Two of Dulwich College International schools won at 2019 International School Awards held in London on January 23. The International School Awards are hosted by International School Leader Magazine and sponsored by Pearson, a global educational publishing and services company. The awards recognize outstanding schools in a total of 12 categories each year.
Dulwich College Beijing won the Creativity in Learning Award for the implementation of a transdisciplinary Design and Technology course that focuses on real world problem solving with its STEAM / SE21 initiative. The "S" in SE21 stands for STEAM, the "E" for entrepreneurship and environmental sustainability, and "21" for the 21st century skills developed in our approaches to learning framework. Also, our founding school Dulwich College sits in Southeast London, in the SE21 postcode. SE21 provide students a space for pitching ideas, learn phase one robotics as well as coding, CAD/CAM, graphic design, film, digital, and virtual reality. It is a place where students are engaged in entrepreneurship and real-world problem solving, pulling in elements of engineering, filmmaking and project-based learning.
Dulwich College Seoul won the Outstanding Teaching Initiative Award for its fluid maths grouping model to meet the specific needs of learners. This is a newly developed education model in which mathematics students are grouped by ability for each unit in the curriculum, rather than for an entire academic year. In this model, students take a multiple-choice diagnostic assessment before each unit of study, which provides class structures that are regularly and formally subject to change based on ability in future topics rather than performance in previous ones. As a result, the school removed the long-term stigma of certain students being in the "bottom set" and allows students to receive a balanced exposure to teachers in a fluid system. The school found clear evidence that a fluid grouping structure improved learning across all ability levels compared to traditional year-long fixed settings.
In addition, Dulwich College Beijing and Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong were also shortlisted for Community Initiative Awards, which is a commendable feat considering that this year the awards were open to the all international schools for the first time and over 200 nominations were accepted.
Our headmasters and outstanding teachers attended this prestigious event to receive the awards. Dr Joe Spence, Master of Dulwich College, and Deputy Head (External) Dr Cameron Pyke were also present for the awards.
Pioneering Spirit is one of Dulwich College International's strategic pillars that guides our vision and purpose. The initiatives which our Colleges were recognised for in the 2019 International School Awards is a solid proof of what believe in and what we stand for.


Baileys celebrated Chocolat Luxe in shiny gold packaging that's perfectly suited to this decadent Irish whiskey cream liqueur with rich Belgian chocolate.
massively over-priced and only 50cl, that is shameful, I'd want at least 1ltr for that..... and 6 presentation glasses.
A B S O L U T E L Y FABULOUS !
Had it in Austria, Hungary and Germany in April.
I love Bailey's, so I brought 5 bottles of Luxe home with me (wrapped in my clothing in my luggage).
I mixed regular Bailey's with chocolate Luxe and it was heaven.


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Q: Store Thousands of TB images on FileSystem or SQL server DB ( one DB or separate DB ?) I'm a software developer and developing a web application where a huge no of images shall be saved and can retrieved while viewing the details of specific transactions .Which the best practice and the good decision to take :
1- Store images in Separate Sql server DB.
2- Store images on DB in the same SQL server Db ( could this affect the performance of other tables ?? and what we shall do when the DB size become tens of Terra byte ??)

