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Because computers are so expensive, many schools are left behind when it comes to the latest technologies. Big business is helping to change that picture with an ingenious partnership.
When Silicon Valley went through difficult fiscal times several years ago, there was limited money to finance schools, let alone pay for technology in the classroom. That's when corporations hooked up with state government and schools to find a solution. SmartSchools PC Day is supported by over 70 corporations. "We see a real distinction between computer literacy versus the kind of skills students will need to function in a global environment," says David Katz of sponsor corporation 3Com. "For our company to succeed in the future, we need employees who have high-level technological skills. We want to help schools understand the critical importance of these skills."
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Corporations supporting PC Day aren't simply dispensing freebies. Each grant involves rigorous application criteria, and schools must be wired and ready to demonstrate their commitment. Teachers are required to submit lesson plans explaining exactly how the technology will be integrated into their coursework -- and how they plan to evaluate the results. Last year's winning proposals swept across age groups and subjects, from vocational and special education to bilingual learning and the performing arts.
So far, so good. Yet statistics show that the average school district has less than one full-time coordinator for every 1000 computers. That's a fatal ratio for any successful technology program, and SmartSchools has tackled the problem head on. The solution? Tech-savvy parents and community members who provide volunteer support.
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Since the first SmartSchools PC Day in 1996, feedback from teachers shows increased participation from students, along with an enthusiastic volunteer commitment from the community. The entries for Spring 1998 were intriguing. Consider, for example, a proposal to integrate technology into a physical education course. Drawing on kids' natural interest in athletes and sporting events, it has kids using the Internet to perform research and produce written reports.
Students can compare training schedules and analyze sports statistics from other schools. They can determine how many Olympic athletes attended a particular college and what their workout regimes entailed. It's the new technology in action, connecting the physical, the cerebral, and the creative -- and it's a sign of things to come.
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2012 according to The Actors
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The new issue of The Hollywood Reporter features Les Miserables -- its film history, the journey of this particular iteration under the direction of Tom Hooper, the production, and the cast. The story that's told, at least at the beginning of the article, Nate Silver reference notwithstanding, is that this was always a risk. Full Story
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Everybody sings!
Duana left early this morning for a meeting and then I rushed off to the airport to come to New York so... We didn't get to watch this new Les Miserables trailer together holding hands! We didn't get to watch this new Les Miserables trailer together and cry! This time they all sing. Full Story
Les Miserables on Election Night
Two new tv spots were released yesterday for Les Miserables, my favourite movie of the year. I already know it will be. I know I will love it. There is no way I won't love it. The clips were broadcast across several networks during election coverage. Anyway, obviously, I cried during both. Full Story
Les Miserables: the posters
Four new posters for the upcoming Les Miserables -- THE MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON (Hobbit what?) -- have been released but... and you know how much I love Les Miserables ... I hate them. Hate the cheesy tag lines even if they're germane to the story (Heart Full Of Love on a poster, I don't care how hard you try to argue it, is never not eye-rolly) and hate especially how glossy the women are. Full Story
Three Months More!
I have so many things to say and don't have the time or, frankly, the concentration to organise it all because... There's a new extended trailer, but really an abbreviated making-of feature, for Les Miserables - and NOT LES MIZ for Christ's sake! - that's just been released and. Full Story
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Dylan was at Comic-Con. He messaged me a photo of Jessica Biel's shelf ass when she walked by him on the carpet. It's extraordinary. Even more extraordinary is that I'm really into what she's wearing here. That's a great skirt. And those are great neon pumps - Brian Atwood. Full Story
Hugh on holiday before hosting
Hugh Jackman is on holiday with his family in Barcelona. Hello? Are you still reading? Hugh has completed most of his work on Les Miserables. He has some down time now before production on The Wolverine is to begin in Australia in August. And then I expect there will be some heavy promotion ahead for Jean Valjean. Full Story
How many times already?
How many times have you enjoyed the first teaser for Les Miserables? As I mentioned last week, many of the anticipated award films have been rolling out their previews the last couple of weeks. At this rate we should see something soon then from Anna Karenina. So... how's our list looking so far? In no particular order: The Master Anna Karenina Gatsby Django Unchained Lincoln Life Of Pi . Full Story
Straining neck muscles
Looks like Annie's going hard for that nomination. Here's the first look at Anne Hathaway in costume as Fantine for Les Miserables, on location in London yesterday with Hugh Jackman. I assume that they're sing-acting here, both putting a full thrust of emotion into the performance, and both performances, if the film holds up, could be contenders for Oscar. Full Story

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Services: All are welcome. Brief prayer services are held every day, beginning promptly at 9:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Prayers are offered in Spanish on the first Sunday of each month at 1:15 p.m.
The a cappella House of Worship Choir sings at the 12:30 p.m. service on the first three Sundays of each month.
An introductory power point presentation on the Baha'i Faith is offered every Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in the Viewing Room of the Welcome Center.
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Business amenities consist of a 24-hour business center, audiovisual equipment, and small meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 6734 square feet (626 square meters) include conference/meeting rooms, a ballroom, and banquet facilities. This business-friendly hotel also offers an arcade/game room, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities.
