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Ignoring the actual reasoning behind it, is the GMB run by the same people that own the Daily Mail perchance?
Not sure what to say about the OP, when I was in school there was no TA's. Maybe from the Gov's view if your a teacher and you have no control over your class then why are you teaching? Then again I have seen teachers control their classes and other teachers who let them run riot, just the same when I was a kid.
Can you guess the abuse of IT equipment of those who let them do what they want?
My wife is a TA in a Primary. Her main responsibility is to work one-to-one with disabled children. Very often she does 'other duties' and has also often been left to be responsible for a whole class of kids for lenghty periods.
The value of TAs depends, like all jobs, on the quality of people recruited, training provided, management and deployment.
I know of schools where TAs are treated well with appropriate training for their role and are used well, eg taking small groups, working one to one with SEN kids and they are vital to the success of the school (and have had this recognised by OFSTED).
On the flip side, I have seen schools that use them purely as admin assistants which I don't really think is the point of the role.
I personally think TA's started out with all the best intentions but like most things Schools find a way to implement it the wrong way.
I cant comment on other schools but I know here I know of TAs who teach like a normal a teacher, prep like a normal teacher and is expected to function like a normal teacher but are TAs. I see lots of jobs which they really should not be doing and because they are TAs are term time only and dont have to attend insets for essential information.
Id go along with the notion personally, get rid of the TAs.
Also, what will happen to pupil who are entitled to a certain number of hours one-to-one time which is currently covered by TAs?
You could argue the ifs and buts all day long. Does not mean the Ta is qualified to perform the one to one time.
I can imagine a TA would not be fit for purpose with a one to one student doing french, unless she knew french of course.
I know of 3 TAs here who help students in ICT lessons and both TAs have absolutely no clue about ICT. They are not contracted for insets and training and have no interest in doing it unpaid.
A qualified teacher is better, but they cost more.
A TA does not necessarily require subject knowledge if they are working one-to-one or one-to-small-group with children with additional needs; what they do require knowledge of is those children themselves. They are acting in support of the learning process; what exactly is being learnt isn't so much at issue.
Another reason to deploy TAs in a classroom including e.g. a few SEN kids with disruptive behaviour issues is to contain the disruption to that particular child, such that the negative behaviour does not spread to the rest of the learners.
IPPR put out a paper called EXCELLENCE AND EOUITY, which quotes this ...
"This is largely because schools used TAs to work directly with lower attaining
pupils, which in turn deprived them of contact time with a trained teacher" (Blatchford et al 2012).
Union Hysteria again, that's why I hate unions, TA's will not be sacked but not replaced after natural wastage, or retrained as teachers.
Bloody Unions.
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There are still specialist schools for certain types of children (disabled or behavioural issues), particularly in Lincolnshire, but oftentimes a child is served better by being integrated into mainstream education with some support than being split away into a specialist environment. It's about producing a rounded young adult as much as it is about teaching them, after all.
A TA does not need specialist knowledge of a subject to help the child. They just need to be capable of learning. If a French lesson is teaching facial descriptions ("I have blue eyes and brown hair"...) the TA only needs to have heard what the teacher has taught that lesson, and understood it, to be able to explain it again to the student in a manner that works for them. That's differentiation, education's favourite buzzword of the last decade. You have a choice of a) a TA helping the child/children who learn in a different manner or b) the teacher dividing their time between the majority of the class learning one way and the minority who need the topic approaching differently. Arguably it's a more efficient use of resources to have a lower paid TA concentrating on that minority of students.
Should TAs be leading whole classes? No. TA2 and TA3 can take small groups out to teach in a different environment when it suits, following a lesson plan set by the teacher, but TAs should not be cheap teachers. They have another, different role to fill though, and you shouldn't scrap them when their original purpose still exists.
TAs also shouldn't need to be there to control the class, but we all know teachers at each end of the scale, and if a TA is capable of enforcing some much needed discipline, why shouldn't they? It's not their purpose, no, but it's often something they can do well (if they are a Mum's Army, after all, who better to control a room of unruly children?)
