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Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Friday initiated a fresh debate on electoral reforms by suggesting introduction of the "right to reject" in the voting system, and discussing the increasing number of candidates winning polls (to the Lok Sabha/Assemblies) with "minority votes" — getting elected by securing less than 50 per cent of the total votes polled in their constituencies.
Addressing a function of the Election Commission, to celebrate the "third voters day" (to enrol new voters in the country), Mr. Ansari, who is also Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, said there was need for taking corrective steps relating to the "first-past-the-post system" in which the successful candidate wins on the plurality, rather than the majority, of votes cast.
Its limitation was evident from factual data. In the first general election in 1952, the percentage of successful candidates who secured less than 50 per cent of the total votes cast in their constituencies was 67.28. This figure went down to 58.09 per cent in the 1957 election. In the general elections held in 1999, 2004, and 2009, it was 60.03, 75.87 and 82.68 respectively — more candidates got elected to the Lok Sabha by securing less than 50 per cent of the total votes polled in their constituencies.
"The conclusion is inescapable that a majority of elected members of the Lok Sabha in recent years, and even earlier, won on a minority of votes cast in their constituencies. The situation is no better, perhaps worse, in the Assembly Elections with the percentage of the returned candidates on minority of votes cast going above 70 in several cases."
"When this percentage is considered alongside the average voter turnout, it would suggest that the elected representative may not be, often is not, representative of his/her electoral constituency. Furthermore, this system encourages candidates to focus on securing votes of a segment of the electorate and thereby accentuate or reinforce social divisions based on narrower considerations that derogate from inclusiveness and promote divisive tendencies and social conflict," Mr. Ansari said.
The Vice-President also called for a fresh debate on the "right to reject" (the candidate during the polls by voters). It was argued "in terms of the democratic theory, that the right to vote carries with it an obligation to exercise the franchise in favour of a candidate of choice. A corollary of this would be the right to reject if none of the candidates on the list found favour with the voter. Such a conscious rejection would be preferable to abstention from voting. The procedural modality for bringing this about can be worked out on the model of some of the democracies where it is in vogue."
Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar said the government remained irrevocably committed to electoral reforms in a major way.


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Which city does Speke airport serve?
Tags: city, speke airport
Asked by vasantha margaret, 28 Sep '07 07:33 pm
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LiverpoolAnswered by Anil K Chugh, 28 Sep '07 09:42 pm
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA: LPL, ICAO: EGGP) is an airport serving the English city of Liverpool. Formerly known as Speke Airport and RAF Speke, the airport is located adjacent to the estuary of the River Mersey some 7.5 miles (12 km) south-east of the centre of Liverpool.Answered by Jack Johnson, 28 Sep '07 08:14 pm
Liver pool.Answered by jakir hussain, 28 Sep '07 07:37 pm
LiverpoolAnswered by anil garg, 07 Feb '11 05:13 pm
Speke (pronounced Speak) is an area of the City of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, close to the boundaries of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. It is situated approximately five miles south east of the City Centre and to the west of the town of Widnes.Answered by anupama kumar, 28 Sep '07 07:35 pm
LiverpoolAnswered by anjali sharma, 28 Sep '07 07:34 pm


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(FORT MYERS Fla.)--
Your Smartphone May Be Making You Fat
Sure, fitness apps are great, and your phone's tunes can get you pumped come treadmill
time, but the more time you spend on a mobile device a day, the less you spend breaking a sweat.
Smartphones are as good if not better than an Internet-connected computer. Virtually anywhere
and always, users can not only make calls and send texts and emails, but they can interact with
Twitter, Google, YouTube, and play games. All these activities are essentially sedentary!
This Kent State University study found that students spend an average of almost five hours on
their cell phones and send hundreds of text messages every day! How much time do you spend
on your cell phone a day? Smart phones have enormous capacity to significantly change people's
lifestyles and health habits. A study like this raises the importance of how this technology affects
how we move, eat and sleep. We have to look at the impact of technology on our health.
The New "TV"
Using a cell phone doesn't have the same kind of negative stigma that sitting on the couch and
watching TV has, but it can be just as bad for you. Unlike a TV, however, smart phones are
always on hand providing a constant invitation to sit and play.
Fast Phones Slow You Down
Despite the fact that cell phones are mobile devices, they slow people down. Texting while you
walk causes you to walk more slowly, trying to do two things at once. Walking past a beautiful
scene, you halt and take a photo, and then send it to your friends on Facebook. Before you know
it you've gotten sucked in playing on your phone.
