text:
"Investigators say...according to American and Iraqi officials knowledgeable...The officials said...Officials cautioned... A senior Iraqi official said... An Iraqi knowledgeable about the investigation said... the Iraqi said... the senior Iraqi official said, citing information directly from the prime minister's office... Another senior Iraqi official said... the official said ...the American military has said... the military said... An American military official said... the military official said... officials say... Two American officials in Washington confirmed... One of those officials said... The second official said...."
While we're watching, listening to and reading this all-too-familiar line of propaganda, it would serve us well to do our own investigative reporting. While we wish for our media to do that as well, we are becoming more used to the idea that the mainstream media is the mouthpiece of the powerful and falls into the role of propaganda dissemination when the powerful have an agenda that it desires public support for - such as extending the disastrous Iraq war to Iran. You would think that they would want to consult experts who could shed light on anonymous administration official's claims that don't make any sense in the context of what is known about Iran's influence in Iraq.
For instance, the Congressional Research Service reported (9/29/06) that Iran was encouraging Shiite participation in electoral politics ("To that extent, Iran's goal in Iraq differs little from the main emphasis of U.S. policy in Iraq"), and that Iran's closest links in Iraq are to two large Shiite factions firmly connected to the U.S.-backed government: the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and the Da'wa Party, of which Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is part. And the Iranian government has engaged in wide-ranging negotiations with the Maliki government regarding trade, diplomacy and military training. This information is important to consider alongside U.S. allegations that Iran is engaged in fomenting violence in Iraq.
And University of Michigan professor Juan Cole wrote recently in Salon.com (1/30/07) that there many reasons to be skeptical of U.S. claims:
"To begin with, some 99 percent of all attacks on U.S. troops occur in Sunni Arab areas and are carried out by Baathist or Sunni fundamentalist (Salafi) guerrilla groups. Most of the outside help these groups get comes from the Sunni Arab public in countries allied with the United States, notably Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies. Washington has yet to denounce Saudi aid to the Sunni insurgents who are killing U.S. troops.
"Meanwhile, the most virulent terror network in Iraq, which styles itself 'Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia,' has openly announced that its policy is to kill as many Shiites as possible. That the ayatollahs of Shiite Iran are passing sophisticated weapons to these, their sworn enemies, is not plausible.
"If Iran is providing materiel to anyone, it is to U.S. allies. Tehran may be helping the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq and its Badr Corps paramilitary, but the U.S. is not fighting that group (their leaders were, in fact, granted an audience at the White House recently). By sale or barter, some weaponry originally given to the Badr Corps might be finding its way to other groups, such as the Mahdi Army of nationalist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, that do sometimes come into conflict with the U.S. That problem, however, must be a relatively small one, and cannot explain Bush's hyperbolic rhetoric about Iran."
That said, let's watch for more deception in the form of repeated claims from anonymous officials, and take the station, newspaper, and radio editorial departments to task for their lazy stenography, shall we?


text:
Bill Hudson BD
Prayer Requests, Family Announcements, Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays, etc.
Moderator: Team Cub
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Happy Birthday, Bill! I am happy to have been able to shake your hand, my friend! Many MANY happy returns of the day!!
Mike (Happy as a Lark in Allison Park, PA)
Check out my Restoration Thread (1955 Cub, Lewis)
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Have a VERY Happy Birthday, Bill! You are one of the BEST, that is for sure.
"Time makes more converts than reason."- Thomas Paine
Re: Bill Hudson BD
happy birthday!!!
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Happy Birthday, Bill. Hope you enjoyed your special day.
High atop Hummingbird Hill
In the Missouri Ozarks
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Happy birthday Mr Bill. I hope it is one of the best ever for you..
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Happy Birthday Doctor Hudson!
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Have a good one Bill
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Thank you so much for your kind comments, they are really appreciated.
Had a great day! Supper out with Jo, dessert at home made and served by the "Grandgirls." Finished the day by setting on the front porch swing with our daughter. Certainly a wonderful day for the ole geezer.
"The probability of life originating from accident is comparable to the probability of the unabridged dictionary resulting from an explosion in a printing shop." Edwin Conklin, biologist
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Belated Happy Birthday Bill
Donegal Cub.
Re: Bill Hudson BD
happy birthday Bill
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Sounds like the perfect birthday! Best belated from out here in RI.
1971 Cub (Rufus) 1950 Cub (Cathy) 1965 Lo Boy Fast Hitch (Nameless III) 1970 Cub 1000 Loader & Fast Hitch (Lee)
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Belated Happy Birthday Bill!
How are you feeling, any improvement on the back pain?
Re: Bill Hudson BD
Happy Birthday, Bill.
Don McCombs
MD, Deep Creek Lake
"1950 Something" Farmall Cub
1977 International Cub w/FH
1978 International Cub
1948 Farmall Super A
1951 Farmall Super C w/FH
Return to Sharing with Friends and Family
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest

subset: commoncrawl


text:
'The Wall Street Journal' Staffers Land Swag on 125th Anniversary
As you can probably agree, it's no easy feat remaining afloat in publishing right now let alone celebrating 125 years!
According to Jim Romenesko, in honor of the 125th anniversary today at The Wall Street Journal, employees received goodie bags. While most of the contents remain a mystery, per the site it sounds like ice cream scoops were "a real hit."
Another tipster told Romenesko there were also cell phone charges along with a few other things.


text:
mdnt Songs
mdnt - 1v1
On his last feature, unsigned crooner mdnt likened himself to Adonis, the Greek God of desire and male beauty. If that (somewhat immodest) comparison holds true, I know there are many women out there who'd like to have...Read More
mdnt - Adonis
The Greek God of desire and beauty, Adonis has become synonymous with sculpted male bodies. Bestowing that title upon yourself, needless to say, is just a tad bit vain. Still, it's hard to hold mdnt's narcissism...Read More
mdnt ft. Jez Dior - Dreamcatcher
This morning, I referred to F.A.S.T. Ride, the latest song release off Yelawolf's Trunk Muzik Returns, as, "the kind of sh*t you'd blast at trunk-rattling volume from the bridge of your personal starship." That,...Read More


text:
U.S. draws, Belgium advances, Algeria wins
The goals kept coming at the World Cup Sunday and -- unfortunately for the U.S. -- the scoring... More
- By JANIE McCAULEY Associated Press
The goals kept coming at the World Cup Sunday and -- unfortunately for the U.S. -- the scoring... More
Coming up in the Times-Gazette on Monday, June 23: SATURDAY'S DEDICATION of the "Boss Ket"... More
WAVERLY -- Hundreds of people lined a road in southern Ohio to honor a soldier killed in what's... More
NEW YORK -- The Las Vegas ensemble comedy "Think Like a Man Too" topped a slow weekend at the... More
Vivitrol, increasingly being tried by courts, prisons and jails across the United States to fight... More
WASHINGTON -- Al-Qaida-inspired militants who have violently seized territory in Iraq could grow... More
LEBANON, Ohio -- The twice-arrested heroin user listened nervously as the judge reviewed her... More
TALLMADGE, Ohio -- Police in northeastern Ohio say an 82-year-old man was cited for flying a kite... More
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered military forces in central Russia... More
RECIFE, Brazil -- Some wanted to play soccer barefoot on the beach with Brazilians, experiencing... More
CINCINNATI -- Paddling enthusiasts in Ohio have multiple opportunities this weekend to make their... More
WASHINGTON D.C. -- It's the fog of diplomacy. For years, Iran has been an archenemy of the United... More
WASHINGTON -- The Army is reducing the rank of a brigadier general at the center of a sexual... More
WASHINGTON -- A year after the Supreme Court struck down a law barring federal recognition of gay... More
WASHINGTON -- New detention facilities will be opened to house immigrant families caught crossing... More
RIO DE JANEIRO -- The World Cup of surprises is turning into a sweet samba party for teams from... More
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about... More
WASHINGTON -- First lady Michelle Obama on Thursday told graduates of a local college access... More
DETROIT -- The top legislative body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted by large margins... More
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate,... More
Coming up in the Times-Gazette for Friday, June 20: ASHLAND UNIVERSITY PROVOST Frank Pettigrew... More
GREEN TOWNSHIP –– A senior couple had to be rescued from the water on the Black Fork of the... More
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- Children's faces pressed against glass. Hundreds of young boys and girls... More
KIEV, Ukraine -- The new president of Ukraine promised on Wednesday that government troops would... More
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about... More


text:
Route Guide - iPhone / Android - Partners - Forum - Photos - Deals - What's New - School of Rock
Select Area...
Betty Boulder
Hole in One Boulder
Swamp Thing Boulder
Good little area with a bunch of moderates and one hard problem.
Getting There
Park in the southeast portion of the Site. In the summer you can drive right to these boulders which are just before picnic area 9c. In the winter, you need to park at a gate at the end of the dirt road.
Climbing Season
6 Total Routes
The Classics
Browse More Classics in The Alcove
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Alcove:
Frustration Jam V0-1 4+ Boulder, 10' Betty Boulder
Sewing Up Avenues with Power Moves V8-9 7B+ Boulder, 9' Swamp Thing Boulder
Featured Route For The Alcove
Frustration Jam V0-1 4+ Rhode Island : Lincoln Woods : ... : Betty Boulder
This is the perfect finger crack that splits the Betty Boulder. The guide lists it as V0, but definitely a little harder if you eliminate the big pocket up high on the left and just stick to the crack....[more] Browse More Classics in Rhode Island
Latest Regional Forum Messages
From Eastern States Go to Forum | What's New | Post New Topic