I know of places where technology is implemented for technology's sake and the network isn't fit for purpose. I've seen network managers teaching lessons. Should we fire all IT technicians?
Special schools like that do exist-- I work in one, and was a TA a myself. TA's especial ours do an excellent job, and can, when working in conjunction with a good teacher enhance the teaching of the class. Everyone has skills that others don't have, and good teachers will recognise and use those skills for the benefit of the children.I think when I was in school, there were whole schools which specialised in provision for those with more severe difficulties. Those don't exist any more which is where TA's came in
The problem currently is most councils have reshuffled special schools and given them specific designations, is, PCSN, ASD, etc. Then they try and get special schools to take children that are not under their designation- and with population growth there isn't room for more children. We were new build 5 years ago, and now we are oversubscribed with a waiting list. We are now being asking to push outreach support for secondary and primaries in the area, and most of the time it is our experienced TA's who are asked to go and help other TA's. Specialist teachers do go out, but then it is their specialist TA's covering the class as ASD pupils will kick off at the thought of an unknown and new face in their classroom.
TA's help our teachers a lot- even if most of them cause problems for me- computer illiterate bunch!!lol- I understand the need for them.
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Now after hearing the Christmas song "Run Run Rudolph" last night, I want one:
"And then away went Rudolph wizzin' like a sabre jet. Run-run Rudolph, Santa's gotta make it to town Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down"
|Dec 21, 2012, 07:59 PM
JP5 for all others.
Forgot all about that song! Chris
|Dec 22, 2012, 05:07 AM
Hey guys, lucky me. My brother gave me the micro Saber for Christmass!
He knew how much I liked Sabers in the day.
The QC looks great on this unit. The only thing I can see off is the cockpit is set high up in the canopy.
Have to wonder how the Rube Goldburg / Heath Robinson aileron links work out.
The DX7 is a bit dusty, but the plugs fit fine.
The 250mAh bat charged in a 35 min drive.
This GP Saber is much better looking than any of the Horizon ums here.
CG on my J power 24" ws was very tail heavy and sensitive.
Thanks for the help in these pages!
Itching to hear the little devil!
Were are y'll finding batteries?
Hobbie King and Banana Hobbie are on my s*** list.
The idea of a 3 cell seems natural.
Thanks Chris
|Dec 22, 2012, 03:35 PM
Got Saber bound with anylink with DX7 as per instructions.
No sweat, except what is ppm?
A frame rate? Ignored that.
The cock pit must have been moved up into the canopy to accommodate
the bigger battery, which can be seen through the canopy.
The magnetic latches seem weak.
Made note the vertical stabilizer flexes when the rudder moves.
Yes the elevator halfs are un equal. The rudder centered as to make a left turn.
The port aileron first link from fuse is binding some.
It took a good 2.6 grams to get cg in range.
This is going to be a blast!
The little fan was enough to ruffle our kitten's feathers
Yup wife at gym.
All good, except weather here in NE USA. Chris
|Dec 22, 2012, 06:42 PM
More discovery.
Got links running better.
CG took more like 3.6 grams and a plop of hot glue.
Found why the magnets were not doing their job.
Fore ( in particular) and aft positions both had an air gap!
Not even close.
Looking at adjusting them, looked risky.
Using additional magnets worked.
Like all of my other planes similarly set up like this (about ten)
It can now be picked up by the canopy.
Would put a huge magnet forward for cg next time. Chris
|Dec 24, 2012, 04:49 PM
Maiden after the sun went over.
Chance a belly landing in slushy snow
At the last minute the wing LEs got scotch tape.
The hay field can cause grief.
The dart throw @3/4T was cake!
Needs a lot of right trim, that unequal elevator looks like the culprit.
CG felt fine, good news.
The glide path is surprisingly long.
Needed high rates to make a flat turn.
Time up!
1st pass a plop at feet.
This little devil can step out, but is remarkably docile.
Did not look for the stall, as per usual.
It is unreasonable to leave the elevator so unequal.
Any one work on that?
