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5 Bank Stocks Wilting Under the Summer Sun
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Big bank stocks can't catch a break.
After outperforming the broader markets in the first quarter of the year, the sector has erased most of those gains since April.
Investors appear to have run out of reasons to buy bank stocks, with valuations no longer a steal and macro factors taking a turn for the worse.
JPMorgan Chase's (JPM) unexpected disclosure of its $2 billion trading loss has also scared away already weary bank stock investors.JPMorgan had enjoyed a premium as a "safe haven" asset, having demonstrated prudent risk management and leadership through the crisis. But the recent lapse in risk management has delivered a black mark to its reputation. The lack of near-term catalysts combined with expectations of another weak summer is also weighing on sentiment. Earlier in the year, expectations of the nationwide mortgage settlement, higher deal activity thanks to Capital One's (COF) acquisition spree, and the Fed's stress tests all helped to push bank stocks higher. But the catalysts are now switching to more "macro factors" according to Barclays Capital analysts. Bank stocks stand to gain from higher interest rates, more robust loan growth and sustained improvement in home prices as well as lower headline risk from Europe, according to analyst Jason Goldberg. But the timing of these events remains highly uncertain. JMP Securities analyst David Trone recently took an ax to the estimates and price targets of the big banks. "We now expect the shares and earnings of our bulge-bracket names to fall significantly over the balance of 2012 due to a confluence of material events, both at home and abroad, led by an increasingly troublesome situation in Europe," he wrote in a recent note. According to Trone, the U.S. has a "trifecta of worries" including the fiscal cliff, the expiration of market-related tax cuts and Presidential elections. More regulation is also on the cards with calls to toughen the Volcker rule and break up big banks resurgacing following the recent trading fiasco at JPMorgan.Morgan Stanley's (MS) Facebook (FB) IPO flub is also raising questions among regulators. "Washington's policy response to the losses of '07-'09 was already tough, but now the JPM episode has caused a new flare-up of emotions, thus final Volcker rules are likely to be painful," Trone wrote. Here's a look at the five stocks that have taken the biggest hit over the past month amid a litany of negative headlines. Only stocks with a market capitalization of greater than $1 billion have been considered.
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I am writing in regards to The Salem News article dated Saturday, Oct. 6 ("CPA gets second chance in Beverly").
The supporters of the citizen group Community Preservation Beverly may have their hearts in the right place. However, instead of forcing taxpayers to fund their cause, they should be trying to attract donations from citizens, local businesses and private schools. The key word here is donate, not mandate. The middle class has been severely hurt in this recession with gasoline prices doubling; food prices rising; heating oil prices through the roof; and insurance, water and sewer rates, property taxes, and health care all increasing. This is certainly not the time to raise taxes on property owners, especially the middle class. It is not fair or appropriate.
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The online world has become a very social place, providing new and unique data resources for search systems to exploit.
At an analyst dinner with some industry bigwigs last week, the conversation mainly focused on the arrival of Bing (which does not stand for "but it's not Google") and the CPC (define) across a number of verticals.
The conversation really got interesting when it shifted to social media and the notion of social search.
This is an area of research I've been steeped in for quite some time now. Having lived with Google's (and others') general purpose search with its non-validated 10 blue links for so long, I'm intrigued by the idea of validated search results.
Let me clarify what I mean by non-validated results. Google and other search engines rely heavily on a connectivity server and link analysis of the Web (or at least the fraction of the Web they capture). When you search for something, a mathematical formula based on hyperlink data ranks the top 10 results for you.
This means the results are based primarily on Web pages that have the best linkage data according to each search engine's own criteria. But this is not based on the entire Web, just part of it. Results aren't verified or validated by human beings, other than by click-stream data. So how do you really know if these results are genuine or even truthful? There's plenty of evidence online regarding black-hat SEO (define) and the ability to manipulate search engine results.
This is why social search is rapidly emerging as a key paradigm on the Web. As the term suggests, social search deals with search within a social environment, perhaps more easily described as a community of users actively participating in the search process.
The online world has become a very social place rich with people interacting with each other in various ways. And this provides new and unique data resources for search systems to exploit -- along with a ton of privacy issues to be considered. Tagging and searching within communities are two main areas of research. Other examples include P2P (define) and metasearch.
Searching within communities examines how users search within such environments. For instance, a musician who enjoys golf and photography may well be a member of music, sports, and digital camera communities. Interactions in these communities range from passive activities, such as reading Web pages, to interactive, such as writing a blog or participating in online forums.
Being able to automatically determine which communities exist in an online environment and which people are members of each will be very valuable information for search marketing's future. A rapidly growing area of social search is that of question answering. These are systems (frequently expert systems) whereby a person posts a question and community members provide answers to the question. This type of search task is much more social, interactive, and focused than a general-purpose Web search.
