As UTLA prepares to protest at school sites Wednesday, LAUSD Board Vice President Nick Melvoin (BD4) offered up some straight talk on union demands and what's at stake for our kids.
Speak UP Board Watch: Union negotiations are underway, and the board faces some tough choices if it's going to keep the district from going bankrupt. Can you talk about the fiscal crisis the district is in and the problem you inherited and were elected to help solve?
Nick Melvoin: It's multifaceted because we've had poor choices by my predecessor and others. Even though we know our teachers deserve raises, and we want to make sure we're attracting great employees, the [district has] never budgeted for raises. So when [LAUSD] gave teachers a 10 percent raise over three years a few years ago, they had to figure out where to pull money from. So three years out, the fiscal stabilization plan looks like -- oh, class sizes are going to increase by 10, the district is going to take back any money that a school hasn't spent, all these things that I don't think parents would support. We also had poor financial choices around iPads and MiSiS and sexual abuse settlements that all have led to a situation where even without raises, if you look three years out...we barely are staying afloat.
BW: And the district has to have a certain amount in reserves by law.
NM: We have to have a 1 percent reserve, which for our district is about $70 million. But we also are a district that has a couple things going against it. We have declining enrollment, and when you are funding districts based on revenue from enrollment, and we also have declining attendance. So one thing we hope Speak UP and others can help parents know is that every day a kid misses class, the school loses money. If we could increase attendance by one or two percentage points, that's tens of millions of dollars. The other issue is this unfunded liability when it comes to healthcare. In addition to the compensation we give to teachers, which admittedly is not great in terms of state averages, but when you add benefits, we get near the top. Because we're the only district in the country that has no cost sharing for employees when it comes to retirees and active employees.
BW: They have lifetime health benefits for them and their dependents with no contribution, right?
NM: It's called the rule of 85. If your age and years of service add to 85, yes. And because we have an aging workforce, we have a lot of people who have hit that point or are about to hit that point. So we are going to be on the hook for years at a cost of about $10,600 per employee per year, which is about exactly what we get per child [in revenue]. So the district hasn't been funding this. So now we have this issue where OK, if we're going to pay our employees what they've been promised, how are we going to fund it? When we look at projections – and this is something I forced the board and district to look at as soon as we got into office, which they hadn't done in years -- it looks like in 2031, 50 percent of all of our money will be going to retiree healthcare costs.
BW: So that means it's not going to kids in the classroom?
NM: That means that it's not going to kids in the classroom. And it's not even going to active employees. So this is the pickle that we're in. Numbers don't lie, and we need to work with our bargaining units and our unions to figure out a way out of this. That might mean raises, but for new employees looking at some different type of health benefits package. It might mean looking at what every other district or city does in the country, which is potentially for retirees or dependents of retirees, some sort of premium share. Pay a monthly premium or co-pay. Chicago does it as a percentage of your salary so there's a progressive sliding scale. Other districts do a fixed fee.
BW: You have said you'd like to pay teachers more. So talk about the issues making this negotiation difficult.
NM: Our office is pushing budgetary transparency. So we can in the future say, "Listen, we think we're going to want to give our teachers and other school employees a raise every few years so we need to budget that in." If I want to pay out another few hundred million of dollars in raises, where is that going to come from? And that's where the unions need to help us, too. Because they got a 10 percent raise, which was long overdue. We all agree we want to pay teachers more, but then where is the money going to come from? If that means more revenue from the state – great. Let's go out together, but that doesn't mean a strike. If that means you want us to cut counseling services or afterschool programs, then let us know. But let's also be honest about what we're asking for. One of the things UTLA is asking for is more nurses. Well, nurses are represented by UTLA. So are they asking for that because every school deserves a nurse, which I think they probably do, or are they asking for that because that means they have more union members? I just hope we can be transparent and honest.
BW: Should teacher raises be tied to any sort of performance review or accountability?
NM: In most jobs, you get raises for performance. So how are we looking at the quality of employees? Are our best teachers getting higher raises so we're incentivizing them to stay? And the answer unequivocally is no because our union will say that there's no such thing as a bad teacher. So I hope that parents can help us. Let's talk about raises, but as we're putting everything on the table, let's make sure we're also talking about teacher quality.
BW: Our parents are telling us their classroom teachers are calling them at home and asking them to participate in a union demonstration Wednesday. Is that appropriate or even legal, and if that happens, what should parents do?
NM: It's not legal to use school district resources for political purposes. And obviously something that's branded by a teachers union or an advocacy group like Speak UP is political purposes. So emails I've seen from school newsletters that have strike messages, using rosters that are given to teachers by the district for political purposes is not legal, and also, I think inappropriate. If teachers want to talk to parents during off school hours just about, "oh we have contract negotiations, it would help us a lot if you would advocate for these things," I think that is their right. But I don't think using district resources for political purposes – especially false and politically motivated demonstration like this picketing are appropriate. I also think this strategy of trying to divide teachers and parents and the district is ill advised, too. Let's get to the table and figure our how we're to make this work. If I heard as a parent the district wants to cut my [teacher's] hard-earned benefits, I would be concerned. But if then I heard, well, if we don't do something, then that means in a few years we're going to have half as much money for my kid's education, I'd also be concerned. So let's have an honest conversation as adults.
BW: Some teachers are telling parents that the district is trying to take away their health benefits. Is that true? Are you trying to take away benefits so teachers will not have any healthcare?
NM: Of course not. We'd like to do things for prospective employees that make sense. Let's start looking at creative solutions that won't affect current employees, but the union won't even consider that. The question that I would encourage parents to ask is, at what cost? Where is the money? Or raises based on what? Years of service or performance? Let's have that conversation.
BW: Do you think all the strike threats we're hearing are responsible?
NM: Striking is a last resort. Especially at a school district where that means kids would be unsupervised or parents would have to pay for childcare or take off work. The district would lose a lot of money if kids weren't going to school. It's really a last resort after you've done months of negotiations and are really stuck and you have a judge say you've reached an impasse, and both sides are being reasonable. To call for a strike as your first action? And also, I'm hearing calls of a 10-day strike. A strike doesn't have a timeline. You strike until ostensibly you get what you're bargaining for. So this idea of calling for a timed strike and putting a strike out there as opposed to a real negotiation is really irresponsible. Especially when the collateral damage is kids. It's a political strategy that is trying to compensate for election losses.
BW: The head of UTLA definitely started talking about a strike right after the school board candidates whose campaigns the union bankrolled lost. It seems to me they wanted a board member whose campaign they funded so they could essentially negotiate with themselves. They don't seem to want to have an arms-length negotiation.
NM: He started talking about it way before that. It's something the teachers union head has been talking about for a year and a half. And his goal in his words is to create a statewide crisis, not to make sure teachers are supported or that kids are doing well.
BW: What would a strike do to families and district enrollment? Wouldn't a strike just drive more students to charter schools because the teachers at most independent charters would not be on strike?
NM: This is one of the ironies. It would increase the exodus of students to charters when they realize how unreasonable the union leaders are being. We would lose attendance and therefore money. So the irony is we'd have less money to give raises. And the 84 percent of students in the district living in poverty cannot afford to take 10 days off of work. It's really irresponsible at this point. The other thing I want parents to realize is there's a difference between union leaders and rank and file teachers. Rank and file teachers are some of, if not the hardest working employees out there. They don't get paid enough, and part of their compensation package that does make it more competitive nationwide is their benefits. I see where they're coming from, and I want to support them. But that's a completely different conversation around teacher quality, teacher support, teacher recruitment from this belligerent strike talk that we're hearing right now.
BW: You worked as a teacher. You were a UTLA member, and you're a progressive Democrat. And we know there are teachers in organizations such as Teach Plus and Educators for Excellence who really want to see some Kids First changes. Can you talk about some of those changes – whether it's evaluating teachers, having more collaboration between teachers, tying pay increases to better performance? Can you talk about some of the changes that would benefit kids and that many teachers do support?
NM: I think you've named a lot of them. School districts are at the whims of the global economy. If we have another downturn, and we have to lay off teachers, we will lay them off based solely on seniority. There was a TK teacher in the Playa/Westchester area that almost lost her job, a phenomenal teacher. I received dozens of emails about it because of norming and because she was young. That is going to happen times literally thousands if -– God forbid -- there's another economic downturn. So using this opportunity to say, wait, let's talk about raises, but let's also talk about seniority. Let's talk about getting beyond the binary teacher evaluation. Let's talk about promoting our best teachers. Let's talk about pay incentives to keep teachers in the classroom. There are a lot of amazing teachers who would stay in the classroom, but they can't make any more money unless they go the administrative track. If we had a robust evaluation, we could say "listen, before you go and feel like you have to be a principal or go downtown to work, what if we actually were able to raise your salary to keep you in the classroom because you're just so good?" What if we looked at incentives to get our best teachers to teach at high-needs schools, which is dead on arrival with the union? These are the things a Kids First agenda would look like.
BW: The union is also scaring parents about class sizes, and this is a realistic threat -- that in order to balance the budget, the district is planning for class size increases, which no parent wants. But is it magical thinking to say, we want a raise, but we don't want class size increases?
NM: Of course it is. Again, we all agree we need more revenue. I join UTLA and have been calling for more state funding since I launched the campaign. But if you have a finite pool of money, which we do -- unless there is money we don't know about it, and if so, we hope the union will tell us where it is -- then if you decrease class sizes, then you have to hire more teachers. And that costs a lot of money. And then there's less money for raises. So while both are noble goals, it is magical thinking unless we're tying it to potential increases in funding. And that's one thing I talked about on the campaign: Let's look at more statewide funding, let's look at a parcel tax, and let's have some bargain where some of it would pay down the liability, some would be for class size reduction, and maybe some would be for art instructors. Those are conversations we should have. But this idea of we want class size decreases and more teachers without showing us where the money is, that's magical thinking.
BW: If they got everything on their list of demands, what would the result be?
NM: The county requires us to have a fiscal stabilization plan. So result we be, next year, we would probably have to lay off thousands of employees, potentially cut after-school programs. And if it's not teacher layoffs, then it's groundskeeper layoffs. It's special ed aide layoffs. So all of a sudden you have kids going to schools in horrible aesthetic condition because we'd have to lay off entire groundskeeper crews. We just wouldn't have money to run the district. And if we lay off teachers, parents should know it's going to be the youngest, least senior teacher, or a teacher that just transferred to their school from another district, even if it's their favorite teacher. There's no way to control for quality in layoffs. That's a combination of state law and union contracts.
BW: Kids don't have unions or lobbyists, and they can't strike. So what can parents do to make sure the interests of their kids are being represented, and where can parents go to get unbiased information about what's in these union contracts and what may or may not be in the interest of kids?
NM: What can parents do? They should reach out to their school board member so school board members know, as we're hearing a lot from our employees, that we also have parents who want a seat at the table and have a Kids First agenda. They should reach out to teachers – not in an antagonistic way, but to start having a productive dialogue. I'm hearing if we grant all these demands, the district will go bankrupt. What's the compromise here? How do you feel about different healthcare packages for new employees? Did you know there's this $13 and a half billion liability? For information, I would go to the newspaper. One of the reasons I was endorsed by various publications was my willingness to tackle these tough issues. And then, we're going to have a budget presentation at today's school board meeting. We're trying to be transparent about the budget. Come to meetings. Look at the numbers.
BW: There are places where parents' and kids' and teachers' interests align, but the union is claiming in its literature that they are representing parent voices. Isn't it their sole duty to represent the interests of their employee members, not parents and kids?
NM: I don't think anyone can monopolize parent voices. I don't think anyone can monopolize kids voices. But I'm saying keeping the district afloat is good for kids. If you can argue in the short term that bankrupting the district is good for kids, then fine. I would just disagree. The union's job is to advocate for their employees. Our job is to advocate for kids and as elected representatives for our constituents. So I think there are definitely areas of alignment, but we should always take things with a grain of salt when it comes to what the sole purpose is. I also think there are political questions – and we saw this in Chicago – with a union leadership that's termed out. What are the motives? And if the motives are to force the state to give the district more money, then I'm with him. But if the motive is to lock in some of these antiquated protections that parents voted against in this election then, I would be more of a critic.
Mientras UTLA se prepara para piqueteros en las escuelas el miércoles, el vicepresidente del LAUSD Nick Melvoin (BD4) ofreció una charla directa sobre las demandas sindicales y lo que está en juego para nuestros hijos.
Speak UP Boardwatch: Las negociaciones de la unión están en curso, y la junta enfrenta algunas opciones difíciles si va a mantener el distrito de ir a la quiebra. ¿Puede hablar de la crisis fiscal en la que se encuentra el distrito y el problema que heredó cuando fue elegido para ayudar a resolver?
