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42 U.S. Code § 300cc–40 - Establishment of Office
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(a) In general
There is established within the National Institutes of Health an office to be known as the Office of AIDS Research. The Office shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
(b) Duties
(1) Interagency coordination of AIDS activities
With respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, the Director of the Office shall plan, coordinate, and evaluate research and other activities conducted or supported by the agencies of the National Institutes of Health. In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Director of the Office shall evaluate the AIDS activities of each of such agencies and shall provide for the periodic reevaluation of such activities.
(2) Consultations
The Director of the Office shall carry out this subpart (including developing and revising the plan required in section 300cc–40c of this title) in consultation with the heads of the agencies of the National Institutes of Health, with the advisory councils of the agencies, and with the advisory council established under section 300cc–40b of this title.
(3) Coordination
The Director of the Office shall act as the primary Federal official with responsibility for overseeing all AIDS research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health, and
(A) shall serve to represent the National Institutes of Health AIDS Research Program at all relevant Executive branch task forces and committees; and
(B) shall maintain communications with all relevant Public Health Service agencies and with various other departments of the Federal Government, to ensure the timely transmission of information concerning advances in AIDS research and the clinical treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and its related conditions, between these various agencies for dissemination to affected communities and health care providers.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXIII, § 2351, as added Pub. L. 103–43, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(3),June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 192.)
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Dancing With Our Mountaineer Stars was held Saturday in Morgantown.
WBOY had a familiar face in the competition.
Stacy Moniot joined other local celebrities including West Virginia University faculty and student leaders.
The range of dances included hip hop, tango, and contemporary.
The dancers competed with each other on Monday, February 25, to see who could recruit the most people to donate blood.
That number was a part of the overall score for the pair of dancers.
The winner of the competition was Gretchen Hoover and Demiah Edwards.


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Category — Horah / Hava Nagila
{Gymnast Aly Raisman performs her 2012 Olympic gold winning floor routine to the tune of Hava Nagila}
According to this recent article in The Wall Street Journal, the Hava Nagila, known to be the most popular Jewish wedding song and one that often accompanies the Hora dance, is on its way out. Some have blasted the tune as being "too cliche" and too old fashioned to play at their wedding. What do you think? Did you, or will you have the Hava Nagila played at your wedding? Is it a classic song that you can't do without, or do you think that the song is "in danger of becoming a musical relic"?
In my opinion, there are enough renditions of the Hava Nagila to suit everyone's musical taste. Do you know that artist such as Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, and Ben Folds have performed the tune? (Click the links to see their renditions.) Because the traditional version was not really our style, we chose to play this techno version of the Hava Nagila at our wedding.
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Our latest Hava Nagila of the month took the top spot on the UK music pop charts and became a bestseller on Christmas Day in 2007! This catchy modern rendition of the song is sung by then 17 year-old Lauren Rose.
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I was recently interviewed for this article on the chair lift – you know, that part of the horah dance when you and your new husband are lifted up high in a chair by your wedding guests. Being that I did not have a Bat Mitzvah, I saw the chair lift as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I did however make a concerted effort not to make that face, that really unflattering face that is an expression of the unbelievable fear that you might fall right out of the chair.
It seems as though there is a new backlash against the chair lift. Some couples are choosing to omi this tradition from their wedding celebration. What do you think of the chair lift? Have you ever witnessed a chair lift mishap? Do you plan to include the chair lift at your wedding?
Photo credit: Carla Ten Eyck
October 6, 2009 4 Comments
Did you ever think that you'd see someone do a triple axel to the music of the Hava Nagila? Neither did I, but watch as Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko skates to the Hava Nagila for his short program at the 1999 World Figure Skating Championship. It's Jewish Wedding Network's Hava Nagila of the Month!
October 5, 2009 1 Comment
Neil Diamond sang Hava Nagila in not one, but two films. He first sang the song in the movie The Jazz Singer in 1980, and then in the film Keeping Up With the Steins over 25 years later!
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We've had a blast over the last couple of months putting together this new album, recorded, as the title says, Live in Sally's Cove. It's a sweet little recording that captures the warm feeling of music on a winter's day in the cabin, or wherever your cozy winter spot is. We haven't tried to hide the sounds of wind, water or woodstove! The lineup are from left to right, Miranda Power, Angie Payne, Stephanie Payne, Marquita Walsh, Jonny Payne and Daniel Payne. Six voices singing in harmony, as well as fiddle, mandolin, accordion, whistles, guitar, dulcimer, bodhran, and my sister Stephanie stepdancing on Free Payne's tunes! *This title is currently sold out*
Hello all! The documentary I've been working on with a team at French Shore Academy makes its Youtube debut tonight! "Reclaiming Independence: Essential Skills of Newfoundland" will be featured on Newfoundland and Labrador's regional CBC news program Here and Now at 6:32 pm before making its Youtube debut at 6:45 pm NL time. Check back around then for a link!]]>
First stop on my ON trip - giving a workshop in Newfoundland fiddling tonight at the Tavern Corktown starting at 6:30. I'll be joining in the session afterwards too - should be a time!
I'm heading off to Ontario! Just temporarily, on a tour that will include a bunch of concerts, some masterclass workshops, and a very cool performance with a choir at the University of Guelph! I've been enjoying a fairly relaxing winter, was able to start off a few new projects including an album with my sister Stephanie, as well as the first steps towards a prototype of a new accordion I'm making! Keep an eye out here for more news on that.
Next week I'll be heading to French Shore Academy in Port Saunders on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, to begin work on a documentary that will be filmed and edited by the students there! I'm really excited about this project, which I've been working on with Ryan Wiltshire - a fantastic teacher at the school. The documentary will explore the hands-on skills that are still very much part of the culture there but which are being displaced in an era of disposable consumerism. The young people of the school will be full creative partners in the creation of this work, and they will spend time interviewing skilled persons in their communities, documenting their stories and their processes. The results will be shared online. I'm very happy to working again with the young folks at this great school.
After that it's off to Ontario! Many thanks to Marta McCarthy of the University of Guelph for doing so much to help set up this little trip. It's going to be a great adventure and I'm really excited to see some more of this part of Canada. While there I'll be performing at the March Hare in Toronto, with some special guests, namely my wonderful brother Phillip Payne and my good friend Tom Power - gonna be a time!
To see where I'll be performing check out the Events page!
Sending my best to you all,
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News as of September 2006
Anthony Kirkham
BISC Graduate 1986
I was at BISC from 1982 to 1986. I
was part of 'Cheops' when the houses were named after the three
pyramids. If I remember correctly Cheops used to wear blue on
sports day, Chephren was in red and Myceranous (is that right)
wore green. Are the houses still the same or are they now called
something else? Sports day used to be great fun and I have fond
memories of it. Mr. Blakeley was head of PE back then and it was
always a good sunny day. We used to play football against the
American school teams (CAC) in Heliopolis. During the week we'd
play with a bottle top up on the roof when the playground used
to be there! If I ever go back, I'll be disappointed if they've
finished building the cathedral next door!
Personal email address:
Marcus Walker
BISC Graduate 1994
Despite leaving BISC in 1994 to move to Jerusalem, some of my
happiest childhood memories are found in the old BISC buildings
and amongst the friends I had then. Since leaving school I, I
studied Modern History at Oxford, focusing on the late fourth
century - which sums up both my, and Oxford's, concept of
modernity. As well as doing a Masters, I was President of the
Union and now work in Westminster for a Tory MP. My e-mail
address is firstname.lastname@example.com. I would be delighted to get
in touch with any of those who were around during my stint at
the school.