Filtering and recommendation systems have been around online for some considerable time. As social search gains popularity, these systems become very important because they are attached to a person's profiles. For example, in standard search tasks Google returns documents in response to many different queries. And these queries usually correspond to short-term information needs. With the use of filtering, a fixed query represents a long-term information need.
For example, a number of online services provide alerts. CNN, for instance, provides alerts allowing users to specify various topics of interest, such as international politics or sports. When a new story matches the user's profile, the system sends an alert. In this way, the user doesn't need to continually search for relevant articles. Instead, the system is tasked with finding relevant documents that match a person's long-term information needs.
Recommendation systems work within peer groups to attempt to predict how much a person would prefer certain items. Recommendation systems are social search algorithms because predictions are estimated based on ratings given by similar users, thereby linking people to a community of users with related interests.
For those interested in the future development of information retrieval on the Web, including the emergence of social search, I strongly recommend, "Search Engines: Information Retrieval in Practice." It's not a bedtime read, but it is a great reference for the design and implementation of search engines and where search is headed.
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On August 11, 2012, at 4:53 pm local time, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 60km (37 mi) north of the city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran. Eleven minutes later, a magnitude 6.3 aftershock hit near the original epicenter. More than 300 people died, 5,000 were injured, and 36,000 were made homeless. A magnitude 6.4 quake normally produces local property damage, some injuries, but very few fatalities. So why was a quake of this moderate magnitude so devastating?
The people who live in the villages of rural Iran build their houses today in the same way they have done for hundreds of years. The main building material is clay brick mixed with straw. A heavy roofs rests directly on the mud brick walls, not supported by beams or framing. When the region suffers a quake of even moderate strength, the shaking causes the roof to collapse and bring the walls down, killing, injuring, or trapping everyone inside.
The city of Tabriz, where some modern building practices are followed, had some damage and 45 fatalities. It was the villages in the mountainous areas surrounding Tabriz that were hit the hardest. According to Iranian officials, 130 villages were 70% to 90% destroyed, and 20 villages were completely leveled.
This scenario keeps repeating itself. In 2002, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake killed 261. In 2003, a 6.6 earthquake southeast of Tehran wiped out the entire city of Bam, killing 31,000. In 2005, a 6.4 magnitude quake killed 612. One solution to this problem might be for the Iranian government to take steps to help the rural villages build safer houses, and retrofit the older ones against the shaking that is sure to come in this earthquake-prone region.
The Zagros Fold & Thrust Belt (FTB) is a complex of fault lines that runs for 1,800km (1,200 mi) from southern Iran to the Greater Caucasus Mountains in the north. The Zagros marks the convergence of the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates, where the Arabian Plate constantly pushes north into the Eurasian Plate at 20mm (0.8 in) a year, putting great stress on the fault lines separating the two plates. When the pressure builds high enough, a fault line section releases, and the Arabian Plate slips under the continental Eurasian Plate in a sudden, violent motion that produces shaking over a wide area. Iran is one of the world's most seismically active areas.


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The San Diego Chargers are very much alive in the AFC West race, but they'll need at least a loss by the Denver Broncos on Saturday to stay in the picture. That is, if they take care of business against the Detroit Lions on Saturday. The odds makers are seeing this as a close game, as Odds Shark had the opening line of the game at three points in favor of the Lions. It has since moved on a couple of lines to 1.5 points.
The Lions pulled off one of the season's great comebacks last Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. Down by 13 points with less than eight minutes left in the game, Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes in the final five minutes to put the Lions up, 28-27. The second touchdown came with 39 seconds left. The Raiders actually attempted a 65-yard field goal as time expired, but Ndamukong Suh blocked it.
Both of these teams are capable of putting up points on the board, which makes the over/under of 52.5 points a reasonable estimate for this game. Stafford certainly knows how to pile on the touchdown passes.
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Cardinals coach Bruce Arians revealed Monday that Rob Housler has been diagnosed with a high ankle sprain.
Chris Polk revealed he suffered a Grade 2 partial tear of his hamstring on the second day of Eagles camp.
Johnny Manziel is struggling -- and continues to struggle -- with the Browns' playbook.
Michael Crabtree admitted he wasn't healthy or himself in the eight games he played last season after returning from a torn Achilles'.
Torrey Smith is anticipating a more versatile role this season.
The Browns named Brian Hoyer their Week 1 starter.
Coach Chip Kelly downplayed LeSean McCoy's "small version" of turf toe Tuesday.
Eagles acquired RB/KR Kenjon Barner from the Panthers in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in 2015.
Profootballtalk reports there have been no settlement talks in the Josh Gordon case.
Rookie RB Jeremy Hill is practicing at Bengals camp after suffering a shoulder injury in Saturday night's preseason game.
Browns rookie RB Isaiah Crowell has two carries for three yards through two preseason games.
Julio Jones (foot) is "set to return to a normal practice routine."


