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On Nov. 13 the Board of Education(BOE) held an open agenda meeting, the first since Sandy struck the township.
The board discussed how Sandy impacted the school district, as well as the annual audit that was conducted for the BOE.
Superintendent Dr. Margaret Hayes, informed the board of some her ideas on how to make up the lost school days from Hurricane Sandy. She noted that none of the ideas were concrete but would like to put them out there for the public to voice their opinions.
Hayes said usually when the district goes over the three emergency days issued, they dip into spring break to make up those missed dates. However, she said she would rather look into alternate days.
For example, she mentioned using both President's Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day as full days for all of the schools and adding on the last day of the year, June 21, for all elementary schools except School One and Coles.
School One and Coles would need to find one more additional day on top of those three since the two schools went an extra day without power.
Hayes and Board of Education President Trip Whitehouse commended all of the administrators and faculty who stayed on top of the conditions of the schools during Sandy.
Whitehouse particularly called on Deborah Saridaki who he said was inside all of the schools making sure that no severe damage occurred and the schools were safe for the children to return to.
Saridaki noted that only two schools suffered damage, reporting that School One had a dented piece of metal and Evergreen School was hit with a tree knocking out a few bricks. Both incidents would easily be fixed by personnel already working for the district, Saridaki added.
Saridaki also wanted to thank Director of Building and Grounds Anthony Miranda, as well as the SP-F maintenance and custodian workers.
Both Whitehouse and Saridaki said Miranda did exceptional work keeping the buildings safe and that he was sometimes out until 3 a.m. or into the late evening hours, despite the issues he was facing with his own home.
Whitehouse added that the administrative staff kept in contact with him almost daily and that they were even driving around for a cell signal in order to get the Honeywell Alerts out to parents and guardians.
Whitehouse ended the storm effort conversation by saying, "Well done to the whole team."
Again mentioning how they pulled it together to get the information out on the limited communication channels that were available.
In addition to the post-Sandy discussion, the Board presented their audit report which received no recommendations from Heidi Wohlleb the auditor from Nisivoccia LLP.
Wohlleb addressed the board by telling them they should be very pleased with the results.
Last year's audit had one recommendation about the student activity fees moving away from cash transactions, which Wohlleb said is now working out much better.
Whitehouse added that "the electronic way is the way to go."
"The General Fund, which is the main operating fund, is in good financial condition," Wohlleb said.
The board had little to ask of Wohlleb due to the fact their were no recommendations in moving forward.
Whitehouse and Wohlleb both thanked Mrs. Saridaki and her team for running the business department smoothly and providing the auditors with all the details they needed in compiling the report.
At the Nov. 29 Board of Education Regular Public Meeting, the Curriculum Report will be presented along with several recognitions of student achievement.
Board of Ed Receives Positive Audit, Make Up School Days Discussed
At the Nov. 13 Board of Education meeting, the annual audit report was explained and ideas to make up the lost school days from Hurricane Sandy were discussed.
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haljalikea kick
November 14, 2012 at 11:54 AM
I do not like Dr Hayes above suggestion of opening the schools on Martin Luther King Jr or President's Day, both National holidays. The district calendar states if more emergency days are needed - spring break days will be used as makeup school days.... Use spring break days
November 14, 2012 at 04:30 PM
I love the idea of adding 1 day in the end of the year and using mld and presidents day. It makes a lot of sense. A lot of families already made plans for spring break.
November 14, 2012 at 04:35 PM
I like the idea by Dr. Hayes of trying to think outside the box which shows flexibility and the idea think creatively. There are many half-days and additional days off which many questio that could be removed or extended to full day. While President's Day and Martin Luther King, Jr day are National Holidays there are still many companies that don't give employees the day off so this as a valid option.
Kathleen B. Stovall
November 14, 2012 at 05:00 PM
Many parents have off from work on the National Holidays, but need to take additional days off for Spring break. My vote is to take the extra days from Spring break. Let's think of the working parents for a change.
November 14, 2012 at 05:26 PM
I totally agree with Kathleen. How about the working parents?? Any one who plans a spring break vacation is taking their chances...the calendar says additional emergency days will made up from spring break. Why is this being questioned?
