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CERTIFIABLY CHEERMAD. FOR CHEER Moms and Dads
CheerMAD is an acronym for Cheer Moms and Dads as well as a play on words for those of us who are crazy for our kids, who just happen to cheer.
Certifiably Insane? Not quite.
Certifiably Crazy? Almost.
Certifiably Mad about your cheerleader?
In the past we've written about Certifiably CheerMADs who have
-Scheduled brain surgery around the cheer season.
-Put weddings on hold when their Allstar got a bid and was now going to Worlds.
So many great CheerMADs and supporting and informing them is what Certifiably CheerMAD is all about.
In its first year, a contest was held in which CheerMAD gave away a two -week vacation (that included a cruise and week in Miami) to, what a prestigious panel of judges comprised of industry leaders, deemed the ultimate Certifiably CheerMAD:
A father stationed in Iraq who came home to surprise his daughter and attend her first Allstar comp.
CheerMAD also supports cheer moms and dads who see a niche in the cheer market that they think they can contribute to. The Certifiably CheerMAD Stamp of Approval award goes to businesses owned and operated by cheer parents
If you have a child in Allstars, you are Certifiably CheerMAD one way or another.
"I drive six hours for a two-and-a-half-minute routine" or "Buy frozen peas not for the nutritional value but because they make great ice packs." or the mantra ten months out of the year "I can't. She has cheer."
We're all Certifiably CheerMAD!
Cinderella's Glass Slipper is a Worlds' Glass Globe
In sports, words like "Cinderella" or "Cinderella Story" are used in situations when competitors achieve far greater success than was expected. New England certainly has had its fair share of glass slippers and at WORLDS it was East Celebrity Elite C5's (aka "Bomb Squad," of Tewksbury, Massachusetts) turn at the ball: They are now your 2015 Medium Co-Ed World Champions.
Right away, I saw tweets reading "ECE Who?" "C5 What?" People don't know who ECE is let alone C5 and how on earth did they just win WORLDS???
As a CheerMAD from a gym in Massachusetts who competes against its teams, I can tell you a few things about East Celebrity Elite. As much as it might seem as an "overnight success" story, ECE has been in the industry for a long time. The first Allstar gym in the state was East Elite, owned by Linda Bernis and Cheryl Pasinato. When EE merged with Celebrity, owned by Cassie Bienvenue and Colleen O'Shea, the new Allstar entity became East Celebrity Elite or ECE.
Over time, the gym gradually put its name on the map. ECE teams have consistently been NCA title winners, back-to-back Future 5 Champions and hold many regional titles. But the Worlds Globe has always been elusive.
Until Monday night. And now everyone wants to know about this Cinderella story: "Who is East Celebrity Elite?"
Let's face it. We don't have kids begging their parents to move to the NorthEast so that they can play in the 10 feet of snow we had this past year. Talent here is homegrown. The kids that make up ECE are born and raised here. The level 5 athletes that make up the gym are kids that all started on a level 1 team and they all remember where they came from. Starting with a cartwheel and working their way up to full team standing full's.
Any good Cinderella story comes with its set of challenges though, right? ECE C5's is no different. Last year, the team suffered two tremendous blows: the death of teammate, Markell Torres; and Coach Jeff Frankland's young daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumor that would later be found malignant. And the entire cheer industry supported ECE's LYMI campaign, honoring Coach AJ (Amy Jones) (and written about several times here) when she was diagnosed with cancer. Also its dance director, Coach AJ 's Sr. Hip Hop team Envy won 2010 and 2011 back-to-back World Championships.
Last year about this time, three amazing coaches: Colleen O'Shea, Steve Belanger and Jeff Frankland took to the mat to create a team of 33 (including alternates). In a deep division starting with 28 teams, C5 had its work cut out for them.
"People always count us out," Coach Jeff said. "Finally we feel like we've been working on the little things to create a bigger picture."
This year, C5 would finish at NCA in second place. Respectable but people don't remember who came in second. They would head to the Champions League and make it on the big screen: finishing in ninth behind big names like Cali Black Ops, Cheer Extreme Coed Elite, Cali SMOED. Ninth place leaves you with EC…WHO???
At Worlds, C5 worked its way through Day 1 and finished eighth. Nobody complains. You make it to the Top 10 at Worlds and are thrilled.
Back at the gym in Massachusetts, tucked away in a warehouse on a side street, ECE's younger kids gathered around the live feed to watch the finals. To watch C5 hit a ZERO deduction routine. A routine created specifically for them by Ray Jasper and Wes Haley. With music created specifically for them by Thomas JR Locklayer and out of the box voiceovers from Dem Franchize Boyz. ECE C5 was ready to drop some bombs!!
Well, tick….tick….tick……BOOM!!!! That zero deduction routine everyone was hoping for, everyone knew they had in them….it ARRIVED and everyone waited.
I have seen the videos of the awards ceremony and talk about suspense! I'm still like "HURRY UP!" I can't even imagine what it must have been like on that mat.
We all know how it ends.
3. California All Stars Black Ops
2. Spirit of Texas Royalty
1. East Celebrity Elite C5
When coaches, owners and athletes were asked about how that moment felt, there was one overriding theme that struck me. Of course they were thrilled that they won. I don't think it has sunk in quite yet. Not because they didn't think they could. Oh, they knew they could.
It's just that things like this don't typically happen to the little guy.
CheerUpdates tweeted "The sportsmanship of the Medium Coed 5 division, well mosh pit around EAST CELEBRITY ELITE - was the most beautiful display this weekend."
ECE co-owner, Cassie Bienvenue, added "That not only was winning an amazing feeling, but winning and having the support of top gyms in the industry such as World Cup Odyssey, Gym Tyme Platinum, Cheer Extreem etc, next to us made it that much more special."
Just like everyone noticed Cinderella at the ball, the WORLDS Glass Globe is ECE's Glass Slipper.
ECE C5
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TomTom and Microsoft Announce Partnership
December 20, 2016 By Liz E. 2 Comments
The GPS industry has changed significantly over the last five or six years. While once a booming trade, the advert of smartphones with GPS chips hit the industry hard, putting DeLorme out of business entirely (to be purchased by Garmin), while the last few giants standing are left to find alternate ways to make their fortunes. While Garmin has chosen to delve into the fitness tracker and smartwatch territory with its line, TomTom has instead focused less on hardware and more on mapping and navigational technology.
In fact, the last couple of years TomTom has made more deals with companies than it has released new products, and the most recent is actually pretty huge for the Dutch company. Last week, TomTom announced that it has entered into a partnership with Microsoft to provide location-based services to Microsoft's Azure platform.
For those of you who aren't computer tech-savvy (and believe me, I had to look it up myself), Microsoft Azure is a platform with a variety of cloud services for developers and designers to create functional apps and such. Basically, it allows app and website developers to easily create, run, and manage their software. Companies that use Azure include GE, 3M, Mazda, NPC, and others.
So, what does this mean for TomTom? I'm sure I don't have to explain how prevalent GPS technology is in the mobile universe. Every cell phone and most modern computers have GPS chips in them, and more and more developers are using GPS tech to either market to specific users or provide other location-based services. By adding its location software and services to Azure, TomTom may be exponentially expanding its outreach to customers and the use of its platform. It's not something that most people will notice, but it could be great news for the GPS giant.
"Location is fast becoming a critical component of a broad range of applications and services. Teaming up with Microsoft will bring our technology to a much broader developer community on a platform they are already familiar with," said Harold Goddijn, TomTom CEO in a statement.
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Garmin bought Magellan? Do you mean DeLorme?
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Oh wow, yeah I meant DeLorme. That would be much bigger news. Sorry. I've updated the article.
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The TPP will create American jobs
By Rep. Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-La.) — 11/18/13 07:17 PM EST
Living here in the United States, it is easy for us to forget that over 95 percent of the world's consumers live outside of our borders. Because of this, American exports continue to serve as one of the largest drivers of economic growth domestically.
My home state of Louisiana reported record-breaking export numbers in 2012, proving that even in today's challenging economic times, American commodities are still in high demand across the globe. Trade plays an important role in empowering our nation, growing its economy, creating domestic jobs and enhancing American competitiveness in the global chain of commerce.
Trade transcends party lines here in Washington, and it unifies stakeholders across the globe. The United States has the rare benefit of being both an Atlantic and Pacific coast nation. This serves as a competitive advantage for our nation's exporters, as over 40 percent of international consumers are in the Asia-Pacific region.
Most of the world's recent economic growth has been and is projected to be in the Asia-Pacific region for years to come. Focusing efforts to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement sends the clear message to our global partners that the U.S. remains firmly committed to addressing 21st century trade issues.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement between the U.S. and the following 11 Asia-Pacific countries: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
The TPP supports economic growth and job creation in America while expanding access for American goods and services in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2012, trade exports supported 9.8 million domestic jobs, up 1.3 million from 2009. In Louisiana, over 200,000 jobs are supported by trade with TPP countries. Trade is a source of strength and an engine of growth for America.
The TPP agreement provides the U.S. with an opportunity for export growth while addressing a range of important tariff and non-tariff barriers that currently impede trade with these same countries. Those involved in the TPP negotiations are sending a bold message to the rest of the world by addressing the need for a robust and substantive agreement while setting modern standards.
Completion of the TPP will enhance trade and usher in 21st century rules affecting many consumers from Kuala Lumpur to Canberra, Santiago to South Louisiana, and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Best of all, it will open dialogue and facilitate new trade relationships with global partners across the world. Now that's something we should all get behind.
Boustany has represented Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District (formerly the 7th Congressional District) since 2005. He sits on the Ways and Means Committee and is co-chairman of the newly formed Trans-Pacific Partnership Caucus.
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PianoDJ designed and built a wedding fair lead generation iPad app. One of the tasks that I had was to create an animated explainer video. The goal of the video was to explain the concept of the video.
I used Garage band to record the audio and Final cut pro to edit it and sync the audio with the video.


Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Whether you are in kindergarten or eighth grade, we have a level of scouting for you.
Girls begin their adventure as Daisies and continue on to become Brownies, Junior Girl Scouts and beyond. Discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together while earning badges, awards, and so much more.
Come and see what we're all about! Contact a troop leader in your child's grade for details on our next event.


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You really can go home again.
A global fast food restaurant chain wanted to better connect with its changing customer and employee base, but continue to honor its rich history. A planned move from a Chicago suburb back to its original downtown location – into a modern, but still-under-construction, building – involved not only 2,400 employees, but also, invaluable archival material. As is the case for many companies, a change in location was more than just a physical move: it symbolized the company's desire to evolve.
We can take you there.
We know our way around the neighborhood. In the past five years, we've completed 370 moves into downtown Chicago. We believe that each move is a significant step in a company's journey; that's why Fortune 500 companies trust us to handle their moves with care. As a lead partner to JLL, we manage all the parts of a move that are challenging, stressful, and overwhelming so that you can focus on what is most important: your people and your customers.
We planned for the complexity.
We believe that the success of a move begins with the plan. In the pre-move phase, we gather information, communicate it to relevant groups, and set the stage for move day.
Coordinated pre-move meetings with all departments
Produced and installed temporary signage
Created flagging system for load day to establish visual cues for movers and project managers
Developed labeling and numbering plan for employee crate moves and filing cabinets
We packed to meet a diverse set of needs.
Whether it's crates, cabinets, or custom artwork, we can handle it. We offer a variety of service options that we can customize for you.
2,400 employees from three different buildings, across seven phases
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We paid attention to the details.
If some aspects of your move require special attention, we create processes and assign people to make sure that your VIPs – very important people and products – receive the highest level of service.
Established chain-of-custody secure moves for IT server equipment and confidential filing material
Devoted six experienced movers solely to white glove services for ten Senior Leaders
Dedicated a team of four specially-trained movers to handle all archival and high-value material
We delivered a memorable customer experience.
"GWS has helped to make the headquarters relocation from the Oak Brook to the West Loop a great success. Although relocating multiple Oak Brook home office locations to the newly constructed nearly 490,000 square foot headquarters was a complex and challenging undertaking, GWS rose to the occasion and provided professional assistance making it a successful move. We have completed the move of all the content during seven phases, which were condensed into only one month! We have flawlessly relocated over 2,000 employees to the unassigned work environment! GWS provided exceptional service during and after the move, that included white glove services during the C-suite transition. Thank you for your partnership on completing this exciting yet challenging project!"
–Kamila Filmon, Senior Project Manager, JLL
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Tuition and fees was unchanged for 2017-18 at Allen University, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
South Carolina students paid $13,140 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution in both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 168 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.42 million and 166 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.11 million.
Including all undergraduates, 573 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4.44 million. Another 518 took out $2.01 million in federal student loans.
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Allen University in 2015-16.
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We have a dedicated room with a fully adapted wet room for independent wheelchair users, as well a room with semi adapted wet room. Additionally there are numerous bedrooms with walk-in showers both level with and a few steps removed from the lift. Most mobility issues can be accommodated, but it's as well to detail as many requirements to us in advance. That way we can understand how best we can assist you in making your stay with us as comfortable as possible. Please read our access statement for more information.


