In our first orientation meeting with our Superintendent, Craig Johnson, we were asked a couple of questions: Why did we choose to work at ASB? and Why did ASB choose us? Interesting questions. For me, the big attraction was that I wanted to be back in a school that was cutting edge, that was using technology to transform learning, that was making informed, data-driven decisions about how technology can support teaching and learning, that was empowering both teachers and students. In part it was because I wanted to get away from a culture where members of the leadership team made comments such as "cloud computing will fail", "there is no evidence that technology supports learning" and "we are not interested in a 1:1 laptop programme because students already spend too much time looking at screens." I wanted to work in a school that was thinking forward and where questioning the status quo was encouraged. I wanted to work in a place that was always asking "Can we do this better" rather than saying "We're one of the best schools in the world, so we just need to keep on doing what we're doing."
I wanted to find out more. I wanted to know what makes someone an outlier. Of course I downloaded the book within minutes!
In chapter 1 of the book, Gladwell writes about a pattern among those who are successfuil in sports. Depending on the sport, be it hockey. basketball or football, the successful players are invariably born in the months immediately following the cut-off date for age,and these are the ones who are bigger and stronger than those born later in the year. Way back at the start of their careers, the bigger and stronger children benefit from extra coaching, more play time and so on, which over time leads to then actually becoming better players. Making a decision early one about which players are talented and which are not, gives a huge advantage to those born closest to the cut off date.
Interestingly enough, the same pattern seems to be shown in education: a small initial advantage that a child born in the early part of the school year has over the child born at the end of the year persists - it shows itself in achievement and underachievement, encouragement and discouragement. Teachers, it seems are confusing maturity with ability and giving the oldest students the most attention. Gladwell refers to this as the Matthew Effect - those who are successful are given the opportunities to become more successful. Success, he writes, is an "accumulative advantage".
What are the implications of this for schools? Well my new school is considering different sorts of groupings in the future. Perhaps this is one of the things that may be considered when thinking about such groupings.
Achievement is talent plus preparation. The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role that preparation seems to play.
The people at the very top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder ... Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.
The 10,000 hour rule appears to apply not just to musicians, but also to sports players, writers, and so on. Generally this is approximately 10 years of study. For young people it's impossible to achieve 10,000 hours of study all by yourself - you have to have parents who encourage and support you. Recently I watched a programme about young people in England who were training for the Olympics - clearly the entire family sacrificed to take these young athletes to practice.
Sometimes it's not just the family, it's being given an extraordinary opportunity and also being in the right place at the right time. When I reflect on this myself, it was pure chance that took me to my first international school in Amsterdam (I met my husband, who is Dutch, by chance as I was travelling through Portugal one summer). However in the years I was there I was definitely given extraordinary opportunities (certainly I was given 10,000 hours) to develop myself as an international teacher. The opportunities I had there, and at the next school I moved to, NIST in Thailand, gave me the encouragement and the opportunities to become the teacher I am today. I am eternally grateful. I would never be here now without these amazing schools and the wonderful teachers and administrators who worked in them and encouraged me to be the best I could be.
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3. Sift over the flour then add the bicarbonate of soda and mix in quickly Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 50 minutes or until firm and risen. Remove from the oven and brush with a little more malt extract to glaze. Leave to cool.
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Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 review
A fully-featured, affordable Atmos soundbar with height speakers
By Michael Gowan
last updated 15 June 2021
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Tom's Guide Verdict
The Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 brings Atmos height, separate surrounds and a subwoofer at an affordable price — and with some effort required.
True surround sound
Dolby Atmos with upfiring speakers
Lots of ways to adjust sound
Bass can be overpowering
No auto calibration or app
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The Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 is the next evolution in Vizio's affordable Dolby Atmos soundbar line, and it adds a crucial feature: upfiring speakers, bringing the important height element of Atmos. In addition to separate surround speakers and a wireless subwoofer, that makes the M512a-H6 a true Atmos surround sound system — all for a relatively cheap $449.
Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 specs
Speakers:11
Ports: HDMI, HDMI ARC, optical in, 3.5mm in, Aux VA in
Wi-Fi: N/A
Size: 3 x 34.6 x 5 inches (soundbar), 11.7 x 9.9 x 8.3 inches (subwoofer), 5.8 x 3.5 x 2.3 inches (satellite)
Weight: Not stated
The M512a-H6 comes with lots of ways to adjust the sound, which is a blessing and a curse — too many options can take the simplicity out of a soundbar, but it also allows you to create the sound you like best. And you'll likely need to make adjustments, especially to the bass, which can be overpowering. Some of the best soundbars do a better job of creating an immersive experience, but as our Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 review will explain, this still gets you an awful lot for the money.
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Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 review: Price and Availability
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The Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 will be available starting the end of May 2021. Vizio and Best Buy (opens in new tab) will both stock it.
At $449, this 5.1.2 model follows the $149 AIO (All-In-One) and $349 5.1 models as the most advanced of the current M-Series. Even so, the whole kit is a lot cheaper than some standalone Atmos soundbars, like the Sonos Arc.
Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 review: Design
Has upfiring drivers, but not ideal placement
HDMI ARC and Bluetooth connectivity
The M512a-H6 resembles its sibling soundbar, the Vizio M-Series M51a-H6, but it's larger to make room for the addition of two upfiring speakers on the top of the unit. At about 40 x 4.0 x 2.8 inches, it's also longer, wider and taller. The wireless subwoofer measures about 11.7 x 9.9 x 8.3 inches and has a 6-inch woofer inside. The sub includes wired outputs for the left and right satellites, each about 5.8 x 3.5 x 2.3 inches.
The placement of the upfiring drivers isn't ideal — they are toward the center of the soundbar. Dolby recommends you put your upfiring speaker over your left and right channels. The placement may be a reason why the height effect isn't quite as immersive as some other Atmos soundbars.
On the back-left of the main soundbar you'll find an HDMI ARC port and one HDMI input to connect a set top box or game console. There's also an optical digital audio connection and a USB port. On the back right, there's a standard 3.5mm input as well as an Aux VA input, which is for connecting a voice-enabled speaker. The Aux VA connection stays active even when you're using another input, so you can have always-on access to your voice assistant. You can also connect wirelessly via Bluetooth.
The front is filled with drivers except for the far left, which has a vertical band of lights that shows the volume level and flash in various combinations when you change the sound mode or input. The speaker also says the input or sound mode when you change it.
On top of the unit there are just a few buttons: power, input, Bluetooth and volume. The remote control is the command center for the many settings and features you can adjust. The remote features a small backlit screen at the top that displays options. For example, if you push Level, you can use the scroll wheel to select Bass, Treble, Dialog and many other levels you can change. It may not be as intuitive as an on-screen menu or an app, but the remote screen is easy to read and gets the job done.
Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 review: Setup
Physical setup is easy
Choosing the best settings take more time
Connecting the M512a-H6 to your TV is easy — just use the included HDMI cable to connect to an HDMI port that supports ARC and you're up and running. The wireless sub comes paired with the soundbar, though you have to connect the surround speakers to the back of the sub with included wires.
Vizio recommends you place the sub near where you will sit, but I found that the bass was too dominant in the mix that way, even after I turned the subwoofer level all the way down. I preferred putting the sub near the TV and running the wires for the surrounds across the room.
Once you've got the speakers in place, the real work begins. The M512a-H6 allows a lot of adjustments to make the sound most pleasing to your ears. Unfortunately it lacks auto calibration, something that the JBL Bar 5.0 Multibeam and Sonos Arc offer, so you have to adjust the driver levels manually. You can change the settings for the center channel, subwoofer, surround speakers and height channels (but not the left and right channels). When you change the surround level, it affects both the left and right surround speakers. If you want more from the left than the right, for example, you would change the surround balance. That's a lot of adjusting, but if you put in the effort you'll get a balance of channels that works best for your ears.
You can select from sound modes (listed under the EQ button) including Movie, Music, Game and Direct to further tweak the audio. But wait, there's more: the Effect button on the remote lets you turn off the height speakers, surround speakers, Virtual:X effect, TruVolume and Night mode.
With all these options (and there's more I didn't list) you're likely to find a combination that you like.
Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 review: Sound quality
Strong performance on a budget
Atmos height effect could be better
The M512a-H6 produces very good sound for the price, and the full battery of speakers definitely improves the overall sound compared to the M51a-H6. Atmos soundbars that don't have separate surrounds can't match the 360-degree experience that the M512a-H6 delivers; however, a speaker with auto calibration, such as the JBL Bar 5.0 MultiBeam, does a better job with the height aspect of Atmos. The big bass that comes from the subwoofer rounds out the package — though at times there was too much low end.
During Dolby's Atmos demo videos, the separate surrounds made it sound like a leaf was moving behind me as it moved offscreen to the left and re-emerged on the right. Rain sounds benefited from the height channel, giving the sense of falling from the ceiling; however the effect was less pronounced than on the Bar 5.0 MultiBeam.
As Sam zipped through the canyon in the opening scene of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the sound emphasized the movement as missiles crossed the screen and the explosions rumbled thanks to the strong bass. That bass added resonance to the dialog on Mare of Easttown, making Kate Winslet's dour accent easy to understand. But the pulsing soundtrack to Tenet taxed the subwoofer and showed its lack of detail — it was muddy and distorted.
The M512a-H6 handles music well, too, though its bass-forward nature overwhelmed the rest of the mix at times. The kick drum and deep bass on the Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" rattled my teeth a bit too much, but the vocals and keys sounded bright and clear — an improvement over the M12a-H6's rather lifeless music reproduction. The guitar on Billie Eilish's "Your Power" was crisp and her singing was resonant as well, but the throbbing bass was muddy and too prominent.
The M512a-H6 reached over 96 decibels at full volume — plenty for a big room — and did so without distorting, which is a rare feat.
Vizio M-Series M512a-H6 review: Verdict
It's hard to get more for your money than you will from the Vizio M-Series M512a-H6. With the speakers you need to get the most out of Atmos, the M512a-H6 delivers room-filling sound for a very agreeable price. It's definitely worth choosing the M512a-H6 over the M51a-H6, which lacks the upfiring speakers.
If you want an easier (and cheaper) solution for Atmos, JBL's Bar 5.0 MultiBeam does a great job creating an immersive sound thanks to auto calibration, but you have to sacrifice the separate surround speakers and subwoofer. The MultiBeam also lacks ways to adjust the sound manually.
While you need to work to get the best sound for your room out of the M512a-H6, the effort pays off.
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The 69th Berlin Film Festival is currently taking place in the German capital. Forge's very own Lisa Wehrstedt is there covering the festival, and she's providing daily round-ups of her experiences at the iconic film event, known commonly as Berlinale. Here's day two.
This second day of Berlinale has been a rollercoaster. I am currently writing this at 11pm and am already in my pyjamas, teeth brushed and ready for bed.
The day started later than yesterday. These four days in Berlin are my delayed end-of-exams vacation, so I refuse to do 9am screenings.
I rocked up at the festival at around 10am, explored a different press lounge today, and seeing the crowds around the ticket offices, tried to plan the next two days of film-watching. Successful with my planning – for the moment – I proceeded to my first morning screening at 12pm (yes, it is still morning if your workday goes up to 11pm).
In typical French cinema fashion, Grâce à Dieu (By the Grace of God, by François Ozon) was extremely wordy and way too real about societal issues. The film tells the real story of three male protagonists, all of whom have been victims of a sexual abusing priest in their youth. They come together after the first whistleblower comes out and they all find out how hard it is to fight a millenary institution that is reluctant to admit its mistakes.
The day didn't get any lighter with System Crasher (Systemsprenger), an astounding first feature by director Nora Fingscheidt. It was as if the film sat me down and threw me to the screen, where he had me glued for the entire time, just to return me to my seat in the end, completely in pieces. I was wrecked by the story of little Benni, a 9-year-old girl whose psychotic anger incidents cause her to be removed from her mother and bounce from foster home to clinic.
It was at the end of that, while I was wondering around the festival still not completely recovered, that I realised that it was 6pm and I hadn't got any tickets for the screenings I wanted to attend the next day. So, after trying to reschedule everything and being kicked out of the fancy lounge for bringing in my own salad like a pleb, I decided to do a double bill to end the day on a positive.
If you read carefully the first line of this diary entry you might begin to think that again, something did not go as planned. And you would be right.
I wasted the first half of the evening on a pointless film called The Plagiarists (by Peter Parlow). As a uni student the title intrigued me and gave me PTSD at the same time, so I decided I would just go for the 76 minute film. And I have to say that it was probably the weirdest thing I have seen at this festival so far. It is the classic film that you don't understand what it is really about, and you think that someone more insightful than you must have seen something in it, and that's why it's been shown. But the film looks and sounds like a student film, and no student film should ever be shown to an audience, ever.
The film was trying to make a point about how we consumed media in the modern age, with its low-fi look referencing a better time where we consumed media and the media didn't consume us. But it did it in a pretentious indie-film manner that did not connect with the audience, who started leaving in flocks after the first 2 minutes of film.
After suffering through all of that, I joined the line for one of the films in competition, Der goldene Handschuh (The Golden Glove), but the first room it was scheduled to be screened in was already full half an hour before it was supposed to start. I joined the queue for the additional screening they planned on the spot, but was about 10 spaces too late in the queue.
So I headed home, got ready for bed, and here we are full circle. This might be for the best – I have an early morning tomorrow. It is a 9am, but it is worth the early rise for the first roundtable interview of my life.
Oh, and I also got to walk on the red carpet at some point amid an actual red carpet event, but I can't remember exactly when that was. Days are blurring together into one.


