package.
How's Congress doing? Not good, Americans say
CommentThe public's contempt for Congress exceeds that of other American institutions.
President Barack Obama takes jobs plan to Ohio school
CommentPresident Obama will promote his plan to pour $25 billion into school modernization Tuesday in Ohio, the backyard of one of main political rivals, House Speaker John Boehner.
Obama would hike taxes to pay for his jobs bill
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Debt ceiling committee faces touch deficit reduction challenge
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Debt crisis: Boehner retools plan to solve debt crisis
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Debt crisis: Dems, GOP at odds as debt default risk looms
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Debt crisis: Dems, GOP at odds as debt default risk looms
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Debt negotiations resume briefly Saturday at White House
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Boehner, Obama trade blame for debt talks breakdown
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Due to 2 knee surgeries in early spring, I wasnt able to attend to the plants in my greenhouse and I figured that they died. Today I looked inside - and my plumeria had green leaves on 2 branches. It looked like the majority of the plant was dead, as the stem was dried and dead inside, so I made cutting out of the 2 live wood parts with leaves. I have air dried all afternoon. Now, need help with starting these cuttings. Do I soak in water? Plant? Any suggestions appreciated!
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Hi Judith, Amazing that you still had green branches when the main trunk was dead! I'm not very experienced with rooting, and I'm sure someone will come in with more info, but I'll throw in my two cents from what I've gleaned off these posts. First, I think the cuttings should be allowed to dry for at least a week, to "callus" the end that will be rooted. This seems to be pretty universally agreed-upon. Secondly, if it's a white or yellow variety they tend to root more easily than a red or rainbow, so be prepared for anywhere from 6-12 weeks for rooting--every cutting seems to have its own mind about when it wants to root, if at all. If it is a red or rainbow, you may want to take as many additional measures possible for your best chances of success, since it is cooler now and harder to root anyway in the coming months. After you've callused the ends, most would advise to at least dip into water, or soak the lowest 3 inches for several hours. This can be in plain water or supplemented with Superthrive or B-1 vitamin or seaweed extract to give the cutting a boost. Then dip again into a rooting hormone, or even a rooting hormone mixed with honey to help protect against fungus. Using a fast-draining soil (very important; most people like a cactus soil mixed 50/50 with perlite for good drainage), fill a one-gallon plastic pot and place the cutting to about 3 inches deep. Tamp the soil around the cutting, water in with the soaking water (preferably with the supplements added) and leave it in the warmest, sunniest location possible (best to put it on a seed warming mat if you have one) and DON'T WATER AGAIN until you have at least a few leaves measuring 4-6 inches long. Leaves mean it's finally rooted. You want that cutting to go looking for water by sending out new roots--your watering it will not encourage that, and may rot your cutting, so now matter how tempting, leave it alone until you have leaves growing. (This is by far the toughest part of growing plumerias in my opinion!) Before I found all this great info on this forum I had managed to root some cuttings in plain dirt after letting them callus with no rooting hormone, supplements or heating pads, so there's definitely some luck involved, but the "no leaves, no water" rule is a pretty strict one. Best of luck to you! Check the link below for more info. |
Here is a link that might be useful: How to Grow Plumeria Cuttings
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Jandey did a great job of posting instructions for rooting plumeria cuttings. Regarding temperature, if possible, you really want to make sure the soil is warm. My cuttings have always rooted without any difficulty under high output (T-5) florescent lighting, which keeps my basement room at 80 degrees. |
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Yar's Revenge
Yar's Revenge
for Graham Foust
What is technology if not
a kind of built-in nostalgia
for the frantic past's long slide
into a slower present
Put another way: a decade
bends 8-bit bells & whistles
into an oxymoron it nearly
hurts remembering
tight lump on your thigh
of quarters in those short
short shorts. It was amazing
when we could bring it home
Now, it's amazing when we can't
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Copyright © 2015 by Noah Eli Gordon. Used with permission of the author.
