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Family Research Council details public school horrors
Fairfax County as the testing site
Jim Holman2020-05-26T21:06:36-07:00May 27th, 2020|
Cathy Ruse with her husband Austin. California and Illinois have revoked the right of parents to opt their children out of sexuality-based lessons. (Photo from Facebook)
A new publication from a leading family advocacy group extensively documents the radical, explicit content and significant changes that have occurred in public schools nationwide regarding comprehensive sex education.
The Family Research Council released on Friday a new report, called "Sex Education in Public Schools: Sexualization of Children and LGBT Indoctrination," which outlines how sex education is taught in U.S. public schools, and why parents ought to be alert and concerned.
Among the lessons being taught to public schoolchildren in the United States today are "how to" sex workshops where youth are instructed how to consent to sex, and "fake abstinence" — abstaining from sex until the next steady boyfriend or girlfriend. The FRC report also explains how contemporary sex ed curricula promote how minors can obtain abortions and hide if from their parents so they never have to know, how students are pressured to declare themselves LGBT "allies," and how it pushes the transgender claim that they might have been "born in the wrong body."
"Well-funded international pressure groups have been extraordinarily successful in pushing agenda-driven curricula that sexualizes children and promotes a 'sexual rights' ideology among youth. School systems are devoting significant classroom time to these programs — 70 classroom hours per child in some cases — even while American public schools are failing to fulfill their core mission," Cathy Ruse, FRC senior fellow and director of human dignity, said in a statement about the new report.
"Today's sex ed lessons can be highly manipulative — carefully designed to get children to approve of the concept of sexual rights and fluid sexual 'identities,' and to reject their religious beliefs, the authority of their parents, and even physical reality itself."
Ruse has been at the forefront of activism in Fairfax County, Virginia, which neighbors Washington, D.C., and is an influential, populous school district where many policies are first tested. In part because of its influence and proximity to the nation's capital, school districts around the nation routinely pattern their own policies after what goes on in Fairfax County.
The new publication explains how education has become indoctrination and how school administrators and board leaders have asserted themselves as the authorities over the parental objections regarding sexuality.
"Consider the emergence of no-opt-out laws and policies that revoke the right of parents to opt their children out of sexuality-based lessons. California and Illinois have taken this radical step," Ruse observes in the report.
"When Illinois parents started keeping their kids home during LGBTQ Week (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning), the school board vice president suggested not telling parents when it would occur: 'Not telling people the time of the curriculum is an option.'"
The report highlights the role major actors like abortion giant Planned Parenthood and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. play in shaping young minds and are sexualizing children with extreme content.
SIECUS is one of the leading groups pushing sex ed and has recently rebranded its messaging with an overt "Sex Ed for Social Change" aim. In addition to performing abortions, in one of Planned Parenthood's sex education curricula called "Get Real," 7th graders are instructed on how to include grocery store polyethylene cling wrap as a dental dam in order to engage in oral sex.
Ruse commented, "Even if parents identify problematic lessons in sex ed and manage to opt their kids out, that won't protect them from sex propaganda appearing elsewhere in school, such as in the halls, in history class, on the calendar, and in the library.
"As parents, we should insist on the best for our children. Demanding risk avoidance-based sex ed, filing universal opt-out letters annually, and attending school board meetings are proactive ways that parents can let their schools know that they are informed, they are watching, and they are prepared to act."
The above comes from a May 26 story in the Christian Post.
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Deacon Craig Anderson May 27, 2020 at 9:39 am - Reply
Thank God for people like Cathy Ruse and her husband who are speaking the truth.
In 2004 she and her husband, Austin Ruse, received the John Paul II Award for Advancing the Culture of Life from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.
Mrs. Ruse received her law degree from Georgetown University. She holds an honorary doctoral degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville.
Let us pray for the Center for Family and Human Rights (formerly the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute), which works largely at the United Nations, and the Family Research Council, where the Ruses work on behalf of all.
Let us work and pray for the protection of children. Lord, have mercy!
mike m May 27, 2020 at 11:10 am - Reply
The article seems to love run-on sentences.
anonymous May 27, 2020 at 2:44 pm - Reply
As did Saint Paul!
Other than that, what did you think?
