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The National Council on Teacher Quality report graded Nevada a C-. That's up from a D- two years ago.
The Washington-based policy group calls the report the 2011 State Teacher Policy Yearbook and reviews all 50 states in-depth. The report for Nevada is more than 150 pages.
The report is funded largely in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other private donors and foundations.
It looks closely at five key areas, including how well prepared teachers are, whether good teachers are being kept in the classroom and whether teachers who don't have adequate certificates are allowed to teach.
Nevada improved in all but one of the areas compared with its grades in 2009. The policy group graded the state a D- both years in the area of delivering well prepared teachers to the classroom. That's the lowest graded area.
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2 yr old QH Conformation I have better pics now, of my 2 year old black quarter horse filly. Does she has good conformation, or bad? Or anything wrong please tell me what you can see. http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...60062238_n.jpg http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...19095156_n.jpg http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...01982702_n.jpg http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...46376106_n.jpg The last 3 pics were a few months ago. I know she has something funny about her back legs, but people say that it can change when she goes to the farrier (who is coming this week) |
Such an awkward stage to do a critique at. *sigh* Some things that appear to be faults now, she may grow out of. Her hind legs look posty (which she may or may not grow out of). She looks pigeon breasted. In that pic of her straight on, she looks seriously knock kneed. She's cute. Give her a couple of years to grow into herself and then ask again. Posted via Mobile Device |
Okay, thanks, but if she is knock kneed, would she still be sound to ride when she is broke... if she is still knock kneed when we break her? In other words, is knock kneed a soundness issue? |
She is a tad butt high, but then thats how some people breed them. Don't understand the reason for that, because it makes for a rough ride. She could outgrow the legs issues with some correct trimming. She may widen in the chest a little, but then again it could be the angle of the pics. I would try for some pics in the summer when she is not a fluff ball ;) |
okay thanks! But with the high Butt thing, she is still growing and lots of young horses will grow out of that. I am thinking she will too, because both her parents had higher withers. |
Pictures are not the best to tell from, too much in background for one thing to really get a good look. To me, I don't like way neck is coming out, low at base somewhat. She looks unbalanced from front to back, if you swapped her tail and neck, you can visualize what I mean. And looks little wormy maybe, with that belly. She seems like she will be wide enough in front though, from straight shot, to not interfere with herself, so that is good. Like her face markings, and looks to be smart and kind, which is a BIG PLUS along with her color. What are you hoping to do with her? |
She is knock knee'd and likely will remain so at this age. do not correctively trim or shoe as it will cause more trouble and stress her joints that have grown this way. Knock knees can be cause by insufficient trimming as a foal or by genetics.. often both play a factor. She is post legged behind (not real bad). She has adequate bone and a nicely laid back shoulder. She is also built quite down hill and likely will be down hill when fully mature. Not a bad horse at all. |
I can't see the pictures sadly, or else I would give my opinion. |
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Alright, it is pretty clear what Black Hat is doing here. He is putting bad reviews on all the hotels he has stayed at and likes and wants to stay in again, and it is true that this would lower demand for said hotel. Putting positive reviews on bad hotels, on the other hand, would steer other people there so there are more vacancies at good hotels. He claims he is not enough influence to put them out of business.
The Tragedy of the commons "is a dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and rationally consulting their own self-interest, will ultimately deplete a shared limited resource, even when it is clear that it is not in anyone's long-term interest for this to happen." This situation is not a complete example of this concept as Black Hat is the only one doing it. He understands, however, that if others do it, it would apply.
In the last frame, Black Hat references the invisible hand which is the term economists use to describe the self-regulating nature of the marketplace. Black Hat appears to be taking advantage of this invisible hand by literally cutting it with a knife and eating it.
The title text is an example of Black Hat's negative review.
- [Cueball is sitting at a desk with a laptop, looking at a review website]
- Cueball: What's with this negative review? You liked that hotel.
- Black Hat Man: I have a script that posts a bad review for every hotel I stay at. It reduces demand, which means more vacancies and lower prices next time.
- Cueball: What if the place sucks?
- Black Hat Man: I change the review to positive to steer other people over there.
- Cueball: You punish companies you like!
- Black Hat Man: The odds of my review putting a hotel out of business are negligible.
- Cueball: If we all did that the system would collapse!
- Black Hat Man: Doesn't affect my logic. Tragedy of the commons.
- Cueball: That's not even the tragedy of the commons anymore. That's the tragedy of you're a dick.
- Black Hat Man: If you're quick with a knife, you'll find that the invisible hand is made of delicious invisible meat.
I hardly ever visit the same place twice, so I'd have to give hotels bad reviews ahead of time so that I get lower prices when I get there. Hell, why doesn't Black Hat do that? That way, he can avoid paying full price on his first visit to the hotel, which is what he wants, isn't it? The dishonesty of writing a bad review before he visits shouldn't be a deterrent to a person like him, so why not? Davidy²²[talk] 08:39, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
How did cue ball find out he liked it. Although it is only one person, knowing him directly gives him extra influence. I would say it is about the amount of influence of a review.--126.96.36.199 02:02, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
- Cueball seems to be friendly enough with Black Hat, so quite likely Black Hat simply mentioned that to Cueball before. Arifsaha (talk) 19:51, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
- While lying to Cueball about the quality of a hotel would reduce the overall demand, it is unlikely that both Black Hat and Cueball would both be travelling to the same city over the same date range, effectively meaning they are not competitors. Furthermore, if they were travelling together it is more likely that they would share a room, rental car or other resource, so having Cueball know his preferences benefits Black Hat. 18.104.22.168 20:44, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Is the title text a reference to a scene in a horror movie? Arifsaha (talk) 19:51, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
- Highly unlikely, unless you can actually find a horror movie that incorporates those elements (I really hope you can't) -Pennpenn 126.96.36.199 02:59, 4 March 2016 (UTC)