Thanks Chris
|Dec 27, 2012, 10:25 AM
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I have the same issue with the elevators not being even I assume we can bend the control arm a little to fix. I smashed my tail and was gluing back together and though of using a different position on the control horn. But that may change the rates between the two. What battery are you using? Mine came with the 250mah and when moved all the way forward in the cockpit it balanced perfect.
|Dec 27, 2012, 02:29 PM
Though of hogging foam to slide the battery farther forward, but there is not much there. Probably end up in the duct!
Bending the rod may do the trick. Thanks Chris
|Dec 29, 2012, 11:32 PM
I got this plane for xmas but I am having issues trying to bind it to my DX8 TX. All the channel mappings are all over the place. The throtle works as the aileron stick and so on. I tried binding it with the rudder stick to the left and to the right and nothing.
Any help will be very much appreciated and thank you in advance,
|Dec 30, 2012, 04:05 AM
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|Dec 30, 2012, 01:45 PM
Yes that's the problem, you have to hold the rudder stick bottom left or right, then power up the anylink to get it into alternate channel mode. Tells you in the instructions. I also had to reverse a couple channels, so double check everything, it also tells you how to arm motor.
|Dec 30, 2012, 01:55 PM
I maidened mine yesterday. No extra weight, balance was good, except I put 30 down trim on the elevator in case it was a bit tail heavy, bad idea Had a little crash trying to trim it back up No damage, flew again, and it fly's nice, glides in real nice for easy landing I did put 30 RR subtrim, and it wasn't quite enough, set it to 35 for next flight, unfortunately the wind is up today.
|Dec 30, 2012, 04:22 PM
Crazy wind and snow here.
Any more than 6 or 8 beeps of trim, gets me looking for a physical adjustment.
How does it do inverted?
I need better weather to find out! Chris
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Well, I'm very impressed so far with it, it's like 2007 should have been if they had not been concentrating so hard on the ribbon.
So are you planning to deploy it yet, or are you still awaiting educational pricing?
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Well, I'm very impressed so far with it, it's like 2007 should have been if they had not been concentrating so hard on the ribbon.
So are you planning to deploy it yet, or are you still awaiting educational pricing?
It will be at least a year before we even consider rolling it, because we have that much left of our ECDL course still to run and it's not fair on the candidates to switch in the middle of it. (aside from the fact that Litmus don't support it yet either.)
Yep, like it, deploying with W7 over summer :-)
We are hoping to trial Office 2010 on a small number of machines starting from half term (next week). Assuming things go well (and it plays with SIMS) it will be deployed site-wide for September 2010.
Finished the last machine last week, and we're now Office 2010 site-wide (135 workstations).
Just as we've gotten staff used to the Office Button in 2007! I installed it at home yesterday. Saved a PowerPoint as a wmv file, though it took for ever. Seems to take a time to load as well, but I haven't had too much time to play as yet.
Planning on deploying it this summer along with W7 :) Currently using it on my workstation however :)
Its nearly ready to go here for full deployment with w7 this summer.
As soon as SIMS gie it the ok, I will deploy it site wide!
We've just had the disks arrive and I'm to include it into the new image for the ICT Suite which I'm to sort out one I have this darn linux box working (trying to install linux on raid and fast giving up!)
I like the look of it so far though, I have it install on one of my VMs and like DOS said, it's all 2007 should of been. It has the sensible menu names back and not a big "LOOK MICROSOFT MADE ME" logo up in the top left for a File Menu ..
Already got it on all admin machines going site wide when I get the time to push the image. Works great and everyone seems to love it.
Problems however are evident in its printing abilities of certain documents to certain filthy Toshiba copiers whos drivers make single page excel docs into 127 pages. This also happens with some Cannon printers but all other printers are fine. Does anyone know how to report a bug to MS about it as 2007 managed fine?
We are currently working around the issue with other printers and looking at replacing the copier with anything but a Toshiba.
Is anyone using office 2010 with adobe acrobat pro?
Seems all the right-click functionality is broken...
Office can create PDF's nativley.
I don't think there is any need for acrobat pro any more.
