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On the consequences of "animal rights" education in public schools…
There have been reports of growing rat infestations around the Occupy DC protests at Freedom Plaza, McPherson Square… When you educate young skulls full of mush with this pap and they grow up and find themselves in positions of power [in] government, this is what you get – the Wildlife Protection Act in 2010 in DC. According to Ken Cuccinelli, the Attorney General of Virginia said "This law is crazier than fiction." It requires that rats and other vermin not be killed, but rather captured. Preferably in families. No glue or snap traps can be utilized. The rodents must be relocated from where they're captured, and some of these animals may need to be transferred through a wildlife rehabilitator as part of the relocation process. The law does not allow pest control professionals to kill the rats.


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Rude Stylist – I went in for an appointment at Razmataz, the stylist who I was assigned to was very rude. Her name was Julissa, when I asked for a certain style, she proceeded to cut it the way she WANTED, without my input. I was not unaware of this because she said, she would cut it the way I wanted it even though she strongly disagreed with it.
If you are thinking about going to Razmataz, I would not reccomend getting Julissa! Not only is she a bad stylish but she unprofessional with a poor attitude!
Laura is the best – I have unruly curly hair that is difficult for me to manage and to keep looking great. I've spent years trying to find someone who understands my hair and my needs.
Laura Atkinson is it. I have unbelievably smooth hair, the hair cut is perfect for my face. It's the first time I've felt good about my hair. I'm so happy with what she has done for me. I'll never go any place else!
I'm getting married this summer and I'm have her do my wedding makeup too!
Best salon in tow – After using several different salons in town, I've settled on Razmataz - Aimee Cruz takes really good care of me. My hair has not looked this good in 25 years!
Great Salon – Have always had a great experience here! Have had my hair cut by two different stylists and they were both great! Aimee is GREAT!! Great job gals!!
My hair always looks beautiful when I leave Razmataz! – Ashley has been my stylist for 6 years. I always walk out with a great color and cut. She takes care to not dry or burn my hair and keeps it fun and funky. I wouldn't trust anyone else with my color or cut. I like to change my color frequently and we spend time picking the colors I want but she is realistic regarding what can be done without causing damage to my hair. People ask me frequently "Who does your hair" and I am proud to say, "Ashley at Ramataz, downtown Georgetown". I've tried trendy salons in Austin but no one has ever listened to what I WANT except her. Keep up the good work Ashley and thank you Rachel for a great salon!
Great Place to get a Haircut – I was recommended to check out Kim Sumner by a friend at work and after the first haircut I was happy to switch full time. Great shop and a great haircut.
Wonderful service, beautiful salon – Rachel Smith (owner) has been my stylist since she moved to Georgetown several years ago. When she opened Razmataz, I knew it would be the wonderful success it has been because of her skill as a stylist and her experience in several salons. She knows what it takes to make a salon a place where her clients are well served. She gives the best haircuts I've ever had, and I have always been quick to recommend her services. Besides, I get to enjoy her delightful British accent!
Fun Salon - Great cut – I'm a regular customer and have always walked out with a terrific haircut. The stylists are friendly and definately know their stuff. The salon is clean and neat.
I would recommend Razmataz to anyone.
Bad haircut and color - Don't go – I showed the stylist a picture of the haircut. My hair is now uneven and way too short. The color fried my hair.
will never go back – I went in with a picture of what I wanted and came out looking totally different then what I expected. The stylist ended up cutting off about 8-9 inches of hair and gave me the worst haircut I've ever had. She just kept cutting and cutting. It looked nothing like the picture. I went home and discovered that the back of my hair was lopsided and choppy. I had to go to another salon and have them fix the mess. I ended up spending way to much money that day. I should have gone back and made them fix it but I was afraid it would have been messed up even more. Do not go to this salon..you've been warned.
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I'll Remember You!!!
That is absolutely fantastic, really brilliant.
What a breath taking painting !
So much love in your paintings .Thank you so much !
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
Wooow! It is great!! I love it! Ewa, you never cease to amaze me. Amazing painting, really breath-taking. I love the Aloha concert!!!! Thanks for sharing this.
