text: [[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sky-high-poster_6831.jpg]][[caption-width-right:300:"If life were to suddenly get fair, I doubt it would happen in high school..."]]->''"The kids who [[{{Franchise/SpiderMan}} get bit by radioactive insects]] or [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker fall into a vat of toxic waste]], their powers usually show up the next day. Or - [[RealityEnsues they die]]."''-->-- '''Nurse Spex'''Best described as a hybrid of ''Franchise/XMen'' and ''Literature/HarryPotter'', this Live-Action Disney flick revolves around Will Stronghold; son of the world's two most famous superheroes. He is about to start high school at the titular Sky High, a school exclusively for people with superpowers and his parents' alma mater. Between dealing with GirlNextDoor Layla ([[GreenThumb plant controller]]), son-of-archnemesis JerkWithAHeartOfGold Warren Peace ([[PlayingWithFire fireball thrower]]) and the typical cliques of high school (being either a hero or "Hero Support"), Will must also face the embarrassing fact that, despite his pedigree, he does not seem to ''have'' any superpowers. At least not yet...From the creators of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', it features a surprising amount of high-level names, including Michael Angarano as Will Stronghold, Creator/KurtRussell as The Commander, Lynda "Wonder Woman" Carter as the principal, Creator/BruceCampbell as Coach Boomer, and Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead as Gwen Grayson. The film maintains a surprisingly sizable following, despite having generally fallen under the radar. Not to be confused with the [[Manga/{{Skyhigh}} seinen manga by Takahashi Tsutomu]]. Compare ''ComicBook/PS238''.----!!This film provides examples of:* AcademyOfEvil: [[spoiler: What Royal Pain plans to turn Sky High into, raising the now infant students and faculty as a generation of supervillains. Although it was already an academy for villains as much as heroes.]]* TheAce: The Commander/Steve Stronghold, much to the annoyance of his son.* {{Acrofatic}}: Speed, one of the supervillain/bullies, is a Flash-like speedster in spite of being overweight.* {{Adorkable}}:** Will doofs his way through the vast majority of the film, and even in the final showdown it's abundantly clear he's no fighter and is improvising pretty much everything.** Ethan has pretty much every nerd cliche in the book as part of his repertoire, and he's downright adorable for it. * AdultsAreUseless: The Commander and Jetstream are the only competent heroes shown in work, [[spoiler: but are taken down in seconds by the villain in the finale.]] Anything worthwhile is done by adolescents [[AlmightyJanitor (or Ron Wilson, Bus Driver)]]. Even the villains are all young. [[FountainOfYouth Sort of]]. (Except [[spoiler:Stitches, but he's basically controlled by Royal Pain anyway.]])* AffectionateParody: The film is fond of pointing out the more ridiculous tropes in both the superhero and high school drama genres, which it typically accomplishes by using them straight but to an [[ExaggeratedTrope over-the-top]] degree. For example, the Commander has an entire drawer full of identical phones for when he [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength pushes the buttons too hard]].** It can also be considered an affectionate parody of the Silver Age Of Comics.* AirVentPassageway* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: {{Averted}} with Penny. Nobody in the film seems to consider her particularly attractive, at least not in comparison to the more "preppy" Gwen.* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Mr. Boy, for Jetstream. Justified in-story, in that a hero like her could never notice someone in 'Hero Support' - not with the strapping, handsome, charismatic Commander around.* AlliterativeName: Gwen Grayson, Steve Stronghold and Barron Battle.* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: In this school, you're either a hero, or a zero; "Hero Support" = {{Sidekick}} = social inferior.* [[AlmightyJanitor Almighty Bus Driver]]* AlphaBitch: Penny. "[[JerkAss Sorry, all full]]." [[MesACrowd She's apparently the ''entirety'' of the cheerleading squad, as well.]]* BadassNormal: Ron Wilson, Bus Driver! [[spoiler: Until [[EmpoweredBadassNormal the credits]], at least.]]* BallOfLightTransformation: The Principal can transform into something similar to a mini-star, it gives her the ability to fly at a very high speed with drastic changes in direction and angle.* BattleTrophy: The Commander and Jetstream has an entire section of their base to show off stuff taken from defeated opponents.* BatmanGambit: A minor one in the beginning of the film. Will's parents defeat a giant robot terrorizing the city and the Commander takes a part of the robot (its eye) as a trophy. [[spoiler:That robot eye is still functioning and being used by Royal Pain (who sent the robot to attack the city in the first place) to secretly spy on the heroes.]] Royal Pain knew he would do just this ("His ego's bigger than a giant robot") and the reporter says its a habit but if he didn't then plans falls flat, and that would derail the entire EvilPlan.* BeTheBall: One girl's superpower is to turn into a big rubber beach ball. The unimpressed Coach Boomer merely kicks her away shouting ''"SIDE-[[VisualPun KICK]]!"''.* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Gwen/Sue Tenny/Royal Pain hates when Stitches calls her "Daddy's little girl".]]* BettyAndVeronica: Layla and Gwen, respectively.* BewareTheNiceOnes: Layla. She can ''weaponize plants'', people. She just doesn't, usually. Until you annoy her.* BiggerBad: If one considers [[spoiler:Sue]] and [[spoiler:Gwen]] to be [[spoiler:separate characters]] (though for what it's worth [[spoiler:Gwen herself]] doesn't), [[spoiler:Sue]] could be seen as this. Baron Battle also sort of qualifies, as while he's not behind anything he's apparently an even worse villain than [[spoiler:Royal Pain]]... who spectacularly fails to show up in the movie.* BitchInSheepsClothing: Or in this case, [[spoiler: BigBad in sheep's clothing]].* BlackAndNerdy: Ethan.* BlackBestFriend: Penny to Gwen.* BoomerangBigot: [[spoiler: TheReveal of Gwen's past makes her coldness toward Layla and indirectly the other sidekicks somewhat perplexing. Whether she genuinely fell for Will, saw something of herself in Layla that she hated, or simply went [[DrunkWithPower drunk with popularity]] isn't particularly well-explored, though the second is slightly implied]].* BrainyBaby: [[spoiler:Professor Medulla when he's regressed to a baby. He's still capable of talking and retains much of his knowledge.]]* BrickJoke: ** Early on in the movie, it's mentioned that the only way for kids of superheroes that don't get powers is to fall in a vat of toxic waste. This is mentioned again later. [[spoiler:At the end of the movie, Ron Wilson, Bus Driver falls in to a vat of toxic waste and does, in fact get super powers. See WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue below.]]** Early during the Homecoming party, Zach asked Magenta for a dance; she turned him down and he went, "Me neither". At the end, ''she'' asked ''him'' for a dance. He accepts, saying "Me too."** [[spoiler:Ron Wilson, Bus Driver]] fights a robot similar to the one The Commander and Jetstream took down at the beginning.** During "Save the Citizen", Medulla mentions there used to be a time they used real citizens. During the epilogue, [[spoiler:Stitches]] is said to have become the "citizen" to be rescued and nobody wanted to save him [[spoiler:but Will admits he was joking about that.]]* TheCallPutMeOnHold: Will. [[spoiler: At least until his powers activate.]]* CampStraight: Mr. Boy is a somewhat effete fellow who talks about topics such as what colors go well with his eyes. He's also still crushing on the prettiest girl in high school after 27 years.* CannotSpitItOut* CaptainErsatz: A few, but the most obvious is Layla, being similar to Franchise/{{Batman}}'s villainess [[FemmeFatale Poison Ivy]]. She's a [[HeroesWantRedheads redhead]], she [[GreenThumb controls plants]], she pretty much [[ColorMotif always wears green]], she's very [[FriendToAllLivingThings environment friendly]], etc. -- except she's a good gal.* TheCheerleader: Penny.* ChekhovsGun:** More like [[spoiler:[[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Pacifier]]]] - technically, it's an actual gun ''called'' [[spoiler:the Pacifier]].** [[spoiler:The business card of Ron Wilson, Bus Driver.]]** The robot's head* ChewOutFakeOut: Will trashes the school cafeteria, gets into a fight, and uses his powers when he wasn't supposed to. His dad punishes him by telling him no X-Box for a week. Will protests that he doesn't have one...at which point his dad reveals he's so proud of him for having powers that he bought him one.* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Will and Layla.* ClarkKenting: Parodied with Mr. and Mrs. Stronghold, who both wear thick glasses. While Mr. Stronghold accessories with vaguely 50s-style clothing, Mrs. Stronghold just dresses like a normal mom. A normal, HotLibrarian.* ColorCodedCharacters: There's a prevalent theme in pairing up characters with complementary color themes. Specifically, Will wears almost exclusively red, white and blue, plant girl Layla wears green, and human glow stick Zach wears neon and white. Justified, in that you would want to play up your powers to impress your classmates. Besides, if your parents are superheroes with similar powers, similar colors would be included in their costumes. Because they like those colors, you would be exposed to them throughout your childhood.* ComedicSociopathy: Boomer and Medulla partake in this on occasion.--> Medulla: "Remember when we used to use REAL citizens?" * ConvectionSchmonvection: Averted. Warren can't use his fire powers while the group is crawling through a ventilation duct because the heat would fry the others.* CoolLoser* CorruptTheCutie: Will falls victim to this when he is sorted into the Heroes track and starts going out with Gwen.* CoversAlwaysLie: The poster chose some... interesting positions to place the actors in relative to their characters' roles in the film. In particular, Layla is crammed into the back-right corner, and Warren is posed to look as menacing as possible.