Jolanta Wiśniewska
BISC Graduate 2003
I did my IB at BISC
(2001-2003), now I'm finishing my third year of English studies at
Warsaw University (two more years to go...) and seriously thinking of
taking International Relations in the nearest possible future. In the
evenings I teach English in a Language School, which I like really much
– sharing what you already know with others is fun! My greatest success
is the publication of my poetry in an anthology of Polish poetry this
year in May (I hope to translate it into English some day!) .
Although the collocation of "free" and
"time" sounds quite odd to me, in my free time I like meeting my
friends, watching Tim Burton's movies or dancing.
This year I'm starting international relations - I applied this summer
and they accepted me at the University of Warsaw. It's going to be a
hard year doing both the English Studies and International Relations but
I'm really proud of the latter.
Sami Kamhawi
BISC Graduate 1996
I can't believe it's been exactly 10
years since my graduation from BISC! Upon leaving BISC in the summer of
1996, I went to McGill University in Montreal to pursue a Bachelor of
Arts Degree in Economics and a Minor in Management. I then spent two
summer internships working at Arthur Anderson. After graduating from
McGill in 2000, I moved to Chicago to join Goldman Sachs in
Institutional Equities, and have been there since. I travel to Cairo
quite frequently to see family and friends, and look forward to meeting
up with other alums in the near future. In the meantime, you can reach
me at
All the best, Sami (I'm also curious to
see if our records in Track & Field and the other team sports still hold
! )
Paula Munro
BISC Graduate
I have
been delighted to be in contact with the BISC once more and to receive
the spring newsletter with familiar names and places, sincere thanks to
Kate for all her hard work. The photographs are of me with my father
(Neil Munro) and of my brother Justin with his new baby boy with both
lads wearing the Ancient Munro tartan kilts. Jamie was born in London
in January and he is absolutely perfect! All the Munro's are doing very
well and would welcome any contact from old friends we made during our
time living in Cairo.
Omar Farid
Graduated from BISC 2002
After leaving BISC in 2002 I went
straight on to McGill University in Montreal to study
Architecture. Lucky me, as Architecture turned out to be my true
calling, so far... About a year ago I co-founded a McGill group
called BuildAid, where we set out for The Philippines to start
up and establish a low cost housing team in one of our
affiliated NGO's over there. I will be graduating in Dec 2006,
and hope to find a job by then.
Ayoma de Alwis
BISC Graduate 1986
After leaving the BISC in 1986, I went
back to Sri Lanka to finish Junior and Senior High. To this day, my
sister, brother and I always say that the best experiences we had in
school were at the BISC. It wasn't just the environment; it was
definitely the teachers and kids too.
I came to the US in 1993 and gained a
degree in Media and Communications from Sacred Heart University in
Fairfield, CT. College was fantastic and I know I made a lot of superb
friends there that I have to this day. In 1997 I moved to California and
got a job as a Marketing Coordinator, a far cry from being a news anchor
as I had aspired to be! That job however paved the way for me to become
what I am now, a Senior Graphic Designer at a Medical education company
located in Los Angeles.
I have been married for 7 years now to a
wonderful man. His name is Shayan and we met shortly after I graduated.
We visited Cairo in 2002 and I showed him the outside of BISC and
reminisced about the wonderful school days I had there. :-)
Nour Mansour
BISC Graduate 1999
A big thanks to all those who were
involved with the last BISCits Sporting Event back in April; it was a
great way to get to see alumni we haven't seen in ages. It was also a
superb way to get a lot of us lazy graduates to move around a bit. Hope
to see more games in the near future!
Nicholas Ghantous
BISC Graduate 1991
I attended BISC from 1983 to 1991. In
1991, I left BISC onto CAC, where I graduated from, but I had some of my
favourite memories and made most of my best friends at BISC. My
memories vary from PE class at the Gezira Club and Soccer tournaments at
CAC with Mr. Blakely to Art classes with Mr. Sowden. I remember the
many plays we were in and the Christmas Carols we sang. I
remember weekly school meetings in the two main upstairs halls, and
having our breaks one year on the large Astroturf and the next on the
roof. My worst memories were of taking Final Exams...they were so
hard. All these memories, plus some others that are not worth
mentioning, make me who I am today. I left Cairo in 1994 to attend
college in San Francisco Bay Area, California where I graduated with a
Bachelors of Science in Marketing from San Jose State University. I
worked and lived in California for almost eleven years, and realized
that working in High Tech was not satisfying, so I decided to tap into
my passion for cooking. I applied to Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Academy at
the Austin, Texas branch, and just graduated in April of 2006 Summa Cum
Laude. I am currently working as a Chef at the Four Seasons Hotel in
Austin, and plan to travel with the hotel overseas, maybe back home to
Cairo. If you remember me and would like to catch up, my e-mail is
Sarah Khalid Makiya
BISC Graduate
Well it hasn't been long since I've left
BISC so not much to say. I graduated from Warwick University last year
and I'm currently pursuing my masters degree in Marketing and Strategy
in Warwick again. I have managed to keep in touch with most of my
friends from BISC, two of which are actually here with me! (Mo Abdallah
and Omar Ezz Al Arab) I'm always back and forth between Egypt and
England, but moving back home for good in Sept. so will be looking
forward to all the reunions...and if anyone wants to offer me a job
please give me a call!!
Nandini Valsan
BISC Graduate 1994
I'm Nandini Valsan, a proud alumnus of
this wonderful institution BISC. I did my entire schooling at this cubby
hole in Cairo from 1982-1994, before proceeding to the American
University in Cairo to do my B.A in Journalism and Mass Communication. I
followed that up with a masters in Geography from the University of
Washington, Seattle, and now I have a job that happily combines these
two degrees...I am a travel writer for Stark World Publications,
Bangalore! In 2002 I returned to the country of my birth, India, to make
a new life with a wonderful officer in the Indian Army, Purushu Pillay.
We currently live in Kochi with our two year old son, Rehan Valsan
Pillay. I will be forever grateful to the education that I received at
BISC and always attribute any of my achievements to the great foundation
that I was given at this school. Now I only pray that I can give the
same kind of experience for my little son when the time comes for him to
go to school.
All my best wishes to the BISC community,
past and present. If anybody reading this remembers me, please do send
out a message. My email address is: email@example.com
Best Regards
Nandini :)
Hamada Zahawi
BISC Graduate 1998
I am currently pursuing a Master's Degree
in International Relations at Cambridge University and then plan to
return to Berkeley California to complete my Law degree. So basically I
am travelling, working and studying; what more can one ask for?
Kylie Bartelli
BISC Graduate
Well... I am currently in my final year at
Swansea University studying Italian, and am due to graduate in July. As
I am on a sandwich course I had a year abroad last year and went to
Italy for a year last year and came back in September. Also I was a
candidate at the Student Union elections running to be Swansea
University's student international officer. The results came out on
Thursday 15th of March and to my shock I won! The link to this article
So I am now part of Swansea university's sabbatical team. I'm very happy
with this position as I now have a job lined up for next year, and it is
a good thing to put on my CV. Anyway, I'm not sure what else to say. My
final exams are coming up in May, so I have a lot of work to do. Essays
and Dissertation.
Ahmed Tatawy
BISC Graduate 1997
I left BISC after completing my GCSE's
then went to CAC where I completed my IB Diploma, following that I spent
a semester at AUC then transferred to the George Washington University
in Washington DC, I graduated with a double Major in International
Business and Management information Systems. After graduating in 2003 I
started working at Al Ahram Beverages Company (Heineken Egypt) and am
still there now started of as an Alpha Team member, which is a
management trainee position with the CEO, then I took over the operation
for Drinkie's (the retail arm for ABC) with another colleague and most
recently I have been given the task to start up a Customer and Consumer
relations department, making me the Customer and Consumer Relations
Manager!. I got engaged last November to Lina and we're planning our
wedding for this summer
Lucy Cole
BISC Graduate
A little bit about me:
I am in the UK living in Twickenham.