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James Franco must be Hollywood's best multitasker.
For the 83rd annual Academy Awards, he's scheduled to co-host with Anne Hathaway and also has the distinction of being a nominee (a Best Actor nod for "127 Hours"). If he wins, he could cut out the middleman by handing himself the trophy and thanking himself if the ceremony runs too long.
The show, airing live on ABC Sunday, beginning at 8:30 p.m., offers one of the most diverse Best Picture lineups in recent memory.
Nominees in that category range from the ballet drama "Black Swan" to the mind-tripping sci-fi flick "Inception" to the family comedy "Toy Story 3" to the Western "True Grit." Other nominees include "The Fighter," "The Kids Are All Right," "The King's Speech," "127 Hours," "The Social Network" and "Winter's Bone."
Other highlights for the week of Feb. 27-March 5.
"The Tudors" (8 p.m., Showtime). King Henry takes the fifth: That is, a fifth wife. Oh, if only she had an Internet dating service to direct her to better men.
"General Hospital" (3 p.m., ABC). That very busy James Franco is working on a soap today. "Bethenny Getting Married?" (10 p.m., Bravo). In the second season, the reality TV star has a baby, a husband and a blooming business to keep her hopping. But unlike millions of other women in similar situations, she has a weekly series to vent her frustrations.
"American Idol" (8 p.m., Fox). Audience voting is here at last, as the top 10 male vocalists vie for your attention.
"Harry Connick Jr. in Concert on Broadway" (9:30 p.m., PBS). Connick's show from the Neil Simon Theatre showcases his roots in New Orleans jazz. "Hoarding: Buried Alive" (10 p.m., TLC). A second season opens on the lives of people who are allowing their possessions to take over.
"Parks & Recreation" (9:30 p.m., NBC). Leslie (Amy Poehler) saves the day by riding into town on a little pony. Her feet drag on the ground, but it's all good.
"42nd NAACP Image Awards" (8 p.m., Fox). Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will receive the 2011 President's Award during the ceremony airing live from Los Angeles. "Beast Hunter" (9 p.m., National Geographic Channel). Host Pat Spain looks for creatures of legend — like the Man Ape of Sumatra and the Swamp Monster of the Congo. Sounds like the makings of a SyFy movie.