* CrushFilter: Every time Will looks at Gwen, she gets backlit and "True" starts to play.* DaddysLittleVillain: [[spoiler:Gwen was raised by Stitches to be evil, and she [[BerserkButton absolutely hates]] whenever someone, including Stitches himself, points this out. Also a rare instance of the "little villain" rather than the "daddy" being the dominant partner]].* DangerousDeviceDisposalDebacle: The Stronghold family in defeated Royal Pain and took the weapon Royal Pain wielded, The Pacifier, as a new addition to their ever-growing collection of confiscated weapons they keep as trophies even though they don't know what it does. Years later, Royal Pain plots to retrieve the Pacifier by stealing it back from the Strongholds. [[spoiler: Royal Pain even uses their tendency to collect trophies by sending giant robot with a big shiny part for them to take. The "trophy" was a camera to allow Royal Pain access to the vault.]]* DatingCatwoman: ** Warren was the result of superhero and supervillain parents who ''continue to battle each other''.** [[spoiler: Will and Gwen.]]* DeadpanSnarker: Magenta. She even dryly sings the aforementioned "Rudolph the Red Noise Reindeer" line to tease Zack. And Warren Peace.* DerailingLoveInterests: It seems to happen with Gwen late into the film [[spoiler: but it's averted when we find out it's actually her [[BitchInSheepsClothing facade]] slipping and her revealing her [[BigBad true character.]]]]* DesignatedGirlFight: Layla vs Penny.* DiabolicalMastermind* DieOrFly* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: The Commander. [[spoiler:And Will, after he gets his powers. Justified since Will is less experienced than his father.]]* DragonTheirFeet: Kindasorta. Stitches is the last villain standing by the end, and attempts to get away with the [[spoiler:age-regressed superheroes]], but is almost immediately taken down by [[spoiler:none other than Ron Wilson, Bus Driver]].* TheDriver/DrivesLikeCrazy: Ron Wilson, Bus Driver.* DutchAngle* ElaborateUndergroundBase: The Secret Sanctum.* ElaborateUniversityHigh* EleventhHourSuperpower: At the end, Will [[spoiler:gets tossed out a window, and then the heredity from his mother manifests itself as [[FlyingBrick flight powers]].]]* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Mr. Medulla [[spoiler: as a baby.]]* EnterStageWindow* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Gwen/Sue Tenny/Royal Pain is this to Layla. Gwen's technopathic abilities had been treated as a joke, and she was forced into a sidekick role, turning her into a villain. Layla herself has power control of plants, but doesn't show them off, nor does she turn her annoyance over the Sidekick/Hero rule into violence.]]* EvilDetectingBaby: The [[spoiler:parents/superheroes]]-turned-infants begin to cry when being loaded into an "evil bus". [[spoiler:Will's father]] especially when being spoken to by [[spoiler: Royal Pain]].* EvilIsHammy: [[spoiler: Gwen]] turns on the ham when [[spoiler: she reveals herself as Royal Pain]].* EvilPlan: The BigBad wants revenge, but that's actually a sidenote to their real agenda, [[spoiler: turning everyone in the school into babies and repurposing the school as a villain training center.]]* EvilTwin: Parodied, when Coach Boomer invites Medulla on a double-date with a female hero ''and'' her evil twin. When we see the date, it's with Coach looking on in disgust as Medulla enjoys the attention of both ladies.* {{Expy}}: Speed and Lash have been called "[[Franchise/PowerRangers Evil Bulk and Skull]]."* FalseDichotomy: Layla, asked to demonstrate her powers, claims that the hero/sidekick dichotomy is a false one, but is cut off by Boomer declaring her a sidekick.* FantasticRacism: A very low key one but those on "Hero Support" are often looked down upon by those deemed hero worthy. Said the least it becomes a plot point later on. * FastballSpecial: With Will playing the part of Colossus and Hothead playing the part of Wolverine.* FatAndSkinny: Speed, the fat guy, actually has SuperSpeed, but Lash, the skinny guy, has [[RubberMan stretching powers]].* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler:[[IncrediblyLamePun Especially in Warren's case]].]]* FirstGirlWins* FiveBadBand** BigBad / EvilGenius: [[spoiler: Gwen]]/Royal Pain** TheDragon: [[spoiler:Penny]]** TheBrute: Both Lash and Speed.** DarkChick: Stiches** If one counts [[spoiler:Gwen and Sue as separate characters]], the algorithm may be read as:*** BigBad: [[spoiler: Sue]]*** TheDragon: Stitches.*** EvilGenius: [[spoiler: Gwen]]*** TheBrute: Lash and Speed.*** DarkChick: Penny* FiveFiveFive: The number on Ron Wilson, Bus Driver's card.* FiveManBand** TheLeader: Will (He wears red, he's the protagonist, and for a while, he's technically higher ranking than his friends (hero instead of sidekick)** TheLancer: Zack (His useless powers contrast Will's standard and easily used powers. Also, he's super confident despite them while Will was having an identity crisis)** TheSmartGuy: Both Ethan and Magenta. (You gotta be smart to make use of their powers)** TheBigGuy: Warren (Tallest, biggest, and physical-based (albeit elemental) powers)** TheChick: Layla (Not the only girl but the one who acts 'girly' and is a love interest for the hero)* [[FlyingCar Flying Bus]]* {{Foil}}: Gwen and Layla, to each other. One's powers are derived from technology, the other's from nature, one is an overachiever, the other doesn't ''want'' to achieve in what she sees as a corrupt system, one's a senior, the other's a freshman, and, of course, they both like the same guy.* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler:Penny, Speed, and Lash, apparently. Unlike Gwen and Stitches they're never given any {{Freudian Excuse}}s or likable quirks, and they seem to be fairly popular in school, which would write off being kindred spirits to Gwen as motivation]].** FridgeBrilliance if you consider maybe they're helping her so she doesn't use the Pacifier against them* FollowInMyFootsteps: Steve took it hard that Will [[spoiler:still]] didn't have any superpowers to enable him to become a superhero.* FollowTheLeader: ''Zoom'' was rushed into theaters shortly after Sky High came out, and the epic failure of the ripoff is probably why more films of this subgenre are not being made. Ironically, Sky High is sort-of a ripoff of the old DCOM ''Up Up and Away'' itself.* {{Foreshadowing}}:** Coach Boomer drops a car on Will to test his strength and a spring trap to determine whether he could fly. Will failed both tests, [[spoiler:but those were the superpowers he developed later on]].** When the nurse and Will were talking about inherited superpowers (or lack thereof), [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Ron Wilson was outside swinging a broom like a weapon]]. Guess what he uses as a weapon once he gets his powers on?*** The nurse explains that falling into a vat of toxic waste is the only way somebody without powers can get them.** Pay close attention when Will's parents talk about what a weirdo they thought Sue Tenny was in High School. Gwen, who is on a date with Will, seems annoyed at this and excuses herself. [[spoiler: It turns out she ''is'' Sue Tenny[=/=]Royal Pain. Of course she was upset. They just insulted her right to her face.]]* FountainOfYouth: The Pacifier.* FreezeRay* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Sue became an evil supervillian bent on [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment turning all the superheroes into infants]]]] because she was put in the Sidekicks class.* FunnyBackgroundEvent:** During Will's conversation with the nurse, [[{{Foreshadowing}} Ron Wilson is outside swinging a broom like a weapon]].** While Royal Pain is monologuing outside, Stitches is skipping down the steps like a child.* FullNameBasis: Ron Wilson, Bus Driver* GadgeteerGenius* GirlPosse: Penny herself is [[SelfDuplication an entire Girl Posse]].* GoodAllAlong: Warren Peace* {{Goth}}: Magenta, possibly a PerkyGoth* GranolaGirl: Layla.* GreenThumb: Layla. Though she's classified as "Hero Support" AKA a sidekick, she ultimately shows as much power as any of her superhero classmates.* HarmlessFreezing: Happens to several characters, in various ways. It is treated with levity.* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: [[spoiler: The viewer is initially led to believe Ethan's ability to turn into a puddle is useless. Near the end of the film, however, it turns out to be absolutely perfect for ''setting up a sneak attack''. Lash never saw Ethan coming.]] note that [[spoiler:right before he takes down Lash Ethan demonstrates the ability to flow ''vertically'', something he'd never done before then]].** An in-universe example. [[spoiler: Nobody saw the value of technopathy, causing Sue Tenny to be put into the sidekick class. She grew up into the supervillain Royal Pain and managed to build a deaging gun and PoweredArmor with the intent of turning all the superheroes into babies and raising them as an army of villains (and nearly succeeded both times). As Gwen, her powers were evaluated as Hero-class when she re-enrolled.]]* HellYesMoment: [[spoiler: Layla won't use her powers except in self-defense. One of the villains, believing their side has already won and that Layla's a wimp anyway, attacks her just to be petty.]] "Big. Mistake." Also counts as a LetsGetDangerous moment.* HeroesWantRedheads:** Layla.** Jetstream also has reddish hair, though she's a hero herself (and already married to one!)* HighSchool* HoistByHisOwnPetard[=/=]TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Ethan's ever-so-glorious revenge on Lash]]. Also, [[spoiler:Royal Pain fell victim of [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the first trope]] when the pacifier turned her into a baby]].* HollywoodNerd: [[spoiler: Sue Tenny/Gwen Grayson in her first childhood]].* HookedUpAfterwards: Arguably Zach and Magenta, also Warren and Freeze Girl.* HybridPower: The protagonist thinks he's powerless because his abilities are rather late to bloom. Turns out he gets both his dad's brute strength and his mom's flight (at different times), making him a FlyingBrick.