Time Stealer
You wake up in the morning, all fired up to go to the gym, but then your phone buzzs before you
even get out of bed. It turns out to be your co-worker texting juicy gossip. You have to respond,
back and forth for about 10 minutes. And since your phone was in hand, it only made sense to
check Facebook and to see what else was going on in the world, which led you to a friend's
Instagram profile, then pinterest, twitter, etc. Suddenly, those 40 minutes you had dedicated to
going to the gym had been eaten up by all those little apps on your smart phone.
Affects How You Eat
Heavy cell phone use can create mindless eating, much as television does. Also, if you hjave
your cell phone out while you are eating lunch or dinner with someone else, not only are you
being extremely rude, but you are probably not paying enough attention to what you are putting
into your body or knowing when you are full.
Affects Your Sleeping
Cell phone use can also affect sleep. Notification alerts or alarms aside, when the eyes are
exposed to too much bright light at the "wrong" time of day, which is the case when you've got a
screen six inches from your face late at night, it interferes with the part of the brain that regulates
your body clock, or circadian rhythms. So while it may feel cozy to get caught up on Instagram
as you snuggle in, prolonged viewing can cut into your sleep or make it difficult to fall asleep at
Worse, some experts theorize that late-night tech time may also be to blame for those
impossible-to-lose 10 pounds. Research has found a link between sleep loss and weight gain.
All Ages are Affected
While this study focused on college students who were about 20 years of age, many of today's
elementary school students are just as tethered to smart phones. This is probably affecting
physical activity in younger kids now. Parents should monitor not just what their children are
doing on their smart phones, but how frequently they are using them.
If they're interrupting physical activity by using their phones, people should take time from
their cellular technology for a better quality of life. But now, if I'm bored, I can just download
whatever I want. I really cannot get bored using it. Before I would always get bored and I would
have to find something else to do and that would involve like going somewhere or playing sports
or doing something.
Your move:
Limit your daily cell phone usage to as close to an hour and a half as you can. One tactic is to
block out a small chunk of time each day for you to catch up on whatever it is that sucks you in,
be it Words with Friends plays or Facebook stalking. That way, you can keep track of how much
time you spend on your phone, and you won't stop what you're doing to check your notifications
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Carls Jr The Big Carl?
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- malibumike Aug 20, 2009 09:13 AM
Anybody try the Carls Jr The Big Carl yet. It is a knock off of McD's Big mac but with twice the meat and cheese for 50 cents to a buck lower in price.
Looks like a poor imposter to me. The Big Carl is missing the middle bun layer -- seems like a better facsimile of the McDonald's Quarter Pounder since the double patty in the Big Carl adds up to 7 ounces of meat, or thereabouts.
Had one for lunch today. The meat was even more over-done than Carl's normally is, leaving it crispy both on the inside and the outside. Cheese is normal Carl's cheese. The iceberg came as a leaf, not shredded like Micky-D's and the sauce wasn't as good as in the Big M. Despite that, I did actually like it better than the Big M and it is definitely about 25 percent more food than a Big M. They really need to work on the sauce, though.
I have to agree with YMMV the sauce is just basic thousand island dressing, McDees tarts up their sauce somehow and it is better, the lettuce should be shredded and they should add pickles. I believe the object was to wean away big mac lovers to CJ's version but it tastes nothing like a big mac. I was disapointed only in that it wasn't even close to a big mac but for $2.49 you get a lot more for your money. Double the cheese and 7oz of meat vs. big mac's 3.2oz.
re: malibumike
Just ask them to add pickles and onions. They will do it no questions asked (and no charge).
re: BarmyFotheringayPhipps
Thank you for saying that and relieving me of the compulsion to.
re: BarmyFotheringayPhipps
If it's supposed to be a bigger/better version of the 'Big Mac' - it totally fails IMHO. It's missing the middle bun, no sesame seed bun, it's overcooked (as all Carls burgers are), the lettuce is a whole piece instead of shredded, and their thousand island sauce is missing something. It doesn't even taste/feel at all similar to the Big Mac even though it's bigger and cheaper.
I'm not the biggest fan of McDonald's. Sure, it's a fast food institution but I usually leave thinking, "never again!". In contrast, truly fresh burgers like those from In N Out have always been favorites of mine.
