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Our second festive short from creative wunderkind Margot Bowman once again transports us 50 years into the future, where Christmas decor in 2062 seeks to enliven a society devoid of today's comforts. The 'Beau-tee' uses positive energy to infuse our soon-to-be artificial world with nature in the form of holly, mistletoe and other Christmas flora. The 'Anxi-oh,' meanwhile, has tentacles that soak up our anxieties to create a stress-free season—something we could likely use today, too. "We are becoming immersed in an increasingly digital world and developing deep emotional attachments to electronic devices around us," Margot explains of her inspiration. "The interesting thing about using the future to tell stories is that if we don't like this version of how the world might be, we can act now." Creating these installments was no small feat for the animator, who reveals just how she did it below.
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In a series of stills by Philip Sinden, the artist Sandro Kopp appears with works from Mediated Presence: Skype Portraits and Animal Companions, his exhibition in which human subjects are joined by cuddly friends, opening during London's Frieze Art Fair. The familiar, if blurry, faces of jeweler Waris Ahluwalia, polymath Stephen Fry, and actor Mia Wasikowska are among those to appear in the show presented by cross-disciplinary platform Istanbul'74. Past high-profile models have included designer Haider Ackermann, photographer Ryan McGinley, and Tilda Swinton, the artist's partner. To Kopp, these subjects are simply intimate friends, some of whom happen to be famous, and the addition of plush animals makes for a natural fit with the themes of companionship in his work. "My stepdaughter always slips little cuddly toys into my luggage when I'm going somewhere," he says. "Like Skype, they represent a medium of presence and company; it's like a battery you can charge with your presence and then give to another person." Building on Kopp's ongoing experimentation with internet telephony, his latest series distills a greater intimacy between the artist, the sitter and the viewer, with the use of Skype both emphasizing distance and fostering a special comfort zone. Amidst preparations for his Frieze week events, Kopp sat down for a virtual conversation with Skype CEO Tony Bates.
Tony Bates: We're using Skype in its traditional paradigm, PC to PC, but more and more people now are on mobile phones, smartphones, tablets—we're even on tens of millions of TVs.
Sandro Kopp: In a way, the whole concept of community is being redefined. What it used to mean—that is, people being close together or connected by family ties—is becoming a much more loosely knit, open idea. We're redefining society, and I think Skype is one of the ways in which that's happening.
Tony Bates: I agree. Growing up in England in a small village, community meant going to the pub to meet and exchange ideas, and I think the power of video is bringing that social aspect back to us. You have this sense of emotion and of connectivity in a way you just can't with text and emails.
Sandro Kopp: It's very intimate. The conversation is an important part of my process precisely because I'm painting the person, not the screen. Painting is a form of abstraction anyways, and so are the pixelation and things that happen with Skype. So that piece of the work is done for me, it simplifies my process.
Tony Bates: Abstract impressionism maybe?
Sandro Kopp: I like to say Skype provides you with "instant impressionism" because of its slightly blurry, luminescent presence. It's not about the still image, it's about having the person there and trying to capture an actual presence as it is filtered through Skype.
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Groton - An explosion in the number of handgun permit applications has led to long waits, some frustration and now changes at the Groton Town Police Department.
Groton Town Police Chief Michael Crowley told the Town Council Tuesday that the department is now scheduling fingerprinting, a requirement for the background check that accompanies a handgun permit application, once a week rather than twice a month.
While the department usually averages 100 to 125 applications annually, Crowley said, it is on track to triple that this year. The department has received 169 applications to date, 100 of which are still being processed, in part because of a backlog at the state level.
While state numbers were not immediately available, state police Lt. J. Paul Vance has said handgun permit applications have risen dramatically since the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown and the resulting debate at the state level over stricter gun laws.
Crowley's announcement comes on the heels of comments by 26-year-old Sean Paddock of Groton, a member of the U.S. Navy, who publicly criticized the chief's policies and said the long waits were running counter to state law, which requires an answer on an application within eight weeks.
Paddock obtained his handgun permit from the state in early June, despite what he said was an unnecessary requirement that fingerprinting be done at the police department.
He had asked the council for helping correcting the process.
"It's very frustrating," Paddock said during a recent interview. "I was simply asking them to follow state statute."
Paddock said he initially approached the department in March and was told that his wait would be at least until August.
To obtain a handgun permit, applicants first must apply in their municipality and must obtain a temporary, 60-day permit from the chief of police or first selectman before obtaining a five-year permit from the state.
By state law, a person can be declared ineligible for a permit if they have committed felonies or certain misdemeanors, have a history of mental illness, have pending restraining or protective orders, or by an issuing authority using its discretion to deem the applicant "unsuitable."
In an attempt to speed up the process, Paddock said, he first obtained a federal fingerprint card from the Navy and later was fingerprinted at state police headquarters in Middletown.
Groton Town police did not accept either, and his application sat in limbo.
Paddock, with a representative from the law firm of Rachel M. Baird, appealed his case to the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners, who essentially directed Crowley to process Paddock's permit.
In a May 9 hearing, the board ruled the Groton Police Department was "without just and proper cause to deny the application."
The board also made two observations: that the Groton police must accept fingerprints from outside agencies and that the department has eight weeks, by law, to make some kind of determination on the application.
At the time, the department was scheduling fingerprints on every other Wednesday, between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Paddock got his temporary permit from the town, but when he went to get his five-year permit from the state, he was denied because the Groton police chief had not signed the form. The chief finally did sign the temporary permit. Dated May 28, it bears a message: "I do not feel this subject should have a permit."