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Archives for the month of: October, 2020
Texas: Trump Supporters Blockade Biden Campaign Bus, Forcing Event Cancellation
October 31, 2020 //
A Biden campaign bus driving from San Antonio to Austin was surrounded by Trump supporters who slowed it down and endangered those on the bus. Some of the Trumpers were armed.
They appeared following a call from Don Trump Jr. to show up at Biden-Harris events.
In a video ahead of a Friday event by Biden's running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, Trump Jr. encouraged his father's supporters to show up at Harris's event.
"Hey Laredo, Don Jr. here," he said. "I heard you had an awesome turnout for the Trump Train. It'd be great if you guys would all get together, head down to McAllen and give Kamala Harris a nice Trump Train welcome. Get out there, have some fun, enjoy it. Don't forget to vote and bring all of your friends. Let's show them how strong Texas still is as Trump country. Get out there, guys."
Some Trump supporters appeared to heed the call. At least one Facebook event with more than 700 responses, viewed by The Daily Beast, encouraged Trump fans to attend a Harris event in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday and "give Kamala Harris a big Texas welcome….. TRUMP STYLE!" The event was listed as canceled ahead of time, although its organizers acknowledged that some people might still try to attend, "and that's your right."
These guys are thugs. We can't let our country be ruled by armed vigilantes.
Categories Education Reform
George T. Conway III: I Believe the President
George T. Conway III is a conservative Republican who co-founded The Lincoln Project. He is a contributor to the Washington Post, where this satirical column appeared.
I believe, more than ever, in the president.
I believe Sleepy Joe Biden and that "monster" Kamala D. Harris would turn America into a "socialist hellhole," and we'd all have "to speak Chinese." I believe they "want to take out the cows" and "any form of animals." There will be "no airplanes," they'll "rip down the Empire State Building," and we'll only have "little, tiny windows."
I believe Sleepy Joe leads an "organized crime family." I believe he and President Barack Obama committed "the greatest political crime in the history of our country," and it will be "a very sad, sad situation" if the attorney general doesn't indict them.
I believe Hunter Biden is a criminal, because someone got hold ofhis "laptop from hell," and because of some guy named Bobulinski, whoever he is. I believe Fake News reporters are also criminals because they won't report this.
I believe the laptop didn't come from Russian intelligence. I believe Hunter Biden flew from his home in Los Angeles to Philadelphia, and then took a train to Delaware, because he needed a legally blind repairman there to fix his laptop. I believe Rudy Giuliani when he says the odds are "no better than 50/50"he worked with a Russian agent to dig up dirt on the Bidens.
I believe "the president knows all about this" dirt-digging, so all the dirt must be true. I believe Giuliani may have been duped by fake Kazakh rubes but could never be conned by real Russian spies.
I believe Giuliani was just tucking in his shirt.
I believe the president doesn't know much about QAnon other than "they like me very much," and that it's not "a bad thing" they are "very much against pedophilia." I believe people should be able to make up their own minds whether Biden had Seal Team Six killed to cover up the faking of Osama bin Laden's death.
I believe Harris is "nasty," a "communist" and a "madwoman." I believe we can't have "a socialist president — especially a female socialist president." I believe she has a funny name, and it's possible "she doesn't meet the requirements" for the vice presidency because her parents were born abroad.
I believe the president is the "least racist person" in any room he's in. I believe it was fine for him to tell the Proud Boys to "stand by," because "somebody's got to do something about antifa and the left." I believe "corona" sounds like a "beautiful seaside island in Italy," and so we must say "China plague."
I believe the president has already announced his new, "incredible" health care plan, and it's something "nobody has seen … before." But I believe if it hasn't been announced yet, it will be "very soon," perhaps in two weeks. I believe that the president will improve on Obamacare by getting the Supreme Court to "end it," which would be "so good."
I believe it was the strategy of a stable genius for the president to urge Congress to pass a stimulus bill, and then, three days later, refuse to negotiate one, and then, seven hours after that, demand Congress "IMMEDIATELY Approve" one.
I believe the president was "not looking to be dishonest" about the China virus and that he played it down because he didn't want "to create a panic." I also believe he "up-played" it. I believe he doesn't and shouldn't "take responsibility at all" for his handling of it, but that he does take "full responsibility" and that it's not his fault.
I believe the virus "affects virtually nobody," and that the death count would be "very low" if we didn't count Democrat states. I believe doctors and hospitals have overcounted deaths because they "get more money" for doing so.
I believe we're "rounding the final turn" with the virus and that we have more new cases than ever because we have "the best testing in the world by far." I believe other countries test only "when somebody comes into the hospital and throws up all over the floor."
I believe we will develop "herd mentality," which will make the virus "go away." I believe a vaccine is "ready," coming "momentarily," "within weeks." And I believe Deborah Birx is "Pathetic!" for saying the virus was "extraordinarily widespread," that Anthony S. Fauci, who has "been here for 500 years," is a "disaster," and that all the scientists are "idiots."
I believe the Fake News people are "dumb bastards" because "all they cover" is "covid, covid, pandemic, covid, covid," because "they're trying to scare everybody" from voting. I believe it "should be an election law violation!" I believe that "on November 4, you won't hear about it anymore."
I believe "the Fake News only shows the Fake Polls." That includes Fox News, whose polls are "totally FAKE." I believe a "SILENT MAJORITY!" supports the president — look at all those boaters. I believe he has a 96 percent approval rating among Republicans — up from 93 percent, 94 percent and 95 percent.
I believe "the ballots are out of control," and people should vote by mail and then vote again in person, to test the system. I believe the only way the president will lose "is if the election is rigged" and that he's right not to commit to a peaceful transfer of power.
I believe the president will not only win, but he'll also "negotiate" a third term, which he's entitled to because Obama and Biden spied on him.
I believe that if the president somehow does lose, he might "have to leave the country." I believe he probably should.
I believe the president doesn't know much about QAnon other than "they like me very much," and that it's not "a bad thing" they are "very much against pedophilia." I believe people should be able to make up their own minds whether Biden had Seal Team Six killed to cover up the faking of Osama bin Laden's death.AD
Our Democracy in Peril: A series on the damage Trump has caused — and the danger he would pose in a second term
I believe the president has already announced his new, "incredible" health care plan, and it's something "nobody has seen … before." But I believe if it hasn't been announced yet, it will be "very soon," perhaps in two weeks. I believe that the president will improve on Obamacare by getting the Supreme Court to "end it," which would be "so good."AD
I believe the virus "affects virtually nobody," and that the death count would be "very low" if we didn't count Democrat states. I believe doctors and hospitals have overcounted deaths because they "get more money" for doing so.ADhttps://01b67c073f58f52309fae988292c3ecf.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html
I believe the Fake News people are "dumb bastards" because "all they cover" is "covid, covid, pandemic, covid, covid," because "they're trying to scare everybody" from voting. I believe it "should be an election law violation!" I believe that "on November 4, you won't hear about it anymore."ADhttps://01b67c073f58f52309fae988292c3ecf.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html
Categories Trump
Mercedes Schneider: Surviving Hurricanes, COVID, and DeVos
Mercedes Schneider teaches English to high school students in Louisiana.
In this post, she describes her triumphs of recent months: one hurricane after another has swept across her state. COVID threatens. DeVos expresses her contempt for public schools and their teachers, like Mercedes.
Yet she feels triumphant!
Well, Betsy, my public school is a good school, and I am a good public school teacher.
In the last several weeks, seven new students have enrolled in my Eng IV classes. Six arrived from other schools. That would not happen in a private school. There is no obligation to enroll whoever shows up on the private school doorstep. But we enroll students as they arrive, and each one enters my classroom with a circumstance that I must figure out how to navigate so that the student can become part of my class as successfully and seamlessly as is possible.
It is quite a challenge, but we do not turn students away. We. Do. Not. Turn. Students. Away. That is profound, and the likes of Betsy DeVos, steeped in her ideological bias, completely misses it.
Then there are the numerous specialized situations in which students and their families find themselves, circumstances that necessitate individualized, often instantaneous and creative, solutions. Longterm illness and disease. Comprehension issues. Physical limitations. Psychological challenges. Homelife instabilities...
The bottom line: My students and I are moving forward, despite COVID, despite hurricanes, despite DeVos.
And that, my friends, is success.
Categories Betsy DeVos, Education Reform, Louisiana, Teaching
The Cast of "Hamilton" Sings: VOTE!
Lin-Manuel Miranda and the original cast of "Hamilton" (not all, but many) have made an excellent video to appeal to young people with this simple message: REGISTER AND VOTE.
The best way to vote is IN PERSON, so your vote is certain to be counted.
If you can't get to the polling place in person, vote by mail but vote EARLY.
Categories Accountability, Citizenship, Elections
Jesse Jackson: Black Americans Are Not Fooled by Trump's Lies
Jesse Jackson wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times that Black Americans will not fall for Trump's absurd claims about the great things he claims to have done for them.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/26/21535175/black-americans-vote-trump-civil-rights-jesse-jackson
If a lie is repeated often enough, the truth may never catch up. Donald Trump understands this better than anyone, as he showers Americans with lies — often the same ones repeated over and over — knowing that more voters will hear him than the fact-checkers.
One of his favorite howlers is his oft-repeated claim that "I've done more for African Americans than anybody, except for the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln."
No one should fall for the con.
For example, Trump doesn't come close to Harry Truman who desegregated the U.S. military, an act of simple justice that took immense courage. He's done nothing as important as Dwight Eisenhower who dispatched troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to overcome resistance to school integration. He can't hold a candle to Lyndon Johnson, who, working with Dr. Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement, passed the Civil Rights Bill ending segregation in public facilities, the Voting Rights Act enforcing the right to vote, and the War on Poverty that reduced poverty to levels still not matched.
But comparing Trump to presidents who actually made things better is to fall into his trap, for Trump hasn't done things for African Americans, he has done things to them.
He's embraced the Republican strategy of race-bait politics, only he's replaced their dog whistles with a bullhorn. He celebrated the neo-Nazis and other extremists marching against civil rights protesters in Charlottesville. He's scorned African countries and Haiti as "s…-holes," suggesting the only immigrants he wanted were whites from countries like Norway.
He sowed racial fears, painting the largely nonviolent Black Lives Matter demonstrators as "thugs," and the demonstrations as "riots." He's tried to rouse support from suburbanites by charging that Biden's support for affordable housing would "destroy your neighborhood and your American Dream." He's labeled cities with large minority populations like New York City as "anarchist jurisdictions" that should be stripped of federal support…
Trump's Small Business Administration stiffed African Americans in dispensing loans through the Pay Protection Plan. More than 9 of 10 Black-owned small businesses that applied for loans were denied. That led directly to over 40% of Black-owned businesses shutting down in the pandemic.
Trump measures the economy's success not by the health of the people, but by the health of the stock market, but while 61% of whites participate in the stock market (although for most the holdings are meager), only one-third of blacks own stocks. Nearly one-half of Black women report that they are unable to pay for necessities like food and housing, even though most work. Over half have less than $200 in savings. Trump doesn't help. He did nothing to raise the minimum wage and has been actively hostile to unions that help workers bargain a fair wage.
Essential workers are disproportionately African American. Blacks are disproportionately in low-wage jobs, often without employer-based health care. The pandemic has killed Black people at double the rate of Whites. African Americans have suffered the most from Trump's mismanagement. Blacks have been more likely to be denied health care, and less likely to have paid sick days.
And Trump has basically been AWOL as the Republican Senate blocked action on a relief plan as unemployment insurance was running out, and states and cities were facing massive cuts in services and jobs — disproportionately held by people of color — in the wake of the pandemic-caused fiscal crisis.
