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Over the last 7 years, I have developed a wide range of Mobile and Web Software Solutions. My main skill is in mobile application development on iOS (3 years) : - Xcode, Objective C, iPhone and iPad - Core Data - Core Graphics - Backend, Web service, JSON, XML, RSS. - Voice Recognition, Nuance - Barcode, ZXing - Facebook Integration. Additional: - Ruby on Rails - Git - JIRA - TestFlight - Push Notification (Urban Airship) - User Voice, Crittercism I also have some experience in the following areas: Cocos 2d, Cocos 2d-x
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In the last 4 years i have been working as User Interface designer for mobile applications, Facebook applications... Multimedia interfaces (ad banners, logos, mobile icons, book covers, Facebook & Twitter covers), Marketing collateral materials (presentations, flyers, booklets), Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing Optimal positioning and mobile application content distribution, Maintaining and managing Facebook/Twitter pages Skills: Design: Corel Graphics, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign Web: HTML, CSS, FBML, PHP basics, Wordpress Database: SQL, MS SQL Server SEO,SMM,SEM,Web Research, Analysis - Microsoft Windows: Installing & Configuring Windows 7 & Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Microsoft Server 2008
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I believe in first impressions.So creativity is the stress point of my work so that it can be eye catching. We are 2 people(husband/wife) and my wife(in the pic) will be the primary for our team.She is the web/graphic designer and i shall be taking care of communication and other stuff. She has been a web/graphic (logo,pamphlets,banners,posters,brochures,design ads,template)designer for more than 3 years and has developed numerous websites(tableless/div/css based).Travel websites is her area of expertise.She also has experience in Search engine optimization,modificaitions in Javascript. I have worked with Indian IT giant TCS for 3 years mainly as a tech support in Banking/telecom/retail domains.I worked on Microsoft technologies in projects for clients like Motorola,American Express.In these projects i have interacted with people around the world(US,EMEA,APAC).I also provided some enhancements to the projects which earned me accolades all around. Well if you are looking for young dynamic minds combined with experience then we should be the right choice. We are seeking opportunities for some challenging/creative work.
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★ 3+ yrs of software design, development, and configuration experience ★ C#, VB.NET(3.5, 4.0, 4.5), WPF, Web, Windows Services ★ ADO.NET, Entity Framework, LINQ, 3-tier,n-tier, Winforms desktop applications ★ ASP.NET web apps, Silverlight ,Telerik & DevXpress. I have worked with .NET (C#, VB.NET) and databases such as SQL Server 2008/2012, MySQL 5, SQLLite and Oracle 9i. I have complete command over Microsoft Office Tools. I have extensive experience with 3rd party APIs such as 1. Twitter API 2. Google API 3. Code Reason Reports 4. EDD (Easy Digital Downloads) Licensing integration. 5. Telerik Rad Controls for ASP.NET AJAX 6. Telerik RAD Controls for WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) 7. Telerik RAD Controls for Winforms 8. DevXpress/DExperience for Web and Winforms 9. Krypton Toolkit 10. Microsoft Excel Interop 11. Microsoft Word Interop 12. Microsoft Access Interop 13. MySQL Connector for .NET 14. Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2008 R2 15. Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 & 4.0 16. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF Services) 17. Microsoft Entity Framework 4.x/ADO.NET Entity Framework 18. LINQ to Entities, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to objects 19. Telerik OpenAcces ORM (Database First, Model First) 20. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and MVVM 21. Login Authentication/Encryption I have worked with enterprise grade software systems that are composed of multiple tiers and multiple layers, distributed client-server applications. I have also performed configuration and build management using Advanced Installer. I have participated in projects as project member while being in part of each stages from requirements gathering to system design, integration & quality assurance to deliver functional, usable and quality products. I have worked with lead developers and helped them define processes for maintaining quality of code, over life cycle of application development and have been a guiding mentor to my colleagues utilizing my experience in software development and best practices.
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India - Last active: 2 months ago - Tests: 4 - Portfolio: 31
SIMPLE | INTUITIVE | CLEAN These are my keys for successful design projects. Designing simple is not that simple for designers. I have 4 years of experience in Mobile UI, Logo and branding. I worked with many companies for creative and intuitive UI design for Mobile application. My major plus point is my creativity. I am sure you will appreciate my work and creativity. Reach to my latest work here coroflot.com/niravbond My skills: UI design (ios, android). Logo branding. Web design. Photo manipulation. Much more. My work flow is extremely fast but I will not compromise quality of work.
