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Hawaiian Natives Fight for Their Land
by Aja Hannah
A high-endemism deep-reef fish community at 300 feet, Kure Atoll, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Every fish in the picture is a Hawaiian endemic species (not known anywhere else except Hawaii). Deep reefs at Kure Atoll were discovered to...
For centuries, the Native Hawaiian people struggled against the United States government to defend their land and customs. The fight continues in 2016, with scientists and the native population at odds over how to best preserve the 'aina, or land.
Historically, scientific progress has almost always trumped Native Hawaiian rights and traditions. Land would be closed to the public, fenced off, and used for science. But co-ops and associations are trying new strategies to bring science and tradition together.
Most recently, this conflict can be seen in the expansion of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. When the expansion was proposed, Native Hawaiians protested the sudden seizure of their traditional lands by the federal government. Small gatherings and rallies followed until a rally at Honolulu's Pier 38 in July drew 200 opponents of the expansion. Former Hawaii Governor George Ariyoshi addressed the crowd.
"We should not let the federal government come in and tell us what to do with our ocean," he said.
Chefs and longline fishermen held signs saying "Fishing Means Food" and "MVP Most Valuable Poke," a reference to Hawaii's beloved raw-fish salad. Former Governor Benjamin Cayetano, former Senator Daniel Akaka, and Ariyoshi wrote a joint letter to the President about their opposition, which stated that "Native Hawaiian rights and Hawaii State rights have not been considered and there is no transparency in the process."
At the start of August, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held two public meetings on O'ahu and Kaua'i on the matter. Comments from the islands of Hawaii and Maui had to be submitted in writing.
On August 26, with the support of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), President Obama quadrupled the size of the monument under the Antiquities Act. Now, it covers 582,578 square miles of the northwestern islands and ocean.
Because of its no-catch, no-commercial fishing policy, this "blue park" will be a sanctuary for endangered species like the Hawaiian monk seal, the short-tailed albatross, and the blue whale. In fact, a quarter of the species found within the expanded monument's territory do not live anywhere else in the world. Conservation on the islands in the monument is also crucial, because almost 87 percent of Hawaii's endemic plant species are threatened with extinction, according to a release by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The monument, wrote Hawaii Governor David Ige in a letter to the President, "strikes the right balance at this time for the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands, and it can be a model for sustainability in the other oceans of planet Earth."
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument isn't technically off limits to Native Hawaiians. In the initial proclamation signed by President George Bush in 2006, people can conduct activities within the monument's area, including "the perpetuation of traditional knowledge and ancestral connections of Native Hawaiians to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands" as long as they have a permit. No Native Hawaiian has ever been denied a permit to the area in the ten years since the monument's creation, but this access is not heavily publicized and the permitting process is lengthy.
With the federal legislation in place, protesters have largely dispersed. Fishermen are moving outside of the boundary and waiting to feel the economic impact. Promoted to a co-trustee of the marine monument, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs promises in a statement to "effectively advocate for Native Hawaiian rights and access."
Native Hawaiians are also upset by the construction of one of the world's largest and most powerful telescopes on their sacred mountain, Mauna Kea. In 2015, as construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope was set to begin, protesters repeatedly blocked road access to the mountain.
Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano, is a sacred ancestral site for Native Hawaiians with confirmed burial sites. The volcanic mountain—with its summit 13,796 feet above sea level—is one of the world's most pristine areas for viewing the stars because of the clean air and distant light pollution. The $1.4 billion telescope would be 180 feet tall with a thirty-meter diameter mirror. Already the summit is home to thirteen smaller telescopes.
Backed by Hawaiian sovereignty groups and celebrities like Jason Momoa from the hit TV show Game of Thrones, the "We Are Mauna Kea" movement and protest continued until the Hawaii Supreme Court revoked permits for the telescope's construction at the end of 2015, deciding the state's process had been flawed.
After more than twenty public hearings and a promise that a portion of its yearly $1 million lease will go to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the project still remains in limbo with officials studying alternative sites and Judge Riki May Amano hearing the contested case on the permits.
A poll conducted by Ward Research Inc. found that Hawaii (or Big) Island residents support the telescope's construction by a 2-to-1 margin. But some Hawaiians maintain that these polls do not accurately reflect the native population, which makes up less than 30 percent of the Big Island, according to the 2015 U.S. Census release.
The people just don't trust the state, a disconnect that can be clearly read in Hawaii's history.
Since the "discovery" of the islands in 1778 by Captain Cook, the Hawaiian people used the spirit of aloha, which means to act with peace or affection or compassion, when it comes to outsiders. That spirit hasn't always been reciprocated.
Schools teach us that Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959, and before that it was the site of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. But how did Americans come to occupy the island chain? How did they come to own the territory?
They did not pay for it.
Throughout the nineteenth century, the Hawaiian monarchy allowed missionaries, ranchers, whalers, and traders to settle on the islands until disgruntled American businessmen backed by Marines overthrew Hawaii's government and set up their own republic. These businessmen banned the teaching of the Hawaiian language and culture. This illegal overthrow of the sovereign nation was even opposed by President Grover Cleveland, who pushed for the restoration of the Hawaiian Kingdom to no avail.
In 1898, Congress voted to annex Hawaii, making it an American territory. During this time, lands were taken from natives who lacked satisfactory documentation to prove the land belonged to them. The entire island of Lāna'i was sold off to Jim Dole for a pineapple plantation.
Fast forward to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The American government declared martial law and took over the island of Kaho'olawe for training and bomb testing. It wasn't until 1990—long after World War II was over—that President George H. W. Bush finally ordered an end to live-fire training. It took four more years for the Navy to return the land to the state. A ten-year cleanup followed and the Navy managed to clear 75 percent of the island of unexploded hazards, but shrapnel and more still remain on and under the soil's surface today.
Even in the case of the telescope, the University of Hawaii—which would be granting access to the land—has a history of prioritizing scientific research over natural resources, according to a 1998 audit.
So where does the greater good lie? How should Hawaii balance science and tradition, to protect Hawaii's species and ocean in a way that incorporates Native Hawaiian cultures? Something has to change for the Hawaiian people to trust the United States government.
In the bustling capital, Honolulu, the Hawaii Conservation Alliance and its members prioritize the incorporation of native culture into current conservation practices. With more than twenty members in federal, state, private, and educational organizations, the group is working to evolve the general view on conservation from a "keep out, animals only" stance to a "let's do this together" ideal.
Leading this effort by example is the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, with Samuel 'Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon III as its senior scientist and cultural adviser. Gon held a workshop at the International Union for Conservation of Nature's World Conservation Congress this September to help attendees understand the rights and resources natives bring to conservation, and inspire an increase in the useful practices and talents of indigenous peoples in their communities.
Gon and other members also sponsored Motion 83: Affirmation of the Role of Indigenous Cultures in Global Conservation Efforts, which requested that guidelines regarding participation of indigenous peoples in conservation projects be developed to acknowledge the value of indigenous customs when it comes to natural resources. The motion states that these requests should be met through learning the regional history of the people and by rebuilding and maintaining relationships in those communities. The motion passed.
"We work very closely with local communities who are trying to find ways to maintain their relationships with land and water, and to actually affect changes in law that puts them in the middle of a collaborative management relationship with the state of Hawaii," says Gon.
The Nature Conservancy started work on the islands in the 1970s by raising money and purchasing countryside in Kipahulu Valley which did not have clear claim or titles. The group then donated this land to the Halea-kalā National Park. In one transaction, natives lost their historic lands because they lacked the proper paperwork. Not a good start for the conservancy in the Hawaiian community.
After that, the Nature Conservancy made changes and established a headquarters in Honolulu, creating a board with local community leaders and businesses. It hired people from the area and listened. "We listen to what they are concerned about, what kind of access they are interested in, and see whether or not that is possible," says Gon. "In many cases, it is."
On the island of Moloka'i, the Nature Conservancy's Pelekunu Preserve is designed to protect the free-flowing stream there. According to Gon, the conservancy remains attentive to the idea of traditional access. Families who have traditional rights, who used the valley and harvested the seasonal shellfish from the stream, are still able to do so in the preserve.
When the Nature Conservancy needs to remove feral animals (like pigs and goats) from higher elevation areas, it contacts local hunters. Sometimes these hunters are aided by helicopter access.
Instead of buying or owning the terrain itself, the conservancy creates partnerships in which people retain private ownership to their land while working with conservancy scientists to establish watersheds, manage feral animals and weeds, or build fences. It puts the power of change in owners' hands and gives people responsibility and a purpose to care for their piece of the earth.
These are the compromises the Hawaiian people are looking for. These are the sorts of policies and strategies that need to be implemented and publicized. Because of Hawaii's history, it takes understanding, education, and flexibility to build a publicly accepted conservation plan.
"There will always be people who have trouble with anything that is perceived as closing the land," says Gon. "Some of those frictions are longstanding from when conservationists weren't ready to look seriously at how indigenous peoples should be incorporated in conservation. But that is changing."
Aja Hannah is a freelance writer and traveler who calls Hawaii home. She blogs about issues of adversity, conservation, travel, and more at ajahannah.blogspot.com.
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Both agree that one of the biggest benefits of their job was interacting with heavyweight talent across departments and mining the experience of industry veterans. For two lifelong interactive media enthusiasts, these exchanges further fueled the drive to evolve their craft and make their mark.
Perhaps the biggest reflection of their success as interns was the assignment to create a new recruitment video for the internship job they just completed. They spent the last days of their summer at DreamWorks Animation producing a video touting the position they felt so fortunate to hold. "It's the interns' view of the internship," explains Laux—and clearly a sought-after one at that.
So what's next for Lundy and Laux? This fall, they'll continue to produce on-campus videos, plus put on two seminars—one for TCNJ and one for Trenton-Ewing residents—as recipients of the 2016 Polansky Fellowship. The workshops will teach basic filming and editing skills, plus the fundamentals of telling a great story. They are excited to spread their passion for film and give back to the TCNJ community they feel has given them so much.