Im trying to stop the gosip of Office2010, noone here knows of its existance since I banned all sites that mention it.
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Starring Rama Iko Uwais, Uco Arifin Putra, Bangun Tio Pakusodewo, Bejo Alex Abbad; directed by Gareth Evans; 148 minutes; R for strong, bloody violence throughout, sexuality and language; B+
Make no mistake. If what you're after is insane, violent martial arts action, "The Raid 2" is quite possibly the ultimate.
Some might argue that distinction should go to its simpler, stripped-down 2011 predecessor about a rookie cop (Indonesian Silat champion Iko Uwais) fighting his way through hundreds of armed henchmen to arrest a major drug dealer on the top floor of an apartment building. "The Raid 2" is essentially an extension of the original, though, with the same super-saturation of viciously brutal combat and the same dazzlingly stylized visual flourishes from British-born writer-director-editor Gareth Evans. Only this time, the slaughter has more of an epic quality and there's more plot to keep track of between maulings.
Quite a bit more plot, actually, making this sequel play more like a martial-arts-movie equivalent of Scorsese's "The Departed," if not the "Godfather" saga. Whether the crowd who thrilled to the story-optional carnage of "The Raid: Redemption" will appreciate all the dramatic complications (which increase this film's running time by nearly an hour) is debatable.
After miraculously (and somewhat ridiculously) emerging from the first film with only a few bruises, honest cop Rama (Uwais) is told that the only way to save himself and his family from reprisals is to go back undercover and root out the real bad guys: Bangun (Tio Pakusadewo), the crime lord who rules Jakarta, and a high-ranking corrupt police official. That means getting himself sent to prison, where he becomes friendly with Bangun's imprisoned son Uco (Arifin Putra), and then hired by treacherously ambitious Uco and his father and gradually becoming embroiled in a turf war with Bangun's Japanese gangster rivals.
The long, increasingly complicated scenario, populated by an intriguing assortment of bizarre supporting characters (including a couple known as Hammer Girl and Baseball Bat Guy), has at least one structural benefit: It provides a little dramatic down time between outbreaks of ultra-violence. Until the gang war is declared, that is, and the bloodletting more or less becomes nonstop.
Even if it makes you feel like covering your eyes from time to time, "Raid 2" is always worth a look.
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This is almost correct. You need to update your existing 2003 PDC Schema first, before adding any 2008 server to your domain. Server 2003 is Schema 30 and Server 2003 R2 is Schema 31. 2008 Server is Schema 44, so quite a big difference.Quote:
1.install server 2008
2.run the following commands on my 2 2003 dc's
adprep /forestprep
adprep /domainprep
adprep /domainprep /gprep
adprep /rodcprep
3.run through dcpromo on my 2008 dc
4.get a cup or coffee and enjoy my success
If you don't do it this way round, you'll get lots of errors as the Schemas will be different versions.
- Take a full backup (including System State) of your existing 2003 PDC
- Update existing 2003 PDC Schema to 44. You aren't required to do this on any other domain controller
- Join the 2008 Server to the domain
- Promote 2008 Server as a domain controller, including DNS
- Either migrate DHCP or create a secondary DHCP Server for redundancy
- Force Replication through Sites and Services manually
- Migrate all FSMO roles
- Force Replication again through Sites and Services manually
- Either leave the 2003 Server as a BDC, or demote it to a member server
- Get a cup of coffee and enjoy your success
Will you have any downtime? Not much if done properly, however you will require reboots to join the 2008 Server to the domain and promote it to a DC; you'll also need to reboot your 2003 Server, if you decide to demote it to a member server.
oh dear this is confusing but i'm getting there :)
how do i Force Replication through Sites and Services manually? just a dos command i'm guessing or a button.
other than that step i think i'm ready to give this whole process a go :)
right well i have offically finished and managed update the schema and add the new 2008 server and make it pdc :) all working :)
Having a bit of trouble with moving dhcp but well i can figure that out :)
Thanks for all the help
Did the schema updates take seconds as anticipated?
the forestprep took quite a long time (well 30 minutes) but the others only took a few minutes. In the end the whole process was very easy and actually quite quick.
