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a multi grain granola with protien from nuts and seeds for breakfasts, snacks, baking. You can add coconut or dried fruit. serve with fresh fruit and yogurt. substitute almonds, pecans etc.
Vegetable to serve with chicken, pork. Makes lots so you can save some for lunches. My daughter loves it in her school lunch as long is it is not over cooked.
Quick and easy. A nice lunch to pack to work. very health and satisfying
serve for supper with brown rice or not. It cooks fast. . You have to be a bit of a multi tasker to get both the fish and the stirfry to the table hot and fresh at the same time. But it is worth it. The chopping of the vegetables takes the most time. I serve it to my kids before a big exam = brain food! they love it
Tart Rhubard us a delicious contrast to this light sauce. The tartness will vary, depending on whether you use frozen, hothouse ofr home-grown rhubarb, so add sugar as necessary
Delicious cod,snapper,halibut takes 12 minutes to bake and is light and flavorful. Serve with rice pasta and spring mix salad greens for a great light meal.
Sprinkle on smoothies, salads, yogurt, soup, cereal. A wonderful additive to boost energy, antioxidants, fiber and health. We find that adding these sprinkles to breakfast really helps to get us to lunch without being hungry.
Many of these ingredients come from the claimed South American Super Food category and are found at a health/organic food store. You can add other healthy products as long as it is ground or sprinkle sized. for example Macca is not in this recipe but it is wonderful to add as well.
Fast Easy and yummy. You can add what ever is in your fridge, seeds or nuts, tofu or whatever. Serve with rice. After it is done you can add a tbsp of your favorite curry sause or salsa to mix up the flavors.
add any herb seasoning - 2 tsp. (parsley, club house Italian seasoning, Greek seasoning)
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2012 MEAP Results Show Overall Gains
Trenton and Grosse Ile students score above state averages. Overall, most scores are up from the 2011 test.
The annual MEAP results, released Monday morning, showed academic improvement in most areas for Trenton and Grosse Ile students in the last year. The results show Trenton and Grosse Ile students maintaining a higher level of proficiency in every grade level and every subject than the state average. The 2012 Michigan Educational Assessment Program measures progress in subjects such as math, reading, writing, science and social studies for third through ninth-graders. In the data released publicly Monday, 47.8 percent of Trenton sixth-grade students were ranked proficient in math - meaning they met or exceeded state standards - versus 30.1 percent in 2011. Sixth-grade students on Grosse Ile also showed an increase in proficiency in math with…
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Wi-Fi For Enterprise
Wi-Fi is becoming the core of enterprise networks - the current generation of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED devices offers the security and performance that network managers expect along with five times the throughput and twice the range of legacy Wi-Fi equipment. When combined with the increased productivity and flexibility of a mobile workforce, and the option to stage capital investments as your network grows, Wi-Fi is a compelling choice.
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED programs provide a third-party seal of approval for interoperability and security of enterprise-grade equipment. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED interoperability certificate is the definitive record of a product's testing.
What Enterprise users want today - Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n
The update to the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n program released in September 2009 adds support for new optional features while preserving interoperability with hundreds of devices certified to the earlier draft-n program. The updated program expands the reach and relevance of 802.11n with features that can deliver performance across the full breadth of device profiles.
The efficiencies and enhancements in the features included in Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n, combined with the quality-of-service capabilities of WMM® (Wi-Fi Multimedia™) improve the quality of Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) and increase the number of simultaneous calls on the air link. Transmission enhancements based on MIMO (multiple input multiple output) and STBC, improve reception even for single receiver Wi-Fi phones by reducing error rates and improving range. Mission-critical enterprise applications, such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) access, collaboration tools, voice and video conferencing, all benefit from the increased throughput and range while relying on the next generation security protections.
Enterprise networks benefit from the improved throughput and longer reach of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n devices. Faster transmissions allow stations to get on and off the air more quickly. Legacy clients in the network can benefit from better coverage provided by the 802.11n access points and they can also gain increased access as the new 802.11n devices transfer their data faster.