My page on YouTube and on MyElvisWorld:
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Awe this is truly beautiful,thank you so much, how many paint colors did you use or mix of this one?
I dream a world where man no other man
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Wow, beautiful painting~~ love it!! Dovey
Get Him, get him~~Hot D*** ~~ he's a Squirrel!
Thanks you very much for this nice comments.
I'll Remember You!!!
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My really name is Ewa
I'll Remember You!!!
All of your paintings are great Ewa.......you certainly have talent!.....well done,and thanks for taking the time to share them with us.
Again thanks!!!!!!!
I paint ELVIS because to me is only way to thak HIM for HE every day do to us.
I'am very happy to share my worka with you , my friend.
I'am not professional, I love very much ELVIS - and I all time to learn.
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Ewa, you are sooooooo talented. Another great painting. I'm looking forward for your next one...
Goodbye Rosanne...Your "family" in TCB will always remember you.
On this portrait, I use and mix five colors; titanium withe, blue black,madder drep, burnt siena, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow middle.
Why you interesed it, may write me? PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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waw another truly fantastic piece of art work he looked great in the aloha concert thanks form sharing
This is one I'd like to have a large painting done .
IF I can find room for it !
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I paint this very much
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Hurricane Irene is just starting to bear down on us here in southeastern Vermont. Even in these early stages, I can't remember another storm that brought so much rain. At Vermont Woods Studios Furniture, as we brace for the predicted power outage and flooding, I'm still able to watch the news and it's heartbreaking to see all the devastation south of us.
I'm remembering a publication put out by Dr. Wilma Hammett and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service titled, "Flood Damaged Wood Furniture" that I thought might be helpful in the coming weeks.
The good news is that solid wood furniture can usually be restored unless the piece was in water for several days to a week and the damage is severe. The trick is to clean and dry it as soon as possible. The Fact Sheet cautions not to dry furniture in the sun though, as if it's dried too quickly and unevenly it will warp, twist and crack. It may take several weeks or months to dry the furniture and make it ready for repair and refinishing.
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Fantasy Impact: The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired veteran goaltender Tomas Vokoun from the Washington Capitals for a seventh round draft pick. They then signed Vokoun to a two year deal worth $4 million.
The Penguins get: stability between the pipes. Talk about a move coming out of left field. It's not often that a solid goaltender with a great track record recognizes the market and accepts a backup role when most in his position would hold out to become a starter. Who could the Penguins turn to when beach balls were going past Marc-Andre Fleury in the first round of the postseason? Nobody. Looks like they won't let that happen again.
The Capitals get: to help out their good friends in Pittsburgh (tongue-in-cheek). It's nice to get an asset for something you were going to lose anyway, but this is doing a favor for rivals, and I don't fully understand it. I guess a favor in the pocket - an IOU to be cashed in later - is nice to have.
Fantasy Players Impacted: Obviously Fleury's starts will be heavily impacted. No more 67 games. Nope, 60 at best. And if I were a betting man I'd bet on something closer to 55. Vokoun holds no fantasy value, other than the off chance that he steals the starting job. But that would require an unprecedented breakdown on the part of Fleury - beyond the four games that he was rocked by the Flyers in April.
The move also hints at the Capitals' strong desire to roll with Brayden Holtby and Michal Neuvirth next season, something we suspected anyway.
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From what we're hearing here in Pittsburgh, Vokoun has the same agent as Fleury and wanted to come to Pittsburgh. His agent made it known that if anyone else traded for him, he would not sign a new deal with them, and they would essentially be giving away a draft pick for nothing kind of like the Penguins did when they traded for Hamhuis pre-deadline a couple of years ago. I'm sure the Caps weren't thrilled about helping out the Penguins, but getting something, even a 7th round pick, was better than just letting Vokoun walk for nothing and having sign with Pittsburgh on July 1 anyway.
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A gymnasium full of unsuspecting students and staff at Jose M. Lopez Middle School Wednesday morning thought news crews were at their school to check out a presentation of a school video project.
They didn't expect HEB representatives to show up, along with the superintendant, to surprise the principal with an award.
