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if any one can pleas point me to a solution it will be highly appreciated
if it makes any difference this is my code:
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{
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catch
{
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    {
        [DateTime]$UserDate = $tmpDate
    }

    catch
    {
        write-host "Error: The Given Date was not recognized as a valid Date, Please Try again" -ForegroundColor Red
        Exit 808040
    }

}

A: The way most programs work is that they ask the user to input date in the acceptable format. Displaying something like YYYY/MM/DD near the input box or prompt will help the user understand what program will accept. Then whatever user entered you can validate each part separately and warn the user if any part of the date is wrong.

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Ecuadorian immigrant gets 12 to 14 years for killing motorcyclist in crash
A judge found an Ecuadorian immigrant guilty of manslaughter for a drunk-driving crash that killed a young motorcyclist but acquitted him of murder.
By Frances Burns
WORCESTER, Mass., May 19 (UPI) -- An immigrant from Ecuador was sentenced to 12 to 14 years in a Massachusetts prison Monday for a drunk-driving crash that killed a man on a motorcycle.
Nicolas Dutan Guaman was found guilty of manslaughter after a four-day bench trial. Judge David Ricciardone listened to statements from the family of Matthew DeNice before handing down his sentence.
The judge acquitted Guaman of second-degree murder.
Investigators said that Guaman, in a pickup truck, drove through a stop sign in Milford in central Massachusetts in August 2011 and struck DeNice's motorcycle. DeNice, trapped in the truck's wheelwell, was dragged for about a quarter of a mile.
Guaman, 37 was also charged with reckless endangerment of a child because his young son was a passenger in his truck.
During closing arguments last week, Guaman's lawyer argued prosecutors did not prove his client was drunk at the time of the collision.
Guaman was living in the United States illegally at the time of the crash and did not have a driver's license. His lawyer said he could not understand bystanders calling to him to stop because of his poor English.
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2. The Wabbit and the Staycation
Lapinette's emergency whisky spread warmly through the Wabbit's fur. He steadied himself against a post and waved. "I like it here," thought the Wabbit. Lapinette had suggested a vacation and the Wabbit had joked. But he was struck by one of his more interesting ideas. "I'll have a vacation, but I'll stay right here." Lapinette was delighted and hopped off to the furdressers. The Wabbit clung to the post. The gentle sound of a small motor boat hung in air and vanished. The Wabbit felt soothed and basked in the sun. But his eyes followed Lapinette as she hopped into the distance and he knew the word would get round at speed. Soon, his whole team would pass by and everyone would wave. They would all ask how he was enjoying his vacation. The Wabbit was horrified but he felt a warm glow as the emergency whisky suggested another idea. He was in a process of preparation for the Wearable Technology festival and for this he had developed a small wearable app which he called Wabstealth. Once activated, the Wabbit became to all intent and purposes, invisible. The Wabbit rummaged in his fur and swiped. His paw began to disappear but stopped when only half transparent. He waved the ghostly paw. The paw reappeared. Wabstealth had never been fully tested and was barely operational - but the emergency whisky thought otherwise. "I'll blend in," grinned the Wabbit.
1. The Wabbit and the Wistful Look
The Wabbit took a short hop and became lost in thought. His shoulder throbbed, Although the anti matter weave in his fur had given him protection, the bullet wound was still sore. The Wabbit felt he should never have taken a bullet at all. He should have paid attention. He should have been more careful. He should have foreseen everything. "Maybe," thought the Wabbit, "I'm getting past it." He ran his paw along the fence. The metal felt pleasantly warm in the sun and he left it there for a moment. Cares dropped away. Time melted. He was aware of something delicious in the air and savoured it. His mind returned to old adventures from the old days. They seemed clearer, simpler, more manageable. "A penny for them, Wabbit!" Lapinette hopped up the ramp and placed a paw on his. "I was thinking," murmured the Wabbit. It seemed to Lapinette that the Wabbit was always thinking, but his wistful look was unusual. The Wabbit turned and hugged Lapinette so hard he hurt his shoulder, but he tried not to show it. "Do you ever think of our old adventures?" he asked. Lapinette looked in her frock for her emergency whisky flask. "No. Too many new ones." The Wabbit smiled. "I was thinking I lost my edge." Lapinette found the flask and opened it. "You're as sharp as ever. Maybe you need a vacation?" The Wabbit thought of all the vacations he'd tried to take and suddenly grinned. "Do I have enough ammo?"
The Wabbit's Safe Adventure Caffè
The team assembled at the Safe House, glad of the warmth that wafted from the kitchen. The Wabbit rested his chin on a paw and smiled. Skratch thought he looked sad and threw a paw across his shoulder. "Now Wabbit, what was that for a kind of Adventure?" Lapinette raised her paw and asked a different question. "What did you do with the Tracker?" The Wabbit managed a shrug. "Nothing," he said, "he will henceforth be known as our Agent Three." Lapinette effected an extremely quizzical look and waited. "He's now my main tree in the forest," explained the Wabbit. Lapinette sighed and pouted. "You're a very sinister Wabbit." Wabsworth wasn't satisfied with this at all. "But this was a very different kind of adventure." Skratch chuckled and patted the Wabbit's shoulder. "Ouch," said the Wabbit. "Sorry Wabbit," said Skratch, I though it had healed." "Oh, it was only a fur wound," smiled the Wabbit. Skratch raised his paw and launched his explanation. "It was an ambush adventure, a genre that ambushes other narratives like a thief in the night." Wabsworth looked at Skratch. "You're right," he said, "it was different. We didn't see the Tracker for a long time. He had to be drawn out and be ambushed instead." "Who tracks the Tracker?" nodded Lapinette sagely. She turned and gave Skratch a compelling look. "I didn't know you were following me until the last minute." "I'm a cat," shrugged Skratch.
9. The Wabbit and the Ethics of Guns
The Wabbit kept talking as he waited. The drop was in and the Wabbit was in charge but for how long? He was aware of his team and he knew they were all close. With sudden action the Wabbit somersaulted and threw his dirk. The Tracker flinched to the right as it shaved past his head. Then he heard the thud as it stuck in a branch above his head. It vibrated with a twanging sound that might have been amusing in other circumstances. Then it fell. There was a faint splat in the snow. "I was hoping for better than that," smiled the Wabbit. Wabsworth's voice called from the woods. "Everything OK, Commander?" The Wabbit called back. "Have you got the chainsaw?" "Right here," lied Wabsworth. The Wabbit stared at the Tracker and spoke to himself. "What the binky am I going to do with you?" Then he shouted. "Stand down or you're kindling!" The Tracker dropped his rifle and his branches sighed. "I was only doing my job." The Wabbit had a moment of clarity. "You're working for the the Agents of Rabit?" "Is that what they're called?" said the Tracker, "I really didn't like them." The Wabbit relaxed. "Not even their mothers like them." He leaned against a tree and spoke through his 28 teeth. "That's an unethical gun." It was the Tracker's turn to relax. "Do you know of an ethical one?"
8. The Wabbit and Wood for the Trees
The Wabbit had the drop on the Tracker and the Tracker knew it. The Wabbit's dirk dug into his neck but there was no blood. A drop of gooey amber liquid seeped down what looked like tree trunk shoulders. The Tracker was quiet for now and he waited. So did the Wabbit. But he was waiting because he hadn't a clue what to do next. The Wabbit consulted his teeth but his teeth were on edge and they ground like a sandblaster. "What am I going to do with you?" he wondered. "What do you propose to do?" echoed the Tracker. "I'll just hang on here, talking to myself," muttered the Wabbit. He chattered his teeth in a menacing manner. "You might take me down," said the Tracker, "but we have branches everywhere." The Wabbit thought about it. Close by in the forest, the team crept through the snow. "There he is," said Lapinette. "What shall we do?" asked Skratch. "He seems on top of things," said Wabsworth. With his free paw, the Wabbit searched in his fur. "What are you doing?" asked the Tracker. "I thought I had a saw with me," said the Wabbit, "... a chainsaw." The Tracker shuddered. "Maybe we could do a deal." Now the Wabbit's teeth relaxed. "Don't be a sap. Nothing you have could interest me." The Tracker swayed. "I can get you as much wood as you could ever gnaw." The Wabbit heard his team approaching and he smiled. "Looks like the wood is coming ..."