text:
Large Print
View Donors
Is your email address still valid?
Home Page
Latest News
Fandoms List
Latest Stories
Latest Completed Stories
Search TtH
Search Multiple Sites
Advanced TtH Search
Top Fic
Most Recommendations
Hits Per Chapter
Total Hits
Most Reviews
Most Reviewers
Overall Length
Random Fic
Any Story
Unreviewed Story
Short Story
All Challenges
Donors' Challenges
Unanswered Challenges
Answered Challenges
Official Challenges
Open Pairings
Completed Pairings
Site Rules
Frequently Asked Questions
Beta Readers Wanted
Resources for Authors
Site Statistics
RSS Feeds & Syndication
Customising the Site
Privacy Policy
List of donors
TtH Forums
Member Blogs
Crossing Over Awards
TtH Community Live Journal
TtH Drabbles Live Journal
Twisted Shorts Live Journal
Contact Us
The King of Elfland's Daughter
Related Stories
View reviews by:
Review Date
Unanswered Reviews
Add Review
Review of chapter "You can't fight in here, this is the Wardroom!" from
*does the Dance of Glee* Freaking BRILLIANT! And most definitely perfect to reference The King of Elfland's Daughter. *g* Eilistraee is pretty unmistakable, so it's no wonder Daniel recognized her immediately. Jack's slightly slow adding together of one and one and getting 'Holy Buckets!' made me laugh, but at least he didn't show his surprise. Edited to add that no, I most definitely did not see Eilistraee as being the individual referenced in the title and had figured it was just a general reference to a female elf. Between the fact that I've not read any of the Faerûn based books in nigh unto 20 years added to the fact that I'm just not too swift minded myself these days, I only got it when Eilistraee actually showed up.
Gotta say, it's a really good thing that Bodhi never learned to cook off a grenade for 2 seconds before tossing it, otherwise DiNozzo and Gibbs would be shredded. It's a pity they didn't find her bag of holding before she disintegrated, but at least such things are not so rare in Faerûn that they won't get another chance to check them out.
Lady Egeria... Okay, I can see I need to go back and find the rest of your SG-1 stories I have apparently missed before this, and/or perhaps finish off the WIP I lost track of quite some time back.
Have to say that I much prefer your handling of Cam Mitchell to what happened in canon; the Boys at Bridge (Studios) had bad tendencies all the way around and seemed to favor Idiot Plots above all else. I did like the character of Cam Mitchell, but the scriptwriter's handling of him just never made sense to me from any aspect.
Thank you for this update, it definitely brightened my day!
Comments from author:
Thank you! Nobody at all caught on to what 'The King of Elfland's Daughter' referred to, neither here nor at Fanfic.net.
Bodhi's skills with Earth weapons come mainly from movies - I was going to have her say, in reference to her habit of using two handguns simultaneously and losing accuracy as a result, "John Woo lied to me!" but the opportunity to fit it in never cropped up. Her Bag of Holding, and its contents, will have a part to play in the Epilogue...
Lady Egeria (the 'Lady' is mainly to distinguish her from Queen Egeria of the Tok'ra, who is alive in this universe mainly due to the intervention of her Faerûnian namesake) first appears in 'The Whole of the Moon', features several times in 'Debt of Blood', and in the most recent chapters of 'Tabula Avatar' she's just beginning to learn swordplay from Eilistraee.
I really didn't want Cameron Mitchell in these stories; he wouldn't go down at all well in Faerûn and the most likely outcome would have been Chantry poisoning him when 'A Plague of Serpents' resumes.
Review By [
] • Date [22 Jul 14] • Not Rated
Review of chapter "You can't fight in here, this is the Wardroom!" from
I'm a bit surprised that *no one* figured out the correct Elfland's daughter; she is the perfect rep for the Bridesmaids.
I always enjoy reading about the music involved in this series; it makes the world feel fuller/realer. It's also always fun to get a glimpse into Jack O'Neill's head. Other things I liked: the competence of NCIS and their trap; the hints of changes spiraling out from the visit to Faerûn, like the Atlantis and Faerûn Faction conflicts; Tony and Blenkowski, who seem to have been separated at birth; and SG-007.
Comments from author:
Yes, nobody figured it out either here or at fanfic.net. I suspect people thought that the title referred to Cierre, even though she's minor nobility at most and not even the Vhaeraun-worshipping Drow have a King, or to Bodhi, who is of the Elven nobility originally, but not royal, and her home of Suldanessellar is ruled by a Queen. In fact, as you say, who better to represent the Bridesmaids than the Maid of Honor?
SG-1 weren't expecting a god, they thought the envoy would be a High Priestess. Danny's ten dollars is on Qilué Veladorn and Cierre's is on Tara MacLay (who I did consider, during the early stages of drafting the story, though mainly so that I could have counted the story as a Buffyverse crossover). Nobody wins and the betting pool is void.
SG-007 is actually a nod to DianeCastle's 'Xander and yet another demon', in which Teal'c deduces that Xander is James Bond and reveals an extensive knowledge of the Bond movies.
Review By [
] • Date [22 Jul 14] • Not Rated
Review of chapter "You can't fight in here, this is the Wardroom!" from
Great chapter as always, Speaker. Love the incidental details about the music Bodhi has been enjoying. I kind of want a ficlet where Bodhi does nothing but either A) Review 80's Heavy Metal, or B) Watches the movie "Heavy Metal" and comments on it throughout.
Just because I know you're the type of author who keeps things like this in his head (And I loved the comment about Cierre's goddess smiling on her) If Cierre were somehow zapped to Skyrim, how do you think she'd do? I feel like she'd love the place, as long as she didn't end up in a stormcloak run city. She'd be pretty happy in Whiterun, no?
EDIT: Oh, I don't know. I think you could make it distinctive. If it was the TA'verse Cierre along with SG-1, it'd be even more fun. I'm sure there's a stargate buried in dwemer ruin somewhere... But, I don't want to distract you. (a drabble or two could give you an opportunity to tell us how Cierre shot some bandit in the knee...)
Comments from author:
Thank you!
I did once consider writing a 'Cierre in Skyrim' story (Stormcloak: "Skyrim belongs to the Nords!" Cierre "No longer, rivvil!" as she cuts off his sword-arm) but decided she's too like Jenassa to make the story distinctive.
EDIT: "I used to be an adventurer like you until I took a P-90 bullet in the knee..."
Review By [
] • Date [22 Jul 14] • Rating [10 out of 10]
Review of chapter "You can't fight in here, this is the Wardroom!" from
Dammit that's some good violence! Bodhi's death on this plane was treated as the ignominious end it should be, overwhelming and certain.
Comments from author:
Thank you! Of course it's only death on this plane, so she's merely been banished back to the Hells for a century - although some powerful entities will be very unhappy at her failure to complete her mission...
Review By [
] • Date [21 Jul 14] • Not Rated
Review of chapter "You can't fight in here, this is the Wardroom!" from
Oh, man, this is making me want more things in this verse! I love it when Egeria, Shar, Vhaeraun or Eilistraee show up!
Comments from author:
I have a feeling you'll like the Epilogue, then...
Review By [
] • Date [21 Jul 14] • Not Rated
Review of chapter "You can't fight in here, this is the Wardroom!" from
NICE! :D Very much *not* who I was expecting! Apparently one of your chief weapons is surprise. ;)
Comments from author:
Although a fanatical devotion to the Pope is very definitely not one of my chief weapons. And the comfy chair was blown up by the grenade.
Review By [
] • Date [21 Jul 14] • Rating [10 out of 10]
Review of chapter "You can't fight in here, this is the Wardroom!" from
Heh. A cleverly misleading title, all along. :-)
Comments from author:
Thank you!
Review By [
] • Date [21 Jul 14] • Not Rated
Review of chapter "You can't fight in here, this is the Wardroom!" from
That's what you might call a Bodhi count...
Comments from author:
That was one of the possible options I considered as the chapter title but in the end, because I'd already called Chapter 6 'Dead Bodhi', I went with the Dr. Strangelove reference.
Review By [
] • Date [21 Jul 14] • Not Rated
Review of chapter "You can't fight in here, this is the Wardroom!" from
wow! The Goddess! Lady Silver Hair! this will be a very interesting summit. Now I understand the title!
Comments from author:
Thank you! I suspected that no-one would guess in advance, even though the title was an enormous clue, and I was right.
Review By [
] • Date [21 Jul 14] • Not Rated
Review of chapter "Trusted Agent" from
Great chapter. Keep up the good work.
Comments from author:
Thank you! I'm 4,300 words into the next chapter now.
Review By [
] • Date [10 Jun 14] • Rating [10 out of 10]
Review of chapter "Trusted Agent" from
Hoooray! An Update! I was afraid you had abandoned this story. I had to go back and re-read the whole story from the beginning again so I'd remember the plot. Thanks for updating! does this mean that there will be more updates to your other stories soon as well? I hope so. I really like the `verse you are creating here, and look forward to reading more.
Keep up the good work, and I'll be checking your other stories for updates as well.
Comments from author:
Thank you! I put this aside for a while because of the real-life shootings in the Navy Yard in September, as I thought continuing at that time might be regarded as being in bad taste, and then I was seriously ill and hospitalised in December and all my writing was delayed. But I'm pretty much back to normal now and in September I'll be retiring and then I'll be able to devote a lot more time to writing.
Review By [
] • Date [19 May 14] • Rating [9 out of 10]
Review of chapter "Trusted Agent" from
Just wanted to drop a note to let you know how much I appreciate your writing these stories. I am getting a lot of enjoyment out of them.
Comments from author:
Thank you!
Review By [
] • Date [1 May 14] • Not Rated
Review of chapter "Trusted Agent" from
A new chapter, and relatively soon! Glad to see our heroes are on the ball, though I worry about the Sunnydale people; the last thing they want or need is government agents poking into their affairs.
Comments from author:
Don't worry, there's not enough of a connection to the case for NCIS to think that it's worth investigating a place thousands of miles away with no Navy or Marine presence.
Review By [
] • Date [1 May 14] • Not Rated
Review of chapter "Trusted Agent" from
I love the Tabula Avatar universe, glad to see you're updating it.
I see that you've brought up Sunnydale. From the reactions I presume it hasn't collapsed into a sinkhole/massive slayer empowerment. I will find it interesting though if Cierre finds out the Joan was originally born Buffy Summers, since I would presume she has heard of Buffy, Sorkatani & co, and her reaction to discovering the Earth-bound conterparts. Hope you update more soon.
Comments from author:
Thank you!
How they deal with the First Evil will be revealed in 'Tabula Avatar Book 4: Throne of Buffy', coming *relatively* soon as there are only two chapters of TA3 remaining (but not very soon, I have to squeeze my writing in between real life and I don't have all that much time for writing). But yes, no Sunnydale sinkhole and no worldwide Slayer empowerment will be needed.
The SGC investigated Sunnydale after 'Debt of Blood' but Cierre wasn't part of it, as she was still acclimatising to Earth at that time, and she knows less about it than the others in SG-1. She heard a lot about Buffy from Sharwyn but hasn't necessarily linked the pieces together. SG-1 will be meeting Buffy (in her guise as Light of Heavens) in the next chapter or two of 'A Plague of Serpents' but I decided to shelve that story until TKOED is finished.
Review By [
] • Date [1 May 14] • Rating [9 out of 10]
Review of chapter "Trusted Agent" from
As always, I really enjoyed the update! Except for the mention of Bodhi apparently torturing a cat, but I'm very, very glad you spared the details (thank you for that). It was nice to see Cierre sticking up for Tim, though!
ETA: Rats! I made the mistake of reading through the reviews below mine and now I've got Frasier singing "On a Tree By a River" in falsetto running through my mind and I can't get rid of it. Just thought I'd share that so I'm not suffering alone. ;)
Comments from author:
Thank you! Of course there weren't going to be any details; I'm a cat-lover and I regard deliberately hurting a cat as pretty much the ultimate evil.
Review By [
] • Date [30 Apr 14] • Not Rated
Page: 1 of 7
Please add a review
If this is one of your favorite stories,
make a recommendation
Tell your friends about this story - short address http://tthf.me/8lH9
Third Demon Singular
" is the next story in the
"The 'Tabula Avatar' Universe"
View Related Stories
Latest stories
Related Stories
Published Authors [3194/20331]
Crossover Stories [19182/23464]
Answered Challenges [930/5531]
Complete FFAs [2899/4299]
Site code originally based on Storyline ©IO Designs 2002. All stories posted remain the property of their respective authors; permission from the author is required to publish them elsewhere. Any trade marks that appear on the site are used without permission and remain the property of their respective owners. All donations are used to provide the service; no profits are made by the site owners, developers, or authors from publishing works on this site.


