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Since his childhood days, Siris always felt his love for expressing his feeling and point of views through music and poems. He gave credit to his family for this. As his family found peace in spiritual activities such as singing 'bhajans' every night at home. This way he always felt connected to words and sound.
He used to sing about his own life during his childhood days. And his mom was a teacher in a school where he was studying, and she was very careful about his studies. He used to neglect his studies and this would affect his grades.
Living in a society where only the professions like doctor, engineer, banker, etc were considered as more respectable jobs, it was difficult for Siris to pursue a career related to his passion. Writing songs, poems, making music these all activities were considered a distraction for him. After he finished his high school he wanted to study music and literature. But it ended up becoming just a mere wish, his parents and relatives clearly stated: " Look, son, it's okay if you want to write and sing when you have free time, but you can't earn your living and fit in the standard of society pursuing your whim as your profession."
Siris always knew that he can create miracles with words and sound, but nobody believed in him. So, he had to choose business administration for his higher study. It was a very calculated choice for him. He had a plan that during four years of bachelor studies, he will learn a lot about business along with it, music and literature will be part of his self-study.
As he would have foundational knowledge about business, he can later enter into the music industry. His passion as an activity was making songs, it included both sound and words which he had felt a deep connection right from his childhood.
One afternoon he was practicing to play guitar and sing along with it when he was in his hometown. A relative called him and said, "I am noticing you for many days you look so distracted. Whatever you are doing exactly is done by cowherds in our village. They do it better than you. So, just stop doing it and focus on your study. ". It was quite a normal situation which used to occur usually. He was so determined to follow his dream so he kept on practicing his craft. He was far from his hometown living in a rented room for studies. One day during his class, he knew about Howard Gardener's concept of 9 types of intelligence, which basically suggested intelligence is not just about logic and math but different people can have different intelligence. A dancer has kinesthetic intelligence. A writer has linguistic intelligence. It made him clearer that he was taking the right path and society was ignorant about human potential. It was a very lonely journey for him
He used to save his pocket money so that he could manage to take music classes, buy books. For a full day, he was so busy, taking business classes then go for music classes, read novels and books, practicing instruments. During family functions and gathering, as usual, it was hard for him to make people understand why he cannot attend it. So, relatives used to make their own assumptions on him. There was furthermore resistance in his path, the institutes he went for learning music used to conduct classes either by instructors who were not professional or classes just providing random knowledge but not foundational knowledge. It never mattered to Siris how the path was he just focused on moving with perseverance. He used to write songs about his struggles.
Slowly day by day, Siris was witnessing his improvement. He was planning and practicing a full framework of his craft, his uniqueness, everything related to his passion. He used to participate in every college program, family functions and learn a lot from them. Now the same relatives who in the beginning considered his passion to be his distraction started praising him after watching his performance. That day he realized people may not support us in the beginning but if we are honest to our passion slowly people will. After finishing his bachelor studies, Siris applied in many record label companies as an employee of the marketing department. So that he could closely observe the environment and add more learning to his craft. This time his parents supported his decision. He got a call for an interview with a company. The company found Siris to be the right employ as he had a foundational knowledge of business along with it he easily understood music making processes. So he got the job. Working a few years in that company, he had built a great insight on everything related to song making and had become a valuable asset to the company. His boss was aware of how talented he was as a songwriter and musician and always praised him to work on his own project.
Siris also thought that now he was ready for working on his own project, but he was nervous. It was his dream which he had been striving from childhood. He started working on a song, during the process of making, as he was very nervous so he decided to make his song based on the trend of hit songs, but deep inside he knew it was not his path. The song got released, it was an average success. People around him congratulated him, but he was not satisfied. He had gone through so much of struggle and that song was not the miracle which he wanted to create from his childhood. So, he promised himself it does not matter if he faces failures but he will stay honest to his art. Then he started working in a new project which was a reflection of his own life. It was so relatable to common people, it became a massive success. It was really a miracle that Siris wanted to create. That moment was the dream moment that Siris was living. After that, he got many offers. His relatives now look him with wonder. Deep inside his heart, he has such satisfaction for his life no words can describe that.
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What to Factor With Replacement HVAC
So what all is taken into consideration when a quality contractor properly sizes your new or replacement HVAC system? The following includes, but may not be limited to, everything the individual should take note of.
Here are the basics: Which direction does your home face as it is situated on the lot? I always refer to Google Earth to verify. This gives me a bird's eye view of the home and will let me determine which windows face north, south, east and west. If the house has a lot of glass with either morning or evening sun, the contractor needs to take note of this. All of the glass factors into the load though. How much insulation do you have in the walls, ceilings, or floor if over a crawlspace? He will determine how tight the structure is to know what level of infiltration to allow for. What color is the roof? What type of doors? How much foundation is above or below the grade? What are the ceiling heights? What is the square footage? What types of appliances are in place that may generate heat? What is the occupancy?
Here are other legitimate considerations: What is your lifestyle? In other words, if you entertain a lot, then the number of guests will affect how well the proposed system will perform at those times. Do you prefer to maintain temperatures above or below the normal design temperatures? Is the home occupied around the clock or would an energy savings set-back control be more cost-effective?
If retired, you probably don't want to vary the temperature settings very much. Something else to remember is if you can find a temperature you are comfortable with, set the thermostat and leave it. Setting the thermostat up and down throughout the day will only increase the operating cost and may have little appreciable effect on comfort.
These are all legitimate areas that need to be acknowledged when a contractor performs a proper heat loss / heat gain program for your home. Follow along next week as we explore further additional information that will help you assure you are getting a properly installation and properly sized HVAC system.
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In Memoriam
Alexander Schenker, helped make Yale a major center of Slavic studies
Alexander Marian Schenker, who helped establish Slavic studies at Yale and was a longtime faculty member in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, died on Aug. 21 in Branford, Connecticut. He was 94.