Learn about Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n for Enterprise:
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ n: Longer-Range, Faster-Throughput, Multimedia-Grade Wi-Fi® Networks (2009)
- 802.11n: Enterprise Deployment Considerations, Burton Group (2008)
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Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Voice-Enterprise – voice quality and bandwidth management tools for the enterprise
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Voice-Enterprise, introduced in 2012, defines the requirements for enterprise-grade voice quality, mobility, power saving and security. The Voice-Enterprise program is designed to meet the needs of enterprise networks that are larger in size, require support for advanced WPA2-Enterprise security mechanisms, support fast transitions between APs and management tools for voice applications.
The Voice-Enterprise program requires certification for WMM-Admission Control, providing bandwidth management tools for optimizing voice delivery. WMM-Admission Control manages traffic streams depending on the availability of network resources, taking into account network load and channel conditions.
With the Wi-Fi Voice-Personal certification program as a foundation, Voice Enterprise certification testing adds support for mobility within large Wi-Fi networks. It leverages the Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), WMM-Power Save, and WMM-Admission Control certification programs for quality of service (QoS), the enterprise-grade security provided by Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) Enterprise, plus radio resource measurement, fast basic service set (BSS) transition, and wireless network management features.
Learn about Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Voice-Enterprise:
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Voice-Enterprise: Delivering Wi-Fi® voice to the enterprise
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There might not be an identity crisis after all.
An abundance of youth and an injured ace left the El Segundo High softball team with plenty of questions entering the season, but the Eagles may have found their calling card in a deep and productive offense.
El Segundo's offense had a big night for the second game in a row as the Eagles defeated Banning 8-4 in Friday's nonleague contest at Recreation Park.
The output marked more runs than the Pilots had allowed combined in their first five games of the young season, and made El Segundo the first team to beat Banning.
"The last couple nights we've been really putting the hits together," El Segundo coach Keith Cameron said. "Wednesday against Santa Monica, we scored 11 runs and that was sort of our breakthrough. It carried over to tonight where all throughout the lineup, we were all getting hits."
Ten Eagles, including all but one starter, accounted for the team's 11 hits off a Banning's Sarah Beyer (2-1) and Leah Gonzales. Freshman outfielder Allison Tatnal was the lone El Segundo player with multiple hits, going 2 for 3 with an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored.
The Eagles set the tone early when Shannon Brooker led off the El Segundo half of the first inning with a triple to right center. Mia Quintero followed with a sacrifice to put the Eagles
After Banning (5-1) closed within 3-2 in the third inning, El Segundo (3-1) pulled away as it batted around in a five-run fourth inning.
The cushion took the pressure off Brooker (3-0), who went the distance, but struggled with her command. The sophomore, who allowed just two hits through the first six innings, had 11 strikeouts, but also issued eight walks. She consistently worked deep into counts, needing 26 pitches to get through a scoreless first inning and going to three-ball counts seven times in the first two innings.
"It's nice to be able to give the pitcher some support," Cameron said. "It's not just a pitchers game anymore.
"Shannon had a good night, but not her best night. Shannon's got to get ahead in the count more. She fell behind a lot tonight, but she fought through it."
Banning's Mary Gonzales provided the biggest challenge for Brooker as she went 3 for 4, including a double, with 2 RBIs and two runs scored. Noelani Boyer walked twice and ignited the Pilots' seventh-inning rally with a triple to deep right. Gonzales and Stephanie Cardona drove in runs.
"It's a nice win for us," Cameron said. "We knew they were undefeated. But more importantly, it's good for us in the sense that we want to keep making progress and we're starting to come together and starting to form an identity. . . .If we can keep the hitting going like this, it's going to be good."


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Icebox Oreo Cheesecake
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Gelatin-based cheesecakes recipes are easy to prepare (there's no hot oven and no messy water bath), but their texture is never quite as creamy as that of an egg-thickened baked cheesecake. We set out to make an icebox Oreo cheesecake recipe that would rival the best baked cheesecake for flavor and texture. The Oreo cookie crust couldn't be easier: We ground cookies in the food processor with butter to make an easy press-in, no-bake crust. For a uniformly thick crust, we used our hands to press half the cookie crumbs into an even layer on the bottom and sides of a springform pan. After countless tests, we determined that cakes made with gelatin were never going to have the dense, velvety texture that comes from the eggs in baked versions, so we came up with a cooked eggy pudding mixture of yolks, milk, flour, sweetened cream cheese, and, surprisingly, white chocolate. White chocolate dramatically tightened the texture of our Icebox Oreo Cheesecake while adding sweetness.