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Q: How many ways to split 5 numbers in 2 groups? How many ways can you split the numbers 1 to 5 into two groups of varying size?
For example: '1 and 2,3,4,5' or '1,2 and 3,4,5' or '1,2,3 and 4,5'. How many combinations are there like this? What is the formula?

A: Great question.  It seems to me that there are two decisions that should be made.  The first is to determine the size of the two groups.  After that decision has been made, we must then decide which elements will go in which groups.
Suppose we split the $5$ numbers into a group of size $1$ and a group of size $4$.  How many ways can we do this?  Well, it suffices to just choose which number will be alone, so there are $5$ ways.
Next, let's split the numbers into a group of size $2$ and a group of size $3$.  How many ways can we do this?  Again, it suffices to choose the numbers for the smaller group.  Using a binomial coefficient, we find there are $\binom{5}{2}=10$ ways to do this.
Altogether, you will find $15$ ways.
See if you can show with $n$ elements there are $2^{n-1}-1$ ways to split into two smaller groups.

A: The OP has specified that the order of the groups in the splitting doesn't matter, and also that the two groups must both be non-empty.  One of the groups must have the $1$, and that group either has or doesn't have each of the other four numbers, except that it can't have all four (which would leave the other group empty), so there are in total $2^4-1=15$ splittings.

A: This is a basic application of the famous "Stirling Numbers of the second kind".
In case of $n$-subset-$2$, the formula is given by $2^{n-1} - 1$.
So, here, we get the answer to be $2^{5-1} - 1$, i.e. $15$.

A: Here's another way of looking at the problem of splitting the numbers into group A and group B:
For every number, there are two choices: into group A or group B. If there are n numbers, then there are $2^n$ combinations.
We know that the order of the groups isn't important. For example, using the numbers in the original question, A={1,2,3} and B={4,5} is the same as A={4,5} and B={1,2,3}. As such, each combination in $2^n$ has a duplicate. Thus, $\frac{2^n}{2}$ or $2^{n-1}$.
There is one case where a group is empty. Since groups must be non-empty, we subtract this one case. Thus, $2^{n-1}-1$.

