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Board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Julia Mizener joined Children's Hospital in January 2013 as a neonatologist.
After recently completing her postgraduate training, Dr. Mizener has worked as a locum tenens physician for several Level II and Level III neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Most recently she served as a locum tenens at Children's Hospital Central California's Level IIIc NICU before coming onboard full-time.
Dr. Mizener is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, and Specialty Medical Group.
Dr. Mizener received her medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California-Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, Calif. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, and her fellowship in neonatology at University of California-Davis Medical Center.
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Me and the Wikithing[edit]
- For information in swedish, see Ainali.
I missed the start, don't ask me how, but when I finally became aware of Wikipedia I joined instantly, 2006/01/21 13:45:30. I really love the idea with free knowledge for everyone. I am sysop on swedish wikipedia sv:Användare:Ainali.
I am also active on Wikimedia Commons as I have been interested in photography for a long time, see contributions here.
I am bureuacrat on Swedish Wikinews, see contributions here.
About me[edit]
I am born in the seventies and currently live in Stockholm, Sweden. I work as CEO for Wikimedia Sverige and have a bachelors degree in Innovation and design engineering.
Contact me through email:
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I blog at http://ainali.com
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Maldonado Garcia
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St. Landry Parish Sheriff's deputies have arrested a woman wanted in connection with a murder last week in Texas.
Currently being held in the parish jail on a first-degree murder warrant while awaiting extradition is Kristine Maldonado Garcia, 25, of Lufkin, Texas.
Capt. Megan Vizena with the sheriff's office said detectives received a tip that she was hiding out at a home in the Lawtell area. ...


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Big improvements coming to CWi
Loyal Readers -
We wanted to let you in a a few major changes coming to CWi. What few know is that we currently use a total of four different web platforms to put together the site. This makes a smooth, attractive site nearly impossible.
Among the changes will be a major improvement in our News section – more stories, illustrated and much better categorized. Some sections will be done away with (book reviews, documents,etc.).It's time to stop trying to be everything to everyone. NEWS IS OUR PRIORITY!
A few things that will stay (but in a more integrated form) will be This Day, Biographies, and an improved discussion board. Trivia will return, but will have to be out on hiatus for a month or so as we do all this other stuff.
In short – we're going back to being mainly a Civil War Newspaper. More details later!


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Fall back with this collection of unique, modern and retro clocks.
1- Juicy Clocks from Uncommon Goods
2- Recycled JVC Turntable Clock from the Etsy shop pixelthis
3- A grouping of Mozia clocks by Giovanni Levanta for Diamantini & Domeniconi
4 - Tord Boontje's Botanist-Free Flowing clock, from 2Modern
And finally, a collection of my personal faves from industrial designer George Nelson, which have been reissued by Vitra. Available at Velocity Art and Design. 1- Tripod desk clock; 2 - Night desk clock; 3 - Multicolored Ball wall clock; 4- Sunflower, and 5- Ceramic desk clock.