A former submariner, Paddock has been in the Navy for 8½ years. He holds security clearances and has no criminal record. Paddock said he has no history with Crowley, but thinks the message is a response to him pushing for his Second Amendment rights and questioning Crowley's authority.
While Crowley was unavailable for comment regarding Paddock's remarks, he said at town council meeting Tuesday night that gun permit applications are now being processed more efficiently, with a "full court press."
"We are doing our due diligence," Crowley said.
New London Deputy Chief Peter Reichard said his department fingerprints residents from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. The department has 50 outstanding applications, with 15 being scheduled for interviews within the next two to three weeks, Reichard said.
"As we get the fingerprint results back from the state, we set up interviews," he said.
In Norwich, Lt. Al Costa said the department has been handling 14 to 16 applications a week. The department takes walk-ins depending on the availability of an officer to handle the fingerprinting.
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Three years ago a group of computer geeks slipped into the servers at Framingham-based TJX — the parent company of T. J. Maxx — and orchestrated the world's biggest identity heist. Now, as the hackers head to prison and the secrets of their scam are revealed, one question remains: Are you any safer?
AT MOST STORES, WHEN CUSTOMERS SWIPE a payment card at the checkout, that data travels over wireless networks to the store's computers. It then makes its way to servers at the parent company, where it is processed. For years, even though retailers like TJX used passwords to protect their wireless networks, the data itself was either encrypted at a basic level or unencrypted. This meant that a hacker like Gonzalez could access the information with a computer and a WiFi connection.
Beginning in 2003, Gonzalez and a crew of hackers he'd organized started driving around Miami using laptops to scan for stores that used wireless networks, a practice called wardriving. Once the hackers detected an accessible network, it was like finding a gaping hole in a cash machine. Gonzalez's crew started sucking credit and debit card numbers from a variety of stores around town, everywhere from Marshalls to Boston Market. And they cashed in. Stolen card information could either be sold on the black market for between $10 and $100 per account, or used to make withdrawals from bank machines.
Gonzalez, who adopted the hacker handle "soupnazi," after the notoriously cranky restaurateur from Seinfeld, dubbed his gang "Operation Get Rich or Die Tryin'" after the album by 50 Cent. He bought himself a $40,000 BMW, blew $75,000 on a birthday party, and began staying at ritzy Miami hotels, even while still living with his parents.
But he wanted more. More numbers. More money. More everything. To get it, Gonzalez needed a "sniffer" program, an insidious piece of spyware he could install into a retailer's server, which would then log and capture an unimaginable trove of numbers. Instead of parking outside a single Marshalls, say, he would be able to steal data from the computers at the TJX corporate headquarters in Framingham. And Gonzalez knew the perfect man to write such a program — Stephen Watt.
Unlike Gonzalez, Watt had not given into the criminal side of hacking. Since 2004, he'd been working in New York as a software engineer at the investment bank Morgan Stanley. He'd heard about Gonzalez's increasingly lavish lifestyle, but took the stories with a grain of salt. He figured his friend's money was coming from what he had heard was a $75,000 annual salary the government was paying him as an informant. Gonzalez and Watt talked for hours through instant messages, and Gonzalez would send him articles of hacker exploits — without ever taking responsibility. "Please read that shit," Gonzalez wrote to Watt about one story he passed along. "I'm laughing right now so hard that I spit all over the laptop screen."
Watt insists he didn't suspect his friend of being involved in the crimes (a claim that federal prosecutors would later dispute). So when Gonzalez asked him to write a sniffer program, he obliged. It was part of the hacker ethic, he believed, something that people in the outside world couldn't understand. You write code, you pass it along to your trusted friends, and you don't ask questions. "Sharing code is a way of life," Watt says. "There's not an ethical or moral stop sign that says you should care about this. I approach this from a point of karma. I'm not sniffing credit cards, I'm not selling them, and I'm not getting money from this. I don't lose sleep at night. My hands are clean. He's his own moral agent."
Watt spent 10 hours writing a sniffer program he called "blabla." And then he e-mailed it to Gonzalez.


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Last week, I sent some questions to DOE from posters, including this one: Does the CRCT measure higher-order thinking?
DOE says "yes." Here is the detailed response:
Each of Georgia's test programs contains a range of test items in terms of both difficulty (rigor) and complexity. To gauge the complexity or cognitive demand of the test items, Georgia uses a model called "Depth of Knowledge" (DOK), which was developed by Norman Webb at the University of Wisconsin.
DOK consists of four levels of complexity ranging from recall (level 1), skill/concept (level 2), strategic thinking (level 3) to extended thinking (level 4). Each item that appears on a Georgia test has been assigned a DOK rating by a committee of Georgia teachers during item review. One of the strengths of Webb's model is that in addition to rating the items, the curriculum standards themselves are also rated using the DOK rubric.
Utilizing DOK helps to ensure alignment of a test (e.g., CRCT) to a curriculum (e.g., Georgia Performance Standards (GPS)). Alignment is more than simply ensuring an individual item reflects the content or skill of a particular curriculum standard. It also involves ensuring the collection of items that comprise a test also reflect the cognitive demand outlined in the curriculum.
While every test will have a range of items, a well-aligned test will ensure the average DOK of the collection of items matches the average DOK for the curriculum standards measured on the test.
Ensuring the match between the standards and items is an important aspect of test construction.
Finally, it is important to note that both the Mathematical Process Standards and the Characteristics of Science standards are assessed. These standards are integrated with the content standards and included on the assessments.