Christopher May 27, 2020 at 1:20 pm - Reply
All of this is happening on President Trump's watch. We know the President's sexual ethics are lax (three marriages, many affairs, etc) but this is unacceptable.
David May 27, 2020 at 2:36 pm - Reply
The article cites 2 democratic run states. Contrary to many beliefs Trump is the cause of all problems in America.
Give me a break. The president is not governor of California or Illinois. .
Another Anonymous May 27, 2020 at 3:43 pm - Reply
Christopher, can you say anything at all good about what Mr. Trump has done as president?
Will you at least give him credit for being for immigrants?
(Two of his three wives immigrated here.)
Or, are you suffering from TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)?
This article has nothing to do with Trump (even if you believe every depravity in the world is someone attributable to him).
I think TDS is covered by Obamacare (so check with your favorite doctor while enjoying all the money you've saved under the Affordable Care Act).
Ronnie May 28, 2020 at 4:12 pm - Reply
Christopher….Whatever happened to: Judge not and you shall not be judged. And where is your proof anyway? Even if he did what you said he did, I guess you never read the lives of the Saints…..
Anne TE May 28, 2020 at 11:42 pm - Reply
Christopher, I guarantee you that this started way back in the late 1960's and 70's and just kept getting worse and worse. This battle has been going on for a long, long time in the public schools. It started with the Sexual Revolution, around the time the contraceptive pill, aka birth control pill, was first used. Pope Paul VI (or Pope St. Paul VI) saw it coming. He said the use of the pill would lead to gross immorality, and it did.
President Trump has been President of the United States of America for three and one half years and yet he continues to blame President Obama and Hillary Clinton for the nation's problems. He needs to grow up and take responsibility for what is happening on his watch.
Another Anonymous May 28, 2020 at 8:02 am - Reply
Christopher, like I asked, can you say anything at all good about what Mr. Trump has done as president?
This is a sincere question. Why won't you answer it?
This article has nothing to do with Trump. Honestly, do you blame President Obama for everything bad that happened during eight years "on his watch?"
David May 28, 2020 at 11:15 am - Reply
You don't quite understand how our republic works, do you?
Trump blames Obama because Obama is responsible for the mess this country was/is in. We are not that naïve about his support of "spying" on Trump and let's not forget all his scandals and his support for infanticide, abortion and same-gender confusion. Also his Obamacare mess which forces people of faith to violate their religious liberty. His disdain for religious liberty and school choice which denied his own people, Black children in DC, the chance to go to the school of their choice. Need I go on.
Peggy May 28, 2020 at 8:10 am - Reply
Christopher and Mike M (names begin with a capital letter — if you hold down the shift key, or the upward arrow on Apple devices, you will be able to be grammatically correct), (c)atholics Newsom, Cuomo, Kerry, Biden and Pelosi not only personally support abortion and same sex marriage but also vote for POLICIES supporting them. Trump has made some immoral decisions in his personal life, (as did St. Mary Magdalen). But his support of POLICIES reflecting true Catholic morals is the more important. Your blind hatred clouds your reasoning.
The subject of this article is the indoctrination of Sex Ed on our children and turning them against their parents. This is the plan of the Left — Communism: destroy morality by eliminating God, family and all morality.


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chinese state council slaps us with more tariffs
The announcement caught traders off-guard and they responded in textbook fashion by buying safe-haven Treasury bonds, Japanese Yen and gold, while selling higher-yielding U.S. stocks. However, the moves were muted as investors put faith in Powell's ability to soothe the sudden volatility.
James Hyerczyk
Aug 24, 2019 07:12 AM GMT
Shortly before Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's keynote speech at the Jackson Hole, Wyoming central bankers' symposium at 14:00 GMT, the financial markets were trading relatively steady. Traders seemed to be hoping for the best, but were prepared for the worst. However, trading conditions changed abruptly when China announced it will impose new tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods and resume duties on American autos.
Powell Stabilizes Markets in Wake of New Chinese Tariffs
Powell did stabilize the markets by opening the door to further rate cuts during his speech by mentioning modest and incremental rate cuts during the 1990s, for example, that helped sustain a period of prolonged economic growth.
Powell offered no support for President Trump's trade war, and actually went as far as suggesting that Trump's tariffs against China and other countries were exposing the economy to additional risk in the midst of the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. He also said that Trump's policies may influence how drastically he acts on the interest rate front in the months ahead.