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I VALUE MY WARD COUNCILOR
I VALUE MY WARD COUNCILOR!
I value my Ward Councilor – and I don't want to lose him/her! My Ward Councilor is Lisle Baker. He is my first link to City Government. He represents me, my neighbors, my Ward. He is accountable to us. Without our support, he would no longer represent us. . "All politics is local," said the late Tip O'Neill, U.S. Rep. from Boston and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Local representation has a secure place in our democratic system, and it begins at the Ward level. Newton's founders recognized this important unit of government, at a time when we had far fewer voters in Newton, and were an agrarian, homogeneous society, not the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic (with a range of household incomes) community that we are today. We often note that each village of Newton has its unique character. This diversity calls for a local level of representation. In Massachusetts, 75% of cities have more Ward Councilors than at-large Councilors. All at-large city councils in Massachusetts have been found to be more homogeneous and less representative of their constituents than those with ward-elected councilors.
The Ward Councilor is the first one we call for the smallest of issues - perhaps a traffic light - or on a much larger scale, to preserve a golf course as a public course, or to preserve a historic home and grounds with history back to our Revolution, as is the case with the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds. Every Ward or village has specific issues – large and small – and the Ward Councilor is our first – and many times, best – facilitator to resolve the issue, or to steer us through City Departments and processes.
One criticism of our 24 member Council is that Council meetings are sometimes long, redundant , and a decision seems hard to come by. This is democracy! It is often messy, inefficient, time-consuming, even boring! But different opinions are heard, and one hopes that with give and take, decisions will be made that are reasonably satisfactory to all concerned. Solutions should be the product of a variety of opinions and well-reasoned deliberation, with community input. Neighborhood representation is very important, so that, finally, there might be modification and compromise satisfactory to all sides. Eliminating the Ward Councilor means that a neighborhood might not be adequately represented in such deliberations.
Moreover, we must consider the financial impact of being a candidate within the Ward, or as an at-large candidate. It takes a much heftier campaign budget to reach the entire City population than running a campaign within the Ward. Moreover, within the Ward, a candidate can knock on every door and get to know his constituents and their concerns. A Council that is elected only at-large could be skewed toward people with big pockets who do not represent many areas of our City. .
A Ward Councilor and two at large Councilors from each Ward give ample opportunity for access, and there are members enough to insure diversity of opinion and skills on the various Committees of the Council. Councilors are part-time, now, but their commitment to the City of Newton and to their constituents is a very time-consuming job. To understand the issues about which they must make decisions often requires research, hearings, Committee meetings. A reduction of the Council from 24 councilors to 12 would mean our Councilors would shoulder much heavier demands. There is a danger that they will be spread too thinly, resulting in much less appreciation and understanding of the issues on which they must vote. It seems to me it would be very difficult for a person to be only a 'part-time' Councilor. We would lose diversity as well as the enrichment of opinion and skills from people whose experiences spread across a broad spectrum of business and life.
I vote for keeping our eight Ward Councilors, and in addition, two Councilors per ward, elected at-large (24 Councilors in total), a form of government that has worked for Newton for over a century, from the time we were an agrarian, homogeneous society to the multi-cultural and more complex society we are today.
Constance G. Kantar
382 Kenrick Street


The reasons they franchise with The Goddard School make it even stronger.
While the financial benefits of opening The Goddard School can be enticing, most franchisees who open a School are motivated by more than financial stability or the chance to run their own business. Opening a School lets franchisees give back to their communities, establish a legacy for their families and join a successful business that they can grow with for years.
Many prospective Goddard franchisees are weary of corporate life, too young to retire and eager to run their own businesses. When a Goddard School opens its doors, franchisees provide young children with a chance to learn and grow in a nurturing and safe environment. They're also establishing a legacy for themselves and their families as they start a long-term business.
Sushama Patil moved to the U.S. from India in 1985. She and her husband, Ravi, were looking for a business venture flexible enough that they could make a good living but still enjoy time with their family.
As she researched Goddard, Sushama thought it sounded like the perfect opportunity. She wanted the chance to have a Monday-to-Friday schedule, take a hands-on approach to the daily operations and provide a valuable service to the community.
This enthusiasm for The Goddard School model led Sushama and Ravi to open their first location in Dayton, NJ in 1993. A few years later, they opened their second location in Parsippany.
The Dayton location opened when The Goddard School franchise, established in 1988, was in its infancy. Now, as Sushama celebrates 25 years of running a successful School in Dayton, she admits she never imagined achieving that milestone.
A few years ago, Allison and David McMurtry began searching for the right preschool for their young son, Colin. Their search merged with their long-term goals of wanting to make a comfortable living while giving back to the community.
As the Denver-area couple witnessed Colin's social, motor and cognitive development progress, they realized they could provide the same educational opportunities to other families in the area. They decided to open a Goddard School in the Highlands community of Denver, Colorado. The School has been open since 2017.
"We want to help young families stay in Denver when they have children and not feel like they need to move to the suburbs for school options," said David McMurtry.
When Anne Pope tried to find high-quality childcare for her youngest son, she struggled to find a place that offered the right mix of learning and fun in a safe, nurturing environment. Having little luck in finding the right place, she approached her father, Don O'Brien, who was recently retired, to help her brainstorm a solution.
"We came up with the idea of starting our own [childcare]," Anne said.
They did research and spoke with a licensor in their state to gather additional information on the requirements for opening a preschool in Virginia. Then, they discovered The Goddard School and fell in love with the business model and learning philosophy.
When the father-daughter team opened The Goddard School located in Chesapeake, Virginia, they didn't imagine they would later open a second location in Lynnhaven. Nor did they imagine that their family would eventually include three generations of Goddard School franchisees.
Taylor Pope, Anne's son and Don's grandson, decided to join the family business in 2017. He is in the process of opening The Goddard School located in Washington, D.C.
For more information on The Goddard School, visit GoddardSchool.com or GoddardSchoolFranchise.com.