Anyway, I had high hopes for the Big Carl. Sounded like a Big Mac, only better, right? After all, you get superior meat, more cheese, and a larger size....for less money! So you fix the flaws of the Big Mac (such as awfully thin patties and low-grade quality) while preserving the Big Mac's strengths (such as a distinctive & familiar taste).
I'm sad to report the Big Carl is a dud. It's not awful or anything, but it totally lacks any BigMac-ness, if you will. There is almost zero resemblance. Problems:
1) The #1 problem is the sauce. Big Mac sauce has a very distinctive flavor that defines the burger. It's what makes it work. The Big Carl sauce may as well be mayonnaise. You can't really taste it. Maybe they're not using enough, but it definitely doesn't have the same tang and flavor of the Big Mac. It's weak as hell.
2) The lettuce. Big Mac lettuce comes in little strips and somehow preserves its crunchiness....again, you can taste it. The Big Carl had a hot & soggy layer of lettuce below. Again, because it was hot and droopy, you couldn't really even taste it. For example, In N Out Burger, which uses layers of lettuce, usually presevres the crunch and flavor.
3) The meat tastes exactly like Burger King meat. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but makes it feel like you're eating a Whopper (minus the tomato). Again, this detracts from the BigMac-ness of the burger. I never realized that the piece-of-crap patties that McDonald's uses may, in some strange way, actually be a strength. Maybe it helps you taste other ingredients, like the sauce and the lettuce, more precisely because the meat is so bland and nondescript. Weird. However, I can't really blame them for this, so this isn't really a huge negative for the Carl.
The verdict is that the Big Carl makes an implicit promise to be, "like the Big Mac, only better". It promises the best of both worlds:
A) Big Mac style flavor
B) Improvements on McD's weak points (eg, cheap meat, size)
The problem is that the Carl totally delivers on point B, but fails miserably on point A. It improves on Big Mac's weaknesses, but fails to duplicate Big Mac's strengths (such as the great sauce). It's strongest attributes are that it's more filling and the price point, but I prefer to focus on taste.
Overall, I was very disappointed and don't recommend it if you're expecting anything resembling the Big Mac. The Big Carl is a fantastic idea that was poorly executed. Can't believe I'm siding with McDonald's on this one. HOWEVER...the 6 dollar burgers stomp all over the Big Mac, though (as does the double double from In N Out). The Big Carl should have come with the angus patties from its 6-dollar brethren and a MUCH better sauce.
re: Pitou
Pitou has it right--the sauce is all wrong, and the wet, wimpy lettuce (at least on mine) made the whole burger a slip-and-slide experience. It's reminiscent of BK's Big Mac clone (the Big King?) years ago.
McD's should offer what a couple of locations near me used to: the MegaMac (made w./ 2 QP patties. Good stuff!
I'm one-and-done with this one; there are much better things on their menu.
i tried the big mac once and never went back to it. with that being said id like to see how the big carl compares to the angus third pounders ive been living on.
I tried it on two days ago (Friday) and today (Sunday). On Friday, I wasn't impressed, the beef was too charred, not enough sauce, too much lettuce. Today, Sunday, it was simply amazing. The beef was just right and meshed excellent with the cheese, there was more sauce on it actually giving the whole burger flavor and then some and the portion of lettuce was just right. The combo is 4.49 with fries and a Coke is an excellent deal AND YOU GET A GIFT CARD that can be for $1-$100. I got $1 both times but using the card next time, makes the combo $3.49 or you can get something else and use it towards that.
I tried one today and will not repeat. I ordered no cheese (is it really cheese?) , heavy onions, mustard instead of sauce (but with sauce on the side) and with tomato. At least they got the order right. As noted, the meat was charred too well done for me, but still had more char flavor than McD's. I liked the lettuce, not limp at all. If you're looking for a Big Mac knock off this is not it, primarily because IMO the McD sauce is what defines the Big Mac. I'm glad I didn't get the sauce on the burger as it was pretty bad. Overall, not a bad amount of food for the price, but it just didn't have the "zing" of the BM. Burger King needs to return to the test kitchen and tinker with what is a great concept poorly executed.
re: TomSwift
Burger King?
re: BarmyFotheringayPhipps
Oops! I guess that that burger had a negative influence on my memory. Thanks for the correction.