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Don't make me think: When gaming and unwinding don't mix
July 14th, 2010
After a long week, I didn't feel like doing anything last Friday — much less play a thought-provoking video game.
It wasn't always that way. While in school, I would fire up any cartridge, disc, or executable you put in front of me. At least to try it. Didn't matter my mood, the day, the season, or the genre. To me, video games were the superior input source for all glowing objects.
In many ways, I still hold that opinion. But nowadays, I have distinct gaming moods. Dog tired self is incompatible with "Let's play some Bad Company 2!" Annoyed self doesn't particularly care for the endless dialog trees of Mass Effect-like RPGs. Anti-social self isn't in the mood to mix it up with friends in Left 4 Dead. And "who am I?" would rather defer his next assassination until a more confident time.
Which is partially why I gravitate towards games like World of Goo and Osmos in "off moods" when I just want to unwind. Since they don't require thinking several moves ahead, said games and the like allow me still enjoy the medium, while still vegging out.
I'm not saying "excited" or "everything's dandy" self is needed to play the aforementioned epic, big-scale, or otherwise high-octane games. And I certainly don't feel like playing chill games all the time (25% seems to the norm for me).
But as I've grown older, I recognize the subtle and diverse moods video games are capable of enhancing. And so I play accordingly.
Any others out their play to their moods? And if so, what genres and specific games do you like to unwind to?
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Are World of Goo and Osmos really not thought-provoking? Frankly I find each to be more thought-provoking than your typical single-player game, say Assassin's Creed or Prince of Persia.
By the way, I can't beat the final mission of Osmos (absorb the attractors) and as such it's moved into the realm of frustrating, lol.
If I'm really in the mood to vege-out, I'll typically go with TV or something else non-interactive.
I completely agree.
If actions speak louder than words, why is the pen mightier than the sword?
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MY WEEKEND: Horse racing, salsa dancing and coffee shop loitering. onto my screenwriting news:
1. I finished the first draft of my first full length feature. I'll call this project UNTITLED ROAD TRIP MOVIE.
I probably have a week or two of rewrites before it's ready to send out. For those of you who are curious about my process, I have it at the bottom of my post.
2. The Nickelodeon fellowship application is due tomorrow. I need to submit a personal application (with amazingly open questions like, provide a half-page bio) and a show spec.
The hardest part is definitely the show spec. I'm currently working on one for Parks and Rec and for those of you who read my other blog, you would know that I work in parks and rec. SOUNDS PERFECT. SOUNDS AMAZING. SO EASY.
Anything but. I've never written within the confines of someone else's work. I've also never written for T.V. before. I guess, I'm at that point where I'm debating whether to even apply this year, or whether I should wait til next year. I KNOW I'M HILARIOUS and GRAWSOME, but I hate submitting less than perfect work. Anyone else applying for it? I'll update you on whether I actually did tomorrow (YEP, I threw a cliffhanger at you all).
3. I'm starting a new project - not sure which idea I want to expand on first. I will keep you posted.
As promised, The Road Trip Movie Process:
-About 4 months ago, I knew I wanted to write a road trip movie. I also knew that I wanted a very stubborn, controlling female lead. Starting with this, I realized I needed an antagonist and I also needed a reason for the road trip. This led me to my logline (for those of you who do not know, a logline is a brief summary of a film, often providing both a synopsis and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest)
-I did extensive character studies of the main characters. This was seriously about twenty pages of handwritten notes. I wanted to know the characters inside and out. Later, I would ask myself how would Charlie (the protagonist) respond to this situation? Would she get angry? Would she bottle it inside? And the character studies would give me the groundwork to answer those questions.
-I did a three act outline that turned into a twenty page document. This was by far the longest part of the process. I rewrote and rewrote this. Tweaked things, added things. I have a screenwriting teacher, and he had two main corrections for me: my Act 2 and Act 3 were far too short. I also had to make sure that the main characters were the driving force of the film. I refused to start my script until my outline was solid.
-Once I felt that I liked my outline enough, I started the script. This was about a three week process (it would have been much faster, if I could have dedicated myself to it full time). Creating the outline saved me sooo much time with this. WRITE OUTLINES. And that's where I am today.