The combination of the new Chinese tariffs on the U.S., and Powell's comments probably raised the ire of President Trump, leading him to fire off a series of tweets that destabilized the markets for the rest of the day. But that's another story.
China Retaliates With Tariffs
According to reports, the Chinese State Council said it decided to slap tariffs ranging from 5% to 10% on $75 billion in U.S. goods in two batches effective on September 1 and December 15. Those dates correspond with the starting dates of President Trump's latest tariffs on Chinese goods.
The Chinese State Council also said a 25% tariff will be imposed on U.S. cars and a 5% on auto parts and components, which will go into effect on December 15. China had paused these tariffs in April.
The retaliatory moves came in response to the tariffs Trump announced earlier in the month, bringing to an end a short-lived cease-fire that began in May. Trump said he would impose 10% tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese goods although he did announce a delay until December 15 on some items.
"In response to the measures by the U.S., China was forced to take countermeasures," the state council said in a statement. "The Chinese side hopes that the U.S. will continue to follow the consensus of the Osaka meeting, return to the correct track of consultation and resolve differences, and work hard with China to end the goal of ending economic and trade frictions."
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Honor Service Of Women Veterans
Concerning the creation of a license plate to honor women veterans of the United States armed forces, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Motor vehicle registration - license plates - women veterans - appropriation. The act creates a license plate to honor women veterans of the United States armed forces. To be issued the plate, an applicant must pay 2 one-time $25 fees.
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Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Monica Duran
Transportation & Energy
Refer Senate Bill 19-205, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
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Refer Senate Bill 19-205 to the Committee on Finance.
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04/18/2019 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
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The invention provides a simple and efficient method for positioning a mobile station applying a principle based on signal propagation time differences so that the method uses in the radio signal propagation time measurement those base stations which either do not have functioning repeaters in their coverage areas or, if there are not enough such base stations, the base station delays will be compensated for. The method brings advantage in positioning accuracy compared to a prior-art method such as e.g. an OTD or E-OTD method.
An estimate for the position of the mobile station is determined by means of the observed time difference (OTD) between the signals received from the base transceiver stations, whereby it is possible to calculate by means of the time difference between signals received from two base transceiver stations the difference d 1-d2 between the distance d1 between the mobile station and a first base transceiver station and the distance d2 between the mobile station and a second base transceiver station. Then those potential points of location of the mobile station in which the value of the distance difference equals d1-d2 constitute a hyperbola-shaped curve, which thus represents the potential points of location of the mobile station. Since the measurement result involves a certain margin of error, the location area of the mobile station is in reality an area between two hyperbolas, the width of the area depending on the error margin of the measurement result. When signals are received from at least three base transceiver stations, the result consists of a plurality of location areas, and the mobile station is located at the intersection of those areas. Determining a restricted location area requires time difference measurement for signals received from at least three base transceiver stations unless other methods such as propagation delay measurement are used in addition to the time difference measurement. If other additional methods are used, it is possible to use the time difference measured for signals received from only two base transceiver stations. As was mentioned earlier, this kind of positioning of a mobile station can be realized either in the mobile station or in the system.
Another problem with mobile-related positioning methods is that the mobile station performs fixed measurements without taking into account the environment or other such parameters. In the present system, the serving BTS is the reference BTS so that its OTD values are compared to the neighboring cells' OTD values. In other words, in mobile station positioning the mobile station measures the signals from three base transceiver stations, for example, as well as the respective radio signal propagation times T 1, T2 and T3, and reports the time differences T2-T1 and T3-T1 when T1 is the arrival time of the signal transmitted by the reference BTS against which the other times are compared. If the serving cell is connected to a repeater, the system will determine the mobile station position incorrectly because of the repeater station delay. Because of this disadvantage the OTD values are just estimates for the 'correct' propagation time difference values.
