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29 October 2014 3:53 PM, PDT | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
Former Rgm agents Tracey Silvester and Theresa Huska have launched Independent Management Company with the backing of music and theatre impresario Paul Dainty.
The move marks the biggest shake-up in the talent agency business since Natasha Harrison and Lee-Anne Higgins departed Shanahan Management three years ago and formed United Management with Trish McAskill and Catherine Handley.
More than a dozen Rgm clients have crossed to Independent Management. They include Olivia DeJonge, Sigrid Thornton, Dustin Clare, Rick Donald, Sharni Vinson and Chai Romruen.
Us-born, Perth-raised Devon Terrell, who left Rgm earlier this year, has landed the lead in Codes of Conduct, HBO.s drama pilot from Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave). Terrell, who graduated from Nida last year, is playing a young black man who enters New York high society.
Huska, who had been with Rgm for 10 years, departed in June. She had known Dainty, whom she met via an Rgm client, »
- Don Groves
10 September 2014 9:00 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett are known for their collaborations on A Horrible Way to Die, You're Next, and the V/H/S franchise. They're back at their unique brand of darkly comedic horror with The Guest (review), which opens in theaters nationwide on September 17th.
In The Guest a mysterious soldier shows up on the doorstep of the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son, who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths occur, which seem oddly connected to his arrival.
We got a chance to catch up with them to ask a few questions… hope we didn't overstay our welcome!
Dread Central: How come you built the story around a soldier, who is evil? Was there any hesitation in presenting America's hero as a villain?
Simon Barrett: No. »
- Staci Layne Wilson
8 September 2014 11:00 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Adam Wingard showed a talent for tongue-in-cheek thrills, riffing on the home invasion genre with You're Next, but with The Guest he's one-upped his game and chosen the perfect vessel for doing so in Dan Stevens. The "Downton Abbey" star plays David, a man who introduces himself to the Peterson family as a soldier and friend of their son who died in the war. More specifically he plays something of a Jason Bourne run amuck, though, for the Petersons, that might not necessarily be a bad thing... at first. Since the death of their son the Petersons appear to have grown apart. Mom (Sheila Kelley) and dad (Leland Orser) fight a lot while Luke (Brendan Meyer) is dealing with bullies at school and his older sister, Anna (Maika Monroe), is in her rebelious phase, trying to deal with the fact she's almost 21 and still living at home while saving for college. »
- Brad Brevet
7 September 2014 4:45 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
The Guest, 2014.
Directed by Adam Wingard.
Starring Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brenden Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser, Lance Reddick, Joel David Moore, and Chase Williamson.
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Following on from their home invasion genre masher, the brutally brilliant You're Next, director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett return with The Guest, a thriller that recalls and recaptures the VHS heyday of the 80's in all of its glory. Staying true to Wingard and Barrett's style, they take another convention, here it's the stranger with a mysterious background, then deconstruct it and turn it on its head so the viewer is never quite sure where the story will go next. »
- Kris Wall
11 August 2014 1:00 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Mark Hartley's reimagining of cult '70s shocker Patrick hits UK DVD shelves today, 11 August, titled Evil Awakens. With this in mind, we recently cornered Hartley as he took a break in London to pick his brain about the film, his feature helming debut.
Until now, Mark has been most widely known for his directorial work on music videos and documentaries such as Not Quite Hollywood and Machete Maidens Unleashed. When quizzed about the circumstances that led to finally getting in the director's chair for a narrative feature film, he tells us, "Well, I had never ever planned, or had any ambition, to make documentaries."
He elaborates, "That kind of happened by accident... I had always intended to make narrative features, and it was just a very difficult process. My background is actually music videos – I've made like a hundred and fifty music videos in Australia prior to »
- Gareth Jones
5 August 2014 6:01 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Charles Dance, Rachel Griffiths, Sharni Vinson, Martin Crewes, Peta Sergeant | Written by Justin King | Directed by Mark Hartley
Former music video director Mark Hartley came to prominence, at least to me, in 2008 when his wonderful documentary Not Quite Hollywood, which detailed the "Ozploitation" genre, exploded on film blogs and movie sites across the globe. He then followed that up with another documentary, Machete Maidens Unleashed, a look at Filipino genre filmmaking, in 2010. I was fortunate enough to see that doc on the big screen at 2011′s Frightfest Glasgow and now, some three years later Hartley's feature film debut Patrick: Evil Awakens, a loose remake of Richard Franklin's seminal 1978 shocker, makes it's UK debut on DVD.
It's been some years since I've seen Franklin's original film and it's Italian lensed "sequel" Patrick Lives Again, but it's not like anyone can actually forget »
- Phil Wheat
26 June 2014 8:09 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Former "Downton Abbey" star Dan Stevens is not to be trusted in "You're Next" director Adam Wingard's latest, the thriller "The Guest," which gets a pretty intense looking trailer that you can take a gander at below, folks who enjoy taking a gandering. "You're Next" was a great movie and I'm still holding out for a sequel to that one, though not one without Sharni Vinson's character. I mean, a sequel without her would be kind of pointless, right? But let's move on to "The Guest" and what he has plan for this poor family and their hot blonde daughter. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess "nothing good." A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series »
- Nix
20 June 2014 10:00 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
The Lost Episode Festival Toronto, or Left, is prepping for a weekend of thrills, horror and debauchery on July 5 and 6. The festival takes place at the famed Bloor Hot Docs Cinema in downtown Toronto. The fest will be hosting the Canadian theatrical premieres of Jorge Dorado's thriller Anna, starring American Horror Story's Taissa Farmiga and Brian Cox, and Mark Hartley's Patrick, starring You're Next's Sharni Vinson. There will also be short film programs and the midnight program will feature a burlesque show by Nerd Girl Burlesque. The Lost Episode Festival Toronto (Left) announced today the programme of feature films, short films, live burlesque, and the 50 Hour Film Competition awards show, 5-6 July at The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. Tickets are now available online here,...
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17 May 2014 12:40 AM, PDT | MoreHorror | See recent MoreHorror news »
Reviewed by Jesse Miller, MoreHorror.com
You know how you can sit through a film and find that it's just not mustering up enough tension or thrills, chills – you name it, it is lacking in it? Well, You're Next is a slasher film that knows what to deliver. It gets in, it sets up the characters, the tension and from there on, it is a rip-roaring dash to the bloody finish and man, is it effective!