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The central axis of the garden is formed by the lane of Holland linden trees that are clipped in a tubular form. The lane finishes with the fountain (the total area of the fountain is 140 square metres, sculptor M. Lange, architect V. Zaķis), which was demolished at the beginning of 1990 and restored in 2008 – the square with the fountain and rose garden forms the centre of the garden. There is also a spacious "paddling pool" for children, however, it has not been functioning for the last decades. The only publicly significant structure in the Park is the pavilion (architect A. Kalniņš), which was demolished in the beginning of 1990, now restored but not used anyway.
Ziedoņdārzs differs from other parks with active recreation areas being separated from the rest of the area by means of hedges. The last and almost the only public playground for children in Rīga is preserved here (the other one was constructed in Vērmane Park some years ago). The wintergreen flower beds have been arranged freely on the edges of lawns. The corners of paths are shaped by free or clipped groups of bushes and wintergreens. The seeming vastness of the Park has been obtained by the disposition of trees. Ziedoņdārzs differs from other parks mainly with the large groups of trees and bushes of one species. Initially, nine local tree sorts and approximately 50 foreign types grew in the Park, including also the rare species like big flower filled hawthorn, Veimut pine, conical western thuja, etc. In the beginning of the 1950s the Park was also a home for larger groups of conventional fir-trees; however they could not withstand the city environment.
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Requirements for making federal websites, computer applications and other information technology accessible for disabled people are a step closer to getting a refresh.
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The board previously released a draft of the rule in March 2010 and received nearly 400 comments.
The revised draft incorporates revisions made in response to the feedback, the Access Board said in a Jan. 12 news release.
The board also held a public hearing on Jan. 11 to collect comments on its most recent revised draft of the accessibility regulations covering computer hardware and software, websites, cell phones, documents and other IT-related items.
Several participants urged the board to include requirements for self-service machines and kiosks, touch screens, digital biometric identification devices, and language translation tools, the board said in a news release.
Previous anecdotal reports indicate that some federal websites have had difficulties in meeting all Section 508 requirements. There were initial accessibility complaints about the Recovery.gov website when it first went live, which were quickly resolved.
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HoopsHype Leon Powe rumors
"Some people are like, 'Man, he needs to calm down sometimes.' But that's how he is," forward Leon Powe said. "He's hyped during the game, before the game, at practice, and he's just getting himself going. He plays with a lot of energy. That's his game. "You need a guy like that on your team -- someone willing to do any and everything for your team. He's getting himself hyped. He's getting the guys hyped. He's getting the fans hyped." Memphis Commercial Appeal
"I'll be happy wherever I end up, but Boston is always holding a special place in my heart," Powe told CSNNE.com shortly after being waived. "The fans were so good to me, everybody up there was so nice, and it would be a great thing to return back to the Celtics if I could." CSNNE.com
"Once they signed him, it was pretty easy what they were saying -- they wanted Troy Murphy over me," Powe said. "And they still had a lot of bigs here [on the Celtics], so I was just like, 'I've got to move on and I've got to go somewhere else so I can at least get some type of playing time, some type of run.' I didn't want to come over here and just sit down on the bench the whole time the rest of the season and be back in the same situation." He added with a laugh, "Like I said, I love all the fans, love everybody, but when it comes down to it, my little baby needs Pull-Ups." CSNNE.com
Leon Powe will sign with the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, according to league sources. Powe, 27, chose Memphis over the New York Knicks, New Orleans Hornets and Miami Heat. The Grizzlies are hoping the 6-foot-8 power forward, who is in hi ESPN.com
Free-agent Leon Powe visited Memphis on Wednesday in a move that could put him closer to signing with the Grizzlies for the rest of the season. Powe, a 6-8 power forward, met with Griz general manager Chris Wallace and will soon decide on a destination, according to his agent, Aaron Goodwin. "He liked it," Goodwin said of his client's visit. "He knows that he can come in and play the style they want to play. He looked at the situation. The reason he moved on going there (to visit) before anywhere else was because of Chris. He feels good about it." Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Griz want to add Powe to bolster their frontcourt as they have already decided against signing small forward Rodney Carney to another 10-day contract. Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Griz are also tossing around the idea of bringing back 6-8 forward Josh Davis, who performed well for them in training camp. Davis is playing in Europe. Memphis Commercial Appeal
David Aldridge: W/Boston signing Murphy, Cs out of Powe discussions. Boston looking for wing with other roster spot. Powe keeps talking w/NYK, NO, MEM, MIA. Twitter
David Aldridge: W/Boston signing Murphy, Cs out of Powe discussions. Boston looking for wing with other roster spot. Powe keeps talking w/NYK, NO, MEM, MIA. Twitter
New Orleans is one of several teams veteran forward Leon Powe might consider joining after clearing waivers, according to league sources. Powe, who was waived last week by the Cavaliers, also is considering Memphis, Boston and New York. Hornets General Manager Dell Demps didn't attend Monday's practice and couldn't be reached for comment. New Orleans Times-Picayune
