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Whole class reading is supplemented with small group reading instruction at each child's instructional level and includes fluency, phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension, vocabulary, spelling and writing.
The emphasis in the Harcourt Math program is on understanding key mathematical concepts and using problem-solving skills to apply those concepts to everyday situations.
The social studies curriculum focuses on history, humanities and the social sciences to prepare students to develop social understanding and become responsible citizens. The nationally recognized, discipline-based art education was developed in 1986 at Robbinsdale Area Schools and is a model for school systems across the country. Students enjoy music education at each grade level, string orchestra begins in grade four, and band is introduced in grade five.


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'Desperate for answers:' Sister of missing Canadian Paul Miller in Joshua Tree, retracing his steps
Dawne Robinson hopes looking at trail through her brother's eyes will lead to his whereabouts.
'Desperate for answers:' Sister of missing Canadian Paul Miller in Joshua Tree, retracing his steps Dawne Robinson hopes looking at trail through her brother's eyes will lead to his whereabouts. Check out this story on desertsun.com: https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/2018/11/10/sister-hikes-joshua-tree-national-park-searching-missing-canadian-hiker-paul-miller/1936059002/
Sherry Barkas, Palm Springs Desert Sun Published 3:05 p.m. PT Nov. 10, 2018 | Updated 3:22 p.m. PT Nov. 10, 2018
Dawne Robinson, the sister of missing Canadian hiker Paul Miller, and her husband, David Robinson, at Fortynine Palm Oasis trailhead in Joshua Tree National Park, on Saturday, November 10, 2018 to search for any sign of Miller, who went missing on July 13, 2018.(Photo: Richard Lui/The Desert Sun)Buy Photo
Dawne Robinson is beside herself, trying to figure out what could have happened to her brother who went out for a hike at Joshua Tree National Park in July and has not been seen or heard from since.
"The fact that he has still not been found is baffling," Robinson said Saturday. "We're desperate for answers."
She and her husband, David Robinson, arrived from Canada late Tuesday, and have since repeatedly hiked 49 Palms Oasis trail – the trail Paul Miller was supposed to have been on when he disappeared on July 13 – accompanied by park rangers and volunteer search and rescue team members.
Robinson hoped that by hiking the trail and looking at things through her brother's eyes, they might find him – or at least come away with clues as to what happened to him.
"We knew he was in a rush that morning" and had a small window of opportunity to hike, Robinson said.
He looked at the map and found a short hike he could do and get back to the hotel within a couple of hours.
Paul Miller, 51, of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, is described by a family friend as an experienced hiker and outdoorsman. He has been missing since heading out to hike the 49 Palms Oasis trail at Joshua Tree National Park on July 13, 2018. (Photo: Courtesy of Ainsley Otten)
"It's a pretty obvious trail. If you stay on it, you will get to the oasis and back without any problem," Robinson said.But she added: "It's quite hilly. If you get off trail, it is hard to see where the trail is – it disappears quickly."
Still, the town can be seen from the top of the hills. A hiker that got lost could climb a hill and then orient himself or herself to safety, she said.
Miller and his wife, Stephanie,had spent a few days hiking various trails in the park, but July 13 was his first time hiking 49 Palms Oasis, Stephanie Miller told The Desert Sun in an August interview.
Beyond finding Miller's rental car parked at the trailhead on July 13, there have been few clues as to what might have happened to him, except one witness who told authorities he saw Miller on the trail.
"Mr. Miller's disappearance continues to be a mystery to the park staff," said Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent David Smith.
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Miller, 51, of Guelph, Ontario, and his wife were vacationing in Joshua Tree and were scheduled to leave for Las Vegas and then home the morning he vanished.
Missing hiker Paul Miller has this tattoo of a howling coyote on his chest. (Photo: Courtesy of Brad Clugston)
It was about 9 a.m. that he – an experienced hiker and outdoorsman – told his wife he wanted to do one more hike before they checked out of their hotel room at 11 a.m.
The 49 Palms Oasis is 1½ miles each way and rated as a moderate hike with a 300-foot elevation gain in both directions. It takes about two to three hours to complete, according to the park's website.
When he didn't return to their hotel room by 11 a.m., Stephanie Miller grew concerned but gave him a little while longer. Miller was known for not carrying a cell phone with him, so she had no way to call him. Around noon, she reported him missing to park officials.
Miller's rented car was found at 12:30 p.m. at the trailhead, and a massive, multi-agency search by air and ground was launched. Drones and search dogs were also used.
Thousands of hours and hundreds of searchers have been involved in the search for Miller, Smith said.
While the effort has been scaled back since he was reported missing, Joshua Tree Search and Rescue volunteers along with park rangers have continually searched.
"So far, Joshua Tree has had over 60 search and rescue cases this year – as a result, we cannot dedicate as much time as we would like to the search, but whenever resources are available, we continue to systematically work our way through the search areas," Smith said.
The park and sheriff's department will continue to investigate and look for potential leads until Miller is found, he said.
Helicopter photos yield no clues
In September, the park closed the trail for a few days while a helicopter flew over, using a new software system that takes high-resolution photos, homing in on any anomalies.
"The ongoing search has revealed no additional clues regarding Mr. Miller's disappearance," Smith said. "We are still analyzing the photos … to see if there is any additional information. So far, the images have not shown any additional information."
This week, they have accompanied Robinson and her husband – also experienced outdoors people and hikers – as they have hiked the trail.
Dawne Robinson, the sister of missing Canadian hiker Paul Miller, and her husband David Robinson search for signs of Miller on the Fortynine Palm Oasis trail in Joshua Tree National Park on Saturday, November 10, 2018. (Photo: Richard Lui/The Desert Sun)
"They were more than happy to re-search areas they had already searched," Robinson said.
With such a short amount of time to hike, Robinson didn't think her brother would have veered far off trail. They have considered he may have climbed rocks for pictures and possibly fell – but have looked between rocks and under and around brush, as well.
Joshua Tree Search and Rescue "has been going through the park with a fine-tooth comb as well," Robinson said.
"It's hard to make sense of it all," she said.
Until there is proof otherwise, Miller's wife and children remain hopeful that he is alive somewhere, perhaps with a head injury that cost him his memory, Robinson said.
"At this point, I think a lot of people are looking for closure … whatever that is," Robinson said.
She described her "little brother" as happy, outgoing and having a lot of friends, nearly all of whom call Miller their best friend.
"He was always laughing. He was such a positive person – one of those guys everyone is drawn to," she said.
"He had a job he loved and had just gotten a raise; Stephanie had just gotten a permanent job teaching; their marriage was rock solid," Robinson said. The family does not consider suicide a possibility.