7. The Wabbit and the Foe in the Grass
The Wabbit got there first, but he had to think fast. He rummaged deep in his fur for some kind of weapon and at last his paw touched on a knife hilt. It was a ceremonial sgian dubh left over from the Clan MacRabbit annual picnic and the Wabbit thought it might do. He sliced at the grass. The dirk was more than sharp and the Wabbit's 28 teeth lined up for a scowl. "We kin get him down," said the teeth and the Wabbit agreed. He usually did. "It might be better to wait for the team," said an inner voice. "Opportunity," scowled his teeth. The Wabbit inched forward. The Tracker moved forward too and the grass swayed. The Wabbit suddenly lunged and plunged his dirk into the Tracker's back. Nothing happened. The Wabbit's scowl stretched wafer thin. He kicked the figure with stunning force. Nothing moved. The Wabbit shifted round and peered at the figure. It looked frozen solid - so the Wabbit slunk back into the grass. He flicked wood shavings from his dirk and then he shrugged. With lightning speed, the Wabbit lunged at the rifle, grabbed it and rolled. Birds squealed as the gun discharged. The Tracker stooped to retrieve his rifle and he swung and drew a bead on the Wabbit and fired. But there was no Wabbit there. The Tracker looked down at the empty hole in the snow. Then he felt something itchy. The Wabbit's dirk was pricking at his neck. "I'm in charge," said the Wabbit.
6. The Wabbit's Battle for the Snow
Bullets flew and scuffed up snow. The Wabbit and Wabsworth couldn't see a thing but they dived for the ground and threw the only ammunition they had. Snowballs rained. Lapinette jumped from the bridge and took the full force of a snowball. It had been a long trek through the snow and she stumbled. Thrown off balance, her snazer fired randomly into the sky. A cry of pain echoed from the woods accompanied by a brace of angry bullets. The Wabbit rolled away and crashed on Wabsworth's feet. "Whoof!" For an android, Wabsworth had a handy range of expressions. Snow scattered as they tangled. The bridge creaked suddenly, announcing the end of Skratch's measured pursuit. It was just in time - and he pounced in the air to deflect two more rounds. This time the cry was anguished and their adversary fell silent. "It doesn't like close up work," yelled the Wabbit and he stuck his head up. "But it's tough as old boots!" yelled Wabsworth. He pulled the Wabbit down and it wasn't a moment too soon. A bullet streaked past the Wabbit's ears and dug a deep hole in a rock. "I've got a plan," croaked the Wabbit. Wabsworth kept a foot on the Wabbit's chest and took a chance. He stood as tall as he could and made a circular motion with a single paw. Lapinette and Skratch vanished as quickly as they'd appeared. "Split up," hissed Wabsworth. There was no reply. The Wabbit was already on his way.
5. The Wabbit and the M.I.Bullet
The Wabbit and Wabsworth were the worse for wear, but they trudged through the snow to low ground. A bridge beckoned. Wabsworth didn't like the look of it and the Wabbit even less. They scanned the territory. "Something over there," said Wabsworth, and he hopped out to make an inspection. He was quickly back. "Dead?" asked the Wabbit. "As dead as they come," said Wabsworth. The Wabbit held up a bullet. "There's another one here." Wabsworth brushed frost from his fur and adjusted his damaged ear. "It's a massacre." "This tracker is indiscriminate," sighed the Wabbit. Wabsworth looked everywhere he could. "Know who he is?" The Wabbit flipped the bullet in the air. "Whoever or whatever it is, this is the latest technology." Wabsworth growled. "By the look of our friend over there, I'd say we got off light." The Wabbit bent close to the snow and sniffed. His ears rotated a full 360 degrees. "It went that way." He held a paw level with the snow. "It's limping." Wabsworth stiffened. "I heard something." Somewhere in the monochrome landscape, there was a flash of red. "More company," said the Wabbit. Wabsworth flinched as the Wabbit's stomach grumbled loudly. "Got any food?" asked the Wabbit. Wabsworth rummaged in his coat. "Two Lurps and a frozen carrot." The Wabbit's stomach groaned. "Then we wait ..."
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4. Lapinette and the Whispering Tree
The Wabbit was missing so when radio contact failed, Lapinette armed herself to the teeth. The clearing looked clear and she paused by a big tree and listened. She heard a dull thud in the distance. Twigs cracked and snow crunched. She looked up through the branches. The sky looked like shards of breaking ice and she shivered as a wind chilled her fur. Lapinette had always respected trees. With trees you never knew and the branches of the big tree were swaying much too close. "Where on earth is the Wabbit?" murmured Lapinette. "Which one is he?" said a voice that came with a wind from the tree. Lapinette saw no harm in speaking. "The brown one." "There are two brown ones," said the voice. Lapinette's breath froze in the icy air. "How many altogether?" The voice seemed friendly. "Four, not counting you." Lapinette had an idea. "How many following?" The big tree swayed and the wind gusted sharp and cold. "Two, but one of them is a tracker." Lapinette slipped the safety catch on her automatic then glanced behind her - but there was nothing. She prodded the snow with a foot. "How far?" she thought. "Closer than you think," said the voice. A piece of tree bark dropped. Lapinette spotted a track in the snow that wound past the tree and over a knoll. "Thanks," she whispered." "Why are we whispering?" asked the voice ...
3. The Wabbit and the Ear in the Snow
The Wabbit fished gauze from his fur and dabbed at his wound. His radio had taken a bullet. It crackled loudly and the Wabbit stamped on it. He looked further and noticed something. It was unmistakably familiar and he took a closer look. One of Wabsworth's ears lay in the snow. Suddenly it twitched and spoke in the distinctive tone of Wabsworth's android voice. "Over here Commander." "Shsh .." hissed the Wabbit. He cast around. Beyond a snowdrift, he saw Wabsworth's other ear. He hoped it was still attached to his body. There was no sign of a Tracker. But that was a tracker's job and the Wabbit kept quiet. He lifted Wabsworth's ear and whispered. "Wabsworth, can you move?" There was a lengthy pause before an electronic voice said, "I'm stuck." "I'll get you," whispered the Wabbit, "radio silence." He started to hop but for every hop there was a deafening crunch. The forest seemed to answer. Branches crackled. A drip from melting ice sounded like a bullet and the Wabbit froze. He quietly dropped. With his belly on the snow, the Wabbit propelled himself like a bobsleigh. The ice was slippery now and he accelerated. He made headway but the drift loomed like an iceberg - and although he tried to brake, it made matters worse. He groaned as he hit the drift with his injured shoulder and the impact threw him high like a clay pigeon. For a moment he looked down at Wabsworth. Then the ground came up fast ...
2. The Wabbit and the Red Dot
The Wabbit forgot all about his dream. There had been a light fall of snow and the mountain park beckoned. He was due a free day, so he took it there and then. His tram rattled out to Sassi and soon he'd climbed the hill. The path wove its way along the slopes and the Wabbit happily hopped it. Everything was still and snow crunched under his paws. "Fresh mountain air," muttered the Wabbit. Suddenly his fur tickled and he rubbed a spot on his chest, but the itch got worse, so he looked down. It appeared to be a large red insect. He watched it jump around and tried several times to brush it away, but it stayed where it was. The Wabbit slapped a paw to his chest, but now the insect was on his paw. He pretended to stare at the trees and jumped quickly from side to side. "Exercise time!" shouted the Wabbit. Snow fell from a tree somewhere ahead. A branch cracked. The red dot vanished. The Wabbit waited and touched his paws a few times, then he started to jog. He weaved close to the edge of the hill and took a measured glance down. He paused. His ears swayed. Usually the forest was unnaturally silent, but there was something. He heard metal slide. With a sudden lurch, the Wabbit threw himself down the hill. A sharp blow to the shoulder propelled him towards a tree and he hit it with force. Snow fell all around him. The Wabbit stayed motionless but his eyes swiveled. There was something on the ground ...


