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Research has demonstrated that excellent teachers are the most important in-school factor contributing to student achievement. The AFT believes that all children should be taught by staff who are well-prepared and highly qualified—teachers who know their subject matter and how to teach it, supported by trained paraprofessionals.
NCLB defines several routes for teachers and paraprofessionals to become highly qualified. In particular, veteran teachers may demonstrate their qualifications by taking a test or by meeting a "high, objective uniform state standard of evaluation" (HOUSSE). The U.S. Department of Education has not required that all states offer this option, however, and many states have delayed the development of their HOUSSE plans, making it more difficult for teachers to meet the deadline set in the law to be "highly qualified." For paraprofessionals, the response by states to develop alternative routes to demonstrate excellence has been haphazard, and lax monitoring by the U.S. Department of Education has left many paraprofessionals with a shortened time frame in which to meet the education requirements.
Furthermore, to assure a high-quality workforce more must be done. The AFT will continue to urge the Congress and the U.S. Department of Education to address staff quality issues in NCLB by:
- Requiring states to develop high-caliber teacher induction systems to ensure that new teachers receive the support they need to provide effective instruction during their beginning years;
- Requiring that all districts provide ongoing, job specific professional development for paraprofessionals to ensure they maintain the skills necessary to work with students;
- Providing incentive grants to districts to develop peer assistance and review programs that focus on the improvement of staff knowledge and skills;
- Providing incentives for local districts to develop compensation systems for teachers and paraprofessionals that have a competitive base pay and benefits for all and, when supported by both management and staff, provide opportunities for staff to improve their salary through the performance of additional responsibilities; and
- Requiring states to develop an accountability index for schools to ensure that high-need schools have the proper teaching and learning conditions and financial incentives in place to attract and retain high-quality staff.
AFT Resources
AFT on Teacher Quality, updated June 2007
AFT on Paraprofessional Requirements, updated June 2007
ESEA-ER&D: A Perfect Fit, updated 2007
Q&A: Highly Qualified Teachers, updated April 2007
Comparison of Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements for Special Education Teachers under NCLB and IDEA, updated Oct. 2006
Update on deadline for paraprofessionals to meet NCLB's qualification requirements, 2006
AFT letter to U.S. Department of Education regarding Paraprofessionals and HOUSSE, May 2006
AFT letter to the U.S. Department of Education on "Good Faith" Flexibility and Paraprofessionals, Nov. 2005
AFT Statement on the U.S. Department of Education's Decision to Shift the Deadline for Paraprofessionals to Meet NCLB's Staffing Requirements, June 2005
AFT Letter to ED on Deadlines for Paraprofessionals, May 2005
AFT Letter to Department of Education on HOUSSE, 2005
The Clock Is Ticking ... Are You Highly Qualified?, 2005
AFT Executive Vice President Speech on Reaching the Goal of a Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom, 2004
AFT Letter on NCLB Teacher Quality Rule Change, 2004
AFT Statement on New No Child Left Behind Guidelines for Highly Qualified Teachers, 2004
AFT Summary on Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements, English | Spanish, 2004
Q&A for Paraprofessionals: Roles and Responsibilities, and Professional Development, 2003


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Each year the College of Law admits students to pursue studies leading to the LLM degree. We invite you to consider the ways in which our LLM might meet your needs. We provide practical training and a path to bar admission and opportunities for in-depth research in a world-class setting. Our comfortable environment and affordable cost of living mean our LLM students get high value and support. Please explore the options below and consider the Iowa LLM Advantages!
As a top public law school, The University of Iowa College of Law offers a great deal for prospective LLM students.
Practical Training and Path to Bar Admission: If you are interested in qualifying for a bar examination, you can benefit from our LLM Legal Analysis, Writing and Research course, and core courses including Contracts, Property, Torts and Professional Responsibility. Our extended orientation provides an introduction to US law that will ensure your success as you launch your studies. In addition to the basics, choose from our large variety of regularly offered courses, most of which are open to LLM candidates. Work with your Iowa advisors to tailor your program to meet the requirements of New York (Important Information for Foreign-Educated Applicants to the New York State Bar [pdf]), Wisconsin, and California bars.
In-depth Research Path: If you are interested in research, the Iowa LLM provides a setting that encourages close collaboration with renowned experts in comparative law, anti-competition law, law and economics, law and society and international law. Your LLM thesis will represent the culmination of research conducted in our world-class law library, which includes an extensive international and comparative law collection.
World Class Setting: The University of Iowa is a world class public institution with world renowned business, engineering, health, business and liberal arts specialties. Our tradition of interdisciplinary work provides exciting opportunities for students to collaborate with scholars from other disciplines. The small size of our program allows you to get to know the law school and university academic community well.
Comfortable Environment and Affordable Cost of Living: The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, a comfortable, friendly community that is known equally for its academic excellence and cultural environment. Iowa City is a manageable size, but more affordable—both in terms of tuition and living expenses—than many of the large cities that are a close drive away. Immerse yourself in the environment of our vibrant campus, the literary culture of this UNESCO City of Literature, or in the music and art of the many festivals that occur throughout the year. Or travel the short distances to Chicago, Minneapolis or St. Louis to enjoy the offerings of a big city environment. (Wondering what it's like to visit Iowa? Check out this video.)
Value and Support: Tuition costs and costs of living at Iowa are significantly lower than at peer institutions. Tuition discounts are provided for students employed by faculty as research assistants, and some scholarships are available as well.