November 14, 2012 at 06:07 PM
We still need to get through this winter. Even if the district does use the two holidays as make-up days, if we have bad weather in the next few months, we'll also need to take days out of spring break. I'm not sure what would happen if we give the kids the holidays off, take days out of spring break, and then end up with snow days. Where do the days come from then?
November 14, 2012 at 06:31 PM
By the way, both my husband and I work and that's what we planned our vacation during the school spring break schedule. Because we are the working parents.
November 14, 2012 at 07:00 PM
As a working parent I am not t in agreement that the school district dictates that a Spring Break is required plus the dates and then state if an emergency occurs then days will be taken from it instead of the multitude of half-days and extra full days taken off. November 21st is a half day when it should be a full day. The same item occurs on June 19th and June 20th. On November 27th. 28th, 29th, and 30th are half days. Why not have teacher conferences at night or in the mornings or have a substitute watch the kids while families have teach conferences so families don't have to take time off these days. Add those days up and it comes out to be 3.5 days back which are not recognized by any employer as holidays, etc.
November 14, 2012 at 08:26 PM
You do realize that 1/2 days count as full days. Making a 1/2 day a full day does not add days to the school calendar.. So all those 1/2 days you mentioned count as full days already. Also I don't agree with the fact that Coles and school #1 students go to school longer because their schools were without power several days longer. Alot of other towns combined their schools so that all students went to school the same amount of days. Why didnt SPF do that?
Barney Oldfield
November 14, 2012 at 08:29 PM
Michael, I agree with you that teacher conferences should be at night so as not to take up what could be school time. However, I am pretty sure that those schedules are contractual and you would have to get the union to agree to move conferences to night which is unlikely. I have no problem with classes on MLK day or President's Day as rather than just a day off, students could be learning lessons about Dr. King's life and philosophy.
November 14, 2012 at 08:52 PM
The 'half-days' -- day before Thanksgiving, conference days for elementary kids, and the last days of school -- count as complete school days and so count towards the required number of days.. (That's why the school day is actually a bit longer than a half day) Extending those days will not help make up the missed time. We will need to pull from holidays, spring break or extend the school year. And if we have a bad winter, we still may end up doing a combintion of those. There is also the possibility that the governor will shorten the school year.
November 14, 2012 at 09:27 PM
A half day in school is recognized as one of the 180 school days. Turning a half day (or all half days) into a full day will not help make up days missed from school. A half day contains enough instructional hours for it to "count" as a full day because lunch/recess are removed and each class period is shortened by a few minutes.
November 14, 2012 at 11:03 PM
All these ideas sound wonderful, but we still need to get thru winter. To make a decision on when to make up the days is a little premature at this time. Do you really think NJ school districts will lose federal funding due to a natural disaster that caused loss of days.
November 14, 2012 at 11:35 PM
Just for the record, a 4 hour school session or 1/2 day counts as a full day towards the 180 day requirement. You can not extend a 1/2 day to a full day and count it twice.
November 15, 2012 at 12:35 AM
For once we may see the union squirm a little because finally their own contract may backfire. 180 days are required and normally that's so the teachers don't work any more than that. This time though it's so they actually work that number of days and not less. They are contracted to work that many days, no matter where the days come from, be it Saturdays, holidays etc.
November 15, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Hi Michael, I agree with you about all the half days. But, Unfortunately - the schools get 'credit' of a whole school day for those many half days!! The schools could use your ideas for the half days, at least they could try to catch up on the lost instruction !!!
Nicole Bitette (Editor)
November 15, 2012 at 06:22 PM
Hi Divir13,
I believe Dr. Hayes had also said the same thing. She said they still don't know what the winter might have in store. So by doing it this way, if additional snow days are used then they'd still have to use Spring Break days.
November 15, 2012 at 06:51 PM
I appreciate everyone informing me of how half days are counted. Hopefully the schools will adjust those days to help get the kids instruction back on track.
Interesting to hear Derek's comments that it doesn't matter if it is Saturdays, holidays, etc.that teachers work as long as they get in their 180 days. I'm not an advocate of regularly making people work weekends, nights, or holidays but there are cases when it is warranted. I have an erratic schedule due to my job and would rather not require others work weekends unless really needed. I am sure teachers are flexible considering the circumstances and as others have said - we still have winter coming so being open to all options is a good thing. If the schools do take days from Spring Break I'd assume the schools will be flexible and not penalize kids who are gone those dates as some families have scheduled items for those days.