Working as an Human Resources Officer, just about to graduate from
university and gain my masters and HR qualifications. Got engaged at
Christmas to fiancé Michael, we are getting married in 2007. Life is
I have so many fond memories of BISC, it
was such a special place. It's amazing to have recently been in touch
with people I went to school with when I was ten and we haven't seen
each other for eighteen years!
Laila Naga
BISC Graduate 1994
Graduated with a BA in Marketing and
French from Middlesex University in London.
Worked for 2 years at the Royal Meridien
(now Grand Hyatt Cairo).
I'm presently Catering Manager at the Four
Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza. Opened the hotel in 2004 and have
been working there ever since.
Sherif Afifi
BISC Graduate 2000
I left BISC in June 2000 at the end of
lower 6, I went on to study mechanical engineering at Concordia
university in Montreal, Canada. I graduated university in December 2005,
that is when I moved back to Egypt. I am currently working at Procter
and Gamble Egypt as a Process Manager at the Factory in 6th of October
Emad Malik
BISC Graduate 2004
I couldn't forget the great times I spent
and the people I grew up with at BISC; especially that it had been my
school since childhood.
Right now I am graduating my high school
in Canfield, Ohio to attend the Ohio State University in Columbus
starting this September to study Engineering, and really excited about
the next 4 or 5 years in college.
Currently there's a huge high school art
show where I live, and luckily I had saved some of my art work from BISC
for my portfolio. My art teacher seems to be more excited about the fact
that the paintings were 'done in Egypt'. Please say Hi to Mr. Jenkinson.
Missing each person I shared a classroom
Dan Chalmers
BISC Graduate 1998
Hi All! I
graduated from BISC in 1998 after having been there for 5 and a
half years and left to study Management at UMIST (Manchester
School of Business). After completing my degree I moved up to
Glasgow where I joined Ernst & Young where I have worked for the
last five years doing a variety of IT audit and security jobs.
I've recently left there to work for Lloyds tsb bank which may
mean a bit more travel to London and a few parties at my
brother's place.
In 2003 I
got married to Jennifer and have since had a little girl called
Leah. I've kept in touch with some of the guys from BISC, and
have managed to bump into Tim Lee at a client and Chris Johnson
at a number of bars around Scotland!
Maha Aon
BISC Graduate 1996
I left BISC in 1996 after completing the
IB. I studied Public Health in the US and left there after obtaining a
BA in Public Health and French and a Masters in Public Health. Since
then I've been working with the United Nations. First at the World Food
Programme based in Rome and since 2002 here in Cairo with the Joint
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Working on HIV in Egypt
is a fascinating and challenging job, but I do feel that I am using my
brains every day and actually trying to effect some kind of change. I'm
still very much into sports and just ran my first marathon (42.2K!) in
March 2006 and plan to run my next one next week (May 2006). Still best
friends with Reem Zahawi (now in NY) who left BISC a couple of years
before I did and in touch with some other friends from BISC. - Maha
Ragy El Mahdy
BISC Graduate 1994
Studied at BISC: 1982 - 1994
·Completed study at AUC in 1998
·M.A in Marketing Management from
University of Westminster U.K 2003
·Managing Director of Zone
Advertising at 77 Horreya St Heliopolis. A Full service
advertising agency with experience in TV, Radio print, outdoor
· Clients include:
o The British University In
o Medmark
o Oriental Weavers
o Coldwell Banker
o La Boutique among others,
· Married Yasmine Khamis
(BISC Class 0f '94) on 25/09/2004
Fatema Reza
I had joined BISC in 1997 in S5. I spent
three years there, from which I hold many precious memories. Ours was
the Class of 2000.
After completing the IB, I went to the
University of Cambridge to study Natural Sciences. After doing Chemistry
in my final year, I graduated in
2003 after which I returned to Karachi
(Pakistan). I immediately started teaching O Level Chemistry at the
C.A.S. School, where I had studied for 10 years. From Fatema Reza, I
became Fatema Reza Zaidi when I got married in December 2004. At
present, I am teaching Chemistry at the Karachi Grammar School.
Franco Brazzoli
BISC Graduate 1997
I graduated in the IB Class of
1997. What I have been up to since BISC: I started University in
South Africa in 1998. I enrolled in the Engineering faculty for
a degree in Electronic Engineering. After two years of
Engineering I changed programmes and enrolled for a B.Sc. Degree
in Computer Science. I attained it in 2003.
I have been working since 2004 in
the South African Defence Industry and at various firms,
currently at SAAB GrIDS a subsidiary of SAAB AB of Sweden. I am
a programmer but have worked in many other fields such as
Logistical Systems, Systems Engineering and Operational
Research. I am currently working as a programmer on a technology
transfer project between South Africa and Sweden.
I married my university
sweetheart, Lorinda, last year October 22. We met during
registration in our first year. We dated close to 7 years before
we finally got married after she graduated. We currently have no
We live in Centurion, which is a
suburb of the Capital Pretoria in South Africa.
Amani Khalifa
BISC Graduate 2002
It has not been so long since I
was at BISC (I graduated in 2002). I am currently in my final
year studying law at Downing college, Cambridge University. I
come back to Cairo regularly during the holidays (it really is
far too cold in this country!) and so would love to pop in and
say hello if I may. My plans for the future are a year of law
school at BPP in London and then a job with a city law firm
after that (with a cheeky 8-month gap in between for R and R).
Karim Beidas
BISC Graduate 1996
I am now doing an MBA at INSEAD, I
have worked in Construction in Egypt and graduated from an
electrical engineering degree, with a masters from Umist,
Ugo Chukwukeme (Onwukeme)
BISC Graduate 1992
I attended BISC as Ugo Onwukeme,
but I recently changed my surname to Chukwukeme. I was at BISC
from 1989 to march of 1992. I remember Mr. McCormick as the
headmaster when I left.
I went back to Nigeria in 2002,
until my dad was posted out of the country in 1998 (he works
with the ministry of foreign affairs). I attended high school in
Rome, Italy, from 1998 to 2000, and in Paris from 2000 to 2002.
Then I moved to the United States during the summer of 2002 to
attend university where I'm in my final year of studying
finance...I plan on being seriously involved in investing and
business in general.
I'll be 23 this august. I'm
currently single (enjoying my young years) before it's time to
settle down and have a family of my own.
During my years at BISC I made
friends with lots of people and I had a great time! I remember
people like Habbiba Monsour (hope thats her correct last name),
Moustaffa (same class as me), Jessica Conesbee, Kimba Macore...
Hopefully the newsletter will be
able to re-unite some of us :) Thanks, Ugo Chukwukeme
Nirvana Zaher
BISC Graduate 2001
My name is Nirvana Zaher and I
graduated from BISC in June of 2001. I attended California State
University, Sacramento on a gymnastics scholarship starting
Spring 2002 and am scheduled to graduate this May with a
Bachelor's of Science in Exercise Physiology. I plan on
attending graduate school in the US. However, I recently decided
to take a year off and am still uncertain whether I will spend
that year here in California or with my family in Egypt. I have
been visiting old teachers at BISC (especially Miss Wellington!)
every time I fly home for the summer holidays, and it's always
so wonderful catching up with everyone and knowing
that despite the years, some
things never change... I think it's awesome that we're finally
starting up an Alumni network so that old BISCists can keep in
touch. I was honoured to be nominated for the BISC Alumni
Sportsperson of the Season in the first issue of BISC 'life'.
I'm currently training for a half
marathon that is scheduled for April 23rd, which is approaching
fast (too fast come to think of it!) in Santa Cruz, CA. At some
point throughout the rest of this year I would like to run a
full marathon.
