One of the marquee games in the state this weekend features No. 1 Mill Valley hosting No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas in one Class 5A semifinal. The two teams met in the season opener where Mill Valley forced three Aquinas turnovers and topped the Saints 38-20.
Since then, Mill Valley continued to send a message to the rest of the state by posting wins over Blue Valley Northwest, 6A semifinalist Derby, St. James Academy, and Bonner Springs. The Jaguars one loss came 28-21 to Staley (Mo.), a team that ascended to No. 1 in the Missouri Class 5 rankings before completing a 9-2 season with a loss in the state quarterfinals.
In the playoffs, Mill Valley shutout Leavenworth 49-0 before blowing past Pittsburg 56-21 in last week's quarterfinal. In the Pittsburg game, Christian Jegen rushed for 170 yards and four touchdowns and caught five passes for 103 yards and three more scores. Quarterback Logan Koch passed for 148 yards and three touchdowns and added 51 yards on the ground for the Jaguars.
For the season, Koch has passed for 1,992 yards and 28 touchdowns with only five interceptions. He's also added 632 rushing yards and nine scores. Jegen has rushed for 596 yards and 12 touchdowns, and caught 55 passes for 1,044 yards and 14 more scores.
The Jaguars feature a big offensive line with tackles Ben Hecht (6-6, 250) and Tanner Jenkins (6-7, 280). The Mill Valley defense is led by Seth Burnett (98 tackles) and Cole Morris (69 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 9 sacks).
After the loss to Mill Valley to open the season, St. Thomas Aquinas picked up quality wins over 6A playoff teams in Blue Valley North and Blue Valley Northwest by the identical score of 42-13. The Saints then lost 41-21 at Bishop Miege before winning their next six contests. That six-game win streak included a 35-13 win at 6A semifinalist Blue Valley in which the Saints dominated in the second half.
The Saints have averaged just shy of 40 points per game while giving up 15 per game. Aquinas averages 363 rushing yards per game and surrenders less than 100.
Aquinas features a balanced rushing attack led by senior James Cosentino's 846 yards and 11 touchdowns. Cosentino missed the earlier meeting with Mill Valley recovering from an injury. Five other backs have rushed for at or more than 500 yards on the season including, Sam Ramaekers (638 yards, 6 TD), Karter Odermann (619, 18 TD), Jacob Leikam (595, 5 TD), Duron Lowe (504, 7 TD), and Sam Budetti (498, 3 TD).
Odermann has passed for 611 yards and seven scores on the season.
Both teams like to run the ball, but Mill Valley is more balanced with the abilities of Koch and Jegen. In the first meeting, the Jaguars led 14-12 at halftime before using a 14-0 third quarter to gain some separation.
Aquinas rushed for 293 yards in the first meeting and averaged more than five yards per carry. The Saints were hurt by three turnovers, while Mill Valley did not commit a turnover. Aquinas will have to contain Koch and Jegen if they want to have a chance to win, but opponents have found that a difficult task all season.
Goddard-Eisenhower has emerged as the biggest surprise in the state playoffs, regardless of classification. The Tigers, big underdogs in both contests, collected road victories versus Kapaun Mount Carmel (20-14) and Maize South (16-0). Statistically, the Tigers are a 29-point underdog to Bishop Carroll at home Friday.
Eisenhower, in its fourth season of existence, stood at 5-22 all-time entering this season. The Tigers are 0-2 all-time against Carroll. Junior Mason Madzey leads the offense. The offensive line has permitted just two sacks all year, and fullback Joseph Weibel is the program's first 1,000-yard rusher.
Carroll lost, 31-24, to eventual City League champion Wichita Northwest in the season opener. Since then, the defending state champions have won 10 straight. Carroll has two state championships and lost just two contests since the start of the 2012 season. Since the loss, Carroll has tallied at least 31 points in every contest, save a rain-drenched 20-0 victory against Valley Center in Week 9. Carroll has won every game by at least 17 points, including a 44-14 victory versus Heights last week, the second victory versus the Falcons this season. That includes a 47-7 victory against rival Kapaun in Week 3. The Golden Eagles are in their eighth semifinal in 10 years.
Carroll has battled through several injuries, namely to captains Will Honas, Chris Dugan and quarterback Jake Allen. Honas and Dugan are done for the year with knee injuries. Allen suffered a concussion in a first-round playoff victory. Offensive lineman Noah Johnson is the only healthy captain. Backup quarterback Cannon Lynch stepped in and played well before suffering a broken leg early in last week's win. Third-stringer Braden Howell, a sophomore, and starting running back Adam Theis guided the offense to the Heights win. Howell, the younger brother of Carroll's 2014 all-state quarterback Colton Howell, entered in the game and rushed for 151 rushing yards and two scores. Theis collected 167 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Eagles.
Eisenhower's run is going to be remembered for a long time, but this will be one of the all-time great upsets if the Tigers can win on Friday. Eisenhower has done a great job of winning "on the margins" with turnover margin and special teams in the playoffs. The defense, especially against the pass, has been exceptional. The key is whether Eisenhower can score Carroll on the ground, win special teams and turnover margin. Carroll runs effectively and does enough to win.