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Pathways SM™ is an integrated module that enables districts to centrally control, manage and schedule classroom devices, including projectors, document cameras, DVD players and digital cameras. In addition, teachers can schedule and control district-based devices.
At the district level, this integrated software enables personnel to manage the schedule for shared district devices such as a head-end cache of DTV Tuners, DVD players or a conference room PTZ camera used for remote lecturers. Districts can also centrally manage and control classroom projectors to help monitor bulb life, extend bulb life through the All-Off feature and monitor filter status. Our Classroom Media Controller (CMC) and SAFARI Montage® Digital Signage products, when used in conjunction with Pathways SM™, offer many video display options, including school-wide video announcements like live school news or emergency messages (video and audio) through the All-Call feature.
In the classroom, Pathways SM™ provides teachers with full-function control of both remote and local classroom appliances, such as a projector or other display device, DVD/VCR players and audio systems — all within a unified interface that simplifies technology in the classroom for even the most technology-reluctant teachers. Devices are defined by the user and their assigned rooms so that teachers view only the media resources which they need to see, making it incredibly simple for teachers who move from one classroom to another throughout the school day.
Fully integrated with SAFARI Montage®, Pathways SM™ provides district IT staff with the ultimate control and management of classroom and district-shared devices throughout their entire district.
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Rashida Jones
Known from the TV series "Parks and Recreation" and her most recent film, "Celeste and Jesse Forever," Rashida Jones is using her voice to raise awareness about the humanitarian needs of refugees and others uprooted by global crises.
Rashida and the IRC
"It was great to see the IRC in action – delivering health care and water to refugees who would otherwise have no access to these basic services. The International Rescue Committee stays in a region to provide help and opportunity long after the news cameras go away. I look forward to using my voice to support the extraordinary work they do and keep attention on the needs of vulnerable populations."
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Despite many counter-proposals Matthew, like the other Gospels, is best described as a theological biography. Little if any detail in the book appears out of sheer historical interest. Matthew was trying to commend his understanding of Christianity to his audience. But theological motive does not exclude historical reliability. Ancient historiography regularly valued both accuracy and ideology even if it did not insist on compartmentalizing the two the way modern historians do.
Once Matthew's text is interpreted in light of literary conventions of the day, which for the most part do not require modern standards of precision in reporting, we may fairly assume his accounts to be historically trustworthy. But the reason for their inclusion is almost always theological.
The first element of the Gospel of Matthew is the introduction to the ministry of Jesus. This is found in Chapter 1, verses 1 through 4 and verse 16.
The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren. And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Themar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; and Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon…
And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
The second element concerns the development of Jesus; ministry and can be further found in Chapter 4, verse 17 and Chapter 16, verse 20.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, repent; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Then charged He his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
The final element in the Gospel of Matthew is the climax of Jesus' ministry, evidenced in Chapter 16, verse 21, and Chapter 28, verse 20.
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Credits: Concise Bible Commentary, David S. Dockery, General Editor and Holy Bible, King James Version
Columbia Prayer Chain: Wednesday, February 6
In our prayers: Claudia Strattman, Jennifer Williams, Betty Jo Carson, Gary Davis, Eddie Bolton, Myrna, Esther, Pam James, Doug and Sharon, John Kelchner, Elizabeth Matthews, Nedrick Griffin, Jennifer Handy, Nancy Stuckey, Annemarie Sullivan, Rachel and Randy Wurtzbaugh, Patty Peckham, Denise Byrd, Greg and Lisa Steele, Dean Timothy Jones, Linda Langford, Marty Fritz, Harriet Hancock, Tommy and Robby Palmer, Patty and Ted Mac Laughlin, Janet Long, Bobby Wilson, Debbie and Pat Barry, Betty Jo Sullivan, Patrick and Patricia Barry, Jordan Hill, Doris Clevenger, Charles Sigel, Bob Davis, John Whatley, Nancy Zuckerman, Charles Davis Sr., Bill Carter, Betty Peavy Frick, Joye Cantrell, Fred and Gail, Dale and Norma Sessions, Padge Arrington, Jerry Callahan, Norman Masters
Special prayers for Mary Ellen's four-year-old grandson, Joseph Patrick, who is fighting cancer
In memoriam: Louis Remson "Ray" Avant, Bonnlyn W. Hollis, Brady Franklin Corley, Anne C. James, David Wayne Culick, Margaret Owens Kelly, James Almond Merritt Sr., Edna Inez Sinclair, James Albert Rish, Grace Evelyn Minor
Our prayers are with: the elderly, the homeless, all currently fighting illness, all beloved pets, our president and congress, our police officers and firefighters, all who serve in the armed forces
Columbia Prayer Chain is open to all residents of greater Columbia who would like to share prayers and receive the prayers of others. Please leave your name in the comment box or email me.


