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What Epson R3000 settings for printing on thick matte and watercolor paper?
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What Epson R3000 settings for printing on thick matte and watercolor paper?
Apr 6, 2013
I've been having all kinds of problems getting a nice print on thick watercolor paper and specifically Luxe A6 envelopes from Paper Source. My Epson Stylus R3000 used to print great on watercolor paper using the Ultra Premium Presentation Matte paper setting, and sometimes the Wide Platen Gap setting. But ever since a few months ago it started degrading severely in quality. Images look blurry and pixelated with dots in solid colors. I've tried all maintenance procedures and have full all-Epson inks. Should I try a different paper setting? Any other tips?
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28alex28 Apr 17, 2013 5:54 PM
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I'm in exactly the same boat. I've got a brand new top spec laptop. I've contacted apple support but all they could recommend was uninstalling and downloading itunes again. Really starting to get fed up, I've got £100s worth of iTunes videos and can't watch any of them.
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Under Win 8 x64, to watch GameOfThrones 1080p from iTunes runs my i3 3225 CPU at 100% and runs my i5 3550 at 85%, with itunes(32bit) app + decrypt_track(32 bit) + "system" at 30% each. Watching a non-drm 1080p video is under 5% on i3. I would suggest Apple might update their itunes software for 64 bit platforms and/or remove drm.
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Yes, yes, yes! Come on Apple we REALLY have tried to be loyal, but when iTunes movies ONLY play on every other system BUT Apple 'loyalty' is DIFFICULT to maintain. Many thaks in anticipation.
msgeo May 18, 2013 12:56 PM
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Hello Apple? Are you listening?
Brand new Windows 8 I3 laptop, all drivers up to date, latest version of itunes, computer audio and itunes preferences the same audio setting (16bit, 44.1khz).....
Both movies I bought for a trip had audio lag just as stated in multiple posts here. My wife bought 2 other movies through B&N Nook and they played perfectly....guess where my money is going in the future?
AkashaJSummer May 19, 2013 12:31 AM
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I just discovered another iTunes audio/video sync issue that I had fix. If anyone has PowerDVD and Malwarebytes installed and you're experiencing the iTunes sync issue then you'll need to uncheck Malwarebytes "Website Blocking" feature by right clicking Malwarebytes in the task bar and unchecking it.
tedum3 Jun 1, 2013 10:16 PM
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this did not help me...ugh any other suggestions?
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troy1971 Jun 15, 2013 1:56 PM
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Use quicktime. Solves it......download off apple web site
kazvye Jun 15, 2013 2:03 PM
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My Quicktime stopped working as well; the time moves but I get no picture and no sound. And every time I try it says I have to login to iTunes to view purchased content (which it is), which I do and then I just get a message telling me this computer is already authorised.
troy1971 Jun 16, 2013 12:36 AM
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You need your itune page open with your downloaded video and your quicktime icon close by. Then highlight your itunevideo and drag into quicktime and then watch.
Grandmoffsafa Jul 9, 2013 1:48 PM
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Thanks to Mr Me I was able to solve this problem on a Windows 7 Pro x64 PC and their when I called technicall support they tol'd me to just redownload The Dark Knight Rises which I did and, the audio lag was not their so thank you once again Mr Me you've made my day unlike apple customer support people who outside the technical department probably don't know anything tech and are just their to pick up the phone.
rodgers712 Jul 13, 2013 8:04 AM
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SO none of the fixes work. Had this problem with Itunes and Quicktime. Audio and video start out in sync then always get worse. Have resorted to trying to find a free virus free converter so I can just watch them on a thumb drive on my TV but Apple blocks everything but their music. NO luck so far no converters are free. If you own Apple stock I would sell these guys lack business sense when it comes to maintaining customers why can't such a obvious problem be addressed its like they make crap PC compatable software so you just buy Apple products once you get angry after they never work right. Anyways if someone comes up with a better fix thats not a duct tape job let me know.
Captorhinus Jul 16, 2013 10:09 PM
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I'd like add my two cents: I found this Apple link that discusses video/audio sync issues with iTunes.
Rented an iTunes movies and had the sync issues noted here. I tried adjusting all sorts of audio settings. Go down far enough and this link is telling you to disable Direct3D video acceleration in Quicktime for Windows Vista or Windows 7. The next suggestion is to Disable DirectX in QuickTime for Windows Vista or Windows 7. It tells you how to get to the QuickTime preferences.
Apple says they are going to refund my rental price... still waiting for that but am sure it will happen. Now my problem is that I don't want to rent another iTunes movie to try the above.... it might not work and am not sure if I can get my money back again.
So anyone care to try this - and let us know if it works?
kazvye Aug 3, 2013 4:00 PM
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Well I don't want to get ahead of myself, and I haven't knowingly done anything, but at present my audio/video seems to be in sync.
That said, I still can't view anything on Quicktime.


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- Reintroduction of loan interest charged to Departments, to replenish the Capital Fund. Capital programme of £78m includes construction and engineering work worth £60m, £3m or 6% more than the previous year.
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- A substantial (82.7%) increase in the Carer's Allowance paid to those who cannot work because they are providing full-time care to a severely disabled person. This is going up from £61.35 to £112.10 per week and will benefit around 320 carers at an additional cost of about £850,000 a year.