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Packers running back Ryan Grant breaks away from several Philadelphia Eagles defenders during the second quarter Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Grant was injured on the play.
Ryan Grant wasn't one of the Green Bay Packers' six or seven best players, but he was one of their six or seven most important.
Additional information (Links will open in a new window) ♦ Photo gallery: Ryan Grant's lost season. ♦ Sign up for Green Bay Packers text alerts.
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Fact Sheets
Students Matter's Teacher Employment Policy Pillars
Students MatterŌĆÖs proposed Teacher Employment Policy Pillars make recommendations for commonsense changes to the unconstitutional, quality-blind Education Code provisions that currently govern teacher tenure, dismissal, and layoffs in California. The Pillars also address recommendations to address how California can evaluate teacher performance in the classroom, a critical component to ensuring quality teachers are in the classroom. Students MatterŌĆÖs policy recommendations were developed using the overwhelming evidence presented at trial, through conversations with policy experts, superintendents, teachers and parents on the ground, as well as by surveying the successful teacher employment laws already implemented in other states. Students Matter created the Policy Pillars to demonstrate that equal access to effective teachingŌĆöin every school in every zip code in the stateŌĆöis an achievable goal.
Vergara v. California Trial by the Numbers
View key facts and statistics from the Vergara v. California trial, including information about Plaintiffs' witnesses, the long-term impact of ineffective teachers and the harm caused by California's permanent employment, dismissal and "last-in, first-out" layoff laws.
Best of Vergara v. California Trial
View a collection of quotes from the testimony of experts, superintendents, human resources officials, students, teachers and principals in the Vergara v. California education equality trial.
Plaintiffs' Closing Arguments Presentation
Plaintiffs' closing arguments PowerPoint, presented in court on the last day of the Vergara v. California, sums up what's at issue and what's at stake in the historic education equality case.
2013 California Educators Survey Results
Research Now conducted a survey of 618 California teachers, principals and superintendents to find out their opinions on teacher effectiveness, tenure, dismissal and "last-in, first-out" layoffs.
Setting the Record Straight
Review anticipated arguments from State Defendants and Intervenors in the Vergara v. California education equality trial.
Plaintiffs' Opening Remarks Presentation
Follow along with Plaintiffs' opening remarks on the first day of trial.
Our Responses to the CTA's Talking Points on Vergara v. California
The leadership of the California Teachers Association has been saying a lot of things about the Vergara v. California education equality lawsuit and the nine kids bringing the case. Here are a few of our responses.
Relevant California Case Law
Brief analyses of California case law relevant to Vergara v. California, including Serrano v. Priest (1971), Serrano v. Priest (1976), Butt v. State of California (1992), and Reed v. United Teachers L.A. (2012).
Achievement Gap Fact Sheet
A one-page resource highlighting statistics that illustrate the gaps in achievement and in access to effective teaching between African American and Latino children and their white and Asian peers.
Vergara v. California One-Pager
A one-page overview of the Students Matter organization and our first case, Vergara v. California.
"US K-12 Fact Base: Excerpts from the McKinsey Report to the Gates Foundation." McKinsey and Co. (May 2008).
This study details the effects of teacher preparedness and the school leadership and managerial environment on student achievement, and includes information on the process of teacher education and management.
California Schools by the Numbers
This overview of the public school system in the state of California, includes key statistics describing student performance, teacher effectiveness and evaluations, and the layoff and removal processes. It is an effective introduction to the antiquated and ineffective system in California.
Teacher Effectiveness
Chamberlain, Gary E. "Predictive effects of teachers and schools on test scores, college attendance, and earnings." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (October, 2013).
This study┬Ālooked at the percentage of students that were enrolled in college at age 20 and the average earnings of each student at age 28 to determine the long term impacts of quality teaching. Not surprisingly, the impact was significant. Chamberlain found that even increasing teacher quality from the 50th to 84th percentile increases the chances that a student will go to college by 1% – a huge impact considering that students have many teachers over the course of their school careers.
DeMonte, Jenny. "High-Quality Professional Development for Teachers: Supporting Teacher Training to Improve Student Learning." The Center for American Progress (July, 2013).
This paper is the first of a periodic series of reports and briefs by the Center for American Progress looking at professional learningŌĆöwhat states and districts are doing that is working, and what policies are in place to support effective teacher-training activities.
"Teacher Quality Roadmap: Improving Policies and Practices in Oakland Unified School District." National Council on Teacher Quality (March 2013).
"2012 State Teacher Policy Yearbook." National Council on Teacher Quality (January 2013).
This report sets out to answer the question: What are states doing to ensure that they are systematically preparing classroom-ready new teachers? California received a D grade for its teacher preparedness policy, placing it among the worst in the nation.
"Human Capital Diagnostic: Los Angeles Unified School District." Strategic Data Project (November 2012).
This report evaluates the Los Angeles Unified School District in five areas. Among its conclusions, it finds that first-year teachers are assigned to students who begin the year academically behind other students, teachers with advanced degrees do not have higher effects on student outcomes than their colleagues, and teachers who were laid off in 2008-09 and 2009-10 had similar average teacher effects as their colleagues who were not laid off.
ŌĆ£State of the States: Teacher Effectiveness Policies.ŌĆØ National Council on Teacher Quality (November 2012).
This report gives an overview of all state policies regarding teacher effectiveness, and concludes there are overall positive trends in state policy to improve educational outcomes. Some of these policy improvements include the incorporation of student achievement as a significant factor in evaluations, the use of a differentiated rating system, and the inclusion of classroom observations when assessing effectiveness. The report also reveals, however, that California, however, has not made progress in these policy areas and therefore received a failing grade (F) for 2012.
Roseberg, Sarah and Elena Silva. "Trending Towards Reform: Teachers Speak on Unions and the Future of the Profession." Education Sector (July 2012).
This report polls a large sample of unionized teachers to document attitude shifts between 2007 and 2011. It navigates through particular areas like the role of unions, pay, evaluation, and tenure, and shows the vast majority of teachers say unions are either essential (46 percent) or important (40 percent), these numbers have shifted some over the years, with a notable decrease in the number who say unions are absolutely essential (down from 54 percent in 2007). 71 percent say that despite having the strength of their unions behind them, rank-and-file teachers usually have very little control over what goes on in their schools.
"Teacher Quality Roadmap." National Council on Teacher Quality (June 2011).
This analysis describes best practices in the field for improving teacher quality through discussion of teacher assignment, evaluations, tenure, compensation, and work scheduling. Its key findings apply specifically to the Los Angeles Unified School District, but it contains applicable lessons and recommendations broken down by locale for school districts of other sizes and locations.
Rivkin, Steven G., Eric A. Hanushek, and John F. Kain. "Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement." Econometrica (March 2005).
This academic study on the impact of schools and teacher on student performance concludes that teacher quality matters significantly in student achievement, particularly in math and reading. Yet, it also notes that little student achievement variation is explained by class size or observable teacher characteristics (such as education or experience).
"Empowering Effective Teachers: Strategies for Implementing Reforms" Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (February 2010).
This report collects strategic implementation recommendations drawn from data collected at national sample of ten schools. In their analysis, the authors suggest more rigorous processes in deciding tenure, differentiated compensation for teachers, and better compensation for teachers placed in priority schools.
Klein, Joel. "The Failure of American Schools." Atlantic Magazine (June 2011).
This feature piece describes the declining quality of American schools by discussing issues related to objective student performance, teacher effectiveness, unions, politicians, and bureaucrats. In his analysis, the author draws comparisons to Finnish and Norwegian education models.
"Getting Down to Facts: Five Years Later." Policy Analysis for California (May 2012).
This policy analysis compares CaliforniaŌĆÖs educational governance between 2007 and 2011 in areas such as simplicity, transparency, flexibility, equity, and finance. It finds that individual districts are making progress but some statewide policies remain burdensome and complex. It offers several areas of action for school management organizations to explore, including the increased and improved use of data to drive system-wide decision-making.
This feature piece describes the declining quality of American schools by discussing issues related to objective student performance, teacher effectiveness, unions, politicians, and bureaucrats. In his analysis, the author draws comparisons to Finnish and Norwegian education models.
Chetty, Raj, John N. Friedman, and Jonah E. Rockoff. "The Long-term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood." National Bureau of Economic Research (December 2011).
This study shows that students assigned to high value-added teachers outperform their peers in many dimensions, and test score impacts are helpful in identifying such teachers. It also demonstrates that replacing a teacher whose value-added score is in the bottom 5% with an average teacher would increase the present value of studentsŌĆÖ lifetime income by more than $250,000 for the average classroom.
Buddin, Richard. "Measuring Teacher and School Effectiveness At Improving Student Achievement In Los Angeles Elementary Schools." The Los Angeles Times (May 2011).
This data-heavy study concludes that there are large differences in teacher effectiveness as measured by ŌĆ£value-methodsŌĆØ designed to show whether or not schools and teachers improve student learning.
Kane, Thomas J., and Douglas O. Staiger. "Estimating Teacher Impacts on Student Achievement: An Experimental Evaluation." National Bureau of Economic Research (December 2008).
This study reveals that value-added models are able to generate unbiased and reasonably accurate predictions of the causal short-term impact of a teacher on student test scores.
California Department of Education. "Framework for a Comprehensive Education Data System in California." McKinsey & Company (December 2008).
This report is based on research conducted by McKinsey & Company and evaluates education reform policies, identifies professional development best practices for teachers, and provides recommendations to improve education policy for students and teachers. The report includes 10 outlines of specific recommendations within the area of educational data management and application.
"2011 State Teacher Policy Yearbook: National Summary." National Council on Teacher Quality (2011).
In this report, each state receives an overall grade for its teacher quality policies based on five ŌĆ£sub-gradesŌĆØ in each of five core organizing goal areas: 1) Delivering well-prepared teachers, 2) Expanding the pool of teachers, 3) Identifying effective teachers, 4) Retaining effective teachers and 5) Exiting ineffective teachers. Of all 50 states, California was ranked lowest in progress since 2009, and received a D+ for 2011.
Teacher Layoff Process
"The Irreplaceables: Understanding the Real Retention Crisis in America's Urban Schools." The New Teacher Project (2012).
This report spells out the very low likelihood that schools will be able to replace high quality teachers upon their dismissal under a seniority-based layoff system. It also presents the case that schools that practice smart retention practices improve the quality of their instructional teams. The ŌĆ£smart retentionŌĆØ action areas the report offers include making retention of good teachers a top priority, strengthening the teaching profession through higher expectations. Concrete ways schools can retain effective teachers are discussed in detail within these two areas.
Tucker, Jill. "S.F. teacher layoffs threaten improving schools." San Francisco Chronicle. May 13, 2012.
This short news article describes the crippling impact of seniority rules on the teacher layoff process at one school in San Francisco.
"The Case Against Quality-Blind Teacher Layoffs: Why Layoff Policies that Ignore Teacher Quality Need to End Now." The New Teacher Project (February 2011).
This report summarizes and analyzes two recent studies that demonstrate that more than 80 percent of seniority-based layoffs would result in better teachers leaving classrooms and worse teachers staying. It includes an explanation of how seniority-based layoffs hurt schools serving poor students the most. It also cites data to show how many teachers agree that multiple factorsŌĆönot just seniorityŌĆöshould be considered in the layoff process.
The Legislative Analyst's Office. "A Review of the Teacher Layoff Process in California." (May 22, 2012).
This document provides an overview of the existing layoff process in California, and takes steps to evaluate how well the process works. It concludes with recommendations for improving procedural effectiveness.
Boyd, Donald J., Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, and James H. Wyckoff. "Teacher Layoffs: An Empirical Illustration of Seniority vs. Measures of Effectiveness." The Urban Institute (July 2010).
This study uses a simulation to compare value-added evaluations supports the conclusion that developing fair and rigorous measures of teacher effectiveness are likely to increase educational outcomes.
Sepe, Cristina and Marguerite Roza. "The Disproportionate Impact of Seniority-Based Layoffs on Poor, Minority Students." Center on Reinventing Public Education (May 20, 2010).
This report analyzes the impact of massive seniority-based layoffsŌĆÖ disproportionate effect on newer teachers in poorer, high-minority communities. Using national examples from districts including LAUSD, the report also includes information about how seniority-based layoffs exacerbate the number of people who lose their jobs because districts have to layoff more teachers with low salaries to meet budgetary demands.
Teacher Evaluations
Hull, Jim. "Trends in Teacher Evaluation: How states are measuring teacher performance." The Center for Public Education (October 2013).
This study summarizes changes to state policies on teacher evaluations since 2009.
Sporte, Susan, W. David Stevens, Kaleen Healey, Jennie Jiang and Holly Hart. "Teacher Evaluation in Practice: Implementing Chicago's Reach Students." The University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research (September, 2013).
This report focuses on the perceptions and experiences of teachers and administrators during the first year of REACH implementation, which was in many ways a particularly demanding year. These experiences can be helpful to CPS and to other districts across the country as they work to restructure and transform teacher evaluation.
Kent, Michael, Dennis Li, and Chris Frank. "Teacher Evaluation, Development, and Dismissal in California." Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (May 2013).
This policy brief examines the accuracy of teacher performance evaluations and finds a "measurement gap" indicating that administrators are under reporting low-performing teachers.
"Improving Teacher Evaluation in California." The Education Trust-West and Teach Plus (2011).
This report details the current flaws in teacher evaluation systems nationally. It spotlights new models of teacher evaluation in California, and ways teachers themselves can advocate for change at the school, district, and state levels.
"Great Expectations: Teachers' Views on Elevating the Teaching Profession." Teach Plus (November 2012).
This summary comes from a 2012 survey examining new teacher and veteran teacher attitudes on a number of issues within three thematic areas: working conditions, standards and accountability, and teacher effectiveness and evaluation.
Darling-Hammond, Linda. "Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness: How Teacher Performance Assessments Can Measure and Improve Teaching." Center for American Progress (October 2010).
This report takes a new approach to the question of how to measure teacher effectiveness by describing the ways in which assessments of teacher performance for licensing and certification can both reflect and predict teachersŌĆÖ success.
"Evaluating Teachers: The Important Role of Value-Added." Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings (November 2010).
This report discusses the reliability of value-added metrics, and though it suggests early feedback is promising, it includes suggestions to make the process of using student improvement data more accurate.
"Teacher Evaluation in Tennessee: A Report on Year 1 Implementation." Tennessee Department of Education (July 2012).
This case study looks at the effectiveness of TennesseeŌĆÖs recent policy change to become one of the first states in the country to implement a comprehensive, student outcomes-based, statewide educator evaluation system. It shows that The 2011-12 school year saw tremendous progress for public education in Tennessee, as measured by the most significant outcome: student achievement. Test scores improved, in aggregate, at a faster rate than any previously measured year. Furthermore, administrators have consistently noted that having school-wide value-added scores has led to increased collaboration among teachers and a higher emphasis on academic standards in all subjects.
"Breaking the Stalemate: LA Teachers Take on Teacher Evaluation." Educators 4 Excellence (June 2012).
This research lists suggestions for teacher evaluations including the formulation of a feedback system to incorporate information from teachers, students, and parents.
Gordon, Robert, Thomas J. Kane, Douglas O. Staiger. "Identifying Effective Teachers Using Performance on the Job." The Hamilton Project (April 2006).
This proposal aims to improve average teacher effectiveness through specific action to increase the inflow of new teachers. It also suggests that districts improve the overall quality of teachers and educational outcomes by requiring minimum demonstrated competency on the job and by altering the distribution of high-performing teachers.
Weingarten, Randy. "The Role of Teachers in School Improvement: Lessons from the Field." Harvard Law and Policy Review (Vol. 6 2012).
This law review article focuses on two approaches as to how to best improve teaching and learning in public schools: Dictate and Dismiss, which focuses on poor teacher performance as the problem, and Collaborate and Develop, which focuses on teacher involvement and development as well as labor-management cooperation. It compares these two approaches and puts them in the broader context of national reform trends and international policy.
Felch, Jason, Jason Song, and Doug Smith. "Who's teaching L.A.'s kids?: A Times analysis, using data largely ignored by LAUSD, looks at which educators help students learn, and which hold them back." The Los Angeles Times (April 2010).
This news piece on the impact of teacher quality on student outcomes uses a case study from the San Fernando Valley in California to layout its argument. Some of the points the article raises include the idea that teachers have three times as much influence on students' academic development as the school they attend, as well as the finding that even though teachers are paid more for experience, education and training, none of these factors has much bearing on whether they improved their students' performance.
"State of the States: Trends and Early Lessons on Teacher Evaluation and Effectiveness Policies." National Council on Teacher Quality (October 2011).
This report provides a landscape of the teacher evaluation policy across all states, and includes in-depth analysis of states with some of the most ambitious teacher effectiveness policy. In addition, it details state policy using a set of early observations on the development and implementation of performance-based teacher evaluations.
Equal Access to Effective Teaching
"At A Crossroads: A Comprehensive Picture of How African-American Youth Fare in Los Angeles County Schools." The Education Trust-West. February 2013.
This report examines the demographics of Los Angeles County Schools, specifically African-American academic outcomes and non-academic outcomes. It paints a clear picture of the failures of the system, replete with troubling statistics including: ŌĆ£63 percent of African-American students graduate from high school in four yearsŌĆØ and ŌĆ£1 in 5 African-American middle school and high school students are proficient in Algebra I.ŌĆØ
Smith, Nelson. "The Louisiana Recovery School District: Lessons from the Buckeye State." Thomas B. Fordham Institute (January 2012).
This exploration of a new type of school management and control scheme called the Recovery School District Model (Louisiana) looks at its potential applicability in Ohio.
"Effective Teaching as a Civil Right." Annenberg Institute for School Reform (Fall 2011).
This selection of papers covers a variety of topics including race- and income-based disparities in access to effective teaching, human capital strategies in schools, best practices in identifying individual teacher performance, and effective teaching as a civil right.
"Learning Denied: The Case for Equitable Access to Effective Teaching in California's Largest School District." The Education Trust-West (January 2012).
"Great Teachers for Every Child: A Matter of Social Justice." Students First (May 2012).
This report synthesizes research and analysis of CaliforniaŌĆÖs schools and explains how the stateŌĆÖs bureaucratic seniority-based layoff policy disproportionately impacts low-income and minority communitiesŌĆöparticularly African-Americans and Latinos. It also addresses the impact of the state budget crisis on teacher layoffs under CaliforniaŌĆÖs seniority-based policy.
Sanders, William L. and June C. Rivers. "Cumulative and Residual Effects of Teachers on Future Student Academic Achievement." University of Tennessee, ValueŌĆÉAdded Research and Assessment Center (November 1996).
This report on the Tennessee value-Added Assessment SystemŌĆÖs achieves two purposes: first, it reaffirms the new schemeŌĆÖs ability to deliver efficient and effective feedback on individual teachersŌĆÖ influence on the rate of academic growth. Second, it concludes that differences in student achievement of 50 percentile points were observed as a result of teacher sequence after only three years, and the effects of teachers on students achievement are both additive and cumulative with little evidence of compensatory effects.
"Findings from a Statewide Voter Survey on Education Policy Issues." Goodwin Simon Strategic Research (January 2014).
Goodwin Simon Strategic Research conducted a survey on behalf of parent trigger advocacy organization Parent Revolution. Among the most interesting findings, the survey revealed that 76 percent of all voters and 82 percent of Latino voters oppose weakening or repeal of the parent trigger law; 91 percent of voters agree that California's school system should be based on a Children First agenda; and two to one, voters believe California public schools currently put the needs of adults over the needs of students.
"Statewide Survery: Californians and Education." Public Policy Institute of California, April 17, 2013.
"Coming to the Rational Middle: A Conversation about Unionism and Reform with 60 Teachers and Education Stakeholders." (July 2012).
This poll measures attitudes on the relative strength of local education reform strategies, district leadership, union leadership, and district/management and union collaboration obstacles through Southern California.
Bushaw, William J. and Shane J. Lopez. "Betting on Teachers: The 43rd annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the PublicŌĆÖs Attitudes Toward the Public Schools." Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup (July 2012).
This national poll measures public attitudes towards public schools in areas such as teaching as a career, unions, salaries, layoffs, quality teaching, and school choice. The poll reveals that About half of Americans believe teacher unions are hurting public education. It also reveals that many believe management should listen to the principalŌĆÖs evaluation of the teacher over the rule of ŌĆ£last hired-'¼ürst '¼üredŌĆØ when making decisions about layoffs.
Teacher Hiring Process
"Increasing the Odds: How Good Policies Can Yield Better Teachers." National Council on Teacher Quality (October 2004).
Research and perspective on the effectiveness of certain traits (masterŌĆÖs degrees, experience, education courses, traditional certification, teacherŌĆÖs race, subject area knowledge, teachersŌĆÖ level of literacy, selectivity of college, and ŌĆ£soft attributesŌĆØ) on teacher effectiveness. Among its findings: ŌĆ£Education courses taken before teaching have little impact on teacher effectiveness. Advanced degrees do not make teachers more effective. Shows that a few years of experience make a teacher more effective; after that itŌĆÖs unclear. Matching a teacherŌĆÖs race with a studentŌĆÖs race may be advisableŌĆöprovided race does not override other important considerations. The teacher attributes that matter the most are the hardest to measure.ŌĆØ
Teacher Tenure
Teacher Policy Team on Career Pathways. ŌĆ£STEP: Supporting Teachers as Empowered Professionals.ŌĆØ Educators for Excellence (June 2013).
The Educators 4 Excellence-Los Angeles (E4E-LA) Teacher Policy Team on Career Pathways offers state leaders a toolkit of strategies intended to elevate the teacher profession through methods that reward and empower effective teachers by expanding their influence to their peers and students. These recommendations follow the emergence of new evaluation systems designed to provide greater depth in the understanding of a teacherŌĆÖs effectiveness, and they attempt to answer the question: what should we do after we evaluate teachers?
"Earned, Not Given: Transforming Teacher Tenure." Communities for Teaching Excellence (May 2012).
This brief describes the tenure system as it applies to public school teachers. It also includes concise recommendations for tenure reform, starting with a reframing of the tenure approval process to be ŌĆ£a real evaluation of teacher quality and a deliberate decision about whether a probationary teacher should be granted this statusŌĆöand the additional due process rights tenure bringsŌĆöin a school system.ŌĆØ