The 'Black Panther' star battles Black Thought in 'Wheel of Freestyle' on the late-night talk show.
T'Challa is still raking in profits at the box office.
This might be the blackest 'Black Jeopardy' yet.
'Black Panther' Is the Highest-Grossing Superhero Film of All Time in U.S.
T'Challa and the Avengers battle Thanos their biggest and fearsome adversary yet.
It's a win-win for both Disney and moviegoers.
It was only a matter of time before 'Saturday Night Live' pokes fun at the superhero tentpole film.


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Boris Berman Plays Prokofiev
"The most remarkable aspect of Mr. Berman's playing is its poetical refinement and intense musicality. His technical resources appear virtually limitless." The New York Times
The world-renowned pianist and pre-eminent interpreter of Sergei Prokofiev gives a solo recital representing the richness and breadth of the great Russian composer's music. Drawing from all periods of Prokofiev's life, the program includes Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 and 7, Rondo No. 2, Sarcasms, and Four Pieces from Romeo and Juliet. This performance coincides with the publication of Berman's new book, Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas: A Guide for the Listener and Performer. Berman's exceptional artistry is recognized by classical music audiences in more than 40 countries, and he has performed to vast acclaim with the world's leading orchestras.
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Etheostoma luteovinctum és una espècie de peix de la família dels pèrcids i de l'ordre dels perciformes.

Morfologia
Els mascles poden assolir els 6,8 cm de longitud total.

Distribució geogràfica
Es troba a Nord-amèrica: Tennessee.

Referències

Bibliografia

 Page, L.M. i B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.

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Happy Goon > Special Thanks!
So many people helped us get off the ground with our fully funded kickstarter campaign! Thank you all so much! You are all awesome goons!
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import { Stat as MyGame_Example_Stat } from './my-game/example/stat';
import { Monster as MyGame_Example_Monster } from './my-game/example/monster';

import * as grpc from '@grpc/grpc-js';

interface IMonsterStorageService extends grpc.ServiceDefinition<grpc.UntypedServiceImplementation> {
  Store: IMonsterStorageService_IStore;
  Retrieve: IMonsterStorageService_IRetrieve;
  GetMaxHitPoint: IMonsterStorageService_IGetMaxHitPoint;
  GetMinMaxHitPoints: IMonsterStorageService_IGetMinMaxHitPoints;
}
interface IMonsterStorageService_IStore extends grpc.MethodDefinition<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat> {
  path: string; // /MyGame.Example.MonsterStorage/Store
  requestStream: boolean; // false
  responseStream: boolean; // false
  requestSerialize: grpc.serialize<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  requestDeserialize: grpc.deserialize<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  responseSerialize: grpc.serialize<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  responseDeserialize: grpc.deserialize<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
}

interface IMonsterStorageService_IRetrieve extends grpc.MethodDefinition<MyGame_Example_Stat, MyGame_Example_Monster> {
  path: string; // /MyGame.Example.MonsterStorage/Retrieve
  requestStream: boolean; // false
  responseStream: boolean; // true
  requestSerialize: grpc.serialize<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  requestDeserialize: grpc.deserialize<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  responseSerialize: grpc.serialize<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  responseDeserialize: grpc.deserialize<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
}

interface IMonsterStorageService_IGetMaxHitPoint extends grpc.MethodDefinition<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat> {
  path: string; // /MyGame.Example.MonsterStorage/GetMaxHitPoint
  requestStream: boolean; // true
  responseStream: boolean; // false
  requestSerialize: grpc.serialize<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  requestDeserialize: grpc.deserialize<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  responseSerialize: grpc.serialize<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  responseDeserialize: grpc.deserialize<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
}

interface IMonsterStorageService_IGetMinMaxHitPoints extends grpc.MethodDefinition<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat> {
  path: string; // /MyGame.Example.MonsterStorage/GetMinMaxHitPoints
  requestStream: boolean; // true
  responseStream: boolean; // true
  requestSerialize: grpc.serialize<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  requestDeserialize: grpc.deserialize<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  responseSerialize: grpc.serialize<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  responseDeserialize: grpc.deserialize<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
}

export const MonsterStorageService: IMonsterStorageService;

export interface IMonsterStorageServer extends grpc.UntypedServiceImplementation {
  Store: grpc.handleUnaryCall<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  Retrieve: grpc.handleServerStreamingCall<MyGame_Example_Stat, MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  GetMaxHitPoint: grpc.handleClientStreamingCall<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  GetMinMaxHitPoints: grpc.handleBidiStreamingCall<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat>;
}