The Griz are interested in Powe as well as a few other buyout candidates. Wallace said the Griz intend to add another veteran power forward who can also play center if they can find the right fit. "If you're going to be a good team," Wallace said, "you've got to have various weapons." Memphis Commercial Appeal
The New Orleans Hornets are one of the teams veteran forward Leon Powe may consider joining once he clears waivers on Tuesday, according to league sources. Powe, who was waived last week by the Cleveland Cavaliers, is also considering the Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks. Though the trade deadline has passed, teams can sign players that have reached a buyout agreements with their existing teams or have been waived. New Orleans Times-Picayune
Add New Orleans to the list of teams being considered by forward Leon Powe, if he clears waivers on Tuesday morning. Powe's agent, Aaron Goodwin, confirmed in an interview with FanHouse on Sunday the Hornets have entered the mix to land Powe, waived Thursday by Cleveland. In addition to the Hornets, Goodwin said he's also had preliminary conversations with Boston, New York and Memphis, teams previously identified as candidates. "New Orleans is a good young team that has a good chance to go to the playoffs,'' Goodwin said of why the Hornets appeal to Powe. "He would have a chance to play there.'' FanHouse.com
"We'd been trying to get Cleveland to let him go for over two months,'' Goodwin said. "For whatever reason, he just didn't fit in to (coach) Byron Scott's system.'' Asked why it took so long, Goodwin said his belief was the Cavaliers wanted to hold on to Powe through Thursday's trade deadline to use as a possible piece in a trade. After Powe wasn't dealt, he was waived. He will end up collecting his full $915,852 salary for the season. FanHouse.com
Powe's agent, Aaron Goodwin, confirmed Memphis is one of the teams his client would seriously consider. If the Griz are successful in luring Powe, then Rodney Carney would depart after his 10-day contract ends Wednesday. Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Griz are interested in Powe for two reasons. The organization has stated it will do whatever it takes to improve its playoff chances. Plus, Griz general manager Chris Wallace (a former Boston executive) seems most comfortable with adding former Celtics to achieve that goal. Powe was a member of the Celtics' 2008 championship team. He has played in just 14 games this season but says his surgically repaired knees are no longer troubling him. Memphis Commercial Appeal
Meanwhile, Boston will continue to monitor the buyouts going on around the league with eyes toward adding as many as two more players with its available roster spots. All eyes seem to be on Troy Murphy, the sharpshooting big man who was traded to Golden State this week and could wind up available. The Cavaliers waived old friend Leon Powe, and the Celtics could add some beef up front if they desired another undersized power forward (but there seems little reason to rush into that). Boston's antenna will be up on wings like Philadelphia's Jason Kapono, who would add even more depth at that swingman spot (and a 3-point threat). Everyone's watching the volatile situation in Detroit to see whether the likes of Rip Hamilton hit the open market. ESPN.com
I've been told Troy Murphy is headed (to Boston) way and I could see Leon Powe winding up back there, too, after buyouts. ESPN.com
"When you have a chance to get a new start during the season after you lost all those games, you always want to go to a playoff team to help them better themselves," Powe said. "I could see myself back over there in Boston. I could see myself in a number of places though. I'm just trying to find a good fit with a playoff team. The team I was on, we were losing all kinds of games. I'm tired of losing." Yahoo! Sports
Marc J. Spears: After clearing waivers, as expected, big man Leon Powe is expected to get interest from BOS, LAL & NYK. Ex-Celtics preference is Boston. Twitter
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Free Nemours BrightStart Screenings for Ages 3 - 5
Tuesday, August 20 from 10am - 12:30pm
Children ages 3-5 are invited to receive a free, 10-minute Early Literacy Screening at the library, courtesy of Nemours BrightStart. Registration is taken on a first-come, first serve basis by a Nemours representative. Utilize this free screening to find out where your child's literacy strengths lay and what you can do to help them improve in any other areas before they start school.
LEGO Club for Tweens
Wednesday, August 21 @4pm
Tweens in 4th-7th grades are invited to the library for an afternoon of building with Legos and hanging out. No registration is necessary and it's free. Thanks to our Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library for providing the Legos for this very special program just for Tweens including our pink Legos. Tween girl Lego lovers, we want you to join our club, too.
Storytimes @ Anastasia Island Library
Baby / Toddler Time: Wednesdays @ 10:15am
Little Ones Craft Time: Wednesdays @ 10:45am
Preschool Storytime Wednesdays @ 11:05am
Storytimes are every Wednesday through November 27. Baby & Toddler storytimes are for children up to 18 months. Craft time is open to all children and focuses on teaching scissor, glue and coloring skills. Preschool storytimes are open to any child who can sit for longer stories and participate in active songs. Come for songs, stories, and fun. We look forward to seeing you. To ensure everyone is able to enjoy quality storytimes, we have a maximum capacity of 50. For more information on storytimes at other branches, please click here.
Visit with the Bookmobile
Saturday, August 24 @ 3pm
Get to know the St. Johns County Bookmobile. It will be here for all of our patrons to tour and learn more about all of the fabulous Bookmobile services. We'll also have a great craft for the family while they are here.
Boom Science @ Anastasia Island
Friday, August 30 @ 3:45pm
BLAST OFF! Space Show! Join us for an outer-space adventure as we launch out of the atmosphere, fly at 17,500 miles per hour in orbit 250 miles above the earth! Try out a Boom Science space suit, fly on a one-person space vehicle, and complete an important mission before returning to earth.This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Branch Library.