Nick Melvoin: Es multifacético porque hemos tenido malas decisiones de mi predecesor y otros. Aunque sabemos que nuestros maestros merecen aumentos, y queremos asegurarnos de que estamos atrayendo a buenos empleados, [el distrito] nunca ha presupuestado para los aumentos. Así que cuando [LAUSD] le dio a los maestros un aumento de 10% durante tres años hace unos años, El plan de estabilización fiscal parece-- o, el tamaño de las clases van a aumentar por 10, el distrito va a recuperar el dinero que las escuelas no han gastado, todas estas cosas que no creo que los padres apoyan. También tuvimos pobres opciones financieras alrededor de iPads y MiSiS y los asentamientos de abuso sexual que juntos han llevado a una situación en la que incluso sin aumentos, si miran tres años fuera...apenas nos estamos quedando a flote.
BW: Y el distrito tiene que tener una cierta cantidad en reservas por ley.
NM: Tenemos que tener una reserva del 1%, que para nuestro distrito es mas de $70 millones. Pero también somos un distrito que tiene un par de cosas pasando. Tenemos disminución de inscripción, y cuando usted está financiando distritos basados en los ingresos de inscripción, y también tenemos disminución de la asistencia. Así que una cosa que esperamos es que Speak UP y otros puedan ayudar a los padres a hacerlos saber que cada día que un niño no va a clases, la escuela pierde dinero. Si pudiéramos aumentar la asistencia por uno o dos puntos porcentuales, eso es decenas de millones de dólares. La otra es esta responsabilidad financiada cuando se trata de la compensación de salud que damos a los profesores, que es cierto que no es grande en términos de promedios del Estado, pero cuando se añaden los beneficios, nos acercamos a las cima. Porque somos el único distrito en el país que no tiene costo compartido para los empleados cuando se trata de jubilados y empleados activos.
BW: Tienen beneficios para la salud de por vida para ellos y sus dependientes sin contribución, ¿verdad?
NM: Se llama la regla de 85. Si su edad y los años de servicio agrega a 85, sí. Y por qué tenemos una mano de obra envejecida, tenemos un montón de gente que ha llegado a ese punto o están apunto de llegar a ese punto. Así que vamos a estar en el gancho durante años a un costo de alrededor de $10,600 por empleado, que es exactamente lo que tenemos [por niño] en los ingresos. Por lo que el distrito no ha estado financiando esto. Así que ahora tenemos este problema que está bien, si vamos a pagar a nuestros empleados lo que se les prometió, ¿cómo vamos a financiarlo? Cuando miramos las proyecciones -- y esto es algo que forcé al consejo y al distrito a mirar tan pronto como llegamos al cargo, lo que no habían hecho en años parece que en 2031, el 50% de todo nuestro dinero se va a los costos de atención médica de jubilados.
BW: ¿Entonces eso quiere decir que no está yendo a los niños en las aulas?
NM: Eso significa que no va a los niños en las aulas. Y ni siquiera va a los empleados activos. Así que este es el problema en el que estamos. Los números no mienten, y tenemos que trabajar con nuestras unidades de negociación y nuestro sindicatos para encontrar una manera de salir de esto. Que podría significar aumentos, pero para los nuevos empleados que buscan algún tipo diferente de paquete de beneficios de salud. Podría significar echar una mirada a lo que hacen otros distritos o ciudades en el país, que es potencialmente para jubilados o dependientes de jubilados, algún tipo de prima compartida. Pague una prima mensual por el copago. Chicago lo hace como un porcentaje de su salario por lo que haya una escala progresiva. Otros distritos hacen un honorario fijo.
BW: Usted ha dicho que le gustaría pagarles más a los profesores. Hable de los problemas que hacen está decisión difícil.
NM: Nuestra oficina está empujando la transferencia de presupuestos. Así que podemos decir en el futuro, "Escucha, pensamos que vamos a querer dar a nuestros maestros y otros empleados de la escuela un aumento cada pocos de años, así que necesitamos presupuestar eso." Si quiero pagar otros cientos de millones de dólares en aumentos, ¿de dónde va a venir? Y ahí es donde los sindicatos también necesitan ayudarnos. Debido a que tuvieron un aumento del 10% que era largo debido. Todos estamos de acuerdo en que queremos pagar más a los maestros, pero entonces ¿de dónde viene el dinero? Si eso significa más ingresos del Estado - bueno. Vamos a salir juntos, pero eso no significa una huelga. Si eso significa que usted quiere que cortemos los servicios de consejería o programas después de la escuela, entonces háganoslo saber. Pero también permite ser honesto acerca de lo que estamos pidiendo. Una de las cosas que UTLA pide es más enfermeras. Las enfermeras están representadas por UTLA. ¿Así que lo están pidiendo porque cada escuela merece una enfermera, lo que creo que problablemente las necesitan, o lo están pidiendo por que eso significa que tienen más miembros sindicales? Sólo espero que podamos ser transparentes y honestos.
BW: Deben los aumentos del maestro estar atados a cualquier tipo de revisión de desempeño o rendición de cuentas?
NM: En la mayoría de los empleos, obtiene aumentos del rendimiento. Así que ¿como estamos viendo la calidad de los empleados? ¿Están nuestros mejores maestros obteniendo aumentos más altos y así los estamos incentivando a quedarse? Y la respuesta inequívocamente no es porque nuestra unión dirá que no hay tal cosa como un maestro malo. Así que espero que los padres puedan ayudarnos. Hablemos de aumentos, pero como estamos poniendo todo en la mesa, vamos a asegurarnos de que también estamos hablando de la calidad de los maestros.
BW: Los Padres nos están diciendo que sus maestros los llaman en su casa y les piden participar en una manifestación sindical el miércoles. ¿Es eso apropiado o incluso legal, y si eso sucede que deben hacer los padres?
NM: No es legal usar los recursos del distrito escolar para propósitos políticos. Y obviamente algo que es calificado por un sindicato de maestros o un grupo de defensa como Speak UP son propósitos políticos. Así que los correos electrónicos que he visto en los boletines de la escuela que tienen mensajes de huelga, el uso de listas que se dan a los profesores por el distrito con fines políticos no es legal, y también, creo inapropiado. Si Los maestros quieren hablar con los padres durante horas fuera del escuela de algo como, "tenemos negociaciones de contrato, nos ayudaría mucho si abogamos por estas cosas," creo que es su derecho. Pero no creo que usar los recursos del distrito con fines políticos - especialmente demostraciones falsas y políticamente motivadas como este piquete - son apropiados. También creo que esta estrategia de tratar de dividir a los maestros y los padres y el distrito es mal aconsejado. Hay que llegar a un acuerdo y figurar de cómo queremos hacer que este trabaje. Si yo escucharía como un padre, que el distrito quiere cortar los beneficios de mi maestro, estaría preocupado. Pero si entonces escucho, bueno si no hacemos algo, entonces eso significa que dentro de unos años vamos a tener la mitad de dinero para la educación de mi hijo, también me preocuparía. Así que vamos a tener una conversación honesta como adultos.
BW: Unos maestros les están diciendo a los padres que el distrito está tratando de quitarles sus beneficios de salud. ¿Eso es cierto? Estás tratando de quitarles sus beneficios de salud a los maestros?
NM: Por supuesto que no. Nos gustaría hacer las cosas con buen sentido para futuros empleados. Hay que empezar a mirar a soluciones creativas que no afectarán a nuestros empleados actuales, pero la unión ni siquiera quiere considerar eso. La pregunta que yo animaría a los padres de preguntar es ¿a qué precio? ¿Dónde está el dinero? ¿O aumentos basados en que? ¿Años de servicio o actuación? Tengamos esa conversación.
BW: Piensas que todas las amenasas de huelga que hemos estado escuchando son responsables?
NM: Ir en huelga sería el último recurso. Especialmente en un distrito donde quiere decir que los niños no estarían supervisados o los padres tendrían que pagar por el cuidado de niños o no ir a trabajar. El distrito perdería mucho dinero si los niños no van a la escuela. Es el último recurso después de meses en negociaciones y no hay nada más que hacer y un juez te dice que alcanzaron un punto muerto y los dos lados son razonables. Llamar a huelga como primer recurso? Y también he escuchado llamadas de una huelga de diez días. Una huelga no tiene línea de tiempo. Se va a huelga hasta que aparentemente lleguen a una negociación. Esta idea de llamar por una huelga con tiempo y empezar un huelga en vez de negociar es muy irresponsable. Especialmente cuando los daños colaterales son los niños. Es una estrategia política que está tratando de compensar por las perdidas electorales.
BW: El encargado de UTLA definitivamente empezó a hablar de huelga después de que los candidatos del Consejo escolar cuyas campañas el sindicato financió perdieron. Me parece a mí que ellos querían un candidato que ellos financiaron para esencialmente poder negociar con ellos mismo. No parece que quieren tener una buena negociación.
NM: Él empezó a hablar de eso mucho antes. Es algo de lo que la unión de maestros ha estado hablando desde hace más de un año y medio. Y su objetivo en sus propias palabras es crear una crisis a nivel estatal, no para asegurarse de que los maestros estén apoyados o que los niños están haciendo bien.
BW: ¿Qué haría una huelga en las familias y distraer la inscripción? ¿No cre que una huelga haría que los estudiantes fueran a las escuelas chárter porque los profesores en la mayoría de charters independientes no estarían en huelga?
NM: Esta es una de las ironías. Aumentaría el éxodo de los estudiantes a las escuelas chárter cuando se dieran cuenta de lo irracional que son los dirigentes sindicales. Perderíamos la asistencia y por lo tanto el dinero. Así que la ironía es que tendríamos menos dinero para dar aumentos. Y el 84% de los estudiantes en el distrito que viven en la pobreza no pueden darse el lujo de tomar 10 días de descanso. Es realmente y responsable en este punto. La otra cosa que quiero que los padres se den cuenta es que hay una diferencia entre los líderes sindicales y los maestros de rango. Los maestros de rango y archivos son algunos de, si no los más trabajadores. No se les paga lo suficiente, y parte de su paquete de compensación que lo hace más competitivo a nivel nacional son sus beneficios. Se de dónde vienen, y quiero apoyarlos. Pero esa es una conversación completamente diferente sobre la calidad de los maestros, el apoyo del maestro, el reclutamiento de maestros de esta charla beligerante de huelga que estamos escuchando ahora mismo.
BW: Usted trabajo como maestro. Y fue miembro de UTLA y es un Demócrata progresivo. Y sabemos que hay maestros en organizaciones cómo Teach Plus y Educators for Excellence que realmente quieren ver cambios de Kids-First. ¿Puede hablar de unos de esos cambios - ya sea la evaluación de los maestros, la mayor colaboración entre los maestros, la vinculación de los aumentos salariales aún mejor rendimiento? ¿ puede hablar sobre algunos de los cambios que beneficiarían a los niños y que muchos maestros apoyan?
NM: Creo que has nombrado a muchos de ellos. Los distritos escolares están a merced de la economía global. Si tenemos otra recesión, y tenemos que despedir a los maestros, los despediremos basados únicamente en la señoría. Había una maestra de TK en la área de Playa/Westchester que casi perdió su trabajo, una profesora fenomenal. Recibí docenas de correos electrónicos sobre ella porque era joven. Eso va a suceder literalmente miles de veces si --espero en Dios que no haya otra recesión económica. Así que aprovechar esta oportunidad para decir, esperar, vamos a hablar de aumentos, pero vamos a hablar también de la señoría. Comencemos a hablar sobre cómo superar la evaluación del profesor binario. Hablemos de la promoción de nuestros mejores profesores. Hablemos de incentivos salariales para mantener a los maestros en el aula. Hay un montón de maestros increíbles que se quedan en el aula, pero no pueden hacer más dinero a menos que vayan a la pista administrativa. Si tuviéramos una evaluación sólida, podríamos decir, "escucha, antes de que te vayas y sientas que tienes que ser un director o ir al centro de la ciudad a trabajar, ¿qué si realmente pudiéramos aumentar tu salario para mantenerte en el aula? Porque eres muy buen maestro. ¿ qué pasaría si estudiáramos los incentivos para que nuestros mejores maestros enseñaran en escuelas de alta necesidad, que están en línea con la unión? Ésto es como se miraría una agenda de Kids-First.
BW: La unión también está asustando a los padres sobre el tamaño de las clases, y esta es una amenaza realista que para equilibrar el presupuesto, el distrito está planeando un aumento en el tamaño de la clase, que ningún padre quiere. Pero ¿es pensamiento mágico que queremos un aumento, pero no queremos que el tamaño de la clase aumente?
NM: Por supuesto que es. Una vez más, todos estamos de acuerdo en que necesitamos más ingresos. Me uní a UTLA y he estado pidiendo más fondos estatales desde que lance la campaña. Pero si usted tiene un fondo finito de dinero, lo que hacemos - A menos que haya dinero que no sabemos, y si es así, esperamos que la unión nos diga dónde está y luego si disminuye el tamaño de las clases, entonces usted tiene para contratar más maestros. Y eso cuesta mucho dinero. Y luego va ahí menos dinero para los aumentos. Así que, si bien ambos son objetivos nobles, es un pensamiento mágico a menos que lo intentemos posibles aumentos en la fundación. Y eso es algo de lo que hable en la campaña: miremos más fondos estatales, veamos un impuesto a las parcelas, y tengamos algo de negociación, porque algunos de ellos pagarían el pasivo, otros serían por la reducción del tamaño de la clase, y quizás algunos serían para los instructores del arte. Esas son conversaciones que deberíamos tener. Pero está idea de que queramos disminuir el tamaño de la clase y más maestros sin mostrarnos dónde está el dinero, eso es pensamiento mágico.
BW: Si tuvieran todo en su lista de demandas, ¿cuál sería el resultado?
NM: El condado requiere que tengamos un plan de estabilización fiscal. Así que el resultado sería, el próximo año, probablemente tendríamos que despedir a miles de empleados, potencialmente cortar programas después de la escuela. Y si no se trata de despidos de maestros, entonces son los despidos de los que mantienen limpias las escuelas. Se trata de despidos de ayuda especial. Así que de repente tienes niños que van al escuela en condiciones estéticas horribles porque tenemos que despedir a tripulaciones enteras de jardineros. Simplemente no tendríamos dinero para dirigir el distrito. Y si despedimos a los maestros, los padres deben saber qué va hacer el maestro con menor señoría, O un maestro que acaba de ser transferido a su escuela de otro distrito, aunque sea su maestro favorito. No hay manera de controlar la calidad de los despidos. Ésa es una combinación de ley estatal y contratos sindicales.
BW: Los niños no tienen uniones ni cabilderos, y no pueden atacar. Entonces ¿qué pueden hacer los padres para asegurarse del interés de los niños y ser representados, y donde puedan ir los padres para obtener información imparcial sobre lo que hay en estos contratos de unión y lo que puede o no ser en el interés de los niños?
NM: ¿Qué pueden hacer los padres? Deben comunicarse con su miembro del consejo escolar para que los miembros del consejo escolar sepan, ya que estamos escuchando mucho de nuestros empleados, que también tenemos padres que quieren un asiento en la mesa y tienen agenda de Kids-First. Deben acercarse a los maestros, no de una manera antagónica, sino comenzar a tener un diálogo productivo. Estoy escuchando si concedemos todas estas demandas, el distrito irá a bancarrota. ¿Cual es el compromiso aquí? ¿Come te sientes con los diferentes paquetes de atención médica para los nuevos empleados? ¿Sabías que hay esta responsabilidad de $13 millones y medio? Para obtener información iría al periódico. Unas de las razones por la que fui respaldado por varias publicaciones fue de mi voluntad de abordar estos temas difíciles. Y luego, vamos a tener una presentación de presupuesto en la reunión del consejo escolar de hoy. Estamos tratando de ser transparentes con el presupuesto. Ven a las reuniones. Mira los números.
BW: Hay lugares donde los padres y los niños y los intereses de los maestros se alinean, pero la unión está reclamando literatura que representan las voces de los padres.¿No es su único deber de representar los intereses de los miembros, no de los niños?
NM: No nadie pueda monopolizar las voces de los padres. No creo que nadie pueda monopolizar las voces de los niños. Pero digo que mantener el distrito a flote es bueno para los niños. Si usted puede argumentar en el corto plazo que la quiebra del distrito es bueno para los niños, entonces bien. Yo simplemente no estoy de acuerdo. El trabajo de la unión es abogar por sus empleados. Nuestro trabajo es abogar por los niños y como representantes electos para nuestros electores. Así que creo que son definitivamente áreas de alineación, pero siempre debemos tomar las cosas con un grano de sal cuando se trata de lo que el único propósito es. También creo que hay cuestiones políticas - y vimos esto en Chicago- con la dirección sindical que se denomina. ¿Cuáles son los motivos? Y si los motivos son para obligar al Estado a dar más dinero al distrito, entonces estoy con él. Pero si el motivo es bloquear algunas de estas protecciones anticuadas que los padres votaron en contra en esta elección, entonces, yo sería más que un crítico.