Thanks for this, I will be doing this at some point.
Just wondering whether to go with 2008 or 2008 R2 now.
I'm guessing we need those DC's to be able to run windows 7 properly as clients.
If you want my opinion, hold off from 2008 R2 until at least early next year. There are lots of reports of 'quirks' with it, but I'm sure in time these will be ironed out.
A good example of this is WSUS 3.0 SP2 (which has or is going to be released) to make it compatible with 2008 R2.
There's bound to be problems with third party software when using software that has just gone RTM I think it's good advice to wait for a while and let MS iron out these issues, I think i'll stick with 2008 for now having seen the number of issues reported here.
We have just introduced two 2008 R2 DC's to our previous 2k domain. Our schema went from a level of 13 to 47! Rather substantial upgrade.
Have had no problems so far and are nearly at the point where we can demote our 4 2k DC's.
The only server we won't be running R2 on is our support server, exchange and ISA. Our support server will be running SCCM, ePo4, helpdesk etc... so want to avoid incompatibilities that will inevitably be there, especially with WSUS.
But not had any problems with R2 as of yet. Fingers crossed.
Just out of interest, has anyone had any problems with CMIS on R2? Or indeed SQL 2008? We had some feedback saying to avoid sql 2008 as there are still some quirks that should be avoided...
I have asked the question of Serco about 2008 R2 Support, they support 2008 but I said they should look into R2 especially the SSO stuff as that seems to be a common thing that is failing with other items that use the DCs. So I am awaiting hearing back from Serco. I am not rushing to 2008 R2 for my Serco box, it can stay on 2003 for now. So long as its 2008 R2 supported by summer next year when I replace the box (unless I bring that forth to help some of our issues....)
Could you not just move that box to 2008 john? What's the need for R2 on the Serco box?
Generally (as a recommendation) you should join a new server to the domain and then promote it to a domain controller. At this point you should make sure DNS is correct. The server should point to itself first, then a secondary DNS server, then external DNS servers.
You also need to add it to DHCP Server so machines know where to look when you migrate FSMO roles. In doing this you should receive no DNS errors whatsoever.
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After six months of haggling and political gamesmanship, a massive housing relief bill is heading for final approval.
Though it has hundreds of pages and dozens of separate initiatives – including revamping federal oversight of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – the centerpiece is a $300 billion "HOPE" program designed to provide refinancing lifelines to as many as 400,000 homeowners in deep trouble on their loans.
A quick overview:
The basic idea by Congress is to save people on the edge of the waterfall: families and individuals at immediate risk of losing their houses, but who could avoid foreclosure if their mortgage balances and interest rates were reduced.
The program will be entirely voluntary. Lenders and investors who own defaulting mortgages cannot be compelled to allow their borrowers to refinance. If they conclude that they're likely to lose less by allowing delinquent borrowers to go to foreclosure rather than refinance into HOPE loans, they'll be free to do so.
Lenders will have to agree to substantial write-downs of principal and penalty fees currently owed to them. The new maximum HOPE loan amount – insured by the Federal Housing Administration – will be 90 percent of the current market value of the property, not the value of the house when the lender originally made the loan.
Plus, FHA will impose an up-front insurance fee of 3 percent of the new loan amount, payable out of refinancing proceeds that would otherwise go to the original lender. Lenders will also have to clear away any potential issues with holders of second liens on properties – typically banks who've extended equity credit lines or second mortgages and have a claim on any refinancing proceeds – before participating in the plan.
There are important hurdles borrowers must get over to qualify as well. They must:
Demonstrate a "lack of capacity" to pay their current mortgage but have enough income to make regular monthly payments on a smaller, fixed-rate FHA loan. Their current income-to-mortgage debt ratio must be above 35 percent.
Certify to the government that they haven't "intentionally defaulted" on their current mortgage or on any other debt in order to refinance into a HOPE loan. They must also certify that they are telling the truth about all aspects of their financial status, and have never been convicted of a fraud. Anyone who lies on their application will be subject to severe penalties, including prison sentences up to five years. Agree to use the refinanced house as their principal residence.
