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NCLB Update
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Identity Theft
Pre-K Studies
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NCLB Update (http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/)
Superintendents now have a direct link to the U.S. Department of Education for quick, concise, and targeted responses to questions about No Child Left Behind: 1-888-NCLB-SUP (1-888-625-2787). The resource line will be staffed Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. During off-hours, or when the lines are busy during the week, superintendents will be able to leave messages. Also, technology-savvy superintendents may send email inquiries to a dedicated Inbox: firstname.lastname@example.com. Staff will ensure that all issues are addressed as efficiently as possible. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/12/12182003.html.
A new guide released by the Department's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), "Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported by Rigorous Evidence," is designed to be a "user-friendly" resource for state and local education officials and educators seeking to improve educational and life outcomes for the children they serve. It was developed for IES by the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization with a mission to advance government policy based on rigorous evidence of program effectiveness, and presented at a recent two-day conference of stakeholders sponsored by the Coalition and the Council of Chief State School Officers. "Perhaps the most effective resource we have for improving American schools is scientifically-valid knowledge," Secretary Paige said, "about which strategies work and which don't work. The User-Friendly Guide offers...concrete, easily-accessible assistance in finding and using strategies that have been validated in rigorous studies." For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/rigorousevid/.
Earlier this week, the Secretary addressed the Greater Houston Partnership concerning criticisms of Houston schools. "Because those who are fighting against [the No Child Left Behind Act] have targeted Houston, and are targeting you and your children, you have a right to know what is happening," he stressed. "For better or worse, Houston has become the epicenter of this discussion, the battleground of a new struggle for freedom." For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2003/12/12152003.html.
Urban District Assessment
The National Assessment of Educational Progress' 2003 urban district assessment offers a wealth of data about the reading and math performance of fourth- and eighth-graders in ten large urban systems: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, and Washington, D.C. The scores are compared with the average scores for public school students nationally and for those attending public schools in "large central cities" (with a population at or above 250,000). Among the findings:
- Six of the districts took part in the first urban district assessment in 2002. Two of themAtlanta and Chicagoshowed reading gains from a year ago.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg students exceeded the national public school average in math in both grades and matched those in reading. Student performance in the other nine districts was below the national average in both subjects and grades.
- On the fourth-grade reading assessment, African-American students scored above the national average in four of the districts and Hispanic students scored above the national average in five of the districts.
- Although representing a small portion of the urban school population, white fourth-graders had reading and math scores at or above the national average in six of the districts.
- Low-income fourth- and eighth-graders in Boston, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Houston, and New York City had higher average scores in math than their peers in large central cities. However, only Houston and New York City's low-income students bested the national average.
Identity Theft
During a press conference at Howard University, Secretary Paige urged college students to be cognizant of the growing problem of identity theft and detailed several action steps the Department is taking to help combat the problem. First, the Department is launching a new web site, http://www.ed.gov/misused/, with comprehensive information for students and families, from tips for protecting one's identity to advice on how one can detect identity theft. Second, the Department has a hotline1-800-MIS-USEDfor anyone who suspects student loan fraud. In addition, the agency's student aid publications have information about identity theft, as will, in the future, student loan billing statements. This year, identity theft affected almost 10 million people and cost victims some $5 billion. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/12/12112003.html.
Pre-K Studies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' "State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten: What the Evidence Shows" (http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/state-funded-pre-k/report.htm) reviews states' level of support for pre-kindergarten programs, the quality and effectiveness of state-funded pre-kindergarten programs, and state efforts to build integrated, comprehensive early childhood systems for children from birth to age five that have a focus on school readiness. The conclusion? While there is variation across states, "most state-funded pre-kindergarten programs meet widely accepted and research-based quality standards, offer key expanded services to meet children's health and nutrition needs, and involve parents in their children's education."
The National Bureau of Economic Research's "Getting Inside the Black Box of Head Start Quality: What Matters and What Doesn't" (http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10091) matches administrative data with data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, including test scores, behavior problems, and grade repetition. Its conclusion? Former Head Start children have higher reading scores and are less likely to have been retained in grade where Head Start spending was higher. Moreover, holding per capita expenditures constant, children in programs that devoted higher shares of their budgets to education and health have fewer behavior problems and are less likely to have been retained in grade.