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Meanwhile, CQ HealthBeat reports on the 'doc repair': 'With removing a Medicare provision avoiding a 21 % payment lower to doctors and a provision blocking a payment cap for outpatient rehabilitation solutions from the Senate jobs bill, it's unclear what legislation if any will get through Congress this month negating the cuts.' Currently, the doctor payment cut is expected to get into effect March 1 . This content is usually republished with kind authorization from our close friends at The Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Statement, search the archives, or join email delivery of in-depth coverage of health policy developments, debates and discussions.


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Trump won't concede: 'Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner'
Posted: Nov 7, 2020 / 11:13 AM CST / Updated: Nov 7, 2020 / 11:17 AM CST
US President Donald Trump visits his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, November 3, 2020. – A bitterly divided America was going to the polls on Tuesday amid the worst pandemic in a century and an economic crisis to decide whether to give President Donald Trump four more years or send Democrat Joe Biden to the White House. A record-breaking number of early votes — more than 100 million — have already been cast in an election that has the nation on edge and is being closely watched in capitals around the world. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President Donald Trump is not conceding to President-elect Joe Biden, promising unspecified legal challenges seeking to overturn the outcome of the race for the White House.
Trump said in a statement that "our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated."
Trump was at his Virginia golf course when the presidential race was called for Biden on Saturday. Biden clinched his victory with a win in Pennsylvania, the state where he was born.
Biden wins: Here's what Trump is doing to fight the results
In recent weeks, Trump has alleged — without evidence — widespread fraud and misconduct in the election.
His comments have drawn bipartisan rebuke from election officials and lawmakers as dangerous attempts to undermine public confidence in the vote.