A family comes together for the first time in what we assume is quite a few years and instantly, they all bicker and carry on after a few hours together – as most families tend to do. The main focus in this large ensemble cast is the couple Crispen (A. J. Bowen) and Erin (Sharni Vinson), a spunky Australian that this family seems to dislike. The film wastes no time in introducing each »
- admin
14 April 2014 12:49 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Texas Frightmare Weekend is proud to reveal its 2014 schedule that jam packed with things to do, people to see, and screams to be had! Read on for all of the latest, and if you're gonna be in attendance... consider us officially jealous!
From the Press Release
Just when fans didn't think Texas Frightmare Weekend could get any more epic... it does - in a huge way! America's largest horror convention is proud to announce several new free film screenings, guests, and events to take place at Dallas, Texas' Dfw Hyatt Regency this May 2, 3, and 4 - cementing Tfw's reputation as the biggest and best gathering of horror fandom in the USA!
In addition to our numerous previously-announced free screenings, Tfw is also proud to host the World Premiere of Billy Pon's Circus of the Dead and the North American Premiere of the Japanese splatter anthology Zombie TV - from Maelie Makuno, »
- Steve Barton
9 April 2014 2:54 PM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
We already told you that George A. Romero will be appearing at Texas Frightmare Weekend, but we have one more exciting piece of new for fans of Dawn of the Dead. The Alamo Drafthouse is teaming up with Texas Frightmare Weekend for a rare screening of the 1978 zombie classic, with George A. Romero, Tom Savini, David Emge, and Scott Reiniger in attendance.
"Texas Frightmare Weekend is teaming up with The Alamo Drafthouse Dallas to screen five classic Frightmare-themed films during the week leading up to this year's jam-packed 2014 weekend… culminating with a star-studded screening of George Romero's zombie opus Dawn Of The Dead the night before Frightmare begins!
In 1968, George A. Romero created what would go on to be the modern zombie genre as we know it with Night of the Living Dead. Ten years later, he redefined it with what is widely considered as the zenith of »
- Jonathan James
19 March 2014 12:10 PM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
If you've seen the fabulously entertaining Ozploitation documentary Not Quite Hollywood — which tracks the rise of Down Under genre films in the '70s and '80s — then you will be familiar with producer and Quentin Tarantino favorite Antony I. Ginnane, the so-called "Roger Corman of Australia" whose output includes the horror movies Patrick, Dead Kids, and Thirst. "But how can I learn more about these films?" I pretend to hear you cry. Well, good news! This month, Severin Films is releasing all three terror flicks in Blu-ray/DVD combo packs (as well as the self-explanatory DVD, Ozploitation Trailer Explosion) which »
- Clark Collis
18 March 2014 4:00 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
Sharni Vinson garnered profound praise from fans and critics alike for her turn in Adam Wingard's You're Next, and this year the actress has returned to the horror genre in the new remake of the 1978 Australian thriller Patrick. In the new version, Vinson plays a nurse who shares a profound connection with the titular character, a comatose patient with telekinetic powers. We recently had the pleasure of connecting with Ms. Vinson, who told us why she loves performing her own stunts, describes becoming an icon for female empowerment, and hints at her role in an upcoming all-female Expendables-style film. Fearnet: You're becoming known as a very versatile actor who can perform a lot of her own stunts. Which of your stunts did you perform in Patrick? Vinson: Patrick was probably the movie that I have done the most stunts in. We had these incredible rigs that I would get thrown backwards by, »
- Tyler Doupe
15 March 2014 1:33 PM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
An unethical medical experiment gone wrong has been captured in a found footage video for the new horror film, 'Patrick: Evil Awakens.' The tape was discovered just in time for this weekend's VOD and theatrical releases of the sci-fi thriller, which was directed by Mark Hartley. 'Patrick: Evil Awakens,' which was written by Justin King, stars Charles Dance, Rachel Griffiths and Sharni Vinson. Phase 4 Films, which is distributing the film, has released the following synopsis for the thriller: When a young nurse begins work at an isolated psychiatric ward, she quickly becomes fascinated with Patrick, a brain dead patient who is the subject of a mad scientist's cruel and [ Read More ]
The post Medicine Goes Awry in New Found Footage From Patrick: Evil Awakens appeared first on Shockya.com. »
- Karen Benardello
15 March 2014 2:45 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Title: Patrick: Evil Awakens Director: Mark Hartley Starring: Charles Dance, Rachel Griffiths, Sharni Vinson, Peta Sergeant, Martin Crewes, Damon Gameau, and Jackson Gallagher Running time: 1hr 35min, Rated R, Available on VOD /In Theaters 03.14.14 A remake of the same named 1978 film is the story of Kathy (Sharni Vinson), a nurse whom is hired at a private psychiatric clinic run by the intense duo Doctor Roget (Charles Dance) and Matron Cassidy (Rachel Griffiths). Kathy is introduced to patient Patrick (Jackson Gallagher), a young man who's been in a coma since he was 15 when he murdered his mother and her lover in a bathtub, and then attempted suicide. Kathy [ Read More ]
The post Patrick: Evil Awakens Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com. »
- juliana
14 March 2014 12:21 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
A comatose patient with telekinetic powers runs amok without leaving his bed at a mad doctor's clinic in "Patrick: Evil Awakens." This well-crafted remake of the 1978 Aussie cult item "Patrick" marks a steady move into scripted features for helmer Mark Hartley, whose impressive documentary "Not Quite Hollywood" chronicled the 1970s and '80s golden age of Aussie exploitation cinema. Rich in gothic trappings and sporting a terrific central performance by Sharni Vinson ("You're Next") as a nurse in Patrick's sinister sights, the pic has some wobbly dialogue and doesn't deliver full-blown terror, but should satisfy audiences hankering for old-school genre entertainment. Tepid B.O. during the film's October 2013 Oz run doesn't bode well for its limited U.S. theatrical bow on March 14; outlook is much brighter for same-day VOD release and homevid fortunes.
The film unfolds in the Roget Clinic, a privately run facility »
- Richard Kuipers
13 March 2014 3:15 PM, PDT | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
Rechristened Patrick: Evil Awakens, Mark Hartley.s re-imagining of Richard Franklin.s 1978 cult horror film Patrick opens in the Us today.
Many Us critics had already seen and reviewed the film, which is being released simultaneously on Video-on-Demand and in cinemas in Los Angeles, New York and Columbus, Ohio, by Phase 4 Films.