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July 15th, 2010
1:14 pm
Did you expect the DOE to say otherwise? Of course they will defend this idiotic test.
July 15th, 2010
1:21 pm
I have been on those item reviews and let me just tell you, the testing moderator at each table gets rated on rejection rate. So whatever the teachers say, you can bet most of that is taken with a grain of salt. Especailly, when the modarator is not a DOE employee. It is a testing company employer such as Pearson or McGraw-Hill or a subsidiary company.
July 15th, 2010
1:55 pm
Ask for examples of these levels of questions from actual questions that have been retired from the CRCt. Then ask for a breakdown of what percentage of each are on the test, specifically. (You would expect, from reading above, that more Level 4 questions would appear on the 8th grade test than on the 3rd,for example.
I'd love to see actual examples of level 3 and 4 questions for 3rd and 5th!
July 15th, 2010
1:56 pm
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Neil Sullivan, Maureen Downey. Maureen Downey said: You asked. DOE responded that CRCT does measure higher-order thinking http://bit.ly/99vYcQ [...]
July 15th, 2010
1:58 pm
New blog topic: You asked and DOE answered: Every person working at the DOE is absolutely necessary for the success of our students, and each one is paid a pittance of what they are worth!
July 15th, 2010
2:02 pm
Guess that makes the DOE a bunch of libs.
July 15th, 2010
2:02 pm
I received this same information from the DOE – WORD FOR WORD – in an email earlier this week. Unfortunately, the person who corresponded with me did not understand that a recall question (Level 1) is a recall question even if the question requires recalling lengthy, memorized formulas, a little known president, or recognizing the characters in a story. The standards themselves are not tested on CRCT – the test items focus on the standard's elements, which are generally written on a recall or skill level. The Mathematics process standards of making connections (among mathematical ideas, concepts, strategies, procedures), communication (explaining problem-solving processes, procedures, ideas, etc), problem-solving (using maths understandings to solve a problem that does not have 3 answers already given to choose from) are NOT tested on CRCT. Developing mental math strategies is a requirement for 2nd grade and 3rd grade – that is not tested (can't be as each person's strategies may be different but still efficient and correct). There is an element for kids 1st-3rd grade knowing basic math facts with fluency and understanding – how can understanding (the part that is above level 1) be assessed on a multiple choice test? The standards for reading require children at different grade levels to be able to determine themes in a book – NOT read a one page (many time shorter) story, and choose an answer from 3 possible choices.
The days of simply putting out stuff that "sounds good" are coming to an end. My questions remain. What are the percentages of questions at each level of DOK for each grade level? I teach 1st grade and read the questions and answers to my children. I am very familiar with Webb's DOK – and do know the level of the questions and answers for the 1st grade test. I invite the DOE CRCT folks to release the test items for CRCT at all levels and let us be those teachers who assign the DOK levels to the questions….I won't hold my breath. But, y'know, the online practice tests might give everyone a chance to do this…I believe last year's practice tests are still available.
Again, I have no problem with a state common assessment – however, this is the ONLY accountability that exists in the state for GPS – what and how you test shows what you value. I simply have problems with how the scores are used.
July 15th, 2010
2:08 pm
So people suggest we should ask DOE, but when DOE responds they just simply dismiss the response. Do they really want any answer, or do they want to hear the answer they want/believe only?
July 15th, 2010
2:09 pm
From TeacherVision.com….."Evaluation: judging or deciding according to some set of criteria, without real right or wrong answers." Everything we are told as teachers is to expand critical-thinking in our students and to go as deep as possible and incorporate the 21st Century Skills (technology, real-world application, innovation, creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, communication), which is a magnificent way of engaging, reaching, and teaching students. It's difficult to understand how ANY of these can be judged on a multiple choice, standardized test. If you want to have the CRCT and standardized test scores be the end-all-be-all then fine. Just don't pretend they're something that they're not.
July 15th, 2010
2:09 pm
I had an ESOL student that did not know his letters of the alphabet (not even his own name) yet he passed the reading section of the CRCT. Either he's a very good guesser, a lucky guesser, or his scores were changed (no I'm not in APS). With three answers, and one of them usually being obviously wrong, that gives them a 50/50 shot at a correct answer.
I think it's strange the CRCT would have 6 questions on commas for 1st graders. I would rather it focused on more basic language arts skills.
The CRCT does not tell me where my kids are because the baseline is set too low to make an assessment. Has anyone seen the breakdown of what's a passing score for each subject. 800 may be passing, but how is it broken down. The scores mean little for the assessment of my class.
July 15th, 2010
2:12 pm
The Georgia Standards are about 40% writing, yet the CRCT has no writing portion. How, then, do the questions really align with the standards?
July 15th, 2010
2:15 pm
I just posted a long reply and it must have been caught in the filter – aaarrrggghh!!!!
catlady, your questions are exactly the ones I asked the DOE related to this very topic. I received a reply that is word-for-word the same as this statement. I pointed out to them that it is not the standard that frames the test item questions but the elements of standards which are often quite content or skill based. Also, the mathematics process standards are NOT assessed on CRCT – they can't be. How can a child's ability to independently make connections to/among math concepts and skills be assessed using a multiple choice format? How can independently solving a problem and communicating (explaining) how the problem was solved be assessed with multiple choice? Then there's the elements for knowing basic facts with fluency and UNDERSTANDING – how do you assess a child's understanding with multiple choice? Now, think about reading – some grades require that a child be able to determine themes in a reading selection (and we hope the element is referring to at least a 5 page short story rather than a one page standardized test passage)…ability to infer a reasonable theme would not be assessed by providing 3 answers.