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Poonam Yadav names MS Dhoni as one of her favourite cricketers
Poonam was one of India Women's star bowlers in the 2020 T20 World Cup.
Updated - Mar 22, 2020 5:20 pm
Poonam Yadav and MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: Twitter)
Poonam Yadav was one of the star performers in the 2020 edition of the Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In the very first encounter, she spun a web around the hosts' batting unit and guided India to a comprehensive victory at the Sydney Showground Stadium. On the back of her incredible performance, India finished the Group A on top of the points table, winning four matches.
She couldn't make much of an impact in the final though. But she has conjured roars from the cricketing fraternity for her courage to toss the ball up on a regular basis. Poonam had a few injury concerns going into the tournament and also missed the T20I tri-series, featuring Australia and England, that preceded the event. It goes without saying she was Harmanpreet Kaur's go-to-bowler.
In the meantime, Yadav conducted a Question and Answer session on Twitter. A number of fans got their queries answered. One of the supporters asked about her favourite cricketers. Reverting to the same, Poonam named MS Dhoni and Neetu David, the former Indian women's cricketer. The 28-year-old from Agra replied to the fan and wrote, "Mahi bhai aur Neetu David di,"
Here is Poonam Yadav's reply
Mahi bhai aur Neetu David di @msdhoni #AskPY https://t.co/CpyluDQUHa
— Poonam Yadav (@poonam_yadav24) March 22, 2020
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Dhoni has been an enigmatic figure in Indian men's cricket. After making his debut in 2004, he has only grown in stature and his fandom hasn't died down. However, after his appearance for India in the 2019 World Cup, the 38-year-old hasn't played any sort of competitive cricket.
That has cast doubts over his future in the national team. He is next scheduled to take part in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). But the start of the T20 league has been postponed from March 29 to April 15 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
David, on the other hand, was one of India's stalwarts during her playing days. She took part in 10 Tests and 97 ODIs where she picked up 41 and 141 wickets respectively. She made her debut against New Zealand way back in 1995 at Nelson and her illustrious career lasted 13 years until 2008.
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Sportsbooks set to open at two Lake Charles casinos Wednesday
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Published: Nov. 8, 2021 at 2:57 PM CST
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Golden Nugget and L'auberge announced Monday they will both be opening sportsbooks Wednesday, pending regulatory approvals.
The sportsbook at L'auberge Casino Resort will open at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10.
The Golden Nugget Casino sportsbook will open at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10.
Both are pending customary regulatory approvals.
The Golden Nugget made the announcement of its new sportsbook in conjunction with DraftKings.
The Nugget said Louisiana sports fans age 21 and over will be able to place wagers on a variety of betting markets across professional, collegiate and other sports leagues at the DraftKings Sportsbook located inside the Nugget.
The Nugget said the DraftKings sportsbook will be located inside a portion of the Blue Martini. The space will have six ticket cages where customers can engage with employees to place bets and a total of 30 self-service kiosks spread throughout the casino.
According to the Nugget, regular hours of operation will be 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday Through Friday and 9 a.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday.
The Nugget adds that once regulatory and licensure approvals are complete, customers will be able to place bets 24/7 on kiosks throughout the casino floor.
Currently, plans are underway for a permanent, 10,000 square-foot, DraftKings sportsbook and lounge that will boast nearly 300 seats, odds boards and big-screen televisions, the Nugget said in its press release.
The permanent location is expected to open in the summer of 2022, according to the Nugget.
"Our team has worked diligently alongside state legislators to make the sportsbook experience a reality for Louisiana patrons," said Gerry Del Prete, Senior Vice President of Gaming for Fertitta Entertainment. "Coupling the Golden Nugget's dynamic gaming network with DraftKings innovative tech and trading makes for an unmatched partnership. We are thrilled to offer our combined customer base an unparalleled experience at the Golden Nugget Lake Charles."
L'auberge said "The Sportsbook," will include 40 sports betting kiosks in the near future and ticket writer stations that will support thousands of sports betting options.
The Sportsbook will be replacing the old poker room and stadium games area, according to L'auberge.
Bets will be accepted at The Sportsbook from 10 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday.
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"He's Destroying Your Presidency": In the Op-Ed Aftermath, Javanka Quickly Blamed John Kelly and His Deputy—And a New Suspect Emerges
With Trump "punch-drunk," Ivanka and Jared Kushner are taking the lead in the mole hunt—and they've set their sights on an old enemy.
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A procession of denials by Cabinet secretaries and White House officials has done little to abate Donald Trump's rage over the anonymous op-ed The New York Times published on Wednesday. Flying to Fargo, North Dakota, on Friday, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate the writer of the piece. Trump's escalation of his war against the Times, close on the heels of the rollout of Bob Woodward's new book, Fear, has sent the West Wing into paroxysms of paranoia and suspicion. "It's a hall of mirrors," one Republican close to the president told me.
Trump continues to be in a dark mood. "Rip-shit," one person familiar with his thinking told me. "He's punch-drunk," one outside adviser said. "He's been hit so hard this week he doesn't know what to do." Another outside adviser to the White House added, "He's not happy he has saboteurs of unelected people trying to pull off a coup d'etat."
With Trump so far unable to execute a strategy to stanch the drip-drip-drip of damaging disclosures, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have taken the lead in getting control of the crisis. (The Washington Post reported that Trump said the only people he could trust were his family.) Earlier this week, they told Trump they were deeply troubled by the accounts in Woodward's book and blamed Chief of Staff John Kelly for many of the leaks, an outside adviser close to them told me. "'He's destroying your presidency,'" Ivanka told her father, the outside adviser, who was briefed on the conversation, said. Their hunt for the author of the Times op-ed may bring them into the final chapter of their long-running feud with Kelly.
According to three sources, Jared and Ivanka floated a theory on Wednesday that Kelly could be behind the Times op-ed. Under this scenario, the sources said, the op-ed was written by Zachary Fuentes, the deputy chief of staff, at the direction of Kelly. Jared and Ivanka have told people they suspect this because Kelly is the only one with an ego so large as to have convinced himself that he's saving the country from Trump, which was one of the op-ed's principal arguments. On Wednesday night, Ivanka and Jared laid out for Trump the theory that Fuentes might be the author, an outside adviser with knowledge of the conversation told me. (A White House spokesperson said this is "untrue." Fuentes has denied writing the piece.)
Trump disagreed with their theory, an outside adviser said. He told one ally that the op-ed was possibly written by someone who wants to derail Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing by weakening the president this week, according to a person familiar with the conversation. Ivanka has been frustrated that her father won't take action against Kelly, an outside adviser said. She's told people that Trump still sees Kelly as a "John Wayne figure," and that Trump is worried that if Kelly is fired, he'll become even more dangerous as an outside critic.
But for Javanka and others, Kelly and Fuentes are far from the only suspects, and West Wing advisers continue to hunt for the author. The Times reported yesterday that the White House has a list of around 12 potential suspects. According to one person familiar with the list, one person being scrutinized is Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman. One former West Wing official said that Huntsman had three strikes against him: he served in the Barack Obama administration, he was very close with John McCain, and he has political ambitions of his own. (A White House spokesperson said there is no 12-person list.)
Update: Peter Mirijanian, a spokesperson for Abbe Lowell, attorney for Jared Kushner, emailed after publication: "We told Vanity Fair three times that it's reporter or whatever anonymous source he claimed to have said this was flat out wrong. Jared and Ivanka never said this to anyone because the idea never crossed their mind. This is Vanity Fair's latest chapter of fiction that should never have been published as 'news.'"