The latest batch of Us reviews is a mixed bag, ranging from the mostly effusive to a couple that were dismissive. On the positive side, Blu-ray.com.s Brian Orndorf declared, .Armed with a brand name and movie geek recognition, the producers have elected to mount Patrick once again, using contemporary fright film mechanics to sell a familiar tale. Against all odds, they.ve managed to succeed where many efforts fail, returning the tension and peculiarity of the premise for another go-around of telekinetic terror..
Orndorf praised the performances of Sharni Vinson, the nurse who forms »
- Don Groves
13 March 2014 11:29 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
A new viral video in promotion of the Aussie chiller Patrick (review) is here to make a real mess of things. Look for the flick in theatres and on VOD This Friday, March 14, 2014. Check it out, or we will force you to telepathically!
At the helm of the remake is Mark Hartley (Not Quite Hollywood), and the flick stars Richard E. Grant (Dracula, Corpse Bride), Rachel Griffiths (Blow), and Sharni Vinson (You're Next).
When a young nurse begins work at an isolated psychiatric ward, she quickly becomes fascinated with Patrick, a brain dead patient who is the subject of a mad scientist's cruel and unusual experiments. What starts as an innocent fascination quickly takes a sinister turn as Patrick begins to use his psychic powers to manipulate her every move and send her life into a terrifying spiral out of control.
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- Uncle Creepy
11 March 2014 9:00 PM, PDT | Village Voice | See recent Village Voice news »
Electroshock therapy doesn't cure the comatose in Patrick: Evil Awakens, but it does turn vegetative Patrick (Jason Gallagher) into a telekinetic psychopath intent on stalking nurse Kathy (Sharni Vinson) by looking through her Facebook photos and burning her beaus with grills and overheated cell phones.
Mark Hartley's ludicrous Australian import is set in a Horror 101-grade rotting former convent where Dr. Roget (Charles Dance), with the aid of his daughter, Matron Cassidy (Rachel Griffiths), tries to awaken brain trauma-stricken patients via experiments involving drugs and high-voltage electricity.
In this preposterous place of medicine, Roget does his dirty work in a secret basement lab while Kathy strikes up a rapport with motionless Patrick, who's soon using »
10 March 2014 8:00 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
The updated version of the Aussie chiller Patrick (review) will be in theatres This Friday, March 14, 2014, and right now we have a look at an exclusive clip for you. Check it out, or we will force you to telepathically!
At the helm of the remake is Mark Hartley (Not Quite Hollywood), and the flick stars Richard E. Grant (Dracula, Corpse Bride), Rachel Griffiths (Blow), and Sharni Vinson (You're Next).
When a young nurse begins work at an isolated psychiatric ward, she quickly becomes fascinated with Patrick, a brain dead patient who is the subject of a mad scientist's cruel and unusual experiments. What starts as an innocent fascination quickly takes a sinister turn as Patrick begins to use his psychic powers to manipulate her every move and send her life into a terrifying spiral out of control.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it! »
- Uncle Creepy
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June 24, 2014
Tuesday Tips: Columbia Business School MBA Essay Tips
Columbia's updated essay questions are consistent with last year, with a new video about Columbia and New York City as a defining feature. As usual, Columbia is highly concerned about fit and your knowledge of …
Columbia's updated essay questions are consistent with last year, with a new video about Columbia and New York City as a defining feature. As usual, Columbia is highly concerned about fit and your knowledge of the program. Before you get started with this set of essays it will be helpful to brainstorm your career objectives, strengths and weaknesses, and to make sure you have done as much school research as possible.
Short Answer Question: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (75 characters maximum)
This is a simple question, but may require you to condense your career goals into one clear career vision statement. Columbia presents several examples on their website, all of which have some unique aspect. Rather than a generic statement like: "I plan to work in finance after Columbia" the goal is to infuse some individuality. Something like: "After my MBA I plan to pursue a career in real estate finance within a private equity firm" tells the admissions committee far more about your interests and goals.
Essay 1: Given your individual background and goals, why are you pursuing a Columbia MBA at this time? (Maximum 500 words)
Remember that this essay has two purposes: demonstrate that you know why you are interested in Columbia, and showcase why you are an excellent fit for the program. Both goals should be kept in mind as you answer the question.
Columbia has traditionally asked a similar question to determine why you are pursuing an MBA and why Columbia is the right program for you. It is likely that part of your answer to this question deals with your future career goals. When you think about your future plans it will add credibility to describe how you tend to approach goals in general. Are you determined despite obstacles? How have you demonstrated your persistence in your career thus far? This essay is not a recitation of your resume and should focus only on relevant examples from your career, but often the best indicator of future performance is the past, and therefore examples can support your position that your goals are achievable with a Columbia MBA.
The question is open ended enough to allow you to describe other details about your background. If you have a unique path to the MBA this is the place to describe it. If your cultural or family background is interesting and relevant to your application examples featuring details about your experiences could also be appropriate in response to this question.
Essay 2: Please view the video below: The Center
How will you take advantage of being "at the very center of business"? (Maximum 250 words)
The video Columbia asks applicants to watch can give you a few clues about the selling points that Columbia Business School sees in their New York City location. Leading edge research, access to heads of companies, and the major industries of New York City are all mentioned in the video. Watch carefully and determine what resonates most for you.
As you decide how to approach this question make sure that your individual goals for learning and career are impacting how you answer. You should consider the industry you plan to enter, and either the key adjunct professors from that industry at Columbia or the access to major companies from that industry in New York City. Consider your personal interests and how you might pursue them in the diversity of such an international city, and also the ways that Columbia's alumni network can provide opportunities within the metropolitan area.
A mix of personal and professional interests may be covered in this topic, and you may want to emphasize either one of those angles depending on the answers you present to the other core questions.
Essay 3: What will the people in your Cluster be pleasantly surprised to learn about you? (Maximum 250 words)
If you did not cover anything personal in the prior two essays this is your opportunity to stand out from the pack of other applicants. If you are stumped by this essay prompt you may want to ask friends, family members or colleagues what they view as an interesting and unique fact about you.
Once you have ideas about how to approach this question make sure that you are describing something about yourself that will be interesting both to your peers and to the admissions committee. Facts about your prior work experience, any international experiences or travel, or extracurriculars that are a strong passion for you are all both potentially interesting to the people in your Cluster and the Columbia Business School admissions committee.
Optional Essay: An optional fourth essay will allow you to discuss any issues that do not fall within the purview of the required essays.