July 15th, 2010
2:27 pm
another aspect of this idea is I believe that there is nothing wrong with CRCT – we need a common assessment for the children in our public schools. The rub is that no one tells the public that the scores from trhe test do NOT mean that children can actually perform the elements of the standard independently. The public is NOT apprised of the standards and elements NOT assessed by CRCT. Nor is the public told that school systems are not held accountable for making sure that children CAN do these things independently.
July 15th, 2010
2:30 pm
Finally, release the test items. Release the actual percentages of test items believed to be at each level and let other teachers take a shot at assigning DOK levels. I gave the 1st grade CRCT and therefore read every single question and answer…I USE the DOK to develop assessments, instruction, and tasks. I already know the how the first grade test would be evaluated…
July 15th, 2010
2:40 pm
teacher/learner @ 2:15. You nailed it-a mult choice test CANNOT truly assess higher thinking. As much as I hate to admit it, the FL test (FCAT) has selective response questions IN ADDITION TO the multiple choice questions. They are closer to the ideal (such as it is)
July 15th, 2010
2:50 pm
the GA governor did not want to give up the money going to his test making cronies and VETOED 1st and 2nd graders from taking the test. Cut scores changed, more questions thrown out,
these people dont care about student learning; critical thinking (which has more to do with brain maturity than what they are taught),
experinece and age have more to do with critical thinking that what goes on in a classroom
Hell, the founding fathers knew this, why do you think that put in the 35 year old age limit for running for President?
July 15th, 2010
2:55 pm
we won't be seeing "check check" on Smarter Than A 5th Grader anytime soon.
July 15th, 2010
3:05 pm
Why bother, I was thinking the exact same thing.
July 15th, 2010
3:25 pm
When given a situation with only four options as possible answers, the value of DOK is decreased substantially. The student is forced to think within the framework or predetermined responses – NO MATTER HOW WELL CONSTRUCTED the test may be.
July 15th, 2010
4:06 pm
How is this measured when you need less than 50% of the questions to be right for a pass? I am very curious what standard taught in research methods the DOE is using?
July 15th, 2010
4:24 pm
Somewhat off topic but, Maureen do you know what "vacation" means?
Take some time off to enjoy yourself. Drink more than you would. Sleep more than you would. Forget us and spend time with your family. The world will still be here when you get back.
July 15th, 2010
4:36 pm
They had me right up until "committee of Georgia teachers". (paragraph 2)
July 15th, 2010
4:49 pm
Anyone who trys to argue that a multiple choice test requires higher order thinking lacks credibility. I am a teacher and have writen and reviewed standardized benchmark tests using DOK for my county (metro Atlanta county).
Standardized Mutlple choice tests are a politically convient way to compare students-to-students and schools-to-schools.
Do they help faciliate a love for learning within students? Ask a student to find out. There are far more meaningful ways to assess learning than through multiple choice tests.
By the way, it is impossible for a m/c test to provide a level 4 DOK. The CRCT is designed to be 50% level 1, 30% level 2, 20% level 3.
Way to go Georgia.
July 15th, 2010
5:07 pm
Very good A Teacher. The first thing that came to mind was that multiple choice tests are lower order thinking in and of themselves.
July 15th, 2010
5:16 pm
If the teacher has to read the test, it should be void. It is called reading comprehension for a reason. I am glad that they scraped the CRCT for 1st and 2nd grade. The students should read these tests independently. Obviously if the student cannot read the comprehension section, he or she should not go to the next grade. No wonder the teachers at the upper level are pulling their hair out in frustration.
July 15th, 2010
5:41 pm
It is utterly amazing the amount of wasted spending that comes with standardized testing. From research and development to paying publishers, to paying proctors, to scoring. This is a huge monetary investment.
I believe the hundreds of millions used for testing statewide could be better used to take care of teachers.
July 15th, 2010
6:24 pm
@Gwinnet Parent – no, the 1st and 2nd grade CRCT is now back – Sonny vetoed that legislation saying that the little ones need early standardized testing to get ready for the 3rd grade "gateway" tests…yes, absurd.
@a Teacher – thank you for your wise remarks – where did you get the percentages for each level of questions?
July 15th, 2010
6:48 pm
"Do they really want any answer, or do they want to hear the answer they want/believe only?"
They don't want any answer, they want a real answer. Unfortunately what most people fail to see is that the question itself wasn't a a question designed to get real accountability from the DOE.
A real question would have been, "Does the CRCT measure higher order thinking, and if so what percent of the questions measure higher order thinking, and can you provide some specific examples of how the CRCT multiple choice format tests higher order thinking?"
And this isn't to say the DOE couldn't provide a good answer. Maybe they could. But once again, readers let yet another aspect of the AJC's coverage go unchallenged, demonstrating their own lack of critical thinking skills.
It is what it is.
July 15th, 2010
7:24 pm
Give me a break, when my 8th graders who read on the 4th grade level passed the Reading CRCT where is the higher order thinking? I believe it resides in political expediency.
July 15th, 2010
8:11 pm
The question would be whether students have to pass any questions about level 1 to pass the test.
July 15th, 2010
8:11 pm
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July 15th, 2010
8:16 pm
CRCT = another example of a government agency being given over to corporate America in the 2000's . Cha – to the – ching.
July 15th, 2010
8:29 pm
I am willing to bet two breakfast meals at Denny's that neither the members of the DOE nor 1/3 of our elected state house and senate would pass the test.