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Neuberger Berman
|Financial Services
|New York City, New York, U.S. (1939)
|605 Third Avenue
New York City
Key people
|George Herbert Walker IV
Chief Executive Officer
|Investment management
Mutual funds
Fixed income
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|~$250 billion
Number of employees
|2,000 (2015)
|Serious Investing Since 1939
Neuberger Berman is a private, independent, employee-owned investment management firm. The firm manages equities, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund portfolios for global institutional investors, advisors and high-net-worth individuals.[1]
Founded in 1939,[2] Neuberger Berman is a privately held asset management firm, which is 100%[3][4] owned by its employees. The company provides investment management and financial planning, fiduciary services, and trust services to its clients. It serves pension plans, charitable organizations, sovereign wealth funds and other institutions, as well as high-net-worth individuals and mutual fund investors, both directly and through financial intermediaries and other partners. The firm has a broad range of investment capabilities, which have enabled it to win numerous public strategic partnership mandates, most notably from Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the National Social Security Fund of China.[5] Known as a firm of investors, the firm has maintained a 97% retention rate among its senior investment teams since 2009,[6] and has been recognized for its distinctive firm culture.[7][8]
Neuberger Berman was originally founded as "Neuberger & Berman", in 1939, by Roy R. Neuberger and Robert Berman.
In the decades that followed its founding, the firm's growth mirrored that of the asset-management industry as a whole. Its success in managing separate accounts, led it to establish the Guardian Fund, in 1950, one of the first no-load mutual funds in the United States. Today, the firm's complex of open and closed-end mutual funds, includes other well-known funds, including Century Fund (renamed Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund) and Genesis Fund. In the 1960s, the firm expanded into the management of pension plans and assets of other institutions. In 1979, the firm acquired the Manhattan Fund, from CNA Financial.[9]
Initial Public Offering[edit]
After 60 years as a private firm, in October 1999, Neuberger Berman conducted an initial public offering of its shares and commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol "NEU". With the firm's IPO, Larry Zicklin, who had joined the firm in 1969, retired as Chairman of its executive committee. He was succeeded as Chief Executive Officer by Jeffrey B. Lane, a former Vice Chairman of Travelers Group who had joined the firm in 1998 as Chief Administrative Officer.[10] After this the firm embarked on a growth path by acquiring the Fasciano Fund,[11] Executive Monetary Management,[12] Oscar Capital Management,[13] and the private asset management business of Delta Capital Management,[14]
Lehman Brothers acquisition and bankruptcy[edit]
In July 2003, shortly after the retired Mr. Neuberger's 100th birthday, the company announced that it was in merger discussions with Lehman Brothers. These discussions ultimately resulted in the firm's acquisition by Lehman on October 31, 2003, for approximately $2.63 billion in cash and securities, or approximately 26 times earnings.[15] That transaction closed in October 2003 and from that time, until 2008, Neuberger Berman served as one of the asset management arms of Lehman Brothers' Investment Management Division. In that same year, Lehman acquired fixed income manager Lincoln Capital Fixed Income Management and private equity manager Crossroads Group.[16] While owned by Lehman, the firm continued to grow and acquired other firms, including Sloate, Weisman, Murray and Company, H.A Schupf & Co., and David J. Green & Co., LLC.[17][18][19]
Management Buyout[edit]
On September 15, 2008, virtually unprecedented volatility in global securities markets resulted in Lehman Brothers' collapse and bankruptcy filing. Neuberger Berman continued to operate, notwithstanding Lehman's bankruptcy and sought opportunities to spin itself off from its parent.
On September 29, 2008, Lehman agreed to sell its asset management businesses, including Neuberger Berman, to a pair of private-equity firms, Bain Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman. The transaction was expected to close in early 2009;[20] however, a competing bid was entered by the firm's management, who ultimately prevailed in a bankruptcy auction held on December 3, scuttling the deal with Bain and Hellman.[21]
The firm spun itself off in May 2009, in a transaction recognized by Fund Industry Intelligence as Deal of the Year.[22] Lehman Brothers' creditors initially retained a 49% common equity interest in the firm and a $875 million preferred equity stake.[21] with a coupon that climbed to 10% over three years. The preferred equity position has also been fully repaid.[23] The new entity, including Neuberger, Lincoln Capital, and Crossroads, was named Neuberger Berman Group LLC.[24] Under employee control, Larry Zicklin rejoined the firm as a member of the Board of Directors. Lehman Brothers creditors have received over $1.5 billion from the employees of Neuberger Berman, dwarfing the proceeds paid by Barclays and Nomura for businesses representing 90% of Lehman Brothers employees.[25]
Independence and Expansion[edit]
Since its reemergence as an independent firm, Neuberger Berman has enjoyed a period of sustained growth. The firm increased its assets under management 14% per year from 2010 to 2014,[26] reaching $250 billion,[27] which placed the firm at the top of its peer group by asset growth.[28] The firm currently employs approximately 2,000 people,[29] and has expanded beyond its traditional equity focus into the growing areas of emerging markets debt,[30] high-yield bonds,[31] liquid alternatives and private equity,[32][33] among other strategies. During this period the firm expanded its global presence, adding coverage offices in key Asia-Pacific markets and elsewhere to be closer to a growing overseas client base.[34]
The end of 2014 marked Neuberger Berman's return to full employee ownership, highlighting the firm's independence and clearing the path for future growth.[35][36] Employee ownership has been recognized by industry leaders as a key factor in the success of asset management firms, and Neuberger Berman's position as an employee-owned firm is cited as a reason for its high talent retention rate.[37] In addition, the firm was named by Pensions & Investments a Best Place to Work in Money Management in 2013, 2014, and 2015.[38][39][40]
The firm is headquartered in the Neuberger Building, located at 605 Third Avenue in New York City, an Emery Roth and Sons designed building, built by Fisher Brothers. In addition, the firm has approximately 16 other offices in key countries around the world. Regional headquarters are in Hong Kong, London and Tokyo, and has additional primary portfolio management centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, The Hague and Singapore.[41] The firm has been in its current headquarters since consolidating its 522 Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue locations in 1992.