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Wyndham Vr Fairfield Sapphire Valley
Wyndham Vr Fairfield Sapphire Valley
Hotel Guest Reviews of the Wyndham Vr Fairfield Sapphire Valley
Our hotel ratings and reviews are from real hotel guests. Priceline.com ensures that its reviews are guests-only by proactively sending hotel surveys to customers after they've completed their hotel stays. In the post-stay surveys, priceline.com hotel customers are asked a number of questions about their stay and the hotel. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best, the survey asks guests to rate their overall experience and specifically rate the hotel's cleanliness, staff and location. Priceline.com does not allow site visitors to post unsolicited hotel reviews.Sort by: All Travelers | Traveling as Couple(1) | Family with Teens(1)
Betsy from Columbia, SC
August 22, 2012
August 22, 2012
It was very spacious, clean with a private back deck.
The only problem was finding it. No signage for hotel or the road even. Did not realize it was located inside a resort.
Once we were able to locate the registration office everything was wonderful. First time visitors need a little more info on the location.
D from Athens, GA
July 9, 2011
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July 9, 2011
Family Traveling with Teens
Loved the staff.
Did not live the steps w/I room or the spiders.
A great hotel if you want a good value for basic accommodations for travel with one or two children. The staff was wonderful- helpful and most friendly.
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Dysthymic Disorder (also known more generally as dysthymia) is characterized by an overwhelming yet chronic state of depression, exhibited by a depressed mood for most of the days, for more days than not, for at least 2 years.
In children and adolescents, the mood can be irritable and it must have lasted at least one year.
The person who suffers from this disorder must not have gone for more than 2 months without experiencing two or more of the following symptoms:
Furthermore, in order to be diagnosed with Dysthymic Disorder, no Major Depressive Episode has been present during the first two years (or one year in children and adolescents) and there has never been a Manic Episode, a Mixed Episode, or a Hypomanic Episode, and criteria have never been met for Cyclothymic Disorder. This generally means that the person needs to have had an uncomplicated, long-term, low-grade depression for two or more years in order to meet this diagnosis.
In order to meet the diagnostic criteria for Dysthymic Disorder, the symptoms may not be due to the direct physiological effects of a the use or abuse of a substance (for instance, alcohol, drugs, or medications) or a general medical condition (e.g., cancer or a stroke). The symptoms must also cause significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, educational or other important areas of functioning.
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ST. GEORGE, UTAH -- Darton College (47-9) entered Thursday's NJCAA Softball World Series with high expectations for a #13 seed. Of course, a pitching staff that tallied a 0.84 ERA during the regular season always helps with confidence, even when playing the defending National Champions, Miami Dade College.
Darton started out fast in Thursday morning's match-up scoring the game's first five runs, but it was the dominant pitching that couldn't hold the lead. The Cavaliers let the game slip away losing to Miami Dade 7-5.
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Bob Willott is editor of Marketing Services Financial Intelligence
It's a sad state of affairs when our very own chancellor of the exchequer produces a cash flow forecast that can only achieve his previous target for the current year by introducing a new source of income the certainty of which cannot yet be relied upon.
I refer of course to the estimated £3.5 billion he expects to collect by auctioning off the 4G spectrum of airwaves that will speed up mobile phone internet connectivity.
In the commercial world any bank manager worth his salt would take any such forecast with a heavy pinch of salt. Not that anyone doubts that revenue will be derived from the auction, it's just that it hasn't happened yet and no-one knows how much income it will generate.
It's a bit like an agency that produces two cash forecasts - one including only known or readily predictable sources of income and likely expenditures and the other including an additional amount of unknown new business to arrive at the outcome necessary to satisfy the bank manager.