"We just wish the possibility of foul play could be considered because there's nothing else that makes sense to us," she said.
Smith said there is no evidence of foul play.
For Robinson, visiting the park – and taking in the same surroundings as her brother –has brought some comfort.
"One thing we have learned is what an incredibly beautiful place this is. Paul would have absolutely loved it," Robinson said. "It is also more rugged than we expected."
Desert Sun reporter Sherry Barkas covers Tourism and Families. She can be reached at sherry.barkas@thedesertsun.com or (760) 778-4694. Follow her on Twitter @TDSSherryBarkas
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Thanks for your report! This is not a bug, it takes your character time to move around in Rama, and the game reflects that in the countdown timer.


The Sasso Simone and Simoncello Game Reserve covers the municipalities of Carpegna, Frontino, Montecopiolo, Piandimeleto, Pennabilli and Pietrarubbia. This land is characterized by its form and natural features, and it is also rich in historical value. The breathtaking landscape and views can be appreciated by the visitor in a number of different ways, including excursions, educational activities and good food.
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Q: Random URL, Single content I'm currently developing an app that generates a URL for a certain number of Subscribers. That has the same content. For example a web page with an image in it.
The URL pattern can be like this http://host:XXXX/foo/randomNumbers
I'm planning to have 7 random numbers. That won't repeat for each subscribers.
I'm currently using Java with SpringMVC for this one. Hope you can help me I'm currently stuck with generating the URLs with the same content.
Thanks! :)

A: Generate URL any way you like but you have some static aspects:
e.g.
String staticPart = "http://www.yoursite.com/foo/"

//randomly generate the integer number and store in variable (e.g. ranNum)

String finalURL = staticPart + Integer.toString(ranNum)

That way your user gets randomly generated url.
Below is method for accessing a randomly generated URL:
@RequestMapping("/foo/{id}")
public ModelAndView returnView(@PathVariable int id)

I would on top of this store the randomly generated URL for the user and then in the returnView method check if its legitimate.
Content doesn't change that way only url and is made unique to a user.
Is this going to meet your requirement?

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THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOVER MATIAS Y DELA FUENTE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.
R E S O L U T I O N
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
This resolves the appeal from the August 19, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02781 filed by appellant Jover Matias y Dela Fuente which affirmed his conviction for the crime of "rape" under Sec. 5 (b), Article III of Republic Act (RA) No. 7610.[2]
The Factual Antecedents
Appellant Jover Matias y Dela Fuente and private complainant AAA[3] were neighbors at Sto. Niño St., Barangay San Antonio, Quezon City. In the evening of June 6, 2004, AAA, a minor, having been born on April 23, 1991, was on her way to the vegetable stall ("gulayan") of a certain "Manuela" to buy something when, all of a sudden, appellant pulled her towards a house that was under construction. There, he forced her to lie on a bamboo bed ("papag"), removed her shorts and underwear, and inserted first, his finger, and then his penis into her vagina. Appellant threatened to kill her if she should report the incident to anyone.
When AAA arrived home, she narrated to her mother and aunt what appellant did to her. Together, they proceeded to the barangay to report the incident and, thereafter, to the Baler District Police Station to file a complaint. A physical examination was conducted by Police Chief Inspector Pierre Paul Figeroa Carpio upon AAA, who was found to have "[d]eep-healed lacerations at 3 and 7 o'clock positions" and was in a non-virgin state physically at the time of examination. Subsequently, appellant was charged with rape under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) in an Amended Information[4] dated July 16, 2004.
In defense, appellant claimed that in the evening of the incident, he and his uncle, Romeo Matias, were doing construction work at the house of his aunt, also located at Sto. Nino St., Barangay San Antonio, Quezon City. He was therefore surprised when two policemen arrested him at around 6:30 in the evening of even date and detained him at the Baler Police Station.
The RTC Ruling
In its April 19, 2007 Decision,[5] the RTC convicted appellant for "rape" under Sec. 5 (b), Article III of RA 7610 and imposed the penalty of reclusion perpetua. The RTC likewise directed him to pay AAA the amount of P50,000 as civil indemnity and P30,000 as moral damages.
In convicting appellant, the RTC gave full credence to AAA's testimony, which was straightforward and positive. On the other hand, it found appellant's defenses of denial and alibi as weak, taking into consideration that his aunt's house where he was allegedly doing construction work was just a few meters away from the vegetable stall, clearly making it possible for him to be at the locus criminis at the time of the incident.
The CA Ruling
In its assailed Decision,[6] the CA affirmed the RTC Decision in toto, finding no compelling reason to depart from its findings and conclusions. The appellate court held that if the RTC found AAA's testimony to be credible, logical and consistent, then it should be given great respect, as the RTC had the ability to observe firsthand the demeanor and deportment of the witnesses on stand.
Moreover, for appellant's alibi to prosper, he should be able to show that he was a great distance away from the place of the incident and that it was impossible for him to be there or within its immediate vicinity at the time of the commission of the crime. The CA ruled that it is highly unlikely for a young girl to fabricate a story that would destroy her reputation and her family's life and endure the discomforts of trial.
Issue Before The Court
The sole issue to be resolved in this appeal is whether the CA committed reversible error in affirming in toto the Decision of the RTC, which convicted appellant of "rape" under Sec. 5 (b), Article III of RA 7610.
The Court's Ruling
Sec. 5 (b), Article III of RA 7610 provides:
Section 5. Child Prostitution and Other Sexual Abuse. - Children, whether male or female, who for money, profit, or any other consideration or due to the coercion or influence of any adult, syndicate or group, indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct, are deemed to be children exploited in prostitution and other sexual abuse.
The penalty of reclusion temporal in its medium period to reclusion perpetua shall be imposed upon the following:
(a) x x x
(b) Those who commit the act of sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct with a child exploited in prostitution or subject to other sexual abuse; xxx[7]
In the case of People v. Pangilinan,[8] which affirmed the doctrines enunciated in the cases of People v. Dahilig[9] and People v. Abay,[10] the Court explained:
Under Section 5 (b), Article III of RA 7610 in relation to RA 8353, if the victim of sexual abuse is below 12 years of age, the offender should not be prosecuted for sexual abuse but for statutory rape under Article 266-A(1)(d) of the Revised Penal Code and penalized with reclusion perpetua. On the other hand, if the victim is 12 years or older, the offender should be charged with either sexual abuse under Section 5(b) of RA 7610 or rape under Article 266-A (except paragraph 1[d]) of the Revised Penal Code. However, the offender cannot be accused of both crimes for the same act because his right against double jeopardy will be prejudiced. A person cannot be subjected twice to criminal liability for a single criminal act. Likewise, rape cannot be complexed with a violation of Section 5(b) of RA 7610. Under Section 48 of the Revised Penal Code (on complex crimes), a felony under the Revised Penal Code (such as rape) cannot be complexed with an offense penalized by a special law.