July 15th, 2010
9:11 pm
Could it be at all possible that, somewhere in these remarks, we'll find some answers to why educators are being imported to this Country, and into Georgia?
While I don't have any numbers or stats, I would imagine that vast numbers of kids/young adults in "advanced" countries around the globe, speak multiple languages. While kids from the so-called developing countries…those countries from where many immigrants, both documented and undocs, hail…have only our illustrious ESOL on which to learn English, the countries of the European Nation and the Pacific Rim seem to have realized, for decades upon decades, the direct correlations between foreign language skills and applied math and science disciplines as they relate to the critical thinking skills.
Maybe this is why foreign teachers are being recruited into the educational wasteland of the USA.
July 15th, 2010
9:17 pm
Everyone – we need to just 'give up' on GA education until the republicans in the state are no longer in power. They will continue to beat the drum of their party line and drive education in this state into the ground. They will continue to decrease education spending, increase state DOE personnel (to support this testing, etc.), and lead us down the path of destruction in order to gain popularity of the 'voucher' program.
I really feel for the students across this state whose lives will be forever crippled because of this political move. At least the children of these republican politicans won't be impacted – you KNOW they send THEIR kids to private school.
July 15th, 2010
9:37 pm
I understand that a m/c test cannot test level 4 DOK. But does that matter so much when the students can't answer the lower-level questions? So many students who may be able to understand how to properly work an algebra or probability problem are unable to get the right answer because they can't do the arithmetic required. I get the concern about the tests, but I think we need to take the first things first and worry about the more abstract concerns with the tests next.
@Writing? – The "writing" portion of the tests focuses not on how well one can write an essay but on grammar, mechanics, etc. using m/c questions as well.
July 15th, 2010
10:47 pm
I miss common sense and "MacGyver" skills in my students the most. I worry about this more and more. Is it apathy to thinking? Why are they such passive learners? Something is not right. Each year they seem more and more off a mark, some mark, I don't know exactly what the mark is… The "okay" mark, the "safe" mark, the mark that says they are tall enough to ride the roller coaster…it's a feeling, like a gut feeling from an anxiety, like you are allowing them to go off on a journey unprepared. Alone. In Danger. Something is wrong. We, the collective "us" in education, past and present, did this. Some of us made it the law, some dressed it up and made it attractive with money, some demanded it, required it, or held up each new hoop for the rest of us, some just did what they were told, some just stayed silent waiting and hoping for its fruition or the winds of each new best thing in education to come blow it away. Did all of us in education lose our collectively minds? What are we making progress, as a nation, towards if our children can't make the cap for the BP oil gusher faster and better next time? What are we making progress towards, as a nation, if our children can't solve our problem of dependence on natural resources for energy & fuel? I'm worried that somehow leaving no child behind has ended up meaning no child moves forward. Have we made them unfit for the future?
July 16th, 2010
12:04 am
thats right I will not be on any show where Kathy Cox has been
July 16th, 2010
11:20 am
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Beth Friese, MONISE SEWARD. MONISE SEWARD said: From @AJCGetSchooled You asked. DOE responded that #CRCT does measure higher-order thinking. http://ow.ly/2chix #education #edreform [...]
July 16th, 2010
5:42 pm
The top level thinking skills of synthesis and evaluation require thought. Since students' thinking processes are not measured and the students are limited to the four predetermined choices, it is IMPOSSIBLE to measure at these levels with multiple choice tests. Even at the third level of Bloom's taxonomy, analysis, students must be able to share reasons, comparisons and contrasts to successfully measure this level of thought. Again, multiple choice tests can not do this as long as students are limited to four predetermined answers.
For the state leaders and the testing department to make claims otherwise undermines their credibility with me and other educators as another poster has already stated. Assessments have their place but let's not make claims about the tests that are impossible.
Since the pressure of testing has limited the curriculum in our schools, we are losing a generation of children in terms of developing thinkers. I have seen evidence that even in our gifted programs – where all lessons should focus on the top levels of Bloom's taxonomy – students are enduring more of the basic levels of thought. This is very alarming.
Parents and educators must act through the political process to help our leaders understand that it is time to reduce the emphasis on standardized testing of our children. Next Tuesday will be a good opportunity to begin sending that message.
July 18th, 2010
8:23 am
Tony good post all should read!
July 18th, 2010
5:29 pm
I wonder if the AJC would be interested in sitting in on the committee meetings while teachers conduct the item review? What does the item review process look like? How is it conducted? Who is in charge of the meeting….the DOE or a Pearson representative? Is it really a review that allows meaningful feedback or just a powerpoint presentation.
We should insist that the DOE release an item-by-item analysis of the CRCT's/EOCT's/GHSGT. That analysis should correlate to the exact GPS standard, DOK, and the percentage of students that answered the question correctly. This analysis should be broken down into the following: state level, district level, school level, and classroom level.
July 18th, 2010
7:30 pm
Teacher&mom, an excellent suggestion!
July 19th, 2010
12:24 am
The original CRCT's were based on (Benjamin) Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives Cognitive Domain. Many HOTS items (higher order thinking skills) were based on Book 2 Affective Domain. ETS had two representatives on this classification project, as well as Warren Findley from the University of Georgia. Many of these HOTS items were not just about measuring academics, but about measuring attitudes, values and beliefs. These HOTS questions were farmed out to the "professionals". Use the FOA to request the RFP's (Request for Proposal) to see who got the bid for writing these test items. The testing company holds the copyright for all test items, even though taxpayers foot the bill for them. You can, however request to see the CRCT item "writing guides", which are downtown at the GDE tower. Gleaning information from the test taker is quite sophisticated. Don't assume certain testing parameters are measured by only one question. They use something called "strands". Just looking at test questions will not give a true picture of what and how a student is being assessed. You would also need the "item specifications". This would tell what level and domain a test item/strand is measuring.