If there are any areas of concern, this is the correct place to address them. Strike an upbeat tone here and avoid excuses. Explain your issue clearly and focus most of the essay on the correction for the issue. For example, if you had a disciplinary issue in college, spend most of the essay demonstrating that you learned from the experience and have been an ideal citizen ever since.
If you do not have a weakness to address here, it's an ideal opportunity to provide any information that you were unable to work into the other three essays. If you have an unusual background, hobby or extracurricular experience, this may be an opportunity to showcase your unique profile.
June 17, 2014
UNC Kenan-Flagler 2014-2015 Deadlines
The University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School has posted the MBA application deadlines for the upcoming admissions season. Early Action Round Deadline: October 17, 2014 Notification: December 15, 2014 Round 2 Deadline: December 12, …
The University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School has posted the MBA application deadlines for the upcoming admissions season.
Early Action Round
Deadline: October 17, 2014
Notification: December 15, 2014
Round 2
Deadline: December 12, 2014
Notification: February 2, 2015
Round 3
Deadline: January 16, 2015
Notification: March 16, 2015
Round 4
Deadline: March 13, 2015
Notification: April 27, 2015
Because of heavy demand and Kenan-Flagler's small class size, early application is strongly recommended. All applications must be received by 5 p.m. EST on the day of the deadline. For more information, please visit Kenan-Flagler's admissions website.
June 12, 2014
HBS Application is Now Live
Earlier this week, Harvard Business School announced that the application for the MBA Class of 2017 is now live. While the admissions team always attempts to make the instructions as clear as possible, confusion inevitably …
Earlier this week, Harvard Business School announced that the application for the MBA Class of 2017 is now live. While the admissions team always attempts to make the instructions as clear as possible, confusion inevitably arises, and Director Dee Leopold promised to post a recorded info session on the website by the end of June that will provide a walk-through of the application to aid applicants who are uncertain of the process.
Also, HBS has released a bare-bones sketch of the incoming Class of 2016, and here are some interesting details thus far:
- Women make up 41% of the class composition
- Average age is 27
- GMAT scores range from 580-790, with a mean GMAT of 730
- Educational background is 42% economics/business, 39% STEM
- 9,543 applications received, 940 total MBA enrollment, 12% admitted
More information about this year's incoming students will be posted in coming weeks, and HBS will also provide a detailed breakdown of GMAT and GRE scores—sub-scores, how many take each test, etc., Leopold writes.
Harvard Business School has already posted the application deadlines and essay prompt for this upcoming admissions season, so if you're thinking about applying to HBS, take a look at our advice on how to approach the open-ended, optional essay question. Good luck, and get cracking on those apps!
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June 10, 2014
Tuesday Tips: 2014 University of Pennsylvania Wharton Essay Tips
This year Wharton has streamlined the essay questions even further and asks only one required question for new applicants to the program. If you are a reapplicant there is an additional required question. The Wharton …
This year Wharton has streamlined the essay questions even further and asks only one required question for new applicants to the program. If you are a reapplicant there is an additional required question. The Wharton optional question is entirely open ended. This is a good opportunity to explain anything that may be unclear from your transcripts, recommendations, or resume. It could also be a place to discuss anything interesting about your personal background that you did not cover in the required question.
Required Question: What do you hope to gain both personally and professionally from the Wharton MBA? (500 words)
The career goals essay is a standard MBA prompt. Wharton has traditionally kept the career goals question focused entirely on professional goals, but this year expands this essay question to also include your personal goals for the MBA. This is certainly about fit with Wharton and to gauge more about your personality and potential success in the program.
Be careful to answer the specific question in this career goals essay. Notice that you are not asked about your professional background or your key accomplishments. To answer the question asked, you will want to focus mainly on the future and what you are planning to pursue with your MBA degree. At the same time, there is certainly room to add color by using your background information where it is most relevant to your goals. Think about the key moments of your professional life that crystallized your goals for you, and focus on illuminating those decision points rather than reciting your entire resume.
Wharton has asked a specific question about the Wharton culture in the last several years. Just because this question is missing does not mean you will get away without doing your research! Understanding exactly how you fit in will help you describe what Wharton will do for you, as well as navigate interviews and other interactions with the Wharton admissions committee. Consider including specific information from your Wharton research in this essay such as Wharton faculty you would like to study with or unique educational opportunities at Wharton.
When you address your personal goals for the MBA make sure you are making the case for Wharton specifically. Consider what living in Philadelphia might be like, the many clubs and student activities, and leadership development opportunities like traveling to Antarctica with your classmates that may address some of your personal life goals.
Reapplicant Essay: All reapplicants to Wharton are required to complete the Optional Essay. Explain how you have reflected on the previous decision about your application, and discuss any updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional coursework, extracurricular/volunteer engagements). You may also use this section to address any extenuating circumstances. (250 words)
All reapplicants are required to provide information that supports your renewed candidacy. The most successful version of the reapplicant essay will provide tangible evidence that you have improved the overall package you are submitting this year. Improvements like GMAT score or new quantitative classes as especially tangible, but a promotion, increase in responsibility at work, a job change or even a change of goals and mission can apply.
A rejection or waitlist last year is a form of feedback, and may have led to soul searching for you. When you describe your changes make sure reflect your ability to take feedback and improve. Describe how you approached the reapplication process after assessing your own strengths and weaknesses as a candidate and making the appropriate efforts to improve.
Optional Essay: Please use the space below to highlight any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about your candidacy. (400 words)
If you think that your application materials and the required essay are enough to provide a complete picture of your candidacy you may want to forgo this essay. There is no need to submit additional material just to submit something – consider whether the admissions committee will appreciate the information or think you are wasting their time.
If you do choose to answer this question note that the essay can be used for any topic that you would like. If there is something about your personal background you did not cover in the required essay and it is relevant and useful for your application, this is the place to cover it. Perhaps you didn't have room in the required essay to describe an important accomplishment or to tell a story about your life that is relevant to your pursuit of an MBA. Anything that you think will be an asset to your application is fair game as a topic for this essay.
This is also a potential place to address any areas of concern in your application. If you have a low GPA or GMAT, gaps in your resume, disciplinary action in undergrad or anything else that you want to explain, this is where you would provide a brief explanation and any supporting evidence to show you have moved past the setback.
Stacy Blackman Consulting has over a decade of experience assisting candidates to achieve their Wharton MBA dreams. We offer customized advice, including specific preparation for the Wharton group interview, to give you a competitive edge. Contact us to learn more.