Kids LEGO Brick Club
Friday, August 9 @ 3pm
Come into the library to play with over 60 pounds of LEGO bricks and pieces. We supply the LEGO bricks and fun - all you need to bring is your imagination. There is no registration or fee for this program.
Children's Magic Shows performed by TEENS!
Friday, July 26 at 10:15 am & 11:15 am (repeat performance)
Did you love Magician Mark Alan's magic show yesterday or just love magic shows? Join us today as Magician Mark Alan presents our Teen Advisory Board volunteers, trained the last six weeks, to present their own magic show for children! The whole family is invited to come see the "big kids" perform magic! The 11:15 am magic show is a repeat of the first. These special magic shows and the magic workshops at which the teen magicians were trained by Magician Mark Alan are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library.
Here There Be Pirates
Wednesday, August 7 @ 11am
Bring in your family to meet Captain William Mayhem (from the Pirate Museum) and be mystified by his magical pirate talents. See some cool pirate artifacts during this hour long pirate adventure show. This very special Viva Florida 500 and Summer Reading Wrap up program is sponsored by the Friends of the Anastasia Island Branch Library. To ensure that everyone is able to enjoy the program, there will be 95 tickets available 1 hour before each show. Children of all ages may attend; please be aware, however, that the Summer Reading Programs are geared toward the school-age child.
Family Storytime
Friday, August 9 @ 10:30am
Fly with us this Friday as we share stories about our feathered friends. Find out how pigeons and people learn how to co-exist peacefully in Elizabeth Baguley's Pigeon Poop. We'll also read about Penguin and Pinecone, a pair who form an unlikely, but adorable, avian friendship.
Family Storytime
Friday, August 2 @ 10:30am
Do you cackle? Do you shout and sing? When do you whisper? This week we will be reading stories about voice, such as Mo Willems's What's Your Sound, Hound? and Shout! Shout it Out! by Denise Fleming. Join us for music and puppets, too.


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Ben Blake spends his weeks teaching college students algebraic equations. But on Saturday this mathematics professor will navigate through raging rapids and off 20-foot waterfalls during one of the most extreme whitewater kayak races in the world.
Since 1996 the first Saturday in November has marked the Green River Narrows Race where paddlers from around the world join locals in Henderson County to compete in a dangerous half-mile sprint through class IV and V rapids. Class V rapids earn their rating for being hard and consequential, with the potential for injury and even death. This will be Blake's sixth year racing alongside professional paddlers. ...Read the full article
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Resisting Global Toxics
Every year, nations and corporations in the "global North" produce millions of tons of toxic waste. Too often this hazardous material—linked to high rates of illness and death and widespread ecosystem damage—is exported to poor communities of color around the world. In Resisting Global Toxics, David Naguib Pellow examines this practice and charts the emergence of transnational environmental justice movements to challenge and reverse it. Pellow argues that waste dumping across national boundaries from rich to poor communities is a form of transnational environmental inequality that reflects North/South divisions in a globalized world, and that it must be theorized in the context of race, class, nation, and environment.
Building on environmental justice studies, environmental sociology, social movement theory, and race theory, and drawing on his own research, interviews, and participant observations, Pellow investigates the phenomenon of global environmental inequality and considers the work of activists, organizations, and networks resisting it. He traces the transnational waste trade from its beginnings in the 1980s to the present day, examining global garbage dumping, the toxic pesticides that are the legacy of the Green Revolution in agriculture, and today's scourge of dumping and remanufacturing high tech and electronics products. The rise of the transnational environmental movements described in Resisting Global Toxics charts a pragmatic path toward environmental justice, human rights, and sustainability.
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David Naguib Pellow is Don A. Martindale Endowed Chair in Sociology at the University of Minnesota. Among his books are the award-winning Garbage Wars: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago (MIT Press, 2002) and Power, Justice, and the Environment: A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement (coedited with Robert Brulle; MIT Press, 2005.)
"This is the book many of us have been waiting for. While linking the global South and North, and drawing from a deep well of activist, academic, legal, and regulatory literatures, Pellow interrogates the unequal and deeply racialized relations embedded in the trading and dumping of hazardous wastes in poor communities and communities of color. Through critical advocacy research, he also charts the increasing sophistication of the resistance, namely the emerging transnational environmental justice movement networks, who are using a rights-based discourse to mobilize across national borders, and along racial, cultural, and class lines."
—Julian Agyeman, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
"David Pellow has written a book that brings together a sophisticatedunderstanding of the global economic system and the evolvingtransnational environmental justice movement. His study treats race andclass seriously and non-reductively. Anyone who wants to understand theforces that are shaping our understanding of environmentalism shouldturn to this book."