In May 2014, the company announced that it will move its headquarters to Vornado Realty Trust's tower at 1290 Avenue of the Americas in midtown Manhattan. The move is scheduled for late 2016.[42]
Collectively, Neuberger Berman's philanthropic efforts are called NB Impacts. NB Impacts includes both employee community service and the grant-making actions of the Neuberger Berman Foundation.[43] The Neuberger Berman Foundation offers grants focusing on at-risk children, youth educational programs, and economic sustainability.[44][45][46][47]
Neuberger Berman conducts an annual week-long program in the spring called "Celebration with Service," which holds community service events in the cities where the firm has offices.[43][48][49] For its 75th anniversary year in 2014, the firm's "Celebration with Service" supported 75 volunteer projects worldwide.[43] Since 2012, NB Impacts has deployed more than 4,500 volunteers to work with over 5,000 youth and 800 senior citizens, and also includes approximately 2,000 volunteer hours spent on improving parks and community spaces.[43][50] Through the years, some of the programs Neuberger Berman has been involved in are: The Y,[51] Homes for Heroes,[52] Per Scholas,[53] C-CAP,[54] New York City Service,[55][56] and Habitat for Humanity.[57]
Corporate art collection[edit]
Contemporary art in the workplace has been part of Neuberger Berman's corporate culture since 1939, when renowned collector Roy Neuberger co-founded the investment firm.[58] In 1990 the firm began developing its own art collection.[59][60] The firm's corporate art collection was absorbed into the Lehman Brothers collection but Neuberger Berman repurchased many of them when the collection was sold at auction in 2010.[61] Today, the Neuberger Berman Collection supports the work of contemporary artists, prominently displaying their work in the firm's hallways, reception areas and meeting rooms.[58] The collection creates a stimulating and enriching environment for both employees and visitors.
Notable employees and alumni[edit]
- Larry Zicklin
- Roy R. Neuberger
- Jeffrey Lane[62]
- George Herbert Walker IV
- Joe Amato[63]
- Brad Tank[64]
- Erik Knutzen[65]
- Marvin Schwartz[66]
- Gary Kaminsky[67]
- David DiDomenico[68]
- Jennifer Fleiss
See also[edit]
- ^ Neuberger Berman Commemorates Firm's 75th Anniversary With Annual "Celebration With Service"
- ^ Institutional Investor: Neuberger Berman Rises from the Ashes
- ^ New York Times Dealbook: A Chief Delivers Neuberger Berman From the Shadow of Lehman
- ^ Pensions & Investments: Neuberger Berman employees put a bow on buyback
- ^ Institutional Investor: Neuberger Berman Rises From the Ashes
- ^ Neuberger Berman Completes MBO from Lehman
- ^ Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work 2013
- ^ Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work 2014
- ^ Funding Universe
- ^ Law.com Lehman Brothers/Neuberger Berman
- ^ Neuberger Berman to Acquire Investment Advisor to Small-Cap Blend Fund; Fasciano Fund Will Expand Neuberger Berman's Mutual Fund Offerings
- ^ Neuberger Berman to Acquire Executive Monetary Management
- ^ Highbeam: PR Newswire
- ^ Neuberger Berman to Acquire Private Asset Management Business From Delta Capital Management
- ^ Thomas, Landon Jr. (2003-07-23). "Market Place; Lehman to Buy Neuberger Berman For $2.6 Billion". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ Institutional Investor: Neuberger Berman Rises from the Ashes
- ^ BusinessWire.com: Portfolio Management Team Sloate Weisman Joins
- ^ Neuberger Berman Inc Acquires HA Schupf Co
- ^ Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value A
- ^ Neuberger Berman sold for $2.15B, September 29, 2008
- ^ a b http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/business/04lehman.html Managers Win Auction for a Part of Lehman
- ^ Fund Industry Intelligence 2009 Deal of the Year
- ^ http://fortune.com/2012/09/26/how-to-survive-a-wall-street-meltdown/
- ^ https://www.nb.com/MYP/NB/PUB/24771/NSP/C/H/B/Q/SplashPage.html?userId=3U37Lqa1240953042000
- ^ http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article/3307496/Neuberger-Berman-Rises-From-the-Ashes.html
- ^ NY Times DealBook: A Chief Delivers Neuberger Berman from the Shadow of Lehman
- ^ Neuberger Berman corporate website
- ^ NY Times DealBook: A Chief Delivers Neuberger Berman from the Shadow of Lehman
- ^ Neuberger Berman corporate website
- ^ Neuberger Berman Hires Emerging-Market Debt Team from ING
- ^ Neuberger Berman picks senior portfolio manager for global bonds
- ^ Neuberger Berman adds former Carlyle mezzanine head Susan Kasser
- ^ Institutional Investor: Neuberger Berman Rises from the Ashes
- ^ Bloomberg: Neuberger Berman Boosts Assets in East Asia
- ^ NY Times DealBook
- ^ Pensions & Investments: Neuberger Berman Employees Put a Bow on Buyback>
- ^ FundFire: Neuberger Puts Lehman 'Dark Days' in the Past
- ^ Pensions & Investments: Best Places to Work 2013
- ^ Pensions & Investments: Best Places to Work 2014
- ^ Pensions & Investments: Best Places to Work 2015
- ^ www.nb.com contact information
- ^ Neuberger Berman to Move Headquarters to Vornado Tower
- ^ a b c d Neuberger Berman Commemorates Firm's 75th Anniversary With Annual "Celebration with Service"
- ^ Company Overview of The Neuberger Berman Foundation
- ^ THE NEUBERGER BERMAN FOUNDATION | GuideStar
- ^ Neuberger Berman Lung Cancer Research Center | Weill Cornell Medical College
- ^ Summer of serving one's community | The Queens Chronicle
- ^ Neuberger Berman Marks Anniversary with Annual "Celebration with Service" Community Service Events