In this case, the RTC, as affirmed by the CA, convicted appellant for "rape" under Sec. 5 (b), Article III of RA 7610 and sentenced him to reclusion perpetua, upon a finding that AAA was a minor below 12 years old at the time of the commission of the offense on June 6, 2004. However, a punctilious scrutiny of the records shows that AAA was born on April 23, 1991, which would make her 13 years old at the time of the commission of the offense on June 6, 2004. Thus, appellant can be prosecuted and convicted either under Sec. 5 (b), Article III of RA 7610 for sexual abuse, or under Article 266-A of the RPC, except for rape under paragraph 1(d).[11] It bears pointing out that the penalties under these two laws differ: the penalty for sexual abuse under Sec. 5 (b), Article III of RA 7610 is reclusion temporal medium to reclusion perpetua, while rape under Article 266-A of the RPC is penalized with reclusion perpetua.
On this score, it is worth noting that in its April 19, 2007 Decision,[12] the RTC concluded that AAA was the "victim of sexual abuse labeled 'rape',"[13] considering the established fact that there was sexual intercourse between him and AAA. Thus, appellant's conviction was clearly under Sec. 5 (b), Article III of RA 7610 or sexual abuse and not for rape under Article 266-A of the RPC.
In the light of all the foregoing, there is a need to modify the penalty imposed upon appellant. Following the pronouncement in the case of Malto v. People[14] for sexual abuse, and in the absence of any mitigating or aggravating circumstances, the Court finds it appropriate to impose the penalty of reclusion temporal in its maximum period, which has the range of 17 years, 4 months and 1 day to 20 years.
Applying the Indeterminate Sentence Law,[15] therefore, the maximum term of the indeterminate penalty shall be that which could be properly imposed under the law, which is 17 years, 4 months and 1 day to 20 years of reclusion temporal, while the minimum term shall be within the range next lower in degree, which is prision mayor in its medium period to reclusion temporal in its minimum period, or a period ranging from 8 years and 1 day to 14 years and 8 months. Similarly, the award of moral damages is increased from P30,000.00 to P50,000.00, pursuant to the Malto case.
WHEREFORE, the appeal is DISMISSED. The August 19, 2008 Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02781 finding appellant Jover Matias y Dela Fuente guilty beyond reasonable doubt of sexual abuse under Section 5 (b), Article III of Republic Act No. 7610 is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATIONS as to penalty and the amount of damages awarded. Appellant is sentenced to suffer the penalty of 12 years of prision mayor as minimum to 17 years, 4 months and 1 day of reclusion temporal as maximum, and ordered to pay the private complainant the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages. The rest of the assailed Decision stands.
Peralta, (Acting Chairperson),* Abad, Villarama, Jr.,** and Mendoza, JJ., concur.
* Per Special Order No. 1228 dated June 6, 2012.
** Designated acting member in lieu of Justice Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr., per Special Order No. 1229 dated June 6, 2012.
[1] Rollo, pp. 2-14.
[2] Otherwise known as the "Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act," effective June 17, 1992.
[3] The real name of the minor victim is withheld and fictitious initials are used to represent her, consistent with the case of People v. Cabalquinto, G.R. No. 167693, September 19, 2006, 502 SCRA 419.
[4] RTC records, p. 26.
[5] CA rollo, pp. 22-30.
[6] Supra note 1.
[7] Underscoring ours.
[8] G.R. No. 183090, November 14, 2011.
[9] G.R. No. 187083, June 13, 2011.
[10] G.R. No. 177752, February 24, 2009, 580 SCRA 235.
[11] "ART. 266-A. Rape, When and How Committed. - Rape is committed -
1. By a man who shall have carnal knowledge of a woman under any of the following circumstances:
a. xxx
b. xxx
c. xxx
d. When the offended party is under twelve (12) years of age or is demented, even though none of the circumstances mentioned above be present."
[12] Supra note 12.
[13] Id. at p. 29.
[14] G.R. No. 164733, September 21, 2007.
[15] Republic Act No. 4103, as amended.


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No, this isn't a case study today. It's more of an expansion of an observation I made while away from the clinic.
Last week while in Disney with my family, I noticed 2 teenagers playing Guitar Hero ( which makes me wonder why you would pay to play Guitar Hero at Disney when you can play in 90% of U.S. homes for free is deserving of it's own post). The 2 kids playing looked, well how should I say, very proficent at the game.
I made a comment to my 11 year old son Lance about how those 2 looked like they spent a lot of time playing Guitar Hero, to which he astutely replied "Yeah, but they don't look like they could play a guitar!" After laughing a little bit, I got to thinking how this applies to the state of the average gym member at your average U.S. gym.
In the big box gyms, weight machines, elliptical trainers, and treadmills are little more than toys that adults use to entertain themselves for 45-60 minutes 2-3 times weekly for a couple of months, before interest is lost, or their membership runs out. Stated simply: Exercise machines = Guitar Hero.
Dictinary definition of "Bad Idea"
Barbells (and most other free weight exercises) are more like a guitar. Like a real guitar, barbells can be intimidating to a beginner. It may seem that the effort isn't worth it, especially when it seems a lot simpler to just sit on a leg press, push in a pin and go through the motions. You risk looking vulnerable when starting out with basic barbell training. You also cannot project the illusion of strength using a barbell that you can with the right seat setting and a ridiculous amount of weight on the incline bench machine. My son, mentioned above has "leg pressed" 300 lb on a Nautilus Nitro machinewhile weighing 68 lb. This was an illusion on par with Criss Angel.
Barbell and free weight training also takes effort to progress from a proficient level of performance to an advanced level, although "advanced" is there for the taking for those willing to put in the time. Machine based exercise doesn't require the total body kinesthetic awareness, appropriate joint-by-joint mobility and stability patterns, or the mental focus that are all prerequisites for effective free weight training.
Like my Disney buddies who got really good at playing "Psychobilly Freakout" on a fake guitar with colored buttons, people in a safe gym enviroment using get fooled into believing they are making progress through the same mechanisms when using selectorized weight equipment. Benching 250 lb. for reps on the Paramount isn't really something to behold. Strap the Paramount machine on your back and squat it-now you have my attention.
This is not to say all machine based training is bad. I have machines in the clinic, and I use them judiciously as well as effectively for certain outcomes, especially with my physical therapy patients more so than my strength training clients. However, they co-habitate near an Elite FTS squat box, a set of Ivanko bumpers, several straight and trap bars, and a very nice set of Black Iron Strength kettlebells. I can't use machines to teach and load basic movement patterns that are vital in getting my patients progressed toward discharge and making my athletes as strong and mobile as I can make them.