The Iowa Advantages: Iowa's LLM program offers many advantages
- A top-ranked law faculty teaching issues at the forefront of today's legal developments
- The College of Law being part of a major research university
- Special facilities for foreign and international work, including one of the largest law libraries in the country and a Writing Resource Center for help with legal writing
- Availability of ESL assistance, including the possibility of conditional admittance
- Tuition costs and cost of living that are below peer institutions
- A small program that allows close interaction between faculty and students
- A university town that combines the friendliness and ease of living for which the region is justly famous—with first-class cultural and sporting events
Admissions Guidelines
The Iowa LLM degree is one degree program, but it is designed for two different types of students:
1. Practical Training and Path to Bar Admission: foreign-trained jurists who seek a comparative introduction to and specific training in aspects of United States law and legal institutions; special courses are available for students interested in qualifying to sit for state bar examinations. These include a legal research and writing course tailored for LLM students, an extended orientation including an introduction to American Legal Systems, and access to core courses such as Contracts, Property, Torts and Professional Responsibility; and
2. In-depth Research Path: foreign-trained jurists or graduates of JD programs in the United States who wish to deepen their understanding of law; applicants may propose any legal field of concentration but the faculty will accept students only in fields in which it has sufficient depth and it is especially prepared to accept students in the fields of international and comparative law, including the law pertaining to international business transactions and/or human rights; and business and innovation.
The LLM program is deliberately kept small so that each student can receive substantial attention from the faculty. Therefore, admission is competitive.
To be admitted, all applicants must present evidence of high academic potential and strong recommendations, especially from law professors who supervised their work in classes or seminars.
Academic Requirements for Application to the Program
United States law graduates who apply for this graduate degree must have obtained a JD degree from a law school that is a member of the Association of American Law Schools or approved by the American Bar Association.
Foreign law graduates must have completed the basic course of university studies that qualifies the candidate to sit for the bar examination (e.g., the French maîtrise, the German "first state bar examination"). If the home country bar exam does not require a specific degree, applicants should either be experienced members of the bar or have completed the first university degree in law or a multi-year masters program in law.
All applicants must present evidence (university transcripts and letters of recommendation) that they are serious students with a solid record of academic and professional achievement. In evaluating foreign transcripts, we rely heavily on recommendation letters, especially from academics, that explain in detail the basis for their recommendation.
English Requirements
Applicants who have not completed a bachelor's degree at an accredited university in the U.S. or an equivalent degree at an accredited English-language university in Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom must also have achieved a score of at least 580 (paper)/237 (computer)/92 (Internet) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Waiver of the TOEFL or IELTS requirements are not normally granted. Students will be tested at matriculation and may be required to take English classes before enrolling in law courses. The University's TOEFL code is 6681. For more information, visit: www.ets.org/toefl. There are limited opportunities for conditional admittance to the program for students who do not meet these requirements; please inquire.
Current UI JD Candidates
Current UI JD candidates seeking the LLM degree may do so by successfully completing 108 semester hours of academic credit over four years; 24 of these 108 hours must be concentrated in a specific area of law selected in consultation with your faculty advisor. Areas of concentration include international and comparative law, business and innovation, or tax. At least four of these 24 hours must be taken after admission into the LLM degree program. To qualify as part of the 24 credit hours required for the LLM degree, the credits must be graded and the student must have obtained a 2.1 or better. For more information please see the academic requirements page.
Degree Requirements
To earn the LLM degree, each student must successfully complete a course of a minimum of 24 hours of academic credit, as approved by his or her faculty adviser. These 24 credit hours are to be earned from the law school's general course offerings, with the exception of LLM-specific courses noted below.
1. The legal practice track: This track is open to foreign trained lawyers who do not have a US JD. For this track, LLM students must take the LLM orientation course to the US legal system (two credits in August before the start of the fall semester), a course in professional legal writing specially designed for foreign-trained lawyers (two credits), a course in professional responsibility (three credits), and at least six credits of other basic bar exam courses, such as contracts, torts, or constitutional law. This track is designed to qualify the student to take the bar examination in states like New York (Important Information for Foreign-Educated Applicants to the New York State Bar [pdf]), Wisconsin, and California that allow certain foreign lawyers to sit for the bar exam.
2. The research track: This track is open to both foreign trained with a JD and students holding a US JD degree. LLM students without a JD degree must take the LLM orientation course to the US legal system (two credits in August before the start of the fall semester). All LLM students in this track take LLM Seminar, a research and writing course during which they will write a research paper qualifying for at least one credit on a topic they choose with the approval of their advisor. This track is especially suitable for those seeking to enter into an academic career or one involving primarily policy formulation or research.
United States JD-holders and international students who have been trained in another common-law jurisdiction, whose English competence is sufficiently high, and who choose the research track are required to undertake a more ambitious, 4-credit-hour research project intended to lead to the production of a publishable paper. Others suitably qualified also may attempt the longer research paper with their advisor's approval.
With the exception of the LLM orientation course and the special LLM writing courses (professional writing or research seminar), courses are taken together with regular JD students from the law school's regular offerings, especially its rich offerings on US, international, and comparative law. This method of instruction ensures a very effective comparative experience through broad contact with US law students and professors, and the US-trained students similarly benefit from close contact with the foreign-trained lawyers.
Tuition costs and costs of living at Iowa are significantly lower than at peer institutions, please see this chart (and click on "International," if appropriate) for more information. The tuition rate is $20,000 per year for the residents of the state of Iowa, and $24,000 per year for residents of other states and foreign countries. The new tuition rates will go into effect fall of 2014. Tuition discounts (at the resident rate) are provided for students employed by faculty as research assistants, and many LLM students take advantage of this opportunity. Please see the International Tab for specific information on "International Students with ¼-time or Greater Assistantships" and "International Students without Assistantships." The costs include an estimate of living expenses for twelve months. The total shown on that document is the amount of support from all sources that foreign students will need to show in order to obtain a student visa. It is reasonable to expect these amounts to increase somewhat each year.
Housing estimates apply to on-campus or moderately priced off-campus housing, to sharing housing with at least one other person, to maintaining a modest style of living, and to exhibiting careful financial management.
Since costs for major medical care in the United States are very high, the University requires international students to purchase health insurance through the University or show that they have equivalent coverage of at least $75,000. In addition, students are strongly advised to provide health insurance for any dependents that will be here with them. Figures quoted are estimates. Students with assistantships have a lower cost for insurance.
Additional Estimated Costs for Students Bringing Dependents
Students whose spouse and child(ren) plan to accompany them to Iowa City on F-2 or J-2 visas must present additional evidence of sufficient financial support for their dependents' living expenses and health insurance costs. (If your family members plan to join you later, you may submit your proof of additional financial support after you arrive in Iowa City.) Students with young children requiring full-time daycare should expect to pay more than $200 per week for each child. (All figures quoted are subject to change without notification.)