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Black Mountain Golf Club – A Must Play For Every Golfer — Hitting it Solid!
Black Mountain Golf Club is situated in Hua Hin, Thailand. Being just a 30-minute drive from the centre of Hua Hin, it's the perfect place to escape the city for a day and enjoy a fantastic round of golf.
The golf course at Black Mountain was designed by Phil Ryan and opened for play in 2007.
The land on which the course is based was previously a pineapple plantation and you know you are in a valley when you see the large granite mountains surrounding the course.
Black Mountain Golf Club has received several awards over the years, underlining the quality of the course and facilities available.
In 2012, Black Mountain was chosen in the list of 100 best golf courses outside the USA by Golf Digest Magazine. Having hosted Asian PGA Tour events in 2009 and 2011, Black Mountain was chosen by the European Tour, to stage the Thailand Classic in 2014, which was the first European Tour event to be held in Thailand.
The success of the event persuaded the European Tour to keep the Thailand Open on its schedule at Black Mountain Golf Club and with a prize purse of some $2 million, it is easily the biggest prize fund of any tournament in Thailand.
So, what is it about Black Mountain which makes it such a popular place to play golf, for amateurs and professionals alike? Firstly, this is a golf course which is suitable to both top level players and the average golfer. The holes give a choice of taking the safe route, which for the average player should be the way to go and a risky route, perhaps better suited to advanced and professional players. The fairways are great for players who are shorter off the tee, as they begin quite generously before becoming narrower the further along the hole they stretch.
For those who like to crunch the ball off the tee, accuracy is a must or you will find yourself off the fairway for your second shot.
The greens at Black Mountain Golf Club are large and this gives plenty of scope for changing the pin position.
Depending on the pin position on the day you are playing, you may find the greens tough, especially considering the numerous bunkers which protect them.
However, there are plenty of opportunities for low scoring if you can reach the greens without straying from the fairway.
The quality of the playing surfaces at Black Mountain are of the highest standard and you will thoroughly enjoy playing the course without having to worry about bad lies on the fairway or greens.
The pick of the holes includes the par-5 sixth, which can be reached in two by long hitters but also offers a great birdie chance to those playing the safer route, around the tree and the water. The peninsula green means you must be 100% confident in attacking the pin on your second shot or face seeing your ball splash into the water. A great example of the risk-reward options at Black Mountain Golf Club is the par-4 seventh hole.
This hole offers players the opportunity to hit their tee shot some 230 yards, over water, which leaves a nice wedge shot to the green.
If you are not feeling confident about hitting over water you can hit your shot around the water but may struggle to record a par by doing so.
The signature hole is the par-3 eleventh, which features an island green and very little margin for error.
Anything other than finding the green on this hole, will see a drop to the left of the green and a chance to make a bogey at best.
If this was not enough to get you booking your next golfing trip to Black Mountain Golf Club Hua Hin, then the news of nine new holes will surely be enough to tempt you. Work is currently underway on the construction on nine brand new holes at Black Mountain, which are being designed in a way to compliment the tremendous 18 holes which are already in place at the golf club.
Black Mountain has been voted as the number one golf course in Thailand for the last five years and it's about to get even by better by expanding to 27-holes.
The nine-hole expansion will stretch 3,678 yards, through a natural valley and is due to open later in 2016.
The managing director at Black Mountain, Harald Elisson has said the new nine holes will match the high standard of the current golf course, with spectacular views and water hazards.
Black Mountain has built a reputation for outstanding quality golf as well as service and facilities and the new nine holes will mirror the high standards for which we have become renowned, he said. Recently, Black Mountain completed a selection of three-bedroom, four storey town houses, each with a swimming pool and sun terrace. These can be found along the ninth hole are available for purchase. This shows a real commitment from Black Mountain Golf Club to not only expand their current golf course but also add to the facilities available, which are already very good.
Indeed, the views from the club house are superb and provide a magnificent 360-degree view of the entire golf course.
The practice areas and driving range are excellent and the fine dining in the restaurant is second-to-none.
With pool villas available in addition to other sports facilities, such as tennis courts and a water park, Black Mountain Golf Club is the perfect place for families to enjoy top class golf and several other activities.
Black Mountain Golf Club is a leader when it comes to playing golf in Asia, thanks to its top-quality championship golf course and facilities.
The golf course is about to become even better, with the addition of nine new holes, so there can be no better time to book a trip to Black Mountain, for the golf experience of a life-time.