- ^ Neuberger Berman Begins Annual "Celebration with Service" Community Service Events
- ^ Neuberger Berman employees help spruce up community | Pensions & Investments
- ^ How the Y's partnership with the Neuberger Berman Foundation is helping change lives | YM & YWHA
- ^ Berman Gives Back to Homes For Heroes Veterans | Nyack-Piermont Patch
- ^ Neuberger Berman | Per Scholas
- ^ "Everything speaks" or, C-CAP Alumni Get Coached by the Marketing Masters
- ^ DYCD and NYC Service Conclude the 3rd Annual Summer of Service Initiative | NYC Department of Youth & Community Development
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Twin River Event Center; Lincoln, RI
The 2014 Manufacturing Renaissance Gala
This year, on October 25th, RIMA partnered with its manufacturing education leaders from makeRI to celebrate the continuing renaissance of manufacturing. We recognized the extraordinary efforts of our partners in the RI Manufacturing Renaissance Collaborative (the MRC) -- Chafee Center at Bryant University, Polaris MEP and CommerceRI. We also recognized the RI Foundation for their support of the RI community and especially manufacturing. Over 200 guests enjoyed the great food, camaraderie and wonderful conversation.
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Note, 1. The administration of public justice by the magistrate is an ordinance of God; in it the scales are held, and ought to be held by a steady and impartial hand; and we ought to submit to it, for the Lord's sake, and to see his authority in that of the magistrate, Rom. 13:1; 1 Pet. 2:13. 2. The observance of justice in commerce between man and man is likewise a divine appointment. He taught men discretion to make scales and weights for the adjusting of right exactly between buyer and seller, that neither may be wronged; and all other useful inventions for the preserving of right are from him. He has also appointed by his law that they be just. It is therefore a great affront to him, and to his government, to falsify, and so to do wrong under colour and pretence of doing right, which is wickedness in the place of judgment.


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Burn Effigies, Not Korans
My friend Jim Guirard called me today with an interesting idea. The pastor planning to burn the Koran may not want to look emasculated by backing down. But rather than all or nothing, why not propose a more constructive alternative than an act of hatred? (Which, by the way, burning a Koran indisputably is: a senseless act of hatred.) Rather than burning something that a quarter of the world's population considers to be a sacred and holy book, why not make effigies of all 19 of the 9/11 hijackers and burn those instead? What reasonable Muslim could possibly object to that? It is no insult to Muslims in general, but only an insult to murderous thugs (and maybe to their families; but that's just tough luck). Rather than giving an excuse (not a reason, but an excuse) for other crazed and hateful terrorists to strike Americans , burning these effigies AND INVITING MODERATE MUSLIMS TO ENDORSE THE EFFORT would instead serve to drive a wedge between Muslim haters and those Muslims who are humane and decent people.
Frankly, I'm not for burning anything. I think it's silly. But if you're determined to burn something, why not pick a more carefully targeted "victim" of the burning so that it sends the message wthout unnecessary and counterproductive offense?
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The Wenatchee (Wash.) Wild have yet to solve the Kenai River Brown Bears, largely because the Wild are having a hard time solving Bears goalie Zach Quinn.
The Brown Bears moved to 5-0 this season against the Wild on Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex with a 2-1 North American Hockey League victory in front of 708 fans.
The Wild have outshot the Bears in all five games, but Quinn is 4-0 against the Wild. Kris Oldham picked up the other win.
Quinn made 48 saves in a 3-1 win Friday, then made 42 on Saturday.
The same two teams drop the puck tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the sports complex.
To attack or not to attack, that is the question for Brown Bears defensemen.
Whether 'tis nobler on the ice to suffer the slings and arrows of a stay-at-home defensemen, or to take arms against a sea of troubles in the opponents' zone, and by opposing score a goal.
Second-year Brown Bears defenseman Judd Loewenstein has been making increasing forays into the opponents' zone of late, and it has been paying off.
In small-schools basketball, the bigger, the better.
The Alaska School Activities Association realignment for the 2012-13 season created a massive Class 1A division. The division, for schools with less than 50 students, has over 100 schools eligible, though not all field basketball teams.
Last season, the Peninsula Conference learned that it's not just the Class 1A state tournament that got huge.
The Peninsula Conference can have up to 15 teams. Last season, six girls teams and nine boys teams played at the conference tournament, a 26-game, four-day affair.
Last season, the Kenai River Brown Bears went into the holiday break with a 12-12-4 record.
All season, then-head coach Oliver David had preached patience, saying the young team would mature in the second half.
The 2012-13 Bears rewarded that patience, closing on a 14-6-2 kick and winning the first two playoff games in franchise history before succumbing to the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in a tight, five-game series.
Friday went from a night to forget to a night to remember for the Cook Inlet Academy boys basketball team.