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My name is Rafael and I'm a Designer passionated about typography, simplicity, functionality and overwhelming experiences. Most of my experience is related to User Experience, User Interface and Front-End Development as I've been doing this for more than 5 years now, with lots of teams and all kinds of products. More recently, I started to develop my Type Design and Calligraphy skills. I run a Design Consultant studio called MOWE for more complex projects, where we work together with a brand using web, videos and branding knowledge to improve their presence in the digital world. I'm a professional in what I do and I like to work with people who respect my opinions, knowledge and experience. My Job as a Designer is first of all, understand your problem and give you a solution. Because of that I always talk with my clients to understand them, their needs and potential details that aren't so clear at first, but that could help us finding a good solution.
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Over 16 years I developed in 3-4 companies and have experience in c/c++ programming language, using all Visual Studio versions. I made a lot of programs for a few companies and a production. Using MS Access, MySQL databases with MFC libraries, my programs made companies work more easy and automated. For example the last experience is Door/Window production, which needed an specific draft for an internal works. Program makes drafts of door or window and it's able to calculate the all elements, which needed for concrete product(glass, profile and etc, and also their sizes if need). As result, the company spends at least 2 time less time on each product. Also I can speak Russian, Armenian, and the draft software for production was made using Russian language(menus, messages and all other tools).
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I'm an interactive designer working at an amazing mobile app company and a recent grad from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Between my new job and my major in New Media, which is like interactive graphic design, I've gained training in illustration, design (traditional and digital/interface), typography, and animation. I also have the basics of some front-end development but prefer to stay largely design based. I find work in animation, mobile design, and game design to be particularly intriguing. If you think I may have what you're looking for send me a message!
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I design for people. That means I drive user experience strategies and vision to help organisations achieve their goals by bringing to life simple and innovative (ou peut-être "effective") products or services. I'm a User Experience Designer with over fifteen years of experience; much of it spent working in and around web design environments which has allowed me to acquire specific competencies in User Research, Requirements Gathering, Information Architecture, Interaction Design and Content Strategy. As I lead the design effort, I work closely with all levels of staff including experts in Sales, Engineering, Design, Product Management, Analysis, Executive Leadership and most importantly, the millions of people who use the products. I'm passionate and enthusiastic about creating solutions that make people's lives easier.


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And that brings us to our last word in business, flying cars. Finally, they're here. Well, almost here. We're not exactly in Jetsons' territory quite yet. But a company in Massachusetts says its prototype flying car, called the Transition, completed its first flight and will be ready for sale within the next year.
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Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904. If you didn't already know, Dr. Seuss is coming out with a new book What Pet Should I Get? His widow found the makings of the book among his things and handed it over to a publisher. Did you know that you can use Dr. Seuss books for teaching older kids? Sure, we love them for teaching reading, matching and rhyming words and phonics, but some Seuss books have deep themes and meanings and can be fun to use for a Literature study.
So, what can older kids look for? Elements of fiction for one. These are things that every story has, things like – plot, theme, character, setting, point of view and mood. Choose a book like The Lorax or The Sneetches. Give your child a notebooking sheet for theme vs. plot (like this one here) and let them go to work examining the story and looking for deeper meanings. You could assign a theme, or have them try to guess it. In The Lorax an obvious theme is don't hurt the environment, can you find others? What about Yertle the Turtle? Can they spot the Hitler reference? The Butter Battle Book was actually pulled from library shelves because of its theme (The Cold War and the arms race.)
Don't abandon fun things to do on this day too – who doesn't love waking up to a breakfast of green eggs and ham?
Want more fun stuff? Give your child 6, 10, 20 or more rhyming words and have them write a story in Seuss style. A Lorax unit study here. Don't forget art! Here is a guide to using acrylic paint to paint two Dr. Seuss characters. Need to integrate more than just reading and writing? Algebra and Dr. Seuss? Go here to find an Algebra story. Learn all about the political Dr. Seuss here, includes info. about the film, educator guide and more.
They sky is the limit, you can find ways to use these books for art, math, social studies, history, writing, reading and more.
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Constance Brooks ('12, BA) is a role model to many. As program director at Harbor House/300 Beds, Inc., she works with homeless and chemically dependent women to sustain their recovery, gain self-esteem, self-sufficiency and permanent housing. Her own story of transformation inspires these women to secure a place in society as productive, working citizens and oftentimes, to reunite with their children and loved ones.