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I wasn't able to find a lot of information on what others workflows might be like using Wavelet Decompose to retouch skin textures in portraits (just an amazing plugin overall), so I went ahead and at least wrote up a walkthrough on how I personally approach it. I'd be interested in any feedback or comments on what I have:
Getting Around in GIMP: Skin Retouching (Wavelet Decompose)
You might want to add this tutorial to some GIMP related forums like gimpchat.com and gimptalk.com, where it can be appreciated more quickly and get more input and exposure.
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The state's biggest school districts, including Scranton, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Allentown and Reading, canceled classes Friday. Schools in Erie, where heavy snow is routine, remained open.
Northern and eastern Pennsylvania saw 6 to 8 inches of snow, while southern and western Pennsylvania saw 2 to 5 inches, the National Weather Service said.
In Philadelphia, dozens of flights were canceled Friday at Philadelphia International Airport. Hours before the storm reached the southeastern part of the state Thursday, a worker died at a suburban Philadelphia storage facility when a 100-foot pile of salt toppled over and trapped the man, who was working a backhoe.
Forecasters warned that gusts of up to 30 mph Friday could bring wind chills to minus 25 degrees, cold enough to cause frostbite in about 30 minutes or less. The National Weather Service said people should dress warmly to avoid hypothermia and cover all exposed skin.
Weekend temperatures were forecast to rise above freezing, but pre-dawn temperatures were in single digits Friday morning.
Bobby Hamm, 72, wore a full-face mask and hood as he used a snow blower in Hamburg, about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia, to clear not only his own sidewalk and driveway, but his neighbors' too.
"I'd be lost without my neighbors," said Delancey, watching Hamm work. "I can't take care of this, and they're doing it for me, and I appreciate it so much."
Though the thermometer only read 10 degrees, Hamm seemed none the worse for wear.
"Really, when you're doing this, it isn't cold at all," said Hamm, his white whiskers the only visible part of his face. "The handlebars on my snow blower are heated so my hands stay warm. I'm dressed warm, and I like winter and I like snow."
Nearby, Alicha Kutz, a 44-year-old teacher who had the day off from school, shoveled out her husband's plowed-in car so he could get to work.
"I love four seasons, and this is just a part of it," Kutz said, but "I really wish I would've bought a home with a garage."
Kara Hyde, walking to her job at a Philadelphia advertising firm, said she didn't mind that her 15- to 20-minute walk was taking a bit longer Friday morning.
"Some sidewalks are shoveled, others aren't," she said. "But it's a pretty walk through a historic area of Philadelphia, so I don't mind it."
John Kadunce, who was gassing up at a convenience store in Creighton, about 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, was on his way in to his job supervising maintenance at a suburban Pittsburgh office park at 5 a.m., about an hour earlier than usual, to plow the parking lots and shovel the walks. He was unhappy with the condition of the main road.
"They should really salt this road here," Kadunce said. "A truck just went by and it's not in very good shape."
Highways were plowed, with slushy or icy passing lanes, and many secondary roads were plowed but icy. The state highway department urged drivers to avoid unnecessary travel but lifted reduced speed limits on most major roadways in eastern and central Pennsylvania. A 45 mph limit remained in place late Friday morning on Interstates 80 and 84.
Associated Press reporters Joe Mandak in Creighton, Pa., Marc Levy in Harrisburg, Pa., and Kathy Matheson in Philadelphia contributed to this report.