In the end - it would be nice to know the plan so all families can schedule appropriately.
Enough Already
November 15, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Derek, I'm confused by your comment. Either way, the teachers are working 180 days.
Enough Already
November 15, 2012 at 08:03 PM
Unless a majority of students would be there, it wouldn't make sense to have school on Saturdays. Also, sports schedules would complicate the scheduling. This is not just a matter of making the teachers work 180 days, it is to ensure that the students will actually be there to receive instruction.
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Alone, the conjugate appeared to have no efficacy against treatment-refractory breast tumors, but when combined with pertuzumab, an antibody that inhibits dimerization of the HER2 receptor protein, the combination shut off tumor growth. In xenograft models of breast cancer and lung cancer, mice treated with a control vehicle substance,
pertuzumab, the trastuzumab-DM1 conjugate, or a combination of all the active drugs showed that the combination virtually stopped tumors from growing relative to baseline, whereas tumor volume rose significantly in the other arms of the study.
For example, in laboratory animals implanted with MDA-MB-175-V II xenografts, tumor volume at baseline was about 200 mm3 for all the animals. After 35 days, tumor volume in the combination arm was less than at baseline while in the control animals volume reached 1,000 mm3 after 25 days, when the animals were sacrificed; in the pertuzumab monotherapy arm, the tumor volume reached 1,000 mm3 after 35 days, and in the trastuzumab-DM1 monotherapy arm the tumor volume reached about
800 mm3 after 35 days.
"The combination of both agents results in significantly (P<0.05) enhanced antitumor efficacy," Fields told MedPage Today at his poster presentation. In another experiment with laboratory animals exposed to Calu-3 xenografts, tumor growth was again
delayed the longest in patients treated with high-dose combination regimens. In mice exposed to KPL- 4 xenografts, mean tumor volume rose for all mice except those on the high-dose 3mg/kg combination of trastuzumab-DM1 and pertuzumab where researchers reported about an 80% decline in tumor volume from a baseline of about 275 mm3 to around 50 mm3 after 54 days.
Field noted that the effects of the combination lasted long after treatment stopped. The animals received only a baseline combination treatment, followed by two more pertuzumab infusions -- the final one on day 14.
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UNC Asheville will host a reading by acclaimed author Marilyn Nelson at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in UNCA's Owen Conference Center. UNCA's Creative Writing Program named Nelson the 2002 P.B. Parris Visiting Writer. This event is co-sponsored by UNCA's Creative Writing Program and Front Street Books. It is free and open to the public.
Nelson, current Poet Laureate of Connecticut, has published numerous books of poetry. Her work has won many awards including the Poets Prize, the National Book Award, the PEN Winship Award and the Annisfield-Wolf Award. In addition, her other honors include two Pushcart prizes, two creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship and the 1992 Connecticut Arts Award. She recently received a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Her latest book, "Carver: A Life of Poems," tells a compelling story of George Washington Carver. This book received the 2002 Coretta Scott King Honor Award and was selected by the American Library Association as the 2002 Best Book for Young Adults. Nelson, who has been professor of English at the University of Connecticut in Storrs since 1978, comes from a long line of teachers on her mother's side. Her father, an Air Force Officer, enjoyed writing poetry and plays.
Nelson's visit is made possible by an endowment established by the friends of P.B. Parris, a retired UNCA creative writing professor and author of "Waltzing in the Attic."
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Every Woman's Fantasy Manhunting in Montana Nerd in Shining Armor/A> The Nights Before Christmas Pure Temptation Single in the Saddle
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HereÆs the biggest twist ¢ the guy is thirty-three and wants to settle down, while the girl is just twenty and has transformed herself from a nerd to a woman ready to take on the worldģif she can get the guts to do it. He falls hard and spends the rest of the story trying to convince her they can make it work. Of course, there are a few details she left out too.
Sam Ashton owns his landscaping business, bought a house and is helping his younger brother get established in the music business. He has sown his wild oats and is looking for a girl to marry and have kids. He is knocked on his rear by Kasey Braddock. She is blond, svelte, and looks ready to go. He senses a soul mate in her.