export interface IMonsterStorageClient {
  Store(request: MyGame_Example_Monster, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Stat) => void): grpc.ClientUnaryCall;
  Store(request: MyGame_Example_Monster, metadata: grpc.Metadata, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Stat) => void): grpc.ClientUnaryCall;
  Store(request: MyGame_Example_Monster, metadata: grpc.Metadata, options: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Stat) => void): grpc.ClientUnaryCall;
  Retrieve(request: MyGame_Example_Stat, metadata: grpc.Metadata): grpc.ClientReadableStream<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  Retrieve(request: MyGame_Example_Stat, options: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>): grpc.ClientReadableStream<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  GetMaxHitPoint(callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Monster) => void): grpc.ClientWritableStream<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  GetMaxHitPoint(metadata: grpc.Metadata, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Monster) => void): grpc.ClientWritableStream<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  GetMaxHitPoint(options: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Monster) => void): grpc.ClientWritableStream<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  GetMaxHitPoint(metadata: grpc.Metadata, options: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Monster) => void): grpc.ClientWritableStream<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  GetMinMaxHitPoints(): grpc.ClientDuplexStream<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  GetMinMaxHitPoints(options: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>): grpc.ClientDuplexStream<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  GetMinMaxHitPoints(metadata: grpc.Metadata, options?: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>): grpc.ClientDuplexStream<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat>;
}

export class MonsterStorageClient extends grpc.Client implements IMonsterStorageClient {
  constructor(address: string, credentials: grpc.ChannelCredentials, options?: object);
  public Store(request: MyGame_Example_Monster, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Stat) => void): grpc.ClientUnaryCall;
  public Store(request: MyGame_Example_Monster, metadata: grpc.Metadata, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Stat) => void): grpc.ClientUnaryCall;
  public Store(request: MyGame_Example_Monster, metadata: grpc.Metadata, options: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Stat) => void): grpc.ClientUnaryCall;
  public Retrieve(request: MyGame_Example_Stat, metadata: grpc.Metadata): grpc.ClientReadableStream<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  public Retrieve(request: MyGame_Example_Stat, options: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>): grpc.ClientReadableStream<MyGame_Example_Monster>;
  public GetMaxHitPoint(callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Monster) => void): grpc.ClientWritableStream<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  public GetMaxHitPoint(metadata: grpc.Metadata, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Monster) => void): grpc.ClientWritableStream<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  public GetMaxHitPoint(options: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Monster) => void): grpc.ClientWritableStream<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  public GetMaxHitPoint(metadata: grpc.Metadata, options: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>, callback: (error: grpc.ServiceError | null, response: MyGame_Example_Monster) => void): grpc.ClientWritableStream<MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  public GetMinMaxHitPoints(): grpc.ClientDuplexStream<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  public GetMinMaxHitPoints(options: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>): grpc.ClientDuplexStream<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat>;
  public GetMinMaxHitPoints(metadata: grpc.Metadata, options?: Partial<grpc.CallOptions>): grpc.ClientDuplexStream<MyGame_Example_Monster, MyGame_Example_Stat>;
}

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Q: setup Python/Django on subdirectory using apache in windows I am trying to setup Django Site on suburl like www.example.com/django , my apache settings are as follows :
<Location "/">
        SetHandler python-program
        PythonPath "[r'path to packages '] + sys.path"
        PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython
        SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE settings
        PythonDebug On
    </Location>

What parameter do I have to add here to make it accessible at www.example.com/django instead of www.example.com

A: Need to add PythonOption django.root /django in apache settings so the complete code will be :
<Location "/django/">
        SetHandler python-program
        PythonPath "[r'path to packages '] + sys.path"
        PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython
        SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE settings
        PythonDebug On
        PythonOption django.root /django
    </Location>

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Ariz. Rep: My Son Is Gay, But I Oppose Gay Marriage
Meanwhile, Bob Casey comes out in favor
By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff
Posted Apr 2, 2013 9:00 AM CDT
Matt Salmon explains his views.
(AZ Family)
Matt Salmon is no Rob Portman. The Arizona congressman made some waves this weekend, when he told AZ Family that he doesn't support "the gay marriage," even though his son is openly gay. "I'm just not there as far as believing in my heart that we should change 2,000 years of social policy in favor of a redefinition of the family. I'm not there," he said. "My son is one of the most important people in my life. I love him more than I can say." He added that he didn't believe homosexuality was a choice.
"It doesn't mean I don't sympathize," Salmon said. "It means I haven't evolved to that station. Rob Portman apparently has." The admission comes as fresh gay marriage supporters are pouring out of the woodwork in Congress. Sen. Bob Casey became the latest to flip yesterday, Politico reports. The Pennsylvania Democrat says he came around after reading letters from his LGBT constituents. "These stories had a substantial impact on my position," he said in a statement. (Read more Matt Salmon stories.)
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Combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Press into pie pan, and refrigerate until set.
Blend together the ingredients for the filling, and spread inside the chilled crust.
Whip the cream with lemon oil, lemon juice, and agave until fluffy. Spread on top of the pie.
Note: Chilling in the freezer makes the pie firm up faster and creates a delectable cold treat!


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Scaling of rotational inertia of primate mandibles.
The relative importance of pendulum mechanics and muscle mechanics in chewing dynamics has implications for understanding the optimality criteria driving the evolution of primate feeding systems. The Spring Model (Ross et al., 2009b), which modeled the primate chewing system as a forced mass-spring system, predicted that chew cycle time would increase faster than was actually observed. We hypothesized that if mandibular momentum plays an important role in chewing dynamics, more accurate estimates of the rotational inertia of the mandible would improve the accuracy with which the Spring Model predicts the scaling of primate chew cycle period. However, if mass-related momentum effects are of negligible importance in the scaling of primate chew cycle period, this hypothesis would be falsified. We also predicted that greater "robusticity" of anthropoid mandibles compared with prosimians would be associated with higher moments of inertia. From computed tomography scans, we estimated the scaling of the moment of inertia (Ij) of the mandibles of thirty-one species of primates, including 22 anthropoid and nine prosimian species, separating Ij into the moment about a transverse axis through the center of mass (Ixx) and the moment of the center of mass about plausible axes of rotation. We found that across primates Ij increases with positive allometry relative to jaw length, primarily due to positive allometry of jaw mass and Ixx, and that anthropoid mandibles have greater rotational inertia compared with prosimian mandibles of similar length. Positive allometry of Ij of primate mandibles actually lowers the predictive ability of the Spring Model, suggesting that scaling of primate chew cycle period, and chewing dynamics in general, are more strongly influenced by factors other than scaling of inertial properties of the mandible, such as the dynamic properties of the jaw muscles and neural control. Differences in cycle period scaling between chewing and locomotion systems reinforce the suggestion that displacement and force control are more important in the design of feeding systems than energetics and speed.