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Athletics director Andre Smith is pleased to announce Lourdes University's newest Gray Wolves – Jackie Donovan and Barry Spitzer – as the inaugural women's and men's head soccer coaches. Lourdes will take the field as a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) program for the first time in fall of 2015.
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As president, I am confident that our vision will lead the institution to new heights while furthering the mission first established by the Sisters of St. Francis. It is fitting that this edition of AtLourdes focuses on leadership among our students, alumni, and administration.
Over summer, Lourdes employees diligently worked on providing our students with these exciting new programs and facilities.
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I have been struggling for our next boat for a few years now. There was a time when we were seriously considering going back to sail. However, after some soul searching and critically analyzing what we wanted to do with our next boat, we chose a Nordhavn 62.
I will still frequent SailNet from time to time, but refrain from posting. I believe I should leave that to the serious sailors. I have enjoyed the SailNet fraternity & hospitality over the years, and most of all - learned a lot. So thank you for that, this is truly a great website. I've attached a photo of our new boat (very low res).
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Nice yacht. Hopefully you will enjoy it in safety (if not thrift vis-a-vis fuel). Consider carrying a small boat that can be used as a dinghy, but sailed as well, on deck and you'll still be one of the "Good Guys/Gals" in an anchorage.
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Chennai: Mohun Bagan midfielder Kalia Kulothungan will captain the Tamil Nadu team in the Santosh Trophy National Football Championship, which starts on Sunday. The TFA (Tamilnadu Football Association) released a list of 22 players on Thursday. This will be further pruned to the final 20-member squad on Saturday.
Dempo goalkeeper V.P. Sathish, who has been picked among the 22, is one of only two keepers. As Dempo is currently playing in the AFC Cup, Sathish is due to join the squad only on May 28, the day of Tamil Nadu's third match, leaving the team with just one goalkeeper till then. "It's a risk I am prepared to take," said coach P. Thulasi. "Sathish is a very important player for us and he has assured me that he will be here by the 28th."
The squad: Goalkeepers: V.P. Sathish (Dempo), A.C. Nidhinlal (Indian Bank); Defenders: M. Parthiban (Indian Bank), N. Kali Alaudin, D. Ravanan (both Mahindra United), N. Mohanraj (Mohun Bagan), V. Prem (Mohamedan Sporting), K. Sathish (Nethaji), R. Naveen (Nilgiris); Midfielders: K. Kulothungan (captain - Mohun Bagan), F. Jegan (vice-captain), S. Suresh Kumar (both ICF), A. Jestes Antony, R. Rajmohan (both AGORC), S. Fredy, Bengkok Nameirakpam (both Indian Bank), M. Pradeep (Mumbai FC); Forwards: P. Muthu (AGORC), P.C. Riju (MSU), M. Ramesh (Customs), M. Elamurugan (Indian Bank), L. Surya Kumar (Arrows); Coach: P. Thulasi; Manager: A.S.K. Rajendran. — Sports Reporter


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Minugutare Kalpana, got bet actress State Awards for the films Bellimoda[1967], Gejjepooje [1969] Sharapanjara[1971] and She deserved National award for Sharapanjara. Her acting was acting was excellent in Kesarina Kamala, Bayaladaari, Eradu Kanasu, Kaplpubilupu etc... but she might have missed narrowly. But, you will never get to see an actress like kalpana neither in past nor future......
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The phrase comes from sea battles. The national flags carried by warships were [and still are] called their "colours", and these were attached to a high mast, from where the colours were said to "fly". When a ship surrendered in battle, it lowered its colours, so a victorious ship would come away from the battle with its colours still flying.


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She moved from television to regional movies to Bollywood. Actress Yami Gautam, who debuted in Hindi films with the unconventional yet successful movie "Vicky Donor", says movies are not about language but about content.
"You can't tag me as a regional actress. Whatever I did was considering the content over the language," Yami told IANS.
"I started my career with television and whatever work I did was keeping the content as my top most priority. Same goes with the movies, I never grabbed any work! There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor', but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity. Side by side I was doing ads and I'm fortunate that I worked in 'Vicky Donor'," she added.