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Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Never Receive Any Gift From Obiano
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Never Receive…
Nnamdi Kanu Never Receive Any Gift From Obiano
From: Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka
Nnamdi Kau, The Leader of The Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB)
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has debunked the report that he received two Prado SUVs and $50 million from Governor Chief Willie Obiano of Anambra State.
He reiterated that these are cheap lies and propaganda stressing that he cannot leave the exorbitant bribe from the FG to quiet him in Kuje prison only to come and soil himself with Obiano's gifts. It doesn't make any sense, he said.
Kanu has also explained that the May 30, 2017, sit-at-home order, which recorded 100 per cent compliance, was not targeted at discrediting Igbo political leaders including the governors.
The IPOB leader, who made the clarifications through one of his allies and confidant and founder of Igbo Youth Movement (IYM), Evang. Elliot Ugochukwu-Ukoh said they were just fabrications meant to discredit and embarrass him (Kanu). Everyone knows that Obiano can never near him with his gifts. Obiano remains answerable to the IPOB members massacred in Onitsha.
Ugochukwu-Ukoh who spoke to Daily Sun on the two issues said Kanu laughed over the reports and wondered why anyone would think that he rejected Vice President's position, oil wells and so many enticing offers only to come and accept two Prado Jeeps and $50 million from a governor.
He said, "Nothing like that happened and if you know Nnamdi well you would know that he cannot accept such gifts if they ever have the courage to come to him. I asked him and he told me it is not true and I believe him, I have no reason not to believe him."
On the sit-at-home, the IYM founder said, "Nnamdi told me about the sit-at-home while he was still at Kuje prison and that was in the first week of April. There were three reasons why he wanted it. "One, to send a message to the doubting Thomases that his struggle over time has positively resonated with our people and that our people are solidly behind him".
"Two, to counter liars who were saying that the people were not with him, to counter them so that the world will know that IPOB is the mainstream group, mass movement, the largest mass movement ever and then the third reason was to prepare our people for an eventual coming together, to prove to the world that our people can come together and stand as one. Trying to discredit political leaders or show that they are irrelevant wasn't one of the reasons. Another of the reason he planned it then was that it will help put pressure on the government to grant him bail.
"When he came out from Kuje he told me that, that same sit-at-home will still go ahead on the 30th. Now some people are erroneously thinking that the sit-at-home was targeted at Igbo political leaders to discredit them, no, no there is no such thing.
"The five South-East Governors are great men who are doing well. Governor Ugwuanyi in Enugu is a very humble fellow who is carrying everybody along and you can see his developmental strides in Enugu. The Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, Governor Dave Umahi is a wonderful gifted young man who is doing excellently well. A humble fellow who tried in 2015 December to bail Nnamdi Kanu, and these Governors are our political leaders and we respect them and Nnamdi is desirous to meet and chat with them and get along with them.
"The Igbo legislators are doing their best under difficult circumstances; our Governors, in particular, are facing very difficult political circumstances. So the sit-at-home was not designed to rubbish anybody. Nnamdi does not want to enter into any confrontation with anybody, he rather wants to work well with everybody. Just about 30 minutes ago he met with President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Dr Nnia Nwodo and they had a very cordial meeting. Nnamdi is a humble fellow, he is not arrogant and he means well for our people."
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Q: Highest common factor of divisors of a number
Given that a number is N=2910600 . Find total number of ways in which given number can be split into two factors such that their highest common factor is a prime number .

my attempt
$N=2^3 \cdot 3^3 \cdot 5^2 \cdot 7^2 \cdot 11$
Now, one of the number would have only the first power of a prime number and the second number would have the remaining powers of the chosen prime number. The other prime numbers could be multiplied either with factor 1'or factor 2.
Example
Factor 1: $2^1$
Factor 2 : $2^2 \cdot 3^3 \cdot 5^2 \cdot 7^2 \cdot 11$
Or
Factor 1: $2^1 \cdot 3^3 \cdot 5^2 \cdot 7^2 \cdot 11 $
Factor 2: $2^2$
This makes the answer $2\cdot 5= $10
Is my way correct or is there an alternate solution ?

A: Suppose that $n=ab$ with $\gcd(a,b)=p$ for some prime $p$. So $a=a'p$ and $b=b'p$ for some natural numbers $a'$ and $b'$. Hence $N=a'b'p^2$ with $\gcd(a',b')=1$.
So in order to construct all possible pairs $(a,b)$, we pick a prime $p$ and divide $N$ by $p^2$. Then we split the quotient in two coprime factors, $(a',b')$.
Now, $N=2^3\cdot 3^3\cdot 5^2\cdot 7^2\cdot 11$
So we have $4$ choices for $p$, namely $2$, $3$, $5$ and $7$. If we choose $5$ or $7$, the quotient has $4$ unique prime factors. For each of these we must decide whether they will be a factor of $a'$ or not (meaning they'll be a factor of $b$)'. This gives $2^4$ possible combinations, but some of these will be the same, with $a'$ and $b'$ switched, so we'll divide by $2$ and there are $8$ possible combinations.
If we choose $2$ or $3$ for $p$, there are $5$ unique primes left, so there are $\frac12\cdot 2^5=16$ possible combinations.
This gives a total number of possible ways of:
$$8+8+16+16=48$$
different ways.

