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ORONO, Maine - The No. 14 University of Massachusetts field hockey program secured a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over No. 9 Michigan on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Brooke Sabia notched a pair of goals to pace the offense while Hannah Prince added one tally and Alexa Sikalis picked up a pair of assist. The win wrapped up competition for the Minutewomen at the University of Maine Invitational, hosted at the UMaine Field Hockey Complex in Orono, Maine.
"I am really proud of our performance today," UMass head coach Carla Tagliente said. "It is always a challenge to play back-to-back games with minimal recovery time. It is a test of resiliency and character and I am proud of the team for leaving it all on the field."
Prince opened scoring early for UMass (2-0 overall) with a goal 9:27 into play. The senior defender took a feed from Sikalis and fired a shot by Michigan goalkeeper Haley Jones for the senior's first tally of the year.
"We improved and adjusted a few things today," Tagliente continued. "The key is that we keep moving forward from here and get better each game."
The Wolverines (0-1) responded with a pair of goals over the remainder of the first half to take a 2-1 lead into the break. Rachael Mack earned the game-tying mark before Michelle Roberts pushed Michigan in front, 2-1 with 8:09 left in the stanza.
Following halftime, Brooke Sabia converted two attempts to push UMass in front, 3-2 with 30:32 to play in the game. Sabia's first strike came 53 seconds into the final frame before the sophomore from Lafayette Hill, Pa., added a second tally at the 39:28 mark of play.
The defense kept Michigan off the scoreboard over the final 30 minutes of competition to give the Minutewomen their second consecutive 2-0 start to a season and only the third since the 2000 campaign.
Sophomore goalkeeper Sam Carlino made a trio of saves over the span of 38 seconds during the final half to keep UMass in front. Carlino stopped back-to-back Rachael Mack attempts at 60:54 and 61:08 before blocking a Lauren Thomas shot following a penalty corner. Carlino finished with seven saves on the day.
Michigan outshot UMass, 14-10; however, attempts were tied at 7-7 in the decisive second half. Penalty corners favored the Wolverines, 9-6 and Jones ended the day with five saves in the cage.
The Minutewomen return to Amherst to host UMass-Lowell for the inaugural Kennedy Cup on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 5 p.m. The Kennedy Cup is named in honor of University of Massachusetts and UMass-Lowell alumnus John F. Kennedy, a long-time supporter of both institutions. Admission to all home games at Garber Field is free of charge.
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The summary below is from the full report titled "Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Progression of Nondiabetic Renal Disease. A Meta-Analysis of Patient-Level Data." It is in the 17 July 2001 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 135, pages 73-87). The authors are TH Jafar, CH Schmid, M Landa, I Giatras, R Toto, G Remuzzi, G Maschio, BM Brenner, A Kamper, P Zucchelli, G Becker, A Himmelmann, K Bannister, P Landais, S Shahinfar, PE de Jong, D de Zeeuw, J Lau, and AS Levey, for the ACE Inhibition in Progressive Renal Disease Study Group.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are a type of medication used to treat high blood pressure. The ACE inhibitors have clearly been shown to prevent worsening of kidney disease caused by diabetes. Some studies suggest that ACE inhibitors benefit nondiabetic people with kidney disease, while other studies do not. More than 350,000 people in the United States have end-stage kidney disease and require either dialysis, a procedure that filters the blood through an artificial kidney machine, several times a week, or a kidney transplant to stay alive. It is important to know whether ACE inhibitors might prevent worsening of kidney disease and keep some people from needing dialysis and transplantation.
To find out whether ACE inhibitors prevent worsening of kidney disease when the kidney disease is not due to diabetes.
The study included 1860 patients with kidney disease but no diabetes. The patients had participated in any of 11 previous studies. In these studies, patients had been randomly assigned to treatment with ACE inhibitors, another type of blood pressure medicine, or placebo. Placebos are substances that look like the medicine but contain no active ingredients.
Rather than do a new study, the researchers combined data from all patients who had participated in previous smaller studies of ACE inhibitors in nondiabetic people with kidney disease. Combining studies in this manner is a technique called patient-level meta-analysis; this type of study can help answer questions when several smaller studies have conflicting results. The researchers measured blood pressure and the amount of protein in the urine and compared the results in patients who received ACE inhibitors with those in patients who received other blood pressure medicines or placebo. Larger amounts of protein in the urine indicate worse kidney disease.
Kidney function was better preserved in patients who received ACE inhibitors than in patients who received other drugs or placebos. Patients who received ACE inhibitors also had greater decreases in both blood pressure and urine protein levels. However, better blood pressure control and lower urine protein levels in the people taking ACE inhibitors did not explain the kidney benefits.
Patients were followed for an average of just over 2 years, so it is not known whether the benefit from ACE inhibitors is greater or smaller after longer periods of treatment. The study does not tell us whether ACE inhibitors benefit persons who have very mild kidney disease and no protein in the urine.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors help prevent worsening of kidney disease that is unrelated to diabetes.
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Hotel Green View Ranthambhore
Near Forest Saffari Booking Office, Ranthambhore Road, Sawai Madhopur, India
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Hotel Green View Ranthambhore is located at Ranthambhore Road, perfectly situated for Ranthambhore National Park. It is 3 km from Sawai-madhopur railway station.
We are surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature!!
Hotel Green View has 9 Rooms (4 Std , 4 Dlx Room & 1 Luxury Room). The rooms are well furnished with very clean and spacious bathrooms, all having running hot and cold water. All rooms have been very tastefully furnished with great attention to detail.
In Room Facilities:
• Attached bathrooms provide majestic sensation
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• Comfortable sitting area
• Laundry service
• 24-hour room service
Fully Furnished Rooms
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Cable Television
Multi cuisine restaurant
Room Service
Laundry Services
Doctor on Call
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Village and City Tour
Excursions Around National Park
Local Guide & Sightseeing Arrangements
Pick up from Railway Station on Request
It would be ideal for families and small groups, as the service is very personalized.
The food here is undoubtedly excellent, with many vegetarian and non-vegetarian options to choose from.
A must for everyone who loves Wildlife & Nature Photography. We can also provide safari bookings, please email for details.
Disponibilità e tariffePer visualizzare la disponibilità e i prezzi, seleziona le date e fai clic su "Aggiorna date"
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- Aria condizionata
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- TV via cavo
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- Mappe della città gratuite
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- Travel Desk per i tour
Politica di cancellazioneQuesta proprietà ha una politica di cancellazione di 1. La mancata cancellazione entro questo intervallo di tempo si tradurrà in una penale pari alla prima notte di pernottamento.
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Please email details of your arrival in Sawai-Madhopur, and we will send a pickup to the station (200Rs).
If you have not sent us the details of your arrival you can hire a auto to the green view. It should cost about 90Rs.
The Sawai Madhopur Junction is 3 K.M. far from our hotel and the Bus Depot is at the distance of 3 K.M.
The nearest Airport is at Jaipur which is 180 K.M. far from our hotel.