Kasey graduated from college at 18 and has been a nerd her whole life. Her brotherÆs ex-fiancķe convinced her to dress differently and expand her horizons. She now has a great job at a PR firm. The group of single ladies at the firm were watching a hunk out their window as he trimmed trees. They drew straws to see who got to try their hand at seduction and Kasey pulled out the long straw. Now she has to put her actions where her mouth put her. In this case, convince this man to go out with her and get him drooling, and then tell all the next day. Kasey realizes she knows this particular hunk.
Sam, you see, was a friend of her step-brother when they were in high school and Kasey was just 8 years old. She had a crush then, and an even bigger one now. KaseyÆs initial plan was to get the drool, ditch the man and he would never have to know who she was. But the best laid plansģ
The funny situations and the hot sex these two shared kept me totally engaged in their story. While the big misunderstanding was looming just over the horizon, Sam and Kasey burned up the sheets, the hammock and both beds while they fell in love. Sam was alternately gentle, sexy, funny, caring and admirable. When Kasey told him she was smart (the point when most men bailed), she got the unexpected statement that she was smarter than him, and was that a problem for her? I fell in love with him right there!
Kasey was intelligent, na've, sexy, bold and scared out of her mind. The emotions seemed apt for the circumstances. Her attempt to convince herself she was too young and needed the chance to have sex with lots of guys was poignant. But she was smart enough to know the real deal when she found him.
The twist on the age difference was creative. The way Sam got her into bed was creative. Some of the things they did in bed were creative, too ¢ you will never again eat chocolate pie and whipped cream without seeing the scene in this book, I promise you.
But in between all the creativity was a nicely-written and well-developed love story. The time frame (all of this occurred in just a week or so) was the only unrealistic thing about the whole story.
Old Enough to Know Better confirms the adage that you get smarter with ageģand in this case, a smart reader will give this book a try.
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Leischow Receives AwardDr. Scott Leischow, acting associate director of NCI's Behavioral Research Program in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences will receive an NIH Director's Award at a ceremony on July 22. Dr. Leischow's outstanding contributions to the NIH include highly effective communications while testifying to Congress, IC directors, HHS staff, and leaders of advocacy organizations on tobacco-related issues. His outstanding leadership on behalf of NCI, NIH, and HHS on research concerning tobacco use, prevention, and cessation are also recognized with this award.
NLST Finalizes EnrollmentThe National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) has completed enrollment with 53,419 volunteers, more than 3,400 over its initial goal. The trial, which is comparing chest x-ray and spiral computer tomography (CT) to determine if one method is better than the other at reducing cancer deaths, had aimed to accrue 50,000 participants in 2 years. The first participants were enrolled in September 2002 and by January 2004, more than 6 months earlier than expected, 50,000 people had joined. The trial remained open to accrual after January only in sites that were either still screening participants for eligibility or participating in the archiving of blood, urine, and phlegm for studies of potential biomarkers or tumor markers. The 30+ NLST sites are now closed to recruitment.
Recruitment to the study was accomplished in partnership with the American Cancer Society, whose regional offices helped raise awareness of the trial in their communities. The study is funded by NCI and administered through the Division of Cancer Prevention via the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Trial screening network and the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis through a grant to the American College of Radiology Imaging Network.
Dennis Recognized for Lung Cancer ResearchDr. Phillip Dennis of NCI's Cancer Therapeutics Branch has been awarded the 2004 Alton Ochsner Award for his research showing that activation of the PI3K/Akt signal transduction pathway may be an early and important event in lung cancer formation and therapeutic resistance. The award will be presented at the annual convocation of the American College of Chest Physicians on October 28 in Seattle. The award honors Dr. Alton Ochsner, one of the founders of the Ochsner Clinic Foundation and the first person to recognize that cigarette smoking is the primary cause of lung cancer.
Garcia Recognized for OutreachDr. Roland Garcia, program director of NCI's Disparities Research Branch, was presented with the National Healthcare Hero Award in recognition of his leadership and commitment to improving patient access to quality health care. He was particularly commended for his outreach to underserved populations, specifically Native American and Alaska Native populations, with the goal of reducing the disparities in access to care.