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Contemporary restaurants benefit from the preservation of their historic housing
Milford Prewitt 1 | Apr 07, 2008
Marc Malnati, chief executive of Lou Malnati's, a 28-unit Chicago-based pizza icon founded by his late father more than 30 years ago, enjoys opening restaurants in historic buildings. Several of the company's full-service pizzerias are in renovated buildings that were built for other uses, such as roadhouses from horse-and-buggy days and fire stations.
"Why tear an old building down?" Malnati asked. "Why not maintain it? It gives a picture into history that's consistent with who we are."
Saving money on construction costs does not motivate operators who house their restaurants in historic buildings. Malnati's restaurant in a vintage Evanston, Ill., building, for instance, required jacking up the building, putting in new support beams and shoring up the bowed-out walls.
"Whatever we saved by buying an older building, we gave back making it structurally sound," he said.
Jeremy Lycan, chef-partner of Niche in the Chicago suburb of Geneva, and his investors renovated a building dating from the late 1930s that originally was a post office. It had several other uses in later years, including as an office for the chief of ordnance tracking during World War II. Although he became fascinated by the building's history, Lycan wanted a modern look to match his contemporary American cuisine.
"We gutted the dining room and removed three ceilings in the bar that revealed Palladian windows," he said.
Niche retains the character of its picturesque town, which has preserved many historic buildings. Lycan credits his investors with fostering the vision for the restaurant and said all the renovation work was worth the effort.
On the northern edge of the Milwaukee suburbs, several restaurants reside in even older buildings, dating from early settlers in the mid-1800s. Two of the newest restaurants are The Paramount in Grafton and the Anvil Pub & Grille in Cedarburg.
The Paramount, now a sophisticated supper club with live blues and jazz music on weekends, previously was Bienlein's Central Hotel, built in 1845 as a county courthouse. Restaurant co-owner and builder Joe Krupski spent 18-hour days for 13 months working on the buil-out.
Krupski particularly celebrates the building's contributions to preserving the blues music of African-American songwriters and musicians who traveled to Grafton from the Mississippi Delta between 1929 and 1933 to record at nearby Paramount Records.
In nearby Cedarburg, the Anvil Pub now resides in a former blacksmith shop in Cedar Creek Settlement, built as a woolen mill in 1864. A gas-fired stone hearth oven occupies the space where the forge used to be, and an old anvil is on display in an alcove. In spite of renovation and upkeep challenges, co-owner Donna Taylor is happy to preside over this memorable piece of local history.