text:
|This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2011)
|City of license
|Cincinnati, Ohio
|Broadcast area
|Cincinnati, Ohio
|1230 The Buzz
|"Your talk station"
|1230 kHz
|First air date
|Urban Talk/Urban Gospel
|1,000 watts
|Callsign meaning
|BuZz (former branding)
|Radio One
|Sister stations
WDBZ is an Urban Talk and Urban Gospel hybrid formatted radio station serving Cincinnati, Ohio broadcasting on 1230 AM. WDBZ is branded as "Your Community & Inspiration Station." The station plays Gospel music except for weekdays between 10am and 2pm, during which time talk show "The Lincoln Ware Show" airs. Saturday mornings and afternoons also feature talk shows. Owned by Radio One, its studios are located at Centennial Plaza in Downtown Cincinnati and the transmitter site is in Eden Park.
WDBZ broadcasts on one of the oldest radio frequencies in Cincinnati. The AM license was originally granted in 1927 and broadcast as WFBE 1200, later moving to 1230 and eventually becoming WCPO in the 1940s. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting owned the station along with The Cincinnati Post and WCPO-TV, Channel 9. The call letters stood for Cincinnati Post Organization. WCPO was Cincinnati's first Top 40 Rock station, and was in the format from 1956 until it was sold in 1966. WCPO encountered serious competition from the stronger WSAI 1360 when that station entered the Top 40 format in July 1961. WSAI broadcast with 5.000 watts day and night, while WCPO broadcast with 1,000 watts during the day and only 250 watts at night. Some of the DJs on WCPO in the 1960s, included Shad O'Shea, Mike Gavin, Bob Keith, Mark Edwards, Gary Allyn, Steve Young, "Big Al" Law, Wayne Shayne, "Bwana" Johnny, Mike Scott, Johnny Hall and Gary Cory. Morton Downey, Jr. was even there in 1964-65. Scripps-Howard sold the station to Kaye-Smith Broadcasting whose principals were Danny Kaye (the entertainer) and business associate Lester Smith, in January 1966. Starting on January 15, 1966 the station call letters were changed to WUBE, and almost the entire air staff was replaced. After another three year run as a Top-40 station, under the direction of legendary programmer Bill Drake; known as 1-2-3-W-B it became a country music formatted station in April, 1969. They operated the station along with a sister FM at 105.1 MHz until the late 1970s when they sold all their radio properties to Plough Broadcasting, then a part of the pharmaceutical company, Schering-Plough.
After partially simulcasting with its FM sister station WUBE-FM (105.1) for years, the station changed from its long-running country format to a Big Band/Nostalgia format in 1981 using Al Hamm's syndicated "Music of Your Life" service and changed the call letters to WMLX. (WMLX was rumored to mean "MUSIC of your LIFE and TIMES.")
In 1984, Schering-Plough divested its radio division and sold the 1230 AM and 105.1 FM signals (along with its other 7 stations around the country) to DKM Broadcasting headed by former Cox Radio executive, James Wesley, and formed with the backing of investment firm DKM (Dyson Kissner-Moran), for the initial purpose of acquiring the Plough Broadcasting radio properties. On January 1, 1985, the call letters changed again to WDJO and the station adopted a "oldies rock 'n' roll" format. In 1986, both stations were sold to American Media Inc.
In 1990, the station's format changed to a simulcast of sister country station WUBE-FM. The station held on to the WDJO call letters until March 16, 1990 in order to keep them from going to another broadcaster who may have wanted to do an FM oldies format. (An FM Oldies station did emerge in January 1990 as WGRR-FM 103.5.) The WUBE call letters appeared on 1230 AM for the first time in almost ten years on March 16, 1990. During this time the station aired a few seasons of Cincinnati Cyclones minor league hockey and some other weekend sports programming separate from the FM. In 1991, American Media sold the stations to National Radio Partners, which eventually changed its name to Chancellor Media and was later known as AMFM Inc. AMFM eventually merged with Clear Channel in 2000.
In 1995, 1230 AM became All-Sports "The Score." It swapped programming with sister all-sports station WKYN 1160 (later WBOB) in 1996, and the two stations became a sports combo at one point, simulcasting some programs to make up for individual signal deficiencies. The stronger 1160 AM was known as "BOB", while 1230 AM was known as "BOB 2", similar to the ESPN and ESPN2 cable networks. (See the WCVX page for more on this relationship). Some Bengals play-by-play aired on 1230 AM at that time, as WUBE-FM and WBOB were the official Bengals stations from 1997-1999. A "modern standards" based music format called Retro-Radio occupied the 1230 AM dial position in 1998, but was dropped in favor of returning to the sports combo format. The station was eventually sold to Blue Chip Broadcasting in 2000 as part of the AMFM/Clear Channel merger. Sister WUBE-FM was sold to Infinity Broadcasting. Blue Chip then launched the "BUZZ" format in August 2000. The format was changed to "Community and Inspiration" - a mix of the talk format and gospel music - in late 2008. The "BUZZ" moniker was dropped in favor of the WDBZ call letters. After a long LMA, Radio One took official ownership of WDBZ in 2007.
Until December 15, 1984, the 1230 AM frequency broadcast at 1000 watts during the day and 250 watts at night, which made its nighttime audience reach extremely limited. On this date the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted DKM the ability to broadcast the 1230 frequency at 1000 watts 24 hours a day. Incidentally, for many years the 1230 frequency broadcast from a tower located on top of a 5-story building on the eastern edge of downtown Cincinnati and was partially inhibited by the hillside of Mount Adams, Ohio which rose right behind and to the east of the building. The current tower site is in Eden Park on a former Cincinnati Police communications tower.
Two sets of heritage call letters originated on 1230 AM: WCPO (now the city's ABC affiliate on Channel 9) and WUBE (the city's heritage FM Country music station, B-105).
External links[edit]
- 1230am WDBZ Official Website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WDBZ
- Radio-Locator Information on WDBZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WDBZ
Coordinates: 39°06′50″N 84°29′32″W / 39.11389°N 84.49222°W


text:
Patient Care
How to Diagnose Patients with Altered Mental Status
David Ross follows the presentation clues to diagnose a patient presenting with a stiff neck and altered mental status.
Improvements in training and medical direction—in both prehospital and hospital systems—has allowed technology and advanced medical treatment to rapidly expand in the field, hospitals and EDs. In many instances, innovative prehospital systems and their medical directors are on the front lines leading the charge.
Girth Hitch: A Little Horse Sense For Ya
Using a sheet to remove patients feet first from vehicles lets you get out of the way and maximize wiggle room.
The Most Important Test
The 12-lead ECG is the most important initial test for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Changes have recently been incorporated into the Philips DXL ECG algorithm and the HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator that enhance the ECG's ability to detect acute ischemia, AMI & STEMI.
Regionalized Cardiac Arrest Care
FDNY created a regional protocol for initiating hypothermia on cardiac patients. This article reports initial results as well as lessons learned for EMS systems wanting to initiate similar protocols.
Attacking Asthma: Five steps to treat pediatric status asthmaticus
Learn the five steps to treating for young patients experiencing acute asthma exacerbation.
The Electronic Crossroads
ePCR solutions abound, but the key is choosing a system that's NEMSIS-compliant, allowing medical managers to share data across agencies and significantly enhancing analysis and reporting capabilities.
The Value of CPAP
Recent data from the Houston Fire Department suggests that about half the time paramedics use CPAP, they ultimately avoid an intubation.
Critical Changes
Daya and Nakamura review three new enhancements available in the Philips HeartStart MRx monitor-defibrillator: the Acute Coronary Ischemia-Time Insensitive Predictive Instrument (ACI-TIPI), the Thrombolytic Predictive Index (TPI) and Connected Care Data Management solution systems.
Strengthening the Chain of Survival
The cardiac chain of survival depends first and foremost on early CPR, but once EMS professionals arrive, quality measures -- such as real-time feedback and integrated debriefing -- make a vital difference in patient outcomes.
Featured Careers & Jobs in EMS
Fire EMS Blogs
Blogger Browser
Today's Featured Posts
EMS Airway Clinic
Innovation & Progress
Follow in the footsteps of these inspirational leaders of EMS.
More >
Four Killed in New Mexico Medical Plane Crash
Crash near fairgrounds claims patient and crew of three.
Watch It >
Texas Ambulance Involved in Crash
Odessa ambulance and car collide during response.
Watch It >
Las Vegas Fire, AMR Reach New Deal
Tentative agreement reached over ambulance calls.
Watch It >
Fire Damages Several Homes in California Earthquake
Four homes destroyed and others damaged after quake rattles Napa.
Watch It >
New Mexico Air Ambulance Crash
NTSB investigates crash that killed four.
More >
Where in the World of EMS is A.J.? Scranton
JEMS Editor-in-Chief visits his hometown of Scranton, Pa.
More >
Over 100 Injured in California Earthquake
172 patients treated at Napa hospital after 6.0-magnitude earthquake.
More >
LMA MAD Nasal™
Needle-free intranasal drug delivery.
Watch It >
VividTrac offered by Vivid Medical - EMS Today 2013
VividTrac, affordable high performance video intubation device.
Watch It >
EZ-IO® Intraosseous Infusion System Real Time Humerus Infusion
Leg access using the EZ-IO.
Watch It >
Field Bridge Xpress ePCR on iPad, Android, Kindle Fire
Sneak peek of customizable run forms & more.
Watch It >


text:
Ok, gang.... Here's another Over/Under to entertain you for a while... but this one's a little different, based on some things we all observed leading up to the drafting of Kelvin Benjamin at the 28th pick.
I'll give some components of the timeline of events:
March 18th - FSU Pro Day; Benjamin works out, but does not run his 40 yard dash (4.61 at the Combine)
April 7th - Benjamin goes to work out for Philadelphia. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and the NY Jets have all shown interest in Benjamin as a 1st round pick.
April 10th - A "league source" tells NFL.com's Gil Brandt that Benjamin "blew off" a workout session with an NFL coach who made a "special visit" because he was "too tired". Benjamin's agent denies it, but Brandt stands by his source.
April 16th - Ricky Proehl comes to Tallahassee and works out Benjamin. Based on evidence available, Proehl is the only coach to work out Benjamin after April 10th and the last NFL coach to work out Benjamin.
April 30th - A group of NFL personnel staff polls Benjamin as the 7th rated WR in the class. Charles Davis from NFL.com reports that some "sources" have Benjamin falling to the 2nd round.
May 8th - Benjamin is selected by us with the 28th pick
So.... Benjamin could have just fallen to us based on the draft working itself out on its own. But let's go back to April 10th and the "source".
Could the "source" have been our own Ricky Proehl, with an assist from our GM "Bahston" Dave Gettleman, a highly experienced draftnik who has league-wide cred? Could it be that our brain trust pulled a fast one on the league to ensure that we got our stud 6'5" 240 lb star WR of the future to pair with 6'5" 245 lb star QB Cam Newton? I don't think we ever experienced anything like this in the Hurney era, so this is new to us to even think about.
So.... would you take the Over on us being "the source" on Kelvin Benjamin blowing off the "session".... or are you taking the Under?


text:
06-01-2003 Comments (0)
US firm Array BioPharma is revising its revenue forecast for the fiscalyear ending June 30, 2003, and…
In order to access this content you need to be logged into the site and have an active subscription or trial subscription. Please login, take a free trial or subscribe in order to continue reading.
A trial subscription will give you access to the latest news on The Pharma Letter for 7 days, in order to evaluate the paid service.