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KBIT tests a child's cognitive ability and relays both a verbal and nonverbal score.
CTOPP tests phonological processing, an auditory processing skill.
PAL II is used to measure students' procedural skills of math and mathematical computation skills.
GORT-5 is indicative of how an examinee analyzes specific deviations from prints. This, in turn, provides clues about how a child reads. This observation of a student's reading skill can lead directly to instructional methods needed. The oral reading abilities test examines rate, accuracy, comprehension and fluency.
Developed by C. Kenneth Conners, Ph.D., the Conners 3 helps to assess ADHD and comorbid disorders in children and adolescents.
Decoding characteristics are evaluated with WRMT-III. Subtests include word identification, word attack, word comprehension, passage comprehension and listening comprehension. This listening comp score is very helpful in allowing the examiner to determine if comprehension ability is intact and is not due to inability with decoding and word identification.
SORT is a quick word identification test that indicates a student's grade level vocabulary, including prefixes and suffixes.
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Israel Approves Billion-Shekel Golan Plan to Double Population
'The Golan Heights are Israeli; this is self-evident. Israeli law has been applied to them since 1981 and they are beyond all debate.'
The Six Day War and the Chanukah Miracle of 1967
The true miracle of the war was simply the way it began. Good intelligence, foresight and planning allowed for the Israeli army to carry out a pre-emptive strike on the enormous enemy forces. The timing had to be right.
WATCH: The Real Reason Jordan Attacked Israel in the Six-Day War
Jordan made a huge mistake when it decided to join the fight against Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War.
WATCH: The Miraculous Six Day War and Liberation of Jerusalem!
This exciting and uplifting film highlights the miraculous events of the 1967 Six Day War, emphasizing the Divine hand orchestrating these remarkable events.
Yom Yerushalayim: A Time to Appreciate God's Miracles
While celebrating the liberation of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War, let us remember that the victory was not achieved through the sword alone.
The 'Ruins Synagogue' – A Symbol of Hope
Indeed, on Jerusalem Day - Yom Yerushalayim - Israelis celebrate the liberation of the Holy City in 1967.
Celebrating the Victory of Jerusalem on Jerusalem Day!
Jerusalem will never again be divided. There is no 'West Jerusalem' or 'East" Jerusalem. 'There is ONE Jerusalem – with religious access and freedom for all!
Obama's Revisionist 'Promised Land' Delegitimizes Israel
In his new memoir, the former U.S. president misleads readers in a way that will forever shape their negative perspective of the Jewish state.
Opinion: Peter Beinart's Israel-Palestine Fantasies
Once upon a time, Beinart hoped that he 'could remain a liberal and a supporter of Jewish statehood at the same time.' That time has clearly passed.
Western Wall Discovery: Jordanian Ammunition Stash from Six-Day War Found in Cistern
Ten full magazines for a light machine gun, full clip chargers, and two British bayonets were discovered today in Jerusalem's Old City.
WATCH: 'Yes to Annexation, No to Palestinian State,' Say Israelis in Judea and Samaria
Most residents are continuing with their daily routines, not expecting any major impact on their lives as a result of the extended sovereignty.
Happy Shavuot! The Time of Divine Revelation
It is ironic that Shavuot is such a little-known holiday. Because in fact, Shavuot commemorates the single most important event in Jewish history - the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
Israel Celebrates 52nd Anniversary of Golan Heights Victory
Israel staved off an attack by four Arab armies, beating back Syrian forces and taking control of the strategically essential Golan Heights region in Israel's north.
WATCH: A Tribute to Southern Israel's Farmers and Firefighters
Farmers and those fighting the fires in the south of Israel caused by terrorists from Gaza remake a classic Six Day War song together with shocking footage of the damage.
US Ambassador Friedman: Stop Using Term 'Occupied Territories'
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has called for the US State Department to change its terminology and drop the word 'occupied' when referring to the 'West Bank.'
Which Came First – Arab Terror or the 'Occupation'?
While many claim that the Israeli "occupation" is the cause of Palestinian terror and violence, facts and history clearly debunk this myth.
WATCH: Why did Israel Build a Security Barrier?
Israel's security barrier, bordering Judea and Samaria, has reduced deaths through Palestinian terror by over 90 percent.
IDF Paves Way for New Construction on Jewish Land in Judea
Following the celebration of 50 years of modern Jewish life in Judea and Samaria, the IDF registered over 200 acres of Jewish land there, which is the first step in expanding construction in the area.
Jerusalem's Reunification Celebrated at the UN
"Jerusalem is, and always will be, our undivided and eternal capital," stated Danon during the special anniversary event at the UN.
WATCH: Residents Describe Daily Terror Before Israel 'Occupied' the Golan Heights
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PA Demands UNESCO Make Cave of the Patriarchs a Palestinian World Heritage Site
The PA is requesting that UNESCO register the Cave of the Patriarchs, Judaism's second-holiest spot, as a Palestinian World Heritage site,
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Knesset and Congress Jointly Celebrate 50 Years of Jerusalem Reunification
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The Facts Show: 'Israeli Occupation' is Good for the Palestinians
Palestinians suffer under Israeli "occupation?" The facts beg to differ!
US Senate Unanimously Affirms Israeli Sovereignty in Jerusalem, its United Capital
The Senate unanimously voted on a resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification and affirming Israeli sovereignty in its capital.
Palestinians: Israeli Cabinet Meeting in Jerusalem's Old City a 'Provocation'
The Palestinians complained about the Israeli government's weekly meeting that was held in the Western Wall tunnels in Jerusalem's Old City, an event the Palestinians labeled a "provocation."
Israel Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Hebron
Israel is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem, the home of its ancestors.
Israel Celebrates Jubilee Anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem
Israel is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, its eternal capital.
Netanyahu: We Did Not Conquer Jerusalem, We Liberated It
"Fifty years ago we returned to the heart of our capital and our country, and 50 years ago we did not conquer it, rather we liberated it," Netanyahu said at the ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem's unification.
Jerusalem Mayor Thrilled with UWI's 500k Jerusalem Initiative
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Top Trump Aide Won't Say if Western Wall is Part of Israel
Trump'survive national security adviser said the Western Wall's status is a 'policy decision.'
Report: Trump to Visit Israel Ahead of Jerusalem Day Festivities
Trump's visit to Israel will reportedly take place May 22, ahead of celebrations marking 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem.
WATCH: Nuclear Physicist Reveals Who's Really Protecting Israel
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Norwegian City Approves Boycott of Israeli Goods and Services
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Exhibits at Jerusalem's Israel Museum Testify to Continued Jewish Presence in Israel
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WATCH: Execution of Israeli National Hero Eli Cohen in Damascus
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WATCH: Obama Demands Israel Stop 'Occupying Palestinian Land'
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Caparica e Trafaria (oficialmente: União das Freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria) é uma freguesia portuguesa do município de Almada com 16,74 km² de área e  habitantes
(censo de 2021). A sua densidade populacional é .

História
Foi constituída em 2013, no âmbito de uma reforma administrativa nacional, pela agregação das antigas freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria com sede em Caparica.

Demografia
A população registada nos censos foi:

À data da junção das freguesias, a população registada no censo anterior foi:

Freguesias de Almada

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Carmelo G. San Nicolas
Carmelo G. San Nicolas, died March 13 at the age of 66.
Carmelo G. San Nicolas Carmelo G. San Nicolas, died March 13 at the age of 66. Check out this story on guampdn.com: http://www.guampdn.com/story/obituaries/2018/03/16/carmelo-g-san-nicolas/426972002/
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Mass of Intentions is being said daily at 7 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Agat.
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Cléber Schwenck Tiene (Nova Iguaçu, 8 februari 1979) is een Braziliaans voetballer.

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This past week, on our December 3rd program, we interviewed Marc Kitsko, Founder and CEO of City Gate Ministries. Below is a clip of the interview portion of the Cultivating Ethos Program for December 3rd, 2017.
To learn more about City Gate Ministries, please visit www.CityGateMinistries.org. You can take advantage of their free 30 minute strategy session right there on their website. It's perfect for pastors and other people in ministry or organizational leadership.