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Updated 3:57pm Wednesday 30th April 2014 in News By Becky Middleton, Chief Reporter
Passengers were left on a train stranded between two stops for 90 minutes after reports a power rail was ripped off the track.
All services along the First Capital Connect loop heading north between Sutton and Streatham are suspended until further notice, but services between Streatham and Sutton via Hackbridge have reopened.
The train, the 11.28am service to Bedford, stopped a mile outside Tooting just after noon today. It is still on the track.
A passenger, who gave his name as Keith, launched a scathing attack on the response from rail staff, though praised the train driver for his actions.
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He described how they walked across the tracks and were able to exit the tracks at a maintenance access.
Passengers at Wimbledon Station were also left sitting on a train at Platform 9 for 30 minutes before being told to get off the train and make other arrangements.
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"Before we evacuate we have to turn off power to the lines and this can take time. I apologise to people who had to wait but we always work with their safety as the top priority."
While the power was off all routes north and south were suspended.
First Capital Connect have been unable to give a time when the full service will resume.
As a result the operators have arranged for a coach to visit Rutlish School, by Wimbledon Chase station, which will be taking pupils who usually use the loop to relevant stations as far as Tooting.
Tickets being accepted on South West Trains and London Tramlink services.
Staff at Wimbledon station have said there would be no services from platform 9 until further notice.
A spokesman from Network Rail said: "There has been an ongoing incident on the line between Tooting and Streatham today.
"Electric trains on this line collect their power from the conductor rail (also known as the third rail) through pick-ups that run along the top of it.
"A train from Sutton to Bedford suffered damage to some of its pickups and came to a stand half a mile or so from Tooting at 11.30am this morning.
"The conductor rail was also damaged in the incident and the train was unable to continue its journey
"The cause of the issue is not yet known and investigations are continuing.
"The current state of play - as of 3.15pm - is that one line remains closed between Wimbledon and Streatham.
"Engineers are on the site and repairing the damage to the track. Passengers in the area are advised to check before they travel this afternoon as services will be subject to change."
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Secondly how can the train line from sutton to streatham both be open and closed at the same time? ("via hackbridge" is the same line). This shows a lack of knowledge of the Sutton Loop.
I suggest that the Sutton reporters deals with the Sutton loop and the wimbleden reporters deal with important issues like the tennis!
Anyhow let's hope FCC can get the service back to 100%. I note that Labour are talking about renationalising..
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---- — KOKOMO — Melissa Gross ate biscuits and gravy at Ducky's Family Restaurant for years.
"I loved their breakfast menu," she said.
Her mom, on the other hand, preferred a sandwich called The Marilyn, Gross had no idea what was even on it. But her mom always ordered it when the family stopped at Ducky's after church on Sunday.
Gross created so many memories inside that restaurant.
"Ducky's has been a staple around Kokomo for 50 plus years," she said. "With me being raised here, I was part of it."
The restaurant struggled, though. So much so, in fact, that it was chosen to be on the Food Network's "Restaurant Impossible."
The goal of the show is to save failing restaurants across America. Chef Robert Irvine has two days and $10,000 to come in and transform them. He looks at things like menus, pricing, management and décor.
He and his crew can't do the work alone, though. He enlists the help of people in the community.
Gross knew this because she and her husband love the show. So when she found out Irvine and his crew would be filming at Ducky's late last week, she wanted to be a part of it. She volunteered to help with the makeover.
Gross was not alone. She said so many people in the area showed up to help out.
"Robert Irvine said this is the most volunteers he's ever seen," Gross said. "That just tells me our little town of Kokomo steps up when it needs to."
Those volunteers worked from 8 p.m. Thursday to 2 a.m. Friday and then again from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday – right before the grand re-opening.
A line snaked out of the restaurant long before the doors opened at 7 p.m. to those with reservations.
Danielle VanNess wanted to be a part of that exclusive group that got to see the restaurant and the cast of the show. She called Ducky's four days before it re-opened.
"I was blowing up the phone trying to get reservations," she said. "They were booked through Sunday."
So instead, she, her sister and her friends stood for hours outside Ducky's Friday night while people ate. The girls wanted to meet the cast of the show and maybe get a glimpse of the new restaurant.
After all, everyone was being tight-lipped about the improvements. Volunteers and restaurant patrons signed papers saying they won't discuss the makeover until after the Ducky's episode of "Restaurant Impossible" airs in August or September.
VanNess thought she might be able to see what was going on through the restaurant's windows.
Most of them were covered. VanNess and her posse couldn't see inside the dining area. But there were no curtains covering the two small windows in the Ducky's kitchen.
The group hovered by those windows for hours, screaming and snapping photos with their phones every time Irvine walked by.
"Will you look at me, just look at me," Ashley Carpenter said as Irvine stopped near the window.