text:
Top 25 Women Over 50 sites
Hot Moms Fucking - Moms Over 50 PornLooking for hot moms over 50? Our dazzling moms will teach you how to fuck an older woman! Jump in and take a tour now!Site topics: women over 50 / nude women over 50 / over 50http://mom50.com Popularity:
Eat Smart - Feel Better - Live Longer For Baby BoomersBaby Boomers who love food and want to stay healthy will live longer when they eat smart. Delicious Recipes and Lifestyle Tips for those over 50.Site topics: women over 50 / over 50 / under longevity recipeshttp://babyboomster.com Popularity:
FofWhere women of substance share their style. Health - Style - SEXcellent - Beauty - Geri's Blog - Plastic Surgery - CoachSite topics: women over fifty / gifts for women over fifty / successful women over fiftyhttp://faboverfifty.com Popularity:
Flourish Over 50--women Over 50, Life Coaching For Women Over 50, Websites For Women Over 50Flourish Over 50 provides coaching, programs and resources for women over 50 to find greater clarity, direction and a renewed sense of purpose about theirSite topics: women over 50 / women / flourish overhttp://flourishover50.com Popularity:
a Celebration of Women™ — The World Hub For Women Leaders That CareThe World Hub for Women Leaders That CareSite topics: women over 50 / women to women / women to womhttp://acelebrationofwomen.org Popularity:
Pink Humdinger: Healthy Lifestyle And Personal Growth For Remarkable Women - Create a Remarkable Life... Because You Deserve It!Healthy lifestyle and personal growth for women.Site topics: women over 40 / women over 50 / weighthttp://pinkhumdinger.com Popularity:
di Riddell - Confidence Coach For Women Over 50Confidence coach for women over 50 as 50+ women often need assistance to define their style and the confidence to carry it forward.Site topics: women over 50 / older women / fashttp://diriddell.com Popularity:
Life Coach For Women, Motivational Speaker, Midlife Women BlogLife Coach for Women, Motivational Speaker, Women over 50 blog, Christian Life Purpose CoachSite topics: women over / women over 50 / flourish overhttp://susantolles.com Popularity:
Black Women Over 50#1 Social Network for 50+ Women of ColorSite topics: women over 50 / black women over 50 / beautifully over fiftyhttp://giavanne.com Popularity:
Coaching Program For Women, Women Over 50, Find my PurposeCoaching Program for Women in Midlife. Get out of your rut stop spinning your wheels to find clarity, purpose and freedom in life.Site topics: women over 50 / women / coaching for womenhttp://reinventionroadtrip.com Popularity:
Women Etcetera! - HomeOnline Community for women over 50 to address their concerns about health, finances, balance in life, how they work and how they playSite topics: women over 50 / health issues for women / womenhttp://womenetcetera.com Popularity:
Healthy Aging For Women Baby Boomers - Successful Aging For Women Over 50Healthy aging advice and tips for aging baby boomers. Find out how to age gracefully by improving your attitude and habitsSite topics: women over 50 / women over / women baby boomershttp://healthy-aging-for-women-babyboomers.com Popularity:
Women 50 And Over | Women Over 50 | Gracefully Aging | Women And AgingWomen over 50 discussing womens health, aging gracefully, mid life changes, baby boomers, getting older, the sandwich generation, marriage, relationships andSite topics: women over / women 50 and over / women over 50http://oops50.com Popularity:
The Timeless Beauty - a Forum For Women Over 40The Timeless Beauty - A forum for women over 40Site topics: forum for women over / women over 50 / women over 40http://thetimelessbeauty.com Popularity:
Damenation - a Blog For Go-getting Women at 50A blog for go- getting women at 50 that provides a place to discuss health, beauty and aging issues.Site topics: women over fifty / women over 50 / over 50 healthhttp://damenationblog.com Popularity:
You. Take Two. | Wardrobe Consultations And Personal Fashion Styling For Women | The Re-stylist | Bryn TaylorFashion styling and shopping tips for busy womenSite topics: women over 40 / women over 50 / re-stylisthttp://therestylist.com Popularity:
Third Age Women: The Age of FulfillmentThe third age of a womans life is when she is freed to fulfill her own desires. It is a rich journey of discovery.Site topics: women over / women over 50 / womenhttp://third-age-women.com Popularity:
Milfs Over 50 - Mature Over 50 Years Old MoviesThe best site on the net for mature milfs over 50 years old - see milfs over fifty plus having sex in high def movies and vids! download all you can from rapidshare and torrents of milfs over 50 picsSite topics: women over 50 / milfs over / milfs over 50http://milfsover50.net Popularity:
Beyond WordsSite topics: women over 50 / beyond words / freelance writerhttp://apageofmyown.com Popularity:
Women Over 50 in TransitionParents aging? Relationships shifting? Work and money in flux? Big changes in the body? You can still make these the best years of your life!Site topics: women over 50 / women in transition / irishttp://womeninourprime.net Popularity:
Over 50 Still Fabulous - Over 50 Still Fabulous - Victoria RoseThe Best Event For Women Over 50 STILL Fabulous - Be You, Be Open, Be BoldSite topics: women over 50 / over 50 still fabulous / victoriahttp://over50stillfabulous.com Popularity:
Over Fifty is NowOver Fifty Is Now (OFIN) is a Social Networking website that was created just for Baby Boomers and Seniors. Meet some New People and make some New Friends online.Site topics: women over 50 / over fifty is now / over fiftyhttp://overfiftyisnow.com Popularity:
Baby Boomer Women - The Belles of The Baby Boomer GenerationA place where baby boomer women learn to make new choices, discover how great they really are and figure out the next phase of their life.Site topics: baby boomer women / women over 50 / senior womenhttp://babyboomerbelles.com Popularity:
The Dare-force For Women Over 40The DARE- Force is an educational resource for visionary, intelligent, motivated women over 40 who want to start new and fulfilling ventures in their personalSite topics: dare-force for women over / women over 50 / women over 40http://thedareforce.com Popularity:
Home | Penelope Whiteleypenelope WhiteleyPenelope Whiteley the Lifestyle brand for Women of a Certain Age who are ready for change and want to add a little Luxury and Glamour to their livesSite topics: women over 50 / clothes for women over 50 / over 50 fashionhttp://penelopewhiteley.com Popularity:


text:
- My Tweets
Read these recent posts:
- Trends | Protecting Student Privacy
- A Direct Link
- Trends | Shaping Tomorrow
- Cool Tool | Social Studies Techbook
- Great Connectivity Expectations
- Trends | K-12 Market Trends in Technology
- Cool Tool | Recertified iPad 2s and 3s
- 7 Digital Business Strategies for Educational Publishers
- Cool Tool | Fishtree
- Cool Tool | Allowance Manager
Tag Archives: US Best in the World
Education and the Auto Industry
Is the U.S. education system ready for a bailout? CLASSROOM 21 | by Greg Limperis A few years back, the American auto industry was in serious trouble. Manufacturers such as Ford, General Motors and Chrysler were panicking. In tremendous debt, … Continue reading


text:
Product Recall: Voluntary recall of 260 cases of Velveeta Original Pasteurized Recipe Cheese Products. Click Here.
MIX first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 2 to 3 min. on each side or until browned on both sides. Add onions and garlic; cook 1 min. Add broth mixture; cook on medium heat 15 min., stirring frequently.
MEANWHILE, cook carrots in boiling water 15 min. or until fork-tender. Drain.
ADD carrots to mixture in skillet; simmer on low heat 5 min., stirring to coat carrots with sauce. Top with nuts and cilantro just before serving.


text:
Choose your preferred language. We speak English and 41 other languages.
Most often used by people in the United States
All languages
Popular in Constantia
Show me hotels near:
Show me hotels near:
Show me hotels in nearby cities:
See where others are staying...
|Houtkapperspoort, Constantia
|Very good 8.2
|Summit Place Guesthouse, Constantia
|Wonderful 9.1
|Navona Constantia Guest Cottage
|Excellent 8.7
|The Cellars-Hohenort, Constantia
|Wonderful 9.1
|Dongola House, Constantia
|Exceptional 9.5
|Nova Constantia Boutique Residence
|Excellent 8.8
|Glen Avon Boutique Hotel, Constantia
|Excellent 8.6
|Constantia Cottages
|Excellent 8.6
|Le Bonheur, Constantia
|Caxton Manor B&B, Constantia
|Excellent 8.8
|The Last Word Constantia Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia
Score from 14 reviews: ExceptionalThe Last Word Constantia provides an intimate setting, close to 7 of South Africa's top wine estates in Cape Town's oldest wine valley. More…
$248 Average price per night
|Ikhaya Safari Lodge, Constantia 6 Rhodes Drive, Constantia
Score from 34 reviews: Good Latest Booking: August 26Set in Constantia Valley, Ikhaya Safari Lodge offers a heated pool and tennis court. The lodge boasts a dining room with a fireplace and well-stocked wine cellar. More…
$63 Average price per night
|Little House, Constantia 1 Connor Close, Constantia
Score from 16 reviews: Excellent Latest booking: 14 hours agoWithin 4 kilometres from the Groot Constantia Wine Estate, Little House is located in lush suburb of Constantia. More…
$75 Average price per night
|Southern Light Country House, Constantia 24 Hohenort Avenue, Constantia
Score from 19 reviews: Very good Latest booking: 7 hours agoNestled in a beautiful private garden, this guest house is surrounded by Constantia's renowned wine estates and provides guests with a tranquil retreat from everyday life. More…
$85 Average price per night
|Alphen Boutique Hotel, Constantia Alphen Drive Constancia, Constantia
Score from 36 reviews: Wonderful Latest booking: 21 hours agoSurrounded by a landscaped garden, this boutique hotel offers elegant, air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi. It has a spa and an outdoor pool with a sun-lounger terrace. More…
$136 Average price per night
|Constantia Valley Lodge 18 Wycombe Avenue Constantia, Constantia
Score from 25 reviews: Excellent Latest Booking: August 31Located in the centre of Upper Constantia, this 4-star guest house features a lounge with a large fireplace and a sub-tropical garden with a heated outdoor pool. More…
$85 Average price per night
|Warblers Nest, Constantia 9 Warblers Way , Constantia
Latest Booking: September 1Located in Constantia, Warblers Nest offers an outdoor pool. This self-catering accommodation features free WiFi. More…
$66 Average price per night
We've negotiated with thousands of hotels to get the very best deals. We call them Secret Deals and they only last for a limited time.
You can get these deals for free by subscribing to our newsletters. You can even choose your favorite destinations to receive personalized deals.
Get started now by entering your email address. We'll instantly send you a link to our Deal Finder!
Don't worry – your email address is safe with us. We'll never share your private information and you can unsubscribe at any time.