July 19th, 2010
8:27 am
Mandatory universal testing must be eliminated. Random testing to ascertain that the grading schools are doing is valid is really what is needed. Coca Cola does not open every bottle of Coke and taste it to make sure they are making a good product.
Testing is just a payoff to the test makers who have politicos and others in their pocket.
July 19th, 2010
9:58 am
Oh, PLEASE!!! Every single answer on the CRCT comes from kids parroting what they have been taught by teachers deathly afraid for their job if the kids cannot regurgitate the answers well enough. Our kids are memorizing answers, not being taught how to think.


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Walter Anduvri is protesting the mine in the Santa Ana community and he is not alone. Over 10,000 demonstrators, most of them indigenous Aymara, are there with him and it is making national waves [1].
Since early May, Anduviri, leader of the Front for the Defense of Natural Resources and his colleagues have claimed that the Canadian Bear Creek Mining Company and the Peruvian National Government have been breaking the law. They claim that the government gave out the mining concession in violation of a number of environmental laws.
As a consequence of the protests, the border between Peru and Bolivia has been temporarily shut down, mine work has paused, and tourists have been evacuated from the region. Even the election of Ollanta Humala, seen by many as particularly representative of much of the nation's indigenous population, has not quelled the protests.
Santa Ana, a heavily indigenous community, high in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca, is at the center of a boom in mining. Since 2002, the mineral-rich Puno region has experienced a 279% increase in mining concessions, expanding from 433,321 hectáreas in 2002 to 1,643,746 hectares in 2010. Yet few locals have seen the benefits of the industry, and 60% of residents remain in poverty [2].
The protestors are claiming a number of specific violations. Specifically, they are protesting denial of the right to "free, prior, and informed consent" prior to access of natural resources on their territory. Most importantly, Aduviri claims, the government approved the mine concession without public participation [3].
Under Convention 169 ILO and the Peruvian Constitution, indigenous peoples' territories are legally protected, requiring formal processes of consent before they cede any land or mineral rights. Additionally, the Peruvian Constitution, forbids foreign ownership of mines within 50 kilometers of the Peruvian border, except in cases of public necessity [4].
Consistent disregard for indigenous rights of access to information and public participation in Peru has led to increasing frustration and growing social conflict. Recently failed negotiations between the protestors and government culminated in vandalism and looting of government buildings. One unfortunate consequence, according to Fuad Khory, the National Controller, said documentation of corruption cases being investigated in the Puno region have been destroyed in the attacks.
TAI partner Peruvian Society for Environmental Law [6] ("SPDA" in Spanish) has stepped in to play a role. SPDA is working to address indigenous peoples' territorial rights and to address the weak consultation by engaging the incoming Humala administration. Within this context, the protestors have won a momentary victory, with a recently announced 14-month suspension of the mine as a result of a multi-stakeholder negotiation process [5].
Yet outcomes remain tenuous. The victory of president-elect Ollanta Humala,the widely supported candidate in the Puno region has the mining sector on edge. Pedro Martínez, president of Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Petróleo y Energía (SNMPE), an association bringing together mining industry stakeholders, is urging the President-elect to win the confidence of investors, "He should send a clear message about respecting contracts and the rule of law [7]."
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For over easy use your fingers to flip the egg. Yay! It's totally unsanitary but I never break the yolk.
I agree! An egg topping can really add to the flavor and texture of a dish; as well as nutritional value. I recently sauteed some rainbow chard and leeks and decided to add a bit of protein with a chopped, hardboiled egg. I bet a fried egg would taste delicious -- will have to try that next time!
I fry eggs in butter, and use one of those very-thin metal turners to gently flip. I end up kind of using my whole body when I do the flipping motion...it's all in the hips.
For runny yolks, I let a nonstick pan (scanpan) heat up on just over medium heat, then break each egg into a small custard cup before I slide it into the skillet. After about a minute, I cover the skillet with a clear glass lid so I can monitor the cooking of the whites. When the whites are no longer clear, the eggs are "done." Makes the perfect topping to soba noodles, pasta, etc. I don't flip. I just "discovered" the covered pan method a couple of months ago and my whites have been done while my yolks are runny ever since.
A bit of butter melted on medium, then crack the eggs in, push them around on the edges to make sure the whites all get done, and then a quick slip to turn the yolk as I take the pan off the heat, then onto the toast. XD
@heatherk - Thanks, I'm definitely going to try your method...I'm a horrible flipper!
Heatherk's method [above] is very similar to mine - with one addition. Just before covering the pan, I pour in a bit of stock and then slap the cover on. The stock [water will do in a pinch] adds flavor but also steam. If you experiment with the technique and get the amount of liquid just right there will be none left when the egg is perfectly done. The appearance differs from the illustration since the steam cooks the yolk portion and it is whitened instead of the bright yellow in the photo.
A bit of bacon fat in the cast-iron.
Crack the egg on a flat surface and open it in the skillet.
Just before done: a small pinch of water and cover for 20 seconds.
I cook mine in a little bit of butter in a non-stick skillet and put a lid on them for part of the time. I do flip my eggs, though; I figure out how to do it sans spatula by tossing it with the pan and haven't had a yolk break since. I cook them on medium to low heat, too, since I HATE browned egg.