Let America Be America Again
Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above. (It never was America to me.) O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe. (There's never been equality for me, Nor freedom in this "homeland of the free.") Say, who are you that mumbles in the dark? And who are you that draws your veil across the stars? I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart, I am the Negro bearing slavery's scars. I am the red man driven from the land, I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek— And finding only the same old stupid plan Of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak. I am the young man, full of strength and hope, Tangled in that ancient endless chain Of profit, power, gain, of grab the land! Of grab the gold! Of grab the ways of satisfying need! Of work the men! Of take the pay! Of owning everything for one's own greed! I am the farmer, bondsman to the soil. I am the worker sold to the machine. I am the Negro, servant to you all. I am the people, humble, hungry, mean— Hungry yet today despite the dream. Beaten yet today—O, Pioneers! I am the man who never got ahead, The poorest worker bartered through the years. Yet I'm the one who dreamt our basic dream In the Old World while still a serf of kings, Who dreamt a dream so strong, so brave, so true, That even yet its mighty daring sings In every brick and stone, in every furrow turned That's made America the land it has become. O, I'm the man who sailed those early seas In search of what I meant to be my home— For I'm the one who left dark Ireland's shore, And Poland's plain, and England's grassy lea, And torn from Black Africa's strand I came To build a "homeland of the free." The free? Who said the free? Not me? Surely not me? The millions on relief today? The millions shot down when we strike? The millions who have nothing for our pay? For all the dreams we've dreamed And all the songs we've sung And all the hopes we've held And all the flags we've hung, The millions who have nothing for our pay— Except the dream that's almost dead today. O, let America be America again— The land that never has been yet— And yet must be—the land where every man is free. The land that's mine—the poor man's, Indian's, Negro's, ME— Who made America, Whose sweat and blood, whose faith and pain, Whose hand at the foundry, whose plow in the rain, Must bring back our mighty dream again. Sure, call me any ugly name you choose— The steel of freedom does not stain. From those who live like leeches on the people's lives, We must take back our land again, America! O, yes, I say it plain, America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath— America will be! Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death, The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies, We, the people, must redeem The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers. The mountains and the endless plain— All, all the stretch of these great green states— And make America again!
Do not go gentle into that good night
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
The Coming of Light
Even this late it happens: the coming of love, the coming of light. You wake and the candles are lit as if by themselves, stars gather, dreams pour into your pillows, sending up warm bouquets of air. Even this late the bones of the body shine and tomorrow's dust flares into breath.
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ANAHEIM -- While stunned by the loss for the 2013 season of second baseman Scott Sizemore, Wednesday's 11-5 win over the Angels is another suggestion that the A's don't seem to have lost any of their early-season drive.
And if Brandon Moss's play is any indicator, that level of drive could last the season long.
It was Moss who showed up in the middle of the 2012 season to inject 21 homers into an Oakland offense that sorely needed extra punch.
And it's been Moss who has single-handedly throttled the Angels the last two nights. He drove in five runs with a single, a triple, a homer and two walks Wednesday, a night after a homer and two singles accounted for four RBIs. Those two wins have stretched Oakland's winning streak to seven.
"I don't feel like everything I'm hitting is going to be a hit,'' Moss said. "There have some broken bats and the ball has found some holes. And I've hit a couple of balls pretty good, too.''
That he has. His two-run triple in the third inning capped a three-run burst that put the A's up 4-1 on the Angels. His solo homer gave the A's their fifth run in the fifth, and after the Angels crept to within a run at 5-4, Yoenis Cespedes and Moss drew back-to-back bases loaded walks that served as the backbone of a five-run sixth inning that put the game away.
All of it was done without Sizemore, who will miss the rest of the 2013 season after an MRI taken in the Bay Area Wednesday morning revealed that Sizemore has torn his left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) for the second time in 14 months.
He missed all of 2012 after the initial tear, and after having made it all the way back to the active roster this spring, the second tear means his 2013 season is now done.