Dr. Garcia was an inaugural recipient of this annual award, which was presented at the Patient Advocate Foundation's Fifth Annual Patient Congress on June 24. The Patient Advocate Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that serves as a liaison between patients and their insurers, employers, and/or creditors to resolve financial and other matters related to their diagnosis.
Flat NCI Budget Results in Funding of Fewer Competing New Training GrantsAlthough both the NCI allocation for training and the total number of funded training awards increased in 2004, the number of competing awards funded was significantly lower than in recent years. This paradoxical situation stems from NCI's ongoing commitments to existing continuing grants. Over the past 5 years while NCI's budget increased, the number of training awards also increased sharply. For FY 2004, funds available for new competing grants came from the completion of grants funded 5 years ago. The number of grants that ended was small in relation to the number of applications. To mitigate the impact of this effect, NCI allocated an additional $4 million for new awards.
Despite this increased allocation, fewer new and competing training awards will be made this year than in the previous 4 years. NCI will fund 71 K grants in 2004, including 23 awards to minority investigators, (compared with 124 in 2003), and 12 R25 grants (compared with 24 in 2003). In contrast, National Research Service Award grants did reasonably well. NCI anticipates similar difficulties in 2005, depending on the budget level appropriated. By 2007, the number of funded competing training grants should increase, since funding will then be based on turnover from the larger number of grants funded in more recent prior years.
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The witness told police that they saw the Todd collapse near the porch. According to Daney's booking report, Todd had been stabbed in the chest.
Todd was transported to St. John's Hospital, where he died at 6:01 p.m.
Daney was located by TPD near the crime scene with blood on his hands and a bloody knife in his pocket, according to the report.
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UPDATE2: I fixed the credits and fixed a few question. (and the name thing actaully does something now)
UPDATE:Ok in total i've added 4 loops to the game now that you can play by going to options -> music!
Now you can test your knowledge about Half-Life 2 in a quiz!
(If you find any wrong answers, question typo's, answer typo's or anything else that's wrong please tell me immidietly!, i will try to update it as fast as i can.) Enjoy the quiz and good luck!
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars February 7, 2010
it was a good quiz, presented well, but some questions were a bit random and hard and some were easy (example who do you play as, everyone who has heard of HL2 should know this, and some like how does father grigori laugh and what day was EP1 released on were a bit hard)
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Ha easy quiz
Easy quiz, most people who play Half Life end up die-hard fans anyway :)
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Didn't like it to much
The questions weren't always right
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February 1, 2014: The towns of Acton and Maynard have signed a contract with Francesca Demolition of Duxbury, to remove the 1.2 miles of steel RR rails that are on the ground along the ARRT right of way. Only the rails are being removed in this phase of the project, with the complete trail construction still scheduled to start in 2015. The rails will be removed in the next 30 days and recycled. The trail supporters welcome this most tangible milestone in the Acton-Maynard ARRT project!
October 1, 2013: The Massachusetts 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) went into effect today. In this plan, the Acton-Maynard ARRT is scheduled to start construction in Fiscal 2015 as a 'first-tier' project. The next steps are for the engineering firm to move to the 100% design stage. July 26, 2013: Maynard ARRT volunteer and Beacon columnist David Mark has written an interesting article about date nails on the railroad. Don't know what a date nail is? Follow this link and learn all about them.
June 13, 2013: Acton-Maynard 25% Design Hearing This MassDOT hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Acton/Maynard Assabet River Rail Trail project. All views and comments made at the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.
All the time and location details are here.
May 24, 2013: Comments needed! It's that time of year again. The MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) is preparing their 2014-17 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the ARRT project has been recommended to be restored to the TIP and be moved up a year. Commenting is easy, with an online form on the MPO website.
A link to the form is here. Type "Draft FFYs 2014-17 Transportation Improvement Program" into the subject line, select "Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)" in the category menu and then type your comments in the message box. There is room for 4-5 sentences and should mention that you are in support of ARRT Acton-Maynard construction funding being restored to the 2015 TIP. The comment period runs until June 18th. April 4, 2013: The MPO staff has recommended that the Acton-Maynard construction funding be restored into the 2015 TIP as a "first-tier" project! The details are on the MPO website here. March 16, 2013: The modified 25% ARRT design plans for Acton-Maynard were finished last month by AECOM, the engineering firm that has the engineering contract. The document is posted on this web site. This comes 14 months after MassDOT directed AECOM to modify some of the details in downtown Maynard and the Caouette Farm in Acton. |
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A couple days late I know, but I wanted to post about my recent experience at the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championships held in St. Paul this past weekend (Jan. 12-14).