An important and somewhat unusual feature of the program is the federal government's requirement that homeowner beneficiaries share any appreciation profits or equity gains from sales of their houses in subsequent years. The message here is that HOPE is no free ride. The refinancing process itself will essentially create new equity stakes for borrowers since the maximum loan amount will be 90 percent of the appraised market value of the property.
Borrowers who had been underwater and in serious default will suddenly find themselves with 10 percent equity stakes overnight. But they won't be able to tap that money quickly. If the home is sold within the first year after the refinancing, FHA must be repaid the equity created in full. In sales occurring during the next four years, homeowners can retain rising percentages of the equity, up to 50 percent. In addition, FHA will be entitled to 50 percent of any appreciation in market value of the house from the date of refinancing to a subsequent sale.
Under the legislation, the HOPE program could start as early as Oct. 1, but must terminate on Sept. 30, 2011.
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The United States must examine new means of deterrence that address the multitude of ways an adversary would seek a military advantage. The old idea of deterrence--threatening an enemy with total destruction--does not apply to current challenges, especially with cyber issues, says the vice commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces.
The United States must weigh its command and control (C2) capabilities before it embarks on a military plan instead of the other way around, according to the vice commander, U.S. Pacific Air Forces. Lt. Gen. Stanley T. Kresge, USAF, told the opening luncheon audience in TechNet Asia-Pacific 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii, that vulnerabilities have increased the importance of C2 in planning and execution.
The U.S. Pacific Command needs effective intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets to address its increasing mission activities, according to the command's deputy commander. Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, USMC, was blunt in his assessment to the audience at the opening breakfast at TechNet Asia-Pacific 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Any future U.S. military network architecture must accommodate allies, or it will not work for the vast Asia-Pacific region. Operations from humanitarian aid to military conflict will involve partners, and their effective participation will depend on access to U.S. networks.
U.S. forces may be over relying on cyber to meet challenges in the Asia-Pacific region at a time when potential adversaries view it as a key to disrupting U.S. operations, according to the top leaders of the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, USMC, deputy commander of PACOM, offered that U.S. forces must expect to operate without at least some of their cyber assets in a time of conflict.
North Korea's growing missile and nuclear capabilities "keep us awake at night," according to the deputy commander of the U.S. Pacific Command. Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, USMC, warned that the communist government's recent developments pose a much greater threat to peace and security than traditionally offered.
A new destroyer being deployed by China offers improvements in technology that rival those of the newest destroyers being built for the U.S. Navy. Its advances include phased array radars and improved missiles and launch systems. With room to grow, this ship seems destined to play a significant role in naval operations.
It has been less than two years since the president and the secretary of defense released the latest strategic defense guidance, titled, "Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense." A key tenet of this guidance was a strategic rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region. This guidance acknowledged the ongoing threat in the Middle East and South Asia, but it also postulated that the threat capability had been reduced there. It also made the case that, "U.S. economic and security interests are inextricably linked to developments in the arc extending from the Western Pacific and East Asia into the Indian Ocean region and South Asia, creating a mix of evolving challenges and opportunities"—hence the rebalance.
The U.S. Pacific Command intelligence community is fostering an increased dialogue between China and other nations with interests in the Pacific Rim. The expanded effort is designed to build trust, avoid misunderstandings and improve cooperation in areas where China's national interests converge with the national interests of the United States and others.
Legacy communications are underpinning new capabilities as the U.S. Army Pacific works to upgrade its systems before obsolescence defeats innovation. The new technologies and systems that will define U.S. military networking are beginning to reach across the Defense Department's largest theater of operations. Yet, budgetary constraints are hindering implementation of new capabilities, and the existing systems that form the foundation of theater networking badly need upgrades before they begin to give out.


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The Murray Shire Mayor believes it is time a mothballed rail line in the region was re-instated.
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The National Parks and Wildlife Service says a proposed tree thinning trial in the southern Riverina's river redgum national parks is scientifically sound.