Grants Forecast
Be sure to review the revised (as of December 10) FY 2004 Grants Forecast (http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html), which lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the Department has invited or expects to invite applications for awards and provides actual or estimated dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. The lists are in the form of chartsorganized according to the Department's principal program officesand will be updated regularly through July 2004. (This document is advisory only and is not an official application notice of the U.S. Department of Education.)
Barney Cam II
First Lady Laura Bush recently unveiled "Barney Cam II: Barney Reloaded," the much-anticipated sequel to last season's "Barney Cam," which featured the President's Scottish Terrier touring the White House to provide viewers with a dog's eye view of the holiday decorations. This year, Barney is "tasked" by Chief of Staff Andrew Card for a very important responsibility: decorating the White House Christmas trees. The video credits cameos by the President, Mrs. Bush, many senior White House officials, and former Press Secretary Ari Fleischer (playing cards). For more information, please go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/.
Also: At the same site, every weeknight at 8:00 p.m., bedtime stories will be read by administration officials. On December 17 (archived), Secretary Paige read Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
Quote to Note
"Average scores for all but one of the cities [participating in the urban district assessment] are below the national average in reading and mathematics, reflecting the tough road ahead.... The achievement gap in these districts is something that I find truly worrisome. It is a problem nationally, but in a few of the districts tested it is abysmal, double the national average at the fourth-grade reading level for blacks versus their white peers. As a nation, we must stand united against a culture that mocks academic success in certain communities. We must not allow the culture of mediocrity to take away some of our most promising, bright young minds simply because of their skin color, accent, or accident of geography."
Secretary of Education Rod Paige (12/17/03)
Upcoming Events
Childnet International is inviting the best young web developers from around the world to enter a competition to win a place at the Cable & Wireless Childnet Academy 2004. The competition is open to young people (aged 18 or under) who are developing exciting online projectseither as individuals or in conjunction with a school or not-for-profit. The competition is also open to those with innovative ideas for using technology to benefit other young people. Winners will receive an all-expenses paid trip for two to attend the Academy, which will take place in London in April 2004, and a grant from a web fund to help them further enhance their web project. For more information, please go to http://www.childnetacademy.org/. (Note: The Academy web site boasts over 60 previous award winning projects.)
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Rupp won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:44.91 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:23.48. Farlow claimed the 100-yard freestyle in 56.43 seconds and the 100-yard backstroke in 1:07.21. DeLong won the 50-yard freestyle in 26.77 seconds and the 500-yard freestyle in 6:01.73.
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We're all a little sad today, as we say good-bye to Frank Belcher. Frank was a sweet, fun, gentle gentleman who adopted the entire park as his family. Not that Frank needed more family–he already had a wonderful one. But when your heart's that big, you just keep adding friends and loved ones. Frank retired…Read More »
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This is one report card schools don't want you to see--an eye-opening look at the often inadequate measures taken to protect students.
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I'm overwhelmed by my recent odyssey to a place, known for its food, people, culture and nature - Oaxaca. Don't twist your tongue trying to utter that word, simply read it Wo-Ha-Ka. Located in the southern most part of Mexico, the diverse state of Oaxaca is home to more than 16 indigenous communities. This is a comprehensive travelogue (I mean it! It's got upwards of 4000 words) of my most recent journey to this wonderland. For the ease of reading, I've split the article into 2 parts. Part I is all about the Pacific side of Oaxaca, while Part II will be about Oaxaca city and the Central Valleys. Before I start the discourse, let me give a very brief introduction to Oaxaca.
As stated earlier, Oaxaca is located in southern Mexico bordering the states of Guerrero on the west, Puebla and Veracruz on the north and Chiapas on the eastern side. On the southern side is the great Pacific (Isthmus of Tehuantepec). The capital of the state, Oaxaca city, is located almost in the center of the state in the Valley of Oaxaca among the South Sierra Madre mountains. It's famed for it's Mixtec and Zapotec settlements as early as 300BC, which could now be witnessed in the form of archaeological ruins in and around Oaxaca city. Zapotecs developed the first writing system using glyphs.