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Saturday Rocks Off and a friend attended Keeping the Music Alive, a free concert at Miller Outdoor Theatre. The show was a tribute in honor of the late Michael Jackson, the later Bernie Mac, the even later Gerald Levert, the later still Luther Vandross, and the even yet later still Barry White - ... More >>
The last three weeks of this month promise to be hard on your wallet, eardrums and liver
Saturday, September 3, and Sunday, September 4, at Sunnyside Park, 3502 Bellfort. Step Rideau, Sherman Robertson, Rick Marcel, Kyle Turner, Bridgette Taylor, Michael Ward, Werner Richard, Rayvon Foster, Caliente and Ernest Walkerd are also on the bill.
Licor Lounge goes South Asian with "Moksa"
A Broadway Superstar returns to save your soul
A rundown of every act on this year's bill
Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2
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Somewhat in line with what @RupeeClock said.
Without these big ugly download code blablas i might've thought about it.
Somewhat in line with what @RupeeClock said.
Somewhat in line with what @RupeeClock said.
Without these big ugly download code blablas i might've thought about it.
Does Japan even have a 2DS?
Good thing i've waited.
Can't wait for F-Zero Warriors, Metroid Warriors, Mother Warriors, Kirby Warriors and Mario Warriors.
Seriously though, if this means more games like Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker im definitely not against it.
"No time for fightin', dood. I have to steal that game."
This confirms Mega Drive cross-play games for the Wii U and 3DS in tonight's Direct, right?
I voted for Extension of the Premium / Deluxe Wii U Promotion. Surprise downloads in the form of Star Fox, Mother 1 and 3 would be beyond awesome though.
As long as i can't lower the voice of my Mii in Mario Kart i wouldn't even use a DK, Ganondorf or Bowser costume.
I can only speak for myself but if i know a certain game is coming to Europe one day i'll probably always wait for that version. If there will be a boxed version in Europe too that is.
If there's only about 1% of a chance i'll import.
I can't see any harm done to anyone there.
And if they really unlock it'd be great if you could play American Wii games on your Wii U in Wii Mode.
A Hydroventure game with lava sure would be interesting.
I'm ready to Cruz.
As ashamed as i feel for writing this ... but when you'd only get it by buying the 3DS game week one i don't think i could resist.
Dang. I should really watch the Critters flicks again one of these days.
Fixed and for 4€ in Europe i'd most likely get it.
It's nice to see the 3DS version of Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark getting released on the eShop. If it ever goes down to 12 € i might just bite. Not really interested in the boxed version.
I liked Marble Madness on the NES.
This makes me wonder why i haven't seen a game like this on an eShop yet. It would be a great fit for these imo.
Bring 'em on.
I wonder if you'll be able to create stages for all the different modes that new Brawl brings along with it.
Voice chat sounds great as does the stage creator.
Now if i only cared about the Smash Bros. games.
Hmmmm ...
I don't know why i didn't think of that before, but if i transfer my Wii stuff to the U i won't be able to play the VC's N64 games with any GC controller anymore, right?
Also a bit of a shame that the paid StreetPass Plaza games on the 3DS don't have their own communities.
Europe also needs something Ninja and Hero that's not disappointing this year.
you can now filter your activity feed to show only your friends' posts
I don't really get that.
Except for posts from friends the only other ones i really see there are these from people i'm following. And you'd think i chose to do so for some reason or another.
Anyway, it's just an option so i ain't complainin'.
What really pees me off is how the different versions don't seem to have any real effect on each other though.
When i've already read the notifications that have nothing to do with friend requests in the browser, Wii U or 3DS version i don't want to see that stinkin' blue dot on any of these freaking systems anymore.
If i didn't have one already and if it would be in black that would just be too much value for money to pass it up.
The genius about smart device games is that you can access 'em so effortlossly. Quite a few of 'em get the kids hooked for free and their individually small fees make it seem like you still didn't pay anything for it before you consider to how much it may all add up.
Amiibo might be a way to make kids more interested in Nintendo's games again but will it make them and their parents want to spend at least 40 € on each big game?
We'll see soon.
And dang you Nintendo.
When you just sent me an e-mail with "50" in the title i thought you wanted to give me some stars for your stupid
cult Club.
Instead you're telling me 'bout that 50 new things thing i already know and don't care about.
Adapters for every Nintendo controller ever made confirmed.
This will definitely unleash the true potential of the Wii U.