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I heard he died. RIP Dennis. He was a good actor and props to him for directing classic hood movie Colors with Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Leon, Damon Wayans, Don Cheadle. He was a good bad guy in Speed movie with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. He also played a bad guy in Red Rock West movie with Nicolas Cage and Lara Flynn Boyle. He was a bad guy in Boiling Point movie with Wesley Snipes and Viggo Mortensen but that movie sucks. I was disappointed. I know he recently was on Crash tv show that came on Starz channel but i never watched it. I'm gonna get it on dvd later. Has anybody seen Crash tv show? Is it any good? I like Crash movie. Is it just like the movie?
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How come we can compute the Taylor series for the function below about x = 0, despite the fact that it is not defined at x = 0?
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How come we can compute the Taylor series for the function below about x = 0, despite the fact that it is not defined at x = 0?
The principle behind your question is that the discontinuity at x=0 is a removable one. This means that it is defined everywhere else and that we can "fill in" the value at x=0 with a value that it is "supposed to" have, and then it will be continuous. For example, consider the simple example:
The function is not defined at x = 0 yet clearly everywhere else it is equal to just x, so the taylor series is x.
A less trivial example is:
The function is not defined at x=0. However, the taylor series can be obtained by using the series for sin(x), and dividing everything by x.
Your example is fundamentally the same. Can you get the series for cos(x) and then perform the necessary steps?
Thank for that expository answer. Please note that I am not having trouble finding the Taylor series, but rather understanding the rationale behind doing it in spite of the function not being defined at x = 0.
Your answer was illuminating indeed, but I wonder why the discontinuity would be a removable one. We are certainly not working with limits (or are we?).
The original example is the same in principle as finding the taylor series of . The only difference is that it is masked/obfuscated by trigonometric functions. If you understand why this simpler function x^2/x has a taylor series even though its undefined, you should understand your example as well.
It does have something to do with limits: if the discontinuity is removable, that means the limit at that point exists, and the value of the limit is precisely what the value of the function is "supposed" to be.
If you want a more complicated but informative response, the discontinuity was removable because cos(2x)-1 has a zero of order 2 at that point, therefore you can divide out an x^2.
Well I think that because a taylor series attempts to create a function by a limit as the number of terms approaches infinity, we are indeed working with a limit. However, I am still slightly skeptical as to why, even though the discontinuity is indeed removable, thus leaving a "hole" in the graph, if you will, it is ok to "fill in" the value. I would investigate the radius of convergence of this series and see if x=0, perhaps being in it, has something to do with the fact that we can "fill it in." The disk around x=0 might have some connectivity property. I'm not sure, sorry if my answer isn't too precise. I'm wondering myself.
No you are thinking the wrong way. Removable discontinuities are actually quite harmless. They aren't truly "supposed" to be there, but are merely the result of the way we formally define functions.
It is ok to fill in the graph because we can imagine a different function: one that is the same for all values except x=0. That is:
THIS function satisfies all the criteria of having a Taylor series, being defined and differentiable at that point. And since it is coincident to the original function at all points except x=0, it is in effect a series for that function. Its radius of convergence is also infinite, by the way, because there are no actual singularities.
Notice also, the -2 is not arbitrary. That is the value of
If I put any number other than -2, f(x) would be discontinuous and fail to satisfy the requirements for having a taylor series.