My email address is:
Jennifer Smith
BISC Graduate 2000
My name is Jennifer Smith, and I
have an older brother called Andrew Smith.
We both went to BISC, and I stayed
there for a good eight years! I miss it sooo much.
I am 17 years old (will be 18 in
April-yay!) and I'm in my final year at school (Saint Margaret's
School for Girls). I am taking an unusual number of
subjects...for us here in Scotland Advanced Highers are the
equivalent of first year University and most people just take
one or two. Instead, I'm taking 3 Advanced Highers (history,
English and French) and I'm also taking a higher (of a slightly
lower level) in Modern Studies (mostly politics). I absolutely
love it here in Scotland and, although there is a lot of work to
do, I'm going to miss being in school.
I'm a prefect in school, Kildrummy
House Captain, Debating Vice-President, a librarian and a
careers prefect- a lot of responsibility and time-management
skills required, but I'm having fun. LOL
I love drama and art...I got the
school art and design prize last year and I'm currently acting
and directing the school play. I also designed the school
prospectus! I hope stay in Aberdeen to do art and history of
art, and then travel elsewhere to do art and design. My future
ambition is to work in the world of arts- preferably in theatre
or film industry designing costumes etc....perhaps being a
production manager.
Sarah Helmy
I left
BISC in June 2000, right after my GCSEs. I attended AUC for a
while and then transferred to Concordia University (Montreal). I
fulfilled my requirements to graduate BA Psychology in December
2005. However, as I just finished I'm still not working as I
still cant find the job I want or see myself in. Furthermore I
am looking for a job with flexible hours as I am committed to
other things. I am attending the Modern Dance School (Cairo
Opera House) which is daily. In addition to the dance school, I
am enrolled in an Interior Design Program (Collage Studies). I
just started and it's a 16-months program with a Lasalle College
in Montreal (online program).
Osama M. Faris
BISC Graduate 1989
My years at BISC were from 1986 to
1989. Born in Brazil, and having lived the majority of my life
in Canada, BISC was not only my first exposure to a British
school, but also my first exposure to my country of ethnic
origin - Egypt.
Initially, I was confused - was I
Canadian or was I Egyptian? I didn't speak Arabic...I didn't
understand the culture. My wonderful friends in S3, quickly
straightened me out on that question. Soha Amer, Hani Radwan,
Gasser El-Mehdy, Gilan Sadek, even Seong-Hyeon Lee (a Korean
fellow who was more Egyptian than me!) - they all quickly and
efficiently showed me my wrongful ways and brought forth my "Egyptianety".
God Bless them all.
The years I spent at BISC were
phenomenal. The school was warm and the teachers were amazing.
What I gained academically was at par with what I learned in
worldly matters and affaires of humanity. Mr. Mulqueen, Mr.
Richards, Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Blakeley, Mr. Burgess all come very
quickly to mind. They were passionate, inspiring, and
knowledgeable and loved what they did. They were true teachers
of their respective subjects and mentors to our young minds.
What they taught me continues to affect my life to this day.
Moving on - I graduated with my
GCSE O Levels and said goodbye to my wonderful classmates. My
Dad was still stationed in Cairo so I decided to continue to
study for a couple of years at the University of Cairo and then
at Ain Shams. I then returned to Montreal, Quebec, my original
home - and completed my Bachelors Degree in Microbiology from
McGill University. Soon after, I obtained my Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer designation and commenced working as
a network engineer.
In 1995, I was able to return to
Cairo on a Canadian Government project for 1 year. During this
year, I met my wife, Gihane, and we were married in August
In 1998 I opened my own network
services business, and I continue to run it to this day. In
1999 we had out first child, Yusuf and in 2000 we had our
second, Nourjehan. We are currently expecting our third in
November of 2006.
think back often and remember the other wonderful friends who
graduated with me from BISC. I wish them all well and hope to
find ways of communicating with them through this newsletter.
My last trip to Egypt was in
January of 2006. I thought of visiting the school - but I must
admit, was a little hesitant to do so - so many years have gone
by - who would I have to see? I wish to walk down the hallways
and look into the classrooms and breathe in the air of those
wonderful years spent at BISC.
Ahmed Barakat
Where do I start? It seems like
only yesterday that I was at BISC. Unlike most people, I spent
each of my three years of university at different schools. I
first studied at the University of Virginia's School of
Architecture, took an elective in International Business and
decided I wanted to change my major to Business. I came to AUC
for the following year to take business courses then transferred
to The George Washington University, where I graduated with a
BBA in International Business.
Once I graduated, I moved to New
York for a year and worked at the American Depositary Receipts
Division of The Bank of New York, which was one of the best
experiences of my life. I moved back to Cairo last summer and I
am currently the Investor Relations Analyst at Telecom Egypt,
which has been a great exposure so far.
Best Advice: Never Look Back,
Always Look Forward
Gitanjali D'Souza
BISC Graduate
I was at BISC from 1982 - 1987,
and my fondest school memories are of my BISC years. I would
love to get in touch with anyone who was at BISC during that
time - my email id is email@example.com
I got married in 2002 and am
currently living in Doha, Qatar with my husband Ryan. Been here
4 and a half years now, and looking forward to visiting Cairo
again someday soon. Somehow don't think there are any BISC
people here, in this tiny country, but if there are, then drop
me a line!
Lewis Lang
BISC Graduate 1995
After leaving BISC 1995, I (along with a
few others) went to UMIST in Manchester, where I read Management.
Once I graduated, I spent a year in the South of the UK, performing a
few 'temp' jobs, and one-off contracts.
I found this some-what mundane, and after
reading an article about the proposed New Years Eve celebrations in
Sydney (Australia), I decided that I had to be there. A one way
ticket to Australia (in time for the millennium celebrations), and
nearly seven years later, I am still here.
Initially, I performed a few more 'casual'
jobs, ranging from a 'removalist' to a deck hand on the 'Bounty' (of
'Mutiny on the Bounty' fame) replica - this was a job that I kept for 4
years, part-time, as it was so much fun. I also managed to get a
'permanent' job at IBM, initially working on the Sydney 2000 Olympic
Games. I am still with IBM, and now look after the Asia Pacific
program office for one of our business units.
Recently, I also got married (to an
Australian). Keighly and I were also fortunate to visit Egypt late
last year, and it was great to visit the school again, and catch-up with
a few people. It is surreal visiting places of your school-days!
Charles Otieno
BISC Graduate 1984
My name is Charles Otieno and I am an
alumnus of BISC Class of '84. How do I go about registering and getting
in touch with old friends, Maher Maksoud, Helmy Zeidy, Funmi Olukoya,
Freddy Malak, Keith Farnes, Sukarn Gajaseni, Daniel Maimbo et al. What
became of all the good old teachers, Mr Stebbing, Ms Green, Mrs Dixon,
Mrs Farnes, Mr & Mrs Casbon et al?
Am Kenyan and did my O levels at BISC in 84, Moved to UK and did A
levels 86, ACCA Accounting London UK till 1990, when I decided to back
to school, Brock University, Ontario, Canada BA (Hons) Politics,
graduated 1994, LLM International Law Hull University UK 1997, Married 2
Kids, Currently living and working in Kigali, Rwanda. Any info will be
highly appreciated.
Yasmine Seoud
I was really glad to receive a copy of the
newsletter; it's a great way to stay in touch with old classmates.
After graduating from BISC, I studied at AUC for 1 year then I moved to
Montreal, Canada, where I graduated from Concordia University with a
Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing. I then moved back to Egypt and
worked at Abercrombie & Kent, Egypt. A year and half later I moved to
Vienna, Austria for one year. I got married in August 2003 to Nabil El-Naggar
and we now live in San Diego, California. I am currently managing a
small café/restaurant and we are expecting our first baby!