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Along with its 3G/A-GPS equipped, the original Wi-Fi only Apple iPad (1st Gen/A1219) -- heralded as a "magical and revolutionary" device -- is a tablet computer designed for "browsing the web, reading and sending e-mail, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books, and more".
It is equipped with a 9.7-inch (1024x768, 132 ppi) multitouch "glossy" LED-backlit IPS display and runs a version of the same operating system that powers the iPhone and iPod touch models (originally iPhone OS 3.2, Build 7B367). As a result it is compatible with many apps for the iPhone/iPod touch, but not Mac OS X. It also syncs with a Mac or PC like an iPhone or iPod touch, but can be used like a computer with a Bluetooth keyboard or keyboard "dock" as well.
It is powered by a custom-designed 1 GHz Apple A4 "system on a chip", has 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB of flash memory, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi support, an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, dual mono speakers and a built-in mic packed in a 0.5 inch thick, 1.5 pound glass and aluminum case. The battery life of this iPad is reportedly 10 hours "surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music" and it provides a month of standby time.
Introduction Date: January 27, 2010* Discontinued Date: March 2, 2011
Processors: 1 Geekbench 2 (32): 454
Geekbench 3 (32): N/A Geekbench 3 (32): N/A
Processor Speed: 1.0 GHz Processor Type: Apple A4
Onboard RAM: 256 MB* Storage Capacity: 16 GB
Details: *Apple releases no official information regarding the amount of onboard RAM, but iFixit determined that original iPad models have 256 MB of RAM via the customary disassembly.
Song Capacity: N/A* Photo Capacity: N/A*
USB Support: Sync & Charge Firewire Support: None
Details: The original iPad does not offer a "disk mode" for file transfer.
Connectivity: USB Ports: Dock, Headphone
Case Type: Tablet/Slate Form Factor: iPad
Housing Color: Black/Silver* Controller: Multi-touch
Details: *The iPad has a black-trimmed "glossy" glass front and a silver aluminum back.
Built-in Display: 9.7" Color* Display Resolution: 1024x768 (132 ppi)
Standard Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/n* Standard Bluetooth: 2.1+EDR
Cell Network: Wi-Fi Only Camera: None
Battery Type: Lithium Polymer (25Whr)
Apple Order No: MB292LL/A* Apple Subfamily: iPad (Original)
Details: *MB292LL/A is the order number for the 16 GB configuration. The 32 GB configuration is assigned MB293LL/A and the 64 GB configuration is assigned MB294LL/A.
Apple Model No: A1219 (EMC 2311) Model ID: iPad1,1
Details: The wi-fi only iPad configurations are assigned model number A1219.
Pre-Installed OS: iPhone OS 3.2 (7B367) Maximum OS: iOS 5.1.1*
Details: *This model is capable of running the last version of iOS 5 designed for the iPad line. It is not capable of running iOS 6 or subsequent versions of the iOS.
Dimensions: 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.5 Avg. Weight: 1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg)
Mac Support: Mac OS X 10.5.8 Windows Support: Windows XP SP3/Vista/7
Details: Apple reports that this iPad is compatible with a "Mac computer with a USB 2.0 port, MacOS X v10.5.8 or later, and iTunes 9 or later.
It is compatible with a "PC with a USB 2.0 port, Windows 7, Windows Vista; Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later, and iTunes 9 or later.
Regardless of which operating system the iPad is "synced," Apple notes that an iTunes Store account and Internet access also are required.
Audio Support: Apple reports that the iPad supports "AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV."
Photo Support: Apple reports that the iPad syncs iPod-viewable photos from iTunes. iTunes supports JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG formats.
Video Support: Apple reports that the iPad supports "H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats."