Schenker, who was known to his friends as "Olek," began teaching at Yale after receiving his Ph.D. from the university in 1953, retiring in 1996. In a letter to colleagues and friends reporting Schenker's death, Harvey Goldblatt, acting chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, described him as a "driving force behind the creation" of the department. Together with his colleagues Robert L. Jackson, Victor Erlich, Riccardo Picchio, and Edward Stankiewicz, he also helped establish Yale as "one of the leading centers of Slavic studies in the United States," he added.
"It is of note that Alex was the only tenured professor at Yale without a high school diploma or a bachelor's degree," Goldblatt said in his letter. "Most important to me, he was my spiritual mentor, devoted colleague, and dear friend for almost half a century. To say I shall miss him is a grievous understatement! … I also wish to point out that Alex's generosity to Yale students was the stuff of legends. Today, when we all proudly speak about the many achievements of our Slavic department, we must always remember Alex's hard work and selfless devotion with particular gratitude. Much the same can be said regarding his many and important contributions to the welfare of American Slavic studies generally."
Schenker was born in Krakow, Poland on Dec. 20, 1924. When World War II broke out, his family fled, but he and his mother were eventually arrested by Soviet police and sent to a Russian labor camp. They were freed in 1941 and spent the remainder of the war in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. He studied at a university in Tajikistan and later at the Sorbonne. Once the war ended, Schenker and his mother sailed to the United States, where they were reunited with other family members who had escaped at the beginning of the war. The experiences of his family during WWII was among those featured in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's exhibit "Flight and Rescue."
Schenker matriculated in Yale's doctoral program in linguistics in 1948. After earning his doctorate, he was hired as first as a teacher of Russian and then as a professor in the Slavic department.
Schenker's books include "Beginning Polish," "Fifteen Modern Polish Short Stories," "Spoken Polish," "The Dawn of Slavic," and "The Bronze Horseman." Over the course of his career, he was a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Learning and in 2013 was awarded the Cross of Valor of the Highest Degree from the Polish government for his service to Polish culture. He was instrumental in brining the Czeslaw Milosz Papers to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale.
Schenker is survived by his wife of 49 years, Christina Schenker, their daughter Catherine Schenker, and his two sons, Alfred and Michael Schenker, from a previous marriage. He is also survived by four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held in October.


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Start of the DGfT-project "handfest."
Copyright: © DGfTAt the beginning of 2023, the German Society for Deafblindness gGmbH launched the new project "handfest. Peer Academy for Deafblind People" was launched.
The main task of "handfest." is to promote and strengthen self-help for hearing impaired and deafblind people in NRW. The project team members are peers and will develop and offer target group specific information events and empowerment trainings for the target group in the next three years.
The project team members and other experts and trainers will impart specialist knowledge and offer perspectives in small groups or in individual discussions. The offering is flanked by supplementary information events that take place online and in person. The goal is the sustainable strengthening of deaf-blind and hearing-impaired peers, their relatives and contact persons. Active participation in social life is to be improved for this group of people by showing them ways to resources and new possibilities for action.
The project will run for three years and is funded by AOK NordWest and AOK Rheinland/Hamburg until the end of 2025.
The websites as well as other graphic works of "handfest." are developed and implemented by the SignGes team at RWTH Aachen University. From the beginning, the design is adapted to the needs of the deafblind users by involving them in the development process. All texts on the websites are presented in German written language and German sign language.


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How to Fill A Dumpsters On Demand Hawaii Dumpster Bag:
- Be sure to read Place It for instructions on where to place your dumpster bag BEFORE filling it.
- Lay the bag flat in a convenient location according to the placement instructions, with the straps on the outside.
- Step inside the bag and beginning in one corner, fold the sides down and out from the top to give the bag its initial shape.
- With the sides folded down, begin filling with larger, flat items or heavier debris first and as evenly as possible. Roll the sides up as the bag fills.
- Once you have started filling your dumpster bag, do not move it. Dragging the dumpster bag can cause damage and weaken the bag.
- Stop filling when you've reached the top of the bag. The straps must be able to connect above the dumpster bag.
Note: An overloaded bag, damaged bag, or a bag with exceptionally poor weight distribution may result in additional fees or a refused pick up.
What Can Go Into The Dumpster Bag:
- A maximum of 3300 pounds/3 cubic yards (bag dimensions are 4' X 8' X 2'6"). Some weight and size examples include:
- Approximately one cubic yard of heavy materials such as dirt, brick, rock, and concrete, or
- 47 sheets of drywall, or
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- 8 to 10 squares of roofing shingles, or
- 900 square feet of carpet, or
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- Construction and demolition debris such as bathtubs, cabinets, carpet, doors, drywall, insulation, flooring, packaging materials, paneling, plaster, plywood, roofing, screens, siding, sinks, tile, toilets, trim materials, and windows.
- Household junk such as broken toys, bikes, rugs, clothing, lawn furniture, old luggage, mattresses, furniture, and surfboards.
- Yard debris such as brush, shrubs, tree clippings, leaves, and mulch.
What Cannot Go Into The Dumpster Bag:
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Emma B. Stoltzfus, 98, of 2705 Creek Hill Road, Leola, entered into rest on Friday, Mar. 18, 2016 in New Holland. Born in Talmage to the late Ezra B. and Mary Blank Zook, Mrs. Stoltzfus was the wife of the late Stephen F. Stoltzfus who died in 2000. A homemaker, she was a member of the Old Order Amish Church.
Surviving are: a sister, Annie B. Stoltzfus, New Holland; sisters-in-law, Rebecca Fisher, Gordonville, Amanda Stoltzfus, Gap; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Sadie Glick, Sylvia Stoltzfus, Amos Zook and Elam Zook.
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Monday, March 30, 2020
How Many Students Are Participating In Remote Learning?