Although in the examples of the embodiments of the invention OTD-based positioning methods are given emphasis over other methods, a person skilled in the art can easily, on the basis of that which is disclosed here, apply the invention to TOA and E-OTD (Enhanced OTD) based as well as other positioning methods, too. Other positioning methods refer to other than said methods for positioning a mobile station, in which methods the signal travels through a base station and/or repeater or a corresponding device combination producing in a signal based on electromagnetic wave motion and traveling through air, such as a radio signal, a delay which is caused by some other reason than propagation through a medium. Said delay will result in an inaccuracy of positioning not taken into account by said positioning method, which inaccuracy is compensated for by applications according to embodiments of the invention.
FIG. 6 shows a diagram of a mobile communication system.
FIG. 1 illustrates through the use of an example the problems related to OTD positioning, for instance, caused by a delay which results from signal processing in repeaters  106 and 107 and, on the other hand, signal propagation along its path. In the example of FIG. 1 a mobile station 117 communicates with a base station 101. Initially the mobile station was at point 115 where the signal from base station 101 was the strongest and, therefore, the mobile station 117 selected base station 101 as the serving base station. The mobile station started moving in order to circle an obstacle 120, whereby it still communicates with base station 101 but the signal between the mobile station 117 and base station 101 now passes through repeaters 106 and 107. As this signal is the strongest on the route 116 traveled by the mobile station 117, the latter will not attach itself to base station 103, 104 or 105. When the mobile station has arrived at the end of the route 116, the signal from base station 101 is still the strongest but that is because of the repeater 106. As the radio signal will not penetrate through the obstacle 120, a direct connection between the mobile station 117 and base station 101 is not possible. When the mobile station 117 receives a positioning request, the time differences from the OTD measurement for the signal propagation time from base station to mobile station will be different because of the geometric position of the different base stations and repeaters with respect to one another. Because of the processing related to the reception and transmission of the signal, the repeaters 106 and 107 cause an extra delay Tin the propagation time of the signal for each repeater station, which delay is summed into the propagation time t+t′+t″ proper of the radio signal between the mobile station 117 and base station 101, which propagation time proper is the time used by the radio signal to travel the routes 119, 113 and 112. So, the total propagation time with base station 101 in OTD measurement would be t+t′+t″+T+T when T is the average repeater station delay of the individual repeater stations. The delays are not necessarily equal, but they may be of the same order of magnitude. Depending on the implementation and technology of the electronic circuitry these speeds may be clearly different compared to the propagation time of the radio signal through a medium. Base stations 103, 104 and 105 are situated clearly a shorter distance away from the mobile station 117 than base station 101, measured along routes 112, 113 and 119, which is the distance traveled by the radio signal. Thus signaling in OTD measurement will produce values that differ considerably from each other, adding to the inaccuracy of positioning.
In a method according to an embodiment of the invention for positioning a mobile station  117 a serving base station 101 is not selected as reference base station which means that one of those base stations which are in the coverage area of the mobile station in a neighboring cell, is selected as reference. In the example of FIG. 1 such base stations are 103, 104 and 105. The number of suitable base stations may vary a great deal from case to case, depending on the location of the mobile station and type of the location area. According to an embodiment of the invention the mobile communication network has information about base stations (101) which communicate via a repeater in some part of their coverage area. In that case, the mobile station receives information about the base stations (103, 104 and 105) which are available for positioning without repeaters involved. By measuring the time differences of such stations with respect to the base station selected as reference the positioning parameters can be determined with an accuracy clearly better than in the prior art, also in the example case illustrated in FIG. 1.
FIG. 2 shows a diagram of a method according to an embodiment of the invention for positioning a mobile station, which method is based on the propagation time difference. When the position of a mobile station or the like is to be determined as a consequence of a positioning request  200, the positioning starts with the identification 201 of base stations which have repeaters on the paths of their signals. At the same time also those base stations are identified that do not involve repeater station delay in their signals.