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Wed., November 17, 2010 4:51am
Braves Trade For All-Star Uggla
The Atlanta Braves have made a trade to bolster its offense. The team has acquired power-hitting and All-Star second baseman Dan Uggla from the Florida Marlins. In return, the Braves give up All-Star utility player Omar Infante, and young pitcher Mike Dunn.
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Theresa Bilon, left, and Hazel Wyche practice Hawaiian dances for the upcoming Rivers & Spires festable. Both are members of the Hawaii Civic Club, a local organization of native Hawaiians that promote Hawaiian customs and culture.
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As a civic club, it is not very old, just slightly more than four years. But as a culture, Hawaiians extend back hundreds of years.
Since June 2008, the Hawaiian Civic Club has established its home in Clarksville.
Beginning with only a handful of people, HCC now has 68 adult members and many have spouses and children, who also participate in club activities. Meetings are held monthly throughout the year. ...


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America is in the midst of a superhero craze with the recent release of Captain America: The First Avenger and the after effects of Comic-Con. While I've always been a fan of fictional superheroes and their ongoing save-the-day adventures, I prefer real-life superhero moments of the design kind. Some have been best friends who've rescued me from style mishaps and design tragedies of epic proportions. HGTV's David Bromstad ranks up there, too. But my most amazing superhero design moment is all thanks to Mom during my recent move.
Superheros of Marvel Characters, Inc.
Going from a studio to a two-bedroom apartment meant that except for a bedroom set, life in my new home began with every other room pretty much bare. Then, Mom came to the rescue! She handed over a favorite sofa of hers, side tables, a coffee table, artwork for the walls and home decor she felt would look better in my pad than hers. Like Clark Kent in a phone booth, my new place transformed into home. And if it wasn't for her, I'd probably still be sitting on crates on the floor in front of the television.
What is your most memorable design superhero moment? Did someone bravely stop you from covering your floors in puke-green carpet? Or did a particular Candice Olson design tip completely inspire you to transform your living room into a stylish masterpiece? Maybe you are a self-identified design superhero?
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March 2, 1935 - $2,350 invested in U.S. savings bonds first day: First day sales of the new United States savings or "baby" bonds at the post office here yesterday totaled $2,350. Postmaster John S. Farrell said today. He considered it "substantial" and says that any number of inquiries have been received about the new securities indicating that the bonds will be purchased freely.
Green Bay's initial buyer was Larry Clowry, 27-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Clowry, 979 Division street, who, with his mother, was on hand bright and early yesterday morning when the bonds were offered to the public at 8 o'clock. Postmaster Farrell said all denominations, including the $25, $50, $100 and $500 bonds, were purchased yesterday. A $1,000 bond is also issued but has not been received here as yet.