The DOE is hastily trying to give every student a laptop to participate in the Google classroom remote learning program. However, many students have not received a laptop to participate in the remote learning program. It was bad enough that the DOE, rather than spending the allotted time during professional development over the winter months to make sure every teacher was trained, wasted their time with the DOE's useless "flavor of the day" items that bored most teachers to death.
The result was that teachers and other staff were unnecessarily exposed to the coronavirus the next week as they were told to report for remote learning training, despite many schools already had staff sickened by the coronavirus. . Anecdotal evidence by teachers that only 50% of the students are participating in remote learning. Of course the better schools have a much higher percentage while the struggling schools have lower percentages of students participating ib remote learning. Hopefully, the percentages will increase over the following weeks as school teachers and administrators push parents to force their children to take remote learning seriously but there is no guarantee that it will happen.
The reasons for students not participating are many:
1. No laptop.
2. Lack of or inadequate internet service.
3. Too many students in one apartment
4. Parent indifference.
5, Student refusal to participate.
6. Family distractions.
I see that remote learning will only increase the academic achievement gap between high achieving schools and struggling schools.
Note: The New York City cronavirus infection rate has increased to 38,087 and the death rate to 914 , or a 2.4% mortality rate as of Monday morning. For New York State the coronavirus infection rate is 66,497 and the death rate is 1,218 or a mortality rate of 1.8%/
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Did The Mayor And Chancellor Put NYC Students And Staff At Risk?
It is becoming increasingly clear that the Mayor and Chancellor has put students and staff at risk by first delaying closing the schools a week earlier then they did. then forcing school staff to come in the next week when the coronavirus was exploding throughout the City. The DOE refused to close Brooklyn Tech, despite five staff members experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus. Moreover, two principals at a Brownsville high school were already hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms but the building staff was required to attend senseless training sessions the next week at the building, Even in my wife's school, three staff members have been diagnosed with the coronavirus but because they could not be tested until last week, the entire staff can be potentially affected to the coronavirus.
The DOE claimed that they would only close schools if there were "confirmed case" of coronavirus. Of course, at that stage in early March, the City had few testing kits for co4onavirus, therefore, the DOE kept these potentially affected schools open, possibly affecting many students and staff to the highly contagious contravirus.Now the Mayor told the press that he expects to open the schools on April 20 after telling the very same press that the coronavirus will last till the sunnier months.
As of Saturday morning the NYC death rate has skyrocketed with 517 deaths and 29,158 infected with the coronavirus. A 1.8% mortality rate. Governor Andrew Cuomo has said the peak of the coronavirus in New York State will occur in three weeks on or about April 16th, based upon his expert's estimation.
Note: Read the New York Post article about a pregnant teacher who was tested and still the DOE refused to close her school, In addition. how this Bronx school administrators threatened staff with termination if they told students one of their teachers had the coronavirus.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
How Many DOE Employees Have The Coronavirus?
Yesterday the NYPD stated that more than 200 of it's employees have the conronavirus. However, the DOE has not seemed fit to do the same. Yet hundreds, if not thousands of students go into the schools every day to obtain free breakfast and lunch and are exposed to the coronavirus.
These children are lined up without any social distance restrictions and can infect each other and the adults supervising and handing out food. Are the adults checked for the coronavirus? I doubt it. Are the schools sanitized daily? Yeah right. How many students show up with symptoms of the flu or the coronavirus? Who knows.
What about the two principals at the Brownsville high school building who either died or is in the ICU for coronavirus? How many people in the building did they affect last week when the Mayor and Chancellor forced them to stay in the building? No wonder the DOE doesn't want the public to know what the coronavirus count is. The article on the first Principal who died of the coronavirus is Here.
Monday, March 23, 2020
Mayor De Blasio , I'm Not The Blame
Mayor Bill de Blasio seems to come on the television and blames the President for the problems with the City actions on combating the coronavirus. However, he seems to ignore his many failures in taking appropriate action to combat the coronavirus himself. The result is that New York City is the epicenter of the coronavirus in the Western Hemisphere.
First, he resisted closing the schools until the Governor forced him to do so. However, it was too late as many students became either affected and or became carriers who passed it on older relatives, resulting in the City having over 25,300 affected residents (300 fatalities) and rising. Worse, as staff reported becoming affected by the coronavirus, the DOE failed to close the schools as the State required as both the Mayor and Chancellor, Richard Carranza, did not want to close the New York City Public Schools. Read the New York Post's Susan Edelman on Brooklyn Tech. Finally, where was the City not using their massive budget surplus to buy medical supplies rather than wait for the State and Federal governments to do so?
Mayor Bill de Blasio was too late in closing down the City and allowed the cronavirus to spread and even today, the Governor blasted the Mayor for allowing groups to congregate in parks and other gathering places and gave the Mayor 24 hours to enforce his edict. In addition, the Mayor still allowed ticketing for alternate street parking until Tuesday, while telling people to stay indoors, what a hypocrite!
Of course the Mayor's failure to lockdown the City was because he wanted tourist dollars to continue to stream into the City, which allowed thecoronavirus to come along with the turists as well. The Mayor's reluctance to close schools and tourist attractions like Broadway shows and the parks contributed to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, because it was all about the money.
Note: Chancellor Richard Carranza decided that all non-essential DOE employees work at home. Interestingly, the Chancellor himself started to work at home last Friday while DOE employees must report to their jobs on Friday, risking getting infected by the coronavirus from co-workers.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
All State And Federal Tests Are Cancelled
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has cancelled all standardized tests for this year for grades 3 to 8 and the high school Regents (Its just a matter of time). In addition, President Trump has cancelled all federally mandated exams. The question is how will it affect the teacher evaluation system this year?
My guess is that there will be no evaluation for teachers this year due to incomplete observations and no tests to evaluate student growth. However, I do expect the DOE to at least try to evaluate the teachers but will fail when they agency is threatened with court action by the union and the Mayor and/or the Governor sides with the teachers, knowing the DOE would lose in court.