text:
Enroth, Sabres stay hot in 3-1 win over Lightning - 04/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) " Jhonas Enroth stopped 32 shots in helping the Buffalo Sabres keep up their late-season playoff push with a 3-1 win over the slumping Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.
Tyler Ennis, with his first goal in 12 games, Jochen Hecht and Kevin Porter scored for Buffalo (18-19-6), which took over sole possession of 10th place in the Eastern Conference " four points behind the eighth-place New York Rangers.
Benoit Pouliot score for the Lightning, who dropped to 1-4-1 in their past six. Tampa Bay has particularly struggled on the road, where it's winless in four straight (0-3-1) and 1-6-1 in the last eight.
Enroth stopped the first 16 shots he faced before allowing his first goal in two games with 6:30 left in the second period.
2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
- NBC News says Chelsea Clinton quits as reporter
- Shark Girl statue debuts in Buffalo
- Yonkers man arrested in assault on woman, 3 kids
- Comedian Joan Rivers hospitalized in New York City
- $150K food safety grant to Trudeau Institute
- New York beekeeper accused of defrauding on bees
- New Jersey set for Labor Day weekend
- Mother gets probation for leaving young son in car
- NJ Transit offers early service for holiday
- Obama going on Democratic fundraising trifecta


text:
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A committee in the Michigan Senate is poised to vote on legislation to provide $195 million in state money to help bankrupt Detroit's retirees and city workers.
The panel on Tuesday will hold its first hearing on bills intended to prevent steeper cuts to pensions in the bankruptcy case. The committee could quickly send the legislation to the full Republican-led Senate for a vote later in the week.
The state funds would be joined with hundreds of millions of dollars from foundations and the Detroit Institute of Arts, which have pledged the money to also prevent the sale of valuable city-owned art. Detroit's finances would be overseen by a state-dominated board under the legislation.
The Republican-led House approved the bills two weeks ago in bipartisan votes.
2820 East Saginaw Street, Lansing, MI 48912
Telephone: 517.372.8282
Fax: 517.372.1507
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