Of course, he didn't. He was preoccupied with the Ducky's staff. Carpenter and VanNess could only imagine what he was telling them.
Irvine is known for being brutal on the show.
"He's really mean, but he's straight up honest," VanNess said. "He speaks the truth."
Gross said Irvine is completely different off camera. He's sweet and really, really awesome, she said.
He showed that side Friday evening. Irvine stepped out of the kitchen for a few moments, and VanNess and her friends spotted him.
They ran to the back of the restaurant, asking for autographs and pictures with the chef. He made time for all of them.
Afterward, the girls were screaming. Carpenter was fanning herself, and VanNess was crying. She wiped tears from her eyes.
"That made my year," Carpenter said.
They never got to see the inside of the restaurant. But they didn't mind. VanNess said she would be back to eat there when it slowed down.
Gross said she wants to eat there, too. As a volunteer, she didn't get to try the new menu items.
"Once the dust settles, me and my mom will go in there and eat again," she said. "It's going to be jam packed for a while."
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More than 25,000 American men will die from prostate cancer this year. But prostate cancer can be treated successfully if the disease is caught early. A blood test that can detect whether a man is at high risk for developing prostate cancer is on the horizon. The study was published in the February 28, 2008, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Why is the international press not discussing the case of the five Cuban political prisoners, which is in fact one of the greatest political and legal scandals of the century? How is it possible that a scandal of record-breaking sensationalism, adaptable to any kind of media coverage by its political and legal content, has been censored by the vast majority of media outlets in the west? How is it possible that, in the very hour of the « global war against terrorism », five young Cubans who risked their lives to prevent terrorist acts from being carried out against their country, were arrested, mistreated, and condemned to life imprisonment in the United States without this being mentioned by the media transnationals?1
To understand this, it is necessary to explain how the flow of information works. Everybody involved in the western press is governed by a concept established years ago by the masters of the universe, namely big capital, the owners of the majority of the information channels.
In reality, there is a predetermined framework of debate within the press, scrupulously laid down and religiously respected by all the major media players. Within this essentially doctrinal framework, overwhelmed by the dominant ideology, discussion can, and indeed must, take place to give the impression of pluralism of views, diversity of opinions and democracy. However, in reality this is just a trap, because it is tightly limited to conventional themes. The ideological framework only accepts conventional and superficial opinions and ideas which go with the flow and stick within the official line set by the dominant ideology. It is therefore never possible to get to the root of essential problems. The idea of raising fundamental questions is inconceivable.
The case of the five Cuban political prisoners has not been tackled in the international press because it stands outside the established framework. In a supposedly democratic press, it is not possible to address obvious phenomena, truisms of the first order, which could be published on the front page of every newspaper if there were any readiness to uncover the objective truth. It is not possible to say that Cuba is the country which has suffered the longest and fiercest terrorist campaign in modern history. Nor is it possible to point out that five patriotic Cubans are imprisoned in the USA for having fought against terrorism. Equally, it is not possible to point out that the main driving force of the relationship between Cuba and the USA has been the terrorist violence of the world super-power. One is disqualified from dealing with the most obvious questions, such as Cuba's right to self-defence when confronted by aggression.
For many years, the international community has discussed the US economic blockade and has asked whether this is the best way of opening up politics in Cuba. The theme has been tackled as if it were a serious question. But it has not been, and still is not, a serious question. In reality, the real question asked by Washington is this: what measures is it advisable to take in order to achieve the complete annihilation of Cuba as a independent sovereign state ? That is the real question.
At the heart of the European Union, the debate about whether a policy of sanctions against Cuba would have positive effects leading to a « democratisation of the regime » has also arisen. This has been discussed and continues to be discussed as if it were a serious matter. But it is not at all serious. The real question is: what measures can Washington take to destroy the revolutionary Cuban project? What measures can the White House put in place to transform a sovereign country into a neo-colony, and to subjugate a free people?
In the international press, the most obvious questions are declared illegitimate, even unthinkable. The terrorism against Cuba has been erased from the record. Nobody questions the traditional policies intended to destroy the existence of a people. The crucial questions for Cuba's survival are shamelessly censored, but on line with the established doctrinal framework.