* IdiotBall: A very light case, with the Commander.** Bigger one handed to the entire school near the climax. [[spoiler: Over a hundred super heroes can't figure out a way out past barriers you'd see in a normal school hallway. None of them seem to even be trying to use any powers to aid the situation (other than Warren when he opened an AirVentPassageway), opting instead to grab the barrier and shake.]]* IfIDoNotReturn: Will and Ron Wilson, Bus Driver, have this exchange:-->'''Will:''' If I'm not back in 30 minutes...\\'''Ron:''' Come in after you!\\'''Will:''' ...I was gonna say "get help".\\'''Ron:''' [''crestfallen''] Get help. Right.* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Ron Wilson, Bus Driver!** Will, [[spoiler:at first]].* ILoveNuclearPower:** Referred to by the school nurse-->"The kids who get bit by radioactive insects or fall into a vat of toxic waste, their powers usually show up the next day. Or - they die."** Also by Layla and Magenta-->"I forget. Did Tigerman get bit by a radioactive tiger, or was he bit by a regular tiger and then exposed to radiation?"* ImpliedLoveInterest: Zach and Magenta.* IncomingHam: Ron Wilson, Bus Driver!* IncompletelyTrained: They're all still in Superhero School.* InTheBlood: [[spoiler: Will inherited the powers of both his parents]].* InWithTheInCrowd* {{Jerkass}}: Speed and Lash, who even pick on teachers. [[AllThereInTheManual The official website]] implies they're favorites of the Coach, which may be how they get away with it.* JerkassHasAPoint: Played with in regards to Boomer's Hero-Sidekick sorting. ** On one hand, Boomer relegating those not fortunate enough to win the SuperpowerLottery to Sidekick duty could be seen as a NecessarilyEvil, and ''why'' he's given that job. This is a school designed to create superheroes that have to go toe-to-toe with supervillains and city-wide threats: Giant robots, giant monsters, evil geniuses armed with high-tech arsenals. Are they really supposed to rank the people who can [[SuperStrength punch through walls]], [[{{Flight}} Fly]] and go at SuperSpeed with the girl who can turn into a guinea pig? They'd end up [[CurbstompBattle curbstomped]] by the first superpowered villain they fight, and most of the sidekicks would get their asses kicked by a BadassNormal. They do their part in the climax, but that's largely because they've got a FlyingBrick, a [[PlayingWithFire Pyromancer]] and a [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Poison Ivy]] Expy to handle the heavy-duty heroing.** On the other hand, Will's father, the Commander, thinks Boomer deliberately washes some real heroes' kids out as a form of petty revenge for not making the "big time" (i.e. not having advanced beyond "gym teacher"); Will had to explain that in Will's case he really ''didn't'' have powers. [[spoiler: At least at that time.]] Will's mother, Jetstream, is specifically mentioned as both able to fly '''and''' an expert martial artist. If ''Sky High'' trains the high-level heroes in martial arts, why not the lesser-powered heroes who could actually use those fighting skills to augment their abilities? Because no one expects the "hero support" to do anything. * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Warren Peace and Coach Boomer.* KryptoniteFactor: Briefly demonstrated in a scene featuring Medulla teaching the "Hero Support" class.* LargeHam: Coach Boomer. Makes sense, considering [[MakeMeWannaShout his powers]].* LargeHamTitle: Less pronounced than most, Ron Wilson, Bus Driver!* LastMinuteHookup: Will and Layla* LegacyCharacter: Subverted. [[spoiler:The current Royal Pain was believed to be the original's daughter but she was the original after being deaged]].** Steve really wants Will to be ''his'' LegacyCharacter, a source of much angst for the latter.* LikeBrotherAndSister: Layla claims this of Will. [[spoiler:She's lying]].* LimitedWardrobe: Played with -- each student's clothing varies day to day but with the same colors and design, hinting toward their emerging SuperHero personas.* LongerThanLifeSentence: There's a passing mention that Baron Battle had received a quadruple life sentence, with no chance of parole until after the third.* LoveInterestTraitor: [[spoiler:The film features a generally {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy named Will going out with an older girl named Gwen, whose role is basically [[MentorShip showing him the ropes of superhero school in between being sweet on him]]. Turns out she just wanted the weaponized FountainOfYouth in his basement...]]* MadeOfIron:** The instructors state that Will has no powers...after he has already taken several hospitalizations worth of punishment during tryouts with no injury. ** Warren is thrown face first into a concrete overhang, falls, and hits a table hard enough to splinter it to pieces, is thrown ''through'' a wall into a pillar hard enough to ''break it in half'' and then gets up, looking not the worse for wear, except for the debris all over him, and ''goes back for more''. Surely, that boy is made of stronger stuff. Being MadeOfIron is possibly a secondary power.-->'''Warren''': ''(angrily; to Will)'' You think I can't take a hit?** Nurse Spex mentions getting kicked through a wall by Will's dad. Make of this what you will.* MadScientist: The school has a Mad Science ''class''.* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: [[spoiler:Hinted at with Gwen, until we learn ''she's'' actually the Mad Scientist herself. She's still a [[LargeHam Hammy]] [[VillainousHarlequin Evil Clown's]] Beautiful Adoptive Daughter, if that counts]].* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: [=Gwen/Royal Pain=].]]* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: While Will and Gwen share their first kiss, [[spoiler:Speed sneaks into the Secret Sanctum and steals the Pacifier]].* MeaningfulName: Warren Peace, the son of a hero and a villain. [[IncrediblyLamePun It's like War and Peace]], [[DontExplainTheJoke GET IT?]]** Coach [[MakeMeWannaShout Boomer]]. His superhero name used to be Sonic Boom, to boot.*** In what is almost certainly a parody of the StevenUlyssesPerhero trope, the Commander's yearbook reveals that his real last name is ''Boomowski''.** [[RubberMan Lash]] and [[FragileSpeedster Speed]].** [[SuperStrength Stronghold]]. His first name fits too. Will, as in "William" but also as in "will''power''."** Principal POWERS.** [[TheSmartGuy Professor Medulla]].* MetronomicManMashing: Will does this to [[spoiler: Royal Pain]] when they fight.* MissingMom: Gwen's died when she was a baby. [[spoiler: FromACertainPointOfView]].* {{Meganekko}}: Kelly Preston looked ''damn'' good as Josie. As did [[spoiler: Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead as Sue Tenny]].* MisfitMobilizationMoment: Happens when [[spoiler:Will, Layla, Warren, and the sidekicks fight Royal Pain's invasion during Homecoming.]]* MotorMouth: Zach, to some degree.* MoodLighting: During the fight sequences, and when [[spoiler:Sky High is falling]].* MrFanservice: Steven Strait, a.k.a. Warren Peace, as admitted [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_High_%282005_film%29#Students here]] by the director.* MundaneUtility:** Subverted when Warren offers to heat up Layla's now cold meal. She protests that they're not supposed to use their powers outside the school, but he explains he was just gonna put it in the microwave.** Played straight for most of the movie, as most of the kids' power uses fall under this heading. Layla spruces up houseplants (and picks fruit off of trees), Gwen helps Will in mad science class, Zack illuminates a classroom when the power goes out, Speed and Lash bully kids and dominate gym class, etc. In fact minutes after Warren's above protest he lights a candle in the restaurant he works at with his powers. ** Among the staff, Nurse Spex uses XRayVision to check students for broken bones, Principal Powers uses her ability to turn into a comet to teleport anywhere in the school and Coach Boomer uses his [[MakeMeWannaShout voice]] to...[[LargeHam sound intimidating]].* MyBrainIsBig: Professor Medulla.* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Royal Pain is the supervillain BigBad and archenemy to Will's dad. [[spoiler:And is further revealed to be a supervillain''ess''.]]* NeverBeAHero: The message drilled into Hero Support is "Just stand back and hand me the [[strike: Batarang]] silver-tipped crossbow, kid and don't block my camera angles while you do it."* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Will is tossed out a window... [[spoiler: and discovers he can fly]]. This is Foreshadowed (albeit subtly) when he's had his FirstKiss with Gwen: [[spoiler: He shoots out his arm in a triumphant punch like {{Superman}} and ''flies along the street'', grabbing a post and swinging on it to slow himself. He probably thought it was just his SuperStrength which elevated him, or maybe was too ecstatic to really notice (he's a teenager) or perhaps he took note but just managed to master it until he needed to.]] It must be remembered that [[spoiler: his mother's power is flight, and so it's not implausible to inherit abilities from ''both'' his parents.]]** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when Will [[spoiler: reveals he can fly]].-->'''Will:''' Surprised? Well ''so am I!''* NiceGuy: Will's key feature, often shown by his willingness to try to talk to his foes as oppose to fighting.** Also, Ron Wilson, Bus Driver!* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: [[spoiler:The Pacifier. Despite being built by Royal Pain, the whole EvilPlan rests on getting it back from the Strongholds. It seems Royal Pain just could not build another. Possibly justified by the original being a group design based on the picture of the science club. Also, she seems to have forgotten everything about her past life, while retaining her powers. She didn't ''know'' how to make it from scratch, and even if she did, she's a supervillain. She'd steal it just for poetic revenge. Also justified by the fact that she's a technopath rather than an actual genius. She can make stuff but might not really understand them. Reference the number of times Forge has created stuff and never been able to create them or undo them again.]]