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India to release 5M SC rejects TMC plea to defer Tripura civic polls barrels from stock RAINFALL: Nil RELATIVE HUMIDITY The decision has been taken to tame skyrocketing crude oil prices Max.95% ASIAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEW DELHI, 23 NOVEMBER WEATHER TEMPERATURE Max: 31.2°C (+2) SUN RISES 05:55 hrs MOON RISES 20:50 hrs New moon on 04 Min. 58% Min: 23.1°C (+5) SUN SETS 16:51 hrs MOON SETS 09:56 hrs December THUMBNAILS SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh flags off the Boeing 737 MAX as the plane return to the service, at Gwalior Airport on Tuesday.  SUBRATA DUTTA Alliance likely as Jayant Chaudhary meets Akhilesh: Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Tuesday with the two parties likely to soon announce their alliance for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls early 2022. Sources said that the two parties would contest the polls in alliance and an announcement is expected soon. Mega IAF acquisition approved: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), at its meeting under the chairmanship of defence minister Rajnath Singh, today accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for one capital acquisition proposal of the Indian Air Force for its modernisation and operational needs worth Rs2,236 crore. Court orders declaring Param Bir 'absconding' MUMBAI, 23 NOVEMBER A Mumbai court order, declaring former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh as 'absconding' has been pasted outside his flat located in Juhu on Tuesday. The order said that a complaint has been made before the court under various sections of the Indian Penal Code related to extortion and criminal conspiracy and the court is satisfied that the accused i.e., Singh has absconded or concealing himself to avoid the service of the warrant. "Singh is required to appear before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Esplanade, Mumbai or investigating officer to answer the said complaint within 30 days," reads the order issued by the court. Former Mumbai Police chief Singh on Monday told the Supreme Court that he is very much in the country and not absconding. The SC granted him interim protection from arrest and directed him to join the ANI investigation. ndia plans to release about five million barrels of crude oil from strategic reserves within seven days, said government sources on Tuesday. According to sources, the decision has been made by the central government and the announcement is expected soon. "The decision to release five million barrels of crude oil is a collaborated effort of some countries led by the United States to cool off prices of crude oil in international markets," sources said. Further, sources said that some other countries are also likely to come with such measures to cool off crude oil prices in the international market. "Japan and South Korea are the countries other than US and India which are likely to announce to release crude oil from these reserves," it added. An announcement will be made soon about the release of crude oil from reserves to cool off prices in international markets and this will force the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to think about increasing the production of crude oil in international markets, it said. I US to release 50M barrels oil ASSOCIATED PRESS President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs, in coordination with other major energy consuming nations, including China, India and the United Kingdom. The move is aimed at global energy markets, but also at voters who are coping with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel. There are roughly 605 million barrels of sweet and sour petroleum in the reserve. "As we come out of an unprecedented global economic shutdown, oil supply has not kept up with demand, forcing working families and businesses to pay the price," Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement. "This action underscores the president's commitment to using the tools available to bring down costs for working families and to continue our economic recovery." The Biden administration has argued that the reserve is the right tool to help ease the supply problem. The pandemic made energy markets - like everything else - haywire on multiple fronts. But as the economy recovered, prices jumped to a seven-year high in October. US production has not recovered. Energy Information Administration figures indicate that domestic production is averaging roughly 11 million barrels daily, down from 12.8 million before the pandemic started. Republicans have also seized on Biden's efforts to minimize drilling and support renewable energy as a reason for the decreased production, though there are multiple market dynamics at play as fossil fuel prices are higher around the world. The U.S. Department of Energy will make the oil available from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in two ways; 32 million barrels will be released in the next few months and will return to the reserve in the years ahead, the White House said. Another 18 million barrels will be part of a sale of oil that Congress had previously authorized. OPEC-plus countries are not boosting their production levels despite complaints and requests from oil consumers like the US, India and Japan. Oil prices have recently hit their highest levels since 2014, and crude-importing countries like India are facing problems. The move is part of the efforts led by US President Joe Biden for a coordinated release of stockpiles to pump more oil to tackle rising inflation in major economies like the United States, China and others. WASHINGTON, 23 NOVEMBER This action underscores the President's commitment to using the tools available to bring down costs for working families... JENNIFER GRANHOLM ENERGY SECRETARY Vista: SC junks plea on land use issue ASIAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEW DELHI, 23 NOVEMBER The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea on the issue of the proposed change in land use of a plot where the new official residences of the Vice-President and the Prime Minister are stipulated as part of the Central Vista project in Lutyens' Delhi. A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar said it's a matter of policy decision and the court cannot interfere unless some mala fide is shown in the decision. It is the argument of the petitioner that since in the past it was a recreational area it should have been retained like that, the Bench said while taking note of the petitioner's arguments and added that this cannot be the scope of judicial review. "It is not the case of the peti- tioner that the change is in a 'mala fide' manner. We find no reason to examine the matter further and thus dismiss the petition summarily," said the Bench. The top court was hearing a petition filed by one Rajeev Suri challenging the change in land use of plot number one from recreational area to residential, saying the authorities have not demonstrated any public interest as far as the change in land use from recreational to residential for the plot is concerned. The petitioner's counsel Shiv Suri argued that the change of open green area to the residential area is against public interest and about 6 acres of the green area is proposed to be taken over. In the last hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for Centre had told the apex court that official residences for the Vice-President and the Prime Minister are stipulated on the plot. To this, the Bench had asked Mehta, "So, the public recreation area is not available now? Is the public recreational area going to be transposed to some other place or transferred to some other plot? What is your stand, we would like to know about it." Mehta had replied, "Considering that Parliament and other things would be coming up nearby, from a security point of view it would not be possible to have a recreational area in the vicinity". STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE or extreme recourse... instead of postponing an election, we direct the Tripura government to ensure remaining phases take place in a peaceful manner". The apex court directed the IG and DGP (law and order, Tripura) to hold a joint meeting with the state election commissioner by Wednesday morning to assess if sufficient strength of paramilitary forces is available to conduct a peaceful election. The Tripura government submitted a document on security arrangements for conducting municipal polls. Senior advocates Jaideep Gupta and Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for the petitioners, argued for postponing the municipal poll emphasising it is not an ideal NEW DELHI, 23 NOVEMBER The Supreme Court on Tuesday said postponing an election in a democracy is an extreme recourse, as it may set off a wrong trend and declined to entertain a plea by Trinamool Congress to postpone municipal elections in Tripura, in the backdrop of allegations of deteriorating law and order situation. The top court, however directed the IG and DGP of Tripura to take steps to ensure municipal elections, slated on 25 November, are conducted in a peaceful manner. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Vikram Nath said: "Postponing an election is a matter of last resort SNOW PASS A snow-covered Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Tuesday.  IANS Cryptocurrency Bill to be taken up in winter session Mamata to meet PM Modi today NEW DELHI, 23 NOVEMBER SNS/AGENCIES STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE A Bill to prohibit private cryptocurrencies in India will be taken up for discussion and passing during the winter session of the Parliament on 29 November. However, it makes provisions for exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies and its usage. The decision come after the maiden Parliamentary panel discussion on the broad contours of crypto finance in which a consensus was reached that it can't be stopped but regulated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also chaired a high-level meeting with officials from various ministries and RBI on the issue. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi tomorrow. She is expected to bring up the issue of expansion in the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the allocation of central funds for West Bengal. Political violence in Tripura may also figure in the talks. Trinamool Congress chief Miss Banerjee is on a visit STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI/KOLKATA, 23 NOVEMBER The report said that the recent disaster in Rishiganga is a latest example which suggests that the rock mass on which the glacier was sitting gradually became fragile with time and detached from the source rock NEW DELHI, 23 NOVEMBER A study by Indian scientists indicate that the combined effect of climate and tectonics have resulted in abrupt changes in the main course of the Himalayan Glacier. "It is for the first time that such change in course has been reported from a Himalayan glacier, and the researchers have attributed this to the accumulated influence of both climate and tectonics," said a senior officer of the ministry of science and technology. "The abnormal behaviour of this unnamed glacier clearly suggests that not only is climate a controlling factor but also tectonics," the scientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology said in their report after studying an unnamed glacier in the Upper Kali Ganga Valley (Uttarkhand). "The recent disaster in Rishiganga is a latest example which suggests that the rock mass on which the glacier was sitting gradually became fragile (due to weathering, percolation of meltwater in joints, crevasses, freezing and thawing, snowfall, overloading, and gradually operating tectonic forces forcing rocks to mechanical disintegration) with time and detached from the source rock," the report said. The WIHG scientists also found that the unnamed north-east moving glacier had been abruptly truncated and forced to move south-east. Using remote sensing and old survey map, the study claimed that the glacier had been affected by active fault and climate change and changed the morphology of the glacier. "An active fault produced a fault scarp that measures about 250m in height with a northerly dip. The fault trace is 6.2km in length and trends towards NW-SE," the WIHG team observed. The WIHG team also found that the 5km long unnamed glacier, which covered around 4km sq area in Kuthi Yankti valley (Tributary of Kali River), has abruptly changed its main course. It moved, truncated, and ultimately merged with the adjacent glacier named Sumzurkchanki as a result of tectonic forcing during the time between Last Glacial Maxima (19-24 ka) and Holocene. It is one of the unique behaviours of the glacier, the study claimed. The study would open doors for a new approach in glacier studies, focusing on course change and evolution of new landforms by glacialtectonic interplay. WIHG is an autonomous institute under the ministry of science and technology. India recorded the slimmest rise in cases in 543 days at 7,579 on Tuesday, the Union health ministry said. In the same period, 236 people succumbed to the virus, increasing the nationwide death toll to 4,66,147. The country's total caseload has mounted to 3,45,26,480, while the active cases were the lowest in 536 days, according to the health ministry data. The recovery of 12,202 patients has taken the cumulative tally to 3,39,46,749. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.32 per cent, the highest since March 2020. The active caseload stands at 1,13,584. Active cases presently constitute 0.33 per cent of the total positive cases, the lowest since March 2020. With the administration of CMYK Galwan hero awarded Maha Vir Chakra posthumously NEW DELHI, 23 NOVEMBER to the national capital till 25 November, she will meet opposition party leaders to firm up with a strategy to corner the BJP in the Parliament ahead of the winter session that's scheduled to begin on 29 November. Climate and tectonic factors changing New cases lowest in 543 days Himalayan Glacier course, reveals study VIJAY THAKUR situation to hold polls and added that no action has been taken against BJP miscreants. On their argument, the bench said: "cannot postpone elections in a democracy, it will set off a wrong trend." The bench directed the IG, DGP and the home secretary to assuage any misgivings in connection with the fairness of the polls. Earlier, in the day the apex court sought a detailed security arrangement plan from Tripura government to ensure free and fair municipal elections slated on 25 November and also for the declaration of results. The SC was hearing a contempt plea by TMC and others claiming that Tripura was flouting SC order regarding security arrangements. 3,45,26,480 1,18,443 7,579 12,202 4,66,147 UNION HEALTH MINISTRY FIGURES AS OF 8.00 A.M. TUESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2021 71,92,154 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's Covid inoculation coverage has reached 117.63 crore as of Tuesday morning. Bengal: West Bengal today registered 720 fresh Covid cases and 10 deaths. Kolkata recorded 211 cases and 4 deaths while North 24 Parganas recorded 134 cases and 1 death in the last 24 hours. Involve local vax ambassadors, Centre to states: The Centre has asked the states and Union Territories to involve local immunisation ambassadors to intensify the mass vaccination coverage with special focus on the second dose. In its letter, the Union health ministry suggested involving local influential figures appointed as immunisation ambassadors to influence peer groups. The ministry said referral codes on CoWIN may be assigned to each ambassador and each person they get vaccinated should be added to their tally. Also voice messages from the ambassador could be sent to those whose second doses are due. President Ram Nath Kovind presenting Maha Vir Chakra to Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu (posthumous) at Rashtrapati Bhawan.  IANS STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 23 NOVEMBER Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu, who made the supreme sacrifice while fighting the Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley clash last year, was today awarded the country's second-highest military gallantry honour, the Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously. Col Babu's widow Santhoshi and mother Manju received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the defence investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He has been honoured "for conspicuous bravery in face of enemy, exemplary leadership, astute professionalism and supreme sacrifice in the line of duty". Col Babu was the commanding officer of the 16 Bihar regiment during Operation Snow Leopard and he was among the 20 Indian soldiers who were martyred in the fierce border affray with the Chinese troops during the peak of India-China standoff in Eastern Ladakh. Four other soldiers who were martyred along with Col Babu were awarded Vir Chakras posthumously. They are: Havildar K Palani, Naib Subedar Nuduram Soren, Naik Deepak Singh, and Sepoy Gurtej Singh.
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Long before the incursion of Europeans into Igboland, we had our own system of Igbo alphabets called NSIBIDI which we used for a wide range of graphic communications. However, NSIBIDI was not taught to all or mastered by all. Learning NSIBIDI was an exclusive right given to only privileged members of secret societies or groups in Igboland such as members of Okonko or Mmanwu groups.
In pre-colonial Igbo societies, NSIBIDI was written on walls of buildings or caves designated for spiritual activities. NSIBIDI was phased out of Igbo graphics communication system with our embrace of colonialism.
One man that has contributed immensely to the development of the Igbo alphabet system is Olauda Equiano.
Olauda Equiano was an igbo man who was captured and sold as slave to Americans in the late 17th century. According to a book titled: "The Foundation of Igbo Studies," Olauda hailed from Isaka. Some scholars said Isaka should have been either Isi-eke in present day Ebonyi state or Nsukka in present day Enugu state.
Indeed, it was true that Olauda was an Igbo man captured and sold as slave but he later made his mark in life and became a first-class American scholar. When Abraham Lincoln ended slave trading in America, it was announced that former slaves who desired to stay back in America should first re-learn their native African language for at least 3 years before opting to learn the formal English language in American schools. It was at this point that Olauda Equiano arose in Pennsylvania state and gathered other Igbo sons and daughters who were former slaves, and began to teach them how to write and read in Igbo language.
Olauda Equiano's School of Igbo Language Studies was the first ever formal setting in the world where Igbo language alphabets were studied and taught. From that point till 1961, Igbo language alphabets have undergone major development and changes that we could classify as generations.
Roman Catholic did not accept the Igbo union alphabets may be because it was the work of Anglican priest so they formed their own Igbo alphabets and promoted by a man called Ida Ward. The introduction of central Igbo language brought confusion among scholars and students of Igbo language as well as great competition between Igbo Catholics and Anglicans which lasted until 1961.
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- or: "How To Make Yourself A Genius"
DELIBERATE PRACTICE - HOW DO YOU MAKE A GENIUS?
The question of whether geniuses are 'born' or 'made' was quite fully resolved years ago.
showed that experts are always made, not born.
"One of Ericsson's* core findings is that how expert one becomes at a skill has more to do with how one practices than with merely performing a skill a large number of times.
"An expert breaks down the skills that are required to be expert and focuses on improving those "skill chunks" during practice or day-to-day activities, often paired with immediate coaching feedback.
"Another important feature of deliberate practice: continually practicing a skill at more challenging levels with the intention of mastering it."
"Made, not born" - What a relief!
[So if some 'authority' says that 'science has proven' that genius is an 'x factor' and "some have it and some don't", you can refute that assertion by showing that science has proven the exact opposite!
The 'data mine', as mentioned above, is: *"The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance", a 900-plus page book which includes contributions from more than 100 leading scientists.
They have studied expertise and top performance in a wide variety of fields: surgery, acting, chess, writing, computer programming, ballet, music, aviation, firefighting, and many others.
The Harvard Business Review article I'm referencing here is a summation of that 900 page 'encyclopedia'.
We now know that the deciding factor of 'GENIUS', by far, is: 'does the work get put in or not?'.
So, given the willingness to do it, how do we get the best 'bang for the buck'? - The greatest increase in skill per unit of practice time?
"PRACTICE": Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency.
"For practice to be coined "deliberate" the activity must be "effortful", intense, and involve full concentration.
"The task which is to be completed must take into account preexisting knowledge and abilities, thus offering an appropriate difficulty level for the aspiring student.
'It really doesn't matter how long.
'If you practice with your fingers, no amount is enough.
1] CONCENTRATION - ON A SPECIFIC GOAL FOR THE PRACTICE SESSION, WHICH IS SOMETHING NOT ALREADY MASTERED.
2] AN EFFECTIVE COACH, OR 'DRILL SERGEANT'.
3] DIGGING INTO MISTAKES AND CORRECTING THEM IMMEDIATELY - [also known as 'FEEDBACK'].
4] PRACTICING AT PEAK INTENSITY FOR SHORTER PERIODS OF TIME.
5] KNOWING WHEN TO SET YOUR OWN GOALS AND "PLAY" WITH THE SKILL YOU HAVE ACQUIRED.
PART THREE - "IT'S NOT HOW MUCH, IT'S HOW"