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Social networking and silver surfers
Ever wondered how many of the older adults accept and use online social networks such as, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter? Jyoti Choudrie FBCS and Amit Vyas at the University of Hertfordshire Business School wondered the same thing and found that adoption is wider than they expected.
Given that there are rapid advances in the development of internet capable technologies combined with widespread household access that is offering super fast and reliable broadband, online social networks (OSN) have become an increasingly important and popular venue for technology adoption.
Facebook had, within six years of launch, an estimated 8 per cent of the world's population subscribed as members, around 845 million active users across the globe (Facebook, 2012). LinkedIn currently hosts over 100 million users (Qualman, 2011).
Twitter, the microblogging OSN hosts 106 million users (DigitalSurgeons, 2010). Based just on these three leading OSNs it becomes clear that over 1 billion global individuals have adopted and become regular users of OSNs.
Globally, OSN websites are considered to be the most popular online category when ranked by average time spent per internet user (NielsenWire, 2009). In Europe, the UK has seen the largest numbers of OSN adopters and users and maintaining an OSN profile page has become a part of their daily activities.
Professional use of OSNs is an easy and efficient way to build networks and is also emerging in business practice management. Further, governments are viewing OSNs as an important channel to maintain interaction between government agencies and citizens; therefore, efforts to leverage web 2.0 initiatives for citizen-to-government interaction are also being made.
However, although OSN popularity is assumed to be diverse and widespread, this is not apparent when analysing the age split of UK OSN users. Statistics reveal that younger adults (50 years and below) hold the majority of users while older adults (50+ years) remain the minority adopters of leading OSNs such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter (Lyons, 2010). It is these observations that led to a research gap being identified and one that this research study intends to minimise.
In this study 'older' individuals are defined as internet users 50 years old or above, often referred to as 'silver surfers' (Netlingo, 2012). Whilst penetration and adoption rates of OSNs reveal differences, research of older users is pertinent for the following reasons:
Little is still known about the reasons and motivations underlying older adults' adoption or non-adoption of ICTs such as OSNs; yet the world's population is viewed to be rapidly ageing with over 60s set to rise to 22 per cent in 2050 (UN DESA, 2007). The UK is also anticipated to have an ageing population, which is anticipated earlier than 2050 (Jeavans, 2004): 'More than one third of the UK's population will be over 55 by 2025' (Jeavans, 2004).
Digital technologies can facilitate daily tasks; thereby enabling disadvantaged demographic groups users, such as older adults, to remain independent longer. By doing so, information such as advanced and updated medical advances and technologies information can be obtained and implemented such that their quality of life can be increased.
Researchers at University of Hertfordshire's Business School used a random sample population of residents from the Hertfordshire area of the UK, Southeast England to identify and understand the adoption, use and diffusion of ONSs (namely Facebook) in UK's older population.
The research shows that in terms of frequency of OSN usage, 46.8 per cent of the 519 adopters of OSNs used OSNs on a weekly basis, 37 per cent on a daily basis for less than two hours, 14.6 per cent on a monthly basis and <1.6 per cent on a daily basis for more than two hours. When considering where else besides the household do older adults access the OSNs, it was found that 20 per cent accessed OSNs from their workplace; 6.3 per cent from their friends / family house; 1 per cent in restaurants, and another 1 per cent in coffee houses.
The most popular activities when using OSNs were adding people you know as contacts (86 per cent), commenting on pictures (57 per cent), sending messages (60 per cent), viewing photos (55 per cent), obtaining events information (41 per cent) and obtaining media information (41 per cent). In terms of OSN applications for e-government, participants were found to use OSNs for central (14.6 per cent) and local (1.2 per cent) government interaction and communication.
It was observed that LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter are the most popular OSNs within the obtained sample: Facebook (66 per cent), Twitter (47 per cent), Linkedin (41 per cent), Branch Out (10.4 per cent) and Google+ (7.3 per cent). Participants were asked if their OSN profile hosted a profile picture of themselves with 76 per cent stating yes, 21 per cent as no.
Within all the age groups 84 per cent used laptops to access OSNs. 47 per cent used PCs. However, PCs were the only device cited for OSN use within the 81+ age category. Tablet PCs were used by 13.8 per cent for OSN access and 12.7 per cent used their smartphones to access their OSN account.
It was also found that older individuals will adopt internet technologies if 'anytime access' to internet capable devices and a fast reliable internet connection were positively considered or there were encouraging views and opinions as the older adult was considering accepting an OSN.
Unsurprisingly, it was also revealed that older individuals consider and act upon the views of members in their social circle. If a friend, child, or grandchild praised an OSN, an older adult was more likely to accept it.
Privacy concerns were also very important when an older adult was considering accepting the use of an OSN in daily life, as perceptions of privacy risks associated with OSN use appeared to be highly relevant before adopting an OSN.
What is also curious is that older adults who use OSNs are known within friends, family, peers as having a greater social status in terms of number of friends or respect from those they know and popularity among personal peers.
Another very strong reason for accepting OSNs is the improvement in communication and a more beneficial internet experience. These perceptions were viewed to have encouraged older adults towards OSN adoption. As expected primary influence in the form of a participants friends, family and co-workers recommending OSN use was found to be a strongly significant positive reason to accept and use OSNs.
Therefore, this research study showed that OSNs are being accepted and used by a group of society that is perceived as not accepting this technology. What can also be concluded is that the older adults are well informed on privacy issues and those who use OSNs are viewed to be really 'up there' within their social group.
The research team believes that this research is important for companies such as telephone and mobile companies as they can identify the reasons that older adults will accept or not accept new OSN technologies. For policymakers trying to bring about change in society by informing and training older adults this study shows that older adults are aware of many of the same issues as younger people.
Matthew Bellringer MBCS discusses how divergent thinking can save your organisation from death-by-efficiency.


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Q: Randomise & limit Category thumbs on homepage magento The following code simply displays the category thumbs for all subcategories in "category 12" im looking for a way to limit this number to 6 categories and have it be a random selection of those categories.

        <?php $media = Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA); ?>
        <?php $children = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->getCategories(12);   ?>
        <?php foreach ($children as $category): ?>
            <?php $category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($category->getId()); ?>

                <a href="<?php echo $category->getUrl(); ?>">
                    <img alt="<?php echo $category->getName(); ?>" src="<?php echo $media; ?>/catalog/category/<?php echo $category->getThumbnail(); ?>" />

        <?php endforeach; ?>

i've used similar code before for products using the following two pieces of code:
<?php $collection->getSelect()->order('rand()'); ?>

<?php $_columnCount = $this->getColumnCount(); ?>
<?php $i=0; foreach ($collection->getItems() as $category): if($i==6){break;}?>
<?php if ($i++%$_columnCount==0): ?>
<?php endif ?>

i have tried recoding this to suit the category thumbs but i don't seem to be having any joy.

A: The solution to your question is bellow. I wouldn't use mysql rand() function since it's quite slow.

  <?php
    $media = Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA);
    $parentCategory = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load(12);
    $children = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')
                  ->getCollection()
                  ->addIdFilter( array_rand( array_flip( $parentCategory->getAllChildren( true ) ), 6) )
                  ->addAttributeToSelect('name')
                  ->addAttributeToSelect('thumbnail');
  ?>
  <?php foreach ($children as $category): ?>

      <a href="<?php echo $category->getUrl(); ?>">
        <img alt="<?php echo $category->getName(); ?>" src="<?php echo $media; ?>catalog/category/<?php echo $category->getThumbnail(); ?>" />

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import org.apache.ibatis.session.SqlSession;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import com.pge.pontointeligente.api.repositorie.dto.User;

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	@Autowired
	private SqlSession sqlSession;

	public User findUserById(long id) {
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Item2013.6.36.1.060.01 - Yakima Valley Traction Co.
Photograph depicts a 23 car train that belonged to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey. 19 cars were on one string on the north side and 4 were on the south side. Presumably, visible is the circus manager's car which is at the end of the train. The circus performed at the Pacific Coliseum from September 22-26. It was its 100th year anniversary.


SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - A pair of boats hit the water on Saturday to represent Franklin & Marshall's men's rowing team against Vassar and Union.
In the Varsity 8+ event, a boat of Giuseppe Inglima (coxswain), Joel Cannon (8), Lukas Grattan (7), Harris Karlin (6), Seth Sherwood (5), Ben Carroll (4), Steven Nicodemo (3), Ngoun Lay (2), Brandon Schneider (1) finished third with a time of 6:40 and was a mere two seconds behind Vassar in second. Union secured first at 6:31.
Meredith Cooney (coxswain), Christian Jones (4), Tim Lian (3), Anthony Ma (2), Carlos Ortiz (1) took the water in the Varsity 4+ race and registered a time of 8:04. Vassar paced the two-boat field at 7:27.
The Diplomats continue spring competition next weekend at the two-day Knecht Cup in Cherry Hill, N.J.


In The Berenstain Bears and the Ducklings, the Bear Family helps Farmer Ben with his chores and a pair of ducks mistakenly follows them home. But what comes next is a huge surprise for everyone---Brother and Sister find a nest filled with eggs! Join the family as they prepare a warm welcoming for the newborn ducklings. This Level 1 Beginning Reader is perfect for new readers with short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts. Hardcover edition.
I'm the author/artist and I want to review The Berenstain Bears and the Ducklings, hardcover.


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En matemáticas, el teorema de Goldbach-Euler (también conocido como teorema de Goldbach), establece que la suma de 1/(p − 1), siendo p el conjunto de las potencias perfectas a las que se resta 1 y omitiendo repeticiones, converge a 1:

Este resultado se publicó por primera vez en el artículo de Euler de 1737 "Variæ observenes circa series infinitas". Euler atribuyó el resultado a una carta (ahora perdida) de Goldbach.

Demostración

La demostración original de Goldbach enviada a Euler implicaba asignar una constante a la series armónica , que es divergente. Tal prueba no se considera rigurosa según los estándares modernos. Existe una gran semejanza entre el método de cribado de potencias empleado en su demostración y el método de factorización utilizado con el fin de deducir la fórmula del producto de Euler para la función zeta de Riemann.

Sea x dado por:

Dado que la suma del recíproco de cada potencia de dos es , restando los términos con potencias de dos de x, se obtiene

Repitiendo el proceso con los términos con potencias de tres:

Ausentes de la suma anterior están ahora todos los términos con potencias de dos y tres. Continúese eliminando términos con potencias de 5, 6 y así sucesivamente hasta que el lado derecho se agote al valor de 1. Finalmente, se obtiene la ecuación

en la que se reordenan los términos

y donde los denominadores consisten en todos los números enteros positivos que no son potencias restándoles uno. Restando la ecuación anterior de la definición de x dada arriba, se obtiene

expresión en la que los denominadores ahora consisten solo en potencias perfectas restándoles uno.

Si bien carece de rigor matemático, la prueba de Goldbach proporciona un argumento razonablemente intuitivo para la verdad del teorema. Las demostraciones rigurosas requieren un tratamiento adecuado y más cuidadoso de los términos divergentes de la serie armónica. Otras demostraciones aprovechan el hecho de que la suma de 1/p sobre el conjunto de potencias perfectas p, excluyendo 1 pero incluyendo las repeticiones, converge a 1 demostrando la equivalencia:

Véase también
 Conjetura de Goldbach
 Anexo:Sumas de recíprocos

Referencias

Bibliografía
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Teoremas de análisis matemático
Series matemáticas

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Right and left valves of Polytylites trilobus, from Hoare & Merrill (2004).
The Kirkbyoidea are a group of reticulate, straight-backed ostracods known from the Devonian to the Middle Permian (Benson et al. 1961).
Characters (from Benson et al. 1961, as Kirkbyacea): Reticulate, straight-backed, with or without lobes, nodes and carinae; ridge-and-groove hingement, with or without terminal dentition; valves subequal, overlap slight; free margin of one valve rabbeted to receive opposing valve; one or more marginal rims, dimorphism unknown.
Benson, R. H., J. M. Berdan et al. 1961. Systematic descriptions. In: Moore, R. C. (ed.) Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology pt Q. Arthropoda 3: Crustacea: Ostracoda pp. Q99-Q421. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
[CB86] Chen D.-Q. & Bao H. 1986. Lower Permian ostracodes from the Chihsia Formation of Jurong and Longtan, Jiangsu Province. Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica 3 (2): 107-132.


We had an assortment of both alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, each marked with a cute play on words for the description. We added some seltzer water to add some sparkle to the non alcoholic drinks too.
One of the bridesmaids had this adorable sign made which we placed over the bar area!
As I mentioned, the girls put names in front of each pitcher with a love theme!
You can see the Pucker UP in front of the limeade. The Bloody Mary was tagged, Will you MARY me?
Cute cpation under the lemonade. There was a pomegranite and berry seltzer with proscecco which was captioned "Berry in love". Finally the traditional mimosa of orange juice and champagne. The tag line here was "Orange you glad you're getting married!"
The clever tag lines were real conversation starters!
These bubble wands were so great.. no drips, no mess just FUN!
You can get these Wilton Love Knot Bubble Wand 36/Pkg at Amazon and they are PRIME eligible too. At $6.75 for 36 you can beat it! It was so fun seeing the bubbles all over the room as she opening her gifts!


Across the road from the Gellért Baths, tucked in one of the hollows of Gellért Hill, is the Cave Church. According to legend, it used to be inhabited by St Ivan, a hermit who used thermal waters to heal the sick. Thanks to these warm springs nearby, the temperature of the church is always around 20 degrees and doesn't require artificial heating. From the 1920s on, the cave served as a sacred place for monks of the Order of Saint Paul, inspired by a similar construction in Lourdes, and who built the first modern entrance to claim the cave as their own. The Order's most important relic, bone fragments of Saint Paul, are kept here. The church can be visited any time except during Mass – look out for the large white cross above its location.


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Puppet troupe Pook
Kinokuniya Hall 2023 New Year's Performance!
Peter and the Wolf / Crocodile Came to the Town [Published in the January issue of Confetti]
Performance content
"Peter and the Wolf"
A large gray wolf appears in front of Peter, who lives in the deep forest with his grandfather, and perolls his friend duck. Peter climbs a tree with a rope in his hand to catch the wolf... "Peter and the Wolf" is the birth of a new world of puppet theater, which weaves the same work for orchestra by Prokofiev, which is loved by children all over the world, with old European instruments and Pook puppets by the Donkey Music Theater.
"I came to the crocodile town"
Once upon a time, on Petrograd Boulevard in Russia, a crocodile suddenly appeared while singing, so there was a big fuss! They wore stylish clothes, hats, and cigars. When the brave Vanya Boya confronts him, what the crocodile says...
Performances Homepage
https://puk.jp/wanipi23/
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2023/1/2 (Mon) 〜2023/1/5 (Thu)
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* Target performances
1/03 (Tuesday) 14:00
1/04 (Wednesday) 10:30
4 people each 8 people in total
* Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the performance
Ticket Fee
Limited to 8 people! 3,190 yen (all seats are unreserved, tax included) → 2,500 yen and 800p get! (Updated 12/27 20:50)
This ticket is available for [phone reservation] is also available.
confetti ticket center
0120-240-540 (weekdays 10:00-18:00)
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Kinokuniya Hall
Organizations Overview
Founded in 1929, this is the oldest contemporary puppet theater company in Japan. He has contributed to the establishment and development of contemporary puppet theater for many years, and has created a number of expressive techniques. In 2019, the company celebrated its 90th anniversary. In addition to performances all over Japan, since the establishment of the branch Japan of the International Puppet Theater Federation (Unima) in 1958, he has been actively engaged in overseas exchange, and has many achievements such as co-production, invited performances, and invitations to overseas festivals.
built the Pook Puppet Theater as the Japan's first permanent puppet theater in 1971, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021. Based in Shinjuku, the puppet theater company Pook holds about 300 performances for children and regular performances for adults, as well as the "World Puppet Theater Series" that introduces excellent puppet theater from around the world every year, introduces traditional puppet theater, holds movie shows, lectures, and Akachan Cafe, and is still expanding its activities as a Japan puppet theater center.
Pook's TV division "Studio Nova" will also celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2020, and has also produced puppet shows specializing in a wide range of videos, including NHK Educational TV's "Nai Nai Naibaa!" and "Zawazawa Mori no Ganko-chan" and Koki Mitani's "Sherlock Holmes."
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Q: Adding a JSON file into my table using a button i have been import JSON in my JS file, and i want to display it using a button in my table but, the JSON file its a list of users, and i want to add one user on each click.
I've been trying so many codes with no success, i got to see that something happend in my console.log() but i never got to see it on the web.
i hope the question its clear to understand..
Does anybody have an idea??
my code:
imports + JSON
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import InitialData from '../../JSON/InitialData';
import AdditionalData from '../../JSON/AdditionalData';