Neveen Hosny
Am currently living in Surrey working for
the Institute of Cancer Research as a Research Officer.
Sandra Ramses
McGill University, Year 1, Studying
General Management, major
Richard Currie
Currently studying for his A Levels has
applied to take a degree of Ancient History. At present making up his
mind on which offer to take.
Helen Currie
Will be taking her GCSE's this summer and
plans to take Biology, Chemistry, Geography and Philosophy & Ethics next
Rita Beidas
After leaving BISC I moved to London to
study at King's College London. I graduated in 2002 with a B.Sc in
Business Management and am now working in the Conferences division of
The Economist in London. I am still in touch with a lot of ex-biscuits
and I think it would be a good idea to have a big reunion soon!
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You didnt even use intelligent words, metaphors, similes and so on.
You're really a bit stuck up about that.
Gore lyrics are, at best, fun. If you start writing them as though you're writing something serious - i.e., using intelligent words, metaphors, similes, and so on - then you deserve the criticism you've given. They're stupid, true, but if you're going to write stupid you might as well embrace that. In general it's best to use a vocabulary and technique suited to your subject, not insist on the same for every subject.
And I don't think a poem can be judged simply on whether or not it uses intelligent words, metaphors, similes, and so on. A lot of very good poetry, and lyrics, was written without any of that, and a lot of dog shit poetry, and lyrics, was written with a broad vocabulary and glutted with symbolism. It can't just be forced in, and you can't reject good works because you've imposed artificial standards on them. Is this a good example of one you can't reject? Not really, but that shouldn't be the first thing to come to your mind when evaluating a poem or set of lyrics.
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I have some problems understanding how the view architecture in Symbian works. This keeps giving me trouble one app after the other. Hope someone can help me with this one:
I have an application with 3 views (V1 to V3). Each view has its ContainerView class and its Container class (I follow here the same naming convection as the uidesigner).
Is it possible to switch views from within a method inside a ContainerView?, and a Container?
Here is my current problem in more detail:
- V1 is the main view.
- V2 is a form.
1. When the user selects an option in menu inside V1, the method handing this options activates V2.
V2 get activated, but the form is non-editable independent of whether it is set to editable in resource file.
2. Calling SetEditableL() inside PreLayoutDynInitL() of the form container for V2 has no effect (First problem hit). It should have work this way.
3. Calling formcontainer->SetEditableL() from within DoActivate() in V2's ContainerView does work.
4. The user fills in the form and presses OK.
5. The method that handles the OK activates V1 again.
6. V1 DoActivate() is called and processed OK.
7. V2 DoDeactivate() is called next. The application abort (no panic generated, only aborts) when deleting the Container for V2 inside V2's DoDeactivate()
After a few hours working on this problem , and trying multiple things, I still have absolutely no clue what is wrong. And, as I mentioned, it is not the first time I have problems with the View Architecture. It's definetely not as simple as switching views from one to the other.


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J.P. Singh, H.S. Stone, D.F. Thiebaut, "A Model of Workloads and its Use in Miss-Rate Prediction for Fully Associative Caches," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 811-825, July, 1992.
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A mathematical model for the behavior of programs or workloads is presented and from it is extracted the miss ratio of a finite, fully associative cache (or other first-level memory) using least-recently-used replacement under those workloads. To obtain miss ratios, the function u(t, L), defined to be the number of unique lines of size L referenced before time t, is modeled. Empirical observations show that this function appears to have the form u(t, L)=(W L/sup a/t/sup b/) (d/sup log/ /sup L log t/) where W, a, b, d are constants that are related, respectively, to the working set size, locality of references to nearby addresses (spatial locality), temporal locality (locality in time not attributable to spatial locality), and interactions between spatial locality and temporal locality. The miss ratio of a finite fully associative cache can be approximated as the time derivative of u(t, L) evaluated where the function has a value equal to the size of the cache. When the miss ratios from this model are compared to measured miss ratios for a representative trace, the accuracy is high for large caches. For smaller caches, the model is close but not highly precise.
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Eau Claire (WQOW)- School's out and summer vacation is in full swing. For some children a break from the books also means a break in steady nutrition. Lunch and breakfast, served at school, are sometimes the only solid meals these children get.
Most school kitchens close their doors during the summer months. That's not the case at Lakeshore and Longfellow elementaries in Eau Claire.
"These schools have the highest number of students eligible for free and reduced meals," explains Sue Brown, director of food and nutrition with the Eau Claire area school district. That means both schools qualify for funding from the USDA, and that money provides free, hot meals to any child under 18, when school is not in session.
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Steven Jackson rushed for 102 yards, including 27 on the game's lone TD, and St. Louis sent Arizona to its seventh loss in a row 19-6 on Sunday.
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Cardinals QB Derek Anderson could have staved off criticism the night after his team's blowout loss by handling some post-game questioning a little better than he did.
Double whammy in desert for Niners, Cardinals
There's no denying the ramifications resulting from the Niners' 27-6 lopsided Monday-night victory over the Cardinals, as San Francisco lost RB Frank Gore for the rest of the season with a fractured right hip and Cardinals QB Derek Anderson ...
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Brian Westbrook rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown in place of the injured Frank Gore and the San Francisco 49ers sent punchless Arizona to its sixth straight loss, 27-6 Monday night in a shower of boos from the Cardinals ...
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Due to unseasonably low temperatures and freeze warnings, the Cardinals announced that the roof at University of Phoenix Stadium will be closed for Monday night's game against the 49ers.
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When Cardinals SS Adrian Wilson criticized some teammates for being too lax, one player he was almost certainly referring to was Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, according to our NFC West Whispers.
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Here is the injury report for the Week 12 Monday-night game, San Francisco at Arizona, showing the status of each injured player.
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Rumors that the Cardinals might attempt to trade star WR Larry Fitzgerald before his contract runs out after the 2011 season are picking up steam, but inside sources have a hard time envisioning that scenario.
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Stanton came to the Jets to be Mark Sanchez's backup. Then, along came Tim Tebow. Less than a week after signing Stanton, the Jets traded him to the Indianapolis Colts for an undisclosed draft pick.||||||| Stanton signed a one-year, $1.25 million deal last week to back up Mark Sanchez, but became expendable when the Jets acquired Tebow from the Denver Broncos on Wednesday. After that trade, general manager Mike Tannenbaum said Tebow would be the team's No. 2 quarterback. "It's a big relief to have this over," Stanton told The Associated Press. "I'm excited about the opportunity in Indy. I can't wait to get there and get down to business."
A person familiar with the New York Jets' plans says the team is trying to trade Stanton.||||||| The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the team hasn't announced its plans. Stanton signed a $1.25 million, 1-year deal last week to be Mark Sanchez's backup, but the Tim Tebow deal has relegated Stanton to another third-string job. He left the Detroit Lions for a chance to be a No. 2 QB after sitting behind Matthew Stafford and Shaun Hill.
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The New York Jets have added backup quarterback Drew Stanton with a $1.25 million, 1-year contract. Stanton tells The Associated Press the deal was agreed to Friday, a day after he arrived to meet with team officials. The Jets signed Mark Sanchez to a three-year contract extension last week.||||||| Stanton made the most of limited opportunities to play during his first three seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions. He was 2-1 as a starter in 2010 with four touchdowns, including one on the ground, and two interceptions. Stanton didn't play last year as Detroit's third-string quarterback behind Matthew Stafford and Shaun Hill. He has completed 56 percent of his passes in 12 career games, including four starts, for 1,158 yards with five TDs and nine interceptions.