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An environmental report looking at a planned ecological thinning trial in the southern Riverina's river redgum forests says while vulnerable species are likely to be in the region, it is unlikely they will be affected in the long term.
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The Murray Shire Council has backed an Upper House inquiry, which has questioned the effectiveness of special economic zones in New South Wales.
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Shooters and Fishers Party MLC Robert Brown says New South Wales may have to change how it allows access to public lands.
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A woman accused of conspiring to kill her partner has been refused bail by a magistrate in southern New South Wales.
Topics: crime, regional, wagga-wagga-2650, mathoura-2710
Deniliquin Police have charged a 40 year old Mathoura woman with conspiracy to murder.
Topics: crime, community-and-society, wagga-wagga-2650, mathoura-2710
The State Environment Minister cannot say how many visitors will come to the Southern Riverina under a new tourism plan.
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The New South Wales natural resources commissioner says a plan to thin red gum saplings in new national parks could have wider benefits.
Topics: national-parks, environment, environmental-management, forests, land-management, state-parliament, barham-2732, deniliquin-2710, mathoura-2710, moama-2731, wagga-wagga-2650
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A state budget estimates hearing has heard commercial sawmillers made redundant by the river red gum logging industry's closure, may be asked to return to thin the trees.
Topics: environmental-management, regional, national-parks, forests, land-management, government-and-politics, state-parliament, deniliquin-2710, barham-2732, mathoura-2710, moama-2731, wakool-2710, wagga-wagga-2650
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A ferocious bushfire season has been forecast, fuelled by vast areas of grass spread across the country.
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A Mathoura logger says the decision to turn river red gum forests into national parks should be reversed because they are not natural at all.
Topics: national-parks, environment, environmental-management, land-management, conservation, activism-and-lobbying, states-and-territories, mathoura-2710, gulpa-2710, moira-2710, wagga-wagga-2650
More than 17 tonnes of juvenile carp have been netted in the Moira Lakes.
Topics: pests, community-and-society, regional, environment, environmental-management, rivers, mathoura-2710, deniliquin-2710, barmah-3639
A campaign to reverse Riverina Red Gum National Park declarations has been taken to the Premier in State Parliament this week.
Topics: national-parks, industry, timber, regional-development, community-and-society, regional, environment, conservation, environmental-management, forests, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, deniliquin-2710, barham-2732, mathoura-2710, moama-2731, wakool-2710
The member for Murray Darling said he is still working to ease the impact on the logging industry of last year's Red Gum National Park declarations.
Topics: national-parks, timber, regional-development, community-and-society, regional, environment, land-management, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, deniliquin-2710, mathoura-2710, moama-2731
A Mathoura sawmill director said he had no choice but to plead guilty over a worker's death, leading to a $242 000 fine.
Topics: workplace, industry, timber, community-and-society, regional, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, mathoura-2710
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A wildlife expert said bird fledging in the Barmah Millewa forest has been the most successful for years.
Topics: wetlands, community-and-society, regional, environment, endangered-and-protected-species, forests, rain-forests-and-forest, rivers, murray-darling-basin, water, water-supply, deniliquin-2710, mathoura-2710, tocumwal-2714
The Murray Shire Council said it is yet to see any major impacts on communities affected by the recent transition of Riverina Redgum forests into National Parks.
Topics: timber, industry, tourism, regional-development, community-and-society, regional, environment, conservation, national-parks, environmental-management, forests, wetlands, government-and-politics, local-government, moama-2731, mathoura-2710
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Communities adjoining the vast red gum forests of southern New South Wales are more than cynical about politics, they are downright angry.
Topics: timber, business-economics-and-finance, industry, regulation, community-and-society, unemployment, government-and-politics, political-parties, alp, greens, states-and-territories, mathoura-2710, australia, nsw, barham-2732, deniliquin-2710
The Riverina Murray timber industry is struggling to come to terms with an end to logging in forests that have been declared national parks and reserves from today.