* NoYouGoFirst: Layla is going to confess to Will that she likes him, by asking him to the school dance. As she was going to talk about the school dance, Will figures it's the perfect time to mention that he's going with the most popular girl in school. So Layla ends up telling him that she's going as well. [[OperationJealousy With his archenemy]].* NotWearingTights / CivvieSpandex: Notably, only the adult heroes wear SpandexLatexOrLeather, and then only when in action or on special occasions.* OlderSidekick: [[spoiler: Stitches to Gwen, sorta]].** Also Ron Wilson, Bus Driver to Will* OldSuperhero: Chronically unappreciated All-American Boy is the past-his-prime sidekick without the retired superhero. His assigned mentor, The Commander, is still operating at his peak, while All-American Boy is now teaching "hero support" classes in the titular hero school. However, he is far from decrepit, and is still able to help the heroes.* OperationJealousy: Layla started a fake relationship with JerkWithAHeartOfGold Warren Peace in order to annoy Will. Warren, who disliked Will for his own reasons, was happy to oblige. This may have lead to a RelationshipWritingFumble when Will and Layla went through their RelationshipUpgrade, as Warren and Layla possessed great chemistry. However, see WordOfGod.* OppositesAttract: A somewhat more literal case of this trope. At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:a girl with [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] expresses an interest in [[PlayingWithFire Warren]], who seems to reciprocate that interest]].* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Will, and most of the others, too.* PaperThinDisguise: The Commander is wearing glasses and Steve Stronghold is not, [[LampshadeHanging as Layla points out]] and his disguise is totally [[ClarkKenting different from Superman]].* PhosphorEssence: Subverted with Zach: he can glow in the dark... [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway and that's about it]].* PlayingWithFire: Warren.* PlotTailoredToTheParty: In the climax, everyone's powers become useful and are used, even the [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway lame powers like glowing.]]* PoweredArmor: What Royal Pain [[spoiler: a.k.a. Sue Tenny/Gwen Grayson]] develops to fight on the same level as [[SuperStrength The Commander]] and [[{{Flight}} Jetstream.]] It also seems to contain a CranialProcessingUnit, as it powers down once [[spoiler: Will shatters Royal Pain's helmet.]]* PowerNullifier: The Detention Room.* [[MentorShip Private Tutor Ship]]: Will and Gwen.* PowerPerversionPotential: Alluded to -- when Will walks Gwen home, her dad asks accusingly, "You're not that boy with the six arms, are you?"* PsychoticSmirk: It's easy to miss as the camera isn't focused on him, but right as the BigBad is revealed [[spoiler:Mr. Grayson]] sports one, betraying his allegiance to the villain.* PubertySuperpower: In some cases. [[spoiler:Will gets his powers in his early teen years, while Layla apparently had hers when she was in kindergarten.]]* PunnyName* RainbowMotif: Each of the six main teen characters dresses mainly in one of the colors of the rainbow.* RaiseHimRightThisTime: [[spoiler: Royal Pain was regressed to a baby by her own Pacifier device, then raised by her henchman to be evil again.]]* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Will is seriously {{squick}}ed out when when he learns that [[spoiler: Gwen is Sue Tenny.]]-->[[spoiler: "I made out with an old lady!"]]* RedHerring: Warren's dad. But not [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s.* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler: As Gwen, Sue had all the popularity and adoration that she'd wanted during her own school days, but she threw it all away in the name of revenge on Will's parents.]]* RuleOfFunny: In the DVD Bonus Features, there's one question which Kevin [=McDonald=] (in his Medulla costume -- large head and all) answers "Yes, I agree", and then he consents for the editors to use him saying that for anything they like. Throughout the documentary, they randomly cut to him saying "Yes, I agree" for virtually anything. It's hilarious.* SamusIsAGirl-->"Yes I'm a girl, you idiot! How I ever lost to a fool like you I'll never know."* SassyBlackWoman: Penny.* SchoolSavedMyLife: Subverted for Will, played straight for everyone else.* SealedWithAKiss* SecretIdentity* SelfDisposingVillain: [[spoiler:Sue Tenny when the Pacifier blows up in her face. With a bit of FridgeBrilliance, Gwen also qualifies; she already ''had'' everything she wanted to begin with, and her willingness to throw all that away for {{revenge}} is what causes her to lose in the end]].* SelfDuplication: Penny, the one woman cheerleading team.* ShapedLikeItself: The film's moral notwithstanding, Will and Warren ''are'' the Heroes and their friends ''are'' the sidekicks.* SheFu: Penny does this while [[DesignatedGirlFight fighting]] Layla. [[spoiler:Taunting her this way turns out to be a horrible idea; she could have just ''not'' backed Layla into a room with plants outside and won.]]* ShesGotLegs: Zach compliments Magenta's... [[PlayedForLaughs while she's a guinea pig]].* ShipTease: Zack and Magenta.* ShoutOut: Gwen Grayson's name may be a reference to prominent comic book characters '''Gwen''' [[SpiderMan Stacy]] and [[{{Nightwing}} Dick]] '''Grayson'''. It is also a reference to the tendency for comic book characters to have alliterative names.** Will has a poster in his room of fellow superhero team Music/TheAquabats.** While teaching "English for Hero Support", Mr. Boy wrote at the blackboard [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Holy (blank), (blank)man]].** See Nurse Spex's line at the top of the page.** Possibly unintentional, but Will and Warren are able to win "Save the Citizen" by using a [[XMen Fastball Special]]** Mr. Boy's given name is [[Series/TheWaltons Johnathan]].* SidekickGlassCeiling* SittingOnTheRoof: Will and Layla do this after the first day of school* SkirtOverSlacks: Layla has this fashion choice at some points in the movie* SmugSnake: Penny is a rare female example.* {{Soaperizing}}* SoProudOfYou: When the Commander and Jetstream recognize the kids as heroes - and turns into a CrowningMomentOfAwesome when the Commander (for the first time ever) [[DudeWheresMyRespect treats Mr. Boy with respect]] [[RelegatedMentor for what he has been doing all these years]].-->'''The Commander:''' And, Jonathan; whatever you're teaching them, keep teaching them... it.--> '' (The Commander shakes his hand as an equal, and Jetstream kisses him on the cheek)''* SpandexLatexOrLeather* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Basically the same as PunnyName above, but used so much that it deserves both entries. A particularly ridiculous one is Baron Battle's real name: ''Barron'' Battle.* StockSuperpowers** {{Animorphism}}: Magenta, but she can only [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway turn into a guinea pig]].** ElementalPowers*** AnIcePerson: A background character called Freeze Girl.*** GreenThumb: Layla.*** LightEmUp: Zack, but he just [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway glows]].*** MakeMeWannaShout: Coach Boomer.---->'''Coach Boomer:''' '''''''[[LargeHam SIIIIIIDE-KIIIIIICK!]]'''''''*** MakingASplash: Ethan. Although he [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway doesn't control water, but he can "melt" into some kind of liquid (and can't do anything while in it)]].*** PlayingWithFire: Warren.** {{Flight}}: Jetstream.** FlyingBrick: The Commander and Jetstream operating in tandem. [[spoiler:Will; "Flying" (flight, speed, agility) from his mother, "Brick" (strength, durability) from his father.]]** MesACrowd: Penny.** RubberMan: Lash.** RockMonster: Larry turns into one.** SpeaksFluentAnimal: Layla's mom is mentioned having this ability; it's why Layla's a vegetarian.** SuperSpeed: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Speed]].** SuperStrength[=/=]NighInvulnerability: The Commander.** {{Technopath}}: Gwen, the TropeNamer (though the power itself had existed previously)** XRayVision: Nurse Spex.* SuicidalGotcha* SuperFamilyTeam: The Stronghold family.* SuperheroSchool* SuperpowerfulGenetics* SuperSpit* SuperZeroes: Poor, poor Mr. Boy. It's never really explained if he even has powers at all; he's shown to be able to jump much farther than a normal human would be expected to, but this may simply be an instance of the overall exaggerated tone of the film.* {{Technopath}}: Gwen Grayson is the TropeNamer.* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: There are quite a few impressive coincidences that can only be solved by one of the random powers that the Sidekicks have.* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Lash and Speed.* TooFastToStop: Does Speed in twice.* TookALevelInBadass: Ron Wilson, Bus Driver and Ethan.* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The trailer makes it seem like the main conflict of the movie is the main character's lack of super powers. Then, approximately 10 seconds later, it shows him with super strength and flight � at which point the viewer realizes there's probably more to this movie that they're not telling him, and there goes the element of surprise.* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: [[spoiler:Super-strength and super-flight for Will]].* TwinThreesomeFantasy: Accidental in-universe case of this; Coach Boomer convinces Medulla to go on a double date with him, a superheroine and her EvilTwin. The date ends with Medulla dating both the heroine ''and'' her evil twin with Boomer being something of a third wheel.* UnequalPairing: Will and Gwen; her behavior at times comes off as almost predatory. [[spoiler:Which was probably the point]].* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: Mr. Boy towards Jetstream. This is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by his AnguishedDeclarationOfLove before being Pacified.* UnskilledButStrong: The ''only'' reason Will is able to make it through any of his fights is his ability to tank damage like no other. His fight with [[spoiler: Royal Pain]] is full of haymakers, shoulder tackles, and simply flinging his opponent around like a rag doll.