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Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering (Biosystems Emphasis), 1991,
University of Kentucky
M.S.A.E Agricultural Engineering, 1987, University of Kentucky
B.S.A.E Agricultural Engineering, 1982, University of Georgia
Service at Clemson University:
7/01 – present: Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering,Clemson University
8/95 – 7/01: Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Clemson University
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1/96-9/99: Served as a design consultant for several dairy production systems in Minnesota.
6/19/96 -6/30/96: Dairy housing systems consultant for an international development project sponsored by USAID and Land 'O Lakes in Uganda, East Africa.
1/94 -8/94: Served as a design consultant for dairy facility renovations for the Privolnaya Collective Farm, Privolnalya,Russia
12/91 -9/15/95: Assistant Professor, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering ,University of Minnesota,
Dairy Housing and Waste Management Systems, Associate Member of the Graduate Faculty.
10/86 -6/91: Research Specialist, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Kentucky.
1/84 -10/86 : Research Assistant, Agricultural Engineering Department,University of Kentucky.
9/82 -9/83 : Instructor and Agricultural Consultant, Chamuhawi Christian Training and Rural Development Center, Tanzania, East Africa
Development and implementation of an extension and applied research program in animal waste management and production systems. Areas of responsibility include: animal waste collection and storage systems, land application of animal wastes, alternative uses of animal waste, control of indoor environment to optimize productivity and protect worker health, odor control from animal production units, design of animal production facilities (swine, poultry, dairy, beef), planning of animal production systems to protect surface and ground water quality, ventilation system design, lighting system design, and general livestock facility design.
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Agricultural Waste Treatment Technologies:
On-Farm Biogas Production and Utilization for SC Livestock and Poultry Operations (PDF File, 151 KB)
Removal of Solids and Plant Nutrients from Swine Manure Using a Screw Press (PDF File, 34 KB)
Effectiveness of Liquid-Solid Separation Technologies on a Flush Dairy: A Case Study A Thickening Process for Reducing the Cost of Utilizing Dairy Lagoon Sludge (PDF File, 55 KB)
Treatment of Lagoon Sludge and Liquid Animal Manure Utilizing Geotextile Filtration (PDF File, 244 KB)
Cost of Traditional and Selected Alternative Manure Treatment and Storage Systems for Swine Finishing Farms Using a Partial Budget (PDF File, 194 KB)
Correlation Equations to Predict the Solids and Plant Nutrient Removal Efficiencies for Gravity Settling of Swine Manure (PDF File, 64 KB)
Fractionation of Solids,Plant Nutrients, and Carbon as a Result of Screening Broiler Litter (PDF File, 293 KB)
Environmental Impacts of Handling, Storage and Utilization of Agricultural Wastes:
Reducing The Impact Of Animal Agriculture On The Environment: An Extension Initiative (PDF File, 2,784 KB)
Application of A Gaussian Plume Model of Odor Dispersion To Select A Site For Livestock Facilities (PDF File, 158 KB)
Evaluation of Biosafe® as an Additive to Reduce Odor from Swine Manure (PDF File, 161 KB)
Tree Growth Benefits and Water Quality Impacts of Using Animal Manure to Fertilize Pine Plantations (PDF File, 444 KB)
Nutrient Content of Livestock and Poultry Manure (PDF File, 658 KB)
Ammonia Volatilization Resulting From Application of Liquid Swine Manure and Turkey Litter in Commercial Pine Plantations.
Ammonia Volatilization Losses During Sprinkler Irrigation of Animal Manure (PDF File, 179 KB)
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Energy Efficient Ventilation and Lighting Systems for Livestock Production Facilities (PDF File, 21 KB)
Lighting Design for Livestock Buildings (PDF File, 18 KB)
Milking Center Planning For The Expanding Dairy (PDF File, 136 KB)
Planning Freestall Facilities for the Expanding Dairy (PDF File, 111 KB)
Design of Spaces to Enhance Cow Management and Care (PDF File, 126 KB)
Design and Management of Natural Ventilation Systems (PDF File, 142 KB)
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American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1988 - present
Water Environment Federation, 2000 – present
Honors and Awards:
Alpha Epsilon, Agricultural Engineering Honor Society
Gamma Sigma Delta, Agricultural Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
Phi Eta Sigma, Freshman Honor Society
E.G. Dawson Scholarship, University of Georgia
Hugar F. Wilkes Scholarship, University of Georgia
Outstanding Young Men of America
ASAE Educational Aids Competition Blue Ribbon Award for Circulars,
Circular Title: Electric Energy Usage on Kentucky Dairies.
ASAE Educational Aids Competition Blue Ribbon Award for Videotapes,
Title: Reducing Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle.
Outstanding Reviewer for the Structures and Environment Division of ASAE.
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ULM head coach Todd Berry watches a replay during the Warhawks' game at Wake Forest this past weekend. The team will stay on the road this Saturday when it travels to No. 20 Baylor.
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ULM is coming off its first win against an ACC opponent in school history, but it doesn't take long for head coach Todd Berry to move on.
For one, the Warhawks did not play as well as Berry thought they could and more importantly the team is focusing on its next opponent.
ULM travels to No. 20 Baylor this Saturday for a 3 p.m. kickoff on Fox Sports 1. It will be the second meeting with a Big 12 team this season after opening the year at then-No. 16 Oklahoma and this will likely be the last chance the Warhawks have of knocking off a nationally ranked team for the second time in as many years. ...


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2) For the barrel numbering, the first digits signify they year the barrel was taken and bottled. Do the second set of numbers mean it is the XXXXth barrel used in that year for the Single Barrel expression? Or something else? Because if they were numbering the barrels as they go in, I would imagine some much higher numbers.
And then for the bonus question: Does anyone know what the internal numbering system Brown-Forman uses to keep track of their barrels?
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The great adventure of 11-year-old Mik starts when he has to leave his home in search of a new one. Along the way, he learns about whales, fishing, friends and love. Forced to flee from the authorities, his friends join on an Ice Dragon.
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- Summary: Disney's movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest broke the record for opening weekend box office performance, raking in $132.03 million. Disney had made a big bet on this film -- investing over $450 million in two Pirates sequels to the 2003 smash The Curse of the Black Pearl. It couldn't have come at a better time for Disney Studios, which posted a major loss for fiscal 2005 and disappointing revenue for the past two quarters. PG-13 rated "Pirates" is the latest effort of Disney to reach a broader audience than its traditional child-focused films.
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$200 given for any iPhone, $50 for any phone
During the "Magenta Deal Days", T-Mobile will give customers $200 for their iPhone, $100 for an Android-powered phone, and $50 for any other brand of mobile phone, assuming it still works. All trade-in offers are contingent on signing a two-year agreement and purchasing a new 4G smartphone on the T-Mobile network. T-Mobile does not sell iPhones.
T-Mobile's USA senior vice president of marketing John Clelland said that no matter the age of the phone, no matter the value, T-Mobile offers the guaranteed trade in value to facilitate signing a contract with T-Mobile. It is not known what T-Mobile intends to do with the traded-in devices.
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|My first visit was to 1st Manassas around 1974. I remember it was a slightly stormy day. We mainly went through the visitor's center and their museum at the time. We didn't walk the field much then, but I do remember getting up close and personal with some of the cannon. Hey, I was only about 6 at the time.
It was enough of a seed at the time that I wanted to find out more. Over the next several years I got to know that field pretty darn well. Unfortunately it has been more than a decade since I've been able to go between work & family stuff. Hopefully I can get the kids there this year. I'm planning a lot of visits this spring/summer. I actually plan on USING my vacation time this year.
Speaking of finding out more, I actually had my 8th Birthday party by the visitor's center at Chancellorsville. I remember being astonished not long before that to find a group of Confederate soldiers "still there" when we were doing one of the trails. I really didn't understand the concept of reenactments and reenactors at the time. One of the guys showed us how they had fun in camp with some period style playing cards and a pair of musket balls hammered flat on the sides and made into dice. Pretty neat that.