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I have been thinking about this for quite some time now. In fact as I was working my hips and butt off (literally) during my workout, I was pondering this question.
I tried on all my clothes earlier this morning and was so happy to see that I am back in my size 12's and some of them have room to spare. This is down from a size (tight) 14 to 16 in June depending on what pants I was wearing.
So how will this time be different? How will I convince myself to maintain vs lose again?
Well, I think the answer is simple. Spark people!
I plan on continuing to track my food and my workouts even after I reach my goal weight. I am afraid if I don't, I will become complacent and decide it doesn't matter, but it sure does.
I have probably gained and lost the same 25 to 35 lbs over the last 35 years and I really don't want to do it again. It is hard work.
I think this time will be different because of the fact that I look forward to my workouts and the fact that it has helped me so much with my migraines without daily preventative medication that I took that really caused a lot of the weight gain to begin with. I have gone from 18 migraines a month to maybe 3 to 5. If I ever need to remind myself of that, I will come back and read this blog and kick myself in the butt if I have given up on exercise. Not that I think I will, but it is a good reminder all the same.
I really don't think I would have been anywhere near as successful at this weight loss if it wasn't for all my wonderful spark friends- who support, encourage and commiserate every single day. It is the best support group I have ever had and I appreciate every single person on this site and really want to thank Chris D for starting it and for spreading the spark to begin with, What an awesome person to spend his own money to encourage others to get healthy!
Thanks to all of my spark friends and let's keep on spreading the spark each and every day of our life!
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I am so happy to read how well you are doing! The migraines becoming much less frequent are I am sure a HUGE relief. I have never had a migraine and I am very thankful for it. Congratulations for fitting into your much smaller clothes! You are working really hard at your goals, and I am really proud of you! Thank you for being such a fantastic inspiration!
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ah, migraines, I totally understand that one. I have noticed my migraines have gotten SO much better since I started exercising also. I feel so much better. I keep gaining and losing 100 pounds. EEK. I am really hoping that this time will be the last time, and I will kept it lost forever once I lose my final 30 pounds.
I love how the clothes are fitting better also. I am glad yours are fitting better!!!
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That is awesome about your clothes and going down in size! It is such a great feeling! I totally agree about SP and Chris D.! Such an great place for support and developing friendships from it with people all over the world!! That is why I never stopped checking in every day for my dose of inspiration and checking in with all! It has kept me going and this time is different for me too! SP rocks!!! I am thankful for my SPF's too!
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I am right there with you. I blogged about my renewed committment.
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Woo Hoo , congrats on your success !! That NSV is huge ! I think you will be fine with maintenance , we have all tools in front of us ! Just have ti be vigilant with tracking , this is also a fear of mine !!
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You are always doing so well and always moving forward. Let me tell you why this time will be different, yes you do your exercises every day and you love it and yes you track your food. But this time you have your buddies, me included who will keep you motivated and on track. You go girl, keep moving it and never look back.
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plan..you give just as much support as given and thank you! Keep Sparking
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........... Just know too ......... You are an inspiration to me! So many times I have seen on the friend feed you are going to the gym .......... or just got back and that is a nudge to me too! ............... (we all spark one another) and I feel the same way ............. THIS time I feel really confident it will work .......... cos coming here daily really reinforced good habits ............ and the tracking really helps! ......... also that is great the migraines are waning ............. proof that exercise helps all body parts ..................
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UWG's 5th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program will feature renowned speaker and Presidential honoree, Dr. Calvin Mackie. The Center for Diversity and Inclusion will host the program on Thursday, Jan. 16. At 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public. "Annually, our office develops a theme relating to the principles of Dr. King and warriors of the Civil Rights Movement," said Deirdre H. Rouse, interim director for the Center of Diversity and Inclusion. Student involvement is paramount; therefore they continue to have an active role in the yearly Martin Luther King, Jr. Program along with highlighting their community service. UWG students will master the ceremony, usher, greet, and introduce the speaker.
We are inviting all the organizations at the University of West Georgia to participate in a Stroll-off. This event will basically showcase our organizations on campus while entertaining them with dance and music.
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There's a "story" out there about Jamal Charles asking Peyton Manning for an autograph after the game.
And I say: so what?
Here's a related story: back on 1987, the player strike was going on. The replacement players were brought in to play a few games.
After the lone dolphins home game, two players approached Don Shula and asked him for an autograph.
And this was in a day before autographs were big. Ridiculous? Maybe. But I still love it.
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Education historian Diane Ravitch speaks about teacher accountability on PBS's American Graduate, a project addressing the country's high school dropout crisis.
About 100 protesters from the Boston-area Youth Organizing Project, Alliance for Education Justice and the National Campaign for Quality Education held a "Rhee-Action" protest in November 2011 outside of a Michelle Rhee speaking engagement in Boston. The former superintendent of education in Washington, D.C., recommended implementing her education "reform" plan in Boston's public school system. The students, teachers and local organizers protesting made it clear they did not support Rhee's reforms and that her advice was unwelcomed in the debate over Boston's schools.
Check out the video below! And click here to read more about the event in The Daily Free Press.
Appleseed asks parents, educators and student board members to take action to make schools more equitable across the nation.
And be sure to check out Appleseed's Resource Equity Assessment Document, a great resource for school boards and communities to measure the distribution of educational resources within and between districts. Download it here!
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, an OTL partner, has released "An Arkansas Student Bill of Rights," which details what students and parents should expect from their school districts and the resources and opportunities to which they are entitled in order to receive a quality education and reach their full potential. Watch the video, then download the report here!
In late March 2012, Massachusetts student advocates from Youth On Board and the Boston Student Advisory Council joined up with Chicago student advocates from Voices of Youth in Chicago Education at a press conference to push for the inclusion of student input in teacher evaluations in Chicago public schools. The MA students won their voice in teacher evaluations in June 2011. In April 2012, the Chicago public schools announced its new teacher evaluation system will include a pilot program for student feedback. The two groups of students connected at the 2011 National Opportunity to Learn Summit in Washington, D.C.
From AQE, a great video recap of advocacy efforts in NY and the difference parents, students and teachers can make in the fight for quality public education.
Raise Your Hand Campaign is a student-led research initiative in New Orleans schools that pulled together student testimony and research from 6 different public high schools to examine the opportunities, or lack thereof, available to students in the years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. The report the students assembled (download here) examines everything from teaching quality and student support services to physical environment and school food, and gives each school a report card and recommendations for improvement. Altogether, the Raise Your Hand Campaign is a stunning example of students organizing to make their voices heard in the education reform debate. Watch the video chronicling their initiative below.
In 2007, students from the Boston Student Advisory Council began demanding a voice in teacher evaluations. After designing a student-to-teacher feedback form, they had it approved by the Boston School Committee and implemented throughout the district. In 2011, the MA Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to make student feedback a mandatory component of official teacher evaluations.
On March 14th, Alliance for Quality Education held a rally in Albany, NY, to demand equitable funding for the state's public schools and support for struggling schools. Over 1,800 students, parents and educators attended the rally. Tina Dove, Director of the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign, spoke about the importance of organizing and the need for residents to make their voices heard to elected officials.