Facing Yakutat, the consolation champion at the Class 1A state basketball tournament last season, Cook Inlet fell into an 11-6 hole after the first quarter and a 32-12 deficit at halftime in the Cook Inlet Classic game at Cook Inlet Academy.
"All these alumni, family and friends were home and had a chance to see this team play that they heard was supposed to be good," CIA coach Justin Franchino said. "I'm surprised they didn't leave at halftime."
The Kenai Central alumni team will look to snap a two-game losing streak to Soldotna on Saturday at the 18th annual Hockey Alumni Game at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.
Warm-ups are at 6:30 p.m. while the game starts at 7 p.m. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children, students and seniors.
The money raised helps the Kenai Central hockey team with travel costs, and helps players who otherwise would not have the money to play.
Kenai Central had won four straight before the current two-game losing streak.
Getting behind a team 2-0 that is backstopped by Cody Harvey is asking for trouble.
The Kenai Central hockey team asked for trouble Tuesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex and got it.
Soldotna held off the Kards 3-2 to move to 3-1 in the North Star Conference and 7-6 overall. Kenai fell to 3-2 in the league.
"We gave up two goals in the first period and we spent the whole game trying to recover from that," Kenai coach Pete Iverson said. "We let Soldotna drive the first period."
Hockey is a game of inches. But it's also a game of the extra mile.
The Fairbanks Ice Dogs put in the extra effort to get a pair of gritty goals in besting the Kenai River Brown Bears 2-1 on Friday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.
The Ice Dogs won for the 10th time in 11 tries to move into pole position in the North American Hockey League Midwest Division with a 20-8-0 record good for 40 points.
The Bears, losers of 12 of 14, fall to 14-12-3 and are tied with the Wenatchee (Wash.) Wild for the fourth and the final playoff spot from the Midwest with 31 points.
Hockey is a game of inches. But it's also a game of the extra mile.
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Listen to the holiday stylings of the versatile Rob Wivchar while you escape from seasonal madness at the Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library on Tuesday, December 7, at 6:00 p.m.
Can't make it to this event? Rob Wivchar will also be at the Schlessman Family Branch Library on Monday, December 13, at 6:00 p.m.
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When was the last time you had caviar? Unless it was a few orange roe eggs sprinkled on top of some sushi, it's probably been awhile; after all, it's fare for celebrations.
This Saturday KitchenCue Chef Shellie Kark will be demonstrating how to make a variety of delicious and indulgent holiday appetizers, including Roasted Baby Beets and Gently Steamed Potatoes with House Made Creme Fraiche and American Sturgeon Caviar. Now doesn't that sound fancy? You don't have to go to a five star restaurant to taste this earthly delight- learn how to make it yourself and wow your party guests while you're at it!
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Help prepare and sample delicious, holiday appetizers that are sure to be crowd pleasers on Saturday, December 4, at 2:00 p.m. at the Schlessman Family Branch Library. Stop on by for a tasty, good time.
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Holiday madness got you down? Take an hour off from your busy schedule and join harpist, Star Edwards in our Beehive. Relax and enjoy her soothing sounds on Saturday, December 4, at 2 p.m. at the Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library.
In addition to being a renowned harpist, Star Edwards is the author of Learn to Play Celtic Harp: Four Levels of Learning, Learn One Hand at a Time, One Clef at a Time. You can even sign up to take lessons from her at the Swallow Hill Music School.
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Join us for some innovative project ideas to make with photos and fabric on Saturday, December 4, 10:00 a.m. at Bear Valley Branch Library and on Sunday, December 5, 2:00 p.m. at the Schlessman Family Branch Library. Leave with a small photo ornament that you make in class!
Discover all the innovative projects that you can do with photos and fabric. Lori Thompson will demonstrate unique gifts that require little to no sewing.
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Want to learn how to download an electronic audio or book to your computer, iPod, or MP3? Join our in-house expert as she shares all the exciting materials we have electronically and how you can do it step-by-step at home on Thursday, December 2, 2 p.m. at the Ross-University Hills Branch Library.
If you've ever wanted to know more about downloadable eBooks, audio eBooks or eFlicks and how to transfer these items to your MP3, iPod, or any other handheld device, this is a wonderful opportunity to ask questions of our in-house expert. Not sure if your handheld device is ready for eMedia? Check out the list of compatible devices!
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Hope you like my new publicity photos! Chris is still in Cleveland, and I'm breathlessly putting together an amazing show for you. Mare Trevathan, Melanie Owen Padilla and GerRee Hinshaw are pouring out their hearts and souls for this extravaganza and it's all to benefit Fresh City Life. Chris tells me via Cleveland that Fresh City Life puts on a variety of cultural events for the citizens of Denver, the great majority of which are free! That's a better deal than universal healthcare!
Homemade holidays are the best! Join us on Wednesday, December 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the Smiley Branch Library to make a fun ornament to add joy and whimsy to your celebrations. Class size is limited, be sure to reserve your spot by calling 720-865-0260.
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Click here to find the number of dropouts, suspensions and expulsions for the 2006-2007 school year for Savannah-Chatham County schools.
Thousands of students, most of them black, are put out of school for bad behavior each year in the Savannah-Chatham school district.
Last year, school officials suspended 6,703 students and expelled 479.
Black students, who made up 66 percent of the local public school population, accounted for 86 percent of the suspensions and 91 percent of the expulsions.
It's a necessary evil, said Pupil Personnel Director Quentina Miller-Fields. The district created rules to maintain order, she said, and too many black students violated them.
"Any violation of the code of conduct will result in suspension or expulsion," Miller-Fields said. "When there are drugs, weapons or fights, we have no choice."