const { supportRequest } = InitialData;
const { users } = AdditionalData;

class SupportRequest extends Component {

  state = {

    text: "Send",

    users: [
      {
        name: "Bob Sacamento",
        email: "bob_sacamento@gottlieb.ca",
        timestamp: "2012-04-23T11:06:43.511Z",
        phoneNumber: "214-300-5846",
        city: "Long Island",
        status: "unsent"
      },
      {
        name: "Hal Kitzmiller",
        email: "hal_kitzmiller@lindgren.com",
        timestamp: "2012-04-23T08:22:43.511Z",
        phoneNumber: "057-812-4000",
        city: "The Bronx",
        status: "unsent"
      },
      {
        name: "Bob Cobb",
        email: "bob.cobb@nelson.tv",
        timestamp: "2012-04-23T14:22:43.511Z",
        phoneNumber: "866-668-0327",
        city: "Florence",
        status: "unsent"
      },
      {
        name: "Mike Moffett",
        email: "mike_moffett@kaia.org",
        timestamp: "2012-04-23T07:22:43.511Z",
        phoneNumber: "647-851-1333",
        city: "Upper East Side",
        status: "unsent"
      }
    ]
  }

the Add button:
addUser = () => {
  const array = this.state.users;
  array.map((arr) => {
    return (users.push({ users: arr[0] })
    )
  })
}

render() {

  return (

Support Request

      <button
        style={{ variant: "contained", alignContent: "flex-end" }}
        onClick={() => this.addUser
        }
      >
        Add
          </button>

Rest of the code:

            name
            email
            timestamp
            phoneNumber
            city
            status

          {supportRequest.map((supportRequest, index) => {
            return (

                  {supportRequest.name}

                  {supportRequest.email}

                  {supportRequest.timestamp}

                  {supportRequest.phoneNumber}

                  {supportRequest.city}

                  <button
                    onClick={() => {
                      this.setState({ text: 'send' })

                      console.log(this.setState({}))
                    }}>
                    {supportRequest.status}
                  </button>

            )
          })}

  )
}
}

export default SupportRequest;

A: you can use React.Children from React React.Children. As you have already retrieved the user data, you don't have to create new list of users on each click. You can simply control the view.
class App extends Component {
  state = {
    text: "Send",

    users: [
      {
        name: "Bob Sacamento",
        email: "bob_sacamento@gottlieb.ca",
        timestamp: "2012-04-23T11:06:43.511Z",
        phoneNumber: "214-300-5846",
        city: "Long Island",
        status: "unsent",
      },
      {
        name: "Hal Kitzmiller",
        email: "hal_kitzmiller@lindgren.com",
        timestamp: "2012-04-23T08:22:43.511Z",
        phoneNumber: "057-812-4000",
        city: "The Bronx",
        status: "unsent",
      },
      {
        name: "Bob Cobb",
        email: "bob.cobb@nelson.tv",
        timestamp: "2012-04-23T14:22:43.511Z",
        phoneNumber: "866-668-0327",
        city: "Florence",
        status: "unsent",
      },
      {
        name: "Mike Moffett",
        email: "mike_moffett@kaia.org",
        timestamp: "2012-04-23T07:22:43.511Z",
        phoneNumber: "647-851-1333",
        city: "Upper East Side",
        status: "unsent",
      },
    ],
    usersToShow: 3,
  };

  onLoadMore = () => {
    this.setState({
      usersToShow: this.state.usersToShow + 1,
    });
  };

  onViewLess = () => {
    this.setState({
      usersToShow: this.state.usersToShow - 1,
    });
  };

  showUerData = () =>
    this.state.users.map((user, i) =>
{user.name}
);

  render() {
    return (

        {React.Children.toArray(this.showUerData()).slice(
          0,
          this.state.usersToShow
        )}

        {this.state.usersToShow === this.state.users.length ? (
          <button onClick={this.onViewLess}>View Less</button>
        ) : (
          <button onClick={this.onLoadMore}>Load More</button>
        )}

    );
  }
}


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Britain dominated the economy to keep its colony in poverty.
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Q: Sequence Generation with Combinations and Permutations I am trying to generate a set of genetic sequences with conditions. The problem uses a  base 4 numerical notation:
nucleotides = ['A','C','G','T']

From this, I'd like to generate as many sequences as possible of 10 nucleotides long, e.g.
ACGCTATACA
ACGCATCTAA
...

On condition that all sequences in the set have at least 5 or more nucleotides in the same character position different. In the previous example, the positions 5,6,7,8,9 (TATAC vs ATCTA) are different giving it a distance of 5 satisfying our criteria.
For sequences of 4 bases, the following set satisfies a distance of at least 3 (No pair of sequences has more than one common same-position nucleotide):
    ACGT
    CATG
    GTAC
    TGCA
    GCTA
    TAGC
    ATCG
    CGAT
    TCAG
    GACT
    CTGA
    AGTC
    AAAA
    CCCC
    GGGG
    TTTT

The problem relates to the
Kirkman's Schoolgirl Problem.
The problem could be solved computationally by generating sequencing one-by-one whilst verifying the condition at every step. I am curious if there is a mathematical approach.
How could I approach generating a set for 10 bases with a distance of at least 5? How can I generalise this to n bases and at least d distance?

A: According to this table an $(n,d)=(10,5)$ quaternary code can have at least $1024$ different strings but not more than $2045.$
An example giving the lower bound can likely be described simply using the field with $4$ elements.
The upper bound seems weak. There are $w=1048576$ words. For each one chosen there are $30$ which differ from it in exactly one place and $405$ in exactly two. $\frac{w}{436}=2404.99$  This does not yet account for words at distance $3$ or $4$ from one or more chosen ones.