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JONESBORO — Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill no longer has the spectre of suspension hanging over him.
On Hill's third day in office, Gov. Nathan Deal announced his decision to not form a panel to review possible suspension of the sheriff, who is under a 32-count felony indictment. Deal said his interpretation of state law allows suspension only in cases where the official was holding office when indicted.
Deal spokesman Brian Robinson said because Hill had been out of office for more than three years, he was a private citizen and not an elected official.
"Therefore, state law prohibits the appointment of a suspension panel at this time," he said.
Steve Frey, one of four attorneys defending Hill in the criminal case, said he was elated at the news.
"We're extremely pleased," he said Thursday. "We were confident all along. I know I read that law about 500 times."
Hill was indicted in January on 37 counts mostly related to alleged wrongdoing while he was in office from 2005 to 2008 when he lost a bid for re-election. His defense team got five counts dropped but that decision was appealed by special prosecutor Layla Zon.
Defense attorneys countered with their own appeal. The actions delayed the Nov. 27 trial for up to a year. Frey said he is hopeful that an exoneration isn't far behind.
"We anticipate a favorable ruling from the Court of Appeals and expect a jury acquittal," he said.
Hill quietly returned to the sheriff's office at midnight Monday, in sharp contrast to his 2005 ascension when he fired 27 deputies on his first day.
OscarKnight 2 years, 10 months ago
....In other words; Clayton County elected Hill, and it will be Clayton County's responsibly to clean this mess up :
Quote : "When Hill is sworn in Jan. 1, he will become the county's first sheriff to take office under felony indictment. Georgia Peace Officers and Standards Training Council suspended Hill's law enforcement certification when he was indicted. Under law, a Georgia sheriff has six months to become certified or he becomes ineligible to hold office. It is unlikely that Hill's trial will be held before that deadline because of the pending appeals."
....."Six Months".....The Clock is ticking on Victor.
........The Wheels Justice :
......Tick Clock, Tick Clock, Tick Clock.........Minus Six Months
OscarKnight 2 years, 10 months ago
.....Time Is On Our Side :
...Minus Six Months
MD 2 years, 10 months ago
They are probably gonna let Victor hang himself first with another offense, which you know he will do, then can him immediately.
OscarKnight 2 years, 10 months ago
...MD; Thanks for the reminder.....This brings us to another riddle....Ha, Ha !!
....Riddle Me with this :
....Is Victor on a short leash, at the end of rope, or hanging on a short limb ?
OscarKnight 2 years, 10 months ago
...By the way; Victor Hill Voters :
..CRIME FIGHTER VICTOR HILL ?....Ha, Ha !!! ....Riddle me with this Puzzle : ...What Laws has Victor been enforcing, since the year 2009 ? ....Another Puzzle; What has Victor been doing since 2009 ? .....Which Law Enforcement Agency as Victor been employed with, since 2009 ?...Ha, Ha !!
OscarKnight 2 years, 10 months ago
...Victor Hill's Past History ?
OscarKnight 2 years, 10 months ago
...."Lawsuit Filed To Force Gov. Deal to Intervene In The Victor Hill Case"
lifelongrez 2 years, 10 months ago
gov deal is the most spineless gov since joe frank harris
OscarKnight 2 years, 5 months ago
....lifelongrez; You might ought to begin doing your homework, before making a comment. The voters in Clayton County, elected Victor Hill into office. Don't begin to place the blame on The Governor for the gross mistake.
OscarKnight 2 years, 10 months ago
.....Perhaps; Deal is being pressured by The Clayton County State Legislative Branch :
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Texas Stars, Allen Americans play tonight
The Texas Stars are playing Game 3 of their best-of-seven first round AHL playoff series with Rockford tonight in Rockford.
Texas leads 2-0 and has been spectacular defensively with 2-1 and 3-1 wins.
Brent Krahn is among the AHL playoff leaders with a 1.00 GAA and .967 save percentage. Travis Morin has three assists to lead the scoring, while Ray Sawada has two goals.
Get your updates on the Texas Stars here.
The Allen Americans have a Game 7 tonight as they play at Odessa in the CHL's Southern Conference Finals. Winner goes onto the finals and the loser ends the season.
Here is Allen's news release on the game:
Allen set for Game Seven tonight in Odessa
The Allen Americans are set for Game Seven of the Southern Conference Finals tonight against the Odessa Jackalopes. The series-deciding contest begins at 7:05 p.m. in Odessa. The winner will be crowned the Southern Conference Champion.
Allen defeated the Laredo Bucks April 7 to win their first playoff series in franchise history. The expansion club is 2-0 in games where it faced elimination.
The Jackalopes lost last year in Game Seven of the Southern Conference Finals to the eventual league champion, the Texas Brahmas.
The history of Game Seven in the CHL is a bit divided. There are no clear-cut trends that favor the home team, the road team, the team that won the night before, etc. In fact, the last 11 CHL game sevens, the home team is 7-4.
Most of the games stay tight, as six of 11 have been decided by one goal, and three of them have gone into overtime. The visitors have won two of those three overtime contests.
The Jacks have played in the Southern Finals in three of the last five seasons, losing in 2006 to Laredo and last season to Texas.
Boston's Gourmet Pizza in McKinney is hosting a watching party for fans wishing to watch the game live. There will be an extended happy hour, as well as a food discount for fans wearing Americans apparel. There will be games and prizes for fans on hand.
Fans unable to go to the watching party can watch through CHL-TV, available online by visiting chltv.insinc.com. For free audio, fans can listen live on Sports Juice, which can be accessed by visiting www.sportsjuice.com. As always, live score updates will be posted on the Americans Facebook (www.facebook.com/allenamericans) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/allenamericans) pages. For live box score updates, go to www.pointstreak.com.
The winner of the series will play the Rapid City Rush or the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, whichever team can emerge victorious tonight in Game Seven of the Northern Conference Finals. That contest starts at 7:35 p.m. Central Standard Time.


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Visitors to Enugu taking in a match at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium during the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 quickly came to appreciate that the south-eastern city is a football hotbed. The stands were constantly awash with colour and noise regardless of the teams playing or the status of the match.
Local fans in Enugu were treated to a broad view of the global football picture with five of FIFA's six confederations represented, in what was a metaphor for football's inclusiveness and reach. Group D contained Turkey, Costa Rica, New Zealand and nearby African nation Burkina Faso, with the final day of group action also featuring Iran against the Netherlands. Enugu's final match was a round-of-16 encounter with group winners Turkey meeting, and eventually defeating, Asian representatives United Arab Emirates.
While African neighbours Burkina Faso perhaps marginally enjoyed the best support, there is no question that all teams were widely backed by the general populace, with the response from the young players equally enthusiastic in return. You could say it was football that enjoyed the best support, with the stadium erupting virtually as soon as any team got within sight of goal. The infectious enthusiasm of the crowds, the Mexican waves and the blowing of horns, was a constant theme in this football-crazy hotbed.
The city of Enugu, whose original growth owed much to the discovery of coal, may not have the size or fame of the likes of Lagos or Abuja, but undoubtedly its people can lay claim to serious football credibility. Rangers International, formerly Enugu Rangers have won six Nigerian Premier League titles, more than other side in Africa's most populace nation. The list of former players reads like a who's-who of Nigerian football and includes the likes of Jay-Jay Okocha and Taribo West.
It is little surprise then that near-capacity crowds welcomed the finest young footballers from across the world to Enugu. "A tournament like this is very rare, so people are very excited about the event," said fan Isu Okogeri, who arrived early before the final match to soak up the atmosphere.
"People all over Nigeria love football," he continued as a large group of enthusiastic local fans got into the spirit of the occasion by waving United Arab Emirates flags. "There are people from all over Nigeria here in Enugu for these matches. If I can I will go to Abuja and Lagos to see the other games, because I love football so much... so very, very much. I am going to miss the tournament."
Lasting legacy
Ten years on from hosting matches at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Enugu has again benefited from the world stage being set-up on local soil. A renovated stadium, with a new state-of-the-art artificial surface, is just one of the obvious legacies. "The tournament has come and gone (in Enugu) and we have many wonderful memories and wonderful facilities remaining that can be utilised," said the Hon. Chidi Ofo Okenwa, Enugu's LOC Venue Manager. "I want to thank FIFA for bringing football to countries such as Nigeria."
The city, which celebrates its centenary later this year, is well-known as a student centre, a fact reflected in the high number of young people in the crowd, adding to the electric atmosphere. "The tournament brings the world closer, certainly it feels like the world is closer to Enugu," said volunteer and recent graduate Ortega J.T. Okolo. "Attention from all continents is being focused here. The tournament puts everybody in the same place. It has been a once in a lifetime experience. I have been sharing my experiences with my friends and family. This is an experience I will even share with my children."
In a tournament that showcases the stars of tomorrow, the final word goes to a shy 14-year-old FIFA flag-bearer named Goodluck who, like many his age in Nigeria, lives and breathes the game. Having led the teams onto the field of play for the past fortnight, when asked if he wanted to be on the same stage in a few years, Goodluck's smiling reply: "Yes, by God's grace... I just love football."