The 25-year-old became a known name on the small screen after working in shows like "Chand Ke Paar Chalo" and "Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam". Before "Vicky Donor", Yami featured in Kannada film "Ullasa Utsaha", Telugu movie "Nuvvila" and "Ek Noor", which was made in Punjabi.
Praising "Vicky Donor", about sperm donation, Yami says the movie's success reflects the audiences' maturity.
"The success of movie shows how Indian society is becoming open to the subject of sperm donation and does not consider it a taboo subject anymore," she said.
In "Vicky Donor", Yami plays a Bengali girl who falls in love with Vicky Arora, who donates sperm.
Though she is a part of showbiz, the actress, who is pursuing law from the Chandigarh University, says education is priceless.
"I think education never goes waste. Even if I don't become an IAS officer and right now it is not possible in anyway, I would still want to complete my law. My father has said, 'If you get a Filmfare Award, I would be happy but for me your degree and education is more important.' I never underestimated the importance of education," she said.
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Date: 01/21/2014
Time: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location: Katherine E. Nash Gallery Regis Center for Art (East)
Cost: Free
Made in Minnesota
A group exhibition that surveys and celebrates the diverse practice of sculpture in Minnesota across a broad variety of media. Curated by Wayne E. Potratz, Professor of Sculpture and Howard Oransky, Director of the Katherine E. Nash Gallery.
Artists included in the Exhibition
Kinji Akagawa, Mayumi Amada, Gallen Benson, Michael Bigger, Fred Coglow, Eileen Cohen, Lisa Elias, John Ilg, Jay H. Isenberg, Janel Jacobsen, Dean Lucker, Rollin Marquette, John Marshall, Kim Matthews, Zoran Mojsilov, Aldo Moroni, George Morrison, Judy Onofrio, Mike Wagner, Ann Wood, Francis Yellow and Cameron Zebrun
Exhibition Dates
January 21 – February 15, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Public Panel 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Eileen Cohen, Rollin Marquette, Judy Onofrio, Cameron Zebrun
Public Reception 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Location and Hours
Katherine E. Nash Gallery
Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota
405 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, 612/624-7530
Parking available nearby at the 21st Avenue ramp, hourly or event rates apply
Gallery hours are 11 am to 7 pm, Tuesday through Saturday
Accessibility and Cost
The Katherine E. Nash Gallery is wheelchair-accessible. The exhibition and related events are free and open to the public.
Made in Minnesota is co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota Law School. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Exhibition Description
The Katherine E. Nash Gallery presents Made in Minnesota, a group exhibition that surveys and celebrates the diverse practice of sculpture in Minnesota across a broad variety of media. Wayne E. Potratz, Professor of Sculpture and Howard Oransky, Director of the Katherine E. Nash Gallery curated Made in Minnesota. According to Google, sculpture is "the art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood." This exhibition allows for a much more fluid and expansive definition. While the exhibition does not include an example of sculpture made in butter (first presented at the Minnesota State Fair in 1898), many other materials and methods are represented, including acrylic, bone, canvas, clay, concrete, diamonds, enamel, gelatin, gold, granite, motorcycle parts, mousetraps, nylon, plastic, silver, steel, stone, wood, etc. The artist's thematic concerns likewise range broadly, from formal considerations of space and proportion to the natural elements and environment, spiritual practice, collective history and personal memory.
Made in Minnesota includes the artwork Landscape: Wood Collage, 1983 by George Morrison. The artwork measures 4 feet high by 20 feet wide and is comprised of 29 pieces of domestic and foreign wood. Landscape: Wood Collage is on loan to this exhibition from the University of Minnesota Law School, and was acquired by the Law School in memory of Julius E. Davis from the Dean E. Smith Family and the Julius E. Davis Family.
Katherine E. Nash Gallery Mission
The Katherine E. Nash Gallery is a research laboratory for the practice and interpretation of the visual arts. We believe the visual arts have the capacity to interpret, critique and expand on all of human experience. Our engagement with the visual arts helps us to discover who we are and understand our relationships to each other and society. The Katherine E. Nash Gallery will be a center of discourse on the practice of visual art and its relationship to culture and community -- a place where we examine our assumptions about the past and suggest possibilities for the future. The Nash Gallery will play an indispensible role in the educational development of students, faculty, staff and the community. http://nash.umn.edu/
Department of Art Mission
The Department of Art provides an introduction to the practice of art for all students as well as immersive training for emerging artists. We promote creative expression and conceptual development through a broad range of art disciplines and practices. Initial experiences emphasizing traditional methods are supplemented at intermediate and advanced levels by experimental processes. We offer courses in painting and drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics and experimental media (EMA). Students pursue their work in our state of the art facilities, mentored by our faculty, all artists recognized in their fields. http://www.art.umn.edu/
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More information: http://art.umn.edu
Disability Options:
To request disability accommodations, please contact Rachel Kirchgasler, Department of Art, firstname.lastname@example.com, (612) 624-7900.


