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For decades, humans have fantasized about the idea of an artificial intelligence (AI) takeover. Science fiction movies like "2001: A Space Odyssey," "The Terminator" and "I, Robot" enthralled viewers for years, mostly because they teased the chance of an AI-driven, dystopian future.
But today, that dystopian future may be too close for comfort.
Before his passing, Stephen Hawking famously warned humanity by saying, "Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it would take off on its own and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate." He even suggested it could spell the end of the human race.
Since then, many AI experts have continued to preach such warnings. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink, has even gone as far as to say that AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons.
But many others dispute such views. John Giannandrea, Apple's senior vice president of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, has described such doomsday rhetoric as fear-mongering. And Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called it "pretty irresponsible."
Where AI currently stands
Before diving into the likelihood of an AI apocalypse and the methods to prevent one, it's important to differentiate the types of AI.
What the public is most familiar with is called "artificial narrow intelligence" (ANI). This is what is used to steer self-driving cars and power voice recognition systems like Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa. ANI is powerful, but it works in a very limited context.
"I am not really all that worried about the short-term stuff," Musk said at a 2018 South by Southwest (SXSW) tech conference. "Narrow AI is not a species-level risk. It will result in dislocation, in lost jobs, and better weaponry and that kind of thing, but it is not a fundamental species level risk."
Instead, Musk and others are most worried about the development of "artificial general intelligence" (AGI). Presumably, if AGI is fully achieved, machines will be capable of understanding or learning any task that a human can.
Already, AI can spot cancer better than humans can, beat the world's best chess and Go players, build its own algorithms and examine pictures on social media sites to detect humans' expressions and clothing, among other things.
However, these are all examples of AI completing human-esque feats. As to if and when full AGI becomes a reality, that remains uncertain.
In a phone interview, Nisheeth K. Vishnoi, a computer science professor at Yale University, said that he doesn't believe we will achieve AGI. To Vishnoi, AGI seems like a speculation without existing evidence.
Yet, nations will likely try. At just over 60 years old, AI is still a very young field. Its accelerated advancement is unpredictable and seemingly inevitable.
The race to AI dominance
Currently, nations are racing to AI dominance, fueled by a desire to become the global economic and military leader.
In 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a conversation with students: "Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind. It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world."
Currently, the United States and China — not Russia — are leading that race, and neither country is showing any sign of slowing down. In the summer of 2017, China pledged to become the world's primary AI innovation center by 2030. And earlier this year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to maintain American leadership in AI.
Already, in July, researchers from China's Tsinghua University created a new kind of computer chip that they believe will "stimulate AGI development." Yet, it is just the first of many steps.
The future of AI
Up to this point, AI has mostly benefited society. It has made medical diagnosis quicker and more accurate, reduced the amount of tedious tasks workers have to do on a daily basis and assisted in disaster relief and preparation.
Most of the negative impacts of AI as it currently stands, like Musk said, are not species-level risks. There will be some potential job loss, data privacy concerns and political campaign influence, among other things, which are worthy of serious concern, but they do not necessarily spell the end of humanity.
What's most concerning, however, is that AI advancement will only speed up, and society has a slim idea for where it's going.
"The rate of change of technology is incredibly fast," Musk said at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC). "It's outpacing our ability to understand it."
Already, AI experts suggest that "lethal autonomous weapons" are around the corner. Such weapons could independently decide when and where to fire their guns and missiles. They are — quite literally — something out of a science fiction movie.
Musk and others worry that humans are quickly losing their grip on AI technology and giving it power, intelligence and abilities that humans might not be able to control or reclaim.
"I think, generally, people underestimate the capability of AI," Musk said at WAIC. "They sort of think like it's a smart human. But, it's going to be much more than that. It will be much smarter than the smartest human."
"The biggest mistake that I see artificial intelligence researchers making is assuming that they're intelligent," Musk continued. "They're not, compared to AI. A lot of them can't imagine something smarter than themselves, but AI will be vastly smarter."