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The average business user will send and receive a massive 115 emails per day in 2012. Stand out from the crowded inboxes of your prospects by creating and utilising truly compelling content which socialises your prospect's inbox.
The first and potentially most obvious is to include social media profile links in your outgoing emails. Prospects need to know that there are multiple ways to connect to your company and the repetition of seeing Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube icons in the email sidebar will help. It has been shown that it is not enough to show just the logo; adding the words 'Follow us on Twitter' acts as a call to action to really engage the reader. It also helps to set expectations and let prospects know what to expect from each platform. This is why it is important to treat each platform individually and to develop a strategy which is unique to each.
When prospects receive a compelling offer their initial inclination is not to share this with their network. To help encourage the process of sharing then make it as easy as possible for your readers. If the offer is to watch a webinar, make sure that the webinar includes 'Share' buttons to share with their networks. Although they might not want to share such a resource with their competitors, they would certainly want to gain the karma of sharing something of value with their networks. Consider asking them to share the content to 'help others out' or 'spread the knowledge' to inspire them.
Another way to make user's inboxes more social is to create more 'social friendly' content. People are more likely to share videos and infographics which are immediately engaging, than a wordy article or price list. Be creative and keep the content interesting, using images and other digital formats. Before you send an email to your subscribers consider whether you would want to share this content yourself? If not, it may be worth looking at more interesting formats.
Find a social sharing forum such as Benchmark Email Marketing Community or a social bookmarking site such as Digg, where you can upload your emails and newsletters for others to share. Your email will be available to anyone who visits that community, even if they come to it randomly, which means that just by joining you have expanded your audience. Plus, your emails will be stored in HTML format and will be sure to look their best.
Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Digg are powerful tools that can help expand your audience exponentially, as long as you use them correctly and have a firm strategy in place. Remember to make it easy for your subscribers to share, and to keep your content creative so that you will see your engagement levels and sales go up!