Financial Aid
The chief financial support the College provides is to hire LLM students as quarter-time research assistants (10 hours per week for a total of 300 hours over the fall and spring semesters). In addition to wages, the position entitles the out-of-state student to pay tuition at the in-state rate, which is a substantial savings.
Some partial scholarships are also available to LLM students. The Thelma L. Schaffer Scholarship, the Carroll Sample Scholarship and the Donald R. Newbrough International and Comparative Law Scholarship Fund are available to academically outstanding and otherwise deserving LLM students.
To apply for research assistantships and scholarships, simply indicate on your LLM application that you need financial support to attend. Whether or not you are applying for financial aid, for visa purposes all international students must also fill out the section of the application entitled "Financial Statement for International Students."
We encourage you to look aggressively for funding elsewhere. International students should consider applying for such U.S. programs as Fulbright; the Muskie Program for countries of the former Soviet Union; or the Ron Brown Fellowships for Eastern Europe; as well as pursuing funding possibilities within their own countries; with international bodies; and with private foundations like Ford, Soros, Rotary International, the Asia Foundation, and the American Association of University Women. Students whose home universities participate in the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) may be able to come under that program without paying more tuition than their home university charges.


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The Dahshur pyramid field contains some of the most impressive of all the pyramids, and some of the most significant in the history of pyramid-building. The pyramids are in two groups. To the east are three Middle Kingdom complexes, dating from the revival of pyramid-building (c.1991–1790 BC) that culminated near the Fayoum. Though the pyramids proved unrewarding to nineteenth-century excavators, their subsidiary tombs yielded some magnificent jewellery (now in the Egyptian Museum).
To the north, the pyramids of XII Dynasty pharaohs Seostris III and Amenenmhat II are little more than piles of rubble, but the southernmost of the three, the Black Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Joseph's pharoah in the Old Testament, according to some), is at least an interesting shape: though its limestone casing has long gone, a black mud-brick core is still standing (its black basalt capstone is in the Egyptian Museum).
More intriguing, however, are the two Old Kingdom pyramids further into the desert, which have long tantalized archeologists with a riddle. Both of them are credited to Snofru (c.2613–2588 BC), father of Cheops and founder of the IV Dynasty, whose monuments constitute an evolutionary link between the stepped creations of the previous dynasty at North Saqqara and the true pyramids of Giza.
The riddle of Snofru's pyramids
The riddle of Snofru's pyramids
Snofru, the founder of the IV Dynasty, is associated with three different pyramids: the Red and Bent Pyramids at Dahshur and the Collapsed Pyramid at Meidum. Given that a pyramid was the pharaoh's tomb, the question arises, why would Snofru want three of them? And why is the Bent Pyramid such a funny shape, changing its angle halfway up?
Some scholars reasoned that the Bent Pyramid's strange form resulted from a change of plan prompted by fears for its stability, and when these persisted, a second, safer pyramid was built to guarantee Snofru's afterlife. But for this theory to hold, it's necessary to dismiss Snofru's claim to have commissioned the pyramid at Maidum as a mere usurpation of an earlier structure. Two pyramids can be explained, three cannot.
Then, in 1977, Oxford professor Kurt Mendelssohn came up with a better answer. He suggested there was something like a pyramid production line. As one pyramid neared completion, surplus resources were deployed to start another. The reason for this was that building a single pyramid required gigantic efforts over ten to thirty years; inevitably, some pharaohs lacked the time and resources. A stockpile of half-constructed, perhaps even finished, pyramids was thus an insurance policy on the afterlife.
According to Mendelssohn, Snofru did indeed start off by commissioning the pyramid at Maidum. Unfortunately, this was built at too steep an angle and its outer layer collapsed. When this happened, the Bent Pyramid was already under construction, so its angle was hastily altered to make it more stable. The Red Pyramid, which followed, was then built at this new, shallower angle.
Not everyone agrees with Mendelssohn: other scholars argue that the Bent Pyramid's shape had nothing to do with the Collapsed Pyramid, but expressed a deliberate symbolic duality, echoed in its two burial chambers and the two entrance shafts at right angles to each other. At any rate, Snofru decided against using either Maidum or the Bent Pyramid, and was finally interred in the Red Pyramid.
Even if one discounts the attribution of the Collapsed Pyramid of Maidum to Snofru, it is a staggering fact that, during his twenty-five-year reign, the construction of the Bent and Red pyramids involved the quarrying, transport and shaping of some nine million tons of stone – more than three times the quantity of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Yet Herodotus wrote that Snofru was remembered by the Egyptians as benign, and his successor Cheops as a tyrant.


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COEUR d'ALENE--Police in Coeur d'Alene are looking for a suspect in an attempted rape earlier this month.
A woman told police that on Jan. 11th a man grabbed her near Hubbard Avenue and College Drive, and then dragged her down to the ground. The woman says the man was trying to sexually assault her but she was able to fight him off. The man then ran when a car drove by.
The suspect is described as a 35-40 year old white male, approximately 5'9", with an average build. He has blonde/reddish facial hair and was wearing a brown jacket, grey beanie and boots. Investigators are combing through nearby neighborhoods looking for transients and others who may fit the description.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Coeur d'Alene Police Department.


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Childhood Lead Poisoning
Lead, an element found in the earth's crust, has been used by humans for thousands of years. Hundreds of useful products—both ancient and modern—have contained lead: products as diverse as pipes, food containers, gasoline, cosmetics and paint.
The Facts
The story of lead, once it enters the human body, is a less happy one. Millions of humans worldwide have been (and continue to be) poisoned by this mineral. As early as the sixteenth century, reports were kept on poisoned metal workers in Europe. Yet it wasn't until the 1970s, when blood lead levels started being collected in this country on a population-wide basis, that the true extent of contamination was shown. A large government study conducted between 1976 and 1980 highlighted those at greatest risk: poor, urban children under age six. Though African-American children have been disproportionately affected, an astounding 85 percent of preschoolers were exposed to or contaminated by lead back then, using today's stricter definition of a blood lead level of 10mcg/dL or higher.