Stanton completed 10 of 22 passes for 117 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Packers.||||||| Stanton has put up pedestrian numbers since taking over the starting quarterback duties in Detroit, completing 56.5 percent of his passes for 295 yards with two TDs and two picks. It is uncertain if Stanton will make another start with Matthew Stafford and Shaun Hill recovering from their injuries.


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Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum, currently facing time in prison
for tax fraud, is certainly a character, taking on more of a dramatic persona than
most people do in their day-to-day lives. He's also a bit of a polarizing figure.
I know artists who think he is a kind of prophet, talking about art in a way
contemporary artists are inspired and mobilized by. Others find themselves
unmoved by his work and put off by the hype.
I don't care to promote or vilify Nerdrum. But I will say is
that his work and his writings make me think. First off, Nerdrum believes that
art--he quibbles with the word, preferring to describe his work as kitsch--is
eternal, not of a particular time and place.
But I do find myself intrigued by Nerdrum's work because the
figures and the compositions seem to be practically screaming their narrative,
and yet those narratives aren't really clear or concise. That means the viewer
is free to think through the work, puzzle it out, come up with multiple and
possibly competing narratives. I like that freedom and not every painting gives
me that opportunity, so it is certainly one I relish.
As a painter, Nerdrum is well known to have taken up with
the Old Masters, particularly Rembrandt. Using a muted, earth-toned palette, he
creates works using the same oil painting methods that have produced well-painted works for
centuries--layering, glazing, scumbling, and balancing color value. By making works that
are skillfully painted, Nerdrum is essentially critiquing
the idea that painting well or with skill is painting conventionally. Because that is
not always the case, and it certainly isn't with his work.
P.S. What do you think about Odd Nerdrum's philosophy and
works? Leave a comment and let me know. All best!
If it weren't for Odd Nerdrum I wouldn't have known that traditional art existed when I was getting my BFA in the early 90s. Classical painting was mocked and dismissed and Odd was one of the few artists daring enough to follow his passion. We take it for granted today now that we have a real movement established. While I am not as much of a fan of his current work, the man made me feel like I wasn't alone in my admiration for artists like Caravaggio and Rembrandt. I will always respect him for that.
Eric Armusik
Even beyond incredible classical technique, Nerdrum's work is inspiring, disturbing and worth consideration on many levels. To lead with tax fraud issues surrounding is beneath this blog. Consider the work, but please don't stoop to sensationalist journalism, Courtney. I expect better.
I LOOOVE ODD NERDRUM !!!! I love his iconoclastic mind and his courage to stand alone [ all his life really ] in the face of intense criticism from the contemporary art establishment !! I say BRAVO to ODD NERDRUM , may he live long and prosper !!!.
I have had a lot of exposure to ODD, via Facebook. He inspires people through his honest visions. He is a Noregian Patriot also. He actually commented to me once, on facebook, encouraging me. So he has got hang in there!
There is something compelling about his images, although I have to confess his work doesn't reach me on a technical level the way the work of others, both living and deceased, does. It's more the overall impact of his images, but a little does go a long way. If he rejects the notion of zeitgeist in art, then I think he's very mistaken.
Thank you for putting his work before us, and in full view. Undraped body and all, I am so happy to know as an artist , that is ok still to show the human form in art. My second point would be to agree with you that his art leaves room for the viewer, thus in a classic sense he is of the old school which I happen to agree with. I do not feel, that it is the modern day arts job to tell the viewer the narrative. To be the holier that though spokesmen for the masses. To see only what the artist sees, is to become blind as a society. We all need to be the observer of life - and thank god we all see it in a different way. The artist of today, the type of which you describeand the work produced has become a form of totalitarian perception, and with out the 'art critic' well I guess we all would be lost as to regocnizing what is 'good' art. Instaed smell a flower, walk through the garbage of an old street, see children running with joy . A man lying on the ground, covered in old news, forgotten by the world...and catch your eye and feel your smile as a butterfly lands on a blade of grass growing from the cement cracks... paint, feel a smile and laugh with the sun. This is art,all the pretty and ugly thrown together- this is what great art can capture. Allow once again the viewer to finish the painting or what other medium the art he or she choose to see. For the viewer is the ultimate artist. The others,like myself, just open the door to our imagination for us.shray
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Countney, thank you for this insight. Odd Nerdrum's work remind me of Anna Mandetta"s work. The message that comes through (for me) is both artists are attempting to communicate with their roots. They are trying to reenter the womb through the earth. I have no real art training, however since my retirement, I attend a senior citizens' art class and have become familiar with the old masters. Thank you. I shall research Old Nerdrum for my own edification.
One final thought: it has become politically correct within some representational art circles to unquestioningly revere artists such as Nerdrum and Bouguereau more than their work actually deserves. It's really no different than blindly adoring some Modernist without question.
Soooo....who cares what he SAYS! His skill is superb.....his imagination ...out of the box......the feel and effect of his work theatrical and mesmerizing....and to look upon his work requires that we think upon it. Great artist to me!
Carole Goldman
Ok, perhaps he is a good painter. Eccentric, maybe obsessed with nudity and sex, and certainly exaggerates his importance (god complex?). I've read all I care to about him.
As an old person I appreciate art with some juice, thought, color...as an artist I relish technique in display of these things. Indifferent to Nerdrum's chatter, I enjoy his work.
Great article!
I don't think mentioning the tax evasion scandal is problematic in the least. Unfortunately, sensationalism is the way that the media functions today, and to deny sensationalism to a great painter like Odd Nerdrum, is the same as hiding all his paintings in the basement so no one shall see them. Why do we care? How could we not care about one of the greatest painters of the last century - a living Old master?
Thank you for the thought provoking blog post! Also, thanks for the free downloads. This is really an interesting guy! I enjoy his work. I somewhat agree with what he says, but you made some great points.
I think abstract art probably fits the description of not being from a particular time or place. (This is just one way of interpreting what Odd says.) Though, the medium used might give away the period of time in which it was created. Though, art is one of those things that is able to transcend the boundaries of time and location. Something that was created hundreds of years ago in Africa is still valued today in America.
I do agree with you, though. It's like he's saying that his work is trite, maybe even that not all art is worthy. Everything in life is worth it's expression in art.
I've always enjoyed Odd Nerdrum's work. The narrative is both clear and mysterious. He gives you a direction but allows you to finish the story.