Even to this day Oaxaca is crowded with indigenous tribes, proud descendants of Mixtec or Zapotec origins. As a result of this, the fine flower of culture is still blossoming and spreading it's fragrance in Oaxaca. You happen to see aged women dressed in their traditional attire selling artwork or delicious hand-made tortillas or sundries. Food is the most alluring part of Oaxaca - pollo en mole (chicken cooked in varieties of delicious sauces), empanadas de flor de calavaza (tortillas with fillings of Oaxacan cheese and flower of zucchini), tlayudas (tortillas coated with bean paste and topped with cheese, chicken and avocados), chapulines (fried grasshoppers topped with chili, lemon and salt) and many more. I almost forgot one thing of prime importance - Mezcal, a close cousin of Tequila made from maguey plants, is a traditional alcoholic beverage prepared by many families in Oaxaca. It's cheaper yet stronger than Tequila and is usually drank with lemon. Enough of introductory blabbering, over to Oaxaca!
Rocky beaches of HuatulcoDay 1 (Friday, 5th Sept 2008): Landing in Oaxaca city, reaching Zipolite
An hour and three quarters by flight is all it took for us to reach Oaxaca from Monterrey. We flew by Vivaaerobus, delayed by 45 minutes 'as usual'. A peek outside the window near Oaxaca city reveals the vast stretch of green Sierra Madre del Sur mountains, veiled and unveiled alternatively by the white clouds. Warm but not humid weather with artistic skies welcomed us, we went straight to Collectivo counter in the airport and bought tickets to Centro. Collectivos are a sort of public transport, where a mini van or a taxi is shared among others, number of people varies as per the carrying capacity of the vehicle. They charge 40 pesos per person (pre-paid) for the airport collectivo to drop us to Centro; thanks to traffic, it took about 40 minutes for us to reach Cento which usually takes 20 minutes.
We were dropped at Mercado 20 de Noviembre (20th November Market, more about this in Part II) and told that we could find restaurants in this market. With a couple of inquiries we reached the central hall which had ample eat-outs, vendors calling out loud to sell their carne asadas or pollos en mole. We settled down in one of them and tried pollo en mole rojo and negra (chicken in red sauce and black sauce; red made of chilies and tomato while black one is made of chocolate and other ingredients). Oaxaca boasts of 7 different types of moles, somehow I couldn't appreciate the taste of both the ones we just tried for they tasted sweet.
Zipolite, given the fact that we didn't have anything better to do in Oaxaca city at that moment, we decided to hit Zipolite right after lunch. There are innumerable collectivo stands in Oaxaca, we reached the one on calle Bustamante (calle: street) and bought tickets (costing 120 pesos per person) to Pochutla, the nearest town to Zipolite. Our long and winding (literally) journey to Pochutla started at 3:20 in the evening...we head straight down-south along the Sierra Madre mountain passes for the next 6 hours. My sincere advice to people who get sick travelling on winding roads : Avoid Collectivos. Then how? Other means of getting to the coastal areas - second class bus (takes the same winding road, but goes much slower, slightly more expensive) and first class bus (takes an entirely different road, air conditioned, comfortable seats, video, costs 240 pesos and takes 8 long hours, ideal for travelling in the night).
Pochutla, we alighted the collectivo and just outside the collectivo station we found a taxi. It was a sort of creepy journey - roads surrounded by dense woods on both sides, darkness, heavy rainfall, unknown place. It took 20 minutes and 100 pesos for us to reach Zipolite, we were dropped off at the gates of our inn, Posada Castillo Oasis. Korina welcomed us in and ushered us to our 'Tower Room', two floors above the ground. I instantly fell in love with the place, a beautifully built rustic hut with neatly arranged beds and artistically embellished with conches and shells. We went out in search of dinner, it was dark and drizzling, almost all shops were shuttered down. A lit fluorescent lamp from one of beach side restaurant made us think it was open, we entered and it was almost the time for their closure. But the old lady over there was kind enough to serve us eggs with beans and a cocktail of mezcal and fruit juice.
Day 2 (Saturday, 6th Sept 2008): Zipolite
I was glad that I was awakened not by the cacophonous alarm, but by a pleasing cock-a-doodle-doosounding rooster. We bought some healthy breakfast from the neighbouring store...bananas, apples, yogurt and bread. No rains, no winds could stop us from hitting the beach, we finished our breakfast and head to the beach which was at stones-throw-away from the hostel. The beach, Playa Principal de Zipolite, definitely, is not a tranquil one but has a vast shoal and hence it's swimmable though precaution is advised. Supposedly Zipolite beach is a nudist beach, but we didn't get lucky due to off-season.