Working with children with challenging behavior can be, well, challenging. In this episode, Amy Huebner, Faculty Instructor of Early Childhood and Family Studies at St. Philip's College in San Antonio shares her experience identifying children who are on the spectrum, communicating this to parents, and creating an environment that is structured, consistent and has access to the right tools to work with special needs children more effectively.
We do the best that we can while they're with us and give them the best environment and the tools they need to be successful. What the parent does outside of school is their prerogative. But I always make sure that whether or not they back me I'm going to put things in place in my classroom that I know are going to be of benefit to that kid.
Amy, welcome to the Preschool Podcast!
HUEBNER: Hi, how are you?
SPREEUWENBERG: I'm doing great. Everyone, we're really excited today because we have Amy Huebner on the show. She's a faculty instructor at St. Phillips College in the Early-childhood and Family Studies program. She's in San Antonio Texas, and we're here to talk to Amy today about managing challenging behaviors for children with an autism spectrum disorder and ADHD, something that she's spent a lot of time studying and is passionate about. Amy, give us some background on how you got so passionate about this subject and your work that we're going to dive into here today.
HUEBNER: Okay, well, I guess I first got passionate about it when I was thrown into a classroom and told that I had a child coming to me with classic autism spectrum disorder. And I really had not had any kind of interaction with a child on the spectrum before. I got her and wow, I was not prepared at all. And I watched this child really go from no kids wanting to be around her, kind of ostracized, to… we did some really intensive behavior modification with her and we worked really hard with her. I met with specialists all the time, and I watched this kid do a 180 [degree turn]. And she ended up being one of the biggest role models for her five years in elementary school, which was just remarkable to see. And it was fantastic for me to be a part of.
And so I went back to school and got my master's [degree] in special [education] and did an autism specialty. And lo and behold my brother was diagnosed at 42 years old with an autism spectrum disorder, the former term "Asperger's", which nobody knew back then in the 60's that that's what maybe was his issue because everyone kind of neglected it for the simple fact that he was a genius. He had a 160 IQ and he was just kind of that weird, quirky kid so everyone kind of passed and through. And now as an adult he really struggles with social skills and keeping and maintaining a job and relationships.
So I'm passionate about it because I would hate to see someone go down that same path that he's gone down, and I think early intervention is really the key. And we as early-childhood educators have the ability to intervene early and really change their course of their education and just social… and I mean, without social skills everything else is difficult.
SPREEUWENBERG: Totally. And so let's talk a little bit about autism specifically. And you talked a little bit about the background there and us understanding a little bit better. Based on your studies and the research that's out there, what is the cause of autism? And I know certainly in some of the content that I've seen out there it appears that the numbers are increasing. Is there some reason behind that?
HUEBNER: Well, I think we've gotten better at diagnosing it. Like I said, back in the 60's it was just that kind of odd, weird kid that we didn't really have a name for anything. And I think… you asked about what the cause of it is, and that has been a controversial issue for quite some time. Many have claimed and still believe that vaccinations are the cause behind it. It's been proven time and time again that vaccinations are not the cause.
All of the research that I've done and having worked with several of these kids, you're predisposed; it's hereditary; it's a genetic thing. And while vaccinations do not cause autism, I think people make the correlation because right around the time the vaccinations happened and those children are I getting those shots is typically when the symptoms or the signs of being on the spectrum really start to come to light because they can diagnose as early as 18 months now. And that's when those kids are getting vaccinations.
So, yeah, I mean, I think you're predisposed. And I think possibly it could be some kind of environmental factor that possibly sets it off or kind of puts it in motion. But they've done many, many studies and it seems to be genetic.
SPREEUWENBERG: And your point about diagnosis is interesting, too. I'm sure that probably has quite a bit to do with the increasing number of cases of autism is just that we're diagnosing it much better than we used to. Now, let's talk a little bit about autism and ADHD in the context of an early-childhood education classroom. So what are some common reasons for misbehavior that teachers can pay attention to when it comes to these things?
HUEBNER: Well, typically children… the most common reasons are attention, power, some are self-confidence issues, and some can be revenge. Those are more of your kids… those are rare, that [a] kid is typically revengeful. The most common reason for misbehavior and behind misbehavior is attention. Their needs are not being met in some way. And so they're going to do what they need to do to get their needs met, whether it be some kind of sensory issue or the frustration that they don't know how to express themselves.
SPREEUWENBERG: And so you mentioned earlier about… talking a little bit about diagnosis. What are some warning signs or red flags that you might see with a child with an autism spectrum disorder?
HUEBNER: So some of the early signs that you see, children, even as young as 6-to-8 months [old], are typically starting to respond to their name. And if they're not, and they maybe appear like they're deaf, I mean, you want to have their hearing checked first and ruled that out, of course. But the kids that don't point at objects, if you're showing a baby an object and they're nonresponsive to it or don't try to mimic you in hand movements or blowing a kiss or that sort of thing, that's a little bit of a red flag.
Avoiding eye contact, that's another one. Some just maybe don't. A lot of people want to… they're very focused on that when they're trying to correct a kid on the spectrum, trying to correct their behavior. They're like, "I need him to look at me." And studies have shown that these kids that are on the spectrum, they tend to focus on… they're better when they look away from you because they get so caught up in the movements of your mouth that they can't hear what you're saying. So when they look away they can process it better.
Delayed speech, no speech, that's a red flag. Repeating words or phrases over and over, that echolalia, giving unrelated answers to the questions that they might have, they're kind of off-topic, always they're hyper-focused on one thing. A lot of kids on the spectrum you'll see habit have a bit of an obsession with something in particular. Those kids that… nobody really likes schedule changes or a disruption in your schedule, throwing a wrench in at the last minute. But the kids on the spectrum have a much more difficult time regrouping if there's a minor change in the schedule.
So those are those are some of the biggest ones that you can look for that might be cause for having a conversation with a parent and just telling them what you see and suggesting that they maybe mention to their pediatrician next time they talk with them or have a checkup.
SPREEUWENBERG: So is that the recommended approach? So if I see this, as an early-childhood educator, I see some potential warning signs, is just to recommend to the families that maybe they talk to their pediatrician about some of the things that they're seeing?
HUEBNER: Right. But you need to be very, very careful. And and I tell people this all the time: Be very careful in your approach. And it really is all about your approach. When you are going to a parent who for a child potentially has a disorder or some kind of special ability, as we like to call them, you need to be very careful in how you're doing it. And I would never go to a parent and tell them, "I think your kid's on the spectrum." You're going to get yourself in trouble if you do that.
I would say, "I'm a little concerned about so-and-so. Little Johnny, he seems to not want to interact with other children." And I always tell them – and I back it with evidence – you want to have evidence, you want to have documentation. And then I tell them, "What concerns me is the other children his age are doing this, this and this." You want to be able to tell them what a typical child is doing, as opposed to what you're seeing.
SPREEUWENBERG: Yes, good tips. And what if this ends up becoming a little bit more of a challenging conversation with parents? Is there a point where you go to somebody else to recommend something? Or how does that play out?
You want more than one person. And so I've had directors and principals come in and they observe each child and then they've had a conversation with the parent. And it can go one of two ways: they're either going to back you or not, and they're going to follow up with it. But the best thing that we can do is, we've got that kid probably for eight hours a day. And we do the best that we can while they're with us and give them the best environment and the tools they need to be successful. What the parent does outside of school is their prerogative. But I always make sure that whether or not they back me I'm going to put things in place in my classroom that I know are going to be of benefit to that kid.
SPREEUWENBERG: Those are good tips. And so let's say you have a child in your classroom with Autism Spectrum Disorder or ADHD and they're showing some challenging behaviors that you have to manage as an early-childhood educator. I'm sure we could have a whole separate podcast about this, not just an episode but a whole show. What are some strategies or tips that you can provide to our listeners out there for four helping to manage any challenging behaviors in their classrooms?
HUEBNER: ADHD and autism spectrum disorders, they kind of go hand-in-hand. And normally I'll say kids on the spectrum typically have a bit of an ADHD issue. And then you have your children with ADHD. The number one thing I will tell teacher: if you don't have a structured classroom you will pay for it tenfold. I mean, you have to be structured. Those kids have to know expectations. I am a stickler for schedules with… when you have managing behaviors in your classroom that are challenging, you have got to have a schedule, you've got to have expectations. You've got to be consistent. Structure and consistency are the two biggest things.
And what works for one kid may not work for another. You might have to have several different things in place. And some of those can be reward systems, token systems. Yes, I believe that motivation should become intrinsic. But at such a young age they don't have the maturity yet to necessarily have some intrinsic motivation to do the right thing or behave the right way. And so you've got to provide some support.
I'm a big visual person. I think the majority of teachers are visual learners. And the more visual supports that you can provide and hand signals to show what you're looking for, different behaviors, any kind of visual support you can provide is going to be ten times more effective with a kid on the spectrum and ADHD than any other tool I could give you. And that can be something as simple as clip art. I mean, I'm showing someone sitting in their chair that you can simply hold up and say, "This is what I need you to do," because then they're hearing it, they're seeing it – it's double.
SPREEUWENBERG: So there you have it: structure, consistency and visuals are very helpful. Some really good tips there from Amy. If I'm listening to the Podcast, Amy, and I want to learn more about this subject or I want to get in touch with you to learn more about your work, where's the best place that I can go?
HUEBNER: Well, you can reach me… at my email address is AHuebner@alamo.edu. And there are tons of resources out there on [websites] like www.AutismSpeaks.org. Most every city or state has a chapter on autism that you can go and find resources [on]. I'm a huge Pinterest person, too. I go on Pinterest and get tons of different things on there for early-childhood classrooms that have to do with managing behavior. www.TeachersPayTeachers.com, they have lots of great resources on there also that you can print up. And many are free and many are low cost maybe a dollar and you get the whole file that they want.
SPREEUWENBERG: Cool. Some awesome resources for everybody to check out, there. A very important subject, a very relevant subject and a subject that a lot of early-childhood educators out there aren't necessarily prepared to deal with in their classrooms, which is what happened to Amy and why she got so involved in this. And also whenever we talk about subjects like this and challenging behaviors that we have to deal with in the classroom it always reminds me to remind everybody that as early-childhood educators it's our responsibility to work with these children and help with their development. And as Amy said very accurately, early intervention is one of the best things we can do to help support these children with their learning and development.
Amy, thank you so much for everything you've shared with us today, your passion on this subject matter and for sharing all of these resources with us. It's been great having you on the show.
HUEBNER: Thank you so much for having me. It was a pleasure.