What a trip.
For those of you unfamiliar with what exactly the Red Bull Crashed Ice is (I know I was up until I actually attended the event), it's a competition of speed, agility and all out craziness hosted by Red Bull throughout the world, appearing for the first time ever on U.S. soil with the first round of the championships hosted here in Minnesota. The contest--which originated in Stockholm, Sweden in 2001-- pits anywhere from two to four skaters at a time down an icy track where turns, hills, and moguls up the anti to see who is the world's best.
An event free to the public, I joined the mass crowd of thousands Friday night at the Cathedral where the track wove from the steps of the Cathedral and down Selby Avenue, prancing through the city for 1,332 feet.
Friday featured the second round of eliminations and there certainly was no shortage of "oh no" moments as the racers sped down steep hills and were lifted up in to the air before, appropriately given the title of the event, many came crashing down hard on to the ice over the course of an hour and a half.
No major injuries from the evening were reported although I imagine the amount of bruises well surpasses the number (64) of U.S. skaters and potentially even the combined international skaters (64).
Many Minnesotans moved on to Saturday's final round but unfortunately no U.S. skaters made it into the top five, with our Canadian rivals on ice taking home first place honors and moving on to compete at the next level of competition in the Netherlands Feb.2-4.
St. Cloud native Cameron Naasz did earn rookie honors for placing first among rookie contenders. Naasz was also named to the newly established Team U.S.A that intends to be a presence at international ice cross downhill events in the future.
All in all, a very exciting event that I would hope to see return back to our beloved state once again and highly recommend you all to check out. Despite the zero degree temperatures and snowfall, the event drew more than 80,000 people out for Saturday's final event. If there's ice/skating, people in Minnesota will come. It just seems right.
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We have read other posts from those who opted for the pre cruise offer of an over night stay in Venice and who, due to overbooking in the anticipated hotel, were accommodated in lesser quality hotels situated well outside the city centre. They have our sympathy and hopefully Azamaras UK office will take note of their comments. Concerned that this might happen, we chose to go for the alternative option, offered by Azamara, of flying from London Heathrow at 9:40am on the day of the cruise. Unfortunately, when we arrived at the airport, we found that BA, fearing a strike at Venice airport, flew us instead to Verona. We were then transferred by bus to Venice airport, which following a 40 minute delay looking for 4 missing passengers, took almost 2 hours. We were then bussed from the airport and boarded the Quest at 4:50pm, just 10 minutes prior to boat drill. The whole journey proved very traumatic and, during which, we frequently wished that we had taken the option of the overnight stay in Venice. As the saying goes You pays your money and you takes your choice.
However once onboard, the Hotel Director Ryszard Gusmann, whom we had met on 2 previous occasions, greeted us as though we were one of the family and that is how we were made to feel throughout the whole 2 weeks. The Captain, Carl Smith, the Officers and the whole crew treated us like honoured guests. It was the first time that we had met Cruise Director Russ Grieve, who did a great job, with boundless enthusiasm and energy.
We also thought that the new ports of call of Kotor in Montenegro and Trapani and Siracusa in Sicily were extremely interesting. We especially enjoyed the Captains hike up the mountain in Kotor. The late departure times in some of the ports were very popular and we particularly liked being able to walk off the ship in Siracusa and take an evening stroll into the town and along the quayside with the locals.
Last year we commented on the excellent speciality restaurants and the food in the other dining venues and it was good to find that the same high standards are being maintained.
We were very impressed by the effort that went into setting up and providing the two excellent White Night deck parties in Kotor during the first week, and Valletta the following week.
We would like to thank everyone on board for working so hard and once again making this such an enjoyable holiday. We look forward to sailing with you again in the not too distant future.