So we should welcome the fact that most of Britain's privately-owned marketing agencies seem to have been taking the opposite course of action to that practised by George Osborne.
According to this year's "Private Plums" report, 78% of those agencies had either eliminated any borrowings or had contained the level to no more than one-third of the funds provided by shareholders. Another reassuring sign was the growth in the proportion of agencies whose balance sheets included readily realisable assets sufficient to cover at least three months' operating costs.
Of course neither of these measures guarantees survival, but they increase the probability of doing so.
The Private Plums report also provides some graphic examples of what can happen if borrowings cannot be reduced. Look at the late and unlamented Involve Marketing Partnership that kept spending cash on buying other companies when it did not have a substantial base of long-term capital to start with. Or look at Rapier where a strong financial base was stripped out to meet the owner's personal needs. Or Brilliant Media Group where an earlier management buyout had been funded from short-term borrowings that could not be repaid quickly enough out of earnings.
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The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) is a uniform and independent measure of household consumption experience. The ACSI tracks trends in customer satisfaction and provides valuable benchmarking insights into the consumer economy for companies, industry trade associations, and government agencies. It is based on modeling of customer evaluations of the quality of goods and services that are purchased in the United States and produced by both domestic and foreign firms that have substantial United States market shares. The ACSI model is a set of causal equations that link customer expectations, perceived quality, and perceived value to customer satisfaction. In turn, satisfaction is linked to consequences as defined by customer complaints and customer loyalty -- measured by price tolerance and customer retention. Customer expectations combine customers' experiences with a product or service and information about it via media, advertising, salespersons, and word-of-mouth. Customer expectations influence the evaluation of quality and forecast how well the product or service will perform. Perceived quality of a product or service is measured through questions on its overall quality, reliability, and the extent to which it meets the customer's needs. Perceived value is measured through questions on overall price given quality and overall quality given price. Customer complaints activity is measured as the percentage of respondents who reported a problem with the measured companies' product or service within a specified time frame. Satisfaction has an inverse relationship to customer complaints. Customer loyalty is measured through questions on the likelihood that customers will purchase a company's products or services at various price points. The ACSI is produced through a partnership of the University of Michigan Business School, the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and the international consulting firm, CFI Group. Background variables include age, education, number of family members, Hispanic origin, race, household income, sex, industry, and sector of the economy.
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Every year as the holidays approach, many couples face the same problem: Whose family will they spend the holidays with?
Rachael recalls the one Christmas she and John started with her sister on Long Island, then hit his aunt's house, and then drove five hours upstate to visit with her parents. Sure they got to see everyone but they were so bleary-eyed they could hardly enjoy it! It's really hard to visit two places in the same day and still spend quality time with your families, so Rachael shares a few of her holiday tips with Jake and Kelly to make everyone happy:
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Commander Sisko, in dress uniform, prepares to receive the first formal alien delegation from the Gamma Quadrant — a group from a newly discovered species known as the Wadi. Sisko, Kira, Dax, and Bashir greet the new representatives from this race at one of the docking bays, after the Wadi's arrival through the wormhole. But the leader of the group, a humanoid male named Falow, dispenses quickly with the pleasantries. He and his companions want to be taken immediately to Quark's, where they have heard they will find games to play. The disappointed officers escort the delegation.
Quark, upon meeting the Wadi, senses profit in the making. The aliens show Quark they have much to wager in priceless gemstones, and quickly learn how to play the game of Dabo. Hours later, they are still going strong and winning big at the Dabo table. A weary Sisko decides to call it a night, leaving the Wadi with an equally tired Quark. He unsuccessfully tries to discourage them into leaving. Discreetly, he has one of his assistants rig the Dabo table to make the aliens start losing, hoping that will do the trick. Unfortunately, Quark's accomplice is caught by the Wadi. The Ferengi fears reprisal from the visitors. But Falow decides instead to have Quark participate in playing a new game — one of Falow's choosing. He opens a rectangular metallic case, which releases a blinding flash of light. When it clears, the Dabo table is gone — replaced by a strange alien game board. The game is called Chula. Quark's objective — to move his four oddly shaped onyx figurines around the serpentine downward spiral of the board. Quark watches with apprehension as the board is set up and the Wadi begins placing bets. Meanwhile, Sisko, sound asleep in his quarters, turns over in his bed. He wakes up to find himself dressed in standard uniform, lying on a hard stone floor instead of the bed. He is no longer on the space station, but in an alien corridor, empty but for a series of doors with strange markings — and totally alone.