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Call them entrepreneurial spirits, rebels by nature, adventurers, risk-takers adrenaline junkies - no matter the label, there are people born into society who appear destined to run their own show. While fear and common sense may keep them working for someone else and only dreaming about what it would be like to own their own business, there are times when they are faced with an inevitable decision: "Should I or shouldn't I?"
"Some people think when you own your own business you are your own boss, but actually, every customer that comes in is your boss," said Alice Miller, owner of Alice's Alterations on Quartermaster Road in Jonestown. "You don't work for yourself; you work for them.
Before starting your own business, experts say there are a few things to consider:
Miller has been running her own business since 1980 and has had the shop near Fort Indiantown Gap for at least 20 years. Her small business specializes in military and civilian alterations and custom embroidery.
Her success attests to her beating the odds. There are many risks to owning a business. The United States Small Business Administration gives a real picture of those risks. Half of the attempts of new entrepreneurs fail within five years.
Miller has experienced what millions of other small business owners across the country have discovered. Making that step toward self-employment requires knowledge about what you are doing, confidence, perseverance and motivation to work hard.
Getting rich on your own isn't always the case, either. The hours tend to be very long, the income isn't guaranteed or regular, and forget about benefits like insurance, vacation, sick pay or retirement plans.
Clearly, the alteration and embroidery work Miller does give her a sense of satisfaction. She enjoys the contact with customers, and has a reputation for being friendly and accommodating. The precision embroidery work required for military apparel, emblems and patches has to meet a high standard, and she knows she is capable of living up to those expectations.
Sisters Karen Nowack and Kris Progin also enjoy the satisfaction of working for themselves and their customers at Lebanon Valley Flowers and Gifts. Located at 1140 State Route 72 North in North Lebanon Township. The shop is owned by their parents, Peggy and Steve Progin, who bought it in January 2004. Kris went to school for flower design and horticulture, and she handles most of the arrangements and creative aspects.
Those who are pulled in the direction of starting a business are attracted by the potential to make a good income, have flexible hours and enjoy the freedom to decide about what products and services to offer - and how to do it.
But the silver linings fade on the clouds of many dreams. Miller knows the risks and challenges that others in her position face. She broke her wrist on a recent slip on the ice, creating a new challenge of finishing alterations on a wedding gown in the next two weeks. It's not a task she relishes doing single-handedly; it's also not something her assistants feel competent to do.
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Nowack has advice for anyone considering launching their own business. Her family had the advantage of purchasing an established flower shop with an 11-year successful run. They made some changes when they took over.
"Before getting into business, be sure you know what you are getting into," Nowack said.
When her family bought the shop, they expanded by adding gifts, gift baskets, balloons and other items.
Nowack cited a disadvantage of purchasing inventory.
"We have to make sure to buy items the public will like, not just what we like," she said.
Even though you may be in charge, you learn that you can't always have things your way.
When asked about the downside of running her alterations shop, Miller mentioned the stress she feels when she is overworked and unable to do things in the amount of time people expect of her. Trying to fit the needs of all her customers into her schedule means she can't always do things as quick as people like.
"I am fortunate to have staff working for me who I can trust," Miller said. "I know they can take over if I have to take off for a vacation or special event," but, like the gown, there are things she has to be able to do on her own.
Nowack agreed about the price a business owner pays for running a shop.
"You have to be conscious about when you will be able to take vacations and time off," she said.
Due to the seasonal cycles of the floral industry, florists can't even thinking about escaping during holidays like Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Christmas.
She also laments the reality of independence.
"You need to know that you have to be the one doing all the work," she said.
When asked if given the chance to sell the business and work for someone else, Miller didn't think she'd take that option. Her reason: "You get used to doing what you think is best, and you don't have somebody second-guessing you." Nowack gets to enjoy more than just being surrounded by flowers and seeing customers happy. "I love being able to work with my tight-knit family," she said. "On most weekends and busy seasons, there are a bunch of us here working together."


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OAKLAND — With more people filing income tax returns online, the Bay-Valley District of the Postal Service has scaled back the number of Post Offices that will offer extended hours. The district will have late hours in three strategic locations: Oakland, San Jose and Salinas. As in past tax seasons, however, USPS will provide customers with both timely tax return drop-offs and special services, including Express Mail, Priority Mail, First-Class Mail, Certificate of Mailing, Certified Mail, and Return Receipt.
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The returning saga of Cloud, the wild stallion, finds us back in the Arrowhead Mountains of Montana. Cloud is one of two fathers who bring up each other's sons. Bolder is his by birth, while Flint, sired by another stallion, is the colt Cloud raised. Now, Bolder has gathered some mares of his own, and Flint has joined a group of bachelor stallions. Who will rise to challenge the mighty Cloud?
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I was thinking about this today, and I think this would be the best possible solution for someone who wants a player that would likely be versatile enough to play any audio format and have the best interface. As a pure DAP I think something like this would be a big winner (at least with people who hang around Hydrogen Audio and use more obscure audio formats). More versatile and powerful then Rockbox. Wouldn't this be the best possible thing at the moment?
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IT IS quiet in the Letsholo home. Sad, tired faces greet us as we enter the gate.
People move through the house – sit, eat, say a few words and offer comfort. But for Sylvia Letsholo, 39, the house is unbearably quiet.
"I keep hearing his cries when he refuses to eat and his laughter when I put him in his washing basin," says Letsholo, sitting on a bed next to her mother, her face red from crying.
On Monday morning, her six-month-old son Tshiamo was killed when a Joburg metro police (JMPD) officer, who apparently suffers from epilepsy, had a seizure, lost control of his car and hit Letsholo and the four children who were with her.
Yesterday, the family buried Tshiamo at the Avalon cemetery in Soweto.
The accident occurred when Letsholo and her three children, Utlwanang, 9, Oratile, 5, and Tshiamo, as well as her niece Mmathapelo, 17, had taken a 2km walk from Meadowlands Zone 1 to the SA Social Security Agency offices in Mzimhlophe to re-register the children for social grants.
Close to their destination, Letsholo decided to dodge some overflowing sewage and take a slightly different route.
It cost her her child's life.
Letsholo says she has forgiven the driver, but wants him to take responsibility for the pain he has caused the family.
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JMPD spokeswoman Edna Mamonyane said the department had removed the officer from driving duties.
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Egyptian wall decor is inspired from the amazing history of ancient Egypt and is perfect for your home office or study area.
The enchanting mythology and archeological findings from the pyramids are a great starting point from which to gather lots of ideas for your walls.
Below is the Eye of Ra, or the Eye of Horus as it is also called. This symbol is for protection, royal power and good health. Perhaps you could have a mural of it painted directly onto your wall to create a modern, contemporary look.
The image below left lets you see how the Eye of Horus could look in a living room space. The center and right image is of the stylish design classic by George Nelson.
Below are some ideas of how to create Egyptian wall art using stencil art or sticker art. This type of artwork is a fantastic way to add a touch of Egyptian wall decor into your interior design. It is simple and looks amazing.
One of the first things that comes to most peoples immediate thoughts of Egypt is the magnificent pyramids and tales of the Pharaohs. Below are two rooms which have been styled using artwork of the pyramids. You could paint your walls in a beige or sand color to represent the desert. A textured paint finish would help you achieve an authentic look.
I love the wall in the image below left. This would look amazing in an office space or your dining area. On the right you can see how easy it is to add a little touch of hieroglyphics onto a wall to capture your look. The owl represents wisdom and knowledge. This kind of artwork would look fabulous as shown above a shelf or perhaps a doorway.
The image of the room below left, is a great example of how to display lots of brassware and heavily decorative items. This is a real show wall. You could find plates and objects like this at flee markets or bring and by sales and play around with several display options until you find the perfect balance for your wall.
The room on the right has a beautiful end wall inspired by the wings of Horus. The colors are amazing.
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A top aide to President Obama said today that U.S. policy in Syria has to be dictated in part by what happened in Iraq.
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, speaking on CBS' "Face The Nation," referred to Iraq in saying of Syria: "We've rushed to war in this region in the past; we're not going to do it here."
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- Ph.D., M.I.T.
Sofya Raskhodnikova completed all her university education at M.I.T. She received her Ph.D. in 2003 under the supervision of Michael Sipser. She was awarded a Lady Davis Fellowship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for 2003-2004, and then spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Sofya's areas of research are randomized algorithms and computational complexity. Her main interest is the design and analysis of sublinear-time algorithms for combinatorial problems. Sublinear algorithms produce approximate answers to a question after reading only a small portion of the input. Such algorithms are important for dealing with massive datasets. Sofya's research focus is two-fold: her work (1) gives algorithms and lower bounds for specific problems and (2) identifies classes of problems solvable by sublinear algorithms and problems that are not amenable to sublinear solutions. The specific problems include visual properties of discretized images, edit distance between strings, compressibility of strings and monotonicity of functions. Recently, Sofya also has been working on privacy-preserving methods for publishing aggregate statistical data.
Research Interests:
Randomized Algorithms, Computational Complexity, Private Data Analysis
Selected Publications:
- Bhattacharyya, A., E. Grigorescu, K. Jung, S. Raskhodnikova, D. Woodruff. January 2009. Transitive-Closure Spanners. Proceedings of the Twentieth ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA 2009). pp. 531-540. New York, NY.
- Kasiviswanath, S., H. Lee, K. Nissim, S. Raskhodnikova. November 2008. What Can We Learn Privately? Proceedings of the Forty-Ninth Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS 2008). pp. 559-569. Atlanta, GA. (Invited to SIAM Journal on Computing-FOCS Special Issue)
- Raskhodnikova, S., D. Ron, A. Shpilka, A. Smith. October 2007.
Strong Lower Bounds for Approximating Distribution Support Size and the
Distinct Elements Problem. Proceedings of the Forty-Eighth Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS 2007). Providence, RI.
- Nissim, K., S. Raskhodnikova, A. Smith. June 2007. Smooth Sensitivity and Sampling in Private Data Analysis. Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC 2007). pp. 75-84. San Diego, CA.
- Batu, T., F. Ergun, J. Kilian, A. Magen, S. Raskhodnikova, R. Rubinfeld, R. Sami. January 2003. A Sublinear Algorithm for Weakly Approximating Edit Distance. Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC 2003). pp. 316-324. San Diego, CA.