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Ive watched three UF games now, two against lesser opponents, and one against a formidable foe in Tennessee. The thing that sticks out most is the remarkable play out of Chris Rainey so far this year. I knew he would be good, but I dont think anybody thought he would be this good. I used to think of him and Jeff Demps as equals in terms of weapons and skillset. But it has become readily apparent that Rainey is the better of the two, thats not a knock on Demps, Rainey is just putting up Heisman esque numbers right now, and making it look easy. For whatever its worth Demps always seems to lose gas at the end of his runs, while Rainey seems to be able to go full speed from beggining to end all while making jaw dropping cut backs and spin moves to go with it. Its good that we have a weapon like Rainey, because at least we have established who we are with him and Demps leading our offensive charge. If for some reason Rainey were to go down this season, or we were to have to rely on our passing game, I would be seriously worried. I havent seen Brantley complete one tough pass so far this season. Charlie Weiss has dialed up some nice oppurtunites for Brantely to prove himself and each time he comes up short. I wont put all the blame on Brantley for this, for some reason our WRs just cant seem to get open, and when Weiss creates a mismatch with his playcalling somehow the recievers seem to be unable to show up when there number is called. For instance Ive seen a few plays intended for Deonte Thompson where he was unable to position himself correctly or he will catch the ball out of bounds when he has the advantage over the defender. Im guessing this is because hes had so many drops in his career hes more concerned with catching the ball regardless of whether hes in bounds or not. But the inablility to pass the ball at will, or have any real threat at the WR position I think will haunt us a little bit in bigger games. For now Rainey and Demps will do, but Im afraid against more stiff compettion were gonna need someone at that position to step up and make some big plays. Right now neither Brantely or the recievers have shown me that they are capable of doing this. Gators defense has been pretty stout so far, not giving up much in the way of rush yards and aside from pass interference calls have defended the pass pretty well. As far as potential goes Florida might have the best defensive line in the country. With all those highly coveted recruits from 2009 finally getting there chance to shine on the big stage together. So far Dominuque Easely has been the front runner, but I expect big things from Ronald Powell and Shariff Floyd as we get deeper into the SEC schedule. So all in all I am really impressed with what Will Muschamp has done with the Gators so far, and as far as offensive play calling goes Charlie Weiss compared to last years Steve Addazio is night and day. With our only weak link right now being our inablilty to throw the deep ball and our lack of presence at the WR position I think the Gators are capable of winning the SEC East. I think Florida has a better defense than the Gamecocks by a big margin, and I think there offense is only slightly better than the Gators because of there ability to throw the ball with Alshon Jefferies and we all know what Marcus Lattimore can do. Other than SC I dont see anybody else in the East better than the Gators. I think with what Florida has shown so far they will have a 9 win season. Which is really the best I would have hoped for them at the end of last season. But if we can get somebody to emerge at the WR position or if Brantley suddenely starts throwing to the potential hes always hyped up to, then watchout Florida may contend for a National title in its first year under Muschamp. Because they say the winner of the SEC championship is pretty much a lock to go to the NC, I mean crazier things have happened. If Florida just plays up the potential weve already seen from them they are a lock to win the SEC East, and if they can pull out a miracle and beat an unbeaten LSU or Alabama in the SEC championship game its not that ridiculous. I still think the Gators have a year or two under Muschamp before they start competing for National Title. But with Rainey playing lights out, and the Defense shutting down there first 3 opponents. Look out.


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(22.9 miles to Adams Park)
By 1928, deprived of their national game, the Welsh contingent had been instrumental in forming the Slough club. The Welsh connection is borne out by early fixtures against numerous Welsh regiments with connections to nearby Windsor Castle or the London Barracks.
After three different sites, and becoming anglicised in the process, the club moved to its present location, with Windsor Castle as a picturesque backdrop, in 1952. The efforts of the then Chairman, Ken Tamblyn, in securing the site, see today's ground bear his name.
The clubhouse was added in 1956 and opened by The Duke of Edinburgh. Although significantly expanded and enhanced over the years, the main hall and bar are contained within the original structure.
Former players of note include England Trialists Brian Adam and Freddie Hawkins, Wales and Commonwealth Games sprinter Terry Davies. The first two found fame with the Wasps club and Terry, previously with Llanelli went on to London Welsh. The most successful export though has been Wasps and England loosehead prop Paul Rendall, who won 27 caps despite not being capped until he was 34! Despite moving on to coach neighbours Bracknell, "The Judge's" close ties with the club continue, and his son, a Buckinghamshire Under-21 cap, plays for Slough in the senior side. We would add that we can boast a Ladies international ex-Slough player, her name is Ann O'Flynn, who went on to play for Richmond and Waterloo. As an army vet, she now plays for Henley Ladies, time allowing.
With the distinction of being the farthest east club in the South West Division, two promotions and a relegation have seen the club in the Southern Counties League for all but two seasons since leagues began.
Things have moved on more recently with the arrival of former England & Wasps prop Paul Rendall as Head Coach and with Danny Rendall as Team Captain, they make a formidable team for 2010/2011.
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Tenth Ranked Waterloo West got a season high 26 points from Athlete of the Week Blaire Thomas to hold off a shorthanded Cedar Falls squad 49-42 a Robert Siddens Gymnasium in Waterloo.
Cedar Falls which played without leading scorer Kaz Brown, but took a 38-37 lead with 4:29 to play on a 3 pointer by Emily Neff. But West outscored Cedar Falls 12-4 to end the game and pull out the win.


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I wonder if Bulldog fans even celebrate NCAA Tournament appearances anymore, like even a little bit.
I can't help shaking an image of two elderly men sitting in a park in Spokane, one reading the paper while the other feeds the birds. The man reading the paper says aloud, "The Zags made the Dance." The other guffaws and responds, "Talk to me when they reach the Sweet 16."
I'm sure there are some fans that have reached that point. Think about it, if you were four or five the last time Gonzaga didn't partake in March Madness, you could very easily be a freshman at said university full well thinking of the NCAA Tournament as an annual tradition rather than a significant achievement after the Bulldogs earned their 13th straight bid with a 12-point win over the Saint Mary's Gaels.
That now leaves another mid-major power on the bubble. While there will be plenty of commentary on this game in tomorrow's Mid-Major Morning Mashups, we're left to contemplate the fate of the Gaels with Selection Sunday less than a week away.


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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
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The {m}brace framework is a .NET based software stack that enables easy large-scale distributed computation and big data analysis.
In short, {m}brace offers the following things:
- A new paradigm for programming declarative and concise distributed algorithms.
- A scalable execution runtime that can handle cloud applications either inside private data centers or service providers like Windows Azure or Amazon EC2.
- Comprehensive tooling and libraries that enable interactive, REPL-style deployment, monitoring, management and debugging of cloud computations, all without ever leaving the Visual Studio IDE.
A cloud framework for .NET
{m}brace offers solid and seamless integration with the whole .NET ecosystem. Libraries written in any CLS-compliant language and {m}brace APIs are easily accessible and interoperable without marshalling issues or any other cost.
The {m}brace framework provides an elegant programming interface that permits high-level declaration of distributed algorithms. Its use of simple combinators makes it possible to compose complex parallelism patterns (sequential composition, fork/join parallelism, nodeterministic searches, local execution, etc). The {m}brace runtime will interpret such cloud expressions and transparently allocate workers for pending jobs.
As an example, the following snippet computes a sum of squares in a parallel fashion:
cloud { let jobs = [| for i in 1 .. 100 -> cloud { return i * i } |] let! results = Cloud.Parallel jobs return Array.sum results }
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The {m}brace interactive Shell is an F# interpreter that enables on-the-fly declaration and deployment of cloud code that also doubles as an administrator console for the {m}brace runtime. And since it all seamlessly integrates with Microsoft's Visual Studio, the cloud can be fully utilized without ever leaving the IDE environment.
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The {m}brace programming paradigm enables the rapid creation of flexible and generic library functions. {m}brace ships with an open-source library that includes variants of map-reduce and nondeterministic search combinators.
The {m}brace runtime is responsible for scheduling cloud applications in the data center. It supports multiple, concurrently executing and isolated cloud processes that can be managed much in the sense of a task manager in the cloud. The runtime can handle elastic computation scenarios and offers fault tolerance against hardware failure.
The framework fully embraces the power of functional programming and the F# language in particular. The use of F# computation expressions enables elegant and sequential-like declaration of distributed algorithms, in a pattern known as the cloud monad. The {m}brace paradigm encourages cloud programming in the functional style, supporting higher-order functions, declarative workflows, distributed algebraic data types and
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - What is supposed to be the most wonderful time of year, can turn out to be quite the opposite, if your home is burglarized. The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office wants to make sure that doesn't happen to you. "The holidays are supposed to be about family and happiness and it's just pure tragedy for somebody to walk in their home and find it in the aftermath of a burglary," said Lubbock County Sheriff Kelly Rowe.
Rowe says the holiday season is a favorite for children, but also for burglars and vandals. "We see this time of year we have a lot of vandalism, vehicle burglaries also increase, we also see a lot of tampering with things people put out in their yards, trees and that sort of stuff," said Rowe.