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It was an 80's flashback as GCHS Art teachers Beverly Dowell, Lindsey Harrod and 19 seniors attended a performance of the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages" at SKyPAC in Bowling Green. The Tony-nominated musical, with its mix of rocking 80's hits turned out to be a real "hit" with the group, many of whom decked out in leggings and really big hair for the event.
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Harrod has also posted an Arts bulletin board in the high school Commons this year, so students can stay up to date on the variety of arts events and performances available relatively nearby.


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Warrensburg Post-midnight gatherings at a burned-out house and property on River Street have annoyed an elderly neighbor who took her complaints to the Town Board Wednesday, Sept. 14.
Mary Frunzgeld, 84, complained to the board that between 1:30 and 3:30 a.m. each night, she is awakened by noise and lights of neighboring newspaper delivery workers. She said a vehicle drops off bundles of Post-Star newspapers to the porch of 119 River St., where drivers gather and divvy them up to deliver to customers in the early morning hours. She complained that she is regularly wakened up by the noise of the next-door conversations, closing car doors, and lights from vehicles.
"It sounds like they are having a picnic out there," she said. "I'd like to get a good night's sleep," she said.
Frunzgeld also complained about the burnt-wood odors still emanating from the building, which suffered substantial damage in an April 2, 2008 fire and has not been renovated or repaired since.
Warrensburg Code Enforcement Officer Christopher Belden contacted Warren County Building Codes Administrator Karen Putney in June, stating that the structures on the property were in "horrible" condition and were posing a significant health and safety hazard.
Several weeks later, a building code violation notice was sent to Sylvia Webster, demanding that the barn must be repaired or demolished, and that both the barn and house must be assessed by a professional architect or engineer to determine its fate.
Perna responded that he'd be repairing the home and removing the garage this fall. Belden notified Perna of how if appropriate action is taken, the town can proceed under its Unsafe Buildings act to demolish the structures and charge him and Sylvia Webster for the demolition work, enforced through a lien on their property.
Supervisor Kevin Geraghty said Sept. 14 that town officials would be working with the county Code Enforcement office to get action taken on the building.
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Come hear the new tunes! Even more have been written since getting the new record to disc (it's being mixed). Friday night! Woot!
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PS: Heads up! Just got a message from CP: Nik Turner (of Hawkwind fame) will be playing sax the entire second set of the Ohm gig on Tuesday. Our friend Donny Sarian will also be video taping/recording the event, so lots of fun things will be happening. Come down and dig it.
First, thanks to our friends at Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles for the mentions…
Ohm with Hawkwind disc recorded, and short interview with CP!
Guess the word is out then. We recorded this a couple of weeks ago. Rumored that not only will Nik Turner be on the disc (Hawkwind), but heard Ray Manzarek, maybe someone from Roxy Music, and others will be on it as well. Sessions went off great, 3 days of recording. The crew played their asses off of course. Looking forward to what Nick and the rest lay down on top of it… thanks to Metal Tim Henderson for the post.
Lots of stuff has been happening. Gigs. Recording. Songwriting. Interviews. Come down and see how the live shows are happening at our home away from home. This coming Tuesday, February 19th. Info here.
Ohm will be playing at the Baked Potato on Tuesday, January 22nd. Also, the crew will be playing NAMM for Schecter Guitars at the Grove of Anaheim with Exodus, Jeff Loomis, and Prong on Saturday, January 26th at 8PM! Come get a copy of Tsunami Jams, hear the tunes for the upcoming studio record out soon…
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The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) are federally assisted meal programs operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. The programs seek to provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches and breakfasts to students each school day. They are a key component of the nation's food security safety net, serving millions of children who might otherwise not obtain adequate nutrition.