Likewise, just because someone uses an Olympic bar in training doesn't mean it's being done right either…….
Guitar Hero can be fun after you have had a few beers at a Christmas party, but it doesn't do anything to prepare you to even play open mic night at the local tavern. Likewise, machine based training isn't a two way street when it comes to whole body mobility, stabilization, strength and power. There's just too much work to do early on for an average trainee to sacrifice these benefits by using only an elliptical trainer and a Life Fitness circuit.
If you had to think about it longer than a second, perhaps you need more help than I can offer right now.


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Good idea : the KDL32RE403 Edge-LED from Sony
What is the new Sony KDL32RE403 worth ?
Sony proposes today a new basic model, equipped with technological solutions which work, the KDL32RE403.
We are dealing with a rather small screen, which is quite unusual with this television maker.
Concerning technology, it is worth noting that this model is delivered with a HD resolution. Its characteristics are basic, but as we said it already some of them could even be considered as mid-range.and so we are left facing an interesting television set.
So when you make your choice, you will ask yourself the question : is the KDL32RE403 a good bargain ? You will be told in this article.
The design of the Sony KDL32RE403
The first thing we always do is to analyze the design since it is the first thing that is obvious and also because it is important.
The design of the Sony KDL32RE403 is largely inspired by the other models in the RE40 series.
Who said that entry-level products could not benefit from quality design? That's the thought we can face each other with this TV set. That nothing is impossible for Sony.
This new Sony KDL32RE403 is quite standard, flat.
With its glass surface of 32 inches, it has a typical piano black color.
As far as the base is concerned, there are also things to say. Indeed, it has a simple base, which fits perfectly into the decor, giving you a sense of unity and elegance.In addition, its support In the end, we're on an entry-level product. Even if at this level, when it comes to design, we could simplify it by saying that it is cheap. Materials of poorer quality and ergonomics identical to what was done 5 years ago, make this Sony KDL32RE403 a just acceptable television set.
TV screen presentation Sony KDL32RE403
Even on an entry-level model, the display restitution on this Sony works very well. The image is faithful and allows to benefit from a clear rendering, without distorting the original source.
Sony remains anchored in its technological choices and decides to equip its new television set with it. The use of the Edge-LED, even though it is a Edge-LED known for the lower quality of its image illumination, which has been favoured for this KDL32RE403.
With regard to the display, the company proposes a HD resolution. And with his 32 inches, he's in a series of TVs that is among the most models in its category.Beyond its size, we are still in front of a beautiful quality screen.
By providing it with a frequency of 60 Hz, this television sets itself below its competitors. The game mode is to be avoided, as well as the cinema mode, due to the delay that can occur in the image.
Note that with advanced technology, this TV gives you a HD quality picture .
Thus, the Sony KDL32RE403 allows you to have a device in another room (the kitchen for example), without too much affecting your budget.
The sound of the Sony KDL32RE403
In terms of sound equipment, the TV is equipped with two speakers and provides a sound power of 5 W.
In any case, you benefit from an average, even low rendering for connoisseurs. Maybe if you want to or if you are a perfectionist, you can connect two other speakers with a bass boost to amplify the result.
In short, sound is not the characteristic that will make you buy the KDL32RE403 Sony. Low quality; enough choice to listen to the news or let children watch their educational programs.
KDL32RE403 from Sony – Embedded intelligence
For the software part, the KDL32RE403 Sony has an operating system Smart TV; It will allow you to happily explore a number of entertainment options.
This TV offers you the choice of connectivity: Whether through its Wifi function, or through the local network with other devices or computer devices (fixed or mobile computers, NAS synology for example), your TV KDL32RE403 is communicating.
The connection system of the Sony KDL32RE403
The connection system consists of the minimum number of elements. The adepts of televisions in local network version will be disappointed by the lack of possibilities in terms of ports and inputs.
Thanks to its above-average number of connections, this TV is very generous.
It is with 7 possible connections that this KDL32RE403 is presented. The Sony KDL32RE403 allows you not to choose between the different devices to be connected. You can connect everything to this TV; the box, game console, multimedia server, DVD or Blu-ray player, etc…
You have the following connections at your disposal:
Presentation of the technical features of the Sony KDL32RE403
Sizes of the television without stand 73.1 cm x 44.2 cm x 7 cm
Display system Edge-LED
Smart TV Smart TV
Our conclusion on the Sony KDL32RE403
Finally, this new Sony KDL32RE403 is the TV to buy if you are not very careful about the options, or if you are looking for an alternative to troubleshoot.
Its Edge-LED display shows an excellent image.
The HD resolution has been chosen on this TV. A sufficient choice and well adapted to everyday use. But this standard will certainly be outdated in a few years' time. By then Ultra 8k prices will have dropped.
Sony Bravia KDL32RE403 32-Inch HD Ready HDR TV (X-Reality PRO, USB HDD


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Our Broken Immigration System
Published Dec 10, 2012 in Uncategorized ~ Approx 10 mins
Ellis Island as seen from the Statue of Liberty
Perhaps the most terrifying part of doing legal work is how banal it can seem. This thought struck me as I sat in a nondescript chair at a nondescript desk in a nondescript cubicle behind an unremarkable office façade and listened to a heart wrenching story.
Across from me was a young woman from the African country of Guinea. In soft, slightly accented English, she told me her story.1 This is what I remember: as a young teenager she had been given, in a cultural marriage that may or may not have been recognized by civil authorities, to a man far older than her. Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse ensued. Pregnancies as well. In her soft voice she told of being forced to flee when he tired of her, and became almost murderous. She spoke of being abandoned by her family, entering the United States and overstaying her visa. She told of fighting to get a decent job. She paid her taxes, she said, and found a man who loved and cherished her. She had put her life together. Now, she wondered aloud to the stranger across the nondescript desk, "is there anything I can do to regularize my situation?"
I knew the answer before she asked, but found myself almost unable to tell her. The frustration of wanting to offer sympathy, help, ran up against the majesty of the law, a majesty which holds no room for emotion. It was – it is – frustrating. Before I gave a final answer I asked a few follow-up questions, hoping I had missed something. Or maybe just to put off the awful moment. Because, you see, I've found the worst thing I can say as a lawyer – both for me and the person I'm helping – is "there is nothing I can do."
The most difficult part of those six words is having to say them more than once, and this lovely African woman is just one of many who has heard them. Good and bad, criminal and refugee, immigrants come. They come seeking welcome and too often are left with little besides the hope someday, someone will change the system.