I also suspect that the schools will not reopen this school year and that also will contribute to the DOE's failure in winning the argument to try to still evaluate teachers. The only item that the DOE might win on is the tenure issue as they might deny tenure to eligible teachers this year due to having no grades and an incomplete year of data.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
DOE's Remote Learning Is A Joke
The DOE has hastily pushed teachers to set up Google classroom so that students can do remote learning and I expect the results will be disastrous. I can't see many students having the discipline to work on the assignments on their kitchen table or living room with screaming siblings running around the apartment.
Worse, will parents actually guide their children in their assignments? Moreover, how many computers are there in the apartment? Finally, how do you teach severely disabled students who need hands on instruction? Read the New York Post article Here.
I see nothing but disaster when it comes to the DOE remote learning program.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
My Idea To Force The City To Close Schools
UFT President Michael Mulgrew has decided to sue the City to close the schools to protect the health of students and to their families. Already on Friday the school attendance was only 58% and expect that number to go down further this week. In fact, City Comptroller Scott Stringer and the City Council Speaker, Cory Johnson want to close the schools. In addition, Borough President of Queens have told parents to not send their children to school. Finally, Governor Cuomo suggested that the City close the schools but is leaving it up to the Mayor. What a coward!
The Mayor's reluctance to close the schools is because he admitted there is no alternative plan if he closes the schools since the City treats the schools as a place for giving students food and a babysitting service. In reality, students throw out most of the food they obtain in the school cafeteria. However, one would think the Mayor had six years to develop a plan and didn't.
Teachers have suggested a "sickout" on Wednesday but the union leadership has not supported it. Therefore, I see few teachers participating in the sickout and lose two days pay because of the Taylor Law.
I suggest that a large comprehensive high school, like Francis Lewis High School staff all wear surgical masks to school and call the press to cover them. The students are mainly Asian and culturally are susceptible to the influence of their teachers. Obviously, if the staff is wearing masks, how many students will then wear surgical masks, if they show up at all to school.
Francis Lewis High School has 4,557 students and just try moving on the second floor between 4th and 5th periods without touching people (see picture above). Its next to impossible to keep a social distance most of the school day and is a potential breeding ground for various viruses including the cronavirus. Moreover, with Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties closing their schools, how many teachers will actually show up in Queens and the Bronx since their own children need to be supervised. Finally, of the 16 major cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and San Diego who have closed their schools only NYC is increasingly being an exception by keeping their schools open.
Update: Mayor Bill de Blasio has finally succumbed to the overwhelming pressure and is closing New York City schools on Monday and will not reopen until April 20th at the earliest. Teachers must report to school on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for training.
Friday, March 13, 2020
Taiwan's Simple Method For Testing For The Coronavirus
Taiwan has come up with a simple method for identifying the beginning of the coronavirus. The method requires the individual to wake up in the morning and hold your breath for at least ten secondz and if the person does not cough, gag, sneeze, or feel a tightening of the chest, the individual probably does not have the coronavirus.
However, some doctors do not believe this simple method is not sufficient to identify the coronavirus and want more detailed testing for people who believe they may have the coronavirus,
While I don't know if Taiwan's simple method for testing for the coronavirus, it certainly can't hurt as a first stage for identifying the coronavirus considering Taiwan's excellent reputation in limiting the coronavirus so far.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Governor Andrew Cuomo Orders The Schools To Close For 24 Hours If A child Or Staffer Gets The Coronavirus
Governor Andrew Cuomo orders a school to close for 24 hours and the school get treated before the.school can reopen if a child or staffer gets the coronavirus. How that affects NYC schools is uncertain but I can't see the NYC schools being exempt from the Governor's order but time will tell.
I believe the Governor's action is prudent and appropriate but let's see if the Mayor follows the Governor's example.
The Department of Education is hiring 85 contract (temporary) nurses during the coronavirus epedemic. However, these nurses will not be full time employees and will have no direct access to student records. To me this is merely a public relations ploy by the City rather than to alleviate the school nurse shortage.
Some good news. The City has ordered all schools to install no touch hand sanitizers. How many and how soon is still a question.
Monday, March 09, 2020
Why Don't Schools Have Hand Sanitizers?
The DOE is responsible not only in funding and hiring school nurses but should be supplying all schools with adequate toiletries and especially hand sanitizers. Again if the DOE is failing in their mission to supply hand sanitizers, then principals should be using their budget to pay for them. They should folow the example of the hospitals with no touch hand sanitizes strategically located throughout the building.
I have many colleagues in various schools and few, if any, have hand sanitizers in their schools. Manny teachers and other staff bring their own personal hand sanitizers to their classroom and offices but few share it with their students. Moreover, what about school cafeterias, bathrooms, auditoriums, and locker rooms? These common areas are a hotbed for germs and viruses and hand sanitizers are a necessary measure to limit the spread of various germs and viruses. Let's not forget that many children take mass transit to and from school, buses or trains good places to contract germs and viruses.
While the coronavirus appears not to be fatal for school-age children, that does not stop them from getting sick and the virus can potentially spread. throughout the school. . However, the precautions for the coronavirus can be effective for the common flu which can be fatal to school age children. In addition, history has shown us that closing schools before a pandemic takes hold saves lives.
Will Mayor de Blasio close the schools? I highly doubt it since the schools are a babysitting and food service and it would take a pandemic in the City to do so. Of course some communities have put the students health above their education funding Here.and Here
Note: The Mayor has ordered the DOE to hire 85 school nurses to partially cover (about 50%) of the shortfall. Let's see if the DOE follows through.
Friday, March 06, 2020
10% Of Schools Lack A School Nurse
The DOE and Principals have contributed to the school nurse shortfall as 10% of the schools lack a school nurse and with a potential coronavirus epidemic on the horizon. The DOE is responsible to supply every school with a certified school nurse but has failed to do so. Compound this with principals, who control their school budget, who refuse to use their precious school funds to hire a school nurse and then ask the DOE to reimburse them.