Although some still suggest that that AI will never achieve or surpass human intelligence, most would agree that it's better to be safe than sorry. Therefore, AI experts, universities, think tanks and others have developed suggestions for how to manage the development of AI.
Avoiding an AI apocalypse
One of the most intriguing ideas comes from none other than Musk. Through his Neuralink device, Musk takes an "if you can't beat them, join them" approach to dealing with AI.
Neuralink is a brain-machine interface device that would allow humans to connect to and control their smartphones, laptops or other computer devices with their brain, removing the need to use fingertips, which slows humans down.
"It's like a tiny straw of information flow between your biological self and your digital self," Musk said on the Joe Rogan podcast. "We need to make that tiny straw like a giant river, a huge, high-bandwidth interface."
"It will enable anyone who wants to have superhuman cognition," Musk added. "How much smarter are you with a phone or computer or without? Your phone is already an extension of you. You're already a cyborg."
A more digestible idea that Musk and others share is calling for regulatory government oversight of AI development.
"It needs to be a public body that has insight and then oversight to confirm that everyone is developing AI safely," Musk said at the 2018 SXSW tech conference. "This is extremely important. I think the danger of AI is much greater than the danger of nuclear warheads by a lot and nobody would suggest that we allow anyone to build nuclear warheads if they want. That would be insane."
Meanwhile, colleges and universities have mainly focused on teaching and developing a new generation of technologists and developers who consider ethics and the public good as much as they do innovation. Their goal is not to necessarily limit the advancement of AI and other technologies, but to make sure they are being created ethically and responsibly.
Virginia Tech University is one of the schools leading this charge. Through its new Tech for Humanity initiative, technologists in the College of Engineering will be taught to take a "human-centered approach" to developing and advancing technology. And students in the humanities will learn more about technology policy and AI ethics, among other things.
"Innovation is increasing the gap between what is technologically possible and what may or may not be in the best interest of human society and a viable future. We need human-centered approaches to guide the study, development, and use of technologies," Sylvester Johnson, the founding director of the VT Center for Humanities, said in a statement.
Today, technology such as AI is inescapable. It has seeped into politics, law and all of the humanities. VT's initiative aims to develop well-rounded professionals in both the humanities and technology fields who possess the intersectional thinking skills needed to make difficult decisions regarding the future of technology.
"Should we weaponize AI and continue to develop weapons in an attempt to have something close to human-level intelligence in a weapon system or machine system?" Johnson said. "That's a very complicated question that needs to be studied, examined, debated and engaged by a range of people. And I think our universities have a very important role to play."
VT isn't the only school taking action.
Further back, in March, an organization consisting of 21 universities called the Public Interest Technology University Network was launched with the support of the Ford Foundation, New America, and the Hewlett Foundation to to achieve a similar goal. Together, they are working to make sure public interest and social good are prioritized in technology and computer science to the same degree as they are in law and the humanities.
Currently, AGI, which Musk and others are so worried about, is still surrounded with uncertainty. Even if it is created, most experts expect that to be at least 50-100 years down the road.
Regardless, existing AI and other technologies have already created a surplus of ethical questions, and one can only imagine what the future has in store. So, in preparation, universities, policymakers, activists and others have a responsibility to step in.
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Jackson Schroeder is a graduate of Ohio University with a B.A. in Journalism from the E.W. Scripps School. He is originally from Savannah, Georgia. Jackson has covered a wide range of topics, including sustainability, technology, sports, culture, travel, and music. He plays bass and guitar, and enjoys playing and listening to live music in his free time.


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Andrew Bolt one man out in critiquing Abbott's first year
As is usual when a Government celebrates the first birthday of its first term a media frenzy of judgement scrambles to make comment its performance. I have done so myself.
What follows here is a random selection of comments from both mainstream media, web sites, journals and blogs. I advise the reading the full text of any article that interests you least you accuse me of selective bias. Having said that I think the reader will find a common thread in all the pieces but you be the judge. What I did find astonishing, but perhaps not surprising was that syndicated Murdoch commentator and writer Andrew Bolt couldn't find a word of criticism about Abbott and the governments first year in office.