Last year the Sheriff's Office saw more than 60 home burglaries during the months of November and December, a significant increase from other months. That's why they say Operation Saint Nick is so important. "The basic plan of Operation St. Nick is not only to increase our deterrent force out there in order words, putting maximum force of marked units, but we are also putting out a sizeable number of unmarked vehicles," said Rowe.
So the deputies will be out in full force keeping an eye on your neighborhood, but what can you do at home to protect yourself. "Try to merge as a neighborhood and watch out for each other, the neighbors know when there is strange vehicles or when there are people that just don't belong there," sad Rowe.
Rowe says always lock your doors and leave a light on if you are gone. Small steps to keep your holiday season bright. "If there is a brand new Playstation 3 or an Xbox 360 under the tree or a new LCD TV along with anything else they find in the residence that's what they are going to go for," said Rowe.
The Sheriff's Office just started Operation Saint Nick last week and they are already on their way to success.
Rowe says though the investigation is ongoing, he believes they have three suspects that could be responsible for up to 15 burglaries.
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Robert Wagner - October 11, 2009Former Phillips resident Robert L. Wagner, 95, of the Nebraska Veterans Home, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at the home.
Services were Saturday, Oct. 17 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island with The Rev. Mark A. Maresh officiating. Burial was in the Phillips Cemetery. Military honors were provided by the U. S. Army Honors Team and the United Veterans Honor Guard.
He was born April 10, 1914, at Valparaiso, the son of J. Rufus and Christine (Christensen) Wagner.
He grew up in Phillips, graduating from Phillips High School in 1933. He attended the University of Nebraska studying the field of dairyman. After his schooling he worked for Sutter Dairy. He later worked for Kuester Distribution.
He entered Troop E Fourth Calvary on April 13, 1938 to May 10, 1938.
He married Erma F. Baumann on April 30, 1939 in Grand Island. They lived in Grand Island and he began his service in the Army/Air Force in June 25, 1943. He served during WWII with the 12th Bomb Group, 434th Squadron in China, Burma, and India Theater, flying 70 combat missions during this time. He was honorably discharged on Nov. 15, 1945.
He returned to Grand Island where he again worked for Kuester Distribution and later for the U.S. Postal Service as a clerk, retiring in 1983 after 30 years of service. He was owner of Nebraska Cycle Company, currently Harley Davidson Central.
He began his volunteer labor after retirement. He was the spearhead for the refurbishment of the Phillips Memorial Hall, volunteering the supplies, equipment, labor and knowledge. He was the original can man, first to collect cans for Habitat for Humanity. He was a faithful member of the NRA and education of youth of the 2nd Amendment. He was a teacher of hunter safety and was a staunch supporter of Grand Island Central Catholic. His favorite pasttime was playing Santa to numerous children and he was an avid reader.
He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, founding member of White Spot Motorcycle Club, NARFE, Phillips Lions Club, Lifetime member of the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, BPOE, Elks, VFW and GICC Fine Arts Guild.
Survivors of the immediate family include one daughter, Michalynn Wagner of Corinth, Texas; seven grandchildren, P.F.C. Evan Westpfahl, Dawn Westpfahl, Cassie Westpfahl, Brittany and Alicia Statler, Kylie and Collin Sorensen. Three great-grandchildren; special friend, Jay Osterbuhr.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Erma, brother and sister-in-law, Arthur M. and Margit Wagner.
Memorials are suggested to Habitat for Humanity, GICC Foundation for Tuition Assistant, or Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.


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The NWBA Board of Directors met in June to discuss several issues, one being classification. The Board has decided that the NWBA will use a 15 point system on the court. The 15 points on the court will be reviewed at the end of the season to determine if further movement will be necessary on the point system. The Women's Division, Division III and Championship Division will all follow the 15 points. At this time there is still no classification within the junior division. This transition to 15 points and the functional system will begin this season (2014-15).
Women and Classification Points on DIII and CD Teams:...
The NWBA Classification Committee has been working tirelessly to bring you the team reviewer webinars as we approach the beginning of the season. The certification course will be an eight section course that also includes small quizzes at the end of each section and a final test. You must receive a score of 70% or higher to be certified. You may take the course more than once. We will post the webinar once it has been finalized by the end of next week.
USA defeat Australia 68-52 in the World Championship opener. Desi Miller had 15 points in the game. Becca Murray (Quickie Player of the Game) added 30 points and 8 rebounds. The U.S. will face Mexico at 1:00PM Eastern tomorrow June 21st.
Follow the games LIVE by clicking HERE....
The USA game schedule for the Round Robin portion of the event is: (ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE)
FRI 6/20 6:00pm vs. Australia...
The NWBA is looking for a summer camp administrator to assist with recruitment and organizing various summer camps for active duty and veterans with disabilities. For additional questions please see the job description below and contact Sherrice Fox with any additional questions.
The Ryan Martin Foundation along with the CT Spokebenders are hosting the 6th Annual Junior Wheelchair Basketball camp in South Windsor CT.
The camp is free for all participants. The camp dates are 7/2114/ - 7/25/14...
University of Illinois Summer Camps Registration has been Extended to May 30th!
Dave Kiley's 3-on-3 invitational and free throw contest will be held in Dallas, TX June 6-7, 2014. Please click the link below for additional information.
Dave Kiley 3-on-3 Event Flyer
NWBA High Performance is pleased to announce the 12 athletes that have been selected to represent the USA in the 2014 IWBF World Championships in Incheon, South Korea July 5-14.
Classification Athlete(s)...
Still wish you were in Louisville at Nationals? Re-live some of the excitement with our recap:
In light of the University of Louisville's 2013 National Championship victory and the University of Kentucky's 2014 tournament run, there is no shortage of basketball fans in the state of Kentucky. Coincidentally, at the same time that the Kentucky Wildcats were competing in the final four, the Kentucky Expo Center was hosting another basketball event: the 66th Annual NWBA National Tournament....
Junior Varsity Division:


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I got an email from the Council on Exceptional Children (CEC) offering a special on membership: 20% off and the ability to pay over three monthly installments. I took it.
The cost to me was $94. I know that since our State Unit (Nevada) is currently inactive, our state dues are pretty low. Still, even at $94 or $114 dollars, that is a significant chunk of money, especially with uncertainty all over the country over who may get pink slipped, who may decide to take early retirement and whose department is getting cut. I put off renewing my membership because of the cost of moving from Pennsylvania to Nevada. This offer made it really attractive.
Still, I think it's an important international organization to belong to. Membership includes subscriptions to several outstanding professional publications including a couple of weekly electronic newsletters that I read religiously for my blogs. Not only does the CEC serve as a conduit for information about children with disabilities and best practices for educating them, the CEC also employs a full time lobbyist, Lindsay Jones, Esquire, who is in constant contact and conversation with the national legislators and the Department of Education policy makers who effect our students. You know all the reservations we special educators share about plans to link compensation to student performance. You can bet that one of the reasons that plans have not become law is because Lindsay is challenging those legislators to consider their impact on special education and special educators.
So, if you want the excellent resources provided to members, and want to be a contributing member of an organization that protects both our children and our jobs, visit their membership page by clinking on the blue word, membership. When you are asked for a promotion code, enter SMART1. Then, I hope you'll put your oar in and help the CEC see that we continue to have the resources we need to continue to support students with disabilities.
- March 22, 2011 at 9:45 pm(1) Elizabeth Speed of El Paso says:
Thanks for this link. It is a great organization. Words were never truer about linking student performance to teacher pay. I really feel as we as special educators have doomed ourselves to subpar pay because we love to work with special needs kids. So we do a noble thing in theory but get shafted in practicality! How nice is that? Ok off my rant Thanks for the information here.