The identification may be based e.g. on a code to which repeaters add their own processing delay in the corresponding code identifying part when the signal passes through the repeater. Another possible implementation is to utilize a database in order to keep record of repeaters, as well as their delays, operating in the vicinity of base stations in certain areas to be used in propagation time difference based positioning. Where applicable, these data could be owned by the mobile communication network and/or mobile station. For practical reasons it is advantageous that the mobile station has got information about the neighboring cells which have a repeater in their coverage area. Preferably the mobile station also has got information about all those base stations which have a repeater in their coverage area and which in addition to the neighboring base stations are within the reach of the signal of the mobile station. In an area where there are a lot of base stations it suffices that it is known a suitable predetermined number of suitable base stations which are possible base stations to be used in positioning. More complete information about the base stations and their connections to the repeater could be located e.g. in positioning centers from where such information is distributed to the rest of the mobile communication network according to need. In an advantageous embodiment of the invention the mobile station is told  202 the necessary number of potential neighboring base stations and the information on them that is essential from the propagation time difference based positioning standpoint. A third method of implementation is to use only the base stations of the neighboring cells in the positioning and to leave out the serving cell's base station with its possible repeaters in the positioning process. When the mobile station has received the information about a base station that can be used in positioning, it performs 203 the positioning. The mobile station and/or mobile communication network checks 204 if there is enough measurement data for the positioning. If there is, the position of the mobile station is calculated 205 on the basis of the measured data either in a decentralized and/or centralized manner in elements belonging to the mobile communication network.
If the data measured by the mobile station are insufficient for positioning, it is checked  206 if there is a suitable base station available, in the coverage area of which there is no repeater. If a suitable base station is found, it is selected as the next base station with which a propagation time measurement will be carried out 203. The data measured with this base station is used in support of the existing data to calculate the position of the mobile station. If the mobile station does not find a base station with no repeater in the coverage area thereof, it selects a base station which does have a repeater in its coverage area and which thus has an average repeater delay T, which naturally will be reflected in the positioning accuracy. If no suitable base stations are available at the time of positioning, the position is estimated in some other manner, on the basis of the existing data or information given by the last used base station (other method 207).
FIG. 2 b shows a diagram of a method according to a second embodiment of the invention for positioning a mobile station, which method is based on propagation time difference. When the position of a mobile station or the like is to be determined as a consequence of a positioning request 208, the positioning starts with the identification 209 of base stations which have repeaters on the paths of their signals. At the same time also those base stations are identified that do not involve repeater station delay in their signals. The method is otherwise similar to the embodiment represented by the block diagram shown in FIG. 2, but differs in that the mobile station is instructed 210 by means of a signal transmitted by the network to use a certain base station. Selection of base stations may be based on the quality of the signal between the base station and mobile station, estimated base station location relative to the mobile station, or some other factor relevant to the communication between the base station and mobile station. In that case a database in the network contains information about base stations in the coverage area and repeaters operating in connection therewith. When the mobile station has received the information about a base station that can be used in positioning, it performs 211 the positioning The mobile station and/or mobile communication network checks 212 if there is enough measurement data for the positioning. If there is, the position of the mobile station is calculated 213 on the basis of the measured data either in a decentralized and/or centralized manner in elements belonging to the mobile communication network.
If the data measured by the mobile station are insufficient for positioning, it is checked  214 if there is a suitable base station available, in the coverage area of which there is no repeater. If a suitable base station is found, it is selected as the next base station with which a propagation time measurement will be carried out 211. The data measured with this base station is used in support of the existing data to calculate the position of the mobile station. If the mobile station does not find a base station with no repeater in the coverage area thereof, it selects a base station which does have a repeater in its coverage area and which thus has an average repeater delay T, which naturally will be reflected in the positioning accuracy. If no suitable base stations are available at the time of positioning, the position is estimated in some other manner, on the basis of the existing data or information given by the last used base station (other method 215).
FIG. 2 c shows a diagram of a method according to a third embodiment of the invention for positioning a mobile station, which method is based on propagation time difference. The positioning begins with a positioning request 216. The mobile station then reports 217 to the mobile network all the base stations in its coverage area. The mobile station and mobile network perform 218 a decentralized or centralized OTD measurement using base stations selected according to a certain criterion. From the resulting data it is identified 219 the signal propagation time values which may include repeater-induced delays. On the basis of the identification the position calculation uses 220 the values that do not include repeater delays. In addition, that part of the data, which was identified to include repeater delays, and/or information in the databases is used to determine 223 a correction term to compensate for the delays caused by repeaters. The correction term is used to compensate 221 for the repeater delays. The compensated data are used 222 in the calculation of position. Compensation and identification can be realized either serially according as the time value identification progresses or as a separate stage in which all the values requiring compensation are corrected. FIG. 2c shows only an exemplary order for a method according to an embodiment of the invention without restricting the invention to any certain order of steps.
FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a mobile station according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention. The mobile station comprises parts typical of the apparatus, such as a microphone  301, keypad 307, display 306, earphone 314, transmission/reception switch 308, antenna 309 and a control unit 305. In addition, the figure shows transmission and reception blocks 304, 311 typical of a mobile station.
The transmission block  311 comprises functions related to the speech encoding, channel encoding, encryption and modulation as well as the RF functions. The reception block comprises the corresponding RF functions as well as functions required for the demodulation, decryption, channel decoding and speech decoding. A signal coming from the microphone 301, amplified in the amplifier stage 302 and converted digital in an A/D converter, is taken to the transmitter block 304, typically to a speech encoding element in the transmitter block. A signal shaped, modulated and amplified by the transmitter block is taken via the transmission-reception switch 308 to the antenna 309. A signal to be received is brought from the antenna via the transmission/reception switch 308 to the receiver block 311 which demodulates, decrypts and channel-decodes the received signal. The resulting speech signal is taken via a D/A converter 312 to an amplifier 313 and further to the earphone 314. The control unit 305 controls the operation of the mobile station, reads control commands given by the user on the keypad 307 and sends messages to the user by means of the display 306. In addition the mobile station comprises means 315 for performing propagation time difference measurements. The means are preferably implemented as software, just as the means 316 in the mobile station to identify base stations. Moreover, the mobile station comprises memory means 317 for storing propagation time difference measurement data and identification parameters for positioning purposes.
FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a base station  400 comprising signaling means 412 for signaling with a mobile communication network 416 and means 413 according to an embodiment of the invention for performing propagation time difference measurements. The means are preferably implemented as software, just as the means 414 in the base station to identify base stations that do not use repeaters. Moreover, the base station 400 comprises memory means 415 for storing propagation time difference measurement data and identification parameters for positioning purposes.
FIG. 5 shows a positioning center  500 comprising signaling means 512 for signaling with a mobile communication network 516 and means 513 according to an embodiment of the invention for performing propagation time difference measurements. The means are preferably implemented as software, just as the means 514 in a base station to identify base stations that do not use repeaters. Moreover, the base station 500 comprises memory means 515 for storing propagation time difference measurement data and identification parameters for positioning purposes. In addition, a positioning center according to an embodiment of the invention comprises means 517 for maintaining databases of base stations.
FIG. 6 shows a system according to an embodiment of the invention with at least one mobile station  117, base station 400 and a repeater 601 as well as a positioning center, which comprise means for performing propagation time difference measurements, processing measurement data, transmitting the data on a radio path through transceivers, and memory and database means for saving propagation time difference data and/or position information to be used by system components which take part in the positioning. The positioning can be realized in a decentralized and/or centralized manner so that positioning related routines are divided among the mobile station and mobile network according to preset criteria associated with the data. The positioning center may be located in connection with a base station 400 or in connection with a special controller base station 600 controlling the operation of multiple base stations, as in FIG. 6.
1. A method for positioning a mobile station with the help of base stations in a cellular radio network, characterized in that in order to position a mobile station, it is used at least one base station (103, 104, 105) such that in the positioning, the propagation time of the signals coming from that base station and/or transmitted to that base station from the mobile station is independent of the repeater station delays of certain repeaters (106, 107).
the base station assigned is used (211) in the positioning.
for positioning, the mobile station (117) selects (203) as reference base station a base station (103, 104, 105) with which the mobile station communicates without a repeater (106, 107).
4. A method according to claim 3, characterized in that if there are not enough base stations available for positioning with which the mobile station can communicate without a repeater, then the time delays in the propagation time of the signal carrying said communication, which delays are caused by the electronic processing of said signal in repeaters, are estimated and taken into account in the positioning.
the propagation times obtained from the propagation time difference measurements are compared to one another in order to determine a propagation time correction term for the repeater delay.
6. A method according to claim 3, characterized in that the base stations for the positioning are selected on the basis of characteristics of the signal transferred between the base station and mobile station.
7. A method according to claim 3, characterized in that a base station for the positioning is selected on the basis of its estimated location.
the position coordinates are calculated.
9. A method according to claim 8, characterized in that said correction term is recorded in a database.
10. A method according to claim 9, characterized in that said correction term is delivered from the database to a mobile station.