Peter Hartcher writing for The Sydney Morning Herald; "Abbott unmasked: ideological warrior marches to the right":
"Abbott and Hockey intend not just to end the 'age of entitlement' but to intensify market forces in Australian life and to shrink the government. The Prime Minister intends to move Australia decisively to the right".
"The government promotes this project as pro-growth; it also carries the unspoken social cost of being pro-inequality".
"But in two essentials Abbott is still Abbott. First, he remains unpopular. Indeed, he is Australia's uniquely unpopular prime minister of the past 40 years".
Michael Gordon of The Melbourne Age; "Happy birthday, Prime Minister?":
"So what happened? How did the Abbott government end up having the worst start of any new government in 40 years? And what prospect is there of the tentative recovery of recent weeks transforming its fortunes?"
Peter Van Onselen from The Australian; "Tony Abbott must be careful not to become another Malcolm Fraser (it has a paywall so I couldn't read the full text):
"HISTORY has a way of repeating itself, but there are always departures from the script. There have been tangible similarities between the prosperity and longevity of the Howard years as a precursor to the dysfunction of the Rudd and Gillard governments, and the Menzies years, which predated the Whitlam -government. Gough Whitlam was soon replaced by a Fraser administration that underwhelmed many. Will Abbott's government depart from the historical comparison or will it also underwhelm?"
Lenore Taylor for The Guardian; "Tony Abbott one year on: how the trust was won and lost":
"But we do have even more evidence that voters react viciously when they feel they have been deceived. The question now is whether it is possible for a leader, and a party, to recover after breaching the trust of the electorate, whether voters, faced with an underwhelming opposition, can be persuaded to take untrustworthiness as a given".
Jessica Sier and Vanessa Desloires writing for The Financial Review; "Abbott government breaks more promises than it keeps":
"The Abbott government has broken more key promises than it has kept during the Coalition's first year of power, an analysis by The Australian Financial Review has found".
"The government has delivered on 13 promises and is making progress on 11 others – but has broken its word on 14 pre-election pledges".
"Nielsen pollster John Stirton has pointed out that the Coalition enjoyed no honeymoon after the election and got off to the worst start, in polling terms, of any government in the last 40 years".
"Voters were not happy with the May budget either, rating it the least popular budget in two decades".
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics and the year in review for Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Has he shown his true colors or is there more to the 'real' Tony?
Niki Savva for The Australian; "Tony Abbott's early report card doesn't quite match John Howard's":
"TONY Abbott was not responsible for the timing or the nature of the latest security threats, but his actions have shown he is both up for it and has risen to the challenge. A conservative government has to reign supreme on national security, so it is just as well the Prime Minister has demonstrated the strength and aptitude to deal first with the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, then the threats posed by the Islamic State. He must continue to explain fully what Australia is doing and why, and to tread carefully".
And this from Buzz feed; "The 30 Most Important Moments Of Tony Abbott's First Year As Prime Minister".
Andrew Bolt writing for Melbourne's Herald Sun; "Tony Abbott has arrived as a true leader":
"In fact, a brake is just what Abbott promised a year ago next Sunday in claiming victory: I now look forward to forming a government that is competent, that is trustworthy and which purposefully and steadfastly and methodically sets about delivering on our commitments".
Writing for the Union blog Working Life, Angelo Gavrielatos, Federal President, Australian Education Union had this to say:
"The Abbott Government has chosen to spend its first year entrenching inequality in schools by abandoning needs-based Gonski funding agreements with the states".
"Schools will miss out on two-thirds of the extra funding that would have been provided under Gonski and all schools will get a cut in real terms from 2018".
"That means fewer teachers, less support for students and bigger gaps between rich and poor schools".
"The Abbott Government also broke its election promise to introduce extra funding for students with disabilities in 2015, and will effectively cut $100 million from disability education next year".
Stephanie Anderson from the SBS on line site says:
'"It's been a year of both triumph and trouble for the Abbott Government".