"When I saw the HEB Buddy, I knew something was up," said Jose M. Lopez Middle School Principal Dr. Barry Lanford.
Lanford is one of eight educators in San Antonio nominated and chosen by their peers for the HEB Excellence in Education Award.
"We're surprising them in their schools with a large check, balloons and a cake just to say thank you for all that they're doing," said HEB Public Affairs Representative Kimberly Harle.
Lanford received a $2,500 check for the school and a $1,000 check for himself.
"I am humbled. Words cannot even describe what this means and what you mean," said Lanford.
Lanford said the money will help with extracurricular activities for students.
He said he might even splurge a little with his personal winnings.
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Lanford has a chance to win an even bigger award.
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The Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru "Abbaye de Morgeot" is a very well balanced wine, full bodied, powerful and rich. Its develops aromas of white fruits flesh as well as white flowers and honey.
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Do these nine drills consistently to help improve your running form.
If you want to improve as a runner, you've got to do more than just run. You've got to make time to do the extra stuff, too. Taking 20 minutes to do a handful of drills, such as those demonstrated here by 2012 Australian Olympic marathoner Benita Willis, can dramatically improve your running form and economy (or the ability to run fast efficiently) and increase your stride cadence and racing speed.
Each of the drills highlights one or more aspects of good running form and accentuates them through repetitive motion, which trains the body to become comfortable with that movement so it can be inserted into your typical running mechanics. These drills can serve as a dynamic warmup routine after a 10-minute easy jog before your regularly scheduled run or workout, or they can be completed after a run to reinstate the notion of running with good form while fatigued.
Try to do these drills three to four times per week on an ongoing basis, focusing on the precise movements outlined below. There are numerous other drills you can incorporate into your routine, including acceleration strides, but the most important factor is doing them consistently.
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can you help me make a program which would solve linear matrix where the user will decide what would be the dimension of the matrix? in simpler terms, the user will input the dimensions of the matrix and plug-in the values. please... i need it so badly. using c++ language. thank you so much!
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That is not a matrix problem. That is just 2 matrices. What do you want to do with them? Add them, multiply them, subtract them, invert them, get the eigenvalues?
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The New Direction Congress has worked from day one to improve the Administration's financial rescue plan to stabilize our economy to ensure American taxpayers are protected and the interests of Main Street are addressed.
- Strong independent oversight, transparency, and accountability requiring Congressional review after the first $350 billion is disbursed;
- Limits on excessive compensation for CEOs and executives of participating financial institutions;
- Requiring a plan that would ensure taxpayers are repaid in full--or even make a profit; and
- Actions to prevent the foreclosures that are driving down home values across America.
- David Leonhardt, New York Times, "Lesson From a Crisis: When Trust Vanishes, Worry"
The crucial point is that a modern economy can't function when people can't easily get credit. It takes a while for this to become obvious, since most companies and households don't take out big new loans every day. But it will eventually become obvious, and painfully so. Already, a lack of car loans has caused vehicle sales to fall further.
Could the current crisis lift -- could banks decide they really are missing out on profitable investing opportunities -- without a $700 billion government fund to relieve Wall Street of its scariest holdings? Sure. And is Congress right to fight for a workable program that's as inexpensive and as tough on Wall Street as possible? Absolutely.