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Meet North Carolina Teacher of the Year Karyn Dickerson
By Lindsay Wagner
- 6/18/2013
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Karyn Dickerson interacts with students during an exercise with her students. (Photo by Ricky Leung)
The students in Karyn Dickerson's 10th grade English Inclusion class at Grimsley Senior High School are restless. It's the end of the school year and Dickerson is reviewing how to write a particular kind of essay, called a "constructed response," for the upcoming end-of-course tests.
To keep students engaged, Dickerson, who is the recently anointed North Carolina Teacher of the Year, tosses a ball as she calls on her students.
"Who can tell me what the first part of a constructed response is," says Dickerson as she lobs a ball at one student who is clearly preoccupied with other matters in the back of the room.
"A thesis?" questions the boy, a little unsure.
"Yes, a thesis! Please sit down." Dickerson then carefully explains the components of a thesis paragraph, all the while considering her next ball recipient.
Dickerson deftly calls out students who are distracted, calmly but firmly bringing them back to the focus of the lesson. It's a task she has to do dozens of times throughout the class period, which showcases her sublime classroom management skills. Throughout the class, Dickerson's teaching flow is never thrown off and she rarely shows any signs of becoming rattled.
Students respond well to her style of communication, which can be best described as someone who offers constant and careful doses of discipline, empathy, and love for her students and her craft.
The path toward teacher of the year
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The Importance of Being Earnest. Antigone. Posters of these classics adorn the walls of Dickerson's classroom at Grimsley Senior High School, where she has taught English for the past seven years.
For Dickerson, teaching was not always a part of her master plan. "I went to college initially planning on being an environmental lawyer," she said. Her initial idea quickly morphed into designs on becoming an English college professor when she realized how much she enjoyed reading and editing friends' papers. After finishing her undergraduate degree in English at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Dickerson went on to get her master's degree in English at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where she was a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar.
"I couldn't start directly into a doctoral program due to timing," Dickerson explained, hoping that she could move right along the professorial career path once she returned to the United States. "I didn't know what to do, until a former assistant principal offered me a position at a Rockingham County middle school as a reading remediation teacher."
"As soon as I stepped in front of the classroom, I just fell in love with it," Dickerson said.
Realizing teaching was her calling, Dickerson entered the profession through the lateral entry program. Through this route, those who already have a bachelor's degree in a relevant subject area are able to teach right away while obtaining their professional educator's license. Approximately 10 percent of all new teachers in North Carolina during the 2012-13 school year entered the profession through the lateral entry program, according to Lynda Fuller, public information officer for the NC Department of Public Instruction.
Dickerson obtained her licensure, is nationally board certified and has her master's degree. All teachers in North Carolina receive salary supplements in addition to their base pay for advanced degrees and board certification. Salary supplements for master's degrees are in jeopardy of disappearing, however, depending on the upcoming actions of the general assembly.
Seven years after entering the teaching profession, Dickerson found herself on the path toward teacher of the year. The 50 year-old National Teacher of the Year program involves a rigorous and lengthy competition that involves a year-long process beginning at the school level. Peers nominate a group of teachers for the school's teacher of the year, and the winner of that competition then completes a 14-page portfolio that details his or her resume, teaching philosophy, current education issues and trends, and what his or her platform would be as North Carolina Teacher of the Year for the district-level competition.
Teachers who go on to win teacher of the year at the district and regional levels then advance to the state teacher of the year competition. Finalists travel to Raleigh to present their portfolios and discuss their views on topics that include professional development, technology, current legislation affecting education policy and what the ideal classroom would look like. Winners of the state-level competition sit on the State Board of Education for two years and travel around the state to support and promote the teaching profession. They also compete for the chance to serve as the national teacher of the year.
Upon winning NC Teacher of the Year, NC State Superintendent June Atkinson commended Dickerson for her educational philosophy. "She encourages her students to think for themselves and provides them with numerous opportunities for open discussion and cooperative learning. These are valuable skills that will serve them well in further education and in their careers," said Atkinson.
NC Teacher of the Year Karyn Dickerson explains parts of a constructed response. (Photo by Ricky Leung)
Facing challenges in the classroom
At Grimsley, Dickerson teaches two levels of 10th grade English. Her International Baccalaureate class comprises students who are destined for competitive, four-year colleges. Her English Inclusion class is made up of students who all have special education needs, and many have state-mandated Individual Education Plans, or IEPs.
Located in Greensboro, Grimsley Senior High School has consistently ranked in the top 300 high schools in the United States, according to The Washington Post, and is known for its International Baccalaureate program. The high school has a graduation rate of 84 percent and three-quarters of its graduates go on to four-year, degree-granting institutions of higher education.
"While some of the challenges they face are quite different," Dickerson says about the students in her two classes, "some are actually the same." Access to technology is just one of those challenges.
"I love 21st century skills and I really try to assign out of class assignments that require students to share and present material in creative and innovative ways, but it's quite difficult for students who don't have computers–and that's true for my IB students and my inclusion students," said Dickerson.
Students who don't have access to technology at home don't have the ability to play catch-up at school, either. Grimsley only has two full time computer labs, or 50 computers for 1,800 students. Most of the time those labs are booked for testing. There's one other lab for vocational education students, which is used primarily for students signed up for virtual public school classes, and there's the media center, which is usually booked for individual classes.
Wireless internet is available to students who do have laptops or other smart devices, and Dickerson encourages her students to share their resources with other students who lack those means in order to level the playing field as much as she can. In fact, many days Dickerson would like to use a computer lab for her technology-based lessons, but the proliferation of computer-based tests has made that impossible. Instead, she relies on students to huddle together around laptops or smartphones that some of the students can bring from home in order to teach her lesson.
Dickerson says the technology gap is probably her biggest challenge now, especially with the new Common Core State Standards Initiative. North Carolina has joined 46 other states in joining Common Core, which requires teachers to follow nationally developed learning standards that heavily emphasize the use of technology in and out of the classroom.
The lack of funding for textbooks continues to present challenges. "My first year at Grimsley, seven years ago, was the last year we got new textbooks for English," said Dickerson. "I haven't even opened that textbook once this year, because it's out of date and it won't really connect with Common Core."
In 2010, the statewide textbook budget dropped from the previous year's $116 million to just $2.6 million. There's been a slight increase since then, but not nearly enough for new textbooks. And budget proposals for 2013-15 would cut instructional supplies, including textbooks, even further.
Dickerson explains that some measures have been taken to provide instructional supplies, such as giving teachers preparatory materials for AP exams that they can use for lessons, but "they're meant to be consumables, and often students forget and write in them or rip pages out," she said.
It's also easy to find a lot of resources online associated with Common Core lesson planning and instruction, but if the school doesn't have the budget for printing and copying, it's very challenging to bring those lessons to the classroom.
Coping with low teacher morale
"I do think teacher morale is very low," Dickerson explained. "In the past week, we have received three emails from teachers who announced they are leaving." One of those three is a new English teacher who is leaving to go to graduate school, in the hopes of increasing his teaching salary.
"As long as they don't cut master's pay," Dickerson mused, "which is now on the table."
Teachers have not received raises in North Carolina for more than 5 years, with the exception of a small raise last year of 1 percent. The state ranks 46th in the nation in teacher pay, and there are no plans in current budget proposals for 2013-15 to bring North Carolina back up to its former position of 25th, where it stood back in the mid 2000s. North Carolina teachers make about $10,000 less than the national average.
Former teacher of the year Darcy Grimes told the State Board of Education members earlier this year that of the 9 regional teachers of the year she works with, five are considering leaving the profession for better paying jobs.
"Teachers now, on average, make $4,000-5,000 less than what they made in 2009," said Dickerson. "When you compare that with the increased costs in health care, especially for my colleagues with young children, it's very daunting."
Dickerson lives in a two-teacher household, having recently married Grimsley Spanish teacher Jade Dickerson. The two share a profound passion for teaching, devoting much of their weekends and evenings to school activities, tutoring, lesson planning and grading. But Dickerson will tell you this is the workload of any teacher who cares for their students' success.
Some days the alarm clock goes off at 4am so that Dickerson can get to work grading papers. At school no later than 8am, she also offers one-hour tutoring sessions before and after school for no additional compensation. The day ends no earlier than 5pm, although often she doesn't leave until 6 or 7 thanks to various school activities she's expected to attend.
Once home, she usually grades before bed, along with her husband. On Sundays, the two head to a local coffee shop to grade for 2-3 hours before church, then spend an additional 2-4 hours Sunday afternoon devising lesson plans.
Dickerson figures she works, on average, around 60-65 hours each week. The average teacher's salary in North Carolina is $45,933.
There is a popular perception that teachers have the summers off, which are about two months long. But for many teachers, that's not the case; teachers often attend several professional development trainings throughout the summer for no additional compensation. Dickerson attended Common Core trainings throughout the summer last year, while her husband spent his time writing new curricula for the state.
Dickerson's vision for public education
"I think the state of public education is a lot better than people give it credit for," said Dickerson. "When you see how much time and effort educators put into what goes on in their classroom, I know that the teachers in North Carolina really care about their students."
"I do think there needs to be accountability," when asked about the recent trend toward high stakes testing, "but we need to broaden the way we assess what our students know, and that also includes broadening the way we assess teacher effectiveness in the classroom."
Dickerson says she'd like to see more in the way of student portfolios in terms of assessment. She would also like to see students assessed for their growth, rather than their performance on a standardized test. "Our students are really feeling the pressure and stress of long periods of testing."
Last week, the North Carolina House approved a budget that includes $50 million in school vouchers for students to use at private schools. The money would come from the public school budget. Lawmakers say that the program is necessary for students and families who want a choice when it comes to education.
"We know that we are 48th in the nation in per pupil funding, so I don't understand why we continue to siphon money away from the public schools. It doesn't seem like the best way to use our money," Dickerson said, in response to school vouchers. "Guilford County offers several different magnet programs. So this way, money is still coming into the public schools, but to programs that may work for students who don't do well in traditional school settings. If we view that as an alternative instead of private schools, then ultimately we will reach more students."
In the end, Dickerson believes that a successful model for public education should build upon the needs and skills of each individual student. "It's very hard to have just one exam show mastery or successful growth of a student, especially when students are starting at such different places."
"We have to view each student as an individual. That's the only way to ensure student success."
Education reporter Lindsay Wagner can be reached at 919-861-1460 or lindsay@ncpolicywatch.com
*This story was changed to reflect the fact that the Common Core State Standards Initiative requires teachers to follow nationally developed learning standards, not curriculum guidelines, which heavily emphasize the use of technology in and outside of the classroom.
Lindsay Wagner
Lindsay Wagner, former Education Reporter for N.C. Policy Watch. Wagner now works as a Senior Writer and Researcher at the NC Public School Forum. She has also worked for the American Federation of Teachers in Washington, D.C., as a writer and researcher focusing on higher education issues and for the National Education Association, the U.S. Department of State's Fulbright program and the Brookings Institution and an Education Specialist at the A.J. Fletcher Foundation.
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Well, this is quite rushed, so I don't claim it's going to be any good. It's also probably going to be short.
I am sufficiently dissatisfied with it that I might try to expand it more at a later date to correct its shortcomings.
It will probably also mangle Avatara's character, but that's actually okay with me :) . My apologies to anyone else whose character might have been mangled in the process.
Avatara trudged along the faded path down into the valley, guided by the light of a single torch. The locals of this world had not gone into this place in many years. He had been warned that the region played tricks on the mind, but he had also been told that Desert Fox had gone this way and had not returned. Those talking to him had been inclined to assume that he had died, but Avatara knew Desert Fox better than that. If he had gone here, then he had either remained or had left by some other means.
So, Avatara followed, hoping to find some lead as to where his friend had gone.
It was, he reflected wearily, the sort of place Desert Fox would go.
The land about him was green in the dim light cast by the torch, not yet fading in the oncoming autumn, but silent under an empty night sky. Other than the occasional distant call of a bird, there was no sign of life that he could see or hear.
I shouldn't be here, he thought to himself again, as he reached the floor of the valley. Ahead, he glimpsed a gleam of light.
"Are you sure that's true?" A voice asked, startling him.
Avatara jerked to a stop, pulled out his sword, and spun to face the speaker.
He froze, staring at the man framed in the flickering torchlight.
"Slayer?" he asked in disbelief.
"Are you sure you shouldn't be here?" Slayer asked again, not seeming to notice his actions. "Icel is a serious threat and Desert Fox needs your help."
"How do you even…" Avatara started to say, then he sighed. "You're not real, are you?"
Slayer paused.
"No, I guess I'm not."
"I could use your help now, you know," Avatara said wistfully. "You, Rogan, and the rest of the old gang, wherever they all are now."
The apparition smiled sadly and began to fade.
"Keep going, old friend. I know you can do it."
"Well, at least, one of us does," Avatara replied, as Slayer vanished completely.
Sheathing his sword, he turned and went on his way once more. As he did so, he caught a glimpse of a shadow on the edge of the pool of torchlight. Recognizing it, he resolutely ignored it.
Typical, he thought, I can't even take a walk without being haunted.
He continued on, moving carefully but quickly along the old path. Without looking behind him, he knew the shadow followed him.
The gleam he'd spotted previously grew stronger. He discerned the swirling colors of the Ethereal Void.
A gateway.
This, then, was how Desert Fox had left.
Restlessly, he returned to his prior thoughts.
"I shouldn't have left her," he said aloud.
"Why did you?"
He tensed and turned warily toward the new illusion.
"Katerei."
"Why did you leave?" she asked.
"I didn't want to leave, but I had to."
She was silent a moment.
"But why alone? I would have gone with you," she told him sadly.
"I know but—"
"It was not safe for either of you," the shadow interjected.
"And who were you to say?" Katerei demanded. "What gave you the right?"
Selax stepped into the light and studied her for a moment.
"Leave," he told Katerei.
She began to disappear.
"Katerei!" Avatara cried out.
She looked at him.
Then, she was gone. Selax turned to Avatara.
"This is a diversion," he said, pointing toward the gateway. "You should press on."
"Why?" Avatara demanded angrily. "Why couldn't you do this yourself?"
"You are arguing with an illusion. This is futile," Selax replied.
"Isn't this all futile?" Avatara retorted. "Trying to find Desert Fox—to stop Icel?"
Selax studied him for a moment.
"You are afraid of what will happen to her," the image surmised.
"Shouldn't I be?" Avatara shot back. "You're up to something—you're always up to something."
The elemental began to fade.
"Then you should complete your task rapidly so that you can return," Selax answered, unperturbed by his anger.
"Like you care," Avatara muttered.
The image vanished without replying.
Alone again, Avatara looked at the gateway.
He hesitated, torn between going back to Cythera—to Katerei—and pressing on, finding out what had happened to Desert Fox.
Slowly, hoping Katerei could forgive him, he stepped toward the portal. It was time to be going.
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Well, that was utterly depressing.
Still a bit short though. I might have been able to make it even more depressing with more words :) .


