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Dec 12, 2024 | 
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk | Mike Fischer |Eliza Hilton |Dave Thomson
Last month we published a report on Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) using data we collected using our Reading Assessment Programme (RAP). Following this, we were interested to see how fluency mapped onto the work we did on early literacy and the segmentation of Key Stage 1 (KS1) literacy scores by gender, season of birth, and disadvantage[1].
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Mike Fischer
Special promotional content provided by Forward Theater Company. By Mike Fischer Late in Heidi Armbruster’s “Murder Girl,” the wickedly good whodunit receiving its world premiere through Forward Theater’s next production, a 30-something named LeeAnn marvels at how easily gossips turn “shreds of nothing . . . into the worst case scenario,” as they jump to wrong conclusions on the basis of limited information.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Mike Fischer
By Mike Fischer for Forward Theater Company“Why do we do this?,” Shawn asks his friend Matt, early in Rajiv Joseph’s King James, being staged by Forward Theater at the Overture Center from September 12-29. Shawn is referring to the friends’ passionate devotion to Cleveland’s sports teams and, specifically, the frequently hapless Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
inside.iastate.edu | Mike Fischer
Starting Monday, Sept. 9, all faculty and staff will find a temporary tile in Okta to set up multifactor authentication (MFA) and self-service password reset options ahead of the move to the new Microsoft sign-on dashboard. Completing this setup will provide the best experience when Microsoft officially becomes the Iowa State dashboard on Sept. 16.
Information Technology Services (ITS) is planning a two-step process this month for the previously announced migration from Okta to Microsoft.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
inside.iastate.edu | Mike Fischer
As announced last month, Information Technology Services (ITS) is transitioning the university's sign-on dashboard from Okta to Microsoft. Faculty and staff can anticipate a change in August to how they log in to university systems. And to get ready, they should take care of a few tasks yet this month to minimize any interruptions in the transition.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
madison365.com | Mike Fischer |L. Malik Anderson
Special promotional content provided by Forward Theater Companyby Mike Fischer, Forward Theater CompanyWhat does the U.S. Constitution mean to you? As playwright Heidi Schreck suggests through the very title of What the Constitution Means to Me – being staged by Forward Theater at the Overture Center from April 4-21 – that’s a more radical question than you might think.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
morningstar.com | Mike Fischer
Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LMEOW Token, the pioneering AI-driven Memecoin, has made waves in the cryptocurrency space by securing over $100,000 in funding on its launch day. This significant achievement underscores the burgeoning interest and confidence the crypto community holds in this innovative project. The launch day for LMEOW Token marked a momentous occasion in the realm of Memecoins.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
madison365.com | Mike Fischer |Jnae Thompson |David Dahmer |Robert Chappell
Special promotional content provided by Forward Theater CompanyBy Mike FischerPeople ask me: Why do you write about food, and eating and drinking? Why don’t you write about the struggle for power and security, and about love, the way others do? . . . It seems to me that our three basic needs, for food and security and love, are so mixed and mingled and entwined that we cannot straightly think of one with the others.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
greenhousegrower.com | Brian A. Krug |Mike Fischer
Hydrangea Topaz Sky (Photo: Syngenta Flowers)Potted hydrangeas are a popular spring crop that bring a burst of color to any home after a long winter. For growers, knowing the fundamentals of the hydrangea crop cycle and how to finish the crop is vital for producing a quality crop that will brighten anyone’s day.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
countryqueer.com | Mike Fischer
By Mike Fischer What’s breathtaking about Seven Stones, the recently released Katie Dahl album, begins before one even listens to the first track, aptly titled “Both Doors Open.” Dahl’s art design – each page split down the middle, with lyrics for each song continued across all of the pages and set at different angles and in different positions on each of them – graphically captures both the opportunity and the potential harm that comes from acknowledging the multiple pieces and fault lines...