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So JDogger let's get this straight, you typed a post on here in which you referred to individuals with right wing philosophy as "virulent" in an attempt to start civil discourse. Are you kidding or what? You knew (or at least should have been smart enough to know) that using an adjective such as virulent would get such a reaction. So either you're not as smart as you think or you're not telling the truth. Either way it doesn't matter to me but come on you are smarter than that aren't you?
Thanks for proving my point there, Whiz!
One cannot reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into. - Jonathan Swift
JDogger, what exactly was your point? No, not with your response to roadkill's post but your rationale for using such inflamatory language as virulent then pretending to have no idea why you get called on it. Is it your limited mental capacity or stretching of the truth? Please explain. I can't speak for roadkill but as I see it his colorful use of the English langauge and visual imagery is "spot on".
If memory serves me correct, UB is often vilified for his use of this type of language by the same people who do likewise then sit in judgement of him. Just saying.
I don't remember (or perhaps didn't see) the initial post, so can't really answer your question, however, either I don't know what virulent means (and that's really unlikely) or I'm just missing something here. I would consider virulent a perfectly good adjective. " ________ _________ seems to harbor a virulent hatred for XXXXXXXXXXX" for instance. Or "The virulence of his dislike of boiled peanuts was obvious to all". One might even go as far as to say "The virulence of his opinions often taints his ability to press home his point." I see nothing particulary offensive or even uncivil in any of those.
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The government will provide a tuition fee waiver to meritorious students and special scholarship to students belonging to scheduled caste and tribes and other backward classes who take admission in the National Institutes of Technology (NIT) from the next academic year.
An in-principle approval for these two types of scholarships was taken at an NIT council meeting on Friday headed by HRD minister Kapil Sibal.
In the first scholarship, there will be a tuition fee waiver on grade basis for students who are ranked in the top bracket of the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) who take admission in NITs. The second scholarship will be exclusively for SC/ST and OBC students who get admission in NITs.
The council has also agreed to an alternate system of admission based on national aptitude testing which will begin from 2013 and is expected to end dependence on coaching centers and align the admission system with the class XII syllabus.
"There was a consensus in the council that this proposal envisages an alternate judicious mix of school and national test level performance and it will usher an alternate admission system," an HRD ministry statement said.
The council also decided to introduce a four-tier flexibility system for faculty appointment as exists in the IITs.


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Arsenal on track for Champions League berth after 4-1 win over Wigan on Tuesday
''We've had an incredible eight years in the Premier League, and we have to take the good things from last few years, and there are many,'' Wigan manager Roberto Martinez said. ''We'll bounce back, as we always do at Wigan. We're on a fantastic financial footing, we have huge assets and a philosophy for the long-term.''
Lukas Podolski put Arsenal ahead in the 11th minute. Coming off Saturday's FA win over Manchester City, Wigan tied the score on Shaun Maloney's goal from a free kick in the 45th.
The Gunners broke open the game with three goals in an eight-minute span, by Theo Walcott in the 63rd, Lukas Podolski in the 68th and Aaron Ramsey in the 71st.
''The FA Cup gave us a bit of hope to finish the season in the league on a real high. The youngsters came in and gave us a different sense of confidence,'' Martinez said. ''It was great to win the FA Cup -- that will live forever for the fans. Today is really disappointing, but it is something we can rectify. It's a difficult time but it's time to look back, get stronger and prepare for the future.''
Walcott scored the go-ahead goal when he received a low cross from Santi Cazorla and nudged the ball over goalkeeper Joel Robles, who slid studs-first rather than dive and use his arms.
''It is sad that they go down because they are a good team, they play good football and are an intelligent team with good players,'' Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. ''If they stay together, they will certainly come up again.
Arsenal (20-7-10) moved into fourth place with 70 points, one above Tottenham (20-8-9) for England's final Champions League berth next season.
Arsenal closes at Newcastle on Sunday, when Tottenham hosts Sunderland. Chelsea (21-7-9), third with 72 points, is virtually assured of a Champions League berth because of a far superior goal difference to Tottenham's (plus-35 to plus-19).
''It is all open, but it depends on our result,'' Wenger said. ''Even third place is not out of sight if we win the game.''
Wigan (9-19-9), which has allowed a league-high 71 goals, joined Reading (6-21-10) and Queens Park Rangers (4-20-13) as the teams going down to the second-tier League Championship next season.
Cardiff and Hull have earned promotion to the Premier League and will be joined by the winner of the Crystal Palace-Watford playoff final on May 27.
While Arsenal has failed to win any trophies since 2005, fans remained to cheer Wenger and the Gunners after their final home match. From jeers in October to cheers in May -- the fans in the rain sang ''There's only one Arsene Wenger!''
Next week he'll become the longest-serving current Premier League manager when Manchester United's Alex Ferguson retires.
In the night's other Premier League match, Manchester City won 2-0 at Reading, a day after the 2012 champions fired manager Roberto Mancini. Sergio Aguero scored in the 40th minute and Edin Dzeko in the 88th as City (23-5-9) clinched second place.