Tiamat_the_Red, my hubby tried that little trick a few weeks ago. Needless to say, egg went everywhere! : )
My hubby had never tasted a fried egg before I made him one, and I am pretty happy about that since he had nothing to compare my version to.
Hot pan, pat of butter, cracked eggs, and one flip.
This is all done in a non-stick pan. Would love some guidance on how to cook an egg in a cast iron skilllet though. Then I could really brag!
My husband adores fried eggs, me not so much. So, I had to teach myself how to do it, since he likes his over medium well.
I use Extra virgin olive oil and fry the egg on both sides, over medium heat, adding salt and pepper to both sides and using two silicone spatulas to help me flip the egg.
I do mine similar to heatherk. A bit of nonstick spray in a heated pan. Crack the eggs and let them cook a bit till the whites are almost done. Then add about a 1/4cup of water and cover. They're "done" when the yolk is clouded over. But the yolks are still nice and runny. Perfect for dunking nicely toasted and buttered toast! Eggs and toast have to be one of my favorite meals.
I got one of those small aluminum frying pan from a restaurant supply place. It's about 8" and has a blue plastic cushion on the handle, just like the ones at the diner. The only thing that goes in that pan are eggs that are to be fried. Season it properly according to directions and NEVER use soap to clean it, only water.
Melt some butter in the pan, crack the eggs in a small bowl and slip them into the pan. After a few minutes you do a flip, like the chefs on TV and after about 30 seconds do another flip an slip the eggs on the plate.
It works every time.
Not fried, but my favorite way to make eggs is to steam them. Nice benefit is that you can do a bunch all at once if serving a crowd for breakfast, while still having nice-to-present individual portions.
Smear ramekins with butter or olive oil, crack an egg in each, season with salt and freshly ground white pepper. Steam in a bamboo steamer for about 4 minutes to get a texture similar to over-easy fried or soft boiled.
My favorite way to make fried eggs - place egg over low heat. Cook the white all the way through. THEN I add my secret ingredient - an ice cube - then I put a lid on it and let it cook for about 30 seconds.
I end up with a fluffy yet runny egg yolk. Delicious!
I like basted eggs, which can be achieved by covering the pan. No need to flip.
small single serving cast iron pan, (5-6")
fry in butter on a medium to high heat.
when white's have set up a bit, take a spoon and baste with the remaining liquid butter from around the edges.
if you must, you can flip them, but really not necessary.
hot butter serves the same purpose as the water or ice that most people here mention, getting heat to the top of the eggs, but butter tastes better!
olive oil in whatever pan is available, over medium-low heat
crack egg directly into pan & let the white set just a bit
after just about 20-30 seconds, cover eggs with water & raise the heat so the eggs poach
= non-greasy sunny-side-up eggs with no browned edges
Yes! Spanish fried eggs! (Which, credit where it's due: we tried because of you, Kitchn, so.. thanks.) Ever since we learned how to fry eggs this way we've been all about fried-eggs-on-X for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. From the obvious fried eggs on toast to the less obvious fried eggs on bacon roasted brussels sprouts, fried eggs on collard greens, fried eggs on black bean salad... the list goes on and on. Now that I'm pregnant, runny yolked Spanish fried eggs are right up there on the list of things I miss the most.
I learned to fry eggs from Julia Childs by watching this PBS archived episode of The French Chef (1964) entitled "Elegance with Eggs." The omelettes lesson begins at about the 15 minute mark.
It's soooo easy, fast and delicious. 2-3 eggs beaten. No more. 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan at medium high to high heat. Wait for the butter to bubble and begin subsiding. Add the eggs. With a fork in one hand and the pan handle in the other, keep the eggs and the pan moving but be prepared, they'll be ready within about a minute. Slip the eggs onto a plate while they're still a bit runny as they'll finish cooking on the plate. Voila!
Salt & pepper to taste.
If you like, add some shredded cheese over the omelette and pop the plate in the oven under the broiler for a minute. C'est magnifique!
My favorite: lots of butter in a saute pan melted with a bit of olive oil; gently slip in the egg then baste it with the melted and browning butter until the yolk is slightly opaque and the edges of the while are crispy brown. Salt it and then, oh my, delicious. Fried egg with browned butter.
on medium to low heat
in a cast iron pan
a pat of butter per egg
let butter melt
before adding the egg
cover with fitted lid
ready to serve in 3 or so minutes
(no flipping necessary)
In butter with a little vegetable oil, never never olive oil - I don't like the taste it takes on when it's heated enough to fry an egg.
Over easy so the whites are solid and the yolk is runny.
If it's served with some hash browns and black pudding all the better.
I "fry-poach" as the article you linked describes, but only because I can never get the tops of the whites to set otherwise. The bottom will start to burn and the tops still runny white, even on medium heat (i.e., not too hot). So I add a tiny bit of water and cover it with a lid until the whites set, but the yolk is still runny.
I found PAM works best for over easy flipping, anything else and the egg sticks to the pan. med-low heat.
lately though, I've been much more into poached eggs. healthier, oh-so tasty, and you don't have to flip em.
Fried in bacon fat. Always. Butter burns at too low of a temperature, bacon fat lets it get hotter so the egg cooks faster. Crispy edges runny insides. Just save the fat in a jar in the fridge next time you cook bacon and you will always have some on hand.