But in the end, this really isn't about Wall Street. It's about reducing the risk that something really bad happens. It's about limiting the damage from the past decade's financial excesses. Unfortunately, there is no way to accomplish that without also extending a helping hand to Wall Street. That is where our credit markets are, and we need them to start working again… [10/1/08]
- Mike Jackson, CEO of AutoNation, Inc.: "The banks are looking for every excuse possible to say no and they are saying no to good customers. They are saying no to customers with good credit and it's having a significant impact on volume in the automobile industry…Life is going to be miserable on main street if this package is not approved…it has to be done or there will be massive pain on main street." [Reuters, 9/30/08]
- Michael Vogelzang, chief investment officer at Boston Advisors LLC: "It's almost inconceivable that there won't be an enormous slowdown in the U.S. markets and with that, increased joblessness, lower employment and higher bankruptcy rates, both personal and corporate." [Bloomberg, 10/1/08]
- Lindsey Piegza, a market analyst at FTN Financial: "Manufacturing could be on the brink of a collapse…There are no orders, no jobs and there is really no incentive for businesses to invest. The credit crisis is compounding the problem." [Bloomberg, 10/1/08]
- Bruce Bennett, a partner at Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman: "Retailers are facing consumers stressed by increasing prices for staples, including gasoline, and suppliers are nervous about extending credit to weaker retailers…On the one side, they have a consumer spending scenario that's not great and probably going to get worse before it gets better. And the credit crunch makes credit harder to come by, and comes with more challenging terms." [San Francisco Chronicle, 10/1/08]
- Reuters, "Companies' layoff plan jumped in September"
Planned layoffs at U.S. companies rose 7.2 percent from a month earlier in September but jumped 33 percent compared with the same month a year ago, according to a report on Wednesday that cast further clouds over the state of the U.S. labor market…[10/1/08]
- Nearly seven in ten small businesses reported they have been impacted by the credit crisis. [Bradenton Herald, 9/23/08]
- Alec Young, equity strategist at Standard & Poor's: "If businesses don't have access to capital, smaller companies in particular, they might get wiped out…" [Bloomberg, 10/1/08]
- Dennis Lockhart, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: "This contraction in availability and rise of the cost of credit have worsened . . . for corporate and business borrowers. We've heard anecdotes confirming this from contacts throughout the Southeast. In short, Main Street is being affected." [Washington Post, 10/1/08]
- Timothy Homan, Bloomberg News, "U.S. Factories Contracted at Faster Pace in September"
…Companies are cutting back on investments and hiring as consumer spending wanes. A deteriorating labor market also is causing Americans to limit purchases to necessities such as food and fuel… [10/1/08]
- Wachovia, one of the latest banks to be sold to another institution as a result of its troubles, announced it would stop "managing the Commonfund, a nonprofit that runs $41 billion worth of endowments and short-term funds for 1,900 universities, hospitals and other institutions across the country… The move froze the short-term fund, leaving many of the organizations without access to needed capital… [A spokesman for Commonfund] added that 'higher education institutions remain very concerned that this rescue bill pass.'" [Washington Post, 10/1/08]
- AT&T Inc. Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said Tuesday that his company was unable to sell any commercial paper last week for terms longer than overnight. Commercial paper, which helps lubricate the flow of business operations, is a short-term IOU available to corporations that banks usually know are good for the money… "It's loosened up a bit, but it's day-to-day right now. I mean literally it's day-to-day in terms of what our access to the capital markets looks like,' Stephenson said."… [CNNMoney.com, 10/1/08]
- Tom Herman, Wall Street Journal, "State, Local Tax Revenue Stagnates"
As economic storm clouds have darkened, state- and local-government budget woes have gone from bad to worse.
This picture emerges from interviews with municipal-finance officials and a recent report by a Washington-based research group. New surveys indicate tax-revenue growth generally has slowed to a crawl in most states, increasing pressure on officials to cut spending, dip into rainy-day reserves, intensify crackdowns on tax-law enforcement, possibly raise taxes -- or turn to various combinations of these options…[10/1/08]


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I am getting ready to go back to work full-time. I love that first day when you fill out all of your paperwork. The ONE change I will make when I fill it out this time is that NOT ONE FUCKING PENNY will go into a 401k. Not one. I REFUSE to let the banksters play with my money anymore.
And after seeing that the government is dipping into federal pensions...well, that just solidified my position.
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Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell over the past week , with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 4.14 percent, down from 4.20 percent at this same time last week.
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Communal Violence Bill should not be for political gain: CPI's Subhashini Ali
Kanpur, Dec. 5 : Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Subhashini Ali said it was extremely wrong to propose Communal Violence Bill to please a particular section of society for political gain.
"If we want communal violence to stop, we have to device ways to make this bill better but, we shouldn't do it just to please a particular section of the society. That is extremely wrong," she said.