In France, the major newspapers – whether right, left, or even communist (as is the case with L'Humanité) – are owned by large economic and financial groupings. Two multinationals – Dassault and Lagardère – whose main activity is the international arms trade (fighter jets, missiles, rockets) and whose trade is in war, control the press and publishing world. The Dassault group, whose president is the radical right-winger Serge Dassault, owns Socpresse, the major French press group, which publishes more than 70 newspapers and magazines including Le Figaro, L'Express and L'Expansion, and several dozen regional newspapers. (2)
As for the group belonging to Arnaud Lagardère, it controls around 47 newspapers, magazines and publishing houses, including Hachette, La Provence and Nice-Matin. It is the major editor in France (Grasset, Fayard, Stock). Needless to say, in addition to the financial control which this group has over its publications, it also exercises an extremely narrow editorial line, which raises several rather serious questions. The activity which brings profits to an arms multinational is war. How is this sensitive theme treated in its publications? Will there not be a risk of conflict of interest? Will the main purpose of these newspapers be the objective presentation of events? (3)
The most illustrative case is that of the French newspaper Libération. Once of a Maoist tendency, it was created by the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre in the 70s. For several years it has been running a deficit. In January 2005 the ultra-liberal banker Edouard de Rothschild took control of 37% of the capital and injected 20 million euros. What kind of independence can be enjoyed by a newspaper which is controlled by big capital? (4)
Why is economic and financial capital investing in the press, which is a particularly loss-making sector? It is economically absurd, but ideologically very effective. The aim of the investors is not to generate profit but to reduce the permitted conventional framework of "democratic†debate, a framework which is becoming increasingly totalitarian and superficial. It is totalitarian inasmuch as it does not accept alternative ideas, and superficial in that it never provides in-depth analysis of the issues.
The owner of Socpresse, Serge Dassault, has publicly admitted what his aims were in acquiring the newspaper Le Figaro. "I would like the newspaper, as far as possible, to give our businesses a better image. I think that sometimes information needs to be treated with caution. There are for example articles which discuss contracts which are currently being negotiated. There is information which does more harm than good. The risk is of damaging the commercial or industrial interests of our country.†(5) M. Dassault has thus personally admitted that the role of the press is to defend the specific interests of his group and to develop its propaganda work in favour of "healthy ideasâ€, to use his own term, which promote ultra-liberal ideological dogmas.
The most obvious example of propaganda is the US television chain Fox news, owned by the multi-billionaire Rupert Murdoch, which has been turned into the most fearsome machine for media distortion. At the beginning of the invasion of Iraq by the North American troops, Fox News broadcast the most palpable disinformation originating directly from the White House.
In reality, what we usually call the "international democratic press†is a tyrannical and reactionary world which no longer constitutes a Fourth Estate whose duty is to denounce abuses of legal, executive and judicial power. These days, the press world serves the agenda of privileged groups and defends the interests of the economic and political elite. That is why it is right to claim in all objectivity that the dominant press is a threat to democracy.
Translated by Barbara & David Forbes
1 Salim Lamrani (ed.), Superpower Principles. U.S. Terrorism against Cuba (Monroe, Maine : Common Courage Press, 2005). www.commoncouragepress.com , www.amazon.com
2 Ignacio Ramonet, "Médias en crise", Le Monde Diplomatique, January 2005 : 1,26, 27.
3 Ibid.
4 Renaud Revel, "Libération est le socle d'un groupe de presse", L'Express, 31 January 2005.
5 Bertrand d'Armagnac, "Les interventions de Serge Dassault inquiètent la rédaction du 'Figaro'", Le Monde, 9 September 2005.


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THE British Red Cross is inviting people in Bridgwater to learn simple first aid skills which could make all the difference in an emergency.
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A VITAL county-wide service which tackles poor restaurant and takeaway hygiene, crooked off-licences, dodgy shops and noisy neighbours could be privatised.
Your Worcester News can reveal how Worcestershire Regulatory Services is hunting for a private sector company to form a new "partnership".
We can also reveal that the building control service - a joint venture between councils in Worcester, Malvern and Wychavon, is also among the package being touted to private companies.
The move raises the prospect of Worcestershire Regulatory Services, which launched in 2010, charging people for more services.
In a bid to pool costs all seven councils in Worcestershire teamed up four years ago to launch the service in a blaze of publicity.
But since then, as cash-strapped councils' have become embroiled in cuts, funding to the body has steadily dwindled.
Only last month Worcestershire County Council slashed the funding it gives the service from £1.7million to just £1 million, and it wants to bring it down further to just £250,000 by 2017.
In an effort to keep it viable the body, which is overseen by a panel of councillors, is now trying to find a private partner to share the workload.
The search comes just a year after it launched a controversial 'self service' pilot in Worcester, where people calling with complaints like nuisance neighbours are asked to deal with it themselves.
Councillor Lucy Hodgson, who chairs the joint committee which oversees the service said: "The joint committee has delegated powers (handed to it from the seven councils) and from time to time it is allowed to review the operation and the way it functions.
"With the pressures on budgets, and the pressure of knowing that this service wants to develop, it was thought a strategic partnership was the best way to go.
"We are going through that process now and it will have to go back to all the individual councils (before it can be approved)."
The Liberal Democrat group has tried to throw a spanner in the works by creating a motion calling for an investigation.
The group says the service is "largely about public protection", and has insisted a private takeover would be "a significant change" that needs a fuller debate.
But after a vote at the last full council meeting it was rejected, with both the Conservatives and Labour saying any private deal would need debates from the seven councils before it can be finalised anyway.