—Gerald Torres, Co-author, The Miner's Canary, Bryant Smith Chair,University of Texas Law School
"Resisting Global Toxics provides a path breaking synthesis of theintersection of health, environment, and justice impacts ofindustrialization in the era of globalization. The book provides a richblend of theoretical and activist perspectives and highlights the role ofNGOs that are working to fill in the gaps in the absence of effective globalgovernance. By drawing on his research and participation with grass rootsgroups, David Pellow is able to document a compelling and grounded form ofglobal citizenship through the prism of race and class consciousness. Heshows how local and transnational groups around the world are strategicallyaddressing the full life-cycle impacts of globalization—from hazardousproduction through hazardous waste disposal. As he says, 'Transnationalenvironmental justice offenses require transnational responses.' This bookprovides authentic and compelling examples of such responses that are makingreal impacts."
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Students, faculty, staff and alumni associated with Catawba College's Ketner School of Business are taking a "Business in China" tour May 19-June 1. The tour includes visits to Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
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Intel and Dell are indicating that PC demand may be increasing but it's not clear how sustained or strong this trend is.
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Mount Frissell (Southwest Shoulder) Climber's Log
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MelNino | Fun Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2010 | |
Long drive to get there, fun lil climb. We got Round, Frissell, and Brace. Enjoyed finally highpointing my home state of CT, and seeing the Tri-State marker. | ||
Posted Apr 15, 2010 10:41 pm |
ScAtTeRbOnE | Hot Day in CT/MA/NY Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2007 | |
Hiked over Round Mtn, Frissell and then to the TriState marker and over to Bear Mtn in CT. Humid and hazy, but nice views from Round and Bear. | ||
Posted Oct 10, 2009 10:30 pm |
Zandt | Number 12! Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2009 | |
Ascended with my husband, who carried our adorable, ancient dog on his front. It was a beautiful day and a lovely, if quick, hike. Based on the steepness of a couple sections of the trail, I don't recommend it in wet weather. It was harder on my non-hiker husband than he expected. It was my 12th highpoint, his 6th, and our pup's 3rd. | ||
Posted Oct 6, 2009 11:36 am |
Hotoven | Good warm up hike Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2009 | |
Great views from the top and a very warm day. | ||
Posted Sep 21, 2009 9:23 am |
AliMc929 | First Highpoint! Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009 | |
This was my brother's and my first high point. We regretted that we didn't bring bug spray along with us, but it was a pretty easy hike and we had some really great views since it was such a beautiful day. | ||
Posted Sep 13, 2009 6:03 pm |
Outdooraholic | Number 7 Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2009 | |
My seventh state highpoint, and a very enjoyable hike! | ||
Posted Jul 14, 2009 11:02 pm |
weathergirl42 | HP #1! Date Climbed: May 31, 2008 | |
The one that started it all. Hiked up in beautiful, loved the scrambling, hiked out to the tri-state marker. I'm planning to take my Dad there later this month-I want to get him into highpointing, too, and this is a great start! | ||
Posted Jul 6, 2009 2:53 pm |
osatrik | #22 SHP, in 1987 Date Climbed: Jun 6, 1987 | |
Vanessa and I, toward the end of the second year of our highpoint quest, hiked to the highpoint from the Connecticut side, and did not actually go to the Massachusetts summit of Frissell, only to the marker at the state line. | ||
Posted Jun 29, 2009 4:21 pm |
mthomas | On snowshoes with my brother Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2002 | |
Climbed it on snowshoes with my brother Alan, a resident of Connecticut | ||
Posted Apr 15, 2009 8:02 am |
Rockscaler | I didnt actually want to hike this lol! | |
But I did, glad I did! | ||
Posted Feb 3, 2009 5:57 pm |
skinnywhitecomic | HP #10 Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2008 | |
This was my 10th highpoint and my dad's 3rd. We kept second guessing ourselves, but by keeping on the red trail we found it! A good hike all around! | ||
Posted Nov 29, 2008 4:45 pm |
2skinners | HP #19 Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2008 | |
My wife and I did this highpoint after doing Rhode Island's highpoint. This was definately the more exciting of the two. Unfortunately, there was so much fog that there were no views and it decided to rain a bit. It was some great scrambling however. Made it down just before dark. | ||
Posted Nov 12, 2008 4:12 am |
Flanders | What Jenkins said Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2010 | |
Great hike for kids - just enough to make it challenging for 10 and under. Hike was less than 45 minutes though so make sure you have other things to do if you head out there. Edit: Doh! Missed it the first time, due to heavy clouds/rain and poor guidebook descriptions. | ||
Posted Oct 3, 2008 11:14 pm |
Brian Jenkins | Don't dis the Fris Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2010 | |
Took us longer to find the right trailhead than to hike this. We missed the large state line marker as we were looking for a sign on the other side of the road, not a large concrete post on the left side of the road (if you are driving in). Still, an enjoyable hike up the rocks in the rain and wind. Now views though. Tagged both the state highpoint and the summit. Edit-The above entry, from 9/26/08, is incorrect. Realized on 10/2/10 when we did this, Frissell and Brace that we only tagged Round Mountain in 2008. Since the views were nil, we never realized we were not on Frissell. So, on 10/2/10, after realizing this on a beautiful day, we went over, tagged the high point, then Brace, then on the way back, the true summit of Frissell (in MA) which is just about 10 yards to the right when you come over from Round. There is a summit register there (looks like an old mailbox on a tree nearby a cairn) too. Nice views of Riga Lake from the highpoint. | ||
Posted Sep 29, 2008 1:23 am |
maddie77777 | Great views! Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2008 | |