Arkansas Public Policy Panel Executive Director Bill Kopsky outlines 8 characteristics of effective school systems that guarantee every child has an opportunity to learn. This clip is excerpted from a longer television workshop on the Arkansas dropout rate that aired in November on AETN - the Arkansas PBS affiliate.
Michael Diedrich, policy analyst for Minesota 2020, explains why quality education is unlike other goods and services provided by the competitive market and why market-based education policy is the wrong approach for reform.
(Associated Press) - Educators fear that a new measure that will slash $4 billion in funding to Texas public schools over the next two years will permanently handicap them because it removes any long-term obligation for the state to maintain a minimum support level.
Normally, a school's funding level is determined by a formula based on enrollment, but for the first time since World War II the Legislature has reduced per-student funding, a trend that could continue under the new school finance law.
Education advocates argue lawmakers could fund everything else before appropriating education money, potentially leaving schools with a smaller chunk of state money each year.
Members of Young Voices Rhode Island recently conducted an analysis of the state's education system and developed vision for education reform for the state. Their vision does not lay blame on any one group, but instead looks at the whole education system, suggesting ways to improve the performance of districts, principals, teachers, and students. The students met with Governor Chafee on May 12, 2011 to present their plan, and will be following up with his policy team.
Today the NAACP released Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate, Under Educate, a stunning look at the human and economic impact of our country's overfunding of prisons and underfunding of education.
CNN's Christine Romans spoke to NAACP president Benjamin Todd Jealous and Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist on prison spending, as detailed in NAACP's new report: Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate, Under Educate. Cities covered in the report include Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA, Indianapolis, IN, Jackson, MS, Houston, TX, and New York, NY.
With state budgets buckling, American teachers are facing the erosion of tenure protection, employee benefits, and other job protections that they fought for and won years ago.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has rightly argued that painful spending cuts will be needed to close New York's projected $10 billion deficit. The hard truth is that it is impossible to cut spending deeply without cutting the state's huge outlays for education and health care. That means that New York's most vulnerable citizens — schoolchildren, the elderly, the poor, the sick — will feel a disproportionate amount of the pain.
After a 30-minute press conference in which eight Senate Democrats (and Billy Easton of the NYSUT-backed Alliance for Quality Education) made the case to extend an income tax surcharge on the top three-percent of earners, Easton and Sen. Jose Peralta said they were open to raising the tax floor about $200,000.
A message for Gov. Cuomo rang through the halls of the state Capitol on Wednesday. Parents, students and teachers are not happy with proposed cuts to education in New York State.
SYRACUSE -- Education advocates boarded a bus to Albany Wednesday morning to join hundreds of other New Yorkers for Education Lobby Day.
Courtesy Kyle Hughes of NYSNYS, here's footage from Wednesday's Alliance for Quality Education rally at Albany's Washington Avenue Armory.
ALBANY -- Hundreds are rallying in Albany today as part of Education Lobby Day 2011.
They're demanding Gov. Cuomo reduce education cuts by rejecting multi-million-dollar tax cuts for the wealthiest New Yorkers.
ALBANY – Jennifer Holmes has twin third grade grandchildren attending Albany School for the Humanities on Whitehall Road.
She joined hundreds of other citizen activists to rally and then walk to the State Capitol to urge lawmakers to reorder their spending priorities.
ALBANY -- New York's loss could be New Jersey's $350 million gain if the "millionaires tax" is allowed to sunset at the end of this year.
1200 parents and students from across the state were joined by elected officials, clergy, teachers and community organizations in a rally against the proposal by Governor Cuomo to enact $1.5 billion in cuts to schools combined with $4.6 billion in tax cuts for wealthy New Yorkers. The rally, at the Albany Armory, was followed by a march to the Capitol and Legislative Office Building and lobby visits with legislators. Governor Cuomo's cuts are the largest ever proposed in the history of New York State, the tax cuts for the state's highest income earners are supported by the Senate Republican Majority as well as the Governor. Polls show that three-quarters of New Yorkers oppose the education cuts and two-thirds of New Yorkers oppose tax cuts for high income earners. If the cuts are enacted, schools across the state will need to get rid of thousands of teachers, guidance counselors and librarians, cut arts, sports, music, college and career prep courses and basic educational services.
ALBANY — A Republican state senator said on Wednesday that he would introduce legislation to extend a temporary state income tax surcharge on wealthy New Yorkers, a move that could shift the political calculus around a measure strongly supported by Democratic lawmakers but opposed by most Republicans and by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
ALBANY, March 10, 2011 --1200 parents and students from across the state were joined by elected officials, clergy, teachers and community organizations in a rally against the proposal by Governor Cuomo to enact $1.5 billion in cuts to schools combined with $4.6 billion in tax cuts for wealthy New Yorkers.
People across the country are speaking out to stop the devastating budget cuts and attacks on teachers that are turning public education, a critical underpinning for our democracy, into a battleground. The OTL Campaign also wants to ensure that the voices of our nation's classroom teachers are heard—those people entrusted with our children's future, and by extension, with our nation's future—about the impact of those attacks. We urge you to read this Wisconsin teacher, who weeps for that future.
Ninety percent of brain development happens during a child's first five years. But, surprisingly, only 16 percent of Long Islanders believe that these early years should get top priority in education funding. Shouldn't we be providing more resources to parents of preschoolers and early childhood programs?
The nation's most visible budget battle was heavy on passion and light on legislative attendance Thursday as Wisconsin wrangled over a bill that would strip teachers and other public employees of most of their collective bargaining rights and cut their benefits.
Workers across Wisconsin have continued to pour into Madison today to protest Gov. Scott Walker's plan to dismantle power of the state's unions. Walker recently introduced the Budget Repair Bill, which he says is necessary to help the state deal with its $137 million budget shortfall for 2011. But the move is largely seen as an attack on the state's long-celebrated unions — some of which got Walker elected.
As four game wardens awkwardly stood guard, protesters, scores deep, crushed into a corridor leading to the governor's office here on Wednesday, their screams echoing through the Capitol: "Come out, come out, wherever you are!"
President Obama thrust himself and his political operation this week into Wisconsin's broiling budget battle, mobilizing opposition Thursday to a Republican bill that would curb public-worker benefits and planning similar protests in other state capitals.
Community Actions Seek to Protect Students' Opportunity To Learn
It's not surprising that President Barack Obama focused heavily on both bipartisanism and education in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Despite recent calls for civility following the shootings in Tucson, members of both parties in the divided 112th Congress have their gloves off on health care and immigration policy, with more contentious battles in the queue.
President Obama should be applauded for keeping education at the top of the nation's policy agenda at a time when so many other important issues -- the ongoing recession, two wars, health care, etc. -- demand his attention.
Two dozen demonstrators, including two City Council members, were arrested in Downtown Manhattan Monday as they protested the proposed closing of 25 public schools that the Panel for Educational Policy will vote on this week.