Post lunch we head to Playa del Amor, a tiny little beach separated from Playa Principal by a small mountain. Ask anybody on the beach and they'll tell you how to reach Playa del Amor, you gotto take the narrow stairway that leads upto a small forsaken house atop the mountain and descend a couple of steps to reach this "cute little beach". Playa del Amor, more like a small bay in between two small mountains, is not tranquil either, but this is the beach where all the European nudists find Nirvana...it's secluded, it's beautiful, it's small, it's perfect to forget all the worriers. I heard that drug scene is Zipolite takes you back in time, picture those hippies smoking joints on beach...drug peddlers keep pestering you once a while, "Quieres fumar? Marijuana?" Playa del Amor is a great place for girls to collect shells...the sand in this beach is coarser than Playa Prinicpal and the waves bring in plethora of shells and conches.
We then head back to hostel, hit shower and relaxed over couple of UNO card games. I struck a conversation with Korina, the hostel owner. She is an Austrian married to a German guy, living in Zipolite for past 8 years. She told me that they live very close to nature in total isolation - no television, no internet, no newspapers. They go to their neighbours' place to watch some extreme weather reports, if any. She said that they don't earn too much money, but they're extremely contented with their laidback life in Zipolite. When I invited her to join us for the game of UNO card, she said that at that time she was busy playing 'canicas' (marbles) with her 8 year old son. I was astounded by that answer, while most children are spoilt by those bloody computer games, PS2s and X-BOXs, here I was seeing a young boy practicing playing marbles with his mother to win more among his friends!!! I got nostalgic while writing this particular paragraph...many a times I felt like giving up everything in life...go back to Zipolite and live there for ever, happily.
Later we strolled till Puerto Angel, the neighbouring town. It took us about an hour to reach that place, we went in search of a restaurant for dinner...since we couldn't find anything at the entrance of the town, we didn't bother to explore much, we took a collectivo and returned to our favourite restaurant Alex. Vegetable soup and Huevos entomatada (eggs cooked in spicy hot tomato sauce, served with beans and lettuce) tasted sumptuous.
Day 3 (Sunday, 7th Sept 2008): Puerto Escondido, Spotting flying fish and sea-turtles
Like the previous day, we had healthy breakfast of fruits and yogurt before we set out to Puerto Escondido.
We wanted to take collectvio to La Crucera (that's how the highway between Huatulco and Puerto Escondido is called there), but the collectivo we took agreed to drop us all the way till Puerto Escondido for 250 pesos. We thought it was not too bad a deal, given the fact that Puerto Escondido is more than an hour long journey from Zipolite. But the taxi driver did one unpardonable mistake, he lied to us that the Centre of Sea Turtles in Mazunte (enroute Puerto Escondido) was closed on Sunday, while it actually remains closed only on Monday and Tuesday. It took about an hour to reach Puerto Escondido, he dropped us just off the Playa Principal.
Be very wary about waves for sometimes it may prove to be fatal, we were sitting on a rock waiting for a wave to splash us. I saw a really gigantic wave, like a wave of a tempest, getting formed...I knew it was going to bombard us badly, it scared me but it was too late for me to move to a safer place. All I could do was grip the rocks firmly and before I could comprehend anything, we were thrown on the rocks. Thanks heavens we ended up in minor bruises...the worst thing that could have happened to us was that this mighty wave could have sucked us into the turbulent sea. The very thought gives me goose-bumps.
After this mini-adventure, we head back to pedestrian street - Perez Gasga (adoquín) in search of a place for lunch. There are innumerable shops selling souvenirs and a couple of small restaurants. We entered one of them, the name of which I can't recall, which served delicious Enchiladas (cheese filled in salsa marinated tortillas, served with chicken and lettuce), Ceviches (fish salad prepared with chopped onions, tomatoes and jalapeño chillies) and Pollo Empanizados (chicken fillet rolled on powdered bread and deep fried, to be eaten with tortillas and salsa).
Post lunch we thought of exploring Pacific ocean to see "What's in store for us". We rented one of the boats, bleakly hoping to spot sea-turtles for which the place is known for. The boat ride was an experience in itself, the rough waves undulated the boat greatly...everytime a gigantic wave passed our boat, the bottom of the boat slapped aloud on the water surface splashing water on both sides. The sea looked infinitely vast and we mortals on the boat seemed to be infinitesimal, it reminded me of Thor Heyerdahl's 101 days of Kon-Tiki expedition to Polynesian islands. We sailed for quite sometime in search of sea-turtles but to our dismay all we could see was unbounded, unlimited and unending stretch of water.