Numerous studies showed the three biggest sources of lead: leaded gasoline, leaded paint and sealants of canned food. Fortunately, a serious government public health campaign followed. In 1977, regulations reduced the maximum lead content in paint to 0.06 percent by weight, down from as much as 50 percent! The maximum lead content of gasoline is now 0.1g/L, down from approximately 1.5g/L, and the technique of using lead to seal cans has been discontinued. The efforts were successful. By reducing exposure to new sources, the United States has seen a 90 percent decline in lead-poisoned children over the past 20 years.
This sounds, and is, terrific, but sobering problems remain. The lead already contaminating our environment decays naturally over millions of years, so existing lead continues to pose a serious risk. Also, there are other, harder to control sources of lead that, while more of a problem in other countries, come into the Inited States as well: ceramics glazed with leaded glazes (often from Mexico), some non-Western cosmetics, some Ayurvedic medicines, emissions from metal refineries and battery-recycling plants, even some toys and crayons imported from China. Finally, though the number is much lower today, there are still over one million children in this country estimated to have unacceptably high blood lead levels. And though our current cut-off defining a high lead level is 10mcg/dL, newer studies are showing very subtle loss in IQ at lower and lower levels. Basically, there is no 'safe' lead level.
The Effects of Lead
So how does lead get into our bodies and what does it do once it gets there? Though fine particles of lead suspended in dusty air can enter the body through the lungs, most of the lead enters children's bodies through the gut, after having been eaten as small chips or contaminated dust or dirt. Small leaded particles of chipped paint, particularly around friction spots like window sills and doors, settle down and become part of household dust. Likewise, an external renovation involving scraping off old paint contaminates the dirt around the perimeter of the house. Infants who chew on surfaces are at particular risk, as are toddlers whose mobility, curiosity and hand-to-mouth behaviors can lead to lead ingestion.
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Will Utility Companies Continue to Trade Down?
Lior is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
The top U.S utility companies, including FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) and Exelon (NYSE: EXC) continued to under-perform the market. Moreover, the recent quarterly report showed these companies didn't do well. Will these companies' stocks further fall in the weeks to follow? Let's examine the recent financial reports of these companies, the changes in these companies' main inputs, and figure out where these companies are headed.
During the year, shares of utilities companies haven't perform well. The stock price of Exelon has tumbled down in recent weeks; as a result, the company's stock has declined by nearly 28% year-to-date. Shares of FirstEnergy have declined by "only" 0.8%. The S&P500 index, on the other hand, rose by nearly 11%. The chart below presents the prices of Exelon, FirstEnergy and &P500 index, in which they are all normalized to the beginning of the year.
Exelon's operating profitability declined during the third quarter of 2012 and reached only 9%. In comparison, the company's operating profitability reached 12% in the second quarter and 23% in the parallel quarter in 2011.
Moreover, the company's operating profitability is much lower than that of other similar utility companies: during the third quarter the operating profitability of FirstEnergy was 21%; the profitability of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) reached 22%. The chart below shows the developments in the profitability of the above-mentioned utility companies.
Major utilities companies continue to pay relatively high dividend and this high dividend yield is one of these companies' strong point: FirstEnergy is paying a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share per quarter, which represents an annual yield of 5.27%; Exelon is offering a $0.52 per share per quarter, which comes to 7.13% annual yield; American Electric Power is paying a $0.47 per share –- a 4.44% yield. This means that, of the three utility companies, Exelon is leading them in terms in dividend yields.
It's worth noticing these utilities companies have different sources of energy and the mixture of input differs among these companies: FirstEnergy is generating 64% of its power from coal, 18% from nuclear and 6% from natural gas. American Electric Power is also generating 66% of its power with coal, 22% with natural gas and only 6% with nuclear. On the other hand, Exelon is generating 55% of its electricity by nuclear power, 28% by natural gas and only 3% by coal. These different cost structures could partly explain the different operating profits. Let's examine the developments in these companies' main inputs.
Exelon and nuclear power
Exelon is the largest utility company in the U.S in terms of operating nuclear power. The company's nuclear power generation represents nearly 55% of its total electricity generation. Exelon has nuclear power generations in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. According to the recent EIA report, the net generation from nuclear energy in these regions moderately increased; for example, in Illinois net generation from nuclear energy increased by nearly 0.8% in September 2012 compared to September 2011. On the other hand, certain reports suggest a decline in nuclear power generation due to temporary shutdowns. But these reports didn't specify the locations of these shutdowns. At the same time, Bloomberg reports a rise in Exelon's production in its reactor in New Jersey. These reports paint an unclear picture as to the progress of Exelon in its nuclear power generation in recent months. If Exelon's nuclear power generation will fall, this could lower its revenues and profitability.
Natural gas and coal prices are rising
In recent months the prices of natural gas and coal have increased. This rise tends to occur by the end of the year as the demand for these commodities increase in the power sector. Moreover, the price of natural gas rose by a higher rate than coal. This means many utility companies are likely to use coal more than natural gas. The chart below presents the normalized price of coal and natural gas and the average retail price of electricity during the first nine months of 2012. As seen, the price of natural gas rose by a much higher rate than coal or electricity did.
The prices of natural gas and coal hiked during October and November. Therefore, unless the average retail price of electricity will rise by a greater rate, the profit margin for utility companies that heavily rely on natural gas and coal will fall.
The recent rise in the prices of natural gas and coal could lower the profit margin for natural gas and coal based utility companies such as FirstEnergy; it will have a lesser effect on nuclear power based utility companies such as Exelon, but Exelon might face a drop in nuclear power generation that could also impede this company's progress.
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Variability of Renewable Energy Sources
Wind and solar energy are referred to as variable generation sources because their electricity production varies based on the availability of wind and sun. However, they are not the only source of variation in a power system. The demand for electricity, or load, also varies, and the power system was designed to handle that. Short-term changes in load (over seconds or minutes) are generally small and caused by random events that change demand in different directions. Over longer periods (several hours), changes in load tend to be more predictable. For example, there is a daily pattern of morning load pickup and evening load drop-off. The key difference is that load variations are better understood than wind and solar variations.