text: Spanish, a language for dialog Honorary President of the Instituto Cervantes Trust His Majesty the King of Spain Juan Carlos I The Instituto Cervantes was set up by Spain in 1991 to pro- mote and teach Spanish and to spread the culture of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. It is based in Madrid and in Alcalá de Henares (in Madrid province), the city where the writer Miguel de Cervantes was born. Instituto Cervantes centers are to be found in four conti- nents. Edited by: Instituto Cervantes Published by: Boletín Oficial del Estado Legal Catalog Number: M-40119/2006 NIPO: 503-06-039-4 Index 07 08 Introduction Instituto Cervantes in the world 10 The Teaching of Spanish 12 Spanish Virtual Classroom (AVE) 15 Courses for Spanish Teachers 16 Diplomas in Spanish (DELE) 18 Cultural Programs 20 Libraries 22 The Cervantes Virtual Center 26 Hispanic Studies Database 27 International Spanish Language Conferences 28 The Yearbook 'El español en el mundo' (Spanish Around the World) 29 The 'Don Quixote' of the Instituto Cervantes Panhispanic Dictionary of Queries. European Programs 30 The Office for Spanish in the Information Society. Language Fairs 31 Radio and Television Programs 32 Instituto Cervantes Centers, Associate and Accredited Centers 35 Addresses 46 The Instituto Cervantes Trust 47 Sponsors and Collaborating Bodies "Spanish has become the most valuable asset of the score of countries and hundreds of millions of us who make up a pluralist community open to all, unified and identified precisely by a common language." "(…) Now, more than ever, Spanish must represent a proposal for friend- ship and comprehension, a tool of concord and of tolerance, and a channel for creation and understanding between peoples and cultures". His Majesty King Juan Carlos, speaking to the Instituto Cervantes Trust. His Majesty King Juan Carlos, speaking to Instituto Cervantes Trustees. On the left, Prince Felipe chairs a meeting held at the Head Offices of the Instituto Cervantes. 5 Introduction 400 million people, in more than 20 countries, speak Span- ish, a language which is the world's fourth most commonly spoken and the second language of international communi- cation. It is also the language in which many of the great creators of modern culture express themselves. Thus, mil- lions of people study it throughout the world, because it is a practical language, increasingly useful in professional life, but also because it is a great language of culture and a language for dialog. The Instituto Cervantes, created by Spain in 1991 is the world's largest institution dedicated to the teaching of Spanish and to increasing knowledge of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Spain is also a mul- tilingual country and the Instituto promotes this linguistic wealth. This Guide contains information on the services available: Spanish, Catalan, Basque and Galician courses, attendance or on the Internet, official qualifications, teacher training, cultural programs, libraries and docu- mentation centers, radio and television broadcasts, data- bases and much more. We hope you will find it useful. César Antonio Molina Director 7 8 9 THE TEACHING OF SPANISH Those wishing to learn or perfect their knowledge of Span- ish will find courses suited to their requirements at the Instituto Cervantes. Every year around 100,000 students study Spanish in over 8,000 Spanish courses taught in Instituto Cer- vantes centers. Classes on the other co-official languages in Spain, Catalan, Basque and Galician are also taught. The classes involve small groups, with qualified teachers using the most up-to-date technologies and teaching meth- ods for effective education. Students enrol at the level most suited to their knowledge of Spanish. The courses are organized on four levels, depending on degree of difficulty – Beginner, Intermedi- ate, Advanced and Proficiency. Spanish class at the • Beginner level: Students learn to express themselves simply and to read brief Instituto texts on everyday life. Cervantes, New York. • Intermediate level: Students achieve an intermediate level of conversation on familiar themes and are able to read general texts. • Advanced level: Students can write long texts with normal Spanish structures. • Proficiency level: Participation in fluent conversation and the ability to defend opinions and read literary texts without difficulty. A Spanish class in Munich. 10 Course length varies: there are quarterly, four-monthly, six-monthly, annual and intensive courses, provided in a broad range of timetables. Students with particular requirements can take special courses also given at Instituto Cervantes centers; for spe- cific purposes (Business Spanish, Scientific Spanish, Legal Spanish, Spanish for Tourism ...), refresher courses, cul- ture and civilization, including "à la carte" courses for com- panies and institutions. Once the course is completed, participants receive an Offi- cial Instituto Cervantes Certificate. All students have access to the self-study rooms where, with the aid of computer materials and equipment, they can further their language studies. Students can study Spanish with the aid of computer equipment (top, in Hanoi) or in small groups with Further information, qualified teachers (above www.cervantes.es caption, in Rabat and Paris). 11 SPANISH VIRTUAL CLASSROOM (AVE) The Instituto Cervantes, in its Spanish Virtual Class- room (Aula Virtual de Español, AVE), offers courses Pages from the study for learning the language while taking advantage of the room and an exercise possibilities provided by the Internet. on Spanish film. With a teaching system which is open, fast and econom- ical, students have access to real materials and establish contact with other users. The AVE is already a reference point for the teaching of languages on the Internet. AVE students are free to choose the time, pace and place of study. They can join organized groups with a designat- ed tutor and in this way combine independence with spe- cialist support. There are different kinds of courses: • Attendance courses. The AVE provides preparatory and support material for attendance courses and allows students to focus on what they are most interested in learning. • Semi-attendance courses. These combine the advan- tages of the attendance class and independent study. 12 • Distance courses. Students take part, carry out joint work with other students and receive tutor assessment, all through the Internet. Those who matriculate have the following at their dis- posal: Students practise Spanish • Interactive materials combining texts, images, anima- in situations drawn from everyday life and learn tions, videos, spoken texts, recordings, games ... about Spanish culture. • An assessment system to help students improve their work. • Tools for communicating with the tutor and group companions: e-mail, chat, debate forums. There are four levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Proficiency. • Each level corresponds to some 120-160 hours´ work and contains between 1,500 and 2,000 screens and 36 videos. • All levels are divided into four courses with three lessons and a series of supplementary materials. • In each lesson there are nine work sessions, an end-of- lesson task which is corrected by the tutor, an automat- ic assessment test and an interactive graphic story. 13 Students who successfully finish any of the courses receive the corresponding certificate. Furthermore, if they are interested in the official diploma recognizing their knowl- edge level, they can sit the Diploma in Spanish as a For- eign Language (DELE) examinations (see page 16). The AVE is available to all centers dedicated to the teach- ing of Spanish as a foreign language wishing to broaden the courses offered and respond to new learning needs. It has thousands of users in the different institutions which have installed it: Instituto Cervantes Centers, Spanish and overseas universities and public education bodies. The Virtual Spanish Classroom enjoys the scientific advice of a team led by Humberto López Morales, General Secre- tary of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Lan- guage. The content represents the linguistic varieties of Spanish. Further information, ave.cervantes.es Interactive graphic story and a page for learning vocabulary. 14 COURSES FOR SPANISH TEACHERS The Instituto Cervantes is the main organization for the training of teachers of Spanish as a foreign language. More than 11,000 teachers per year participate in train- ing courses, updating their knowledge and perfecting teaching techniques. Instituto Cervantes teaching personnel as well as Spanish teachers working in other public and private institutions, worldwide, apply for these courses. The training courses are also open to graduates and students wishing Spanish teachers to specialize on the teaching of from all over Spanish as a foreign language. the world complete training courses organized Every academic year there are by the Instituto more than 500 courses and semi- Cervantes. nars, organized in collaboration Top, claustro of the building with dozens of universities and oth- in Alcala de er bodies. Henares (Madrid) which houses the Teacher Training Center. Left: training activities in Lisbon. Further information, www.cervantes.es 15 DIPLOMAS IN SPANISH (DELE) The Instituto Cervantes offers the opportunity of obtain- ing a Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language (Di- ploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera, DELE). The DELE is the official, internationally recognized qualification certifying students´ knowledge of Spanish as a foreign language. It is issued by the Director of the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education. Every year, some 30,000 candidates sit the examinations for this Diploma. Examinations are held twice a year – in May and Novem- ber – in 400 examination centers in more than 100 coun- tries around the world. There are tests covering: • Reading Comprehension • Written Expression • Aural Comprehension • Grammar and Vocabulary • Oral Expression. There are three levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Proficiency. The Diploma cer- tifies students´ language ability to perform in the following fields: • Beginner level: situations requiring a basic standard of communication. • Intermediate level: normal situations from everyday life. • Proficiency level: Situations requiring advanced use of Spanish and an under- standing of Spanish culture. All information on the Spanish Diploma is available on the Internet at diplomas.cervantes.es: examination dates and centers, fees, enrolment deadlines, prerequisites and required documents... 16 The Spanish Diploma examination. There are courses for students to prepare for these tests (below). At the address below, candi- dates will find sample papers from previous exam- inations to assist them in their preparation. To see an interactive sam- ple examination with backup exercises, visit the Cervantes Virtual Center at cvc.cervantes.es/aula/dele Further information, diplomas.cervantes.es 17 CULTURAL PROGRAMS With Don Quijote, Miguel de Cervantes created the genre par excellence of modern culture: the novel. Four cen- turies on, Spanish is a language of extraordinary cultural prestige. The Instituto Cervantes makes the culture of the Spanish-speaking countries available to all. The Institute's centers promote culture in its most varied forms: literature, the arts, film, theatre, music, thought... Anyone interested in the culture of Spain and of the score of Latin American countries where Spanish is spoken will encounter unceasing activity at the Instituto Cervantes: every day in the academic year an average of 17 cultural events take place. The writer Mario Vargas Types of Cultural Events: Llosa in Munich, and the • Exhibitions philosopher Fernando • Lectures Savater in • Seminars London. • Round-table Discussions Exhibitions in • Literary Debates Brussels and Paris. • Music • Theater • Film Screenings 18 Recitals and concerts - seen here in Warsaw and Beirut - : cultural activities which attract many music lovers. The most important writers in Spanish present their works at the Instituto Cervantes. Music, exhibitions, debates with intellectuals and thinkers constitute a cultural activi- ty that spreads the creativity of culture in Spanish. The Instituto Cervantes collaborates with official Spanish cultural bodies and with those belonging to the countries where it operates. This is the most appropriate way of identifying developments of interest in Spanish culture in each place. Further information, cultura.cervantes.es 19 LIBRARIES The Instituto Cervantes libraries and documentation cen- ters are a further instrument, essential to the spread of Spanish language culture. There are more than 700,000 volumes in all sorts of media: books, periodicals, video and audio tapes, discs, CD ROM... Students of Spanish, teachers, journalists and anyone needing to be up to date or to find out more about what is going on in the score of countries where Spanish is spoken pay daily visits to the Instituto's libraries and documenta- tion centers. Libraries in Bucharest Resources are classified into the following sections: (above) and Lisbon. • Classical Spanish and Latin American literature. • Works in Catalan, Galician and Basque. • Works on history, art, economics and political and social current affairs. • Encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, guides, bibliographies and general ref- erence works. • Methods, manuals and educational resources for the teaching of Spanish. • Translations of writers´ work. • Dailies, weeklies and specialized journals. • Film, videos and music. • Databases. 20 Newspapers, weeklies and specialist periodicals are available for consultation in the libraries, as well as all kinds of books. Left: Jorge Luis Borges library, in New York; below, María Zambrano library, in Rome. The catalogs are available on the Internet, facilitating on- line consultation. Access to the reading rooms and docu- mentation centers is free. A library card is necessary in order to use the other library services. The libraries are named after writers who have received the Miguel de Cervantes Prize for Literature, as well as other authors and personalities from the world of culture. • Mario Vargas Llosa (Berlin) • Jorge Edwards (Manchester) • Jorge Luis Borges (New York) • Jorge Guillén (Milan) • Ernesto Sábato (Budapest) • Miguel Delibes (Moscow) • Francisco Umbral (Sao Paulo) • Augusto Roa Bastos (Munich) • María Zambrano (Rome) • Rafael Alberti (Naples) • José Hierro (Belgrade) • Octavio Paz (Paris) • Álvaro Mutis (Istanbul) • Carlos Fuentes (Prague) • Francisco Ayala (Stockholm) • José García Nieto (Rio de Janeiro) • Alejo Carpentier (Algiers) • José Jiménez Lozano (Utrecht) • Juan Carlos Onetti (Athens) • Camilo José Cela (Tel Aviv) • Gonzalo Rojas (Bremen) • Dulce María Loynaz (Tetouan) • Gerardo Diego (Brussels) • Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Warsaw) • Luis Rosales (Bucharest) • Sergio Pitol (Sofia) • Antonio Buero Vallejo (Bordeaux) • Álvaro Cunqueiro (Damascus) • Dámaso Alonso (Dublin) • Salvador Espriu (Palermo) • Adolfo Bioy Casares (Cairo) • Antonio Machado (Beijing) • Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (Lisbon) • Severo Ochoa (Chicago). • Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio (London) 21 THE CERVANTES VIRTUAL CENTER cvc.cervantes.es The Cervantes Virtual Center (Centro Virtual Cer- vantes), created by the Instituto Cervantes in 1997, today is one of the main Internet reference sites on Span- ish language and culture. Internet surfers will find at cvc.cervantes.es more than 100,000 pages related to the Spanish language and the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Although designed for all types of visitors, the content of the Cervantes Virtual Center is mainly intended for pro- The "El español en el fessionals using language and culture in their work: Span- mundo" Yearbook ish teachers, translators, journalists, librarians and docu- and classics like "Don mentarians, cultural administrators... Quijote" are available at the Cervantes Virtual Center. The Center receives more than one and a half million visits every month from about a hundred countries (a third of all visitors live in the United States). Thousands of registered users are periodically informed of the latest developments. The content is arranged into the following sections: Reference works (cvc.cervantes.es/obref) This is a library where a variety of works can be consulted: • Books, including the Yearbook El español en el mundo (Spanish Around the World), published by the Instituto Cervantes. • Critical editions of certain classics: Don Quijote edited by Francisco Rico; Rimas (Verses), by Bécquer. • Databases of use to linguists and teachers, e.g. Archivo Gra- matical de la Lengua Española (Grammatical Archive of the Spanish Language) by Salvador Fernández Ramírez. • A small, multimedia Encyclopedia on Spanish language and literature, Voces y Letras Hispánicas (Hispanic Words and Letters). • Papers from International Spanish Language Conferences. 22 Cultural Events (cvc.cervantes.es/actcult) The following are available in this section devoted to culture: • Monographs (the heading Nombres propios (Names) deals with major figures such as Jorge Luis Borges, Ra- fael Alberti, Luis Buñuel...). • Virtual recreations (the Salón de Reinos – the Hall of Kingdoms – as it was during the time of Philip IV; the Cordova Mosque in the thirteenth century). • Collections of paintings (from the Naval Museum in Madrid) and of photographs: Paisajes de España (Span- ish Landscapes). • Thematic collections from the Prado Museum: Las Mujeres en Goya (Women in Goya´s Art), Ribera... • Other exhibitions (a variety of collections from Spanish National Heritage, the Virtual Museum of Advertising Art...). • Cultural activities (a virtual pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela). Language Class (cvc.cervantes.es/aula) Pages on cultural events and the Language Class. This includes all forms of virtual materials related to the teaching of Spanish and will be of particular interest to students and teachers of Spanish. In addition to the Spanish Virtual Center (see page 12), the Language Classroom contains the following materials and services: • Interactive pastimes (Rayuela) (Hopscotch). • Linguistic files for teachers (Didactiteca) (Teachtheque). • Texts and activities designed to improve reading compre- hension (Lecturas paso a paso) (Reading Step-by-Step). • Materials for preparing for the Diploma in Spanish (DELE) and language-learning exercises. • Materials for intercultural study (Historias de debajo de la luna) (Stories from Under the Moon) and the teaching of Spanish to children (Mi mundo en palabras) (My World in Words). 23 Forums and Debates (cvc.cervantes.es/foros) Web surfers can participate actively in the forums, raising questions and debating matters of interest with other users. These forums are genuine mailboxes for queries, where there is an on-going exchange of information and opinions. The following are the four permanent forums chaired by specialists: • The Foro del hispanista (Hispanist's Forum) is where teachers, students and researchers debate on literature in Spanish and on Hispanic cultures. • The Foro didáctico (Teaching Forum), students and teachers of Spanish discuss the teaching of the language. • The Foro del español de hoy y mañana (Forum on Span- ish Today and Tomorrow): here, language professionals (translators, teachers, writers) resolve doubts about the standards and use of Spanish. • The Foro TIC (TIC-Forum) dealing with matters of IT and communications terminology in the Information Society. Pages of the different In addition to the forums, there are other spaces for web-based forums where surfers can debate, commentary and open discussion of the varied exchange ideas. content published by the Cervantes Virtual Center. Oteador (Scanner) (cvc.cervantes.es/oteador) This is a directory by subject-matter which gathers together thousands of Internet addresses related to the cultural world and language of Spain and Latin America. This is a select collection of virtual documents on the web, of great use to visitors. The content is chosen and classi- fied by a team from the Cervantes Virtual Center which catalogs, updates and periodically thins down the Oteador site so that only the most interesting addresses are offered. 24 The Oteador is a thematic This search-engine is organized into the following sections: Internet directory providing Libraries, Culture, Dictionaries and Lexicons; Publishers access to more than 5,000 web and Bookshops; the Internet; Language; Literature; The addresses related to Spanish Media; The Academic World and Politics and Public and culture in Spanish. Other pages offered by the Administration. Cervantes Virtual Center. Permanently Updated The CVC's contents are constructed and upgraded permanently. Nothing published since 1997 is removed from the server. Updating is done at varying intervals: • Permanently: The forums, whose content increases with on- going user input. • Daily: Four sections are updated daily: Rinconete (articles and competitions), El trujamán (articles for translators), DidactiRed and Rayuela. • Weekly: Competitions and some information sites. • Fortnightly: All other materials, including the CVC title page, renewed either in full (exhibitions, minutes of conferences...) or with successive inputs. 