The DOE has required some school nurses to rotate among schools that have no school nurse, meaning that many of the schools are not covered with proper medical personnel during the school day. The lack of a full time school nurse is unconscionable and the DOE should be sued and those administrators responsible should be fired. However, don't look for that to happen.
Considering that the DOE budget is nearly 27 billion dollar, they certainly can afford to supply every school with a full time school nurse. Read the New York Post article Here.
Thursday, March 05, 2020
Class Size, ATRs, And Fair Student Funding
The City Council held a meeting on class size and advocates, like Class Size Matters, recommended that 1,000 additional teachers be hired to reduce class sizes. Interestingly, there are approximately 1,000 ATRs, who are already being paid.and they can be put back into the classroom to alleviate class sizes, without hiring new teachers and paying additional funds.
The reason that the ATRs have not been put back in the classroom is simply based upon the Bloomberg ideology that permeates the DOE policy making apparatus that Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellors Carmen Farina and Richard Carranza has failed to remove from office. The second reason is the 800 pound guerilla called school based Fair Student Funding that discriminates against veteran teachers since schools must pay for staff and since most ATRs are veteran teachers, principals will not hire them.
The City has a small pilot program that allows the worst schools to hire an ATR free of charge for as long as they stay in the school but has not expanded the program for all schools. Moreover, the De Blasio administration only funds the schools at 90% of their fair funding. No wonder principals try to save scarce funds by hiring the cheapest teachers and short change their school by having a bare bones support staff. Finally, ATRs who were accused of discipline issues are "red flagged" and principals are encouraged not to interview them for vacancies.
The bottom line, is the DOE does not need to spend more money to reduce class size since it's their Bloomberg ideology that leaves 1,000 ATRs without a classroom which can significantly reduce class sizes to the State average.
Sunday, March 01, 2020
Chancellor Carranza's Folly
Chancellor Richard Carranza oversaw the well deserved demise of the ill-fated "Renewal Schools" program but he has replaced it with a more undeserving program called the "Academic Response Team" (ART).
The ART was formed in September to provide struggling schools with administrative supervision to help the Principal with strategies to improve student academic performance. The DOE provided 10 million dollars for the school year. However, for the first three months the 69, six figure salaried person ART group never set foot into a school as the CSA objected to the surprise visits and what they saw was a wasteful allocation of money, with no tangible academic improvements. Many principals rather had the money spent in the classrooms for more teachers and paras.
One of the Deputy "Leads" is the infamous Ben Sherman who alienated staff when he was Principal of Forest Hills High School and was forced to resign due to the publicity in the media. Few, if any, of the 69 person staff are teachers and I suspect they are administrators who were removed from their school positions due to incompetence, discipline issues, or could not get along with school staff that caused morale problems. I wouldn't be surprised if they came form the Renewal Schools program.
Susan Edelman of the New York Post has a complete article on the ART program and is a must read on Chancellor Richard Carranza's folly..
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Outback luxury and sustainability combine harmoniously at Mt Mulligan Lodge, a destination for the ultimate Australian bush escape that defines eco-luxe travel.
Evident in the commitment to thoughtful design and sustainability initiatives that provide guests with an uncompromized luxury retreat while remaining true to a core philosophy—achieving a better and more sustainable future for all.
In the heart of Djungan country, the silhouette of Ngarrabullgen or Mt. Mulligan lines the horizon with a seemingly never-ending tabletop mesa. A golden sandstone escarpment frames an iconic backdrop for Mt Mulligan Lodge, nestled below. With 37,000 years of history, Mt Mulligan is the cultural heart of Queensland's backcountry, only 100 miles west of Cairns.
Mt Mulligan Lodge, a working cattle station, is surrounded by 28,000 hectares of tranquil bushland, providing guests with an opportunity to relax in absolute wilderness. Eight luxurious pavilions dot the weir's edge, just a short stroll from the main pavilion where guests gather to enjoy an exceptional fine-dining experience or a drink from the sunset bar overlooking the changing colors of Mount Mulligan at sundown.
The use of reclaimed timber complements the laid-back luxury aesthetic of the lodge. Raw elements and earthy tones pair-back perfectly to create a peaceful environment, where you can relax in quiet seclusion. Each Outback Pavilion is spacious and modern, styled with the ease of bush living to allow a cool breeze and the sounds of nature to float in. A repurposed corrugated iron water tank serves as an inviting outdoor bath, providing an idyllic spot to catch a glimpse of a shy wallaby grazing nearby.
Mt Mulligan Lodge plans to add two luxury safari-style Outback Tents in the coming months. "The simplicity of a glamping getaway provides guests the opportunity to enjoy a unique camping experience in nature without compromising on luxury," says Hayley Morris, Executive Director of Northern Escape Collection. Entirely sustainable building materials are used, including high-grade canvas, 100% solar power and an eco-luxe bathroom that uses recycled water, providing the ideal balance of a real escape in nature and the comforts of a boutique lodge.
The Lodge has developed a long-term social and environmental strategy guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. While ensuring no interruption to the guest's experience, water tanks harvest rainwater to use as irrigation and smart design features encourage minimal air conditioning and heating usage. With initiatives such as neutralizing carbon emissions, removing single-use plastics and composting green waste, sustainability has become the default at Mt Mulligan Lodge.
Guests enjoy locally-sourced, caught and foraged seasonal produce, incorporating native and bush foods and the exceptional produce of the verdant Atherton Tablelands and the pristine waters of the Coral Sea
Operating in regional Australia comes with a responsibility to protect and preserve the natural environment while benefiting local communities as a holistic approach to sustainability. Mount Mulligan Lodge sources organic, free-range, fair trade, biodynamic, and sustainably-farmed produce from suppliers in Far North Queensland to support local farmers and sustainable agriculture, "Life in the outback teaches us that resources are precious," says Hayley Morris. "We learn to value and preserve what we have: land, water, food, people, culture and history."