June 4, 2014
Wharton School 2014-2015 MBA Essays
The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School has announced the MBA essays for the upcoming admissions season. This year, there will be only one required essay. Class of 2017 Essays 1. (Required) What do you hope …
The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School has announced the MBA essays for the upcoming admissions season. This year, there will be only one required essay.
Class of 2017 Essays
1. (Required) What do you hope to gain both personally and professionally from the Wharton MBA? (500 words)
2. (Optional) Please use the space below to highlight any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about your candidacy. (400 words)
Additional Question for Reapplicants:
All reapplicants to Wharton are required to complete the Optional Essay. Explain how you have reflected on the previous decision about your application, and discuss any updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional coursework, extracurricular/volunteer engagements). You may also use this section to address any extenuating circumstances. (250 words).
For more information, please visit the Wharton School admissions website.
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Stanford Graduate School of Business has followed the lead of the majority of top MBA programs and has reduced the essay count for this year's application. Stanford is still focused on candid self-evaluation and authenticity, …
Stanford Graduate School of Business has followed the lead of the majority of top MBA programs and has reduced the essay count for this year's application. Stanford is still focused on candid self-evaluation and authenticity, and has just cut out the optional shorter essays. The Stanford GSB MBA admissions website provides clear guidance and advice for what to do, and what not to do, that all applicants should read and follow.
What keeps you awake at night? When you look back at your life what will you admire and regret about your choices? These are the kind of questions to ask yourself as you approach topics for this set of essays. Your accomplishments and achievements are part of why you have developed into the person you are today, however it's far more important to explain your influences, lessons learned and motivations. Introspection and honesty should persist through the entire set of essays.
Total word count for all three essays combined should not exceed 1,100 words, so applicants must be judicious in deciding how much or little to write for each prompt. As a general guideline, Stanford GSB suggests 750 words for essay one and 350 words for essay two. Check your deadlines before you get started to make sure you are maximizing the time on your essays.
Stanford GSB Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why?
This classic Stanford GSB MBA essay is your opportunity to demonstrate who you are, what motivates you, and why. Topics can range from personal history to grand visions of the future. While this topic should not be explicitly career related (and the strongest essays are likely not career oriented at all) it may raise themes that you will continue in your career essay.
To generate ideas, try brainstorming over a period of a few days. Ask friends and family what values they see you demonstrating in your life and choices. Keep a notebook by your bed so you can record your first thoughts upon waking up, and mine your personal history for ideas.
Though the essay question may seem open-ended, answering the question with vivid and specific examples will provide solid evidence that you have demonstrated or experienced "what matters most" throughout your life. Keep in mind as you select examples that Stanford GSB specifically advises focusing on people and experiences that have influenced you, rather than accomplishments or achievements.
Essay B: Why Stanford? Enlighten us on how earning your MBA at Stanford will enable you to realize your ambitions.
This year Stanford leads with the most important part: Why Stanford? Be specific in your response. You should know everything about the program and show that it is your dream school. Have you met current students and alumni? Who are the professors you are excited about? What are the unique programs?
This essay question is a somewhat standard career goals theme, but note that Stanford refers to it as a "personal essay." Stanford GSB wants to know what you specifically need that will be uniquely satisfied by the program at Stanford GSB, and research will help you determine what aspects of the academic program, community and students are crucial to your aspirations.
When you discuss how Stanford will help you achieve your goals consider that Stanford likes to see applicants who dream big, and have the credibility to achieve their goals. So think big about your plans. Don't focus on what your parents or partner want you to do. Don't think about the next job on the corporate ladder. What do you, with your own unique background and values, want for your life?
If the question seems too vast, take a few minutes to close your eyes and reflect. Envision your life in twenty years. Where do you live? How do you spend your days? What is your favorite activity? How does this vision fit into your career aspirations? Don't be shy about your ambitions. Once you have identified your dream career, you also need to make sure an MBA is an important part of achieving your plans.
Stanford wants candidates for whom an MBA will make an impact on their ambitious trajectory, not candidates who are looking for a prestigious piece of paper. Remember that MBA programs want to help promising candidates reach their goals, not admit perfect people with no need for development.


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Palm Beach, Florida
For population 25 years and over in Palm Beach:
For population 15 years and over in Palm Beach town:
1,436 residents are foreign born (9.5% Europe, 3.4% Asia, 2.5% North America).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $7,893 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Palm Beach, FL (1.6 miles , pop. 82,103).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (61.2 miles , pop. 226,419).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (957.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: West Palm Beach, FL (1.3 miles ), Cloud Lake, FL (1.9 miles) , Westgate-Belvedere Homes, FL (1.9 miles ), Glen Ridge, FL (1.9 miles ), Mangonia Park, FL (1.9 miles ), Palm Beach Shores, FL (2.1 miles ), Schall Circle, FL (2.1 miles ), Lakeside Green, FL (2.2 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Latitude: 26.72 N, Longitude: 80.04 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +12,559 (+147.8%)
Area code commonly used in this area: 561
Property values in Palm Beach, FL
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
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Crime rate in Palm Beach detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 88 (58 officers).
Palm Beach, Florida accommodation, waste management, arts - Economy and Business DataUnemployment in July 2013:
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
Population change in the 1990s: +613 (+6.2%).
Work and jobs in Palm Beach: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Average climate in Palm Beach, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Palm Beach-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/1/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.3 miles away from the Palm Beach town center killed one person and injured 33 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 10/19/1958, a category F3 tornado 33.4 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:Palm Beach-area historical earthquake activity is near Florida state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Palm Beach County (20) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 11, Fires: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Freeze: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Jarrett Brown - Football player, Brooke Mueller - Film actor, Heath Evans - Player of football, J. Joseph Curran, Jr. - Politician, Jacoby Ford - Football player, Jake Adam York - Poet, Marc Silvestri - Comics artist, Mary Woronov - Actress, Nicole Beharie - Actress, Phil Dawson - Player of football.
Main business address for: WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT INC (COMMERCIAL PRINTING), REAL LOGIC INC (BLANK CHECKS).