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Learning from Sisko's son that the commander has disappeared from the station, Odo soon discovers the other three senior officers are also gone. Back at Quark's establishment, the Ferengi is forced to begin play on the new game, even though he does not yet know the rules. He places a minimum bet and rolls the alien dice. Falow states that the combination will cause Quark's pieces to meet the Chandra.
In the labyrinth, Sisko and the other officers follow a singing voice to discover a young Wadi girl chanting a rhyme while playing an alien game similar to hopscotch. A force field keeps them from getting to a door on the far side of the room, but the girl can pass through it without a problem. Dax determines they can get to the door that only by repeating the rhyme and performing the hopscotch-like moves. The four officers do it, and are able to exit, with the girl telling them they are at the Third Shap. As this happens, the Wadi group in Quark's goes wild because he has reached the next level. The befuddled Quark wins a nice payoff, not realizing the connection.
Falow proposes to Quark that he can progress faster by taking a shortcut on the board, although it doubles the risk to his game pieces. However, a successful move can also double his winnings. While he thinks, Odo arrives, asking Quark if he might know anything about the missing crew members. A knowing look from Falow causes Quark to make the connection with the four game pieces and the four missing officers. Realizing that the lives of Sisko and the others are literally in his hands, Quark chooses to move the pieces along the safer path. The four officers, meanwhile, continue along the alien corridors, slowly realizing that they may indeed be pawns in one of the Wadi games. A door opens revealing a Wadi party in a smoke-filled room. Falow and other revelers carry drinks. The officers begin to cough violently form the smoke, until Bashir discovers the drinks are really an antidote. A back door to the room opens, and Falow announces the proclamation of Shap Four. The party vanishes and the officers exit through the door. Back at Quark's, huge reactions with the success. A larger pile of jewels is shoved toward a happy Quark, while Odo watches with displeasure.
Discovering a strange bi-polar current aboard the Wadi vessel, Odo finds a room on the ship that emits a blinding light. He enters the chamber, and suddenly appears in Quark's. Odo tries to break up the game. But Falow, knowing that Odo is putting the pieces together, tells Quark the game must continue or he will lose his players. Quark, with Odo's prodding, decides to continue his game pieces along the safer path. He rolls the dice. The Wadi gasp, and Falow announces that it is an unfortunate roll. In the maze, the officers hear a weird energy surge building, which becomes an ominous swirling field which they try to elude. But Bashir is caught by it and swept away. Back to the game, the Bashir game piece is placed in a holding area on the board. Quark decides to gamble, despite Odo's protestations, and take the pieces on a shortcut, hoping to end the game in one move. The chance doesn't work, though. The resulting dice roll causes Falow to declare that Quark must sacrifice one game piece so that the other two may live. Quark begs to not be forced into picking a piece. Falow leaves it for the board to determine at random. As the final wagers are placed, Sisko, Dax, and Kira continue wandering through the corridors. They hear Bashir, shouting he's found the way home. Following his voice, they enter a cavern. The ground begins to shake, causing Dax to injure her leg. Falow again appears, telling them to go to Shap Six. Not finding Bashir, the officers try to escape, but massive quakes in the cavern open an abyss into which they fall helplessly. Suddenly, all four of them find themselves back in Quark's establishment. Falow then informs them that even though Quark lost, they were never in any real danger. It was only a game, after all. Sisko and the others realize this predicament wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for Quark's cheating. As for whether or not he learned his lesson ...
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With all due respect to Maureen Green, her prescription for turning vacant downtown buildings into parking lots or garages misses the mark. The demolition of functional (though unattractive) buildings in favor of parking lots is symptomatic of a paradigm that has done much damage to downtown.
South Warren Street, like other streets nearby, has the ingredients to contribute to downtown vibrancy: established retail, essential services, green space and dining options, among others. It also features five parking garages within four blocks, three surface lots nearby, street parking and a forthcoming Centro facility. While downtown parking is important, this is not an area that needs more; it needs active uses that are worthy of the inherent value of downtown land.