Some aspects of renewable energy variation are easily predicted. For example, the electricity production of an individual wind turbine is highly variable. But the aggregate variability of multiple turbines at a single site is significantly less variable. The aggregation of multiple wind generation sites over a large geographic area results in even less variability. Variability also decreases as the timescale decreases. The variability of large-scale wind power over seconds or minutes is generally small. Over several hours, however, it can be great.
Similarly, some aspects of solar variability are predictable (for example, sunrise and sunset). Other aspects, such as intermittent cloud cover, are much less so. However, the same reduction in variability is observed for the aggregation of solar photovoltaic plants over a broad geographic area.
All types of variability must be managed by the electric power system operator. With low penetrations of variable generation, the related impact and response are small because the wind and solar variability is much less than the load variability. At high penetrations, however, the renewable variability may be more challenging to respond to.
NREL is addressing variability issues on the transmission system through its work on:
- The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study
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March 08, 2001
In March 1999, over half of workers in private industry were employed at establishments that had fewer than 100 employees.
Establishments with fewer than 100 workers accounted for 54.7 percent of private-industry employment. Another 16.5 percent worked in establishments employing 100 to 249 workers.
The smallest establishments—those with fewer than five workers—employed 6.4 percent of workers. The largest establishments—those with 1,000 or more employees—accounted for 11.8 percent.
The BLS Covered Employment and Wages program produced these data. Data presented here are for all private-industry workers covered by State unemployment insurance programs. Data for 1999 are preliminary and subject to revision. Find more information on employment in 1999 in "Employment and Wages, Annual Averages, 1999," BLS Bulletin 2534.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, Majority of private-industry employees work in small establishments on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2001/mar/wk1/art04.htm (visited September 21, 2014).
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An eight-inch Mandarin Rat Snake grounded a Qantas flight in Sydney overnight, forcing 370 passengers to postpone their travel plans to Tokyo.
Airline personnel discovered the tiny snake in the passenger cabin near the door on a Qantas Boeing 747 before passengers began boarding the plane on Sunday, the Associated Press reported.
The snake on the plane was taken by quarantine officials for analysis, and was euthanized, "as exotic reptiles of this kind can harbor pests and diseases not present in Australia," Australia's Agriculture Department said in a statement.
The snake arrived on a flight a day earlier from Singapore, the department said.
"The Department of Agriculture is looking into how the snake came to be on the plane, but isn't able to speculate at this time," the department said.
This is the second incident a snake has caused a scare on a Qantas plane this year.
In January, a python coiled itself into a space on an aircraft's wing during a flight from Cairns, Australia, to Papua New Guinea. It died during the flight, the AP reported.
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Here are some of the top individual performances from last week:
Top five
*Aquinas RB Brendan Douglas scored six touchdowns, five rushing, and ran for 245 yards on 13 carries in a 50-8 victory over Twiggs County.
*Cedartown RB Nick Chubb rushed for 366 yards on 36 carries and scored seven touchdowns in a ran the ball 36 times in a 47-27 victory over Southeast Whitfield.
*Gainesville QB Deshaun Watson was 17-of-24 passing for 277 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries in a 42-14 victory over Heritage of Conyers in a game between ranked teams in Class AAAAA.
*Parkview RB Chris Carson rushed for 255 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries in a 21-14 victory over Brookwood.
*Sequoyah RB Blake Ingleton scored six touchdowns and rushed for 269 yards on 29 carries in a 41-34 victory over Sprayberry.
Best of the rest
*Adairsville PK Dakota Hines kicked a 38-yard field goal with 14.4 seconds left in a 40-38 victory over Ringgold. He also made a 39-yard field goal and had touchbacks on six of eight kickoffs.
*Americus-Sumter RB Wesley Fields rushed for 261 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries in a 40-14 victory over Worth County.
*Athens Academy WR/DB Eric Williams scored on a pass reception and punt return and intercepted a pass in a 21-6 victory over Lakeview Academy.
*Brooks County QB Malcolm Parrish passed for 213 yards, threw four TD passes, scored a touchdown and intercepted a pass in a 42-8 victory over Early County in a game between ranked teams in Class AA.
*Carrollton DE Villery Hayes had 2.5 tackles for 18.5 yards in losses in a 66-0 victory over Columbus, which had minus-20 yards in total offense.
*Cass QB Brandon Etheridge was 15-of-18 passing for 189 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries in a 35-7 victory over Dalton.
*Cedar Grove QB Johnathon McCrary threw five TD passes and was 20-of-25 passing for 365 yards in a 42-21 victory over Decatur.
*Cherokee WR Armony Parker caught 10 passes for 150 yards in a 21-7 loss to Walton.
*Clarkston PK Santino Jerke made a 52-yard field goal in a 16-14 victory over Hapeville Charter. The field goal was the longest for a DeKalb Schools kicker since 1996.
*Gordon Lee RB/DB Zack Cobb rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown, returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and intercepted a pass in a 19-14 victory over Whitefield Academy.
*Grovetown RB Juwan Biggers rushed for 253 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 27-23 victory over Houston County. Biggers had scoring runs of 76, 88 and 55 yards and returned a kickoff 94 yards for a TD. He was 2-of-4 passing for 18 yards.
*Hart County QB Dakota Mitchell was 11-of-16 passing for 178 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on nine carries in a 45-19 victory over Franklin County.
*Jackson DL Jay Woods had 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble in a 30-0 victory over Southwest.
*Jenkins QB Paris Baker rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries in a 28-20 victory over Groves.
*Jenkins County RB/LB Donnie Gay rushed for 129 yards on three carries, all touchdowns, and made seven tackles and an interception, returned for a touchdown, in a 60-0 victory over Montgomery County.
*Liberty County TE/LB Jeremy Caldwell-Fabregas had four catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns and made nine tackles and an interception in a 41-19 victory over Hephzibah.