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Another new full-length trailer for Megamind is here and things are lookin' pretty darn good. Starring the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, and Brad Pitt, Megamind is the story of a supervillain who finally conquers his nemesis Metro Man, but finds his life is pointless without a hero to battle with. Goofy, but fun. Check it after the jump.


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"This is the perfect pitching program, wish I had it 20 years ago." – Ross Wicks, Former NY Mets minor league pitcher
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Qualicum Beach academy golfers do well this season
QUALICUM BEACH — From the Brent Morrison Golf Academy at Pheasant Glen in Qualicum Beach comes news of the accomplishments of its students.
Aaron Crawford, a 17-year-old student from Calgary who graduated from Kwalikum Secondary School this year, won the 2012 Western Future links championship. He also finished fourth in the Alberta Junior boys championship and won the Maple Leaf Junior Tours World Junior qualifying tournament.
Shirin Anjarwalla, 12, from Nanaimo, won 15 BCGA zone 6 events, most notably the past 13 summer tour events in a row. She won junior of the year in the girls division of the BCGA in zone 6.
Santiago Bouyra, 15, and a student from Mexico, who has lived here for the past two years and attends KSS, won the Junior Masters Championship in Las Vegas. He qualified for the B.C. and Canadian Boys Championships as well as the BC Men's Amateur Championship.
Cory Tucker, 17, from Ontario who lived here the past two years and graduated from KSS this year, won one BCGA zone 6 tournament.
Doug Skulsky, 18, from Calgary who lived here for the spring semester, qualified for the Alberta Junior Championship.
Cole Morrison, 15, from Qualicum Beach, qualified for the B.C. Junior (see results on this page, below). He finished third in the BCGA zone 6 Junior.
Luigi Trozzo, 16, from Qualicum Beach, also qualified for the BC Junior Championship.
— Submitted by Brent Morrison Golf Academy, www.brentmorrisongolf.com.


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Just remember during the installation of the parts. Keep everything clean and tidy. It helps in the long run of things. I had to redo all of my wiring after buying a new CPU cooler. I found it quite the pain to get new stuff in with my previous job.
Thanks for the tip. I can't wait to give it a try. I've been watching a ton of videos on building computers. I'm not so much worried about the actual physical building part but rather the installation process afterwards (bios, drivers, etc) is what I'll be more worried about.
Sounds like you've made a solid start. The only main questions and the things you probably need to answer yourself is what type of gaming, how much gaming, and how many games do you play regularly? The reason I say this is because it could have bearing on the size of the SSD. My example is that in my current set up I have a 250gb SSD. With SWTOR, GW2, Assassins Creed 3, and Win8 is 115gb. Therefore if you are something similar to this in terms of gaming, you might think about going bigger on the SSD. That way you can add in the extra expansions, extra games, etc...
Also, if it is going to be your 1st time building a computer, the other main thing, IMO, to think about is the size of the case. Nothing at all wrong with a mid tower, but a full tower will provide you with more room to work with and as thus will make it easier to build, esp for a 1st time. However, the main thing to also answer in this is there a spot that the case needs to go and and do you have some size constraints.
I decided to hold off on an SSD to start but will most likely add one in later on.
No size constraints to speak of other than not wanting the case to be bigger than the desk it will be next to. I've already purchased all the parts and am now just waiting for the last few pieces to be delivered. The case I got should be big enough to house all my components (it's bigger than my current case by a fair margin but not too big).


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A West Toledo woman died Thursday of an apparent gunshot wound.
Her husband was being questioned by Toledo police at the Safety Building downtown late Thursday.
About 7:40 p.m., Toledo police and rescue crews were sent to a unit in the Hillview Apartments, 6215 Jackman Rd., in response to a report of a person shot.
The woman, Brenda Gould, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her husband, Christopher, told police that he accidentally shot his wife.


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