Dennis Atkins in The Courier-Mail; "One year in office: Prime Minister Tony Abbott's mixed fortunes":
"What Abbott didn't do was reinvent himself as PM, use the office and its bully pulpit to reintroduce himself and colour in the other side of his character, the governing Abbott who had a vision for where he wanted the country to go and an explanation for how he would take it there".
Mark Kenny of The Sydney Morning Herald; "Tony Abbott has two weeks to fix 12 months":
"Over the next two weeks, leading to his September 7 anniversary, he must find the right tone for communicating his government's economic plan – and build the parliamentary case needed to make it happen".
Webb site Green Life:
"In its first year in office, the Abbott Government has failed its responsibility as steward of our natural environment," said ACF CEO Kelly O'Shanassy".
"It has taken Australia in the wrong direction, damaging nature and our fragile climate".
"It has thrown out our most effective measures for cutting pollution, letting mining and energy companies pollute for free, causing climate change and ill health".
"It has weakened our environmental laws – nature's vital safeguards – to pave the way for big business profits".
The ABC's Barrie Cassidy said this; "Report card: strong ambassador, dud budget":
"That record ensures that while for a time the polls demonstrated the new Government was one of the most unpopular in modern times, it has bounced back and remains in touch".
"The downside is obvious. The Government botched the budget and the way back won't be easy".
"Despite delusional claims to the contrary, the problem was not the salesman; well, not entirely. The major problem is the product. The country has made up its collective mind. It's unfair. DiCaprio couldn't sell it".
News.com.au: "Tony Abbott's first year as Prime Minister: Report card on Canberra's politicians":
"On its first birthday the Abbott Government will be pondering its most painful lesson: Voters grateful for removal of the Labor turmoil don't stay grateful forever".
"Prime Minister Tony Abbott — and in particular his Treasurer Joe Hockey — have been chastened by this crash course in the difference between Opposition and Government".
"The Coalition changed roles without changing behaviour".
"The new Government ditched promises — such as a pledge for wide consultation on matters, and introduced new measures — such as the revival of knighthoods, with the arrogance of a big election winner".
Macro Business reports; "A stocktake of Abbott's first year":
"Tony Abbott promised a government of no surprises but has delivered a year chock-full of them".
"A prime minister expected to lean to caution has thrown it to the winds. A leader without a cushion of popularity has taken big political risks. A man who campaigned on trust has squandered much of that precious political commodity".
"Tribal, ideological, arrogant and over-centralised – these have been Abbott government faults in its first 12 months. It has often presented an unattractive canvas, desperately needing more subtle hues".
YOU BE THE JUDGE. That's about the best cross section of commentary I could find.

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The prodigal son returnethGordon_Gekko wrote: ↑April 6th, 2020, 3:25 pmSorry, too much work in real life. Tried to watch "my group" last minute at weekend, but just got legal! opportunities for the polisch and brazil. Is there a Stream for the greek? Want to watch by time what shit beats Zigeunerweizen
The match is already over however.
Thankfully Japan did lose by just enough so your input wouldn't have changed the outcome.
Anyway it'd be interesting to know how your vote goes, but it likely won't be a fun group to watch.


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The Holmes County Consolidated School District (HCCSD), formerly the Holmes County School District, is a public school district based in Lexington, Mississippi (USA). The district covers all of Holmes County, including the City of Durant area previously served by the Durant Public School District. Effective July 1, 2018 the Holmes County and Durant school districts consolidated into the Holmes County Consolidated School District.
The district schools include:
Holmes County Central High School (Grades 9-12) with the Doretha Draine Wiley Fine Arts Magnet Academy
William R. Dean, Jr. Elementary School (Grades preK-5)
Durant Elementary School (Grades preK-5; Durant)
Goodman-Pickens Elementary School (Grades preK-5)
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Mercato Piazza Foroni
A new brand identity to explain a traditional market
Type: Design&Strategy,Technology
Client: La piazza Foroni
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Mercato Piazza Foroni is a place of commercial and cultural exchange in the heart of Barriera di Milano, an ever-changing multi-ethnic district in Turin, Italy. Placed within a territorial renewal plan, the branding project promotes local merchants and reflects the atmosphere at the market through the creation of a visual identity and communication strategy.