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Mexico's president-elect thanks Trump for 'very respectful' tweet
Tensions between Mexico and the United States may be further strained with the election of López Obrador.
President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks on July 1, 2018 in Mexico City | Pedro Mera/Getty Images
By Rebecca Morin
July 2, 2018 6:04 pm CET
WASHINGTON — Mexico's president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday said that he wants to maintain "mutual respect" with the United States government and will get in touch with the Trump administration "at the appropriate moment."
"We are never going to disrespect the U.S. government, because we want them to respect us," López Obrador said in an interview with Televisa news network, according to the Associated Press. "At the appropriate moment, we are going to get in touch, to reach an understanding" with Trump administration.
López Obrador also said President Donald Trump's tweet on Sunday evening was "very respectful."
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Are bison over populated?
1 Are bison over populated?
2 How many bison are left in the world?
3 Did Yellowstone save the bison?
4 How many years can a bison live?
5 Why are there so many bison in Montana?
6 What was the population of bison in the 1880s?
Wild buffalo in America once numbered 30 to 60 million, ranging from Virginia to Alaska and all points in between. Today the only buffalo to have continuously occupied their native range number approximately 4,000 and are being forced to live inside the inadequate confines of Yellowstone National Park.
How many bison are left in the world?
As few as 12,000 to 15,000 pure bison are estimated to remain in the world.
Are there too many bison in Yellowstone?
No. Yellowstone's bison population has grown steadily over the last 45 years: from 500 animals in 1970 to 4,680 in 2020. Along with elk, bison are the most numerous large mammals in Yellowstone, and periodic culling will not alter that fact.
Did Yellowstone save the bison?
Yellowstone National Park diverted an additional 105 bison from slaughter in March 2020 by placing them in the limited capacity facilities in and just outside the park, and in January 2021 a large family group of 50 bison will be ready for transfer to Fort Peck for the final phase of testing.
How many years can a bison live?
Bison can live up to 20 years old. The average lifespan for a bison is 10–20 years, but some live to be older. Cows begin breeding at the age of 2 and only have one baby at a time. For males, the prime breeding age is 6–10 years.
Are there too many bison in the Grand Canyon?
Bison overpopulation in the Grand Canyon 's north rim has been a growing issue for a number of years, according to the NPS, which said alternative ways to control the bison population have been implemented.
Why are there so many bison in Montana?
Hundreds of bison move into the State on Montana each winter and spring to access critical winter range and calving grounds. These areas also provide for bison hunting opportunities. Thus far, bison have only explored into a small portion of the areas available to them outside the park.
What was the population of bison in the 1880s?
The other fact known to most is this symbol of the west very nearly faced extinction in the 1880s when bison populations numbered only 464. Today the accepted, and adamantly proclaimed, belief is bison were hunted almost to extinction by professional buffalo hunters with Sharps rifles, notably for the animal's hides and tongues.
How many bison were killed in a year?
Holt explains that a study by Dr. William Temple Hornaday, 1889, reveals records of animals shot and hides traded show the number of animals killed has never exceeded the natural increase. "Estimates show bison numbers of around 65 million. Every year hundreds of thousands of buffalo were harvested.
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By Mike Swift
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Posted: 03/26/2010 07:31:03 PM PDT
Updated: 03/29/2010 03:43:05 AM PDT
To Chinese Internet censors, he's infamous. To the rest of the world, he's unknown.
As he clicked through the Web in a Silicon Valley coffee shop Thursday, you'd never guess that a half-million people in China, Iran and other countries depend on his software to evade Internet blocking and government surveillance, that an estimated 50,000 government software engineers in China are trying to stop him and others; and that a congressional panel debated not only how to help mighty Google in its confrontation with Chinese censorship this week, but also the work of this software engineer.
He's testified before a congressional panel — anonymously — and when he was interviewed on national television, he was shot from behind and his voice disguised. For fear of the Chinese government, the soft-spoken Silicon Valley software consultant has kept his identity concealed. Until now.
"I realized that if you're scared," Alan Huang told the Mercury News in an exclusive interview, "the government can take advantage of that."
Huang's local company, UltraReach Internet, is among a group of companies that make up the Global Internet Freedom Consortium. Through the consortium's simple software, often downloaded through an e-mail, a person can step outside whatever blocking or surveillance their country imposes and freely access anyplace on the Web.
A follower of the government-banned spiritual group Falun Gong, Huang helped develop the technology in 2002 to help members of that movement communicate. But he soon realized that access to unfiltered information, free of government surveillance, was a fundamental need, not tied to any single group or country. Huang was active in the democracy movement in China in 1989 before moving to the Bay Area in 1992.
While the largest share of the consortium's traffic still comes from China, the service is seeing a surge from Iran — where the government cracked down last year on democracy activists using YouTube, Facebook and other social networking tools to communicate — and from Vietnam. The consortium also gets many users from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries — including the United States.
"If you don't have privacy and security, you don't have freedom," Huang said.
Huang is cheering Google's step this week of directing its Chinese search traffic to an unfiltered search service based in Hong Kong. He had, however, already decided that he no longer wanted to remain anonymous when a reporter tracked him down this week, saying the consortium's circumvention software represents "the right side of technology, the right side of history."
The consortium is one of many services that have become increasingly important tools for people within China to circumvent the "Great Firewall" over the past five years, said Xiao Qiang, director of the China Internet Project at the UC Berkeley and founder of the China Digital Times. He says the demand will only become greater.
"We haven't even seen the full retaliation from the Chinese government" to Google's move to stop censoring its Chinese search, Xiao said. "If Google is forced to withdraw from China, it will make this an even bigger market."
The global attention Google generated when it stopped censoring search in China could also help the consortium make its services available to more people in all 180 countries it serves. On Wednesday, at a hearing in Washington before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China about Google, a debate over additional federal resources for the consortium and others offering circumvention technology became a central issue.
Mark Palmer, a former U.S. ambassador to Hungary and now of Freedom House, a human rights group, blasted the U.S. State Department for not distributing $30 million in already appropriated money to help the consortium buy more computer servers and hire paid staff. In January, a group of senators, led by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking that the money be released.
"It's clear from talking to my friends, both in the State Department and the White House, that one of the concerns that has led to this (delay) is concern about the Chinese reaction," Palmer told the group of senators and House members on the commission. The State Department did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Palmer told the congressional panel that if anti-censorship technology like the consortium's could open up enough holes in the "Great Firewall" for enough people, the cyber-gymnastics Google did this week by moving its Chinese search to Hong Kong would be unnecessary, and people could go directly to Google's main search engine. "Google's in a fight and a martyred defeat will not help the cause," he said.
The consortium provides free encryption software that also allows Internet users to switch IP addresses multiple times a second on a group of dedicated proxy servers scattered around the world, frustrating government blocking or surveillance in any country.
While it is a powerful technology because it is cheap compared with the expensive surveillance and blocking that the Chinese government does, the consortium is a shoestring operation, Huang says. After his daytime job as a software consultant, he works late into the night many evenings for the consortium, and spends his own money on hardware and services. Staffing is all volunteer. The consortium, which also includes Dynamic Internet Technology in North Carolina, has received government funding through the International Broadcasting Bureau, which funds ventures such as Voice of America.
Huang has become a U.S. citizen. But he says there are still reasons to fear the reach of the Chinese government, even here in the Bay Area, and he asked that where he lives and other personal details be kept private. While he applauded the step Google took this week, Huang said that he could not ignore that the company had agreed to Chinese censorship rules for four years.
"To me, I feel it's kind of late," he said, but added that he hoped the U.S. government would be tougher with China and that other companies would follow Google's lead. "Microsoft should do the same thing; Yahoo should do the same thing; Cisco should do the same thing."
Contact Mike Swift at 408-271-3648. Follow him at Twitter.com/swiftstories.
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How many times have you heard a leader offer up that kind of explanation for something they've done?
Got caught fudging the numbers?
But these are not the same thing. Not even close.
And leaders must recognize the enormous differences between the two if they are to protect their integrity and their character.
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A mistake can result from attempting new initiatives.
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Doing something wrong can lead towards the erosion of character.
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Doing something wrong can indicate there is an area of character that requires development.
A mistake is something that leaders should never fear.
Doing something wrong is something leaders should shun completely.
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If you tried something new and it didn't work out? Own it. Acknowledge the mistake, learn and move on.
If you committed a breach of ethics, don't call it a mistake. Let people know you were wrong. Fix it, and learn from it.
Everyone makes mistakes. But not everyone does something wrong and calls it a mistake. The difference sounds minor, but the implications are significant.
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I was once asked if I had made a mistake or an error. How do you differentiate that?
Amen! I've been preaching that message for a long time in the business world. I'm flabbergasted by the shear numbers of people who avoid taking responsibility for violating moral principles by saying, "I made a mistake" and even more frustrated that most people don't see the difference and as a result, serve to promote the continuance of those destructive behaviors. But I get it: self-deception, rationalization and justification has been going on since sin entered the world. So let's be honest with ourselves. Sin is cosmic treason against the God of the universe and the only answer to our problems is Jesus. Period. Dot. But I also know this: The really important things in life are simple, but the simple things are hard to do. None the less, if and when we are willing to make that journey, we will find freedom.
Your're spot on with this post. As a variation of "I made a mistake" versus "I was wrong," I've found that many people will use the work "apologize" instead of "sorry" as a way to distance themselves from their wrong behavior.
The word "apologize" means a recognition that an error or mistake was made whereas "sorry" connotes a sense of regret or remorse for one's behavior. In order to build (or rebuild) trust with people, I believe leaders need to fully own the consequences of their behavior. Admitting your mistakes and expressing remorse is one of the quickest and most powerful ways to rebuild trust.
John, I am struck by the level of energy and passion you bring to the conversation. I sense you've been dealing with this issue for some time and growing in your frustration towards the lack of responsibility our culture seems to promote. As another example of this, look at how many issues we once called "vices" or simply "sin" are now called "diseases". I'm not saying there isn't an element of truth in the "disease" diagnosis, but it also further distances people from personal responsibility. Thanks for weighing in.
Randy, what an interesting, and important, distinction between the words "apologize" and "sorry". You are quite right; there is a world of difference here. Many people today seem quite incapable of owning up to their own wrong-doings, and in some cases the closest they'll come to accepting responsibility is indeed to "apologize". That's close. But it's not really owning up to personal responsibility. Really appreciate you sharing your perspective Randy.
Jennifer, that's an interesting question (the difference between a mistake versus an error). At first glance I would say these are synonyms. They both seem to point to having simply miscalculated an outcome. For example, I would think these terms would be interchangeable with respect to math problems. What do others think?
Scott, I appreciate the distinction you are making. I do take issue with how you define wrong and how this must be crossing moral and ethical lines. What is "wrong"? According to who? Example, abortion. Right or wrong – depends who you talk to. From a leadership perspective I have had some leaders do things that the previous leader considered wrong – but it was purely matter of opinion. Neither bosses i considered morally corrupt. Mistakes should be celebrated as part of a learning and growing organization, as long as that does not lead to a culture of I'm sorry (with no action). We should just stay away from labeling right or wrong.
Thanks for the comments and insights Grant. I fully agree with your conclusion; "Mistakes should be celebrate as part of a learning and growing organization." What a great way to position this. Well said. However, I take a less ambiguous view of "right" and "wrong". Using the examples I cite in the post, if a leader steals money from the company, that's wrong. I wouldn't quibble about it. If person in position of authority makes inappropriate comments of a sexual nature to a subordinate, that's wrong. In leadership concepts of right and wrong should not be easily confused.
Thanks a lot for contributing to the discussion.