Under the district's zero-tolerance policy, a punishable offense can be as serious as a high school student pushing a rival though a glass trophy case or as simple as an elementary school child bringing a father's pocketknife to show and tell.
Students who are expelled and suspended long-term are sent to alternative school. This year, the district created a new alternative school for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. It enrolled 12 students on opening day.
If students are expelled at alternative school, they aren't allowed in any local public schools. That applied to 163 students last year.
Superintendent Thomas Lockamy said the district has to make teaching and learning its foremost priority but is hiring more social workers and trying to reduce the problems that lead to suspension and expulsion.
"We're having to pay more attention to the social and emotional needs of children than ever before," Lockamy said. "If we don't, we're going to lose them."
Common problem
It's not just a Savannah problem.
"In virtually every school system in every major city in this country, it's typical to see African-American over-representation in suspensions and expulsions," said Indiana University's Russell Skiba. He heads the Equity Project at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy.
Savannah-Chatham's disproportionate numbers didn't occur just in majority black schools.
Ellis Elementary had a 44 percent black student population last school year, but 83 percent of the suspended students were black, and the only student the school expelled was black.
Oglethorpe Academy's black enrollment was 51 percent, but the percentage of black students suspended was 87 percent.
At Coastal Middle, where 36 percent of the students are black, 66 percent of suspended students were black, as were all three students who were expelled.
No research indicates black students misbehave more than whites, Skiba said. Still, black children across the nation, no matter their background, end up in the most trouble.
Skiba's research found white students are typically sent to the office for clear-cut reasons, such as vandalism, cursing or smoking.
But black students tend to get in trouble for subjective things such as loitering in hallways and disrespect.
The disparity has been attributed to everything from poor home training and poor classroom management to behavior stereotypes and personality clashes, Skiba said.
"You can't automatically cry racism, but you can't deny the data either," he said. "It's probably a number of factors, some of which can be fixed by the district."
No quick fixes
Last year, district officials began implementing measures to do just that.
They're increasing the number of social workers who serve the district's 52 schools from 15 to 18.
There is also a student assessment center, which looks into the social issues facing students who are referred for suspension or expulsion. Officials hope addressing problems at home will help improve student behavior at school.
"We've found some have (attention-deficit disorder) that has not been diagnosed, some have had deaths in the family or parents that are incarcerated, which is causing the behavior," Miller-Fields said.
"In the middle schools we have a lot of overage students. If they're growing beards and driving cars, they may also have behavior issues."
One new westside school will be built for kindergarten through eighth grade to avoid social problems typically created when the district brings together 800 middle-grades students from five different communities in one school.
"It's a part of the cultural change I'm trying to bring about," Lockamy said. "I'm not trying to excuse bad behavior away, but there are some behaviors I might take offense to simply because there is a cultural difference there that I don't understand."
Cultural changes and behavior modification don't happen overnight.
During the first 70 days of this school year, 2,295 high school students were referred for suspension or expulsion.
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"The 37 percent seems to confirm the stories that abound of Catholic women who went to Mass every week for years and to confession regularly, but never heard that contraception is wrong. Similarly, how many Catholics have gone through (extensive marriage prep in the Church) by never heard word one about the Church's teaching on sexuality or family planning," she said. "Or perhaps (they) heard some general teachings, and then, with a wink, were told to follow their consciences, with no further guidance about forming their consciences."
A cover story in glossy New York magazine recently dared to question the good of the birth-control pill based on the damage it had wrought on women's lives and bodies. The one institution that proposes a radically different way might just have something to offer the world -- if it only taught it and lived it.
Pope Benedict has been a teacher, first and foremost, reintroducing a proposal that Christ himself offered. Men and women living in service for love of God are good to have around. Enough with the campaign for less Catholicism in the Catholic Church. How about a welcome mat for a good and faithful shepherd who, with confidence and humility, speaks with clarity about the teachings of the Catholic Church, "proposing the good news of Jesus Christ to a disenchanted world," as George Weigel puts it in his book "Evangelical Catholicism."
The disenchanted are everywhere, even in the pews. And they want to be fed, they want to be engaged, they want to be transformed. They don't want more of the same misery omnipresent in the secular world. The world doesn't need a Gospel of misery but of hope. The Church has it, and we should expect the next pope to teach on, infused with a generous and contagious spirit of engagement.
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As Burning Man's 2015 Canival of Mirrors theme – is about mirrors and masks, mazes and merger. It will be a kind of magic show that takes the form of an old-fashioned carnival, we're excited to represent the Burning Man event in Singapore, the crossroads of Southeast Asian culture – that is full of magic.
While the Burner community is small in Singapore, we're growing rapidly and looking for new ways to bring Burning Man's culture to our island home.
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Whilst reading the latest issue of Family Tree magazine (UK issue, Vol 31 No 6, March 2015) I came across an interesting question from a reader in the 'Dear Tom' section. 811 more words
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|Canada and the United States have conducted a large-scale social experiment on the effects of alternative ways of funding expenditures for health care. Two very similar societies, with (until recently) very similar systems of providing health care, have adopted radically different systems of reimbursement. The results of this experiment are of increasing interest to Americans, because the Canadian approach has avoided or solved several of the more intractable problems facing the United States. In particular, overall health expenditures have been constrained to a stable share of national income, and universality of coverage (without user charges) eliminates the problems of uncompensated care, individual burdens of catastrophic illness, and uninsured populations. The combination of cost control with universal, comprehensive coverage has surprised some American observers, who have questioned its reality, its sustainability, or both. We present a comparison of the Canadian and American data on expenditures, identifying the sectors in which the experience of the two nations diverges most, and describing the processes of control. In any system, cost control involves conflict between providers and payers. Political processes focus this conflict, whereas market processes diffuse it. But the stylized political combat in Canada may result in less intrusion on the professional autonomy of the individual physician than is occurring in the United States.