Trump touts the modest criminal justice reforms that he signed off on that will help reduce mass incarceration a bit, but he has actively undermined equal justice under the law. He encouraged police to rough up those that they arrest. He defended vigilantes shooting at those protesting the murder of George Floyd. He terminated the Obama Justice Department's police department investigations and consent decrees that were reforming police practices. He boasts of arming police forces with military weaponry. He even terminated racial-sensitivity training in the federal government, mostly as a grandstand appeal to his base of angry White men. He's appointed the most federal Appeals Court judges since Jimmy Carter; not one of them is Black.
Trump not only has done nothing to revive the Voting Right Act, gutted by the right-wing gang of five on the Supreme Court, he and his party have actively worked to suppress Black voting — passing ID requirements, shutting down polling places, purging voter lists, making registration harder, limiting early voting, undermining vote by mail, gerrymandering districts and more — all designed with laser focus to reduce the Black vote.
In short, Trump has left African Americans in the deepest hole with the shortest rope. Not surprisingly, most won't fall for Trump's big con. African Americans — and particularly African-American women — will vote overwhelmingly for Joe Biden. The base for Trump and Republicans will continue to be those not repelled by his racially divisive rhetoric and policies.
Periodically, however, it is useful to remind people that night is not day, that hate is not love. When Lincoln freed the slaves, they joined the Union armies in large numbers and helped save the Republic. Trump can't be mentioned in the same breath as Lincoln, and African Americans aren't about to save him.
Categories Accountability, Civil Rights, Democracy, Equity, Justice, Lies, Racism, Trump
Texas Parent PAC: A Model of Action for Every State
Parents in Texas got disgusted 15 years ago when the Legislature almost passed a voucher law. They organized the Texas Parent PAC, which is a highly effective voice on behalf of public schools and more than five million students.
The website of Texas Parent PAC has a list of the endorsed candidates, both Democrats and Republicans.
Their guiding principles are a model for parents, grandparents, and civic activists in other states.
I recently heard from Dinah Miller, co-founder and co-chair, who explained the PAC's origins. She wrote:
Texas Parent PAC formed in 2005 after taxpayer-funded private school vouchers failed to pass the Texas House by only one vote. Five PTA moms called a press conference during PTA Summer Seminar in Austin and announced we were forming a political action committee to elect better talent to the Texas House who would oppose vouchers and support public schools. We recruited Diane Patrick from Arlington who had local and state school board experience to run against hostile Texas House Public Education Committee Chair Kent Grusendorf who had been in office 20 years. We beat Grusendorf in the primary along with others and then knocked off another hostile education committee member in the general election. Those races put us on the map.
From our website: Texas Parent PAC is a bipartisan political action committee for parents, grandparents, parents-to-be, and anyone who supports high quality public education. The PAC has a track record of success, helping to elect over 63 current members of the Texas Legislature, and defeat 23 incumbents who were hostile to public education.
Endorsed candidates reflect traditional mainstream American values that honor and support children and their families, quality public education, strong communities, unlimited opportunities, and maximum citizen participation in our democracy. All endorsed candidates support the Texas Parent PAC Guiding Principles.
Fifteen years later, our volunteers are still fundraising for our endorsed bipartisan candidates for the November 3, 2020 election. Our website is www.txparentpac.com
Sincerely, Your Fan,
Dinah Miller
Co-chair and Co-founder
Texas Parent PAC
Categories Charter Schools, Education Industry, Education Reform, Funding, Parent Groups, Resistance, Texas, Vouchers
Trump Regime Expels Immigrant Children to Mexico, Not Their Home Country
When the history books are written in years to come, the Trump administration's cruel, callous, inhumane treatment of immigrant children may well be the most horrifying chapter.
Caitlin Dickerson writes in the New York Times that border officials are sending unaccompanied minors to Mexico, even though it is not their home country and they have no family there.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/us/migrant-children-expulsions-mexico.html?referringSource=articleShare
U.S. border authorities have been expelling migrant children from other countries into Mexico, violating a diplomatic agreement with Mexico and testing the limits of immigration and child welfare laws.
The expulsions, laid out in a sharply critical internal email from a senior Border Patrol official, have taken place under an aggressive border closure policy the Trump administration has said is necessary to prevent the coronavirus from spreading into the United States. But they conflict with the terms upon which the Mexican government agreed to help implement the order, which were that only Mexican children and others who had adult supervision could be pushed back into Mexico after attempting to cross the border.
The expulsions put children from countries such as Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador at risk by sending them with no accompanying adult into a country where they have no family connections. Most appear to have been put, at least at first, into the care of Mexican child welfare authorities, who oversee shelters operated by religious organizations and other private groups.
The expulsions, which appear to number more than 200 over the past eight months, reflect the haphazard nature with which many of the administration's most aggressive immigration policies have been introduced. In many cases, they have led to the shuffling of young children between U.S. government agencies and now, between the governments of countries that are not their own. For years now, the Trump administration's handling of migrant children has left members of families separated for months on end and unable to reach one another.
A report to the courts earlier this month revealed that the parents of 545 such children currently in the United States, some of them separated from their families as long ago as 2017, still have not been located.
Under existing diplomatic agreements and U.S. policies, children from countries other than Mexico are supposed to be put on flights operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to their home countries, where they can be reunited with their families.
Rumors of children from other countries being expelled into Mexico have swirled among nonprofit workers advocating for child welfare in Mexico and the United States. But locating any such children has been difficult because of spotty reporting from Mexican government authorities.
But an email from the U.S. Border Patrol's assistant chief, Eduardo Sanchez, obtained by The New York Times, makes it clear that such transfers have not only occurred, but that they are a clear violation of U.S. policy.
"Recently, we have identified several suspected instances where Single Minors (SM) from countries other than Mexico have been expelled via ports of entry rather than referred to ICE Air Operations for expulsion flights," Mr. Sanchez wrote.
Categories Accountability, Cruelty, Education Reform, Trump
Trump Appointee Seeks to Destroy Voice of America
For many years, the American government's broadcast outlet was widely perceived as independent and nonpartisan. Trump has sought to demolish that reputation by putting a loyal Trumper in charge.
The Washington Post editorial board wrote:
THE U.S. government's international broadcasting has long had one big advantage over its Russian and Chinese competition: a commitment to independent journalism, rather than official propaganda. Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other outlets are staffed by professionals who deliver unbiased news reports, including about the U.S. government, earning them credibility and influence with audiences around the world — especially in countries that lack free media.
President Trump is bent on destroying that legacy. Last spring, infuriated by VOA's failure to echo his hyperbolic rhetoric about the "China virus," he bullied reluctant Republican senators into confirming his highly partisan nominee to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees U.S. broadcasting. That official, Michael Pack, immediately embarked on a purge of the journalistic leadership of the organizations; he also refused to renew visas of dozens of foreign journalists who work for them.
Now Mr. Pack has launched a direct assault on the journalistic code that has been the U.S. calling card. Late Monday night, he unilaterally issued an order he said revoked a USAGM regulation creating a "firewall" between management and the journalism of the networks. His objection is to the rule's prohibition of "attempts" by USAGM executives "to direct, pressure, coerce, threaten, interfere with, or otherwise impermissibly influence any of the USAGM Networks . . . in the performance of their journalistic and broadcasting duties."
Mr. Pack would like to do all those things in advancement of his aim to repress reporting that might offend the White House. For example, he already ordered an investigation of veteran VOA reporter Steve Herman for supposed anti-Trump bias. Mr. Herman's sin was to report, accurately, that Vice President Pence had failed to wear a mask during a visit to the Mayo Clinic. The probe was a blatant violation of the firewall that Mr. Pack now says he has dismantled. In a memo to staff, he unabashedly said he acted so that he could "enforce consequences for . . . biased reporting."
Unfortunately for Mr. Trump's minion, the independence of VOA's journalism is guaranteed not just by the regulation he said he repealed but also by a law passed by Congress, which mandates the "professional independence and integrity" of U.S. broadcasting. But Mr. Pack is not much deterred by legal barriers. According to a half-dozen whistleblowers who filed a complaint with the State Department's inspector general, he has improperly diverted funds, sidelined executives who told him he was violating the law and tried to investigate the voting history of USAGM employees.
Mr. Pack has drawn bipartisan criticism from both houses of Congress — which he reacted to by ignoring a subpoena to testify to a House committee.
On Tuesday, the senior Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (Tex.), tweeted that "it is unclear why CEO Pack is opposed to journalistic objectivity at USAGM and its networks. Without it, the mission and effectiveness of the agency is undermined." In fact, Mr. Pack's motives appear perfectly clear: He wishes to turn U.S. broadcasting into a pro-Trump propaganda operation. Unless Mr. Trump is defeated and Mr. Pack removed, the unique power of U.S. foreign broadcasting will likely be destroyed.
Categories Corruption, Propaganda, Trump
Florida: Voucher Schools Still Firing Gay Teachers
Last year, the Orlando Sentinel reviewed the websites of the state's voucher schools and discovered that scores of them publicly admitted that they do not admit the children of gay families and do not hire gay staff. The legislature then refused to require that voucher schools stop discriminating against gays; mustn't trample on their freedom to be bigots.
Some voucher schools removed the language from their websites, but continue to fire gay teachers.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/scott-maxwell-commentary/os-op-gay-teacher-fired-florida-scott-maxwell-20201023-mnfwdiqejrd2blf4cermulgeji-story.html
The voucher schools, apples of the eyes of Betsy DeVos and Jeb Bush, skim $1 billion a year of public funds that should have gone to public schools or used for public purposes, where discrimination is prohibited.
Categories Bias, Bigotry, Florida
New York City: Double-Dipping Charters Got 4x as Much Federal CARES $$ as Public Schools
Carol Burris and Greg LeRoy analyzed public data about federal CARES Act funding and discovered that nearly 60% of the city's charter schools received Paycheck Protection Program funding, which was intended to help small businesses survive the pandemic, when so many teetered on the verge of bankruptcy. Someone slipped in an opening for nonprofit organizations, and charters cashed in, along with their management companies, even though they suffered no loss in funding.
Consequently, public schools received an average of $720 per student (which was almost nullified by Cuomo's budget cuts), while the charters with PPP got four times as much federal money, and their management company also cashed in.
Burris and LeRoy write:
Yet despite that windfall in extra funding, 59% of New York City charter schools that directly received PPP funds have not yet given kids the opportunity to come back to school. And 60% of the schools controlled by PPP-endowed CMOs have not opened for in-person instruction either. It's ironic that, in the sector that touts the virtues of school choice, so many charter schools are failing to provide that choice to the families they serve.
Here are some examples. Six New Visions Charter High Schools each received a forgivable PPP loan. Four of them received between one and two million dollars each, while two received between $350,000 and $1 million. Board minutes for New Visions charters acknowledge accepting PPP for four schools, including a reference to a discussion regarding the risk to "public relations" of keeping the money. Those minutes, however, reveal neither the exact amount each school received, the PPP dollars received by two additional New Visions schools, nor the $2 to $5 million that the New Visions charter management organization itself received.
Based on student enrollment figures combined with mid-range dollar amounts, those six schools received, on average, $3,139 per pupil in ESSER plus PPP monies, versus the $720 per pupil given to New York City public schools by the CARES Act — a pro-charter bias of more than four to one. And that does not include the funding given to the New Visions CMO.
Other big CMOs cashed in as well. KIPP New York, LLC and Uncommon charter schools each received between $2 and $5 million. Their schools are still closed for in-person instruction. Aside from schools run by CMOs, we estimate that the New York City charters that directly got PPP plus ESSER funds received, on average, over $3,500 per pupil in emergency federal funding. As these schools save money by teaching remotely, it is reasonable to ask where that double-dip extra money is going.
Categories Accountability, Charter Schools, Funding, New York City