Perhaps, in the wake of November's national elections,2 our country will find a new readiness in both parties to admit that our immigration system is broken and to act to reform it. Because that's the reality. Our system has become so burdened and jumbled that it's unable to engage immigrants as persons. They become just cogs in a machine.
I've been doing some thinking about the immigration scene today, especially about how divisive and contentious it is. And I think there are two problems at the heart of our immigration dilemma that we can find some common ground on: a major backlog of legitimate cases, and the language we use to talk about immigration. Let's the take the longer discussion – the case backlog – first.
In today's immigration system family-based immigrants are forced to wait for anywhere from a few years to decades to have their legal requests granted. That's right, decades. For the privilege of asking to live in this country.
This is how it works: visas are issued by the State Department. Those who want to immigrate to the United States ("intending immigrants") must be in a family relationship to a current citizen or legal permanent resident (i.e., a holder of the infamous "green card"). When an "intending immigrant" applies, the Department will determine if she falls in one of the eligible family relationships and, if she does, issue her a "priority date" that saves her a place in line, until a visa number becomes available. Now, because there are strict limits on the number of visas that can be issued each year, the Department actually can't issue enough visas to cover all applicants.3 This line has gotten pretty long.
How long? Say you qualify and you're applying today, how long will your request take? Best case scenario: about two and a half years. Worst case scenario: over twenty three years. Yes, you read that right, twenty three.4 If you're from the Philippines and your sibling is a U.S. citizen, and you applied filed in March of 1989, your application is currently being considered.
Yep, you could have filed your application after watching the premiere "Disney's Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers" on March 4, 1989 and still be waiting. If you did, you've been waiting longer than "The Simpsons" have been on the air (and yes, that reference may have mostly been an excuse to link to the Simpson's premier).5 To be fair, certain classes – particularly opposite-sex spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens – generally have immediately-available visas outside this system. They do not have to wait for a visa number to become available, but they do have to complete the rest of the process.
But even with such exceptions we have to remember that being granted a priority date is just the first step. All that does is give permission to apply for a visa. You may not get one, and if you do then you must come to the border and be inspected and admitted by the Department of Homeland Security. And then you have to wait at least five years before you can begin the process to become naturalized as a U.S. citizen.
So yeah, it's bad on the applicant side, but the system doesn't look any better on the receiving side either. The immigration courts6 (where we seek to justify the removal of non-citizens) are just as backlogged. According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse run by Syracuse University, as of September 30, 2012, there were 325,044 cases pending in immigration courts. Each of these will wait, on average, 570 days before coming to trial. In Los Angeles (which to the surprise of nobody hears a ton of immigration cases) the wait is 745 days; over two years of waiting in legal limbo. And the vast majority of these (let's be exact: 25,667 of the 325,044 cases, or 8%) are not criminal, terrorist, or national security related.7 And what about the judges who are hearing these cases? According to the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, there are 260 immigration judges in the country, each of whom have an average of over 1200 cases pending. Put all these numbers together and what we have is no not a recipe for successful, thorough, humane justice. It is an assembly-line.
I could continue piling up numbers, but I think you can see the point, which is this: our immigration system, before we even begin talking about the gritty details of what kind of immigrant we ought to admit, is broken.
What does it mean to conclude from all this data that our immigration system is nothing more than a broken assembly line? Partly, it means that we Americans have agreed to view immigration like UPS views package delivery: as a logistics problem. Instead of seeing human beings sitting before us, we can start to see them as products, little bits of fleshy machinery to be processed and shipped out to their proper places. This is even true of the kind of language we use: referring to immigrants and immigration as "legal" or "illegal" blinds as much as it clarifies.
The Registry Room at Ellis Island
Though useful as shorthand, the legal/illegal binary is an utter failure when it comes to framing immigration in a just and dignified way. Such language reduces the fullness of a human life to a single category: their immigration status. Was the woman sitting before me a person shaped by her own history, unjust and graced as it was, or was she simply illegal? It's not that this status is not relevant – it is – but the world "illegal" comes clothed with sinister connotations; the word itself conditions what we see.
We ought to admit that the hidden implication behind illegality is criminality, wrongness, violation. When we hear "illegal" we also hear "criminal," which means that we tend to respond to immigration as we do to a crime, by using police and enforceable laws. But the law is clear, immigration is not actually a criminal issue, it's a civil one.8 And this has consequences for us specifically in how we think about solutions.
So what is to be done with the two problems I've raised here? First, we cannot be satisfied with the current state of affairs. We cannot be satisfied with sloppy terminology, interminable delays for visas, overwhelmed judges and pre-trial detentions delays that turn into year long sentences. We cannot be satisfied. But what can we do?
We can reform the immigration courts, and in simple ways, like by providing qualified legal aid to each detained immigrant. Right now, because immigration is classified as a civil matter, immigrants are not entitled to a lawyer the way a criminal defendant is. Yet, immigration law is so incredibly complex that even highly skilled practitioners can be stymied by it (and certainly its consequences can be just as traumatic as any criminal conviction). There may very well be immigrants who ought to be returned to their home country for a variety of reasons, but deportations should only take effect fairly, which means giving defendants trained attorneys and giving our currently overwhelmed judges (remember, they have 1,200 backlogged cases each! 1,200!) sufficient time and space to decide each case well and with an eye toward our common good. Ensuring competent legal representation and adequate for immigration cases is a ready-made bipartisan solution to our immigration problem.
We can remember our own immigrant roots, too. We can let it remind us that neither immigration nor immigrants are, in themselves, a threat to this country. We can let it remind us that no problems are interminable, and that collapsing all immigrants into discussions of legal vs. illegal whitewashes fixable structural problems. Unless we've found a some new papyrus, Jesus never said "Blessed are those who run an inefficient immigration system, for great is the bureaucracy in heaven." It is frustrating and deadening in the extreme when we assume that the law cannot be changed, when we view it as though it were set in tablets stone. The act of remembering and believing can remind us that there is no Eleventh Commandment that says "Thou shalt not admit more than 226,000 immigrants annually."
On a practical level, we can make demands of our elected officials. We can insist, through letter-writing, supporting reform campaigns, even visiting with them, on just and humane reform that is people-first. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops runs a "Justice for Immigrants" site with news, information, and an "action center" to help coordinate these efforts. Likewise, the Ignatian Solidarity Network has designed immigration as one of their focus issues for the Ignatian Family Action Month this February; they have resources available as well. Read, learn, discuss, pray. Then do something.
And we can change our starting point. A just and humane approach to immigration will not start from a particular "conservative" or "liberal" policy, or even from a question of "amnesty" versus "security." It starts by letting ourselves hear a prophetic voice and continues in challenging both ourselves and policy makers to see immigrants as children of God first, and as "legal" or "illegal" second. We can start by recognizing our common humanity, and let that guide us toward resolutions of the real problems that our country faces from immigration.