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Expert Panel Recommends New Standardised Test
An independent review of NAPLAN commissioned by Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT is recommending an overhaul of the national standardised assessment to ensure that it meets the needs of schools, parents and students now and into the future.
The report was presented at today's Education Council meeting of state, territory and federal ministers and will now be considered and brought back to a future meeting for a decision on the recommendations.
The Review, conducted by Emeritus Professor Barry McGaw, Emeritus Professor Bill Louden, and Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith, considered standardised assessment practices across the world, the uses of NAPLAN data, and the content and delivery of the assessment itself.
These recommendations address longstanding criticisms and concerns with NAPLAN and provide a blueprint for high-quality online national standardised assessment fit for the 21st century.
The NAPLAN Review Final Report released today recommends that:
The current testing of students in Year 9 should move to Year 10 to enable greater engagement and to provide students with a more accurate indicator of learning achievement prior to their commencement of senior secondary education. This will also give secondary schools much more flexibility in how they structure their year 9 programs.
The test should be brought forward from May to as early as possible in the year, so that results can be used more productively by schools and teachers. Students and teachers should also get results within one week of the test. This will help schools avoid feeling the need to 'teach to the test' each year.
The tests should move beyond literacy and numeracy to include a new assessment of critical and creative thinking in STEM. This would replace the current NAP Science Literacy test conducted every three years. Critical and creative thinking is widely regarded as a key skill for the contemporary workforce. Assessment of critical and creative thinking in this way would place Australia as a world leader.
Substantial changes should be made to the writing assessment to address long-standing criticisms that the current approach merely encourages formulaic responses.
National standardised tests should continue as universal, rather than sample, tests because of the valuable information they provide to schools, as well as students and parents.
The new test will be called Australian National Standardised Assessments (ANSA), to reflect the significant redevelopment of the national standardised assessment.
The report's recommendations reflect the widely held views of educators that substantial reforms are needed to ensure standardised testing remains a source of important and relevant information on learning progress.
The NAPLAN Review Final Report is available at: www.naplanreview.com.auExternal Link
Quotes attributable to Minister for Education James Merlino
"This is a big step forward for the future of standardised testing in Australia. If we're serious about delivering the best outcomes for our students, these recommendations must be supported."
"I have always said we will need national standardised testing. This report clearly shows NAPLAN must be overhauled in order to be genuinely useful to our students, their families and our schools."
"The time is right for a new test. The reforms recommended in this report must be implemented to ensure we can develop standardised testing that meets the changing needs of our school communities and provides us with greater insights into student learning."
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additional turbo mode. I've called it 7-bit mode (7th bit of command switches turbo). This is new turbo mode very similar to XF551 turbo mode.
Fast mapping – Drives V0 to V3 have additional, special meaning. When one of keys from K1 to K4 is pressed during start then device overrides mapping of D1 and maps one of those drives to D1 (K1 = V0, K2 = V1 etc.).


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V-Reds Add Pair From WHL
The defending AUS Champion University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds have gone out west for their first two recruits of the summer and they are big ones, announcing top recruits Mark Rassell and Joe Gatenby have signed Letters of Intent for the upcoming 2018-2019 season. They should both prove to be solid additions to what will no doubt be an impressive group of returning players.
A native of Calgary, Alberta, Rassell comes to UNB after spending his entire four year WHL career with the Medicine Hat Tigers, serving as the team captain last season.
The 6'1", 185 pound centre improved in each of his junior seasons, culminating in a breakout 50 goal, 30 assist campaign this past season. He added 8 goals and 5 assists in just 6 playoff contests. For his efforts he was named co-team MVP and earned awards for his community service and leadership.
Overall, Rassell accumulated regular season totals of 103 goals and 78 assists in 274 games and chipped in another 15 goals and 5 assists in 23 postseason games.
Rassell is no stranger to UNB as his grandfather attended the school and both of his parents earned their Masters degree at UNBSJ.
For more information on the V-Reds newest forward, Ryan McCracken had a nice article in the Medicine Hat News today where he talks with Rassell about his future and his decision to choose UNB.
Defenceman Joe Gatenby joins the Varsity Reds after playing his five year junior career with the Kelowna Rockets and Kamloops Blazers. He was an alternate captain his last three seasons.
Like Rassell, the 6', 190 pound native of Kelown, BC increased his production each season in the WHL. Last season he put up 13 goals, and 46 assists in 72 games and contributed 25 goals and 116 assists over his 317 game career. He added 5 points in 58 playoff games and a single assist during the 2015 Memorial Cup when his Rockets made it to the final only to fall in OT.
After his junior career ended in the spring Gatenby suited up for 10 regular season and playoff games with the ECHL's Atlanta Gladiators, adding 7 points.
Rassell and Gatenby are the first forward and defenceman UNB has recruited out of the WHL since Dylan Willick (2013) and Ben Wright (2009), respectively. They join the previously announced Patrick Watling as new recruits for next season as the V-Reds look to replace the departing Mike Thomas, Chris Caissy, Dylan Willick, Trey Lewis, and Colin Suellentrop.
Both are expected to study business while at UNB.
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Yahoo boosts free e-mail storage to 100MB, while Google makes moves on Yahoo Groups.
The Web portal also will begin offering "virtually unlimited storage" for its paid e-mail customers.
Called Google Groups 2, the service lets people create, search and sift through e-mail mailing lists. People can also subscribe to and monitor groups of interest.
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Провінція Джераш () — одна з дванадцяти провінцій Йорданії. Розташована в північно-західній частині країни та є найменшою за площею провінцією Йорданії. Адміністративний центр — місто Джераш.

Історія

У I ст. н. е. адміністративний центр провінції, Джераш (тодішнє невелике місто Гераса), зазнало швидкого росту під владою Римської імперії. Воно входило до об'єднання десяти міст, Декаполіса, завдяки чому стало економічним конкурентом старшої Петри. До того ж, мешканці міста видобували залізну руду із сусідніх гір Аджлун. Починаючи з середини I століття, в місті почалося будівництво великої кількості архітектурних пам'яток, які можна побачити і сьогодні.

У II столітті римські війни за експансію в Азії призвели до подальших успіхів Гераси. Були побудовані дороги до Пелли, Філадельфії (сучасний Амман), Діону та до Босри, тодішньої столиці провінції. Римський імператор Адріан відвідав Герасу взимку 129—130 років. У наступні століття політична ситуація в цьому регіоні принципово змінилася, а кошти міста зменшились. Згодом до міста прийшло християнство, тому в ньому було побудовано багато церков.

Географія
Провінція Джераш має найменшу площу з усіх дванадцяти провінцій Йорданії, проте вона посідає має друге місце за щільністю населення королівства. Провінція складеться лише з одного району (ліви) та має два табори для палестинських біженців на своїй території.

Провінція оточена з усіх боків іншими регіонами Йорданії: провінцією Ірбід — з півночі, провінцією Аджлун — із заходу, провінціями Ель-Мафрак і Ез-Зарка — зі сходу та провінціями Ель-Асіма і Ель-Балка — з півдня.