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Q: How to retrieve the real name (Name and surname) of a Facebook profile that signed in with Firebase? How can I retrieve the real first name and surname of a Facebook profile that logged in using the Firebase authentication?
mAuth = FirebaseAuth.getInstance();
fullNameTextView.setText(mAuth.getCurrentUser().getDisplayName());
userNameTextView.setText(mAuth.getCurrentUser().getDisplayName());
Picasso.get().load(mAuth.getCurrentUser().getPhotoUrl()).placeholder(R.drawable.ic_action_profile).into(profilePictureImageView);

A: That information doesn't exist in the FirebaseUser object. To solve this, you should first get the list of providers and find the one you are interested in. So please check the following lines of code:
FirebaseUser firebaseUser = FirebaseAuth.getInstance().getCurrentUser();
List<? extends UserInfo> userInfoList = firebaseUser.getProviderData();
for (UserInfo userInfo : userInfoList) {
    String providerId = userInfo.getProviderId();
    if (providerId.equals(FacebookAuthProvider.PROVIDER_ID)) {
        String name = userInfo.getDisplayName();
        Log.d("TAG", name);
    }
}

The result in the logcat will be the name of the user that has was authenticated using Facebook.


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Q: How to fetch data from redux store and show it in nextjs? I am using next.js to build a quiz app . I have used redux store in this work . The data that the user clicks is getting stored in redux store . But on i want to fetch the clicked data from redux store and show it in finish.js.
My actions file:
export const addoption = (id,kanan) =>{
return (dispatch) => {
    dispatch({
        type: 'add',
        payload: id,
        position:kanan
    })
}}export const deleteoption = (id,kanan) =>{
console.log(kanan)
return (dispatch) =>{
    dispatch({
        type: 'delete',
        payload:id,
        position:kanan
    })
}}

Here kanan is an argument where index for position will be given.
My reducer file:
const all_select = []
const reducer = (state=all_select,action) =>{
console.log(all_select,"action")
switch(action.type){
    case 'add':
        state[action.position] = action.payload
        return state
    case 'delete':
        var valueatindex = state.at(action.position)
        state.splice(action.position,0)
        return state
    default:
        return state

}}

My store file:
import {legacy_createStore as createStore } from "redux";
import { applyMiddleware } from "redux";
import { composeWithDevTools } from "redux-devtools-extension";
import {configureStore} from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
import rootReducer from "./reducers/index";
import thunk from "redux-thunk";

const store = createStore(rootReducer, composeWithDevTools(applyMiddleware(thunk)))