The Department of Education has for years been able to predict which schools will fail based on a number of factors, but many disadvantaged schools have been blamed for their crummy performance and marked for closure anyway, according to a department analysis obtained by The Post.
Twenty-four people, including two members of the New York City Council, were arrested on Monday at a protest over plans to close two dozen city schools, authorities said.
They stood and formed a human blockade on Chambers Street Monday evening. The chant could be heard from down the block.
The fight to improve urban schools in New Jersey has had its ups and downs. At steep expense, we have seen only modest gains in most districts.
Education reform is about to return to the headlines, if not the floor of Congress, if President Obama's State of the Union is any indication. Obama built his feel-good speech Tuesday night around the uncontroversial theme of "winning the future" and nestled every major policy issue within this rhetorical frame. He put particular emphasis on education as the path to that victorious future. But the education agenda the president articulated contained no surprises. It's the same one his administration's been selling for the past two years—and it's the same one many of his critics have been fretting about for just as long.
The number of New York City student suspensions more than doubled in the six years after Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took control of public schools and as the city moved toward a zero-tolerance approach toward misbehavior, according to a report released on Thursday.
ALBANY -- Poor and minority students stand to suffer the most from the expected school aid cuts Gov. Andrew Cuomo has promised, according to a new report.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's well-oiled campaign organization recently sent out this fundraising pitch, touting his goal of restraining spending and taxes:
"We need to raise money once again so we have the resources to fight this battle. We cannot allow Governor Cuomo's positions to be misrepresented by special interest campaigns . . . "
When the results of the latest international assessment—the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA—were released, our national leaders sounded an alarm about a national "crisis in education." Our students scored in the middle of the pack! We are not No. 1! Shanghai is No. 1! We are doomed unless we overtake Shanghai!
For the 27th, government officials have yet again been surprised, shocked and dismayed over the latest international test score rankings. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said, "We have to see this as a very serious wake-up call." Former Reagan education official Chester E. Finn Jr. reported that he was "kind of stunned" by the results of the Program for International Student Achievement (PISA) results. In hyperbolic overdrive, he compared the results to Pearl Harbor and Sputnik.
On Sunday, December 5, Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank went on the television newsmagazine 60 Minutes and said in his own way something that progressive educators in general, and the Opportunity to Learn Campaign (OTL) in particular, have been saying for some time. That unless we work to ensure that all children receive a fair and equitable Opportunity to Learn we not only hurt their future but the future prosperity of our society. Please see Chairman Bernanke's quote and a brief segment of his 60 Minutes interview below.
Superman -- sweeping in to solve a crisis?
A national education assessment released Thursday shows that high school seniors have made some improvement in reading, but remain below the achievement levels reached nearly two decades ago.
More than two-hundred students, educators and policymakers attended the first Arkansas Opportunity to Learn Summit at the Hilton in Little Rock.
Dr. John H. Jackson, President of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, speaking at the Arkansas Opportunity to Learn Summit in November 2010 in Little Rock.
Six weeks after Newark's mayor and New Jersey's governor stood in the Oprah Winfrey spotlight and received a $100 million grant to overhaul the state's largest school district, politicians, experts and others say the reform effort is already getting off course, with questionable spending and wasted effort.
Some public schools in Newark are among the best in the city, performing as well as charters in certain areas, according to the annual Kids Count survey to be released today.
Black male students are nearly twice as likely to drop out of high school as their white counterparts. A new study says that statistic and others call for a different approach to help black men and boys succeed.
Black male students in Baltimore are staying in school and receiving their diplomas in higher numbers, school officials said on Wednesday, raising hope that future generations of city youths will gain skills needed for success in life.
African American boys who are suspended at double and triple the rates of their white male peers. English language learners who, for years, remain in separate classes, falling behind their peers and scoring poorly on standardized tests. Disabled students and those with illnesses who are shortchanged at school because of their impairments.
Deborah Meier and Diane Ravitch have found themselves at odds on policy over the years, but they share a passion for improving schools. Bridging Differences will offer their insights on what matters most in education. They discuss the matters surrounding the statement that was issued by the NAACP, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the National Urban League, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the National Coalition for Educating Black Children, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the Schott Foundation for Public Education. The press briefing was canceled at the last minute, when the leaders were invited to meet with Secretary Arne Duncan at the very hour they had scheduled their press briefing.
Seven leading civil rights groups, including the NAACP and the National Urban League, called on U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today to dismantle core pieces of his education agenda, arguing that his emphases on expanding charter schools, closing low-performing schools, and using competitive rather than formula funding are detrimental to low-income and minority children.
It is most politely written, but a 17-page framework for education reform being released Monday by a coalition of civil rights groups amounts to a thrashing of President Obama's education policies and it offers a prescription for how to set things right.
Executive Director, Education Law Center
It bears repeating that "national" or "common" content standards alone, even if adopted and implemented by the states, are insufficient to improve educational quality and performance in public schools serving the nation's high poverty, high minority communities, no matter how well written.
Today, a group of seven education and civil rights groups released a six-point plan for equitable and sustainable national education reform in this country. And, big surprise, the report is basically a 17-page repudiation of the Obama administration's education reform platform.
Andrew Gillum, City Commissioner and Mayor Pro Tem of Tallahassee, Florida, discusses the inequities of property tax-based education funding and the fact that every child no matter where they are born deserves the same opportunity.
Leah Webb, an organizer with Citizen Action of New York, reminds us that an important way for us to pull ourselves out of a recession is to invest in education.
Dylan Torres, of Jóvenes Unidos in Denver, Colorado, reminds us of the potentially huge impact that immigrant youth and students could have, and the importance of organizing them.
Albert Sykes and Marquis Lowe of the Young People's Project in Jackson, Mississippi, talk about organizing and self-educating youth in schools in order to not only ensure successful students, but to lay the foundation for a cohesive community outside school.
Zakita Royster, organizer with the Philadelphia Student Union, asks why students and teachers - but not principals, administrators, police, or policymakers - are the only ones "held accountable."
Sabita Ramsaran is a Youth Organizer for Desis Rising Up and Moving NYC. Ramsaran describes the increasing militarization of public schools in New York City, in particular Hillcrest High School in Queens.
Carlos Loumiet is a Partner at Hunton & Williams LLP and Board Chair of the New America Alliance. Loumiet discusses the role technology can play in ensuring an opportunity to learn for all students.
Greg Jobin-Leeds, Co-Founder and Chair of the Schott Foundation, discusses the need for teacher autonomy - and the need for policymakers to be held accountable as well.
Gail Christopher, VP for Programs at the W.K. Kellog Foundation, discusses her organization's role in effecting change in education policy, and confronting our nation's history of racial conflict.
Russlyn Ali, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the US Department of Education, discusses the crucial role data plays in examining the achievement gap - and fixing it.
Learn about the Opportunity to Learn Campaign, and its fight for four core resources: early childhood education, access to highly effective teachers, college preparatory curriculum, and equitable instructional resources.