*Lincoln County RB Mike McIntyre scored four TDs and rushed for 216 yards on 21 carries in a 49-27 victory over First Presbyterian.
*Luella RB Trae Bonner rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns and intercepted a pass in a 24-21 overtime loss to Alcovy.
*Lumpkin County WR/DB Jonathan Gilreath had 10 receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown on offense and nine tackles on defense in a 13-12 victory over Walnut Grove.
*Milton RB Treyvon Paul rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown in a 34-13 victory over Wheeler.
*North Cobb Christian QB/DB Kendall Crute rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on three carries, threw a 21-yard TD pass and returned an interception 103 yards for a touchdown in a 47-7 victory over Cross Keys.
*North Paulding QB Chase Noonan was 16-of-19 passing for 309 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 137 yards on nine carries in a 43-7 victory over Woodland of Cartersville.
*Oglethorpe County QB Kendrick Presley scored three touchdowns for the fourth consecutive game in a 31-12 victory over Riverside Military Academy. Presley rushed for 115 yards. He has 12 touchdowns in Oglethorpe's 3-1 start.
*Our Lady of Mercy CB Rashard Fant scored his team's first touchdown on an 80-yard kickoff return and the last touchdown on a 70-yard reception in a 33-21 victory over Pace Academy.
*Pinecrest Academy QB Jimmy Strom directed the triple option and rushed for 148 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries in a 35-0 victory over Hebron Christian. Strom has rushed for 100 or more yards in three straight games.
*Prince Avenue Christian RB Carl Maddox rushed for 222 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries in a 40-0 victory over Athens Christian.
*Richmond Hill QB Dominique Allen rushed for 127 yards on 27 carries, scored a touchdown and threw the game-winning TD pass to Nick Fitzgerald with 11 seconds left in a 20-17 victory over Glynn Academy.
*Savannah Christian RB Jalen Myrick rushed for 86 yards on six carries and had six catches for 114 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 42-14 victory over previously unbeaten Johnson County.
*Shaw WR Steven Jeffrey caught 12 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown in a 31-14 loss to LaGrange.
*South Effingham RB Josh Mercer rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns in a 50-26 victory over Glenn Hills.
*Stockbridge QB Trenton Earl rushed for 114 yards and passed for 155, completing six of eight attempts, in a 17-14 victory over then-No. 2 Griffin of Class AAAA.
*Union Grove RB Derrick Craine rushed for 192 yards on 32 carries in a 23-0 victory over Northgate.
*Vidalia LB Nic McBride had 13 solo tackles and three interceptions in a 28-7 victory over Metter. McBride, a GHSF Daily preseason all-state pick, had not played since the opening game Aug. 31 because of complications from dehydration. He has 26 tackles in two games.
*Washington-Wilkes LB Tomarkus Young had nine tackles and two sacks for a defense that allowed only 32 yards of total offense to a previously unbeaten team in a 36-0 victory over Union County.
*Wayne County LB Taylor Heflin had 16 tackles, five tackles for losses and a pass breakup in a 42-18 victory over Richmond Academy.
*Wilcox County QB Makail Grace passed for 244 yards and ran for 143 in a 32-26 loss to Charlton County.
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October 2nd, 2012
10:18 am
Slade Dale from Ringgold rushed for 100 and passed for 270 versus Adairsville last Friday…Slade might be a 2,000 yard passer and 1,000 yard rusher as a junior…
October 2nd, 2012
3:37 pm
Travis Custis had 158 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 10 carries to go along with Alejandro Benefields 5 of 7 for 118 yards and 4 Tds in the victory over Druid Hills.
October 3rd, 2012
1:10 am
Brooks County QB Malcolm Parrish is the best player in the state hands down .if u dnt believe me come to these brooks county game
October 3rd, 2012
8:23 am
sportsnut youre off on his numbers just a bit. Custis had 220 yards rushing and 2 td's on 11 rushes.
October 4th, 2012
1:05 pm
Nick Chubb swagg is inferior. @RisingSeniors: RB Nick Chubb added to the AT&T Georgia Junior Bowl West Team! This kid is the full package. Speed, Strentgh, Soft Hands!


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Updated: April 10, 2013
The mother accused of dropping off her daughter on an upstate porch is scheduled to face a judge on Wednesday.
Tongela McBride is scheduled to have a bond hearing, after being brought back to Anderson County Tuesday.
Updated: April 9, 2013It was a distant relative that eventually helped investigators track down the Georgia couple accused of abandoning their 4-year-old child on the front steps of an Upstate home, an investigator on the case said Tuesday.
And in addition the same investigator said there's a strong likelihood one of the parents knew -- or at least had some knowledge -- of the people who were living in the Anderson County home where the child was dumped.
The extent of the relationship between the one of the suspects and the people who found the child isn't known, but the investigator said the people did not know -- and had never met -- the little girl before finding her on their doorstep last Tuesday night.
It began with the ring of a doorbell, and when the man inside opened his front door, there sat the child on the front step. Her diaper said "call DCAF," which investigators later said was a mistake by the parents who were trying to write "call DFAC," which stands for the department of children and families.
Still, it was close enough and a clue for investigators that the child, or the parents, were possibly from out-of-state since in South Carolina the DFAC equivalent is DSS, or the department of social services.
Over the weekend, investigators in Anderson County say they got a tip from a distant relative of one of the parents who said they recognized the child. Anderson County investigators worked with Cobb County, Georgia investigators to track down Tongela McBride, 37, and Alonzo Brown, 31, the child's parents.
Both were arrested this past weekend, and while Brown was brought back to Anderson County a couple of days ago, McBride wasn't extradited until Tuesday afternoon when ACSO investigators traveled to Cobb County to pick her up.
McBride ignored questions from the media as she was led in cuffs into the Anderson County LEC and then transported to the county's detention center. Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper did not provide any detail either on what may have motivated the couple to drop the child off.