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers both programs at the federal level. At the state level, both programs are usually administered by state education agencies, which operate the programs through agreements with local education agencies (LEAs), commonly known as school districts.1
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1 Introduction T he National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Break- fast Program (SBP) are federally assisted meal programs operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. The programs seek to provide nutritionally balanced, low- cost or free lunches and breakfasts to students each school day. They are a key component of the nation's food security safety net, serving millions of children who might otherwise not obtain adequate nutrition. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers both programs at the federal level. At the state level, both programs are usually administered by state educa - tion agencies, which operate the programs through agreements with local education agencies (LEAs), commonly known as school districts. 1 Determination of students' eligibility for free or reduced-price meals on the basis of need has historically involved substantial paperwork and 1 "Prior to 2004, the term school food authority (SFA) was used for local agencies adminis - tering the school meals programs. In 2004, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act added the term local education agency (LEA) to identify the entity responsible for applica - tion, certification, and verification activities for the NSLP and SBP. . . . LEA is used when dis- cussing application, certification, and verification activities. The term . . . SFA is used when discussing other activities." (Eligibility Manual for School Meals: Federal Policy for Determining and Verifying Eligibility, see http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/notices/iegs/Eli- gibilityManual.pdf [accessed June 2010]). Because the vast majority of participating schools are part of school districts, we use the term school district throughout this report to refer to both public and private nonprofit local entities that enter into agreements with state agencies to operate the SBP and the NSLP.
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USING ACS DATA TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAMS administrative burden for schools and families. To ease the administrative burden and at the same time expand the reach of the meals programs, USDA regulations currently allow school districts to use alternative pro- visions for determining federal reimbursement for meals served in one or more schools in a district. Under two such alternative provisions, the district provides free meals to all students in the participating schools (supplementing federal funds with local funds) and, in exchange, takes applications from students' families and conducts some other administra- tive activities at most once every 4 years. With the 2005 inception by the U.S. Census Bureau of a major new continuous survey, the American Community Survey (ACS), which col- lects income and other relevant information on very large samples of families every month, FNS decided to investigate the feasibility of using data from the ACS or other sources in the administration of the school meals programs. FNS asked the National Academies' Committee on National Statistics and Food and Nutrition Board to convene an expert panel to consider ways in which the burden could be further reduced for school districts that provide free meals to all students in participating schools by using available data to estimate the share of meal costs to be reimbursed by the federal government. This, the panel's interim report, specifies the technical approach and work plan that the panel will follow in responding to its charge. OvERvIEW OF SCHOOL MEALS PROgRAMS USDA has provided assistance to elementary and secondary schools for meals served to students for over 70 years, initially by providing food commodities and later by also reimbursing school districts for a share of the cost of meals served. The National School Lunch Act, signed by Presi- dent Truman in 1946, officially authorized the NSLP, although funds had previously been appropriated for over a decade without specific legislative authority. The 1966 Child Nutrition Act expanded the program and added the SBP on a pilot basis; 1975 legislation made the SBP permanent; and 1998 legislation expanded the NSLP to include reimbursements for snacks served to students in after-school educational and enrichment programs. Currently, the NSLP operates in over 101,000 public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. In fiscal year (FY) 2009, the program subsidized lunches to more than 31 million students each school day at an annual cost to the federal government of $9.8 billion. The SBP currently operates in more than 88,000 schools and institutions; in FY 2009, the program subsidized breakfasts to 11 million students each school day at an annual cost to the federal government of $2.6 billion. 2 2 Data for FY 2009 were provided to the panel by FNS.