Source: National Institute on Early Education Research
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Watch this video to learn more about QUALITYstarsNY, a new voluntary five-star rating and improvement system (QRIS) designed to assess the quality of early care and learning programs across New York State.
Love them or hate them, the proposals collectively known as "school reform" are mostly top-down policies: divert public money to quasi-private charter schools, pit states against one another in a race for federal education dollars, offer rewards when test scores go up, fire the teachers or close the schools when they don't.
Public school teachers and their unions are under a sustained assault that is still unfolding. In 2010 Michelle Rhee, former Washington, DC, schools chancellor, announced the creation of a multimillion-dollar lobbying organization for the explicit purpose of undermining teachers unions.
Philadelphia's schools opened at the start of this school year in the midst of a funding crisis. While state lawmakers dragged their heels on a proposed cigarette tax to provide money for the city's schools, parents, students and teachers took to the streets for a week of protests to demand the full, fair funding their schools deserve. The Media Mobilizing Project captured the week of protests in this great new video.
In early October 2014, parents, students, teachers and community members attended a summit hosted by the Arkansas Opportunity to Learn Campaign. Watch this great video from the event and meet the dedicated members of this statewide campaign fighting for great public schools for all Arkansas students.


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The most ridiculous video, but I loved it!
Check it out and let me know what you think!
If i used 'lol' I'd use it here!!
That is just too too funny lol loved it
you have got to be kidding!! should have something more entertaining and "educational", such as how to "suck" correctly since allot men are so bad at it…
One word. WOW
the kindest word I could find to describe this video would be "stupid!"
That was effen stupid. I watched it for about 45 seconds and had to turn it off.
sickening and stupid
Video is funny and like how the song reminds me of enimem and willow smith.. But yes i wash my ass like a man, then i whip my hair back & forth… Lol
hehe hilarious – loved it too!
That was…. uh…. I think it made me retarded….that was a lil' bit sad, actually…
My ass never gets grodey like that.
Funny vid….if u hate it u obviously wash ur ass like a lady n have a stick up there as well
I do have to admit a few buddys of into a lot of nasty scat play and we have finished we go out back and use the pressure washer on ourselves and our asses
just another sign of pervs in our screwedup society
And some guys don't understand why they don't get resepect.
That was stupid in the first degree. I loved it!!! I am surprised Adam Sandler did not come up with that one.
Complete waste of time. If you let your ass get to this level of dirty, you should be ashamed. Sick and stupid video…
Thanks for sharing a video that's closed captioned! I appreciate it.
That was hysterical. Some of you have no sense of humor whatsoever.
Ironically, some gays don't know how to wash their ass like man, which is sad.
what's the point? not funny. not anything.
There's not much worth commenting on here, really, it wasn't that funny, either, but more silly. I'd think gay men 'do' pay more attention to their bums because: it is 'one' of the main areas critical to our sex, isn't it? Why would this even be a question, duh!
I think I lost a chromosome or two! That was too stupid.
This is by far the stupidest thing I've ever seen, what are you, 10?
that was funny as shit, no pun intended 😉 get over it people if u cant laugh at yourself then what can you laugh at and if u say me then I got my super soaker armed and ready for ya bend over boiiiiiiieee!
LOL that was to funny..
Funny and stupid at the same time but I have seen men at my gym in the shower go at theirs almost as bad.
turned it off about mid way. couldn't finish it.
Don't guys know your supposed to use a wash cloth? Maybe their asses will smell less if they do.
Was that a take-off on a real song? I've heard one that sounded similar but I only heard it once and was never able to find it again.
WOW people really have too much time on their hands
This is so stupid. Really? I made it through roughly 15 secs.
I don't know what more upsetting..the five seconds into the song i wasted, the fact that people think this passes as humor or that I am spending another five seconds commenting on this horse shit for comedic entertainment. BYE
Umm what about the wash cloth!! There still being nasty
Well I can't speak for anyone other than myself…..I always use wipes after I use t p so my ASS is never dirty or smells…….grow up guys have a little CLASS !!!!!
I could not watch it all but do know that more men should learn how to wash their ass. A quick rinse in the shower is not washing your ass.


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Brokeshoulder Continues Shutout Streak in 10-0 Victory
March 6, 2011
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LUBBOCK, Texas - Ashley Brokeshoulder continued Texas Tech's scoreless innings streak Sunday, pitching four shutout innings in the 19th-ranked Red Raiders' 10-0 victory over Dayton at Rocky Johnson Field.
With the shutout, Tech (21-0) has not allowed a run in its last 26.1 innings, dating back to the sixth inning of the Feb. 27 game against Wichita State. The streak breaks the previous school record of 22.2-consecutive innings set in 2008.
Brokeshoulder (7-0) earned her second win in as many days after allowing only three hits to the Flyers to go along with three walks and six strikeouts. Kermitria Ward pitched a perfect fifth inning of relief.
Despite Tech's first scoreless first inning of the weekend, the Red Raiders responded to post four runs in the second, beginning with a Cydney Allen solo home run to center. Randi Tongate later added a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to left field for another run before Mikey Kenney doubled down the left field line to plate two additional runners.
Raven Richardson added another run for Tech in the third off a single up the middle, scoring pinch runner Meredith Heath from third. Richardson finished the game 3-for-3 at the plate with a run scored and three RBIs.
The Red Raiders put the game away in the fourth, scoring five runs in the inning which allowed Tech to end its eighth-straight game by run rule. Kenney, Allen, and Logan Hall all added RBIs early in the frame before Richardson closed the inning with a two-run single up the middle.
Sarah Wedel (1-3) earned the loss for Dayton after going 3.1 innings, allowing six runs off six hits and four walks. Dayton (7-7) completed the Red Raider Classic at 2-3 overall.


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Newly wed Orlando Bloom apparently impressed his future in-laws by going the traditional way to seek permission for Miranda Kerr""s hand in marriage.
The 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' star proved an old-fashioned gent after deciding he wanted to secretly wed model girlfriend Miranda Kerr by first seeking the permission of her parents.
"Orlando, being the true gentleman that he is, followed tradition by asking for Miranda's hand in marriage and we had no hestitation," the Daily Express quoted Kerr""s mother Therese as saying.
"We are thrilled to welcome Orlando into the Kerr family," added Therese.
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Food waste recycling business Agrivert has been name the West Oxfordshire Business of the Year.; The company, based at Radford, near Chipping Norton, recycles 750,000 tonnes of organic food waste annually and generates renewable electricity for 4,500 homes at its plant near Cassington.
It also picked up the Abacus Events Green Business Award at the ceremony in front of 260 guests at Heythrop Park, Heythrop attended by Prime Minister and Witney MP David Cameron.
Chief executive Alexander Maddan <<ok>> said: "We have been working in West Oxfordshire for the last 18 years and have built our business by employing great people and having the courage to pioneer great ideas.
"We're very lucky that our ideas for generating electricity from food waste have come at the right time and that our partnerships with the County Council and local farmers have allowed it to come to fruition."
Mr Cameron praised the "inspirational enterprise culture in West Oxfordshire" in a speech at the awards.