export default store

I want to show the redux data in finish.js file


Ruby is an obstinate creation of her own tragic past. Nowadays, she wields a deadly scythe for the very purpose of bringing happy endings to the stories of other people. Ever since the conclusion of her youth's tragedy, she vowed that to the greatest extent of her abilities, she will never let anyone suffer what she had experienced in the past. As such, she lives her life scrambling through every zone of conflict, fighting as hard as she can just to deliver the happy ending that everyone deserves.
On the battlefield, Ruby is a ferocious warrior with fierce battle techniques and potent crowd control skills. As she rampages with her deadly scythe, she stops enemies in their tracks and reaps the life force out of them. She's a dependable ally, that's for sure! But more than that, she's a mad girl driven by her dream to carve a brighter future for everyone.
This guide not only lists all of Ruby's skills and abilities, it also expands on each one of them and details some tips on how to use them effectively. Given the circumstance, it is now up to you how you will use this knowledge to play effectively as Ruby on the battlefield. Reap through all obstacles and rise in the ranks of legends as the Little Red Hood, Ruby!
Is Ruby one of your favorite heroes in Mobile Legends?
Despite Ruby's basic attack having no lifesteal effect, her skills receive 125% bonus lifesteal effect from equipment and emblems. Ruby, however, has a passive 5% physical lifesteal effect of her own.
After she uses a skill, Ruby can roll to another location a short distance away, increasing her physical and magical defense in the process for a short period of time thereafter. The increase in defensive power can stack up to three times and can intensify even more the higher Ruby's level gets.
'Let's dance!' is Ruby's most important skill. In essence, it is the skill that defines her. It provides her skills with insane amounts of lifesteal (provided that she equips effective lifesteal items and emblems), a bit of maneuverability with the rolling effect triggering after each cast of her skills, and overwhelming defensive power. Keep in mind that this passive skill allows Ruby to possess tremendous durability similar to that of a tank hero. Ultimately, Ruby is one of the most durable and most imperishable fighter heroes in the game!
Using her death scythe, Ruby lunges forward to deliver a slash dealing 75 [+75% Total Physical Attack] physical damage and an impact wave dealing 75 [+75% Total Physical Attack] physical damage to the enemies in front of her. The enemies hit by this skill have their movement speed reduced for 2 seconds subsequently.
'Be good!' is Ruby's most spammable skill. It can be used to consistently harass enemy heroes and clear out minion waves. Since this skill has a 'slow' debuff built in to it, it can be very effective to use when chasing enemy heroes or trying to escape. The best way to use this skill is to activate it in conjunction with 'Don't run, Wolf King!' Time the combo properly and you will be able to reap a lot of HP, deal some decent damage, and slow the enemies down—all at the same time!
Ruby maneuvers her death scythe to deliver two deadly slashes in an area around her. Both slashes deal 40 [+55% Total Physical Attack] physical damage to the enemies surrounding Ruby, stunning them for 0.5 seconds, and slowly pulling them toward Ruby. Note that this skill deals 30% bonus damage to the enemies located in the outer ring of the range of attack.
Despite the weak damage, 'Don't run, Wolf King!' is a pretty nifty crowd control skill. Every time it is used, nearby enemies receive damage, suffer a 0.5 stun effect, and get pulled toward Ruby. This skill is best used for luring enemies and preventing them from escaping. And since Ruby doesn't deal much damage herself, it is best to ensure that you have allies nearby to deliver the more serious blows. Other than that, you can use this skill alongside 'Be good!' to inflict sustained damage and some nasty debuffs on the enemies as you and your team try to wither their HP down.
For her ultimate skill, Ruby extends her death scythe in a wide range in front of her dealing 205 [+180% Total Physical Attack] physical damage, pulling all the enemies within range toward her, and stunning them for 0.5 seconds.
'I'm offended!' is Ruby's most damaging and most supportive skill. Basically, it's an upgraded version of both 'Be good!' and 'Don't run, Wolf King!' This skill has considerable damage, decent range, a useful pull effect, and a short stun effect. It is best used in preventing enemy heroes from escaping or initiating a team clash. Also, using 'I'm offended!' with the right timing in conjunction with Ruby's other skills provide a lot of damage, a sizable amount of lifesteal, and multiple instances of crowd control debuffs. It can be difficult to target this skill properly, so be sure to always get as close as you can to the enemy heroes and have your allies behind you ready for backup and attack.
Which of Ruby's skills is your favorite?
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Hello, and welcome to another edition of Monstrous Monday. I am dead tired and quite frankly inclined to give the blog a miss for tonight. However, I will feel sad if I do that, and I'm already kind of blue. Maybe a few monsters will cheer me up. I was looking on my monster pages on Facebook for something new and discovered this.
What a stylish poster! It doesn't remind me of the movie at all.
I have Night Tide on a DVD collection, along with The Brain that Wouldn't Die, The Atomic Brain, and Carnival of Souls. I must confess, Night Tide is my least favored of the collection. But maybe I need to give it another watch. I haven't done a move write-up blog post in a long time.
Alas, this discovery did not lead me into a theme for this post. Instead, I found a picture I liked of horror icon Christopher Lee.
I think he looks hurt and confused. I often feel that way on a Monday.
I did not notice which Mummy movie this was from (perhaps The Mummy?), but I know it was a Hammer Production. I like Hammer horror films almost as much as I like the older ones.
Speaking of older monster movies, why don't we close with my favorite guy, Nosferatu from 1922. And I see I am over 200 words. I find that quite sufficient for a foolish post such as this. Happy Monsters — I mean, Happy Monday, everyone!
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I've been prolific in my complaints about schools buying into systems for assessment which focus on tracking rather than assessment, that pander to the myths of levels, or re-introduce burdensome approaches like APP. Every time, quite reasonably, several people ask me via Twitter: What are you doing?
I do my best to reply, but the reality is that what works for my school, is not necessarily right for everyone. That said, I have shared the Key Objectives on which our model is based. However, what I really want to advise people to do, is to access the NAHT materials which set out how to build a really effective model. Unfortunately, while the materials themselves I think are excellent, the problem seems to be that the NAHT has not promoted them, nor made them particularly accessible. So here's my attempt to do so.
Key Performance Indicators [KPIs] should be selected for each year group and subject, against which teachers can make assessments.
All of these things strike me as very sensible principles. The NAHT team which put together the materials to support this model went to some lengths to point out that schools (or groups of schools) may want to adapt the specifics of what is recorded for tracking purposes, but to support schools in doing so they have also provided examples of Key Performance Indicators for each year group and core subject area. These can be downloaded (rather frustratingly only one at a time!) from the NAHT website – regardless of whether or not you are a member.
The theory, then, is that assessment can take place throughout the year against specific objectives, rather than simply allocating children to meaningless code groups ('3c', 'developing', 'mastery', 'step 117', etc.). Over the course of the year, teachers and pupils can see progress being made against specific criteria, and can clearly identify those which still need to be covered. Similarly, at the end of each year, it is possible to make a judgement in relation to the overall descriptor for the year group. Schools may even decide to have a choice of descriptors if they really wished.
Annual tracking of those who are, and are not, meeting the performance standard for the year group can be kept, with intervention targeted appropriately.
There are several advantages of the NAHT system: firstly, it provides a sensible and manageable approach to assessment that can actually be used to support progress as well as meaningful tracking; secondly it doesn't create unnecessary – or unrealistic – subdivisions or stages to give the impression of progress where none can reasonably be measured. Perhaps importantly, it also provides a 'safety in numbers' approach for schools who fear that Ofsted will judge schools on their choice. As a reputable professional organisation, the NAHT is a good backbone for any system – much moreso that relying on creations of data experts, who while clearly invaluable in creating tracking and analysis software, are not necessarily themselves, experts in education.
The aspect which seems to worry colleagues about approaches such as mine and the NAHTs, is that it doesn't offer easily "measurable" (by which they usually mean track-able) steps all through the year. The fear is – I suspect – that it wouldn't be possible to 'prove' to Ofsted that your assessments were robust if you didn't have concrete figures to rely on at termly, or six-weekly intervals. Of course, the reality is that such things were nonsense, and it's important that we recognise this as a profession. The robustness comes from the assessment and moderation approaches, not the labelling. The easy steps approach serves only to obfuscate the actual learning for the benefit of the spreadsheet. We need to move away from that model. Through use of internal and inter-school moderation, we can have confidence in our judgements part-way through a year and can improve our professional understanding of our children's learning at the same time.
I notice this week that the latest release of Target Tracker includes an option for filtering to show the NAHT Key Performance Indicators. Infomentor offers a similar option, which also allows schools to link the objectives directly to planning. They also have a setup where schools can opt for my Key Objectives instead if they prefer (which offer slightly more detail). David Pott has already demonstrated how SIMS can be used to track such assessments.
The options are out there, and schools should be looking for tracking systems that fit with good educational principles, not trying to tack the latter on to fit with the tracking system they've got.
It's not often I quote the words of education ministers with anything other than disdain, but just occasionally they talk sense. Back in April, Liz Truss explained the 'freedoms' being given to schools to lead on assessment between key stages, and commented on the previous system of APP. She described it as an "enormous, cumbersome process" that led to teachers working excessive hours; a system that was "almost beyond satire, […] requiring hours of literal box-ticking".