When the young Guinean woman finished telling me her story and answering my few questions I took a few deep breaths to gather up my courage. I looked up at her again. It felt like she already knew there was nothing I could do. And then, looking at me, she smiled.
I looked back. How could I just dismiss her story, her life in those six words? How could they be true? I said them anyway: "There's nothing I can do."
Of course it's not all I said. I also thanked her, for telling her story, for sharing with me, for letting me be part of that story if only for a moment. I told her that things could change.
She seemed to understand. Then she rose from her seat and took my hand and said "Thank you" herself. I was used to this. As a lawyer, many clients and potential clients say the same. But this woman for whom I could do nothing, she offered me a thank you for listening.
It's only a beginning, listening, but it is a beginning.
Full disclosure: I graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in December 2005 and practiced criminal defense and family law in the Madison, WI area before entering the Jesuits. I became involved in immigration first as a volunteer attorney for Catholic Charities Milwaukee and recently as a consultant to a legal aid office in New York. This means two things: 1) even though I know a good bit of law, I'm not an immigration specialist, and 2) I live in the sure and certain hope that heaven begins with a brat and a beer on the Memorial Union Terrace at Lake Mendota. On Wisconsin. ↩
Since the election, we can see that both parties have focused on immigration reform for the upcoming Congress to consider. Take a look at the Democrat and Republican plans. ↩
Quotas are set by law through the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. The formula can be found beginning in Section 201 of that Act. For 2012, family-based immigration was capped at 226,000. ↩
We know these numbers because each month the State Department issues a bulletin to let us know how fast the applicant line is moving – you can find the November bulletin on their website. ↩
The Bulletin shows that the situation for employment-based immigration is somewhat better. Most of those dates are current, although the ones that are backlogged are backlogged substantially. I.e., over an 8-year wait for Indian holders of advanced degrees, and about half a decade for most skilled workers (see category 3). We ought also to note that little of this helps the many low-income or agricultural workers, as most of the employment classifications are for skilled workers with advanced degrees. Unskilled workers are not guaranteed their own class of visas, filling instead the same category as workers requiring 2 years training or 4-year college degrees. ↩
Which, if you'll grant me a lawyerly aside, are not actually courts with independent judges with life tenure and salary guarantees. Immigration courts are run by the Department of Justice through the Executive Office of Immigration Review and immigration judges are appointed by the Attorney General and are his delegates to make immigration decisions. ↩
Two points here: first, it's notable that those waiting for trial aren't actually classified as criminals because immigration is, legally and constitutionally, a civil issue. Second, the interactive backlog tool is available here if you want to check my numbers. ↩
There are actually very few immigration crimes – fraud, smuggling, and re-entry after having been ordered removed, are the major ones. Even unauthorized entry is not generally a crime. And, as noted above, just under 26,000 of the 325,000+ cases pending in immigration courts are classified as criminal or security issues. The term is genuinely misleading. ↩
Nathaniel Romano, SJ
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Nathaniel Romano SJ is a Scholastic of the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus currently in theology studies at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, CA. He has a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School and is a member of the state bars of Nebraska and Wisconsin. Nothing in this article is intended as legal advice or to solicit or otherwise establish an attorney-client relationship.
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Founded in 1879 as a furniture store and funeral service by pioneer businessman Ole A. Sathe, Osterberg Funeral Home has been in operation for 140 years.
In 1914, Ole was joined by his eldest son Oscar Carl Sathe, a graduate from the University of Minnesota's Program of Mortuary Science, and established the name Sathe & Son Furniture Store and Funeral Service. Oscar went on to be an active member in the community and a past-president of the Minnesota Funeral Directors Association.
Oscar Sathe had one son, Gordon E. Sathe, who graduated from the University of Minnesota's Program of Mortuary Science. Just like his father, Gordon joined the family business in 1938. In 1961 the furniture store and funeral home split into separate businesses with the funeral home moving to the location where it remains to this day. David joined his father in the furniture half of the business while John joined in the funeral home, having graduated from the University of Minnesota's Program of Mortuary Science in 1973. John went on to purchase the business from Gordon in October of 1975.
It remained Sathe & Son Funeral Home until August of 2000, when it was purchased by John Osterberg, who renamed the business Sathe-Osterberg Funeral Home. John is a native of Southwest Minnesota, born and raised in Worthington, 30 miles to the west of Jackson. John graduated from Southwest State University in Marshall in the spring of 1981 with his B.S. in Sociology. He then furthered his education at the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, graduating with an A.A. in Mortuary Science. In August of 2005, John renamed the business Osterberg Funeral Home, its current name.
In August of 2007 John was joined by his youngest son, Nic, a graduate from the University of Minnesota's program of Mortuary Science in 2006.
The Lakefield location was added in 2009, formerly Hansen Funeral Home.
Nic took over the family business in 2015, and retains John in an advisory capacity.
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Daxing Airport International: Four airlines compete for the "Daxing-Paris" route
Categories:Corporate News
(Summary description)Restrictions on resources and policies have always been the biggest obstacle for most Chinese airlines to enter the Beijing hub
Restrictions on resources and policies have always been the biggest obstacle for most Chinese airlines to enter the Beijing hub, one of China's most attractive aviation hubs. However, as the Daxing International Airport is about to be completed, resource constraints are clearly no longer a major issue. In order to increase the volume of the new airport as soon as possible, industry regulators have also adopted a series of new policies to encourage airlines to increase their traffic rights. As many routes and capacity are invested in the new airport, this has also triggered a fierce battle over the right to operate the newly added intercontinental routes.
Four airlines compete for "Daxing-Paris"
On March 20th, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (hereinafter referred to as the Civil Aviation Administration of China) announced the latest phase of application for operating permits for international routes. The most notable one is that Beijing Daxing-Paris has applied for four airlines at the same time, which includes not only It has always been considered that China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Eastern Airlines), which is most likely to obtain the right to operate this route, and China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Southern Airlines), which has long decided to develop Daxing Airport as a core hub. , Also includes Juneyao Airlines Co., Ltd., a private airline based in Shanghai (hereinafter referred to as Juneyao Airlines), and Beijing Capital Airlines Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Capital Airlines).
This is also a new change that has begun to appear in applications for popular airline resources since the implementation of the "Administrative Measures for the Allocation and Use of International Traffic Rights Resources" in October last year. According to the new rules, international routes are divided into two categories: Class I and Class II, and they have begun to gradually break the unwritten "one carrier per route" rule on intercontinental lines. In particular, European routes are classified as Class II. Both resources and openness must be greater, so there are more opportunities.