They don't send stuff out to Germany, right?
How exactly does it work with getting it from a McDonalds Nintendo Zone?
Do you have to just be there for some minutes or to manually interact with the zone to download it?
Woah! For the first time ever this article made me consider getting the normal edition over the XL. But i don't think i could resist the sheer beauty of the Metallic Blue LL model.
And as tempted as i am by the improvements of the new models i still might take my time and look at what exactly will be exclusive in the games. If there's nothing too amazing i could as well hold out for the announcement of the true next handheld generation.
Anyway, here's a few negatives i can see with the new models.
Day one if this ever releases in Europe.
Sounds like that rules out using it in Wii mode.
So much for convenience and giving my trusty Wii to someone i really care about.
For a second i thought Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ would've gotten a Wii U version. My goodness, i really love that game.
Wario's the only one i'd really like to see to wreak havoc Warriors-style.
I can only say that i refuse to buy the exact same system twice just because it won't let me play games from another region. In my case they're losing out on software sales instead since there's quite a few NA games i would've imported or downloaded if the Gamecube, Wii, 3DS and Wii U were region-free.
I'd probably get "Overclocked" for 15€ and SMT4 for 20€ in the European eShop.
If a practical version of something like this (can be closed, has better D-Pad) would ever get an official release it'd be hard to resist.
If it's only half as good as Henry Hatsworth in The Puzzling Adventure i'll strongly consider it.
They better release Treasurenauts soon too.
If the official one came to Europe as a new3DS model i'd be very tempted even by the box alone.
This fan-made one misses these dimensions and has nothing special going for it imo.
With the bonus of getting Mighty Gunvolt for free it's pretty likely i'd get it if it ever releases in Europe.
Nice to finally get Life Force in Europe.
Will probably also get Parking Star 3D and Quell Reflect.
Also looking forward to the review of The Keep since i really like dungeon-crawlers.
If it wasn't more expensive than the Steam version i would have downloaded right now.
Dang, i think i missed Unepic when it was on sale in Europe. Pretty sure i'd get it for 8€.
eviLaTtenDant wrote:
Wasn't this already confirmed?
Oh, i see the deals are running until 17th instead of 11th September now. Kinda strange that's changed just two days after the original press release.
Wasn't this already confirmed?
you can challenge every fighter in All-Star Mode from the moment you turn on the game!!
this mode will be incomplete until you've unlocked every fighter
Come again?
Good discounts there.
I'll probably get Gargoyle's Quest II, Code of Princess and
Sayonara UmiharaKawase.
Most excited forGCII since so i voted for that.
@SanderEvers Well, i'm no tech expert but i'd like to believe they can make the second analogue and the extra buttons "think" they are a CPP so the games will recognize it this way.


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Alcohol, A
I work, though, during the show, so I don't know the hosts. I caught a few minutes of it at an odd hour on Bravo...but not enough.
Ummm Beth,
You can still watch the show....lol.
I didn't realize it was streamed on line.
Additional problem....the 2 year old LOL
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It's just as you feared. Novembeard has come and gone and your man has decided he loves his whiskers so much, he's keeping them. Embrace his rugged new look by giving him the Beard Conditioner Gift Set ($28) by Wild Rose for the holidays. If... [More]
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News Short, May 31, 2007Handled without care: Thank you for Kristen Hinman's truthful reporting in the story "Careless Care." Veterans Affairs has a massive public-relations and propaganda machine that runs 24/7/365. It is only through people like Hinman that the facts about how badly broken the VA is will become known. Again, thank you. The RFT is one of the things I miss most about living in St. Louis. I do not miss the terrible treatment I received at both Jefferson Barracks and John Cochran. The article scratched the surface. But like an iceberg, there is so much more hidden from view, known only to those who crash into it.
Larry D. Farge, Johnson City, Tennessee Cafe, May 24, 2007Modest Froeb: This communiqué concerns Ian Froeb's article "Naan Better" on the Khan family restaurant Indian Food. I couldn't agree more with his assessment of the cuisine. I must say it is my personal favorite Indian-style restaurant in the entire St. Louis area. However, I must disagree with his critique of the timeliness of the service. It is virtually DSL compared with what you could expect at the old Tandoori Hut on Hampton Avenue. You could wait till the chutney froze over before you caught even a glimpse of the turban-sporting Jas. At any rate, the thrust of my desire for contact is that the Khans are curious as to what Ian Froeb looks like — an Asian thing, I suppose. I told them I would try to procure an image of him from the Internet but alas, he seems to be a modest man and my endeavors have been fruitless. If he could but introduce himself to them as the obviously cuisine-savvy Ian Froeb the next time he dines there, I'm sure it would mean the world to them.