Somewhere at the horizon, we could spot some weird moments, very small to be concluded what it was. The boatman said they were flying dolphins, he steered the boat and cruised rapidly in that direction and within few moments we were indeed close to dolphins...nearly a dozen of them. Out of the blue they leaped out of water and in the wink of an eye, they would disappear...they were sort of grayish and slimy but considerably big, around 4-5 feet. They were jumping all around the boat, you expect them on the left, they would fly by on the right, you wait for them on the front, they splash at the back. Obviously my camera was glad with such a delightful sight, but it was the most difficult photography I've ever done, my odds of getting the right shot was 1 out 10. I felt an immense respect to all those NatGeo photo gurus for whom such a thing would a piece of cake. It's a genre of photography which requires all three...good equipment, good shooting skills and most importantly good luck.
After sometime the dolphins gradually drifted apart and we continued our turtle hunt out resumed. We could finally spot them a little away from the place where we found the dolphins. There were two of them happily basking on the surface, before I could even point and shoot them...the boatman abandoned the boat and dived like a madman into the sea and snatched one of them and swam to the boat along with turtle. He got the turtle on board, but I was kind of disappointed that I couldn't capture those happy turtles on my CCD in it's natural habitat, though it was good opportunity to sea the turtle up-close-and-personal. They are really huge and tough, the fact I didn't know was that they bite! I guess it might have weighed around 40-50Kg and we were told that it was a female. The boatman also told that it's called "Gulfina" for it was spotted first in Gulf of Mexico. Another boat passed by and they borrowed the turtle to show it to the mortals onboard, the turtle kept flapping it's arms and hitting it's head...probably it's their behaviour when in distress. Finally I was glad that it was set free, it dived into water and took less than a second to disappear.
We were shown some beaches from the boat for we couldn't land on any beach due to strong waves. In Playa Manzanilla, he stopped the boat about 100 meters away from the beach and we dived into the sea and swam for sometime...the feeling was nice and different than entering the beach through sand shoal. We returned to Playa Principal wholeheartedly contented. We thanked the boatman and paid 400 pesos for the whole thing including the tip (we paid a little extra tip for the unexpected dolphin show we had).
Playa San Agustinillo is a tranquil beach with coarse sand and bed of rocks onto the right side of the beach. There is a small stranded chapel on one of those partially submerged rocks. It's very less crowded when compared to the beaches of Puerto Escondido. We had one left over paloma from the 6 pack, which we finished here, played in the beach and started walking back towards Zipolite. Someone with great sense of distance told us it takes just 15 minutes by foot to reach Zipolite, but it took us one full hour. We were in Zipolite centro (colonial roca blanca), we found some restaurants there and decided to try one of them. One looked very touristy and pricey, we avoided that and headed to another which was at the dead-end of the main road. It was a very small one but the food they served was delicious - Empanada de Pescado (fish fillet rolled on powdered bread and deep fried, to be eaten with tortillas and salsa), Filete de Pescado en Ajo (fish filete cooked with garlic) and Pollo Tinga (chicken marinated in chipolte chilly sauce) . We finished dinner and retired to hostel along the beach way.
Day 4 (Monday, 8th Sept 2008): Huatulco, Snorkeling in Playa Entrega, Puerto Angel
another collectivo (25 pesos per person) to Huatulco, which is about 45 minutes drive among the green mountains. The collectivo stops at a stipulated point, after which the same car incarnates as taxi. Huatulco has lots of beaches, each of them can be accessed only by private vehicles or taxis, no public transportation buses goto beaches. The driver suggested us to goto Playa Entrega and we okayed.
Enroute Playa Entrega, he stopped at a couple of Los Miradores (viewpoints) and one of them was breathtaking. The blue beaches and the blue skies reminded me of Cancun. The air was very clean with a great visibility, the blue waters stretched till where the sky and earth met. The panoramic view of the Pacific was a memorable one. At the entrance of Playa Entrega, you'll be crowded by blokes promoting their restaurants or their snorkel and boat services. Playa Entrega reminded me of Playa Norte in Isla Mujeres, Cancun - it was a very tranquil beach and turquiose blue coloured. The only affordable option for us there was snorkelling, 50 pesos per person for renting out the equipment for the whole day, with lockers for our belongings. We didn't waste too much time, we changed, geared up and head to the corals. I would say that the corals we saw here was nothing when compared to the ones in Cancun, but it was definitely worth the time and money we spent. The marine life underneath the sparkling blue waters was vivid and varied. After sipping chilled beer in hot sun, we took leave from Playa Entrega for lunch. We had lunch at one of the inexpensive markets of Pollo Tinga (chicken marinated in chipolte chilly sauce) and Huevos Mexicana (eggs scrambled with onions, tomatoes and jalapeños), after which we decided to get back to Puerto Angel.