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Controlling health expenditures--the Canadian reality
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Pedal, Pedal, Pedal! The Magic of Learning to Ride a Bike (PHOTOS)Serge Bielanko
This past Christmas, Santa brought my kids something I'd been waiting for for a long time.
Henry, 2, got his first Big Wheel, complete with a big old push-handle for dad to help scoot him around. And Violet, 4, got her first balance bike so she can learn the ropes of doing it herself.
And now that the sun has finally shown up in our neck of the woods, the time has come for us to venture out in the church parking lot down the road and start learning to ride!
As a parent, teaching my kids to be able to ride a bike is probably one of the things I have been most looking forward too AND dreading at the same time. I love bikes and some of the most powerful lingering memories I have from my own childhood are the ones when I recall the feeling of sweet summer evening air blowing through my bowl cut as I pedaled my Mongoose faster and faster up and down the streets around my neighborhood.
Riding a bike is a rite of passage for every kid and I feel bad for any child anywhere who can't experience that for whatever reason.
Still, as a parent now, I somewhat dread the nerve-wracking grip I'm bound to have on my daughter's shoulder and her handlebars as i try and steer her toward a kind of physical and soulful independence she has never really had before. Being able to ride a bike on your own is a huge step toward growing up, huh? And, of course, as much as I want my kids to be able to do that, I also understand that it is symbolic of the fact that they are moving away from me, even as I teach them stuff.
I can't wait though. I cannot wait until the moment, after all of the tears and scraped elbows have faded away, when I let go of each of my kids and they pedal their little legs so hard in a herky jerky line down the road all by themselves.
I just cannot wait.
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First Bike 2 of 20
It usually starts with a Christmas gift or a birthday gift...the first bike. All shiny and colorful, kids simply cannot wait to get it outside.
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All You Need 3 of 20
All you need to get started learning to ride a bike these days is a bicycle, a helmet, and a big old smile.
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Nervous Daddy 4 of 20
You would think that the new bike rider would be the more nervous of the two when it comes to the teacher and the pupil. But you would probably be wrong.
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The Good… 5 of 20
Every parent has their own vision of how they really hope these bike riding lessons will go.
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The Bad… 6 of 20
Sometimes balance is fleeting for young riders-to-be. It's only natural, really. What goes up come down.
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…And the Ugly 7 of 20
It hurts our hearts to watch our son or daughter hit the deck, but we know it has to happen at some point. And we know that they'll be okay.
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Climb Back Up 8 of 20
Even though there might be some tears shed along the way to biking glory, kids are usually so cool about their spills. They climb back up on the horse ready to do it all again. I suspect that it's us moms and dads who feel the falls the most.
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Moment of Truth 9 of 20
Before long, we're going to find ourselves letting go completely. It's such a nerve-racking move; I honestly don't know how I'm going to be able to do it. But I will.
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Get Ready! 10 of 20
First, we hold them safe and tight. But then, we loosen our grip.
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Get Set! 11 of 20
We loosened our grip on the seat or their arm and we take in a very deep gasp of air!
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GO! 12 of 20
We do it! We set them free! And away they go...
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Side Car 13 of 20
Then, of course, we race to catch up, jogging beside them 'just in case'. But they don't even see us anymore. They are free.
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Just Watch 14 of 20
Sooner or later, though, we know we have to stand back and let them do their thing. So we stand back and just watch, prouder than we ever thought possible.
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Hungry Eyes 15 of 20
Once they're up and running, the look of determination on our child's face as they pedal right by us without even a nod or a wave is such an awesome thing.
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Our Little Big Kid 16 of 20
As much as parents sometimes get a little jittery about the future for our kiddos, they usually prove to us that they've got things under control.
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Part of the Gang 17 of 20
And just like that, just like we did when we were their age long ago: our own sons and daughters join the local bicycle gang. Summer will never be the same.
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Anything is Possible 18 of 20
Once our kids start messing around on a bike, it suddenly dawns on us that anything is possible for them in this world.
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Bikes 19 of 20
Bikes need kids to ride them until their wheels fall off. And once mom or dad teaches them to stay up and pedal, kids will happily oblige. It's such a cool relationship that can last a lifetime.
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Ride On, Rider 20 of 20
So ride on, rider. You've earned your stripes and there are a million miles of possibility out there just waiting for you.
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Legendary director Oliver Stone is set to make a movie about U.S. president GEORGE W. Bush - and he's appealing to Josh Brolin to take the title role. Stone, who has previously made movies about former presidents John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Richard Nixon (Nixon), is currently in talks with No Country For Old Men star Brolin and hopes that he will sign on for the currently untitled project. The 61-year-old moviemaker insists Brolin will be perfect for the role of the Republican president. He says, "Josh (Brolin) is actually better looking than (George W.) Bush but has the same drive and charisma that Americans identify with Bush, who has some of that old-time movie-star swagger. I want a fair, true portrait of the man," The director aims to begin production in April (08) as the script - which was penned by Stanley Weiser, co-writer of Stone's 1987 film Wall Street - was completed before the start of the Hollywood writers strike in November (07).