Starting from the main aesthetics of the traditional Itallian market stands, the new visual identity concept is a graphic translation that unites and enhances the local traders' work. The visual solution delivers an interesting pattern in continuous change.
Foroni Square Market and its website are a focal point, a place of exchange, meeting, relationship and commerce.
They write a path of renewal and experimentation to develop new skills and shorten distances through marketing and communication.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – The 2018 Florida governor's race has been called for Republican Ron DeSantis.
The Republican defeated Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum Tuesday night in a nail-biting race. Gillum conceded just before 11 p.m.
DeSantis is a Florida native and graduated from Dunedin High School. He went on to graduate from Yale University and later went to Harvard Law School.
While he was at Harvard, DeSantis earned a commission in the U.S. Navy as a JAG officer. During his active duty service, DeSantis supported operations at Guantanamo Bay and deployed to Iraq as an adviser to a US Navy SEAL commander. He earned a Bronze Star medal for meritorious service and the Iraq campaign medal.
Before running for governor, DeSantis was the U.S. Representative for Florida's Sixth District.
President Donald Trump endorsed DeSantis before the Primary Election and has since visited Florida several times to rally with him.


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In a divided country, one thing unites us all: food
Minette Batters
The Times
As we approach a general election with a country as divided as I can ever remember, there is one thing that unites us all: food. Every British citizen has the right to expect a supply of safe, traceable and affordable food.
British people care about the food they eat; where it has come from, the environmental standards it was farmed to and its animal welfare credentials.
British farming has a great story to tell. It's a story of centuries of tradition maintaining the landscapes that shape rural Britain; farmers who look after their land and their animals. It's about pride. We are world leaders at producing high-quality food.
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Somehow I can't shake Lake Elmo even after getting the boot from the "Hotel" in town. One must not overstay one's welcome.
There is no picture that can depict the kind of night and following day I spent camping there, at least to a poor photographer such as I, but there is a word for it: splendorous
After an uncommonly temperate night (60 degrees all night) the day dawned clear and warm, perfect weather for walking. The mosquitoes hate this kind of dry day (no dew to drink) and that frees us for cross country trekking or meandering on the paths laid all around the park. I was alone with geese on their way south, the cedar waxwings, and hopping wrens among the brambles. The is a word for it: contentment


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Riveting, intriguing and thrilling, are not the words I would use for Roman Polanski's latest offering The Ghost Writer. This is, after all, the man responsible for Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, and The Pianist, and had I not known this was a Polanski film, I probably wouldn't have guessed it. And the indifferent direction wasn't even the worst of it, the leading actors left much to be desired. The Ghost Writer provided another opportunity for Pierce Brosnan to prove that he should be in some other line of work, and if he must persist in this, then for the love of God, please could he not attempt accents?
The eponymous ghostwriter is Ewan McGregor, hired to edit and complete the memoirs of one Adam Lang, the former British Prime Minister. Lang has been accused of illegally detaining suspected terrorists and handing them over to the CIA for further investigation, and torture. Known simply as 'The Ghost', McGregor begins to uncover certain truths about the Prime Minister that put his own life in peril. There's a twist coming up, you know, it's dangled before you but the big revelation, which is neither big nor revealing enough occurs in the last five of an otherwise tortured 120 minute feature.
But thankfully the twist is not the point, it is merely a gratuitous anti-climax; it is the socio-political commentary that keeps things chugging along, at an albeit lethargic pace.
Lang , accused of a war crime, faces prosecution by the International Criminal Court, and the only way to avoid this is by being in a country that does not recognise the International Criminal Court's authority. While there are several such countries, he chooses to stay in the US (which is indeed one of them). This is a story heard far too often today: a story of torture, allegations, victims and survivors, and the lack of ramifications the US faces. There is of course the irony of having this pointed out by Roman Polanski.