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Les soies sont des poils durs et épais présents sur certains types d'animaux.

Types de soies

Mammifères

Trichomes

Chez certains coléoptères myrmécophiles (Staphylinidae, Histeridae), il existe des touffes ou des rangées de longues soies serrées, les trichomes, associées à des glandes pygidiales secrétrices. Ces trichomes servent à retenir des hormones apaisantes qui permettent au myrmécophile d'être « adopté » par les fourmis, transporté dans le nid et nourri par la fourmilière.

Trichobothries

Les trichobothries sont des soies sensorielles trouvées chez la plupart des arachnides et divers ordres d'insectes.

Utilisation en taxonomie
Les soies (alm. borsten, angl. macrochaetae ), d'une certaine disposition héréditaire sur les diverses parties du corps, ont une valeur relative en taxonomie des insectes. Cette disposition peut souffrir des variations individuelles, qui sont déterminées par les facteurs post-embryonnaires, écologiques, etc.

Utilisation par l'homme

Peinture
Les soies de porc sont le nom donné aux poils prélevés sur cet animal afin de confectionner des pinceaux pour artiste.
Ce poil très ferme se distingue des poils fins par sa structure : son extrémité est en effet à 'fleur multiple' (et non unique comme les poils fins) ce qui assure une bonne prise de la peinture épaisse, d'où sa popularité dans les techniques de la peinture à l'huile et de la peinture acrylique.

Pour les pinceaux, la dénomination 'soie' correspond au diamètre du matériau qui démarre à , contrairement au 'poil' qui mesure de 0,15 à  de diamètre.

Rasage

Musique
Pour les clavecins, les soies de sanglier sont utilisées comme ressorts pour les sautereaux

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Soie d'araignée
 Cocon
 Pinceau
 Soie de verre

Références

Matériel de peinture
Anatomie du système tégumentaire

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NONPOINT releases 2 new tracks
NONPOINT releases 2 new tracks June 22nd
NONPOINT Releases 2 new songs today!
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Nonpoint are dropping two new songs today! Listen to "Chaos and Earthquakes" and "Dodge Your Destiny."
The songs will appear on the band's new album, titled X and pronounced "Ten," out August 24 via Spinefarm Records. The album is the tenth studio release of the band's career.
Pre-order X HERE.
"Ten – I can already tell is going to become a flagship record for us," said singer Elias Soriano. "Watching people's reactions when we play them the new music tells me that we have created something that is going to move crowds and may even redefine us. It's the year of the X."
Nonpoint recently wrapped their co-headine Kings & Queens Tour with Butcher Babies. The band is currently sorting its next set of tour plans and will spend much of the next year and beyond on the road in support of its last effort.
X TRACK LISTING:
"Empty Batteries"
"Chaos and Earthquakes"
"Fix This"
"Dodge Your Destiny"
"Wheel Against Will"
"Feel The Way I Feel"
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Many people who are suffering from depression may not even be aware of it. The chances are that if you have been feeling sad or unhappy for more than just a couple of weeks and have lost interest in most of the activities you used to enjoy to the could be suffering from some form of depression.
There are many symptoms associated with depression and not everyone will experience the same ones nor with the same degree of intensity. Consequently, diagnosing and treating depression can be problematic as it is important to rule out other possible causes of the symptoms such as an underlying medical condition, substance abuse, or normal responses to say, bereavement, that of course will result in feelings of sadness and despondency but which are not considered true depression.
One way of finding out if you could be suffering from depression is to take a depression test. Depression tests are often used by health professionals in the first instance to assess whether depression is indicated, and if so, how severe the depression might be.
There are many tests available but one of the most popular is the Goldberg test.
This test was designed by Dr Ivan Goldberg and consists of 18 questions, each of which are answered by the individual using a sliding scale of responses based on how they have felt during the previous week. Once all the questions are answered, the scores (in brackets) are added up to give a final score and an indication of whether depression is likely. This test can also be useful to check periodically to see if the symptoms of depression are improving or getting worse as any change of 5 points or more in either direction is considered to be significant.
Scoring: If your score was less than 9 then depression is not indicated.
Another popular test is the Beck Depression Inventory test often used by mental health professionals. This test is based on 21 self-reported questions that correspond closely to the symptoms of depression as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition. Each response is based on how the individual has felt over the previous two weeks. All of the responses to the questions are identified by a score of 0, 1, 2 or 3, which are then added together at the end to give a final score.
The answers to the questions are intended to give an indication of how a person views how they are functioning psychologically and physically, and how they appear to be coping on a daily basis.
It's important to remember that no test, no matter how good it is, can give you a reliable diagnosis. If you think you or someone close to you are experiencing symptoms of depression then you should seek professional advice either from a GP or other health professional for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate help. Your GP will be able to discuss symptoms withyou in much more detail and will be able to identify other factors that might be influencing how you are feeling. Once an accurate diagnosis is made then treatment options can be discussed that will help get you back to how you used to be.