25 HISPANIC STUDIES DATABASE On the Hispanic Studies Database the Instituto Cer- vantes provides all the information on Hispanic stud- ies worldwide collected and organized on one website. This map of Hispanic studies contains: • The names of university departments with a Spanish section. • Information on those who teach Spanish in these sections. • Associations of Hispanists. • Hispanists worldwide. Here visitors can find information and contact Hispanists anywhere in the world in this vast database of thousands of entries. The Hispanic Studies database, with thousands of entries, contains The Database is continually updated and works in collabo- up-to-date information ration with the General Administration of Books, Archives on Spanish teachers and Libraries of the Ministry of Culture. and Hispanists around the world. Further information, hispanismo.cervantes.es 26 INTERNATIONAL SPANISH LANGUAGE CONFERENCES The Instituto Cervantes is the permanent Secretariat for the International Spanish Language Conferences. These conferences are a forum for thought where hun- dreds of experts look at the current situation of Spanish and the challenges to be confronted. They are held with His Majesty the King Juan Carlos as Honorary President, and the Heads of State of Spanish-speaking countries. Conferences have been held in Zacatecas (Mexico) in 1997, Valladolid (Spain) in 2001 and Rosario (Argentina) in 2004. In 2007 it will be held in Colombia. The debates have focused on topics as diverse as the use of the Spanish lan- guage in the media, the new technologies and the Informa- tion Society, the economic potential of Spanish and its uni- ty and diversity. Hundreds of speakers take part in the debates (orga- nized into plenary sessions, round-table discussions and panels), including specialists in the new technologies, pub- lishers, journalists, entrepreneurs, economists, writers, academics, linguists, hispanists, translators and teachers of Spanish as a foreign language. Further information, cvc.cervantes.es/obref/congresos Top: Plenary session of the II International Conference held in Valladolid. Below: opening ceremonies of the International Conferences in Rosario (Argentina) and Zacatecas (Mexico). Each of these events was officially opened by the King and Queen of Spain and Heads of State of Spanish-speaking countries. 27 THE YEARBOOK 'EL ESPAÑOL EN EL MUNDO' (SPANISH AROUND THE WORLD) How many Spanish speakers will there be in 50 years from now? Why do two out of three United States university students who study languages learn Spanish? How many students of Spanish are there in the world's universities? What about secondary schools? What is the current situa- tion of the Sephardic language? How will Spanish evolve in the Information Society? These and many other questions about the Spanish lan- guage are tackled in the El español en el mundo Yearbook published annually since 1998 by the Instituto Cervantes. These yearbooks are a reference and consultation source for anyone with an interest in the language: teach- ers, students of Spanish, writers, journalists… Cover of the Yearbook "El español en el mundo", In each edition, experts from many countries analyze in depth published by the Instituto the state of Spanish around the world, its outlook and its future. Cervantes since 1998. Further information, cvc.cervantes.es/obref/anuario 28 THE "DON QUIXOTE" OF THE INSTITUTO CERVANTES The Instituto Cervantes joined in celebrating the IV Cen- tenary of the publication of the First Part of Don Quixote, in 1605, with a new edition of the book directed by Profes- sor Francisco Rico. Comprising two volumes with a total of 2,800 pages, this reference edition was published jointly with Galaxia Gutenberg / Círculo de Lectores, the Center for Publication of Spanish Classics and the State Society for Cultural Commemorations. The cover illustrations are by artist Eduardo Arroyo. PANHISPANIC DICTIONARY OF QUERIES Covers of the Instituto Cervantes edition of the "Don Quixote". Illustrations The Instituto Cervantes collaborated with the Royal by Eduardo Arroyo. Spanish Academy in the preparation of the first Panhis- panic Dictionary of Queries, a project in which all the Lan- guage Academies in the Spanish-speaking countries were also involved. EUROPEAN PROGRAMS The Instituto Cervantes collaborates actively in many European programs and initiatives, including: • Adaptation into Spanish of the European Council docu- ment on A Common European Reference Framework for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Evaluation. • The "European Seal for Innovative Programs in the Teaching and Learning of Foreign Languages" quality mark. The Instituto is a member of the panel. 29 THE OFFICE FOR SPANISH IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY Language technologies are becoming more important by the day. The Office for Spanish in the Information Society (OESI in Spanish), belonging to the Instituto Cer- vantes is a specialized center which disseminates and pro- motes language technologies in Spain. The OESI's aim is to stimulate Research and Develop- ment (R & D) among research groups in universities and centers - public and private - in the field of language engi- neering. Research centers, companies and users will find data and updated information available at the OESI on language technologies in Spain. Further information, oesi.cervantes.es LANGUAGE FAIRS The Instituto Cervantes participates in the many Lan- guage, Education and Book Fairs held all year round, mainly in Europe, America and Asia. Language Visitors at these fairs –both the Fairs are an general public and specialists– are ideal venue able to find out about the services for finding out offered to them by the Instituto in about Instituto Cervantes disseminating the Spanish lan- services. In the guage and culture in Spanish. photos, Fairs in Beijing and Warsaw. Más información en: www.cervantes.es 30 RADIO AND TELEVISION PROGRAMS The presenters of the Spanish-language program "Palabra por palabra", produced by Televisión Española with the support of the Instituto Cervantes. Below, page of the Cervantes Virtual Center providing entry forms for taking part in the informative program. The Instituto Cervantes collaborates with Radio Tele- visión Española in two programs on Spanish. "Palabra por palabra" (Word for Word) is a promotional and entertainment program on Televisión Española, broadcast on Channel 2 and Spanish Television Interna- tional. It teaches good use of the language and points in an enjoyable way to some of the most common mistakes. The Cervantes Virtual Center (cvc.cervantes.es) allows viewers to contact this weekly program in order to partic- ipate, compete in the dictionary game, make enquiries about language and send comments and suggestions. On Radio Exterior de España (Spanish Overseas Radio), the Instituto Cervantes collaborates in the teach- ing program "Un idioma sin fronteras" (A Language Without Borders), which has since 1993 been reporting on Spanish and the culture and literature of Spain and the Spanish-speaking countries. Further information, cvc.cervantes.es/alhabla 31 INSTITUTO CERVANTES CENTERS. ASSOCIATE AND ACCREDITED CENTERS The Instituto Cervantes operates in almost sixty cities throughout the non-Spanish-speaking world. Through its centers it promotes the Spanish language and culture in Spanish: In our centers students take Spanish classes and can pre- pare for the DELE examinations and the public has access to a broad range of cultural activities: talks, exhibitions, concerts... Furthermore, Spanish teachers receive training courses and those interested can consult reference works in the library and computers connected to the Internet and the Cervantes Virtual Center. 32 Associate and Accredited Centers These are Spanish teaching institutes which have been expressly recognized by the Instituto Cervantes, guaran- teeing the quality of the teaching and the services offered. Thus, those studying Spanish in an Associate Center (outside Spain) or in an Accredited Center (in Spain) have the Instituto Cervantes guarantee that the center meets certain quality levels, certified by an external assessment body. The network of associate and accredited centers extends to dozens of cities around the world. Spanish in Spain Non-Spanish-speakers wishing to study Spanish in Spain should seek information at eee.cervantes.es. This comprehensive database, compiled by the Instituto Cervantes, contains infor- mation on more than 1,700 Spanish courses for foreigners in 360 teaching centers in some 100 localities in Spain. Details are given on the type of course, duration, enrolment dates, fees and other points of interest. The list places particular emphasis on Centers accredited by the Instituto Cervantes. 33 INSTITUTO CERVANTES CENTERS Algeria Hungary Portugal Algiers Budapest Lisbon Oran India Romania Austria New Delhi Bucharest Vienna Indonesia Russia Belgium Jakarta Moscow Brussels Ireland Serbia Brazil Dublin Belgrade Rio de Janeiro Israel Sao Paulo Slovakia Tel Aviv Bratislava Bulgaria Italy Centers Sofia Canada Calgary China Milan Naples Palermo Rome Slovenia Ljubljana Sweden Stockholm Beijing Jordan Syria Amman Croatia Damascus Zagreb Lebanon Tunisia Beirut Czech Republic Tunis Prague Malaysia Turkey Kuala Lumpur Egypt Istanbul Alexandria Morocco Cairo Casablanca United Kingdom Fez Leeds France Rabat London Bordeaux Tangiers Manchester Lyons Tetouan Paris United States Toulouse Netherlands of America Utrecht Albuquerque Germany Berlin Philippines Chicago Bremen Manila New York Munich Seattle Poland Greece Krakow Vietnam Athens Warsaw Hanoi ADDRESSES HEAD OFFICES Madrid Alcalá, 49 28014 Madrid SPAIN Tel.: +34 91 436 76 00 Fax: +34 91 436 76 91 www.cervantes.es email@example.com Alcalá de Henares Teacher Training Center Libreros, 23 28801 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) SPAIN Tel.: +34 91 885 61 00 Fax: +34 91 883 08 14 ALGERIA Algiers 9 Khelifa Boukhalfa 16000 ALGIERS Tel.: + 213 21 63 38 02 Fax: + 213 21 63 41 36 argel.cervantes.es email@example.com Oran 24 Rue Médecin Belhoucine (ex Général Bedeau) ORAN – MIRAMAR 31000 Tel.: + 213 41 40 13 37 Fax: + 213 41 40 13 37 firstname.lastname@example.com AUSTRIA Vienna Palais Wiener - Welten Schwartzenbergplatz, 2 VIENNA 1010 Tel.: + 43 1 505 25 35 14 BELGIUM Fax: + 43 1 505 25 35 18 viena.cervantes.es Brussels firstname.lastname@example.com 64 Av. Tervueren -Etterbeek 1040 BRUSSELS Tel.: + 322 737 01 90 Fax: + 322 735 44 04 bruselas.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com 35 BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro Rua do Carmo, 27 - 2º andar RIO DE JANEIRO CEP 20011-020 Tel.: + 55 21 3231 6555 Fax: + 55 21 2531 9647 riodejaneiro.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com Sao Paulo Av. Paulista, 2439 -7º andar Edificio Eloy Chaves - Bela Vista SAO PAULO 01311-300 Tel.: + 55 11 3897 9600 Fax: + 55 11 3064 2203 saopaulo.cervantes.es email@example.com BULGARIA Sofia Saborna, 1 1000 SOFIA Tel.: +359 2 810 45 00 Fax.: +359 2 980 26 28 CANADA email@example.com Calgary University of Calgary Craigie Hall D318 2500 University Drive N.W. CALGARY, AB T2N 1N4 Tel.: +1 403 220 5300 Fax: +1 403 284 2634 firstname.lastname@example.com CHINA Beijing Cervantes Building No.1 Gongti Nanlu, Building 2, No.1 Yard, Chaoyang District BEIJING, 100020 P.R. of China Tel.: + 86 10 58 799 666 Fax: + 86 10 58 799 670 pekin.cervantes.es CROATIA email@example.com Zagreb University of Zagreb-Faculty of Philosophy Ivana Lucica, 3 Room A-116 10000 ZAGREB Tel.: +385 1 600 24 35 Fax: +385 1 600 34 36 email@example.com 36 CZECH REPUBLIC Prague Na Rybnícku 536/6 120 00 PRAGUE 2 Tel.: +42 0 233 321 409 EGYPT praga.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com Alexandria 101, Avd. El Horreya ALEXANDRIA Tel..+20 3 492 02 14 Fax: + 20 3 494 16 94 email@example.com Cairo 20, Boulos Hanna St.- Dokki CAIRO Tel.: + 20 2 760 17 46 Fax: + 20 2 760 17 43 elcairo.cervantes.es email@example.com FRANCE Bordeaux 57 Cours de l´Intendance 33000 BORDEAUX Tel.: + 33 556 52 79 37 Fax: + 33 556 81 40 71 burdeos.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com Lyons 58 Montée de Choulans 69005 LYON Tel.: + 33 478 38 72 41 Fax: + 33 478 37 81 10 lyon.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com Paris 7 Rue Quentin Bauchart 75008 PARIS Tel.: + 33 1 40 70 92 92 Fax: + 33 1 47 20 27 49 paris.cervantes.es email@example.com 11 Av. Marceau 75116 PARIS Tel.: + 33 1 47 20 70 79 Fax: + 33 1 47 20 58 38 firstname.lastname@example.com 37 Toulouse 31 Rue des Chalets 31000 TOULOUSE Tel.: + 33 5 61 62 80 72 Fax: + 33 5 61 62 70 06 toulouse.cervantes.es email@example.com GERMANY Berlin Rosenstrasse, 18-19 D-10178 BERLIN Tel.: + 49 30 25 76 180 Fax: + 49 30 25 76 18 19 berlin.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com Bremen Schwachhauser Ring, 124 D-28209 BREMEN Tel.: + 49 421 34 03 910 Fax: + 49 421 349 99 64 bremen.cervantes.es email@example.com Munich Alfons-Goppel Strasse, 7 D-80539 MUNICH Tel.: + 49 89 29 07 180 Fax: + 49 89 29 32 17 munich.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com GREECE Athens Skoufá, 31 10673 ATHENS Tel.: + 30 10 363 41 17 Fax: + 30 10 364 72 33 atenas.cervantes.es email@example.com HUNGARY Budapest Vörösmarty u. 32 1064 BUDAPEST - VI Tel.: + 36 1 354 36 70/71 Fax: + 36 1 302 29 54 budapest.cervantes.es email@example.com 38 INDIA New Delhi Room 205, Second Floor School of Languages Jawaharlal Nehru University NEW DELHI 110 067 Tel.: + 91 98 1877 66 71 Fax: +91 11 5129 30 20 email@example.com INDONESIA Jakarta Trisakti University Kampus G Jl. Kyai Tapa 100 JAKARTA 11440 Tel.: + 62 21 569 002 Fax: + 62 21 569 002 email@example.com IRELAND Dublin Licon House Lincon Place DUBLIN 2 Tel.: + 353 1 631 1500 Fax: + 353 1 631 1599 dublin.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com ISRAEL Tel Aviv 7 Shulamit Street 64371 TEL AVIV Tel.: + 972 3 527 99 92 Fax: + 972 3 529 95 58 telaviv.cervantes.es email@example.com ITALY Milan Via Dante, 12 20121 MILAN Tel.: + 39 02 720 23 450 Fax: + 39 02 720 23 829 milan.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com 39 Naples Via Nazario Sauro, 23 80132 NAPLES Tel.: + 39 081 195 63 311 Fax: + 39 081 195 63 316 napoles.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com Palermo Via Argentaria Nuova, 33 90133 PALERMO Tel.: + 39 091 888 95 60 Fax: + 39 091 888 95 38 palermo.cervantes.es email@example.com Rome Via di Villa Albani, 14/16 00198 ROME Tel.: + 39 06 853 73 621 Fax: + 39 06 854 62 32 roma.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com Piazza Navona, 91-92 00186 ROME Tel.: + 39 06 686 18 71 JORDAN Amman Mohammad Hafiz Ma'ath St. , Nº 10 P.O. Box: 815467 AMMAN 11180 Tel.: + 962 6 461 08 58 Fax: + 962 6 462 40 49 amman.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com LEBANON Beirut 287 Maarad St. 2nd floor 113-5344 BEIRUT Tel.: + 961 1 970 253 Fax: + 961 1 970 291 beirut.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com Center Meziara, Bloc B, 3.ª Autostrade Zouk ZOUK Tel.: + 961 9 21 16 45 Fax: + 961 9 21 16 46 40 MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur Help Institute Level 6, Wisma Perdana Jalan Dungun Bukit Damansara 50490 KUALA LUMPUR Tel.: + 603 2094 78 35 Fax: + 603 2093 37 69 firstname.lastname@example.com MOROCCO Casablanca 31 Rue d'Alger 21000 CASABLANCA Tel.: + 212 22 26 73 37 Fax: + 212 22 26 86 34 casablanca.cervantes.es email@example.com Fez Résidence Walili, 5 Rue Douiat V.N.B.P. FEZ Tel.: + 212 55 73 20 04 Fax: + 212 55 73 19 81 fez.cervantes.es email@example.com Rabat 5 Zankat al-Madnine 10000 RABAT Tel.: + 212 37 26 81 21 Fax: + 212 37 70 02 79 rabat.cervantes.es email@example.com Tangiers 99 Av. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah 90000 TANGIERS Tel.: + 212 39 93 23 99 Fax: + 212 39 94 76 30 tanger.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com 9-11 Rue de Belgique 90000 TANGIERS Tel.: + 212 39 94 73 94 Tetouan 3 Mohamed Torres B.P. 877 TETOUAN Tel.: + 212 39 96 12 39 Fax: + 212 39 96 61 23 tetuan.cervantes.es email@example.com 41 THE NETHERLANDS Utrecht Domplein, 3 3512 JC UTRECHT Tel.: + 31 30 242 84 77 Fax: + 31 30 233 29 70 utrecht.cervantes.es email@example.com PHILIPPINES Manila 855 T.M. Kalaw St. 1000 Ermita MANILA Tel.: + 632 526 14 82 / 83 / 84 Fax: + 632 526 14 49 manila.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com POLAND Krakow Ul. Kanonicza, 12 31-002 KRAKOW Tel.: + 48 12 421 34 24 Fax: + 48 12 421 34 51 email@example.com Warsaw Ul. Mysliwiecka, 4 00-459 WARSAW Tel.: + 48 22 622 54 22 Fax: + 48 22 622 54 13 varsovia.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com PORTUGAL Lisbon Rua Santa Marta, 43 F r/c 1169-119 LISBON Tel.: + 351 21 352 31 21 Fax: + 351 21 315 22 99 lisboa.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com ROMANIA Bucharest Marin Serghiescu, 12, Sector 2 70226 BUCHAREST Tel.: + 40 21 230 13 54 Fax: + 40 21 230 15 67 bucarest.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com 42 RUSSIA Moscow Novinsky Boulevard, 20 A. Str.1-2 121069 MOSCOW Tel.: + 7 095 937 19 52 Fax: + 7 095 937 19 51 moscu.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com SERBIA Belgrade Cija Ljubina, 19 BELGRADE 11000 Tel.: + 381 11 63 15 35 Fax: + 381 11 30 34 197 belgrado.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com SLOVAKIA Bratislava Ekonomická University Konventná. 1 81106 BRATISLAVA Tel.: + 421 2 5463 0625 Fax: + 421 2 5463 0625 firstname.lastname@example.com SLOVENIA Ljubljana Privoz,11 Prule 1000 LJUBLJANA Tel.: + 386 1 421 06 84 Fax: +386 1 421 06 85 email@example.com SWEDEN Stockholm Bryggargatan, 12 A 111 21 STOCKHOLM Tel.:+46 8 21 04 30 Fax: +46 8 21 04 31 estocolmo.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com 43 SYRIA Damascus Malek Abdel Aziz Street Building No.10 Shakassiyeh Sepki P.O. Box 224 DAMASCUS Tel.: + 963 11 3349370 Fax: + 963 11 3737062 damasco.cervantes.es email@example.com TUNISIA Tunis 120 Av. de la Liberté 1002 TUNISIA-BELVEDERE Tel.: + 216 71 78 88 47 Fax: + 216 71 79 38 25 email@example.com TURKEY Istanbul Tarlabasi Bulvari Zambak Soka, 33 80080 ISTANBUL Tel.: + 90 212 292 65 36 Fax: + 90 212 292 65 37 estambul.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com UNITED KINGDOM Leeds 169 Woodhouse Lane LEEDS LS2 3AR Tel.: + 44 113 246 17 41 Fax: + 44 113 246 10 23 email@example.com London 102 Eaton Square LONDON SW1 W9AN Tel.: + 44 207 235 03 53 Fax: + 44 207 235 03 29 londres.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com Manchester 326-330 Deansgate Campfield Avenue Arcade MANCHESTER M3 4FN Tel.: + 44 161 661 42 00 Fax: + 44 161 661 42 03 manchester.cervantes.es firstname.lastname@example.com 44 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Albuquerque National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 4th St. South West ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico 87102 Tel.: + 1 505 724 47 77 Fax: + 1 505 246 26 13 albuquerque.cervantes.es email@example.com Chicago John Hancock Center Suite 2940 875 North Michigan Avenue CHICAGO, Illinois 60611 Tel.: + 1 312 335 19 96 Fax: + 1 312 587 19 92 www.cervantes1.org email@example.com New York Amster Yard 211-215 East 49th Street NEW YORK, NY 10017 Tel.: + 1 212 661 60 11 Fax: + 1 212 545 88 37 institutocervantes.org email@example.com Seattle Division of Spanish and Portuguese University of Washington Padelford C-224 Box 354360 Seatle, WA 98195-4360 Tel: + 1 206 616 8464 firstname.lastname@example.com VIETNAM Hanoi Hanoi University for Foreign Studies – Ed. 1 Km. 9, Nguyen Trai Thanh Xuan, HANOI Tel.: + 84 4 553 07 30 firstname.lastname@example.com Further information, centros.cervantes.es 45 THE INSTITUTO CERVANTES TRUST The work of the Instituto Cervantes is fostered by a Trust whose Honorary President is His Majesty, King Juan Carlos. The Prime Minister of Spain is the Executive President. There are about thirty trustees, both ex officio and elect- ed members. The ex officio members include not just important officers of the Government but also writers who have received the Miguel de Cervantes Prize for Liter- ature, the highest award in Spanish letters: • Ernesto Sábato • Carlos Fuentes • Francisco Ayala • Miguel Delibes • Mario Vargas Llosa • Jorge Edwards • Francisco Umbral • Álvaro Mutis • José Jiménez Lozano • Gonzalo Rojas • Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio • Sergio Pitol Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Instituto The elected members represent Spanish and Latin Amer- Cervantes, presided over by ican letters and culture, Universities and the Royal Acad- His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen of Spain. emies, and a variety of social institutions. SPONSORS AND COLLABORATING BODIES The Instituto Cervantes is able to undertake much of its work thanks to the collaboration of a large number of institutions, companies and bodies, both public and pri- vate, Spanish and from many other countries. Added to this valuable contribution, sometimes monetary and sometimes in kind (free transfers or services), is the cooperation of many individuals who freely give the Insti- tuto their time. The Instituto Cervantes thanks all of them for this con- tribution which enables it to carry on its activities, mak- Thousands of companies and institutions collaborate ing the dissemination of the Spanish language and of His- Instituto Cervantes activities panic culture a task which is shared by all. of all kinds. 47 "The Spanish language is, at present, the most important cultural frontier in movement on the whole planet." His Majesty King Juan Carlos