Провінція Джераш має переважно гірський рельєф і м'який середземноморським клімат. Середньорічна кількість опадів у ній становить 400–600 мм, що є одним з найвищих показників у країні. Діапазон перепадів висот провінції становить від 300 до 1247 метрів над рівнем моря. Крізь регіон тече річка Ез-Зарка, на якій розташована найбільша в Йорданії гідроелектростанція — ГЕС Король Таляль.

Економіка
Економіка провінції значною мірою залежить від торгівлі та туризму. Джераш — одне з найбільш популярних туристичних місць в Йорданії. На додаток до історичних пам'яток, провінція також відома своїми численними лісами. Джераш рівновіддалений (40 км) від трьох найбільших міст країни (Амману, Ірбіду та Ез-Зарки), що робить провінцію привабливою для ведення бізнесу. Крім того, на провінцію припадає близько 12% виробництва оливкової олії в Йорданії.

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Провінції Йорданії

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THE PERIMETER PRIMATE
A perspective from the edge
My response to 60 Minutes' piece on the Gulen Movement
Those of us who have been aware of the Gulen movement's stealth involvement in an enormous network of publicly-funded charter schools are pleased that CBS News finally gave the situation wide national coverage. However, the 60 Minutes segment broadcast yesterday left out a number of important things.
[NOTE: They (and you!) should be following @CASILIPS on Twitter. Read CASILIPS' comments on the 60 Minutes piece HERE]
What 60 Minutes omitted
60 Minutes should have independently verified the Harmony administrator's claim that the chain has a waiting list of ~30,000 students. Unless such numbers can be independently verified, the waiting list figures offered by charter schools are hearsay and should be viewed as a marketing strategy.
60 Minutes should have mentioned that Gulenists are Creationists. Especially since the schools boast about providing superior science education, one is left to wonder if and how the schools provide instruction of evolution.
60 Minutes did not perform due diligence when reporting about Harmony's test scores. The data analyses by Ed Fuller about Harmony's high student attrition and CASILIPS about Harmony's unimpressive comparative SAT scores (which were both available online during the show's production) should have should have triggered the necessary skepticism!
60 Minutes did not go into the Turkish cultural instruction, a main feature of ALL Gulen movement schools and a feature which is NOT presented to authorizers in the charter school applications. For instance, why are students at the Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School taught to perform a Sufi religious ritual? Look quick (!) before the Gulenists delete this video. Scrubbing websites after revelatory material has been exposed is quite often done.
In addition, 60 Minutes should have reported some of the recent stories about other Gulen charter schools.
For instance, the charter renewal for Truebright Science Academy in Philadelphia – the school closest to Fethullah Gulen's (former kids' summer camp) compound in the Poconos, the Golden Generation Worship and Retreat Center – was recently rejected on several grounds, including low academic performance, lack of certified staff, and high turnover of administrators.
And Fulton Science Academy Middle School in Georgia also recently had its charter renewal rejected, along with its appeal to the state, despite having been recognized as a Blue Ribbon Award-winning school. A number of serious concerns had been noted having to do with shadowy governance, conflicts of interest, multiple failures of compliance, and six-million dollars of missing bond money. As the director of the state's Charter Schools Division wrote: "In fact, the deeper we dug through all the materials FSA submitted... the more questions we had and the more we realized the depth and breadth of the reasons FCS [Fulton County Schools] could have denied FSAMS."
Then there were the stories about the two Gulen charter schools in Louisiana. Last summer, one school had its charter revoked (Abramson Science and Technology School) for numerous complaints including the attempted bribe of a public official, failure to report sexual incidents, teachers completing student science projects, withholding resources from special ed students, and more. Complaints were also made about the other school (Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School) having a high number of uncertified teachers, poor handling of special education, and even the existence of a "prayer room" at the school. Both of these schools (along with Gulen charter schools in Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, plus the School of Science and Technology schools in TX -- all states in which the Gulen movement calls its South-Central region) are operated in partnership with the Cosmos Foundation, operator of the Texas Harmony schools featured on 60 Minutes.
Fethullah Gulen's lame excuse for self-exile
Sorry but I (a former critical care R.N.) do not buy Fethullah Gulen's excuse for needing to be in the U.S. year after year for medical treatment. His supposed diabetes, heart and kidney problems are not rare conditions. Rather they are extremely common ailments which could be treated by plenty of doctors in Turkey who are currently managing thousands of patients with similar diagnoses. Istanbul, for instance, has a Gulen movement-associated center which provides the most advanced medical treatment for Mr. Gulen's type of ailments.
Besides, Saylorsburg, the location of Gulen's compound in the Poconos (the mountain forest of northeastern Pennsylvania) is not exactly known for its close proximity to a world renowned medical center for patients who have, as Mr. Gulen is portrayed, exceptional needs.
Spokesman Alp Aslandogan
Alp Aslandogan (full name Yuksel Alp Aslandogan) seems to have been made the movement's spokesperson for U.S. audiences. Aslandogan must be fairly high up in the Gulen movement's hierarchical brotherhood and is not just any "businessman" as 60 Minutes stated.
In 1999, Aslandogan, Harun H. Solak , Zekeriya Baskal, Ahmet H. Aydilek and Melen M. Dogan submitted an application to Milwaukee Public Schools for the Wisconsin Career Academy. This charter school was approved and has been operating since 2000, but this year the Milwaukee School Board voted to end its agreement with WCA. The school is in the process of changing into a private school (Wisconsin College Preparatory Academy) so it can tap U.S. tax dollars via the Milwaukee Parental Choice voucher program.
Aslandogan is the president of the Institute of Interfaith Dialog (a classic Gulenist "dialog" organization) as well as a director of Texas Gulf Institute, a Gulenist college now called North American College. Why Aslandogan may have created the alias "Yuksel A. Conger" at one point is not known.
Aslandogan appeared at an event called "The Gulen Movement" which was sponsored by the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington D.C. in June 2009. He also appeared at an event with Joshua D. Hendrick at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in December 2010 ("Transnational Religious Nationalism in the New Turkey: The Case of Fethullah Gulen.") Audio and video presentations and accompanying text are available online.
Much more needs to be exposed
There is a long list of highly concerning things about the Gulen movement that 60 Minutes didn't expose, like its "strategy of seduction" of parents and public officials, their free/inexpensive stealth propaganda trips to Turkey, their building of madrassas and mosques in Albania and South Africa, etc.
The bottom line for me is that NOTHING about the Gulen movement or their schools can be trusted. Watch this video if you want to hear me go into it more (filmed on Saturday, May 12, one day before the 60 Minutes broadcast).
Posted by The Perimeter Primate at 12:43 PM
Labels: 2012, Gulen movement
CarolineSF said...
It's a small point, but the waiting list claims are a pet peeve. I used to routinely phone charters that were described in the press as having "long waiting lists" to ask if they had a spot for my kid -- almost always, they said "come on in!"
That's the only way I can think of to verify a charter's waiting list claim. (The local Envision Schools chain used to tell prospective parents that they had long waiting lists and that their kids' names would go into a lottery -- but their board meeting minutes used to be posted online, revealing the worried discussions about underenrollment.)