What's Worth Keeping in NCLB?
This week, Jack Schneider and former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville discuss the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, paying particular attention to how it might be improved from its current incarnation as "No Child Left Behind."
Schneider: It looks like we might actually see some movement on the long-overdue renewal of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) this year. The last reauthorization of ESEA, well over a decade ago, was No Child Left Behind. And a wide range of proposals are currently being floated.
If you could throw some weight around in Congress, what would you push for in an ESEA renewal? What would you like to see cut from the old law? What would you like to see preserved?
Reville: ESEA reauthorization is a huge and complex challenge. If I were lucky enough to be able to steer the process, I'd reassert the role of states in setting standards and building their own accountability systems. I'd preserve the federal annual testing requirement so that each state has data on each child in order to serve as the basis for the state's accountability system. Stakes based on performance would be determined at the state rather than federal level, but states would be required to have consequential accountability systems. I'd have ESEA call for accountability performance indicators that go beyond academic tests to include attendance, school climate, student well-being, and other factors including discipline and family engagement. I'd want to provide incentives for states to begin to develop indicators, curricula, and measurement instruments to assess students' social and emotional development.
I'd also increase funding for ESEA, incentivize community partnerships, full-service schools and other approaches to wrap-around services for children. I'd ensure that ESEA would help schools mitigate health, mental health, and other problems that arise in students' lives outside of school. I'd set aside and protect funding for after-school and summer enrichment for economically disadvantaged students. I'd offer incentives for K-12 systems to offer high quality early childhood education and to establish career pathways for secondary students.
What I've described is already a big agenda and, of course, the devil is in the details. In general, I see this as a time when the federal government should be increasing its support for education, broadening the conventional boundaries of K-12 education, correcting the excesses of NCLB, and returning prerogatives to the states while insisting on, rather than prescribing, equity-based accountability systems.
Schneider: Why insist that states have consequential accountability systems? I ask because you also maintain that ESEA reauthorization should correct "the excesses of NCLB." Yet it seems to me that many of those excesses were related to consequential accountability. What, for instance, is gained from punishing low-performing schools by requiring them to redirect their Title I funds away from the core mission of educating children?
In place of "consequential accountability," why not emphasize capacity-building? Why not promote transparency and support?
My second question is about what you think characterizes effective reform at the federal level. Because, while I'm on board with incentivizing community partnerships, for instance, I'm not sure I can envision a large-scale policy that would actually work at scale across 10,000 school districts. Because the issue is just so context-specific. And the same goes for mitigating physical and mental health problems, and for establishing career pathways for high school students. These are highly complex problems to address, and outside of handing over unrestricted funds to address them—something Congress would never go for—I'm not sure adequate flexibility can be built into policy.
Reville: I support consequential accountability systems because I believe that one of the purposes of measuring progress is to incentivize improvement. You seem to equate "consequential accountability" with punishment. While there are punitive accountability systems, the first consequence of any quality accountability process ought to be giving the identified under-performer the extra help—the capacity-building needed to achieve the desired goal. In the case of a student, this consequence of accountability, the extra help, continues indefinitely. In the case of educators, they should get lots of extra help, time for improvement second and third chances to achieve the goals. If under-performance becomes chronic with a school employee, then the system is not only justified, but obligated to protect children by implementing more severe consequences including replacing a persistently ineffective teacher, leader or school.
On the federal role, I generally think less is better. While I'm eager to see the federal government provide support for local schools, I agree that the work of education is fundamentally local and shaped by context. The federal government and its leaders can use the bully pulpit and targeted funding to legitimize new directions in education, to clear the political and cultural space for innovations. The federal government, for example, has historically led the way on pushing districts to attend more directly to the needs of economically disadvantaged youngsters or students with disabilities. Federal policy cleared the way for major breakthroughs in these areas. I'd like to see these kinds of initiatives continue, so, for example, the feds could incentivize the expansion of high quality early education services to poor children, make community college free, or aid districts in creating new career pathways for high school students. The federal government will never play a lead role in funding schools, but it has unique power in setting a direction and providing leadership, especially for historically underserved children.
Schneider: You mention "consequential accountability" with regard to students and teachers. But the clearest form of accountability under No Child Left Behind has been for the school as a whole. So yes, I agree with you that ineffective educators should eventually be moved out of the classroom. But I'm not sure that school-level accountability is an effective approach to policy, particularly if you're already taking action at the teacher level.
I think the trick, then, is to wield federal influence in a manner that encourages districts to build robust systems and structures—for managing personnel, for measuring student performance, etc. Of course, there's a very thin line between encouraging and ordering. As you note, the feds can provide important direction and leadership around issues like equity. But the real work is fundamentally local and shaped by context.
Lost in the shuffle, I think, is the issue of teacher professional growth. I'd like to see ESEA reauthorization address this. Maybe in our next conversation we can talk about what federal support can do to help bolster teaching as a profession.