Great views from up there. Wife and I were a little freaked out driving on that gravel road for like 12 total miles or so seeing all those no trespassing signs. Still, I won't forget the view up there on a crisp September afternoon. | ||
Posted Sep 20, 2008 5:47 pm |
Chinigo | HP #13 - plus summit and CT-MA-NY tripoint Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2003 | |
Approximate date - I took the Frissell trail west along the CT-MA border to the summit, then DOWN to the highpoint (that sounds so strange). Then I went to the tri-state point before heading back. | ||
Posted Aug 19, 2008 2:25 pm |
Brian Kalet | Standard Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2008 | |
CT Highpoint, Frissell & Round | ||
Posted Aug 13, 2008 1:36 am |
Tahawus | Mount Frissell (Southwest Shoulder) Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007 | |
Climbed via the South Taconic Trail from the Mount Washington Road. A fun, easy and short dayhike. Signed in at the summit register before heading over to the highpoint. Nice views of the Litchfield Hills and of Riga Lake and the South Resevoir. My fifth state highpoint! | ||
Posted Aug 12, 2008 2:46 pm |
injektilo | Nice hike Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2006 | |
This was a pleasant hike made better by the season's first snow flurries. A really nice area. | ||
Posted Aug 8, 2008 12:03 pm |
Redwic | Two Steep Routes Taken... Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2008 | |
In the early morning, I took both the South Taconic Trail and the Standard Route. I wanted to see the views of Round Mountain and Bear Mountain. These trails are much steeper than even I expected, but the scenery and viewpoints make it worth the trip. This was the fourth of seven HPs (plus Washington, D.C.) I would reach in two days' time. HP #28 for me. | ||
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[JURIST] US military judge Colonel Patrick Parrish ruled Tuesday that Pentagon officials lacked the authority to dismiss Lieutenant Commander William Kuebler [JURIST news archive] as defense counsel for Canadian Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials, JURIST news archive]. Chief defense counsel Colonel Peter Masciola reassigned Kuebler [JURIST report] earlier this month after Kuebler filed a formal complaint alleging that Masciola had a conflict of interest in overseeing the case. Parrish ruled that, under the rules of military tribunals, only a judge could remove a lawyer [AP report] under such circumstances. Kuebler further alleges that he was barred from accessing files and resources that he needed to work on Khadr's defense. Kuebler continues to maintain that Khadr should be sent back to Canada.Kuebler has long criticized Masciola's handling of the case and in February stated that he had prompted the investigation [JURIST report] of the defense team's ethics based on Masciola's leadership. Khadr's defense team had presented a plan to return him [JURIST report] to Canada, a proposal supported by opposition members [open letter, PDF] of the Canadian House of Commons. Khadr has allegedly admitted to throwing a hand grenade [JURIST report] that killed a US soldier in Afghanistan, and was charged [JURIST report] in April 2007 with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, providing material support for terrorism, and spying.
[JURIST] The Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People's Court in China sentenced two Tibetans to death on Wednesday for their involvement in the March 2008 Lhasa riots [advocacy backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The two men were found guilty [Xinhua report] of starting fires that led to several deaths. Three other men received delayed death sentences or life imprisonment for their roles in the riots. Together the five men started fires that caused the deaths of seven people and damaged five places of business. This is the first time death sentences have been imposed in relation to the riots. Chinese media is reporting that 76 people have been sentenced [AP report] and more than 950 are being detained for their involvement in the demonstration.Last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] accused [JURIST report] the Chinese government of failing to account for all of the individual that were arrested, detained and on trial as a result of their involvement in the demonstrations. In February, Tibet regional People's Congress announced [JURIST report] that Tibetan courts had convicted 76 people involved in the riots. In November 2008, the UN Committee Against Torture [official website] recommended [press release; JURIST report] that China ensure prompt access to an independent lawyer, independent medical care, and the right to lodge confidential complaints for all persons detained in connection with the March 2008 riots.
[JURIST] The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday sentenced former Revolutionary Union Front (RUF) [GlobalSecurity backgrounder] commanders Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris Kallon, and Augustine Gbao to jail terms of 52, 40, and 25 years, respectively. The three men were each found guilty [JURIST report] in February of war crimes and crimes against humanity for their roles in the country's civil war. Together, the men were convicted of a total of 46 charges, and sentenced to terms [Reuters report] totaling 1,360 years in prison, but were allowed to serve the terms concurrently. Sesay, Kallon and Augustine are the first three former RUF leaders to be tried [trial backgrounder] by the SCSL, and it is not yet clear if their sentences will be appealed.The Sierra Leone civil war [UNAMSIL backgrounder] ended in 2002 after 11 years, during which the RUF allegedly killed and mutilated civilians, forcibly recruited child soldiers, and forced many from their homes as villages were burned and destroyed. In 2002, the UN and Sierra Leone jointly established [text, PDF] the SCSL to try the leaders believed to be responsible. In October 2007, the SCSL sentenced two former leaders [JURIST report] of the Civil Defense Forces to serve six to eight years for "murder, cruel treatment, pillage, and collective punishment." In July 2007, three former leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council were sentenced to 45 years imprisonment [JURIST report] on counts of rape, murder, mutilation, pillage, and abducting children to force them to work as soldiers and diamond laborers.