This one has a GPO decal fitted.
This is a wonderful GPO 321L wall telephone. This was commonly known as the rams head for obvious reasons. Wall telephones are not common and this is fine looking model. It was one of the latest models still made in Bakelite and this one is dated 1961. It has a lovely GPO no 12 alpha numeric dial and has been cleaned and polished to near perfection. It has been fitted with an electronic microphone and a best quality hand plaited braided Cord and a GPO specification round plastic line in with a UK telephone socket fitted. The call exchange button is now just for show. The double gong bell ring sounds wonderful.


Whats the best way to bind a WPF event in the View to the ViewModel?
I got a drop event in my View but I want to replace it to the ViewModel due binding. Found several solutions but none of them did what I aspected.
One way to handle events in MVVM and XAML is to use the Blend Interactivity features. This namespace contains the InvokeCommandAction and the CallMethodAction classes.
InvokeCommandAction lets you bind any event to a view-model command while CallMethodAction lets you bind any event to a view-model method.
All you need to reference it in your projects is to install Expression Blend or the Expression Blend SDK.
Well one way to do is to convert that event into a command and then bind it to presenter command, i.e. by defining event behaviour.
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Simple light weight plugin to edit lines of a sign.Right click a sign with the wand to edit it.
Lore1: "Use this to edit signs"
Lore2: "Right click a sign with this"
Doesn't work at all as expected. "claimprotection: false" means everyone can edit any sign whether they own it or not "claimprotection: true" just means that clicking with /wand will unclaim the sign but then won't allow user anyone to edit the sign, ever... so fairly worthless except to OP users only.
Towny Support++, developer is a great developer. Spoken with him many times. Would recommend.
Very simple plugin! And Works Great!
Add Permissions? Currently any rank can use /wand and edit any sign at spawn, in other peoples protected land etc.
Thanks! It's like the edit feature of SVS, but this actually works!


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require "spec_helper"

describe Savon::SOAP::Request do
  let :request do
    Savon::SOAP::Request.new HTTPI::Request.new, soap
  end

  let :soap do
    soap = Savon::SOAP::XML.new
    soap.endpoint = Endpoint.soap
    soap.input = :get_user
    soap.body = { :id => 1 }
    soap
  end

  it "contains the content type for each supported SOAP version" do
    content_type = Savon::SOAP::Request::ContentType
    content_type[1].should == "text/xml;charset=UTF-8"
    content_type[2].should == "application/soap+xml;charset=UTF-8"
  end

  describe ".execute" do
    it "executes a SOAP request and returns the response" do
      HTTPI.expects(:post).returns(HTTPI::Response.new 200, {}, Fixture.response(:authentication))
      response = Savon::SOAP::Request.execute HTTPI::Request.new, soap
      response.should be_a(Savon::SOAP::Response)
    end
  end

  describe ".new" do
    it "uses the SOAP endpoint for the request" do
      request.request.url.should == URI(soap.endpoint)
    end

    it "sets the SOAP body for the request" do
      request.request.body.should == soap.to_xml
    end

    it "sets the 'Content-Type' header for SOAP 1.1" do
      request.request.headers["Content-Type"].should == Savon::SOAP::Request::ContentType[1]
    end

    it "sets the 'Content-Type' header for SOAP 1.2" do
      soap.version = 2
      request.request.headers["Content-Type"].should == Savon::SOAP::Request::ContentType[2]
    end

    it "does not set the 'Content-Type' header if it's already specified" do
      headers = { "Content-Type" => "text/plain" }
      request = Savon::SOAP::Request.new HTTPI::Request.new(:headers => headers), soap
      request.request.headers["Content-Type"].should == headers["Content-Type"]
    end
  end

  describe "#response" do
    it "executes an HTTP POST request and returns a Savon::SOAP::Response" do
      HTTPI.expects(:post).returns(HTTPI::Response.new 200, {}, Fixture.response(:authentication))
      request.response.should be_a(Savon::SOAP::Response)
    end
  end

end

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These slouchy, mid-rise jeans are a light wash with distress and has a relaxed fit for the perfect weekend style! Belt loops, branded top button, and hidden zipper fly. Relaxed pant legs hit at a cool, straight hem.


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Mikala regularly show her pieces at prestigious exhibitions and jewellery shows, both home and abroad.
After 11 years at neighbouring Gabriel's Wharf, Mikala has now moved to the iconic Oxo Tower Wharf, and the new premises has a distinct Nordic feel with its open plan workshop and clean lines.


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U.S. Confrontations With Iran and China Among Top Potential Conflicts in 2019, According to CFR Survey
December 17, 2018—The possibility of conflict between the United States and Iran as well as between the United States and China constitute two of the greatest threats to peace in 2019 and warrant hei…
CFR Survey Ranks North Korea and Iran Among Most Likely and Consequential U.S. Conflicts in 2018
The Council on Foreign Relations' (CFR) tenth annual Preventive Priorities Survey identified eight top conflict prevention priorities for the United States in the year ahead, highlighting armed confr…
U.S. Needs a Preventive Strategy to Avoid Costly Conflicts and Preserve America's Global Standing, Says Paul B. Stares
November 28, 2017—To remain the preeminent global power, the United States must avoid costly conflicts that drain its resources and distract its leadership from addressing pressing domestic prioritie…
News Releases by Paul B. Stares
CFR Survey Ranks Russia-NATO Confrontation and North Korea Crisis Among Top Potential Conflicts in 2017
A serious military confrontation between Russia and a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member state or a severe crisis in North Korea are among top international concerns for 2017 cited by a…
Increase U.S. Presence in African Peace Operations, Argues Author of New CFR Report
With nearly 110,000 uniformed deployed "blue helmets" worldwide, the number of UN peacekeepers at a record high and most are in Africa. Paul D. Williams argues that increased U.S. involvement and lea…
News Releases by Paul D. Williams


Alloys have been around for centuries, and are found in nearly everything we use each day, from the butter knife to spread butter on our toast, to the engine parts in our car, to the tiny microchips that allow our cell phones to function like mini-computers. Alloys are of particular importance in the industrial and manufacturing sectors because the particular properties of an alloy often have a very major impact on the function of a product, material, or piece of equipment. So what exactly are alloys, and why is choosing the right alloy for the job important?
Although pure metals can be used in incredible ways, oftentimes these metals are not well suited for certain tasks on their own. In order to make these metals stronger, longer lasting, harder, lighter, more conductive, less reactive, or whatever else might be needed, an alloy must be made. An alloy is a compound consisting of a combination of materials, containing a main metal, which typically consists of about 90% of the alloy, along with other chemical components that are used in much smaller quantities.
By joining materials into an alloy, a stronger and more durable substance is created that can better suit the task at hand by being more versatile, performing better under stress, and being much more corrosion-resistant than the metal originally would be when used all by itself.
Selecting the right alloy for a fabrication job will create the ideal compound needed for the application, leading to a quality made, longer lasting, more resilient product. Alloys all have different properties, and the right combinations can be crucial for specific industries, such as aviation, computer technology, construction, medical equipment, military use, and transportation.
Corrosion and Heat Resistance – Being able to resist rust, withstand underwater use, and endure temperatures of extreme heat makes certain alloys ideal for applications in extreme conditions and under intense circumstances.
Conductivity – Metals that can conduct electricity and thermal heat safely and efficiently, such as copper alloys, are pivotal in electrical components such as heaters and appliances.
Plasticity – A metal's ability to be stretched into wire (ductility) or hammered into a sheet (malleability) may be a deciding factor for the metal alloy needed.
Strength – Requiring a metal that is both incredibly resilient as well as extremely strong is often a concern in fabrication production, which is why alloys are so pivotal when strength is a necessity. Steel alloys are much stronger and more durable in an alloy than they are alone, as is aluminum and magnesium.
Weight – Lightweight alloys can be essential to a project when mass is a factor. Magnesium, titanium and aluminum alloys are all incredibly lightweight and strong, making them ideal for use in any bulk-conscious production.
Welding Suitability – Welding joins two metal pieces together, helping to create larger, more homogeneous metal pieces for structures. An alloy's ability to be welded should be studied when considering certain alloys for fabrication.
Polaris offers an extensive range of fabrication services and industrial solutions. We know how important it is to use the right alloy for the job to get optimal results. We also have the experience and resources necessary to work with a wide range of different alloys. Please contact us to discuss your fabrication and industrial needs.