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This paper begins by highlighting the significant development challenge of financing rural enterprise. It notes the difficulties resulting from relatively high transaction costs, volatile agricultural commodity markets and poor infrastructure that contribute to the development of inefficient rural financial systems to the detriment of all business activity, but in particular to low income, small and medium enterprises. The paper does note, however, that unlike many developing countries, Mexico has relatively deep and sophisticated financial markets, strong savings instincts, and a plethora of financial institutions operating in rural and semi-rural areas. Nevertheless, despite the presence of financial institutions in rural Mexico, the demand for financial products and services - especially by small rural enterprises - remains largely unmet. While there has been much public sector bank and government financial support to rural areas, most of it has favoured large rural enterprises (e.g., commercial farms, processors, wholesalers, or exporters) over small enterprises. These initiatives have also been heavily subsidised and poorly managed, creating a culture of non-repayment. This has resulted in limited sustainable access to appropriate financing for small and micro rural enterprises.
The paper suggests that the advent of microfinance and increasing pressures on state banks for demand driven and sustainable programs is beginning to erode this culture. While rural financial markets remain far from efficient, advances in banking technology, risk management methodologies, and competitive pressure among private financial institutions have encouraged some interest in rural financial markets. Small, non-collateralised working capital loans to off-farm enterprises, for example, are proving to be profitable in high to medium density rural areas. Short-term, crop lending is also relatively low risk and profitable. However, medium term, non-working capital loans to low income farmers or entrepreneurs in rural areas still remains the frontier of rural finance as are long-term production loans (e.g., orchards, water and soil conservation or management, etc.).
This paper discusses the similarly difficult issue of financing RFIs that serve these markets, focusing on Mexico. It notes that whilst many would prefer to fund themselves through deposits, very few achieve this, and where deposits may be significant enough for financing, their contract structure is often one year or less and so financing medium or long-term assets remains a critical challenge in rural areas where the need for long-term loans is structurally very strong. As a result, the paper reports that most RFIs rely to varying degrees on state bank finance, much of which is available over the medium term (two to five years). This is better than short-term finance, but it does not resolve matching problems for longer term lending required for many agricultural needs. Collateral requirements from state banks can also complicate access to long-term funding unless RFIs have solid and liquid collateral (i.e., not a loan portfolio).
After analysing how a sample of Mexican RFIs source their portfolio funding the paper discusses strategic considerations for RFI financing and looks at deposits, term deposits, international funds, access to capital markets, structured finance instruments and securitisations.
The paper then elaborates on how financing success lies in strategy and concludes with the view that examples from around the world show how concerted and dedicated finance strategies can improve an institution's long-term funding base, contributing to profitable and scalable rural financial institutions.


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