That news cast a somber tone over the club, but there's still almost six months of baseball to be played, and the A's got right after it against Angels starter Joe Blanton and the Halos bullpen, scoring in five of the first seven innings to keep the pressure off A's starter Tommy Milone, who had something of an off night, giving up four runs in five innings before the Oakland bullpen calmed the waters.
"Brandon has become a must for us,'' manager Bob Melvin said. "It's not just the offense. He came to us as an outfielder, but he's become a really good defensive first baseman.
"What you're seeing is him starting to become a complete player.''
Moss said that when he was asked to play first base last year, "I didn't want the ball hit to me.''
On Wednesday, he made a couple of nice digs and after fielding a grounder from the Angels fastest player, Peter Bourjos, he beat the center fielder to the bag for the second out of the sixth inning.
"I'm trying to outrun a guy who is literally twice as fast as I am,'' Moss said with a broad grin.
Outrun him he did.
And in the early days of the 2013 season, the A's are outrunning the field in the American League West, going from an 0-2 start to a division-best 7-2.
"Any time you get a bunch of wins in a row it's nice,'' Melvin said. "But this team is good about playing for the game (at hand).''
The A's will have to do it without Sizemore, who had climbed all the way back to relevance after missing all of 2012.
"It's just awful,'' Melvin said. "I've been with Scott since we came up together in 2010. He plays with such heart. He cares so much, He wants to win. This is a difficult one.''
Andy Parrino was called up from Triple-A Sacramento to take Sizemore's place on the roster.
"I'm hoping I can jump right in and help,'' he said. "It's good to have the opportunity.''
"Tomorrow if all goes well he'll have a full workout,'' Melvin said. "Then we'll see where we are.''
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Tune in Sunday at 2pm as the Chicago Symphony explores Brahms. The esteemed Dutch maestro Bernard Haitink conducts the First Symphony, and the phenomenal French brothers Renaud Capuçon on violin and Gautier Capuçon on cello perform the Double Concerto. The program begins with Haydn's so-called "Clock" symphony.


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This year, Jennifer Kahn's "Stripped for Parts" was selected as the lead story because, as Sobel reveals, "it begins with one of the most arresting openings I have ever read." In "Columbia's Last Flight," William Langewiesche recounts the February 1, 2003, space shuttle tragedy, along with the investigation into the nationwide complacency that brought the ship down. K. C. Cole's "Fun with Physics" is a profile of astrophysicist Janet Conrad that blends her personal life with professional activity. In "Desperate Measures," the doctor and writer Atul Gawande profiles the surgeon Francis Daniels Moore, whose experiments in the 1940s and '50s pushed medicine harder and farther than almost anyone had contemplated. Also included is a poem by the legendary John Updike, "Mars as Bright as Venus." The collection ends with Diane Ackerman's "ebullient" essay "We Are All a Part of Nature."
Together these twenty-three articles on a wide range of today's most current topics in science -- from biology, physics, biotechnology, and astronomy, to anthropology, genetics, evolutionary theory, and cognition -- represent the full spectrum of scientific writing from America's most prominent science authors, proving once again that "good science writing is evidently plentiful" (Scientific American).


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Louisiana Corporate boosts capital while preparing payments exit from U.S. Central and awaiting merger with Corporate America.
Correspondence between Alabama, federal regulators say OCCU Director Scott Hunt told Corporate America CEO to quit talking to media or the agency "would not support CACU."
The former chair of the NCUA, JoAnn Johnson, is going back to supervising credit unions. Johnson was named last week by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as the state's new superintendent in the Iowa Division of Credit Unions.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, a Republican, has appointed former APCO Employees Credit Union CEO Larry Morgan as the state's top credit union regulator.
Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's claims czar on the BP oil spill, has now heard directly from Southeast credit unions that they're ready to provide check assistance to the victims and are hoping a loan guarantee plan can be set up.