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Zubeida Koome Biography, Career, Husband, Education and Net Worth
Photo/KTN
By J Kinyita On Feb 25, 2022
Zubeida Koome is a Kenyan media personality working with one of the best media houses in Kenya, Standard Media Group on KTN as a Swahili news anchor. Apart from her magnificent beauty, her euphonious voice cannot let you leave the screen even for a moment every time she is delivering the 7 Pm news.
Speaking of expertise in the media industry the stylish news anchor has a wealth of experience exceeding a decade, having joined the industry in 2007. Surprisingly she has never worked for another media house since she began her career. She has stuck with the media house for 15 years now after joining as an intern in 2007.
Zubeida Koome Age and Place of Birth
The talented news anchor was born and raised in Meru County, despite being a public figure she has maintained a low profile on her personal life and nothing is known about her actual age.
She moved to Nairobi in 2002 and her Nairobi journey is an interesting one. Before leaving Meru she had heard rumors that Nairobi being raped and robbed was common. So when she arrived in Nairobi she was picked by a friend and she spent her first days in Nairobi in a hostel room in Ngala, the only place she knew in town was Afya Center and Kenya Archives.
Zubeida Koome Education
Koome attended the Kenya School of Professional Studies (KSPS) in Parklands. After that, she enrolled at Shang' Tao Media Arts College before joining the African Nazarene University pursuing Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies.
Zubeida Koome Husband and Kids
The gorgeous news anchor is married to Kevin Koome, the two officiated their union in 2009. The two love birds have two kids a girl and a boy. Her firstborn is 10 years old as her last born is not known but he was born on Valentine's day.
Zubeida Koome Net Worth
Her net worth is not yet in the public domain but the information will be updated as soon as possible.
The good-looking media personality fell in love with journalism when she was still in primary school. At that early age, she joined the journalism club in her school a move that helped her boost her confidence.
When she proceeded to high school the passion for journalism was still with her as she was made the chairperson of the journalism club. She has always garnered stories from different magazines and presented them in the assembly.
After she completed her journalism course she was hired by KTN as an intern. While working at the station, she was showing a lot of improvements and she added hard work on top of determination.
After completing her three months internship KTN didn't want to let her efforts off the hook. As a result, she was awarded a one-year contract to continue with her services at the media house.
In 2009, she earned a permanent position with the Media house and in the process, she was promoted to the next stage. Three years after being hired permanently she was tasked as KTN Leo producer and anchor for Swahili news. Ali Manzu is one of her colleagues in the Swahili sector.


Workers suffer more than 190,000 illnesses and 50,000 deaths annually related to chemical exposures, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Analyzing chemicals present in the workplace, using appropriate precautions and transitioning to safer alternatives can aid in preventing chemical-related injuries.
OSHA suggests six steps to transitioning to safer chemicals. They are: engage, inventory and prioritize, identify, access and compare, select, test and evaluate. To access the OSHA chemical transitioning toolkit, click here.
Workers can further protect themselves from chemical exposure by understanding and analyzing the chemicals present in facilities, and by following all appropriate safety procedures.


The falling leaves and cooler weather beckons me to sit in my favorite chair with a cup of tea and read a good book. When my children were younger, my book time included a sweet child on my lap and a stack of books that would easily take more than an hour to read, which was always fine with me! Whether you read with or without a young child, enjoy this beautiful time of year and every opportunity to get lost in a great book. This month, I've shared a few of my favorite titles and several new ones. Enjoy!
I love this book and all other books by Laura Numeroff. I read this for the first time to my son when he was a baby and it became one of our favorites from the first reading. I love the childlike logic of "what will surely happen next" and the wonderful illustrations that bring the story to life. This classic is even more fun to read with your child while enjoying a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies that you spent the afternoon baking with the help of little hands.
Early fears for many children include being scared of the dark and monsters that live in the closet or under the bed. The main character of this adorable book is a monster that can't sleep and is subsequently scared of noises he hears in the night. The story takes a light-hearted approach to addressing these fears and helps lessen the "scary" even before getting to the surprising, true source of the frightening noises. The playful illustrations help keep young children engaged and bring home the idea that things may not be as scary as they first seem.
Published more than 25 years ago, this book remains one of my all time favorites. I remember wishing I had read this book years earlier as it prompted me to think about many of life's big questions. Coelho's book tells the story of a young shepherd boy named Santiago and his desire to find worldly treasure. The story, full of symbolism and wisdom, takes Santiago and the reader on a journey that teaches the importance of paying attention to dreams and listening to our hearts. As much as youth can be encouraged to explore their hearts and ponder the bigger questions of life, the better they will know themselves and what they want out of life. Reading this book can be a great start to them getting there.
I have loved poetry since I was very young. My mother used to write fun poems and leave them under my breakfast plate or my pillow at night — a special way to start or end the day. As I read poetry in school, I developed a true appreciation for this art form and even started writing my own. I have always been fascinated by the notion that poetry can tell a story on several levels that is oftentimes different for each reader. This collection was prompted by Caroline Kennedy's milestone birthday, her 50th. She selected each poem as it spoke to women in varying stages of life and poignant with each milestone and passage. Many well-known poets are featured as well as some not so familiar, making the collection even richer.
I am so happy to see the interest in reading "real" books! As a mom of two and grandmother to three, and as a former teacher, I know of no better way to increase vocabulary and curiosity.
The Alchemist is now on my list of books to read!
I am going to check out Finding Gobi for the whole family –thanks for sharing!
My daughter would ❤ love monster.
We love the Give The Mouse series- but don't have that one.
I would love to win The Alchemist!
The Love Monster sounds wonderful! Thanks, as always, for the recommendations!
Would love to add one of these selections to my family's collection. Books are a staple in our bedtime routine.
Avid reader here. Thanks for the new titles to check out!
Congrats Jodi! You are our winner! Watch for an email from Rachel to claim your prize!
I love the Alchemist and am encouraging my two teenage sons to read it. Thanks for the title suggestions.
Books are the backbone in our house. My 6 year old reads constantly and my 3 year old requests to be read to for hours on end.
Great selection! Many I'd read or had heard of but a couple here are new for me. I homeschool and enjoy reading to my daughter. Thanks!
Love If You give A Mouse A Cookie!!! And son is the perfect age to start enjoying it. I'm trying so hard to pass on my love affair with books!!!


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Q: How to set up SSH tunel for all (most) internet traffic of Windows 10? The setup is as follows:
Computer A (behind a firewall with open SSH port 22)

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*OS: Windows 10

*Installed Putty

Computer B (outside firewall, full admin rights)

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*Raspberry Pi

*OpenSSH installed

*A working SSH account accessible from computer A
How can one re-route all internet traffic (not only browsers but all applications) on computer A though an SSH tunel to computer B. For example, if an application on computer A accesses web-address X on port Y, the request should be automatically SSD-tuneled through port 22 to computer B from which X:Y is then accessed. The same should apply for any back-channel traffic.
Addresses X and ports Y can by any possible, and are not predefined.
Setting up the tunel for specific ports in Putty on computer A has been tried but there seems to be no re-routing happening. How can one "tell" to application to use the SSH-tunel and not try to usual routing?

A: You need to create an SSH tunnel and use a SOCKS proxy as system-wide settings.
Please note that this will work for proxy-aware applications, and there may be some apps that won't be able to work with this setting.