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British Lion was founded in November 1927 by Sam .W. Smith (brother of Herbert Smith). By the end of World War II, the company had released over 55 films, including In Which We Serve, for which writer/producer Noël Coward received an Academy Award. It is best known for the period when it was managed by Sir Alexander Korda. Korda's company London Films bought the controlling interest in British Lion in 1946 and then acquired Shepperton Studios, basing its productions there. In 1949, due to financial problems, they accepted a loan from the National Film Finance Corporation. Not being able to pay it back, the company went into receivership in 1955. As a result British Lion Films Ltd. was formed as a distribution company in January 1955, with the Boulting brothers, Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat as directors. Until 1976 their distributor filmography included 155 films.[4]
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- Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
- Ransom (1975)
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
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- At the Earth's Core (1976)
- The Wicker Tree (2011)
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Price of milk at the mini mart was way too expensive. Non smoking room did have some odour of old smoke.
After staying in two spacious hotel rooms prior to visit here , was disappointed with the cramped space
Location is great - a short walk from the strip and away from the chaos of the casino hotels.
Air conditioning in our room sounded like a freight train and had to be turned off to sleep - that said room was relatively cool and temperature OK without a/c.
Staff were prompt and courteous
Staff extremely helpfull in orienting us to do the most with limited time. Great facilities and very reasonable. Highly recommended.
Roomy and clean
Mattress to soft
We arrived in about midnight. The staff was very nice and helpful. Our aprtment was so clean,spacious, confortable with every thing you need. We certainly recomend this hotel to our friends.
Great location. Affordable. Easy parking. Uncrowded pool.
Not a casino resort hotel, but what do you expect for the price?
Location is great, no gambling on site, spacious, great and helpful staff. Parking good and price good value. Good WiFi.
Very comfortable big room with separate kitchen and living area. The kitchen well equiped. Hotel with free parking, located very close to Strip. There is no casino but it makes the place more quiet. Very good place to stay during visiting Las Vegas.
We loved everything about The Carriage House. A lovely, comfortable place to stay, not far off the strip, but far enough if you want a break from it. Cannot say enouh about how happy we found our stay and a very big thankyou to Pam, Concierge, for all her help.
The staff was so friendly and helpful. The hotel is short distance to the main street and the unit was very clean and comfortable. All was ok and i wish i could stay here next time.
Although the hotel is not as big as some of the others, it was just right. (I sound like the story of the 3 Bears), because it was just right. Not so big that you're just another guest, not too close to strip that it's horribly loud or so busy that you can't drive the back roads to get where you want/need to go. It's just right. The kitchen was amazing! Full size appliances & a dishwasher! The dining table is large enough to fit people & their food. The swivel for the tv allowed all parts of the room to see it. The huge comfortable king size bed was very comfy.
The only thing I would suggest when remodeling would be to enlarge the bathroom, just a little wider & longer would make a less cramped feeling. Looked like the extra could come from length of kitchen & width of living room. Just a suggestion.
We liked the fact it had no casino therefore no smoke and noise but very close to the strip. Having the kitchen facility was great
Liked everything
Pool was small but comfortable with great hot tub, staff friendly and helpful. Room had everything we needed. Excellent value for money. Would def stay again.
Cant complain about anything
Position 50 feed to strip and to more beautiful hotels casino very convenient fares For the level and quality of services . Nice staff . Quiet even if in heart of las vegas. I'll go back at once if i'd like las vegas
short walk to the restaurants and shops at Miracle Mile and the Strip. Small size (for Vegas) Friendly Staff Quiet and Comfortable
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Everything, a block away from Bellagio,Paris, Miracle Mile Mall, but very quiet and peaceful accommodation
The hotel offers free parking and the room includes a basic kitchen. If you're driving into Las Vegas with a family, and plan to cook in your room for some of your meals, this is probably tailor-made for you. It's far enough from the strip to be quiet if that's an issue for you as well.
You probably want to stay on or near the Strip because you prefer not to take cabs and mostly walk. If so, keep in mind that blocks in Las Vegas are huge. It's not far per se, but after a long day of walking, the trek back to the hotel especially during humid summer days isn't exactly convenient.
Location and quietness. 1 bedroom Suite is big enough for family of 4. Beside the sofa bed there is room for an additional bed.
Internet is too slow and disconnecting.
The room was a suite really spacious had everything you need for self catering, we were in the USA for three weeks fly drive and this hotel was the best one we stayed in by far, would definitely recommend it. Also it was close to the main hotels on the strip.
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Came with the family for a quick weekend get away. We had a great time. The room had a full kitchen so we were able to cook which helped save money. The room had an apartment feel. The kids loved the pool. We were walking distance from the strip.
I called ahead to make sure there was a bbq grill on the premises. I was assured that there was one available. However when we got there I was told that there was not a bbq grill on the premises and that there hasn't been one for some time.
Good hotel. A block or 2 off the strip however, in a prominent location, close to Planet Hollywood. About a 10-15 minute walk to New York New York. Only stayed 1 night but zero complaints.
It was in an excellent location just 1/2 block off the strip which made it feel more resort like than casino properties. A nice shopping center was right across the street. And then of course, there was the hussle bussle of the Strip!
The pool was in the middle of the parking lot with no grass or landscaping. It was very hot and not relaxing, almost felt like a dinky motel pool. I went up to the 5th floor pool and there was not enough shade or a place to get out of the heat and sun and enjoy the pool.
- After having visited large casino's and hotels and walking for miles, it feels great to arrive in a quite smaller hotel on a quite spot - Only 7 min walk from the Strip and a foodstore, which was convenient given the kitchenette - Well equipped small kitchen
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