Topics: timber, national-parks, forests, states-and-territories, mathoura-2710, wagga-wagga-2650
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Torrential rain forced evacuations and road closures in southern New South Wales last night.
Topics: floods, disasters-and-accidents, wagga-wagga-2650, australia, nsw, henty-2658, holbrook-2644, mathoura-2710, tarcutta-2652, uranquinty-2652
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The New South Wales Environment Minister, Frank Sartor, will hear arguments against new Riverina red gum national parks when he visits the state's south-west today.
Topics: national-parks, environment, conservation, states-and-territories, balranald-2715, deniliquin-2710, mathoura-2710, wagga-wagga-2650, wanganella-2710
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Police are deciding whether negligence charges should be laid after a 12-year-old boy shot himself in the hand at Mathoura in New South Wales.
Topics: accidents---other, disasters-and-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, crime, mathoura-2710, shepparton-3630
A Victorian boy has shot himself in the hand while hunting with his father in southern New South Wales.
Topics: home, accidents, mathoura-2710, nsw
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A bushfire near Mathoura in southern New South Wales may be declared an emergency after a weaker-than-expected wind change overnight.
Topics: bushfire, disasters-and-accidents, fires, mathoura-2710, moira-2710, wagga-wagga-2650, wodonga-3690


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Book your room at Apartamentos Ferrer Tamarindos
Studio (2 adults)Max Occupancy: 2 guests
Studio (3 adults)Max Occupancy: 3 guests
Studio (2 adults + 1 Child)Max Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 infant)
Alcudia apartment with a poolside bar
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Situated near the beach in Alcudia, this apartment is close to Alcudia Port and San Jaume Church. Area attractions also include Albufera Natural Park and Pollensa Port.
Property Features
Apartamentos Ferrer Tamarindos provides a poolside bar, complimentary wireless Internet access, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance.
Room Amenities
Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature kitchens, refrigerators, and microwaves.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Apartamentos Ferrer Tamarindos features a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. A poolside bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests.
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 44
- Number of floors - 6
- Front desk (limited hours)
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- Free Wi-Fi
- Multilingual staff
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Luggage storage
- Pool sun loungers
- Free parking nearby
- Year Built 1984
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in lobby
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Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access (3 EUR per 24 hours surcharge)
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Free parking nearby
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- Private bathroom
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- In-room safe
- Rollaway/extra beds available
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- Satellite TV service
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- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
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When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at 9 PM
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 3 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 15 per person (one way)
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The race between state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and challenger Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) is tight, according to a Siena Research poll released Monday, with Addabbo holding a slight lead within the margin of error.
According to the poll, Addabbo leads Ulrich 45 percent to 43 percent, with 17 percent still undecided four weeks before voters go to the polls. Addabbo leads by 5 points in the section of the 15th State Senate District he has represented since 2007, which includes Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth. Ulrich leads in parts of the district added in redistricting earlier this year, including the Rockaways and Kew Gardens Hills.
Divided by region, Ulrich holds a six-point lead in the southern portion of the district, including the Rockaways and Howard Beach, but trails in the northern portion by seven points. Both candidates reside in Ozone Park.
The two candidates are split on most issues including property taxes, the budget and ethics reform, with Ulrich holding a very small edge on the first two issues. Addabbo holds a small lead among those concerned about healthcare and job creation, the latter being the No. 1 issue according to voters.
The poll shows the presidential race close in the district too, with President Obama holding a 3-point lead on GOP challenger Mitt Romney — 48 percent to 45 percent. Obama narrowly won the area comprising the new 15th District in 2008.
Ulrich takes just over a quarter of Democrats, but there is little crossover from the Presidential race. Eighty-one percent of Obama voters are backing Addabbo while 80 percent of Romney voters are also casting their ballots for Ulrich.
Addabbo received the endorsement of Gov. Cuomo, the most popular politician polled in the district, on Monday. Cuomo's approval rating in the district according to the Siena poll is a sky high 73 percent.


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If they hadn't shoved a convention center down the throats of the people who didn't want it, maybe they would be able to cover the $800,000. But, wait, they would have found another way to waste it, so nevermind.