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"Alright class, can someone tell me what 1 + 1 is" Mrs. Dooklberry said, our sub. "Ya, it equals window, like you" a kid said, other kids started to laugh. Her face turned red " well then go to a window" she said as she picked him up and threw him out a window "I will make sure to give you flowers for your marriage you and the glass" she said. All of a sudden, she took off her face which was a mask of a alien, but this time, they were bigger. "One of my leaders is here" he said as doors opened up to one of the leaders, when they walked through, it was a human! 'Wait a minute, I know you" I said " it's big bird!" I yelled " well, your dangerous" he said to me "take them to the dungeon" he told some aliens. I knew I had to do something, I grabbed an aliens blaster, shot the aliens, and pointed my blaster at big bird. "Well that small blaster won't stop you from this" he said pointing a spoon at me " uh dude thats a spoon" I said to him. "oh, I mean this" he said pointing a bigger blaster at me "your defenseless against …" he didn't get to finish from the shot of my blast. "Hey, I didn't get to finish" he said "well guess what I uh, you know what, I don't have a good comeback" I said to him, then I shot him. I looked up, "that's where I'm going" I said looking at a huge ship. I was running to the ship when I got tired, I went into an abandoned house to rest "ding dong" went the doorbell I opened it up and it was one of the leaders, Elmo, "Your de-"He didn't get to finish because I slammed the door on him, he got stuck in it . All of a sudden, I teleported, 'what the, creepy, but cool at the same time" I said. " So, your the one that destroyed my leaders, eh" he said "ya" I said to him "well you'll never find out who I am" he said. "Oh ya" I said to him, I blasted his cape off " it's, Justin Bieber!" I said "ya that's right, its me" "I'm not surprised" I said to him. "Well you'll never defeat this ship it's impossible nothing can…" he said "unless its the self destruct button right next to me" I said to him. "Well you will never get out of here because theres only 1 parachute and-" he said I jumped out with it, the ship exploded with him. I landed on the ground safely and then I went to my house to rest.
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The exhibition Imaginalia by Espen Sommer Eide opens at Østfold Art Centre on Saturday March 10th. BEK is proud partner for this new production, as Sommer Eide has been using BEK's audio and video equipment, as well as project room and studios.
A composer, disillusioned by the limits and weakness of the human imagination, decides to travel back to nature. He journeys to the rivers and highlands of Northern Norway, hoping to get in touch with other sources of imagination. The composition Imaginalia is constructed of visions unsullied by human agency and emotional politics. The sensory biology of animals and plants becomes a visual score with rhythms and harmonies based on unknown principles. All the while the composer is constantly visited by ghosts of his own past, something that makes it ever more difficult to finish the composition Imaginalia.
Espen Sommer Eide (b. 1972) is a composer and artist based in Bergen, Norway. Using sound as a tool, his works investigates themes ranging from the linguistic to sensory biology, including the invention of new scientific and musical instruments for performative fieldwork. He has been a prominent representative of experimental electronic music from Norway, with main projects Alog and Phonophani, and a string of releases on the labels Rune Grammofon and Hubro.
His works has been exhibited and performed at Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen Assembly, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Manifesta Biennial, Henie Onstad kunstsenter, Stedelijk Museum, De Halle Haarlem, Sonic Acts, Mutek festival, GRM/Presences Électronique, Performa Festival, Museo Reina Sofia and more.