* UnwillingSuspension: This is done to the inflatable "Citizen" in the Save the Citizen game in Sky High, to simulate villains doing this to their captives. Will Stronghold mentions at the end how after they replaced the citizens with the actual villains no one saved the Citizen anymore, but we're to assume that's a joke because [[DontExplainTheJoke he said as much.]]-->"Remember when we used to use real citizens?"-->"Yeah..."* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Steve and Josie [[spoiler:inviting Gwen to dinner]] turns out to be the impetus for pretty much everything that goes wrong in the film, both the [[LoveTriangle mundane]] and the [[EvilPlan fantastic]].* VillainBall: Yes [[spoiler: Gwen]], don't use your weapon capable of neutralizing any opponent with a single blast in the final battle. Why [[spoiler: turn someone into a helpless baby]], when you can kill them instead?* VillainousHarlequin:[[LargeHam Stitches]].* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: * WellDoneSonGuy: If Mr. Boy is any example, this is what the 'Hero Support' track is designed to turn students into.* WhamLine: ''A single word'' - "ME!" When the time comes to unmask the BigBad, you ''will'' boggle at who says this.* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: ** Glowing, melting,and shapeshifting into a guinea pig are all seen as lame powers by Boomer. However, the kids prove [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower just how awesome they can be]] in the climax and several could be easily be used for espionage and/or utility purposes.** [[{{Deconstruction}} Deconstructed]] with the BigBad's background and motivations. [[spoiler:Sue Tenny's powers as a {{technopath}} were considered the stuff of {{sidekick}}s when she went to Sky High, and her resulting status as a nerdy outcast drove her down the path of evil. And speaking outside of the Film for a moment, other fictional heroes such as Iron Man show that control of machines and having access to very powerful tech is a ''very'' useful thing.]]* WhenHeSmiles - [[http://i40.tinypic.com/1reozo.png behold Kubrick!Warren]] - and, for contrast, [[http://i43.tinypic.com/2h7p85i.png behold grinning!Warren]].* WhiteVoidRoom: The detention room.* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Lampshaded during a study session with the hero supports; they're discussing radioactive zombies and what to do. One of the options is handing the hero his crossbow. Zack wonders why you don't just shoot the zombie yourself.** A villainous example: Royal Pain completely forgets about the powerful weapon that can defeat anyone with a single blast.* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Shown in comic book form during the credits, the most awesome of which is [[spoiler:Ron Wilson, Bus Driver, who falls into a vat of radioactive waste, grows to a colossal size and gets a new job -- fighting [[{{Kaiju}} giant monsters that attack the city]]!]]* WhosLaughingNow: [[spoiler: Gwen's motivation to become a villain as apparently her first go around in the school had her put in "Hero Support" since her powers weren't considered superhero worthy. Needless to say she winds up proving them wrong.]]* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Steve really takes it hard when he learns Will has no powers and is Hero Support. Josie admits being disappointed as well, but is far more accepting and convinces Steve to be.* WildTeenParty* WireDilemma: Tongue-in-cheek version; ''all'' the wires are red.* WorldOfHam: The character played by Creator/BruceCampbell is actually one of the most ''normal'' characters in the film.* YouAreWhatYouHate: [[spoiler:Given a second chance at high school, Sue/Gwen became pretty, popular and powerful and dumped all over the sidekicks... exactly what she wanted revenge for from her first time around.]]----


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We booked Red Sands Ranch again this year for our annual work retreat and had a blast again. There are so many different activities that there's something for everyone to enjoy. The pool and cabana couldn't be any better for bbq'ing and watching football. The river amazingly still looked great even despite the drought. Everyone loved it as usual!

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I do have a question. But, let's get to a BIG thanks to all the great posting on these Linux threads. Being very new to Linux, I loaded SuSE 9 (from the DVD, problems with the cd's) on a 875P mobo,Ti4600,TDKr/wDvD,Samsung 955, but with ACPI disabled. With your great posting, I was able to install and viEdit the new Nvidia 3d driver. This Graphical Puppy is FAST, maybe too fast. When I shut-down, POOF.... I come out of X(super fast) and the screen goes black as if the monitor turns off, but my system doesn't turn off... this only started after I installed the 4496-driver. Prior to this SuSE worked flawlessly( but in 2D). My question: Since I could only install without ACPI support and the 3d driver working in hyper-speed, ..... Does this problem hide in the lack of ACPI support or is it something like a trivial newby bump, that we all have to go through..?
When looking at the black screen can you try to telnet or ssh into the machine from another computer? Is the computer running with black screen, or just crapped out (one indicator could be if the keyboard lights obey, and mouse is still powered)? Does ctrl-alt-delete respond by shutting down the computer?
How are you entering X, using a graphical login, or a startx command from the text mode?
I don't have another puter. It looks like it just crapped out. Maybe holding in an APM command(acpi and apm are disabled0..... no keyboard lights or functioning.... no mouse.... if i try to exit X, screen locks with blurring graghics. Cntrl-alt-delete doesn't work. Sorry it took me so long to reply, I'm in and out alot this month.
Seeing that you had to disable the acpi support. You could go and add the following to your kernel command line either in Lilo or Grub (Not sure which one Suse uses, as I run Fedora Core 1 which uses Grub)
This should allow the system to completely shutdown.
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John Wiscaver sent me the hospital bill from an operation he underwent in 1959.
I couldn't believe it.
The surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., was to remove a cyst on his back.
An itemization of his bill:
n Three and 1/2 days in a semi-private ward — $45.50.
n Two days in a ward — $21.
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n Medicines — $18.85.
The total for the five-day stay comes to $103.66.
"I just happened to find it in some old papers," says Wiscaver, 74, who lives in Evansville now but resided in Otwell, Ind., at the time of the 1959 surgery.
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Coming from two sets down, the Bulldogs beat favored Far Eastern University Tamaraws in the men's division, 16-25, 18-25, 25-13, 25-17, 15-8, while the Lady Archers recovered just in time to shoot down the Lady Eagles in the women's group, 20-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-6, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
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I think this is further validation of the argument that marketing should be migrating from a 'push' process to one where 'pull' is at least half the battle. If consumers want consumption on demand and they expect the big brands to know what they want, then they will also expect the big brands to make the products and services available when and where they are looking for them. So, if they search and they can't find they will search elsewhere until they do find. If the big brands, and especially the big retailers, don't 'get' this then they won't get any custom.
February 21st, 2010
Adding value to online retail: the in-store shopping experience
With time to kill in between appointments last week I found myself in Top Shop's flagship store on Oxford Street in London. Not for the first time I was struck by how different the shopping experience is. Indeed Top Shop is less of a shop nowadays, more like a nightclub-cum-youth club-cum-beauty salon. With TVs and music blaring, girls of all ages (thirteen up to forty!) were browsing, chatting, phoning, texting. Oh and there was some purchasing going on too. Top Shop is a real-life social media experience.
Back in the virtual world, in December 2009 £5.46 billion was spent online in the UK, a 17% increase y-o-y. According to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, the Clothing sector saw an 18% annual increase in online spend and Accessories in particular saw a phenomenal 101% annual increase. Driven by a quest for shopping on demand, online retail, or e-tail, is certainly thriving.
The challenge for both online and bricks and mortar retailers is that the Millennial generation – defined as the mid-teens to late twenties who have grown up in a digital world – are a fickle bunch. They want social interaction but they also want a highly personal experience. They expect you (the retail brand) to know exactly what they want, and they want to have it now. They have been spoilt by the instant gratification of Google, and the infinite choice of niche sellers that the Web has to offer. It's all about me, or "me-tail", after all.
Customer acquisition and retention strategies must therefore be cross-media and highly targeted. Indeed, in its Industry Report entitled 'The "me-tail" revolution', Accenture urges retailers to radically reinvent themselves, and cite the example of Domino's Pizza's use of Facebook and mobile phone apps – as well as TV – to facilitate orders, and Best Buy's leveraging of Twitter to answer customer queries. According to Accenture, it won't be long before this new generation of always-on customers spurns the concept of retail grazing.
Whereas for the last ten years, retailers have been trying to work out how their websites might add value to in-store spending, the tables are now turning. What is clear from the Top Shop experience is that the physical store space must now add value to the price-led, convenience and personalisation of shopping online.