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Learn about the fourth cycle of PIRLS! Assess primary school students' reading comprehension in an international context.
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Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2011
The IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011 is the third assessment, after PIRLS 2001 and PIRLS 2006, in a five-year cycle of assessments to measure trends in reading literacy achievement in primary school.
Combining newly developed reading assessment passages and questions for 2011 with a selection of secure assessment passages and questions from 2001 and 2006, the study offers a state-of-the-art assessment of reading comprehension that allows for the measurement of change since 2001.
The study also examines national policies and practices related to literacy, and includes a set of questionnaires for students, parents/caregivers, teachers, and school principals to investigate the experiences that young children have at home and school in learning to read.
Within PIRLS 2011, IEA offers more options for matching the PIRLS assessment to the educational development of participating countries, such as administering PIRLS at the fifth or sixth grade. For countries where students are still developing fundamental reading skills, IEA offers prePIRLS for the fourth, fifth, or sixth grade. prePIRLS reflects the same conception of reading as PIRLS, except it is less difficult and designed to test the basic reading skills that are prerequisites for success on PIRLS.
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The international population for PIRLS consists of students in the grade that represents four years of schooling, provided that the mean age at the time of testing is at least 9.5 years. In 2011, countries also had the option of administering prePIRLS or PIRLS at the fifth or sixth grade.
Participating education systems
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium (French), Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada (with Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec as benchmarking systems), Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Lithuania, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain (with Andalusia as a benchmarking system), Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates (with Abu Dhabi and Dubai as benchmarking systems), and United States (with Florida as a benchmarking state).
The schedule of activities for PIRLS 2011 began with the first national research coordinators meeting in February 2008. Instrument development and field test activities were carried out between February 2008 and May 2010. Data collection for the main survey took place in October–December 2010 (southern hemisphere countries) and March–June 2011 (northern hemisphere countries).
The encyclopedia was published in September 2012, followed by the international report in December 2012. The international database and user guide were released in February 2013.
PIRLS and TIMSS in 2011
As the PIRLS and TIMSS international assessments were both conducted in 2011, this cycle provided a unique opportunity for international assessment at the fourth grade. Countries participating in both PIRLS and TIMSS at the fourth grade will be able to take advantage of one comprehensive assessment in three essential subjects—reading, mathematics, and science—along with a rich array of contextual background information.
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PIRLS 2011 continues the long history of research in basic school subjects developed by IEA since the 1950s, and provides educational policymakers, administrators, teachers, and researchers with insights into educational processes within individual countries and across a broad international context. The cycle of studies enables countries to measure progress in educational achievement, monitor changes in the implementation of educational policy, and identify new issues relevant to reform efforts.
The PIRLS 2011 international reading results were announced to the public (jointly with the TIMSS 2011 international results) in an international press release on 11 December 2012 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The press release webpage contains video presentations, the international news release, and participant contact information. The international report executive summary provides an overview of the key study findings.
For more information, please contact the TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Center.
Led by the international study center at Boston College, United States, the management consortium also includes the IEA Secretariat, the IEA Data Processing and Research Center, the National Foundation for Educational Research in England, Statistics Canada, and the Educational Testing Service. The study's co-directors are Dr Michael Martin and Dr Ina Mullis. The international coordination of the study is carried out in cooperation with the national research coordinators of participating countries.
The PIRLS 2011 project is funded by IEA and fees from participating countries with support from the United States Department of Education through the National Center for Education Statistics. The yearly participation fee is USD 15,000 and EUR 15,000 for a period of 5 years (2008–2012).
Related publications
Foy, P., & Drucker, K.T. (Eds.). (2013). PIRLS 2011 user guide for the international database. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
Martin, M.O., & Mullis, I.V.S. (Eds.). (2012). Methods and procedures in TIMSS and PIRLS 2011. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Foy, P., & Drucker, K.T. (2012). PIRLS 2011 international results in reading. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Kennedy, A.M., Trong, K.L., & Sainsbury, M. (2009). PIRLS 2011 assessment framework. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Minnich, C.A., Drucker, K.T., & Ragan, M.A. (Eds.). (2012). PIRLS 2011 encyclopedia: Education policy and curriculum in reading (Vols. 1–2). Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.