Herbert Medley, St. Louis Feature, May 17, 2007Don't blame the unions: It absolutely amazes me that neither the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission nor the city of St. Louis asks the people going to these conventions what they think. These are the people who are spending their hard-earned money to attend these events. Our downtown has many shortfalls; I think we all know what they are. We have been talking about fixing these problems for at least 25 years. We are making progress in our downtown area. We will soon rival other cities, and we will have more to offer many prospective conventions.
As a local union member, it comes as no surprise to me that once again labor unions are the whipping post for business leaders. Do our union agreements need updating? Absolutely. Conditions change over time and so does technology. I think we all need to grow and adapt to current working conditions, consumer expectations and technologies. Have you ever seen a major event being set up? Imagine an army of workers transforming the biggest venue in St. Louis into a customer-friendly convention in a matter of days. Then tearing it all down just to set it all back up in a matter of days for the next event. It is amazing, and my hat is off to all who help accomplish this show of a skilled union work force. Imagine if exhibitors or unqualified tradesmen were allowed to unload trucks, hang lights, connect receptacles, install projectors, set up booths or network computers. What a recipe for disaster. Could you imagine the liability factors involved? Each and every union trade has its respective place in the work force. Of course we have disagreements; we are trying to protect our future. We can and will resolve these issues. The CVC has to look at the city it is representing and figure out how to go from there. Sure, we are number one in baseball, but we are also number one in crime. Gus Mantia, St. Louis Unreal, April 19, 2007The Byrne supremacy: Leave it to the RFT to print a smarmy review of The Whiskey Merchant's Diary, edited by the late Linda Fisher. As usual, pull out some snarky quotes from a 432-page book just to titillate the readers, and draw a few idiotic conclusions of your own. It's obvious to me that Unreal didn't actually read the book, just skimmed some highlights — likely from other reviewers — and came up with a typical RFT review. Bah to you people who trivialize an actual writer and demean Fisher's work of over eight years — especially as she cannot now rebut your "review."
And by the way, in answer to your "where the hell is Agnes Lake's diary?" question, the biography of Agnes Lake will be published next year. God forbid that you should review it, too. Chris Byrne, south St. Louis County Letters, April 5, 2007Speaking of Chris Byrne: I wrote a letter earlier in regard to Kristen Hinman's Valley Park coverage ["Valley Park to Mexicans: ¡Hasta La Vista, Baby!"]. My point was that by passing those laws, they were basically deputizing landlords to become federal immigration agents.
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The autumn statement next week will include a £114 million boost for eight cities around England to improve their cycle networks
The Prime Minister should back an all-party plan to encourage cycling
Cycling has been good for David Cameron. The Prime Minister has used cycling to help brand himself a modern Conservative: young, down to earth and environmentally conscious. Now it is time for him to be good for cycling.
Today's report by a cross-party group of MPs and peers offers a blueprint for a country where more people cycle more safely — a healthier, happier and more prosperous Britain. The parliamentarians call for changes to speed limits, better training for children and drivers, improved road junctions and more segregated cycle routes.
The Times endorses the report, which was mainly funded by our parent company, News International. Many of the recommendations reflect the proposals in our Cities Fit for Cycling campaign. This was launched 14 months ago after Mary Bowers, a Times reporter, was gravely injured by a lorry as she cycled to work. She remains minimally conscious and receives round-the-clock care.
The new report has met with widespread support. The AA said it would be urging motorists to back the proposals. But what it really needs is political weight, starting from the top. Mr Cameron has voiced his backing for our campaign. Now he needs to assert his authority in favour of practical proposals to transform Britain's streets.
The potential is clear. Although cycling has been growing fast in recent years, fuelled partly by the success of Britain's Olympic team, fewer than 2 per cent of journeys are made by bike, way behind most comparable countries. The report suggests a target to raise that to 10 per cent in England by 2025, which is only where the car-loving Germans are now.
Big gains can be made quite rapidly, as some local authorities in England have already demonstrated. Bristol has seen cycling journeys jump by almost two thirds in a decade while the number of cycles on London's main roads has more than doubled since 2000.