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Captain Cass and the crew of the DS Anarchy have been accepted into the Alliance, and plans are in the works to move forward as independent yet allied drifters. Unfortunately, the OSG isn't onboard with their plan, and people high up in the chain of command are determined to bring Cass to heel.
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What's more elusive is the sociopolitical backdrop. Over time we hear about Haves and Havenots, about the State-like Omega Systems Group, about an Alliance of drifters that seems opposed to the OSG, and about some possibly mythical Outlanders who might be inclined to help the Alliance. Here's where there's room for improvement: the inculcation of the necessary information about the sociopolitical setting arrives in a jagged fashion that makes it difficult to grasp the importance of individual items. There's something to be said for maintaining an air of mystery in revealing plot threads, but setting information critical to comprehending the reasons for the various conflicts should be easier for the reader to grasp.
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This is a review of all three 'Drifter's Alliance' books, since they are a continuing story.
Drifter's Alliance is the story of Cass Kennedy, a deserter from the OSG - a military organization that is heavy-handed, in a draconian sort of way - Who wins a 'Drifter Ship' in a card game. From the description in the story, this is a starship that engages in trading between star systems.
Once she gets aboard, she discovers that she has inherited a crew of misfits and a ship in need of serious repairs. As she wades through her newly found problems, her old problems sneak up on her causing no end of grief. Let it be said that Cass, tends to solve her many problems by over reacting with threats and violence. It seems that her OSG combat training has left her with few social skills, other than trying to put out fires by throwing gas on them. You'll see that she is her own worst enemy as she exacerbates every problem with confrontation and a very sharp knife. Cass Kennedy, the main character in these stories, quickly became my least favorite person on her ship.
My favorite character was Jeffers, the ship's cook, healer and spiritual adviser. Even he has a dark and troubled past. If this were a movie, he'd be well played by Morgan Freeman.
All in all, this was an enjoyable read. There is little character development beyond the Cass character, though. The bad guys are all two dimensional and mean harm in every scene. Even the good guys of the 'Alliance' have their own agendas and are not all sweetness and light. There are no shortages of men who want to take Cass' virginity, which the reader is made aware of in the first few pages of the first book. In the card game where she wins the Drifter Ship, Anarchy, it's her virginity that is backing her hand.
Even though this is a fun series of books, Drifter's Alliance is fairly transparent in it's scope. The way book three ends, there are several questions left unanswered, so there must he at least a book four coming in the future. I'll probably buy it if I become aware of it, but I'm not going to lay awake nights just waiting for it.
C J Spies
2.0 out of 5 stars Story does not end with book three and there is no indication book four is in the works.
I enjoyed reading all three of the books in what was listed as a 3 book series. When I finished reading the third book in the series it did not have an end to the story. I HATE IT WHEN THE BOOK I AM READ LEAVES ME HANGING. There is no mention of a book coming out soon which will complete the series. One author left me hanging for about 3 years before another book came out in the series. When I check to see if the series was complete it said is was a three book series and so I bought the 3 books thinking I would have all the books in the series. I was sold only part of the story and have no way to buy the rest.
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly entertaining!
If I had to nitpick my only complaint would be each book is too short. They do however transition seamlessly into each other without big jumps in the plot or timeline. I've found this series of books and our heroine Cass highly entertaining and the world creation pretty flawless. I enjoy an author who can pull you into a different world without a plethora of explanation, but instead by making it all a natural part of the story. That's a hard thing to do but Elle Casey pulls it off better then most. There is some teen angst experienced by our main character, for me a little goes a long way, but the author has me firmly hooked at this point. I will be reading about the DS Anarchy and her crew as long as Casey is willing to share their adventures. Good thing I had leftovers in the refrigerator for dinner because the past 36 hours were spent zooming thru the first three books. If space adventure and quirky characters are your cup of tea, c'mon aboard! ;)
T-rae
4.0 out of 5 stars ends on a cliffhanger
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2019
Elle Casey is 1 of my new favourite authors & i've read 'War of the Fae' & the 'Apocalypse' series in quick succession. She is a talented story-teller & her books are both gripping but easy to read. I kept going with this set that's got stronger from the 1st book that only seemed to set the scene in many ways so was a little disappointed at that stage. I do feel that 3 books really should be better as split into just 2 as I'm left feeling a little short changed when they've ended (but wanting more). That said I think this 3rd one is by far the best of the 3 so far. Characters suddenly develop into ones far more interesting, the plot picks up hugely with real interest. It can therefore get a little disjointed revealing so many things & can jump around a little. That said I will probably continue, although not sure I would if hadn't read other 2 series which I prefer. I just I wish I'd realised it wasn't a trilogy as it's been left on a cliffhanger & I prefer to wait to read the whole series in one go. Roll on 4, 5 & 6 - supposed to be out later this year.
Poetic Puppy
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2016
It's finally time to meet the other members of the Alliance and what an odd group they are. While they may appear to be very different from one another, it soon becomes apparent that this Alliance has the potential to be something great, as each ship brings something unique to the table.
We learned a little more about Cass and Macon in the previous book, and in this one we learn a little more about the rest of the crew. The twins are hiding quite a secret, as is Lucinda. The crew of the Anarchy may still be hiding things from one another but they seem to be able to pull together when the going gets tough, and unfortunately for them, they're going to be tested yet again. I'm not sure if this book is any more exciting than the last, or if I'm just more involved with the story now but it's definitely exciting and I can't wait to find out what happens next.
My only real complaint about this set of novels so far, is that they are quite short in comparison to some of her other works, so you'll find you've read all there is to read before you know it. While that may be slightly disappointing because you'll want more, the up side is that the story isn't over yet. Bring on book 4!
My Top 5 Authors: Elle Casey, Amelia Hutchins, Karen Lynch, Samantha Towle and Suzanne Wright.
aliash
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story and characters
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ok short reads
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I don't generally like short books and each book in this series is really short ! The cynic inside me thinks that for revenue !
But as a short read so far they are ok - not great by any means but diverting enough for a flight or by the pool (just don't take it on a long flight as you will finish it inside a couple of hours!)
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INVESTOR BULLETIN MARCH 18
PEEL BUSINESS PARK
Fund Singapore (FS) is working closely with the Peel Development Commission (PDC) and Murdoch University to potentially invest and develop a 290ha agri-tech industrial business park in the Peel region. This business park is envisioned to be the "food bowl" of Asia whose demand for food has been increasing over the past years significantly.
Discussions with PDC started in early October 2017 when PDC, along with Murdoch Singapore, met up with Economic Development Board Singapore (EDB) to outline the potential of the Peel Business Park. The Western Australia government's vision is to maximise the value of the business park and its surrounding regions, with a land expansion target of 1,000 ha. Till date, the government has committed more than AUD 49 million in funding to facilitate and support the infrastructure of the business park, showcasing many state-of-the-art features and technologies.
From back (L to R): Jin Hao Low (FS Chief Credit Officer), Janine Hatch (PDC Principal Officer), Andrew Ward (PDC CEO), Charlie Clarke (Murdoch School of Law).Front: Professor Lyn Karstadt (Murdoch University Deputy Vice Chancellor International ), Paddi Creevey (PDC Chair), Robyn Clarke MLA (Member for Murray-Wellington), Lester Chan (FS CEO), Dr Christopher Vas (Murdoch SCRIPT Deputy Dean & Director).
FS CAMPAIGNS IN THE PEEL BUSINESS PARK
ManukaLife
As a potential key stakeholder in the Peel Business Park, FS has plans to use ManukaLife, a company FS already invested in, as its showpiece to Asia. This is still in the concept development phase and talks are still in progress. ManukaLife is one of the pioneers in the agri-tech business in Australia and is leading the change in the industry with its R&D breakthroughs and successes. With a potential to incorporate food traceability, bio-secure environment, downstream high value processing, and manufacturing, ManukaLife is an ideal reflection of the Peel Business Park vision.
During the meeting with LandCorp Western Australia, FS proposed the potential concept of using ManukaLife as the "poster boy" of the business park. LandCorp subsequently engaged Mackay Design (who was involved in the new Perth Stadium) to design the case model of ManukaLife in the business park. Below is an artist impression from the concept master plan dated Jan 2018.
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FUND SINGAPORE COMPLETES FUNDING OF EQUITY INVESTMENT CAMPAIGN STRUCTURED FOR QUALIFIED RETAIL INVESTORS IN SINGAPORE
Fund Singapore (FS) COMPLETED the funding of Singapore's first retail equity campaign, and was achieved in a short span of time. Altogether, FS raised an amount of S$2,400,000 in 2 tranches of S$1,200,000 each, solely from QUALIFIED INVESTORS.
The campaign involved raising funds for 20% shareholdings in ManukaLife Pty Ltd (ManukaLife), a company incorporated in Western Australia (WA). Manukalife has invested heavily in research and development to produce medical grade manuka honey from tea trees (also known as Leptospermum plants). Medical grade manuka honey is highly sought after by pharmaceutical and cosmetic firms all around the world due to its well-known healing and medicinal properties.
This endeavor has gained much limelight and traction since its infancy, garnering great support from expert plant breeders from Kings Park, the National Park in Perth WA as well as researchers from top academic institutions like University of Sunshine Coast and the University of Western Australia. In addition, the WA federal government and the state government are also strongly supportive and have provided ManukaLife with grants, and in providing potential access to agricultural land.
Completing the funding campaign was no easy feat. The team conducted a total of 12 presentations to qualified investors from all walks of life, introducing them to the concept of crowdfunding and the potential of equity investments, traditionally available only to the accredited and institutional investors.
Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lester Chan, mentioned that crowdfunding is revolutionizing the financial services industry by bringing great investment opportunities to any qualified investors.
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Indeed, Fund Singapore is revolutionizing the financial services industry. Fund Singapore works closely with many universities to source for exciting investment opportunities across the Asia Pacific.
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