I echo that - in our town right now a charter schools is advertising one spot left for a specific grade. The lottery results show that there are about 15 of those 1 spots (for a class size of 22).....and they collect people's info and tell the district that these people are registered and on the waiting list....
Thank you for bringing more to light about the Gulen schools - I think the 60 minutes piece was better than nothing but it just scratched the surface to be sure! We have Gulen schools here in NJ, with another approved but yet open and another in the initial stages of application.....
Mary Addi said...
I certainly agree that the segment was missing some extremely important documentation and more information about the various illegal activities that are being conducted in these schools with our tax dollars.
There was so much more that was left on the editing room floor that the public really needs to know about.
As always, however, your website provides valuable information.
The 60 minutes piece in addition to recently mentioned New York Times and New Yorker articles are simplistic and erroneous-bad reporting incarnate.
As a Cultural Anthropologist and a non-believer who not only researches Islam and Turkish populations in the U.S., I believe these "studies" to be ludicrous...especially the 60 Minutes coverage. The reporters obviously do not know what constitutes a decent sample size, etc.
The segment was, indeed, missing key information. However, it and the posts herein neglect to include information such as the important State Senators and others who spoke out in favor of the FSA issue, for instance.
People must also know that Gulen himself is merely an inspiration for the "movement" and that he is not officially connected to it at all and does not even refer to his works and teachings as "a movement."
Also, Gulen is not a "cleric"-Islam does not have a religious, institutionalized hierarchy, duhhhh!
I believe the key herein is more education and better reporting. Don't just imbibe what is force-fed to you. Look into more sources, do some of your own research.
If this wasn't such a biased and dangerous, ignorant discussion it would almost be laughable.
As an academic, I wouldn't trust anything on this page...come on, people...
You're a quack ... you know that, right?
The Perimeter Primate said...
"Quack" says the goose.
Are Concept Schools in IL, Ohio, Minn, etc linked to Gullen?
Yes. This web site will fill you in.
http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/concept-schools-horizon-science-academy-cmsa-etc.html
Here are some news report about that chain.
http://charterschoolscandals.blogspot.com/2010/12/concept-schools.html
so as a parent with a child who loves science and math,scores highly on all state testing (top ten percent nation wide) but dislikes current schools and teachers who dont care they just want a quiet classroom and dont put forth any effort to reach out to our children. my childs addendance fell and grades although he still did great on tests without being taught in school no chalenges he is basically learning by his reading and science itrnet and tv I want the best for him... Where do i go im not qualified and he wants to go to a good college...
Gulen is a false person. Only reason he is being kept in US is a reference letter to INS from an ex CIA coordinator. FBI is putting all the effort to kick him out of that country. So guess what are his schools for..... Hmm let me think.. advanced math and science for NASA?.. hahaha... Kick em out before too late!
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Gulen 101 Session Two, With Sharon Higgins from Tim Furman on Vimeo.
Inform yourself about the Gulen movement!
1. WATCH the Gulen Movement 101: Session One webinar presentation (1/22/2014)
2. READ the "Expose the Gulen Movement" report.
3. LISTEN to my interview with At The Chalk Face , slide marker to 32:00 min. (5/19/2013)
4. WATCH the 60 Minutes segment "U.S. charter schools tied to powerful Turkish imam" broadcast. (5/13/2012)
5. READ my response to the 60 Minutes piece.
6. READ my guest article about Gulen charter schools published by The Washington Post. (3/27/2012)
7. WATCH my interview talking about Gulen charter schools, or my presentation at LaborFest (segment between 49:18 min. & 1:07:36 min.)
8. READ my postings labeled "Gulen movement" HERE.
As one observer tweeted, "U.S. media have focused too much on the Islamic nature of the Gulen movement. Real concern is its shady dealings and improprieties."
Please be aware that Gulenists have created a large number of anonymously-operated damage control websites. They started to appear a few months after publication of Greg Toppo's article in USA Today (August 2010).
Be sure to check out my other blogs:
-THE BROAD REPORT (as in Eli)
-CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS
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Education "reform" – the euphemism for school privatization. ("Wal-mart Prepares to Bury the Left Under a Mountain of Money")
And as the sun sets on democracy...
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship: "The entire country is being mugged."
Exhibitionist "caring"
"...billionaire benevolence is closely tied to the big neoliberal political manoeuvres of our time." -- from "Oprah and the philanthropy that chokes."
The Gulen movement in recent news
SEE: The Gulen movement and GM schools in the media.
On "self-righteous zealots"
"By now, the public and the press are recognizing that it is the educators who are protecting our students from self-righteous zealots." --- John Thompson
"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything." -- Albert Einstein
Perimeter Primates
Some of the primates position themselves at the perimeter of the group - where they sit, and watch.
Their role is to warn the inner, oblivious members of the group when danger approaches.
The "Big Sort" system
"Under the self-segregation of the "Big Sort" system that has replaced Jim Crow, we are just as efficient in separating by class and choice." -- John Thompson
From "The Paradox of the New Elite"
"Germany still has robust protections for its workers and one of the healthiest economies in Europe. Children at age 10 are placed on different tracks, some leading to university and others to vocational school -- a closing off of opportunity that Americans would find intolerable. But it is uncontroversial because those attending vocational school often earn as much as those who attend university." -- Alexander Stille, NY Times, 10/23/2011
Stephen Krashen writes...
...in a letter to the NY Times:
"The Department of Education clearly thinks that weighing the animal more frequently is more important than feeding it."
Lessons buried in the PISA report
From William J. Mathis, managing director of the National Education Policy Center, in the Washington Post:
"In a nation which sees the top 1% controlling more than 50% of the nation's wealth and the collapse of middle class jobs, we face the specter of building a country of social, economic and educational apartheid."
WE CAN DO IT!
Jim Hightower on populism:
"... what populism is at its essence is just a determined focus on helping people be able to get out of the iron grip of the corporate power that is overwhelming our economy, our environment, energy, the media, government."
Jim Hightower on plutocracy:
"Plutocracy and democracy don't mix."
More Jim Hightower HERE.
Read his Lowdown newsletter HERE.
Plutocracy is rule by the wealthy, or power provided by wealth. In a plutocracy, the degree of economic inequality is high while the level of social mobility is low.
On Bill Gates' ed reform
Joel Shatzky's comment on Huffington Post:
The inferior "test-prep" agenda which bases the pedagogically fraudulent "data" standardized test scores serves as a way of diverting the concerns of working parents who hope that better test scores will lead to better job opportunities for their children. If they realized that they were being given a con job, they might consider other, more "active" forms of political and social protest than simply lobbying for more money for charter and public schools.
New wealth gap report
Research and Policy Brief from the Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Brandeis University, May 2010:
"New evidence reveals that the wealth gap between white and African-American families has more than quadrupled over the course of a generation."
You absolutely must click on this link to view the graph.
Now compare that graph to the one you'll see here.
Now read this entry.
And if you are a person who blames the schools, or believes they are responsible for fixing these problems, you can stop that type of thinking right now.
From a reader
"Thank you for allowing me to realize the paranoia is actually acute awareness." (3/21/2010)
Why teachers cannot cure the ills of society
Sit up and pay attention, class. This high school teacher is about to explain it to you. And yes, it will be on the test.
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A crisp, winter day in Northern California and children on task.
The work of teachers should be...
"...the work of the attentive gardener tending these tender tendrils of humanity that constitute our future." (Jim Horn of Schools Matter)
Schools are not broken
A Keeper
Posted on the Oakland Public School Parents listserv by a member:*
As a public health nurse, I am working with a generation of young parents who were drug-exposed, who are now having children who are drug-exposed, and it's a whole new ballgame. Many who were premature and will carry some deficits for life.
There are also many other families who have several generations of all kinds of abuse, not enough to eat, violence in and out of their homes, as well as chronic exposure to pollution and nutritional deficits. And there are regular people in the same neighborhoods who are just trying to live, but are poor and can't get ahead.
And there is major grief, and continuous LOSS. So many folks have lost so many folks, people around them dying, of one thing or another, every month almost. Young people (cousins, brothers, friends) dying from violent means, the elders dying too young of chronic disease and disparities in health care, among other things.
What we know about learning and development is that stressed nervous systems CANNOT learn, and that's what we have. Children with many major stressors. Abandonment, attachment disorders, fear, post traumatic stress, sadness, inability to trust or sleep. Many children. Many.
Resulting in: Lack of impulse control, lack of executive function, difficulty in expressing and controlling emotions, difficulty in sleeping, holding still, and paying attention, not to mention following directions and prioritizing tasks.
Our teachers will (perhaps already do) need more training, support, and smaller class sizes. They need major support and help with mental health issues. We really need some kind of expanded vocational track for those who can't perform even at the community college level.
We can't expect teachers to undo years and years of living. The availability of universal preschool would help. Sometimes a classroom is the first kindly, safe, structured, stimulating environment a child encounters.
Wise insights such as these are never uttered by people like Eli Broad, Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee, Arne Duncan, Joe Williams, or any others who are of this type of school reform ilk. And this is why I know for certain that they just don't "get it." Maybe they don't want to, OR maybe they don't care.
* Thank you, B.R.
What Children Need
From Playing to Learn by Susan Engel (New York Times, 2/1/2010):
"Our current educational approach — and the testing that is driving it — is completely at odds with what scientists understand about how children develop during the elementary school years and has led to a curriculum that is strangling children and teachers alike.
…Simply put, what children need to do in elementary school is not to cram for high school or college, but to develop ways of thinking and behaving that will lead to valuable knowledge and skills later on."
And to tag onto that, check out this video about the wood shop at one of Oakland's middle schools.
Ten Moral Concerns in the Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act: A Statement of the National Council of Churches Committee on Public Education and Literacy
Feed the Primate
perimeterprimate@yahoo.com
The Obama Trojan Horse
Fiorillo's got it right and Reed saw it coming long ago (and here). Now we know why Duncan has been perfectly happy to hand over control of the future of U.S. public education to CEO billionaires like Gates, Broad, Bloomberg, and the Waltons. Sorry to pop the bubble.
Have a drink of water, kids.
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CCS IMPACT: March 2017
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A Monthly Update on Our Work and Impact
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CCS wins ASIA LIBERTY AWARD 2017
We are proud to be the recipient of the prestigious Asia Liberty Award 2017! An initiative of the Atlas Network, the award recognises our work in promoting and protecting livelihood freedom, through Jeevika, our Law, Liberty & Livelihood Campaign.
Conceived against a backdrop of continuing debilitating statist regulations that blight the lives of the nation's poor, Jeevika strives to de-regulate and open markets, and promote livelihood opportunities for them. Through research and documentation, stakeholder engagement, effective advocacy, and litigation and legal action, Jeevika seeks to further India's movement for economic liberalisation, promoting effective reforms for transforming the lives of small entrepreneurs– hawkers, cycle rickshaw pullers, small shop owners and other marginal and small entrepreneurs that continue to drive the country's economic growth. Jeevika has also served as a platform for our work on the Ease of Doing Business in India, and the Repeal of Laws Project that has had considerable success in encouraging the repeal of select obsolete and inconsistent laws that thwarted individual and economic liberties.
Amit Chandra, Associate Director, CCS received the award on behalf of the Centre at an award ceremony held as a part of the Asia Liberty Forum 2017 in Mumbai.
ASIA LIBERTY FORUM 2017: CELEBRATING THE MOVEMENT FOR LIBERTY AND FREE MARKETS IN ASIA
The 5th edition of the Asia Liberty Forum 2017 ended with a bang this February, with over 200 change-makers from across 22 countries coming together to brace the call of liberty in this part of the world. We were proud to be the host of the grand event held in Mumbai from 10-11 February in partnership with the Atlas Network and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Aimed at advancing liberty and free markets in the region, the forum brought together the best of the liberal minds in Asia, including intellectuals, think tank leaders, authors, investors, development practitioners and young liberty champions to dialogue and deliberate, build friendships and networks, share ideas and best practices, and to learn and engage with the movement's most distinguished guardians.
The two day event kickstarted with an impressive opening panel on Winning the Battle of Ideas in a world that continues to witness sweeping violations of fundamental freedoms. The first day of the forum ended with a keynote address by renowned dalit scholar, Chandrabhan Prasad, with critical reflections on markets and human rights in the context of India's continuing dalit marginalisation. Other highlights included breakout sessions on strategies for advancing economic liberties, effective think tank management and the compatibility of Islam and freedom; the Atlas Network's Think Tank Shark Tank-Asia competition; and speed-networking. The event came to a close with a gala dinner on the night of 11 February, followed by an earnest tribute to the lost heroes of liberty in 2017, and an address by the Bastiat award-winning journalist, blogger and author Amit Varma on The Landscape of Freedom in India.
For the first time, #AsiaLF17 was also broadcast to an online audience through a livestream on Facebook and Twitter drawing 3983 unique viewers on Facebook and reaching over 10700 twitter users.
Schedule, Panel-briefs and Speaker Profiles | Snapshots | Videos | Media Coverage
launch of the first Annual REPORT ON BUDGET PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN INDIA: A CASE FOR DATA, RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE IN THE BPS SECTOR