Boris Johnson, the London Mayor, has launched a new vision for cycling in the capital, and Wales and Scotland have ambitious programmes. But these need to be reinforced by a national Cycling Action Plan, signed by the Prime Minister and involving many Whitehall departments in addition to Transport.
Some of the recommendations in the report are inexpensive "quick wins" that would allow the Government to make a real difference without having to find money from hard-pressed budgets. These include making 20mph the normal speed limit for most residential streets and putting cycling on the curriculum for secondary as well as primary schools. Other proposals, such as making junctions more cycle-friendly, will require funding and take many years. The London plan would cost £913 million over ten years, of which Mr Johnson has secured a third and is hoping to get the rest from central government grants.
The report calls for a national cycling budget of £10 per person per year, up from just £2 now in England outside the capital. That compares with the £12.50 planned in London and £24 in the Netherlands. The MPs suggest the money could come from existing budgets by carving out the amount due to cycling on the basis of its 2 per cent share of journeys. Increased investment in cycling should in theory lead to savings in health spending. But given the pressure on all budgets, more money for cycling would require wholehearted support from the Prime Minister and the Chancellor.
Local authorities also have an important role to play and next month's local elections in England are an opportunity for candidates and voters to make clear the importance they place on cycling.
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BALLOONS were released to remember a man who died two days before his 40th birthday party.
More than 150 people were set to attend a party to mark the birthday of Andrew Perrin, of Plas Madoc, at the Overton Recreation Club on Saturday.
But Mr Perrin died suddenly last Thursday morning.
On Sunday his family released 40 balloons – one for each year of his life – from the village cricket pitch, while friends who had brought their own released more.
His wife Amy – to whom he was married since September 2007 – said although he suffered high blood pressure, Mr Perrin had not been ill.
Speaking on Monday, his mother Mary Perrin said: "He would have been 40 yesterday. We were having a laugh and a joke on Wednesday night. He was looking forward to his party.
"He was a big fan of ABBA and he was saying he would get some ABBA CDs for the party."
His wife Amy added: "He used to talk to everyone. He was very sociable. If he didn't know someone he would say hi anyway.
"People could have a really good conversation with him. He had a great laugh, and it used to get everyone going. It was the way he was with everyone."
Mr Perrin had worked at the Stans store in St Martins for about 20 years.
Andrew Faulks, a partner at Stans, said: "He was very well known – the whole store was shocked on Thursday. We had more than 100 people from the store planning to go to his party.
"He started here just before his 20th birthday. We was such a quiet lad when he started and his character certainly changed over the years."
The funeral will take place at St Mary's Church, Overton, at 1.15pm, on Friday, May 30, followed by cremation.
Andrew leaves wife Amy, siblings Ian, Steven and Tracy, nephew Aaron, nieces Kailey, Amy and Elise and great-nephew Casey.
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I teach a multi-age 3rd-5th grade class. Their homework includes math that is not finished in class (usually around 10 problems/4 days a week) and a weekly writing assignment that is due on Fridays. If they do not turn it in on time they have to stay in at recess to work on it until it is done. Additionally, they have to pay a "fine" of $10--we have a classroom economy where they earn money each week. Staying in at recess and the fine has worked. Until recently. I have a student who hasn't been out to recess in a couple of weeks, but when he is inside he just stares at the wall and doesn't get his work done then either. According to his dad, it is the same way at home. I am kinda stuck, because my homework policy has worked until now.
Have you thought about asking the child what's going on? Is the homework meaningful? Does he understand the purpose of the work or is he lost and needing more support? Try to see if you can get to the root of the problem
I believe homework is important. The high schools our students will be attending expect their students to complete the homework. And, due to the stress of standards and the State 8th Grade Social Studies Test, I have SO MUCH I am expected to teach my students.....about three years worth of good teaching crammed into one school year. The homework I assign includes learning content area vocabulary, demonstrations of comprehension (such as 6+6 - six pictures with data about each, 4x - a list of important facts with three pictures of the important facts and data about it), organizing packets of their work, and reviewing and reading over current materials.
Students who do not complete their homework and have it ready to turn in when it is due may turn it in later for less credit, if they bring a note from a parent. Their daily planners also get marked if they fail to turn in an assignment. We do have teleparent, to notify the occupants of the listed telephone number that something is going on (like your child did not turn in homework, is failing, etc.) I try to keep them afterschool at least one day a week to make up missing assignments; maybe 20% will show up for this.