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FEBRUARY 2015 UPDATE: Central Park East II will expand, adding middle school grades, beginning with a 6th grade in 2015. It will be a full K-8 by 2017. The middle school grades are housed in PS 108 building, located a few blocks away.
FEBRUARY 2011 REVIEW: Central Park East II is a close-knit community for families who seek diversity, accessible teachers and an informal but productive atmosphere where children are encouraged to express themselves through creative projects. Like at its sister schools, Central Park East I and River East, much of what is taught here can't be measured by multiple-choice tests. Teachers hold the firm belief that the children's own interests will lead them to explore the world around them in a purposeful and meaningful way.
Each day includes "Worktime," a period for individual exploration of materials from blocks and Lego to art projects and writing. This time becomes more directed as children grow, incorporating reflection and research. "Last year my son was really into Egyptian myths," said parent Maricruz Badia, "Now he's into FELA. Whatever he's into he's been able to explore in school." The school occupies one floor within PS 171, a larger school with a more traditional bent.
First and 2nd grades and 3rd and 4th grades are combined at CPE II, although most kids meet with their own peer group for math. In one classroom, two 2nd graders circled multiples of four on a grid, then closed their eyes and quickly counted by fours up to 60. Second-grade teacher John Kuroda said that a weekly math coach "has played an important role in helping us see how the strongest and the most struggling students can have a meaningful conversation about math." The school does not adhere strictly to any program however.
"We have no gurus here," said Principal Naomi Smith, a former teacher of many grades who has been in the New York City public school system since 1982. "We use elements that work for us." The staff meets on Monday afternoons for two hours and often at other times as well. "The teachers love their jobs," said a kindergarten parent. A number of teachers confirmed this impression.
CPE II classrooms are packed with blocks, sewing projects, plants, books and pets. Wooden lofts serve as quiet workplaces. Most rooms have more than two adults, including student teachers, aides who work with special needs children and sometimes math or literacy coaches. Recess and lunch take place in three shifts mid-morning, beginning at 10:15 a.m. for the youngest students.
Brightly clad CPE II students pop up and down from their seats during lunchtime and draw and play with spinning tops in clusters, while uniformed PS 171 students eat a few tables away in tidy rows under large banners celebrating achievement. At CPE II they avoid labeling kids according to grades, reading levels or math scores.
The school has only part-time secretarial help and no assistant principal. "Adults have many roles here," said Smith. Some parents were helping in the office during our visit, and Smith helped a teacher with a child who was throwing pencils, monitored lunch, pulled kids aside for infractions like passing out gum and met with coaches to schedule extra help for individuals.
Special Education: Two classes mix special and general education students with two teachers, one of whom has special education training. "Having the special education teacher has worked for him," said the mother of a boy who was moved into one of these co-taught rooms in 2nd grade. We saw kids getting lots of individual attention.
Admissions: "Priority goes to those who are traditionally underserved with small, progressive, quality education [in Districts 4, 5 and 6]," said Smith. Parents must take a tour and fill out an application, and then the child visits the school. A pool of candidates is chosen and a lottery follows. (Lydie Raschka, February 2011; updated with middle school information 2015)
At a glance
Number of Students 281
Average Daily Attendance 93%
Students at this school
Free Lunch
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How many teachers say bullying is a problem at school?NA 17% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many teachers say order and discipline are maintained in the school?94% 86% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Number of students in an average kindergarten class22 23 CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Number of students in an average fifth grade classNA 26 CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?100% 84% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many teachers would recommend this school to other parents?100% 87% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many students are chronically absent?18% 22% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many teachers say this school offers enough programs, classes and activities to keep students engaged?
How many teachers say this school does a good job teaching social-emotional skills?
How many teachers say this school does a good job teaching organizational and study skills?
Percent of 3rd, 4th & 5th graders who scored 3 or 4 on the state math exam
Percent of 3rd, 4th & 5th graders who scored 3 or 4 on the state ela exam
Percent of 4th graders who scored 3 or 4 on the state science exam
Are parents involved?
How many parents responded to the school survey?74% 63% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many parents say they attended at least one pta meeting in the last school year?58% 72% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Does the school encourage family involvement?
How many parents say they were invited to an event at the school at least 3 times in the last school year?94% 75% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Do parents like the school?
How many parents would recommend this school to other parents?98% 94% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Special ed & ELL
How well does this school serve students with disabilities?
This school offers self-contained classes.
Percent of self-contained students who scored 3 or 4 on the state math exam:NA 8% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Percent of self-contained students who scored 3 or 4 on the state ELA exam:NA 2% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
This school offers team teaching (ict).
Percent of ICT students who scored 3 or 4 on the state math exam:22% 19% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Percent of ICT students who scored 3 or 4 on the state ELA exam:13% 9% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Percent of SETSS students who scored 3 or 4 on the state math exam:NA 17% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Percent of SETSS students who scored 3 or 4 on the state ELA exam:NA 9% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many parents say students with disabilities are included in all activities?
How many teachers say students with special needs are educated in the least restrictive environment appropriate?
How many parents of students with ieps say this school offers a wide enough variety of services and activities for their children's needs?
How well does this school serve English language learners?
This school does not offer transitional bilingual education
This school does not offer dual language classes
Percent of ell students who scored 3 or 4 on the state ELA exam:NA 6% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
Percent of former ell students who scored 3 or 4 on the state ELA exam:NA 28% CITYWIDE AVERAGE
How many teachers say this school ensures that ells receive the same curriculum as non-ells with appropriate suppports?94% 90% CITYWIDE AVERAGE


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