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INTRODUCTION School lunches and breakfasts must meet the applicable recommenda- tions of the 1995 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which recommend that no more than 30 percent of an individual's calories come from fat and less than 10 percent come from saturated fat. Regulations also estab - lish a standard for school lunches and school breakfasts to provide one- third and one-fourth, respectively, of the recommended dietary reference intakes (formerly allowances) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, cal - cium, and calories. Traditionally, schools used food-based menu planning, which required school meals to offer set numbers of servings from specific food groups, with minimum portion sizes that varied by age. For exam- ple, NSLP lunches were required to offer one serving of meat or meat alternatives (cheese, beans), at least one serving of grains or bread, two servings of different fruits and/or vegetables, and one serving of fluid milk. There is an alternative nutrient-based standard for school meals that allows schools greater flexibility in the types of foods offered, but it requires nutrient analysis of planned menus. An enhanced food-based system that calls for larger fruit and vegetable portions and more grains and breads is also available. School meals must meet federal nutrition requirements, but decisions about what specific foods to serve are made by local school food authorities.3 Any child at a participating school may purchase a meal through the NSLP or the SBP. Students from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poverty guideline for their family size or who participate in certain other assistance programs are eligible for free meals.4 Those with incomes greater than 130 percent of the poverty guideline and less than or equal to 185 percent of the poverty guideline are eligible for reduced-price meals. For reduced-price meals, students can be charged no more than 40 cents for lunch and no more than 30 cents for breakfast. Students from families with incomes over 185 percent of the poverty guideline pay a full price, although their meals are still subsidized to some extent. School districts set their own prices for full-price meals but must operate their meal services as nonprofit programs. Most of the support USDA provides to schools in the NSLP and the SBP comes in the form of a cash reimbursement for each meal served. As a result, schools must count and 3 FNS has sought advice from the Institute of Medicine to update the school meals require - ments consistent with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans—see Institute of Medicine (2007, 2008, 2009). 4 The 2009 poverty guidelines were issued January 23, 2009, and have been extended for use in applicable federal assistance programs through at least March 1, 2010. The 2009 pov - erty guideline in the 48 states and the District of Columbia for a family of four is $22,050; 130 percent is $28,665; 185 percent is $40,793. Poverty guidelines vary by family size and are higher for Alaska and Hawaii, see http://aspe.hhs.gov/POVERTY/09extension.shtml [accessed May 2010].
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USING ACS DATA TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAMS report the number of qualified meals by eligibility category (free, reduced price, or full price). To determine students' eligibility for free or reduced-price meals each year, school districts must publicize the availability of free or reduced- price meals and interested families submit applications. School districts must also conduct verification studies of samples of applications to deter- mine the accuracy of the information that was provided and the eligibility status based on that information. In addition, school districts, usually through their state agency, are required to work with other agencies to identify students who can be "directly certified"; that is, automatically eligible for free school meals because their families are enrolled in another income-assistance program, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assis - tance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).5 For many years, federal, state, and local officials have been concerned about the burden of eligibility determination, verification, and meal count- ing, not only in terms of the time and resources required, but also because it may discourage participation by families whose children would be eligi- ble for free or reduced-price meals. One problem with the current process is the time required in the school cafeteria line to sort out each child's eli- gibility status. Another issue has to do with the potential perceived stigma associated with participating in the program. While overt identification of students participating in the program is prohibited, an FNS study (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, 1994a) suggested that perceived stigma is a major factor in nonparticipation. It observed that perceived stigma is generally more of an issue with high school students than with elementary school students, with middle school students in a transition stage. To reduce costs and expand participation, federal regulations issued in 1980 permitted individual schools to use one of two special provisions designed to reduce paperwork and administrative burden in the school meals program; in 1995, a third special provision was added. Provision 2 and Provision 3 require that schools offer free meals to all participating students in exchange for collecting applications from students' families (and using direct certification) and counting meals served by category at most once every 4 years.6 Then for the duration of use of one of the 5 The 2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act required that all school districts establish a system of direct certification of students from households that receive SNAP benefits by school year 2008-2009. 6 Provision 1 requires recertification every 2 years and may be used only by schools that have at least 80 percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
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INTRODUCTION provisions, schools count the total meals served daily and claim reim- bursement by category using the information from the last year in which applications were taken and meals were counted.7 In 2004, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108-265) expanded the opportunity to use Provision 2 or Provision 3 to groups of schools or entire school districts. While many school districts have adopted Provision 2 and fewer have adopted Provision 3,8 operation under the provisions can be challenging. Under these provisions, "claiming percentages" for reimbursement are established in a "base year," during which schools take applications and conduct direct certification and count the number of meals served by cat - egory. During the following 3 or 4 years, schools offer meals at no cost to all students, count the total number of meals served, and are reimbursed based on the meal counts by category during the base year. At the end of 4 years, when it is time to establish a new base year, many schools have lost some of the institutional knowledge and procedures needed to pro- cess applications, and families are no longer accustomed to completing the application forms. FNS would like to develop new methods for reducing paperwork and administrative burden on schools and families and make it easier for more low-income students to participate in the school meals programs. One possible approach is to develop estimates of students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals from income data collected in the ACS and use these estimates as the basis for reimbursement under a provi- sion similar to Provision 2 or Provision 3. For the purposes of this report, we refer to an approach that uses ACS-derived estimates as the basis for reimbursement as Provision 4. If such estimates could be developed reli- ably for attendance areas for schools, groups of schools, or entire districts, it might be possible to eliminate entirely the need for schools to determine eligibility on a case-by-case basis once every few years, and more schools might choose to provide free meals to all of their students. PANEL CHARgE AND APPROACH In response to a request from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, a panel of experts, convened by the Committee on National Statistics, is studying technical and operational issues in using the ACS to provide small-area estimates of students who are eligible for free and reduced- 7More detailed information about these provisions is provided in Chapter 2 and Chapter 6. 8According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (2007a:vol. 1, p. 47), 12.9 percent of schools used Provision 2 and 1.3 percent used Provision 3 in a nation - ally representative survey conducted during school year 2004-2005.