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Local government website: www.townofpalmbeach.com/WebData/TownWeb.nsf
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Air Quality Index (AQI)
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2008 was 0.569. This is significantly worse than average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 8.03. This is better than average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 28.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.9. This is better than average. There were 7 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 5.90. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 4.4%
(4.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
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3 people in religious group quarters in 2000
2 people in other group homes in 2000
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Religion statistics for Palm Beach town (based on Palm Beach County data)Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.92%
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 259
Number of supercenters and club stores: 13
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 161
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 284
Number of full-service restaurants: 1,129
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Palm Beach government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
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Palm Beach government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
6.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($77,359 average adjusted gross income)
0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,095 average AGI)
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,513 average adjusted gross income)
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($676 average AGI)
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Palm Beach fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2011 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 184 meters (604ft)
Total average daily traffic: 184,096
Total average daily truck traffic: 13,486
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Palm Beach)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 81 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Palm Beach, FL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 39 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 40 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Palm Beach)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 2 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Palm Beach)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 35 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0035.01 , 0035.02, 0035.03, 0054.01
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0035.01 , 0035.02, 0035.03, 0054.01
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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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The Company aims to be an emerging platinum producer. Its business is conducted primarily in South Africa, and to a lesser extent, in Ontario, Canada.
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I still do like PAL and still own it from years ago.
Much stronger than gold,
Shines bright like Tolkein's mithril,
Conquers inflation.
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Gold Prices Settle Near Record
NEW YORK ( TheStreet ) -- Gold prices pushed past the $1,400 level Wednesday in a session marked by thin volume and a weak U.S. dollar.
Gold for February delivery added $7.90 to $1,413.50 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The gold price traded as high as $1,414.50 and as low as $1,401.50 during Wednesday's session.
The U.S. dollar index was shedding 0.77% to $79.78 while the euro was up 0.72% to $1.32 vs. the dollar. The spot gold price was adding $4, according to Kitco's gold index.
Was Tuesday's double-digit rally a fake-out or a breakout? Based on Wednesday's prices, gold is up 26% for 2010 and 400% for the last decade. The massive rally has some warning of a gold bubble and a possible top within the next two years.Goldman Sachs (GS) says gold will top in 2012 at $1,750 an ounce, while Jon Nadler, senior analyst at Kitco.com, says gold could continue rallying in 2011 but will cap by the end of the year. Others believe that the bull run is far from over and that if the consensus is a gold bubble, then in actuality the opposite is true. "We're going to go into a period where there's a mania," says Rob McEwen, CEO of U.S. Gold (UXG). He believes the market is "about a third of the way there." Despite the media hype about gold, most of the public doesn't own it. One is still more likely to see people selling their gold rather than buying it. Popular trading vehicle the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) added 155 tons this year as investors piled into the physically backed gold ETF, but many money managers don't own it. Jim Rogers, a legendary investor who co-founded the Quantum Fund, told me he was recently at a conference with 300 international money managers, and when asked, 76% of them had never owned gold. "When you have a long bull market in anything, at the end everyone becomes hysterical, everybody owns it ... and then we will have a huge bubble in all of them," he says. Rogers estimates the commodity bull run, not just gold, is about halfway there.
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North American Palladium's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
The LDI mine expansion continues to be our number one priority at NAP. Through an investment of CAD65 million in the first half of this year, we achieved a number of important development milestones and are nearing a stage of substantial completion on much of the surface work required to support the expansion. Above all, we remain on target to begin commissioning the shafts by year-end. And the commissioning of the shaft continues to be our primary focus as it will enable us to expand our output and lower our cost profile starting next year.
Now as you may have seen yesterday, we also released the results of our updated reserve and resource statement as of March 31, 2012 for LDI to reflect the results from our 2011 and Q1 2012 infill drill program. Recall that the objective of the infill drill program was to upgrade the resource model in support of ongoing development and mine planning. And I'm pleased to say that we accomplished this objective, as the results substantially upgraded categories, particularly the measured category, thereby giving the increased confidence in the resource estimates.
The new resource model provides a foundation for effective long-term mine planning that is critical to the successful ramp-up of mining operations in the Offset Zone deposit, while at the same time highlighting the tremendous opportunity to significantly expand resources from new underground drilling platforms that will become available next year after the shaft is commissioned.
And with respect to converting some of the Offset Zone resources into reserves, the estimation is currently in progress and is expected to be completed prior to year-end, following completion of our updated mining plan.Now turning briefly to our gold business, now that we have all of the permits at Vezza, and with the development well advanced, we've recently announced that now is the appropriate time to explore divestiture opportunities and, ultimately, exit the gold business. While we continue to believe in Vezza's cash generation potential, we believe we can build an enhanced shareholder value by focusing exclusively on our palladium assets and their growth potential. Read the rest of this transcript for free on seekingalpha.com
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Compared to the other forums, this one seems to be very dead. Why? Is there less to talk about? Besides my p30, i also have a Glock, and that forum constantly has a lot of interesting posts about glocks..
Is there less to talk about in the h&k world?
Best to all of my fellow h&k owners
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H&K is a shadow of its former self in the US unfortunataly as you can probably tell not just from this forum but from people who talk about the H&K's they own and/or use. New Detonics. Wildey. Dan Wesson. H&K?
HK's are expensive, so thus fewer owners.
I love HK's myself, but can't justify the cost and regardless of ownership what is there to discuss about the USP or the HK 45 that hasn't already been said?
"For every problem there is always a solution that is simple, obvious, and wrong." - Mark Twain
and add Glock an inferior gun gets all the press, I mean every time you hear the words ND and Cop you see a Glock ;-)
and just like in Sears, you have
1911.. good
Glock... better
HK... Best!!!
Unfortunately almost every one wants cheap and reliability is sort of a secondary issue so they go and buy a Taurus, CZ, or something like that....
Am I a HK snob??? nope I have Taurus, CZ, S&W, and a few others., I just recognize quality and reliability when I use it...
I am on the other forums talking about my USP. Keeps me busy. Not sure what to put on the HK forum, since we all know their guns are badass. Need to spread the gospel to the others.
Just watched the video. Excellent video.. Thanks.
There are a number of reasons why HK firearms are not popular anymore.
1. Price - Even way back when HK started importing firearms into the US, their prices were always a pretty penny and there was nothing so spectacular about any of their products that warranted the prices.
2. Availability - HK parts and firearms are not easy to come by. I have owned just 3 HK firearms in my life (1st - HK-91, 2nd - HK USP 45, 3rd - HK P9S 45). All of those firearms were extremely expensive in comparison to competitive products and none of them were particularly special, apart from the P9S.