Furthermore, she said the Communal Violence Bill was proposed in order to protect the religious and linguistic minorities of a state, as sometimes the chief minister is not able to fulfill this responsibility of doing so. That is what happened in the Godhra and the Sikh riots.
"It is wrong for the BJP to claim that only non-Hindus will be protected through this bill. According to the bill, the religious or linguistic minority in a particular state gets protection. Hindus are also present in minority in states like Punjab and Kashmir, so are the Sikhs and Muslims in many parts of the country," said Ali.
Adding to that, she said there should be some monetary security in the states, in case of communal violence and the people could not be left at the mercy of the state government to provide monetary help when they please.
"It is crucial for the prime minister to protect these people in such a scenario. That's why this bill is being demanded for the past ten years. But, the bill still needs to be revised," she said.
Earlier in the day, responding to Modi's criticism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said it would be his endeavour to develop a broad-based consensus on the proposed legislation.
Dr. Singh was responding to Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate's, letter to him in which the Communal Violence Bill was termed as ill-conceived, poorly drafted and a recipe for disaster.
Modi and the rest of the BJP top brass have claimed that the Bill could vitiate the atmosphere and polarise Indian society.
Modi has joined the chief ministers of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha in opposing the bill which they allege is a violation of India's federal structure.
The 'Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2013' proposes to impose duties on the Centre and state governments and their officers to exercise their powers in an impartial and non-discriminatory manner to prevent and control targeted violence, including mass violence against religious or linguistic minorities, SCs and STs.
The bill also proposes constitution of a body - National Authority for Communal Harmony, Justice and Reparation - by the Centre to exercise the powers and perform the functions assigned to it under this Act. The bill largely sticks to the provisions prepared by Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC).
In a series of tweets this morning, Modi hit out at the UPA Government for pushing ahead with the Communal Violence Bill.
"Communal Violence Bill is ill-conceived, poorly drafted and a recipe for disaster! Timing of Communal Violence Bill is suspicious.
Political considerations and vote bank politics rather than genuine concerns are guiding it," he tweeted.
"Communal Violence Bill is in clear violation of India's federal structure. Centre is busy forming laws on matters that are in the State List. If Legislation has to be implemented by the States, should it not be legislated by the States?"
"If implemented, Communal Violence Bill would fragment society and increase violence. It will have results opposite of the stated objective. Urged PM to seek wider consultation with the states and various stakeholders of the Bill before proceeding any further on a Bill like this," he added.
In his letter to the Prime Minister, Modi described the bill as an attempt to encroach upon the authorities of the state governments and sought wider consultation among the various stakeholders such as the state governments, political parties, police and security agencies etc. before any further movement on the issue.
The Gujarat Chief Minister said his government is sensitive to the issue of communal violence and agreed that there is a need to be vigilant on communal violence but the contents and timing of the bill are suspicious.
He brought out the various operational issues in the proposed Prevention of Communal Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2013. He shared various shortcomings in the individual sections of the proposed Bill.
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Chicago Public Schools officials said Thursday they plan to close 54 schools in an effort to address a $1 billion budget shortfall and improve a struggling educational system -- the largest single round of school closures in one city, in U.S. history.
District administrators identified 54 schools to close, saying many facilities have too few students to justify keeping them open. District officials say closures would cut costs for the district, which faces a $1 billion budget shortfall, and better funnel resources to students.
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District CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel say the closures are necessary because too many CPS buildings are half-empty. The nation's third-largest district, CPS has about 403,000 students but has seats for more than 500,000, officials say. But opponents say the closures will disproportionately affect minority children and endanger students who may have to cross gang boundaries to attend school.
The plan will affect about 30,000 students, CPS officials said. They say money being spent to keep underutilized schools open could be better used to educate students elsewhere.
"Every child in every neighborhood in Chicago deserves access to a high quality education that prepares them to succeed in life, but for too long children in certain parts of Chicago have been cheated out of the resources they need to succeed because they are in underutilized, under-resource schools," Byrd-Bennett said. "As a former teacher and a principal, I've lived through school closings and I know that this will not be easy, but I also know that in the end this will benefit our children."
Opponents of this plan say the consolidation will disproportionately affect minority students.