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That's the message of The Response, the prayer rally that drew 30,000 people to a Texas stadium on Sunday, and that should worry all of us, regardless of whether we are Republicans or Democrats, conservatives or liberals.
Perry issued the call for the rally, which was financed and organized by advocates of making America a Christian nation.
Any rally organized by a sitting governor deserves close scrutiny, but Perry is not just the head of a state. He wants to be the head of state of the United States, and he has a good chance of winning the Republican nomination. Intrade, the online prediction marketplace, puts him slightly behind front-runner Mitt Romney.
To be sure, America faces many problems. And we would never dissuade anyone from praying. We object, however, to an elected governor and potential president calling on Jesus to save us while simultaneously excluding other faiths from participating with their own prayers.
Many, perhaps most, Christians object to Perry's exclusivist brand of Christianity.
The letter was organized by the Anti-Defamation League's Coalition of Mutual Respect, a group of U.S. interfaith leaders who promote education and respect among religions and ethnicities.
Make no mistake. Perry's allies in the rally believe America should be a Christian country. And so should Israel.
Bryan Fisher, of the American Family Association, which financed the rally, doesn't believe the First Amendment applies to Jews or other non-Christians.
Perry's rally is a major step backward from a pluralistic America in which all religions have a place, and from a pluralistic Christianity that accepts Judaism.
We prefer to see the glass as half full, and note that the stadium at which the rally was held was half empty. The American public tends to show its better nature by resisting the calls of stridently intolerant voices. For the sake of the precious religious diversity that made America great, we pray that America continues to do so.