3. Attitude - There is the perception that HK does not want to have civilians purchase their products. I'm not sure where people get this, as the few times I called customer support for spare parts the reps were very courteous and helpful but that seems to be what a lot of people think.
HK doesn't make roller lockers anymore, apart from the MP-5, which is LEO/MIL only. That was HK's claim to fame and for people who thought the roller lockers were pretty neat, the parts supply is all but gone (apart from domestically produced copies).
How can you have an enthusiastic customer base for firearms that you can't get spare parts, magazines, or accessories for? For most civilians, the HK guns are curiosities, even though HK makes tough, functional products.
Let's look at an example of a case in point:
MR556A1 - HK produced a 9 pound AR with no chrome lined barrel, a special tool required to disassemble, special operating parts that you can only get from HK, a butt pad that can unlock if you rotate the gun on your shoulder, and enough metal on the front of the gun that it feels like it's gonna tip over your support hand. It costs 3X or more than a Colt AR-15 and you'll only benefit from the piston system if you have a habit of dragging your gun through the mud or firing it under water. Seriously, what's not to like about that?
Is the MR556A1 a quality weapon? Sure, but most of the features that the majority of shooters would expect from an AR aren't present with the HK variant.
HK markets their products using exclusivity tactics and prices that exclude a lot of potential customers. Well, when it comes down to it when you start excluding potential customers you start shrinking the enthusiast base.
For the 3K+ that a HK-91 costs, which you can no longer buy from HK, you can purchase a superb civilian M14 copy that shoots more accurately, is easier to purchase replacement parts for, and is just as durable as a HK rifle.
I really enjoyed my HK products while I had them and thought the world of them, but I'll probably never buy another.


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After 20 years as an educator, Tony D'Alessandro is still driven by passion.
Now serving his second year as Principal of Prince of Wales School, one of the first things he did was tear down the fence that separated the public Pine Street school from the community.
When POW students have their Halloween parade, it'll be through Thorold's downtown – just like last year – based on his strong belief that the school forms a part of the larger community.
D'Alessandro was thrilled when the United Way approached him about hosting a needed program for youth aged 10 to 14.
"I jumped at it because I felt it would benefit our kids as well as the kids from Richmond Street School, Clancy," and other from area schools, he added.
The Thorold After School Program, or TASP, held its grand opening a month ago and runs five days a week at the school from 3:10 to 5:10 p.m.
"Every night, they're fed free snacks, helped with their homework and there's a free recreational activity as well as access to computers," he explained.
Designed as a drop-in centre, "it's not child care," he hastened to add, although schedules are flexible and "they can go at any time."
Students sign up for certain programs but can later "switch as they get involved in what's important for them."
Formerly hosted at the Nick Basciano Centre, the program was moved to Prince of Wales this year. According to Frances Hallworth, Executive Director of the United Way, "the after-school program was such a success that we didn't have enough space for all the children that were coming."
She added that the District School Board of Niagara and United Way have a long history of partnering. "The After School Program is one example of how we work together to bring programs to children and youth in their own neighbourhoods."
One month into the program, TASP is averaging about 45 students per week night. Each day, fresh snacks are provided, prepared by Kernahan Park Secondary School students, and the YMCA of Niagara leads youth in active games, sports, fitness, and team-building activities, while Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteers help with homework and lead educational games, science experiments, trivia, and crafts.
Each Monday, volunteers from The RAFT teach children to "become a somebody and make your community better for everyone" through a program called, Who Is Nobody? On Tuesdays, they instruct a fusion of dance styles from hip hop to jazz, and even Broadway in their Dance Party with Alice program.
Performers from the Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects share their passion for acting through the Downtown Drama program Wednesdays, and The RAFT brings "science experiments, nature hikes, and all things water" on Thursdays. A program called Cooking Up Fun finishes the week on a practical note in the kitchen on Fridays.
"It's a neat community type of thing and making it (POW) a more open place so people can see what's going on here," said D'Alessandro." It just started and it's gotten rave reviews. The kids love it and they'll survey the kids before the next block starting in January," he added, for suggestions to improve TASP.
"They may do zumba or yoga or activities for the kids according to their needs."
Under his leadership, POW has also made great strides in technological teaching tools, boosted by an $8,000 donation from a friend of a staff member. D'Alessandro was able to purchase 25 Netbooks (portable laptop computers) for students to carry throughout the building, along with a Smart Board. Coupled with the school's recent update to wireless Internet access, "It's allowed us to double our computer usage," said the principal. "We made changes to our lab and our library to make it more welcoming and a hub of learning. Kids can take these and go anywhere in the building. Hopefully, it will be a better way for some (students) to learn, that wasn't available before."
The new Netbooks also make presentations easier. By connecting with LCD projectors, cameras can be attached to a laptop and projected onto a screen.
"The whole visual enables kids to see it interactively on the screen bigger than life, all at the same time."
Even recess is being revamped at Prince of Wales, thanks to six Brock University student leaders who are "looking at how we can get kids more involved" on the playground. "They teach the kids games to play and rotate through the non-traditional activities."
Last week, 50 students all jumped rope, or played with enormous Frisbees simultaneously, creating a sense of camaraderie among students while enhancing physical fitness and fun. The older students are then trained to mentor the younger ones, creating more student bonding and leadership skills among seniors.
"The kids are really pumped up for next Wednesday," he said, awaiting the Brock students' return.
Currently, they come on a weekly basis but that will soon be increased to three times a week.
Each Tuesday morning, the school offers free parenting programs by psychologist Carol Purslow, and parents are invited in for monthly assemblies as well.
The Village Church comes in on a regular basis through their Random Acts of Kindness program, and retired teachers, seniors and other volunteers come in and help with the school's Breakfast Program. "Kids with a full belly are more productive."
In addition, "We have 20 Brock placement students who come in to get volunteer experience helping kids read, write, do math and just show the humanistic side that they care."
Last year, a group of Brock students descended on the school, making it one of D'Alessandro's most memorable moments in his career.
"They all got off the bus and the next thing I knew we had 102 Brock students come and eat lunch with our kids."
Besides lunch, they brought along Santa Claus plus presents for each POW student, then stayed to share activities and crafts.
"I've been doing this for 20 years and it was the coolest thing I've ever seen."
"Our kids can be proud of Prince of Wales; our rich history, and everywhere we go we're walking billboards for the school, here and out in the public," said D'Alessandro. "We're working hard to show everybody – come in and see the great things that are going on."