Not everybody agreed with the scrapping of levels, but the recent massive response to the Workload Challenge has shown that if there is one thing that teachers are in agreement about, it is the excessive workload in the profession. Now at least we had a chance to get rid of one of those onerous demands on our time.
Just this evening I came across two tracking systems that have been produced by private companies and appear to mimic and recreate the administrative burden of APP. What's more, they seem to have managed to take the previously complex system, and add further levels of detail. Of course, they attempt to argue that this will improve assessment, but our experience tells us that this is not the case.
The problem with the new models which attempt to emulate APP is that they fail in this. They're trying to add a measure to everything and so suggest that they are more detailed and more useful than ever before. But the reality is that this level of detail is unhelpful: the demands of time outweigh the benefits.
Once again, too many school leaders are confusing assessment with tracking. The idea that if we tick more boxes, then our conclusions will be more precise is foolish. If three sub-levels across a two-year cycle was nonsense, then 3 sub-levels every year can only be worse. Just because the old – now discredited – system allocated point scores each year, doesn't mean that we should continue to do so.
If you're a headteacher who has brought in a system (or more likely, bought into a system) which implies that progress can be measured as a discrete level (or stage, or step) every term, that asks teachers to assess every single objective of the National Curriculum (or worse, tens of sub-objectives too!), or that prides itself on being akin to APP, then shame on you. There's no excuse for taking an opportunity where the department itself points out that teachers are being expected to do an unreasonable amount of work, and replacing it with a larger load.
If you're a teacher in a school that has adopted one of these awful systems, then I can only commiserate. Might I suggest that you print off a copy of this blog, and slide it under your headteacher's one night. I'd also highly recommend adding Dylan Wiliam's article to it.
We need our school leaders to lead – not just repeat the mistakes of the past.
The draft performance descriptors have been published a couple of weeks now, and the consultation is still open for 5 more weeks, but I'm concerned by how few responses there seem to have been.
There is a significant overhaul proposed of the current teacher assessment, that will affect every primary school up and down the country, not to mention millions of students. My personal view is that the performance descriptors are a disaster. But three weeks into the consultation, when I submitted my consultation response I got an email with identifier number 83. Surely more than 83 teachers, schools and organisations across the country must have a view on at least one of the five Yes/No questions asked?
So I urge you to take a look at the consultation document, and then respond to the consultation. There are only 5 main questions, and you don't even need to answer them all. But please, take a look and do something.
They suffer from the the adverb problem, or similar nuances of language that serve to make judgements vague and unhelpful. Take a look, for example, at these two statements and try to spot the subtle differences. It might be possible to guess which implies the more advanced writer, but could you really quantify it?
Writing demonstrates some features of the given form, as appropriate to audience, purpose and context, arising from discussion of models of writing with similar structure, vocabulary and grammar.
ideas from pupils' own reading.
As Tim Oates' video recently clearly explained, one of the problems with levels was a combination of three different meanings: a test score, a "best fit", and a "just in" meaning. Although this removes the first of these, the other two remain. We have a new threshold issue.
Another of the problems with levels was the use of the labels for children – its almost inevitable that some (many? almost all?) schools will end up using these labels as part of a tracking system, and re-create another of the problems levels had.
One of the reasons for getting rid of levels was because it distracted attention from what a child can/cannot do by replacing it with a generic label. This system re-creates those problems.
Generally, these descriptors simply realise our fears of a new system of levels by another name.
Some teachers may be happy with that, and they're entitled to say so in the consultation, but either way, surely there must be more than 82 other people who care?
For reference, the 5 main questions asked in the consultation are listed here. It won't be a surprise to know that 'No' featured frequently in my response.
1. Do the names of the draft performance descriptors allow teachers and parents to understand the meaning of, and differentiate between, each performance descriptor?
2. Are the performance descriptors spaced effectively across the range of pupils' performance to support accurate and consistent judgements?
3. In your opinion, are the performance descriptors clear and easy to understand?
4. In your opinion, does the content of the performance descriptors adequately reflect the national curriculum programmes of study?
5. Should any element of the performance descriptors be weighted (i.e. should any element be considered more important or less important than others?).
How to get booked for primary teaching conferences – an idiot's guide.
I've sat through a fair few presentations at conferences myself, and have even given a few. I seem to have been subjected to particularly many lately that seem to lack any real direction or purpose, and have no idea what impact they were meant to have. I have, though, noticed an increasing commonality between some of the poorer presentations I've seen and while they've left me frustrated at having wasted my time, these tricks seem to go down a storm with audiences of primary educators. The same may be true of secondary colleagues, but I've less experience with them.
Find some common sense statements and turn them into 'bon mots'.
Take random useful qualities, or ideas, or just words and turn them into an acronym.
If an acronym won't work, create a diagram for the initials. Stars are good. Or hexagons.
Intersperse your words with asides about imaginary children you once met.
Use the Chart-Art facilities in PowerPoint to link seemingly unrelated things into a single diagram.
Present broad concepts with a background of a grid as if to imply a scientific graph.
Throw in a critical comment about Michael Gove (no need to worry about his successor yet).
Point out that you love being in the classroom.
Remind people that it's all about the kids.
Blame Ofsted for something (it doesn't matter what, it always goes down well).
Use the phrase "research shows". No need to back this up with any references.
Throw in some references to books you've read. Implore people to read them.
Make another comment about Ofsted inspectors.
Say something that shows you understand how busy teachers are.
Refer to well-known Scientists: a mis-quote from Einstein is as good as any real research.
Emphasise the importance of things other than Literacy and Numeracy.
Point out that SATs are not a real measure of children's achievement.
Say again that it's all about the kids; "that's why we came into this profession".
Make a reference to the teacher who gets snarky about her mug / chair / parking space.
Criticise the DfE. No specifics are necessary: just criticise the department somehow.
Show people some Buzzfeed style activity that shows their learning style.
Or their dominant brain hemisphere.
Or their balance of red, blue, green or yellow leadership style.
Acknowledge that evidence doesn't support these ideas, but claim that they remain valid.
Blame secondary schools for something.
Raise the issue of the "mood hoover" or hard-to-engage staff member. No solutions needed.
Remind people that we're preparing kids for an unknown future, so anything goes.
That should comfortably fill an hour or more. If you pad out the slot with anecdotes about children (your own, your class… a niece. Any will do) and comments that show how you were once an excellent teacher, then all you need now is a couple of common sense statements to underpin your work, or some popular messages that make your listener feel that they agreed with your every word: "we need more focus on the whole child" or "learning isn't linear" or "teachers do the most important job in the world" are good examples.
Now, I wonder if there are any opportunities for running courses on how to run a course…?
Why is secondary education so expensive?
It once again raised a question that I have long wondered about: why do we accept that secondary education costs so much more than primary?
I don't have any more detail on the figures (yet), so it's hard to know exactly what is being compared here. It could be a substantial difference in pupils numbers if comparing compulsory primary to compulsory secondary, particularly given the bulge in primary numbers at the moment, but either way it must almost certainly represent a greater number of primary school pupils for 75% of the cost of secondary.
Now, I'm not arguing that there should be no difference. I do recognise that there are some additional costs in resourcing secondary schooling, but are the costs really so much greater that the sector warrants an additional 33% or more spending?
This is the big one, understandably. And clearly secondary schools need more staff, but do they need so many more staff than a typical primary on a "per head" basis? And it's true that they have larger staffs and so more leaders per school, but does that still hold per pupil? For example, one secondary head can often be responsible for 2000 students, a number that would commonly be shared between up to 10 primary heads. Similarly, an admin team might necessarily be larger for a large school, but are the costs necessarily higher than the equivalent admin support across 5-10 primaries? And if so – why?
It is true that small extra costs here and there soon add up, but what if the discrepancy hadn't previously existed? Would so many secondary teachers have TLRs compared to primary colleagues?
Take for example a smallish 800-place secondary school without sixth form. It wouldn't be uncommon for there to be a TLR for a Head of Year post – or perhaps someone on the Leadership scale, and perhaps even a deputy head of year on a TLR. Alongside this it would be normal to have Heads of department on a range of TLRs, and in many cases second in department and other roles.
Now take an equivalent size of primary school. Again, it might be common to have paid heads of year, although often on the lowest TLR. These same staff would be expected to take on curriculum leadership roles, too. And often on a far fuller timetable than their secondary colleagues.
Is that because such roles are inherently more costly in secondary schools, or just because the money is more easily available for it?
I genuinely don't know the answers. There are almost certainly costs of secondary schools that I haven't considered. There are probably some diseconomies of scale that counter some of the presumed economies. But can any of that really justify spending 33% more on secondary pupils than their primary counterparts?
I have deliberately avoided getting into the details of post-16 and pre-compulsory education. I recognise that there are greater costs involved at either end of the system, particularly on the literal number of staff required, but I'm not persuaded that those factors affect the bigger picture substantially.