"Well at this point in talking with my investigators, we still have some investigative work to do, and we're not wanting to release anything that might harm our case down the road," Skipper stated. "And obviously this little girl has the rest of her life to go through, and at some point, (she) might see this media package, and know what went on here. Is maybe in her benefit to not know."
7 On Your Side has learned that it is possible that one of the parents knew, or had knowledge of, the people who lived at the home where the child was dropped off. Although, investigators are certain that the people inside the home had never met the child before.
McBride's expected to face a judge Wednesday for a bond hearing. A judge has already denied bond for Brown.
The child remains in the custody of the S.C. Department of Social Services and has been placed with a foster family.
A DSS spokeswoman on Tuesday said no timeline can be given for what will happen next to the child, but she said it's the department's responsibility to make sure the child remains in a safe environment.
Updated: April 8, 2013
The mother of the child who was abandoned on an Upstate porch has waived extradition, authorities say.
Deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office say Tongela Denise McBride will be brought back to the county Tuesday. She was arrested over the weekend in Marietta, GA where she lives.
Investigators say McBride, along with Alonzo Brown, both face charges of Unlawful Neglect of a Child.
Brown was denied bond over the weekend. His next court appearance is scheduled for May 3.
The 4-year-old girl is now in the custody of DSS.
Updated: April 6, 2013
The search is over. Anderson County deputies have identified the child left on the front porch of a stranger's home late Tuesday night.
A tip came in Friday that helped investigators figure who and where the little girl was from.
Her parents are now in custody, and the child's father Alonzo Brown, 31, stood before a judge Saturday.
Brown was quiet during his bond hearing.
His wife, and mother of the little girl, 37-year-old Tongela Denise McBride was picked up in Marietta, GA where the couple lives.
Deputies say both face charges of Unlawful Neglect of a Child.
While McBride awaits extradition to Anderson County, Brown will remain behind bars.
A victim's advocate requested the judge deny him bond.
"Certainly, it is a serious case. This was a child who did have severe medical issues and was left on a stranger's doorstep with no medications, no instructions, no information; and we consider the person who did that to be a serious threat to the safety of our community," said Marlene McClain, director Victim Services for the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.
The case has made national headlines. It has even been shared via Facebook more than 2.5 million times.
"She has had an overwhelming amount of support from the community," said Chad McBride, PIO for the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.
While this kind of case is rare, deputies say it has taught the sheriff's office about the power of social media.
There are still questions that have yet to be answered, like a motive, but investigators won't reveal that information.
"We want to maintain the integrity of this case so we can get justice," McBride said.
According to McBride, revealing too much information could hurt the case.
Deputies believe the child's mother will have a bond hearing in the coming week.
Brown's next court appearance is scheduled for May 3.
The child will stay in the care of the S.C. Department of Social Services for now.
She is currently living with a foster family, and is adjusting well.
Updated: April 5, 2013
As deputies continue to search for the parents of a child that was left on the porch of an Anderson County home, they've released a new photo of her.
Deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office say someone rang the doorbell of a home on Brook Forest Drive late Tuesday night. When the homeowner answered the door, he found a child sitting alone in a stroller.
The girl is described as being between a 2 to 3-year-old with braided hair and pierced ears. She was dressed in a white shirt with yellow sleeves with the words "Auntie Loves Me" on the front. The child also had on gray pants with a floral design, and a pink jacket and stocking cap with an image of Dora the Explorer.
Authorities tell 7 On Your Side they have received about a dozen good tips. About half of those tips are coming in from out of state.
If you have any information that may help investigators, call Crime stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
Updated: April 4, 2013
Investigators are still trying to gather information on an abandoned child.
Investigators haven't yet figured out the child's name, exact age, where she came from and who left her.
Investigators have sent her picture to law enforcement agencies in Georgia, Florida and North Carolina in the hopes of someone recognizing her.
"She could be from the other side of the country. Hopefully, it is just our message hasn't reached out to the right person yet," said Anderson County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Chad McBride.
While child abandonment cases like this are extremely rare, McBride says they can also be very difficult to solve
Investigators had the child examined by doctors for a second time Thursday. The child who is believed to be around two to three-years-old has scars on her neck and chest that could be a result of open-heart surgery.
Investigators are working to find medical records that could lead them to information about the child and her parents.
As investigator look for clues, child safety advocates hope this case will bring awareness to parents that help is always available.
"The easiest way for parents to get that help is to do one of two things: they can call 2-1-1 which is United Way's help line in South Carolina. They also can call 1-800-4-A-CHILD, a national resource for parents that are stressed out," says Laurie Rovin, executive director of Pendleton Place.
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A child was dropped off on the porch of an Anderson County home late Tuesday night.
Deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office say someone rang the doorbell of the home on Brook Forest Drive around 11:30 p.m. When the man inside opened the door, there was no one there except a child in a stroller.
Captain Garland Major tells 7 On Your Side there was a note attached, stating "Call DFAC Please." The note was handwritten on a diaper.
"I've been in law enforcement in Anderson for 25 years and this is the first case I've ever had anything to do with where they just drop a child off," he explains.
She was taken into Emergency Protective Custody and taken to the hospital where she was found to be in good health.
A scar was noticed on her neck and chest consistent with heart surgery.
Investigators have contacted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, as well as other state agencies in Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina.
She is currently with a foster family.
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We've got a double post day today up first is one of two days of Our Favorite Finds – you know, the day that we're all about YOUR creations! Today we're featuring projects discovered in online galleries and blogland between November 23 and November 29. We didn't share these last week so that we could really focus on our daily Teasers!
Crystal treats us to some fuzzy pajamas with Pure Innocence: Naptime. Gosh, I wish it was acceptable for us adults to take a nap on a regular basis, why do kids fight that?
That Eva has such an amazing way with colors. This Pure Innocence: Birthday Princess is so bright and happy, doesn't it make you smile? I love that she's using our new Die-namics Faux Crochet Border, and what a pretty little banner she has in place with the Banner Strip Die.
I'm so grateful for Broni's beautiful card featuring Framed Greetings. I'm going to have to play around in my stamp room with my Die-namics and felt to put together a big old felted flower like this
Tracy gets inspired by Starbucks to make this stunning Merry Latte project with Miss you a Latte from a la modes:
Heather wants to know if you've Naughty or Nice? I love this Game Night Spinner Die-namics Duo there are so many creative possibilities!