Admittedly, like other schools, there are challenges, he added, but "Staff rises to meet the needs of kids, day in and day out, bar none. It's a unique place. Last year, we did our Christmas concert outside on the front stoop. We like to try things that are different. This is the city's oldest school next to the high school and it's the most visible if you're coming into Thorold."
With 170 students currently enrolled, "We're not huge by any stretch but we're mighty. We have 22 established partnerships with groups that we help them and they help us. We're trying to reach more kids and this is win-win for our kids."
More information about the TASP is available by contacting Lindsay Mackinnon at The RAFT (905-984-4365) or Amanda Thompson at the United Way (905-688-5050, ext. 108).
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Here's the deal. I'm a paramedic in Central Arkansas (Little Rock and surrounding area). We are called to some pretty damned rough areas of town at times and LEO are not always immediately available. Several times, all that's come between our crew and getting knifed by some fool who wants to finish the job he started on our patient is my partner and I grabbing our maglites.
In Arkansas it is currently against Dept of Health rules and regs to carry a firearm on any ambulance except one run specifically by the police department. I've noticed that several members of the forums are paramedics elsewhere and am just wondering if they have any advice on how to get these rules changed. Anyone want to give me some compelling reasons to include in my argument? I figure if they let us CCW, at least we can keep them alive long enough to get to the hospital after we shoot them...that's more than the cops can say


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Arin Ray wants to make his second stint on FOX's The X Factor way more successful than his time on Season 1 as a member in a group. But, he has hit a roadblock on the judges' panel. The 17-year-old has had a very hard time winning over Demi Lovato.
"Literally, if Demi keeps saying she's bored, literally I will go up on the judges' table and dance right in front of her face," Ray told reporters after Wednesday's show.
"I will do back flips if I have to," he continued. "I will make her not be bored, because she seems like she's bored when I do ballads."
Lovato's criticism has definitely earned Ray's attention. Not only has the "Give Your Heart A Break" singer said the contender has bored her, she has also told him that he lacks soul. And after Wednesday's performance of Enrique Iglesias' "Hero," she said that if she were from a record company, she wouldn't sign the young singer.Simon Cowell to explain what style he'd like to present on-stage, the Cincinnati resident said he wanted to do "me."
"I was hoping they'd say, 'What do you think?' And I was like, 'Yes, this is my opportunity,'" Ray explained. "I want to do more upbeat [songs]. I love getting the crowd hyped. I love running across the stage."
The singer thinks that his performance during Week 2 in which he did Estelle's "American Boy" with rap lyrics he wrote himself was closer to what he wants to be doing. "Ballads aren't really my thing," he said.
"[During 'American Boy'], I felt me," the later added. "And when I feel me, I feel like I've had my best performance."Britney Spears, is supposed to be guiding Ray in the right direction, the singer avoids sending any blame her way.
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Republicanism in Barbados
Republicanism in Barbados is a theoretical political concept.
In 1979, a commission of inquiry known as the Cox Commission on the Constitution was constituted and under the auspices of looking at the republic issue. The Cox Commission came to the conclusion that Barbadians preferred to maintain the constitutional monarchy. The proposal to move to a republican status was therefore not pursued.[1] The 1994 manifesto of the Barbados Labour Party dealt both with the republic issue, proposing a referendum. In line with this promise, on 29 October 1996 a Constitution Review Commission, Chaired of Sir Henry de Boulay Forde was appointed to review the Constitution of Barbados.[1]
The Commission elected the Hon. Oliver Jackman, a former diplomat and a judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights as its Vice Chairman. The Commission was mandated to:
- 1. "determine the necessity for retaining the Monarchical System of Government and make recommendations in respect of the Executive form of Government most suited to protect parliamentary democracy, the fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens of Barbados and to achieve effective and efficient Government so as to position Barbados to meet the challenges of the 21st century and beyond.
- 2. To advise and make recommendations concerning the appropriateness or otherwise of maintaining Barbados' link with the Crown.
- 3. To advise and make recommendations concerning a structure for the Executive Authority of Barbados that is best suited to protect the Independence and Authority of Parliament and the fundamental rights and freedoms of its citizens."[1]
The Commission held public hearings in Barbados and overseas.[1] The Commission reported back on 15 December 1998, and submitted its report to His Excellency the Governor-General of Barbados.
The Commission recommended that Barbados adopt a Parliamentary republic system. In 1999 the Barbados Labour Party's Manifesto proposed that the findings of the Commission and its recommendation that Barbados become a republic would receive the early attention of the Government.[1]
A Referendum Bill was introduced in Parliament and had its first reading on 10 October 2000. With the dissolution of Parliament just prior to the elections in 2003, the Referendum Bill was not carried over.[1] A referendum on the issue was proposed again in 2008, but never was held.
Proposed referendum[edit]
A referendum on Barbados becoming a republic was planned to be held in Barbados by August 2008, near to the time of the parliamentary elections.[2] However, it was reported on December 2, 2007, that the vote was to be held at a later date instead.[3]
According to the Referendum Act 2005,[4] the question to be asked is:
|Do you agree with the recommendation of the Constitution Review Commission that Barbados should become a Parliamentary republic with the head of State of Barbados being a President who is a citizen of Barbados?
The Government of Barbados announced its intention to hold a referendum on the republic issue in February 2005.[5] It introduced a Referendum Bill that month.[5] The Bill was passed into law in October 2005. The Act did not set a date for the referendum, but instead specified that the "Referendum Day" could be proclaimed by the Governor-General, being no more than 90 days and no less than 60 days from the date of proclamation.[4] The Act itself could not amend Barbados' constitution, because under section 49.1 a majority of two-thirds of Parliament is required to make any amendments.[6]
Mia Mottley, who was Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados, said: "we feel that it is the right thing to do to have a Barbadian head of state. We accept that there was a concern that the Government alone should not make that decision in this day and age and we are therefore committed to expressing our views to the public and having them pass judgement on it."[7]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Barbados Labour Party - news". 11 February 2005.
- ^ Staff writer (26 November 2007). "Referendum on Republic to be bundled with election". Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Gollop, Chris. "VOTE OFF". Nation Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Referendum Bill". Parliament of Barbados. 2005. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ a b Norman 'Gus' Thomas. "Barbados to vote on move to republic". Caribbean Net News.
- ^ "Constitution of Barbados, Section 49 - Altering the Constitution". Government of Barbados. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ S., D. (26 November 2007). "Still a voice". Nation Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2010.


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