He described the finalists, sponsors and winners present as "great role models to have set up, worked in and succeeded in business."
The event raised almost £2,000 for the charity SpecialEffect which provides video game technology for severely disabled youngsters and adults.
The other winners at the awards were: Strategic Mentors Business Person of the Year: John Sharples, Low Power Radio Solutions, Witney Owen Mumford Innovation Award: DFx <<ok>> Technology, Witney Ridgeway Large Business Award, STL Communications, Witney Bloxham Mill Small Business Award: ICEoxford, <<ok>> Witney Floremus <<ok>> New Business Award: Caswell House, Curbridge Blenheim Palace Rural Business Award: Foxbury Farm, Brize Norton Urban Element Social Media Award: The Theatre, Chipping Norton Heythrop Park Tourism and Leisure Award: The Theatre, Chipping Norton Cloud 9 Community and Charity Award: Adventure Plus, Minster Lovell • The finalists in each category are automatically entered into the Oxfordshire Business Awards which take place in June.


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12-24 months| Credit Hours: VariesThe online Post-Baccalaureate Non-degree Certification in Media (School Library Media) program is designed to prepare educators in the following ways:
Students who hold a master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution may apply for admission to the School Library Media Certification program. The number of hours required to complete the program depends on the prior educational background of the student. Students exit the program eligible for S-5 level certification in School Library Media (after also passing the GACE Media Specialist content exam).
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An overview of current materials, including all genre of print and no-print, all formats of fiction and non-fiction materials. An introduction to the criteria of evaluation and the tools and techniques used in selecting all types of materials and equipment for school library media centers.
The course provides an overview of systematic approaches to instructional planning, development, and evaluation.
An introduction to reference sources and services, with, emphasis upon online sources and services, and to the development of reference skills in P-12 learners.
An introduction to technology for media services including basic computer operations, troubleshooting, and networking; internet issues, resources and applications; video resources and production; and technology training and instruction. MEDT 6401 or equivalent; MEDT 7461.
Introduction to school library media cataloging and automation procedures including Sears, Dewey, CIP, and MARC records.
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Sin Chew Media
"Sin Chew Media—a leading Chinese-language newspaper publisher in Malaysia—has implemented a virtualized infrastructure to run its editorial and workflow production system and meet newspaper print deadlines. The new IT environment has also helped the publisher support growing demand for its online news services."
CMBI (Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics)
With the High Performance Computing cloud platform offers CMBI the flexibility to get started quickly calculating protein structures and scaling up indefinitely. Additional computing power is simple and immediately available. This saves the CMBI much time and money.
"Five years ago we would have needed servers across Europe for our calculations, but now this cloud platform suits our needs very well".
Symantec Embraces Software-Defined Data Center to Speed its Customer-First Business Transformation.
"Leads to Game-Changing IT Innovations for Symantec Customer Support and Product Development."
Savvis is a managed hosting company and a cloud provider. Their business drivers are around delivering applications quicker to their cloud, helping customers bring their applications and work loads into the cloud environment and growing the cloud revenue. In the Savvis business unit for cloud, TAM is able to help them deliver services and bring in new technologies that they can take to their customers and to their partners. The most valuable part for them is the expertise that TAM brings to Savvis and able to tap into the rest of VMware to bring expertise to their problems and their customers problem.
"The TAM program gives us access to an expert on VMware products that we can sit down and go through strategy and roadmap discussion with. Whenever we need a resource within VMware he is able to pull these resources from VMware quickly to help us answer questions."
PBS Engineering and Environmental
PBS Engineering and Environmental Bolsters Virtualized Environment with Disaster Recovery Efforts and Cuts 40 Percent in Energy Costs
"By virtualizing with VMware and Dell, we've saved approximately 40 percent in our energy costs on IT infrastructure alone,"
City of Melrose
Melrose IT leaders are reducing their total costs of supporting applications by embracing hybrid cloud computing built on VMware to become a specialized managed-services provider.
"It's not that big of a stretch to get to that point where you say, 'I can do this for another city or town.' That was actually the thought process several years ago, as we started to do our own internal consolidation. The idea was that if we do it for ourselves, why can't we do it for others."
Columbia Sportswear
Columbia Sportswear's software-defined data center is built on VMware technology
Columbia Sportswear is enabling the business by letting the business decide what performance criteria they need, where they need their data hosted, and then to rapidly configure and deploy those resources using VMware vCloud Suite and the software-defined data center architecture. From an IT perspective, Columbia can determine the right fit for its business, and is empowered to make resource decisions based on what the business is asking—without having to go back to its business teams and explain architecture limitations. Columbia's application resources are available as needed, anywhere in the world.
VMware Horizon Mirage provides Comverse with a complete backup solution, even for their remote employees.
"Due to many of our employees being located across the world, we needed to find a way to protect all of their data on their laptops. Mirage was the only solution that provides complete protection for all of our laptop information quickly and efficiently, while meeting our compliance needs".
PBS Engineering and Environmental
Watch how PBS Engineering and Environmental has bolstered their business continuity and mobility, and has already cut 40 percent in energy costs.
"vCenter Operations Manager gives me incredible insight into my cloud. It gives me direct drill down, in-depth information on every aspect of my virtual center."
Gruppo Zucchetti
The challenge was to overcome the limitations of physical infrastructure in a data center that had reached the limits of space and required electricity costs for maintenance. The company also wanted to provide its services as cloud. VMware vSphere allows all business-critical applications to run, VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager provides security and reliability, while VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite simplifies IT activity.
"Our data center has always been a cost. In the last year, thanks to VMware, it's become a business. And everything seems to indicate that this will just keep getting better."
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC)
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) was one of the few companies in the region to deploy the comprehensive stack of Oracle E-business solutions with mission critical applications such as CRM, Business Intelligence and Oracle databases. This complex solution required stacks of hardware from several vendors, a lot of space, and expensive licenses. Today, with a custom designed VMware virtualization solution, ADPC has consolidated its IT infrastructure resulting in increased performance, savings on hardware maintenance and running costs, and enhanced scalability for further expansion.
"VMware's dedication, support and expertise enabled Abu Dhabi Ports Company to execute one of the biggest virtualization projects in the region, Oracle E-business suite. The project resulted in a savings of US $ 1.2 million on hardware, power and licensing. We are now 100 percent virtualized and are able to serve our customers in minutes rather than weeks."
Atea chose VMware Socialcast to support bold new business targets and connect 6,500 employees across the Nordic region The implementation of SocialCast supports Atea's aggressive growth strategy by making sure that their 6,500 employees can easily connect and learn, leveraging not only people skills but the organisation as a whole. It no longer matters which of the seven countries the employees are based or on what device they chose to work on.
"This is a completely different type of environment compared to the intranets which companies have been struggling with over the last couple of decades. Socialcast taps into peoples' natural curiosity and need to communicate in a plain yet powerful way."