It's that time of year again; classes are in session. As a sophomore, I've completed some required courses and, as such, am taking a class or two outside of the typical Wharton core, one of them being Corporate Responsibility and Ethics. While I had decided to enroll in this course last spring, it holds more significance for me now because of a personal experience that occurred over the summer. In fact, this situation made it impossible for me to neglect business ethics in the future.
As a high school student, I remember hearing about scams and other traps that many people fall in to, most notably with student loan and credit card interest rates, and thinking that I would never make such a mistake as to be neglectful of the fine print.
One year after I started college, however, that's exactly what happened. Having recently turned 18, I finally opened my own bank account, in which I kept a small amount of funds just in case I needed quick access. I had another one under my parents' names for major expenses. Two months after opening the new account, I was slightly neglectful and, with one transaction, overdrafted by a small amount.
The bank slapped me with a fine that was seven times that small amount.
Several bank representatives, including the branch manager, told me that this is the bank's standard policy, but that statement makes the situation even more shocking to me. How can a bank fine its customers, who have been loyal for more than seven years, seven times the amount of the transgression and feel guilt-free about it?
While I do believe that companies must fine to ensure that customers act responsibly, it is only ethical to do so moderately. I would have accepted a fine two times the overdrafted amount. But to fine seven times the overdraft amount seems to me a policy of profit maximization with no concern for the customers' well-being. All from a bank that boasts of its customer service and accessibility.
I took my business elsewhere.
My current bank took the time to explain all its policies before I opened my account, unlike my previous one. Its policies are also much more reasonable. As a new major, I really appreciate that. With schoolwork, club activities and part-time work, things can slip my mind. It's reassuring to know that my bank values having me as customer and wants to keep me pleased.
While painful, this summer's experience has taught me to be very much aware of the small details and to never think that I'm safe from traps. I've learned to take more caution with regard to my finances. Hopefully, this is a lesson best learned early that will help me have a smooth, solid financial future.


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Q: Shift contents of array using parameters in C++ I have been playing around with a bit of code for the past few weeks. The code is a display of the number 1. I want to essentially create a dot matrix style print out, where the 1 is continuously shifted to the right.
Here is where I am so far:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
/* use function to shift all characters one place to the right */
/* use a function to declare the characters of the fiqure */
int i, j;
int matrix([int i][int j]);//dont think this is right

I have declared my variables, and the matrix with the parameters I and j
int main()
{
    //should the matrix be a global function, therefore can be accessed by the move function?
    /* the matrix is contained within the matrix function. The goal of main, is to manipulate
    the matrix to transponse the elements to the next column*/

    // 8 rows and 13 columns

    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
    {
        int p = (j + 3)%13;
        for (j = p; j < 13 ; j++)
        {
            matrix[i][j] = matrix[i][j + 3];
            //priting out the matrix
            cout << matrix[i][j];
        }
        cout << "\n";
    }
    cout << endl;
}

int matrix(int i, int j)
/* this function sets up the matrix and returns the value of the matrix.
this function should simply be a display function */
{
    int matrix[8][13] = { { 0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 },
    { 1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 },
    { 0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 },
    { 0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 },
    { 0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 },
    { 0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 },
    { 0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 },
    { 0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 } };

    //display the elements
    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
    {
        for (j = 0; j < 13; j++)
        {
            //priting out the matrix
            cout << matrix[i][j];
        }
        cout << "\n";
    }
    cout << endl;
    return matrix[i][j];
}