CPS officials are expected to release a complete list of the elementary schools they're proposing to close before the end of the day on Thursday. District principals were informed of which schools would be closing late Thursday morning, and are expected to send a letter home with students to let parents know the status of their current school.
Teacher Rosemary Maurello said the principal of Lafayette Elementary School in the Humboldt Park neighborhood read them a letter Thursday from the district about that school's planned closure. The message said a final decision would be made in May. But Maurello said information packets were already prepared for parents and "it sounds like a done deal."
To sweeten the deal for the families whose students will have to move, CPS Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd-Bennett promised in a Thursday press release that 19 of their new schools, or "welcoming schools," will get enhanced learning environments, including:
Parents are concerned for their kids, since the consolidation will mean longer walking distances – and for some, across gang territory lines – to get to their new schools, change for special needs students who might not be able to adapt well and a greater student to teacher ratio.
Bennett said in a statement, "For too long children in certain parts of Chicago have been cheated."
She hopes this plan will change that for the better. Bennett told Good Day Chicago on Wednesday morning that she wishes she didn't have to close and schools. But the district is facing a $1 billion deficit and they need to improve schools for these students, and for future CPS students too.
Union leaders and other activists protesting Thursday at the home of Board of Ed President David Vitale promise a citywide campaign of massive civil disobedience. They oppose closing even one troubled school, demanding instead that each be repaired and upgraded, with lots of new staff added. It would require vast new tax dollars at a time when the Chicago Public Schools claim to face a billion dollar budget shortfall.
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis issued a statement predicting "chaos" and destruction, declaring "one school closed is one too many." The union plans what it calls "massive civil disobedience" to protest next week. Lewis attacked Mayor Emanuel personally, calling him a coward for being out of town on vacation as the proposed closings were announced and using a Yiddish word for "shame."
"Emanuel should be ashamed for himself. Shonda!" Karen Lewis exclaimed. "We will not allow them to wreak havoc on our schools and on our city. This will not be Detroit!"
The mayor released a statement Thursday night saying in part, "Over the past decade, this decision was delayed while we put more money into keeping buildings open rather than investing it where it should be - in our children's education. Now, we will be able to utilize resources to better our children's future, because every child in every neighborhood in Chicago deserves access to a high quality education..."
Officials promise each school closing and consolidation will be the subject of two public hearings before May 31. The Chicago Teachers Union has a rally planned for 4 p.m. on March 27 at Daley Plaza.
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Tony Blair commits Britain to join the EU in creating a 200,000 troop military that can deploy 60,000 troops on immediate notice.
Calum MacDonald, a member of Britain's House of Commons representing Scotland, spoke at UCLA's Public Policy School April 17 on the United Kingdom's readiness to seriously build a common defense system with the European Union. The lecture was sponsored by the Burkle Center for International Relations.
After a long, very isolationist period, MacDonald said, Britain has decided to establish an open-door policy and make way for increased collaboration with the European Union to create an international defense system.
After years of anti-French sentiment among British leaders, this shift came in December of 1998 when British Prime Minister Tony Blair met with French President Jacques Chirac to sign the Saint Malo Declaration. The Declaration served for France as a reaffirmation of and for Britain as a new commitment to the European Union's united stance on defense building, stating that the EU "must have the capacity for autonomous action, backed up by credible military forces, the means to decide to use them, and a readiness to do so, in order to respond to international crises."
The Summit of 1998, hailed as a marvel by much of Europe, pledged that both parties would make drastic efforts to improve their defense systems through increased allocation of funds and more cooperation with the EU.
The Declaration, however, left many suspicious as to why Britain had suddenly changed its defense policy and improved relations with France, a country it has long had antagonistic feelings towards. During the lecture, MacDonald offered two views. The cynical view attributes the Declaration to Blair's desire as the newly elected Prime Minister of Britain in 1997, to make Britain the center of Europe. At that time, Britain opposed the EU's single currency. Even now, Britain has yet to adopt the euro as its monetary standard. Thus Blair needed an alternative route to bring Britain to center stage.