[JURIST] Human rights activists in Russia are being attacked with greater frequency, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin [official profile] said Wednesday in an interview with Vesti television [media website, in Russian]. Lukin was responding [Interfax report] to the recent beating [AI press release] of Lev Ponomarev, leader of advocacy group For Human Rights. Lukin said that even though it wasn't clear whether the attack was politically motivated, it tied into a theme of political intolerance in the country.In January, prominent Russian human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov was shot dead [JURIST report] by a masked gunman in Moscow. In February, Russian human rights group SOVA Center [advocacy website] announced the number of Russian hate crimes rose slightly [JURIST report] in 2008 over 2007 levels, with 97 people killed and 525 wounded. In May, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev [official profile] stressed the importance of rights and freedoms [JURIST report] at the outset of his inauguration address [text; recorded video, in Russian].
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Tuesday that a female Muslim police officer is not entitled to wear a religious headscarf [JURIST news archive] while on duty. Officer Kimberlie Webb of the Philadelphia Police Department was appealing the ruling [opinion, PDF] of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania [official website] entering summary judgment against her assertions of religious and sex discrimination. The appeals court held that despite having established a prima facie case of religious discrimination, Webb's claim fails because it would unduly burden the city's interest in "maintaining the Philadelphia Police Department uniform as a symbol of neutral government authority, free from expressions of personal religion, bent or bias." The court refused to examine the sex discrimination allegation because Webb failed to submit a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) [official website] prior to filing the claim in federal court as required by law. Webb also introduced constitutional claims for the first time on appeal. The court refused to examine the new constitutional claims, as a new claim can never be introduced on appeal unless failure of an appellate court to hear the new claim would severely undercut justice. Religious headscarves have become controversial in several Western countries recently, as lawmakers struggle to balance an individuals' rights to practice their religion with public policy and security concerns. In December, a Muslim woman in the US state of Georgia was arrested and ordered to serve 10 days in jail [JURIST report] for contempt of court after she refused to remove her headscarf, or hijab, upon entering a security checkpoint in an Atlanta courtroom. That same month the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] unanimously ruled [JURIST report] that there was no human rights violation when a French school expelled two students for refusing to remove their headscarves. In May, a US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit [JURIST reports] filed by a Muslim woman against a judge who asked her to remove her niqab in court. In September 2007, Canadian chief electoral officer Marc Mayrand resisted calls by Canadian lawmakers [JURIST report] to invoke his discretionary powers to require women to remove traditional Muslim niqabs or burqas when voting in elections in the province of Quebec.
[JURIST] The conviction [JURIST report] of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday was met with widespread approval from the current Peruvian government and human rights organizations. Peruvian Prime Minister Yehuda Simon [official website, in Spanish] said that the verdict highlighted the country's judicial autonomy [press release, in Spanish]. Amnesty International [advocacy website] trial observer Javier Zuniga expressed [press release] the hope that the trial and conviction are "just the first of many trials in both Latin America and throughout the world," characterizing the conviction as a "crucial milestone in the struggle against impunity." Human Rights Watch [advocacy website] senior Americas researcher Maria McFarland, also observing the trial, declared [press release] that "the Peruvian court has shown the world that even former heads of state cannot expect to get away with serious crimes," and said that the conviction is part of the global trend towards accountability. The Washington Office on Latin America [advocacy website] also applauded [press release] the independence and impartiality of the court. In Peru, the Association for Human Rights (APRODEH) [advocacy website, in Spanish] expressed satisfaction with the conviction [press release, in Spanish] and characterized it as the product of the persistent struggle of the victims' family members pushing the Barrios Altos and La Cantuta cases over the past 17 years. In contrast, the pro-Fujimori political coalition Fuerza 2011 [party website, in Spanish] on Monday issued preemptive remarks [YouTube video] by Fujimori's daughter Keiko Fujimori, declaring that unless Fujimori was absolved, the trial would prove to be a vindictive show put on by the very people who believed in terrorism as a political means. Keiko Fujimori also said that she believes the condemnation will only strengthen popular support [Comercio report, in Spanish] for the coalition in the 2011 presidential elections.Fujimori, who maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings, was convicted on charges of approving the November 1991 killing of 15 people in Lima's Barrios Altos neighborhood [backgrounder] and the July 1992 kidnapping and murder of 10 people [MIT backgrounder] from Lima's La Cantuta University. He has since announced that he will appeal the decision. Also on Tuesday, the US National Security Archives [official website] posted declassified documents [press release and materials] that were used during the trial as evidence, and which came from US officials reporting on the rise of government sponsored death squads in Peru.