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*Create a SSH profile to your SSH remote server. Then go to Connection -> SSH -> Tunnels and setup a dynamic SSH tunnel as in the image below. Make sure the dynamic port is not used (e.g. use a high port or check using netstat -an, making sure the port is free).

*Configure system-wide proxy settings to use the SOCKS proxy by setting localhost as the proxy server (or 127.0.0.1) and the dynamic port number you used in the above setting (e.g. 8910 as in the image).


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"It's citizens who must feel the result" — Accounts Chamber changing audit in regions
An auditor of the Russian Accounts Chamber offered to control the implementation of national projects having given pride of place not to money but the quality of decisions
Photo: audit.gov.ru
The Accounts Chamber is changing the paradigm of control over the implementation of national projects in regions. Together with a financial audit of budget costs, inspectors will evaluate the achievement of targets. Auditor of the Russian Accounts Chamber Dmitry Zaytsev claimed it at a strategic session on introduction of national project monitoring in Kazan on 19 November and gave to understand that regions might be held accountable in a stricter manner than usual examination of 100% use of public money. As Realnoe Vremya found out, the Tatarstan Prosecutor General's Office began to stick to this approach, while head of the Tatarstan Civic Chamber Anatoly Fomin urged auditors of the Accounts Chamber to influence the change of the trend for commercialisation of the social sphere where services become charged.
Not percentage of spent money will be asked about
The Accounts Chamber is introducing a new system to monitor national projects following a changed paradigm of control over not only the budget but also managerial decisions in regions. It was discussed what final qualitative indicators must be laid in the foundation of the evaluation of the effectiveness of budget spending in national projects at the strategic session of control and accounts agencies of Russian regions in Kazan on 19 November. Auditor of the Russian Accounts Chamber Dmitry Zaytsev who is considered one of the authors of the new strategy of the parliamentarian control organ reported on the changes in approaches to the evaluation of the effectiveness of federal resources.
Auditors from primarily Volga regions arrived at the strategic session — Bashkortostan, Nizhny Novgorod, Ulyanovsk and Saratov Oblasts, which are considered one of the key addresses of federal transfers — over 90% of planned budgets. However, introducing the forum's guests, its moderator, head of the Tatarstan Accounts Chamber Aleksey Demidov especially welcomed participants from remote regions — a delegation of auditors from Chechnya, Dagestan, Kamchatka Krai.
Moderator of the session Aleksey Demidov said that there were envisages 25,7bn rubles in 2019 to finance national projects. 18,1bn rubles of them come from the federal budget, 7,6bn — from the republican one. The costs totalled 18,3bn rubles, or 71,3% of the plan, as of 7 November.
Aleksey Demidov said that there were envisages 25,7bn rubles in 2019 to finance national projects. 18,1bn rubles of them come from the federal budget, 7,6bn — from the republican one. Photo: sprt.ru
However, key speaker of the session Dmitry Zaytsev explained his vision of the evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of public money in national projects. Its gist is that regions must not only use the federal resources to build new facilities but achieve a qualitative improvement in people's lives. But how can one evaluate it objectively in practice if the set of targets in national projects isn't always obvious? For instance, how to check that the share of citizens leading a healthy lifestyle has increased, according to Demography national project? To check the number of people going to the polyclinic? Or how to check the effect of the construction of kindergartens with nurseries if they are built more in Kazan, not Aktanysh? How to measure the usefulness of national projects for citizens?
Managerial audit to be added to financial audit
Dmitry Zaytsev explained that these tasks were included in the strategic audit of national projects. According to him, a financial audit is still the domain of the Accounts Chamber, while the strategic audit remains hard to understand for other authority agencies. It means the verification of the quality of managerial decisions. Moreover, the Accounts Chamber poses itself not as an examiner of public spending but a direct aide to the government when achieving national goals.
"Ordinary citizens should feel the result. And we tried to reflect the new approach to the relationships with the government in the strategy," Dmitry Zaytsev outlined the initial position of the Accounts Chamber.
According to him, there have been a lot of changes in the system controlling money spending since the beginning of national projects. The system of e-budget changes, classifications change. Moreover, the right to make strategic decisions is given to local governments. According to him, when analysing decisions, auditors "must be specific, utilitarian and direct in their evaluations". He said that a new strategy of activity of the Accounts Chamber as a parliamentarian control organ had been adopted 1,5 years ago.
"Generally speaking, the Accounts Chamber is a closed organ, its work is characterised as 'for professional use'. But the results are precious if we communicate ideas to the government, it is ordinary citizens who should feel the result. And we tried to reflect the new approach to the relationships with the government in the strategy," the auditor of the Accounts Chamber stressed.
The Accounts Chamber is a closer organ, its work is characterised as "for professional use". Photo: ach.gov.ru
"We must be in the same boat"
"When does our job become valuable?" Zaytsev asked. "When we can easily show our independence, when the government needs our summaries and our evaluations. If it is a missed boat and nobody needs the result, consequently, we don't complete our job as a strategic partner and carry out our strategic audit. This is why the new approach is hard to understand."
The speaker of the session stressed that the Accounts Chamber and the Russian government were strategic partners when implementing national projects. According to him, such an approach was unexpected for the international community of accounts chambers.
"We declared this approach at an international congress of accounts chambers in Moscow. But such an approach doesn't find a direct path to the mind of all accounts chambers in other countries because the paradigm of a financial audit is firmly cemented in our financial relationships, and it is a rule. Yes, we all must be unbiased. But our independence doesn't have to influence the value of our work," he said.
Deputy Chairwoman of the Tatarstan State Council Tatiana Larionova agreed that national projects must cover all the population. "We are judged not by the number of buildings in Kazan or Chelny. People fairly consider that Demography national project must be implemented on their territory as well," she noted when saying that federal initiatives don't get to all remote places.
Tatiana Larionova agreed that national projects must cover all the population. Photo: tatarstan.ru
Larionova criticised separate imagined targets in Education national project. "It is necessary to change the calculation method — the share of citizens involved in volunteering," she noted. "The indicator is doubtful because it is counted from the age zero. At least it is unserious to consider that a newborn baby will immediately become a volunteer." It is expected that these problems will be discussed at the all-Russian forum of national projects, which will be in Kazan next spring, she said.
Tatarstan Prosecutor's Office: won't it cause a reducing in financing of national projects?
Supervision of the implementation of national projects is a priority task of the prosecutor general's office. Deputy Prosecutor of Tatarstan Marat Dolgov said that a control team was created in the office, there was provided a constant flow of information about the course of implementation. In other words, a network of interaction with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSB, Accounts Chamber. But if the Accounts Chamber comes in a year, law enforcement agencies control online, Dolgov noted. According to him, the first inspections showed that there are problems with budget money use, some ministries had a low percentage.
"I will put it simply. If we detect a lot of violations, won't there an impression that everything is bad in Tatarstan? Won't it cause a reduction in financing of national projects?" Marat Dolgov asked.
Supervision of the implementation of national projects is a priority task of the prosecutor general's office, Deputy Prosecutor of Tatarstan Marat Dolgov noted. Photo: tatarstan.ru
However, the prosecutor's office decided that "not a hammer but a scalpel should be used". "If we switch on the law enforcement mechanism, any national project can be stopped. A reasonable balance must be found," the vice Tatarstan prosecutor thinks. Head of the Tatarstan Civic Chamber Anatoly Fomin supported the idea of strategic audit but urged auditors of the Accounts Chamber to influence the change in the trend for commercialisation of the social sphere where services become charged. According to him, on the one hand, authorities declare that health care is free, while, on the other hand, there is a trend for commercialisation of social services, while prices grow.
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80° westerlengte (ten opzichte van de nulmeridiaan) is een meridiaan of lengtegraad, onderdeel van een geografische positieaanduiding in bolcoördinaten. De lijn loopt van de Noordpool langs de Noordelijke IJszee, Noord-Amerika, de Atlantische Oceaan, de Caraïbische Zee, Midden-Amerika, Zuid-Amerika, de Grote Oceaan, de Zuidelijke Oceaan, Antarctica tot de Zuidpool.