China and France have previously increased the number of weekly flights from no more than 50 to 126 through new air rights negotiations, which greatly frees up the space for airlines to choose, and makes France the most popular among Europeans all year round. Tourism destinations can accommodate more new route resources to enter. According to the newly announced route application, airlines have submitted a total of 72 new applications per week, including new routes and additional flights. In addition to first-line hubs such as Beijing and Shanghai, the departure airport also includes Nanchang, Nanchang and Shanghai. For applications for direct flights from secondary hubs such as Wenzhou and Nanjing, the destinations have also expanded from Paris to destinations that have not previously opened direct flights, including Nice and Marseille.
"The special thing about Daxing Airport is that many companies hope to make it an important point for future development, so there will be a lot of companies applying for new routes here," Liu Hao, deputy general manager of China Eastern Airlines Beijing Branch, said on March 18 In an exclusive interview with a reporter from China Times, "However, the air rights allocation policy is continuous, which also determines the concept of the main base airline is not the same. Therefore, the state will still consider when assigning air rights to Daxing Airport. To these questions."
At present, according to the Daxing Airport traffic rights allocation plan, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines have each obtained 40% of the shares. Compared with the foundations that the two airlines have already established in the domestic route network, how can they win more international routes at Daxing Airport? Become a key issue. Judging from the several international airline operating permit applications recently announced by the Civil Aviation Administration, the two companies have already competed tit-for-tat.
In addition to the Beijing Daxing-Paris route, the two companies have also applied for Moscow and a number of South Korean routes. As the new airport is approaching, there will definitely be more new routes that will become the focus of contention.
This also brings about a problem, that is, it is impossible for all airlines to obtain the flight operation qualification as they wish. "If the air rights application before the new regulations is that the airline has done a lot of preparatory work in the early stage, it has basically known the application. I apply after the result. Basically, it is unlikely that I want to be disapproved. Then after the scoring mechanism is introduced and publicized, there may be some variables, which also makes the airline dare to try." A state-owned airline company A person in the marketing department told a reporter from China Times.
In Liu Hao's view, "Daxing Airport will take into account certain factors in the process of air rights allocation. In addition to implementing the rigid indicators of flight punctuality, it also includes which airlines have assumed the main role in the construction of the new airport. ," and "Which airlines have the ability to weave networks, and which ones are more suitable for point-to-point operations, these will all be factors to consider."
According to the information disclosed by Liu Shaoyong, chairman of China Eastern Airlines, in an interview with the media during the National Two Sessions, China Eastern Airlines' initial infrastructure investment in Daxing Airport has reached 13.2 billion yuan, and the total investment in the future will exceed 120 billion yuan.
The currently implemented "Administrative Measures for the Allocation and Use of International Traffic Rights Resources" also clearly pointed out that when the traffic rights regulations are met and there are two or more airlines competing for the same traffic rights, the CAAC will determine and allocate the four types of index systems in a comprehensive assessment. Including consumer benefit indicators, hub development indicators, resource utilization efficiency indicators and enterprise operation quality indicators.
China Eastern Airlines dual hub business concept
Although there is no final conclusion on the rights of many popular international routes, China Eastern Airlines' strategic intentions in Beijing have actually begun to emerge.
A set of data released at the Beijing route promotion conference held on March 18 shows that China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and China United Airlines carried 20 million passengers in Beijing in 2018, accounting for one-fifth of the throughput of the Beijing market. Among them, only the Beijing-Shanghai line, China Eastern Airlines can provide 7,500 seats per day, more than half of the route's total daily capacity of 12,000 seats.
In an interview with the media during the National Two Sessions, Liu Shaoyong also made it clear that the construction and operation of Daxing Airport is a major historic opportunity for China Eastern Airlines and will open a new stage for China Eastern Airlines' future development.
Liu Shaoyong previously stated bluntly in an interview with the media that he would "use the entire company's efforts to focus on the Beijing market, and build the two core hubs of Shanghai and Beijing into a spatial pattern of "Double Dragons Going to Sea"."
It is not difficult to see from the "going to sea" that China Eastern Airlines has developed a vision for the international business of Daxing Airport. Although China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines had started their "businesses" in Beijing early, they have not been given many opportunities in long-haul international business. Although China Eastern Airlines currently has 13 international routes departing from Beijing, most of them are in Southeast Asia and Japan and South Korea. If you want to connect to Europe and the United States, you still need to dock with other domestic destinations or share codes with partners.
"The development of long-distance routes is gradual. Therefore, it is more appropriate to be operated by hub airlines. We hope to enter the mainstream long-distance routes in Beijing, such as Paris, London, Los Angeles and New York. If Daxing Airport is to become a mainstream As a national hub-level airport, more mainstream international trunk lines must be opened." In Liu Hao's view, "Many new'passages' have been opened after the operation of Daxing Airport. There is a new one when negotiating air rights with many countries. Platform, this will bring some changes to the current situation."
In fact, China Southern Airlines and even more other medium-sized airlines obviously have the same idea. Otherwise, there will be no competition between four airlines on a Paris route, and for mainstream purposes like Paris, which were first released from Daxing Airport. Land resources, whoever can succeed may also take the lead in the layout of the new airport.
Liu Hao told our reporter, "Paris is the main hub of the SkyTeam alliance. Obviously, it is more appropriate to fly from SkyTeam members and have strong local partners. The competitiveness of non-alliance partners will decline. It will also appear in other hubs. Similar situation."
According to the plan announced by China Eastern Airlines, 200 large and medium-sized passenger planes will be put into operation at Daxing Airport, and it is planned to open routes connecting America, Europe, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and China Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
As previously disclosed by Liu Shaoyong, "According to the 72 million passenger throughput of Beijing Daxing International Airport in 2025 and China Eastern Airlines' market share of 40%, we will carry more than 28.8 million passengers at Daxing International Airport by then. This is the same as ours in Pudong. The airport's passenger traffic volume is comparable, which is the largest increase in China Eastern's future development."
(Source: Civil Aviation Information Network)
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I am not usually at the examination centre when my pupil comes out of the exam room, so I have to wait until the next lesson to find out how he felt about the experience. The only pupils I did speak to directly after their piano exams were my own two sons – whom, I'm glad to say, were always reasonably happy, although I prepared myself for the worst as I know only too well that anything can happen on the day.
I feel it was very important to give them a 'treat' immediately after an exam as I wanted them to have a sense of pride and happiness that they'd achieved something just by taking it … as well as relief that the pressure was finally over (… for me too). I took them for a meal or, if it wasn't an appropriate time of day, maybe just an ice cream or a slice of cake. On one occasion, when they both had an exam on the same day, we went ten-pin bowling followed by a meal (… somehow the treats seemed to get more expensive with every grade).