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The movie trudges along slowly for what feels like an eternity, and when it picks up, it picks up just slightly. The twist did not seem worth the 115 minute wait, but, to give the devil his due, it makes for a beautifully crafted , thoughtful scene, a scene where Polanski's presence looms large.
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It was just a random occurrence, goy. Go back to work.Read More »
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Emmanuel -
Um... never mind.
After a day spent fighting the three problems I mentioned earlier, for the last two days I've had no trouble at all with SH3D. (Well, the 3D window seems to take a little longer to update than previously -- but, then, my plan is significantly larger.)
My best guess is there were conflicts among libraries in use. I'd started out running 5.2 beta 1 before installing 5.2 and, shortly after, 5.2a. At that point I started noticing the delays and hangs. Because of the surface normal issues, rather than leave the PC on overnight to render a complex scene, I powered it off; when I returned to it the following night, everything was OK. I can only assume the reboot cleared out whatever internal struggle had been going on.
This raises the question whether the surface normal problems I found (and painstakingly documented ) actually exist. I'll dive back in later today....
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And how they just need politicians to save them. It's somewhat true, I suppose, if not ridiculous and sad. We shouldn't need these clowns to give us permission to do what we're already doing and have been doing for longer than they've been elected officials, in many cases.
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This particular version of this article cites a Quinnipiac poll of citizens of California. I'm more interested in what people in, say, Kansas are thinking about cannabis in 2019 than California, to be honest. Not surprising, a lot of the people polled in California said they couldn't afford to live there.
Polls show that support for pot is higher than ever — now it's up to politicians to respond to what the masses are clamoring for.
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Both women died on the cross country class, from rotational falls. The cross country stage is considered especially dangerous as it entails galloping over strong barriers on mixed terrain. Falls within this stage typically happen from height and in rate.
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Printed in 1999, by Australian injury specialist Dr. Bruce Paix maintained that event has been more harmful than motorcycle or automobile racing. Paix discovered event 70 times more harmful than horse riding generally and 180 times in the greatest levels.
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Another way may be to look at accident rates each newcomer on the area. But this information doesn't discriminate between drops on the apartment and drops made at hurdles.
A recent review by denzil o'brien indicates a more precise means to quantify harm would be to ascertain accident rates per jump effort , since it's at jumps that rider and horse are at highest risk of a rotational collapse. So eventing may not be More harmful than motorcycle or automobile racing whatsoever, but are occasion rider deathsfreak incidents?
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Whenever that the rider mounts a horse, then there's a chance that they could fall off. Whenever that the beachgoer awakens in shark infested waters, there's a threat they're subjected to sharks.
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While the enthusiast factor has been applied to bicycle riders, foundation jumpers and rock climbers, it's even more applicable for anybody sitting or even managing a half tonne monster capable of conducting 50km/h and that has its own head, teeth and hooves, and is not reluctant to use them.
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Horse related harm in itself. In other words, if it disturbs complacency. Quite a few specialized controls could be introduced to decrease the likelihood and outcome of an crash injury or fatality. Rather than talking about how Can we enhance human capability to forecast horse behavior?
Animal Scientists have developed a few helpful tools to assist us speak to the creatures. The Graph was adapted for popular flow to assist horse owners translate their own horses. Many a seasoned rider or coach who's particularly educated and conducive to horses will often claim they can see something coming from a mile off.