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A few years ago, my mother gave me a set of fat quarters from the Tasha Tudor "A is for Annabelle" fabric collection. I love Tudor's illustrated children's books, and A is for Annabelle is one of my absolute favorites with its delicate pink color scheme and fascinating details of an old-fashioned doll and her wardrobe. One of the fabrics in the collection is a sheet of alphabet blocks taken directly from the book illustrations, and the fat quarter collection generously contained the full set.
The block shapes instantly suggested a patchwork quilt to me, but I had never made a quilt before and had only a vague understanding of the process. But the only way to learn a new craft is to try it, so I did some research, planned my design, and got in the supplies to make my first quilt. And after working on it on and off for a couple of years, I finally finished it!
To make my quilt, I used the alphabet blocks from the "A is for Annabelle" collection alternated with squares of floral fabric from the Tasha Tudor "A Child's Garden of Verses" collection, since the rest of the "A is for Annabelle" collection had sold out by the time I was purchasing. The patchwork is seven blocks wide by eight blocks long, making a finished quilt about 52" wide by 60" long--a nice size for a throw or as a topper for a twin or full bed.
The square and circle borders in each alphabet block provided a natural shape for my quilt stitching to follow, and were just close enough together that the quilt would keep its structure without me having to stitch on the floral blocks in between. I did iron my fabric before cutting and quilting, but it still has some wrinkles here and there, which I don't mind. In fact, I opted not to prewash my fabric before cutting so the quilt will get an even crinklier texture when I do wash it, which I think adds to the vintage, shabby chic look.
I chose a light blue gingham fabric from Joann's nursery section for the backing, and light blue pre-made binding. My binding is fairly wide because this width of double-fold bias tape was the only one marked as quilt binding from the brand I used--it was only after I bought it that I learned that most quilters use narrower widths, despite the package naming. Still, I like the border effect the wider tape gives. The batting inside is cotton, which in my opinion has a nicer weight and drape to it than polyester batting. I bought twin-size batting and cut it down to fit my quilt, since it isn't a standard size.
There are definite imperfections in the finished quilt, which I think is only natural given the fact that this is my first project and it's entirely hand sewn. Some of the block corners don't line up perfectly, the stitching is a little clumsy here and there, and I'm not great at hiding knots. But I'm quite pleased with the finished project all the same, and hope it will last for years to come.


Join me and some of my blogging friends for this new series on marriage.
It's an exciting day – not to mention, month – here at Ungrind.
Not only are we launching our new look along with a new schedule that'll bring you more regular content (this month that means a new post every weekday), but we're celebrating our 7th birthday … or anniversary … or whatever the proper term is here on the blogosphere. Feel free to eat a piece of cake in our honor. Preferably something that includes chocolate.
What makes the day and month even more exciting though, is that I have the personal privilege of teaming up with five of my marriage-blogging friends to bring you a month-long series called "Embrace Your Marriage: A Virtual Marriage Retreat." It's aimed at encouraging you to make the most of your relationship with your husband.
Each Monday, starting today and running through September 29th, you can read a post from each of us on our personal blogs on a different topic related to marriage.
I'll be blogging over at AshleighSlater.com, but also linking to that post here each Monday. So be sure to check back here each week.
Have you ever hung up on your spouse? As in, with frustration, mid-call?
Turns out, it's not quite as dramatic or satisfying as the old black-and-white flicks portray it to be. Perhaps because hitting one's finger against the red iPhone "end call" icon lacks the flair of slamming the old-school receiver down with a wham!
It happened after our car died on a freeway off-ramp in the middle of nowhere. There we were, just me and our 8-year-old daughter and a car that had overheated itself to death, stranded in a small Georgia town. What made it worse was that I needed to be in South Carolina by morning to film a book-related television interview. So there was no calling Ted to drive two hours to come pick us up and take us back home.
By the time a band of strangers pushed the car to the nearest gas station, refilled the oil, and advised me to "take it to the shop," it was 5 p.m. on a Wednesday. After making multiple phone calls, I discovered I had 60 minutes to make it to the car rental office our insurance company had recommended before they closed for the day. It was 30 minutes away. If I didn't arrive by then, we were destined to stay in the town's run-down motel and quite possibly miss my interview.
Here's where it turns into an elementary math story problem. And if you think they're maddening on paper, they're even more so in real life.
Read the rest of this post "Phone Wars: The Day I Hung Up on My Husband" and find links to the other posts for this week over at AshleighSlater.com.


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