With a fun mix of papers, and Jackie's beautiful coloring is sugar sweet on this Candy Cane Kisses for Mercy's recent sketch challenge.
Joanne makes a snowfall look so good!I love her use of classic My Favorite Things colors on this Pure Innocence!
Is this ever creative! Margie mixes the body from Happy Mail with the head from Being Cute is What I Do for a completely new image!
Kirsty has a little Something Special just for You and she's added a Banner Strip Dienamics and a Rolled Rose too. What a sweet little gift…too bad my name isn't Emily, or else I'd know it was making its way to my mailbox.
Goodness gracious! Wait till you see this beautiful PI Being Cute is What I Do from Amy.
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May was maddening, but June offers its own perils
Last month's losses weren't very big and the finish was strong, which could give bulls some cheer. But the market holds some sizable risks in coming weeks and perhaps beyond.
June could be equally tricky. The Dow Jones industrials ($INDU) have fallen in June in each of the past five years. The Nasdaq Composite Index ($COMPX) has dropped in June in five of the past six years.
And, as Tom McClellan of McClellan Financial Publications noted as the week began, "stock prices really need to continue upward next week in order to keep from rolling over into a serious downtrend." He got his wish Tuesday, when stocks ended May with a strong rally.
But the issues that bedeviled the stock market for most of the month were and are still in play: weak domestic economic and job growth, a difficult housing market, high commodity prices and the money betting commodity prices will move higher, and turmoil in European financial markets.
And, of course, the uncertainty over how the federal government's debt ceiling will be raised.
Article continues below.The Dow ended May off 2.4%, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) off 1.4% and the Nasdaq off 1.3%.
This was a market to be defensive in, probably through the summer.
No surprise that tobacco, health care, telecom and utilities stocks were the market leaders. Especially after the big commodity bust that pushed silver down 21.2% during the month. (I'm not making this up.) Or crude oil, which was off 9.9%.
We got no real help from Apple (AAPL). Its shares were off 0.7% for the month. Google (GOOG) was down 2.8%. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) was no better, down 5.2%. Caterpillar (CAT) was off 8.3%.
Where you could make money was in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) and video-game-maker Electronic Arts (ERTS), up 23% and 21% for the month, respectively. But those were outsized returns. In fact, only nine Dow stocks were higher. Some 236 S&P 500 stocks had gains, along with 42 Nasdaq-100 ($NDX.X) stocks.
Where you could also make money was in bonds, as interest rates fell. By definition, bond prices had to go up. Result: The iShares Barclay's 20+ year Treasury Bond (TLT) exchange-traded fund was up 3%. The iShares 7-to-10 Treasury Fund ETF (IEF) was up 2.2%.
So where will the market go next? Well, it does face some headwinds:
High oil prices. Middle East turmoil has pushed oil prices higher this year. And no one has found a way to replace Libya's daily production of about 1.2 million barrels. So prices may have a floor underneath them. But demand is falling in the United States and Europe. That has forced prices lower. People will change habits if the price is high enough.
A weak housing market. Since 2009, analysts have predicted a housing bottom next year. We're talking 2012 now, maybe longer.
Political gridlock. This is a problem in Britain, Europe and the United States. Only, the stakes are much higher. Greece may be small, but a controlled default on its debt could threaten the stability of the European banking system. Just as the Lehman Bros. failure did in 2008. The debt ceiling problem in the United States could shut the government down. The big question is how much the ultimate solution will shave off the economy.
The end of quantitative easing. This is the program the Federal Reserve implemented to add liquidity into the domestic banking system. It definitely boosted stock prices. It's effect on the economy may have been less than hoped for. But no one else would do anything. The program ends June 30, and the question is whether the economy is strong enough to get along without it.
But the market has some things going for it:
A stronger economy. It's true that the recovery has hit a soft patch, and it's not yet clear what that means. Wednesday's auto sales may offer a hint. But jobs are still a huge problem and will be for some time. Part of the soft patch the economy has entered is a result of shortages created by the March earthquake in Japan. Japanese production will start to ramp up again this summer. That should help the U.S. economy and stocks.
Low interest rates. The Fed will not raise rates anytime soon. The earliest will be next year.
A low dollar. Everyone may say he hates the dollar's current levels. But it's great for exports.
Lower inflationary pressures. Crude oil has fallen back. Cotton, corn, wheat and coffee have dropped. There's talk that Russia will allow grain exports again. With unemployment hovering around 9%, there are no real wage pressures.
A good technical finish for May. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended higher for a fourth straight day Tuesday. Yes, the gains were modest except for Tuesday. As important, the S&P 500 dropped below its 50-day moving average last week. But it ended Friday above that important signal of investor confidence. At Tuesday's close, the index was 1.1% above its 50-day average. And for all the concern that the market was about to fall apart, the S&P 500 was never more than 3.5% off for the month. That's another signal of longer-term confidence.
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Dara Shikoh His Highness, The Imperial Prince (Shahzada) Dara Shukoh (Persian: دارا شكوه ) (full name and royal title Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba, Jalal ul-Kadir, Sultan Muhammad Dara Shukoh, Shah-i-Buland Iqbal) (March 20, 1615 – August 30, 1659) was the eldest son and the heir apparent of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
His name دارا شكوه in Persian means "Darius the Magnificent". He was favoured as a successor by his father and his sister Princess Jahanara Begum Sahib, but was defeated by his younger brother Prince Muhiuddin (later the Emperor Aurangzeb) in a bitter struggle for the imperial throne.
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Apple took the wraps off a new iPhone on Tuesday but may have left some fans and investors wishing for more than an updated version of last year's iPhone 4 smartphone.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who took the reins from the co-founder Steve Jobs in August, and his executive team showed off a souped-up device that comes with voice recognition and a better camera, but it looked identical to the last phone and did little to lift the bar for smartphones. Let us know below what you think of Apple's latest device.
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