11. A method according to claim 9, characterized in that said correction term is delivered from a database to be used in the positioning of other mobile stations in the coverage area of said base station.
12. A method according to claim 9, characterized in that based on the values in a database a correlation is formed between the observed propagation time values and propagation time values of propagation through air.
13. A method according to claim 12, characterized in that the correlation involves place dependency.
14. A method according to claim 12, characterized in that the correlation involves time dependency.
15. A method according to claim 12, characterized in that the correlation involves dependency on base station load.
16. A method according to claim 12, characterized in that the correlation involves dependency on repeater station load.
17. A method according to claim 12, characterized in that the correlation involves dependency on the transmission power of the communicating stations.
18. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that in the method it is measured the propagation time of a radio signal and the measurement results are transmitted in a dummy burst.
19. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that in the method it is measured the propagation time of a radio signal between a mobile station and a first base station, and between the mobile station and a second base station in order to obtain a propagation time difference, and a training sequence is used in the measurement of the propagation times.
means for identifying base stations the signals of which have arrived at the mobile station via a repeater and/or for identifying base stations the signals of which have arrived at the mobile station without repeater involvement.
21. A mobile station according to claim 20, characterized in that it comprises memory means for storing propagation time difference measurement data and identification parameters.
means for identifying base stations which communicate with the mobile station through a repeater and/or for identifying base stations which communicate with the mobile station without repeater involvement.
23. A base station according to claim 22, characterized in that it comprises memory means for storing propagation time difference measurement data and identification parameters.
means for identifying base stations with which the mobile station communicates through a repeater and/or for identifying base stations with which the mobile station communicates without repeater involvement.
25. A positioning center according to claim 24, characterized in that it comprises memory means for storing propagation time difference measurement data and identification parameters as well as memory means for maintaining positioning databases.
memory means for maintaining positioning databases.
27. A system according to claim 26, characterized in that it comprises a repeater for conveying communication between a mobile station and base station.
28. A repeater according to claim 27, characterized in that it comprises means for determining a repeater delay.
29. A repeater according to claim 27, characterized in that it comprises means for attaching information about a repeater delay to be conveyed by a signal between a base station and mobile station.
30. A repeater according to claim 27, characterized in that it comprises means for conveying information about a repeater delay to a mobile communication network.


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The 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship (Chinese: 2018年格力中国杯国际足球锦标赛) was the second edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament held in China annually. It was played from 22 to 26 March 2018 in Nanning, Guangxi, China.
The winning team was Uruguay, who beat Wales 1–0 in the final.
On 8 November 2017, it was announced that Czech Republic, Uruguay and Wales would participate in the 2018 China Cup.
With 65,554 votes, Longbao[a] was elected as the official mascot for the 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship. Longbao's design was drawn from a Chinese dragon (Long), an essential cultural symbol of strength, good luck and auspicious powers.
The following referees were chosen for the 2018 China Cup.
Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 22 March 2018.
The official draw was announced on 5 December 2017. The schedule was announced on 17 December 2017. All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
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Materials Adaptation, Standards-Alignment Information
Part 1 of Oakland Case Study
Designing a Review Driven by Local Needs
How the Oakland Unified School District designed a teacher-centered materials review selection process
By: Student Achievement Partners
District leaders in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) knew they needed to make a change. It had been more than a decade since they had originally adopted the Holt Literature and Language Arts textbook series for their secondary school students, and in the six years since the state adopted the Common Core State Standards, teachers had to use their own judgment and time to adapt the existing curriculum or even create whole-cloth curriculum to match the Standards. While this led to the development of some creative new materials, the identification of high-quality OER materials, and other innovative curriculum solutions, the situation was not ideal. Seventy percent of students scored below proficient on the ELA portion of the 2015 SBAC exam. Additionally, the district realized it was impossible to provide in-depth, curriculum-based, professional development to its teachers because everyone was using different materials. The enormous variation in materials meant that a group of teachers from the same district were limited in their ability to participate in effective teacher collaboration because they weren't able to sit and analyze student work from the same text, nor could they analyze the same texts students were reading.