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Mimi 耳 amulets for ears
. Health Amulets 健康御守 kenkoo omamori .
Amulets from temples and shrines with a deity for the ears
. Ear Pick, Ear Cleaner 耳掻き mimikaki .
with Daruma and other dolls
. Daruma and Earrings 耳飾りと mimikazari .
- ABC - List of Ear Amulets from the Prefectures
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It comes in red or white.
Mimigo Jinja 耳明神社 Shrine Mimigo Jinja
also called
有徳神社 - 耳を明るくして人のことを聞くと徳が有り
There is Oyama Shrine in Innoshima 因島, which is one of those islands in the Setonaikai sea. Oyama shrine looks over Seto Island Sea, and as a god of sea and mountains has been seeing the happiness of people there since ancient times.
Gods are enshrined in OYAMA SHRINE 大山神社.
Main God Name :OYAMAZUMIOKAMI.
This god is believed as a god for mountain, architecture victory and luck, voyage and traffic.
Another God Name : MIMIGO OKAMI 耳明大神.
This god is believed as a god for the illness of ears and misfortune.
Legend of MIMIGO OKAMI:
Long time ago, a grandmother's grand child suddenly could not hear. This is why "MIMIGO Shrine" as has been recognized as a God that can heal the illness of ears, and many people worship it. This shrine first became known among fishermen.
Since old days, as a turban shell is similar to an ear, a custom of giving a turban shell with voice and alcohol has been done when you visit this shrine, you knock at the pillar in the shrine three times, saying "MIMIGOSAN 耳明さん".
It is the only one shrine in Japan that many people worship for ear problems.
MI MI the third day of the third month
is the Festival of the Ear
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The Big Ear at the entrance of the shrine,
together with a big bell to sound softly, with the wish to get better hearing ability.
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A temple for thunder and ears
kaminari to mimi no o-tera 雷と耳のお寺
Saifujkji 西福寺 at Kuwabara
They sell amulets for miminari 耳鳴り ringing and buzzing in the ears.
On the third of the third month MI MI - there is a special prayer event for people suffering from ear diseases.
kuwabara kuwabara is like a spell for lightning not to strike here.
It is analogous to the English phrase "knock on wood" to prevent bad luck.
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The God of Lightning and thunder does not like mulberry trees (kuwa 桑), thus many are planted around the temple.
But the Sanskrit spell word is
kuwanbara クワンバラ
a pun with kaminari and miminari
Izumi Town, Kuwabara village 大阪府和泉市桑原町152
. Fuujin, Raijin 風神雷神 Deities of Wind and Thunder .
Shotoku Taishi (with 8 ears)
. 八耳聰聖徳太子 .
Temple 蟠竜寺 Banryu-Ji, Iwate prefecture
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. Miminashi Fudoo 耳無不動 "Fudo Myo-O without ears" .
Senkooin 仙光院 Senko-In.
Tokyo, Arakawa ward - 荒川区荒川3-22
三峰神社境内 - 袈裟塚の耳無不動
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uguisu ni mimi sobadaten Enkuu butsu
he pricks his ear
to listen to the uguisu -
this Enku statue
Shintani Hiroshi 新谷ひろし
. Enku, the Master Carver 円空 (Enkuu) .
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This pattern is a top-down sock knit on two circular needles.
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Knit both socks at once from the top down on two circular needles. Use either stockinette (shown) or ribbing for the leg. Ribbing provides a snugger but stretchy fit, a good solution if the calf circumference of the recipient is unknown. Slip stitch heel provides added comfort. Optional contrasting color for cuff, heel and toe. This very basic pattern can be easily adapted for different textures or stitch patterns.
Length: 8 inches
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Design features contrast color cuff, heel and toe. Formula for cast on of different sizes is provided. Finish with Kitchener stitch to close toe.


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Jazz, Books, and Herbal Medicine!
Have you always been a music fan and are wanting to learn more about a legendary jazz musician? Join us at the Ross-Cherry Creek Branch at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17 for a Duke Ellington Lecture. Although many people are aware of Duke Ellington's hits from the 1930s and 40s, he also created some undiscovered gems during the 50s and 70s. Come learn about the 47 year career of this music legend!
If you'd rather talk books, start the New Year with a discussion of the sometimes funny, sometimes serious, ever thoughtful and entertaining book, The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson. The Books On Broadway group meets at the Ross-Broadway Branch Library on Tuesday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Whether you are interested in starting to learn about herbal medicine, or simply want to expand your knowledge, join us at the Ross-Cherry Creek Branch on Wednesday, January 18 at 6:00 p.m for Intro to Herbal Medicine for Health & Wellness. We will discuss why & how to use herbs as daily tonics or for acute situations, quality of herbs, different preparations, and the MUST-haves for every home.
Perhaps you have always wanted to show off your crafty side - if so, join us at the Make & Take Studio: T-Shirt Embellishing at the Ross-University Hills Branch on Saturday, January 21 at 2:00 p.m. Please register: 720-865-0955 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A tentative performance in the Bearcats exhibition game lingered in Nick Madray's mind last week, but he certainly exorcised those demons Friday night.
Madray, a 6-foot-9, 215-pound freshman forward, scored 22 points on 8 of 10 shooting, including three 3-pointers in his regular-season debut for the Binghamton University men's basketball team, a 79-74 loss to Loyola (Md.) at the Events Center.
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Bucyrus students filed into the gymnasium Thursday to learn more about poverty and how it affects them.
Speak Truth to Power defender Stephen Bradberry spoke to students and staff from the secondary and high schools, and left a lasting impression on freshman Austin Pritchard.
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All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Glass : American : Pre 1960 item #296494 (stock #212)
This Heisey glass dresser jar with brass lid measures approximately 7" wide by 5" tall. A glass flower sits on top of the lid. The piece is marked on the bottom inside of the bowl with Heisey's mark, an "H" inside a diamond. It is in good condition, with no chips or cracks, however, the bottom of it shows slight wear.


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OceanFirst Financial Corp., the holding company for OceanFirst Bank, announced two executive vice president appointments made by the bank's board of directors: Joseph R. Iantosca, chief administrative officer; and Joseph J. Lebel III, chief lending officer.
Iantosca, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, will continue to be responsible for the delivery of essential services such as: retail customer services, loan servicing, marketing, information technology, facilities management and expansion. These areas provide the extraordinary infrastructure ...