We found a bunch of children, Children of the Sea - I would call them, who were swimming as though the beach was one goddamn tranquil lake. They didn't fear those violent waves, but instead leaped into such waves, swam and surfed with such courage that they inspired me to enter the sea. I got slammed badly by a huge wave, but it was easier to swim once I was off the shore. The children of the sea not only inspired me to hit the beach, but they were a good subject for my photography too. Lack of tourists, local kids on beach, colour boats ashore, the stray dogs, the fishermen reminded me of Palolem beach in Goa.
We started back to Zipolite by foot and it took about 45 minutes to reach our hostel. We were lucky to witness an opulent sunset in Ziplote beach. It was dark and our stomaches were craving for food, we head to Alex where we tried delicious Huevos Oaxaqueños (eggs and cheese scrambled in hot and spicy sauce) and Chilaquiles (fried tortillas in hot salsa served with beans and salad). That was our 'Last Supper' in Zipolite after which we retired to bed.
Day 5 (Tuesday, 9th Sept 2008): Zipolite, Crocodiles of La Laguna de Ventanilla
The taxi to Ventanilla cost 20 pesos per person, since it's located about a kilometer off the main road. Ventanilla, is the name of the beach as well as the lagoon, which is close to Mazunte (Mazunte is beach, as well as home for Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga). It's called Ventanilla because of a small gap in the rock formation which resembles a small window. The ecotour office is located close to the beach, we were accompanied by a guide to La Laguna de Ventanilla which is about 7 minutes walk from the office.
The lagoon was not a sparkling blue one, which I had imagined, but of dark reddish-brown colour due to the presence of some variety of plants which gave such a tint to water. The sand bed separated the beach from the lagoon, there were about a dozen of saturated blue and green coloured dinghies on the bank, he chose the green one for our voyage. We started sailing slowly and it was not too long, when we had a first glimpse of a crocodile which was basking on the bank. The moment it heard us approaching, it prowled towards us and vanished in the water. We continued our sailing in lagoon, we saw egrets, small turtles feeding on marshes, and iguanas in their natural habitats and some young crocodiles which were out of my lens' range. He then took us to an island which had a crocodile breeding center and contained some animals in captivity. We were not enthralled to see those animals in captivity, we gulped coconut water and started sailing in reverse direction. We then saw a huge crocodile, lurking superficially in the water, with just eyes and snout projecting out of the surface. It was a happy moment for my camera, I was enthusiastically clicking the buoyant croc, probably it was hoping that I would lose balance and become it's lunch...but it was not lucky to have Indian meat. There finished our ecotour and it cost 40 pesos per person for such a wonderful tour.
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po guess...i dare you Септембар 18, 2005
Slang term for the word marijuana. Used commonly when a person wants to purchase some marijuana. Using these secret codes police officers cannot tap phones and capture the victims.
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po Created by the TK 925 Август 16, 2007
See Michael Jordan.
Yes, this is a definition for the game of basketball, and not an individual player. But no basketball conversation can last 20 minutes without this man's name being brought up. This man's accomplishments are only overshadowed by the way he shaped the game of basketball and American culture. If you need the actual definition, just scroll down.
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Holy cow, buddy, you wrote A LOT about Green Ronin. And after all that, I can't tell if you like them or don't like them winning as much as they do.
Personally, I think it would be rather tough for ANY company to win 27 ENnies in year (where'd you come up with this number?). However, Green Ronin seems to have a wide base of fans that vote each year, and they always seem to do quite well. And of coursel, once the nominees are announced, it's out of judges' hands.
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Will Call tickets can be picked up at the Will Call window beginning 1 1/2 hours prior to the event start time. Customers must have their Confirmation Number and Photo Identification.
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Parking is available within the surrounding area. Prices vary and are subject to change.