Clarion Solicitors
Clarion is a law firm based in Leeds in the United Kingdom. They understand what their clients want and make sure their services are tailored specifically to their requirements. Clarion are also very passionate about new, exciting products and services in the evolving IT landscape. vSphere is the foundation of Clarions growing IT infrastructure and provides them with the tools they need to meet the dynamic requirements of the business. New services and systems can now be deployed within minutes, whereas typically this would have taken several months to complete. This has given the business significant cost savings in terms of hardware maintenance, power & cooling. They also now have the capabilities of moving parts of the infrastructure easily into a private cloud which enables further resilience to the infrastructure moving forward. Next steps for the company are to use VMware Horizon Workspace to create a secure controlled environment for employees and clients to access, edit and send legal documents across the world and more importantly from any device. They will enable them to share large volumes of legal files in a highly secure manner, both internally and externally.
"Horizon workspace will give us back time. And chargeable time is essentially how lawyers make money."
Resorts World Sentosa
Datacenter-to-the-desktop virtualization based on VMware technologies enables Resorts World Sentosa to meet its application development and system availability requirements in a cost effective, environmentally friendly fashion.
"The VMware Professional Services Organization worked particularly hard to generate accurate, comprehensive documentation, and share best practices and knowledge with us."
Sinar Mas Land
VMware virtualization enables Sinar Mas Land to consolidate the operations of two merged commercial property businesses while providing a datacenter-to-the-desktop platform to support planned expansion.
"Thanks to VMware, our IT team is now equipped to support the business units as they look at expanding into new markets and geographies."
Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley Park Hospital has virtualized all of its A&E department desktops using VMware View technology, creating a secure and easy to manage unified system, which has resulted in time savings and a drop in energy bills.
"We pride ourselves in providing our patients with the best possible care and so keeping abreast of the latest innovations and developments is vital to our success. When we virtualised our ED department's desktops we freed up the IT team's and clinical staff's time, paved the way for major energy savings and improved security across the board"
Times Internet Ltd
Times Internet, the digital content delivery organisation of Times India, embarked on an aggressive Private Cloud deployment to deliver an elastic, scalable and highly reactive IT infrastructure. 3 datacentres were consolidated to two, and 800 physical servers consolidated to 100 VMs, all within months. With over 30 million unique visits every month, the Times Internet cloud brings high availability to media and content distribution.
"Two of the reasons for cloud were elasticity and scale. On Times of India if there is big news, you will see traffic growth to about 200 to 300%. At that point in time, if you didn't have elastic infrastructure, you would have trouble in scaling that operation."
BSN INET Co, Ltd.
Utilizing VMware virtualization infrastructure to join several datacenter business operators across Japan, BSN INET have built a disaster-proof distributed SaaS cloud. By using vCenter Site Recovery Manager, vCenter Operations Management Suite, and vShield Endpoint, automation and visualization of the recovery process has brought significant improvement of operation efficiency of the virtualized environment, and a robust, sophisticated disaster recovery solution.
"Implementation of vCenter Site Recovery Manager and vCenter Operations Management Suite allowed us to automate the disaster recovery process, to visualize each process completely, to strengthen security, and even to improve operation monitoring efficiency."
KPIT Cummins
KPIT Cummins is India's leading technology solutions partner for global manufacturing corporations with special focus on Automotive, Energy & Utilities, Industrial Equipments, and Semiconductor industries. In 2012, KPIT Cummins concluded a service-transforming Private Cloud project. Using VCE's vBlock enabled KPIT to deploy a full-service Private Cloud with 100% Virtualisation of all applications. The project was so successful that KPIT expanded their virtualisation project to include end-users, enabling further IT initiatives such as BYOD. In these two videos, KPIT Cummins staff discuss why and how they implemented a Private Cloud solution, and how it is contributing to the success of their business.
"We have 100% production applications running on this private cloud, 100%. All business critical applications, everything is running on the cloud infrastructure."
Meritrust Credit Union
Faced with an aging physical IT infrastructure, Meritrust Credit Union sought a more stable foundation for its business-critical applications—especially for its Oracle database, which is central to its operations. By choosing Oracle RAC on FlexPod with VMware from Cisco and NetApp, the company realized better availability, performance and cost efficiency than it could achieve otherwise.
"The integration between VMware and the FlexPod platform from Cisco and NetApp is amazing. Every aspect has been designed to work together, which takes a lot of the guesswork out of everything from configuration to troubleshooting."


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My dining partner and I sampled the BBQ Glazed Salmon. The fish was cooked perfectly, avoiding a common restaurant tendency of overcooking. This salmon was fresh, buttery, and with a light glaze a barbecue sauce…it has restored my faith in ordering salmon in restaurants!
Chef Holland and her husband/partner Phil Surkis (amazingly they were born in the same hospital!) opened B-Side BBQ two years ago as the "b side" to their first Oakland restaurant, Brown Sugar Kitchen.
I asked Holland why she chose her location on San Pablo Avenue, which is quite a ways from any other restaurants. Holland explained the history of San Pablo Avenue in Oakland. She reminded me that it was once the "Barbecue Belt" of the bay area, dotted with wood fired joints that stretched for miles.
Indeed, Holland is bringing barbecue back, albeit a new and improved version for today's savvy barbecue fans. This barbecue joint has excellent service, a full bar with a well-thought-out bourbon selection, along with a warm and welcoming décor.
Finally, I asked Chef Holland what region her barbecue represented? Was it Texas, Kansas City, even North Carolina, I wondered.
"This is Oakland barbecue," she said smiling.
'Nuff said.
Be sure to check out B-side BBQ for yourself.
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College of Marin Holds Campus-Wide Surplus Sale
Office furniture, books, equipment, hospital beds, medical supplies, audio-visual equipment, computer-related items – all priced for fast sale
College of Marin Surplus Sale
KENTFIELD, CA—October 7, 2013—College of Marin is clearing surplus items from storage for a day long community yard sale on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, starting at 9 a.m. Come by and discover great deals on hundreds of items looking for new homes. On sale are file cabinets, desks, couches, chairs, books and a variety of equipment such as hospital beds, stretchers, computer-related items and audio-visual equipment. Items will be sold for pennies on the dollar and prices are negotiable. Sales are final.


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Former ECU standout to run in 2008 Olympic Games
Aug. 4, 2008
BEIJING, China - Former East Carolina track and field standout, Hector Cotto, has qualified to run for Puerto Rico in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The Fajardo, Puerto Rico native will participate in the 110-meter hurdles, which is scheduled for the track and field event window from Aug. 14-24.
Cotto qualified for the Olympics by turning in an A-Standard qualifying time of 13.55 at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships in Cali, Columbia. He is one of 22 athletes representing Puerto Rico at the Games.
While at East Carolina, Cotto earned a place in the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships after a third-place finish in the NCAA East Regional 110-meter hurdles event. His 13.66 mark is the school record, topping his previous best a year earlier. Additionally, Cotto earned All-Conference USA honors at the 2005 Outdoor Championships in both the 55 and 60-meter hurdles events, while notching six NCAA qualifying standards for the 110-meter hurdles.