Obviously each parent has his own ideas about how to reward a child. Some may just say: "well done", while others wait until the results come out to fulfil promises made in advance: a gift or money depending on the mark – as they believe such enticements will make their son or daughter work harder. They may well be right.
To me, though, the achievement is being thoroughly prepared for the exam (I wouldn't let anyone enter unless I considered they had worked hard enough) – and I feel it is this – rather than the outcome – which should be rewarded and celebrated. Unfortunately, as I know to my cost, no matter how hard a pupil has worked, an exam doesn't always go smoothly on the day and can end in a disappointing result (… bearing in mind that parents and pupils expecting a distinction could easily be 'disappointed' by a merit). If either of my children had received a lower-than-expected result, I would have hated to add to his disappointment by denying him a reward for all his effort.
Anyone who has not taken an ABRSM exam before may be surprised to learn that there is a quite a wait for the result (occasionally less than two weeks but often up to three and maybe more). I do indicate this on my initial letter to parents describing what an exam entails but by the time it actually happens they have forgotten, and many persist in asking me, despite my assurances that I will contact them as soon as I hear anything.
If you submit your application form online, you can access a guide to the likely date of results being made available. In any case, you will receive an e-mail as soon as yours are released; just log in using your user name and password and the results will appear on screen (information on your candidates cannot be accessed by anyone else). You can see a break-down of the marks by clicking on to a second screen but you will not be able to view the comments sheets online – these will be sent in the post, along with the certificates (assuming your candidates have been successful).
The certificates arrive in a hard-backed envelope to prevent creasing (usually a day or two after results are issued) and I try to ensure I have something suitable for my pupils to take them home in, as many like to frame their awards and display them on the wall. I once received a certificate with an ink stain on it; I reported this to the ABRSM and was promptly sent a replacement free of charge.
The arrival of the certificates – along with the marking sheets – is always a particularly exciting time for me. I'm intrigued to know to what extent the examiner's comments reflect my own assessment and sometimes photocopy the sheet so I can read through it again after handing over the original to the appropriate candidate.
Many of the critical comments are fairly obvious: note stumbles, rhythmic errors, insufficient dynamics or an inappropriate tempo. (The 'A' pieces are sometimes played too slowly – although many pupils would be unable to speed them up in time for the exam without doubling their note errors). Others however, are things which I probably neglected to think about when I started teaching.
One of the examiners' favourites is: "lack of balance between the hands". By this, they mean that the accompaniment is too loud in comparison with the melody line which should always be given greater prominence.
Another popular one is musical 'shaping' which sometimes overlaps with comments about phrasing. What the examiner is looking for here is how well the candidate relates consecutive notes to each other: for example whether he is successful in producing gradual increases in pressure to create crescendos and gradual decreases for the diminuendos. The pupil should always be aware of where he's 'going to' and how to portray a musical 'climax'.
The examiner's ear is very sensitive to things like a tendency to be too heavy on the pedal or an uneven touch in, for example, quick semiquaver passages. Of course these are details which relate mainly to the higher grades and can be difficult to teach. By the time they reach this standard, many pupils have developed a sensitive ear and have learned to self-correct – for those who haven't it's sometimes just a case of waiting for their ability to mature.
When I hand over the marking sheet to my pupil, I generally talk it through with him – checking that he understands the technical terms so he knows where his strengths and weaknesses lie and can aim to improve at the next grade.
Receiving the certificates is extremely rewarding for a teacher and – in my case – I am particularly pleased to see my own name (as the person presenting the candidate for his exam) on those bearing the word 'merit' or 'distinction'. This is because I never achieved anything more than a 'pass' myself.
Pupils who notice my name on their certificate (and for most that's probably the least significant part!) may be pleased to see it's followed by 'BA(HONS)' – at least now they (or, perhaps more importantly, their parents) can be reassured I do have some kind of formal qualification. Those who know anything about the subject, though, may be disappointed that I'm not a 'BMus' (Bachelor of Music), although I imagine most would expect me to have studied music as part of my university course. If anyone actually asked, I'd have to admit my degree has absolutely nothing to do with music. As I said before, much as I would love to be a better-trained (and more talented!) musician, I don't feel it's essential for this occupation and I still believe myself to be extremely successful.
Of course, everyone has a different interpretation of a 'successful' piano teacher. Is it the number of pupils a teacher has each week, the number of pupils who continue their lessons for more than two years, the number of pupils who pass exams, the number who receive distinctions, how much the teacher is earning … or maybe it's the number of pupils who say they enjoy playing the piano? I don't think there's any right answer to this question and each teacher will have his or her own priorities.
Also on my pupils' certificates – just above my name – is a reference to "QCF" (Qualifications and Credit Framework) with a 'level' and the total number of credits. I have tried, in vain, to understand what purpose these credits serve – firstly by looking on the government 'Ofqual' (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) website, then the ABRSM website and finally by telephoning the ABRSM and speaking to an advisor. The ABRSM advisor did his best to explain but, to be honest, I didn't feel he understood it any better than I did.
The only real significance of the QCF levels is that the level 3 (i.e. instrumental exams at grades 6, 7, 8) qualifies for UCAS points (for more details see the table in the Making Entries section of Examinations). The credits seem irrelevant though and don't even differentiate between 'pass', 'merit' and 'distinction' – while UCAS points definitely do. In any case, I'm sure most further education establishments and employers would find it more helpful to know: "I passed my Grade 6 piano examination' rather than 'I've got 22 QCF credits'.
As soon as I know a pupil's result, I always phone him straight away (even before telling my husband or children who are always keen to know how my candidates have fared). I will ask to speak directly to the pupil and if he's not available I leave a message for him to phone me. I never tell the parent first, as this would feel disloyal: it's the pupil himself who has put in the months of work so I feel he deserves to know the outcome before anyone else. Of course, if the parents wish to speak to me afterwards I am more than happy to oblige … especially as – on the whole – they tend to be very grateful, relieved and happy at this point.
I have to admit, though, not all my experiences have been positive. Firstly, there was one teenage pupil who backed out of his grade 4 exam at the last minute. He was an able pianist who had successfully completed grades 1, 2 and 3 – all with higher than average marks and, although he was less well prepared for his grade 4, I felt confident of a positive outcome.
However, although his mum managed to get him as far as the exam centre, the boy absolutely refused to go in. I couldn't help wondering if I'd been there (accompanying one of my sons) whether I'd have been able to persuade him to change his mind. Of course, his parents were disappointed – and, no doubt, upset about having wasted their money. Despite continuing with lessons for several months afterwards the boy, sadly, never took his grade 4.