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b1ackb1rd wrote:Of course there will be vested interests. This is why regulation should remain the domain of government. Public protection will be outsourced to a private contractor who can be the scapegoat later, when government fail to fund them sufficiently to do the job.
Just as long as there's no vested interests ..., what a crock
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Second Annual Teachers' Institute
Middle school is a critical period for students facing reading difficulties. It is in grades six through eight that struggling readers may fall seriously behind their peers, jeopardizing their chances for success in high school and beyond. Yet, despite the importance of their task, middle school teachers are often forced to use reading curricula that are outdated, impractical, or simply do not work.
During this three-day conference, Dr. Anita Archer will help participants master the most current research-validated strategies for increasing fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and decoding skills.
Dr. Archer serves as an educational consultant to school districts on effective reading and writing instruction, classroom management, and design of effective literacy programs. She is nationally known for her work on instructional procedures and design and is the recipient of eight Outstanding Educator awards. In addition, Dr. Archer has taught at San Diego State University, the University of Washington, and the University of Oregon.
Conference Schedule
July 7–9, 2014
8:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Sheraton Phoenix Airport Tempe
1600 South 52nd Street
Tempe, AZ 85281
Register for this conference at the ADE Events Registration page.
For more information about either conference, contact Linda Mosteller at email@example.com.
Materials for this conference can be downloaded below:
- Scaffolding Comprehension of Informational Text
- Observation: Delivery of Instruction
- Engagement in Intermediate and Secondary Classes
- Strategic Instruction for Building Fluency
- Improving Academic Vocabulary
- Writing Instruction: Examples
- Scaffolding Writing Instruction for Student Success
- Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Practice Brief
- Struggling Readers Institute — Big Picture
- Short Writing Often — Not Just Long Writing Seldom
- Writing Frames
- Fluency — Handwriting and Typing
- Graphic Organizers – Template
- Graphic Organizers – Example
- Vocabulary Logs
- Word Study: Struggling Older Students
Essentials for Participation in the 2014 Post School Outcomes (PSO) Survey
If you wish to attend a PSO webinar training, registration is required!
To register, please click on the desired date you wish to attend and follow the GoTo Training instructions to register.
Registration questions? Please contact Sophia Estrella at 602-542-9412 or email@example.com.
Essentials for Participation in the 2014 Post School Outcomes (PSO) Survey
Everything you need to know to complete this year's PSO Survey (accessed via the ADE common logon) will be revealed in this 90-minute webinar, including:
- how to navigate the PSO Survey online application, complete with screen shots;
- where to track your response rate in real time;
- the ins and outs of entering responses to survey questions;
- tips for reaching hard to find youth, and;
- where to ask questions or seek technical assistance during the data collection period.
Please visit the PSO Survey page.
SOS for Annual Special Education Data Collection – Workshops and Webinars
All public education agencies (PEAs) that have served special education students during the 2013-14 school year are required to submit Annual Special Education (SPED) Data information to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE).
If your PEA has NO student data that qualifies for inclusion in the Annual SPED Data Collection online application, please alert ADE/Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Data Management in writing.
The Annual SPED Data Collection consists of the following sections: Exit, Discipline, Personnel, Teacher Attrition Rate Survey, Preschool Transition, and Parentally Placed Private School Students.
Training for this mandatory data collection will be offered via webinars and regional workshops
Click on the image below to download the flyer.
To register for webinars, open the flyer and click on the date you wish to attend.
Novice Users
The novice session will be of greatest benefit to PEA personnel who are new to submitting Annual SPED Data Collection information. This webinar will be divided in two parts; you will need to register for each webinar separately.
Advanced Users
The Advanced session will detail specific changes from the previous year's data collection for those already familiar with this data collection process.
Preschool Transition
This webinar is for PEAs that serve preschool age children and that are required to complete the Preschool Transition Report within the Annual SPED Data Collection online application.
Secure Care
This webinar is reserved for personnel from secure care schools, i.e., the Arizona Department of Corrections, the Arizona
Department of Juvenile Corrections, county juvenile detention centers, county jail facilities, or county accommodation districts that serve detained / incarcerated youth with disabilities.
Approved Private Schools
This webinar is for reserved for personnel from approved private schools who are required to complete the Personnel Report within the Annual SPED Data Collection online application.
Regional Workshops
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The target audience for the regional workshops is the novice user. However, these workshops are also open to advanced users who wish to receive a "refresher" on this data collection. All data requirements will be covered.
- Friday, 5/9/2014 at Flowing Wells Unified District, Iola Frans Admin. Center
1556 W. Prince Road, Tucson
- Friday, 5/30/2014 at the Arizona Department of Education – Central Office
3300 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, 16th Floor, Rooms 100/101
- Friday, 6/6/2014 at the Arizona Department of Education – Flagstaff Office
3100 N. West Street, Flagstaff
To register for a regional workshop, click here.