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Moving the Needle on Program Quality: Positioning External Evaluation to Support Continuous Quality Improvement in Programs for Children and Youth
Session Number: 2339
Track: Youth Focused Evaluation
Session Type: Panel
Tags: Afterschool Programs, continuous quality improvement, organizational learning, participatory evaluation, youth participatory evaluation, youth voice
Session Chair: Tiffany D Berry [Research Associate Professor - Claremont Graduate University]
Discussant: Abraham Wandersman [Professor - University of South Carolina]
Presenter 1: Jessica Manta-Meyer [Director - Public Profit]
Presenter 2: Silvana McCormick [Executive Director - Redwood Consulting Collective ]
Presenter 3: Michelle A Sloper [Senior Evaluation Fellow - Claremont Evaluation Center]
Presentation 1 Additional Author: Silvana McCormick [Executive Director - Redwood Consulting Collective ]
Presentation 1 Additional Author: Corey Newhouse [Founder and Principal - Public Profit]
Presentation 2 Additional Author: Tiffany D Berry [Research Associate Professor - Claremont Graduate University]
Presentation 3 Additional Author: Tiffany D Berry [Research Associate Professor - Claremont Graduate University]
Time: Nov 01, 2018 (03:45 PM - 04:45 PM)
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Abstract 1 Title: Continuous Quality Improvement in Youth-Serving Programs: A Framework and Recommendations for Evaluators
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Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is a mechanism for the ongoing and iterative use of inquiry, experimentation, and data-driven reflection to improve practice. CQI has been found to be an impactful strategy for closing the theory-to-practice gap in many fields and is particularly relevant as an evaluation approach for youth-serving organizations in that it draws on some of the same principles as Positive Youth Development (i.e., prioritizing youth voice, collaboration, active engagement with ideas, leaning from mistakes). This presentation introduces attendees to the concept of CQI and its critical elements, discusses the strengths of a CQI approach, and outlines how evaluation practice can be adapted to operate within a broader CQI framework. This presentation will also explore how CQI can be used as a mechanism to meaningfully engage youth in the evaluation process. This presentation draws from ideas the authors developed for a CQI Guidebook for California's publicly funded afterschool programs.
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This presentation describes empirical findings on the evaluation practices and organizational characteristics that drive high-impact Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). These findings are from a qualitative study conducted on exemplar afterschool programs as part of a larger statewide study that was implemented in partnership with the California Department of Education's Expanded Learning Division. The presentation will describe the crosscutting themes that emerged from those afterschool programs that were engaged in comprehensive evaluation of program quality and that reported high levels of use of evaluation for program improvement. It will discuss the facilitative attitudes, relationships, and practices (planning, evaluation, and program practices) that are being used in the afterschool field to move the needle on program quality. The presentation will also describe how external evaluation is positioned in these agencies to support CQI and how this is reflected in evaluator roles and evaluation priorities, designs, and activities.
Abstract 3 Title: CQI in Context: Promoting Quality Afterschool Programs in the Los Angeles Unified School District
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LAUSD Beyond the Bell operates structured afterschool programs in over 600 schools serving over 100,000 K-12 students daily. Since 2014, our team has contracted with Beyond the Bell to provide technical assistance, build evaluation infrastructure, offer professional development, and develop of a strategic quality improvement system (Berry et al., 2016). After creating a comprehensive CQI system aligned with organizational priorities and quality standards, the evaluation team was challenged to convince staff to value and understand the process and ensure CQI tools and systems were being used (and used appropriately). This presentation will share critical considerations for evaluators when building CQI systems within complex youth-serving organizations, including investing in considerable relationship-building and information-gathering early in the process, building a theory-driven conceptual model to frame CQI processes, finding the appropriate balance between building new systems and capitalizing on existing practices, and ensuring systems are user-friendly and efficient.
Audience Level: All Audiences
Session Abstract (150 words):
High quality programs – those that connect youth to caring adults, provide structured, purposeful activities, and prioritize youth voice – lead to positive outcomes for youth. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is a key mechanism that enables programs to be high quality. This panel explores how external evaluation can be positioned and leveraged to support CQI efforts in youth-serving and youth leadership programs and discusses how evaluation can best contribute to exemplary programming for our youth. Our first presentation will provide an introduction to CQI, discuss why it's important for fostering youth voice, and the role of external evaluation. Next, we present empirical findings on the evaluation practices and organizational characteristics that drive high-impact CQI from a qualitative study of exemplar afterschool programs. Finally, we provide an illustrative case study of a partnership between external evaluators and a large urban school district to build and implement a CQI system for afterschool programs.
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