Finally we have also noted the posts regarding early transfers to the airport at the end of the cruise. We too had 5 hours to wait at Rome airport. We agree that it is by no means ideal; but we found a seat, read our books and made the most of it. We really dont know the answer to this problem. We guess its the price we have to pay for wanting to board the ship as early as possible at the start of the cruise.


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Mr. Dan CollinsOctober 2, 2002
Chairman Leahy, Senator Hatch, and Members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify here today on this important subject. The sexual abuse of children is an evil that no decent and civilized society can or should tolerate in any form. The harm inherent in abusive sexual conduct is bad enough; the fact that such abuse may be photographed or videotaped only multiplies the scope of the harm inflicted on the young victims. As the Supreme Court has recognized, because child pornography "permanently record[s] the victim's abuse," the very existence of such materials "causes the child victims continuing harm by haunting the children in years to come." Osborne v. Ohio, 495 U.S. 103, 111 (1990). With the advent of the Internet, this harm has been magnified exponentially: pedophiles can, with the click of a few keys, instantly make such materials available to literally thousands of persons. Moreover, as the Supreme Court has also stated, "evidence suggests that pedophiles use child pornography to seduce other children into sexual activity." Id. Accordingly, the Court has properly held that the First Amendment provides no protection to such materials and that the government has compelling interests that justify "attempting to stamp out this vice at all levels." Id. at 110; see also New York v. Ferber, 458 U.S. 747, 756-58 (1982). |


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If everyone loves the Juke, Nissan's designers blew it
Mazda snaps up engineers in latest sign of rebound
BMW details specifications for X4 ahead of New York debut
Subaru hints at plug-in hybrid diesel crossover with Viziv 2 concept
Chrysler near China Jeep deal
For GM, a need to show sense of urgency
How dealers can keep their ads safe from FTC's hammer
GM uses social media to respond to customer gripes
Income tax refunds, easy credit buoy used-vehicle prices
Why the CFPB is being accused of discrimination
Apple's CarPlay is smart but simple
The race to sell a truck to Jimmy Fallon
Mazda's O'Sullivan on new Mexico plant
AutoNews Now: D.C.'s auto agenda-setters
Gems in Geneva
March 19: The F&I Handoff: Keep It, Drop It – or Do Both?
March 20: The Three C's of Auto Shopper Engagement: Consumers, Choice & Clarity
April 16: The Paper Trail: Compliance from Meet & Greet Through Delivery
Automotive News Best Dealerships To Work For
2014 Automotive News PACE Awards
2014 Automotive News Marketing Seminar - Los Angeles
To the Editor: I've noticed that in Automotive News and other publications, turbocharging is generally lumped in with direct injection and cylinder deactivation as a fuel-saving technology. Simply ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 17
To the Editor: Regarding Richard Truett's Feb. 1 blog, "Make GM whole again with some Pontiac dust" (autonews.com): I was 7 years old when the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix debuted, and I knew I wanted ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 17
To the Editor: Regarding "Car controls are just too complex," Letters to the Editor, Feb. 3: I couldn't disagree more. I am 72 years old and will not purchase a vehicle that does not have the latest ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 10
To the Editor: In his Feb. 3 blog, Automotive News Staff Reporter Nick Bunkley criticized General Motors' decision to cancel its monthly U.S. sales conference call and said the company had virtually ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 10
To the Editor: This is in response to "Gilles: Viper has 'never tried to be Corvette,'" Nov. 27. I do not consider a Corvette a "disposable device." When the Viper gets the following and history that ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 10
To the Editor: I agree with Lindsay Chappell's blog about making things simpler (Jan. 6). Having been in the auto repair business for more than 50 years and having recently retired as an automotive radio talk ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 3
To the Editor: Regarding "Why dealership succession plans matter so much" (Opinion, Jan. 27): There you go again with the annual editorial proclaiming the end of the world for single-point dealerships. You ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 3
To the Editor: Congratulations to Steve Hill and to those who recognized his abilities and promoted him ("GM picks Steve Hill to succeed Batey in U.S. sales post," autonews.com, Jan. 15). Someday ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 27
To the Editor: Regarding "Tesla's biggest test" (Jan. 13): Elon Musk's ambitious plans for Tesla by 2020 require two strategic moves he now underestimates or ignores. Both, unless he spends a minimum of $4 ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 27
To the Editor: I thought the photo comparison of the 2015 Mustang side glass profile with that of the Nissan 370Z (Final Assembly, Dec. 9), coming as it did in the issue featuring the Mustang's public reveal, was a ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 30
To the Editor: As a 30-year Chevy dealer in rural truck country, I am excited to see a new Colorado mid-sized pickup on the way ("3 reasons Chevy expects a revival in small pickups" Nov. 25). The truck's look and ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 23
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To the Editor: I agree with Mike Colias ("3 reasons Chevy expects a revival in small pickups," Nov. 25) that General Motors' new mid-sized Colorado offers much improved styling missing from the market for years, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 16
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To the Editor: Regarding "Musk can run, but he can't hide" (Nov. 25): Keith Crain is the senior statesman of our industry. His views and perspective have always represented the best for everyone involved in ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 2


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"I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground," Ryan shot back at Biden at one point, "but I think people would be better served if we don't keep interrupting each other."