The Report on Budget Private Schools in India is our pioneering initiative for furthering a research and evidence-driven dialogue on the role and contributions of BPS in the country. We released the first edition of the report at a grand launch ceremony at the Asia Liberty Forum 2017 in the midst of prominent educationists, practitioners and investors in education from India and abroad. The launch ceremony involved a keynote address by Dr Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, Prominent Educationist and Professor of Education and International Development at the Institute of Education, London University and was followed by a dedicated panel discussion on the role of BPS in meeting the goal of providing an education of choice for all in India. Chaired by Gopal Jain of Gaja Capital, the panel saw a vibrant dialogue between Brajesh Mishra, Varthana; Neil D'Souza, Zaya Learning Labs; Parth J Shah, Centre for Civil Society; and Geeta Gandhi Kingdon.
The report presents research and perspectives from relevant stakeholders in the sector, providing a repository of credible information on BPS in India collected through rigorous research and data analysis. It addresses four core aspects of BPS: demand, supply, ecosystem and regulation through the lens of research, policy and practice.
Want to know more about the report, or book your copy? Write to srijan@ccs.in.
Editorial Board and Contributions | Media Coverage | Launch and Panel Video
OF OLD FRIENDS AND NEW: CCS ALUMNI RETREAT 2017
To mark our 20th anniversary of nurturing young champions of liberty through policy trainings and student outreach programs, we hosted a residential retreat for our alumni from 18-20 February at Zorba the Buddha in Gurgaon. The retreat brought together 46 alumni - graduates of our policy workshops, trainings, and internships ranging from 1998-2016 batches, and who are currently students or have gone on to make their mark across a spectrum of careers.
The retreat was a jam-packed event full of fun, food, networking, and learning. It involved a variety of interactive engagements including speed networking, faculty and guest speakers' talks, open spaces for debates and dialogue, idea and project pitches and networking opportunities. Our alumni were joined by 11 prominent speakers—policy experts, development professionals, intellectuals and opinion leaders including Gurcharan Das, Gaurav Dalmia, Rajesh Jain, Shubhashis Gangopadhyay and Ila Patnaik, among others.
To know more about our policy trainings and campus programs, write to sadaf@ccs.in.
Missed the retreat? Sign up for CCS Connect to stay updated with our forthcoming events.
Snapshots | Event Details
Reaching Out to Young Leaders: ipolicy and Campus Outreach
We conducted ipolicy, our three-day, certificate course in public policy in Delhi this month. As a part of the training, 25 young leaders were introduced to the relevance of the market-liberal perspective in effective policy-making through lectures, dynamic games, text-based discussions and peer-to-peer presentations. A key session on Why is India Poor was conducted by Mohit Satyanand, prominent entrepreneur, investor and policy-wonk.
We love engaging young minds! We have consistently received encouraging feedback from our participants. We scored 3.45 on a 4 point rating scale! Here's what one of our keen participants had to say:
"ipolicy encouraged me to consider the intersection of free market economics with political and policy institutions. Influential actors other than the government should be involved in policy making."
- Saksham
As a part of our on-going Campus Talks series, we hosted a policy dialogue at Ashoka University. Shikha Dalmia, Senior Analyst at Reason Foundation delivered a critical lecture on the Malthusian mindset that underlies the reactionary movements of our times. Speaking of the Shiv Sena, Brexit and Donald Trump along these lines, Shikha encouraged a critical reflection on the limits and crisis of this emergent nativism. 75 students participated in the dialogue. Watch the lively dialogue here.
Prashant Narang and Nitesh Anand of CCS also conducted a day-long workshop on critical research methods for the students of the Maharashtra National Law University. The interactive workshop engaged students in understanding and testing tools of social science research, and data collection and analysis. 18 students attended the workshop, along with 3 faculty members and the university Registrar.
Interested in attending the ipolicy? Reach out to sadaf@ccs.in, or signup for CCS Connect for updates on our forthcoming programs.
SPEAKING UP FOR BUDGET PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN MAHARASHTRA
We have championed the rights of Budget Private Schools (BPS) in India, particularly in wake of the tide of school closures following the passing of the Right to Education Act, 2009. We have also been working towards promoting effective reforms through the New Education Policy through research, advocacy and consensus building. Our mandate has been to work towards promoting choice, accountability and innovation in education in India.
As a part of our on-going work for education policy reform, we met with Shri Nand Kumar, Secretary Education, Maharashtra, to put forth our reform recommendations and build interest in key policy interventions for improving educational outcomes in the state of Maharashtra. Our recommendations emphasised the relevance of Direct Benefit Transfers in the form of school vouchers, the need for linking school recognition to learning outcomes, and for recognising the key role of BPS in improving educational access.
National Independent Schools Alliance | Media Coverage
CCS IN NEWS
We made big news this month with closing of the Asia Liberty Forum 2017. We received 5 media reports in leading online and print platforms including Swarajya, Business World and News Wire. Swarajya also carried a report on the work of ARCH (Action Research in Community Health and Development) in Gujarat, based on a presentation made by Ambrish Mehta from ARCH on a panel on Property Rights as a Human Right at the Asia Liberty Forum. Read the full article here.
The launch of the Report on Budget Private Schools in India was also covered by popular online media portals including Apna Campus and CoreCommunique.
We also received considerable media attention for our on-going work on policy reforms in education: The Hindu and Mid-day carried reports on our meeting with Shri Nand Kumar, Secretary Education, Maharashtra and the subsequent concerns of BPS that it raised. NISA's statement expressing concern over the latest school bus guidelines issued by the CBSE and the need for due subsidies was also covered by Pioneer News and NDTV.
We were invited to a radio talkshow on Jnan Taranga FM, Guwahati's community radio station. The show threw light on regulatory challenges faced by schools in Assam, the significance of involving youth in promoting educational reforms and on the role of BPS in proving education in the state. Along with NISA office bearers, Thomas Anthony participated in the show representing CCS.
Parth J Shah, President, CCS authored an article on key reforms for promoting an education of choice in the country. Published in Shiksha Sarthi, the Haryana Government's educational magazine, the article argues for policy reforms that foster parental choice, school autonomy and effective regulation of schools based on learning outcomes. Read full article here.
See other media stories here
MEET OUR NEW TEAM MEMBERS
Bhupinder Singh, Manager, Operations
An alumnus of Kurukshetra University, Bhupinder also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from IMT, Ghaziabad. Bhupi brings with him more than twelve years of experience in administrative functions including handling office, Vendors, Server & IT support, Events Support and database management.
Sheetal Dua, Field Coordinator, Research
Sheetal is an alumnus of Delhi University and holds an MBA from Maharishi Dayanand University. She has previously worked ASRA (Action for Self-Reliance & Alternatives) as a field coordinator and in the field of Sales & Marketing. Sheetal is keenly interested in education and development practice, and joins as a part of Sandhi, our on-going research pilot.
CCS offers challenging opportunities to work in a unique, high-energy and vibrant work environment. Find your fit, and hop on board!
Here are a few of the areas where we're currently short-handed:
Associate, Web & IT
Manager Marketing and Partnerships, Academy
Associate, Communication, Advocacy
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