AT Boot Camp: Assistive Technology Round-Up
Aiming to have the best assistive technology services in the West? These intensive one-day trainings will help you round up the resources and skills you need! Providing quality assistive technology services is one way to make sure all of your students can access Arizona's Common Core Standards. Registration for each of the one-day trainings is $60.00 and includes your grub (a boxed lunch). Trainings will be held in Phoenix at the Arizona Department of Education's new location at 3300 N. Central Avenue. Registration is now open on the ADE homepage calendar, so skedaddle on over there and sign up!
January 14, 2014
iPads in Special Education
Tony Vincent
8:30 – 4:00
iPads are finding their way into the hands of excited teachers and students since thousands of useful software applications in the App Store and superb accessibility options make these devices popular. Bring your own iPad to get hands-on time with Tony Vincent as he guides you through using some of the best apps for teaching and learning the Common Core Standards. Tony will share sample activities across various subject areas and grade levels, and you'll learn how iPads can personalize learning and engage all students. Special education and apps can certainly go hand-in-hand!
March 11, 2014
AAC for Students with Complex Communication Needs
Caroline Musselwhite
8:30 – 4:00
This one-day workshop will focus on the use of assistive technology, including AAC devices, mobile devices, and apps to improve students' communication and access to the curriculum based on the Common Core Standards. Participants will identify the components of communicative competence, including linguistic, social, and strategic skills, and use a rubric to select and implement appropriate strategies and technologies. Participants will review both apps designed for speech-language therapy/assistive technology and generic apps that can be creatively applied to intervention with a wide range of communication goals.
April 29, 2014
Assistive Technology: Consideration, Evaluation, and Assessment
Penny Reed
8:30 – 4:00
Are you confused about your responsibility to provide assistive technology devices and services? Are you frustrated with delays in obtaining AT
assessments from sources outside of your district or with the cost of those assessments? Are you looking for an efficient, effective way to determine a student's need for assistive technology? Then this workshop is for you! This workshop will present a team-based model for completing assistive technology considerations and assessment.
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Getting Ready for Everyone Counts, Everyone In: Arizona's Post School Outcomes Survey
If you wish to attend a PSO webinar training, registration is required!
To register, please click on the desired date you wish to attend and follow the GoTo Training instructions to register.
Registration questions? Please contact Sophia Estrella at 602-542-9412 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Getting Ready for Everyone Counts, Everyone In: Arizona's Post School Outcomes Survey
This one-hour webinar will provide tips and resources to make participation in the PSO (Post School Outcomes) Survey easy and efficient. Where can I find a current list of students who will be required to participate in the survey this summer? What is needed before data can be collected and entered for the PSO Survey? What resources are available to notify students and parents about the upcoming survey and how can I personalize these resources for my district or charter school? If the answer to any of these questions is, "I don't know, " this webinar will be beneficial for you.
Please visit the PSO Survey page.
SOS for Census Non-Reconciliation: Last Piece of the Puzzle
Date and Time
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
Time to close the case for PEAs that failed to reconcile their October 1 Special Education (SPED) Census for FY 2014. To learn how to complete the non-reconciliation phase of the census process, consider participating in one of two webinars offered.
Register for this webinar here.
October 1st Census Timelines
Friday, February 28, 2014:
All special education census data is due in SAIS by 5:00 p.m. The final SPED07 report will be based on the data in SAIS as of 5:00 p.m. on this date.
May 9, 2014
PEAs whose final counts do not reconcile will be notified and asked to complete the non-reconciliation portion of the census process by close of business on May 9, 2014.
For questions regarding Census Verification, please contact email@example.com.
Kagan Dynamic Trainer Workshop
Why has Laurie Kagan's Dynamic Trainer course become among the most popular courses ever offered by Kagan? Educational and business trainers rave about this fresh, dynamic approach to training adults. Must-know training concepts and techniques are interwoven with Kagan Structures to create unforgettable trainings every time. Come expecting to be physically engaged and mentally stimulated throughout this high-powered session. Regardless of what you train, this institute will empower you to create dynamic presentations based on multiple intelligences, brain compatible learning, and cooperative learning. Participants will have more fun, learn more, and remember more of what you have to share. If you are a skilled trainer, come sharpen your skills. If you are an aspiring trainer, come learn the tricks of the trade.