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Inequality is also a constraint on growth, the Nobel Laureate says
Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz said on Tuesday that rising inequality, accentuated by the global economic crisis, is not merely a moral issue but one that constrains the prospects of a recovery. Speaking at a discussion on "Globalisation, development and inequality", organised by the Azim Premji University, Prof. Stiglitz, observed that the issue of economic and social inequality is confined to "closed rooms and in quiet voices".
Prof. Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University, pointed out that 93 per cent of results of economic growth in the U.S. since 2010 has gone to the top 1 per cent of society. The median income of the worker in the country is lower by one-third when compared to levels prevailing in 1968. "It is not inventors or scientists who form the upper crust, but those whose wealth comes from the monopolies they enjoy," he remarked. Rising inequality — in terms of incomes, wealth and of opportunities — has been accompanied by the rising clout of monopolies, weak corporate governments and the resurgence of rent seeking behaviour, he noted.
The uneven nature of regulatory regimes across countries has resulted in markets not behaving similarly, contrary to expectations of standard economic theories, said Prof. Stiglitz. The lack of enforcement of anti-trust regulations and the skewed nature of bankruptcy laws in the U.S., for instance, favour those who speculate recklessly, he argued.
Observing that the recently concluded Presidential election campaign in the U.S. cost over $2 billion, Prof. Stiglitz said the "nexus" between politics and economics is a major concern in the U.S. "Economic and social inequality is exercised and reflected in the conduct of politics," he remarked. Those who make campaign contributions are obviously aiming for a higher return from politics than from their main lines of business, he added. Arguing in favour of higher public investment, especially in an economic downturn, Prof. Stiglitz pointed out that this, however, requires "social cohesion." "But those who control economic power are afraid of a strong government that would insist on them paying their fair share of taxes," he said. "Speculators, not those who work for a living, pay lower taxes," he said.
Robert Wade, professor at the London School Economics, said: "The discipline of mainstream economics has fundamentally betrayed the trust of the public that believed that economics is the most influential of the social sciences in public policy."
Asking, "Are we in a quagmire, or is there hope?" Prof. Stiglitz said the nature of policies pursued countries in Latin America, such as Brazil, in the wake of the crisis offers some hope. He pointed out that the emphasis on education, health and food for children, in particular, have "shown results in its macroeconomic performance." "Brazil still has a long way to go, but it at least bucked the global trend," he remarked. "These issues are a matter of choice, not inevitable," he added.
Ravi Kanbur, Professor of Economics at Cornell University, said although inequality in China has increased sharply in the last 30 years, the pace of growth of inequality has reduced in the last 5 to 7 years because of the conscious efforts made by the state.
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Sightseeing in Zacatecas
A view of Zacatecas looking west. This is the first city I've visited so far with an substantial historic district, or "Centro".
I took the cable car to the hilltop overlooking the city. We passed the pictured car on its way down. The views from the car and hilltop are well worth the ride...80 pesos round trip, or $6.20.
This colonnade was on the side of the hilltop chapel. The architecture and buildings in Zacatecas are beautiful.
Another perspective from the hilltop!
The front facade of the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary. They like details, don't they?
The nightlife in Zacatecas is vibrant. People in large numbers are out every night. This pic is of the plaza with stairs across from my hotel, the Hotel Reyna Soledad. The people in the pic are gathered with their children to watch a clown perform.
Here is a Christmas show put on by students from local schools. Hearing familiar Christmas music with Spanish lyrics is very entertaining!
Can you tell they're in Mexico?
The young man at front left (not in the silver suit) is very talented...next stop, Broadway!
This beautiful young lady has "performance anxiety" written all over her expressions. She's up next!
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Nonprofit foundation to raise money for Valley School
"A lot of funds that we are raising, we put back into technology and field trips that the school is taking," she said. "So it really is a partnership (with the foundation), I think, and a benefit to all the students at Valley."
Poway resident Connie Messina is among those who have criticized the city over its approach to affordable housing as well as redevelopment. She said Friday that she is concerned because the school district used money from a bond measure to remodel many campuses, but ran out of funds before Valley was renovated.
She said she, too, was happy to hear about the new foundation.
"I think it's good that the parents are going to start a foundation," Messina said. "It's the school that's been most impacted by redevelopment."
The upcoming 5K race will start at 7:30 a.m. May 5, followed by the 1K run at 8:30 a.m. Participants will follow a scenic trail through the mountains around the lake, at 14644 Lake Poway Road.
Entry in the 5K costs $28 per person, while the fee for the 1K is $15. Log on to www.cincodemayo5k.org for information or to register for the race; individuals and families can also sign up to participate the day of the event.
- Contact staff writer Andrea Moss at (760) 739-6654 or email@example.com .


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UC San Diego opening huge engineering center
UC San Diego's already large Jacobs School of Engineering will become even bigger Friday with the opening of an $83 million center whose researchers work in areas ranging from aircraft design to the testing of medical devices, the 3-D printing of blood vessels and creation of all manner of artwork.
The 183,000 square-foot Structural and Materials Engineering (SME) building becomes the third-largest research facility at Jacobs, a nationally-ranked engineering school whose enrollment increased by 1,000 students in just the past two years. The center, built almost entirely with public money, is loosely designed after Bauhaus, a German university famous for blending science, engineering and the arts.
"We need this building because we're still in growth mode," said Frieder Seible, the engineering school's dean and a structural engineer whose research focuses on bridge design. "In difficult economic times, more students enroll in engineering because there's still the possibility of a well-paying job at the end of four years.
"And we are bringing together four seemingly disparate disciplines in one place. It will be interesting to see what comes out of that."
Those disciplines are structural engineering, materials and nanoengineering, medical device research, as well as the visual arts, which broadly includes drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, video and the computer arts.
"I am hopeful that people from the visual arts will help stir the imagination," Seible said. "Engineering can be nerdy. This could make people more outgoing, creative and imaginative."
Highlights of some of the center's research
Composite Aviation Safety Center: The University of California San Diego is expanding its work on the design and manufacturing of test parts for aircraft, particularly composite materials for such things as a section of a fuselage, landing gear and wings. Engineers will embed sensors in the parts to examine how they handle loading stress from everything from hailstones to baggage handlers. The data will be used to design safer, lighter aircraft. The new building includes a 14-foot tall high-bay where engineers can work on aircraft parts, sections of drones and satellites.
Earthquake engineering: The new building will house earthquake engineers who have been doing such things as using a shake table in Scripps Ranch to simulate the impact of earthquakes on large structures, including a $5 million five-story building that was partly outfitted as a hospital. They've also tested portions of bridges and wind turbines.
Warship design: Jacobs engineers are doing conceptual designs of the steel connections on the deckhouse of the Navy's new Zumwalt-class destroyer. The research is part of a much larger effort by UC San Diego to make vessels, vehicles, buildings and bridges more resistant to extreme forces, particularly bombs and other explosive devices. The university operates a blast simulator at Scripps Ranch that was built as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Tissue engineering: The physical damage caused by a heart attack is one of the most serious problems in medicine. Scar tissue claims many lives. UC San Diego is working on a solution that would allow doctors to print three-dimensional heart tissue for individual patients out of a soft, hydrogel that safely mimics human tissue. Shaochen Chen, one of the university's nanoengineers, has had some success printing vascular tissue on the microscale, which is needed to imitate blood vessels and capillaries. Such vasculature is essential to advance regenerative medicine.


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RENO, NV June 20th, 2007. Lets Get It On Promotions is pleased to announce the under card for Heavy Hands on July 6th at the Eldorado Hotel/Casino in Reno, NV. We are excited to bring such a dynamic under card to go along with our main event, Jesse Brinkley vs. Dallas Vargas. Says Lets Get It On Promotions Terry Lane..
Weve got one of the top female boxers in the country and the best local boxers fighting on July 6th. This show is a must-see!
Maureen The Real Million Dollar Baby Shea (1000, 5 KOs), from the Bronx, NY will be fighting in a 6 round co-feature bout. Shea was the main sparring partner for Hillary Swank in preparation for the Oscar award winning film Million Dollar Baby. Sheas involvement in the movie gained international media attention and rocket launched her professional career. Shea has been predominantly fighting in her hometown of New York City, but is very excited to fight in Nevada.
A collection of local emerging fighters will also be fighting on the Heavy Hands under card.
On the card will be the rematch of what was a sensational battle that took place earlier this year. Renos own Jaime Rodriguez and Bayunmunkh Bayanjargal faced off in Maryland this May. The four round back-and-fourth slugfest ended in a draw, and both Rodriguez and Bayanjargal are eager to get back in the ring to determine who the better fighter is.
We are very excited to present this rematch which we anticipate being an outright war! Says Tommy Lane, President of Lets Get It On Promotions.
With only a couple of fights under his belt, super middleweight Derek Hinkey (2-0-0, 2 KOs) is creating a buzz in the boxing community since turning pro in January - but he isnt the only Hinkey on the block. Dereks Brother Tyler will be making his professional debut on July 6th as a Heavyweight. Tyler has been competing as a top amateur for the last several years and is now prepared to become a prizefighter.
Since they were children the Hinkey brothers have been traveling the country together boxing on the amateur circuit. They are both excited to be fighting, now as pros, on the same card this summer. The Hinkey brothers made history in 2004 by being the first Native American brothers to enter the Olympic trials.