Here is the main function, where I attempt to assign actual parameters for the matrix and pass them to the matrix display. The main function specifically defines a variable 'p' which (the plan is anyway) to use this variable to cause a shift to the right.
I am using the modulo 13 operator to attempt to clear (or return to 0) values after the shift, so the 1 appears to move across the matrix
In addition to the functions above, I have included the last bits from my code which are essentially notes and ideas that I am attempting now.
/*
int array_size = sizeof(matrix) / sizeof(matrix[0]);
    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
    {
        for (j = array_size-1; j > 0; j--)
        {
            matrix[j] = matrix[j - 1];
        }
        matrix[0]=
        cout << "\n";
    }
}

*/

/*
int x = i;
    int p = (j + 3) % 13;
        int matrix(x, p);
    return 0;
*/

thanks in advance for any help or guidance :)


Karthi's Theeran Adhigaram Ondru, which is set to release on the 17th of November, is having an official update on the film's songs now.
It has been announced that the first single from the movie would release tomorrow (28th October), and the full musical album, composed by Ghibran would hit the digital platforms on the 2nd of November. The first single goes by the name, 'Sevatha Pulla', which is sung by KG Ranjith with lyrics by Ghibran and Ranjith together.
Theeran Adhigaram Ondru is said to be an intense action cop thriller movie, directed by H.Vinoth of Sathuranga Vettai fame.
The trailer for Karthi's Theeran Adhigaram Ondru has just been released, and here is our review of it.
With broad frames, a deserty feel, plenty of cars rushing around and vivid chase sequences, TAO promises to be a pacy action-packed film. As Karthi emerges from being buried in the sand and yells "Charge!", we feel supercharged.
Karthi's character is understandably a no-nonsense, honest police officer who speaks for the weak. Scenes with Rakul Preet Singh indicate a feel-good set of romance sequences. The visuals and music complement the feel of the film well.
Karthi chases on foot, on horses, and on cars. Let's hope he catches them!
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St. Paul and St. Francis de Sales were both on horseback when God spoke to them of their vocation. I, on the other hand was on a riding lawn mower. I was a freshman in high school, simply cutting the grass when a thought came to me, "You know, I think I want to be a father when I grow up. I have an awesome dad who works hard and always wants the best for us. I want to do just the same." I really liked the idea and felt at peace about it, but for whatever reason I didn't think much of it afterwards. It wouldn't be until much later that I would realize that this was God's voice speaking to me.
The thought of vocations wouldn't return until I attended Mass at my high school two years later. In his homily, our chaplain was explaining to us the issue of not having enough priests for our parishes. I remember him looking at all of the guys and saying, "Maybe, God is calling a few of you to the priesthood." We all looked at each other and laughed. Afterwards however, I felt sadness within my heart. I enjoyed my time attending Mass, going to confession, and praying before the Blessed Sacrament, but we needed priests for all of these. It was then that another thought came to me, "Whatever vocation I eventually choose, I hope it will increase vocations to the priesthood.
What do you do if you don't know what outfit you want at the store? You try it on! Well, much like choosing the outfit I liked best, figuring out my vocation was much the same. I, more or less, always wanted to get married and raise a family, but I didn't see how that would increase vocations to the priesthood. I decided to put my ideas about marriage on hold and look at the priesthood and the religious life. Throughout my college career I looked at four different religious orders and visited my diocesan seminary. With each visit, I gained more knowledge and insight. I never realized the uniqueness and diversity of each religious order or the intensity of the process for the priesthood. All these things I took in with wonder and awe, which in turn increased my desire to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Sometime later, I remember attending Mass outside of town. As we were praying the petitions, one of the intentions immediately caught my attention, "Let us pray for all Catholic families, that they may foster vocations to the priesthood and the religious life." At once, I felt that familiar peace within myself. I felt that God was confirming my vocation to the married life. By being the best husband and father that I could be, I would become God's instrument to foster vocations to the priesthood, the religious life and even married life. I wasn't sure how I would accomplish this, but one way or another, God would provide and answer my prayers. To this day, I continue to pray and listen to God's promptings as to what he desires for my family and me. It is my hope and desire that God does the same for others, aiding them in discovering their identity and purpose.