text:
A FORMER Helensburgh woman who now lives in Shetland is trying to find out more about her family history through this photograph.
Cathy Shearer thinks that her mother told her that the photo was taken at Cardross School in the late 1890s.
A FORMER Helensburgh woman who now lives in Shetland is trying to find out more about her family history through this photograph.
Cathy Shearer thinks that her mother told her that the photo was taken at Cardross School in the late 1890s.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 January 2014 18:23 )Read more...
A FORMER Helensburgh librarian who took early retirement from Argyll and Bute Council nearly three years ago has used his extra time to write a new book about Scottish castles.
Mike Davis, who is one of the two honorary members of Helensburgh Heritage Trust, was a popular figure in – and is much missed from — his role as reference and lifelong learning librarian at the town library in West King Street.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 January 2014 15:50 )Read more...
HELENSBURGH'S most famous son will be honoured with a commemorative plaque . . . thanks to the Heritage Trust.
John Logie Baird — the engineer and inventor who gave the world's first demonstration of a working television in 1926 — is one of 12 historic figures to be celebrated in the first year of Scotland's Commemorative Plaque Scheme.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 December 2013 11:23 )Read more...
A NEW book of photographs taken all over the world over 40 years by a renowned Shandon photographer and film maker is now on sale.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 November 2013 17:08 )Read more...
HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust chairman Stewart Noble was interviewed on Monday October 7 2013 for the BBC Scotland radio programme 'Out of Doors', which was broadcast on Saturday October 19.
Stewart was at the Tourist Information Centre at the foot of Sinclair Street to meet broadcaster Mark Stephen and take him on a town centre walk to point out some of the burgh's historical and other features.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 October 2013 09:24 )Read more...
HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust is claiming victory in a campaign to ensure that a World War One hero from Cardross was not left out of official commemorations.
The government is to create memorial paving stones to honour Victoria Cross winners as part of next year's events to mark the centenary of the conflict.
Last Updated ( Friday, 25 July 2014 15:13 )Read more...
LOCH LOMOND and the Maid of the Loch steamer featured on a BBC1 Scotland TV programme on Monday September 30.
It was the second weekly episode of a five-week series entitled 'Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands', produced by Paul Murton of Glasgow's Timeline Films.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 05 October 2013 11:59 )Read more...
View this photo and over 1,550 more at the Heritage Trust Photo Gallery. Visit the gallery.
The 2014-15 series of Winter Talks begins on Wednesday September 24 2014 at 7.30pm in the upstairs meeting room at Helensburgh Tennis Club with a talk by Peter McCaughey on setting up of the CHORD Open Air Museum in Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh.
Non-members are always welcome, and tea and coffee is served at the end of the meeting.
Scottish Charity


text:
Routes Sorted
L to R R to L Alpha
Machete Direct 5.10b/A1 or 5.9/A1: This climb offers six pitches of mixed aid and free climbing. This climb is suitable for a solid 5.9 climber with some aid experience. You will be much more comfortable (and efficient) if you can pull off a couple of reasonably well protected 5.10b free moves. The aid portions are short but often require you to step out of your aiders and make a few free moves. The second pitch is �only 5.7� but is pretty runout (3 bolts in 130�).
Located left (or east) of "The Arch". Starts directly off the streambed and is visible from the trail. Look for two bolts up high (about 15' to the first bolt with a Leeper Hanger) for the direct start.
Gear: Bring a light rack with small to medium cams, one 3� cam helpful, 6 quick draws, 5 shoulder length slings (24�), and 2 double length slings (48�). No nuts needed. All anchors are bolted.