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Tuesday that US courts cannot prevent the government from transferring detainees held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] to foreign countries on the grounds that detainees may face prosecution or torture in the foreign country. The three-judge panel found it had jurisdiction to hear the habeas corpus claims brought by nine Uighur [JURIST news archive] Muslim detainees under Boumediene v. Bush [opinion, PDF; JURIST report]. Relying heavily on the US Supreme Court opinion Munaf v. Geren [opinion, PDF; JURIST report], the court then overturned a DC District Court decision [JURIST report] that would have required the government to give a 30-day notice before sending detainees to foreign nations, ruling that the executive branch has broad authority to order transfers. The court noted that the US government has in place policies against sending detainees to countries that may torture them and concluded "the district court may not question the Governments determination that a potential recipient country is not likely to torture a detainee."On Monday seventeen Uighur detainees filed a petition for certiorari [JURIST report] with the Supreme Court, asking the Court to grant their release. US Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters in March that the Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] would consider accepting [JURIST report] in the US the 17 Uighur detainees who have been cleared for release. The DOJ has declined to repatriate the Uighurs despite Chinese demands [JURIST report] because they could face torture upon their return. In March, Holder and other top officials from the Obama administration met with leaders [JURIST report] from the European Union (EU) [official website] to discuss plans to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay. The US government has determined that the Uighurs are not unlawful enemy combatants [10 USC § 948a text; JURIST news archive], but have been linked with the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) [CFR backgrounder], a militant group that calls for separation from China and has been a US-designated terrorist group since 2002.
[JURIST] The government of Bangladesh [JURIST news archive] said Tuesday it is working with the UN to organize war crimes [JURIST news archive] prosecutions for alleged violations stemming from the country's 1971 War of Independence [GlobalSecurity backgrounder] against Pakistan [JURIST news archive] and is considering trial in the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST news archive]. Rights group Amnesty International [advocacy website] welcomed the move [press release], which will bring war crimes experts Louis Bickford, Priscilla Hayner, Bogdan Ivanisevic, and Alexander Mayer-Rieckh [professional profiles] all from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) [official website] to the government's assistance. UNDP Resident Coordinator Renata Lok Dessallien has discussed proceeding [Daily Star report] under Bangladesh's International Crimes (Tribunal) Act 1973 [text, PDF] with Law Minister Shafique Ahmed [official profile]. State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Tajul Islam said the government would turn to the ICC [Sindh Today report] to prosecute Pakistani military personnel. Any investigation will involve requests for documents from both Pakistan and the US, which supported Pakistan in the conflict. In March 2008, hundreds of Bangladeshi veterans issued a call for war crimes trials [JURIST report] against those Bangladeshis who assisted Pakistani forces in the war. According to government records, around three million people were killed during the war. Bangladesh has never held trials for war crimes, as earlier governments have said trials would harm national unity. The Bangladeshi government has identified 1,779 war criminals from the 1971 war.
[JURIST] Justice Ian MacDonnell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice [official website] ruled [judgment, PDF] Tuesday that officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) [official website], Canada's federal police force and the country's largest law enforcement entity, can form unions. MacDonnell's ruling struck down a portion of the RCMP Regulations [1988, SOR/88-361 text] that established a labor representation scheme that infringed on officers' right to freedom of association. The ruling also struck down a section of the regulations that the court held violated the RCMP members' right to freedom of speech. In upholding the right to form a union, MacDonnell wrote:
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[JURIST] A federal appeals court in Baghdad on Tuesday reduced the sentence for the Iraqi journalist accused of throwing his shoe at former US president George W. Bush [JURIST news archive] from three years to one year. Lawyers for Muntadar al-Zaidi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] based their appeal on an Iraqi law that provides a maximum two-year sentence for the public insult of a foreign head of state. This appeal followed last month's sentencing [JURIST report] by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) [establishment order, PDF] on charges of assault, which carries with it a longer sentence than insult. The court's decision to reduce the sentence was based in part on the fact that al-Zaidi had no prior criminal record [Al Jazeera report]. The shoe-throwing incident occurred at a December 14 joint news conference [transcript] at which Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki [BBC profile] signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) [text, PDF; CFR backgrounder] governing the future US military presence in the country. Al-Zaidi, who had allegedly suffered brutality first hand in Iraq having been kidnapped and released by Shiite militiamen in 2007 [Washington Post report], testified to a three-judge panel that his actions were meant to restore Iraqi citizens' pride.
[JURIST] The Council of the District of Columbia [official website] voted Tuesday to recognize same-sex marriages [JURIST news archive] performed outside of Washington, DC. The bill, proposed by DC Councilman Phil Mendelson [official website], was approved by a 12-0 vote. A number of council members applauded the vote, citing its historic nature, and hinting at forthcoming legislation [Washington Post report] that would allow same-sex marriages to be performed in DC. Gay and lesbian rights group the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) [advocacy website] applauded [press release] the council's vote, calling it, "another positive step toward equality." There will be a final vote on the proposed legislation next month, and then the measure must be approved by the mayor and then by Congress under the Home Rule Act [text, PDF]. The DC Council's vote comes on the same day that the Vermont Legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage [JURIST report]. While Washington, DC will now recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages, Vermont becomes the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage, joining Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa [JURIST reports], and the first state to do so through a vote of the legislature. California had allowed [JURIST news archive] same-sex marriages until November 2008, when Proposition 8 passed 52-48. Vermont became the first state to offer civil unions to same-sex couples when then-Governor Howard Dean signed H.B.847 [text] into law in April 2000.
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