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Book Review : Multicultural Fiction/Young Adult
The Breaking of a Wave
by Fabio Genovesi
Review by Mari Carlson
In THE BREAKING OF A WAVE, Fabio Genovesi simulates a tsunami of interwoven tales that crash over us, leaving a wake of devastation as well as hope.
Serena, a knock-out single mother of two, allows eighteen year old Luca go to France surfing for his birthday. Younger sister Luna, an albino teen derided by schoolmates, stays home with Serena and her friend-by-default, Zot, a newly transplanted Chernobyl orphan who supplants her as the most ridiculed middle schooler. Meanwhile, a threesome of n'er-do-well forty year olds, Sandro, Marino and Rambo, scheme to make money and lure chicks. When catastrophe strikes Serena's family, Sandro steps in to win her heart. But, as usual, his best intentions end in disaster – or do they?
Genovesi cites many instances of waves, but also creates a wave by building stories to a peak that inevitably comes crashing down. Waves of pleasure thinking about sex, waves of shock as bullies pounce, waves of grief, waves on which to surf and waves to survey while sitting on the beach eating pizza: these are the small waves of our main characters' ordinary time. A storm is brewing as they try to change the course of their lives with a trip to Pontremoli to see the ancient statues made by moon worshippers of Lunigiana. Luna convinces her mom and Sandro to take her and Zot to find out what message these relics might bear for them. Back at home, Marino and Rambo, fleeing a scheme-gone-sour, meet the crew in Pontremoli. When they come together, myth collides with reality, youth confronts maturity, and best laid plans fails. The giant wave of narrative breaks in these climactic scenes.
But that isn't the end. "And whatever is behind us we don't see, though something is there. The whole gigantic sea and the water that never rests and the waves that have always come and will always come, one after the other. They break on the shore and that seems to be the end of them. Only it's not. They withdraw so that the next one can rise and the next and the next, with a shove from who knows where, but it's there and it sends us up and down, up and down, sending us up and down, up and down, in this warm embrace that we don't need to face to feel, it's all around us, while we keep looking ahead, at what the current carries us, at the break of day, which looks like an enormous orange gift waiting to be opened" (461). Rather than wrapping up the story, the last chapter opens up new possibilities, the early stages of a new wave.
The book won the Stega Prize for Young Readers. Its fast pace and the age of the characters (both mentally and physically) clued me in to the intended audience. The characters, although well drawn, are bumbling and likable and not fully developed as people. They're reminiscent of holy fools in Russian literature – wise and dumb at the same time, not made for this world. First and foremost of these "idiots" is Luna, the narrator, who sometimes speaks as "I" but sometimes addresses her mother as "you," as though she's looking back on her life from another era, perhaps as Tages, the little white man we meet in a fable told in the first chapter, with whom Luna identifies. The novel is a coming of age story, for all of us coming into our own age; all of us who need relief from growing pains. It is not a challenging read, rather, utterly enjoyable and engaging. It makes me want to do something rash and spontaneous, like hop a plane to Italy and find these friends I've just made!
Fabio Genovesi was born in Forte dei Marmi in Versilia in 1974. He is the author of Live Bait (Other Press, 2014), which has been translated into over ten languages, an earlier novel, Versilia Rock City, the memoir Morte Dei Marmi (Laterza, 2012), and the Young Reader's Strega Prize winning-novel, The Breaking of a Wave.
When not reading books and writing reviews, Mari teaches violin lessons and practices and performs with chamber and symphony orchestras and folk ensembles in Minneapolis, MN and Eau Claire, WI. See all of her reviews and contact page at https://marisbookreviews.wordpress.com/
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2017, 432 page paperback; $18.00
Translated by Will Schutt
https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9781609453879/the-breaking-of-a-wave


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Congresswoman Lesko received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin. She lives in Peoria with her husband, Joe, and they have three children.


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Q: Which IDE are you using under Unix/Linux for visual debugging? I usually build the application in windows and test /port the application in UNIX using VI
But what is I need to build the application from scratch in unix/linux in shell what option do I have to
Visually debug (break point and such .. )  or syntax helpers?  ( c/c++)

A: QtCreator is excellent for Qt development. It is integrated well with gdb, has all the normal features plus excellent source control integration as well. Also KDevelop is very good. Of course, Eclipse isn't bad either.

A: I am old school, I grew up using ed (yes, ed) moved to vi, and then emacs. I occasionally fall back to emacs now and again when I want to do something that needs the power of emacs.
But lately I've been using Netbeans IDE and loving it for all the code completion and easy access to function signatures. I can learn one IDE and use it for shell, Java, C, C++, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Python. These are the languages I use most.
Netbeans is cross-platform and written in Java. It's fast enough on most processors of today.
I've heard great things about Code::Blocks, but as I use many other languages I don't want to learn another IDE just for C/C++ language. Although it probably has an emacs mode for me :). Code::Blocks is written in C++ so it's going to be a fast IDE.

A: Try Code::Blocks.

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*Full breakpoints support

*Syntax highlighting, customizable and extensible

*Code completion

*etc...

A: I've used Netbeans it has the GNU debugger integrated in it.
You'll find a good comparisons of all the IDE's for C and C++ here.

A: Try DDD - Data Display Debugger.

A: This answer stands equally for visual debugging.