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The idealistic view, said MacDonald, resulted from the 1998 conflicts in Kosovo. MacDonald described Blair as a man with strong views about the former Yugoslavia and the prior and ongoing atrocities in the region. According to MacDonald, in 1998, as ethnic cleansing seemed make a resurgence, Blair felt a "strong desire" to take action with the United States, and thought that the European international community had failed to meet the challenge.
The fact of the matter was that Europe's military capabilities were all too minimal at the time. The EU struggled just to supply 1,000 troops during 1998. Thus Blair saw an immediate need to improve European defense.
To illustrate his point, MacDonald compared the EU military with that of the United States. Europe at the time had no communications system between the European armies, severely limiting strategic capabilities between them. European ground troops were 40% of what they had been in the 1970s and their naval power was just as depleted. MacDonald pointed out that while the U.S. spends nearly $300 billion on defense each year, the EU spends barely a third of that amount. On average, US$60,000 dollars are spent on each U.S. soldier, compared to US$20,000 for each European soldier. MacDonald explained that the problem also lies in how available money is spent. Because the EU military budget must be divided among the fifteen countries that comprise the EU, much money is lost in duplication. While the U.S. has one Secretary of Defense, the EU has fifteen. The same is true for all other military personnel and policies.
Despite the clear European military deficit, MacDonald pointed out that much progress has been made. After the signing of the Saint Malo Declaration, the EU planned to meet every six months to discuss the progress of its defense building plan. Since then, a former secretary of NATO has been appointed to oversee the newly established military and security committees within the EU.
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The EU defense system has set some clear goals. By 2003, it is planned to have a 60,000-strong force able to be deployed on immediate command. This means that about 200,000 troops are needed to rotate in and out on a regular basis. To date, 100,000 soldiers have joined the component forces. Member state Germany has also reduced its conscript army to 80,000 men and in turn built a professional volunteer army of 200,000.
The EU has also strengthened waning relations with NATO, agreeing to have the respective chairs of NATO and the EU defense forces regularly attend each other's meetings. Even non-EU members such as Turkey and Norway have made military contributions, in return for four annual updates on the security status of the EU.
The results of these collective efforts were seen recently as France, notorious for its anti-American sentiments, sent ground troops to Afghanistan and provided the U.S. with a number of refueling ships as well.
MacDonald acknowledged that the European military still has a long way to go, but concluded that it has made a number of notable improvements since the Declaration in 1998. Also, because the EU donates 50% of current world foreign aid, the EU's highly developed "soft power" (humanitarian aid and foreign loans) compensates for its low levels of "hard power" (military strength).
MacDonald ended by pointing out that although terrorists "can be wiped out with position-guided cruise missiles" and troops, the conditions for a real peace will require nonmilitary efforts to eliminate poverty and create jobs.
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It's quite the show off. This protective, two-piece case keeps it cool with its smooth transparent finish and ultra slim design. Its lightweight, minimalist design delivers a stylish profile, while the impact resistant hard shell and coordinating bumper protects against impacts and falls. Metallic chrome buttons accent and complete the polished look of your device.
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I love this case both stylistically and in terms of security. My iPhone is protected on both sides, and the bumper is great for if you drop on its front and won't have to worry about the screen cracking. My only problem with this case is that the white bumper got dirty and discolored in less than 24 hrs., and I'm not a messy person. I liked the white bumper because it matched the phone, but it didn't stay white for long at all.
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Great Case to Appreciate Apple's Sleek Design
I really love the design of the iPhone 5S, so I wanted a case that would also appreciate the design of the phone. When I found this, I was skeptical because I also wanted good protection, and didn't want to break the phone. I've had it for about a month now, and I love it! It really makes the phone look beautiful, but I'm not worried about dropping and breaking it. The bumper is used for shock absorption while the hard, plastic case protects against scratches. Sure there are some scratches on the back of the phone, but I expected this when I dropped it. Overall, I'm very pleased with this purchase.
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I admit I was skeptical but I had great luck with my first casemate purchase for an older phone so I took the leap with this one. The case is very simple and less bulky than my previous not-bulky-at-all case. I haven't dropped it yet, but so far I like the feel and the simplicity. Hopeful that it'll hold up!