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For information about events at the Van Andel Arena, call (616) 742-6600. Event Line: (616) 742-6610
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A wide variety of food and beverages are available inside the Arena. No outside food or drinks are allowed. No cameras, video or audio recorders are allowed. No laser pointers will be allowed.
Van Andel Arena is located in downtown Grand Rapids. From the North: Take US 131 South and exit off on Market Street. Go straight at the light and this will dead end at the parking areas behind the Arena. From the South: Take US 131 North and exit off on Market Street. Turn right on Market and go to the second street and turn left on Cherry. This will dead end at the parking areas behind the Arena. From the East: Take I-96 West until it turns into I-196. Follow I-196 to Ottawa Avenue exit 77C. Go straight on Ottawa, this will dead end at Fulton. Cross Fulton and follow to the parking areas behind the Arena. From the West: Take I-196 East to Ottawa Avenue exit 77C. This will dead end at Fulton. Cross Fulton and follow to the parking areas behind the Arena.
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The Van Andel Arena Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM with extended hours on event days and nights.
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With the 2014 Winter Olympics kicking off in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 6, take a look at the venues that will host the Winter Games, including the seaside Olympic Park, seen here from overhead on Dec. 23, 2013. The view shows (clockwise from top) the Fisht Olympic Stadium, the Shayba Arena, the Bolshoy Ice Dome, the Ice Cube Curling Center, the Adler Arena and the Iceberg Skating Palace.
Here's a map of the Olympic Park constructed in Sochi alongside the Black Sea. The Games' indoor venues are located within walking distance of each other while the snow events will be held at Krasnaya Polyana in the Caucasus Mountains, located about 40 miles from the center of Sochi via road.
Fisht Olympic Stadium
The 40,000-seat stadium will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The stadium, named after the nearby Mount Fisht in the western Caucasus Mountains, cost $603.5 million to build and opened in 2013.
The stadium features a translucent polycarbonate roof and is open on the sides, providing views of the Krasnaya Polyana Mountains to the north and the Black Sea to the south.
After the Olympics, Fisht, seen here on the right with the Bolshoy Ice Dome on the left, will serve as a training center and match venue for the Russian national soccer team. It is also one of the 11 arenas chosen to host matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Bolshoy Ice Dome
The name of this 12,000-seat multi-purpose arena translates into English as "Major." It will host some of the ice hockey events along with nearby Shayba Arena.
The Bolshoy Ice Dome, which cost about $180 million to build, will serve as a sports arena and concert venue after the Olympics.
Shayba Arena
The 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena is named after the Russian word for hockey puck. Fittingly, it will host some of the ice hockey events during the Olympics as well as the ice sledge hockey events during the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
Shayba Arena, built at a cost of $27.2 million, was constructed as a moveable venue, meaning it can be dismantled and transported for use after the Olympics as an ice arena in another Russian city.
Iceberg Skating Palace
The 12,000-seat multi-purpose arena will host the figure skating and short-track speed skating events. It takes about two hours to adjust the ice when switching from figure skating to short-track or vice versa.
After the Olympics, the Iceberg Skating Palace, which cost $43.9 million to build, could remain for ice skating or be converted into a cycling velodrome.
Adler Arena Skating Center
The 8,000-seat oval will host the speed-skating events. It was designed to resemble an iceberg or an ice fault.
The $32.8-million Adler Arena will be turned into an exhibition center after the Olympics are over.
Ice Cube Curling Center
The 3,000-seat venue will host all the curling events at the 2014 Winter Olympics as well as the wheelchair curling events at the Winter Paralympics.
The $14-million Ice Cube Curling Center will remain a sports arena after the Olympics, but was built as a portable venue and could be relocated after the games.
Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex
The skiing venue is located on the crests and slopes of Psekhako Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana. It will host the biathlon and cross-country skiing events and seats 7,500 each at separate stadiums for each event. After the Olympics, it will be used for international competition.
The venue is named after the Laura River, a turbulent mountain river with a large number of waterfalls. According to the official Sochi 2014 site: "The name of the river is based on a legend of a young girl Laura who chose death over living with an old prince she did not love. After running away from the prince, Laura jumped of a rock into the river that was later named after her."
Sanki Sliding Center
The venue will host the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events. It was built at the Alpika Service Mountain Ski Resort, with its track finishing area at Rzhanaya Polyana.
The track features permanent seating for 500 with additional temporary seating for another 500 and space for a standing room crowd of 10,000 during the Olympics.
Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort
The resort located in the Western Caucasus will host the alpine skiing events for both the Winter Olympics and the Paralympics, with a capacity of 7,500 spectators. The new ski resort, which offers 5,725-feet of vertical from a 7,612-foot summit, was specifically built for the Games. The name originates from the geographical name "Rosa Khutor," covering about seven miles of Aibga Ridge slopes rising above the Mzymta River.
Construction on the resort, which has been estimated to cost more than $2 billion, began in 20013. The resort opened for skiing in 2011 and hosted its first World Cup alpine race in February 2012.
Rosa Khutor Extreme Park
The skiing venue will host the freestyle skiing and snowboarding events. Seating includes 4,000 for freestyle skiing and 6,250 for snowboarding.
Located at an altitude of about 1,200 meters above sea level, the newly-built venue lies to the west of the Rosa Khutor plateau and features specialized courses for ski and snowboard cross, slopestyle, half-pipe, freestyle aerial and mogul competitions and snowboard parallel slaloms.
The complex, first used in 2012, is comprised of the latest Olympic K-95 and K-125 ski jumps. Its location at the junction of two ridges was selected by international experts in order to make ski-jumping facilities harmonious with the surrounding landscape and to protect athletes from side winds.
RusSki Gorki Jumping Center
The venue, located in the Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of Aibga Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, will host the ski jumping events and has a capacity of 7,500 spectators.
A view of the newly constructed Olympic Village just down the coast from Sochi's Olympic Park venues.
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The University of Louisville's Cressman Center presented an exhibition of wood carvings by artist LaVon Williams.
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On a spring morning in 1904, a fire onboard a ferry led to the worst disaster in New York City history prior to September 11th.
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On a beautiful spring morning in June 1904, approximately 1,300 New Yorkers boarded the steamer General Slocum for a daylong excursion to Long Island. Less than an hour later, over 1,000 of them were dead.
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An array of color to light up your face! Crafted in a lovely gold-tone, these earrings feature multi colored and shaped glass and crystal stones that dangle from two strands. A unique attention getting pair that will complete any outfit. The earrings measure 2-1/2"L x 5/8"W with barrel earnut plastic disk backings.
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The purpose of creating gemstones in a laboratory isn't necessarily to reduce the cost, but also to produce larger, more perfectly consistent stones. Created or simulated gems can be made of any material. Synthetic gems, however, share virtually all chemical, optical and physical characteristics of their natural mineral counterparts.
Austrian crystals: These are known for their excellent reflective quality and prismatic brilliance. This man-made crystal is created using natural minerals and quartz sand, which are then heated and slowly cooled using a process similar to that of creating hand-blown glass. This process creates an end product that can be fashioned into a beautiful crystal.
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Missing mushroom picker found safe
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Missing mushroom picker Brian Stephens of Amity has been found safe, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office.
Stephens was cold but otherwise unhurt following his overnight ordeal, according to Capt. Tim Svenson of the sheriff's office. He did not require hospitalization.
See Friday's print edition for additional details.
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Yamhill County Search and Rescue has members out this morning looking for 55-year-old Brian Stephens of Amity, who was reported missing Tuesday night after he failed to return home earlier in the day from a mushroom picking trip.
His wife, Patricia, reported him missing about 6:30 p.m., according to Sgt. Russ Vandewettering of the sheriff's office. She last had contact with him at 11 a.m. and he was scheduled to return home at 3:30.
His vehicle was located northwest of McMinnville on Gopher Valley Road, about one mile south of Peavine Road, Vandewettering said.
Stephens is 5-foot-8, 260 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. It's believed he was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and hiking boots. He may not have been wearing a jacket.
"We're getting resources together," Vandewettering said of the effort that includes ground searchers on foot and on all-terrain vehicles, in addition to canine teams and possibly air support. "We've asked Marion County for help, and we'll have our mounted posse out."
Stephens hunts so he is familiar with the woods, according to Vandewettering.
He's also familiar with the area where his vehicle was located, as there is a photo he took posted on his Facebook page that was taken from a clear cut on Gopher Valley Road.
"He may have gotten disorientated and is wating for daylight to find his way out," he said.
Anyone who sees someone matching Stephens' description should call the sheriff's office, 503-434-7506, during business hours, or the Yamhill Communications Agency non-emergency line at 503-434-6500.
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