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We employ and train professional photographers and image editors to get the best shot possible, make sure the details are crisp and clear and the print came out just right for each & every guest.
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MSC Bellissima Officially Christened in Southampton
By John Stansfield , March 3, 2019	, Cruise Industry
An official christening ceremony for the biggest cruise ship to be named in the UK had to be evacuated as strong winds rocked the quayside marquee.
MSC Bellissima's star-studded event was held in a large marquee next to the ship at Southampton UK when the decision was made to move the christening onboard.
The ceremony was hosted by This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby and saw screen legend Sophia Loren performing the ribbon-cutting duties.
Before the moving of the event, guests enjoyed a performance by tenors Andrea and Matteo Bocelli as well as a show by Cirque du Soleil at Sea.
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A third of 10th-graders passed math ISTEP
If new 10th-grade ISTEP math exam determined graduation eligibility, a third of test-takers would get their diploma
A third of 10th-graders passed math ISTEP If new 10th-grade ISTEP math exam determined graduation eligibility, a third of test-takers would get their diploma Check out this story on courier-journal.com: http://cjky.it/2g4Rf5B
Kirsten Clark, @kirstenlmclark Published 3:43 p.m. ET Nov. 18, 2016 | Updated 3:54 p.m. ET Nov. 18, 2016
A sign on the door indicates ISTEP testing is going on in a classroom at Emmons Elementary School in Mishawaka, Ind.(Photo: File Photo)
If this year's new 10th-grade ISTEP math exam had been used to determine graduation eligibility – like the Algebra 1 End of Course Assessment it's replacing – only a third of test-takers statewide would have qualified for their high school diploma, according to results released Thursday.
And in some local school districts, that figure would be even lower.
"If this was the test they had to pass to graduate, we only had one of every four sophomores pass it," said Andrew Melin, superintendent of Greater Clark County Schools. "Just think about that."
And in Clarksville Community Schools, less than 5 percent of 10th-graders passed the math exam – a fact that surprised and displeased district officials, Superintendent Kimberly Knott said.
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Part of the problem, educators say, was that last spring was the first time this new test had been administered. Educators and students didn't know exactly what to expect, and unlike the old End of Course Assessment in math, which only tested on skills learned in Algebra 1, the Grade 10 ISTEP included geometry and other courses.
In fact, it's been sort of a crapshoot for Indiana educators ever since the state became an early adopter of Common Core State Standards in 2010. The state began to transition to those standards and a new assessment, and then in 2014, Indiana became the first state to reject the Common Core. The state developed its own College and Career Ready Standards and introduced a new standardized test to align with those new standards in spring 2015.
The near constant changes in standards and assessment are wearing on teachers and students, Melin said. It's a challenge for both parties when "we're constantly trying to figure out what it is that the state wants our kids to know."
"We've been trying to hit a moving target for several years now," Melin said. "How do you truly know where you stand when you don't have a solid, stable measure?"
This year's Grade 10 ISTEP did not count toward students' graduation requirements, but that, paired with testing fatigue, could have contributed to the low scores.
Students who took the Grade 10 ISTEP last year – which will be used as a baseline for next year – also took the old graduation qualifying exams, the End of Course Assessment in Algebra 1 and English 10.
Altogether, last year's sophomores spent up to 15 hours testing between the old End of Course Assessment and new Grade 10 ISTEP, said Sally Jensen, who oversees assessment for New Albany-Floyd County Schools. And on top of the state standardized tests, some students were prepping for their May AP exams around the same time.
It was hard to keep kids motivated, she said.
"It was just difficult because they had this test that really, really meant something to them – i.e., graduation – and then there was this other piece," she said. "It's not for graduation, so they're going, 'Well, why are we taking it?'"
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To be sure, for students who are sophomores this year, the new ISTEP will be used as a graduation qualifying exam after it is administered in the spring. Melin said that the new Grade 10 math exam is a "problem across the state and one that will have to be addressed moving forward."
But it's unclear whether the issue will be addressed at the state level with changes to the test, or whether school districts will be responsible for adjusting instruction to ensure their students perform better next year. It's also unclear whether more changes are in store for the new graduation qualifying exam, given the state's plans to replace ISTEP during the 2018-19 school year.
"I don't think I can really speculate at this point what policy decisions may or may not be made moving forward," a spokeswoman for the Indiana Department of Education said in an email Thursday.
Knott said moving forward, the district will have to look at why the math exam passing rate among Clarksville's 10th-graders was much lower than the state average. She said there are math teachers at the secondary level last year who are no longer with the district, and she has confidence in the district's teachers to make adjustments.
"I know our staff," she said. "I know that they will do whatever it takes so when we have to give these assessments again our students are ready. And those scores will change. I'm confident of them."
Reporter Kirsten Clark can be reached at 502-582-4144. Follow The Courier-Journal's Education Team on Facebook at Facebook.com/SchooledCJ.
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Piaf by Christine Bovill
"There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in." – Graham Greene
Christine threads her remarkable journey in the world of French Song with the life and works of Edith Piaf. No glamour. No gimmicks. No pretence. Nothing but a voice, singing of life's triumphs and tragedies. PIAF, as much a play as it is a musical homage, is a moving theatrical homage to one of France's most endearing icons; celebrating some of her best known songs, threaded with Piaf's story, and Christine's own remarkable journey in the world of chanson.
Something that will stay with you for the rest of your life.
– Sunday Times
Who was Edith Piaf? And how did she come to represent the spirit of Paris like no-one before or since? Her life is as well documented as her legendary voice – a child of the Paris streets who rose, via a tragic life of drink, drugs and death at 48, to become the best-known chanteuse in America and throughout the world. She lived the passionate life of a "sacre monstre", loving, laughing, crying, drinking, taking and giving to excess. There were no half-measures.
Who is Christine Bovil? An award-winning songwriter in her own right, Bovill has toured throughout Europe and the Far East with her self-penned homage to the Little Sparrow, appearing on BBC Newsnight and on BBC Radio 4's series, Soul Music. During her Edinburgh Fringe sell-out run at the Famous Speigeltent, Bovill realised a lifelong dream when she shared the stage with Charles Dumont, great friend of Piaf and, most famously, composer of Non, Je ne Regrette Rien. They performed several songs together to close the show. PIAF was awarded the Fringe laurels for Total Sell Out Show 2011 and 2012. It received 5 STAR reviews from some of the most respected publications (including The Scotsman).
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