Wattle seed, lemon myrtle, kangaroo and grass-fed Bushy Creek beef are just some of the flavors you can expect to taste on the four-course dinner menu which puts a rustic but refined twist on outback living. "Guests enjoy locally-sourced, caught and foraged seasonal produce, incorporating native and bush foods and the exceptional produce of the verdant Atherton Tablelands and the pristine waters of the Coral Sea," explains Morris. Dine alfresco or, for the perfect antidote to a day spent wandering, set off for a gourmet picnic at one of the many scenic spots on the property.
Waking up to a kookaburra's laughing call will inspire you to set your own pace for the day ahead. Whether you seek adventure or a moment to relax in nature, tailored activities are offered to guests to enhance their outback experience. Passionate and experienced guides lead a tour of Tyrconnell goldmine and the nearby original Mount Mulligan township and coal mine while casting a line for barramundi and kayaking lets you explore the weir's nature-filled banks. The entire landscape is yours to discover on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or choose to immerse yourself in the outback spirit by joining a guided nature walk to explore the ancient Indigenous wonder of the landscape surrounding Mount Mulligan.
Take the scenic route home with a 35-minute helicopter ride back to Cairns. A carbon offset alternative with the bonus of seeing Ngarrabullgen from the air. You may be surprised to realize that a few days at Mt Mulligan Lodge will seem like weeks away from reality, a feeling of outback magic that will linger long after the red dust has settled.
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In the first of a series, Lessons From Next Door, Connecticut Mirror Reporter Jacqueline Rabe Thomas explains "The differing approaches to removing principals is just one of many areas where Massachusetts' lawmakers have regularly taken bold action–or enabled local districts to–while Connecticut has been timid. It has shown in the outcomes for students from low-income families for years. Massachusetts over the last 20 years has moved to the top of the national rankings for achievement by students from low-income families while Connecticut has lagged."
… Part of Massachusetts' success stemmed from a "Grand Bargain" that annually infused hundreds of millions of additional state dollars into local school districts–predominantly those in poor communities. In return, the state took significant steps to bolster accountability when schools failed to improve with the new resources. Among them were:
— Setting higher expectations for what students should know as shown on standardized tests.
— Requiring students to demonstrate on a state test that they have mastered a certain body of knowledge required to receive a high school diploma.
— Giving local school officials more power to improve their own schools and then intervening with more authority when districts fall far short, including by changing leadership, overriding union contracts and temporarily superseding the local school board.
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Jeffrey E. Barlough
The House in the High Wood
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Publication Date: 08-01-2001
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Date Reviewed: 02-11-2012
Reviewed by: Rick Kleffel © 2012
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In his first novel, 'Dark Sleeper,' Jeffrey E. Barlough showed that he was not afraid to try something totally different. He gave us a novel with Victorian language and sensibilities, and set it in an imaginary wild west that never was, a wild west without guns, but with wooly mammoths, sabre-tooth tigers and subtle and terrifying supernatural entities. He returns to that world — and writing style — in his second novel, 'The House in the High Wood.' He slightly expands his territory, retains his Victorian writing manners, and in the end comes up with another unusual blend of enjoyable characters and a very chilling story of supernatural revenge.
Once again, readers will find themselves immediately immersed in Barlough's unique, Victorian-styled prose. The difference in the prose is more than mere affect. Barlough uses this style to underpin a very different form of storytelling itself. The narrator speaks directly and familiarly to the reader. The upshot is that the novel seems to come from the world in which it is set, a world based on significantly different expectations than ours.
Billed as 'Volume Two of the Western Lights Series The House in the High Wood: A Story of Old Talbotshire' functions as a standalone sequel to Dark Sleeper. It's set in the same territory, and the town of Salthead that is the setting for the first novel is mentioned tangentially here, but otherwise the novels do not share the same characters or settings.
After a brief (but required by the plot) opening frame, 'The House in the High Wood' moves on to create the small town of Shilston Upcot in the Western mountains of Ayleshire County. Barlough creates the town and nearly every citizen in it with great care and a Dickensian prose style that is readable and very enjoyable, lightly humorous but not cloying. We meet the lounging Squire, the rapacious lawyer, the genial landlord, his bustling daughter, the wishy-washy vicar and his strong-minded wife, and eventually, the mysterious new residents of the old abandoned mansion above the lake. All too soon, we meet the creature of their dreams, a huge-green eyed owl. Barlough is able to endow even dogs, horses and large vulture-like birds with characters that we care about.
Barlough carefully layers his work between cheerful characterizations and more menacing experiences in the nightmares of his players and in the woods near the mansion. Something is going slowly awry for the town of Shilston Upcot, something buried in the past behavior of the residents. Barlough takes some risks here, because his characters are so cheerful and likable, one wonders whether the supernatural aspects of the novel will ever attain any significance in their lives. It's a delicate balancing act, but he manages to bring things to a chilling and unexpected conclusion in the beautifully written final chapters. 'The House in the High Wood' demonstrates perfectly that Barlough has succeeded in finding a unique style and genre, one he can hopefully extend across a long series of novels. This is the kind of novel that the reader will close reluctantly, hoping that another is right around the corner.
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Hi, does anyone have the following and have any succesful diagnosis:
Right upper abdomen pain - well an intermitent throb. Worsened by alcohol ie the day after (only a couple of drinks) Intermitent bloating upper but constant gurgling, day and night.
Been like this for 3 years
All LFT have been in range
U/S showed no abnormalities with G/B or pancreas
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Fibroscan score 4 - "normal"
Endoscopy - Gastritis - has omperazole & one beginning with a p (same as omperazole but stronger) and gaviscon - all these make no difference.