Carson Citys Michael Peralta (1-2-0) will be fighting on July 6th as well. Peralta is coming off of a 4 round, unanimous decision loss in March and is eager to fight again.
Cedric Ferguson, originally from Reno, now lives and works in Las Vegas. He has a professional record of 5-11 with 1 KO and is anxious to rekindle his boxing career after years of personal setbacks. This will be Fergusons first fight since 2002.
The press conference for this event is scheduled to take place in the Eldorado Convention Center on July 5th at 2 PM and is open to the public. The weigh ins will immediately follow.
Tickets are available at the Eldorado Box Office, 345 N Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada - (800) 648 5966 or locally at (775) 786 5700. Prices range from $25.50 to $200.50. Doors open at 6pm, first bout begins at 7pm.
All bouts subject to change.
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When you're in high school, and even more so in college, your grade point average (GPA) can seem like the one-and-only measure of your success. But how important is your GPA after graduation? Should you put it on your resume? Do employers really care if you had a 2.8 or a 3.0? Can a low score ruin your chances of getting hired? The answers may surprise you.
The diploma has been framed so the easy part can now begin, right? Well not really. You have to find a job and ace the interview. Without much experience, it can be easy to commit some common mistakes in that first meeting with an employer. Here is your guide to impress the employer.


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QPR have shaded Stoke City 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at the Britannia Stadium this afternoon.
The visiting R's fell behind when Jonathan Walters put Stoke ahead inside ten minutes with a neat finish across Paddy Kenny from the edge of the area after being played in by Peter Crouch but Neil Warnock's charges responded less than 15 minutes later with Heidar Helguson brilliantly nodding home Armand Traore's cross.
QPR took a 2-1 lead just before half-time with Luke Young slotting home a nice cut-back pass from Jamie Mackie for his first goal for the club before Helguson grabbed his second, and fifth in his last four, in the 54th minute with a sliding half-volley from Joey Barton's curling cross from the left.
The two goal buffer lasted just ten minutes as Potters skipper Ryan Shawcross headed from close range after Crouch's initial headed attempt and the home side then threw everything they had at the West Londoners who managed to hold on for dear life to move to ninth on the table as Tony Pulis and his men endured a fourth league loss on the trot.
TRIBAL ASKS:Does Tony Pulis have plenty of problems at Stoke after winning just one of their past eight?
Stoke City: 2 (Jonathan Walters 8', Ryan Shawcross 64')
QPR: 3 (Heidar Helguson 22'/54', Luke Young 44')
Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Yellow cards: STO - Andrew Wilkinson 29, Ryan Shawcross 43', Rory Delap 84', Ricardo Fuller 86'
QPR - Joey Barton 45', Heidar Helguson 90'
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Student of the Month
Ole Miss School of Education
Alison Chamberlain is a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in higher education at the Ole Miss School of Education. Chamberlain received her bachelor's degree from Alma College in Alma, Michigan, where she majored in history and minored in chemistry.
The Harrison Township native said that she relocated to the South to get away from the bitter cold and for a change in scenery. Alma is a small, private college with an enrollment totaling less than 1,500. Chamberlain said that UM was a welcomed change of pace [Read More…]
Kristen Saltzman, Elementary Education
Kristen Saltzman is a senior at the UM School of Education majoring in elementary education. The Terry native is the current president of the Ole Miss chapter of Teachers of Tomorrow (TOT), an organization she has worked with since her junior year.
TOT is a student organization and is an extension of the Mississippi Association of Educators. The goal of the organization is to support P-12 students through service by students of teacher education. TOT offers several community outreach programs where they engage students from local elementary schools in various activities such as [Read More…]
Efia Mentuhotep, CMSE Research Fellow
SOE graduate student Efia Mentuhotep is currently in her third year of doctoral study in mathematics education at the UM School of Education. The Chicago native moved to Pachuta, Mississippi, during her junior year of high school. After graduating from Jones County Junior College and Delta State University, she took teaching positions in Jasper and Clarke counties.
Today, Mentuhotep spends most of her time with the Center for Math and Science Education [Read More…]
Ashlyn Haskins, Elementary Education
UM Teacher Candidate Ashlyn Haskins is thrilled to begin her career as a teacher this fall. The Puckett, Mississippi, native is currently finishing her last days at the School of Education as a student worker at the North Mississippi Education Consortium (NMEC), where she has worked throughout both her undergraduate and master's studies at Ole Miss. For Haskins, education is a family calling.
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Jessica Peralta, Mathematics Education
Ole Miss graduate student Jessica Peralta is all set to begin her first year of teaching next fall and the Mooreville native has already received a substantial bonus—she's the first Mississippian to ever receive a Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowship worth $175,000.
A five-year fellowship for early-career STEM teachers across the country, the program will offer financial support to assist Peralta with grants for classroom materials, professional development, networking [Read More…]


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Influence of the gel thickness on in vivo hyaline cartilage regeneration induced by double-network gel implanted at the bottom of a large osteochondral defect: Short-term results
Author affiliations
1 Department of Sports Medicine and Joint Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
3 Laboratory of Soft and Wet Matter, Department of Advanced Transdisciplinary Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2013, 14:50 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-14-50Published: 31 January 2013
A double-network (DN) gel, which is composed of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid) and poly(N,N'-dimethyl acrylamide), can induce hyaline cartilage regeneration in vivo in a large osteochondral defect. The purpose of this study was to clarify the influence of the thickness of the implanted DN gel on the induction ability of hyaline cartilage regeneration.
Thirty-eight mature rabbits were used in this study. We created an osteochondral defect having a diameter of 4.3-mm in the patellofemoral joint. The knees were randomly divided into 4 groups (Group I: 0.5-mm thick gel, Group II: 1.0-mm thick gel, Group III: 5.0-mm thick gel, and Group IV: untreated control). Animals in each group were further divided into 3 sub-groups depending on the gel implant position (2.0-, 3.0-, or 4.0-mm depth from the articular surface) in the defect. The regenerated tissues were evaluated with the Wayne's gross and histological grading scales and real time PCR analysis of the cartilage marker genes at 4 weeks.
According to the total Wayne's score, when the depth of the final vacant space was set at 2.0 mm, the scores in Groups I, II, and III were significantly greater than that Group IV (p < 0.05), although there were no significant differences between Groups I and IV at a 3.0-mm deep vacant space. The expression levels of type-2 collagen in Groups II and III were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that in Group IV.
The 1.0-mm thick DN gel sheet had the same ability to induce hyaline cartilage regeneration as the 5.0-mm thick DN gel plug. However, the induction ability of the 0.5-mm thick sheet was significantly lower when compared with the 1.0-mm thick gel sheet. The 1.0-mm DN gel sheet is a promising device to establish a cell-free cartilage regeneration strategy that minimizes bone loss from the gel implantation.


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Future and Miley Cyrus Find Love in Outer Space in 'Real and True' Video
Last week, Future and Miley Cyrus met up in space for the teaser video for 'Real and True.' Now the complete visual arrives and the action is less hostile than the sneak peek implied, however.
Future Delivers 'Real and True' Featuring Miley Cyrus & Mr Hudson
Watch Rick Ross' Explosive 'No Games' Video Featuring Future
Watch Future Head to Outer Space With Miley Cyrus in 'Real and True' Sneak Peek
Future's 'S---' video ended with him tensely staring into the camera while standing by an ambulance. A lot of people would feel the same way, too, if they knew they were going to have an encounter with Miley Cyrus... in space.


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Full-Time, Benefit Eligible
We seek an experienced and collaborative leader to inspire the academic vision and strategic direction of Goddard College. Goddard holds a unique and valuable place in the history of progressive and experimental education and, to that end, we seek a candidate that both honors and continues this important tradition.
The Chief Academic Officer reports to the Goddard College President and is a member of the President's leadership team. This individual must value and have demonstrated success in working with others in the collaborative enterprise of institutional leadership. Areas of required competency include: an inclusive leadership style grounded by the mission of the College and institutional priorities, experience working with academic collective bargaining, and excellent facilitation and collaborative leadership skills.
Candidates should have expertise in academic programming development and assessment, fiscal planning and management, strategic enrollment management, working with a unionized faculty, and fostering the development of a diverse and inclusive college community. Successful candidates must resonate with the fundamental collaborative nature of this position and should address their skills as collaborators, facilitators, mediators, engaged leaders, and team members in their application materials.
- Promotes and implements the College academic mission, as articulated by the trustees and President;
- Oversees academic program development, including: management, program assessments, strategic/annual planning, new initiatives, and evaluation;
- Ensures compliance with academic accreditation and regulatory requirements;
- Collaborates and develops enrollment strategies with Dean of Admissions and other enrollment stakeholders;
- Performs scheduled assessments of Program Directors and ensures appropriate faculty evaluation;
- Participates in implementation of the College's collective bargaining agreement and works with the Faculty Union through Labor & Management meetings;
- Develops and cultivates collegial working relationship with administrative peers; those supervised; and members of the faculty;
- Serves as ex-officio member and committee staff for the Academic and Student Affairs Committee of the Goddard College Board of Trustees;
- Serves as ex-officio member of the Academic Council; chair or participate in other committees, as needed (e.g. Enrollment Management, Goddard West Oversight, Budget, etc.);
- Supervises Program Directors, Academic Affairs staff, Director of Information Access (Library), Director of WGDR/WGDH FM Community Radio, and Registrar;
- Oversees budget development and management for Academic Affairs Office, academic programming, and new academic initiatives;
- Engages actively as member of the President's leadership team;
- Serves as an administrative liaison and resource for the Faculty Council.