Our school administration does nothing to help with this; no study hall, no lunch detention (but we only get 30 minutes for lunch), we have no counselors to talk to our students, administration will not support teacher referrals for students who have refused multiple times to come afterschool to make up missing work. We teachers are held accountable for "giving too many failing or low grades." Our students are not, with the exception of 8th graders who fail cannot go through the promotion ceremony (they get sent to H.S. anyhow). LOTS of pressure on grade 8 teachers who have failing students towards end of the school year.....Not too much parent support; like many places, the parents we really need to talk to and advise don't show up to meet with teachers. Oh, and we are in about year seven of being a "failing school," according to NCLB.
Great question. I rarely have problems with having my students finish their homework.
#1 - Homework needs to be purposeful: Any work I give to my students is designed to hone in on a skill such as summarizing, organizing ideas, or reading for information. I let the students know what the homework is, why they are doing it, and explain the goal of the homework.
#2 - I call home: At the beginning of the year I print off my student roster and their phone numbers. I let the students know my policy: if you do not finish your homework, I will call home to remind your parents to remind you every single time. And I do it. At the beginning of the year I do have to stay 10-15 minutes later making phone calls, but I tell you, I rarely have to make phone calls now. My policy is clear, it is simple, and it is also a great way for me to get to know parents. Parents want to know when their kid is not doing what they need to do, and it is always good for you to learn more about the students' home life. I essentially start off with, "Hello Mr./Mrs. _____, this is Mr. Page, ______'s Social Studies teacher. I just wanted to give a quick call to let you know ____ did not finish a homework assignment, (explain assignment quickly), I was hoping you could remind ____ to finish it tonight and bring it to class tomorrow."
I also like to let the parent know, "I wanted to call you to let you know because it can be frustrating if you're never in the loop..."
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Here's a great way to track missing assignments.
I am currently wrapping up a year of teaching 5th grade, but will be moving back to 6th grade in the fall. There are pros and cons to teaching "middle school" students in an elementary environment. One positive is that we still have recess as an "incentive" to get homework turned in on time. This year's class has been especially challenging as I have many students with organizational and attention deficit issues that make establishing homework routines difficult. Hopefully, since I will be moving to 6th grade with many of my current students, they will mature by leaps and bounds over the summer and be ready to be more accountable for their homework...it has been exhausting tracking their work/missing work this year.
We too had a problem with students not turning in work. We met as professional learning committees to come up with solutions to the problem. At our school we also use working lunch to allow students to make up missing work and yes we have had success with it. I was not fully sold on the idea of a working lunch, but was pleasantly surprised with the results. I saw an increase of students turning in assignments and also saw an increase in some student achievement. A similar plan that we also implemented was Saturday school. Students with a number of missing assignments are assigned school on Saturday from 8-12 to make up work. This too has had a positive impact. The number of missing assignments has decreased and taken the pressure off teachers from having to "hunt down the missing work." These two plans have also lead to a decrease in the number of failing students. It is amazing to see that kids and teachers from across the country are dealing with a lot of the same issues.
My school does something very similar to yours. We call it "working lunch". Teachers have a shared excel spreadsheet we fill at each day for students who have missing assignments. They attending working lunch for as long as it takes until their homework is finished. It seems the main difference is that we send kids daily and don't wait until Friday to make the list. Your way seems to be less work for the teacher. My biggest problem is remembering to keep track of who is missing what assignment each day. I often let kids slide because of my lack of organization. This year, I'm trying something new. Children will have to fill out an "Oops, I forgot my homework" form and turn it in in place of their assignment so that I can immediately see and keep track of who is missing what. When the assignment comes in, I cut and attach the bottom portion of the form to their late homework. It will also serve as a great tool for parent-teacher conferences and end of marking period deadlines. A downloadable instant digital copy of the sheet can be found here:
Cheers and my best to everyone this next school year!
I love the missing assignment list idea. I am constantly looking for ways to encourage accountability.
What are the academic consequences for the "working lunch?" Many of my assignments are woven into the class discussion, homework questions are answered, and student's at-home learning of material that will be discussed/taught that day in class is built upon during class discussion. If they don't do the assignment how does the "working lunch" hold students to the same level as the rest of the class?
Also, who is monitoring the "working lunch?"
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