06/13/12 06:06 - ID#56541

Buffalo, NY - F is For Graduation Rate

Even with the graduation rate on the rise, it is still only at 54% ;(

lilho writes at 11:11:31 06/15/12 - Comment #68411: this honestly doesn't surprise me. the issues start at a very young age and students who are failing in 4th grade are unlikely to graduate high school. it has little to do with the amount of money spent on education in most places and more to do with factors such as home life, cultural values, quality of teachers... it's upsetting but the reality is that many teachers leaves education for these reasons. qualified educated people pursue other avenues because teaching often had little incentive... i am going to graduate in december and wondering if i will even bother to enter a classroom of my own. i might be better off, worked way less, and more happy in an office job that will likely pay more and have better benefits. this isn't good news for failing students... but the issues in a classroom go way beyond education and it is sad. i had students who weren't fed at home, how can they focus on school if they aren't getting basic needs met? i just don't think i can take on all of that... i'd rather just volunteer time to a charity than make it my life.

metalpeter writes at 05:36:06 06/14/12 - Comment #68408: -I have a theory on why that is that number....
1. That number is for the city schools not the area of Buffalo and the burbs I wonder what the numbers are of other areas...
2. A lot of the good students have been moved to the burbs or private schools
3. Buffalo has a two Tier System... You have schools like Tech and Honors that you have to get into... Then schools that are kids who aren't good enough students to get into those schools...
---> If you are a good teacher do you want to go to a good school or a bad school... Well a good school so what happens is ... Bad schools get bad teachers.... Students whom could get helped out by better students get dragged down by poor students instead of up.. And the cycle continues....

But see a lot of it starts at home... If you are taught Education is Important and see it at home you will do better in school.. But if mom or dad isn't educated how can they teach you to be.....

How to fix it.......

Maybe make Hutch Tech and City Honors a program and you take those tough classes in your Hood?

Don't cut Music and art classes cause they teach another way to learn?

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Category: health

06/13/12 09:44 - ID#56540

Gunman on the loose at ECMC

Waiting for matt to get out today and he texts me saying he is locked in his room and there is a gunman on the loose who already killed two people. This is so scary.

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Category: art

06/09/12 06:25 - ID#56534

The Allentown Art Festival

What is up with the increased drama between the two festivals? These signs located at elmwood and allen, way after the allen town art festival but just before you reach the allentown west festival are so douchey and just make me hate the Allentown Art Festival.

To be fair I was only there on a hunt for fried artichokes hearts, which I never found. We literally ran the entirety of both festivals on the quest for them. I hope I didn't miss it

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Category: food

06/08/12 11:15 - ID#56532

Liberty Hound At Buffalo Inner Harbor

I headed out to the inner harbor for lunch with my mother after (e:Matthew)'s graduation. The food was totally amazing. Its a great seafood restaurant owned by the same people that run Blue Monk on elmwood.

The food is primarily seafood but they have some other fare including burgers and steak. Today they also had some pulled pork on special.

Being the seafood lovers that we are, we went for the ciopino. It was amazing. Mussels, clams, calamari, shrimp and cod.

The inside of the place looks nice and sits right inside the museum by the canal but we sat outside on the patio to enjoy the weather.

I wish I would have taken a picture of the parmesaen truffle fries we got for an appetizer but I was to busy eating it!

They open for service at 11am and the kitchen is open till 10pm. I say check it out if you haven't yet.

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Category: water

06/07/12 08:23 - ID#56524

The chemical smell in the water

It has been back again for a bit. I seriously cannot stand it. I won't even wash my salad with it anymore because the salad ends up smelling too.

I want to know what causes it. Its smells sort of like permanent marker. Its not my house either, I smell it in other places. Its almost like it replaced the fishy smell of zebra muscle that used to be in the water.

Is it possible that it is some sort of thing to kill them off. Last time I wrote about it in 2008 (e:paul,44701), (e:matthew) linked to a buffalo news article but the link is gone and I cannot remember what it was. Thats probably a side effect of the chemical itself, lol.

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Category: body

06/07/12 04:45 - ID#56522

Being sick sucks

I can't believe that I have a cold right now. I think its the combination of allergies and then cold weather plus air conditioning that made me sick. Its one of those stupid painful sore throats where it hurts to talk. Hopefully this spicy veggie soup helps and it goes away soon.

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Category: mobile

06/06/12 04:24 - ID#56521

Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy Note

Its seems pretty awesome so far. I am uaing the Only One ICS rom from

Some highlights:

Android 4.04
Tons of developer options
The keyboard seems more intelligent
There is S voice, the siri competion
The UI seems really snappy
They solved the washed out blacks in the display issue!!
Cut, copy and paste plus select is awesome and accurate for once
facial recognition unlock
full disk encryption option
ICS google chrome browser
NFC is working but Google wallet still disabled :(
The s pen note app is insane. It has many more options now. It is one of the best note taking apps I have ever seen.
New task manager with screenshots of each open app.

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Category: mobile

06/05/12 10:32 - ID#56520

on{x}

Normally I hate Microsoft but this system seems pretty awesome

Its based on a standard language, its free and it runs on android.

The system basically allows you to program event based actions for your phone using JavaScript or by deleting pre-written recipes.

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Category: holidays

06/04/12 10:15 - ID#56518

Buffalo Pride 2012

Hated it. Maybe worst day ever. The only good part was seeing my cousin and the hillariousness of the seagull attack on my brother. Not sure if I am even going next year.