Our new Chief Academic Officer (CAO) will work with all our community members, in close contact with our President, to continue to make the College an exemplary learning community. We are deeply committed to the development and implementation of new models for emancipatory progressive education.
We are also committed to Goddard College as a socially responsible and sustainable business. We seek a CAO who is capable of managing resources adroitly. The CAO will play a key role as a fiscal steward of the academic programming; will participate in the development of annual budgets, will balance competing needs and resources, and will be capable of and committed to seeking funding and support for academic programming.
The Chief Academic Officer is expected to articulate and implement the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. This includes collaborating and communicating with staff, faculty, and the Union, negotiating terms as needed, and making decisions related to the terms of the contract.
The Chief Academic Officer will play a key role in developing, assessing, and nurturing new initiatives in collaboration with faculty and Program Directors. The CAO will work collaboratively with the Leadership Team and others to implement approved initiatives.
Goddard continues to work to increase diversity and multicultural perspectives. Therefore, we seek a Chief Academic Officer who will provide leadership in deepening the cultural competence of the community and the on-going development of an institutional infrastructure which supports underrepresented groups in the Goddard community.
Goddard is well known for the intellectual vigor and vitality of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The Chief Academic Officer will need the wisdom to understand this dynamic and the skill to positively participate in discussions and decision-making processes that foster community.
The Chief Academic Officer & Academic Dean position is based on our Vermont campus, however regular travel to our Washington state campus locations in Seattle and Port Townsend will also be required.
The position will commence on June 1, 2015.
Job Requirements:
- Significant experience as a faculty member and academic administrator;
- Earned terminal degree or equivalent experience and education;
- Demonstrated commitment to the mission, vision, and values of the College;
- Record of scholarly, teaching, and creative achievement, commensurate with the position;
- Proven ability to perform administrative leadership with skill and enthusiasm, including assessment and documentation of administrative outcomes;
- Record of institutional success in assessment and development of curriculum and academic programming;
- Experience and success in enrollment strategy and implementation, including evidence of increased enrollment outcomes;
- Demonstrated ability to promote evolving standards for academic excellence;
- Experience with accreditation bodies, governing boards, and state/federal agencies;
- Ability to balance advocacy for academic programming with institutional priorities;
- Capacity to work within and foster a culturally competent diverse community;
- Regular presence on campus and attendance at meetings, retreats, graduation ceremonies, and a variety of other on-campus meetings, including College events;
- Comfortable with a variety of technological platforms, including the Google suite of applications;
- Experience collaborating with governing boards.
- Patience, ingenuity, rigor, fairness, passion, and compassion;
- A sense of humor and a sense of irony;
- Experience in working across and developing familiarity with cultures other than one's own;
- Exemplary written and verbal communication skills;
- Accessibility, integrity, engagement, and articulateness;
- Principled leadership and attention to details of finance, participation, and planning.
How to Apply:
To be considered for this position, all applications must be electronically submitted by clicking on the link below and uploading your documents. Applications submitted in alternative ways will not be considered. (note: Firefox browsers are not supported; use Safari or Chrome instead) https://highereddecisions.com/gcv/current_vacancies.asp
Required Materials:
- Cover letter;
- Curriculum vitae;
- Statement of leadership philosophy and ethical principles;
- Statement of teaching and learning philosophy;
- A list of three former or current employment references with contact information.
Review of applications has commenced and will continue until the position is filled.
Goddard is committed to creating a college representative of a diverse global community. To that end we are actively seeking applications from qualified candidates from groups currently underrepresented in our institution.
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Research Output for Miss Silvia Franziska Hope
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Miss Silvia Franziska Hope may be from another institution or only recently joined Deakin University.
2013 External
Hope, Silvia F.*, Snowdon, Wendy, Carey, Lindsay B.* and Robinson, Priscilla* (2013) 'Junk food' promotion to children and adolescents in Fiji, Fiji journal of public health, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 27-35, FJPH, Suva, Fiji [C3]
ERA journal ID: Not matching ERA journal list
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Grants and Consultancies
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Research Income - Industry and Other Funding - International B (Other Income)
Moodie, M and Hope, S. Cost of Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN) Interventions in Fiji [V.3]
- 2013: $12,926
Higher Degree by Research Completions supervised by Miss Silvia Franziska Hope
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With over 1300 dead in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the international community led by the United Nations, has appealed time and again to both the sides to stop the fighting and enter into a dialogue.
However, resisting all criticism, Israel and Gaza have kept at it, resulting in the death of many innocent lives. The most recent bombing of of another UN run school in Gaza has evoked a strong response from the international body. The UN declared "enough is enough" on Wednesday and asked pertinent questions like where are the civilians who have been warned expected to go? "This is a moment where you really have to say 'enough is enough' and you have to search for the right words to convince those who have the power to stop this," Eliasson told reporters at the United Nations..
In a media address, that immediately followed the shelling of the school, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesperson Chris Gunness could not restrain his tears, and broke down mid-briefing on camera. In the video of his breakdown, that has since gone viral, Gunness tells Al Jazeera, "The rights of Palestinians, and even their children, are wholesale denied, and its appalling."
Watch the video here
After being discussed across social media, an unabashed Gunness tweeted his thoughts:
There r times when tears speak more eloquently than words. Mine pale into insignificance compared with #Gaza's RT http://t.co/JdS0AMTto1
— Chris Gunness (@ChrisGunness) July 31, 2014
People responded to him with the same solidarity:
@ChrisGunness Thankyou UNworkers for being there, for your courage & your committment to human rights. Israel's actions are unforgivable.
— crina belevi (@sparkii) July 31, 2014
Yesterday's quote from Chris Gunness "the world stands disgraced" was brilliant. We are all responsible for world and how we choose to live.
— David Emmerson (@emmoworld) July 31, 2014
@ChrisGunness if this man non muslim/palestinian can break down at what he has seen then why cant the world and put a stop to murder?
— Aisha (@umsadia) July 31, 2014
I've never seen a public official break down emotionally the way UNRWA's @ChrisGunness did on #AJAGaza today. #Gaza https://t.co/YsmBhCE5dd
— Zachary Alfred (@ZacAlf) July 31, 2014


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Cuisine: Italian
This cozy restaurant, with big bougainvillea planters in the front, offers good Italian fare at reasonable prices. The selection is just right and portions are a good size. The brick-oven pizzas are excellent in particular, especially the crust. Calzones and Stromboli come perfectly golden brown from the oven, too. There are salads and antipasto, soups and subs. Try the tiramisu. The restaurant has no beer and wine license, but customers can bring their own. -Mercedes de Marchena
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First 2 Browsers To Fall At Pwn2Own: Safari & Internet Explorer
Peel Comes To Apple Stores Today
Apple's Safari and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 were the first two Web browsers to fall in the latest Pwn2Own contest. And yes, this takes into account Apple's latest Safari security patch that dropped yesterday.
Pwn2Own, of course, is the HP TippingPoint-sponsored contest that invites security researchers to try to crack open Web browsers and operating systems.
And while it's going around that Chrome wasn't yet hacked, that's only because the researchers who pledged to tackle Chrome either didn't show up or instead decided to focus on the BlackBerry Web browser.
The good news is that TippingPoint will supply the relevant companies al the information related to the hacks, so these vulnerabilities should be patched up sooner rather than later.
- Founded 1976
- Overview Apple is a multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; iPod; Apple TV; a …
- Location Cupertino, California
- Categories Computers, Electronics, Consumer Electronics, Hardware + Software, Retail
- Website http://www.apple.com
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- Founded 1974
- Overview Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet Explorer web browser. Its flagship hardware products are Xbox game console and the Microsoft …
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- Founders Bill Gates
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Madoc Drive Public School
Brampton, Ontario
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Our school has just celebrated its 40th anniversary and like any public school that isn't new we have been going through our library and pulling books from the shelves that need to be replaced. Our library needs new books, book sets and a greater volume of books to continue to improve the reading opportunities and excitement in our young readers. The love of reading is contagious and we are trying to infect our kids!!! Books help. We are trying to offer kids an abundance of opportunities and a rich school environment with Lego League, Silver Birch Book Clubs, a breakfast program a musical, a student parliament, and so much more. We are such a small school, and this program would be such game changer for us.
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- Melanie Kingston 13 Books
- Mary Ellen Anaka 12 Books
- Sheri Spencer 12 Books
- Abby Cranley 9 Books
- Donald Campbell 6 Books
- Dominic Ursino 6 Books
- Margaret Crichton 5 Books


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From the Publisher"The book represents a significant new stage in research by scholars trained in Russia." Michael Paul Sacks, The Russian Review
"Ledeneva's analysis is careful, well-presented, subtle, and intelligent." Slavic Review
"Russia's Economy of Favours makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the late Soviet period, of the informal side of Soviet society, and of the social effects of the collapse of the Soviet union." Journal of Modern History


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