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Unboxing: Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise (Collectors Edition Combo Pack)
Wings of Honneamise, otherwise known as Royal Space Force, is a feature-length anime film with a rather checkered past when it comes to the UK Anime scene; partly because its original release was edited slightly and partly because that edited scene was an attempted rape which felt out-of-place for the character and this particular movie. In any event Anime Limited released it uncut and as Collectors Edition Blu-ray release and today we will be giving it a look. Read more of this post
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Anime Limited's Collector's Edition Release of Wings of Honneamise Moved Forward
Anime Limited's UK Collector's Edition release of Wings of Honneamise seems to be playing a game of russian roulette, or at least something to that effect; as after being delayed numerous times this release is now being moved forward and will now release on the 20th April 2015; which is just over a week away.
The news of this 'unique' release date alteration was announced earlier today by the distributor via their social media channels. Read more of this post
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Wings Of Honneamise and HAL Receive New Release Dates
Following on from last-weeks major release date shake-up Anime Limited have today come-back with some good news; this time surrounding the release of Wings Of Honneamise and HAL.
For starters Anime Limited's Collectors Edition release of Wings Of Honneamise, which was originally expected to release at the end of this month, will now be released on the 27th April 2015; which is the same day as the Tiger & Bunny movies. On the other hand the standard edition of HAL has been pushed forward to the 23rd March 2015.
In addition to the release date confirmations Anime Limited have revealed that they will be attending various expo's across the country throughout the year with full details available in this weeks newswire.
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Anime Limited Makes 'Massive' Release Date Alterations to it's March 2015 Line-Up
Things never seem to run smoothly for Anime Limited, especially when it comes to their release schedules, however things have never been as bad as this. If you read the recent Anime Limited newswire then you may already be aware of what i'm going to say; but the sad news is that every single one of Anime Limited's March releases has been altered in some shape or form.
For starters Kill La Kill – Part 2, which was scheduled for a 16th March 2015 release date has now been pushed back until the 23rd March 2015 due to the final artwork not being approved; however even more bad news arrives when this 'new date' is also a template and could change at any time. Read more of this post
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Anime Limited Teases Collectors Edition Packaging of Wings Of Honneamise
Anime Limited's upcoming Blu-ray release of Hiroyuki Yamaga's animated sci-fi film Wings Of Honneamise, or Royal Space Force:: The Wings Of Honneamise if you prefer, is due to be released at the end of next month and to help promote this fact the UK Distributor have released the first images of the Collectors Edition packaging. Read more of this post
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Anime Limited Confirms Q1 Release Schedule
Anime Limited, or more commonly known as All The Anime, have recently taken to their blog to confirm their Q1 (January to March) release schedule and despite the distributor not having many licenses the schedule actually looks pretty jam-packed. Read more of this post
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All The Anime Unveils Q4 2014 Release Schedule
As of late All The Anime have been rather quiet with their plans for upcoming anime releases; especially after the successful Kickstarter campaigns for Patema Inverted and Mai Mai Miracle. Well that is about to change as All The Anime have today taken to their blog to reveal the full Q4 2014 release Schedule and there is a few surprises in-store.
Gurren Lagann: Ultimate Edition -> SRP £149.99
Gurren Lagann: DVD Collector's Edition -> SRP: £49.99
Gurren Lagann: TV Blu-Ray collection -> SRP £59.99 (changed from £79.99 SRP in exchange for an Amaray box)
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TENTATIVE: Kill la Kill – Part 1 Collector's Edition Combi-pack SRP: £59.99
It's worth nothing that all Ultimate and Collectors Edition bundles will receive artbooks and come in a rigid chipboard case (similar to that of Cowboy Bebop / Tiger & Bunny Movie); furthermore the Blood Lad sets will include the OVA Episodes.
It's nice to see All The Anime starting to push a larger range of releases out onto the market; as other than Kickstarter Campaigns or cinematic releases we haven't heard much from them. Furhtermore while the 'release month' has been confirmed the actual release date for each title (other than Gurren Lagann) has yet to be announced so some waiting is still in order.
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Anime Limited Announces Wings of Honneamise for Home Video Release
As part of Anime Limited's build-up to MCM Comic Con announcements the UK Anime distributor have announced on their website that they have acquried the UK Home video distribution rights to the 1987 feature-length-movie Wings of Honneamise, a film produced by GAINAX and directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga.
Set in a world eerily similar to our own, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its archrival, The Republic, seems inevitable. But even as the two nations' rapidly evolving technology creates new ways to wage greater and more deadly forms of warfare, a small group seeks to use those same advances to propel mankind forward into the future and into space in their world's first manned spaceflight program.
For astronaut candidate Shirotsugh Lhadatt, it's not just a journey beyond the reach of the atmosphere, but a personal odyssey as he grows from an aimless young man into a leader willing to put everything on the line in order to move the human race forward and away from the brink of Armageddon.
Wings of Honneamise is a 'old-skool' anime film, and as such will appeal to the older generations of anime fans, especially to those who liked the art style of the late eighties.
Anime Limited plans to release Wings of Honneamise onto standard DVD and collectors edition Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack later this year.
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So I'm trying to render a few cubes.
Now something doesn't look quite right here. I've probably got the winding order wrong somewhere, but apart from anything else, it looks like we're not culling backfaces yet.
For those not familiar with the term, a "backface" is just the reverse side of a polygon. We should never see them because they should be on the inside of our model, so we use backface culling to avoid rendering them, for efficiency. Failing to do this, and having your models be inside-out, has some strange effects which you can see on the bottom row of cubes there.
The with_cull_back function looks promising, but I'm not sure what a Rasterizer is or where to use one. So instead, I'm just going to grep through gfx-rs's code and see if I can find this function used anywhere.
It looks like there is one place in the shadow example that calls it. There's a lot going on there that I don't understand though - the create_pipeline_state function doesn't look as simple as the create_pipeline_simple function, for some reason.
So the first thing I notice is that create_pipeline_from_program exists, and would allow me to avoid having to think about the ShaderSet parameter, so I'll try that first.
let program = (); // ???
let rasterizer = (); // ???
This is mostly straightforward. The main differences are that I have to make my own shader program (instead of just passing the raw shader source), and I have to supply a rasterizer.
Next up is the shader program. Searching the docs again suggests both create_program and link_program. The first one sounds like what I want, but it expects a ShaderSet. The second only asks for shader source, which is closer to what I'm using right now.
Oh, cool. I guess the cubes were fine then? Honestly, I'd expected to have to fix up the mesh once I got culling working. The fact that the backfaces were showing through even though all of the polygons were facing the correct way makes me think that maybe the depth buffer isn't being used.
But hey, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
Getting depth working was simple enough that I didn't think it warranted its own post. It only required three small changes.
I cloned it because I'm also passing it into other data structs. As far as I'm aware, it's an Arc so shouldn't incur much of a cost to do so.
A value of 1.0 is the maximum depth, meaning "as far away as possible". Anything closer (e.g. everything) will be rendered, hence why this is considered a "clear" depth buffer.


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The rationale behind the project derives from relevant research and developments across Europe showing that staff attitude is ranked as a key factor for an enjoyable experience. The quality and availability of the right information to visitors are both considered equally important.
Visits4u has, therefore, aimed to address better customer satisfaction under the inclusive tourism narrative, focusing on enhancing staff skills and improving information accessibility (such as through provision of information in Sign Language and Easy Read). This has been implemented through training, seminars for local tourism companies and development of toolkits (case studies and an online modules) to help embed inclusive practices in the field.
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Partners will map the current state of provision for the proposed itineraries in detail and present an updated profile of accessibility and tourism in their region. The proposed itineraries will be assessed by an Access professional from the UK.
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Nameless Creek at Stringtown. Only observed stages are available for this point.
10.8 The flood waters reach the bottom of the U.S. Highway 40 bridge over Nameless Creek. U.S. Highway 40 may be flooded at this extreme levels. Much of the local Stringtown area as well as Eastern Hancock County is under water.
9 Major flooding of Nameless Creek along U.S. Highway 40 in the Strngtown area.
7 Considerable flooding of agricultural lands along Nameless Creek in the U.S. Highway 40 area.
6 Flooding of agricultural fields along U.S. Highway 40 begins in the Stringtown area begins.
5 Bankfull level of Nameless Creek in the Stringtown area at U.S. Highway 40.
(1) North view from US Highway 40 Bridge.
(2) South view from US Highway 40 Bridge.
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