Presenter: Laurie Kagan
Event date: February 26, 2014
Event location:
Desert Willow Conference Center
4340 East Cotton Center Boulevard
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Event time: 8:30 AM – 3:45 PM
Registration and breakfast: 8:00 AM
Cost: $249.00 per person (includes breakfast and lunch)
Included in the registration fee is a one-day follow-up presented by ADE personnel:
For ADE Staff Only – one-day follow-up presentation
April 21, 2014
3300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012
16th Floor, Rooms 100-101
For School Staff Only – one-day follow-up presentation
May 1, 2014
Disability Empowerment Center
5025 East Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
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Effective Utilization of Paraeducators – WEBINAR
Paraeducators are becoming increasingly more important in today's school settings. In this webinar, presenters will clarify paraeducators' roles and responsibilities and address the role of certified teachers in providing direction and supervision of paraeducators. Further discussion will focus on ways to more appropriately utilize paraeducators. Tips and techniques to provide constructive feedback and job-embedded training to increase the effectiveness of paraeducators will also be presented.
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
Cost: Free
Register for this webinar on the ADE Calendar of Events.


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Beautiful two bedroom apartment located in the gorgeous One Broadway building in Brickell. With panoramic water and city views from your own private balcony, exciting lifestyle amenities, and a convenient location in the heart of Brickell, the 36-story tower offers the area's most appealing rental lifestyle.
Better known as Miami's finance district with a great variety of international banks, Brickell also homes many of the best Miami vacation rentals. These are mainly preferred by tourists who want to enjoy a relaxing vacation away from the hectic Miami nightlife yet close enough to Downtown Miami and a 15-minute drive to South Beach. Business travelers from all over the world also prefer the Miami hotels in Brickell for their convenient location.
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Swimming pool and spa with sundeck views
Fitness center and indoor racquetball court
Covered and gated parking
Bike Storage room and separate bicycle entrance
Recreation center, entertainment room and theater
Business center
Free wireless internet in all common areas
Five high-speed elevators
Pet friendly
First floor retail with landscaped plaza
NEW Tennis Court and 9th Floor Garden Terrace
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Maximum capacity is 8 with an extra person fee.
If your group is larger than 8, we will be happy to accomodate you in multiple 2 BR apartments in the same building!
Apartment features modern furniture throughout.
51" Samsung HDTV mounted in Living room.
Premium cable and WIFI included with Rental. Similar 2 bedroom apartments are available in the same building. Please inquire about availability for multiple apartments if your group is larger than 8. We will be glad to accommodate you.
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Property Type:
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Forms of Payment:
- accept credit card
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- downtown
- Brickell area
- luxury
- family
- Living Area
- Ducted Cooling
- towels provided
- private chef
- bottled water
- toilet paper
- linens provided
- air-conditioning
- pool
- gym
- hot tub
- tennis court
- movie theater
- sauna
- hair dryer
- soaps basic
- Alarm System
- restaurant dining guide
- central heating
- alarm clock
- local maps
- paper towels
- refrigerator
- freezer
- microwave
- washing machine
- clothes dryer
- oven
- coffee maker
- stove top burners
- toaster
- iron & board
- ice maker
- cooking utensils
- dish washer
- 4 ring stove
Living Room:
- sofabed
- comfy seating for 5 people
- dining area
- child's highchair
- seating for 6 people
- 2 Bathrooms, 1 Half Bath
- Bathroom 1 - Toilet
Bathroom 2 - Toilet, Bidet, Combination Tub/Shower
Bathroom 3 - Shower, Toilet
- 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 7
- Bedroom 1 - 1 Queen, Red bedding
Bedroom 2 - 1 Queen, Blue bedding
- satellite or cable
Internet Access:
- wireless broadband
- internet access
- Secure Parking
- parking on street
- garden
- balcony
- Fully Fenced
- children welcome
- long term renters welcome
activities and attractions in Miami Atlantic Coast South
- museums
- cinemas
- nude beach
- zoo
- duty free shops
- restaurants
- synagogues
Leisure Activities:
- gambling casinos
- beachcombing
- outlet shopping
- bird watching
- paddle boating
- sight seeing
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VISTA (CNS) - A judge Thursday ordered two Border Patrol agents to stay away from a Navy doctor who complained when she saw the couple groping each other during a performance of Cirque du Soleil in Del Mar.
Gerald Joseph Torello, 35, and Kallie Lamb Helwig, 25 -- who were off duty at the time -- face misdemeanor charges of battery, annoying or molesting a child, and two counts of performing lewd acts in public. Torello is also charged with making a criminal threat.
A witness to the May 27 incident, Navy psychiatrist Chai Wu, testified during a bail review for the defendants on Wednesday that Torello gave a nearby child a high-five as he continued his sexual intimacy with Helwig.
Wu also testified that she feared for her safety because Helwig attacked her after she drew attention to the couple.
According to court documents, Wu and others were at a matinee performance of Cirque du Soleil when the defendants sat down next to Wu's husband, Navy officer Devlin McNeil.
Helwig and Torello began "kissing, fondling and groping" each other, causing them to bump into McNeil as he tried to watch the show, according to prosecutors.
McNeil and Wu repeatedly asked the defendants to stop the behavior, and Torello responded by saying, "Talk to her (Helwig) like that again and I will kill you," court documents allege.
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