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I quizzed Chaz at Stella's about their basalmic vinaigrette recipe and we told me it was equal parts basalmic vinegar and olive oil with some dijon mustard. The next day I asked Stella and she said he was full of crap and wouldn't dare give away her recipe (I told her it wasn't like I was asking for her rice pudding recipe). So I cooked up my own recipe:
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 cup basalmic vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard (acts as emulsifier and keeps the oil and vinegar from separating)
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News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice
Geneva, 27 November 2020
United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arbitrary arrest of three human rights defenders affiliated with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), in an apparent retaliation for discussing human rights issues with foreign ambassadors.
Arrests as the latest escalation against the EIPR:
The experts said in a press statement published by the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva:
"It is absolutely abhorrent to retaliate against human rights defenders from one of Egypt's last functioning human rights NGOs, simply for exercising their right to freedom of expression by discussing Egypt's human rights situation.
"These arrests underline the very grave risks human rights defenders face in Egypt every day while carrying out their legitimate work…They are only the latest steps in an escalating campaign against the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and are part of a broader move to limit civic space and target those who operate within it."
The arrests took place because of a meeting with 13 diplomats:
After a meeting with 13 foreign ambassadors and diplomats on November 3, Egyptian security forces arrested three EIPR officials, namely: Executive Director Jasser Abdel Razek, DIrector of Criminal Justice Karim Ennarah, and Muhammad Bashir, an administrative director.
All three of them are facing charges of terrorism and disturbing public security.
Egyptian authorities have been targeting the organization since 2016, when the bank accounts of the former EIPR director and founder, Hossam Bahgat, were frozen and he was banned from leaving the country.
In February 2020, a researcher in the field of gender rights in EIPR, Patrick Zaki, was arrested and remains in pretrial detention on charges related to terrorism and incitement.
The four men are being held in the Tora prison complex, south of Cairo, with disturbing news that at least one of them is being held in solitary confinement.
UN demands for the release of the detainees:
The experts demanded the reversal of charges against the four human rights defenders, their immediate and unconditional release, and an end to the targeting of Hossam Bahgat and the EIPR.
The experts emphasized that promoting and defending human rights should not be considered terrorism, referring to the charges against the three men who were arrested this month, which are: joining a terrorist organization, committing a crime involving the funding of terrorism, and broadcasting false news and statements on the internet on personal accounts that undermine public security and harm the national interest.
"We deeply regret that despite several calls from the United Nations human rights mechanisms and the international community, Egypt continues to use counter-terrorism legislation to target civil society," they said.
"This vilification of human rights defenders as a threat to society is not only harmful to human rights defenders, but to all members of Egyptian society," said the experts. "Criminalising those who defend human rights – and those who bring to light violations of human rights – undermines the sanctity of those rights."
"Human rights defenders and civil society activists must never be penalised for their efforts to ensure the protection of the rights of others," the experts said. "These efforts must not be regarded as terrorism or a public threat. Quite the opposite: We should protect and value them for their contributions."


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The Fogged Clarity Interview
The songwriter discusses the composition of Paper Boats.
Anna Vogelzang is a songwriter splitting her time between Madison, WI and Chicago. She has shared the stage with the likes of Regina Spektor, Deer Tick, and Nat Baldwin, among others. Her fifth studio album, Paper Boats, was released earlier this year by Slothtrop Records.


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Quick Bites: Sibling Care and Teens as FFNs
February 16, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 12:20 pm MST
How often do you see teens caring for younger siblings in your library? Youth caregivers are an often overlooked part of a community's early childhood landscape. Join Kate to learn more about youth caregivers and how library staff can more effectively support them and the younger siblings in their care.


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The Rate Of On-Again, Off-Again Relationship Success Is Low, Experts Say
If you've ever been in an on-again, off-again relationship, you know that it's no walk in the park. In fact, it can often feel like a rollercoaster of feelings, heartbreak, love and uncertainty all at once. But, is it even worth it? While these types of relationships work out for some people (read: Miley and Liam), on-again, off-again relationship success is, unfortunately, relatively low, according to experts.
"Only about a third of on-again, off-again relationships end up going the distance," dating coach and relationship expert James Preece tells Elite Daily. "Success depends on the reasons why you split up in the first place. If it was something simple — such as bad timing or logistics — there's a good chance this could last, if the problem is sorted. However, more serious issues, such as infidelity, boredom, or trust are much more difficult to fix. People rarely change, even when they love each other."
You may achingly long for your on-again, off-again partner to change the things about them that you feel are holding your relationship back. But if they don't want to, then there may not be anything you can do about it. And that can be incredibly difficult to accept because love should conquer all, right? Sadly, in some situations, it doesn't.
"Relationships need a lot more than love to work," Samantha Burns, dating coach and author of Breaking Up & Bouncing Back, tells Elite Daily. "You need to be able to speak each other's love languages, share core values, and a vision for the future." She says it's important you and your partner go back and look at the last time you were together and make sure you've successfully repaired any previous conflicts. Try looking at the relationship from a "we" perspective, not a "me" one, and understand that it is a team effort.
How long you and your on-again, off-again partner spend in this unending emotional roller coaster isn't necessarily measured by the time you've invested, but rather, how much effort you both put in. "There needs to be a balance," Burns says. "Otherwise, one partner tries harder to make it work and winds up resentful." You may be hopeful time and time again that your partner will finally get their act together and be there for you the way you need. But they may not always be able to give you what you deserve. "You deserve someone who shows up for you in their behaviors," she continues. Always remember that.
One of the hardest parts of being in an on-again, off-again relationship is that can be really hard to decide when to walk away because you and your partner may still have love for each other. "If you are both willing to fight for each other, then it's definitely worth giving it a go," Preece says. "If you don't, you may end up regretting it and wishing you'd tried harder." But whether or not you should be on-again really comes down to if you and/or your partner still have unresolved feelings about something that happened in your past, or a relationship pattern that feels like it hasn't been solved. If you do, then it may be better to hold off on getting back together until you've been able to work through it. "If there is no anger or resentment, then try again, as there is nothing to lose," he continues.