District leaders came to the realization that to provide high-quality support to help its teachers improve, they'd have to first adopt a Common Core-aligned curriculum that teachers believed in. They didn't want the decision to come from the top-down. They wanted the choice to reflect what classroom educators said was important for providing Standards-aligned instruction.
Nancy Lai, PK-12 Literacy Manager for the OUSD said that she recognized that a lot of the changes textbook publishers made after the adoption of Common Core were nothing more than "bells and whistles; fluff with no big content changes that reflected the heart of the instruction." Because teachers in the district had already been doing the heavy lifting, adapting their materials to meet the Standards, Lai and other district leaders knew that teachers would not be satisfied with new materials that incorporated only superficial changes.
To ensure that the new choices reflected the textbook criteria that were important to educators, a group of ELA Teacher Leaders designed a survey (attached below) to help capture what teachers used and wanted in a curriculum. The ELA Teachers Leaders were an existing group of representatives from schools serving grades 6-12. Each school had selected its own representative from a group of nominated and self-nominated candidates. Their existing leadership responsibilities made this a natural fit for them. In March of 2015, the ELA Teacher Leaders gave the survey to their departments, and then in April 2015, the Teacher Leaders identified patterns that would become the criteria used to evaluate different curricular options. Principals and district administrators were also invited to provide input via the survey.
Category Criteria
Common Core-Aligned Rigorous Tasks
Aligned to Common Core standards and objectives
Built-in opportunities for academic discussion and collaboration
Students synthesize multiple sources and read complex texts to support effective writing across text types and genres.
Annotation and close reading are embedded practices.
Supports and scaffolds for differentiation (special ed, ELLs, etc.)
Variety of text types (including newspaper and magazine articles, blogs, op-eds, websites) and text complexity
Promotes small group and individualized/personal learning opportunities
Balances grade-level, complex texts with time for students to participate in leveled independent reading.
Engagement/ Cultural Responsiveness
Culturally and developmentally relevant texts and topics that reflect student identities and experiences.
Content includes multiple perspectives and provides exposure to larger world.
Real world connections with civic engagement opportunities and a social justice lens
Opportunities for student choice and decision-making
Word Study, e.g., analysis of word families, affixes, roots, tone, diction, antonyms/synonyms
Tier 2 and 3 academic and disciplinary vocabulary instruction
Grammar, usage, and mechanics are taught within context of authentic written and oral communication.
Structured listening opportunities are embedded in the content. For example, "listening to one minute of a podcast to identify the cause and effect language."
Oral Language Practice and opportunities for presentation and academic discussion
Scaffolds are present to support "content language objectives." For example: practicing cause and effect language with student friendly topics before applying to content
Materials/ Technology
Allows for Blended Learning–small group or individualized computer-based learning and practice along with with teacher-directed instruction
Media resources embedded in the lessons, e.g., videos and interactive websites
Balance of fiction and nonfiction
Unit Design/ Lesson Design
Interdisciplinary connections
Vertical articulation and scope and sequence
Daily activities designed to support students in successfully completing project-based and authentic tasks
Formative assessment (checks for understanding along the way) and summative assessment (for mastery)
Year-long overarching questions, essential questions for each unit, daily learning targets/objectives
Student exemplars or models
Criteria developed by OUSD teachers to evaluate new ELA/Literacy programs.
The review team then used the criteria to help narrow down the possible curricular options and invited a set of publishers to submit their materials for review and piloting.
The decision to pilot the materials was made by the OUSD Literacy Department leaders because of a deeply-held belief in the importance of their district teachers' professional input. They didn't want educators to have to choose materials based simply on a vendor's presentation, or worse, have district leaders choose the materials without allowing teachers to see and work with the materials. Thus, even though California does not require districts to pilot or collect implementation feedback on proposed materials (even if they're buying materials not on the state's approved list), Oakland's leaders were adamant that its teachers should be a part of the piloting.
To learn how the district conducted its pilot of three possible ELA/literacy programs, watch for the next post in the Oakland Case Study Series.
OUSD 2015 Middle School ELA Curriculum Survey
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About the Author: Student Achievement Partners is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving student achievement through evidence-based action. Founded by some of the lead writers of the Common Core State Standards, the organization works closely with educators and other partners in the education field ensure the promise of the Common Core is realized in classrooms across the country.
Piloting New Curriculum Options with Educators