In one of the night's lighter moments, Ryan helpfully provided a translation of one of Biden's putdowns.
"This is a bunch of stuff," Biden said of Ryan's dismissive characterization of the president's Iran policy.
"What does that mean, a bunch of stuff?" asked moderater Martha Raddatz of ABC News.
"It's Irish," Ryan offered.
"It is," Biden agreed, to laughter from the audience. "We Irish call it malarkey."
At another point, Ryan used Biden's own history of gaffes to explain away Romney's much-criticized comment dismissing the 47 percent of Americans who pay no taxes, a comment that Biden brought up repeatedly after Obama had failed to mention it in his debate.
"I think the vice president very well knows that sometimes the words don't come out of your mouth the right way," Ryan said.
There were spirited exchanges on taxes, abortion, Medicare, Libya, and more. It may not have broken new ground, but the conversation gave viewers a clear illustration of the sharp choices before them come Election Day.
"In case you haven't noticed, we have strong disagreements," Biden said in his closing statement. And then he distilled the Democrats' campaign pitch into a simple bid to give anxious Americans "a little bit of peace of mind."
Ryan then spoke of the "big choice" in this election, and argued that Obama had had his chance and failed.
"This is not what a real recovery looks like," he said. "You deserve better."
For all of the political back-and-forth that's transpired over the past two months, the race essentially stands where it was in August, before the two national political conventions, with the two candidates running about even in national polls.
There's been no shortage of drama in between: the revelation of Romney's caught-on-tape comment about the 47 percent, Biden's remark that the middle class has been "buried" in the past four years, Obama's weak showing in the first debate, the ongoing tussle over the administration's handling of the attack that left four Americans dead in Benghazi, Libya, and more.
With turnout critical, both campaigns are devoting considerable energy to ensuring that supporters are registered to vote and taking advantage of the early voting options that are available in many states. Nearly a million Americans have already voted.
The Democrats' month-long "gotta vote" bus tour will be in Milwaukee on Friday, just in time to rev up supporters for the opening of Wisconsin's early voting season on Monday.
And both sides are keeping up the push for campaign contributions to keep the battleground-state airwaves full of political ads. Within a few hours of the debate, Romney, Obama and Biden all were out with emails to their supporters, asking for more cash.


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Forums >Gears and Wears>Eyewear (specifically for cold weather running)?
Needs more cowbell!
Kirsten - aka "Auntie Kirsten"
• 2 olympic distance duathlons -- 6 days apart -- PR at least 1
• 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson
You'll ruin your knees!
I definetly wear sunglasses ( as well as when it's raining lol). They don't fog up as long as I keep (cat crap http://www.ekusa.com/item/23.43.392/ ) on them.
""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)
I think this product would take care of the watery eyes AND you wouldn't need to use cat crap...http://www.dreamessentials.com/a_mask_dream_pillow.aspx Actually, I find the REI brand "chili" sunglasses to be perfect for running! The 'rubberized' nose and earpieces really help hold them in place, they have UV protection and are usually under $20! http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?productId=47900447&storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&langId=-1&color=BLACK/SMOKE&img=/media/231072.jpg&view=large I have worn the expensive stuff and I keep coming back to the chilis. Lynn B
The best part, of course, is that until I actually start running, I look fast. Very fast.
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