De meridiaan op 80° westerlengte vormt een grootcirkel met de meridiaan op 100° oosterlengte.

De meridiaanlijn beginnend bij de Noordpool en eindigend bij de Zuidpool gaat door de volgende landen, gebieden of zeeën:

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! Land, gebied of zee
! Nauwkeurigere gegevens
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Noordelijke IJszee
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| Nunavut - Ellesmere Island, Devoneiland
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Baffinbaai
| style="background-color:#f0faff;" |
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| Nunavut - Byloteiland, Baffineiland en Jens Munkeiland
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Hudsonbaai en Jamesbaai
| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | (dwarst Flaherty-eiland in de Hudsonbaai)
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| Ontario
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Eriemeer
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| Pennsylvania (meridiaan doorkruist Pittsburgh), West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina (meridiaan doorkruist Charleston)
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Atlantische Oceaan
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| Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Caraïbische Zee
| style="background-color:#f0faff;" |
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| Little Cayman
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Caraïbische Zee
| style="background-color:#f0faff;" |
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| Colón, Panama Oeste
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Golf van Panama
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| Los Santos
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Grote Oceaan
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| Esmeraldas, Manabí, Guayas, El Oro, Loja
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| Piura, Lambayeque
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Grote Oceaan
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| style="background-color:#f0faff;" | Zuidelijke Oceaan
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| Antarctica
| Antártica, onderdeel van de provincie Antártica Chilena geclaimd door Chili, meridiaan is ook de westelijke grens van het Brits Antarctisch Territorium geclaimd door het Verenigd Koninkrijk.
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The Financial Statements and FDR are to be sent electronically to OLG by 31 October 2016, or for former entities, by 31 December 2016. Detailed instructions on how and where to email these are included in the Annexure.
OLG will not approve an extension for any council that failed to submit its 2014‑15 statements by the due date.
Domestic Waste Reasonable Cost audits will continue to be undertaken by each Council's Auditor, with an assurance statement being sent to councils. Councils will need to retain a copy of the assurance statement.
The Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting (Update No. 24) is available on OLG's website at www.olg.nsw.gov.au
Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting Circular 16-16, issued 16 June 2016.
Special Schedule 8 Permissible Income Workpapers 2016-17 Circular 16-07, issued 22 March 2016.


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Blackpool linked with loan swoop for Portsmouth goalkeeper as replacement for injured Jak Alnwick
McGee in action against the Seasiders in 2017
Matt Scrafton
Published: 15:33 Wednesday 15 January 2020
Blackpool have been linked with a loan swoop for Portsmouth goalkeeper Luke McGee as a replacement for the injured Jak Alnwick.
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The 24-year-old, who is also a target for Gary Bowyer's Bradford City, is out of favour at Fratton Park having fallen behind Craig MacGillivray and Alex Bass in the pecking order.
According to our sister paper the Portsmouth News, McGee saw a loan move to Cheltenham collapse last week after Pompey requested a promotion bonus from the League Two high-flyers.
Pool boss Simon Grayson is keen to bolster his goalkeeping options following the recent injury Jak Alnwick suffered on Boxing Day.
The on-loan Rangers man has subsequently undergone successful surgery on his hand but is now facing the prospect of 12 weeks on the sidelines.
Last season's number one Mark Howard has recently returned to the fold, starting the last four games, but has looked a little rusty on his return from a lengthy injury lay-off.
Fellow shot stopper Christoffer Mafoumbi is also set to depart the club on loan, with League Two side Morecambe his likely destination.
McGee, who is out of contract in the summer, is keen to depart Fratton Park in a bid to get regular first-team football.
Bradford are also searching for a goalkeeper after their number one Richard O'Donnell suffered a hamstring scare during the weekend defeat to Crawley Town.
Former Pool boss Bowyer, who is now in charge at Valley Parade, is keen to bring in another keeper to provide competition to 20-year-old backup shot stopper George Sykes-Kenworthy, who has yet to make a League appearance.
Meanwhile, Sam Hornby is presently on loan at AFC Fylde, playing regular first-team football.
Blackpool goalkeeper Christoffer Mafoumbi makes loan switch to League Two side Morecambe
League One transfer news LIVE: Portsmouth goalkeeper linked with move away from Fratton Park


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Denver study group: ProComp teacher pay system should be simpler, more targeted
By Jaclyn Zubrzycki Nov 24, 2014, 4:32pm MST
J. Zubrzycki
As Denver's current teacher and administration compensation system nears its expiration date, a working group of teachers and district staff are recommending a set of significant tweaks aimed at improving teacher recruitment and retention, especially in hard-to-staff schools.
The Denver Classroom Teachers Association, Denver Public Schools, and the Rose Community Foundation, which helped fund the initial version of the system, released a report late last week based on the feedback of a union- and district-convened Design Team for Compensation and Career Pathways.
The team's recommendations likely foreshadow the options on the table as the union and district enter negotiations.
"This is basically the beginning of a conversation," said Henry Roman, president of the DCTA.
The report suggests that DPS's Professional Compensation System, or ProComp, should be easier to explain and understand. It also suggests a set of stronger incentives to encourage teachers to stay in the classroom and teach in the schools where the district needs them most.
Under the current ProComp system, which earned national attention when it was first implemented in 2005, teachers receive bonuses for working in hard-to-staff or hard-to-serve schools, for exceeding student achievement expectations, or for working at a top-performing school, among other actions. Denver voters approved a $25 million annual property tax increase to fund the incentive program, and several local and national foundations, Rose most prominent among them, donated millions of dollars as well.
But just how those incentives have been working has been the subject of some debate. A report from the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University presented to the district's board last month finds that salaries under ProComp weren't dramatically different than they would have been under traditional compensation schemes, and that ProComp incentives were not strongly tied to DPS's measure of a teachers' effectiveness in improving students' test scores.
The new report outlines a possible new framework for ProComp that includes larger incentives that grow over time for staff in more challenging schools. It also includes more established and lucrative pathways for teachers who move into leadership roles.
Roman said that framework is just one of a number of possibilities the DCTA would explore.
The report also outlines eight principles it says should guide the negotiations. From the report:
Opportunities for leadership and increased compensation, including base-building opportunities and bonuses, should be available to teachers throughout their career.
The compensation system should be easy for teachers to understand. It should also be easy for administrators to understand and support.
The compensation system should attract and retain, with real incentives, effective and distinguished teachers in hard-to-serve schools
The compensation system should allow effective/distinguished teachers to increase earnings substantially without leaving the classroom.
The compensation system should attract, retain and reward effective and distinguished teachers.
The compensation system should value professional learning.
The compensation system should provide a formal and explicit structure for career progression and opportunities.
The design of the system should be sensitive to whether the requirements placed on teachers and school and district leaders are reasonable. The district must have systems/ practices in place to support the compensation system and support teachers in pursuing available opportunities.
The current ProComp agreement expires at the end of December, though it will likely be extended throughout negotiations. The district and the DCTA plan to establish a calendar for negotiations early in the month.
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Photocopy template on to 160 gram paper/card - one for each person. Cut out shape carefully. Score on all dotted lines [Cubs used plastic lolly sticks]. First fold shape in half then carefully tease the semi-circle shapes in at the ends - these will be used right at the end of the project. Decorate box with small Christmas trimmings, Chickens for Easter time, etc. Place about 10 tea bags in each box and fold in end, which should sort of snap in. One end could be glued so that the bags don't slip out. Our Cubs will then distribute these 'pillow boxes' to the elderly, together with a Christmas Card, in December. These boxes can be filled with something different - Easter Eggs, etc. for a similar event. This activity can be spread over two evenings so as not to rush things. Enjoy - we did.