If you and your ex have been on-again, off-again for years, it may be hard to not feel like you wasted all that time going back and forth with someone for no reason, but experts suggest you try to get rid of that mindset. "On-again, off-again relationships can be karmic relationships," Jennifer B. Rhodes, licensed psychologist, dating expert and founder of Rapport Relationships, tells Elite Daily. "Karmic relationships only last as long as is needed to learn the lessons that need to be learned," she says. "Once this happens, the relationship comes to an end on its own."
If you find yourself in an on-again, off-again relationship when that's the last thing you wanted, "try not to be self-critical," Rhodes advises. Even if your relationship rollercoaster doesn't end up working out in the long run, "there is always learning that takes place, and bravely going through the process is a courageous act," she says. Your on-again, off-again relationship may have put you through the wringer, but it could have led you to exactly where you were meant to be, Rhodes explains. "You never know when one of these relationships will catapult you to actually finding your soulmate."


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K. E. Goldschmitt
May 28, 2021Bossa Mundo
Brazilian Music in Transnational Media Industries
Oxford University Press, USA 2019
Bossa Mundo: Brazilian Music in Transnational Media Industries (Oxford University Press, 2020) takes on the circulation of Brazilian music in the Global North since the 1960s. The challenge faced by Brazilian musicians who wish to break into Anglophone markets is formidable. They must deal with the demoralizing effects of the exoticization of the music and the performers, while also struggling with networks of distribution that create fads and just as quickly drop them. K. E. Goldschmitt focuses on watershed moments of Brazil's musical breakthrough, exploring what the music may have represented in a particular historical moment alongside its deeper cultural impact.
Through a discussion of the political meaning of mass-mediated music, they argue for a shift in scholarly focus--from viewing music as simply a representation of Otherness to taking into account the broader media environment where listeners and intermediaries often have conflicting priorities. Throughout the book, Goldschmitt traces several lines of inquiry including the changes over time in the different kinds of tastemakers that introduce and mediate Brazilian music to Anglophone listeners, the role of significant films and film scores in shaping both the music that comes to the international marketplace and the framework by which Anglophones understand what they are hearing, as well as the influence of Brazil's national branding priorities on the music industry. Featuring interviews with key figures in the transnational circulation of Brazilian music, and in-depth discussions of well-known Brazilian musicians alongside artists who redefine what it means to be a Brazilian musician in the twenty-first century, Bossa Mundo shows the pernicious effects of branding racial diversity on musicians and audiences alike.
Kristen M. Turner is a lecturer in the music and honors departments at North Carolina State University. Her research centers on race and class in American popular entertainment at the turn of the twentieth century.


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Alec Fraser
Lecturer in Government & Business,
King's Business School
On Monday, April 14 Alec Fraser discussed his work at King's College London, UK where he is a Lecturer in Government & Business at King's Business School.
He has two main research interests. Firstly, the use of evidence in policy making and practice across the public sector with a particular focus on health and social care. He co-edited What Works Now? Evidence-informed policy and practice published in 2019 by Policy Press which provides a contemporary overview of these issues.
His second research interest is the use of innovative financing mechanisms as part of public sector reform processes. He has extensively researched the emergence and development of Social Impact Bonds within the UK and across a selection of other European countries.
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Magazine: CITY
Issue: #64
Covergirl: Cintia Dicker |Marilyn Agency|
Hair by Raymond Mclaren |Agency Papillon for Stephen Knoll Salon|
Make Up: Mykel Renner
Styling By Julie Ragolia
Photography By Zach Gold
Website: www.city-magazine.com
One of our fave design and fashion magazines, CITY just got a makeover, it has a new look and feel, with pages coming in 10 x 13" format, reminiscent of magazines such as Vanity Fair and Esquire in the 60's the Nova and Interview in the '70s, City is transformed! Covergirl Cintia Dicker in Stella McCartney and accessories by Flutter by Jill Golden and Ginette NY, was photographed by CITYs very own Zach Gold.
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New came through of Mandy's vaccination, it is next Saturday, we had to learn fast and be quick as places book up in seconds once the notification invites come through. We also got texts from our dentist, almost a year to the day since our last check ups, we both go to see him shortly. Life certainly is trying to get back to a semblance of normality in places. I'll now have to get the Birmingham bus film edited and the two truck films I took yesterday at Middlewich.
I can confirm that I shall be filming in Hull tomorrow, there should be some new buses since our winter visit last year, fingers crossed that the weather does what is is supposed to. The film on municipal bus services was probably the most ambitious I've ever done and it is quite a task until all film is digitised to undertake a volume like this. Running time 100 minutes. I need to get a cover sorted fairly quickly but with the Hull trip it will be catch up on editing day. Friday still looks like filming in Worcestershire. Saturday Mandy's covid jab.
Not many DVD orders today so a chance to get them ready for Mandy to pack as I'll be up early tomorrow, the road from home on the M60/62 is now clear of road works once I'm north of M6 Junct 19 which has a mammoth bridge installation under way with yet more multi millions that the country doesn't really seem to have spare, a bit like the new rail line, unloved, unwanted. Lets remember what I was able to get at Hull for lorries until they messed the roundabout up, mind you it was a very dangerous place, Hull is among the roughest dives in Britain.


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ZZ Top Coming To Rock Lake Charles In June
American rock legends ZZ Top will be performing in Lake Charles in June.
The band was formed in 1969 in Houston. They sold more than 50 million records worldwide.
Hear their greatest hits of all time:
- Sharp Dressed Man
- Gimmie All Your Lovin'
- Cheap Sunglasses
- Legs
- I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
- And Many More!
The band will take the Grand Event Center stage Saturday June 20th at 8pm at the Golden Nugget.
To purchase your tickets, click here.


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