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We're not sure if this is the perfect bed for a true romantic or a nature enthusiast, but it is quite stunning. For us, Shawn Lovell's Tree Bed ($15,000) conjures up images of ethereal fairies and woodland nymphs a lá A Midsummer Night's Dream, which is appropriate since at $15K, it's definitely a fantasy.
really quite a stunning bed frame, but you forgot to mention how ridiculous it is to charge or pay $15,000 on a stupid bed frame!!
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New Orleans Saints second-year defensive end Cam Jordan continued his strong start to the season. After a career-high 11 tackles last week, Jordan recorded his first sack of the season against the Panthers' Cam Newton.
It was only the second sack of Newton's career. His first career sack came in the regular-season finale against Newton as well.
"I'm progressing naturally better," Jordan said. "Every week has gotten a little better.
"As far as the sacks coming against Carolina, I just progressed to the point in my rookie year that it could have come against anybody. This year, it's nice to have a sack this early in the season."


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After Thursday's home opener Baker will take on Sterling College at 11 a.m., and Friends University at 3 p.m. at Collins Gym in day one of the Baker Invitational.
The Wildcats will end the week with a match against John Brown at 11 a.m. and Kansas Wesleyan at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening.
Baker enters the weekend 4-4 overall after dropping its last two matches at the Bellevue Tournament last weekend.
Crystal Simon has come on late to lead the Wildcats offensively; with double-digit kills in two matches last weekend including 14 against Briar Cliff and 12 against Dordt College.
Renata Dill has collected 11 or more digs in all of Baker's eight matches this season and had a season high 32 digs in the Wildcats win over Briar Cliff. She is third in the conference in digs per set at 4.9.
Danielle French is second in the HAAC in blocks per set at 1.3 and has 38 total blocks on the year.
William Woods enters Thursday's match, 2-2, while Sterling is 7-3 on the year and opened the season 5-0.
Friends is still in search of its first win at 0-4 and John Brown is in one of the hottest teams in the country with a record of 8-1 overall. The final team on Baker's schedule this weekend is Kansas Wesleyan and the Coyotes come in at 3-6.
For a recap and stats of all this weekend's matches visit www.bakerwildcats.com.


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Fashion Fix: The good, the bad and the meh on the red carpet this week
Some stars sparkled, and some appeared to be wearing wrinkled bedsheets
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This isn't a showstopper, but the premiere of "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" isn't the Emmys, either. Given that it's been over 100 degrees in parts of SoCal this week, I'm passing out points for anyone who doesn't look like a hot mess. Hines looks comfortable, and hey, that's an accomplishment in and of itself. The color is perfect for her, her outfit is summer-y, and while the shoes look like something you might find in your grandma's closet, not bad overall.
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With over 18 years experience writing software for Toy Libraries, MiBase has introduced a new online Library management system that provides access to your library information from your computer, tablet or phone any where any time. Introduced to a small number of Toy Libraries just over a year ago, it is now used by more than 70 libraries in Australia and New Zeeland. The ever popular Desktop version is still used by more than 300 Libraries.
Mibase is optimised for slow or low data limit connections such as a mobile phone hotspot. All pictures are re-sized overnight to reduce data usage. Mibase has been shown to be easily implemented with a 12GB annual pre-paid modem.
The Costs of Mibase are outlined here, see table of costs.
If the cloud version does not work for you, eg your connection is unreliable and in a "black-spot" then there is the option to downgrade to Mibase desktop version 8 at no extra cost.
The ongoing cost of hosting your database is approximately $1 per member per year. (capped for smaller Toy Libraries). Our aim is to provide this Software as a service to even the smallest Toy Library but still have the server performance to handle the largest and multi-site Toy Libraries eg (Frankston – with over 1000 active members, Moonee Valley over 500 in 2 locations, Tea Tree Gully over 800).
Mibase runs from a dedicated self-managed server provided by Digital Pacific, an Australian base hosting company. The server is located in their high tech Sydney data center. The Database is "looked after" by mibase.
Mibase is written using the industrial standard PHP on Apache. We have a flexible framework structure which allows for custom reports and custom code to suit all variations of fines, rent, reports, roster duty levies and membership calculations. We have developed an automated implementation system that means your library can be up and running in a couple of days from receiving your data from a mibase desktop system, Libratu, Excel Spreadsheet or Bookmark.
When you use Mibase cloud you get your own sub-domain, your own database, custom bag label and over 100 reports to choose from, including the favourite Toy Usage Statistics, Popular and Unpopular Toys. Have a look at some sample bag labels here
Multi- Access Levels
With 4 levels of access, Admin, Volunteer, Member and Public your Library can keep all your sensitive information safe.
- Public section – provides a website for your library if required, allows non-members to sign up online (admin persons approves the members)
- member access – allows members to view their loans, reservations, roster, request a roster. View and search the online toy catalog. Formatted for both a computer and a mobile phone.
- Admin Access – secure login, custom bag label and custom reports are integrated seamlessly into the software.
- User can update / edit the public and member websites.
- Toys, members, rosters, reservations are all manged online through a browser (firefox, safari or Google Chrome).
- Upload shared files e.g. Library newsletter
- Bulk emailing from within mibase
- Export data with one click to excel, pdf or word.
- search members and toys with keyword search and select boxes (category, age and member type) – very similar to the desktop version)
- Volunteer Access – Keep your sensitive information private with a volunteer login. All member and child information is limited to name and number only. Loan, return and update toy information in this section.
Members can view their loans, reservations, browse the catalogue and even put themselves on the duty roster!
These functions are optimized for phones, so you members can keep up to date any time.
New members can browse the catalogue before signing up.
Mibase is packed full of features: eg
- A fully functional Roster system,
- A multi-tiered Stock take system
- Reservation systems including reserves on your Party Pack or most popular toys
- Easy input Alerts and Missing parts,
- Automated processes run every night to send out your custom overdue notices, roster reminders and membership expiry reminders.
- Bulk Email with filtering to all members with attachments.
Navigation on the site is well planed and efficient. Most features are easily and efficiently accessed from the loans page, which is the "engine" of the system.
The functionality is better than the desktop versions, I have tried to incorporate most of the user friendly aspects of the desktop solution to provide for the speedy processing of loans.
If you would like to login to the demo library please contact me via the online form, providing library name and registration number. click here
No installation of Software (except Browser) or networking of computers is required, Mibase Online is Accessed through your browser and works best with Firefox or Google Chrome. It can be used simultaneously on multiple devices.
Fast loading pages with low data usage, suits mobile data plans.
Mibase Server
- Dedicated self-managed Dedicated Server with a large Australian provider
- All html pages are written from scratch, no automatic generation software used to create pages.
- All images are re-sized to 10kb to limit load time
- Toys per page initially limited to 100 records
- Automatic backup every night, also backed up to dropbox.
Barcode Scanners
Barcode enabled, use your scanner to loan, return or search for toys.
I love the cloud version and I think you will to. Contact me and you can try out the demo system to get a better understanding of the features and performance of the system.