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Here we are on a road between the Waddenzee which I can see to my left and the Ijsselmeer to my right . These Dutch certainly know how to control the sea .We have tried in the past in Norfolk where the land lies low . We did not do a bad job emulating the

Yesterday it was horses birds coots on the pond rabbits and squirrels . Today chickens. Guinea Fowl a bit of an odd sight around the village as they walked alongside me. My plan was to head out into the countryside . Luckily living on the spine of Eng

After escaping the menace of free whiskey buckets we boarded a 'VIP' bus amidst a chorus of yuppies complaining that it didn't have AC or a toilet. I think they looked at the wrong photo when they were buying their tickets and by India standards at leas

Hi AllWell with the weather being so beautiful at the minute we decided to go to the Yellow River yesterday. It's only 20 km north of the city. So we hopped onto a bus which was stuffed to the gills seriously the driver could only just shut the doors

This paper proposes a new methodology for estimating teacher value-added. Rather than imposing a normality assumption on unobserved teacher quality (as in the standard empirical Bayes approach), our nonparametric estimator permits the underlying distribution to be estimated directly and in a computationally feasible way. The resulting estimates fit the unobserved distribution very well regardless of the form it takes, as we show in Monte Carlo simulations. Implementing the nonparametric approach in practice using two separate large-scale administrative data sets, we find the estimated teacher value-added distributions depart from normality and differ from each other. To draw out the policy implications of our method, we first consider a widely-discussed policy to release teachers at the bottom of the value-added distribution, comparing predicted test score gains under our nonparametric approach with those using parametric empirical Bayes. Here the parametric method predicts similar policy gains in one data set while overestimating those in the other by a substantial margin. We also show the predicted gains from teacher retention policies can be underestimated significantly based on the parametric method. In general, the results highlight the benefit of our nonparametric empirical Bayes approach, given that the unobserved distribution of value-added is likely to be context-specific.

The COVID-19 crisis is laying bare our city’s extreme racial and economic inequality. Not only have communities of color borne the brunt of the pandemic, but workers of color make up 75% of New York’s essential workers, the people who are risking their health to provide the services on which we all rely.

The owner of a Las Vegas chapel where celebrity couples like Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have gotten married is staying wedded to her business.

There’s more trouble for the team behind the popular HGTV series “Windy City Rehab.” Though Season 2 is expected to premiere later this year, the TV stars face multiple lawsuits, and they are starting to turn on each other.

The new law requires prosecutors to hand over most evidence in criminal cases to defense lawyers within 15 days of suspects’ arraignments. Because of the law, lawyers who once clocked out in the early evening are now working late into the night, say multiple sources in the Brooklyn DA’s office.

“It’s about the power of music and bringing music to people to get through very difficult times. I think we all really need to do that and really step up for each other," said Dr. Kari Groff.

Schools workers and their families will be eligible for the Employee Assistance Program, an initiative that helps city workers, at no cost, identify mental health issues, find counseling, and get specialized support for issues like addiction.

A Brooklyn middle school took a novel approach to remote learning: A computer drop-off service to students.

Former Offaly hurler Paddy Molloy has died aged 86.

Now you can generate self-updating content feeds with recent pins of any Pinterest user or Pinterest board, with fresh videos of any Vimeo user or Vimeo channel, and with recent media from iTunes USA.

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Leinster back Fergus McFadden has today confirmed his intention to retire from professional rugby at the end of the season.

A study finds that close to a trillion trees could potentially be planted on Earth—enough to sequester more than 200 billion tons of carbon. But environmental change on this scale is no easy task.

There are a heck of a lot of reasons not to.

That spells trouble for the entire planet.

The Ziggy Link recalibrates the Druid’s geometry for a smaller rear wheel.
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Does a flat-bar gravel bike appeal to you, or is this just a mountain bike with not enough tire clearance?
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The Clippers added another scoring dimension by acquiring Knicks forward Marcus Morris and accomplished it with a minimum of disruption.

In a move the Clippers hope will reinforce an oft-injured roster, the team signed Reggie Jackson shortly after the veteran guard cleared waivers Thursday.

Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George know time is running out to develop consistency that matches their top-end potential.

Vanessa Bryant celebrated the anniversary of her wedding to her late husband Kobe by posting a photo and a heartfelt message on Instagram.

In Mar Vista, a family started posting riddles on their front lawn each day. Soon, the neighborhood was riddled with riddles, creating new ways for neighbors to connect.

Many people quarantining at home as a result of the coronavirus crisis are noticing time passing a little more strangely than usual. For one thing, there are fewer signals differentiating a Sunday from a Monday.

USC's final chance to salvage the 2020 recruiting class came with no surprises as the day showed off the state of the program.

New USC defensive coordinator Todd Orlando wants the Trojans to be a much tougher team to play against in 2020. And the works starts next week in spring camp.

USC's basketball team will welcome graduate transfer Tahj Eaddy from Santa Clara for the upcoming season.

Long Beach State center Joshua Morgan will become the fourth basketball player to transfer to USC since the end of the season.

The Angels failed to land a standout starter, or even Ross Stripling, during the offseason, but manager Joe Maddon expressed confidence in second-year starters.

New Angels manager Joe Maddon rewards players with 'I GOT LOUD' T-shirts when they make impressive contact. He expects prospect Jo Adell to get loud in the future.

Angels manager Joe Maddon will not deny that he will try to give the versatile David Fletcher as much field time as possible.

Charles Barkley, a friend of Angels manager Joe Maddon, visits spring training and talks about the time he went 'fan boy' on Mike Trout.

The Chicago Cubs greeted Angels manager Joe Maddon with hugs before Monday's Cactus League game. Maddon, of course, led the Cubs to the 2016 World Series title.

The Angels are running often this spring, with 10 stolen bases in their first 12 Cactus League games.

Angels manager Joe Maddon is ready to move on from the Astros cheating scandal, saying he doesn't want his pitchers to hit Houston batters.

Angels manager Joe Maddon believes Shohei Ohtani can bat .300, and the Japanese two-way star has re-integrated a leg kick to help get him there.

Angels manager Joe Maddon advocates starting the season with fans only watching on TV. Doing so could allow MLB to test pace-of-play initiatives.

Angels manager Joe Maddon recruited Albert Pujols, Carlos Peña and Tino Martinez to help stem the coronavirus crisis in his Pennsylvania hometown.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Groban and Meryl Streep are just a few of the artists featured in Take Me to the World, a tribute to the iconic Broadway composer and lyricist.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Groban and Meryl Streep are just a few of the artists featured in Take Me to the World, a tribute to the iconic Broadway composer and lyricist.

The author of And Then They Stopped Talking To Me tells NPR, "I expected middle schoolers to be these sorts of monsters. And they weren't. They were just kids."

The author of And Then They Stopped Talking To Me tells NPR, "I expected middle schoolers to be these sorts of monsters. And they weren't. They were just kids."

Times Publisher Austin Beutner and Editor Davan Maharaj have announced an expansion of the newsroom leadership and the hiring of S.

(MedPage Today) -- Male British physicians who smoked tobacco in 1951 had a 30% lower risk of death from Parkinson's disease, an analysis of data from the British Doctors Study showed. Moreover, doctors who continued to smoke over the years had...

Usually rivals, the Kings' Anze Kopitar and Sharks' Tomas Hertl led the Pacific Division to the title in the three-on-three NHL All-Star tournament.

Tyler Madden is the newest potential piece of the Kings' future, the biggest prospect they acquired in the trades leading up to the NHL deadline.