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0 USING ACS DATA TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAMS price school lunches and breakfasts. The purpose of the estimates is to provide "claiming" percentages by which USDA would reimburse school districts for providing free meals to all students attending specified schools. From the panel charge: The panel will consider the ability of the ACS to provide estimates for school attendance areas, built by aggregating sampled values for census blocks and applying sampling weights. It will consider the qual - ity of these estimates in terms of sampling variability, reporting error, timeliness, and other features that may affect their fitness for use, and how they might be used in combination with estimates from other data sources, such as the Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Esti- mates (SAIPE) Program and administrative records. It will also address the process by which school districts and USDA can best obtain needed ACS estimates from the Census Bureau and the effects that expanding free school meals may have on participation in meal programs. The panel will conduct its work in three phases and issue three reports during a 36-month study: (1) a report at the end of year 1 that outlines methods for developing estimates; (2) a report at the end of year 2 that includes simulated estimates for five to six large school dis - tricts and recommendations for estimation methods and processes; and (3) a report completed within 9 months of the release of ACS 5-year estimates (scheduled for December 2010) that implements the panel's recommended approach with actual ACS data in selected school districts. The Committee on National Statistics will obtain input as needed during the project from the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board. ORgANIZATION OF THE REPORT Following this introduction, Chapter 2 provides background on the administration of the school meals programs. Chapter 3 describes current data sources, including the ACS and SAIPE, that may provide useful esti- mates of eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals to be used in a new Provision 4 for administering the programs. Chapter 4 provides a framework for examining school districts and introduces the selection of districts to serve as case studies. Chapter 5 describes methods the panel will consider for developing estimates of claiming percentages for free and reduced-price meals and adjusting those estimates so that they will better reflect the eligibility requirements of the school meals programs and improve their reliability for small school districts and school attendance areas. Chapter 5 also addresses issues in estimating school meals partici - pation, particularly changes in participation that may be due to providing lunch or breakfast at no cost to all students, and in assessing the potential costs of the programs to school districts under a new Provision 4. The panel has chosen to be comprehensive in its description of methods to be
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INTRODUCTION considered. As work progresses, we will focus on those methods with the greatest potential of responding to our charge within the time frame of our study. Chapter 6 discusses how alternative estimates will be assessed concerning their fitness for use. Chapter 7 addresses issues of operational feasibility. The report makes no recommendations or conclusions; its pur- pose is to present a well-specified approach to carrying out the charge.


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I wish there was a "NoXXXCheck" option that disables all superfluous checks in one go and keeps working across versions.
Every time I upgrade the drivers I have to tweak the configuration to circumvent the extra checks added in that version. It would be nice to have the possibility of just obeying what is written in xorg.conf (modelines, mainly) instead of second-guessing....
Better yet, NVIDIA should make this part of the code Open Source. There can hardly be any company secrets in the part that makes the configuration decisions and handles the Options from the xorg.conf file. The code that decodes the EDID, decodes the Options and then makes the initial configuration decisions (devices, what to assign to what, what modelines to use etc) should be open source- then that part of the code will be greatly improved because it can be scrutinized by hunderds of guru's around the world under Real Life circumstances. The way the code is being maintained now gives the strong impression of heuristics that are mere guesses: Maybe this will work? Nvidia should become tired of maintaining this part too by now: it never seems to completely work. Sure, it works for (no idea... 90%?) and 9% is using work arounds -- if not more -- heavily using all kinds of override Options, but every time anyone has to manually tweak their xorg.conf with those override options the real problem lays in this part of the code imho (not to mention the amount of time that goes into this tweaking world wide).
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